#when iya takes over

[itachi86]

"Reeve grunted as if he had been shot. He stumbled back as his limbs splayed out like a pinned butterfly’s, his eyes glowing gold. His skin had always been pale, but now it was translucent, shimmering, gleaming. It looked as if Reeve were holding the sun inside of him and now it was fighting to get out by any means necessary. And then it was over."

-So Let Them Burn

[chososcamgirl]

“ 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 ”

꒰ঌ ໒꒱ ⸻ 1.6k followers celebration event !

CLOSED EVENT !!!

જ⁀➴♡ ATTEN-HUT!

hihi hello! welcome to my celebration event where i, SERGEANT SWEETHEART, assign scenarios & headcannons to a random match !

જ⁀➴♡ HOW DOES THIS WORK ?!

easy! all you have to do is send me an ask describing your personality! it's your standard matchup event where you'll specify what fandom you want you’re match to be in. my job as sergeant sweetheart will be to assign a dynamic & scenarios based on you & who i think would be most fitting as your match!

you'll select a maximum of three questions (or four for moots) you'd like me to answer about your match, and i'll do my best to answer based on my idea of what your relationship would be like !

જ⁀➴♡ WHO CAN I BE MATCHED WITH ?!

• you will not be able to choose a specific character but you can specify what fandom you want character to be from & gender !

• your fictional other should be a character from jjk, haikyuu or aot only.

• note that all characters will be written as adults (18+) by default (everything is still sfw !)

• only one match per person

જ⁀➴♡ ANYTHING ELSE, SERGEANT?

here are some guidelines when requesting :

• anyone is free to join ! you don't have to be a follower or mutual to take part.

• on that note, all scenarios & hcs will be sfw or at best lightly suggestive, so everyone of all ages is free to join

• you can send your requests on or off anon. i recommend sending it off so you'll be notified, but it's all up to you ! edit: if requesting on anon, feel free to assign yourself a name or emoji!

• don't be shy! i feel like a lot of people are shy when talking about their selfship because they may feel cringy or embarrassed. trust me i'm not judgy at all. i love reading selfship posts so describe yourself in as much detail as possible!

જ⁀➴♡ PICK A QUESTION, ANY QUESTION!

• note that before answering questions, i will provide a description of what dynamic i think your match would have !

• starred questions (*) have potential to receive slightly suggestive answers

remember you can only pick a maximum of three while moots pick four!

1. how did you first meet ?

2. who confessed & how ?

3. who fell first & who fell harder ?

4. first date ?

5. what do others (ex: parents/friends) think of your relationship?

6. toxic things they do ?

7. toxic things you do ?

8. what do you often fight over ?

9. why/how did you break up ?

10. at what moment did they fall in love ?

11. at what moment did you fall in love ?

12. what do they not like about you ?

13. what do you not like about them ?

14. what do they love most about you ?

15. what do you love most about him ?

16. how was your first kiss like ?*

17. their favorite activity to do with you ?

18. their green flags in your relationship ?

19. how did they propose ?

20. what's having a family with them like ?

જ⁀➴♡ WHAT BASIS DO YOU WANT YOUR MATCH TO FOLLOW?

🍫 - fluff

🍡 - comfort

🍰 - crack

🍨 - hurt/angst

𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐈’𝐌 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄…

જ⁀➴♡ ARE YOU IN SERGEANT IYA’S SPECIAL CADET FORCES?

— this is for moots only! pick 1-2 items

🪽- moodboard of your relationship

🏹 - text conversation with your match

💒 - 3 songs your match associates with you

જ⁀➴♡ HOW TO REQUEST?

to participate, you must send me an ask following this template. starred (*) questions are optional. any requests that do not follow instructions will be deleted!

• pronouns

• *gender + any relevant information regarding gender identity (ex: perhaps you don't wear certain clothing, or use she/her pronouns but prefer to be treated as male. this is to avoid me making you uncomfortable in descriptions)

• *sexuality (if unanswered, i will assume you are attracted only to the opposite gender)

• fandom you want your match to be in (refer to list of accepted fandoms)

• what questions you want me to answer (3 or 4 max)

• your perception of what you would like your match to be. everyone has different perspectives on different characters; so i'd like to see your match through your eyes in order to make more accurate hcs !

that's all! please remember i can only take a limited number of requests. i can't guarantee requests will be answered on a first come first serve basis, but i recommend requesting as soon as possible! when requests are closed, the prompt below will go from "start" to "end!"

• moots & active followers/anons will get priority in receiving answers; this is a milestone event after all

requests close on 11/11

[themaladaptivewriter12]

Mirai Yuhara and Ignihyde

Mirai | Ramshackle | Heartslabyul | Savanaclaw | Octavinelle | Scarabia | Pomefiore | Ignihyde | Diasomnia | Staff |

c/w: None!

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Ortho Shroud

Ortho's like a cute little brother to Mirai

Mirai knows the kid can hold his own

especially since Idia is his #1 protector

but he can't help but to dote on the cute little robo boy

They pull pranks together Ψ( `∀)(∀´ )Ψ

Ortho normally is the ring leader of the two

and Mirai sometimes has been pranked by Ortho instead

They mess with Idia sometimes

It's nothing serious

but it's funny to see his cute hamster face twist with fear

Mirai like to call Ortho Baby Uh-oh, or Baby Oh no

He desn't know why, but he does

Ortho doesn't mind, he answers to it anyways

Ortho plays matchmaker ♡ ～('▽^人)

Mirai didn't realize it at first, but he catches on quickly

Ortho: "Oops, Vil needs me. I'll be back guys!" (◕‿◕)♡ Idia: "W-Wait! Or-Ortho! Don't, don't-" ＼(º □ º l|l)/ *Ortho leaves the two in the labs together* Mirai: "So, you like jazz?" (￣ε￣＠)

Idia Shroud

Mirai is obsessed

not like obsessed obsessed

he just finds Idia awsome

much to Idia chagrin

and fear ＼(º □ º l|l)/

Like flaming hair?

and it's his favorite color?

and he's a gamer?

Mirai was like a moth to a flame 〜〜〜ф 🔥

And ofc they didn't hit it off at first

Idia was actually kinda scared of the blonde

He gave off so much extroverted main chara energy (눈_눈)

he always had a gaggle of people of all walks of life around him

but after a while, Idia realized Mirai wasn't an extrovert

he was just good at masking it

They actually become friends through gaming (˙ω˙)🎮(˙∀˙)🎮

Mirai met him by coincidence over an online game

It was kinda weird to know your new online friend lives a hop, skip, and a jump away

but that didn't stop them at all

and after the first few sessions, they're inseparable

Candy and Energy drink buddies

It's gotten to the point if people see their tags together

they quit

Mirai: "Look! It's GnomeAlone!" (✧ω✧) Idia: "I gotta do it!" (￢‿￢ ) Idia: *types *Hi GnomeAlone in the chat* *GnomeAlone has quit the game* Mirai: *Cackles* Idia: *Cackles*

They are a force to be reckoned with

Idia Shroud - Dating Mirai Yuhara

You would have never guessed they were together

You never see them together on campus

And if they are in the same proximity

They don't interact

But that is until Idia needs help ordering lunch

Idia: *Approaches Mirai lunch table, pulling on his shirt* Mirai: "Idia?" Idia: "I didn't want peppers...." (ಥ﹏ಥ) *gets up with Idia in tow to the lunch counter* "Mirai: "He said he wanted no peppers." (`ー´)

Mirai gives Idia the weirdest pet names

He's his Scrimby, his Scrimbo, his Scrimbly, his Player One

He also calls him Idi, Iya (ee-ya), Iyee (ee-yee), his flame, his moon

When he comes around, Idia calls Mirai his Apollo, like his gamertag

He calls him Freckles, his Sun, his soul, his Player two, and Mimi

It takes a while for Idia to warm up, but Mirai doesn't mind

he'll always wait for Idia

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I'm back with part Ignihyde! ⸜( *ˊᵕˋ* )⸝ This one was kinda long, but then again I do love Idia! (*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡ I honestly feel Idia would make people quit the moment they see his tag! I happens to me when I play with my three stack with @the-scouts-codex when we play OverWatch lololol ｀;:゛;｀;･(°ε° )

On a side note, I'm really trying not to look at the character bio I did for Mimi. I'm starting to hate it, but I'm trying to tell myself it's okay. (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄) I haven't drawn anything for a long while as it is. If you haven't checked that out though, you can see him here! Til next time! (o_ _)ﾉ彡☆

[ivrousae]

✧ S.HB Bilingual SMAU snippet!

Where in a junior architecture major got together with her senior who’s also the leader of one of the organizations in campus, Sung Hanbin, or who she likes to call “kak abin” !

- languages: bahasa indonesia & english

- pairings: sung hanbin x fem!o.c

- featuring: Liz & Rei IVE, Gunwook ZB1

- warnings: cursing in b.indo, the personality i gave Liz IVE in this story DOES NOOOTTT apply to her actual personality irl AT ALL, i love her guys, she’s my ive bias, it’s all for the story😁😁😁🙏🏻🙏🏻

- a/n: this is still beta, so anything can change because it’s bilingual, just tell me if you want some things to change or if you have any requests❤️❤️❤️

- find the english chat translations at: @mioujon !! (SUPPORT HER GUYS)

( english version of the chat )

After Hanbin went downstairs to the meeting room, he saw Liz and Rei talking to Gunwook, when they saw Hanbin approaching, Liz walked closer to him, “Bin, look! Prop kita buat besok di jatohin cewe kamu” ( “Bin, look! Your girlfriend broke the prop for tomorrow” ) She pouted, trying to get Hanbin’s attention “Ga mungkin, aluna dari tadi di perpus” ( “No way, aluna has been in the library the whole time” ) “Ya aluna rusakin nya kemaren kali, dia doang yang masuk ruang meeting” ( “Well maybe aluna broke it yesterday, she’s the only one who came in here” ) “Dia masuk kesini karena aku suruh ambilin handphone, dia ga bakal berani nyentuh prop, Liz.” ( “She only came in here because i told her to take my phone, she wont be brave enough to even touch the props, Liz.” ) “Just because she’s your girlfriend, you don’t have to defend her like that” She scoffed.

“I heard my name, did I do something?” Aluna asked when she entered the door “Hello? knock?” Liz rolled her eyes “Lo kenapa sih?” ( “Dude what’s wrong with you?” ) Gunwook whispered, gently pushing her shoulders, Hanbin glanced at Liz, but his eyes quickly softens when he looked at Aluna, “Did you break a prop?” he asked nicely “Huh? Which prop?” Aluna asked confusedly, “Aduh jujur aja sih, kemaren kamu ga sengaja ngerusak prop event kita kan?” ( “Ugh just be honest, You accidentally broke a prop for our event yesterday right?” ) Liz said to Aluna, trying to make Aluna cover up her mistake.

Gunwook saw Liz coming out of the meeting room all panicked yesterday, and he came inside to check the room and saw that she have broke the prop, but she’s putting the blame on Aluna now. Being the good friend he is, Gunwook told Hanbin about what happened the other day, giving him a clear explanation of the truth.

“Oh..Iya, itu aku ga sengaja rusakin” ( “Oh..yeah, I accidentaly broke that” ) Aluna spoke out hesitantly, Liz have always been like this towards Aluna, the reason being that she has a crush on Hanbin like all the other girls in campus, and she thinks that she deserves Hanbin more than a stupid junior, meanwhile Aluna has never been the brave type, especially towards her seniors, meaning that she’ll take the blame when it comes to these situations. “Tuh kan, udah dibilang!” ( “See, I told you!” ) Liz scoffed, showing a satisfied expression, “I’m sorry, I’ll make up for it” Aluna sighed, Hanbin could only look at her, it hurts him to see his girlfriend being like this, “Yaudah aku pulang duluan ya? Besok aku gantiin kok kak” ( “I’ll be heading home then? I’ll make up for it, It’ll be done by tomorrow” ) Aluna forced out a smile before giving a bow to Liz and the others, walking out the room to go downstairs.

Hanbin sighed at Liz, chasing his girlfriend out the room, “Aluna, kamu harusnya jangan mau disalahin terus” ( “Aluna, you shouldn’t take the blame all the time” ) “Gapapa kok kak, daripada tambah ribet” ( “It’s fine, just get it over with” ) Aluna replied “Aku aja yang nganterin, udah gelap di luar, bahaya kalo kamu pulang sendiri” ( “I’ll take you home, It’s already dark outside, it’ll be dangerous if you go by yourself” ) “Udah gausah kak” ( “No it’s fine” ) “I’ll just order a cab” Aluna smiled, walking down the stairs, “Babe, be careful, yeah?” Hanbin spoke out “Iyaaa kak abinnnn” ( “Okayy hanbinnn” )

Hanbin aggressively opened the door of the meeting room, “Maksud lo nyalahin orang gitu buat apa ya?” ( “What was the purpose of you blaming things on others like that?” ) Hanbin shouted, “What do you mean?” Liz acted shocked, “Gausah pura pura goblok, kalo besok lo masih gabisa ngaku, gue bisa aja ngeluarin lo dari organisasi, ngerti ga?” ( “Don’t act stupid, if you still can’t admit that you’re wrong by tomorrow, I have the power to kick you out of this organization, understand?” ) Hanbin spoke out aggressively, showing a panicked expression on Liz’s face “Prop nya benerin sendiri, gausah nyuruh-nyuruh cewe gue ganti” ( “Fix the prop yourself, don’t ask my girlfriend to do it for you” ) Hanbin sighed, walking out of the meeting room before taking out his phone to text Aluna.

( english version of the chat )

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[theidiottoast]

vent for a moment...

Hi guys how are you all? I hope you all good and fine over there..today..i..uh..want to..Vent with you all..about.. something that..i had trouble this late...

When i was on school as usual i studied with my classmate..and doing various thing that the teacher said..but when the lunch time had begin

I walk passed by on other students and then they suddenly began to whispering about..my apperance like "who is this girl?" "Yeah look at her face and even her appearance ewww..i didn't even wanted to look at her.." and other various thing

At first i ignoring it....but then..when i finishing my lunch i met them again and this time they said it once again i don't really remember what are they saying but something like this:

"eh lu denger GK dari cewek berhijab baru aja lewat tadi?

(translate:hey? Do you heard from the hijab girl that were just passed by?)

"iye emang kenapa Ama dia?

(translate:yeah? What's up with her?)

"katanya dia suka nonton kartun bocil deh hahaha! Aneh kan?"

(translate:i heard that she always love watching kids show hahaha ITS weird like?)

"hahaha iya betul itu aneh banget lagian dia kan sudah seumuran sama kita ngapain nonton kartun? Kayaknya tuh cewek udah gila deh! Hahahaha! Emang dia suka nonton kartun apa?"

(translate:hahaha yeah thats right that is so weird and beside she is same age as US and why she still watching cartoon maybe that girl is crazy hahaha anyway what cartoon that she watch?)

"katanya dia suka nonton itu tuh kartun Korea kalo GK salah namanya robocar poli hahaha aneh kan? Udah gede masih aja nonton kartun gituan udah muka jelek,aneh lagi hahahaha!

(translate:some say that she love watching Korean cartoon If I'm not mistaken its robocar poli hahaha pretty weird like? She is grown up like US and still even watching cartoon like that haha she even had ugly face on her and even weird hahahah!)

"hahaha betul itu kulitnya aja hitam tambah jelek lagilah hahaha!"

(translate:hahaha thats right! She even had black color on her skin making it even more uglier as hell hahaha!)

So..yeah thats why they said about me if IM not mistaken..well..my reaction to it?

Im feeling with mixed emotion..like..i wanted to cry..or angry but i couldn't do anything....when i explain everything that happened on me on my mom she is really pissed at them and then head to the school to had a very delicate conversation to the principal..and yeah..couple of days later they didn't bother me or saying anything about me anymore..for now..i..guest..

Why did they saying those thing to me just because..IM.. different? Ugly..?..my habit..?!?! Just why!??!! I..just..IM just really dissapointed..on them..i don't hate them but their word is Hurts my feelings..like..my skin? What is wrong with my skin? Just because its black!?! JUST BECAUSE IM DIFFERENT!??!!!!

so yeah..that is my story' about a bad day that i had lately on school..

Don't worry i felt better for now..at .least my mom and my friends always comforting me....and supported me and IM gratefull for that

But..for now..i kinda need a take break for a while but don't worry i Will post very soon so don't worry im fine IM just need a rest for a while...

[iiwaijime]

LINA WHEN I TELL U INTERTWINED SEWN TOGETHER MADE ME BAWL. I DONT EVEN WATCH BLUE LOCK BUT I WILL NOW. oh my goodness ur writing is so beautiful and delicate like seeing your first snowflake in winter… never getting over that fic i think… 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️ ily lina and i hope ur taking care of urself!!🙂‍↕️

PLEASEEE IYA ILY<333 WTF IM SO GLAD U LIKE IT

watch blue lock omg !!!! sae is debuting next season hes kind of a bitch th o so idk ! UR COMPLIMENT OMG;;;;; BRO I WILL SOB DONT DO THIS TO ME

ANYWAYS ILYT!!!! TAKE CARE OF URSELF TOO <333 this was so nice to return to after school :)

[bnhaobservation]

Why does Endeavor keep freezing when it comes to saving his family?

Hum...

... we've 2, maybe 3, stretching 4 cases in which this canonically happens.

Enji gives his explanations for each of them.

1) Chap 251, he froze and failed to save Natsuo.

Enji's explanation is:

‘Warukatta…! Isshun kangaete shimatta ore ga tasuketara konosaki omae wa ore ni nani mo ienaku natte shimau node wanai ka to’ 「悪かった…! 一瞬考えてしまった俺が助けたらこの先おまえは俺に何も言えなくなってしまうのではないかと」 “It was my bad…! I thought for a moment that if I helped you, you might not be able to say anything to me from now on.”

The implication seems to be he wants Natsuo to continue telling straight to his face how much he messed up but that, if he had saved Natsuo, Natsuo would have felt obliged to keep his feelings for himself.

2) Chap 293. Tōya is trying to cremate Shōto (and himself).

There are two implication here, the first is what Tōya says, Enji is broken, discovering the truth was traumatic to him.

Even though he said originally he couldn't believe his son died, at the same time Enji can't believe his son is Dabi.

It's not just that he has grown to accept the idea Tōya died, the real problem is who Tōya became (and how it was due to him). I've discussed about it in another post but having a family member who's a murderer it's the end for a Japanese family.

Remember how Gran Torino was angry because Shigaraki was 'trampling all over Shimura's memory'?

That's why, even if Shimura Nana is dead, it's still socially terrible she has a relative who's a murderer.

But there's also a second implication done later on in chap 300.

'Ore wa ikinobi temo... ENDEAVOR wa shinda. Tairyō satsujin-sha (read: musuko) to tatakaenai.' 「俺は生き延びても... エンデヴァーは死んだ。大量殺人者（むすこ）と戦えない」 "Even if I survive...Endeavor is dead. I can't fight against a mass murderer (read: my son)"

What's the problem here?

Enji was raised into the idea that Heroes fight Villains, there's no something like 'saving Villains'. Heroes normally shouldn't kill Villains but considering how Hawks went for the kill with Twice and how Enji tried his hardest to murder Shigaraki and he probably wasn't the only one.

When they find Shigaraki, Mirko attacks the tube saying Shigaraki can't be released into the world, then urges the others to finish Shigaraki and Garaki off, claiming they can't let Shigaraki wake up.

When X-less discovers Shigaraki isn't breathing and his heart isn't beating and Garaki explains the capsule would have revived him, they don't try to revive him themselves giving him CPR.

Present Mic tells X-less to take Shigaraki away, but they are clearly in no hurry to give him medical care, X-less even waste time thinking he has to destroy the machines around them.

In order to save Shōto Enji should fight (and likely kill) Tōya... and he can't. He doesn't want to hurt his son, he doesn't want to attack him with his fire aware that Tōya isn't even fire resistant. He can't think any other way to deal with Tōya and he just can't bring himself to attack it, we'll see it even when Tōya is threatening to nuke Japan.

But he can't think of anything else he could do that could stop the situation, like, for example, trying to talk to Touya. After all, he never did it and he has no idea how to deal with his son turned Villain.

Villains were just something Heroes would beat.

Hence he froze.

We've two more possible cases, though in them he didn't exactly froze... or, if he did, we don't know about it.

3) Tōya 'died' because Enji avoided going to see him, and therefore got on Sekoto Peak too late to save him.

Enji's explanation is:

'...Maki wo kubete shimau dake da to... Iya... Nanto koe wo kaketara ī no ka wakaranakattanda 「...薪をくべてしまうだけだと... いや... 何と声を掛けたらいいのかわからなかったんだ」 "...I thought I would just end up burning more firewood (inside him)... no... I didn't know what to say."

The whole 'burning more firewood' implies that he believed he would just encourage the fire inside Tōya of which Tōya kept talking about through the two chapters, in short that he would encourage him to continue... but then he admits the more relevant reason, he has no idea what to say.

Enji (and Rei) never knew what to tell to Tōya beyond stop, they didn't want to tackle their responsibilities in Tōya's situation nor wanted to offer real support, they just wanted him to accept what they told him and stop. Hence Enji doesn't face his son but avoids him, telling himself this is for the better.

4) While the story doesn't really tell us if Enji froze, the implication of the scene seems to be he didn't act when his father fought a Villain, but remained there frozen on the scene.

It's something I've discussed in the past here and it's not super well explained by Horikoshi but it can be the root that explains all the other times Enji remains frozen.

Enji is not a natural born Hero because, differently from Midoriya, he doesn't have inside himself the instinct to save people even when the situation could be fatal to him.

He does it out of duty, raging against himself to give himself courage but, when push comes to shove and a situation becomes emotionally very difficult for him, he doesn't want to face it and freeze.

It's not so much the fear of death, he doesn't hesitate at all when facing Shigaraki even though the latter could murder him, but the fear of being emotionally hurt.

Even All for One will try to exploit it by attacking him on an emotional level.

When his family and his emotions toward his family are on the table he doesn't know how to handle them and his option is to avoid things, which is something he'll admit through the story.

Enji is an evolving character so ultimately he'll face things but I think it's a good guess to assume that the times he froze were due to this.

Of course though, since there's not a canon explanation, this is just my guess and I might be wrong. Still thank you for your ask!

[flowers-for-the-grave]

A Token of Peace

The Pufferish of Peace had been a spontaneous thought. Perhaps not even that. A distant memory, lingering in the back of his mind that sang of different times and different lives. It called to him like how the sirens would sing from their islands, luring sailors to their untimely and gruesome demise without the slightest of remorse. The world worked like that. Ruthless and cruel. It would give and give and give, but the second you failed to return that favour, it would take everything from you.

Yet as Scott named the small pufferfish in the bucket, he couldn't help but reflect on his time so far. Only 24 hours to live. He'd gained some as the Boogeyman, but he knew that time would run out. After all, 24 hours only amounted to a day. Even if he managed to not die at all, which was unlikely, there was still not enough time to do much with his life. What did he want out of such a short existence? He'd seen so many battles, cried over the loss of his husband in one life, refused to kill his friends until he had no choice in another, and died in favour of his so-called "soulmate" in the last. This one was just another life where he'd lose someone in the end. Maybe Martyn. Maybe Scar. Maybe Pearl.

But god forbid it be Jimmy.

Scott travelled the distance to where the self-named "Bad Boys" lived on top of the Woodland Mansion. He climbed up the walls, careful not to let the bucket tip too far lest the pufferfish escape. It was precarious, but it felt right. Giving it to Jimmy felt right.

"Iya!" Scott called out as he jumped onto the roof. It was evident how startled Jimmy had been in that split second. Fair. Anyone could be trying to kill him at this point. It was only about an hour or two ago when Scott had to kill Skizz.

"Oh!" Jimmy smiled at Scott. Then paused. His brows furrowed in confusion. "Wh-what did you say?"

"I said 'iya'."

"What does that mean?"

"Like 'hi'. Hiya."

"What is- why is that- i-iya?" Jimmy fumbled to speak as he tried to mimic Scott's greeting. Scott honestly found it amusing to watch. He'd almost forgotten his very first life with Jimmy in the flower forest. Now, he could picture exactly why the two had been husbands back then.

"Like iya! Like 'hiya', but the 'h' is more quiet." Scott repressed a giggle.

"Uh- nice. How you doing?" It was a bit awkward to talk with Scott in Jimmy's opinion. The two had a lot of history, and the whole "soulmate" thing had made it somewhat worse. It was bad enough that they had been husbands once, but how do you talk to your husband from a life ago when in the most recent life he'd been soulmates with Tango?

"Good! I heard you were living on top of the mansion." Scott took a deep breath. "I have something for you."

"What's that?" Jimmy moved closer. To say he was intrigued would be an understatement.

Scott grabbed the bucket with the pufferfish in it. He tensed ever so slightly and handed it over to Jimmy.

A second passed. It felt like hours.

Jimmy stared at the pufferfish in the bucket. The Pufferish of Peace. He chuckled to himself.

"Ooh. Pufferish of Peace!"

"Yeah!"

"You ev- you even spelt it the same!" Jimmy felt euphoria flood his veins. This was a peace treaty of sorts. A way of knowing that Scott remembered it all, too.

"I did!" Scott tried to hold back the tears of joy brimming in his eyes. "I live in the coral reef now. And as Etho said 'you're gonna get a lot of pufferfish' one appeared. And it felt kind of like a sign, so I had to bucket it, name it, then come and drop it off."

"Alright, let me put it in my chest." Jimmy was quick to run over to the chest and tenderly place the Pufferish of Peace inside. "My Bad Boys' chest!"

"Your Bad Boys' chest." Scott laughed soundlessly under his breath. It was nice seeing Jimmy like this. The Life Games had changed them both so drastically that it was the small things like this that made him happy.

"There it is. Pufferish of Peace. I'll keep him in there and if I get an item frame I'll put it in there." Jimmy whole-heartedly hoped he'd be able to uphold that promise.

For a few moments, as the two filled the silence with idle chatter, their minds lit up with the phantom sense of remembrance.

Between them, though they couldn't see it, poppies had taken root in their hearts and refused to be moved.

[lokilysolbitch]

hmm im not really one to comment on the “you don’t want DID” stuff just bc I don’t wanna but like just here are some parts that are not particularly enviable 

-being the one who fronts for difficult, tense, or traumatic situations. someone has to do it

-burnout from being the “therapist/research” alter, especially without an actual therapist available. all the research into DID and trauma, trauma healing, other mental disorders, other physical health issues, etc and all healing tactics and coping mechanisms being done by yourself. or wanting to cope with an emotion but you can’t because a different altar is experiencing it and you can’t access it, making you feel useless because you can’t do what you’re meant to do

-alters who want to exist publicly, post online about themselves and their life conflicting with trauma holders and protectors who want extreme privacy to feel safe and protect the system. especially with the internet being unsafe for systems already

-panic attacks that another altar is having and struggling to calm it down because it’s not Your panic attack and it’s not Your thoughts triggering it, so CBT skills like reminding yourself of _____ don’t work as well

-watching yourself do things you don’t want to do

-sometimes alters like persecutors can be harsh to put it lightly. not every altar is your friend

-littles or innocence holders with no trauma and being terrified something outside of your control will traumatize the last bit of innocence you have. the horror that your brain even needed to split off a part of its consciousness to preserve innocence

-in our system the host is near ALWAYS present to some degree which is exhausting. everyone can take breaks from fronting but the host

-no privacy, including in your own thoughts if you are blendy or co-con

-seeing therapists when you don’t/didn’t have a diagnosis and hitting walls/progress halting indefinitely in treatment because the therapy wasn’t suited for systems

there’s more but i’m tired. i get wanting other people in your head to help you with things but you don’t chose your role, you don’t chose when you front, and you have absolutely no control over other alters’s emotions or choices. they will not always like you. they are not always under your jurisdiction. it’s like being in escape room with random people who have one goal but very different methods.

that’s all. goodnight🫡

-jade and host (iya)

[the-fiction-witch]

20th Bad Luck

Media Godless

Character Whitey Winn

Couple Whitey X Reader

Rating Cute

Halloween Day 20

I hummed my little tune as I made my little soup for the day, and I heard a loud knock on my door. "Come in" I called back

"'iya Y/n" Whitey smiled as he headed inside my little wooden house,

"Hello Whitey" I greeted "What appears to be the trouble?"

"No trouble, I just fancied comin' to see ya" He smiled

"That's very sweet whitey"

"I figured I could come see ya, maybe sit and play with your cards"

"Play?" I smirked

"Ya know what I mean"

"Alright go sit up at the table then" I smiled cleaning off my hands on my apron and heading over to the table where he had planted himself I grabbed my little wooden box and lit a candle. I opened the box unfurling the purple cloth, flattening it across the table. I took my red drawstring bag opening it up and letting the deck cascade across the cloth. I returned the bag and took the deck in hand shuffling it through before laying the deck across the table face down and offering it to him "Select a card, Mr. Winn"

"Alright," he smiled eagerly taking a card from the deck and flipping it over to reveal the handpainted artwork "Oh? That bad?"

"Ten of swords... You have yet to see the worst but the worst is ... the bottom of the barrel of bad"

"Oh. Shit."

"Kinda. take another"

"Alright," He says perking up again "The tower? Is that good"

"The tower is forboding, often a sign of sudden change"

"That would be comfortin' if not the for yet to see the worst one that's probably the sudden change comin'"

"Awww look at you go connecting cards" I smiled "Go again"

"Alright, Oh shit- okay I know that's bad," He says having revealed the devil

"That's recklessness and toxicity." I laughed "What kinda bad juju are you bringing into my house whitey?"

"I don't know!"

"Uhh here," I said grabbing an incense stick and lighting it from the flame of the candle and using the smoke to cleanse his hands and my cards setting it in a holder "Okay, let's go again maybe there was just some bad energy"

"Right, Ten of Wands... is that good"

"Suffering and struggle"

"Fuck!"

"Have you broken any mirrors lately whitey?"

"No,"

"alright go again"

"Okay, Ohh moon, is the moon good?"

"change"

"Okay,"

"uncertainty"

"I'm feeling pretty uncertain"

"Fear and anxiety"

"Yeah! The fuckin' cards are makin' me feel that!"

"Have you failed to reply to any letters? eaten thirteen of some berry? Have you received a clock or timepiece as a gift?"

"No"

"Ummm odd, Try another"

"I'm not sure I wanna"

"Come on it can't get much worse"

"Alright, Ohh hell no!" He jumped moving away from the table having drawn the hanged man

"Do you-"

"I know what it means."

"What is goin' on with you?" I glared

"I don't know!"

"I thought you were always lucky"

"Yeah, I did too! I don't wanna play anymore"

"I'm not gonna lie whitey I'm a little worried about you" I laughed "One more come on you don't finish its back luck"

"I think I have enough bad luck right now," he says

"Come on then" I smiled tapping his chair

"Cleanse me again," he says sitting back down

so I smoked and cleansed him as much as I could, even rubbed his hands with clean oil, and rubbed a clear quartz on him "There we go, it should all be just you"

"Okay" he nods sheepishly flipping the last card

Death.

"uhhhh" he whined his face turning white

"Holy shit."

"Maybe it's like not that bad? ya always say cards aren't as bad as they look"

"Yeah, but that's when drawn with other cards! problem is every card you drew is bad"

"what's wrong with me?"

"I don't know, but out you go," I said grabbing my broom and sweeping him to the door

"Hey! hey! y/n!"

"You ain't bringing whatever bad energy you've got into my house whitey, go on get!" I said hitting him with my broom to get him out onto my porch

"Oww! Oww! y/n!"

"Go on now, GET! take your bad Juju with you"

"Maggie help me!" He complained as he spotted Mary Agness walking past

"What did ya do?" she asked

"He drew, Ten of swords, The tower, the devil, Ten of wands, The Moon, Haunged man and death" I explained "Off you go with your bad energy"

"I mean I don't even know much about tarot but ... Ooohhh that's bad, "

"See go on get!"

"Alright I'm goin', can't I have a kiss?"

"No. I am not risking it"

"Please?"

"One" I warned so he smiled and gave me a little kiss but when I pulled away I saw in the sky the birds that had been flying off to their left suddenly turned to the right, "Nope! Get whitey! come back when you're energy is sorted" I told him pushing him off my porch

"How do I fix it? you're the only person in town who understands this stuff!"

"Just fix it!" I told him slamming my door and grabbing my moon water and my sage "Now I gonna cleanse my whole damn house now, Thanks Whitey" I sighed 

[adachimoe]

Finding Inaba

When I visited Japan in April, I got the idea in my head to visit the region that I believe represents where Persona 4 takes place since I had just replayed it in January. But how do you go somewhere that isn't real? Anime and video game pilgrimages are a thing. The term 聖地巡礼 (pilgrimage to the holy land) is used in Japanese to describe visiting a real life location that was used in a fictional something or other you saw. If you read up on the SMT fan wiki, it tells you to go to Fuefuki in Yamanashi because it has/had buildings there that look like the ones from Persona 4. But I wanted something more "authentic". Rather than go see a building, I wanted to go to an area that I thought reflected the game.

At the start of the game, the protagonist leaves the big city (presumably Tokyo) behind and goes to a small nowheresville city in the sticks called Inaba and he gains a Persona named after Izanagi (one of the important figures from the Kojiki). Inaba is a fictional, but I believe that a mashup of somewhere in Shimane and Tottori makes sense as a "real" location for it.

The game has a lot of references to the Kojiki mythology besides Izanagi - like the name Inaba itself comes from the Hare of Inaba, and the protag goes to a high school called Yasogami High. The modern day equivalents to some of the areas used as settings in those stories can be found in the Sanin region, which spans part of Shimane and Tottori. The eastern half of the Tottori prefecture where Tottori city is also used to be called the Inaba area before it was folded into Tottori. Those 2 are also the least populated prefectures in Japan, contributing to the "small town" and "nowheresville" feeling.

Izanagi's sister/wife that he co-created Japan with, Izanami, is said to be buried on Mt Hiba in Shimane where the modern day city of Yasugi is. (Perhaps Izanami is hanging out as a gas station attendant around her tomb? Hmm.) And Iya, located near Yasugi, has a folklore site called Yomotsuhirasaka named after the entrance to the underworld which also gets referenced as a dungeon. I wrote about my visit there in another post.

The map of Inaba from the game would kinda look like the map of Yasugi if you flipped it upside too. 🤔

The Tottori area in particular also makes sense geographically as the gang could theoretically ride scooters to the beach for the summer event, there's nearby skiing areas for the February event, plus the cast could feasibly go on a class trip to Kobe (the city used as the basis for Iwatodai from P3) from Tottori in a few hours time for the September event. Perhaps Tottori City itself is the larger Okina City in the game?

As you can tell, I have thought about this a completely normal(?) amount because I am unsatisfied with the belief in the fandom regarding Fuefuki in Yamanashi being Inaba purely due to buildings from there being used for location references. I get that Atlus themselves wrote about using Fuefuki as a reference. But like, the eastern half of Tottori used to be called Inaba and you can even go visit Yomotsuhirasaka. To me, the Sanin area represents it better.

Unrelated but amusing coincidence: There's a famous museum with a landscape garden in Yasugi called the Adachi Museum of Art. Clearly, Adachi opened a landscape garden over Izanami's tomb.

[chososcamgirl]

HEHYEHYHEYE SIGMA ALPHA IYAAA DAILYY CHECK INN‼️‼️🔥 I HOPE UR VERY SKIBIDI TODAYYYYY

ITS 10PM HERE AND I WAS ON A GRINDDDDD I HAVE LIKE A MILLION TESTS AND QUIZZES COMING UP BUT I LOWK FEEL BURNT OUT FROM HW, MY SCHOLARSHIP COMP, WORK N STUFF SO ILL PROB STUDY TMRWWW..

ITS SJAP SUNDAYYY AYYAYAYYSDYYAYAYSYA SO EXCITEDDD I NEEDED THIS AFTER A LONGGGG DAY SINCE I FEEL SO BURNT OUTTTTT BUT ITS WORTH IT SINCE I GOT MY SHIT DONE ‼️🔥🐺

UGHHH WOKE UP TO A NEW CHAPTER AND STARTED FROTHING AT THE MOUTHHH SO HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON CHAPYER 7🙏🙏‼️🔥😼😼

TRIDANT BLOWING UP⁉️⁉️😣😣 SIGHHH IG WE CANT GATEKEEP INUMAKI ANYMORE 💔💔💔 SIGHHHH… it’s okay.. I’ll hide him in my attic so no one else can see him 😈😈… BUTTTTTT THEM BLOWING UP WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN.. THEYRE GETTING THAT BAG FSS 🗣️🗣️

@/megumism’s comment on not wanting tridant to blow up is SOOO REALLL LITERALLY ME WHEN I SEE MY FAV SMALL ARTIST BECOMING TIKTOKIFIED AND THEN EVERYONE STARTS CLAMIMG TO BE A DAY 1 💔💔💔

THE DRUNK TEXTTINGGG OH MY LORDDD MEGUMIS SUCH A RED FLaG I HATEEEE HIM FOR THAT.. JUST CUS HES HOT DOESNT MEAN HE GETS AN EXCUSE TO BE A BITCH.. ONLY WE CAN DO THAT ☹️😡🔥 AND THE BRIDAL SHOWERRRRR ARGHHHH I FEAR WE FUMBLED THE BAG SOOO HARD BECAUSE THE SOON TO BE MARRIED GIRL COULD OF MOVED TO LA WITH THAT FUCKING MONEY I CANT BELIEVE WE LET HER CHOOSE LOVE OVER MONEYY‼️‼️‼️ESPECIALLY IN THIS ECONOMYYY CUS SHE WOULD OF BEEN SETTTT FOR LIFEEEEEEE IF I WASNT FOR US 💔💔 TELL HER WERE SORRYYYY 😣😣

MEGUMIS EGOTISTICAL ASS IS ANNOYING ME SOO BAD THAT I HAD TO STOP READING AND WATCH AN EDIT OF HIM EVERY 5 SECONDS SO I WOULDNT THROW UP BC OF HOW MUCH OF A MISOGYNIST HE IS… IYA HOW THE FUCKKK ARE YOU GONNA GIVE HIM A REDEMPTION⁉️⁉️ ATPP UR DIGGGINGGGGG A GRAVE FOR HIM CUS I SEE NO WAY OUT OF HIS NASTY ASS ACTIONS LIKE GET UPPP YN‼️‼️😣😣

SUKUNA SAYING HE MISSED USSSS OH MY GODDDDSDDMNSNS?!?!?! THE WILLLLPOWERRR WE HAVE TO NOT TEXT HIM BACK IS JUST FUCKING INSANE CUS… ngl… I would fold INSTANTLY… 🤤😫

I WOULDNT MIND GAINING A FEW STDs FOR TOGE PLEASEE JUST LET ME HITTT OMFGGG PLEASEEEEEE MEEEEEE AUFBENENENNEEN PLEASEEEEEEEEE 😫😫😫😫

IF SJAP YN DONT WANT TOGEE ILL GLADLY TAKE HIM IN WITH OPEEENNN ARMS AND LEGS 🤤🤤 heh.. get behind me kitten… the worlds not safe for us alphas… they don’t understand us.. no one will match sjap toges FREAK BETTER THAN ME SOO PLEASEEEE ALL IM ASKING IS FOR ONE CHANCEEE ILL GO BALD FOR HIMMMM USKWNENENE HES SO FINNEEEEEE 🤤😫🤭 I NEED HIM SO BAD HE MATCHES MY ALPHA FREAK SO WELL… also I need to know.. does he have his bowl cut or the cut from the movie 👀😫🤤😍😍 IN SJAP CUS IM IMAGINING HIM WITH HIS CUT IN JJK0 (UGHHH I LOVE THAT CUT SOO BADDDD 🤤🤤)

Mechamaru appearance when?? (AND WILL WE SEE MECHAMIWA CONTENT 🙏🙏👀👀)

UGHHH THIS CHAPTER WASS SOOO FILLING IM FUCKING STUFFEDDDDD THANK YOU IYA SIGMA POO POO I LOVE U 😘 CANT WAIT FOR TODAYS XHAPTER TO BEEE OUTTT IM GIGGLING JUST THINKING ABT ITTT HEHEHEBEHEHEJEJEHHE 🤭🤭🤭

OKKKK SUMMING IT UP NOWWWWW… I SLEEP A LOTTTT CUS IM ALWAYS JUST SLEEPING.. IDK I CANT FUNCTION NORMALLY WITHOUT ATLEASTTT 15 HOURS OF SLEEP 💤😣🙏 WHICH TIES IN TO MY QOTD ANSWERRRRR‼️ I WOULD LIKE TO CONTROL TIMEEE SINCE THENN I COULD SLEEP FOR HOWEVER LONG I WANT 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ AND PLUS MORE TIME TO ROT AND I LOVEEEE PROCRASTINATION SOO IT WOULD BE SO HELPFUL TO MY HORRIBLE HABITS ‼️🙏🔥🐺🐺😈😈

OKOKOKOK AOTD OF THE DAYYYY🔥‼️ COFFEE OR TEA AND TELL ME WHAT TYPEEE (EX: BLACK TEA, EARL TEA, AMERICANO, FRAPPUCCINO, ETC.)

BYEEE ILYYYY IYAAA CANT WAIT FOR WHEN THE CHAPTER WILL BE POSTEDSDSNSNNSNS‼️🙏🐺🔥😈

- 🐺

HI ALPHA!!🐺🐺

DAILY CHECK IN TIME WHOOP WHOOP!!🙌🙌 i am feeling VERY skibidi today thank you very much🙂‍↕️ I HOPE YOU ARE TOO🫵

aw sorry to hear that alpha :( don’t worry! burn out is normal so u should always remember to take breaks in between and don’t overdo it! your health is ur first priority <3 also manifesting AMAZING grades on the tests trust🙂‍↕️ me and pack got you‼️🫡🔥 SJAP SUNDAY IS A GO!!! now we wait *taps foot* 6 days… just imagine sjap weekend as a reward for the school week AND NEXT CHAPTER IS GOING TO GO SO INSANE TRUST IM BITING MY NAILS RN…

THOUGHT TIME‼️🐺 LMFAO the gatekeeping is so real i support you 100% YESS me w literally everyone these days i have a love hate relarelationship with tiktok💔 city girls were down 3000 when we talked the bride out of marriage on GOD that’s the worst thing ever… another fallen soldier chat😓😓😓 it’s okay we will rise like the phoenix and prevail.. somehow…

LMFAO THE EDIT WATCHING IM CRYING UR SO REAL ALPHA. don’t worry tho.. this is only the beginning. TRUST THE PROCESS AND LET ME COOK👩‍🍳👩‍🍳 no same like i would fold and retract for sukuna im sorry. anything for him.🙏🙏 YOU AND TOGE IM CRYING ALSO YES IN SJAP HE DOES HAVE JJK0 CUT IM SORRY BUT HE LOOKS SM BETTER IM THE MOVIE. idk what second year toge hair was awn💔 but it was NOT it. mechamiwa appearance in the later chapters trust 🙂‍↕️🫵

THANK YEW ALPHA!! UR COMPLIMENTS FILL ME WITH LOVE <33 OOO GOOD SUPER POWER THAT WOULD B MY THIRD CHOICE ACTUALLY BC I LOVE SLEEPING‼️ i could sleep for 3 consecutive days if i could… but alas… i would get my ass beat unfortunately…

AOTD‼️ coffee DEFINITELY and i’m a sucker for an iced latte or a mocha😭 basically anything sweet bc i do have a sweet tooth :3 WBY!!🫵🔥🫡 ILY ALPHA <3

[hazamacore]

the terasaka gang cover of yoru ni kakeru in my mind that was beamed into me from listening to the alkaloid and double face cover …. do u get my vision. please tell me u get my vision

terasaka:

shizumu you ni tokete yuku you ni

futari dake no sora ga hirogaru yoru ni

[it’s like we’re sinking, it’s like we’re melting

on that night where the sky stretched endlessly, just for the two of us]

itona:

“sayonara” dake datta sono hitotokato de subete ga wakatta

[it was only a simple “goodbye”, but it was all i needed to understand]

hazama:

hi ga shimuzidashita sora to kimi no sugata

[the sinking sun and your figure]

itona + hazama:

fensugoshi ni kasanatte ita

[were overlapping beyond the fence]

yoshida:

hajimette atta hi kara boku no kokoro no subete wo ubatta

[ever since the day we met you stole all of my heart]

muramatsu:

dokoka hakanai kuuki o matou kimi wa

[wrapped in some sort of fragile air]

yoshida + muramatsu:

samishii me o shitetanda

[you had a lonely gaze]

itona + yoshida:

itsu datte chikkutakku to naru sekai de nando datte sa

[again and again in the world always ringing with “tick-tocks”]

hazama + muramatsu:

fureru kokoronai kotoba urusai koe ni namida ga koboresou demo

[even if the tears seem to spill over touching thoughtless words and irritating voices]

terasaka:

arikatari no yorokobi kitto futari nara mitsukerareru

[as long as we’re together i’m sure we can find an ordinary happiness]

all:

sawagashii hibi ni warenai kimi ni

omoitsuku kagiri mabushii asu o

[in the troubling days, for the never-smiling you

give my utmost wishes for a dazzling tomorrow]

itona:

akenai yoru ni ochite yuku mae ni

[before we fall in the never-ending night]

terasaka, hazama, yoshida, muramatsu:

boku no te wo tsukande hora

[come and take my hand]

hazama:

wasurete shimaitakute tojikometa hibi mo

[even in the days where you shut yourself away, wanting to forget]

terasaka, itona, yoshida, muramatsu:

dakishimota nakumori de tokasu kara

[i’ll melt with my warm embrace]

yoshida:

kowakunai yo itsuka hi ga noboru made

futari de iyou

[so don’t be afraid, until the sun rises again some day

let’s be together]

muramatsu:

kimi ni shika mienai nanika o mitsumeru kimi ga kirai da

[i hate when you stare at the things only you can see]

terasaka:

mitorete iru ka no you na kaisuru you na

[like you’re captivated by it, or in love]

terasaka + muramatsu:

sonna kao ga kirai da

[i hate that expression]

hazama + itona:

shinjite itai kedo shinjirenai koto sonna no dou shita tte kitto

kore kara datte ikutsu mo atte sono tanbi okotte naite iku no

[the things i want to believe but i can’t, no matter what i do

they’ll pop up again and again from now on and every time i’ll get angry and cry]

yoshida + terasaka:

soredemo kitto itsuka wa kitto bokura wa kitto wakariaeru sa

[even so, someday we’ll surely understand each other]

terasaka:

shinjiteru yo

[i believe that]

muramatsu:

mou iyo datte tsukaretan datte gamushara ni sashinobeta boku no te o furiharau kimi

[“i don’t want this, i’m tired of it” i frantically reach for your hand but you push my hands away]

terasaka:

mou iya datte tsukareta yo nante hontou wa boku mo iitain da

[“i don’t want this, i’m tired of it” truthfully i want to say that too]

yoshida:

hora mata chikkutakku to naru sekai de nando datte sa

[in a world ringing with “tick-tocks” again and again]

hazama:

kimi no tame ni youi shita kotoba dore mo todokanai

[none of the words i’ve prepared reach you]

itona:

“owari ni shitai” de nante sa tsurarete kotoba ni shita toki

[“i want to end it all” when i went ahead and said that]

all:

kimi wa hajimete waratta

[you smiled for the first time]

yoshida:

sawagashi hibi ni waraenaku natte ita

[in the troubling days i became unable to smile]

muramatsu:

boku no me ni utsuru kimi wa kirei da

[you are truly beautiful in my eyes]

hazama:

akenai yoru ni koboreta namida mo

[the spilled over tears in the never-ending night]

terasaka + itona:

kimi no egao ni tokete iku aa-aa

[dissolve into your smile]

all:

kawaranai hibi ni naite ita boku wo

kimi wa yasashiku owari e to sasou

[in the never-changing days when i cried

you gently tempt me towards the end]

terasaka:

shizumu you ni tokete yuku you ni

[it’s like we’re sinking, it’s like we’re melting]

hazama:

shimitsuita kiri ga hareru

[the undeniably stained fog dissipates]

all:

wasurete shimaitakute tojikometa hibi ni

sashinobete kureta kimi no te wo toru

suzushii kaze ga sora o oyagu you ni ima

[on the days where i shut myself away, wanting to forget

i take your hand as you extend it towards me

it’s like the cool breeze is now swimming through the sky]

itona:

fukinukete iku

[blowing through us]

yoshida + muramatsu:

tsunaida te o hanasanaide yo

[don’t let go of my hand]

all:

futari ima, yoru ni kakedashite iku

[the two of us now, racing into the night]

[satohqbanana]

News from the North

Summary: Ean gives Uthar the bad news from Shaenlir.

Note: I've no idea how to call this series. "Append"? "Expansion Pack"? "Characterization Patch"? Help. I might've used all my brain on trying to put more character for AV2 characters. (Either way, this is now part of my AV2 "AU".)

--

Despite how imposing its grey, stone walls seemed, Thais was very accommodating. Upon making their request, the armored men simply told Ean and Iya to go inside - a contrast to the strict and stuffy guards stationed in Shaenlir.

Even so, Ean rehearsed his request with Iya.

"You would then address him as, 'Your Highness'," Iya instructed. "Remember to be very polite. The royalty and the nobility are supposedly very sensitive about their titles."

"That's too many rules!" complained Rye, who walked behind them. "I'm sure the Prince of Thais would be more understanding. Time is of essence here and we can't waste that on worrying over how we say things!"

"Unfortunately, the rich are not lenient about such matters."

Rye disagreed again. Not wanting to further argue, Ean said, "Thank you for your concern, Rye, but I'd rather follow Iya's advice. She'd spent more time in a castle than either of us, so I trust her words."

"It's an emergency. Acting so formally makes the matter feel less urgent!"

The guard escorting them cleared her throat. The group quieted as they were led through a wide doorway and into a throne room not unlike the one in Shaenlir. In the middle of it marched a man in a regal purple cape, with a face and demeanor just like to the fancy stories of princes that Ean and Iya grew up on.

This man had to be Prince Uthar.

"Sire," said the guard as she knelt, "These travellers wish to speak with you."

Under Iya's directions, Ean's group bowed before the prince.

Contrary to Ean's expectations, the prince chuckled. "Must you be so formal? I feel as if I am meeting dignitaries!"

Ean's ears picked up on Rye's annoyed 'I told you so' and Iya's exasperated 'shut up', but those were not as important as the time the prince granted them.

"Your Highness, I, ahem, I beg your pardon. I come bearing grave news from Shaenlir."

The prince raised his hand. He commanded the guards in the room to leave at once. "What of this news?"

"The Queen of Shaenlir has, um, showed her true colors." Ean waited for any cues, but the prince did not show any change in his expression. "She has imprisoned your parents, the King and Queen of Thais, and her other guests in ice. She plans to take control of the kingdoms and take over the world. As proof, I, er, we present to you her adoptive daughter, Princess Iya… or, former Princess Iya, that is."

Iya made another curtsey. Uthar's brows furrowed as he eyed Iya.

"And I assume that the former princess was part of her schemes?" he clarified.

"Yes. Iya is my friend, and we come from the Vale. The Snow Queen sensed great potential in her and wanted her for her powers. I came to your world, to this realm to save her, but I was tasked by a crazy old woman to tell you about the Snow Queen's schemes."

"A 'crazy old woman', you say?"

"Yes. An old woman. She speaks in riddles. We met her in a decripit hut in the Northern Pass. She must be some form of sage, but I've no choice but to believe her."

"Does this old woman wear long green robes and tie her hair in a bun? And did she suddenly appear before you?"

"Yes, that's what she wore, and yes, she wore her hair akin to a-- Er, um, how do you know?"

The prince placed his fists over his hips and grinned. "It's a long story, but let's say my family has a long history with this woman."

He stepped away and chuckled. "Don't worry, my friend. Though your tale sounds tall, I believe you. We've had suspicions on the Snow Queen's activities for a long time, but we hadn't known when she would take action. Besides, she has rallied her forces along the main roads of the mainland. Trade has slowed, and so did the communication between kingdoms."

"You don't seem to be so worried, Sir… Sire."

"What happened to my parents, their acquaintances, and our allies is unfortunate, but it is a risk we had anticipated. Why don't you and your friends stay the night? You look quite weary."

Flustered, Ean shook his head and his hands. "Oh, no, we couldn't possibly--"

"Nonsense! Besides, I would like to hear more about the Snow Queen from her former daughter."

Ean turned around. Iya looked unsure, but she nodded nonetheless. Rye, on the other hand, look quite surprised.

"And what is your name, Good Sir?" asked Uthar.

"Ean, Sire."

"Ean." Uthar nodded and gave him a couple of reassuring pats on the shoulder. "Welcome to Thais."

Things went well better than expected.

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Rye had warned Ean that the two of them would probably not share a table with the prince, but lo and behold, Uthar himself invited them to dinner. The servants behind him presented the two boys with clothes of such fine quality - even finer than the ones Ean had worn to sneak into the Snow Queen's castle.

Rye seemed ecstatic at first, but soon grew annoyed at the final layer of embroidered clothing he put over himself.

"This thing is made of my sisters' dreams!" he grumbled from the other side of the room. "Look at these gaudy colors!"

"I don't think it's too bad. Besides, it's just for one night."

"I'd rather be wearing armor. What even is the deal with the Prince and your girlfriend?" Ean would protest at the term, but Rye continued talking. "Why do we have to be included in their conversation?"

"Maybe he's just being polite."

"Too polite, too accommodating to us commoners. I think it's quite suspicious. He might want something from us."

"I don't think he'll be unreasonable."

"We'll see."

For someone who claimed he wanted to see the world, Rye seemed quite closed to the idea of sharing a meal with a person whose status was supposedly above his. Due to such a conflict, Ean figured Rye simply itched to be on the road again and was trying to vent his irritation somehow.

Someone knocked on their room, and Ean opened the door to a servant. He and Rye were led to a large hall with a large table, upon which were large covered plates.

"Took your guests long enough."

At the head of the table was Uthar, on his side were Iya and a man Ean did not recognize. This other man was taller, though thinner, than Uthar, but their faces were of a similar structure. Ean deduced them to be brothers and did a bow.

"We deeply apologize, Sire."

"Hmph."

"Pay no heed to my brother," said Uthar, "Come. Sit with your friend."

Ean took his seat next to Iya, and on his other side sat Rye. Uthar clapped and the servants uncovered platefuls of warm, aromatic food. Rye's annoyance faded as his stomach growled. First, he feigned disinterest, but his mouth watered anyway, so he resigned himself to his appetite's interest.

Ean, however, could not focus on the food.

As they started dining, Uthar introduced Ean's group to his brother, Nicolas. After which, Nicolas stared at Iya and began asking about her life in Shaenlir. She mentioned being locked up in the palace, but being pampered everywhere she went. A few more quips here and there, and soon all three of them were chuckling together.

Though he heard their voices, Ean understood nothing. Try as he might, he could not follow the conversation at all. Rye elbowed him and he lost his concentration.

"What?"

"You should try the fish. It's a solid 10 out of 10."

"I'm trying to listen."

"You don't have to."

"Why not?"

"Did you see the way Prince Nicolas looked at us? He'd rather we not be here."

"I don't think that's true. I think he was just surprised--"

Rye kicked his foot under the table. Ean jumped a little, and when Uthar took notice, Rye apologized for the slight commotion, using his own clumsiness as an excuse.

"Your companions could use a little more finesse," said Nicolas.

"Now, now. Let's not get distracted." Uthar said. "Milady, we were speaking of the layout of the palace."

As Iya and the princes resumed their conversation, Ean turned to Rye and lowered his voice even more.

"What was that for?"

"Did you see what the other prince do? He was talking to us, but indirectly. We're not welcome here, Ean, so finish your food before his patience runs too thin!"

"But I… Iya…"

"She'll be fine!"

Ean glanced at his childhood friend once again, and the pang in his heart grew. Of course - though she remembered him and cared for him, this was not the Iya he knew from the Vale.

This was a new Iya. Though incomplete in soul, her newfound confidence as a songstress allowed her to stand her ground and speak more firmly. Her radiance filled the room, outshining even the nice dress she wore. Here she was, enjoying the time of her life, having an easy conversation with two figures of authority in this realm.

Ean forced food into his mouth. His thoughts swirled.

Though he came here to bring her back, he reconsidered: was it any good to go back, at all? Back in the Vale, Iya's mother and grandmother would rather dote on their youngest. When Iya once failed to show her potential for singing, her family began to show favor for her sister instead. Iya shrank, constantly made mistakes, and eventually lost hope in herself - all because of the people she lived and grew up with.

In the Vale, she'd been nothing but miserable since that one spring. But here, where she was merely a stranger, people were way warmer towards her. Even the citizens of Shaenlir, though her princesshood had been a falsehood, had nothing but praise for her.

Would Iya want to be here or there? He did not know, but he had no reason to stay in this realm. Furthermore, since he'd given Prince Uthar the news, the group should be on their way to find the nymphs.

"…an. Ean. EAN!"

The loud, deep voice rang in the hall. Ean snapped back to reality and looked around. Seeing everyone's eyes on him, he flushed in his seat.

"S-sorry, what can I help you with?"

Uthar chuckled, and the tension eased. "Ean, my good Sir, I was asking you how you find the food."

"…it's…" Should he be truthful, or should he lie a little? "It's not like what we eat at home."

"My, my, a little homesick, are you?"

Nicolas covered his mouth, but the motions on his shoulders betrayed his snickering.

"I'm afraid my brother has a little proposition that would further your homesickness," Uthar explained. "Iya here mentioned that you are looking for the nymphs. I wouldn't know where they are, but since you're on the road anyway, we'd like you to take a detour for us."

"…yes?"

"Since your group arrived here after escaping her forces, Nicolas presumes that you and you friends can sneak around the mainland and send a letter for us."

"A letter? For whom?"

"For Princess Ella IV of Candar. The way is up north, and while it is littered by pesky thieves and brigands, I'm sure they'll be willing to direct you to an alternate route once you exchange something of value with them… or if you beat them up hard enough."

Uthar winked slyly. Ean winced. Then again, those who communicated with violence supposedly accepted some form of violence as well.

"Excuse me, Your Highness…es," said Rye, who raised a hand, "But why would you have us do it, instead of your own men?"

"Oh, peasant, you know nothing of how we royalty work," Nicolas answered - an answer Rye frowned at.

"Nicolas." Uthar glared at the younger prince, though Nicolas only slowly averted his gaze and kept smirking. The older prince then clarified, "What he means is that, you can consider it a little test. You did come from the Snow Queen's palace, and while you did meet with that one certain crazy old woman, we have enough reason to be suspicious of you."

Ean was unsure if he agreed, but Iya had different thoughts. "I'm sorry we can't present concrete proof of our story. Ah! Maybe there is one, Uthar. I received a song sphere from the old woman. Would you like to examine it?"

"I don't know if we could count that as proof, but I would never turn down a chance to examine a mage's weapon."

Uthar's brother agreed.

Ean turned to Rye, who slumped against the table, grumbling, "I will never understand why my sisters ever dreamed of getting married to princes."

The elf shook his head.

"Well?"

Ean turned again to Uthar.

"What do you say? Will you run this little errand for us?"

It's just a letter. It's nothing big. They might probably find what they're looking for on the way there.

"…sure. We could do that."

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hai haiiiii langgaaa, this would be the first time that I'll be writing a letter for someone that's not blood related to me (as far as I remember) that's whyyy don't judge🙄🙄🙄

This "present" is divided into three parts and that would be:

-this letter

-the plushie

-and me🫶😙😎🤸🤩

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The same with the letter that you have given me on my birthday, I'd like you to play some music while reading this letter din. The only difference is wara la ak flowers yana nga ighahatag☹️😣😔. Buttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt I have something else

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Like this

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orrrrr this kay bawal pa man ada😣😔

(FINALLY ADI NA AN MUSIC🤩🤸🤩)

HAPPYYYYY 19th BIRTHDAY TO MY DEAREST LEI/LANGGA/SUGARPLUMHONEYBUNCHKUCHINTAPUTOBUMBONG!!!🤩🤩🤩

I'm going to start the "actual" letter with the experiences that I had when I was starting to muster up some courage to make a move on you way back when we were on 12th grade.

To tell you honestly, I was very hesitant to make any moves kay I believed that I'd never have a chance on you. But on april of 2022 can't remember what was the exact date basta april HAHAHAHA, tigda ka utro nag pop-up sakon "People You Might Know" sa epbiiii and I somehow took it as a sign na from God😭🙄🥹I remembered that for the nth time gin cancel ko ngean akon friend request sa imo pero by that timeee I was literally still attracted to youuu, so before I sent another friend request gin stalk ko muna ikaw🫣🤸🫶 and after stalking your acc, I decided to send another friend request to you.

After that I actually didn't expect na nga igaaccept mo pa akon friend request kay siyempre nakapira na ak baya send, more like I expected nga madudunot nala akon name sa imo friend requests HAHAHAHAHAHAHA TvT

Moving on na sa part wherein nagkakameda na kit slight interactions sa school. During this timeee I was thinking if mag papansin na ba ak sa imo, I mean dire papansin nga like papansin na mairas ha, like papansin la ba nga somehow ipafeel ko sa imo akon presence that's why I started na mag tambay tambay sa iyo room and adto nga akon pag comment sa story ni yanna HAHAHAHAHAAHA, and things happen naman la and the interaction that we had san nag himo kit ribbon made me feel genuine happiness that I haven't felt for a while na. Every time that I saw you sa school you never cease to captivate me with your beauty, every time that I saw you, you made me fall for you and as I got to know you more, I slowly realized that there's no going back with the decisions that I'll be making.

soooo balik kit san akon ginsend na friend request sa imo over a month na. FINALLYYYYY, after how many attempts made by yours trulyyy🤩🤩🤩 on 22nd of Juneeee (gin search ko kun how makita kun when gin accept an fr), gin accept mo na akon friend request🤩🤸🤩🤸🤩🤸🤩 I was genuinely happyyyy by that time, and as far as I remember after that day like san nagkita na kami nira ei sa school the next day, I shared it to him while showing him how excited and happy I was, pero iya ak sadto gin yaknan nga ayaw daw masiyado paging happy just because gin accept mo akon friend req TvT, but still I was sooo happyyy that daaay.

I'm not going to tell you all of it kay instead nga maging birthday letter ine bangin mahimo pa nga wattpad HAHAHAHAHAHAHA chz

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maybe you're wondering why I chose the music photograph by ed sheeran🤔🤔 honestlyyyy it was hard for me to choose a music that I'd play on this letter kayyy there's a lot to choose from. Buttt while I was writing this letter and planned the things that I should do for your birthday, I happened to hear photograph na gin papatukar ni ate gee ann sa ubos while she was cleaning, and I sat for a while and listened to it and somehow made me feel like this is the perfect song for this, kay aside from the lyrics itself, I also remembered that you're fond of taking some photos to turn it into memories that you could cherish for a lifetime. Before you came, I didn't gave that much of importance sa pag para take pictures, but somehow you showed me the importance of it.

I know that I've told you this plenty of times already pero I'll never get tired of telling you this. Your existence in my life is one of the greatest blessings that happened to me, you might think that I'm just exaggerating things here or that I'm just sugarcoating some of it to make it sound sweet, but to tell you honestly you've brought a lot of changes into my life, the kind of changes that helped me develop into a better version of myself, because of you I strived more to be a better person not just for myself but also for those people around me, and for that I want to express how thankful I am to you. We have been through a lot of things already, may it be good times or bad times, and somehow we were able to make it through those times together. And with all my heart, I wish and praaay that we can make through all of this together and be both successful in our own careers and still be together. From the very bottom of my heart, I loveeeee youuuuu so muchhhh langgaaaa.

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I saved this 2 photos for the last part because this are one of the very first photos that we had together.

I would never forget our very first laag together, at first I was worried that you might turn me down once na magkita kit in person, I was afraid that maybe I'm not good enough for you, or maybe we'd have an awkward time together. These were some of the fears that I had in my mind when we first met in person, I had my doubts to myself and thought that I was just not fit to be with you. Fortunately you were able to prove me wrong, you were able to remove those fears and doubts that I had in my mind. After all of that time that we had, Our first meeting became a part of my core memories, memories that I could cherish for a lifetime. You have become a very important person to my life and I'll assure that it'll be the caseee may it be 1 year, 3 years, or a decade from now.

Before I end this not-so-long birthday message I would like to tell you this again, whenever you feel like no one is on your side, as long as I'm alive you'll always have someone that you can lean on. I'm always here for you no matter what happen and remember that I'm proud on all of your achievements, may it be big or small. You deserve to be treated right, my langga, you deserve the genuine and faithful love, you deserve the kind of love wherein you'll never have doubts. This might put pressure on you, but I pray with all of my heart that this relationship of ours will last for lifetime.

Once again, HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY TO MY DEAREST LEI🎉🤟😚❤️ and for the nth time, I'd like to tell you how grateful and lucky I am to have you in my life and always remember that you're more than enough for me langga. I hope you achive every goals that you have in your life. I Loveeee youuuu so muchhhh, alwaays, my langgaaa.🥺😙 🫶🎉🤟

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Happy birthday! Have a little Playtime Pals drabble :D

"You can pick the first Boogey! We're ready!!"

"Already? Alrighty then. Hmm... The kid in the blue, Scott didn't you say?"

"Yep! Thanks, uncle Onah!"

Grian ran back into the playground, just barely stopping himself before colliding with Scott and bringing them both into the sandbox.

" 'Iya!" Scott greeted, trying to gently dig out windows in his little mud castle. He didn't want it collapsing and making him start all over.

Grian crouched down and leaned towards Scott. "Scott," He started, cupping his hands around his mouth and whispering really quietly. "You're first Boogey."

Grian grinned and stood up to run back to his team. Scott groaned, throwing his head back and yelling at the sky dramatically. "Is this a joke to you?!"

Grian regrouped with the Bad Boys at the jungle gym before calling out to the playground. "The game is starting now! Set your watches!"

Some of the kids had trouble figuring out how to do that, but with some help they eventually got their chunky little plastic watches set to a twenty-four hour timer and the game began.

"Are you guys Boogey?" Jimmy asks, kicking his feet from the edge of the jungle gym.

Grian shakes his head with a mischievous smile. "Nope! Not it."

"Me either." Joel says, trying to figure out how to jump over the railings of the jungle gym bridge and stand on the other side. In his mind it was something bad boys did.

"Ok, I trust you guys! I didn't get it." Jimmy tells, fidgeting with the watch on his wrist. He frowns at the feeling of it rubbing against his skin and tries to shake his hand out. Well, at least he can take it off when the game ends.

Scott pouts and kicks the ground under his shoes. Why did he have to be first Boogeyman? He hated being Boogeyman! It was always too hard to get people because they always knew what he was up to.

Scott was considering going to Grian and having his uncle repick the Boogey, until he saw team TIES run by with a little plastic toy cow. Just the one.

They planted the cow on a small little hill - a tiny bump in the ground - and had Skizz sit by it. Scott took this chance to walk up to the group.

" 'Iya!" Scott waved to the group of four. Impulse was the only one who gave Scott a confused glance about his new greeting.

"Hi Scott!" Skizz greeted back, before remembering the cow toy next to him and suddenly changing his demeanor. "Wait, you're not gonna take the cow, are you?"

Scott put his hands on his hips and rolled his eyes. "No, I don't need your cow."

"Oh, ok." Skizz calmed down.

"Whatcha here for?" Tango chirped. Impulse stood behind him protectively while Etho kinda wandered away from the group, watching his feet as he walked in circles.

"Just wanna say hi, cause we're neighbors!" Scott points to the sandbox behind himself and tried to seem as nonthreatening as possible.

"Oh cool! We were gonna go look for another cow and Skizz stays here to guard that one." Tango points to the little toy on the ground. "You can talk to him while we're gone."

Scott tilts his head, "Talk to the cow?"

Tango snorts and starts laughing. "No, talk to Skizz!" Impulse says for him.

"Oh," Scott nods. This was too perfect of an opportunity. He had to take it, or he might be Boogey forever. "Okie dokie." He shrugs.

"Awesome! Come on, Etho!" Tango shouts for the other boy and begins to run off with his group.

While they're still in earshot, Scott starts talking to Skizz. "So do you know who the Boogey is?"

Skizz shakes his head. "Nope, but I don't think it's any of my group. They would tell me."

"Well you never know." Scott smirked. It looked like the ones Grian often had, mischievous and seemingly all-knowing.

Then, Scott took a step towards Skizz, raised his arm, and softly put his hand on top of Skizz's head. "Boogey tag!!" Scott shouted loud enough for the Bad Boys to hear all the way at their jungle gym.

"Oh come on!" Skizz pouted, shaking his head so Scott's hand would leave his hair.

Grian came running over just a second later. "Scott!" He whined. "The game just started! Now we gotta pick another Boogey!"

Scott shrugged. "Oh well. I don't like being Boogey and I wanted to get rid of it." And with that he walked back to his sandbox.

Grian groaned and left Skizz to run up to his uncle for another Boogey to be chosen. "Uncle Onah!" He yelled, and bot did he sound mad.

"What's wrong, kiddo?" Onah called back, picking his head up from where it was rested against the back of the bench.

"You gotta pick a new Boogey." Grian said with an angry pout.

Onah blinked in confusion. Didn't he just pick a Boogeyman? Why's he gotta pick a new one?

He rolls his eyes anyway. "Oh alright." Onah squints into the distance and scans the kids until he spots one that looks like a good candidate to keep the game going longer. "Uhh, that kid, with the blanket."

Onah points directly at BDubs, and Grian grins devilishly. A true staple of his character at this point.

"Thank you!" Grian says and dashes off, almost tripping over himself again.

He sprints up to BDubs and grabs the boy, whispering into his ear; "You're the new Boogey." And running away again.

BDubs boils with a quiet rage. Why did he get chosen for Boogey?! Tagging people made his tummy hurt. Plus no one ever trusted him in these games. He just wanted to get sticks for the barrier around his team's section of the park.

BDubs grumbles and picks up more sticks, snuggling against the blanket tied over his shoulder for comfort.

As he stood up from picking up another stick, BDubs saw Skizz walking bye. Maybe.. Maybe he could surprise attack Skizz? With his luck he'd be Boogeyman forever if he didn't tag someone soon.

Skizz noticed BDubs staring at he walked by and stopped to wave. "Hi BDubs!" He smiled.

Without hesitation, BDubs dropped his pile of twigs and threw himself into Skizz. "Boogey tag!!" He screamed as the two boys fell to the ground.

"Awe, not again!" Skizz complained, shoving BDubs off and sitting up to fold his arms and pout.

Grian charged over, looking even madder than before. "BDubs! It hasn't even been five minutes!" He shouted, pointing at his own watch on his wrist.

"I'm sorry, I didn't wanna be Boogeyman!" BDubs defended, wrapping his blanket cape around himself.

"Ugh." Grian groaned. He looked to Skizz who looked like he was tearing up as he moped about getting tagged again. Then Grian had a brilliant idea.

"Guys! Skizz is off limits for the rest of the day!" He yelled across the playground. Everyone stopped what they were doing to listen and give a thumbs up or shout back.

Skizz perked up at hearing that. Finally! He could play the game normally!

"Thank you, Grian." He smiled and stood up. "I still gotta ask Etho to set my watch again."

"You're welcome, just stop getting tagged." Grian said and, for a change, walked back to his uncle.

Well. At least Skizz was off limits from the other kids.

SHADOW THIS WAS SO CUTE?????? OH MY GOD I'M GONNA CRY THIS WAS ADORABLE!!! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH :[[

I gotta have Bdubs reference the "Tagging people made his tummy hurt." At some point. It's too perfect not to

Also you gave me an idea for a character focused chapter! But I'm Not Telling What :]

Thanm you so much, I love this!!!!