#some third year second years

[junosmindpalace]

“on the count of three. one…” 

“it’s not fair. i got a lot of chips.” 

“two…three!”

at once, four bags with spooky illustrations were turned upside down, and at once, the sound of wrappers crinkling and solids crashing onto the joint up desks in the centre of the classroom created a mass of unpleasant sound.  

“satoru, get away! your pile will mix with mine!”

the bags were shaken extra thoroughly to make sure nothing was caught or remained inside, and were then discarded on the floor with loud swooshes as they cut through the air. 

“oh, come on.” shoko stared in exasperation at the boys' heaps of various candies, chocolates and bags of chips. “why do you two always get the biggest piles?”

“they can’t resist my charm.” gojo puffed out his chest, while suguru only gave him a deadpan look. 

“ready to count?”

the group nodded and the overlapping crinkling noises resumed as hands dived in to sort through the seas of treats of all different sizes and colors. 

halloween, out of all holidays, was one your second year group was always particularly enthusiastic about. it had become a sort of tradition to dress up and go out trick or treating in the neighbourhoods near the school, only to meet back later in the evening to tally up each individual’s candy amount and see who ended up with the largest haul. 

the rules were simple: whoever had the largest combination of candies and chocolates won. chips did not count.

satoru and suguru were usually neck and neck in this competition to you and shoko’s immense frustration. suguru had won the first year, satoru the last. the slimey bastards knew the best neighbourhoods to visit and which suckers would be the easiest to charm into receiving a larger haul. 

you, especially, were determined to claim a victory of your own, taking into account all the best neighbourhoods yourself. you were quite satisfied with your haul this year, and felt that it might be able to rival your friends’ usual heaps.

“a hundred and seventeen!” satoru was the first to declare, slumping back in his seat with a proud smirk and his arms crossed over his chest. “try beating that.”

“ninety six.” shoko groaned as she threw down the last piece of chocolate into her counted pile, reclining back in defeat. 

“one hundred and seven.” suguru finished with a similar defeated tone, leaning a hand on his cheek. 

“a hundred and twenty!” you cheered when you finished your count, jumping in joy over your victory. you were right. this year's haul was fruitful. satoru straightened in his seat in disbelief with a loud “what?!” as he hovered over his seat to examine your pile. 

“whoa, off by only a few? some bad luck.” shoko chuckled as she reached across the desks toward your pile. “it’s about time someone else got the lead over you two. let me have a chocolate bar.”

satoru huffed, collapsing back into his chair and pressing his cheek up against the table as he watched you start to dig into your pile of goods. 

“you two needed to be humbled.” you stated matter of factly as you tossed a piece of chocolate into your mouth. your makeup was starting to wear off, accessories of your costume removed and set down somewhere in the classroom after a tiring night out. 

“don’t get so proud, now. you won by one.” satoru grumbled through the plastic fangs in his mouth. his cape draped lazily over his figure as he slumped, shielding him in a sort of mourning figure. 

“still won.” you rebuttled simply and proudly, shooting him a sickly sweet smile as you turned your nose up at him. satoru’s lower lip jutted out in frustration. suguru watched the exchange with raised brows and a roll of his eyes. 

“you had a hundred and twenty five.” suguru said suddenly on his walk home from the school with satoru, their hauls secured back into their bags at their sides. satoru had taken out his fangs and was sucking on a lollipop when he turned his head in confusion.

“huh?”

“you had a hundred and twenty five candies by the end of the night. i heard you counting on our way back. why’d you say otherwise?”

satoru blinked owlishly before taking the lollipop out of his mouth. he stared up at the dim yellow street light as if in thought.

“well, y/n was really eager to win. embarrassingly eager, even.” satoru rolled his eyes. “seemed certain of their victory.”

“so?” 

satoru was quiet for a moment, still staring up at the sky. “i didn’t want to ruin that.”

if there were ever times suguru was caught off guard by something satoru said, this moment took the crown. he stared in surprise at satoru’s reflective expression, his pale cheeks tinted pink from the cool crisp air.

this expression however, got satoru defensive, and he stubbornly turned back toward him with a defiant look on his face. “what about it?”

suguru eventually blinked and straightened. “nothing. that was nice of you.”

“now i’m regretting it though.” satoru tried to diverge, sticking the lollipop back into his mouth. “with all that bragging.”

“that’s how you sound, you know.” 

if suguru wasn’t busy keeping going over a game plan for securing a large haul, perhaps he would have been able to catch on to the tender look on satoru's face as he basked in your enthusiasm over the decorations and the costumes and the atmosphere. if suguru wasn't keeping track of his own pile, maybe he would’ve been able to spot satoru gently placing a handful of his own chocolates into your bag while you, at one point, left it unattended. and maybe if he wasn’t so amused by satoru’s "distress" over being outdone, he would’ve been able to catch on to the small smile that danced on his lips as he watched you celebrate your victory and enjoy your favorite chocolates. 

maybe if suguru wasn’t so tired he’d would've been more attentive, use the clues to make a connection that would make excellent blackmail. but the night stretched out longer than usual and he was already thinking of all the missions he’d be out on due to the onslaught of curses produced tonight. 

this was to satoru’s immense relief. and as he parted ways with suguru, he reflected back on their conversation and hoped that you had been too enamored with your victory to notice anything either.

[magnuspirate]

[fatedroses]

And some days, I just wish you wouldn't look at me at all.

[absenthearted]

FIC: BEFORE THE ENDING, A DANCE the quarry | travis/laura | work-in-progress | pacific rim AU

The day after the kaiju attack on Anchorage, Laura Kearney has her first drift compatibility trial with her partner. It doesn’t go well.

Seven years after the apocalypse begins, Laura Kearney enlists in the Jaeger Academy on Kodiak Island. There, she meets Travis Hackett, her instructor and a retired Jaeger ranger. To achieve her dream of piloting a Jaeger, Laura must find a drift-compatible partner. It's just not as easy as she thinks.

[ef-1]

Why no outrage for Yuki?

What is there to be outraged about? Anger? Sure. But outrage implies surprise and there is nothing surprising about this. Everyone has known for years that Yuki was never gonna be considered. I know there is wide spread fandom mythology that "Helmut is racist but at least he loves Yuki 🤣🤣🤣" but both Red Bull and Helmut didn't even want to extend him last year when he had the biggest gap to his teammate De Vries. Honda had to intervene in the contract negotiations and up their contributions to Red Bull even though they're exiting the partnership soon just so he's retained

And for all the celebrations Yuki fans had when Daniel was dropped during the overlapping contracts debacle, Red Bull were still unwilling to give him a Red Bull test until Honda intervened AGAIN

Its probably a mixture of racism + he's been in the Jr team for 4 years now and they just don't seem to rate him + the fact that Red Bull don't see him as a Red Bull driver and they don't seem to want to invest in him because he's ultimately a Honda driver to them hence why Honda has had to intervene at every corner.

[autisticaradiamegido]

day 240

so heres the thing. i have never tried pixel art

but for a first (and second, and third) attempt i am not mad at these!

[listedbuilding]

the chihuahan desert, 2024

[kaiserouo]

(thinking about titan)

[aerophone-amphibians]

Goddamn, MTMTE goes hard on the third readthrough

[ohhcinnybuns]

ao3 wrapped 2024

I was tagged by the lovely @anticidic for my ao3 wrap. Thank you! :) I actually was thinking of doing something like this to start my 2025. I would have yapped forever, so I'll condense it with this LOL

in chronological order, the fics i posted this year are:

Kitten Era (58,630)

On The Pier of Yokohama (1,263)

City of Sand Castles (4,976)

Temporary Bliss (4,653)

Darling, Some Things Are Meant To Be (4,666)

stats

works published: 5 published

work subscriptions: 19

kudos: 525

comment threads: 64

bookmarks: 177

word count: 74,188

hits: 8,663

top 3 fics by kudos:

Kitten Era - 388

City of Sand Castles - 81

Temporary Bliss - 37

top 3 fics by word count:

Kitten Era - 58, 630

City of Sand Castles - 4,976

Darling, Some Things Are Meant To Be - 4,666

top 3 ships:

Dazai Osamu & Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs) (5)

Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs) (3)

Nakahara Chuuya & Paul Verlaine (Bungou Stray Dogs) (1)

top 5 tags:

Tags Contain Spoilers (4)

Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting (3)

Caring Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs) (3)

Alternate Universe - Fantasy (2)

Slow Burn (2)

tagging (with no pressure): @bloodsherry @chuuyaspinkmotorcycle @ediblepandas @guroseinsei @nihilo-sensei

[wonder-worker]

Is it true that Elizabeth of York birth celebrated like she was a son? I have seen some historians say this.

Hi! Yes, Edward IV did celebrate his daughter’s birth as though she was a male heir (“a prince”), iirc as per the Great Chronicle.

While we have no contemporary reports at the time of Elizabeth of York's birth, we know that Luchino Dallaghiexia reported that the birth of Edward and Elizabeth's third child, Cecily of York, "rejoiced the king and all the nobles exceedingly*, though they would have preferred a son'. Wanting a son (ie: an heir) was typical for their time period, likely enhanced by Edward and Elizabeth's unprecedentedly controversial marriage, her very unsuitable origins and his own status as a usurper. The fact that he was described as being "exceedingly" delighted at the birth of his third daughter in a row regardless does support the claim that he would have gone over-the-top to celebrate the birth of his first legitimate** child.

Hope this helps!

*Bizarrely, I have seen several historians and blogs use Dallaghiexia's letter to claim that Edward IV was bitterly disappointed at Cecily of York's birth. I don't understand how historical reading comprehension can be so poor that "rejoiced the king exceedingly" has somehow been rewritten as the...exact opposite of that. With no self-awareness whatsoever. **Edward's illegitimate daughter Margaret - popularly known as Elizabeth for some reason - was almost definitely born before his marriage. We don't know the birth dates of his other two illegitimate children: I think the likeliest conception date for Arthur was in early 1470 (when he was away from court, near Hampshire), but it's unverified; and we know nothing about Grace - which was probably her surname, not her name - other than the fact that Elizabeth Woodville seems to have been very attached to her.

[cinnaminsvga]

tagged by @joonary ages ago but i kept forgetting to do this because im perpetually in a state of doom (like the video game) and misery (like the dragons of imagination)

tagging anyone who sees this idk i dont use this site anymore except to search up fanart of sam from sdv ok byeeee :D (also if you saw me post this on the wrong blog no u didnt)

[uinferno]

Will I ever expect Nintendo writing a Ganondorf who's trying to break the curse and end the cycle? No. I simply think their faithful adherence to the nature of fairytales about the knight rising up to face evil and save the princess is simply that strong. It's a classic (in the most literal sense cite Perseus and Andromeda). It's why I don't believe in a playable Zelda until I see it with my own eyes.

While the earnest nature of providing interesting spins on this millennia old formula is rather endearing, I would welcome earnest breaks in turn as well. Yet until I see it, I simply won't be holding my breath for when it comes.

[unproduciblesmackdown]

also "textless" versions of these, wahooo

[kawaiichibiart]

THIRD ANNIVERSARY GACHA IS BACK Y'ALL AND I START OFF WITH A WIN

o⁠(⁠(⁠*⁠^⁠▽⁠^⁠*⁠)⁠)⁠o

[sleep-nurse]

never read the omori manga you gotta show sum of the worst panels (pleaes)

sorry this took me a hot while to think about because there's just so much fucking unbelievable bullshit ranging from ''why does aubrey have 6 toes in this panel'' to ''this does Not Make Any Sense'' but enjoy

if you've seen/played the game you will understand more why they're horrible but i'm going to rant in the tags for each one of them (obviously there are way more but this post would be tremendously long)