#the acrylic stand is so cute 😭

[meownotgood]

the akis that came today 🫡 the akis are plentiful.

[maddymoreau]

Poppy Playtime Pop Up Store in Japan

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[crimsonkenjii-writes]

Oh my goooosh!!! Is this what you receive when you buy the teddy bear??? I WANT IIIITTTTT ♡

[yumeka-sxf]

My big July merch haul is finally all here!

Firstly, I couldn't resist these adorable acrylic stands ❤

The seller was nice enough to include the accompanying post cards at no extra charge!

I decided to buy a few items from the SxF exhibition. In addition to the pamphlet, which I already posted about here, the main item that I wanted was this super cute Bond plush! His little tongue and toe beans, I can't~ 🐾

I also got this awesome B2 size poster of the main exhibition illustration.

But as usual, the main bulk of merch came from Amiami preorders.

I got the cour 2 set of mini-figures...they're all cute, but I mostly love the Yor & Anya one 😭

Since I got the cour 1 set already (which was actually my very first post) I now have both figures of Anya surprise-hugging her parents 😊

Next is this set of 12 shikishi (illustration boards).

They're so gorgeous, I might have to take better quality photos/scans at some point!

And lastly, I got a bunch of card game accessories and a Weiss Schwarz trial deck.

A box to hold cards...

And deck boxes...

And the trial deck...

I've been buying Weiss Schwarz cards for years and normally I wouldn't hesitate to buy all the SxF cards, but I decided to wait until the English version of the cards comes out in January of next year. I just got a Japanese trial deck to hold me over until then!

And much to my surprise, I pulled this RRR Yor card! She's so shiny~

[garmmy]

2024 jp trip report (sights edition)

i just returned from my week-long tokyo trip, and wanted to log them down so i can remember where i went. i split up the food and sights posts thanks to tumblr's image limit per post. also apologies for my unflattering pictures😂 i don't have a particularly good phone, i was taking pics more for the memories than the niceness

(food edition here)

Day 2 (14/5/2024)

starting with day 2 because we arrived at night on day 1.

we started the day at nakano broadway...where we spent too much time and money!! with its 10000 mandarake and other retro/anime goods stores. i forgot to take a closer picture of the entrance…anyway, just like in the hit video game Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth for the PS Vita and Nintendo Switch and PC and-

(expensive!!) twintails!! my beloved... <does not watch ultraman

and pokemon center in sunshine city ikebukuro! a very cool miraidon statue...and also a quaxly butt for some reason 😂

Day 3 (15/5/2024)

we walked around akiba and asakusa today. for a weeb in particular, i don't think you could finish walking akiba even in a week...anyway, just like in the video game Digimon Story Cyber Sl-

we walked the multi-storey donki in akiba. of particular note is the signage for the 'pokemon corner'....i'm crying 😭 love this graphic design

so we went around mandarake and a few other anime merch spots. soul hackers 2 merch spotted???? (i didn't get it since i didn't really need more acrylic stands.. :') arrow and his lil poltergeist friend tho...)

while walking, we passed by the otahimeinari shrine. it's always really nice to find these in the middle of the city..the tree's fruit were also huge!!

before we headed to asakusa, we walked by jinbocho. just like in the hit video game Persona 5 for the PS3- while i wish we had a bit more time to spend there (i would have loved to find some japanese language/linguistics-related books from prewar era), i really think most of the old books there are out of my depth 🤣 (it is a very nice place to stroll for lovers of old books and book smell though)

and after some train line switching screwups we made it to asakusa. as expected it's crowded even on a weekday! we saw the famous kaminarimon and also walked down the streets.

Day 4 (16/5/2024)

we started the day at tsukiji outer market, which was very near tsukiji hongwanji! beautiful buddhist temple. (also just like in the hit video game Shin Megami Tensei IV for the Nintendo 3DS)

we went on to ginza which was nearby, and made it to itoya, the multi-storey stationery store i spent too much time and money in 😩 they even had a paper shadowbox art exhibition below! the art pieces on showcase there are 🤯 beautiful...

before leaving ginza/hibiya area...shin godzilla spotted!!

then we went to tokyo skytree and did..even more shopping... (and even though i didn't get any reservations it was so cute to see kirby cafe in person ;w;)

and then we headed to ryogoku, the sumo town, for dinner. it's near sumida river so i couldn't resist getting a view...just like in the hit video game Paranormasight for Nintendo Switch and PC (ok i don't think this is the correct bridge 🤣 but the view was still very nice! and we DID go to the ryogoku bridge too though i didn't get a good pic of it)

Day 5 (17/5/2024)

we started at shinjuku today to walk to shibuya. this was the day that totally killed my feet T_T (not that the other days didn't already lol). apparently the other days were averaging 10k steps but this day was 30k?? i'm not a fit person to begin with..

anyway we were greeted by a giant cat overlord near shinjuku station exit!

godzilla spotted again! and we also spent a bit too much at the multi-storey tokyu hands here...

nearby takeshita street, we took a walk to meiji jingu shrine. just like in persona fiv- i especially enjoyed the walk to the shrine (now if only i didn't have foot pain from excessive walking), the scale of the pathway and trees! coupled with the wonderful 25? celsius weather...i still miss it as i'm writing this while back in singapore where i'm sweating just by existing. lol

on the way to shibuya, we dropped by this store called 'birdmore' specialising in birb merch and pet bird goods. MY JAW WAS ON THE FLOOR this is the first time i saw sooo many birb-themed items in one place 😭 from socks to bags to stationery to mugs and bags everything. though the species are a bit focused on the few species that generally get the birb merch in japan (budgies, cockatiels, tits, bunchou, shoebill, etc.).

i had a little talk with the shopkeeper and i mentioned we were from singapore, and she said she was envious as she wanted to visit our birdpark ;w; i told her that the birdpark moved to mandai and how the birds are flying around outside of cages and are not scared of people so you can get reallyy close to them, and she seemed so excited..aa i really hope she gets to go one day..!!

we reached shibuya parco, and...DIGIMON CORNER... i think i could cry seeing a bunch of digimon merch lined up like that in person 😭😭😭 i wanted to buy up all of these otedama SO BAD but unfortunately money and space are an issue lol. i ended up settling for an imperialdramon DM otedama ;w;

there was also a capcom store at shibuya parco! of particular interest to me were the monhun and ace attorney otedama, they didn't have otedama of susato nor my boi yian kut-ku tho...😭 it was a tough choice between nargacuga and maya ace attorney but i settled for narga ;v; (crying at otedama edgey's face though)

some other iconic locations in shibuya! just like in the video game The World Ends With You for Nintendo DS and various other-

also before we return to the hotel..the ike-fukuro statue at ikebukuro station! (TL note: fukurou is japanese for the ural owl)

Day 6 (18/5/2024)

we took a day trip to miura peninsula today (it's about an hour train ride from tokyo), using the misaki maguro ticket! i gotta get some fresh tuna sashimi while i'm in japan 😤 this might be my fave day among the days...idk, i just really enjoyed the walk and sights and food and overall experience on this day soo much ;v;;

just like everywhere in japan they have to have their own cute mascot characters....miura tunanosuke the daikon-wielding tuna samurai and miuran the sakura fairy(??)

miura beach! a very short walk from miurakaigan station and a wonderful view. also, it's just like in the hit video game Persona 5 for- (i swear i'm not specifically hunting for videogame spots lol but if i come across them why not🤭 i still find it a bit surreal how persona 1-4 were all in fictional japanese cities and suddenly..persona 5 in tokyo!)

after that we took the train to misakiguchi station and about a 20?min bus ride to misaki port. we went to the urari marche (a seafood and veg market); other than market stuffs, they had a bunch of crane machines filled with just fish and tuna merch...i respect the dedication to the theme lol! there were also other fish-related merch like this eyemask that looked like an ikura platter i wanted it so bad :')

after misaki port, we took a bus to jogashima. CATS!!!!!!! while it's not particularly a 'cat island' like some of the more famous cat islands in japan, it's still a pleasant surprise to see these cats roaming around.

and some pictures of jogashima. we walked along the uneven coast where there was no clear marked path; having stayed in the city all my life (even the nature trails here are usually cleared for easier walking) and rarely venturing overseas lol, i've never really had this sort of experience before? i didn't prepare myself for this and so my shoes meant for normal walking and not hiking kinda split halfway through the trek on uneven ground 😂 it was really beautiful, but i think because of my fitness (lack thereof) i caused extra worry...i would like to experience something like this alone sometime so i can go at my own pace without feeling pressured like i am worrying others who could've gone much faster if only i weren't there.

Day 7 (19/5/2024)

we had a morning walk at ueno park, which is HUGE and really nice to walk in, and also houses museums such as the national museum of western art, national museum of nature and science (nature museums my beloved), and tokyo national museum. sadly we didn't have time to check out the museums this time, but i'd love to visit them if i do make another trip here... my mother said before that a tour guide once told her 'singaporeans don't seem to like museums much, they prefer shopping' and sadly i am not proving that uncultured singaporean stereotype wrong with all my weeb shopping 😂😭

ueno toshogu shrine, which was built in dedication to tokugawa ieyasu. i wasn't aware till now but apparently toshogu (東照宮) refers to any shinto shrine in which ieyasu is enshrined with his deified name, and ueno toshogu is just one of the toshogu.

shinobazu pond! it was really a sight to behold in person.

ok i hit the post photo limit skdfjdkgh well the rest of the day was walking around akiba with my friend 😆 we tried to look for 13 sentinels merch (we checked out radio kaikan, suruga-ya and other places) but there was none to be found /_\ i did pass by the square enix cafe though! i was tempted to get the 16-bit arrange albums of octopath and then realised i do not have a CD player anymore..and also managed to see the one (1) bravely default merch!!

just gotta slowly save up for that next trip...someday... .w.

[shinnyshining]

Things I brought today (mostly at the SE exhibition) and some opinions about the whole experience

I couldn’t get everything I wanted I over estimated how much cash I’ll need to have with me so I’ll probably will go again tomorrow

Which is the last day so I need to go early…

I also couldn’t get that one frame magnet I wanted…volume 5 my dads….no… I’ll….I have no choice but to get the whole set just to get them guaranteed cuz I cant go back to the shopping area onceI exit the shop 😭

And its all sold out in the second hand listings on mercari jp ,…hope the whole box is somewhat affordable

Anyway…if I get doubles, yall know how to dm me ;3

Also I got the kid ,liz and patty shikishi as you can see and I only hope to get soul and maka tomorrow cuz its so expensive on mercari I wont be paying 3000 yen just for a shikishi no waaay

WAIT

I FORGOT

I got the only cute exhibition keychain because ohkubo gave them very questionable angled illustrations which didnt translate well in merchs in my opinion ESPECIALLY on the acrylic stands they look nightmare fuels, but crona is fine (I sense some favoritism ngl) patty was cute too actually but I was on a budget

Anddd I got the badges from blind bags so its all gacha I like crona though Im happy and I will give the tsubaki one to a friend.

There were two entry tickets one was 2500 yen as standart

And the other was 3000 yen with limited goods which was this wristband , I think for 500 yen more it was worth it I might get another one tomorrow with entrance its high quality and soft

Lastly if you brought anything over 5000yen total you get this bag, but you wont get a double for every 5000 you buy, quickly learned since I spended around 11k with some goods I picked for my friend, so if anyone is interested in going to the Osaka venue, just so you know if you go with a friend you may wanna pay separately if you want a bag for every each one of you

Also tip from me: dont be stupid like me and bring more money with you if theres something you want that is not guaranteed and is in a blind bag…cuz the chances of you getting lucky is not reliable and if you are as desperate as me you’ll pay for another entrance😭😭😭

Especially cuz you cant go back there if it turns out you didn’t get what you wanted, you’ll need another ticket so…buying the box seems more worth it (only if you need and want something absolutely that you’ll go that far) (actually its not a super big deal for badges and limited shikishi boards and cards since there aren’t many designs. But the mangets…they have 16 designs so it is pricey)

Now as for the exhibition hall itself, most things were okay to photograph and its consisted of mostly manga panels and official arts,there were cool cut outs and giant volume covers on the walls. seeing the panels upclose was interesting especially cuz I do comics as well and aspire to do it professionally in the future

But I guess the coolest experience is that they fully voice acted a certain chapter from the manga (didn’t finish it yet so I don’t know which) but it was so cool cuz it was all newly voiced (manga only duh) and the visuals were in a dynamic video edited pretty well, there were some live 2d just a little but it was there, it was not allowed to film that there which gives me hope that they will upload it to socials after the exhibition fully ends nationwide. But you never know

(italso gave me hope for a possible remake but I don’t wanna get my hopes up)

Anyway I might make a google drive with everything I took pictures of later , Im kinda tired today

but I wanna say to those who have high expectations for this exhibition

don’t expect something revolutionary.unfortunately it was mostly manga pages displayed (the giant official art were cool though cuz you could see more details of them) and as for props, aside from some decorations hanging from the walls and cielings here and there there was a shinigami sama cut out and the mirror, but thats about it) so definitely a little underwhelming for a 20th anniversary exhibition , at least from my expectations

I enjoyed it because I like Soul Eater and Im pretty hyperfixated on it right now, but that doesn’t keep me away from criticizing it and I do just that CUZ I LIKE SOUL EATER

there were so many things they could do and honestly for 20th anniversary it was pretty small and the exclusive merchandise was just… meh??? especially the illustrations made specifically for the Exhibition itself (which wasn’t even that much just the main 3 duo/trio’s) Honestly I have to say Im quite disappointed with Ohkubo it seemed like he didn’t give his all designing the illustrations. they didn’t even performed well as various types of goods and ,sure, he made a design and its not that bad , but he could at least draw them again with no weird angling that only looks okay in a promotional poster, aside from that, you know the magnets are made from previously made official arts and manga covers, there were some cool stuff like kid’s skateboard and Soul’s jacket but those are made to order and you can’t even get them there at the time,

NOT TO MENTION THIS SUPER COOL ART WAS NI WHERE TO BE FOUND AT THE GOODS SHOP IT IS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO ME!!

A mini acrylic stand of this could be sooo cool 😭😭😖

The nuis are cool it was well overdue I hope they will make more characters in the future they should capitalize on them a bit more

Tote bags , hoodies and such were something to be expected from exhibitions like this Im not really impressed but they were nice as designs

But my opinion is set, they could’ve done so much more for this exhibition and it was a little underwhelming so only consider attending if you like to see official arts and manga panels up close, and if you like to interact with very limited props and watching the exclusive manga voice acting (to me that alone is worth to visit ngl) and of course the goods, only if you’re interested in

I do some theories why this exhibition was the way it is I mainly think, the budget was set and it was not much to do more than what we got especially considering the made to order goods, but it gives me hope, even after 20 years I think Soul Eater as a series is still profitable and I hope this exhibition does well enough for the higher ups to consider making more things in the future

Thats all from Shining today :3

[catsi]

I got acrylic keychains made a while ago and while I was ordering them I decided to order an acrylic phone stand too... the base piece was circular so I was like. oh I should do Miffy and her leylines

it came out really cute and I really love it... I use it ALL the time, and I love getting to see her little face on my desk 😭 waaaaah

[klipkillakai]

‎♡₊˚ 🦢・₊✧

⋅˚₊‧ ୨୧ ‧₊˚ ⋅𐙚⋆⑅˚₊౨ৎ⋆ ˚｡⑅˚₊ྀ ྀྀི⊹₊

𓍯 his pretty girl 𓍯

warning! 18+ only! mdi pls <3

“y/n! get up!”

“i softly groan and roll over on my bed, the warmth enticing me to stay, i snuggle under the covers again trying to catch the last bits of my very very good dream of a man i know like the back of my hand yet i haven’t seen a day in my life,”

“feeling the covers being tugged off me i snap up and look at my roommate with a pout”

“you’an have to do allat”

‘i say with a slight attitude as i get up and slip my slippers on while scratching my bonnet’

“yo ass don’t like to get up”

‘my best friend since day one says as she’s looks in my mirror checking her ass and twerking a lil’

‘and girl you know we supposed to get up early, we start our first day of classes today nd i’m not trynna be late fr, you know i’m trynna be valedictorian”

‘she says with an unserious eyeroll”

“i look back at her from my bathroom mirror and we both burst out laughing”

‘girl bye, lemme get ready real quick’

“she laughs and shakes her head before walking out my room”

‘i grab my phone and turn on my playlist, humming to the quiet and calm melodies of lana del rey’s voice, i stand in the mirror as i take off my bonnet off and take the wig band off, signing with relief and smiling at the melt “i ate that” i say to myself and i brush out the wig a bit and checking to see if my flat iron heated up yet, i start to straighten it as i slightly dance to “FTCU by Nicki Minaj”

“high heels on my tippies..dolce and gabbana that’s on my tittes”

“i hum the rest slightly flinching when i nick my ear with the iron and scrunching up my face, i finish my hair and head to my vanity to do a quick lil makeup look knowing imma be a little late because of it.. as i’m applying my blush i get a notif from insta from my bestie—

“hurry yo ass up” i read and i laugh and finish up before hopping up and putting on a cute pink matching set, and low ugg’s with a bow on them and a cute heart necklace and bracelet to match, and spraying my treasured strawberry perfume”

“i take a quick pic and post it on my story before grabbing my bag and my keys my my pink sanrio water bottle i found in the kids section of target and i run out the door seeing my bestie in her car on the phone”

‘girl we boutta be latee’ “she says as she pulls out the lot and slightly speeds towards the school, i connect my phone to the bluetooth and i play my music while my acrylics clack against ten screen as i texts some of my friends back and tapping through stories”

“we finally get outside and we both hurry out, blowing kisses to each other as we go in different directions, her being a business major and i being a computer science major”

“i pull on my headphones and i stuff my hands in my white puffer as i walk across campus to the computer hall, not trynna socialize because i’m still tired from earlier— i get to class and i look through the door and i groan when i see the class full of boys and not one girl in sight, i gather my bearings and i open the door quietly, with the professors back turned towards the board and my head down and i walk up the aisle of the seats, feeling eyes all on me as i make my way towards the back and sheepishly sitting in between two boys, immediately feeling shy and embarrassed i open my macbook, littered with pink bows and glittery stickers and i wait for class to start—

“the professor turns around and when i see him my stomach flutters and i try to hide a smile forming on my face by softly raising my hand to my lips and looking down as i text my friend”

-megieee🪽

girl!!

-what?

my professor is fine asf omg 😭

-fr??

-lemme see 🤭

girl imma try, but i literally had to fight back the smile, he’s so tall and 😩! .

and i didn’t even notice him at first because i’m in a class with nothing but boys nd i was mad scared 😭

-i would die omg 😭

“i read the text and i’m about to respond but i suddenly hear my name being called and i look up”

‘y/n?’

“oh! that’s me, sorry i was distracted”

‘i make a show of sliding off my headphones and making eye contact’

‘he stares at me for a second and his eyes slightly lowers before nodding’

“don’t let it happen again” ‘he says in a raspy soft voice and i feel that flutter in my belly again, especially when it’s pared with his tired dead eyes and large frame’—

‘i simply nod and he stays on me for a sec before turning away to the next person on his list, the class goes on and at the end he gives us his number and email to join a whatsapp group just in case we have problems with any of our code at home—

i pack up my computer at the end of class as all the other guys file out the room, smiling at simon quickly as he leaves because he helped me out with one of the bugs i had in my code, i slip my headphone on and i walk down the steps to the exit and i peep my professor texting on his phone with a slight smile and i can’t help but wonder who’s making him smile like that, i quickly go in my camera roll and look for the room number of my next class and i softly frown when i realize i don’t know where that it, i look up at prof and i softly pad to him and i don’t say anything and just wait for him to notice i’m there—

i watch him seemingly sense my presence and look up slowly, i slightly squirm cs i feel as if he’s touching me and i feel my face heat up even tho it doesn’t show..

“u-um i was wondering if you knew when E3345 is?”

‘i step forward a bit and show him my phone, and i get hint of his sent, slightly musky and woody and i bite my lip”

‘he licks his lips slightly and he nods and replies with a soft raspy voice”

‘yea, mr scott.. great teacher, he’s in the building behind us on the second floor.. nd go around the trees yea? wouldn’t want you getting lost’

“he says that with the slightest smirk and the most intense stare i’ve ever seen, his dead eyes having an aura of mischief behind them, his stature radiating intimidation and masculinity and it weighs down on me in the best way possible, it makes my belly flutter and my head spin—

‘i won’t get lost, i’m a big girl’ “and i flash a sweet smile”

‘i bet you are’ “he whispers and i notice his eyes softly lower to my lips before snapping back up to my eyes”

‘t-thank you’

‘anytime’

“i turn around and head towards the door walking out of it, and feeling his eyes follow me along the way”

‘könig thinks to himself “what a pretty girl”

|a/n|

ahh guys this is my first fic and it features my man könig.. this was inspired by a few pics of a man i saw that i think looks like what könig would look like and some fanart i posted previously!! i hope you enjoyed and this is only part 1!! so let me know if you enjoyed and i will soon make a second part! i think this will be very fun! also let me know how to add 2nd part links too this fic so it’ll be easier.. anyways love ya 🪽🩷

[teyums]

could you do a ‘being worried when the other comes home late’ modern au with ao’nung, please? i love worried ao’nung 🥺

nooo i love worried ao’nung, so underrated bc i feel like nobody writes it! i def see him as snarky, but i don’t think he’s just super mean all the time 😭 here ya go anon <3 wc: 1,652

Modern Au Prompt #3 w/Ao’nung

pairing: human!Ao’nung x fem!reader

warnings: none

A hiccup rumbles your chest as you carefully pace your way to the door of your apartment, drunkenly giggling at yourself when you realize just how long its taken you to make it down the hallway without tripping over your own two feet.

The fuzzy, pink puffball you have on your keychain keeps getting in the way as you shuffle your keys to try and find the right one, and you quietly groan in annoyance because all you want to do is get inside, and you really have to pee. Your vision is slightly hazy, and though your acrylic nails aren’t that long, they are definitely not helping considering your motor skills are already slightly inhibited by the shots in your system.

“Gym, no… Pool, no… Campus, Mom’s house, oh come on!” You sigh, grabbing onto everything but what you need. “Oh, yes! Finally,” Your eyes flutter in relief once you finally get your hands on your house key, your purse slipping from your shoulder to your forearm as you angle yourself to stick it in the doorknob.

And just as you’re about to turn the key, it turns for you, and with a tilt of your head you watch as the door swings open to reveal none other than Ao’nung, your roommate, in the doorway.

His curls are messy, majority of them pulled back into a ponytail, but the rest are tousled and indicative of his bedhead as they frame his face, soft and delicate to balance his hardened features while sharp, seafoam eyes peer down at the slight sway of your small frame in the hallway.

“Jesus, Y/n, it’s almost 2am in the morning. Where have you been?”

His voice is rough and to anyone else it’d seem like he was reprimanding you, but you know that’s just how Ao’nung sounds when he talks so you wave him off with a floppy, dismissive hand. He’s obviously worried about you, and that’s clear in the way his eyes leak with concern.

Though you didn’t notice, because he’s shirtless as he stands off to the side in front of you with a hand on his hip like a displeased father, and that only directs your gaze to the sweatpants that hang low on his waist. Your eyes trail down his chiseled torso and stop at his prominent v-line before he’s rolling his eyes and tugging you inside, because all you can do is stand there and look dumb. And while he did think you looked cute while doing it, that wasn’t the point.

“Get in the house, dummy.”

With a quiet yelp you shuffle your way in and hope your feet can keep up the speed. He closes the door behind you, turning back around with a solicitous look on his face.

“How did you get home? Did someone drive you? You’re drunk.” He states, and you bring your hand to and away from your head in a ‘duh’ motion.

“No shit sherlock, I couldn’t tell,” You snicker, because right about now, everything is funny, down to the slight slur of your words and the way his lips purse at your untimely sense of humor. You bend over and nearly fall forwards while you slip your heels off your feet, and his hands are already out just in case he needs to catch you. He watches as you bring your wobbly body back up and brush the hair from your face, the whole act clearly taking a lot more effort due to your tipsy state seeing as you’re nearly out of breath.

“My friends wanted to stay, I didn’t, so I took an uber.” You shrug, sticking the tip of your tongue out and plucking one of those small white fibers that float in the air from it. It’s apparent that you’re pretty much past the conversation, not marking it as a big deal but his eyes almost blow from his skull at your response.

“You took an uber? Alone? In that little ass thing?” He huffs out in exasperation and a hand gestures down at the tiny, tight black fabric clinging to your skin that you have the nerve to call a dress. It stops just above your upper thighs and hugs you in all the right places, which was exactly your intention. You look down like you don’t know what you’re wearing, and he frustratedly drags a hand down his face when he glances away because somehow, you’re even more clueless than usual.

“Why didn’t you call me? I would’ve came to get you!”

“Stop yelling at me!” You whine. Your hand going to cradle your pounding head as your bottom lip pokes out into a subtle pout. “I didn’t wanna wake you up…”

“I’m not-“ His agitation falters at the look you give him and he exhales, quickly nodding his head because he knows better to upset a girl when she’s drunk. The last thing he wanted to deal with was a show of your tear-filled dramatics, which happened quite often, might he add. Ever since the day he’d rushed out of his room at the sound of you crying in the kitchen, all to find out it was literally over spilt milk because you’d accidentally dropped your last bowl of Lucky Charms on the floor, your unofficial nickname had become ‘crybaby’.

“Okay, okay. I’m sorry.” He reaches forward and takes your bag and keys from your hands to set them on the kitchen counter across from you. “Just, please, call me next time. They’re a bunch of weirdos out there and I don’t want you getting into any trouble. I won’t be mad if you wake me up, I do it for my sister all the time.”

You listen as closely as you can to the actual words that are coming from his mouth, urging yourself not to take it in the way you know you will, but for some reason you can’t shake the thought that barges into your head. And it’s like he can see it on your face when your chin lifts slightly, lips slowly pulling into an undeniable smirk and your eyes narrow at him, because rarely is Ao’nung ever helpful, let alone worried about you. Your expression is one he knows all too well, and he sighs as his head falls to the side, your smile only growing wider and he knows where this is going.

“Don’t-“

It’s too late, the thought’s already built a cozy home in your mind and you’re letting it stay there.

“You care about me!” You drawl, arms extending outwards as you make your way towards him.

“No, not really.” His response is immediate, a brow raising as you approach him. With one brisk once over his eyes cast on you, he knows it’s not a good idea and he holds a finger out in front of him, cheek turned towards you in warning. “Uh uh, do not-“

You wrap your arms around his torso despite his resistance and his body tenses when you give it a tight squeeze, attempting to swing the both of you back and forth. It doesn’t work, obviously, because he’s larger than you and basically unmovable.

“You’re sweet when you’re worried, Ao’nung.” You hum.

He keeps his hands hovered over your back, fingers not even close to ghosting over your body, like you have some terrifyingly contagious sickness that he’s deadly afraid of contracting. He’s desperately trying to think of anything but the heat of your chest pressed flush against his upper abdomen, your head tucked under his chin and a sharp, involuntary inhale through his nose is enough to tell him that he and his dignity would really appreciate it if you’d allow his brain to operate normally. So, he does what he does best: deflects the accusation with such vehemence as if he’s trying to outsmart a heat-seeking missile.

“Please let go. You reek of desperate partygoers and tequila. I hate tequila.” He grumbles, dramatically covering his nose with a hand. “I also think a shower wouldn’t hurt.” There’s a smirk playing on his lips that you can’t see and he knows he’s only teasing you, as it just so happens to be one of his favorite pastimes. You smell wonderful, like you always do, but he’d never tell you that.

You abruptly shove him away with a scoff and he can’t help but laugh at the look on your face, the way your jaw drops in astonishment and your eye twitches. You can’t even sputter out a response, all you can do is narrow your eyes at him before you spin on your heels to stalk off. It was a bad idea seeing as you’re already dizzy, but you quickly regain your balance and continue.

“You sure you can find your way there, sweetheart?”

“Oh, and wouldn’t you just love to help me. I can feel you looking at my ass!” You shout from down the hall, middle finger raised behind you.

Jaw falling slightly slack, his eyes instantly snap up from where he didn’t even realize they were resting. He pulls the inside of his cheek between his teeth, face growing hot as he curtly nods to himself.

“Yup, I’m going to bed.”

____

Once Ao’nung heard the shower shut off after about twenty minutes, he deemed it safe to close his eyes and sleep; the fear of you passed out because you’d somehow slipped and hit your head on the tub long gone from his mind.

He’s laid on his side with an arm folded under his head, basically asleep when you carefully crack his door open, a big t-shirt and loose shorts on your body as you slip through the opening. You move at a snail’s pace and go to shut it, but the door creaks, and with an eye pinched to a close your face screws into a wince, shoulders tensing as you freeze in your tracks.

You reluctantly peek over at the lump in the dark that‘s his figure, but the sound didn’t wake him up, his eyes remain closed and you let out a small breath at that. Tiptoeing your way to the unoccupied side of the bed, you nearly trip over a sweatshirt on the floor but swiftly catch yourself with a crabbed huff, kicking it under the bed.

You peel his blankets back with just your pointer finger and your thumb, trying to cause as little commotion possible as you carefully sit down on the mattress. A silent prayer to somehow become weightless recites in your mind, head swishing over your shoulders when you glance at his back every now and then in hopes of catching any sign of him stirring.

You’re sure you’re in the clear, but just as you go to swing your legs over, your ear picks up on the sound of a grunt from behind you. Teeth catch your lip, eyes shutting as you steel yourself for confrontation and mouth a mute curse to the air. You should’ve known your presence wouldn’t go unnoticed. Ao’nung is a relatively light sleeper, and contrary to what he’d told you earlier, you’re no stranger to the fact that he doesn’t like to be disturbed. But you’d assumed that because he stayed up to wait for you to come home, that he would be knocked out already and this would be easier to explain in the morning.

But he was up the moment he felt the bed dip, sleep immediately leaving him once he’d turned his head and saw you sitting on his mattress. Certain he’s hallucinating or this is a dream that feels a little too real, Ao’nung rapidly blinks the mist from his vision and you can feel the searing gaze boring into the back of your head, even more so when you continue to lay down as if what you’re doing is completely normal.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” His voice is groggy, irritated in the way his tone nips at your ears.

“Uh… Going to bed.” You mumble, hesitantly pulling the sheets over your shoulder.

He’s propped on his elbow now, his loose, untamed hair dusting his shoulders as his face crinkles incredulously at the gall of your answer.

“Have you lost your mind? Or are you that drunk where you’ve forgotten where your own room is?”

You wish the mattress would just open up and swallow you whole.

“I threw up on my bed.” With your back still turned to him, your voice is small when you answer.

It’s silent for a few seconds, the only thing you can hear is the blood rushing to your face and with baited breath you roll your lips between your teeth as you anxiously wait on a response.

“I’m too tired for this shit.” He mutters beneath his breath, quiet enough so you won’t hear.

His body falls back to the bed and your lungs fill with much needed air, his back facing you once again. His bed is much more comfortable than yours as you snuggle up against his pillow, and the sheets tug in his direction when he pulls them over his body, his way of silently telling you not to get used to it.

“If I feel so much as one cold toe touch my leg, I swear to God you’re sleeping on the floor.”

Likes + Comments + Reblogs are much appreciated! 💗

@eitaababe ever since you made Ao’nung call us sweetheart in ‘somebody else’ it’s been canon to me

©teyums 2023

[dark-frosted-heart]

GraffArt is always so cute 😭

*eyes acrylic stands and sighs at shipping*

[einsatzzz]

more merch to be added to my hibari shrine yippeee! i love this set in particular bc he's smiling there while hibird is leaning on his cheek, its so cute! awawawawawawa 🥺🥺🥺💜💜💜 its not that noticeable in the pic, but theres some transparency(?) with the light purple cloth that's on his waist too. makes me wonder if i can get the printing service i know to do a similar effect for custom acrylic stands i want to have printed out in the future

and that big acrylic thingie is so nice, the glitters float around when you shake it. its not in the picture, but i also bought an A3 poster of him in the ouji set. still trying to flatten it out bc its been rolled up for a while lol. there's these two big-ass blankets of him too, but idk how to display it in a way to give it justice mdbsndgdjdh maybe later

(literally on the floor/carpet while taking pictures of these)

the lns + the art books im missing is also here! i have all the og manga volumes alr, but i wanna get the new versions too with the new covers someday (when i save up again lol).

i skimmed thru the the art books and found ACTUAL CANON HIBARI BABY PHOTOS?????!!!!!! LIKE HOLY SHIT, IM GOING TO KMS??!!! (/POSITIVE) I NEED TO HAVE THIS TL'ED ASAP 😭😭😭 THEN THERE'S HIM EATING HIS FAVE HAMBURG STEAK TOO, THEN TETSU EVEN PUT A FLAG ON IT FKDBSKSGJSSHJS WHERE WERE ALL THESE HIBARI LORE ALL THIS TIME, WHY IS THIS THE FIRST TIME IM SEEING THIS??!!! ---bye guys, i have a mission, im an expert oc-ologist but im also a dedicated hibari-ologist 🫡🫡🫡

(also its such a bonus for me that hibari is in all the covers of these books--- hahahaha)

also some character song(?) cds were included in the set i bought! will need to buy an external cd drive tho, bc my laptop doesn't have one.

anyway, there are some other stuff im still waiting on. i think i should be getting it soon?? it just got delayed bc of a typhoon orz aaaaaa srill so happy, idk how i'll disolay these in the shrine/my room. i say its my room/office, but ig its hibari's room now with hm his face is plastered all over it lmao

[meownotgood]

THE CREATURES ARE QUITE CUTE

[satorisoup]

i’m doing alright i think!! i’ve missed you so much more (｡•́︿•̀｡) i imagined bokuto snoring loudly and just jumping out of bed like mario once his alarm goes off and it’s so funny 😭 ohoh i know you love to collect anime figurines so what’s your favourite so far??

UWAHHH DARLING ZEE !! ⸜(*ˊᗜˋ*)⸝ teehee m’ so sorry for the late response, i’ve been supa busy !! </3

WAHHH im glad you’re doin’ alright !! ^_^ but, i hope things get even better for you ma love !! <3 you deserve it SOB !! T^T

omigosh… PLS !! you have me giggling for realsies !! >_< him jumping out of bed would startle me HELP !! </3 i must doodle this methinks… kou in the mario pose will forever be so silly !! T^T

EEEK !! i absolutely do !! >//< oki so, if i had to pick my favorite, it would probably be the genya figure i got !! ^_^ he just looks so cute and it was my most expensive purchase !! if not him, then definitely my little suo acrylic stands !! :3 he just looks so silly in all of them !! <3 THANK YOU SOSO MUCH FOR ASKING !!

⤷ the suo stands !! ^_^

TEEHEE how are you doin’ lately zee ?? is life treating you a little better ?? also !! do you collect any figures/manga or anything ?? I MUST KNOW !! m’ sending you the bestest wishes EVAAA and givin’ you tons of smoochies !! MWUUUAH !! <3 🍓

[yumeka-sxf]

A couple weeks ago I decided to search for SxF acrylic stands. I was only planning to buy one or two...but the next thing I know, I bought too many 😳

I am an absolute sucker for the Forgers in cute outfits! 😭

(I was not prepared for how big this set was! It even came with a background!)

And last minute I threw in this little Anya & Yor one because it was only 500 yen and so cute ❤

The below two I got from Ebay (all the others are from Mercari), and I'm pretty sure they're bootleg. I decided to get them anyway because I like the designs and couldn't find any official equivalents, plus they were really cheap.

Despite not being official, they're actually really nice. They're double sided, and the quality isn't bad either.

I suppose I can justify my spending by saying that 1) I got a decent amount back on my tax return, 2) I got a bonus and raise at work recently, and 3) my birthday was on Sunday! Guess I'll be busy this weekend rearranging my display case, lol. But I'm gonna try not to buy anymore acrylic stands for a while, at least not until season 2 and the movie come out! I need to stay away from Mercari especially...that place is a black hole for my money! 😅

[0pawprint0]

I went to Missouri Anime Fest! I had fun for as long as I got to stay there (the guys who came with me wanted to leave early because they’re party poopers 💀). I didn’t get to get as many pictures as I’d have liked because of this. I saw so many awesome cosplayers! Luckily, there was at least another Teen Titan I could get a picture with (I was Terra) lol. 

Greg Cipes wasn’t there, which was a bummer. Apparently he cancelled and they just… never put it on the website. I literally lapped the place like three times and couldn’t find his table, so I asked a staff member and they were basically like, "oh yeah, he cancelled lol." At least I got to see Greg Baldwin and Dante Basco though!

It was so cute, Greg Baldwin was showing everyone his tattoos, one representing Iroh and the other was Aku (Samurai Jack). There was actually tea cups on the table you could buy for him to sign and I considered getting one tbh. He asked all of us in line if we wanted to sing Secret Tunnel with him. So we sang Secret Tunnel with Uncle Iroh! And you could probably hear us across the hall. And since Dante and his tables were a little apart (the guests’ tables weren’t right next to each other), when they split off, Dante told him "see you later, Uncle." 🥺💖 When I saw Dante, he asked me what Zuko quote I wanted and my brain short circuited, so he put a classic on there, but after I left I realized what I should’ve had him put. "That’s rough, buddy." I say it all the time. I can’t believe I forgot 😭 I didn’t talk to him as long as I did Greg because that was around the time whine babies wanted to leave 😒 and also I was nervous and didn’t know what all to say. He liked my cosplay though!

Also, I blocked out my name again because I’m still too nervous to share it online dhdndn 

There was one stand I really loved and kept coming back to. Twst is currently my fav game and I hardly see stuff for it anywhere, so I was really excited to see this booth had some stuff for it! And I bought every single one of the acrylic stands. I love them 🩵 Because it was such a big purchase, they gave me a discount ^^ If they see this somehow, thank you! I also came back later and bought a Grim pin because he’s a precious baby boy and I love him. I’ll post the acrylic close ups in a different post!

The Winx poster is from the artist I bought the Grim pin and Twst acrylics from. I was gonna buy some pillows, stickers, and keychains from them, too, but I wanted to make sure I still had money left to take home lmao. Maybe one day if I see them at a con or online again I’ll get the pillows and keychains. 

I love silly earrings, so I bought some and some more pins at another booth.

Tbh it’s a good thing they didn’t have every character because I would’ve found a way to buy them all. They had my top 5 and I am SO glad. The fact they had ALL of Octavinelle?! That’s my dormmmmm! Azul best boy I love him <3

[ikuhara]

how do you feel about daifuku and satoru's movie forms!!!! im so happy we got them. even if they dont carry over to the show, i'm just so excited to see daifuku as a cool guy...

RIGHT OMG!!! I'm already OBSESSED with their movie looks!!!! I really wish it'd carry over to the anime 😭 But regardless, I love it and am just relieved Toei gave them SOMETHING!!! And I'm so glad they kept the same sort of paired matching colors/styles of outfits for the boys the way the other pairs have. Satoru looks so good and elegant with the red hair too.

But 10000% same about Daifuku!!! That's totally the personal highlight of it all!!! I know he's a cool guy but he's sooooo cute.. I wanna ruffle his hair. Though it's REALLY all about the combo of the cool guy vibe (and the cool guy voice from Nakamura) BUT with the important fact Daifuku is the shorter one of the pair that really puts it over the edge into perfection for me.

Actually there's that one new set of acrylic stands where it really looks like Daifuku is shortest out of everyone in the cast which is the ideal