#you can just have fun and say 'I'm gonna ship this and write this bc I want to and it COMPELS ME even if it's stupid'

[loumauve]

apparently kissing sb of a certain gender makes you have that sexuality so now I'm unsure what the fuck I am. does that mean I have to identify as pan now bc that asshole kid kissed me when I was 11 even tho I just wanted to look at the tiny turtles in his fish tank? and bc one of my exes identified as nb at the time we were dating, and bc I kissed a girl a few times while we were dating?

does that also mean I can no longer identify as ace bc I had sex at least once?

some of y'all are so fucking stupid I stg

[greyedian]

ok ok fuck it I'm gonna try to be brave and actually work on Sterling and Gale's whole uhhhh situation bc I started a new bg3 run with my friend so now they're back occupying my brain. Again. Sooo... *carefully opens document*

[sleepymarimo]

I have this head cannon that I’ve been thinking of for awhile and just had to share with you.

Imagine y/n growing up with zoro in the village and she’s a couple years younger than him and called him zoozoo once, but he kinda liked it so he let her keep calling him that.

Fast forward to them running into each other at a random market while he’s out shopping with sanji and sanji hears her call him zoozoo. Once they leave, sanji makes fun of him by calling him zoozoo and Zoro just pulls one of his swords and looks him dead in there while saying, “call me that again and I’ll cut your tongue off. Only one person can ever call me that and it’s not you.”

𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬.

summary: read above! pairing: zoro x fem!reader cw: none! mostly fluff, perhaps a bit bittersweet an: hi anon!! i just had to write this bc it was too cute :) also pris try not to write something under 1k words challenge go!! ugh i need to tone it down fr... anyway, enjoy some fluff and thank the anon for their sweet hc.. also im going for a new theme soooo... wc: 2k

you were like a little fly, always buzzing around him.

technically, it was kuina that you clung to, but it might as well have been him, too.

every duel and training session, you were there. you'd clap your hands and cheer on kuina, the girl you'd come to see as an older sister of sorts. "get him kookoo!" came your chant, a toothy grin on your face as you watched the green-haired boy lose his temper once again. "y'can't beat kookoo, zoro!"

even as he barks at you to shut up, you can't help but grin. you know that you'll be scrambling to get him bandages later and you know that he'll refuse your help, all while kuina laughed in the background. this was the dynamic, the camaraderie you had all shared. kuina, zoro and you.

then it all came to an abrupt halt.

kuina's death hit everyone hard. you were inconsolable, missing her so dearly that it made your heart hurt. not knowing what else to do, you turn to the green haired boy who was the closest thing you had to her.

the two of you stand at her grave, one of your tiny hands balled into the fabric of his shirt as if he'd disappear at any moment. your free hand rubs at your tender cheeks, red and swollen from the tears you'd been shedding. "i-i miss-s her, zoozoo."

he fights back the tears in his own eyes as he keeps his gaze locked on the stone slab in front of him. this whole body is still as he utilizes as much of his willpower as possible. he's enraged. he's in mourning. he doesn't quite know how to cope in any way that isn't fighting.

your new nickname for him doesn't go unnoticed- a play on the same one you used to call kuina. he takes it with pride, not bothering to correct you.

he grabs your hand and roughly tugs you along to the training area. there was no way in hell that he'd give up, so he was going to drag you with him.

years later.

same scene, different atmosphere.

the two of you are in front of her grave, paying her respect. zoro is leaving yo- the island. he's leaving the island to fulfill his promise, to make a name for himself and become the greatest swordsman. of course you're wishing him the best, hell, you know that he's going to do it, but still, it stings a tad.

first your beloved kookoo, and now...

"zoozoo..." your arms cross and you sigh, trying to remain cheery and playful but unable to hide the concern in your tone. "y'feeling ready?"

he isn't fazed by the nickname, not when you've been calling him that for years. raising a brow and giving you an almost incredulous expression, he answers your question. "doesn't matter if i'm ready or not, i ain't gonna be the greatest swordsman if i stay here."

the two of you start the walk to the docks, a small ship ready for him. you're side by side, shoulders brushing against one another every now and then. he doesn't put any distance between the two of you. why would he? at that point in time, though he'd never admit it, you were probably the person he'd trusted most.

the silence isn't uncomfortable by any means, but there is a tension of sorts that you try your best to ignore.

when you get to the boat, you take a breath to keep cool and calm. but you're so, so bad at it. maybe a few years ago you could've gotten away with it, but zoro had grown so damn perceptive that it wasn't even funny.

"b-bye zoozoo." you nod with a shaky smile, struggling and failing to keep a straight tone as tears prick your eyes. your hands are behind your back and zoro has no doubt that they're clasped together in a bid to prevent yourself from grabbing him.

he rolls his eyes and clicks his tongue in exasperation. "y'such a pain in the ass." one of his arms slings around your shoulders and begrudgingly brings you into his chest. of course he made sure no one else was around as he did so, opting to look off toward the sea instead of down at your teary face. "i'll be fine. grow up, will ya?"

your hands unclasp and you cling to his shirt, small laughs mixing with your sniffles. "shut-t up, zoozoo."

he doesn't say anything, but if you'd quit being a crybaby for two seconds you'd notice how his grip tightened on his wado ichimonji, his knuckles whitening. the swordsman is determined to do this, but hell, even he'd be lying if he said that this didn't... well, suck.

soon after, the two of you say your final goodbyes.

he catches sight of your smile as the waves took him away, and he has to turn around. his focus is on the horizon, ending the chapter of his life that had you in it.

you're damn persistent though, like a little fly. he can't help but smirk at your words, yelled and carried by the wind.

"you're gonna be the best damn swordsman ever, zoozoo!"

such memories only come to the swordsman when he's had enough booze. when he looks at the moon and the ship is quiet except for the sound of creaking wood and crashing waves.

the thousand sunny had been docked on this island for around a day. it was a nice place, lively and sporting a plethora of shops with goods ranging from tropical fruits to exotic spices.

zoro curses when he swears he passes by the same stall for the hundredth time. "damn cook, always gettin' lost..." he grumbles, not acknowledging his notorious tendency to lose his way.

before he could take another step, he freezes at the sound of a voice that he'd only heard when he was dreaming or completely shit-faced.

"zoozoo?"

the way he turns around is almost mechanical. at this stage of his life, things like this didn't really pull a reaction from him. hell, he hadn't felt this way since he'd ran into that marine in loguetown. it was like seeing a ghost, but you're not one by any means.

he says your name, the sound almost foreign on his lips.

then he straightens up, his rational self catching up to him. you. here. in the new world?

one of his large hands makes a grab at your wrist, pulling you to an alleyway where the two of you could have some more privacy.

he has too many questions, too many thoughts and he'd be damned if he said it, but too many feelings, too. his tone is unintentionally gruff when he speaks, presenting as irritated to mask the protective urges simmering beneath the surface. "what the hell are you doin' here, huh?" you're still like a damn fly...

you take a moment to assess him, his new scars and his physique and everything. it's not like you hadn't seen him... but you're not going to admit to him that a few of his wanted posters are very much in your possession.

he still seems to be as brash as ever. headstrong and bull-headed and caring, in his own blunt way. it's not like you expected him to change much, but still, it's a relief to hear him speak to you as if you hadn't seen him in years. "well i wasn't gonna stay there either!" you defend, stubbornly crossing your arms.

that sparks a conversation about what you've been up to. he's always been alright with just letting you chatter away, but he makes sure to pay extra attention to what you tell him. your goals, your plans and where you'll be going. damn you, making this harder for him by not staying at shimotsuki village.

he's proud though, he really is.

as you continue to speak, he finds his focus directed on your expression and body language. now that the shock has worn off, he gets a closer look at you. your fingers twitch lightly, your arms snuggly crossed over your chest as if you were holding yourself together.

he remembers you being rather comfortable and relaxed around him, only growing restless when you were struggling to hold down the torrents of emotion that you were prone to feeling.

the last time he saw you like this was when he left, when you were too prideful to reach out and...

something about your little mannerisms is comforting in itself, like you haven't changed. a small wave of nostalgia crashes into the stone walls he's constructed around his heart these past few years.

you're still that teary eyed kid clinging to him like a remora, and he's damn sure that that won't ever change. you can hide it all you want, but unfortunately, he knows you.

you're good, but he's better.

"oi, c'mere, you damn crybaby." he huffs, expertly masking his satisfaction as he slings an arm around your shoulders and pulls you into his chest. a smirk tugs at his lips as he looks down on you, hell, he even wraps his other arm around you too. "thought i told ya to grow up, dumbass."

your arms wrap around him and you hide your sniffle with a scoff. "yeah, and i think i told you to shut up, zoozoo." you instinctively hold him a bit tighter. "bet you didn't miss all this crybaby stuff."

oh, if you knew how wrong you were.

the moment is cut short when an exasperated yell fills the air. "oi, marimo, what the hell are you doing with a gorgeous woman!"

zoro's grip tightens on you for a split second before he releases you with a growl, his expression morphing into one of annoyance. he turns around to face the blond, hand reaching for his blade. "mind your damn business, cook! i'll cut you up like a-"

they bicker for a few minutes while you watch on in confusion, before the cook tells him that there are marines on the island. the blond, not wanting the swordsman to get lost again, firmly grips his arm and tugs him along.

zoro's gaze flickers back to yours, hardened and glinting with determination. yet, beneath that, you can see the underlying emotion.

it makes you smile, and even as he's being tugged away, you give him a big grin letting him know that you'll be okay. a smile that says you believe in him and that you know he'll be the greatest swordsman this world has ever seen. most importantly, it tells him that you'll be there waiting for him when it's all done.

your lips part and you yell out. "bye, zoozoo!"

it's a while later when zoro and sanji finally quit their running, the thousand sunny go just up ahead in the distance.

"tch, can't believe a beautiful woman like her would want anything to do with a brute like you." sanji huffs, clearly envious and annoyed as he pulls out a cigarette and lighter.

zoro's scowl deepens, not quite up for discussing any sort of feelings with the cook. "shut the hell up, curly brows." he says, his eye subtly sneaking a final glance at the town. "it's not like that."

sanji breathes out a large puff of smoke, his form relaxing somewhat. "yeah, yeah... sure. whatever you say, zoozoo."

the air changes, going almost still as sanji finds himself looking down at a blade being held to his neck. zoro holds his sword up to the cook, glaring at him with a murderous intent.

they've had their fair share of fights, never actually meaning to harm one another, but zoro makes it clear that this subject is not up for debate. “call me that again and i’ll cut your tongue off." he growls, inching the blade a little closer. "only one person can ever call me that, and it’s not you.”

[shadebloopnik]

Calling for help from any kind fandom citizen, I have a survey of which I am in dire need of responses for school.

So if you could answer this short survey below, it only takes like, 2-3 minutes minimum, thank you so muchhhh ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Audience's Perception on AI-Generated Works

I'll be accepting free fic commissions for responses

Reblogs are appreciated(on my knees for em)

Some tea abt why I made this survey, the very polite beef i have with my instructor, and details on the fic comms underneath

Ok, so like, long story short, our professor assigned us to make a short survey about anything related to technology and stuff like that. I figured i'd make something related to AI art, bc yknow, at least I'd be somewhat interested in the topic.

And btw, I like to say our prof is a nice guy, reeeally, but he's also, VERY pro AI, for anything. I've gotten into soft debates on that whenever there's presentations in class, and he keeps dismissing me. "Its progress" he says, and doesn't really listen whenever I talk further about it. SO, in addition to this being for my grade(smthn important, im sure), i'm also doing this to nicely shove the opinions of the crowd into his face.

So if some of the questions sound passive aggressive, please dont mind it, as he is going to be part of the editor, and I want him to see it.

also Twitter is the only thing im deadnaming, so if thats a gamechanger for you, I apologize in advance

ALSO, my extremely kind and benevolent instructor whom I just TRULY adore with all my heart (no im not gritting my teeth), have decided that it should have a minimum of 150 respondents to even be counted, a funny condition when he gave us like, barely 2 weeks but ok.

I've sent this out to people in my school and general friends more than a week ago, but I'm still lacking at LEAST 90 responses. (They suggested it was my topic that was the issue. BORING they said I just-) I only have a day or so to get more people.

SOOOO to sweeten the pot and as a form of apology.

Everyone who answers this survey can write down in their reblogs or replies a ship/prompt they'd want me to make a fic. 3 with the most popular votes gets written. Just write down the name/alias you've written in the survey with ur replies.

Minimum 2k words for each fic. It shall be posted by the end of December or early January on ao3

YES even nsfw ones, but you'll have to clarify it if it wins(im gonna be shocked if its something i truly cannot write about tbh)

I figured this is a fun way to force myself back into the writing scheme tbh. I have written some concepts before, like the AU's I had pinned, and some drabbles, but so far none that really stuck so meep

I would prefer its a fandom or ship im currently fixated on/know about, like Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, Owl House, Orv, Epic, etc.

[losergender]

listening to epic the musical for the first time and writing down my reaction bc it sounds fun.

need to preface this by saying that usually musical numbers grow on me once i have listened to the whole thing and have the full context so maybe the first time around i'm not as static.

either way troy saga under the cut.

the horse and the infant -> orchestral rock stuff is my fav genre ever woohoo. i'm getting flashbacks from the catalogue of ships. omg neo! i didn't know that matrix was canon in epic. oh wait i know this one. HE'S ON HIS WAY. WAAAAAAIT FOR HIM HE'S COMIIING. oh. that ending was so great i'm literally viktor passing notes in class myself. "the blood on your hands is something you won't lose, all you can choose is whose" why would you do this to me.

just a man -> there's a maisie peters song about this. rip odysseus you would have loved welcome to the black parade's bridge. ohhh it's this one. okay yeah.

full speed ahead -> what a sonicful title. is this the one all his men die? ITHACA'S WAITING! AAAAA. i love this part. "find a way no one ends up dead" odysseus i'm gonna hold your hand when i say this.

open arms -> this sounds like it belongs in a perfume ad or, worse, a tampons/pads ad. yeah not really big on this one.

warrior of the mind -> omg A WOMAN. is this the "you're athena, badass in the arena" one? i really fw this one. oh i love this one this is so cool i'm in love. NAH DONT BE MODEST IK YOURE A GODDESS. "bestest of friends" cute. this is the only one i can see myself listening to on a day to day basis without listening to the full musical.

top so far

warrior of the mind

the horse and the infant

full speed ahead

just a man (probably in the end when i see this guy suffer more i'll like it way more)

open arms

[incandescentflower]

today i miss thame and po more than usually, so i just wanna talk about them, i miss them a lot, my gentle sweet boys that are so selfless and soft, i wonder what they might be doing right now :( how long do you think it would take for them to get married? i feel like they might be the type that get married pretty early, they just love each other soo much, also, since the finale i've seen many ppl complaining or just being sad about po never saying i love you back to thame, what do you think about that? tbh while watching the show that never bothered me, until i read those complaints lol this is why i try to stay away from social media when i really love something, BCS I GET SO TRIGGERED, but yeah tbh it still doesnt bother me but i cant help but think about it, i KNOW po really loves thame, i mean we saw him kicking his feet giggling everytime thame did as much as send a ''hi'' to him, so i know po's feelings, but ugh now i just wish he did say it so ppl dont complain about it lol rant over, sorry and have a good day or night<3

aww thanks for this ask, anon. I miss them too. I was over here typing away at my fic just before this.

hmmm married, I guess I don't know. I like to think about them in the context of Thame getting to know Po's family and finally feeling like he has that support in his life. Po finally having another person to disperse that four parent spotlight he lives under. Thame has not enough parental attention, Po has too much, a perfect match. I'm already imagining holidays together.

Marriage is a big thing that I think would be impacted by how much Thame and MARS really did want to continue to try to be bigger celebrities. I'd like to think they could have a life together and that fans could chill out, but it would be a challenge they would have to figure out first. It's all implied in how they ended the drama, but I think them learning how to navigate that could be a story in and of itself. I often wish for an Our Skyy for them. I think there could be some fun stuff there. (I'm also a JunDylan shipper and would love to see them make that happen but I understand if the actors actually wouldn't want to do it since Hong and Nut might find having a clear ship like that would make their other career together in LYKN more difficult)

I was never bothered by them not having Po say those exact words on screen. I think it was intentional. It was showing how they both communicate differently, but still understand each other. I also never feel like they have to show every possible thing between a couple in a drama, meaning just because it wasn't in the scenes doesn't mean I think the drama is saying that Po would never say it directly to Thame.

A lot of my fic is about them learning about how each other communicates and trying to communicate in the way the other wants. They can understand each other without it, but I can see them trying other ways to communicate for each other because they both find it meaningful to try to give the other what they want. Po would get there and say it. I have no doubt. (and there is definitely something in my fic about it, at least them acknowledging those tendencies, I haven't decided if I need to actually write Po actually saying it or not yet, I'm gonna see how it goes)

But Thame also knows that Po shows his affection by the attention he gives. I am a firm believer that Po notices things about Thame that other people just don't and that's why Thame becomes more and more comfortable showing Po his vulnerability. Thame feels seen and that makes Thame feel loved.

And ultimately, Thame does not doubt Po's feelings even a tiny bit. So it's funny that people who watch the drama do.

[ambrosiagourmet]

I notice no one has asked yet so for the character thing: laios! Or if you want to go for a less common one: the winged lion

Laios!!!!!!

First impression

Honestly its hard to even limit this within the confines of starting the actual manga. I genuinely think I'd have to say my real first impression of Laios was the "autism be damned, my boy can work a grill" joke that gets passed around a lot 😭

Impression now

Older brother.

Loves his friends and family so much. Let him infodump!!!!! A guy that can character arc so hard he becomes a king because its the only way to deal with the things he can no longer let himself look away from. A guy who wants to eat a good meal. A guy who wants everyone to eat a good meal.

A guy who can be all that and still kind of pettily complain that he doesn't get to hang out with monsters anymore & can mope about it soooo annoyingly. A guy who decided to eat the concept of all-consuming hunger because it was the only way to deal with the problem so he might as well try. A guy who can completely change his life by deciding to share his special interest. A guy who can imitate a dog really well.

Favorite moment

Don't make me choooose... okay I'm gonna do three:

1. Assembling Falin's bones with Marcille

The humor. The patience. The slow realization that, despite how absurd of a task it is, it is actually all possible. The moments of admiration for the way skeletons work, the love of the details, the care of assembling all three skeletons just to make sure they get Falin right. Iconic scene.

2. Killing Falin

"Unable to make myself accept. Unable to make myself resist" lives in my soul now idk what else to say. Life is so vibrant and horrifying and raw and beautiful and to let yourself fully be a part of it you must take up space. You must consume. You must fight. You must take and be taken from. Ourgh

3. Talking Marcille down

I love that he looks so goofy on his way up to her. I love the context of how much he refuses to give up on her leading up to this, and how he refuses to give up on her now. I love how everyone is part of this scene, but he's the first one to cross the threshold. I love how she almost blows him up but can't do it (fun fact: this exact situation/post was how she killed Mithrun a couple of chapters ago. It was close).

I love the way he appeals to her mostly just with messy honesty, and I love the silly three rules callback. It's such a sweet chapter.

Also honorary mention for the final page of the story, which gets me every time.

Idea for a story

I'm actually currently fiddling with a longer story concept dealing with the question of Laios needing an heir. Dungeon Meshi is grounded enough in politics that it genuinely feels like a question that the characters will have to grapple with at some point. At the same time, there's no way that like arranged marriage and even having kids in general are not messy topics for Laios and I don't think anyone involved would want to force him to be miserable.

(I also don't personally like the idea of Falin as his heir ftr, bc I think forcing Falin into that role sucks and I don't think anyone would go for it)

So how DO they deal with the issue? Idk! I might write a long meandering story about it! Maybe! I want to, at least.

Unpopular opinion

Ughhhh I don't realllly want to poke this with a stick but yeah I definitely think my most generic (apparently????) Unpopular Opinion with Laios is just that his relationship with Marcille is meaningful and loving. I personally don't view it as romantic and they mean a lot to me as a platonic-life-partners kind of thing, but I also think that dividing relationships in general into Ships TM and Definitely Not Ships isn't really appealing to me personally. I just care them.

(at the same time I really do worry about trying to write about them and it being taken as romantic despite me very intentionally not framing it as such. idk, navigating this stuff is complicated.)

Favorite relationship

UGHHHH LIKE. It is probably him and Marcille. But it's so hard to rank that against him and Falin. Both relationships mean a lot to me and I love them and I love to think about them.

Because him and Marcille have more on the page interactions to dig into and because I don't see them discussed as much, I do tend to gravitate to Marcille & Laios stuff above all else. But like.... don't make me actually commit to picking.

Favorite headcanon

I can't think of a strong answer for this so I'm going to make one up on the spot: I think he giggled to himself soooo much when he included the winged lion in his king outfit but made it so that it looks like the wolf head is eating it. I think he continues to giggle about it years later. I think he gets dressed in the morning and puts on his cloak and goes "get ate, idiot" as he fastens it around his shoulders.

Oh actually for a more genuine headcanon related to the story thing I mentioned above: I think Laios is really good with kids but would be scared of having any of his own. I think he'd have trouble with the classic "I don't want to mess them up the way my dad messed me up" abused kid struggle.

[kae-karo]

fic roundup 2024

PHEW it's been a year !!! i've posted a whopping 70 fics?? across 31 different ships for blue lock,,,,,which is kind of insane lmao i think that's the most ships i've ever written for???? in a SINGLE year???

anyway without further ado, my fave fic i posted in each month!

jan - the mall au !!! (x) a smorgasbord of ryusae, hiorin, kaisagi, kurobachisagi, and kunigiri, where everyone works at The Mall !!! i had a blast with the sdse especially, they are always so dear to my heart

feb - this mcd sae / past ryusae / ryurin getting together fic (x) that i just. i really tore my soul out a little writing this one (in a good way) and i love them sosososo much

mar - age gap rnis (x) god the only thing i love more than rin despising isagi and wanting to destroy him is when he's so downbad for isagi it makes him look stupid !!!!

apr - tabiori with my beloved dom sadist hiori (x) iloveyouiloveyouiloveyou i mean look i love karasu too but this hiori is sososo good to me dfkljjkldsf

may - naturally, the kiis fic i wrote after we got kaiser's backstory (x) i just love making him vulnerable i love isagi tolerating it in the most isagi way !!!! they make me ILL!!!!

jun - the first fic in the wedding au !!! (x) ryusae my beloveds !!!! i brainrotted over this au for so long and i rly loved writing sae's jealousy and possessiveness it's such a good look on him

jul - hands down the saesagi angel fic (x) this fic consumed my entire being while i was writing it. i reread it probably dozens of times before i posted. spiritual successor to KNOCK.ME.OUT in terms of the way it holds a piece of my heart

aug - this is hard bc rpw BUT it's gotta be the inspection and lubrication of seacocks (x) bc between the first fic and that one my ryukara brainrot rly set in hard. i may or may not be working on another part to this au lmao

sept - ough HAS to be the rnseis !!!! (x) another i could reread a billion times, i really feel like i cooked with this one. got rin having confused feelings abt sae, dom isagi, plenty of smut, and rnse tentative reconciliation. banger after banger tbh

oct - IT'S A TIE i refuse to decide so soft karasae summer vacation (x) AND horny not-technically-gay-sex gay sex rinsae cannibalism (x) which i adored both of for very different reasons lmao

nov - a doozy of a month with lots of prompt fics BUT i still have to love my dairy farmer kaiser kiis fic (x) above all. what can i say, i love making kaiser insufferably vulnerable around isagi and making isagi insanely determined to. be around him.

dec - i swore i wasn't gonna write this til i was done with the mall au but somehow it snuck up on me anyway so i wrote an entire 'stuck in an airport' fic (x) with some fun rarepairs (ryukara, otoya/chigiri/sendou, kunibarou, raiku) plus kaisagi which isn't remotely rare lmao

honorable mentions + other stats + future plans below the cut!!

phew so a solid 70 fics, 31 different ships, over 500k words, 67k hits and 7k kudos

kudos-wise, y'alls faves were all to myself (x), it's rotten work, especially to me, especially if it's you (x), the thought of you is wrapped around my neck (i'm choking) (x), my favorite poison (x), and up in the air (x) !! so predominantly kaisagi fans this year lmao

honorable mention fics:

touch tank (x) my beloved ryusae and one of my earliest trans sae (or trans anyone bllk) fics and also just. the idea of insecure sae is so dear to my heart !!!!!

all i want to be, all i ever want to be (x) some very soft and slightly fraught kaisae, returning to my roots lmao. genuinely tho i really liked writing this one in particular, just....soft

card carrying member of the fuck isagi yoichi club (x) kira/kaiser i had a VISION okay !!!!! thank u to pwc for having kira as one of the only early-game characters and making me think abt him again lmao

it's rotten work, especially to me, especially if it's you (x) i always love kaisagi but i ESPECIALLY love soft kaisagi, i love kaiser out of his element and leaning on isagi, i love isagi so deeply obsessed with kaiser that he can't help but fall for him

if you can't beat 'em (x) which i wrote and posted BEFORE ACTUAL KAISAGI TEAMUP and i still think them crushing noa would've been fun but i suppose this is fine too lmaoooo

thank u all for joining me in 2024 and there will certainly be more to come in 2025! <3

since u have made it this far, some things i'll hopefully be doing in 2025:

kaiser/nanase! i didn't get it finished in time for kaiser's bday but i still want to write it!!

more karasae AND more ryukara! karasu quickly becoming a fave so hopefully yall enjoy him too lmao

shidou ryuusei's guide to transing your gender and homoing your sexual !!!!

mall au part 2!!!!

more saesagi. i am too downbad for them lmao

something hopefully for sdsern week !!!! i have one idea i might roll with we shall see

oviposition it has to happen it's been too long i'm finding reasons to put it into like every fic i'm working on lmao i need to get the brainworms out lmao

maybe if i'm very brave i will also be working on my original story!!

[samd1o1]

Hey I don’t want to comment for real bc I’m sick of arguing with people on tumblr

I just wanted to say that in that post about deadpool and wolverine’s queerness, you are like 1000% in the right. Normally I don’t feel this strongly about stuff but anyone who thinks that Disney seriously and earnestly “delivered” on deadpool (and wolverine?) being queer is delusional

I mean, I love the movie. I’ve seen it twice and giggled my way through it both times. Obviously I enjoy the queer aspect of their relationship. But what you said about being able to be critical of your favorite media is important. The fact that people are arguing that there are no issues with the gay jokes in d&w but ACTUALLY it’s all indicative of a genuinely made film about two queer men is like actually SO crazy

Thank you, yes! The movie is absolutely amazing in the fact it's funny and well written. And yes I like the gay jokes, they're cheeky and enjoyable. But I think they'd be more enjoyable if any amount of Wade's (and also Logan's) queerness was taken seriously. Even just a little seriously.

I think the part that annoyed me about the movie most was Wade breaking up with Vanessa. Yeah it works for the movie and his character development. But at the same time I can't help but assume the reasoning for it was so queer people could go "hey they're both single, maybe just maybe Deadpool and Wolverine will get together?" No they won't this is Disney. He'll probably be back together with Vanessa eventually (even if it's not immediately).

Like I said on the comments of the post you're referring to; saying this is good queer rep is just an excuse so Disney (and Marvel) doesn't have to actually try to make good representation. The MCU has had many issues like this before. The single Loki bisexual conversation only for them to chicken out on the mlm ship they were hinting at in S2 promotions. Loki also being labeled as genderfluid in promo stuff just for him to be referred to as a male Loki and such. Characters who are canonically bisexual in the comics like Starlord showing absolutely zero hints to their queerness. Eternals is the only real representation I can think of, but it felt very one note and boring. Like that whole movie.

In conclusion Deadpool is a great movie but my biggest gripe is just that the queer aspect is not taking seriously. As much as I love the Honda Odyssey scene, it would be cool if it wasn't just a weird mix of coding/bait. Queer coding is still a great writing tool. Using metaphors for queerness in fantasy can be fun. But the reason queer coding existed in the first place is because you weren't allowed to show any queer people on screen. But times have changed! You can show it, but Disney are cowards. The movie is also queerbaity as they set up things like Vanessa's break up only to start them almost back up again with Logan himself telling Wade to go for the girl. Not to mention all the promotional posters like Deadpool and Wolverine as Beauty And The Beast. Disneyland Deadpool is also being VERY heavy on the gay jokes, which makes me feel like they KNOW who their main target audience was gonna be with this movie, but they still need to cater to the movie dudebros as well. Maybe one day guys, maybe.

It's important to be critical of even your favorite media. If you weren't then it could never improve. Let your voices be heard! And to the people who think movies don't deserve such debate; why do you think that? So many people say that so they don't have to discuss representation in media but then turn around and rant about the comic accuracy. Also what do you think happens in a writers room? Criticism is important in media even to professionals. A movie is a group effort, many people had different ideas that eventually came together and made Deadpool 3. They also probably had many ideas that were shut down and not put in Deadpool 3 for various reasons. Some most likely being criticisms.

Ok I'm done ranting now. Deadpool 3, great movie, one of my favorites. But it would have benefited not only itself by being true to Wade and Logan letting them be their authentic queer selves; But it also would have benefited the queer community.

[24hr-prince]

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[orionsstory]

I'd love to know what are your other fave uk6 ships apart from kyralade as well 😊😊 if you want to share that is!!

oh i would LOVE TOOOOOO THANK YOU JUNO !! i just finished my monthly rewatch of the season so this is perfect timing. Answers below the cut bc damn I yapped a lot <3

-Accytea i'm ngl i started to love these two from the interactions they were having on twitter (some of them were truly insane LMFAO) and then they announced they were dating a few days later I was like okay werk !! I think they have such a fun dynamic, I see them as chaos x angel (who is secretly also chaos)

-Chill (that's what we're gonna call Chanel x Lill I think its saur silly and fun) this is the one i need y'all to hear me out on LMFAOOO, but if you watch Chanel's youtube videos (which I seriously recommend, she's SOOOO funny, they made me fall in love with her) she says Lill was one of the people she was closest to throughout filming. Particularly, she mentions that after the fight with Marm, she went to Lill who was like 'yeah girl you're in the wrong'. I think that's an important part of their dynamic (at least how I write them ahhdhjd) with Chanel not always knowing how to properly communicate/express her thoughts and Lill being the patient one who can keep it real with her. I also imagine Chanel gets more easily stressed / overwhelmed by things and Lill is that calm person who can always calm her down

[iraprince]

Absolutely love the Infodump on Cookie she's so good. however!! I remember you made a trio of characters for this game and were torn about which one to play, then decided the other two could be his attendants.

How are those two, what are they up to?? Have you done much with them in the game so far? (And even if not, wanna give us some tastey information about 'em?)

💜

oooh yes! those two are sir velvet the unsmiling (it/she), and damned-if-i-do/dandy (he/they). let's pull up their art (esp now that i have crispy clean new scans!!! i think i have only ever posted this art as shitty phone pics prior to this)

ANYWAY. it turns out that even though attendants are a built-in part of the noble sweetheart playbook (cookie's title) and you're SUPPOSED to be using them... for me in practice, when i'm actually playing the game, i just keep totally forgetting lmfao!!!! :') rping with my other party members and chasing quests and stuff is so engaging that my brain is totally booked with just being cookie, let alone two additional npcs, so sadly dandy and velvet have not gotten a ton of screentime in the current campaign

BUT that really just makes me eager to one day play them properly in a different campaign, whether that's them each taking their turn as player characters like was originally intended, or when i'm GMing a campaign of my own (i'm trying to write up something for my friends, but i have no idea when it's actually gonna happen bc i'm so busy rip... but when i do, cookie and her attendants will def be npcs)

i honestly don't have MUCH i can say abt them, bc since i haven't played them much i also havent developed them much... i suppose i can give summaries tho!

in terms of vibes velvet is very much like, "guy who is brooding so hard that it stops being mysterious or having any gravity at all and is mostly just making people wonder if she's like? okay?????" like there is only so long you can spend with your back to the rest of the group clenching your fist and muttering to yourself before people just start kind of glossing over it and being like "oh haha that's CLASSIC sir velvet the unsmiling!!!"... mix this with a heady dose of "[nasal voice] UM, you forgot to collect the homework" and somehow you have created a creature ideal for wrangling cookie's effusive elaborate scatterbrained whims, somehow, most of the time. velvet is really similar to a different Brooding Goth Knight character i have wherein my formula is "make a character who looks extremely fucking sicknasty badass, then never ever ever stop making fun of them ever"

dandy is cookie's quartermaster, and so unlike velvet (who's usually assumed to be traveling around with cookie, even if i am constantly forgetting to roleplay that it's doing that) he mostly chills at chateau gorgeous looking after his liege's affairs and making sure the ppl who live there are fed + sheltered + generally taken care of. they are pretty much velvet's exact opposite in terms of temperament; EVERYTHING gets velvet's hackles up, NOTHING phases dandy. i need to be careful bc i am starting to arbitrarily ship them just from typing this. anyway, dandy is largely non-verbal; they're able to speak if really necessary, but they would just rather not, and if there's really no way around it they'd rather just sidle over to cookie and whisper it to her, and then let her communicate whatever they want to say to the rest of the group on their behalf; if cookie's not around, you're just gonna have to figure out how to communicate w him otherwise. which always works out fine bc dandy is very patient and used to getting along in silence!

that's about all i've got rn... i will def post it here if i come up with or draw anything else that's fun tho :) ty for the ask!

[irregularcollapse]

before you say cut is my absolute comfort fic i've read it too many times to count

very happy to hear there's gonna be sandra in the sequel bc you write the mota women so so well <3

oh my goodness <3 thanks so much, anon! i really appreciate people coming out of the woodwork to say nice things about this fic! i'm still really pleased with how it turned out, and i feel like it hits the things i was trying to do with it (which is nicely confirmed when people like you say things like this weeeeeeeeee)

WOMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you for loving my love of women <3 i just truly think that even if i'm writing primarily about men, there's no reason not to pay some respect to the canon women. i'm really excited to write more Sandra (Westie!!!!!!!) because i really enjoyed doing her in the little tennis b-side that i did. some actor Sandra lore is that she has a weird little will they/won't they UST game with Marge, however given that Marge is an agent (not Sandra's agent, but an agent nonetheless) it would very much be a professional conflict of interest for them to do anything about it. not particularly ethical!!

and this is also the reason why Marge and Gale have never gotten together in this universe, because while their relationship is primarily professional, Gale is still very attracted to her and also she's one of his favourite people. it is a thing he struggles with a little, regarding his own sense of self-worth: as he says in this b-side, it's a bit sad that his best friend is his agent.

anywayyyyy yay women! i also have a bit of Helen in an unfinished one shot that i'd really like to return to at some point but can make no promises about:

Kissing girls with lipstick on has always felt a bit extra dirty to Bucky, like he was taking something painted and perfect and poised, and leaving his mark. He liked the smooth slide of a lipstick mouth against his own; he liked the way it’d smear, over his lips and the girl’s, leaving her all messy and making her look wanted; he liked, when she was nice enough to get on her knees for him, the smudges he’d find on his cock when he washed up after.

“That’s your color,” Helen had said to him while the other girls were righting themselves and tidying up their little impromptu party, wiping the bar and figuring out where to toss the now-empty bottle.

“What’s that?” But Bucky had already known, and was wiping at his mouth with the back of his hand; something else gotten from the bottle, not just the liquor.

“The first one we’ll call a freebie,” she’d rolled on like he hadn’t said anything, conversational and conspiratorial, and Bucky would wager she had a few brothers. “But if you want an assortment, enough to share around, it’ll cost you.”

“Yeah? What’s the going rate on blank love notes these days?”

“One of your field Lucky Strike four-packs, and the same number of your pros.”

Bucky had whistled, eyebrow raising and grin straining against his attempts at being aloof. “Quite the hefty price tag. Now what would a nice young lady like you be wantin’ with that many helmets?”

“Loose lips sink ships, Major. If you’ve got them, leave them on the rear right wheel of the kiosk.”

also Tatty!! i have some background/past Tatty/Bucky sitting in yet another unfinished one shot lmfaoooo i just think! they would have had a fun little time together!

you didn't ask for any of this :)) i guess i'm feeling chatty and: WOMEN.

also the first time i tried to reply to this ask i got this error:

which feels a bit on the nose considering the erasure of women in fandom spaces lmfaoooooo

[aoki553]

GRGRGRGRG FINALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO INFODUMP ABT HIM!!! tysm @makifishcake and prepare for a long ramble abt best boy ever (to me) and why saijun is real... let's start with an introduction to a canon crossover character only The Loser (me) cares about! this is gonna get messy in writing near the end cuz its like 3 am for me rn.

Kouno Jun is one of the two protagonists of Asou-sensei's older work, Our Hero Studies and is one of Haganeno Ken's students at Holy Lance Academy (a private school that either exists the same town as Saiki or some neighboring one)

The only translated OHS chapters so far show us who Jun and Haganeno are as characters. Kouno Jun's a generic tsukkomi high school student with normal teenage boy interests and crushes... he's baby and a total boyfail.

Jun likes video games (Kaisou Monogatari, an in-universe franchise), ramen, melon soda and Yayumi - the class rep. Pretty normal dude that's just being constantly bothered by his classmates and the teacher he hates...

...and then there's Haganeno Ken - THE delusional cosplayer hero wannabe teacher with huge interest in roleplaying and RPG video games, who immediately takes a liking to Jun, mainly for his name (his name means shield, while Haganeno's mean sword. you see where i'm going?)

most of the ohs panels will be machine translated cuz i have no strength or motivation to continue my actual translation work ngnhnh one day maybe... 😔

He may look like a generic high school shonen manga protagonist, but it's actually really charming to me how adorable he can be despite the boring presentation lolol HIS CRUSH ON YAYUMI IS SO CUTE UGHNHNH

And yeah of course he shows up in Saiki bc WHY WOULDNT HE???

Asou-sensei put him there twice. In the Christmas chapter where he's walking with a girl (MOST LIKELY YAYUMI), sees Kusuo sitting alone and being like "haha that's so sad to be lonely on christmas lmao"... EXCEPT ITS HILARIOUS CUZ HE DOES THE SAME THING IN HIS OWN MANGA'S CHRISTMAS CHAPTER.

and in the Hero Studies crossover chapter, right at the end as an unused character. (wouldn't make sense to have two tsukkomis there tbh so i get it lolol)

Same thing happens in the anime except Jun in the Christmas episode wasn't animated like he's an actual pre-existing character, except just a background character so he looks different but has the same jacket with his initials so its definitely him.

so here's all his screentime:

his terrible sense of style was referenced by Takeru at one point as well. yes, Jun dresses terrible and he has outfits much worse than this. hes a loser and i love him

okay but what's with the saijun thing? orz

basically its a silly ship me and my lovely sweetest gf (@lu-kario ) came up with and it kinda stuck around. "omg haha what if the two protagonists from different manga dated" but yeah it became an actual thing with thought out scenarios between us.

Me saying it'd be like satousai but Kusuo finds someone "normal" with actual personality would be not giving this ship enough justice. I can't tell much rn cuz I forget 90% of the stuff i make up unless i write it down BUT all i'll say is that

I like to imagine Jun and Kusuo having a calm and nice relationship, lots of quality time spent playing video games or going out to get some ramen together. Kusuo gets to have someone more usual by his side and Jun isn't likely to be bothered by Ken when Kusuo is around (:3).

and yeah, they do get another scene together in volume zero! how lovely! the christmas episode is also one of the reasons i find the ship cool but even despite the sillies having canon scenes and illustrations together i like it simply for fun.

canon crossover ships are cool and epic

my final words: go read ohs its fully in japanese online and 5 chapters are in english so far.

seriously go read it the fandom doesn't exist its really lonely.

and if you care abt our hero studies u can motivate me in the ask box, gimme a kick on the butt so i go and translate this work again after like a year or more of hiatus

[mondstadtlover6000]

Valentine’s Day couple dates headcanons (can be for any fandom)

ok i put off answering this bc i don't think i was awesome enough to think of them but i've mulled on it a bit and i think i'm ready. best prompt ever tho ur the best. i'm gonna go ahead and do my OTPs plus timebomb bc thats my current most popular fic !!

thalia thinks valentine's day is cheesy and is absolutely mortified to be participating in it. connor doesn't give her a choice (well, he does, but she can't say no to him). he takes it way too seriously; they go to brunch together at a retro style diner then go to a movie theatre and watch an action movie! afterwards they go on a lil nature walk and then get ice cream (pjo)

honestly despite the fanfic i actually don't ship MU timebomb i only ship AU timebomb sooo ekko and powder are going to the promenade to stroll through the border markets and have breakfast there! i'm thinking they head down in the fissures; work on projects together for a bit and close off with hanging out at the firelight tree or for something more private ekko would probably force powder to go up to the peak of old hungry together to see the view heh :) (league of legends/arcane)

clintasha go out to a nice restaurant and maybe do like a paint and sip or something! i feel like nastasha would plan the activity and they have a lot of fun there but then i imagine they leave early and have a night in: board games (color sudoku is my current fave), pizza with lucky, and maybe just chatting and a movie! all in all mostly domestic (which is how i like my ships...) (marvel)

amerikate would absolutely go to an arcade and win everything and maybe axe throwing idk maybe i just want to see america throwing an axe. multiple axes. also kate would probably be good at it too with her aim. in general: throwing things. they're good at it. they get sidetracked by some angsty supervillain trying to ruin superheroes' dates and have to arrest them (heroes never get a day off). kate therapizes the villain. america is constantly pissed off bc she just wants to hang out with her pretty girlfriend. hey maybe i should write a fic... (marvel)

......i'm not gonna lie no other ships compel me enough to write a headcanon for them which is like probably kind of disappointing so lightning round!!! strike gets robin flowers, she pretends it doesn't mean anything, they stare at each other angstily from across the room in their office and make small talk about valentines plans. strike says valentines is a fake holiday and he doesnt celebrate it. and then at the end of the night they go out to eat. the waiter mistakes them as a couple. they do not correct him. (cormoran strike/c.b. strike)

tamber watches spontaneous. tara almost throws up. amber laughs at her. they order takeout, tara forces them to double feature tatbilb. amber criticizes it the entire time. tara apologizes for making her watch a straight romcom. they make out passionately (scream five)

kayce takes monica out to a very nice restaurant for brunch. they go for a ride in his truck. they have a date somewhere in the yonder. then they go to a bar. idk something like that. (yellowstone)

pulsefire ezreal shows up at ekko's place out of timeline in order to escape from praetorians then quickly realizes that he accidentally shows up during VALENTINE'S DAY and has to pretend to be here specifically to spend the day with ekko, assuming that they are on an on-stage in their relationship. meanwhile ekko is in a timeline where they are on an off-stage and has to pretend they are on an on-stage because ezreal assumed they were. shenanigans ensue. maybe i should write this fic too. i'm too good (league of legends/pulsefire universe)

technically they don't have valentine's day in runeterra and whilst i could make excuses for zaun and pulsefire i doubt i can do anything for targon.............. but lets just say atreus goes to the ottrani on some 'love worshipping day' and soraka is all 'do you not have a lover to spend the day with?' and he says no and then he follows her around as she cures the heartbreak of those who have lost their lovers because ofc she'd spend the day making the day easier for those it is hard for. and atreus pretends not to be terribly unrequitedly in love with an astral being who does not feel love because i can both like panthraka and also support aroace soraka too. (league of legends)

[the-kr8tor]

Question bc I need to get better at planning fics and your writing is really well thought out!!

What's your best way of planning and getting through a fic, even if it feels daunting??

Hello!!! Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️ Again I'm no expert on writing but these are what I usually do!

Yapping under the cut

What I usually do for planning and what I think is the best way for me is the bullet point style of planning. like I write what's gonna happen in each chapter in bullet points. It doesn't have to be extremely detailed, it just needs to say what'll happen next so it'll act as a guide for you while you're writing. Example:

Chapter 1- seafoam on the shore

Afternoon- seaside town and tavern.

Characters: R, Miguel, Lyla, Thena and Janet.

R runs away from the cops

She gets to see Hobie's ship before hand while on the roof and sees Gwen and Yuri arguing on the ship

She gets back safely to the tavern

Miguel is at the tavern unexpectedly etc....

I also add the details that I don't want to forget once I start writing the chapter. Like what they could be wearing, what's the weather like, how does this character feel in that chapter or like environmental details like the stained glass windows bathe the characters in red, or what's the floor made out of. The sort of details that slip through the cracks while writing it but if you miss it, it doesn't take much from the chapter but it adds a bit more and might help the readers feel more engaged to the story and feel like they're actually in the scene.

I also find that plotting the whole narrative out before writing a chapter or any chapter for that matter helps in gathering my thoughts bc I tend to get distracted by the future chapters and also you don't have to stress about thinking what happens next in the story bc you've already plotted it out. It really helps in making it feel less daunting especially for multi chapters. This tends to work on me, but if it doesn't work on you or you feel like it's not your style it's well alright too! There's really no rule in how you write since every person has their own way of drafting their writing.

As for getting through a fic, I don't force myself if I don't feel like writing the chapter now because I tend to get back on it after a few days bc I always miss writing for it. If it feels like you're pulling teeth bc you're having a hard time writing a chapter, take a break, do something else, have a nap etc. It'll come back to you eventually, and your wip will still be there when you're ready.

Also, last bit. Whenever I feel like it's daunting to write a fic/chapter that I end up procrastinating on it I just tell myself that I'm only doing this for fun and for the love of the characters and writing so I shouldn't put too much pressure on myself to make it absolutely perfect. So if it feels too intimidating to continue a wip, tell yourself that this is supposed to be fun, and if it stops being fun you can always take a break from it and write something that you think is more fun to create.

I hope this helps! Good luck on writing ❤️❤️❤️