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dorianwolfforest · 2 years ago
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So uh yeah basically I don’t think there’ll be an sso stream tomorrow or for a while really cause I honestly. Am just not feeling the game anymore lmao. Knowing eventually it’s just gonna be tedious and annoying and a time sink is. Ah.
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felikatze · 7 months ago
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FE brainrot continues. Based on base Keaton's battle artwork in FEH, which made me realize what a babygirl pose that truly is. Okuma Yugo drew both base Keaton and Halloween Dogboy Grima, which automatically makes him my hero forever.
Anyway. Wolfskin Isabeau.
This is where I hit you with my FE crossover headcanons.
The two wolfskin characters that exist are, to put it mildly, fucking morons. Both Keaton and his daughter Velouria (the only playable Wolfskin) are well and truly Dogs in personality. They like smelling things and collecting cool looking rocks and bones.
They are both named after fabrics.
I think, beastfolk have it better in a place like Vaugarde. Their ability to shift shapes at will is seen as a boon from the Change God themself. They're admired, nearly holy.
And yet. And yet.
Why do they change shape into... this? Into animals? Are they humans who change into animals, or animals who change into humans? Their abilities are praised in theory, but in practice, anybody's bound to freak out when someone turns into a huge wolf creature in front of them.
There's no real stigma against being beastfolk, but, well, don't show it, will you?
I think, Isabeau keeps his nails short, even though they always grow far too quickly. He smiles with a closed mouth to hide his teeth. His ears are weighed down by earrings, so they wiggle less. There's nothing he can really do about the tail, but people at least find that charming.
He plays into the stereotypes on purpose. Acts like a dog for jokes, to make others laugh. Because a dumb wolfskin is expected. Because a dumb wolfskin is less threatening. Someone with intelligence and cunning, who can also tear you to shreds with their bare hands?
....People don't like that very much.
But Isabeau didn't like being shy and demure, didn't like dancing around what he is. What he's always been. When he Changed, he wanted to be bolder, wanted to be someone who others look up to, confide in - not just something like a cute pet.
It's about confidence, and gender, and all of that, yes. It is also about being honest to the monster inside of you. As the journey progresses, he lets it trickle out, bit by bit. Using claws instead of closed fists. Hitting harder, faster, using his senses to warn others of danger.
Here, this is useful. Once the journey ends, and it stops being useful... Well, he better reign it in, right? But it's exhilirating to be honest to his own capabilities. He doesn't know if he can go back. He doesn't know if he wants to.
Also thinks about. Wolfskin Isabeau within the context of Manakete Siffrin.
Siffrin, who, at first, doesn't even realize he's not human either.
For the first time, there's someone who just... isn't fazed by beastkin at all. Sure, Odile wasn't scared, but she'd never met a wolfskin before and Isabeau had still been a curiosity, comparing to the kitsune Odile knew. Yet Siffrin didn't even seem to know what a beastkin is.
Just utterly at ease, with whatever Isabeau shows them. Of course he'd fall in love.
Of course he'd accept every single monstrous part of Siffrin, too. Whenever Siffrin is just a little too quick, a little too strong, when their long ears flick or his eyes reflect the light oddly - when Isabeau sees that Siffrin could be just like him - yeah, of course he'd fall even harder.
I have more thoughts on how Siffrin would feel on their end (how they feel feral compared to Isabeau, who controls himself with perfect precision, how they feel rabid after being restrained for so long), but this is honestly long enough.
Hi to everyone who clicked that readmore, I hope the length of this jumpscared you. Ask me about my isat/fe AUs. Any of them. Please.
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adobe-outdesign · 7 months ago
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could you review some of the neopets as animals outfits, like the fennec kacheek, red panda vandagyre, and cockatiel pteri? (those are examples, choose whichever you like!) thank you <3
(Note: I included a random selection of outfits in this post, but feel free to send in asks if anyone wants to see a specific outfit I didn't cover.)
I'll be honest, I'm personally not super big on the "outfit that resembles a real-world animal" trend. First, I play Neopets for the cool fantasy creatures; even the most true-to-life Neopets species have some pretty fantastical colors. I feel like making pets just look exactly like actual animals kind of defeats the purpose of them being Neopets. I get why people would like it and I'm not saying it's bad; it's just not my thing.
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Also, the other reason I'm not always big on these outfits is that a lot of Neopets have colours that already resemble real animal patterns. Not only do the outfits blur the colour/customization line quite a bit, but usually I like the colour ones much more, as they keep the actual design of the Neopets in place and just change the patterns and colors, rather than covering up the fun fantasy elements. This also helps them avoid the uncanny valley effect, which I talk about more below.
Also I might be over thinking this but who is making these outfits. None of these animals seem to exist in-universe as far as we're aware. what are the shopkeepers basing these off of. the colours at least have a magic as an excuse
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Feathery Pteri Outfit: This one's nice! I like the layered patterning on the wings and the high-contrast colors. Most, though, I like that this sticks fairly close to the actual pet, mostly just changing up the tail shape. This almost could've been a paintbrush colour, but then again what colour is up in the air.
(Side note: the eye clipping over the beak is a rendering issue? I think?)
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Bouncing Zafara: This one definitely strays farther from the actual pet than the Pteri, but it's a fitting animal choice and it doesn't fall into the uncanny valley, which is all I care about. The body is still somewhat recognizable as a Zafara in terms of shape, and the Miamouse as the joey is super cute.
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Freshwater Lenny: Kind of the same case as the Zafara; not super one-to-one with the actual pet, but it's still recognizable as a Lenny and isn't too uncanny. The legs are a particularly nice touch, actually changing the pose to look more heron-like (though they are also the part that strays dangerously into being too detailed).
Please don't:
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Adorable Kacheek: Sorry to the fans of this one, but this outfit just resides deep within the uncanny valley to me—like it's a mascot suit instead of just a normal pet. The artstyle is way off from Neopets, looking much more Subeta-ish (except Subeta's art usually isn't so off putting). It's not a bad artstyle, mind you, it's just not very Neopets-ish. I also feel like a fennec fox was also a bad pick for this one, as it's basically unrecognizable as a Kacheek at all.
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Feathered Eyrie: Speaking of the uncanny valley, this is another pet that lands squarely there due to having entirely too much detail in the shading and weirdly realistic fur textures. It also just doesn't look very good aesthetically—the beak doesn't fit the face, and the wings are an absolute trainwreck (not only is the perspective wrong, but the left wing is coming from the middle of its back!). On the plus side, you'd be hard pressed to not recognize this as an Eyrie, and it's a fantasy creature instead of a regular animal, so I guess that's something?
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Furry Meerca: Hmm... no. This one also suffers from an overly-detailed artstyle and way too much realism, which is especially jarring when placed on top of the Meerca's heavily stylized body shape, resulting in a perfectly round animal with hyper-realistic animal eyes. It's also particularly bothersome because we already had a chipmunk Meerca design in the form of the striped Meerca colour, which is just this but less soul-haunting:
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Which is what I meant at the beginning when I was talking about colours vs outfits. The colour is a Meerca that looks like a chipmunk; the outfit is a chipmunk that looks like a Meerca. Big difference.
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obae-me · 4 years ago
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“Can you write the brothers with an MC who has a big scary looking dog but is actually really friendly, and a small adorable cuddly cat but actually hates new people?”
So Tumblr screwed me over a small bit by deleting a draft of an ask someone gave me, even though it still says I have a draft, when I go back to my drafts they’re gone, so I had to rewrite it. I have learned my lesson for not keeping it saved on something else. So I hope the quality didn’t suffer for it.
Thank you to the person who sent me this request, I’m sorry I can’t remember your blog name! You were really very friendly so thank you, stay hydrated and take care of yourself! 💜
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Lucifer
When MC came to the devildom with two animals in tow, he wasn’t ready for the new year of having to look after three new additions to the household. Especially after many many Henry incidents, and that one Satan fiasco with the cats. It took them months to clean up all that cat hair. However, much to Lucifer’s surprise, MC took care of them really well. He gained a new respect for MC’s ability to follow through with responsibilities.
He did find it amusing that MC had a huge dog following them around. Of course they weren’t as big as Cerberus or nearly as terrifying, but MC’s pet was fairly intimidating for a normal creature.
He’s a dog person for sure. He’ll bond with MC’s dog faster than anyone would expect. Some of it having to do with the fact that Lucifer was the only brother willing to approach them at first.
He wasn’t surprised that the pet was lovable. He could tell that there was no malice in their eyes even when they barked at him. If he felt the pet needed some behavioral lessons, he’d gladly help MC with it. He trained Cerberus with his own two hands after all. 
He’d give the dog many secret treats and pets while no one was looking.
The cat though, he’d stay away from that one. One attempt to pet it as a show good spirits and one pair of his favorite gloves were ruined.
Mammon
MC had pets? He was excited for em, especially since Lucifer had never let him have a pet, and since they were MC’s he could have all the benefits of a pet without having to take care of them!
He tried bonding with the cat first since the small thing looked nothing like their dog. They were so tiny it was hard to believe it wasn’t a kitten. They had the biggest eyes, eyes that just begged for love! But when Mammon tried to pick the cat up, they hissed, leaving a large scratch mark on his face as they dashed under MC’s bed. He found it best to leave the cat alone from now on.
MC’s dog scared him for a while, though he’d never admit it, he’d just avoid the pet whenever he saw them. One day in particular, when the dog spotted him, it ran after him at full speed, causing Mammon to shriek and sprint away with colorful language. He’s the fastest demon so he got away just fine, but he could still hear them clawing at the door.
On the search to find their dog, just to find them sulking at Mammon’s door, MC went inside to find him curled up in the backseat of one of his cars. They dragged him out and sat him on his bed and slowly introduced the two to each other. MC’s dog had just been chasing him because they wanted to play. Mammon knew that, for sure, totally.
He’ll make sure to give both pets plenty of toys to make sure he doesn’t become their next one. 
Levi
Pets that had fur instead of scales? And they weren’t named Henry? MC was a typical Normie. 
He’d appreciate both of them from a distance, the last thing he wants is hair on his figures and in his equipment. He shudders to remember when he cleaned out his keyboard after the Cat Incident.
He does love that MC has pets though, don’t get him wrong. He’ll reminisce about all the fond memories he had about all his Henrys. He and MC will share fun pet stories and gush over photos.
He’ll eventually allow MC to try to acquaint him with their pets, but he’s not sure how well it will go since he has too many bad memories of Cerberus chasing him, snarling at him, ruining an entire manga collection. And cats love fish, what if they get their claws on his precious Henry?! 
It surprisingly went okay, he enjoys now trying to get MC’s dog to do cool tricks that he’s seen in anime. As for the cat, Levi often finds them in his room, tail flicking as they closely watch and gently swat at the fish that swim by. He also tends to find them curled up on his warm consoles. There’s something comforting about having a little companion while he plays his games, something his fish can’t always give him. 
Satan
Cat?? MC has a cat?? Lucifer banned him from bringing cats into the house, so the fact that MC had one meant that he could pay attention to them all he wanted, and Lucifer couldn’t prevent him from doing so.
His brothers were idiots to try and immediately lay hands on the cat. He had read about feline behavior and knew that you let the cat decide to initiate contact if they’re particularly scared of people.
So he’d get the kitty used to him first, by going into MC’s room and making sure it was obvious he was friendly with the owner. And then he’d just sit there in silence and read for hours, making sure they were now used to his presence.
It took a few days of patience but then he finally watched in glee as the small cat padded over to him warily, smelling him and making sure he wasn’t dangerous. Satan slowly held his hand out, making sure that the cute thing nuzzled against his fingers first before he would gently scratch under their chin.
His other brothers now looked at him in awe as Satan now often had the cat in his lap while he read, while most of them couldn’t even get close.
He didn’t quite bond with the dog, but he did occasionally give the pup a pat on the head. 
Asmo
He’s not really a pet person, like, at all. Hair all over his clothes? Constantly smelling like an animal, and not in the way he’s usually used to? No thank you! He could’ve understood if it was a cute dog you could keep in a purse or an elegant cat that made the owner look like royalty, but they were neither.
But, much to even his own surprise, he came around to them. Enthusiastically so, even, much to the shock of the House of Lamentation. It started with just pictures of them. Cats and dogs do great on Devilgram and this could be a good opportunity to show people he has a secret side.
His profile skyrocketed, which was impressive since he’s already immensely popular. His beautiful face night near these cute creatures gets him even more likes than before.
Before MC knows it, somehow he has their dog trained to sit and pose for the camera. He’ll even buy special collars and cute little accessories for the pets, making sure they look super cute for all of their photo-shoots, not as much as he is but close enough.
If the cat ever scratches him he’ll ensure MC makes up for it by giving his wound a kiss.
Beel
Beel is a puppy himself, let’s be honest. MC finds it incredibly cute how alike they are. They’re both big, strong, and intimidating, but when you get to know both of them, they’re loyal, lovable, and precious. 
He gets along great with both of the animals. The cat would scratch him to heaven and back, but he didn’t budge, and sooner than later the kitty warmed up to him. They would oftentimes treat him like a climbing post, clawing their way up his body just to stand on his shoulders, but he didn’t mind. 
As for the dog, it started off by stalking Beel, playfully of course. It didn’t stop any of the brothers from having a mini heart attack, though, as they watched MC’s huge intimidating dog slowly making their way across the hall, haunches ready to strike. The dog could play-bite him, tug at his clothes, and jump on him all they wanted to, he was unbothered. He’d even share some of his food with them.
Beel and the dog would even play-wrestle, it was great for both of them as they would expel their energy and spend more time together. And of course MC would bring both of them plenty of treats for being good. 
Belphie
He doesn’t like dogs, they’re too loud and rambunctious. Not to mention high maintenance. He prefers cats given the chance, but even sometimes they’re still too much work. 
He did make an attempt to pet the cat, only for it to attack as soon as it got the chance. It left a big hole in his favorite pillowcase. He was offended. It was supposed to be friendly, cute, and cuddly, and yet it struck back and attacked him immediately. The irony was lost on him.
MC decided that they wanted the two to get along since they were sure they would be best buds given the chance. 
When Belphie went to go take a nice nap, MC brought their tiny kitty over to his slumbering body, placing them on top of him over his blanket. The cat was tense at first, but he was so warm and comfortable, they stretched out and curled up on him. When Belphie opened his eyes and saw the wide, irresistibly cute eyes staring back at him, he couldn’t move. He just went back to bed.
Now it’s a rare sight when the two aren’t together, taking naps near the fireplace, outside under the stars. He’ll never tell anyone how he now loves to fall asleep to the sound of the cat’s purring.   
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rbbalmung · 4 years ago
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Pokemon SwSh GPL AU: Get to know ______
Guys, it’s time for my favourite pokemon ship. Prepare for loads of fluff. 
Get to Know Gloria x Hop (Postwickshipping/Hpyu): 
1: Who spends almost all their money on the other? I headcannon that Gloria really likes pokemon plushies, so Hop is always unconsciously checking the stuffed animal section of stores to see if there’s any she doesn’t have. Gloria tries really hard to get him books that pertain to his research, but she really has no clue what he studies aside from the fact that it’s legendary pokemon (Legendary Pokemon are his focus). 
2: Who sleeps in the other’s lap? Gloria! They are the cuddliest couple ever. There’s about a foot size difference between them, so she fits perfectly in his lap. (Hop is def the little spoon, tho). 
3: Who walks around the house half-naked and who yells at them to put on some clothes? TBH, they would both walk around the house half naked. They’re comfort first babies, so you know Gloria’s bra is coming off and Hop is discarding his work clothes the second their door is closed. I think it’s kind of a casual thing for them, though. They’ve known each other long enough that this kind of thing doesn’t bother them. 
4: Which one tells the other not to stay up all night and which one stays up all night anyway? Gloria has to drag Hop’s ass to bed pretty much every night. They’re both busy people, but we all know that Hop would lose track of time while working on his thesis. It is a fact that if Gloria doesn’t come to get him, he will fall asleep on his desk. 
5: Which one tries to make food for the other but burns it all by accident and which one tells them that it’s okay and makes them both cookies? They’re actually both pretty good cooks (Gloria’s mama owns a restaurant in Wedgehurst and Hop’s mom is obsessed with cooking), but I think Hop would probably be the one to burn all the food. The only reason why is because he has a harder time focusing solely on cooking instead of trying to multitask. Now, baking is a whole other story. They’re both terrible at it. 
6: Which one reads OTP prompts and says “Oh that’s us!” and which one goes “Eh, not really”? Gloria would be the one to read the prompts and Hop would be the denier (he secretly thinks it’s really cute whenever she does it). 
7: Which one constantly wears the other’s clothes? Gloria. 100% Gloria. She is constantly cold and has a passion for stealing Hop’s hoodies. He thinks its adorable because they’re always really big on her. 
8: Which one spends all day running errands and which one says “You remembered [thing], right?” Hop would be the errand runner and Gloria would make sure he remembered everything. It goes back to Hop’s mind being a million places at once and Gloria hyper focusing on one thing at a time. 
9: Which one drives the car and which one gives them directions? Hop would drive and Gloria would give directions for similar reasons to the question above. 
10: Which one does the posing while the other one draws? Hop doodles Gloria sometimes to keep his hands busy. It’s kind of an absent minded thing for him to do while reading an article/book. Once Sonia caught him doing it, and when I say she teases him relentlessly, I mean it. Hop absolutely does not let Gloria see these doodles (they’re very cutesy and he’d die of embarrassment). 
11: If they were about to rob a museum, which one does backflips through lasers and which one is strolling behind with a bag of chips? Hop would be the backflipper and Gloria would be the follower. Think back to their GPL season: Hop was blazing ahead at all times without a care in the world. Gloria is the slowest traveler in the world because she likes talking to everyone and visiting all the stores.  
12: Which one of your OTP overdoes it on the alcohol and which one makes the other stop drinking? Neither of them can hold their alcohol, but Hop at least has more body mass than Gloria. They’re a pair of lightweights and nothing you can say will convince me otherwise. (Let’s be real: Bede has to be the one to make sure they get home). 
14: Which one keeps accidentally using the other’s last name instead of their own? Gloria. I actually believe that Gloria would keep her last name even after she and Hop get married because it belongs to her mama (after the divorce, they both changed their last names to match her mama’s maiden name). Hop is also a proud Hoffman, so he wouldn’t use the name Park. However, everyone else will mix it up. Gloria gets called “Mrs. Hoffman” all the time if she’s arriving for restaurant reservations or something of the like. Newer reporters/young children call Hop “Mr. Park” because they just assume Park was his last name. 
15: Which one screams about the spider and which one brings the spider outside? Neither of them are scared of bug pokemon. 
16: Which one gives the other their jacket? HOP. I mentioned it earlier, but Gloria is always cold. Bede asks why he doesn’t just make Gloria bring her own jacket and Hop replies that he likes it when she wears his jacket (they’re freaking sappy).  
17: Who keeps getting threatened by the other’s overprotective older sibling? Pft. Leon? Please. By this point, he’s become the big brother of Gloria as well. The League members are a completely different story. They all like Hop, but since Gloria is one of their younger members and the biggest sweetheart, they’re a protective bunch (Especially Melony and Gordie). 
18: Who’s the first one to admit they have feelings for the other? Gloria, but it didn’t go well. It was right before he was leaving to finish up high school studying abroad, and the timing wasn’t right (aka Hop turned her down because he hadn’t yet realised his feelings for her). Gloria tries her best to move on but never truly gets over him. Luckily, his feelings hit him like a bag of bricks to the stomach when they reunite a couple years later.  
19: How good would your OTP be at parenting? The best. They would definitely be the cool parents (I mean, come on. They’re the freaking heroes of Galar!). I think they’d also be super supportive of their child’s choices. 10/10. They’re made to be parents. (Hop would especially want to be a good dad. He’s initially nervous because he never knew his dad and thinks he might mess up, but Gloria reassures him that he’s doing a good job). 
20: Which one types with perfect grammar and which one types using numbers as letters? Hop would be Mr. Perfect Grammar. Gloria would use mostly good grammar, but her texts would be littered with emojis. 
21: Who gets attacked by a bully and who protects them? Hop is the more confrontational of the two. Gloria tends to believe that people are only mean to others if something bad is happening in their life, but Hop will jump from 0 to 100 if someone even looks at Gloria funny.  
22: Who makes the bad puns and who makes a pained smile every time the other makes a pun? Gloria likes Hop’s bad puns, so everyone else has to cringe in discomfort at the oblivious pair. 
23: Who comes home from work to see that the other one bought a puppy? Hop. Gloria likes catching pokemon and sending them on poke jobs, so there’s a new member to their family at least once a week. 
24: Which one gives the other a piggyback ride when they’re tired? Hop. He’s the only one she would show vulnerability to, and he makes sure not to make her feel ashamed of it. (also, Gloria absolutely could not carry Hop. He’s like, a foot taller than her).  
25: Which one competes in some sort of activity and which one does the overzealous cheering? Both! They’re very supportive of each other to help ease the other’s insecurities. Hop gets really invested in her pokemon matches and Gloria throws him a little celebration every time he finishes a project.  
26: Who takes a selfie when the other one falls asleep on their shoulder? Gloria. Since Hop never goes to sleep at night, it is very common for him to take 5 minute power naps without even realising it. Gloria definitely takes pictures when it happens as a reflex (They were long distance for the first 4 years of their relationship) because she wants to be able to look back at their memories together.  Like Gloria doesn’t know about Hop’s doodles of her, Hop doesn’t know about her phone album of him. 
27: Which one would give the other a makeover if they asked? Gloria? I think they both grow into their separate styles as the get older, but Gloria would push Hop to wear more colourful things. Sonia once told Hop that a man should never tell a woman what to wear because it’s rude. I don’t think Gloria would mind if he suggested something, but he is way too nervous to do it (Sonia scarred him).   
28: Which one owns a pet that the other is absolutely terrified of? Hop is very nervous around Urshifu and Calyrex. Urshifu because he’s terrifying, large, and very protective of Gloria. Calyrex because the pokemon will take over his body without warning to tell Gloria something.  
29: Which one holds the umbrella over both of them when it rains? Hop! If Gloria held it, Hop’s head would be in the umbrella. 
30: If your OTP went on vacation, where would they go and what would they do? Who would take the pictures? Oh my gosh, they’d go everywhere. I think that after Gloria steps down as champion, they travel to all the different regions for at least a couple of years. Gloria would be the one to take pictures and make a little scrapbook when they return home.  
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takerfoxx · 3 years ago
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Part three of the WN crew watches the Rebellion Story, this time stretching from the Mami in a towel scene to the sun rising after the battle with Hitomi's Nightmare.
Yes, this is the one with the Cake Song.
Reminder:
G=Gretchen
H=Homulilly
Op=Ophelia
Ok=Oktavia
Ca=Candeloro/Mami
Ch=Charlotte
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Ca: Um.
Ch: UM!
G: Wow.
Ok: Oh, ho, ho! Hey, Candy! We interrupting something private here?
Ca: Oh, for Heaven’s sake.
Op, whistling: So…whaddya wanna talk about first?
Ch: Me! We’re talking about me! We’re getting this straightened out right now!
H: Are we even sure that’s you?
Ch: YES!
Ca: It’s her. That was her witch form.
Ch: SEE?! I KNEW IT!
G: I thought I got rid of all the witches.
Ok: Guess you missed one. And…Candeloro adopted it?
Ch: I AM NOT AN IT!
Ok: Sorry! Sheesh.
Op: Charly, chill. She didn’t mean it like that.
Ch: Ugh, I know, I know! Sorry. It’s just…What the hell?
Ca: I don’t know. I really don’t know.
Ch: So. Lemme get this straight. If for whatever reason we did not witch out and die when we did, Gretchen would’ve gone on to erase all witches from history…
G: I still don’t get it.
Ch: Except for ME, apparently! But we’re still magical girls fighting demented flying teddy bears that spawn when teenagers start angsting. And I’m just…hanging out. As a witch. Which is Candeloro’s pet for some reason? DO I HAVE THAT RIGHT?!
Op: Looks like.
Ok: You also still seem to have that thing for cheese.
Ch: Oh, great. AT LEAST THAT’S STILL AROUND! EVERYTHING MUST BE PERFECTLY NORMAL THAN!
H: Also, Kyubey is there, but seems to have lost his voice.
Ca: It’s an improvement.
Ch: Seriously, what the HELL is going on?!
Op: Do you need to take a break?
Ch: I…No, I’ll be…I’ll be fine. This is just weirding me out.
=long pause=
Ok: So, hey, Candy. About that towel…
Ca: Oh, I knew you were going to bring that up.
Op: Looks like you’ve been relegated to being Ms. Fanservice.
Ch: Just…Just hit Play. Maybe it’ll give us an explanation.
Ok: Okay…
=hits play=
G: Is this a bad time to point out that hairstyle actually looks really good?
Ca: It did get me a lot of attention. Of course, having magic made it much easier to maintain.
Op: I guess that’s why we look so fresh all of the time.
Ch: Great. On top of everything else I am also apparently an idiot that eats inanimate objects.
H: Wait. Nightmare? Is that what the teddy bears are called?
Op: Sure look…Whoa, wait.
Ok: Uh, Candy? CANDY?
Ca: Oh, I am not really going to-
=pause, then Ophelia starts laughing=
Op: Oh, man! Talk about a fake-out!
Ok: They knew what they were doing.
Ca: Oh, thank God. Or not. Why is this movie so focused on my breasts?
Op: I’ll give you two guesses.
Ca: =heavy sigh=
Ok: And there’s us, leaping around without a care in the world.
Op: Against a quilted sky.
Ok: Hitomi’s teenaged angst really threw everything for a loop.
G: Why the quilt, though? What does that symbolize?
Ok: I don’t know. What did the yarn symbolize? Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar!
Ch: And sometime animators take advantage of that big studio money to pump out whatever drug-induced fantasy that they ever had.
Op: Oh, hey! This version of you actually got over that guy!
Ok: “Captain Oblivious.” Heh, yup. You go, me.
G: And to think, so much trouble could have been avoided if he had just seen the cutie right in front of him.
=Oktavia loops an arm around Ophelia’s shoulders and snuggles up to her=
Ok: I like to think that it turned out all right in the end. Even this version of me agrees!
Ch: Except for him. Kinda serves him right.
G: I don’t know. I feel kind of bad talking bad about him like this. I mean, being a little oblivious isn’t really a bad thing, and he did lose a lot of important people to him in a very short period of time.
Ch: Well, when you put it like that…
Op: Yo, hey, not to change the subject or anything, but are those ballerinas that she’s got projected on the side of the building kickboxing? Because that’s honestly kind of hot.
H: Of course you would find violent dancing hot.
Op: I am what I am, and make no apologies.
G: At least these ones aren’t made of cum.
Ca: Oh, my God.
Ch: Oh, why am I here? What could I possibly contribute?
H: A moment ago you were complaining about not being in it!
Ch: This is worse. This is far worse.
G: Oh! Oh! We get to see the transformation scene!
Ca: Those weren’t really that elaborate. I mean, they were cool, but-Hold on.
Op: Aw, hell yeah! Strike a pose, team!
Ca: Okay, never mind. I guess in this world we made them elaborate.
Ch: Like I said: animators with way too much money and waaaaaaaay too many drugs. Prepare yourselves for a trip.
Ca: Oh! Oh, my.
Ch: So, uh…
Ca: No, I never danced to transform. That is…also new.
=Ophelia suddenly leans forward intently=
Op: Oh, yes, yes, yes! H-Hey, can we start this part over.
Ok: Sure.
=they restart the transformation scene=
G: So, are you…
Op: Figure-skating, yeah! Damned good, at that. Look at that spin!
Ca: I never learned figure-skating. I mean, I can skate, but nothing like this, though I suppose I have the athletic ability, and-Okay, I just exploded out of myself.
G: That outfit is pretty cool. Um, Candy? You wouldn’t mind if I asked…
Ca: Oh, fine. I suppose it’s thematically appropriate.
=Candeloro transforms into her Puella Magi uniform, complete with the hair. Gretchen cheers=
Ok: That was way quicker than the movie. And…damn.
Ca: You can stop staring at my breasts now.
Ok: I mean, sure, I can…
=Candeloro sighs and changes back. Oktavia and Gretchen both boo=
Ch: Sorry, girls. But the corset’s reserved for me.
Ok: What does that-Oh. Really?
Ch: We went going through a rough patch. We had some things we needed to come to terms with. Making pleasant associations helped.
G: I don’t get it.
=Homulilly whispers into her ear=
G: Oh. Oh.
Ca: Heh.
=Ophelia is still hunched forward and getting impatient=
Op: Yeah, this is all fascinating, but can we get back to the movie?
Ok: We’re literally talking about boobs. I thought you’d be all over that.
Op: There is dancing and you’re keeping me from it!
Ok: Okay, okay. Let’s go.
Op: Oh, hell yeah! I’m next!
G: What kind of dance is that, Ophelia?
Op: Definitely seeing some tribal elements in the first part. I think the part with the arms is…Chinese? Wish I had read up on it a bit more.
G: I’ve never seen you dance like that before.
Op: I mostly do hip-hop, but I do something similar to that when I pole-dance. It’s a lot more complex, though.
H: I bet it is.
Op: Have fun with that mental image! Still, this is giving me ideas, especially that arm thing. I think I pull that off with my illusions. Maybe it’s time to diversify-WHOA!
Ch: Why did you go all sketchy and scary?
Ca: Why did I explode out of myself twice?
Ok: Oh, okay! Here we go!
=Gretchen starts laughing=
G: Oh, my God! You’re doing Ophelia’s usual dance!
Ok: Doing it pretty well, too! Damn!
Op: I’ll say! Nice windmills, smooth transitions from palms to forearms.
Ch: You’re getting ideas, aren’t you?
Op: Duh.
Ok: And now I’m running. You know, I can’t help but feel that this me is sort of flexing on me specifically with the whole leg thing.
H: Has anyone else noticed that so far we have all ripped out of ourselves in order to transform?
Ok: That outfit is hot, though. And-Okay, that ass shot was on purpose!
Ca: Be thankful it’s not as obsessed with your butt as it is with my boobs.
Ok: No way! I wanna see it more! C’mon, zoom in on those cheeks!
Op: I strongly agree.
H: Oh, here’s me. This should be good.
G: It’s actually pretty lovely. And you do look like you’re having fun with it.
H: You know, this isn’t bad. But what am I supposed to be doing?
Op: It’s…kind of interpretive freeform, but I’m seeing some ballet elements in there as well.
H: Huh.
Op: You think of giving it a shot? Because I have someone I could call.
H: Thank you, but no. Maybe.
Op: Well, think about it.
H: I’m also tearing out of myself, I see. Oh, and that stupid clock again!
G: This is great. Can we see that part again?
Ok: You know you’re next, right?
G: Oh. Oh, no.
Ok: Okay, so…
Op: This…I’m not sure what you’d call this.
Ok: Other than adorable.
Op: It is that.
=Gretchen is blushing and hiding her face=
Ch: Okay, this is pretty cute.
G: Stop, please.
Ca: You sure you don’t recognize this, Ophelia?
Op: I mean, other than the Can-Can bit, not really. It’s more cute poses than anything.
Ch: So teenaged pop-idol.
G: Oh, God!
Op: Yeah, that seems to fit.
G: Why do all of you get the cool dances while I get…this?
H: I think it’s fine.
G: I’m not watching. Is it over, yet?
H: Well, you more of shattered glass instead of tearing out of yourself, but it’s still going.
Op: Okay, okay. It’s over, now.
G: Finally-You said it was over!
Op: It is! You’re just doing your final pose.
G: They literally covered me with hearts and rainbows!
Ok: What’s wrong with hearts and rainbow?
G: Look, I know I’m supposed to be the “cute” one, but there is a point when it becomes too much!
H: It’s your fault for being so adorable.
G: I’m not the only cute girl here. Sheesh!
H: No, you are definitely the cutest!
=Homulily starts tickling Gretchen=
G: Homulilly! Stop it!
H: I can’t help it! You’re just so cute! CUTE!
=Gretchen laughs and squirms in trying to get away, but not too much=
G: Stop it! Someone! Please! Help!
=Charlotte, who’s sitting on the other side of Gretchen, glances at Homulilly. They lock eyes=
Ch: Nope! Sorry! She’s right!
=Charlotte starts tickling Gretchen as well, who now is gasping for air=
Ok: Honestly, this is way more entertaining than the movie.
Op: Speaking for yourself. There was dancing!
Ca: You know, if you guys keep this up, then we’ll never get through the film.
G: Okay, that is it!
=Gretchen suddenly ties up Homulilly and Charlotte up with her legs and lifts them fully off the couch into the air. She sits there with her arms crossed and the two of them suspended=
G: No more tickling, or I start tickling everybody! And I have way more limbs to do it with than all of you combined!
Ok: Is that a threat or a promise?
Ch: I’m sorry, I’m sorry! Put me down!
G: Fine! Now, behave!
=Gretchen plops Homulilly and Charlotte back down into their seats and lets them go. Then she blinks and turns to Oktavia=
G: Wait, do you want to be tickled?
Ok: Well…
Op: Better not. This is an egg you do not want to crack.
G: You guys and your fetishes.
Ok: I am literally half fish, okay? We had to get creative!
Ca: Okay, I’m unpausing the movie, if it’ll get you to stop!
Op: You’re the one who literally busted out your and Charly’s bedroom get-up.
Ch: Not really. It usually has less-
Ca: UNPAUSING NOW!
Ok: Team pose!
Op: They always come this close to showing us what’s under those skirts.
Ch: They’re being cheeky, all right.
Ok: That pose is awesome, though. We should do that for real!
Ch: Puella Magi Holy Quintet? Not a bad name.
Op: Can’t really use it ourselves.
Ch: Why, because there’s six of us?
Op: That, and-
Ok: We’re all witches?
Op: Okay, that too, but also there is nothing holy about us.
Ch: Ah, innocent times, innocent times.
Ok: Come on, Sayaka and Kyoko are clearly doing it on the regular.
Ch: You inferred all that from your five minutes of screentime so far, did you?
Ok: I know what I’m about.
Ok: And out comes the violin! Subtle.
H: So…are there any people in any of those buildings that she’s wrecking?
Op: Probably.
Ok: So Hitomi is literally killing hundreds with her angsty temper tantrum.
G: Er…I’m sure she’s not!
Ca: Okay, now this part is actually pretty similar to how things used to be! Um, except for the ballroom dancing.
G: How so?
Ca: I mean us combining our abilities! Homulilly stopping time and the two of us using a combination of musketfire and arrows was actually a tried-and-true tactic of ours!
G: Cool!
Ok: So are you guys basically gonna blast Hitomi into next week?
Op: I mean, she did literally just massacre an entire city.
G: No, look! We’re fixing the city! See, we do repair the damage and make things normal again!
Ch: Obviously a very loose definition of the word “normal.”
Op: Doesn’t do a whole lot good for all the mangled corpses inside those buildings.
G: Nobody died! Sheesh.
Op: Well, not that we can see, anyway.
Ca: Pretty sure if people were actually dying it would have been brought up by now.
Ch: Okay, I’m calling it now! It’s a fake!
H: Huh?
G: What do you mean?
Ch: I mean the city! This whole…everything! It’s a fake! Like, a simulation or a dream or something. And we’re all trapped in it. The signs are all over the place.
Ok: That’s my girl! Kicking ass and giving good life advice!
Op: That guy is just obliviously leaving a trail of broken hearts behind him, isn’t he?
Ch: And corpses.
Ok: You know, between me turning into, well, me and Hitomi turning into that, the dude really needs to just stop dating girls and marry his violin or something. Because that’s two for two!
G: The Five Lillians? What does that mean?
Ch: This movie feels like it should come with its own appendices.
Op: Oh, did you see that smug grin? No one girl can have all that swagger!
Ok: You would suck on a juicebox in the middle of a fight.
G: Did…Did you just make a wall?
Op: Cool! That was one of my powers, right?
Ca: It sure was.
Ok: And apparently I could combine it with my swords!
Op: Oh, I bet you loved shoving your sword into my wall.
=Homulilly snorts=
Ch: I get the innuendo, but that would imply-
Ca: Please don’t finish that thought, sweetie. The porn they watch is bad enough.
Ch: So I guess this is the part where you all beat Hitomi to death.
Op: That would be one hell of a twist.
H: Honestly, the way this movie is going, I don’t think anything could surprise me at this point.
G: Okay, we’re all standing on swords around her, so…
Ch: Oh, great. Now I’m here-Wait.
G: Um…are we going to eat Hitomi or…What’s going on?
H: That does seem to be the question.
Ch: What the fuck?
=Charlotte suddenly leaps up and starts scrambling back on the couch up against the wall=
Ch: What the fuck! What the fuck!
Op: Did you just turn into a giant clown worm?
Ch: Candy, please. Some sense. Give it to me!
Ca: Uh, uh, well. Your…original witch self did turn into that…thing during the fight, but…
Op: You think you can maybe still do that?
Ch: No. No chance in hell.
H: I’m considerably more concerned about what we’re doing. Why are we…chanting?
Ca: I’m going to hit Play. Brace yourselves, girls. I think it’s going to get weird.
H: What are…
G: Um.
G: UM!
Ch: Guys. Guys. I don’t know how much more of this I can take.
Op: Shhh.
=the girls silently watch the Cake Song until the end=
Op: Pause it. Just…hit pause.
=communal long sigh=
Op: So. Anyone have anything they’d like to comment?
Ch: This…must be what losing my mind feels like.
G: Well, it was…cute.
Ok: Fucking weird.
G: But in a cute way. I…think?
Ca: I’m just going to preemptively say that I’ve got nothing. Please don’t ask me to explain. That’s not how things used to work at all.
Op: We figured.
Ca: I mean, we’d find witches, we’d transform, we’d fight the witches, the witches would die, and we’d get a Grief Seed. It wasn’t complicated! Nobody sang anything!
=long pause=
H: We’d better rewind and watch that again.
Ch: Why?
H: I have a feeling that it might be important.
Ch: To whom?
G: I agree with Lilly. They wouldn’t make it that weird without reason.
Ch: Oh, you wanna bet?
Ca: Charlotte, calm down, please.
Ch: I-Sorry. Sorry. You’re right. I’m just-Okay, fine! Let’s all take some crazy drops and watch it all over again!
=they rewind back to the start of the Cake Song=
Ch: I can’t believe they had the gall to not only keep me as a full witch but also turn me into that.
Ok: Well, I mean, it’s not like some weirdoes up and decided to turn you into a doll that…morphs into a giant clown worm. Apparently that was-
Ch: How I actually looked, yeah, I get it! It’s still creepy, though!
G: Why are we all…okay with this?
Ch: See? Exactly! If I just up and turned into a giant worm, you all would be freaking out!
Op: I would try to ride you.
=incoherent noises of disgust and irritation from Charlotte=
H: Okay, I think I’m starting to get how the rules of this game works.
Ok: It’s a game?
Ch: There are rules?
H: Sure! When you send the song to the next person, you name a quality about them, and that person has to come up with some kind of food that embodies that same quality! Saya…I’m sorry, Oktavia-
Ok: No, Sayaka’s correct. She’s not me.
H: Okay. Well, Sayaka started off and called herself the raspberry…for some reason.
Ok: Don’t look at me. I don’t even really care for raspberries all that much.
G: Blue raspberry?
Ok: That’s more of a flavor, I think?
H: Okay, well, she then passed it off to Kyoko, who is red-
Op: Really creative descriptor there, fishy-lips. Out of all of my qualities, you went with red? The cake should have been dead sexy! Or a fantastic dancer! Or
Ok: I probably thought up something dirty at first and had to sub it out at the last second, and red was the only thing that came to mind.
H: -And then Kyoko now passes it off to Mami, who is-
Ch: I’m sorry, loved by whom? Loved by Bebe? My name is BEBE?!
Op, singing: Rock-a-bye Bebe, on the treetop-
Ch: Shut up, shut up, shut up!
H: -er, well, that gets turned into cheese, because-
Ch: -BECAUSE OF COURSE IT DOES!
G: Do you need a break?
Ch: …no. I’m sorry. I’ll try not to freak out again.
Op: I’m gonna be honest, if you weren’t, I would be.
H: -well, anyway, Mami then passes it to me-
Ca: Though not without another close-up of my breasts, I see.
Op: I’ll give the animators credit: they know which side of the bread the butter’s on.
H: -and I’m…spinning in circles? I don’t really understand that one.
G: Well, there is the timeloop thing you were doing. That could be said to be spinning in circles.
H: There’s been no mention of that, though! And how would she know? Didn’t I keep that a secret?
Ca: You did.
G: Dunno.
Op: Maybe it has to do with how your shield has to turn for you to stop time? Maybe?
H: I don’t know. That’s kind of reaching.
Op: I do note that you seem to be the only one wondering what the fuck is going on. Like, just look at your face.
Ok: While I seem to just be having a grand old time!
Op: You know, I don’t blame you. I am starting to feel this. Cakey! Cakey! Round cakey!
G: And I’m sweet. All right.
Ok: What’s wrong?
G: It’s just having me be the cute one again. There’s more to me than just being cute!
Ch, now calmer: Maybe it’s to butter up the audience for some kind of dark twist. Like, the movie keeps making you out to be all cute and innocent but it turns out that you were the villain the whole time.
G: Really? That would honestly be kind of cool.
H: I seriously doubt that is the case.
Op: And here we summon a giant cake! Because reasons.
G: Is Hitomi still in that thing?
Ch: Well, if she is, then I just ate her!
H: Finally, a happy ending!
G: Oh, stop it.
Ch: Seriously though, what is my purpose in all of this? I turn into a worm, I start the song, I eat the cake. How does-
H: Oh! I think I just got it!
Ch: Huh?
H: These new enemies are called Nightmares, right?
Ch: Right…
H: Well, what do you do to calm a child who’s had a nightmare? You give them a snack and sing them a lullaby!
=pause=
Op: OOOOOOH, so that’s what was up with that explosive feast at the start!
G: So we don’t kill the Nightmares, we calm the Nightmares!
Ca: You know, as strange as that is, I do kind of wish it really was that easy. Back in the day, I mean.
Ok: And here I am, cradling Hitomi’s severed head! How’s that for a dark twist?
Op: It’s all part of the process.
Ok: I see she’s still clinging to Kyosuke, though.
Ca: Teen romance is complicated like that. Just because she was frustrated about his schedule doesn’t mean she doesn’t still love him. See? There she is, sleeping soundly.
G: So all’s well that ends well.
Ch: I have…a lot of problems…with describing anything that we just saw as “all’s well.”
H: So, wait, those sparkles that are coming down. Are those clearing our soul gems?
Ca: It looks like it. No grief seeds around, so I guess this is how they do it instead. I’m actually a little envious.
Ok: It does kinda seem like the idealistic version of what we went through. No despair, no need for competition, the monsters can be defeated by singing to them, and nobody turns into anything bad!
Ch: Except for me. Because seriously. What the fuck?
Op: You are not going to let that go, will you?
Ch: I am a fucking beanie baby!
G: What’s a beanie baby?
Ch: Never mind. Read about them in a book. Would take too long to explain.
Op: Aw, yeah! Party at sempai’s house!
Ca: Apartment. And this actually is accurate.
Ok: What, head to your place for snacks after a successful hunt?
Ca: Yes. Those were…nice. I enjoyed those a lot.
Op: We literally live together now. What’re you getting all nostalgic for?
Ca: It’s less that and more of the feelings. I had been…lonely for a while before all of you came into my life, so going from that to suddenly having so many sisters-in-arms…well, it made for a nice change.
Op: I guess that makes sense. Hey, you think that’s why Incubators made a big deal about competition? To keep us separated so we’d fall into despair faster.
Ca: I would not rule it out. Actually, if we had never learned the truth about soul gems or witches, we probably would still be alive, since we’d have each other for support.
Ok: My bad.
Ca: It’s okay. As Ophelia has pointed out many times, it all worked out in the end.
Op: Aw, yeah! Look at me getting down! Hooray for snacks!
Ca: Thank you for ruining the mood.
Op: It’s what I do. Hooray for snacks!
H: And the sun rises.
G: When do we sleep? I mean, seriously! Don’t we have school?
Ok: Maybe it’s a weekend.
Ca: We were more likely to get witches in the evenings, so we’d at least be in bed at a decent hour. Most of the time.
Op: Y’know, as weird as all this is, this really is beautiful. I mean, the animation is outstanding, and the scenery is gorgeous.
Ch: When it’s not totally tripping with your head and making you question everything you ever thought you knew about reality.
Op: …you okay over there, chief?
Ch: I’m sorry, guys. But can we take a break now? I seriously need a break.
G: Sure. I could use one too.
Op: …can we watch the cake song one more time first?
Ch: No.
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Miraculous: Rise of Anatis 38
One more til Heroes Day! So I'm really happy with how this turned out. I think adapted it well. Though this didn't need as much changing as a few of the others. Also the nickname Luth that Anatis gives Leatherback. It is actually another name for the Leatherback turtle as it is sometimes known as either the Lute Turtle or just the Luth. Yep, I did my research. Anyway, hope you peeps like this chapter :D Keep an eye out because I'm able to start work on Ikari Gozen so that should be out by the weekend if I keep going on this little roll I have :D
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Chapter Thirty-Eight: Anansi
"Look at them go," Adrien grinned as Nino and Alya danced around the living room. He had managed to sneak out of the house with Kagami again, who nodded as she watched them. Ivan and Mylene were sat next to them on the sofa and Rose and Juleka were curled up next to each other. Marinette was sat at the kitchen island, next to Luka, who was writing a song. He would occasionally glance up to see what was happen but was mostly focused on his song. Not that anyone minded. They all knew that's how Luka was. Sadly, Nathaniel and Marc couldn't make it, due to having to finish the next comic of the Adventures of Anatis and Lady Noir and neither could Chloe or Alix but that was ok. They would hang out with them on the weekend. Alya and Nino slid across the ground before finishing the dance with Nino posing like a ballerina, causing everyone to laugh. The screen on the TV told them that they had beat their high score.
 "Nice!" Nino grinned, happily. "Ok, who's next?! Adrien, Kagami... you up for it?"
 "Oh, you guys know I have two left feet," Adrien laughed, rubbing the back of his neck. "What about... Marinette and Luka?"
 "Adrien, I'm more clumsy then you," Marinette pointed out, making everyone laugh. "Besides, he's writing,"
 "I'll say. Poor Luka will end up with a flying Marinette as a dance partner," Alya grinned cheekily, causing Marinette to gasp before they both began to laugh. "How about you and Mylene, Ivan?"
 "Sure, we can give it a try," Mylene smiled, getting up as Ivan nodded. The two of them began to dance as the door to the apartment opened as Alya's older sister, Nora, came in and glanced around.
 "I didn't know we were having a gathering of fly weights today," She mumbled before dumping her gym bag on the floor as she looked around.
 "Nora!" Alya gasped as she looked at her. "Is your match over already?"
  "First round! Totally knock out!!" She grinned, holding her arms up before lowering them and pulling Alya over to her, hissing something at her before straightening up and glancing at everyone. "I recognize Cappy and Baguette but who's the rest of the gang?"
 "Oh, I'm Adrien," Adrien smiled before gesturing to Kagami. "And this is Kagami,"
 "It's a pleasure to meet you," She replied in her calm voice, making Nora rise an eyebrow.
 "Uh huh," Nora nodded before glancing at the rest of the gang. "And who's the emos and the pink one?"
 "I'm Mylene and this is my boyfriend, Ivan," Mylene smiled as Ivan waved. However, Nora didn't look impressed as she glanced at them. Rose grinned at her.
 "I'm Rose! It's really nice to meet you!!" She gasped as Juleka played with her hair.
 "Juleka... um... I'm Rose's girlfriend..." She mumbled, quietly as she twirled Rose's hair in her fingers. Nora nodded and turned to Luka, who was scribbling down some notes. Noticing Nora in front of him, he glanced up as Juleka cleared her throat. "That's my older brother Luka,"
 "Hmm, don't seem like much to me," She replied, making him frown before gesturing to herself. "The name is Anansi! Like a spider,"
"I prefer Ladybugs over spiders," Luka muttered quietly, making her frown but everyone else giggle. She narrowed her eyes and glared at him. "Just saying,"
 "Well, no one asked for your opinion on it, Tips," She stated before walking over to the fridge. "Anyway, what are you all still doing here this late? Shouldn't you be heading back home? Don't you have school tomorrow?"
 "We're waiting for it to get dark," Alya stated as Nora took out a carton of milk and began to drink it. "It's the world cup fireworks display tonight and we're going to watch it from the Place de la Concorde Ferris wheel!"
 Nora spat out the milk and turned to face Alya, causing everyone to glance at them.
 "Oh no! Baguette and Cappy can go with the rest of your little gang if they want but you are staying here!" She declared, pointing at Alya before crushing the cartoon and crossing her arms as she gave her best stern look. "It's far too dangerous!"
 "But Nora... I mean Anansi... you can't do that!" Marinette gasped, causing everyone to agree.
 "Yeah, no way, dude," Nino gasped. "Alya has to come with us,"
 "Yeah, we're not going without her," Ivan added, making Nora frowned deeply. 
 "Look, Sis, I appreciate you worrying about me and all but I'm not a little girl anymore," Alya gasped, causing Nora to face her. "Besides, Mum and Dad are cool with it and we've been planning it for a while,"
 "I don't care. You're not going," Nora declared before shaking her head. "There's been way too many akumatized peeps in Paris recently. Literally just a few days ago, you were captured by that weird musical one. Desperate or something,"
 "Desperada," Luka pointed out, making her glare at him. "Again, just saying,"
 Nora rolled her eyes and ignored him, turning back to Alya.
 "Just look at how many times you've been in direct danger," She pointed out, making Alya frown as she remembered. It had been quite a bit. "So you're staying home safe and sound period!"
 "That's ridiculous! The twins were akumatized right here, at home!"
 "Well, that never would have happened on my watch!" Nora growled back, slamming her fist on the table. Luka flinched a little and grabbed his notepad, putting it in his bag before moving over to where the rest of the group were. Marinette moved over to him and asked him if he was ok, getting a nod of him. Not that Nora noticed. "I won't let anyone mess with my family!"
 "You mean like the other day in the square?" Alya pointed out, making everyone look at her as Nora looked nervously. Luka frowned a little before turning to Marinette.
 "I'm a little afraid to ask what happened," He mumbled, getting a nod of agreement from Mylene and Rose. Alya sighed and pinched her nose as Marinette glanced around nervously.
 "What happened?" Adrien asked, causing Marinette to look over at him.
 "Well, we came across a man handing out flyers..."
 "And Anansi here thought the man was akumatized and wanted to turn me into a banana zombie," Alya stated, glaring at Nora.
 "Uh... well, how was I suppose to know that it was a stupid costume?!" She pointed out before turning around and holding out her hand. "Anyway, what if the ferris wheel stopped working because some akumatized dude decided not to pay?"
 "Uh... that's not how akumatizations work..." Luka mumbled, causing Nora to spin and glare at him.
 "Oh and I suppose you're the authority on akumas, Tips?!" She growled, making him frown but he bit his tongue. He would love to turn round and say 'well, I should know since I'm Anatis' but he couldn't reveal his identity plus that would be petty. Funny but still petty so he remained quiet, making her smirk before crossing her arms. "Once you flyweights can actually defend yourself, like me, we'll talk about it,"
 She then proceeded to show off by kicking and punching the air.
 "Well, it doesn't matter because Anatis and Lady Noir will save us if there's any problems," Marinette pointed out, causing everyone to agree. Nora rolled her eyes and glanced over at her.
 "And what if Miss Whiskers is chasing a mouse and that beetle's been sprayed with bug spray," She pointed out, causing Luka to frown and take a quiet breathe. It took all of his strength not to point out that they weren't really those animals but he could imagine Lady Noir trying to catch a mouse. Knowing her, she would probably keep as a pet instead of trying to eat it... unless she got hit by Malediktator again. Then she would probably try and eat it. "What you gonna do then? Rely on Cappy to protect you?"
 "Well, I'll try," Nino gasped, causing Nora to laugh.
 "That's sweet but who's gonna protect you when you fail?" She grinned, pressing her finger in his chest. He frowned and glanced down but to everyone's surprise, Ivan stepped up.
 "Hey, leave him alone," He gasped, making Nora look at him. She ran her eyes over him, clearly not impressed. "If it came to it, I'll protect my friends!"
 "Uh huh," She grinned. "The only thing you've got going for you in your build but build isn't enough. You need strength and speed. Think you got that, Big Guy?"
 Nora laughed, causing Ivan to growl a little.
 "I do anything to protect my friends!" He declared, making her nod.
 "Alright, Alya can go out with you guys..." She stated before walking over to the table and placing her elbow down on the table. "If you or Cappy can beat me in an arm wrestle.. you know since you two are so determined to protect everyone,"
 "Please, don't arm wrestle on my account," Alya sighed, clearly embarrassed by Nora's actions before she looked at her. "Nora, I don't need to be protected,"
 "No offence, Nino but you're not strong enough to go against Anansi," Adrien pointed out, making Nino frown.
 "But neither is Ivan!" He pointed out, making Ivan also frown.
 "But if we don't go soon, we'll miss it," Marinette gasped, looking at her friends. "We have to do something,"
 "Forget it," Alya sighed, looking down as her shoulders slumped. "You guys go without me,"
 "Huh?" Juleka gasped as Rose gulped like someone had destroyed the color pink.
 "No way!" She gasped, causing everyone to stare at her. "We're not leaving you behind!"
 "Yeah, you're our friend so you should come with us," Mylene nodded, causing Nora to snort as she laughed.
 "That's all cute and all but Alya ain't going unless one of you flyweights beat me in an arm wrestle," She grinned, causing Marinette to grin as she got an idea. She caught Luka's eye, who gave her a knowing smile. 
 "You'll honor that if you're beaten no matter what right?" He asked, making her glance at him.
 "Yeah, I'll honor it, Tips," She grinned, clicking her neck. "Not that I'll need to though. None of you have a chance,"
 "Ok, Nino? You wanna go? Or should Ivan?" Luka asked, causing Nino to rub his neck nervously but Ivan stepped up and sat down. He wasn't sure what the two bluenettes had plan but he trusted them. He took Nora's hand and nodded. She grinned as Adrien stood by them and held out his hand. 
 "Alright! In position!" He called, causing everyone to gather around. He lifted his hand as the two looked at each other. "Ready... set.... go!"
 He swiped his hand down, causing Ivan to try and move her hand. Nora yawned but then her eyes widen as he managed to move it, causing her to push against him. His arm returned to it's position before Luka glanced at Marinette, who grinned in a mischievous way.
 "Oh no! An akuma!" She gasped, pointing at the window and causing Nora to look that way. Seeing a chance, Luka grabbed Ivan's hand and pulled it downwards.
 "And the winner is Ivan!" Adrien called out, making Nora look back.
 "Huh?!" She gasped, making Marinette gasp.
 "Oops, it was just a fly... my bad," She grinned, causing Ivan to grin and get up. He gave Marinette and Luka a knowing look but didn't say a thing as everyone grinned. "Come on, guys, let's go. If we leave now, we can get there on time,"
 "You're a bunch of cheaters!" Nora growled, slamming her fist on the table and causing everyone to flinch before she pointed at them. "There's no way I could have been beaten! If I hadn't been distracted, I wo-"
 "You said you would honor the agreement if he won regardless of what happened and he won," Luka pointed out, causing her to glare at him.
 "Stay out of this, Tips! Or I'll crush you!" She growled, causing Alya to pinch her nose.
 "That is it, Nora!" She shouted, making everyone look at her. "You lost the challenge so deal with it! I've had it with your overprotective, big sister smothering! I'm going out with my BFFs and I don't care what you think! Alya out!"
 "Uh... we should all go too...." Luka pointed out, causing everyone to nod and begin to leave but not before Nora hissed at them. The gang left outside and began to head to Place de la Concorde before Nora decided to intervene again. Alya turned to them and gave them a smile.
 "Thanks guys for sticking up for me," She smiled as they walked over. It didn't take them long to get there but as soon as they did, Rose grabbed Juleka's hand and rushed over to the wheel, causing most of them to follow but Luka, who decided to go over and listen to a street musician who was playing. Alya gently nudged Marinette and gestured towards Luka before heading up into the wheel. Marinette walked over to him, causing him to look down at her.
 "Aren't you gonna join the others?"
 "Nah, I've been on the Ferris wheel before plus it was Alya's idea. She wants to film them for one of her blogs," She replied, making him nod. "What about you?"
 "Fireworks aren't really my thing," He admitted, rubbing the back of his neck. "I kind of just came along because I get to hang out with you... and everyone else too... you know it's not very often we get to hang out with Kagami or Adrien so yeah... plus Juleka and Rose insisted I come by,"
 "Yeah," Marinette nodded, smiling a little at his comment. "Well, I'm glad you came along. I like hanging out with you,"
 "Really?" He asked, looking at her with a little surprise. She smiled and nodded, making him smile back before she gently nudged his arm.
 "You're my friend, Luka and I like spending time with my friends," She smiled, causing him to smile back as the fireworks went off. She looked up and waved at Alya and the rest of their friends who were currently riding the Ferris wheel. However, she stopped and frowned, making him frown as he looked at her. She looked confused and a little pale.
 "Marinette, are you ok?" He asked, making her glance at him before she frowned.
 "I thought I just saw-" Before she could finish her sentence, people began to scream and run away from the Ferris wheel. Both teenagers glanced over and gasped as they saw a super villain crawling on the wheel and covering it in webs like a spider would before it glanced up at them and hissed. "Um... Luka, I think we should run...."
 "Agreed..." Luka stated back in a way before jumping out of the way as the spider spat webs at them. She turned towards Marinette, stalking towards her. Luka frowned and glanced around. He noticed a store selling hula hoops and ran over. He grabbed one and looked around. His luck vision lit up another store and the hula hoop. He smirked and threw it at the tent, causing it to bounce off the material and fly over to the villain. It landed around her arms and distracted her enough for him to run over and pull Marinette to her feet. The two of them ran off as the akuma tried to break free from the hoop. They went down into the metro before stopping as they let out a breath. Luka straightened up and glanced at her. "Are you ok?"
 "Yeah," She nodded before gently kissing his cheek. He blushed a little before clearing his throat.
 "Uh... I need to g-go find Juleka and the rest... they might be in danger..." He mumbled, making her frown. He thought she would argue with him but to her surprise, she nodded. Both of them knew that arguing would be pointless anyway. Marinette played with her hands a little.
 "Just... be careful ok?" She asked, making him nod.
 "I will," He replied before he ran off. As soon as he was out of sight, Marinette rushed over to the steps of the platform and headed down them, away from prying eyes. She opened her purse and Plagg flew out, stretching a little before he glanced at her.
 "Did you have to wake me from my nap, Dollface?" He asked, causing her to nod.
 "Sorry, Plagg but Paris is in trouble again," She replied, holding up her hand. "Plagg, Claws Out,"
 Plagg yelled out a little as he was sucked into the ring before a green light engulfed Marinette, transforming her into Lady Noir. She jumped out and ran up the stairs, just in time to see the Ferris Wheel roll away and Anatis chase it. She ran over and caught up with him, causing him to glance at her before pointing ahead to the two lion statues. She nodded and took out her baton before extending it and throwing it at them. It landed perfectly in their mouths and stopped the Ferris Wheel. The two of them rushed over and helped everyone get off it.
 "Thank you, Anatis and Lady Noir," A woman gasped as they got off, causing Anatis to turn to his partner.
 "I'm glad you turned up when you did," He smiled before throwing his yoyo around a car and dragging it over to the wheel. He placed it so the wheel was leaning on it and grabbed Lady Noir's baton before jumping back over to her and handing her the baton. "Not sure how I would have stopped it if you hadn't turned up,"
 "I'm sure you would have worked something out," She grinned, taking it before glancing up at the wheel. "But there's one booth missing from the wheel?"
 "Yeah, the spider took it just before I got there," He replied before taking out his yoyo and throwing it. It wrapped around one of the flag poles on a building. "It was this way,"
 He swung off, causing Lady Noir to jump up and follow him before they jumped down and landed near the booth. Juleka was stood shaking, jumping as Anatis and Lady Noir landed near them. Luckily, Kagami and Adrien were stood with her but Rose and the others weren't there. 
 "Anatis," She gasped, rushing over. He frowned at her panicked expression. "It's Alya's big sister. She took Rose!"
 "Who's Alya's big sister?" Lady Noir asked, frowning as Kagami walked over.
 "It appears that Nora has been akumatized," She explained, making both heroes frown. "She took three victims. Alya, Mylene and Rose. I imagine she took them because they are the 'weakest' in her eyes. While we know Alya can defend herself, Nora considers her weak as she is her little sister. As for the other two, I'd say that's pretty obvious,"
 "Nino and Ivan went after them," Adrien gasped. "Juleka was going to join them but we told her to stay here and wait for you two,"
 "A good suggestion," Anatis nodded. "Stay here. We'll rescue your friends,"
 "My brother, Luka, is also missing... I don't think Anansi got him but I haven't seen him," Juleka gasped, causing Adrien and Kagami to nod.
 "And our friend Marinette," Kagami added in, making Anatis frown.
 "Luka is fine. I ran into Luka on my way here and told him to hide in Tuileries Gardens," He mumbled before frowning. "But I haven't seen Marinette..."
 "She's ok!" Lady Noir gasped, making everyone look at her. "I also bumped into her on my way here. She was hiding by the metro station but I advised her to hide in the platform. Anyway, we should try and capture us a spider. Stay here and be safe, kay? Annie, let's go,"
 "Right," He nodded before the two heroes jumped away and followed the trail of webbing. The two of them heard a yell and frowned as they saw Ivan flying across the sky. Anatis threw his yoyo to create a web and caught him in it before letting him down. He jumped over and landed next to him as Ivan got up. "Are you ok?"
 "I'm fine, Anatis but my friends are in real trouble," He frowned, glancing over to the Arc de Triomphe. Anatis glanced over and frowned as he saw a huge web between it's arc. He took out his yoyo and zoomed in. Alya, Rose and Mylene were trapped in the middle with Nino next to them, making him frown. He put it away and turned to Ivan.
 "Stay here and leave this to me and Lady Noir," He ordered, making Ivan frown. "I promise we'll get your friends back,"
 "But Mylene... she's so special to me, Anatis," He muttered, looking a little love stuck before he shook his head. "I won't let anything happen to her,"
 "And I admire that but I wouldn't forgive myself if you got caught so please stay back," He ordered again before swinging towards the spider's web with Lady Noir. Ivan frowned and chased after them. The two heroes landed in front of the spider and took out their weapons as Anansi glanced at them and smirked.
 "So it's two vs one now?" She asked before holding up her six arms and bouncing side to side. "Fine by me! Round two!! Fight!"
 She threw a punch at Anatis, who dodged and ducked. Lady Noir jumped up to hit her with her baton, causing her to punch her into a car before she swung at Anatis. He dodged and backflipped over to Lady Noir, who was rubbing her jaw as Anansi laughed.
 "On the floor already? We just started," She laughed, punching the air a few times. Anatis landed by Lady Noir and offered her his hand, helping her to her feet before he lifted her chin to check for an injury. He was honestly worried that her jaw had been broken.
 "Are you ok, kitten?" He asked, concern covering his features as he gently touched her jaw. She blushed a little and gently pushed his hand away, making him frown a little.
 "I'm fine, Annie," She grinned, making him look relieved before they turned round. Anansi was bouncing around, punching the air as she waited for their next attack, causing Anatis to frown. "Where do you think the akuma is?"
 "I'm thinking it's in her head gear," He mumbled, causing Lady Noir to frown a little.
 "I agree but she's so strong that I don't think I can get close enough to destroy it," Lady Noir admitted, making Anatis frown but he nodded never the less. "Got any ideas?"
 "How about a change of plan?" He suggested, making her to look at him. "I'll distract Anansi and you rescue the prisoners,"
 "Of course, that might distract her enough for her to drop her guard and for you to restrain her,"
 "Exactly, then you use your cataclysm to destroy her head gear," He grinned but he suddenly pushed Lady Noir out of the way as Anansi threw a car at them before picking up another one.
 "Ding, ding, ding. Bell's ringing!" She declared, holding it above her head before she threw it at them. "Round three! Fight!"
 They jumped out of the way, causing Anatis to dive at her and try to kick her. She blocked and tried to get a hit on him before he blocked her attack and moved under her arms before wrapping his yoyo around her legs and pulling her down. She caught herself and threw her fists at him but he grabbed them and used them as leverage to land a kick to her face before backflipping down and dodging another one of her attacks. Seeing Anansi busy fighting Anatis, Lady Noir to the chance to jump and begin to climb up the web but her hands got stuck on it. She frowned and tried put her hand free, only for her other hand to get stuck once she had free the first.
 "Seriously," She gasped, pulling that one free and trying to climb up but her feet had gotten stuck too. She tried to pull free but she ended up rolling on her back and getting completely stuck. She tried to pull away but was completely stuck. "Uh... Annie! I think I've gotten myself into a sticky situation,"
 "Looks like I've already got a catch," Anansi laughed evilly as both her and Anatis looked up at Lady Noir before she turned her attention back to Anatis, who was spinning his yoyo. "You'll be next, Beetle,"
 "I don't think so!" He declared, blocking her hits with the yoyo before throwing it at her. She moved her head to the side and grabbed it before spinning him around and throwing him away from the web. He hit a car and bounced off it, rolling on the floor. He groaned and looked up, trying to get up but found his foot stuck on some of the webbing. Anansi smirked before jumping up onto the web and stalking up to Lady Noir. Anatis frowned and tried to pull his foot free as Lady Noir to tried to hit her with her baton but Anansi grabbed it and threw it aside. It landed by Anatis just as he got his foot free. He grabbed it and looked up as Ivan rushed over.
 "Anatis, are you ok?" He asked, helping the hero up. 
 "Yeah but I'm gonna need some help," He declared, glaring up at Anansi. He hooked Lady Noir's baton to his belt and threw up his yoyo. "Lucky charm!"
 He caught the candle and rose an eyebrow as Ivan watched him.
 "A candle? What are you gonna do with that?" He asked as Anatis glanced around. Nothing lit up so he glanced back at it before his eyes widen in realization. "Anatis?"
 "Of course... but I don't have time to do that," He muttered, glancing up at Lady Noir.
 "Well, maybe I could help," Ivan suggested, causing him to look at him. "Uh... I mean... Nevermind... I'm not exactly a hero... I tried to save Mylene and my friends but I'm not strong enough..."
 "Ivan right?" Anatis asked, making him look at him and nod. "Been a hero isn't about how strong you are. It's about determination and courage,"
 He took out Lady Noir's baton and held it out to him. 
 "We can't let Anansi get Lady Noir's miraculous," He declared, placing it in Ivan's hands. "Use this to defend yourself and distract her from getting the ring. I won't be long,"
 "Alright, Anatis!" Ivan grinned before turning to face Anansi as Anatis threw his yoyo and swung onto a rooftop. He ran across it as fast as he could then jumped off the edge and swung through the city. He landed in the ally near Master Fu's and detranformed, catching Tikki before rushing Master Fu's shop. He ran up the stairs as fast as he could and burst through the door, causing Master Fu to look up startled.
 "Luka?"
 "Master, Ivan won't hold off Anansi for long," He gasped, holding his knees as she sucked in a breathe. He looked up as Master Fu gasped. "She has Lady Noir caught in her web and she's able to get her miraculous,"
 "We can not allow that to happen," He gasped, getting up as Luka gave Tikki a macaroon. He moved over to the phonograph and put in the combination as Tikki began to eat the macaroon before taking out the miracle box and placing it in front of Luka. "Luka Couffaine, pick an ally you can trust to fight alongside you this mission,"
 He opened the box, allowing the draws to pop open as Luka glanced at them.
 "Choose wisely. Such powers are meant to serve the greater good," Master Fu stated, causing Luka to nod and reach out for one of them. "Once the mission is over, you must retrieve the miraculous from them and return it back to me. Do you have one in mind?"
 "I need a protective miraculous..." Luka mumbled, glancing at all of them yet none of them called out to him. He glanced to the side and noticed Master Fu's bracelet before pointing to it. "That's the one I need, Master... uh... that's if it's ok with you and Wayzz?"
 "I'm fine with it as long as you are," Wayzz nodded, causing Master Fu to smile and take it off.
 "Do you have someone in mind, Luka?" He asked as he held to Wayzz, who disappeared back into it before handing it to Luka. Luka picked it up and walked over to the draws before taking out one of the small boxes and placed it inside.
 "I think I've found just the right person," He grinned before placing the box in his pocket and bowing to Master Fu. "Thank you, Master,"
 "Good luck, Luka," He replied as Luka rushed out. Once back in the allyway, he re-transformed and jumped up onto the rooftop before heading back to Arc de Triomphe. He got there just as Anansi threw Ivan across the sky again. He swung by and caught Ivan, landing on the roof with him. Ivan let out a sigh of relief.
 "Thank you, Anatis," He smiled, leaning against his legs. "I thought I was gonna be toast then,"
 "No problem, Ivan," Anatis nodded as Ivan straighten up.
 "Did you get what you needed?" He asked, causing Anatis to nod.
 "CATACLYSM!" Lady Noir shouted, making both boys look over as she glared at Anansi, who growled and flipped back. She placed her hands behind her and closed her eyes, making Ivan frown.
 "What's she waiting for?" He asked as Anatis frowned.
 "For Lady Noir's transformation to drop," He replied before turning to Ivan and gesturing for him to move. They jumped down to a slightly lower roof but it was one that took them out of the sight of everyone. Once they were on it, Anatis turned to Ivan. "I'm gonna need help to defeat Anansi so are you still willing to do anything to help save your friends?"
 "Of course," Ivan nodded before glancing at him as he reached into his yoyo. "Why?"
 "Because I need you to be a hero," He replied, taking out the box and holding it out to Ivan, who blinked in surprise. "Ivan Bruel, this is the miraculous of the turtle that grants the power of protection. You will use it for the greater good,"
 "Me?" Ivan asked, pointing to himself. Anatis smiled and nodded, causing Ivan to smile back and take it. He opened it and jumped a little at the bright green light that circled around him. "Whoa,"
 Anatis smiled as Wayzz formed and looked at Ivan, who blinked in surprise.
 "Hello. My name is Wayzz,"
 "Uh... I'm Ivan...." Ivan muttered in a shy manner before looking at Wayzz. "Are you like a genie or something?"
 "Oh, no. I'm a kwami," Wayzz explained as Ivan listened. "I can't grant wishes but I can give you super powers,"
 "Once the mission is done, you must return the miraculous to me," Anatis stated, causing Ivan to look at him while he put on the bracelet. "Can I trust you?"
 "Of course, Anatis," Ivan nodded, making both Anatis and Wayzz smile.
 "Then all you have to say is Wayzz, Shell on," Wayzz explained, causing Ivan to nod before he took a deep breathe and held up his arm.
 "Wayzz, shell on," He declared, causing Wayzz to be sucked into the bracelet, charging it up. Feeling the energy build up, he stomped on the roof and pushed his arms out, causing a green energy to creating his outfit. His main suit was a forest green with brown sides and he had armor across his chest that resembled a turtle's stomach. His gloves were brown and matched his boots but his transformation wasn't done yet. The green energy burst from the center off his chest, creating an emblem that resembled a turtle's shell attached to a harness that was green and brown in color. On his back was a shield that also resembled a turtle's shell. The energy traveled down his arms, leaving a gray strip in it's place before causing green spikes to burst from his gloves before he pulled down a pair of goggles over his eyes. At the same time, the blonde tuff of his hair turned a forest green, completing his transformation. He glanced down at his hands and turned around as he checked out his new look. "Whoa... this is so cool..."
 "Don't get carried away," Anatis stated, making Ivan face him. "Normally, I'd give you a whole brief but time is of the essence today. We need to save Lady Noir and the others before her transformation drops. To that, we'll need your power and mine,"
 "How do I use mine?" Ivan asked, following Anatis as he climbed back on to the higher roof. 
 "You'll need to lift your shell and use the magic word, Shell-ter," Anatis explained, glancing around. "It will create a force field around you for roughly six feet and is basically indestructible but before you use your power, I need to use mine. Lucky charm!"
 He threw his yoyo up in the air and caught the boxing gloves that were created, causing Ivan to frown as he looked at them.
 "You're not going to try and fight her, are you?" He asked, worried as Anatis looked around in his luck vision. Ivan lit up, followed by the Arc de Triomphe then finally Lady Noir.
 "Why not? It's a simple plan after all," He grinned, hooking the gloves onto his belt. "I need you distract her while I make us a boxing ring and then when the time is right, you'll need to protect all of us. Can you do that?"
 "Uh... I'll try my best, Anatis," Ivan nodded, causing Anatis to smile at him as they dived off the building and ran towards the web. "So are your plans always this crazy?"
 "Well, this one is pretty simple compared to some of my other ones," Anatis replied as he took out his yoyo. Ivan nodded and threw the shield at Anansi, causing her to jump down and land in front of them before holding up her arms.
 "Change of pet? You replaced your kitty with a turtle?" She asked as Anatis grinned at him and Ivan caught his shield.
 "What can I say? I love animals but I'm not overly keen on spiders!" He replied, throwing his yoyo. Once again, Anansi moved her head to the side and grinned at him. 
 "You missed,"
 "Did I?" He replied, grinning before Ivan dived at her, getting her attention. Anatis ran around them, wrapping his yoyo's string around the pillars of the Arc de Triomphe as Ivan fought against Anansi, giving her as good as he got. He used his shield to block her attack and protect himself before landing hits as well. Anatis jumped over the string and put on the gloves once he had finished making the ring. "Anansi!"
 "Huh?" She called out, causing Ivan to jump back as Anatis grinned at her before he pointed one of his hands at her.
 "I challenge you to a fight," He grinned, causing her to raise an eyebrow at him. "One match. You win, I'll surrender my miraculous but if I win, you free your prisoners,"
 She remained quiet for a second, causing Anatis to continue.
 "Come on, what have you got to lose?" He asked, making her look at him. "Lady Noir's only got a few minutes until she transforms back anyway,"
 A purple butterfly mask appeared around her eyes, causing her to shake her head.
 "Don't worry, Butterfly man," She stated to Hawkmoth before clicking her neck. "This nasty bug is no match for Anansi... alright, bug boy, you're on,"
 She walked over to the middle and held out her arm. Anatis walked over and tapped his fist against it. Anansi smirked at him as Ivan took out Lady Noir's baton.
 "I'll devour you, little nasty bug," She declared as Ivan hit his shield, signaling the beginning of the fight. Anansi charged at him, pulling her arms back. "One hit will be enough,"
 "You can't punch the wind," Anatis replied back, dodging her hit before jumping over the other side of the ring. She growled and ran back at him, punching him. He ducked and slid over before backflipping out the way as she tried to punch him again. He jumped over to another side and grinned as she cornered him.
 "It's over!" She shouted, throwing her fist at him. Only for him to duck and roll out the way before flipping back to his feet as her fists hit the pillar, cracking it. 
 "Not by the looks of it," Anatis replied, holding up his arms, causing her to growl and face him. "So much for that one punch huh? Course it would be nice for you if you could actually land one,"
 "Why you?!" She growled, trying to punching him again but he moved around, dodging her hits as he continued to back chat her. "Shut up!"
 "Why? Having trouble doing two things at once?" He asked, jumping back and landing by another pillar. She growled and charged at him, throwing her fist but he jumped out of the way again, causing her to growl as the pillar cracked. "Missed me,"
 "Uh! Stay still!" She growled, throwing fists at him again but once again, he dodged and she hit another pillar cracking it. She turned around and dived at him again but he flipped out of the way. She growled again as he did. She threw her weight into the next punch but he ducked and stepped out the way, causing her to crack another pillar.
 "Wow. All those hits and you didn't hit me once," He grinned, bouncing on his toes. She yelled out and threw more hits at him but none of them hit. "Missed me! Missed me again! Wow, Anansi, you're really bad at this!"
 "Why you?!" She growled, kicking him and grabbing him. She threw him onto the other side of the ring and landed before stalking over to him as he leaned on the rope. Ivan looked extremely worried as he did. "You can't win this, Nasty Bug so just give up and give me your miraculous,"
 He laughed a little as he glanced up at him.
 "You wish," He grinned, pulling back on the rope and causing it to cut into the pillars. It was enough to causing it to collapse. A piece of brick fell and caused Anansi to dive out of the way as Anatis took off his gloves and fixed them back on his belt. He then grabbed his yoyo and pulled back the string, freeing the Arc de Triomphe. Ivan rushed over as Anatis placed his hands to get. He jumped onto it and Anatis pushed him up, causing him to land onto the web. He climbed over to the girls and Nino as Anatis threw his yoyo and pulled himself up onto the web, moving over to Lady Noir. "This is where we need your power. Everyone, get ready,"
 "Shell-ter!" Ivan called out, throwing his arm up while holding the shield. A green light burst from it, creating a ball of force field around them and cutting them free from the web as they fell to the ground. Nino grabbed Alya and Ivan held Mylene. Anatis caught Rose and Lady Noir, making sure no one was hurt as the Arc de Triomphe fell around them.
 "Everyone ok?" Anatis asked, getting nods of everyone. "Excellent,"
 Ivan lowered the forcefield as Lady Noir dusted down her ears before grinning at Anatis.
 "Are you creating a zoo?" She asked before a fearful expression appeared on her face. "Wait! You're not placing to replace me, are you?"
 Anatis opened his mouth to answer but before he could, Anansi broke through the rumble and growled, running towards Anatis.
 "You cheater!" She screamed, going to throw her fist at him but Lady Noir kicked out her feet, causing her to fall on the ground and before she slammed her hand onto her helmet, destroying it and releasing the akuma. She stood up straight and flicked her braid with pride as Anatis smiled.
 "Thanks, Kitten," He grinned before taking out his yoyo and capturing the akuma. He released the now purified butterfly before throwing up the boxing gloves. "Miraculous Ladybugs!"
 The gloves burst into the magic ladybugs before swarming over Paris, fixing everything their path. Anatis smiled as Anansi turned back into Nora and looked around confused. 
 "The beetle and Miss Whiskers?" She asked, looking around. "What's going on here?"
 "You were akumatized but everything is ok now," Anatis stated, making her look at him in surprise before he knelt down. "Look I know you were just trying to look out for your sister but she's not a little girl anymore, Nora..."
 "I... I know..." She mumbled, looking to the side. "I just worry about her you know,"
 "I get it," He smiled, standing up and offering her his hand. She took it and he helped her onto her feet as Lady Noir's ring beeped. She gasped and nervous waved before running off, causing him to look at her. "Lady Noir!"
 She stopped and looked at him.
 "You know you're irreplaceable," He smiled, making her blush before she ran off. Ivan was stood with Mylene but before he could say anything, Alya squealed and held up her phone.
 "This is a first for the ladyblog! A brand new hero!!" She gasped, moving around him and causing him to blush a little from the attention. "So what's your name?!"
 "Uh... I'm...." He looked towards Anatis, who was smirking with his arms crossed. He gave him a nod of approval before Mylene cleared her throat, making everyone look at her.
 "Um... you call call yourself Leatherback... as in a Leatherback turtle... they're a vulnerable species you know and your suit looks like one... so maybe you call name yourself after one..." She mumbled, making him smile.
 "Leatherback... I like it..." He grinned, making Anatis smirk. 
 "Come on, Luth. We need to get going," Anatis grinned before saluting Alya and the video. "See ya, bugheads,"
 The two heroes ran off and jumped onto the building before disappearing into the city. The two of them dropped down into an ally and Ivan called off the transformation before taking off the miraculous and handing it back to Anatis.
 "Thank you for choosing me, Anatis," He smiled as Anatis put away the miraculous. "If you need help again, just let me know,"
 "Thank you, Ivan. It means a lot," He smiled before throwing his yoyo and disappearing into the rooftops. Ivan smiled and ran off to find everyone else. Anatis grinned as he looked down before swinging off into the city to return the miraculous.
 ~Later That Night~
 Luka gasped as he heard the sound of something been knocked down, causing him to frown as he got up. Tikki was still asleep as was everyone else in the boat so he carefully moved through the living area. He moved up the stairs and carefully sneaked onto the deck as he heard the person move by. He frowned as he saw their silhouette before grabbing one of the guitar cables and throwing it at them. They hissed and caught it as he turned one of the stage lights, causing the person to gasp and fall over covering their eyes. He quickly moved over and blinked as he saw Lady Noir.
 "Lady Noir?!" He gasped, rushing to turn off the light as she got up and dusted herself down. "What are you doing here?"
 "I came to see if everyone was ok. I've already checked on the others but I was worried... about... you..." She mumbled, rubbing the back of her neck. He blinked in surprise. "I know Anatis said you were safe and it's not that I don't trust him cause I do. I trust him with my life and I don't think he was lying... I was just worried..."
 "About me?" He asked, generally surprise. Part of him was afraid that she had worked out his identity. "Well... not that I'm not grateful cause I am but Lady Noir... it's 3 am..."
 "Yeah... I couldn't sleep..." She grinned, cheekily. He chuckled and shook his head.
 "You know my friend, Marinette, is exactly the same," He replied, failing to notice her panicked expression. "Do you want me to get you a dish of milk or would you prefer some tuna?"
 "Ha, ha. Very funny," She stated before tapping her finger against her chin. "Though some cream sounds really nice,"
 "Only cream we have in is Irish cream and that belongs to Ma," He replied, making her shake her head. "Are you ok though? I know you said you were worried about me but you've never turned up here before,"
 "I guess... I guess today's akuma kind of hit close to home in a way..." She replied before letting out a sigh. "Not that I should be bothering you with this. God, Anatis would probably tell me off if he knew I came here today,"
 "Hey, I don't think he would and isn't it better to talk to someone then bottle it up?" He asked, making her smile at him before sitting down on some of the boxes. He sat next to her. "So what's on your mind, kitty-cat? Did you know the akuma?"
 "Yeah... I can't tell you how but yeah, I do..." She replied, nodding. "And it's not like I'm emotionally invested in her you know but if she got akumatized then anyone can and I worry that maybe one day, Hawkmoth will claim someone really close to me and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my cool like Annie does. You know he's so strong and brave. If I had been the one choose to take down an akuma like Princess Justice, I don't know if I could do it,"
 "I think you're stronger then you give yourself credit for," He smiled, making her look at him and blush a little. "And Anatis is lucky to have a partner like you,"
 "You think?" She asked, looking over at him. Her ears twitched a little as she played with her braid before she looked to the side. "I think it's the other way round. I'm the lucky one to have Annie as a partner, which is kind of ironic since I'm never been that lucky..."
 She let out a little sigh, causing Luka to frown a bit.
 "You sure you're ok?"
 "Oh, yeah, I'm fine," She grinned, nervously. "Just having self doubt again. Honestly, I don't think I could do this whole hero gig without Annie,"
 "Really? Cause I think you do a great job," He smiled, making her blush. "You're both really good heroes and I think you'll could do this 'gig' as you put it solo but the point is you don't have to. You have Anatis's back and he has yours,"
 "You understand this quite well," She grinned before tapping her chin as she made a thinking face. "Say you're not one of the other heroes, are you?"
 "Me? Oh no... I'm not..." He gasped, a little surprised as she cackled. "It's just... well, it's like been in a band right? Like Kitty Section... you've got me on guitar, Juleka on bass, Ivan's our drummer and Rose sings... each one of us can play on our own easily. Probably do good as well but we work better together. It's like our individual songs come together and work in sync with each other. The drums help keep the timing of the song going but the bass keeps the rhythm. The guitar brings it together and acts like a glue and the lyrics breathe life into it... on their own, these things are good but together they create something amazing. I guess that's how I see it with you heroes. Alone, you both are good and can save people but together, you become a powerful melody that gives people hope and save the whole city. However, for that melody to be heard, it requires both of you so you say you couldn't do this hero gig without Anatis but I think you're wrong. I think you would be a hero even if you didn't have the miraculous,"
 "Really?"
 "Yeah... the miraculous is like an amplifier and you're the melody that is played. In your every day life, you play your melody on an acoustic guitar. It's loud enough to be heard but sometimes people miss it but when you become Lady Noir, your melody is been played at full volume on an electric guitar but it's the same melody that's been played. The only different is that it's been amplified and played a full volume. It's still you but just played in a different way,"
 "Wow..." Lady Noir gasped, looking at him with amazement. He gasped and rubbed his neck as his neck. "That actually makes a lot of sense. You're really wise you know,"
 "I dunno," He mumbled, looking to the side shyly. "Music just makes sense to me,"
 "Yeah? So I'm guessing you're a musician then?" She asked, making him smile and nod before he yawned. 
 "Sorry," He mumbled, rubbing his eyes a little. 
 "Oh no! Don't be! I'm the one who should be sorry. I'm gonna get going so you can get some sleep," She stated, jumping up. She went to walk away before she stopped, causing Luka to look at her. "Thanks for listening and talking to me..."
 "Anytime, Lady Noir," He smiled, making her smile back before she jumped off and headed into the city. He smiled and shook his head as he went back inside. "Silly kitty, you're my best friend. I couldn't do this without you,"
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thatanimenerd101 · 4 years ago
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Hoodies
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Paring: Tamaki x female reader.
Word count: 1.2k
Warnings: Just fluff and SFW
Time taken: 3 hours.
Tag list @tryna-imagine @tooloudarts @zyrielwolf @queensynderella @secondhand-trash (please tell me how my writing is, I want some feedback. Also I love all the support, and unfortunately my work isn’t being put out there. I have been shadow banned, but it won’t stop my from posting!)
“Hey Siri play love songs!”
“Now playing Perfect by Ed Sheeran.”
You and him had been dating since your third year in high school at UA. You’d had been a support course student, your main job was fixing and development of new support items. You knew about his work study with Fat Gum so you asked Miro to pass a message to him. You knew he was shy and didn’t like talking to new people.
That however, was almost five years ago.These days, he was still a bit shy around new people but he knew that all he had to do was pretend they were puppies or something cute.
It was a cool day in autumn, your favorite season of the year. You liked watching the trees change and it was a good excuse to steal Tamaki’s hoodies more often. Every time he saw you in one of his hoodies, he would blush and smile at you. You decided to wear one of his hoodies, a purple and white on with a small butterfly on it. Along with some jeans and some heeled boots. The boots made a tad taller than him but hey, you looked cute. Taking out your phone you posed in front of your mirror. *Click* And sent to Tamaki. In your phone his contact name was 🦋Butterfly babe🥰
🦋Butterfly babe🥰 has sent a message.
You look really cute today.
04:30 pm
I mean your always cute but you look
extra cute wearing my hoodie.
04:32pm
You could see the flustered expression that was on his face. You knew that when he tried to flirt through texting, his face would go all red and cute. But you decided not to tease him about it, he would still be at work for another few hours.
Thank you honey, I really love wearing this one. It’s like you're right next to me and we are cuddling. Are we still going on our walk in the park tonight?
04:40pm
*New message*
Yes we are still on for our weekly walk in the park. I have to get back to work now. I love you bunny.
04:43pm
I love you too my butterfly ❤️
04:45pm
You had about four hours to kill so you grab your purse and run some errands. You had a lot to do, food shopping, picking up clothes from the dry cleaning and trying to find a certain part you wanted for a new support item for the flame hero.
The time was finally eight o’clock, just in time because you were heading to the park and you and your boyfriend would take a walk in once a week at least. He knew you liked looking at the stars and there was almost no one else to ease drop. This is the park you had your first date at, first kiss. A lot of good memories, a few bad ones too. You remembered the one day a fan tried to ease dropping on your conversation, that ended up with you getting pissed off and almost punching them. You had a temper when it came to things like that, good thing your boyfriend calmed you down and all of you settled the matter. Good thing this didn’t get out to the media, Tamaki hated dealing with the media, they would take someone’s words and twist them making it their own.
You chucked at the thought of when the media picked up that Suneater had a girlfriend. They were shocked and some didn’t believe it until he said it himself on live tv. But he refused to give out your name or anything about you. This man didn’t want the villains knowing who you were so he just said when he was asked about it, “I’m happy with my current relationship, that is all the details I will be giving.”
You looked up and your eyes met with his. Intertwining your hands together as the two of you smiled.
“How was work?” You kissed his cheek, this made him blush. He wouldn’t give much PDA but at home he was a cuddle bug.
“Long but it was mainly just paperwork today.”
You nodded and you both walked in silence. You would occasionally point out constellations to tamaki and tell him everything you knew about them. All he could do is stare into your beautiful eyes in aw. He loved you and he was about to do something that would change everything.
He stopped walking.
“Y/n?” You almost did not hear him.
“Yes Tama?” You gave him a loving hand squeeze to assure him.
“Will you close your eyes?” You nodded and closed your eyes.
“Don’t open them until I say you can.” He whispered in your ear.
You smiled and nodded. Little did you know that there was someone hiding behind a tree with a camera. He let you to under a tree, you could hear the leaves under your feet. You couldn’t see but all you knew was that there was light coming from somewheres.
Tamaki got down on one knee after he fixed one of the fairy lights in the tree. He pulled out a small blue box.
“You can open your eyes, bunny.” You slowly opened your eyes and gasped, putting your hand over your mouth.
“Tamaki.”
“Y/n l/n we have been together since high school and I really want you to be in my life forever. It has taken me over a year to gain the courage to ask you this question, will you do me that honor of becoming my wife by marrying me and maybe someday having a family with me?” He opened the box revealing a diamond ring with a small butterfly engraved on it. You could tell he was nervous, you eyes filled up with tears. You heard a sound but decided to ignore it.
“Yes! Yes I will!” You hugged him tightly, a little bit too tight. You then heard it again. It was a camera clicking. He must’ve hired a photographer for this moment. He put the ring on your left ring finger and you two kissed.
“I was so scared you were going to say no.”
“I would never say no to you, you are my butterfly and I love you.”
The photographer came out from the tree and showed you both the pictures he took. He said that he would mail them to you once he edited them which would take a few weeks.
On the way home you remembered something. He said it took him over a year to ask you. I guess he did put a lot of thought into it. At least you two can have fun planning a wedding in the future. But for now, just live in this moment.
The rest of the night you spend cuddling and exchanging kisses.
Nothing else could be perfect, I mean he’s wearing one of your hoodies and you're wearing his to sleep. It was common for you both to sleep in each other’s clothes but now came the topic of children.
“Instead of having our own child, why don’t we consider adopting? There’s so many kids out there that don’t have a family.” You yawned and looked at the clock. It was almost one am.
“Maybe bunny, but for now let’s get some sleep.” He kissed your cheek and held you to his chest.
“Okay, I love you.” You said drifting off to sleep.
Hey everyone, it’s me, I hope this finds you well. I just wanna tell you that I’m hoping to write a shinso and Kirishima fic in the next few weeks. Then I may write a Hawks, he seems to be more popular when I write for him. My ask box is always open, I need ideas for writing. Plus I have lots of snacks to eat while I’m writing and cute animals to pet. I have two cats and a dog that keep me company when I write.
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halfgclden · 4 years ago
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The Ol’ Chop
Summary: Haircut, Blonde, Neapolitan ice cream
Date: Mid-December
Abel, lying upside down on their couch, flipped over completely to land on their feet on the floor, then stayed squatting. They rested their elbows on their knees and their chin on their fists and looked at Rory for a long moment before speaking. “I have a strange inch-long ring of black hair now that my roots have grown out.” It seemed as though this was not the end of their thought, but they paused. “Have you ever thought about dyeing your hair?”
Rory jumped slightly when Abel suddenly moved, having been distracted by her text conversation with Macey. They had trapped her legs underneath them some time ago so she wiggled them to get the blood flowing again, then twisted her body, now crossing them instead. At their words, her hand reached out to pick up a strand of hair, inspecting the inch of black hair they were talking about. “Yeah, I’ve noticed that. Did you have a new master plan to cover it up or did you just wanna touch them up?” She tilted her head, both waiting for their response as well as the question she had been asked. “Yeah? I mean, not a super crazy color or anything, but I’ve always thought about doing it at some point.” Her eyes now narrowed, though the smile slowly growing showed she was joking. “Why?”
Abel closed one eye as Rory touched their hair. “I don’t know.” They hummed. “I could go totally dark, but Jacob might think I’m copying him.” They opened their eye again to focus both on her. “Well,” they said as they tilted their head to one side, cracking their neck. “Speaking of Jacob, he decided to go back to black, which has left me with an excess of bleach, which, if you don’t know, I don’t need.” They shrugged. “So if you wanted to try anything while I figure out what to do with this mess,” they pointed to their head. “We very easily could.”
“I mean, yeah I’m down. I don’t even the last time I got a haircut, definitely before everything happened.” Dropping the piece of hair in her hands, Rory’s attention then shifted to lift one of her braids, investigating the dark brown hair in her hands. She tried to picture what the strands would look like in a different color, but it was hard to imagine for some reason. She looked back down at Abel, a small frown on her face. “What do you think would look good?”
“Oh my gods.” Abel climbed back onto the couch, and dug their knees into the cushions as they picked up Rory’s other braid to inspect. “You must have a lot of dead ends.” They raised their eyebrows at her. “You down for a makeshift salon in my bathroom? I can give you the ol’ cut and colour. Blondes have more fun, you know.”
Rory swatted their hand away at the dead ends comment, then grabbed the braid for herself and held onto it, looking almost offended. “No, I’m a leo, my hairs perfect.” She paused, blinked then let go of her braid and sighed. “I need to stop listening to Macey with this astrology shit. I have no idea what I just said.” She admitted, but turned to face them on the couch, allowing Abel to pick up her braid again. She looked at her hair again, trying to picture it blonde and felt nervous excitement at the idea of a whole new look. After all, it was hair, it’ll grow back eventually. Looking back at her cousin, she grinned. “I’m down.”
Abel grinned. They hadn’t said the comment to make her upset, but seeing Rory pout was always amusing. “Ah, you’re right that you have good hair, and I suppose it’s a leo trait, but that doesn’t stop you from also having dead ends.” They picked up her braid again before dropping it and climbing off the couch. “Okay.” They were still grinning, clearly excited for the endeavor. “Awesome, cool. I’ll set everything up in the bathroom. Might bleach bath myself to try to turn this,” they pointed to their black streak. “At least brown without making it gross.” With that, they turned to grab tinfoil from the kitchen, then disappeared into the bathroom, obviously waiting for her to follow.
In a totally adult fashion, Rory stuck her tongue out at their back once again in protest of the dead ends. Watching Abel walk off as they spoke, she stayed in her spot on the couch for a minute before letting out another sigh and pushing herself up onto her feet. Entering the bathroom behind them, she looked at everything that had already started happening and was suddenly grateful for the decision to wear one of her older, more comfy shirts. “Need me to do anything? Or do you just want me to sit down?”
Abel was pretty much a pro at getting a bathroom set up to dye hair. They normally did it at Jacob's, just so that their friend wouldn't have to wash his hair out in an unfamiliar bathtub, but since Rory could see, it posed less of a problem. They tapped their lip in thought as they handed her a towel to put around her shoulders, and moved to their room to pull a stool out from it for her to sit on. "Do you need to borrow a shirt?" they asked as they scooped up Soup to get him out of the way, though he just reappeared in the doorway once he was put down. "But just sitting is fine." They filled a spray bottle with water and pulled a few more things from under their sink to prepare for the spontaneous mock-salon. "I'll start with the cut. I'm not gonna buzz it or anything, but how short are you willing to go?"
Shaking her head, Rory moved to sit down on the stool they brought in. She laughed when Soup rebelled and immediately came back into the room, and she reached out to give the cat some rubs before sitting back up. “No I’m good, I don’t really care if this one gets ruined or anything.” As Abel continued getting things ready, she busied herself with undoing her braids, running her hands through her now loose hair to try and get some of the knots out, which doubled  as a way for her to try and get the nerves out over cutting it. “I...don’t know.” She moved her hand away from the strands to try and gauge it out, not really going above her shoulder. “Around here probably? Fuck, I don’t know, Abes. I trust you, just don’t make me ugly.”
Abel nodded as they listened to Rory, glancing up at the mirror to wonder what they were going to do with their own hair in the meantime. Once everything was set up; the bleach ready but not yet mixed, they ushered Soup out once more to keep him from eating the hair dye. They laughed as they sprayed her hair to get it damp and shook their head. "Impossible. You could pull off a mullet. Not that I'm going to give you one, don't worry," they said with a laugh, realizing that the fact that they were bringing up less than appealing hairstyles to her with scissors in their hands. "I'll go simple. But really, I think you could use a change, you know? Mix it up for once."
Rory gave her best dead pan stare through the mirror when mullets were brought into the picture. Her eyes quickly flashed to the scissors though once they got closer to her with them, and let out a breath to get and get rid of some of the nerves.  Rory was a creature of comfort at heart, and once she finds something she likes, she rarely deviates from it. That included hair length, so she couldn’t remember the last time her hair had been any other length, and while she was extremely nervous to be breaking that comfort, she couldn’t help but feel excited about the change. “Okay, yeah. Let’s do it, go ahead.” When the scissors got close again, she shut her eyes to prevent herself from freaking out more.
Abel just smiled at the look, knowing that she would (hopefully) end up loving anything they did. Once they were satisfied with how wet her hair was, they combed through it, then clipped pieces of it up. They kept in mind how long she said she was comfortable with, then made the first cut a bit longer than that. “I tell you I’m getting a dog?”
At the mention of dog, her eyes flew open and she gasped. Barely able to keep herself from turning around - remembering there were scissors almost at her neck helped a lot, her eyes instead moved to meet Abel through the mirror. Luckily she couldn’t see the cuts they were making so her full attention could be on the dog. “Are you really?! When? What breed?”
Abel laughed, pulling the scissors back as a precaution. They should have known that the casual mention would warrant this reaction from her, and they shook their head, pointing at where their phone rested on the sink. “Last few pictures on my camera roll. Cute little thing. I think some sort of border collie-aussie mix?” They waited for her to take their phone before they started at her hair again. “I’m getting it a special magic harness thing to make it so that Alec doesn’t die living with it, and I’ve read through like four training manuals.” They unclipped a bit of her hair to start on the next layer. “We’re stuck on a name. I’m thinking Ramen, or Noodle, to match Soup, but Salt n Peppa, Bones, and Yorick are all contenders too, since I asked the roomies for help.”
Quickly grabbing the phone, Rory unlocked their phone, having known the code for some time now.  A few taps later, and she was gasping over how cute the dog on screen was.  "Oh my gods, I love them. Him? Her? I don't care, I'm in love." She flipped between the few photos multiple times, pouting at both how cute the animal was, and over the fact that it made her miss Sheep.  Hopefully soon her and Keaton would actually talk at some point so it wouldn't be weird for her to randomly show up and see her baby.  "Noodle! Fuck, that's so cute, Abes.  Bones is cute too." She said casually, unsure if Abel knew of her obsession with the show of the same name.
"He, not that it really matters for a dog." Abel was pleased with how well their new pet was serving as a distraction for Rory. She wasn’t flinching with each snip, and they were making good progress with the haircut. They combed through another layer and cut to make sure that it was even, then unclipped another piece of her hair. “Koda’s a big fan of ‘bonesy’, but it might all come down to a coin flip or seeing what he takes more of a liking to." The show didn't cross their mind as they sprayed her hair again; it wasn't as though they were thinking of naming the dog 'Charmed'.
Rory thought that she'd be able to feel her hair getting lighter with each snip she heard in between gushing over the new dog, but when Abel dropped more of her hair out of the clip, decided that it was probably because she has a number of layers to still go through.  "Poor boy is gonna get so confused having so many people calling him different nicknames.  Sheep would get confused if we used to many different pet names in a row." Closing the photos, she busied herself with searching for their Spotify app, scrolling through playlists before putting on one that had more indie vibes to it.
Abel let out a small laugh. “Yeah, I’m gonna try not to confuse him too much. Can’t let the fact that our household is overwhelmingly air signs hinder his training.” They changed scissors so that they could feather her hair out properly, then paused and shook it out a bit so they could make sure it was all even enough. “How’s Piper doing? In general, I know she’s probably pretty indifferent to her name, in normal cat fashion.” They picked up a hair dryer to plug in and dry her hair out a bit, brushing it as they did. “Sorry to drown out half your song,” they said with a laugh once they were finished. “That wasn’t me being passive aggressive. I like the choice, I swear.” They brushed a few strands of her hair from her shoulder. “But, uh, the cut’s pretty much done. Ready for some colour?”
Rory grinned. "That's okay, that's what I'm for.  I'll bring some fire into that dog's life.  I'm gonna be his favorite aunt and spoil him silly." As Abel continued to work, she gently hummed along to the song on the radio, stopping as they spoke up again.  "It's okay, this is on my running playlist so I hear it too much anyway. But, she's doing good, all her nicknames are variations of her actual name, loves the cabin, she cuddles up with me at night and Bailey gives her all the rubs she wants during the day.  As far as she's concerned her life is made." She raised her fingers to count every point as she made them, then moved them to run through her hair when the cut was deemed finished.  It was short, and it was weird beyond words, but glancing in the mirror and catching a glimpse of herself in the mirror made her smile.  "I love it." Her eyes flashed to Abel's through the mirror again at the question.  "As I'll ever be, make me blonde, Abes."
"Oh come on, Ror," Abel started seriously before their lips twitched upward in a smirk. "You missed the chance to say you were going to bring electricity to the dog's life. But, I do approve of you spoiling him, just make sure he doesn't like you more than me, or I'll get jealous." They nodded as she spoke about her cat, not mentioning anything as she brought up Bailey. "Wow, is it bad that I wish I was a cat?" They began mixing the bleach as she inspected her hair, excited by her reaction. The smile was more than they were expecting, and they were glad that she was as pleased as they were by the chop. "And I'll show you how to braid it. If I can manage to get my hair into braids, we can totally do yours. You won't have a total loss of self." Once the bleach was mixed, they separated and clipped up different parts of her hair again.
Rory rolled her eyes at the joke, noting that she had to slap them later for how lame it was. “I’ll make sure to let you be the one to give the treats, there’s no way he’ll love me more if you’re the one with the food.  But yeah seriously, sometimes I just wanna be Piper for a day, it would be way less stressful.”  She grew quiet again as the bleach started going into her hair, sending a quick mental prayer that she wouldn’t regret doing this before pushing the thought aside. Her shoulders relaxed a bit at Abel’s promise of braiding lessons, relieved that she would still be able to keep her braids in. “Thank you, that would be awesome.”
“True. And if he only loves me because I give him food, that will be good enough for me.” They began applying the bleach, jamming quietly to the music as they wrapped her hair in tinfoil. “I doubt my life would be too different if I was a cat. I’d eat more fish, dye less hair, but probably blink about as much,” they joked, their lips twitching upward as they did. “Braids are only slightly harder on shorter hair. Not even harder, you just need the dexterity.”
"Same, honestly." She said in reply to living the life of her cat.  "I'd be able to sleep more, which would be kinda cool."  As time went on and more foils were added to her hair, Rory realized that one: this was going to take a while to finish, and two: the foils covering her head is gonna get really old, really fast. Letting out a small huff at the realization, she fought the urge to lean back and rest against their legs as they spoke about braids.  "That's fine, it's better than nothing.  I think i'd go insane if i had to keep my hair just loose every damn day."
Once Abel had most of her hair dyed and wrapped, they grinned at Rory and poked her cheek lightly. "You're not gonna zap me because of this, right, sparky?" They knew that they were going to get jabbed as soon as they weren't messing with her hair, so they went back to it, hoping she might let them off if they put it off for long enough. "Yeah, your ponytails might half half of them falling out, but that's cute, as long as you can stand the hair on the back of your neck."
At the poke, followed by the words, Rory turned her head to narrow her eyes at Abel. Raising a finger, she made of show of letting the sparks dance across her skin before quickly jabbing them. The zap was no more than a static shock. “I was just going to slap you, but thanks for the idea.” She teased, now turning fully around to face them. “Yeah, that’s fine. I’ll look stuff up on Pinterest too and find some things.”
Abel jolted slightly at the prod, laughing. “I meant because of the foil. I was wondering if it was like sticking a fork in a socket.” They grinned. “But thanks for the opportunity to call you Frankenstein. Can you believe we didn’t do anything like that for Halloween?” They shook their head. They put the dye down, clicked their phone on, and set a timer. “Oh Pinterest. That’s a good idea for finding stuff.” They leaned against the sink. “I just forget it exists because I’m not a stay at home parent or getting married.”
Rory looked up at them, a confused look on her face.  "Neither am I? So what kind of excuse is that?" What she wasn't saying is she had Macey to remind her that Pinterest did in fact exist, as a nice chunk of their texts where links back and forth of various things.  Pulling a leg under, she curled up on the stool a bit more.  "Just because you're dumb and forgot it exists isn't my - or any bride-to-be's problem, Abes." She teased.  "But yeah, I do believe it cause you didn't even try to have a matching costume with me.  You knew I was doing the scooby doo gang with Macey and them, yet nothing."
Abel gave a exaggerated eye roll. “Okay, but your best friend is planning a wedding, so I think that counts.” They raised one eyebrow at her. “Okay, I don’t see what you wanted me to do about that. Be Scrappy?” They held up a hand and shook their head. “Don’t tell me that’s exactly what you wanted me to do, because I wasn’t going to be a sidekick to Macey’s dog.” Their amusement was clear on their face. “I didn’t see you offering to dress up as Sakura either.”
Rory waved her hand dismissively at the Macey comment and had immediately opened her mouth in rebuttal, but was halted by Abel's hand lifting up.  After a second, she pouted slightly then closed her mouth, slumping in mock defeat because that was in fact, what she was going to say.  "Okay, but those are two totally different vibes, Abel.  It wouldn't have gone with Velma and Kim Possible." Her words had a hint of a sarcastic tone to it, especially since they both knew she would've happily dressed up with them if asked.
“Liar,” Abel muttered, mostly to get a rise out of their cousin. “Next year we’ll do all matching costumes, how ‘bout that?” They stretched their arms out over their head. “But, if I’m honest, doing a group costume is a great way to guarantee that you won’t stick together during the night. I had a friend who matched costumes with her boyfriend twice and didn’t stay with him either night.”
"Every single one?" Rory let out a long, dramatic sigh.  "I don't know, Abes.  Piper might wanna do a costume with me and I don't wanna just double book myself like that, you know?"  As they stretched, she quickly jabbed her finger at their stomach, letting another small static charge hit them, not even attempting to hide her amused grin.  "Cool with me, who said I wanted to spend the whole night with you anyway?"
Abel somewhat maintained their composure during the shock, but shuddered. “You’re being awful to someone who can literally fry your hair right now, Ror,” they warned, though it was clear that they were joking. They poked her forehead and shook their head. “But fine. Dress up like one of the main characters from Cats and ignore me all night. Sounds like a great Halloween. I’ll be sure to take pictures for you.”
While Rory made a small attempt to look offended at the mock threat and return poke, it was clear she didn’t take it seriously. “You wouldn’t dare, I would just give you a really shitty Yelp review.  But nope, pick literally anything else - Cats is fucking nightmare fuel and I refuse to be a part of it.”  She shuddered as if to prove her point, then reached out for his phone again to peak at the timer.
Abel barked a laugh at the Yelp comment and pushed themself away from the sink so that they could start cleaning the hair from the floor. “Nope, too bad. I’m imagining you as... Taylor Swift? Jason Derulo? James Corden? Take your pick.” They checked on her hair as she checked the timer. “We might be able to wash it out a bit early thanks to your virgin hair, but I’ll leave it for a few more minutes, just to be safe.” They dumped the hair they swept up into the garbage and looked up at her. “You know, Renee has a bunch of pink hair dye. I might see how that works on me.”
Rory's eyes just rolled in response to their list of celebrities, barely stopping herself from zapping them for a third time.  She stayed silent as they started checking the foils in her hair, only speaking up after they commented.  A sigh fell out of her mouth. "You know, my hair was the only virgin part of me left.  At least it was good for something though." She blinked, trying her best not to burst out laughing at her own stupidity, instead focusing on the pink hair dye situation.  "Well, she is the queen of pink, so I'm not surprised that there's just bottles of pink dye here." Her eyes flickered up to their patch of natural color, then nodded.  "Might as well try it, I think it'll be kinda cool."
Abel looked up at Rory, an incredulous look on their face as they laughed. “Um, gross Ror. Are we there? Are we going to be like the Tyche kids? Explaining our various exploits in great detail?” They sounded more amused than appalled, and grabbed a bottle of pink hair dye from the cabinet. “Please call her that to her face, she’d love it. Also, I think I’ll do it. I can zip it into my roots and let it set as we wash yours out?”
Rory couldn't help but laugh along with Abel.  "Oh, I totally thought we were, did you not agree?" She teased, watching them as they pulled out the bottle of dye.  "Maybe not the great detail part, of course. I mean, I'm not thirteen anymore, Abes." She held up two thumbs up in agreement.  "Sounds like a plan, and I definitely will.  I'll be declared Renee's favorite in no time."
"Sorry, my virgin ears couldn't take it," Abel replied, their lips twitching upward. "Oh yeah, be careful if Koda hears that. Don't let the bright hair and smiles fool you, she's a real killer if she's jealous." They were quicker with their own hair than they had been with Rory's, but still careful. Still, since it was just their roots, it took almost no time to apply, and they were just about finished when the timer went off. They jabbed at their phone to shut it off and pointed to the edge of the bathtub. "I can wash it out for you if you sit there, or you can do it yourself s'up to you."
"Oh, don't worry, I'm very aware of how dangerous she is.  Or did you forget that her and I use to train together when we were younger?" It had been a while since she had trained with the other girl, especially since after Koda left, Rory moved away from fighting with knives as often.  "I have no desire to bring that rage anywhere near me, thanks."  Following their directions, she got up off the stool and made her way over to the bathtub, sitting down on the edge of it instead.  "I mean, you are the professional here, so I'll let you do it."
“Just thought I’d give you some fair warning.” Abel turned and ran the water, making sure it was a good temperature before they began taking the foil from Rory’s hair. “Oh yeah, the bleach definitely worked.” They waited until she tipped her hair back to start washing the bleach out, and once they were done, they immediately put toner in so she wouldn’t yell at them for giving her yellow hair. As they waited for the toner to set in her hair, they rinsed their own roots out, and grinned at Rory as they scrubbed their hair dry with a towel. “You’re gonna look so cool.”
Rory didn't retort, opting to keep her mouth shut and eyes closed to try and prevent herself from accidentally eating any bleach, shampoo, or toner as Abel washed her hair out.  Once the water was shut off, she lifted her head up enough to give them room to wash out their own roots, grinning as they spoke again, her eyes focused on the pink they saw poking through as they dried their hair.  "I already feel cool.  The pink looks really good though."
Abel just kept grinning at Rory. "Oh yeah. I make anything work though." Once they felt their own hair was dry enough, they poked her forehead to get her to tip back again, and rinsed the toner from her hair. "Alright. Blow dry and then the big reveal?" They raised their eyebrows as they moved to pull a hair dryer from below their sink. "Are your friends going to freak out on me for this?"
At the poke, Rory pouted, but obeyed and tipped her head back once again to let them wash out the toner, closing her eyes once again until the water was turned off.  Stealing the towel they had just used for their own now pink hair, she quickly ran it through her new hair, before dropping it onto her lap as Abel pulled out the blow dryer.  "No way, Macey's going to practically send you flowers or something.  She's been trying to get me to change up my hair for years now.  No one else will really freak out though, so you'll be fine."
“Perfect, I love flowers,” Abel before blasting her with the hair dryer. Before long, her hair was finished, and they couldn’t hide how pleased they were with their handiwork. “Okay, no denying we’re the hot cousins now.”
When the blow dryer shut off, Rory immediately opened her eyes to look up at Abel, wanting to see and gauge their reaction first before seeing it for herself.  Seeing the wide grin and overall very pleased look on their face, a smile was already growing on hers as she moved to look into the mirror.  "Holy shit." Her hands ran through her now very short, very blonde locks, turning her head this way and that way to get every angle she could of the new style.  When Abel ducked into the mirror to be side by side with her, she laughed.  "Oh for sure, we're the hottest cousins this place has ever seen."  Meeting their eyes through the mirror, her grin widened.  "I fucking love it, Abel.  Thank you."
“Of course,” they said, giving her hair a small ruffle, careful not to actually mess it up. They snapped a few pictures of the two in the mirror for their story. “Tell Macey I like wisteria.”
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relaxedreptile · 6 years ago
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A Phone Call (and 10,000 miles) Away
Pairing: Felix X Reader
A/N: So many of you had asked for a continuation of Lucid and while I don’t plan on writing that specifically, this is about two internet friends meeting in real life! I tried to pull from my own experiences for this one but, admittedly, it’s been a while since I used kik.
Happy May!
You owed a lot to the internet.
It had an endless bounty of information you needed to write papers, was your biggest source of things you didn’t really need to buy, and your go-to for pictures of cute dogs.
Most importantly, it’s the reason you met your best friend.
Barely anyone was a stranger to scrolling through their Instagram feed to waste time and you found yourself giving in to temptation one day during a lunch period that you didn’t really share with anybody that you knew. After seeing a post about some app called “kik” and a group chat that was being made on there, you did some investigating.
Intrigued, you made an account and commented your ID under the post (thank god you found it again) before the bell rang. Hoping you would make it into the chat and that you had made the right choice, you packed up your things and started on your way to class.
At the end of the day, you let out a silent squeal of happiness after seeing the extra notifications on your screen. You sat in your usual seat on the bus before scrolling through the messages in the group chat.
After the bar at the top let everyone know that you were active, you were sent sweet messages that welcomed you and introduced themselves.
Most of the users had profile pictures of anime characters, celebrities, or their pets, but there was one boy who had a head-on selfie.
The app told you his name was Felix and his picture told you he was insanely confident.
You didn’t really blame him all that much.
You sent an introduction of your own, still giddy because of the risk you knew you were taking by joining this group chat. You could hear your father telling you to never talk to strangers on the internet as if he was sharing the seat with you but shushed his voice out of your head after the flood of replies came in.
There were only ten people in the chat including you and it was named after the app you found this opportunity through.
Y/N: This is goodbye until I finish my homework :(
ethanlovesdogs: We love a studious queen
bridgetk123: noooo don’t leave!!
LeeFelix0915: Last minute much? Lol 
Your eyes flicked over the clock that sat on your nightstand and just like you thought it would, it told you that it was barely past 6 pm, what was Felix talking about?
Y/N: Dunno bout you but I think 6 is pretty damn early for homework
LeeFelix0915: Six??? It’s like eight 
bridgetk123: my clock says noon?
beyoncemarryme: Guys!! Timezones!!
girlslovegirlsboys: Time is a social construct
You mentally hit your forehead, remembering that your country wasn’t the only one in the world (because apparently that’s something one can just forget).
bridgetk123: omg!! where are u guys from??
ethanlovesdogs: The lesser known city of Los Angeles.
girlslovegirlsboys: Born in London. Raised in Belfast.
LeeFelix0915: Australia
superwholock24: Bro you 2??
LeeFelix0915: Yoooo whereabout??
While the two honorary neighbors obsessed over the revelation, you couldn’t help but feel jealous. None of the other members of the group chat really lived that close to you and this acted as a wake-up call.
Sure, you were having so much fun talking to this array of people, but was this all it would ever be? Would you ever get to meet these people?
LeeFelix0915: HBU Y/N?
bridgetk123: don’t tell me you left without telling us :(
ethanlovesdogs: maybe they’re just uncomfortable :/
You cleared it up in the chat quickly, sending the city you lived in and making a lighthearted joke about being so far away. It made you feel a little bit better, laughing about it. 
It made it seem like a smaller obstacle.
Before turning your phone on Do Not Disturb, you said goodbye and glanced over at your clock again. 
Fourteen hours, huh?
You managed to restrain yourself long enough to finish your math homework but couldn’t hold back after turning on your laptop to start the preparation for research project. 
“How many miles away is Australia?” Your searchbar read. 
10,000, apparently. Give or take. 
Doable. Totally doable. 
At first, you didn’t tell anyone around you about your new friends, afraid you would get shit for it. 
As time went on, it got too complicated trying to cover up stories like Ethan kissing Mark Wahlberg’s star on the Walk of Fame (and getting strep immediately after) when none of the people you knew in real life were close enough to Hollywood to do it themselves. 
It was honestly easier than you expected, eventually telling your friends at school or your family who you were actually texting. 
The worst conversation you had about it was with your dad. There wasn’t really any judgment on his part, maybe a little confusion but that was expected. 
“Doesn’t it suck, though? Not getting to see them everyday?”
It did suck. It sucked so bad, in fact, that the next thing you knew you were curled under your sheets in the safety of your bed with a lump in your chest and your fingers instinctively going to open up kik. 
Your brain let them open the app but stopped them before they could send any message and sent a signal through your body that made the lump grow bigger. 
Is it worth it? Will I just make this worse for myself if I pour my heart out and depend on people that I don’t get to see?
Before these thoughts had a chance to fester, your phone buzzed and you were met with a message from the chat. 
LeeFelix0915: Finally someone else is on
You hesitated.
LeeFelix0915: Hello? Earth to Y/N…
Making up your mind, you clicked out of the group chat and started a new one, a private one, with Felix.
Y/N: Hey mind if we talk over here instead?
LeeFelix0915: Should I be worried
You couldn’t help but laugh before trying your best to explain your feelings to Felix in the most concise way possible, fully aware that you were just babbling and most likely weren’t making much sense but you just needed someone else to know what was going on inside your head. These thoughts were suffocating and you needed someone to give you air.
LeeFelix0915: Oh honey don’t worry about any of that
LeeFelix0915: You guys are just as much of my friends as the people I see in school everyday
LeeFelix0915: I only talk to some of those people BECAUSE I seem them everyday!! But I deal with you guys voluntarily lol that’s love
How did Felix have such a talent for cheering people up? He was like a breath of fresh air that brought happiness wherever it blew, reflecting on his name. 
Y/N: Thanks Felix <3 sorry for bugging you I just really needed to get this shit off my chest
LeeFelix0915: No apologies necessary, that’s what friends are for babe
Babe. He called you babe. You held your phone to your chest and let out a little squeal, unable to help yourself.
Felix read into your silence and assumed you needed more encouragement, so he decided to send you a selfie of him in bed. 
He was on his stomach, propped up on his elbow with his hair in his eyes and you couldn’t remember the last time you saw something so attractive.
LeeFelix0915: I’m going to send a picture of myself everyday from now on
LeeFelix0915: This way you can say you see me everyday
LeeFelix0915: Technology’s pretty great right?
Y/N: A couple thousand miles has got nothing on you
Y/N: Felix Lee, why didn’t you tell me you had freckles?????
LeeFelix0915: They’re literally in my profile picture
Y/N: How am I supposed to tell from that tiny circle!!
LeeFelix0915: They have these cool things called eyes now
LeeFelix0915: And zooming in
Y/N: Your freckles are too cute for you to not include them in your intro
LeeFelix0915: You think I’m cute?
Y/N: I said your freckles were
Y/N: But yes
You could feel the fire beneath the skin on your cheeks after sending the risky message and you had never felt so much like a teenager.
LeeFelix0915: Good to know
LeeFelix0915: Because I have eyes I can see you’re really cute too, judging from your profile picture
LeeFelix0915: That is you, isn’t it?
Deciding to be bold, you lay down on your bed and mimic the pose from Felix’s photo before taking one of your own and sending it.
Y/N: C’est moi
LeeFelix0915: Damn I was right
Y/N: No secret freckles tho
LeeFelix0915: Mine weren’t a secret!!
The two of you bantered back and forth for a few more minutes until he said that it was time for him to go to class. You teased him a little, about how you were already done for the day (technically yesterday) before regretfully sending a goodbye back.
You opened the photo he sent you one more time before turning your phone off and squealing into your pillow.
From then on, you and Felix began to text each other privately more and more while maintaining your attendance on the group chat. Since the two of you were on kik the most frequently (ironic, considering the time difference), it just made a little more sense to use your own chat when the others weren’t on. If something started up in the group chat, you guys multitasked and continued on with both conversations.
bridgetk123: guys guys guys guys GUYS
Y/N: what what what what WHAT
LeeFelix0915: Someone’s excited
superwholock24: Oi what’s up
bridgetk123: we need ethan here or i can’t say anything
Y/N: Ugh
ethanlovesdogs: Oh god, should I be scared?
bridgetk123: wow
bridgetk123: i thought you would be a little more excited about MEETING ME IN JUNE
ethanlovesdogs: Excuse me
Y/N: OMG
superwholock24: Why choose California when you can come to Australia and get TWO for ONE
bridgetk123: as much as i love you and your country Jisoo, California is a lot closer and cheaper lol
ethanlovesdogs: Please tell me you’re not messing with me
bridgetk123: no way. my mom is going to Hollywood for a retreat and convinced her to let me come along so as long as you’re okay with it…
ethanlovesdogs: ASDFGHJKL BITCH OF COURSE I’M OKAY WITH IT WHAT DAY ILL TAKE YOU EVERYWHERE 
Before you could send your message of congratulations (you were so happy that your friends were getting to meet each other), your phone buzzed, alerting you of a new message from Felix.
LeeFelix0915: Hey can we talk?
Y/N: Is everything alright Lix?
LeeFelix0915: Yeah
LeeFelix0915: I’m just a little jealous 
You didn’t have to ask to know what he was talking about.
 Honestly, you were a little surprised that you weren’t jealous of Bridget and Ethan for getting this opportunity. You were just too happy for them.
LeeFelix0915: I don’t know we’ve all been talking on here for almost a year and I’ve only met up with Jisoo because he’s like an hour away from me
Y/N: It’s just a little harder for the rest of us :( believe me, I would do anything to meet all of you guys
LeeFelix0915: I know I know
LeeFelix0915: It just sucks being so cut off, you know? Even Bridget said it herself, I feel like I live in the middle of fucking nowhere
Y/N: You’re only a plane ride away Lix
LeeFelix0915: I love it when you call me that
LeeFelix0915: You have a point tho
Y/N: Think of it this way! You and I live on opposite sides of the world and we still managed to find a way to meet each other
Y/N: The universe is on our side!!
LeeFelix0915: I thank the universe for you everyday <3
Y/N: You’re so fcking cheesy Lix lmao <3
Decisions, decisions.
Your parents, impressed with your grades and achievements from your senior year, sat you down and told you they wanted to reward you.
They said they were so incredibly proud of your hardwork and told you that you could have anything you wanted as a parting gift before you were off to college, within reason.
Your eyes flickered over to your phone after hearing the familiar buzz of a notification. The screen was filled by Felix’s face (one of his daily selfies that he still sent) and you smiled to yourself, having made up your mind on what you were going to ask your parents for.
What if he doesn’t come?
You had sent the text to your parents immediately after letting them know you landed safely in Australia, desperately in need of some reassurance.
Honey. If this boy has managed to woo you like he has, it’s genuine. He’ll be there.
You smiled at your dad’s text.
And if he doesn’t, I’ll fly out and kick his ass.
You laughed at your mom’s.
Felix didn’t believe you when you told him at first and didn’t believe you until you sent him a picture of you holding the tickets (the group chat still makes fun of him for taking so long). He had immediately switched into travel agent mode, recommending hotels and restaurants and cities all over the country before Bridget knocked some sense into him.
bridgetk123: they’re going to see you dummy not the opera house
girlslovegirlsboys: How can you be sure they’re not going for Jisoo?
Once Felix got the hint, he started messaging you privately to work out everything instead.
You even fit some time in to visit Jisoo, too.
After almost two years of talking to Felix (you only had a general idea of when you joined the group chat and you kinda sorta wanted to know the exact day), you trusted him enough to know he would be waiting for you like he promised. If he wasn’t, it would be because something big came up like a giant scorpion roaming the streets or whatever other scary things lived in this country. 
As you wheeled your luggage through the airport, you allowed yourself a few seconds to look around and take in the surroundings. It really didn’t look any different from home and it’s not like you didn’t understand the language but there was something about Australia that made you want to explore, try new things, embody a whole new person. 
A part of you wondered if something venomous had already bitten you and that’s why you were acting this way, but the rest welcomed the new mindset. 
You studied the signs above you, following the arrows that promised to lead you out of your terminal and to the entrance of the airport where you would be meeting your best friend for the first time. 
Finding yourself in a densely packed crowd of people, you scanned every face looking for a familiar one before your eyes landed on a shock of blonde hair and a constellation of freckles. 
Your suitcase was left behind as you ran to meet Felix halfway, ignoring the way your backpack slammed against your body with each step. 
Strong arms wrapped around your waist as you buried your neck in their owner’s shoulder to pull them closer. 
Felix turned his head to the side to place a kiss on your cheek, making you squeeze him tighter.  
“Hey, babe.”
You giggled and pulled away slightly to get a good look at his face without leaving Felix’s embrace. 
“Your freckles are even prettier in person.”
Felix scoffed to try and distract you from the blush creeping onto his sun-kissed cheeks but it didn’t work. 
“I can’t believe you almost made me wait a whole two years before I got to see you.”
“I sent you photos everyday, we both did!” You retorted. 
“I can’t hug photos, I can’t watch movies with them, can’t squish their cheeks or-”
You put your hands on either side of his face and leaned in. Honestly, you only had innocent intentions to shut him up, but Felix did you both a favor and closed the distance between you two. 
The kiss was short, but his lips were warm and soft and Felix’s grip on your waist made your head spin. It somehow made up for two years in the span of a couple seconds. 
“Come on,” he said once you both pulled away, “let’s go grab your suitcase.”
You grabbed each other’s hands, reducing 10,000 miles to 0. 
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Round 1 Results
Round One is over already!  For last week’s challenge, I asked the models to go out and fight something cute.  Many cute things were slain, but the model who did some slaying of her own was:
Lily Lycoris
Congratulations!  You’re the winner of the first round of ENTM Cycle 10.  That cactuar didn’t know what was gonna hit him.
For the models, our judges have some critiques for you below the fold!  This week, I asked the judges to do a bit of overlapping to ensure each model got two different perspectives.  (Starting with Round 2, we will drop down to one critique per model, but from different judges than this week.)
Judge Kai
Week One, and here we go! Good luck to all of the models, and I can’t wait to see what you do with the challenges to come!
Azalea: This is a nice image, but I’m not sure if it fits the overall theme of fighting. It, more so, looks like they snuck up on you and gave you a shock! That said, the outfit is cute, and I like that you make it match the little Mandragora color theme. The pose is a little awkward, and I wish you’d pulled yourself a bit closer to the camera so we could see you better. The layout and your set up of the image are very nice and my eye went straight to you when I first saw it. But, be careful of brightening an image, it is giving your dress a very white glowy look and could make an image look a bit overexposed. Overall, good job!  
Chee: First off, great job choosing to use a dark outfit against such a bright background. It makes you pop with my eye going right to you, and even though the background has taken on an overexposed quality, it doesn't affect your character’s darker theme. I love that you kept your character up front and highly visible, but a little sad you cut off the sword since this is a battle shot. The bright flash in the center is a little distracting, so just keep an eye on that. You don’t want the effects being used to upstage you! Overall, I think you did a great job for the first week so keep it up!
Haila: I will admit, I am not a big fan of backshots unless it actually adds something to the image - which (to me) doesn’t seem to happen often. In this case, awesome job! It gives me this overall sense of you being backed into a corner and this is truly a fight for your life. Very well lit and you were smart to pick the outfit you did because it doesn’t really blend in and makes you stand out in a… very crowded situation lol. Those raptors are out for your blood, and I don’t see you going down without a fight. Though, I’m unsure if I would consider them a -small- friend. But in this case, I don’t really care because this is a very well set up image!
Lantis: Good image and you did a good job lighting it. It looks like you’re taking quite a beating there. These Mandies are not happy with you, and I will admit that this image made me smile. Reminds me of one of those people taking hits to find out how tough they are, lol. I do wish you were a bit closer and dominate in the shot, there are a lot of Mandragora’s to compete with and they are very bright and it did draw my eye to them. That said, the outfit (paired with your skin tone) makes you pop out against all of the green in the background. You got great ideas and I like them, just remember you’re the star! 
Rymm: So I am guessing these are the type of cat’s with a very ‘a typical’ personality and don’t appreciate pets lol. This is a nice shot and I love that you made it a tall shot to get the other flying cat in the shot as well. The sunset in the background is lovely, and I like the outfit you picked out. The top matches the colors of the sky without being to blendy. The outfit as a whole makes you stand out against everything going on around you. It does feel like it’s a bit underlit - but, like me, you’re a fair skinned character so we have to be careful on lighting. A trick I use is full on light set at good a distance. It still lights up the surroundings and yourself but doesn’t make us glow. If you need just a little extra light on you, good old sun minion! Good job!
Judge Vederah
Chee:   I absolutely adore the coloring of the shot. That bright light in the center along with the beams emanating from that point gives off that feeling that something really powerful is about to happen to that little monster. My only issue is that same pro also ended up as a little bit of a con. I am so drawn to the center of the image that I almost didn't pay attention to the deep eye because he was on the farther edge of the image. James: There's a visually interesting contrast between cool and warm colors happening here. I like that the only warm toned parts of this picture is the graphic of the lance as well as the attack animation around the Korpokkur. I just wish it was a little more well lit around your character. The dark shades of your glamour are starting to blend in with the background. Lily: The DoF in this picture is perfect. The cactuar is slightly blurred- but not so much that you miss those lines and dimples of its skin.All the while the Miqote draws our eye by being crisp, in focus, and may I say quite well dressed. My only half-hearted critique here is that I keep going back and forth on whether or not I'd like this image to be zoomed out a touch more. I'd love to see the rest of the look and a bit more of the "monster". Ni'ko: I'm a sucker for pink, and the heavy concentration of pink towards the left of the photograph and how it's also faded out into the sky as we move farther to the right in the picture really works in your favor here. I love how both characters in this shot look like they're in motion to attack-- but the challenge was to be fighting each other. The fact that your character is facing away from the Moogle makes it appear more so that you're fighting along side him. Ysildor: I love how warm this image is- especially now that Autumn is finally starting to come around. While I love the tone of the image, I just wish it was lit a bit better. The shadows in this picture are really dark and we lose some of those little details of both your character and the Kidragora. That being said, I do like the camera angle this image was taken with. It makes the Kidragora seem a little larger and more intimidating of an opponent
Judge Rongi
Adam, for this week’s battle shot you were smart to use effects to help guide the viewer’s eyes, since the background isn’t visible. The lightning bolts on either side of you guide our eyes up and down the center of the shot showing off both you and the monster. I like how each mandragora is a different color (green, orange, and purple) as it gives a little more variety. Your subtitle made me laugh as well. My idea for this photoshoot, would be to have you over on the left and the mobs more on the right, in the exact same plane they are in now, but instead of how this photo is so centered, you’d have a really nice diagonal going across the image, giving it more depth and filling out the empty spaces on the sides. For next week, don’t be afraid to take a non-centered shot, and really work to fill out the whole image. Good luck!
Haila, for this week’s shot you brought a little pop culture into the competition, and it’s a really great shot. I love the balance you have between you and the 3 mobs, and the background is great. I love how we can see some depth in between the left two raptors. If you keep producing shots like this, I think you will be a force to reckon with over the next 8 weeks. I want to bring up two things though. While this is a beautiful shot, and one of the strongest this week, I feel like it isn’t a battle shot. This may be where the pop culture reference hurts you because in this scene of the movie, they are trying to calm the beasts…not fight them. That scene, plus your pose (again, a great pose and perfectly balanced with the mobs) really makes this seem like a “scene” instead of a “battle.” The second thing is, my idea of a little monster is something at least smaller than you yourself. For me, these mobs are not small at all. So while this shot is absolutely gorgeous and shows that you are definitely a seasoned screenshotter, I feel like it misses the mark on the theme itself. For next week, I hope you can take your skills and really match them to the theme 100%. Good luck! I know you can do it.
Lantis, this weeks shot is a great example of layers! I love all the mandragora piled up in the corner and all the layers we get between them. Looking from one to the other is entertaining and fun. Your subtitle is funny and makes me think they are attacking you saying “one of us! One of us!” haha. I am sure you already know what most of the judges are going to say. There is a lot of open space on the right side! An easy fix would have been to turn your camera to the right, filling the entire left side with mandragoras and the right side with you. Plus, youd be closer to the camera which would block out the background and bring more focus to you. While I definitely love the depth we get from your background, it feels forced instead of natural (like Haila’s depth for example. Your pose feels a little less battleshot than some of the other model”s shots for me. Next week, I want you work on not centering yourself in your shots and filling out the whole screen. The layers we got this week on the Mandys, I want to se stuff like that throughout the whole screenshot! Good luck!
Nadede, this shot is really gorgeous. I love the color scheme. Not only did you match the oer all colors between the mobs crystal and your effect, you also chose an outfit that really matches the adventure theme of the shot. It’s definitely a battle shot, but its also a great model shot as we can see so much of you. Because you aren’t looking anywhere in particular, I do feel a little bit of disconnect between you and the monster though. Had you been looking at the mob, I think we would have got a nice profile shot (I love profile shots!). You are definitely a pro and know what the judges are looking for. The hard part this cycle is going to standing out against so many models. So far, you are doing it. For next week, continue what you are doing matching all the elements and I think you have a good chance at taking the crown. Good luck!
Ona, this shot is a rarity indeed. It is perfectly centered!!! I love how little the background is seen, limiting the empty space that we do see in a few of the other shots this round. I think you know what most judges are going to say. It works as a battle shot, and centering it was definitely a good choice, but we cant see you or the mob very well at all. I think you were going for a silhouette shot, but the lens flare in the center makes you unbalanced and darker at the bottom than the top. Next week, watch you effects and how they limit your visibility as a model. Good luck!
Ysildor, this shot is balanced wonderfully. The sunset with the filter choice give it a really warm color that just looks really nice. Even your outfit color is a nice brown that fits the woods setting and filter color. The location of you and the mob are perfect and fill out the entire center of the image giving us very little empty space. The tilt and the horizon line guide our lines across the image quite nicely. While your screenshot is gorgeous though, I do feel like it is less of a battle shot than others this round. It’s a little bit too stoic. From this shot, I can tell that this isn’t your first time taking screen shots. If you focus on matching the theme 100% you could definitely be Eorzea’s Next Top Model. For next week, keep doing what you are doing and I think you will rank really well this cycle. Good luck!
Judge Kusuh
Azeala: The torn frame on this, alongside the bright filter and your outfit, really make this look like a scene straight out of a storybook! Though, the high camera angle plus the mandragora in the foreground draw my attention away from you and more towards what you're fighting. Having the camera profile between both sides or being closer to the camera with a slightly lower angle (so it's like the mobs are looking up at you about to destroy them!) would take this picture to the next level. Cowbot: The Wall Frame in gpose is one of my favorites, and I think it's used really well here! With the placement of the mandragoras it looks like this is something straight out of a comic book or a dramatic freeze frame in an anime. Unfortunately, though, the brightness of the spell you are casting totally erases your face, which actually makes it look like you're the one losing this fight. Lily: This shot feels like it's straight out of a modern-western movie! The look on your face plus the raised arms of the cactuar really are nice touches that really give off a sense of tension and anticipation. I think what would take this combat shot to the next level would be to have the gun actually firing for the shot, I feel that would give a more "active combat" feel. Ni'ko: Personally, I'm such a sucker for dramatic lighting, and this really delivers the feel of a very charged encounter. The position of the moogle in relation to yourself is something that gives me pause, though. From the way it's set up, it more looks to me you two are both fighting on the same side, as opposed to against each other. Having either yours or the moogle's back to the camera would be a good way to remedy this! Rymm: Oh no the cats! This shot really looks like you don't want to be harming these mobs, which I can tell is your intent from your description, so good on you for that! Having the second cat high above you in the air also adds to the comedy of this shot! My main suggestion for you is to play around with the placement of your lights in gpose. You're pretty dark in this shot, and feel like some cooler (temperature-wise) lighting would brighten you up a bit more! Wren: The ladybugs may not be a fan of your outfit, but I am! I love how you managed to catch multiple ladybugs in the middle of attacking, which really makes this feel like a combat shot. Personally, I would zoom in the shot slightly with the gpose camera zoom so that you are more central to the shot and conflict.
Judge M'Telihgo
First off, to everyone, welcome to ENTM.  It takes courage to put yourself out there in front of your peers and other and let them judge away at you.  Regardless of anything else, be proud of having that courage,
Adam:  I like the lightning in your screenshot, it definitely sells that you are combat.  I like the coloring from the lightning, it is a dark shot and their color adds an easy focus.  I do feel that the darkness does make it hard to see any background however, I like that area and would have loved to have seen more of it.  While many people picked Mandragoras, I think they added to your screenshot as you could get many of them into your screenshot and line them up.  I really liked your entry this week.
Cowbot: Welcome back to another round.  While most people would not like the split frame effect, and I understand why, I like that you tried anyway.  I do see how you put yourself in the middle frame and the monsters in the sides.  Your spell effect is hiding your face however, we want to see you too, not just the monsters!  I like how I can still your background clearly and I still think the choice of mandragora is appropriate.  Well done!
James: This was one of my favorite screenshots of the week.  I like the contrast of the white leaves with the darker background, they almost make me think of a spooky ghost in a haunted forest.  More on that another time.  I like how we see both the effect on the monster that looks like you have sliced it in half as well as your pose would match, well done.  A little more light on the trees would have been nice, but not a major point.  Also, you did not pick a mandragora, so good job by you!
Nadede: Also, welcome back to ENTM.  I like this screenshot from you.  I like how your shirt and especially the talisman stick out from the dark background.  I would not have thought about doing a Spriggan for my own entry if I was competing, so I like your choice of monster very much.  However, I do think that the darker creature on a dark background, especially at an edge, makes it blend in a little too much, an effect may have helped with that.  Even with that, I still like it.
Ona: Wow.  I am not usually a fan of silhouette shots, but I like this one!  While I like the starburst behind you, I do not see a monster in there.  Is there one there and I can’t see it or is the Sylph next to you the target?  I also would not have done a Sylph myself, so thumbs up from me on your choice of foe.  I do think a little more light in the background would help it come out more but I think this screenshot does very well even without that.
Wren:  I love the Black Shroud, I hated it in 1.0, but the new version is much, much better, obviously, a plus from me on your choice of location!  I like the contrast of both you and your target with the background, makes you and your foe really stand out.  If I were to try something different, it would be the angle.  I like your battle effect, but I think a little different angle or timing to line it up better could be additive to your screenshot.  Even with saying that, I do like your choice of ability and your choice of foe.  I look forward to seeing more of your screenshots in the future.
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jinships-ideas · 7 years ago
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BTS Run 40 - The Jin Harem
Happy (Lunar) New Year! 
(I posted this on Valentine’s / Single Awareness Day though...)
My prediction: This post won’t be that long since I didn’t notice too many harem moments. Let’s see if I’m wrong like always :D
Let’s Get It~
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We start off this lunar new year with Yoonjin reaching for their face at the same time
A study on mirroring: it’s been noted that mirroring occurs when A is looking at B and is subconsciously influenced by their actions.
A study on mirroring: it’s also been said that mirroring tends to occur when A is interested in B
A & B = Yoonjin
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I wonder who’s got Jinnie’s eyes on them?
Whoever that is, they are a lucky man
Ft. Tiny looking JK
Ft. Magical Boy Chim looking huge in comparison to Jk and Jin
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Jk CLEARLY looking at Jinnie as he does the old spread and hug
He wants those worldwide shoulders and he wants it bad
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I believe I can fly~  I believe I can touch those shoulders I think about him every night and day Spread my wings and touch away~
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I spy with my pretty eyes, a fineass looking man
How about 3?
Jin’s habit of being more interested in knowing someone else’s team is once again present in this episode.
ft. Tol Jin and Smol Yoongs
I LOVE ME SOME HEIGHT DIFFERENCE
Tae looks like a giant though
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Seems like yoongs is interested to know which Team Jinnie is in~
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LOVE TRIANGLE TIME!!!
Yoongs and Tae collectively reaching out for Jinnie!!!
Our Worldwide handsome-him is so desirable
Jk: *pines from the back* That should be me *channels inner Justin Bieber Sunbae-nim Joonie: Bitch, HANDS OFF Chim: These Punks can’t go around touching what’s mine like that! Hobi: NUH UH. FILTHY HANDS AWAY FROM HIM ASSHOLES Tae: Let me just cop a feel of that chest  Yoongs: Ooooh his skin feels so soft!
Our man has got all the men
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Tae: *GASP* HE TOUCHED ME!!!
Congrats Tae!
HE TOUCHED YOU!!!
Also, Tae just naturally went from the side to the middle, to beside Jin huh?
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Tae whispers something to Jin that is muted in the episode
Please look at how his leg is lifted
Isn’t that what anime girls do when they are love struck?
I mean... anyone would be when beside Jin...
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JK: I’m so done with your shit. Trying to get Jin’s attention by being all excessive. I’m SO DONE. Hobi: I looked so damn cool! Hyung must think that too! Jin: Watch me win this punk in rock-paper-scissors like the RPS God I am
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Hobi reaching out to stroke Jin’s face
FFS HOBI! NOT IN FRONT Of THE CAMERAS!!! 
(Bless you our sweet sweet sunshine)
Tae reaching out to caress Jin’s arm
Tae: Back off bitch, don’t touch what’s not yours Yoongs: Oh yeah, do your ritual for when you are about to get smacked the fck up JK: How dare they touch MY hyung?! ONLY I CAN TOUCH HIM SO SHAMELESSLY IN FRONT OF ALL THE CAMERAS! NJ: *Save Me Plays in his head* I’m with a bunch of fools. Jin Hyung OBVIOUSLY only wants me Chim: All these losers vying for Jin-hyung when I’VE got his heart. Touch him while you have hands losers.
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Top 10 anime betrayals
JK: Why does this hurt so much...yet feel so hot?
JK falling into the depths of shipping hell that is 2Seok
Welcome Jk, you shall NVR escape the 2Seok world
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JK: Really? In front of my salad? Chim: UNACCEPTABLE! *stomps his feet cutely* Joon: OH YES! FRONT VIEW!!! Hobi: IS HE GoInG TO KISS ME?!! Jin: You have some dirt... what? Why are you all looking at me like that?
Jin WOULD be that guy that leans in super close to you, giving off the ‘action-time’ vibe and whispers: you’ve got some crumbs on your face... can I eat them?
DAMN IT JIN!
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Tae- the overly clingy boyfriend that Jin Loves to pamper
SHOWER HIM WITH ALL THE LOVE AND SKINSHIP!!!
Also, I’m quite sure Jin only won RPS because Tae whispered to him what to throw out before the game commenced
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Taejin makes me feel things
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Yoonjin cuties sitting in the back watching the others
They look like they are Bangtan’s Guardians
OR
They got time-out for being too indecent 
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Jinkook are DEFINITELY the couple that does weird things 
They would also be the couple to start trends
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Ok...I have a confession to make... This pic is NOT the same as the previous one. 
The previous one is edited because they were sitting much further apart and my extra ass when to edit it to make them sit closer
BUT DAMN THAT WAS UNNECESSARY OF ME
Because this pic here is NOT edited
which means 1 of them moved to sit closer to the other!!!
Yoonjin be here trying my heart
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I JUST HAD TO OK?!
WHO CAN RESIST MEMEKOOK?!!
NO ONE
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2 Oldest MY ASS
THEY ARE SUCH KIDS
The way Yoongi sits with his feet pointing inwards makes him look tinier and cuter than he already is!!!
*clutches heart*
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Sha la la la la la My oh my Looks like the boy's too shy Ain't gonna kiss his love  
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The (Magical) Boy settles for a teasing chin stroke instead!
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The Joy on Chim’s face as Jin does his Body Wave
Joonie is also very amused
Jin succeeds in making 2 men fall deeper in love with him
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????
Jin???
Dafuq??
Chim looking at him like nothing is wrong though...
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So many dirty things I can insert here...
SO DAMN MANY
Jin on his knees = A++
I wonder who is the lucky person who gets to enjoy this sight...
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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BANGTAN OUT OF CONTEXT 
Send this photo to all of your friends who are non-bts fans (difficult to find but I know there are some out there)
offer NO explanation
Ft. Yoonjin mirrors
Ft. Perky Ass Hobi
(I low key think he maintained that position so Jin could see his booty
Ft. Camera Man Tae Tae
(He would do a much much better job than those lackluster award show ones)
Ft. Jk and Joon who are super respectful
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Hobi only did this so he could get up close and personal with Jinnie~
WHO WOULDN’T?
Jk and Joonie looking on in the bg
envious
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Chim’s smile as he calls out for Jin
(Without honorifics, mind you, such a brat but he’s Jin’s brat)
Jinnie looking at Chim like he is the most marvelous thing ever
(He is)
Hobi snapping Pics of Jin AGAIN
RELEASE THE PICS HOBI!!
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다시 run run run 
Jinnie walks
Jinnie runs
Jinnie falls to the groud
All for Chim
The outfits and poses remind me of Avatar...
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CUTIES!!!
This angle makes it look like Chim is petting Jinnie
Too bad Chim was just adjusting the tape on the floor
No on-screen petting from Jinmin but who knows what goes on behind the scenes?
They aren’t called BTS for nothing
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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Chim only has eyes for Jin during this game~
Even as his hat fell, he was still focused on looking at Jin
:’)
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CHIM WAS ABOUT TO CARESS JIN’S FACE
DAMN IT PD-nim!!!
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO EXPOSE TAE’S ASS RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT?!
WE ALMOST GOT CHIM CARESSING JIN’S FACE
T^T
The Pd-nim probably wants Jin all to himself
>:(
Hobi: Damn he smooth Chim: Me Gusta :D Jin: Admire my beauty Yoongs: Imma ninja my ass there to smack a little bird
(the bird is Chim)
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This looks like an overly dramatic play acted out by Chim and Jin
*flashback to the utter mess that was Gayo track 14*
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WHY ARE THEY LIKE THIS?!!
JUST TOUCH HIM ALREADY FOR ALL OUR SAKE!
Such a dramatic pair they are
Fcking bubs
(I use to do this whenever I said bye to one of my friends like 7 years ago... Jinmin are basically kids)
Yoongi praising Jin though!!!
ME LIKES THAT A LOT
PRAISE JIN MORE PEOPLE
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FFS JUST TOUCH ALREADY 
STOP WITH THIS STAR-CROSSED LOVERS BS
Also, Chim causally touching Jin’s sleeve~
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I’M SO FCKING DONE WITH JINMIN
YOU TEASE!
Also, this looks like those kung fu movies where Jin is Chim’s master (teacher... FFS Y'all are dirty)
(It’s ok. I’m dirty too :>)
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Chim: *flirts aggressively* Jin: *being beautiful aggressively* Yoongs: *wants to fight Chim aggressively* Tae: *wants to charge at Jin for a backhug aggressively*
Chim complaining about how Jinnie seems to be getting further away from him...
Double meaning much?
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STOP FLIRTING YOU TWO!!!
(Please NVR stop)
Chim really only has eyes for Jinnie~
LOOK AT HIS SMIRK 
CHIM YOU LITTLE PUNK
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Chim imitating Jin’s pose
He really loves his hyung huh?
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???
!!!
Finger hearts from HeartMan Jin for Magical Boy Chim!!!
Seriously... Jinmin’s love is just overflowing
I LOVE IT
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LOOK HOW HAPPY CHIM IS !!!
LOOK HOW HAPPY JIN IS !!!
JINMIN IS FLYING 
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Hobi & Jk & Joonie:  내가 웃는게 웃는게  아니야 (I’m not really laughing)
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Yoonjin sticking together like glue when there’s plenty of space
Also, magically no height difference?
Could Yoongs be a Magical Boy too?
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Jin’s hand on Yoongs’ shoulder 
*ugly sobs*
Chim also praises Jin’s skills at playing the game after this...
Have they played this before??
How TF does Chim know Jin is very good at Flopping down onto a mattress to create a gust?
HMMM HOW? I WONDER. HMMM
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Tae: You see this fist? It’s flying right to your face Jin: I have a pretty fist too! Yoongs: Try me bitch Chim: I don’t want to see this. Not in front of my salad
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Tae helping Jin to get the clothes off
I wonder if he helps him a lot
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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Cutie Tae showing off to Jin that they all got 22
(Note: 22 is kinda a thing for couples in South Korea. Couples have something called a ‘22 Day’ <two-two day> that they celebrate.)
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Jin teasing Joonie for his failed attempt at the game
Namjin is definitely that couple that teases each other a shitton
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NOT Jin Harem related but... WTF was Hobi doing? He touched the red clothes and recoiled at it?
Did he also punch Joonie slightly as he was walking by???
I’m genuinely curious
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The sound that escaped Jin was so fcking cute??
Look at how Tae and Chim were so confused at Jin’s result!
They really thought Jin should have gotten more points!
Jin himself is confused af too 
CANDLES YOU SUCK!
Jin’s eyes were shaking as they were counting cos he was worried they would lose because of him 
XD
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Emperor Tae demands a bow of apology from Jin
AND HE OBLIGES!!!
TAEJIN ARE SUCH CUTIES
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Taejin kids are play-fighting with sticks and while the others are filming for the episode
WHY ARE THEY SO CUTE?!
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Jin being impressed at Chim’s skill
Ways to win Jinnie’s heart: Be skillful at throwing things into a thin cannister
Jin also immediately cheers for Yoongs after this
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This is Jin has Tae gets the second score consecutively
I sense the birth of a new meme
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He looked like such a brat as he threw the slinkie
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Look at him as he gets nagged by Yoongs
SUCH A CHILD
Our NICE AND KIND AND GOOD LOOKING CHILD
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Cheerleader Yoongs cheering for his Favourite Hyung
Jk joined in the cheer despite Jin being on a different team!!!
(He could also just be scratching his head with the toy...but he said ‘hey hey hey’)
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Yoongs cheering for Jin wholeheartedly
Only to be chided by Jin for distrubing his concentration
JIN YOU LITTLE SHIT
HOW DARE YOU NAG YOONGS FOR CHEERING YOU ON LIKE A SUPPORTIVE BOYFRIEND
I WILL FIGHT YOU JIN
(ง •̀_•́)ง
Yoongi just submissively keeps quiet
Blame your own ass if Yoongi NVR chhers for you again Jinne 
>:(
(No i’m kidding. I love naggy Jin and how he is the only one Yoongi is submissive to)
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Taejin bubs are high-fiving when their opponent scored 
XD
I guess they are keeping their morale up???
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Tae: *looks cool by succeeding at the game* Jin: *Waay too impressed*
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JK: *looks smug AF for succeeding at the game* Jin: *again, waaay too impressed*
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Tae: *I won’t lose to you punk* *proceeds to do it again and impress Jin once again*
Tae: You have just been served. You are very welcome *bows*
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Jin teasing JK for his failed attempt at looking cool
He looked plenty cool already ok?
LET THE BOY LIVE
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Jin: *fails and tries to get Hobi to use his method (which sucks) so he fails too* Hobi: *falls for it*
HOBI YOU ARE WHIPPED
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Jimin: *enjoys the beauty and grace that is Kim Seok Jin* Yoongs: Extra points to hyung for beauty! And for existing! Jk: That’s my hyung! He’s MY hyung!! Joon: *Excited like the puppy he is* Tae: *Impressed* Hobi: *I’m standing next to him!!
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Tae manages to get a high-five from Jinnie for succeeding~
Ace of the Jin team: Tae
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Jinkook who has no idea what to write
Ft. a shoe
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They keep becoming more similar as the days pass...
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All members either clapped immediately/responded verbally to Jin’s suggestion of clapping for everyone!
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Jk... don’t just look at Jin when you speak...
I know it;s hard to look away from beauty
But... your bais and love are showing too much!
He actually turns to look at Jin as he says: 
Let’s stay by each other forever from now on 
*Ugly sobs*
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The 3 different stages of being bored
Jin: Slightly bored Yoongs: Bored Tae: Borderline falling asleep
Listen to Chim’s pretty words DAMN IT
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Joonie. GET A HINT
Give the boy some food
That’s what you got to do to win his heart you fool!
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Chim: *smirks* And that, folks, is how I got my boyfriend
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Jk complains about how there’s no dumplings
He’s probably used to the one Jin makes where there is always dumplings
:’)
Chim and Tae praising Jin’s cooking, wanting the rest of the world to know only they’ve tried Jin’s cooking
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Aww so clueless Joon DID give his food to Jin
:’)
Ah-Hope <아홉> you guys enjoyed~
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Until Next time~
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recentanimenews · 4 years ago
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Bookshelf Briefs 4/16/21
Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, Vol. 9 | By Inio Asano | Viz Media – By the ninth volume of Dead Dead Demon, any hope that this series was a “lighter, softer” version of Inio Asano’s usual manga has long since left town—this is the bleakest, most depressing volume in the series to date, with even the Doraemon parody going into the “you will die old and alone” bin for its “comedy.” Last time I said that I could not see the current situation ending in any way but tragedy, and that’s absolutely the case, as Kadode essentially turns this series into a new volume of Death Note, to the point where it takes Oran beating her up in sheer horror to make her… well, let’s just say we know why Oran hopped universes. As for the universe they’re in now? Not optimistic. Brilliant, but ugh. – Sean Gaffney
I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game but the Boys Love Me Anyway!, Vol. 1 | By Sou Inaida and Atakai | TOKYOPOP – Another villainess otome that can best be described as “Bakarina only taking itself seriously,” this volume does not really make any major mistakes but also suffers from not really doing much to stand out. The heroine is trying to avoid her death flags, but doing it in perfectly sensible ways, and the fact that the boys fall for her anyway baffles her. Again, I like the message, which is that being good rewards you with good things happening to you, but I keep waiting for the deconstruction or the zany antics. If you really love otome game villainess stories, read this, but if you want a serious Bakarina, read Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter instead. – Sean Gaffney
I’m in Love with the Villainess, Vol. 1 (manga) | By Inori and Aonoshimo | Seven Seas – This early digital version is out a good four months before the print release, but I’ll still take it, as I adore this series. This being the first volume, and thus concerned with setting the table, it’s filled with light and goofy comedy, as Rae is very, very concerned with getting Claire to make angry faces at her, which are the poses she loves to see. There is a bit of foreshadowing of future events here, which the manga should be getting into soon, but for the most part, this is breezy fun, and I especially love how Rae explains that Claire’s bullying is much better than the garden variety sort—she does it herself, she makes sure there’s no permanent damage, etc. Rae sees the beauty of Claire, and soon we will too. – Sean Gaffney
Oresama Teacher, Vol. 28 | By Izumi Tsubaki | Viz Media – As the series begins to come to a close, it’s definitely getting around to wrapping up the main problems that the final arc has left our cast with. Maki learns that sometimes your actual memories can be papered over by other things, such as grudges and hatred, and you have to remove those to see what’s underneath. Toko learns not only that when it comes to madcap, zany schemes she has nothing on this school’s students, but also that she can’t win against her older brother… who also cares about her far more than she imagined. And then there’s Mafuyu, who manages to be cool and awesome in about five different ways even when in her Natsuo persona. Not as popular as Nozaki-kun, but I will miss it. – Sean Gaffney
Rainbow and Black, Vol. 1 | By Eri Takenashi | Seven Seas – I have a soft spot for weird, peculiar manga, so the bizarre creature on the the cover of Rainbow and Black immediately piqued my interest in the series. What sold me on the first volume, however, was the lead character punching out a man within the first few pages. (Unfortunately, this does lead to her losing her waitressing job, but the ill-behaved customer absolutely deserved what he got after groping her.) Shirahoshi Kuroe is a college student who likes things to be very clear-cut; life, of course, has a tendency to be anything but. And so when circumstances lead to Kuro taking in an abandoned “happy mouse”—an animal that defies being neatly categorized—she finds herself having to start thinking about things a little differently. In part, Rainbow and Black is a cute story about (incredibly strange) pet ownership, but it’s also about Kuro’s charming growth as a person. -Ash Brown
A School Frozen in Time, Vol. 1 | By Naoshi Arakawa and Mizuki Tsujimura | Kodansha Comics – On an especially snowy day, eight students of an elite prep school find they are the only people to have shown up to class. Not only that, once they’re inside the building, they can’t leave. Soon, all watches and clocks stop at the exact time that a suicide occurred two months ago during the school festival, resulting in the death of a classmate that none of them can remember. And what’s more, that classmate’s spirit might actually be among them right now! I enjoyed this first volume a good bit. The creepy vibe is well done, and though I at first found the characterization a bit shallow, it improves as it goes along. It seems we might focus on one kid at a time as they finally remember who it was who died and are then eliminated from the scenario in bloody yet ambiguous fashion. Okay, I’m hooked. – Michelle Smith
Skip Beat!, Vol. 45 | By Yoshiki Nakamura | VIZ Media –I have been reading Skip Beat! for thirteen years now. THIRTEEN. And for the majority of that time, I’ve been anticipating something that finally, finally, finally happens at the end of this volume. The build-up is suitably epic, as Kyoko begins the volume believing Ren is in a sordid relationship with a porn star, but after he explains the embarrassing truth to her (in Bo costume), she’s back to believing it’s manipulative Morizumi that he loves. Still, she wants Ren to be happy more than anything, and right now the girl he loves thinks he’s a creep, so Bo convinces him to confess his real feelings. Cue Ren spotting Kyoko in the lobby, a two-page sprint scene, a dramatic elevator entry, and Ren finally clearing away all the Morizumi mess until Kyoko believes him: it’s been her all along. Sniff. Can’t wait for volume 46! – Michelle Smith
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barajasbryan92 · 4 years ago
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whatplanetdididial · 7 years ago
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OTP Week - Freebie!
My freebie is a crossover, so technically I’m not late.
Type: One-shot Characters: Ishida Yamato, Takenouchi Sora, Yagami Taichi, Matsuda Takato Rating: T (for language) Word count: 2,786 (oops, went a bit long here…) Summary: An Adventure/Tamers Crossover in which Ishida Yamato learns that he doesn’t really like vortexes. Or Matsuda Takato.
“Girls have this uncanny ability to get you to do things that you never would have done otherwise, and the moment you realize you’ve been willingly letting it happen, it’ll already be too late. She’ll have snuck her way into your heart and there’ll be nothing you can do about it.”
The flashback came without warning as he stood watching Taichi and Sora fight each other for the last open swing of the playground. It originally looked like Sora was going to win, but at the last second, Taichi whispered into her ear with a brief glance his way, causing her to whip around and retort something back that Yamato was too far away to hear. In the end, Sora gave up the seat and Taichi plunked himself down with a victorious grin.
It was almost comical that the old memory came to him today, of all days. When he was originally given the ‘puberty and crushes’ speech, his father’s words went in one ear and out the other. Girls were nothing but trouble, and there was no way he’d ever succumb to their wily charms. Falling in love only ended in disaster and he wanted no part in it.
“You’ve got that look like you’d rather be anywhere else but here.”
But now, his dad’s advice was all starting to click into place, whether he was ready to face it or not.
Cursing his inattentiveness, he turned to face her and wondered how long she had been standing next to him. Her head was tilted to the side and she was smiling teasingly at him, making him tense up slightly. He never knew how to feel about Sora’s unique talent of reading him so easily, especially since she was particularly hard to read herself.
“I just don’t want to intrude, you know?” he replied, shrugging his shoulders indifferently.
Almost everyone knew that Taichi and Sora went to the playground after school on Fridays. Yamato found it a bit odd since 14 seemed to be too old to still be going to the playground, but apparently it was a tradition that started when they were little, and according to Taichi, they’d be going to the playground every Friday until they were 50. He should have never accepted their invite.
“It’s not intruding, Yamato, we want you here!”
It wasn’t like he didn’t enjoy hanging out with the two of them together; the problem was that there were times when it was painfully obvious that Taichi and Sora were much closer to each other than he was with either of them. And after finally caving in to their 20,938th invite, here he was, as expected, feeling incredibly awkward. And maybe, possibly, even a tiny bit jealous.
“Come on, let’s go sit on those animal springy things.”
She took his hand and dragged him over to the blacktop where the playground equipment was designed to look like different animals on large, metal springs for young children to sit and rock back and forth on. Sora eventually dropped his hand and dashed for one that was yellow and shaped like a duck and immediately pointed to the one next to her that was supposed to be a gray dog.
“If you squint hard enough, it kinda looks like Gabumon,” she said with a twinkle in her eye.
A bright smile lit up her face the moment she started swaying, and Yamato found himself staring at her longer than was probably appropriate. Flushed and embarrassed, he diverted his eyes to look back at Taichi, who happened to be engaged in a swinging competition with a kid next to him, the two laughing hysterically as they climbed higher and higher. He felt a pang of envy as his best friends let loose, carefree of any ridicule or judgment. Why did he have to be such a stick in the mud?
“You know, if you think you’re too good for the playground, you didn’t have to come.”
His head snapped around to look back at Sora, but she wore a playful smile that had him letting out a silent sigh of relief.
“Come on, Yamato, sit down with me, please? You don’t even have to move or anything, you can just sit still. If you want, I’ll tell everyone I blackmailed you into doing it so you don’t lose your ‘cool image,’” she smirked, gesturing widely at the entire playground. Her mocking tone wasn’t lost on him as he looked around and confirmed that the three of them were easily the only ones over eight years old.
“Well, if you insist,” he trailed as he sat down on the proffered spring rider.
“I do.”
It took him less than two seconds to realize he was too large for the toy. He could hardly fit himself onto saddle part and his legs were so long that he had no idea where to place them. After a bit of internal debating, he settled on planting his feet directly onto the blacktop instead of in the footholds. It wasn’t comfortable, per se, but it was much better than his original position.
When he looked back up, Sora was giggling at him.
“What?” he said indignantly. “I’m way taller than you, you don’t have the same problem.”
“I know,” she laughed. “It’s just, um…well, it was just cute watching you struggle,” she admitted, turning pink.
His stomach flipped over, and he fought the urge to smile stupidly.
“Well, I’m glad you were amused at my expense,” he replied smoothly, making sure to keep his tone even and unaffected.
He was grappling in the back of his mind for something else to say when he heard a loud bang come from somewhere behind the park, not far off from where they were.  The two turned to investigate the sound and caught sight of an incriminating flash of rainbow-hued light, not unlike the one that had previously taken them to the digital world years ago. Yamato looked around to see if anyone else had noticed the disturbance, only to see Taichi sprinting in the direction of the light determinedly. After sharing a brief look with Sora, they both followed suit and ran after their friend.
Bushes and tall trees surrounded them when they finally caught up to Taichi. He was walking around in circles, scratching the top of his head in confusion before turning to face them.
“Didn’t that light look like a portal to you guys? I could have sworn that blast came from somewhere around this area.”
“Yeah, I thought the same thing,” Yamato agreed, looking around to see if anything was out of the ordinary, to no avail.
“But if it was a portal, what do you think happened?” Sora asked hesitantly. “Something from the Digital World could be around here and might need our help.”
“Thing is,” Taichi started, “I didn’t see anything unusual anywhere. I pretty much searched the entire place before you guys arrived. You two are really slow, by the way.”
Not even bothering to roll his eyes, Yamato posed the question they were all thinking.
“Well, what do we do now?”
The following silence was cut short by a shrill voice.
“Oh my god, you look exactly like Yagami Taichi from Digimon Adventure!”
Facing the trio stood a young boy with a hooded, blue shirt, gray cut-off pants, green sneakers, and, most notably, a pair of circular, yellow goggles resting on top of his head. Taichi raised an eyebrow at the newcomer and opened his mouth to say something in response, but was cut off by another cry.
“Oh wow, and Ishida Yamato! And Takenouchi Sora! Are you guys cosplaying or something? Your costumes are amazing! You look like you guys came straight out of the TV show!” he continued to ramble excitedly.
“Hey look, kid,” Taichi began. “I don’t know who you are and why you know our names, but what’s your deal? What’s this show you’re going on about?”
Something about this kid and his mention of digimon made Yamato uneasy.
“Nice try, guys. Do you play the game as well? I definitely do! I have all my cards here with me, see? I was going to play against Hirokazu later today, he’s really good,” the boy prattled as he pulled multiple small cards out of his pockets, thrusting them into Taichi’s hands.
“That’s one of my favorites, there. Greymon, like the one Taichi has!”
Yamato and Sora bent over Taichi’s shoulders to get a better look. Sure enough, an image of a Greymon was staring back at them, complete with stats and attacks they had all seen Taichi’s Greymon do in person.
“These look nothing like the cards Gennai gave us that one time…” Sora murmured, her voice fading.
“What in the world?” Taichi whispered, more to himself than anyone.
“I’m Matsuda Takato, by the way,” the boy chirped. “Nice to meet you guys!”
Trees rustled in the background, heightening the offending silence.
“Um, Takato…” Sora replied carefully, trying to find the right words. “I don’t mean any offense, but where did you happen to come from?”
Takato shifted for a moment as if he just remembered something important, eyes wandering anywhere else but at the three of them.
“Ah, w-well, you s-s-see…” he stuttered. He looked around like he was expecting something to appear beside him. “Actually, I dunno if I should say anything, you guys might think I’m crazy.”
“Crazy is our specialty, try us,” Yamato urged.
Glancing around one last time, Takato seemed to finally yield to the fact that he was not going anywhere without some kind of an explanation. He rubbed his neck nervously before responding.
“I was trying to find… my pet. And I kindagotsuckedintoavortexandnowI’mhere.”
“Maybe try that a bit slower there, buddy,” Taichi grinned.
“I was trying to find my pet.”
“Uh huh…” Yamato goaded.
“And then there was this vortex.”
“Vortex?” Sora prodded.
“Yeah. Like there was this huge beam of light! And usually it takes me… well anyway, I ran into the vortex and I ended up here.”
Yamato scrunched his eyes in scrutiny.
“So you’ve seen this… vortex before. Where does it normally take you?”
Takato fidgeted anxiously.
“You’re not going to believe me.”
“Look, just tell us what actually happened,” Taichi blurted out, exasperated. “We’ve seen some really weird shit before, and I don’t think there’s anything you can say that’s going to blow our minds.”
“Taichi!” Sora admonished.
“What our foul-mouthed friend is trying to say is that you don’t have to worry about sounding dumb or anything, you can trust us,” Yamato tried to say consolingly. Takato only arched an eyebrow skeptically.
“You can call each other by your real names now, you know. It’s kind of weirding me out that you’re still using the show’s names.”
“That is my–”
“What do you mean by real names?” Sora interrupted Taichi. “We haven’t even technically introduced ourselves yet, you just happened to know who we were.”
Takato laughed loudly.
“Is this some sort of joke? Are you guys really trying to convince me you’re Taichi, Yamato, and Sora from Digimon Adventure? You’re pretty good actors, but I’m not that stupid. Even though Ruki always calls me stupid. Actually, I bet if Ruki were here she’d be able to prove she knows even more about the TV show than you guys! She’s the Digimon Queen everyone talks about.”
“Digimon Queen?” Yamato mused aloud.
“Hey, you’ve got some nerve calling us TV show characters, kid. Maybe you were too young when it all happened, but everything you saw on TV that night we beat Apoclymon was real!” Taichi retorted heatedly.
“Oh yeah? Prove it,” Takato taunted smugly.
At once, Taichi, Yamato, and Sora pulled out their digivices simultaneously and held them out for Takato to see.
“You think toy digivices are going to convince me?” Takato scoffed. “I have four of those at home, myself.”
“This is absolutely ridiculous,” Sora mumbled as she rummaged in her back pocket. Pulling out her phone, she clicked a few buttons before shoving the screen into Takato’s face.
“What… what the heck?”
Takato suddenly backed up a few paces, staring wide-eyed at Sora. His eyes traveled over to Taichi, moved on to Yamato, then settled back to the picture of Sora and Biyomon on the device, shaking his head violently.
“No, no way. This… there’s no way. Nope.”
Nobody said a word for two full minutes.
“I know! That vortex must have taken me to an alternate reality where Digimon Adventure actually happened!” Takato finally cried out.
The trio eyed each other suspiciously.
“Taichi, you once pushed Agumon so hard that he dark evolved into SkullGreymon. And Yamato, you were convinced by Jyureimon that Taichi was your enemy when you went off on your own, and Sora you were the one that helped give Takeru hope by stealing Yamato’s keychain before Piemon was defeated!”
“I…” Yamato murmured, voice petering out.
“How does he…” Sora started before lapsing into silence, staring off into the woods in a daze.
Taichi could only stare blankly at Takato.
“I stand corrected. This is the weirdest thing that has ever happened to us,” he stated matter-of-factly. “Look Takato, I think the best thing for us to do is try to get you back to… your world. Maybe we can look around to see if there’s another vortex somewhere or something.”
“Wow,” Takato sighed in admiration. “You’re just as commanding in real life as you are on the show! No wonder you became a successful salaryman!”
“What…”
“Oh wait, but you wouldn’t know that yet! How weird, I know your guys’s futures but it hasn’t even happened to you yet!”
“I agree, I think it’s just time to help you try to get home,” Sora interjected, not wanting him to say anything further. “Maybe you can help lead us back to where the vortex originated?”
“Have you started studying fashion yet?” he directed at her with way too much enthusiasm. “Man, I can’t even tell where you guys are at right now. Have the others already defeated BelialVamdemon?”
Taichi groaned.
“Okay, you can stop with the future talk now.”
“Did you know you finally cut your hair when you get older? I always liked how big hair was kind of your thing, but I guess you grow out of it eventually.”
Taichi rubbed a hand through his hair worriedly.
“Takato, man, you’ve got to stop talking or we’re going to just leave you here to fend for yourself,” Yamato grumbled.
“Aww, I know, but I can’t help it! This is just so exciting! Have you formed your band yet? Did you know you have a concert that digimon end up crashing in the real world? It was a Christmas episode!”
“Takato…” Sora whimpered.
Yamato had already started to stalk off when he caught the last bit of Takato’s next outburst.
“… are you guys dating yet?”
Spinning on the spot, he eyed Takato as the boy whipped his head back and forth between Yamato and Sora.
“Huh, guess not.”
Immediately Taichi bent over, guffawing wildly and pointing intermittently at his two friends.
“Oh my god, it actually happens! Sora, your wildest dreams do come true!”
“Taichi!” she shrieked, smacking him forcefully on his upper arm. Burning red, she covered her face with her hands and made a few muffled sounds that nobody could understand.
Yamato couldn’t decide if he wanted to go comfort Sora or to run far, far away, never to be seen again.
Takato finally had the decency to look ashamed for his brazen comments. He looked down timidly started to draw circles in the dirt with his foot.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you guys.”
With Sora hiding behind her hands and Taichi still giggling uncontrollably, Takato sent a sheepish look Yamato’s way.
“It’s fine,” Yamato replied curtly. “We’re going to go though, I think you can handle this one on your own, yeah?”
“Yeah,” Takato mumbled. “I’m pretty positive another vortex will appear soon, so don’t worry about me.”
“Come on, Sora, stop being so embarrassed. Let’s all go home and we can forget this ever happened. Right, Yamato?” Taichi said with a grin, hooking his arm around her shoulder, and pulling her back towards the playground. “Any parting words before we go, my young friend?”
Yamato could already sense that he should have walked away much, much earlier.
“If it makes you feel any better, you two get married in the end.”
Yamato’s last image before turning away was Taichi doubling over onto the forest floor, rolling around laughing, while Sora sank to her knees in sheer mortification.
He wondered if his dad would have any girl advice for him now after explaining today’s events.
He was really going to need it.
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shift-shaping · 8 years ago
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Although I have to say, I think it would be amazing to hear Alistair going: ‘paint me like one of your orlesian girls’ :P
Glimpses: Weasel in the Chantry
Rating: M (nudity)
Genre: Romance
Pairings: Alistair x Surana
Practicing her sketches, as per Wynne’s advice, would be much easier if her subject would stop talking for more than thirty seconds.
“Have I ever told you about that time when I tried to sneak a weasel into the Chantry?” Alistair asked, shifting for what seemed like the hundredth time and forcing Surana to erase several lines of work. “It was this little brown thing, with a white belly, and I found it in the woods. It was so sweet, with its cute little nose and beady black eyes. It might have been someone’s pet, come to think of it, because it was actually quite tame.”
He crossed his arms behind his head and Surana blinked slowly, telling herself it was fine. She’d just have to use her imagination. Already her drawing was covered in eraser marks and new lines. Trying to keep going was probably pointless, but she did it nonetheless. Wynne had told her that engaging her more ‘artistic side’ would help her relieve some of her stress, and Alistair had no problem modelling for her.
Well, really, he was the problem. She should have just drawn him while he was asleep.
“So I bring this thing into the Chantry, right, and it’s tucked into my jacket because it was winter and I didn’t want the little guy to be cold. But I guess weasels don’t really like to be confined, so I’m standing in front of this Revered Mother trying to hide the animal squirming in my shirt. And of course she knows something is wrong, so she’s staring at me, and trying to figure out what it is.”
“Hey, Alistair?”
“Yes, love?” He said, looking at her. That face, combined with his tone and him being mostly naked, sent a dark blush over her cheeks. She forgot what she was going to say, and he must have realized something was off because his brows furrowed and he looked at her quizzically. “Something the matter?”
“No, um…” She shook her head, determined to focus and ignore the way the mid-afternoon light fell on his very defined torso. “I just, am trying to draw you, and you keep moving.”
“Oh! Sorry about that.” He responded by moving again, but back into the position they started with. That would have been great had she not already adjusted her drawing to fit the new pose. “Is this better?”
“It’s better if you don’t move at all, honestly.” She sighed and rubbed the bridge of her nose, putting the sketchpad down on the floor. “It doesn’t matter, though. It’s coming out pretty bad.”
He frowned and tilted his head. “Let me see it?”
She shook her head, still not looking at him. Then she heard the sound of the couch resettling, and heard him stand up and walk toward her. 
“Eirwen?” His voice gentle. He knelt before her and very gently took her hands from her face. “I can pretty much guarantee it’s better than anything I could do.”
She looked down at him and snorted. “I don’t know, it’s really quite awful.”
He took the sketchpad from the floor and held it, still meeting her eyes. “Mind if I look at it?”
She sighed and rolled her eyes. “Fine. If you must.”
He turned it around and then immediately cocked his head, frowning. He started to lift the page, obvious not sure what he was looking at. “It’s… hmm…”
She pursed her lips and shifted awkwardly in her seat. “It was hard to work with you moving so much.”
“Ah…” He smiled then and put it down before standing. “That must have been it.”
“Or I’m just a shitty artist.”
He snorted and cupped her face before kissing her forehead, earning himself a soft giggle. “Still better than me. Now come here.” He hugged her tightly and she, after a moment of hesitation, hugged him back.
“I’m still going to keep it.”
Her eyes widened and she shook her head violently against his chest. “No, that won’t be necessary. Let’s- burn it, instead!”
He laughed, and she felt the sound against her cheek, making her blush even worse. “It’s not that bad.”
“It is…”
He squeezed her and shook his head. “You could give me an actual scribble and I’d still want to keep it forever.”
She rolled her eyes, but her blush wouldn’t go away. 
“Are you feverish?” He asked suddenly, stepping back to look at her. “You feel warm.”
She pushed him away playfully and shook her head, trying not to smile. “Sap. It’s because you’re naked.”
“Ooooh?” He drew out the sound and she looked away from him, grinning now. “Do I make you blush, darling?”
“Gross.” 
He flexed for her and she couldn’t even pretend not to love it. “Am I so distracting that not even the artist herself can stay objective?”
She groaned and stood up. “That’s it. No more drawing for today.”
“Am I in trouble?” 
She laughed and started to push him back toward the bed. “Yes. Very much so.”
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