#usually i dont put a translation if i cant find one

[where-does-the-heart-lie]

ASL brothers HAIKYUU!! AU!!!!!

Day one of Self Indulgent month for me! I love these three, i love haikyuu, i love killer whales!

(The Naval Academy is this au’s version of marines)

For those who dont know, in Haikyuu (and prob in real life too but in my experience its not as important as they make it in the anime) The "Ace" of the team is the person who primarily scores points via spiking. Theyre the Hard Hitter, basically.

Design talk👇

Originally, i was gonna make their school mascot just "The Pirates" but i couldnt figure out a clever pun with the school name so i scrapped it in favor of an animal mascot. I figured I would have a wider range of puns that way.

I landed on Orcas as the mascot because I think they really embody a pirate way of life. Theyre strong, hang out in groups of a mix of found family and their actual family, hate the rich, and theyre fun loving! And also im a bit biased because theyre my favorite animal, but hey, i said its self indulgent month, didnt I?

Their school name is a play on the word for Killer Whale (Shachi シャチ) and the word for 'knowledge' (Chishiki 知識), i just smashed the two words together. I'm very proud of myself for coming up with that given i dont speak japanese at all.

Anyway, with their designs, I was taking inspiration from orcas to match the design themes of haikyuu. Ace's hair is bleached on the underside to look like the underside of an orca's body, I made ace and sabo's eyes look more whale-like, the clip in sabo's hair is meant to resemble to spots behind orca's eyes, and I tried to make luffy's hair look more like it's round and spiking down more than i usually do.

Ace is wearing a ''way of the ace" shirt in the first picture, Luffy is wearing a shirt that just says "VOLLEY BALL" because i think it would be funny if he wore a bunch of those Zero-context-poorly-translated-random-english-words shirts that theres a bunch of in Asia. Sabo dyes his hair like delinquents do, but it doesnt much look delinquent~y because of how soft it looks. He means to do it to make him look like a delinquent though. Sabo still has his scars in this au, but he uses his hair, arm braces, and leg braces to cover them up. LUFFY AND ACE HAVE FUNKY SOCKS BECAUSE NO ONE CAN TELL THEM (or me) THEY CANT. Sabo wears athletic socks though because he's a debbie downer. He defends himself saying “It’s practical” and Ace and luffy call him “practically a Debbie Downer.”

Luffy is very good at receiving from growing up with Sabo and Ace practicing setting and spiking with eachother and assigning Luffy as Ball Boy. So he got the libero position from that cuz sabo and ace put in a good word for him. Nepotism.

I didn't feel like coming up with designs for them, but Zoro and Bepo are also on their team (theyre in the fifth image sitting on the right of the line of students). Koala and nami are student managers, Robin is the teacher manager, and Franky is the coach. all other straw hats/luffy friends, rev army comrades, and whitebeard brethren are in the stands. Im trying to keep the ages consistent with how they are in canon.

I didnt do a very in depth research, but i couldnt find what Japanese schools have as mascot costumes. and given no one wears any costumes in haikyuu for their team, i can kind of assume they dont use them over there. But unfortunately for them, I'm American. And part of the backbone of our schooling system, is Vaguely Unsettling Mascot Costumes. My sister says my design for it looks like its from Club Penguin, and i find that delightful. [moment of silence for my billions of fallen Puffles, taken from me in The Shutdown] Anyway.

I thought I was clever coming up with the equivalent of the Marines in this au being a Naval Academy. And their mascot being Seals, famously the animal that gets the absolute Worst Of It from orcas. Get shit onnnnn

I believe thats about it, thanks for coming to my ted talk :)

[inamagicalhallucination]

ok gift giving is a big part of atsushi’s love language 

this wasn’t meant to be long but-

whether its becuz the tiger’s cat-desire to hunt for the agency translated to something more human (along with cooking but my cooking atsushi headcanons will pop out sometime else) or just becuz atsushi has never been gifted anything pre-agency and to him its something very precious who knows

it’s not that he spends ages pouring over what to give the agency members (well not always) its more like if he goes to the store and sees a type of candy ranpo likes he’ll buy it for him

when atsushi’s new at wanting to give his loved ones gifts, he does over think it tho cmon its atsushi

like he’ll see a nice pen, buy it for kunikida, but then he’ll feel like its such a dumb little thing and he should’ve put more effort into a gift because of that he ends up hoarding a lot of trinkets becuz he’ll see them and buy them as presents but be too shy to give them up

(and he’ll also spend ages pouring over what the perfect present for everyone would be but always finding some fault in his ideas)

it’s not until dazai’s breaking into atsushi’s apartment to teach him the joys of stealing other people’s credit cards that he notices a neat stack of containers with atsushi’s friends and stuff’s name on it and asks atsushi about it that something ever happens

dazai: don’t tell me atsushi, you were planning on chopping us all up and storing us into these containers ? u’d need bigger ones for that by the way

atsushi, horrified: WHAT?? of course not!!! these are-

atsushi, flustered: these are just things that i dont know i bought becuz i thought you’d like them. but theyre silly so i didn’t give-

dazai, already opening his own box: ATSUSHI!

atsushi, trying to pull him away: what

dazai, pulling out a tiny void eyed black cat keychain: did you buy this for me? how did you know i wanted it?

atsushi:

atsushi: you wanted it?

dazai, lying but atsushi doesn’t need to know that: yeah i wanted something like this. how cruel atsushi, buying it and storing it away~ not giving it to me :(

atsushi, pleased and happy: do you um want to look at the other stuff ?

//

so essentially dazai in his own strange way of not actually addressing the problem convinces atsushi to give his silly little gifts to the agency members

(and tho he did not want anything like the keychain before, he’s quite pleased by it and all the other things that atsushi got for him)

so atsushi in a moment of joy and happiness places all the containers in front of each members door with his name signed and bolts (kyouka’s is placed near her stuff right before he leaves since he wakes up before her) (things for non-agency members like lucy are left in places where they work/hang out a lot) (fukuzawa’s in front of his office doors)

//

the morning at work, atsushi’s shaking with nervousness 

the first one to arrive after him is kunikida (who’s usually the first to arrive)

kunikida greets atsushi politely - theres something about him that seems different, a little red on his cheeks but atsushi cant tell what; he’s too busy being relieved that kunikida isn’t upset about his gifts

when kunikida opens his book, the pen he pulls out is the one atsushi gifted him and atsushi is immediately filled with warmth and contentment (when he moves his head, atsushi notices that his hair is tied with the ribbon atsushi gave him)

kunikida doesn’t say anything but his gratitude and his appreciation for atsushi’s gifts is clear (also he may or may not ruffle atsushi’s hair more than usual that day)

//

after kunikida and dazai’s appreciation, atsushi is more excited about everyone’s reactions

junichiro is flustered and pleased and thanks him profusely, grinning the entire day - naomi tells him about each gift and why she likes it 

kenji tries to gift him a cow which is banned from the office by kunikida - who points out that atsushi wouldn’t know what to do with it, so kenji comes back with chickens, and then after the same thing happens, gives atsushi stuff from his garden

haruno and the other staff all thank atsushi with hugs or shoulder pats

ranpo doesn’t look at atsushi as he approaches him but he’s wearing the pins atsushi bought him and the fact that he’s holding out a candy for atsushi to take is telling enough

yosano thanks him fiddling with the bracelet atsushi bought

kyouka apologizes for not giving him anything and atsushi has to explain to her that he’s just getting gifts becuz he wants to not becuz he wants them to give hm something back 

fukuzawa does the old person affection thing by placing his hand on atsushi head ya know the thing

anyway

lucy is blushing when he goes down to the cafe and calls him dumb and then gives him extra cake so-

//

the only person who atsushi’s bought gifts for but hasn’t given them to is akutagawa

their relationship isn’t as hostile as before but atsushi doesn’t know what to do with it but he thinks theres a tiny chance that akutagawa might like them so he makes up his mind and ships them to him (he does not include a return address or his name)

akutagawa, climbing through atsushi’s window a few days later: it was you wasn’t it?

atsushi: stop climbing through my window asshole????

akutagawa, coughing and showing atsushi the black bracelet atsushi got him: answer me

atsushi, remembering the gifts, flushing: wh-what ? noooo-  I uh. I mean i don’t know what you’re talking about

akutagawa: it has to be you. no one else would give me something as strange as a plastic skeleton

atsushi, weakly: it fit ur aesthetic ?

akutagawa, ‘glaring’ at him: 

atsushi: ...sorry?

akutagawa, looking away, coughing, ears red: whatever. i don’t like being in debt. tell me what you want, i’ll buy it for u

atsushi: oh no no no. you don’t have to do that! honest. it was just a few silly things that reminded me of... you... r u okay ur face’s red

akutagawa, grabbing atsushi and pulling him towards the window: shut up im buying u dinner

atsushi, very confused: ok?

anyway yeah

might add a part 2 becuz i wasn’t gonna post the start of atsushi giving gifts but just him giving ppl gifts but i cant help myself

also howd akutagawa get here

[livin4woso]

Breaking the media

Chapter 9- the media can be scary

You woke to the sound of your name being shouted along the corridor from alexia, so you picked up your phone and walked to the kitchen to find alexia had made breakfast for the two of yous. You opened your phone, and you looked as every single social media of yours had blown up, and the news was all on you. The comments of the next england star girl takes stage at Barcelona at just 16. You almost couldn't believe it. Your transfer had already gotten some attention from the media, but this. This was collosal in less that 24hrs you had gained over 100k followers on Instagram, you couldn't really believe it. Since you had played at arsenal you had been under a watchful eye by the media yet it never phased you but this was different there was alot more news on you and the pressure started to weigh on your shoulders.

Alexia had snapped you out of your thoughts by telling you to hurry up to go to training. You had arrived sharply on time for a match debrief "ohh heres the famous y/n watch out" mapi joked with you "oh shut it mapi you're just jealous that im all over the news and you're not" you responded to her laughing lightly. You had sat on the end of the row hoping to get some peace as everyone sat next to their respective friends, and then it was lucy who came to sit next to you. "You okay?" you asked her "yeah yeah its just a calf pull its not anything to worry about, the only thing i should be worried about is you taking my spot" she responded laughing at the last part of the sentence "oh god no i could never take your spot but in a a year or so cant garentee that one" you responded to her while being told to sushh by your teamates as the meeting started. The meeting was boring you spent more time playing with the strings on your shorts then paying attention as the whole presentation was in spanish and although alexia had been helping you learn to speak spanish it wasn't going on the easiest of paths. However, you did understand one bit when lucy translated that you were going to do media with ona alexia and ingrid for the next hour or so.

"Media really this isn't going to go well, why not someone else" you asked begging to be swapped "no can do, you're the one with all the hype around you the club has to capitalise of it" alexia said putting her arm around your shoulders and dragging you to the media room. You and alexia had been set with the first set of press while ingrid and ona did interviews then yous would swap."bon dia alexia y y/n tengo algunas preguntas sobre el juego" the man continued alexia waited till he was finished when she translated the conversation to you "he said he had a few questions about the game" she whispered to you. The man had asked you how you felt with all the media stories and before you started you decided to make the conversation potentially easier "ermm no hablo espanol sorry i haven't gotten round to mastering the spanish language but i think the media can be positive influencing to motivate me but too much of it can be pressuring especially the ones bringing in national teams" you responded trying to be as professional as possible. After 15 minutes later of questions you and alexia were promptly moved out of the room and to interviews you were each given a list of places to go to luckily yours had been to the English media where alexia had the spanish media. The interviews went okay there was a few questions which were definitely different than usual but one sparked your thoughts "so y/n how do you feel about the increasing number of comments on your post of people commenting on your looks" the reporter asked "if im being honest i haven't looked at the comments but i am 16 so depending on the nature of the comment would depend my response as im open to compliments but i dont think its appropriate to sexualise a teenager or any player as a matter of fact i want to be known for being a good player not for looking good" you replied.

As soon as the media had ended you clicked on your recent post and went straight to the comment section and god it was not a sight you wanted to see it was a mixture of positive comments some wierd over sexulising remark or a hate comment about how you didn't deserve to play on the team or you only played because it would bring attention to the club. You wished you never opened them as a swirling pit of guilt formed were you just there to bring attention to the club? Did you deserve to even be at Barcelona? The thoughts clung to you like a dark web clouding your mind and it was showing. Training followed and you were playing sloppy missing easy tackles and making bad passes this just made your thoughts spiral so when yous were instructed to take a break it was alexia who decided to ask what was wrong as she could tell not just by your preformance but by the way your eyes were dulled and your eyebrows ever so slightly knitted together she knew something was bothering you.

"Hey pequeña what wrong your not playing like you normally do whats on your mind" she said looking at you the minute she asked this tears welled in your eyes it was pathetic you thought to yourself "i.. erm i dont know i guess i just paid too much attention to what everyone was saying and its not very nice" you said dropping your head in defeat "oh come here, do not believe what they say okay whatever it is its wrong i promise you" she said wrapping you in a hug as you pulled back you grabbed your phone out of your bag and showed alexia the comments and the dms of people "trust me y/n they're wrong you are good enough to play for this team and ignore those creeps because unfortunately we cant do much to make it stop but we can move on as if they never existed" she said standing back up to train again. And yet again alexia knew what to tell you how to remove that cloud that sat in your thoughts weighing you down you now just felt lighter.

Alexia had become a solution to your problems one you could rely on. One who cared for you it was unusual but nice the last time you had felt this loved by a person was your foster family back in London who looked after you while you were at arsenal. She had drove yous home and had began to cook dinner for both of you when she casually slipped into conversation "you know jona is thinking about starting you next game due to lucy and jana being injured" "what, you're joking right" you responded "no no of course not but you need to put in the work tomorrow to make sure he will" she replied as she put the pasta on the boil. You had ate your dinner together and watched tv before going to sleep and the thought of starting lingered in your head it was like you had gone to sleep with a smile on your face at the thought of starting.

[spocktogo]

Captain's Log Stardate Ep 2.1

Hell yes. This is it. I didnt even realise it was new season but then bones said spock was avoiding food and i k n e w. lets fucking go o m g

you can see how scared he is :( poor baby. loss of control his worst nightmare..

WHOAG jumpscare of new theme. which reminds me i need to send a picture to my bro. ok done

yess ahahaha yesss [sickos.png]

*cock

no really hes in so much stress. and jim is really packin the big doe eyes... but of course he will not say it. but already like 2mins in the k/s levels in this episode are insanely off the charts so im starting to get why this ep kicked it all off and not one of the earlier ones.

yeah adding to that i cant quite put my finger on it. something about the filming.. lots of face closeups and halfbody shots makes it all feel extremely personal and filled with some tension. the backing music also carries spocks tension well. obv i know whats going on but i didnt expect to be this enraptured by it, its really well done. teddy sturgeon you wouldve loved ao3

when you really want to touch your captain and additionally are in pon farr so its twice as difficult as usual not to so you clasp your hands behind your back (so does he because he is human and it is always that difficult for him)

and also theres a bed with red drapes between you not to be suggestive.

spock looking quite so-so at the idea of either taking a wife or dying. jim immediately sprinting out of his room to "command the ship" (crying fit in the broom closet)

face of a man who has put his ship and his career before a dozen wonderful women and has also just said 'hes my friend. isnt that worth a career?' to bones. face of a man who knows he just put it all out in the open

HELLO what. 'this fever causes an insanity which you will no doubt find distasteful' kirk:

bones:

(jim looks devastated here, actually)

bones constantly has the face of someone watching their closeted gay friend enter into yet another heterosexual relationship. a face i recognise well.

it just occurred to me. NO ONE is happy. not spock not jim not bones not chapel not uhura nobody is even remotely joyful at the idea of spocks marriage. it looks like hes going to jail or to a gladiator arena (which he is but they dont know that yet) (but as the viewer we already dont expect this to go well)

I like how the vulcan custom is to be wrapped in stiff ass tinfoil and make horrible jangling noise with a gazillion bells. i would also need a very solid logical mindset to not go completely apeshit. new headcanon plak tau just translates to sensory overload

tiddy time. spock really said lemme at them. it is literally his second combat move. wow.

sorry what the hell. hes disheveled. hes HEAVING. billy shat big naturals absolutely all on display who greenlit this??!?!?

the combat scene wasnt even all that. but spock saying "having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting"?

me when i have big ears and no lines in this episode

me when im about to surprise my boyfriend with being alive (epic prank) (he smiled so big)

aaand then. come on spock lets go mind the store*

* iowa slang for [censored for the protection of our good christian values]

my god this was amazingly cute. i rescind all my earlier comments i get why this REALLY kindled the flame of slash shipping. oh my what an episode.

[mamadarama]

Do u know where to find the translation for the tour event in enstars? Not like the story but the little star thing u have to complete to get the card. Idk what theyre called i never do tour events i just rlly want a leo card 😭 sorry for coming into ur asks abt this I’ve been searching for like hours now

i dont, but the missions arent that different from other tour lives so if you dont mind a little extra effort you could cross reference with a translation for a different tour event and it would be pretty easy to figure out what the missions are. you can find one if you google "enstars tour live translation". if you dont know the kanji for their names theyre on the wiki, and if part of the text is in brackets like this -> 【words here】 then it wants you to put a particular card in the lineup (its usually going to be one of the 3* event cards for that tour which you should already have, except some of the later levels that ask for one of the 4* and the last few levels that ask for one of the event 5*)

i hope you can find a translation but if you cant i hope this helps, good luck w the event!

[kusundei]

I am not going to get into snoisle. im too far gone and me not getting up this morning solidified it further im the one who does these things to me. im judt trying to like learn to cope with those facts and take things one step at a time and to just be here and be okay and be. but blah blah blah its so hard keeping up and its draining me. i juet dont wanna acknowledge it and again it sucks even more cuz im falling back into old habits when i said id change ans it hasnt even been that long?? im just scared at some point something awful is gonna happen again and its just going to be my fault and theres gonna be no way for me to cope w it. i wanna know peace again want to sing a different song 🙂‍↕️ its just so hard to do anything at all but reasonably the only thing keeping me going is knowing that if i dont then qhats gonna happen.? nothing probably. you learn to find motivation in reluctance. moreso guilt probably. its just hard to convey alot of things. its not like i dont feel thibgs and also not like i dont say it either but truly ny body just works the way it does. if i can push it down YOU PUSH IT DOWN and usually that makes it go away. i just feel like ive been too selfish lately. and i dont like being like that but its hard to not think and feel it especually like this. its hard to not feel like youve burdened so many people especially when my scenery has changed so much. i coukd live with the idea of burdening my mom but now its infected everyone and i worry. a lot. guilt is my number one driver but i dont think it drives ne enough. i just have a lot on my mind usually and i wish i could talk abt it but im also glad i dont. theres no reasin fir me to and alot of things get lost in translation

its not better to speak than to die. truly. why should i put other people through my own pain si that i can feel better?(? i cant do that. not with a clear conscious anyway but i feel like i just do ut a lot. im bot saying im some sort of saint because im not and i dont the exact opposite of that way too much. and also dont get me wrong i want people to care. i wish people knew and i wish people seemed like they worry abt me but thats even more of a selfush thing to say becayde i know people do but CLEARLY its noy enlugh bcuz why do i think abt it? its just so butt And it keeps coming up and i jsut try not to think abt it. but i know what ive promised myself and what my rules r and i know what is driving me to not . and im holding onto that for dear life but i know my foundations r not stable

Its just like i feel like ive become so codependent again and i wish i knew that independency i did before. But i dont want to pull myself out becayse i know what it did before. theres just no inbetweej wirh me its either all the way or none at all just like give me a break. and i just feel so USELESS ALL THE TIME i hate therapy. honestly. connie is nice to have back and she cares and shes helped me alot with ne and my mom but just stay like that. dont ask me how im doing. i dony need you to tell ne that im such a ‘kind and caring person’ all the time. its not like i dont believe those things but its moreso just my own perception of myself. why am i in therapy. i dont need thid and i dont need you to tell me these things. ive done it once ill do it again becahse i always have. im not helpless and i dont need people to care abt me (juxtaposition)

I just like. hate myself. Likr why am i like this. But realistically thats just the way i am and ive been saying this for years. theres no fixing me and its fine ir whatever.

[a-court-of-moonlight-and-ire]

Some of you have probably noticed that I havent made a liveblog post in a while. Well, thats because I usually read on the bus and during my classes and then I come home and summarize my thoughts on the 2-5 chapters I read after theyve marinated in my head for a little while, but unfortunately i appear to be incapacited at the moment so I cant do that. But because its been weeks and I dont wanna forget anything and I would very much like to finish this series soon, I'll try to read at home sometimes from now on. Since my brain is still a lil mush Im gonna do what I did for my last post, which is write down what Im thinking as Im reading instead of summarizing all my thoughts retroactively, except this time I have my german copy on hand so if I want to quote something it'll be a translation

Anyway, with all that said, welcome to my twisted mind, please enjoy my thoughts on A Court of Mist and Fury Chapters 40

Chapter 40

Ive been wanting to say this for a while now but i kept forgetting, but they translated 'winnowing' as 'den Wind spalten' ['splitting the wind'] and that is objectively so much cooler, shoutout to my gal Alexandra Ernst for that

Feyre being like "ugh, its so pathetic how these human guards think they could stand a chance against even one of us" hurts me so much you guys what have they done to my girl

Once again, its apparently perfectly fine if Rhysand doesnt tell Feyre anything "because she never asked" but if Tamlin doesnt tell her anything when she never asked hes the devil

Also once again, Feyre is perfectly not-triggered at Mor wearing a scarlet dress

Idk how to explain this, but Rhysand saying that Feyre is wearing a golden crown because "she looks so good with it, how could he not give her one" is somehow the perfect encapsulation of the hollowness of her High Lady title

Oh, of course three of the queens only showed up to watch the other two talk, itd be too hard to write dialogue if they actually participated in this important conversation

hello???? Feyre referring to humans as "your kind" ??? wth is going on

"every side bears some blame" hey rhysand ive got a question for ya. which side enslaved the other again

everytime the oldest queen does anything the prose feels the need to remind me of how old and wrinkly she is and its like, i get it, shes OLD

The oldest queen is spitting so hard rn, Im not even gonna question how they heard of the night court when Feyre, who lived closest to Prythian for many years, didnt know anything aout the individual courts prior to getting there herself, Im just gonna put her whole little monologue here: "Oh? [...] The High Lord of the Night Court asks that we join him so that we can save lives together? Fight for peace? And what about the lives that you have taken during your long, despicable existance? What about the High Lord who shrouds himself in darkness and destroys the mind of those who stand in his way? [...] We have heard of you on the continent, Rhysand. We have heard of what the Court of Night is capable of, what you do to your enemies. Peace? I wouldn't have thought that you - a man who enslaves the minds of others and kills them out of pure enjoyment - even know that word."

Anyway, she was spitting absolute bars and Feyre gets super mad about it and almost commits arson but manages to reign herself in and its like girlie, why are you so upset? one of the first things we find out about the night court in this book is that they apparently indiscriminately kill (or atleast torture) anyone who crosses the night court border without permission like theyre the fucking us government, i think the bad reputation is justified

Forgive me if I sound callous, but I have absolutely no sympathy for Rhysand flinching at the mention of Amarantha when Feyre didnt even use her name and is also talking about how she fucking DIED AT HER HANDS

God, I feel like I have something to say about every single line this post is gonna be like 10 thousand words long by the time Im done

So lets take it from the top; Feyre tries to convince the mortal queens to give them the half of the book by recounting to them how much everyone suffered under Amarantha and how she was gruesomely beaten to death and then revived, which is not a compelling argument to me, who actually witnessed all of that, much less these queens who have barely any context for anything shes saying right now

The oldest queen is like "you dont know anything about anything" which is true what the fuck does Feyre know about whats going on in the human world or even the fae world at large, and then Rhysand growls "dont you dare talk down to her!!" because shes passionate and speaking from the heart or whatever and its like, okay, shes still not good at politicking or even just basic negatioation and shes talking to a seasoned politician who old as fuck

Like, if Feyre was actually smart, she wouldve long since realized that she couldnt convince these queens to protect this little slip of land right up to prythians border and been like "okay, you dont wanna protect the land, but can you atleast organize an evacuation so you can atleast save the people" Sure, they definitely still wouldnt have agreed to that because its a sjm book and theyre written to be comically evil, but it would atleast demonstrate Feyre being a little savvy, because right now all we're getting is her being stupid and stubborn in a situation where she really cant afford that

god, im just now noticing how pissed off I am, its been bleeding into my commentary and its not gonna stop, Im sorry. wait no, if youre reading this youre probably looking for negativity, so youre welcome, actually

Anyway, Rhys also says that Feyre is a kindhearted soul looking out for people who cant defend themselves even though she definitely thought that those human guards were pathetic for wanting to defend themselves when she and the other fae were soooooo much more powerful and he definitely knows that because the mental bond is fully open during this meeting and he chastises the queens for being selfish and cowardly when its like, my brother in christ you are doing the exact same bullshit, but atleast the queens are defending a wholeass continent while hes defending one (1) city. and iirc that city ends up getting attacked and destroyed anyway so good job my guy

Theres something so oddly biblical about the story Mor is telling about Miriam, down to her name being Miriam

That island thats removed from time is such bullshit istg

Is it just me or have these bozos not actually explained what they even need the other half of the book for. theyre just like "we need to stop this war and we'd like peace between humans and fae" and its like cool, hows the book gonna help with that though

im sorry, feyre wants to punch that old woman in the face????

the chapter ends with Elain being like "I hope they burn in hell" and i get that, they just straight up said that they want to abandon a whole bunch of people (them included) to die if a war breaks out, but you cant say that the night court girlies are not also at fault for being so fucking bad at politics

[dandunn]

Fic author interview tagged by @vampirenaomi

1 How many works do you have on AO3?

42

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

728,089

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Fic that annoys me so much I disabled comments (go find it yourself lmao), Marked for Death, Tiger by the Tail, What's coming through is Alive, The Sea is Getting Rough Again

my one piece fics all have way more kudos than my recent stuff basically

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

i do sometimes, im usually tired from writing and editing so sometimes ill just say thanks lol

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

i wrote a fic anonymously which is horrendously dark and doesnt have a happy ending but I think most other fics i write at least have a bittersweet or happy ending hdfgb

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

uhhhhhh i dunno man I like the ending of the fic i wrote where goemon threatens to cut one of jigen's exes' dicks off and then they go hang out by the pool. that was fun :)

7. Do you write crossovers?

not really, I've had a few ideas for them but they're hard to write and wouldnt have worked out

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

not... really? i got a really weird backhanded compliment where someone talked at length about a ship i dont like (the fic wasnt about that couple) then said the first chapter was alright apart from being painfully slow (thanks) and then accused me of virtue signalling because of the difficult topics i handled in the fic.

It was really, really strange like I genuinely think they were trying to pay me a compliment but they were incredibly shit at it lol

And then in another fic I turned off comments because a minor started bitching at me about the porn I wrote not being sexy enough and when I told them to go away they harassed me for a little while. That was fun.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yeas. I prefer it when smut is incorporated into the story because I kind of need the emotional stakes to be high enough otherwise I kind of lose interest. Smut without feelings is just kinda boring to me. Of course I have some exceptions but those are rare nowadays.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware of.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

yes, though it's on wattpad apparently so I have no idea if the person doing it credited me because I dont use that site lol.

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

yeah and I dont recommend it. we only wrote like 2 chapters of it but i no longer speak to the co-author and the whole thing ended up feeling a bit disjointed and weird.

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

Uhh I have a couple, zoro/luffy, ace/sanji, jigen/lupin and jigen/goemon

zolu probably wins here because i have not so far written a 200k fic about anyone else lol

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

*gestures weakly at literally everything in my google docs*

I forgot how to write sorry

15. What are your writing strengths?

*tv static noise*

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

i cant speak english

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I don't know whether its bad or just handled badly by a lot of writers but I don't like it. Speaking as someone whos been learning japanese for the past 2+ years I hate it when I come across a word and have to either look it up myself or scroll to the bottom of the fic for any footnotes there are to explain it. Gonna use myself as an example for how I go about this kind of thing:

Fujiko tries to smile at his robotic, overly formal speech patterns, when really it's a little off-putting. She hasn't heard anyone use the word sessha, 'my humble self', for themselves outside of a period drama.

each to their own but i prefer putting in a small aside like this rather than shoving in foreign words and expecting for the reader to go and break the flow of the writing by looking it up for themselves.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

id say pokemon mystery dungeon but the first fic i wrote i instantly deleted after getting one negative comment, i think one piece is more where i cut my teeth

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

i dont really know? ive gotten into a couple of new things recently but they havent triggered my "oh i gotta write something" reaction

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

i dunno man i dont like my work very much right now heres an image if u read all of this

[definitelynotshouting]

Do not apologise at all for responding late!! Holiday burnout is so real, theres sm to organise so I understand completely 😅. I hope youre getting some rest between xmas and the new year, or that at least whatever you have planned isnt too hard on you :)

I am 100% willing to believe you blessed my flight lmao, hopefully it works on the way back as well :D

Is it weird to say i dont think ive ever had a blackberry before?? Idk i might have had one when i was a kid but when you mentioned the blackberry jam I completely blanked. So um. Hope it was good?

Oh no your cat!! D: Hope he's all better now

YES I WOULD LOVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT MALAYSIAN FOOD!! I would show u pics but um 🧍->🏃‍♂️💨. Ur gonna have to google it king LOL. The first day back my dad and I went out to a mamak stall (basically just a restaurant for malay-chinese-indian food), and I had roti canai (a type of flatbread with curry) and teh tarik, which I have missed dearly. I dont typically like normal english breakfast tea so getting to have authentic teh tarik was SO GOOD. Teh tarik (translating to "pulled tea") is made with condensed milk and gets its name from how after the drink is mixed it gets continuously poured over and over from one container to another until it gets super frothy.

I've also been getting reacquainted with my favourite fruits 🥰 that you cant get in Australia like mangosteen and jambu air (ai-yer). Mangos and dragon fruit you can get in australia but. um. Theyre bad. They just taste like sweet water. Also unfortunately for me rambutan i havent been able to find rambutan 😔😔. Those look similar to lychee but they taste pretty different, less tangy and sweeter.

Ive gone out with a friend to have cendol (c promounced as a "ch") which is a cold desert with coconut milk and rice jelly, along with other toppings should you choose it. Im also in the process of convincing my bff to do a 3h road trip with me specifically for food in a city called Ipoh 😭 wish me luck.

AND, im getting one of my relatives to teach me how to make rendang and char kway teow. The rendang specifically because the one she makes i prefer over what's usually made in restuarants. I think it's a state difference in recipes or smtg? So the ones you'll find in restuarants are KL/Selangor rendang and she makes from Kedah. Thats just a theory tho im not actually sure.

🧍 i realise this ask has become like 70% about food so i apologise. But. In my defense you asked >:) /j

ANYWAY. I hope youve gotten a break from the holiday work or at least have one coming up <33 Take care of yourself; indulge in your cheeses :D

-☀️

SUN ANON HELLOOOOOO im so excited to hear you got those desserts, those sound AMAZING...... also i looked up all the foods you mentioned and MAN THESE LOOK GOOD.... im a shrimp lover im gazing so hard at the char kway teow...... 👀👀👀👀👀 also holy shit these fruits look so cool???? Thats WILD ive literally never heard of these before and im having a lot of fun looking them up online and reading about their flavours and stuff!!!! Incredibly curious about mangosteen, i was not expecting it to be white inside when i looked it up and just like, the contrast of the purplish rind vs the white insides is SO neat to look at, like that feels really good on my eyeballs if that makes sense JSDBEKDNMDD also also teh tarik sounds and looks amazing i want to try that SO bad now omg

Its so funny you say that about blackberries bc where i live we have them literally growing everywhere on the side of the road AKDNWKDNKWDN in the summer when they start putting out fruit one of my roommates will sometimes go out and just pick a bunch for the whole household, and they always taste SOOOOO much better than the store-bought ones. Im genuinely not sure how to describe the taste of blackberry other than like. Its very sweet but also very tart (i go for the slightly less ripe ones tbh bc i prefer tart things to super sweet) at the same time, and sorta pops in your mouth a little bit when you chew it. Honestly its one of my favorite fruits i would highly recommend them if you can find em anywhere!!!!

My resolution this year is a bit silly but i wanted to go for a very fun easy one, so its to use every sticker i own this year :] ive already started by putting a few on the creeper minifridge that my roomie got me for xmas 😂😂😂😂😂😂 and i have some scrapbook ideas as well to use my fancier ones that my friends have gotten me!!!! Also you are so valid about the writing-- tbh if you wrote more than expected then it sounds like you succeeded instead of failed, so thats awesome!!! :DDD

I hope you're doing well on your travels, sun anon!! And when the time comes may your flight back to Australia be as peaceful and pleasant as the one you experienced when you left it :]

[courfee]

✧˖°. get to know me game .°˖✧

it's been a while, but thank you so much to the most wonderful @messrsage for tagging me in this game!! i have absolutely no idea how you managed to make yours look so consistently aesthetically pleasing, i envy you and your incredible taste

rule: name 1 of your favorite movie, character, animal, drink, song, season, book, color, hobby

movie: dornröschen (1989), definitely my favourite sleeping beauty adaptation and usually on my list of fav films, it's so pretty

character: sirius black. pretty sure this answer has been the same since i was like 8 years old

animal: for some reason i decided at some point that cows are my favourite animal. i dont know why. coming across them randomly so far has mainly just been terrified And Yet--

drink: i dont really have one? i nearly put in water but then decided that's boring, so i'll go with the herbal tea my mother makes i guess

song: lady marlene by katzenjammer is always on my list of favourite songs, even if it's not always at the very top

season: spring!!

book: gonna go with the thief lord by cornelia funke for this one this time. but definitely the german version, because to my horror i had to find the english translation is absolutely terrible and just. didn't translate half the book.

colour: what a loaded question.... it used to be red. then there was a time when i wouldn't leave the house without at least 1 green piece of clothing. then i discovered yellow. now im vaguely back to red, but really i've given up on having a favourite colour [insert that tt audio of 'i stay awake at night blahblah' here]

hobby: i mean. writing. probably the only hobby that's a hobby. can't really call going to graveyards and looking at all the pretty graves a hobby. cant really call cosplaying/sewing a hobby when i havent properly done that in like 5 years. so the boring predictable answer it is...

no pressure tagging @jmeslovr @messerflower @jaioes @perfect-snaccccccc @tadaxii-i <33

[violetdazy]

okay before i get off my soapbox i wanna talk about tiktok users moving to xiaohongshu / rednote / little red book. i fear the general understanding of the situation is shallow and incomplete, and i want to add some context. it’s a very interesting and in some ways heartfelt moment in internet history, but it’s not all sunshine and rainbows.

the tl;dr is that while there is a lot of good, there are also a lot of issues with a ton of (primarily white) foreign users suddenly flocking to the app.

first some disclaimers:

i am a white american who heard about the app on tiktok specifically as an alternative option after the ban

this post is strictly about my perspective and is not objective in any way

i dont intend to speak over people who may be better suited to discuss this topic than me, but rather to provide a glimpse into my experience on the app (specifically in terms of the migration from tiktok)

i wish i had examples to show, but unfortunately i did not expect to be making this post. plus for privacy reasons i dont want to repost anyone’s words outside xhs in a way that can be linked back to them

one major unavoidable bias for my experience is that while i can translate comments via google translate, i cant translate spoken content unless one is provided - e.g., all posts about the foreigners on xhs that i can understand must therefore include me as part of the intended audience, creating a bias for what content i am able to include in my experience

the algorithm works in mysterious ways. other people’s experiences are likely very different than my own, and may have seen very different content

i greatly enjoyed (and will likely continue to enjoy) my time on xhs, which also could be a bias worth recognizing

i have zero qualifications relevant to this topic. i just wanted to put my thoughts out there

okay now for the post.

why is this happening?

most americans made accounts there primarily as a protest with a little bit of curiosity thrown in - i'll admit this was my own mentality going in. the video that convinced me to make an account talked about how a lot of gen z have grown up with the understanding that our "personal" data has never been personal, and therefore many dont care who owns it.

this, combined with the percieved hypocrisy of banning tiktok specifically ("senator, i'm singaporean") drove a lot of people to make accounts. not just americans either - some europeans and canadians expressed on tiktok that they would be sad to see the americans leave, and on xhs expressed that they followed us there.

arrival of the foreigners

people coming from tiktok have been using the phrase and hashtag “tiktok refugees” to describe themselves and find community. i hate this for a number of reasons, and have recently seen discourse spring up about it as well. i will not be using it in this post and will use “foreigners” instead as that is what the chinese users refer to us as (though it is not uncommon for them to call us refugees either).

there are some foreign users that want to engage with chinese people and assimilate into the app's style (think of it as a mix of instagram and pinterest in video format). but there are also people who want to make their own tiktok style community there & just hope that the algorithm keeps it separate from the original chinese xhs community. this has caused discourse about whether you should translate everything you post, even if your intended audience is not chinese users. i wont weigh in here personally, but from what i have seen, the chinese netizens prefer we translate everything (at least, this was the sentiment before the app update added a translation feature). it is not uncommon to see comments from foreigners about how other foreigners should be adding chinese translations on posts entirely in english, usually stating “it was their app first, and we are just guests”. some even refer to people only using english on the app as “tiktok colonizers”.

there is a lot of curiosity from both chinese and foreign users. some chinese users make posts asking us to post everyday things, like our normal breakfast, what the streets in our city look like, and so on. there are also lots of posts where chinese users teach foreigners chinese slang an hashtags for smaller communities. the crafting community is big there, and apparently there are lots of very popular lesbian users? i saw one chinese user say “lesbians run this website” though i’m not sure how popular that sentiment is.

a lot of conversation between chinese and foreign xhs users is comparing notes on everyday life. there is a very popular video of an american woman losing her mind over how cheap vegetables are in china. this prompted a chinese user to talk about how they always made fun of americans for eating so unhealthy, but now realize that fresh vegetables are just more expensive here.

lots of foreign users, especially americans, have reported unlearning a lot of stereotypes and lies taught to us by our society thanks to their time on xhs. i saw one video from a chinese user sad to hear that we had been taught that chinese people hated americans, and reassured foreign users that this was not the case.

while foreign users are unlearning a lot of sinophobic propaganda, some chinese users are finding that some of what they have heard about american life is actually true. common questions are “does it really cost money to take an ambulance?” and “what happens if you cant afford medical care?”

despite the mostly warm welcome from chinese users, there are still foreign users who are ignorant, disrespectful, and even racist. early on there were a lot of comments like “hahaha what is even going on why is everything in chinese”, though usually when i clicked on these comments, they were from minors (not excusing, but explaining). same for the racist comments, usually mocking the chinese language or parroting the usual anti-chinese stereotypes that i’m sure i do not need to repeat.

overall, i think this is the first time many americans are having the experience of being a foreigner. this comes with a lot of complicated feelings, discourse about how to act, and in some cases, lashing out at other users for calling them out on their inappropriate behavior towards the xhs natives.

chinese user reactions

you might have seen posts about how great everyone is getting along - people sharing pictures of their pets, english speakers helping chinese people with their homework and vice versa, and all sorts of other feel good things. this is not a misrepresentation - i have seen teary-eyed and sentimental videos from both chinese and foreign users, talking about how much we have learned from each other and how the world feels so big and so small at the same time. a common sentiment is that it feels like their “school pen pal has finally written back”. sentiments of this being the way to bring about world peace are also not uncommon.

unfortunately though, that is not the only (or even the prevailing) feeling represented on the app. i have also seen chinese citizens living abroad lamenting how their primary connection to their homeland and culture has been watered down by posts from the people from where they currently live. many chinese users spoke about how they were shocked to open the app one morning and see their home page filled with white foreigners speaking english.

similarly, ive seen users lament that lots of white foreigners gained followings much quicker than they were able to (though in at least one case, i saw a chinese user hypothesize that this was mostly because the white foreigners who gained followings so quickly were “hot”, and most likely had a following on tiktok before they came here). foreign users also tend towards shorter (less than a minute) videos, where as chinese users’ videos typically range from 2-3 minutes - meaning, foreigner’s videos tend to go gain traction faster by nature of being shorter. given that, like tiktok, you can make a career on xhs, this could potentially impact chinese creators’ income.

i also saw several chinese users who studied abroad in the US express feeling complicated about how welcoming chinese xhs users were to foreigners, when their experience in the US was very much the opposite. another common sentiment is fear for what an influx of foreigners would do to the website, with one user even directly comparing it to the american colonization of indigenous people (though i believe this was said as a half-joke).

one chinese user reported getting a ton of racist comments on one of her videos, and made a video where they were (in her words) “angry and upset”. then, she posted a follow up video saying she was overwhelmed by the amount of apologetic americans on that video - someone even drawing a picture of her and practicing writing her name in chinese - and how beautiful she felt the interaction was.

another major sentiment ive seen is that this influx of foreign users is temporary. many chinese users say they are not sure how long this will last, usually to a chorus of comments from foreign users promising to stay regardless of tiktok’s future. the primary reasons for this are that many foreign users find the xhs community to be much nicer and friendly than other websites, including tiktok.

you may have also seen people talk about how xhs is going to separate chinese users from foreigners via IPs - effectively cutting off the chinese diaspora from mainland chinese users without using a vpn. i cannot express how devastating this would be for those users. however, this appears to only be a rumor on tiktok - i havent seen anything about it on xhs or from a verifiable news source. if anything, i doubt it will be a strict separation, but more similar to how other websites use language as part of their algorithm.

on a positive note, in the past day or so, a translation feature was added, likely a direct result of foreign users flocking to the app. personally i hope that this will be a win for users of the app all around.

anyways thats all, i just wanted to memorialize my experience there so far. there’s def more i could say about it, like the censorship on the app and cultural taboos that foreigners aren’t used to, but i need to do some independent research there to avoid speaking out of ignorance.

[plagueislost]

Hii, for the artist ask game: number 4 and 10 is something I'd love to know :3

i wrote A LOT for this ask, sorry! i wanted to do the questions justice, yknow how it is.

4. piece you wish got more love?

Ive found from experience that original art tends to not do very well on social media, which kind of makes me sad. It's not much of a problem for me (because most of the stuff i post is fanart anyways) but i can't help but think that part of the reason i rarely ever draw original pieces or make OCs is because of the lack of feedback i get on social media. I know tumblr is supposed to be the fandom website, and maybe id have a different experience on another site, but it is disappointing when i post something original that I'm very proud of and it barely manages to get more than 20 notes, whereas something i like less easily surpasses 100 just because of the tags i put on it. i think the most recent example of this is this piece, which admittedly did get quite a few notes for an original piece, but definitely would have gotten more had it been fanart of the same caliber. this is also not to blame anyone or make anyone feel bad about not reblogging original art (god knows im guilty of that too, and art piggybacking off the popularity of other works of art are of course gonna get more notes), its just something ive noticed from my time on social media.

10. how do you deal with artblock?

i dont get art block very often, but when i do, its ANNOYING. it mostly manifests in me having a bunch of motivation for a part of my process that i cant get to without doing the stuff i have no desire to do (does that make any sense?). like, ill have a strong urge to render an artwork, but no ongoing WIPs that are at that stage, meaning i would have to sketch and color and shade a whole new piece before i could satiate that urge, or do the steps out of order which could mess up the flow and end look of a project. when i get like this, i find its best to try and translate those desires into different activities and take a step away from art. for example:

if i want to sketch, but nothing comes out right digitally, ill find a scrap piece of paper and a crappy pen and make thumbnails until i cant think of any other iterations of the ideas in my head. if one of them turns out good, ill take a picture and transfer it into my software, but only go over it a day or so later so i can have fresh eyes.

if i want to color, but i have no sketches currently ready for coloring, ill go into my photo editing program, find some random old photos that i never edited, and post-process them until i get something im happy with.

if i want to shade, but have no colored artworks ready for that, ill usually do a study of a photo ive taken, because most of the time me shading is really me wanting to see how light and shadow interact in certain scenarios. i actually did a whole AP portfolio on that because i liked shading and lighting so much!

if i want to render, but ive got no pieces ready for rendering, i find its easiest just to find a tedious activity where i can be a perfectionist but also feel like im the smartest person in the world. this generally turns into me cooking some big meal because its constantly engaging but also not that difficult. i know its probably weird for it to not have anything to do with art but this is just what works best for me, and i get the bonus of a nice meal at the end of it!

if i get the more classic kind of art block where everything sucks and nothing i make is good, i find its best to go back to the media that inspires me to make art, and not worry too much about having made something by the end of it. generally the media that inspires me ends up, well, inspiring me, and i can remind myself that art is a voluntary practice that i do because its fun, not because i want something out of it. if it doesnt manage to inspire me, thats okay, i can just tell myself im taking a break and live life for a bit.

i hope that was helpful, and i really enjoyed answering these questions! if anyone else wants to ask a question, the artist ask game is here.

[touhoutunes]

Title: さくらいろ (Sakura Color)

Arrangement: MxRxl

Vocals: ゆずり

Album: 残響のタクティクス

Circle: CielArc

Original: Swim in a Cherry Blossom-Colored Sea

[silentstaresfanficandfanart]

that breaks my heart :( I'm so so sorry you went through that, a dear friend of mine who's a translator is going through a rough patch too because of similar lacks of appreciation...

I'm so sorry you weren't given the love and appreciation you deserved. If it brings you any solace it's very possibly because well, you did such a professional job and it was so high quality that people forgot you werent being paid to do it. It took me a while to find out that OH *this is a fan work, this isint just a paid gig someone already got thanks for, they did this for free, they did this out of love* because it was SO high quality usually! it took making a friend who does translations and for me to start learning Japanese myself for it to click in my head, and that's also why i'm making this post, because people aren't neglecting you or thanking you because they don't like what you do, they just dont realize you're a fan like them and you deserve at least a thank you... As someone who understands it well now and knows what work goes into it, work I myself cant accomplish yet but hope one day I can get good enough to do at times, *thank you*

thank you for everything you created, for the labor you put in and the love you shared, you did well and I hope your friends show you the love you deserve for it and that one day people better appreciate just how hard you worked to do it.

On behalf of all fans, especially those who just don't know that they can thank you and that you'll see it (so many of us don't even realize you the translator WOULD see our comments either!) , thank you, thank you so so much. We would never have gotten the joy of anime and manga spread across the world without hard workers like you, and I'll never forget the joy of watching a bootleg sailor moon VHS tape with fan subs in my babysitters bedroom for the very first time. It would have NEVER become mainstream without you guys making it possible for there to even BE a market outside of Japan (this of course applies to things other than anime and manga too and japan but it's what i'm most familiar with-) You guys changed pop culture forever and are the very backbone of this place, thank you, so so so so much.

It's completely okay if you never want to share your translations with anyone but your friends ever again, just know that those you did share- had so much more value than you ever would be told, and so do the ones you share with your friends. This art form saved my life when I was a kid , it gave me songs and stories full of hope and rewarded struggle, and legends to look on in wonder, it changed my entire life and are why I'm a writer, artist, and so many other things now! if not for you guys, I never would have had access to the amazing things that shaped who I am as a person.

Thank you. thank you and every other translator so much : ) I wish i could leave a thank you on every translation ever made, which is admittedly unrealistic, but its deserved it really is : ' )

a reminder to all translators: YOU ARE AN ARTIST!

Translation work *is* art, and it's truly incredible what you do and you touch so many more lives than you realize- and often, those who's lives you touch with your translation work never realize just how much thanks they owe you, but from the bottom of my heart I want you all to know how grateful I am for all people in fandom and outside of it who translate things, those who do it professionally, those who do it for fun, what you do cannot be replaced by a machine, yes maybe it can give a literal translation but it cant really offer any of the human experience or creative choices that actual translators put into things! TO ALL MY BELOVED ANIME AND MANGA LOVING FANS ESPECIALLY i want to remind you to show some love to translators who make it possible for us to enjoy our favorite shows, as well as a special thanks to those who make fan translations of anime openings or things that never recieved an english translation! Pokemon fans you guys should get this especially, remember those guide books that answered so many questions we've had in the west that only got translated thanks to fan efforts and translators who were paid to translate some of the earliest guide books? Naruto fans! If you dont know, but you might, theres also a naruto radio show that theres translations for online that we ONLY have acess to because of fans efforts!

Don't get me started on all the people who make translations and EVEN SING THEM! remember how amazing some of those anime song translations and make them *actually singable?* Don't forget that doing that is a very creative act too! and people who translate fan comics!!!! or fanfictions!!!! please! appreciate them! It takes so much skill to translate the experiences of one culture into another, to make it understandable and meaningful across cultural and language barriers and to make it sound good on top of it all.

Tonight I cried reading an old translation of harmonia, one of my favorite naruto endings, it's 15 years old now, and i used to listen to it and sing it (with the help of that translation) with one of my little sisters, and its one of the only happy memories I have from that time in my childhood.

and so many other magnificent translators filled my childhood with wonder and joy, giving me the meanings of songs that changed my view of the world and helped me cope with hardship, and grow into a person i'm very proud of being.

Thank you, you'll never know just how many lives and hearts you touch. You are loved, you are appreciated, and anyone who thinks your art form can be replaced by a machine doesn't understand language well enough or culture well enough to know just how difficult it really is to capture the essence of someone elses art and I think in many ways, translation is a field where that which we call the soul of an art piece is most tangible, and can be most clearly seen, as it takes human experience and conscious choices based on an actual understanding of the real world and life itself to express that which is human in art. thank you, so so much for all you do.

i could go on for hours, but this is all to say, thank you

and if you THINK you can be replaced by machine translation please just go through an ensemble stars fan comic through google translate its utterly incomprehensible-

[junosmindpalace]

hello! i saw your requests were open and you write for saiki k ! 😁 I was wondering if i can request general dating hcs for saiki?

my first saiki request! exciting! also ive been so active??? hopefully i can keep this up, ive been working to clear out my inbox so i can open it again!

i miss watching saiki k i need to rewatch for the thousandth time 

general kusuo saiki dating headcanons

-for saiki, dating was never something of interest to him, especially considering the nature of his supernatural abilities

-even he’s uncertain how he managed to fall in love with you in his hectic everyday life, but he did, and to his surprise, you liked him back! So boom boom you two are dating!

-dating saiki isn’t a secret thing, but a private thing, you get what i mean? He doesn’t go out of his way to hide the fact you two are seeing each other but he definitely doesn’t initiate pda or outright tell people the two of you are dating just for the sake of telling

-saiki isnt completely reserved as most people may think though. I mean hes in a relationship for a reason. If he didnt want to take on the responsibilities of being a boyfriend then he wouldnt be in a relationship. Simple!

-pda is an absolute no no most of the time, but in private, he doesnt mind being more physical

-by physical i mean bothering the shit out of him

-maybe the two of you will be reading on his couch, opposite end of each other, and out of nowhere you just stretch your legs onto his lap

-he shoots you a glare and you stick your tongue out, and thats pretty much it. He doesnt push you off, just continues reading and letting you relax

-maybe you’ll both be watching tv in the dark late at night and you’ll lean into his side and again, he wont move. Hell, he might rest his arm on the cushion behind you!

-dating saiki means youre probably the more talkative one, but there are plenty of times where saiki just loves to rant to you about his annoyances

-”ah look, nuisances A and B.” “kusuo thats rude” “dont pretend to be all nice”

-he brings you everywhere with him. As he already almost constantly gets dragged into something he doesnt want to do by his friends, he’s dragging you along with him so you can suffer too (cough he can tolerate his friends a bit more)

-youre a bit of a translator for him, usually the one who excuses his rudeness sometimes and he’ll go “don’t speak for me”

-his friends are shocked when he finds out about you to say the least. But they adore you!!

-sooo super nice because of course. eventually as you all continue to get closer and they notice the subtle change in saikis demeanor when hes around you, the soft smiles and attentiveness, theyre genuinely so happy for the two of you

-you have to beg him for homework answers that he typically refuses to give you, saying you need to take responsibility for your work

-you do know about his powers; you have to if youre his partner

-and sometimes you cant help yourself by asking questions or asking him to show off sometimes

-but other than that youre respectful of his boundaries and leave him alone about it

-but maaaaybe sometimes he’ll be nice. like if you accidentally misplaced something of yours, he’ll use clairvoyance to find it and silently leave in somewhere you’ll find later

-cafe dates! Purposely makes sure to steer clear of places his classmates would visit to avoid attention

-surprise him with a sweet he likes (bonus points if its to cheer him up after his friends put him in a foul mood) and he’ll give you a brief kiss on your cheek <3

-his parents love you which he doesnt know if its a good or bad thing, because theyre constantly all over you, his dad teasing him all the time

-you’re always welcome in their house!

-something you wouldve never expected was saiki getting protective, but when it comes down to his brother, he cant help but be a little nervous, so he keeps you a lot closer when hes visiting or his family visits him and invites you to come along

-overall being in a relationship with saiki is surprisingly exciting, and though he isnt very vocal about it, its through his little actions that you can tell he appreciates having you in his life

[gardeningintrests]

food 1a)

All around the galactic province on the eastern side of the galaxy, there was a rumour going around

"have you heard? the infamous 'deathworlders' are going to arrive in a few cycles! "

"i heard they dont have any fur! they only have skin warping up their bare muscles!"

"i heard they use high grade weapons for their daily life!"

"the rumour has it that they will eat anything within its sight when hungry"

"i heard they have hair on their heads and no where else!"

of course, some of the rumours were stupid and exagerated. but in face, a crew of humans is indeed coming its way to the galactic eastern province to attend a universal meeting about their diets and if any food from the death world (also known as Terran) can be edible by any other species.

onced the news of the rumans sudden arrival at the international space station, half of the Kaaldan species were gathering outside of the space station to satisfy their curiousity of the looks of the Terrans (humans)

"ugh, what a nuisance" captain jack said while preparing to depart onto a unfailiar land and looking outside with a window thats tainted so that outsiders cant see inside.

"well we just gotta ignore it." "yeah we have no other choice do we?"

a few of the crew said and sighed. They want to qucikly get the goody goody greeting and information insertion and then finalize their existence so that they can go places without getting scorned or gazed at with curiosity and hostility.

but they have a klong way to go, so they need to start step by step.

"welp, lets get going. the longer we stay the more people are coming here"

"can we even call them people?"

"dont be rude, Francis. We are going to be with them for the rest of our lives."

"im so resigning"

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The crew of humans finally with the help of their hooded uniforms and masks and sunglasses, non of their face was recorded or taken a picture of. It was tiring to run from bystanders who are trying their horrible best to look at them.

they reached the meeting place.

Upon entering eveyong stood and welcomed them. in the meeting room, there was a huge round table, inside is no other than floating computer windows, statistics, notes and a system checker(like settings but more advanced)

they sat at the north of the round table (that makes them the star of the meeting)

they started as soonn as the humans took off their helmets and masks that hid of their face. and eveyone present were either wowed, shocked, scared or a mix of the said emotions.

Captain Jack Introduced himself, and eveyone is shcoked at his face. There was a huge scar, from his chin up to his forehead. Everyone present knows scars arent a good thing to talk about in any setient species.

they started with food, the basics.

once they all filled the humans screen with information of what is dangerous poison and what is edible foods around the galaxy. they provided them with the chemicals inside of the foods so that they can understand why theyre so dangerous.

afterall, humans are very curious creatures. so providing them with information would be a good idea to satisfy them.

Every species in the current seatings were proud of themsevles because they found humans a bit cute (somewhat like their young)

however.

the humans looked confused.

everyone soon tried to understand why, is it because the information is too complex for them to understand? perhaps a translation error? or perhaps they dont understand as they are not scientist?

then suddenly, one of the humans spoke : "uhmm, pardon my rudeness but is it alright for me to speak my mind?"

"of course human. "

"why is caffine not allowed?"

everyone stood in shock, and the remaining humans immediately pulled their friend down and whispered something to them. and the human seemed to relaized his mistake and apologized frantically.

"IM SO SORRY I WASNT AT MY RIGHT MIND JUST NOW, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE CHEMICAL FORMULAS SO MUCH I FORGOT MY APOLOGIES!!"

the human shouted his apology so loud that some species had a hard time in reciving it.

the aliens were all curious but too scared to ask, until a kaaldan asked the thing everyone is thinking about .

"why do you think caffine is allowed? if im correct, caffine is a high poison. It is usually used for execution and maybe poisoning of the leaders."

eveyone noded or responded in some way that is fit to their way of agreeing.

"im terribly sorry about my comrade has said, and to answer your question just now captain Huieosyen. Because in our planet, humans sometimes need to keep themselves awake for a longer time and in order to do that, we drink a beverag called coffee....

after long hours of explaning cafine and other things that cannot be eaten however edible in some way.

all of them were shocked at the humans discovery of baking and a usage of fire. They wouldve expected them like half of them, using fire to engage in combat and defend or hunt, to find the humans not really fit into their expectations of violence.

'well its better this way, they are adorable beings and i rather them not join battles'

after a while, the humans started to talk about the dinning etiquette, courses, disserts and how they are served or how they are made. They also put up pictures and videos of the crew making the food themselves.

the aliens were... upheaveled. what? humans put bacteria on food to make it more delicious?? is this really a thing? humans like any other sentient species is that outside bacteria is not good for the body and they put it on food. the one thing they eat.

and then because of this the humans stayed another few hours explaning and giving out information for each food that basiclly exist.

"thank you so much for your cooperation, Humans. And we are terribly sorry for taking your time away."

"no no its alright, its for the safety of not only us humans but also the species out there."

and with that, the humans returned to the international space station and by the time they arrive, it was already 2 in the morning. what a long day.

a few months later, the whole article about human food is published onto the galactic net and everyone was caught off guard by the weirdness of the humans.

and soon, cook books and tv shows are suddenly on air, showing diffrent species of aliens what they can and cannot eat.

makes us wonder what would happen if they knew humans used fire for other things as well.