#so sorry that this made the post so long lollllll

[potatoesandsunshine]

16 & 17 for the fanfic writer ask game, please.

16. where is your favorite place to write?: when i was in college it was my habit to go to the panera bread a few times a week to study/get as many iced tea refills as i could stand/hog a booth for a while. i really enjoy writing somewhere that isn’t home - since covid & everything that’s kind of fallen by the wayside, i’m still not comfortable doing it. so there’s probably a coffee shop somewhere out there that would feel perfect, but i’m not looking for it right now.

17. what is your favorite line you’ve ever written?: hooooooooo this is a toughie. this is hard. i’m a big rereader of my own stories - i couldn’t even tell you what my favorite published fic is, it changes any given day. and i'm greedy. here's five of my current favorites.

“Vaudeville trash, Mother says for the dozenth time, and Meg is exhausted coming off the fourth show, wishes she were sharing a cigarette with Diedre backstage before the fifth; it’s nearly enough for her to let the smile drop and say, Of course it is, we have a vaudeville act.” from The Most Self-Indulgent Fic Ever Written, looking lovely (burning bright) which was written in honor of my thirteen year old self who spent months obsessed with love never dies, a musical that 1) isn’t good and 2) hates women. what if the women in that kissed.

“And it is draped in green: her color, poison and rot and sick smoke, the lovely gleam of her scales in the dark.” from you are coming down with me, where raishan is one part cat playing with a wounded bird and one part possessive deity laying claim to an acolyte and a third, other part that’s just labeled ‘kinda horny about it all.’

“It’s a kind of luxury, Cass knows, that they can each eat two bowls of soup and have enough left for the morning meal. And the mattress is surprisingly soft, enough so that both she and the Courier roll to the dip in the middle of the bed.” from one more song about moving along the highway, which i wrote in a fit of spring sadness and love more and more as time goes on.

"Pike doesn’t love him the way he loves her. It’s impossible—because Pike is sure and real and true, and Scanlan is flashpaper and illusion. He thinks sometimes about the drive out of Westruun, watching her disappear in the rearview mirror. Three exits down the highway he pulled to the side of the road and sobbed until his throat was raw. And he didn’t call, because he knew it would hurt." from my current favorite wip which is just called WakingUpInVegas.mp3 right now. what if they woke up married. why not. modern au pikelan is built for angst

“You know I love you. It would take worse than this to make me stop—a fact which shames me to my very core. I, who cling so tightly to oaths and promises, abandon them at the first scrap of affection returned. I cannot call it anything but disgusting. How fickle I am, to turn my back on all of it for you.” which was part of an in-character letter from my old paladin to her knight boyfriend. Beatrice Pyre you will always be my girl.

[derekgoffard]

Who are ur other favs besides Derek? From btd and stuff?

OHHHHHHH MY GOSH!!! THANK U SM FOR THIS ASK????? GAHAHA THIS IS SUCH A FUN QUESTION!!!!!!! HEHEEEEE

This gets a bit lengthy so I'll put the rest under the cut!!

Omg omg like okok.....so HONESTLY.....NO ONE GETS CLOSE TO DEREK TBH LOLOLOLOL DEREK HITS SOMETHING FOR ME IDK WHAT IT IS!!! like I absolutely love all of Gato's characters but... Derek......hoo......CYYVYVVY he's probably honestly my favorite character of all time currently LOL.... I'M TELLING U GUYS WHEN TPOF DROPS IM GONNA EXPLODE FOR REALLLLL HEHEHE!!! Im literally getting excited just thinking about him RN LOLOL

I know some people might find that a bit..like....presumptuous of me to like a character so much before the atcual game is out but!! I'm telling ya... SOMETIMES U JUST KNOW WITH A CHARACTER LOLL!! like I have eaten possibly every tpof post that has ever been released so I do have a REAL TIGHT GRASP OF THAT MAN'S PERSONALLY!! guqywhywuh idk man he's just so FUNNY TO ME LOLL LIKE HES SUCH A FUN CHARACTER FOR ME HHEHQHAA!!! I have a type in characters and he is just. EVERYTHING I LIKE IN A CHARACTER GAHAHHA JBWHUW!!! I'm not usually one to like overly or conventionally attractive characters either but!!! HES VERY HANDSOME TO ME TOO LIKE I AM JUST VERY ATTRACTED TO THIS MAN VHVHHVVGGVVY...

Ok bro... LIKE....I DO SOMETIMES FALL HARD FOR CHARACTERS....I DO BE LIKE THAT SOMETIMES.... BUT TBH....IVE NEVER FALLEN SO HARD SO FAST BUABHABHWUHAHH I LITERALLY SEEN HIM AND I WAS LIKE "you" HVWVQ WHEN I LEARNED HIS PERSONALLY I WAS JUST THERE LIKE...."GODDAMM....THIS BITCH WAS MADE FOR ME!" LOL BHWBQBHA!!! tbh it's kinda scary omg HBWHBAB LIKE....THE GAMES NOT EVEN OUT YET BRUHHHH😭😭 LOLLLLLL

Buquhqh ok omg I'm so sorry you POOR ANON U ASKED FOR OTHER CHARACTERS BESIDES DEREK AND HERE I AM...TALKING ABOUT HIS RAT ASS....AHBAB!!!! hehe I do atcually have a concrete 'teir list' of characters I like! I do feel kinda bad about making a teir list like this tho! I'm not trying to imply that some characters are inherently better then any other!! This is just my very personal opinion!!

Their ordered in teir but everyone in S teir is pretty much even in my heart UBUAJBAJB!!

If I did have to pick a top THREE tho!

1......DEREK💀

2. Celia ( I DONT TALK ABOUT HER ALOT BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT I CAN GO ON ABOUT HER FOREVER I LOVE HER SO MUCH OH MY GOD )

3. Strade/Lawrence/Ren/Jack are REALLY CLOSELY TIED LIKE....I LIKE THEM ALL BASICALLY THE SAME HAHA....I like Strade just a teeny bit more then the rest but they're all basically tied at 3rd really!

Omg this is so long now but thank you sm for this ask!! Haha I really had alot of fun writing this all out :] !! I love talking about Derek and my other favs alot!! SO THANK U FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY LOLOLOL

[cloversdreams]

BNHA Mafia!AU The decision @gurrenhell I have no idea where this even came from but I suddenly felt like writing what happened after Shouto invited them to bed so here you go.  -this picks up right where that post left off, when Shouto walked away-

“I mean… do you want to… um…” Izuku was too embarrassed to say it. He and Katsuki had looked at each other for a long moment since Shouto walked away and he was suddenly flustered because of it.

Katsuki blinked in surprise as his words really sank in. “Are you seriously trying to ask me if I want to fuck the boss so badly that I wouldn’t mind fucking you too?”

“Yes?” Izuku chuckled nervously. He knew it sounded ridiculous and he could hardly believe it himself, but that’s exactly what he was asking.

Katsuki narrowed his eyes at him suspiciously. He frowned then grunted, “Are you telling me that you want to do this?”

Izuku’s cheeks darkened ever so slightly and he didn’t look at the blond as he said, “I’ve heard stories from people he’s bedded before. Every single one of them wishes he would have them back again. Apparently he really knows how to, um, please his partner.”

“Partner. As in one person.” Katsuki pointed out.

Izuku shrugged and then shook his head. “Not according to-”

“Just who the fuck have you been talking to? You know what? Never fucking mind. I don’t want to know who’s been in his bed before.” Katsuki blurted out before Izuku had the chance to tell him something he really didn’t want to know.

“No one.”

“Huh?”

“Well, he has bedded people before of course but never in his own bed. I don’t think you realize just how privileged we were to get that offer at all.” Izuku explained. It was a real honor in its own way.

“So you want to have sex. With me. All so you can have sex with him.” He could even bring himself to phrase it as a question. Somehow saying it out loud made it sound even more ridiculous than he knew it was.

Izuku sighed quietly. He figured now was as good a time as ever to finally admit things. “I’ve always been fond of you. Why else would I try so hard to get you to notice me all the time? Do you really think I actually like competing against you in every little thing?”

“What…”

“But I’m not as dumb as you think I am.” Izuku continued without acknowledging the fact that he spoke. “I can see the way you look at him is nothing like the way you look at me. Honestly I totally get it. I find it hard to look anywhere else but at him too. Since I know it’s just going to be a meaningless thing between the two of us I say why not? It’ll be just another day on the job for me.”

How the fuck is he sitting there and saying this shit with a fucking smile on his face? Does he even realize what he just said? What a goddamn idiot. Why the hell is he blushing like that? Why won’t my pulse stop racing? Katsuki’s mind raced with a thousand thoughts. He had no idea how he was supposed to react to Izuku’s words. Was it really just him that thought they’d hated each other all this time? Or was it something else entirely?

“Plus I really, really want to have sex with him. Like a lot. That will apparently have to involve you so I say we go for it.” Izuku added when he noticed Katsuki’s silence. 

Katsuki grabbed Izuku’s face suddenly and held him still as he claimed his mouth with his own. The rough kiss was messy and beyond confusing for the both of them. It had Izuku so shocked that he couldn’t even move. Katsuki broke the kiss then turned away from him as the tips of his ears burned.

“W-what!” Izuku yelped as he slapped his hand over his mouth and his entire face turned red.

Katsuki cleared his throat then muttered, “Don’t read too much into it. That confident little speech of yours was just hot as fuck is all.”

Izuku was still too shocked to react. He blinked rapidly and stuttered, “I-I…”

“Let’s go before he changes his mind then. It’ll just be a meaningless one time thing after all, right? We should just forget about everything else and enjoy a good fuck.” Katsuki stood up then extended his hand to Izuku.

“Y-yeah.” Izuku took his hand and let him pull him to his feet.

“Oh and you should probably bring your knives just in case this is all just a ploy to kill us.” Katsuki reminded him with a smirk. They couldn’t very well up and forget all of their training just because they were offered sex.

“There are worse ways to die.” Izuku chuckled as he patted on the spot on his thigh where his favorite knife was sheathed and winked.

 * 

Izuku and Katsuki stood outside of Shouto's room in silence for a second. They both knew that once they stepped foot in there, things would get intense to say the least. If they wanted to change their minds now would be the time.

“Just how long do you two plan on keeping me waiting? I happen to be a very busy person.” Shouto asked from the other side of the door closed door.

They gasped at the same time and then Izuku opened the door so that they could both step into the room. He shut the door behind them and then turned around to see that Shouto had his back to them. He unbuttoned shirt and then shrugged out of it slowly as they both stared in awe. They simply couldn’t help themselves. Not many people had gotten to see the big, beautiful, full color back tattoo of the ferocious tiger before. Many of those who had didn’t live to talk about it. Shouto removed his hair tie and let his long red and white locks drape down his back freely, then turned to look at them over his shoulder.

Shouto licked his lips slowly and then smirked at the blushing pair. “Take your clothes off. Now.”

[makeste]

BnHA Chapter 188: Hard Knocks Path to Redemption

Previously on BnHA: The Todoroki kids sans Shouto (and Dabi lulz) visited their mom at the hospital and awkwardly discussed Endeavor officially becoming the #1 hero. Shouto’s older brother Natsuo wasn’t happy about it, saying that the world doesn’t know about “what he did” and how he treated his family. But interestingly, Rei came to his defense, saying that things were more complex than that. She said she doesn’t know what’s going on in his heart, “but he hasn’t left us behind.” We then cut to Endeavor’s fight with the High Tide Noumu, which basically consisted of Endeavor hovering for a few seconds with his flames, and then getting very violently flung through a building. Like, he was basically used as a human laser saw to cut the top of this high rise clean off. A bunch of people nearly fell to their deaths, but thankfully Hawks saved them all with his ridiculously OP Mighty Wings quirk. Speaking of Hawks, idk but it sure is some shifty bullshit that Your Highness Noumu just happened to attack him and Endeavor in this building right when they were having a chitchat about Noumus. Something is definitely up you guys.

Today on BnHA: Endeavor continues to battle the High Heaven Noumu and pulls off some impressive feats, such as dicing a falling building into tiny pieces with his flames so that the spectators below don’t get crushed. Unfortunately these techniques come at a price, and he finds himself beginning to struggle due to the heat building up in his body. Meanwhile the High Hopes Noumu remains mostly unfazed, even dispatching a bunch of disgusting slimy clone things to wreak some havoc and distract Hawks and the other pros on the scene so that they can’t assist. Realizing he has no choice but to Go For It, Endeavor powers up his flames and hits the Noumu with massive flame attack: Prominence Burn. Unfortunately the Noumu anticipates his actions and is able to avoid being completely disintegrated. He regenerates, and then brutally slashes/stabs Endeavor in the most ironic spots possible -- his torso (nearly the same place where All Might was wounded by AFO), and his left eye (don’t think I have to explain this one lol). It’s all very violent, and probably not the sort of thing you’d want your child to witness on live television -- oh hey there Shouto. Didn’t see you there. Uh... well, shit.

(As always, all comments not marked with an ETA are my unspoiled reactions from my first readthrough of this chapter. I’ve read up through chapter 209 now, so any ETAs will reflect that.)

interesting title!

I wonder which of his four kids this is referring to? ngl I’ve been missing the U.A. kids for these past couple chapters so it would be nice to get Shouto back in here

holy shittttt

thiiiiiiiis is bad. that is some serious destruction. not something they can just shrug their shoulders about later, especially in BnHA where damage like this actually has lasting consequences

lol some other heroes are watching from a distance and they’re all “did Endeavor just Vidalia Chop Wizard that whole fucking building”

meanwhile Hawks is tumbling to safety on a nearby rooftop

and he’s referring here to Endeavor’s opening line in the chapter, “I’ll dice you up and burn you until there’s nothing left”

(ETA: in addition to being the first reluctant hero in the series, Hawks is also the quippiest we’ve had by far. Hawks is all your dialogue polished up by a Marvel screenwriting team or what)

I appreciate Hawks’s efforts at combat banter, but all I keep thinking is that those pieces actually did look remarkably neat and uniform, and that it wouldn’t kill him to show a little appreciation for what was honest to god one of the most insane quirk feats we’ve seen to date

also, looking at this picture more closely, my disbelief is gonna need a little more suspending, because I honestly don’t feel like either of them should currently be able to fly the way they’re doing lol. Hawks’s wings are in a pretty sorry state at the moment

and here comes High Treason Noumu back at them again, and he’s grumbling “bird...” like he’s all pissy at Hawks

lol what is this

what the hell is this quirk. does he shoot air gun fists or something. and this other guy has all of his fingers fucking disconnected for no apparent reason. like, what the hell is that even gonna do besides gross people out

(ETA: and isn’t this Tokage’s quirk as well. getting lazy are we Horikoshi)

now High Score Noumu is doing something disturbing oh god

ffffffffff WHAT IS THIS. WHY DO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT A CLOSE UP OF IT

Endeavor’s hitting it with another fire blast. thanks man

and now he’s doing a mental tally of the thing’s quirks

and don’t forget “can fucking talk.” not to mention what I still think is the most intriguing one of all, “has Kurogiri’s fucking face”

oh and I guess this is a new one

fucking gross ew fuck sick gross ugh!! why are they so gooey sob

I don’t really understand what’s going on but Endeavor seems to have it all figured out, so here

okay so he wants to fight strong opponents like Endeavor so he made some disgusting clones to deal with the small fries I guess

-- hold up. that muscle amplification quirk... that looks and sounds a whole lot like Muscular’s, though

is it just coincidence? that this Noumu just so happens to be so strikingly similar to not one but two captured villains previously associated with the League?? just what in the hell is going on here dammit

meanwhile, as Endeavor observed, the Noumus that emerged from his body look completely different and appear to be just your everyday run-of-the-mill Noumus

just a little grosser is all

Hawks is swooping down and taking them out without much effort. looks like he’s gotten most of his feathers back too

he’s telling everyone to keep evacuating

and he says that to be frank, power struggles aren’t his “forte”

so he’s acknowledging that he doesn’t have the All Might Factor, so to speak? that even though he’s strong and popular, he’s not at that level of always beating the big bads no matter what?

you know, that actually makes some sense. I can maybe understand a little better just why he was bothering Endeavor so much. that is, if it weren’t for the fact that I STILL DON’T TRUST YOU, HAWKS, YOU SUSPICIOUS LITTLE SERAPH

High Speed Noumu is asking Endeavor if he’s done shooting those red hot little slice-and-dice death rays

oh snap this thing really is smart

it’s not just talking and thinking, it’s fucking analyzing. there’s some real brainpower at work in this thing

now Endeavor is talking about his quirk, and I’m just gonna post the panel because like hell am I gonna try to summarize this

he was thinking this a few panels earlier, too. that he’s got a lot of heat built up now

and now he’s thinking about Rei and his kids with their ice powers

fuck me but every single time I start wanting to root for Endeavor he’s gotta go and remind us of this, though

also!? fourth kid alert!?? and this kid seems to have white hair just like all the others, and seems to be younger than Natsuo in this shot. which would seem to go against the prevailing theory? explain yourself, manga

(ETA: lol and I got an ask about this just today. I gotta give this some thought. but I still think it’s Dabi! maybe Endeavor is just confused about what his non-Shouto children looks like because he spent so much time ignoring them all!)

so now Highlander Noumu is making a crazy face and extending his arms or muscle fibers or whatever the fuck these things are again, and saying he wants to test out his new power on Endeavor

shiiiiiit this does not look good

this doesn’t seem like the kind of move he can maintain for very long given what he was saying earlier

he’s shouting at the Noumu that he’ll incinerate him until there’s nothing left, and his regeneration won’t be enough

well this has worked before, to be fair. back in Hosu

but why do I get the feeling that isn’t going to be the case this time, though

lollllll

is this the literal translation. is there some other meaning of “prominence” other than “famous and well-known” that I’m not thinking of. I guess it can also mean “something that sticks out a lot”, but I don’t see how that would apply to this attack

basically, to me this reads as “Endeavor’s I-Wanna-Be-Famous Big Fire Attack”

and damned if that just doesn’t say it all, though

he’s thinking back to what he said at the JP Hero Billboard thing. “just watch me”

and that he won’t disgrace himself by failing here

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh shit

HE WAS SO CLOSE

THIS THING IS REALLY FUCKING HARDCORE OMG

OH MY GOD

you’re telling me that Endeavor’s attack actually worked, but that he wasn’t able to disintegrate the whole Noumu because HE FUCKING RIPPED HIS OWN FUCKING HEAD OFF AND FRISBEE-D IT TO SAFETY AHEAD OF TIME!?

OH SHIT

goddamn -- fucking --

DAMMIT. COME ON ENDEAVOR. DON’T FUCKING DIE, DUDE. FUCKING GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER AND BEAT THIS HIGH FIVE NOUMU ALREADY, THE WORLD NEEDS YOU

ARE YOU SERIOUS

ARE YOU TELLING ME THE TWO OF THEM JUST HAPPENED TO BE WATCHING?? ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS, SHIT

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

motherfucker oh shit you guysssss

(ETA: how does he even still have that eye though)

you guys. oh shit. this is so bad. you don’t understand

shit. because let me tell you, the very first thing that ran through my head was that he’s going to look so much hotter now and fuck, you guys. I KNOW THAT’S NOT WHAT I’M SUPPOSED TO BE THINKING RIGHT NOW. BUT I CAN’T HELP IT. noooo what the hell is wrong with me I feel like slapping myself lmao

I fucking started laughing in real life at my own absurd reaction. I am ruining the mood of this chapter so damn fast

nooooooo

the parallels, though. oh shit. the same eye

and did Shouto’s quirk activate just now?? are those flames on his left side? oh shit

okay I need to get myself under control. fucking stop this now. stop thinking about how much hotter Endeavor is going to be with a big ol’ slashy scar along the left side of his face. and maybe an eyepatch. oh god. no, stop

(ETA: I really thought there was going to be an eyepatch. how does he still have that eye)

and now we’re cutting back to U.A. and Aizawa is gently telling Eri he’s gonna take her back to his room and I can’t you guys. first Endeavor losing his fucking eye and now Aizawa being a loving, protective parent on two counts, because LOOK WHAT HE SAYS RIGHT AFTER

now All Might is gripping at his stomach wound nooooo

seems like every big hero has That Moment, huh

oh fuckkkkk

fuuuuuck, Endeavor. going for that hard knocks path to redemption, huh

but I fucking can’t, though, because I just keep picturing Horikoshi’s creative process. like, you fucking troll, though. goes and creates the worst character of all time (not literally, I’m just being dramatic here just let me have this) and does his absolute fucking best to make him as terrible as possible, and then challenges himself to redeem him nonetheless. “how can I make readers actually feel sympathy for Todoroki fucking Enji in spite of everything? oh I know I’ll take away everything he ever wanted and make him finally start to realize what was really important and have him finally start trying to be a better husband and father. and then I’ll fucking murder him”

and like, I really need to stop laughing at this chapter, though. I’m ruining it, I know. if it helps, it’s not mirthful laughter though! the best way I can describe it is “haunted house laughter.” like, this is how I react when I’m walking through any sort of haunted attraction, and I’m really tense and excited and on edge. my weird natural response is usually to start laughing, possibly as my brain’s way of psyching myself up to be brave and reminding myself that it’s not real and they’re only actors. I feel like that, for some reason. and I don’t know why, but it’s actually a very positive thing, because this is the first time in quite a while that I’ve gotten this excited about the manga, actually

so I’m sorry, Endeavor. I’m not laughing at you, I’m laughing because OH SHIT THIS IS GETTING GOOD and I’m really loving it. and also because Horikoshi has got some serious balls

(ETA: and because this is Kamino all over again. and I was fucking pumped. angst!! stakes!! tension!! there was just a ton of adrenaline all of a sudden and I didn’t really know what to do with it so my brain was like “well then let’s just do something really weird!”)

anyway, so we’re cutting back to Shouto and U.A., where Shouto is watching his dad die on live television

aaaaaand that’s the chapter end

my god. this went from “eh” to “epic” in like .06 seconds. is this the fight that anon was talking about a while back? because this was pretty damn good, I gotta say. fucking damn