#some of this might be kinda SEC specific tbh

[ardri-na-bpiteog]

The European mind cannot comprehend the specific genre of American who makes the college they went to their entire personality.

They graduated over 10 years ago but they still attend every home football game, they go tailgating every Saturday on the campus, they own an unhinged amount of branded merchandise from that college, and they will forever hate their "rival" school and everyone who attended.

[a-twistedheartslonging]

Hiii, Harpy anon again.

I have more thoughts. Instead of making Idia a dog boy, I say we make him an insect. Mostly because there are some insects out there that just make sense for him. (Also because he kinda look like bug to me tbh)

For example, spiders. (Yes I know they aren't insects but they look insects and that's all that matters) Spiders specifically have a lot of significance in Greek mythology, so it would make sense for Idia (who is based off a Greek god) to have some kind of connection there. But also spiders tend to be solitary creatures, they don't live in groups and only come together during mating. And a lot of the time, during mating the males are killed by their female mates. Which..I feel like is why Idia would avoid Yuu like the plague. Because all he can think about near them is "Mate.Mate.Mate.Mate.MATE-" and he's scared if he tries anything he'll get killed immediately.

Now I don't know if we've talked about Ortho yet but I feel like he's a little robot bee. I know it doesn't really go with spider Idia but Robot bee Ortho would be so gosh darn cute. There was a study done on bee's that came to the conclusion that when bee's bump into eachother they make a little "Whoop" noise. IMAGINE BUMPING INTO BEE ORTHO AND HE JUST GOES "Whoop!"

AGSJSGAHSVSS

Ahem, sorry got carried away there for a sec. Bee's are also very protected of their hive and other bees in said hive, so I can't help but imagine if Yuu gets picked on Ortho immediately just pulls out the laser beams. Bee's can also smell fear. Giving bee Ortho this trait is like giving a toddler a glock and telling them to go do a crime. It is both horrifying and hilarious at the same time.

Robot Bee Boy.

BeeBot that makes cute noises when bumping into things.

So very cute. I don't have much to add to that except look at this cute bee butt.

Now...spooder Idia...

Did anyone else see Kar'niss from Baldr's Gate 3 and thought he was hella fine?

What kind of spider would he be? If he's one of the fluffy kinds I love the idea of his floof matching his hair. Would he have multiple eyes? Fangs on top of having those already pointy teethies?

Did you know an interesting thing that bee's and some spiders have in common his helping with pollinating plants?

Hmm drider's are usually big and people in general already don't like regular spiders very much. Poor Idia is just going to keep getting more reasons to not leave his room. 😔Oh Jeez Jamil would prob freak out seeing him.

Man, Idia and Azul have it bad. For females of both of their kind if they don't kill you after sex cuz doing the diddly works up an appetite, they might kill males that they simply rejected...or just because they got too close.

Another thing that both male octopuses and spiders have been shown to do to lower the risk is present their possible mate with food. Azul's an amazing cook with his own restaurant and Idia has a surplus of every kind of snack/junk food you can think of so at least they have that going.

Still, I would like to think that even if that happens with their kind in that world it's not nearly as bad or quite as common. Funny though to think of Idia screeching when he sees you and tossing a few bags of gummies and chips at you.

Also....to avoid getting eaten after sex some male spiders will actually tie the female up in his web and set her free after. Do with that info what you will.

Some spiders also do a mating dance, but you have a snowball's chance in hell of seeing him do that.

Still, it's just more things that get these types of nonhuman boys thinking that you the little would be the best choice when it comes to finding a mate. AMAB? Cool. AFAB? Well, human ones don't cannibalize so it's all good....well once the guys learned that they don't.

Plus, once he gets to actually know you and see how you're the least threatening thing in the school things will be easier.

Once he's comfortable around you get to see something amazing...

That he's a snarky little shit with so much sass. He's a weird combination of having issues with self-loathing while also having an ego.

One time you tried to bite him for mouthing off and he was legit scared for a sec but once he saw those little teeth of yours couldn't even make a scratch on the exoskeleton on his arm, he gets super freaking smug, and now he's even more of a shit when teasing you.

One of the cool things is that you can legit ride him places cuz he big spooder. It's too bad it rarely if ever happens with being a shut in.

He'll still let you sit on him like that when you guys are in his room.

A cool thing he can do is climb on walls and ceilings, does it often when trying to sneak to the vending machines on campus without being seen. He has unfortunately been seen once or twice though and it scared the hell out of the poor student to see a giant freaking spider on the ceiling and almost made Idia drop his snacks.

His webs are pretty and glowy, he kind of has them around his room set up like fairy light.

Weird fact, spiders can taste with their feet.

Cute fact, some spiders will keep a frog as a pet. Frog helps keep the spider's eggs from getting eaten and the spider protects the frog from other things.

I'm kind of picturing Idia as the spider and you as the frog. You are his emotional support human that he keeps close when he has to leave his lair.

He unintentionally gives you scary dog privileges.

Imagine working your shift at Twisted McDonald and a little human comes up to you with this big-ass sharp-toothed spider dude behind them, you are scared out of your mind but then the human says "Excuse me, he asked for no pickles."

[zukkacore]

HI FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. PLEASE THIS SECTION.

“To the Mountains of Chaos.” He’s never seen Porter so. Cheerful. He reaches out to rest a gentle hand on top of J2’s, but it feels white hot. Imbued in his touch, a memory, vague but distinct in its sharp contrast to the past cavalcade of warmth, longing, grief—a flash of red, of rage, of a want so strong he had to have, to own, to destroy. Then Failure. Guilt. But mostly hope. Like the cresting of the sun over the horizon at dawn. The hope is kind of beautiful, when he thinks about it...

(There was something Jace said. He can’t remember.)

Porter's starting at him, eyes intense. “I think you should come.”

(i might be back. i need to go cook.)

HIIIII sorry i put this off for a hot sec my brain has just been all over the place! Actually. I'm glad that this got pulled off in a way that like. As far as I can tell like. Was effective! B/c that paragraph did give me a tonnnnn of trouble actually went through quite a few drafts.

Guess I should preface to say. There was an old version of Ch7 that didn't involve a detect thoughts at all! And tbh i think i was just feeling like oh this is kinda mundane w/out some use of magic, that's what its there for lol. And. I was worried it would be kinda redundant with IYWD but also. I do think J2 is just not that adventurous lol. But like. I do think for J2 to understand the full weight of like. Wtf Porter wants he would need to Go There. And I realized I needed to address the thing that Jace told J2 in ch 6! That's why I added the Porter scene at the end of ch6, it's why I made so many edits to ch7 like. The night before lol.

Anyway, I remember you saying it, so i'm honestly relieved it came across that like. This scene is meant to convey the memory of Jace getting killed and shatterstarred! I was genuinely worried it would be too vague. And there was meant to be something abstract abt it (like you said before, literally everyoone in this story from J2, to Jace, to Porter refuses to look directly at it). But i was worried that making it so abtract would soften the blow, the cruelty of it i guess? but i think ultimately, i hope it works.

Actually, this is the original version which i do think is interesting in its own way, but i realized didn't work:

“To the Mountains of Chaos.” He’s never seen Porter so. Cheerful. He reaches out to rest a gentle hand on top of J2’s, but it feels white hot. A memory of—a flash of red, something crushing and brutal and unceremonious, quickly snuffed out. “I think you should come.”

I'm not like. Dead set on Unceremonious Jacedeath where he gets his head bashed in as the singular vision for what happened (i like a "romantic" reverent wedding-ish ceremony as much as the next person), but i think in my head it's what happened until i realized that thematically it just didn't make sense with the themes and throughlines being set up in Almost.

B/c Almost is so much about like. Ownership and all the Jaces' desperate desire to live. Like. I said this before, but Porter wants everything, J2 doesn't even own himself. Porter's desire to Own Jace and his desire to Own j2 come from the same rot. I think it made more sense to to go more abstract, connect Porter's murder of Jace to those emotions. That's the

a flash of red, of rage, of a want so strong he had to have, to own, to destroy.

part.

Then "Failure. Guilt" is the tie-in to IYWD. When Jace read's Porter's thoughts and sees how Porter feels about letting Jace getting dropped in the woods. I almost had the same line about Porter being a barbarian, a shield, but it felt out of place. But. Porter's guilt about Jace getting dropped is not just about that specific event. It's about EVERYTHING.

But mostly hope. Like the cresting of the sun over the horizon at dawn. The hope is kind of beautiful, when he thinks about it

And then the Hope. Because Almost is about J2's failure to live up to jace. Obviously i've joke-posted abt this, but yeah! Porter gets to have that magical First Falling In Love with a prelapsarian Jace, just like he's always wanted, he gets to be Jace's First, and he still would trade it for the fucked, imperfect thing he has with his Jace, Jaceprime.

And then it felt natural to make the connection between hope and dawn and ankarna with this idea of like. Getting a new opportunity, a new beginning.

And I've jokeposted about J2 not just worshipping Porter but in a way, coveting the starbreaker relationship. Which i think is where the "the hope is kind of beautiful, when he thinks about it" comes from. His feelings on Porter loving Jace are so complicated. He wants what they have, he sees how much it affects Porter, he sees himself as the product of Jace loving Porter to the point of invention. He hates Jace but I think he pities jace, and DEFINITELY pities porter, so he wants what they have but also can't help but tell Jace in ch 6 that Porter still loves him.

And he's already been convinced of his own half-truths that I talked about here because of the Devil's Honey on Porter's tongue (TL;Dr the other thing, the half truths being "I want this", "I want everything", and "porter deserves everything"). He's convinced himself that he's ok with sharing porter with Jace because Porter deserves that. Porter deserves to have everything, right? He's not just ok with it. He wants it.

(There was something Jace said. He can’t remember.)

Can I admit I'm really proud of this one? B/c of the Devi's Honey, the half-truth's he's telling himself are literally changing his memories. There's the fear he experienced in Porter's office after Jace told him about the shatterstar. I think until then he really was kept in the dark about the violence Porter inflicted on Jace who before then, he saw their love as like. Yeah it's fucked but also its deep and beautiful and true. And he's so used to being like a precious object from Porter because he's the last vestige of Jace. So Porter is so Comforts of a Gilded Cage with J2. There is a point where he is being reeled into the violence, but he can turn away from it because—yeah they're the bad guys but Porter likes him, Porter gives him purpose, and he's precious, he's a gift, in some ways he's jace (better yet, he's the old jace that porter misses), he's an exception.

But Jace was never an exception. Especially not the old jace.

But he's forgotten all of that. In fact, this idea of wanting something so badly you have to own it. To destroy it. J2 wants everything. So he's ok with even that.

So he wants jaceporter to get back together. And he's happy to be asked to be go with Porter to the mountains of chaos.

I think that's also why I didn't like the older version of the shatterstar memory that was focused on the brutality. I was afraid if I was too direct about what happened, it would... i guess imply that J2 was with certainty going to die in the mountains of chaos or meet the same fate. So like. Hopefully it comes across that. It's not that J2 is definitively going to die. Or that Porter is going to kill him.

The aim to me that. J2 is disposable now. Not that he IS going to die in that cruel way that Jace was killed, but now, he can die and Porter honestly? Probably wouldn't be too perturbed. Like. When you said it was a Threat, it was right on the nose. And I don't think there's anything really malicious abt Porter asking him to come, he means it sincerely b/c J2 WAS doing the heavy lifting as like. Both a precious vestige of Jace and as Porter's clothmother and J2 still kinda is clothmother, he likes J2 he wants J2 around but he's unspecial now. Porter has never cared abt danger except when it came to treating J2 like a precious thing. He no longer cares about the danger.

And like. I don't think that has to be the sole interpretation. If the takeway is that J2 is also going to be killed like Jace, if he's going to be claimed and absorbed into the whole, I think that's also a reading. Is being disposable worse than being claimed, being owned? I don't know. If J2 got a shatterstar too (could he??) would that be worse? i don't know. I just didn't want that to be the ONLY definitive takeaway and I feel like with the old version, that felt way more what it was doing.

Something something IYWD sister stories. In IYWD there is this brief fleeting moment before Porter chose the plan over Jace, where Jace realizes that Porter can't lose him, even though he's already lost him. To Porter, he is irreplaceable. Until he isn't. And Almost is about how J2 has been "protected" by his status as Jace's gift and Jace's replacement, only to realize he was always disposable. He's spent the whole story being Jace's replacement, being the precious piece of Jace that Porter wants to grasp onto. (He's grown so afraid that he'll lose what he owns. That what he doesn't know is what he's defending is already gone.) And now he's getting the old Jace back. And J2 is happy with that. Or well—

(I'm skipping ahead slightly past the quote you chose, sorry):

Through repetition it becomes prayer. I want this. I want everything. Porter deserves everything. He believes that, doesn't he?

"Doesn't he?" to me is the indication that the effects of the Devil's honey is just starting to wear off. J2 is happy with this. Isn't he?

-

Anyway thank you so much! I am fairly proud of this scene. Like i do think it's a good culmination of all the goddamn agonizing i did over chapter 7. And to me the ending was always going to be some variation of this. I didn't have all the additional stuff abt the devils honey, but the idea that Porter was always going to get back with Jace. (and the sting of it happening RIGHT at the moment Porter is both giving J2 everything he wants but also using him to be Jace but also willing to open his mind to the idea that he could make something Real with J2? Like. Yes the most cruel and on the nose way possible but what can i say i love the drama).

I do like it. Even tho I do feel. Idk anxious abt how goddamn sad the ending of Almost is. Idk why i'm anxious about it being so sad, but i am. Like. And i always feel like im overworking something. Or it's too obvious when i explain these things that its like "yeah, obviously janelle". Or the text is not clear enough. Or worse, too on the nose. And maybe I worry about being too much of a bummer. Like. IYWD IS a tragedy to me as well but I really liked that it still ended on this moment in the past where they get to see themselves happy. And J2's story is much more. Unabashedly sad. And a part of me wonders if like. That's even my place to write about. Sorry to be such a downer at the end, but this was genuinely fun to talk about and. It did feel kinda god to get off my chest. But like. The fact that you guys have been so so so so so so so incredibly kind and awesome and supportive is like. The most heartening thing and like im just anxious so having that assuaged never really happens but this is the closest it gets. I've cried over this. Like. You guys are seriously awesome. I'm moved. I say that a lot but its true. It doesn't feel fair. In a good way. if that's possible.

[crowsnest-reblogs]

twst fan game idea #2,,,

Housewarden’s Blessings;

Might sound a bit out of place without proper context but lemme cook for a second I need this /hj

Basically, every book/chapter (dunno which one I’m using yet but bare with me) ends with some sort of multi-stage boss battle. After you win and therefore complete that specific section, the housewarden of that dorm becomes playable. HOWEVER, there is extra reward for obtaining them !!

This is in the form of what I’ve been calling Housewarden’s Blessings; a spell (?) that can only be used if a housewarden(s) is present in the party. The effects differ from housewarden to housewarden, but ultimately offer the same purpose of being used as temporary/quick support for the player. For now, im thinking that only one blessing can be active at a time and they all have countdown timers for when they can be reactivated

These are the initial ideas I had for each available blessing !! :

Riddle - Based on “Off With Your Head”, enemies within a certain radius will take immediate damage. However, the amount of damage taken depends on both Riddle’s attack stat and the opponent’s physical defense stat. Will also slow down the enemies affected bc yknow, big chunk of metal as a collar. Pretty heavy I’d think

Leona - Based on “King’s Roar”, enemies within a certain radius take gradual damage with extra damage being taken every time the player physically attacks them. (Lasts prob ~5-10 seconds or so??)

Azul - Based on the nature of benevolence (bc we can’t use a contract in battle lmao), deals immediate minor damage to enemies nearby, slightly increases the defense stat of the character in battle, increases RNG for opponents to drop certain items once defeated

Kalim - Kinda based off of “Oasis Maker”?? At least in visuals me thinks??, gradually heals the character currently in battle (only while active) and temporarily boosts their defense stats

Vil - Based off of “Fairest One of All”, poisonous cloud covers a small area surrounding the player, causing gradual damage to all enemies within it and obscuring their vision, making it less likely for enemies to evade attacks (lasts abt 5-10 sec)

Idia - based off his excellence with technology (…and general reclusiveness tbh), creates a temporary shield while activated and greatly increases defense stats for the character in battle (shield lasts abt 5-10 seconds, but stat change lasts the full battle)

Malleus - based off his sheer fucking power, causes major damage to enemies in a specific radius (slightly smaller bc i feel like I need to nerf him at least lil bit??), if the damage manages to kill/defeat an enemy, the character in battle may take a varying portion of whatever health that enemy had

[thelibraryoferebor]

Five Tolkien Fics To Start You On Your Queer Journey Through Middle Earth

When it comes down to it, the world of ao3 and its other fan fiction counterparts can be a confusing place to navigate, especially for us Tolkien fans, so I have taken it upon myself to create this one stop destination for a starter pack of fan fiction (specifically queer) for the beginners in this world to enjoy! You'll get the hang of it eventually, but for now here are five fics, in no particular order, that you absolutely must read.

1. Sansûkh by determamfidd

|| teen - 578k - completed ||

The battle was over, and Thorin Oakenshield awoke, naked and shivering, in the Halls of his Ancestors.

The novelty of being dead fades quickly, and watching over his companions soon fills him with grief and guilt. Oddly, a faint flicker of hope arises in the form of his youngest kinsman, a Dwarf of Durin's line with bright red hair.

(Follows the story of the War of the Ring).

Notes: Let’s be real, if you’ve been in this particular circle of hell you’ve most definitely read this fic, but don't hate me for recing it first. It’s a lovely thilbo and gigolas combo that just has all the feels. Ofc there are other ships, but they’re all written beautifully. If you’re new to gigolas or thilbo you *must* read this fic. It’s practically mandatory, and if you don’t read it now you’ll read it later and regret not reading it sooner. I swear to Yavanna, just read it!

2. Love Always, Yours Forever by butterflyslinky

|| teen - 7k - completed ||

Tauriel, Fili and Kili pull a prank on Gimli and Legolas, who respond in kind. Things go a little too far.

Notes: This fic is a personal favorite of mine. You might even call it a guilty pleasure of sorts. While it does feel kinda cracky at the beginning (not that I mind), it'll have you sobbing by the end. I revisit this fic almost every other week. BTW it's gigolas and kiliel, and there might be a smudge of bagginsheild, but not enough for it to be mentioned in the tags.

3. I Can See You Through the Flames by LittleLynn

|| explicit - 62.4k - completed ||

When Bard Bowman manages to get a job tutoring a young boy at Mirkwood Hall, he and his children move to the strange and dark estate. It does not take long for him to realise that there is something hiding amidst its walls and behind the blank mask of its mysterious lord. Despite his gut warnings that something is not as it seems, he still cannot help the foolish way that he falls for his lord and employer.

Notes: I adore this fic and I'll gush about it in just a sec, but first things first. This fic is barduil centric (bard/thranduil) and I know that that (that being Thranduil) isn't everybody's cup of tea, but I promise that if this fic doesn't make you adore him, nothing will. I personally consider barduil to be one of my Tolkien otps (up there w/thilbo and gigolas), so please, if you don't like it just move on. But.... if you're open to the idea I highly recommend this fic as an amazing starting point. Features Frerin, Thorin, Dis and them a little bit, and tiny Legolas is magnificent. It's written based upon some book, but it's totally readable without having read it. Jane Eyre, I think.

4. Smell the Sea and Feel the Sky by Thorinsmut

|| explicit - 65.7k - completed ||

Captain Dwalin - a privateer for the Crown - is in love with beautiful, sweet, innocent Lady Norine.

His main rival (whom he is most definitely not in lust with) is the cockiest little man he ever met - Captain Vulpes, a pirate with a fast mongrel of a ship and a bad habit of stealing his targets out from under his nose.

...it's going to take him a while to realize they're the same genderfluid person.

Notes: Bear with me on this one, but it's a deep au (if you haven't caught on yet, I'm fond of AU's). This one has Nori/Dwailin and is a Pirate!Au with genderfluid!Nori which, especially since I'm genderfluid, I adore. Tbh this is one of my favorite fics, especially for a ship I usually only do as a side pairing. It's written beautifully, although it's a little bit more on the mature side so if heavy themes revolving sexual content aren't you're thing, I might advise you to go for one of the other fics on this list first. But seriously, this is amazing in all of the ways.

5. An Unexpected Addition by karategal

|| teen - 88.9k - completed ||

All of the dwarves survive the Battle of the Five Armies, but Bilbo must return to the Shire to sort out his old life and make way for a new one in Erebor. Over one year later, Bilbo comes back to the Lonely Mountain with a recently orphaned Frodo. King Thorin isn't quite sure what to make of this new, tiny addition to his Company.

Notes: This one has to be my absolute favorite "Frodo comes to Erebor fic", and let me tell you that there are a shitload of them (not that I'm really complaining). It's just perfectly written and characterized and the thilbo is magnificent. And just asifehihifhgh I can'tttt. It's so good. At this point I don't think I need to say much, but this is the perfect start for reading thilbo and no one can convince me otherwise.

A couple more things as this rec list comes to a close. I hope these five fits do well to start you on your gay Tolkien journey, but be forewarned, Tolkien fanfics are almost always novels. Right now that might now be your thing, if you've read fics before and are coming from another fandom, but I promise you if you give the long ones a chance they'll sway you. I used to only go for one shots but now I read these novel length stories like they're nothing. When it's written well long stories are the best. That's all for now ig, see ya tomorrow!

~H

[moddersayethstuff]

Inkling Bonding/Relationship Headcanons woooooo

Hey its Modder here and I’m thinking way too much about Splatoon (no surprise there tbh) and also I’m currently sick as a dog. fish. idk what would the exact equivalent of a dog be in Splatoon welp that’s more to think about later ANYWAYS I’m just gonna ramble a bit, also to establish quick I use Inking as an interchangeable term for both Squidlings and Octolings, this is stuff that applies to the general race and not just one or the other :)

Firstly I gotta establish two real important words: “Squad” and “Mate”. Remember these guys they’ll be important. A “Squad“ refers to a group of usually Four Inklings. No one knows why it’s Four specifically, but it just clicks sorta for most Inkling groups. There’s a difference between a team of Inklings and a Squad of Inklings. A team is a general term for a group of Inklings with a common goal, most commonly Play Turf War And Win. The members of the team might not know each other, and it’s pretty much just a profreshional relationship. A Squad is a group of Inklings who know each other and consider each other friends or Mates. They hang out often, grab a bite after a Turf War Battle, basically they’re brought together by something more than just a common objective. More on this later. A “Mate” is basically a friend but More in some way. There’s sorta five tiers of Inkling bonding: an acquaintance; a friend; a Mate; a Special Mate (more on those in a sec); and a Soulmate (more on those also in a sec). So yeah friends are like “Yeah I know this guy, we hang out sometimes” and Mates are like “YO wassup my guy *cool secret handshake*”.

More details under the Read More, this got long.

There’s four types of Special Mates. You got Lovemates, Trustmates, Matchmates, and Squadmates. The details are as follows:

A Lovemate is the Inkling term for a Romantic Partner. Basically someone you love and would usually make out with. This is where an Inklings Sexual/Romantic orientation comes into play, pretty similar to the way it is with Humans. They usually show affection with good ol’ lovey-dovey stuff, ranging from kissing to making out to... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) y’know. Other terms that they’d use to describe each other would be Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Datefriend, Partner, and if their relationship is far enough along, Husband/Wife/Spouse. It’s not too uncommon for Poly relationships to form, with three or sometimes four Inklings who call each other Lovemates.

A Trustmate is basically a term two Inklings would give each other if they trust each other immensely, hence the name. You know the phrase “I’d trust them with my life”? Yeah, that’s Trustmates for you. There’s often few, if any, secrets between Trustmates. If you’re feeling down, your Trustmate is usually the best shoulder to cry on. If you’re feeling stressed, your Trustmate is usually the one you’d vent to or chill with to calm down. Sometimes, someone’s Trustmate might know more about them then their Lovemate. They usually show affection with physical contact/closeness, such as leaning on each other, hugging, cuddling, or sometimes even napping on each other (and I mean on each other, ranging from having an arm or tentacle draped over the other to one of them straight up curled up on top of the other like a cat (sometimes even in Swim Form!)). Other terms they’d use to describe each other differ greatly from Trustmate to Trustmate, but one of the most common is The Guy Who Keeps Me From Killing A Fish IRL. Unlike Lovemates, having multiple Trustmates is virtually unheard of, and this fact is often attributed to the extremely secretive and personal nature of the relationship.

A Matchmate is. Complicated To Explain but I’ll try my best. Say you got someone who’s good at what they do. And something about them just makes you want to be better. And they feel the same way. But you also have some sort of respect for them, and they have a respect for you. So it’s kinda like a friendly rivalry, in a way. It’s a relationship that revolves around using your rivalry to better yourself in a way. You ever heard that song that goes “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better” that people use in a lot of fan animations and stuff? Yeah that’s pretty much the Matchmate Anthem. They usually show “affection” by sparing or otherwise competing. Other terms they’d use to describe each other include Rival or Nemesis (depending on what kind of Anime they prefer). it’s not unheard of for multiple Inklings to call each other Matchmates, more common than Trustmates and not as common as Lovemates.

A Squadmate is where the two real important words I mentioned come together. As I mentioned before, Inklings naturally group together in Squads of four, and “Squadmate” is the term they’d use to refer to each other, with teammate being a lesser version of this. However, on rare occasions a Squad becomes so close they become what’s known as a “Soul Squad”. Instead of functioning as Team But Closer, they function more as a single unit. Most of the most well-known Turf War/Ranked Squads are Soul Squads, a testament to their unbreakable bond. Soul Squads are the only form of relationship to commonly cross over with others, as it’s common to be in a Soul Squad with your Lovemate, Trustmate, or Matchmate, and the most rarest and strongest form of Soul Squad is one where each member is the Lovemate, Trustmate, or Matchmate of one of the other members! Despite being the rarest form of relationship, the loss of one member of a Soul Squad can be Devastating to the others. Such a strong bond doesn’t form easily, but when it does, it can usually never be rebuilt.

A Soulmate is a special term given to whoever you feel closest too. It’s usually used between Lovemates, but can also apply to Trustmates or in rare cases Matchmates. It often comes from a feeling of almost predestination that can form between two individuals, like a sense of unbreakable kinship.

In rare cases, sometimes one relationship forms into another. This usually occurs when Trustmates or Matchmates end up becoming Lovemates, though it can also happen the other way around.

Anyways now that you’ve read to this point some of this relationship stuff might be feeling a little familiar. And if it does, please know I am not sorry in any way and also thank you A.H. for giving us the coolest fictional Romance System ever that I can apply to whatever I want because No One Can Stop Me

Also shout out to my bestie Snail for hearing me out as I was developing these ideas while we played Minecraft together you’re the coolest ever

And if you’ve read all the way here Thank You So Much for reading my insane brain-ramblings, feel free to steal as much of this as you want for your own Splatoon Headcanons :) aight thanks gonna go pass out now

[the-darklings]

coa one year later & self-reflection

(*drags out a creaky metal chair and plops down on it heavily*)

Hi. It’s me, ya boi skinny--

Wait, wrong one. Do over.

Hi, it’s me, Kat, and I’m not dead. Clearly. Today being one year anniversary of COA has kinda put me in a reflective mood, so I guess I decided to sit down and just...talk about some things, thoughts and feelings I’ve been bottling inside for a hot sec. Especially given how radio silent I have gone on here and people deserve a bit of perspective. 

And before anyone starts worrying, it’s all good, and I’m still around and currently in good health for the most part. 

So, let’s take it back to the start. Regardless of how dramatic it may sound, we need to go back a year for that. 

By technicality alone, COA actually turned one year old on October 12th. That’s when the first part was posted. However, the reason I’m treating today as the aforementioned birthday is simple: I had no intention of this story ever being more than a short two-parter. I told this to the discord gang already but COA was only going to have two parts. V was going to die in Tokyo and the rest of the story follows glimpses of John throughout the movies and it’s her ghost that haunts him. Skipping ahead, it was going to have a bittersweet ending of John eventually dying, having completed his task, only to be greeted by V, Daisy and Helen in the afterlife. A peace of sorts. Then, I realised that, well, no. I have more to say on this world and intrigue about this placeholder character V kept growing. 

November 1st happened and I made a very last minute call to continue COA but with the added pressure of doing it during NaNoWriMo 2019. And boy did I. Most of the story was figured out during that very intense month. I posted Part 2 on this day a year ago because I was so eager to share it. Perhaps, in retrospect, a bit too eager. 

For those of you who may not know this, I work as a writer full time for my actual every day job. I’m the main writer for an original webcomic called In the Bleak Midwinter on Webtoon.com and have been for almost two years now. Getting what is essentially your dream job is amazing. I’m very lucky on that front but it also taught me stark realities of having your job and only hobby overlap. It’s a dangerous creative mix. Especially because I was not used to being constraint in what I create or the feeling like I have to please anyone else. Writing as a job is a whole other avenue of creative exhaustion. I love my job a lot and am very, very lucky to have it but it doesn’t change the fact that those initial stages made me fall back on COA a lot for creative freedom that I craved so desperately. To an unhealthy degree looking back on it now. 

But going back to November last year. NaNo time. I did it. Finished on the 24/25th I believe. A juicy final count of 52k+. All while maintaining a weekly update schedule for a fic that usually hit around 10k per update, if not more, even during those early days. Add writing an original story on top of that. Writing every day for hours on end (we are talking 10-12hr days) without any time for other hobbies or time for myself in general. I kept pushing and pushing and pushing. Losing weight and sleep in the process. I think the thing that convinced me that I should continue doing so is the fact that the outpour of support for COA ended up surpassing anything I ever expected or even dared to hope for. I’m not a huge numbers person but the outpour of love and just sheer investment in the story and characters blew me away. John Wick fandom is on the smaller side and has been going through downtime when I posted COA so my expectations were...well, small tbh. I like keeping expectations low to avoid any disappointments in general. But I’ve also always had an issue of being a massive 0 or 100 kind of person. If I love something, it consumes me. In this case, it brought me as much joy and freedom as much as it was steadily pushing me towards the ultimate crash. 

That being said, I can’t thank you all enough for every comment, like, reblog and message and fanart. You’re the reason I got this far. With your support. It brightened some really dark days for me.

But. 

To be frank, it’s never been about you guys. I never wrote or pushed because I felt like I had to appease anyone. That creative mindset is pure poison and I long since learned to let go of it. I kept pushing and kept working myself to the bone because I liked it. I liked how reading peoples’ responses made me feel. I liked the addictive nature of reading all the comments and theories after an update. I loved the idea of brightening peoples’ days and giving them something to cheer them up after what might have been a shitty day. Even if that was at expense of my own time/well being. But for a long time, it wasn’t. I love writing a lot but facts remain facts. 

It was beyond unhealthy and burnout wasn’t a question of if but when and that when was approaching at neck-breaking speed. 

So we come to the end of November. Part 4 has just come out. People were invested and I was invested alongside them. I was just finishing up Part 5 which (back then) was the biggest single chapter I’ve ever written and god I still recall my sheer dread because that was the beginning of Santino being established as a LI. Looking back on that now, it’s downright hilarious how worried I was about the reception of him and V together after John.

So honestly, I hit burnout at around Part 8. Because that’s the first time I recall struggling with writing a chapter. Part 8 came out on December 28th. I had a brief break for holidays. But my mistake was not taking longer back then. Because I continued writing with a barely healed burnout. Followed by almost a year of struggling and continuously creating through that state. It wasn’t like I eased off the pressure, either. Oh, no. The chapters grew in size, the world and the characters with it. AUs amassed quickly and while I adore every single one - again, I didn’t know how to pace myself well enough.

I’m spiteful though. The more the chapters struggled the more I pushed against the burnout. By the time Chicago arrived, however, I knew I was in trouble. I ended up writing 43k+ in a span of 2 months, I believe. And while to some it may not seem like a lot given the time frame, it’s a lot when you’re burnout to a crisp & writing an original story for work + deadlines. Which I was burned out and then some. Chicago was something I was looking forward to writing for months. I have built it up since Part 4. It was a long time coming. So while I’m still proud of it, I would be lying if I said that some scenes were not sacrificed for the sake of keeping to my invisible schedule that no one but me actually cared about. You guys have always been patient. I never felt pushed into anything. It’s always only ever been me doing the harm. 

Chicago was the downwards spiral for me mentally. I felt like I was failing to live up to my own expectations. That people were drifting away from it. I was plagued by the thought that the story I poured so much into was falling apart and growing weaker. Which this has always been an issue with me: I am my own harshest critic. Always have been. In fact, I’m a downright mean little fucker when it comes to just tearing at myself. I know writing is for fun - and it is - but I still like the idea of being proud of my work which only made everything worse despite the love each update received. 

This takes us to the beginning of June. Specifically, June the 2nd. Or, as I like to call it: Kat Makes Another Impulsive Decision but This One Actually Works Out For the Better. On this day, I created the COA Discord server. And damn, I’m not sure what exactly I was expecting when I did ngl. I did it for fun and as an escape more so than anything. But somehow it ended up being the best decision I made in a long while. I know some of you are reading this. So love you lots, dorks. It’s such a privilege to be able to call so many of you my friends even outside of COA now. That little community has given me some of the best memories from this year and helped me to crawl out of my own metaphorical pit I was stuck in. Mentally, I’m doing much better than I did beginning of this summer. Which could be summed up as a constant self-hatred cycle and a feeling of inadequacy. 

That, however, does not mean my burnout magically disappeared. If anything Chapter 17 just put a nail in the coffin so to speak. 2020 has been a shitty year just across the board for obvious reasons I don’t need to go into here but that can only partially be attributed to my mental state. Chapter 17 was...exhaustive. To say the least. But I was determined to stick with my vision and not split it up. I was also starting to be a bit more forgiving towards myself in terms of how long I may take to write it thanks to guys on discord though the feeling of failure and worry never quite faded fully. I’m proud of Part 17. Truly. But that was also when I hit rock bottom creatively on COA. It drained me completely. 

I tried writing Part 18 for weeks after, day in and day out, not getting past the first scene and hating every word I wrote. So I took a deep breath and stopped. Figured I let it marinate and wait instead of trying to piece one of the most crucial chapters in this story like some Frankenstein monster two sentences at the time.

So my solution was simple: give myself some distance from it and write other things. Get my spark back. Of course that’s always a good idea. Having multiple creative escapes is the best thing you can do for yourself creatively. There was just one tiny little problem. 

I was still burned out. Still am. The problem went deeper than just being burned out over COA. I was burned out over writing itself. 

Which is an issue for a person who only has writing as a creative outlet.

I don’t have any other way to express myself. So I was stuck in a runt, trying to write because it’s the only thing that makes me genuinely happy even when I really shouldn’t have. And let me tell you. It’s a shitty fucking feeling. My burnout worsened. I had a thousand ideas but every time I tried to get them down it felt forced, fragmented, and weak. Repetitive and dry. Now, this is also in part because English isn’t my native language, so my vocab is limited as a result, but I hit that sweet rock bottom in that regard, too. 

So, I worked on V (but in her OC form Clara), Lucien and The Elites. All those characters have grown so much since you last read about them. I have multiple original projects planned down the line that will feature all of them existing in their own world, with their own stories and no longer constrained by JW canon.  

Which, finally, takes us to the end of October and beginning of November 2020. 

I was convinced that the best course of action was to do NaNo again but with an original story this time (involving V). Suffice to say, it took a grand total of maybe 5-6 days and hating every second of writing it while also feeling like this project I’m so passionate and excited to write (still am) is just...going down the toilet to be blunt, to realise I may have made the wrong call. 

Still, the stubborn ass that I am, I pushed through. Convinced I can get into it if I just keep going. The realizations that I am sharing with you right now won’t have been possible if it hadn’t been for a rather curious turn of events about a week and a half ago.

I recently bought a gaming laptop, all in preparation for Cyberpunk 2077 dropping ofc. But, in the meantime, I kept recommending a game to a friend on the COA server. That game? Far Cry 5. (It’s a blast to play btw, just a side note.) And playing it brought back all the feelings of nostalgia from the days when I used to write for that fandom. So I revisited some old work. Checked the stuff I never published and that has been sitting ducks in my docs for months and hoo boy. Let me tell you it was a vibe check of the worst kind. 

The stark difference in the prose and the ease with which it flowed was...startling. It made me remember why I love writing so much and how proud I used to be of what I wrote back in the day. Which is not to say I’m not proud now, but it was just such a sharp dip in quality it was impossible to ignore.  

So I didn’t.  

I paused NaNo, moving it to another month. I paused writing for everything but work, which with our season coming to an end I will also get a rest from soon, too. I kinda paused in general. For the first time in a while, I finally forced myself to switch off. Rest. 

The reason why I haven’t been on here is simple: guilt and not having energy to be on here. I like making my blog a safe space for everyone. Similar to escape it has become for me. I couldn’t pretend I was fine when I wasn’t. I felt obliged to perform and being here became exhausting. I haven’t been checking my inbox. Haven’t done much of anything except occasionally dropping by and reblogging a random post so people know I’m alive.

And that’s that, folks. That’s where I am currently. Resting. Completely exhausted mentally but resting. Getting my energy back. 

So where does that leave us, huh? If you read this far, dunno what to tell you. Thanks, I suppose. It’s still odd to think people actually care about my existence sometimes.

I know what you’re likely thinking, too. So does this mean COA is never gonna be finished? What is gonna happen to it? Are you abandoning it?

The answer: no. 17 out of 25 chapters and 250k+ in, I’m too far in not to give it a proper conclusion. Not because I owe it to anyone other than myself. I want this story to be a stepping stone for my future as a writer. I want to prove to myself that I can get this done and finish it. As of right now (as you can no doubt tell with how long it’s been since last update) it’s on a soft hiatus while I rest. This rest? Not sure how long it may last. Right now, my plan is till mid December at which point I will reevaluate. Ideally, I finish the year with an update. But my New Year’s resolution is to finish COA. That timeline has become a little more murky now but, again, ideally it’s within the first quarter of 2021. Will that happen? I don’t know. And I don’t want to make false promises, either. 

All I’m saying is that it will be done. I’m just no longer sure how long, exactly, it may take me to reach that Epilogue. I don’t expect many people to stick around for however long it may take me, but if you do, thank you. Truly. I really and deeply mean that. 

So what’s on the cards for this blog in the meantime? Well, CP77 is coming out in under a month (if it doesn’t get moved again lmao rip) and I expect that to be my soft return to posting my writing on here again. We will see where the muse takes me, if at all. Regardless though, I’m excited. 

One doctorate thesis later, here we are at the end of this really long rambling session. I hope that this has given you some perspective on things going on behind the scenes. I spared you some of the gorier details but I think this post has been long overdue. I suppose I, myself, was just too unwilling to face these things despite knowing about them deep down for a while now. I’m too self-critical not to notice but acting on correcting this behavior has been a whole other matter clearly. 

Thank you for reading this post, my writing in general, and supporting me. I’m not going anywhere. I’m still around. More is on the way in the future. I’ll be seeing you all real soon. And all my love to all of you. 

Love,

- Kat.   

[locria-writes]

OK if you don't want to write a fic how about a description of what Vezian Lulu and Launcelin would be like as serial killers? What's their method? What's their preferred type of victim? Is Mc a victim or their sextoy captive? Would they get caught or end in some gruesome way?

that’s not fair anon you can’t ask me these questions and expect me to have the self-control to not let this consume my life smh

launcelin

method of killing? poison! specifically, chronically poisoning his victims :D

victims? okay this sounds really bad, but he’s probably a kind of bluebeard and kills his s/o. throwback to when launcelin was originally an antagonist, likes ‘vulnerable’ girls, basically anyone who makes him feel like he’s wanted and loved until they go against the ideal he’s built up of them lol or he just murders ppl who remind him of his dad idk maybe both

mc would totally be his little plaything lmao, and probably his favourite one yet is she really a victim let’s be honest for a sec

i feel like he’d never get caught tbh. he looks and acts too put-together, and can play the grieving widower act very well. more likely to lock mc up rather than kill her

vezian

method? idk but smth violent, but still kinda elegant? like two bullets to the head to make sure the job is done?

victims? 100% ppl who remind him of his dad lol. he’s gotta take out those daddy issues somehow

mc’s totally not a victim!! she just happened to catch his eye and he just happened to kidnap her and lock her in some shady shed. he’s probably not kill her okay. she voluntarily stays there after he politely asked her to :D

would totally get caught bc he gets too angry and too impulsive when he’s emotional, and i feel like his type of victim particularly irks him lol

lu’anyu

method? whatever’s the most convenient for him lol. doesn’t really care about it that much, but definitely has a preference for more visually gruesome and theatrical methods

victims? anyone who so much looks at mc wrong is on his kill list lol. he’s totally that yandere villain in shoujo who’s all like “won’t divulge my feelings but i’ll kill anyone who loves her”

mc’s not technically a victim! has no intentions of directly hurting her in any way and is very much her #1 fan and supporter except when he’s murdering her suitors lmao

idk i feel like he might get caught eventually? or maybe no idk lulu can lie like there’s no tomorrow

[flowermist7432]

What about bubby is happening???

Hwjhhgggggggg E v e r y ThIng,, its a long one but please read if yah do wanna understand my thoughts tho its long cause i ramble!!

Ismhd okay so i made art a LONG while back that was like, Bubby and Coomer! Right? I love their ship, infact the way they are drawn is so specific and it REMINDED me of..idk..Crowley and Aziraphale.

The logic behind that is how the fandom draws them like Crowley. Little mean with a soft heart, and wears cool black stuff and stylish, TALL AND VERY SKINNY while Coomer is drawn as chubby, lil man who's nice but also a little bastard. So i was like "Hah! Oh man! Reminds me of another ship! Infact i wanna draw em like that! >:0" then i drew them dressed AS them!

Now, i wanted to kinda re draw that piece cause its old and my artskills have MAJORLY improved. But folks loved it! And MONTHS later when ive already forgotten about the post some..person was like "this is so antisemitic to draw Bubby as a literal demon"

Now obviously as someone with RSD i choked, first of all. SECOND of all this person CLEARLY missed the mark that??? Of course i drew him as Crowley thats the part of the joke- COOMER IS AZIRAPHALE it doesn't work the other way around tho maybe for a joke it can cause that would be funny ("Gordon! Im a demon! And i require your soul as debt~❤"). Third, this...this art was made way long before this whole ENTIRE THING WITH him being called jewish suddenly and his new rules.

The reason he's concidered jewish is because Gir used one of the random scientist old man npcs which aparently later on in the games was turned into Dr Kliener? And the name Kliener is a name of jewish origin. And even tho the fandom had decided.

"Okay were separating Half Life from Half Life Vr AI. Cause the two things are so..SO DIFFERENT from eachother at this point its not even funny" the fandom ALSO decided because Gir used that model it intern makes Bubby jewish. And that means Bubby's sharp teeth the fandom did before that or just, aspects of how he might look a BIT monster-ish cause he was canonly made from a tube was gone! No more! You cant cause now everyone decided he's jewish!

I legit had no problem with it cause "oh dang" cause well im not jewish what do i know, i mean if you headcanon that, thats cool! ❤💖❤💞💖 Also im sure folks can live with not drawing him a few fish-like! I mean maybe he just came outta the tube lookin like a regular white old man which is always funny tbh. Also as i said im not jewish so i have no say really it wouldnt be fair >:0. Infact I love the connection but artists getting accused of antisemitism because Bubby was being drawn alittle off like pointy teeth or using the sharp triangle body shape theory kinda sucks cause to me it was clear it had nothing todo with jewish themes and also lets be honest Dr Kliener and Bubby are two seperate entities to me.

But its actually one of the biggest reasons i stopped fandom interacting cause..idk. it got to much with the "Dont draw/write a character like this" and stuff. It was the stick that broke the camel's back with realising this fandom turned great wonderful wholesome headcanons to implimented FACTS of the community and if you are tripped up even alittle unknowingly even before hand yer FUCKED. Which is actually my number one fear so it certainly did the trick! I just..left! I got to scared of doing something wrong or even asking. Cause its a bit feral even if you wanna genuinely ask why. And btw this isnt "UHG STUPID RULES" and more like "oh god oh fuck--"

I..look i'll always have a special place in my heart but im gonna be vulnerable fer' a sec and say so, SO scared of lettin folks down. 😥 i dont wanna be a antisemitism artist! Or a racist or a homophobe or any of this! Its scary and makes me wanna cry even at the very thought someone MIGHT think that even tho i know im certainly not. But its also made me not wanna interact cause..what if i accidentally draw something or say something that came across the wrong way or broke "fandom rules" i was unaware about like god holy shit thats TERRIFYING!!!

So i just, stopped drawing em. I even have poc characters or stuff ive wanted to show to tumblr but im scared of getting facts wrong or someone getting angry i did something so i just hide em all away. Its too intimidating and the chances of having yer ass handed to you by one accident and being shunned for life is so possible in my head and i never wanna risk being a terrible person. Even if that means stop drawing hlvrai and not showing original work in fear of messing up

[eternalporcelaindoll]

i cant remember if i sent you one earlier SO, what's your favourite metal band?

Hi Adriana!^^ You didn’t^^ or it didn’t get through. Who knows lol

Oh boy. I’m not great at deciding and it really depends on my mood.

I obviously love Nightwish (they are most likely my most reblogged metal band on here because they have enough fans who would also spend time on this site), but there are so many more.

Beast in Black are a fun power metal with 80s synthie influences. They are also a bunch of nerds and their band name as well as many songs are inspired by a manga called Berserk lol

Myrath is also on the list of favorites. Saw them live with Beast in Black a year ago and they are also a really good live band. I’ve known them before but I always enjoy finding out how a band is live. I completely forgot to get tickets for their solo show but then Covid happened and I don’t even know if their concert in my town took place anyway.

Obviously if I name Nightwish I have to name Epica. Still have to go through parts of their discography tbh but Simone is a fantastic singer and their music is very much recognizable as their music.

I’m also getting into Brothers of Metal atm and they are hilarious!

So far this is full of power and symphonic so let’s change genres for a sec. Let’s go to Melodic Death Metal. More specifically what Insomnium are doing. Also a band who do their own thing and I love their atmospheric sound and the harmonies.

A band that started out in Melodeath but changed some elements of their style and are referred to as “Avantgarde metal” apparently is Avatar and they are amazing. CW clowns.

What would this list be without at least one German band that isn’t Rammstein (like them but tbh that’s kinda a given lbr): Oomph! who have been around since before Rammstein and as far as I remember have been influential for them as well. Fun fact: in English both bands genre is often referred to as “Industrial metal” but in German we call their genre “Neue Deutsche Härte”.

Another German band which are more hard rock than metal but details (she said but could discuss subtleties in music genres for hours) I really like is Kissin’ Dynamite. They are my age and I found out by accident that I knew about them before their name was Kissin Dynamite. They once won the school band competition that exists/existed(?) here in Germany and got to appear on a kids TV program when they were about 13 lol And I watched that when it aired.

Another band that moves between genres a bit. They grew in the gothic scene but as both subcultures blur into each other sometimes (metalhead guy and his goth gf is probably the most common couple combination you find here lol).. anyway, it’s Lord of the Lost who are from my hometown as well.

One of my absolute favorite bands is a band that started out at renaissance fairs and turned more and more punk over the years. Also more metal in certain songs. Saltatio Mortis. Basically a Folk Punk, Rock and Metal act^^ And I didn’t get to see them live this year which is super weird because I usually see them at least once every year.

I’m also a big fan of basically anything white dads listen to because my parents were teens and young adults in the 80s and I grew up with that stuff. Basically Mötley Crüe is when I’m ignoring the sexism for once because otherwise their stuff is a lot of fun to listen to. Also my English was shit when I first listened to them so I didn’t know what they sing about.

Talking about 80s, there is a New Wave of Hair Metal and I love it. Found Santa Cruz through that (but we’re ignoring anything after their first three albums because only the singer is left and he isn’t that good a writer imo).

Something that’s definitely not for everyone: Carach Angren. They’re a symphonic black metal band so be prepared for it to be loud as in cliché loud as well as the video being creepy.

A band I’ve been listening to since I was.. idk.. 14 maybe.. is the GazettE. Also one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. Again, the video may contain things one can find disturbing.

Another band I’ve been listening to for about the same amount of time is D’espairsRay. They had to disband though because the singer had problems with his throat. Also a really great concert I went to^^ 

And another disbanded band: Girugämesh. Got to see them twice and I’m currently wearing the hoodie from their last full album lol

Also: the most metal non-metal band - Heilung. Some people might know them because one of their songs was used for a GoT trailer, others might know them from the Vikings soundtrack, and others might know them from the Senua’s Sega: Hellblade 2 trailer.

Okay, I think this is enough. This is getting too long already lol

Thank you! <3

[shall-we-imagine]

WH Characters at the zoo.

A/N: I was watching NCT life in Chiang Mai then this popped into my head so..┐(ﾟ～ﾟ)┌

Elias:

Holds the map and keeps giving directions, even though nobody is actually listening to him. Gives random information about the animals. Reads all the information written about the animals. "LuCa!!1!1 iT sAyS rIgHt HeRe NoT tO tOuCh Or FeEd ThE aNiMaLs!!1!1"

Luca:

Sneaks food to the animals and pets them when no one is looking. Animals love him for some reason?? Which pisses off Elias a lot more than he's willing to admit. "Chill, Prince Elias; it's fine. I know what I'm doing." Still has to be stalked by Elias cuz Luca's not trustworthy, according to him (and everyone else for that matter). Don't even be surprised if he tries to pick up an animal or something.

Yukiya:

Just enjoying himself tbh. Feels kinda indignant towards the fact that these animals are locked up and such but can tell they're treated fairly well, so he ends up feeling slightly better about it. Particularly drawn towards the smaller animals like bunnies and birds.

Klaus:

Trying to make sure he doesn't lose any of them and that everyone stays together. "Serge, goddammit, stop running around; just walk at a normal speed, for god's sake! Luca, fucking put the duck down!!! And, no, Elias, I didn't know that the Caracal is the 10th biggest cat. Zeus, I'll feed you to the lions if you don't shut the fuck up. SIGURD, I SAID I'M CALM, OKAY?!" Just a v v stressed mum basically.

Azusa:

Acts like it's such a burden to have to come along but is actually enjoying himself. Particularly drawn to the animals most people aren't drawn to- like reptiles. Only listens to Elias when it's an animal he's interested in, still doesn't show he's listening though.

Serge:

"KLAUS, LOOK AT ITS COLOURS!" "AZUSA, ISN'T IT SO PRETTY?" An excited child. Loves Every. Single. Animal. No exceptions. Probably comes home with an inspiration for a new invention. Secretly wants to pet some animals too, but doesn't want to disturb them, so he backs off for most of the tour. Except for a few animals he couldn't help but pet. "It was asking me to pet it, okay??"

Joel:

"*sigh* No, Liz, you can't adopt this. Nope, not this one either." "Leon, um, you watch from outside; stop trying to climb past the barriers." Basically a personal babysitter for Liz and Leon. Klaus is pretty thankful for his presence. Also very drawn to birds. And most animals really. Adds some information to what Elias is saying when he decides to listen from time to time.

Leon:

Very!! Impressed!! By!! Everything!! High key wants to free all animals though. That's why Joel needs to watch over him closely. Very friendly with the horses. Completely ignores the do not touch the animals warnings when it comes to horses specifically. Literally jumps everytime he hears a roar. Then clings to a 100% done Joel. Not paying attention during like most of the pictures they took.

Vincent:

"I brought snacks!" Honestly just here for the food. "Can we, please, take a break? I'm tired." Knows some false facts that he keeps adding, just to have like half the group correct him.

Cerim:

Kinda enjoying watching everyone more than he's enjoying watching the animals tbh. Gets dragged around by Guy but is okay with it. Looks at each animal with a different perspective and ends up overthinking how difficult each animal's life must be, and now he's kinda panicked and upset??

Guy:

"I brought snacks!" #2. Another excited child. But somehow more tamed than Serge. Makes friends with random people and guards, which sort of gets them exclusive closer looks at the animals. Absolutely flattered by animals giving attention to him.

Glenn:

Pities Klaus. Kinda helps but doesn't really wanna get himself into any responsibilities cuz, hey, he deserves a day free of responsibilities, too, right? Enjoys the snacks more than the animals.

Leslie:

Ready to actually feed Zeus to the lions. Lowkey watching over the group too. Admires most of the animals. When he's interested, he reads some of the info written, along with Elias. I imagine him to be particularly interested in predators idk why 🤷‍♀️

Mel:

Already resting on the bench before people agree to Vincent's request for taking a break. Quiet for most of the tour. Unless plants were mentioned somehow, of course. Pays close attention to the animals and is the first one to notice if an animal seems injured or such. High key wants to free all animals #2.

Sigurd:

"Klaus, calm down; it's a day off." "How about after we're done here, we go to this specific restaurant and then after it we can..*2 hour long plan*" Also making lots of friends easily. Knows that group of girls is staring at him and will talk to them. (Will keep it friendly though) Finds it amusing to watch Klaus, but that's not new, is it?

Zeus:

"Hey, Caesar, look at that! *points at a group of pigs* do you know them? You might be related." "*points at any animal he finds ugly* Hiro, that's you." A child but not as pure and innocent as Guy and Serge; instead, he's more of an annoying type of child. Almost challenges a Siberian tiger to a duel and at this point, nobody cares if he does tbh.

Hiro:

"Ha ha very funny, Zeus." Ready to actually feed Zeus to the lions #2. Secretly considering throwing Amelia's phone into the pond halfway through the tour. Is very soft when it comes to small, fluffy animals.

Alfonse:

Trying to stop Caesar and Zeus from biting each other's heads off. Also watching over everyone but doesn't make it obvious because he knows Klaus would say he doesn't need help. Is fairly calm. Tries to pay attention to Elias but Caesar and Zeus just would not calm tf down for a sec.

Caesar:

"HeY, zEuS, lOoK aT tHaT!!1!1 *points to a group of rats* dO yOu KnOw ThEm?!?!1?1?! YoU mIgHt Be ReLaTeD!!1!1!1" Just wants to enjoy himself but Zeus exists. Only person enthusiastic about Amelia's repeated need to take pictures.

Amelia:

"Selfie time!!" "Let's take a picture!!" Drags everyone into the picture, which might explain their expressions. (Klaus and Azusa's murderous glares. Hiro and Mel's bored/irritated expressions. Alfonse and Liz's polite but awkward smiles.) Baffled by how graceful some of the animals are. Literally in love with Peacocks and flamingos.

Liz:

"Amelia, it's the 20th picture in this exact spot..isn't that a little bit..um..enough?" Excitedly pulling Joel around and babbling on and on about the animals (Which he obviously finds very adorable). Has a conversation with as much animals as she can. Is deeply offended when an animal ignores her. "I brought snacks!" #3.

[aliwept]

ok so !! rn i’m thinking based on the results (you can still vote im just.. sharing what i think rn and kinda what you guys might expect in case u wanna change ur minds):

zuko will be added as the top voter in the first section but . probably won’t do him as much as the other characters cause i’m bad at character arcs :’) well. ones i dont create myself (ex: aria sacturi luca tokoyami the list goes on) tbh i’ll let u guys kno now i have a soft spot for zukaang but i dont tolerate gay fetishing i just genuinely think they’d work well

i rly need to rewatch SMDGFKD but im probably not going to it’s ok tho .. i can hear like. their voices in specific quotes so i think i’ll be ok .. maybe watch the beach episode that was wild

suki as second to top .. Good. Good. im glad my mini tag ted talk bumped her up.. she’s bi and what an icon. actuallly. i might make .. xe/xyr for suki. yea ok

ty lee .. the lesbian .. good. ok. also ik i said this before but she’s trans. and so im not . gonna ship her w any guys and im def not going to accept any transphobia thanks !  i mean not that i wld anyway but yk

sokka i might add as like .. again a side muse like zuko but .. since figs is picking him up i might not? debating whether to make him bigender sDGDS so .. i might make him but if i do he’ll be a side muse

i really need to update my mobile rules list

yue i might add just cause i’m so soft for my moon lesbian. also cause like ive said before .....  i had the Biggest crush on her for . literal years

jet’s an asshole we all kno but if he gets bumped up i might .. make some threads abt his past and kinda .. before he meets his Squad tm and .. yea jet does some Direct Fucking Action and it goes too far but .. i do like how he must’ve been before he got that power rush / etc. also .. im not gonna do anything related to ba sing se w him cause that freaked me tf out and i.. kinda dont wanna rewatch that

OK LOK NOW

asami: good . bicon. i rmmr i had her on my muses list before but took her off cause no one seemed interested but :”) at least ppl like her now SDFKJ and korrasami is .. probably the only ship id do with her .. her thing w mako .. idk i just wasnt a fan of how they portrayed her in it like the sterotypical jealous gf .. tho maybe that was during her bi awakening tm... also icb im writing both sides of this ship .. who needs rp ill just write w myself SDFK

prince wu: ok that’s some . that’s som egood shit. idk how well i’ll do him since we have’nt seen him much but .. he’s . he’s good also i only ship him w mako atm thanks cause i feel like they’d. balance each other out well and can rly learn from each other and also just. wld get along

FUCK I FORGOT TO ADD KUVIRA TO THE LIST IM DOING IT NOW ... ok so with her like.. i’d probably not do much related to her rise to power cause that was all sorts of weird . but def post-canon completely!

mako: i have mixed feelings abt him but i feel like i cld make him. actually likeable instead of how he appeared in the series and more of a. brother guy and u kno. respectful of people’s feelings but also not making him too . canon div like .. again ‘id probably postly write post-canon or pre-canon or .. aus DSGKDS .. like he’s still a bit of an asshole / control freak and i rly dont think mako n korra or asami bc of their love of freedom would’ve worked out regardless .. so while im not like making him canon divergent i will .. mostly write him out post- and pre- mako arc

bolin .. son .. sun .. you deserve the world.  i love you. thank you. also he’s trans bi . ok . thank you for my life that’s all i have to say. you all know how muc h i love hinm. actualyl i do have more to say he’s such an underappreciated character and .. he was so respectful to korra and did’nt take it out on her even tho his heart was broken (see: mako) and his lavabending he was so excited and im just .. soft

tahno ...... asshole. rat. im probably only gonna write him . Again. post-arc (amon) cauase .. that’s the part of him th’ats most interesting to me? and i can’t really.. connect with him pre-amon cause .. while i can vaguely understand him based on the info they give to us as creators i don’t feel .. comfortable writing him out ?

kya: ok tha’ts fair she’s kinda old. just saying she’s a lesbian and i love her so fucking much and she’s a wonderful mentor and strong and i really wld love to flesh her out

(also what about that cousin huan with theggreen streak art boy like .. just a sec imma add him just in case he’s tokoyami but . Not quite as sensitive and just .. SMGDKJ mostly for jokes but he was a rly fun chara)

[mazojo]

First impressions based on first ep takes from least to most fav:

In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki: very.... forgettable show. I don’t like when shows over use the stereotype of hating on a gender for the lolz or it it’s kinda :// weirdchamp. Idk it’s just not my cup of tea I guess

Gunjou no Fanfare: I am.... not the biggest fan of horses. Specially if they are cgi. Specifically if they are cgi. SKSKKSS This was kinda boring ngL, until like the last two secs were the main guys had this shoujo moment that was kinda cute asksksk but yeah I mean it’s not gonna be the best probably but I’ll keep watching

Aharen-san wa hakarenai: it was.... it was alright I guess, I think I was expecting to like it a bit more than what I did but it was not bad per se.... I think it’s got a cute concept to it but it might get repetitive fast so I hope the side characters make up for it for me. Too much komi San energies for my taste asjsjwk

Komi can’t communicate: I mean yeah..... it was komi can’t communicate alright. Y’all know my thoughts on this so I won’t expand but hey tadano and najimi are still popping off and being legendaric so that was awesome!! I also like the new guy a lot hope he is relevant. Less ren tho, I hate every moment she is on screen

Dance dance danseur: it was good, I like the concept and how it plays with stereotypes and the way ballet is perceived when it comes to male dancers. I am not the biggest ballet fan tbh so that part was a bit ehh for me but I like the theme they are going for

Love all Play: honestly it was pretty generic but I like generic so I liked it SKSKSKS not a masterpiece and I don’t expect it to be but it is what it’s being sold to me so I will keep watching, the cast seems fun

Heroine Tarumono: cute!! I enjoy idol shows like this but I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea aksksks I like the characters so far and I know I’ll enjoy the ships 😌

Kakkou no linazuke: this is messyyyy but I like messy so I enjoyed it lolll the main guy is adorable and I feel like the love interests are gonna be iffy for me because of some comments I spoiled myself with but ama try going into it blind lol. Still a good watch it made me laugh dumb people are real

Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san: I liked it! I think it’s a concept we’ve seen similarly a lot reverently but it doesn’t make it less good, the animation is pretty and I love how dumb everyone is. Love is truly built for the dumb x dumb and I love that for us!!

Love After World Domination: I love the concept of this! It’s all my tropes at once of enemies to lovers secret dating dumb x dumb flustered I love it!! The only thing bringing it down is the animation is a bit lacking but I am excited to see where it goes !

Rikekoi: omg I missed my science dumb stem people so much!!!! ALSSKSK Rikekoi is a dumb show in all it’s splendor but good for me because I like dumb shows and cute romances and I enjoy season 1 a lot so I am gonna have a blast with season 2 bet

Paripi koumei: pleasantly surprised!!! This was actually pretty solid start lol I came into it not expecting much tbh added it last minute to my list but I really like the concepts and dynamics built so far! Eiko my beloved and manager dude and Kongmin dating tm

Ao Ashi: really good!!! I love football anime because it’s the only sport I know how to understand so I mean it’s fun for me tbh loll, I like the characters they are setting up and I am excited for more! I’ll defo read the manga later

Summertime rendering: that was an amazing first ep loll it was so eerieee!! I don’t usually get spooked in anime because it’s animated but the vibes this gave was great. I was expecting to like it because I like those concepts so I am glad it lived to my expectations ngl

Tomodachi game: okay yeah I am biased because it’s one of my favorite mangas bUT LET ME LOVE IT OKAY. I am not the biggest fan of the first arc compared to the rest but I promise it’s good give it a chance. Do it for Kei. I mean for the plot. I mean Kei.

Love is war: love is war cANt stop slapping so therefore we have no other choice but to Stan and love it ! Absolutely showstopping comedy on point characters great stan love is war peeps

Spy x family: potentially a 10 show and I don’t say that lightly. It WAS SO GOOD THEY ADAPTED IT SO GOOD WHAT A GREAT STORY. It’s a very original concept and fun to watch and found family!!!!!!!!!! My favorite trope !!!!!!!! Love to never lose

Spring 2022 Anime Watchlist

Odd Taxi Movie: In the woods - April 1

Rikekoi Season 2 - April 2

Gunjou no Fanfare - April 2

Aharen-san wa hakarenai - April 2

Love all play - April 2

Paripi Koumei - April 5

Tomodachi Game - April 6

Komi-san wa, comyushou desu. 2nd Season - April 7

Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto - April 7

Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de - April 8

Kaguya-sama wa Kokirasetai: Ultra Romantic - April 9

Ao Ashi - April 9

Spy x Family - April 9

Dance dance danseur - April 9

Kawaii dake ja Nazi Shikimori-san- April 10

Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mume no Uchi - April 10

Summertime Render - April 15

Free! movie 5: The final stroke - April 22

Yuukoku no Moriarty OVA - April 27

Bubble - April 28

Kakkou no linazuke - April

[wwounu]

𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 𝖎𝖓𝖙𝖗𝖔𝖉𝖚𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖆𝖌

Tagged by @svt-angel​ (Thank you!!! <3)

𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞: Keagan, Keags, Keaspo

𝐙𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐜: Capricorn

𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: I don’t know but it’s safe to say I’m short

𝐀𝐠𝐞: Young. In the 2000′s at least.

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 16:45

𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬: infinite, svt, monsta x, exo, btob, shinee (this is to name a few)

𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝: That Harakeke Saem song One Kiss to be realistic

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝: Voces Inocentes

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝: junhui so easy seventeen i kid you not its the video when he goes sO eAzY

𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐬: uwuzii but i never post bc idk what to put lol

𝐃𝐨 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬: I get some, and they make my day tbh

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞: Originally I wanted to call this account jiihoons but it was a connected blog to meaniies so I couldn’t do that. I settled with this one after thinking for an hour (nnonus and akkiinda were very close choices)

𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠: 62

𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩: They range from 5 to 10

𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫: 8

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐦 𝐈 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Pyjamas my shirt is Care Bears lolol

𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐣𝐨𝐛: Doctor, but I take an art GCSE lol

𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩: Philippines. I wanna go back home exploring south east Asia would be nice too

𝐏𝐥��𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: I’ve been playing piano since 2010, and I know the ukulele but I’m horrible at remembering chords

𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠: Hmm I don’t have an ultimate favourite but When I grow up + Q&A + Hello + FRONTING (svt), Honesty + Replay (shinee), Moonlight + First snow (exo), Between me and you + Love letter (infinite), Just one day (bts), It’s okay (btob), Ex girl (monsta x), If I love again (chen and chanyeol OOF)

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬: I like sport, but I don’t play a specific sport mainly because my system can’t cope that well if I push too hard I might be exaggerating that point but I don’t know I’m weak basically

𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫: A very dark brown, but it’s getting lighter because I don’t go outside

𝐄𝐲𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫: Dark brown 

𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠: Irresistible and Truly Madly Deeply - One Direction hands dowN

𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞(𝐬) 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤: English and Spanish (kinda). I also understand some my parent’s dialect, if I speak it it’s very broken

𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭: ill think of one gimme a sec

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: Washed out blues, embroider shirts, sweaters, ice cream, lo-fi music, ghibli movies, tiny tattoos

I tag @stargazing-with-17 @softwonwoo

[lavasplashin]

thoughtts on fullmetal alchemiste

ty cuzz!!!

god where to start um

The manga’s fucking perfect and I really wish more would be serialized as monthly 60-page chapters because reading that while it was coming out was infinitely more satisfying than ~19 pages a week!!!!! And it gives the creators so much more time to achieve what they need to!!

Story-wise I fell head over heals in love with it in 8th grade and it will always be one of the best stories I’ve ever read. If someone hasn’t gotten the chance to check it out yet….. im sorry i dont care who you are, If you like stories at all this one is a MUST. YOU GOTTA!!!! And most likely the manga is the best way to absorb it?? And Arakawa’s art is incredible like ofc.

And then theres the animes!!!!! which i got a LOTTA OPINIONS ON

For simplicity i’m gonna refer to the original anime as just “TOA” for simplicity.

first i’ll say, anybody who ever tells you that brotherhood is 100% better than TOA is a bastard. A foolish bastard.

Someone might think this is my nostalgia speaking but even recent first time watchers have agreed with me here:

First, Al’s dub voice is great in brotherhood but he’s my actual fucking son in TOA.

But more importantly:

The entire set up arc (like half of TOA/maybe 13 eps of brotherhood) is SIGNIFICANTLY better in TOA. There were serious pros and cons to the weird timing of TOA and the manga coming out simultaneously!! 

The cons are pretty well-known. The anime caught up too fast and had to finish the story entirely differently than the manga (I’ll talk about that in a sec).

The pros re: following the manga storyline!! are that it had the chance to take it’s time on every introduction. We get to know each character in depth before things Really start to pop off and it’s done brilliantly, because they didn’t even know what was to come at that point, and they sure were not in a rush to get there.

The earlier parts of FMA are what have made it so iconic. The story of Al and Ed and their mother, every military character’s intro and Nina, Hughes, etc etc all made FMA what it was. Then the later parts just put all of the beautiful set up into motion & eventual collision.

This is why I highly recommend that people watch the first 20 or so episodes of TOA, and then start watching brotherhood from the SECOND episode or a little bit after that. Mostly BECAUSE ep 1 is just bad (most of all because it has a major spoiler IN ONE OF THE FIRST SHOTS that was never intended to be given away like that oh my god). But also because it’s good to see the difference in the other episodes, and since they are extremely concise it doesn’t take long to get through them at all. And then!!! you can just watch the rest of Brotherhood.

Anyway. That is a really strange way to do it that no one else has the energy for probably but I’ve been taking this route with my roommate who has never seen it!! and it has been really really good so far. I do gotta say this probably wont work if you havent watched it and you dont have anyone watching it with you that’s already seen it. That would probably be rather confusing so… might have to throw this theory out otherwise. i dont know i dont know…

Sorry that was a confusing explanation, but the point is, manga plot: first 20ish eps of TOA good, ep 8 or so on of brotherhood good.

The simplest option might be to just watch all of TOA and then Brotherhood if youre willing and want both stories?

TOA still has an interesting story that I enjoyed before I read the manga, but I gotta admit it’s not nearly as extravagant or impressive. I do still own conqueror of shambala on dvd though and i will never get rid of it.

If anyone is curious, my experience was TOA+shambala in 2007/8 (mostly dub) –> the manga until it ended –> kinda spiteful abt brotherhood because people shit talked TOA –> binged brotherhood (dub) in like 2014 and realized i was horribly wrong and that it was fucking beautiful save for the beginning.

I’m sure other people had great experiences however they first consumed the story, but tbh i cant imagine any other way because there are so many weird differences between all 3!!

Regarding the actual story of FMA, I cant say much of anything. It’s quite actually perfect and people really just gotta read/watch it and have their own experience with that.

Personal favorite characters: Alphonse (HAVE seriously considered naming a child after him… dont @ me), Ling yao (my old url was lingaring specifically because i love him so fucking much it hurts dude), Envy (not as much until i watched brotherhood for some reason?? brotherhood just made me fall in love with him as a character and he might be my actual fav character arc), and wow every single god damn female character. Like. damb. Maria, Olivier, Winry, Riza, Izumi like. holy shit. thanks Arakawa for my life.ANYWAY this got really long so I’m gonna stop while it’s an ok place to stop.

I could talk about specifics in the story a lot more but I will save that for another day.

[jaeminlore]

zombie!yuta

the flirtiest zombie in the world lol

will flirt with anything, living or dead ;)

he wears long sleeves and skinny jeans to try and hide his rotting skin bc believe it or not people aren’t really attracted to rotting flesh

moisturizes every single day like if you can’t find yuta he’s probably rubbing zombie honey-scented lotion on his dead skin

his literal dead skin

also yeah yuta loves honey-scented things do you want to know why?

bc honey is a food that won’t start rotting until like 3000 years after it’s made,,,, and yuta highkey thinks it has some sort of power to it

anyway he loves w nct obviously

is super slow even though he doesn’t want to be

like he wants to zoom around and be excited but sometimes things get Zombified™ and all he can do is mutter a single “ugh”

which makes all the other boys laugh but yuta hates it!!!

anyway he super social esp in the zombie verse bc ghouls are probably the most common monsters in this universe

like humans are used to working along side zombies and every thing is okay until a baker!zombie drops his finger in the cake batter and forgets to tell everyone

but that doesn’t happen too often!!

anyway yuta goes to a zombie college called undead university or smth

yuta’s parents (adoptive zombie parents — that is) are both zombie socialites,, like they have this huge ball-type party where zombies wear the clothes they wore from the era they died in

and everyone eats hors d'oeuvres but it’s horse d'oeuvres bc it’s made w horse brain

so yuta’s parents always make him go to these things and he’s super annoyed like listen for a sec

yuta was a samurai in medieval japan when he died

so the armor he has to wear at these things

and don’t even get me started on the hairstyle it was long but like shaved on the top, then rolled around into a bun?? idk how to describe it but yuta has to wear a wig that looks like that for the party

it’s so extra and he lowkey looks like a strange transformer just look up samurai armor and imagine yuta in it like he looks like a goofball

he didn’t used to ofc

back when that was the armor and yuta had a decent hairstyle instead of a wig made specifically for rotting scalps

anyway the point is that yuta really hates these parties and he always tucks some extra clothes away in his armor so as soon as everyone’s back is turned he can leave

it’s not easy to leave when you’re a zombie though like they aren’t sneaky and their thumping footsteps can be heard miles away right

so now to you

you are also a zombie

and you don’t mind these parties as much bc you died during the nineties so you get to wear grunge style stuff and your hair can be covered under a beanie

which is extremely convenient bc whenever you try to brush your hair it never goes well

you end up as patchy mcbaldscalp

so anyways you come to the party in like converse and a flannel tied around your waist

and immediately you notice that every other zombie is like a billion years older than you

like they died old,,,,, but their era was super old too

youre pretty sure you see a zombie from ancient rome

literally,,,, caesar was probably his lab partner lol

so you hide out w the food for most of the night

soon you hear this clang of metal and you turn around (slowly bc ya know,,,, you’re a zombie)

and this zombie from like medieval japan is clanking towards you

you rlly don’t want to get caught up in a convo starting with “back in my day…”

listen, if you think humans are slow you have never heard a zombie tell a story

so you like look around for some kind of escape but before you can leave

the samurai is upon you

and he’s like “it must be my lucky day, cause i’m a zombie and you’re drop-dead gorgeous”

nd you’re like oh no not only is he an old zombie,,,, he’s a pervy old zombie

and you’re just about to tell him off for it when he slowly lifts up his helmet, and you can see his face

and it’s not bad looking tbh

at least not for someone who’s been dead 832 years amirite

you kinda stop like oh,,, a cute zombie,,,, a cute zombie boy whose eyes dont rlly seem dead but actually pretty alive,,,,,,

until

“i’m nakamoto yuta, but you can call me soon,” he says. and he winks

let me tell you a thing abt zombie winks: they never go as planned

for instance, yuta winked at you, and his eyeball fell out

like the whole eyeball,,,, starts rollin away,,,

and if zombies had blood it’d probably rush to his cheeks but instead he just drops his helmet and runs after it

and you watch him, lowkey amused because when he finally gets his eyeball back, he accidentally runs into a beam

and falls right onto his back

lol

you’re laughing obv but you zombie-run over like r u ok my dude

he just closes his eyes like “leave me here to die in my shame”

so yeah the way you guys met was pretty different

but as time went by you guys grew closer

which is good bc every other zombie your age is weird and still smells like a human

so anyway yuta always brings you over to the monct house to hang out

and the boys are all slowly getting used to having girls over since more of the members are finding dates

so they prepare like

witch!mark charms a special nail polish to accurately change colors with your mood

and forest spirit!jeno always finds the prettiest flowers to give as gifts

and basically all the monsters now clean up after themselves a lot more

anyway back to you and yuta

this might be because zombies lack brains and proper blood flow to said brain but you guys like doing stupid stuff

mostly to prank the other boys

like y'all are gross and will switch eyeballs to see if anyone notices

also you try to eat brains in front of the dreamies to see if they get grossed out

vampire!donghyuck is like not grossed out at all

werewolf pup!renjun might join you if it’s close to the full moon (cue being dragged away by werewolf!sicheng “you can’t eat raw meat you aren’t a real dog!”)

jaemin jisung and chenle all think it’s cool and lowkey want to try some

like it’s horse brain how bad can it be

you always tease yuta for his samurai outfit

and he’s like i was a warrior y/n!! i fought for japan!! i had a sword and everything!!! and i’ll have you know the ladies loved me a whole lot!!

“i’m sure they did, yuta”

you guys like listening to music from your different eras like yuta is now hooked on rock and roll and you like the theatrical sounds of nōgaku

you guys are the chilliest couple ever and most of your dates consist of laying around

sometimes you’ll moan “brraaiiiiiinnnnnsss!!!!!” just to annoy the others

but mostly not

anyway you guys are like a basic zombie couple: highkey chill and lowkey gross

it’s cool tho

so

anyways that’s zombie!yuta

hope you enjoyed!

part of the monster!nct collab w @trickortaeil