#that's what you get for getting in too many fandoms hana

[unabashednightmarepizza]

You guys know what? Through out this year, except writing series, I really wasn't able to do anything. There are sooooamy works left unfinished and as I am studying for university exam that is due 14 days later, I'm also writing them...

May God help me...

[angelasscribbles]

Crush: A Bad Romance One-Shot

Series: Bad Romance Continues

Original Series: Bad Romance

Fandom: The Royal Romance/The Royal Heir

Pairing for this chapter: Riley x Max, Riley x Drake, Riley x Liam with tiny hints of Liam x Max

Rating: Fluffy

Warnings for this chapter:  None

Word Count: 3,274 

Thanks to @kyra75 for this ask for the "secret admirer" prompt for the @choicesprompts 2024 Flufftober event. This is my late submission.

A/N: This is a prequel because we already know what happens during Bad Romance so it doesn't fit there. I could have placed it after but I would have had to either bring in a new person which I didn't want to do or go the predictable route of it turning out to be the person's partner all along. Instead, I decided to place it before the events of Bad Romance, and here's why: I've written next to nothing about Riley's first few months in Cordonia but Bad Romance does state that Liam had to work his butt off to pry Riley's attention away from Max during that time. In fact, Liam mentions it often because he's still salty about it. Max mentions it too because he did eventually get dumped for Liam. I thought this was a perfect place to show some of that. I know it's a little angsty, but I hope it's got enough fluff to satisfy the requirement.

To reiterate: This takes place in the first month of Riley being in Cordonia, while she is sleeping with Max, Liam is trying to change that and Drake is trying to pretend he doesn't like her like that.

My other stuff: Master List.

For the life of me, I cannot remember if someone sent me this image or if I stumbled across it myself. It's been in my save folder for awhile. I'd like to give proper credit, so if you sent it to me, speak up!

Riley entered her room and stopped to smell the roses. The two dozen red roses to be exact. They had been delivered to her room earlier. She closed her eyes as the sweet floral scent washed over her.

The smell was sublime.

She opened her eyes to admire the blood red petals. Her fingers gently stroked a lush bloom, her expression contemplative as her mind whirled.

She turned her head to observe the man who had entered the room with her. “You’re sure they’re not from you?”

“Yes, Riley, I’m sure,” Max admittedly a little reluctantly.

“Any ideas who they might be from?”

He shrugged dismissively. “Could be anyone, really. You have many admirers at court. I’m not surprised one of them decided to shoot his shot.” Hana’s face flashed before his eyes. “Or hers.”

She fluttered her lashes at him. “Does that bother you?”

Max shook his head, and then gave her that boyish grin that always made her heart flutter. “How can I blame them? You’re the total package, babe.”

“You sweet talker.” Riley grinned at him as she strode across the room to pinch his cheeks.

Despite the fact that they were sleeping together, the simple sign of affection from her caused heat to flame across his face. He studied the toe of his shoe as he told her, “You deserve flowers. I should have thought to send you some.”

“Hey,” she put a finger under his chin and lifted his head. “The roses are lovely, but you do sweet things for me all the time. I’m very happy with our little…. Arrangement.”

His face lit up. “Yeah?”

“Yeah.” She leaned forward and brushed her lips softly across his. “We’re staying in tonight, right?”

They were in between royal events for the next week and while eating in the main dining hall was always an option, Max had suggested room service and a movie marathon in her room instead.

Riley had agreed because frankly, she was sick of Madeleine’s shit. Eating with all the bitchy divas of the nobility was not her idea of fun. Drake avoided her like the plague ever since their encounter on the plane ride over, and Liam rarely made appearances in the public dining hall in between official royal events.

Not that she was interested in him. Their night in New York aside, she knew he would never choose a waitress to be queen. He couldn’t. So, she had found other diversions.

She could certainly do a lot worse than Maxwell Beaumont.

“Right,” Max agreed, as a shiver ran down his spine at her touch. “I had the kitchen make your favorite dinner.”

“See?” she purred. “That’s what I mean about how thoughtful you are.”

“Let’s meet back here at dinnertime, okay?” He stepped away from her and headed for the door.

“Where are you going?”

“You’ll see.” He gave her a mischievous grin as he exited the room.

“Okay then.” With a furrowed brow, she returned her attention to the roses. After a brief moment of consideration, her decision was made.

She might not know why Max was acting weird all of a sudden, but she had enough time before dinner to do a little investigation into her secret admirer.

****

“I’m coming!” Drake yelled in irritation.

Who the fuck was knocking on his door in the middle of the afternoon on his day off?

“Can’t get any peace and quiet ever.” He muttered under his breath as he yanked the door open. “What?”

His eyes widened with a sharp intake of breath. “Riley! What are you doing here?” His eyes darted frantically up and down the hallway. This girl was a scandal waiting to happen.

“Was it you?”

“Was what me?”

“The flowers. Were they from you?” Her gaze bore into him with laser intensity.

His forehead creased as he tried to make sense of the conversation. “Flowers?”

Her eyes scanned his face, then she shook her head. “Of course not.”

His brain finally caught up. “Someone sent you flowers?”

“Isn’t that what I just said?”

“Weren’t they from your boyfriend?”

Was that a note of bitterness she detected? She smiled from ear to ear as her body swayed slightly back and forth. “What boyfriend would that be?”

His face fixed in a scowl, he grunted, “Max.”

She bit into her lower lip as she leaned forward and ran a hand up his arm. “Are you jealous of Max?”

His arms crossed defensively over his chest as he took a step back. “No!”

“Sure, you’re not. But someone sent me two dozen roses, and it wasn’t Max. Any ideas who it could have been?”

Drake blew out a resigned sigh. Of fucking course he knew who it was. Who else would it be? But he wasn’t telling her that.

While he wasn’t going to stand in Liam’s way, he sure as hell wasn’t going to help him. Instead, he shrugged with what he hoped was nonchalance as he shook his head. “Nope.”

“Okay. Bye then.” She spun on her heel and started back down the hallway.

“Riley, wait!” He stumbled out the door into the hallway, ready to sprint after her.

She stopped and turned back with arched eyebrows. “Yes?”

“I…” All the reasons he should not and could not pursue this woman poured through his mind as he stood frozen in the middle of the corridor.

“Well?”

He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. “Never mind. It’s nothing.”

“Hm. Well, if it’s ever something, you know where my room is.” She wiggled her fingers at him before spinning to leave again.

He watched her go as frustration and regret danced through his chest.

****

Riley questioned several guards and a couple of butlers, but no one knew anything.

She was on her way back to her room when she bumped right into Liam. She found herself tangled in his embrace, laughter rumbling through him as he caught her. “Whoa there! Where’s the fire?”

“Liam!” She made no move to extract herself from his arms. Instead, she smiled up at him. “Sorry. I wasn’t paying attention to where I was walking.”

“I see that!” He stared down at her with a sappy grin for several long seconds before remembering himself. He cleared his throat as he stepped away from her. “Were you on your way to the dining hall?”

“No, my room, actually.”

“I hope everything is okay.”

She gave him a bright smile as she leaned in and lowered her voice conspiratorially. “Everything is fine. I just can’t take another dinner with those fucking harpies.”

Liam threw his head back and laughed. Yes, it was a scandalous remark, but he found her honesty refreshing. He found everything about her refreshing, not to mention alluring. He moved closer to her to whisper, “Why do you think I never eat in the public dining hall?”

It was her turn to laugh. “Oh, my! What an unprincely thing to say!”

“You seem to bring out that side of me.” His tone suddenly serious, he blurted, “Have dinner with me tonight? In my private dining room?”

“I’d love to, but I already have plans for tonight.”

“Oh. I thought you said you were having dinner in your roo—”

“Yes, we are.”

His shoulders slumped. “I see.”

“Tomorrow?”

His head snapped up. “You’ll have dinner with me tomorrow?”

“Sure. Why not?”

“That’s…. not exactly the response I was hoping for—”

“I mean, if you’d rather not—”

“No! No… I mean yes! I mean… I definitely want to have dinner with you, Riley. Tomorrow night it is.”

“Great. Just text me the time.”

He immediately whipped out his phone and sent her a text.

She rewarded him with a seductive smirk. “That was quick.”

“He who hesitates is lost.”

“I would have said you snooze, you lose. But that works too.”

“I don’t intend to lose.”

“Lose what?”

His voice was unusually low and quiet as he returned the phone to his pocket. “You, Riley.”

Riley Brooks was seldom taken aback by anything a man said, but that did the trick. “What?”

“Surely you haven’t forgotten our night in New York so easily.”

“Of course, not. I just didn’t think—”

“Did you like the roses? They’re from my mother’s garden.”

“That was you?”

“Yes.”

“But…why?”

“Why?” He looked at her with his mouth agape. Glancing around quickly to ensure they were still alone in the hallway; he reached for her and yanked her body to his. Lowering his lips to her ear, he murmured, “I know you think New York was just about sex and that a prince would never marry a waitress, but you’re wrong, Riley. Dead wrong. On both counts.”

She pulled back to search his onyx eyes with her emerald ones. She couldn’t help the skepticism in her voice. “Really?”

“Yes, really! What do I have to do to convince you of that?”

“I don’t know, Liam. But it’s going to take more than a few roses.”

Gifts were not about to win her over. Sure, she had come from poverty, but he hadn’t. Material things were easy for him to come by and easy for him to part with. Simply spending money on her only convinced her that he wanted to sleep with her.

While sex with the smoking hot prince was something she was more than willing to engage in, she refused to let her heart get involved when she already knew disappointment was waiting at the end.

No matter what he said, he was never going to marry her. He wasn’t in love with her. He was in lust with her and that was something she was familiar with, something she could roll with. But she would not be tricked into letting her feelings get involved.

If he expected her to fall in love, he was going to have to invest a lot more than just money. That was too easy. She refused to be merely one more victim in the trail of broken hearts he’d left behind him.

Liam watched her walk away with a myriad of emotions crashing through him. If she wanted him to work harder to get her attention, he would do that. He knew she liked him. The night in New York had proven that. But since her arrival in Cordonia, she had frozen him out. Were her plans tonight with Max? What the fuck did she see in Max that she didn’t see in him? It was frustrating, galling, and, if he were being honest with himself, a little thrilling. He did love a good challenge.

***

Riley let herself back into her room to a stupendous surprise. The two dozen red roses still graced the console table near the entry, but every other available surface, save the bed, was now covered in vases brimming with all manner of blue flowers. Deep blue roses, baby blue hydrangeas, several shades of carnations, and blue and white morning glories, among others, were spread across the tops of the dresser, the end tables, and the vanity.

She gasped as she turned circles, taking it all in. “Max! What is this?”

“Ah…” pink flamed across his cheeks. “I know red roses are romantic and all, but I also know blue is your favorite color, so I took a chance that you might like them.”

“Like them? Max, I love them! But you didn’t have to do all this just because Liam sent me flowers.”

“It was Liam?” His heart sank.

He felt pretty confident about his chances of competing against most of the men at court. But Liam was another story entirely. Of course, she would want Liam. Hell, he wanted Liam, so he certainly couldn’t blame her.

Maybe now was the time to tell her that his feelings for her were real. That it was more than just fun and games for him. “Riley, I—”

There was a knock on the door.

“Hold that thought,” she told him as she strode across the room to answer it.

She pulled the door open to find Drake standing in the hallway. Her face lit up with surprised delight. “Hey, handsome! Did you finally decide on something?”

“I…ah... wanted to talk—” his words cut off mid-sentence as Max appeared in the doorway behind her. A storm raged across his face. “You know what? Never mind. I shouldn’t have—”

“Drake? What are you doing here?”

All three heads turned toward the new voice.

Drake’s brain spun frantically, trying to find a reasonable explanation for his presence. “Ah, I noticed they were missing from the dining hall and wanted to make sure everything was okay.”

Liam’s shoulders relaxed. He had asked Drake to keep an eye on her for him. To personally ensure her safety.

“What are you doing here?” Riley directed her question to Liam.

“I needed to change the time of our date tomorrow night.”

Max stiffened. Drake inspected the casing around the doorframe.

“You couldn’t have texted me that?”

“I could have…” that sparkle that she remembered from New York was back in his eyes. “But I wanted to see you in person.”

“Hm.” She smiled as her finger tapped her lips. “Well, since you’re both here, would you like to come in and join us? We were going to have dinner sent up and have a movie marathon.”

Drake looked skeptically from her to Liam to Max. “I don’t know if we should—”

“I’d love to!” Liam swept into the room with satisfaction radiating from every pore of his body. He pushed past a dismayed Max.

That satisfaction evaporated as he took in the scene in front of him. “That’s a lot of blue flowers.”

Max perked up as his arm went around Riley’s shoulder. “Blue is her favorite color, so I thought she might like some to offset all that red.”

“Yes, I get it. You had to go big after copying my idea.”

“I—” Max’s reply was cut off by Riley’s hand on his chest. “No fighting, boys. We’re going to watch movies and have fun tonight.” Turning back toward Drake, she motioned for him to come in. “Are you going to stand in the hallway or are you going to get in here and help me make sure these two behave?”

Drake hesitated only a second or two.

What could it hurt?

He glanced around at the room full of flowers. Two dozen of Cordonia’s finest red roses, straight from the crown’s own garden shimmered in the waning daylight. At least a dozen vases of flowers turned the room into a shimmering ocean of blue. The younger son of one of Cordonia’s noblest houses and the crown prince himself at a standoff over her attentions, and still she wanted him there. That meant something, right?

Not that he was interested in her. If Liam got his way, and Liam usually did, she was going to be the next queen and his best friend’s wife. Both of those things put her firmly off limits to him, no matter how much she inflamed his desires, haunted his dreams, and bedeviled his waking hours.

Still. What could it hurt to watch a couple of movies with her and two of his oldest friends? It was really Liam and Max he was staying for. To make sure they didn’t fight over her too much. Yeah, that’s why he was staying.

Riley leaned over and whispered into Max’s ear. His scowl was replaced with a flushed face and a broad grin. He nodded as he pulled his phone from his pocket and started swiping. His eyes flicked up long enough to say, “Make yourselves comfortable. I’ll have the kitchen send up more food.”

Drake took the lounge chair next to the bed just as Riley climbed up and settled herself in the middle of the bed. She patted the space on either side of her. “Who wants to join me?”

Before Drake could react, Liam was in the closest spot and Max had hurled himself onto the bed, clambering over two sets of legs to claim the other side. With a disgruntled shake of his head, he thumped back into the chair.

This had been a bad idea.

But it hadn’t been a bad idea. His misgivings were soon put to rest as they all balanced their dinner plates on their laps and got completely and inexplicably sucked into Barbie.

Not a movie he would have picked, but as it turned out, it was not a kid’s movie at all. The existential angst, the clever humor, the insightfulness, and the adventure had him forgetting the awkwardness of the situation and laughing along with his friends at the onscreen antics. He was relaxed and actually enjoying his night off.

Max had pushed aside his insecurities about Liam, choosing to focus, instead, on the promises Riley had whispered in his ear about the rewards he’d receive later for being a good boy and playing nice with everyone. His eyes kept sliding sidewise to gauge her reactions to the movie. He wanted to share all of them with her…. every laugh, every gasp, every moment. Not just of the movie, he realized, but for the rest of his life.

His gaze flicked briefly to the man on her other side. He knew Liam was still an obstacle, but he had infinite amounts of patience and faith, deep in his heart, that everything would work out in the end.

Liam didn’t miss the sidelong glances Max was throwing at both him and Riley. He couldn’t say he was completely oblivious to Max’s charms, but he was nothing if not persistent.

She didn’t trust him yet. That was fine. He would prove to her that she could. She needed him to put in work, and he would do that. He had yet to set his mind to any task that he couldn’t master. He just needed to try harder, be smarter, and focus deeper. Winning her heart would be worth it. He knew to the very core of his being that they belonged together.

Long after the dishes had been cleared, and the night had deepened, Riley lay with her head on Liam’s shoulder, drifting off as the credits for the latest Ghostbusters movie rolled. Max was curled up against her on her other side, one arm slung over her waist as Liam’s fingers gently combed through her hair. The sound of Drake’s soft snoring drifted through the room.

She should probably wake everyone and tell them to go sleep in their own beds. That would be far more comfortable, especially for Drake, who was dozing in a chair. But the warmth emanating from the men on either side of her, combined with the softness of the bed and the darkness of the room, lulled her into a contented coziness that she was loathe to break.

The quiet hum of the air conditioning filled the room as the TV clicked off, sealing her decision as she let herself drift off to sleep surrounded by the sounds, scents, and warmth of the three men who had commanded all her attention for the last month.

For the moment, none of them were fighting each other or her. Their earlier laughter still rang in her ears. For tonight, things were peaceful, calm, and happy, and not a single one of them wanted to do anything to disrupt that.

Liam was the last one left awake. He kissed the top of her head and whispered, “Good night, Riley.” Before closing his eyes and slipping into a contented slumber of his own.

[maleyanderecafe]

Eyooo! Long time no ask ( `~`) been extremely busy these months, sooo any recommendations on blogs that write yandere content? Like with no especific character, just a yandere x reader? Also dunno if he's a yandere or not but Dys from I was a teenager exocolonist [spoiler]

is obsessive towards the mc on the ending where they are together, but what I don't like so much about him is that he's obsessed with the planet too lmao, dunno if there's an ending where he stays with the mc all his life

Sorry for like.. the extremely long time it took to answer this one. I think since I first saw this ask, a bunch of things regarding yandere x reader has changed, but I will try to give some recommendations.

@heartfullofleeches usually has very interesting and unorthodox yanderes and darlings, some of which are ocs and some are not

@sublimetragedychopshop doesn't have yandere x reader per say but does have some fun yandere concepts.

@godnectar has some good yandere x reader concepts of various types like vampires, jocks and twins

@mysticmellowlove has some ideas that I really like, most of them being sub yanderes, my favorite

@hana-no-seiiki - has a mix of fanon and oc style yanderes. They also have pretty good art from what I remember.

@suiana - has tons and I mean tons of yandere reader style concepts. I think out of all of these this is probably the one closest to what you're asking about.

@running-with-kn1ves sometimes has some yandere x reader ones that are not from fandoms, but you'll have to dig through and see.

@goldienectar - also has some good ones.

The unfortunate thing about yandere writers is that a lot of them end up coming and going over the years. You can also look through my #yandere ideas tag for something similar.

Moving onto the next part... this is gonna be kind of long.

I was a Teenage Exocolonist is really fun, and it's a really well crafted game. I played it a lot, but ultimately while I was upgrading my computer I lost my saves for it, so I didn't want to redo everything, so I just left it alone for a while. Still, I think while Dys has traits of a yandere in certain endings, he ultimately is not as a whole. I would say maybe one or two of the endings make him a yandere and one of them is very, very iffy. I will admit though, I didn't get to finish everything about his route (or the others), so I might have some of this information incorrect.

To summarize what I was a Teenage Exocolonist is about, as the name suggests, it's about the life of Sol as a exocolonist. The game play is very much a card style game where you manage a deck based off of the skills and memory/events that Sol has throughout their life. It's very sim like so you can romance most of the characters your age, starting from when you're around 5 years old to around 18 years old. You gain skills depending on tasks that you do, buy items, gain relationships with other characters, etc.

The general story is that Sol is brought to a new planet along with a bunch of other families to build a life there. As the story goes on, they learn about what they have to do to learn about the planet, from science to nurturing, to learning about the wildlife there to adventuring. However, after a while, it becomes very clear that there is something else on the planet, something that doesn't want them there. They have to defend against aliens, a lot of which often costs some character's lives, along with various diseases and famine can cause many characters, including Sol's parents, to perish if you don't have the right stats. At some point, there is a raid that is so devastating that it ends up destroying most of the colony. From then on, there is a new group of people in power, along with various other characters that you can interact with and date. Depending on the route you go, you might end up meeting a being named Sym, one of the aliens on the planet. He seems to be incredibly interested in the humans here and is in contact with the species that seems to be attacking the colony. Depending on your choices, you can end up befriending him and saving the colony, or even end up becoming the planet yourself. It seems that Sol is kind of in a time loop, always going back to the beginning and remembering things from previous playthroughs, making certain events easier or otherwise bypassing them entirely.

Dys himself is pretty interesting. He has a rather sad childhood, with his mother committing suicide at a young age, causing him and his twin sister Tangent to becoming distant from each other. As a kid, he is very morose and doesn't really fit in with the other kids, even getting bullied a lot by them. He knows he doesn't belong to the colony and constantly strives to learn more about the planet, sneaking out with him to explore. It's no surprise that as he grows up, he distances himself from most of the other colony members and prefers going out and exploring, learning about the planet and feeling alive when he does. He can have a very cute relationship with Sol, with him believing that they are the only one who he feels truly understands him. Dys eventually does meet Sym, growing a great fascination and attraction to him and if the two of you are not in a relationship (or have otherwise broken up) he will end up with Sym most of the time. Sol, Dys and Sym can also have a polyamorous relationship with each other.

For Dys, there is always an scene where he attempts to bomb part of the colony. Tired of them being there, believing that they are causing a lot of problem for the planet, he tries to destroy it. Sol can agree to this and the two of them can end up destroying the colony and running away together. He becomes rather clingy as a result. I think in other endings he is generally a bit clingy considering that he doesn't really have anyone else to talk to.

The other ending is if Sol decides to become part of the planet. Dys will also do so the same, and when the two are sort of merged, they have a wonderful time together being one with everything. The game describes Dys and Sol in this form as "being an extension of each other" as they can be anything they wish on the planet, and are sort of, in a way, each other.

Dys in himself isn't really much of a yandere, even when you do romance him. While it is true, that he does exhibit yandere traits (being clingy, for instance), it's more because of the fact that he is pretty isolated from the other characters in the game, wanting to explore rather than be with anyone in the colony. I think the closest to yandere is when the two of you agree to bomb the colony and run away together. The planet ending with Sym is kind of strange, since it does have the traits of being together forever, but it is more of the idea of being one with everything, rather with just the two of them forever.

Still despite that, I really do like all of the characters in this game. It is genuinely so interesting seeing how they develop in the game and how you interact with them, going into some pretty deep and dark topics as well, along with some more fun memories. I think my favorite characters besides Dys are Cal and Nomi-Nomi and I kind of wish I had done a route with Nomi-Nomi because I love them so much. Maybe in a future run. It really is a beautiful game.

[cordonianroyalairlines]

Staking a Claim

Series: Cordonian Royal Airlines

Fandom: The Royal Romance

Pairings for series: Various

Pairing for this chapter: Riley x Drake

Word Count: 2,340

Rating: MA

Warnings for this chapter: Language mostly

A/N: This is for the @choicesholidays Valentine's Day prompts: "Be my fake date for a wedding."

The hair color is wrong for my Riley, but this image was perfect!

The copilot twisted around in his seat one too many times, craning his neck as if searching the cabin for something, jostling the pilot in the process.

Liam grunted in consternation. “Drake!”

Drake spun back around, “What?”

“What is your malfunction?”

“What do you mean?” Drake blinked at him in confusion.

“What do you mean what do I mean?” Liam grunted, “We haven’t made it through the preflight checklist because you keep turning around to stare into the cabin! What the hell is so interesting out there?”

“Nothing!” Drake rolled his shoulders, stared blankly out the cockpit window for a moment then turned back to Liam, “Can you see the guy in 12B?”

“What?” Liam’s head swiveled around and then back. “No. Why?”

Drake’s bottom lip protruded as he shook his head. “No reason.”

Liam watched him skeptically. Drake had been visibly agitated since he’d reported for duty. “There has to be a reason.”

“I…he just….he looks a little squirrely. You know what I mean? Untrustworthy.”

Liam’s eyes widened in alarm. “Is he a threat? Do we need to alert security? Did you see a weapon?” He whipped his head around quickly to try and get a good view of the man in 12B. “I can’t see anything. Riley’s blocking my view.”

“Is she talking to him?” Drake’s entire body moved just as Liam turned back around. Their heads collided with a resounding thwack.

“Ow! Fuck!” Liam grabbed his forehead.

“Sorry, sorry!”

“Seriously man, tell me what’s going on right now. I’m calling security!” Liam reached for the microphone but just as he got it to his mouth, Drake slapped it out of his hands.

“No!”

Liam watched in astonishment as the microphone flew out of his grip and hit the window then bounced off the dash. “Are you on drugs right now? Do I need to get another copilot?”

Drake gaped at him. “Seriously? When have I ever done drugs?”

“I don’t know man, but you’re acting really fucking weird.”

Hana ducked her head in to ask, “Are we almost ready? A couple of the passengers are getting antsy.”

“Which ones?” Drake asked.

Hana’s brows pulled together for a moment then smoothed out as she chuckled. “Oh. You know Riley’s ex is out there, don’t you?”

“What?” Drake’s eyes shot to Liam then back to Hana as he denied it. “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

A relieved breath whooshed out of Liam. At least he now knew Drake wasn’t on drugs and there wasn’t a terrorist on board. He stifled a laugh. “Sure you don’t.”

“I don’t!” Drake glared at them both.

Hana giggled as she backed out of the cockpit.

They finished the checklist and got airborne, but Drake’s agitation quickly returned. “Do you think he’s better looking than me?”

“Who?”

“The guy! In 12B.”

“How would I know?”

“You’re bisexual, right? You can judge that kind of thing.”

Liam scoffed. “First of all, I haven’t laid eyes on the guy. Second of all, I thought you didn’t care.”

“No, I don’t! I mean….just objectively speaking, out of curiosity….I overheard Hana call him eye candy. He can’t be that good-looking, can he?”

“I dunno Drake, Riley is a ten, so I imagine her ex is no slouch in the looks department either.”

“Great.” Drake huffed as he spun around in his seat again.

“Oh, for the love of God, just go look!”

“I can’t do that!”

“Why not?”

“Because then she’ll know I care!”

Liam cocked an eyebrow at him, “So you do care?”

“I mean she’ll think I care!”

“You’re really an idiot sometimes, you know that?”

“I don’t follow.”

“Of course you don’t.” Liam shook his head. “The only person you’re fooling is yourself. Put the rest of us out of our misery and just tell the girl that you like her already!”

“I’m not going out there.”

“Okay.”

Drake tapped his fingers on his knees for several seconds before jumping out of his seat. “I need to use the bathroom.”

“Sure you do.”

“I had a lot of coffee before we boarded.”

“Sure you did.”

“Fuck you. I’m going to take a piss.”

“Great. Tell Riley I said hi.”

Drake ignored him as he exited the cockpit and headed for the back of the plane where the restrooms were located. He slid his eyes sideways as he passed aisle 12 and scoffed to himself. The guy wasn’t that good-looking.

He was clean-shaven with a strong jawline, and raven hair swept back and gelled to perfection. Was that an Armani suit? How were his eyes that blue?

He slammed into the lavatory and locked the door to glare at himself in the highly polished silver surface of the mirror as he regarded his deep copper-colored eyes and messy, fly-away hair that barely saw a brush, much less hair gel. He ran a hand across the stubble dotting his jaw. It was a strong jawline, wasn’t it? Should he shave?

The guy in seat 12B looked like a CEO or something. Did she like that type? Drake was far more likely to be found in a tent than a boardroom. Did he even own a suit? He owned uniforms. Didn’t women like men in uniforms?

He made pretty good money as a first officer for Cordonian Royal Airlines.

Not CEO money.

“Fuck!” He spun and lashed out at the toilet. His foot connected to the stainless steel sending a sharp jolt of pain shooting up his leg.

There was a knock at the door. “Everything okay in there?”

Shit! It was Riley! “I’m fine. Dropped my…. Wallet…” Fuck, Walker! What the shit is wrong with you, man? Your wallet really?

“Are you sure because that didn’t sound like—”

“I said I’m fine!”

“Okay. Just let me know if—oh, excuse me what?”

From the other side of the door, a man’s voice murmured something he couldn’t make out then both people moved away.

Was that the ex talking to her? He forced himself to count to twenty so he didn’t just barrel out of the bathroom after them. He took several deep calming breaths like Max had tried to show him last time he had been upset about something. At least he thought it was what Max had done. At the time, he had mostly ignored him.

With an air of calm he most certainly did not feel, he exited the lavatory. His eyes went straight to seat 12B. Empty. He backtracked and ducked into the crew area.

Sure enough, there was Riley standing in the middle of the empty inflight catering kitchen talking to Mr. CEO.

All his jealousy evaporated in an instant as he took in her demeanor. Her arms were folded defensively across her chest and her face was furrowed into a frown. She was shaking her head as she leaned forward, her voice lowered but her entire body radiating her discomfort with the conversation.

The guy reached out and grabbed her arm.

She flinched away.

Oh hell no.

Drake didn’t remember moving but he was suddenly next to them, his hand wrapped firmly around the man's wrist. He flung the other man’s arm away from Riley and through gritted teeth asked, “Is there a problem here?”

The man gave him a startled look then annoyance flashed across his face. “We were just having a discussion.”

“Doesn’t look like the lady’s enjoying the conversation.”

“Mind your own business,” he shook his head dismissively and reached for her again, “Riley, if we could just talk privately—”

Drake intercepted the motion before he could touch her. “If you’re attached to that hand and wish to keep it, then I would strongly advise you against touching her again.”

He jerked his hand out of Drake’s grasp and rubbed his wrist. “Was that really necessary?”

Drake never took his eyes off the man as he leaned his body toward Riley, “Do you want to talk to this guy?”

“No.”

“But, Riley—”

“We have nothing to talk about, Nick!”

Drake angled his body so that he was blocking Riley from Nick’s view. He crossed his arms over his chest. “You heard her.”

Nick looked like he wanted to press the issue, but after taking in Drake’s stormy expression, thought better of it. He straightened his suit jacket with a sharp tug. “Fine. I’ll see you at the wedding. We’ll talk then.”

“You’re not coming to my sister’s wedding!”

“Oh, didn’t I tell you? I’ll be there as Clarissa’s plus one.”

Riley shook her head back and forth. “Seriously? When we were dating, you couldn’t stand her!”

A gloating smile crept across his face. “Jealous?”

“Why would I be jealous?”

“Because you’re not over me, Riley. If you were, you’d have bothered to line up a date for the wedding.”

“I—”

“She has a date for the wedding.” Drake cut in as he casually slung his arm around her shoulders.

Nick turned his gaze to Drake for a long, evaluating moment. “Are you the new boyfriend then?”

“Yep. And I’m only going to ask you once to return to your seat. If you don’t stop harassing the flight crew, I will land this plane and have security escort you off of it.”

Nick’s eyes widened slightly as he huffed out, “You wouldn’t dare!”

Riley ran her hand down Drake’s arm as she smirked at Nick, “He would. He’s very protective when it comes to me. I wouldn’t test him if I were you.”

“Whatever,” Nick bumped Drake’s shoulder as he shoved past them and exited the kitchen.

Drake’s arm was still around Riley as he turned his head to watch Nick leave. “Let me know if he bothers you again and I’ll—”

Riley spun on him in fury, her fists raining blows on his chest. “What the fuck did you just do, Drake?”

His hand flew to his chest. “Ow! What the hell, Riley? I just rescued you from that guy!”

“I didn’t need rescuing, Drake. I can handle Nick. He’s an asshole, but he’s not a serial killer or something!”

Drake scoffed with a shake of his head, “I think the phrase you’re looking for is thank you.”

“Oh yeah? Really?”

“Yeah, really!”

“Do you know what you just did? Do you?”

“Um…got the asshole ex-boyfriend to leave you alone?”

“No, you fucking jackass.” She slapped his arm. “You just told him that you’re my boyfriend and my date to my sister’s wedding!”

“So?”

“So?” She threw her arms up in the air. “So when I show up at the wedding with no date and no boyfriend he’ll know that was a lie and I’ll be humiliated!”

“Oh.”

“Yeah…oh!”

They stood in silence for a long moment, Drake rubbing his chest and Riley fuming. Then Drake quietly said, “I’ll go to the wedding with you.”

“What?”

“I mean….if you want me to.”

“I…”

“I did get you into this situation. Let me make it up to you by getting you out of it. One fake boyfriend slash date for sister’s wedding coming right up!”

All the fight went out of her as she took in the hopeful smile on his face. “I can’t ask you to do that, Drake.”

“Why not?”

“Because the wedding is on Valentine’s Day and I’m sure you already have plans. I can’t ask you to cancel—”

“Pfffftttt.” He waved a hand dismissively in the air. “I do not have plans for Valentine’s Day!”

“You don’t?”

Did she sound hopeful?

“No, I do not. No girlfriend, no friend with benefits, no romantic entanglements at all.”

Except with you.

A delighted smile broke out across her face. “Okay, then.”

“So, we’re good?”

She gave him a flirtatious smile as she flipped her hair and turned to leave. “We’re good.”

“Okay, good.”

He watched her walk away with a contented smile on his lips then followed her out of the kitchen and back to the front of the plane. He glowered at Nick as he passed aisle 12.

Nick returned the glare as he adjusted his headphones and slid down in the seat.

When he stepped onto the flight deck Liam greeted him with smug satisfaction. “That was the longest piss in the world.”

“Shut up.” He slid into the copilot seat without looking at his best friend.

“So how’d it go? Did you get a good look at her ex?”

“Um….yeah… he’s a pushy bastard. I had to tell him to keep his hands to himself and….”

“And?”

Drake released a long-suffering sigh knowing Liam was going to find out sooner or later. Riley would tell Max and Max would tell everyone else. “I’m going as her date to her sister’s wedding.”

“Wow! That’s quite a jump from ‘I don’t like her like that’.” Liam chortled gleefully.

Drake kept quiet but his foot started tapping nervously.

“Oh, shit, there’s more! What is it?” Liam prodded.

“Ah…”

“Don’t make me call Max and find out.”

“Fuck,” he muttered under his breath.

“Come on, what else?”

“It’s on Valentine’s Day,” he answered with a resigned sigh.

Liam practically danced out of his seat. “This is amazing! This is epic! Mr. I will never take a woman out on Valentine’s Day because that’s far too much pressure and it’s all about commercialization anyway is taking a woman out on Valentine’s Day. To her sister’s wedding!”

“Why does this make you so happy?”

“Because I get to say I told you so forever!”

“It’s not even a real date.”

“Sure it’s not.”

“It’s not!”

“Does she know that?”

“Yes! I just said I was her boyfriend so that Nick guy would stop—”

“Wait! Wait! You played the pretend boyfriend card to back off her ex?”

“Yeah…so?”

Liam threw his head back and belly laughed. “You are such a goner!”

Drake pressed his lips into a tight line and returned his attention to the control panel. He wanted to argue, he really did. But he couldn’t.

He was absolutely a goner.

And he was going to have to buy a suit.

Shit.

[suffering-frombrain-rot]

Obey me brothers + crew watching MC do a diamond painting

I've never done a post like this before, let alone anything for this fandom, but I'm doing a diamond painting myself, and these boys decided to rotate in my brain while doing so. I hope ya'll enjoy this crack post!

Lucifer

-he thinks it's an interesting concept

-he likes checking in on your progress as you place the tiny gems on the right spaces

-far too tedious and time consuming for him to do

- if he ever had a break, then he'd maybe like to try it out with you

-he'd let you work on it in his office while he works as long as you SWEAR you wont make a mess with the gems

-if you do happen to spill some, he'll make sure you pick up every last one, double and triple check that they're all accounted for

-if you give it to him, hed definitely frame it and put it either in a hallway or in his room

Mammon

-he thinks its dumb, why would you spend so much time doing something like that when you could just get a premade one or the same image without the gems?

-he loves watching you do it, he'll say all that to your face, but we all know he'd wanna watch you the whole time

-gets exited when you send him updates, but he'll just respond with a "nice" or something

-he'd wanna try it out with you so you get him one of his own

-he spills the crystals all over the sticky part on accident

-doesn't know how the tools work, he'd also put them on upside down on accident

-he'd frame your finished one and hang it above his bed~

-he's never letting his see the light of day

Leviathan

-he'd play lots of puzzle games, so he sees the appeal in doing something like that

-it's said in a group chat, idk what it was called, but he likes to be able to be in a room with a person and do two completely different things, he doesn't need constant communication or even doing the same thing as the person really to be happy in their presence

-so I'd like to imagine he'd love having you work on your project on the floor of his room while he plays a game or watches a anime

-he'd occasionally check up on you to see your progress!

-maybe he'd order his own of Hana Ruri off Akuzan to work on with you the next time you bring it over to his room

-I don't think he'd hang it anywhere if you offered to give it to him, boy has too many posters on his wall anyways

-he'd say that you worked too hard on it to give it away to someone so quickly

Satan

-my true love <3

-anyways

-Satan is an art enthusiast and gives me a 'try anything and everything' type of vibe

-he'd want to do one with you, he'd make a date of it and everything

-get him a cat one PLEASE!!!

-he'd probably also like one of the starry night, but cats are the top priority 👌

-he'd start to get a bit impatient over time, and a little frustrated if he makes a mistake or spills the gems everywhere

-but he has you with him, so he can easily laugh it off and go back to working on it

-especially if you're enjoying doing it with him, that's the most important part!

-he'd probably want to trade with you once you both finish with them!

Asmodeous

-Also very artistic, like Satan

-he'd comment on how you're doing

"Wow! Your hands are so steady~"

"You have such a nice concentration face!"

-all the compliments might get frustrating if you're trying to focus, but it's okay because you love him

-he'd get one to do with you once you finish your first one, he'd love the closeness of working on such a long project with you

-he is very VERY good at the placement of every gem, he does nails and makeup as well as art occasionally so it is only natural

-he wants it to be perfect

-definitely posting work in progress pics on Devilgram

-takes pics of you working for himself~ he loves the candid shots

-and of course posts the final products together once ya'll finish

-he'd let you hold onto the one you did together so you can look at it and think of him~

Beelzebub

-he'd try to eat it

-it looks like little candies

-candy goes in his mouth

-simple math

-but seriously, make sure he's not gonna eat it if you do one of these around him

-he'd try his hardest to help you out if you ask, but I don't think he has the hand-eye coordination

-like Levi, I think he'd like to watch you in silence as you work on it

-maybe do some workouts while you work?

-he'd probably want to hang it on the fridge since that's where he is a lot of the time, and the others can look at it when they're in the kitchen :)

Belphegor

-Belhpie probably wouldn't care all that much

-he'd think it's pretty, but watching you work on it is putting him to sleep

-he'd probably also want to help you with it, just so it doesn't take you too long

-he can just tell that working on it hurts your back from being hunched over for too long

-go lay down with him, it'd be much nicer, he could rub your back as you both fall asleep

-there's always tomorrow to work on it

-he'd wanna show your work to Beel once it's done

-hed also wanna hang it on one of the walls on his side of the room

Diavolo

-LET HIM DO ONE TOO

-PLEASE

-IT LOOKS LIKE SO MUCH FUN!

-he'd watch you do it, then try to learn the best ways to do one himself

-(may be projecting a little here) he wouldnt know that you could place more than one at a time

-gets well over a quarter or so of the way through before realizing the long thing at the end of the pen you can use to place multiple down at once

-he feels silly but that's okay because hes having fun!

-he'd get one for Barbs too so the three of you could work on it together during any free time you have

-Puts too much pressure while going to pick up the gems and spills them all over out of the tray

-you help him clean them up every time, and you frequently have to use tweezers to take the gems off of the spaces of the picture they spilled on

-even if it's a messy process, you both have lots of fun making them

-he'd put it on his desk in a frame if you gave him yours

-you probably gave it to him as compensation for his messed up one

-shows it off every chance he gets

Barbatos

-if he sees that you're struggling with your project, he'd take over for a bit to show you the best way to do it

-he's like an annoying art teacher that keeps correcting your project when you didn't ask for it

-it's fine though, just tell him you don't need help and he'll respectfully leave you to your work

-he'd make you tea and snacks while you work if you're someone like me who gets too absorbed in your work to take a break

-also would massage your shoulders while idly talking with you about whatever topics your conversation leads

-he'd organize the bags of gems for you, makes sure everything is neat and tidy weather or not you ask for it

-if you wanted to give it to him, he'd happily set it up somewhere visible in the castle

Simeon

-Ugh!

-he'd love watching you work on it!

-he thinks its so pretty how it comes together and becomes so vibrant!

-he'd go and get several to bring up to the celestial realm

-he'd love working on them outside in the light of the celestial realm because of how shiny they are!

-he'd definitely hide things from you just to mess with you

-you need a certain color? Simeon has it in his pocket

-you set your tool down to do something else? He's grabbed it

-will give it back if you kiss him~ he promises <3

-he'd cherish it forever if you gave it to him when you're done!

Solomon

-he'd use magic to mess with you

-inverting the colors, making the colors the same, placing them on the spots for you with magic

-TELL HIM TO STOP

-the fossil has no right

-anyways hes like Simeon with the prank pulling

-he'd stop once you tell him and will revert the changes, then would go back to watching you peacefully as you work

-would be so so happy if you gave it to him, he'd brag to the others that you gave him such a personal and intricate gift

-he's gonna get killed by the others some way or anthother

-but that's fine

-he loves toying with death

[hotwaterandmilk]

Hi! I love your content and was wondering if you have any tips for those who might want to post their own scanned manga stuff on here?

I have some furoku, postcards, magazine clippings, etc and I enjoy scanning and cataloguing stuff, but I'm a bit shy about posting it online. I'm worried there might be some kind of etiquette regarding all of this that I'm unaware of. Like are publication dates important to disclose? should I try and find it for every scan I upload or can I just give some basic details about it? Oh and if someone else has already scanned something I own should I refrain from posting my own scans of that item? Hope these questions aren't too dumb, I just don't want to accidentally step on anyone's toes.

Hi, thank you for your kind words. I can only really share with you my opinion on sharing scans, as there are no real "rules" about doing this hobby that I'm aware of. I feel that things boil down to courtesy, like so many elements of fandom, and asking those involved when unsure.

I personally won't share something I'm aware someone else has shared before, unless I feel I can provide a better quality scan or additional context to make the effort worthwhile. For example, people have shared plenty of old Hana to Yume calendar scans in the past on sites like Minitokyo, but as they're not in 1200 dpi I feel like my effort in rescanning and sharing these images is "worth it".

If someone else is committed to scanning monthly furoku for a particular series, I won't double up by sharing scans of the same furoku - I'm wasting my own time by scanning/editing these items when someone else is doing them already, but I'm also potentially making the existing contributer uncomfortable.

However, we can't all be expected to keep track of every scanner on every website or through every fandom - sometimes there is overlap or there are multiple people passionate about a work. In that case, or in any case where unsure, I don't think it hurts to reach out to someone and ask "Hey, do you mind if I also share ____" ?

People can say no, but ultimately none of us involved in sharing scans/scanlating/fan works/etc. owns the original property and these are widely published titles. We can say "Hey I'd prefer it if you don't share ____ when I'm already sharing ____" but it is down to the other party if they wish to cease doing so.

In terms of things like publication information, that's very much a personal choice. My opinion on this is that it is respectful to include artist information wherever possible and publication details when you can so that others can find the original item for themselves. It's extra work, but it means I don't get messages asking "Where is ____ from?" as that information is already available.

The caveat to this, for me, is that sometimes we simply don't know all the details. Goodness knows I've got hundreds of postcards from 80s shoujo magazines that I've been gifted or received in bulk aucions without any information on the issue they were included with and at best I can narrow down the year they were released... right now I'm not sharing that content because I really do want to attribute that information if possible. But not everyone cares about things like that and that's OK, sometimes people just include an artist and the series and that's all.

I want to be clear that I'm not here to prescribe what you should and should not do when sharing your treasure trove. I'm just one person with a singular experience. So much of sharing scans as a hobby will boil down to what is important to you and how much time you have on your hands. And plenty comes from trial and error, along with feedback that others provide.

I feel it's important to convey that not everyone will like what you share or how you share it, while some will lift what you share wholesale to try and profit from it on other sites. I've had to develop a pretty thick skin regarding what people say about me online, despite being a nobody. I'd be lying if I said this didn't get to me sometimes, but for the moment my love of sharing has won out.

What I think is key, overall, is just that you want to share things with others and are willing to put the work into doing so. Missteps around doubling up on sharing may happen, but are more often than not resolved through communication.

I hope you can find a way of sharing the things that are important to you that best fits with your needs and schedule. ^^

[myjustice]

REGINA OF ALL WATERS - FURINA DE FONTAINE .

an independent & private roleplay blog for furina de fontaine/focalors from the video game genshin impact by hoyoverse. blog is oc, multi fandom, & duplicate friendly. portrayal is influenced by biblical elements & acknowledges the canon material with influence from personal headcanons & interpretations.

general mature content warning applies. minors please dni.

rules to be taken into account before following under the cut...

(oo1). BLOG + ACTIVITY. my blog activity is dependent on my availability which, as an adult with a busy life, means i will not be available 24/7. i'm relatively new to the tumblr rp space, i've always roleplayed on twitter or ' x ' as it so stupidly rebranded, so please practice some patience & consideration as i get accustomed to the rp etiquette here. i appreciate it.

(oo2). DRAMA. don't involve me. i don't care what rumors are spreading from person a to b or what b is saying about a, just don't come to me with such pettiness. aside from being too old i'm just too tired to humor it.

(oo3). DUPLICATES. i absolutely ADORE the idea of other furinas/focalors so please feel welcomed, i would love to interact with you~

(oo4). SHIPPING. this is not my main focus, but i'm open to it should it get to that point.

(oo5). PET PEEVE #1. i am a social media manager with many clients so my exposure to the internet is almost daily, but that does not mean i'll be available here. if i post a thing or two & can't get to dms do not take it personally. i promise i will get to dms in due time & when i have the time.

(oo6). PET PEEVE #2. a huge DO NOT for me when it comes to furina is infantilizing her. PLEASE do not infantilize furina or even imply it. it's ridiculous that i need to say this, but she's not a child. if that is your perception of her i respectfully ask that you do not interact with this blog.

(oo7). VISUAL STIMULI. i do have some lightly edited icons i can use for rps, but if i use them or not is dependent on my personal mood. i'm not very picky. if you do have a preference please let me know.

(oo8). PERSONAL INFORMATION. hi!! thanks for reading my rules i appreciate you <33~ you can call me hana. my pronouns are she/her/they/them. & i am 28 yrs old. if you could drop a like on this post to let me know that you read my rules i would appreciate it, drop by any time!

[hanamuranobuyuki]

This year has been a total year of madness, when you always have ups and downs with content, content creation, etc.

And then... December rolls around. It's more like, November rolls around? Because Hypdream was released, and then this event releases.

Like, I have so many words I want to use, but I also lost my ability to SPEAK because of this event. This girl has been screaming nonstop since the event was live. Because if you guys know Hana, you know I've explicitly told people my HCs regarding Jyushi's VKei-ifying projects, my desires for Jiro to wear makeup, have the cast wear nail polish, etc. my aesthetics had DESIRES for so long. And for years, since I've embarked on this journey as being a Jiroshi Producer, Author, Supporter, and Cult Summoner, I've had one desire.

Have Jiro get a makeover from Jyushi.

I back in 2021/22, strictly desired Jiro to wear an AKG coat as I oh so fondly call them, Jyushi's coat. But as the lack of content rolled through, 2023 gave us Get Busy, and other shenanigans leading to an angsty downfall of doubt and retrospection of Jyushi's place within Bad Ass Temple and a possible relationship with Buster Bros via shenanigans... I kinda lost hope. I had been going about this for years, and I didn't have much to propel me forward.

I haven't been able to watch past episode 3 of Rhyme Anima + because of the negative connotations I received upon excitement for the series, the situations in my life, and the general thoughts about a whole lot of things. Because of that, I don't really know much about whether or not Jiro and Jyushi have had "conversation," but I do know We Go With The Flow is a banger of a song. But back to the points at hand.

I thought that well... I might not get the content simply because they're just too different for the staff to do much of anything with.

Then 2024 rolls around.

ARB gives us 10 seconds of voice content via Soul Swap 3rd liners edition.

ARB gives us an event where Jiro is splashing water at Ramuda, who uses Jyushi as a shield.

A. R. B. The canon-not-canon world where Jiro still loves Ichiro to the point he's calling him Nii-chan, Kuko is overly domestic in the Yamada household, Medical Yakuza Honpo is like one of the best lineups to exist- ahem. ARB gave us that.

And then, half a year later. After 4.5 anni, new monthly cards, and whatnot...

This. ARB Gives us. This. This event. Where we can see both Jyushi in a soccer jersey and Jiro in amazing rock/vkei wear.

After the weeks I've been having, with Hypdream releasing and giving me the possibility of having Jiro and Jyushi together on a team, and the very recent announcement of BB vs BAT as the 3rd DRB lineup, I can't help but feel like... we have been blessed. That as a Jiroshi supporter craving even the simplest conversations, we have been blessed with a complete costume change.

And I don't know if you have noticed, but THESE CARDS have ASCENDED HANA.

This card series is peak. This is perfection. It's all I want in a series. Jiro and Jyushi, wearing matching makeup, cool clothes, nail polish, and matching boot styles (because Jiro has black and Jyushi keeps his red boots) I have lost the mere ability to just... speak. Think. Function like a normal human being. I just haven't because I CAN'T.

I feel like some deity out there is trying to tell me, tell the supporters of this small little ship, to never give up.

And I am writing this as my promise to myself. To the people who propel me to write. To those who walk along me on this journey to writing or sharing a little bit of happiness.

As long as I live within this fandom, I will support the Jiroshi cause with all my might.

My name is Hana. I've been a Jiroshi fan for 3.5 years

And I will continue to support these two no matter happens. ARB, Hypdream, any new games, whatever breadcrumbs happen in canon projects, no matter what happens, to the best of my ability. I will be a slave to Jiroshi and I hope whoever reads this will join me on the journey.

With love

-Hana

(PS: I've been getting back into writing again since I had dropped some events finally. Terms and Conditions is a go, because I'm trying to reach a certain point of time eventually! I hope to see you all there whenever I finish the update!)

(PPS: The picture is what I call my Jiroshi Chaos Board. It's a culmination of a whole bunch of cards I've collected in ARB. If you have Jiroshi Chaos Boards, I'd love to see it! If you're in the summoning circle, please drop it in the channels! If not, please ping me here or on insta because I'd love to share the love and chaos!)

[bibibbon]

Hi. I dont watch nor read JJK but I ger the gist and some spoilers here and there. Not sure if you are up to everything it happened but you think JJK is being way dark? Ok this feels an incomplete question. JJK does promete itself as a dark shonen (its what I heard) my question is...isnt passing the mark?

Bc all I hear is characters dying left and right. Despair for others. And again, JJK is a dark story...it would be stupid of me to ask "hey why cant all get along" but as someone who lurks in others fandoms....

Isnt JJK being way too dark? Too hopeless?

Maybe this will be the story where the MC dies but sometimes it feels gratuitos how everyone is griefing and suffering and losing people they love.

I send this question in good faith. I dont watch the anime nor read the manga. It felt too dark for me. It reached a dark point to me to say no.

But this is my opinion.

Hi👋 @mikeellee

I definitely see where you're coming from and to be honest to me jjk has gotten a bit too much with killing characters left, right and centre at this point it feels like a cheap way to create and build up higher stakes and tensions.

I definitely think that gege akutami should at least build up the characters properly before killing them off and destroying them. We have so many characters that lack development whether dead or alive I believe they should of gotten better treatment by the narrative like tsumiki,Yuki, shoko, utahime, momo, uro, Hana, nobara, remi, higumara and a whole lot more. These are the characters that come to the top of my head when I think of wasted potential.

Jjk is a series that uses characters and their deaths to help other characters develop like junpei, haibara and riko where both plot devices of a character but they had their own mini character arcs and actually felt like proper characters who where supposed to be there and to their own things but just got their lives snatched from them too soon.

I kinda believe that jjk is a story that repeats itself to basically show the idea of how history repeats itself or rhymes so it has a whole lot of parallels and characters going through similar character arcs. However, the story has a big theme of showing the younger generation and older generation differences and one way it does it is by having the younger generation break the older generations cycle and actually succeed in their own way so Iam hoping that we get a bittersweet ending where the younger generation is able to break the cycle that was established but we still have a long way to go from there.

In my opinion jjk is definitely not the darkest shonen I have seen I think currently speaking chainsaw man or attack on titan takes the win for sure

[sato-sakai]

This February 16 is very special for me, because I am celebrating 20 years since I came into the world and less than a month before the premiere of Kung Fu Panda 4. This is why I wanted to make a blog about Kung Fu Panda, like this great saga. He has been present in my life and how did I meet the TYPE.

To begin with, when the first movie was released I remember being 4 years old.  They bought me a Tigress figure (at that time I didn't know she was a woman xd), a McDonald's figure and a special thermos.  A film that marked my childhood without a doubt, endearing characters, a villain that you come to empathize with, and of course an epic soundtrack.  I never got to see the Furious 5 and Christmas shorts until I was a little older.

For the second one I was already 7 years old, on the birthday of who was my best friend at that time we went to see her.  Like every child that year, she was scared when they showed the images of the panda genocide, but from then on she was enjoyable.  To this day, the scene in which Po seeks inner peace with his past and remembers how his mother sacrificed herself so that he could live continues to give me feelings.  Also, giving us who for me is the best villain of the saga, Lord Shen.  He had the movie in pirated mode and I remember that he played it almost always.  I saw the short film Secrets of the Masters a few years later, an interesting story and it retains the voice actors from the films.

From 2011-2016 I lost interest in the saga.  The Nickeledeon series never hooked me, I saw the shorts a long time after their premiere.  But around 2014 or 2015 was where I met the GUY.  Honestly, at that moment it was something very strange for me that duo, but after several videos and having read a few fanfics, I came to like them a lot.  I had an Xbox 360 Kinect, where we bought the official video game.  However, I never got around to playing it because it was too difficult for me.

Already in the third one, when I was 12 years old, I went to see it with my brother on a classmate's birthday.  Although she wasn't bad, it wasn't what I expected, I feel like they could have improved a lot.  Kai was a decent villain on par with Tai Lung and Shen, but the rhythm and essence of this one felt very childish compared to its predecessors, a point to highlight in this one was the concept of Chi which at that time was new to my.  From this point was where my interest in TYPE began to grow more and became one of my biggest obsessions to this day XD.

At that time I explored and saw many artists who drew this ship.  If I remember correctly, one of the first was from Tigress and Po's children who were a panda and a white tiger named Hana or something like that, back in 2016 it was where I saw @ani-dragmire's drawings for the first time, @masterlan12 and @7oy7iger (although at that time Lan made another ship).  Without a doubt three great cartoonists with whom I have been able to talk on a couple of occasions.

When the Paws of Destiny series came out I had very high expectations (although I didn't have prime video at that time) but I ended up somewhat disappointed by the final result and the absence of the Furious 5.  Although, it has redeeming things such as the 4 constellations (I had already heard of these mythological creatures but in Japanese folklore) and Po's perception of Tigress as a friend and great warrior.  2022 was a heavy year, my entry into university and the news that an upcoming movie about our beloved panda was very close and that it would bring back the 3 previous villains of the saga, I was more than excited.

However, that same year, what for me and a large part of the fandom was released was a great lack of respect for Kung Fu Panda.  The Netflix series, my first mistake was thinking about the return of Jack Black as Po.  I remember that that year was one of the lowest in terms of quality of movies, series, video games and so on.  The idea of ​​getting to know the rest of the world outside of China in the lore of Kung Fu Panda was what blinded me from the nonsense I would see.  Po being clumsy and crouching in front of a hateful and empowered bear.  The worst of all was that I watched all three seasons on Netflix.

By December of last year I saw the first trailer for Kung Fu Panda 4, although it was exciting to see Tai Lung back (probably in a redemption arc) I must say that it was somewhat disappointing not to see the Furious 5.  At the time of writing this I am hoping to see Shen and Kai in a future trailer.

For me, Kung Fu Panda is not a simple saga of movies made for children, it is a saga that shows the evolution of a martial arts fan on the path to being the most legendary warrior in China.  Although it is not the best like the Shrek or How to Train Your Dragon sagas, it is one of the most beloved.  If there is something I admire about Po, it is how despite having a painful past, being rejected at the beginning, perhaps not being what Shifu expects of him.  Po never gives up and always maintains a warm smile and an optimistic attitude, kind of like Peter Parker.  And well, this is all for now, I say goodbye to you.

Note: No spoilers from March onwards.

[angelasscribbles]

The De Facto Queen Chapter 2: Guilt

Series: The De Facto Queen

Fandom: The Royal Romance

Pairings: Riley x Drake, Riley x Liam

Rating: Teen

Warnings for this chapter: Mild Language

Word Count: 2,266

A/N: I know chapter one was over 5k words. This is more in line with the average length of my chapters. But drop a note in the comments if you have a preference for longer or shorter chapters (just to satisfy my curiosity)

My other stuff: Master List.

Unity Tour, Day 2, Portavira (Evening/Night)

She was parted from Liam almost the moment they were out of the car. Landon whisked Liam away for something and she was set upon by Penelope, Max, and Hana for a puppy playdate.

Her work was never done it would seem. All she wanted to do was curl up in bed with Drake and decompress from this day, but those poodles were the way to Penelope’s heart, and therefore support, and she knew it.

With a public smile and an inward sigh, she fired off a quick text to Drake, “Waylaid by Penelope and poodles. There’s something we need to discuss. Meet me in my room in an hour?”

Technically they each had their own room, but she wasn’t planning on sleeping alone. It was a Cordonian custom not to put unmarried people in the same room, even engaged ones. Drake told her it was about respecting people’s independence and that even many married couples in Cordonia kept separate bedrooms. It was less about romance and more about individuals needing their own space. She understood and it made sense. But she was planning to snuggle up next to her man at every opportunity.

An hour later she found not just Drake but Liam waiting for her in her room.

“Ah, there you are!” Liam smiled at her as he tapped on his phone, “Hold on, I’m texting Max and Hana to meet us here as well.”

“Oh,” she left the door ajar so they wouldn’t have to knock, “if I had known, they could have just walked back with me. They were with me meeting Penelope’s poodles.”

“It’s okay,” Drake assured her as he took her in his arms, “they’re right down the hall.”

“Mm,” she agreed as her lips met his. She kissed him quickly and then stepped away, cognizant of Liam’s eyes on them. She turned to face him, “Why are you in my bedroom?”

He smiled serenely at her, “I was going to ask all of you to meet me. I called Drake first and he mentioned he was already meeting you here, so I decided I would come to you. Ah, here’s everyone else now.”

“We’re here!” Max called out as he sauntered through her bedroom door with Hana right behind him.

“I guess we can get this meeting started now,” Drake flopped down onto the bed, folding his arms behind his head, and crossing one leg over the other, “So, what’s up?”

Max and Hana both found chairs and then looked at Liam expectantly.

“Why is everyone here? Are we having a sleepover?” Riley quipped then her eyes widened as they darted from Drake to Liam. Earlier events with Liam made that joke hit differently and she flushed as she caught his eye.

Liam chuckled softly, “No such luck.”

No one but her seemed to read anything into that. Thankfully.

“Why are we all here?” she asked again.

“Right,” Liam snapped into business mode, “It’s about the match tomorrow. I wanted to update you all and ensure we’re all on the same page.”

Liam quickly ran through the information he had received from Landon in the hour since she had last seen him, and they discussed their plan of attack for the competition. She wondered if it was Landon’s idea, or Liam’s to put her on the same team as the king, and not her husband.

As if reading her mind, Liam said, “Landon and I thought it presents the most unified front if you and I, as Cordonia’s representatives are on the same team as Lady Penelope.”

Riley was the only member of the group that had never played so Hana offered to give her a quick crash course on techniques and strategy. She hesitated, her eyes going to Drake.

“That’s a great idea! I’ll come help!”

“Me too!” Max volunteered.

“I would join you, but I have a conference call with the Canadian prime minister in fifteen minutes,” Liam told her regretfully.

As they were leaving the room, Drake’s phone rang. Pulling it out of his pocket, he glanced down at the screen and then up at her, “Shit. It’s my mom, I forgot it’s Wednesday.”

She smiled affectionately at him as she reached up to tousle his hair, “Go on and answer it, Hana and Max can teach me what I need to know.”

“Are you sure?” he asked uncertainly.

“I’m sure, babe,” the fact that he never missed his mom’s weekly call was something she admired about him. It showed commitment to family.

“Okay,” he nodded as he swiped the call open. He knew that if he didn’t take it, she would just keep calling. And worrying about why he wasn’t answering.

“Love you,” she grinned at him as she waggled her fingers goodbye.

“Love you too,” he mouthed as he blew her a kiss.

She stepped through the door, pulled it shut behind her and then turned to find Liam still in the hall outside her room, “I thought you had a conference call.”

“I do, but I wanted to check in with you. You haven’t told him, have you?”

“Liam! Be quiet!” Her eyes widened and her head swung wildly around, her eyes searching the hallway.

“I sent Hana and Max on ahead,” he told her, “I’ll walk you out to the stables.”

A deep sigh of relief escaped her as she turned and walked with him, “No, I haven’t. That was the first time I’ve seen him since I last saw you. I got waylaid by poodles.”

Liam laughed, “You’ll have to tell me that story!”

“It’s not as exciting as it sounds,” she rolled her eyes with a smile.

“Oh, it sounds riveting!” He joked.

“Well, you know what scintillating company Penelope can be.”

“Indeed,” he snickered.

“Liam, thank you.”

Surprised struck through him, “For what?”

“Not saying anything to Drake about earlier. It should come from me.”

“Riley, it is not my intention to interfere with your relationship in any way. Tonight was a momentary lapse in judgment. I’d like to apologize again-“

“Liam, stop,” she placed a hand on his arm, “There’s nothing to apologize for. I kissed you as much as you kissed me.”

“Be that as it may, I instigated it, therefore I take full responsibility.” He stopped as they reached the edge of the polo field, “Well, here we are.”

He turned to face her as they stopped walking. Her hand was still resting on his arm. Their bodies were mere inches apart, bathed in moonlight, electricity snapping between them.

She felt self-conscious as she glanced over to where Hana and Max were waiting for her then back to Liam, “Don’t want to miss your conference call.”

“That I don’t,” he took her hand and lifted it to his mouth. His fingers burned her skin where they pressed into her palm, his lips sent electric jolts shooting from the back of her hand straight to her heart.

She felt like a traitor as Drake’s image swam before her eyes.

Liam stood up and released her hand, giving her a little bow, he told her, “Enjoy your lessons. I’ll see you tomorrow.” He pulled his eyes away from her, threw a quick wave to Hana and Max, and then turned and made his way back to the main house.

She watched him go, warmth and guilt flooding her in equal measure.

Part of her wanted to turn and run straight back to her room so that she could tell Drake everything right this minute. Part of her wanted to never tell him any of it. Instead, she drew in a fortifying breath, pulled her shoulders back, pasted a smile on her face, and made her way over to her friends.

“Everything okay?” Hana asked.

“Everything is fine,” Riley assured her.

“Hmmm.” Hana gave her a skeptical look but let it drop.

“Okay, let’s get this lesson moving!” Max handed her a mallet and the next two hours flew by in a haze. By the end of the night, she could play passably well.

“I don’t know about you two,” Max pulled his helmet off and shook his head, flinging sweat from his hair everywhere, “but I’m wiped! I’ll see you in the morning! Good job, Ri! You’ll knock ‘em dead tomorrow!”

“Thanks, Max, you’re the best!”

“I know!” He grinned at her before trotting his horse over to the side of the field where the horse’s handlers were waiting.

Hana nudged her horse abreast of Riley’s as they trailed a good bit behind the younger Beaumont. By the time they made it to the edge of the pitch, he was already gone.

“Okay, Max is gone now,” Hana dismounted and handed the horse over to one of the stable hands, “So spill. I know something is wrong. I can read it all over you!”

Riley rolled her eyes as she followed suit and dismounted. She had never been able to hide anything from Hana. It was occasionally annoying. But mostly she was grateful for the friendship they had fallen into so quickly and so easily.

She pulled off her helmet as she made her way to the seating area. Hana followed quietly behind her, giving her an expectant look as they sat. Riley glanced around to make sure no one was close enough to overhear anything. The stable hands had led the horses off the field, and they were alone in the stands.

“Well?”

“Liam kissed me!”

“What? When?”

“Today! On the damn yacht!”

“And you told him he was out of line and to fuck all the way off, right?”

Riley ducked her head and then turned to glance back out over the polo field again.

Hana’s mouth fell open, “Riley? What happened?”

“I kissed him back, okay?”

“No, that is not okay! You’re engaged to Drake!”

“I know that!”

“Sorry, sorry! I know you know that but…shit, Riley! I knew you weren’t really over him! I told you that you moved on with Drake too fast!”

“I know! You were right! But I do love Drake! I love him, Hana, and I want to marry him!”

“Okay but…what are you going to do about Liam?”

“I mean….” Riley wiped a few errant tears from her cheeks, “He apologized for it and said it would never happen again.”

“And you believe that?”

Riley took a long time before answering, “I don’t know. I know he means it, but Hana, I swear to God, the tension between us is still there, and ignoring isn’t working. It just keeps getting stronger and I….I’m not sure I want it to never happen again!”

There, she said it.

“I mean you did sleep with him five minutes after turning down his proposal.”

“I did.”

“And you were pretty deeply in love with him.”

“I was.” Hot, wet tears welled up in her eyes.

“So, what are you going to do?”

“Never be alone with him again,” she choked out with a half sob, half laugh.

“I’m not sure that’s realistic, but if that’s your plan, I suppose I can start shadowing you everywhere. You can make me your personal assistant and tell everyone that I’m overbearing, and you can’t get rid of me!”

Riley laughed through the tears, “That’s not remotely believable!”

“I guess not,” Hana patted her hand, “Are you going to tell Drake?”

“I have to, don’t I?”

“That’s entirely up to you. If it’s really never going to happen again, maybe it’s okay to just forget about it.”

“I don’t know…that feels dishonest. A lie of omission.”

“I agree. But of course, I’ll support whatever you decide.”

“You’re a good friend, Hana.”

“So are you. And you’re a good girlfriend too. Everyone can see how in love the two of you are. Don’t be so hard on yourself. People make mistakes and Liam doesn’t strike me as someone that’s easy to get over. Drake had a ringside seat for your entire relationship and the aftermath. I think he’ll understand.”

“I hope so. If the shoe were on the other foot, I’m not sure I’d be very understanding.”

“So, when are you going to tell him?”

“Right now,” she wiped her face with determination as she stood, “Tonight, as soon as I get back to my room!”

“All right. Come on, I’ll walk back with you,” Hana offered her hand, and Riley took it.

They parted ways at her bedroom door. Riley watched as Hana walked several doors down then turned and waved at her, before slipping into her own room.

Drake was lying on the bed, his phone still resting on his shoulder, snoring. She stifled a giggle. It wasn’t the first time he’d fallen asleep listening to his mother ramble about whatever drama was going on in her hometown. She gently removed the phone and plugged it into the charger on the bedside table.

She smiled at him softly with a shake of her head before heading into the bathroom to wash the dust from the polo field off her body and the stress of the day from her soul.

When she got out of the shower, she found Drake had stripped off his clothes, turned off the lights, and was under the covers, snoring. With a sigh that was equal parts dismay and relief, she dropped her towel on the floor, slid under the covers with him, and wrapped herself around him.

His hand went to hers where it lay across his abdomen and his body shifted slightly, pressing back into hers.

Tomorrow, she thought as she drifted off to sleep, I’ll tell him tomorrow.

[choicesficwriterscreations]

September MC & OCs of the Month - Special Edition: Harper Gale

Help us in welcoming September's MCs and OCs of the month! That's right, plural! Most months, CFWC highlights one randomly selected MC or OC from our Meet My MC / OC List. (More info here.) But this month, we're doing something different.

In August, @lilyoffandoms hosted a Writers Appreciation Month, and we announced the September Writer of the Month would be selected from its participants. But all participants agreed - Lily deserved the honor! Still, we wanted to do something nice for the eleven writers who elected to participate to help uplift other writers in the fandom. So, this month, each of the eleven participants will have one of their MCs or OCs highlighted.

We will introduce each MC / OC individually, and once all eleven have been highlighted, a masterlist for the month will be created. We hope you enjoy getting to know all about them!

The tenth MC of the Month is @karahalloway 's OC Harper Gale for a reprise!

Learn more about Harper below....

In your words, tell us what you like most about your MC. 

Probably the fact that she knows what she wants and doesn’t hesitate to go after it.

For instance, Harper has had a dream of going travelling around the world for several years, and at the start of (Un)Common Attraction (my somewhat modified rewrite of TRR1), she jumps at the opportunity to go to Cordonia, figuring that this is her chance to kickstart her around-the-world adventure. And even though things don’t exactly go to plan, Harper still tries to make the most of the opportunity at every turn.

She also realises relatively early on that she is much more interested in and feels like herself with Drake, and even though Drake tries to push her away — out of loyalty to Christian (my version of Liam) and in a bid to avoid a scandal — Harper refuses to take ‘no’ for an answer, knowing that Drake has feelings for her too, and eventually convinces him to come around. Obviously, the press scandal on the night of the Coronation Ball throws a massive wrench in the works, but Harper refuses to throw in the towel, despite a lot of proverbial sh*t hitting the fan.

Other things I like about Harper are that she has a very strong moral compass and will fight for what she thinks is right, even in the face of resistance from those she loves and cares about. And she has a big heart — she is always trying to find ways to surprise Drake, be moral support for Max, Hana and Christian, and is always the first to offer help, even if she doesn’t really like the other person.

Do you feel your MC is like you at all? How are you alike or different?

As is the case for many authors and their OC, Harper and I share some similarities. We’re both curious, pragmatic, and down to earth, love to travel and have new experiences. We’re also both quite outdoorsy, love animals, as well as OTT action movies 😆 

However, Harper is a lot braver and a helluva lot more resilient than I am — I would never have taken Maxwell up on his offer to go to Cordonia for the social season, and I am not sure I would’ve coped with all the things she goes through in Cordonia the same way she did.

Also, while we both tend to say it like it is (and this gets us into awkward moments sometimes), Harper is a lot more outspoken than I am and will call out BS then and there, while I just do the silent eye-brow raise, akin to Drake 😅

What is most important to your MC? What is their motivation in life?

One of the most important things for Harper is being able to be herself. 

This was a big reason why she turned down Christian, because she couldn’t see herself living a ‘fake’ life whereby she had to constantly present an ‘idealised’ image of herself to the public, always having to watch what she said and did, and no longer being able to live a ‘free’ life (in my rewrite, for various reasons, I moved the timeline of this conversation up, so it takes place during the social season, rather than at the end of the engagement tour). 

This is also the reason why she gravitated towards Drake very early on — because Drake has always taken her at face value and never expected anything more from her other than exactly what she already was (whereas both the Beaumonts and Christian focus on, and try to use Harper’s status as a lady — and subsequently a duchess — to further their own ends, whether overtly, or covertly).

In terms of where I am with Harper’s story at the moment, her main motivations are clearing her name after the press scandal that broke during the Coronation Ball — in part to set the record straight and restore her reputation, and in part because she doesn’t want to have to keep hiding her relationship with Drake. Because this is kind of an all-consuming thing at the moment, she doesn’t really have mental space to think about more generic motivations 😅

What are their biggest pet peeves/dislikes?

Harper’s biggest pet peeves are being made to feel like an idiot (which is the main reason why she has a hard time getting along with Bertrand, who is a perfectionist taskmaster when it comes to etiquette), and being woken up at stupid-o’clock in the morning for a stupid reason (she very much wants/needs her beauty sleep).

She also takes issue with the two-faced nature of the nobility — outwardly presenting perfection, while inwardly falling prey to infighting, lies, manipulation and entitlement. This is another reason why she gravitated towards Drake almost from the very start because both of them can see the rot of the aristocracy through the superficial glitz and glamour.

If your MC could change one thing - anything - what would it be? 

I’m not sure Harper would want to change anything — she believes that things happen for a reason and every cloud has a silver lining, even if you can’t see it at the time.

So even in the midst of her worst experiences, Harper is able to find some kind of light on the horizon (even if it feels intractably out of reach) and focuses on that to get her through whatever hardship she is facing.

What is your MC’s favorite quote or song? Harper has a lot of songs she likes to listen to, depending on her mood, but one of her favourites is Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts. It very much captures her attitude of freedom, adventure, and curiosity, and the belief that great things are waiting for you if you’re willing to step outside of your comfort zone:

Life's like a road that you travel on

When there's one day here, and the next day gone

Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand

Sometimes you turn your back to the wind

There's a world outside every darkened door

Where blues won't haunt you anymore

Where the brave are free and lovers soar

Come ride with me to the distant shore

Is there anything else you’d like to share about your MC:

I have had a ton of fun getting to know Harper over the 3 or so years that I’ve been exploring her view of the world. But like with any relationship️, you are always learning new things about each other, so I’m sure that as I continue fleshing out Harper and Drake’s story, I’ll learn new things about both of them ❤️ 

Because unlike some other characters I’ve written — who arrived fully formed — Harper actually developed somewhat slowly as an OC. For instance, when I started my TRR1 rewrite, I didn’t even know what she looked like, and it took me about a year to find an FC for her! 😅 

But from the very start, Harper has always had a very clear and distinct voice, which is part of the reason why I ended up writing her story from first-person POV. And the more I write her, the more I love her — almost like a sister — because she feels ‘real’. She has good qualities, yes, but she also has flaws — she can be too trusting, she isn’t always completely honest, she tends to overthink things, she gets heated and emotional and will rip into people (usually legitimately, but that doesn’t make the confrontation any less intense).

And I love her dynamic with Drake 😍 Nine times out of ten, their interactions just write themselves because even though in the big scheme of things, they haven’t known each other for that long, they are very in tune with each other and in many ways they are two sides of the same coin, which means that their interplay is always a perfect storm of snark, sexual tension, and humour.

To learn more about Harper, please see her character bio.

[nymphadorathetemplar]

TOP FIVE FIC CHAIN

Rules:

Link your top 5 fics you've read.

They don't have to be for any particular fandom.

Ping at least 3 other people to give their recs.

if you get pinged again, just link the next five favorite you have.

Include title/link/fandom/rating(if available).

Tagged by @kiwinwriting here (apparently people usually reblog making a real chain but, one i rarely follow tag game rules and two i don't like long posts as much )

as kiwili said in the tags of their post, it's really hard to choose faves, so why'd you have to pick me next lol~ jk jk thank you for thinking of me kiwili <3 not really a top 5 so much as 5 of many fics that i enjoy re-reading from time to time

Myosotis by War_of_the_Words (Detective Conan & Magic Kaito | Kudou Shinichi/Edogawa Conan x Kuroba Kaito/Kaitou KID | Gen)

KID is a mysterious artist known for his mystifying paintings and their refusal to make a public appearance. Who are they? What is their purpose? People want answers, but before they can get any, KID produces one final piece of art before vanishing completely. Private Investigator Kudou Shinichi doesn't care about art, and has only heard a little about the case of the Phantom Artist KID from his friends. He is forced to take interest, however, when he comes to find out that KID's final painting bares a striking resemblance to himself. Now what would an artist like KID have to do with a detective?

How we begin by OrphanText (Magic Kaito | Hakuba Saguru x Kuroba Kaito/Kaitou KID | Teen+)

Hakuba calls in his favour from KID. It's not what KID thinks it is.

Pining by CynicalMistrust (Fukigen na Mononokean | Ashiya Hanae x Abeno Haruitsuki | Mature: violence & blood)

"Blink, dumbass." Hanae almost blinked, but he stopped himself, unable to pass up the chance to antagonize Abeno. Instead, he blinked twice and was rewarded with a sour look. Luckily for him, he was pretty sure Abeno wouldn't hit an injured and paralyzed patient in a hospital bed. Unfortunately, Abeno wasn't above picking up a pillow and smacking Hanae in the face with it, but it was a small price to pay.

Only A Boy by RiddellLee (Harry Potter & BBC Merlin (TV) | Teen+)

Merlin had fulfilled his destiny. Albion was alive and beautiful, and magic was no longer feared in the land. But nothing ever lasts, does it? Memories gone, and in his ten-year-old form once more, he's traveled over a thousand years in the future. Now, he has a new destiny: He has to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, hide the fact that he's Merlin, and defeat a Dark Lord that's messing with magic he knows nothing about.

hello my old heart by taizi (Natsume Yuujinchou | Gen)

Takashi thinks of the half-empty book upstairs, guarded by a ward strong enough to make the chuukyuu’s eyes water from the backyard. The secret that only half the people in the room are aware of. The wall between himself and everyone else that he built stone by stone by stone, to keep them— and himself— safe from inevitable hurt. “You don’t even know me,” Takashi blurts. Nishimura sits up. Kitamoto makes a grumbly noise and starts extracting himself from blankets. Shibata says “No no I finally got comfortable, Tanuma, come on,” but Tanuma is moving, too. Ogata says, in a kind, careful voice, “Natsume, of course we know you.” “Not everything,” Takashi insists, feeling his heart start to move a little faster. “You don’t— you don’t know everything.”

tagging @hiromiikunn @bakathief @thiective @kfrnkm @spicyfloof

[dottiedoesthings83]

Fandoms and OCs(and what I will and won't do)

There are also crossovered ocs.

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Fandoms:

Kakegurui

My Hero Academia(MHA)

Demon Slayer(KNY)

Ouran High School Host Club(OHSHC)

Danganronpa(depends on which game)

Creepypasta(occasionally)

FNaF(very rarely)

OCs

Kakegurui:

Hadley Hanabusa

Ran Hanabusa

Ren Hanabusa

Ayame Hanabusa

Ume Hanabusa

Akahana Hanabusa

Sumire Hanabusa

Oka Hanabusa

My Hero Academia(fair warning there are a LOT)

Sakura Tadeshi

Aniki Tadeshi

Tsuki Tasheria

Emica Tasheria

Kurai Tasheria(Shadow Walker)

Hanya Shimura(Dollface)

Lyra Itazuki

Riku Itazuki

Jillian Evans(and Aruuna)

Phoebe Hayashi

Michi Ito

Miyo Ito

Anna Asagi

Masami Asagi

Chika Aaagi

Aniri Asagi

Chizu Asagi

Hadley Hanabusa

Ume Hanabusa

Manami Hanabusa

Lillian Aizawa(and Ayumi)

Haya Sasaki(and Hiroto)

Millie Sasaki

Shun Sasaki

Freija Sakamata(and Kaito)

Sayuri Yagi

Emiyo Yagi

Nana Yagi

Akeru Chisaki

Kioshi Midoriya

Kazuya Bakugo

Seshu Todoroki

Keina Takami

Ouran High School Host Club

Hanako Nemuri

Tanaka Nemuri

Yasu Janji

Yuto Janji

Miyu Aoki

Miyo Aoki

Tomiko Ship

Takami Suoh

Chiaki Ootori

Demon Slayer(another fandom that has quite a few ocs)

Aneko Yurei

Hana Yurei(and Ichigo)

Kuro Yurei

Ayaka Abito

Amaya Abito

Niko Abito

Akimitsu Abito

Okami Abito

Yui Takao

Chikako Takao

Hotaru Takao

Sora Takao

Tamiko Takao

Toshiko Takao

Kaida Ikari

Ryoto Ikari

Chieko Ikari

Akane Ikari

Kaori Hayashi

Osako Iguro

Airi Rengoku

Aika Uzui

Ichika Agatsuma

Chiyo Ubuyashiki Janji

Mei Kibutsuji

Mizu

Hayumi

Akemi

Danganronpa(with games listed after)

Naomi Owada(related to THH but is from my own story Dawn of Despair(DoD)

Celia "Cc" Mae Rogers(SDR2)

Izana Date(UDG and DoD)

Talia Bowen(DoD)

Olivia Bowen(DoD)

Ashlynn Myoga(DoD)

Nia Ichibanganese(DoD)

Noah Raymond(DoD)

Jonluke Duncan(DoD)

Violet Florencia Duncan(DRV3)

Kyra Onasis(DRV3)

Zachary Onasis(DRV3)

Alyssa Auclair(DRV3)

Amy Toshiro(and Ember)(DRV3)

Mizumi Tadeshi(DRV3)

MonoBerry(DRV3)

MonoWolf(DoD)

MonoParrot(DoD)

MonoGator(DoD)

MonoMouse(DoD)

MonoKitty(DoD)

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I do realize I didn't name any Creepypasta or FnaF ocs, but I already wrote a bunch(hints as to why I also am missing some Danganronpa ocs because I have WAY too many)

If it is requested I will post an OC list for Creepypasta and FnaF, along with the rest of my Danganronpa Ocs.

Anyways. If you guys want to request anything involving ocs(ex. Info, hcs, short stories, etc.), just drop a request in my ask tab! I may not get to them right away but I'll try my best!

Once again. Enjoy guys!

[psychewritesbs]

Y'know I'm more of a Gofushi and Sukufushi gal (as problematic as they can get by today's average shipping standards 😅), but I'm really liking the possibility of Megumi and Hana being endgame. So far Gege has yet to get rid of her so that means she might still have a role to play. But also I think Hana just perfectly encapsulates Megumi's naive tendencies and I think it would be neat to see both of them mature from it.

Imagine, Megumi telling Hana that he's not as perfect as she thinks he is and that he's not sure if the real him is exactly what she wants. And Hana learning to look past her idealized version of Megumi and see for herself whether she still feels the same way. I know people like to joke how she's like an obsessive fangirl but I think she respected his boundaries well when they're together. It's just that, she was emotionally charged during the confrontation with Sukuna and said those 'possessive' words. But let's not act like most of those who're calling her out won't be screaming their lungs out if it was Yuji who said it (no hate just an observation cause the topic is almost exclusive in shipping discourse 😔).

Also they both have matching and opposite symbolisms too. The shadow and light, a blessing and an angel? Even if what Gege has in mind is not romance, it would be such a waste not to build them up as friends at least. Otherwise what was the point of introducing Hana, separate from Angel, and giving her a connection to Megs? (Pls. Gege, you've already dropped the Tsumiki plot, at least let me have this)

And if ever they become canon I think their dynamic would be like how I imagined Toji and Mamaguro's relationship was.

oh anon, look at you making wild confessions on main 😂. While gofushi is not my thing (I just don't care for Gojo that much) I stand behind sukufushi. Ditto of doing it even in today's squeaky clean shipping environment where shipping anything that is slightly problematic gets you crucified.

I also recently discovered higumei? Which I am sure will make many people cringe. I just like the hc that Higuruma's self righteousness would have a shadow feminine such as is Mei Mei.

So yeah, I don't necessarily ship meguhana but I like the symbolism of opposites in it a lot too. And I just love your hc about meguhana so much because there's something soooo real about it. Between Megumi's lack of self-love being at the core of saying something like that, to Hana having to come to terms with the real Megumi and not her idea of him.

I'm reading a great book on the topic rn called On the Way to the Wedding, and Hana's obsession with Megumi is basically ruled by a "ghost lover archetype" where she idealizes an image of her ideal male counterpart and lives in that fantasy world waiting for the day she can save him. I think that's totally what happened when Sukuna fooled her. She was simply playing out an archetype that we could all play out.

Other than the whole double standard against female characters (for some reason, as you say, in this fandom it sometimes feels like the men get to be in love w/each other but if it's the woman then it's wrong), I think for me it also irks me that people can be just as cruel as Sukuna when it comes to Hana's naïveté.

Another thing I love about what you said is the idea that their dynamic would be like mamaguro and papaguro's. Kinda interesting to think that Hana could give Megumi the meaning that mamguro gave Toji.

Thanks for stopping by 🫶🏼😀.

[schneizel]

Day 1: new blog, new beginnings, old *squees*

Trying to blog weekly !! Will it work? OH WHO KNOWS.

Hello, there! ~ The name is Hana and this is my weeblog in case you haven’t noticed yet. Ehh before this I had the good old fandom Livejournal and then an anime(/bishounen/celebs/fashion?) blog for some 7? years, which I stopped updating for reasons, namely a sad sad combo of adulting and pandemic PLUS KyoAni arson and my favorite seiyuu getting into a scandal, which, phewww ..  Yes I badly needed a hug there.

To be fair my anime blog back then also got a little too #srsbsns ... and I started feeling the pressure to conform ; to industry wants and researching compulsively (which is what I like to do anyway just .. not as if it’s an unpaid job) and all that led me to lost sight of what I actually wanted to share as opposed to what others expected. And safety and security issues also played a part on why I quit anime blogging then. All of those worries turned my hobby of "anime blogging" into a bit of a chore. Honestly I enjoyed proving myself disciplined but it felt ultimately pointless. As soon as uni was over with, life got busier and ultimately I chose to quit blogging.

The great thing is the earlier experience made me realize two things -- one, what and how I actually enjoy and don't enjoy blogging about in other words: I NEED to FANGIRL ; two, that I really miss having a blog to track my feelings on stuff. My memory can’t be trusted at all ; ; ۹(๑`^´๑)۶ how to know whether I read the thing fr ??? And oh boy, it’s so good to have a blog’s archives for that! And not having it for the past few years rly made me feel like something was amiss. Because of that and also because my tastes didn’t really change .. seems that I failed to quit blogging for good ? ; ; 

If all that crap didn’t keep me from being a fujoshi I guess that is officially a personality trait now. Or has been for.. how many years- ten, twenty? oh my God. Since that isn’t changing any time soon, apparently... well. New blog - hoorraayy !!          

The theme, rather obviously, is: my hobbies ie. my fave bidimensional men & their hubbies (legit✔️) and the real men who voice them on occasion ! There are a lot of things and interests that I want to share but honestly, my intention is to have this become a humble scrapbook of sorts which is why I think Tumblr is the right platform soo I will be reblogging things I find relevant and try to update it at least weekly - keyword: try - and my fanworks too because why not? 

Hopefully this activity will be fun and kind both for me and for others ♡ May we not be pressured into “having fun” that’s not actually fun ; may we change as things change too ~