#she’s not scared of confrontation; confrontation is scared of her

[extinctlesspains]

Kwon with shy reader, but he thinks she arrogant cause she won’t even look his way?

Maybe he catches her alone and tries confronting her, but won’t get a single word out of her??

If you could, please 🙏

A/n: We love introvert and extrovert duos 😮‍💨

𝑁𝑜 𝐴𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝐽𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑆ℎ𝑦𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠: 𝐾𝑤𝑜𝑛 𝐽𝑎𝑒-𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑔

𝐵𝑦 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠

»»——⍟——««

»»——⍟——««

𝑃𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔: 𝐾𝑤𝑜𝑛 𝐽𝑎𝑒-𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑥 𝑆ℎ𝑦! 𝐹𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑒! 𝑀𝑖𝑦𝑎𝑔𝑖 𝑑𝑜!𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟

𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑟𝑒: 𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑓𝑓

𝑆𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑦: 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑢𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑜𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑤𝑎𝑠, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑦. 𝐾𝑤𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒'𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑠ℎ𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒.

𝑊𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠: 𝑡𝑏ℎ 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔.

▼△▼△▼△▼△▼△▼△▼△▼△▼△▼△

Kwon had been watching you for weeks. You were a student of the opposing team, Miyagi-Do, a quiet girl who seemed to glide through every kata with precision and grace. Yet, you never once acknowledged him. Not a glance, not a nod, nothing. He couldn’t help but feel slighted. Were you too proud to acknowledge a competitor from another dojo?

One evening, after training ended, he saw you lingering near the small garden behind the building. This was his chance. With purpose in his step, he approached you, heart pounding.

"Hey," Kwon called out, trying to sound casual but his tone carried an edge. "You got a problem with me or something?" His voice was steady, but his gaze narrowed, searching for any reaction.

You froze, wide-eyed. Your mouth opened slightly, but no words came out. You clutched the hem of your gi, knuckles white. You shook your head, barely.

Kwon sighed in frustration. "What, too good to talk to me? You’ve been ignoring me since you got here, unlike the others." The other group members of your team had already given Kwon a hard time, except you.

Still, silence. Your eyes flickered to the ground, then back to him, a hint of panic in them. It struck him—you weren’t arrogant. You were shy and nervous.

"Wait… you’re not… scared of me, are you?" His voice softened.

You bit your lip, eyes darting away. He felt a pang of guilt.

"Look," he continued, his tone gentler now, "I’m not your enemy. I just… wanted to know why you kept avoiding me." He scratched the back of his head, feeling a little awkward.

Finally, you spoke, your voice barely above a whisper. "I… didn’t mean to. I just… get nervous around people."

Kwon blinked, realization dawning on him. All this time, he’d misjudged you completely. He felt a small smile tug at his lips. "Well, you don’t have to be nervous around me. I’m not as scary as I look."

A faint smile appeared on your face, and for the first time, you met his eyes.

"See? That wasn’t so hard," he teased lightly. "Maybe we could start over?"

You nodded, and he extended his hand. "I’m Kwon. And I promise, I don’t bite."

Your soft laugh made him grin. Maybe this rivalry wasn’t going to be so bad after all.

[wingedshadowfan]

⚠️arcane s2 spoilers⚠️

i just saw someone say "vi put on a uniform for caitlyn but caitlyn never took hers off", even going as far as saying that caitvi shouldn't have ended up together bcuz they have the dynamic of "oppressor and oppressed". tell me you've never paid attention to a single thing caitlyn's done or said in either season without telling me😭😭 (this is my nth post abt this bcuz it pisses me off when ppl mischaracterize her so when you see underlined text, it's linked to a more detailed post)

are we forgetting when she traded her weapon, her gun, her only protection away for a shimmer/medication thing for that fucked up undercity dude with the glasses (the one who became the first of the glorious evolution) and hugged him?

when she saw ekko's commune, his tree, and validated ekko's feelings about piltover and enforcers but also told him the cycle of violence needs to be broken because the undercity needs healing - something ekko could understand even in his anger and hurt.

when she confronted her own parents abt how the government doesn't care about zaun and the situation there, and then took it straight to the council. when jayce, her literal childhood best friend and basically a brother to her, now a councilor, ASKED HER IF SHE KNOWS WHO MADE ONE OF JINX'S BOMBS AND SHE WENT "no, well, uh-" because vi held her hand. she asked him, in front of everyone, "what happened to you" when he suggested using hextech to invade zaun.

even when vi got sick of trying to change things through the council, caitlyn kept telling her there must be another way and they just needed to make a new plan. oil and water, vi said, and that she was stupid to think it would work, but caitlyn's response was, what about us? what about the actual people, not their value as representatives of a group, a stereotype, one of many indistinguishable units? we aren't oil and water.

ppl say she used to view zaunites as just "creeps, crooks and villains" and after seeing more from them through vi, she changed it to "innocent helpless victims", which obv is dehumanizing since you don't recognize a person's capability for both good and evil and only see them as a stereotype. but she's always recognized both kinds of people exist in the undercity and that being "good" or "bad" isn't that simple. ppl seem to be mad she didn't try and dismantle piltover's entire police force like that would be possible or a solution to zaun's problems. she has a strong moral compass and a sense of justice - innocents should be protected and criminals prosecuted, zaunites or topsiders. if you steal, you should go to jail. but when you come from the dark alleys of zaun and poverty and deprivation is all you know, you're way more likely to steal, and when enforcers are prejudiced against you, you're more likely to face excessive violence and maybe serve a longer sentence. and this is why she tells the council that there are good people down there, that there is rampant poverty, famine, a drug problem, etc. her focus is on the daily humanitarian struggles of the average people.

you guys will twist yourselves in knots to make excuses for jinx, justify her actions and forgive her for what she's done (when she literally, aside from murdering a bunch of people and destroying a fuckton of stuff because she was insane, unstable and uncontrollable, literally directly prevented zaun from getting sovereignty by blowing up the council) but you don't recognize caitlyn's entire change in character started when jinx tried to blow her up multiple times, kidnapped her, tried to get vi to kill her, blew up the council killing her mother and then (this wasn't jinx but caitlyn doesn't know that) turned the councilor memorial statue reveal to a massacre. see: this very accurate post.

"caitlyn never took her uniform off" well maybe because she was scared of jinx, paranoid, angry, grieving her mother, seeking justice and buckling under the pressure of becoming head of house kiramman. perfectly normal reactions considering the circumstances. she even acknowledged to jayce how upsetting it was to realize this hate she harbored for jinx had started to undo a lot of the work she did towards understanding the undercity and zaunites better and seeking to help them. but i believe she thought jinx was a hazard to them too.

i have a whole other post diving into this, as well as why she wanted vi to "put on a uniform" (temporarily until they caught jinx, and not just bcuz she thought vi was "one of the good ones" but bcuz she wanted her close, under her protection and equipped w/ all resources available to piltover, not to mention ppl are seriously undermining the fact that vi played a role in that conflict too) and why she made the mistake of going too far in her pursuit of jinx - most notably becoming rougher and jailing people, poisoning the air as a battle tactic, endangering isha, hurting vi, assuming the commander position and pursuing jinx even harder. but this post isn't about that, it's about other ways in which she metaphorically took off her uniform, and even the way she wore it.

caitlyn wasn't happy as a commander, she wasn't going on a power trip, she didn't "become a dictator all too willingly" like ppl are saying. she had clear goals she was pursuing, none of which involved harming innocents (but protecting them), and she even confronted ambessa when she thought she was out of line, which caused tension between them. all things considered, commander caitlyn wore her uniform in the best possible way.

and she took it off as soon as she saw what was on the line. vi's father turned monster would go berserk when injected by singed, innocents would be ripped to shreds, and he'd be captured and used as a weapon by ambessa (against the undercity or whomever). for all of these reasons, caitlyn betrayed ambessa. she double crossed her, and the way she acted it out matters, not just because vi, who she'd decked the last time she saw, called her "cupcake". but because it was the right fucking thing to do.

i have a separate post about caitlyn's implied guilt about what those things she'd done, about her knowing she couldn't undo those mistakes. this is what made her so desparate to try to make up for them that she not only send the guards away so vi could free jinx, but it also resulted in the way she fought ambessa tooth and nail alongside mel - like she had a death wish. she lost her eye so she could remove ambessa's talisman by cutting it free with the dagger she took out of her own side. and even in the very end, when she asks vi if she's still in this fight, it could be interpreted as the fight for zaun too.

so don't fucking talk to me about how she "never took her uniform off" for vi, when she's done that so many times, and she's done it for zaun too. and maybe even more so than that - it's how she wore it that matters. what she did with her privilege and her power - her agency.

season two is at fault for mismanaging the piltover/zaun conflict and not focusing on it enough in its latter half, as well as also not showing any proper longer caitvi conversations that might've taken place, in favor of... glorious evolution alien robots??

[insidekatmind]

Between rival hearts~ Noni Madueke and Trent Arnold (love triangle)

The sound of footsteps echoed through the England locker room as the players prepared for the upcoming match. However, that night it wasn’t the preparations for the match that dominated their thoughts, but something much more personal. Two of the team’s brightest stars, Noni Madueke and Trent Alexander-Arnold, were completely taken with you. What had started as a friendly relationship between teammates was quickly evolving into something much more complicated.

For two days, you had kissed both of them, but you hadn't made a definitive choice. Your heart didn't know what it wanted anymore, and what had begun as an innocent game was now turning into a war between two men who both had the same goal: to win your heart.

That evening, in the locker room, the tension was palpable. While the other players were preparing, trying to ignore the growing conflict, Noni and Trent found themselves face to face, their jaws clenched, their eyes full of anger and frustration.

"This isn’t right, Trent. You know it," Noni said, his voice thick with anger. "You think you have the right to...?" His sentence trailed off as he stared Trent in the eye, a mix of defiance and resentment.

"I don’t need your permission, Noni," Trent replied coldly, but with a spark of disdain in his eyes. "If you’re scared to compete, maybe you should back off. It’s clear she prefers me."

Noni hissed and took a step toward him, but was stopped by another shout: "Enough!" It was Jude Bellingham, who, although not directly involved in the love triangle, couldn’t stand the drama unfolding before him. "It’s not a competition. You both should stop acting like children. She’s not a trophy."

Trent didn’t flinch, shooting a quick glance at Jude. "Don’t worry about it, Jude. This doesn’t concern you." Then he turned back to Noni. "She’s made her choice. Maybe she’s just too shy to admit it, but I know she prefers me."

Noni let out a sharp laugh, but it wasn’t funny at all. "You’re trying to convince yourself, Trent. I don’t believe you for a second." He glanced at the other players, who were watching the scene in silence, almost entertained. "And where is she? How can she tell us who she prefers if she’s not even here?"

Suddenly, silence fell, as everyone in the room considered that question. Where were you? No one really knew what you were thinking, but Noni and Trent both seemed certain that you were the center of their worlds.

"You don’t get it, do you?" Noni continued, looking at his teammates. "This isn’t just about kisses or attention. It’s about who can make her feel special, who can give her something the other can’t."

Trent took a step forward, as if he wanted to confront Noni directly. "And who decides that, you? Or maybe her? Because I know I’m the one who makes her feel alive. And you, Noni, just seem like the guy who wants to play the nice guy, while I’m the one who makes her feel desired."

The other players started looking nervously at each other. The tension was so thick, and Jude, trying to maintain calm, stepped forward, but his voice was barely above a whisper. "Guys, stop. This isn’t going to get you anywhere. Why don’t you try talking to her directly?"

But in the heart of the argument, there was still the question no one dared to ask: *Who will you choose?*

It was a delicate situation, a clash of hearts and desires. The passion between Noni and Trent was now evident to everyone, and no one could ignore the longing they both felt for you. But it wasn’t just a battle of pride between them; there was also your heart to protect, slowly breaking under the pressure of having to make a decision.

And all you knew was that, as dangerous as the game was, you still hadn’t decided which side to stand on.

[vampiregirlsblog]

I'm pretty sure a ghost can't do anything to Rio other than annoy her but this confrontation gave Agatha courage to stand up to her mother. Someone she's clearly very scared of.

It's not just the obvious hate Rio holds against Evenora because she defently knows of things she did to Agatha or how she was hurt for Agatha too when her mother told her she was born evil. It's also this:

The way Agatha only moved again in the moment her mother started to focus on Rio. The whole time she didn't thought of moving. She stood up there, where she had a safe distance between herself and her mother. But when Evenora began to walk/float towards Rio, she almost immediately went down the stairs. She was ready to face her former abuser and wanted her mother to focus on her rather than let her anywhere near Rio.

[homestead-akatsuka]

"Good day, grasshopper!"

for the first time ever, i - nephilapothecary 'trout' homestead-akatsuka - have finished a ref, and i want to crumble into dust

would you believe this is a 'cover page' ref? as in the actual ref i posted as a wip isn't even done? and neither are joro's expression sheets nor design notes done? sigh... long long way to go!

more info of joro and other credits under the cut because i'm scared of long posts. by long, i MEAN long i am very sorry in advance.

'name' ✧ Mai/Mugi Jorō (麦 ジョロ—) age ✧ late 20s to 30s (generally a good two years older than the sextuplets for reference) height ✧ 4'11 / 151cm birthday ✧ March 14 nationality ✧ Singaporean, Chinese (Cantonese/Hokkien) gender ✧ Non-binary pronouns ✧ They/He/She – doesn't mind any pronouns, but generally prefers them in the order shown. orientation ✧ Sapphic/Lesbian, Polyamorous, Demisexual voice-claims ✧ Saiga Mitsuki (JPN), Stephanie Beatriz (ENG)

playlist ✧ "And the sunshine greets you again, my scarab!" (to specify, the voice-claims for both JPN and ENG are Rika from Pokemon Horizons and Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn 99 respectively!)

Jorō is the current and only farmer that owns the now-revitalised land on the outskirts of Akatsuka Ward, the quaint Furusato Homestead (故郷農場). Without so much as a tie to the country, it seems as if they've appeared out of nowhere.

They are known by quite a few of the seniors in Akatsuka Ward, though mostly by the stay-at-home parents and local cooks. They make a decent living off of their crops and own a reliable little flock of hens and wild geese, with barn cats that seemed to settle in of their own accord.

One of the few friendlier citizens quickly become a familiar face to them; Jorō becomes fast friends with Matsuyo, someone who frequents their produce at the farmers' market - the fact that Jorō never charges all that much and looks way too young to be a farmer must have drawn Matsuyo in out of curiosity. They see her almost like a second mother, with her kind words and reassuring smile, whose meetings at the markets sometimes come with little gifts of food. Their meetings with Matsuyo soon extend beyond exchanging produce and small talk, and Jorō's presence in the Matsuno household become known to the sextuplets living there. Well, the few instances of their name are accompanied only with a healthy dose of motherly nagging.

A collective decision to put a stop to this endless harassment from their mother, the sextuplets attempt to confront them - and hopefully, scare them off so they wouldn't have to hear about getting jobs again.

An... unfortunate incident leads to a very rocky first impression of Jorō, but the lot of them sort it out in due time.

In the present, the idiosyncratic farmer finds themselves to be good friends with all six of the Matsuno brothers, each with their own little oddities. They are especially fond of the second, fourth, and fifth brothers: Karamatsu, their go-to buddy for so-bad-its-good western movies and playful, sometimes heartfelt talks. Ichimatsu, their quiet companion whose candid - and also morbid - conversations make for great company. And Jyushimatsu, an almost-rabid ball of energy who never gives them a day of mundanity.

𓆣

Jorō's personality and looks are a strange mismatch. Covered neck-down in intricate tattoos of insects and botanical illustrations, one would assume them to assert themselves like a delinquent would, or at least assertively enough to give off a threatening aura, even at a glance. This could not be further from the truth.

They carry themselves with an air of whimsy and have a level-headed mindset. Jorō's language, though warm and homely, can sometimes seem eccentric - choosing to refer to their friends with insect-related terms of endearment and speaking almost in roundabout manners. They rarely hold grudges, but have learnt to be quite wary of people who they find to be shady or untrustworthy. Despite the mellow persona they hold, if they ever aren't being taken seriously, they can and will make their stance clear as day, through words or force. A very 'do no harm, take no shit' attitude. Don't worry though, they're very placid most times.

Jorō comes off as polite and charming to acquaintances, but by god, do they have a potently concentrated ball of anxiety hidden in deep layers within their heart. They easily tire when they're around unfamiliar people, having to keep up the cool, composed act and having to figure out what to say to certain people so they don't come off as impolite or strange. Around friends, they loosen up quite easily and can get a little vulgar. They mean well, it's just natural habit to swear.

A hoarder of hobbies, the king of trinkets. They have a dedicated room for their old, current, and transient hobbies, as well as display shelves for all the little items they collect. You can find quite a lot of stuff in there; guzhengs, violins, embroidery, pottery wheels and more. Their current interests lie heavily in the arts and sciences, mostly illustrations, insect identification, and insect pinning. They love beetle fighting but only ever conduct it under very strict, specific circumstances – they despise hurting beetles for entertainment, and would rather have them fight naturally than force it.

An individual with a vested interest in entomology, environmental sciences, native biodiversity, and ecology. They've earned a Bachelor's Degree in Science and minored in entomology in Australia, they WILL talk your ear off about insects do NOT mention insects around them you will REGRET IT.

Jorō Trivia 𓆣

✧ They speak English, Japanese, German, Mandarin, and some Cantonese! It's mostly swears for Cantonese but they can also converse in it too.

✧ Aside from the Matsuno family, they're cloae buddies with Chibita! They sell daikon and fresh eggs to them and accepts coupons for free oden sometimes.

✧ They hand-embroider a lot of their shoes and pants! A habit they developed from their university days, in which they'd cover all the accidental acid spills and bleach stains with floral and insect motifs.

✧ Their parents enrolled them into a lot of extracurriculars as a kid, so they end up being decent at a lot of things; first aid, singing, violin, guzheng, etc. They're no master though.

✧ A lot of animals seem docile around them. They've managed to befriend a family of geese on their property, formed an alliance with the feral barn cats that take residence in their shed, and somehow managed to figure out a compromise between the crows that always want a bite of their crops. How they do it, nobody knows.

𓆣

god okay I took a LOT of inspiration from @/puffpawstries and @/flowerakatsuka's refs for honno and kuroba respectively, my apologies if i might have mirrored a few things too much GWAHAH

my style's usually quite clashing with the ososan style but i think i managed to balance it! here's the blue linework version even though it's. ngl it's a lil ugly HAHAGSJ

falls over and turns to dust

[whumpily-ever-after]

Family by Choice Whump List

Summary: Despite not being biologically related, Kim San Ha, Yun Ju Won, and Kang Hae Jun share a close bond with each other. The trio spent their adolescence raised by Ju Won's father, Jeong Jae, and San Ha's father, Dae Uk, who did their best to give them a happy childhood as they healed from past trauma. Upon reaching adulthood, however, San Ha and Hae Jun sought out their biological families, leaving Ju Won behind. Ten years later, the five members of their found family reunite, but things aren't the same as they used to be. Ju Won holds some resentment after feeling abandoned by San Ha and Hae Jun, while the two boys are struggling with their own familial issues and one is struggling with new romantic feelings for Ju Won. Can these chosen siblings work out their feelings with each other, and will romance form between them?

Genre: Comedy, romance, youth, family

Year: 2024

Country: South Korea

Where to watch: Viki

Note: This is a remake of the Cdrama Go Ahead. You can check out that whump list here.

Possible spoilers ahead...

Whumpee: Kim San Ha played by Hwang In Youp

Episode 1: None

Episode 2: Called unfortunate; upset about his mother

Episode 3: Flashback to when his little sister died; flashback to his childhood trauma

Episode 4: Unable to sleep; sees his mother for the first time in ten years, his mother tells him she still believes he is responsible for his sister’s death; flashback to his sister’s death, in a daze, nearly walks into traffic; punched in the face, falls to the ground, blood on his lip, single tear falls

Episode 5: (Picks up from previous episode) on the ground, blood on his lip; in a fight (semi-comical), arrested, father disappointed in him

Episode 6: Mother tells him his sister died because of him; sitting with his knees to his chest, remembering all the times his mother blamed him; stops eating, family concerned about him, crying; has a fever, towel on his head, family caring for him

Episode 7: Learns his mother was in a car accident, teary-eyed

Episode 8: His mother says hateful things to him

Episode 9: Crying

Episode 10: Scar on his hand, flashback to his mother refusing to let him leave

Episode 11: None

Episode 12: Sick, cared for

Episode 13: Mother tries to guilt trip him into staying with her, single tear falls, mother slaps him, upset, sinks down to his knees; confronted about his insomnia, crying

Episode 14: None

Episode 15: Father figure doesn’t approve of his relationship, sad; hit on the head (by accident), falls into a table, lands on the floor, in the hospital, wound on his side, bandage on his head; confronts his mother, flashback to hot food falling on his back

Episode 16: None

Whumpee: Kang Hae Jun played by Bae Hyeon Seong

Episode 1: None

Episode 2: Called unfortunate; finds out someone has been taking pictures of him; told not to be a burden; thinks he sees his mother (who abandoned him), sad

Episode 3: Learns his bio dad lied to him, sad; crying

Episode 4: Memories of his mother; upset

Episode 5: In a fight (semi-comical), arrested; made to feel like a burden; crying; told to forget about his mother

Episode 6: Learns his mother came back but doesn’t want to see him, crying

Episode 7: Crying under his covers; crying while talking about his mother

Episode 8: Concern for his dad; chooses to go to America with his bio dad so his dad stops overworking himself, crying

Episode 9: Crying

Episode 10: It’s revealed that he hurt his leg while in America, upset, concern for him, scar on his ankle

Episode 11: Thinks he sees his mother, teary-eyed

Episode 12: Scolded, crying, dad tells him to leave; finds his mother, emotional; says he’s too scared to hear why his mother didn’t come back

Episode 13: None

Episode 14: Feels left out, crying, asks why he’s always getting abandoned; confronts his mother, crying, family concerned for him; discovers the real reason his mother abandoned him, emotional, has a breakdown

Episodes 15-16: None

[fingertipsmp3]

My grandma really came here just to complain about her neighbour

[ulquiorrapleasecallmetrash]

Ulquiorra Cifer: I am more than capable in defending myself. There are rare occasions for Wisteria to "defend" me. But when she does she gets too loud... and angry. Her voice will become louder and she is clearly angry. Which can often either start fights or scare people off depending on the individual. Since those very few times I talked her out into confronting those ignorant pieces of garbage. Now She knows that she doesn't need to defend me. But when she used to, I would simply tell her not to waste her breathe on useless garbage. Because now she knows that anyone who has something to say is a waste of time and space.

Dia Akedia: Passionate, loud and angry. *sighs* When she first defended me I thought she was going to knock someone out. She gets too passionate when it comes to me. Although it is endearing it can be a bit..annoying. I will often have to hold her back and remind herself to calm down. But most of the time after she does as she puts in her human words, "Tell someone off" They will look scared and run away. Some times it is hilarious, other times it can be annoying. I do enjoy it when she tells off Fenn or the other princes, I am mildly amused by it.

Grayson Hotz: I sometimes have to hold her back. She is very emotional when something triggers her greatly. I would pull to the side and tell her to calm down. I also will reassure her that she doesn't need to defend me. I just don't want her to get her to get hurt or get in trouble. She has gotten detention with Guy Avari because of it.

Snake: Very..scary. But I also feel very protected by her. I am very flattered that she is gets so...loud, passionate and aggressive. She is like a guard dog and will attack when someone does or say something that will offend her. But I love it...it is just one of the reminders how much she loves and care about me, Says Wordsworth.

-reverse selfship question-

To F/Os, How is S/I when it comes to trying to defend you, whether in a verbal or physical situation? Are they quick to try and get you out of the situation as fast as possible and tend to your aches asap(and maybe go after the instigator later)? Or are they immediately stepping in the way and getting involved, not hesitating about the confrontation? Do they try and de-escalate the situation or do they escalate it more by trying to tear up the other person?

[lovesickeros]

now that natlan is out it's tsaritsa yearning hours again because i am one nation closer to either being horribly disappointed or foaming at the mouth!

creator!reader w a little side of conflicted tsaritsa is such good food I can't not yap about it. a woman who has dedicated so much of her life to severing herself from "love" of all kinds and succeeding and. just being so confident that when she meets you she's bitter and angry and mean. because she can't stand you. she isn't supposed to love yet you worm your way into her heart anyway and you don't even know it.

especially in smth like an imposter au. she tells herself your just a tool for her to use but your treated like the Divine you really are, pampered and spoiled every step. tells herself it means nothing when she indulges you – let's you hold her hand in private, eventually let's you move aside the veil, just a little.

and she hates it. hates how easy it is to let you break down the ice she's built up for years.

all you do is smile and she feels like she can't breathe. because despite how violently she rejects love in all aspects, it always bleeds through eventually. she despises it but the way you brush your thumbs over her cheeks makes her bitter and warm and it infuriates her to no end.

she hates you and she loves you and she can't stand you and if you were ever taken from her she'd destroy every inch of teyvat if she had to go get you back.

and ironically enough I think she'd also be the one to initiate any first kiss. maybe she's still trying to convince herself it's just a fluke and itll make her realize it meant nothing, it means nothing. desperate to fix whatever you've done to her and instead it just makes it worse.

a horrible mess of a woman who gave up on love just to be confronted with it when she finally accepted it's absence.

[deunmiu-dessie]

"george, i will stand with you between the heavens and the earth. i will tell you where you are. do. you. love. me?"

[okthatsgreat]

i’m realizing that one of my favorite ways to create a character is by first establishing a major flaw of theirs and then examining how that will inevitably fuck them up a bit. then fleshing them out from there

[gotwcird]

"no! not . . . not necessarily." sure, sex felt good and she loved it when it was with him. but more than that, being with nico felt right. felt like a decision that was her's, that she understood fully. maybe that was what she was trying to combat. rectifying her past mistakes — the mistakes of a scared, unsure girl — and replacing them with the firm, real decisions she made now. she just . . . maybe went about it the wrong way. should have thought about it more deeply instead of jumping into it without any other consideration. instead of doing something she regrets. she tries her best to simplify the complicated feelings into a sentence. "i wanted you because i want you. because i know i want you. because you make me feel like me. sex or not." doesn't know if it makes any sense, but doesn't backtrack. because it's true. the type of truth that's buried deep in her chest, that she hasn't even untangled for herself yet.

star waits patiently, doesn't prod. never does. she'll wait for him for as long as possible if she needs to. it's worth it. she's a little shocked when he pulls over, not expecting it, but doesn't complain. if anything, maybe, the quiet of the car makes her feel still. it's just the two of them. no one else. she feels her chest heave with emotion when he says the words, that he wants her. will always want her. has to breathe in slowly to stop herself from letting it get away from her too fast. "thank you," she whispers, feeling the weight on her melt slowly. listens to him continue, even if it stings a bit. because he's right. knows it, but needs it to be said, for her to confront it. nico has never been her ex, and this history she has needs to stop dictating who she is. even down to her asking for what she can give when maybe, she doesn't need to sometimes.

"i . . . i understand. i never want you to think i'm taking advantage of you. and i know you said to stop apologizing, but i feel like i have to say sorry for that." she nods this time, small yet firm. the apology is much more solid than the ones before. "i think i'll be okay. i'm working on it." has been saying this for years, but for once, she truly believes it. ( thinks about that therapist moon goes to, will ask him for help. ) she hesitates, wants to ask him if she can, but stops herself. she isn't going to let this stop her more than it already has. so carefully, searching for any sign as she reaches, byeol takes the hand he had on his face. takes it in both of her's, pulls it in closer toward her. feels right, finally holding him in a way. lifts then presses his knuckles to her cheek. wants to kiss his fingers, but settles for this for now, to have him close. physically and emotionally. to feel the gap between them closing again slowly. "i like you, nico. a lot. more than i can explain. i get scared about how intense it feels sometimes. but i know it's real. and i hope you always know that."

he's glad she stops herself this time , but he hears the whisper of the apology on her lips , ready and fully formed . he waits patiently for her as she tries to form her thoughts . this is something he recognises . he knows this well himself. THEY BOTH KNOW THAT . it takes his minutes to say full sentences , after a lot of stopping and starting and mental umming and aahing . she's always patient with him . it's the least he can do to give it right back to her . " you wanted me . . . so i could have sex with you ? " he asks , slightly confused by how the two correlate . TOUCHING EACH OTHER he understands . everyday is hard . tonight was even harder . he rakes his brain , wondering if maybe by letting down some of his walls ( holding her hand , walking outside , touching her hips ) , he complicated things . maybe he shouldn't have blurred the damn lines . they said to keep work as work . he should have kept his word .

nico opens his mouth . closes it again . her requests are simple enough . he indicates again , but this time instead of turning the corner - he pulls the car over . nico inhales deeply , letting the noise wrinkle the air between them before he turns to face her . his eyebrows dig down , careful and unsure as he drinks her in . she looks even smaller than usual . more unsure . YOUNG . it makes his stomach flip slightly . just when he thinks they get on even footing , on even ground , something disrupts them again . but this is what being in a relationship is . you do the work . you put in the time . YOU TALK TO EACH OTHER . " i will always want you . " he tells her , voice low but genuine . " i'll want you if i see you in an hour . i'll want you if i have to wait a year to see you . " which hopefully will never be the case . nico understands that she wants his assurance , and he wants to give it to her . he needs to find the right words . the exact puzzle pieces to slot in .

a quiet , almost laugh breathes its way out of his mouth . " i don't want anything . " he says , and he means it . " this . . tonight . . it isn't about me , star . " she's always asking him about him , and he's always putting it back on her because he needs her to be her own person . he needs her to figure out what SHE wants and likes and doesn't like , too . every other woman he's been with has been so steadfast and overly confident . it's sending him through a whirl to try and get used to this , and how it's completely the opposite . he's never done this before . but star makes him always want to try . " i'm always going to be here . not just 'cause it's my job . okay ? because i want to be . " he tells her honestly . " but . . i can't be the guy you talk about you ex with , when there's stuff unresolved , which makes you upset . i can't be the guy you sleep with to make a bad memory a good one . " he exhales , puts one hand to his face , rubbing at his tired eyes . " i can't be the guy who tells you what to do . " because he ISN'T that guy . will NEVER be that guy . except , obviously , in bed . and even then , he's trying his best to get HER to be more vocal . " things are okay . " nico tells her softly . " but you gotta make sure you're okay . "

[iicaru2]

“He was a dreamer with fantastical ideas for all of creation...”

“...but he was seen as a troublemaker by the elders of heaven, for they felt his way of thinking was dangerous to the order of their world.”

“Drawn in by her fierce independence, Lucifer found her, and the two rebellious dreamers fell deeply in love.”

“As punishment for their reckless act, Heaven cast Lucifer and his love into the dark pit he had created...”

--

parallels.

[williamprattz]

rory telling jess shes in love with logan but she quit literally spent the whole entire episode avoiding and being hostile towards logan 😭 pulling out my hair.

[multifandombullshitbabes]

(Context: im thinking abt my post canon au, i explained on my ao3, u dont even have to read it just know its there)

Mizu revealing her being a woman to taigen AFTER he confesses his feelings to mizu AFTER being bested during their duel once again is literally so fucking personal to me. Jesus fuck... FUCK. Like. How overwhelmingly loved she must feel. How SEEN. Truly for once n not just but loved and wanted!!! Its so personal to me. Just. Taigen, losing, n then immediately leaning in for a kiss. Mizu is lost cuz what?? Why?? N taigen just. Confesses, but hes holding back cuz mizus reaction was not great and he doesn't wanna ruin the friendship they've formed these past months, they've grown so close so fast n its scary but so exciting n so right but if mizu doesnt want this then nothing is happening n its ok he has a CHOICE. Like. FUCK!! N then mizu telling taigen to wait and that night she reveals it. And its just sooo fucking intimate. Its so soft. And maybe taigen is confused but one look at how small mizu is making herself, like shielding herself from him. Like he gets it. The danger of it all. And its his promise to protect her if she ever needs to that does her in cuz. SHE HAS A CHOICE. TO BE PROTECTED OR NOT. THATS SO IMPORTANT TO HER. Yes, she can protect herself. Yes, it feels good to be protected. Yknow??

Mizu revealing her being a woman to akemi totally by accident AFTER they just had an argument abt women's choices in society AFTER mizu accidentally took one (1) big sip of sake, n then deciding fuck it im gonna win this argument, guess what akemi. And that's how akemi finds out. N Mizu thinks akemi is going to hate her, n she does for a bit in silence, but mostly shes just hurt? For herself AND for Mizu. Cause she understands, so suddenly, so intimately, how hard being a woman is and how mizu has had to hide as a man to survive (not even for plot reasons that we know, mizu being mixed AND a woman? Death sentence). And she just hurts. And they thought they'd always have this weird rift between them but they cry and they let it out (for Mizu, for the first time in YEARS) and its just. Its so emotional n so important and so personal and intimate. Its maybe winter all over again, a year has passed since theyd seen each other in kyoto, so much has changed and yet not rly and. They've grown but in different ways. Akemi, in taking life by the reins n being assertive and strong and so dangerously intelligent like shes always been but now, now its crucial to be that. And Mizu in realizing that she truly, truly wants to be loved so badly but to be loved is to be vulnerable and thats what scares her the most, to be weak; but ure only strong if u can be weak too, and thats what she learns. And i think this is where they really get deep into their feelings. Before it was a crush, an annoying one. Now? Oh bby theyre down bad. Yes they are.

[creationsekai]

Warning. Text. Lots of it.

Akito hears about rumours about this random girl who suddenly showed up and started sweeping all over the place and didn't think much about it. until he sees Ena singing at a live house and then he's like what the actual fuck are you doing here. He can immediately tell her heart is not in it, but she sings incredibly well despite that. He gets genuinely angry that Ena gave up art and started singing at Vivid Street. But he's also surprised, confused and maybe even jealous that she has talent for singing.

Before her singing era, Ena wandered into Vivid Street stuck with her emotions. She just gave up art. After all, she's talentless. And more than anything she wants to disappear, but giving up on life isn't an option for her. For now at least. She goes into Weekend Garage and meets Ken. Ken offers her the mic to let her emotions out, since she's obviously been crying. While singing Ena surprises herself, she good at singing. And.... people are praising her! For the reason she posts selfies, she started singing around Vivid Street. Her sudden appearance and talent surprised everyone in Vivid Street, and decides to keep singing. She doesn't have any resolve, but she doesn't realize it. She's talented and gets praise already, what would be the point of improving herself? She finds singing fun and the praise helps with her ego.

Then she comes across Akito at the live house after a gig. Ena isn't exactly surprised, after all she could hear him sing from several streets away, but she was scared to bump into him at the streets and ESPECIALLY at a live house. Akito confronts her about giving up art, and tells her that it was a terrible weak-willed decision. And so, Ena realizes she doesn't put any effort in singing. She's dissapointed in herself. She gave up art and started singing at Vivid Street? And she doesn't even have the decency to put any effort into it? What the hell? While she's emotional about art and singing, she bumps into Ken. She vents to him that she doesn't deserve art and especially singing because she doesn't even have any resolve for it. She'd probably drop it hard like she did with art the moment she thinks she's talentless and useless. She hates to admit it, but she's weak-willed just like Akito told her she is. Ken tells her there's no such as "deserving" something you love, and that she should keep going despite it. And ominously, he tells her that she will find her resolve within the people in the city. Though a bit confused, she realizes she shouldn't pay attention to the praise these people give, but instead their passion. Rude. After all.... That's what she wanted in art.

Meanwhile, Akito is overworking himself and filling his schedule to the brim with singing. Though not entirely angry anymore, he's still frustrated with Ena. He's still far from being able to surpass RAD WEEKEND, and Ena's singing showed just how much he's missing. After doing a slightly succesful live, he faints at Weekend Garage. Akito wakes up to some chocolate milk and even the An Shiraishi being worried about him. Ken reminds him to take care of his body, and especially since he just fainted. He's reluctant, since he HAS to improve, but he can't refuse his hero.... Akito and An talk, and he asks why An hasn't been singing at all for months. An reacts really weirdly, she looks sad and full of grief... But An just says Nagi isn't able to watch her surpass RAD WEEKEND anymore. Akito doesn't really wanna think about the implications.

When going home he gets challenged to a singing battle by this annoyingly rude guy he provoked in his middle school days. Without him realizing it, Ena comes across the start of their battle. Because she has been watching people sing instead of singing herself, she has gotten more passionate about singing and she's curious who'll win (and she hopes Akito beats his ass). They mention an event called RAD WEEKEND. She has heard a lot about that event while she was listening and enjoying the music of Vivid Street. Apparently it was this super exciting and unforgettable event, but she wouldn't know. Loads of people want to surpass it. Interesting dream to have, good for them I guess.

Then they start the battle. Ena is surprised at how loud Akito is, now that she's so close up to him singing. She thinks about how much heart he puts into singing compared to her. Though, Akito loses. The more skillful but annoying guy starts being, y'know, more annoying. Ena is sick of this guy making dumb and irritating insults, and then SHE challenges him to a singing battle. It was entirely on impulse, and she doesn't realize what she's done until it starts. But just like Akito she's stubborn and happy to stomp him to the ground. Ena surprised herself, as she manages to sound louder and better than usual. Though, to her surprise, she loses. She's surprised it happened, but more than anything she's dissapointed. She couldn't get more people excited than him. She wanted to beat the shit out of that guy but didn't. She doesn't put effort in, and her talent won't even cut it with the people with actual skill... In fact, her reliance on talent just makes her sound like her father! Akito tried to talk things out with her after seeing resolve from her, but Ena ran away.

Ena is the first to discover SEKAI, and she visits it. Ena tells MEIKO what happened: She's once again upset at herself for not putting effort in and relying on her talent. MEIKO tells her that she DOES put effort in, after all, she surprised herself by being better and got upset after losing the battle. Because Ena is stubborn she doesn't believe it at first, but then MEIKO suggests her to sing. Ena sings, and after she finished she's upset that she doesn't sound powerful enough and that she messed up several high notes. She wants to sing again, and MEIKO interrupts. She informs her she is proving herself wrong by wanting to sing again. Ena is still stubborn, and insists she still isn't putting nearly enough effort in like she did with art, but secretly she's happy she found her resolve. She did it through seeing the people of Vivid Street being passionate. The praise they gave her isn't just praise, and Ken didn't help just because... It was support too. Support she never got from her father. That love for music that they share with eachother, isn't something she ever got with art as well. She gets now what Ken meant.

Ena goes back to singing full-time, and the musicians say that she sounds louder than before. She isn't sure if that is supposed to be praise or not, but she takes it. If she's gonna sing after she gave up art like an idiot, she'll sing loud and shove her feelings in everyone's faces. Some passing people are whispering things like "I wonder if she'll surpass RAD WEEKEND?" Ena ignores them, though she gets more curious about this event. Maybe she should ask Ken about it.

Akito is tired of doing nothing, and he decided to go back to practicing. Akito is kinda surprised Ena lost the battle. Her talent has a limit too huh. Akito finds that he's okay with that... And that Ena sounded so resolved and determined to sing. She sounded louder than before. Far from how loud he does it, but she has build up her resolve for singing... It was just like him when he gave up on football. She's finding something new to put her life into. Though, it's hard for him to imagine Ena without art. He's still dissapointed she just gave up on art like that, but it's not all bad. Well, he's done with awkward dinners, so he'll talk with Ena. But that is a problem for future Akito. He is going to Weekend Garage....

And Ena is right there. Talking with Ken of all people. He wanted to talk to Ken, geez.... Despite that he pretends Ena doesn't mean anything to him and sits by Ken at the bar. Ena notices him, and they start a typical sibling fight. Ken drops the bombshell that he suspected they were siblings, but didn't say anything. And then he continued with answering Ena's question. What was RAD WEEKEND like? Ken explained, but he adds that Ena should hear from someone who watched instead. Well, Akito is right there! Reluctantly he explains to Ena that the event made a big impression on him, and that that night was one he will never forget. It gave him something to put his life into. Akito says that he wants to surpass RAD WEEKEND no matter what anyone tells him. Ena smiles. She remembers the time she told Akito to try singing out... And here she is singing now too. How the damn tables turn.

This exciting event Akito wants to surpass; he's putting his life into it. Ena can't just be left behind in having a life worth living. He's out there putting his life into something he loves, while Ena gave up art like a wimp and everyday she feels insignificant. She broke under the pressure of it all, and her feeling of wanting to dissappear is suffocating. Perhaps one day she'll return to art if Akito bounces back everytime, but that won't happen anytime soon. She feels terrible everyday and art makes it worse, it's suffocating. She'd rather have fun sharing passion and to just get rid of that feeling of wanting to disappear by singing on stage. This dream Akito has makes him see worth in putting his life into something.... She wonders if she'll ever find such a thing. Ena says that she's going home, and excuses herself.

Ena has gone to a live house to do a gig, and meets Akito backstage. Ena is surprised Akito is there, especially since she heard from musicians that Akito kinda dipped out. Akito tells her that he rested for a bit, but now he's practicing again. Suddenly, Akito tells her he forgives her for deciding to sing. He saw her resolve when she sang, and she was curious about RAD WEEKEND. He can't forgive her for giving up art, but he's fine with having her walking around Vivid Street. Ena is weirded out by honest Akito, and mentions that she wants cheesecake.... Then that annoying guy comes back, and he has a team? How did HE get a team to sing with? He boasts about winning against the two of them without his team, and he says they'll crush the two easily in these gigs. Ena and Akito are both still irritated by this guy, but Akito manages to nice guy his way out of giving fuel to him. So this will be a battle, huh. Slowly all the musicians get their turns to sing, and once the annoying guy team sweeps everyone else the Shinonomes realize they're up against something else. Ena just happens to be next... Akito gets an idea. They should team up. Ena is reluctant at first since why would she team up with Akito of all people.. But she realizes how good of an idea it is since teams generally get more people excited. Together they stand a chance against them. The two surprise everyone when they both walk up on the stage. They talk big. Akito says he'll surpass RAD WEEKEND, even if that means teaming up with his sister. Ena says she'll best those guys at singing, because she's infinitely better

The typical sibling rivalry they have makes them try to one-up the other. The two sound better somehow because of this desire to be the better one... Ena is trying really hard to be louder than Akito, and that way she's putting her all into it. Akito wants to be more skilled than Ena, so he sings better. They fire the other up! They manage to beat the guys, and rub it in their faces real quick.

The Shinonomes rest backstage. Ena thinks it was crazy overwhelming to get that many people excited, but she had some fun. Akito says that is why he wants to surpass RAD WEEKEND- getting that many people excited and making a night people will forever remember is his dream. Ena can't help but be intrigued, many things were already so fun in Vivid Street, but a night that beats everything else... She hates that she left art, but maybe she can put everything into surpassing RAD WEEKEND? Ena says her whims out loud, and Akito is surprised. RAD WEEKEND..? Ena explains herself, but also says she needs a team... Akito remembers that they were better tonight.. and suggest becoming a team! What?! Ena is understandably surprised, but she accepts anyway. Though, this doesn't mean she won't try to be the better singer. Akito can't agree more, he'll one-up Ena.

And then the rest of the main story plays out :3

Absolutely insane blocks of text I wrote. Trust me when I say that wasn't the intention at first. To be honest, I think a more in-character Ena would've returned to art the moment Akito got angry at her ass for giving up and being weak-willed since she's stubborn and spiteful. But like how else is she gonna start singing with Akito lmao. Maybe a lack of niigo is making her more fragile... Though I guess she will return to art in this AU in the end, she can't imagine her life without art and I can't imagine her without it either eksbejs

i think an AU where Ena and Akito become a singing team is fucking funnty