#this one is yuuko au

[evermorethecrow]

another comic sneak peak

[the-gayest-sky-kid]

wow aether draws yuuko!au again how surprising (ft. misacho)

[thewindsofsong]

Fate swap, Jason and Tim trade fates

Ao3 is down so I guess I'm going to get this idea that's been in my head a while out.

So, Tim, pre-robin, all of like 11-12 years old stumbles across a strange little shop. Inside is full of strange objects and odd knick-nacks. There, a mysterious woman offers to tell him his fortune in exchange for an item of equal value. Tim offers up a few things, that all get rejected until he offers his camera.

She takes it with a smile and tells him his future: to become the next robin and save Batman. Gain a family in becoming Robin and making the best friends that would help him define his life, eventually becoming a well loved and well respected hero. Tim is excited, but asks what happens to the current Robin.

She tells him that he dies alone, betrayed, and beaten. Hope of salvation arriving too late to ring fully true. He returns to life, but too enraged and embittered to be the boy he was before death and never feeling like he is able to return to the home he had before.

Horrified, Tim asks if there's any way to stop this, to save his hero from that sad fate.

The shopkeeper tells him that everything has a price, and that to receive something, something of equal value must be exchanged. Tim wonders, what could he offer that would save Jason before having an epiphany. He offers to trade his fate with Jason's.

The woman looks Tim in the eyes and asks if this is really want he wants to do this. If he is ready to bear the weight of this wish and all the pain it will bring for him. Hands trembling, Tim nods. The woman sighs and reaches out a hand, tapping Tim in the chest and drawing out something that looks like a large marble.

"Give this to your Robin and take the gem that appears when he does. The moment you swallow the gem, the exchange will be completed. The price for allowing this transaction will be for you to use your old camera one last time to take a photograph of me."

Tim takes the picture and holds the physical manifestation of his fate as he leaves. The moment he turns around, the shop and its keeper are gone.

On the same day that Jason is fated to confront Felipe Garzonas, he bumps into another young boy who keeps his head down as he apologies, one hand clenched tightly. That evening, Felipe lives, scared for his life having nearly fallen to his death.

Tim Drake is last seen recorded on security cameras wandering Gotham with a cheap, disposable camera. The camera itself only produces photos that are blurry, unintelligible smears of color after being carefully developed. He's only reported as missing a week later after school officials fail to contact his parents about unexplained absences.

[floorpancakes]

fun fact for those unaware the relation to canon of catverse and canarys universe are as follows

catverse-> is for all intents and purposes the canon universe UNTIL yuuko dies, watanuki returns to the shop and doumeki makes the executive decision to take his hand and run. reason being 'you should be able to have the space to grieve and make your own decision. and also i refuse to allow you to do this under these circumstances'. from this point the canon diverges and doumeki spends months taking care of watanuki in a sort of vegetative state of shock until he's ready to return to school. watanukis time is not stopped and time to think is had.

canaryverse-> LITERALLY THE SAME as canon, including rou and anything post yuuko death. goes on for perpetuity for hundreds of years in the same manner that watanuki has been living, until the inevitable happens and he's accumulated great power, but is so consumed by his yuuko search and sense of loss that it has become an animalistic urge. is even more powerful than yuuko at her peak and has gained the ability to freely traverse multiverses, the only reason he has to leave the shop at all. does not remember his friends and loved ones, and has very faint memories of yuuko that take on the vibe of a lost worshipper working on a bird's homing instinct. helping people is also no longer a priority, his power is used exclusively to find yuuko in other worlds, without really even knowing why other than it being a blind spiritual need. he's actually lost so much of himself that while he appears like an old grey god with great powers and an intelligent manner of speaking he has many weaknesses in his armour, his greatest being lack of tethers to caring about anything that he insists are innate but are evidently self inflicted. causes universal rifts due to his power when he walks various earths, does not care. has a milky white unseeing eye and doesn't know why or when it happened. eye seems to retain some trace of spiritual energy that seems like some sort of homing signal. could that find yuuko who knows

its a lil complicated but it makes sense eventually

[nonsensology]

So I've had these Grunkle Stan crackships on my mind for almost a year now. Could be interpreted as platonic, but I think there's great and fascinating potential if interpreted fully romantic. Full musings and explanations below (Warning: very disjointed and random).

Uncle Chan from Jackie Chan Adventures

Maybe Ford and Stan stumble across the Chans on one of their globe-trotting adventures. Both groups fight off the same supernatural threat and surprise each other with their ease and familiarity with the weird and fantastical.

I feel Uncle is kind of a weird in-between of Ford and Stan. He is knowledgeable but not a nerd like Ford, is generally cranky but doesn't get into trouble like Stan does, although he does have a level of disregard towards authority if it gets in the way of his goals. He's quick to do research instead of impulsively charging into a situation.

I think Uncle's dynamic with Stan would be hilarious. They would argue a lot on how to deal with a threat, but once they agree to work together, they could kick ass. Once he gets past his initial annoyance, Stan would probably enjoy Uncle's quips, even more so when he realizes that Uncle does not say them to be funny, he's just naturally snarky.

Uncle is never shown having any romantic interest or relationships, so I kind of headcanon him as ace, but I think it would be really interesting to see what kind of queerplatonic relationship he and Stan could form.

Jade and Mabel would probably hit it off immediately, and while Jade isn't as studious as Dipper, she also has an enthusiasm for the supernatural so she'd probably get along decently with him. She'd also probably think Stan and Ford are super cool, especially considering their lax attitude toward giving children weapons. Though they do still take the kids' safety very seriously.

Jackie is doubtful of Stan, much like he was with Viper, but seeing Stan look out for the kids would probably endear him a little. Ford might also help ease his worries, and maybe they both could have fun discussion about archeology.

I think Tohru and Soos could get along decently, though Tohru would find Soos' eccentric musings odd at first.

Additionally, Uncle's shop is in San Francisco, practically next door to Dipper and Mabel in Piedmont. The kids would easily visit each other every weekend.

Bruno Madrigal from Encanto

Stan has been to prison in Colombia, so I don't think he'd willingly travel there for fun, and Encanto Valley seems relatively closed off from the rest of the world, so I imagine their meeting is accidental, maybe a result of the Stans getting caught in a storm or something. They stay for a while in the valley while repairing their boat.

Stan might initially be outraged at the idea of the Madrigals not charging anyone for the use of their gifts, but perhaps lightens up when he sees how close-knit the community is. He'd still come up with ways they could show off their powers Mystery Shack style, probably butting heads with Alma in the process, lol. He might encourage Bruno to adapt a more showman-like approach to his seer abilities to make it more presentable and less intimidating.

Bruno and Stan connecting over their shared feelings of isolation from family is definitely what drew me to these two together in the first place. If they ever got serious about their relationship, I can imagine the biggest hurdle would be deciding if they should continue a long-distance relationship, since neither is keen on asking the other to be separated from their family.

Yuuko Ichihara from xxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle

Major spoiler alerts for both series. It's been many years since I've read them, and Tsubasa had so many plot twists that even CLAMP (the writers) admitted they were confused by the end result. I also might be misremembering some details, so bear with me. Factoring in the plotlines for both series and Gravity Falls would make for an incredible AU fanfic that I unfortunately am not qualified to write.

Due to Yuuko's shop being in Tokyo, a whole ocean away from Oregon, I like to imagine some timey-wimey space mumbo jumbo allowing Yuuko and Stan to meet in the dream realm. Maybe at some point, Yuuko's shop would obtain a door connecting it to the Mystery Shack.

Stan and Yuuko both have a mischievous side, though Yuuko is generally more reserved. They could start out as drinking buddies, though I imagine Stan would probably favor a light beer, while Yuuko loves sake.

They also both use aliases (it is never revealed what Yuuko's real name is), but Yuuko would likely be upfront about it. As their relationship progresses, Stan would probably feel comfortable telling Yuuko his real first name, even after she tells him the supernatural dangers of giving your real name.

While Stan scams his customers, he generally sells harmless entertainment and trinkets, whereas Yuuko grants wishes and operates strictly on an equivalent exchange basis. To quote the wiki, "All of Yuuko's customers must pay a price in order to grant their wishes, which can be no more or no less than the one demanded, or else harm will come to one's way. She is not one to tell the customer the most direct way to solve their problems because in the end, it can only be solved with that person's own realization and resolution to change themselves... Her abilities are not unlimited and may almost seem like a curse as it appears that she is unable to do anything for anyone or grant any gift (other than feelings) without it becoming a binding transaction." 

When Stan finds out just how powerful Yuuko is, I think he might react with a mixture of hesitation and awe, especially when she reveals she knows about his past, and Ford being lost in the multiverse. I am on the fence on whether Yuuko would use her powers to bring Ford home sooner, or let Stan continue working on the portal because he's already close to completing it and this would be significant in defeating Bill.

I found that the main villain of Tsubasa, Fei Wang Reed, surprisingly parallels Stan. Both endanger reality to bring back someone who is lost, but while Stan does it out of love and devotion to his family, Fei Wang Reed only did it in an arrogant plan to prove himself a powerful sorcerer. And in Fei's case, the person is already dead. CLAMP's universe establishes that the dead cannot be brought back to life, and Fei's wish to do so would cause the universe to be destroyed. I wonder if Bill would factor Fei as part of his plans.

Stan also surprisingly shares a lot in common with Fai D Fluorite. Both use their twin's name (Fai's real name is Yuui), and for much of the series Fai's tragic backstory regarding his twin is unknown, and he hides his trauma under a laid back exterior. I think Stan would empathize a lot with Fai, after he finds out his backstory.

Kimihiro Watanuki is revealed to have been created to fill a void left by Syaoran after the latter wished to turn back time. I remember Watanuki's character arc involved realizing that people cared about him. "Don't disappear", "Continue existing". Stan would probably take Watanuki under his wing, much like he did with Soos. Watanuki might find life with the Pines family far more chaotic than he's used to, but slowly warm up.

Yuuko is revealed to have died a long time ago and has basically been in magical stasis due to Clow Reed's unintentional wish. When time finally moves forward again, Yuuko eventually passes on. She doesn't return in the canon series, but Watanuki is stated to have also suspended his time to wait for her return. In this AU, maybe she reincarnates in the past and reunites with Stan and the Pines in the present day.

[taldigi]

I uh went back to that dadske post and was going add a few more tags for flavor or context but I wrote toooo much so I'll just post as a text post instead. Yes, this is my hyperfixation and yes!! I do want to make my blorbo sad and miserable as all hell but I also need him to be loved relentlessly and made whole by his friends.

anyway Yuuko got her hair from her mother- and Yosk lets his hair return back to black because the wife hated him dying it. you can only handle so many years of being addressed as a disappointment before latching onto the fist person to express otherwise. (3 for 3! Get Saki'd, idiot!) then working too hard to do ANYTHING please that person (even though they might not really be the best person and are using you)

Go on boy, ditch your weird friends and your hobbies and things that make you happy and settle for the stable but soulless option of being a manager at a job you hate! (I am a firm believer in a "Manager of Junes Yosuke NOT good enrichment" after all.) Cause all thats embarrassing. dont you want me to be proud of you? The only person who's ever loooved you for you? (which is fundamentally untrue but when has depression or manipulation ever been rational?)

n/e/way one nasty divorce later and he's moving back to inaba for the cheaper rent for a place a that can actually fit him and a kid- and to be closer to his parents- hoping that maybe they would able to help out with the kid. Besides, he has an assured position at the Inaba junes. (the prodigal prince returns... return of the king... of junes)

BUT Surprise his friends are still there and Yu is too!! and yeah they're mad cause he basically evaporated but guess what? Yoosk isn't Yoosk anymore cause he's been drained of all his Yosuke colors.

"I spent years in a bad relationship and all I got was this lousy t-shirt... and a bad haircut and the total eclipse of my personality by the creature who steals my face when I perform customer service!”

I need Chie to try and fall into her usual banter and be met with... that and for her to grab Yu by the shoulders and shake him “Hes BROKEN FIXITFIXITFIXIT" and Yu having no direct answer because how can he help someone who's totally closed off?

Well, he can start through small things and reminders and food and Yuuko, which is proof that he's still there somewhere? After all, she's named after him.

I also need.... not JUST souyo but also the whole IT. Teddie and his niece bonding, Yosuke crying in some kind of relief and/or happiness when Kanji helps him dye his hair back again, Naoto helping him keep custody (so hard for a guy!!!) and Chie finally getting her usual banter back (thank god!) only for Yuuko to step up and kick Chie and forcing Yoosk to admit that what he and Chie have isn't antagonism (via explaining it to her)

Rise: *gentle gasp when she sees Yuuko* Tiny Yosuke. Yukiko, slamming her hand on the table and wheezing loudly: YOU'RE RIGHT.. SHE IS A TINY YOSUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!! and then they gift her strawberry hairpins which she loves and it embarrasses him because oh god thats right-

Yu having to confront Yuuko's energy and be like "aw shit Nanako was easy in comparison" and Yosuke looking him dead in the eyes "I'm giving everything in order for her not to turn out like Nanako" which sounds bad at first (cause it's foot in mouth disease Yosuke still) but...

"What happened to 'partner', Yosuke?" "I don't think I deserve that, after disappearing and everything, huh?" & then Yu being too damn happy and giddy when it finally slips out.

anyway, I apologize for nothing. ur the one who read thru the Indulgent asf au/story concept. throws self out window and books it down the street.

[silkkorchid]

What went down in TWST RP in a week-

Covers 4/13 - 4/19

There is a war between potatoes and eggplants.? WHO IS MAKING THIS AND DOES THE STAFF KNOWN ABOUT IT!?

NRC Fashion is still at it against Lucius.

In the NRC Cooking club, 🍊will eat ANYTHING with chopsticks. But according to mod 🍋 , 🍊 tired to eat soup with chopsticks.

NRC Book club seemly be in a plush fight with everyone.

NRC host 🥀, why the heck you posted a video of people scuba diving while dancing?

NRC Book club, Fashion, Therapist needs help. ALSO BOOK CLUB WHY DID YOU DRINK RANCH AND PRETENDING ITS A SHOT!?

According to NRC Fashion 🐀, it was raining blot in Ignihyde when they went out shopping.?

Lucius is still at it being sassy.

There is a NBC Student Council Account. Rollo if you see this, please be prepared for a lot of craziness…

The aftermath of Sebek kidnapping still continues with that delusional family. NOT THE ZIGVOLT FAMILY! I would like to live a bit longer…

Rumors have it that Sebek smells Malleus’s socks. Where the heck did that came from?

Silver now inform that Diasomnia have an ice cream machine, but Lilia made a questionable combo of choice…

Silver fell asleep and woke up to his face being covered with markers(?).

Thea lost consciousness after eating Jade’s mushrooms.

Riddle came back after two weeks.

Riddle and several other people now know the existence of Riddle’s father tumblr account…

There is two Trey, and @/best-baker-of-the-heartslabyul knows the existence of AUs/ Alternate Universes.

Trey now realizes the existence of children (mostly everyone future children)

Flamingos are still on the loose thanks to someone in Heartslabyul forgetting to lock the gate

Deuce is just in pain thanks to an Anom about that people find his mom hot.

Does Rory love breaking doors like Garroth? (If you get the reference then good for you!)

It’s Ruggie birthday! We are all giving him some type of presents.

Ruggie isn’t allowing his child, Rory, have his duties.

Ruggie got caught by the NRC staff about his way of knocking people out.

Ruggie GET CHEKA OUT OF THE SPELLDRIVE COURT!

Mrs. Ashengrotto has listen to our advice to show us Azul baby photo. And she is trying to find the rest. BE READY AZUL

Thanks to Floyd giving us a dump of information about his parents’ height. I’m terrified if I come across them…

Rook digging into the NRC Monster Control inventory.? Also why does he need samples?

Epel is screaming at Grim and Ace since they haven’t given him his homework yet.

Idia is loosing his shit after the second floor of Ignihyde somehow disappeared.

Ida and Ori Shroud have a luma form.? They became one with the stars I suppose. Also Idia ded

Ortho being called the cutest person to exist. IN WHICH I AGREE

Ortho laser someone after they insulted Idia…

Che’nya still booping people

People are now impersonating others. Let’s see how this will go.

The possum of RSA has been stabbed.

Yuuna came back from the dead and now realize there is an Ashengrotto related to Azul.

Quartz shipping people.

@blind0raven loose it with Deuce SSR event card not coming home. And to add salt on the wound, Deuce came in to apologize. Idk if it was accepted

Raven also running away from their confrontation of her love to Deuce thanks to Amon.

Yuuko and I found a video where Ruggie was being kabedon. And his reason is money, classic Ruggie.

[yoificfinder]

Thank you so much for your patience with endless requests and for your dedication to tracking everyone's desires down to the best of your abilities. I would like to please ask you and the collective fandom hive for any recs of AUs where Yuuko either never stopped competitive skating or went back to competitive skating. Singles. Pairs. Ice dance. Whatever. Thank you.

This is the only one I can think of:

The Power of Love by @kiaronna [T, 66K]

“The two Japanese singles medalists make a beautiful pair! Here, at the 2009 Tokyo GPF, we have the start of this power couple’s reign!”

Yuuko and Yuuri dominate the singles skating competition as Japan’s power couple—except they aren’t a couple, and when their old skating idol stumbles into their personal life, everything rapidly goes downhill.

Other recs are welcome!

[yououui]

pray you catch me (rating: explicit)

How was he going to fix this? They were supposed to be broken up, not waking up cuddling together.

aka: the horitsuba au in which kurofai break up (but just can't stay away from each other)

“Honestly, maybe it’s time you guys finally talk things out,” Yuuko continued as she swirled her wine around in her glass. “Why did you even break up again?” Fai swallowed and glanced over at Kurogane as he awkwardly made his way through the crowd. The sight made something in his chest sting; Kurogane was tall and intimidating but also could be painfully shy. It was why he usually avoided parties like this unless he had someone he could cling to like a guard dog. And that person used to be Fai. “It just… didn’t work out,” Fai murmured. “We weren’t… compatible.” Yuuko snorted. She was never very good at hiding her true thoughts. “You mean you didn’t let it work out because you got scared.” Fai felt very tempted to dump his wine over her head but decided to spare her. It was her birthday party, after all. It wouldn’t be very nice to spill wine over the host. “No,” he argued stubbornly. “We both didn’t work for each other. I mean, look at us—we’re nothing alike. No way that could last.” “Not if you don’t even give it a chance,” Yuuko shrugged. “Did he try to fight for you?” Fai scoffed and crossed his arms, his glass hanging from one hand precariously. “No, of course not. Why would he when he obviously didn’t want to keep things going?” Fai was lying through his teeth, of course. The break up had been entirely one-sided on his part and he knew it had broken Kurogane’s heart. He’d seen it on that stoic face, the crack on his hardened mask that exposed him right down to his very core. It had been so painful to look at that Fai had to turn away. And Kurogane didn’t fight for him because he was a good, honorable man; if Fai didn’t want to be with him, then he would accept it even if it hurt him rather than try to force Fai into a relationship that he didn’t truly want. So, he let Fai walk away and dealt with his heartbreak alone.

read on Ao3

[tambermizukiart]

~Prompts from Yanderetober

❝ 𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍❞

𝐷𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑠, 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠

Would call it Yandere trio 🔪 💜

Made a tribute also to the lovely Yanderes Amber and Yuuko by @korothearchdragonofchaos and @/skymaiden_16 🤲💜 A big crossover since they're all from different timelines or stories, and I love it 🙇🏻‍♀️

I had this idea in mind since a while and this was actually the right chance, I thought it was perfect for this one prompt for this inktober 💜 The Yandere girls together, each of different types from the slightly "harmless" to the Removal~ Everything for love 🫶

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❝𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐊❞

[...] 𝐿: *𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑜 ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟. 𝐻𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑛𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑, 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑘, 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠* .....𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘... 𝑛𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦, 𝐼'𝑚 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒.... 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼'𝑚 𝑠𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 "𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒" 𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡...

𝑇: *𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 ℎ𝑖𝑚, 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑔 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒, 𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑘*

𝐿: *𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ, 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ��𝑠 𝑢𝑛ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑡, 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑖𝑠𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑎𝑠𝑚 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑘𝑖𝑑𝑛𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑟* [...]

This is an actual scene from my modern AU story and I thought it was nice for this one prompt 💜

In my head Lea too is pretty much lovesick towards her, not as yandere but still 👀

She feels like being understood at one point~

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❝𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘❞

𝑳'𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒆 𝒍'𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆

[𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔]

I saw a very inspiring pose that made me thought of them this way, also something slightly different-styled than usual 🙇🏻‍♀️ They're one team work couple when it's about protecting each other and do crazy things for love, mostly also in my AU ✨ They can't live without each other, one eternal love and unbreakable bond. ☀️⭐

[farenmaddox]

pick my WIP

yo whats up everyone

I opened up my huge folder of unfinished WIPs (all Tsubasa-related) and lo and behold, I feel energized and interested in working on (at least) one of them. Which one to work on, this is the problem.

if anybody is still following me who CARES about my writing fanfiction, you should help me pick the WIP I should make some progress on. I actually have more than what I put on the poll, but I've only listed the ones I feel like I would want to work on, not every WIP I've ever had.

*Kurogane has two hands, etc.

**Ghost story: It's literally the first scene, so this is not really a spoiler: Kurogane dies in a fight before Tomoyo can send him on the journey. She and Yuuko connect with Holitsuba-verse because that's the only one where there's a healthy and sane version of Kurogane available, and they need HIM to go on the journey in place of ninja!Kurogane. He's like "I am a gym teacher and you want me to help you save the multiverse with what??? My dodgeball skills????"

***Raise Me Up (please god let me think of a better title, this one no longer feels right) is like, probably 30% already written??? I had six complete chapters and a huge pile of other scenes done when I abandoned it?)

ETA:

btw, forgot to say this, but the already-written parts of Drinks and Aníron are both available at my AO3 account if you want to poke at them and see if it influences your decision.

Drinks and Subtle Things

Aníron

[evermorethecrow]

Au based Chuuyacest

[the-gayest-sky-kid]

Why This Yuuko Comic Is So Fucked Up

An unprofessional essay by @/the-gayest-sky-kid

Spoilers for @evermorethecrow's Yuuko!AU, CW for breaking down what I think is grooming and generally weird and inappropriate behavior from a character within the AU.

 

In @/evermorethecrow’s alternate “Bungou Stray Dogs” universe (Yuuko!AU), the reader is introduced to the character “Misacho Hitashi”. Specifically in this post we are given a good look at Misacho as a person. However, the actions taken by Misacho in this comic are completely concerning. In fact, I argue that this comic is incredibly fucked up.

  Starting from the first panel, we see that Misacho has just finished a work shift. While that’s not incriminating on its own, Misacho’s status as a working adult will be important to keep in mind as the comic continues. It’s also important to note how Misacho goes to lean on Chuuya, cigarette in hand. In the sixth panel it’s revealed that Misacho is significantly taller than Chuuya, more than an entire head taller in fact. Misacho is actively pushing herself into Chuuya’s space. This is seen again in the second panel. Misacho may look similar in height to Chuuya at first, but with their actual height difference in mind it’s clear she is purposefully clinging onto Chuuya, even crawling on the ground to do so. I will also pull your attention back to their age difference. Misacho is a working woman, 26 or 27 years old at this point. She, as implied in the comic, has her own place and a regular job. Chuuya is 12 or 13 in the comic. A 26 year old woman is hanging off of him, claiming she’s scared one of her customers will “follow her home to kill her”. She’s also smoking quite close to him too which is, while not her worst offense, still quite concerning.

  Moving on to panels three and four, Misacho still tries to convince Chuuya she’s terrified despite the backing of the Sheep. This is what prompts Chuuya to offer to stay the night instead. I say “instead”, because Misacho reveals toward the end that she was purposefully manipulating Chuuya into coming home with her. While she claims this was for good intentions, the faces she makes and her general behavior make this hard to believe. Going back to the fourth panel, Chuuya, clearly uncomfortable, says that he “left some stuff there last time anyway”. Chuuya has been to Misacho’s place before (a woman I remind you is 26), enough that he has left stuff behind there. Furthermore in panel seven Chuuya is shown wearing a change of clothes. He has not only stayed enough that he has stuff he’s left behind, but spare clothing as well. And then Misacho’s response to his offer of staying is, “You don’t have to, I’m not trying to force you”. Which, knowing that Misacho was purposefully manipulating Chuuya into going to her house, is definitely meant to be guilt tripping. In the fifth panel Chuuya counters that Misacho could never have any control of him, touting his physical strength over her. But as the readers know, Misacho has already put Chuuya where she wants him. This makes her response to this, the world's fakest laugh, all the more dark.

  To begin the sixth panel I need to bring up something I glossed over in panel four: Misacho’s weird habit of blushing. It’s odd just in that panel, but her words, expression, and actions in the sixth do put me on edge. Misacho places her hand on Chuuya’s shoulder (unnecessary contact that he’s clearly uncomfortable with), blushes (and what reason does a 26 year old have to be blushing because of a 12 year old?), and says “Let’s go home”. The contact was already an issue, but the manner in which she says those words is suspicious beyond belief. She’s delivering them almost as if Chuuya is a lover, and fully as if he lives with her. Chuuya is/is doing neither, considering he’s 12 and a well established member of the Sheep. This is also one of the couple times we see Misacho’s eyes highlighted. Considering the other moment this happens, panel eight, I have no reason to believe this indicates anything wholesome.

  Panel seven, as stated in the second paragraph, reveals that Chuuya has stayed at Misacho’s enough to have spare clothing. But what’s even more important here is that even Chuuya is wary of Misacho’s intentions here. Misacho, who has been presented as unassuming and of no threat to him so far, has garnered enough suspicion to be questioned by him. This is why I call her faces in panel eight into question. Misacho is initially thrown off by this, which makes her explanation appear like her doubling down. Misacho blushes (and again, what reason does she have to be blushing at a 12 year old?) and says, “In truth… I worry about you Chuuya… You’ve been looking so worn out recently, and I knew it was gonna rain, and I just thought you could do with a good night's rest. Though I do admit I should have been more direct; I didn’t think you’d listen”. Misacho directly admits to manipulating him, albeit for good intentions, but her delivery of this line and prior behavior again calls those intentions into question. And it also ties into the initial story draft. Misacho seems to intentionally degrade the Sheep with her concern, saying that he’s “worn out” and “could use a good night's rest”. She (like in the initial draft) not only implies that the Sheep are unable to take care of Chuuya, but that she cares more than them and can provide what they can’t.

  In conclusion, I believe neither me or any other reader have any reason to take what Misacho Hitashi says in good faith. The way she acts in this comic is, in my eyes, a terrifying sign of things to come in the Yuuko!AU. I speak from the bottom of my heart when I say we are truly, irrevocably, fucked.

[harocat]

ooh, I am torn between "untitled document" and "reverseAU". Please pick one for me!

I only included untitled document because it's funny to me, so it's good you chose two.

This is the whole of untitled document. To this day I have no idea what it is.

'reverse AU' was a classic Yuri on Ice prompt that was essentially just a role reversal of canon. I really liked the way my idea played out, but I sadly never got around to finishing it.

Anyway it's a good chunk of words, and I'm pretty certain I'll never finish, so I'll just put it behind a read more. Yuri on Ice fans come get your food.

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Victor had slipped in after public ice time was over, after the last of the beginner skating lessons were done for the day, and kindly asked Yuuko Nishigori, the young woman who worked at the rink, if he could have some private ice time.

He was surprised when she recognized him, professing that it’s not every day a world-famous figure skater came into their rink out of the blue and asked to skate. Victor didn’t think he was particularly world famous, but he supposed, if you were a skating fan already, he might be recognizable.

“You can use the rink while we’re closing up. That should give you about forty-five minutes? If you want more ice time than that, you’ll have to schedule it with us and pay for it in advance.”

Victor nodded, pleased that the woman spoke English well, because he didn’t know more than the most basic of Japanese.

He was still feeling the effects of jet lag, so once he’d laced up his skates he spent a good ten or so minutes just skating around the rink, orienting himself with the setting and breathing in the crisp cool air of a rink well loved.

And then, he began to skate. It was a program he knew down to his very bones, better than his own programs from that year, which to be honest, considering his last experience in competition, he’d rather forget anyway.

When Yuuri Katsuki skated, it was like he made music with his body. Victor thought that, even if he went out there and skated a program with no music playing, it would hardly make a difference, would hardly diminish its beauty. Yuuri was the music itself; it flowed through him and was expelled from his fingertips, from the silver of his blades flashing and gliding across the ice.

It took Victor’s breath away, but he hardly cared. Even if Victor could no longer breathe, he was sure he could survive on Yuuri’s skating alone; on the serenity of his smile, on the grace and poise he moved with.

If Victor could skate like that, if he could skate even half as well as that, he would be happy. If he could stand on the podium with Yuuri Katsuki, know that Yuuri had watched him skate, had been impressed by it, then it would have all been worth it; the pain in his leg that occasionally still ached to this day, the years of recovery from an injury that could easily have been career ending, the biting commentary and the cynicism the media had had about him; ‘just give up, Victor Nikiforov is over’ for season upon season. The Russian skating federation would rather be done with him, he knew it. There were new stars on the rise; junior world champion Yuri Plisetsky for one. And even Georgi Popovich, his longtime rink mate, had managed a top six finish at worlds in Victor’s absence just days before.

There was no music as he began the program; Yuuri’s program, the one he’d just won his fifth world title with, his fifth grand prix final gold medal. It was the program that Victor skated every single day because he loved skating, and this was the one thing that could remind him of it.

He heard the piano in his head as he skated, listening to the sound of his blades across fresh ice, allowing it to soothe him as he ran through the elements of this ridiculously difficult program that he loved so much. His jumps were coming easily, and he breathed a sigh of relief at that. The tiny amount of pain in his leg, he knew, was because it was still stiff from the plane ride.

Victor knew that even at his best, he lacked Yuuri’s grace. He’d been told growing up, back when he was fresh from his second junior world title, back when he was on the trajectory to shake up the senior world, that he was an excellent all-around skater. But Yuuri, Yuuri was art. It could have been his ballet background, but Victor had known other skaters with a similar background, and none of them moved like Yuuri.

He let the imaginary music carry him through the second half of the program, making the decision to downgrade a quadruple loop into a triple (he’d never managed to master that jump), and closed his eyes as he launched into the step sequence, the element Yuuri was most famous for and the thing Victor was least confident in. It was almost too much for him, Yuuri moved quick as lightning during this part and Victor thought that perhaps, if the music were playing, he may have fallen behind. But…

The last jump was a quadruple flip, and Victor was still amazed at how Yuuri put it at the end of his program, but laboriously, because he was tired, and he was feeling the burn in his chest and his legs, he launched into it, landing it cleanly and with a flourish.

He ended the program, his hand over his chest and his other arm reaching out toward the edge 

of the rink.

For a moment, he closed his eyes, imagining applause, imagining that he’d successfully skated a clean program in competition, and one as difficult as this.

When he opened them, there was no applause, but there was an audience.

Yuuri Katsuki stood at the edge of the rink, his eyes wide behind blue frames and his mouth wide open.

Victor almost fell over, only narrowly stopping himself from falling on his ass in front of Yuuri Katsuki himself. Sure, he knew this was Yuuri’s hometown. That’s why he’d come here. But Yuuri didn’t live in Hasetsu, he trained in Detroit, and how was he—to show up right now, of all times? Victor breathed heavily, exhausted and winded from the skate, as Yuuri made direct eye contact with him.

“You cut your hair,” Yuuri finally spoke, and that was what he’d said? Victor touched the back of his head, feeling the freshly shorn locks. It still felt strange to him. He’d had long hair since he was a preteen, but despite it being a big change, he didn’t think it was that high on the list of things Yuuri would want to comment on at the moment.

“I—I—yes?” Victor finally managed.

Yuuri let out a short laugh, and Victor swore that his cheeks pinked, just a little. “Sorry, I was surprised so I just… said the first thing that came to mind. That was weird.”

Victor felt his nerves, which had been taut as a bow string, loosen at that. “It’s okay. I just wanted a change, I guess.”

“I get that.” Yuuri paused and cleared his throat. “Victor Nikiforov.”

Victor nodded, a smile blooming on his face, because Yuuri had said his name, knew who he was.

“That was my program.” Yuuri’s grip tightened on the edge of the rink, and did he look nervous? He dropped his eyes to the ground. “You’re in my tiny hometown, which no one ever visits, and you’re skating my program?”

Victor grimaced inwardly. When he said it like that, it did sound like Victor was a bit of a weirdo. Victor just nodded, because what could he say now?

Yuuri lifted his hands from the barrier and squeezed them together, as if trying to stop himself from fidgeting. He let out a deep breath. “It was beautiful, Victor.”

He must have imagined the way that Yuuri’s eyes were shining when he lifted his head, must have been seeing things to think they looked like they were glittering with unshed tears.

“T-thank you,” Victor finally managed, breathless. He dared to skate closer to the edge of the rink, closer to Yuuri Katsuki, who was here and real and in front of him and thought he skated beautifully.

But Yuuri’s expression quickly shifted from one of amazement to one of--- irritation; anger? 

Victor wasn’t sure, but his eyes grew wide and he skated a few steps backward.

“Why weren’t you at worlds?” Yuuri asked, and he sounded upset; angry even. It wasn’t like Yakov’s anger when he was shouting, or Yuri Plisetsky’s anger… pretty much all the time. This was something else entirely; anger edged with hurt, frustration, betrayal?

“I-I did badly at nationals and didn’t qualify,” Victor replied, confused. Why was he eliciting this reaction from Yuuri?

“If you’d gone and skated like that, you would have been on the podium!” he raised his voice. “If you’d landed the quad loop, you might have even been able to beat me.”

“I don’t think I---“

“I had no idea you could skate like that! Giacometti is good, but what you just did was,” Yuuri took a deep breath and ran a hand through his hair, “it was incredible.” 

Victor gulped, his mouth suddenly feeling very dry. “You think so?” he asked, and it was quiet, but there was an edge of excitement to it. 

Yuuri crossed his arms. “Sure, yeah. You would have placed above Chris and Otabek easily.”

“And you?”

Yuuri nodded, and there was something like a spark in his eye. Victor didn’t know what to think of it. “With a little bit of work, yeah.”

“You’re not just saying that because you’re underestimating yourself, are you?” Victor let out a short laugh. He knew from years of experience, of watching interview upon interview and reading every magazine that he could get his hands on, that Yuuri could be modest to a fault. He skated to the edge of the rink, closing the distance between the two of them until he was only a foot or so from Yuuri Katsuki.

It’s not as if it was the first time he’d ever seen him. They’d competed against each other several times before; at worlds, at the Grand Prix final, and at a couple of Grand Prix events throughout the years. But Yuuri was reserved, choosing to surround himself with only a few close friends, and although in general other skaters liked him and found him friendly, he wasn’t close to many of them. Victor had exchanged a few short snatches of conversation with Yuuri, but nothing lengthy, and certainly nothing like this; where it was just the two of them, alone.

“I’m not,” Yuuri replied.

Victor took a deep breath and placed his hands on the barrier of the rink, right next to Yuuri Katsuki. Their fingers were only inches apart, and Victor took a moment to imagine…

“I um, came to Hasetsu because it was your hometown,” Victor began. “After what happened at nationals, skating was difficult for me. But then… I decided to practice with your free skate from this year, and it really helped.”

Yuuri blinked, confused. The rink was so quiet, just the two of them, their breathing, and the fans that kept it cool.

Victor let out a brief shudder.  “My coach, Yakov, thought I was obsessed, but he didn’t understand that this program was what was keeping my skating alive.” His lips quirked up in a small smile. “He told me to take a vacation.”

“So you came to Hasetsu?” Yuuri leveled him a look.

“You’ve always inspired me, Yuuri, from the first time I saw you when I was a child. I thought, if I could visit the place my inspiration found his inspiration, maybe that would help me.” Victor felt his cheeks flush despite himself.

He must have imagined the way Yuuri’s cheeks pinked as well. “I inspire you that much?”

“You don’t think it’s creepy?” Victor let out a nervous laugh.

Yuuri shook his head in the negative. “No. It’s… nice, actually.”

Victor’s face brightened at that, his smile wide and beaming. “Yuuri!”

“But I didn’t expect this, that’s for certain.”

“Well I didn’t expect you to be here. I thought you lived in Detroit.”

Yuuri pushed his glasses up and brushed a stray hair out of his face. “Oh I do, but since Worlds was in Tokyo this year, I decided to come back home afterward for the off season. I just got here, and I have a key to the rink so…” He let out a nervous laugh. “Sorry, I just can’t believe you visited Hasetsu just because I’m from here.”

“And memorized your program,” Victor muttered.

“That too.”

Victor reached up, hesitant, and placed a hand on Yuuri’s shoulder. “It shouldn’t be that surprising. Do you have any idea how much you’ve inspired people?”

[glubby-guppiez]

*More of my TMNT AU Character info: Oroku family edition (TW FOR MENTIONS OF DEAT)( AND KIDNAPPING)

*OG post

*Oroku Miwa

*She/)(er Genderqueer *4'3" (Pre mutation) *4'9" (Post mutation) *9 *)(alf Chinese and Japanese *Pre mutation, she was relatively skinny *Long black hair, v cut bangs like 2012 Karai/Miwa *Dark forest green eyes *Wears a white, sleeveless floral print dress, light blue, boot cut jeans, a pink zip-up hoodie, and yellow rain boots. *Mutates into a South China Tiger *Gets muscular *Very sweet girl *Knows Japanese, Chinese, and some English *Likes to draw *Karai's younger half-sister *Oroku Saki (Shredder)'s youngest daughter *Was almost kidnapped with her father, but Karai saved her *Mother was killed by Baxter Stockman *She met the turtles a little bit after Karai *She got mutated on accident during a battle with Stockman's henchmen *Is like a younger sister/cousin/niece to the turtles *Closest with Mikey *Thinks April is literally the coolest person in the world *Likes to talk with 'Nardo because they are both very observant *LOVES doing arts and crafts with Madonna and Raph *)(er and Raph have spa dayss where they play with orbeez spa sets and try skincare stuff *Splinter spoils the living days out of her

*Oroku Karai

*She/They Cis *5'2" *20 *Japanese American *Lean, athletic build *Black undercut wore in a man bun *Amber eyes *Wears a similar outfit to Cassandra Jones in ROTTMNT minus the bandages around the arms *Lesbian *Miwa's older half sister *Oroku Saki (Shredder)'s oldest daughter *Shredder was visiting her with his wife and Miwa when he was kidnapped, she was able to save Miwa but not Shredder or his wife *Mother died of sickness when Karai was 8 *Knows English, Japanese and Chinese *Lives in New York, was born in Japan and raised there until her father remarried and moved to China *Experienced kunoichi and great swordswoman *Uses katana *Meets the turtles later on when they are in New York *Sort of a Big sister/motherly figure to 'Nardo because he reminds her of her younger self *Not very close with the other turtles, really only talks with them when discussing Stockman or Miwa *Kind of aggressive because of her grudge against Stockman *Later learns to open up more and to be less aggressive *Gets a crush on and dates April

*Oroku Saki (Shredder) T)(IS SECTION CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR T)(E TMNT 2012 S)(OW!!!

*)(e/)(im Cis male *6'3 1/2" (Pre mutation) *8'9" (Post mutation) *57 *Japanese-Chinese *Pre mutation was a large, toned, muscular man *Shoulder length hair wore half down with v shaped bangs *Wore suits or ninja garb *Dark brown eyes *Looks similar to to The Super Shredder post mutation *Loses his hair *Father To Miwa and Karai *)(ad 2 wives that have now died (Oroku Jing, Miwa's mother and Oroku Yuuko, Karai's mother) *Used to be close friends and business partners with Baxter Stockman before he was kidnapped and experimented on *The mutation left him mentally unstable and incredibly aggressive *When he escaped the lab he attacked one of the cities close to the lab *Sanity gets restored and he gets stabilized later on *Stabilization did not change him physically, only mentally *Turtles frequently fought him pre stabilization *Relationship with turtles is rough post stabilization *Very supportive and good father to Miwa and Karai post stabilization *)(is character is inspired by 2012 Leatherhead and Ninjago's Lord Garmadon

*Oroku Yuuko

*She/)(er Cis female *5'1" *42 (at time of death) *Japanese *Thin and sickly *Long, thin, black hair that she wore down *Wore hospital robes *Amber eyes *Karai's deceased mother *Died of tuberculous *Died when Karai was 8 *Loved Saki and Karai dearly *Taught Karai about weaponry and anatomy at a young age *Before she was sick she would help Karai learn swordsmanship *When she died she gave solely Karai access to her study and library

*Oroku Jing

*She/)(er Cis female *5'3" *54 *Chinese *Thin but curvy, model-esque if you will *Short, thick, brown hair *Wore sleek, business casual outfits *Dark green eyes *Miwa's deceased mother *Was killed by Stockman when her family and her were visiting Karai and Stockman kidnapped Saki *Married Saki a year after Yuuko's passing *Was a model and met Saki while on a business trip in Japan *Was sweet but distant at times to both Saki and Miwa *Spoiled Miwa with shopping trips and gifts quite often *Was planning to put Miwa in art school before she died

*Next up, I'm writing about the muntants like Mondo Gecko, Bebop and Rocksteady, and even some OCs!!!

[thegoldenorb]

Summary of one of the chapters of Part 2 of the Mafia Fam AU:

Dazai: *Slept on Chuuya’s couch last night*

Dazai: *Wakes up and sees Chuuya and Yuuko making breakfast together*

Dazai, whispering in horror: … Chuuya and Yuuko-chan have matching pajamas?

*Dazai’sBrain.exe has stopped responding due to an internal error.*

(<- He thought it was cute)