#without cho-san(

[eightmakesonebraincell]

our leaves must fall before our flowers can bloom (teaser)

genre: poly hockey team!ateez x coach fem!reader, enemies/strangers to lovers, athlete!au, slow burn, fluff, angst

length: 1.0k (teaser) + approx. 38k (full fic)

c/w: sweaty ateez (warning well deserved), lots of hurt/comfort, one of the slowest slow burns to slow burn, remaining tags to be revealed with full fic

synopsis: you become the new coach of the elite men's ice hockey team, the red devils. but with both yourself and the team carrying burdens of the past, you all find it difficult to see eye to eye. as you lead them to the championships in the korean ice hockey league, you discover that teamwork and trust is not as straightforward as it seems.

a/n: when i started writing this i really thought it wouldn't exceed 25k but here we are :D full fic will be released in about a week and i am so ready

“she’s the new coach?” yunho frowns in confusion. “no offence, but we’re not a bunch of kids for her to practise being a soccer mum to.”

“she was the assistant coach for the grey eagles,” coach cho discloses.

“the grey eagles? the under-21 men’s championship team?” yeosang looks incredulous.

mingi sceptically comments, “the fact that we’ve never seen or heard of her before probably tells us enough.”

hongjoong’s lips purse sourly as he tries his hardest to analyse the situation with the professionalism of the team’s captain. but with the sudden change in coaches and the same critiquing doubts as mingi, hongjoong cannot help but feel his personal judgement webbing over his mind. over the team’s entire career as an elite ice hockey team thus far–five years, now well into their sixth–the red devils have only ever had two coaches. coach cho has been with them for the longest and whilst it took the team a while to eventually warm up to him, he has been with them for almost quadruple the amount of time it took to trust him.

the team’s alternate captain, seonghwa, speaks to you directly, “if you don’t mind me asking, why are you not playing as an athlete yourself? you’re clearly our age–nowhere near retiring.”

you knew from the very start that your age would make your credibility as a coach much lower, and your answer to seonghwa will not help your case either. “i stopped playing.”

“how come?”

the trigger of memories fills your nose with a sharp stinging smell. you blankly reveal, “i chose to stop playing.” you know exactly how it sounds like to somebody else, even more so to professional athletes. coach cho has also told you of the team’s hardheadedness and strong will when it comes to the passions of their career, so you are expecting the cold receptiveness that you are met with.

your response strikes the wrong chord within wooyoung. there was a point in his career not too long ago when the choice of continuing to play or not was at risk of becoming a forced decision. the way you answer so callously with those very words that had threatened to tear his world apart has his jaw grinding and eyes darkening, and he is not the only athlete in the arena who feels similarly.

“i would rather choose to die before i choose to stop playing. ice hockey is my entire life and without it, i am not living either,” hongjoong jabs and you cannot help but clench your fists because you know exactly what he means. still, you stay quiet as he continues, “sorry, but i can’t respect a ‘coach’ who chose to stop playing.”

at the captain’s words and subsequent move to leave for the changerooms, the rest of the team also gather their equipment and follow his steps. san’s feet falter in front of you, expression hesitant until he decides to voice, “our team needs a bit of time. it’s hard for us to warm up to…outsiders, and i know it might not mean much to say this but we have our reasons. don’t expect us to blindly trust you just because you’re a coach.”

the use of the word ‘outsider’ does not go unnoticed as you nod, “of course.”

san jogs off to rejoin the others and coach cho hums, “guess some things haven’t changed. they were just as prickly to me when i first became their coach.”

you raise an eyebrow, “prickly? to you?”

“yes, believe it or not,” he chuckles nostalgically. “we’ve come a long way because i’ve been their coach for years now. but it took me a while before i was able to break down their walls.”

you briefly mull over the information, then ask out of curiosity, “what would you have done if i didn’t sign the contract?”

“begged you to rethink your decision,” he jokes with a pleased chortle. “i would have to start looking for a different coach, i suppose. you were my only pick.”

“but why me, of all people? there are so many other experienced coaches that you can choose from.”

he looks at you, eyes glinting with intuition and confidence as he simply says, “you’re familiar with their playing style. they play just like you used to.” at your silent processing, coach cho probes, “why didn’t you tell them the real reason?”

you smile wistfully, “i didn't tell them because i’m not here to gain their pity.”

some of the boys’ voices grow louder as they emerge from the changerooms, changed into fresh clothes and their kit bags slung over their shoulders. you hear one of them ask, “captain, is she really going to be our new coach?”

they step out from the facility’s corridor and you accidentally make eye contact with hongjoong, yet neither of you look away. maintaining a steady gaze directly at you, he responds with a slight glower, “maybe, but she’s only the coach by title. i’m still the captain of the team, so let’s see who everyone listens to.”

as they exit the rink’s arena, you feel a fire of determination growing inside of you. you have won over your own demons and you have won the championships before–this is nothing in comparison. whether your next words are for coach cho or for yourself to hear, it does not matter.

“i may not play anymore but i was still once an athlete and no athlete has ever, in their career, wanted pity. i’m here to earn the team’s respect and i will win over them, especially their captain.”

you watch the swing of the glass door as it shuts behind the players, catching a brief glimpse of the trees lining the arena’s perimeter. it is the first day of autumn when you meet the red devils for the first time and outside, the leaves are beginning to change their colours.

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Sukuna’s Wife and Yuuji’s Onee-chan (Sukuna x Reincarnated!Y/N) scenario

Request/Inquiry from @aikothingdream:

“It would be funny to see Yuuji also not like his teacher hitting on Onee-chan”

Life as a cursed spirit’s “bride” was hilariously boring. 

Gojo described your cursed energy as below average, you had zero martial arts training or talent, and Sukuna threatened Gojo and Yuuji not to put you in danger. 

Yuuji was often busy training, studying, or hanging out with his new classmates. You were happy that he had people to look after him in your place, but without a job or a class to attend, you were a parasite.

To alleviate your guilt, you did everyone’s laundry (minus their unmentionables, even Yuuji's, who furiously insisted he was old enough to wash his own underwear–kids, they grow up so fast *sigh*), mopped the hallways, wiped the windows, and other chores. 

You just finished rearranging the clothes in your cabinet for the second time today. 

You sprawled yourself on the floor like a starfish. 

Free food, no rent. Everything was paid for here. This should’ve been the ideal life, but you were so booooored.

Spurned by the desire to fill the void, you went to the kitchen. No one was around. Of course. 

You searched the cupboard, but only found a half-eaten package of cookies. The fridge had a can of whipped cream on the verge of emptiness and some strawberries.. 

Shutting the fridge close with your hip, you chomped on a cookie and a medium-sized strawberry then sprayed a swirl of cream in your mouth.

“Guess who’s back with treats! I–ah.” Gojo Satoru stopped at the kitchen doorway, a plastic bag full of sweets hanging from his hand. 

A silence fell over as you saw each other. 

He stood there, quietly as you stared, frozen with a mouth stuffed with sugar. 

You: (⊙ｏ⊙)

Gojo: ( ._. )

Gojo: …

Gojo: …pft.

You: …!

You forced yourself to chew faster, but expectedly, the thing that was supposed to be in charge of you and your brother burst into maniacal laughter.

“PWAHAHAHAHA!” 

“Mm…mf!” 

“Oh, man. I gotta take a picture.” He pulled out his phone. 

You wanted to say something, but there was too much stuff in your mouth! 

Gojo continued laughing between clicks and flashes until you started choking like a pelican who swallowed too big a fish. 

In an instant, he was behind you, arms wound tightly around your abdomen. “Please don’t die. It would be too pathetic!”

“Aurgh..!!!??” Translation: You think I wanna go like this, you a&%****!?

With one, strong squeeze, Gojo forced the food out of you. 

“That was close! Good thing I was here or who knows what would’ve happened.”

“...”

“Hm?”

“...”

“Not going to say anything? What’s wrong, nee-san?”

Feeling a vein near popping, you coughed out, “I believe I asked you not to call me that.”

“You’re so cold. Megumi and Kugisaki call you that. Even the second years!”

You had a couple of things to say, but considering that he technically saved your life, you opted to keep them to yourself. “Thank you for the help, now please let go. I’m going to clean this up.”

But as you said this, your knees buckled and his arms shifted to stop you from falling.

“Aw, don’t be like that.”

Whoosh

A giant knife flew towards Gojo, stopped only by his infinity. 

You both turned to find Yuuji standing by the door, panic and shock on his face as he gripped hard on his right arm responsible for throwing the blade. 

“I-I didn’t know how that happened, I swear!”

Sukuna spoke from his cheek. “You damn blue-eyed bastard. How dare you touch my wife so shamelessly?”

“Excuse me?! I just saved her from cho–” 

“Yuuji!” Embarrassed, you pushed yourself out of Gojo’s embrace and walked towards your brother. “Welcome home. Do you have any requests for dinner?”

“I’ve been craving curry rice since this morning.”

“I think we just ran out. I’llgocheckthestorageroom!” Flustered, you rushed out of the kitchen, forgetting your own mess. 

Yuuji quietly went to mop the food you choked out.

Gojo sighed. “Yuuji, what should I do, I don’t think your sister likes me.”

“Gojo-sensei.”

When Gojo met his student’s gaze, it held a surprising sharpness. “???”

“Thank you for taking care of us,” Yuuji’s normally cheery tone was flat as he spoke, “but please don’t bother my sister too much.” 

“???????”

Later that evening, in Fushiguro’s room…

Gojo: Megumi, why is everybody so mean to me?

Gojo: (˃̣̣̥ᴖ˂̣̣̥)

Megumi: Please leave. 

A/N: I tried to have more fun with this one so I was more liberal with my style. Anyway, I got a few more requests, the products are coming soon!

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Other snippets of this au are found here.

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((This started as a fun little drabble by @colibrie and it was such a cute image that I had to draw something for it, so here you go.))

釣り - Fishing

"Otō-san! Otō-san!" Cho yelled, charging forward to wrap Yoshi's knees in a strong (and wet) hug, beaming a snaggle toothed smile that could rival the sun. "Look! SanSan and me got a biiig feesh! Just like Chio-san!"

"Is it big enough for all of us to eat, otō-sama?" San queried, big eyes peeping adorably from beneath his over sized hood even as his tiny arms easily pinned the struggling koi in place on the paving stones.

There was not a single part of him that could be angry, even the part keenly aware of the disapproving stares spearing into his back.

"I am very proud my sons," he replied, kneeling down to properly meet his eldest boy's eyes. "It was kind of you to want to help feed others, and resourceful of you to work together to achieve your goal. But these fish are not for eating."

"Why would you waste time and resources to keep fish that aren't for eating?" San asked, cocking his head as Cho clicked his beak in confusion.

"Koi are special fish," Yoshi explained, raising his voice ever so slightly to cover the disapproving "tsk" that hissed from the group behind him. "They are symbols of fortune, luck, and fortitude. In return for our care they bring blessing to the house and all under its roof."

"How can a fish bring blessings?" San asked with a frown, ever the inquisitive skeptic.

"There are powers at work in this world beyond what we can see, Sannan," Yoshi chided gently, barely suppressing a chuckle at the nonplussed look he received in reply.

A loud sniff ended his amusement, and he quickly looked down to find big, tear-filled eyes staring up at him.

"Are the symbols gonna do bad things now cause we tried ta eat 'em?" Cho whimpered, lip wobbling as a few salty lines rolled down his cheeks.

"No Aka-chan," he soothed, catching the edge of his sleeve to clean his child's cheeks. "You and San-chan didn't act out of malice. If you put the koi back and apologize, they will understand. And then, I will take you to the river and help you catch some fish for supper."

"But you said we aren't allowed to swim in the river. It's too fast," San countered, even as he dutifully rolled the captured koi back into the pond with a loud splash.

"Yes. I will show you how humans fish. But first…"

He led his sons to the edge of the pond, pleased when they offered the appropriate bows without prompting.

"We are sorry for trying to eat you, koi-sama's," Cho stated, nudging San until the smaller yōkai also mutter a half-way decent "Sorry."

[lookingforhappy]

Five's Original Apocalypse (aka the one he got stuck in) wasn't caused by the moon

I don't think it was caused by the moon/meteor hitting the earth like at the end of s1, I think it was an alternate apocalypse caused purely by Viktor's unrestrained powers.

The amount of destruction that the moon caused is disproportionate to the destruction we see in Five's apocalypse.

The moon fragment that hits earth is bigger than the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. The Chicxulub asteroid (type that into google to get a fun little animation!) measured roughly 15 kilometers wide, for reference, this is 15 kilometers:

it's not even big enough to cover all of London or NYC. The crater it made was 10x that:

looking at the size of the smaller moon asteroids, they seem roughly the right size (note that i am terrible at maths and will not be doing any science to reach this conclusion) based on the explosion size - and there's at least 13 of them. 13 dinosaur killers before the big fragment even gets close.

using this guy's estimation, the larger fragment is a minimum of 100 km, which is more than 6x the size of the Chicxulub:

and guessing from the chicxulub crater, this crater would be 10x 100km = 1000km.

which easily eats most of western europe or at least 12 states:

which is more than an extinction event, it's The extinction event, possibly Earth's extinction.

it's not super clear what part of Earth the fragment hits, I think it lands somewhere in the pacific

the strip of dotted lights leading from the bottom right meteor to the middle most meteor is likely California -> Mexico, with the Meteor hitting close to or the east of Hawaii (RIP Hawaiians)

I've said this recently but I think this shot, showing the earth getting wiped out in a fireball shockwave is of California's coast.

with the bright group at the bottom right being LA (where Claire lives) with the sticky out bit being Long Beach. and the bright group at the top being San Francisco with the blue strip being San Pablo Bay and San Francisco Bay

But my main reasoning (because this is a superhero show where u have to suspend ur disbelief) for why the moon wasn't the cause of the original apocalypse is this:

Vik didn't seem interested in ending the world. He was more interested in just playing in his orchestra until Luther and Diego tried to charge him.

He also doesn't do anything even related to the moon on purpose, rather he gets interrupted mid power use, seemingly causing his powers to rebound back into him which he is unable to contain/control causing all that pent up power to release in one strong stream. sort of like how water will, under pressure, release in a stream, but without it will trickle in the direction of least resistance.

In Five's apocalypse, Luther, Allison, Diego and Klaus all die fighting Leonard and Viktor before the world ends

so with Viktor (presumably, unless Leonard survived having his eye socket ripped from his skull) as the last man standing, there's nothing to stop him from finishing his orchestra. which is what I think caused the end of the world.

Viktor's powers are already active before the orchestra begins, his eyes are white. Then as the hargreeves attack he begins to glow as he uses his powers not just to repel them, but to force the orchestra players to stay. But nobody's attacking him when his powers bleach him white, something they never do again. All he's doing is playing the violin, particularly, he's building up to the crescendo, if not at the crescendo when this happens. And soon after than, his powers begin to build in the surrounding area, with visible waves emanating from him.

So what I think the series of events were leading up to the original apocalypse, without Five's interferrance:

Luther, Diego, Allison and Klaus all play Reginald's murder mystery

Leonard finds the Red Book and begins manipulating Viktor

Leonard kills Helen Cho and Viktor gets first chair

Leonard's plan to trigger Viktor's powers by forcing him to watch his boyfriend get beaten up works but causes him to lose an eye

Leonard gets a prosthetic eye fitted

Viktor and Leonard return home for whatever reason - possibly to confront the Umbrella's with Viktor's new powers and learn their part in the cover up

Leonard is very obviously manipulating Viktor and using him to attack the Umbrellas, possibly even revealing his true motives

A fight breaks out causing Luther to rip Leonard's eye from the socket and for Viktor to crumble the entire building and kill Luther, Diego, Allison and Klaus

Viktor, pissed and betrayed, continues to attend his orchestra

Viktor's emotions doubled with his sound-controlled powers cause him to accidentally overload and destroy the world, but not destroy the moon in the process

We've seen Viktor do something similar in s2, in the FBI building. And while he was able to recover and only destroy one building, it was still an uncontrolled blast of power which wasn't even aided by Viktor's violin, complete with bleaching and new flight abilities.

We've also seen Viktor's powers kill people without any real root cause, complete with burned out eye sockets and withering bodies

but each time we see this element of his powers, he's interrupted before he can finish, so potentially, prolonged exposure to his life draining power could cause someone to end up looking charred

(i personally think this body is leonard but that's neither here nor there)

whilst those who were already dead prior to the activation of Vik's energy draining beams, may not have taken much if any damage (as there is no life or ebbs of life left to take)

this also has the added bonus of not burning literally everything (the hargreeves' bodies included, as well as the multiple books and newspapers and the glass eye that Five owns in the apocalypse).

and without the asteroid impact there is no mega tsunami to worry about either (which, if it hit close to Hawaii, would flood the entire west coast of America at the very least.) no acid rain or nuclear winter obscuring the sun for years. no acidic oceans. and it won't take 1000 years for plants to come back (and seeing as Five is already seeing plants return a mere 45 years after, this kinda tracks).

so basically what I'm saying is, the apocalypse that Five grew up in is not the same apocalypse that Viktor caused at the end of s1. Five probably did have the moon present, which probably contributed to him not suspecting meteor or outer space origins for the apocalypse, but rather human based causes such as the owner of the eyeball.

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Fic (and nonfic!) Recs for Pride!

In honor of Pride, have some of my favorite F/F and F/NB reads!

Short stories (available online)

Radcliffe Hall by Miyuki Jane Pinckard - 40k word novella, with a Japanese student attending an American women's college in 1908. It's a Gothic novel with the characters encountering the supernatural, which is no less malevolent than systemic racism and homophobia.

The First Stop Is Always the Last by John Wiswell - Short and sweet time loop flirtation!

Scallop by J.L. Akagi - A woman begins growing eyes all over her body, and struggles to hide them. All the warnings for body horror, eye injury, and referenced sexual assault.

The World Ends in Salty Fingers and Sugared Lips by Jen Reese - Time loop story about the end of the world and the ways we try to deal with the crushing uncertainty of the inevitable.

Romance

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - Subway time travel romance! August moves to New York and meets Jane, a butch punk from the 70s who’s trapped on the subway. It’s warm and sweet and funny, with all the feels and queer found family goodness.

Fatal Fidelity by Rien Gray - Dark romance/erotic suspense featuring a bi femme fatale and a nonbinary assassin! The series begins with Love Kills Twice, in which Justine hires an assassin to get rid of her abusive husband…unaware that Campbell was also hired to kill her. Absolutely delicious.

Feminine Pursuits series by Olivia Waite - While I’m listing it as a series, each novel is entirely stand-alone! These are a set of historical F/F novels featuring women in arts and science (and beekeeping!) making their way and falling in love with one another!

Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan - Historical romance as two older women (73 and 69 years old, respectively!) plot the downfall of an absolutely Terrible Nephew who deserves everything that happens to him. An absolutely delicious comedic romp.

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz - An AI repair technician and an autonomous robot who runs a small tea shop, set in a retro-futuristic America. It’s warm and gentle and yearning in very good ways.

Horror/Suspense

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin - Gender apocalypse featuring trans women! A virus has turned anyone with over a certain level of testosterone into cannibal rape monsters, so we’re following our trans protagonists as they try to survive feral men, murderous TERFs, and a sociopathic bunker brat. This deserves a LOT of content warnings but it’s also been blurbed as a ‘bleeding love letter to trans women’ and it really is.

Blackwater Sister by Zen Cho - A Malaysian-American lesbian moves to Malaysia with her family, where she is haunted by her grandmother’s ghost. Her grandmother is out for supernatural revenge, involving our protagonist with gangsters and a terrifying goddess.

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters - Historical crime novel in which a thief poses as a lady’s maid for a con, and ends up developing feelings for the mark. Except the lady’s not as innocent as she seems, and it’s difficult to add more without spoiling the novel but it’s good!

Science fiction

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine - Ambassador Mahit Dzmare travels to the capital of the interstellar Teixcalaanli Empire, discovers that her predecessor has died, and must find not only who murdered him, but why—while trying not to get murdered herself, and trying to maintain her small station’s independence from Teixcalaan’s ever-expanding empire. And there is a sequel but that has its own plot and requires you to read this one anyway!

Passing Strange by Ellen Klages - Set in San Francisco, built on artifice and delight as we follow a group of queer women both present and in the 1940s. Central story is a romance, two women trying to navigate both joy and the brutality of the worlds they inhabit.

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone - An epistolary love story across time and space, in far futures and alternative pasts as two rival agents—post-singularity Red and bio-consciousness Blue—foil and thwart one another.

Fantasy

The Burning Kingdoms by Tasha Suri - Indian-inspired fantasy trilogy (third book coming in 2024!) that follows a captive princess and a maidservant with forbidden magic who navigate the the tension between their different loyalties and the politics of empire. Just! So good!

The Kingston Cycle by C.L. Polk - A fantasy trilogy (that’s actually complete!) set in a world where witches are persecuted and placed in asylums…while secretly, the witches of elite families use that power in service of the crown. The first book (Witchmark) starts with a murder mystery and a doctor with PTSD who follows that mystery to government secrets that force him to confront his estranged family. It’s also M/M, but the sequels (Stormsong and Soulstar) center around F/F and F/NB main pairings, respectively. 

The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir - The first book starts with swordjock butches and lesbian necromancers in space going through (essentially) a haunted mansion together, and it just keeps going after that! It’s delightful, deranged, and full of fantastic characters I want to gnaw on!

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo - A beautiful frame story with a very fairytale feel, where the cleric Chih is telling the story of a tiger and her lover, a female scholar, to a trio of hungry tigers who threaten to eat them if Chih tells the story incorrectly!

A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark - Mystery and magic and suspense in a steampunk Cairo, set forty years after magic returned to the world! The first female agent for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments, and Supernatural Entities is assigned to discover who murdered members of a secret cult. In addition to solving the case, she’s also assigned a rookie partner to train, and navigating the surprise return of her girlfriend, who has her own secrets! This is a really fun romp, full of joy and wonder. (And Fatma’s fabulous suits!)

Nonfiction

In the Dream House by Carmen Machado - A memoir about surviving domestic abuse, with each chapter using a different trope or genre convention to not only explore the way the relationship affected her sense of self, but also about trying (or failing) to find that representation in cultural history. It’s a rough read in places, but absolutely worth it if you’re in a space to handle that sort of content. (And in case it’s not obvious: her ex was another woman. Abuse isn’t limited by gender.)

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Crazy, noisy, bizzare town (Higashikata Jōsuke x Reader)

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ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ [ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ], ʜɪɢᴀꜱʜɪᴋᴀᴛᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ. ᴜɴꜰᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡ, ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴜꜱᴇʀꜱ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟʟʏ ꜱᴛɪʀꜱ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ…

ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: 1. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅꜱ ɪɴ ᴊᴏᴊᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴛ 4 ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴏɴɢꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀɴᴅꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ 90ꜱ. ɪ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴜʟᴀ.

Mori-Mori-Mori-Mori Morioh Cho Radio! This is your favourite neighbour Kai Harada! It's going to be a beautiful, sunny morning. Remember to bring hats and a bottle of water. I wish everyone a tasty coffee accompanied by the best songs from the top of playlists. We'll see you again in an hour. The topic of the day will be the mysterious disappearances of dogs. Stay with us!

Yoshikage Kira stretched. Satisfied, he reached for a cup of dark brown liquid. He took a sip of the pleasantly hot liquid. It burned his tongue a little but that's what he loved. He glanced at the clock. He still had a few minutes to go. As a decent office worker, he did not allow himself to be late.

He thought about what he heard on the radio. Undoubtedly, some stand user has just attracted attention. He smiled happily. This will only distract any attention from him. It was going to be another great day.

— Come on, honey — he said caressingly.

He grabbed a delicate hand, twisted his nose at the rotten stench. The hand was almost completely dead. He sprayed it with flower spray, grabbed his briefcase and left. He will have to find a new woman. But that could wait. Leaning out at this point could end badly. So he went to the office, hugging his beloved.

***

[Reader] rushed out the school door, clutching her bag tightly. She almost hit a young middle school student. She waited impatiently for the bell to ring and then she was detained after class. No matter how hard she tried, she was fifteen minutes late.

The heat in Morioh was becoming unbearable. The stronger the sun shone, the more tourists came. And that meant ice cream prices were going up. Recently, she and boys found a place where they could get them quite cheaply. In the afternoon, the best ones were often already sold out. Therefore, it was necessary to run as fast as possible.

— [Reader], what's taking you so long? — Okuyasu kicked a pebble impatiently.

— Were you attacked by an enemy stand? — Kōichi looked at her. — Just a moment and we would go looking for you.

— I'm fine. — She waved her hand dismissively. — It's all Kūjō-san's fault.

Higashikata smiled widely when he saw her. She stood on her tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek. He was slightly confused, as he always was when she showed him affection in public places. Immediately afterwards, however, he eagerly grabbed her hand and they headed towards the store.

— But what does Mr. Kūjō have to do with you being late? — Nijimura never thought too fast.

The only time he really shined was in fights. Apart from them, he couldn't be expected to handle something his brother always did for him. Now that he had only his father left, he had to rely on his friends. The girl sometimes wondered how he would cope without them.

However, JoJo immediately understood what she meant. He sighed softly and muttered the customary: Yare yare greato daze. He didn't like the situation they were in either. They couldn't do anything with it. As usual, it all came down to Yoshikage Kira and the danger hanging in the air.

— I was late because Shizuka-san asked me to set her up with Jōsuke. You have no idea how difficult it was to get her off. All because your uncle — she pointed an accusing finger at her boyfriend — forbade us to show anyone that we were together.

— I'd rather not hide it either — he admitted — but I guess we don't have a choice.

— You aren't hiding now. — Okuyasu scratched his head thoughtfully.

You could almost hear the gears turning in his mind.

— Because he was only talking about school, so technically we're not breaking the ban at all — [Reader] blurted out.

She high-fived her 'partner in crime'. They had always shared a clever way of dealing with life's awkward situations. Lately, it had come in handy more often than they would have liked.

The heat pouring from the sky was becoming more and more noticeable. She was glad to be walking on the side of the sidewalk where the trees sheltered her. On the right, JoJo was blocking the sun. With his height, he created a perfect shadow the entire way.

When they saw the store, they rushed towards it. There was a nice cool air conditioning coming from inside. For a moment they just stood and breathed in the beneficial, cold air.

— Who pays today? — Hirose asked the usual question.

The three of them turned their eyes towards Higashikata. It was his turn.

— I don't have money anymore. — He scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment.

— You've just won the lottery! What did you spend that money on? — The short friend looked at him in disbelief.

— My mother froze my account until I was an adult — he sighed.

One million six hundred and sixty-six thousand and six hundred and sixty-six yen had been floating around in his head for two weeks. It was useless to follow Shigechi across half the city. When he finally got the check, Tomoko said she wouldn't let him spend that much money. So he said goodbye to the vision of luxury.

— Fortunately, my father can't take my money. — Nijimura laughed and went inside with Kōichi.

The building was tiny. Four people couldn't fit in it. Maybe that's why the prices are so low. It's also possible that the old man behind the counter simply didn't know much about business.

The girl leaned against the building. There was no one on the street. Most people were at work at this time. Tourists marched to the beach, and school students returned home.

A quiet footstep broke the undisturbed silence. She glanced at the direction it was coming from. A tiny dog ​​was running across the road. Luckily for it, there were no cars. It had a red collar that jingled softly with every step. The white chihuahua moved its paws as fast as it could.

It was only after a while that she noticed the owner chasing him. The breathless woman stopped in front of her. She recognized her as a distant neighbour. She was holding the leash. The hair on her head was already starting to turn gray. By wearing a pencil skirt and high boots, she doomed herself to failure. In such an outfit, she had no chance of catching the animal.

— Have you seen my dog? — she asked, then described his appearance.

JoJo nodded.

— It ran through here a moment ago. — He pointed in the direction.

— How did she get up so quickly? Where did he get so much strength from? — she muttered.

[Reader] exchanged a knowing look with Jōsuke. It wasn't right to leave her in need. There went the quiet afternoon.

— We might help you look for her? — she suggested.

— It would be great. Her name is Kiki. — She left her phone number and then ran away.

They had quite a run in the heat before them.

***

The girl sent Butterfly ahead. Sometimes she wished she could, like her boyfriend, just punch the enemy. The group of butterflies was great for searching and tracking. However, it could not replace the brutal strength that even Star Platinum had at its disposal. The Joestar family always said that power is only as good as its user. Yet throwing a colourful insect at someone could only disgust them. The only advantage was the distance at which she could control the stand. Fifty meters usually happened with self-controlled entities.

When she finally managed to pick up the trail, she followed him with Higashikata. The other two separated fifteen minutes ago, hoping to find Kiki on the other side of the intersection. They didn't want to waste time. Especially since the whole thing smelled strongly of mysterious disappearances of animals from the area. They called Mr. Kūjō from a nearby payphone to let him know how things were going, and went deeper into the forest.

At first the route looked promising. The wide, beaten path through the trees looked familiar. Sometimes they went for walks here. However, the further they went, the more they had to stray from the well-traveled trail. The soft ground was covered with green needles and moss. The trees cast ominous shadows among the low bushes. They grew more and more densely. The couple stopped running. It became impossible. They responded to every sound of a breaking branch or slight breeze with readiness to attack.

That's why they lost the dog again. She must have gotten far enough away that the butterflies couldn't see her. They came back and started circling around the owner.

So they continued heading in the direction Kiki had been heading before. Morioh is a small town. They should be able to walk through the forest within an hour and come out on the other side. As long as they don't get lost.

— Did you hear that? — [Reader] stopped for the first time in a long time.

She sincerely hoped her ears weren't deceiving her. The rustling of the leaves seemed to increase.

JoJo didn't answer. Slowly and quietly he looked around. He summoned Crazy Diamond and waited.

Butterfly flew forward and stopped nearby. A boar was roaming under one of the spreading trees. For a moment it seemed to be looking for food. It snorted quietly and put its snout to the ground. But when it raised its fangs, it turned towards the travelers. It was as if it had been looking for them all along.

— Back away slowly — she whispered, trying to get out of the boar's way.

But it didn't help. A war cry announced a murderous charge. Several dozen kilograms rushed towards them.

Jōsuke spotted a tree with low-growing branches. Without thinking, he started climbing, aided by his stand. [Reader] wasn't doing that well. The bark tore her fingers until they bled. She mentally cursed her stupid uniform skirt. That's why she was doing so poorly. The boy grabbed her hand just in time. Just after she had safely grabbed onto the thick trunk, the boar hit the wood. Splinters fell. The world staggered slightly for a moment.

— Crazy Diamond!

A purple fist met a brown snout. One attack wasn't enough. Slightly stunned, the animal turned and charged again. Higashikata waited for it to run up and then rained down a barrage of blows on it. It was moments like these that he regretted that his range was only two meters. He had to go lower, risking a close encounter with the fangs.

The tired, battered boar finally gave up. With its tail between its legs, it limped as far away as he could.

— Do you think they are under protection?

— Is that really what you're worried about now? — [Reader] laughed in disbelief.

— I don't have money for a fine. — He rubbed his temple thoughtfully.

Suddenly something white flashed in the bushes.

— Over there! — she shouted, pointing in the direction.

She clumsily slid down the tree and ran towards where she saw movement. She stepped straight into the mud almost immediately. Or at least that's what she preferred to think. She didn't want to assume the worst. Brown, smelly goo stuck to the shoe. Wiping the nasty stuff in the letter didn't do much good. She cursed quietly under her breath.

At least she finally found it.

— There you are, Kiki. — She slowly extended her hand towards her.

The Chihuahua tentatively sniffed her fingers. She nuzzled her trustingly. Satisfied, she took her in her arms. JoJo shouted something but she didn't hear him. She immediately felt a terrible pain in her ear. Blood flooded her eye. Instinctively she reached out her hand towards it. The red liquid was flowing at an alarming rate. Only then did she realize that the dog had bitten her.

— You damn…— She didn't finish the sentence.

The little enemy attacked the ankle. She didn't look down. She was afraid that she would throw up her breakfast at the sight of flesh.

Jōsuke caught Kiki struggling and healed her wounds with Crazy Diamond. However, the momentary peace did not last long. They saw a man in strange fur. Immediately afterwards, a snake rushed towards the boy with stunning speed. He managed to catch it but the two deadly fangs left tiny red wounds. It hurt. He knew he didn't have much time. He squeezed the reptile tightly. The stand user had no choice. He separated himself and stood before them. Higashikata held him by the throat to be sure. Enough that he couldn't move. However, this caused the animal to slip away and crawl away into the trees.

— Don't hurt me! — the enemy squeaked thinly. — You need me. Only I ca-ca-can bring him back. Without the antidote, you'll die from the v-v-venom — he stammered.

JoJo frowned. He always did this when he was worried. This didn't happen often. But now he wasn't sure what to do. He couldn't heal himself. This was the biggest drawback to his power. He had to endure every injury like a normal person.

— We don't need you at all — [Reader] said in a firm voice. — You didn't notice but I chased you to the edge of the forest.

The opponent looked back in panic.

— I also sent butterflies to find Kūjō-san. He'll be here in a minute and it's only ten minutes to the hospital. We'll make it. — She smiled defiantly.

— It can't be... you mean you did it when I was a wild boar? — His eyes widened.

— I'm the one asking the questions here. Who are you? Did Kira's father send you here? — [Reader] stuck her finger into his chest.

— My name is Ka-Ka-Kameko Hiroto — he sobbed. — Yoshihiro-san said I can do whatever I want. He called me a coward because I refused to kill people. I was too a-a-afraid.

The girl looked at him more closely. She seemed to recognize him from somewhere. However, the brown hair, small blue eyes and plain face brought no answer. In Morioh you knew almost everyone, unless they were tourists. The coat attracted the most attention. It consisted of fur pieces. Brown, black, white and gray. Dotted and spotted. They created a strange composition. The longer she looked, the more she felt sick. This is where all the missing dogs from Morioh were. He wore them as hideous clothes.

Hiroto had loved 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians' since he was a child. Every evening, his mother took a worn-out book from the shelf. There were also many others on the bookcase but she read this one to him every day. Otherwise, he simply wouldn't fall asleep. He knew the words by heart. He could recite them at every moment. Any time of day and night.

When he grew up, he started breeding fur ferrets. He studied hard, so he was accepted as an employee in a well-known and respected company. All this to look like Cruella De Vil, his idol. He wanted to create his own coat. Even if it couldn't be with white and black dots. However, it turned out that it was not that simple. He only managed to steal one piece of leather. The business was looked after with the greatest caution. He was fired pretty quickly for financial losses and animal abuse.

Bitter and angry, he moved to Morioh. The small, quiet town was supposed to give him peace. Here, where no one knew him, he decided to forget about his dream. He blended in with the crowd, toiling at the grocery store around the corner. He also rented a tiny apartment and found a fiancée. So he lived a normal life. Until fate gave him a chance — a stand that allowed him to take on the role of animals and control them. Desire overshadowed reason.

— Mercy! — he howled.

Kameko felt salty drops running down his face. Snot was coming out of his nose. He couldn't even wipe it off. He felt terrible. Until now, he had managed to reconcile his passion with the life of an average person. He was so close to achieving his goal and finishing the outfit he dreamed of. He hated the two people in front of him. He sincerely hoped they would die. If not now, then later, at the hands of the city's best assassin.

For a moment he wanted to beg for mercy again. After all, even if that little shit was bluffing, they were almost out of the forest. They outnumbered him. The situation is terrible. But through his tears, he saw his chance. It was floating a few meters away. He could barely contain the smile that spread across his lips.

— Loosen your grip! I'm choking! — he wheezed as hard as he could.

He knew it would work. He met JoJo once in a store. He was actually a soft man. Not like his creepy uncle. The only problem with him was that he never allowed you to owe a yen. He found this type of customer particularly annoying. It wouldn't save them if he let go sometimes. Because of it, he had to go to other cashiers. The brat probably had plenty of money anyway. After all, he was constantly buying hair care lotions. All the sprays and gels must have been quite an expense. Hiroto always thought it made no sense. The customer looked strange. He was wasting money.

— Just no tricks! — the boy warned him.

Kameko reached out with his mind towards a butterfly flying alone. Fate favored him by giving him this opportunity.

— Wild Animal! — He recalled his stand. — Bye, losers! Higashikata, someone must have hit you over the head once because you're a gullible idiot with a crap haircut! — He felt like he was on cloud nine shouting it.

Although he knew that he would not avoid abandoning Morioh but it was better than death. He will start over, somewhere far away. He will fly towards the blue sky and that's all they will see.

To his surprise, however, nothing happened. He should feel connected to his animal. Meanwhile, he was still stuck in Crazy Diamond's iron grip.

The girl held out her hand. The insect calmly sat on it.

— I had a feeling you might want to do that. Did you really think I would let any animal stay around? — The swallowtail butterfly flapped its wings. — I separated that butterfly from the group and changed its species while you weren't looking. You cannot bond with it because it is not a living organism. — She snapped her fingers. — Jōsuke, tell him something.

She saw that he wanted this very much. The Joestar family never left an opponent without a word. She found it funny but she didn't question the habits.

They had to hurry. The venom was slowly taking its toll. Beads of sweat ran down the back of his neck. His legs were starting to tremble slightly.

— First of all, you disrespected my girlfriend. — He pointed an accusing finger at him. — Secondly, you insulted my hair. This is unforgivable!

Crazy Diamond with a joyful Dora dora dora plunged his fist into Hiroto's face. There were screams, protests and pleas for help. However, they were of no use. After damaging his hair, Higashikata became extremely irritable. Blood was shed. It looked like it wouldn't end with a few broken teeth and a terribly bruised cheek.

However, he was interrupted by a quiet but firm voice:

— Yare yare daze.

In front of him, wearing his favourite hat, stood Mr. Kūjō. As always, he handled the situation with stoic calm. He didn't look happy.

JoJo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him. It's true that he has to explain why he and [Reader] are together, since classes have ended a long time ago. However, he will deal with this later. The snake deprived him of his strength. He was barely holding himself together. After all, he could leave everything in the hands of others. He pushed his opponent into a tree. His head was now inside the trunk and his back was sticking out. Immediately after that, his strength left him and he fell to the ground.

Okuyasu and Hirose were the last to arrive. They panicked when they saw their friend's condition. They offered to watch the bastard until the Speedwagon Foundation took him over. They had no doubt that the Star Platinum user would be better able to transport the patient to Budogaoka Hospital. They also called Kiki's owner.

[Reader] shuffled after the older man.

— Don't look at me like that. It's embarrassing — she muttered.

She still couldn't understand how he was so different from the boy he carried on his back. It was hard to read anything in his eyes. No emotions.

— Good job — he said quietly.

She smiled. You couldn't count on more from him.

— But will we still get the lecture? — she asked.

There was a slight chance that they would get away with it. She allowed herself to dream.

— Yare yare daze.

— So we're screwed. — Resigned, she left the forest.

She looked up. The sun was already setting on the horizon. Purple mixed with pink, orange and yellow. The colours painted a beautiful picture. The heat of the day slowly faded away. A light sea breeze blew invitingly. Tourists covered in sand were returning from the beach. They gave her curious glances but said nothing. But the neighbours picked her up faster than she would have liked to tend to her remaining wounds. She had to leave her boyfriend in the hands of her uncle. However, she had no doubt that they would soon be able to spend a quiet afternoon with their friends. She was going to get the ice cream on sale no matter what.

Still, it was a good day in a crazy, noisy, bizzare town.

***

Landmarks in Morioh:

No. 31 — Haunted Forest — Locals claim that dangerous animals live there. There is also a Tree Spirit roaming around there. Sometimes on hot summer afternoons you can hear his desperate screams and calls for help.

[easternmind]

TV Tokyo has introduced a new show in August named Game Majimesan, which translates roughly into Serious Gamers. In each edition, a famous idol is invited to sit down and play a videogame in a luxury hotel location. Previous episodes featured games like Metal Gear Solid 3, Okami and Shenmue.

For this fifth episode, Aki Suda from the idol grouo Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu is invited to play Ico. The show documents her progress, alternating with segments of an interview with Tadashi Miyokawa, Famitsu.com's editor-in-chief.

This video is offered without subtitles. If I find the time, I will try to translate Miyokawa-San's commentary as that is arguably the most interesting aspect of the show. Meanwhile, if this sort of program interests you, you can follow their official social media page.

[moonfromearth]

College Sim Dump!!

Will I ever be on time for a follower milestone? Not likely. 😅

Anyway, as a celebration for 150 followers here are eight cc free sims all enrolled in university! Each sim has been enrolled in a degree program, had two skills set to level three, signed up for organizations, as well as gotten scholarships!

Should you use them feel free to do as you want with them but I've provided some information on each one below the cut 😉😉

And finally a huge thank you to everyone who's followed me! I've had such a great time interacting with the simblr community and it means so much any time someone interacts with a post of mine so... Thank you!! 🤩🤩🤩

~ download (google drive) ~

A little about the sims...

Cassidy Whitmore (she/her) - Music Lover, Outgoing, Mean - Unapologetic, loud, and the mastermind behind The Whitmores, her and her brother's duo. A bit much to handle sometimes but a brilliant songwriter without much of a care for actually doing her homework, after all why write essays and answer multiple choice questions about songwriting when you can actually be writing songs?

Quinn Whitmore (he/him) - Music Lover, Paranoid, Good - Cassidy's younger brother. He looks up to his sister and has followed her lead thus far in life. His passion, though, lies more in the instrumental side of making music, and he's responsible for mixing songs that he and Cassidy work on together under the name The Whitmores. Good natured and friendly but overly anxious and tends to overthink too much. Actually does his homework, unlike his sister.

Whitley Miller (she/her) - Geek, Bro, Slob - The ace of Britechester's ESports team, Whitley's entire life revolves around gaming, modding games, and, well, more games. She's already completed several small video games as well as dozens popular mods for various games. Though some could say she's a little.. Unorganized, but who has the time to clean their room anyway?

Kai Māhoe (he/him) - Adventurous, Active, Squeamish - Britechester's all star soccer player, Kai is an athlete through and through. Outside of soccer he also snowboards and rock climbs, having gained himself several sponsors while still being in college. He's hoping to study abroad for a year and go to Mt Komorebi in order to reach the summit of the famed mountain for which the area is named.

Zoe Cho (she/her) - Art Lover, High Maintenance, Vegetarian - An artist who holds her opinion in the highest regard. Dreams of becoming an art critic but only after having her work featured within every famed San Myshuno gallery's walls. I imagine she wears contacts but unfortunately that's not a thing in the game so... Her natural eye color is brown. Member of the Britechester Art Society.

Blake Nora (he/him) - Perfectionist, Bookworm, Loves the Outdoors - You might recognize Blake if you've seen my last sim dump. His cousin, Jennifer, and him are pretty much identical. Blake was created by accident while I was trying to figure out Jennifer's look and personality. Anyway, Blake's a devoted student but rather than go on daring adventures like his cousin he'd prefer a good book and a small garden. He's a member of The Debate Guild solely to put it on his resumed, as he hates confrontation and arguing... So basically everything about The Debate Guild.

Averie Stewart (she/her) - Dance Machine, Hot Headed, Noncommittal - A dancer and cheerleader pursuing a career in theater, hoping to one day travel the world performing, never settling anywhere. Loves to have fun and hang out with friends but don't get on her bad side. Fun fact: Her look was inspired a lot by K-pop group dance practice videos. Member of the Foxbury Spirit Squad.

Gus Richards (they/them) - Self-Absorbed, Genius, Glutton - A medium with psychic abilities and an ego that's waaay too big. They're going to revolutionize paranormal research (so they claim). Probably watched Ghostbusters one too many times as a kid. On Foxbury's robotics team.

[thru-the-grapevine]

Admin Ellie’s Masterlist

(m) = suggestive/sexual content; minors DNI

ATEEZ

Seonghwa — 9:17 AM

Hongjoong — 6:32 AM

San — Under the Stars - 1.6k, summer camp AU

Wooyoung — 1:51 PM

Jongho — 10:24 PM

The Boyz

Sunwoo (ft. Chanhee) — Tangled-Up Knots - 2.4k, college au

NCT

Johnny — 6:05 PM

Yuta — 11:21 PM

Mark — 2:43 PM / 6:57 PM

Oneus

Seoho — 11:46 AM / 7:34 PM / 9:13 PM

Geonhak — Irish Breakfast - 4.6k, mafia AU

Hwanwoong — We Might Be Stupid - 1.8k, idiots to lovers

Dongju — 5:14 PM

Former:

Youngjo — 2:33 AM

Pentagon

Hongseok — 4:52 PM

Seventeen

Joshua — Lucky Shot - ~1k, single parent AU

Junhui — 8:41 PM

Soonyoung — 8:06 AM

Jihoon — Half-Baked - 1.2k, bakery AU / 11:04 AM

Mingyu — Holiday Rush - 2.4k, Coffee Shop AU / 4:41 PM

Minghao — 3:27 PM

Vernon — Like Breathing - 1.8k, Valentine’s Day oneshot

Chan — 7:21 PM

SHINee

Jinki — Cones & Kisses - 1.1k, first date AU

Stray Kids

Christopher — 8:25 PM / 3:12 AM

Jisung — 10:11 PM

Jeongin — Splash - 1.7k, mermaid AU

Other

Cho Seungyoun/Woodz — Movie Night - 1.1k, idiots to lovers / Something New (m) - 3.3k, pwfwp (porn with feelings without plot); mirror sex ask (m)

Han Seungwoo — The Dock of the Bay (m) - 3k, skinny-dipping pwp

[woosane]

cho, he/him, 90s baby, europe

mainly ateez, currently also liking zb1 a lot, mostly running on queue, following from my skz main: @hyunhomoons

bias: would die for woosan

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tracking #usercho so feel free to tag me in any ateez or zb1 content (gifs, gfx and moodboards) we don't have to be mutuals

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do not repost my gifs on tumblr and/or any other website

i'm always up for conversations so just hit me up. you can also send an anon ask if you're too shy but still want to share your thoughts.

[thestorytellersapprentice]

KDramas - 2023 List

A.k.a. the dramas on my radar:

[Watched ✔️] "Unlock the Boss" — Watched this for Chae Jong-hyeop. And the drama is not without flaws, but I still like the technological theme and the characterization of Park In-sung as actor-turned-CEO.

[Watched ✔️] "The Forbidden Marriage" — Started this without any expectation, but surprisingly was highly entertained by the female lead's antics. After all, it's Park Ju-hyun and she can surely do comedy. Also, Kim Woo-seok as Lee Shin-won is such a great second lead.

[Watched ✔️] "Crash Course in Romance (One-shot Scandal)" — Classic romcom, and I like it, despite the sprinkle of murder mystery. Jung Kyung-ho as the Math star teacher and involvement of food is just my cup of tea. Also, Chi-yeol’s interaction with the family: Hae-yi & the Uncle is 🤩

[Watched ✔️] "Our Blooming Youth" — A bit hesitant at first to start this despite of Park Hyung-sik, plus the 1st episode is a bit clunky. But I quickly warmed up to the sleuthing theme of the drama and the main couple's dynamic: he respects her skills right off the bat. Too bad that it kinda lost its charm — being a bit too muddled — as the drama progressed. What could’ve been!

[Watched ✔️] “Sacred Divorce” — Cho Seung-woo — Persevered just because of Snu. I like the friendship, attorney Choi, and the ramen lady, but things just…lack something that keeps me engaged.

[Watched ✔️] "King the Land" — Lee Jun-ho — Nothing ground-breaking, but such a good watch when you just want to shut off your brain and stare at Junho in all of his three-piece suits glory. The couple have such healthy relationship & stellar communication too.

[Watched ✔️] “See You in My 19th Life” — I dig the unique concept, but too many repeated gloomy flashbacks! Shin Hye-sun is great as always, and I love the sisters interaction, though. Also, the hints about their previous roles in historical drama (Junho as Yi San & Hye-sun as Queen Cheorin) make me want to pair them up. They’ll be such a powerhouse!

? in 2023 — "Joseon Lawyer" — Woo Do-hwan

? in 2023 — "Bloodhounds (Hunting Dogs)" — Woo Do-hwan

? in 2023 — "My Fireworks on Earth" — Yang Yang

? in 2023 — "Is It Fate?" — Chae Jong-hyeop

? in 2023 — "No Secret" — Kang Han-na & Go Kyung-pyo

? in 2023 — "Doctor Slump” — Park Hyung-sik & Park Shin-hye

? in 2023 — "Diva of the Deserted Island” — Chae Jong-hyeop & Park Eun-bin

? in 2024 — “Murder Dieary” — Choi Woo-shik, Son Seok-gu

[wanou-dorm]

Random Things that my Characters have thought other’s peoples Character 1

@fumikomiyasaki ‘s Flynn

Hoshi: He’s Feathers are soft , It makes me Wish Could Pluck them all and put them in a pillow.He’s kinda getting Soft around the middle too ? I won’t tell him that hopefully he hasn’t caught Nebutori , I’ll act Nanoya about his eating and Sleeping habits . I’m sure he’s fine .

Shu: Man , He really is Trying to deny that he Caws A lot like it’s part of his regular vocalizations especially when he scared , Like Honey your Not a canary. Though you do sing pretty well

Hiei: He is way Dumber than he Makes himself out to be , I can see you Slowly Malding Out there while Hoshi and Shu talk …. don’t try and Hide now that you notice me looking ?!

Shunpei:He can not wear Tengu Geta inside , nopee not allowed , he looked like a newborn baby Deer in those things he’ll get the hang of it Eventually but Onigashima Crow Tengu really don’t lik outsider .

Kurama: His hair Fluffs up around Hoshiguma like a Raven , is it a sign Love or a Sign that he should chill .

Shinobu: How can he Fly , He’s Wings Kinda just Feather dose he have Extra Skin like a Flying Squirrel, also

Alban:I hate him , I Hate him so Much looking at me with That Smug ass Grin , Thinks Hes better than me , WHAT DO YOU MEAN I’M JUST JEALOUS THAT YOU TALLER AND “MANLIER “ !? Fall down the Stairs and-. …He ….. actually fell down the Stairs without any assistance .

Amais: Okuu!? Is that you when you get enrolled into Hourglass Station, and where’d you Your Third Leg (Armcannon ) go and the Eyeball on your chest, Oh your not Okuu ? That Explains why your A lot smarter than Okuu .

to Explain This Amais is Twst!Koishi , Okuu Is the nickname of Utshto Reiuji , who is a Hell Raven who ate part of the Yatagarasu ( Three legged Crow ) supplied by a God. It implies that Twst!Okuu not only looks like Flynn But could be mistaken for him without the details but also Twst!Okuu is an Idiot like the actual Okuu.

Cho-Hee @hey-its-cweepy

Shu: - Panics in oni - Look at all this good looking Women. Attarcted to him , one of them Carol , I’m definitely no match for them and Tako-San ( Azul) Attracted to Ika-san……( Rambling )

Hoshi:Shu, please have more Confidence in yourself , Even though all your Crushes on Octavinelle students concerns me at least your not Attracted to Marinus… Please say no

Reiji; He Reminds me of a Mermaid we see In a Iake, but way Buffer

Sai; He would’ve definitely Eaten me If given the chance ,but I’d probably die Eating him ( Note , People only Eat small Barracuda )

Marcus: HEY BIG GUY ,You need another Coat or something you looking at little cold and Sleepy … and he’s Fallen in the snow .Come here big guy , let’s Get some where Warm .

Plutus : Hey it that Cool Octavinelle Guy and his Sister ., oh We can him to our newest Fighting Game.

[uroborosymphony]

Irasshaimase.

starter for @temporalobjects​

TOKYO, JAPAN, MAY 2018  ⬩  9:00PM  ⬩  DAY 1 

 The sun is gentle on a first day of May, a caress on the leaves above her head, a caress on her skin. The fresh of the air travels in and out her lungs as, to each step she takes, she breathes in and out. It’s silent in the morning, the type of silence that brings peace to her soul, the type of silence that keeps the voices inside her head quiet.

It is the first time Y-san has given the keys to the shop to Hana since she started working at the Gecko not longer than fifteen days ago, with the responsibility of taking care of the small tasks before their opening today : the delivery boxes and the cleaning. Pushing the door open, she slowly closes it behind her back. There is a typical scent in these walls that have become almost a comforting one to her. For the first weeks she has spent here in Tokyo, she found nowhere else to go. Escaping from Korea, the first step of her mission was to find Y-san, as indicated by that bounty hunter, Saint, helping her with her investigations back in Seoul. She did find Y-san, on an afternoon of March 15th, a surprisingly eclectic and eccentric old man who knew who was sending her and who managed to tell her exactly what she was looking for and where to find it if she was willing to jump down that rabbit hole. And yet, days and nights have passed without her carrying her quest quite yet, as she found herself returning to the shop instead, days and nights that turned into weeks.  It was only recently that the offer came from Y-san, of hiring her at the shop, an offer she accepted to earn a little money as she was struggling to pay for that tiny room of hers in Ikebukuro.  There was solace, a slow peace installing itself in the limited world of Hasegawa Hana, far away from the fall of the mad Ilana Cho. A peace that wasn’t present at the beginning as her mental instability wouldn’t let her, but one that came little by little, here, at the Gecko.  Carefully, her hands are wrapped around the wooden old frames of the windows as she pushes them open, listening to their familiar wince, to let the spring light inside.  

Her grey apron is placed over her pale pink t shirt. With that, she was wearing her clear blue jeans and white snickers. Her hair is now tied into a clumsy ponytail as she carries the delivered boxes in the back of the boutique to open them all : new articles that she took the time to display. And then, the cleaning : there was a great amount of dust due to the antiquities themselves and so, it was needed that she spends at least half an hour, swiping with her broom after opening the door to chase the dirt outside.

Around that time of the morning, she often cross paths with the owner of the shop at the other side of the street, it’s a small ramen restaurant. The owner always is friendly to her and willing to chat and chat and chat. Her understanding of the japanese has become very good, it’s however the strongness of her Korean American accent that sells it out. Therefore she strategically avoids to exchange more than a few words, believing her cover would be uncovered. 

Once she’s done with the chores, it’s Iwai’s turn to arrive. Impatient to see him, she actually is. Which could seem a little funny considering these two barely had a conversation longer than a few words here and there. The craziest one was that time where the both of them stood right in the middle of the shop, looking into each other’s eyes without exchanging a single word for fifteen minutes straight while waiting for Y-san. He did say something at one point, to which she psychotically laughed with no apparent reason, while him, wasn’t laughing at all.  This tall unsolvable soul of his that was walking around in silence, sometimes sitting in silence, sometimes eating in silence, she often found herself watching him, in silence, as well. He’s weird – she thinks. She’s weird too, he probably, thinks. She likes to watch him eat the most. Deep down, she wants to talk to him however, if her deranged little mind was a theater that could come to reality, she would call him her best friend.

“Good morning!” She shouts when Iwai finally arrives as she’s still holding her broom and finishing her task. That loud Good morning with such confidence and that manic smile of hers – endearing in a way. There is a woman child side to hers that was peeking whenever getting a few things done at the shop, proud to contribute, to help, to have a little bit of a purpose on her daily life. “I finished the cleaning however, I’m not quite sure where to display the new articles Y-san ordered, I put them… over there.” She explains with her hands.

[hey-its-cweepy]

🎡  ─  visit a winter wonderland - Shu , Cweepy and Cho-hee Just because I think thier neat

HELLO HELLO!!! :D

I hope you don't mind I put em separately since it wasn't specified lol

Also please forgive me for being late awawawa

🎡Visit a winter wonderland (Shu + Cweepy)

As Cweepy opened her locker, she noticed another letter, it had become something frequent but she didn't mind them. In fact, she thought that the letters were cute and charming, although it never said who it was by...

This time, however, upon opening it she found an invitation! It seems that the mysterious sender was inviting her to a winter fair, her eyes lit up in a mix of curiosity and interest, yellow and grey swirling together in her eyes as she reads the letter over and over again.

"... Th-They're... Inviting me... To a f-fair?..." She asked herself "It... It s-sounds like fun! M-Maybe I can finally see who's leaving these too..."

She kept the letter in her pocket, closing the locker shut as she quickly went to prepare a bit in advance.

...

She had put on several sweaters to avoid falling asleep, looking around the place for the mysterious person who left the letter, her eyes swirling with gray.

"Who could it be?... This wasn't to get me out of my dorm to do something bad, right?... N-No no, I dont think so..." She thought to herself as she waited...

Shu's tall, slightly intimidating figure approaches Cweepy with a sheepish smile, a bit nervous smile over his face. He was afraid she'd bolt back to the dorm at any moment, he tried his best to not scare her off.

"O-Oh! Um... W-Were you the one that l-left this letter in my l-locker?..." Cweepy asked, a bit hesitant

"Y-Yes... Yes, that was me..." Shu seemed a rather shy to admit it, he spoke in his usual quiet tone.

Cweepy grew red in the face, her eyes gleaming a bright yellow and pink, she's unsure if its the cold or the fluttering in her chest thats making her blush.

"You're so... P-Pretty..." She spoke without thinking and once she realized, she squeaked and covered her mouth as she saw Shu get flustered. "S-Sorry! Sorry!"

"N-No no, its okay!" Despite being caught off guard by the words of praise, Shu appreciated them... "Perhaps we should head inside and h-have some fun"

Cweepy nods with a shy "Mhm" as she takes his hand, holding it close to herself as they walk in together, Shu grows more flustered at the action, but holds her hand back with a soft squeeze.

They both look around the place, seeing all the rides and bright lights until Cweepy suddenly stops walking. Shu looks back at her, a bit concerned as to why she stopped.

"Ika-san?..." He softly called out to her, until he sees what her eyes were fixed on. It seems to be a prize game, she seems to have her attention on some of the plushies, she stares as if she wants to try it out but doubts she can get one, grey and blue swirling in her irises.

"Oh!... Do you want one?" He asks, snapping her out of her bubble.

"H-Huh? Oh! U-Um... I-It's okay, w-we can just do something else" Cweepy didn't want to bother him with the request.

"No no, if you want one, I can try to win it for you, Ika-san" Shu softly smiled at her.

"... R-Really?..." Cweepy looked up at him, eyes swirling with grey and a light pink, she felt a bit shy to ask him to do it for her...

"Of course" He smiled once more, walking with her to the booth to give it a try. After paying the required madol to play, Shu plays the game, successfully beating it in the first try.

Cweepy stares in awe, her eyes a bright yellow as he handed her one she'd particularly staring at a lot. "W-Woah... Th-Thank you!" Cweepy excitedly held it in her hands, squeezing it gently.

"There's no need, Ika-san" He warmly smiles as he gently squeezes her hand. "Its for you..."

Cweepy's eyes grow pink as she looked up at him... She seems to still appreciate the gesture as they both seem to enjoy the time spent at the snowy wonderland...

🎡Visit a winter wonderland (Shu + Cho-Hee)

Shu seemed very flustered at Cho-Hee's request to visit a winter wonderland together, very noticeably red in the face.

"Y-You... You w-want to do wh-what?" He asked him.

Cho-Hee simply glanced another direction, nervously twiddling his fingers together "... If you don't want to or are too busy, I understa-"

"N-No no! I-Its not that! I just... Wasn't expecting this from you, K-Kamasu-san..." Shu studdered out, still very flustered. "I-In fact... I'd love to g-go with you..." He shyly admitted.

Cho-Hee let a small smile slip out of his lips "Good, I'm glad... I'll see you after club activities, okay?"

"O-Of course, Kamasu-san" Shu says before Cho-Hee splits off again

...

The two of them later met up at the winter wonderland, of course, Cho-Hee's never as prepared for the cold as other students who felt sleepy around this time would be, but he tried to not let that stop him from enjoying his time there with Shu.

After a while of playing games and enjoying some of the food, Cho-Hee started to grow a bit sleepy, he didn't want to ruin the fun however so he tried to ignore it as much as he could.

Eventually, Shu spots a ferris wheel, his eyes practically sparkle as he excitedly turns to Cho-Hee.

"Oh! Its a ferris wheel!... P-Perhaps... Perhaps we can go on it t-together, Kamasu-san..." Shu shyly requested, already growing red in the face.

Cho-Hee hummed "... Sure, might as well go on one more ride..."

And so, the two of them go on the ride together, as they sit face-to-face from each other... Cho-Hee cant help but stare at all the lights that decorate the winter wonderland, his eyes full of awe. Shu on the other hand, couldn't help but stare at Cho-Hee, his big, soft, gentle eyes staring at the wonderland.

Shu could feel his heart pound in his chest as Cho-hee turns to look at him once the ferris wheel reaches the top.

"Shu..." Cho-Hee softly says, gently taking his hands into his own.

"Y-Yes, Kamasu-san?..." Shu was as red as a beet by this point.

"I'm... I'm glad to have spent the day with you... Its... Nice..." Cho-Hee gave a small yet tired smile.

"I... I enjoy spending time with you too, K-Kamasu-san..." Shu admitted, very flustered.

"I should... Do this more often..." Cho-Hee couldn't help but let a yawn escape.

"Kamasu-san, are you... Tired?" Shu asked him

"Hm? Well-... A bit, but I'll be fine, besides... I'd hate to have to cut our time short..." Cho-Hee answered, very gently squeezing his hands.

Shu feels like he's going to melt... "I-If you're t-tired, I can take you back to your dorm"

"... Only if you'll be there too..." Cho-Hee yawned.

"M-Me?" Shu questioned if he was being serious, however, Cho-Hee's eyes tell that he's not lying "... I-I... I guess I can go with you..."

"Oh... Im glad..." Cho-Hee gives a soft yet tired smile at him.

The moment the ferris wheel went back down, the two of them go back to Cho-Hee's room together, where Cho-Hee spent the rest of the time snuggled up to Shu and probably fell asleep at some point.

[asknarashikari]

I found a recorded stream of Chou Eiyuu Sai and Sato-san was indeed dancing to his own song, I Peace.

Meanwhile I'm still steamed they didn't get any of the Saber cast back last year even though they got Tokyo Ska Paradise back to perform a bunch of Saber themes >:(( We could've had the whole gang doing an extended ED dance goddamnit. Especially since they didn't have Cho Eiyuu Sai the year Saber was airing because of the pandemic!

Also... no Revice image songs...? It would've been really interesting to see Wataru Hyuga performing Mirage Mirror live though I understand he's probably too busy to come back now... And what I wouldn't give to hear Junya perform Without You on stage (or even his Lovekov song, he sang a bit of it on his livestream and everyone went crazy lol)... and Miku Itou doing Lovekov's heavy metal rap verse for Cherry-ish!

*pouting mightily*

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