#you drew her so well waaaah!!

[lybelulacony]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH TY TY

Uhh i'm wondering how would she interact with ur ocs uhhh..

Things would definitely be awkward when they first meet but other than that i think they would get along pretty well :]

(Also want to apologize in case i represented your character wrong, augh mb)

[ayma-nidiot]

“Don’t Speak Their Names” - Shrimpshipping fic Chapter 11

This chapter on AO3 can be found here.

Chapter 11 - Strengthening My Deck

~29 July 2005~

“Phew…” Rex could finally walk on his own again after nearly two months of hospitalization. While holding Weevil’s hand, he now walked out of the hospital, greeted by the sunlight. “It feels nice to have not thrown up once this week.”

“I can’t even imagine.” Weevil frowned.

Rex caressed his now-very-obvious baby bump. “You’ve caused me a lot of trouble, you know that? When you grow up, you better be grateful.” Despite what he said, the presence of this new occupant in his body calmed him, and he spoke with a smile.

“So, Rex… How are you feeling?” Weevil placed a hand on Rex’s forehead; he felt a little hot, but not as much as he did a couple of months back.

“Great! Except…” Rex had felt a slow ache in his chest on his entire walk out of the hospital; he now had man boobs, and hadn’t noticed them until just now. “This whole pregnancy thing is still so surreal. It’s hard to imagine that five months from now, I’ll be breastfeeding our child.”

Weevil enjoyed the time they had together, smiling at Rex’s baby bump while the bug duelist stroked it. Then he broke the silence with, “Now that you’re out, what do you want to do?”

“Duel, what else?”

“No. Absolutely not.” Weevil held up a hand to slap Rex, and barely held it back. “You’re going to study for your college entrance exams so we can go to the same college together. And I don’t want you to risk a miscarriage.”

“But Weeves, I studied like the trooper I am, even while I was in the hospital!” Rex flexed his arms. “You did see, didn’t you?”

“But… Considering how you barely graduated-”

“Weeves.” Rex placed both hands on his boyfriend’s shoulders. “I am going to die of boredom if I don’t duel every now and then.”

“Well, good luck trying to find someone who wants to duel you, because it certainly won’t be me.” Weevil put his foot down.

“Humph. Some fun you are, bug boy.”

“Did someone say ‘duel?’” spoke a man’s voice from the hospital entrance.

“Waaaah!” Rex nearly doubled over. “Don’t scare me like that, you turd- Wait, I remember you. You’re that creep that was spying on me from my hospital room two months ago.”

The mystery man completely ignored Rex and revealed his Duel Disk. “If you’re looking for a challenger, you’ve got one.”

Then, just like that, Rex had put aside how this man weirded him out, and readied his own Duel Disk. “It’s a good thing that Weeves and I were strengthening our decks when I was hospitalized, or else I probably wouldn’t have this on me.”

“Are you out of your damned mind, Rex?” Weevil tried to stop his boyfriend, and might have been able to, had Amber not appeared out of the blue.

“No, I think he’ll be fine,” Amber spoke with her own Duel Disk at the ready. “While the pain inflicted by direct attacks feels real and immense, keep in mind that it’s all illusion. It shouldn’t pose a threat to him.”

“Who asked you? ” Weevil snarled. “And anyway, where the hell were you these past two months?”

“...Strengthening my deck,” Amber replied tersely.

“Aaaargh!” Weevil angrily activated his Duel Disk. “You know what, dino brain, go ahead. Duel if you want. But I’m tag teaming with you to make sure you don’t do anything stupid.”

“So, I guess that means I’m tag teaming with this pretty lady here?” asked the mystery man.

“Can it, you toad.” Amber then looked to her opponents. “Duel standby!”

“Ladies first,” Weevil said to Amber.

“Don’t underestimate me, bug boy. I set a monster and another card, then end my turn.”

Weevil drew his first card. “I summon Armored Bee in attack mode, and set a card!”

“What, that’s it?” asked the mystery man. “Too bad, because I set this pretty cool trap. Then I summon two Gilasaurus and a Jurrac Velo in attack mode.”

“Whoa!” Rex exclaimed. “Another dino duelist! Well, I’ll show you that I’m the best dino duelist in this city!”

“So draw your card then, dino brain.” Weevil rolled his eyes.

“Yeah, whatever. I summon Giant Rex in attack mode, play the spell Jurassic World, then set a card. Go ahead, hot stuff.”

“Oh, I’ll show you who’s hot stuff…” Amber grumbled. “I activate my spell card Eradicating Aerosol! That gets rid of all insects on the field, which includes my set monster, Pinch Hopper!”

“I’m still better at using insects than you, punk,” Weevil snarled as he was now open to a direct attack.

“Really? Then how do you plan to stop this? Thanks to Pinch Hopper’s effect, I can Special Summon any insect from my hand… Say hello to the gorgeous, magnificent Insect Princess!”

“‘Insect Princess?’” Weevil had never heard of this card before, but it certainly looked familiar. “Huh. Well, I’ve got the Queen, and once I can summon her, your Princess will be done for!”

“Is that what you think? Insect Princess! Prove this worm boy wrong!”

“Hehehe, she’s going to have to wait! I activate Enemy Controller to force your Insect Princess into defense mode!”

“Heh, nothing I can’t handle. I set a card, then end my turn.”

Okay! Weevil smirked when he drew his Metamorphosed Insect Queen. The only other two cards in his hand, however, were Naturia Butterfly and another Armored Bee. All I need is Pinch Hopper, and I can summon my Queen! I should probably do something about those monsters the weird man has… “I activate Armored Bee’s special ability to cut the attack of one of the Gilasaurus in half! Now, Armored Bee, give that Gilasaurus a good sting!”

“Oof…” The mystery man took 900 points of damage. “Not bad, not bad… But my other Gilasaurus is still fine! I use it to attack your Armored Bee!”

“Oh, no you don’t!” Rex cut in and revealed his face-down card. “My trap Dimensional Prison… well, traps your Gilasaurus in a dimensional prison!”

“Hahahaha…” 

“What, was my joke actually that funny?”

“Yeah. Believe that if you want to. Jurrac Velo, stomp that Bee!”

Crap… Weevil gulped. I’m the one who’s supposed to be protecting Rex, and yet I’m open to attack. Again.

Rex drew Polymerization; he now only needed a Gilasaurus to summon Horned Saurus. That Jurrac Velo is going to be a problem… But my Giant Rex has the same attack. I think I should kamikaze it. “I summon another Giant Rex, and use one of them to destroy your Jurrac Velo!”

“Not the sharpest tool in the shed, are we?” the mystery man snickered. “When my Jurrac Velo is destroyed, I can Special Summon a Jurrac monster from my deck! And I chose Jurrac Gallim!”

“I’m sharper than you think! I have that card, and I know what it does!”

“Yup, you’re so sharp that you told your opponent what cards you have in your deck,” Weevil sighed.

“Shut up, bug boy! At least I have monsters to protect me!” Rex shot back. 

“Uh… Do you guys always bicker like this?” Amber looked at her opponents cock-eyed.

“No!” Both young men replied simultaneously.

“This is going to break up the tea party… Insect Princess, attack Weevil directly!” 

“Owwwww!” Weevil fell to his knees. ‘An illusion,’ my ass! ...Okay, I didn’t draw a Pinch Hopper, but at least I can stall for time with my Naturia Butterfly. “I summon Naturia Butterfly in defense-”

“Ohoho, I don’t think so,” Amber interrupted. “Thanks to Insect Princess’ special ability, your insect monster is forced into attack mode!”

“I… end my turn…” 

“Yup, you’re boned.” Rex bit his lip. “A monster with 500 ATK isn’t going to help.”

“Shaddup! I can still activate my Butterfly’s special ability!”

“There they go again,” the mystery man laughed. “I play Double Summon so that I can summon another Gilasaurus! Then I tribute it and my Jurrac Gallim to summon the king of my dinosaur deck… Jurrac Tyrannus!”

“Wow!!” Despite the tight spot both he and Weevil were in, Rex admired this enormous monster. “Where did you get it? I want it bad!”

“Maybe I’ll let you have it if you beat me. Emphasis on ‘maybe.’ Why don’t I show you just what it can do? Once per turn, I can tribute a dinosaur to my Tyrannus so he gains 500 attack points! And I tribute my last Gilasaurus! Prepare to say goodbye, Weevil!”

“S-So? I can still negate your attack with Naturia Butterfly!”

“But wait! There’s more! I activate my trap Survival Instinct! This allows me to banish any number of dinos from my Graveyard and gain 400 Life Points for each! Since I have five, that’s 2000 Life Points I gain! But my dinos won’t be banished for long. I shuffle them all back into my deck so I can summon the second strongest monster in my deck… Come on out, Overtex Qoatlus!”

“Oh no…” Even with Naturia Butterfly’s effect, Weevil knew that he was done for. 

“Go, my dinos! Stomp that puny butterfly and wipe out the rest of Weevil’s Life Points!”

“Hah…” Weevil looked up at Rex from a kneeling position. “Sorry, hun, they got me.”

Amber cut in, “You know, Rex, there’s nothing in your deck that can stand up to a Jurrac Tyrannus. I’ll be a sweetheart and let you yield now, if you want.”

“Never! The runner-up at regionals doesn’t yield!” Rex would soon regret this decision, however, as during his next turn, he didn’t summon anything meaningful, and the mystery man’s mighty monsters stomped him flat. “Well, that… um… was quite the challenge.”

As soon as the duel ended, Weevil ran up to Rex, and touched his baby bump. “Rex! Are you okay?”

“Yeah…” Rex stretched a bit before fully standing up and approaching the mystery man. “I really would love to learn more about your playing style! Especially since I have never met another dinosaur duelist before! Dude, what’s your name?”

“The name’s Dr. Saurus. I’m actually a professor at Domino City University.”

“Hey, did you hear that, Weeves?” Rex turned to his boyfriend. “If I make it into your college, then I might have this guy as my teacher!”

“So now do you have incentive to study, dino brain?”

“You bet! But I also have to ask… Is there a special reason that the two of you wanted to duel us? And a tag duel, no less?”

“...” Amber stayed silent for a bit before she replied, “Dr. Saurus and I have always been big fans of yours ever since your glory days from regionals.”

“What? I didn’t know we still had fans!” Weevil exclaimed.

“That explains why you wanted to follow me around when we were still in high school.”

“Yup! Though I think Weevil is way smarter than you, which is why I chose to use an insect deck. I think it’s a sophisticated type that only the best of the best can appreciate.”

“Hahaha!” Weevil stuck his tongue out at Rex, who pouted in response.

“So now that we have a common bond through dueling, why don’t we go for a stroll?” Dr. Saurus proposed. 

“Yes, please,” Rex answered as the four began their walk. “Dr. Saurus, please teach me all of your-”

The dino duelist stopped in his tracks when he noticed a whiff of what he thought was a Red-Eyes Black Dragon fly past.

“Rex? Is something the matter, hun?”

“No, I… Either my pregnancy is causing me to hallucinate, or someone’s Duel Disk visuals are malfunctioning.”

“I highly doubt it’s the latter.” Weevil took Rex’s hand into his own. “Come, let’s go.”

[yasuda-yoshiya]

Sorry I haven’t been around here much lately! The last few weeks (/months, really) have been rough for me, but I’m feeling a bit better at least for now. For now I’ll just drop some overdue thoughts here on some of the things I’ve been watching since I finished Utena:

Princess Tutu

I found Tutu to be a really sweet and charming show with a ton of heart, but I'm also sad to say that I don't think watching it straight after Utena did it any favours for me. Utena portrayed the same kinds of themes around breaking out of predefined narratives in a way that personally hit home for me a lot harder, so Tutu ended up feeling a bit like a watered down version of the same ideas to me... Which is a shame because I do still think it's a really cool show with a lot to like about it! It's visually and aesthetically gorgeous, I adore its whole cosy meta-fairytale atmosphere and the ballet theme and the whole general feel of the show a lot - it just didn't end up leaving that much of a lasting impression on me in the end. I may well come back and revisit it some day, because I feel like I'd probably get more out of it coming in with a clearer idea of what to expect and without Utena's shadow unfairly hanging over it.

For the characters, I loved Ahiru and Fakir! They were both so endearingly earnest and I really liked the respective directions they ended up taking both of their character arcs and their relationship (Fakir passionately rewriting the story to be about Ahiru's bravery and courage at the end made me cry so hard! That's like, the exact kind of individual heartfelt expression of love that hits straight to my heart when it comes to fictional couples, waaaah...)

Mytho and Rue were a bit harder to connect with for me; I felt like I couldn't really get invested in Rue's feelings for Mytho for the most of the show since the backstory around them wasn't revealed until the very end. (I did like Ahiru and Rue's relationship quite a bit, though! That sort of feeling of the narrative artificially pushing them into being enemies when they really could have helped each other as friends was well done.) On Mytho's end I just never clicked at all with the whole raven blood subplot that seemed to dominate his character in the second season, unfortunately. I couldn't make it meaningfully connect for me, even though I had quite liked him as a character in the first half of the series (even in just my generic "hnng cute boys struggling with the idea of having feelings" way). I'd be interested to see on a rewatch whether those two would work better for me having a better idea of where their trajectory was going from the start, since I felt like I didn't really "get" what they were going for with their relationship or how I was supposed to be reading them until the very end (I'm slow okay).

Steven Universe

What an absolutely lovely series! I've been wanting to check this out for a long time, and I'm glad I finally got the chance because it really is excellent. I totally fell in love with the whole Crystal Gem family, and the balance between them all having their own personal issues to deal with while still being able to draw love and support from each other was done really well. I really loved the handling of Steven's PoV in the first couple of the series especially for how they handled his growth around coming to understand that his parental figures are really flawed people who have a lot of baggage to deal with, but also without framing their personal problems or their relationships with each other as being at all within either his power or responsibility to "fix". Instead, his moments of growth are more about more consciously registering the burdens they're under and making those little gestures to ease them wherever he can, like consciously showing appreciation for their parenting efforts with the test, or giving Amethyst more time to vent things out with her friend when she's stressed out instead of asking her to take him home right away. Likewise, on the gems' end, we really get the sense that e.g. Pearl's love for Steven is real and valuable and "saves" her in a very real sense, but also that it's not going to ever fully erase her depression or her grief over losing the life she had with Rose before and that that's okay.

I would say as the show went on, it felt like it lost some of the grounded and occasionally harsh nature that originally drew me to it - the first couple of seasons felt like they had a sort of constant legitimate tension in the background with the gems trying hard to keep things together in a hard situation in a way that still obviously had its cracks in it, and a sort of acknowledgment that "maybe not everything will be okay, but there's still a lot of good in the world and in our relationships that's worth living for", which I appreciated. Whereas I felt like they moved a bit more towards unambiguously positive resolutions as the show went on, with a bit less of that willingness to leave things "unresolved". (Of course the show still has a lot of those moments, like the reveal of Rose's past in particular, but even then I wished that the fallout from the reveal and its lasting impact on the gems was given more time and weight than it was.) That feeling culminated for me in the finale of series 5 and the way the plot with the diamonds was resolved, where it felt like the show pretty much parted ways with reality entirely and fully embraced a kind of ideal fantasy positivity.

But I don't think that's necessarily a totally bad thing, either - it's still a very genuine and heartfelt kind of positivity that can be hard to find in narratives as unapologetically queer as SU is (especially in media targeted at young kids!) and I'm sure a lot of people really need that gap filled in their lives, so I can't really bring myself to resent it overall. The characters remain as endearing and lovable as ever, the show still made me smile from beginning to end, and all in all I have nothing but great appreciation for all the important ground it's willing to tread as a kids' show touching on a lot of extremely relevant contemporary issues in a positive and responsible way. It honestly makes me feel really happy and hopeful to think of kids getting to grow up with a show like this! So while I might personally have ended up resonating more with the show if they'd taken a different direction, I feel like I still have a lot of respect and understanding for the route they did end up taking, too, and I'm glad to have experienced it.

Mob Psycho 100

I thought this was a very cool and interesting show! As "deconstructing shounen tropes" series go, I feel like this one successfully hits a unique sort of sweetspot for me in the way that, rather than brutally tearing apart shounen conventions out from the roots (which is also something I can enjoy a lot when it's done well!), it's instead focusing on taking a lot of the genuinely positive ideas that draw people to shounen - the ability to overcome adversity through personal growth and "the power of bonds/friendship", positivity in the face of despair, and so on - and re-examining them through a more grounded context that asks "Okay, but what does that actually look like in the real world?" Because, you know, it definitely DOESN'T look like people with magical god-given superpowers blasting through everything that challenges them with the sheer force of their specialness and their pre-assigned role as the "main character", right?

So I was really impressed by Mob as a series for not only being so thorough about deconstructing that (to the point that the voice encouraging Mob to use his powers more and be a super special hero is an outright "devil on the hero's shoulder" kind of character!), but also for going that extra step to examining what real positive growth actually DOES look like. I felt like the series did a remarkably insightful job overall (especially in the second series) of sort of gently but firmly differentiating "real growth" from "shounen growth" in that sense. I really loved those little touches like the Emi episode, where the viewer is effectively led to expect a moral about how "people will like you more if you act more genuine and be yourself!" - but then the show very deliberately switches gears to the idea that trying to be more genuine is already worthwhile in and of itself, just because you're living in the world with a more conscious awareness of what's important to you and standing up for the things you care about, and how that authentic way of living can inspire other people and have a positive impact on them too.

And similarly, I absolutely love Mob and Reigen's weird, messy, problematic relationship being the emotional centrepiece of the series, because it's the exact opposite of the kind of friendship you'd expect to be centred in a "POWER OF BONDS!!" themed show, but that's also why it just... really really works! It's such a humble and near-accidental and flawed and limited connection, and I love that Reigen is also allowed to impact Mob in negative ways and have selfish motivations and be unambiguously portrayed as a genuinely pathetic and terrible person and a bad influence on him too, and that the show doesn't remotely shy away from that - and yet somehow it still absolutely shines through that both of them would be worse off without each other, that the "power of their bond" really has changed them both for the better as people. Not through any incredible magic connection, but just through those little moments where they save each other through things like Reigen telling Mob "It's okay to run away", or Mob telling Reigen "You're a good guy".

Because the show is so upfront about the limitations of their "bond", it really does make the emphasis on its positive impact and how fortunate the two of them are to have been influenced by each other really work and have value, I think - because it comes across as that kind of approachable, recognisable "miracle" that really can and does happen in people's daily lives. It doesn’t claim to be a perfect friendship, or to have the capability to fix all their individual problems just by existing, but it does still come across loud and clear that they’ve been a genuinely positive force in each other’s lives. I definitely came away from it with a greater appreciation for those little chance encounters and humble relationships that have helped me and shaped me as a person! On the whole, I'm sure the show isn't for everyone, but I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys shounen as a genre at all, because I feel that it really works as a remarkably critical and self-aware yet loving celebration of the spirit behind those kinds of stories.

[theatricks]

A Happy Valentine's Recipe - Chapter 5 & 6

Videos are available here if you'd like to watch!

Surprise for you!

-Valentine's Day- Nana: Junna-chan, Happy Valentine's♪ Nana: They're filled with my gratitude to you for always helping me... Here, this year's chocolates♪ Junna: Waah... Thank you, Nana! Can I open them? Nana: Go ahead, go ahead♪ I pe~rfectly answered your request♪ Junna: I'm looking forward to it! What kind of chocolate could it be... Junna: Oh...? This is...chocolate yatsuhashi? Nana: Yep♪ This year's chocolates are chocolate banana yatsuhashi♪ Junna: Chocolate banana yatsuhashi...! Ah... That's right, you were helping Isurugi-san make them. Nana: Right♪ But I made Junna-chan's specially with bananas added♪ Nana: They're perishable, so don't let them go to waste♪ Junna: Then, I'll gladly try a bite. Junna: Munch...gulp... Ah, this... It really is yatsuhashi! Nana: Fufu, did it turn out well? Junna: It did! It's really well made! Inside the springy texture there's the sweetness of the chocolate and banana... Junna: I wasn't expecting a texture like this. Thanks for the great chocolates, Nana! Nana: No, no, it was my pleasure♪ Seeing you enjoy them is what makes me happiest! Junna: Seeing me enjoy them is what makes you happiest... Yeah... That's right. Nana: Junna-chan? Junna: Ah... Umm. Junna: The truth is, Nana. I also...made chocolates, for you. Nana: Eh...? Nana: Junna-chan did, for me? Can I open them? Junna: Go ahead. Nana: Junna-chan making chocolates for me... This is the first time...! Junna: Go ahead, feel free to show your surprise. Nana: Okay then, open! Nana: .........! Junna: ......... Nana: ...Truffles made in the shape of...glasses? Junna: They're frogs! Junna: Sure, the shapes might have collapsed a bit, but glasses!? Nana: Sorry, sorry, I understood completely♪ Nana: Fufu, there's frogs of all different sizes~♪ They're too cute to eat~! Junna: I was thinking when I first started making normal truffles... Junna: To make Nana happy, it's gotta be frogs, after all. Nana: I'm super happy for the cute frogs! But, when did you make them? Junna: That's a secret. Nana: I didn't notice you had used the kitchen at all. Wasn't it hard keeping it hidden from everyone? Junna: ..."The labor we delight in physics pain." Nana: William Shakespeare's words...right? Junna: Kagura-san's, actually. Nana: Eh... Junna: I learned it from her. 'Let's make chocolates that they'll be happy to recieve,' she said. Nana: Hikari-chan did... Junna: I'm always indebted to you, too. So I tried to put my feelings of gratitude into these frogs. Junna: On my part, as well, thanks for everything. Happy Valentine's. Nana. Nana: Junna-chan...! Nana: I didn't expect a surprise like this...! I'm really happy, thank you! Junna: Fufu, I'm glad I got to see you're delighted face. Nana: These frog chocolates... I'll always treasure them, forever! Junna: ...Uh, no, they're perishable, so eat them soon.

Hikari: Karen... What did you need? Karen: Hikari-chan... Um, y'know? Karen: It's been like, fooorever since we've had Valentine's together. Hikari: ...Yeah. Karen: I know you said you didn't want chocolates... Butbut, I wanted to give you something no matter what, so... Karen: Hikari-chan, here! Valentine's tokoroten! Hikari: Tokoro...ten? Karen: For you to say that you didn't want the chocolates that you love so much... Karen: I started thinking, maybe she's watching her calories~ and that if it's just tokoroten, maybe you won't gain any weight... That's why! Hikari: Pfft...fufufu... Hikari: Haha...ahahaha... Karen: Ueh!? What's so funny, Hikari-chan! Hikari: It's not that, Karen. The thing is... Hikari: It was a surprise. Karen: Surprise? Hikari: I wanted to surprise you  and didn't want you seeing the preparations... Hikari: Here you go. The chocolate I made for you. Karen: Eh... Karen: Eh--... Eeeeeeeh!? Homemade chocolate from Hikari-chan!? Karen: Eh? Eh? Really!? Hikari-chan made it, for me? Hikari: Happy Valentine's, Karen. Karen: Waah♪ This is Hikari-chan's homemade--- Karen: Homemade...thermos...? Hikari: Open it. Karen: Umm, do I turn this? Open it, pour... Karen: Woah, it came out! What is... Waah, isn't this--! Hikari: Yep, hot chocolate. Put marshmallows on top and... There, drink up. Karen: Waaaah♪ Amazing! This is my first chocolate drink! Karen: Thanks for the treeeat! Gulp...gulp...! Hikari: .........Well? Karen: S-So yummyyyyy! Karen: It tastes sweet, and kind, but kinda nostalgic...! This is the best chocolate ever~! Hikari: Nostalgic...? Karen: Ah, yeahyeah! It's my first time drinking it, but it's kinda, like, making me feel nostalgic for somewhere! Hikari: Well, you see... I often drank it in England, so... I tried reproducing the taste. Together with Hoshimi-san. Karen: With Junjun!? Woo~w, then it's a perfect reproduction~! Karen: ---wh, aaah! So that's why you've been with Junjun all the time! Hikari: Yeah. Did the surprise...work? Karen: The surprise got me good! Karen: Gulp...gulp... Pwaa~h... So good♪ Karen: Hikari-chan's memories are in this. That's why it's so tasty! Hikari: Karen... Did it make you happy? Karen: Of course♪ Karen: A Stage Girl's Valentine's is evolving every year! This year's is the most good and hot! Hikari: I'm glad... I have to thank Hoshimi-san. Hikari: My relief made me hungry now. Thanks for the tokoroten. Karen: Eh... Ah, but, that's...! Hikari: It's my Valentine from you. Thank you. For the treat. Hikari: Slurp...slurp... Karen: Hikari-chan...isn't it cold? Hikari: A nostalgic taste... Achoo! Karen: I mean, tokoroten is a summer food, y'know! Here, Hikari-chan, you drink the hot chocolate, too--drink, drink! Hikari: But, that's your... Karen: If we drink it together, then it'll feel like we both went to England, right? Hikari: Karen... Gulp...gulp... Hikari: Mm... It's good. Hikari: Thank you, Karen. Happy Valentine's. Karen: Same here, Happy Valentine's! Hikari-chan! Both: Fufufu♪

A Different Valentine's Day Than Last Year

Futaba: C'mon, let's go home. Kaoruko. Kaoruko: I won't. Futaba: Haah!? What're you angry about? Kaoruko: Even though I told you I wanted chocolate yatsuhashi this year... Kaoruko: In the end, I didn't get a thing! You lazy, unfeeling--- Futaba: Here, take it. Kaoruko: Traitor---huh? Futaba: I made it just like you requested. Chocolate yatsuhashi. Kaoruko: Ah... Huh... Th-Then why? Futaba: Hah? Kaoruko: If you made it, then why didn't you give it to me first thing in the morning? Futaba: If I gave it to you in the morning, you'd eat it all during lunch break! Besides, the teacher said giving chocolates at school wasn't allowed! Kaoruko: N-Now that you mention it... Futaba: Come on, let's get going. Futaba: For yatsuhashi, you have to have good tea. You can make it once in a while, y'know. Futaba: I want to hear your thoughts on the yatsuhashi, too. Kaoruko: W-Well... If you're gonna say that much... If it's just tea, once in a while... is fine. Futaba: Then, let's go. Kaoruko: My, my... ...Thanks, Futaba-han.

Hikari: Found you, Hoshimi-san. Junna: Oh, Kagura-san. This is where you were. Did the surprise go well? Hikari: Yeah, thanks to you... And you? Junna: Thanks to you. Hikari: I'm glad. So, as thanks, here. Junna: Ah... This thermos... Is it the hot chocolate? Hikari: Yeah. Karen was happy to receive it. As thanks for that, this is for you. Hikari: Happy Valentine's. Junna: Waah... Thank you, Kagura-san. Junna: Fufu... The truth is, I have something to give you, too. Hikari: Eh... Junna: Here you go. Happy Valentine's, Kagura-san. Hikari: Eh... Is that okay? I can have it? Junna: Of course. Open it. Hikari: Okay. Ah...these are... Hikari: Frogs? Junna: They're Mister White! Although I suppose they're a bit similar! Hikari: Yeah... I got it. Hikari: You spread melted white chocolate over the truffles, and drew the faces with a chocolate pen... Junna: Sorry they're bad. Hikari: Not at all. I'm really happy. Junna: Fufu... I'm glad. Then, I think I'll take a drink, too. Junna: Gulp...gulp... Haah... It's tasty, very. Junna: Knowing it was made for Karen makes my heart feel warm. Hikari: ...Wrong. Junna: Eh? Hikari: This...is hot chocolate that I made for you. Hikari: I added just a tiny bit of chamomile for flavor... It's filled with my gratitude to you. Junna: Aah... I see. Is that right... Junna: Fufu... It's a bit of a strange flavor, but it's tasty. Junna: And? Are you not going to try my Mister White chocolates? Hikari: I won't eat Mister White. Junna: They're perishable, so eat them. Hikari: Uu... I'm sorry, Mister White...! Hikari: Munch...munch... Ah...! Hikari: It's really good. I like the flavor. Junna: Fufu, I'm glad. It's where I put all my feelings of gratitude to you. Junna: I was touched by your feelings towards Karen, and because of that my feelings towards Nana were able to take shape. Junna: Thank you, Kagura-san. Hikari: The one who's grateful...is me. Thank you, Hoshimi-san. Junna: Junna...is fine. Hikari: Eh? Junna: Yeah. Fufu. Hikari: Ah... Umm... Hikari: Ju--... Ju--... Hikari: ...Actually, Hoshimi-san is fine. Junna: Eeeh, why!? We shared a secret! Hikari: We need to...do more. Junna: I see. Then...want to discuss Shakespeare? Junna: Chocolate and Shakespeare. That's our common ground. Right? Hikari: Ah... Okay. As you wish. Junna: Then... Tell me about the Royal Acting Institute. Did you already perform "King Lear" and "Macbeth"? Hikari: Not yet. I watched the upper classmen's performance, though. Junna: Then, what about "The Tempest"? Hikari: I performed it in my first year. Junna: Really!? What role!? I know, Prospero, right? Hikari: Nope. Prince Ferdinand. Junna: That's a really important role! Hey, then, the line from that scene...

Karen: Uuu~... Karen: Hikari-chan and Junjun are having a difficult conversation~! Nana: Seems like they became fast friends while making chocolates, apparently♪ Karen: I'm glad they're friends, but~ Pay attention to me, too~ Nana: There, there, I'll give you chocolates, too, okay♪ Junna: Wow, that interpretation of Ariel is interesting! Hikari: Is it? It's a line from a different viewpoint while coinciding with the original role... Nana: Fufu, this Valentine's is a first♪

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ON THE STAGE ─ Yuzuki Teramitsu SSR

Killer King’s solo performance has been announced and everyone seems really excited about it. However, after deciding to include a different song that doesn’t reflect their usual liveliness, Yuzuki’s attitude changes. Worried about the situation, Tsubasa and Haruhi try to help him out.

Tsubasa: Everyone! Your solo performance date has been decided!

Yuzuki: Really? A solo... that’s amazing.

Haruhi: Nice! It’s gonna be sooo fun! There will be only Killer King’s colors~!

Miroku: Our colors, huh? Let’s brainstorm for ideas together.

Akane: Since we’re here, I also want to do fun things and try something new!

Yuzuki: This set list... Overall, there are many bright songs. Yuzuki: How about arranging one song like a ballad and playing it only with a guitar?

Akane: I like the sound of it! Very gentle and adult-ish!

Tsubasa: Seeing this gap from your usual lively image might be interesting.

Haruhi: Sounds good! And it’s unusual for Yuzuki to submit such ideas!

Miroku: Then, how about leaving the guitar solo to the one that came up with such a thing?

Akane: Waaaah, that could be cool! If it’sYucchi, even a guitar might look good on him!

Tsubasa: What a lovely plan. What do you think, Yuzuki-kun?

Yuzuki: ...

Tsubasa: ...?

Miroku: Yuzuki?

Yuzuki: No, it’s nothing. If you’re okay with me, I’ll work hard.

Akane: Then let’s go with that!

Tsubasa: First, you must decide the songs. Once you do that, you can take care of the arrangement... Although your schedule is pretty tight, I'll try to adjust it somehow.

Akane: Then we’ll come up with a plan and decide tomorrow!

Miroku: Roger.

Akane: Yucchi, Haru-pyon, is that fine for you?

Haruhi: Yeah, no problems! Yuzuki, too... right?

Yuzuki: .... Yeah.

Tsubasa: Huh? Don’t tell me, Yuzuki-kun doesn’t really want to do the guitar solo?

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Tsubasa: Good work during the lesson. Since the car is ready outside, those who have finished preparations can go get in.

Akane: Gotcha!

Tsubasa: Did the lesson go well?

Akane: Hmm, it’s coming along, even though there’s still a lot to work on.

Miroku: It’ll definitely feel pretty good if I finish it perfectly.

Akane: Yeah, I soo can’t wait for the real deal! That’s why I’ll do my best now!

Yuzuki: ......

Tsubasa: How about you, Yuzuki-kun?

Yuzuki: Eh? Yeah, I’m doing fine...

Tsubasa: If there’s a problem, you're welcome to talk to me anytime. If there’s something I can do,  I'll deal with it right away.

Yuzuki: Thank you. I’m really fine, though.

Tsubasa: I see....

Tsubasa: But Yuzuki-kun lately has always this serious look on. Ever since it was decided to make him play the guitar solo... Tsubasa: Even during practice he showed this sense of discomfort​...

Tsubasa: Uhm, Haruhi-kun... I’d like to talk to you aboout Yuzuki-kun.

Haruhi: Hm? What about Yuzuki?

Tsubasa: Ever since the guitar solo was decided, it looks like he hasn’t been able to sing without any worries. I could tell from his unnatural manners...

Haruhi: I see~... You also noticed, Tsubasa? Haruhi: That’s right, he seems to be more nervous than usual.

Tsubasa: Should we stop with the guitar solo? Tsubasa: Ah, no, it’s not that I don’t believe in Yuzuki-kun... I just think it’s becoming a burden to him.

Haruhi: Thank you for worrying about him! I’ll try talk with Yuzuki! Don’t worry, leave it to me!

Tsubasa: Please and thank you.

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Tsubasa: Today's a day off, I wonder how Yuzuki-kun and Haruhi-kun are spending it. Let's take a look while passing the documents.

Yuzuki: ... Huh? Tsubasa-san?

Tsubasa: Ah, Yuzuki-kun! Haruhi-kun! You went out?

Haruhi: Yeah! We just came back~!

Yuzuki: We were at the park nearby since this morning. Haru suggested to go. 

Haruhi: I mean, once in a while I want just the two of us to hang out! Haruhi: Tsubasa, come on! Look at that sketchbook! Yuzuki drew this!

Tsubasa: Woah! You’re really good! I didn’t know it was your forte, Yuzuki-kun.

Yuzuki: I draw landscapes and animals occasionally.

Haruhi: Here! Isn’t this dog amazing?

Tsubasa: It’s true, a cute drawing style!

Yuzuki: It’s not just me. There are also Haru’s drawings, want to see?

Tsubasa: Haruhi-kun draws too?

Haruhi: Woah! Yuzuki, wait, wait! You don’t have to show her mine~! I totally suck compared to him!

Yuzuki: Fufu, Haru’s drawings are cute.

Haruhi: I told you not to push it~

Tsubasa: Looks like Yuzuki-kun was able to relax today. I wonder if it’s thanks to Haruhi-kun.

Yuzuki: So, what are you doing here, Tsubasa-san? Is it about work for us?

Tsubasa: Yes. I brought the documents for the upcoming concert new production. Please check it later.

Haruhi: Okay~! Thank you!

Yuzuki: Thank you, Tsubasa-san.

Haruhi: I have something to talk about with Tsubasa, so go back first, Yuzuki~

Yuzuki: Okay.

(Tower Mansion Lounge)

Tsubasa: So, did you understand why Yuzuki-kun’s not feeling well?

Haruhi: Yeah. Today we went out just the two of us and talked a lot. And so I was able to hear a lot. Haruhi: As you suspected, it’s because of the solo concert.

Tsubasa: It’s the guitar solo, right?

Haruhi: He’s insecute about singing while playing.

Tsubasa: I see... What do we do?

Haruhi: Yuzuki is, motivated enough? That’s why I don’t want to give up on the guitar solo~

Tsubasa: Yes...

Goushi: What? You two are making such  serious faces.

Haruhi: Ah, Goushi-kun!

Tsubasa: Kaneshiro-san, good work.

Haruhi: Goushi-kun, did you go practice with the guitar at the underground studio today too?

Goushi: Yeah. If I don’t play every day, my arms will get dull.

Tsubasa: Ah! Guitar....

Haruhi: ... Eh? Ah-!

Goushi: What’s with the weird voice?

Tsubasa: Haruhi-kun, that’s it!

Haruhi: Yeah, you’re right! Haruhi: Uhm, Goushi-kun! I have a favor to ask you!

Goushi: ....?

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Tsubasa: The concert was a huge success. I can still hear the audience cheer... Tsubasa: Yuzuki-kun today was relaxed, sang and played the guitar perfectly.

Akane: Such an excitement! It got mad hot even here!

Miroku: Yeah, Today Killer King was able to show our Queens a performance at 100%.

Tsubasa: Everyone, good work! Here I prepared for you towels and water.

Haruhi: Thank you, Tsubasa! Here yours, Yuzuki!

Yuzuki: Thank you, Haru.

Goushi: Yoo everyone, good work.

Haruhi: Ah! Goushi-kun! You came to watch!?

Goushi: Yeah, I had a little free time.

Akane: Thank you for coming, Goushi!

Miroku: I appreciate.

Goushi: Stop it with those formal greetings! Goushi: Yuzuki, aren’t you happy you practiced guitar?

Yuzuki: Thank you very much. Yuzuki: Thanks to Goushi-san for the lessons I gained confidence.

Miroku: Yuzuki, Kaneshiro-san showed you how to play the guitar?

Akane: Eeh-! Is that so!?

Yuzuki: Yeah. I was a bit anxious for the guitar solo.

Haruhi: Goushi-kun, thank you from me too! Reaaally thank you!

Goushi: Whatever. That's nothing. It was mostly thanks to your determination.

Yuzuki: Haru and Tsubasa-san, too, thank you. It seems I’ve made you worry.

Haruhi: It’s fine, it’s fine!

Tsubasa: Fufu, Yuzuki-kun, your guitar solo was splendid.

Yuzuki: I’m happy.

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Tsubasa: Excuse me. About today’s appointment--

Akane: Pfft, that face of Goushi! Pfffft... Hahaha! I can’t! I can’t stop laughing!

Haruhi: Right? It came out amazingly!

Miroku: If Goushi-san finds that out, he’s going to get angry.

Tsubasa: Everyone looks like is having fun. Did something happen?

Haruhi: Ah, Tsubasa! Look, look at this!

Tsubasa: A picture of Goushi-san playing with a dog. Fufu, Goushi-san is making a nice face. Huh? But, this dog, where did I...

Haruhi: Yesterday, as a thanks for the lessons, I went with Yuzuki and Goushi-kun to eat!

Yuzuki: When we went through the park on that way back, the dog I sketched was there...

Tsubasa: That’s right! The picture of the dog he showed me!

Haruhi: It showed some amazing affection to Goushi-kun~ Look, this picture is amazing!

Tsubasa: Fufu, he’s being licked on the face. 

Yuzuki: You took a good one.

Haruhi: However, thinking about our thanks, in the end it was him who treated us.

Akane: Goushi would never make his juniors pay. He’s pretty firm on that!

Miroku: A true professional.

Yuzuki & Haruhi: Yeah!

Tsubasa: Fufu, your reply just was amazing.

Haruhi: Because me and Yuzuki are one flesh. Haruhi: ... That’s why, even if problems arise, the two of us will try to solve them together. Haruhi: But, you know, I thought about this when I asked Goushi-kun, you have to depend more on people.

Yuzuki: You’re right. Next time, if something comes up, I’ll also talk about it to Tsubasa-san.

Tsubasa: Yes!

[franeridart]

I absolutely adore every single KiriBaku thing you draw. They’re so pure and I love them.

;O; !!!!! thank you holy heck!!!!!

Anon said:Fran i missed your hq fanart, it was so good seeing some more from you!

I’m happy you liked them!!!! I missed drawing them too, really !!!!

Anon said:Imagine this - BNHA kids like It kids. Also love your art!

But I haven’t watched It :O and thank you!!!

Anon said: Is it ok if fictionkin people reblog your art and tag it as kin or anything of the sort?

Sure! People are gonna do so anyway whatever I say after all, and this seems like a really silly thing to get bothered over since it’s not like it hurts me in any way haha

Anon said:Who dabs more, Denki or Mina?

If I gotta pick one I’d say Kaminari, but I sure as heck hope dabbing isn’t still a thing in whatever future bnha is set in, anon hahaha

Anon said:yo i love it when you color your sketches, so pretty!!

OH BOY thank you so so much!!!!! :O

Anon said:I love you and your art so much?? like??? you’re so perfect?? just keep doing what you’re doing because you’re doing fucking amazing

I’m the furthest thing from perfect you’re gonna find, anon haha but thank you so much for the compliment!!

Anon said:thank you for always making me smile.

And thank you cause this ask made me smile, anon!!

Anon said:your coloring skills are improving!!! gosh your art is visibly getting better lately (not that it’s even been “bad”, there’s no such thing!! i’ve always loved it). i don’t know if it’s a good idea to tell you this but i mean it as a genuine compliment!

Are they really??? °O° I wouldn’t have said so, honestly haha but I’m super happy to hear that, thank you!!

Anon said:Are any of your OCs romantically involved? Or are they all just good friends?

Yes and no, depending on at which point in their respective story we’re talking about haha Josh and Chris are in love with each other, and so are Max and Leo (well, their situation is a bit… uncommon, but if I were ever to write their story they’d be together in the end) - I once posted about Gabe and Hector, and by the end of their story they’re in a poly relationship with a girl named Erica I’ve never posted about. Luca has a love (?) interest of sort but he’s not been posted about yet hohoho maybe sometime in the near future. Still deciding about Isa and Ana’s relationship, but maybe. Who knows? That’s about it as far as the ones I’ve posted about go :D

Anon said:your ocs are adorable!! esp ana, I want to know EVERYTHING ABOUT HER (and, yeah, having new ocs is super exciting, like you said! just– being able to figure all that stuff out, actually mould a character of your own– it’s a lot of fun!!!)

Anon said: What are Ana and Isa like? From that drawing, I already think I would want to be friends with Isa! She looks like lots of fun!

She is!! She’s sort of a jock, a bit of a dummy and really loud, she’s easy to make laugh and got the type of laughter that makes you wanna laugh with her so when she’s around the mood is always a good one! She’s not exactly a social butterfly, but she’s got no problems with socializing, knows by instinct how to bend her behaviour to fit with all types of people and has the incredible ability to have every and all awkward situations fly right over her head, she just doesn’t notice them, and that makes it hard to be anything but relaxed when she’s around. She’s actually how she and Ana got in the group, since she’s gym buddies with Leo! She also really really likes ball sports :D

Ana’s an introvert all the way through, on the other hand - she’s really witty and sassy when she feels comfortable enough, and sarcasm is her preferred way of communicating, but if she doesn’t know you/ too many people she isn’t 100% comfortable with are around she comes off as timid and closed off, smiles politely and barely utters a word - people assume she’s the subdued and shy type at first so once she starts opening up it’s always sort of a shock haha she’s got a scientific mind and while she isn’t a “gifted kid” like Chris she likes to learn and study a lot, which is why she ended up having a real great relationship with Chris specifically out of everyone in the group (they like to nerd out together) (Josh isn’t particularly happy about it, the jelly idiot) 

Anon said: I love seeing you drawing and getting asks about your OCs. They have so much personality and it makes me super happy. I hope you’ll feel like sharing them with us more often!

Thank you so much!!!! I’m really really happy people seem to like them too!!!! :O

Anon said:you draw the children so long i love it :0

!!!!! :D thank you!!!

Anon said:Did you now that the voice actor of Tenya is also the one of Kageyama ? (I start Haikyuu because of you by the way, thanks for this and for all your great art !)

I did know!!! There’s a lot of hq va’s in bnha, that’s always made me happy haha

Anon said:Love the new Haikyuu art! Although it’s sad that someone made you lose motivation to draw BNHA :/ Daishou is one of my faves, too. He’s such a doof, love it.

OH BOY I love Daishou so much, I’m glad you like him too! Aside from how much fun he is to draw (and color! he’s a green haired boy and that matters lots to me haha) he’s got so much personality and he’s such an interesting character! I honest to god disliked him with a passion during the nekohebi game, actually haha but that’s how it is with most of my hq faves, after all hahaha glad you liked the doodles, by the way!!!

Anon said:DOGS? SHOUTS? LUCA IS MY KINDA GUY

THANK YOU FOR LIKING MY ANGRY SON !!!!!! :D

Anon said:I love Luca! Where did he get his scar?

A fight with some punks back when he was a teen that ended up escalating when knives became a thing that was being used :O he comes off as the dangerous sorta type which makes good people steer clear and bad ones come looking for trouble/ pick fights with him cause they assume he was picking a fight cause of his resting bitch face. Well, he’s an ass so let’s say that at least half the times he had been picking fights, and it’s not like he runs when someone tries to fight him anyway… that’s not the only scar he has, it’s just the most visible one haha

Anon said:I’m kinda freaking out about Luca and the others being italians! It makes me love your OCs even more ahah Btw, don’t know if you’ve already answered this or if it’s too personal but… are you Italian? (Or what nationality?)

Yah I am! :D and I’m super happy to hear you like my kids!!!!!

Anon said:Hello! I just wanted to let you know that you inspire me a lot! Your blog is honestly such a happy, fun place to be. You draw so much stuff, so much cute and sweet stuff regularly and I aspire to be like that! I’m extremely slow at drawing, and I lose motivation or get distracted from drawing easily, but I’m hoping for a day when I can make a blog just like yours; a place where I can regularly draw things that make me happy. I hope you have a wonderful day!

I’m!!!! so happy to hear that!!!!! And yeah I 100% understand the being slow and getting discouraged easily, I used to be (and sort of still am) like that too :O my need to be faster is what had me end up with the style I have now, actually haha I hope you’ll find a comfortable style that’ll let you be as fast as you wish soon too, anon!!!

Anon said:I don’t think you understand how much it means to me that you drew an asahi! He’s my fave and he looks precious and pretty in your style! Thank you for this gift :’)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m glad you liked him, then!!!!!!! *O* thank you!!!!!

Anon said:Thank you for drawing Noya! Im sorry it was sort of cause of a shitty anon, I also really enjoy your bnha drawings so im not trying to be all “waaaah go back to hq”, but im happy to see my lightning son and also find out hes in your favs? Yay!

YAH HE’S THE BEST ISN’T HE he’s been one of my top 5s since he first appeared, he’s such a good I’m glad you liked him!!!!!!!!

Anon said:FRAN YOUR NEW HQ ART IM IN LOVE!!!!!! YOU DRAW DAISHOU LIKE A LITERAL SNAKE HES SO SMUG ITS SO GOOD!! AND YOUR OCS!! I WOULD HONESTLY READ A BOOK ABOUT THEM. OR A WEB COMIC. BOTH ARE GOOD. SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS IM JUST EXCITED BC HQ!!!! AND AWESOME OCS!!!! (can you tell that i have a weakness for other people’s ocs, esp when done well) (which you certainly have)

THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENTS OH GODS !!!!!!!!!!!! Especially about my ocs, that makes me so happy oh boy ;O; !!! And and and I’m super happy you liked Dai! He’s honestly so much fun to draw, for me hahaha

Anon said:I’m sorry that people are being assholes, sending good vibes! I love all your art, I hope you have a good day

This to you and everyone else who’s sent the same type of ask, thank you SO much! You guys are all so incredibly nice and supportive, bless all of you ;O;

Anon said:Dave!!! :D

Dave indeed!!!!!! :D :D

Anon said:your art is Good

Thank You !!!!!!!!

Anon said:omg i love your ocs so much

SOB thank you?????

Anon said:I love how the collar on Kiri’s coat in the ‘Them boys’ post is reminiscent of his pauldrons

……………………………………………….. that was totally on purpose. Yep. Definitely. Hmhm.

Anon said:Anon from before showed me your stuff today and just wanted to say wow I love your stuff what even your art is so good I fuckin love kiribaku and oh my god I swear I must have gone through your whole kiribaku tag and I’m gone your art just made my day

GOSH I’m glad you liked them???? thank you for such a nice message aaahhhh !!!!!!

Anon said:Im cry omg i just realized ur url is franeridart fjhfhf this whole time i thought it was friend art bddnjx

You’re the second person that tells me that in the span of just a couple of days omfg hahahaha it’s cool tho, I wish that was actually the url, it’d have been such a soft one haha

Anon said:hi Kaminari can skateboard he has a skateboard in his room

Kaminari in his room also has a dart board, a basketball and a dj console, and that’s only the stuff whe can see so actually, considering in his likes there’s “cool things” I think he’s the type of boy that tries to pursue any hobbie he might think would make him look cool, so either he has no clue how to use any of the cool things in his room above a vaguely amatorial level or he’s still pursuing all of those interests! Which would actually be super cool! Incidentally this is my preferred headcanon too so, yeah, as far as I’m concerned he knows how to skate. And play basketball. And darts. And also how to dj. He’s a cool kid haha

Anon said:Bless you and your super cute kiribaku ^_^

Bless you for the super sweet message, anon!!!! ;O;

Anon said:THAT JIROU IS SO TINY AND ADORABLE I’M DYING LOOK AT HER SIDE BY SIDE WITH KAMINARI AND BAKUGOU OH MY GOD

Hahahaha I might have actually accentuated that a bit, but she’s about 20cm shorter than the both of them and in a chibi style that’s hard to keep accurate hahahaha but yeah I love my pocket sized girl she’s the best

Anon said:Im so fucking happy because youve been posting (almost?) daily for a few days now

That was my own poor attempt at something similar to inktober, actually! I’ve had a few days through the month I wasn’t at home at all so I couldn’t draw all 31 days, but I think I got close? Maybe? I’m glad you enjoyed it, tho!!

Anon said:you deserve all the love in the world

I’m f sobbing so do you, friend ;u;

Anon said:do you like as*noya?? or, which are your main pairings for asahi and noya :)

I do ship as*noya, but I prefer Asahi with Daichi and Suga (ot3) or with Kiyoko, actually :O while my fav Noya ship is with Tanaka~

Anon said:I have recently fallen totally in love with kiribaku as a ship, and your art is always my favorite to see in the tags. Thanks for drawing those two nerds, and I hope you have a good rest of your day!

Thank you!!!!! This fandom is super full of incredibly talented people, I hope you’ll enjoy it here hahaha

Anon said: I first found your blog searching the Bokuroo tag.I was very happy because it was one of my all time OTPs,but they didnt have much content.Then there you came,with amazing art.Time passed and you watched BNHA.I was absolutely captivated by BakuShima and then I checked your blog and it had BakuShima!!I told myself “this person cant get any cooler”.But today i found out about TetsuKami and I checked their tag and yoU ALREADY MADE FANART OF THEM!!Officially ,you are the coolest person on Tumblr tbh

We seem to have really really similar tastes in ships, anon!!!! that’s so great omfg !!!!!!! :O and I’m super happy you like my stuff still afer all this time hahaha

Anon said:Could I draw some fan art of your ocs?

Oh my god yeah!!!!! please do link me to it if you do!!!!!

Anon said:BLESS YOUR BEAUTIFUL SOUL FOR MAKING SUCH AMAZING ART

BLESS YOU FOR BEING SO KIND, ANON!!!!!!

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kowai-zumi siblings part 2

Because I think all of us are in a bit of a slump but I wanna write something… I asked Jes if I could write out a continuation of this and she amazingly said yes. I was able to write it out on Word and it’s 6 pages long so I narrowed it down to a few parts haha

And watch out for a continuation of one of my ficlets as well.. someone found me in uni and begged me to continue this certain ficlet (not saying which one it is) ~ Dree

click here for Part 1

This day had just gotten weirder. Due to the great amount of weirdness (Kyoutani had started purring after her sudden petting), the coach dismissed everyone an hour earlier than usual in order for the day’s events to sink into their understanding.

As it was still light out, the team decided to go to the park for a while to play volleyball. “Predictable, you get out of volleyball practice early so you go outside to play.” [Y/N] mumbled to Kyoutani who was walking beside her. The boy was listening closely to her and practically eating everything up. Sure, he wanted to play some more volleyball but he was wrapped around her pinky finger. There was no way he was going to deny anything she says. “You know, Tooru, there are other ways to spend your free time other than volleyball.” She loved him. She really did. She even loved his passion for the sport and wouldn’t even dare to get in between him and his love. She liked to tease but she wasn’t cruel.

“You don’t have to stay, [Y/N]-chan!” Oikawa said from behind her. In all honesty, it stung a bit for her knowing he didn’t really need her there. She could have left a long time ago and Oikawa wouldn’t have noticed until he felt the need to be a protective big brother again. “Of course, that doesn’t mean I don’t want you here.” Oikawa slipped her hand into his but none of this takes away her heartache. Of course, he noticed the lack of change in her. He tugged at her hand so she would look at him. “Nee, [Y/N]-chan~ be our manager!”

The beginnings of a pout—one that never fails to turn Oikawa into a puddle—were starting to form as she gave the reply she always gives him. “I don’t want to be a manager, Tooru. You don’t need a manager anyway. You have all these fangirls lining up and the team has me sometimes.”

“But I need you beside the court, [Y/N]-chan!”

“I’ll be cheering for everyone at the stands.” She freed her hand from his grasp and turned back to Kyoutani. “How was that test today?”

Oikawa tried to get her attention back with a lot of ‘[Y/N]-chan’s and ‘notice me, kouhai’ (that had taken her attention for a few moments only to glare at the boy). Then, realizing there was no hope for him, he grabbed her hand and turned to Hajime. “Since when did [Y/N]-chan and KyouKen-chan become friends?”

Hajime did not miss the brunette holding his precious little sister’s hand. Throwing a narrowed look at it, he replied to the question calmly. “A while. I think they started bonding after I beat Kyoutani in another one of his challenges.” He looked at the pair in question. “They were studying in her room all day yesterday. Saves me the trouble of having to tell him to keep his grades up.”

“Wait. They were in her room yesterday?!” Oikawa balked. This wasn’t right. He barely ever got to enter her room.

“Ah! Yahaba found a space.” Hajime left his best friend gaping like a fish. “If you have something with her new friendship, take it to her. I’m fine with it.”

Oikawa went back to [Y/N] with all kinds of questions. His tirade ended only when she threatened him to stop talking or else she’ll disown him. “You can’t disown me, [Y/N]-chan!”

“Well, then, shut up, Trashykawa!”

Oikawa gasped dramatically and frantically looked for Hajime. “Iwa-chan! What have you been teaching my sweet [Y/N]-chan!?” He heard a faint ‘all the good things in life’ from the distance.

“Just go play with your team, Tooru.” She sighed exasperated as she pushed him away from her spot under the shade of the tree. “And I’m not yours, Tooru.”

“Yet.”

Thankfully, or not really, [Y/N] didn’t hear Oikawa’s last word or else there would be chaos in the otherwise peaceful park. Well, there will be chaos once she sees the group of people heading their way from the other side of the park. From the other entrance of the park, Karasuno and friends made their entrance with a certain owl-haired boy hooting loudly. Daichi was having a hard time making sure that his teammates were in kept in line. Suga was chatting with the managers. Asahi was trying to slowly back away from Noya and Tanaka. The mentioned duo was trying to get their ace to talk to Kiyoko for them. Ennoshita was following the duo around to at least make sure they weren’t traumatizing the giant softie. Kinoshita and Narita were watching the whole scene unfold in amusement. Kageyama and Hinata were fighting over a notebook. Tsukishima looked as if he’d rather be anywhere else but here. And Yamaguchi, sweet child, was doing everything in his power to stop Kageyama from hitting Hinata all the while making sure that Tsukishima wasn’t too annoyed with the world. Now, [Y/N] was friends with Kageyama. And she soon gained the whole of Karasuno as her friends. So seeing the team wasn’t going to be too much of a pleasant surprise. If she was lucky, the two teams could be playing a sudden practice match or even just a friendly match of competitive volleyball. But something about the Karasuno team drew her in more than usual today.

“Waaaah!” [Y/N] heard a familiar voice call out. She looked over to the sound and saw none other than the orange-haired jumping jelly bean. “It’s [Y/N]-san! And she’s sitting beside a weird looking person!” She offered a small wave of recognition to everyone.

“Tobio! Sho-chan! Hi!” Standing up from under the tree, she greeted her middle school friend and Hinata. “D-Daichi- san! H-hello.” Now, [Y/N] loved Oikawa. But there was no mistaking the perfection that is Sawamura Daichi. She clasped her hands in front of her and looked at the ground as a tinge of pink danced across her cheeks.

“Hello, [Y/N]-san.” Daichi smiled at the girl and bowed lightly. On their first day of meeting, [Y/N] could not utter a single word in front of Daichi. This meant that for a few meetings, he called her ‘Iwaizumi-san’. It wasn’t until a few weeks ago was she able to give her honest feelings about being called that way—the feeling of people calling her brother and not her. There was a brief discussion between the two as she insisted on just being called [Y/N] but he wanted to add an honorific. She conceded in the name of his thighs.

Suddenly, the whole of Seijoh appeared behind [Y/N]. “What’s this?” Oikawa. “Do you have anything to do with our [Y/N]-chan?”

“Chill, Tooru. They’re my friends.” Really, Oikawa thinks the only friends she has are either girls, teachers, or a member of his team. But he’s not wrong. Kageyama used to be a member of his team. It just so happened that she was able to catch the whole of Karasuno one day and instantly clicked with them. “So how was Tokyo? Brought back any souvenirs for me?” She teased them with a light giggle that did things to Oikawa’s fragile heart.

Daichi chuckled lowly—this did things to [Y/N]’s fragile heart. “You could say that.” [Y/N] adored her brother to the point that she would stay until after practice for him. She adored every little thing he did. This was how her friendship with Kyoutani started. But even though she admired Hajime to the core, there was something that overpowered him for her. Tokyo volleyball. Specifically their teams.

Part 3

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[Read Recommendation] Akatsuki No Yona

Why should you read Akatsuki no Yona? Because it’s worth the read! Akatsuki no Yona (translation: Yona of the Dawn; synonim: Yona: The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn) is my most favorite manga of all time! It even replaced the top 1 in my list which is Ouran High School Host Club (that being second now) This manga is worth investing your time for just a single read a day each month. With 30-50 pages per chapter and mesmerizing arts. Who wouldn’t fall in love with the red haired princess and her companions?

Let’s start with the story, Yona is the sole princess of the kingdom, living the luxurious and carefree life as a princess should. She has it all: the finest clothes and cosmetics, the most divine sweets, a loving emperor as a father, and the hottest cousin crush, Soo-won, anyone could ever hope to have. But her nearly perfect world quickly shatters as the man she loves, Soo-won, murders her father and the path to his ascension to the throne is assured. Son Hak, her annoying bodyguard escapes with Yona, and they lead a life on the run from that point on. Now, she is set for a quest in finding the legendary dragon warriors to accompany her in her life. Would she get back the throne and avenge her father? or would she rather hide in the shadows as her first love rules over the country, Kouka.

The introduction of the plot of the story is kind of boring for a first impression read but as you go along the manga, you wouldn’t even consider it boring. Yona started off as an annoying weak girl that people would think that it is the typical reverse harem girl who seems naive in what she should be and who she should be. Yet Yona made effort in standing out her own name. The supporting characters also ended up as just a supporting characters for the protagonist. Yona made sure that she doesn’t want to rely more on her bodyguard and her companions but she also wanted to protect them. (Salutes for women’s empowerment) 

THE ART Mizuho Kusanagi won’t disappoint you. From the faces of the characters to the details of the background. You can really tell that the manga revolves around somewhere in the past and history. The structures of the buildings and the clothing of the people’s what screams out historic. You can also easily tell whether this guy is rich or not just by how the artist drew him. Mizuho also exerts efforts in her designing by putting small details even though it isn’t relevant enough for the story which I give her a thumbs up for that! If you would start re-reading the manga again (like what I mostly do), you would also notice that the manga started off with a common art like how every other manga would have but as you get along, you could also see some developments in her own art you cannot just tell on what chapter it started to develop

Yona in the first chapter (photo cropped and edited by me, credits to its rightful owner)

Yona in the latest chapter (136) (photo cropped and edited by me, credits to its rightful owner)

PLUS! Ikemen (good looking guy). Ikemen. Ikemen everywhere. Thank you so much Mizuho Kusanagi. SPOILER ALERT! (But I just can’t help but post this adorable picture waaaah)

(source: https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=akatsuki+no+yona+group&newwindow=1&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=589&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiBlNycta_SAhUJbbwKHaR0Bj4Q_AUIBigB#imgrc=cq1ISdTwGof1kM:)

CHARACTERS My favorite part of this manga is of course the characters. Even though there’s a lot of characters in the story, each character is given well-fair of attention and each character has been introduced with a complete background of their personality and character, each character also has shown a lot of development in themselves which made my heart really be attached to them. A lot of things have happened to the team that one person missing seems incomplete in their part also. The best thing also is that they don’t call each other as a travel companions but a family (ahhh my heart!)

ENJOYMENT I really love this manga. They can be serious when it needs to be serious and they can also give a lot of comedy. You can never feel any gap in the story nor any “meh” moment when something happens. What’s more is that every chapter always ends with a cliffhanger which made you stay put in one seat for one time just so you can read the next chapter to satisfy your crave, altough you have to wait for next month’s update right after you finish reading the latest chapter which means = one month of cliffhanging feeling.

OVERALL Need I say more? Overall, 10/10!  Romance, comedy, action and drama in one! Even if this manga is shoujo (manga recommended for girls) and reverse harem (three or more men revoling around one female), that won’t stop even the guys to admire the story. Every male in the story would make you more devoted to the series and even Yona’s smile would make you stay together with her quest.

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Random Ship: Walugi (Mario) and Haruhi (Ouran Highschool Host Club) ~ Haruigi

Haruhi PV:

I’ve always lived with the security of every day life being pretty much similar to the day before. A change in schedule basically threw me off completely, so I’ve always tried to refrain from messing with my schedule. The snobby school I had gone to for the last year or so has thrown off my relaxed life style with it’s spontaneity, and joining the host club hadn’t helped much. The one person who had helped me through it, though, was him.

Waluigi PV:

Waaaaaah!

Haruhi PV:

He was a strange, overaged italian who had very few numbers of good qualities, but something about him was so irresistible. Maybe it was the fact that he was balding and had incredible rugged features but something drew me to him, and I fell irresistibly in love.

Waluigi PV:

WAAAAH! WAH WAH WAAAAH! *flexes mustache*

Haruhi PV:

We met in our usual spot, under a cherry blossom tree. He slipped his gloved hand under mine. “Waaaah”, he said passionately to me, slightly yelling- slightly whispering it. My left ear rang as he screamed on in his hypnotizing tone. “WAAAAAAAAAAH”

Walugi PV:

*eating a bagel* So I let it all out, and Haruhi listened politely.

Haruhi PV:

He never even spoke. “Waaah” is all he would say. It bothered me at first, but I realized after some time that that was just who he was as a person, and I eventually accepted that. He licked the inside of my ear with his long tongue, making sure to do a thorough job. Looking up, my eyes met his, and passionately, we kissed.

Waluigi

Is she even legal?

Haruhi PV:

Brushing my bangs away from my forehead, I grab my backpack and begin walking away. Waluigi grabs my arm roughly. “WAAAAH”

“What? What do you want?”

His hand reaches for my jeans and digs deep into my pocket. He pulls out a small roll of yen.

“My lunch money? Is that what you want?”

Waluigi PV:

I only dated her for her lunch money. That is how desperate I was. I needed a new hat, and bad. This one was… Well, it was decent. But it had a grass stain on it from me falling, so obtaining one was a necessity.

Haruhi PV:

Yes, he only dated me for my lunch money, but I only dated him for my reputation. My dad told me that dating older men made you seem more attractive, so dating him was a last resort sort of thing. I linked arms with him and whispered, “hey lil mama let me whisper in yo ear”.

Waluigi PV:

Should I have let him whisper in my ear? I do not know, but it truly was a life changing moment that had tested ny character and sanity.

Haruhi PV:

He made a gesture, allowing me to come over to whisper in his ear. I edged my way close and screamed, “WAAAAAAAAAAH”

WAH-luigi PV:

What an irresistible noise. Getting down on one knee, I knew she was mine. I put my hand and her hand and took out a bowl filled with yellow noodles.

“Haruhi…”, I breathed…

Haruhi PV:

“Will you join me in bowly macaroni?”, he lifted up a bowl of macaroni seductively.

I almost passed out. For him to have the nerve to do so without hesitation or thought is incredibly annoying. He doesn’t know anything about me, we had only started dating as of 3 pm yesterday. Marriage was out of the question!

I slapped the bowl out of his hands, and starting walking off the campus, despite his plea for me to return, without looking back once.