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crimsonwolf715 · 3 months ago

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Burnout

(TW: mentions of Dazai forcing himself to throw up, minor blood, minor injury, fatigue, and overwork. Things you need to know: Meow meowing something off the table is a reference to how cats swipe things off of tables, but Dazai does it. He’s not a cat, but he sure acts like it sometimes.)

Dazai walks into the conference room where Chuuya’s waiting for Kouyou so they can have lunch.

“Cancel your plans. We have another training to do,” Dazai says.

“Oh no, my lunch. What’ve we got?” Chuuya asks, leaning back in his chair.

“Mori’s got us doing another stupid training exercise. On the positive side, Elise threw an entire pitcher of fruit punch on Mori so he had to go shower and change before he takes us, so we have like fifteen minutes because there’s no way that man showers properly.”

Chuuya just sits there for a minute, then hums. “I guess that’s fair. Do you have any idea what kind of bullshit this training is going to entail this time?”

Dazai nods. “Something about infiltrating and you throwing something. That last part may not be accurate because I stopped listening after he complimented Elise for the fourth time and said that you’re ‘incredibly powerful’. Which wouldn’t be a problem if he didn’t say everything like he’s the world’s biggest creep.”

“Yeah, I’ve always had an odd need for validation, but I hate when he compliments me. Anyone else, and I normally take it well, but it’s just the way he says it.”

“Yeah. I mean, I don’t really like compliments from anyone aside from three people, but Mori gives me the heebie-jeebies. Anyway, we should change the topic before he comes in. He’ll make us do more stupid shit if he hears us making fun of him. How have you been since we last talked? I know it’s only been four hours, but I’m curious.”

“Well, I wasn’t paying attention earlier, and smacked into a door frame. I didn’t sleep last night, and I still haven’t gotten coffee. Oh, and to make it better, I apologized to the door frame too. What about you?”

“I saw Ango earlier and called him Mom. Saw Odasaku and luckily didn’t embarrass myself. Interrogated someone who defected and ruined a perfectly good shirt. Oh, and then Mori told me we were going to this stupid training.”

“Sounds like the ruin of a perfectly good day. I was looking forward to having lunch with Kouyou, but here we are. Speaking of which, I need to text her.”

“I have to call Odasaku and tell him I will not be up for going for drinks later. I’m already tired and sore, and we haven’t even done anything yet.”

Chuuya laughs. “Yeah, fair. I’ve been working a lot recently. It feels like no matter how much I do, there’s always more to get done.”

“Yeah, it sucks.”

Mori walks in with Elise right behind him.

“Hi, boys,” Elise says, waving.

“Let’s go, you two. We have things to do and we’re behind schedule.”

“Why are we behind schedule?” Chuuya asks, smiling innocently.

“It’s not relevant. I got held back, so we need to get moving. Dazai, what are you doing?” Mori asks.

Dazai, who’s half under the table, answers, “I’m getting my pen. I dropped it while I was spinning it on the table.”

“Why do you care if you dropped your pen? It’s not like you’re not used to making a mess, and not cleaning it up,” Chuuya says, smirking.

“Well, I like this pen. I’ve got it, so we’re good to go. And Chibi, you make a ton of messes you don’t have to clean up. Get off your high horse. Oh wait, you’re so short that you couldn’t get on a horse.”

“I’ll have you know that I know how to ride a horse. Also, normally when I make messes, it’s your fault. At least I’m not showing up at your house, and throwing drinks on the floor. Or how about that time when you purposely threw up on my couch?”

“I didn’t purposely throw up. I absolutely hate throwing up. I don’t normally throw drinks on your floor. Only sometimes.”

“First of all, sticking your fingers down your throat counts as throwing up on purpose. Secondly, you constantly meow meow drinks off of my table when I’m not doing what you want me to. You’re like an unruly bitch.”

“First thing, don’t remember it, didn’t happen. Second thing, I like meow meowing things off tables. You shouldn’t leave drinks unattended if you don’t want them on the floor…”

“Stop it, you two,” Mori says forcefully. “Let’s go, we have things to do.”

“Fine, but it is still not my fault that you have the manners of a goat.”

“How dare you, Chuuya!”

“Stop fighting,” Mori says. “If you two don’t stop, you’ll be working until dawn.”

“Eww, fine.”

“You weren’t planning on doing that again anyway? That’s new,” Chuuya says, shrugging.

“If you two behave, you can go home at five. Does that motivate you to behave?” Mori asks.

“I don’t know what time it is now, so I don’t know if that’s motivating.”

“Yes, because I haven’t gone home before nine in like two weeks, so I don’t really care what time it is now. I will not punch Dazai in the face… probably.”

“Yeah, don’t punch me in the face, Chuuya.”

“That’s what I just said. You have got to put your listening ears on.”

“Sorry, Mom. I will.”

“Bitch.”

Mori takes the two of them to a car and they drive to an empty area in the middle of the woods.

“There’s a base about two miles walking distance from here. Get there, get the intel from their computers, then deal with the base itself. I don’t want any trace of it left, boys. Do you understand?” Mori asks, holding out a data stick.

Dazai takes the data stick. “I guess.”

“Wait, you don’t want any trace left of what? The building, the organization, or the computers?”

“The building and anything in it. This is the only base we currently know about, so this is the current target. Clear enough?”

“Rubble and everything?” Chuuya asks.

“Chuuya Nakahara, I clearly do not mean that.”

Dazai starts laughing.

“It wouldn’t be the first unreasonable thing you’ve asked us to do. You once asked me if I could disintegrate things with my ability if I tried hard enough.”

“One time you asked us to take out seven buildings in one night,” Dazai adds. “While we did manage it, it’s still unreasonable.”

“Knock it off. Go, you have work to do. Come back here when you’re done and we’ll go back to base for paperwork.”

“You know what would motivate me? Not having to do paperwork.”

“I’ll do it, but you can’t go home until I’m done.”

“How would I annoy you the whole time if I went home?” Dazai asks.

“I would be annoyed the whole time if you did go home,” Chuuya replies.

“Fair enough. We’ll head out now, Mori. You look like you’re gonna strangle us.”

“I’m not, just go,” Mori replies.

“Ok, we’re leaving. No need to tell us again.”

So the two start the long walk to the base. It turned out to be a four mile walk instead of a two mile walk and the base is heavily guarded.

“Would you look at that? So many new friends to murder,” Chuuya says, motioning towards the base.

“Yay, murder,” Dazai replies. “I don’t think I brought enough bullets for all of our new friends. I only have like two magazines.”

“Good thing I don’t need bullets.”

“Yeah, that is a good thing. You up for a long, drawn out fight? We haven’t slept in like a week.”

Chuuya laughs, though it does sound a bit hysteric. “I don’t really have a choice. Let’s just get this over with so I can go home.”

“Okay, guns blazing it is.”

Chuuya and Dazai storm the base. The two of them deal with the goons until they find the computer room. Dazai downloads the data from the computers while Chuuya continues dealing with the guards, who seem to be never ending. Dazai finishes up and then throws the computer on the floor.

“Alright, we can go,” Dazai says.

They make it back to the loading bay and Dazai notices a box labeled explosives.

“Hey, wanna have some fun with this?” Dazai asks.

“Yeah, sure. Whatever you want,” Chuuya replies, looking down at his bloody knuckles.

“I’ll bandage up your hands when we get back to base.”

Chuuya uses his ability to move the box of explosives to the middle of the loading bay. Once they get far enough away, Dazai blows it up. The building explodes with much more ferocity than Dazai anticipated, making him laugh.

“Can we rest here for a minute?” Dazai asks. “I literally feel like my legs are gonna give out on me if I keep going.”

“Yeah, we can take a minute. I’m going to pick the glass out of my hands. All of the things for that man to have hit me with, it had to be a glass bottle,” Chuuya mutters, dropping onto the grass.

Dazai sits down, then lays down on the grass.

“Oh, I’m gonna kill Mori,” Dazai mutters. “I’m fine with working a lot, but I told him that I’m not cut out for this much physical labor.”

Chuuya scoffs, his eyes still trained on his hands as he pulls glass slivers out of his bleeding knuckles. “You’re such a princess.”

Dazai sighs. “Maybe a little, but this is more work than anybody should be doing. We’re being abused, Chuuya.”

Chuuya laughs. “Yeah, well, at least no one’s beating you. It could be worse. I could smack you every time you say something stupid.”

“Please don’t. I’d have way too many bruises and Ango asks way too many questions.”

“Boo hoo. I wouldn’t do that anyway.”

“Yeah, it’s because we’re friends.”

Mori’s car drives up and Mori gets out.

“What is taking you two so long…? What are you doing on the ground?” Mori asks.

“I cannot move,” Dazai answers. “I’m exhausted.”

“I’m taking glass out of my hands, and it’s taking a long time, because my nails are so short they’re practically non-existent,” Chuuya says, still without looking up.

“Get up,” Mori demands. “I’ll get the glass out of your hands in the car. Dazai, get up. We have things to do.”

“What things do we have to do? I thought it was just paperwork, and then we could go home,” Chuuya says, dragging himself to his feet.

“Yes, the paperwork. Kouyou also requested your presence but I told her she can wait until tomorrow, so you’ll have that to look forward to, Chuuya.”

Dazai forces himself to his feet. “Wow, just paperwork and then we go home. I’m gonna do the paperwork though because Chibi’s knuckles are all messed up.”

“I don’t care which one of you does the paperwork, as long as it gets done,” Mori replies.

“Yeah, I think I’m gonna need stitches in this one spot. I’m still bleeding. You’re definitely going to have to do the paperwork,” Chuuya says.

The drive back to the Mafia’s base is quiet. Mori deals with Chuuya’s injuries while Dazai does paperwork.

“Do I label this as training or as a mission?” Dazai asks. “You said it was training, but it definitely felt like a mission.”

“Training,” Mori answers. “Elise, grab the bandages and wrap up Chuuya’s hands.”

Elise walks over and grabs the bandages, then hands them to Mori. “You do it.”

Mori sighs, then takes the bandages and wraps up Chuuya’s hands. “There. As usual, I can’t give you any meds unless you really need it. Let me know if anything gets infected.”

“Yeah, ok. I mean, I don’t plan on talking to you for the next few days, but you always try to ruin my plans anyway,” Chuuya says, sulking.

Before Mori has a chance to respond, Dazai gets up. “Paperwork is done so Chuuya and I can go home.”

Mori looks over it. “Alright, go ahead. Take tomorrow off too. Come back ready to do more work the day after.”

“Whatever you say, boss,” Dazai replies.

“I’m going to sleep through tomorrow. I know Kouyou wants to see me, but I don’t care. I’m just not going to exist tomorrow. Do you wanna come to my apartment with me?” he randomly asks, turning to Dazai.

“I mean, I don’t have anywhere else to go. Odasaku’s God knows where and Ango left an hour ago for some out of town meeting. Since nobody seems to like my little shipping container house, I guess I’ll come with you,” Dazai answers.

“Ew, of course no one likes that. Come on though, I want to get home as quickly as possible.”

“Coming.”

The two head back to Chuuya’s apartment to get some much needed rest.

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tornioduva · 1 year ago

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A little reflection on the Hazbin Hotel "situation"

First of all, i'm not really a fan of any of Vivziepop work, mainly i followed helluva boss out of curiosity and because sometimes they had really neat ideas.

that said, i ended up seeing all ofher stuff anyway, uhuh. i discovered her at the times of her sheika music videos, and, while not my cup of tea, i remained interested in her style of doing things, because of how unique it was. When the pilot for HH came out i saw it, and, as i said, HB too, plus all the covers and fan content.

So, this is my situation. i'm not really interested in her work and in her as a person, but i know her, her creations and all the stuff people made about them and talked about her, even if i didn't want to uhuh. You could say "just avoid everything Vivziepop related if you're not interested in her, her works and any discourse regarding all of it". i'm lazy, ok? the internet recommends it to me, i oblige. this is my curse.

Now, where i want to go with this.

Last week i rediscovered a video essayst i really liked, Neverknowsbest, and i put his latest two videos on while working and doing house chores. both are pretty relevant to this discussion, but i want to redirect you to one in particular:

youtube

Even if you don't want to see it, the gist of it, and what of it i want to use in this post is:

We are obsessed with overwhelming failures and explosive successes, there's no room for just experiencing something, thinking of it as mediocre, or even bad, but then just moving on, while still enjoying, or loving even, the couple of good ideas it in it.

I don't like most of her work, i have heavy criticism of helluva boss, i agree on aaaaall the discussions about character design, and if half of the things people are saying about her as a creator, project director and person are true...then there is a very good chance i don't like her either uhuh.

that said, i think HH and HB should be treated as what they are: simple slef-indulgent shows about stupid/shitty people. this premise alone does not hold promise of quality, or good ideas; what it does hold is the desire of the creator to explore what it is fun and interesting for and not much else, and that i think is ok.

The fact that every HH episode so far has been met either with heavy criticism as if it promised to be the best adaption of the bible, or as the pinnacle of representation of traumetic events, to me is kinda stupid. not counting the prerelease discussion. You want to hurt the show? ignore it, stop talking about it, do what everyone did to that Lotr amazon show, make it lose money.

As i said, i do not particularly like HB and don't tink i would recommend it to anyone, but it is on the same level as a lot of shows i watched growing up, just with more swearing and trauma sprinkled in. And while saying this, i can recognize some parts of it that are really good, like some of the jokes, line delivery, sometimes animations and often the songs (i listened to a lot of covers of that one stolas song, uhuh).

All this to say, please, do not let the internet consume you uhuh. use all this energy for things that are truly bad, not things that are mediocre at best. That is unless you were one of those who funded the show, then you have every right to complain if your money is in it.

Plus, i wrote "situation" because, as usual, i'm sure all the fuss i've seen is mostly a minority on twitter or somwhere else, since already a friend of mine not correlated with this stuff at all out of nowhere told me he watched it and liked it, so.

P.S: i decided to use a banner for these rant posts so to make them more interesting, i hope you like it uhuh. also, anyone who tells you drawing chibis is simple is lying to you.

#tornio #tornioduva #torniod #torniotalk #vivziepop #vivienne medrano #helluva boss #hazbin hotel #Youtube

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seven-thewanderer · 11 months ago

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Okay here it is: the last section of the art-dumping

And it is... an au!!

It's kind of a silly idea, but I call it the Strayed!AU (it's kind of just an au that spawns based on something different happening relating to 1 specific character) (...and it's a Sun and Moon Show au...)

This one follows the SAMS plot most of the way, except changing after Sun kills Bloodmoon

Instead of Sun killing Bloodmoon and that being it until Bloodmoon's revived based on only video knowledge, he actually gets brought back by KC, who (after Moon asked what happened, and if Sun was okay, after Sun said only "useless crap was destroyed", he went to go get some cleaning supplies, and KC basically begged Moon to let him take control in that moment) then found the few remaining nano-machines of Bloodmoon that had survived (only finding 5 before taking those nano-machines to try and revive him), taking them to hide from Sun, and then going to Monty while pretending to be Moon to convince Monty to let him borrow some nano-machines (being why when Lunar.. yknow'ed.. Monty didn't have nano-machines to rebuild him with, so he couldn't shape shift anymore) so that he could rebuilt & bring his son back to life

So here's how Bloodmoon looks in the au!!

(also it's called the Strayed AU cus Bloodmoon kinda acts like a strayed dog who doesn't trust people, and only trusts an occasional few, that "few" being just KC)

Here's also how KC looks!!

I haven't drawn the rest, cus I haven't had the time to, but they each would have differences from canon, and here's a few I can think of:

Lunar would still have a tail

Earth would have small cloud-like wing accessories on her back (y'know those tiny white wings with the curly spiral at the part that goes on the back? Yeah those wings, idk their exact name but they pop up if you search 'chibi wings' so they might be chibi wings)

Sun (possibly also Moon? haven't decided yet) wears overalls

Eclipse's outfit would be (kinda) more clown-like

Also, a sad fact to me: Some characters in canon don't exist in this au

So characters like Solar, Ruin (Eclipse), Ruin Monty, Jack 'O Moon (since Solar made him), and others that I cant think of rn, wouldn't exist in this au

So because of that, there would be a Ruin alternative, but currently I have no ideas for them cus like. idk. didn't feel like it yet. (basically tho the Ruin Replacement wouldnt have made Bloodmoon, they just found him away from KC and was like ''ooh perfect'' and took him to work under them secretly, and such like that.

Now, here are some details to try and describe the characters in this au:

Killcode (KC): (he/they) Kc is still quite distant from the family, but visits them more often than in canon (or at least that we saw in canon). KC spends most of his time wandering, in his RV (he does have an RV, yes), which is also his soup kitchen. He has a Soup kitchen - Food Truck - RV. KC is quite caring for Bloodmoon, and tries to care for him the best he can, while also trying to teach him to be a good person (ex. He often lets Bloodmoon go out to hunt fish - which he ends up really liking to do - and makes him fish soups with his catches. He also lets Bloodmoon help him make soup for the homeless, but only in helping cut the veggies and to bake bread to give alongside the soup, as Bloodmoon keeps trying to either tamper with the soup, or attack the customers.) KC is also quite cat-like at times, and sometimes Bloodmoon can be a bit too much for him, but he still shows his love and care. KC still does have a tinder profile, like in canon, but hasn't actually gotten with someone (successfully) yet. KillCode is omniromantic, and has a slight preference for men.

Sun: (he/him) (sometimes wants to go by she) Sun is basically quite the same, being quite anxious at times, being good at taking care of kids, and somewhat bad at dealing with adults, except he has been a bit more willing to go to therapy (he has stopped denying it, and is trying to seek out therapy). However, he still strongly dislikes Bloodmoon. Despite KC trying to help Bloodmoon be better, Sun doesn't trust him. KC and Sun have also grown a better relationship as siblings, instead of that awkward relationship they seemed to have (in my opinion). Sun also likes to knit and crochet, especially to make little sweaters for his cats. Despite popular belief, Sun is not bisexual, and is actually unlabeled.

Moon: (he/they) Moon is quite caring for his family, having also gone through the ''Got reset after separating from KC'' fate, and tries his best to be open with his family, but isn't the best. Moon still uses his technology, but doesn't let his science & tech get in the way of him & his family, so if one of them needs something, he will put them first. Moon does however sometimes have a few anger issues, and rather than discussing them to someone, he just tries to push them away and hold them back (this does not work well.) Moon is still aroace, but is specifically sex-repulsed asexual & orchidromantic (I searched up one to fit what I was going for & found orchidromantic, which is apparently someone who ''feels romantic attraction, but does not desire a romantic relationship'', yet both sources I found seemed to be slightly a bit uncertain themselves so idk)

Earth: (she/her) Earth is very sweet and caring for her older siblings, despite sometimes acting herself like the oldest sister (when she's actually the youngest). Earth tries to care a lot for others, and ends up putting a lot of peoples' issues before her own. She feels as if she has to help others, otherwise she's doing things wrongs, but helping others often stresses her out and causes burnout for her. Other than that, Earth loves things like dolls and stuffed toys, as she finds comfort in those (she's not the only one in her family who does), and often convinces her brothers to play fun games with her, like dress-up, or convinces them to watch shows & movies with her. Earth mainly acts like a younger sibling, except for when she feels like she has to help someone, then that's when she acts more serious. Earth has never really thought too much about relationship preferences, so she stays unlabeled.

Lunar: (he/they) Lunar is the middle child, who has quite the chaotic energy at times. Due to trauma, Lunar often acts younger than he actually is, and likes being treated like a child, but not being treated like a child (likes toys and such, and other things kids tend to be said to like, and likes being treated in a more calm manner, but hates when he's referred to as small, or defenseless, or someone whose too young to do anything on his own). Lunar often likes to play dolls with Earth, despite not really liking dolls, and preferring stuffed animals, like Spigot. Lunar does have a bit of star power (since he was still blown up), but has a smaller amount than in canon (since Solar said it was a rare chance for him to get powers, so he only got a very small fraction of weather powers, so he can't really hurt anyone with them, making him not that much a threat... but the astrals still aren't sure.) Lunar is quite energetic, yet still traumatized and depressed, but often tries to show himself more energetic. Sometimes he does have moments where he falls quiet due to his depression, and doesn't speak up much. Lunar is pansexual, and eventually realized themself to possibly be polyamorous when they liked the idea of being in a relationship with more than one person (idk if that is how figuring that out works honestly, I just based that discoveration off of the canon Lunar wondering if dating Gemini would be polyamorous or not, and based on my own questioning)

Bloodmoon: (they/he) Bloodmoon is somewhat like a stray dog. They don't trust too many people, but often either trusts one person (KC), or can tend to be bribed easily into following what someone wants (Ruin-replacement & Stitchwraith). Bloodmoon can be quite chaotic (more than Lunar), and tends to run around often sometimes to get out energy, aka zoomies. Bloodmoon tends to show their feelings in a way not considered ''normal'' to most, tending to growl and bark, and occasionally bite (KC's tried to get him to stop biting. It has not worked.), but also sometimes shapeshifts into shapes and bundles of who-knows-what to represent their emotions. Bloodmoon sometimes has panic attacks, especially if left around Sun for too long, which can be calmed with stuffed toys, which he either bites, or just cuddles them, as they help ground him. They hate admitting that though, as the only person Bloodmoon is comfortable being vulnerable around is one another, and occasionally KillCode. Bloodmoon also has a scar on their chest (that no matter how hard KC tried to fix it when making their body, it just wouldn't go away) in the spot where Sun blasted them, due to them trying to split last-second to avoid the blast, yet failing. Bloodmoon also has a confidence issue they don't speak about, where (as Lunar once said for himself when he could shapeshift:) they have a hard time being big. Thus, they often accidentally shapeshift themself to a smaller size, and it's nearly unnoticeable, unless they accidentally make themself near Lunar's height. Bloodmoon also discovered themselves to both be aromantic, but haven't figured out yet if there's more to their identity.

K [Ruin replacement] (I still don't have a name for them, but my mind keeps wanting to say their name starts with a K, so for now they're K): (??) K is insane. K came from an alternate universe, and decided to cause chaos once they arrived. K often likes to use others to their advantage, and is quite good with manipulation, and is quite far from a good person (whether they'd be redeemable or not, I have absolutely no idea). K found Bloodmoon when he was out fishing for KC, and took them, forcing them to work with them, under the bribe of free blood. K is an awful person, treating Bloodmoon more like a pet than another animatronic, even giving Bloodmoon a shock collar to control them better (I myself really don't like shock collars btw, I think they're messed up, so the fact that K uses one on Bloodmoon shows that they're messed up, at least in my view.) K has a plan, which is unknown, but hinted at by how they describe themself as the "puppeteer" over others.

Eclipse: (he/it) Eclipse is still struggling to be the ''big bad villain'', kind of being more of an annoyance rather than a villain. Though he can still be quite a threat. He dies nearly the same 2 ways, except the second time he was killed in a universe where Eclipse either didn't exist, or had already died (since this universe doesn't know Solar. Maybe they brought him to like, Evil Lunar's dimension and let Lunar deal with him, honestly idk they just brought him to a dimension, and guaranteed his death) At this point, Eclipse has returned on his 3rd life, with less memory of his previous actions than before (basically requiring the videos + others' reaction to him to know, plus the faint urge to be evil), and trying his best to be evil, but sometimes the others (especially Earth) can tell he's at the near edge of a mental breakdown/identity crisis. He very much doesn't want redemption, but is almost being convinced that maybe, just maybe, he could earn it? Eclipse is aroace, and is strongly repulsed by the idea of both sex or romance.

Also a short summary of character relationships:

KC <- Familial -> Bloodmoon Bloodmoon views KC as a dad, and KC views Bloodmoon as his sons. They have a sweet father-sons relationship, but it's not perfect.

Earth <- Slight trust, tension -> Bloodmoon Out of Sun, Moon, Lunar, and Earth, Bloodmoon trusts Earth the most, finding a comfort in her care. Earth, however, isn't fully trusting of Bloodmoon, due to them nearly killing her once, but she still thinks there's a good person in them somewhere.

Lunar <- Tension -> Bloodmoon They used to have a sibling-like relationship in the far past, when Lunar had first met Bloodmoon, but after Bloodmoon had tried to kill Earth that one time, and Lunar almost (accidentally, but not fully accidentally) basically electrocuted Bloodmoon, they've had a tension ever since.

Sun <- Strong distrust + tension -> Bloodmoon Sun doesn't trust Bloodmoon, slightly disappointed that KC brought them back, but somewhat understanding of KC's decision. Sun often tries to hide it, but he very very much dislikes Bloodmoon. Bloodmoon, however, is basically terrified of Sun, and will do whatever they can to avoid him.

Moon <- Neutral yet slightly negative -> Bloodmoon Moon and Bloodmoon had a more neutral relationship, since Moon does feel bad for them, and Bloodmoon hasn't really been hurt by Moon. However, they both don't fully trust one-another, due to when Bloodmoon nearly killed Earth. Moon now doesn't fully trust Bloodmoon, and keeps an eye to make sure he doesn't slip up, and Bloodmoon fears that Moon could try to kill him, like Sun did.

K <- Very negative -> Bloodmoon K uses Bloodmoon, and manipulates them, making them do anything they want the twins to do, but forbids them from telling anyone it was their idea. K was the one who actually told Bloodmoon to attack Earth, but nobody knows, as Bloodmoon is too scared to admit that. (Also K kind of takes both Ruin's role, and Rodrick's role, making Rodrick as a tool to keep an eye on Bloodmoon from distances, instead of Rodrick being a tool by the creator to use Bloodmoon)

Eclipse <- Distrust, hatred, and annoyance -> Bloodmoon Eclipse and Bloodmoon both strongly hate and distrust one another, and sees the other as an annoyance.

Oh, I also almost forgot!! When KC had to rebuild Bloodmoon, he managed to find the code in Bloodmoon that made them bloodthirsty, and managed to safely remove it, so now Bloodmoon likes to hunt for fun (and out of habit), but doesn't need to

Okay I think that's everything now!! :3

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mk-wizard · 3 years ago

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Sailor Moon 90s Anime is STILL the best

Hi. I know I am on a Sailor Moon binge here, but after seeing all of Crystal, Eternal and on R (season 2) of the first anime, I want to get this all off of my chest... and before I go further, since these are all animes, I will refer to them as 90s, Crystal and Eternal. And after watching them all, I have to say that the 90s takes the gold medal as the best Sailor Moon anime so far and this is why;

1- It had the best pacing. - While I admit that sometimes, it went too far with the filler, 98% of the time, it worked with the 90s. It took its time to make you get to know the characters for better or for worse, it made you see different sides of them, it gave them a chance to truly develop and be multi-dimensional, and it made you care about them. When a death happened, it felt tragic. When a victory happened, you cheered. And when you saw what side characters did, it mattered. I mean, who can ever forget the contribution 90s Naru Osaka had to the story? And everyone who has seen the 90s anime cannot forget her. More on the character development and getting to know characters later.

Sure, it wasn’t true to the manga and even the characters had different personalities, but I let that slide by because when Crystal and Eternal did follow the manga to the letter, we didn’t get a chance to digest anything. The only characters who develop are Usagi, Chibi-Usa and the outer guardians, and for the last bunch, it was the bare minimum. Crystal and Eternal were fun rides and I would be lying if I said I didn’t like them, but they were like roller coasters. They gave you a thrill, but fast and been done. The 90s was like a slow scenic ride that gave you surprises, emotionally touched you, made you cry, made you laugh, made you root for the heroes and even at the age of 37 years now, I keep rewatching this series.

2- The art of the 90s was better because it was sketchy, dark and edgier. - I know Sailor Moon doesn’t seem like this on the surface because the heroines are lovely girls in cute costumes, it emphasizes femininity and all things pretty, it has a romantic theme and is all about love, but Sailor Moon is also one of the darkest, grittiest, edgy and violent magical girl animes I have ever seen since Magic Knights Rayearth. Sailor Moon has on screen deaths which were permanent most of the time, on screen stabbings and the drawing of blood, and fights that got so hardcore, that real punches and kicks were thrown. The dark edges, black line art and sharp edges worked with the atmosphere of the story. I mean, look at the difference between the halls Dark Kingdom of the 90s (above) and that of Crystal.

And if that is not enough to win you over, the characters were much more animated, organic and conveyed more emotion whether they were exaggerated or serious.

In Crystal, the expressions and body language was very dulled down. Not to mention, very stiff.

Everything is also too bright and soft which makes the characters look like velvet dolls with too much make up especially with the line art. I will give them props for adding better details, cleaner lines, the glow of magical items, and details in the gems, but everything else is all wrong.

Eternal was better, but still not quite there. The colours are still way too bright and the characters still look too much like dolls from having line art that is too wispy. And I really do not like how the eyes have this unnatural glow to them. The edgy scenes become lost with all this brightness.

3- We got to see that there was so much more the characters than just heroes or villains. - Since Usagi is the titular character, let us just talk about her in the 90s since I could go on forever about how much we learned about the characters. In any version of Sailor Moon, Usagi’s role as a Sailor Guardian has always been the core of the story and she does indeed show progress as one. However, the 90s tells us that no matter what, she is still going to be herself too which is just as important and she shows character development as just plain old Usagi too. The manga, Crystal and Eternal which only paint Usagi as not doing anything right except be a Sailor Guardian, but the 90s show her hidden talents and learning new skills. For example, she was bad at cooking at the beginning of the series.

However, by Sailor Moon R, she gets the hang of it and is able to cook a meal by herself. Yes, she is messy, clumsy, never gets the hang of making cookies and is nowhere near Makoto’s level especially when it comes to presentation, but she is good at cooking food.

Another hidden talent of Usagi’s is her drawing skills. She isn’t just good at drawing. She’s got talent at it, so in the 90s, Usagi is quite the artist.

And it is admirable that 90s Usagi is open to trying new things even if she isn’t good at them. She practices, she explores and tries to enlighten herself. Sure, academics, coordination and organization will never be her fortes, but she really does have other and tries to discover more.

In Crystal and Eternal, she is good at being Sailor Moon, she is a good friend and a good girlfriend, but that is it. She is one dimensional here and she isn’t the only one to painted like that. Everyone is only the obvious and that is all the audience gets.

4- Better character redemption. - I mentioned before that Sailor Moon had grit and was dark, but the 90s also made it more complex and did character redemption right. It was open to the possibility of bad people becoming good. For instance, the Black Moon Clan Specter Sister are unforgettable for being successfully redeemed.

Yes, I admit that the monster of the day would get killed by the hands of the Sailor Guardians, but they also clearly showed that the monsters were not people or even alive. They were made of energy, clay or sand. When the monster of the day was a possessed innocent, they were saved through exorcism. Very rarely was an actual person ever killed and even when they were, it was either by the hands of another villain, their own hand, self defense or as a last resort. They never used killing as means of dealing with every single bad guy.

Furthermore, the bridge arc about the Makai Tree that also served as a prologue to Sailor Moon R could be seen as a story about mercy, kindness and love. It stands out as the one time the big bad was actually a misunderstood big good being the Makai Tree herself. And even Ail an An were never bad, but were raised bad. And even then, they changed. This story is unique only to the 90s so far, but it was great and stood out for that reason.

In Crystal, the heroines will kill a person without a second thought which I am shocked that no one brings up how repetitive and contradictory that is. The pretty warrior of love and justice should by all means protect the Earth, but doing so by killing off the bad guy all time is not love or justice. I also think the caption in this picture sums up how I feel about how the one and only time bad guys were given a chance to be redeemed...

Eternal was better because the Asteroid Guardians got redeemed and saved. However, even then, I feel like there is still a double standard. They were one of the good guys to begin with and Sailor Guardians. In the 90s, the Amazoness Quartet wasn’t, but were given a chance to change anyway. I find it cool that the Quartet turned out to be Sailors and even better that they will go on to become Chibi-Usa’s team, but mercy is not just for your allies or for your own benefit. Everyone should be given at least one chance to fix their mistakes.

5- We got to know Mamoru better. - I admit that no matter the incarnation, Tuxedo Mask will never be as powerful as Sailor Moon except when he is King Endymion, but the 90s take on his character made him better even if they did omit his super attack being Tuxedo le Smoking Bomber. What the well dressed masked man lacked in firepower, he made up for in intelligence, insight about the enemy’s weakness, courage and skill. The only times he ever did get overpowered was either by bad luck or because it was intentional because he was taking a hit for Sailor Moon. And even then, he always got back up. He’s a real man like that.

More importantly, we get to know him as Mamoru too. Even before he confides being an amnesiac to Usagi, we see his struggles with feeling alone in the world from having no memory of his life before a tragic accident which also killed his parents. Now, him being a stern cynical person makes sense because I probably wouldn’t be pleasant to be around either if I lived with that. Once his walls come down, we see that deep down, all he wants is to belong somewhere and have a family. It should also be noted that 90s Mamoru doesn’t love Usagi because he is “destined” to. He loves her because he wants to. Even during that brief period where he broke up with Usagi was an act of love. The thing I also always liked best about 90s Mamoru is that even though he loves Usagi more than life itself, his life doesn’t revolve around her which is a healthy thing and he tries to encourage Usagi to be the same way for her own good. He is studying to be a doctor, he has a job and he even has his own crowd which I think is great.

In Crystal and Eternal, while I do see an attempt at trying to follow this trend by showing that Usagi and Mamoru were on their way to falling in love even before they got their memories back, I still find he was one note and we never really learn much about him that has nothing to do with Tuxedo Mask, Endymion or anything royal related. Sure, we know that he’s studying to be a doctor and is a genius to an extent too, but that is it.

I would like to end this by admitting that the 90s was not perfect either, but out of all the takes on the tale of Sailor Moon as of date. Crystal and Eternal were ok, but they just cannot stand up to the quality of the 90s. The only thing I can say I find Crystal did better than the 90s were the costume designs. Specifically, how they let Venus keep her chain belt, Pluto’s key chain belt, Uranus and Neptune’s shorter gloves, Uranus’s sword, Uranus having two earrings, Mercury’s suit is shoulder less which I always found suited her better, and I liked Sailor Moon’s brooch and necklace better in season 1.

And even then, I should have liked it if Jupiter’s antenna was always on display as it is just something I always found cute in the manga, I liked Mars’ five point star earrings better in the 90s, and I like how in the 90s, each of the Inner Guardians’ sailor stripes were a little different.

Of course, this is all my opinion. I would like to hear which of the animes did Sailor Moon right in your opinion and why. Thanks for reading and stay safe, and have a great day.

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kuroos-moon · 4 years ago

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E-girl S/o

☾ pairings: ushijima x reader, oikawa x reader, kuroo x reader

☾ request: headcanons for Ushijima, Oikawa and Kuroo reacting to or being interested in/dating a girl that is kinda goth/e-girl/edgy? Like they wear a lot of black, like scary movies and video games, have a very sarcastic personality?

☾ warning/s: none

☾ a/note: not rlly sure if i did e-girls justice on this one im sorry

Ushijima Wakatoshi

• Doesn’t get the “oh, I didn’t expect girls like y/n are your type”

• Like?? Uhm, wdym it’s self-explanatory you’re just so eye-catching

• Yes, you caught the Ushiwaka’s eye

• You’re not dating or anything, let alone have started a conversation

• But there’s an impressive number of people who know he likes you a lot

• Wakatoshi’s blunt and genuinely honest for most times if not all of his life

• “You like anyone?” “Yes.” “Really? Is it that cute girl from your cl-

• “Y/n L/n.”

• Knows how much you love black bc it’s not rlly hard to miss, you wear it on you every chance you get

• And now you’ve cursed him with remembering you every time he sees the color

• You heard of the rumors that one of the nation’s top three aces likes you and you don’t believe them ofc

• Not that you don’t know you’re pretty, you love your reflection but you just reckon you’re not his type yk?

• He’s more of an admire and fall for you more from afar type of dude

• Totally stops and stare when you walk in the gym wearing a short black skirt and a black top, with boots and chains and all

• Doesn’t know a thing about fashion but damn, you’re so hot??

• Cannot hear even his own coach

• Hopes you’re not going on a date

• “Geez, y/n, is it someone’s funeral?” “Ah, Satori-chan, why are you even out of your cascket?”

• Kinda thinks you’re mean bc you’re sarcastic and his humor rlly isn’t up to your level lmao sorry but he wants to know what’s it like to actually talk to you

• So he does, once he bumps into you on his way out of the gym and you just awkwardly stare at each other

• “I like your style. Your outfit.” He says, and he is not even shy on the outside at least

• “uh thanks?” you just kinda smile at him bc ydk what youre supposed to do this is wakafreakingtoshi we’re talkin bout

• “you like black a lot.” “yeah, I do, what of it?”

• “you really look good in it. You own the color,” he says that like it’s no big deal before he walks away

• You totally crush on him after that encounter

• Basically, he doesn’t have a type. he cannot distinguish cute girls, e-girls, or any ‘type’ of girls

• What he could so naturally distinguish though, is you—his lovely darling in black—and the rest of the female population he couldn’t care less for

Oikawa Tōru

• You’re his most treasured babygirl and no he doesn’t take any criticism

• Your taste in fashion? 💯/💯

• Is maybe a tad bit too in love with your pretty boy and e-girl dynamic in pics bc his Instagram is flooded with them

• Hypes you up in your socials, in his, and in real life

• Goes for captions like: “choke me like you hate me, y/n-chan” and “step on me and I’ll apologize instead”

• He’s so cheesy but you love it :>

• Lets you pick out his clothes once in a while though you have different tastes and preferences

• You return the favor too sometimes and it’s not even a compromise on either of your parts

• You just have fun with your own things and you’re having fun in trying out things the other likes too yk?

• One thing that shortens his lifespan is when you watch horror movies together

• HOW ARE YOU NOT SCARED? Loves spending nights like this with you nonetheless though

• “y/n-chan is the ghost gone?” “yup, you could open your eyes now.” “thank g- hey!”

• Is the rare male teenager who’s kinda knowledgeable in make-up products bc of u

• He knows what kind of eyeliner you use and if he sees something kinda cool when he’s out, he’ll buy it for you

• Or tell you about it: “y/n-chan do you know this eyeliner called ***? I don’t know if it was the lady’s sales talk but I think you’ll like it”—wholesome and thoughtful

• Flexes you a lot and will not tolerate all the “Tōru and y/n don’t really look good together”

• “Right? She just doesn’t complement him right.”

• He’s childish and more so when agitated, not even Iwaizumi could hold him back

• “Oh yeah? THEN LOOK AT MY FABULOUS NAILS” flexes all ten of his fingers which you painted black just last night on your bedroom floor

• You just flip your hair in their direction and drag Toru away bc you’re too unbothered <33

• “y/n-chan back me up here, you have the bitchiest attitude towards me so let’s work together and unleash our sass on them so they shut up, okay?”

• It’s really rare for him to be that way with his fans but he’s the numero uno y/n-stanner ofc he won’t take that crap

• “your makeup and taste in clothes aren’t even half as good as y/n’s.” sticks his tongue out ✨maturely✨

• Hates when he has to play Karasuno bc you once mentioned you could imagine Tobio having the same aesthetic as you

• You also might’ve jokingly told him that “Toru I should’ve gotten a boyfriend from Karasuno, it’d be cool to tie their jacket around my waist and cheer for him at the same time.”

• Was so mad at you about it and refused to talk to you for days because he’s just so not childish at all

• “Ugh, why don’t they just change their team color to pure orange. Chibi-chan domination.”

Kuroo Tetsuro

• Already took an interest in you from what he observes is an interestingly snarky character

• Has been seeing you in only your uniform at first though but then he finds himself thinking a bit too much about you one night

• Stalks your Instagram <33

• Jaw drops, heart beats a tad bit faster, his yearning grows

• You’re so pretty. So good in black. Your poses? The whole vibe of your feed? He doesn’t know what to do with his admiration you’re just so freaking meant for him

• He gets it’s not the usual style for most girls in school, and tbh he didn’t know he’d like it so much, he just does now

• Knows there was no saving him once he starts imagining scenarios about you before he goes to bed

• This dork starts to know more things about you—it’s really cool that you play the same games as him

• Is up to date on your posts, your ig story, and your tweets but why in the world are you still not in bed at 3 in the morning?

• You just love gaming, huh? Should he start a conversation with you about it? He played that often too with Kenma

• He just can’t seem to though bc he’s nervous and lowkey intimidated

• Once witnessed you jokingly exchange snarky comments with your friends and you even flipped them off

• It’s settled then, he’ll graduate without talking to you sad kuroo noises

• You once posted a pic flexing your matte black nails on a weekend and when the weekday came, he was so excited to see them in person

• But your nails are no longer painted, and he was so disappointed bc they looked rlly attractive to him

• Voices out his thoughts mindlessly. “You removed your nail polish.”

• Everyone—including you—is surprised. Your desks aren’t even next to each other but his body was facing you

• Cringes internally once he realizes he had said it but is so surprised when you smile at him.

• “It’s not allowed in school, it’s a shame, you think they were pretty too, right?”

• He cannot function, he totally did not prepare for this—and to think he had so many nights imagining different scenarios about you.

• He was rlly popular and you thought you acted too confident; you just curse yourself for it. “Oh, uh sorry I thought you saw my post.”

• You look away, embarrassed. “Yeah,” he chuckles a bit. You cringe.

• “Black really suits you, and your nails were pretty, wish I could’ve seen them today, that’s all.”

• And who would’ve thought your relationship would bloom since then

• All because he’s so interested and mesmerized with everything about you <3

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zuffer-weird-girl · 5 years ago

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Soulmate AU

Before you meet your soulmate you have to deal with a chibi version of them before actually meeting them. So can he handle it?

Kai's point of view since you guys wanted

Reader's view

Soulmates... a mere distraction and useless thing that appeared on the humanity. Seing thise with disgusting little versions of other persons on their shoulder or just howering over their head just gave him the nerves.

Ever since he turned 18, he tried to not think about it much... his chibi didn't appeared, and probably never would... Pops and Kurono always gave him as younger the bullshit of "be patient" or "Those things take time."

He didn't believed that neither want it. He didn't needed a stupid sick person to distract him from his mission... that's what he told himself.

One day, working he heard a crash and immediately sighed in annoyance. It wasn't a good day for him and he wasn't on the mood to atture anyone. Almost throwing his pen down, he got up with a grunt and went in search of where the noise went only to find the living room in complete chaos as Mimic, Nemoto and Setsuno holded weapons while looking at the ground.

"What the hell..?" He muttered before Setsuno shouted an "THERE! KILL IT!" before the three man started to stab, shot the ground as little squeak's echoed in the room.

He was about to scold everyone on that room before he almost shouted when he felt the reason of their misbehaviour bump into his leg. Looking down, glove already discarded, he saw a what was supposed to be a tiny creature, eyes shinning a vibrant (E/c) color while looking up at him while adjusting their (H/c) hair.

"What the-?" He cringed and hissed when the creature hugged his ankle and went to kill it before a elder hand grabbed on his wrist. The owner demanding that everyone excluding Chisaki left the room.

"Pops with all due respect-"

"My boy, after years you're really going to kill your soulmate?" The elder spoke with a frown as Chisaki tried to not widen his eyes. Pops crouched down and gently cupped the chibi in his hands and brought up for him and Kai to see more closely.

"My, isn't that one of prettiest chibis I saw?" The elder chuckled as the chibi blushed and squeaked happily at the man's commentary as Kai narrowed his eyes at the little thing. "Don't you agree my boy?" The elder asked as Kai glared one more time at the chibi before scoffing and storming out of the room.

The chibi tilted their head as Pops chuckled, letting the pretty thing down on the ground to follow Kai.

He sighed before widening his amber eyes at hearing the squeaking following him. He turned around and send a dark glare at the chibi who only smiled lovingly at him.

"Shoo. Be gone." He tried to shove them with his foot by all in vain since the chibi attached to his ankle and squeaked happily as he cringed. "GET OFF!"

Kurono appeared on the halls before snorting at the scene before commenting.

"Found your soulmate?"

"Shut up and help me get rid of this!" Kai glared at his friend who made a thoughtful expression before smirking and denying, hlgetting out and leaving Kai with the lovely chibi on his ankle.

He groaned as he tried to work and the chibi continued walking, playing or even squeaking to get his attention. The chibi wouldn't just leave him alone and always followed or tried to cuddle one part of his body and was getting already on his nerves.

His pacience broke when the chibi accidentally let a bit of his pen fall and he slammed his hands on his desk. Making the chibi squeak, but this time in fear.

"Get. Out. Of my office." He growled the words between his teeth, glaring at the chibi as hives slowly started to appear on his skin "I don't want to even hear your stupid squeaking or see your disgusting face again. Out."

The chibi stayed silent as Kai continued glaring at it before he let out a confused and quite shock noise when tears started to roll down their round cheeks as the chibi jumped from his desk and ran out of his office.

"Well... at least some peace." He sighed before taking his seat again. Getting back to work despite a feeling of guilt starting to grow on the back of his head.

It had been more than six hours since he last saw his chibi soulmate ever since he... blow off. Walking around the halls he couldn't help but sometimes look behind him sometimes to check if the chibi was following him... but it wasn't.

Frowning a bit he shook his head before an idea popped into his mind. Getting his phone out and start his research about the chibis.

Reading more and more about them he saw that his soulmate was actually a quite patient one... normally chibis when ignored by only half an hour they ran away from the person and never heard of again.... but it has been days since he had tried to ignore their existence, and his soulmate was still there, happily following him like a puppy.

Reading ore and more his heart dropped subconsciously when he saw that chibis were extremely fragile creatures. One hit and they might end up the actual person on a very bad and dangerous way. His worry and guilt were too overbearing as he got up and decided to look for the chibi around the house... just to prevent a death.

Yeah... it was only because of that. Je didn't wanted the yakusa to have a bad reputation if one person died becaus of a chibi.... because he was an asshole to them.

Although it reached around the night hours. And still hadn't found the damn chibi. Kurono noticed his distress and he admited the whole story so he could help him.

Kai was almost losing his mind, already admitting that he missed his chibi soulmate, not hearing their annoying squeak was torture now.

"Relax dude, we're going to find-"

"Is my fault. I shouldn't have growled at it." He admited begrudgingly, as Kurono tried his best to not just nod in agreement to not make his friend more stressed than he was.

The two walked towards the kitchen to get a drink before Kai almost felt his breath being ripped out of his chest when he saw the damn brat, sitting on the kitchen counter nibbling on a fruit, not aware of the presence of the two males on the room.

"There it is." Hati smirked as Kai let out a relieved sigh, hesitantly walking towards the chibi as Kurono went to bed.

"You brat, where were you?" He hadn't meant for his tone to be harsh, but immediately cringed when the chibi let out a terrified squeak and hidded behind the basquet of fruitsm

He did deserve that.

Sighing, he got a chair to sit down as he watched like a hawks the shaken chibi as he frowned.

"Apologies." He said nonchantly bit noticed it wasn't enough for the chibi to even poke their head out to look at him. "... I never expected to have a soulmate. I was always barely on my own... and as you cam see I am not the best person to be around of." He looked at the door frame a bit, the corner of his eyes spotting the chibi slowly getting out "Whenever I'm around, the fun ends. That's how always has been since the old man took me in. I... guess that I just think that I'm not suitable to have someone... I would just let them down anyway." He flinched and tensed at feeling something on his hand, only to look down at the chibi hugging his hand and looking up at him before squeaking a smile.

"... even despite of what I did to you, you forgive me that easy?" He arched one eyebrow at the another squeak. His smirk was hidded thanks by his mask as he awkwardly rubbed their chubby cheek with his thumb.

"Brat." He whispered as the chibi squeaked again as he allowed himself to finally be relieved on that day.

Ever since them, he put the brat, as he decided to call, on his shoulder since they seemed like to enjoy snuggle up on the purple feathers of his jacket. Everyone who dared to aproach or even try to touch it, Chisaki immediatly would overhaul them on the spot.

The brat, when the both were alone would always squeak loudly whenever he was wearing his mask. Grumpily he would take it off just to stop hearing the squeaking only for the chibi to kiss his cheek or even lips and ran away from him.

"Why you little-"

Rappa almost stepped on the chibi once, and no one believed that Kai actually shouted and cursed the man... no one even knew that Chisaki knew much cursed words as Kendo himself.

One day, opening the door of Eri's room he called the girl who shakily stood up before both of them widened their eyes when hearing a squeak and the chibi just popping out of Chisaki's jacket and waving at Eri.

"....u-uh...."

"Don't comment and just go Eri."

He really didn't know whether he should ignore it or just want the floor to swallow him after that.

Loosening his tie around is neck he found the chibi on the middle of his bed crying. Anger and concern immediately ran up to his veins as he looked around for any signs fro someone else that could have hitted you or other thing.

Then he remember something, chibis usually reflected what their actual versions were feeling at the moment and for the first time he felt empathy... slowly taking a seat he saw the tiny drops of water espace their eyes.

His gloved hand grabbed them, making them squeak as he apologised. Lowering his mask he glared at the chibi a bit before hesitantly and awkwardly peeking them.

Immediatly the humor of the chibi changed as they let out inumerous squeaks amd hugged his bare face and peppered it with tiny smooches as he grunted.

"I regret my decision already..." he growled as the chibi squeaked even more.

"They sound like they hadn't sleep in ages." Kurono commented with a laugh at seing Kai's soulmate almost drooling on his shoulder as Kai stared blankly at them.

"They're just a lazy brat." He murmured nonchantly before returning his gaze at his front as the chibi let out a cute yawn. "You know the deal, give them the product and leave, or else shoot."

"Got it." They went to turn on a alleyway before Kai let out a grunt when his chibi yanked on his pierced ear and started to squeak loudly and jump on his shoulder.

"What the hell?" Kurono commented as Kai grabbed the chibi on his gloved hand and glared at them.

"What's wrong with-" the chibi bited on his gloved hand and jumped on the floor and stomped out as Kai stared in horror as Kurono was froze in shock "they never did this before."

"Go after them. I will slow down the business." Kai nodded ass he ran after his chibi, ready to give them an hour of lecture for daring to pinch their small teeth on his hand.

"Get THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME-!" he shoved past the people as he ran after his soulmate that despite being little it was fast."GET BACK HERE YOU BRAT!"

The chibi stopped amd looked at him with a smile, poiting at the entrance of a market, squeaking and jumping before entering the place.

"You want to get killed you little-?!" He groaned and stormed in the market looking at the ground desperatly... he was already panicking again before he spotted the little shit turning on a aisle.

"For God's sake brat dont you-?!" He stopped on his tracks when he saw his chibi on the arms of another one. A small version of himself as it hugged lovingly his brat while he could even feel hearts emitting out of them.

"I see..." he muttered in shock to himself before gasping quietly when he heard another's voice, something like "goldie" before they stopped behind his chibi self.

He locked gaze with the familiar (E/c) beautiful eyes. His actual soulmate... was standing there, right in front of him...

They started to slowly take steps towards him and he subsconciously did the same...

He could feel his brat smilling up at him... as his own and only future love of his life giggled when he arched an eyebrow at then before laughing.

Exactly like he suspected...

He couldn't help but smile at the angel in front of him, knowing that for the first time on his life. Soulmates were actually a blessing since he finally found his brat.

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dokifluffs · 5 years ago

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Not the End | Kuroo Tetsuro

Pairing: Kuroo x Reader (female)

Genre: heart warming fluff tehe

Author’s Note: Literally one of my most favorite things I have ever written so I really hope you guys like it too~!! 🥺🥰🥰time to embrace canon kuroo and make more fluff, even if it means breaking a 4th wall or 5th wall- dedicated to haikyuu, thank you for everything

He knocked repeatedly on the door as clouds casted by in the sky, blocking out the sweltering summer sun

He wore a white oversized t-shirt with the periodic table on it and black jeans

“Where is she?” He thought to himself as he spammed your doorbell, hearing the chime echo inside yet there was no movement to be seen

He glanced at his watch seeing the time

He fortunately came early but if you didn’t come out now, the window of extra time would be shutting

He was growing just the tiniest bit antsy since he had been dreaming about this date for so long and now that it was summer and volleyball was over, he had the time

Tickets were hard to get for these museums he had planned and he had a whole day planned down to every hour

It was early in summer so it was perfect, not too scorching hot

He couldn’t wait anymore and pulled out your spare key from your flowerpot, putting it back neatly as if it was never touched

“Y/N?” He called, his strong voice echoing into what seemed like an empty house

He slipped out of his shoes and made his way upstairs, almost always finding you there if you never answered the door, his calls, or anything

Your bedroom was like your sanctum having all that you needed- an air con fan, tv, surround sound, and most importantly, your bed that you had all to yourself

approaching your bedroom, the door cracked open, he could hear the faintest sound of music playing

“Oya?” He knocked on your bedroom door as he pushed it open, relieved to find you

But he didn’t know how to feel seeing you curled up wearing his stolen hoodie, still in bed when you knew about the time for today’s events

“Hey, what’s up? We have to get to the station-“ he paused when he saw you look up to him, uncurling your face from your pillow

Your eyes were red and cheeks tear stained, matching your pillow cover that you hugged

“K-Kuroo...” you sobbed, inching yourself in your little ball form toward him as he sat on the edge of your bed, the mattress dipping beneath his weight

“W-what is it?” He was surprised as you laid your head on his lap

His mind went frantic as he went through your messages in his head, trying to remember if it was a certain day he missed- it wasn’t anyone that he knew of’s birthday, not an anniversary date or anything

Why were you so heartbroken?

Your eyes glistened from the sunlight in the room as you teared up once again, little wet drops forming on his jeans

“R-remember that manga and anime I was watching?” You sniffled as you sat up, your pillow in your lap and your fingers playing with the hem of it. “The volleyball one?”

“Yeah, did a character die or something?” He tried to make light of the situation and it worked, just the slightest but your emotions were getting the best of you

“No, but the last chapter of the manga came out…” tears dripped off your chin as you swallowed a hardened lump in your throat, the words aching as you spoke

listening carefully, he could hear you were listening to a slowed down version of one of the opening themes- he only knew this because of how many times you would put on the themes while riding in the car

but this was the slowed down version, or as you called it the “moonlight version,” and it was setting the mood for you, making you more sad

Kuroo remembered the day back in junior high/ end of grade school when you started following this manga about volleyball

“You need to stop listening to this, it’s just making you sadder,” he laughed awkwardly, pausing the song that was playing on loop. he knew this volleyball anime/manga meant the world to you, but not like this

Your eyes lit up when you read or talked about it to him and he asked you why not play for the girls’ team but you settled on being the manager for Nekoma instead, wanting to cheer them on and also being with kuroo and kenma and all your other close friends on the team

It made him feel like you loved the show and manga more than him sometimes and it kinda hurt since they were fictional characters and he was your boyfriend, a real life actual volleyball player

“All the characters got their story, they grew above and beyond, and the main character was finally able to make it to the world stage with his partner from the high school team and- “ your voice cracked as you spoke, the wound reopening, fresh in your chest as everything you read, everything you watched, all the glorious moments came rushing through your mind

Everything you fell in love with for the past eight years came rushing back and you loved it all so much, it made you so warm but it also hurt thinking about how there wouldn’t be any more to it

You wanted to curl into a hole and rewatch and reread everything as much as you could

No more chapters, most likely no more official arts- all you had left was the animated show that would be continuing and finishing in a couple months

“Kuroo, I don’t want it to end,” you sobbed, your hair falling, hiding your face

He didn’t miss how your knuckles turned white as you gripping your pillow, only able to imagine the heartache you were feeling

he knew very well how much this all meant to you, all the rants and extensive conversations you had with him, begging him to watch the show- especially because of a bed headed character that was just like him

you reminded him so much of kenma- you talked, read, and watched everything about this story like kenma when he got a new game or was watching hinata play volleyball

You want to see more, hear more of the voice actors, the characters growing. You want to be beside all of them and see their story to the very end

All the antics between the characters that made you break into a smile or fits of giggles, all the cheers made for the different teams in your manga/anime- all were so addicting

“Hey, shhh,” he pulled you gently into his embrace, one hand holding the back of your head, the other rubbing down your back. “I know you don’t but all good things must come to an end, right?”

He glanced at his watch just the slightest bit, seeing the time, relieved to know he still had enough

“Look on the bright side; you were able to read and watch it while it was still being made, you got to anticipate the next chapter and episode, seeing all the characters develop and become great people who’ve had such a great impact on your life.”

He pulled you back and wiped your tears away on your cheek

“This may be the end of the story, but it’s not the end for you; everything will live on inside of you, right?” He held your face in his hands, making sure his words got to you

“It won’t be the end of your life, or any of your favorite characters’. The story you were presented with came to an end but their lives are still going, just like yours.”

You buried yourself into his arms, muffling your cries into his neck as he chuckled, holding you

“Come on, get dressed and I’ll make sure all this sadness you’re feeling will go away. I’ll be the wind that’ll shift the storm cloud brewing above your head,” he stood up, still holding you and setting your feet on the ground

“I won’t let you be sad, not on my watch, chibi-chan,” he looked down to you with a smile as he pat your head. “Your body won’t even realize L-trytophan’s being converted into L-5OH-trytophan, converting serotonin by an aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase.”

The gawk you had made him let out his hyena laugh, just hurting his pride ever so slightly that he had made one of the smoothest lines in love-history and you didn’t even swoon

“I’m gonna make happy chemical in your body make your heart go doki doki,” he put simply to which you nodded, breaking in to a laugh, calling him a nerd under your breath as you changed

But he was your nerd, and he was right

No matter where you were in life, you got to have this special manga and story in your life and experience it first-hand whereas others were missing it

Everyone lives on, even if you can’t see them

Thank you, Furudate, for bringing Haikyuu into this world <3

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inseobts · 4 years ago

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Kuroo - Shy

Kuroo x Karauso Manager

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A/N: that’s my first haikyuu scenario so pleaseeee don’t be too harsh to me lmao. I don’t know how to make hcs so I opted for the scenario hoping you don’t mind it. Also sorry for any mistake, english isn’t my first language.

You are Karasuno’s third manager, recruited by Kiyoko to help Yachi for the next year since you are a second year and already know how everything works.

All the team arrives to Tokyo for the summer training camp. This is your first time here since you joined the team a little later. Every Karasuno boy seems to be already friend with the Nekoma team, who was there waiting for you all to arrive.

“T-Tanaka...w-why is there a third girl nowwww???” Yamamoto Taketora says pointing at you. You already know each of their names since you tried to study their games to not show up here unprepared.

“She’s cuteeee, isn’t sheeee???” Tanaka says squishing your cheeks with his hand and showing you to the weird hair boy. This to receive a head smack from Kiyoko.

As you enter the gymnasium you could already recognise most of the biggest players there. One of them Kuroo Tetsuro, captain and middle blocker of Nekoma, who you didn’t even notice he actually was with your captain since you arrived. He turns and face you when you notice you’ve been staring at him all this time. With a blush forming on your face you turn away really fast, hoping he didn’t notice you.

“Why are you staring at Bokuto now? Are you so into captains?” someone whispers to you. You turn fast just to see Kuroo’s face right in front of yours, only a few centimetres apart. Flustered at how close he is you panic and start backing away. Kuroo grabs your wrist and pulls you back towards him, making you crash against his chest.

“Be careful, you were about to step into the court. Bokuto could have forgiven you for interrupting but I don’t know about the others” he smirks at you.

He’s beautiful and hot. With his beautiful brown eyes and his smirk he’s a total tease, one you couldn’t resist much. You step back from his embrace and walk away towards Yamaguchi who offered you a calming smile.

“She doesn’t talk much, does she?” Kuroo asks to no one in particular receiving a nod from a smiling Daichi, “she’s just really shy, she opens up a little after she starts being comfortable”.

During the first matches you find it hard to concentrate as you turn every minute to watch the Nekoma team. Sometimes you could even catch the tall captain looking at you, and each time you see him turning away with one of his best smirk to continue playing.

Finally the match you were waiting to see.

Karasuno vs Nekoma.

Before the start of the game you watch Hinata talking with the Russian tall boy, kinda studying him since you didn’t know much about.

“Now you’re staring at our Lev. I guess you’re attracted to tall boys then”

You jump and turn fast to face the boy at your side who was looking at the two boys as well with a big smile before turning to face you back.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you”

“Then stop appearing like this next to me all the times” you say kinda regretting it really fast and looking away.

“So she does talk. And she even has a beautiful voice...it really fits you” he says looking at the court without moving from your side.

“Yeah, I talk” you says kinda offended by his words, leaving him there alone. He starts to reach for you again and stops when Kenma calls for him. After the match ends you leave really fast without giving to Kuroo the time to approach you again.

Later that night.

Everyone started to go taking a shower and then rest up for the upcoming day of more training. You were walking around the campus(?) as you see one of the unused gymnasium with the lights on. You walk towards it and stop at the door once you notice Tsukishima.

“Hey Tsukki, what are you doing here at this hou—“ you say and stop mid sentence as soon as you notice he’s not alone.

“He is playing a match with me, do you need him?” Kuroo says appearing in front of you, making you blush once again. You shake your head and start leaving when a overjoyed Bokuto stops you at the door, “why don’t you stay and watch us a little bit?? You could be my cheerleader” he says pouting with his firm hands on your shoulders.

“Okay, I’ll stay” you say walking at the side of the court.

After ten points you sigh loudly making everyone turn towards you confused, “Tsukki, follow the ball and don’t jump too fast. When you jump don’t put your hands like this but try put them more like..this. You should pay attention to your teammates too. You’re playing with Kuroo right now, you should have already understood his game, so try to fit in it at your best”.

Tsukishima nods at you, ready to start playing again but found the other boys not as ready as they’re staring open mouthed at you.

“You really left them both speechless, it might be a miracle..you should come here more often” Akaashi tells you and then go back to his spot ready to play.

“Can you play?” Kuroo asks you making you turn to run away before you notice the small orange haired boy in front of you.

“COULD I PLEASE JOIN IN TOO?” he says stepping in front of you.

Kuroo steps between the two of you putting his hands on yours and Hinata’s shoulders, “that’s a perfect timing, y/n was about to join us too and we just needed a third person for Bokuto’s team”

“So I’m playing against both Tsukishima and y/n....be ready, I’ll win!” he says surpassing you and going at his spot.

You don’t move and see Kuroo getting his face closer, “seems like you have to play now. Don’t worry, if you need help I’ll be there”

“I won’t need your help” you say walking confident towards Tsukishima, leaving Kuroo smirking at you.

After the match ends everyone goes grab their water bottles, leaving you panting there alone while sitting on the floor.

“You probably didn’t bring your water bottle with you thinking you would play so much” you hear a now familiar voice approaching you.

He sits at your side and extends his bottle to you, “take mine, looks like you need it”.

You roll your eyes and take it just to drink half of it and give the rest back to him, “it’s been a long time since I last played, sorry if we lost”.

“No need to apologise. Honestly it seems like you play everyday though. You...you played really well. I’m really impressed” he says making you turn away to hide your red face. He felt his cheeks hot as well as he watched you and suddenly starts drinking the water you left to hide it.

“I SAW IT!!! I SAW EVERYTHING!!!” Hinata screams running to the two of you making everyone in the room curious about what was going on.

“What did you see Chibi-San?” Kuroo asks him trying to hide the worry of being caught on his red cheeks.

“IT WAS A KISS!!! YOU TWO KISSED!!!” he keeps pointing at you and Kuroo with both his hands.

“W-what?? When???” Bokuto asks happily joining Hinata’s side.

“HE DRANK FROM HER WATER BOTTLE..THEY HAD AN INDIRECT KISS”

Everyone turns towards the short boy as if he just ruined a party.

“wow you really are that stupid” Tsukishima says to Hinata and offering you his hand to help you stand up. You accept his help, wish everyone a good night and leave. You can hear footsteps behind you so you stop and turn to face Kuroo.

“Do you need something?” you ask.

“I just wanted to apologise to you” he says getting closer to you.

“About what exactly?” you ask confused.

“For what I said about your voice. It was pretty rude from me to talk like that. I mean..your voice is beautiful for real but...I shouldn’t have said it like that.”

“I accept your apologies. Do you need something else, or can I go now?”

He shakes his head and you start walking away for the second time.

“W-wait” he stops you again, “is Tsukishima.....your....yeah you know...your boyfriend?”

“I’m leaving” you says walking aways from him as you feel like your face is about to explode.

The next days you didn’t even notice but you and Kuroo started being closer making you feel more comfortable around him, even tho you still get red and shy every time he teases you with his innumerable smirks.

You are eating your watermelon with Yachi and Kiyoko when a tall figure covers you from the sunlight.

“Hey y/n, I saw you were enjoying your watermelon so I stole some more for you from Bokuto” you smile accepting the fruit.

He sits next to you and just now you notice the other two girls left you alone with him. You start looking around for them and Kuroo follows you.

“Looking for someone in particular? If so Tsukishima left already”

“I told you he’s not my boyfriend. I just happened to befriend him, he isn’t as difficult as he acts like” you say finishing your second piece of watermelon.

“I was joking. It’s because you look cute when you get angry so I can’t stop myself from teasing you” he smirks leaving you to go back into the gym.

It’s the last day of training and then you’ll leave with your team to go back home.

“You should make it less obvious that you like that girl” Kenma says to his friend, catching him staring at you talking to Suga with a soft smile on.

“Oh, is it really that obvious? Do you think she noticed??” he asks panicking.

“Yeah, you really can’t hide it. I think everyone noticed it” Yaku says approaching the two friends with the rest of the team following.

“Everyone but her, I think she’s the only one who didn’t notice” Kai says making Kuroo sigh of relief.

“Y/N, keep smiling and pretend we are having a funny conversation, but why is all the Nekoma team staring at us?” Suga asks you while nodding and faking a smile to mask his flustered face.

You suddenly turn around to face the boys and they all (except Kenma and Kuroo) start blushing and looking around as if to pretend they weren’t just starting and talking at your back. You look confused at Kuroo and you notice his blush as he walks towards you.

“Why is everyone staring?” you ask him while eyeing the team at his back.

“Oh no, they’re not sta—“ he says turning around and stops the sentence as soon as he notices the team was indeed keep staring again at the two of you.

“Don’t mind them, they’re just making fun of me” he says putting his hands up behind his neck.

“Making fun about what exactly?”

“Just because I like...Sugawara hair colour. They’re saying I would look ugly and old with it” he smile nervously.

“I see..but I don’t think you would look ugly, that’s impossible to happen”

“Are you saying I’m beautiful?” he asks you with a shocked face as he wasn’t expecting that at all.

You nods and turn around putting all the things as water bottles etc in a bag.

“So...you’re leaving, right?” he asks passing you a phone.

“Whose phone is this? Who can forget a phone here now?” you watch the phone curiously.

“Uhm it’s my phone y/n”

“What do I have to do with it?”

“You can put your phone number in it. So we can message and talk sometimes, you know..”

“Oh sure then” you put your numbers in it and give it back to him with a big smile, “thank you for those days”

“Why are you thanking me, I did nothing special”

“You know, I was scared to come here” you say sitting on the bench followed by him, and admiring the now empty gymnasium you continue, “it’s not like I don’t like being with my team, but I felt scared I would have felt lonely since everything was so new to me. But then you started teasing me and even tho I hated it at first you actually made me feel more comfortable later. So thank you for making me enjoy this experience at its fullest”.

Suddenly he hugs you and even tho you’re shocked at first you hugs him back. You will miss seeing him everyday.

“I like you y/n”, four words, just four words making your heart beat faster than ever.

You break your hug and are about to say something when you both turn at the door to see an out of breath Yamaguchi.

“Y/N you’re here...I couldn’t find you. They’re about to leave us here if we don’t hurry up,” he takes the bag that was next to you and start walking away, “let’s go now, we don’t have time, I’m really sorry”

“I’m coming” you say following him and then stopping at the door to turn to face Kuroo again with a big smile, “send me a message so I can save your number too”

You wave at him and leave. As soon as you step outside you hear your phone notification and see Kuroo has sent you a message with an heart. Your smile fade away, making you stop and run back at the door of the gym.

Kuroo is still looking at the phone with a sad smile.

“Kuroo,” you call him and he turns fast to face you confused, “I like you too”

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mammoney-honey · 5 years ago

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Summoning Circles: What to Offer the Brothers GN!MC

MC doesn’t need to set up anything to summon them since they have their pact but sometimes its just nice to add a bit of drama. It’s also a good way to get the brothers to accept Just Because gifts. So what would would MC lay out as an offering for their favorite demon in their pentagram?

Lucifer

Lucifer is hard to get gifts for because hes a man of few words and fewer guilty pleasures

MC does their best to keep an eye out for things he does like and finally sets things up when they feel that Luci needs a bit of a break

They mostly offer things that would make for a good date night but with one small exception: special gourmet dog treats

He won’t admit it, he says Cerberus is just a well trained guard dog, but that big boy gets only the best and MC knows that Lucifer will appreciate the gesture

The rest is all about setting the mood so Lucifer couldn’t possibly say no to staying

The first thing to accomplish this is the finest bottle of hellfire aged wine, a special request put through to Diavolo for whatever he thought Lucifer would like most

And to accompany a good drink you need some good food as well. A charcuterie board supplied with recommendations from Barbatos and Luke. The little guy should be called a mouse rather than a dog with how much he loves cheese. It took a long time for him to stop talking about it

One of the things that MC looks most fondly on of their time with Lucifer was quiet nights in listening and dancing to new music. They didn’t always share the same tastes but they were always willing to give it a go

So MC would find a vinyl, the only thing Lucifer would listen to the purest that he is, of their most recent favorite song or band so that they could share it with him

The last thing offered is that which Lucifer would want above all else as his own, MC

They can think of nothing else that would gain Lucifer’s attention more than offering their full and complete self. His pride could never allow him to deny taking MC when they offer themselves so willingly

He appears in full demon form, he can’t think of who would be ballsy enough to try and summon him and he has to pull back on his full power once he sees its MC

“MC, my dearest love, the pageantry is appreciated but overall unneeded. All you ever have to do is call my name, all I wish is to hear my name on your lips. But now that I’m here lets make sure you are screaming it”

Mammon

He is another one who is hard to gift things to but for the opposite reason as Lucifer. He likes too many things, wants everything and so it makes it impossible to tell what would actually mean something to him

MC tries their best to lay out things that will show how much they love and appreciate their favorite demon

Money of course is the first thing that is set out but not just spare Grimm or human cash

No, MC will put gift cards out for Mammon’s favorite places or for a date that they can have together. It feels more personal that way and they hope it shows that they pay attention to the things he likes

Mammon has a wardrobe to rival Asmo’s but he insists that it all has to do with his job as a model. Gotta keep up appearances and all that yanno. Hes just a label whore though and everyone knows it

He also just melts at the idea that MC might be thinking of what he would look good in so if they put out a new outfit or accessory, even if its just new sunglasses or a belt, he just about explodes

He will scoff and say that hes not sure if human styles are really his thing but of course puts whatever it is on quickly

Next would be a very special edition of the TSL dvds, a directors cut that even Levi couldn’t get his hands on. He has watched it with MC so many times he could practically recite it but they were always borrowing from Levi so it was about time to start wearing out their own copy

The last two things are more personal, something that shows just how much MC thinks of and misses being with him

The first of that is MC’s favorite set of pictures they took with Mammon, a silly photo booth strip that captured their first kiss. MC had surprised him on the first snapshot and it showed a progression of him getting redder and redder before finally kissing them back

Lastly is a page from their diary, as intimate an offering as they can possibly give. Its from a day where the longing for Mammon was at its strongest and filled with sweet words of how much they miss their first man

Mammon is freaked out at first thinking he is being summoned by another witch and is confused to see MC before taking it all in

“H-hey you don’t have to go through all this. I mean of course The Great Mammon won’t say no to the the things he deserves but ... b-but you only ever need to say my name, there is no where I’d rather be than with you”

Levi

Levi has a bad habit of just buying whatever he wants but considering that he has so many fandom’s its not hard to find some piece or another he doesn’t have

MC feels like his brothers don’t give much thought to his gifts though, just typing in a name they know and getting whatever they find. They want to give him something more personal and can’t just be bought and shipped in two days

MC starts to watch a lot of craft, cooking and cosplay YouTubers to try and put everything together themselves. It felt more genuine that way at least to them

MC tries to keep things diverse, hitting a couple of Levi’s favorites but mostly avoiding anything Ruri related since they are afraid of messing it up lmao

Instead they focus on the anime’s and games that they watched and played together. Almost like a collection of inside jokes that they are using to summon him

The first thing MC sets out is a prettily decorated plate of macrons, doing their best to replicate the colors and flavors described in the one bakery time management game they always played

MC also went through Levi’s super secret fanfiction accounts I will fight you he is totally a fic writer because he has so many self inserts and fix it fics and wrote out comments for every single thing he had written. They printed them out not because they didn’t think he read them but to show that they were the ones that left them

Along with the comments MC also created art for Levi’s most beloved OC, creating cute enamel pins of them in chibi form with the cannon character he paired them with

The last two things came as a sort of combo, a couples cosplay from the romance anime they had watched together. The protagonist had been a shut in otaku who had found his soulmate when they were reborn into his world and Levi had latched onto him immediately

It had taken a lot of blood sweat and tears trying to get both of the outfits cannon perfect but damn it MC was not going to settle for anything less

At one point they forgot they were making it for Levi and just got caught up in the the drama that was finding the perfect buttons and trim color

Overall they were so proud of the sewing skills they just wanted to call on him the moment they were done so he could see but they got a hold of themselves so they could set up what they had planned

Levi was summoned into the circle still wearing his headset and fingers tapping at a controller that had been left behind

His demon side comes out at having been cost a serious match from the sounds of it but his anger turns to confusion at seeing MC and then into wide eyed amazement at all of the things in front of him

He started to gush about every single thing he saw before he realized that MC was there beaming at him

“You went through all this trouble to prove that you aren’t a normie and yet you summon me this way?? J-just say my name like you’re supposed to! I kind of like hearing you say it anyway ...”

Satan

Satan surprisingly doesn’t like being the center of attention and thus doesn’t really like surprises or receiving gifts. He also doubts that anyone understands him enough to give him what he wants cocky ass that he is

The idea for the things to set out in his summoning circle came to MC when discussing love potions with Satan and Solomon one day. They were talking about how smell plays such a strong part and Satan let slip some of the things he might smell after MC listed some of theirs

So while MC doesn’t have much, well any, experience in magic or potions they do want to try to stir up those feelings those smells produce in Satan

The first thing he had said came as a surprise to no one, the smell of parchment and ink

MC used each of them as their own separate offering on the pentagram. They used a fancy new calligraphy quill dipped in green ink that matched his eyes to write a long love note for him

The ink was still wet on the parchment that they set down and left the quill and remaining ink as the second gift

The next thing he mentioned was another one MC expected: tea leaves

So MC just walked into their local tea shop and let their nose lead the way. Anything that caught their attention or made them want to keep smelling they bought, creating their own special blend just for Satan

It wasn’t necessarily something that Satan would say for himself but MC had started to burn different candles in their room when he would come to rant when he was angry, trying to find a scent that he could associate with being calm when they helped him work through the anger

Whatever candle seemed to work the best is the candle that MC sets out for him. Probably something woodsy, pine or balsam or even sandalwood. It brings back good memories for MC, kissing all those worries of his away and hopes it does the same

The last item is one that made MC blush when they heard Satan admit it, he had liked the scent of their shampoo

He hadn’t said that specifically but he had closed his eyes and described a scent that he couldnt place but that he adored and when MC was taking their shower that night it clicked

It might have been a little lame, leaving a bottle of shampoo out for Satan but MC knew that when he realized what that scent he loved so much was that he would get the cutest blush

They weren’t disappointed when they summoned Satan. He hid his shock of being summoned this way well, taking his time to walk around the circle and examine each offering. He immediately knew where they had gotten the inspiration and teased them about being such a sap

He stopped when he got to the shampoo though, not sure how that fit into the equation until he smelled it. It dawned on him and there was that blush that he tried to hide by turning his face away

“You always did like to make things difficult on yourself didn’t you? I’m only ever a call away for you kitten. Now come here and let me really breath you in, you’re simply intoxicating to me and I can’t stay away.”

Asmo

Asmo is never shy about when he doesn’t like gifts that people have given him but he has only ever cherished what MC has gotten him. Every small trinket and gift he has on full display in his room and he will wear something that MC got them when he misses them the most

He also will do it when he wants to bother his brothers and show off that MC simply lavished him in gifts (Mammon and Levi are the only ones who fall for it lmao)

So MC decides to offer Asmo things that will allow him to parade around their love for him, things to keep them close when MC isn’t there

The first thing that MC gets Asmo is new nail polish, a color that they agonized over finding because they wanted it to match his eyes perfectly

Asmo has a very organized planner, its how he keeps track of all the events he is invited to, when he has dates, who hes slept with, who hes going to sleep with and everything in between

MC commissions custom made stickers for him so he can decorate the pages of his planner even more. Specifically a whole sheet of cute stickers of them together he could use for when they planned date nights

The next thing was something for Asmo’s room which he was always changing and refreshing so it looked forever interesting for Devilgram pics

MC gets a large print of Asmo’s favorite picture of them together and puts it in a beautiful frame that perfectly matched his favorite decorating style. Perfect to show to the world that Asmo was their favorite demon and that they looked so good together

And so they can take even more pictures of themselves together MC buys a Polaroid camera for Asmo. His phone will always be his favorite thing to take pics on but this way they could have them printed instantly and it continues to let him be trendy

Lastly MC gets Asmo a necklace. A dainty rose gold chain that he can wear with practically everything and with a diamond accented heart shaped locket that could easily be tucked away if needed. It was an enchanted locket, thanks to the help of Solomon, and it warmed when MC was thinking of him

Its the first thing Asmo grabs and quickly puts on, showing it off for MC

“Oh MC you are simply the cutest thing I have ever seen~ I’m sorry I don’t have something to give you in return. I hope the fact that my heart beats only for you will make up for it, now come here I’ve been without kisses too long.”

Beel

Its SO hard not to just grab whatever is in the kitchen at the time and throw it in the summoning circle and call it a day for Beel

But he is more than just his hunger and MC is always striving to show him that they understand that

It was harder than expected, just because asking anyone what Beel might want always got them food answers. They thought Belphie might be helpful but only got told “he probably just wants a nap ... its what I would want”

MC starts to think of all the most special moments they had with Beel, trying to think what about them made them so memorable and they knew for a fact that it wasn’t the food

The first thing they come up with is a banner that MC made to cheer him on at one of his games. It had gotten a little tattered and torn because it had rained that day but they just couldn’t let it go

Mostly because Beel after winning had ran up into the stands and kissed them for the first time. It wasn’t as if they hadn’t ever kissed but they had always been the one to make the first move but this time Beel had come to them. Of course in the biggest gesture possible

It was cheating a little bit offering a cookbook, it was still food related, but it felt better than putting in actual food

This particular cookbook was special to MC too, they had spent several months trying to recreate one of the recipes from it down in the Devildom when MC didn’t have it. Even their D.D.D had been no help in finding the human world dish they were trying so hard to recreate

It had finally been Beel who had found someplace that sold the food they had been craving. He had even been able to bring it back completely untouched just so that they could have it all though he didn’t complain when they offered him several bites from their fork

MC pulls the next thing from their own shelves at home, a well read copy of Lord of the Flies. The spine cracked and little notes about their favorite parts scribbled in the margin

It was one of the human novels that Satan had and one of MCs favorites from school. Beel had caught them reading it and thought the title was ironic but the more he watched MC get engrossed in reading the more curious he got

He eventually asked MC to read it to him, he actually liked books even if most didn’t take him for the type it was just that he had a hard time actually reading himself. He always got distracted by food but audio books always worked well for him when he was working out, it turned out to be even better when MC read to him when he was eating

It was the best of both worlds for him and he found the story actually pretty funny, slightly worrying MC but they figured they couldn’t blame a demon for getting enjoyment out of a story like that. He did find their lack of food concerning though so at least there was that

One of the things that Beel often complained about when MC was living in the devildom was that when he went to go eat they weren’t always there. Sure Beel would ask them to tag along whenever possible but it didn’t always happen. He would call them from the kitchen at times and tell them that he missed them

MC was sure the other brothers would have something to say about it but knew that Beel would genuinely enjoy the next thing MC offered. Amagnet with his favorite picture of them. It was MC caught in a candid he took, mid bite in a dessert he had made them and his hand could just be seen wiping some whipped cream off MC’s cheek

It was a way that Beel could have MC with him at his favorite place every time

The last thing that MC laid out was something that was inspired by Beel. He had once given them a coupon for a free meal by him and they had thought it was just about the cutest thing ever

They made him a whole coupon book of favors ranging from cooking any meal he wanted to recording his workouts for him and of course lots of coupons for hugs and kisses

Beel isn’t used to being summoned at all so hes slightly disoriented when he finds himself suddenly in the human world. As soon as he sees MC though its nothing but smiles and he doesn’t even notice the gifts until after

“MC did you know I was thinking about you? Sometimes I just say your name and hope you will appear ... so if you ever think of me just say my name. I want to be here, even if its during dinner”

Belphie

Belphie is not one to beat around the bush at all. He is a creature of habit and just wants more of the same things that he already has. Dont fix something if its not broke right?

So its fairly easy to fill his summoning circle with things that he loves, just adding to his ever growing collection of happy nap time things

That isn’t to say that MC just grabs whatever blanket or pillows they have laying around, they still want it to be special for him

So yes the first two things they offer to Belphie is a pillow and blanket, there was never going to be anything else but MC spent a long time putting their love into finding just the right ones for him ... and still couldn’t find what they wanted

MC used this as an excuse to create something themselves for their sleepy boy. They dived deep into youtube and pintrest and spent more money than they care to admit on materials until finally they made what they wanted

The first was a quilt large enough for three cause the twins like to make MC a sandwich in a cow print pattern that matched his pillow and demon form marks, lined with the softest fabric she could find that was the same purple as his eyes

His pillow was another quilted design, this time of a cloudy night sky with a sleepy cow jumping over the moon. MC stitched his name in pretty gold thread on the back long with a sweet ‘I love you’

There was one last fluffy thing to give to him, this one MC knew he would probably scoff and tease them about but they couldn’t help it. They saw the angry looking cow plushie and just could not walk away

They have actually been sleeping with it when they miss him most and even if he doesn’t like the plushie the fact they have slept with it so much will make him a bit fonder of it

Even though they were pretty sure that Belphie knew every star in the sky MC couldn’t help but get a book with stories about the constellations. He might already know them all but they thought that he might still enjoy hearing them read to him as he drifted to sleep

The last thing MC has to offer him is also star related. A star map of the day that they made their pact. It was the day that MC had fully forgiven everything that had happened before and their relationship had truly began

When Belphie was summoned he was half asleep but knew who it must be even in his sluggish state. He gave a big yawn and looked around at all the things around him

“At least things are already set up for the perfect nap, including having you. MC next time just say my name alright? Its much more of a drag this way ... and I want to know when you are dreaming of me”

#obey me #obey me hc #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me levi #obey me satan #obey me asmo #obey me beel #obey me belphie

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steve0discusses · 4 years ago

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S4 Ep37: Return of O R B S

Heyyyyy boy, look who’s back, it’s orbs!

So we’ve seen a lot of orbs on this show and I fully admit that I kinda started...I started feeling a kinship for the orbs. Something about these mysterious death balls of Yugioh that we see over and over just became really relatable during a pandemic. Being trapped in a bubble and unable to get close to anyone you know is such a 2020 vibe, youknow?

These orbs that are apparently so normalized in this universe that everyone is just max chilling in an orb and just doing their best at not thinking about whether or not they’ll still have to poop in this completely transparent orb in front of all of their friends.

Also, welcome back, Yugi. Apparently he was just taking a nap this entire time. That’s canon and you know what? Good for him.

And then everyone else just kinda showed up, tired, in an orb, feeling kind of frustrated because there’s literally nothing else they can do to get out of this situation. It’s basically a zoom call in 2020.

(read more under the cut)

TBH if Pegasus was in a zoom call, you know he’d just be talking about wine. You know he’d just be in a zoom call with a bunch of straight-laced teenagers just going off about the weird wine he got from a subscription box that he bought when he was day drunk a week ago. You know he’d just be like “I mean is it good? Should I keep it? Should I drink it anyway?” While popping the cork on stream and just pouring it directly into a cereal bowl.

I can feel the orb life going on here. I can especially feel Seto Kaiba, who fell asleep during the zoom call without turning off the camera.

On the other side of the room is people dying as they get sucked directly into their impending doom.

Long ago, about...last year I think...I recapped an episode from the beginning of the season where Pegasus introduced this blank card--that I assumed was blank.

But that card from that episode--it wasn’t actually blank. It was a symbolic blank card and the show runners were like “our child audience will surely get that we just don’t want to spoil the ending” as I, a full grown adult, completely thought this card was blank.

But like...this is Pegasus. You can’t just be tossing out blank cards like that!

...anyway...it’s fine, because we get a little bit more about the time that Pegasus donned that quantum hat that is sometimes square and sometimes round and then just harassed a bunch of people in Egypt until one guy tore out his eyeball and replaced it with a Christmas ornament.

I freakin have the hardest time believing this guy was married once.

PS, now I know that when you uh put people’s hair into strips like this, it’s a lot of effort to animate and it doesn’t look anything like hair. Glad Yugioh taught me that none of us ever need to do that. Ever again. Erase that idea from your to-do list, it doesn’t work.

Anyway, Pegasus lets us know that while he was trying to revive his dead wife and putting a cold compress on his new golden eye-socket, he was also like...obsessed with finding these three dragons.

And he was like “but they didn’t exist anywhere else!” He looked in outer space?? In atoms??? all over the place (this was in the show, PS, he looked on a molecular level for these duel monster dragons) until he was like “ah! That’s because they DID never exist!”

PS...are there...molecular duel monsters?

Just asking for a friend.

...so they did exist, they just had exactly the same names they do now, but were humans so I guess Pegasus just...didn’t realize that they were the same. Kinda like how when I used to read manga as a kid or watch anime and they’d go into chibi forms I thought those were different people. It’s just like that.

Anyway if dragons are turning into humans please don’t tell that to Kaiba. Blue eyes white dragon wife is much funnier as a dragon.

But like...I get that mechanically, in the game, you have to change them to human to make the cards work but...why do we care if they’re human or dragons anyway? Dartz comes from a world where most people turned into monsters. And like if no one’s trying to date them, not even Kaiba...who cares? Dartz’ wife is a freakin monster and I don’t remember seeing him divorce her at any point.

Anyway, it was an odd thing for the show to throw in there about cards we have no relationship with. It’s a complicated season, and we spent way more time on our minibosses than we ever spent with the three tragic dragon characters that are going to actually save our asses.

Now back in the soul hut, Dartz has decided to do the strategy where he convinces Pharaoh to give up. Which youknow...

The show acts like Pharaoh has any idea of who he used to be and it’s like do you even know how long Marik spent trying to teach Pharaoh anything about his past? Like Marik stood there with his back exposed and was like “I wrote it down! See? That’s about you!! Read my back scriptures!!!” and Yami kind of squinted at it and was like “Nah...” and then the island exploded.

So anyway, the only way that Dartz can convince Pharaoh to kill himself is to show Pharaoh the invite code to the orb zoom call. And so Dartz like “your friends are having so much fun in death zoom right now, don’t you want to hang one last time? Don’t you want to see what they’re up to? Don’t you want to hear them complain about working from home and how small their orb is and how their back is cramped all the time because the park is closed so they never go on walks anymore? Don’t you want to hear and secretly enjoy how much weight Joey gained from eating Doritos for 8 straight months? Don’t you want that in your life, Pharaoh?”

And then he just...decided to possess his bean because obviously that wouldn't work.

Freakin Usagi Tsukino over here.

Speaking of:

I’m also imagining that this scene in the big ol bathtub was probably...longer...in the original version? Just saying that because...what’s the point of putting a shirt on the boy? Unless it was implied that at some point you saw the whole boy? Maybe I blinked and missed a shot of the whole boy?

Anyway this scene felt heavily edited, that’s my hypothesis, if it wasn’t and someone was like “yo put a shirt on the boy” then I...don’t know what to say about that. It’s a pair of shoulders. I’m pretty sure half of their cards are racier than that.

Do you like the evidence that we have here that Tea and Tristan totally biffed it last episode? I do.

Anyway, as the Orichalcos shrinks and threatens to take Pharaoh’s soul, the puzzle taps into his dark powers, and the power of friendship and also all the minibosses who died kinda formed a ring around him and bumped the orichalcos back into place.

Nice that Mai got added to the friend pile, but only in death. Also, I’m pretty sure Alister is here and Pharaoh never met him? But there’s more of a reason as to why the mini bosses are here, since they have their own agenda outside of Pharaoh and being his best buddy so I won’t question that too much.

This is friendship from Yami’s perspective, and like...Yami kinda wants to be friends with most people. Hell, if Bakura were introduced this season, he’d be here, too. That’s just how Pharaoh rolls.

Yami decided that, although he’s a huge mess of a human being and screw it at every possible opportunity, his core isn’t made up of a dark magic curse with a crusty soul left over from some kingdom that botched it 5000 years ago. He’s decided that he’s moving on from that sort of anxiety--becoming his own sort of person--separate from Yugi, separate from his past, and separate from the powers that he’s often defined by. And it’s about time. It’s about time he recognizes that he needs to stop clinging to the ancient past (although I’m pretty sure his ancient past will be the entirety of next season)

He should give himself a real name while he’s at it, but youknow, he's not going to. Yami hasn’t quite figured out names yet.

Nightmare foreshortening, that’s what this is. Like you have to just roll a dice when you do foreshortening, and sometimes you get snake eyes, the rest of the time, you get this.

So not only are these guys voiced by Seto, Yugi, and Joey, they have faces that are like a blend of Valon, Raphael, Mai and Alister (yes that was four people for three dragon people, just go with it)--but the show doesn’t really focus on that, or at least not in this episode.

But, it does give the three mini bosses a reason to be chosen by the Orichalcos, if it’s inferred that they were some reincarnated version of the original dragons. Especially since Valon had the ability to just punch out the Orichalcos when he was still alive, and apparently that is the same thing this card does.

I can’t believe that him punching stuff was foreshadowing. I should have known. The answer in this show is always punching.

And so the episode ends with some...something that happened, but don’t ask me about it.

One of the reasons I don’t go over card games here. I mean...c’mon.

Come the freakin on.

Anyway we have some more episodes before this is over but at least this guy is at 0 hp so like...how long can you draw out one single play of cards? (I say, knowing they can stretch this game out...infinitely)

anyway, here’s where you can read these from the top. Hope y’all are staying safe!

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#ygo #yugioh #Yu-Gi-Oh #recap #photo recap #episode recap #yugi muto #joey wheeler #maxamillion pegasus #is dead #dartz #yami muto #just a mess of orbs #S4 #s3 ep37

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applepiry · 4 years ago

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Karasuno University (Chap 2)

Chapter 2 - First Practice Game

Contains: More Jealousy!

Short Fem!Reader x Will Have Multiple Partners

Part One

Next Part

WC: 3.2k+

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Friday

A few days had passed since you had agreed to be the second manager for the team, and honestly the boy's endless energy was both inspiring and exhausting. You had gotten close to them, and they always seemed to find you around campus to stop and chat. You had gone to each of the practices and learned a lot about each of the boys from Kiyoko, who had also given you the discs from all their high school matches together. You had watched them all in one night, and had honestly gotten so much inspiration.

Currently, it was your last class of the day and you were covered in paint as you stared at a colorful canvas, humming to yourself.

“Hey, you should join the art club!” one of the older students said, having come into the classroom for said club.

You look up from your canvas, unaware you had overstayed your welcome. You hadn’t even heard the others leave. “Oh, er, sorry. I already have a club I’m a part of…” you mumble softly.

“What? But you’re so good at this!” she complained, gesturing vaguely to your painting.

“Hey, don’t try to steal our manager!” you heard a familiar voice, your eyes snapping to red hair in the doorway.

“Manager?” the upperclassman said, confused.

“Yeah, she’s the manager for the Boys Volleyball team!” Hinata said happily. “I came to get you, YN, I noticed you coming out of this building yesterday!” he said, looking at you with bright eyes.

“Eh? Volleyball Manager? What a waste of talent,” the upperclassman replied, waving her hand in front of her face.

Your face flushed a bit as you began cleaning up quickly, “I-I’ll be right there, Hinata,” you say, laughing awkwardly. Once you were done, you grabbed your bag and headed towards the door before she stopped you again.

“Seriously, though, if you ever want to do something worth your time, come join the Art Club,” she told you, handing you a paper. “We’re always taking members as talented as you.” were her last words to you before more people started coming in.

You quickly put the paper into your bag before heading out the door, “Let’s go, or we may be late,” you murmur only loud enough for him to hear you. The Arts building was pretty far from the gym, or any of Hinata’s classes, you thought.

Looking up at him when he didn’t reply, you saw an annoyed look on his face, something you hadn’t seen in the week you had known him unless he was looking at Kageyama. Not that the two of you really spent too much time together outside of the club, not having a similar schedule. So you usually hung out with Tadashi, and Tsukishima by extension, or the few friends you had made from your classes, and a few from middle school who had stayed in Miyagi.

“Are.. you okay, Hinata?” you wonder quietly.

“Volleyball isn’t a waste of time. Neither is being our manager,” his voice was so serious and intense, you stopped in your tracks. “But… if you feel like… you want to leave…” he said, his hands balling into fists as he stared at the ground. They instantly loosened as you touched between his shoulder blades, gently patting it. His brown eyes looked at your face, his annoyed look completely gone.

“I’m not going to leave you guys. You have a practice game today, don’t you?” you reply with a large smile on your face. “Can’t leave my team hanging!” you add with a fist pump. "Who was it against again?" You wondered, laughing softly as your hand slipped from his back and you began walking again.

His face lit up and he grinned widely, "Thank you!" He shouted, jumping in the hallway. You laugh a bit, your face feeling warm at the fact he was so happy to hear you'd be staying. "Oh and it's Nekoma Uni from Tokyo! We've had a great relationship with them since high school and they got their old team back together this year like us!" He explained as you two walked towards the gym.

"W.. Nekoma Uni?" You say, a bit shocked. You really needed to pay more attention to the words Coach Ukai said. You always ignored him when he talked to the boys, considering none of it was usually directed at you anyway.

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Hinata wonders behind you, looking at your surprised expression.

"I went to Nekoma High, remember? I know a few of the boys on the team, my brother is friends with two of them. I had class with one of ‘em. I wonder if they’ll recognize me," You muse. You knew one of them would for sure. “My brother also goes to Nekoma Uni, and he’s still very close to them,” you add. You had spent every weekend summer with two of the boys from the team, who had a strong relationship with your brother since they had met first year in high school, six years back at this point.

"Wow, you have a brother? What year is he?"

"He's in third year for Graphic Design…" you explain.

"Wait…Nekoma… first and third year…. Graphic design… friends on the volleyball team…?" Hinata seemed to be connecting a few dots, but didn’t get a chance to say anything before you opened the door.

Opening the door to the gym with a loud creak as it was kind of old, you and Hinata walked in on what looked like a fight about to go down.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU FOUND ANOTHER ONE?" Yamamoto was shouting in Tanaka's face, who looked smug as hell. All eyes snap to you and Hinata in the doorway, obviously the two of you were late.

"OH! Right on cue! Nekoma, Meet our newest Manager -"

"Chibi-chan!" Kuroo interrupted and ran towards you, pulling you into a large hug.

“Two hotties!” Yamamoto sobbed out, “I’m so jealous!”

"K-Kuroo-nii-san..!" you squeaked out, wiggling a bit.

"NII-SAN?! HE’S YOUR BROTHER?" Tanaka, Noya and Yamamoto shouted together in shock. Hinata looks a bit shocked, but then remembers you had just told him your brother wasn’t on the team.

“How do you not know Kuroo’s family, Yamamoto?” Kenma muttered from the sideline.

Kuroos eyes gleamed, smirking as he squished your cheek to his while he waved off the loud boys. "No, no. I'm friends with her big brother! I knew her before she got all hot!" He barked out a smug laugh.

You frowned and gently shove his hug off, “So rude,” you murmur before looking towards Kenma with a smile, "Hey, Kenma." You say with a small wave.

Kenma smiled a bit, waving back, “Long time no see… your style has changed a lot since the end of third year…” he said, heading your way. It had only been two months since you had seen him, but with a new style you looked nearly different. Kenma had never cared about your looks, though, plus he had once seen you fresh out of the shower on accident, so he knew about your anatomy.

“Oh, that's right! You didn’t get to see her off, huh?” Kuroo said, his arm still around your shoulder. Kenma nodded in response. While you two did text on occasion, you had both been pretty busy with finals and college prep, then you had moved the day after graduation.

Hinata was practically vibrating next to you before he grabbed your hand to pull you away, “Even if you know LN-chan, you shouldn’t be so familiar with her. She’s our manager!” he declared, his eyes holding that intenseness you had come to associate with him. But, his entire face was bright red with embarrassment.

“Yeah!” Noya jumped in, “You tell him!”

Kuroo blinked, but smirked, “Oh, and if I told you Chibi-chan is dating me?”

Everyone paused for a moment.

“There’s no way she’d date you!” Hinata said, frowning.

“You’re definitely lying!” Noya and Tanaka said together.

“She’s way too nice for you,” Kenma muttered.

“But she’s so hot and you’re not!” Yamamoto even chimed in.

“Wow, harsh guys!” Kuroo replied, rubbing the back of his neck and laughing, “Nah, she isn’t but I’d like for her to,” he shrugged before grinning at you.

You roll your eyes. He had begun hitting on you the last day you were in Tokyo, when you had finally decided to wear a flattering style and stop hiding behind your glasses and unruly hair for your departure. Sure, he was hot but he wasn’t your type. Well, sometimes he was. Did you really have a type, anyway? You shake the thought away and sigh, “Do you want me to tell B#2 you’re flirting with me again?” you said, a glint in your eye.

“W-Wait, there's no need to do anything rash!” Kuroo said nervously, “I'll stop!”

You smirked and began pulling out your phone to tease Kuroo as a conversation started behind you.

“Woah, what kind of person is her brother?” you hear Hinata whisper to Kenma.

“Oh, LN-kun is nice, but… he’s a big guy…” Kenma told him, scrunching his face as he remembered all the times he’d been caught in your brothers headlock.

“But LN-chan is so small?” Hinata said, tilting his head.

Kenma nodded, “Their mother is really small, but their dad… is a beast of a man…” he replied.

Yamamoto seemed to realize who everyone was talking about and nodded, “Oh yeah! I remember that guy showing up at the end of a few practices. He’s freaking huge!” he looked towards you, debating if it was worth trying to flirt.

“He’s 6’8, like Lev...” Kenma said offhandedly, “And he’s like, so many kilos…”

“W-Woah…” Hinata said, fidgeting nervously. “I’d love to meet someone like that!”

Noya laughed and slapped Hinata on the back, calling him brave.

You felt bad, it wasn’t like your second brother was a monster but… well, he was but he was just protective of you after all the years of all the boys who would torment you. At least your oldest brother was normal, even if he was 6’5, he wasn’t a bulked up meat-head like your second one. At least they were both nice to you. Well, mostly.

Hearing a whistle blow, everyone's attention focuses on the coaches, who tell everyone to start warming up before the practice match. Slipping away right then, you find Kiyoko and help her with what she needs as the coaches talk to their teams and prepare.

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The second they stepped out onto the court, you could feel the energy shift instantly, making you watch with great intensity. You had never been this close to an actual volleyball game before. After watching intently for a while, you end up pulling out your sketchbook. So much talent in this room, and you felt the need to capture it. Your hands moving wildly across the pages, your eyes flickering back and forth as you doodle out so many different movements as quickly as you can. Kiyoko had noticed, and giggled to herself. She always loved the passionate side of you, and she hoped this would bring it out more.

It went back and forth for a while, neither gaining anymore than a point ahead. It seemed like the first set was going to go on forever until Hinata finally slipped past Lev, the momentum shifting from the spike, and then finally pulling two points ahead.

The back and forth went on for so many rounds, one after the other they would lose to each other, neither gaining a set ahead. Finally, the last set came around, as it was getting late and the Nekoma team needed to get back to Tokyo.

“Alright and with this one, we’ll win this practice match!” Daichi said loudly, getting everyone riled up.

“Don’t worry guys, we got this,” Kuroo said to his team, licking his lips. They all looked focused and level headed.

Another half an hour later, you hear one final smash onto the floor, your breath hitching when you hear the whistle blow and everyone on the Karasuno team screaming with excitement. You jump up, cheering along with Kiyoko. Nekoma groans but they all laugh as they lined up and thanked each other for the game. The coaches thank each other and everyone starts to say goodbye. You help Kiyoko put away the chairs and go to start cleaning up, but Kenma appears beside you, grabbing your attention.

“I… I’m glad to see you, YN,” he says quietly, “It’ll be... nice… having you with the Karasuno team. I’ll see you at training camps and matches…” his smile is small, but you had come to know it meant he was happy. “I’ll text you when we leave, okay…?”

You smiled and nodded, “It was nice seeing you, too,” you tell him sweetly. He had always been kind to you and never judged you based on your looks.

Hinata and Noya appeared behind Kenma, both looking annoyed.

“Hey Kenma you’re my friend and all but don’t go trying to steal her,” Hinata said seriously. Kenma looks back at Hinata with confusion.

“Steal her..? Wait, YN, are you dating Hinata?” Kenma wondered as he looked back at you, blinking a bit.

“WAIT WHAT?!” Kuroo, Yamamoto and Tanaka shout from across the court, all of them sprinting towards you.

“N-N-No-o! That’s not what I meant!” Hinata stuttered, obviously flustered.

You laugh, the sweet sound filling the gym, “No, it’s not like that, Kenma,” you say his first name so easily, it causes the boys on your team to pay hyper attention to the situation. You hadn’t called any of them their first names yet. Even after Daichi had asked you to call him by his first name, you still had just seemingly avoided it.

Kenma’s small smile is back and he nods, “Ah, okay then..” he says before saying goodbye and heading to leave. Kuroo and Yamamoto look confused, but both say their goodbyes, Kuroo promising loudly to text you later. Yamamoto quietly declares he’ll get your information next time. Another shadow comes over you and you see Lev, the half-russian boy from the Nekoma team, standing in front of you and holding out his phone, “C-Can I have your information?” he asks. You weren’t sure why you said yes, but you agreed.

Once they had left, you could feel eyes on you, making you turn nervously.

“So it’s Kuroo and Kenma you know?” Hinata’s big brown eyes are staring intently at you. Your eyes flicker to Tadashi, not expecting his expression to look nearly similar. Next you notice both Noya and Kageyama looking more focused- a different kind of focused- than before the game had started. Even Tsukishima looks a little irritated. They finally find their way back to Hinata.

“Er, y-yeah. I hadn’t realized Kuroo was the captain… They don’t really talk about volleyball in front of me… It’s usually only video games or manga,” you say, shrugging a bit. You enjoyed the time you spent with them, honestly, playing video games or just reading manga while sitting beside Kenma as they all played.

“Come play video games with me too!” Noya whined.

“Oh, um, sure? I don’t mind..” you say, smiling softly. Maybe this would brighten them up? Their faces told you they were fired up, as if it was some kind of competition.

“Guys! Come on, it’s time to clean up,” Daichi said, clapping his hands to get everyone's attention, lucky enough for you. Sighing softly, you go back to helping Kiyoko, doing what you can.

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Stretching as you leave the girls locker room, you shift your bag as you grab your phone, seeing the texts from Kuroo and Kenma, as well as a few from Lev already. Humming to yourself as you reply to Kenma first, you don’t look up as you head down the hall and collide with a large body. Falling back a bit, you feel a large hand grab your arm to keep you from falling onto your ass.

“Ah, sorry, LN-san,” Kageyama’s voice fills your ears, causing you to nearly drop your phone. He was definitely the last person you had expected to run into. He rarely spoke to you, nor was he often still here by the time you finished changing. His hand quickly pulls away from your arm and he stiffens a bit.

“Kageyama! I’m sorry too. I was texting…” you say, trailing off as you decide not to finish your thought. The boys didn’t need to know who you texted, especially after their reactions earlier. “Were you looking for something?” you wonder, considering this wasn’t an area he would really be in if he wasn’t.

“Oh, right, um, I wanted… to… ask if you wanted to walk home together…?” he said, his voice strained and he was fumbling over his words a bit. This shocked you, considering you had only ever known him as a quiet stoic person. “Since it’s so late and all!” he nearly shouted, as if trying to justify asking you.

Unable to help it, you laugh and nod, “Sure, that’d be nice,” you reply with a grin.

Worry crosses his face for a moment when you begin to laugh before it’s replaced with something else. An unusual look comes across his face and you realize it's a smile, not like the ones you had seen before when he got his practicing right, something you hadn’t seen before. Oddly enough, it makes you feel safe and comfortable.

He nods, his movements a bit stiff as he gestures towards the way to go, following after you, staying only one half a step behind you. It was obvious he was slowing down his pace for your sake.

“So,” he started, clearing his throat, “Do.. you.. like milk…?” he wondered, obviously trying to make small talk with you.

You giggle a bit, “Yeah, I really like milk bread,” you tell him, licking your lips a bit at the thought of a fresh milk bread bun. You’d definitely have to make some later.

His eyes sparkled a bit and he nodded, “Do you think we-” he started.

Hinata and Noya appeared around a corner, laughing loudly until they stopped at the sight of the two of you walking together. Kageyama’s hand brushed against your arm with how close you two were, and it did not go unnoticed.

Kageyama’s eyes sharpened into a glare for the pair of short boys, causing Hinata to mimic the action. He had really been hoping to slip away unnoticed.

“What are you two doing together?” Noya said finally, crossing his arms. “Didn’t we have plans, YN-chan? Let’s go play video games!” he declared.

“Oh, did you want to do that today?” you say with a soft laugh, “Sorry, Kageyama asked to walk home together,” you tell them, rubbing your arm nervously.

“That’s okay, you can come over tomorrow,” Noya told you with a large grin. Tomorrow was Saturday, and you didn’t really have plans so you nodded. Noya pumped his fist into the air.

“Me too!” Hinata whined, “Let’s all play!”

“Oh, me too! What are we playing?” Tanaka appeared out of nowhere.

“YN-chan is going to come over tomorrow to the apartment and play video games,” Noya told him.

“Oh very nice!” Tanaka shouted happily.

Kageyama shifted a bit, “I’ll come too,” he said seriously.

“Me too!” Hinata said again.

You stood there, confused and a bit embarrassed that all these boys wanted to spend time with you. You hadn’t ever really had guys act like this with you before. Your phone buzzed in your hand, startling you. Opening it as the boys seem to be hashing out details, you smile when you see Kenma texted you, telling you he would meet you online when he got home.

“Who texted you?” Hinata is in front of you, head tilted down to your level as his eyes seem to bore into you.

You jump back, surprised, “Oh, just.. Ke.. Kozume…” you reply, switching to Kenma’s last name. You didn’t want those intense looks from before. Your phone goes off again, then again, and you look down, confused. You blink when you see they’re texts from Tanaka and Noya, causing you to look up at them. “I’m.. right here…?” you say.

Both of them laugh loudly before running off yelling about how they’ll see you tomorrow.

“I’ll join your walk home,” Hinata said, making you look up. Both he and Kageyama were glaring at each other with intensity, making you feel a little uneasy.

“Sure! Why not?” you reply, laughing as you start heading off. “Let’s go, it’s getting late…” you say from over your shoulder.

Their eyes snap to you and they instantly start following, as if they were puppies. This was a new feeling for you… and you kind of enjoyed all the attention all these very attractive boys were giving you. Even if it was only because you were their manager. That was what this was about, right? It had to be.

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Ry: Alright! Next Chapter is going to be more getting into the whole “multiple partners” thing! OwO

#haikyu x reader #haikyu college au #haikyuu college au #haikyu x y/n #haikyu x you #kenma kozume #tetsuro kuroo #hinata shoyo #kageyama tobio #tanaka ryunosuke #nishinoya yu #rwinters

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shiny-procrastinates · 4 years ago

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(re)Watching Magia Record S1 - part 5

part 4 here

Hello everyone and welcome back to this... thing. Last time, we met Tsuruno, who I forgot to mention is voiced by the TrySail member we hadn't seen yet, Natsukawa Shiina. After meeting Tsuruno, our girls join Yachiyo in investigating the rumor of the Seance Shrine, that they in fact find, and left off with them meeting the people they were looking for. Are those the real deal? Guess we'll have to watch to find out.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record S1 episode 5

Rather than going back to where we left off right away, we are first treated to a flashback to the person Yachiyo asked to meet.

and of course, that inverted "sayonara" there in the background doesn't mean anything, nope.

Just by this little scene, we can guess that the person Yachiyo's searching for was also interested in the rumors about salvation. Yachiyo, however, doesn't wish to be saved like this person does. So what exactly happened to Yachiyo's friend?

Back to where we left off, Yachiyo and Iroha meet the people they had written the names of. Iroha runs after and hugs Ui, but the situation is quite strange. When Iroha takes a step back, this Ui starts repeating the ad about Kamihama like a broken record (haha, record). It's really unsettling. Iroha realizes this is a fake, looks around, sees the people that had disappeared and when she looks back Ui's fake is gone.

Iroha, that's a pretty concerning color your Soul Gem has right now...

While she's off doing that, Yachiyo confronts the Mifuyu that appeared to her. Hey, this one's actually behaving like a person, at least.

Yachiyo says she can't just believe she's real, so Mifuyu tells her some things that probably only the two of them should know, making Yachiyo have to concede that at least when it comes to memories she's the real deal.

That's kinda mean to say when you're the one who went ahead and disappeared.

Yachiyo questions Mifuyu about why she disappeared and asks her to come back but Mifuyu says she can't leave the shrine because her body has become too used to it. What is this, the underworld?

Mifuyu invites Yachiyo to stay instead, and Yachiyo is... hypnotized by the little pinwheel? I guess, but Iroha snaps her out of it.

Obviously, this Mifuyu was also a fake. Really raises the question on why this one is so life-like when Ui's was a walking ad.

For some reason, Yachiyo can't see the creepiness of the fake. She insists that they have to leave, but the fake Mifuyu refuses to. Seeing that, Yachiyo starts doubting she's the real Mifuyu again.

...really, what is up with that pinwheel? Yachiyo stares into it again and is, uh... cursed? I guess.

Seeing that, Iroha threatens the fake Mifuyu, who decides Iroha's the reason why Yachiyo won't stay so she has to erase her.

Mifuyu jumps around with her chakram hula hoop, boasting about her relation with Yachiyo, before attacking.

Can't really screenshot this but Mifuyu's movements while dodging Iroha's bolts are really nice, she’s like a ballerina.

...also, Iroha, your aim sucks. Though nice job noticing the hoop was also a boomerang.

...well, guess you're the one who has a void to fill in now. (this shot’s so nice)

being meguca is suffering.

Yachiyo defeats the fake Mifuyu with a fair deal of colateral damage to her sanity points. She cleans her Soul Gem with great difficulty, but the amount the Grief Seed she had in hand could clean was not enough. So Iroha comes in and uses her own spare one (which I think is the one she received from Yachiyo in ep1) to finish cleaning it. Yachiyo protests this but Iroha says she can't just abandon her.

When that's done, Tsuruno comes in to join them. Shes says the familiars outside suddenly disappeared, so she got worried and came here.

It seems like since they defeated the fakes, the master of this barrier decided to deal with them itself.

The girls try to put in some damage, but not even op Yachiyo's attacks manage to make a lasting effect. When Tsuruno loses her flames, Yachiyo creates a bullet hell and tells them to find a way out while she distracts the thing, but apparently Iroha's still on the "need to get stronger" mentality and refuses to back out, only to get wrecked.

Uhhhh... That's not very good. Are we losing our protagonist only five episodes in?

...this face is kinda heart-breaking. It's actually honestly impressive that she didn't witch out right then and there considering how unsettling fake Ui was and how her Soul Gem was already impure by then.

Iroha passes out, so Yachiyo carries her and Tsuruno and her make a run for it.

While they do that, Iroha's having some weird near-death experience (...I never died so I can't affirm it's weird). She sinks further and further, getting caught up in bandages and then, when she comes face to face with her own reflection, bandages cover her eyes and that reflection gains a creepy white mask(?).

Suddenly, the bandage materializes irl and we get a Elseve commercial-- I mean, no, Iroha witches-out...? Kinda...? Her hair has spawned a witch.

The animation on Iroha's hair here is really nice.

Hey, nice haircut!

The witch(?) of the Seance Shrine doesn't seem very happy to have a companion though, so it tackles Iroha's witch, which in turn binds it with its bandages and starts pecking.

Who'd win, an elephant lizard or a weird birb doll?

Just... absolutely brutal.

Iroha's witch tears apart the master of this barrier, and the Seance Shrine fades, delivering everyone back to Mizuna Shrine, including the people who had disappeared... and Iroha's witch. Wait, weren't witches supposed to only exist inside Labyrinths...?

Not satisfied with snacking on the rumor's monster, Iroha's witch decides Tsuruno is next on the menu but, before the restaurant girl can become food, a certain veteran comes in with a bang. Literally.

Iroha's witch gets a second hole in her body and spews Iroha out before fading. Then-

wait...

SPEWS IROHA OUT?

That's not how witches work!

Mami thinks that Iroha is a witch pretending to be a human, so she's determined to eliminate her (to be fair, she only saw Iroha with the witch, so...). Yachiyo, however, tells her to step down, and you could almost see the sparks flying between them.

Yachiyo and Tsuruno manage to make Mami give up on shooting Iroha, so Mami changes the subject to what she had heard from Kyuubei.

Yachiyo, I don't think this is the best time to be picking a fight...

Mami confirms that she's aware of what's going on and Yachiyo says it's none of their problem, and she should keep her territory's problems on her own territory. Geez, Yachiyo, calm down. It's not like she tried to shoot one of your friends or- oh.

Yachiyo: “You must be at least this tall to enter Kamihama.“

Mami did say she didn't want to pick a fight with Kamihama's magical girls, so she decides to retreat quietly for the day, but not before leaving some veteran advice for Tsuruno:

Which girl, Mami? Yachiyo or Iroha?

Leaving this cryptic piece of advice, Mami takes off, as well as the chibi Kyuubei, that she conveniently didn't see.

Inside Iroha's mind, she's freed from being a temporary mummy and instead starts having a weird dream.

In the near future, you'll get targeted ads in your dreams.

"I didn't sign up for this."

Iroha can't catch a break.

When she wakes up, Iroha's in an unknown room. She notices that her Soul Gem is completely clean now. Very suspicious.

I may or may not have an absurd amount of screenshots of this place to use as reference for drawing.

Iroha does some exploring and finds Yachiyo, because this is Yachiyo's place. Yachiyo says she carried her there since she was unconscious, and asks if she wants to call her parents, to which Iroha just shakes her head quietly. Of course, Iroha's parents aren't around so there's no real point in her calling them. Convenient in this situation, but kinda sad all around. Yachiyo doesn't pry.

Iroha realizes she must've been there a while and makes to leave immediately but Yachiyo points out it's past the hour public transport works (even in the near future, huh). While Iroha's visibly troubled, Yachiyo suggests she just stay over for the night.

...now Yachiyo I get telling a middle schooler to not walk about this late at night, but isn't that the time most magical girls act? lol

Dunno what this is but it looks good.

While Yachiyo prepares dinner, Iroha asks if there's anything she can help with, but Yachiyo just tells her to go rest some more, which she does.

"I have school tomorrow!" "...oh, it's Saturday." This is so relatable. Even when you're not at school anymore.

I shouldn't be that long since Iroha's parents left, but as expected it must be really lonely being all alone like this, with no friends and only an empty room reminding her of what she lost. Poor Iroha (man, how many more times will I have to write this...).

Sometime later, Yachiyo comes to call Iroha for dinner, but...

Yachiyo repeats her phrase from the begging of this episode, but with more parts now.

Yachiyo had told Iroha just the episode before that Iroha was held down by her past but, as it turns out, Yachiyo is even more so. These two's suffering is actually very alike: Both lost someone that meant the world to them, and now are searching for their lost parts while bearing their loneliness.

It's a short scene, but it's quietly one of the best ones until now in my opinion. It's beautiful, and does a great job in starting to touch upon Yachiyo's true nature. Even the kinda on-the-nose shot of her being "trapped" by the window is good. 10/10 on this one.

Oh, also, if I had to give one difference between Yachiyo and Iroha in this context, it'd be that while Iroha is adamant that her sister existed and that she'll find her somehow, Yachiyo's way of talking about Mifuyu don't sound like she thinks they'll meet again sometime, despite her searching for her. From my point of view, there are two reasons for this: one is that Iroha might just break if she ever stops believing. Could you imagine? Realizing the sister you've traded your soul for, your only friend and most important thing, never actually existed. That's a one-way ticket to despair if I ever saw one. The other one is that Yachiyo, like fake Mifuyu touched briefly on, has been a magical girl for years now. Whether she knows the truth or not, it's easy to imagine that the longer you live as one the more aware you are of how easy it's to die in this path. If Yachiyo has seen a lot of other magical girls fall around her in all those years, it's quite possible a part of her believes Mifuyu is missing because she's dead. Which is... very tragic.

Well, anyways...

"There's no place for you here."

It's particularly ironic to have this title card show up just after a scene where Iroha's sleeping on Mifuyu's room.

Also, DON'T LEAVE YET.

I did it again, I forgot there were after-credit scenes, again!

Somewhere else, Momoko's team was getting their butt handed to them by a witch and Kaede, the only one left standing, despairs and does the same thing Iroha did.

Kaede, however, doesn't get the benefit of being knocked out like Iroha, so she very understandably freaks out.

"Could I be a witch?" I mean, technically...

One thing Kaede has got right, though: This is definitely not normal.

When magical girls witch out, their Soul Gems are supposed to turn into Grief Seeds, but here not only Iroha and Kaede's Soul Gems were perfectly fine, they were even purified for them. I vaguely remember Sayaka summoning Octavia in Rebellion, but I don't think this is it either. Well, it's a good thing for the girls so not that I'm complaining but what the heck is going on here?

...of course, I already know the answer to this, but making you curious is my job :v

With all of that said (and put all in that this was looong), I hope to see you guys tomorrow as we watch episode 6 and try to put together the pieces of the many puzzles Magia Record has given us. See you next time!

#Magia Record #Puella Magi Madoka Magica #magireco #pmmm magia record

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billyboymiki · 4 years ago

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5 Works Tag Game

Rules: it’s time to love yourselves! choose your 5 (ish) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and post or link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

I got tagged by @tippenfunkaport and @caramelaire for this tag game!!

I’m not one to compliment myself on anything honestly. Recently I remember thinking about how I barely drew anything this year. There was a part of my brain nagging at me to check how much I had drawn last year. So, I uh did. Turns out I drew basically nothing?! I triple checked this in fact. My DeviantART, Tumblr AND my camera roll. Nothing . . . I drew 5 very basic pinback button designs and that was it. I couldn’t believe it; but, it made be feel so much better about what I did this year. Basically my whole instagram is all artwork from this year, since I am actually really new to IG. I got super close to 40 works this year!

Now onto the works! They are in order of when I drew them 😊

Glimmer Inspired Patterns

I wanted to teach myself how to make patterns on Clip Studio so bad! I watched a couple of YT tutorials, and I can’t even remember why I decided to make She-ra ones specifically; I’m glad I did though! The Glimmer one means so much to me. Just looking at makes me so happy! The fact that so many people have now called it ‘aesthetically pleasing’ makes me feel as though I actually created a work that others could relate to. That was enough praise for me; to create something for myself that everyone else loved as well 💖

Glimbow Cuddle

This was my first real She-ra artwork. When I saw there was a Glimbow Week again I knew I had to join this one. I don’t know if anyone knows this; but, drawings take me forever to make. I used to be strictly a traditional artist and still prefer to draw rough drafts on paper. I couldn’t decide if I wanted them on Glimmer’s window seat or in Bow’s dads’ library. I was afraid of doing backgrounds; so, both sounded absolutely terrifying. I decided to go for the fireplace even if it meant fancy lighting on top of the background aspect. I think I actually spent more time on the lighting that’s hitting Bow than on anything else in this picture. It was worth it though. I studied how the show did backgrounds and lighting for a while. I tried so many different attempts at how I wanted it to look and ultimately went with this one! I love it so much 🥺

Bow’s list with doodles

Ah, yes the drawings I did for Tippen’s birthday!! I knew I wanted to draw a scene from ‘Tuna Cans’, but I was worried to try something like this. You see, I’m somebody that likes to stay in a comfort zone and only uploaded fully rendered perfect artworks. This year was the first time that I let the ‘fun’ aspect overrule my perfectionism. I’m so happy that I stepped out of my comfort zone for this, because I love Chibi styles so much. I can’t even explain the absolute joy I had drawing these. I didn’t tell anyone what I was up to, so it was just me laughing at myself for being an absolute goofball. The end result and everyone’s reactions were more than I could have ever expected. I’ve decided I’m going to revive this style soon as well so please look forwards to it!!

Space Suit Squad

Okay, so I cheated a little with this one! I couldn’t just pick ONE of the squad. Honestly though, I drew these with the thought of making them into prints in the back of my mind. I taught myself how to draw a space background and I’m really proud of it! So much in fact that the one in the final pictures is the first and last one I ended up doing! If I had to pick my favorites I think I’d have to pick Glimmer, Bow and then Catra. I LOVE the way I draw Catra I don’t know why? Maybe the eyebrows I’m not sure 🤔 It took me a while to decide on expressions and poses; although, I figured these were the ones because I could look at them and go ‘yep that’s them.’

Winter Glimbow

This one took me soooo long; I actually had to tell myself that I should put my pen down because it was done and I should stop touching it!!! I was sketching pictures in my sketchbook to make more patterns for my Redbubble account, and of course I’m like 100% Glimbow brainrot. My brain went, oooo you know what would be cute? If this skate was actually Bow’s and not just generic. So, I ended up sketching Glimmer’s as well. The heart that their skates make is like the cherry on the top for me, it had to be done! I’m not sure I did the background justice on this one? It doesn’t matter to me though because the concept was worth the effort. It was snowing here and I needed this picture like I needed air, even if it wasn’t even December at the time I posted it 🤣 I liked this one so much that I have similar ideas for the other seasons sketched out as well 👀

I’m sorry that I ramble so often. I’m like this quiet person; yet, it’s hard for me to get out everything I want to say? I’m horrible at it actually my brain runs at a hundred miles a minute and I’m not good with words most of the time. This turned out as more of a thought process than my actual feelings on each one I suppose. SO, in conclusion. I drew A LOT, I stepped out of my comfort zone, taught myself digital art and patterns. I let myself come to terms with the fact that not every piece of art has to be ‘perfect’. I drew at least 5 FULL backgrounds and I never used to draw them! I’ve also always been one for simple shading and lighting, and I do think there’s a time for that type of style, while other times sometimes a more difficult one might be appropriate. I’m glad that I did both because now I know I can do both, and they each give a characteristic that I adore 🥰 Thank you to everyone that has followed me through this journey, or just anyone who read my rambling! I have an honorable mention under the cut and some originals for anyone that made it this far! 💖

I’m not going to tag anyone; but, if you want to do this PLEASE do it. It was so great to reflect on what I did this year, it really surprised me and I think what you have done will surprise you as well! It’s been a rough year, and in the end we have been here supporting each other and that’s one of the most rewarding parts of being in a fandom! 💜

Glimmer screencap redraw

Another picture where I really tested myself on drawing a background! I love it even if it killed my hand!! The background definitely took the longest on this one too. My sister literally said ‘Wait, you did the background? I thought you just drew her?!’ And that was the only validation I needed!! I ended up thinning out Glimmer’s outline so she matched the background better. If you use the vectors on Clip please use this feature! You can do the opposite as well, it’s super useful!

Oh hi! Remember when I said I couldn’t decide between the two locations? Truth is, I also couldn’t decide if I was going to make it traditional or digital. I ended up getting really mad at the traditional version unfortunately. I haven’t gotten the hang of traditional backgrounds. In the end, I should have also done it in Copic and not cheap pencil crayons 😫

Just some space friends! There is something so rewarding about traditional art. Yes, I can see the mistakes and the proportions are most likely off; yet, it doesn’t bother me? I wanted to also show these bonus drawings because nobody is perfect and I thought some of you might like to see some of my process. Being able to hold it in my hands is something I will never tire of, in a way it’s super rewarding. I keep all my art actually and sometimes I like the rough drafts more than the finished work 👀 Outlining artwork can actually ruin the charm every so often 😔 I do really love the final versions of these though!

Annnnnd the last bonus!! As you can tell the final version stayed pretty true to my sketches! I almost went with a more realistic look and made the symbols ‘stitched’ onto the skates. In the end it felt like it didn’t fit the rest of the drawing unless I wanted to add extra details to the clothing as well. The wings on Glimmer’s skates turned into ‘Shwings’ PLEASE tell me other people know what that is? I had a pair a few years ago and misplaced them. I was doing the rough draft and it popped into brain and I treated it as a joke at first, until I gave it a proper chance XD In the end I fell in love with it!!!

#she-ra #spop #fanart #tag game #billyboymiki #Miki speaks #long post #sorry #my art #I actually cried a little writing all of this 😱#the only thing I wanted to do really bad this year was make an spop amv #I might juggle art and making one so I can get one out at some point

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skye-maxwell · 5 years ago

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Mostly You

Persona 4 | Souyo | Third year, pre-relationship | Rated F for Fluff

Happy birthday, @livefreeordie13! You are my friend, and I like you a lot! \o/

For prompt #6: “I think about you all the time.”

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It was Yosuke’s turn to call him today, so Souji sat on the floor of his bedroom, patiently folding paper cranes while he waited.

They had spoken to each other on the phone nearly every day since Souji had left Inaba, and Souji was grateful that Yosuke always seemed eager to hear from him. Even if it was just a quick call after school on his way to Junes, or while he was drifting off to sleep after a long day—Yosuke made time for Souji, and that meant the world to him.

The ringtone Souji had specifically assigned to Yosuke started playing, and Souji smiled, like he always did. It was a song Yosuke had shared with him to cheer him up when things had been at their worst, and now Souji knew every word and every note of the track.

“Hey, Yosuke,” Souji greeted warmly, putting his phone on speaker and setting it on his desk so he could keep folding.

“Hey, Partner!” Yosuke said happily, and Souji smiled again. He would never get tired of that enthusiasm. “What are you up to?”

“Cranes.”

“Haha, again? Are you trying to set a world record for ‘most paper cranes folded’ or something?”

“No, but now that you say that, it sounds pretty good. I think that’ll be my goal now.”

Instead of dismissing the joke like Souji expected him to, Yosuke said, “Well, if anyone can do it, it’s you. I believe in you, Partner!”

“Thank you,” Souji said dumbly, becoming flustered for a moment before he could think of a better reply. “If I do break the record, you’ll be the first one I invite to the party.”

“The party?”

“Yeah, to celebrate my success.”

“Oh man, a party thrown by you? I can see it now. It’s gonna be a total rager,” Yosuke laughed.

“Of course. It’ll be the most enraged of ragers.”

“That doesn’t even make sense!”

“Honestly, it would probably just end up being you and me sitting in a room drinking something like, not even alcoholic, and we would try to clink our glasses together and probably spill lemonade everywhere—”

“When did it turn into lemonade?”

“—and then you’d be all ‘Congrats, Partner,’ and yeah, that would probably be it.”

Souji expected Yosuke to laugh at the image he had created, or to call it lame and throw out ideas for an actual rager…

“I mean, as long as I’m there with you, I’m down for whatever.”

Souji dropped his paper crane.

Why? Souji mentally asked Yosuke, picking his crane back up off the floor. Why must you say such cute things?

Not about to say anything remotely like that out loud, Souji asked, “So what are you doing right now?”

Not seeming to notice the abrupt change of subject, Yosuke answered, “I’m doing homework! Kind of.”

“Are you just doodling in the margins?”

“Not just the margins, Partner—the whole paper! Because, you know, there’s no notes on the page…”

Souji sighed. “Do I need to hang up so you can get your homework done?”

“No! No no no! Please don’t hang up! I’ll actually do it later, I promise!”

“Calm down, I’m not actually gonna hang up on you.”

“Okay, good.”

“That does remind me, though… Lately I’ve been daydreaming in class a lot. Sometimes I’ll just completely space out, and by the time I space back in, I realize I haven’t been paying attention for an entire lecture.”

“For real? Did my bad habits rub off on you?”

“Why do you sound like that? What are you doing now?”

“Finished drawing. Balancing a pencil on my nose. Crap! I dropped it. Anyways, you’re supposed to be the good student between the two of us, man! We can’t both be slacking off!”

“Sorry, Yosuke.”

Before Souji could say anything else, Yosuke suddenly asked, “What do you think about?”

“Hm?”

“When you’re daydreaming all that time—what are you thinking about?”

“Well… I think about last year a lot, and how I wish I was still there with everyone, and I think about recipes I want to make, and movies I want to see, and what I want to do after high school, and… you. Mostly you, actually,” Souji accidentally admitted.

“Me? What about me?”

Now that Souji had let the cat peek its head out of the bag, he wasn’t entirely sure he would be able to keep the rest of it in the bag for much longer.

“I think about all the crazy and terrible and amazing times we had together last year, and how I wish was still there with you. I think about recipes I want to make for you to try, and the faces you’ll make when you’re eating them. I think about movies I want to see, whether or not you would like them, the discussions we would have after we watched them together… I think about how badly I want to do whatever it takes to have more of you in my life after I finish this stupid third year… Yeah, all the time. I think about you all the time.”

“Partner, that’s… um, unexpected. I’m sure someone like you has better things to think about than me.”

Souji shook his head. “No. I don’t. Not more important than you, no.”

“You’re exaggerating, right? To make me feel good?”

“I’m not. Does it make you feel good?”

“Well, yeah, sure it does. Being on someone’s mind makes me feel special, y’know? Especially your mind.”

“You seem surprised, Yosuke. You really don’t have any idea how important you are to me, do you?”

“I guess not? I don't know, it’s just… hard to believe. Do you know why I always make sure we talk to each other like this? I mean, obviously I don’t want you to be lonely, and I want to make sure you’re doing okay, but also like, I just don’t want you to forget me.”

Souji scoffed, immediately covering his mouth afterwards because he definitely hadn’t meant to do that, even if what Yosuke had said was completely ludicrous.

Forget you? With the amount of running around you do in my mind, how on earth could I possibly forget you?

Souji quickly tried to find a way to convey that sentiment to Yosuke in a less creepy way.

“The only way I could ever forget you is if I had a major head injury, like blunt force trauma, and I forgot everything… or, if I, you know, died.”

“Partner! Don’t say shit like that!”

“My problem isn’t forgetting you; my problem is remembering you too much. Seriously, it’s constant. But actually, yeah, no, I don’t want to think of you any less, not really…”

“Heh, is this what it feels like to be flattered? You’re really something else, Partner. Oh hey, I’ve gotta go; my mom’s calling me for dinner.”

“Okay,” Souji sighed, feeling like he had sort of just poured his heart out (in a subtle yet super vulnerable and embarrassing way?), and yet the conversation had not come anywhere close to a satisfying resolution. “Tell her I said hi.”

“Will do! She’ll be thrilled, haha. She’s actually trying out one of the recipes you left her, so I’ll let you know how it goes. Don’t worry though; it’s definitely not gonna be as good as when you make it.”

Souji rediscovered his smile, happy that Yosuke would be thinking about him after he hung up—comparing his mother’s cooking against Souji’s own while he ate, remembering the times Souji had made the dish for him, coming up with an evaluation to share with Souji after the meal was done…

“Your loyalty is appreciated.”

“All right, Partner, thanks for talking to me.”

“Yosuke? I’m sorry if anything I said was too weird.”

“All you ever say is weird stuff, man. I’m used to it.”

“Pfft, okay, bye.”

“Talk to you later!”

Yosuke hung up, and Souji finished off the crane he was working on, setting the red paper bird on his desk in a row with several other red cranes. He took a photo and sent it off to Yosuke with the caption: “It’s like your shirt.”

Satisfied with that, Souji stood up so he could go make his own dinner, but a text from Yosuke stopped him in his tracks.

Instead of a reply about his picture, he opened up an unexpected picture from Yosuke.

It was of his notebook, the one he had been doodling in at the beginning of their conversation.

The first thing that caught his eye was a big-headed (chibi?) doodle of himself (the distinct bowl cut was a dead giveaway) in the middle of the page, holding his sword and wearing his TV World glasses. He also appeared to be on fire? Or maybe that was a representation of Persona power?

Whatever it was, it was adorable.

Souji’s gaze flitted across the full page, his breaths growing more shallow as he took it all in: Izanagi and Jiraiya doing cool(?) action poses next to each other, a bento box that looked very much like the ones Souji used to prepare for Yosuke every day, a half-melted snowman wearing Souji’s grey scarf and Nanako’s Loveline hat, a Mega Beef Bowl from Aiya’s and stick figure versions of all their friends drowning in it…

It took Souji a minute to realize it, but every single doodle across the page was somehow related to himself, and the memories he and Yosuke shared together.

In the bottom corner of the page, one doodle was squeezed in that must have been the last one Yosuke drew. It was the two of them standing side-by-side in front of a house (but it didn’t look like any house that Souji recognized?) with their arms around each other’s shoulders. They were wearing big happy faces, and one of Yosuke’s arms was in the air, as if he was waving.

The circular sun with squiggly rays coming out of it was in the sky above them, smiling and wearing sunglasses, ironically. There was a thing in front of the house that Souji didn’t recognize at first until he saw the bike next to it; it was a half-pipe.

Then Souji squinted at another part of the doodle and zoomed in on the image, not quite believing his eyes.

In the front window of the house, there was a cat peeking through, big and fluffy just like Souji liked.

Was that supposed to be… their house?

“No way,” Souji whispered to himself.

Then he scrolled down to the caption and completely lost his breath.

“I think of you too.”

And with that, Souji’s fate was sealed—he was going to be thinking about Yosuke—his Partner who he was in love with (who thought about him too!)—nonstop for the rest of his life.

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