#this style is actually really easy and didn’t take me that long at all lol

[haliaiii]

Finally made oc profiles !! Featuring basic info plus their cell phone model, I decided to make the graphic design a bit fancier and I like this format so I might keep it for the others

[harrysgal]

I DIG YOUR CINEMA (8)

harry styles x yn aspiring filmmaker — social media AU

Hello! I am very sorry for the way I vanished from tumblr, real life knocked me down for a few months and it wasn’t easy to get back on my feet. But I’m doing well now and really excited to keep telling this story. Thank you to those who sent messages checking in, and I’m sorry I didn’t get to answer those (I like to read them from time to time, tbh lol). Also, because it’s been so long I’m not doing any official taglist for part 8. If you want to be added for part 9, let me know.  Thank you, A.

About the smau: yn starts posting videos on youtube and is trying to build a career as a filmmaker. Things are going pretty well for her and she starts getting more attention when she creates content about shows she goes to. She’s also a fan of Harry’s music and some of his fans start getting suspicious when his team starts interacting with her.

About yn: although the character does not have a faceclaim, pictures suggest reader is white.

Disclaimer: The story it’s set in 2021 and it will follow their relationship through the LOT leg in the US. Since this is nothing but fiction, I will be following some of the real timeline but also adding my own stuff. On top of that, I won’t be basing myself on Harry’s actual posts.

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PART 7 // MASTERLIST

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I DIG YOUR CINEMA (PART 8) — CHICAGO

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yourinstagram CHICAGO!!! hiii!! good morning!! im back and ive missed youuu <33 honestly, cant wait to go outside and see you again. unfortunately tho im too tired to leave my room rn and also im mad at myself for waking up too late for breakfast…. so i decided to embrace the day off and be fully irresponsible. ice cream in bed at 10:30 in the morning it is. sightseeing some other day and time it is as well. hope you understand. sincerely, yn. 

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user11 lol i mean it’s haagen dazs so i guess it’s okay harryfan17 wait, you’re here? ALREADY?? 😳

↳ harryfan21 im so glad im not the only one surprised by this lol ↳ harryfan85 omg do you think harry is in town too?? 😍 ↳ harryfan76 ＠harryfan85 they dont travel together so no

bestfriend hahahaaaa bestfriend  ice cream for breakfast is such a trigger!! THE MEMORIES! ughhh!! ily so much bestfriend i miss you btw bestfriend i need harry styles to give you back to me harryfan64 …. srsly? aren’t you a little bit too old to be doing this?  harryfan7 What’s your favorite flavor? 😍 harryfan44 ??? Who cares about this? Just say you’re desperate for attention  harryfan15 show barely ended and she’s already in chicago lmao ＠harrystyles what are you running from

↳ harryfan17 the bullets 💀 ↳ harryfan15 ＠harryfan17 HAHAHAHHAA  ↳ harryfan39 😂😂 new fav comment thread ↳ harryfan76 they dont travel together so he is not with her !

user1 ahhh, chicago is such a pretty city to visit! but you should definitely take some time to rest first ❤ ️ you deserve it, girl! harryfan96 LEAVE HARRY ALONE !!

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harryupdates Harry out in Chicago today! (Sep 23)

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harryfan37 stop I JUST saw him in st paul 😭 is it possible to miss him already?? harryfan21 gotta slow down on the coffee dude lmao harryfan41 was ＠yourinstagram with him????

↳ harryfan44 who cares

harryfan15 two coffees, huh? 

↳ harryfan24 why do you always have to make it about something that is not? 🙄 ↳ harryfan15 ??? im just saying there are two coffees in this picture, thats all

harryfan64 always so convenient  harryfan13 if i speak…….. harryfan28 the blue jacket! 😍 if you’re lonely in chicago you can call him 🤭 harryfan49 ＠yourinstagram I bet one of these is for you ! hope you enjoy it !  harryfan84 OMFG WHY ARE YOU ALL SO FUCKING WEIRD IT’S JUST COFFEE CAN YOU PLS STOP BRINGING UP THE STUNT ALL THE DAMN TIME

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yourinstagram from live to love, this girl is out here living her bestest biggest dreams. couldn’t have done it without you guys. thank you. really. 

(ps: pls dont tell my boss ive been obsessed with his music since the v beginning. id like to keep his ego grounded. thank you.)

view all 9,175 comments harryfan5 stop!!! harryfan5 this is sooo cute  user1 this makes me sooo happy for you! 🥰 yourbrother 👏 user5 congratulations, yn! You deserve every moment! harryfan14 honest question, does anyone actually think this is cute and funny? 

↳ harryfan32 no. they’re just easy to manipulate ↳ harryfan14 thought so. her captions are always so immature and weird 

bestfriend i was there it was rare i remember it all too well :’) 

↳ harryfan27 were you at the live on tour with yn???  ↳ harryfan35 omg you should be there tonight too!! ↳ harryfan45 for real tho when is ＠yourinstagram taking you to a show?? ↳ harryfan72 never bc Harry banned all of her friends and family from tour

harryfan11 OMG!! this is so nice!  harryfan1 i love this for you!! <3 it’s like you’re representing all of us 

↳ harryfan22 speak for yourself please 

harryfan29 im THRIVING on this plot. it’s like the ultimate fanfic dream lollll harryfan44 you’re a joke harryfan44 to say you want to keep Harry’s ego “grounded” is not funny is disrespectful harryfan44 can’t wait for him to be done with you harryfan44 can’t wait for you to get fired  ynupdates ❤️ ynupdates Congratulations!! You deserve it so much!

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lot2021updates 

“ARE YOU FEELING GOOD CHICAGO? [...] Y’know, it’s a very important thing coming to Chicago, it’s a beautiful city and I’ve missed it very much. Also, wonderful things always happen here. I don’t know why… It’s like there’s something in the air… Or maybe because spray paint was invented here in Chicago, did you know that? No? Well, I know that! ... And I also know there are 144 dog-friendly restaurants in Chicago! Which is very, very important information… Yeah, my friends… A lot of valuable information is shared backstage!”  — Harry talking to the crowd tonight.

LOT Chicago n1, 24 September 2021

lot2021updates 

“Chicago, are you having a good time so far? [...] We still have a couple more songs left, but I really want to take a moment to… To thank each and every single one of you for being here tonight. This is only our eleventh show, but when I promise you this tour has already become one of the best experiences of my life, it’s because this tour has already become one of the best experiences of my life. And I know I wouldn’t be able to live this dream if it weren’t for you. You guys have absolutely changed my life. So thank you… Whether this is your first show, or your hundredth… Whether you just know that one annoying song that keeps playing over and over, or if you’ve been obsessed with my music since the very beginning… Thank you! You’ve changed my life, so thank you, thank you, thank you! I missed this and I missed you and I’m so happy to be back. This is Canyon Moon!” — Harry thanking the crowd tonight.

LOT Chicago n1, 24 September 2021

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ynupdates Harry Styles first show in Chicago ended around half an hour ago, and Yn already posted all these stories on instagram! It’s the first time she shares these many glimpses from a show, and so quickly 🤗 

view all 55 comments user9 ahhh!! so many great shots! harryfan5 omg she’s really feeding us 😭 user15 either yn hasn’t been online at all today and she’s posting unaware of what’s been said, or she’s seen everything and it’s posting BECAUSE of what’s been said lol  harryfan11 STOPPPP that’s me holding the tbsl sign lol

↳ user6 Really? That’s so cool! Did you see her taking the picture? ↳ harryfan11 yesssss! I think she was filming tho, bc after that she recorded me and my friend begging harry to sing tbsl in la (it’s our next show lol) and also recorded some people from the crowd dancing and singing to a few songs  ↳ harryfan19 WHAT? girl you’re so lucky!! asdjbajb what if harry sees the video??? omg i’d die! ↳ ynupdates Heyyy, that’s so cool! Did you talk to her, then? Can we dm you? ↳ harryfan ＠ynupdates yesssss, of course you can! we talked to her really briefly bc she was working, but she’s the sweetest and i’m absolutely in love now lol

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harryupdates Harry just posted a story on instagram! 

Earlier tonight, Yn (youtuber/member of the LOT crew) had shared a picture from tonight’s show of fans holding signs that said “Justice for TBSL”. She tagged Harry with the caption “hope you get the message xoxo”. 

Now Harry has reposted the story and added “loud and clear x” to her caption. We hope it means good news for the fan project 🤞

view all 251 comments harryfan11 😭😭😭😭😭  harryfan11 SHUT UP THATS ME harryfan11 HARRY POSTED THE BACK OF MY HEAD MY LIFE IS MADE 😭 I CANT harryfan15 👀  harryfan23 istg if he sings tbsl and i’m not there…………… harryfan20 i cant do this anymore she’s fucking everywhere  harryfan17 thank you ＠yourinstagram this fandom don’t deserve you x harryfan30 management must be really desperate they’ve never worked this hard in one day 

↳ harryfan40 right? i wonder why… like what are they afraid of or what are they preparing us for…  ↳ harryfan30 they are preparing me for nothing lmao i see right through their tactics and lies they wont fool me with this ↳ harryfan40 oh of course. we’ve been through these stunts for years now. i just mean there’s probably a reason why this is all happening and i cant wait to find out! 

harryfan60 he just finished a show let the man get some rest fgs harryfan50 🥱 harryfan37 jeez. tour has barely started guys… if you keep hating everything and everyone this much you’re not gonna make it till the end yknow. just saying. 

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ynupdates Yn has just shared these two stories from the venue/backstage at the LOT. 

Harry Styles’ second show in Chicago starts anytime now. ☺️

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user10 ahh, there she is!! it’s been 20 hours since the last ones she posted i was starting to worry lol harryfan5 the fact that yesterday we could reply to her stories and today we can’t anymore makes me wonder what kind of dms she got :(

↳ harryfan19 shit i hadn’t noticed that ↳ ynrryfan :((( the fandom really went insane yesterday tho. istg they’ve been in chicago for what, three days? well i feel like it’s been three months lol ↳ harryfan31 omg i really hope she doesn’t stop posting for good. i know it’s selfish but she’s been feeding us so well with harry content 😭 

harryfan64 far away from him. as she should be. 

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PART 9 — BEFORE NASHVILLE

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[chrystal-ink]

Okay, so first off, the hedgehog harem prologue? Amazing! Loved it and looking forward to how this progresses. I couldn’t help but notice something…

Now this is about Tower who I assume is Boom!Shadow (if I’m wrong, please correct me I did the best I could keeping track of which one was which). If I have that correct…

I find it hilarious that the most aggressive Shadow fell for y/n the quickest 😂 (original Shadow excluded, obviously). Didn’t even have anything done for him like the others and yet he’s already hooked.

Btw, love your take on Lancelot and his lack of modern day knowledge, especially birth control!😂😂😂 he’s going to view so many things as some sort of magic or witchcraft 😅. Go easy on the poor guy, he at least has the excuse of not knowing any better.

Thank you so much for enjoying it! I really appreciate it! So sorry for taking so long to reply I’ve been sick and haven’t felt up to writing or doing much of anything this past week but I’m finally starting to feel better and I’m getting back into the swing of things.

Yes Tower is Boom Shadow sorry I probably should have added that in as a note I’ll put a list of who’s who just in case.

X shadow = Edge ❌

Boom Shadow = Tower 💥

Movie Shadow = Dual 🎬

06 Shadow = Six 6️⃣

Lancelot = Lancelot ⚔️

And OG Shadow will just be referred to as Shadow

Shadow in boom is so funny to me because of all his adaptations he is kinda the most asshole of them all (and I mean that in a loving way). He gives off a very “I like this therefore it is my whole world” vibe.

He’s also very set in his ways once he makes a decision he sticks with it, I think that once OG brought up the topic of being in a romantic relationship his interest was piqued, because he very much looks down on others he had high expectations for Y/N all of which were met pretty much from the beginning before reader opens their mouth.

Now don’t get me wrong the love that boom feels at this moment in the story is very superficial, he has a lot to learn and his romance style is going to be the most immature starting out but as we progress there’s going to be a lot of self reflecting not only in boom but in the others as well. The therapy sessions are actually going to come into play in some fun and interesting ways that I hope to make really good like I’m kinda nervous writing it out in a way that makes sense.

Don’t worry about Lancelot I won’t make him suffer too much lol (maybe just a little). In part one I was going to add a part about the Shadows teaching Lancelot about indoor plumbing but I decided against it because it was making an already long chapter even longer and it also didn’t add anything to the story.

I might do some little side blurbs about the Shadows living together without Y/N being directly involved or even mentioned because frankly the concept of six different Shadows living together could be a whole fic in itself. but that’s only if I find the time. I’m going to be super busy in May to the point where I’ll be lucky to get one or two fics out.

But as for Lancelot he’s definitely the one I’ve had the most fun writing for. I also have the most ideas for him that I’m excited to write about (sword fighting lessons anyone?). But all in all I plan on giving each of the shadows some well deserved love, So long as they don’t break anything lol.

[genshin-obsessed]

Confessions | Honkai Star Rail

So i've been super into hsr recently and I thought I'd get back to doing longer hcs because those are always fun! This time I left out Welt and Sampo and I'm not sure how I feel about it lol ✧ Includes: Dan Heng, Gepard, Jing Yuan, Luocha, Blade ✧ Extra: Something a little weird has happened to my Blade lol, he's just a confused man who really likes the reader. It may be ooc- i have no clue

Dan Heng

For Dan Heng, he doesn’t know how long he’s liked you. He just realized it one day when you said something- a compliment towards him- and he just couldn’t stop thinking about it.

Dan Heng’s not the most outward person, so wanting to confess wasn’t something easy for him. He actually needed to prepare, give himself a pep talk and all. His method is invite you to his room and then just tell you- no beating around the bush.

You’re shocked to say the least- I mean it’s DAN HENG. He liked you?! HE CONFESSED?! You sat there for a good minute just staring at him. He looked calm but kinda started panicking on the inside.

“I-I like you too!” You say before he can speak. You were so loud, he jumped a little. Safe to say, he’s extremely happy you accepted because then it would’ve been awkward afterwards.

“Oh good… good.”

Gepard Landau

Everyone knows Gepard likes you before himself. He can say it’s just been a few months but others know it’s been like a year. It’s just the way he acts and stuff.

Gepard has a VERY hard time confessing. He’ll keep trying to do it, but then backs out at the last minute. He’ll keep saying he wants to talk to you about something important then just doesn’t tell you. Finally, one day… it slips out. You two are alone and he barely realizes it until he sees your face.

You’re happy but also shocked. The guy you’ve liked for like ever finally likes you back! Do you go through the statue phase of freezing up and staring? Yes. Did he start panicking because of it? Yes. Your reaction right after was to throw yourself at him and give him a tight hug.

He doesn’t say anything right then and just hugs you back. You not running away, horrified, probably meant you felt the same. That made him happy- so happy he didn’t even know what to do.

“Thank you… for not running away- oh and liking me back.”

Jing Yuan

His feelings had been around for a few months now, he knew pretty much instantly when he was attracted to you. It didn’t take him long to figure out he was in love with you either. It was obvious, his heart pounded when you were around, he couldn’t stop thinking about you, and he was always worried you’d find someone else.

Jing Yuan confesses fancy style. He’ll invite you out to like dinner or something or maybe just to take a late night walk with him. As you’re walking, he’ll coyly bring up the topic of dating and whatnot. You two chat for a bit, then he just admits it. He makes sure to add the “it’s alright if you don’t feel the same way, I won’t be upset.”

Of course, you do feel the same way! Your eyes widen and you gasp as the reality sets in. The General of the Cloud Knights liked YOU! It took a moment to just process his words, and Jing Yuan stood there patiently, giving you time to think. If you were going to say no, that’s fine, he just needed a clear answer. You found it hard to speak but forced the words out, “I-I feel the same.”

Jing Yuan’s over the moon with this newfound knowledge. He’s so happy, he could shout it out from over the rooftops. Honestly! All he can do is give you a tight hug, not wanting to do anything else if you weren’t ready for it- say a kiss.

“I’m glad. We should go on a date then- a proper one.”

Luocha

Luocha is very good at keeping his feelings to himself. At first, he thought it was just a little crush and it would pass. But it didn’t. It just… kept developing. He tried to manage it, feeling that maybe a relationship right now wasn’t the best option for him. But when his heart would start pounding every time you smiled at him, or his mind went back to you and what you might’ve been doing when you two were apart told me he… maybe didn’t wanna wait.

Luocha’s confession wasn’t exactly grand. I mean, what was there to be super grand about? Especially if you were going to reject him. So he just took you out on a little walk and slyly brought up the topic of relationships. Once you mentioned you didn’t mind being in one, he just said, “will you be in one with me?”

You kinda froze. Deer in headlights situation. You needed a moment to process what he’d just said. He… wanted to date you? WELL GOOD! YOU WANTED TO DATE HIM! You happily nodded, a big giant smile spreading on your face.

There was this emotion he felt when you said you liked him too. Pure, unadulterated happiness. He felt so good about himself, about life, about everything. That emotion spoke volumes and all he could do was hug you. Tightly. 

"I'm glad... because I was really, really nervous you'd say no."

Blade

Ok… hear me out. Blade knows he likes you… when he doesn’t hate you. When you ask him for a favor and he says yes. When you hug him and he doesn’t strangle you- honestly, it wasn’t hard for him to know. Kafka teases him and he just ignores her.

Blade… doesn’t know how to confess. He’s not crazy about relationships or… people. So his entire confession was just confusing. You followed absolutely nothing except: “I like you.” You thought he was just admitting he didn’t hate you. That was good news! But you didn’t realize how good it was. “That’s great! I like you too!” You replied to which he crossed his arms, nodded, and said… “we’re dating now.”

Mhm. Yeah. That’s how smooth he is :’) you- you poor soul- didn’t know what he meant at first. So you were beyond shocked when he said what he did. Blade- BLADE- liked you- Y O U- romantically? You liked him too but you never ever expected this. Not in a million years.

You could only manage a dazed nod for a few seconds before a giant smile spread on your face and you practically threw yourself at him. Blade’s usual reaction would be to shove the person away but this was his special person. So… he hugged back.

“That was… rude, I think? Will you go on a date with me?”

[sxvual]

Felicity • s e v e n

a/n: meant to post this last night but forgot to post it. lol

DMs always open 💌

cw: none

word count: 6.1k

listening suggestions 🎵: if you let me by sinead harnett

Athena didn’t know what was more ridiculous—the fact that she was actually attending the show per Roman’s request, or that she really let Amina bully her into dressing like she was stepping onto the set of a high profile fashion editorial instead of wrestling arena. 

Her reflection had stared back at her hours earlier, confidence laced with hesitation. Her fitted dress hugged the curves on her figure beautifully she had to admit. A crisp white fur lined dress warmed her body from the freezing Indianapolis weather, except for the fact that it cut off just above her thighs exposing her long shapely legs to the brisk cold. The matching trench coat was more just style than comfort—but Athena couldn’t be mad. She looked good, more than honestly. 

 The white contrasted tastefully against her warm brown skin. And her gold accents—narrow hoop earrings, wristwatch, and chain necklace—were just the icing on top. Glossy, bombshell curls cascaded past her shoulders—freshly highlighted at the salon the day prior. Amina had insisted on transparent open toe stilettos, showcasing her painted white toes—”Powerful, sexy, and just inconvenient enough to keep you from running away.”

Athena rolled her eyes but conceded. 

Originally her plans were to have Natalie, per usual, handle all her travel arrangements—such as flights, hotel, and a car service. However, Natalie informed her rather quickly that Mr. Reigns already took care of everything. He would have a jet bring her to the city on a private tarmac, a car service would take her to the Four Seasons, and she would stay in an executive suite just down the hall from him. Athena couldn’t say she wasn’t slightly impressed by the way Roman just took charge and handled everything. 

Amina was nothing short of dazzled when she told her, “Now that’s a man for you, all you have to do is show up and be beautiful, easy!

Athena wasn’t dense though, she knew this is also what Roman meant when he said he was worth it and he would prove it to her. And he was proving so far that he knew her tastes were refined. 

The plane was beautiful, the flight attendants were beyond accommodating, and the ride was quiet and peaceful just how Athena liked it. She thoughtfully mulled over thoughts of Roman and work as she nursed a glass of wine on one of the jet's sofas. 

“Ms. James,” a gentle voice pulled her out of her pondering haze, “I’m sorry to disturb you, but Mr. Reigns requested we deliver this to you.” 

One of the flight attendants sent Athena a warm polite small, and handed her a small blue box wrapped in a lacy white bow—a handwritten note tucked beneath it. 

‘I’d figured you’d have enough flowers by now, so I know I need to get a little more creative to hold the attention of such a beautiful woman, I hope you like it babygirl.’ 

-Roman 

It was obviously a jewelry piece from Tiffany & Co. based on the color and style of the box—Athena hated how eager she was to open it. If there were any physical things she loved to spend her wealth on, it was beautiful jewelry. She almost always donned, and assortment of rings, bracelets, and a necklace or two—always and only gold and Roman seemed to take notice of that. 

Restraining herself enough to not actually rip the bow off, Athena carefully untied it preserving his material to reveal solid gold monogrammed bracelets. Gold. Simple. Elegant. And just her speed, she adored them and quickly added them to right wrist which was bare of anything. 

Athena would remember to send a ‘thank you’ text, followed up with a ‘you didn’t have to’ text as soon as she landed. She found it more appropriate to call after receiving such an extravagant gift but she didn’t want to disturb Roman ahead of his work. She knew via his assistant he had a pretty eventful day planned before the live show. So a text would have to suffice. 

The flight up north was relatively short, and Athena was pleased to be able to step off and stretch but that was short lived as she was headed to the arena first. 

The buzz was palpable as soon as she stepped into the arena, you could hear fans howling inside the arena during the pre show, and the streets surrounding were bustling with fans, tour buses, and the regular Friday evening traffic. Thankfully her driver was instructed to drop her off at the entrance that seemed to be for employees only and was quite secluded. 

As she stepped out of the black SUV the weight of her decision settled. 

‘What am I doing here?’ 

To observe one of your most important clients in their element. 

‘If only it were that simple.’

She had told herself repeatedly that this was work related, no nonsense. Roman is her client. Athena is here to observe, to understand his world, so she can handle his image better. But as she walked through the bustling halls, past crew members setting up, wrestlers gearing themselves for matches, and production assistants hurrying from one place to another, she couldn’t ignore the real reason she felt so on edge. 

Roman Reigns. 

The man had been haunting her thoughts all week, especially since their night together. It had only slightly gotten better since there had been radio silence from him all week up until yesterday when he sent all the information she needed for her travels and arrival to the arena. 

Athena didn’t mind it though, it gave her time to think and settle her nerves. And she was sure she could chalk it up to him spending quality time with daughter before he had to return to work. 

But now after that moderate distance save for the daily wildflower delivery he still managed to send to her home now—she felt like she was stepping into enemy territory. 

She knew she was in trouble the minute she spotted him. He was already in his gear—barely. His usually neatly swept hair was out of its usual man bun, it was long and jet black, damp and framing his strong bearded jawline He looked devastatingly good, even in the dim back stage lighting. His broad chest was bare, emphasizing power in his well muscled torso. His tattoos she could so fondly remember had her at a loss, intricate and sprawling, climbing his shoulders and biceps like the art they were. Designed only for him. And those lips—the ones he made sure she felt on every inch of her body—were set in a small smirk as he casually ran a hand over his beard. 

Athena swallowed hard. Oh, I’m so screwed. Again. 

She was supposed to be immune to this by now. She had worked around powerful men her entire career, had sat in boardrooms with CEOs who tried and failed to intimidate her, had brushed off flirtations from grossly rich men like they were nothing to her. But Roman? He wasn’t just powerful—he was power. He commanded every space he entered, with nothing more than his presence. 

And his eyes—dark, sharp, and knowing—were now locked directly onto her. 

Her stomach clenched beneath the fabric of her white dress. 

He didn’t look surprised to see her. No, he looked like he had been waiting for her. 

With slow purposeful steps, he closed the distance between them. The sounds of the backstage chaos faded as he came near, leaving only the deep, steady rhythm of her heartbeat. 

“I thought I told you to let me know when you pulled up, I would’ve come and got you.” he murmured, voice low, rich, and a little chiding.

“I have legs and eyes, Roman, and I found you didn’t I.” For once Roman rolled his eyes. 

“You’re so stubborn, Athena. And beautiful..” he smugly said, as his hand found hers giving her body the up and down look as he turned her in a slight 180. Making her thank god for her rich complexion because her cheeks were currently on fire. 

“I’m glad you made it babygirl.” Roman kissed her hand that she didn’t even realize she left in his. 

Athena lifted a brow, attempting to gather herself. In his eyes only though—because the prying eyes watching their interaction in the very public backstage area could only see that as gorgeous as she was, she was also just as unreadable. To them though. 

But Roman more than saw through it. He craved the feeling of her tightly wound defenses unravelling like loose ribbon before him. 

“I'm actually gonna make you start calling me Ms. James.” she sarcastically said.

“It’s actually not gonna happen.” he mocked her tone humorously. She scoffed. 

“I’m still happy you came.” 

“Don’t make me regret it.” 

Roman chuckled, his smile teasing. “Too late for that.” 

He was standing so damn close, and she could smell him—woodsy cologne and coconut leave-in conditioner mixed with something distinctly him. Something she remembered very well from the night they spent tangled together. 

She forced herself to focus. Professional. Stay professional. 

“There’s a lot going on back here. Do you need anything from me?” Athena put herself into work mode. Roman tilted his head slightly, studying her in that way that made her feel like he could see right through her. “You’re the one who wanted to see me for what I am. Impressed yet?” 

Athena gave a small, unmoved shrug. “You insisted I see it, so not yet. But I’ll be sure to let you know if that changes.” 

He grinned, as if he enjoyed her little jabs. Damn him.

“Then I’ll make sure you’re front and center for my match,” he said. “Wouldn’t want you missing the best part.” 

Her lips parted, but before she could respond, a crew member approached Roman letting him know they needed him in gorilla position. Roman barely spared the guy a glance, his attention never fully leaving Athena. 

“I got your seats set up, you’re in a balcony suite. Do you need anything? I can take you to the catering before I head out.” His tone was attentive and caring as he rested his palm on the small of her back, his touch was warm. Athena only shook her head, as Roman called for some guy behind him—another crew member—to get her to her seat and be around if she needed anything. 

“Stay close.” he murmured before walking away, sparing only a single glance her way as he went. 

Athena sighed sharply. Stay close? The hell was that supposed to mean? 

She shook her head and made her way toward the reserved section where she could watch the match without too much attention. The suite was definitely her speed, quiet, secluded. No one but her was in there and it was nice to be alone for her thoughts while she prepared to see him. 

Amina had been right—she should be here, to understand his world. But she hadn’t warned about all this. 

The energy in the arena was unlike anything Athena had experienced before. 

Thousands of fans were on their feet, the stadium vibrating with excitement. And when Roman’s entrance music hit, the sheer force of the crowd’s reaction to him was enough to make her chest tighten. 

He emerged from the back like a king stepping into his kingdom. 

Athena had seen him commanding before, but this? 

This was something else entirely. The way he walked, his special counsel flanked at his side like a doting lackey. The way he carried himself, the way the crowd worshipped him—it was intoxicating. 

And he knew exactly what he was doing. 

His eyes found hers almost immediately. 

It wasn’t a coincidence. She knew it the moment the corner of his lips lifted in the slightest smirk, careful not to break character. Athena’s jaw clenched. 

Even in the middle of this—his show—he was toying with her. 

The match itself was intense, a brutal, skillful display of athleticism. Particularly his athleticism with the way he dominated his opponent. Some (poor) open challenger for his undisputed universal title. Roman moved like a predator—controlled, powerful, lethal. Every motion, every hit, every moment was calculated.

She didn’t even realize she was leaning forward in her seat, completely engrossed, until the final moments of the match. Roman had his opponent on the ropes—literally. And with one final devastating spear to the already dazed man, he put him down. The crowd erupted. 

And then, before leaving the ring, he looked directly at her again. 

Athena’s breath caught. 

This time, he didn’t smirk. 

Thi time, the look was something deeper. 

Something that made her stomach tighten. 

When he finally disappeared backstage, she forced herself to exhale the breath she didn’t realize she’d been holding. 

If Amina was here, she could hear it now.

“Yeah. You’re in trouble, sister.” 

Athena would’ve had no rebuttal. 

Because for the first time since she had met Roman Reigns, she wasn’t sure if she could fight this.

Athena had come to two conclusions since seeing Roman in action. Roman Reigns had something. An it-factor. And Athena would have no issue making him into a household name. The second thing, she definitely was feeling something over this man.

The career publicist had just barely managed to collect herself after watching Roman’s match from the reserved section, the same stagehand that brought her to the suite came to bring her to Roman, per his request of course. They went through a series of tunnels to return to the other side of the arena presumably to Roman’s private locking room—hence his name on the plaque. 

It was simple, nice couches, a tv, and a pretty impressive spread of finger food and drinks. This must be where he comes to wind down post match. But as she further observed the room, eventually setting her white Chanel bag down on a table, she felt a presence loom behind her. 

But while she expected the presence beside her to be Roman, and his incessant flirting she was starting to secretly like. She was certainly surprised when she turned only to be met with a pair of big, curious brown glasses covered eyes—ones that were remarkably familiar. Yet a lot tinier than she was expecting. 

A little girl, who couldn’t be older than five, stood before her, gripping the hem of her tiny—’wreck every one and leave hoodie’. 

Athena blinked away her surprise. “Oh. Hi there.”

The little girl didn’t say anything at first, just tilted her head slightly, studying Athena the way one might examine something new and fascinating.

“Athena,” Roman’s deep voice suddenly broke through as he appeared from nowhere, and when she looked there he was. Looking way too good, despite being fresh out of a tiring in ring battle. His damp hair still framed his strong face, his broad frame still radiating heat from the match. 

“This is Gianna, my daughter.” 

Athena straightened her posture, immediately aware of the significance of this moment. His daughter. She wasn’t sure what she had expected, but seeing Roman in dad mode sent an unexpected warmth through her, especially as he bent down to sweep the little girl in his arms and swarm her with a bunch of cheek kisses. Her giggles were adorably infectious as they bounced off the walls around them.

She took this second to take in the pair, and their similarities particularly. And one thing she noticed, Roman couldn’t deny his daughter if he tried. They were practically identical, matching brown eyes, ears, even their similar toothy smiles, though Gianna was missing a few. 

Roman eventually put her down and crouched beside his little girl, his expression softening in a way that Athena had never seen. He reached out, brushing a stray curl from her face. “Gigi, this is Athena. She works with Daddy.” 

Gianna’s little brows furrowed slightly. “Like uncle Jimmy, uncle Jey, and aunty Trin.” Roman chuckled. “Not exactly. She helps daddy with business stuff, that’s not wrestling.”

Athena smiled at the little girl, charmed despite herself. 

“It’s nice to meet you Ms. Gianna, I’ve heard a lot about you.” 

Gianna pursed her lips, considering her. Then, in a small shy voice, she said, “You have a pretty name, and a pretty face.” 

Athena blinks before laughing softly. Absolutely charmed by now, her little voice came out pronouncing words like pretty as ‘pwetty’ and Athena couldn’t help but swoon. 

“Thank you sweetheart, that’s very nice of you to say. You're very beautiful yourself.” 

That seemed to be all the encouragement Gianna needed. Any shyness she had disappeared within an instant and she suddenly scrambled to sit beside Athena, her small hands resting behind her back. 

 “Do you like dolls?” Gigi asked suddenly and eagerly. 

Athena, caught off guard by the question, exchanged a glance with Roman, who was watching with an amused smirk.

“I used to,” she admitted. “When I was little, my sister and I had a whole collection.” 

Gianna was obviously pleased with her answer as her little face lit up. “I have a lot of dolls! Mostly American Girl ones. Daddy got me a new one yesterday, she looks like me!” 

Athena's lips curled into a smile. “That sounds wonderful, what’s her name?” 

“Jasmine!” The young girl gushed beside her father and I.  

“Her hair is curly like mine. And she had a pink dress. And boots! Do you wanna see a picture?” 

At this point Athena crouched down, her heels protesting the movement but she didn’t mind. 

“I’d love to.” She chuckled. 

Roman’s larger than life presence had since been ignored as the two young ladies bonded, more so his bubbly little girl talking his publicist ear off but Athena didn’t seem to mind.

“Daddy, can you get me Ipad please!” Gigi made those grabby hands in her father’s direction where he held a pink encased Ipad Pro. 

Before Athena could even think how quickly this escalated, where she was in full conversation with arguably one of the most social and well spoken toddlers she’d ever met. Gigi was practically snatching her Ipad from her father. She scrolled with determination, showing Athena a photo of the doll in question. 

“She’s gorgeous.” Athena praised dramatically, genuinely entertained by the enthusiasm of the young girl version of Roman. 

Gigi beamed that toothy smile in her direction again. “I have, like four more. But Jasmine is my favorite. Daddy says I have too many, but I don’t!”

Athena shot Roman a challenging look, “Oh, really?”

Roman raised a brow, arms crossed. “She’s got an army of them, it's definitely more than four, it’s an army. They’re everywhere.”

Gianna gasped dramatically, patting her fathers arm that held her other hand in his as he ushered them away from the steadily crowding backstage area. 

“No, they’re not! They stay in my dollhouse.”

Athena bit back a laugh as they approached a closed door with a plaque that read, Roman Reigns, his locker room. “Well that sounds very organized.” 

“And like a lie, explain the one I stepped on last night. Is she homeless or something?” 

Athena scoffed out a well humored laugh and Gianna didn’t pay her father any mind. Just nodding sagely at Athena, like she already won a very important debate. 

Roman just shook his head as he ushered them in. Athena found herself on the couch with Gianna who followed, flopping herself right next to her new friend. She continued to show Athena pictures of all the dolls she had photoshoots with, telling her their names and backstories. And if Athena was bothered in any way she didn’t show it, she simply ooh-ed and aww-ed at every picture convincingly and laughed when necessary. All in all the two were enjoying each other's company. 

Roman clearly saw this wasn’t his domain so he let them interact by their lonesome, taking to the snack and fruit trays set on the coffee table in the middle of the couch. 

“Athena?” Gianna gave a pitiful attempt at saying her name, instead it coming out as, ‘thena’.

“Do you want a snack?” she asked her with curious brown eyes. 

“Sure, gigi, thank you.” Gigi nodded like the good hostess she must feel that she was. Except she turned to her father and waved her hand at him. “Daddy make thena a snack, pwease.”

He sucked his teeth with a faux attitude and got to stacking a couple of crackers, fruit, and cheese onto a plate for both the ladies, because if he knew his daughter, her next request would be that she get a snack as well. No pepperoni, she hated pepperoni. 

Roman watched them converse thoughtfully, something in his gaze—something warm, and fond. 

Athena could feel it, but she kept her keen focus on Gianna. It was easier than acknowledging how Roman’s attentions made her heart skip in a way she wasn’t ready for. 

After a few more minutes of doll discussion, a voice interrupted them. 

“There’s my favorite little troublemaker!” 

Athena looked up to see a woman, a beautiful dark skinned woman with a wide smile directed at Gianna who jumped and practically ran into her waiting arms. “Auntie Trin!” 

Roman perked up, a towel around his neck. “Athena, this is my cousin in law Trinity, she’s married to my cousin Jimmy, you’ll meet him later.” 

Athena rose from the couch and flashed a friendly smile to Trinity. “Trin this is Athena, she’s my new manager basically.” 

Athena scoffed, “I handle all his public relations and media appearances..” 

“And she’s damn good at it.” Roman praised, making her squirm slightly. 

Trinity’s gaze lingered on Athena’s outfit, her smile widening as she took in the entire look. “Girl, you got style—that’s a whole vibe right there. I need to know where you got this, seriously.” She swayed side to side, admiring the ensemble.

Athena, slightly flustered, raised her hands in a mock surrender. “Amina, my sister. Trust me, I didn’t even want to wear this. But here we are,” she said, grinning at the compliment.

Trinity chuckled, leaning in. “I’m just saying, Amina’s got taste.” She turned to Roman, who was looking on with a smirk, clearly enjoying the banter. “She’s giving runway ready in this arena. You should be proud, Reigns.”

Roman rolled his eyes. “Oh, trust me, I am.” He winked at Athena, his casual confidence apparent.

“Anyway,” Trinity continued, “we’re gonna have to go shopping together. You’re killing it, Athena.” She threw Roman a look before nudging Gianna, who was still perched on the couch beside Athena. “Hey, little missy, what do you say we go hang out with Uncle Jimmy tonight, give ya daddy a break?

Gianna’s face lit up. “Yay! Uncle Jimmy!” She jumped up from the couch, practically bouncing as she grabbed Trinity’s hand. “We can have a playdate with my dolls!”

Roman chuckled, shaking his head. “I’m sure Jimmy’s thrilled. Go on, Gigi. Have fun, baby.”

Athena gave a soft smile, watching the bond between father and daughter. There was something so heartwarming about seeing Roman in this light—protective, loving, a side she hadn’t expected to see, especially with all the bravado he wore in the ring.

“Thanks, Trin,” Roman said, handing Gianna over to Trinity. “I’ll see you later.”

Trinity shot Athena a playful wink. “We’ll take good care of her, don’t worry.” She gave Roman a quick kiss on the cheek and waved goodbye to the two of them.

As the door closed behind them, Athena turned back to Roman, still processing the little family moment she’d just witnessed. It left her feeling a little more vulnerable, but also strangely at ease in his presence.

Roman grinned at her, reading her expression. “You okay?” he asked, voice lowering with a teasing edge.

Athena nodded, her lips curling slightly. “Yeah, just… wasn’t expecting that side of you,” she admitted.

Roman’s smirk softened, but there was still a twinkle in his eye. “I thought you knew by now I’m full of surprises.” He quickly packed up a few last-minute items from his locker and turned back to her, his demeanor shifting from playful to earnest. “You know, I couldn’t possibly invite you all the way here to support me and not take you out. You’ve already seen me do my thing in the ring—now I want to treat you to something special.”

Athena opened her mouth to protest but paused. His sincerity was unmistakable, and there was something in his gaze that made it hard to say no. “I really wasn’t planning on—”

Roman cut her off, his eyes softening. “Come on, Athena. A nice dinner won’t kill you. I promise it’ll be fun.”

She sighed, her shoulders dropping in mock defeat. “Fine, fine. But I’m holding you to that promise.”

Roman’s smile widened as he grabbed his bag, swinging it over his shoulder. “I’ll be quick. Don’t go anywhere,” he teased as he headed off to the locker room.

Athena stood there for a moment, her thoughts swirling. Despite herself, she felt a flutter of excitement—a side of her that she had buried under her professional armor was awakening. She quickly shook it off, not wanting to overthink it.

A short while later, they arrived at their hotel. The lobby was polished and sleek, the kind of place that felt like it had been designed with exclusivity in mind. The elevator ride was quiet, just the two of them, but it wasn’t awkward. It was comfortable. Roman stood beside her, occasionally glancing over with that knowing look that always made her stomach tighten.

They reached the presidential suite, and Roman stepped inside first, throwing his bag on a nearby chair. “Make yourself at home,” he said, nodding toward the plush couch.

Athena glanced around, taking in the luxury of the space. Everything about the suite screamed comfort and wealth, from the velvet curtains to the expensive-looking art on the walls. It was definitely the kind of place she could get used to.

Roman moved toward the bathroom, pulling off his shirt as he did. “I’m just gonna hop in the shower real quick. Feel free to relax. Dinner won’t be long.”

Athena raised an eyebrow as he disappeared into the bathroom, laughing under her breath. “I’m not going anywhere,” she muttered to herself, leaning back against the couch.

A few moments later, she heard the water shut off. Roman emerged from the bathroom, a towel draped around his waist, steam clinging to his skin. He grinned at her, clearly amused by her reaction. “I wasn’t gonna keep you waiting long,” he said, teasing.

Athena rolled her eyes, but there was no mistaking the warmth in her smile. “You’re ridiculous, you know that?”

Roman moved toward her, walking over in slow, purposeful strides. “I think you like it,” he said, a playful smirk curling on his lips.

Athena shot him a glare, but she couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re impossible,” she said, her voice softening. But as she looked at him—this man, this force of nature—she realized that, despite everything, she didn’t mind it one bit.

Roman chuckled, walking past her to grab his clothes. “I’ll be ready in a minute. Don’t go anywhere.”

Athena shook her head, a small smile tugging at her lips. “You really like to make me wait, don’t you?”

Roman paused, glancing over his shoulder with a wink. “Wouldn’t be fun if I didn’t.”

It only took him about ten minutes before he stepped out, clad in an all black suit. The perfect contrast to her all white outfit. In spite of her, she had to note they looked great next to one another. He looked and smelled wonderful. 

They finally left the hotel, and as they walked toward the waiting car, the tension from earlier felt lighter. Athena wasn’t sure what she was feeling anymore, but one thing was clear: Roman had a way of drawing her in, and try as she might, she wasn’t immune to it.

About a half hour later they’d arrived at a beautiful waterfront restaurant. The crisp november air was too cold to sit outside and eat comfortably but they’d gotten an equally beautiful view of the water inside. 

Roman still wasn’t sure how he’d pulled this off, but somehow, here he was—seated across from Athena in the dimly lit ambiance of their private table. The soft hum of classical music being played in the background. He had to thank his lucky stars Athena had been acquiescing to all of his requests so far. Hell—he was lucky she came to the city in the first place, everything after that was just extra. 

If he could get her to admit this was a date, rather than a casual dinner though? Was probably pushing his luck and she would’ve likely shot him down before the words even left his mouth. 

Athena, ever composed, agreed but still Roman could tell her guard was up. She was reluctant at first, but with Roman’s insistence, “You came out to support me tonight. Let me return the favor with a good meal.” He had expected another one of her deflections, but to his surprise, she had accepted—albeit with slight hesitation. 

Now, as she sat across from him, dressed in her sleek form-fitting dress that had his mind wandering to all the places he shouldn’t, Roman couldn’t help but think how absurd it was that Athena was still a single woman. 

Their dinner had started off pleasant enough. They discussed the match, Gigi’s antics, and even her unexpected initiation into her daughter's doll cult. Roman made sure to keep the mood light, teasing her about how easily she’d been won over by a four year old. 

Athena rolled her eyes, but the corners of her lips twitched, hinting at a burgeoning smile. 

But Roman wanted more. 

So he leaned in slightly, resting his forearm on the table, his deep brown eyes locked onto hers. “You know, I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who fascinates me quite as much as you do.” 

Athena breathed through her nose, taking a slow sip of her cabernet. “Is that so? 

He nodded, watching her carefully. “It must be exhausting to be so beautiful and delusional. You pretend like you don’t see it, but we both know there’s something here.”

Her expression faltered for the briefest moment before she collected herself again. “Roman…” 

It was steadily becoming easier to read her, her stoicism failing her more often. 

“You feel it,” he pressed, voice low and smooth. “And I get it, you’re cautious. You’ve got your reasons, but I’m asking you to take a chance. I like you ‘thena.” he affectionately called her that nickname Gianna had coined for her. 

Athena set her glass down, her eyes flickering with some emotion he couldn’t decipher. She looked away from him for a moment, as if she was debating whether to speak at all before finally exhaling a slow breath. 

“Roman, it’s not just complicated because of work..” 

His smirk faded into something more concerning as he picked up on the shift in her tone. He straightened in his seat, sensing the weight of what was coming. “Alright,” he said carefully, “Tell me.”

Athena stared at the table for a long moment, then looked up. “I was married.” 

It was the full truth. Athena knew she was technically lying to Roman because she is still married. But she was getting divorced, it just was taking longer than usual with Dallas dragging his feet like a little controlling bitch. 

Roman blinked. Of all things she could say, that wasn’t what he had expected. “Married?” he repeated, his voice lower now, more serious. 

She nodded, her fingers grazing the stem of her wine glass. “For ten years.” The surprises just kept coming, Roman thought. 

His mind reeled, ten years. She had been someone elses for an entire decade and he had no idea. He let that settle for a moment before he asked, “What happened?” 

With a stormy glare, Athena let a bitter laugh escape her. “He cheated.” 

Roman’s jaw clenched. He hadn’t met this man a day in his life, and didn’t know him from a can of paint either but he wanted to break his face. 

A hollow chuckle filled the quiet, thoughtful space between them and the look in Athena’s eyes made her seem like she was a million miles away. “It’s ironic, isn’t it? I built a career on managing other people's lives, putting out fires, keeping everything in tact. But I couldn’t even keep my own marriage intact.”

Roman leaned forward, his voice tender yet firm. “That’s not on you, babygirl.” 

“Isn’t it?” 

Roman’s look of disbelief was absolutely comical. “No, it’s not. A man knows better, and a real man would never hurt you, or disrespect any woman like that.” 

Athena wanted to believe him, so she looked at him then, really looked at him, and for a moment, he saw it—the hurt, the betrayal, the lingering wounds covered the entirety of her pinched expression. And she saw the simmering anger on his, he hated seeing her like this. In pain. 

“I gave him everything. I gave up everything.” She exhaled slowly, the second sentence unintentionally coming out heavier than either of them expected. “I built my life around his wants, I trusted him, and in the end….it wasn’t enough.” 

Roman felt something tighten in his chest. He had seen a strong woman before, he was raised by them. His mother, sisters, cousins, aunts. But Athena, there was something different about Athena. Something almost tragic in the way she carried herself, like she had spent years stitching herself back together with careful precision, only for someone to rip her apart again. 

He shook his head, his voice edged with disbelief. 

“How the hell does man get a woman like you and throw it all away.”

“That’s the question, isn’t it?” 

Roman wasn’t sure what he hated more—the fact that some man had hurt her like this, or the fact that she seemed to believe, even for a second, that she wasn’t enough. 

Roman’s gaze was warm and soothing. “Athena..” 

“I built my entire life around him. I tried to do everything right, I worked but came home, I always made myself available. I make millions a year, I work my ass off, and I’ve never even gone on vacation. I don’t even remember what it feels like to be on a beach!”

The hurt was palpable and floated in the air around them like a bad smell. Athena went on revealing to both him, and maybe herself just how much her ex-husband stole from her—only to throw it back in her face. 

“Athena.” he once again tried. She held up her hand. “Before you say anything like sorry—just don’t.” 

“I was gonna say I’d buy you a beach.” Athena’s stony exterior cracked, and she snorted out a laugh. 

“Shut up.” 

“But I can’t just not say something, that's asinine.”

She smirked faintly. “And what would you say?”

“That he’s an idiot. That you deserve a hell of a lot better.”

She studied him for a moment, then shook her head with a small smile. “And let me guess, you’re better?” 

Roman smiled, something genuine and dazzling. “Only if you let me.” 

A silence settled between them, but it wasn’t uncomfortable. It was heavy, charged, intimate. 

Finally, Athena cleared her throat. “I didn’t think I was gonna tell you all that.” 

“I’m glad you did.” 

She sighed, rubbing her temples. “This is exactly why I didn’t want to entertain…whatever this is.: 

Roman arched a teasing brow. “And what is this?” 

She hesitated, and her tone was low and scared? “I really don’t know anymore.”

“Well,” he leaned in, his voice dropping just slightly, “what if you let me help you figure it out?” 

She swallowed, her grip tightening around her napkin. “Roman..” 

“I’m not gonna hurt you, Athena. And I don’t make many promises, but my respect for women is a moral I’ll never break.” 

Something flickered in her eyes, something vulnerable, something uncertain. 

And for the time since he had met her, she looked tempted. Roman saw it, felt it, and he wasn’t going to let it go. “I’m not him,” he murmured, reaching to lightly grasp her hand across the table. 

“And I won’t hurt you.” 

She exhaled sharply, almost as if she wanted to believe him. But whatever internal battle she was fighting, she wasn’t ready to lose just yet..

She shook her head, picking up her glass of wine again, as if that would wash away the conversation they just had. “You’re relentless.” 

Roman smirked, leaning forward rather quickly and before she realized it he’d stolen a sweet chaste kiss upon her painted lips. “You have no idea, babygirl.” 

And something told him that, whether she admitted it or not, Athena wasn’t done with him just yet. 

Not at all.

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For the outside perspective time travel au could we have Pepper next? What does she think of Stephen suddenly moving in?

This mini-series is now called “At the Beginning Again” and can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/series/4415275.

I love outsider POVs, but I will note that this series doesn’t have to continue with that trope. 🙂 I feel like some things would be impossible to convey from the outside, among other things. (I don’t actually have notes on this series like I do on some of the others, but I’ll figure it out if it gets prompted again. LOL)

I have no idea how long Stephen would have had to have the external fixators on his hands, or what care would be needed for his hands after the fixators are removed, and frankly, I don’t want to dig into researching it right now. If someone wants to look it up for me, I will happily accept additional knowledge, but for now we’re just going to go with “no fixators but still bandaged, PT starting shortly”.

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Pepper doesn’t need to be present when Doctor Strange moves into the guest suite on the floor below Tony’s. She’d handled most of the logistics, despite no longer being Tony’s PA, because “I don’t trust anyone else with this” was impossible to say no to, but the logistics were all finished now. So no, she didn’t need to be present. But she’s seen far too many people take advantage of Tony, and he’s already spent a small fortune installing accessible features into the suite in time for Doctor Strange’s release from the hospital, and another, smaller fortune having clothing with magnets closures made when the lines that were commercially available didn’t meet his standards or sense of style. He’s added Strange’s dietary needs and preferences to his personal chef’s files. He’s spent all day every day at the hospital, to the point that Pepper has had to go there to get Stark Industries business done. He’s given Strange full security privileges.

Something is going on, and Pepper is going to get to the bottom of it, one way or another.

She���s not quite sure what to expect from Doctor Strange. She knows his history and what he’s been through—Tony hadn’t asked for a background check; Pepper did one anyway—but that doesn’t always make for an easy evaluation of how someone will respond to this kind of trauma.

Despite that, the tall, confident man walking comfortably in step with Tony still surprises her. If it weren’t for the careful way he holds his bandaged hands, protecting them from being jostled, she wouldn’t know he’d been injured at all. He looks focused, not lost, not uncertain. For a man who has very recently been through a traumatic experience that destroyed the career he, by all reports, valued above everyone and everything, this is not normal. Which makes it another piece of the puzzle.

“Pep!” Tony says, spotting her. He smiles, but it’s not quite the same smile it was before he met Doctor Strange. “Meet Doctor Stephen Strange. Doc, meet Pepper.”

“You’ll forgive me if I don’t shake,” Strange says dryly.

Pepper makes herself smile. “Of course. Nice to meet you, Doctor. Why don’t I walk you through the suite’s accessibility features?” She watches him closely, but there’s no wince, no flinch, nothing you’d expect from a proud man who until recently had no need for accessibility features. He just thanks her.

He thanks her, and then barely pays attention, instead engaging Tony in a deep discussion of cause and effect and temporal mechanics and non-human sentience with Tony. Strange is a medical doctor, how is he speaking with any authority at all on some really esoteric physics? Or philosophy. Or both.

Tony and Strange barely notice when Pepper leaves them, but whether or not they’re paying attention to her, she’s definitely going to be paying attention to them.

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Free will strikes again, these were some really fun doodles :3. I think Simon is allowed to be a little visual kei sometimes. Idk I just know he’d vibe with it. Explanations under a cut—

And also a couple unfinished doodles that were just intended to be rough pose/anatomy practice sketches, but ended up accidentally more detailed than intended 💀💀💀. It’s nothing graphic, but ⚠️slight artistic nudity warning⚠️ anyway in case d(>_< ).

Hehehe, this is based off of a photo from Malice Mizer live, it’s Simon in place of Mana and Fuma in place of Gackt. Very fun pose to draw!!! Especially cause it’s a pose with a whip and also cause idk why but I find poses with one or both arms up pretty easy to draw. And yeah yay, Fuma inclusion yippie :3!

I don’t have any other explanation for why this exists other than dresses are cool. So I made him one :D. The coord has a half caplet that connects to a shoulder paldron on the other shoulder by chain with a little cross. Under that there’s a blouse and skirt combo with patterns similar to his SQ armor and some rose thorn patterns around the ends of the sleeves and collar. Over that is a corset and under is a cage crinoline made to look like crosses peaking around the edge. Shoes carry outfit motifs like the roses on the bow tie and headdress and the lace throughout. Also, an eyepatch with cross on it because yeah, cute :3. I’d probably wear this if I had uh any skill in sewing at all (TwT ).

A not chibi version of the above outfit! Except probably without the crinoline with how the skirt fabric is sitting lol. Tbh I think Simon would probably be fine with this for a little bit and then get uncomfortable about having so many layers on. I don’t think he’d like tights at all 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀. Hmmm I’ll have to draw a version of it that’d be more comfortable for him hmm maybe tomorrow.

Another Simon holding Dracula’s heart artwork. Shout out to how this guy just carries this thing around for so long lol.

Simon facing off against his worst enemy: stairs! This one was practice drawing characters in backgrounds, since I’m so rusty at actually drawing those two things together (ToT ). I can draw a separate background fine, but the second I have to put someone in it I just completely forget what I’m doing XD.

This one is also a practice! He’s running up to the altar in Drac’s basement. The lighting was fun for this one, but I forgot to draw the whip in his hand 💀.

This one was an attempt at drawing a skeleton and keeping the same proportions in a drawing of someone (Simon) who is uh not a skeleton. Fun fact! It took me like 5 tries to get the skeleton to not just look like Papyrus Undertale cause holy heck do the skeletons from that game take a hold of some part of your art style and never let go 💀💀💀💀

CASTLEVANIA JUDGEMENT HAS HATS??? AS LIKE AN UNLOCKABLE?????????? So obviously I had to draw Simon (x2) with the bow options. Pink probs looks really nice with his hair tbh. And the striped bow was black and white so it fits with the Judgement design’s outfit. If I ever actually play this game again (I suck so bad at it), I’ll be trying to get these for the very important reason of Simon cute. :3

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Ok now these two. The first one was a different attempt at that Mana pose, but a bigger scale and a bit less exaggerated. I ended up having to do a ton of edits to it cause I kept making things too big or too small lol. And the second one is just a couple dynamic posing practices. They’re also excuses to draw more arm up poses cause they’re fun X3. He was just supposed to have like a generic placeholder rectangle er um uh there, but some of the sketchy lines ended up looking like what’s supposed to be in that spot, so I just didn’t wanna risk these being on main tags out in the open 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀. Though, tbh, I’ve seen more explicit things on the tags so eh, better safe than sorry tho (- w - )

[lurksunderthebed]

Hi, I saw that you had a discussion about the queerness of our beloved characters. I really hope you’re not tired of that topic, because I wanted to add another point.

First of all I don’t really care. I really like the dynamic between most of the characters, especially Ghost and Soap, but I don’t care if it’s interpreted as besties or lovers. I think both is fun.

I just wanted to add that maybe all of the MW story feels so fucking gay, because we lack cool women? We have Farah and Laswell, but let’s be real Farah is basically married to Alex (I thought they were a couple at first) and Laswell is married to a woman. Now people go great lengths to ship the male characters with female villains, who only appear in a small fraction of the story and have no real chemistry. I mean they can do whatever floats their boat, but I don’t really see the point here.

Which leaves us with a bunch of man ‘flirting’ with each other vor comedic value. I think given this and the points you already said on your account, I think it’s even a bit intended that most of our characters might not be the straightest.

Sure, a bunch of straight men can exist without women and still be straight and the military still might not be the most women friendly institution, but I think having more girlpower would have been an easy way to make everyone appear more straight and the devs didn’t go that route sooooo… (I still would love to have more cool women, but that’s another topic)

Anyways, I hope you have a good day and I wanted to add that I really enjoyed your character analysis posts <3

Ahh thanks for enjoying my analysis posts. 💞🥹 Honestly, I'm still surprised people are reading them lol. (And asking me about it haha)

But yes, I don't think I'll ever be tired of the ol' queerness discussion. It's a fun topic to debate especially with these characters in this particular game.

Controversial take, but I actually don't think adding any extra female characters would've been helpful in making the 'gay' go away.

(gonna be a long discussion here, settle in if you want to read it haha 😅)

What we have to put in mind, is that this game wasn't made for the female audience. The vast majority of the people buying and playing it are going to be male. That's the facts. It's going to cater to men.

A game made for men is going to have a majority of those characters be male. Adding new female characters in a REBOOT series is a delicate task when a good chunk of the population playing have played the OG and want to see legacy characters back (which are all male—the OG was all men).

That means that when we look at why certain things are framed and why there aren't many female characters, and especially why there isn't much of any confirmed (het) canon romantic ships between any characters, it's because the game itself isn't focused on it.

That same vast majority of men don't actually care about ships in general and with people trying to be more progressive, any female characters introduced are painstakingly written to omit any overt possibility of romance. In one sense, it's a welcome change from the action movie style plot line where man + woman = relationship with the women being just side characters/window dressing to the MC.

Women here are shown to be tough, that they don't need a man at all. They have their own agency. It's pretty nice actually that they did that. None of the female characters are infantilised nor is there a sense of them being there to "check boxes" in the minority bag. They make sense in the framing the game has placed them in.

But we do have this interesting dynamic whereby removing the romance factor, but having female characters in a setting that most are conditioned to read as man + woman = relationship, it de-emphasizes heteronormality and actually emphasises the relationships between the core characters.

And with a game full of men, that means the relationships between men are going to be the focal point.

Adding extra female characters, wouldn't have changed any of this, because the writers have gone out of their way to not make romance a plot of any sort. (There's a whole other discussion on the flaws of trying to give women agency/proving strength of character, but by doing so, taking away their sexualities by removing any sort of romance, but that's beside the point)

I think there's also an argument to be had that meaningful relationships with others don't have to necessarily imply romance between characters. It's totally fair to be sick of always having romance injected in to these sorts of relationships. That's an extremely valid take.

But there most definitely is a double standard that everyone is operating on. And we see that when we compare Alex/Farah's relationship with Ghost/Soap's.

Alex's most meaningful relationship is with Farah. He sacrifices himself for her cause and loses a leg for it. He comes back and stays by her side. Most people assume to take it as Alex is in love with Farah. We never see any type of flirting between the two. In fact it's mostly Farah testing Alex and looking at their dialogue you can tell there's respect between the two, but anything more is undefined/up for interpretation.

Yet it's just assumed by virtue of Alex and Farah being man + woman, that they must be together because of how much Alex had sacrificed. Completely ignoring the possibility of Alex doing so because he believes in Farah's cause and was sick of being jerked around with no choice by higher ups who largely didn't care about the suffering of Farah's people. Suffering that the man had personally witnessed. But no, he must be in love with her. (If Farah was a man, their whole relationship would be read as platonic with Alex's beliefs as a focus, not him being potentially in love)

Ghost's most meaningful relationship is with Soap. Soap has changed Ghost's whole MO as a lone wolf, and has challenged his very notion of trust. Ghost tests Soap and is proven wrong when Soap survives despite the odds. We even see them have plausible deniability flirting/snark. They are framed as a unit and on the off times (off of missions in cutscenes), they are always physically together. There's definitely respect between the two, but anything more is undefined/up for interpretation.

By itself, their relationship seems innocuous, but looking at the context we see a very different picture. Context matters heavily in seeing how this relationship has changed Ghost/the importance of it to him. It's assumed that Soap is the first person in god knows how long, that Ghost is emotionally attached to. What constitutes a normal, albeit flirty and snarky, friendly relationship for most, is amplified for Ghost in the glaring fact that he really doesn't do this for anyone else ever. As far as we can tell for a man that appears to live his job, Soap is Ghost's most important person.

We can even arguably say that Ghost and Soap had a flirtier, friendlier, more emotional relationship than Alex and Farah ever had, yet it's assumed (by the male audience) to be completely platonic by virtue of them both being men.

For all those people who argue to stop shipping characters, those same people turn around and are completely implicit in the notion of Alex and Farah being a thing.

It's a really annoying take, because you and I know that it's not the romance they're bothered by. It's the idea of having a character that exemplifies the silent male loner badass archetype as anything but the pinnacle of masculinity. IE, totally and utterly straight.

I feel I could go on about all the ways Ghost surprisingly subverts his archetype, but I'll leave it there. This is prob already too long 😅

But yes, having new cool female characters is always good, but it still wouldn't settle any sexuality debate since they would most likely be written without any hint of romance between the core 141 group and that potential new character. Just like how Farah and Laswell, as you said, have been both removed completely from the romance/sexuality debate, any new female character would also be put under similar framework.

I suppose it would just make them appear more straight (and get rid of all the speculation) if they had a new female character added into 141, but I don't see the point of adding a new character for that sole purpose. And tbh, it would come across as insulting to women if they did for that one reason.

Given how little character development we had in the latest game, I heavily doubt they would introduce new characters at all when they barely showed anything of the current ones we have already. We need more development of the characters we have, adding someone new would arguably take away from building proper relationships/dynamics between the characters we do have currently.

But yeah, heh. I'll stop for real now. If you got this far in my latest Ted Talk™, kudos to you good sir 🫡, you have all my love ☺️

Hope you have a great day too nonny, and I hope this helps with the discussion. Feels like I went off on too many side tangents. 🤔🤔🤔

[miatartistry]

For your decision-making purposes!!

Honestly, I adored the fact that Laurence went blind. It added an additional limit to his character, as well as some twisted irony: for someone who places a lot of value on looks/first appearances, how would he have coped with not being able to see reflect on him?

It made me super angry when his blindness was just cured, straight out, even when I was younger and first watching through the series; it didn’t sit right with me. I understand that it’s a universe where magic exists, but magic should also have some limitations, so that would be a neat way to expand upon those limits!! Especially with Zoey, who’s magic is primarily healing-based; you could even go into something deeper, in which Laurence’s sight might be something that he wants but not necessarily needs.

There’s also not a whole lot of canonically disabled characters within the series, anyway, so to have part of the main cast be disabled in any manner would not only be a point for representation, BUT it would also be super fun from a writing and character building standpoint!!

How would his fighting style reflect with his lack of sight? Would he adopt one of Aphmau’s dogs as his own as a seeing eye dog/partner, seeing as his sister took one of her dogs as her own (or heck, maybe Ungrth would stick around more often, “acting as his eyes”)? How would he interact with Garroth, and how would Garroth interact with him, considering his hang ups in the beginning about showing his face? Etc etc

SO SORRY, this got long, I just feel super passionate about this subject specifically lol, and also Laurence; he’s one of my biggest comfort characters. I’m currently writing a blind character of my own, as well, so I’ve got some experience with both it’s challenges portraying it correctly + how it would fit into the narrative :D

Thank you for this amazing response!! I agree that him being blind adds a lot to his character, as someone who takes his own looks very seriously. But that’s not all that it could add. I’m not gonna spoil anything for my rewrite, but I’ll give you a hint: Laurance has a huge affinity for the earth. With this blindness, his senses would be heightened and he would notice just how uncanny this connection of his is (something he even had before this blindness but just wasn’t noticeable). As you said, vision being something he wants but he doesn’t need, just because of this natural connection he has with the Earth. Also, I just think it’d be funny if he could dodge a ditch perfectly but then run into an actual human being right after 💀

More under cut:

I also totally agree about having representation in the main cast. It felt a little weird that his sight was just healed with little to no explanation on how it was done, it almost felt like Jess thought it was an obstacle she wouldn’t be able to write around. Me personally, I’ve never written from a blind persons perspective before, except a little bit from Laurance’s POV in the first chapter of TBATD. It’s a challenge that I really do want to take on though, not only because of the representation (that I hope I can get right, if you have any sources, advice, or experiences you’d want to share let me know!), but also from a character building standpoint:

You brought up how his fighting style would be affected, which I’m thinking about too. Not only would he have to learn how to sense the battlefield, he’d also have to learn new skills and techniques. I’ll do my research and look more into how blind people can fight, but for Laurance I think that’d take a huge toll on his mental health. He has trained basically his entire life, he was the head guard of Meteli. He gets frustrated easily (not only is it just his personality, but his emotions can get sort of out of control because of his Shadow Knight situation), and the beginning of learning how to fight blind would not be easy. Of course he’d have help, presumably from Garroth (more friendship development for those two. They despise each other in my rewrite), but it’d still be super hard and he’d probably be depressed about it.

And more on his his relationship with Garroth, yeah I saw someone post something about Garroth taking off his helm off and for the first time, Laurance just silently feels his face and I think that sort of sealed the deal for me at that point. If you don’t know already, Garroth and Laurance will have a romantic relationship in my rewrite (well, as romantic as rivalry can get), so I can already imagine some really cute scenes for them if Laurance stays blind, as well as some angsty scenes.

Laurance is an amazing character and I’m happy you’re just as passionate about him as I am. He’s a comfort for me definitely lol, ever since I was kid. For your own character, update me on how it goes!! Thank you again for this response. <3

[suckitsurveys]

Who’s the first person you talk to via text in the morning? There’s nobody I routinely talk to in the morning. Sometimes I check in with Mark or he’ll message me but other than that no one really. Most of the people in my life aren’t awake as early as I am lol.

Does it take a lot for you to cry, or does it happen easily? I cry so easily.

What was the last reason you cried? Full on cried? Last Sunday I got to attend the SNL 50th Anniversary Red Carpet Special and got to witness so many celebrities and I met John Mulaney and it was a fucking whirlwind of emotions and then after all that me and two friends who I met on twitter watched the actual special inside a hotel room and one of those girls I have been talking to for like 2 years and we have bonded over our love of certain cast members and writers and we got to freak out over them together and everything just fucking felt so surreal and then when the special was over I walked her back to her hotel and we had a really long hug and said our goodbyes and then I went back to my empty hotel room and every single emotion just came pouring out of me and I started BAWLING.

What’s hurting you right now? My whole body hurts, i’m pretty sure NYC killed me.

Do you have someone who you can tell anything? Yes.

What’s the one thing you regret more than anything? Nothing really.

Do you remember important dates? I’m pretty good at it.

Do you like vanilla? I love vanilla.

Do people who judge bother you a lot? I mean we all judge, but people who are just overly critical of things that have nothing to do with them are awful.

What about arrogance? Yes, I hate arrogance.

Do you tan easy? Nope.

Do you have two of the same pair of pants? Yeah, I have the same style of jeans in two different colors and the same style of leggings.

Do you know anyone with Type 1 Diabetes? I’m not sure. It’s possible.

Are you familiar with John Mayer? I’m familiar, but not necessarily a fan.

Do you have a lot of pictures of you and your friends? I mean, a decent amount.

What did you have for dinner last night? Ugh dinner was shitty yesterday because I had to babysit and I picked up my nieces from school at 4pm and they wanted McDonald’s so I got a filet o fish but then they didn’t want anything else after so I was starving by the time like 8 pm rolled around but I couldn’t really make anything because their parents were on their way home so on the way back to my house i got cheese fries from Culver’s lol.

Do you own anything with the Playboy Bunny on it? Nope.

Where is the last beach you went to? Pretty sure that was Foster Ave beach in Chicago.

Have you ever been rock climbing? Never been!

Do you own a bean bag chair? Nope.

Are you allergic to anything? What? Some medications.

Would you be willing to be examined for medical research? After my death, sure, why not.

Where is your phone? It’s beside me.

What is two feet from your right arm? My phone actually lol.

Do you own any vinyl records? I have Little Shop of Horrors .

Are you the one in a group to talk a lot or do you listen? It really depends on the group.

Have you ever touched a caterpillar? Yes.

Do you enjoy staying at hotels? I do.

Have you ever met someone famous. Who? Do tell! Ohhhhhh baby I met SO many fucking celebrities this past weekend I can’t even begin to list them all but my personal favorites of the weekend were John Mulaney and Molly Shannon /humblebrag.

When’s the last time you did something you knew was wrong? I mean, anytime I eat something really shitty.

Is there a guy/girl that knows everything or mostly everything about you? Yes.

Who was the last person you cried in front of? Mark.

What is one thing you would love to see happen today? Today? To be able to score Paul Simon tickets for my dad for his birthday.

Have you kissed any friends on your Facebook? My husband.

What’s irritating you right now? I just wanna be at home.

Who else is in the room with you? My coworker.

Could you go out in public looking like you do now? I am technically in public.

Do you think age matters in relationships? I honestly think it depends on the people but obviously don’t fucking date someone underage.

Can you recall the last time you really liked someone a lot? Currently.

[seregios-seer]

Monster Review: Plesioth

So I kinda wanted to save this one until I got to Green Plesioth in 3U (yes I’m still not at G Rank, I wanted to try Alatreon before I started hun quests but I think I’ve given up now), but that’ll take a while so instead I want to tackle this fish before it tackles me. So I actually sit on the side that really enjoys Plesioths design, there’s something primarily powerful looking in it. Even with the admittedly derpy run, Plesioth still feels surprisingly threatening to witness. It’s especially helpful that I first saw it in 3U, where naturally being a fish monster it thrives. The solid eyes, incredibly spiny yet natural body, and honestly really cool colors all make Plesioth a surprising favorite design of mine. I hadn’t realized until I first fought one, but when people said Plesioth was massive, they meant MASSIVE. I genuinely didn’t expect Plesioth to be quite as big as they are, and coupling that extreme size with how they’re usually found well into High Rank, it wasn’t hard for the games to sell Plesioth as a real threat.

3U (DB): So, by nature of being an underwater combat game, 3 Ultimate serves Plesioth really well. Underwater is where you'll be for the vast majority of the fight, and it's also by far the most interesting. So Plesioth can obviosly swim rather faster underwater for positioning and attacks, but being hit while it's swimming is only somewhat dangerous, but since it's such a constant threat, is still pretty noteworthy. Plesioth also uses its tail in several attacks, from a sweeping turn that's most dangerous going for part breaks on the tail and wings, as well as one of my personal favorite attacks where it twists around and flicks itself tail over head and deals some serious damage. That last attack isn't too threatening due to the long windup, but that may be because of my weapon of choice's fast evasion, and the attack deals some pretty serious damage. Plesioth also uses a hyper pressurized water jet, which in High rank at least it simply fires straight ahead of itself, so as long as you're paying attention, you're not really in danger from this one, although being hit and blighted can be seriously annoying. The final, and probably most standout attack from the waterborne move pool is Plesioth's breach. It positions itself, flies out of the water and comes crashing down after a second or two. This attack can be devastating if you're hit, and also looks pretty spectacular with a monster this big, so I'm quite a fan. When it comes to ground combat however, Plesioth is pretty much identical to the GU encounter I talk about later, so I'll stay brief here (and apparently nowhere else lol). On land, Plesioth has the famous hip check and tail sweep, neither of which I really felt as threatened by as expected since I never really bothered trying to hit anything beside the legs with my limited weapon reach, so I was mostly immune to them. Plesioth's run and thrashing attacks are more dangerous, and can honestly be pretty annoying when the ai decides to loop into them over and over, meaning your just running around to be smacked away so you're only up in time to be hit again. The most notable difference from the GU fight is really only in Plessy's bite, which in this game doesn't seem to inflict sleep for some reason. I'm not gonna question why it was removed, but I'm certainly curious.

4U (Casting Machine): This fight's easy as hell! Plesioth's literally the easiest thing to hit in the game and it only take one to kill. I could do this one irl.

GU (Various): I was initially a bit nervous for this one since I’d heard some terrible things about a predominantly land Plesioth, but if I’m being honest, it wasn’t nearly so bad as I thought. The biggest issue with this fight actually is how hard it is to break parts. I took Plesioth on mostly with Adept Dual Blades and Aerial Insect Glaive, and this fight felt right at home with those two styles, especially IG, where it was really easy to keep the pressure on the fish the whole time, really only stopping to sharpen (and heal when I inevitably got hurt trying to sharpen). For actual attacks, I’ll just get the water beams out of the way first, since I want to get through Plesioth’s underwater attacks first, and it really only has the one (in High Rank at least). So the straight beam of pressurized water Plesioth uses the most often is pretty easily avoided, whether in land or sea. There’s a great deal of windup to the attack, and the hitzone’s fairly small, so it isn’t often you even have to dive to evade it, just pick a direction and walk. The sweeping spray Plesioth occasionally does however is far more threatening, as I was far more likely to be hit by it thinking I could rush the fish after it missed the first sweep. I’m never right, so I just keep getting hit anyways. Aside from the water jets, Plesioth really only fights with some basic physical attacks, although they still come off as shockingly fresh just due to the sheer size and weird movement that comes with being a leggy fish freak. The most famous of Plessy’s attacks are pretty obviously the hip check and tail sweep, but I’ll be honest they were less of a problem than expected. The hip check was simple enough to dodge unless I was in an attack combo and couldn’t roll, which usually felt like my fault for greed anyways. And the tail sweeps were pretty cleaned up from the obscene hit boxes I’ve heard of from the early gens. It felt fair enough to dodge since it does look low enough to hit a standing character nowadays rather than fly over them, and since the legs are the easiest to hit, it was also pretty often that I didn’t need to worry about it at all. Plessy’s last big attack is the sleep-inducing bite, which frankly I actually kinda love. The sharklike look on Pleaioth already looks scary, and gets even worse when it leans around to snap at your face with what feels like real force. I never actually had to worry about sleep though since I found out pretty early on if you make a beeline for the feet, Plesioth will follow that bite up with small stomps almost every time, knocking you out of sleep state and doing just about zero damage. I’m actually pretty proud of this trick since it felt like such a unique workaround that’s never fly outside of this fight.

Rating: 8.6/10

Insert 'fish fear me' joke here

[souonsu]

Genshin Modern AU Headcannons: Texting Styles

Warning: There’s cursing (because someone was being rude and an ass to one of the characters OTL) and mentioning of 18+ things.

Characters: Diluc, Kaeya, Dainsleif, Ajax/Tartaglia All imagines are with a GN reader. 😘

(Note: I’m listing these headcannons under my Genshin modern AU, but these headcannons work as standalones regardless of my AU ideas.)

Diluc: He keeps things simple and to the essentials.

Proper Grammar.

Keeps autocorrect and autospelling, auto anything is kept enabled. If there's quality-of-life functions to be utilized, they will be used.

Will definitely unsend/delete messages if there are enough errors or just doesn't like it and then retypes and sends it again. Otherwise, he’ll follow up with text correction with an asterisk (though it's rarely seen unless it's a particular slang or name spelling).

Rarely uses "lol" in favor of "haha" OR even rarer, the laughing emoji when he’s actually laughing harder than usual.

He does use some some abbreviations and convenient shorthands that just help with cutting down on time spent typing. 

On that note of emojis, Diluc uses emojis sparingly, but you'll see it more often if he feels that he’s close to you and will sound a little more casual.

He is most often using the normal smiley, 🙂. 

Tends to keep his texts short and to the point, but once in awhile....you may see longer texts from him if he’s explaining something. Nothing outrageous because he gives rather clear instructions and cuts all the fluff. That’s typical of him.

While they are to the point, they aren’t curt or cold (unless your POV is kaeya....in which that case Diluc really becomes curt).

You’ll feel his emotions come through. His warmth will show up in his text when he’s concerned or his silent anger....when he’s angry....(I encourage all to evacuate the premise if you feel endangered in any way.)

How long does it take for him to reply: He’ll usually get back to you or he’ll give you a timeframe of when he’ll get back to you or answer your text/inquiry. He’s usually on top of his responses unless he’s super busy, in which he’ll apologize for the long wait and get right into responding.

He’lll try not to leave you on read, unless of course the aforementioned busy state he could be in considering his workload or assignments OR unless you’re Kaeya. Yeah, he can be cold to his bro. Just doesn’t have time for his shenanigans sometimes. 

Sample of getting back to you about your proposal:

D: Just looked through it. I have made notes on the margins for suggestions. Of course, these are just suggestions. Feel free to ignore them if they’re irrelevant.  D: All right, ttyl. Send me your revised proposal if you want me to look through it again.  D: Just finishing up my own and submitting it before the end of the week.

Sample of him texting you if you two are dating:

D: Morning, y/n.🙂 D: Just wanted to text you that before you get out today. D: I’ll be honest. I couldn’t sleep last night. Probably just nerves. Kaeya would laugh at me if I told him, which is why I won’t. D: I can’t wait to see you in a bit. D: Please text me if anything comes up.

Yes, yes. He’s so sweet. Please let me have him. Also, he definitely debated which emoji to send in that second to last text.  “Is another smiley emoji too eager? How about 🥰? No...no. That’s too much.” It reminded him too much of what Kaeya would do and he just mentally eyerolls or groans in response. The reminder causes him pain and makes him feel embarrassed. “Maybe I shouldn’t add an emoji at all? Ugh. There...I sent it.” By the way, he really wanted to send this emoji, 😌, because that’s how he felt, but didn’t. Although, he immediately starts second guessing himself and wishes he could retract it, but ultimately accepts it. He accepts his fate. 

When the two of you start dating for longer, he won’t have to second guess himself anymore because you’ll know him so well. Be easy on him, he doesn’t have any dating experience, but boy does he try. He tries his best on top of Kaeya laughing at him at every turn.

As a side thing, Diluc would be real shy and quiet whenever you guys are talking on the phone because he feels like it’s surreal to hear your voice over the phone. He feels like phone calls are more intimate. Staying quiet is a good way for him to hide his nervousness from you.

Kaeya: He keeps things classy and relatively chill. 😉

Proper Grammar and stylistically due to his literature background.😏

Keeps auto-punctuation enabled, but has autocorrect/auto-spelling off because he knows how to spell (occasionally forgets the spelling of the flavorful and less used words), but also because he just likes to use slang and make sure his phone doesn’t autocorrect the names he types.😕

He’ll use abbreviations in texting like your lols and lmaos, ttyl, imo, and so on, Not the type to make up abbreviations of his own unless they’re inside jokes between you two.😀

Yes, he’ll use quotations as “air quotations” and expect to see italics for all things sussy. 

If you haven’t caught on yet, yes, the smug emoji is representative of him 😏 and is seen in most of his texts because he knows the tea and wants to know other people’s tea.

You can kind of expect him to use all the emojis at his disposal except the really loud ones like: 🤬🥵😭🙀. Yeah sorry, he doesn’t do cat emojis...but he might make exception if the person he’s dating likes cats.🤭 Anything to please his partner or bring a smile to his friend’s face.

Definitely changes the hand emojis to match his skin tone. No doubt about that.💅

His text lines is variety just depending on what he’s talking about or replying, there’s no real limit, except I don’t think he would ever do those longgggggggg paragraph texts. Yeah, that’s not very classy to him.😕 If he needs to type that much, he might as well call them or meet up.

It might be hard to discern if Kaeya is being sarcastic or genuine sometimes because he always seems to be hiding behind his emojis. Sometimes he’ll use emojis deliberately to mask what he’s really feeling... 😟

How long does it take for him to reply: He almost always has his phone on him and on hand, so it’s safe to say he’ll respond relatively quickly if not right away, but once in awhile he might just leave some people on read if it’s the non-essential or some pesky acquaintances. 🤭

The thing about him is, he talks to nearly everyone, but how close he is to each is varied and actually only talks to a few on a daily basis who he can share all his gossip and personal updates like Diluc, Dainsleif, Rosaria, and Lisa. The list goes on for a little longer...

Sample of texting to Lisa:

K: Remember how I told you about Beidou from L College being Ninggaung’s lackey for the week?👀 K: Well, I think they’re dating now.🤭 K: I have heard so much from my sources as of late, I can’t wait to share it with you. K:🧐 K: I think this is enough to warrant a phone call or a coffee break. You let me know.

Sample of texting you to go out on a date:

K: Hey there, y/n. K: I wanted to ask you in person, but I didn’t get the chance with you speeding off to your next class. As usual...😩 K: But I was hoping we could meet up for a coffee date at the spot I was talking to you about. 😏 K: Anytime is good with me. I’m pretty flexible. 😉

Confident guy, but secretly hoping you have time and won’t reject him right away.  He was typing, “unless you don’t want to...,” but then deleted it because he really wanted you to say yes and doesn’t want to leave an inch for you to turn away from him.

He enjoys phone calls more than Diluc for any situation. Hearing him laugh or chuckle through the phone is a treat. Not to mention whenever he hums a “hmm” lowly. Ohhh, it’s delectable.🤭 If only he knew how it makes Kaeya simps feel to hear all that.😩  

Dainsleif: At this point, he really should just trademark the thumbs up emoji.

I’m sure you can pick up from the short blurb that Dain really doesn’t type much at all and will mostly just uses some hand emojis to respond to most texts. Honestly, it should be talent.

Sometimes it can drive some people nuts over what he means when they’re texting him something urgent like “omg, I’m having a panic attack,” and he just goes “👍.“ Like do you mean, “cool story bro” or “good on you for dying right now.”

Maybe he doesn’t care, but people will never know because he doesn’t really make it known. I mean...you have to be either the bravest or angriest person ever to confront him about it. Most times, I think people just leave it at that because it might hurt their pride a little knowing what he really thought. The guy can be pretty blunt and cold.

Honestly, he might not even get to text a thumbs up emoji when you’re having a panic attack because he’s not always on his phone. Especially, when he’s working and he’ll see the text like....god knows when. Although, as someone who I consider as tech-savy, he can always link up his texts to his laptop. So, I guess he straight up either silence the texts or ignore that text....I’m kidding, he would have never ignore something that dire if he has the person on his contacts (and kept that contact...) Thank goodness he’s not in the medical field.

He’s definitely the type you want to talk to in-person if you want his honest answer. Texts are only so good to a certain point. 

Texting is for scheduling for meet ups or phone calls. Or simply a way for him to get quick updates from someone.

Needless to say, his texts are super short, if he types anything, and even more to-the-point than Diluc’s.

Yeah, he’s not a great conversationalist over texts at all.

He’s quite infuriating to those who are fast texters or prefer texting over to phone calls.

However, he’s not entirely neglectful. It just depends on who is sending him texts.

He doesn’t use a whole lot of punctuation, but his texts aren’t long so they’re very clear  

How long does it take for him to reply: Well.....it depends. If you’re not high on the list of priority, maybe never. He’ll straight up leave you on read like what he does to Kaeya sometimes, but Kaeya finds ways to grab his interests, which leads Dain to reply sooner than usual.

Sample of texts with someone from the same major as him:

Monday 7:06 PM Guy: Did you manage to recover the files for Fred? Dain: 👍 Guy: Awesome👍

Wednesday 8:23 PM Guy: We just arrived at Jerry’s party! where u at? Dain: 🦶 Guy: I’m assuming ure walking over then... Wednesday 9:30 PM Guy: Dude, it’s been like a hr, where u at? Guy: People are starting to wonder if ure coming at all... Guy: Please get here soon! Wednesday 11:43 PM Guy: Dude, did u leave early? I don’t c u anywere. [Left on read.] 

Thursday 1:45 PM Guy: Man screw u. I heard u left with cynthia! Bet u guys screwed!! Guy: Fak u, thinking ure the shyt or something! [Contact deleted. Conversation deleted.]

They did indeed have s*x only because she asked nicely and Dain was not in a relationship. Dain’s a gentleman who doesn’t mind casual s*x, but also who is he to deny a nice lady asking politely (or anybody asking politely in general😉). Beats hanging with douchebags. He has no time for drama or toxicity. He cuts them off right away.

Sample of a text to you when you’re dating him:

Dain: Hey Dain: I thought I should text you something like you told me to  Dain: I’m having PM classes today from 5 to 10 today Dain: But I’ll be free outside of that Dain: Let me know if you need me for anything Dain: We can meet up for lunch if you want You: Sure! Dain: 👍

Now, I know what this all sounds like, but let it be known, he is not a player. In fact, when he’s dating someone, the other person is more likely dump or cheat on him because he’s actually super faithful to his partner. S*xy times are reserved only for his partner if they so wished it. Unfortunately… sometimes the other person just doesn’t share the same level of commitment as he does...🥺 By the way, that’s considered a lot of texting by his standards and expect it to continue because that’s how committed and serious he is.

Ajax/Tartaglia: He’s normal, I don’t know what to talk about.🙃

There’s not a whole lot of characteristics to be picked out from his texting styles other than the fact that he always seems to reply to you when you least expect him to like....immediately replying to you even though you’re sending him texts at 3 AM. Like...does he even sleep?

That and his arsenal of emoji usage: 🤗🤭😑😧😲🥺😩😈 🥰😘🤯😃😉😎🥳🙃

He is one emoji beast and every one of them can immediately help you evoke the expression he has at every given moment. At least it’s nice to know how he’s feeling.

How long does it take for him to reply: Not long as long as he’s conscious. If he’s sleeping, well sometimes he’ll wake up to the sound of his phone pinging because he doesn’t really set it to silent mode except when he has class or during a movie. He usually has his phone on ring because he’s always there when you need him. He’s there for both his family and friends, and as long as he’s alive, he’ll continue to commit to his loved ones. (This only possible for someone as crazy as he is...or beastly...)

Sample of him replying to your 3 AM texts:

3:21 AM Ajax: Everything alright? It’s not like you to text this late...😐 You: Yeah, but isn’t that same for you? Ajax: Er...I might’ve had coffee too late in the afternoon? Ajax:😩 You: 🤭 A latte again? Ajax: Yup, couldn’t resist.... They were having a chestnut praline latte promotion and they were HALF OFF!!!!😋 Ajax: I may or may not have drank a little more than I should have🙃 You: And you didn’t invite me... You:😞 Ajax: Hey chin up, it’ll be my treat tomorrow 😉 Ajax: WAIT! I mean...my treat in a few hours🤣🤣 You: That’s true!!!🤣🤣 Ajax: So I’ll see you in a few...and then you can tell me what’s going on ok? You: Yeah, that sounds good  Ajax:😃👍

Best bro and he’s the same if not more with his siblings. He’s always there to support his people. He’ll schedule a meeting with people as soon as he can if he senses anything is wrong. Heck, he might just show up on your stoop or front door if it’s serious enough. He’s just that kind of guy and you can’t hide from him either 🙃... “You can run, but you won’t get far...” (Cancers are lowkey scary in how much they care sometimes....)

Sample of him texting you when you’re dating because:

Ajax: y/n..... Ajax: I miss you....😩 You: Ajax...it’s only been 2 days? You:🤨 Ajax: Yeah, but we could have shared 6 meals in those 2 days you know? Ajax:😧 You: Ajax, don’t ask for the impossible. Ajax: It’s not impossible if...say we’ve moved in together somewhere?🤗 You: What You: Wait! You: Hold on! You: Woah, let’s slow down a little bit here... Ajax: ok....😞 You: Right You: We can’t rush... Ajax: If you say so...😉

Be careful with this one.... If you have your own place, don’t be surprised if he starts sleeping over at your place more often or him trying to get you sleep over at his....he’s already started to get you comfortable with the idea and he won’t stop there. No...then he’ll start luring you in with his traditional style home cooking. Ho ho. Don’t let him lure you into it. No, you must resist! Resist those Russian pancakes. Hey, you! I meant food not the Russian pancakes on his body. *slaps your hand* No touchy! Once you’re onto him, you’re a goner.

Btw....here are those Russian Pancakes and a recipe. Yumm.

Thank you for reading this far!!

These headcannon posts are pretty experimental for me, but they’ve been fun to type up and think about.

Low key Kaeya’s texting style to ask someone out on a coffee date is pretty similar to what Tartalini would do as they both enjoy using winky emojis and are pretty flirty, but gotta diversify the texts and situations to deliver a breath of scenarios.

I had headcannons for Ayato’s texting style too, but I ran out of steam towards the end. So, I’ll just have to save those for another time.  I really wanted to elaborate on why I would think Dainsleif is open to casual s*x, but I feel like that could be a whole post on it’s own, so I tried to refrain from it taking over his section. After all, this is suppose to be on texting styles and their tendencies. 😉

I just hope you enjoyed reading it! If you’re interested in more of my modern AU headcannons, you check it here!

[sukirichi]

black magic [01]

REQUEST. arranged marriage + enemies to lovers (sukuna is a simp and lowkey a housewife)

CONTENT/WARNINGS. some suggestive scenes, but overall fluff and romance! slight crack fic, I guess? I was laughing when I wrote this lol

NOTES. I NEED A HUSBAND! SUKUNA I’M GOING TO CRY GOODBYE THIS HAS ME SOFT. also anon i’m not sure if you wanted something with more ~sexual tension~ since this is kind of just comedic, but I hope you like it anyway!

part one | part two (nsfw)

“This is new,” you comment with a glare, your ankle propped on Sukuna’s knee.

“Shut up,” he rolls his eyes, pushing your skirt aside to clean the wounds you attained through exorcising curses. You’ve taken a particularly strong curse today and you’re caught off guard, barely finishing the mission unscathed. Limping all the way back home isn’t easy especially since you live on top of the darned mountain, but if Sukuna’s going to kneel in front of you like this...maybe it wasn’t too tough a journey. “You should stop going to missions you’re not ready for. Look at you, all wounded and bloody.”

“You sound like you care.”

“You’re my wife,” he huffs while dropping the bloody towel on the floor. Sukuna wraps the bandage around your ankle and carries you bridal style even though you’re perfectly capable of walking, but he shoots you a silencing glare. You’d have knocked him in the face any other day, but he’s particularly warm and smells nice today – plus you’re beat – that you bury your face in his chest, ignoring that stupid fluttering in your stomach. “Of course I do.”

You snicker, mind tracing back to your earlier years of this dreaded marriage.

It definitely wasn’t the best – the memories blurring between strangling each other to making out as if breathing was never a thing – and it felt like forever ago when you first met him.

You’d never say it out loud, but... you don’t regret this arranged marriage. Not when Sukuna is tucking himself beside you on the bed, your head above his muscular chest a place similar to home. He covers both your bodies over with a blanket, pulling your body closer to him with a strong arm, his lips pressing onto the crown of your head.

Ugh, you think to yourself, giving in to the need to cuddle your husband after a long day of work. You still refuse to say it out loud, though, and you irk him further by muttering, “That’s not what you said two years ago.”

“I wasn’t in love with you then.”

 “I refuse to be married to you!”

Sukuna fights back the urge to cover his ears. Ever since your clan decided to visit his land and started exorcising curses one by one, his life has been nothing but hell. Not only are your relatives the most arrogant people ever with a consistent god complex, they just had to let their little mortal child be in charge of taking on the stronger curses. Seriously, what were they thinking, sending you – who’s barely even out of their training bra years – to deal with curses like him?

Everyone knows Sukuna is a no bullshit man. He won’t hesitate to cut your head off the moment you came raging at him, but then he sees how young you are and decides to send you back to your family.

Expecting that everyone would just call it a day and he’d get offerings for his unexpected mercy, Sukuna is beyond stupefied when they send you back to his temple, all dressed pretty with a basket of fruits and flowers braided in your hair. He remembers growling because you look adorable, but that’s easily wiped away when you open your mouth, your voice scratchy against his ears as you stomp your feet like the young mortal you are.

Sukuna pushes a thumb to his forehead to ease the impending headache, and that’s just from your presence. Something inside him tells that you’re going to be a bigger pain than you look.

“You don’t have much of a choice. You should’ve thought of that before deciding to run rampage over my land,” he reminds, turning boredly to his lone servant from above his throne. Sukuna isn’t impressed, to say the least, especially with your clan’s audacious proposition to gain his favour just this once. “Is this really the woman you bring me – the one they insist to be my wife?”

“She is their best fighter, my Lord.”

Well, he can’t disagree to that. You did, after all, single-handedly give him a cut on the cheek. “She’s feisty indeed.”

“Don’t talk as if I’m not here!”

“Mouthy too,” he mumbles to himself, but your sorcerer senses are sharp and easily picks up on it. He sees you flush angry again, looking immensely adorable with your tiny fists clenched like that and he snorts, waving a hand in the air. “Whatever. Get the wedding over with,” he nods to his servant, his sigh loud and tired as he makes his way to you.

You don’t stiffen at each haunting step, his eyes only glimmering harder with entertainment. It’s rare to find a mortal that doesn’t quiver at the sight of him, the urge to break you only growing stronger.

Even as he cups your face, making sure to not let his claws dig into your precious skin, Sukuna smirks. You’ll be entertaining indeed.

So Sukuna makes a promise, four eyes surveying the way your body is starting to fill in curves at the right places, the swell of your flesh just perfect in his hands... He chuckles to himself, daunting you further as he leans down to your ear, taking pleasure in the slight way your breath hitches. “Maybe then I’ll get to teach you a lesson or two.”

You’re definitely something else, taking advantage of each presented opportunity and not wasting any time before you make your move. Right after the wedding and everyone’s left, leaving you alone with your new husband behind closed doors; you push him until he’s on the ground, legs straddling each side of his hips while you growl above him – the sound similar to a battle cry.

Sukuna merely smirks, barely moving a muscle as his large hands come up to rest on your hips to steady you. “I’ve imagined countless ways you’d be on top of me like this,” his eyes light up with humour upon feeling the cold blade on his skin, “None of them included a knife on my neck though.”

“Shut your mouth. I will kill you myself,” you warn, pressing your knife harder until it draws a slight tinge of blood.

You hardly look threatening above him like this, dolled up to look the best in your wedding with this cursed being. If anything, you look more divine than deadly, and Sukuna thinks that perhaps your beauty could be your best weapon. You are bewitching, after all.

“I refuse to be your Queen and sit next to your throne.”

“Then why didn’t you stop the wedding?”

“I—”

Sukuna’s teasing grin grows wider when you pull back, trying so hard to not trip over your words. It takes all of his self-restraint to not take you right then and there, but he does a good job of holding back, enjoying this view above him instead. “Could it be you’re attracted to me after all, hm, little one?”

“Do not test me, Curse. I’m more than capable of exorcising you myself.”

“Oh, I don’t doubt that. You’re the strongest in the Gojo clan, are you not?” he prompts to appease you, “I don’t even want to see what you’re capable of, but maybe, just maybe...” just as his eyes darken, the edges of his lips turning up into a smirk, Sukuna digs his claws into your thigh in a possessive show of ownership, a painful reminder that you’re his now. “...You could put on a little show for me?”

“I hate you!”

Experienced and strong as you are, you’re nothing compared to a thousand year old curse who’s killed a lot more people faster than you could blink. Sukuna immediately notices the animalistic way you draw your blade, arm swung back with rage written all over your face. Before you could so much as bat an eye, he easily switches the positions until you’re under him, using only one hand to pin your arms above your head, your blade effortlessly thrown to the other side of the room.

“As I thought, you’re a lot prettier under me like this,” he observes, roaming his eyes shamelessly over the fabric clinging prettily to your body. You’ve fallen silent at his unconcealed attention, your compliance enticing him to lean closer just to inhale your intoxicating scent.

“Not so feisty now, little one? Where’d all your hatred for me go?” Sukuna pulls back with widened eyes, “Oh? Am I hearing it wrong or is your pathetic human heart beating so loud right now?” You refuse to look at him, wriggling your hips in an attempt to leave, completely unaware that the mere movement is hypnotizing the curse above you. Sukuna grips your hips in warning, not wanting to destroy you – not now, anyway. “You know all you need to do is say it. I’d gladly take you right here and then.” His words spoken with that deep, throaty voice immediately sends a wave of heat down your core, but you turn away from him, breathing hard and nervously; something Sukuna picks up on in an instant. “Little one...have you never had a man hold you like this before?”

“N-no...”

“I see. Pure and innocent behind that ferocity, huh?” He surprises you by pulling away, smoothening his white robes down as he leaves you panting still on the floor. “Fine. I won’t touch you unless you ask me to.”

“I’d rather die before that ever comes out from my mouth.”

“We’ll see about that,” he smirks, winking at you before he shuts the door. “Little one.”

There’s a lot of weird – and utterly inconvenient things – about being Sukuna’s wife. The man eats everything, absolutely everything, and it doesn’t help that he sucks at hunting too. For a man so huge and burly, he sure is lazy, preferring to do the laundry in the riverside instead while you go out every day to prepare your meals.

You actually don’t mind, but it’s very fun to complain around him.

You’re on your way back to the temple when Sukuna grabs at you, making you drop the freshly caught birds onto the ground. Your brows furrow, about to scold him for being too eager again when Sukuna stares at your arm, his lips pressing into a thin line.

Following his line of sight, your lips form an ‘o’ shape. There’s blood trickling down your forearm from his claws accidentally cutting you, guilt written all over his face. Another weird thing about Sukuna is that he babbles a lot when he’s emotional, and you’re too tired to hear him beat himself over it that you just drag him inside your room, sitting his ass down before taking a clipper.

Sukuna scoffs when you start cutting his nails. It irks him that you don’t even bother wiping the blood off first and he tsks, eyes narrowed at you. “You should have thicker skin.”

You roll your eyes as you file his nails; you’ve been married to him long enough to know it’s his way of saying sorry. Not wanting to let him wallow in guilt any louder, you pad kisses over his knuckles before swiping the black ink off your desk, using a pen brush to colour your nails instead. Sukuna hovers behind you, head tilted to the side as he watched you. “Are you painting your nails black?” he utters in disbelief, trying to ignore the fact he feels...proud and even a little smug. “Not so fitting for the angelic sorcerer now, isn’t it?”

“I’m only doing this so you don’t feel left out.”

“Maybe I’ll add markings to your pretty face too,” he cups your jaw to make you turn to him, landing a solid kiss flat to your lips which makes you sigh, pretending to be annoyed but leaning over for another peck anyway. Sukuna laughs and pulls you onto his lap, kissing your neck this time around, a little annoyed that you don’t stop in brandishing your nails. “Wife, what do you think?”

“I have work, Sukuna. You flirting with me doesn’t change the fact I need to go.”

“Come home safe for me, at least?” he breathes down your neck, his touch sending shivers down your spine. You’ve definitely changed since the first time he’s met you, starting from a mean (although he stands strong that you are still mean to him sometimes) temperamental little one to a mature, stronger sorcerer who’s secretly weak for his wife.

Unable to resist him as always, you turn around once you’ve finished painting your nails, rubbing your nose over his until your strong, scary husband is turning into putty at your hands. “Of course I will,” you peck his lips one last time, Sukuna’s eyes closing as he dives in for a deeper kiss. “I’ll always come back home to my handsome husband.”

If anyone were to ask how it’s possible that the King of Curses is actually very soft for his sorcerer wife, everyone would claim it’s impossible and a heresy – but if you ask Sukuna, it’s probably just black magic doing its wonders.

[pet-pet-peet]

For the 100 follower event- could I request a fluff headcannon with Riddle, Leona, Malleus, and Lilia reacting to a female reader being caught wearing their outfits please? Thank You❤️💗❤️

Yes!! I’m so into this trope, I think it’s adorable ><

I’m gonna have it be their dorm uniforms

100 follower event Masterlist

Story: You wanted to check out your partner’s dorm uniform so you could cosplay him in your world~

Tw: teasing flirts in Leona's; Malleus being adorable af

Pairing(s): Riddle, Leona, Malleus, Lilia x female reader wearing their clothes (separate)

His uniform is quite complex, so you take a while to figure it out

Once you manage to, though, it's actually pretty comfortable

Maybe a bit conservative and makes you pretty warm, but it was very soft fabric

You pose in his mirror to take a picture so you would remember it in your world

Little did you know, your fiery boyfriend was standing in the doorway and was very confused

“Why are you wearing my uniform?” He asks in a deadpan voice

You want to rush and explain yourself, but couldn’t find the words

Riddle hums, putting a hand on his chin as he looks you over and nods

“While it is a violation of the rules, I believe it looks very good on you. Perhaps you should dress in my clothes more often?” He grins

You politely ask him to leave and proceed to fangirl before changing back

His uniform is less complex compared to the others, so it didn’t take you long to slip them on

What was an issue was the sizes and proportions-

Some areas were too tight, some too loose, it wasn’t the most comfortable experience

However, you think it looks really cool actually

Leona yawns as he enters his room, no doubt wanting to take a nap, but had to do a double take when he saw you

“..Huh?” That’s it, that’s all he said

Until it wasn’t and many praises started to flow out of him as he circled you like a predator, looking over the fit on you

He acknowledge sizing issues, but still seemed pleased with what he was seeing

“You’re quite brave, herbivore. Do you think looking cute will protect you from me?” He teased in a lazy, sultry tone

In the end, he’s holding you and purring as you both sleep comfortably in his bed

After you slip on his uniform, it’s immediately apparent that’s it’s too big

Mans is tall af, so that was expected

Along with that, though, you get the best of both worlds; it’s comfortable and easy to wear

You experiment with it a bit, trying to find a way to make it look baggy-fashionable

Malleus walks in as you start that process, but decides to just watch you as you fold pieces in a way that you hoped would look good

“Child of man, would you like some assistance?” He asks finally as he noticed a bit of frustration come about you

You look at him, bewildered and startled, and he can’t help but smile and think you look cute

He walks over and tries to help adjust the uniform on you so that it fits you in your own way

He holds his hands on your shoulders as you look in the mirror, “What do you think, is it to your liking?”

Your face hits spontaneous combustion mode as you can only focus on his proud, genuine smile

Going for that X-TRA look lol

Probably the most difficult of all the boys to figure out, there are so many odd additions he made

And he dresses like this everyday! And he can pull it off!!

You start getting frustrated when the ruffled skirt section wouldn’t stay the way you wanted

“Fufufu~” You heard above you as hands reached around to lay on yours. “Allow me, dearest!”

For some reason you put your trust in him, wha-

It works out, though as Lilia adjusts the coat on your arms and leaning over to kiss your nose before he showed you in the mirror

“How beautiful you look, perhaps we should match styles more often!” He coos, wrapping his arms around you

He offers his other clothes and outfits, too, wanting to see how you look in them!

Better be prepared, you’re not leaving this game of dress up for a looong while

*All Images are official art from Twisted Wonderland and do not belong to me. They are the Lab Coat Groovy card art

[mikkaeus]

[semantic error] seoham vs jaechan’s cuteness, ft the long-suffering director’s “cuteness ban” — an interview collection

aka

no one:

seoham: jaechannie is so cute, have you seen how cute he is—

T/N: the term consistently used throughout is 귀여워 하다 which ive variously translated as “cute” “affection” “fond”. 귀여움 금지령  might be more accurately translated as “being fond of jaechan ban” but it doesn’t have the same ring lol. It’s hard to convey exactly, but as you can see from context, it’s a ban on seoham not on jaechan 😂 귀여워 하다 transliterated is “to find cute”. It is translated by the 3 dictionaries Naver offers as “love; make a pet of; be affectionate to (esp younger person or animal)”. “love, adore, dote on” “ love, pet, fondle, make a pet, hold ((a person)) dear, be attached to, treat ((a person)) with love[affection]”

220210 N-interview part 2

Q: what was something about the acting that you found difficult?

Jaechan: Sangwoo’s way of speaking is very direct and lacks emotion. So I had to practice a lot to show his emotions through his facial expression.

Seoham: you’ve(?) talked a lot about jaeyoung’s coolness/charisma. That’s not really my style so I had to really think about what it meant to be “cool”. Also Jaeyoung’s emotions change throughout the series. He gets to like Sangwoo after initially harassing him, and because this couldn’t be filmed sequentially I had to keep thinking about his changing feelings and it wasn’t easy to act. And also Jaechan is a particularly cute person so it was hard to act like I was bullying him. The director said “look, I know Jaechan is cute but you’ve got to stop treating him so affectionately”

Q: so there was a “cuteness ban” because you had to immerse in your characters?

Jaechan: hyung would hang out with me (& indulge my antics) and then say with a very serious face “you are not cute” and start his acting

Seoham: it’s not like he was necessarily trying to be cute but more like he was trying to make the other person laugh? that kinda thing

220226 spotv interview

Park Seoham says that Park Jaechan is a “person who is cuteness personified”. 

“Jaechan himself is really just a cute person. So it makes you want to dote on him. So in scenes where I was meant to be bullying him, it appeared that I was actually being fond of him. Also, while filming, it we ended up jumping around between dynamics a lot for various reasons - from being angry to affectionate to love - so it was hard to act out the wildly changing feelings.”

“Eventually, the director told me, ‘come to a cafe,’ so I went there, and they were like ‘you’re being too fond of Jaechan. stop.’ and implemented the ‘Jaechan cuteness ban’. But Jaechan (didn’t pick up on this issue ‘눈치없이’ and) kept being as cute as always. So I eventually ended up going through this mantra before filming: ‘you are not cute. you are not cute at all’.” (he says 주문을 걸었다 which is so funny lol it’s like trying to make yourself believe something, literally ‘casting a spell on yourself’)

220304 sports chosun interview part 2

Seoham: If Jaechan acted cute on purpose then I don’t think I would’ve found him cute, but when he naturally has aegyo when he’s just sitting there grumpily (뚱하게). That’s what I found so cute. And after the ‘cuteness ban’ I’d look at Jaechan standing in front of me doing aegyo, and even while I was saying “you’re not cute!” I’d find myself starting to smile. 

(this interview is rly sweet - it’s where seoham talks about jaechan supporting him & taking him to meet his parents around lunar new year. i might do a full translation later (lmk if one alr exists))

220307 Cine-21 interview

Q: director, please explain the “ban on cuteness” in detail from your perspective

Director: I implemented the ban many times ^^; because the two are so close and seoham is very fond of jaechan/thinks jaechan is very cute, that fondness was in his eyes from the early episodes. so I laid down the ban many times like “stop looking at him with such a soft expression.” “please stop going near him and touching him”

Seoham: But I think it was unfair. When I got the ban I said to jaechan “you really are not cute at all”. And then he did aegyo in front of me like he was saying “not even if I do this?”

Jaechan: when coming back to set after hanging out during the breaks, seoham would tell me very seriously “you are not cute” and that made me want to prove him wrong.

220311 sports w interview part 2

Director: We were rehearsing the scene in episode 6 where they’re having an argument in an alleyway, and the tension just wasn’t there. seoham was already too fond of jaechan so he couldn’t deliver the lines with appropriate bitterness. i ended up telling him to step out for a second and stopped the rehearsal. i told him that i know you’re fond of him, but those emotions just don’t work in this scene. also, the same thing happened when we were filming the second episode, where they’re in the french classroom and jaeyoung is wearing the red clothes, at the peak of his bullying of sangwoo. at this time seoham and jaechan’s friendship was blossoming. seoham needed to show that jaeyoung was enjoying tormenting sangwoo, but the look in his eyes was just too affectionate. i told him to look at sangwoo like he was a cute puppy or a cat *laughs*

220313 star news interview

“The two actors got closer as the episodes progressed. in the early episodes, there are a lot of scenes where jaeyoung is harassing sangwoo, so I had to put a lid on park seoham’s gaze. I remember often saying things like ‘stop doting on jaechan’ ‘stop looking at him so fondly’ ‘please stop looking at him with hearts in your eyes’,” said the director (Kim Sujeong). “But the actors dubbed it a ‘cuteness ban’”, she laughed.

[ladywaifuuwrites]

Pillars reacting to their crush who’s small but strong

Request: male pillars reacting to a really strong female pillar whos like super short like 4′10-5′ and they crush on them.

Pairings: Male pillars x fem! reader

Synopsis: Their crush is a strong smol pillar ^_^

Warnings: manga spoiler

a/n: I smiled at your request since I’m small too. Like I’m 5′0. And I’m kinda scared to do face to face classes since the boys at my school will tease me for not getting taller. Hmph. SO HERE YA GO. You’re the first request! Have a nice day whoever u are!

And I am so sorry this is so long! ASJDAOFHHASK. I got carried away in some of those storylines. I hope this makes sense (wrote this when I was hungry).

This would be a headcanon I assume. 

I’m sorry if It’s taking me long to answer requests but don’t worry I’ll write those! I’ll probably upload rules for future requests :)

Giyuu Tomioka

yo this guy is tall not kidding

Giyuu is head over heels for you. He’ll want to protect you since you’re the most precious things he’s ever laid eyes on

Sparkles in his eyes whenever he sees you✨

He doesn’t want to lose you so he’s butting in on all of your missions. You get annoyed and you think he’s looking down on you.

You two get into a fight and doesn’t fix it since Giyuu’s communication is bad. It ends up in you walking away.

Nighttime and demons are lurking around in the forest as you take a stroll to clear your mind. Then a demon launches on you but thanks to your quick reflexes you dodge.

It��s a strong demon, close enough to become one of the lower moons. But nothing you can’t handle.

Giyuu senses a demon nearby and he frantically searches for you. *sim dads reaction when the mother goes into labor lmaooooo*

Lights fill up an area of the forest from the techniques you use. In like 2 strikes the demon dies.

He finally finds you as the demon’s ashes blow away. Your hair is dramatically blowing too.

He’s just staring at you then hugs you “I’m sorry. I’m not underestimating you…I just want to protect you.”  

Then all good. He’s amazed by how strong you are despite you’re short stature. You’re going to missions together and sometimes he just watches you finish off the demon. Just happy to see that satisfied smile you have when you kill a demon.

Muichiro Tokito

When he first met you at the pillar meeting, he muttered his thoughts, wondering how could someone be that small? You’re in the same age but you’re small.

Shinobu heard him since she was beside him and said “that’s rude to ask someone”. She’s lowkey offended.

Tengen retorts to Muichiro. “You’re small too…??”

Since it’s rude, he kept his mouth shut. You’re the same age as him when you entered the corps. He thinks you’ll grow up anyway. 

Surprise surprise you grew up, 2 inches. But still small. 

He gets nervous a bit around you since puberty did you good. Won’t admit it though.

Cue swordsmith village arc

He’s having trouble dealing with Gyokko. (I hate his face. It’s weird and ugly.)

Then minutes later, you show up out of nowhere, giving great damage to the demon.

“Are you okay?” you ask him with concern and you two fight off the fish demon.

He’s in awe because you actually took over the fight. Sure you have injuries but those are minor compared to his and you were very careful.

He’s injured so he couldn’t do much but you saved him and the civilians by defeating the demon. That’s when he realized how amazing you are and you earn his respect. 

Days pass by and you two along with the other demon slayers are commended by Oyakata-sama.

He thanks you when the both of you are walking together. He’s very grateful for what you did and you two become closer afterwards.

“Ah young love.” Mitsuri sighs blissfully as she watches you two leave the headquarters.

Kyojuro Rengoku 

Kyojuro knows you’re small and he knows you’re strong. You’re one of his trainees along with Mitsuri, so you’ve known each other for a long time now.

You rose to the ranks of the pillars with Kyojuro’s guidance. And now you’re looked up to by the whole organization because of your excellent swordsmanship despite your small figure. 

So you’re tasked to train 20 slayers ranked below Tsuchinoto. You take them to a clearing in the forest where training equipment are already placed. You train them by remembering what Kyojuro has taught you over the years. And you smile, seeing your past self in the struggling slayers.

You gave them a 10 minute break and after 10 minutes, you do a headcount to see if everyone is in your proximity. 

“18,19…?????” 

Oh no. A slayer is missing.

So you set off to find the missing one and there you found him. 

Hanging upside down from the arms of a large demon. The boy is muttering apologies for straying faraway and is begging for you to save him upon seeing you. 

You are annoyed at the fact that he has disobeyed your orders and is now at the hands of danger. But this was no time to be blaming someone for a boy’s life is at stake here. 

You jump into the air and you take down the demon pretty easily with one strike of your sword. And you catch the falling boy bridal style with your annoyed face. 

You put the boy down but suddenly a demon comes attacking you both. You kill it but more of it comes at you. They are easy to take down but it keeps coming, making you tired if you have to do this all night. It just won’t stop multiplying.

You think you’ve killed almost all of it but then the slayer screams “(L/N)-SAN!!!!!”. A monstrous looking demon bares its claws at you, but before you could react a flash of flames appears right in front of your eyes. 

“Kyojuro…” You whisper in relief as he slays the final demon. The bright flames sparkle in your eyes as you’re once again amazed at the man.

Kyojuro looks at you and comes over. “You’re so amazing.” You manage to say. 

He smiles and says. “No. You’re the amazing one.”. You always manage to face whatever challenge and it always ends up in you winning. Kyojuro knows how hard you proved others wrong by becoming a strong pillar. 

Super proud of you cause you’re strong. He actually watched you battle those before jumping in to save you.

Sanemi Shinazugawa

He doesn’t really care if you’re short or tall

The important things is that you’re useful to the organization

When someone teases you about your height, you end up feeling down and he’s there to beat that someone’s ass.

He doesn’t like to admit it but he’s a softie when it comes to you. You eventually break down his walls and now you can say you’re friends with the scary wind pillar.

You always tease him though and he’s always annoyed. But everyone thinks you’re both dumb since it’s very clear that you two like each other but you still deny it.

There’s this time where Sanemi is visibly struggling fighting demons as you watch him peacefully on a rooftop. He’s glaring at you and asks you “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”.

You just smile at him sweetly😊

Sanemi pretends his heart didn’t do a flip. But his heart stopped when he saw a demon behind you on the rooftop.

He was about to call your name when another blink and the demon’s head was cut off.

He was surprised since it all happened so fast. You go down to the ground, landing safely as you battle demons that the frozen Sanemi left.

It just took you 10 seconds to eliminate those demons and Sanemi’s mouth is left agape as he watched you.

You weren’t normally like this. So why the sudden surge of power?

“Sanemi hun. Close your mouth.” You say to him with a blank face, but before you could go past him, he gripped your wrist tightly and placed your small body in front of him.

He dragged you so easily lol.

He hugged you with your faced buried on his chest.

It was the comforting kind of silence. Sanemi was scared losing you to that demon but deep inside he knows that you’re strong.

Won’t admit that your moves are amazing.

Gyomei Himejima

This man is the strongest in the demon slayer corps and the tallest

Lmaoooo you would be like a mushroom beside him💀🍄

Gyomei actually gets out of tricky situations easily because he’s that strong

You’re a fairly new pillar who earned her spot 3 months ago. You two were assigned on a mission together. A gigantic demon appeared throughout the village that was between the regions you and the stone pillar were assigned in.

Gyomei knows your capabilities so he trusts you in doing a good job, but he can’t help but worry about you.

He doesn’t care if you’re small, he thinks that height isn’t the basis for an excellent demon slayer. But he’s still worried, so he looks for you. I don’t know how he looks but he looks.

Then he sees you fighting off demons very easily. A determined look is seen across your face. Gyomei feels he’s tearing up because he’s so proud of you. Proud boyfriend here somethin.

You were just a weak mizunoto years ago and now you’re a strong pillar who can fight with him side by side.

When you finish off the demons, you look to see Gyomei smiling at you. This were the fruits of the harsh trainings you went through, it made an excellent swordswoman.

Among the pillars, you stand beside Gyomei in rankings. So you’re powerful like wow. O_O

Obanai Iguro

He’s small but have you seen him fight? He’s a demon slayer with remarkable speed and you won’t know he’s attacking you because his moves slithers secretly like a snake.

You’ve always admired Obanai even you’re now both pillars. And that admiration bloomed into something more.  

He’s a strong pillar despite his small stature and that’s what you aim for to be like.

You’re trying to show off your moves to him every time you’re in battle together, to show him what you can do. To which he’s just “meh”.

So you give up on trying to show off and just do it for the sake of the people you’re saving.

You really gave up on showing off, but you can’t help it cause your breathing forms are flashy. Obanai doesn’t show it but he loves that display of power you have when you’re fighting.

Poor man doesn’t realize he’s in love with you even though others point it out.

He’s having trouble dividing his attention on protecting the civilians or fighting the demons. Luckily you were near the area so you came to his aid.

You slay the demons with your sharp and precise movements in just a short amount of time.

He’s like 😲 but when you turn he’s back to 😐😷

He’s one of the guys who won’t admit that you’re amazing and won’t admit that he likes you. You force him to confess though.

Tengen Uzui

If Obanai doesn’t admit he likes you, this guy would shout that he likes you

Would openly flirt with you because why not? There’s nothing to be shy about.

Always takes the chance to compliment and flirt with you.

“You’re cute (y/n)” “Thanks” Tengen finds your height cute because the height difference is HUGE.

Another mushroom like moment💀🍄

He knows you’re strong so he likes to train with you. Always ends up letting you win because he just likes it when he’s pinned down by your smaller figure.

When a demon invasion came in your area,, you fight them off while Tengen is called for backup.

He slays the lesser demons easily and found you fighting a stronger demon while protecting some children behind your back.

He smirks and leans against a tree, arms folded while watching you fight off the demon. 

You did it so easily making Tengen’s eyebrows rise.

Then you see him and ask him “what are you doing?”.

“watching you.” He finds you hot and sexy when you have that focused look in the middle of a battle. He won’t say it out loud because you might smack him in the face.

Super amazed at the fact that you’re stronger than the other pillars despite your small figure.(he thinks you’re stronger than him but dismisses that because pshhhhhh).

Will throw you over his shoulder at random times. Thinking that his antics will make you fall in love with him.

And it did…