#their relationship is no longer “eww you’re cringe”

[beanboisforbrains]

A Little Cybermatsu Case Study

This cybermatsu appreciation post has got me thinking about them. They’ve plagued my mind, I must spew my thoughts.

On a surface level, the two of them have the most “normal” personalities. Yet, despite sharing this major trait, Todomatsu doesn’t look up to Choromatsu like he does with Osomatsu. They’re not often seen hanging out together where it’s just the two of them. However, Totty definitely trusts and admires Choromatsu...to some degree.

Admiration?? For rising Chorofappyski?? It’s more likely than you think.

Cyber are usually the resident tsukkomis. Choromatsu in particular gets his reputation for being “the responsible one” because he plays the role so often—an aspect of his character that’s slowing getting deconstructed over the seasons as we find out he’s just as batshit insane as his brothers, like what the hell was Friend in S3, that shit had me terrified. But when he’s with Todomatsu, it’s often Totty that’s calling him out.

As fake bitch #2 and #3 in the katakanamatsu tryhard trio they understand each other pretty well, which Totty has weaponized; using his Choromatsu bullshit sensor to drag his brother out of his delusions.

Choromatsu Rising, Dayon Tribe, and Choromatsu Memorial Hall are examples that immediately come to mind, but there are tons of little moment’s scattered throughout the rest of the skits.

S1E04 This is Totoko: Todomatsu calling him a total fool when girls are involved

S1E25 Osomatsu-san, Such As It Was: Totty (and Ichimatsu) trying to get him back in the game after Choromstu’s dick possess his brain with hornee thoughts

S3E02 Delivery: “You’re having more fun than anyone else”, in reference to Choromatsu wanting to return the AIs

S3E08 Mt. Takao: The whole bit with Choromatsu’s travel guide, Totty eventually throwing it into the sun

These are just moments I noticed when zooming through the seasons, there’s probably much more

Even in the AU skits Todomatsu is often Choromatsu’s tsukkomi.

This doesn’t mean Choromatsu lies down and takes it though. He has his fair share of Todomatsu assaults, but his attacks primarily happen in a group setting. Additionally, when he gets mad at Totty, it’s usually for stepping out of their box and going beyond the NEET boundaries they’ve placed on themselves (opposed to Todomatsu, who chews him out for acting hypocritical or delusional). 

Just like the rest of his brothers, Choromatsu doesn’t like it when Totty goes out on his own, seemingly pulling away from them.

In Todomatsu's Line, he and Osomatsu are the main instigators in Todomatsu’s interrogation. In Friend, he gets really sad when Totty calls him creepy and ignores him.

As established, the two of them share similar ideals of how they should be, but instead of being all talk, Todomatsu actually works on achieving his ideal. There’s just something about the youngest in the family succeeding first that hits harder than any other wake up call. 

Personally, I like to think Choromatsu is particularly sensitive to Totty pulling away because of how similar they are, BUT ALSO because of how close they were in high school. 

They were in the same class every year up to graduation. With Todomatsu’s baby personality it makes sense that he became extremely clingy to the only big brother that’s been with him the whole time, especially after the six of them started splintering off.

Choromatsu wasn’t exactly…ecstatic… about the responsibility. In the movie he tried to walk home on his own, leaving Totty behind. He didn’t look very pleased when escorting Totty around.

Side note: I s2g the scariest moments of Osomatsu-san come from Choromatsu’s :❮ face. He looks one unfortunate event away from snapping.

However, Choromatsu didn’t scold Totty for hiding behind him all the time (at least from what we’ve seen). He still walked him home, held his hand, and fetched him from the police station. During the rooftop fight, despite being in the middle of an argument, Choromatsu immediately went to help Todomatsu after he bumped into him and fell. 

With the emotional wall built around the other brothers, the fact that he doesn’t push totty away is pretty telling of their relationship. 

The Osomatsu-san Movie really delivered on quality cybermatsus, this shit is so cute.

Choromatsu’s mother henning of Totty has definitely lessened now that they’re adults, but he still looks out for him when it counts (albeit with a good dose of complaining).

Other moments include: 

S1E19 Period Drama Osomatsu-san: Todomatsu calls for Choromatsu-niisan when Iyami’s being sketchy with him

S3E17 Imoni: Choromatsu stops Totty from getting stewed

Tbh most of these are small moments, but they’re quite endearing. Walking Todomatsu to the washroom always gets me 🥺 Choromatsu clearly wants to sleep and could have just left him there, but he waits for him. 

Totty pays back Choromatsu for looking after him in his own ways. Totty has a specific brand of kindness that involves berating the people he cares about for their own good (and usually he’s in the right). When he yells at them it comes for a good place…deep down. He just wants to help them not be so pathetic. Which means, all those Todomatsu tsukkomis moments? THAT’S RIGHT, HE’S BEING NICE

But even though Todomatsu sees through Choromatsu’s mostly shallow attempts of responsibility, he recognizes there’s some truth to it and respects him for it (finally, we’re getting back to the point I made before the cut 😅)

LOOK AT HIM! HE LOOKS SO PROUD!

110 might have been plotting to screw Choromatsu over after (I mean, Totty does immediately back out when Choromatsu gets attacked, even though he said he would protect him), but I’m choosing to believe Totty meant at least some of this.

Totty is genuinely happy for Choromatsu when he gets a job in Letter and he bawls his eyes out when Choromatsu leaves. He also throws hands with oso for being a dick during the going away party, which isn’t the first time Totty’s defended his brother from their eldest.

In Accident, Todomatsu finds the situation hilarious but still tries to get Osomatsu to stop joking about it multiple times……and for his efforts he gets absolutely verbally flayed by Choromatsu lmaoooooo

This is what he gets for helping…probably why Totty doesn’t hold back calling him Chorofappyski in the future. 

In The Choromatsu Incident, he’s the first to breach the topic of telling Choromatsu about his hair. 

Even though he chickens out of actually telling him, later on, Totty is the first to apologize and take the blame.

Note that in the previous episode, they just kicked Todomatsu out of the family, yet here he is trying to help. Osomatsu-san continuity is nonsensical most of the time, so this tidbit doesn’t mean much...but Totty you’re so valid. Additionally, Choromastu was the one narrating Totty getting fired skit. All I have to say to that is THANK YOU FOR THE CYBER CRUMBS

Lastly, going back to the Dayon Tribe skit, Todomatsu might have drop kicked Choromatsu, but he’s also the ONLY one trying to drag him back, despite being the first to bring up going home instead of looking for their lost brothers.

Totty certainly isn’t going to ask Choromatsu for life advice anytime soon, tbh he’d rather die than do that, but I think there’s a lot of unsaid trust between them that goes unnoticed. They fight and argue as all siblings do, but ultimately they’ve got each other’s backs.

                                                ✨PIN PON✨ 

BONUS ROUND FOR CYBER MOMENTS THAT I COULDN’T FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PUT

Choromatsu rising from his death by embarrassment just to tease Totty.

Falling back into his protective big brother role

And finally, little moments where Totty notices something’s up with Choromatsu before anyone else

[skeeter-110]

A Canvas of Past Experiences

By: @skeeter-110 for @littlemissagrafina

Rating: General Audiences

Relationships: Peter Parker & Tony Stark, Pepper Potts / Tony Stark, Peter Parker & Pepper Potts & Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe) & Tony Stark

Characters: Peter Parker, Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Summary: Penny loved getting tattoos and piercings. Of course, she only had her ears pierced in high school and a tiny stick-and-poke on her ankle; she wanted to look professional when applying to her dream college, of course. But she quickly learned that everyone was a lot more lenient about that kind of stuff than she thought. Although, of course, not everyone was lenient about it.

This fic is for @littlemissagrafina for the @friendly-neighborhood-exchange!!

They asked for the prompt: Peter or female Peter (whichever you're more comfortable with) has wanted tattoos and piercings for years and they finally start getting them. They hide them up until college when they get used to not covering up or taking the jewelry out around people and when they come home for break, Tony and the ironfam all have really shocked and surprised reactions. Especially Tony cuz Protective Irondad™

I really hope you enjoy this!!

Link to AO3

Penny had always loved the idea of tattoos and piercings. She loved the idea of someone being able to turn something so meaningful into a beautiful piece of art that you would wear forever.

Of course, when she started getting more into the idea of tattoos and piercings, she was one year away from high school, so the idea of getting a tattoo did not fly too well with her mom and dad. She was, however, allowed to get her ears pierced when she and Pepper went out for a girl's day, and that was good enough; for that moment.

But Penny never lost the love for it all.

Her first tattoo was when she was in high school. If you even really want to call it a tattoo.

She and M.J were having a sleepover together when the idea of doing stick and pokes came up. It was just a silly suggestion that passed, a “what if we got crazy tonight” kind of idea. But, after a while, the idea turned more into a reality, and before the two girls knew it, they were getting all the supplies ready.

It wasn’t anything crazy, just a tiny little star on her ankle. Penny knew she had to be careful with getting tattoos if she wanted to be able to get a professional job - and her parents would probably have a heart attack if they found out - so it stayed hidden underneath her sock. Although, none of that matters; the makeshift tattoo faded away before her junior year anyway.

But, despite wanting them, between wanting to look professional while she was applying for her dream school, and her overprotective father, Penny wasn’t able to get more than her ears pierced twice.

Until she went off to college.

Penny started considering getting another piercing - just to be able to test the limits of her newfound freedom - a few months after getting settled into her new life at college.

When she began asking her roommate who the best piercer in town was, though, her roommate really ran with the idea and the next thing Penny knew, they both were going with a group of friends to get tattoos.  

It kind of just snowballed from there.

One tattoo quickly turned into two, and then three, and then four. And then the next thing Penny knew, she was moving onto piercings; getting a stud in her nose, her belly button pierced, even an industrial in her ear.

She didn't really think much of it at the time. Her tattoos were placed so she could show them off, but also hide them at the same time, and she figured that she could enjoy her piercings now and just take them out later when need be.

It was so normal for other students to have piercings and tattoos, though, that Penny felt comfortable enough herself to not even bother hiding hers.

Until it was time for her to go home for the holidays, that is.

Her Dad had told her a couple of weeks ago over the phone that they planned on spending Christmas together at the house in Malibu - something about Morgan begging to make sand mermaids, whatever that meant - so Penny was to meet them at the airport there.

Because MIT was in Massachusetts, Penny arrived at the airport in sweatpants and one of her Dad's old hoodies, so her recent modifications were all basically hidden under clothes and hair; except for the stud in her nose.

In the future, whenever Penny thinks back to this moment, she likes to partially blame all that for what happens later. But, right now, in this current moment of time, all Penny could focus on was not running and throwing herself at her parents; her piercings and tattoos were - and the thought of hiding them - was the last thing on her mind. Especially when she heard a familiar little voice calling for her.

"Penny! Penny, Penny, Penny!" Morgan calls out as she runs down the hall. Penny couldn't help but laugh when she saw her younger sister, instantly getting down on one knee and opening her arms up.

"Hello, M. Oh, I missed you!" Penny coos as Morgan slams into her, quickly wrapping her younger sister up in a tight hug.

"Hey, don't hog all of her attention. Her parents would also like to see her." Tony teases as he and Pepper finally made their way over to the two girls.

"Oh, don't worry old man, there's plenty of me to go around." Penny jokes back, lifting Morgan up in her arms as she stood up.  As soon as Penny was upright, Tony pulled her into a hug, both of them breathing each other in. Three months was definitely too long.

"I missed you, Dad," Penny whispers, Tony giving his daughter one last squeeze in return before releasing her. And of course, that was the first time Tony had gotten a really good look at Penny since she went off to college.

"Woah, I know it's been a few months since we've seen each other, but I'm pretty sure you didn't have," Tony pokes the stud sitting in Penny's nose, "this when you left. What, are you joining a biker gang?" Tony questions, making both Penny and Pepper roll their eyes.

"Oh, Tony, leave her alone. It's just a tiny little stud." Pepper tries to placate while pulling Penny in for her own hug.

"I don't care if it's tiny, there's still a hole in our daughter's face where there wasn't a hole before." Tony continues to voice his displeasure.

"I think it's cool! Can I get one?" Morgan chimes in, causing Penny to burst into laughter at her father's reaction; he looked like he was about to have a heart attack at just the mere idea of Morgan also getting her nose pierced.

"How about we discuss getting your ears pierced in a couple of years instead." Pepper offers instead, everyone glad when that was enough to get Morgan off the subject for a while.

The key term there: for a while.

It didn't take too long for them to get the rest of Penny's luggage and to begin heading out to the beach house, but it definitely was long enough for the heat to reach it's high - causing Penny to sweat in her winter clothes - and for dinnertime to begin; causing everyone's stomachs to growl.

"Hey, Penny, do you want to go swimming in the pool with me while Daddy grills dinner?" Morgan excitedly asks, the small girl clearly over the moon to finally have her big sister back home.

"Yes, please. I'm roasting in these clothes." Penny whines, glaring at Tony when he began to laugh at her.

"That's what you get for wearing a hoodie and sweats when you know how hot it gets here." Tony light-heartedly says.

"Yeah, well, it's freezing in Massachusetts right now, you should know that." Penny snarks making Tony fondly chuckle. No doubt memories of when he went to MIT were flooding through his mind.

Almost as soon as they pulled up to the house, Penny was grabbing her luggage and dashing inside so she could change with Morgan right on her heels, both of them leaving their parents behind to get dinner started.

Penny took a bit longer than she usually would have getting dressed, taking her time afterward to put her stuff away and breathe in the familiar sight of her room.

Once she was dressed in a tank-top and shorts with her swimsuit underneath, Penny began making her way out to the patio where the pool was and where her Dad was, inevitably, grilling burgers. And that's where Penny messes up.

"Penny, what is all over your arms and legs?" Morgan calls from where she was sitting on the pool steps, making Penny cringe when she realized all her tattoos were on display.

"Penelope Virginia-" Penny heard her Father begin to grit through his teeth, making her whip around and put her hands up to try and placate him.

"-Dad, don't freak out-"

"-Stark! What the hell is all over your body?" Tony seethes as he walks around the grill and over towards Penny.

"They're just little tattoos; nothing too serious," Penny mumbles, knowing that any argument she gave in that moment wouldn't even be remotely good enough for her Dad.

"'Nothing too serious?'" Tony repeats in shock before spitting in his hand and rubbing it over the one tattoo Penny had over her shoulder.

"Eww, Dad, stop it, that's disgusting," Penny whines, pulling away and shoving Tony's hand off of her.

"Tony, leave her alone for-" Pepper begins to gripe as she walked out with more stuff for dinner, only stopping and gasping when she saw all the ink on Penny's skin. "Penelope, what did you do to yourself?"

"Can we please not make a big deal out of this. They're just tattoos and I promise that they're all in spots where they can easily be hidden and they all have meanings. Like the flowers on my thigh are all our birth flowers; they're not just meaningless little things." Penny tries to defend herself, knowing that it would be better for her if she could at least get her mom on her side.

One pissed-off parent is always better than two pissed-off parents.

"Well, I mean, Tony she is eighteen." Pepper gently slowly concedes.

"No. No, Pep, don't give in. This is bad. Our daughter permanently put ink all over her body." Tony says, already knowing he was going to lose this argument without Pepper on his side.

"And they can be hidden for when she gets a professional job, and they are meaningful. She's living on her own now and can make her own decisions so we can't stop or get mad at this." Pepper continues to soothe.

For a while all Pepper and Tony did was stare at each other, having one of the silent conversations that they've managed to master after so many years of being together.

Eventually Tony huffed before turning back towards Penny.

"I'm not happy about this, you know," Tony informs before pulling Penny into his side for a hug.

"Yeah, I'm aware." Penny chuckles a bit, relaxing into the hug.

"No more, though, young Miss. You're going to run out of skin at this rate." Tony says, trying - and slightly failing - to sound stern as he walked back to the grill.

"No promises," Penny says just to see the look on her Dad's face when she did so. She didn't really have any plans currently for more.

Figuring the excitement for the day was over, Penny was fully ready to just relax in the pool with her younger sister.

Penny jumped into the pool almost as soon as she could, smiling when she heard Morgan laughing at the water splashing her.

Morgan swam over to where Penny was, practically wedging herself in Penny's arms so her older sister had no choice but to hold her.

Once she was settled in Penny's arms, Morgan began to lightly trace one of the tattoos on her shoulder, making Penny smile at how precious the small girl was.

"They're really pretty." Morgan comments. Penny couldn't help but laugh a bit, finding Morgan's intrigue amusing. Although, it wasn't so amusing when Morgan shouted out her next question at their parents.

"Can I get a tattoo next?"  

I actually really enjoyed writing this prompt because I also have eight different piercings and seven different tattoos so this one was right up my alley haha I really hope you enjoyed reading this and it was what you were looking for as your gift!

Tag List: @spideyspeaches @lost-lunar-wolf @joyful-soul-collector @hatakehikari @thatcrackheadsadbitchtm

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Akaashi Keiji x Fem! Reader

author’s notes: holy shit im so sorry for the not posting in such a long time ;-; i had stuff i needed to clean up + i was lazy- anyways this is the second chapter for my first long fic “Third Times The Charm” sorry for the delay ^^ compared to the previous one this one involves more conversations since im not good at writing movements lmAO enjoy uwu

☕ synopsis: Iwaizumi Y/n, a student who goes to Aoba Johsai as well as the second year manager for the school’s male volleyball team. What happens when she sets eyes on the cute setter from Fukurodani?

[ CHAPTER 2 - First texts ] 

“Oh shit.” 

Your phone screen fades to black as you sit there biting your lip. Baffled by how stupid you were, you slam your face into the pillow next to you.

“You had one chance, one chance and you did what? You forgot about it, your stupid brain forgot about it. Are you kidding me?”

You let out a loud groan as you sit back up, the bed sheet wrinkles while you release that breath of air you’ve been holding. Your hands wandered around your phone’s keyboard, too nervous to reply but too anxious not to. 

Akaashi seems like a genuine guy, he doesn’t show off or boast about himself. He’s just always there, the way he smiles when he successfully makes a perfect set, the way his delicate hands toss the ball, his eyes only focusing on you…

“Y/n! Get a grip! What are you even thinking?!” a couple more groans and turns on your bed and you are more awake than before. 

Honestly you never expected a reply from him at all. Sure, the idea of that crossed your mind, maybe more than several times but the thought of it actually happening? There’s no way.  

“It’s like my brain short circuited somehow.” you whisper while sitting up, leaning against the headboard of your mattress. 

Maybe the impression of you from your previous lover affected you more than you want to admit. “You’re annoying.” “Undeserving of love.” “No one can even stand a clingy person like you.” 

Your vision turns blurry as you feel cold tears gently running down your face. You wipe them away, hoping to erase the emotions bubbling up inside of you away too. 

The insecurities you try to push away seem to have formed a wall, a never ending wall that just stacks higher and higher. Just when you thought you have gotten over it, the tiniest shard of the most fragile moment can make you fall back down again.

The creaking sound of your room door makes you jump as your brother peeks his head inside your room. 

“Haji? It’s 2am you, you should be sleeping!” 

“You didn’t close the lights in your room so I thought I’d check up on you.”

“Your eyes look reddish, are you okay?” 

You lift your shoulders in a shrug, Hajime comes into your room and stands right in front of you and folds his arms. 

“Is this the older brother's lecturing time?” you ask while raising your eyebrow

“And for the record, I’m fine. You don’t have to-”

“I think I do.” Hajime stares at you intensely 

“You should've gotten over that jerk ages ago.”

“I know, I know” you release your breath and repeat the sentence he once told you  “The first love cuts the deepest, but not every cut leaves a scar.” 

“And?”

“Well, I don’t know but just… what makes you think I deserve love?”

“Iwaizumi Y/n, you are my sister. No one knows you better than I-”

“DOUBT! THERE’S NO WA-.”

“SHUT UP AND LET ME FINISH.”

You laugh in amusement while Hajime licks his lips as his mouth forms a small smile. 

“Ok but the point is, you’ll find someone who’ll love you as much as you love them eventually. No one in the world is undeserving of love.”

You rest your chin on your palm while eyeing and slyly grinning towards your brother.

“Eww since when have you learned to be so cheesy?” 

“It’s called quality love advice, you should try them sometime.”

“YOU DUMBASS”

He ducks just in time to avoid the pillow you flung at him. 

“Stop yelling or the neighbours are going to hear you!”

He continues to laugh while rushing to the door. He stands at your door and gestures his hand at the light switch.

You grab your blanket and nod your head while laying down, the bed softly creaking causing him to chuckle. Hajime closes the lights and leaves your room quietly.

His warm words hang around  in the cold room as you slowly drift off to sleep. 

“Thanks Haiji-nisan.” 

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Y/n:

Hello, it’s me  😓

The girl who was randomly texting you last night 

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No reply

You furiously type on your phone while staring at the screen intensely in hopes that he sees your messages. 

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Y/n:

I forgot about that photo 😓 😓 , I'm sorry if it seemed weird or uh rude

And uh i just hope that maybe we can get to know each other

Unknown:

Okay.

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Okaayyy he replied,  so that’s a good sign… right? 

Biting your lips, you place your thumb on the phone to prevent the screen from fading and eventually closing. 

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Y/n:

Soooooooo I’m Iwaizumi Y/n  😇 😇

Unknown:

Akaashi Keiji.

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“God damn it, he’s such a conversation killer.” you mumble under your breath 

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Y/n:

I’m from Aoba Johsai!! 

Akaashi: 

You’re the spikers younger sister? Iwaizumi?

Y/n:

Well duh  😂

Where are you from? 

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You ran your hand through your hair, cringing at how hard you're trying. 

Maybe you could just tell him, you know like “Hey hot stuff, I think you attracted me with your stunning good looks so I want to date you.” you mock while pointing finger guns at the mirror. 

Just then, the familiar ringtone of your phone notification rings and you scramble to see who it was. 

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El is best girl:

Heyyyyy, you got the text yet? 

Y/n:

Yeah

El is best girl:

Daaaaaaamn I take it you're disappointed that it wasn't him who appeared on your notification?  😔 😔

Y/n:

NO NO NO OF COURSE NOT 

I love texting you  😘

El is best girl:

Awhh save it lmAO 

Did you text him back?

Y/n:

😤 He’s not giving anything to work with here 

El is best girl: 

Pshhh I mean just ask him how his day was or like 

At least try to keep the conversation going 

Y/n:

I'M TRYING

LIKE  😩

REALLY HARD HERE

El is best girl:

lmAoOOOO

Y/n:

HOLD UP HE JUST TEXTED ME 

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You hurriedly press into your chat with Akaashi

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Akaashi:

I’m from Fukurodani.

Y/n:

Isn’t that just a few minutes away from my school 😮 ?

Akaashi:

I think so.

Y/n:

Cool 

Anyways

Um how was your day?

“Akaashi is typing”

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“I can’t decide if he’s typing really slow or he’s sending a long text…” You decide to place your phone down and doodle on your papers while waiting for his reply. 

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“Bokuto-san, she asked me how my day went.”

“Don’t reply to her anymore! Let her wait for you to text back, it builds a sense of mystery.” 

Bokuto suggests while winking. 

“Bokuto-san it’s not really nice to leave people on read.”

“Akaashi, I’m the ladies man, listen to me and your love life this time wouldn’t end like the last two.”

Akaashi can’t help but grin at his confident “wingman”, it’s no secret his past relationships were… well not that good, but to ask for Bokuto for help? 

“But-”

“Hey you were the one who asked for help when a girl texted you.” “Plus, didn’t you find her cute too? The short girl manager watched our match at camp.”

“What?”

“You were staring when she wasn’t looking, and after the first time you saw her from the bus you were trying to get to know which school bus it was.”

Akaashi’s jaw almost drops at his friend's observant nature that he didn’t know existed, apparently when it comes to love Bokuto isn’t as… well, dumb, as he seems. He tries to form words to deny Bokuto’s accusation but he can’t seem to find a reason to do so. 

“Also just play hard to get, girls love a challenge.”

“...” “Maybe I’ll wait a little longer before I reply to her.”

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Y/n:

Um Akaashi?  😅

Uh  😅 😅

You know, if you’re not interested in talking to me you could’ve just said so

Akaashi:

Sorry I was busy, I had volleyball practice.

Y/n:

OH I’M SO SORRY 

I didn’t know you have practice on weekends ;-; 

Akaashi:

It’s all right.

Y/n:

Anyways how’s practice^^ was it fun?

Akaashi:

Yeah, it was like usual.

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“HE’S” “SUCH” “A” “DRY” “TEXTER” “AAAAAAAAAAAA”

You scream inside your head while holding yourself back from banging your head on the table. 

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Y/n:

Do you think we can maybe, meet up?  👉 👈

Like 

Uh  😶

Akaashi:

Date?

Y/n:

NO NO  😲 

I mean we never met of course not haahahahaha 

Akaashi:

Meeting up just to get to know each other then?

Y/n:

Ah yes that’s it, like a gathering

If you don’t mind 

Akaashi:

I’ll see if I’m available. 

Y/n:

Cool! Is next Sunday fine?

Akaashi:

We’ll see. 

Y/n:

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El is best girl:

Wowww playing hard to get huh 

He sure is a tricky one

Y/n:

I don’t think I like where this is going

El is best girl:

It lowkey kinda ruins the impression you have of him huh 

Ah well 

It’s probably his first time or something

Have a little hope  😔  

Y/n:

Well 

I have one week to prepare 

HAVE FAITH  😍 😍

El is best girl:

Hell yeah 

Any thoughts on where you’re taking him 

If you don’t I mayyyyy have suggestionsssssssss 

AHHAAHAHAHAHA

Y/n:

God damn it El 

We’ll just be talking okay 

I do have a place in mind though

El is best girl:

Go on

Y/n:

You know the ice cream shop? At the street? 

El to is best girl:

Ohh an ice cream shop 

Very intriguing  🥺

Don’t tell me it’s because of that article 

Y/n:

I mean

El is best girl:

LMAO you 

You seriously believe you can tell someone’s personality by their favourite ice cream flavour?

Grow a brain Y/n 

Y/n:

You’re one to talk  🙄 🙄

Anyways I’m off to prepare dinner for tonight

El is best girl:

Owh Iwaizumi-kun teaching you to cook again

Let’s hope you don’t bring the kitchen down with you okay dear

Y/n:

Sometimes I wonder how we’re friends

El is best girl:

Nah it’s simple really

You looooooooove me uwu

Y/n:

Ew

Go away 

El is best girl:

😳 😳 😳

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(author’s end notes: i hope yall enjoyed this lmAO its pretty long ^^ anyways im writing their texts from y/n’s POV so the nicknames she gives her contacts might change owo)

[order-of-river-phoenix]

More Than Words; Donald Malarkey

Fandom: HBO War; Band of Brothers

A/N: hi, all I write is self-indulgent angsty fluff (ya know?) so this is no exception. This is also probably the softest thing I’ve written in a while.

Warnings: none :)

Based on “More Than Words” by Extreme

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A quick squeeze of the hand. A protective arm around the waist. Tender smiles exchanged across any number of spaces. Everyone could see there was something there.

Easy Company was a fairly tight-knit crew after enduring training together with the infamous Captain Sobel, but no relationship could come close to whatever it was that you and Don shared. There was something about the way you existed in each other's presence... a soft whisper of feelings that would not be spoken out loud.

Not that either of you were the quiet, timid type, but there was so much weight with verbally expressing things that you both just left it as it was.

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"I can't believe they're calling this food," Penkala complained, setting his tray down.

You slid in next to Don, your thigh pressing against his. You threw him a greeting smile, as if you hadn't seen each other 10 minutes prior. "I know," you groaned and poked at whatever your entree was supposed to be. "Eww."

The boys scrunched their noses and cringed in agreement before you all dug in. Hey, you take what you can get, right?

"At least it's doesn't taste too bad," Muck admitted while still chewing.

Don nodded. "Yeah, but it looks worse coming back out of your mouth. How about some manners there, huh, Skip?"

You snorted. "Manners? Malark, what would you know about manners?"

He gave you an offended look, complete with a dramatic hand at his chest. "Exc-use me, Y/N? My mother raised me right."

You bumped your shoulder to his and leaned your head towards him. "Aw, I was just poking fun. Don't get upset. We both know you’re an absolute gentleman.”

A proud grin spread across his face, and you two had a moment where your foreheads were touching before you both went back to eating. It was short and sweet, and neither of you thought much of the action.

Muck and Penkala exchanged a brief look, but neither man said anything.

“Hey, Don,” you held out your apple. “Wanna split this with me?”

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It was loud. You were sure you had never been somewhere so loud. If you thought too hard about the tin-can-with-wings you were currently trusting with your life, you would have devolved very quickly. Oh-

You could feel yourself get a little more tense, but then your hand that had been pressing fingertips into your thigh was being held. It took a second to remember who was next to you, but you looked over into Don’s reassuring eyes.

He didn’t even try to say anything, instead giving you a thumbs up. He gave your hand a gentle squeeze and pulled it to his lap, where he ran his thumb over the back of your hand, catching in every ridge and rut. Over your knuckles. In circles.

You remembered before this, when this was still training and not the practical application, when you were worried that your ginger beacon of light would be seated somewhere you wouldn’t be able to feel him.

Touch kept you grounded, and he knew this. Don had quickly picked up on your little things, as you had his. He liked sharing things. The idea of more than one person partaking in one thing made him happy.

The harsh rushes of air rumbling around the plane began to seem less intense. Not for any other reason than you were allowing yourself to get used to it. You felt safer now.

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If misery loves company, then you were steeping in it. You wanted nothing more than your red-headed rascal to appear next to you and speak to you through a hug or a pat on the shoulder. Anything.

But the emotional turmoil everyone was facing in Bastogne was making you suppress your own wants. The loss of Skip and Alex still hadn’t fully settled on your heart, and it was causing a dull throb of pain. It was so hard to think that they weren’t laughing in their foxhole. They weren’t making you all laugh. They weren’t here anymore.

Don began to keep to himself a little more, and you, more than anyone else, noticed. He was nursing a pain you were familiar with, but despite your mutual loss, neither of you wanted to be the one that reached out first.

You lasted three excruciatingly long days before you crawled into his foxhole.

Don has his knees pulled up close to his chest, and he looked colder somehow.

“I wanted...” you couldn’t quite put it into words. You had never had to before, so instead of thinking of how to explain, you chose action. You scooted in close to him and tucked your head into the crook of his neck.

He slid his legs down and pulled you closer. It hadn’t occurred to him how much you had needed him, but he felt it now. Feeling what little body heat you radiated, he could practically hear everything running through your mind.

“They’d be laughing at us right now,” you mumbled into his shoulder. “That look they always gave each other when we... well, you know.”

He made a noise that may have been a laugh. “It was always the same look too.” Silence. A heartbeat or two passed. “They told us to be prepared for battle. They trained us to fight, to jump out of planes, to eat garbage. But...” He felt his throat threatening to close up. A crack in his voice was imminent.

“But they don’t train us to lose people,” you finished for him. “We weren’t prepared to say goodbye to people we’d gone through hell with. Hell, we didn’t even get to say goodbye.” You buried yourself a little further into him, willing yourself to conform to his figure.

Maybe if you just held him a little longer, then everything might seem just a little better.

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It was something everyone discussed at some point during their time in the war: “What are you doing when you get home?”

You had never asked before because home seemed like such a distant thought, but now that foxholes and trenches were just a little bit further away, you felt like knowing.

Don’s smile alone made asking it just that much more worth it. “I guess what everyone plans on doing. Find my place back home, a job. Maybe my old one. I’m not sure yet. Then I want to get married and start a family. Good thing I already know who I want to do that second part with.”

That made you anxious for whatever reason. “Yeah?”

He interlaced your fingers, and his smile grew a little. “Yeah.”

[scenariosbutmakeitgay]

Affection [Shibisu x Hatz]

IT’S ALREADY MIDNIGHT IN MY TIMEZONE, SO TIME TO POST FIRST FIC YALL

genre: fluff!!!!! but there are like 2 suggestive jokes, nothing explicit really, but I’m putting it here to make sure nobody’s gonna get uncomfortable or something

summary: basically the first paragraph

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Shibisu was one of the people who liked showering others with affection. A nice compliment here, a reassuring hug there, and life seemed a little better. Unfortunately, not everyone knew how to handle his love.

“But Hatz, my darling, what's wrong with that?” he pleaded while attempting to give him puppy eyes. “It's just hand holding!” A hint of blush covered the swordsman face as he avoided making any eye contact. “We're in public.” “So? There's hardly anyone here, and I wouldn't mind if people knew how much I love you,” Shibisu replied with a dramatic tone, clinging to his boyfriend's arm. Hatz's complexion started resembling the one of a tomato even more. “It's just embarrassing.” Shibisu gave him a cheeky grin. “You weren't so embarrassed last nigh-” “Shut up!” Hatz didn't like the situation he was in. Ugly Earrings teasing him, Shibisu's stupid remarks, people staring – it was irritating, and he felt like he might snap soon. It's not like he didn't love Shibisu. Quite the opposite, the man held an important place in his heart. He just didn't know how to deal with his boyfriend's clingy behavior, especially after what happened a few days ago. Hatz and Shibisu were sitting in the living room, cuddling on the couch. It was really early, so most of their teammates haven't woken up yet. Shibisu nuzzled up his face against Hatz's bare shoulder, still not fully awake. “Do we seriously need to be up that early, darling?” he complained with a yawn following his question. “You could have slept longer, I didn't force you to wake up.” The Scout mumbled something about being tired, but Hatz didn't hear it properly. One of the things that Shibisu liked the most about his new relationship was the possibility of late night cuddles, and sharing a bed with his lover. It wasn't as nice in the mornings, though. Hatz had a habit of waking up before anyone else did, it gave him more time to clear his mind while preparing for training. On the contrary, Shibisu liked to stay in bed a little longer. As some people say, opposites attract, but damn, Hatz's daily routine really made Shibisu suffer. The swordsman's shoulder wasn't the most comfortable place for sleeping either. Shibisu grimaced as he felt a bone poking his cheek. “As much as I love you, you're still a terrible pillow, honey.” He stretched, and moved his body to find a more comfortable position. Shibisu laid his head on Hatz's lap, and put his arms around his waist. Hatz furrowed his eyebrows. “Couldn't you just stay in bed?” “No,” Shibisu replied, clinging even more to his boyfriend's body. Hatz sighed, but didn't stop him. It was partly his fault that Shibisu was so tired. Being a living pillow wasn't a bothersome job, so he didn't really mind. Also, Shibisu looked adorable when he was so sleepy. Hatz didn't predict one thing, though. They weren't the only people who woke up this early. Endorsi walked out of her room as she finished applying make-up, and went to the kitchen to get herself a cup of coffee. There was no way that she could function properly without it. Endorsi finished her drink quickly, and decided to go to the living room. She left some fashion magazines there yesterday, and this was the right time to pick them up. The clicking sound of her heels filled the previously unblemished silence as she approached the room. When she opened the door, she froze. Endorsi wasn't a person that got caught off guard easily, but the scene happening in front of her was astounding. Hatz was sitting on the couch with Shibisu resting on his lap, his head dangerously near the swordsman's crotch. “Eww, get a room! It's too early, and I'm too sober to see something like this,” Endorsi shouted with obvious disgust painted on her face. Hatz immediately pushed Shibisu off his lap, blushing madly. “We weren't doing anything, he's just resting!” It didn't seem to convince Endorsi. “I don't care what you do or not, just not in front of me.” She gave Hatz an unimpressed look, and walked out to avoid any further interactions with the couple. Hatz cringed at the recent memory. They really weren't doing anything inappropriate, but Endorsi had her own idea about the situation. He tried to limit his and Shibisu's physical contact in public to bare minimum, but the Scout wasn't too fond of the idea. “Come on, my love, it's not a big deal.” Shibisu was acting as if the situation with Endorsi had never happened. Hatz was a little jealous of his ability to not care about what people might think about him. For Shibisu, it was really simple. He loved Hatz, Hatz loved him, and the Tower needed more cute couples, because people rarely displayed their affection there. There was no good reason for them to hold back, right? Not exactly. Even if Endorsi didn't see them that day, Hatz would still prefer to keep his love life private. He viewed it as something intimate, something that only he and his lover should be able to see. But maybe, just maybe, he was lately too distant. Shibisu deserved better than that, he was a loving sweetheart to him for the whole time. Hatz sighed, and took Shibisu's hand into his. Perhaps public affection wasn't going to kill him. Shibisu smiled slyly. “I knew you're not immune to my charm, my love!” Hatz swore that if the Scout started teasing him about his sudden approval for physical contact, Ugly Earrings would get a real reason to call him Seppuku Swordsman. “I'm just in a good mood,” Hatz replied, trying to hide his blushing face as Shibisu wiggled his eyebrows suggestively. Maybe Shibisu acted stupid from time to time, maybe he sometimes played on his boyfriend's nerves. But damn, Hatz would be lying if he said he didn't love that idiot.