#they're a duo and they succeed together

[mortalscience]

Law and Order Criminal Intent - s01e09 - The Good Doctor Eames: You want to rethink that answer, Mr. D'Alacosta? We looked into your pedigree… Couple DUIs, couple dope pops, delinquent on your child support. You drive too fast, drink too much, don't meet your obligations, don't give a damn about anybody. My partner has a fancy word for people like you… Psychopath. I call them screw ups. If you want to join the two million of your fellow psychopaths who’re already in jail, just keep lying to the police.

[mukimokai]

okay no cuz why is every kinich ship valid smh

TW: LONG ASS RAMBLING BUT FUNNY SILLY CUTSIE I PROMISE

kinlani is kinlani. like omg have you seen them: sunshine social butterfly girlfriend and her introverted moon boyfriend that she loves unconditionally. And it's a new concept for her once abused boyfriend who thinks everything comes at a cost: who gets confused when Mualani just loves him without asking for anything in return and he just loves it so much it makes him weak for her; he'd do anything for her without asking for payment like he does with anyone else because she helped him heal and she's his darling little wife who he'd do anything for.

ajawnich (ajaw with the ability to go into human form because seriously. we NEED human ajaw in more ways than one) is your typical doomed mortal x immortal tragedy in which a dragon who is new to human emotions and thinks lowly of humans slowly starts to understand humanity over the years with his infuriating yet kind human companion. Both are emotionally constipated fools; Ajaw pining like a lovesick idiot because he's supposed to hate his companion and want him dead but when that day of death finally comes, Ajaw feels no joy or happiness: just empty as he looks himself in the mirror, touching his face, or, well, Kinich's face.

oronich (idk the ship name, but also it exists lol) is two characters who are seen somewhat as outsiders by their own tribes: Kinich, while loved by most of the children, has a negative reputation for his job while Ororon is seen as a problem child and cast out of society. The two ostracised characters coming together in a doomed "we're kinda similar, aren't we?" Eddie Munson and Chrissy Cunningham style (from stranger things, sorry chat) and forming an unexpected yet wholesome and definitely welcome bond with each other (they'd tend to their garden together).

lynich (a rarepair!! a popular rarepair is a miracle honestly) is two traumatized boys, the flirt and the flustered. One who speaks the truth outright, and one who's every word is a lie. One who thinks everything comes at a price, and one who thinks everything is a trick. When Lyney tells Kinich about his connections with the Fatui, Kinich isn't mad, surprised, but not mad. How could he be? When he knows why Lyney joined? He accepts him with open arms, Weighing the costs, befriending a member of the Fatui would most likely leave him out of their shadier affairs since Lyney would never harm him, right? Right. Even when Lyney succeeds Arlecchino, Even when he becomes a harbinger, even after everything: they're together, despite all the complications there are.

basically yeah. every kinich ship is valid rn. those are the popular ones at least-(ororon and kinich is not popular but it has more content than any others I've seen and ppl actually talked abt it at one point so it's being included)

citlali and kinich is being excluded bcz that's p3d0philia: fanbase, that was your lesson for shipping characters before we even know anything about them/before they're even released smh (/lh lololol)

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to my unfortunate realization: kinlani is poppy and branch smh (singing killed his father and made his mother run away, okay). They're basically every cliche quiet boy and cliche loud girl duo ever in history and they have that absolutely based opposite aesthetic duo vibe going on and it's wonderful i love them to bits and pieces chat.

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ajawnich is princess and the frog in which ajaw turns into a pixel dragon instead of a frog, or beauty and the beast in which ajaw's seal is the rose curse thingie, or both. or fluttercord, cant forget fluttercord. or billford, cant forget billford either. take your pick with them honestly.

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oronich is chrissy and eddie, could also see it being christine and raoul from phantom of the opera in which ajaw is the phantom, kinich is christine, and ororon is raoul.

(wait that's genius, im a fucking genius chat. someone make that an AU and credit me right NEEEEOW.)

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and lynich is kinda just there i dont really know anything else to compare it to but it's giving that one scene in tom and jerry where it's like: "I love you. *smothers in kisses* Why, you set my soul on fire. *smothers in kisses* It is not just a little spark. It is a flame; a big roaring flame. I can feel it now *smothers in kisses*" (the person doing the kissing and talking is lyney in case you couldn't tell LMAOOAO)

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anyways yeah

basically kinich harem i guess

i love being a multishipper because i can collect ships like a bitch and fawn over so many a time whenever i want >:3

also i love the whiplash between some of these: like kinlani and oronich were so wholesome and then you have AUGHHGHG angst with lynich and ajawnich smh.

sorry for rambling lmao but yeah

[syndrossi]

so, if the twins had been entirely identical with the silver hair and purple eyes, what would the dynamic be then?

how would daemon learn to identify them over time?

at one point, does he just instinctively know who’s who?

(funny or tragic enough the broken arm actually worked in identifying Jon at the beginning)

who would the twins play tricks on the most with their identical looks?

is aemond even angrier at the prospect of them being identical?

who’s better at playing the other and yes it’s Rhaegar, i know this, but does Jon ever get any good at it?

would otto even bother to learn who’s who?

do the twins and the cargyll twins laugh and chat about their similarities? do the cargylls give them tips on how to fight together as a duo against a foe that they may not know?

anything else i might’ve missed?

The funny thing is that I feel like Jon would still act in some ways as though he had his old coloring. And get super taken aback when people (like Crayne) are creepy over his hair too.

Would the twins have been treated alike at the Gates of the Moon if they both looked like Daemon? Quite possibly, especially if they were identical! There's no Royce/Redfort-esque coloring to favor.

I think their mannerisms separate them enough that Daemon could figure it out pretty quickly, broken arm or not, and I feel like Jon would still favor shorter hair, especially if people continue to be weird about it. Jon with Baelon hair would be adorable and even more of a mindfuck for Viserys!

The twins would troll the Kingsguard/Princesguard the most, I would guess, though it's very fun to mess with Laenor, so he would be up there. I feel like they'd give it a real try (aka play the game on hard mode) with Daemon to see if they could ever fool him, but Daemon knows how to find their tells, though he doesn't like doing it. (Basically, if he acts a very particular way around Rhaegar, the kid freezes for a second.)

You're right that Rhaegar is naturally the better imposter, but Jon can fake being him for short periods. Like, if you try to make him sing, the game is immediately up, but both of them do that quiet observation thing. Where Jon really struggles is with people he doesn't like; it just...always manages to come through. Jon could not fool Otto or Cole to save his life.

(So I guess the answer is yes, Otto does bother! It's impossible to miss that one of them is always staring at him with an expression ranging from hostility to at least mild disapproval, while the other is a damned cypher.)

For people who don't know the twins super well, it's much easier to succeed at pretending to be the other.

Aemond is very bummed that they're identical because it means Jon definitively looks more like Rhaegar. (Whereas in Resonant, Jon's "impure" coloring is a point in Aemond's favor.)

Now that I think about it, I feel like Jon would be more inclined to accept a Targaryen name from the get-go, since he looks so different (from his POV) to before. Like. It doesn't matter how much he still feels like a wolf, he's very visibly a dragon.

Definitely even more bonding with the Cargyll twins who can tell at twenty paces which twin is which, no speech needed, with 90% accuracy.

[cringefailvox]

what do u think abt the dynamic of the vees? they’re truly a fucked up lil family hehe and i wonder how they work in relation to one another ! also specifically val and vox ! i think it’s interesting how there’s some respect between them considering their different strengths lol ( porn and tech/news)

TY FOR ASKING bc i looove the vees so bad.

vox + valentino: most obvious, they're that messy on/off couple with severe issues that nonetheless do genuinely care about each other at the end of the day. val breaks his phone, vox screams in his face, they giggle and dance together, they have the range. they might rile each other up and throw each other under the bus for petty reasons, but in a life or death situation, they protect each other without hesitation. power vacillates between them like a seesaw. manipulative, toxic beyond belief, unexpectedly wholesome - they're made for each other.

valentino + velvette: i just know these bitches live for the drama. they keep each other updated on the latest gossip, they make fun of vox together, they're that awful best friend duo from high school who look at you like you're a bug under their shoes and then they skip class to go vape in the bathroom. val is very fond of her and she likes the attention, but she also gets easily annoyed with his lack of impulse control and inability to play a long con like her & vox. i think she's also one of the few people in existence that val won't sexualize (both bc she'd kill him and bc he sees her as a real person, not a toy).

velvette + vox: these two are the real power houses of the vees. i think vox was a mentor figure of sorts at the beginning, impressed by her ambition and drive, who gave her the tools to succeed and then stood back and watched as she clawed her way rightfully to the top. he respects her and her take-no-shit attitude. she loves him as much as she sees right through his bullshit, and even though she knows he needs her for his empire to function, she acknowledges that she needs his support too. they're both strong leaders and rule their employees with an iron fist. vel doesn't hesitate to call him for backup and both her and val trust vox to take care of them.

vox + val + vel: most importantly, all of the vees see each other as equals. they're all self-obsessed tyrants who view everyone around them as lessers EXCEPT FOR one another. at any given moment, all of them are thinking "i can't believe i'm the only sane one here." vel rolls her eyes and buries her face in her phone while voxval make out with each other over dinner, vox/vel stop val from doing something crazy and impulsive again, vel/val physically drag vox away from his desk to make him take a break from his work.

you disrespect one of the vees, you disrespect all of them. they're fiercely protective of each other and they still let vox humiliate himself on live television for shits and giggles. they're terrible. they love each other. they're a family in every sense of the word, dysfunction and all. they enable each other's worst tendencies while also keeping each other in check. they are everything they are the moment

[settphel-enthusiast]

Headcanons ―

Ezkayn

#1 Shitters

Absolutely harasses the fuck out of Kayn in a loving way

Ezreal tries to prank the others like Aphelios does, but fails miserably

Encourages Kayn to harass the others and succeeds

They both get in trouble by Yone and get time out

K'sante gives them a good talking to

They make a fantastic singing duo, but one always tries to get in the way of the other to make the other look horrible (i.e. tripping, pushing, shoving, etc.)

Ezreal's jaw dropped after hearing Kayn's verse, he was obsessed. Did he tell Kayn? Hell no. He teased Kayn and called him a 'corpse wannabe'.

Love language is bullying each other

After a hard day of work and teasing each other, you can usually find them napping together; Ezreal's head on Kayn's shoulder and Kayn's head on Ezreal's head, usually holding hands

Aphelios took a photo and often uses it as blackmail to get them to work

They can never be in public together without arguing

Yone has considered putting one of those child bag-leash things on both of them to stop them from running off

At night however, they're usually gaming together, and they have really good synergy when they game; Kayn is an aggressive damage dealer and Ezreal is an engager and likes to pick and poke

They help each other dye their hair

Ezreal is the least intimidated by Rhaast, even though on the daily, Rhaast threatens to take Ezreal's soul -- 'Yeah okay buddy, shut up and sit still' while he's doing Kayn's makeup

During Sett's verse, Kayn wasn't allowed to be on screen because he kept laughing over the fact that Sett got clocked by a robot and Ezreal almost got ran over by a car

Deep down, Kayn really likes Ezreal, he just has a hard time showing it, and when he does? It's usually through harassment

Ezreal knows this, they do it back and send genuine hearts to each other after telling each other to eat shit and die

Ezreal also reminds Kayn to take his meds and eat food with them; often making breakfast for the both of them since they're both up later than the rest (in the most aggressive way possible)

But when they're alone without Sett, K'sante, Yone and Phel? They're sweethearts, and a lot gentler with each other.

While Kayn does graffiti art on the side, Ezreal likes collecting them, turning them to stickers and putting them all over his laptop, desk, etc.

[euryleli]

I am sooo excited to see el and lucas working together in s5!! I don't remember if we actually got confirmation or if it's just speculation, but still my point stands - they're most DEFINITELY gonna be a duo this season

They'll have a special quest to bring their girlfriend back!! And they're going to succeed!!!

[hestzhyen]

WSJ 2024 Musings

Please pardon the self-indulgence, kind void. It's the end of the year and I give almost everything that the magazine runs a chance, so I wanna reflect on the 2024 Weekly Shounen Jump "experience". Behold the kind of hobby data I track in spreadsheets (yes I'm a lonely person, please no bully).

Format

Title (start month/year, # of chapters) - thoughts & impressions. Each category sorted from oldest title -> newest

Axed (U19 or Close Enough)

Martial Master Asumi (06/23, 32 chapters) - I liked this and I genuinely don't understand why it didn't succeed. Nito and Nao were a great duo, the sport was lovingly depicted, and the story was unfolding at a great clip while being easy to follow despite me not knowing a damn thing about MMA. Nito was kind of annoying with how hesitant he was, but he was getting a lot better right before the series was cancelled. Chalking this up to Japan's shit taste I guess.

MamaYuyu (09/23, 29 chapters) - REEEEE I LOVED THIS except for the uninspired magic system and harem elements (Minerva best girl by the way). Also had a distinct lack of Mama Yuyu despite her being in the title. The horror aspects of this were amazing though and I hope the author does a spooky series. He really has a talent for depicting the unnerving.

Two on Ice (09/23, 28 chapters) - sports series have to be super gay or super good in premise to get me to read them and this didn't qualify on either point. Not sure what I missed but guess it wasn't much.

Green Green Greens (11/23, 26 chapters) - same as above and lol golf, good luck in a magazine mostly aimed at a school-age demographic (not even the Kuroko no Basuke guy could make it work).

Shadow Eliminators (12/23, 19 chapters) - a really rough start and bad pacing combined with a generic premise killed this from the get-go, I think. It's unfortunate because the author was really cooking by putting a guy in the heroine role (listen, I have my priorities and I won't apologise for them). MC-kun's story was actually interesting too and I would have liked to see it play out longer. At least he and the heroine guy went to the cultural festival together at the end, which is easily construed as romantic when it's just two people. Oh and the ninja girl who talked through a paper bag hand puppet was super cute.

Dear Anemone (02/24, 17 chapters) - fuck you, I liked it. I love dark body horror and this was really interesting despite some jumbled storytelling once the secondary characters were introduced. Probably would have seen more success in a different magazine... or I'm just coping hard. MC-kun was also totally in love with the Best Friend Guy that he admired so much and no one can convince me otherwise.

Kyokuto Necromance (04/24, 18 chapters) - I feel bad for this author. I liked Aliens Area too, and it breaks my heart that he sounded so defeated in his final author's comments when this got cancelled. I hope he tries again because he has good ideas and characters- they just need more time to get off the ground than WSJ typically allows.

Psych House (05/24, 17 chapters) - it was cute and I read it to the end, but it was deservedly cut short for being boring as hell most of the time. I hated the little scientist girl with every fibre of my being too which didn't help since she was a recurring character. I think there were only one or two chapters I actually enjoyed and I kept reading mostly because Nemuru (bucket kid) was a really well-done portrayal of autism. Just read the chapters where MC-chan's friends stalk her and Bucket-kun around town and the one where they go out shopping for pajamas for Bucket-kun. They're the best and only really worthwhile parts of this series (not even MC-chan's drama with her mom was compelling despite the very solid premise).

Yokai Buster Murakami (06/24, 21 chapters) - knew this wasn't for me right away, and seems like a lot of Japanese readers agreed. The jokes in the first three chapters weren't particularly funny or unique so I dropped it pretty fast. Everyone who thought it was "safe" because it was in the last slot as a comedy series probably shouldn't make bets or predictions in 2025.

Finished Series

Boku no Hero Academia (07/14, 430 chapters) - I think this is the last manga of it's kind in WSJ. The end of this series means an end to the mindset of extending a popular series until it runs out of steam (One Piece is a completely different beast in it's own league). All the big hit series in recent times like JJK and KnY were allowed to tell faster, shorter stories and Kagurabachi -the next mega-hit in waiting- is poised to challenge it's predecessor's speed run statistics. But I don't think BnHA overstayed it's welcome despite dropping it a few times due to lack of interest over the years. I have issues with the execution on main themes, how certain powers were handled, and the ending felt too rushed but it really wasn't a bad series at the end of the day. It deserved the popularity and I'll be interested if the author starts up something new. Shout out to Deku and Ochako for not being a horrible couple too- they had some genuine chemistry between them, which is unusual for a WSJ series.

Jujutsu Kaisen (03/18, 271 chapters) - I'm freeeeeee. Only slightly jesting. I feel bad for the author since he was in poor health by the end and clearly just wanted to end it, but I don't miss waiting to see how a fight turned out. JJK did that thing I dislike where characters biff and bam around a battlefield for eons without significant character development, so I read it in bursts instead of weekly until the last arc. The explanations of powers was clunky, some significant plot points weren't sufficiently followed up on for my tastes (mostly around Yuuji and his "brothers")... it was a bit of a mess of a manga but the ideas the author was trying to express were very good. I love how Yuuji got through to Megumi in the end, and what Megumi wished for, how Gojo saw himself, the blatant SatoSugu stuff, the idiot twins dynamic between Yuuji and Nobara- there was a lot of excellence in this series that got hampered by the sub-par battles. I hope Gege can rest and come back if he's still interested in doing so.

Cipher Academy (11/22, 58 chapters) - this ran a little too long to say it was "axed" but it was definitely cut shorter than the author intended. I like Nisioisin for more than his Monogatari Series stuff and I was hoping this would would stay longer, but alas. Iroha was great and I loved the unsexualized, un-haremized(?) female cast that surrounded him. I was too stupid to follow most of the codes and puzzles but that didn't stop me from checking in every week to see what went down. I also have the deepest respect for the various people who translated this series every week because it was absolute hell for them to do it even with some extra time afforded. Doing a good Nisioisin series translation without a book's worth of TL notes is already a feat, never mind trying to translate one involving tons of Japanese-language specific cryptograms and puzzles.

Limbo Series

Mission: Yozakura Family (08/19, 256+ chapters) - I'll admit I've never read this. All I know is that the jokes of it being so middling that it gets forgotten in every type of list are true because I also almost forgot to put it here. Apparently it's ending soon, so I hope the fans of it get a satisfying conclusion.

Undead Unluck (01/20, 236+ chapters) - I read this for a bit, dropped it, and don't remember why so I guess it wasn't worth following after all. Not to say it's bad, just not my speed I guess. Another series that's ending soon so I hope it goes out on a high note for the people who like it.

Kill Blue (04/23, 83+ chapters) - I tried to like this one, I really did. But I think the author would do better to stick to gay sports series that aren't golf. The premise was iffy for me but I was willing to roll with it until everything got bogged down in the haunted house arc and I dropped it out of boredom. The only notable thing this series has done done is daughterzone the middle school girl to the mid-40's(?) MC, which shouldn't be a relief but, y'know. It's not selling too hot so we'll see how long the author can coast off of the mega success of his Magical Gay Basketball series and the general lack of strong competition for spots in WSJ right now.

Nue's Exorcist (05/23, 80+ chapters) - never read this because I'm not into ecchi harem battle manga, but hope it's satisfying the people who do like it. Also not doing stellar in sales but it's not in a lot of danger either.

New Additions Still Running

Super Psychic Policeman Chojo (02/24, 44+ chapters) - I was a fan of Samon the Summoner so I gave this a chance, but it's too skewed towards referential comedy for my tastes. I do love this author's scumbag MCs though. It's not doing great or terrible in sales (for a comedy series) so far, so it's anyone's guess how long it'll last. It won't be overtaking Roboco any time soon though. Hope the Kochikame collab next issue gives it a boost to close the gap a little just because I like the author.

Astro Royale (04/24, 35+ chapters) - I was intrigued and willingly following along with this until chapter 8, at which point I dropped it like a shit-covered brick. The really unfunny transphobic "jokes" about a femme bad guy and dated gender role BS for the sister that was introduced have blacklisted this author for me forever. I don't care how much I liked the rest of the supporting cast, I don't care if the author writes a series that sells a billion copies with a single volume- I'm never going to give him a chance again unless he makes an effort to improve on how he treats women and trans people in his works (as if he'd care, I know). It's another series that isn't doing great in sales but probably isn't going to be axed imminently because it's still selling better than other stuff.

Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (06/24, 26+ chapters) - please read this, it's got so much heart and soul! It's definitely not a perfect series -the action's nothing to write home about and the story isn't original- but the characters are top-tier and this author knows how to play with reader expectations. It feels like an earnest love letter to the essence of shounen manga that's just about found it's footing with the most recent chapters. Kiyoshi's in the same boat as Astro in terms of sales- not great, but it's being given room to see if it grows or treads water. I hope it grows because this is a joy to read almost every week.

Hima-Ten! (07/24, 24+ chapters) - the best way I can describe this after dropping it at chapter 2 is "ToraDora for people who don't want to read ToraDora in [current year]". Unfortunately I don't want to see ecchi of high school girls, so the panty shot in the second chapter made it clear this series isn't for me. It goes in the bin of "hope it does well for the target audience" titles. It's seeing some modest success, but it's got a long way to go if it wants to reach the same tier as Nisekoi and BokuBen (We Never Learn).

Ichi the Witch (09/24, 16+ chapters) - I trust the Iruma author with my life, and the artist also being a woman helped me believe that this wouldn't be a male power fantasy series despite the premise. So far it's delivered with phenomenal art and characters and a story that's just interesting enough to keep it in my mind. I do appreciate the author and artist's intentional additions of diversity through Desscaras (best girl no contest) and what could be some trans femme and/or gender non-conforming folks in a position of power. Will be looking to see how volume 1 sales fare when it comes out early next year. WSJ wants this to be a hit with the billing it gets already, though, so I hope it meets expectations!

Shinobi Undercover (09/24, 15+ chapters) - I'm honestly not sure how to feel about this series. The MC is fun to follow, and I like the main girl well enough, but it feels like this series isn't sure how to strike a balance between action and romcom plot beats. I think if it doesn't hit it's stride soon it could be in trouble. Happy to be wrong even if I end up dropping it though!

Hakutaku (09/24, 14+ chapters) - this is dead in the water and it kind of deserves to be. It's cute but there's not much else to say about it since it glosses over the interesting bits of game development and goes for emotional and cool moments that it doesn't build up enough to earn. I think the author has a passion for indie game dev but it's just not coming across that well with all the yapfests and skimming the technical bits. Then again, I'm a tech person that gets annoyed when my hobby/career/interest is simplified for non-tech people in ways I don't like, so... maybe I'm just elitist? Either way, I don't see this making it out of the U19 club with how poorly it's been doing in surveys and rankings. RIP hope the author isn't discouraged and I'll see this one out to the end.

Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery (11/24, 6+ chapters) - Bit too early to say how this one's faring, but it seems like a competent romcom. It's not a genre I like most of the time so I won't be reading further than chapter 4 but surely the BokuBen author will have another banger with this. Surely. I do like the MC at least. But it doesn't seem like it will satisfy anyone who wants actual mysteries to solve- it's a series that's firmly planted in the romcom territory while using Sherlock Holmes aesthetics for comedy.

Safe Series

One Piece (07/97, 1134+ chapters) - what is there to say about a legend? It's the face of the magazine and feels like it will be around forever despite Oda saying he wants to end it at some point. I don't have it in me to catch up with it but I respect the hell out of this series for it's popularity and longevity.

Me and Roboco (07/20, 215+ chapters) - I feel like too many jokes are lost in translation to fully appreciate this as someone who really only understands English, sadly. But it has an impressive run for a comedy series and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. If your series gets a Roboco parody, you know you've made it.

Sakamoto Days (11/20, 195+ chapters) - the action never fails to disappoint! Even if the story gets boring at points, there's always some killer art to look forward to. I'm also really digging the current arc so it's good vibes all around for this series right now. Just wish the author could decide on how far he wants to stretch realism when it comes to people's assassin techniques. It's got an anime airing in the 2025 Winter season so I hope that brings in new fans (and has good direction and animation, which is vital to sell those stunning action scenes).

The Elusive Samurai (01/21, 185+ chapters) - I'll admit it, this is a series that I'm not worldly enough to appreciate. Historical fiction is a tough sell to me to begin with and being bombarded with completely unfamiliar names, locations, and events every chapter left me feeling pretty lost. I stuck with it for a while just because I liked AssClass and Neuro so much but I had to admit defeat around chapter 60 or so. Maybe the anime would be easier to digest?

Witch Watch (02/21, 184+ chapters) - dropped it early on since it's a romcom, but it seems cute and is doing well so I hope it stays successful for it's fans. Anime soon!

Blue Box (04/21) - I liked the one-shot and the author deserves all the success from the little I've read of this. Again, not my genre, but glad to see it doing well. Hope the anime is a hit too!

Akane-banashi (02/22, 140+ chapters) - easily would be #1 for me if not for a certain edgy sword manga. The art, the story, the characters- everything comes together perfectly to weave a compelling narrative that is absolutely an odd fit for WSJ, but enriches the magazine for being present. Everyone needs to read this series! It's crazy how consistently amazing it is! You don't have to know a thing about rakugou to get invested and fall in love. The current arc in particular has been 10/10 chapters for months now and I can't recommend it enough!

*Ruri Dragon (06/22, 26+ chapters) - another "not my thing" series- I tried it before it went on hiatus and it's alright, apparently very good for people who like Slice of Life and cozy coming-of-age stories. Glad the author's feeling better and is able to keep going.

Kagurabachi (09/23, 63+ chapters) - ...do I need to say anything? I don't write hundreds of thousands of words for any series but this one. It took over my brain and I've been completely enthralled for months now- it quite literally occupies almost every waking thought. Much like Akane-banashi, all the core elements come together in an incredibly satisfying way that makes it a must-read for fans of the genre it belongs to. The action is stellar, the characters are phenomenal, the story is blisteringly fast but still being competently told for the most part, and the way sensitive topics are handled should be held up as a model for other authors to follow. If you only read one manga in WSJ, you're missing out. But make it Kagurabachi.

*Digital Exclusive (not printed in the physical magazine)

Hiatus x Hiatus

Hunter x Hunter (03/98, 410+ chapters) - I love this series, I really do. Togashi's the only author who can get me to read his novel when I signed up for a manga. I always look forward to it's return and I hope the author's health holds up long enough for him to end it in a way he's happy with. Re-reading the current arc in full when it's finished will be a fun few week's worth of political gamesmanship!

Overall Thoughts

The magazine's in an interesting period of transition right now. Many of the new series launched this year aren't generating a lot of buzz, big and middling series have ended or are ending soon, and the near-future age demographics in Japan pose some serious questions about what WSJ will do to adapt and keep selling.

The magazine is nowhere close to being in dire straits, to be clear. WSJ is more of a publication for all ages that has a lot of appeal to 12-17 year old boys at it's core. But that demographic is shrinking while the aging population grows. I think this is why the magazine is experimenting with more mature series like Kagurabachi and Chainsaw Man from a few years back- they know they can't keep the same raw sales numbers up if they rely on the core demographic as much as they used to.

The dearth of mainstay mega-hits compared to years past is also why some series like Kiyoshi and Astro are being given more grace than if they had ran a few years earlier. Neither series is doing great in terms of volume sales, but they're not obviously unpopular enough to be easy axes for something with more potential. They have breathing room for as long as there needs to be more action/battle manga in the lineup and nothing more promising comes along. They're safer than ever with Undead Unluck and Yokozora ending soon too.

If we're talking mega-hits in the making -JJK and BnHA replacements- then the only clear option right now is Kagurabachi. This isn't to put my favourite series up on a pedestal! It's just that, historically, the WSJ series that get the most attention and recognition are action series. When people think of WSJ "pillars" they think of the battle series even if a romcom is outselling everything but One Piece (happened this month with Blue Box coming in #2 for volume sales of WSJ titles).

I think Ichi the Witch can find success but it's the only one out of everything that's been released this year that I have any significant faith in, to be honest. I want Kiyoshi to do well and keep going, but it's not exactly "hit" material right now and the volume sales reflect that. Everything else is too early to say or already not doing so hot for WSJ standards.

I think this could be an opportunity for experimentation. WSJ has had a pretty consistent lineup of an ecchi series, a romcom, some comedy, a drama/mystery here and there, and a lot of action. Adding pure Slice of Life series like Ruri Dragon and Psych House shows a desire to branch out in my opinion. The success of a pure drama series with a female protagonist in Akane-banashi is also encouraging. I would definitely like to see more genres! Maybe even a proper horror series...?! I'll be looking at the new 2025 serials with a keen eye for any new trends. Maybe in a few years we'll have the "pillars" be something other than only action manga!

Alrighty, that's a wrap. Thank you if you read this and I hope 2025 is good to you. May we all find a new manga series to fall in love with! And may it survive the axe!

[teradrama]

teen wolf duos ranked by whether or not they could find santa

to celebrate my finishing the show (somehow . . . ) I was originally going to make a meta post on s2 but decided this would be much more fun! as a disclaimer I'm only using the teen characters so no derek (sorry not sorry)

stallison: the writers didnt let them be friends bc they KNEW that they would be too powerful. that being said i am 100% confident that if you gave these two 48hrs and suffiecient red bull they would be able to take over Santa's entire operation. (im still waiting on the post s2 fic where they kill peter and frame it as an accident)

stydia: pretty much the only thing that puts then below stallison is the fact that they'd probably get distracted arguing (and also neither of them are subtle. at all) but I will give credit where credit is due since this is the duo that successfully found and stopped the dead pool

scydia: most people (including lydia) significantly underestimate Scott's intelligence however they WOULD make a good team and they'd probably be able to figure it out. The main thing they've got going for them is their manipulative skills - if people don't crack under Lydia's words, Scott's puppy eyes will definitely finish them off

rest under the cut!

scira: i feel like theyd get side tracked pretty easily but they would get there - eventually. they'd give people the puppy eyes and on the (low) chance that that doesn't work they'd pull out the katana and claws

allydia: VERY distractable when together. but they're also both very stubborn so they'd go on and find him come hell or high water

stiles + mason: they'd be effective but I feel like mason would come out of it traumatized. shocked by the pure violence stiles is willing to unleash

liam + mason: everyone is surprised that they succeeded. most of all them

stalia: see it's not that they wouldn't be successful, its just that I shudder to think of the collateral damage

malira: good cop bad cop except kira gets to play both roles

thiam: they would make this huge ass plan but deviate 5 minutes in and then succeed by pure luck

scallison: let's be real they would be too busy making out

scallisaac: they would probably set the warehouse on fire

sciles: we all saw liams kidnapping

[seriouslysam8]

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Hi!

This is gonna be long:)

I've seen that some people were discussing the jobs that jkr gave everyone. I LOVE Harry and Ron as an Auror duo. They're amazing. And i love when they work together cause it's so in character (Harry literally chose the same electives as Ron in canon cause he felt like Ron could help and Hermione would just nag him and studying with Ron is at least fun (also why i hate fics with Hermione as a teacher)). I could potentially agree with Ron and Harry having any job as long as they're doing it together.

I love Harry as a quidditch player. Maybe because one of the first fics i read ever was Harry/Ginny with them both being quidditch players and rivals. But i feel like Harry is more into flying than quidditch so i still like him being an auror more. I don't like Harry being a defense professor.

Ron is my favorite character ever so i wanted to talk about him more.

I ofc love Ron being an auror. But i also love Ron being a healer. First reason is that i just love medical AUs. Everyone in my family is a doctor and i've watched numerous tv shows and movies about doctors. But also this post https://www.tumblr.com/albi-bumblebee/766668087186620416 (Ron and Lily having same wands is the cutest thing ever). If everyone can make Lily a healer why can't Ron be one.

Here are some fics with Healer!Ron if you're interested:

The Best Medicine

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27360091/chapters/66855793

Ron/Hermione is the main pairing. But it also has Ron and Neville being a duo of healers which is nice. It was the first romione fic i've read in years and it left nice impression.

Strange Visitors From Another Century

https://archiveofourown.org/works/519887/chapters/918771

This one is long and not finished. It has Ron/Hermione in it so. You decide if you wanna read it. But it had nice character developments and i loved how author portrayed Ron.

Princes Of Maine

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Healer_Ron_Weasley/works/1325005

This one is Ron/Harry. It was actually the first Healer Ron fic i've read and it started my obsession.

Please Don't Flirt With The Healers

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32279761

Also Ron/Harry. Really short, sweet and funny. Just for the vibes i guess.

Heal Thyself

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54817

Also Ron/Harry. Hermione is dead:)

The Nurse's Apprentice

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29245335/chapters/71811441

This one is also not finished and Ron is not even close to being a healer. It just has nice idea. I hope the author continues it some day.

Golden Bullets

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18935341/chapters/44954569

This one is not about healer Ron. Just a recommendation of Hermione critical fic:)

Cause i also don't like her most of the time.

The author has other hp fics that you might like.

I know that some Ron fans hate him working with George (especially because the twins could be really cruel to Ron. Have you heard about the puffskein???). I love Ron (and Percy) helping George. I think they'd feel guilty about not dying instead of Fred. I don't think that it was Ron's dream job to work with George but i think that Ron wanted to help him and care for him and that it was more important. I also love it cause i can relate to that more. Some people have passions. Jobs they want to get. But a lot of people (myself included) don't have that dream job. They just want to do something they won't completely hate.

And i also love if Ron's job is connected to quidditch. (I support my king doing anything at this point. Stay-at-home dad is also good). Some people make him a quidditch player but tbh i've never seen the vision. But i love him being a sport's manager/coach/strategist. Especially if it's Chudley Cannons. (I love the idea that cannons had decent players and all they needed to succeed was Ron)

And Seer!Ron. This one is quite popular among Ron lovers. It can be quite interesting and fun. But i actually just like the idea of Ron being sensible to dark magic more interesting. He was the one most influenced by the locket (mostly because of his insecurities ofc). And he also was suspicious of the Mirror of erised and the diary. I'm sure there were other instances but i can't remember it rn tbh. I just like the idea of some people being more sensible to magic. (Bill and Artur also fit quite nicely in this theory i think. They work with cursed objects which can also imply sensibility to dark magic). Also works well with Auror!Ron i think. CescaLR actually has a fic with similar idea which is called For What It's Worth. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14907062/chapters/34527998

Also i strongly agree with all your unpopular opinions.

Now i just wanna share some opinions that just popped in my head while writing this monstrosity.

-It always made me mad that only girls were allowed to get close to the unicorns. As if they're more pure or something like that. Maybe i get something wrong,

-I'm irrationally mad at authors/artists changing canon appearances. I know that it doesn't matter as much. As an example adult Harry being an inch taller than Hermione. Or Ron having brown eyes (Ginny has brown eyes and Ron has blue) and being built like a bodybuilder even though he (and Percy and Arthur) are constantly described as very thin, lanky, gangly etc. Lily had DARK red hair. Sirius wasn't a 1.7 meter twink. Etc.

-I love Percy. He's my second favorite Weasley. He (and Sirius, Regulus and Snape) is what fans want Draco to be like.

-Ron was justified for being angry at Hermione in book 3. (She literally let her cat into boy's dormitory even though she was asked not to). But ofc Jkr always had to make Hermione right.

-Ron gets Harry better than Hermione does

-We don't talk enough about the effect diary had on Ginny

-Why is Remus considered smart and hot and cool nowadays. That's literally James and Sirius not Remus.

-James was the glue that held marauders together (Remus and Peter both liked James more than Sirius i think)

-Tonks is extremely underrated and is often said to be lesbian coded just cause she has short bright hair. (i'm literally Tonks irl in character and appearance and i'm straight)

Thanks for reading this monstrosity and sorry for any mistakes and rambling. English isn't my first language and i'm writing it at 1pm and also no one i know loves Ron so i'm desperate to talk about him. Also wanted to let you know that you make me ship Harry/Ginny again even though i wasn't a fan if this ship for like 7 years (and also made me ship Ron/Demelza) Thanks for doing Sirius, Harry, Ginny and Ron justice. Thank you for all your fics i love them all especially Selcouth! Also wanted to thank you for giving Ron normal girlfriends in Brumous. It always annoyed me that his relationship with Lavender was described as annoying as possible so Hermione would look better.

Wow, I adore all the Ron love. WEASLEY IS OUR KING!

Thanks for the recs and the headcanons!

I am glad to bring anyone on the Hinny train. They are simply the best couple.

Our boy Sirius needs some love too. He's being beaten down in the Marauders fandom and his personality is being given to either Remus and/or Regulus at this point.

I'm so glad you've enjoyed Selcouth and Brumous!

[hajihiko]

If you feel up to it, I'd really like to hear more of your thoughts/takes on HinaKoma. I recall you saying that they make the most sense as love interests (aside from Chiaki, R.I.P. class rep) but you also seem to also have very different view about them than what I'm used to seeing. Your opinions and thoughts regarding the cast in general tend to be very interesting and kinda deeper? more detailed? than the people I tend to interact with, and I love reading all of them.

Ok so what I mean is basically;

Reading the narrative as a story, it makes sense that Hajimes primary love interest was Chiaki, as the game sets the two up as an investigation duo from the start, and there's definitely some intent there. The narrative sets Nagito up as this weird friends-to-enemies-to-respect-to-maybelovers, which is interesting, and I think the narrative definitely keeps the idea of Nagito and Hajime as love interests completely open (to the standard of the game in general). They're foils, they're a pro-deuter-antagonist knot, they have an interesting dynamic, a long way to go, and the story generally seems to support that, no matter what, they are Involved with one another, to a degree that really exposes how much interest they have in each other. Like they're a bit a LOT interested and it's like, inevitable, that they'd have a massive influence on each other's lives, even when it's not in the most healthy way. I think they are sort of inevitable together, and they gotta find a way to bridge that crevice and make it work, because its GONNA happen no matter how stubborn they are. And making it work is gonna be HARD, it takes so much effort and reflecting and growing and understanding, lots of heartbreak and breakthroughs, but by the end they're much more realized people and they Get It Now and can make it happen healthily.

(If they fail and get unhealthy with it, they'll be a really toxic and bad relationship that nonetheless cannot seem to fade away, and they keep trying to simultaneously understand and condemn one another to their own detriment.)

If they try and succeed, it was always gonna happen but they made it into a happy happening with a lot of effort and growth, and can have a fully realized relationship that could probably withstand most anything.

That's how I consider them Love Interests, it makes the most story sense and is definitely supported by the narrative (as much as any queer elements ever are, I guess), I just think it would be a LOT of work and almost unwilling effort.

(It's rotten work, he says.

Yeah, I say, it really fuckin is, especially to me, especially when it's you. I mean I'll do it of course, but Christ alive.)

It's just still not what I'm most interested in, even if it's the most narratively satisfying and I consider it an intentional hint at a subplot. I just like to draw what I'm interested in.

[bluektw]

MORE TORY/EDWIN/BIG RED HC'S

(now featuring Kyler) (because the trailer and Reddit ruined my hopes for a decent arc for my girl)

- Tory was the last one to acknowledge Kyler as an actual friend, only after she saw his relationship with his dad first hand she made up her mind about him.

- After Kyler joined the group Edwin was slightly favoring him over Tory and Red, and that made those two get closer than they had ever been

- But Edwin stopped doing that when he realized it was happening and they're still a really close trio

- Tory and Red have a weird need to make Edwin feel included in everything they do, cause the in previous trio (Rickenberger, Big Red and Edwin), Ricken and Red were quite closer to each other than with him. When Tory joined and they became quartet things got even, but after Ricken left both feel the need to make him feel included with them.

- Edwin knows he deserves better than Kyler and he doesn't care, but Tory and Red care and threaten to murder Kyler if he wrongs Edwin pretty much every day

- Tory has a button up she got from Red, a T-shirt she got from Kyler and a hoodie she got from Edwin.

- Whenever she shows up wearing one them, the previous owner gets all smug and cocky. The others just accept that. (And maybe the one she wears the most is Red's and Edwin and Kyler are sick of his bs already but that's not the point ok?)

- Little Red has already joined them in some movie/game nights (against his will, dad forced him), ended up liking it, but hid this from everyone at Miyagi Fang (and the four of them) like he was fearing for his life

- Tory was the first person to notice Kenny's kinda crush on Devon. Edwin noticed Devon's kinda crush on Kenny. And now every time the four see them together Edwin or Kyler start singing "Sweet Home Alabama" (I shipp them and I will not be accepting criticism)

- Red plays with Tory's hair a lot. Edwin likes to braid her hair. Kyler is not allowed to touch her hair.

- Red is a master at hockey. Edwin plays the piano really well. Tory is an amazing skater obv. Kyler is surprisingly good in laser tag.

- That being said, Kyler is really shitty at hockey, Tory couldn't play the piano to save her life, Red is a terrible skater (in rollers) and Edwin hates laser tag.

- Red tried, failed and gave up teaching Kyler to play hockey. Edwin gave up teaching music to Tory. Tory succeed (the only one that did) in teaching Red skate in rollers. Kyler gave up trying to make Edwin enjoy laser tag

- They have duos (T/BR and E/K), but they mix them up sometimes (Ex: Tory and Edwin can cook and know their way in the kitchen, Kyler and Red are great gamers, Tory and Kyler have drinks knowledge, Red and Edwin love murder mystery stuff)

- Tory, Red and Edwin prefer Kreese over Silver (Though Red liked Kim a little). Kyler prefers Silver and they argue because of that (especially him and Tory)

- Edwin is the only one of them who has a good relationship with both of his parents (Red and his mom have issues because his brother is the golden child to her, but him and Little Red are mostly good. Kyler and his dad have a slightly toxic relationship. Tory doesn't "have" her father)

- Edwin's mom is, in fact, a maternal figure to Red, while his dad is one to Kyler, none of them are to Tory cause she had Kreese and her mom, but both really like her a lot

- Big Red, Edwin and Kyler LOVE to go the restaurant Tory works now (I like to think is an Italian restaurant) and the rink. She likes depending on the day they come and likes them better if they don't annoy her during her shifts

- One time Kyler forced them to go to a karaoke bar of some sort. four sang Livin' La Vida Loca (by Ricky Martin) together

- Robby doesn't really like hanging out with the three boys cause he feels they still want to kill him (they do), Tory always asks if he wants to hang out with them, even after realizing he usually denied, and he likes she keeps asking even knowing he'll say no. (The others HATE that she keeps asking)

[robinsnest2111]

I know this is just starry's afterlife au reimagined without the having to die first part and my latest tommymick vision, but what if, independently from each other, Tommy and Vince decide they really miss their old man, that it was mostly Nikki furthering the split, unwilling to compromise, getting all up in arms and so resentful and defensive. That they let themselves be carried away by Nikki's fervour, thought it'd be safer to stay on Nikki's good side.

So they threw Mick under the bus. But now they really regret it. Tommy is the first to cave, sneaking off to reconnect with Mick, utterly apologetic, like a dog with its tail between its legs hoping its master will see past its transgressions and take it back, to hang out with him and pretend nothing happened. Like they're still best buddies in a band. Vince takes a bit longer to realise there's something missing without Mick. That he actually got something positive out of being around that strange grumpy old guy. After a while of contemplating and reasoning with himself, he shows up at Mick's to apologise and work on a better connection with him. It takes some time because they haven't been as close even while in the band together, but eventually they find a routine that works for them.

Funnily enough, both Tommy and Vince urge Mick to keep their respective hangouts secret, so it takes a while before either of them notice that they're not the only one who keeps sneaking off behind Nikki's back to meet up with Mick. Their "Mick Dates" never coincide, they never cross paths. Until one day, when Mick has more than usual on his schedule and Tommy decides to drop by unannounced.

After Tommy and Vince hash out their feelings of betrayal ("Why didn't you tell me?" "What was I supposed to say?" "How could I be sure you wouldn't go tattling to Nikki as soon as I left?") they decide to do some joint hangouts for convenience.

Nikki takes several months to catch onto what's happening behind his back. He was too focused on forgetting Mick and pushing down his sadness and how much he actually misses him by focusing on his budding friendship with John. That way he didn't notice Tommy and Vince taking more time for themselves, running off to do whatever it is they're doing. But once they start taking time off on the same day sometimes, Nikki grows suspicious. He can't help but snoop, find out where they're going, what they're doing. He's getting paranoid about Tommy and Vince planning something sinister.

When he finds out the two have been secretly hanging out with Mick, The Enemy, he sees all his fears realised. What had Mick done to get them on his side, when they were so loyal to Nikki before?

Unsure where to start, Nikki tries confronting Vince about where exactly he slips off to sometimes. When that doesn't yield any satisfactory results, Vince keeping his lips sealed, he tries Tommy. It takes a while but he eventually caves, after all Nikki is his best friend, his band brother, the other half of the duo that makes up the infamous terror twins. Tommy pleads with Nikki, trying to make him see how much it hurt to be apart from Mick. Someone they've spent the better part of the past 40 years with. Someone Tommy literally spent all of his adult years with. How their disagreements regarding the band didn't mean as much as the relationship with their former guitarist.

Nikki still feels utterly betrayed, taking time to stew in that awful feeling, keeping his distance from both Tommy and Vince, letting them feel the cold. John notices the negative shift in the atmosphere whenever they get together to practice. Also notices the way Nikki literally clings to him now, showing Tommy and Vince the cold shoulder. It doesn't seem right to him.

John knows it's not his place to go digging in old things he has absolutely no part in, but he has a feeling it's got something to do with whatever went down between Nikki, Tommy, Vince and Mick. He tries sitting Nikki down and eventually succeeds in gently prying the truth out of the stubborn bassist. Listens to him rant about everything Mick has done wrong according to him, how he thought he could always trust Tommy, but apparently not, how he feels the band is falling apart and there's nothing he can do despite his best efforts to keep it all together, to keep it all under control. While he's in the middle of a particularly vicious tangent, he accidentally lets slip how it might've been a mistake to discredit Mick to this extent, to make him leave the band, spread lies about his deteriorating skills, his failing mind, whatever else he could come up with to make Mick look bad. How Nikki actually misses him, how he cannot fault Tommy and Vince for running back to him, how Nikki should've been more reasonable. How he essentially destroyed everything by trying to deny himself the feelings and emotions he's kept trapped deep down inside for decades... How he's so afraid actually. How he doesn't know where to go from here. How to fix things.

After coming to terms with this revelation, John helps Nikki patch things up with Tommy and Vince, helps stabilise the band just in time for their next gig.

Eventually, after a couple more heart to hearts with Tommy and Vince, they all decide it'd be worth a try for Nikki to go to Mick to apologise. To get everything he'd tried to keep down and hidden away out into the open, for his own peace of mind if nothing else. No guarantee that Mick would accept his apology or forgive him. But with how things are between them right now, there's nothing left to lose, but a sliver of a chance of things heading into a better direction.

Tommy and Vince still regularly visit Mick and try to soften him up to the idea of letting Nikki back into his life. Mick immediately puts his foot down on the topic. No mention of Nikki in his house. That man has put him through hell and he'd rather not think of all the heartbreak when spending time with Tommy and Vince.

One day, Mick receives a letter, no indication on who could've written it. It just appeared on the kitchen counter. He opens it, but can't get past the first line. He'd recognise the writing style and use of words in his sleep. Nikki. How did that bastard manage to sneak a letter into his house? Tommy comes to mind. Mick has been a bit too trusting it seems. Damn those irresistible puppy eyes and pout of his...

It takes him a couple days to work up the courage to read the whole letter. A couple days more to let the words and their meaning sink in, process it all in his mind. Even longer to make a decision.

He finally types up a letter of his own. He could call, but he's not sure he could keep a steady voice or form proper sentences if he heard Nikki down the telephone line now.

After Mick has typed out his response, letting all his feelings flow into the words, he ends with a simple but serious "Please don't make me regret this, Nikki" and shoves the envelope into Tommy's hand the next time he's over for a visit.

Nikki's response is almost immediate. He asks Mick for a meeting, face to face, to talk things through. Mick agrees, nervous and reluctant, but nursing a glimmer of hope that things could turn around for them after all...

The meeting is arranged at Tommy's place, a neutral space away from curious eyes or ears. Just Nikki and Mick, in Tommy's living room, on opposite sides of the coffee table, face to face outside of a courtroom after almost 2 years.

They talk, they listen. Looking the other in the eyes is almost impossible. Voices crack, tears are shed. Eventually Nikki asks, in a tiny, tear rough voice, if he can come over to Mick's side of the room. Mick chokes out an equally small yes, strained with emotion.

Nikki rounds the coffee table, sinks to the carpet infront of where Mick is curled up on the sofa, places a tentative hand near Mick's socked feet. Once Mick's hand covers his, Nikki looks up to Mick's face, into his eyes. They're shiny with a fresh round of yet unshed tears, the same as Nikki's.

"I'm so sorry. Will you forgive me?"

"Yes, you stubborn bastard. But don't make me regret it, you hear?"

With that Nikki presses his face into Mick's shin, covers the hand resting on his with his other hand, running his fingers over the knuckles, finally letting that last round of tears flow, not ashamed to sob into his old man's leg.

Mick is shedding tears of his own, eyes pressed shut, swallowing hard. He lets his other hand find its way to Nikki's head, burying his fingers in the spiky black mess, holding him close.

...

idk how to end this so this is it for now idk??????

just. happy end. Mick comes back to do all the studio recordings with Mötley Crüe, gets his original 25% share again, does smaller local gigs with the guys, John does the big tours, and everyone is happy 🥺🙏💕

[loonatics-b1gf4n]

Damn I'm really active today. Ok, ah. Loonatics relationships to each others PART 1;

1.ACE

-The person he respects the most is Mylene. Of course, because she's the leader and Mylene doesn't hate him. In general, he tries to gain her attention and respect. He often talks and trains with Mylene. Since neither of them have a father (Technically, Mylene has a father, but he is not her real father), they understand each other.

-His relationship with Duck is not good. He knows Duck is jealous of him. But he can't understand why he's jealous of this. Also, Mylene knows that the two of them are not on good terms, so she makes them training partners sometimes. Ace thinks this is a chance and tries to make Duck not hate him. Of course he cannot succeed. He's trying to make sure things are good between them.

-Already cousins ​​with Lexi (In my au). Of course they are on good terms. And of course, there are cousin fights between them. He loves Lexi too. He turns to her for love advice.

-The person he hates the most on the team is Luna. There is always a rivalry between them because Ace is trying to attract Mylene's attention and Luna is trying to attract Mylene's attention because she is in love with Mylene. They're always picking on each other. Ace even calls Luna a "bag of shit" when she's not around. He can't say this, when she's around because no matter how much he hates her, he's still afraid of Luna.

-He's a little protective of Rev. You ask why? In the series (as much as I hated it), ACE WAS ALWAYS LEAVING REV BEHIND? Let's say the reason he left is because he cares about him. He always compares Rev to his father because of his eyes and behavior. However, he doesn't stand very close to him because he is afraid of Tech's deadly gaze. Rev and Ace are also the duo that goes places together the most. They usually go to watch matches or get ice cream. Which isn't much because Ace is a very indecisive person. Rev doesn't like it very much. Also, Rev doesn't like Ace very much either. His dislike is not like the others. He's mostly just angry at him for being left behind. Rev still comes on missions because Mylene picks him so often.

-He's pretty good with Slam. There is only one problem with Slam and that is that he eats too much. He thinks it's not good for him to eat so much. Slam and Mylene are the only people who don't hate Ace. Lexi doesn't count because she's his cousin. Anyway, why would Slam hate Ace anyway, right?

-It wouldn't be a lie if I said his relationship with Tech is the weirdest. So Ace doesn't hate Tech and respects his inventions. But he realizes that Tech is both acting normal towards him and is about to kill him. Why do you think? Of course, Ace is with Rev. That's why Ace tries not to get in the way. He's so scared of Tech he'll shit his pants. I told you his weirdest relationship is with Tech. He also has another problem. Tech Optimatus' favorite, Optimatus dislikes Ace. If he makes the slightest mistake, Ace will find himself in space. Fortunately, something like this won't happen, unless I do it. HAHAHAHAHA (*cough, cough) Sorry.

That's all for now. I will try to post it daily. Next is Duck.

[whoseafraidofliloleme]

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Summary: Everyone at Belift Publishing knows Shin YN & Jo Hye Won are platonic soulmates. When Hye Won reveals she has a crush, YN decides she will do everything to give Hye Won her happily Ever After. Park Jay on the other hand likes someone and will do everything he can to make her his girlfriend.

Pairing: Park Jay x F Reader.

Taglist: @uhsakusa @iveleeseo @purenjuniverse @lilactangerine @lonewolfjinji @judeduartewannabe

Permanent Taglist: @honeyhuii @chirokookie @nyxtwixx @clar-iii @centheodd @prdxinvade @hiqhkey @junnniiieee07 @love-4-keum @acciomylove @sproutswonies @youkwim @kpoplover718 @anotherimaginesaccount @ashxxgyu @bubblytaetae @strwberrydinosaur @xiaoderrrr @shinkenprincess-oh

So talking to @shinkenprincess-oh made the point that Second Choice YN is quite mysterious. So here's her backstory. The actual Where Are They Now will be posted on the 1 year anniversary of Second Choice next Sunday. Also this is long one so buckle up y'all.

The Second Choice Masterlist

Let's start with the relationship with YN and Yoongi.

Yoongi knew his dad had remarried, he'd met the woman who was his step mother.

She was nice, apparently she had a daughter. So Yoongi was getting a mother and a younger sister.

Yoongi comes home from school, knowing he's gonna meet his step mother and step sister.

Before Yoongi even has a chance to change into his slippers, this young girl comes running up to him and hugs him.

Babbling 100 miles an hour. Yoongi is very confused until his step mum gets this child off him, telling her to introduce herself...

YN is like "hi Yoongi oppa, Eomma told me I got to have an oppa now isn't this great?! I'll be the best little sister you've ever had too!!"

And that's Yoongi down for the count 😂.

Their parents just watch as in one encounter YN got this teen who was ready to hate her, in love with her.

Timeline wise, YN and Hye Won have met and are thick as thieves. So one day Yoongi goes to pick YN up from school.

YN comes running up to Yoongi excited to introduce one of her favourite people to another one of her favourite people.

Yoongi takes one look at Hye Won, whose a child as well and knows she is not good news. But he also sees how attached YN is.

Hye Wons parents admit her to a fancy private elementary school.

Hye Won not wanting to go alone, convinces YNs parents to apply as well. Knowing they can't pay, Hye Won is convincing her parents to pay for YN to go to the school with her.

In a turn of events, YN get a scholarship to this school and obvs happily takes it.

Now Hye Won is not happy, she wanted to be YNs saviour who YN is indebted to cause she's the one paying for her at school.

Hye Won works triple time to get everyone in their class to not befriend YN.

Which backfires on HW cause everyone in the clas is done with her and would much rather talk to YN 😂.

What HW does succeed in doing is keeping YN as her bff. Hyeyn are known throughout their elementary school as a duo. Can't miss them cause they're always together.

One day YN gets called to the office. Girls worried that the school might be taking her scholarship away. Why she doesn't know but she's an anxious bean.

Turns out they just wanted her to show the new scholarship student Nakamura Kazuha around.

YN happily shows Kazuha around, introduces her to Hye Won. They instantly hate each other.

Yoongi after meeting Kazuha thinks she's insane but will be a good friend to his sister.

Unlike when HW comes over and Yoongi glares at her until HW leaves.

YN can't believe that her grumpy oppa managed to get literal sunshine as his girlfriend 😂.

Now let's get into what YN, HW and Kazuha studied at uni, how YN met Minho and how they all ended up at Belift.

So YN from a young age loved editing videos, she started the trend of sending video messages at her highschool.

She was known in the school as the girl to go to for all video and photo editing needs.

Finding out that SNU offered a editing degree, YN knew it was the degree for her.

HW didn't really care and just wanted the Uni experience chose business.

Kazuha chose a communications degree with a minor in contemporary dance.

Off they go to university. With all three in different courses it's hard to find time to meet up.

HW lives at home while YN & Kazuha are in the uni dorms. When given the chance they both choose to become roommates.

Now YN gets lost abt a month into uni, Kazuha is useless and HW doesn't answer her texts so YN is confusedly trying to find where her lecture is.

In that she bumps into someone.

You've all guessed it, she bumped into Minho. Who isn't in a good mood cause he's just been ditched by his bestie Bang Chan.

So when this little first year bumps into him, Minho is ready to rip into her. That is until he sees that this girl is on the verge of tears.

Knowing he's already late, Minho asks her what's wrong and YN tells him that she's late for this lecture but doesn't know where it is.

Minho leads her there and is surprised how quick this girl went from almost crying to the happiest person ever.

YN insists on taking Minho's number, saying she'll text him abt treating him to food as a thanks for helping her out.

Minho doesn't think she's ever going to contact him again so forgets and goes abt his day.

That is until he's at his senior year internship at Belift Publishing and he sees texts from the girl he helped.

YN had texted him during the lecture because it was boring and after just to see when he'll reply.

When Minho does finally reply, YN tells him that she'll get him food tonight.

Minho skeptical but he's a broke student so isn't going to say no to free food tells her that he's gonna bring his bestie and they can meet in the canteen.

Once there with an annoyed Bang Chan who thinks he's gonna be third wheeling a date. Both of them see YN waiting with Kazuha and HW.

Introductions are made, they all get along and Bang Chan happily gives his number to the girls wanting to be a helpful sunbae to them.

So everyone graduated and are searching for jobs. Ynzuha are struggling to find a job in their respective fields.

So Yoongi offers to help them get a graduate internship at Belift.

Hearing that HW used her connections to get in there too.

Originally Yoongi wanted both girls working in his department but higher ups thought they'd be better in the depart Minho & Chan had just started in.

Both girls got lucky in that they were working under people they already knew. This is how Yoongi's dislike for Minho started 😂.

This specific department has quite a few other interns.

Ynzuha meet Sunoo, Seungmin, Jeongin, Sakura and Soeun.

Sunoo sees YN and knows she's a ball of sunshine who is stuck with a bitch like HW. Yep Sunoo clocked from the first meeting that Hyewon is bad news.

As the internship goes on they all get closer, well all of them but HW who keeps them all at a distance but YN.

Not that any of the other interns are really interested in being HWs friend they only talk to her cause of YN.

Even tho this was just supposed to be a temp job until YN got a job editing videos. YN fell in love with webtoon/novel editing.

So YN knowing that they're not gonna keep all the interns works super hard to be hired for a permanent role.

Kazuha enjoys being able to be a grammar stickler and point out plot holes 😂.

HW knowing she's got the job secured does the bare minimum and most of the time doesn't even do that.

D day comes and it's announced that they've hired YN, Hyewon and Sunoo. But they let the others know they've found other jobs for them and theyll be working in a different department.

Now along with YN another certain someone was hired... Lee Heeseung after finishing another round of interviews gets the job too.

Heeseung and YN start on the same day and YN immediately talks to Heeseung and thats where his crush on YN starts.

[aeroargonic]

*crashes into your ask box* Tell me more about this band au

*cracks knuckles* Alright everyone make sure you're buckled up because this one is a doozy.

Kai and Skylor initially started out as an indie-type duo who make music together as a hobby. They both attend Ninjago City University (Kai for mechanical engineering and Skylor for business) and meet in a history class they're taking as an elective.

NCU is known for being a very prestigious university but unfortunately, also very expensive. Both of them are struggling to make ends meet until they hear the university announce a "Battle of the Bands" competition with scholarships as the grand prize. So Kai and Skylor quickly put together an advertisement looking for other musicians they can team up with. They're joined by Shade and Tox, and start working together to take home the grand prize. In the meantime, they do gigs to put their name out there and raise money, and refuse to deal with the fact that all of them are crushing on each other.

KAI: The lead singer and bassist. As mentioned above, comes from an indie background, but puts all the stereotypes about bassists to shame. He basically acts as the face of the band because homeboy has no fear. He's the first to start crushing on all his bandmates because he just can't help himself. He and Skylor know each other pretty well, Tox scares him a little but he kinda likes that in her, and he and Shade have this funny rivalry going on that the girls think will end in them making out. So he really wants this band to succeed because he likes being close with these guys. In a totally platonic sort of way.

SKYLOR: Theguitarist. Comes from an indie background, but has a little bit of classical music training too. She pretends to stay calm and collected, but is really worried about the band not working out because her family's noodle shop is her lifeline and she doesn't want to lose it. She and Kai have had some weird sexual tension lingering between them from the start but now it's been thrown into overdrive. She and Tox are also pretty close because girl power and Shade's there but she likes him too. Is the first to pick up on her feelings, but buries them because she doesn't want to ruin the band.

TOX: The drummer. Comes from a heavy metal background and it shows. She has a bit of tendency to speed up songs when she gets really excited. Is studying biochemistry. Has a huge temper that can get really explosive when left unchecked, but Shade is pretty good at talking her down when she gets all worked up. She's a bit of a tsundere and keeps insisting no, she doesn't have a crush on any of her bandmates and she and Shade are just good friends! The first to openly reject any feelings, which of course may lead to people pointing out the obvious, which in turn gets her all flustered.

SHADE: The keyboardist. Comes from a classical background but his guilty pleasure is glam rock. Majoring in aeronautics. Childhood friends with Tox. Easily the quietest member of the band but once he's in his element, can turn out to be surprisingly flirty and a little more talkative. He may not show it, but he wants the band to succeed as well because he needs the scholarship, but also because he finally has some new friends and he doesn't want to let them go. Yep, just friends. Totally just friends.

Some other characters might pop up too. I have Cole as Kai's roommate, Nya as Kai's teenage sister who is the band's #1 fan, and Neuro as the poor guy who gets voluntold to manage the band, book their gigs, and deal with all their pent up sexual tension. There might be some rival bands, but I haven't figured out who's in them yet, and if the other ninja will show up. It's all still in the works @_@

[matenrou-fan]

hi hi ! congrats on getting all those requests done:D

i habe a request for hypmic if its okay, could you write some headcanons on dating both samatoki and sasara at the same time? especially with the uh rough end to mad comic dialogue, i think it would be interesting having them getting along again and dating the same person. and if its not too much, maybe both sfw and nsfw headcanons for the threesome?

thank you !!❤️❤️ hope u have a great day btw !

Samatoki x reader x Sasara General HC (SFW + NSFW)

ooh hii star!! thank you for all your kind words <3 I wish you also have a great day!!! writing for poly is so fun and hard in the same time..

NBreader, fluff, swearing, just wholesome stuff;; also teasing, fingering, oral (giving/receiving), threesome;;

SFW:

-Fuck. Samatoki has no idea how he ended up in this shit. And the stupidest thing here is that he actually likes this shit.

-Let's be honest, he was feeling something for Sasara due to the Mad Comic Dialogue era. Even if they don't talk all this time he was still thinking about why his friend changed his behavior so suddenly back then.

-But now here he is. Not only talking with this airheaded clown but literally sharing his precious lover with him! Maybe it's a great opportunity to finally shed some light on the rough end of their duo.. But honestly all Samatoki can't think about is burning jealousy inside him.

-He would be so so envious in the beginning of this polyamorous relationship, as it's all kinda new for him and he still can't understand what he's feeling now.

-When Sasara is so chill about it..! Well if you love them both then why not? He's kinda open minded so he doesn't mind trying something like this.

-"Maybe back then me and Samatoki didn't work out together.." - he sighs, then this casual goofy smile appears on his lips - "But you know what they say? If at first you don't succeed, try triad again..!"

"The heck do you mean?! I'm gonna kill you..!" - Samatoki mumble with soft blush while you start laughing.

-Sasara will always try to cheer up Samatoki with jokes, reminding him of good old days when he annoyed Yakuza the same way. But now you are also here, helping comedian come up with new jokes.

-Your life has become a little bit more chaotic because now almost every day something funny is happening with you three and Sasara's terrible puns adding fuel to the fire.

-So you were a little afraid that Samatoki would soonly lose his patience and just leave you two but one situation changed your mind.

-You were on a little cute date in the library. Bad decision, really, especially how loud Samatoki can be and how Sasara can't keep his mouth shut for more than five minutes.

-So very soon the young Yakuza showed his hot temperament and accidentally hit one of the bookshelves, too angry. Various encyclopedias and journals fall down to your legs.

-"Woah, buddy! You have no shelf control…!" - Sasara whistled but you froze in place, thinking that it's gonna be the last step before Samatoki snapped. He looks at you two with the most angriest annoyance in his eyes, and then..

-.. he laugh. To your (and Sasara's) surprise he just burst out laughing, his pale face softened almost immediately and a slight blush appeared on his cheeks.

-You were kicked out of the library anyway. But as you walk away, Samatoki gets between you two and hugs you by shoulders, still with a wild smirk on his amused face.

-"Hehe, they're such sissies..! Don't let us have some fun.." - he mumbled while Sasara sigh nervously.

-"Aren't you the one who ruined everything..?" - you chuckle without malice but your boyfriend just scoffs.

-"Blame this funny fella, not me."

-He becomes more chill after that, and less jealous. After all, Samatoki can see that Sasara also really loves you and him and all his worries about being abandoned again disappeared.

-And honestly, it's hard to be angry at someone who shows his love and care with such goofiness. Brilliant comedians always have a bunch of half compliments - half puns about your appearance, or just some joke to light up your or Samatoki's mood.

-He's just so silly, you absolutely love to tease him a little. The way Sasara's face becomes hot and red when you interrupt his chatter with a sudden kiss is so cute. Extra points to his shyness if you do this in front of Samatoki who's now smirking at him, asking what's wrong.

-It goes in a circle - these two men teasing you, sitting on both sides of your trembling figure, kissing you passionately, arms roaming around your body, as they can stop to touching you, their pretty darling.. then you and Sasara keep making Samatoki blush with stupid jokes and quick sudden kisses there and there, your arms in his white hair while comedian stroking his trembling hands, and Samatoki tries to act like he's just annoyed, not embarrassed. But you two can hear how fast his heart beats.. And then, finally, you and Yakuza confuse this poor goofy man with more smooches and strokes, his face almost lit red when Samatoki kisses him roughly and you keep squeezing his waist. He even has no single thought or pun to calm down himself.

-But actually every one of you can say that two others enjoy that really much.

-People get so confused sometimes, when with one hand you hold such a cheerful and funny young guy, so many puns break out from his mouth.. when with another one you are holding such a big cold well-known member of Yakuza who keeps piercing at strangers who dare to look at you three strangely.

-But who's give a fuck when the main thing is that you all so happy now?

-You didn't expect but your relationship has become much softer and calmer now, as you three support each other. It even looks like Samatoki becomes more chill with you and Sasara around and Sasara looks more at ease now, as if he wants everything to be like that for a long time.. And your own confidence has risen as now you have not one, but two men who're always ready to listen to your vent and take care of all your problems.

-It's like a comeback of Mad Comic Dialogue, but only for you to see, darling. And for you to reward these boys..

NSFW:

-Your time in bed would be a little bit messy the first few times.

-Samatoki has a habit to get too passionate during sexy times and prefers some rough fast pounding when Sasara likes to be playful, teasing you for some time until you start begging in a whiny voice and only then give you some deep long thrusts.

-So you all have to talk a little first, before you want to have a threesome. And oh god you feel like it was a mistake.

-God know what these two were talking about when you were not with them, but now they both suddenly get down to you, Samatoki keeps your legs spread as Sasara starts teasing you with such light strokes to your crotch, sending tingles to your already heated core.

-You never saw them with such smuggy smirks, Sasara's jokes took such a playful mocking tone and Samatoki got along with that so quickly, also threw in a few teasing comments about your blushing face and pathetic gaze.

-Having one man go down to you is good, but two? It was the best orgasm in your life as you keep squirming around, voice so high pitched as you grasp sheets around you, almost tearing it from intensive pulsing waves of pleasure between your legs.

-Samatoki would like it if you would go down to him together with Sasara. He doesn't want to admit it but the view of these two blushing faces with needy eyes and hot tongues around his dick sends him to heaven. And vice versa, as Sasara also would like a double attention to his throbbing cock from his lovers, he quickly becomes a whiny moaning mess so you two need to hold his trembling legs tight while sucking him.

-And what do you think about trying to take them both, as you kneeling in front of two smirking men, both dicks in your hands as they cooed to you how good and obedient you are?

-If we start talking about oral, why don't you try the daisy chain too? Cause it would be such an interesting experience due to the fact that you all have different paces.

-And to the main act: most of time Samatoki is the one who's preparing you, his fingers so deep inside your wet hot hole while Sasara keep playing with your body, squeezing nipples and leaving hickeys on your collarbone (Samatoki doing the same on your thighs).

-The tower bridge, golden classic. Their favorite position, it doesn't matter who is in what place, as it's just perfect thing to have fun and pleasure to y'all in the same time.

-Sasara learn Samatoki to play with you longer and Samatoki learn Sasara to love fast and aggressive sex so now be prepared for a long night with these two men teasing you in such different but pleasuring ways..