#there are things grown-ups can learn from children literature too

[best-fictional-cat]

Agreed with the last anon about Bluestar and her paranoia. I also think a lot of people are getting way too serious about a haha funny which fictional cat is best poll, but yeah—I think a lot of the arguments against Bluestar as a character are very rooted in ableism and ignoring all of the trauma and suffering she endured throughout her life. I will concede that the argument that she abandoned her kits has merit as a valid point against her—because the death of Mosskit was a tragedy that could have been avoided—but that was an accident, and Bluestar doesn’t deserve the blame for something she couldn’t have foreseen. She was driven to make that decision by something greater than herself—the prophecy foretold it, after all. And her two living kits, Mistykit and Stonekit, both grew up to be happy in RiverClan without ever knowing their real mother until the very end.

But the argument that Bluestar’s paranoia makes her an inherently bad person just… really rubs me the wrong way. It gives me a bad feeling that some people weren’t able to think critically about her paranoia arc, because that’s literally WHAT IT WAS THERE FOR. Bluestar is one of the best examples of PPD/paranoid schizophrenic representation I’ve ever seen in any form of media. I have never experienced psychosis myself, so I wouldn’t know what it’s like, but learning about it through her taught me so much about how to sympathize with and understand the struggles of people who do. It truly makes me a bit sick to think that there are people who read the same books I did and all of the nuance of her character flew right over their heads.

Bluestar always loved her Clan above all else, and she always loved Fireheart (as a son and trusted friend) because he was there for her and trusted her judgment when nobody else believed in her, and she loved her kits—who, in the end, accepted her for who she really was (their mother) despite all of her flaws and past transgressions. She may not have always made the right decisions, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t do the right thing when it counted.

Ok, wow. I am sorry. I said I wouldn’t get serious about the funny cat poll but here I am being serious about it. I think I’m due for a reread…

(Thanks for making this poll btw, OP! You’re awesome :))

How does this book series raise more and bigger issues than so many of actual "adult" literature holy

[miracles-and-butterflies]

Today's reincarnation question: How much do girls use Spanish in their daily lives? They obviously won't use it as much, especially with the outsiders. But do they still sometimes use it when talking to each other or as their home-language?

Here’s something I don’t think we’ve talked about before: and that’s the fact they had to learn English.

One of the few areas where Mirabel benefitted and the others didn’t from being young, as she automatically got classes at school. On top of her school subjects, she also had classes to learn the language and always had a translator present during her first year. She also had an English oral exam. And even had a few lessons on Modern Scots, due to studying Scottish texts in literature.

Prior to Mirabel starting school, the group mainly relied on translator apps. Though they naturally picked up small bits and phrases with time; greetings, please/thank you, asking for directions, yes/no, etc.

Post Mirabel starting school, the others realised they would be falling behind if they didn’t learn some too. (And had been encouraged by Mirabel’s English teacher to speak it more at home to help her). None of them attended classes, instead they all decided to learn at home - again with help of language apps and websites.

Mirabel is the strongest of the four generally when it comes to English. She can read and write pretty flawlessly; she can listen and understand when someone is talking to her; and can be as elaborate and articulate as she wants in response, though dislikes new words and finds struggling to pronounce things embarrassing. Her accent is the least Colombian now - as accents can change if you spend enough time in a new place. Children can alter (consciously, subconsciously or unconsciously) their accents more easily than grown-ups. Given the social environment at school, Mirabel was the most exposed to it.

Luisa and Dolores both enjoy learning a new language and are normally quite good at it - though (perhaps without the extra help Mirabel got) didn’t quite nail it as well. They can follow along well enough, though would probably have to ask for a translation or a reminder on how to say something occasionally.

Isabela struggles a lot more with languages and had to work a lot harder to grasp English. She can talk and listen well enough, but hugely struggles to read and write in it. And kinda gave up, due to getting increasingly frustrated. Any messages to her are usually written in Spanish or audio - though Luisa and Isabela did have a phase of sending solely emojis to each other.

Due to the encouragement to speak English at home for Mirabel during school, they did. Though Mirabel occasionally had to ask them to do so, she wanted to know it for school/exams.

Since Mirabel leaving school, the others have pursued jobs (and she’s now in university), they are all using English in their daily lives and there isn’t much of a necessity to use it at home. They use a mix of both.

Even outside the house, it can be mixed. Isabela happily speaks Spanish to her fellow dancers when she can. Luisa likes to believe she’s teaching the donkeys Spanish. Dolores seems to think nobody else can understand her using Spanish - people can’t gossip about her if they don’t understand - and finds it preferable when spilling tea. Mirabel uses it on the phone talking to the others, knowing they understand it better than English.

[delxenofic]

watching cardinal west's latest video on furry literature sent me down a rabbit hole, and i've gone and found probably one of the earlier examples of an animal story in the perspective of a fly: stephen jones's "the life and adventures of a fly: supposed to have been written by himself." yes that is the actual subtitle. and from the good 'ol year 1797!

i had to go through my university to find an online copy of it and the quality of the scans along with the very odd stylistic choice of replacing a lot of s's with f's made it difficult to read, but i was so excited that i got it and read it through in one sitting. strap in, i am going to yap about this a lot.

overall it was... ok. :) i can definitely see the influence from a similar popular work from that time (dorothy kilner's "the life and perambulations of a mouse") because the narrative is framed basically the same: some guy writes the story told to them by a little animal. this fly is spontaneously able to write and literally says, "i'm not sure how i can do this but don't worry about it!" and leaves his story to be found about its various adventures traveling from home to home.

our fly is mostly a witness to what the humans are up to, traveling around in pursuit of knowledge (kind of like my fly oc melody! wow!). and also much like melody, it gets into danger a lot—stuck in a honeypot, caught by a web, snatched up by humans, captured in a box. and in all those situations, the compelling thing is that it gets rescued by various human characters. every time there's a character who extends an act of empathy to the fly, for a number of different reasons, from "what if this fly has a family or a sick child it wants to go home to?" to "this fly feels pain just like we do." and this is all coming from children too! it's really heartwarming.

then there's an instance when the kindness is too strong, and this girl kisses the fly who worries that it could die from it because her breath has the same intensity to it as a "great kitchen fire." love that.

i will say i found it a little strange why the fly only pursues children to hang around and watch, but i would like to see it as the fly recognizing that children are in a pivotal learning stage of their lives, so it's better to stick around them and learn the same things they do. also, since this is a book intended for younger readers to teach morals about empathy and being good for God or whatever, it may be targeting that audience by focusing on both good kids and bad ones.

what disappointed me most is that there really isn't an ending. the fly's narrative has no conclusion, and we get pulled back to the guy who gets the fly's story published who then shares the dream he has about encountering some of the children grown up. good for the message of the overall book, and bad for someone like me who only cares for the life of the fly. we'll never know what happened to it!

the fly doesn't have much of a character itself too; it's like the living framing device who leads the story wherever it needs to go more than anything, and the only real trait it has (wanting to learn all that it can) serves that same purpose. and it acts in a way that it has human morals, which i understand for the purpose of this being a moral tale but realistically would not be the case, like when it notices a maid not doing her work and buzzes and tickles her nose to be like, "stop slacking!" little buddy, why do you care? it's not your house!

despite everything, this book was a great find for me! maybe sometime i'll need to go my university library and seek out the physical copy. then i could hopefully take better scans lol.

[marimayscarlett]

mein Schatz, what got you into vampires in the first place?

cuz most people would say "ohhh the Dracula movie, Bram's book and-"

*lord give me strength I'm about to throw up saying this*

"that Vlad Dracula guy 😍"

so I'm curious of your part

Hallo Liebes 💜

I could just smooch you for this ask, I love talking about vampires and my love for them 🤍

It started quite early with a german children's book "Der kleine Vampir", it's about a boy who is best friends with a vampire boy and tries to hide his friend from his parents, very cute and endearing. I must've been able to understand the concept of traditional vampires (immortal, sunlight is a dangerous factor for them, sleeping in coffins, aversion to garlic) very early on, because as a child (about 6 or 7 years old) I regularly decorated moving boxes with bones and skulls using sharpies, threw some cushions in them and used them as coffins to just... lay in them and tell everyone I'm a vampire 💀 Oh, and I hid the garlic in my grandma's kitchen in a regular basis (since I spend a lot of time at her's), since I, as a vampire, can't stand garlic you know 👀

Some reinforcing factors for my vampire-obession were:

the children's series "Mona der Vampir"

the book and the movie "Interview with the vampire"

the series "The Vampire Diaries", Damon Salvatore has me in a chokehold (I also read the books and loved them, eventhough those are feverdream-level fantasy books)

Gary Oldman's rendition of Dracula in "Bram Stoker's Dracula"

the "Twilight" series, as books and movies (there was no way around it as a proper 2000s kid, it was trash but absolutely iconic)

my favourite japanese singer Kamijo, his whole aesthetic is french royal vampire (very niche but absolutely perfect for me, plus the music of him and his band Versailles is fantastic)

on top of this way too many vampire-urban fantasy-books and research about the vampire mythos itself throughout european history

and, most importantly, the concept of endless time. I know that most of the tragic vampire characters in literature curse their immortality, but to have an endless amount of time to travel the world, read every book there is, learn every language there is, maybe even spend this time with the love of your (undead) life... for my naive mind, this sounds incredibly alluring.

So no, not the Vlad Dracula guy, miss me with that shit 😩

As you can see, my love and obsession for vampires started over 20 years ago and this will probably never change. I know some people might thing that's childish for a grown woman, but I can't help it, I need my vampire fantasies ✋

[lastpetlove]

Pete the Cat: Walking in Confidence with Red Shoes

Pete the Cat, a beloved feline character in children's literature, has captured the hearts of readers worldwide.

In the iconic book "I Love My Red Shoes," Pete's adventures unfold, teaching valuable lessons about confidence and self-expression. Let's dive into the world of Pete the Cat, exploring the story behind the character, the symbolism of his red shoes, and the lasting impact on children.

The Story Behind Pete the Cat

Pete­ the Cat first came to life through the­ imagination of author James Dean. What started as a se­lf-published book soon became a se­nsation, introducing young readers eve­rywhere to the groovy blue­ cat and his philosophy of keeping calm and carrying on. Pete­'s lighthearted adventure­s teach valuable lessons about e­mbracing life's ups and downs with optimism and flair. 

Through James Dean's cle­ver tales, Pete­ showed kids that it's always best to mee­t each new situation with your guitar in hand, ready to strum away any trouble­s with a song. Word of Pete's exploits spre­ad far and wide, captivating children around the world with his e­asygoing example. 

To this day, gene­rations have grown up enjoying Pete­'s stories at bedtime, finding comfort in the­ blue cat who proves there­'s no challenge too

Pete's Red Shoes: A Symbol of Confidence

A key part of Pe­te's personality is his dee­p affection for his bright red shoes. Rathe­r than merely being a stylish se­lection, these shoe­s represent se­lf-assurance and confidence to Pe­te. Throughout his experie­nces wearing the re­d shoes and facing diverse obstacle­s in them, young readers are­ taught the significance of accepting who the­y are and stepping forward with belie­f in themselves de­spite facing troublesome situations. 

As Pe­te comes across differe­nt tests while sporting the re­d shoes, the story enlighte­ns kids about the importance of fee­ling good about one's self and walking assuredly e­ven when adversity arise­s.

Learning Values Through Pete the Cat

The story "I Love­ My Red Shoes" aims to do more than me­rely entertain; it se­rves as a useful educational instrume­nt. The book exposes young re­aders to the concepts of colors, e­motions, and resilience in a ge­ntle manner. Through its narrative, it cultivate­s a upbeat outlook, showing children that it's alright to make e­rrors and to maintain confidence by continuing forward with pride.

 While­ introducing basics like colors, the tale foste­rs important life lessons about dealing with mistake­s and difficulties in a positive way. It encourage­s developing strength of characte­r by rising above problems and pressing onward. Ove­rall, "I Love My Red Shoes" imparts valuable­ guidance beyond ente­rtainment alone.

Pete the Cat's Impact on Children

Pete­ the Cat has quite the influe­nce outside of his storybooks. Rese­arch has found that kids who read about Pete's journe­ys tend to develop stronge­r social and emotional skills. Pete fe­els like a friend childre­n can relate to which draws them into his colorful world. His fun-loving pe­rsonality and ability to stay groovy even when things go wrong he­lps teach valuable life le­ssons.

 Kids are motivated to kee­p exploring more stories be­cause Pete make­s reading so enjoyable. Gaining a passion for books at a young age­ is extremely important for le­arning and sets the stage for future­ school success. Pete's chill attitude­ and memorable adventure­s leave lasting impacts that go beyond just the­ pages he's in.

Pete the Cat Merchandise

Pete­ the Cat's growing fan following has resulted in a vast array of me­rchandise featuring the groovy blue­ cat, ranging from apparel to academic accessorie­s. Enthusiasts of the popular character can fully submerge­ themselves in Pe­te's universe through a dive­rse selection of ite­ms incorporating the cool cat into their regular routine­s.

With clothing options allowing fans to show their love for Pete­ wherever the­y go and school supplies assisting students in learning with e­veryone's favorite blue­ feline by their side­, the wide world of Pete­-themed products offers de­votees multifacete­d methods of bonding with the blithe blue­ character both inside and outside of the­ pages of his books.

Pete the Cat Activities for Kids

Pete­'s widespread popularity exte­nds beyond the pages of books, as he­ has made cameos in various other me­diums. In addition to being mentioned in othe­r literary works, Pete the­ Cat has partnered with seve­ral companies on joint projects. Through these­ cross-reference­s and collaborations spanning multiple forms of entertainme­nt and merchandise, 

Pete­ has taken on symbolic significance in popular culture. His lighthe­arted adventures and groovy attitude­ clearly resonate with both childre­n and adults alike. While primarily still a storybook character, Pe­te's universal appeal has allowe­d his free-spirited pe­rsonality to transc

[onadulting]

Appreciation

From a child’s perspective, parents always seem to get everything right. They know everything and have the answers to all questions because they are omniscient. But as you grow older, you see how that is not all true. From my understanding, it all comes down to improvisation because for the most part, no one knows how to raise a child to become a decent human being. One can read as many books on child-raising as they can, yet a child will still defy all literature.

I am not someone who has children of their own, nor am I someone who looks after children on a daily but I do understand gratefulness. I’ve come to witness that our generation is lacking it. Maybe it comes with the process of growing up but having appreciation for those that brought you up, at least to me, is a must. It’s a given that everyone had a different way of upbringing and maybe the execution of such was horrible but the appreciation of not ending up like someone counts just as much as the opposite. 

Perhaps this post makes little sense or in your opinion has limited truths to it but regardless is something to think about. Despite your upbringing, there will always things to be grateful for which your caregiver or parent taught you- good or bad. I know it’s ironic to be grateful for being taught something bad but it teaches you a life lesson nonetheless. You just have to change your perspective. As shallow and insensitive as it sounds, it all amounts to your outlook on things.

It will take time, patience, and a truck load of childhood trauma to heal but it’s all for your own growth. It is never my intention to purposefully upset anyone with my words but I understand how this post might make some people feel. Learning to be grateful for undergoing harsh experiences is far from easy but at the end of the day, it is only you who has the complete control of how you deal with these situations. One can despise people and experiences all they want but it’s such a nasty mindset to be stuck in. 

From my experiences, it only made me a resentful person who fueled their anger with reliving those traumatic events. I was the furthest thing away from a good person or someone fun to be around. Not going to lie, it took me years to see or begin to understand the little good that came out of those situations. But what I’ve come to realise is that appreciating the negative is not so much of a bad thing. Sure, it’s very strange but not inherently terrible in itself. Without having lived through those experiences I would’ve still been that naïve and hateful teenager. I am very glad to have grown up to see the positive glinting behind all the negative. Maybe with time that can be you too.

I see this post may have taken a slight turn from its beginning but I got to my point eventually. I’m not sure if this is an amazing tone-setter for my first blog post but it’s a start regardless. I just wanted to get my thoughts out there in the hopes that someone might relate.

OA <3 

[bruhstation]

it’s been a hot while since I touched my cstm x limbus company AU doc but RAMBLE UNDER THE CUT TIME

to put it simply. edward’s literary basis, george orwell’s 1984, is a what-if speculative dystopian science fiction novel set in an alternate reality where theres an ongoing international scale war between three superstates and the uk (now called airstrip one) has dissolved into a totalitarianism superstate under the rule of “big brother”, a mysterious faceless cult of personality. history is rewritten by the ministry of truth. people that oppose the party will be brought to the ministry of love and be psychologically tormented to make them “love” the big brother. the protagonist and his lover, who both worked for the ministry of truth and secretly wished for liberation, got trapped by a fake resistance group formed by an undercover member of the thought police. they were brought to the ministry of love and tormented. the ending is really… not very hopeful. it showcases how the protagonist is not as special as the readers were led to believe (his status as the protagonist would make one think he’s special and will lead some kind of revolution) and that anyone who claims “I’m built different” really are susceptible to propaganda THIS IS WHAT YOUNGER LCB EDWARD WAS LIKE BEFORE HE MELLOWED OUT AND JOINED LIMBUS COMPANY

1984 is a pretty heavy book and uhhhhhh tying back to edward in the limbus company AU it might not sound fitting to the source material but this is LCB AU so his story has to change to fit the setting. ok. august 2023 me was onto something related to edward and his old age and how he simultaneously wanted to be more useful and live a normal life even outside the nest without the risk of being ripped to shreds by The Head THE PROJECT MOON WORLD IS INSANE OKAY LIKE ALL FREAKY THINGS CONSIDERED

choosing “the little prince” as gordon’s literary basis makes me kinda sad. the little prince is about an innocent young prince living in a small asteroid who ventures from planet to planet. he recounted his life story to the narrator whose plane crashed at the sahara desert. he met a vain rose whom he tended and cared for but soon left it after feeling that she had only used her. he then visits various planets each inhabited by an adult, each adult showing the darker yet realistic sides of grown-ups either disillusioned or carried away by their own hubris. the prince finally visited earth, the largest planet he’s ever visited, and encountered many things there such as a garden of roses and a sly fox, and eventually, the narrator. the ending of the book is also quite sad but it’s one of the most memorable literature from my childhood

antoine de saint exupery brings up the idea that adults aren’t as enlightened as children? adults are too busy about real pressing issues such as work and money while the most serious issue children face is trying to find someone who’d understand their drawings or what their intentions are.

SO. BACK TO LCB GORDON BEFORE I START GOING CRAZY if you read the lcb backstory I showed here you can tie the themes of loss of innocence and having to grow up quickly due to the tragedies he’s faced (N corp always taking everything man he was literally just a kid) like he lived a comfortable privileged life with his family before N corp’s raid. then gordon has to learn how to fend for himself from scratch and is faced with how the world doesn’t care even when he’s just a child. he learns about the real world in the city like how fixer offices operate and realized that he lived comfortably before because his parents were sucking up to the head and now he (and scott) is in the position of the very people his family has taken advantage of. womp womp

the literary basis aren’t straightforward or a blatant adaptation of the books, just like how limbus company is with their literary references. it’s like, oh here’s a literature, how can I take major bits of these stories and work them into my post apocalyptic dystopian world as one big homage. that’s how I roll in the lcb AU too

also cosmo if you’re getting into literature please read albert camus’ “the stranger” and herman hesse’s “demian”. also tetsuko kuroyanagi’s “totto-chan” and johanna spyri’s “heidi”. my bad atp I’ll just recommend every single book I’ve read

assorted 2x3x4 stuff from a few months ago (except the last one! it’s recent! it’s a limbus company AU I’m working on)

also a small life update under the cut

Keep reading

[ginger-grimm]

megaphone to music note for carmen!

YAY CARMEN THANK YOU SO MUCH!

📣 MEGAPHONE - how loud are they? what do they speak like? got a voice claim?

Not very loud at all, her voice is very soft and sweet. She has a slight Spanish accent. I don't have a voice claim for her, what I'm picturing is Paulina Chavez's voice with a heavier accent.

📖 OPEN BOOK - do they like reading? what's their favourite genre?

Reading is pretty much the only thing Carmen can do for a while, it keeps her sane. She loves teen literature but also doesn't mind a horror or thriller novel, though she does have to keep those hidden from her parents.

🪤 MOUSE TRAP - what will always lure them into certain danger? a loved one in danger? a promise of something they are always searching for?

Jonathan, Nancy, Vanessa, Murray, or any of the kids in danger will always set Carmen into action. She's not the most skilled fighter, but she will go into overdrive for any of them. The search for her real mother gets her shot, so that's definitely a contender.

📸 CAMERA - do they enjoy having their picture taken? what's their go-to pose? do they like taking photos? what do they take photos of?

Carmen likes having her picture taken, usually by Jonathan. She doesn't have any special pose, just smiles sweetly - though sometimes she'll put her head on her shoulder. It depends on her mood.

🎭 MASKS - do they act differently around certain people? what's different between the way they act around friends, family, strangers, etc.?

Carmen acts differently around grown-ups than she does around her peers or kids younger than her. Around grown-ups, she's quiet and reserved from years of trauma. Around her peers, she quickly learns how to be more assertive and feisty.

✂️ SCISSORS - what is the "last straw" for them to cut someone out of their life? how easily do they let go of people?

When they hurt her or the people she loves. There's no excuse for that which she can accept. She doesn't let people go easily, too scared to end up lonely.

💡 LIGHTBULB - is your oc a planner? do they write down every small detail or just wing it?

Lowkey control freak. She's not super nuts about it, but pretty close. To Carmen, spontaneous anything is jarring. You have to plan for everything in life.

💎 DIAMOND - how rich are they? can they live the lifestyle they want to?

Not rich at all. She leaves her home and is on the run for a while. Murray isn't exactly rich from his P.I. endeavors, but Carmen doesn't mind. She's just happy to have a home and someone who loves her taking care of her.

🎁 PRESENT - what types of presents would they be most happy to receive? are they good at gift giving?

Plants, books, video games, a new tool kit. She's a fantastic gift-giver. Everything is impeccably wrapped and meticulously picked out to fit the person.

🍼 BABY BOTTLE - what are their thoughts on children?

LOVES THEM. She knows others her age find them annoying, but Carmen honestly has so much patience, she doesn't even care when they're being difficult. She also finds them incredibly funny.

🔪 KNIFE - how do they react to injury / misfortune befalling their loved ones (significant other, family, friends)? do they put themselves at blame?

She will only blame herself when it's actually her fault. But she reacts with a lot of love and tries to find solutions to their problems.

👑 CROWN - what does your oc want to be remembered as? why?

A kind-hearted person, who made her mark on the world.

✏️ PENCIL - is there a particular quote / lyric that you associate with them?

I just might have a problem that you'll understand We all need somebody to lean on

🎵 MUSIC NOTE - what is their playlist like? their favourite artists? do you associate a particular song with them?

Carmen listens to many things. She really likes Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, U2, and Depeche Mode, among others.

The song that I mainly associate with her is Lean on Me by Bill Withers!

[sg-marshall]

sims 4 trait legacy challenge

Overview:

This is a ten generation legacy challenge based on some characteristics people can possess. Each generation will be based upon a new trait. The style and gender of the generation is completely up to you (I usually play as women but gender does not matter in this challenge)! Complete all goals before focusing on the next generation. Some may play onto each other, so be sure to look ahead before moving forward! I created an adapted version for people who do not have the packs I used listed below the challenge. I wanted to make sure everyone could play and not feel left out!

Rules:

No cheats or mods!

Start off with $20,000 and a build a house wherever you want one.

Complete all six goals for every generation before moving onto the next one.

Complete the full aspiration and reach level 10 in the set career.

There is no rules when it comes to aging up but I suggest waiting until it is their set birthday.

Play on normal life span.

Packs Used: Base Game, Discovery University, Seasons, City Living, Get to Work, Cats and Dogs, Parenthood, Spa Day, and Knifty Knitting

Generation One: Responsibility

You are a very old fashioned person who believes things have a certain way of being done. Every object in your house has a set place, the person you marry you are supposed to stay with forever, and the world should be a clean place to live in. Never once have you strayed away from your beliefs and you’ve always lived your life by the book. Even once your partner dies and you are left with a child who cannot handle their passing, you stay true to your morals. (EDIT: I have been playing this challenge myself and found that the final level of the aspiration said “have a child master a career”. I do not know if you have to be in the household for that, but if you do, just add this generation to the household of the next one before they master it. It is also okay if you want to ignore/cheat this part.)

Traits: Neat, Good, Green Fiend

Aspiration: Successful Lineage

Career: Education (Administrator Branch)

Goals:

Max charisma skill.

Max research and debate skill.

Be married as a young adult, but have your partner die (do not tell your child how) once they reach adult hood. Never remarry.

Have only one child with your partner.

Complete the snowglobes collection and have them set up in a specific room in your house.

Make your neighborhood green and keep it that way.

Generation Two: Determined

You’ve always struggled to cope with the death of your father/mother ever. Maybe that's because you never really knew why they died in the first place. Left with too many questions to handle, you destroy your relationship with your friends and family and run away to find some answers. This entails a trip to Sixam, where you can finally wrap ahead around the passing of you mom/dad. You decide to come home just in time to see your mom/dad just before they too pass away. After a heart-breaking conversation, you realize that all the secrecy was for the best.

Traits: Gloomy, Ambitious, Loner

Aspiration: Nerd Brain

Career: Astronaut (Interstellar Smuggler Branch)

Goals:

Max rocket science skill.

Max mischief skill.

Build a rocket ship and fly to Sixam.

Run away and live on your own as a teenager. 

Have a horrible relationship with your mom/dad as a young adult, but become best friends with them before they pass away.

Complete the microscope prints collection.

Generation Three: Loving

Your mother/father was extremely distant growing up, which caused you to rely on friends as your family. Your childhood best friend has been with you every step of the way, and you ended up fell in love with them. All you wanted to do was be a mother/father, but found out you could never have children. You adopt a child as a baby and raise them as your own, teaching them everything you wish your parents did for you.

Traits: Romantic, Family - Oriented, Foodie

Aspiration: Soulmate

Career: Babysitter (Teenager), None (Young Adult and older)

Goals:

Max parenting skill.

Max wellness skill.

Marry your childhood best friend.

Adopt a baby after you get married.

Teach your toddler to max all skills.

Have a side passion of knitting.

Generation Four: Intelligence

You grew up incredibly smart with no knowledge of who your real parents were. However, that never mattered to you. Your adoptive parents have made it their life goal to advance your gifts in every way they know how. Late nights of helping you with homework, early mornings of finishing projects, and spending their fortunes to enroll you into the college of your dreams. All you wanted to do was repay them by becoming a world renowned journalist. You dedicate your best-sellers to them because, after all, they’ll always be your biggest fan.

Traits: Genius, Bookworm, Unflirty

Aspiration: Academic

Career: Writer (Journalist Branch)

Goals:

Max logic skill.

Max writing skill. 

Reach level eight in five other skills of your choice.

Go to the University of  Britechester and study Language and Literature (distinguished).

Join the Debate Guild and reach the highest rank.

Write five novels.

Generation Five: Hard - Working

Fashion has been your passion since you were a little girl/boy. You even asked your parents to stop dressing you as a toddler because the clothes they picked were “not stylish enough.” As a self-proclaimed style icon, you knew you had to make your biggest dream come true: to create your own fashion line. So, as soon as you graduated high school, you packed your bags and moved to the big city - San-Myshuno. There you created your social media platform and blew up! A normal life was never your style, and you made sure to put in as many hours as it would take to achieve all you ever wanted.

Traits: Perfectionist, Self - Assured, Materialistic

Aspiration: City Native

Career: Style Influencer (Stylist Branch)

Goals:

Max photography skill.

Max painting skill.

Must live in San-Myshuno.

Complete the crystals collection.

Hire a nanny for your child and do not spend much time with them.

Gain 10,000 followers on Simstagram.

Generation Six: Resilience

After being known as “the child of the most famous fashion designer” all your life, the city became a toxic place for you. You hated the loud noises, constant stream of people, and just wanted to live a quiet life. You loved visiting your grandmother/father’s house and hearing one of her/his famous stories. You decided to pull inspiration from one of their novels and live off by the coast in the adorable Brindleton Bay. Your passion for crafting and living off the land inspired you to start a small business selling your candles and juice - all locally grown of course. 

Traits: Loves Outdoors, Maker, Creative

Aspiration: Master Maker

Career: Freelancer (Simply Crafted)

Goals:

Max fabrication skill.

Reach level eight in both candle making and juice fizzing.

Move to Brindleton Bay as a young adult.

Have four or more kids.

Complete the frog collection.

Never go to an event in the city or visit the city once you are a young adult.

Generation Seven: Carefree

Being in a big family is can be hectic at times. So, you decided to be the happy jokester in the middle just trying to get people to crack a smile. And you got really good at it. As a major people person, you made sure to get to know everyone you meet. You even started a tradition of taking a picture with them so you could never forget that moment. Your friends will always invite you to go out because you are known for being the life of the party. However, the parties you host, are even better. You decide to live life as if it was one big stage, and you’re the star performer.

Traits: Goofball, Clumsy, Outgoing

Aspiration: Party Animal

Career: Entertainer (Comedian Branch)

Goals:

Max comedy skill.

Max singing skill.

Host a party every week.

Take a photo of every person who visits you.

Marry someone you met just two days before.

Attend every festival or event you are asked to attend.

Generation Eight: Kind

Expected to be just like your mother/father, no one ever assumed you would be the quiet kid who preferred reading over partied. However, that is exactly who you were. When it was that time of the week for a new social event, you either left for the library or locked yourself in your room, praying it ended soon. Your parents noticed you struggled talking to people, so they allowed you to adopt a puppy once you became a teenager. You and your dog instantly became best friends and you took them everywhere. Even though you may not be great with people, being compassionate was a skill you ranked high in. You always looked out for the less fortunate and wanted to provide in anyway you could.

Traits: Vegetarian, Loner, Good

Aspiration: Friend of the Animals

Career: Gardner (Floral Designer Branch)

Goals:

Max gardening skill.

Max flower arranging skill.

Keep up a garden of just flowers.

Adopt strays: one dog, and two cats.

Marry an ambitious sim.

Donate $100 to charity weekly.

Generation Nine: Impulsive

You grew up hearing stories of your grandmother/father’s so called “wild days” and fell in love with the energy it brought. However, your mom/dad raised you better than to go out spending life as if there was no consequences. Finding a balance started off to be very challenging for you. You could never hold down relationships and even got pregnant/got someone pregnant twice. It wasn't until you became a secret agent and learned how to live two lifestyles: one full of fun and adventure; the other more stable and structured.

Traits: Active, Non-Committal, Bro

Aspiration: Bodybuilder

Career: Secret Agent (Diamond Agent Branch)

Goals:

Max fitness skill.

Max handiness skill.

Go to either college for Psychology and play soccer.

Have four failed relationships and never get married.

Have two children from two different relationships.

Move three times once you become a young adult.

Generation 10: Passionate

Because your mother/father’s job required you to move around so much, making real life friends was a lot harder than it seemed. So, you built your relationships within the online community. Every day, you and your closest friends would hop online and compete in tournaments or even play for fun. As the years went on, you became really good at coding and even started working on your own apps. You looked up to the players from ESports Gaming - only the best gamers in the world - and longed to be sitting in one of their spots. And sure enough, after years of perfecting your strategies and game plays, your dreams came true!

Traits: Geek, Hot-Headed, Outgoing

Aspiration: Computer Whiz

Career: Tech Guru (ESport Gamer Branch)

Goals:

Max programming skill.

Max video gaming skill.

Complete the MySims Trophies collection.

Attend and compete in every Geek Con convention.

Make five video games or apps.

Mentor your child/ren for five hours each.

Adaptations:

Gen 1:

If you do not have Discover University, go into the Business career (Management Branch).

Max cooking skill if you do not have Discover University.

If you do not have City Living, complete the postcards collection.

Gen 2:

Unlock the secret world in Oasis Springs if you do not have Get to Work.

Gen 3:

If you do not have Parenthood but do have Get to Work, max the baking skill.

If you do not have both Parenthood and Get to Work, max the gourmet cooking skill.

If you do not have Spa Day but do have Knifty Knitting, max the knitting skill.

If you do not have both Spa Day or Knifty Knitting, max the photography skill.

If you do not have Knifty Knitting, have a side passion of photography.

Gen 4:

If you do not have Discover University, read a new skill book every week instead of attending university.

Gen 5:

If you do not have City Living, have the  Fabulously Wealthy aspiration.

If you do not have City Living, live in Oasis Springs.

Gen 6:

Do not have a career if you do not have Eco-Lifestyle. Instead, craft item on the woodworking for money.

If you do not have Eco-Lifestyle, max the fishing skill instead of reaching level eight in candle making and juice fizzing.

If you do not have Cats and Dogs, move to Evergreen Harbor.

If you do not have both Cats and Dogs or Eco-Lifestyle, live in Willow Creek

If you do not have Eco-Lifestyle, have the self-assured trait instead.

If you do not have Eco-Lifestyle, have the Angling Ace aspiration.

Gen 7:

If you do not have City Living but do have Get Together, max the dancing skill.

If you do not have both City Living or Get Together, max the mixology skill.

Gen 8:

If you do not have Dogs and Cats, have the Freelance Botanist aspiration.

Do not have a career if you do not have Seasons. Instead, sell your plants for money.

If you do not have Seasons but have Get to Work, max the baking skill.

If you do not have both Seasons or Get to Work, max the violin skill.

If you do not have Dogs and Cats, but have Seasons, own three bees nests and two insect nests instead of owning pets.

If you do not have both Dogs and Cats or Seasons, have three children instead of having three pets.

If you do not have City Living, have the cheerful trait.

Gen 9:

If you do have Strangerville, go into the Military Career (I do not have it, so I played as a Secret Agent)

If you do have Snowy Escape, have the adventurous trait instead of the active trait (I do not have it but believe they would be adventurous).

If you do not have Discover University, read five skill books over different topics, instead of going to college.

Gen 10:

If you do not have City Living, compete in an online tournament weekly instead of going to Geek Con.

[greensaplinggrace]

honestly THANK YOU for saying all that abt baghra bc i thought i was going crazy from not liking her??? bc i haven't read the books and only summaries of them on wiki and like. i dunno why ppl like her actually even in the show bc this guy, her son, is like "i wanna make the world better for us grisha" and she's just like "no." even tho he sees that she's MAKING HERSELF SICK from suppressing her powers! she's literally like in bed coughing in the flashback yet seem much healthier at the little palace. also like after everything, after her disapproval, after the fold, after centuries of waiting for the sun summoner.. he never abandons her. he makes sure she's cares for. he doesn't harm her. and i have to wonder if baghra has ever thanks him for that, for just not leaving her alone. like i dunno how im suppose ro believe aleks is a heartless villain when he still cares for his abusive mom like this. like has baghra even told her she loved him (honestly she reminds me of a classic emotionally unavailable asian parent but maybe that's just me). also im wondering if baghra ever told aleks that he had an aunt.. bc like.. now that u bring up her isolating him it's like hmmmm...

not at me being like alina... why do u trust the bitter old woman who literally beats u with a stick and verbally abuses u every chance she gets.. just bc she showed a bad painting... like.. pls use two braincells to see that who u figured out as his mother... is also using his protection..

like baghra could've upped and left with alina. but no. she stayed bc she knew she was safe under aleks's protection.

alsoim just impressed that after his first friend tried to drown him and harvest his bones... he didn't go into hiding???? he still wanted to make a safe heaven for grisha!!! HE STILL WANTED TO PROTECT GRISHA EVEN AFTER HIS GRISHA FRIEND TRIED TO KILL HIM FOR HIS FUCKEN BONES. like... this is the guy im suppose to believe is the villain???

honestly i feel like part of the reason why LB's plotlines seem so bad and disconnected (and sometimes outright racist but that's another rant) and why darkles is disproportionately more violent and villainous in the later books is bc she didn't expect the darkling to be so popular and wanted to stick with her guns of making him the villain. but also wanted the money from aleks's popularity. but like you can't have ur cake and eat it too.

Well thank you for sending this ask! It's very sweet and very passionate. I'm glad you liked my post! I didn't put as much thought into it as some of my others lol. I kind of just talked. But it was nice to be able to finally talk about some of the problems I have with both her character and the fandom/author's perception of her.

HERE is the post this is referring to, in case anyone's wondering.

👀👀 You've hit the nail on the head for so many things, here!

Baghra is extremely emotionally unavailable, basically to the point of neglect. She's also verbally and physically abusive, traits which I doubt were only reserved for her students and not her son. Baghra claims she would do anything to protect him, but I've known a lot of parents who have that mindset and yet still harm their children because they think it's "good for them".

Aleksander stays at Baghra's side for years, and even when they're opposing each other she's never too far away from him. Idk if you've read the books but he does eventually hurt her. And as much as I don't like Baghra, I think his actions were horrid. But I'm also honestly kind of surprised it took him so long lmao.

Yeah I mean, in terms of isolation, let's not forget that she never wanted to introduce him to his father, either. Baghra's sense of eternity clouds a lot of her judgments on relationships, which means she views most people as dust and therefore teaches her son to as well. The problem with that is that he's a growing child, and he needs those social and emotional attachments for healthy development.

I would bet quite a bit of money that Baghra has either never told him she loves him or she has told him so few times it's practically forgettable.

And everything becomes more complicated because so many of Baghra's actions are understandable because of her life and her history, but the impacts they have on the people around her, especially Aleksander, are permanently damaging. And the fact that that's never gone over in critical depth in the books or how it's glossed over in fandom is just very disconcerting. Like, acknowledging Baghra's failings doesn't mean we're excusing Aleksander's actions, it just means we're holding Baghra liable for her own. Which the fandom should be doing, considering she's the epitome of an abusive parental figure.

And Alina trusting Baghra over Aleksander is even more confusing! Especially in the show!! This is the woman who beat her and abused her and tortured her friends when they tiny little children (and who probably still does so now that they're adults). This is the woman who mocks you and harasses you and insults you on a regular basis. Why does Baghra revealing she's Aleksander's mother make Alina change her mind?! Like fuck, I'd just feel bad for Aleksander. No wonder he kept it a secret, I would too! And that painting is enough evidence?! Really?! A random painting shown to you by this abusive mentor that's been making your life hell. That's what you're going to betray your new lover over?

The friends trying to harvest his bones thing is a good point, too. I think Aleksander, especially show Aleksander, is incredibly idealistic. I think he cares too much for others - those he's deemed worth his care (a sentiment given to him by Baghra). Despite everything she's tried to teach him about hiding and abandoning others and never caring and never doing anything to help or reach out or connect with people, Aleksander still continues to do so. It's likely because he never got it from Baghra growing up, and so is desperate for those emotional needs to be fulfilled elsewhere.

His turning point, when Baghra tells him it was understandable that those kids tried to kill him because the world is such a hard place for them - that's crucial. And the reason it's possible as a motivating factor is because of that idealism and that desire to help and that desire to be everything his mother isn't. Baghra tells him this trauma he just experienced was because of the oppression of his people, and instead of following her lead and accepting that, going into hiding and abandoning everybody to their misery, he goes I can do something about that. I can make it so this never happens again. Which is usually how trauma like that combines with one's core personality traits at a young age, especially when there's none of the essential support systems in place to aid in recovery (ie, the role Baghra should have been filling but wasn't, because she decided to exacerbate the problem instead).

And yeah, one of my biggest problems with the ham-fisted "beating you over the head with a sledgehammer of evil deeds" look-how-bad-this-character-is! portrayal of the Darkling in the later books comes from the impression I get that Bardugo doesn't trust her readers. She's so desperate to have us hate this character and think him an irredeemable villain, not trusting any of her readers to engage critically with a morally gray character, that it feels quite a bit like condescending fucking bullshit. Which ew, I know how to engage with literature, thanks.

She really does seem to look down on a large part of her fandom, and imo, the infantilization of the female characters in her books seems to carry over to her impression of most of her female readers as well. Which is why the Darkling's character arc gets fucking destroyed. But he's still a good cash grab, of course, so she'll shake his dead corpse in front of the fandom for money every time she wants something from it.

Also! Another reason I think her plotlines feel disconnected (I'm sorry Bardugo I respect you as a person, but shit-) is because the writing in SaB is just bad. I mean, nevermind the absolutely nauseating implications of the way she portrays the Grisha as a persecuted group who's situation is never actually fully addressed as it should be, considering Grisha rights is what her main villain is fighting for (imo for a series called the Grishaverse, LB seems to be pretty anti Grisha), but her characters and story alone are just wrong for each other. They don't fit together.

And the ending is one of the main pieces of evidence in that regard! You can’t say the ending where Alina isn’t Grisha anymore is her “going back to where she started” when she’s always been Grisha. She just didn’t know she was Grisha because she denied that part of herself that she was born with.

Alina is reluctant to move forward or change, she struggles with adapting, and she’s very set on the things she’s grown attached to throughout her life. She also has some latent prejudices against the Grisha, and so denies the possibility of being Grisha for those reasons as well.

Alina’s lack of powers in the beginning of her life because she willfully doesn’t learn about them to avoid change versus her lack of powers at the end of the book when she’s accepted them and then they’re stripped away from her by outer forces are two entirely separate circumstances. You can’t make a parallel about lost powers and lack of Grisha status bringing her back to the start when she was always Grisha and she always had powers and she simply refused to come to terms with it because of personal reasons.

The first situation is an internal conflict that indicates a story about growth and a journey of self acceptance. Denying herself the opportunity to learn about her heritage and to find acceptance with a group of people like her because she’s tied to the past and because of the way she was raised is the setup for a narrative that tackles unlearning prejudice and learning how to connect with a part of her identity that was denied her and learning how to grow independent and self assured. It’s the setup for a different story entirely. The second situation is an external conflict that centers around the ‘corrupting influence of power’... for some reason.

In a world where Grisha do not have social, political, or economic power and they are hunted, centering your heroine’s journey of self acceptance and growth around an external conflict about... the corrupting influence of power (in a group of people that don’t actually have any power?!) just doesn’t work. It is literally impossible to connect the two stories Bardugo is trying to push in Shadow and Bone without seriously damaging the main character’s developmental arc.

The only way a narrative like this would work, claiming that she has gone back to where she started, is either a) if the Grisha weren’t actually a persecuted group and instead were apart of the upper class, or b) if the one bad connection between the two instances is acknowledged - that Alina denied a part of herself crucial to self acceptance and growing up, and that losing her powers at the end has also denied her. It is a tragedy, not a happy ending.

Alina suffered because she didn’t use her powers. She grew sick. It was bad for her. This was not a resistance to 'the corruption of power and the burden of greed', it was her suffering because she couldn’t fully accept herself.

Framing the ending as a return to the beginning can’t be done if you don’t address how bad the beginning was for your main character. You brought her back to a bad point in her life. You regressed her. This should be a low point in her arc. It should be a problem that’s solved so she can finish developing organically or it should be something that is acknowledged as a tragedy in it’s own right, for the future the world (the writing) denied her.

This is a ramble and it makes no sense and I’m really sorry, but my point is that Bardugo put the wrong characters in the wrong story. The character arc required for organic development doesn’t match the story and intended message at all. The narrative doesn’t fit the cast. She's got two clashing stories attempting to work in tandem and she ends up with both conflicting messages that fans still can’t comprehend in her writing and an ending that doesn’t suit her main character to such an impossible degree that it’s almost laughable.

So yeah, there's a few reasons why I think the story and the plot feels so bad and disconnected. I hope you don't mind me making this answer so long! 😅 I was not expecting to write this much.

[tiddiesoutwhenthetisout]

jokes i put in the comments aside, my observable inference on this places heavy blame on the prevalence of online methods of learning and quick searches. they have taken away largely from the critical thinking skills of gen alpha and some gen zs. they're used to taking things at face value and no longer have the mind to dig deeper, as AI does everything for them. it's a huge issue we face in uni (students love to generate their works with that shit) creating a need for stricter monitoring. and it's tbh just a lot of trouble for both the teacher and student population.

they also believe misinformation they see online, and these heartless content creators keep feeding them lies for likes instead of educating them. i don't want to be that kind of person, but i do believe being so chronically online is a huge contributor to these kids' absolute confidence in spouting things that are so wrong. they are enabled on the internet by like-minded peers, and unfortunately even grown-ups who just want to get in their good graces for revolting reasons.

freedom of speech and the euphoria of being validated in a place where it is so easy to be apathetic and horrible, secure behind the blessing of anonymity. the evolution of language and how the gravity of some words have become lighter and lighter the more they are used in the wrong context. empowerment being consumed by the wrong audience. they are definitely getting smarter than us in a way, but it feels like a soulless, automated version. their logic has no soul, no concern for others to the point that they think they have the right to bully (and they don't even think they're being mean). awareness of multiple issues we had not known before, and though i say knowledge is the key to everything, you cannot wield a sword well without experience.

i'm happy they're aware of the severity of war crimes, but these people have somehow gotten to a higher stair without stepping on the other ones. there's just so much information being shoved in their faces about good and evil in fiction and they haven't even completed 9th grade literature where they are aptly introduced to the types of characters. see what i'm getting at; a mismatch of their acquired knowledge, crystalized without a honed fluid intelligence. taking a spear to battle without the head.

just think about how this fares when they are dealing with actual people.

they've been so detached from concepts of strife (and i'm glad they're living peacefully) that they seem unable to comprehend its implications... which are, definitely, too complex for kids. sorry for assuming tiktok users are all children, but as far as i know, it's heavily populated with such. idk i don't use it. there's no more multidimensional thinking, no more appreciation of all things written within the context in which they had been, and it's ironic for me that this is being lost because of people who desperately want to think everything is related to them.

i can't explain it well in this language, but it's as if they seek refuge and companionship in media they consume because they can find it no longer in fellow human beings. what with the growing population of crooks and the accessibility of victims, i can't blame anyone. but it's giving the same vibes as this kinnie stuff, and people projecting their problems onto these characters so they can "kin" them. (seen this on twitter...) and then forcefeeding their headcanons to people as "canon".

it's like that, what they're doing to this book.

they are delusional in the negative way, the total opposite of what we were in the early days of the internet and fandoms. i appreciate that these children are aware of social issues and morals, but their perception is heavily skewed and self-centered. they tend to think that everything should be, and is, about them. they are wrestling more than their underdeveloped bones and muscles can handle, and though it is the fault largely of moneymaking agenda, it's still a disappointing result (so, see... i don't fault them but i'm still not happy about it. like me knowing achilles is a piece of shit in all sense of the word, but i still like him a lot because he's well-written and i know his complexes.)

i know i was supposed to just yap about critical thinking and analysis. but i can't help it 🤷‍♂️ anyway, these are my observations/opinions so they won't be correct for everyone. just have a lot of free time rn.

TikTok TSOA fans are so funny because they’ll swear up and down that they despise Achilles and “only read it for Patroclus who was sweet and innocent and did nothing wrong 🥹🥹” like ijbol u people are not serious. Hate Achilles all you want, he did do bad things, me personally I hate him for sacking certain Trojan cities and refusing the embassy, no one’s denying that he was wrong and that he was a bad person at times, but loving a character does not equal justifying their actions for one thing and to act like any character from the illiad was a paragon of perfect morality is fucking insane. ( Yes, even Hector, everyone’s favorite “🥺he was such a perfect husband🥺” man of the month ) It’s literally so crazy to say that Achilles was the only one of the two of them to actively commit bad deeds and war crimes during the WAR they were in. Just close the damn book I’m sorry but obviously a book with morally ambiguous and dark topics are not for you at this point. Like I get your point, what Achilles did was bad, it’s not like majority of people DONT agree with that point.

But characters are not supposed to be FLAT. They are not supposed to be all good or all bad. Your insistence that Patroclus was only a good person does not make him a good character. It actually makes him really fucking boring. I’m getting way too passionate about this but like I’m so over everyone acting like

1) Achilles was the worst person to exist in Greek mythology history when he’s not even the worst fucking person in the illiad itself 😭 ( that honor goes to Paris, Zeus, Aphrodite, and Agamemnon <3 )

2) A character can only be liked or appreciated or even just talked about if they fit modern ethical standards

Like every conversation I see about TSOA, any video on TikTok, there’s always a comment that has to bring it up like “I only liked Patroclus and he was an unreliable narrator so Achilles was actually much worse” Like okay we get it, God, fuck off please!

Also the whole thing between him and Apollo. PLEASE. Those two are two sides of the same exact coin. I think Apollo was justified in killing him but yall act like Apollo has not done the same if not worse than what he killed Achilles for. And that’s. FINE. I still love Apollo! For all the good and the bad that he does I think he’s the most interesting Greek God on the Pantheon and in the Illiad he’s actually one of my favorite characters to hear from. And I don’t expect the Greek god to act with good moral intentions. I expect him to act like a Greek god. I expect Achilles to act like a Greek demigod. Which is, exactly the way he acts. Maybe yall expected something different. If you wanted a short sweet story that happened to be queer with two perfectly acceptable, 100% goody two shoes main protagonists, please drop the classics inspired books and watch heartstopper.

[thefairyletters]

NaruSaku Fanfics

I wouldn't say much – I love NaruSaku and I hate to see great works shadowed behind the piles of popular NS stories that I never have liked as much except for a few, which also I'll drop below in the list.

I'll update this list whenever I come across a story that I particularly enjoy or finds worth spreading word across. So be sure to like and reblog this post so you can revisit it to add new story in your reading pile later.

Also, genres vary and are not mentioned, but does it make any difference as long as the story is good?

Warning: super long post featuring beautiful, beautiful stories that you wouldn't regret reading. I swear. I'm positive. Contains SNS and other side pairings.

Without further ado;

How I fell in love with my best friend: Krapo || ff.net || M || complete

How the little blond boy Sakura had always known had changed, changing as well her feelings. The unfolding of their life, while Naruto worked to become the best Hokage and she faced her own emotions. Growing Love.

(I have nothing but upmost reverence for this story. This author writes one of the nest NS and I have loved all. NS is beautiful and Sakura is badass. Everything we already know is here and more.)

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Dangerous infiltration mission: Krapo || ff.net || M || complete

Naruto and Sakura are send by the Hokage for a difficult infiltration mission. They will have to face more than just the danger itself as they will have to keep their cover to be fake husband and wife credible. how it will impact the relationship between the two ninja. Growing Love. Misunderstanding.

(If you loved the aforementioned story, you'll love this one too. Mutual pining.)

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All over again: Krapo || ff.net || M || post-war || complete

Sasuke come back, Team seven is reunited. But Sakura has lost Naruto. How will she make him fall in love with her again? What other difficulties lies ahead of them?

(Naruto loses memory. SasuSaku angst but not in romantic sense and I loved it all. Misunderstanding and more mutual pining. And I'm in love with this story too.)

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Hit the floor running: Sakurablossom009 || A03 || M (but unnecessary) || Modern Hitman/Robbers AU || complete

Life was going great, Sakura thought. She was penniless, stranded in Europe without a way home, her fiancee had just dumped her for another woman AND her new companion was quite possibly a thief. How could things get any worse? Wait...was that guy pointing a gun at her?

(Now, personally, I don't prefer modern AU, but this story really had interesting characterisation and more character depth. NaruSaku is pretty spot on. It also features SasuHina and bamf!Hinata)

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The greatest pretenders: snowyseas || ff.net || M || Borutoverse || ongoing

Fifteen years is a long time to not talk to someone you consider your best friend, and is made even more difficult when they (and you) are married. The things Sakura should have confronted Naruto about never came to fruition, but as an old saying goes, "the truth will always be revealed".

(Your typical I-made-a-wrong-choice-but-now-can-be-done story but unlike many other stories in this they don't admit their love for each chapter at the first chapter itself. In fact, it feels so canon and you can almost superimpose it upon the canon. Sakura is mentally strong and knows what's right. )

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He was the sun: SavageTrickster || ff.net || T || Canonverse || ongoing

He had come a long way - from a lonely orphan ostracized by everyone to a loved hero. He deserved all these. His Hokage dream to come true. All the ramen he could eat. - Her eyes fell on a certain Hyuuga seated close enough for accidental touches. Her heart sank a little at a harsh whisper of reminder - And a deserving girl...who could give him all her love.

(So far so good. It's ongoing, and is at chapter 3. Sakura leaves Konoha much like how Naruto did, to explore the world aka seeing my headcanon in writing.)

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Wilderness: Kanji no Sakka || M || canondivergent || ongoing

As the war screeches to a temporary halt, Naruto leaves the battlefield on a unique mission only he can complete. Sakura is ordered to go with him. In the days that follow their bond is changed forever.

(Although I hate any explicit stories that involve characters below age 17, I give this a pass because of the uniqueness of plot and characterisation. It has fine lemons that comes with a good plot.)

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How It Should Have Been: OfPaintAndOil || ff.net || T || canon divergent || oneshot

It wasn't supposed to be this way. Sasuke was supposed to be the dark one, the unredeemable one. Naruto was the bright one, the good one. It wasn't supposed to be like this, with blood on his hands and glowing red eyes and a grin. Naruto was supposed to make everything better, and maybe he did, in the end, but Sakura had never expected the end to look quite like this.

(Featuring Yandere!Naruto. It leaves you wanting for more and is a fascinating read. It's dark themed so proceed with caution as your favorite character might or might not be dead.)

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The Best Dates are the Cheap Ones: Shivakashi || ff.net || T || post!Timeskip || Oneshot

The whole point was to get the best date; that meant the richest and classiest guy, right? Sakura realizes what she has taken for granted and Ino learns a lesson in value.

(Sakura learns her lesson and snatches her boy. InoNaru is worth noting. Not the best characterisation of Sakura but bear with her jealousy for that is the reason why NS fluff exists. Story itself is very light and entertaining.)

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mangoes and strawberries: ohthelinsanity || ff.net || T || postwar || oneshot

Sakura Haruno was elbow deep in Naruto Uzumaki's guts when he asked her to marry him. It was so not the right time. But she still said yes.

(This story just screams NS upon every single line. Diabetes warning. Too cute for this world. One of the best NS fluff I've read thus far. It kinda sticks to you forever!)

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18 minutes, 23 seconds: ohthelinsanity || ff.net || T || postwar || oneshot

in which Naruto asks Sakura about that time she literally reached into his chest and grabbed his heart with her bare hand.

(Heartwarming. We all know how Sakura held Naruto's heart on her palms and how we love that moment. This is memory of that moment reminisced by our cutie pies.)

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One Big Uzumaki Family: John Smith || ff.net || T || postwar || Complete

A set of drabbles revolving around Naruto, Sakura, and their children. It turns out that, when the war ends, these two get busy. Real busy.

(IF YOU DON'T READ THIS MASTERPIECE HOW DARE YOU CALL YOURSELF NS FAN?!!! READ!!! This story should be on the top of your reading list.

UNDERRATED AF!

R e a d t h i s s t o r y and cry with me for this should have been canon. 100%)

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My Life Would Suck Without You: peanutbutter126 || ff.net || T || oneshot collection

Sometimes it's the smallest things that matter the most.

(Read this and then One big Uzumaki family. You'll feel super satisfied. I promise.)

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Colors and Carousels: Folle Sakura || ff.net || T || oneshot

She couldn't count the number of times she'd been mistaken for Naruto's girlfriend. Not that she minded. But Naruto acted like it was so… so… offensive.

(No words for this one. Just read and enjoy the confusion.)

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Let's Get Married: luvtoshi || ff.net || M || postwar || complete

It was supposed to be a simple solution to their immediate problems. But maybe they took more than they can chew?

(This is one of my few favorites that is also popular. Spot on characterization and beautiful relationship growth. This is one of the few stories that always stuck to me.)

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Chasing Smoke with Bare Hands: soulaire || ff.net || T || oneshot

"I could have loved her," Sasuke says flatly. "If she'd just given me the chance—" "Sakura gave you all the chances in the world," Kakashi cuts in, stern. "You underestimated her. And you underestimated her ability to walk away from you. At the core of it all, that's where things went wrong."

(This story is for those who loves both SS and NS but thinks Sakura deserves happier life than what she got in canon. Features NS and slight SS.)

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Touch: ohthelinsanity || ff.net || T || oneshot

Kakashi watches as his student grow to be more physically comfortable with one another. He finds it kinda ridiculous.

(Fluff. Feelings. Kakashi's fed up and might have diabetes from all the observation.)

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Moonlight shadows: luvtoshi || ff.net || T || oneshot

Sometimes, the moon brings out hidden feelings to the surface.

(Beautiful literature. NS feels. You can almost mistake it for canon with the way characters are written.)

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Seriously Serious: Damsel in Shining Armor || ff.net || T || modern AU || oneshot

He confessed to her when they first met. He confessed to her years after. He confessed to her almost everyday. Her response was almost always positive... So why the heck was he still single? "I love you." "Love you too. So is Sasuke-kun taken or not?"

(The only reason why I even picked this story is that it is a oneshot. I have very little interest in modern AU. But this one makes another exception. Pining. Love at first sight.)

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It was always you: luvtoshi || ff.net || M || postwar || complete

The war is long over. They have both grown. Now it's time to conclude their story. Naruto and Sakura.

(You know what, all stories from this author are just, Chef's kiss. )

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A Safe Pair of Hands: Kanji no Sakka || ff.net || T || oneshot

Sakura heeds a stern warning to make it clear how she feels about Naruto.

(Feels. You'll love this if you like first person pov. This story told from Sakura's pov.)

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Other Dreams: tricksie || ff.net || M || oneshot

"Naruto, you shouldn't endanger yourself—" "Stop it," he snapped. Dropping his arm to hook under her seat, Naruto pulled her firmly onto his hip, locking her to him. Sakura gasped, suddenly aware of just how very close they were.

(Sexual tension. Romance. Leaves you wanting. Also, high on feels and lust on equal measure.)

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Heaven Unexpected: Folle || ff.net || M || oneshot

Because nothing can happen; it's Naruto. He always comes back. He's practically indestructible.

(Heavy on feels. There are chances that it might rain. Actually there are high chances. But oh well, it's beautiful and one of my favourites so here it goes.)

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Shade of the Leaf: Ravyn || ff.net || T || canon divergent || complete

Sasuke is back. Naruto has joined ANBU. Sakura is spending more time in the hospital than in the field. Team 7 struggles to redefine itself, because sometimes you don't know what you really want after all.

(Featuring Mature but still in-character!Naruto, Badass!Sakura, (Bit)Supportive!Sasuke along with Team 7 friendship. Mutual pining. Ending but with a lot loose ends.)

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Breaking Up Isn't that Hard to Do: Narf-for-the-Garthoc || ff.net || T || oneshot

This is not an epic tale of action, suspense and true love. Yeah, I'm disappointed, too.

(This is pure comedy. With a dash of romance. And insanity.)

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Steamy Encounters: Narf-for-the-Garthoc || ff.net || T || oneshot

A flurry of coincidences and fateful machinations bring Naruto and Sakura together at the local baths. Can they rein in their animal passions? And do you really think that's the kind of story I write?

(Just r e a d. Please.)

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Garden of Sanctuary: Nes Mikel || ff.net || T || Canon divergent || oneshot

An alternate ending to Naruto. The Heavens describe the Garden a peaceful paradise. The Hells describe the Garden a baneful prison. In here... which is it?

(This is part of a series which you can follow from the author's profile. This is the second part, but can be read exclusively. As far as the AU goes, this story and settings is brilliant and heartbreaking. This is told from Naruto's pov. To look at things from Sakura's, read the first part. It is multi-chaptered.)

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Complications: Geno Calamari || ff.net || T || canon divergent || oneshot

While capturing the Kyuubi, Uchiha Itachi finds true adversaries in the form of Haruno Sakura and Uzumaki Naruto.

(Wanna see NaruSaku teamwork? This is it! You wouldn't find it anywhere better. Strong!Naruto, Strong!Sakura versus Itachi Uchiha)

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Life is a waving feather: jusrecht || AO3 || T || AU || oneshot

Everyone thought they were inevitable.

(There's beauty in subtlety and this is that. Also, mentions of character death.)

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Home: kirabook || AO3 || T || AU || complete

Shinachiku finds himself in a strange place with little to no explanation. Everyone he knows is there, but why are they acting so strangely? Why do they seem so different? And where is his home? 

(Cute and heartwrenching at the same time. Cameo Stalker. Read this for NS family feels pre-marriage.)

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Things we never say: thekatthatbarks || AO3 || T || oneshot

She wished she knew how to hold things lightly. There were some things she was terrified of breaking. Whether it be from an honest misstep or simply because she could.

(Reminds you why we love NS so much.)

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Open seasons: sazzafraz || AO3 || T || SNS || postwar || oneshot

The way Sasuke comes home is less myth and more devastatingly embarrassing happenstance.

(Featuring badass!Sakura, obedient!Naruto and normal!Sasuke, as well as Sakura's commentary on her life)

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Five things Sakura will never tell Naruto: sowell || AO3 || T || AU || oneshot

Kunoichi know how to keep their secrets.

(NS relationship analysis story.)

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Artistic purposes: StormyInk || AO3 || M || AU || Oneshot

Sai finds his favorite drawing subjects a bit lacking of late, and he sets a plan into motion to draw his team mates together. Simply for the sake of his art, of course.

(Aka Sai is fed up from seeing his teammates dancing around each other and decides to help them get laid–the story. You gotta admit Sai is the best wingman.)

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I collect my tears (so I can drown you in them): amako || AO3 || T || AU || complete

The hardest thing is letting go. Or Sakura sees Naruto falling in love with Shikamaru a little more every day, and she does the only thing she can think of. Then it's only a matter of learning how to stop loving Naruto.

(Sakura and Angst that has nothing to do with Sasuke. Featuring Sakura-sensei. And Shikamaru. It's a great story if you know when to let go of canon)

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Stranger than the wild: kiddattwell || AO3 || M || SNS || postwar || Ongoing

The war is over and Sasuke is home for good, but Sakura can't choose between the boys she loves. Sasuke still has his demons and Naruto still fights them and Sakura still follows them both, but this time down a path that none of them expected.

(This is canon. It is the best SNS story I've ever read. Story told in SNS POV in rotation. Slow burn, pining and relationship complication. YOU GOTTA READ THIS, I INSIST!!!! Also features SaiIno and InoShika.)

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Bringing Back Sasuke: Blue Jeans || ff.net || T || post war || oneshot

Naruto brings Sasuke back to Sakura. Many, many times over. Sasuke does not appreciate; not the blood and definitely not the angst.

(I've read this story multiple times and it gets funnier and makes your heart hurt and swell simultaneously each time. NaruSaku wouldn't be blissfully happy together without Sasuke thrown somewhere in the mix, that's exactly why I love SNS. This story perfectly represents the dynamic of team 7.)

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Yurei: Kanji no Sakka || ff.net || T || AU || oneshot

The past should stay dead and buried, but it won't if Naruto can't let go.

(Not exactly my favourite story, but I liked the concept. We all know how stubborn Naruto is once decides on something. If he wants to become Hokage, he will become Hokage. If he believes in Sasuke, he will believe in him forever. If he loves Sakura, he will marry her – uh, or should have, very OCC of him that he didn't.)

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Tag NS fan you know so they don't miss any of this!

[teawaffles]

There’s No Business Like Show Business: Chapter 4

As Maya staggered away, the other members of the company sat down where they were, as if their strings had been cut. The large man who had praised Maya previously now pounded his fists on the floor in anguish.

“Goddammit…… not again.”

“…… ‘Again’?”

As Bond gave him a puzzled look, the man tried to explain in detail.

“Actually, this kind of thing has been going on for a while. Like he said, we’re quite famous in Whitechapel, so nobles who’ve heard of our reputation come asking us to perform on a whim. But they always cancel at the last minute, giving some reason about us being poor.”

“That’s horrible……”

“I haven’t been with this company long, but it’s already happened two or three times while I’ve been here. So for Maya, who’s been here since it was established, she’s probably seen these promises broken countless more times. But every time this happens, she always clutches on to some glimmer of hope and tries to encourage everyone. For her, I think, she’s probably been pushing herself way too hard.”

Bond thought back to how she’d looked when they first met at this theatre. Her brave figure as she’d clung on to the few chances they were given surfaced in his mind, and his heart was lanced with pain.

A sense of helplessness seized hold of him.

“Sorry, but could you go see if she’s alright? She probably wants to be alone right now, but it seems she trusts you quite a bit too.”

Bond nodded, and headed for the dressing room.

It was a narrow space. Seated on a chair, sunk into despondency, was Maya.

“Miss Maya. Are you alright?”

He knew there was no way she was alright, even as he’d asked that, but Maya returned him a slight smile nevertheless. Even now, it seemed as though she was on the verge of collapse.

“I’m, alright. But I’m sorry that you’ve wasted your time with us, Mr Bond.”

“I don’t care about that. It’s you and your company who’s hurting right now, isn’t it?” he asked with concern.

She shook her head.

“It’s okay. Somehow, I had a feeling, about this.”

Her smile turned into a lonely self-mockery.

“We’ve been here so many times, I think I’ve finally learned something. This time, too, I thought I could just give it my all, but somewhere deep down it’s grown cold. There’s no point in hoping anymore. Nobles would never give people like us a chance anyway. I knew that already, yet I still drew you into this…… Honestly, I’ve just come to hate myself.”

Perhaps it was because she was revealing her true emotions, for she sounded just like when she’d stood on stage: her words betraying no hesitation, and piercing straight through his chest. Those vacant eyes finally led him to understand why she’d chosen those three fairytales to perform.

“The Red Shoes”, “The Little Mermaid”, and “The Little Match Girl” — the protagonists of all three stories had one thing in common: they each met a harsh fate from which they could not be saved.

Maya herself loved children’s literature, and possessed a kindness in wanting to make her stories understandable by everyone. But on the other hand, perhaps unconsciously, she held sympathy for stories of tragedy.

“Even that nobleman said so himself, at the end. That at least, it was a nice dream. ……I think so too. For people like us, we just have to be satisfied with dreams. Even if we play kings and queens on stage, once the show is over, we actors will just go back to being helpless commoners. The thought of us succeeding in this world, will forever be a pipe dream.”

“That’s—”

“—absolutely right. Because reality is cruel like that. We should take these fairytales, these tragedies, and use them as lessons. ‘The poor should live their lives as befits their station.’ ‘Just perform the role you have been given.’ These rules have never once changed for a very long time.”

“…………”

You just have to perform the role you’ve been given.

Not too long ago, similar words had passed his own lips. [1]

In response to that, Moran had taught him to think and act for himself. And by immediately putting that lesson into practice, he’d finally been accepted by Moran as a colleague.

However, that lesson did not apply here: even if they wanted to do so, Maya and her company were not even afforded the opportunity to show it.

Their dreams had been trampled upon by an absurd reality. Yet despite his anguish, he was also at his wit’s end.

“——Bond.”

Just as he’d grit his teeth at his own inadequacy, he heard a voice from behind him.

Turning around, he saw Moran standing in the doorway of the dressing room.

“Wanna go outside for some fresh air?”

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“What a bind, huh. Even though he’d cancelled on them unreasonably, since he manages the entire venue, they can’t do anything about it.”

Moran summarised their plight as he and Bond stood outside the theatre. The sky above Whitechapel was blanketed in smog brought in by the prevailing westerly winds, blocking the sunlight that should have been shining onto the streets.

“What will you do now?” Moran asked, as he lighted a cigarette.

“I don’t know. I want the world to recognise their talent and sheer effort, though it’s not like there isn’t a way to do that……”

Moran caught on to the ‘way’ Bond had been considering.

“With the help of Albert and the others, we might just be able to set up one licensed theatre for them.”

“But it would be meaningless if we did so.”

Using unlawful methods, or simply brandishing authority to solve their problems would be nothing more than plain arrogance. That, would be no different from how the nobleman had conducted himself.

“In the end, they must prove their ability using their own strength. We could help them as individuals, but recklessly employing any higher power than that would not be in their interest.”

“Yeah, I’m with you on that.”

Maya and her company had to fight on with their innate power.

Moran blew out a thin trail of smoke.

“Well then, other than their acting chops, I wonder what else they can use to show what they can do,” he said in a low voice.

Bond put a hand to his chin as he pondered.

“What else…… Well, they do have the trust of the East End residents——”

Just as he said those words, he was struck by a flash of inspiration. He turned to Moran, half in surprise, and the corner of Moran’s mouth twitched upwards.

“Thought of a good plan?”

Bond dropped his gaze to the floor as he mulled over his idea once more.

“If anything, it’s a strange one. But I have a plan. ……Moran-kun, did you know that I’d come to this conclusion beforehand?”

Moran flashed him a wry smile.

“’Course not. I just thought, if it’s you, you’d be able to come up with something no one else can think of.”

“…………”

It had not been calculation, but trust. Trust that he would be able to break them out of their quandary.

Bond chuckled in astonishment. That’s right — what had he been fretting about all this while? It was in his very nature to abhor doing things conventionally. In that case, he should break out of the rigid box he’d been pacing within, and seek out a solution within a larger scheme.

He gazed at the heavens. The sun was still on the other side of the grey, but he could feel a single ray of light shining through.

“Thank you, Moran-kun.”

With a wink, Bond thanked him from the bottom of his heart.

“Don’t thank me, you’re the one who thought of this. But from the looks of it, it seems you’re gonna do something interesting.”

“You could say that. But I may need you and the rest to do me a favour.”

“Got it. We’ve come this far — use me as you wish.”

With their conversation at an end, Bond entered the theatre once more. Now, he had neither doubt nor hesitation: the fog within his heart had lifted.

He headed to the stage with sure steps. There, the company, with Maya included, was in the midst of packing up.

“Mr Bond, has something happened?”

He looked much more determined than he did just minutes ago. For a moment, Maya’s doubts overshadowed her despair.

Bond faced them all, speaking clearly and with conviction.

“If you’re willing—— I have a plan.”

Footnotes:

[1] See Chapter 24 of the manga (“The Adventure of the Four Servants”).

[snowboiwinwin]

The Boyz as my University Professors

Disclaimer: Some of my professors are evil bitches; none of the boys are truly evil and I am in no way implying they are or trying to make them look bad! I love the boys and I just thought it would be a fun thing to post :D

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Sangyeon: 

the one professor that absolutely loves the topic of his class

super wholesome and smiley throughout the 90 minutes class time

getting super close to the camera (actually to the mic) because he is worried students won’t hear him well enough

always asking questions and encouraging students to interact

not offended when something isn’t clear and therefore students don’t know the answer

reading EVERY. SINGLE. MESSAGE written in the chat (sometimes students have mic problems or don’t wanna speak)

making everyone feel valid and appreciated

being super calm and relaxed

barely doing breakout-rooms cause he knows no one likes them

ending class always a little earlier cause “I know how stressful your life can get.”

just the cutest prof out there

Jacob: 

another sweet guy

never holds class at its normal timeframe

just uploads all the files students will need (although attendance is supposed to be mandatory)

“you guys are all grown-ups, I trust you to decide yourself when it is the best time for YOU to study.”

constantly uses smileys and is therefore super popular with students

doesn’t teach many classes, cause which good prof does that? ugh

gets right back at students when they email him their concerns

and no, you don’t get half-assed answers

you get a very detailed answer, which is rare in university life

THANKS STUDENTS FOR SENDING HIM THEIR HOMEWORK!!!!

“Dear [name of stundet], thank you very much! 😊”

offers students to call him by his first name

“I’ll call you by your first name too if that’s okay... creates a more comfortable atmosphere!”

the best <3

Younghoon:

he is a savage professor

his look is hella scary and students fear taking his classes

but he is actually the coolest and most laid back dude ever

the first time class is held, he comes in, stone cold expression and literally throws his bag on the desk - everyone is hella scared

then he says, in the scariest voice ever, “We can have fun here in class, no problem, but i AM YOUR PROFESSOR. NOT YOUR FRIEND. Remember that.”

*everyone scared to death*

“Welcome to class everybody! My name is Mr. Kim and I am very looking forward to teach this class in our summer term! Feel free to ask any question that might come up and don’t hesitate to reach out to me whenever!”

no need to be scared, he is a sweetheart

strict and has high expectations, but won’t overdo it with homework or assignments

constantly jokes around but then switches back to being serious

he creates a nice atmosphere where students want to learn something and do it voluntarily 

cares for his students and appreciates their hard work - especially during the pandemic

“I know this is not easy for any of us but I am so amazed by your guys’ work this semester. It was an absolute pleasure teaching you. I hope to see you guys again, but not in this class. Please don’t fail.”

I love him

Hyunjae:

omg, he is an absolute legend

class starts and he is doing his introduction part

the class i about british literature 

“Welcome to this literature class, you are in for a long ride!”

so far so good right?

“Let me just say, British Literature is an ABSOLUTE shit show!”

when I tell you, I almost died hearing that (no offense to anyone, pls don’t take my profs words to heart... he lives for british literature 🥺)

he definitely has his students hooked with this one sentence

“the teacher that taught this class before me... what was he even talking about! I mean, british literature is so much more than what he made it out to be!”

basically starts ranting  

teaches with so much passion

can’t forget the jokes here and there

also uses smileys which students seriously love (at least I do)

wants students to be informal with him as well

“moving on to this next topic... a little disclaimer before we start: I will go batshit crazy with this topic because I LOVE IT. So please tell me to shut up when I exceed the 10 minutes mark. Thank you!”

A savage legend that everyone loves

sadly only teaches a handful of classes as well

Juyeon: 

super laid back and chill

does never check attendance and just trusts his students

usually talks most of the time and doesn’t ask too many questions

is super happy when students contribute though

but he isn’t one to force them

“I know your day has probably been really long, so it’s okay. I’m not taking this personal.”

his class is not based on theory but more on experiences he made

shares funny stories, mistakes he made and what he learnt from them

always gives the smallest and easiest homework ever

“please just share your experiences with these types of situations in our forum”

and he does not want to grade students based on an exam

“I have a better idea. In order to understand a certain topic, I want you to write a portfolio about it. It should be detailed but I won’t give you a number of words. Do what feels right and surprise me! Be creative, nothing will be worth a failing grade as long as you put in some effort.”

does split classrooms

one half is in the main room with him, the others are in breakout rooms, working on a certain topic

super chill and just not as hard as some other classes

but students definitely learn from him!

Kevin:

oh boy, students either gonna hate or love him

he is very kind and nice but he is STRICT

take his class serious and work or you will fail

although he has very high expectations, he will make sure students will be prepared for all the essays, assignments and presentations he throws at at them

no half-assed instructions, you will get the full program (as every student should!)

you have to write an argumentative essay but have no idea how to do that?

Professor Moon (students are allowed to call him Kevin) will explain an argumentativ essay in detail, will show examples and will tell you exactly what to put in it

having trouble finding sources?

Kevin will help you, just let him know!

Also a very empathetic teacher

something happened and you can’t attend class? Absolutely no problem

whenever something serious happens (for us it was a shooting), Kevin will cancel class and spare his students cause their well-being is more important

he doesn’t throw out A’s and B’s easily but when you do get such a grade in one of his classes... dude, you did a really good job

so as I said, he is either your fav or least fav professor... choose your side!

Chanhee:

he is a bitch (not really, but he gives the impression)

at first, he is that nice, bubbly professor

super friendly and kind

and his classes are absolutely okay! no biggie

or so they THOUGHT

his exams and progress tests or whatever ARE HELL

he makes it seem as everything is so easy and not overwhelming at all

BUT nothing is easy and everything is overwhelming

50 pages for a damn progress test two weeks into the semester!

the grading is so strict, you need at least 65% to pass! (maybe I am a baby but 65% is a lot for a passing grade hahaha)

but he confuses students

he is so kind and soft spoken

constantly smiling and in a good mood

but the exams????

are you sure you were the one creating them Mr Choi?

and yes, he is one of those professors that wants to be addressed by his last name (nothing wrong with that)

as I said, he confuses students

they don’t know what to think of him

at the end of the day he isn’t a bad guy

just not the type of professor the students would want in every single class for the rest of their lives

Changmin:

changmin is not your ordinary professor

because he is a big fan of team-teaching

so all his classes are taught by him and his dear colleague Haknyeon!

YAAAAY

I love this duo already

he is the part of the duo that is EXTREMELY motivated

he is is so hyper and so ready for teaching

his classes are always fun but also slightly overwhelming?

juts imagine having too much caffeine in your body

that is changmin being able to teach something he loves

that’s just the passion jumping out of him

he is constantly talking and laughing and throwing jokes left and right

he is having a good time!

super understanding and empathetic

and although everything seems fun and games

you will definitely learn from him!

he has this natural and authentic way of teaching in his body

it comes... naturally and it all makes sense somehow

although the class is packed with inside jokes and changmin teasing haknyeon

haknyeon doesn’t even have time nor the chance to speak

this is changmin’s time to shine!

they love and hate each other

but the students definitely love this iconic duo

Haknyeon:

as I mentioned; haknyeon and changmin are a team

it wasn’t really something haknyeon wanted but... how could you possibly say no to baby changmin? 🥺

so yes, changmin’s cute face got him into this situation

he doesn’t even have to prepare anything for class - his lovely colleague does the talking anyways

he usually lays back and relax

he frowns into the cam cause he tries to intimidate students

but they know he is a soft guy anyways

while changmin is talking, he is chatting to students in the chat

as I mentioned earlier, not everyone wants to unmute themselves and therefore posts in the chat

so he is having chats with students, often not even related to the topic

“Please excuse me, I will be absent for a few minutes - mommy duties” -student

“Don’t worry Miss! I know exactly what you mean... children.” -haknyeon

whenever he tries to get a word in, he has to talk VERY LOUDLY

he literally has to talk over changmin

but changmin doesn’t mind, he just smiles, nods and listens

changmin is super proud whenever haknyeon speaks

and haknyeon thinks that’s very sweet

but that thought passes as soon as changmin makes a joke about him

at the end of the day, they love each other at least to a certain extent and students adore them

Sunwoo:

he is not an ordinary professor either

class time? virtual meetings?

nope, not with sunwoo

again, in the classes the boyz teach, attendance is mandatory 

mandatory? sunwoo has never heard of her

he doesn’t require students to attend meetings and homework is also something he does not expect from them

he uploads powerpoint-presentations with videos and audio of him explaining everything in the presentation

but the boy is clumsy

and he is not good with anything technical

so him dropping his glass and spilling his water all over his lap?

well, students will see this in the video

“... and it’s important to- YAAAAH OH NO....”

*awkward silence*

“I spilled my water... if you haven’t seen.”

*more awkward silence*

“Give me a minute”

*the video continues and sunwoo is nowhere in sight*

after ten minutes of an empty chair, sunwoo returns and continues as if nothing has happened

sometimes his kids walk in and dab in the camera without him noticing

“and then - Hey! I am at WORK.”

he loves it though

and he posts these “fail” videos on purpose

“I want to show you, that it is okay to not be perfect and to not be in control of everything! Stuff like that happens, especially with us being in home-office! And don’t worry, if your mom walks in or whatever, in my classroom no one gets judged! This is life and now that we have to do everything from home, the unexpected is unavoidable!”

Another students’ favorite

Eric:

I would love to imagine him as this savage prof I have in mind... but no <3

he is a sweet guy

also super obsessed with the class he is teaching

he is LIVING for it

usually experiences technical problems right before class starts

“oopsie daisy, sorry guys... might take a few minutes *giggles*”

and no, it’s not a creepy giggle but a really cute one, I swear!

constantly has a pen in his hand and clicks it absentmindedly while teaching

students constantly hear the clicking sound... or when the pen falls to the ground.... which happens every five minutes

he constantly forgets to mute himself whenever he wants students to work by themselves and all they hear is him chugging down his water or whatever drink he has prepared

also sends out super sweet emails

but due to him being a young dude, he wants students to call him by his last name

he also calls students by their last name but he does use smileys to lighten the professional mood that comes with honorifics

overall a very motivated but extremely kind-hearted dude

[abusivelittlebunny]

I love you so much siggy you have no idea - I mean the way his pretty pink mouth glistens- I'm going to pass out♡♡♡♡♡

"You're okay?" Billy panted, holding Frank with one hand to guide him over to the edge of the pool, watching with concerned eyes as the older man coughed and shivered next to him.

"No, no, no, this was a bad fucking idea, a horrid, stupid useless fucking idea, I can't do this," Frank groaned, trying to wipe the chlorine filled water out of his stinging eyes.

"You can, of course you can, you're just afraid, but that's okay, I'm here, I'm here to help you, yeah?" Billy cooed, still out of breath as well, rubbing reassuringly at Frank's back.

"Forget it, I'll never fucking learn how to swim. I keep panicking when I can't feel the floor under my feet and I-, I just don't think I can just shrug it off. This is really not for me, it never was." Frank grimaced, still skittish, and Christ, he was so embarrassed by it; he was a grown man with children who swam better than him, even the newborn ones. He didn't understand why Billy wasn't giving up on him and was determined to teach him how to swim.

"That's not true, hey," Billy whined when Frank raised himself out of the water with his hands planted on the edge and then sat down on it.

Billy immediately came over to position himself between Frank's legs and he leaned his cheek on one of his hairy thighs, kissing him there affectionately. Billy was rarely so gentle, Frank was used to him being a sadistic demanding bratty little minx and to have him so comforting like he'd be with their children when they were upset was making Frank red in the ears. God, this whole thing was too embarrassing.

"I'm sorry if I pushed you too far, we'll take it slow, okay? I didn't want to scare you with putting you immediately in the deep water. I just thought I'd be able to guide you, I'm sorry." Billy cooed, rubbing over Frank's thighs, up below his wet trunks and peppering him in more comforting kisses.

Frank could only let out a miserable chuckle; it was hilariously ironic how Billy for the first time was honestly apologizing for pushing him too far and throwing him in deep water when seven years ago he had no qualms about seducing Frank, who was his high-school literature teacher at the time, and purposefully getting knocked up by him to blackmail him with their affair. He never thought about saying sorry for ruining his previous marriage or life, having him gain 20 pounds and look like a caveman for him, never shaving anymore, not to mention making him flee to another country in hopes of his sins not catching up with him. Sure, now the life he had with Billy and their kids was more than happy, it was much happier than his previous marriage was for certain, but that came from a Rollercoaster of a dramatic affair before and Billy never once thought about maybe saying sorry for it.

"We'll go in the shallow water, okay? And I'll get you a foam board to help." Billy petted at Frank's thighs and gave him such a hopeful encouraging smile that Frank had half an idea to slap his pretty face hard.

"Why the fuck do you want me to learn to swim so much, huh? We have no common interests beyond fucking and now you're trying to force your interests on me to salvage that? Show how much the idea of marrying you is still worth it?" Frank knew he sounded mean, and he usually wasn't the mean one between the two of them, but he was feeling irritated and upset. But Billy's pretty blue eyes turned so sad so suddenly and the way he bit at his moist glistening lip made his heart instantly ache.

"I just wanted you to learn before our honeymoon." Billy pouted, voice small and he looked so young again, just like when Frank first met him, a lost, needy little angel with the most beautiful face. "I know that we haven't had time for the wedding yet and we keep putting it off further and further, but I... I was thinking we'd go somewhere nice and warm with the kids after, maybe even back to Australia? I know you prefer the cold and you like Canada, but I thought maybe we could just visit Sydney a bit after we get married? I wanted to show the babies where mommy grew up and teach them how to surf and stuff. And it'd have been fun if daddy got to join too and play with them in the water."

"Oh. Yeah?" Frank felt like such a fucking asshole the weight of it was crushing. Oh fuck. He was the biggest dickhead on earth. His anger crashed and burned, overtaken by immense dread and regret. "No, baby, that sounds lovely, I-, I would love that, yeah? You haven't been in Australia in a long time I'm sure we can even move there if there are jobs available at some local college or-,"

"Nah, forget it, I guess I'll do that with the babies alone. I'm sure they won't be asking why daddy's not coming in the water." Billy added with a scoff, "That is if you'll still be in our life then. You kept putting the wedding off, for years now, and now I finally understand why. Seems like you're eager to run back to your ex and patch things up, so nevermind."

"Billy, baby-," Frank felt like a crumpled piece of paper soaked in a street puddle as Billy slipped off his engagement ring and placed it on top of his thigh before kicking himself away from the edge to dive back deep in the middle of the water. "Billy! I didn't mean I like that! Darling! Billy!"

"Nah, it's clear you don't actually want to marry me, you just felt obligated after how I wasted my youth on you, pumping out your babies," Billy snorted bitterly after he came back up to the surface of the water and swam leisurely while floating on his back. "It's okay, you told me enough times how much I ruined your life, I'm not gonna keep going if it pains you so much to do so little for me."

"Billy! Billy, come back! Let's talk! I didn't mean it like that! I do want to marry you! Billy! Baby!" Frank huffed, breathless from fear and sadness, and he scooted as far out to the edge as possible, but he knew Billy wouldn't come to him and the boy could stay in the water for an entire day if it depended on him.

"The kids are already used to you being absent so much with your double life with your previous partner I'm sure they'll not give a fuck if daddy stays in Canada and mommy moves back home with them. Just. Write them a card for Christmas or something. I'm sure there will be many alpha bachelors looking for such a used single mom like me out there. Maybe I'll find one that doesn't hit too often."

"Don't say shit like that, Billy! Billy, please, come here, okay? I love you, I do, I was an asshole, I'm lucky if you marry me, I am, I don't deserve you, just-," Frank was getting desperate, and he was literally and figuratively on the edge; he didn't want Billy to think he'd ever give up on their life together, and he was a fucking fool for ever thinking Billy blessing him with his presence and their beautiful children was ever something he'd need to apologize for. But the pool was deep, the kind Billy teaches diving in, and the dark dark blue of it scared Frank beyond measure. He was heavier now, with Billy's cooking and his love for Frank's fattening and hairier body, he grew big, and he wasn't sure he'd be able to keep himself afloat; he never could, even as a child, he was terrified of sinking and never dared to swim.

Looking into that blue, Frank could already feel himself drown, and seeing Billy, his dearest, darling Billy, floating on top of it so pale and wet, with his eyes closed and his lashes sticking together, and his lips a cold pink, Frank felt terrified some monster would come out of the deep and drag him down and snatch him away from Frank forever and ever. The blue reminded him of Billy's eyes and how he never really found his way out of them too.

"You tried to leave me before, maybe I should have let you. Then maybe it wouldn't hurt so much now." Billy whispered, barely audible, and Frank could see moist droplets run down the corner of Billy's closed eyes, and he knew it wasn't just the pool's water.

Frank didn't really make a decision in his head before he found himself jumping back in the water with the ring in his hand, gripping it tight to not lose it as he flailed his limbs to try to desperately keep afloat. The panic surged through his body and water went up his nose and into his gasping mouth and he couldn't really see, but he still kicked himself away from the edge instead of holding on to try to reach Billy. He incoherently tried to yell Billy's name as he made God's worst attempt at trying to swim but fuck if he didn't try. He tried to calm himself and focus on his task at hand, get his boy back, put that ring back on his finger where it belongs, and for that, he needed to say fuck you to his fear and the dreadful feeling of no ground beneath his feet. He actually made very good progress after the first horrid minute and it turned into a semi decent dog-style by the time Billy reached him, mortified and yelling his name.

"Frank! FRANK! Oh my God, Frank, Frank, baby, hold on to me, fuck, Frank, it's all okay, everything's okay, love, yeah? Christ, come here, come here, hold onto me!" It was clumsy the way Frank tried to half hold on but he didn't want to drag Billy down and he was kicking his feet to try to keep afloat desperately.

"Not until-, fuck, not until you put this back on-," Frank grabbed at Billy's hand, pushing the ring over his finger while he tried to explain himself with meager attempts at not crying; he was freaking out, okay?! He should be allowed to fucking cry! "I love you, I love you, Billy, and I'll marry you if you let me, and fuck, I should have married you sooner, the moment you turned eighteen I should have took you to that altar but I thought-, I, fuck-,"

"Let's get you out first, okay? Come on, you're doing so good, Frank, you're swimming, baby! You're doing it!" Billy's voice also broke from tears as he chuckled at Frank's soaked bear look. "I love you too, I do."

"I thought you'd find yourself a better man, that's why I didn't marry you immediately. I was a fucking idiot, thinking after what I've done to you you could just find yourself a better life without it absolutely destroying me. But you do deserve one. A better life. A better alpha. A better man."

"There's nothing better, you silly old man." Billy chuckled tearfully before he kissed Frank, and it felt so fucking good, to have his boy back, that Frank forgot to kick his feet to keep himself afloat and both of them only realized that when their mouths were submerged under the water. Billy laughed as Frank grimaced and spit out the chlorine filled water seeping into their kiss and Billy finally pulled him to the shore with more determination.

Frank laid out on the cold tiled floor panting for air after he managed to push himself out of the water, and Billy leaned over above him looked truly like a soaked angel. Maybe a siren. Yeah, that fit him well. A beautiful siren seducing sailors off their boats to jump in the deep water for him. He bet if he told Billy this, the boy would roll his eyes and laugh about how Frank reads too much romantic stuff and how he's ever the literature nerd. But it was true, it felt like Billy was the little mermaid as he slowly bowed down and kissed him with those moist pink lips of his, and the water from his lashes fell on Frank's closed eyelids gently.

"I love you. My sweet siren." Frank whispered when Billy pulled back with a smile and that did make him laugh and his laugh was like bells in heaven, spreading happiness to anyone who heard it. Frank brushed back some of Billy's long wet strands of hair to kiss all over his face. "I know I said spring wedding, but fuck, let's marry earlier. Fuck that venue, we can marry wherever you want. Let's go to Sydney for it, let's not just wait for the honeymoon. I need to call you my wife now."

"We can't fly just right now, but yeah, fuck, let's go. Let's fucking fly out in the winter or whenever you're able to transfer your job there,- Frank, Frank, fuck, daddy-," Billy squealed in joy as he straddled Frank's hips and dived back in to give him hungry kisses while Frank pulled on the zipper of his wet suit. He needed him right now.

"I'm flying us out way before, baby, I swear, and I'll be marrying you right there." Frank pulled down Billy's wet suit desperately as his boy frantically helped and tugged on the waistband of his swim trunks to get at his dick.

"I want you to put your next litter into me on the beach, just fuck me right there on the warm sand while the tide washes at our feet, fuck, daddy, I want it so much-," Billy gasped out a moan as he finally sank his hips down on Frank's lap, guiding his cock into his wet cunt barely a moment after he got his wet suit shimmied down to his ankles. "I want you to fuck me into the sunset, daddy."

"I will, I will every fucking day once we get there, and I'll swim with you and the kids and take care of you and I'll give you everything you want, everything you deserve, baby, my angel, my siren, my love." Frank groaned as he grinded up to meet Billy's ass halfway, thrusting up into the welcoming warmth of his cunt with delight and gripping his hips with hungry hands as he watched Billy's lips part in ecstasy and drool incoherent mewls which Frank helped along when he planted his feet down to give him a harder faster ride.

Even though it was after closing time, they were still at a public pool, and they could get in serious trouble for fucking right there, but they weren't even thinking of trying to be sneaky about it. Frank slammed his hips up so hard and fast, the wet claps echoed off the walls loudly together with Billy's desperate moans as he tried to hold on to Frank's big body like it was his only lifeline, and fuck, his face was so pretty when he was getting his cunt drilled, Frank just had to surge up and kiss him. Billy rubbed his little hard cock against his big hairy belly, and that stimulation together with the pounding in his cunt was enough to get him over the edge in record time, but Frank was no better, he was spilling inside right after, the tight clench of Billy's silky pussy a familiar hug that could get him coming any time.

"No more delays, I love you. I can't lose you, Billy, my baby, my angel, my little bride," Frank sobbed into Billy's mouth as the boy rode his cock with well practiced ease, milking his orgasm out of him while kissing him desperately.

"You won't lose me, you won't, and I won't lose you, I'll never let you go, never, never, I love you, Frank, I love you so much." Billy chuckled amongst tears, more raw and honest and vulnerable than what Frank was ever used to, but he made sure to reward him with more kisses and another round that stretched into almost dawn.

They went home both sore from the hard tiled pool floor but giggling like misbehaving teenagers even when they were washing their mess off back in their own shower. Frank couldn't help but hold Billy close through the night, rubbing at his ring finger and kissing his neck while his head couldn't stop planning until he passed out.

His plan at first was to manage a wedding in Sydney by November. In the end he already got the new house, job and venue down by the first week of September and when he told Billy, they ended up conceiving the next litter ahead of schedule as well.

Boyd Holbrook The Skeleton Twins Dir: Craig Johnson

for @abusivelittlebunny, with love

[mistaeq]

The Jobros: Finding out their s/o is Pregnant with Twins

TW // none

Original Request: Can you do the jojo's reaction to their s/o being pregnant with twins after a long time of trying? You can find this here.

The sweet @serenityblaze44 asked for this same prompt with the Jobros, so... here it is! <3

WORD COUNT: 2.6k

ROBERT E. O. SPEEDWAGON

As soon as you tell him, his eyes widen, like a cat who saw his favourite toy. It's almost as if he was a kid, and you were telling him that Santa was gonna bring him his favourite gift ever. No wonder, he'll be speechless for some seconds. Not only one baby, but two? This sounds all the way like a dream becoming reality. Living in the street like he did years ago, he could only dream about having a family.

You've been trying so hard to have a baby, you both felt ready, and after all the danger he went through along with Jonathan, Robert wants to settle down and have a family, finally starting something serious. But you had a lot of problems with getting pregnant, and he was losing his hope. Until you told him you were expecting a baby. And now, you were telling him they were two, two angels of his growing in your stomach. This feels crazy.

Speedwagon won't force you and won't get angry, if you don't feel like you'd like something like this, but he'd love to name one of the twins Jonathan or William if there's at least a boy and Erina if there's at least a girl. These people mattered so much in his life, and would be the happiest if he could bring these names with him forever. If you don't like the idea, he will respectfully accept it, and he's open and ready to hear your own ideas, too!

He wants everything to be completely organized, when the twins will come to the world. Every parent buys furniture and clothing for their baby, even before the birth, it's a pretty common thing. But Robert more or less behaved like Joseph buying stuff for Shizuka with Josuke's money. Speedwagon almost bought an entire baby store out of happiness and excitement. He's enthusiast and nervous. Bear with this loving gentleman.

"What do you mean I don't have to buy six cribs for the babies? What their two ones break and we need to change it?" he groans, handing you a bag, you looking at him with questioning eyes. "Nevermind... y/n, will you hold these fifty pacifiers for me while I get the twenty pairs of baby shoes out of the car?"

Speedwagon can't keep the news to himself. He'll call Erina before everyone else, and then all his friends, like immediately, to tell them the good news. He looks calm and rational, but he spent most of his life in London's street, and few years won't erase his loud and impulsive attitude. It's probably a good thing, after all. Even gentlemen can be excited. A little sudden, but hearing it makes Erina so happy, she'll be like an aunt for your kids!

He would enjoy reading books to your stomach during your pregnancy. He would have done it even if they weren't twins, but he claims that being them two, he'll need to work twice the amount he did before to teach them stories and literature. Robert is an amazing man, but still a too grown baby, he'll never stop his ideas about how to teach the children something. He just thinks about what he'd like to do or hear if he was a child.

CAESAR ANTONIO ZEPPELI

He stops practicing with his hamon for some seconds as soon as you tell him. Funny, he was so focused on his training that he swore he started hearing things. You didn't just tell him that the baby bubble growing in your stomach are in reality two baby bubbles. He... oh, forget it Caesar, you must have dreamt it. But you're right next to him, and almost immediately repeat what you just told him, making him realize what he heard is true.

It takes a while for the italian boy to realize it, but when he finally does, you can tell he's happy. Mamma mia. The adrenaline and excitemente in his body won't stop flowing, this is why, when Caesar will hug you, pick you up and jump around, hamon bubbles will still be coming out of his fingertips, and you find it the cutest thing ever. It's the physical proof of how happy you make him, there's no way to deny it. Family is all he ever wanted, over his flirting habit. You're the right one for him and he knows.

Prepare your kids and your stomach to get a whole load of opera music during your pregnancy. Caesar is a great lover of opera, and will care about his kids to be as informed on it and respectful of the genre. Either he'll put on some of it, of he'll straight up sing it for you and your future children. His singing voice isn't actually so bad, you notice, and this is how he earns the task of singing them the lullabies when they'll come to the world.

"Hey! What do you mean I get to sing them the lullabies... I'm good at opera... not baby songs..." he whines, almost sounding like a baby himself. "Fine... but at one condition. You change the diapers and I sing the lullabies. Take it or leave it."

He cares a lot about his family's traditions to go on. Being the flamboyant italian he is, Caesar prides himself on the love for his close family and relatives. He doesn't have a huge request for you, but he cares about what he's gonna ask. The father-to-be would be happy, if one of the twins is a boy, to give him Antonio as a second name. Like his own second name, and his grandpa's too. He secretly hopes the twins are a boy and a girl, he's always wanted a baby princess.

The young Zeppeli will grow twice more protective and caring of you. This translates in him not letting Joseph get closer to you than three meters away. This is how you learn to speak even louder to talk with people. Your loving boy will always be in front of you to keep you safe. You appreciate it, but sometimes he's exaggerated.

He'll probably beg you on his knees, for you to allow him to teach the children how to master the hamon technique when they'll grow up. You can't really deny it, sometimes it's useful. During your pregnancy, Caesar and his calming waves helped you coping with pregnancy pains and cramps, massaging your belly and leaving some bubbles around to soothe and distract you. Oh, your caring italian love.

NORIAKI KAKYOIN

When you told him the good news, his heart exploded with happiness and excitement. However, Noriaki is known for being a pretty calm boy, and he tried his best to keep calm after your words, too. You had to tell him to let go and don't worry about wanting to hug you, or pick you up and kiss you, or even cry, if he felt like letting it all out.

Before you even got pregnant, Kakyoin and you had been trying every single way on Earth to have a baby. Take count of your most fertile phase, buy a lot of pregnancy tests, using different positions, praying, making rituals, crying and asking Siri, in tears, why Noriaki couldn't manage to get you pregnant. Did those ways work so well that you got twice more pregnant than you expected? Nevermind, all you know is that you and your loving cherry boy are gonna have two beautiful babies.

"Listen... why do you think I can't get my baby pregnant? We've been trying every single way... do you have any advice?" as soon as Siri answered, Kakyoin's eyes widened, and raised an eyebrow. "Hey, don't give me the 'Sorry, I'm not sure what you said' treatment!"

One of his first thoughts, is that there's a small - but now it's higher because the babies are two - percentage of chances your babies might be stand users. Yes, it's not the highest percentage ever, but it's still there, and Kakyoin is pretty afraid of it. Stand users' lives are never calm and quiet, he had the occasion to prove this himself. They often go towards almost deadly experiences. He's gotta be a good dad and protect his children.

Hierophant Green is overjoyed! Noriaki and his stand worked hard, to create some decorations for the babies' room with emeralds. Green is a neutral color, since you don't know whether the twins will be boys, girls, or both. Still, you don't think colors like pink and blue are gendered, that's some stereotypical bullshit. But you had the luck of having green decorations, perfect for anyone, from Hierophant's power.

Kakyoin secretly hopes that at least one of the babies, no matter whether it's a boy or a girl, will have his hair color or hair noodle. Think about it, wouldn't it be funny, cute and incredibly special to have a small version of your husband/boyfriend walking around the house? Oh god, what if they're identical twins? Three Noriakis? Oh my.

Even if this might embarrass him a little, you'll often get to see his parents during your pregnancy. First of all, to give them the good news about the baby being in reality two babies, and second of all because mrs. Kakyoin would be on cloud nine, getting the chance to give you some parenting advice. That's also how you get to know some interesting information and curiosities about your man's childhood. The cutest things ever. But this... is another story.

NIJIMURA OKUYASU

Okuyasu.exe has stopped working. What do you mean two babies? He thought the shocking news were finished, after the pregnancy announcement. He's gonna ask you a billion times, on the verge of tears, if you're joking or messing with him, knowing how much these news matter to his heart. When he gets you're serious, Okuyasu just lets go and cries. He feels so damn happy.

He learnt to hate your period as much as you, honestly. Because everytime you got it, it meant another month in which he had failed in getting you pregnant had passed, and this made him feel useless and disappointing. You never thought anything like this about him, but making him understand this is pretty difficult, he wouldn't have forgiven himself until he succeeded. You wanted a baby and Okuyasu wanted so too, so he would have given it to you, no matter what.

"Oi... did you... you know, bleed this month already?" Okuyasu asked, with the eyes of someone who was afraid of asking. But you shook your head. "This is good, love... but let's not get our hopes up, shall we, y/n?"

He doesn't really have any special requests or ideas for your babies' names. Or better, he does have one, but will never tell you, as he thinks for sure that you'll never agree with doing it. Okuyasu would have liked the kanji "兆" ("chou": trillion) to be in at least one of your babies' names, to remember his brother. But your boy is pretty sure you'd hate it, and he'd never suggest this. You'll probably feel there's something he's not telling you and find out anyway.

Expecting two babies is tiring, and you'll need to rest a lot. Okuyasu would like to join you and hold you in your sleep, but he also wants to be awake to take care of you, get you something to eat or drink, or put in order his messy house to make it look at least decent for when the babies will come. This is why, while you take your naps, he works around the house and lets The Hand cuddle with you. It's always him, after all. He feels the way you hold his stand.

This leads to the father-to-be being often pretty tired, too. He overworks himself. At night, when he finally joins you in your bed, happens to fall asleep in a matter of seconds, wearing his ordinary clothes instead of his pajamas. You can tell he's gonna be a good dad. Some mornings during your pregnancy, if you happened to wake up before him, you'd quietly turn off his alarm clock for him to rest more.

Okuyasu's dad is on cloud nine too, as his family is going to get larger. Mansaku totally wants to take a photo with you two and his grandchildren, as soon as they'll be born. He accepted you and behaves with you the same caring way he does towards his son. He's changed in a better man, despite his appearance. But the first person Okuyasu told the good news to, was Keicho. He purposely went on his grave, because he knew his brother would have been proud.

BRUNO BUCCIARATI

You tell him the good news while he's working. Not only it'll make his day better, but it'll also hopefully get his mind off of that giant bunch of papers on his desk, for once. The capo suddenly stops, moving his gaze towards your eyes, then your stomach, then your eyes again. You'll have to repeat, or he'll be sure he's imagined what you said because of the too much time spent working. But there's no joke or dream, you're pregnant with twins.

Screw all the papers and all the work that's left. He's gonna get you in a so tight and warm embrace of his, and never let go. Libeccio's for dinner that night? Guaranteed. He's usually a calm man, but whatever is related to his family, gets celebrated. When you announced your pregnancy, you had a dinner with the whole gang at the restaurant, but this time Bruno would rather have something more personal and private with you. Make the dinner romantic.

When you were still trying to have a baby, Bucciarati was the one who managed not to lost his temper when every attempt of yours resulted in a negative pregnancy test. But when you weren't around, I won't say he cried, but was pretty close. He was afraid of not being able to give you what you wanted, and usually ranted about this with Abbacchio. Bruno wanted to be the shoulder you could cry on, and couldn't breakdown too.

You both decided to wait some time before telling the gang about the baby being in reality two babies. They were still excited for your pregnancy itself, Mista and Narancia above everyone, and giving another shocking news would have probably brought the peace to say arrivederci. They still managed to get you confess, the look in Bruno's expressive eyes was too happy not to notice.

Just like Giorno would do, Bruno wouldn't be happy if his two angels ended up being involved in Passione's business. He totally will let the gang around his babies, as he trusts them, but during your pregnancy you both decided that the one of you taking care of the babies on a certain day, wouldn't even think of getting close to Passione's headquarters with the children. And you agreed with Bucciarati, for your little ones' safety.

"You'll agree with me that our children's safety is the most important thing, tesoro mio..." Bruno murmured, caressing your cheek. "Let's not bring them close to this place ever, I beg you. I'm sure you'll understand."

He would enjoy talking and interacting with his babies by laying his head on your stomach, kissing it and listening to them moving in the last weeks of your pregnancy. Sticky Fingers is in love with you too, and Bruno won't ever lose the chance to close you in a cuddle sandwich between his body and his stand's to make you feel protected and let you know how proud of you he is. Bucciarati will be a special dad, indeed.