#the rainmaker imagines

[bigtreefest]

Woman in Black

From: The Rainmaker Series

Pairing: Mob! Steve x Forensic Scientist! Reader

Warnings: kissing, rings hehe, mostly fluff, some plot holes that will be filled eventually, Halloween?

Word Count: 387

A/N: Enjoy this little look FAR into the future for Steve and Decks. What does it meannnn? Muah hahahah. Happy Halloween!!

Dividers by @firefly-graphics

Series Masterlist

You pulled your jacket down in the mirror, brushing imaginary dirt off of it as you turned side to side. This costume wasn’t your idea, but the second you told Steve about it, he was practically sprinting to make it work.

The suit you wore was one of his. An older one, which took some convincing from you, but still the fabric was soft and of far too high of quality to be on your body right now, let alone tailored per his insistence. The black material fit you like a glove.

His smile was bright as he came up behind you in a different suit, one that you could only call Godzilla-like. The way the monster head sat atop his darkening locks was laughable. The kids effortlessly convinced him to dress up like that, but he was surprised you folded so easily for their little sparking eyes.

Steve snaked his hands around your waist, admiring you in the mirror before he placed a gentle kiss on your neck, then one on your cheek. You turned your head to look at him, that dopey little smile of his perfectly matching the lime green lizard costume that covered his body.

You leaned up for a peck, which turned into your giggling lips against his as he turned you to him by his grip on your waist and pulled you closer. He could never get enough ever since you said yes to him. Steve pulled away, his bright blue eyes, as loving as ever, roaming your face before he cleared his throat.

“Sweetheart, you forgot these.”

He held out a pair of dark sunglasses between the two of you and you plucked them out of his hand, sliding them on to complete the costume.

“How do I look? Like a secret alien-fighting government agent?”

Steve held out an open palm for you to place your left hand in as he slid the ring with a sparkling diamond on your finger. The ring you only wore around friends and family. He reached in your breast pocket, pulling out his own gold band and slipping it in your hand for you to do the same to him, looking him in the eyes and smiling the whole time.

“I think you look perfect. Now let’s get downstairs and pass out some candy.”

Bonus A/N: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHERE ARE THEY? WHO ARE THEY DRESSING UP WITH?? I WANT TO HEAR ALL YOUR THOUGHTS!!!

Taglist: @evie-119 @hawkeyes-queen @ronearoundblindly @thedonswife13 @mercurial-chuckles @thezombieprostitute @stellar-solar-flare @otterlycanadian @kbear8863 @steviebbboi

[catastrophic-maniac]

brazilian rainmaker and witch hunter

[vexcatz]

funny tiktok thing i corporate clash managerified a while ago

tbh replace Brian with Mac Opsys

and replace the og comment with cathal or something

and pretend prester and holly talk like how they actually talk

[fried-trash]

My three girlfriends And yes, they like fish.

[brandwhorestarscream]

TF1 Megatron and Optimus would be sooo petty with each other let's be so honest

Optimus says they're banished from Iacon. Interesting. Iacon has very clear city limits. Imagine Megatron and the high guard set up shop 2 feet away from said limit.

"I told you, you're banished-"

"Yeah, from Iacon. This isn't Iaocn."

"Wha-"

Prowl chimes in that, technically, he's correct. The spot where he's standing isn't part of Iacon. Megatron looks extremely smug as he announces that this is actually Kaon, the new decepticon capital, "If you set foot here, you're trespassing, and we will show no mercy."

Kaon develops rapidly (I hc in the early stages of Cybertron like this, now that energon is restored, you can just...... ask for a settlement and the planet will give you one. Primus doesn't want his children to be homeless), and is culturally very different from Iacon, built mostly upon old warframe traditions from days long past. They have new and interesting things Iacon has never seen/heard/dreamed of before, and its not long before some of the citizens not directly affiliated with the miners start drifting back and forth.

Kaon has gladiator arenas and crystal gardens thanks to the Rainmakers, and a dedicated temple to Megatronus Prime. Megatron had his body evacuated from that dark, filthy cave, had his corpse restored to its former glory and preserved so he could be put to rest somewhere deserving of his presence. That alone brings a lot of people flocking over.

It's driving Optimus crazy, because everytime he goes to the border Megatron is there with the most smug >:3 face imaginable, and despite Prowl's urging he can't just order Megatron to stop. He has a right to have his city there, and he's not actually doing anything wrong.

[dragonmarquise]

Behold as I ramble about figures of my blorbo :u

Did you know! Back in the day (around 2006 or so) there were a bunch of 12" vinyl figures made of Canti, by Kaching Brands. One of Regular Canti and another of Atomsk Canti, both in limited amounts. 888 figures for the former and 400 for the latter.

AND THEN a bit after that (or maybe around the same time?), there were recolored Canti figures made in even more limited amounts!! This page has more info on the other designs, what I included here is just some of the designs shown on that page.

Given how limited they are, you can imagine they go for A LOT of money on the second-hand market. The Skelecanti one (first pic in the middle row) I managed to get on Etsy for about $70, and that was only because it's a bit scuffed up and didn't have its original packaging. There's people on sites like eBay trying to sell that same figure with its box for anywhere from $250 to $1500. 😬

And Skelecanti is the one that at least had 1000 figures made, the rest of the recolors only had about 100 each! With the exception of the white MAD one (second pic in the last row), which only had 88 made and was exclusively sold at San Diego Comic Con 2006.

I would like to get the white MAD figure someday tbh, it does look neat! But I don't think I'd be willing to pay thousands of dollars for it. And a figure that rare? Most likely not gonna be below a thousand. If I do end up seeing one cheaper than that, it'll be a frickin' miracle, lmao

Besides that, would also love to get the Rainmaker version (first pic in the last row), the colors really appeal to me. But again, probably not gonna be cheap at all. e_e;

[felixstudios]

Random Corporate Clash Headcanons, Playing Corporate Clash Edition

Let's ignore how long it's been since I made these, okay? And ignore the massive 4th wall breaking

ALSO special appearance from some mgrs I normally wouldn't write for

Duck Shuffler

🎰He doesn't really know how to strategize, so he picks random stuff and hopes for the best

🎰Absolutely LOVES the trolley

🎰Loves to talk to basically anyone he comes across and try to make friends with them

🎰Often gets indecisive about what to do next, so he spins his slots to decide

Prethinker

🧠Okay, usually his intelligence is laughable and fun to make fun of, but this guy is a professional no life. He knows EVERYTHING about the game

🧠Tries to reach 150 laff as soon as possible and has absolutely ZERO fun with the game

🧠 Doesn't make friends and only talks if he's giving out battle strategies, which is... basically every round of battle even if it's just a 2 story building in Barnacle Boatyard

🧠He's kinda elitist, too

Derrick Man

🛢️Doesn't really play that often since he's not a gamer

🛢️I can't ever imagine him getting much further than The Brrrgh cause he just. DOESN'T PLAY.

🛢️Despite his inexperience and infrequently logging in, he's actually pretty decent at the game

🛢️Collects manager rewards and hoards them. He needs them all

Deep Diver

🫧He's the kind of person to not leave Toontown Central until he's maxed all of his activities, has overpowered gags, and also started a club that's now at level 100 and has like 50 members

🫧Very slow and methodical with her gameplay- she explores every little nook and cranny before moving on. Has all racing, golfing, and fishing trophies kinda thing. Gets all achievements kinda thing

🫧Loves to set up in battles and take his time with them. Yes, he will struggle a lot with Pacesetter

🫧She LOVES fishing, by the way

Rainmaker

⛈️Doesn't really enjoy combat very much and prefers to play Toono and such

⛈️Also really likes the trolley and makes tons of trolley groups

⛈️Wouldn't progress much further than Mezzo Melodyland, probably

⛈️Tries to make friends, but others tend to find her annoying or even rude so she doesn't make very many

Land Acquisition Architect

🚦Tries to get some friends together to play with him

🚦Behind the screen, he is absolutely having a temper tantrum over EVERYTHING. Be it a gag missing or someone doing a less optimal play, he's screaming

🚦But in the game he's like SUPER DUPER NICE and makes no outward show of how angry he actually is

🚦If you befriend him, you're getting constant invites to like everything he does

Gatekeeper

⚔️Tries to max in the most efficient way possible

⚔️Will try to show off all her boss loot, but of course only in stylish ways

⚔️Kind of an elitist, definitely pretty rude

⚔️Likes to sit out of bounds doing nothing. Alternatively, she sits in front of the CFO doors or in DDL doing nothing just to show off her TTR elitist roots

Witch Hunter

🔱He says he wouldn't play such a childish game and says he's just gonna uninstall it

🔱Five minutes later he's in an OCLO. Also, he has 150 laff so clearly it's not too childish for him

🔱He's an elitist

🔱Would 100% quad Toon and try to act like they're not his alts, even going as far as giving them their own "typing quirks" and having fake conversations

Public Relations Representative

🧱Can't really use SpeedChat+ effectively since he glitches around and makes lots of typos

🧱Frequent misclicks and missteps

🧱Will not survive OCLO or Pacesetter very often

🧱Surprisingly loves to play the game and accidentally no lifes to 150 laff

Bellringer

🔔Loves to destroy Cogs with perfect damage whenever possible, for some reason

🔔His estate would be VERY cozy, which is honestly a huge feat considering its current in-game state makes it... very lonely and desolate by nature

🔔Super fashionable Toon, but he's also a little modest with his outfits

🔔He's ALWAYS gossiping in at least 3 people's whispers at any given point in time

Multislacker

🥪Is usually too lazy to push buttons himself, so he watches someone else play his Toon most of the time

🥪He is 100% never doing a Pacesetter himself

🥪Whenever he DOES play, it's usually easier boss fights and things that don't require much user input

🥪Sometimes gets enough motivation to play with his dad

Vice President

💡Started playing the game because he noticed his son really seemed to like it and he wanted to spend time with Cathal

💡At first, he doesn't really see the appeal of the game. But once he finds out there's a lot of strategy involved, he decides it's "like trying to find that perfect sales pitch!" and keeps playing out of personal interest

💡He'd apply to the Clash team to manage their social media accounts

💡He'd try to convince his coworkers to try out the game

Mouthpiece

☎️She doesn't really get the appeal of the game, but she'll play it anyways because her grandchildren wanted her to play with them

☎️Literally just does whatever her grandchildren wanna do

☎️She'll max her Toon... eventually

☎️She doesn't fully grasp battle strategies, but she knows enough to get by

Major Player

🎹Constantly suggesting things to be added to the allowlist so he can say ridiculous stuff {i.e. he was probably the one who wanted skibidi to be added... yes this is actually something you can say in the game}

🎹This guy would be the kind to accidentally time out in battle because he was typing a long message

🎹If you whisper to him, good luck getting him to whisper back. He... will probably forget to respond

🎹Constantly saving his teammates with PREFECTLY timed unites

Chief Financial Officer

💵Plays because Allan convinced him to do it

💵Surprisingly, he finds it enjoyable right off the bat. He especially likes battles

💵He feels a bit alienated since he's the only one who seems to find it weird and creepy that he can fight against himself in the game, so he just doesn't mention it to anyone else

💵He will have like 148 laff and the last 2 laff boosts he'll need will be his Cashbot suit LOL

Firestarter

🔥Mostly only plays because Graham wanted him to

🔥Wants to take his time with everything and try to actually figure out how to strategize, but he's usually too soft spoken to ask questions to anyone but Graham {who gives vague answers because he doesn't really know how to strategize}

🔥But if he makes a friend... TONS of badmouthing others in whispers happens. Much shade will be thrown and more tea will be spilled than was spilled in the Boston Tea Party

🔥Once he finally figures out how to play the game, oh you bet he's gonna use it to secretly make fun of others who don't know how to play. He knows he was once just like them, but he doesn't care

Plutocrat

🌑He makes his satellite investors play with him so he doesn't have to wait for groups

🌑Also bosses them around from what gags they need to bring to what everyone's outfits look like {they all match and they're all in a club together}

🌑Because of all the help, he reaches 150 really fast

🌑Only helps his investors if it benefits him as well and doesn't really play with many other people

Chief Legal Officer

📚Plays because Allan suggested it to her

📚Is SUPER detail-oriented with her gameplay, so she always knows if she's in kill range. Also, she's very good at assessing the best strategy to use

📚Very no nonsense type of Cog, so she doesn't really do anything unless it's to advance in the game somehow

📚Has like 500 of each type of unite, like 7K C&Ds, 3K pink slips....

Treekiller

🪵Genuinely finds it VERY fun to destroy Cogs

🪵He'll convince Chip to play with him

🪵Don't think he'd ever max, but he'd get close. Like... 130-140 laff kind of close

🪵Loves to spam rewards in boss fights

Chainsaw Consultant

🪚Only plays the game because Spruce wanted him to

🪚Although he won't say anything in the game about it, he gets pretty mad when people make bad choices in battle

🪚Usually plays with music turned off and sound effects still on, which many others have told him is very eerie

🪚Doesn't seem to enjoy battles very much, but he won't outwardly admit that

Chief Executive Officer

⛳Plays because Allan suggested it to him

⛳I don't think I'm surprising anyone when I tell you that the first thing he's doing is maxing golf. He'd be scary good at it too, like he'd get a perfect 9 in the hole kit and kaboodle

⛳Doesn't actually get very far in the game since the rest isn't all that interesting to him

⛳He finds it... interesting how C.O.G.S., Inc. is portrayed in the game.

Featherbedder

💤Tends to prefer shorter playing sessions

💤Makes slow progress over the course of years

💤Also hangs out with friends quite often

💤Falls asleep at the keyboard... a lot. Like, a lot. It's just a known thing they do

Pacesetter

👟Tries to basically speedrun the entire game

👟If he goes sad {which will be a lot since he's so under leveled}, he will blame it on anything but his own fault

👟Once he unlocks his own fight, he will spam it over and over. He's... not really sure what to think when he goes sad to himself. Did he win, or did he... lose? Is he awesome, or...? Okay, yeah, thinking about that is stupid and for losers

👟Shows off all his manager loot in a way HE thinks looks good. Whether or not it actually does... I'll leave for you to decide

Chief Operating Officer

📋Seems to genuinely enjoy playing the game

📋Doesn't really have many friends and tends to multitoon so he's "less burdensome" sometimes

📋He'd 100% apply for Clash support team {whether or not he gets in I'll let you decide} because he'd just like the game that much

📋SUPER kind and always willing to help other people out

Scapegoat

🐐He's the one who suggested the entire Litigation Team play it

🐐He's either REALLY pissed off or super calm about battles with no in-between

🐐Tends to make a lot of... less optimal choices in battle or needs to be told what to do. He just struggles a little with strategy sometimes

🐐100% he spams forges in like every fight so he can do more damage with that extra level 8. Oh, he also loves to set up with IOUs and uses a lot of those too

Case Manager

💼You'll think this guy is muted because he won't use SpeedChat+ like, ever. I mean, he doesn't really use SpeedChat either, but he at least USES it.

💼Has gags set up to play more of a supportive role in battle, always tries to pick gags last, and generally has a somewhat more passive play style

💼He does communicate a decent amount with stickers, surprisingly

💼Already has a maxed Toon and is just working on his alt

Stenographer

⌨️She would play on any control scheme EXCEPT a QWERTY keyboard {or even AZERTY, Colemark, Dvorak... basically any common layout}. I feel like she'd be pretty much allergic to it lol. And yes, she does think she's better than you for it. [Author's note: I use Dvorak on my phone and my only advice is don't.]

⌨️She's the kind of person to talk on and on and on and on and... oh my Cog how is she typing this essay so fast anyways?!

⌨️During segments like the final OCLO round, she ABSOLUTELY sweats it with like pixel perfect movements. And if she had a mic, you would hear intense keyboard pressing {or whatever she's using to control her Toon}

⌨️A little rude sometimes, but she's USUALLY pretty nice. Oh, and if you befriend her then she gossips a lot

Litigator

🐊He's an elitist LOL

🐊He would get soooooo mad and start cussing people out over one "mistake" and also be the kinda person to straight up leave a boss fight because of an argument

🐊Sorry, but I genuinely cannot see this guy being fun to play with

🐊Also I feel like he'd have a super old YouTube channel from TTO days of him greening people

[geminimaster]

I made a goober

(idk how the layouts here work help)

anyway I made this fusion between Prethinker and Rainmaker uhhhhh they have no name yet

Their so small, little baba, litol small itty bitty

I imagine their personality would be very self contradictory bc Brian wants toons gone but Misty wants to befriend them and stuff

The thing on their sleeve is Misty's face mask btw

[sonicasura]

I think the funniest thing about a Splatoon crossover, outside of Smash, is that all the Inklings and Octolings are technically gladiators. The stages are a perfectly sized arena where they just kill each other trying to cover the most territory. It's literally a reenactment of an actual war if you look at the Sunken Scrolls(game's lore drops) but anyone who gets splat can just respawn.

On one side you have 'It's dangerous to go alone. Take this sword.' while on the other 'Here's an oversized paint roller. Go run over someone and take the territory like you're in the mafia.' The reward for it? Some cash alongside a little street cred so you can grab a 'You survived a war! Here's this T-shirt' clothes.

There are tougher variations such as Clam Blitz, Tower Control, Rainmaker, and Splat Zones which always ends with both sides getting obliterated by ink nukes or Spirit Bombs powered by Cyborg's catchphrase. What they consider normal fun being utterly horrific to everyone outside that.

The shit ton of different weapons, the usually vicious specials and the fact even simple clothing has built in boosts doesn't help either. Only way anyone wouldn't be terrified when it comes to Turf War if they are cartoon characters, insane or gladiators. *Looks at the gladiator crackhead known as TFP Megatron*

Imagine being a friend to an Inkling/Octoling and they just explain the latest death match like it's the coolest thing ever. Yes I could go on about the Splatoon World is a post apocalyptic earth where every human gone extinct from an B movie style natural disaster but that's a little overused. Child/teen cephalopod gladiators sounds morbidly funnier too.

What do you think?

[transingthoseformers]

I'm campaigning pretty hard for autobot / defected! earthspark Thundercracker, but I'm currently thinking about the "Thundercracker and Novastorm transitioned and swapped places" idea and I'm imagining the hilarious idea that the rainmakers and the elite trine proceeded to gaslight everyone into thinking nothing happened.

Megatron: is it just me or were you blue before?

Now Novastorm: no, it's just you(lying)

[kaontic]

*SKYBOUND DUMP INCOMING*

Oh look, it’s Megs’ little show ponies

Update: And Powerglide and Kickback

(Disclaimer: Or at least I think these Cybertronians are them, but we’ll see if that’s true in time)

. I mean that’s Nova Storm for sure you guys (with Kickback nearby)

. Acid Storm

. Glad they (probably) didn’t forget about Ion Storm too this time yes yes very good Skybound 👏

. They also look like Misfire in jet mode so that's cool

. I didn’t recognize Powerglide at first since I haven’t gotten to Season 2 of G1 yet

. They could all just be a reference tho and I'm lookin' too deep into this, but IF NOT-

. Skybound, please. PLLLLLLLLLEEEEAAAAAASSSE. If ANY of them show up later-PLEASE do not write them off as soon as they do. I'm seeing potential here, especially in terms of, um, "visuals", if you know what I mean, for the Rainmakers specifically

. Take the Rainmakers' powers to the next level and let them literally rain hell down on their enemies. Idc if they only do it once in the entirety of the run I just wanna see how it looks

. Let them remain strictly loyal to Megs to add extra drama (esp. with Astrotrain) and raise the stakes

. If you need to write some of them off, my first choice for who gets to live is Misfire (idk to provide some comic relief plus he’s a fan fav)

. Second choice is Nova, fr. What a badass. In IDW2 they were canonically indestructible and sliced Sentinel Prime in half

. Like think of how much of a problem Nova could be in particular for the Autobots (cuz I haven't seen Windcharger yet lol)

. Imagine if they suddenly sprung out of lava to grab someone and drag them down

. Or took a fusion cannon blast to the face like it was a nice breeze

. I'm biased ok they're literally my profile (Nova does not smile often, but Reflector says thanks g for the geunine effort)

. There, I fixed it

. But hey, those were just some ideas

[bigtreefest]

i love ur writing! Can u cast ur friends as readers in any of ur series? And what series from another writer do u want to be in?

Hi! Thank you so much!!🥰 I love all this love I’ve been getting lately! I don’t know if I have enough series to cast all my friends on here, but I’m gonna try!! I love you for this challenging question, and to all my friends, I love you, pls don’t hate me for my decisions or if I accidentally leave someone out!🥺💗😅

- first and foremost, I think @krirebr would be Decks from The Rainmaker. Two tough ladies!

- @thezombieprostitute as the reader from Comfort Cuddles. I can just see her loving the comfort Curtis provides and wanting to return the favor, paying attention to exactly what he needs. They’d be so in sync

- controversial, but @biteofcherry is the reader in Saint or Sinner? And I can imagine it would’ve been double the feral if that were Steve.

-brandy. What’s the most feral thing I can think of?? @brandycranby would for sure be with Curtis in Drip…And Lick. Have her tongue all up in that business, I know it.

- @buckymorelikefuckme would probs be reader in Wait Until We Get Home. Two feral overstimulating babes who can’t get enough of each other😳

- @ronearoundblindly I think is Duchess from Bigger Houses. To me, she’s got it all together and deserves a love like a sweet, soft Ari who just wants the best and is constantly bettering himself to be deserving. In awe of the woman he pulled

- @sweater-daddiesdumbdork as Cherry in Handiwork. Homegirl is out doing her own thing and exploring, living life to the fullest, I hope. Curtis is there in support.

- @stargazingfangirl18 ohhhhh, Siri. Hmmmm, you like soft ran? Yeah, I thot so. Probs Ran’s sweetheart in Meet the Parents (and its smutty sequel👀)

- @jamneuromain would def be with phd candidate! Curtis. Need I say more? Two smart cookies in a supportive love

- I think @darsynia is Honeybee in YCMBWH. Incredibly witty and welcoming, ready to share

- @steviebbboi is probably Angel in the yet unreleased Guardian Angel. Very well-rounded and observant and encouraging

- @yenzys-lucky-charm is probs from Marshmallow Dream because he needs someone to appreciate him for all he is and keep him in line a little. It’s the unbridled Jake love that’s contagious

——-

Now, what series would I wanna be in? Um, try everything the aforementioned lovelies have written and more? I can’t choose! It’s not fair!! *starts buzzing and beeping* *explodes* *dies*

[kaasiand]

my dream remake of moray towers would probably look something like this. out of all the singleplayer elements, splatoon 3's soaker blocks fit this stage the best imo. imagine all the funny as hell plays you could make by shrinking soaker blocks underneath your enemies making them fall to their doom

the spawn areas have one strip removed, and the topmost remaining strip is now flattened and only reachable by the defending team, serving as a better place to defend from as it now overlooks areas that are actually more relevant to the match—no more "why would you ever go here" zone.

this funky grate bridge in mid is a silly addition that i'd love to see! it helps make the lower level feel less like an open-air eliter deathtrap, while also providing new options to pressure opposing backliners on the higher level as you can reach them with stuff like bombs or reefsliders from the front. or some inkbrush that's gonna run right at you in zigzags as you miss all your shots

as for the rainmaker layout, this is what i'd like to see. (soaker blocks might be positioned differently, i just didn't feel like doing that.) the rainmaker starts on top of the grate bridge, making the right checkpoint look deceptively close—look, it's right there, right in front of you! (you're gonna get killed over and over trying to get there unless they're wiped and they'll easily get back control of the rainmaker)

on the other hand, the left checkpoint is a lot more like the left one on undertow, being farther away for both teams. this one is likely the better option since it's much farther away from the enemy spawn, which makes it all the more annoying when your teammates insist on going for the checkpoint that looks so so so close despite being easier to defend against, and you're over on the left spamming "this way" waiting to use the soaker block like an elevator for the rainmaker

[normalcannibalism]

evgf, mostly trying to figure out how to draw the edgy whore of babylon form

uh. im gonna put more stuff under the cut i guess? iunno, au/headcanon stuffff

ok so, eve. eve is my favourite character in tboi so she's probably one of the most developed in my au, maybe even the most. lol

some basic info, her pronouns are she/her. she's a trans girl, she's around 16 years old and she's goth. emo? i imagine that she's an emo but it's the time where that term wasn't really popular so she calls herself goth. like ebony from my immortal, y'know? she's not as. girlboss though. she's very chill, calm. she's not easily annoyed at all, she's very patient infact! she's one of the older kids in the basement, so it's kinda needed she feels. she doesn't talk to others much, mostly keeps to herself. she can talk to others if needed though.

the reason why she doesn't really talk to others is just because she doesn't really want people knowing about her demon form cuz she's worried it'll freak people out and also because the WoB is very well known for being incredibly violent! fun. her WoB design is inspired by tentacled snakes, not too sure how well i did that tho…. here's a pic of one tho. they're silly little guys

the reason why i chose this creature to base my WoB design off is because 1) they're very silly and i like them and 2) in my au, eve spent most of her childhood in downpour! rainmaker is basically her father figure. she only left downpour recently, to try and figure out more about the other places. there's some important backstory stuff there but i don't really wanna say that rn

dead bird is a literal dead bird. he does move and talk somehow tho. he doesn't really have preferred pronouns because he's a bird but he mostly gets called he, so i guess use those! he is the only thing that eve stays around, mostly just because he won't fucking leave. she only met him recently, after leaving downpour. first thing that happened is that he flew into her face and now they're friends, yay! he's also aware of the fact that she is the WoB but. he doesn't care (fun fact dead bird was actually killed by her a long ass time ago but neither of them remember). his design will probably change? iunno, birds are super difficult for me to draw for some reason… i owned birds for ages but for some reason i do not understand the bird anatomy :(

that's all i have to say for now, hopefully this was fun to read? or something? i'm sorry if anything was difficult to understand, i am bad at wording

[yakool-foolio]

i really love your death knight au for yakou‼️it’s super fun to read and think about

i’m just wondering about your perspective when it comes to yakou slowly putting together everything about the homunculus stuff in chapter 5. because, god, as far as i can tell that is absolute existential crisis material (like yakou figuring out he himself is a homunculus? and that his original is probably dead? like dude)

(i also imagine that the way he initially starts putting things together is like. through the whole pink blood thing. maybe yuma somehow gets (non-lethally) injured in the beginning of the chapter and sheds red blood, which leads into yakou realizing that something’s off?? don’t mind me i’m just rambling here)

There's a lot to take in when the revelation finally hits. While venturing through the abandoned village with Yuma, Yakou is mortified by the ghastly sight. Many citizens he'd known over the years, despite their passing, are husks of their former selves, mindlessly attacking him and the rookie. He fights back against them to protect Yuma, who they seem to suspiciously target more than Yakou. There's not much room to dwell on it as Makoto fires the arrow containing the threat of homunculi feasting on human flesh to survive. A pit in his stomach begins to form. While being chased down, the two fall down a cliff, both suffering some cuts and bruises. Yakou quickly takes action to clean off their blood for fear of attracting more homunculi. He takes note of the difference in their blood color, but doesn't comment on it, assuming Yuma hasn't been in the rain long enough for it to affect his body.

In the factory, Yakou confronts the zombified Hitman Zilch, newfound anger coursing through him. He wants to get back at the hitman for all the harm he caused, killing Yakou's wife and massacring the five detectives on the Amaterasu Express. Shinigami and Yuma manage to break him from his rage-induced trance, telling him Yomi and Huesca were the ones who gave the orders; he only followed their commands. Hitman Zilch confirms this during his drawn-out speech. As they discover the remains of each of the NDA detectives, Yuma immediately begins to panic. Yakou remains skeptical, trying to calm the rookie down by telling him they could be fakes. He's too deep in denial to say why.

It doesn't take long before a portion of the truth comes crashing down on him. Hearing strange noises in the freezer, Yakou instructs Yuma to stay behind so he can check. In the bone-biting cold, Yakou feasts his eyes upon the horrors of Kanai Ward. Frozen corpses are mushed into meat buns, the main food supply for the entire city's citizens. Shinigami turns away as he vomits from pure repugnance. Despite his disgusting display, he can't cough up all the lives he consumed. Exiting the freezer, Yuma rushes to him, fearful of what his chief could've seen. Yakou tells him not to worry; the bitter cold got to him, is all.

The two detectives head down into the old facility, shocked by the near cosmic terror of all the vacant pods lining the infinite walls. Holes in the ceiling reveal cloudless skies. Yuma steps into the strips of sunlight in relief, allowing himself a faint smile as he revels in what little warmth he can gain. Yakou instinctively avoids the holes, staying in the shade as he observes Yuma with sorrowful eyes. Shinigami advises her Sir to let the fledging enjoy it while it lasts.

In the bathhouse, Yuma curiously pokes and prods at the rainmaking machine while Yakou investigates. Suddenly, the rainmaker comes to a stop. Yakou and Yuma freeze up. The thick dark clouds dissipate, the blinding sun enveloping Kanai Ward. It's far from a welcoming embrace. Yakou feels his sense of self slipping away, his thoughts colliding together as a deep forgotten impulse claws up to the surface of his weakening mind. Using as much energy as he can muster, he yells at Yuma to turn the machine back on, but Yuma's anxiety flares. As he fruitless attempts to power the rainmaker, Makoto enters the building. Yuma backs up and clutches Yakou's hand, who barely clings to consciousness. When Makoto offers to help, Yuma takes his hand, allowing the three of them to connect. The rainmaker turns on, a brewing storm surrounding the city once more. Yakou regains what he had lost of himself while Shinigami recovers from her own stupor. Taking it all in is nigh impossible.

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XANATU

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