#which was to protect them from EACH OTHER in the event one was injured

[sally-mun]

And chickens would 1,000% eat a T-Rex too.

Sorry, PETA, I would 100% eat a T-Rex.

[serpentface]

The liwe and uraña, the megafauna of the Yutreiya archipelago (a large volcanic island chain near the center of the White Sea, homeland to the qilik-elowey Ulelilwa peoples). These are the two largest native land animals found in these islands, standing about waist high on a human.

The liwe is a flightless bird and the top land-based predator to be found here. Their ancestors were predatory birds who came to occupy niches as land based predators (with some members of the family specializing into insectivorous or partially herbivorous roles). Their wing are entirely vestigial, though retain some use in steering while at chase and in courtship displays- pairs will stand chest to chest and shake their wings at each other, and males will rapidly flap their tiny wings in continued display while mating, which is notably silly looking.

They act primarily as ambush hunters, as they have neither the speed nor stamina to capture a healthy adult uraña in an outright chase. Pairs mate for life and hunt cooperatively, with one typically driving prey to where the other waits in ambush. When hunting large prey, they typically attempt to injure the prey by slashing with their sharp beaks and kill with a crushing/piercing bite to the throat. Smaller prey is kicked and trampled until it can be dispatched with a bite.

The uraña has a superficially deerlike appearance, but is actually a highly derived lagomorph that has specialized in cursorial grazing and browsing niches. Their ancestors were likely hares (or harelike animals) who distributed through parts of the White Sea via rafting events and over land bridges during periods of lower sea levels. They have entirely lost the hopping gait of their ancestors and run like deer, but retain some recognizably hare-like traits. Males competing for access to mates (and females competing for herd dominance) will stand on their hind legs and box each other with their hoof-like claws. They give birth to precocial young (usually two at a time) who can stand and run shortly after birth.

They live in fission-fusion herds of up to 200 (though generally less) individuals for protection against predators. A herd at large is mixed sex, though most interactions outside of the breeding season are homosocial. Females and their young form bands within the interior of the herd, and will drive out adolescent males, while adult and adolescent males form bands that patrol the outside of the herd and watch for predators.

Females maintain strong dominance hierarchies within their circles, maintained with ritualistic displays and brief bouts of boxing. Male bands do not have strong dominance hierarchies, though they compete heavily during the breeding season. Male uraña have two distinct morphs in terms of size and reproductive behavior- larger, higher testosterone males attract and defend harems during the breeding season, and will spend these months tirelessly chasing off competitors, stealing from rivals, and attempting to prevent females from straying, all while barely eating. Smaller, lower testosterone males spend more of their energy courting singular females and/or wooing them out of their harems via shows of strength in boxing matches, attempting to mate with as many as possible during the breeding season without monopolizing access or picking fights with their larger counterparts. Harem males monopolize most of the breeding, but the yearly strain of defending large groups of females often results them having shorter lifespans (or being picked off by predators in a weakened state post-breeding season). Boxing males expend far less energy in the breeding season, and as such often live long enough to sire many offspring throughout their lives. As such, both strategies are reproductively successful and result in/reinforce this distinct morphology.

Liwe were part of a larger family of flightless birds once found on these islands, but the unintentional introduction of rats by the first Ulelilwa settlers contributed to the demise of most of this group (as well as a great variety of flying birds). Liwe eggs are too large and thick shelled for most rats to consume, and they have survived and thrived while the rest of their relatives are extinct on all but the most isolated of islands.

There also used to be a much larger species of uraña (about the size of a key deer). These were the largest animals on the islands and had no natural predators (save for liwe occasionally taking their young). Their population was already under pressure or locally extinct in many islands due to decreasing landmass in rising sea levels, and was fully driven extinct by its grazing lands converted to the raising of crops and ant-farming by Ulelilwa settlers. The smaller uraña occupy more generalist niches and adapted well to these pressures, with most of their populations not only surviving but exploding in size with the gradual extinction of their larger relatives.

(slightly outdated) size ref

[meangirls-imagines]

Coachella Diaries

Description: Reader works for WWE and gets hurt during Wrestlemania, causing her to go on a months long break. She goes to Coachella Weekend 2 to support her girl.

WARNINGS: fluffy as shit, slightly suggestive at the end, reneechella (bc that's a warning itself)

Y/N stepped (as best as she could) off the plane and sighed at the California sun hitting her body. 

Her body was exhausted. Wrestlemania was the 6th and 7th, she performed both nights and unfortunately had torn a couple of ligaments in her foot. She worked through the pain and helped make Wrestlemania record breaking. She had gotten surgery on the 16th, which meant she unfortunately missed the first weekend of her girlfriend playing Coachella.

Reneè was also understandably upset, not at Y/N, but at the fact that her girlfriend had to get surgery and she couldn't be there. Luckily for Reneè, Y/N had her fellow superstars keep the blonde updated. The doctor had cleared Y/N for travel on the 18th and she landed in LAX on the morning of the 19th. 

Towa had been the one to help Y/N plan this out, picking her up from the airport. The musician smiled as Y/N hobbled towards her with her bag. "There's my favorite cripple! How's the foot?" Y/N smiled and hugged the girl. "It's definitely injured. I'll be out for a minute but honestly, I'm not mad, I need a break."

Towa laughed. "Ain't that the truth? If I have to hear Reneè freak out about every bump you take, I might've gone crazy." Y/N blushed. Reneè was always very protective of Y/N, not that her profession helped with that. The blonde loved and hated watching Y/N do her thing. Yes, Y/N looked hot but if Y/N had to take another spear from Roman Reigns or a stomp to the chest from Finn Balor, Reneè was going to commit murder. 

This new era of WWE meant the return of inter-gender wrestling, with Y/N leading the charge. She had become the inaugural WWE World Heavyweight Champion, holding it for 316 days. She had been a part of the two biggest main events of Wrestlemania history, which is where she tore the ligaments in her foot. Never the less, she persisted and opened the next night of Mania, unfortunately she lost her title but the ovation she got when she got backstage was worth it. 

She was thrilled to help Cody finish his story but also was happy that she could get a break. She saw the doctor who gave her the diagnosis and what doctor to see and she was on her way.

She had messaged Towa the night she found out and set the surprise up. 

As the two ventured out of the airport, they caught up with each other, Towa informing Y/N of her love life and what not. The two reached the SUV and began the drive from the airport to the AirBnB they were renting for the festival. During the two hour car ride, Y/N had told Towa about some backstage drama happening as the Brit ate it up.

After 2 and a half hours, they finally made it to the house. Adam had been standing outside, waiting for them as they pulled up. The man helped Y/N out of the car and gave her a hug. "There's my favorite former champ! Congrats on the run. It was a rollercoaster." Y/N smiled and hugged the man back. "Thanks Adam! It was definitely a rollercoaster! A fun one though! So, where is my girl?"

Adam laughed. "She's out in the back with everyone else, they're pregaming before we go. Are you sure you can handle going out?" Y/N nodded. "I slept on the plane ride here. Perks of using the company jet." Adam nodded as Towa met up with them, handing Y/N her bag. The trio headed inside. 

Adam and Towa headed to the back to distract everyone while Y/N slipped into the room Reneè was staying in. She took in a deep breath, breathing in the scent of Reneè. God, she missed it so much. She changed quickly, putting on the custom "Reneèchella made me gay" shirt and some shorts before getting the message from Towa to make her appearance. 

She grabbed a beer from the fridge and headed out to the backyard. The group all did a "cheers" before taking the shots provided for them. Y/N decided to speak up. "Do I get a shot too?" 

Everyone turned towards the new voice but no one turned quicker than Reneè. The blonde stood shocked at the sight of her girlfriend, boot and all, standing in front of her. "Holy fuck! Reneè ran to where Y/N was standing and hugged the girl tightly. Y/N laughed and kissed the blonde's head. "Hey superstar. I've missed you." Everyone was aww-ing at the scene, some clapping. 

Reneè pulled away from the hug and pressed her lips to Y/N's, kissing her for the first time in weeks. The group cheered as the two kissed, causing Reneè to slip them off. After a minute, the two pulled away and Reneè began to scratch the back of Y/N's neck. "You're really here!" Y/N smiled and kissed her nose. "I am. Now I think it's time to have some fun." Reneè smiled and pulled Y/N over to her friends. 

The group was watching Chappell Roan absolutely kill it when fans began to notice the couple being all cute.

@y/nisthechamp: GUYS! I'M AT COACHELLA WATCHING THE QUEEN CHAPPELL ROAN AND RENEÈ AND Y/N ARE LITERALLY 10 FEET AWAY FROM ME AND THEY ARE SO CUTE!! Y/N IS HUGGING RENEÈ FROM BEHIND AND THEY ARE SINGING AND DANCING!!

@/reneerappslut23: guys. i just saw a video of reneè and y/n all cozy at coachella and my heart 🥺

@y/nfan123: just saw a video of reneè grinding on y/n while they were watching t-pain. don't know who i wanna be more...

@/reneefan253: guys. reneè cannot keep her hands off y/n. she's always rubbing her back or the back of her head or her shoulder. WHEN WILL IT BE MY TURN?!

The group made their way back to the house, all breaking off to their respective rooms, sleepily exchanging good nights. Reneè and Y/N made their way to Reneè's room. The two flopped on the bed, Reneè snuggling into Y/N's side. "I'm so glad you're here. I can't wait for you to see me perform." Y/N kissed the blonde's forehead. "Me too baby."

The next day was a lot of the same, more musicians sets, more drinking, etc. Sunday came a lot faster than Y/N expected and she found herself sitting in Reneè's trailer with her, the girl getting ready for her set. Reneè was looking on her phone as her hairstylist finished up her look. Y/N decided to take a stealthy picture and post it on her insta with the caption "coachella ready", tagging Reneè. 

Comments started flooding in immediately. One that stood out to Y/N was from her not older sister Liv Morgan.

@/yaonlylivvonce: We are so excited to see her!! Drinks after?

Y/N smiled and responded to the girl. Adam poked his head in and informed Reneè she had five minutes. The blonde thanked him, took a deep breath and pulled Y/N with her to the wings of the stage. To Y/N and Reneè's surprise, Alyah was waiting for them. Reneè squealed, wrapping Alyah in a tight hug. Y/N smiled at the pair and took a picture of them hugging. Alyah pulled away and hugged Y/N too, scolding her about her injury and how she should've been more careful. 

Reneè saved Y/N by pulling her away from Alyah, wrapping her arms around Y/N's waist and burying her face in her neck. Y/N rubbed the blonde's back. "You're gonna do amazing out there Reneè. Please remember to drink water though. Don't need you passing out on stage." Reneè chuckled as she heard her intro being played. 

"Well, I guess that's me." Reneè pulled her head out of Y/N's neck, leaning up for a kiss. "I love you." Y/N smiled and pecked Reneè's lips. "I love you more. Now go kill it." And with a playful smack on the butt, Reneè went out on stage.

"Tasted the blood in my mouth, and left you there to bleed out.."

Y/N being there must have flipped a switch in Reneè because the girl was putting on a SHOW. Y/N had to keep herself from drooling watching her girlfriend do what she loved. Y/N's fav part do far had to be the Willow ass shake. For scientific reasons, of course. Y/N saw Towa getting her in-ears put in and grabbing her guitar. "Go kill it out there, Birdie." Towa winked playfully at Y/N and went out on her cue from the blonde. 

The two were soon joined by Coco Jones as they performed "Tummy Hurts". Y/N smiled at hoe happy her girl looked. Watching Reneè perform was Y/N's favorite thing to do. She loved how confident Reneè was on stage and how carefree she looked. 

After a beautiful rendition of "Snow Angel", Reneè gave her thanks to the crowd and jogged off stage. One of the crew guys poured a little bit of water on the back of Renee's neck, to cool her off, as the girl walked straight into Y/N's open arms, almost collapsing in the embrace.

"Fuck Reneè, I'm so fucking proud of you, superstar." Reneè blushed and hid her face in Y/N's neck. "I couldn't have done it without you here." Y/N laughed and kissed the blonde's temple. "You did it last weekend." Reneè pulled away from Y/N's neck and smiled at her. "Yeah, but it wasn't as fun." Y/N rolled her eyes and kissed Reneè, unaware of Towa taking a picture of them. 

Everyone praised Reneè and her performance before they walked back to the area where her trailer was. Alyah spoke up. "So, what's the plan now?" Reneè smirked and looked at Y/N. "Well, Y/N and I are going to go back to the house to...catch up and we'll meet you guys later?" Towa and Alyah shared a knowing look before nodding and going to watch another set. 

Y/N looked at Reneè confused. "Catch up?" The blonde nodded. "Mhhm. I'm planning on reclaiming my favorite seat..." Y/N caught on and blushed, allowing the blonde to pull her to the car waiting for them.

Yeah, Towa and Alyah would be fine on their own for a while...

[crystalrabbit246912]

Group Dynamics in NRC

I think that Group Dynamics in Twisted Wonderland are the funniest things ever.

Spoilers for the Stitch Event, Glorious Masquerade, Book 5, and Book 6 under the cut.

There's the obvious ones, like the first-year crew and their friendship, with them constantly making quips and having fun at each other's expense, and the dorm groups, like Azul, Jade, and Floyd, who are hilarious to watch together, or Kalim and his tired babysitter Jamil.

But then you get to the events, which introduces dynamics that we haven't seen before simply because there's so many characters and each pairing has so much potential together.

Like in the Stitch Event, where we see Floyd and Lilia being chaos buddies together. I think that if they were left alone with Stitch, they could have blown up the whole island and laughed while doing it, and we hadn't seen that before because Floyd has had no reason to interact with Lilia prior.

In Glorious Masquerade, we first see a bunch of different groupings, such as Azul with Deuce and Epel, which is hilarious because we have the two innocent freshmen and Azul, who's trying to say things with subtext that goes completely over the duo's heads. Of course, we already know that Deuce and Epel are cute together, but seeing Azul frustrated at their naivety is something new.

The other groups contain Idia, Ruggie, Silver, and Rook for one, which means that Idia's always-fun dialogue paired with Ruggie's desire to get a good deal paired with two sunshine children, a.k.a two of the light magic users.

The third group is made up of Riddle, Jamil, Malleus, and Sebek. The first three possess a certain maturity that the other first-years, not counting Jack, don't have. Sebek being the shouty crocodile that we all love adds some excitement to them. We've already seen a bit of Riddle and Jamil interaction with Book 6 and Riddle and Malleus are both Housewardens even if the latter doesn't get invited to meetings much.

Yuu, Grim, and Rollo drift among the groups, which adds some extra spice as Grim is... Grim and Yuu is friendly with basically everyone so there's not much animosity there. The friendship is something that would be boring anywhere else, but the amount of animosity between most NRC students makes it refreshing instead.

Later, the group has to split up to deal with the firelotuses and get at least one of their members to the top of the tower to ring the Bell of Solace. They drop their members in groups of two, leaving fascinating pairings, with Idia, Malleus, and Azul making it to the top.

The first pair to drop is Riddle and Epel. The two of them are somewhat commonly shipped in this fandom, but we don't actually see them together much in the actual game. Riddle is immensely talented with magic and Epel has good flying skills, so the two of them act as a diversion so the rest of the group can make it past.

Riddle obviously wants to be a good upperclassman and protect his junior, Epel, but Epel also wants to protect Riddle, which leads to a spirited conversation between them, at the end of which Epel uses his UM on Riddle to protect him and manages to divert the firelotuses until the main group rings the Bell.

Next are Jamil and Ruggie, who get separated from the main group and are forced to be left behind so the Bell can be reached. The two of them share a common willingness to dirty their hands so they can survive, which means that they're willing to use other students as bait so they can survive the night. Their UMs make this possible, and Jamil states that he's glad that he ended up with Ruggie, since the hyena beastman was the only one he could pull the trick off with.

Beyond that, Deuce gets injured in the ballroom and Rook stays behind with him so the group can progress forwards without them. The two of them interacted a little in Book 5, but it was mainly Vil speaking and I don't think they had any individual interactions, though I may be forgetting something.

This is another upperclassman wants to protect their underclassman situation. There's a cute scene where Rook is on the verge of giving up, but Deuce keeps going and Rook says that Deuce's inspired him, in the classic Rook way.

Sebek and Silver clear the way so that Malleus, Idia, and Azul can make their way up the tower. These two are together a rather lot, both in the actual game and in the fandom, either as a sibling relationship or ship, but Silver feeds into the competitiveness between them, whereas it was previously assumed that it was a one-sided thing from Sebek.

Malleus, Idia, and Azul are hilarious together.

Malleus, despite being a Housewarden like the other two, isn't seen much with them. Idia and Azul are seen together often, as members of the Board Game Club, but Malleus not so much.

Malleus' manner of speech and unique quirks are new to the other two, though Azul is quite used to Idia's social anxiety and dialogue while Idia has had plenty of time to get used to Azul and his way of working. When both Rollo and Malleus think that Azul sacrificed himself, Idia is the one that knew that the Octavinelle Housewarden had something up his sleeve.

Idia and Azul both struggle with physical activity, so while the physically and magically powerful Malleus can climb the tower with ease, the other two are struggling immensely. There's a line of dialogue that says that he couldn't carry the two up the tower because there wasn't enough room for him to carry them under his arms, which I found really funny.

I think I derailed this post somewhat, but my conclusion is that group dynamics are funny here, and if you put two people who would never in normal circumstances be near each other in the same room, I think the result would be great.

(Example: Deuce and Idia. Idia is terrified of Deuce, as he is of most people, yet shocked by his determination and also a bit thankful towards him for being Ortho's friend. Deuce initially has a high impression of Idia because of Ortho's praise, though the impression just downrails into confusion.)

[jaijeijayjei]

A Melvik to Meljayvik AU

Mel joins Viktor in his commune and the two become closer, seeing each other for who they truly are for the first time. When Jayce comes, Mel jumps to protects him from his attack, because she hasn't mastered her abilities yet Jayce accidentally fatally injures her.

Viktor is furious and forces him to leave; he attempts to evolve her and reverse the damage. She recovers, and finds her magic was amplified by his and now she's able to hear anyone's thoughts at will, enter their mind spaces, project her consciousness, and cast elaborate illusions (high level genjutsu basically)

Rather than losing her free will and personhood, the Arcane begins to manipulate her like it is with Viktor. Some of Mel's magic merges with Viktor, allowing him to continually produce magical energy in his own body instead of relying on a finite, dwindling source

Gold markings like Mel's sigils wind through his fingers, hand, and forearm. His fingerprints imprint on her from cupping her cheek.

Their new connection transcends human understanding and can now sense when the other is in danger, is troubled, or is hurt.

Something something they both ascend to basically godhood and enact the Glorious Evolution together.

When they transform, their consciousnesses meld into one being and their ascended form is the Machine Herald with two heads and identical faces. Their old voices overlay each other when speaking, which drives Jayce insane.

Something something the same events play out, and at the end they all become spirit guardians dedicated to preventing a disaster like that from happening again. At times they choose to reincarnate in the physical world.

For example, once they sense that spells to a forbidden form of blood magic are bound to be unearthed, so Viktor decides to reincarnate as a human to intervene. He does not remember who he is, but Mel and Jayce's spirits guide him to accomplish his purpose. He gets inexplicable urges and visions that push him to be an archaeologist, discover the scrolls, then destroy them.

Sometimes they reincarnate one at a time, or two of them pair off (in which case they always find the other), while the third watches over them. Something something after a few millenniums they discover the true cause of the Arcane constantly trying to overtake the world, restore balance, then the three of them decide to reincarnate one last time and all live a happy, normal life together before finding eternal rest.

[vibing-things]

Underrated WoF Characters + some rambling! ok ok, yeah, I saw the post @ravewing made about fav characters who deserve winglets, and i wanted to do it myself, so here! I'm gonna ramble about each of the characters a little bit as well because this is my blog and i absolutely can (also forgive me if i miss a few details here and there- its been a year or two since I've last read a book- let alone wings of fire- so bear with me!) Flame I think every wof fan can agree that flame really deserved better. He grew up away from his tribe, with only his mother (as far as we know) to teach him about skywing culture, who left her tribe to protect him from being drafted into the SkyWing army, only to be exploited by the NightWings, and he ends up getting seriously injured by Viper in her dying moments (who is another tragic character that I think is underrated) despite what his mother wanted for him. From what I recall, Avalanche does care deeply about him, and wants what's best for him, which is why she sent him to JMA, despite the fact he's rather miserable there. As for his current fate of being a healer in the Sky kingdom, I hope that it helps him heal his mental wounds, but also keeps his story open for a potential winglet/arc 4 appearance. Maybe him and Umber could work something out, I would love to see that. Also I kinda like the idea/theory that Vermillion is Flame's father, and Avalanche wanted to protect her son from crazy Queen Scarlet- they do look rather similar to each other. Freedom Oh Freedom. Poor, poor Freedom. Another tragic character like Flame. I do wish she got more screentime (pagetime?) because I love her so much. She has every right to hate the world after what her short life has been through, and it's sad that it's only in her final moments does she begin to understand compassion and kindness. I feel quite bad for her mother as well- having your daughter taken from you sparked deep maternal instincts in her, as seen when she rallied other dragons who were victims of the human's experiments and began the Scorching. I would love to see a winglet from her POV at the very start of her life, perhaps up until the events of book 15. She deserved so much better, and I need an AU where she gets re-incarnated or never had her egg stolen or SOMETHING. Greatness After Battlewinner's accident with an IceWing, Greatness sort of became a bit of a puppet- something which I think deeply impacted her self esteem, which could be why she views herself as unfit to be queen, although I do think she had the potential to be a good queen. She's shown to have mercy for Deathbringer, and she understands that Glory becoming Queen was- in that moment- what was best for her tribe's survival (However, I don't like the fact NightWings are ruled by Glory, and I think it was implied she would've just let them all die if they didn't accept her as queen?! I'm not really a Glory fan) She's also seen as being defiant and having courage, arguing with her mother, who she also seems to love and care for. I really wish she wasn't just cast aside after book 4, I think she's mentioned in books 5 and 6, and that's it. I really want more Greatness content, she's a wonderful character and genuinely has a very pretty design- one of the prettiest NightWings. I'd like to know what she's up to in the rainforest, and maybe a winglet focused on her and her mother (and battlewinner's icewing incident) could cover up some loose ends.

Cobra Lily I like Cobra Lily. There's really not much to it- she has a pretty and unique design, but I do think she's underrated. I like the implications she likes true crime, as mentioned in the guide book, and I think she's probably moved to Pyrrhia after the events of book 14 and 15, and she just straight up does not care that Nettle and Belladonna are under the control of the other mind. Maybe something with her sister and their potential new life on Pyrrhia would be nice, maybe teaching other dragons about LeafWing culture.

yeah that's my ramble with attached doodles EDIT: I also experimented with a new art stye, that I'm quite fond of!

[sleepyorchidmonster]

Genshin event where we temporarily work in Xilonen's workshop as assistants.

The event's main role is to take up and manage comissions from clients, a bit like the bartender event. Clients fill out the required forms, so their requests can either come with detailed blueprints or a general vibe of what they want and we must manage them.

Another feature would be a Xilonen mood bar that gets depleted with each new project she completes and requires time or limited events (such as naps and DJ sessions) to be restored (kinda like March 7th's Primaveral Blade Event in hsr).

There are four types of projects:

- Small projects with a detailed blueprint (-15 mood bar);

- Small projects with just a general idea of what they want (-30 mood bar) ;

- Big projects with detailed blueprints (-45 mood bar);

- Big projects with just a general idea of what they want (-60 mood bar).

And every day we also get a special visit from the other characters, mostly with requests or small stories, though those requests won't drain Xilonen's mood:

- Mavuika appears once a day, right before the workshop's closing time (she has way too much work and only gets time off at the end of the day). She will come with detailed blueprints and schematics of the craziest projects possible (a car, an helicopter, a jenga game, hair accessories for her flaming hair, etc), Xilonen will usually just say "no" and run away, though she did craft the jenga game and the hair accessories;

- Kachina, Mualani and Kinich will come and ask her to fix Turbo-Twirly (some bullies broke it). Xilonen fixes it right away, free of charge, but not before joining Mualani, Kinich and Traveler in a revenge quest (Mavuika was there too, but stayed to guard the workshop and cook some Saurus Crackers for Kachina);

- Citlali asks for a special comission related to a light novel she recently read (either an action figure or a replica of a weapon from the story);

- Ororon comes along requesting a way to protect his crops from harsh weather, which leads to a whole mini quest featuring a cameo of Ifa;

- Lyney shows up with a damaged Pers and a few of its schematics, though Lynette will appear the next day to retrieve the penguin and request a contraption that they can use for their magic shows, with the three siblings coming to thank Xiolonen the day after (Freminet got injured during a mission in Sumeru's desert, but since Sumeru is mostly Dottore's turf, the twins decided to regroup with Capitano's soldiers in Natlan. Lynette was guarding an unconscious Freminet while Lyney searched for a skilled craftsperson to repair Pers, since he's the extroverted one);

- Furina makes an appearance, with some ideas for stage props (Neuvillette can be seen in a nearby lake, chilling with the capybaras);

- Kaveh also makes a visit, curious about the use of phlogiston. He was visiting Natlan in the hopes of helping with rebuilding efforts and ended up meeting Mavuika. They chatted for a while about the nation's architecture, as well as possible future collaborations between Natlan and Sumeru and, when it was time for Mavuika's nightly visit to Xilonen's workshop, Kaveh decided to tag along, even helping the Traveler dissuade Mavuika from submitting one of her crazy blueprints (instead of a flying fortified hospital, Kaveh got a few fennec fox toys as a souvenir, Xilonen appreciates the help);

- Paimon and Little One also make an appearance, visiting the Traveler and requesting "a reminder of our journey through Natlan". We can choose what the Traveler will create, with the options being a small Tepetlisaur figurine, a metal plate with Paimon, Traveler and Little One or an accessory for the Traveler that matches Little One's scarf (a hairband for Aether or an earring for Lumine, maybe);

- In the last day, Nepecha will ask for a comission as well, presenting her own blueprints. It's just a toy, but Xilonen is super proud of her, and the blueprints can later be seen framing one of the workshop's walls, even after the event's end

Event rewards would include primos, a few teapot decorations and maybe a namecard, as well as a new sword (a gift from Xilonen and the best weapon for Traveler, it even allows them to immediately change elements, no Statue of the Seven required).

[jikooklove9795]

Hi! Have you ever mentioned your thoughts on this whole “keep going” in Jimins MV and AYS trailers etc? (Sorry if you have, tried searching but it didn’t come up!!:))

Hi Anon 😊

There's no need to be sorry.

I just briefly touched on this subject here:

But I'll discuss more about it since I haven't talked about it in detail.

Let's get into, shall we?

This lyrics of WHO:

Who is my heart waiting for?

The yellow background with the purple question mark.

Yellow and Purple reminds me of two people, Jimin and Jungkook. Its their colors

We saw these colors stand out here too:

Jimin released two solo albums: FACE and MUSE.

In both these albums Jungkook was mentioned.

Jimin said that he did not want to include any other artists in FACE because the album was too personal. But Jungkook was a part of FACE. He was credited for doing background vocals for LETTER.

In my opinion Jimin was very much capable of doing the bg vocals for LETTER just like how he carried the rest of the song excellently on his own. The only reason he wanted Jungkook in the song was because:

1) It is a song Jimin wrote for and with Jungkook in mind

2) FACE is an autobiographical album. Its personal to Jimin. And Jungkook is an important and irreplaceable part in Jimin's personal life

3) Jimin is singing (reading a love letter) to Jungkook and Jungkook's voice in the bg is like he is answering/acknowledging Jimin's letter

Now we will get back to MUSE.

In MUSE too Jungkook gets mentioned. Directly and Indirectly.

Directly like this:

Jimin's favorite food: Tteokbokki by JK

And indirectly like this:

Indirect but very LOUD and CLEAR.

That face in the billboard resembles a man's facial structure.

In my opinion, it is Jungkook

Jimin's singing "Who is my heart waiting for" and the billboard falls down as an answer to his question. Cause it literally falls down after Jimin sings "Who is my heart waiting for".

Because its the person in the billboard whom his heart was waiting for all along. Also, there's no question mark after the WHO in that billboard. Again, because the person in the billboard is the WHO he was waiting for. It is no more a question but an answer. He is showing us the answer to his question.

And the MV ends with a little rainbow.

Taeyang had done this exact same thing with the billboard in his ENL MV in 2014.

In ENL Taeyang showed his girlfriend, who is now his wife, on a billboard and later he announced that they were dating.

When I heard about this I immediately got reminded of Jikook in 2016 during their PUMA fan sign event.

On April 2 2016 a fan spotted Jimin wearing a Pororo band aid and asked him where he got it from. Jimin said Jungkook gave it to him. Jungkook was also wearing the same band aid. It was Jungkook's idea that both of them wear the same band aids.

Both of them weren't hurt or injured but was just wearing those band aids.

Why were they wearing it if they weren't injured?

For this let's go back to Jan 2016.

On Jan 24 2016 Zico released I'm You, You Are Me MV. In the MV, Zico and his romantic interest are seen wearing similar band aids.

So, I think its not new for Jikook to do such romantic couple things.

Now, let's come back.

AYS dropped and we got this:

The "Keep Going" in both WHO and AYS. Not a coincidence but a very clear intentional choice.

Also, there's this interesting thing.

This is the song length for each of the songs in MUSE:

What do we see here???

SHOWTIME 1:18

11/8 the Jikook number

And Surprise!!!

11/8 again being the time for AYS Launch Trailer.

SHOWTIME INDEED!!!

While Jimin knows he can't directly share to the world about this amazing person who captured his heart, he knows he can use his art as a medium for this purpose. Art is a safe medium to express his feelings, to celebrate his love and identity while also protecting his and his loved one's privacy. To me it felt like he was subtly asserting his truth to the world.

So, yeah these are my thoughts on the topic.

Have a nice day Anon 👋🏻

Credits to the owner of the video

[ranger-ribbons]

More General Rangers Headcanons

Sixth Rangers are inherently more powerful than the regular Rangers. You'll notice that most can 1v1 difficult enemies that prove challenging to even the Reds of the team (ie.: Zhane (In Space Silver) 1v1'ing Ecliptor). This is because, on a power scale, the Sixth is supposed to balance the team out. A team that can work as individuals and an individual that can work on/with a team

Reds develop an attachment to their Sixth Rangers, be it romantic (Carter Grayson/Ryan Mitchell) or platonic (Leo and Mike Corbett), but it's close and quickly formed

Similarly, Sixth Rangers form quick and close attachments to their Reds, platonic or romantic

Pinks and Blues are either siblings or best friends and there is no in-between

Survivor's Guilt is a powerful force and 90% of the Rangers have it, especially the alien Rangers or those like the Lunar Wolf Wildforce Ranger

Rangers getting discouraged and believing themselves unworthy of the Power is also common, so there's a network of Rangers you can call to help with that kind of stuff

If you don't already have fantastic spatial awareness, you develop it pretty quick as a Ranger. It's damn near impossible not to because of all the attacks by Monsters, Bugs, etc

Red Rangers can give orders to their teams and the Power will give little pushes for the other Rangers to following it, but that doesn't mean the other Rangers can't refuse of their own volition

The Morphin' Grid affords its Rangers a form of immortality. They can be fatally injured, but otherwise, Rangers are effectively immortal

Some Rangers go on to become police officers, but most Rangers agree that working to assist and help people (ie.: lifeguards, doctors, breaking ground in the science fields) is best. Some of them establish dojos to train people to protect themselves (Tommy Oliver) and others work with volunteer efforts (Troy Burrows)

Veteran Rangers, Reds especially, tend to hang back during crossover events- this is to give the new Reds the confidence in themselves and their abilities, and allow them to grow into their leadership. The only exception was Forever Red, because Jason is a little bit of a control freak. He's the oldest Red, it's his right

When a Ranger is in a battle that forces them into demorph (i.e.: Gia, Jake, and Noah (Megaforce) against Creepox) the other teammates will be supremely worried and clingy, this is because of a trauma bond each team shares, but also because seeing someone you love get so hurt in a battle that they lose their ability to hold their morphs is fucking terrifying.

On that note, other Ranger teams will check in after those battles because seeing your successors get demorphed in the middle of battle is also something terrifying

Also on that note, some Rangers have specific nightmares in which they don't make it out of those demorph fights alive

The TMNT do on occasion pop out of the New York sewers to assist in a battle or two with the Ranger teams

Rangers who have martial arts skills (Ninja Storm, Jungle Fury, Samurai, Ninja Steel, etc) stick together, much like Rangers who are from or went to space

The techs of the teams have secret channels that they use to make "communication devices" (cell phones) so that Rangers don't have to rely on their morphers to communicate as well as being able to communicate with other Rangers and teams

Bulk and Skull have been linked so tightly with the Rangers that they've been kidnapped several times, only to be let go when it's been clear they aren't Rangers themselves

Junior Rangers have a chat, kids that helped Rangers (Heather, Jordon, etc.) have linked up and compared notes. They know of or know each other and most of them are tightly linked together

Possibility of more later, I didn't expect more than one post lol

[coryosmin]

frustrations - coriolanus snow x fem!reader

slight nsfw | mdni

based off of this ask though slightly different!! took a more angsty approach than smut. hope it’s good though!!

Note: Takes place during Coryo’s Gamemaker days

Coriolanus Snow was many things, a murderer, a manipulator, and a cunning individual. He had vowed that after Lucy Gray he would never love again. Of course, however, like most things in his life, that doesn’t go to plan. The day he laid eyes on you, he was truly enamored. Of course, the two of you went to the Academy together. But you were a year below him so he never paid much attention to you. So when he had seen you at an event hosted by the University in his second year, he was shocked by how beautiful you had become.

You radiated an elegance that most people within the Capitol lacked. Your smile lit up the room. It certainly helped that you came from such a well-off family. And when you looked at Coriolanus for the first time that night at that event, he felt his heart literally stop, something he had never felt before. Not even with Lucy Gray.

Two years later, you guys got married. You were still in your last year of University while Coriolanus had just graduated. It was a beautiful ceremony that was worth absolutely everything.

Now to the present, a few months after the wedding, Coriolanus had gotten a job as Head Gamemaker of the Games. It was a very stressful position, having to top each of the Games from the previous years. And on this particular day, Coriolanus was beyond frustrated.

It all started when he woke up. He woke up to you not being in the bed. This wasn’t your fault of course. You had to have breakfast with your father and you couldn’t say no to it. But that didn’t mean Coriolanus couldn’t be annoyed at it. He couldn’t cuddle you which was so lame. He looked forward to his morning cuddles, thank you very much.

When he got to work, he was bombarded with issues such as one of the mutts had attacked an intern because the intern didn’t bother to wear the proper protection in order to avoid getting injured. So of course Coriolanus had to deal with that. It was absolutely ridiculous. He was beginning to understand why Doctor Gaul hadn’t cared too much for the well-being of others. People were just so completely stupid that it didn’t quite matter. Another issue had been that one of the other Gamemakers were trying to give Coriolanus a proposal about what to add to the Games as if Coriolanus didn’t already know these things. All the ideas in the proposal were things he had already thought of!

The day was just unbelievably frustrating. So when he got home from work, he had all this pent-up frustration inside of him.

You greeted Coriolanus immediately with a bright smile, dressed in an adorable dress that he had gotten you a few weeks ago. You looked like an angel. But when you gave Coriolanus a hug and a kiss, he didn’t reciprocate. He just sighed a deep sigh, patting your waist in greeting. It caused you to frown as that wasn’t how Coriolanus usually greeted you.

“How was your day?” You asked, keeping a light tone.

Coriolanus took his shoes off, placing them neatly on the shoe rack before uncuffing his dress shirt. “Long.” He said shortly, not elaborating.

“Yeah?” You asked, tilting your head to the side.

“Yep.”

“Wanna talk about it?” You had asked as the concerned wife.

“No, I don’t want to talk about it!” He raised his voice, his frustration getting the best of him. “Please just leave me be for a bit.” Coriolanus walked past you, making his way to your shared bedroom and slamming the door shut.

You couldn’t help tearing up. Coriolanus had never raised his voice at you at any point in your relationship so this was definitely quite new to you and you didn’t know how to react. You took a deep breath, blinking your tears away as you bit your lip. You made your way to the living room and to the balcony, standing outside to look at the sun setting. It was only about seven in the evening.

You stood out there, overlooking the Capitol as you thought about Coriolanus. Did you do something to upset him? Was he just upset over something that happened at work? You tried to think about anything you could’ve done to upset him but couldn’t think of anything. Maybe you had done something without realizing it.

You didn’t realize how long you had been standing outside on the balcony until you felt a pair of arms wrap around you from behind. “What are you doing out here, doll?” Coryo murmured into your ear, pressing a kiss onto your lobe.

“Thinking.” You replied softly. You didn’t know how else to reply or what else to say.

“What about?”

You hesitated replying for a moment. “About when you came home.” You murmured, looking at the sky. “You’ve never raised your voice at me before.”

Coryo pulled you tighter against him, leaning his chin on your shoulder. “I know, princess.” He murmured.

“Did I do something to upset you?” You asked a bit vulnerably, grateful that Coriolanus couldn’t see your face.

“Not at all, love,” He replied, pressing a kiss on to your neck. “I just had a long day at work. Everything had been too much.”

“Are you sure?”

Coriolanus took a deep breath, moving to stand up straight and tall as he unwrapped his arms from you. He turned you around. “I’m positive, baby.” He replied, looking into your doe eyes. He grabbed your hand, guiding you inside. “Let’s go inside. Perhaps I can make it up to you?”

You didn’t say anything and just allowed yourself to be led by Coriolanus. He brought you to the bedroom, closing the door behind him after you had entered. “I didn’t get to hold you this morning,” Coriolanus murmured as he wrapped his arms around you, pressing a kiss on to your lips.

“I know, I’m sorry.” You replied, pressing a kiss onto his lips.

“I suppose I can forgive you.” He smirked, gently pushing you onto the bed.

Coriolanus definitely showed you how sorry he was for raising his voice at you. He showed you with kisses, made you cum twice using his tongue and once on his fingers. All you had to do was lay there and look pretty as he worked on taking care of you. When he finally fucked you, he didn’t last long. He did it hard and fast, taking his frustrations of the day out on your cunt. And you were so good for him.

And when you both finished, breathing heavily, he laid on top of you, pulling out. He wrapped his arms around you, laying his head on your chest. “I love you,” He murmured against your warm skin.

“I love you too, Coryo.”

[zombie-eats-world]

Rob Lucci; Double Agent

Look I know Rob Lucci and CP9 has a less than stellar reputation. Lucci is either despised, begrudgingly loved, or just not thought about. But recent events have made me look back over his inclusion with renewed interest in what his story could be hiding.

Rob Lucci might just be working for the Revolutionary Army…

Let’s begin with setting the scene.

It’s pre time skip and CP9 just barely escaped Enies Lobby with their lives. They’ve been picked as the Scapegoats for the whole kerfuffle, despite how obviously Spandam held all the blame as both the person that messed up, and the leader who should have taken responsibility. Spandam’s connections and the inherent corruption of the WG covered for his absolute incompetence.

This is probably the first time Oda has highlighted the CP9 teams camaraderie. Before this we couldn’t tell if they even liked each other past being co workers. But seeing them come together was actually pretty sweet. Personally I enjoyed seeing them be more of a family than co workers that only tolerated each other.

 This begins CP9 teams days as fugitives, falsely blamed for Spandam mistakes. Which is interesting when you consider Bluenos words from Chapter 374 Page 18:

WE sympathize very deeply with that woman.

Considering we know now that the CP9 agents are closer than previously thought, Blueno using the royal ‘we’ here is poignant. It would suggest the group had discussed this, had shared their opinions with each other about feeling bad for Robin. It’s a minor detail, but it highlights that while brainwashed to be blank slates for the government, they do have their own opinions and thoughts about the world.

And now, they don’t have to sympathize with Robin, they can empathize with her as fellow fugitives for a bullshit reason.

Now I think CP9 taking Lucci to a hospital is such an underrated move. They could have abandoned Lucci. He was heavily injured and they are now running from the World Government.

But they rally together, and go to the lengths of doing street performances in order to gather the money for Lucci’s medical expenses. I’m not sure if anyone’s pointed it out before, but medical expenses is one of the most common things to radicalize a person in real life, and I don’t think Oda wouldn’t have known and understood that.

I can only see this as an incredible humbling and radicalizing moment for all the CP9 agents.

Seeing them hang out and just enjoy each others company is actually really wholesome. Especially with how happy they seem to have Lucci back. They go bowling to celebrate! Rob Lucci goes bowling with his found family team and they just chill together. It’s shockingly tender for how ruthlessness and cold CP9 had been portrayed as until this cover story.

And something I really want to highlight is Lucci upon waking up

His blank expression, his clenched fists, the way Hattori is so animated. Clearly Lucci is learning what’s happened and he’s upset, his entire world view might even have shifted. The government, of which he served with perfect precision, believed the buffoon that is Spandam and was now hunting him. This is a man with no direction anymore. This is a man who had lost his direction.

The arrival of the Candy pirates in the Independent Report is an interesting turn in my opinion.

For one it’s the first time we see CP9 step up to protect innocent people of their own free will. They don’t have to do this, but they do, because I believe they truly do care about justice.

Notably even Oda’s descriptions call them messengers of justice and Hero’s specifically. This is the most objectively ‘good’ thing we’ve ever seen them do.

But having Lucci go too far, and making the townspeople run scared from them, thus forcing them to leave is also an interesting narrative flip. Lucci is known for his bloodthirsty nature and yet were explicitly shown him being punished for those actions. I can’t help but notice that we are denied Lucci’s facial reaction to this consequence (Chapter 514 cover). We don’t get to know how he feels about this and he is excluded from the reward as well. On the chapter 515 cover they are given a flower as thanks for saving the little girl and her mother from the chapter 511 cover. This is the only reward they get, and it’s important enough to be referred to again later (so remember it) and Lucci is left out here, almost as if his excessive justice was a mistake that’s he’s being punished for.

And then they are off, taking the pirate ship like true criminals and sailing off from ST. Poplar.

(I have now reached the image cap for a post, I shall continue this in a reblog)

[nkn0va]

Genderbend anon here

Just general romantic headcanons would be fine thank you

Luckily for both of us Rider saw this coming and made a few genderbend banners.

Also as it turns out, from what I've researched Jin is a gender neutral name so there we go.

(Personally tho I'm more a fan of this art)

-Entering a relationship with Jin of all people will not be an easy or fast process. Rather ironically it is going to be quite a slow burn before that point.

-The only real way to break down her defenses enough by the events of the game is to have known her back in the Military Academy. Getting close to her...acquaintances as she would call them is the best way to do so.

-Absolutely not a PDA person. If you try any of that she's going to push you away and chastise you if anyone's around as if you two don't know each other. She's pretty good at selling it too, if you didn't know better you'd think she was being entirely serious about it.

-It's only when you two are alone does she clear the air. She doesn't need to, you know how she is, but she still feels that need deep down. A subtle, but meaningful way of showing her true feelings.

-Anyone Jin lets into her circle, including you, she's quite protective of, but rarely in a way one can outwardly see. After becoming a Major she has quite a bit of influence in the NOL, which she can use to bail you out of trouble when needed.

-Getting you out of being scolded by one of your superiors (who she likely outranks), getting you out of missions that she feels are too dangerous for you, or making sure the medics pay more attention to you if you get injured. She'll never outright break protocol for you but depending on the situation she might bend it a little.

-In return you get to not act so cold, especially to Noel. Or, at least you try. Jin won't reveal why she seems to hate the poor secretary so much even to you. Wait til the events of the C-series to find out.

-Finding out how she interacts with Ragna is... very concerning to say the least. Especially when you find out he's her brother. Hope you're ready to be an unlicensed family therapist, you're gonna be an important part of the healing process for both of them. Well, as much as they can heal, at least.

Hopefully I don't get another Hazama request soon this was hard asf

-If there's one thing for you to know, this will not be an equal relationship or one that happens because Hazama genuinely cares about you. This is a relationship that starts because you're useful in some way to her. Or she just finds you exceptionally interesting, but in the way that a scientist would find a new species intriguing..

-You're not gonna know that though. Befitting of her snake motifs, Hazama is silver-tongued little weasel that keeps you in the dark entirely about her true intentions.

-Most of your time with her is spent with her pretty much psychologically profiling you, though not in a way that makes it obvious. As she's all but entirely devoid of real emotions herself, she sorta experiences them vicariously through you. Your likes, dislikes, goals, and aspirations are going to rub off on her to some extent.

-However if there's on undeniable quality she has, it's that she's a damn good actor. She makes it all seem like she's genuinely interested in who you are as a person and wants to learn about you like a real lover would.

-If you're not already in the NOL, which is highly unlikely, she'd subtly, gently push you into joining, and pull the proper strings to get you working closely with her.

-From there. it quickly becomes too late. You're asked to do some pretty absurd stuff for her, but she tells you with a smile that it's normal to do dirty work when you start out. It'll eventually get better once you gain some tenure. However that time never seems to come. Despite that though, Hazama has already worked your way into your head and her reassurances manage to work every time.

-She does care about you, though in her own odd, twisted way. If she had to ditch you to bail you out, she'd easily do so...however some part of her can't help but recoil slightly at the thought.

-She can most certainly be quite the passionate partner when she has the desire to, which she never thought she could even have in the first place. That's why she's kept you around for so long. However unbeknownst to you her heart is never really truly in it, at least in the way you'd want it to. Though who knows, that might be why you've stuck around yourself.

[importantglittersuit]

Prisms of Parallels

An Invincible Multiverse chronicle

A Mark Grayson x Oc storyline

In the vast existence of the Multiverse, there are infinite possibilities, infinite outcomes. For each one there are events or people that change the course of each universe. This is one of them.

[Dimension:Unknown]

[Beachside territory] [location:unknown] [Date:unknown]

The soft caress of ocean waves lap against gold color sand. 

Winds create a gentle breeze to the pleasing climate.

Sitting in the sand, a young couple, husband and wife, sit alongside each other.

A new life swaddled in soft cotton, cooing curiously at the world around them, content in their arms.

A song falling from their lips was would only forever be hers.

Hers for life.

~

What is life in the eyes of the expanse that is the  universe? 

Fragility? 

Borrowed moments?

Truth?

A lie?

Such questions should not be on the mind of someone so young.

To be asking such questions at a funeral was both inappropriately appropriate and appropriately inappropriate. 

She wished her grandfather lived forever but that would not happen.

At least he left her with one that that would be immortal.

Wrapped up in blessing to her by incantations.

~

Change is not always linear.

It can be daunting or thrilling.

Never easy.

“I want to stay.”

Her parents exchanged a worried glance. She had voiced her displeasure and would not back down without a fight.

Yet it was necessary to have this change.

She refused to look at them, tears of frustration in her eyes.

“I want to stay home.”

“Home, is where we make it, little one.”

“No! Home is here! This is our home!”

She ran to her small room, upset, determined not to stay.

Her father found her hiding under a blanket as he hummed her song.

She peered from her shield of blankets, watching as he held a small floating orb of water, shaping it to any animal she loved.

Once she leaned against him did he say,” Home is where we make it, where you are, where your heart is.”

“But....it makes me sad.”

“It will not be forever. You are my little fighter. My little lobo. I believe in you. Can you believe in yourself?”

“....I can try.”

~

Change is not fun.

Is what she decided.

What she thought for days.

Being in a new place she doesn’t  know is not fun.

Not having friends is not fun. 

Being teased is not fun.

She glared at the seat in front of her on the school bus. Others were laughing too loudly or being too annoying. All day long they were like that.

She wanted to be apart of it cause it sounded fun.

At lunch, she liked to sit near the trees, listen to the wind, look at the birds and squirrels.

This made her strange to the other children.

A soft broken warble caught her attention; a baby bird had fallen out of its nest, injured. Scrambling to its aid, holding it in her hands; its small frail body covered in scrapes.

She looked around making sure no one was near before taking her water bottle, pouring water over the small hatchling.

The drops stopped falling before they hit the ground, reversed, before curling around the little bird. The liquid glowing until the bird chirped, fully healed.

She pet its head smiling.

~

Her love for animals turned to be the icebreaker between her and her classmates. 

It was exciting to share the love of animals with them making them reciprocate their joy of being with her.

She also loved people, abeit to a degree but loved them nonetheless.

Which is why she wanted to help.

Her parents did not share her enthusiasm however.

Definitely not when she asked her mother to craft her a suit that would adapt to her abilities seamlessly.

“Why don’t you support me?”

“Because it is dangerous!

“There are many people with powers helping people everyday!,” she argued.

“They can mean well all they want but will not mean well for you at the end! Not who they really work for!”

She blinked confused as her father held her shoulders:”You  want to help, that is noble, you want to protect that is who you are. But they do not see the way you do. Here and in many places they make the choice between being good people or saving people. They have no rules between the two only that you can’t be both.”

“Then I will make my own rules.”

Her father gritted his teeth as her mother sighed, looking for incantation book:”you can make your own but the difficulty is following them.”

~

Sighing, she let the agents drive past once again while hiding in an alley.

They were stubbornly persistent, she would give them that.

Yet, she could evade them however long they pleased until understood she was not interested in the slightest.

She looked around about to shift back when her mind sensed an energy spike manifesting.

She was quicker shifting her hand into sharp diamond aimed at this new presence.

Said presence blinked:”I just purchased this suit.”

His only response to his words was her narrowing her eyes at him. Well what he assumed were her eyes. Her liquid form simply gave her silhouette but no distinguishable features for him to identify her.

In simple terms, her identity was hidden and obscured from him.

He continued:”we’ve been watching you, fighting I mean. You do good work, make sure civilians are safe from harm. You don’t make too much of a mess but that’s usually unavoidable. We assume you mean no harm.”

She didn’t assure him of anything.

Opening his jacket, he pulled out a card:” Cecil Steadmen, I work with the GDA. I’d like to make you an offer.”

Lowering the arm that was diamond before returning it to liquid, she took the card, letting it swish around in the water.

This Cecil raised a brow:” Not a talker, that’s fine. Can I at least have your name?”

He was surprised when she simply disappeared into thin air.

Even despite calling his team to track her movements, how could they track the wind?

In all seriousness, how could they when she became the wind before materializing back into herself a good ways away.

Holding her side she winced, definitely sore, no open wound though as always but the strength training has been helping as of late.

Tapping the concrete wall, flexing her hand over the smooth surface did it open itself, the small compartment hiding her belongings, including her phone.

A lot of missed messages from her cousins.

They were waiting for her to start dinner.

~

It was helpful that most of her family knew of her abilities; each member had at least one themselves just not to the strength nor degree she had hers.

It was both a blessing and a curse as they say.

Luckily they were all past the age of it being their defining attribute as well as a means of envy.

They had other things to worry about.

For instance, today’s priority was lunch.

She was offered by one of the cousins to help pick up some burgers.

As they drove, her older cousin chuckled hearing their phones ping with message nonstop on what to get.

Resisting the urge to roll her eyes, her cousin couldn’t help but snicker:” cheer up. Today is Saturday. And Saturdays at BurgerMart are always fun.”

“Getting hamburgers on a Saturday during lunch rush is fun?”

“It’s fun because every Saturday there’s a cute cashier working. He’s not my type but nice to look at. I think he might be your type.”

Rolling her eyes again, she went inside to order the  burgers for everyone. Naturally it was a long line for the lunch rush.

When it was finally her turn, she realized her cousin wasn’t lying that the cashier boy was cute.

Perhaps she was staring too long because he looked up from the register to double take before coughing.

He stuttered:” wel-hmm! Welcome to BurgerMart! May I take your order?”

She tried her best to not smirk as his ears grew pink.

Looking at her phone then back at him, she couldn’t help it.

“Hmmm may you tell me which combo meal includes your phone number?”

It took him a moment to register what she said, his face turning scarlet when he did.

He stuttered for a few moments before squeaking:”I - I take my break in....ten minutes..”

“Then I guess I’m waiting ten minutes.”

He couldn’t function properly while taking the food order.

And once he was on his break, he couldn’t help but rub his neck, face still flushed.

As she put his information in her phone she asked:”Do you prefer Markus or Mark?”

“I actually prefer my middle name Sebastian.”

“Noted.”

“And you?”

She hummed placed a finger on his chest:”For now you can call me Loba. It means wolf in Spanish. It’s a nickname.”

He stuttered again as she walked away, not being able to tear his gaze from her. Once she was gone, he immediately called his best friend.

“Will! You won’t believe what just happened!”

His coworkers gave him a side eye.

“He’s not going to shut up about this for days, let alone today.”

“Kill me now.”

Their manager snapped at them to get back to work making them scramble yet one questioned:”what kind of nickname is wolf?

The other grabbed the mop:”I don’t know. Maybe it means something. Like something deeper.”

“I guess you’re right.”

They began to clean and mop, ignoring the tv playing in the background showing a hero that switched between water and solid diamond. Nameless yet strong.

[Dimension: Located]

A/N-My first go at a story, chapter total unknown as of yet. Always appreciate constructive criticism and advice as well as comment interactions or questions. Thank you.

[primeofprimes115]

Mae's First Time [Part 1] - (Matrix) Supergirl x Male Reader

Note: Wholesome 🥰

Being the boyfriend of a Protoplasmic lifeform that was created as a female in some pocket universe was surely not on the bucket list of Y/N's, but let's start at the beginning, of where the relationship went from tense... To an instant form of connection in a way.

Y/N was apart of LexCorp as Lex Luthor's bodyguard at best. The man was young but he was one of the best to be Lex's bodyguard, handpicked by him alone to be his personal bodyguard...

That was until he met the Humanoid Protoplasmic Matrix lifeform from this rather pocket universe where she originated from, who took on the name, Supergirl, and even wore a similar uniform of that to Superman, was infatuated with Luthor for a time, until she also met Y/N that is, and she strictly resembled to looking a lot like Lana Lang.

You could say it was a simple love story then and there, but the two weren't necessarily eye-to-eye at first, knowing and seeing that his boss was adamant in having Matrix, or well, "Supergirl", be his personal bodyguard too, all because she had similar abilities as to that of Superman, the flight, the speed, agility, even the strength, though her strength wasn't exactly on par with Superman's, she was strong enough to hold on her own. She could even go invisible, shapeshift and communicate telepathically since she had psychokinesis, which she'd use against Y/N at times against his own will, along with shooting blasts of energy from her hands if she focused her telekinesis and could create a forcefield around others to protect them.

As much as Y/N wouldn't admit to it, he was jealous, he was just a normal human, unlike her... She was created in a lab, by some other Lex Luthor, at least from what he was told from by Superman.

The two... Didn't exactly like each other at first...

Until the day they began to bond properly after he got injured on the job, a planned assassination was put on Lex's head and Y/N took the bullet for the man, just barely missing his heart and lungs, both Y/N and Luthor were escorted to safety and the assassin apprehended. He could've died that day if it weren't for Matrix's actions next.

Trust had began to build between them upon Matrix showing her true Protoplasmic form, or in his words...

"You can turn into... Purple gloop?" he joked through the seething pain. "Is that another reason he keeps-"

"Just shut up and let me do my work, you idiot" she retorted, shutting him up immediately as she began to do something incredible much to his own eyes.

Infusing some of her bio-organic tissue onto him, using her Bio-Fusion to fuse with him, she began to close up his wound without any pain inflicted upon him, watching as she was doing the unthinkable.

"What. The" he exclaimed in absolute shock in a muttering tone, as the purple "gloop" that fused with him began to slither back to Matrix, connecting with her body to materialize again.

"There" Matrix sighed, nodding her head toward where his wound once was. "You're not squirming, so I assume it's better now" she said with a little harshness in her tone as Y/N moved around a little, feeling no pain at all.

"I feel like... nothing happened" he said with surprise. "I... Uh...".

"Yeah, yeah, you're welcome, whatever" she brushed him off, looking away from him as she reverted back to her humanoid form, back to wearing the cape and familiar colors, not batting an eye toward him.

She stood comfortably still, hearing slithers of movement from Y/N on the medical bed within LexCorp, sitting up on the bed itself, after all, the reason he was here was to get medical attention from Luthor's best doctors he hired after she was instructed to bring Y/N back there by Luthor himself upon him taking the hit, but it ended up with Matrix helping Y/N instead.

Matrix recalled back to the events merely moments ago, she was faster than a speeding bullet or so they say, she could've saved Luthor without no one else getting hurt, but it was Y/N who took the hit instead, he wasn't even bulletproof, not like her in a way.

She sighed, her back turned to him, while Y/N's eyes rested upon the yellow S sigil on the back of Matrix's cape, the sigil that would give someone hope and safety upon seeing it in person for themselves, if it were someone else that is.

Seeing Matrix's huffy-like-stance, her arms crossed as she thought back on the previous events.

"Wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?" he lightly joked, breaking the silence, humor wasn't his usual conversation starter, but he saw that humor was a good start to a conversation, at least to break tension.

Matrix didn't reply, still having her back turned to him, she felt she should, keeping her face hidden from his view as she had this frowned look, a feeling of dread which she never really usually feels but for some reason... She felt it upon seeing Y/N take the bullet for Luthor.

She felt... Angry... In that moment, she was angry at Y/N for taking the hit instead, but as time went by... She felt angry... At herself, she was angry at herself for not being quick enough, but Y/N was. Maybe she should've shielded him than Luthor instead.

She wanted to get her hands on the shooter for even daring to try kill Lex... Or even Y/N for that matter, even with the shooter being apprehended by mutual allies of hers outside LexCorp.

"Hey, I asked you a question" Y/N said into the aura-less area around Matrix, she moved her head slightly in response to him but... She couldn't find the words to reply with. "If this is about me taking the hit, instead of you? Then I get it" he then tells her.

"It's... It's not that".

"No, no. Clearly you're the superior bodyguard and I ain't" he spoke out loud, gesturing dramatically. "You're bulletproof, you can do all these amazing things that I can't even do, clearly I'm an inferior bodyguard unlike you... All I can do is be cannon fodder while you can just take bullet after bullet without even a scratch" he sighed.

"I'm sorry" Matrix mumbled under her breath, a look of guilt and sadness sprouting across her face... He was right after all, she wasn't exactly normal, she could do all these amazing things and yet... Y/N was just a normal human being, he wasn't as amazing as she was, he wasn't as "super" as she was, not like Superman but she understood.

She felt guilty about making him look small, regarding his little rant in her ears, her eyes closed as she felt something tingling at her eyes... Were they... Tears?

Just as she thought so, a sound of Y/N chuckling soon crawled into her ears.

"I gotta admit, I'm kinda jealous, it's not every day you get to meet someone who does all these amazing, unnatural things and almost takes your job away" he jokes with a light chortle, smiling back on the moments before today.

"Oh, so now you admit it?" Matrix turned around to face him, crossing her arms again with a mere scolding look.

"Yeah, I do" he still kept his smile, much to her surprise. "And if my eyes aren't deceiving me, I swore I saw that look on your face earlier" he proceeded to change the subject a little, enough to keep her from leaving.

"What look?" she questioned.

"That worried look, like you were hoping I wasn't dead or something like that, that look of relief when I wasn't? That wasn't fake... Right?" a look of concern spreaded across his face where his smile slightly disappeared.

Matrix found herself in a corner at this point, she swore he had seen his eyes slightly open earlier as she continued looking down at him in worry, and in relief when he made the littlest of noises to signal he was still awake and alive, but this confirmed it.

"You actually care about me, don't you?" he asked her genuinely, much to her dismay.

"Of course I do! It's my thing of being a superhero for a reason!" she abrupted before her voice got softer. "I can't just... Leave you to... Die, as much as you were a jerk to me all those times"

"I know I was a jerk to you and... All that" it was now Y/N's turn to feel guilty. He was kinda a big jerk to her mostly, much as she was to him, he was in the wrong for that, he admitted it. "And for that... cross my heart and hope to die, I apologize" he says before thinking back on what he just said. "Wow, that sounds corny when I say it out loud... And considering I almost died... Well" self-awareness erupted from him, which made Matrix smile a little.

"Maybe it's best you avoid making those types of jokes" she responded with a little giggle, it was very rare to hear her laugh or smile for that matter, which in that moment, made him smile.

"Whatever you say... Supergirl" he responded with a soft demeanor.

The two fell silent for a moment, awkwardly looking away to gather their thoughts as Matrix thought of one thing that had bothered her for a little while now.

Lex had told her about his and Y/N's relation, he was took in by him when he was but a teenager, having just lost his terminally ill mother to cancer, his father had passed away in the line of duty for his country before Y/N was born, Y/N had nowhere else to go except go in an orphanage, before Lex himself decided to adopt him, since he knew Y/N's family and his mother at best, since she was a former LexCorp employee.

It sounded to her that Y/N saw Lex as a father-figure, someone who taught and raised him after his mother could until she couldn't anymore, she always put her son first, before herself, and it was her last request... For Luthor to take him in like he was his own son.

It all reminded her of when she became an orphan when her Earth became lifeless and ruined, taken in by Superman and the Kents, Superman's adopted family when he first landed on Earth as a baby. Given the name "Mae" as short to her given name, Matrix by her Lex Luthor.

"So... About Lex... What do you think of him?" she asked him, a look of surprise came upon Y/N's facial expression when he was asked about his relationship with him.

"What do I think of him?" he asked in response, before brushing his question off quickly. "I mean... When mom passed, I had no one else really, both my parent's parents never really saw me, nor did I ever see them. There was my mom's brother, but she never wanted to talk about him. She wished I could've met my biological dad though" he kept his eye sight away from her as he explained.

However, she couldn't help but stare at this young man, he was currently wearing no shirt, his toned body out for her own eyes to witness, listening to everything he had to say about his relation to Luthor.

"He never mentioned about you having a father".

"Yeah, I expected much. He died, he was a soldier, killed-in-action, I only saw pictures of him and that was that." he replied. "But... My relation to Luthor is because of my mom, she used to work at LexCorp, before she was diagnosed with Leukemia after a checkup, but... She never said anything, not to me, not to Lex, not to anyone. She was too worried about my future, she put me first before... herself" he choked up a little, Matrix attempted to provide comfort but he held his hand out to her. "I'm fine, it's just a bubble in my throat".

"I... I wasn't told about the way she passed" she spoke lowly, seeing the impact it left on him still.

"My mom was one of Lex's most trusted employees, and a good friend, at least that's what my mom told me before her passing. It would've been difficult for him to explain how she passed as well" Y/N reminded her, clearing his throat to "clear" the "bubble" in his throat. "It was my mom's last request for him to take me in, and since then... I began to see him as a father-figure, as much as I didn't really trust him at first, I was a stubborn kid".

"And you're still stubborn" Matrix lightly bashed him with a little snicker, which made Y/N chuckle in response.

"Yeah, you got me there" he smiled about it to himself for a moment, as the two shared a glance with each other.

"I never asked Lex, but why did you become his personal bodyguard? Even though he took you in?" Matrix moved on to ask a new question.

"I took self-defense classes, taekwondo, karate, anything martial arts, even shooting school when I turned sixteen" he could go on forever if he would, but he chose to save his breath, giving Matrix the idea. "Much to his... Displeasure, he soon realized why. He was a... Controversial person, and not many people liked him, or any of his employees for that matter, for what reason? I don't know".

"Yeah... I've ran into those people. They call me "Luthor's Pet" which is just... Wrong" Matrix confessed.

"Shows you that the world isn't always sunshine and rainbows" he made a point across to Matrix, she felt he was kinda right. "I learned that at a pretty young age, fighting in school and all that, coming back with blooded noses and bruises. Kids were ruthless in my youth, motivated me to take self-defense classes, it weren't long until I began kicking their asses" he chuckled. "So... Yeah, that's my relation to Luthor, my father-figure".

"I still can't wrap my head around the fact you... You willingly took that shot for him, you were faster than me there, and if you weren't there...".

"Are you blaming yourself?" he asked quickly, his eyes snapped straight back onto Supergirl. "Don't blame yourself, SG. None of us could've predicted what happened earlier today".

"I wish I had super hearing, like Superman. I can't shoot lasers out of my eyes, I'm not as strong as him... I don't think I'm as fast as him" she began self-doubting herself, crossing her arms while keeping her eyes off from Y/N.

"Matrix... That doesn't matter, NONE of this is your fault. None of it" Y/N frowned, leaning forward a little. "Lex is alive, I am alive, the shooter was apprehended, it's all good. You did good out there, as always".

Matrix made eye contact with Y/N again after a little moment of collecting her thoughts, letting his words process through her smart protoplasmic mind of hers, before a little smile dawned on her lips. "You too, though you did get shot".

"And you saved me... My hero" he teased with a chuckle, making the protoplasmic girl look away with a smile as silence fell between them again... But not the awkward kind.

The more... Relieving, comforting kind.

It was then, the two locked eyes with one another, Matrix felt herself gravitate towards him in that moment, feeling some form of... Bond with him beginning to grow, she felt herself in the air floating towards him before landing back onto her feet with the click of her boots hitting the floor gently.

Y/N had fully sat up on the bed, looking Matrix in the eyes still, feeling something too toward her, he wasn't sure what it was at first, but he knew right after upon grabbing her hand with tenderness and a gentle nature.

She looked down at him in surprise, before witnessing the young man stand up, just slightly taller than him, she stood about five-foot-eight.

"If I'm correct, your real name is... Mae, right? Spelt M, A, E?" he asked her softly, holding her hand with a gentle care, feeling how soft her humanoid skin felt.

"Mhm. Yeah" she nodded gently. "I merely adopted it after... Well..." she paused, wondering if she should tell him or not.

"It's alright, you can say later" he smiled, his face drawing toward hers.

It wasn't long until she drew her face closer to his, while staying at Clark's parents' farmhouse after merely coming to this Earth after her Earth became lifeless.

A mere thought came back to Y/N's head as he was entranced by Mae's beauty, she maybe a Protoplasmic humanoid like being, but she was sure beautiful in her own right, but back then, he wouldn't ever call her that, he'd call her the opposite when insults were thrown against one another in their petty arguments.

"I remember saying you were... You were..." a little soft sense of guilt fell upon his face upon remembering what he once used to call her while being a jerk toward her.

"Ugly?" she finished.

"Yeah... But that was me being a jerk to you, you truly are the complete opposite of ugly" he told her, correcting himself after many months of knowing each other through a tense relationship.

Mae grew a smile on her face as she noticed his face getting rather too close to hers slowly, her eyes still locked onto his before looking down to his lips.

"I... I haven't really, properly done this before... Typically speaking" she softly spoke toward him, feeling his breath on her skin as he opened his mouth. She felt her face began to... Heat up which felt strange at first, but it felt... Good in a way.

"Really?" he asked before smiling away. "First time, huh?" he smirked next, catching her off guard with the first move.

"Mmmph ~" a mumble escaped her as a pair of lips softly pressed against hers.

Her eyes widened upon realizing what had just happened, thoughts ran through her mind, 'he's kissing me?!' was one of those thoughts.

She didn't know if she should push him off of her or how to react... But she felt... Warm, comfortable...

She felt good...

She then closed her eyes and let nature run it's course, melting into the kiss softly as she wrapped her arms, with her hands tugging the sides of her cape, around his figure, enveloping her long cape around him.

"Oh, your cape is so warm" he mumbled into her lips as he felt the fabric of her cape around his naked body, complementing how fuzzy and warm before their kiss continued.

To think they once hated each other's guts, to now making up for all their past endeavors towards each other and kissing in the medical wing of LexCorp. Mae, nor did Y/N, think this possible.

"Mmph ~" another moan escaped Mae as their kiss continued softly and slowly before their lips smacked off from each other, slowly separating from each other's lips for him to breath.

"Mae, I-".

"It's okay, Dorky" she smiled. "I'm happy this happened, let's keep this... Between us, I can't imagine what Lex would think of this".

"You... You want this to happen?".

"You made the first move, Dorky, didn't you?" she smirked.

"Oh, yeah, hehe" he smiled back. "I suppose I should get shot again, next time" he lightly joked, much to her displeasure.

"Hey! Don't say that! You'll get me paranoid!" she puckered her lips unintentionally, which Y/N laughed softly at her expression he never thought she'd make.

"Adorable, for a Protoplasmic humanoid female lifeform, you sure are adorable" 

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End of Part 1...

A/N: Sorry folks, the uh... Smut will be in part 2, since a storm is hitting the UK, Ireland and central parts of Scotland badly, there's probably gonna be power outages and this will be... Pretty long, and I pretty much won't get all of it done in the one thing in that case, so... Yeah. This is part 1.

Sorry folks!

But I hope you liked this!!

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Poll Vote March Mutual Pining Slowburn

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Blinded by Sakuya_Serenity_Kira (E)

Strawhats and Heart Pirates are traveling together after the events on DressRosa, Zou and maybe even Wano. Kizaru pays them a visit and as a result Luffy is blinded.  Now he is not allowed in the sun for days. And where would be safer for the freedom-loving captain than in the cabin of a grim, silent surgeon...?

Storge by Sketched_Ink (M)

“Ok!” Luffy grinned brightly, “You help protect Ace, and I beat up a flamingo? Easy” “Not a flamingo, Donquixote Doflamingo, my adoptive father”, Law tried to stop the venom seeping into his voice. Luffy nodded solemnly, “Ok, I beat up your father, the flamingo, and you protect Ace?”. Law supposed this was the closest he was going to get to total understanding. “Yes”, he ground out.   Or, the self-indulgent Bridgerton-style AU nobody asked for.

The Greatest Adventure by Kaatosade (E) [incomplete]

It was even more absurd to hear Luffy talking about marriage.

I was a God once! by KhepiAri (M)

I was a god once; no one believes it when I tell them now. I had tall shrines, devout followers and piles of offerings. My first shrine was made in the hollow of a tree. It was a little boy who had built it; he had killed a wild boar with a stone, that blood covered stone was my first form. He, along with his mates, he concluded the stone was a miracle. A notorious boar had rampaged around his village for months, destroying their crops and killing three elderly. The boy at the stupid age of 12 had taken matters in his own hand and ventured into the forest after his brothers and grandfather had returned injured. He had no skills and zero sense of self-preservation. With bow and arrows slung on his back, two long knives tied on thin his waist and a spear in his hand; he marched out of home at break of dawn. While his mother and father were busy nursing the injured and grandmother brewed the medicinal soup, he sneaked out. A pining god recites how he fell in love with a mortal. From bickering god and a devotee they become friends, but can god and human be together? Law is a young god and Luffy his devotee. SWITCH COUPLE: LawLu/LuLaw Lawlu Week 2022 day-6

And Like This, We Eclipse the Universe by riverofnara (G)

He knows his name. He knows the lullaby of the ocean and the press of warm sand against his toes. He knows the straw hat on his head is sacred, a treasure of unspeakable value. And he knows that he’s missed Law, a cavernous ache in his chest that would normally swallow one whole, but not here because Law’s presence alone is enough, a gentle balm to dull the pain in increments. - The universe grants two hearts longing for the other a chance to reunite. And even when they don't recognize each other, they don't let the moment go to waste.

Mon Trésor by bimarian (G)

Luffy wonders if Law will get mad once he finally admits it; will Law walk away from him once he lets all these wishes and prayers out in the open? Maybe. And that’s one doubt too many. Ten things that he wants to confess to his ally now that he is already the Pirate King.

Lost and Found by too_addicted_to_fiction (E)

“I’m not here to play hide-and-seek with you, Mugiwara,” Law spat out, hot and tired and annoyed. “I’m here to take you back. I promised your friends." In which Luffy runs away, and Law is sent after him.

When You Hug Me It Feels Like Home. by KhepiAri (G)

Unlike how his family had feared that Luffy would go wild at the first taste of freedom, Luffy was drowned in the first taste of college existential crisis, being good at something practically didn’t mean he was good at in theory. The first three weeks of Luffy’s freedom were spent studying things he had no understanding of. When assignments came another week later, the young student couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed and began crying in the middle of the library. Fellow students didn’t make things awkward for him by staring; it was common to find crying first years at every nook and corner of the university. It was entirely different from high school, if you fell no one was going to pick you up, you had to pick yourself up, clean your wounds and keep walking. “Are you okay?” A firm hand gently tapped a wallowing Luffy’s shoulder. “No…” Luffy tried to control his sobs. College AU. Fresher Luffy/PhD student Law. No Smut. One kiss. Law finds Luffy crying in the library, so he offers to buy Luffy a drink and help him out for a while, but he soon finds himself flirting with Luffy, who is a bit slow when it comes to matter of hearts. LawluWeek 2022 Day-8

Why won't you kiss me already? by Katia_Anyway (M)

Luffy is in love with Torao. And he knows Torao loves him back. So why won't Torao kiss him already!?

If You Need Me, I will by BasicallyACat (G)

Luffy can't find the words to describe all the things he feels, couldn't say them even if he found them. He knows people don't understand him usually and doesn't really mind. His nakama understand and that is all that matters. When he meets Law, suddenly there are far too many things to say even when he can't and Luffy prays Law can understand anyways.

The Curious Case of Monkey D. Luffy by lampalot7 (T)

Monkey D. Luffy was cute. This much was known—this was an undeniable, immutable fact. It was also largely suspected to be a ruse of some sort. The squishy-cheeked, beaming face on the wanted posters was largely considered by the more discerning members of Law’s profession to be incapable of the infamous, impossible deeds that Straw Hat Luffy has committed. Or: Luffy is cute, Law has incorrect assumptions, and then a crisis.

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[weathertheraine]

So happy to finally make something for this au !!

Most of the cast are spirits - the AU started out with me getting emo about name meanings. It turned out so well and I have so many thoughts, so I’ll put the broad strokes of the plot under the ‘read more’.

Song: ‘The Woods’ by Cosmo Sheldrake

Edit: still frames

The roles:

(Humans)

Asahi: The morning

Nishinoya: The evening

Hinata: The sun

Kageyama: The shadow

Tsukishima: The moon

Yamaguchi: The mountain

Kiyoko: The river

Tanaka: The dragon

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Daichi: The traveler

Suga: The student

Takeda: The teacher

Ukai: The listener

The plot:

- We open with Daichi, a wandering-knight-type who has been badly injured travelling on a mountain path. At the peak, at night, in the rain, he stumbles upon a long-abandoned shrine

- At sunrise, he wakes, and finds he’s not alone. Asahi tends to his wounds, and gives him some of the little food he has, and sends him on his way. Daichi makes the rest of the journey to the village safely

- In the village, at an inn, he meets Suga and Takeda, who he tells about his journey. To his confusion, they insist that the mountain shrine hasn’t been tended to in decades. The ‘priest’ Daichi remembers does not exist.

- A clue appears when Daichi sees the statue in the centre of the town: two men in a loving embrace. One of them is Asahi.

- Takeda is knowledgable about the spirits and mythology that surround the town - the mountain on one side, and the valley on the other. He tells Daichi the legend associated with the statue. Two spirit lovers, the morning at the evening, the peak and the valley. On the equinox, the pair would meet in the middle of the town, and the city began throwing a festival to honour the event, which is still held to this day.

- Suga, Takeda’s student, returns with Daichi to the shrine to investigate. When they wait for sunrise, Asahi appears again - delighted to have visitors.

- From him, they learn: he is indeed the spirit from the legend. Over decades, as the mountain pass became more dangerous, fewer and fewer travellers visited his shrine. Asahi grew weaker, and was no longer able to protect the travellers - making the journey more dangerous in turn. Now, he is so weak that he can only manifest at sunrise, and has lost his connection with the other sprits on the mountain. He can’t reach out to Nishinoya anymore, and it’s been decades since they were able to meet.

- Suga and Daichi resolve to help Asahi, and to help him find Nishinoya again. To do so, they must find and help the other spirit pairs on the mountain, who are weakened and fading thanks to Asahi’s disappearance.

- Hinata and Kageyama are phasing out into sunlight and shadow respectively, and cannot see each other.

- Tsukishima and Yamaguchi’s ages fluctuate with the phases of the moon, but they have been knocked out of sync.

- Ryuu is stuck in dragon form. Kiyoko is trapped behind her waterfall.

- No one can find Nishinoya at all.

- And… we go from there! With the help of Daichi, Suga, Takeda, and Ukai (a man who speaks to spirits without realising and assumes weird teenagers just keep hanging around his workshop), the spirits are brought back together and of course Noya will be found :>

- There are more scenes in my head but that’s the jist of it. If you read this far I love you