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do you ever read a story and every single character is going through such a specific and similar manipulation that you're kinda worried for the author??
#it could be any trauma really but manipulation is what stands out the most to me bc its like. rlly personal yk#astro liveblogs#theres been multiple fics like that that ive read but rn its a manga im reading#if any of my ts followers see this did yall ever read that one flower/coffee shop au where pattons fiance was like. insanely manipulative??#and logans parents were the same??#and so was romans ex??#and im sure virgil had smth going on but i dont remember it#acutally it mightve been virgils ex idk#and it was all the same Flavor of manipulation#this manga (Mieruko chan ) im reading is like that too#with that one guys mom and now michiru#damn
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Day 15 : Family visits / Effortlessly loving you
Abel belongs to @thal-ent (happy one year anniversary Thalou <33)
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“Judicaël, we’re back.”
I rise slowly from my bed at the sound of Abel’s voice.
It’s been three weeks since what we like to call Judi’s Second Biggest Mistake, or The Mistake for short. I picked the name myself.
I wish I could say everything just went back to normal but it really didn't. Everyone forced me to take a huge break from everything, the business trips, social media, public speaking, Valéry told me he'd hire a communication team (“it was long overdue, Judi”) and that he’d take care of the rest. We kind of made up, with Val. I was scared it was out of pity, but he reassured me. We talked for a long time. Basically, I've been a huge asshole to him, he was a dick to me, we’re even. I’m glad we’re still friends.
Since then, it's been ups and downs. Baihya, Bertie and Dodo have been watching over me like mother hens. Abel’s here too. He was only supposed to book the guest room for a week, but then he just started sleeping on a mattress next to my bed. Well, if you can call that sleeping. He spends his nights watching over me.
I scared the shit out of him. Out of everyone.
A lot of people come by to say hi and I have all the time in the world to talk to them now. Lan Yue, Michiru, Emerens, Altaïr… Even Hibiki came and she was crying. I never saw her cry before, like ever. Benedikt was there too, it felt like a whole ass fever dream.
But yeah, everyone has been really good to me. And I'm not really there yet but I think I'm getting better. It’s still hard to get up. It’s hard to face the guilt and the thoughts when I can’t work myself to the bone. But overall, it’s been alright.
They never leave me alone in the building alone, though. Feels kind of infantilizing, but I can’t blame them.
Dodo and Abel went to get groceries, which lasted about an hour.
It’s weird because I never heard of groceries barking before.
The next moment, the door of my room bursts open and something just latches onto me. Something with a lot of fur and a smell I’d recognize anywhere.
“... Marsha?”
Happy bark. Dear god. It is him.
I squeeze him tightly, but I have no idea what the fuck is happening. What is my service dog doing here? My mom’s supposed to be taking of him.
“Surprise,” Abel says softly.
He's standing in the doorway with Dodo, who’s looking very pleased with herself. Those bastards. Those sweet, adorable bastards.
“How did you guys…”
“Well, the three of us thought Marsha’s presence was much needed.”
Three?
Wait.
My eyes widen.
“Shut up. You didn't.”
“Yes we did.”
“You didn’t.”
“Yes they did,” someone else chimes in.
She walks in, her hair in a bun, greyer than the last time I saw her, she looks exhausted too, her eyebags are huge behind her glasses, but she smiles at me.
“Hi, honey.”
My mom. Those crazy bitches brought my mom here. She walks up to me and takes me in her arms as tears stream down my face.
“I’m sorry I couldn't come in earlier. You know, with work, and the tickets…”
“It's fine,” I say, and voice cracks. “I’m glad you’re here, I really am.”
Dad would have never showed up like this. Not like I really want him to.
I look at Abel and Dodo past my mom's shoulder.
“You fuckers. I love you so much.”
“We love you too,” Dodo sneers.
My mom pulls away from me after a few minutes, puts her hands on her hips.
“We’ll talk more later, honey. Theodosia, where’s the kitchen?”
“Uh, I can show you if you’d like, but Blanche, you should really rest-”
“No, I feel just fine, I slept for the whole flight! I need to get my hands on something. And to cook up something nice for my son and his friends!”
And she saunters away, followed by Dodo mumbling well, now at least we know where Judi gets that energy from.
Abel remains standing in the doorway. I look at him, he looks at me. We don’t say anything. We don't need to. He closes the door and walks up to me.
He attempts to sit on the bed.
Attempts, because Marsha just straight up latches onto him, getting a little surprised “ah” out of him as he tumbles over. I try to stop Marsha, forgetting that I literally cannot walk, fall on top of the both of them, and boom, here we are on the floor. Poor Abel is stuck beneath both me and my dog enthusiastically licking his face. What a life.
“... Ow. You okay?”
“Yeah,” he replies. “You?”
God, he looks so tired. He’s probably feeling worse than he lets on. Marsha doesn't just jump on people for no reason.
“I’m okay. I’m… feeling great, actually. And uh. Sorry for the contact. I can't get up.”
“I know. I don’t mind if it's you.”
I’m gonna cry again if he keeps this shit up. He’s not even being sweet, he’s just being sincere. Which is sweet.
“... Thanks. For this. My mom. I needed that.”
“I know.”
“Yeah. You always know, don’t you?”
“No. Not always.”
I can easily guess what he means.
He was taken by surprise last month. But he couldn’t have known. I hid from everyone just how bad things got. Even from myself.
“I’m sorry, Abel. I really am.”
“And I already told you I’m not mad at you.”
“You could be, you know. I wouldn’t blame you.”
“Judicaël.”
He slowly pats my head.
“I'm just glad you made it.”
“Yeah… Me too, you know.”
A silence. I break it once more, raising my face a little.
“I’m glad to have you. I'm glad you’re here.”
I know I'm not easy to love, but he makes me feel like I am.
We went through horrendous times, I did him dirty more than once, but he’s still here. I guess I must be worth it.
He doesn't reply at first. Just wraps an arm around me. The one that's not being squished by my dog.
“I’m glad you’re still here too,” he says, his voice so low I'm scared it’s just going to disappear.
We stay like this. In silence. I don’t say it, because I don’t want to overwhelm him, but I just know.
If I needed a single reason to stay, he’d be the first.
#noa writes stuff#lpm#judicabel#i love them your honor#they are (not yet) married#through thick and thin am I right#writing challenge day 15
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oo how about marie?
thank you for sending me marie, mutual. in doing so, you have enabled me to talk about marie.
favorite thing about them: i was rewatching some parts of the show to get some screencaps, and tbh her attitude is just. best thing about her. she’s so smug all of the time, and she has no right to be, considering many people would like to punch her in the face. she’s like a girlboss (making that money) yet also she’s cringey and extremely fail (aggravated some horse with a pompadour and then acted surprised when he tried to murder her in the street, hangs around with some random teenager all day). i also like how she knows how to pick her battles, she just doesn’t know when to let up on those battles. she WILL poke the bear, but as she isn’t poking every bear in sight, she’s concentrating all that irritation into a single few people who want her dead (like that horse client, likely flip and rose, and shirou too — the matter of things does not change how they would throttle her).
least favorite thing about them: “alright then, keep your secrets” sort of moment. woman!! who are you!! there’s so many unanswered questions around her, and on the one hand i like how it allows me to build up on her character, but also ….. would pay big bucks to somehow set up an interview with this awful woman and ask her to tell me her life story.
favorite line: ABSOLUTELY hilarious scene in the manga where she says, with her whole chest mind you, no afterthought as to how weird it is “well if your nose can’t find it, then no other beastman’s nose can.” and i just would like to say. what the fuck. her normal swag, imagine saying that to a guy after they angst about losing a trail, WHAT was that…. ACTUAL FAV LINE BECAUSE IT’S JUST SO 🥺 is in that same chapter where she’s talking to shirou while flipping round an aerosol can and says “human science, am i right~?” WATERED MY CROPS, marie scientist hc slowly losing the h!! yes miss mink you are right, talk about your interests (i have the suspicion that shirou would be willing to listen, if they weren’t going through Hard Times™️)
brOTP: her and michiru aren’t exactly “bro” to me. if i’m allowed to be self-indulgent, i would say they’re more of an uhhhh familial dynamic? like that’s her kid, you see. that’s the kid she picked up by complete accident with the intention of “i need someone to do my dirty work” and now she’s getting accidentally referred to as “mom” and does NOT know how to deal with that. kind of awkward, to scam the kid who hangs around you 24/7, eventually. “sell those to pay off your phone-bill or else. hope you have a good day at school, knock ’em dead, kiddo.” idk they’re funny to me, so sorry for getting self-indulgent with you 😔
OTP: if i don’t make a stupid post, draw something stupid, write something stupid about ogatami, i will literally die. i cobbled it together my bare hands, make the content you wish to see and all, be unhinged as possible. they’re married, they’re divorced, they’re exes, they’re in a new relationship, they’re pining, they’re parents of two. every time they see her, they get the urge to throttle her. they would murder anyone if she asked. “I could fix her.” “I could make them worse.” and rose could make them jobless. you don’t get it, i’m always down to think/talk/make content of them. rattling them round the brain.
nOTP: with any of the minor characters, but that’s about it. random headcanon: AWFUL eyesight. really bad. she refuses to wear glasses, she says they make her look old. eyesight is so ruined because she’s up late wearing those stupid glasses and looking at bright screens. oh my god is she a gamer gf wait w i bet she does wear contacts, but she often forgets about them and just. walks around with bad long-distance vision. rose offers to get her prescription glasses, because while she does not like her, she would prefer if her advisor’s informant/her unlicensed scientist/secret agent type could see what she was doing. and marie’s like “yeah, i bet ya’d like that, huh?” “yes i would, that’s why i offered?”
unpopular opinion: suuuper unpopular, but i think if the silver wolf/god plot was either like. either moved a little or simply was nonexistent, it would be really great for her and other characters like nina and pingua and rose and the bears etc etc. more time to develop and build story-line around them instead of moving from the earlier episodes (frankly more interesting) mob and gang plots. like if those were the stakes instead of “oh, so there’s two big unkillable canines with lasers” we would’ve had time to see more of those characters really shine. especially considering her ties with the city’s worst, maybe some backstory, some dynamic-building, a clearer view of how the city’s gangs worked. I DON’T KNOW, I just think the mob plots were more enjoyable to watch than the silver wolf plot. we could’ve had the time to learn more about her….. cries so loud.
song i associate with them: mitski brand new city…. “but if I gave up on being pretty I wouldn’t know how to be alive.” “i think my ways are wearing me down.” YEAH. yeah. yeah. losing momentum and who she is by staying in this role that she’s kept up for so long. my brain. scrambled egg.
favorite picture of them: BEAR WITH ME HERE HAJAHJSHSJ. limiting myself to TWO images.
[id: an image of marie from the show. she stands in the woods, lit by purple. she appears mid-jump, eyes glowing blinding white, a confident smile on her face. end id.]
I KNOW WHAT I SAID about how she is extremely cowardly and not the heaviest of hitters but this? this scene? immediately followed by jumping out the way of a CROSSBOW BOLT…. man.
[id: a scene from the manga showing marie and shirou. marie sits on a patio surrounded by potted plants, shirou standing slightly in front of her, studying an aerosol container with a somber expression. marie smiles and says “ah-ah~ be careful.” in the panel beside it, she puts a finger to her chin and grins, saying “it can be used as a weapon in high concentrations.” end id.]
FIRST OF ALL. LIVE RAII REACTION. second. love how she’s smiling here, she clearly loves talking about these kind of things. also that’s flirtingggg she’s flirtingggg, might as well have asked them if they were free friday. fuck that actually, could’ve kissed them on the MOUTH and then continue to tell them that they could totallyyyyy spray that can in their eyes sureee. also she’s pretty I also like that about this panel, she’s pretty.
ask game!!
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Shirou's Secret :
Shirou Ogami x Human Reader
( reader might be slightly oc )
For as long as you can remember you've been fascinated by beastmen. This was most likely due to your love of animals and curious nature. It became a habit of you annoying adults with all of your questions.
" Teacher, why don't we learn about beastmen?"
" Mr. Zookeeper, do elephants and elephant beastmen eat the same kind of food?"
" Ms. Librarian, why are all the books about beastmen so mean?"
You were normally met with a prejudice and ignorance that you didn't understand. Your mother was the only one who ever bothered to give you an unbiased answer. But even she didn't know everything.
Then you met Izumi. A snow leopard beastmen. You were both only eight at the time when you found her hiding under a playground set. Izumi was understandably afraid of you while you were the exact opposite. Soon you two became the best of friends.
Until the incident happened.
The same event that was playing over and over again in your mind as Shirou's body covered yours. His fur stained with blood from the multiple bullet wounds in his chest.
" S-shioru..." you whispered.
" Izumi!! "
" ..s-shirou..." your trembling hands clutched his shoulders, too afraid to nudge him off of you.
" Izumi!!!!! "
It all came back to you at once. The screams. The smell of blood. The pain. You couldn't feel anything but the pain in your head and the fabric of Shirou's coat.
" ..I...."
You heard a familiar deep voice, snapping you back to the present.
" I'm ok Y/n. "
Your vision focused on Shirou and your eyes widened. He was....he was healed! How?!
Before you could question it any further Michiru appeared to check on you both. That's right. Now you remembered. You were helping Shirou with a case when you were ambushed. It was suppose to be safe. At least safe enough to bring you along but apparently it wasn't.
" Y/n?" asked Koichi from the front seat of the mayor's car.
You came out of your daze once again. It seemed like it had been mere seconds since the mayor arrived with the police, questioned Shirou and Michiru then offered to escort you all home. The only thing you didn't vaguely recall was Shirou telling her " They know. " Except you weren't exactly sure what you knew or what happened at all.
" Yes Mr. Ishizaki?"
" I asked if you wanted us to take you home."
You were in front of Shirou and Michiru's place. They were already out of the car, watching you.
" No I'm not far from here. I can walk. "
As the car drove off you turned to Shirou and Michiru. You were all silent. They looked like they wanted to tell you something but you couldn't bare it. You had to get home now before your emotions fully took over. So you waved goodbye and started in the direction to your apartment.
" Y/n."
You stopped.
" Please we need to talk."
You stuffed your hands in your pockets so that they wouldn't see your shaking fists.
" If it's about what I saw don't worry. I'll forget it ever happened."
You began to leave again but Shirou grabbed your wrist.
" Y/n just let me explain."
" You don't have to explain anything! Just-" Your stopped before your voice cracked, tears threatening to fall. " Just please let me go home. We can talk about this tomorrow if it's so important."
He sighed as if to calm himself down. His hand slid from your wrist into your palm.
" It is important," his voice was low, almost a whisper. " That's why I have to tell you now."
You still didn't face him. You did your best to focus on anything to distract you from crying. His warm hand gently squeezing yours almost did the trick. Then you felt another hand on your shoulder. It was Michiru.
" Hey everything's gonna be alright. If you come inside I'll make you some tea. Would you like that?"
You wiped a few strands of tears.
" Y-yeah...yeah I'd like that."
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Before long you were sitting on the edge of Shirou's bed. Tea half drunk and now room temperature but still soothing all the same. Shirou sat on a chair that he moved in front of you. He made sure to still keep enough space between you so that you could breathe.
He wasn't always this considerate of your feelings. Your relationship started off rocky because of his hatred for humans, even though it had been lessened thanks to Michiru. But over time he saw how genuine you were about helping beastmen as an avid activist for beastmen rights.
Not only that but you were overjoyed by every new thing you saw, heard, ate, learned and even smelled in Anima City. You somehow made friends with just about every new beastmen you came across. You had this talent of lifting their spirits and making them feel comfortable around you as a human. Sure there were those who tried to harm or kill you but you held up a pretty good fight against them without his or Michiru's help.
A moment that nearly brought him to tears was when you reunited with your old friend Izumi, who was now a man. He could only imagine his hardships as a beastmen and as a transgender man. But he was happily engaged and utterly ecstatic to see you again after all this time.
So he let a few barriers down around you. You hung out a lot more without Michiru or Nazuna. It got to the point where some moments seemed much more than platonic. But he couldn't go that far with you. Not without telling you the truth. And now might be his best chance.
" Ok I'm ready. You can talk now." you set the teacup aside and faced him with a determined look.
He pondered on where to start. In the middle of his thinking his hand traveled to yours. Your knuckles were bandaged from the previous fight.
" Is your hand feeling better? Lizard beastmen have very tough skin."
" I'm fine Shirou," you placed your hand over his. " Just please explain to me what I saw. How .....how did you heal so fast?"
" I guess there's no avoiding now," he sighed then locked onto your gaze. " For starters I'm the Silver Wolf..."
He told his story to you as best as he could. When he was done he took a minute to analyze your reaction. Except it wasn't what he was expecting.
" You don't seem surprised."
" Oh I am. I just....uh..wow your not what I imagined at all. Not that it's a bad thing. And you're that old?!"
" Yes."
" You must've seen a lot of shit."
" Trust me. I've seen more than anyone needs to."
You laughed at his dry humor. He smiled from seeing you happy for the first time that night since the attack. But he knew it wouldn't last long with his next question.
" Why did you react that way when I got hurt?"
Your face instantly faltered.
" What do you mean?"
" You looked terrified."
" Of course I was! You were covered in blood and bullets."
" Y/n," he took your hand again. " I know trauma when I see it. Please...talk to me."
You didn't speak for awhile. When you did your voice was low.
" You know my friend Izumi?"
" Yes."
" Do you remember what I told you about him?"
" You were childhood friends, correct? Then he had to move away."
" Yeah but I never told you why he left," you took a deep breath. " We would always meet up at the park before sundown. No one was there that late so we could play without getting stared at but then-" your body shook. " I was late one day and some kid told their dad that Izumi scratched them a-and-" your voice hitched. " they were hitting him and kicking him and one of the guys pulled out a bat so I tried to help but I got hit in the head and blacked out-" your gasped in a breath and continued to ramble on. " then I woke up in the hospital. My mom was arguing with the doctor because he refused to help Izumi. Eventually they did but Izumi's family saw how in danger they were around humans so once he got better they left town for good."
You took a moment to catch your breath again and wipe the tears you didn't know had fallen.
" I know it was years ago but everytime I see a beastmen get attacked or hear about one getting killed at a protest or something I just-" you sniffed. " My mind goes back to that night. And I can hear screaming for his family again. And smell the blood. And I.....he was just a kid Shirou. He was just a kid! He'd never hurt anyone. Hell! Snow leopards don't even attack humans in the wild! It wasn't fair!-"
Before you could continue Shirou pulled you into his chest.
" It's alright Y/n. He's ok now. You did your best. In fact you probably saved his life."
" I could've done better. If I wasn't late none of that would've happened." you sobbed.
" You can't know that for sure. Izumi is ok now. Even better he's happy. All thanks to you and your kindness."
That was your final breaking point. You cried into Shirou's chest for what felt like hours. When you calmed down he let go of you and stood up. As you wiped your nose on your sleeve you noticed him moving some of the furniture around then closing his window's curtains.
" What are you doing?"
Instead of answering you he knelt down in front of you and morphed.
" Could you take off my collar?"
" Uhh..." ok this was getting weird really fast. " Sure?" you gently reached through his fur and undid the collar.
You were quick to notice the large scar underneath. Without thinking you reached out to touch it but stopped before you could. Shirou however took your hand and guided your fingers to it. You were about to ask how he got it when a bright blue light poured out of it. Within seconds he was a large wolf beast with glowing fur and blades on his shoulders.
He had to kneel down so he wouldn't hit the ceiling, which positioned his head over your lap. He looked up at you with shining eyes that left you speechless.
" So," he spoke although his voice was slightly echoey. " Is this what you pictured the Silver Wolf would be like?"
An old memory played in your head. You went to visit Izumi at the hospital. It was actually the last day you saw him.
" You know I bet it was the Silver Wolf that saved us." he said while laying the hospital bed with his face still bandaged.
" Who's the Silver Wolf?"
" They're this really cool god that protects all beastmen."
" Wow! That's so cool. Are they fluffy?"
" Yep! They're the fluffiest biggest wolf that ever existed!"
" I hope we get to meet them someday. I wanna thank them for saving us."
Another tear slid down your face. This time out of joy. You hugged Shirou's face and petted his flowing fur.
" Thank you Shirou. And no. You're even more beautiful than I imagined."
#bna#brand new animal#shirou ogami#shirou ogami x reader#angst#fluff#i dont know how to cut posts so this is really long sorry😅
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Friends and Food
Summary:
Usagi invites Seiya, Yaten, and Taiki over to celebrate New Year's.
Notes:
This takes place before Usagi knows the Three Lights are the Starlights.
This was written for @docholligay’s same prompt party.
The prompt was Usagi Tsukino and "New Year's Fireworks".
It’s also on ao3, if you’re interested.
“Why did you drag me here?” Yaten, who was currently wrapped under five layers of blankets, bitterly muttered under her breath. “I could be home and sleeping right now, but instead, I’m freezing my damn ass off.”
“Maybe, if you stopped being a bitch for five seconds, you could actually have a good time.” Seiya snapped back. Currently, Seiya was sitting on one of those cheap folding chairs that were usually only used by parents at rec-league sporting games. A warm, big fire smoked in front of her - which was the only thing preventing Seiya from leaping out of her chair and tackling Yaten to the ground. Taking a deep breath, Seiya tried to remember she was here to relax. Even if Yaten kept acting like a huge ass, she should just brush it off and enjoy herself. She had to. For Usagi. “Bunhead’s really excited to do this with us - so please, try to be less of a bitch. I know that’s hard for you, but try.”
“Whatever.” Yaten grumbled, curling into her own shitty canvas folding chair.
A silence overtook the two as they patiently waited for Usagi and Taiki’s return. Bits of ember crackled in front of them, illuminating the otherwise dark night. Noises drifted in from outside the Tsukino’s backyard. The Tsukino’s neighbors were also outside, eagerly awaiting the - firewalks? Firewongs? Fire-somethings. Neither Seiya or Yaten could remember what word Usagi had been bambling to them about earlier. But whatever it was, it was certainly a big event. It seemed everyone in Tokyo was outside with their families, just waiting for them to start.
“It’s snack time!” Usagi’s loud voice broke the lull between the two, making them both look over their shoulder towards the girl. Usagi, outfitted in some cozy-looking bunny pajamas, bounced over to Seiya and Yaten. In her hands was a single, already-half-eaten chocolate bar. Behind her, Taiki had her arms full of various different treats: chocolates, chips, sodas, and more goodies than four people could possibly hope to eat in one night. “Help yourself! But don’t touch the peanut butter cups! Those are mine!” Usagi plopped into her own chair before taking another bite out of her chocolate bar. “Oh!” She perked up in her chair, speaking while loudly chewing. “And don’t touch the barbeque chips either! Those are also mine!”
Taiki unburdened herself by carefully setting the large haul of junk food on the ground, out of the fire’s reach. With a sigh, she plopped into another chair, while simultaneously grabbing a bag of cookies for herself.
“Thank you again for having us over tonight, Miss Tsukino.” As always, Taiki spoke like she was giving some lecture. So methodically and evenly. Like a teacher.
Usagi hummed and nodded absentmindedly. “Yeah, sure! It’s no problem! Fireworks are better with friends! And food!”
“Ah, yes. Fireworks.” Taiki nodded while opening the bag of cookies. “I was hoping-.”
“Wait!” Usagi lunged forward, interrupting Taiki and ripping the cookies out of her hands. “Those are mine too! Sorry!” She certainly didn’t sound sorry, though. The Starlights watched as Usagi then shoveled a few cookies into her mouth - which was already full of chocolate - without a care in the world. As if she hadn’t just rudely yanked them out of Taiki’s hands.
“Jeez, can we eat anything you brought out?” Yaten spat, giving Usagi one of her more menacing glances. It was wholly ineffective on Usagi, who just continued to stuff sweets down her throat.
“Yeah,” Usagi simply responded. “You can eat the stuff that’s not mine.”
“Well it seems like everything you brought out is for you.” Yaten retorted.
“That’s not true…” Her sentence trailed off as she stared at the pile of snacks. Slowly, Usagi got off her chair and kneeled besides the pile. She stared at the pile with a level of concentration that looked downright disturbing on Usagi. Eventually, she set aside about five different bags of chips and candy - and a few sodas as well, because Usagi was a kind and generous host (according to herself, at least). “That’s all for you.” Usagi gestured to the small pile before gesturing to the big pile. “And that’s for me!”
Yaten looked ready to burst, so Seiya quickly cut in. She let out a hardy laugh as she reached out and stole a piece of candy from “Usagi’s” pile. Usagi tried to stop Seiya’s theft, but Seiya was far too quick for her. In mere moments, Seiya had half a candy bar down her throat.
“Y’know,” Seiya started conversationally between bites. “Being stingy isn’t good for you.”
“Being a thief isn’t good for you either!” Usagi retorted, but didn’t attempt to steal the candy back. Instead, she plopped back into her seat and angrily nibbled on the cookie’s she stole from Taiki. “Imagine what the headlines will say when I tell the press about this! Popular Idol Steals From A Defenseless, Pretty, Cute, Amazing, and Beautiful Girl!”
Yaten snorted. “I doubt the headlines will look like that. More like, Little Brat Gets What She Deserves.” The shade of red in Usagi’s cheeks matched the fiery red of the flames in front of them. Yaten truly did have a talent for making people angry.
“Anyways.” Taiki pointedly interrupted before things got out of hand. ��As I was saying earlier, I was hoping you could tell us a bit more about these… fireworks, Miss Tsukino.”
“Wait.” Any anger from before was completely gone as Usagi looked between the Starlights with wide eyes. “You guys don’t know what fireworks are?”
“Er, no?” Seiya hesitantly replied. Nervous glances were exchanged between the Starlights, but Usagi didn’t seem to notice them. “We used to live in the....countryside, so - um, we don’t know much about...fireworks. Or New Year’s celebrations in general. So, um, yeah.” That had to be the worst lie Yaten or Taiki had ever heard, but Usagi seemed to buy it.
“I guess that makes sense.” Usagi hummed, tapping her finger against her chin. All of the Starlights let out a relieved sigh. “Fireworks are kinda hard to explain. Like, they’re really loud and can be scary - but at the same time, they’re so pretty! It’s like, like, seeing glowing flowers in the sky! They come in all different shapes and sizes! You’ll never see the same firework twice! Kinda like snowflakes.” Gesturing to the sky, Usagi finished her mini-speech. “That was a bit confusing. But trust me, once you see them, you’ll know what I mean!”
“Huh, they sound really cool.” Seiya commented, leaning back in her chair and staring out at the sky. “Can’t wait to see ‘em.” A silence - which really wasn’t a silence, because they all were eating so loudly - overtook the fire as all four of them looked towards the sky. “So where are the others, Bunhead? I’m surprised your little posse isn’t here.” “Rei’s busy at the shrine. Shrine’s get really busy on New Year’s.” Usagi licked some chocolate off of her fingers. “Ami is spending New Year’s with her mom. And Mako likes to do a deep cleaning for New Year’s - so she’s at home doing that.” Pausing for a moment to think, Usagi licked the excess chocolate off her lips. “As for Minako, I think she mentioned something about a party? I asked her about it and she told me it wasn’t a party for kids, so I couldn’t come. I bugged her about it all day at school but she still didn’t tell me. Oh! And then Haruka and Michiru are doing something special - I think.” Usagi’s brows furrowed in concentration. “They didn’t actually tell me their plans, but when I asked them about it, Haruka just got all red! And all Michiru said was ‘we have big plans’, so it must be something fun!”
Seiya almost spit out the drink she had opened while Usagi was talking. “Oh yeah, I’m sure those two have some big-” Seiya emphasized this word with an obscene gesture “-plans, alright.” She doubled over, snickering to herself, shoulders shaking with laughter. Taiki and Usagi, who had missed the gesture, stared at her in confusion; while Yaten, who had seen the gesture, dramatically rolled her eyes.
“Oh, grow up.” Yaten scoffed. “You act like a damn twelve year old.”
“Shut up! Nobody asked for your opinion, dumbass!”
“Will you two both be quiet? That’s no way to speak in front of Miss Tsukino!”
A loud noise - a bang - followed by an ear piercing whistle cut off the budding argument between the Starlights. All three of them jumped up from their chairs and quickly turned towards the noise, ready to fight. Still in her chair, Usagi let out an excited squeal and pointed to the sky, where a single, green flare soared.
“They’re starting!”
Another loud bang occured when the green flare reached its peak and then burst. It lit up the sky, like a great, huge, verdant flower. Rooftops were illuminated, people from other yards oohed and ahhed, and the bright lush light slowly faded back into the black of night. The Starlights stood, frozen to the spot. They stared with wide eyes, expressions changing from one of panic to one of wonder. Soon, more flares were shooting up to the sky. Each of them banging loudly as they exploded in brilliant, dazzling colors.
It was absolutely memorizing.
Slowly, each Starlight sat back down, eyes still glued to the display in front of them. Usagi, oblivious to the Starlight’s absolute awe-struck astonishment, continued to grin and giggle in her seat, all while shoveling in more cookies. The fireworks show began in earnest after that. Firework after firework was fired, repeatedly lighting the sky in beautiful hues. The night sky went from a warm red to a deep blue and everything in between. It wasn’t until the fireworks show finally stopped for the night, that the Starlights were able to break free from their trance.
“That was…” Taiki, who was usually so good with words, sat there speechless. She stared at the now empty sky, her brain desperately trying to find some way to describe what she felt. “...amazing.” It was a wholly inadequate description. To Taiki, that firework show was beyond amazing, it was one of the best things she had ever seen before. But it was the only word that came to mind. “They do this every year?”
“Yep! Every year!” Usagi cheerfully replied. “And they do a bunch throughout the year too! At festivals and stuff!” Reaching down into the pile, Usagi pulled out another candy bar for herself. “We can go, if you want! There’s a festival with fireworks next month! You have to promise to buy me cotton candy, though.”
“No problem…” If Seiya and Taiki weren’t still so awe-struck, they would’ve gotten shocked at what Yaten just said. “I’ll buy you all the cotton candy you want if we can see these again.”
“Really? Great! We’ll definitely go together then!” Usagi seemed more than happy with the deal, grinning to herself in her chair.
Seiya was eventually able to pull her gaze away from the sky and to Usagi. “Thanks for inviting us, Bunhead. I mean it. That was one of the best things I’ve ever seen.” Her voice was full of an honest, raw sincerity. A tone she usually only had when it came to senshi business, but the fireworks had cut right into Seiya’s very soul. Each burst of light seemed to implant itself into her heart.
“I’m really glad you all liked it so much!” Usagi reassured Seiya, nodding her head along with her words. “This was really fun. Seeing you guys get all excited about the fireworks made me love them even more. Hopefully the festival’s fireworks will be just as good.”
“Hopefully.” Seiya agreed.
“Well, now that the fireworks are done.” Standing up and clapping her hands together, Usagi drew the attention of the rest of the girls. “It’s time for the super, extra fun time to start!” All three of the Starlights were snapped out of their post-fireworks bliss as they realized the peaceful tranquility the fireworks had brought them was about to be ruined. The smile Usagi had on her face looked innocent, but there was some unlying current about it that made all their stomachs turn. It could only mean trouble.
“Super extra fun time?” Seiya asked.
“Yep! Now that the fireworks have happened, the next New Year’s event is to watch the first sunrise together! So, in order to stay awake until then, we’ll have to play lots of fun games!”
Taiki seemed taken aback, sputtering in her chair. “The sun won’t rise for nearly six more hours!”
“That’s why we play games!” Usagi chipperly reminded her.
“No way! No way in hell!” Yaten did a complete one eighty. The serene calm she had been feeling after the fireworks was completely gone. “I’m not staying up for another six hours. I’d rather die!”
“Oh! Good idea, Yaten!” Usagi sat down, completely ignoring Yaten’s rage as she grabbed a bag of chips. Her barbeque chips. “The first game we’ll play will be Would You Rather!” From her seat, Yaten let out a distressed scream and buried her head under her multitudes of blankets. “Taiki, you’ll go first!” A bewildered looking Taiki turned her head to Usgai. “Would you rather date Ami or Mako?”
Taiki’s face became a deep shade of red as her mouth became a thin white line. Seiya was barely holding it together in her chair, trying so hard not to burst out laughing in that very moment. Yaten was curled under her blankets, cursing Seiya for making her come tonight. Usagi - pointedly ignoring all of their reactions - eagerly awaited an answer, all while continuing to munch on her chips with a wide grin.
New Year’s was always better with friends.
And food.
New Year’s was always better with friends and food.
#fic#oof#i felt so nervous posting this#i really hope you liked it#sailor moon#usagi tsukino#seiya kou#taiki kou#yaten kou#sailor starlights#fanfiction#thanks for reading!#same prompt party
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Wips I hope to work on at some point in the next four weeks
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IF ANY OF THEM SPARK YOUR INTEREST
“Fareeha you don’t ‘ave to be such a bloody fucking cop about everything. A bit embarrassing to me, actually.”
“What do you think a global military force to protect society from lawbreakers is, if not that?”
Tracer laughed and shook her head. “We’re not cops, Fareeha, if we was cops,” She leaned back and tossed a balled up form into the trash, springing to her feet in one motion, “I’d quit. We don’t up’old the law, we up’old the people. Law’s only as good as who it serves.”
Tracer walked over to her kettle as if the conversation was quite finished, and flipped it on. Pharah set down her pen and crossed her arms.
“We uphold the law. The law protects people. You have to put things in writing, Tracer, you are an optimist, but you are not naive. People do not, and have not ever, done things out of the common good. ”
Tracer walked over toward her, nose wrinkled. “We’ve put our entire lives on the line. Nearly died, all of us, on time or another. Lived off an ‘andful of donations and grants and discoveries. Speaking engagements. And why did we do that, COMMANDER Amari? Why’d you turn down an easy, well-paid life, running logistics for an army? Why’d Ang leave ‘arvard?’” She leaned against Pharah’s desk, tapping hard on the metal. . “The common good. Sense of moral duty.”
There was a certain pattern to Pharah and Tracer’s arguments, once they reached a deliberate point. Tracer’s voice would grow louder, her gesticulating more wild. Pharah would sit somehow straighter, her voice steelier and flatter. It was a strange sort of sparring, and as constant as the tides.
“We are not--”
“And, I just ‘ave to say, it was ‘IGHLY bloody fucking illegal--”
“Your swearing is unprofessional--”
“For me to steal that plane in Paris, whatever the reasons were and whatever the result--”
“You did--”
“So if you’d like to arrest someone what does something illegal in the pursuit of the good, you can start with me, JAVERT.”
Pharah stopped and looked her, eyebrow raised.
“Right, I can make a reference or two, I read.”
Tracer turned on the ball of her foot and stomped back to her kettle, Pharah never taking her eyes off her.
“All right, saw it with Em when I begged tickets for ‘er birthday, but me point stands.”
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Haruka sat on the couch, staring straight ahead.
“I have a dad.”
“I mean it seemed pretty statistically likely.” Mina crossed her arms and leaned against the couch.
“Minako.” Michiru quietly twitched her eyebrow.
“Sorry. But like, yeah.” Mina looked at Haruka. “You want me to go get him? He’ll probably get lost going back to the hotel.”
“Yes. No.” she continued to stare. “I don’t know.”
“Haruka.” Michiru placed her hand on Haruka’s knee, “You are in no way required to have anything to do with him. You must know that.”
“Yeah,” Haruka ran her hand through her hair and let it rest on her neck, “Just...I never thought--and he’s know--I guess it was always gonna be true that whoever Mom slept with wouldn’t have to know her that well, but. I don’t know.”
Mina shrugged. “Honestly he seems like an alright guy. Not like, winning any IQ awards, but nice.”
Michiru shook her head. “You met him for fifteen minutes.”
“Didn’t take me that long to see that Haruka’s mom’s a piece of shit.”
Haruka gave a weak chuckle. “Yeah that’s true.” She looked down at the picture in her other hand. “I have sisters. Half sisters, I guess. They’re tall, too.”
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Michiru had not let the medal leave her pocket since the day she had found it, though every single day she kept telling herself that she would take it to the lost and found. Every single day, she made that promise to herself, and every single day she returned to her room, with the medal still in hand. It was cheap pewter, and so easily replaced that the owner must have already done so. St. Joan was one of the more common saints for girls to take, and so it might be anybody’s. How would they even know to whom it might belong?
Michiru told herself all of these things, but what it truly came down to was some inexpressible inability to give up the medal, as if it were a relic of some lost saint all by itself, with a power she could not name. These last weeks had been lonely ones, Rei caught up in some unimaginable drama with Mina, sniping at each other in the hallways, and then sitting together over tea. She could only imagine what the issue might have been between them, though she suspected it was somehow related to Haruka’s small trouble from the Saint Sebastian dance.
It was Michiru’s sin, but like Lilith, she would not bare it, and so she supposed it had to be passed on to the other women of the world.
Haruka. There hadn’t been much of her, lately, and when Michiru had seen her, she had refused to meet Michiru’s gaze. She smelled of wood shavings, now, something new added into the repertoire of warmth and incense and a weak, cheap cologne.
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+mydecember+ Twilight ver. 13
( 10:50 PM ) Math-class doodle of Rukura (Raphael), airbrushed. Came out nicely. ^.^ ( 10:07 PM ) John's suggestion for a feel-good song that Mr. Rozario (school principal) should play over the PA system in the morning? Children of the Damned by Iron Maiden.... how I agree! ^____^
We're sick, sick people. Can you tell we're related??
song of the moment: "Genocide" by the Offspring. I really gotta get some of the Offspring cds... I want Smash, Americana, and Conspiracy of One.... *sulks*
( 9:57 PM ) Ribby-chan... s'all being taken care of. Mike and Matt be lookin' after me closely, and if Dan does anything else, he's in for some serious trouble. *heh* Mike or Matt my soulmate? Dooood, Mike's a pal, and Matt's like my older brother (he's actually my most recent ex-boyfriend in a way). Thanks for the concern, tho! And don't worry... I beat Dan up nice. If I have my way, he'll be singing soprano come next week.
*heehee* I think I've FOUND my soulmate, anyhoo. *pointed look at someone who's screen name rhymes with punkin' pie* *heartheart* ^__^
( 9:49 PM ) *runs around screaming fangirlishly* YUMMY! YUMMY! I GOT A CUTE, SCAAAAAAARY DOOD FOR THIS TEST!!!
Ideal anime guy test...
# 1 Zagato from Magic Knight Rayearth # 2 Ashitare from Fushigi Yuugi # 3 Chichiri from Fushigi Yuugi # 4 Hotohori from Fushigi Yuugi # 5 Kiryuu Touga from Shoujo Kakumei Utena # 6 Taikoubou from Senkaiden Houshin Engi # 7 Hayama Akito from Kodomo no Omocha # 8 Kyoichi Saionji from Shoujo Kakumei Utena # 9 Morisato Keichi from Ah! My Goddess # 10 Nakago from Fushigi Yuugi # 11 Ohtori Akio from Shoujo Kakumei Utena # 12 Ryohji Kaji from Neon Genesis Evangelion # 13 Eagle Vision from Magic Knight Rayearth # 14 Gabriev Gourry from The Slayers # 15 Ikari Gendo from Neon Genesis Evangelion # 16 Nagoya Chiaki from Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne # 17 Chiriko from Fushigi Yuugi # 18 Li Shaolan from Cardcaptor Sakura # 19 Tsukishiro Yukito / Yue from Cardcaptor Sakura # 20 Eriol Hiigarizawa / Clow from Cardcaptor Sakura # 21 Ikari Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion # 22 Kinomoto Touya from Cardcaptor Sakura # 23 Shiirou Kamui from X (X/1999) # 24 Tamahome from Fushigi Yuugi # 25 Monou Fuuma from X (X/1999)
( 9:46 PM ) Ideal anime girl test... how'd they know that I adore Skuld, Ami-chan, and Misato? o.O
# 1 Skuld (Oh my Goddess) # 2 Amy (Sailormoon) # 3 Misato (Eva) # 4 Belldandy (Oh my Goddess) # 5 Kari (Digimon) # 6 Rei (Eva) # 7 Lita (Sailormoon) # 8 Mina (Sailormoon) # 9 Fuu (MK Rayearth) # 10 Serena (Sailormoon) # 11 Hikaru (MK Rayearth) # 12 Sora (Digimon) # 13 Bulma (Dragon Ball) # 14 Mimi (Digimon) # 15 Misty (Pokemon) # 16 Rei (Sailormoon) # 17 Umi (MK Rayearth) # 18 Videl (Dragon Ball) # 19 Asuka (Eva) # 20 Urd (Oh my Goddess)
( 9:44 PM ) Slayers kyara test... now THESE results are good.
# 1 Gaav the Demon Dragon King # 2 Beastmaster Zelas # 3 Luna Inverse # 4 Valgaav (Vally-girl! ^_^) # 5 Xelloss Metallium # 6 Zelgadiss Greywords # 7 Gourry Gabriev # 8 Lina Inverse # 9 Rezo the Red Priest # 10 Filia Ul Copt # 11 Martina Whatever-Her-Last-Name-Is # 12 Amelia Wil Tesra Seyruun # 13 Naga (Wil Tesra Seyruun? I think so) # 14 Kopii Rezo # 15 Prince Phil
( 9:41 PM ) Sailor Moon test results... scary. O_O
# 1 Nehelenia # 2 Setsuna/Sailor Pluto # 3 Artemis # 4 Galaxia # 5 Haruka/Sailor Uranus # 6 Taiki/Sailor Star Maker # 7 Hotaru/Sailor Saturn # 8 Michiru/Sailor Neptune # 9 Minako/Sailor Venus # 10 Rei/Sailor Mars # 11 Yaten/Sailor Star Healer # 12 Luna # 13 Makoto/Sailor Jupiter # 14 Princess Kakyuu # 15 Ami/Sailor Mercury # 16 Chibiusa/Sailor Chibi Moon # 17 Seiya/Sailor Star Fighter # 18 Mamoru/Tuxedo Kamen # 19 Usagi/Sailor Moon # 20 Chibi-Chibi/Sailor Chibi Chibi Moon
( 9:39 PM ) Pokemon test...
# 1 Satoshi/Ash # 2 Shigeru/Gary # 3 Nyarth/Meowth # 4 Kasumi/Misty # 5 Pikachu # 6 Takeshi/Brock # 7 Kojiro/James # 8 Musashi/Jessie
I'm Ash and Gary... isn't that damn close to weird?
( 9:37 PM ) *laughing again* CHECK IT OUT!!
CCS Kyara test results:
# 1 Kero-chan # 2 Syaoran Li # 3 Touya Kinomoto # 4 Tomoyo Daidouji # 5 Eriol Hiiragizawa # 6 Sakura Kinomoto # 7 Yukito Tsukishiro
I'm Kero-chan!
( 9:35 PM ) EEEEEEH!!! O_O; For the X/1999 test... I'm Satsuki! O_o
# 1 Yatouji Satsuki - dragon of earth # 2 Kuzuki Kakyou - dragon of earth # 3 Sumeragi Subaru - dragon of heaven # 4 Monou Fuuma - dragon of earth # 5 Nataku - dragon of earth # 6 Shirou Kamui - dragon of heaven # 7 Kishuu Arashi - dragon of heaven # 8 Shiyuu Kusanagi - dragon of earth # 9 Kigai Yuuto - dragon of earth # 10 Sakurazuka Seishirou - dragon of earth # 11 Aoki Seiichirou - dragon of heaven # 12 Arisugawa Sorata - dragon of heaven # 13 Kasumi Karen - dragon of heaven # 14 Nekoi Yuzuriha - dragon of heaven
( 9:32 PM ) *laughing like a total idiot* CHECK THIS OUT! HOW FUNNY!!! I find that the results for my taking the Eva kyara personality test are very well done!
# 1 Asuka Langley Sohryu # 2 Gendou Ikari # 3 Ryouji Kaji # 4 Misato Katsuragi # 5 Touji Suzuhara # 6 Kaworu Nagisa # 7 Kouzou Fuyutsuki # 8 Ritsuko Akagi # 9 Aoba Shigeru # 10 Makoto Hyuuga # 11 Shinji Ikari # 12 Maya Ibuki # 13 Hikari Horaki # 14 Rei Ayanami # 15 Pen-Pen
( 5:56 PM ) Speller!!! You owe me Mickey ears, and I want Lance's underwear!! AND FEEL MY WRATH!! *wraths Speller* MWAHAHAHAHA! JOYCE IS DEAD! MWAHAHAHAHAHA! ( 7:36 AM ) Morning Blog!
Nah-nah-nah! Riot Ink business caaaards! *heehee*
I'm okay, really.
I am headachey!!! As Amy would say... my head is doing the achey brakey dance of PAIN. So, I imagine I will get nothing done in class. Ms. Fotinos is gonna kill me for skipping anyway... *sighs*
Querida! I shall continue my efforts to make dad buckle!!
Meagen-san.... really, I know what you mean. Technically, I can draw, but I kinda lack depth in my art (from what I can see). There are very few pictures that turn out with the emotion or realism I want them to come out with..... and funny enough, that kyara that I tend to make look how I want is good ol' Lucas.
Lucas: What can I say? I'm perfect. *mutters* Yeah, right...
And yes, you're getting fanart. Now if only I can manage to scan it....
Meg's Art Corner! Raphael-chan, or as I refer to him in RPs, Lian's Rukura. This is a fine example of what I draw in math class on scrap paper. And querida? It's not THAT good. ^##^;;;;
That's all from me!
Over an' out!
( 10:48 PM ) Of course my idea is good, querida! I'm so smart after all! *tosses away IQ test scores that say only 142* Lucas with blue hair.... streaked with green!!!!!! Yeeaaah, baby! ( 3:23 PM ) Warning, incoming rant!
STUPID! GODDAMN FLIPPIN' STUPID!! What a GOOD way to get yourself killed! Doing f*cking drugs! STUPID STUPID!!! Goddamn it! I mean, pot, okay that's bad. Bad and STUPID. But 'shrooms?!! HOT DAMN IS THAT STUPID!! And not only that, getting yourself into a situation where you get thrown out of your mom's house?! F*cking stupid! *fumes*
(note: never mind, needed to vent.... friend issues)
( 2:00 PM ) At home and skipping civics class.... *whistles and rocks back on her heels* 9.9
You know what's scary? It's scary when a dood whom you eat lunch with even jokes about wanting to rape you. That's scary. Even scarier is when he pins you against the wall and you have to fight him off, and when he comes back, your best (guy) friends beat the living sh*t out of him. Not quite sure what to make of this.... big super duper hugs and thank yous to Mike and Matt, my new bodyguards. Dan, touch me again, and they'll kill you for sure. I'll see to it. *sweet smile*
( 7:32 AM ) Morning blog!
Querida: Yep, the Mark plot is similar to our dj idea... except a bit more profound. *heh* And seriously, tho, a good plot would be something to the effect of Mark goes baaaad-niichan and tries to end the world, and you gots to stop him. There's a plot. Hooray for plots! Cam's efforts on trying to get Mark to put some sort of value on his own body should start working someday. I mean, HOW many times has Cam explained it? Not to mention, Mark has a nice idea of how Cam thinks now that he's been inside his mind. Mark-niichan's a slut.... but I love him anyway!
Cam: *pounds the living daylights out of Meg for calling Mark such a thing*
*heeheehee* Animal comparisons! *heehee* I gotta try that! Rukura = gecko Poya = otter Yuken = viper Lucifer = duck Michael = horse Zachariah = pot-bellied pig (personality wise) Gabriel = peacock Kanson = crocodile (someone patch in a call to australia, let's get the Crocodile Hunter in here, please... *crosses fingers*)
Meagen-san: I'm working on a fanart for you of SailorM. I shall prolly CG it tonight or tomorrow, okie?
School blows! I don't wanna go to school! WAH!
over and out.
( 6:35 PM ) For fun, and just to annoy him... Rukura's stats!
Name: Raphael Harrison Nickname: Rukura Age: 17 Date of Birth: February 28th Hair: purple Eyes: green Height: 6'4 Occupation: student Descent: Angel Family: human family includes Jacob [father, deceased] and Mary-Anne [mother, deceased]. Original family includes Kanson [father], Europa [mother, deceased], and Uriel {Yuken} [half-brother] Friends: Lucifer, Pandora {Poya}, Michael, Zachariah Current Residence: Atlanta, Georgia Likes: music, reading, daydreaming, being anti-social Dislikes: homework, unwanted attention, medication, and fighting Skills: singing, getting weirdly good grades Setbacks: has a rather serious heart condition, which despite medication and various attempts, is damn near impossible to treat, suicidal, and generally miserable Notes: reincarnation of the Messiah. Human mother died in childbirth, human father committed suicide a few months later. Is considered a "problem child", as he usually gets into fights at school. Been shifted around to foster homes all his life, never staying in one particular home longer than 1 1/2 years. Most recent foster family died in a car crash, leaving him the only living "relative" to claim his foster father's fortune. Lives alone.
( 6:24 PM ) Chris-kun: Dood, a meant the person playing as being Mark... ^__^;;
Meg-chan's on net restrictions, lalalalala... she's gonna get in trouble if she gets caught on the internet, lalalalala... she's rewriting stats for LotM, lalalalala.... she's TOO attached to Raphael-chan, lalala--
Rukura: *belts Meg in the head* Don't call me that! Meg: It's your legal name, isn't it? I like it better 'an Rukura...
Dan wants me to hit him. In the eeeeeew kinda way. Do I really come across as that much of a dom? @_@
( 7:16 AM ) Morning blog!
This is bound to be a short enrty, as mom is home. Sooo...
I had a really funky dream last night, but I don't remember it. All I remember is waking up a lot, upset, and trying to recall where I was. Bennett was curled up to me most of the night (good spiritie dood ^_^), but I don't think it helped much.... ah, well, it's the thought that counts.
Yesterday, I blew $44 on prismacolor pens. I got the box set of cool greys, plus a replacement 60% warm grey as mine is running out. That's me broke for another month now.
BMB is cuuuuuute today. *giggles* I want my verra' own Mik! I *heartheart* Mik! Rach, you better get me a Mik for my birthday! Or else!
I can't draw worth beans lately. *cries*
to Chris-kun: Thanks for the comment on the layout... and maybe now I'll bug querida to do an AH game (I honestly didn't think about that @_@).
*ponders* Yeah, you could go arouns as Mark in the game, and you could sleep with every second person you run into---
Cam: SHUT UP! *thwacks Meg* Meg: Hey, it's not my fault that your hubby is a total sl--- Cam: *throws a table at Meg* Meg: Itaaaai. X_X
Otaaay, enough out of me. Over and out.
( 11:44 PM ) Hal is GOD... lalalala! Hal is thy holy master! ( 11:27 PM ) Purple is a nice colour! It's the colour of hentai. ^__^; ( 12:30 AM ) BEHOLD THE NEW LAYOUT!!!
....very purple, isn't it?
( 3:58 PM ) This close >< to shooting myself... ( 3:56 PM ) I WILL get this to work.... I swear I will. ( 3:53 PM ) HTML is annoying. Background image, where are you? ( 3:50 PM ) Let's hope for the background image now.... *crosses fingers* ( 3:45 PM ) Playing with the layout... ( 3:25 PM ) This is the temp layout, as I'm altering this puppy to look how I want it to. New version should be up tonight. ( 2:43 PM ) Chris-kun: the Boa cd has two names. One is the japanese release, the other is for the international market. It's either called Race of the Thousand Camels or Twilight (like this here blog!). And the Limp Bizkit cd is called Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavoured Water. And Hannibal is a lot different than the Silence of the Lambs, isn't it? I liked it, but I stand by the fact that Jodie Foster made a much better Clarice Starling than Julianne Moore could ever hope to be.
Anyway.
My Bennett still isn't home... Dora, is he still with you? If not, you'd think he'd be home by now... *sighs*
Okay, time for me to book it outta' here for a bit afore dad calls and has a fit 'cause the line is busy.
( 8:05 PM ) Interlude...
Meg: Cain and Yuken! KAWAII!!!! Yuken: *giggles and twitches his neko-mimi, looking all innocent* Rukura: ICK! Who the HELL would touch HIM!? *points at Yuken* Meg: Well, you 'touched' him once... Rukura: NOT BY CHOICE, GODDAMMIT!! .... *sneezes* Yuken: *eyes Rukura venomously* Rukura: I'll be running off to Lian now... *heads for the hills as fast as his (verra' long) legs can carry him*
( 8:00 PM ) Querida, thank goodness it's not bronchitis. That's something I get a LOT, and it's not fun at all. And ten pounds? ALRIGHT! You GO, girlfriend!! *tackleglomps* You'll be okay.... I know so! ^.^
I got the "Play" cd (Moby), which came with the edit of South Side for free. Bonus, baby! ^_____^
( 7:24 AM ) Morning blog!
Well, I feel mighty stupid this morning. Yesterday, I kinda pulled a muscle in my left leg (riiight in my calf), but it stopped hurting. Woke up from a funky dream and got up to find it hurt. Now, being the idiot I am and not usually restricted by physical pain (hey, that's what ended up breaking my ankle), I went for a shower. Feeling headachey and cramped, I worked my way down the stairs, only to pull the same muscle again and fall about halfway down and land on the cat at the bottom. ^___^;;; <---- feels very dumb
*falls over* Meagen-san, you had me scared a minute there! If you had MEANT Mark, I would have had to call in paramedics and stuff to make sure you weren't doped up on anything!!!! @_@
List of kyara and colours this blog is gonna be themed on in order of layout updates: Cam/purple (this weekend, hopefully) Lucas/red (whenever) Mark/blue (whenever) Sybandial/pink (whenever) Jesse/green (whenever)
Each layout will have a background featuring the kyara, too! ^_^
I really need a life. Over and out!
( 9:51 PM ) Song lyrics... one of Cam's most recent themes! "Learn to Fly" by the Foo Fighters
Run and tell all of the angels This could take all night Think I need a devil to help me get things right
Hook me up a new revolution Cuz this one is a lie We sat around laughing And watched the last one die
I'm looking to the sky to save me Looking for a sign of life Looking for something to help me burn out bright I'm looking for a complication Looking cuz I'm tired of lying Make my way back home when I learn to fly
I'm done nursing the patience I can wait one night I'd give it all away if you'd give me one last try We'll live happily ever trapped if you'd just save my life Run and tell the angels that everything's all right
I'm looking to the sky to save me Looking for a sign of life Looking for something to help me burn out bright I'm looking for a complication Looking cuz I'm tired of trying Make my way back home when I learn to fly Make my way back home when I learn to
Fly along with me, I can't quite make it alone Try to make this life my own Fly along with me, I can't quite make it alone Try to make this life my own
I'm looking to the sky to save me Looking for a sign of life Looking for something to help me burn out bright I'm looking for a complication Looking cuz I'm tired of trying Make my way back home when I learn to
Looking to the sky to save me Looking for a sign of life Looking for something to help me burn out bright I'm looking for a complication Looking cuz I'm tired of trying Make my way back home when I learn to fly Make my way back home when I learn to fly Make my way back home when I learn to...
( 7:06 PM ) Tay, I've decided the theme for my next layout... good ol' Bennett and the colour purple. How... fitting. ^__^
Now if only I can get this stupid HTML editor thing to work... *binks it*
( 11:05 AM ) Morning blog (late again)!
WHOO HOO! I GOT INTO THE ADVANCED VISUAL ART STUDIO CLASS!!! BIG HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ON MR. HALL!!!!
Yeaaah, I just went to first period class this morning and got my classes for next year reviewed. Then I came home because the muscles in my abdomen are spasming and it hurts like bugger all.
To all my blogging friends; I'm gonna change the layout of this blog in the next week (I have a LOT of links to add). I'm gonna theme it around an AH kyara, so lemme know who you think would be best, please. Just post your opinion in your blog, as I read most of them daily anyway. ^__^;
( 8:23 PM ) Yeah, I've neglected my duties as a blog-person lately... I have a life, you know. (Hey, the LEAST you can do is smile and nod! T_T)
Not much is happening, really. My civics class keeps getting cancelled, so I think I'll skip it tomorrow and come home early. What else to say...? Ummm, not much.
Song of the moment: "The Kids Aren't Alright" by the Offspring. I'm on a REAL Offspring kick right now... dunno why exactly. Maybe 'cause they just amuse me. ^_^;
Grammy awards. Bleeeek. *makes a face*
Amy, kids who don't like cheese are stupid! HA HA!
( 3:33 PM ) ...afternoon.... blog!
This morning I spent the whole time trying to get my scanner to work, so thus, no morning blog. But I've got some stuff say for a change!
Today, lunch period was spent bothering Dan for the most part. He really ticked me off yesterday, and I'm extracting my revenge. So, I was making him jealous by glomping Matt at every opportunity (Matt doesn't mind too much, and he's nice to hug 'cause he's always warm.... and no, Mike, he's not my boyfriend! JUST A FRIEND!! T_T). It was rather comical. Civics class was cancelled, since Ms. Fotinos was at the Raptor's game with the people who signed up to go... the half of my class that was at school for the last three periods of the day got transferred to a Grade 12 geography class, in which was SO awkward that the teacher took pity on us and sent us all home. Redoing Angel Hunter again. This time, on the right sized paper... I'm sticking with the page layouts, tho, as I think I've got the look I want.
And, for fun! Rukura's theme song lyrics!
Home by Depeche Mode
Here is a song from the wrong side of town Where I'm bound to the ground by the loneliest sound That pounds from within and is pinning me down
Here is a page from the emptiest stage A cage or the heaviest cross ever made A guage of the deadliest trap ever laid
And I thank you for bringing me here For showing me home, for singing these tears Finally I've found that I belong here
The heat and the sickliest sweet smelling sheets That cling to the backs of my knees and my feet I'm drowning in time to a desperate beat
And I thank you for bringing me here For showing me home, for singing these tears Finally I've found that I belong...
Feels like home I should have known From my first breath
God sent the only true friend I call mine Pretend that I'll make amends the next time Befriend the glorious end of the line
And I thank you for bringing me here For showing me home, for singing these tears Finally I've found that I belong here.
( 7:11 AM ) Morning Blog!
This song is tripping me out right now, but goddamn, do I love it! *grooves to "Home" by Depeche Mode* It's a really dramatic song... and it's sooooo making me think of Rukura. >_<;
It's very cold this morning. At least I think so, anyway, so I'm sitting here wearing the couch blanket as a cape. I feel like a doooork.
Meg's Art Corner (Freckle-chan, you copycat! T_T)
A special little picture; Lucas in his newest style of dress. Drool factor, out of 10? 12.
What else to say... ummm... Mom didn't leave me lunch money again. T_T;
Over and out!
( 2:12 PM ) Cam: EVERYONE RUN WHILE YOU CAN!!!! THE END IS NEAR!!!!!
....yep, for the first time in YEARS, I'm the proud owner of twp pairs of blue jeans. I've not worn blue jeans since I was about 5... and these ones fit niiiiice. I have hips and a waist.... @__@
Anyway, mom and I went to Sears and then to Curry's Art Supplies. I got my two pairs of jeans, two men's dress shirts (one white, one black), a new sketchbook, 4 new warm grey prismacolors, and a new 05 pigment pen. I am a happy Meg-chan!
Blue jeans that fit... *in shock*
( 9:09 PM ) I have officially started rewriting the Chronicles of Benjamin Carter! WHIHAI! Here's a bit of what I've written so far.
Frail. Benjamin was frail. He was about 5'4, fifteen years of age, and pale. He was small and slight in build; a boy and not yet a man. Right now, he looked more fragile than he really was... curled up under the blankets of his rather small bed, bruised and crying. It was a familiar scene.
Benjamin wiped at his eyes with the back of his hand in a vain attempt to push the tears away. However, it was pointless since more just spilled down his cheeks as if to spite him and his efforts to stop them. He hated crying. Hated it. But at times like this --- only at times like this--- he couldn't help himself. He was so tired of being forced into the clutches of rich men; predators that liked their pleasure taken out on the young boys who could be bought if the price was right. He was sick of the violation and the abuse. Most of all, he was sick of his father pushing him into it. His own father. He hiccupped in his efforts to restrain his tears.
Benjamin wanted more than anything to run away. Run away to another city, another country, anywhere but where he was. Just out of the clutches of the people who hurt him so much. But he was trapped like the birds his father kept in the iron cages that lined the back yard. He was a prisoner, shackled to the bars of his perpetual cage. Derkshaw would catch him if he ran. Derkshaw always caught him.
"Damn him to hell," Benjamin thought bitterly, though he regretted thinking it for reasons he couldn't quite explain.
There was a tap of boots in the hallway, and Benjamin closed his eyes, breathed deeply, and pretended to be asleep. The heavy, even steps stopped outside his door. The door squeaked as it opened slightly.
Benjamin tried to keep his breathing slow and deep, tried not to flinch. He felt Derkshaw's gaze on him. It burned.
'Go away, papa, go away....'
The door opened a bit more, and the tap of boots carried into the room.
It would be a good half hour before Derkshaw left, the blood on his hands and shirt not his own.
( 2:28 PM ) Man, am I grateful for mom. She just brought me the most wonderful little care packet of a bottle of ibuprofen and a Terry's Dark Chocolate Orange bar. *sniffles happily* Thank you, mommie!
Amy, Amy, Amy.... you have no idea how much stress is gone already. *heavy sigh* I can't thank you enough.
Spellleeeeeeerrrr, next weekend is go for coming over to my house to watch movies! You like freaky movies, I'll make you watch freaky ANIME movies! On the roster so far: Perfect Blue and X. Maybe I'll make a trip to Roger's Video and snag Devil Man or something. But I will get you hooked. I will. Your time will come (*sings* thy will be done!).
*laughing at BMB* Yeah, Mik, you dirty minded cutie! You think those nasty thoughts about Harley! *laughing*
Oiiii, Freckle-chan... you posted a nice list of couples you like. I think for fun, I'll do the same!
Cardcaptor Sakura Touya and Yukito - kawaii! KAWAII!!!! Sakura and Tomoyo - so sue me!
Oh My Goddess! Trobadour and Urd - they were cool! Too bad he's such a dork. Keiichi and Belldandy - well, DUH!
Magic Knight Rayearth Ascot and Umi - I'm a sucker for Ascot. What a little cutie! Clef and Presea - ditto that, 'cause Clef is so cute and so short!
Dragon Half Mink and Lufa - not likely, I know, but still.
Bakuretsu Hunter Tira and Carrot - feh on Chocolate. She's not half as cool as Tira. Marron and Gateau - I don' like Gateau too much, but Marron is so hot. *_*
Ranma 1/2 Ranma and Shampoo - not likely, either, but I think Mousse is too wussy for her. I've always been a Ranma/Shampoo 'shipper.
Shamanic Princess Kagetsu and Tiara - it's a sad relationship... Sarah and Tiara - um, don't ask.
Slayers Lina and Gourry - he's so funny around her... ^__^
Sailor Moon Usagi and anyone but Mamoru! T_T; Chibi Usagi and Pelulu [Perelu, Perele] - *heehee* Cute fae-ish boy with white hair!
Neon Genesis Evangelion Shinji and Asuka - I think she really does like him. She just doesn't know how to show it. Misato and Koji - funny funny! She's a player, tho.
RPing kyara [involving mine] Cam and Mark - for obvious reasons. Rukura, Lian, and Gabby - yes, a yaoi threesome. They're all so cute. Sola [Soren] and Sybandial - so innocent and sweet. ^_^ Jyrian and Quoik - I don't talk about these two much, but their relationship is really cute. Jesse and Rach - how can I not like this? He's cute, she's cute (haha, Rach!) Lucas and Lila - I liked this possibility... too bad she's dead and we won't find out what woulda' happened. Lucas and Carter - this is a slightly more demented relationship. Cadence and Lexiel - a more intellectual relationship... even if Lexiel is kinda big on sex for sick reasons. ^_^; Cadence3 and Cam - I'm a sick, sick girl. Lucifer and Setsuko - if we get Setsuko back, then we can resume this. They're cute too. ^_^
Other Stories Kiih and Ro (from Dora's "Three O'Clock") - I don't really know why... these two just kinda hit it off in my mind. Len and Yuri (see above) - ditto the above again.
Book Series Ron and Hermione - need I explain? Sirius and Remus - again, need I explain? Lestat and Louis (Anne Rice's VC books) - strange but yummy relationship Lestat and David - intellectual and alluring. Marius and Amadeo - Stokholm syndrome. Cal and Meg (A Wrinkle in Time) - KAWAII!
That's that done. ^__^;
( 10:41 PM ) Sap warning ahead!
I have the best best friends in the whole world! My best friends are Speller and Amy!
Speller, who I know I don't mention on here too much (I'm sorry! ;_;), is the smartest person I know. She's also one of the most talented writers, too. How many people can write a whole novel before/during high school? Aside from Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, not many. And her poetry kicks ass! She has a lot of it published. She can also draw better realistic stuff than I can, which makes me mondo jealous. It's not fair, I tell you! And she must learn to watch out for Hannibal. Beware him. Speller likes pudding. And pears. Damn those pears.
Amy and I have been friends since 7th grade, when she was the "new kid". We actually first met in drama class. She ran over a possum on her way to work. Yeeeah! She, too, is an amazing writer. It's not FAIR! She came runner up in the story writing contest a while back. I was proud. And I SCREEEEEEAMED the loudest when she won the Todd Bayless award. I live to embarrass.... ^_~
I am grateful to have such good friends. I love them. This concludes the sap. ^___^;
( 9:04 PM ) Querida, you're cooler than Simon and Milo! (Personally, Milo's a tad too butch for my liking, but Simon is a cute little brit guy with the sweetest little sentiments!) ....anyway.... yes, you have a neck. I hope. ^_~
And to complete the phrase you know you have problems when...you obsess over a cartoon with no neck, no nose, and huge eyes!
( 7:29 AM ) Morning blog!
I watched Perfect Blue last night. It downright scared me! Seeing Hannibal didn't scare me, seeing the Rage; Carrie 2 didn't scare me.... but Perfect Blue DID. The "real Mima" (the one who's forever in the Cham costume) is SCARY!!! And the Mimaniac is pretty scary too. o_O Iffen you haven't seen this movie, get it. Especially if you like stuff like Neon Genesis Evangelion, X, or Serial Experiments Lain. I warn you, there's nudity, a rape scene, and a lot of gore. This movie freaked me out more than Eva did.
In other news... going to the art store tomorrow!!! And, I'm also skipping 5th period today. Maybe even 3rd, 'cause I'm stuck doing NOTHING all class anyway. -_-;
Hopefully they have the 10x15 paper I want... 'cause, you know, that being the traditional dimensions for comic drawing. Y'all knew that, right? *gives you a loooooook*
And I best be off to get ready... JA!
( 7:02 PM ) Blogger hates me.
OH! OH! EVERYONE GO READ TODAY'S BMB!!! CY AND SKIDS FOREVERRRRR!!!!
I'm having a hell of a lucky streak this week. Today, in the mail, I got an AUTOGRAPHED Simon and Milo picture, FRAMED!!! *swoons*
And I got Perfect Blue!!!!
( 5:14 PM ) Gonna go see Hannibal with Mike and Chris in about half an hour! ^__^ ( 7:21 AM ) Morning Blog!
Last night, began a really angsty RP with Cam and Mark (well, it was angsty on Cam's end). Now, I only just realized that I think up really weird stuff that follow pretty much all the major time/space/reality laws. And all on a whim and at random. It's strange. You know you study this stuff too much when.... Yep, it's not every day when I come up with plots like that puppy. Using the imprints left in the reality weave to reconstruct a Mark.... that's some strange stuff (but it actually makes sense, which is what throws me). Huh.
I feel guilty... I got mad at Amy last night. She was being a little more depressing than usual, and I just couldn't stand it. I'm sick and stressed and I don't need to boost her ego all the time.
I've had this urge for the past couple of days to draw Cam shaking Lucas by the shoulders and looking very upset while Lucas looks blank. I don't really know why.... the caption for it has been running through my head, as it is this: "What am I to you?!" Trippiness.
Well, being the idiot I am, I didn't do my civics homework. My group is gonna love me for that.... then again, they're sticking me with the job of reading the presentation on Spain because I'm the only one that knows how to speak some Spanish. *sweatdrops*
I'm having urges to draw the weirdest things.... I hate it when Cam angsts at me from his little spot in my mind.
Meg's Art Corner A really weird little picture of c3 and a Chibi Cam. C3 is drawn more in my gothic anime style than my normal one. Turned out quite well! ^_^
Over and out!
( 7:16 PM ) Neeee, imouto! If you're not gonna be doing Yunga Neko for a while, you should get a guest artist to do, like, weekly panels just until you can work on it again. *volunteers* ( 7:14 AM ) Morning blog time again, kids!
I'm feeling okay this morning, so school for me. *sigh* School is so boring. Lunch is okay, mind you, because I have (as Speller said) "so many male bitches that work" for me. ^__^
I've been doing a lot of drawing since I got those pens. It's scary... can't wait to get more! ^__^ I also gotta get me some 10 X 15 paper, 'cause that's the standard comic size. I don't feel up to fighting with printers because the size ratio on 8.5 X 11 is uneven. Screw it. I'll just redo it all on standards.
I'm having the straaangest breakfast. Pork chops. Don't ask me, it was the only thing I could find...
Song of the moment: "Cruel Angel's Thesis (Harmonia Remix)" from Evangelion. *slobbers* I forgot what a COOL remix this is!!!
Meg's Art Corner Ben Carter, looking cute and vaguely distant! (Hey, he's a Blink fan, too!) Mark makes a scarilly cute girl. o_O Appearently, so does Lucas. Onna-Cam makes me think of Rally from Gunsmith Cats for some reason.... How cliché.
Over and out!
( 5:30 PM ) Nah nah naaaah! Meg has Sympatico access!!
Anyway, Meg also got herself some niiiiice grey prismacolor pens yesterday! Meg drew some pretty pretty pictures with them, too! Meg is happy, so she is!
Meg's Art Corner With her new prismacolors in hand, Meg is proud to present her latest creations! Angelique, the evil evil bitchy whore of a Demon from AH. She's pretty, tho. ^_^; "Legacy of the Messiah" cast shot; Rukura, Lucifer, and Pandora as kids! Carter and Lucas, a strange relationship these doods have. Carter looks somewhat like Cam, doesn't he? Quoik, Meg's only fae kyara!!
( 2:25 PM ) Tiredtiredtiredtired....
At the Office Place, they have a set of 24 prismacolor markers for about 40 bucks. I WANT THEM, but mom says "no, I don't have that kind of money right now". So, what we're gonna do, is I'm gonna drag her to Curry's Art Supplies store in a few hours and see how much THEY'RE selling them for.... maybe she'll buckle and take me back to the Office Place. ^_~
I need grey markers...
...oh, note to all who talk to me at night online. I won't be on until really late 'cause the network will be down. Unless mom hooks us up with Sympatico tonight, I'll be on around 2am. *sniffles* I'm gonna be without my querida fix! *snifflesniffle*
( 8:34 PM ) Lack of bloggingness today, as you all may have noticed. Dunno why, I was home again....
song of the moment: "Under the Bridge" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I *heart* Flea.... what an AMAZING bass player. Too bad this song doesn't showcase him much. If you want good bass by the dood tho, "Californication" is an order.
*cheers* The restrictions to see Hannibal have been changed from R to AA! In other words, I can get in to see it! Heeey, Dan, Amy, Speller, anyone? Wanna come with? I warn y'all, tho, it's been said that this movie is grotesquely violent.
Tomorrow is gonna be a very busy day. I'm going into town with my mom and brother for most of the day, then it's home for a few hours (like, two), and to the mall where I shall meet with Quinn-chan and Chris to go for our ritual Riot Ink business meeting. Then I shall return from the depths of Quinn's anime/transformers shrine of a home and return to my humble lair around midnight. Then I'll prolly talk to my baaaaybeeeeee (aka: querida) for the remainder of the dark hours of the evening.
Oh! Celeb Jeopardy! Two of my faaaaavourite doods were on there! Seth Green from various shows such as Buffy, and Steven from the Barenaked Ladies! DOOD! And Seth has his hair buzzed in sooooo damn short that he looks bald. 0_o
Kick ass! 3 Doors Down are playing at the Warehouse on March 11, and tickets are only $27... man, I wanna GOOOOO!!!
( 12:37 PM ) For Whom the Bell Tolls by Metallica Make his fight on the hill in the early day Constant chill deep inside Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey On the fight, for they are right, yes, by who's to say? For a hill men would kill, why? They do not know Suffered wounds test there their pride Men of five, still alive through the raging glow Gone insane from the pain that they surely know
For whom the bell tolls Time marches on For whom the bell tolls
Take a look to the sky just before you die It is the last time you will Blackened roar massive roar fills the crumbling sky Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry Stranger now, are his eyes, to this mystery He hears the silence so loud Crack of dawn, all is gone except the will to be Now the will see what will be, blinded eyes to see
For whom the bell tolls Time marches on For whom the bell tolls
( 12:17 PM ) Okay, today's guest BMB is quite good. ^__^
*points out the window* Heehee, a mini-plow!! *giggles*
song of the moment: "Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin (so sue me, I like this song... ).
( 12:08 PM ) Why is it on days that it's not supposed to snow, it snows the most? We've gotten about 13 cm since last night and it's still coming down... -_-;
song of the moment: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica. Heeheehee....makes me think of AH. I shall post the lyrics on here later.
( 7:42 AM ) The Wheel of Excitement on Neopets loves me... I just won another 10 000 np. O_O ( 7:35 AM ) Morning blog!
Here I am, killing time while I wait for either mom to call me or for me to call mom. Stupid morons in Wal-Mart, you call the main office and ask to be patched through to Electronics, and they put you on hold and hang up on you. Figures, it was mom's boss that just did that to me. Moron.
I got slim to no sleep last night due to sickness. Man, do I hurt... I feel like my guts are being put into a dryer's spin cycle constantly. And after drinking 3 L of cranberry juice, I'm not too good right now. I'm kinda waiting for mom to call so I can ask her what to do... I dunno if I should stay home or go to school. I bet I'm missing a fair bit. Well, there's always Fiona and Harpreet to ask. ^_^;;
I bet Dan's gonna kill me if I'm off another day. Mike's prolly beaten him up a few times by now without me there.
*drums her fingers* Mom, I asked you to phone me... you've got 10 minutes, and then I phone YOU....and hope I don't get hung up on...
Oh! BmB's on it's guest week. Y'know, with guest artists doing the panels. I'm not liking it too much. Yesterday's was a tad too blunt, with not enough joke 'ahind it. Maybe next time, I'll try for a guest spot on there. I'd be sure to do something involving Cy and Skids. I love Cy and Skids. ^__^
I'm running very low on straight kyara. Querida manages to turn them all gay! *shakes her head* Bennett, Lucas, Rukura, Sy.... who next? *turns to Tiirak* Dood, you're not gay are you? Tiirak: No way. Meg: You sure?? Tiirak: Yes, I'm sure. Meg: *looks suspicious*
Mommie bought me the Silence of the Lambs yesterday. It's such a good movie, and all the better if you've read the book. The casting for the movie is very good, too... Jodie Foster makes such a cute Clarice Starling. It really pisses me off that Julianne Moore is playing Clarice in Hannibal (which comes out tomorrow, check your local listings ^_~). She is SO not Starling material. But as long as Sir Anthony Hopkins is still good ol' Hannibal Lecter the Cannibal, I'll watch it.
*calls Mom* Wow, I got through....!!! Maybe that's because I cheated and used the associates-only code. How would I know THAT? 9.9
Looks like I get to stay home again today... *feh* Boredom and a half. Amy, if you're home, feel free to phone me or something.
Over and out!
( 10:50 PM ) Yeeeeeeeee! Querida can read my mind and alter my dreamstate!!!!
No one should have to drink 2 litres of cranberry juice in 5 hours. x_X
( 9:21 AM ) Morning blog!
I'm home sick! And it's only the 4th day of semester 2. Seems that whatever the hell was wrong with me before is wrong with me again... pain hurts, you know. T_T;
I've not much to say today... doesn't that suck when you wanna say something but you're outta' stuff to say?
OH!!! GOOD NEWS! AH Issue one is officially coming along WELL! Looks like I won't have to go to version 16... ^___^
( 9:32 PM ) Rukura and Lian... I got bored and messed around with PC Paintbrush... ( 6:41 PM ) *looking from her cat CC to her mug of hot chocolate* CC is staring at the marshmellows like they're evil..... *inches away* ( 6:29 PM ) The Angel Hunter church stainglass window...? ( 4:00 PM ) Okay, I know.... I didn't blog this morning. I was running mighty late. I had to hop fences to get to school. ^_^;;;
What did I do today? Not much. I got yelled at three times and nearly booted out of my history class (why? for drawing! >.<;;), and I nearly fell asleep in comm tech. Thankfully, Mr. Dewitte let us out early.
The layouts for pages 1-4 of AH have been redone. This is version 15... and I'm LIKING it! FINALLY!
Heeey, imouto! Mercutio was the best kyara in that play. I also liked Benvolio, he was cool too (my once-best-friend Brittany took to calling me 'Volio 'cause I liked him so much). Mercutio, tho, had one hell of an attitude, and he was interesting and VERY funny. Too bad he had to die... I'm glad you liked the little snippet. Allow me to post another, just for you! ^__^ This is another bit I quite like.
Benjamin found it facinating to watch him, he was so calm and so... well, he was the very picture of freedom as far as he was concerned. Yes, that was it. Benjamin admired Lokistrant's blasé attitude towards life. Envy, almost.
When one night, Lokistrant was late on his ritual visits to the plantation, Benjamin worried. Could he have been hurt?.... no. This was Lokistrant. He didn't GET hurt. But maybe he just didn't want to see him anymore?
Abandonment. A reoccurring issue. His throat felt dry suddenly. He curled up on his bed, blond hair over his eyes, and wished for morning, when he KNEW that Lokistrant would not come. No second guessing when daylight was involved.
Minutes passed. And quite unexpectedly, Lokistrant was there, startling the boy. Leaning against the far wall, watching quietly, decked out in his usual dark reds and silvers. Benjamin sat up. "How long have you been there? You scared me!"
Lokistrant smiled his usual enigmatic smile, the impression of fangs something no longer unexpected. "Carter, deepest apologies for being so late." The smile was kind, but the voice was final, the tone stating that there was to be no questions asked. Lokistrant held out his hand to the boy. "Care to come with me into town for a while?"
( 7:45 AM ) Morning Blog, part II
Oh! I saw Cast Away over the weekend! It's SO good! Tom Hanks is a surprisingly good actor... I mean, who else can get away with talking to a volleyball so convincingly? And we all know that Amy likes to imagine him naked (Tom, not the volleyball). You should all go see it! NOW!!!! That's an order!
Heehee, now a little quote for fun from a story I am going to re-write.
Benjamin stared across the table at the stranger, worried. The man seemed in his twenties, if that, and had long brown hair that spilled over his shoulders and down his back. His eyes were an unnatural ruby red, and they were very intelligent eyes. Benjamin had learned early in life to be cautious, especially with the smarter ones.
The man crossed his hands on the table in front of him, casual. "Benjamin Carter, correct?"
Benjamin could dect a vague, though unrecognizable, accent. "Yes sir."
"You're fifteen?"
"Yes sir."
"Such a shame to see someone so young forced into... what you're familiar with."
Benjamin sunk down in his chair. "Why are you here? Why did you pull me away from papa?"
To match Benjamin's withdraw from the table, the man leaned forward, and smiled. Benjamin could have sworn he saw fangs. "You remind me of someone."
( 7:22 AM ) Morning blog!
Man, do I feel WEIRD this morning. I'm not sure why, exactly, but I just feel weird. I dunno. I think a certain spiritie dood slept in my bed with me last night.... *points at Bennett* 'Cause I actually slept.
Last night, during a particularly good RP, my ISP died and wouldn't let me back on. I wasn't happy. It was getting SO good, too... *pouts*
I'm so quickly out of things to say.... ^____^;;
O'er an' out!
( 11:17 AM ) Meg's random contemplations I'm considering re-writing Carter's story, which ties in with a fair bit of Lucas' story. Been considering it for a while... Carter's got some serious problems, and he's fun to write because he's so screwed up. He's got a really weird past. His dad was SUCH a jerk.... and up until becoming a vampire, Carter was good little Bennie; never had the nerve to fight his father. *ponders* It's an interesting story. Maybe I'll start on it again after I get home from seeing Cast Away.... ( 10:56 PM ) Okay, people, special announcement!!!!!!! Congrats to Bennett and niichan on the birth of their daughter, Candra Arael Bennett! ^___^ ( 3:32 PM ) Woohoo! I got switched from Casement's class to Apostolou's class! Hooray!!! And I am already SO ahead of all the people in my comm tech class. I seem to be the only one who knows how to use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Publisher, and Premier, as well as Quark and a few other programs. Damn, am I ahead. *_* ( 7:36 AM ) Morning blog!
Wow, I only slept 3 hours and I feel okay.... *falls out of her chair laughing at today's BmB* Cy and Skids are a riot! I hope they do turn out as a couple! *laughing*
New semester starts today. I'm not too happy about this, as I have history and math this semester, and history is my homeroom class. With Mr. Casement. *cries* NOOOO!!! If I get called by my last name ONCE in his class, I'm gonna commit suicide (okay, not really).
My room is now a nice shrine of large wall hangings. On the walls around my bed, I have three Card Captor Sakura wallscrolls (two anime, one manga), and one kick-ASS Prozzak Saturday People promo poster. Thank you, John. *smilesmilesmile*
On Neopets, I am neopoor. Looks like my pets are gonna be eating at the soup kitchen a lot. -_-;
Meg's Art Corner! I know, I've not done much in the way of art lately. You know what's weird? I tend to draw more in school than at home. I think it's because I'm around so many people. Cam's SD Panther form, doodled in MS Paint. I was bored, okay? And it DID turn out cute. Part of my MS Paint family portrait. I still have to finish the pictures for John and Dani, and the kids too if I have enough willpower after screwing around with the stupid program afterwards.
Song of the moment: "When Doves Cry (Fatboy Slim remix) by Depeche Mode and Prince. I love this... don't ask me why. ^_^;
Quote of the moment: "Listen sister, if I want your opinion, I'll BEAT it out of you!" -- Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Okay, that's it for now. Ja matta ne! *disappears in purple smoke*
( 12:38 PM ) Song of the moment: "Misere by Andrea Bocelli and John Miles. I have a very....expansive taste in music. So sue me. *sings along* ( 11:45 AM ) To Chris-kun: Dooood, I don't hate you, and I'm not mad at you..... jus' chill, man. S'your blog, you can say what's on your mind...
I got my pretty pretty new cladagh ring in the mail yesterday! *kisses said ring* Mi querida gave it to me!! Isn't that sweet? ^__^
I have come to the conclusion that Cam would make a really scary bad guy. Like, not c3... but if CAM were bad. He'd be scary. I mean, he's already got some issues with where his loyalty lies... and he's pretty much infinite in power. Not to mention, after being killed about 200 times, I think he knows the painful ways to kill people. Wonder if niichan (currently my neechan) sees this? Well, at least now he knows about Cam's possibilities for becoming nothing more than a lethal weapon.
I have three neopets! My blue wocky named Cadence, my green shoyru named Lokistrant, and my yellow eyrie Poyania! ^__^
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Wanna make some headcanon again but now it has my ship so if you're not into it then you can continue to scroll around.
I kinda want a mother, a surrogate one, for Shirou who somehow has the blood of the Beast but can't transform into one. She loved teasing him but at the same time would be the person Shirou could lean on without hurting his pride as a beastman. Sometimes a bit stritch but also caring, although most of the time she worked in human world (that kinda made their relationship loosen, at least for Shirou's side).
Then one day when his surrogate mother learns about Michiru, how she met and befriend Shirou, she then acknowledge that the wolf beastman's change come after meeting this very... girl? Human girl? Female beastman? Whatever. She also learn that Michiru has provided the happiness Shirou needs that she can't give, because it's not something familial but platonical would also underestimate it. Shirou's mother will only said, "You guys haven't realized it but in due time you will."
When Michiru finally able to change into human and also want to go back to her world, the atmosphere began to change and everthing feel heavy. The surrogate mom feel sorry because her adoptive son would feel so much at a loss even if he doesn't said anything about it and on Michiru's side it's not even better: she should be happy but still she feel sad, and Michiru doesn't understand why. At least not yet.
At the time when his mother see Shirou in his worst state in all her time of taking care of him, she encourage her son to meet his "friend" again. She has all the resources to find Michiru again and just with Shirou's approval it will be done. Shirou appreciate the idea but as a prideful beastman as he was, he will try to look for her by himself. His mother would only shake her head but not stopping him, she just told him to be careful.
And when the two finally meet again, she has never been so happy for his son before.
#I wanna say lovebirds but it'll be inconvenience#no it's just too cliche#and yeah an AU where Michiru can change into human and want to go back to her human world#kinda want this to happen#brand new animal#bna#michiru kagemori#shirou ogami#surrogate mother#headcanon#shirou x michiru#mishiro
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The Great Cookie Bake-Off (Cookies)
It’s Day 2 of @silentlyfangirlingselfshipper’s A Very Shippy Christmas event and the theme of the day is Cookies. And don’t worry, magic talking Cookie Run cookies, we don’t eat your kind at all. We promise!
This time, I’m doing headcanons for this entry and with Kairi, Issa, Hermione, and Michiru involved: sometimes during the holidays, we watch the Holiday Baking Competition on Food Network whenever we have the time. We decide to attempt to have one of our own during the holidays (but with only cookies), putting up Kai, Issa, ‘Mione, and Michiru to see who bakes the best cookies of the season and Kirby is supposed to be the sole judge. But because it’s Kirby we’re dealing with and he couldn’t simply choose whose cookies are the best and he will always eat them regardless of taste and quality, we ended up bringing Edith, Agnes, Ron, and Harry on board as well just to be fair.
The Cookie Bake-Off results from the women involved are as follows:
Considering that she’s the strongest among the Tan siblings in baking, Kairi basically walks into the bake-off like it is a piece of cake. And she didn’t just bake one box of cookies, she made multiple kinds of cookies in different boxes as a form of showing off. She doesn’t brag about her baking skills beyond that however.
Issa isn’t too far behind either: She tends to stick with whatever recipes she’s comfortable making at the moment. It might be chocolate chip, probably sugar cookies, but she hasn’t mastered S’Mores cookies yet because she can’t seem to keep the marshmallows from burning while being baked though.
But good Lord, Hermione’s baking and cooking skills are non-existent!!! If you remember from reading Deathly Hallows, the guys one time put her in charge of cooking during the Horcrux Hunt and it was nasty! Ron and Harry wisely avoided her badly burnt cookies at all costs, not wanting to be reminded of her poor cooking ability, while Kirby sucked them all up to ease their pain. Yeah, no prize and bragging rights for ‘Mione here.
Michiru hand downs gets high points for presentation and creativity. While the other 3 use boxes to put the cookies into, she will use cake tiers and platters and carefully style them properly. Her baking is undeniably great, she has a sharp eye for detail that she’ll make sure that the measurement of ingredients are on point and precise! She might lose time doing this, but that’s our resident Lesbian Mom Friend here!
And the winner is… Everyone but Hermione! It is really hard for the fam bunch to decide every year, but everyone has fun participating and Hermione, well, she already knows that she is totally out-classed by what Kairi, Issa, and Michi have on the table. Maybe she’s probably going to make Ron to participate the bake-off on her place this year, but who knows right now?
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Precure Day 113
Episode: Futari wa Precure Splash Star 15 - “Softball is the Bond between Mother and Daughter” Date watched: 12 April 2019 Original air date: 14 May 2006 Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/6udeh4g Project info and master list of posts: http://tinyurl.com/PCDabout
Young Saki is always a win
Now that Michiru and Kaoru’s allegiance is known, we can see them truly playing their part as infiltrators. They spy on Saki's morning softball practice and comment on how silly and futile it seems. Gohyaan pops up and tells them to return to their fountain, but without even batting an eye they unanimously say “no” and walk off to class. During literature class, all of the softball players are dozing off, to the ire of the teacher, and an offhand comment from Mai that they’ll do well in the tournament tomorrow gets the sisters thinking.
[[evil thoughts]]
During the after school softball practice, they intercept Dorodoron before he can attack the Precures, and remind him that full-frontal assaults without a strategy are why Moerumba lost. They hint that the girls’ power as Precure seems to be connected to their moods and enjoyment, so Dorodoron decides to play coy and sticks a tiny pebble Uzainaa in her catcher’s mitt that will cause her pitches to go wildly off target. This works for a while and it really kills Saki’s spirit. That night at dinner, she has no appetite and goes to sleep early, until she has a nightmare about missing 100 pitches in a row and allowing the other team to win in a landslide.
She snaps awake at about 1 AM and realizes she’s hungry so she goes downstairs to grab something. Saki finds her mother in the kitchen, working on new confections for the store, and after some motherly prodding Saki unloads all her troubles. Mom reminds her that she didn’t start out great, and missed a lot when she was a child too. Her mother told her then that the most important things were to “Give it your all, try your hardest, and have fun!” and she reiterates that now. At the time Saki wanted to use her mom’s glove to see if it would help her, but of course she was much too small for it to fit her hand back then. Now, however, her hands are about the same size as her mother’s, and so Saori suggests her daughter try using her glove for the game tomorrow.
(as an aside, I realize I am very much underselling this scene, it’s a powerful moment, but in my effort to keep this concise I’m having to skimp on the details)
The next day Saki is feeling enthusiastic again after her mother’s pep talk and she eagerly chats with Mai on the trolley about getting to use her mom’s glove in the match. Dorodoron is riding on top of the train, somehow completely unnoticed, and overhears this, and he is not pleased. He intercepts the duo on a bridge and says that he’ll let them go and not fight them today if Saki agrees to use her own glove. This sets off some alarm bells in the girls’ heads and they go back and forth, trying to find out why he’s so adamant about this. Finally, when Saki refuses to use her own glove, he gets angry and releases the Uzainaa, growing it back to giant size, and then somewhat fusing with it (not pictured).
Saki and Mai transform into Pretty Cure and realize that this Uzainaa is what’s been throwing Saki off her game. Dordoron taunts her, assuming that her spirits will still be down and therefore Precure’s power will be lessened and he’ll have an easy fight. He didn’t count on his ruse being revealed, or the power boost they would get from their righteous anger at his foul play. The girls strike in unison, brushing aside his attacks and delivering strong counterattacks of their own, surprising the soft-spoken general. Bloom explains that, despite his efforts, she still has the support of her mom, Egret, and all of her friends and teammates, and the goal is to do your best and have fun, so she wouldn’t let him bring her down. The Cures perform Twin Stream Splash on the monster and Dorodoron beats a hasty retreat. After it’s gone, Bloom expresses her disgust at the underhanded tactic, and the camera pans up to show Michiru and Kaoru spying on them from above, looking disappointed.
possible symbolism: Bloom and Egret facing toward each other, while Michiru and Kaoru face away from each other
Michiru says that the Precure are unexpectedly strong, while Kaoru retorts that it’s more like Dorodoron is unexpectedly weak, but they both agree that Precure have powers they weren’t aware of and they’ll have to keep watching them.
At the game, Saki scores the winning strikeout on the opposing team and everybody celebrates. She goes hom and makes dinner for her family that night: a special omelette! Now, the usual trope for pink cures is that they can’t cook and their food tastes awful, so imagine my surprise when her whole family agrees that the dinner was really good! Happy ending!
Look at those Kiryuu sisters, they just arrived and they’re already changing the game. Kiriya spied on Black and White the same as Michiru and Kaoru are doing to Saki and Mai, but he did very little to help his sister in battle. On the flipside, Michiru and Kaoru are giving advice to Dorodoron about better strategies than just charging in and demanding the location of the Fountain of the Sun. Trying to throw Saki off her groove was actually quite clever, and it would have worked if he hadn’t been such a dunce about it. He could have easily hidden near the girls and had the Uzainaa jump from Saki’s glove to her mother’s, further wounding her pride and confidence, but instead he jumped out and made a very suspicious demand that led to his premature defeat. I feel justified in picking apart silly villain plans because, in this show and later shows, the villains can and have done better, even on the instances when they still ultimately lose, so it’s not just me being salty that the good guys always win because it’s a hero show. Certainly, Saki’s speech about being inspired by her mom and friends was powerful, but imagine how much more powerful it would have been if Dorodoron hadn’t played his hand so early. Then again, that he needed the Kiryuus to point him in the right direction says a lot about his competence as a villain as well. M & K’s scheming is fun, though, and I look forward to seeing what else they come up with. (I’ve honestly forgotten)
Also, the Kiryuus are the subject of a lot of interesting camera work. There’s that high angle, which is also meant to include Dorodoron, and there’s a low angle from his point of view:
Earlier when Gohyaan showed up to say hello, there was an extreme closeup on Michiru’s face showing her just barely moving her eyes and nothing else to acknowledge his presence.
Dorodoron isn’t exempt from the fun, he gets this one distinct shot that I really like:
For someone so timid he’s surprisingly expressive.
Saki gets to be the subject of some creative mood lighting and beautiful sunset animation.
I guess I’m a sucker for sunsets. There’s also these shadows that symbolize her sadness when she feels like she’s lost her skill:
And then the next day after talking to her mother, she’s bright and well-lit again.
Now, I’m going to cheat a little bit here, because I love pointing out poor-quality animation when it pops up. This following shot was only visible for a single frame before dramatically zooming out, so the low quality makes sense for the distance, but the split second that it’s there as a closeup..... it’s bad.
But as I said, their fight has some great synchronized action and that gives us shots like this:
It feels a lot more interesting than some previous episodes of the show. Y’all know I didn’t give Karehaan the time of day, and even Moerumba got a bit tiring. The villains themselves are endemic of my larger issues with the show: it was good but it wasn’t really doing anything. Now, however, we’ve got some much-needed intrigue and that’s helped the show a lot in this episode. As I recall, it only gets better from here, so I hope you enjoy coming on this journey with me.
The last couple episodes haven’t had much in the way of Saki’s catchphrase, so this episode decided to make up for it in spades!
Pink Precure Catchphrase Count: 3 Zekkouchou Nari (from Saki) Saki’s mom also gets in on the fun with a “Zekkouchou Nari” of her own, and.... Saki uses her anti-catchphrase, “I’m in bad form!” twice!
Miracle Drop Count: 2
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If you’re still doing that ask prompt, Cardcaptor Sakura or Sailor Moon?
Yeah I’m still up for it
Sailor Moon
Favorite character: Makoto
Most relatable character: Makoto & Usagi. Makoto for being misjudged due to her size & Usagi being a girl who cries a lot but does her best.
Most underrated character: the background characters like Usagi’s friends n family. I kindof really dislike how they drop out of the entire series by the last arc aside from Usagi’s mom.
Most overrated character: The 4 Generals/Shitennou. The PGSM version of them is my favorite because they all feel like real individual characters. But usually they just feel like stock villains minus some key moments in the 90′s anime so I never understood why they were so popular.
Least favorite character: I still love to hate Rubeus, but probably Sailor Star Maker, the only thing people want to talk about is her attack name.
Favorite pairing: Haruka/Michiru
Least favorite pairing: Usagi/Goku The Senshi/Shitennou match ups, it just seems so forced after it being non-canon for decades. Also every single girl on the squad ending up with a boyfriend on a squad is one of my least favorite girls media tropes.
Favorite part/moment: an easy quick answer is just episode 159
Least favorite part/moment: hey. Mr. Toei. Who wrote the break up arc?
What about it got my attention: well I was 6 and I got up early to watch Bananas in Pajamas before school and there was this weird super hero show but with girls that I caught the last few minutes of. a few years later when it resurfaced on Cartoon Network I was like “oh? this show came back? what?”
What about it kept my attention: I just thought it was a lot of fun compared to other “girls” shows airing at the time I think. I liked all the characters & their interactions with each other (catty as that dub may be haha) and I thought the story was really compelling. It got me interested in mythology & space stuff not to mention more interested in art & realizing comic books about girls my age were out there to buy. Now when I’m older I can find something new to appreciate in every episode too. I really don’t know what I’d be into now if it wasn’t for Sailor Moon tbh (so thanks Bananas in Pajamas)
Overall opinion: Has it’s issues and I can understand if someone who didn’t grow up with it can’t quite get into it. But I think the main messages it has are still important plus it’s still fun to watch for me.
Cardcaptor Sakura
Favorite character: Tomoyo
Most relatable character: …..Tomoyo
Also Kero
3. Most underrated character: Naoko or Chiharu, I would’ve liked if they got their own little focus in the manga (since Rika got one & Yamazaki steals the scene every time he shows up)
4. Most overrated character: Yue I guess. He really doesn’t do much of anything except sit around & brood. Which, like, relatable. But Sakura wants to hang out with you dude.5. Least favorite character: CLAMP, I wont complain about buying your manga again if you just keep Mr. Terada off screen forever so I can assume he went to jail.
6. Favorite pairing: Tomoyo/Meiling. It’s cute and makes sense I think.
7. Least favorite pairing: Tomoyo/Eriol. even if Eriol wasn’t a 30 year old man stuck in a tiny child’s body with a steady girlfriend, I feel Tomoyo & Eriol are so similar in demeanor that it’s boring.
8. Favorite part/moment: The episode where Sakura goes to court get’s judged to be the new clow card master really sticks out to me still.
9. Least favorite part/moment: Why did Mr. Terada give an 8 year old a promise ring?? Why CLAMP??
9. What about it got my attention: I remember going to an anime store in middle school and the guy at the counter going “so did you check out Cardcaptors?” and I was like “???” so I tried watching it the next week and liked it alright, it was anime & I was an 11 year old weeb so.
10. What about it kept my attention: I liked it more once I read the comics, I really liked how pretty the artwork was and how idealistic it is, like there isn’t really any malice or villains in CCS and I always thought that was nice. (I hope Clear Card remembers this once the big plot twist finally is revealed)
11. Overall opinion: A fun show, even though I admit it’s not a huge favorite (I like Sakura, but I think I have a harder time relating to her than say Doremi or Usagi) but I think it’s a solid series.
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Things Michiru has seen Shirou do/ heard him say:
" Kill all humans except Bob Ross and Mr. Rodgers. They seem nice."
Accidentally break a door and put it back like nothing happened.
Let a toddler play with his tail so they'd stop crying.
" It smells like shit." in response to her saying that " Love is in the air." on Valentine's day.
Try to teach Kuro how to speak while prompting him with crackers.
Eat the dinner Melissa burnt so she wouldn't feel bad.
Tell Nazuna " It needs more pink." when asked for conductive criticism on her new idol outfit.
Rummaging through the fridge at 4 am naked in his beast form.
Play Uno with Gem and Melissa even though none of them knew how to play.
Do that dog stretch thing after he took a nap.
Crawl in a circle before laying down to take another nap.
Eat three whole jars of peanut butter in an hour.
" I can smell your lies." when Michiru denied eating the last of the peanut butter.
" I wonder if that waiter's single?" when they went out drinking with the bear's team. And later " Michiru write my number on the tip I'm too drunk to read."
His tail wag when the waiter called him the next day.
" I'm getting too old for this..."
" May I request the senior discount?"
" Let me see what you have!!" when Kuro tried to eat some trash on the sidewalk.
Put Jackie on his shoulders so he could see could feel tall.
Make funny faces at a baby.
" Michiru that's not how you break someone's ankles for an interrogation. Here let me show you." he didn't have to the gangster confessed after hearing that.
Speak about 8 different languages in his sleep.
Blush when a cute guy told him he had pretty fur.
" Why are you trying to get attention from me? Don't you have a girlfriend?"
Use puppy dog eyes on mayor Rose. It worked.
" If you try to offer me a scooby snack one more time I'm looking you in the closet again."
" Ate a nazi's arm one time. Didn't taste great. 4/10."
" Fine I'll go to therapy but not because you told me to."
Stand still for 15 minutes cuz a butterfly landed on his nose.
" You need to brush your tail more....Yes I know I'm not your dad but do it anyway. You're shedding everywhere."
" You may pet me. Once..........ok maybe one more time."
When they got into a fight he gave her the silent treatment. But every now and then he'd make those weird noises wolves and huskies make to get a point across.
Play cards with Kuro.
" I used your shampoo on accident again.....no I'm not sorry it smells better on me."
" I'm an all powerful wolf god. I cannot as you say 'get dunked on' by you." he got dunked on twice by her.
" No I don't have arthritis my bones are just crunchy when it's about to rain."
" Are you gonna finish that chicken bone."
Bite a guys arm so hard that the bone broke. The creep and his pals kept harassing this girl at the bar. When the ambulance took him away in a screaming sobbing heap of blood Shirou scoffed " So dramatic. I didn't even bite it off."
When some guy kept being disrespectful to him for no reason and he didn't react she asked him why. "I had a one night stand with his mom in the 80s."
" I can and will ground you. Don't test me."
" You look sad. Do I need to beat someone up?"
Somehow a cat wandered into the city and a bunch of beastmen were trying to catch it to eat it. Shirou lured it in, kept it in his office for a few days then gave it to a nice old lady. He may or may not have named the cat Tater Tot.
He baked Gem and Melissa a cake for their anniversary.
" Come on. We're getting ice cream.....do we need a reason to get ice cream?"
Hang up art of silver wolf made by children at the orphanage in his office.
#bna#BNA#shirou ogami#michiru kagemori#silver wolf#all in all shirou is a good boi#in fact he is the best boi#feel free to add on
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sailor moon eternal part 1 livewatch
sailor moon eternal is FINALLY here after literally FOREVER! i’ll be watching part 1 today and part 2 tomorrow on usa and chibs’ b-day, all without screencaps like the earliest livewatches so i can get through them faster (if i added pics it would take way longer than 81 minutes!). so without further ado... IT’S DREAM TIME!!!! :D
ooh the netflix logo is a rainbow! :o
EW THIS IS DUBBED AND ZICORNIA SOUNDS GROSS :(
chibs wakes up to a bell! ;)
her room is very pretty!
and she returns to the 30th century on april fool’s day?
chibs: “usagi miraculously got into juban high!” lol :D
OMG YOU CAN PLAY THE JAPANESE VERSION YAS!!!! :D
aww chibs is so cute!
title card! :D
the buildings are so pretty!
usagi: “the new moon obscures the sun...” *insert crystal theme*
the inners have orange eclipse glasses while the moon fam gets blue ones with the eclipse phases on it?
mako is so cute when she blushes! ^_^
lol mina funny face :D
BELL!!!!
this was at the end of s3 right?
OMG HELIOS!!!!
aww diana is on chibs’ head! ♥
mamo’s heart NOOOO
mamo: “it’s fine, i’m just a bit dizzy.” and i’ve been secretly coughing up blood BUT I’M FINE
THE CIRCUS CRAP
their boat thing is so weird and it’s in cgi so it’s so much worse!
did everyone not see the BIG AF SHIP IN THE SKY???
rei: “phobosu, demosu!” cute! :D
i love that the circus pamplet is in japanese even in the english dub! :D (i only switched back to it for that SUB BEST!!!!)
aww chibs is so smol! ^_^
aww usa is so cute when she closes her eyes!
why does usa want to be a kid anyways SHE ACTS JUST LIKE ONE OHHHH
the kalediscopes! :D
chibs: “the kalediscope is begging me to buy it!” me when i get dolls lol :D
it’s been a year since chibs arrived and this is only the first time they
I KNEW SHE’D WANT A SLEEPOVER AS A FAVOR!
chibs with neptune’s mirror is so nice! :)
as is her borrowing mamo’s jammies!
OMG THE KALEIDOSCOPE IS SO PRETTY i know i said no caps BUT LOOK AT IT!!!!!
mamo: “when i raise my own daughter, i’ll be strict no matter what!” um CHIBS IS RIGHT THERE
usa so jellyyyyy
usa wants to be as small as chibs good!
chibs wants mamo to notice her and usa hits back with the daughter bit YAS!!!
usa sleeps naked ew :(
ooh the dream mirror!!!!
usa can’t look at mirrors now lol :D
mamo: “you’re more of an adult chibiusa.” awww!!! :D
EW ZICORNIA she’s japanese now BUT STILL UGGO
zicron is like a pokemon lol
jun jun sounds so rough!
SHE HAS SUCH A HIP HOP STANCE LOL
palla palla sounds so cute! :D
BELL!!!!
this is the pegasus dream!
omg IT IS!! :D
helios’ hair mane is *chef’s kiss*!
i love how pretty tokyo tower is! ♥
the bell is so small! ♥
NO HE’S IN THE CAGE :(
helios sounds ok in english! :)
also i like how german is the first language listed instead of english or japanese lol :D
chibs fell out of bed lol :D
chibs just says ‘a dream?’ in japanese and ‘i’m fine’ after diana asks her in english! :D
aww chibs snuck out :(
tokyo tower is so pink!
mamo in english: “about that pegasus and chibiusa...” excuse you IT’S ‘CHIBIUSA AND THAT PEGASUS’ IN THE CAPTIONS >:(
back to the sub instead of the dub!
aww usa and mamo had the same dream! ♥♥
ooh there’s lens flares as chibs says the time spell!
OH NO A DOME!!!
all diana says is ‘small lady’ but it’s cute!
ves ves has a whip that cracks DON’T GO TO THE JOHNNY TEST SIDE!!!
usa: “who could that pegasus be?” ...a pegasus perhaps?
oh no THE TIGER!!!
mamo’s heart again! :(
CRAP THE TIGER
transformation!!! :D
it doesn’t work lol :D
OMG THIS IS THE YEET MEME I DID!!! :D
aww chibs has ‘moon prism power’ as her henshin! just like mama! :D
chibs: “why can’t we transform?” a second later: *GRAIL YEET!!!*
the transformation is just like the supers version but e n h a n c e d
i know i said no pics BUT LOOK IT’S THEIR FIRST TRANSFORMATION YAS! :D
YAAAS!!!! :D
ew i just realized what palla palla’s top looks like :(
the lemures in this are cute compared to the anime! :D
palla’s giggle! ^_^
TWINKLE YELL YAS!! :D
it’s prettier than the anime
NOW DO MOON GORGEOUS MEDITATION!!!!!
they work together instead of just moon in the anime
i got chills with that! :D
mamo’s voice sounds so sore!
now age switch guys!!!
ew is mamo sweating poor guy!
HE FAINTED!!!
ves ves: “new phone who dis?”
omg usa and chibs just said they don’t want to switch AND PALLA SWITCHES THEM BOI!!!!
and mamo is gone!
it’s zicron pokemon!
nehalennia (idk if that’s how her name is really spelled tho but the captions say that?) sounds so pretty! :D
they’re in the hospital! :D
the inners have such a dull face and then they’re like EHHH???? lol :D
they went from silly to serious REAL QUICK
ami mom! :D
omg the sunset is so pretty look!
now usa and mamo’s age gap is weirder lol :D
the shadows in this are amazing!! :D
aww he touched her cheek :)
you’re not a burden mamo you’re sailor earth!
aww he’s asleep with his mouth open a bit :)
NO USA YOU NEED TO BE WITH MAMO!!!
aww they’re cuddling!
yeah chibs MAMO IS YOUR DAD DON’T BE JELLY
diana: “small lady!” chibs: “i’m not small right now!” lol :D
helios likes what he sees! ;)
chibs: “this is because of the enemy!” helios: “this must be their doing!” yeah THAT’S WHAT CHIBS JUST SAID???
chibs is gonna need a whole new uniform it’s ripped!
ooh ami has a laptop! :o
aww she’s thinking of setsuna :)
ami’s awake at 1 am wowza! :o
ami mom: “you’re so responsible. that’s why i leave you at home all the time!” ALL THE TIME BOI!!!!!
has cere cere said anything so far tho?
the amozon tr
OMG TIGER’S EYE IS SO KAWAII
so is fish eye but ya know that’s him
hawk’s eye is so eh :/
OMG THEY ALL KAWAII!!!!
fish eye is like mercury and neptune combined!
dory and nemo cameo! :D
aww ami thinks the fish eye fish is kawaii! ^_^
oh no things just got spooky...
ami’s uncertain walk though!
her dad is a jerk! :(
aww ami’s so lonely! :’(
EW FISH EYE HAS GROSS HANDS!!!!
get out of the spell ami!!
ami: “my dream is to be loved!” NOT WITH FISH BOI
OMG SHE’S DRAGGED INTO THE MIRROR
this is creepier than the manga!
it’s like she’s drowning in ahtohallan!
the mini mercs! :D
mini mercs: “you must wake up, princess mercury!” PRINCESS!! :D
MERCS TRANSFORM!!!!!!
fish eye says ‘nani’ funny! :D
ooh the water effects on her transformation are so good! :D
remember when crystal s3 was really good NOT ANYMORE :D
mercury aqua rhapsody tho! ♥
aww usa and chibs have new outfits! :D
YAAAS THEY SWITCHED BACK!!! :D
YAAAAS LET’S GOOO!!!!!!
that echo on ‘meditation tho!’
there was a fade after palla palla said ‘this is interesting!’ and then it cuts right back to the senshi although there isn’t a long pause!
aww you’re the true maiden chibs! :(
IT’S NOT YOU USA
poor chibs! :(
NO AMI IT’S CHIBS’ TIME TO SHINE!!!
aww it made her tingle to be called maiden!
you’re not powerless chibs!
aww helios’ little head cock :)
OMG SHE JUST KISSED A HORSE
dude!!! horse dude! :D
helios: “your dream is always needed!” YAAAS!!! :D
this is why chibs/helios is such a great ship! (although
those raindrops are like hail beads!
i’m just calling nehalennia n-bish since her name is so hard to spell
HELIOS ISN’T A PEST N-BISH!!! >:(
ooh rey has archery! :D
aww what cute music! ^_^
rei: “we need someone to work at the shrine!” mina: “just get an adopted son-in-law!” MINA NO
rei is an ace lesbian confirmed!
mina: “just think of it as a helper!” ...then just get a helper?
this movie goes from silly to serious REALLY FAST
rei’s grandpa is so dramatic lol :D
rei wants to take over the family business :)
woah rei DON’T SHOOT YOUR CROWS WITH THAT ARROW
elementary school is a thing in japan!
aww rei knows the crows’ names! :)
no rei won’t ever leave grandpa! :(
ooh morning fireworks!
even though they’re at the enemy circus the girls are still so enchanted!
usa: “we’re not here to have fun! ... HEY I WANNA GO ON THE GO KARTS TOO!!” lol :D
oh no MIRROR HOUSE
OMG THE GUESTS WERE LEMURES!!!
THE DOOR IS GONE!!!! :o
smol rei! :D
rei catches onto the trap quickly!
EW SMOL REY JUST KISSED TIGER’S EYE :(
EWWWW SHE’S A BRIDE TO HIMMM!!!!! :(
CRAP REI JUST GOT SHOT DOWN!!!
oh no the spell is working! :(
cere cere has a sailor v mask!
AGAIN WITH THE WHIP CRACKS VES VES >:(
UGGO ZICORNIA >:((
artemis just wanted to see the circus! :/
it’s phobos and demos!!! :D
rei’s too awesome for a smol guardian SHE HAS TWO!!! :D
rei’s transformation is on fire bby! B)
i love how the flowers from the first two crystal seasons are still in the sayings! :D
tiger’s eye wants to be an artist BUT HE’S A MODEL BOI!!
aww michiru’s message of love! ♥
HOLD UP was she topless???
mars flame sniper is way more epic than the anime!
tiger’s eye: “my dream is to be an artist!” MODEL!
usa’s go kart sick lol :D
chibs: “you’re a high school student you should be able to handle it! :D lol :D
aww cat head! ^_^
palla palla’s having a tantrum lol :D
jun jun calls zicornia a ‘cross old lady’ lol :D
i like how the manga acts are blended together so well! :D
chibs: *stares dreamily out of a window* watashi naritakute much?
chibs can’t resist the chocolate! :D
diana finally said something other than small lady! :D
poor mamo!
NO THE BLOOD :(
that bloody hand is getting on the sheets a bit ew :(
there are piles of trash in juban now WHY
seeing modern cars in sailor moon is so weird! (as is laptops!)
aww chibs looked both ways before crossing the street! :D
THEIR FACES THO
of course mako goes to the herbal shop! :D
ok maybe hawk’s eye isn’t eh he’s sort of fab! :D
hawk’s eye: “my dream didn’t come true, i achieved it myself!” ..that’s part of a dream coming true tho?
he gave mako a ring wow! :o
an EVIL ring >:)
aww it’s the mako chibs cooking show! :D
they said ‘itadakimasu’ just like in one of my stories! :D (that’s what you say before you eat to thank whoever cooked the meal!)
mako has visions of harumichi!
NO CHIBS DON’T GIVE MAMO THE RING!!!
aww mamo’s little wave! :D
mako asks to look around the shop first! ♥
woah she’s just confiding in hawk’s eye about being a senshi i know it’s spell but WOWWW
hawk’s eye: “join me in selling nightmares!” how much are they tho like 100 buckaroos?
the sign magically went to ‘closed’! :o
DID VES VES JUST STEP ON MAKO???
GUARDIAN JUPES SLAP!!
mako has cloth over her instead of being naked like in the manga! i wonder how the last act of stars will play out then...
haruka vision! :D
mako: “makenai!” ♫ SAILOR STAR!!!! ♫
mini jupes: “i’m the other you!” it’s ok you can say ‘better half’ lol ;)
she says ‘superstrength jupiter’ :)
JUPES TRANSFORM EPIC
i like how mako says ‘i’ll leave you numb!’ in her saying!
JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!!!! :D (way cooler than the anime!)
it’s so gray outside!
don’t make mako feel for you hawk bish! >:(
the amazon quartet always critisize the senshi lol :D
OMG MAMO’S BEING ATTACKED!!!! :o
moon gorgeous meditation 3! :D
aww chibs is staying close to helios!
human reveal!! :D
elysion is so pretty!
the lighting in this movie is *chef’s kiss*!
mamo and helios both have black roses TWINSIES :(
usa and mako: “dead moon!” *look at each other* jinx!
they call n-bish ‘nehalennia’ in the captions but she’s actually ‘nehelenia’?
aww usamo hug! ♥
the senshi are all
MINA RUNNING THO
mina: “i cant transform!” the senshi be like ‘same’! :D
aww artemis!
oh yeah this is the ‘mina gets grumpy’ act!
oh yeah xenotime and zeolite exist! :o
OMG THEY’RE SO CREEPY :(
OMG SOME RANDOM DUDE JUST PUNCHED A RANDOM DUDE :o
mina has a cute hat! :D
aww rei borrowed michiru’s mirror :)
ami has a tablet! :o
mina counted the times that the outers have been mentioned JELLYYY
MINA STOP BEING SO JELLY OF THE OUTERS
REI DIDN’T CALL YOU WEIRD OMG!!!!!
her sandals are cute tho ^_^
and good thing one of the lite creeps wore sunglasses!
LITE BOIS STOP BEING SO CLOSE!!!!
ah yes the ‘let’s endanger kids’ part!
OMG THE ROCK!!!
the senshi are here! :D
oh no the lite bois trapped the senshi in knives! :o
the kids are lemures! :o
mina: “i’m... losing conciousness..” show don’t tell huh mina?
OMG ARTIE JUST CLAWED MINA!!!
yay he saved her! :D
and the human transformatino is in 3.. 2.. 1...
OMG THERE’S BLOOD!!!!
mina: “we were always two hearts beating as one!” aww :)
HUMAN ARTIE!!!! :D
artie you’re not inadequate!
mina doesn’t need a mini her either she has the best kitty partner! :D
venus transform time!! :D
aww there’s a little heart transition! :)
i see the chorus is still there a bit from crystal!
mina: “allow me to punish you with love!” the best kind of punishment!
aww mina’s little giggle before ‘love and beauty shock’! :D
thanks for killing the lite bros mina! :D
yay they can all transform! :D
yay!!! :D
cere cee: “the party isn’t over yet!” ;)
OH CRAP THE VINES!!!
this is where the outers come in right?
it cuts to chibs! :o
aww she has luna p on her bedsheets! :)
oh no usa is coughing! :o
NOT ZICORNIA AGAIN >:(
SHE SOUNDS LIKE AN OLD MAN WTF
omg it’s over!! :o
...wait a sec
post credits scene with hotaru talking about the second coming! (of her perhaps?) ;)
and now it ends for real! :D
this was awesome and just as great as the manga! the animation is incredible, especially in lighting and shadows! i can’t wait to see what happens tomorrow! :D
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St Raph 4: With All Your Mind
Another release of The Intercession of St. Raphael, The Catholic Boarding School AU. ALl of the released chapters are here, or the full chapters are available on Patreon!
The dress was, all other things aside, well-constructed and tailed perfectly to Haruka’s body. Mako had given it the collar and simple short sleeve of an Oxford shirt, with sheer panels at the shoulders that kept it just this side of feminine. The skirt fell elegantly from her waist and slipped to the floor, making use of her height. The blush-pale pink complimented the soft gold of her hair, along with keeping Father Anthony off her case for another night.
On anyone else, it would have been beautiful. On her, it was a tragedy befitting a Shakespearean soliloquy.
Haruka looked at herself in the mirror and bit her lip. “I look stupid.” She looked over toward Mina, who did not respond, just continued to gaze at herself, turning to capture each angle. “Mina!”
“What?!” She looked up at Haruka, irritated, still fiddling with her hair.
“I said I look stupid.”
Mina shrugged. “I mean, it’s maybe not your greatest look, you look like a butch les--”
Haruka grabbed her and covered her mouth “SHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”
Mina bit her palm, and Haruka removed her hand and shook it lightly, nodding her head toward Mako and and Usagi at the other end of the room.
Mina sighed. “Buddy, I’m telling you, this is no great secret.”
Usagi turned around and clasped her hands together with delight. “Haruka, I think you look BEAUTIFUL.” She practically skipped around the room, giving a dramatic twirl of her as she landed in front of Haruka. “I got you something! Both of you!”
“Oh man, am I excited to see this.” Mina leaned against Haruka.
Usagi meant well, nearly anyone who met her would be quick to say. Her skills were not in music, or in art, or in school, or the kitchen, or a mechanic’s shop, or in an athletic fields, or...well the list went on for some pages, despite every sister’s attempt to find her hidden talent. But what the sisters did not know, but was recognized by this room, was that Usagi’s talent was not hidden at all, simply an underappreciated capacity to love all those that fell into her life.
“These were my mom’s! But I wanted to share them with you, I have a whole box and you guys are my family, too.” Usagi radiated with joy as she dug through her trunk.
Only Usagi spoke of her family--she had merely had the misfortune of having them die, with no other family. She was, Mina observed maybe not the smartest of them, but surely the best adjusted. Haruka had given up on having a family. Her mother never spoke to her after she stepped through those doors, and no one else seemed to take an interest, though a family had taken her for a summer once. To try her out, she supposed, and Haruka had tried to be very good and very helpful, but after the summer was out, she was returned to the school, and their letters tapered off.
She had been eleven.
The thought whipped out of her mind as quickly as it had scuttled in, lost in the temporary beam of Usagi’s excitement. She presented them both with poorly but excitedly wrapped packages.
“I already gave Mako hers,” She leaned forward conspiratorially, “but I told her not to tell you.”
Mina grinned. “Why ruin the surprise?” She tore at the paper, revealing a cheap paste set of bangle bracelets. “Oh hey, these’ll go great with my dress! I love them!”
Usagi glowed under the light of her praise and threw her arms warmly around Mina. She nodded toward Haruka. “Now you!”
Haruka gave a weak smile as she accepted the package. “You didn’t have to, really.” She looked over at Mako, putting a sparkled rose clip in her hair. She looked over at Usagi. “You should really keep this for yourself, Usagi, I don’t want to take your Mom’s things.”
Usagi’s eyes grew wide, her voice soft but insistent. “I want you to have it.”
Haruka turned her attention back to the package, turning it over in her hand. She delicately ripped at the paper, trying to moderate her face so she didn’t disappoint Usagi, revealing a small box. She opened the lid, and tucked inside was a small silvertone tie tack, with a barely perceptible diamond chip.
“It was my dad’s.” Usagi looked at Haruka hopefully. “I know you can’t wear it tonight, but with your uniform! Or, anytime! That you might want to wear a tie. In the future. If you want.”
In that moment it seemed like more than a cheap trinket. It seemed the promise and the possibility of all she’d dreamed, in a small silver disc. She ran her fingers across it, and felt the cool texture of her apartment and her cat and her nice suit in the closet and a girl who kissed her on the cheek when she left for work. It made her feel real.
Haruka unconsciously touched the box to her chest. “Thank you. I love it.”
Usagi barreled against her in a hug. “It’ll look great on you!”
“Told you they knew.” Mina quipped.
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Haruka paced nervously outside of the St. Stephens gym, which had been festively decorated for the occasion, the music softly streaming into the hallway. It wasn’t like she set up a date. She said she’d see Michiru there. It was not precisely the way she had pictured asking her, extending her hand in an elegant suit, the Prince Charming to her effortless princess, waltzing around the floor, unable to keep their focus on anything but each other.
That she didn’t know how to waltz and had never had a suit were small details at best, as Joan thumped reassuringly against her chest. Be brave, she whispered, God is with you. That God was willing to do the assist on a lesbian love story didn’t seem covered by any apologetic she’d ever read, but, what was that verse? From Genesis? It is not good to be alone? That was true too, wasn’t it? She touched the medal on her chest through her dress. Joan died for France and for God and for Justice but the actual charge she died for was wearing men’s clothing and having short hair, though that detail got left out a lot by the sisters when they discussed her. Was Joan alone as she stood before the flame? Was she thinking of a girl when the smoke hit her lungs? Did she ever know what it felt like to press her lips to another woman’s, to know love? Did she--
“You look like you’re gonna throw up.” Mina pointed out helpfully, drawing Haruka’s attention from Joan’s martyrdom.
No, of course Joan didn’t think of that shit, she was a literal saint, Haruka, what’s wrong with you?
“Ruka, stop.” She grabbed Haruka’s arms and stopped her pacing. “You’re making me nervous, damn.”
“What if she stands me up?”
“Then we’ll get drunk.” She patted the flask at her thigh.
“You’re not very comforting.”
“Come here.” She walked to a classroom door and deftly picked it open with her school ID. “Sit. Breathe into a paper bag or something.”
Haruka went, more obediently than she expected to, and sat down on the bench at the back of the classroom, her plain black flats, borrowed from Mako and too wide for her narrow feet, peeking out from under her dres, legs spread indelicately as she leaned forward over them, elbows on her knees and staring at the floor.
Mina sat down next to her and patted her back. “Talk to me.”
Haruka looked up toward the blackboard, toward Jesus hanging on the cross at the front of the room. “What if she thinks I’m,” She scratched the back of her head, “You know? Creepy, gross,” she paused for a moment, “Wrong?”
“Trust me, I think Michiru is probably into some weird shit.”
“Mina!”
“No really! Look at how she slithers around, I’m sure if she’s not into weird shit now, she will be later. Catholic guilt makes girls a lot of fun,” she looked up at Haruka, “Or, you know, you.”
Haruka sighed and leaned against the wall, still staring at the cross. “I shouldn’t be this way. I know that.”
“Gay or pathetic? I’m confused here.”
Haruka gave an irritated growl and looked up at the ceiling.
“Okay, okay,” Mina held her hands up, “no more jokes.” She slipped her arm around Haruka’s waist and laid her head on her shoulder. “Question.”
“Answer.” Her voice was resigned.
“You pay a lot more attention to the bible than me, yeah?”
“Everyone pays more attention to the bible than you, Mina.”
“True, but,” She looked over at the cross. “I seem to remember something you don’t, for all your praying and studying and being up St. Joan’s as--” she sighed and continued more gently, “for all the faith you have. You know that guy at the end of the room?”
Haruka looked over to the end of the room. “Jesus. Yes, I’m familiar with Jesus, Mina.”
“Reasonably important, you’d say?”
Haruka laughed. “What are you talking about, Mina? What’s the point?”
“My point is, I don’t remember him saying a whole hell of a lot about you kissing a girl. I think if it was important he’d bring it up. Don’t you?”
“Paul--”
“Oh Paul thinks braiding hair is a sin, Ruka, and that’s how we’re supposed to wear it here.”
Haruka looked down at her. ‘You do pay attention to the bible.”
“You have to know the letter of the law if you’re gonna exploit it.”
She drew her arm around Mina’s shoulder. “Thanks.”
“I mean it, you know. I don’t think there’s a damn thing about you that God or whoever didn’t mean to be there. Well,” she shrugged, “the moping, maybe.”
She chuckled. “I’ll keep that in mind.” she sighed. “I guess I should go find her.”
Mina kissed Haruka on the cheek. “It’s okay, buddy, you just gotta get in there and try. What’s the worst that can happen? She turns you down and you continue being a useless lesbian feelings puddle.”
Outside, Michiru could not hear the sweet words that spilled between them, but blushed angrily as Mina kissed Haruka’s cheek, the hurt filling her and becoming purified into anger.
She moved to the gym, heels clacking like a warning call.
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As a child, she had dreamed that she was a mermaid, that the crashing waves would embrace her, that her soul would be assumed by the sea and she would know what it was to be truly free. Those summers by the seaside were the purest she had ever known, when the sea roared so hard in her ears she could no longer hear the musical murmurings of expectation that had haunted her since birth.
For all that it seemed a fairytale, she smelled the sea in her own eyes, her sight growing blurry under the betrayal of it all.
She had known it was so, and it had been foolish to assume otherwise. Haruka was a polite and gentle and kind girl, and had only extended the invitation as friends. She had another love, and for whatever Mina’s sins might be, she was genuine and fun. She was nothing like the silent sea snake that lay in the deepest part of Michiru’s heart.
She smiled her delicate smile, moving sinuously around Seiya.
“Seiya.” She touched her arm in her soft and tempting way. “What a lovely dress.”
Seiya looked down at the dress she wore, a serviceable black number with a lapel she hoped looked nearly tuxedo style.”Thanks. Nothing on you though.” She grinned.
“Is that what you were thinking? Of nothing, on me?” She gave her practiced titter, and delighted at Seiya’s blush.
She cocked an eyebrow. “You’re gonna get me in trouble, Michiru.”
“Is trouble what we’re calling it? You think so little of me.”
Seiya was not a dumb girl. Michiru was up to something, and when was she not? She could recognize cunning, to be sure, but there was also the fact that Michiru’s shoulders were like cream against the navy of her dress, her red lipstick caressing the curve of her lips, her hair curled delicately like waves around her face.
It was a compelling argument.
As if in thrall, she followed close to the smell of Michiru’s perfume, knowing the danger, unable to stop.
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Haruka slicked back the sides of her hair in the bathroom. It still looked all wrong. She’d stolen a little bit of cologne from a boy carelessly grooming outside, and it, at least, added one thing that made her feel a little bit handsome. A little bit like Michiru might actually want to be around her, if not with her.
No. Rei had said. Rei was her best friend. She was going to trust.
Haruka walked out of the bathroom, and there she was, breathtakingly beautiful in a way that both seemed absolutely perfect and completely unexpected. Her dress was demure but all the more enticing for it, as if she was a package to be unwrapped, and Haruka’s heart soared to speak with her.
Her lips had begun to part, as miraculously as the Red Sea, when she noticed Michiru’s hand, leading another. Seiya.
It couldn’t be Seiya, not out of all the people in the world that it might be, not her and Michiru. No, she was overthinking things, rei had said, and besides, there was no law saying you couldn’t hold hands with your friends, Haruka be calm, Haruka don’t get upset, Haruka control yourself.
And then, Michiru kissed Seiya.
Passionately. Deeply. Barely shaded by the darkness.
She pulled herself back into the bathroom, her vision clouded.
Seiya pulled away from Michiru. “Whoa whoa did you forget where we are?” She sniffed at Michiru. “Are you drunk.”
Michiru looked over Seiya’s shoulder. She was so certain she had seen Haruka, here in the hall, but she was nowhere to be seen. It was a silly idea anyhow, to expect Haruka to have been jealous. For her to be jealous, there would have had to be some true and deep affection for Michiru. And who could manage that? Even her parents seemed to struggle under the labor.
She sighed heavily. “I suppose you’re right.” She looked up at Seiya. “Would you like some punch?”
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Haruka sat in the stall, trying not to cry. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Michiru was a beautiful, high class, talented girl, and Seiya was much closer to her social strata than Haruka could ever dream of being. Every action Michiru had taken to her had been a magnanimous show of pity for Haruka’s poverty, for her awkwardness, for the way that she was different. THe issue hadn’t been that Michiru was straight. It was that she simply wasn’t into Haruka. A chilling thought came over her.
Mina had been making fun of her. She had set the whole thing up as a joke at Haruka’s expense.
She wiped her face on the skirt of her gown. She was just a joke, a freak, someone--someTHING, to be mocked, and Mina had thought it would be funny, she always thought these sort of things were funny, and the rage began to grow in her, fanned into a flame, and any good heart and good intentions she had choked on the smoke of it.
She punched the side of the stall, and heard a girl cry out in surprise.
Fucking Mina. Fucking Michiru. Fucking Seiya.
She burst out of the bathroom, not sure of what she was going to do, not sure was what she was going to say, but knowing she had to say it now, while the fire still burned, while her sword was still drawn, before she could lose course.
Seiya happened to be the first person her eyes found, chatting with her friends by the side of the gym, next to the refreshments. Casually leaning. Casually chatting. As if she hadn’t had a part in Haruka’s humiliation, as if she hadn’t planned this whole thing.
Seiya Kou was having a bad evening, it would be fair to say.
Haruka stomped across the gym and as soon as Seiya looked up, she put all of her weight behind a right hook to the face, knocking her backwards into the punch bowl, the sleeve of Haruka’s dress tearing away from the bodice with a loud rip. As Seiya fell, she reached out desperately, just narrowly grabbing Haruka’s skirt, and Haruka stumbled, unable to right herself, down on top of Seiya, the dark red punch staining her dress as she continued to swing wildly.
It was at this juncture that Haruka had a moment of clarity, as a group of boys yanked her off the top of Seiya.
She needed to take a walk. She needed to cool down. She needed to talk to somebody. She needed to do literally anything other than what she’d just done, the faces of the priests and nuns shining down on her like stone church statues in harsh judgment.
Her gown was torn and stained, and the entire room stared at her as she bit her tongue, willing herself not to cry, not to show a moment’s weakness, and she tasted the metallic salt of blood in her mouth.
A priest grabbed her arm and shoved her toward the hallway, spitting hellfire at her, a peppering of words about respect and being ladylike and repentance, but she wouldn’t listen, couldn’t listen, the whole world moving in slow motion, just thought over and over again about the smile on Mina’s face when she told Haruka, the kiss between Michiru and Seiya, the stares in the quiet gym.
Sitting on a bench near the St. Sebastian’s office, she touched her chest softly.
Her St. Joan medal was missing.
Fucking Haruka.
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My Review of Hell Girl: Fourth Twilight
#anime review#hell girl#jigoku shoujo#hell girl fourth twilight#ai enma#wanyuudou#ren ichimoku#hone onna#jigoku shoujo yoi no togi#michiru
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Question Tag Game
Answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs you want to know better I might tag some folks at the end if I feel like it, but 20 is ridic.
1. Nicknames: Ce, Tisky, cat, etc.
2. Gender: Lady
3. Star Sign: Taurus
4. Height: 5′ 5 3/4″
5. Time: 9:19pm
6. Birthday: May 12
7. Favorite Bands: Still Ludo tbh
9. Song stuck in my head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjfsM2Dkbf4 THIS SONG AND ONLY BC THERE IS THIS WEIRD-ASS LYRICS ABOUT THE GUY PUTTING PEPPERONIS ON HIS GIRL’S FACE AND CALLING HER “A CREATURE” AND NOW HE CAN’T HELP BUT THINK OF HER EVERY TIME HE’S EATIN PIZZA WHAT THE F U C K???????
10. Last movie I watched: Fuck idek. Probably the Godfather Part II, it’s the last one I remember watching anyway.
11. Last show I watched: Access Hollywood Live this morning after I woke up lmao
12. When did I create my blog: .....2010? I think. I do know I posted a selfie of me and @pointfiveasian at pride that year on here, so I tend to use that as the measuring stick lmao
13. What do I post/reblog: Whatever I feel like???
14. Last Thing I Googled: that song I tried to link y’all to for q #9
15. Other Blogs: @mahounekos is the only one I even try to upkeep these days, but I’ve been ignoring it a lot recently but I wanna get back on it bc I don’t wanna watch the tmm anime without liveblogging it at this point so. But I’m still pretty proud of @ask-michiru-kaioh even if it didn’t last v long before I had to give it up
16. Do I get asks: lmao almost never
17. Why I chose my URL: it’s a diminutive of my previous handle, tinystarkitten, which you can still find around the intertubes
18. Following: 257
19. Followers: 336.
20.Average hours of sleep: esjfghjgdahjas these days I’ve been pushing 10+ hrs and I HATE IT because I know I’m wasting the day but when u wake up pissed why NOT try to nap another ten minutes???? even if ends up being more like 30???????? Like four times???????
21. Lucky Number: 12
22. Instruments: I have a clarinet that sits between my bed and the wall, constantly taunting me over how I thought I was The Shit bc I could play it despite being one of the literally least popular kids in middle school
23. What am I’m wearing: A shirt my mom bought in puerto vallerta and some panties
24. Dream job: honestly????????? Fight me but I’ve wanted to be a stay-at-home-mom all my life so. My dream job is being a dedicated mother some day.
25. Dream trip: There are too many places I wanna go lmao. The world is so small but also so big wtf
26. Favorite food: Terriyaki chicken wings. Stop asking me this.
27. Nationality: ‘murikan Polak
28. Favorite song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2qgadSvNyU&list=RDk2qgadSvNyU
29. Last Book Read: Book? Like,a physical copy? Probably Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology book
30. Top three fictional universe I’d want to join: Pokemon (particularly 7th gen bc husbands & wives <3), BNHA (again....................... husbands and wives.............................), and Madoka Magica (to give me access to a QB to let me come up with a Cunning Wish that gives me access to said husbands and wives, but also the ability to fuck off without a trace the second I inevitably fuck things up lmaoooooooooooooooooooo)
I tag! @fabas-waifu @witch-of-the-ocean-deep @trelaney @asthekroflies @blackwatchelite @bunnyqueengrace @nekofye and anyone else who wants to!!!!
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