#though once he started getting more comfortable with yokai I can see him starting to read some old folktales

[ladyloveandjustice]

I thought s7 episode 4's pacing was a bit weird, so I decided to check the manga and see if it was paced better and it is largely, and there are some cute character moments I wanted to post. But I wanted to say what I wanted to say when I saw the episode:

I CANNOT believe it took 83 chapters/7 seasons for us to learn Natsume and Kitamoto are the kind of book nerds who will get excited discovering a used book store and say stuff like "I bet there are hidden treasures here" and "wow it's so irresistible" THIS IS IMPORTANT INFO YUKI MIDORIKAWA MA'AM i needed to know this earlier!

I guess now that I think of it there have been times Natsume's just reading somewhere, like the time he got nailed in the head with a ball. And I can see how liking reading could have come about, lonely children love the sweet embrace of the library (source: was a lonely child who basically lived at my school library).

But yeah, Kitamoto's just a big ol' nerd. We learn what kind of books he likes in this chapter. But I'm curious what books Natsume likes? The people need to know.

[acquainted-guy]

TMNT OC x Canon Submission

Can't believe this is my first proper post haha But I've joined in the new @tmnt-ocxcanon-comp, and I wanted to share more about a Rise of the TMNT OC of mine I have submitted; Ben Wright!! In my Rise AU (which I greatly need to post more of lol) he's dating Rise Leo!

Art by @/shi0ch1ch1 on Twitter

Here's more details about Ben:

• Ben Wright “Luminos”

• Age - 17 years old (when meeting Leo, about 3-4 months after the Movie, when Leo is 17 too).

• Species - Half-Human, Half-Lumos (subspecies of Yokai that create crystals, form weapons and can turn themselves into crystal form too). His Grandmother was a Lumos with her son Nick (Ben’s father) inheriting the super strength and durability from his Lumos genes, though Ben inherited the full Lumos abilities.

• Born in England before moving to New York with his dad 3 months after the Movie (thanks to his dad’s job). His first day at University he meets April & CJ & is confronted by Armaggon (in my AU is an alien shark race that were mortal enemies with the Lumos, but now are all extinct). After the Turtles get involved to help save him, Leo first meets him when he catches Ben from a fall & from there their spark began lol

• Ben & Leo are gay in my AU, with their relationship starting off as friends though they’re both slightly awkward with each other. Soon they start to realise their mutual feelings & both end up confessing to each other lol They both are pretty sarcastic/snarky with each other & would tease each other. They are also pretty lovey-dovey & are both very physically & vocally affectionate (& are very public about their relationship), with Leo often giving surprise hugs, snuggles and sneaky kisses haha though they both can be very intimate and comforting when they need to be. With Ben being the only person Leo can truly be open heart-to-heart with and show how he truly feels under his “face man”/leader guise in front of his brothers. • Personality wise, Ben is very friendly and kind whilst also sometimes nervous and quiet, especially when first meeting people. Once he becomes friends with people, he get a lot more confident and his sarcastic side comes out a lot too. He loves Sci-Fi media like films and shows, something he and Leo bond over well. He is pretty clever (not Donnie level), though can have his dumb moments like the rest of the cast haha

Art by Marxiarts

In regards to Ben's (living) family, he has:

His dad - Nick Wright (a vigilante known as Anarchy)

His half-brother - Phoenix Clay Wright (who later becomes a good Rahzar 👀 )

His mum - Clara "Kloro" Wright (she's divorced from Nick, so Ben doesn't see her as much)

Was your OC there during an important time that happened in canon? Example: the rise movie, 2012 season 4 finale.

No funnily enough, Ben doesn't even come to New York till 2-3 months AFTER the Rise Krang invasion (though that is thanks to the invasion tbf) lol

Art by @loryska2, featuring Ben & Leo's first proper kiss... in the middle of a big season finale battle whilst everyone else is fighting around them lmao

So yeah, I was just hoping to make this to help showcase more about Ben, as I've never really taken part in a fan competition like this before haha But yeah if I end up winning the first round of votes that would be amazing, but if I don't then that is completely fine! It's a fun little fan thing and is also a nice way to help showcase Ben to more TMNT fans!

Also I'm going up against the awesome @honeylief's OC; Emmy, so I'm happy if I got defeated by her XDDD

Here's a link to vote if you'd like! - https://www.tumblr.com/tmnt-ocxcanon-comp/763137573393678336/tmnt-ocxcanon-comp-round-1?source=share

[atlaskrr]

Comics that resonate with me in an unexplainable way - a rec list

☆ amount represents how much is resonated with me (aka how obsessed i became or how deep i loved) which is a personal thing not a quality thing.

sorted by sections below ⬇️

Manga

Zeikin de katta hon☆☆☆ - delinquent wants to use library. OH NO! he needs to return a book he lost when he was child. welp. reimbursement time. he does (while embarrassed) and ends up working in the library in the process and growing as a person. messages relate to the books and library practices in the chapter.

pos: AUGHHHH. comforting, imformativs, beautiful messages, well-written characters that each carry a message, and makes you fall in love with libraries and books (you will appreciate librarians 10x more)

neg: some charas can feel exagerated and some jokes are repeated one too many times

Magmell shinkai suizokukan☆☆☆ - i wanna work in an aquarium! a well renowned first ever deep sea aquarium! and i am. just as a janitor. but its ok since i get to watch and learn about all these wonderful creatures. i hope people see how beautiful they are too. each chapter carries a message tied to the creature it covers.

pos: GOD DAMN the art is beautiful. informative on the deep sea, well written characters and their psychology, nice mystery build up along the slice of life, you will be enraptured by the "ugly" deep sea. will make you believe in yourself and your dreams and that you can always grow and improve

neg: some scenarios of the world dont make sense with how the creatures would usually behave, weird age gap side-story (did not happen and was handled responsibly but still)

Butai ni sake☆☆ - they said i sounded scary. what if everyone will misinterpret me again? im at a new school for hs. i got this. how can i learn to be more, less scary? wait what club is showcasing right now? the... threatre club? maybe thats the answer. chapters show the club preparing for plays!

pos: RELATABLE AF characters. the messages are strong throughout and all the showcase of what goes on in a theatre club is very accurate. it makes you fall in love with the art and if youre already a theatre kid like me, i think youll be impressed and find it relatable.

neg: besides the main 2 characters, side characters can feel underdeveloped. ESPECIALLY one of them. the ending is very open-ended on the romance that they kept on implying (though it mightve just been bait)

Yokai gakkou no sensei hajimemashita☆☆ - imagine the most pathetic man you can muster. now make him 100x more wimpy to the point hes hussled by kindergardners. thats the mc of yohaji abe haruaki! he became a shut-in after trying to teach at a school and getting scared away by delinquents. but wait! a family friend has let him work at a school. with its own island?! wow this is an amazing oppurtuni- ITS A SCHOOL FOR YOKAI?! starts out as comedy but plot and characters develop along the way

pos: AMAZING characters, well developed relationships, great development throughout the story overall, fun yokai trivia, and well incorparated comedy. also. GAY. like- well written abd casually. pretty art btw.

neg: humour can be repetitive and too questionable for some. lowk the mangakas kinks are slipping through into it 💀 the timeline of one year feels like its streching on for ATLEAST 2 with the amount of shit that happens. once again, lots of questionable things. like time travel age gap. or just age gap ship bait. or just the mc. he gets a pass tho.

Manwha

The makeup remover☆☆☆ - i am ugly. but im ok with that, i mean im just a photography student. but i guess i could try more... how does everybody just become beautiful? how do they learn? OMG HE FUCKED UP MY MAKEUP. wait whos this new random dude. and why is he asking me to be his model for a makeup competiton??? the story follows this duo in the makeup competition.

pos: AMAZING STORY. AMAZING MESSAGES. each character FEELS like a message. they're well written. it feels realistic. the makeup looks SO CREATIVE. the relationships between characters are developed well and the diverse cast of backgrounds allow for good subplots that make you CARE and think about the messages they carry as they resonate in your soul. it shows both the good and bad of makeup. realistic. truly.

neg: very vauge open ending on relationship front as they kept teasing multiple relationships and it just- no payoff. spme character backgrounds were not explored enough.

Sambong barbershop☆☆ - theres a virus spreading around to ugly people when they break. im scared ill be next. but then a cat steaps her watch, she follows it to a barbershop and- is that a humanoid cat?! smoking a cig?????? oh and a majestic dude who cut hair with gigantic scissors. blablabla she ends up working at a barbershop. sambong barbershop. it shows how one can grow as a person yet stay the same as the mc works at the barbershop.

pos: good message, complex charas (they can be assholely but theyre human), cool action scenes and fantasy elements, very realistic as, well youll see how the development goes if you read this comic.

neg: artstyle takes a while to grow on you and ending was- random. and ambig. also, because its very realistic it guves a more harsh vibe to the message rather than positivity (not a full downside tho). also the world-building is very unclear and vauge.

Surviving romance☆☆☆ - ive been isekaid into my favourite romance novel. ahh this is the life, ill get my happily ever after, who cares about those faceless extras. lalalala- ZOMBIE OUTBREAK??? I DIE?! wait. im. alive again. at the beginning of that day. WHATS GOING ON??? the story follows how she'll survive this nightmare by getting to know unknown extras she has never cared for along the way.

pos: AMAZING development throughout the story as always by lee yone. characters and relationships grow very well and the mystery us very well developed and hints are rlly good! as hidden yet visible as they need to be. the pacing was good and the artstyle is very charming. the visuals are also used very cleverly and creatively. you can even see hints in the first few scenes! also, friendship! and a good, hopeful message for anyone struggling.

neg: ending can feel very luck based. also very open-ended (personally part of the charm tho). also questionable age losgistics and some might not like the character attitude switch ups.

Peace restaurant☆ - the dimensions have all collapsed together, right in seoul. naturally, theres war over land. but one safe haven owned by a mysteriously strong and feared lady, is peace restaurant. the newly awakened demon king is ready to fly there and when he does- be gets beat up. and not by the warrior there- BUT BY THE LADY???? the story follows the growing mystery behind the mc and the "fight" agaisnt people who oppose her restaurant.

pos: love the mystery and found fam. fun exaggerated characters yet also clearly more depth hiding beneath that. love through cooking. comedy that grows plot my fav genre fr. also, very cool dishes and world. also good character and relationship development for one chara. also, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS!

neg: other characters could be more well developed and complex. change can feel too fast suddenly accepted by the mc. the current arc (chap 26ish i think?) is dragging FAR longer than it needs to. could benefit from more realistic characters (though its probably a writing choice for the tone of the story)

Webtoon

Cursed princess club☆☆ - gwendolyn is beautiful, just like the rest of her siblings, everyone in her life thinks so. though her life in inside the palace due to her overorotective father. but when she and her sisters are set to get engaged to the plaid princes and her fiance calls her UGLY. her world shatters as she realizes hes right. she runs into the forest as she cries and WHATS THAT. she passes out and wakes up in a mansion with princesses having a tea party outside. huh. so this isnt a haunted forest? WAIT WHATS WITH THE LONG NOSE? AND HOLLOW EYES?? AND- LOBSTER HANDS???? she has just stumbled upon the cursed princess club. the story shows a journey of self improvement and self love.

pos: WAAAA I ACTUALLY CRIED AT THE ENDING. very well written characters that develop over time, creative curses and good foreshadowing. the subversion of tropes is PEAK. it has good callbacks, parallels, analogies, etc.

neg: i feel like many characters can be explored more, worldbuilding unclear, and cam often times focys on romance more than id like. humour is very often misplaced such as in serious scenes when they should be before or after the peak of tension instead of well- at the peak. some relationships and feelings feel- random? and also bad people are way too easily forgiven. i feel like there needs to be a line to the positive messaging on that front.

Maho shonen☆ - ahh magical girls. teenage girls with superpowers. ah! 2 guide are descending and- TWO FULLY GROWN MEN?! and the gaurdians are, well.... they're certainly not cutesy, on the inside at least. and the grown men? they're just plain horrid at their job. the only thing they gain from all this, is trauma! not like they're already stocked up on it. oh, and each other of course! the story shows how the two will get through this whole ordeal as well as their daily life.

pos: the story WILL grow on you. cool art, good trope subversions esp in the price of being a magical girl. explores the psychology of it all and has well written characters that deal with realistic issues. also very nice duo dynamic.

neg: the humour may not suit everyone as it can be a bit more mature. it does take a few eps to get good and grow on you.

Our walk home☆ - two academic rivals.... wait, why aren't they acting like rivals at all? they're even getting along? and finding things in common?! they're letting the masks slip. but their rivaling schools won't be happy to hear about this from their top students. afterall, no one from the two schools are allowed to be friends. the story shows how these two mask-wearing academic achievers get through life together. and maybe, just maybe, fall in love.

pos: VERY good exploration of identity and self-worth and VERY relatable. the characters are very well written and have simple yet recognizable designs, a cute dynamic between the mcs.

neg: honestly, i don't know. it just didn't attach to my soul. probably secondary character relationships could be further expanded on.

The bathroom ghost☆☆ - ghost are scary. but this ghost, is just REALLY BAD AT HER JOB! what's a ghost to do when she can't scare? and is stuck in a mall bathroom of all places? worse yet, the managers keep badgering her about it! this follows her hijinks.

pos: the COOLEST artstyle I've seen in a comic with a very fitting and unique feel. cool character design, simple, yet entertaining, comedy, great use of body language, hidden plot developing. mc is very endearing and so are the rest of the characters. it's just so feel-good and heartwarming.

neg: takes a few episodes to move on from episodic if you dislike that. honestly, i just need more. that's my only complaint. GIVE ME MORE VOLPEE

[watatsumiis]

Hey hey!!! I love your writing so much, it satiates my hunger for fluff so much!! I was wondering if you could do some writing for Thoma? He’s my comfort character rn hehe, but feel free to include any of your faves too if you decide to take on this request!

I was thinking it would be interesting to see how he’d react to crushing on/dating a shapeshifting reader! I was reading his lines about his yokai interests the other day and thought this would be super cute, also I haven’t really seen anyone else do it! Also bonus points if they had some animal-ish features, like a tail, ears, maybe some clawed hands?

Thank you for writing! I’m wishing you well! 💕

Hi hi !!!! Waah thank you so much for your kind words !! I’m so so sorry it took me so long to get around to this, hopefully Thoma is still a comfort character for you >_> This idea has been rotating gently in the back of my brain for a hot minute because it’s just so sweet and fun and I really wanted to do it justice because I really do adore Thoma, he’s kind of got big brother vibes to me and that's just. <3 

Anyways, some rambling below the cut! Gender neutral reader who can shapeshift into various animalistic forms, as well as a humanoid one (with ears, claws and a tail!) 

It may take Thoma some time to notice your presence in the Chinju Forest - there's a huge variety of strange creatures wandering around there, including ones that have the ability to take on humanish forms. But before long, he starts to spot you from the corner of his eye and takes an immediate interest, since he’s been reading so much about yokai recently, he absolutely has to investigate!

It’s almost like a game of hide-and-seek to him - he doesn’t outright chase you, but he certainly makes attempts to follow and track this new forest inhabitant. When that doesn’t work, he tries to bribe you into coming out into the open, leaving yummy snacks and shiny trinkets out in places he’s spotted you in more than once. He catches on to the shapeshifting aspect of you fairly quickly thanks to your distinct mannerisms and markings. 

Thoma is nothing if not persistent - there’s no way he’ll stop bombarding you with niceties until he’s managed to befriend you (and even then he’ll keep going!). He’s well trusted by even the more mischievous creatures in the forest because of how he brings any leftover food from the estate to hand out to others. 

He’s super excited when you finally deign to approach him for the first time, but he works very hard to reign it in, worried about accidentally scaring you off. It’s almost painfully obvious that he has about eight trillion questions for you, and his fingers twitch as he suppresses the urge to reach out and touch your fluffy ears and tail. He makes sure to speak in a soft, kind voice while moving very slowly towards you as he introduces himself. 

Thoma is extraordinarily patient - though he can get overexcited pretty easily at times, he does his very best not to startle you or do anything that might scare you off. He takes note of your favourite kinds of snacks and trinkets and brings them along whenever he visits. He usually drops by around midafternoon on sunny days, shortly after lunch once he’s finished hanging the laundry. Some days, he’s too busy to make it, which he’s so apologetic for, bringing you extra offerings to make up for it.

He has so many questions for you, from every category you could possibly think of, he tries to be considerate and not ask anything that pries too much, but he may occasionally let something odd slip out (“Can you even wear hats with big ears like that? Wait, was that a mean question. Is it a sensitive subject? I’m sorry - hey, why are you laughing?!”). He’s super fascinated by your shapeshifting abilities, and will often ask to see them in action.

Thoma often talks about how lucky he is to have you as a friend, and how cool it is that he’s friends with an ‘actual, real-life, honest-to-archons yokai!’ 

He also has a bit of a tricky side himself, and will more than happily engage in miniature prank wars with you - once, this culminated in him treating some random forest creature like you for a solid several days. You’re never quite sure if he had really fallen that hard for your trickery or he was just toying with you in return, but it was pretty funny to watch him have a fully-fledged one-sided conversation with a squirrel. 

Thoma likes interconnecting his friend groups, and will tentatively offer to introduce you to some of his other contacts (only if you’re comfortable with it, of course). He’s super lovely and excited about it all, and makes sure that nobody ever feels left out or overwhelmed. He’ll extend invites to various events and festivals, but he never gets upset if you turn him down for whatever reasons. He’s just super glad to be your friend! 

Please don’t repost or use my writing anywhere else!

[hanaeriin]

ohh I hope you're doing well and are taking care yourself on your break from tumblr!! oooh you have so many fandoms and faves that I unfortunately haven't watched before. I'd love to hear more about you and Kinich, and/or you and Dan Heng. what do you like most about them? and what do they like most about you? do you have any aus with them? also, what are your favorite tropes to read about in fics?

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sorry for the late reply!! I was taking my time with answering your questions...hehe i got too excited>< !! hope this helps but feel free to ask more if you want more info!!

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT THEM?

KiNiCH : I was immediately drawn to him by his eyes... like hello!? this is illegal to be that gorgeous and make my heart squeeze so hard man!! I find his reserved nature to be pretty attractive, he is good at his job too and I absolutely love when he expressed how much he cares about those who manages to get close cuz good day my lordy, I'm not okay after meeting this man @w@ also I absolutely love watching him bickering with jaw cuz they reminded me of me and my friend lol

DAN HENG : truth betold, I got exposed by my friends when I first saw him before hsr was released because all of them told me "ya, I can see why you would like him" LIKE PLS, I FELT SO CALLED OUT ABOUT WHAT KIND OF GUY I LIKE AHHH. Okie, so when I first saw him...my first thought that was he's so pretty and thought was dreaming at first because first of all;; THAT DARK HAIR AND BRIGHT COLOURED EYES, I'm so weak against that combo D: and again his reserved nature just pulled me in even further, I also love how he's like the protective older brother in the express and I just find his interactions so endearing 🥺👉👈

WHAT DO THEY LIKE MOST ABOUT YOU?

KiNiCH : his friends (mostly just ajaw yapping ahem) once told me that it's because I'm just easy to talk to and can make anyone feel comfortable after exchanging a few words despite my bluntness and also because I'm clumsy and is a bit reckless due to temper issues...so he often saves me from close calls/fights very often :D

DAN HENG : both of us are generally quiet people and don't go out often so we naturally get along but it's mostly just me being unhinged yapping while he would be focusing on something else, he likes the way i think and didn't mind about his past. Though it's very often that he would stopped me from smacking people who rubbed me on the wrong...ahem the people of the luofu ahem

DO YOU HAVE ANY AUS WITH THEM?

Not a lot but I do have some aus with them;; soulmates/past lovers, high school/college and some yokai aus...I has one au where one of us turn to animals and isn't able to turn back for a while, the other person would take care of them not knowing it's their lover!! Idk what to call it tho because I like the idea of the secretive lover slowly started missing you and didn't hide it in front of the pet animal (you) as time went on.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE TROPES TO READ ABOUT IN FICS?

I like reading all of tropes tbh but personal favourites are childhood sweetheart, fake relationship, opposite attracts, best friend's sibling/other friend and arranged marriage because those are really interesting to read for me ><

[josnhoes]

Okay I finally know what I'm gonna ask for the kid but also not kid Au

What if they are like a ghost or some type of yokai, like imagine them explaining how they die and the whole nrc is 😶 it depends on you how they die— (gosh I'm so bad at this 😦) can I get a reaction how the dorm leaders react to the mc being a ghost or a yokai—? I like to think most of them r gonna said 'oh no :( you died at such a young age' and the mc is like 🧍‍♀️ (I hope you can understand this 😢💀 I'm so bad at this as this is my first time ) oh and take your time! Love your content btw ❤️

I understood it no problems. Thank you so much for requesting and I apologize for the delay. I was asleep. Mind you I didn't get much sleep but still.

Going with Yokai since twist has ghosts so I wanna shake it up. Going with a kitsune because little kid with fox tail and ears would just melt so many hearts.

Content warning angst that gives way to comfort, reader has died in the past, reader was murdered in a botched mugging

You had no issues with the fact you had died before. After all you had gotten a second chance as a kitsune. A second chance you always made the best of. So when you awoke in NRC you were so upset with your small form. All your tails but one where gone!

Night Raven Collage had been much much more lively since your arrival, you made friends and family. But as much fun as you were having the anniversary of you death, and subsequent rebirth was on you. This day was always bitter sweet, yes you had a new life and powers and cute ears and tails, but you had to give up your loved ones.

It's a dorm leader meeting where the reason for your down trotten mood comes out. Kalim had asked, and while they all knew your were a yokai they didn't know you weren't born one. The room goes silent frozen in dread as you answered the ball of sunshine, "Oh I'm just sad because this is the day I died."

The room swiftly devolves into chaos. Idia from his tablet is actually the one to manage to ask, "What do you mean by died?"

"Oh I wasn't always a yokai, I... I was headed home one night," it was so obvious talking about it hurt but they doubted you'd told *anyone* before now. "It was late and I tried taking a short cut," the room is more silent then you thought could be possible. "A man grabbed me, demanded everything I had if I wanted to live. I didn't have much, an old phone and some IDs. I guess he couldn't control his temper when he realized nothing I had was of value. I.." Tears are starting to roll down your face. "I still remember the burning from the knife as he kept stabbing me. I-... A kitsune saw it all and felt pitty for me, gave my soul one of his tails and told me to find a new life. I-" you held your tail close and began sobbing. It really was the first time you'd spoken about it.

The silence aside from you sobs now spoke levels of rage, sadness, and disbelief. Riddle broke the silence, "Who mugs *a child*?" And the room treatens to erupt into chaos once more. But those pathetic sobs of yours stops them all.

Kamil is crying with you and he pulls you into a hug allowing you to cling to him. It was surreal seeing the two biggest sunshines on campus so sad.

Riddle, Malleus, and Leona are all moments away from storming out to find your killer. Vil and Azul felt their hearts break.

Soon all of them are taking turns hugging you. Making various promises to give you a happy second life. Though inside they all feel guilt at their overbolts and that you a child who had been murdered had to be the one to fix it. They acted like their problems were so bad but you had been killed. When one of the Dormleaders mention that later on you comfort them saying how suffering *isn't* a competition. They were supposed to comfort you yet here you were comforting them once again.

[accidental-geo-main]

How many Languages do they know? // D!CKZ Edition

What languages do the D!CKZ boys know? And how many?

Characters: Childe, Diluc, Kaeya, Itto, Bonus!Zhongli

Tags: based on language HC, mentioned Skirk (Childe), Mentioned Dottore (Childe), referenced Venti (Zhongli), I don't think Itto is OOC but Just in case,

TW : none that I know of

Notes: All characters are fluent in Teyvat's Common language. This is written based on the headcanon that Teyvat has multiple languages.

A/N : My cat did not want me to write this. She wants only love and affection and no writing. I wrote this today and I didn't edit so if you notice mistakes let me know!

Word count: ~610 || Not edited

Childe

He knows the basics of most.

Part of a Harbinger’s training is learning the basics of all major languages and communicating effectively in them.

He’s most fluent in his native Snezhnayan followed by Elegant Fontaine’s.

Recently his Liyuen has gotten much better. he can comfortably carry on conversations without getting confused.

His worst has to be Sumeru’s. Though that’s only because Dottore goes out of his way to sabotage his studies.

During his time in the Abyss, Skirk had taught him an ancient language. He doesn’t know the name of it or its origin. He hasn’t even seen any remnants of that language after escaping the abyss but after spending 6 months speaking it, he won't be forgetting it anytime soon.

Diluc

A little bit of everything

When he went MIA for those 2 years, he picked up quite a few words.

He can read or speak those languages but he can understand simple phrases.

He can speak traditional Mondstadtian (formal and informal).

It was common practice for nobles to learn Formal Mondstadtian and speak it regularly.

He is also fluent in Snezhnayan. He learned it before he got banned from the nation.

he continued to study the language after being banned if only to be able to write in Formal Snezhnayan when he has to deal with the Fatui or foreign nobles.

Kaeya

He knows 3 (if you count commons)

He knows Formal and informal Mondstadtian.

When he was little and just started learning it, he was so excited he would only speak in it.

Crepus always encouraged it. Loving the way the young boy's eyes would light up when he spoke the language of his adopted home.

Before his father left him in Mondstadt, he was taught Khaenri'ah. He can read and write it albeit at a child’s level.

When no one is around to hear, he’ll speak to himself in Khaenri'ah. He’ll never admit it but he’s terrified he’ll forget it if he doesn't practice every day.

Itto

Surprisingly he speaks a handful of languages.

On top of traditional Inazuman, He also speaks the language of the Oni.

He also knows multiple Tengu and Yokai languages.

He learned them after seeing a group of little kids bullied over speaking their languages.

It reminded him of his childhood when he was bullied for speaking his “demon” language.

It took him a while to learn them and he still isn't fluent but he’s able to understand and read them pretty fluently.

His pronunciation still isn’t the best though.

Bonus!Zhongli

Of course, the being that's been alive for over 7000 years knows multiple languages.

He knows thousands. Extinct or forgotten.

He knows the languages of fallen kingdoms and clans.

If you want to know the history of a language, he can tell you in detail.

It’s really an insult to think he couldn’t.

In order to make proper contracts with people, it's best to write in their native tongue for easy understanding and fewer Misunderstandings.

Not to mention, as a Certain Drunkard once taught him, Stories, songs, and any type of artform hold a different power when you understand it in its original language.

It allows you to truly appreciate the art in full.

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I feel it important to clarify the Language HC. They would be a mix/ inspired by multiple languages. NOT exact equivalents. (Mondstadt = German, Dutch, Swedish || Fontaine = French, Italian, Latin,)

There are more influences. This is just to give an example.

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Thanks for reading!

I have a tiny bit of an obsession with the Teyvat Language HC. It allows nicknames like Baobei (baby ) and Titles like DiDi or GeGe. These are all Chinese examples but they are some of the most common you'll see in the fandom.

If you have any suggestions for me, feel free to send them in! If you see any typos, etc. let me know!

Published: 10/25/2022

[blueberrypossum]

A Date Down Under (GN Reader x Leo)

OH MY GOSH IT’S BEEN FOREVER SINCE I’VE POSTED!!

If you guys are wondering where I’ve been I write more on A03 with two original fanfics in the making! But, my tumblr account deserves some love too! This fanfic has been siting in my file for a long while and I originally wanted to post it when I was deep in the ROTTMNT fandom (still love it and miss it man). So, I decided to take out my oc in it and make it a reader fanfic so everyone can enjoy!  @bootyyy-shaker9000 ​ I know how much you love Leo so have some of the wonderful boy in blue!!

When Leo asked you if you wanted to celebrate your Friend Anniversary in the Lost City, you couldn’t refuse. 

 The feelings for the turtle though were getting tougher and tougher to maintain. Leo was always the flirt, and you tried to not let him play with your heartstrings, but now a blush would creep around your face whenever he would fire a one-liner or when he would push the physical contact to the extreme. 

You weren't used to so much affection, nor letting the addiction of being touched take over you like a drug. 

But you have seen the way Leo fake flirts with others, and just believed that he was just doing the same thing to you, because you were just friends, right? 

You were brushing your comb through your hair when your phone started to vibrate on your desk. You brought it up to your ear as you got comfortable in your seat.

“Hello?”

“Knock knock.”

“Who’s there?”

There were a few knocks on your bedroom window.

“Me.”

You giggled and walked over to the window and pulled back the blinds to see the one and only Leonardo Hamato, a sly grin on his face as he hung up on the phone. You placed your phone into your pocket and unlocked the window to reveal yourself to him. 

The blue bandana turtle looked a little taken aback as he took in the sight of his best friend. With the season turning colder, you wore something that suited the chilly wind yet sunny season, the cloth clinging to you gently. What caught him off guard the most was the dazzling smile you presented to him, the pure excitement of seeing him causing his bandana to feel tight around his head. 

Leo almost lost his balance as he hopped into your room, sweat growing on him as he tried to find anything else to look at other than you.

“Hey, how's your fever?” He asked, his voice drowned with no confidence, his heart still pounding as he finally glanced over. 

You were picking up your bag and you frowned at the question.

“Hum? What fever?” 

“Oh, yeah, you just look hot to me,” he replied, pressing a confident smile on his lips as he hoped that you didn’t catch him almost slipping up. 

Your cheeks went pink and you playfully slapped his arm.

“Oh hush up and let’s go, we’re burning daylight.”

“That’s not the only thing that’s burning.”

“Oh my gosh, get going, Red Kamon.”

The tall turtle chuckled and pulled out his sword, swiping it around the room until a portal was created. Leo moved to the side and bowed his head towards you. 

“After you,” he purred and you rolled your eyes at him and took a step into the portal and was led right at the center of the Hidden City. The colorful and mysterious city was weird to say the least, nothing but weird creations and magic lingered in the air as yokai walked past you. Leo stepped through the portal and was at your side as you both walked over to the city map. 

Leo used your shoulder as a rest while you gazed over at the map.

“Where do you want to go, shorty?” He asked as your eyes scanned the different areas and pointed towards the Witch Town.

Your mind seemed clouded from the close contact and you pointed to the spa.

“What about here? Sounds interesting.”

“Can’t do. My idiot and less attractive twin got us turtles banned there,” Leo commented and soon his arm snaked around your neck and was completely over your shoulders, bringing you close enough that you could feel his breath over your cheek. 

“What about here?”

“Nope. They banned me there.”

“How did you get banned from a spa?”

“My dashing good looks were just too much for them.”

You let out a gust of air and knew the real reason, Donnie told you the whole funny scenario of Leo needing hair to get into the spa, totally backfired and threw him in jail. 

“What places are you not banned from, blue?” You asked, turning over to him with your arms crossed. 

He gave you his signature smile and leaned down till you were face to face, his beak just a few inches from your nose. 

“Here, just those two places. Your heart? Never.”

“Then what about the Pirate Bazaar?” You mumbled, your heart almost leaping out of your chest as Leo’s eyes widened with excitement.

“Ohhh, I’ve been there! But only for a little bit, let’s go!” He squealed and took your hand and led you through the crowd of animals and other subjects of yokai. His three-fingered hand was cold against your warm one, and you knew Leo and his brothers like closeness to you and April since you were the only warm-blooded creatures; Splinter was too but hugs were hard to get from him. Still, the hand holding made others look over and gush at you two, as if you were a couple. 

If only.

He didn’t let go as he took you into lesser crowds, bringing you closer till your arms were touching. You then realized he wasn’t wearing an outfit, but then remembered most of the yokai’s were clothesless as well. His muscles bounced as he walked and you had to do everything to not wrap your fingers around the growing muscle. 

STOP STOP STOP THINKING LIKE THIS! HE DOESN’T LIKE YOU LIKE THAT!

His thumb started to brush against yours as he turned to you and you swore you saw a red dash against his cheeks, and it wasn’t his stripes.

“You’ve been friends with me for a whole year! Please, do tell how great it must’ve been to be called my best friend,” he said slyly, wiggling his non-existent eyebrows, causing you to laugh. The joyous melody made Leo weak in the knees.

“You mean, me always having to save your shell from dangerous bad guys, having to endure all your jokes, and then the constant-CONSTANT- marathons of Jipiter Jim and Lou Jitsu to the point all I could do was speak quotes from the movies.”

“Oh yeah, may I remind you that you would text me excited about every movie date? Didn’t someone make their signature hot chocolate just for me when I showed this specific someone their now favorite movie? Ring any bells?” He replied back.

“Pffts, you know what? Your one-liners stink.”

The sword yielding turtle let out a gasp and grasped where his heart would be over his plaston as if he had been shot as he looked down at you. 

“My one-liners stink like Raph’s victory stink!”

You laughed and took back his hand and Leo felt his heart flew as your warm hand was gripping onto his cold one. You took the lead and finally made it to the entrance of the pirate grounds. There were booths of stuff that were related to the pirate theme of the area and some were just random selections of things to sell. The smell of seafood and other fried foods drifted into your nose and you led Leo to the entrance. 

After getting Lost City Cash at a money machine, you both took a selfie at the front entrance, Leo bringing you close and him having to lean down due to your height.  

There was a goblin looking woman in the booth at the entrance and the woman took your money and gave each of you a bracelet to get on rides and such. 

“For an extra 20 dollars, you can have a custom pirate outfit that you can switch on and off with ease,” she explained and you and Leo shared the same look, giving the worker a simple nod. She pointed to where single bathrooms were after she got the money.

“Last one there is a rotten turtle egg!”You challenged out as you raced over to the bathroom stalls, the mutant turtle schoffing and charging after you.

With a little bit of magic, you were able to think up your very own pirate outfit with a second band around your wrist so that you could switch it off and on with ease. Leo picked the same outfit he had when he first came to the pirate utopia with Hueso, but didn’t pick an eyepatch this time since he didn’t want to trip in front of you. 

You quickly raced out of the changing room after saying thank you to the worker who helped you and looked around, your eyes trying to find the mutant turtle in the crowd. You spotted the long strands of his bandana and felt yourself shudder at how good he looked in a pirate outfit, how the white shirt clung to him and how he had his sword hung against his side instead of over his back. You swallowed the saliva that was swimming in your mouth and quickly dashed over to him, clearing your throat before you spoke in the worst pirate accent. 

“My, my, isn’t ye the best booty I’ve ever seen in these vast oceans!”

The red slider turtle quickly turned around but you moved out in front of him.

“Aye, wanna shiver me timbers?” You laughed, throwing another one-liner at him and he turned, his eyes going wide as he almost told you that if you were a pirate, you would be the most beautiful treasure that no man or woman could handle or capture. If you were a pirate he could definitely walk the plank. 

“Those jokes are so lame, that they need a peg leg,” he replied, almost hating himself fully for using one of Huesos jokes instead of his own. But you flashed him a smile anyway and motioned him to follow as you made your way through the crowd. 

The teenage turtle felt his heart leap after you and gave chase as you made it to the center of the pirate theme park. 

Once in the middle, you pulled out the map the woman at the booth gave you and started to read over the activities that you could do. 

Leo leaned down close, still a little out of breath, but his confidence had awoken him as he said: “Ya certainly put a shiver in my timber!” he said in a deep pirate accent. You booped his beak away from your face and he blew a raspberry on the index finger.

“So, there is a treasure adventure we can go on, a booth section of stuff to buy, a pirate show of a reenactment of pirate history-Oh! They have timed dances throughout the area! And you can join in!” 

“Are you going to join in?”

“Maybe. I could finally dance with someone who doesn’t only do fortnite dances and dabs.”

“Hey, my moves are almost like a work of a pirate ship.”

“Old and needs remodeling?”

“What?! No! Unique and cool.”

You rolled your eyes and wrapped your arm around Leo’s and led him to the show since it was the closest. 

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You stood on the pier as ships and flying creatures dashed by, the glowing lights of the underworld turning into a creamy orange to signify that the day was coming to an end. You leaned your arms over the railing as you scrolled through the photos that had been taken throughout the day. You couldn’t help but smile at seeing your goofy pictures and would scroll past the ones you took specifically of Leo without him knowing. 

Speaking of the turtle, he leaned in close to your shoulder as he noticed that your attention was not on him.

“Whatcha lookin at?” He asked, his head slowly getting closer. You felt your body grow warm and quickly turned your phone. 

“Bruh,” you giggled and he gave a quiet chuckle and tried to snatch the phone. 

“If you’re looking at something, then as your best friend I have a right to see.”

“Fine, hang on.”

You quickly saved the single photos of him into a secret file and moved the phone between them, his head still on your shoulder as he scrolled through the photos, both of you laughing at the one where you fought the pirates and failed. 

“What about you? I know you took photos of today for your social,” you commented as you placed your phone into your bag. 

Leo took out his phone and hid it out of sight since his home screen was a picture of them together at an abandoned skatepark and he had you in a piggyback ride and he just had to capture the moment. He handed his phone without thinking and started to go through your bag due to boredom.

You scrolled through the photos until you stopped at a specific one. You didn’t remember him telling you to pose for this photo; it was when you had stopped to eat dinner and you happened to watch one of the kids getting a fake pirate hook from a vendor. Your head was supported by your hand as a breeze caused your hair to ripple around your face in an alluring photo. A blush rushes to your face as if you had been hit and soon you started to scroll faster and found more photos of just you; of you waiting in line, in your pirate outfit, several were taken of you during the pirate treasure hunting, when you grabbed a candle from one of the booths in excitement, he even got a cliche photo of you holding his hand while you led him through the crowd. 

You felt your heart stop in your ribcage and looked over at the ninja turtle, who was still looking through your bag as if he was hunting for treasure. You didn’t want to snoop, but you couldn’t help but exit out of his camera roll and looked through his folders on the right side; there was a folder for comic books, shopping, epic moments, even a puns list, then found it at the bottom. It was labeled with a first letter of your name and a heart, and with twitching fingers, you opened it. It wasn’t many photos but enough to where you almost dropped his phone into the water below. There were pictures of you whenever you both hung out, and some he probably got from your social. 

Holy Hot Soup, he liked you.  

“Okay, now you really look like you have a fever,” Leo commented as he reached for his phone, causing you to swallow and quickly turned off the device and handed it back to him.

“But don’t worry, Doctor Neon Leon will help you get all better,” he said in a baby voice and wrapped his arm around you and brought you close. 

“Maybe you need some Vitamin ME,” he whispered and you laughed at yet another ridiculous one-liner made by him. He grinned at the sight of you laughing and rested himself against your side, taking in your scent and warmth. 

“Maybe I do, where do I get my prescription Aka Kamon?” You asked slyly, a shit eating grin on your face as Leo blushed. Whenever you could, you would fire back a one-liner and was overjoyed to see him be the one to get flustered and a stuttering mess. 

“ Oh, um, well,” he stuttered and mentally kicked himself as he couldn’t think of something to say back and then a question he always wanted an answer to.

“Are you ever going to tell me what those words mean?” He asked. 

“Are you ever going to open a book and find out for yourself.”

“Ha! Jokes on you, I don’t know how to read. And also, there are phones now, boomers.”

“Then look it up.”

“JuSt GiVe Me A hInT.”

You released a sigh and gave him a look while he returned to you his huge puppy dog eyes look and placed his hands together as his bottom lip wobbled as if he was trying to get out of trouble. 

“Finnnne, but only because it’s our best friend’s day.”

You poked the red stripe against his face and then pointed upward, a smirk growing on your face as he gave a confused one.

“WHAT KIND OF HINT IS THAT??”

“A pretty good one in my opinion.”

The red slider turtle let out a large groan as he crossed his arms, his face growing tight as he tried to think of what the hint meant. 

“Are you just calling me stripes but in Japanese?” He said with a groan. 

“Leo you insult me, it would be kind of stupid to call you stripes in both English and Japanese.”

He mimicked your talking right as you finished and he received an eye roll as he continued on thinking.

 So, it wasn’t the stripes, maybe the color? Or the shape?

“Man, this is hurting my brain, this best friend day sucks.” He said as he stuck his tongue out at you.

“Okay, okay. The two words are a color and a shape. Is that better?”

“Yes. Yes it is.”

You continued to watch as Leo tried to put the pieces together and you wished you could get this on video, but it would be too obvious, so instead you painted it into your mind. 

“So, the color is totally red, but the shape I’m lost at. Why did you point at the sky? Is that a clue? Why did you make this so difficult?”

“Because I’m a difficult person.”

“I do like a challenge.”

“One more hint, it’s the shape of something in the sky.”

Leo looked up at the fake Lost City sky and squinted as the fake sun started to set and the moon would start to rise. 

“Red Moon?”

“Close. It’s Red Crest.”

The blue bandana turtle searched the horizon for an answer for why you called him that as you looked away due to embarrassment. 

“Why?” He simply asked as he looked over; he could always tell when you were nervous, your eyes would always dart around and your left foot would start to shake. You rose to a tallen stance though and looked over at his hands.

“I just find your marks...alluring. In Japanese culture, the red moon is respected due to its power. I just thought you deserved to have a nickname that represented you.”

Leo felt his face go completely red that it could put Raph’s mask to so much shame that it would go bland. All this time he thought you were just calling him something insulting in Japanese, but it was a nickname that you made up for him. Not like Raph’s, Donnie’s, Mikey’s or April’s, it was one you made up for him and only him. 

“Stop looking at me before I throw you off this dock so I can live the rest of my life without this embarrassment,” you laughed nervously as your fingers combed through your hair and let out a shaky breath. 

Leo started to get his little shakes as he let out a confused laugh. 

“All this time I thought you were calling me a stupid turtle or somethin in Japanese, whoa oh boy was I wrong.”

You both looked away from each other and the atmosphere became heavy. 

Maybe I shouldn’t have said that, I still don’t know, you thought, but then you felt his finger poke your elbow and looked over at him, and the soft expression on his face almost made you melt.

“But how can I stop looking at you?”

Your breathing immediately hitched.

“Are you blushing? It’s a good feeling to know that I do it.”

You could only cover your face as you leaned against the railing on your elbows and looked between your fingers at him. You hated being so flustered up, but with Leo dripping with confidence, it made you want to curl into a muttering mess. 

Leo watched you with amusement and went to touch you, but then fell back. He remembered how he started the physical touch between you two, holding your hand, always leaning on you, every movie night you would be his cushion. But you two couldn’t kiss, couldn’t cudde too close, he couldn’t tell you he loved you more than just a best friend.  

 He hated how the day went by so fast and now he wanted to do what he has wanted to do for months. But he couldn’t work up the courage, he had a ton of one-liners to ask you out, to ask if you returned the feelings, even though he was mutant turtle that lived in the sewer and fought enemies that could destroy the whole world and wholly Ōdachi he can’t ask you to be a part of that life. 

But, the way you would smile at him and how you always gave him credit for the growth into someone you wanted to be. How you saw something in him that he didn’t even see, and he wanted to keep being whatever you saw. 

He just wanted you.

So, he worked up the courage, tried to make the sweat stop rolling down his body, and looked at person he had fallen for

“Y/N.” 

You tensed up, you had never heard Leo sound so serious in his life. 

“Yeah?” 

“With this being.....I mean if I’m wrong. Would you consider this a date-date?” He spilled out, and he wanted to climb into his shell like Mikey and never come out. He let out a gust of air and didn’t look over at you, his fingers messing within each other. It was silent between you, the city life buzzing around them as yokai’s came and went. You wanted to scream out in joy and say yes a hundred times, but you also had to be careful, along with if Leo was being a bubbly mess, you wanted to take advantage of it as long as you could. 

Spotting a red and blue flower with a bright yellow center growing on the side of the deck, you wrapped your fingers around it and pulled it from its roots. To Leo’s surprise, you pushed your way under his arm until it was back over your shoulders. The blush on his face was noticeable and with being against his chest you noticed his uneven breaths. 

“I do. And I would like more of them, if you want to.” You answered and handed him the flower. He shakenly took the flower in his hand and his confidence came crashing back to him, knowing that the feeling was mutual. As quickly as you gave him the flower he leaned over and placed the flower over your ear. Your eyes widened with surprise and quickly averted them away, a nervous but sweet chuckle escaping your lips. But the Red-eared slider never averted his gaze away from you. 

“I would like that too,” he answered back. 

You both stood there for a while, your head curled into Leo’s chest as his own head rested on yours. You were used to being close, but this was different, this filled you up with knowing and it made the physical connection much more warmer and scarier. Little lights started to flicker around as the city started to get dark, even with no sun or moon. Leo brought you closer and buried his face into your hair, a long sigh escaping his lips in content, his mind slowing down for once and just taking in this moment.

 But the moment went quicker than expected as a low yawn escaped your mouth and the red slider turtle remembered that it was getting late. 

“Alright, sleepy head, I think it’s time to raise anchor and set sail for home,” he joked as he lifted himself off of you and then held out his hand. With a roll of your eyes, you gladly took it and let him lead you back to the entrance of the Pirate Bazaar. He could just use his sword, but he wanted to juice out every moment with you.

The hand hold was different in some way, you gripped his hand tighter and when he came to a stop you would use your other hand to lightly touch his biccup before continuing on. 

You gave the booth teller their costume bracelets back and walked a few feet ahead before Leo pulled out his sword and created a portal. 

He once again bowed his head as he moved to the side. 

“After you.”

Through tired eyes she gave him a smirk as she was halfway through the portal. 

“Thank you.” 

He followed you through the portal and took the step onto your apartment’s fire escape, the flashing lights of New York City spilling over your side as you opened your bedroom window;  throwing your bag inside before turning to Leo. You both turned to each other and then quickly averted eye-contact with each other. 

“I had a lot of fun today, Leo. Thanks for being a good fri-” you stopped yourself since you didn’t know if you two were still just friends, or more.

He let out a laugh and rubbed the back of his neck. 

“Yeah, chief, it was,” Leo said  and then let out a groan at the terrible execution.

 You knew that you had to make the first move now or else you both would accidentally place yourselves into the “friend zone”.

 “Leo, can you bend down a little bit?”

“Why? Tired of being the only short one?”

“You can say that.”

He bent down till he was on your level, a smug smile on his lips. You let out your form of a chuckle as you curved your fingers under his chin. The teenage turtle instantly felt weak in the knees and thought that his legs would give out from under him and became a stuttering mess as you both made eye-contact. 

“Um, haha, is it hot or did you know that, uhh,” he mumbled as you tilted his head to the side and placed a small kiss against his red stripe, instantly making his whole body, for once in his life, burning. 

Your lips were soft against his skin and he stood there as you leaned away and climbed back into your room. 

“Goodnight, Leo,”you mumbled, your hands shaking against the window. 

“N-night.”

You closed the window and walked away while Leo stood there, his mind racing a hundred miles an hour. He got a kiss from you, from you. He never felt so much adrenaline rush through his body and all he wanted to do was go back in time so he could’ve moved his lips over. 

He took a step towards the window and then took that step back. What should he do? What could he do? Were you both dating now? Or were you two at the very edge of the line of a relationship?

He wanted to call his brothers or April for advice, especially since she would slap some sense into him. His shakes were coming back.

He let out a grunt and rubbed his eyes as he tried to decide what to do. He looked back at the window and saw that you had turned on your lights. He walked up to the window and knocked.

You had just gotten out of the bathroom when you heard the light tap against your window and your heart started to race faster than it already was. You were already shaken up by having enough courage to kiss him but if that was him then what if he didn’t want the kiss?

The knock came again and you took a few deep breaths before you moved the curtain aside and there he was, his face all flustered up as he gave a small wave as she opened the window. 

“Yes?” You questioned as you leaned your hands over the window seal. You hoped that the silky night of the sky hid your flustered face.

“I honestly didn’t think this far ahead,” he spilled out as he let out a nervous laugh as he leaned against the window. 

You looked up at him and Leo blinked several times in wonderment at the startled expression that crossed your face. Leo took a deep breath and gave you his signature shit-eating grin.

“Knock knock.”

“Wow, you’re doing jokes in the same place now are ya?”

“Just do the joke.”

You giggled and fluttered your eyes mockingly at him.

“Can I who?”

“Who’s there?

“Can I?”

“Can I...Can I kiss you?”

Even though it was a terrible joke, you felt like you could throw up all of your guts for how fast your heart rate was. Kissing him on the cheek was a challenge but at least you didn’t have to worry about his lips against yours. Do turtles have lips? Or beaks?

The word yes slipped out before you had a second thought. 

Before you knew it, Leo’s hands were slipping into your own, the tip of your fingers shaking but Leo reinsured you with a stroke of his thumb  You looked up at him and was taken aback at how handsome he was, how his stripes glowed in the moonlight and his blue bandana flew behind him as he leaned down. 

Oh you were glad he didn’t have his lips puckered or drool hanging out of his mouth like in the cartoons. 

Swallowing any other signs of panic that were trying to build in your body as you leaned in. 

The city of New York continued on around you both as the kiss ended; it was soft and sweet, not a full one, but it left both of you speechless. You felt as if your stomach was falling apart and Leo thought he could slip off the stairway. He was still holding your hands before you both departed, but with your free hands, you grabbed his face and brought him in once again. The red slider turtle’s eyes went wide as moons as this kiss much more, more than he could ever dream of. 

He wrapped his arms around your waist and slightly lifted you up, burying his face into yours under the moonlight. He tangled himself around you as your hands wrapped around his neck and Leo felt his stomach flip at the actions. Your shirt was warm against his chest and he tried to focus in on that instead of the worry of messing this up. He leaned more down as his hand slipped into the back of your neck. Due to the lack of experience, the kiss was sloppy and messy and anxiety swam between the connection between the two of you. 

But it was a tender memory of a kiss between the two of you, to remember as your first. 

You both finally separated, your chest heaving as you tried to get your feelings under control. His arms were still wrapped around you and your hands had slipped down onto his plaston, the hard material rising and falling under your fingers. Leo felt himself lean back, the shock setting in that he just had his first kiss and it was that deep and romantic and that….

The teen turtle felt his shell bump against the railing and you quickly latched onto him to stop him from falling, a horse laugh coming out of your mouth. 

“Guess you can say that you’re falling for me?” You asked, Leo knew now that he had to have a fever for how hot his face felt. He let out a few breathless laughs as he tried to calm himself down, longing and fear still lingering in his heart. 

All he could do was pull you into a hug and whisper out, “I just want to stay here and kiss and hold you and Y/N I can't feel my heart.”

He buried himself into your neck as he once again slightly picked you up, hoping that your warm body would calm him down, but the organ in his chest raced on as you hugged him back, your arms barely going around his shell. 

“Leo, will you be my boyfriend?”

My boyfriend. My boyfriend. My boyfriend. My boyfriend.

The words rang in his head like chimes as he slightly pulled away to look at her, the harsh blush on her face giving him an ego boost as he grinned at her. 

“Being called a boyfriend, eh? Neon Leon already has so many cool names, but boyfriend is probably the best name to be called, especially if it’s only you saying it.”

“Probably? I guess I should just give the boyfriend title to someone else, then.”

“What?! No, no, no. I already called it, I’m your boyfriend capiche? Now come here.” He pulled you into a tight hug and gave you a little spin, a laugh escaping your throat as you held on.

“Leo! We can fall, and my back cannot handle cement like yours!” 

[verxsyon]

·:*¨༺ ❝ 𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐗 ❞

@bluexiao​ “thank you.”/ “for what?” / “for being there for me when no one else has.”

✧ 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. arataki itto + gorou + yoimiya x gn!reader

✧ 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭. headcanon (written) ; 0.7k

✧ 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞. immortal au ; hurt/comfort, fluff

✧ 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚. kinda hate the title because i got nothing better to put lol, but it’s a reference to the voicelines when you ascend characters to phase six, or in other words, from level 80 to 90. they’re part of the dialogue, which will be italicized. the tag system is still screwed up due to tumblr and ios guidelines, so as always, please reblog! special thanks to @bluexiao for hosting the collab.

[ 𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐒 ]

𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞.

with your kin swept away by the cataclysm, you have no one to rely on other than your wits. the curse of being immortal has you start fresh in the modern world as a citizen of inazuma, living alongside humans and yokai.

throughout your residency in the nation, you’ve encountered many pleasant people and not so pleasant people. out of all of them, there is one who becomes your rock when everyone else before them has passed. when the city is getting ready to sleep, they’re there beside you when you can't, letting your head rest on your shoulder. out of the blue, out of sincerity, you say whatever is in your heart. they’ll reach out for your hand to let you know they're listening.

“thank you.”

“for what?”

“for being there for me when no one else has.”

𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢 𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐨. 

immortal x half-immortal

once an oni, always an oni. that’s a farewell from the villagers when they drove him out of his home for an incident he wasn’t involved in, just because of his half-immortal heritage. the streets ridiculed him; he spent so long fending off for himself until he met granny oni. you remind him of his younger self, even the strongest people need support the most.

“this is the cliff that me and the boys go to sing our hearts out to, you know, loosen up,” he says. “if you want, make sure you’re loud and clear so the ocean can hear you. i gotta warn you though, my voice is so amazing that it’ll blow you away.”

“but in all seriousness…” he helps you up on your feet, and you’re able to see the beauty of the world down below — the ocean that is waiting to hear you sing and the unknown ahead. “just because i made it to the top doesn't mean i’m gonna forget all the things you've done for me, okay? i’ve still got your back, anytime, anywhere.”

𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮.

immortal x immortal

top dog. the ever-victorious pointy-eared general. those nicknames are what he believed he didn’t deserve. an immortal like yourself, he has lived through and fought in countless wars for centuries to be acquainted with loneliness. most of his best soldiers are gone. that kid teppei, one of his brightest, is gone. he’s never been so afraid.

“out of all the wars i fought in, this war against the shogun scared me the most,” he confesses, squeezing your hand tightly. “i wasn’t ready to face any more casualties after teppei. i wasn’t ready to lose both kazuha and the traveler after almost getting executed by her judgment. and when i thought all hope was lost…”

“… you were there beside me to assure me that it’s not. i should be the one thanking you. to return the favor, i’m always here to listen if you need me.” his face lights up and his tail starts to wag. “with momentum on our side and close camaraderie, we are unstoppable. thank you for your guidance. this is a victory that belongs to the both of us.”

𝐲𝐨𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐲𝐚.

immortal x mortal

despite being a mortal, she understands the perspective of an immortal through fireworks. mortal lives are fleeting, she had said to the traveler. once launched into the sky, they disappear. whereas for immortal lives, they can keep watching them disappear forever and ever. she knows that she’ll be gone while you continue to live on, but it doesn’t explain her rather cheerful demeanor.

“oh, why am i happy?” she tilts her head to the side. “well, it’s not because i’m about to leave eventually. it’s because you’re here with me. i’m glad to be able to spend this moment with you. whenever i look at my creations, i don’t think of them being a representation of every mortal living here.”

“i think about the enjoyment i had watching them with my pops, my friends, and my special someone. even when i’m gone, you still believe i’m here.” she stands firm and proud, flashing a peace at you. “never fear, yoimiya is here! evil begone! justice prevails! think this is a good way to introduce the powers you've taught me to the children? isn’t it cool? hehe! hey, tell me if anyone picks on you, too. i’ll stick up for you!”

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[goodlucktai]

Hello! A prompt idea … maybe tanunatsu babysitting the little fox or a child who moved to their town recently.

x

"Tanuma, I need your help."

That was all Natsume said on the phone. And it didn't sound like he was in danger or anything-- a little frazzled, maybe. So there was no reason for Kaname's heart to fly into his throat the way it did.

But. Well, when has Natsume ever said that to him? Getting him to admit to a need is like pulling teeth. He's stubborn and self-reliant to a fault. Once he tried to walk home on a sprained ankle, even though Kaname and Nishimura were right there, all because he didn't want to worry them.

So Natsume says 'I need your help' and Kaname barely remembers to say goodbye to his dad before he's flying out the door.

Halfway down the road that leads into town, Natsume calls him back.

"I'm sorry about that last call! I just realized what that sounded like! I'm sure I worried you. It's really nothing--if you're busy--"

Kaname doesn't want to admit that he was worried over that first phone call, because it says more about himself than he would like it to. Instead, he says, "I'm not busy."

"Are you sure?"

He can't help but laugh. "Yeah, I'm sure. I'm already on my way over. I'll see you in a few minutes."

Natsume sounds as relieved as Kaname feels. "Okay. Just let yourself in when you get here."

It's immediately apparent why Natsume called, and also why he wasn't able to get up and greet Kaname at the door.

There's a fox sleeping in his lap.

"Oh," Kaname says, stopping just short of the sitting room. "Is that your friend from the autumn festival?"

"He's sick, so I'm looking after him," Natsume says, somewhat desperately. "But every time I move, he wakes up. And when he wakes up, he cries. And I still have chores to do before Touko-san gets home."

Kaname finds himself smiling. "So you need me to do your chores?"

Natsume couldn't have looked any more appalled if Kaname had just announced he was running away to join the Matoba clan.

"No! I just need you to hold him while I do my chores."

Holding a baby fox definitely trumps doing the dishes, so Kaname crosses the room agreeably and sits cross-legged next to his friend. Natsume begins the delicate process of extraction, working his hands beneath the creature carefully and ignoring its heart-wrenching little whimpers as he lifts it up.

Kaname sits very still as Natsume sets the fox in the ready-made nest of his legs. It sniffs wetly at Kaname for a few moments, getting the measure of him. Natsume runs a hand over its head, a practiced, familiar gesture. It settles down after that, curling to tuck its little snout by its front paws and sighing deeply.

"Thank you," Natsume whispers.

Carefully stroking one of the fox's velvety ears, Kaname doesn't say that this is one of the more pleasant favors he's ever done for anyone. He doesn't say that it's always such a comfort to realize that there can be yokai encounters like this-- that they're not always painful or scary.

He would still be here even if it every single one of them was painful and scary. He isn't going anywhere. But he definitely prefers a day like this one.

Instead of any of that, Kaname says, "Any time."

While Natsume does the dishes and hauls out the trash and takes the laundry off the line, Kaname keeps his little fox company. It shivers every now and then, and presses closer as if for warmth. Kaname carefully picks his way out of his hoodie so he can drape it over the fox as a blanket.

He scrolls through his phone with one hand, stroking the fox's head with the tips of his fingers. It starts to making a purring sound, low in its belly. It's probably the best lazy afternoon Kaname has had in weeks.

"You're spoiling him," Natsume says when he finally returns, with two glasses of iced tea in hand and a rueful smile on his face. He doesn't sound displeased about it.

"He's adorable," Kaname says in his own defense. "Does he live by himself? Is that why he came to you?"

Nodding, Natsume explains, "He's grown up a lot since I first met him, but he's still just a kid. And some of his neighbors are mean. He just wanted to feel safe."

Kaname understands exactly what it's like to be a sick child, to want to feel safe. He thinks Natsume understands, too.

That's about when the fox fully wakes up. It yawns and stretches, and Kaname swiftly takes a few more pictures of it on his phone, to share with Taki later. When it sits upright, the hoodie slips off of it, and it blinks in almost human confusion.

It looks around for Natsume, ears slanted back only slightly. It reminds Kaname of a toddler who isn't sure whether or not it should cry yet.

"This is my friend," Natsume says in a gentle tone. "You met him at the festival. We watched the fireworks together."

Those ears perk back up. It barks once.

"He wants to know your name," Natsume translates.

"Ah, I'm Tanuma Kaname," Kaname says quickly, feeling a little impolite for not having introduced himself yet. "You can call me whatever you like."

"No you can't, because that would be rude," his friend chimes in immediately. "Now tell him your name."

Wriggling happily, it barks again, a sharp, high-pitched sound.

Absolutely charmed, Kaname glances expectantly at Natsume, who tells him, "He didn't have one until recently. Nature spirits don't often worry about those things. But now he tells anyone who stands still for longer than two seconds that his name is Anzu."

Anzu climbs out of Kaname's lap and starts nosing at Natsume's pockets. With a sigh, Natsume reaches into his jacket and pulls out a plastic bag of dried apricots.

"Ohhhh," Kaname says, understanding all at once. It's enough to make him laugh. "So you named him."

"Anzu is a good name," Natsume says defensively. His shoulders are hunched a little, and he's resolutely not looking Kaname in the eye. This is the same guy who named Nyanko-sensei, after all. "Apricots are his favorite."

For a split-second, in the golden light of late afternoon that spills into the room from the open porch doors behind them, Kaname can see him; a little boy with long brown hair and a tidy kimono, gazing up at Natsume with bright, adoring eyes. The boy turns that smile towards Kaname, and then that shift in perspective is abruptly gone again.

The fox gives him a big canine grin, tail wagging.

"I think Anzu is a great name," Kaname tells him honestly. "I'm glad I got to meet you."

Natsume's eyes go soft. "We're glad, too," he says.

[inuyashaha]

Yashahime Episode 15

I think so many of my feelings and observations have been stated by others at this point, but here go my rambling thoughts anyway.

First the negative:  It was an oddly structured episode.  The introduction threw us straight into the past, very, very briefly framed by Riku as the narrator.  Did Riku break the fourth wall or were we to assume a listener we did not see?  I’m still not sure.  So much information was thrown at the audience that it did not feel like there was enough times to savor the emotions of the moments ...  very very important moments that showed us Inuyasha and Kagome’s home and married dynamic, pregnant Kagome, RIN HAVING HER BABIES with Kaede, Sango and Kagome being there (I LOVED that), Sesshomaru taking his babies...I’m willing to wait and assume this rushed narrative is on purpose, but it was a little jarring.

Now the good:

Rin is the mommy!  I knew that.  I was convinced on August 1st during the livestream, but it was a sweet (if all too brief) moment.  Mamiko Noto’s voice as Rin was so perfect.  It was sweet, but it was subdued.  It was the voice of a someone who had just birthed twins and knows something awful is about to go down.  To hear her name the babies was a beautiful moment, and how sweet were baby Towa and Setsuna.  Towa looked a little grumpy/sleepy, but baby Setsuna was already smiling :).  I do think they will show that Setsuna, deep down, is a smiling sweet girl like her mother and that circumstances made her like she is.  It also makes me think that we have only seen one side of Towa -- we haven’t really seen what she has inherited from Sesshomaru -- yet.

I loved that all of Rin’s friends surrounded her and helped her have her babies.  The twins hurrying to get Kaede, Sango going for Kagome...it was a community event!  But seriously, to know that if only for a short while, Rin got to be surrounded by love and peace with her babies by her side makes the bitterness of Sesshomaru taking the babies so quickly afterwards a little easier to bear.  Just a little.  Sango the experienced mom.  Kaede the midwife.  Rin the new mom.  Kagome the expectant mom.  Imagine the conversations and bonding.  Their kids should have grown up together :(. 

And I am going to speculate, until the show proves me wrong, that Rin probably had her own hut and continued to live in the village after she married Sesshomaru, or at least after she got pregnant.  The fact that the twins came to get Kaede at night makes me think that she was not in Kaede’s hut.  Wouldn’t Kaede be at her own place at night? 

Like Inuyasha and Kagome, I think Rin and Sesshomaru had their own place:

This looks different from Kaede’s hut.  I don’t remember the little pathway on the left, but it’s impossible to tell if they are next to the gate here.  Again, I’m choosing to believe they had their own place.

So, this makes me consider how much Sesshomaru really did settle down for Rin.  He gave up his titles.  He did not take her to a castle in the air.  He let her stay among her friends and start a family WITH HIM but still within the village.  He gave her the best of both worlds.  He MARRIED her.  How many times was she called his wife or bride?  She’s no concubine or human piece on the side.  He MARRIED her.  Since he had not seen his mother in a while, I’m assuming he married her in her village, letting everyone know she wasn’t just some poor village girl taken advantage of by the powerful yokai. And it clearly wasn’t just a human marriage.  All the big bad demons called Rin Sesshomaru’s wife. What honor, respect and love he showed to her, a mere human peasant (though of course we all know she is so much more than that, especially to Sesshomaru).

Was he like many lords and installed her in her own home, visiting and staying with her when he did not have business to attend to?  Or did he tell Inuyasha that he better get used to having another demon hanging out in his forest by the village?  Like...for all intents and purpose, Sesshomaru may have been living in the same village as Inuyasha, both intending to raise their families together.  I love that.  Please Yashahime, don’t dissuade me of this.

Poor Sesshomaru...sigh...I know it doesn’t look great for him right now...but that will change.  The story is not going to make him the villain.  It’s just not.  But yes, poor Sesshomaru.  He got to be happy about his babies being born for all of about two seconds before Zero interrupted him.  Look at his little smile while he listens to his daughters’ first cries:

He had his worried face on, and then he smiled.  He’s a dad in the waiting room.  And the TONE of Jaken’s voice when he declared that they had been born.  The WARMTH, the LOVE.  Grandpa Jaken I love you so much.

This bitch, though, I don’t love at all:

Does she have some kind of magic yokai ultrasound that lets her know Sesshomaru had twin daughters and predicted Kagome would have a daughter?  I look forward to seeing how this all unravels, but the fact that she showed up IMMEDIATELY after the girls were born is frightening, and maybe that was why Sesshomaru was at the outskirts of the village instead of closer by?  Clearly, they were expecting some kind of attack, but dang...that happened fast.

Who is this lady anyway?  I’ve seen it speculated that it may be Riku’s mother...and yes?  I could see that.  Did she have a hanyou she was not allowed to keep,  poor Riku tossed overboard, and now she seeks revenge? Or was she rejected by Toga? Those tears of hers.  Who was she crying for?

As many others noticed, this was a little odd:

What about Sesshomaru’s mother?  He hasn’t seen her in years (such a bad son), and when they go to her castle, she’s missing.  Was she just off doing flying dog stuff in the sky?  Was she shopping for expensive jewelry and designer silks?  I’m assuming she was not at Sesshomaru’s wedding.  Or did Zero do something to her and Sesshomaru just wasn’t aware?  I’m dying to see more of Sesshomaru’s mom.  I want her to meet the twins and just throw out her arms all, “Come to Grandma!  Let me buy you things and tell you stories about your dad.”  But that remains to be seen.

Speaking of grandparents, can I say yet again that I love the honorary grandparents Kaede and Jaken, both trying to protect Rin in their own way.  Kaede doesn’t hold back and calls Sesshomaru a fool (imagine what she was like when Sesshomaru was truly courting Rin) while Jaken comforts Rin when her babies are taken away.  Again, the voice acting by Jaken’s VA is EVERYTHING in this episode.  The LOVE he conveys.  He’s perfect.  I love him.  I do.

And Rin knew the plan. She knew what was going to happen, but poor thing...I wish it could have been different for her.  Look how much she loves and trusts Sesshomaru.  That expression clearly says “Look what I made! Look what WE made!”  I wish we could have seen them react to the babies together. 

Also, look at how Sango is about THISCLOSE to putting on her slayer clothes and kicking Sesshomaru’s ass when he scooped up those babies and turned away:

The rest of the episode was such a jumble of events.  Sesshomaru AND Jaken were with Inuyasha and Kagome when the comet arrived, which was after the twins’ birth but before Moroha’s.  Even if they are hanyo, I don’t think Jaken and Sesshomaru would have left newborn babies alone.  Rin was with them.  Jaken even said he was bringing Rin to them (I assume after she recovered from birthing twins).  Further supporting this would be the dream gazing spell business --  Like others have said, I’m pretty sure Rin sacrificed herself to keep her remaining daughter safe after Towa was pulled into the future.

Miscellaneous observations:

1. What the hell is going on with the comet? Every 500 years?  So, the Higurashis might be in for a surprise pretty soon?  Comet remnants are still in the sky though...

2. Why in the hell did Inuyasha bring his pregnant wife along for the comet destruction? Why exactly was she there?  Unless he was too worried about her safety to leave her behind?

3. Riku is one shady fellow.  HE found the compact?  How did he know where to look? I know, I know.  Don’t be hasty, but c’mon.  We don’t have that many episodes left.

4.  I like how they portrayed a pregnant Kagome.  I like this little side view where you can see she’s chunky, but it’s not an exaggerated thing:

5. Sesshomaru and Rin had babies before Inuyasha and Kagome! On one level, it is very sweet.  Of anyone, Rin and Sesshomaru are very aware of the fragility of life and how fleeting time is.  Look at the names of their daughters.  It makes sense that they wanted a family quickly.  On the other hand, I cannot shake the idea that the brothers did get competitive with each other.  I can imagine Inuyasha knocking up Kagome as quickly as possible after finding out that Rin was pregnant.  Then Sesshomaru has TWO daughters to Inuyasha’s one.  I am longing for some brotherly interactions.  Let Inuyasha call him a hypocrite at least once.  Let Sesshomaru gloat that he has TWO super awesome daughters. Let the daughters watch their ridiculous fathers fist fight while their mothers pour water on them and tell them to SIT.  Please.

6. Besides emphasizing the fact that Rin is Sesshomaru’s WIFE, the episode also emphasized the fact that Rin actually birthed the girls. Rin is in labor, it will be soon, you did well, Rin, Rin resting in bed with her daugthers, her voice weak and tired, the tub used to wash the babies in the background.  There was no magic switcheroo.  The twins were not found beneath a tree.  Sesshomaru did not sprout them from a forgotten limb. They came out of Rin’s body.  She’s the mom. She made them with her husband. End of.

6. Finally, this is the best part of the episode.

You sure did, Rin. 

Now where are A-Un and Shippo?

[mrfeenysmustache]

Banner art by @cakeit0n

Written for Discord Drabble Night

All word counts: 100

Prompt 1: Start

“You are certain?”

She nodded in answer, and she could tell he was still holding himself back.

“You do not need more time to consider?”

“You gave me a whole month.”

“But you are contemplating forever. I can wait a few more weeks for you to be sure.”

“But I don’t *want* to wait.”

He sighed, taking a few steps closer, and though her body hummed in anticipation of his touch, his hands remained at his side.

“You must be *sure,* Kagome. Once we begin, I will not let you go. Not for any reason.”

“Then we better get started.”

Prompt 2: Drawn

Sesshomaru sighed, sinking into the extra hot bath he’d had drawn to battle the unexpected snow storm they’d been caught in.

He eyed the reluctant and embarrassed Miko still fidgeting and shivering as she watched steam rise from the bath, and he bit back a grin of endearment.

“Kagome, you are welcome to join me, there is no need for shame.”

Their courtship was new, and she was still shy, but soon enough they’d be doing much more than bathing.

She gathered her courage, undressed, slipped in, and then he kissed her head as she snuggled comfortably into his side.

Prompt 3: Root

“What is it you are doing?”

“Aah!!” Kagome screamed, flailing and spinning before landing on her back, staring up at the unexpected daiyokai staring down at her.

“Sesshomaru!! You scared me.”

“You are, as usual, flighty and excitable, Miko.” He said reaching down to help her up.

“That is *not* true,” she grumbled, dusting off her red hakama and avoiding his gaze to his her burning cheeks. “And I’m looking for a specific herb, I need it’s roots.”

“Do you always search on your hands and knees?”

“N-no…”

He stepped close, eyes smoldering.

“Shame, for I greatly enjoyed the view.”

Prompt 4: Influence

Kagome moaned in misery as another wave of nausea swept through her, the influence of that poison toad that had attacked her as she’d been collecting herbs.

It was weak and easily vanquished, and *stupid.* He’d been sitting *right there* with her, and now she suffered as the poison worked it’s way through her body.

He held a cool rag to her forehead and forced her to drink water, and he wouldn’t deny he was worried.

She caught his hand in a moment of lucidity, and his heart sped as she pressed a kiss to his palm.

“Thank you Sesshomaru.”

Prompt 5: Center

She stared at the center of his forehead, the deep purple crescent moon once again catching her eye.

She’d *always* been curious about it, but only just now felt comfortable enough to ask.

“So… we’re you born with it, or is it a tattoo?”

“…what?”

“Your moon. Your cheek stripes too, I guess. But the moon has always been my favorite.”

He cocked a brow.

“The moon I was born with, the stripes are earned.”

“Earned how?”

“Battle.”

“H-how many do you have?”

He stood and reached for the ties of his armor.

“How many would you like to see?”

Prompt 6: Content

Sesshomaru watched Kagome putter around in his kitchen as she made some tea.

She smiled at him as she placed the tray on the coffee table, and then she sat next to him, close, but still a polite distance away.

The space between them felt electric, as did the way her fingers brushed his when he accepted the cup from her.

She turned on his tv and settled back, and he continued to watch her, marveling at how comfortable she seemed there with him, how right her being there get.

And for the first time in centuries, he was content.

Prompt 7: Origin

He’d often wondered, even in the depths of his own consuming prejudices, on the origin of the hate between yokai and humans. The derision of hanyo was born from that hate, but when, exactly, did the two species who really were more alike than different, decide that they were enemies instead of, at the very least, neighbors able to live civilly.

A pair of chubby hands grabbed his leg, and he looked down on shining blue eyes and twitchy puppy ears as his toddler handed him a weed.

“Thank you.” He said solemnly, thankful he’d left such hateful notions behind.

Prompt 8: Essence

The new crystal bottle shined where it sat with the others, a beautiful array of colors and shapes that cast bits of rainbow across the room as Sesshomaru adjusted its position his vanity.

“Oh! You got a new one?”

“Hn.” He answered as Kagome wrapped her arms around his shoulders from behind.

“What’s this one smell like?”

“Musk, waterlily, and essence of apple seed.”

“Apple seed? What does an apple seed even smell like?”

“I do not know. This one is just for the aesthetic.”

“Good. I like your usual perfume, anyway.”

He liked it too; it smelled like her.

Prompt 9: Heart

The Heartless Warlord.

Killing Perfection.

Aristocratic Assassin.

His reputation had preceded him through the centuries until he was known as cold and aloof and unfeeling and stoic.

But he was not.

He was not.

“Sesshomaru, what would you like for dinner tonight?”

He used to face the fiercest enemies, sent legions of soldiers screaming.

None could take him down.

None save her and her warmth, her tenderness, her love.

“Whatever you like.” He answered with a kiss to her brow.

He’d been relentlessly trained into a mask of indifference, but his emotions stayed intact.

And they were only for her.

Prompt 10: Cause

“You are the cause of all of my recent troubles.”

“Wait… what?”

“You heard me, Miko, now release me from your spell.”

“Spell? I don’t know any spells.”

He scoffed as Kagome continued to sit there, feigning innocence, feigning *concern,* even.

“You dare deny any involvement in my predicament?”

“Perhaps you could tell me your predicament first?”

He paused, unsure, then listed his symptoms.

“So let me get this straight… you dream about me, your heart races when I’m near, and you like my smell?”

His jaw clenched as he nodded.

“Oh… well if it helps, I like you, too.”

[goldenspecter]

Cosmo’s TMNT Masterpost

(Rise, 2003, 2012, and others)

Here’s where you can find pretty much everything I’ve ever made for the TMNT fandom! Fanfics here[haven’t gotten the courage to post fanart here yet], hope you guys enjoy my work. Reblogs are appreciated!

Fanfics

1. Finding my way home(and moving forward)

Out of sheer curiosity, Leonardo and Donatello looked up, and there it was.

A portal.

Had the Universe really taken pity on them? Had it really heard his desperate prayers for one more chance?

It was not like the ones they had seen before, it was an irregular circle made up of several shades of blue, completely different from the perfect and symmetrical pink triangles of the Kraang.

Leonardo and Donatello looked into each other's eyes for a few moments, "Should we go in?" Donatello asked, almost shouting, drawing the attention of the others, who quickly turned to the portal and to see each other, then the two brothers in question.

"It's our best bet, and our only chance," replied Leonardo.

Or rather, with the 2012 kids' home gone, they end up in the Rise verse after a strange portal shows up. Therapy is needed, and start the slow process of healing from their trauma.

(Rise/2012, Work in Progress, written with @keeryd​ )

2. Strawberry Cookies:

"Mikey here was just about to tell me what we could do to cheer Raph up while he's sick," Donnie says. "Mikey continue?"

Now that Mikey had both of his older brothers attention, he grins. "I was thinking we make strawberry cookies!" He does his jazz hands as he says this and is met with looks of something that he can only put as disapproval. "What?"

"You do know that everytime that we have tried to make it-" Donnie starts.

"We mess it up and Raph has to come in and save our butts from burning the cookies?" Leo finishes, "What would be different this time?"

Mikey huffs, "We are doing this so we can cheer him up and to prove that we can do something on our own!" he says, "That's what got Raph sick in the first place!"

Or rather, Raph gets sick after helping his brothers recover from the poisoned pizza puffs. Mikey, Donnie, and Leo take a shot at baking cookies for Raph while trying not to burn their kitchen down.

(One shot, complete)

 3. Chicken Fried Rice:

“I only poured in half a pot of rice,” Donnie complained.

Mikey stared at him, really stared at him before he spoke. “You do realize that rice expands when cooked right?” he said, “You do realize that?”

Donnie was silent, looking away from Mikey.

“Donnie!”

Donnie makes chicken fried rice. Mikey watches over. Shenanigans and brotherly fluff ensue.

one shot in which Donnie is in the kitchen, cooking rice and Mikey, Mikey is positive he should have gotten Donnies braincell. 

(One shot, complete)

 4. Tea Time with Hortense and Patty: 

"Sooo," Raph starts. She's always been weird with awkward silences. "Are these grandma kinning hours?"

"Grandma hours!" Mikey exclaims excitedly. "Grandma time!!!"

"Ah, if it isn't our favorite girl and her little brother!" Hortense tilts her head over in their direction slightly. "Are you going to join us? We were just about done arguing," she says.

---

Today is Tea Time. Two old ladies have a tea party, one of them forgets to bring the food, and they are joined by Mikey and Raph. A good time is still had.

(One Shot, Complete)

5. One of those Days

When Donnie woke up this morning, he woke up with the familiar thrum of anger and irritation running through his body with more intensity than normal. Rubbing the crust out of the corners of his sleep-addled eyes, he jerkily grabbed his phone and turned off the alarm. It's one of Those Days, Donnie noted. Those Days where Donnie isn't capable of handling Mikey's over-enthusiastic optimism or Leon's chaotic trickster nature. His safest bet is to hang out with Raph, his calm and mellow demeanor always helped calm down before Donnie went on a rage fest and say anything he couldn't take back.

Or, Donnie and Raph help each other out, balance each other, and make things a little less difficult.

(One Shot, Complete) 

 6. Gift Hunting: 

“It’s Leo. Tiny Leo,” the voice answers. “I need your help with something.”

“What is it?”

“I can’t say until you say yes first,” Leo says. “It’s really important though.”

Angelo is silent, weighing his options. He could say no, he really could-

“Please, Angelo, you’re the only one who can really help me with this,” Leo pleads.

Rather, Angelo and Leonardo go out in the streets of New York to help the blue banded turtle find gifts for his brothers' sixteenth mutation day. Bonding and fluff ensues.

(One Shot, Complete)

 7. Aftermath:

“Raphie bear?” Mikey called out, gently tapping Raph, with relief washing him when Raph turned his head to face him. “What’s the matter teddy bear?”

“Th-thi-this doesn’t feel real.” Raph stuttered out, his voice cracking as a sob broke through. “I’m not really here. Neither are you and everyone else. I’m still alone with Draxum and his minions. No one’s coming to save me because I was stupid enough to get captured and no one wants such a worthless turtle like me.”

In which Raph was kidnapped and tortured by Baron Draxum and his family has to deal with the aftermath of it.

(One Shot, Complete)

 8. To Be the Eldest

Donnie, the second youngest in his family, wishes he was the eldest for once. Then one night, Donnie gets his wish granted and now he was three small turtles in his care.

Donnie adjusts to being the eldest, comes to some realizations, and makes a promise to his (now) younger brothers.

(Work In Progress)

 9. Wanted: Snaggletooth 

Dr. Noel bent down on his knees in front of Raph, a manic smile that showed too many teeth coming about on his face speaking of pain and suffering that has yet to come. He stretched out his hand towards Raph’s face, placing a thumb under his mouth, pressing into his snaggletooth. “Beautiful. Just as I expected,” he crooned, pulling out a syringe and injecting it into Raph’s neck, pushing the contents of the syringe into his system.

Raph’s eyes fluttered as he started losing consciousness, watching through hooded eyes as Dr. Noel's smile grew even wider, with his last thought right as darkness consumed him being that he hoped his family would find him before it was too late.

Post S2 Finale, Dr. Noel remembers Raphael, his snaggletooth, and manages to find and capture the red masked turtle. It doesn't end well for Raphael.

(Work In Progress)

 10. Dimensional Differences:

They bow. Not like one of those pretentious bows like she would do at Yokai parties and not like the ones she would do with her brothers when they hosted tea parties. They bowed deeply, heads stopping at her stomach, one hand closing around their fists. This spoke of respect and honor.

And that unnerved her a little bit. Why are they bowing so deeply?

“Thank you,” they said in unison. It’s unnerving to April and she felt the uneasiness coming from her brothers too.

“Why are you thanking me?” She said finally, voice sounding foreign to her.

“You saved my life?” Baby Leo said slowly, voice tinged with confusion. “That was an honorable thing to do?”

April blinked, “It shouldn’t be considered honorable for doing what any big sister would do,” she said. “That’s not honor, that’s just being a good older sibling.”

In which April, Sunita, Casey, and the turtles end up in the 2012 verse after a mishap with Leo's ōdachi and stay with the 2012 turtles until they can go home. They find out a lot of things that don't quite jive with them. Some things are the same, some things are different and they're not quite sure how to handle those differences.

(Rise/2012, Work In Progress)

 11. Mind Meld Part Deux:

“Oh thank Galileo that you all are back to normal!”

“What do you mean we’re back to normal?” Raph questioned, pulling back from the hug. Mikey and Leo also pulled back to stare at Donnie. “We’ve-we’ve always been like this?”

Donnie went quiet. He shouldn’t have said that.

“Donnie, what did you do?”

The brothers found out about Donnie’s Mental Intelligence Reprogrammulator. Arguments are had, words are said, words that tear a rift between him and his family, and it’s up to Donnie to earn his brothers’ forgiveness. The only thing is, will he get it?

(Work In Progress)

 12. I'm a little kid and so are you(don't you go and grow up before I do):

The 2003 turtles somehow, someway ended up in the Rise verse, with Rise Splinter and his turtle tots, and stay with them while the boys try to figure out their way home. 2003 Raphael got attached to his tiny counterpart the moment he laid eyes on the tot. (Raph centric)

(Rise/2003, Work In Progress)

 13. Dimensional Self-Isolation

Post S2 Finale, Raph finds himself trapped in the 2012 universe and has a difficult time coping with all of the differences that this world has in store for him. From new villains, unfamiliar familiar faces, and the way the 2012 boys and Splinter treat each other and him, Raph has a heavy plate on his hands during his long term stay.

(Rise/2012, Work In Progress)

14. A Collection of Turtle Thoughts

A collection of drabbles and ficlets about Turtles I've been writing since October 2020. Ranges from humor to hurt/comfort, I have it all.

Requests are open. SFW only though.

(All Iterations, Work in Progress)

If y’all reblog, read, and share my work, I’d really appreciate that! Anything and everything is appreciated, money or not! Thanks folks 🐢💕

[remmushound]

Bay/rise 33!! @brightlotusmoon @errorfreak88 @digitl-art-monstr @selfindulgenz

“NO!”

The three brothers were released from the vines as Draxum disappeared with their father and, even though the Yokai had already gone, they still sprinted to the scene of the incident as if they could catch up.

“What happened?”

“Another rift?”

“How did they find us here?”

Raph started to pace anxiously, gripping at his head as he growled. Donnie stayed where he was, his eyes bulging as he stared at the spot in horror; Leonardo was doing something similar, except with tears flowing from his eyes and staining the his cheeks.

“I was too late…”

Donatello shirked away from the rest of the group, hiding himself in a corner and keeping his head low. The Mikey’s were still cowering together against the wall, both of them crying softly as their eyes were screwed shut with the fear of seeing another nightmare. Leo looked to them, rage turning to a strange calm that in turn turned to cold determination as he stomped his way over to them. Leonardo spotted the action and was quick to follow after in case he needed to come to the terrified mutants’ aid.

“What was that?” Leo growled, his words targeted at Mikey. 

Mikey’s head shrank slightly into his shell when faced with the scolding of his older brother. “I…” He gave a sharp yelp at the pain in his chest and his hands went to clutch at the healed cracks.

Leo’s eyes softened for a moment at his brother’s pain, but then sharpened again. “Are you having trouble breathing again? Don said you were healed— you should be fine!”

Mikey’s tears came out even heavier than before, billowing like a dam that had just sprung a leak.

“Leo, chill out!” Donnie was the first to intervene, nudging past Leonardo to shoulder Leo out of the way before kneeling down in front of Mikey. “Hey— is it hurting again?”

Leo growled but didn't try to argue with Donnie, crossing his arms and stomping off into an aggravated pacing. Leonardo continued to follow him.

“Hey hermano, maybe you need to chill out?” Leonardo called after him finally, “Your brothers need their leader—“

“Oh?! And where’s your leader then?” Leo snapped, turning on Leonardo accusingly, “At least I showed up for the fight!”

Leonardo met Leo cooly. “Your brothers need an example to follow— this is not a good one to give them.”

Leo opened his mouth to snap again, but all that came out was a frustrated growl as he started to pace once more and mutter under his breath. Leonardo looked back at Michelangelo, who was getting looked over by Donnie just as Mikey was, and then he aimed to check on Raph. He approached the box turtle with little hesitance.

“Hey—“

“Do I look like I need your help?!” Raph lashed out at Leonardo, but with no intent to harm him. Leonardo could see the panic and anxiety flashing in the older teens eyes and the tears he held back.

Leonardo backed off to give the box turtle space to breathe, shushing softly as he tried to disarm the situation. “I’m sure you can manage, but maybe you oughta go help your Don with the Mikey’s? They’re kinda freaking out and I’m sure Big Mike’ll appreciate a big brother right now. And could you check on mine too if you don’t mind?”

Leonardo nodded toward Donnie and the patients in his care. Raph looked quickly between the three mutants and Leonardo before his expression went almost somber and he raised a massive hand to wipe at his eyes. He lumbered off without comment to do as Leonardo suggested.

Leonardo finally let himself take a shaky breath, flapping his wrists as he searched around for some idea— something to spark a plan in his mind on how to save the Splinters— how to even find them! But he saw nothing and gave a frustrated whine before he spotted Raphael peeking into the room. He hurried off to meet his leader.

“What happened…?” Raphael asked. His voice was soft and strained and so heavy with exhaustion that Leonardo wondered how he could still be standing.

“Draxum.” Leonardo said softly, hovering a hand above Raphael’s shoulders and waiting for the snappers grunt of approval before laying his hand down and starting to stroke Raphael’s thick skin. “He came and he took dad and the other Splinter.”

“No…” Raphael whined and leaned against the wall so he wouldn’t collapse under his own weight or worse— fall on top of Leonardo. “We have to go…”

Leonardo helped to support Raphael, carefully helping the snapping turtle to stand a little straight. “You need to rest pobrecito. Ven rápido! I’ll get you tucked in.”

“But… dad…” Raphael panted softly, letting himself be guided away by Leonardo.

“Don’t worry! I can handle it! You just go and rest up if you can, I’ll let you know when we figure something out.”

Leo caught sight of his counterpart leaving, and then he saw Raphael and his blood started to boil again. By the time he caught up, Leonardo was already guiding Raphael to lay down in Donnie’s bed and was covering him with the blankets.

“What are you doing?”

Leonardo shushed Leo as he continued to tuck his brother in and fold the covers under Raphael’s plastron. “Raphael needs to rest.”

“Rest—?! Did you not just see what happened?! Do you not realize what—“

“Step. Back.” Leonardo placed himself between Leo and Raphael, “You’re really starting to get on my nerves.”

“Oh— I’m sorry!” Leo mocked, “I didn't realize I was hurting your feelings!”

“Never said that you were.” Leonardo laughed, “But if you keep pressing my buttons then sooner or later you’re gonna find the ‘kick you in the ass’ button!”

“Is that a threat?”

“It’s a promise!” Leonardo chirped quite cheerfully.

“Leo, it’s fine…” Raphael said, holding onto Leonardo’s hand for support. The mutant winced with each shout and sharp word as it they were knives instead.

Leonardo squeezed Raphael’s hand in a gesture of comfort. 

“Don’t think I’m done with you yet, either!” Leo said, leaning over Leonardo to point at Raphael.

“The hell he do?” Leonardo tried to shove Leo back, but the brick wall of a mutant didn't move.

“Your Raphael is a loose canon! At the drop of a dime he’ll blow a gasket!” Leo said.

“Sounds like the pot calling the kettle black.” 

“He attacked me!”

Leonardo looked between the sheepish mutant hiding beneath the covers and the bold, brackish leader tearing into them. “Really? He attacked you? Completely unprovoked?”

“Yeah.” Leo crossed his arms. “Yeah— he did.”

Leonardo didn't believe it for a second. “What the hell’s your problem man?” He was more tired than angry at that point, but the words had to come out.

“My problem?!” Leo put his hands to his chest as if he couldn’t believe he was being accused of anything.

“I understand you’re under a lot of stress right now, but that gives you no right to terrorize my family like you’ve been doing! You’ve found a fault with us at every turn and take every possible available chance to ‘assert your dominance’ or whatever over children! Literally— Raph is fucking sixteen! You’re a grown ass man and you’re so insecure in your own abilities that you have to cut down literal kids to make yourself feel better!”

Leo gasped and tried to speak, but Leonardo didn't let him.

“You’re so ‘honorable’ that you would willingly make children cry for daring to have their own thoughts or feelings or personality. Just now you nearly went after your own brother while he was in tears and could hardly breathe! What kind of leader does that?!”

Leonardo flashed his sword as he advanced on Leo, with no intent to use it but every intent to prove he wasn’t scared to.

“You’re so fucking.... Pathetic that you can’t stand the thought that maybe my Raph is a better leader than you! That maybe my brothers treat your family more like family than you do! And if you’re so intent on terrorizing my brothers like you’ve been doing—“

Leonardo was suddenly calm again, stepping away from Leo and holding his odachi at the ready. His bi-chromatic eyes glistened as a sheen went over his blade. 

“Then I challenge you.”

Leo blinked. “What?”


Leonardo aimed his weapon, the tip of his odachi just barely brushing up against the leader's nose.

“I challenge you to a Ken no kettō…”

[vergilthelibrarian]

It Began Snowing.

GenderNetural!ReaderxCryptid!Taeyong

I based Taeyong off a bit on the yokai Yuki-Onna but I put my own spin to it. I didn’t know how to end this and personally I feel like the ending could be better. Also, it gets sorta yandereish

 Anyway, enjoy ^^

It began snowing suddenly.

You looked up at the gray skies, stopping in your tracks.

Lifting your hand up, you watched as the snowflakes landing on your red glove.

You drew your close to you, staring at the snowflakes that sat on your hand when suddenly, your ears twitched to the sound of crunching snow.

You looked to your side to see a young man walking.

You assumed he was going to pass by but when he stopped about a foot from you, you became slightly irritated because you knew he was going to talk to you.

You’re raised arm went to your side as he said “You know the blizzard is beginning to start. You shouldn’t just be standing out here.” causing you frowned a bit.

“A blizzard?” you questioned out loud.

The forecast only called for a light snowfall today. There was nothing on the news about an upcoming blizzard because if so, you wouldn’t have decided to explore the woods today.

The young man nodded his head.

“Yes. A blizzard and it seems to be picking up.” he said as the wind became stronger and the snowfall became harsher.

“Do you have any place to stay at during the storm? My place isn’t too far.”

“I-I uh, no.” you shook your head, the cold nipping at your exposed cheeks.

You lived in the town next to one you were currently in since this town was more of a farming town with woods while yours was simply a small factory town.

“You should come with me then.”

“N-no. I’m fine.” you told the stranger.

“Yet your shivering. You’d freeze to death out here… Come on. Come with me. I’ll give you some hot tea or hot chocolate, whatever you like.” he smiled at you.

You didn’t noticed that you were shivering, your teeth clattering as you said, “O-okay.”

The smile never left the man’s lips as he grabbed your hand.

“You don’t mind me grabbing your hand?” and you shook your head.

“Good. Let’s go.”

He began walking, leading the way, going further and further into the woods.

The snowfall became more heavy and the young man hummed as he took you to his home.

No thoughts crossed your mind as you let this strange man take you to his home, the nipping cold making it hard for you to think.

“We’re almost there.” he said as your eyes become blinded by the snow.

After some minutes, you walked out of the woods and soon you were in front of a yellow farm house.

Once you two walked up the steps and made it to the door, he let go of your hand and took out a pair keys from his pocket, unlocking and opening the door.

He looked at you and motioned for you to go in, a smile on his lips.

You walked into the house being hit with an immediate warmth but it wasn’t enough to stop the cold the had your body frozen.

The sound of the door closing and some locks entered your ears as you shivered in place.

“Oh. You must be freezing. Let me help you take off your jacket.”

The man was soon in front of you and watched as one of his hands unzipped your coat.

You found it weird that he was being rather close to you but you just chalked it up to him being helpful.

Once your jacket was off, he hung it on the coat rack on the wall.

“You think you can take off your boots?” he asked and you nodded, crouching down to untie your boots.

“Tch tch. Let me do that.”

He came over in front of you once more and you stood up, watching the young man crouch down and began untying your boots.

Once he was done he got up and watched as you took them off.

He grabbed your boots and put them to the side.

“Are you still cold?” he asked, walking into your vision once more.

You nodded, shivering heavily.

“You should take a hot bath. I’ll start the bath and give you some clothes and a towel.”

Your eyes widen and the young man chuckled.

“Don’t worry. I’m not a pervert if that’s what you’re thinking.” he said.

“Oh shit. I never told you my name, it’s Taeyong.”

“M-my name i-is Y-y/n.” you stuttered.

“Y/n. Hmm…” he hummed in thought.

“Go take a seat on the couch. I’ll get the bath started.” he smiled before walking up the steps.

You went to the open living room and sat down on the couch, noticing how comfy it was.

You looked around the living room, seeing little knick knacks and a fire place, some black and white photos and paintings.

A bark made you flinched and soon you saw a white jindo dog who began growling at you.

The dog began moving slowly towards you.

You started shaking in fear when suddenly you heard Taeyong’s voice.

“Melpomene.” he said softly, walking up to the growling dog.

“It’s alright, I’m safe. They’re not a threat.” he pat the dog and soon its growling died down.

“She’s really overprotective of me.” he laughed, looking up at you.

“I fixed your bath. Let me show where the washroom is.” he said, his gentle eyes on your form.

You got up, your eyes on the dog as you walked passed the animal and followed the man upstairs.

He showed you the washroom and were your clothes and towel sat at before leaving and closing the door.

Your eyes left the closed door, moving to the bathtub and as you walked closer to the bathtub, you saw rose petals sitting on the steamy water and a flowery scent entered your nose.

This was rather strange but once again, you didn’t think much of it.

You undressed and slowly entered the bathtub, sighing from the warmth.

Leaning back, you closed your eyes.

It was so weird for a blizzard this bad to happen suddenly.

Then your thoughts went to Taeyong.

You’ve seen him on multiple occasions, the occasions usually being the local farmers market where he sold his produce and fresh meat.

You have never properly met the man until today and it shocked you how warmed he felt.

Though you still believed that this situation was indeed a strange one.

Local legends of your town spoke of a deadly creature who caused random blizzards during the winter whenever a someone was lost or stranded only to never be seen again, the creature being compared to the man eating siren.

So you knew that you could be in danger but honestly, what could you even do?

You’re small house was in the next town over.

You had no choice but to stay in Taeyong’s house and wait for the blizzard to die down.

After some minutes passed, your body felt warm again and soon you began washing up.

Once you were done, you dried up and put on the clothes Taeyong left out, which was an oversized white t-shirt and some gray shorts. You put the towel in a basket, believing it to be the dirty clothes hamper and left the room.

As you walked down the stairs, the smell of food alerted your senses and as you walked into the open living room, you looked to your side where the opening to the kitchen was and walked to it.

Taeyong stood in front of a stove putting ingredients into a black pot.

He looked up at you and a gentle smile graced his handsome features.

“You’re done pretty early. I was hoping you’d be finish when I was done cooking.” he said. “But that’s alright. I’m making sundubu-jjigae. That sounds good?” he asked, his eyes on you.

You nodded, making a slight noise.

“You’re not much of a talker huh?” Taeyong said and you bit your bottom lip in nervousness.

“I don’t really know you well.”

He nodded, his attention going back to the stew.

“That makes sense. I am a stranger after all.” he stirred the stew. “But I truly mean no harm. You’re too precious to me…” you frowned in confusion as you didn’t quiet catch his last sentence.

You looked pass him at the window, being met with darkness.

Walking up to the window, you saw snowflakes hitting the glass.

“The blizzard is still going strong. You should stay the night here.”

You turned around and saw Taeyong turning off the stove.

“Y-yeah…”

The young man walked up to you, his hand caressing your cheek. His face was very close to yours, his breathe hitting your lips.

Your eyes widen and you gulped as you saw the boy’s eyes glance at your lips before turning his intense gaze back to your eyes

You felt like you couldn’t move.

In fact, it felt as though you were genuinely frozen in place.

“Do I make you nervous?” he asked and you quickly nodded.

His breath smelt of peppermint and his body was too close to yours.

You felt as though you were going to pass out.

“I don’t mean to make you so nervous. I’m usually not this touchy with anyone but you make me feel… something.” he said, his face contorting in as though he was lost in thought, his eyes fixated on you.

“What d-do you mean?” you stuttered.

Taeyong’s thumb traced your jawline as he said, “Warmth. You make me feel warmth and warmth is something I never feel.”

“Why is that?”

Taeyong hummed.

“Let’s eat first and then I’ll tell you.” he smiled before removing his hand from your cheek and walked back to the stove. He picked put on some mittens and picked up the pot.

“Come on. I know you must be hungry.”

~~

You two mostly ate in a comfortable silence, Taeyong saying some things here and there.

After you two were finish, he cleaned up your bowls, telling you to sit on the couch.

When he came back, he started breaking some wood to start a fire in the fireplace.

Once he started the fire, he took a seat next to you on the couch.

“I’m making us some hot chocolate.” he said.

You nodded.

Taeyong leaned in close to you causing you to back up slightly.

“You’re a lotus.”

You tilted your head and he instantly knew you were confused.

“You’re beautiful. I can see it. Your soul is beautiful yet because of this world, it’s been damaged, muddied, polluted.”

“I don’t understand.”

“As I said before, you make me feel warmth and I can’t feel warmth yet you…” his hands cradled your face. “Every time I would see you, whenever you were near me, I felt a warmth that those of my kind simply cannot produce.”

As soon as those words left his mouth, it hit you.

Taeyong was the creature of your town’s legend.

He was the siren like creature that would cause snowstorms to whoever was unfortunate to fall upon its gaze.

“You… are my soulmate.” he said which shocked you immensely.

What did he mean by soulmate?

“Huh?” was all you could respond with.

“You are my soulmate Y/n. I caused this storm just to see if my feeling was right and it was.”

You wanted to move but you felt stuck to the couch.

You tried moving your head away from his hands but you couldn’t even budge.

“A lotus flower forced to live in such an impure and dirty world… you are never leaving this place.” he said.

Your eyes widen.

“What? I… I can’t stay here. T-this is crazy!” you voice became an octave higher.

“You belong here.” the creature said. “You belong in this house. You won’t be able to bloom surrounded by those humans.” he said with disgust. “Especially surrounded by those who have hurt you.”

A white light began swirling in his eyes.

“Stay with me. I’ll keep you safe. I will always protect you and I’ll give you all the love in the universe. Just stay with me.”

Your eyes began to glaze over as you looked into his eyes.

“Okay.” you said faintly, feeling your body going limp.

“Promise me that you’ll never leave me.” his gentle voice soon turned strong and dominate, a stark contrast from how he first appeared towards you.

“I promise.” you said in a dazed like state.

“Good.” he said, his pointer finger rubbing your bottom lip.

“If you ever try to leave me, if you ever try to hurt me like that… I will drag back to this house and punish you. Understood?”

“Yes.” you responded obediently.

The light in his eyes slowly dissipated and his intense gaze turned soft, a smile on his lips as he said, “Good. I should go check on hot chocolate.” he said before letting go of your face and heading off to the kitchen.

[autumnywinter]

Would it be possible to request some yan kistune Chuuya with an innocent and sheltered reader? Or if you’d rather, just regular Chuuya would be fine! 🥺🙏🏻

i hope this is good, anon!

tw: implied manipulation, implied abduction, non graphic mentions of blood

Usually he’d be back by now.

Of course, it’s not natural for you to be so concerned for your captor, especially a snooty one, but... you’ve grown soft for him.

Sometimes you felt bad that you could be so scared of him even though he wrapped you in nothing but comfort.

It’s not like he was trying to manipulate you, right? Right?

Thankfully, the sound of the door creaking open made your thoughts quickly fizzle away.

He was injured.

“You’re awake,” he realized quietly, giving a look as if he contemplated scolding you, but decided not to.

You watched in silent shock as he abruptly sat on the floor, clutching what looked like a bleeding arm.

He gave a pained groan but muttered cooly, “There’s some bandages in the kitchen, in the top cupboard. Think you can manage that for me?”

It took a moment for you to comprehend what he was saying before quickly nodding and scattering off.

If this incident had happened at least a month ago, you would’ve taken advantage of Chuuya’s injury and made a run for it.

You didn’t even let it cross your mind once, though.

After skidding in the kitchen, you came out with clean white bandages. “Are-- are these good?”

“Yeah. Thanks,” Chuuya grunted and grabbed the bandages, ripping the sleeve off his arm with another pained groan.

You winced just at the sight. He’d been clawed at for what looked like multiple times.

“You don’t have to stay,” he murmured. “Actually, I’d prefer you not watch.”

Despite his protest, you grabbed the bandages away from him. “I can do it. I don’t want to watch your bandage yourself.” You peered at the wound. “Is it-- is it clean?”

The kitsune’s tail twitched in amusement. “It’s cute to see you worrying but I can really do it by myself. You don’t have to...” He trailed off when you wordlessly started bandaging it, and only leaned into your touch.

You could feel him melting into your touch, as if he were enjoying it.

When you finished, you smiled at your handiwork. “I’ll change it tomorrow.”

Silently, Chuuya pulled you into his lap and rested his chin on your head. “Thanks, baby... I’m sorry you had to see that.”

You leaned into his chest. “Y-- yeah, no problem.” There was a long pause. “Why’d you get injured, anyway?”

Chuuya flicked his ear irritably. “There’s not only people but... but yokai’s such as myself that-- that try to take you away from me...”

It was odd that you just felt more curious than scared.

“What do you mean?” you asked.

“Well,” the kitsune started somewhat anxiously, “Some don’t approve of us. Others want you to their self.” His grip tightened. “But I won’t let them take you away. That’s why you need to be with me; where it’s safe.”

An understanding look came from you. “Thank you,” you said softly.

Chuuya’s eyes widened but it turned into a gentle smile. “Of course, babe. You only belong to me, after all.”