#thomato is real

[child--ish]

You know what the main ingredients are for a good soup? thomato and chili.

[lawluenvy]

y'all know how much it fucking sucks to ship rare(r) pairs and have your favourite characters be less popular and be incapable of drawing????

y'all it is SO. HARD. to find good thomato content. SO HARD. and same with thoma content in general. it's genuinely infuriating most thomato fanfics are ayato x thoma bdsm fics and same with the fanart too like it is SO HARD! and its crazy cuz i dont think you can even properly call thomato a rare pair so it's just even worse when it comes to thomaluc and zhongluc and other actual rare pairs

half the reason why i plunged into tartali is that their ship is so HUGE so i never run out of content and it's so easy to be obsessed with them when they are EVERYWHERE and it's fucking great!!! ---

but i am STARVING for thomato and thomaluc for that matter too. like do i just suck at searching or...???? istg 80% of all thomato content is bdsm and puppy/loyalty fetish like by all means if thats what you're into then cool but is there NO ONE ELSE out here who just wants some wholesome non-sexual-very-obviously -romantic-bestfriendship-i-would-die/kill-for-you-thomato content????

or more ive-been-in-love-with-you-since-we-were-kids-and-i-cant-believe-you're-alive thomaluc???? i swear ive read all of them

[fresh-thomato]

boop* have a follow cause i seen you being adorable today

Hah...! Teeheeheehee sohohorry my nose is sensitive dbjddndndnd

M-me...? I'm afrahahaid I don't know what You mean but thank You so much for the follow! 🍡❤

[lovelynim]

The One That Got Away

Honkai: Star Rail - Sampo x Gepard

A/N: HAPPY BIRTHDAY @fresh-thomato!!!! I couldn't refuse such a request from my biggest supporter, huehuehue. You are one of the best people I met in this site and I really hope you like this!

It's already june 15th in Brazil, so I don't want to waste a single second before giving you your gift hehehe

Happy birthday, my dear, hope you have lots of good moments and may all yours dreams come true!

Summary: Gepard needs to catch some sly mercenary, but things go completely out of hand.

Word count: 1865 words

Gepard massaged the side of his head with two fingers while he listened to his soldiers’ report about their current mission. He needed to remain calm, focused and, above all that, come up with a proper plan to catch that damned mercenary that has been causing all kinds of trouble to the silvermane guards lately.

“That’s all, sir,” the soldier said out loud before taking a step back to align with the rest of the group’s formation. Gepard nodded, crossing his arms in front of his chest as he took a deep breath.

“Based on the reports, we know the target is somewhere inside the Administrative District. We need to act fast to cover the largest area as fast as possible,” the captain started, looking to his men as he continued to explain the plan he had just come up with, “splitting up seems like the best course of action under these conditions. Let’s divide our group into pairs and start searching.”

“B-but captain, sir,” one of his soldiers interrupted, “we are in 7, someone will end up alone.”

“And that will be me,” Gepard said, with a serious look on his face, “I’m more than enough to deal with some mercenary, so don’t worry about me.”

The rest of his men nodded, paying attention to their captain’s commands as he designated each pair to a different region while taking a different part of the city for himself. With the unit dispatched, Gepard started his patrolling.

Sampo Koski could play the fool as much as he wanted, but Gepard knew what the mercenary was capable of. After all, he wouldn’t have made this far if he didn’t. Truth to be told, the captain couldn’t help but to recognize how… good he was at this.

Crossing both the upper and the underworld, going through all kinds of security measures for his services… Sampo was a real headache. And that was exactly why Gepard felt like he should take the matter into his own hands.

Inspecting one alley after the other, the silvermane guard kept walking towards the edges of the city, already starting to wonder if his men had any more luck than him in finding the criminal.

 Empty… empty… empty… where was he? This whole search was starting to feel more and more like a total waste of time. Were the reports wrong all this time?

But just when Gepard was about to turn around and walk back to the center of the district, a feeling of being watched made the captain stop. As he checked the end of the alley, he could spot someone - with blue-ish hair - peeking their head to look at him.

And just as they were caught, the figure hid itself. Gepard gritted his teeth, clenching his hand into a tight fist as he started running. “Hey, you! Stop right there!” He shouted, getting to that alley as fast as he could.

As he turned around the corner, however, the captain was met with a dead end. An empty dead end, to be more precise.

“What..?” He muttered, walking inside it as he looked around, searching for any clue of where that figure might have gone. They couldn’t have simply vanished out of thin air, could they? He placed his hand on the nearby wall, dragging it along as he walked, trying to find any secret device.

“Looking for someone, captain?” Sampo muttered close to the bottom of Gepard’s ear, his warm breath sending shivers down his neck. The captain widened his eyes, completely caught off guard.

With a swift move, Gepard turned around, trying to slam his clenched hand against the mercenary’s head. Yet, thanks to his previous unawareness of Sampo’s presence, the other man could avoid the strike with ease, quickly pinning Gepard’s hand against the wall where it landed.

“You!” Gepard groaned, about to move his other hand, but freezing in the middle of his action as Sampo thrusted his blade just inches away from his head, probably as a threat, the captain supposed.

“Oh, were you looking for me?” The mercenary grinned gently, standing in front of Gepard while keeping his hand pinned. “I’m flattered, captain, you know how much I love the attention.”

A faint blush spread across the blonde’s face at the comment. It would probably have gone unnoticed if it wasn’t for how close Sampo’s face was to his. “Unhand me this instant, Sampo Koski,” the blonde roared, gritting his teeth as he tried to intimidate the other and free his hand from his grip.

“Easy there,” Sampo insisted, chuckling nervously as he looked over his shoulder, “I just need you to wait… a few minutes before my client is done, you can do that for me, right, captain?”

“You are bold to ask me to cooperate with your schemes.”

“I will take that as a compliment,” Sampo continued, checking his back every now and then, waiting for his client’s sign and looking out for any other silvermane guard.

Gepard sighed, taking his eyes up to his restrained wrist, trying to find an opening to turn the tables and arrest the mercenary once for all. Clenching his other hand, the captain waited for the right second to strike, just looking for an opening in the mercenary’s guard…

“This guy is sure taking his tim-”

As Sampo turned his head back to the silvermane guard he captured, he could catch a glimpse of an incoming punch towards his face. In the brief seconds he had to plan his reaction, all the mercenary could do was grab the first thing inside his reach and prepare for the incoming impact. 

With his eyes closed shut and shoulders slightly scrunched up, he tightened his grip around Gepard’s pinned wrist and tried to block, or at least hold down, his other arm. However, he missed and ended up landing his hand against the captain’s side instead of the incoming punch, but at the very moment he touched Gepard’s body, an unexpected sound caught Sampo’s attention.

“GYAH-”

“H-huh?” Sampo opened his eyes, blinked in confusion as he looked back to Gepard, finding the captain with cheeks tainted by a pink tone from embarrassment and a crooked smile on his lips. His hand, that once was inches away from delivering a strong blow, was now tugging at his arm, trying to pry it off his body.

Looking down to his hand at the other man’s side, the mercenary squeezed the spot again, curious about that reaction.

“W-whahat are you- hnng!” Gepard choked on a giggle, trying his best to hold his reactions and push Sampo’s hand away from his body.

“Ohh…” Sampo hummed at his discovery, continuing to massage the captain’s side with enough pressure for him to feel through his thick clothing. Connecting the dots, the mercenary could only smile amused. “Who could think that tickling would protect me from captain Gepard himself?”

“S-shuhut up, you- ahAHa, s-stop this ahahalready!’ The blonde said, throwing his head back as a strangled fit of giggles left his lips, which were already cracking up into a bright, adorable smile. 

“Oh, captain, I’d love to,” Sampo hummed pleased, tickling Gepard’s torso with ease, even through his attempts to block him, “but you didn’t want to collaborate when I asked you before, so it seems I need to make my request more… appealing to you, general, sir ~” 

Gepard’s cheeks were getting redder and redder and laughter was managing to slip out of his mouth like a fountain. It was so… ridiculous! He tried to push the mercenary already, break free from his hold, but each stroke against his sides seemed to make him go weaker and weaker.

“AhaHAhah, enohohough!! S-Sahahampo!” Gepard giggled, unable to hold back the fit of laughter any further when the other man lowered his hand and started pinching his waist, holding it firmly while his thumb rubbed deep ticklish circles in a horrible slow motion.

Amused with the guard’s reaction, Sampo started to lower his guard as well, stopping the constant checking on how his client was doing and focusing all his attention on the giggly captain he had at his hands. “Oh, captain, sir, what a lovely way to use my name,” he teased, moving his hand around as he poked Gepard’s stomach, “it’s so different from the tone you use when you are chasing me ~”

The captain stomped his foot, trying to turn his body away from the devious hand that kept the ticklish onslaught going. Sampo definitely was crossing all the boundaries of their relationship - that shameless bastard… if only Gepard could get his hands on him.

“Y-yohohou will pahAHhay fohohor this!” He roared, but his angry facade crumbled in a matter of seconds, turning into an adorable, harmless smile. 

“Oh, please, I’m not even going that hard on you, captain,” the mercenary said, leaning his face a little closer, nuzzling against Gepard’s cheeks despite the captain’s attempts to avoid him. “You are not even trying to escape anymore… Do you enjoy this kind of attention, sir? ~”

Those words made Gepard’s heart race, beating so fast that it could be heard even through the metal plates on his clothes. He gritted his teeth, turning his face away as it burned bright with embarrassment, not answering the mercenary. Of course, that also didn’t go unnoticed.

“My my, is this one of the secrets you hide behind your armors, captain?” Sampo whispered, hearing the blonde whine as he still refused to answer his questions, revealing an adorable stubbornness.

As Gepard’s laughter continued to flow freely, Sampo insisted on the topic, one question after the other, trying to get that confession from the captain. Still, he was answered with nothing but silence - well, not exactly silence since Gepard couldn’t stop giggling all the time, but - ah, you get it, right?

“Cat got your tongue, captain, sir?” Sampo mused, nuzzling the tip of his nose against Gepard’s trembling jaw line, making the guard try to scrunch up his shoulders to protect himself. “Guess I’ll have to tick-”

“Sampo!” A distant voice called for them - or, perhaps, was finally heard through the captain’s laughter. “I got it, let’s go!”

“What a shame… since timing is not on our side today, captain…” The mercenary said, kissing Gepard’s cheek before pushing himself away, letting the captain fall on his butt. “Until next time, sir.” Sampo said with a clear hint of affection in his voice, bowing as if it was some kind of curtain call.

“A-ah, stop… right there!” Gepard said, getting on his knees as he tried to get back up, “I-I’m not done with y-you!”

His empty threats, however, fell on deaf ears as the mercenary smiled, walking away before disappearing from his sight. With his heart still beating fast and cheeks tainted in red, Gepard stood up, patting his clothes to get rid of the dust and fix them. “That bastard…,” he muttered to himself, looking to the direction Sampo just went, but deciding to not follow it this time, “I guess… I could just say he got away,” he continued, slowly making his way back to the Administrative District while trying to process what in the name of Qlipoth just happened…

[baahsu]

Thoma in this event is literally one of those characters that while everyone else's scared of ghosts in an abandoned house he goes "nah these are just sheets being held up by strings :D" 😭

Not only isn't he scared, he also doesn't think the things are real

So, thomato hc where thoma knows the ghosts aren't real but he's ready to protect ayato from them (except he doesn't know ayato also knows they're not real)

Protective bf ready to protect his boyfriend that doesn't need protection 😭

[malon235]

Of Visions and Hearts

A #thomato Drabble

(This was originally a threadfic I wrote for Twitter but it was just too long. Figure this would be a nice first real post on Tumblr instead!)

*~*~*

By order of the Almighty Shogun, the person selected as the 100th vision seizure under the Vision Hunt Decree is Thoma, housekeeper and retainer of the Kamisato clan.

The words of the report were branded into Ayato’s brain, the simple sheet of parchment handed to him by one of his shuumatsuban ninjas just before he retired for the evening.

Does he dare tell Thoma of his fate? Does he try to hide his lover away, risking the wrath of the Shogunate upon his family, his clan, the entire commission? He does not know…

Thoma slips into their room, silent as always, never wanting to disturb him in case he is already asleep. When emerald eyes spot him, sitting up with his head in his hands, he hums with curiosity.

“Love, what’s wrong?” the housekeeper asks quietly, dropping to his knees at the side of the futon, reaching out to pull Ayato’s hands away from his face, revealing his panicked expression.

Ayato groans, still unable to decide how to proceed. “I… nothing,” he stammers, shaking his head and placing as genuine of a smile on his face as he can. “It’s nothing, just a long day.”

Thoma raises an eyebrow, skeptical of the sudden response, and suspicious of the obviously forced smile on his lover’s face. “Ok… if you’re sure it’s nothing.”

“I promise, everything is just fine,” Ayato lies smoothly, gesturing to the bed with a nod of his head. “Now, let’s get a good night’s sleep.”

With a sigh, Thoma concedes that there’s nothing more he can do to pry, and quickly strips off his clothing and slips into his sleepwear before joining Ayato in their bed.

Even with Thoma wrapped securely in his arms, Ayato can’t get the message out of his thoughts, and he lays awake for hours.

Thoma. Their next target is Thoma. They’re going to take his vision, and then…

Thoma… my dear Thoma will be…

Gone? Lost forever?

Ayato shudders, a picture of his lover with dull, deadened eyes, the light stolen from his emerald orbs with the loss of his life’s ambition. An empty shell doomed to walk the nation with no reason to exist.

Thoma shifts in his embrace, and his sleep-worn voice permeates Ayato’s thoughts. “Ayato, please tell me what is bothering you…”

“Thoma… love, please don’t make me say it...” Ayato whimpers, still not wanting to breathe life into the message by speaking it aloud.

“You can’t sleep, so obviously it’s something serious,” Thoma replies, propping himself up on an elbow to stare at him. “Just tell me, maybe I can help.”

“That’s the thing, there’s nothing you can do to help this…” Ayato can feel his heart pounding in his chest, the anguish of what is to come tearing at his very soul.

Thoma chuckles, still blissfully unaware of the truth. “Come on, there’s nothing that we can’t take care of if we do it together, right?”

Ayato’s resolve snaps, he sits straight up and grabs Thoma by his shoulders, staring directly into those emerald eyes he adores so much. “It’s you, Thoma. The 100th vision… the ceremony tomorrow….”

Silence falls between them as Ayato trembles, shocked at his sudden outburst. Thoma’s eyes widen and the colour drains from his face.

“Me?” Thoma whispers, his voice wavering slightly. “They’ve chosen… me?”

“Yes,” Ayato replies, dropping his eyes to the space between them, tracing the pattern of the blanket. “I found out just before I left my office…”

Thoma sighs, letting out the breath he had been holding. “Well, we both knew it was only a matter of time before they would come for one of us.”

“But Thoma…” Ayato gasps, “I can’t stand to lose you…” His hands shake where they are gripped tightly into the soft shirt covering Thoma’s shoulders.

“You won’t, I promise,” Thoma replies, causing Ayato to look up once more, and he chokes as he sees the tranquil look on Thoma’s face. It’s the look of a person who has seen their fate and decided that there’s no fighting it.

“But…”

“No, love, no buts,” Thoma murmurs, pulling Ayato into his arms and hugging him tightly. “There’s no way I would ever stop loving you, no matter what may happen to me.”

“Thoma, they’re going to take your vision…” Ayato replies, nuzzling his face into the crook of Thoma’s neck, his breath ruffling the soft hairs.

Thoma chuckles again, as if they weren’t discussing the possible end of his very existence. “That’s just it, they’re only taking my vision, they can never steal my heart.”

“How can you know that?”

Thoma pulls them apart, staring directly into Ayato’s violet eyes, his lips curled into a soft smile. “Because, Ayato, you stole my heart long ago, and you hold it with you wherever you go.”

Ayato stares at his lover for several moments before a strained laugh bursts from his throat. Thoma chuckles in response, and they laugh together for a while, falling into each other’s arms once more.

***

The following morning they dress in silence, Thoma helping his lover into his more elaborate outfit while Ayato wrings his hands together nervously.

“You know what to do, yes?”

Thoma nods, pulling his hair back into its usual ponytail and securing it with the stand of red cord. “Don’t resist, don’t fight back, and just go quietly.”

“I’ll have several of my men watching you, they’ll report back to me when it happens and trail you all the way to the ceremony. Just…” Ayato’s voice finally cracks, his emotions seeping out.

“Thank you,” Thoma whispers, wrapping his arms around Ayato’s torso and pulling them together in a tight hug. “I know this is difficult for you, but I’ll be fine, I promise.”

Ayato sighs, pressing a kiss into the side of Thoma’s neck, inhaling his lover’s smoky scent. “Be careful, and come home safe to me, ok?”

Thoma turns his head and captures Ayato’s lips with his, kissing him like it could be their last, before he pulls away. “I will, I promise.”

Their hands are still linked as they make their way from their rooms, Ayato clinging to Thoma’s fingers all the way to the front doors of the estate, not wanting to let him go.

Thoma squeezes their held hands, lifting them to his lips to place one last kiss on Ayato’s knuckles. “See you soon,” he murmurs before turning and leaving the building, the door closing behind him.

Ayato feels his heart clench, and for the first time in a long time he prays.

Celestia, please keep him safe, and let my love come home to me.

With Thoma facing his fate, Ayato turns and returns to his office, putting in place the next pieces of the puzzle to hopefully prevent this from happening ever again.

*~*~*

[sunast0es]

My first ever fan fic ever (be nice guys), also sorta itto angst kinda 

ITTO, THOMA, MENTIONS OF THE KAMISATOS

Around 2k words

The nice inazuman waves.. clashing and whatever other fancy words people use to describe water I guess. Dude all I know is this stuff's making me totally thirsty. This stupid rock I'm sitting on is starting to REALLY hurt my backside. I mean alright it was completely genius of me to come sit at the side of inazuma city.. RIGHT ABOVE the best nest of onikabuto I have ever discovered in my life! But y'know.. life without the gang tailing me around is totally boring. Without them backing me up this is totally making for a super lonely Christmas. I'm starting to think that giving them a vacation to go do whatever they like wherever they wanna was a bad idea.. Pssh hah who am I kidding I'm the Numero Uno man! I don't need anyone else around me to keep me company! All I need are my two feet and my own heartbeat to chug me along.. that's what granny always said anyways.

Ah granny… I sure hope she's doing well. I remember when I was a kid and she'd always take me to the furthest reach of ritou. Haha she'd always convince me that I could see the distant business of Liyue.. I always wanted to go there after that. It was her biggest dream after all. Traveling in and out of inazuma was a treasure only people with family or a real fat bank account could afford.. unfortunately for granny she didn't really have either of those. Man y'know.. I wonder if that's why she took me in in the first place? Even though I'm a big scary Oni to the rest of the world.. she was the one who saw the humanity in me. The person that despite all our differences.. heck I'm a big tall strong male oni, she's a frail tiny human woman.. even so after all that she still found connection and took me in. I don't think I'll ever repay her even after all this time. SHEESH god haha what's the time? I've just been looking out into these big dumb waves all the time, god what am I even reminiscing for? The last thing I need to remember is back then. Back when I had no one.. AHEM anyways!! What am I even talking about! I totally have someone by me right now, duh, Ushi is right here! And I've got me, myself and I and I don't need anyone else…. Oh shoot is that Thoma I see over there?

"HEY BIG GUY! WHATCHA DOING THOMATO!?" I just had to go over and say hey, it's not all the time you see your best bro wondering the streets.

"Ah hey Itto! Haha.. not much, just doing my local errand boy tasks for my lord as per the usual. Not that I'm complaining!" He said this like he had something else on his mind. People don't usually think I pick up on this kinda stuff but when my bros down I can feel it in their aura. Maybe it's best if I don't talk about it though.. poor Thoma, guys probably got some sorta big dark secret or something.. probably wouldn't wanna share it with me anyways.

"Anything I could help you with? Not- not saying you look like troubled or anything I'm just y'know big and strong and can help out.. plus I'm not like doing anything right now anyways!" Shit.. totally let that one slip ya big dunce..

"Uh well it's only simple groceries.. I suppose I could use some help! If you wouldn't mind carrying that crate of carrots I've got over there it would be great!" Phew.. he didn't pick up on it. Maybe he's not actually down after all! Haha oh that would be so great, who did I think I am.. I'm no therapist! Thomas probably doing awesome living up in the kamisato estate surrounded by the people he cares about 24/7 not having a care in the world. Heh what was I even worrying about anywho?

"Yep yep on it!.. so we carrying these all the way back to the kamisato estate?" Not a hard task by any means for the one and oni.. but Thomas a super small guy so I'm kinda worried for him if he thinks he can lug allll THIS back to the estate by himself.

"Haha yep.. that's the plan! I don't really have any other way. If you didn't come along honestly I probably would've had to make multiple trips. I don't really like asking for help much.. well, aside from you of course." Awwww he totally 100% cares about our best friendship too.. god I love this guy!

"Well I'm sure someone woulda probably come and help you out along the way anywho.. psssh nothin special about your best bro coming and picking up a few things for you."

"I mean I guess so.. but if someone were to offer I probably would've declined anyway.."

"But why? Free help is free help dude! You help people all the time, hell it's literally your job!"

"Well y'know.. I hate putting a burden onto others. Oftentimes people only ask for help because they pity you.. that or they want an excuse to get near Ayaka haha…" this guy definitely thinks WAAYYY too much about how others view him.

"Dude. You definitely think WAY too much about how others view you."

"Haha.. think so?" He said this with a slight uncertainty in his voice.. like he knew I was right but didn't know he was making that too obvious for himself. That or he was just having trouble picking up the boxes as we started heading towards the estate.

"Nah dude totally, you completely let others define you and you undermine all of your accomplishments. Like– you literally help people for a living and everyone around inazuma knows who you are and they all love you! I'm sure if people were asking to help it would just be because they actually care and not because of any of the weird reasons you convinced yourself of."

"Maybe you're right.. still it's hard to let others do a task I know I'm capable of doing on my own."

"Even when the task will take you the whole day to do if it was just yourself?? Dude that sounds like textbook self sabotage to me."

"But still.. if its a task I know I can do on my own I just figure everyone's better off if I just do it by myself. Anyways talking about this is useless.. you're literally helping me out as we speak haha."

"Faair.. but you're the one who said I was an exception?"

"Well that's because you're you itto! You never judge anyone too deeply and you never assume things before you're told. You're just a great pal at heart.. plus I knew I wouldn't mind talking to you while I make my way back up!" He's right, I am a great pal. I knew he cared about our friendship!

"Awwww shucks Thoma.. y'know I never mind helping out, hell if the gang was here this would go so much faster!"

".. where are the gang right now anyways? This is one of the rare times I see you walking around without Shinobu tailing you around like she's your guard dog haha.."

"Oh well I gave em all a decently good pay and sent em all off around Teyvat to go do whatever they wanted for a Christmas vacation! They've all been working so hard all year and I just can't wait to hear what they all did when they get back."

"What about yourself? You didn't bother to go with them? I figured you'd be all for going with someone for a nice vacation to Mondstatd or something."

"Well y'know.. dishing out cash to the whole gang, mainly money I had saved doing odd jobs around here and there. I was a few pennies loose of maybe taking a trip out to Liyue.. buttttt I just decided to kick back and stay here instead. Nothing wrong with a good ol' stay home vaycay right??"

"Haha you aren't wrong there. Still, you gave everyone else all the money you had worked for? Did you even at least save a little for yourself?'

"Well yeah duh of course I did! How else would I have enough to eat and stuff silly!"

"Well I'm just making sure.. knowing your generosity you would've just given them everything and shrugged ground zero off like it was nothing. I know you, Itto."

"Well I mean even if I DID, there's nothing a few rounds of onikabuto fighting won't fix, especially if I bet against my best bro Ayato haha!" When the haha left my mouth after I mentioned Ayato, I could sense that Thomas mood dropped a bit. He was trying his best to hide it and all, but I could still tell. Maybe this was the thing that was bugging him.

"Haha that's true.. my lord has more money than sense sometimes. It feels like he just throws money at you to get you away haha." His sentence trailed off.. in a way where I'm not sure if that last part was about Ayato getting ME away or him away.

"True that! He's such a busy guy I'm lucky I even get a chance to bug fight with him! But y'know since you live with him and all I'm sure you guys always talk, wouldn't know what that's like."

"Well it's not always fun and games up there.. Waka has his whole family's legacy on his shoulders and has ever since the age of 17. Not only that but he has to make sure our reputation looks good on top of keeping Ayaka safe. All that pressure can get to someone after a little bit."

"You telling me he snaps at you or something??"

"Well nono, you're putting words in my mouth! It's nothing like that!"

"Dude I dunno you seem to be making pretty big excuses for the guy. He didn't send you out on this impossible task just to get away from you or something, did he?"

"Well… before I was ordered to get groceries…." He stopped looking ahead and faced towards the ground. Something super serious must've happened.

"No.. it wasn't really anything. Don't worry Itto!" I know that's a load of bullshit.

"I mean if you say so.." I stopped for some reason. Like something in my mind was like making me stop in my tracks, I looked him dead in the eyes.. I have no idea why.

"But if you ever need someone to talk to, I'm here, alright?" Something granny used to tell me all the time.. it always made me feel an emotion that I can't explain. I said it in a tone that sorta felt like I was being possessed by her.

"Understood…. I know I can always count on you Itto..!" He said it with a matching sincere tone.. he really does care about our friendship after all.

"Oh whelp would you look at that! You see the estate in the distance Itto?" I didn't even realize we made it I was so focused on the conversation.. but yeah it looks like we did make it all the way up to the estate somehow!

"Ah yeah there it is! Home sweet home right?"

"Home sweet home indeed.. thank you so much for helping me carry all this back Itto, I really appreciate our little chat!"

"Daww, no problem Thoma! Homies do what homies outta do!"

But then, there he was standing outside the estate with an aura only final bosses have.

[eimikomii]

It's probably gonna be too much but I'd like to imagine since hyv had given us the lesbians of inazuma and gays of sumeru,, do you think we can get aroace squad in other nations ??? I'm gonna freak out happily if we finally get a character who wanna get married to objects that makes them so happy and they canonically do not know how romance work. Like they get a line about it so that people will realize ykyk

[cryptar]

Ah, a fellow Neuvifuri shipper! don't apologise at all!! I'm really happy someone shares my thoughts on this!

Xiaoven, Thomato and Kaebedo are all such good examples that I'm shocked I forgot to add them in the first place. and I've never heard of Touken Ranbu before, but from what you've said i am very interested!

I agree on the gen focus as well, ironically i was actually reading through a Diluc and Diona fanfic when i got this notification. Simply put, in a genfic you're far more likely to find something organic and fresh— since there's no romance involved and it focuses on the characters and the story being told.

That said, i also relate VERY hard to loving a ship so much that you'll grit your teeth through the worst fic imaginable, hehe.

I feel the exact same way with what you said about feeling like a contrarian!

For a while, I was genuinely concerned I was being a dick, or had somehow suddenly become wildly homophobic just because I could never get into the popular, beaten to death, mlm ship it feels like every fandom has.

Though, since then, I've obviously realised i just prefer rarepairs! and for the exact reason a lot of people don't like them in the first place; there's a lack of content for them, and thus less of the character is lost in the hustle and bustle, and is free to be explored.

Speaking of the degeneration of canon in the face of fanon, alot of people tend to get into media through fandom, which while isn't necessarily a bad thing, greatly increases the generation loss phenomenon.

The post you sent captures my thoughts on this perfectly— i actually lost my mind at ‘the college coffee shop au’ line because both my hands and feet wouldn't be enough to count how many times I've been scrolling through ao3 and thought: ‘not another fucking college au by someone who only knows the characters though fanfiction.’

One in particular that comes to mind as I'm writing this that you may, or may not, know is the Batman fandom, which, even as a community with an unusually high abundance of genfic, nearly every single characterisation remains the same; absolutely nothing like the true source media.

It's such a prevalent problem that comic fans and fanon fans are nigh complete opposites when compared, and most of the other batman comic fans I know outwardly despise the fandom!

And while I do genuinely enjoy reading some cliche, fanon nonsense every once in a while, I can agree as well that these are simply just not the same characters. and that really grates on you after a while.

Related to the issue of people only knowing these characters through fanon and the misinformation it causes— is people using widely known headcanons as ‘gotcha!’ on posts. Fans presenting fanon like it's fact.

A good example of this would actually be Neuvifuri, with people claiming they're related when that's just… blatantly false. you're perfectly free to have a headcanon, but you've got to remember that it's a headcanon!

ah, went on a ramble there, guess i wanted to outdo you on the wordcount, ehm? anyway, my point is. yes. I absolutely agree on everything you said. 100%. my comrade in arms for REAL.

((ps: also on a side note, aspec means anyone on the asexual and/or aromantic spectrum! asexual-spectrum specific is acespec, and arospec is for those on the aromantic spectrum respectively. So i myself am 'maybe' aromantic as well, ehe!))

yknow i say im a huge multishipper but i wouldnt actually consider myself much of a shipper at all. just open to the idea of trying everything once. the term has typically romantic connotations and follows the assumption that i think, and want, these characters to be good for eachother.

I'm, personally, less interested in the prexisting chemistry than i am in the puzzle of figuring out what differing circumstances could potentially cause two characters who have seemingly nothing in common to become eachothers everything.

This could explain my favorism towards rarepairs and more convoluted dynamics, and my aversion to popular, fluffy pairings that have already been explored a thousand times over, there's no work for me to do there.

Not to mention that when a ship becomes too popular it starts cannibalising itself, and lots of good, interesting characterisations are lost in the sea of people bending characters into pre-orchestrated, saccharine dynamics. alot of which are usually downright fetishy in nature, particularly in mlm pairings.

I mean i would say being able to get ooc and self indulgent is downright mandatory for making a good fic, but there's only so many times i have to read a fic about a big, overprotective, manly-man top who does all the work and the shy, small, swoony, softhearted femme-wifey-bottom before it starts to just be lazy.

I actively have to go out of my way to search 'switch' tags if i want true-to-the-character, mutual emotional reciprocation. which i really, really shouldn't have to do as an ace person who actively skips through nsfw.

And it's not that popular wlw pairings aren't guilty of these problems aswell, but those tend to lean more into the 'soft lesbians who can do no wrong' stereotype, which always completely (butch)ers all nuisance that makes the ship worth shipping in the first place.

As well as that's if they're even the focus of the story at all and aren't just shoved to the side by the main mlm couple. mlw pairings can be culpable of both these things, with the added risk that you find out the author made a twitter post with the characters in front of the 'super straight' flag.

Though i also wonder if me being aspec plays any part as again; im not as interested in the romantic aspects as i am in the possible hurdles they may face throughout the potential relationship.

Anyone else feel like this?

[mazojo]

Very Thomato from his part ngl

[7tsumurai]

He is so loved and I love him too <3

[supportingfire]

ship stuff/wishlist under the cut nothing nefarious just specific tastes

                i love thomaluc and thomato as much as the next gay but consider unrequited/missed opportunity for either: diluc and thoma having a innocent but pure thing for each other as teenagers but then thoma leaves and falls in love with the kamisato clan head so when they meet again it’s just....too late. or thomaluc happens after rekindling a spark only for ayato to realize he became complacent and maybe even expectant

[ebenholzs-husband]

Ayato and Thoma!

(Low key was debating if I should use the bisexual flag for Thoma because I headcanon him bi, then I was like fuck it, gay flag it is)

[lilianlay]

Tickletober day 10 - interrogation

Thanks @fresh-thomato for choosing pic ^^

Itto x Gorou

- Tell me why I'm here? - Gorou crossed his arms and looked at Itto.

Guys went to the Komore Teahouse, in which the head of the Arataki gang invited the general.

- I thought you should rest after your hard work. - the tall man smiled.

- What? Why do you care so much about me? - the dog boy blushed a little and his ears twitched.

- You just need it.

They entered the room Itto had booked, left their shoes at the entrance, and sat down at the table.

- I also took care of the food. - Arataki smiled with all his thirty-two teeth.

- Who are you and what did you do with Itto? - Gorou is still sitting in shock from the behavior of the white-haired but a little giggle.

Oni laughed.

- Oh, I'm all right. - he's still giggling. - I wanted us to have a good time. - Itto began to draw circles on the wooden table. - And maybe we could talk about Miss Hina..

Gorou showed a real poker face.

- Why didn't I think of it right away. - he started to get up.

- Wait a minute! It's not the most important thing!

- Somehow I don't believe you. - the general snorted. - Oh, probably because you always ask about her.

Gorou was about to leave, but Itto grabbed his arms and pulled him towards him.

- Wohh.. - the shorter guy could not stand on his feet and fell on the knees of the head of the Arataki gang. - Don't hold me! I'm leaving anyway!

- I didn't mean to do that.

- Wh-? - the dog boy was confused.

The tall man grabbed Gorou's hands in his and pressed them under his knees.

- What are you doing?! Let me go!

- If you tell me anything about Miss Hina, I'll let you go.

- I won't tell you anything!

- Okaaaaay.

The red-eyed lowered his hands to the general's tummy and placed his hands on it.

- W-wait. What you? Oh no, don't you dare! - Gorou began to squirm.

- I'm sorry, but this is the only way to get you to talk. - long black claws began to gently tickle the blue-eyed tummy.

- Nohohohohoho! Ihihihihitto ahahahaha - the bow user started to try to break free from the strong grip, but nothing came of it. Tickling had weakened him greatly.

- So, I want you to tell me about Miss Hina. Her favorite color, music, food, flowers, type of guys. - Itto was excited as he kept thinking about her.

- I dohohohohon't knohohohohow ahahahanythihihihing! Stohohohohop or I'll fihihihnd a wahahay to puhat yohohohou in jahahahail!!!

- For the sake of new information about my dear Miss Hina, I am ready for this.

This is strange love. Especially to the fictional character that was Gorou. Of course he would never tell him about it.

Thoughts were interrupted by a new fit of laughter when the head of the Arataki gang decided to grab the general's right leg and pull it to him. He start slowly draw on Gorou's feet. The dog boy's hands are still trapped.

- Tell me at least how I can meet with her one on one.

- Nohohoho wahahay! I dohohohon't knohow anythihihing abohout heheheheher.

- It is not true. Hmm, okay, if you don't want it for good.. - the claws begin to tickle the blue-eyed toes. - It will be worse~

Gorou's eyes widened and he began to kick the floor with his free foot and laugh out loud.

- Gehehehehehet yohohOHOHOHOOHOur clAHAHAHAHWS ohohohoohut! Ittohohohohoho, NOHOHOHOHOT THEHEHEHERE, oh Ahahahahaharchon. - he tried to raise his torso, but in the end Arataki saw a wagging tail.

- Awww, do you like it? Why didn't you tell me right away? - Oni smiled.

- Nohohohohohoho, I dohohohohohohon't lihihihihihike it - he blushed so much.

- Your tail says otherwise hehe.

- Stohohohohohohohop!

- Who is Miss Hina?~

- I reayahahahahahally dohohohohon't knohohohohohow

Itto gently lowered the general's leg and looked at him.

- P-plehehease stohohohop. - the dog boy tried to catch his breath.

- You didn't answer any of my questions~

- Mmheheh, I already said I don’t know anything.

Arataki only smiled gently and began to tickle his ears.

- NOHOHOHOHO! DoHOHOHOHOn't tohohohohouch MYHAHAHA EAHAHAHAES, PLEHEHEHEASE - he turns his head from side to side.

- Answer at least one question. - the claws rose and fell along the entire length of the ears.

- Who is Miss Hina?~

Gorou closed his eyes and because of this, tears ran down his red cheeks.

- Shehehehehehe's myhahahahaha sihihihihihihisteheheher! - It's the first thing that came to his mind. But this lie really saved him.

Itto stopped and looked round at the general.

- Sister?! - he released a shorter guy. - Sister!

The bow user has already regretted this statement.

- You have to introduce me to her!

- But..

- No buts! Oh, and I won't tell anyone about your family connections. - Oni were so happy. - You are the best! - he hugged him.

Gorou began to blush again. Can he feel jealousy towards Itto because of himself?

- So, our food will be brought soon. I really hope you don't leave. - the head of the gang is still hugging him.

- Mm, I can't get out of your arms. - the general giggled. - Provided that we will talk about anything, but not about her.

- Promise!

Gorou smiled and hugged Oni back as well, and continued to blush as his tail wagged happily.

[sniper-childe]

Ok ship talk time :D Apart from Chili (ofc!), what other ships do you like? Mainstream, rarepairs, crackships that somehow work? Or is Chili your one and only?

I'm always so curious which other ships my fellow Chili shippers enjoy sdjhfsdjkh

Hello!! Well, one of my other faves is beiguang!! Mostly because I also main Beidou but I have a grudge against Ning (bc mhy kept pushing me to use her so I never leveled her or her sig weap up -- yeah i have MoD lmao) so I don't really know that much about Ning. But I do like their dynamic.

I like thomato too hahasjfgk it's where I get Ayato crumbs lmao. My aim rn is to have Ayato so I can have a party called thomato chili hadsfbhj

I've read some eisara and it's nice (I can't ship Ei with Yae tho bc of Kallen from Honkai. I know Yae Sakura and Yae Miko are different people but...)

Sometimes when I imagine chili behind-the-scenes, I uhhh ship Katya and Hu Tao LMAO they first bonded over having pining co-workers but then they started hanging out for reals and yeah.

[oookaline]

My Thomato fanfic that's a current work in progress!!!

Will prob be complete before next week tbh but ehh!

Purple Is The Colour Of Royalty (And Red Is The Colour Of Our Blood)

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings No Archive Warnings Apply Kamisato Ayato/Thoma Kamisato Ayaka/Yoimiya Minor or Background Relationship(s) Thoma (Genshin Impact) Kamisato Ayato Yoimiya (Genshin Impact) Kamisato Ayaka Nightclub AU Organized Crime Club Owner Kamisato Ayato Jealous Kamisato Ayato I love Yoiyaka and this fic shows for it Best Friends Thoma & Yoimiya (Genshin Impact) Bartender Thoma Heterosexuality was never an option Alcohol handling Op is just dumping alcohol knowledge at this point and mond is in germany Other Additional Tags to Be Added Gunshot Wounds fictions blends into real like aka Inazuma is a japan prefecture

Summary:

"And tell me, Thoma" Thoma shivered with the way Mr, Kamisato said his name, "Why should I hire you, and not someone who actually has the qualifications and experiences needed for a job in a club like mine... Busy, well liked and expensive." He tilted his head to the side, punctuating his question. or the one where Thoma applies for a bartender position, and immediately regrets it. (But not really)