#don’t pull a jojo reference either please

[cake-and-biscuits]

Haven’t read the manga yet but if anything happens to her friends I think I might cry,,,they’re so fun,,,,,,

I really love Momo’s friends, like yea girl tell em she’s spoken for

[zuluc]

summary: the production of genshin impact is amazing! now let’s see what the actors are really like separate from their characters

style & genre: bulleted; modern!au, general fic

warnings: mentions of drinking

notes: another idea that’s popped into my head! this is pretty random but i’ll be updating more parts if you guys like it☺️ 

Aether and Lumine aren’t actually related in real life, they just look so much alike that they thought they were long lost siblings. Even off set they act like brother and sister because it feels natural after spending so much time together

Their phone contacts for each other are “my twin” and their greetings are always “i found you!”

Paimon uses a green suit to hide the lower half of her body but when she was getting used to “flying” around, she would forget that she didn’t actually fly and would step on other cast members’ toes: most of which were Aether’s

Bennett is the luckiest guy on set and actually pulled two five stars in a ten pull and hit 30 pulls to get another five star, however, he is really clumsy and trips over air every three seconds even if he watches where he walks

Diluc and Kaeya don’t hate each other but have a mutual rivalry over certain beverages. At one point they stopped talking to each other for a whole day because Diluc said the alcohol Kaeya brought him tasted cheap

Speaking of Diluc: he, Aether, and Albedo use the same brand of hair oil, only to realize when they sat next to each other and commented how familiar their “cologne” was

The drinking buddies (Kaeya, Beidou, Rosaria, Venti, Lisa, and Scaramouche) hang out on their days off sometimes

Klee really likes to be around Kaeya or Albedo because she thinks they’re good-looking. She gets excited when she’s in the same scene with either one of them so her personality is really genuine on screen

Albedo keeps chapstick in his pocket and uses it periodically between scenes. He zones out quite a lot because he gets bored easily. Yells at people to hydrate but in like a calming voice

Qiqi is already a pretty quiet kid but she likes to act and her role was perfect for her. You might see her sitting in the director’s chair when the cameras are rolling because they want her to see what she’s a part of. aw

Mona likes her hat and keeps it on most times but it always wacks people in the face when she turns. She doesn’t mind when it hits Scaramouche because he has his own hat. They have impromptu hat battles sometimes to which the costume designers get nervous about

Fischl can’t speak German for the life of her and she really likes Jojo’s and laughs in references with Razor. You might think she’s still in character off camera but no, that’s just her

Zhongli is possibly the richest person on the set but everyone else pays for all of his expenses just because. He does pay for everyone’s coffee especially when they have an early morning shoot

Scaramouche, Keqing, and Xiao have a group chat where they poke fun at other cast members showing up late and then proceeding to roast them behind their backs

They also like to change their lines in the middle of a shoot like Keqing ranting about the archons but instead she replaces them with other cast member’s names; Scaramouche replacing “when did i give you permission to issue your own orders” with “i’m hot aren’t i;” and Xiao repeatedly saying “can i eat something other than almond tofu please” or “i feel bad for this guy, he needs a hug” while looking straight into the camera

Xiao is actually a shy guy who is very kind to everyone around him so the cast was surprised when he started saying character lines because they never heard that tone in his voice before. He was mildly flustered afterwards from the compliments

Out of all the cast members, Aether forgets his lines the most even though he doesn’t say that much. When he forgets he autopilots to “windblade!”

The younger cast have a group chat to keep each other accountable for their early shooting times. But they all forget and end up late to the reading table

Signora actually did punch Venti in the stomach too hard on accident and they had to take a break as she apologized profusely to which Venti kept reassuring her that it was fine; got his gnosis back after the scene was over as symbolism for “i’m sorry i punched you in the gut really hard”

Barbara sings like an angel and the theme song for the series is written and sung by her

Childe stared at his prop bow for a good five minutes when he first got it and told the director that he didn’t prepare in using a bow but for “dual-wielding.” (plot twist: they never actually told him he was using a bow as a weapon but they knew he was a fast learner). All of the shots of him using it are genuine confusion as to how the thing works

One time with his last shot, he threw the bow on accident and hit Bennett

During the cast interviews, Venti likes to do them all with Zhongli or Xiao because they actually let him talk as much as he wants without overpowering his already loud voice

When he does it with Paimon, they tend to blow out the surrounding people’s eardrums so they were never paired again haha

Other interview pairings are Ningguang and Beidou and people like watching them together because of how soothing they sound and just the overall way they talk to each other

The opposite with Kaeya, Childe, and Lisa interviews. They keep flirting with the interviewers and viewers

“Hey girlies, watch the next episode” wInK

“Seize the day. Watch us again tomorrow night 8:30pm PST” wOnK

“What a cutie, would you like to see us again?” im blushing

Honestly, anyone could listen to Zhongli talk all day so he has longer interviews because even the people asking the questions want to keep him for longer

The whole cast is like one big family and whether they’re protagonists or not, they all have a close bond behind the scenes

[hopelikethemoon]

Graduation (Javier x Reader) {MTMF}

Title: Graduation  Rating: PG-13 Length: 1700 Warnings: None Notes: You can find everything about Maybe Today, Maybe Forever here. Set in May 1999. A shorty, but a goody,  Summary: Monica graduates. 

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“Sofía, you have to sit still.” You urged as she squirmed in your lap. “Or you’re not going to get any ice cream cake.”

“Ice cream cake!” Josie leaned over and kissed Sofía’s cheek. “You’re gonna want ice cream cake.” She looked up at you. “Right mommy?”

“Yes, sweetheart. I think you’re both going to want ice cream cake after this.” You looked to Javier then. “Who thought outdoor graduations were a good idea? In Florida.”

Javier chuckled, loosening his tie as he dabbed at the back of his neck. “It’s almost time for the sociology department. And then we can bounce.”

Sofía bounced in your lap, bound and determined to escape your hold.

“Would you like me to hold her?” Nadia offered, holding out her hands.

“You sure?”

She shrugged, “I wrangle my nieces plenty.” Nadia took Sofía from you, “You look very stylish today, little miss. I wonder who got you this outfit.”

Sofía clapped her hands together as she leaned back in Nadia’s arms. 

Josie draped herself over your lap to her closer to Sofía, now that Nadia has her. “Did Monica buy it for her?”

“She did.” Nadia nodded. “But I picked it out.” She winked at her. “And if you hadn’t spilled grape juice this morning, you two would’ve been matching.”

You pushed your glasses up your nose, smirking. “Well, someone thought they didn’t have to buy white grape juice.”

“Javier.” Nadia grinned at you.

“Daddy!” Josie laughed, turning back around to look at him then. “Did you make me spill juice?”

“No princesa, you spilled the juice all by yourself.” He gave her a look. “I just bought the wrong juice.”

“Ohhhhh.”

An older parent turned in their seat and glared at you, “Your daughter is kicking my seat.”

“She’s definitely not.” You shot back, gesturing to Josie who was practically laying on her chair with her body stretched out between you and Javier in the most ungraceful fashion. “But thanks for your concern.”

The woman huffed, turning back to face the stage of graduates as the School of Architecture started reading out names. 

You and Javier exchanged looks. 

“JoJo, why don’t you sit in my lap?”

“I’m bored.” She complained, scrambling into Javier’s lap. 

“Once that group of people walk across the stage, it’ll be Monica’s turn.” You explained, glancing at your program. “There’s only… about forty students before her.”

Nadia leaned towards you, “Better than being a ‘W’.” She bounced Sofía on her lap. “Did Monica tell you about her bio-parents?”

You frowned, “That they’re garbage human beings?”

“They sent her a graduation card. Well, to her on-campus mailbox.” Nadia made a face. “It was an extremely passive-aggressive congratulations.”

“Are you kidding me?” Javier questioned, clicking his tongue against his teeth. “They’re not here, are they?”

“No.” Nadia shook her head. “As dramatic as that would be, they made it clear they’re daughter was no daughter of theirs.” 

“That’s bullshit.” You seethed.

“Mommy!” Josie giggled.

“I know.” You reached over and gave her leg a pat. “Sometimes there’s no better word.”

“I’m sure she’ll show you the card.” Nadia told you, playing with Sofía’s curls as she sank back against her chest and sucked at her thumb. 

“Look who decided she was ready to settle down.” You said with a soft voice as you reached over to stroke her cheek. “She’s getting so big.”

“I know.” Nadia grinned. “I remember when she was just a tiny thing.”

“We’re so glad you’re part of their lives.”

“Your family means a lot to Monica, for what it’s worth.”

“I know how important it is to have a family that loves you.” You told her. You’d waited a long time to accept that fact yourself. 

But if you had come to terms to your own unexpected family, you knew you wouldn’t have the ones sitting beside you now. 

 ———

 “Congratulations, George.” Javier offered as he shook the hand of his former student. You recalled what an absolute tool he had been the first time you’d sat in on Javier’s class — a bit too similar to Chris. 

George turned towards you then, “I’ve recommended your class to a couple of the guys who are taking the slow route through the degree. I think they could really benefit from it.” He held out his hand.

You shook it, before readjusting the squirmy almost two-year-old in your arms. “I’m glad to hear that. Luckily I’ll be teaching two units of the elective next semester. The Dean seemed quite pleased with my guinea pigs.” 

“I learned a lot,” He admitted, before his eyes flickered downwards to Josie who latched onto Javier’s leg. “Why’d you bring the whole family?” 

Before either of you had a chance to answer, Monica and Nadia appeared. 

“There’s our girl!” You grinned, keeping Sofía tightly secured in your arms as you went in for a hug. “I am so proud of you.”

“I couldn’t have done it without your support!” Monica beamed as she pulled back, laughing as Sofía grabbed at the tassel hanging from her cap. 

“Give your sister a hug,” Javier urged, nudging Josie forward. 

“Congra… congrabulation.” Josie pouted when that word didn’t seem right. “Happy birthday!”

Monica crouched down to her height, “Con.”

“Con.”

“Grad.”

“Grad.”

“Ulation.”

Josie made a face, “Congrabulation.”

“Close enough.” Monica laughed before she stood back up to hug Javier. “Thank you for taking a chance on me… dad.”

Javier looked over Monica’s shoulder at you, the way his lips were purses revealing that there were tears in his eyes behind his tinted shades. 

“Dad?” George questioned, arching a brow at you.

“It’s a long story.”

“Hey, Tasha!” He called out to another student that you recognized from Javier’s classes. “Did you know Monica was Peña’s daughter?”

“What the fuck?”

“Oh, Jesus.” You rolled your eyes, looking towards Nadia. “Should I bother explaining this?”

“Not worth it.” She laughed, shaking her head. 

“Is there still ice cream cake, mommy?” Josie questioner, tugging at your hand. 

“Yes, in just a bit.” You promised her, before you turned your attention back to the students that had heard George’s pronouncement.

“Monica, you never told me your dad was Professor Peña.” Tasha said, looking more than a little shamefaced at this turn of events. 

You had a feeling she was one of the ones that had a crush on Javier. And who could blame them? Even now, he was rocking a look that made you wish you were alone with him. 

“I’m not technically—“

You were quick to interrupt her, “She’s technically our daughter where it matters.”

“She’s my sister,” Josie stated loudly, grabbing at her legs as she grinned up at Monica. “And she lets me have cupcakes before dinner.”

“Girl! You can’t be revealing all my babysitting secrets!” Monica said dramatically as she reached down and took ahold of Josie’s hands.

“Don’t you all have parents to greet?” You questioned, shooing the curious students away. “Well, we know what everyone will be talking about next semester.”

Javier grumbled, “They’re so effing nosey.”

“You’re a Peña where it matters.” You assured her, pulling her into another hug. “I’m so proud of you, Monica. I knew from the start you were destined for greatness.”

“Easy!” She squeezed you back. “I haven’t even found a job yet.”

“You will.” You gestured between Javier and yourself. “We’ll make sure of it.”

“Sending the elevator back down,” Nadia pursed her lips and nodded approvingly. “With a touch of favoritism. I can jive with that.”

“Ice cream cake!” Josie whined, swinging on Javier’s arm. “I’m hot, daddy.”

“Alright, let’s load up.” Javier clapped his hands together. “No reason to bake in this heat any longer.”

“Josie, hold your father’s hand please.” You urged, switching arms as you carried Sofía. 

“Told we should’ve brought the stroller.” Javier said as an aside. 

You nudged him the ribs, “Behave, Mr. Hot Professor.”

He groaned as you followed Monica and Nadia towards the parking lot. “I bet right now they’re trying to figure out how Monica’s my kid.”

“That’s your fault for being old,” You taunted. 

“I don’t recall you calling me old last night.”

“Alright, alright.” You laughed, nudging him again. “Was that the first time Monica’s called you dad?”

He worked his jaw, “Yep.”

“I know she’s referred to you that way with me, but I didn’t know if she’d said it sincerely before.”

“I can’t imagine our life without her.”

He shook his head, “She was such a great student in that first class. I knew she was struggling outside of class and I wanted to help her.”

“I remember she was there when I came to tell you about Sofía.” You grinned. “And when we…” You cleared your throat.”

“Yes.” Javier chuckled. 

“I think I’m gonna stay an adjunct, just to keep loitering in your office.”

“For non-nefarious reasons, I assume?”

“I certainly don’t think they’re nefarious.” You slapped his arm playfully. “You seem to enjoy them.”

He clicked his tongue against his teeth. “I’m looking forward to a summer with you at home. All the time.”

“About that…”

Javier’s head snapped towards you. “What?”

“You’ll have me about ninety percent of the time.”

“What did you agree to?”

“Steve needs an extra pair of hands working on some instruction manuals for a couple seminars he’s booked.”

“Baby.”

“I’m not going anywhere.” You assured him. “I’ll just be working on the copy for him. And… maybe I’ll be needed for a day or two — over the entire summer.”

“You just can’t relax can you?”

“It’s a flaw.”

“I’ve noticed.” Javier chuckled as he shook his head. “Well, I guess it’s not too bad.”

“Good, cause I definitely already agreed to it.” You shot a finger gun at him before walking ahead to unlock the car. 

You hadn’t had a full summer with just the four of you or even when it was just three of you. The prospect was both exciting and daunting. You’d been working every day since you turned sixteen and now you had down time. 

But the girls would only be little for a finite period of time. You knew that in a blink of an eye, you’d be at Josie’s college graduation. 

You really didn’t want to miss a thing.

[fortune-fool02]

New World

Pillarman Jonathan Joestar x Robert E.O Speedwagon

Pillarman AU

Part two of Stone Star 

As many of you wanted to see more of this AU, I hope this will please you all. 

Please enjoy. 

***

The carriage rattled lightly as it moved along the road, the tapping of horse hooves against the ground could be heard among the rattling of the carriage. The last few glimpses of the sunlight could be seen over the horizon before fading under the line, vanishing entirely and coaxing the darkness to spread its wings and glide over the sky, leaving behind the inky mix of black and blue and even flicking specks of silver, glimmering stars. 

Coffee brown eyes watched the setting sun before shifting up to the sky, a light smile tugging the thug's lips, he had always liked this moment where the day would melt into night, it held a beauty that softened the world to him. Making it seem less harsh, less violent, less cruel. It fluttered hope within him, something that he tried so hard to clutch onto each and every day.

Two days had passed since Speedwagon's return to London and it was certainly a trip that was more than he believed. He still had some things to tend to and sort out but aside from that, he was free to fulfil his promise to the strange friend he had made during his trip. Joestar, or Jonathan as they had decided to go with, was waiting patiently at his house while Speedwagon had gone out to get some food for the next few days. The biggest issue they truly had was trying to find clothes that would fit him, as it was not easy to find clothes made for someone who stood around seven foot tall and built like a Greek God. It was something they were able to sort out though after a bit of time, and Jonathan was a bit surprised at how much was covered. Speedwagon had to give him a quick run-through of the rules about appropriateness of appearance and how one can't wear a loincloth with a bit of material around the shoulders. Jonathan listened and nodded, understanding him and waiting to be told what else to avoid.

Another important one was feeding. Jonathan told Speedwagon how his kind would feed by absorbing either living creatures or vampires, that was something that did unsettle him but the Pillarman reassured Speedwagon he would not harm him, giving some relief to that. The only thing Speedwagon could think of was taking Jonathan out at night towards the fields outside of London and letting him find some livestock or something. Everything was still in construction of a plan but they were working on it.

Climbing out of the carriage, Speedwagon grabbed the bags he bought and thanked the driver before paying and heading off to his house. It wasn't much, a small house tucked in the corner of a street, but it was home. He entered the house and looked around, the windows had been reinforced with thicker cloth for curtains to keep as much sunlight out during the day as possible for Jonathan's protection. The place was lit up by the fire though, giving light and warmth to the small house. The large built man was sitting in front of the fire, his attention consumed by a book in his hands, sapphire blue eyes darting over the lines, taking in as much information as he possibly could. By the look of the front cover, it seemed to be a book about transport such as trains, Jonathan seemed completely fascinated by it all. A small stack of the books Speedwagon had sat beside him, protected from the fire to keep them safe but within easy reach of the Pillarman. It was, in a sense of way, adorable to see this large man huddled, reading books eagerly like a young child.

"Jonathan, I'm back." The sound of Speedwagon's voice pulled Jonathan from his books, a smile already lifting his lips as he looked.

"Welcome back, Speedwagon." He greeted, setting the book aside and standing up to greet the blonde thug. He followed Speedwagon into the kitchen area as he began to put the food away, which Jonathan helped with. Speedwagon thanked him as they put everything away. Jonathan was never asked to do anything, if something needed to be done then he would do it. It was a bit surprising for Speedwagon to have returned earlier that day to see the entire house had been cleaned and organised, something he hadn't gotten around to doing. Plus, it was nice to have someone new to talk to, someone who didn't judge his life nor his past.

"Are we going to be continuing those lessons again today?" The dark blue haired man questioned, curious about it. He was referring to Speedwagon's lessons of being and acting more human, as well as a few illegal things. Like stealing, nothing like murder. His size held no issue when it came to pick-pocketing, his movements were faster and far lighter to snatch something without someone noticing. After all, he had done it to Speedwagon a small handful of times, surprising the man himself with this.

"Sure, if you want to." Speedwagon smiled at this, pleased that Jonathan was so eager and excited to learn things like that.

As promised, once everything was packed away and organised, the two headed outside as the sun had set and the night dominated the sky. Though there were not too many people outside, it gave them practice. Speedwagon stood to the side, a cigarette in hand as he peered from under his hat, watching Jonathan examine the collection of people still wandering about, determining the best target. The large built man passed a smaller male, his hands in his pockets but as they passed one another, a tiny vine slipped out of his pocket, jumped into his and emerged with a small coin purse then returned to Jonathan, the man oblivious to this.

Speedwagon couldn't stop smiling at this, a sense of pride at Jonathan's developing skills. When he returned to the blonde thug, he handed Speedwagon the coin purse.

"What? You nicked it, it's yours." Speedwagon said, confused at why Jonathan was giving it to him. Jonathan tilted his head lightly.

"Money means nothing to me. I want you to have it. Please." The softness in his eyes mirrored his voice, a kindness that was seemingly impossible for his kin but yet presented itself in him. Speedwagon shared that smile and took the coin purse.

"Cheers. You're gettin' very good at this, JoJo." The pair started walking as he spoke, the last part catching Jonathan by surprise.

"JoJo?" Speedwagon looked back,

"Yeah. Jonathan. Joestar. Thought it'd be a nickname. You don't like it?" The Pillarman stood there for a moment, the smile growing more on his lips.

"I love it."

[creepercraftguy]

I decided I wanted to try one of those DR Ask meme’s, but I decided to do it a little differently and I’m just gonna answer all the questions.

This one is made by @muzumi-san but I didn’t repost theirs because I don’t want them to directly see my shitty opinions.

1. Favourite game?

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. It just had the best characters, best plot twists and best trials in my opinion.

2. Favourite Protagonist?

It depends. If it’s in terms of writing, Shuichi. Otherwise, it’s either Hajime, or Kaede.

3. Favourite antagonistic character?

Kokichi is my favorite in general of the three, but as an antagonist, I like Nagito more.

4. Favourite character?

Kokichi Ouma. I know, he’s a fan favorite and you’re probably sick of hearing him get talked about, but dude, he’s just great.

5. Best girl?

Mahiru Koizumi.

6. Best boy?

Gonta Gokuhara or Gundham Tanaka.

7. Favourite class trial from all the games?

For Game 1, it’s Case 2. I love the twists and use of the Red Herring aspect in regards to the locker room. For Game 2, Case 4 is my favourite, but Case 5 is the better one in terms of mystery. For Game 3, Case 4. The fact you have to rely on video game logic to solve the case is really neat.

8. Least favourite character?

Without a doubt, Yasuhiro Hagakure, for several reasons that I’ve stated previously.

9. Least favourite class trial?

Game 3, Case 3. That whole case was just bullshit after Bullshit.

10. What would be your Ultimate Title?

Ultimate Animator, like Mitarai, but you know...Better.

11. Favourite cast?

As I’ve already mentioned, Danganronpa 2. My least favorite member of that cast is Akane, but even her, and the more disliked characters like Teruteru and Hiyoko, I love all of them. They’re all great.

12. Favourite Danganronpa 3 character?

Seiko Kimura. She’s such a fun character who I think deserved better.

13. What’s your opinion on the Danganronpa 3 anime?

I fucking hate it. The only episodes of it that I actually consider to be good, are the first two episodes of Despair Arc, and the final episode. The characters and cast genuinely piss me off half the time, especially Juzo, Munakata and Ruruka, and the writing was just generally shit throughout the entire thing.

14. What do you think about Danganonpa 1 anime?

I actually think it’s alright. Video Game anime’s tend to not be as good as the games (unless it’s Persona 4′s animation, which was actually awesome) and the same goes for Danganronpa. The game is generally more enjoyable than the anime, but the anime wasn’t bad all things considered.

15. Your absolute OTP?

SAI-MAT-SU! SAI-MAT-SU! SHIP-THAT-GETS-SHIT-ON-TOO-MUCH! SAI-MAT-SU! SAI-MAT-SU!

16. Your absolute BROTP?

I guess Sakuraoi? I get why people ship them, but Sakura is one of the characters who canonically has a boyfriend, and I just think they make really good friends other than girlfriends. No disrespect for anyone who likes them together though.

17. Do you have an OT3? Which one?

I’m not crazy about my OT3′s, since they’re mostly two characters who are romantically involved, with a third wheel/wingman on the side, but yes, I do have at least one for each game. For the first game, it’s Chishimondo (Taka, Mondo and Chihiro) for the second game it’s Sonsoudam (Sonia, Gundham and Kazuichi) and the third game, it’s Tenhimiangie (Tenko, Himiko and Angie)

18. Favourite rare ship?

There’s a ship I like called Nagiseiko or Komamura, which is Nagito Komaeda x Seiko Kimura.

19. Who do you think is an underrated character?

There are quite a few, like Nekomaru and Mahiru for instance, but I absolutely have to say Mondo. He has arguably some of the best characterization among the DR1 cast, and he’s my favorite killer in the first game purely because of his backstory and motive, and how he reflects upon the second case’s whole theme, and yet nobody seemed to focus on that importance. God Speed, you wonderful JoJo reference.

20. Who do you think is an overrated character?

Please don’t hurt me when I say this, but absolutely Chiaki. Many can chew me out for liking Kokichi, who in himself is overrated, but for a deuteragonist, Chiaki really doesn’t do an awful lot until Chapter 4-5

21. Favourite voice actor?

In terms of performance, either Derek Stephen Prince (Fuyuhiko and Kokichi) or Marieve Herington (Celeste)

22. Favourite talent?

Ultimate Detective. Shuichi and Kyoko are both really cool.

23. Favourite mascot?

Monokuma, duh! Compared to Monomi and the Monokubs, neither of them have shit on him.

24. Favourite Monokub?

1000% Monodam. All of them suck, except for him. (And Monotaro’s fine for the most part, but Monodam will always be the best)

25. Least favourite mascot?

Mono-fucking-phanie.

26. Favourite execution?

Leon Kuwata’s, the 1000 Blows. As they say, you never forget your first.

27. Least favourite execution?

Mikan Tsumiki’s, Bye Bye Ouchies. For reasons I don’t think I even need to state.

28. Favourite unused execution?

I really like Kazuichi’s unused execution that involves the drill.

29. Which character should survived in your opinion?

If we’re talking characters I wanted to survive, then I would’ve loved to see Chihiro make it to the end of DR1. As much as I love the importance of his passing, I really wanted him to get out alive and unscathed.

30. Which character would’ve deserved to survive?

In each game, there’s at least one character I think should’ve deserved to make it out alive. For the first game, it’s absolutely Taka, for the second, Hiyoko, even though I’m not strong on her, and for the third game, Ryoma, for the same reason everyone else thinks he should’ve lived.

31. Is there a character you think who shouldn’t have survived but did?

Yasuhiro did basically nothing to contribute to the class trials, or the overall progress in figuring out the mysteries of the academy. He never pulled his weight, and for some reason, he still managed to live through the killing game.

32. Least favourite protagonist?

I love her, but Komaru. She just doesn’t reach the same level as the others.

33. Character with the best clothing?

Celeste absolutely nails the gothic lolita style and it fits really well with the type of character that she is.

34. Best character design?

Gundham and Celeste.

35. A character who should’ve got more character development?

Kirumi, without question. She’s arguably my least favorite in the V3 gang purely because of her lack of development. She deserved better writing than what she got.

36. Character who looks amazing but you don’t like?

I love Ruruka’s design, but I hate Ruruka’s character. The same goes for Sonosuke Izayoi, who looks badass but got no development.

37. Favourite minor character?

For the little screen time he got, I vibe with Taichi Fujisaki.

38. Favourite eyes?

What? Uh...no preference?

39. Smartest murder plan?

Gundham’s plan in the 4th case of the 2nd game. He used pretty much every aspect of the funhouse to pull his plan off, and I love it.

40. Favourite culprit?

Gundham Tanaka, for what I’ve just mentioned, plus his motivation, and overall character.

41. Person you’ve never expected to become a culprit but they became? (Doesn’t include Chiaki)

I guess Mondo, Peko and Kiyo from each of the games. They all exude the energy that they COULD kill someone, but the chances of them actually doing it don’t seem that high, and yet...

42. Honest opinion on Tsumugi Shirogane?

I thought she was boring character at first, even after she was revealed to be the mastermind, but I’ve come around since then and I respect her as a villain a lot more. Being the only villain in the game who’s not directly tied to Junko, that at least gives her a bit of uniqueness.

43. Describe Monaca Towa in 3 words!

Piss Baby UGH!

44. Describe Nagito Komaeda in 3 words!

Extremely Entertaining Character

45. Unpopular opinion?

I think Hifumi Yamada is a pretty decent character overall. His Free Time Events, while awkward, were quite enjoyable, and he conveys the strong message that appearances aren’t everything. He’s aware of how different he looks compared to everyone else, but to him, it’s what’s on the inside and what he can do that matters.

46. Unpopular headcanon?

I don’t really have many major headcanons, and I have none that I would consider unpopular. I guess I’ll say “The V3 cast have a group chat in a Non-Despair AU that they meme the shit out of.”

47. A headcanon you have about a character?

In the ask blog that I run, Mikan and Ibuki are an item, and after they become one, Mikan discards her bandages and dyes a highlight in her hair. I live for that, so I guess that’s my answer.

48. Favourite OST?

If we’re talking about a game soundtrack, then either Danganronpa 2′s, or Ultra Despair Girl. If we’re talking about my favourite song in the whole series though, then my favourite is the opening theme to Future Arc in DR3, Dead or Lie.

49. Favourite mini game?

I don’t really have one. I have minigames that I like, and Minigames that I hate (looking at you “Improved” Hangman’s Gambit) But I guess I like Scrum Debate in concept a lot.

50. Favourite game design?

V3 is the most aesthetically pleasing DR game.

51. Character you thought you were gonna dislike but loved in the end?

Maki was such a piece of shit in my opinion at the beginning of V3. Of course, the development she gets reprimands that amazingly. I WOULD say Tenko, but I hated Tenko when I finished V3, and it was only after a short time later that I really turned around on her.

52. Character you thought you would like but disliked in the end?

I guess Angie? She was pretty annoying even before I outright disliked her, but then the whole third chapter brainwashing thing happened and I’m like, “this bitch suck for real!”

53. Favourite game end?

Danganronpa 2′s, and I don’t wanna hear all the “Ugh, the anime bullshit, ugh!” From a writing perspective, the second game just had the most enjoyable ending.

54. Least favourite game end?

I guess Danganronpa 1′s but even that wasn’t too bad. I have incredibly mixed feelings about V3′s twist ending, but I’ve grown to accept that it happened and there’s not a lot I can do about it...

55. Favourite love hotel scene?

Kaede’s. J-Just Kaede’s...That scene gives me the right amount of serotonin that I can keep going with my day.

56. Best free time events?

Hard to say, but I really liked Taka’s. Most of the FTE’s in Danganronpa tend to be pretty nice (unless you’re Hiro), but for him, I loved learning about the circumstances behind his family, how it corrolates with why he acts the way he does, his spite against people who call themselves “geniuses” and why they suck, and everything about his character just hits right.

57. Character who should’ve lived longer?

Kirumi or Ryoma.

58. V3 Pregame! headcanon?

“They aren’t evil creatures with a pessimistic look on life!” Seriously, why the hell do people headcanon the pre-game V3 cast as evil and masochistic bastards. Sure, their look on life was very cynical and pessimistic, and some of them wanted to join V3 for the money or the fame, but that’s just basic human nature and desire. That doesn’t mean everyone in V3 was an inherently bad person before they joined Danganronpa. They aren’t the remnants of despair for fucks sake.

59. Favourite moment?

Shuichi’s final stand in V3 really showed his growth in character, and his refutation “WE’RE GONNA END DANGANRONPA!” gave me goosebumps.

60. Saddest moment?

Gundham’s Execution made me cry, and I almost shed tears in Peko’s final moments. My answer therefore, is those two.

61. Character who looks like the love child of ???

Shuichi has always looked like the love child of Makoto and Kyoko or Makoto and Mukuro. I don’t have any parental headcanons though, and prefer to think of Shuichi as his own character.

62. Describe Mikan Tsumiki in 3 words!

Needs Love Mending! She’s an emotionally broken girl who needs love to heal her fragile heart.

63. Describe Kyoko Kirigiri in 3 words!

The Best Deuteragonist. By that, I mean out of all the characters who are most relevant to the plot alongside the protagonist and antagonist (which includes Chiaki and I guess Kaito too) Kyoko is the best one in my opinion.

64. Which character seemed like they were gonna be a culprit but they wasn’t?

I honestly expected Sonia to kill someone several times in DR2, but she ended up making it to the end. I’m not disappointed though, and I’m glad she never ended up snapping.

65. Who did you never expected to die but they died?

Kaede, no doubt about it. C’mon, she was set up to be the protagonist and then she got executed falsely. Rantaro also surprised me honestly, as did Fake Togami in Game 2.

66. Describe the last trial from V3 in 3 words!

An Absolute Clusterfuck. Not the bad kind, mind you, but Jesus, that trial was long and confusing.

67. Which character would you never want to meet in real life?

There are several honestly, but I’m gonna narrow it down and say Junko. Anyone who meets her is doomed to have their life ruined.

68. Which character would you like to meet in real life?

I relate to most of the weeb and dorky characters, so I guess either Hifumi or Non-Evil Tsumugi.

69. Choose one character which you would take with you on a trip.

Mikan would be handy to have around in case I get injured while on a hike or something.

70. Character you would have a sleepover with?

I don’t feel any sort of attraction to her romantically, and I tend not to for fictional characters, but Kaede is someone I’d really want to hang out and be friends with.

71. Character you can relate to?

Makoto, and I know that’s the whole point of his character, but even though he’s kind of basic and lacking in any significant personality, I still like him a lot.

72. Character you can relate to but you dislike them?

I sympathize with Kiyo’s plight, and how he suffered a lot of emotional abuse from his sister, but with his final moments and how much bullshit came from it (particularly the implied incest subplot) I just couldn’t feel anything except eagerness when I watched him die.

73. Character who deserved better?

Than what they got, I guess Taka.

74. What do you think of Hiyoko Saionji?

If she had survived the game, she’d have been recognized as great a character as Fuyuhiko, since she would have had time to develop. Unfortunately, her lack of growth thanks to her death relegates her into just being “that bitch from Danganronpa” In general though, I don’t dislike her at all, I’m just not as strong on her as I am the rest of DR2′s cast, or DR’s cast in general.

75. Describe Gonta Gokuhara in 3 words!

The Best Boy.

76. Favourite research lab?

The research labs are a cool concept that I really wanted to see more of in things like Fangans. I think my favorite is either Shuichi’s or Kokichi’s.

77. What do you think of the fandom?

Honest to god, I feel more comfortable in the DR Fandom than I do any other Fandom I’m a part of. We have cringe, toxicity and the same old jokes, yes, but other Fandom’s I’m in, like Persona and My Hero Academia, have the same on a whole other level. I think the majority of the Danganronpa Fandom truly does genuinely care about the game series and I appreciate that.

78. Favourite random/unnecessary scene?

The Man’s Nut scene in Danganronpa 2 was god damn hilarious. I never ever really thought the Peeping Tom scenes in each game were wholly necessary and just existed as cheap fanservice, but the Man’s Nut scene is SO damn funny!

79. Which character has the cutest design?

Chihiro is the most adorable bean in the universe.

80. Hope or Despair?

I have no real preference, but I choose Hope because I like to think I’m not a bad person.

81. Could you be the Ultimate Lucky Student?

Probably not. I dunno.

82. Favourite chapter?

DR2 Chapter 4. The funhouse chapter hit differently.

83. Least favourite chapter?

DR2 Chapter 3 and DRV3 Chapter 3. The former primarily due to the Despair Disease and Nekomaru’s death at the hands of Akane’s stupidity, and the latter because of reasons I’ve already mentioned, particularly Angie’s Student Council.

84. Which character do you easily forget?

Pretty much half the Danganronpa 3 cast. Particularly Tengan, Izayoi, Gozu and Bandai.

85. Could you be a Dangan Protag? Why?

I’d love to be, but I’m not as quick-witted or inquisitive as the likes of Makoto, Hajime and Shuichi.

86. Favourite Anthology chapter?

I like a lot of them, but the one where they all make chocolate is really cute.

87. Describe Peko Pekoyama in 3 words!

She’s pretty cool. There’s not much to say about her. Even if she is the one who killed Mahiru, a character I love, she’s a lot more important to the plot than many realize, especially in regards to Fuyuhiko’s subplot.

88. Describe Mondo Oowada in 3 words!

Completely Underrated Marvel. Just refer to Question 19.

89. Least favourite Danganronpa 3 character?

Pretty much any of them that aren’t Seiko, Ryota, or Yukizome. I’m gonna say Juzo though, because of his whole bullshit that Junko used against him, and how the tragedy is primarily his fault.

90. Do you like Junko?

Not at first, but I like her a lot more as a villain now. She wasn’t that fun in the first game, but was better in the second.

91. What do you think of Monokuma?

As far as game mascots go, he’s alright, however, the more the series goes on, the less relevant he becomes. In V3, he serves no real importance, and the game may have been just as good without him, leaving us with just the Monokubs. I hate the Monokubs, but that’s primarily because their existence just takes Monokuma’s importance away. V3 would be so much better if we had one without the other, either way around.

92. Least favourite Monokub?

*Heavy breathing* Mono... *Heavy breathing* Fucking... *HEAVY BREATHING* PHANIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEE!

93. Did you like the Monokubs?

Not for the most part. Monophanie and Monokid suck, and I hate them both. Monosuke sucks for similar reasons, but he’s just kinda...boring...Up until the whole incest imagery in Chapter 4′s trial, Monotaro was actually ok, and had some really funny lines, and as I’ve mentioned, I love Monodam a whole lot, since he was the only one who had something close to a character arc.

94. Did you like the Warriors of Hope?

I guess? I do feel bad for most of them, but at the same time, they can be really annoying. They ARE just kids, so I get it, but still. Masaru, I really didn’t care for. He was arguably the most annoying, and Jataro, while I felt bad for him, wasn’t much better. Kotoko was pretty fun in the end, and Nagisa was a really well written character with a strong morality to him. Monaca is a pretty sinister villain too, but I don’t like her as much as Junko and Tsumugi.

95. What do you think of Gundham Tanaka?

HE IS EXCELLENT AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH! Also, as I’m writing this, it’s his Bday, so happy Bday to Gundham Tanaka.

96. Who’s an overrated character you dislike?

I said Chiaki was overrated, but I don’t dislike her. I guess people like Kirumi too much considering how little development she gets overall.

97. Overrated ship which is your NOTP?

Komahina, do not test me on this. Everywhere I go, I see that ship that I know, from analyzing Nagito and Hajime’s relationship throughout the series, is incredibly toxic and would never realistically happen simply due to Nagito’s nature, and the way his FTE’s end means nothing to me.

98. Outfit you dislike?

Everyone’s always saying that Akane’s design sucks, and while I’m not too concerned on it overall, I do completely agree.

99. Your absolute NOTP?

Komahina again, and I guess JunkoMikan.

100. Opinion on all the Protagonists!

Makoto is relatable as hell, and I sympethise with him a lot. It’s quite fun to play as him in the first game, because he reacts more regularly to the characters in a way that most people probably would. I love Hajime’s reactions, and his backstory. I’m not too fond on most of the memes around him, like Organe Juice and the 91cm Titties, but in general, his reactions to things and the way he tends to call out his classmates is pretty entertaining. As I mentioned, Komaru, and I guess Toko, are my least favorite protagonist(s) but I still care about them both greatly. Komaru is as relatable as her brother, and UDG gives Toko the character development she so greatly needed in Game 1. Kaede is amazing, and is a character who gets too cussed out by people both in the game, and outside of it, and her death was super relevant, and an amazing twist I didn’t see coming. She’s just awesome in general. Shuichi, while Kaede’s death did upset me, he was an equally great protagonist, and I loved watching his growth throughout V3.

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Affectionate Newsies Headcanons Part 4

A/N Hey guys! Sorry this took a bit! This is the last part I’m doing for now, but if you have someone you want to see that I didn’t do yet, please ask! I was having trouble writing Les’s part, but I ended up really enjoying it! I hope you guys like these as much as I do! I’m working on a Javid fic right now, but I would love to do any requests you guys have! (just no smut/x readers)

Katherine: Growing up in the high society of New York swells and with Pulitzer as her father, Katherine did not receive much affection growing up. You just didn't touch other people as a rule unless it was necessary/as a formality. The people she was most affectionate with before she met the newsies were Bill and Darcy, and even with them it was just a brief hug every now and then or hanging on their arm a little more than she would with someone else when they were walking somewhere. Needless to say, she was pretty surprised when several of the boys hugged her when she got them on the front page or when they won the strike. She didn't say anything about it, but for once she wasn't sure what to think. Yeah some of them had been flirting with her before, but surely not this many of them were, and besides it was pretty forward to just throw your arm around someone for no reason. 

The first time she went to the lodging house after the strike, she was Not Ready for the onslaught of hugs, pats of the back, and even some of the boys messing her hair up that she received. Pretty quickly she caught on that they weren't flirting with her (at least, not most of them), that was just how it worked with the newsies. Casual touch was a give in there, and she certainly wasn't opposed to it, just surprised. She got accustomed to the constant affection quickly, and really started to enjoy it when Specs threw an arm around her while they all chatted or JoJo running over to give her a hug when she stopped by the circulation desk on her way to work. She liked being a sort of favorite among the boys and having them fight over who got to sit by her, dance with her, walk her home, etc. None of them were used to having girls around, especially not one someone wasn't dating, so they really enjoyed having someone to be a sort of older sister or even mother to them. The first time Crutchie referred to her as their sister in front of her, she nearly cried. Since then, she tried even harder to be that for them. She showed up to the lodging house or Jacobi's almost every day after work, brought over food sometimes, refilled their first aid kit, and come Christmas all of the boys had new coats or mittens. She's always over when someone is sick or injured to help comfort them, bringing food and medicine,  or just watch over them while the others sell. She is very quick to cover someone's costs for a few days, even when they try to object. Katherine's love languages are giving gifts and physical affection, both of which appeared mostly when she started getting to know the newsies better. Katherine often gets some candy or a seltzer or some little treat for the boys when they have a bad day, or when she just wants them to know she's been thinking about them. It didn't take long for her to start initiating affection with them either. Long story short, Katherine absolutely loves her brothers and there is nothing in the world she wouldn't do for them.

Les: This boy is super sweet, but he likes to pretend to be a bad boy. He is really used to holding Davey's hand everywhere they go, so much so that it is second nature to him to grab someone's hand at least whenever he is crossing the street no matter who he is with. All the newsies think its super cute, and most just go along with it without mentioning anything. Some of them don't even bat an eye or realize its just out of habit. He often acts like he doesn't need/want Davey constantly keeping an eye on him and being worried and nagging about everything he does, but he actually gets really nervous if they are apart for long. Some of the things that ground him when he gets anxious are when Davey (and sometimes Jack) put their hand on his shoulder/head, or when they pull him to their side. Les will deny it to his dying day, but his first instinct when he is nervous is just to get as close to Davey as possible. Seeing as how the other newsies become like older brothers to him, a lot of those habits translate over, and the boys are very honored when they realize that Les trusts them the same way he does Davey. Even if it is to not the same level, Les still trusts them to protect him if need be and the weight of that is not lost on the boys. Les likes to sit on people's laps when they are at Jacobi's or hanging out in the common room of the lodging house. It always makes him feel taller and like he is more a part of the conversation. When he gets tired, he always leans his head on whoever is closest to him and his eyes droop as he goes nearly limp. He makes Davey give him a piggyback ride/carry him home nearly every day. Because he is the youngest in the family and people have always doted on him like he is an angel sent from heaven (which, lets face it, he is) he is not used to being the one to initiate affection. Never in his life has he had a time where he felt the need to because someone was always carrying him, holding his hand, etc and he never felt the need to ask. He isn't the one to open his arms for a hug, but if one of the other boys does it he will not hesitate to run to them with a giant grin on his face. He thinks the newsies that give the best hugs are Jack, JoJo, Crutchie, and Albert. He is old enough that he knows Albert doesn't just hug all the newsies so it makes him feel really special when Albert asks him for a hug when they meet at the circulation desk. He thinks JoJo's hugs are super great because he kneels down to his height, pulls Les flush against him and holds him tightly, plus he is really warm and that's awesome. Les was surprised when Crutchie hugged him after he got back from the refuge because he didn't realize how strong Crutchie actually was. Turns out that walking around and supporting your weight all day every day is an excellent work out. Jack's hugs are the very best out of all the newsies because not only are they strong like Crutchie's and warm like JoJo's but when Jack leans down he always picks Les all the way up and often spins him around too, which never fails to make Les laugh and Davey worry. The best hugs of all time however will always be Davey's. Les never feels safer than when Davey is hugging him, be it after a nightmare, when he is upset, or just for no reason. Its always familiar and safe and feels like home. When Les has a nightmare or is sick, all he wants is for someone (read Davey) to play with his hair and sing to him or tell him a story. Whenever Les feels like he isn't getting the attention  he wants, he typically goes to annoy Davey which almost always results in Davey tickling him to tears, not that Les cares though. He will sometimes try and annoy the other newsies into tickling him too. Les isn't the best at knowing how to show affection, again because he never had to initiate it, so the big thing he does when he likes/admires someone is follow them around wherever he can and try to imitate them. Let's just say Davey was VERY worried about what kinds of habits he could have picked up with the newsies. 

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gag anime that you need to watch maybe

 hi hello my name is juli and i will now gently guide ur attention to some top-notch shows, please pay attanetion

(this list is for people who don’t watch much anime or who are new to it. if ur a fucken weeb youve probably seen it all. dont @ me i want to help the kids)

ONE PUNCH MAN (the obvious 1st choice lol)

Genre: Action/ Shounen

Expectation: OP protagonist with riveting backstory fights to become the strongest hero, makes many friends along the way who recognize his talents and pure heart, big bad scary villains make him stronger

Reality: OP protagonist is already the strongest hero. His backstory? After fighting a lobster-man with nipples drawn on him with a Sharpie, Saitama decides to do a workout routine every day, and somehow ends up becoming the most powerful known being in the universe. His main issue is that now, he literally can take down any villain with a single punch, and he’s very bored of it.

Best Qualities: Animation is bomb, music is dope, humor is funnie, and Best Boy is a man whose superpower is riding a bicycle. Also Saitama egg head

If you were in a coma for all of 2015, this is the main thing u missed. Moving on.

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki)

Genre: Romance/ Comedy/ Slice of Life

Expectation: Smol shoujo protag girl grows closer to her oblivious crush through a fated, if awkward, incident which reveals an embarrassing secret that has to be kept at all costs. Through one another they gain more quirky friends, help each other grow, and, eventually, the male lead realizes that what he needs has been beside him all along.

Reality: The crush writes romance manga, and that is literally all the man cares about. It’s not a secret, but when he told people they didn’t believe him. Nozaki and Sakura grow closer, but only because he confuses her confession with a request to be his Beta. They gain quirky friends through one another, but there is zero character development throughout the entire fucking cast. Every episode is run by Idiot Plot. All the characters share a singular brain cell. There’s a tall butch lady turning every girl in the school gay. Please watch

Best Quali-teas: Everyone is baby, lots of gay shenanigans, and toxic masculinity does not exist, the OP is pretty nice, too

I literally heard about this damn show, like, two months ago. This shit was released circa 2015. Pleeze watch

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. / Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan

Genre: Shounen/ Supernatural/ Fucking Everything tbh

Expectation: Slice-of-life supernatural where protag has psychic powers, albeit limited ones, and has to keep them a secret at all costs for fear of his safety. He has a few friends he loves and cherishes, and at least two girls who are in love with him that he has to choose between-- all of which are people he wants to protect from his double-life.

Reality: Kusuo is very aware that he is the protagonist of an anime, and he does not want to be. Born with pink hair? He rewrites the human genome to make colored hair normal. End of the world looming? He just keeps rewinding time so he doesn’t have to deal with it. Harem situation? He actively uses his powers to avoid all love interests at all times (see the above). The plot of each episode is him trying to stop the plot as quickly as possible without killing anyone. The main issue is that everyone around him is either dumb or just generally attractive to plot-driving circumstances, and they all, for some reason, want him to be in on their adventures.

Best Qualities: Heavy “me and the boys” energy, plenty of Idiot Plot, so funny that my 47yo mom who hates anime admitted that it’s funny, meta as fuck, occasionally sweet scenes, equally good dub and sub, Saiki is babie

The fandom for this shit is like. Nonexistent. Apparently it came out the same season as Mob Psycho 100, so that might be why. I almost didn’t watch it, but I got bored and it turned out to be a serious gem. Go watch if ur having a bad day, it will make u cry laughing

Sakamoto Desu Ga/ Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto

Genre: Slice of life/ Comedy

Expectation: God I don’t even know. I’d say a typical slice of life where the quiet kid is bullied but makes friends, there’s a love triangle as they grow up together through high school, yadda yadda, but look at this dude. I can’t imagine him being anything other than what he is-- a legend.

Reality: The entire show is just a question of how extra one man can be, and how well he can pull it off. Sakamoto is an “average” high school senior (in the sense that he has no supernatural abilities), but he’s....far more than that. He’s Sebastian Michaelis if he’d never been a demon. Everything always works out for him in the most ridiculous of ways-- he’s just that good. He makes a McDonald’s uniform look like Prada. He’s so smooth his bully ends up having a crush on him (and yes, it is a gay crush. no heteros in this show). 

Best Qualities: lots of homo content. the side characters, inspired by Sakamoto’s grace, all become better people, and you root for them. The circumstances are always average, but the presentation is fucking riveting. Watch to send ur depression into remission.

Another one no one talks about????? U all were so busy with ur broku no hero macadamias and ur Nartoes that you slept on this. Now’s the time to take back what was lost. Love yourself and binge this shit. 

Nichijou/ My Ordinary Life

Genre: Slice of Life/ Comedy

Expectation: Cute girls do cute, girly things and have fun with Their Close Good Friends (TM).

Reality: Cute girls get into very bizarre situations with extremely manic energies. Sometimes, the situations are normal, but the girls react in a bizarre, manic fashion. It will make you alarm-laugh.

Best Qualities: Adorable art style, little continuity, relatable as fuck

A nice little watch if you’re bored. I think the eps are on YouTube.

Pop Team Epic/ Poputepepiku

Genre: Only God Knows

Expectation: Probably a cutesy 4koma-type thing with 2 schoolgirls having shenanigans.

Reality: A regular acid trip with lesbian icons Popuko and Pipimi who are not schoolgirls, but gods. Like if Eric Andre and Hannibal Buress were turned into omnipotent anime icons. Watch at your own risk.

Best Qualities: Lots of unexpected parodies and references amongst a shitpost of a show. The OP is a bop. Popuko terrifies me, but also empowers me as a young woman because she will not hesitate to kill a bitch. She and Pipimi love each other a whole lot, so it is LGBTQ content, which is always a plus. 

I’m sure you’ve seen this one floating around. It will make you feel fear, and then laugh. Now, finally...

Ouran Highschool Host Club

Genre: Romance/ Comedy

Expectation: The protagonist is a girl who is mistaken for a boy and must be the servant of six rich, handsome young men, all of which are in love with her, and her secret must be kept at all costs. A reverse harem anime with plenty of fanservice.

Reality: Haruhi is a genderfluid queen who doesn’t give a fuck what others think she is. Because she broke a Conveniently-Placed Vase and is relatably poor, she has to pay off her debt by being a host herself-- which means male-presenting when flirting with her female classmates to make her dough. The six rich, handsome young men all share three brain cells, and most of those cells go to the character who has one line per episode (usually, it’s “Yeah”. I hope that VA got paid well). The only love interest-- the “leader” and most popular of the six men-- is so dead-set on their club being his Found Family, he confuses his romantic feelings for Haruhi with paternal ones. This is obvious to everyone but him. He never gets the brain cells. 

Best Qualities: Trans characters!! Lesbians!! Extreme “me and the boys” energy, except they’re all rich, so shenanigans skyrocket. Many 4th wall breaks. The most powerful Host looks like he’s 5. Any “fanservice” is never played straight. Takes the Found Family trope to a whole new level. Nice Parks & Rec-quality balance between hysterical and sweet. Everyone is in drag at some point.

I know all of us senior citizens grew up on this shit, but you younguns need to watch the classics to appreciate the newfangled stuff. I recommend watching when you’re in a cheesy rom-com mood. 

Honorable Mentions:

I can’t count these as gag anime, but they’re still ridiculously funny.

Mob Psycho 100

Scissor Seven

Kill la Kill

Cells at Work!

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure 

Ones I haven’t seen but have heard a lot about

Osomatsu-san

Himouto! Umaru-chan

Azumanga Daioh

Gin Tama

Sgt. Frog

Okay that is all just limke put this in ur feel-good tag because these shows will make you happy and donut for get to like and describe to my channel, where I post literally nothing at all ever good night.

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Hcs of Jolyene with,,,a soft fem s/o please,, im just a dumb lesbian

jolyne x soft fem!s/o

you can’t make me not answer this. as a fellow lesbian, jolyne makes me so soft. i’m very okay with doing soft fem s/o with jolyne as i too want to marry that beautiful girl. here’s some soft headcanons for you and her! though, i’m not really sure if you wanted anything specific, but here we go. i hope you enjoy!

@crackheadcath

assuming that the ending of part six turned out differently and you and jolyne are now happily together with the threat of pucci gone, you spend so much time together! she really loves you and makes sure you know that in the most intimate of ways.

when you’re physically together, she’ll always let you cuddle up to her and sit in her lap, if you’re comfortable with it. if not, she’ll hold your hand. she wants at least some form of physical contact. you both barely survived the incident, so now she just wants to feel your body heat and your heart pumping. subconsciously, she wants to make sure that you’re alive.

you do pratically everything together as well. shopping for clothes? jolyne’s right there to tell you which ones she thinks would suit you best. she personally likes loose-fitting dresses on you, in rose situations. she’ll also get some outfits for herself and you give her your opinions on it. though, when you head into the underwear section, she’ll probably try to find something cute and sexy for you to wear. you’re adults, after all, so it’s not too uncomfortable. though, it is embarrassing when she whispers in your ear about how cute you’d look with those on for her. she just likes teasing you, though. if you ever get uncomfortable with it, she’ll stop and be serious about it.

you two have also shortly moved in together after the events of stone ocean. living a small apartment, you both find yourselves to be very contempt. even with a criminal background, jolyne somehow manages to get into college. she’s planning on getting a degree for entomology. you help her with her studies and make sure that she’s not too stressed out about it. if you’re in college as well, she makes sure to do the same for you.

you both really love cuddling, so on nights where you can both just watch TV and cuddle, jolyne makes some popcorn while you get the blankets. when you’re cuddling together, she’ll pull you close and wrap her arm around you, snuggling your side. if she’s feeling particularly snuggly, she’ll comb her hands through your hair and tell you how gorgeous you are. she loves you dearly, even if sometimes she isn’t the best at expressing it.

you find comfort in each other as well. when she’s feeling upset about something, she’ll ask to talk to you about it. she’s not the best at talking about her feelings, particularly about the missing father figure in her life, but when she’s feeling really upset about it, she’ll try her best to put it into words and help you understand what she needs in that moment. she trusts you to do the same as well. if you’re having issues and she can see it on your face, she’ll ask you if you need to talk. she wants you to trust her with hearing your feelings.

dates together are always fun! you show a decent amount of PDA, jolyne doesn’t mind it. she’ll respect your boundaries if you have an issue with it, though. she also trusts that you’ll do the same if she’s not feeling the “PDA vibes” that day. you’re both very trusting and caring for each other!

her usual nicknames for you are “babe/baby!” it’s her usual go to, but if you have any sort of weird nicknames that reference to something that only the two of you know, she’ll definitely call you that as well.

your entire friend group knows you’re a couple as well. hermes doesn’t mind that you two show some PDA, but she’d rather not have it around her. foo fighters is always gushing over at how cute you two are together, even if you’re doing something simple as greeting each other with a kiss. weather report doesn’t really mind the PDA from you two either. he finds it cute sometimes and will mention it once or twice, particularly if you two are doing something awkward for anyone else to be doing. you both don’t really care about how awkward you look. it’s a bit awkward with anasui, however. after all, they broke up a while ago. you don’t do as much PDA around him, but you know that after some time, he’s probably gotten over jolyne.

now, with jolyne’s family? you’re nervous on being introduced to them. sure, you’ve met mr. kujo before, but never introduced as jolyne’s girlfriend. he’s tough and intimidating, in your eyes. you don’t want him to be too mad at you, or not trust you. when she introduces you to her family as your girlfriend, you start talking to him. it seems that he’s a bit wary of you two dating, but he doesn’t dislike you as much as he disliked anasui. maybe it’s because he knows more about you? who knows. jolyne’s mother is very fond of you and likes to talk to you, just getting to know the people that are important to her daughter is good enough for her! jolyne’s very proud to show off her girlfriend to her parents.

sometimes, at home, you dance together to new songs on the radio. jolyne likes hearing your singing voice, so she always encourages you to sing while you two spin around in circles until you inevitably fall down. you laugh, kiss on the floor, before getting up and repeating the entire thing all over again. it’s really sweet, honestly.

when you think about jolyne, you often wonder what your life would be like without her. after all, she practically spoils you with love and attention now, you don’t know what you’d be doing now. maybe you’d still be in jail? who knows. all you know is that your life would be significantly boring if she weren’t around you all the time. you make sure to tell her as much.

she’s the type to also tease you a lot. when you say you love her, she’ll pretend you’re confessing your feelings to her for the first time all over again, even if you’ve been together for a long while. she’ll give you puppy-dog eyes and say: “awe, babe! you’re confessing?”

“we’ve been dating for like— 4 years, jojo.”

“babe!!! that’s so cute, you had a crush on me...”

“i still have a crush on you.” but it’s very cute and silly regardless.

she loves to kiss your face a lot, anywhere that’s visible on your face, she’ll kiss it. your face is not safe from her love. she loves kissing your cheeks and the bridge of your nose, but the place she likes to kiss the most is your lips, of course. she really loves to spoil you with all the love in the world.

[wri0thesley]

pls water my crops with some werewolf jonathan fucking

tw for: werewolf fucking! afab reader! fem pronouns (reader is referred to as ‘wife’!). breeding!!

(no knotting, for once!)

There are all manners of rumours that float around about the Joestar son. Without taking into account the other boy that Jonathan Joestar's father took into his home, people have always gossiped about how Jonathan is confined to the house for one week a month, about how certain invitations at certain times of the month are always declined, about the howls that echo through the Joestar estate some nights, though people say that there are no wolves anywhere near where George Joestar chose to have his ancestral home--

Well. Rumours have never concerned you. Rumours do not concern Jonathan much anymore, either; not when he has you by his side and no need to travel to fancy society parties or attempt to ensnare himself a wife.

For Jonathan, his future is set out - you are beside him, and Dio will soon leave his home with his own wife, and one day all of this will belong to him. One day it will belong to both of you.

For the first time in his life, Jonathan is content. His curse does not hang over his head like a warning; "you will never be loved."

Because Jonathan has found that he can be loved in spite of it.

In fact, Jonathan has found that perhaps it's not as much of a deal-breaker as he once thought it was.

~

"You wouldn't hurt me," you murmur, your fingers curling in Jonathan's dark hair. "I know you wouldn't."

"Darling," he replies, his own voice breaking a little. "If I ever did--"

"You won't," you say, insistent. "I know you, Jojo. Don't lock yourself away from me again. Please. I want to see you. I want to appreciate you in every sense of the word. . ."

"You'd hate me," Jonathan argues, though the way you're stroking your fingers against his scalp and the soft whisper of your breath on his bare skin make his words and thoughts tangle in his head. "You'd never want to see me again. And if I did hurt you--"

"Which you wouldn't," you insist. "You've told me! You've told me that you would go out running in the grounds with Danny, and you never hurt him--"

This much is true, Jonathan's inner voice - the one that he tries not to listen to, because it is far too close to the wolf that he tries to keep dampened down - whispers. He never hurt Danny. And perhaps his lupine nature does remember! He always wakes up tired but sated after a transformation, but as far as he knows he's never actually hurt anyone - despite what the legends might say.

"Please," you breathe, and your lips ghost across his cheeks at the same time as you press the warmth of your body against him, your heart beating wildly against his arm. He's enveloped in your scent; some of it sweet florals and vanilla that he's bought you as gifts, and some of it unmistakably human and unmistakably you.

He thinks of the stone structure out in the grounds, with bars over the doors and chains, in that part of the estate where nobody is allowed to go but him and his father. he thinks of chains around his wrists and his ankles. He thinks about how, when it had been made, he had drilled into himself: for my own safety.

"I'll never forgive myself," he whispers, hoarsely, pressing his nose against the junction where your neck and shoulder meet and breathing in deeply. "If it does seem like I might hurt you . . . will you run, my darling?"

"Yes," you breathe, and you turn his face and kiss him.

Jonathan tastes like sweat and salt, but you have no complaints. You have no complaints about how his big hands come to cup your hips, holding your body against his. You have very few complaints when it comes to the match you've made; Jonathan is gorgeous and kind and sweet, a lion among men, and though you have a complication to deal with that most do not - well, does it matter, when Jonathan's lips are on yours and he kisses you so sweetly?

You break the kiss as you tug on his hand, a coy smile thrown over your shoulder in his direction.

"The library is all very well," you say, "but don't you think that things are rather better if they're carried on in the bedroom?"

He cannot argue with that - so he doesn't. Night is falling around the two of you, and he can already feel the whisper on his skin that the time is nearing. He'd expected to begin to feel . . . hungrier, now. More ferocious. He does not, though - the only ache in him that he's aware of is the one between his thighs. This ache murmurs that he wants to have you in a different way.

The curtains of your lavish bedroom are already open, and Jonathan pauses a moment before he steps into the place, the moon's first weak lights already illuminating all of the velvets and the bedspread. He swallows as you move ahead of him, letting yourself fall onto the bed with a soft thump, and rolling over to look at him and smile. He thinks, briefly, of how much he adores you.

And then he steps into the room, and the moon dapples his skin, and all is a blur.

~

At first, when Jonathan moves and you notice the way his skin seems to shift and change, you feel a hot surge of fear and regret. You should not have asked for this. You should have heeded his warnings. He very well might tear you to pieces on this antique bed, and you will have deserved that fate - but then, you notice other things. That he pauses. That his eyes go very large and dark.

You watch with fascination as Jonathan shifts. His body elongates, his muscles ripple, and before you can process things properly Jonathan is before you in a way you have never seen him. He is still . . . partly human. He is still bipedal, and when he reaches forward with hands that are now claws it is the same way that Jonathan reaches for you. His mouth is full of razor sharp teeth. You know this creature could rip you limb from limb.

But he reaches forward, and waits, and you know what he is waiting for.

You nod your assent.

The beast - Jonathan, you remind yourself - moves with all of the grace of any predator to pin you beneath its bulk on the bed. Teeth scrape adoringly against your neck - fur brushes your bare arms. And a voice that is almost Jonathan's, if your beloved husband where to have gravel in his throat, whispers to you;

"Mine."

"Yours," you repeat, your voice faint, but the growl is pleased as claws dig into velvet and brocade and you feel yourself divested of your expensive garments. Cool air hits your bare skin. Jonathan drags his tongue over your throat, making you shudder in pleasure - lower and lower and lower, over your nipple until it peaks beneath his ministrations, and then the other. His teeth tease at bare skin but do not break it.

You were right, then. Jonathan knows you. Jonathan is part wolf, now, and he's not the learned and lovely man you fell in love with . . . but something about the animalistic way he holds you beneath him and the sound of his growls and the way his claws and tongue and teeth are appreciating your body makes your thighs feel slick with desire.

He recognises you as his mate, you realise, as his snout - cool and wet - nudges at your inner thigh, and you spread immediately to display your aching sex for him.

"Mine," Jonathan repeats, leaning forward, and you're rewarded with another swipe of his tongue. There's a roughness to it, a largeness that you're not used to; but it does not effect the bolts of electricity that zip through your spine as he laps up your slick. He growl-groans against you, tasting you - and he delves in again with his tongue, as if you are a fine ambrosia. You whimper, grinding your sex against the tongue, your clit aching and swollen to be toyed with - but as the first buzzes of darkness begin to edge your vision, Jonathan pulls back.

He pulls himself onto the bed, his body caging yours beneath him, and you blink up with blown-out pupils into eyes that unmistakably belong to Jonathan. They have his sympathy and his kindness, that same shade that you have stared at on a hundred balmy evenings; but there's something animal in there now that you know, as your eyes wander down to see that Jonathan still has something that - thankfully - looks human, is lust.

"Please?" Jonathan manages, the word crunching against his teeth. You bare your throat.

You trust him. He has Jonathan's eyes.

"Please," you say, and he howls.

You're not expecting the howl, but you cannot bring yourself to be afraid of it as you feel familiar warm heat press against your inner thigh. It seems appropriate, actually, as you two become one in the light of the moon that has haunted Jonathan's thoughts for so long. As you feel his cock press against your entrance, slick with both his enthusiastic lapping and with your desire for your husband, stoked anew by his animal nature. As he pushes inside you, slowly, slowly--

If he'd been worried he would break you were his full humanity not returned to him, he was mistaken. Even so lupine in nature, Jonathan holds you like something delicate that could break apart at any moment, and he eases his cock inside you slowly. The fit is snug even after all of the nights you have spent together; still, you cannot imagine anyone but Jonathan ever fitting so well inside you. He rubs every spot of your inner walls like he was made to fuck you, and your hands scramble to find purchase on his back - more fur than skin is found, but at least it gives you something to hold onto.

When he begins to move, his pace is still slow, and you cling to him. He does not feel exactly like Jonathan usually feels under your fingertips, but that does not mean it's a bad feeling; he feels warm and real and right.

"Jojo," you whisper, as he begins to find a more even pace. "Jojo, Jojo--"

He recognises his name even this far gone. He does not say your name in reply, but he nuzzles against your cheek, breathing in your scent. His tongue licks a slow line over your ear and you find yourself shuddering, the movement sending a zip of electricity down your spine and making your sex pulsate.

He rocks against you, and you whimper. With each thrust, he seems to go deeper, stoking parts of you that remain unplumbed by anyone aside from Jonathan - but somehow, with Jonathan like this, it feels so much realer. This union feels primal and deep and correct. You run a hand over his brow, staring into his eyes, fingernails scratching over his ears. He makes a pleased, deep rumble in the back of his throat that makes you vibrate in turn.

In. Out. In. Out. You can hear how lewd the sound of his cock driving inside you sounds, echoing through the high ceilings. Your hips stutter against his in a silent plea to fuck you harder, please, you will not break and you can take it. Jonathan's breath comes out hot on your face.

"C-can I?" He asks, and you nod - his claws come to cling to your hips, lifting you almost off the bed, though your back is allowed to remain on the blankets. Your hips are supported only by him - and as he begins to thrust wildly against you, you wouldn't have it any other way. The combination of his strength and the animal way that he's fucking you converge on one point--

You try to hold on for longer, embarrassed by just how good it feels to be manhandled (should that be wolfhandled? You cannot bring yourself to care), but it is not to be - your mouth opens and a wail of Jonathan's name escapes you, and you come, shivering and shaking, your body pulsating and constricting where Jonathan is buried deep inside you.

He does not slow as you come, your body still rocked by his thrusts even as the aftershocks are rolling over you. Your hands, arms slung somewhere above your head from how he had moved you, fist in the bedsheets as you feel the tell-tale signs of a second orgasm, bare moments after your first body-trembling peak - and Jonathan growls, low in his throat, in a word that has your own heart beating in double time;

"Mate?"

Your face flushes. He may not be capable of many words right now, but you recognise what he is asking with this one. You're breathless, still teetering on the edge of your second precipice, but you manage to whisper out;

"Jojo . . . of course."

He fucks into you with wild abandon now, and you stop trying to hold back the moans and the whines and the desperate groans - there is nothing in your bedroom but fur on skin and the sounds of your wetness, Jonathan's rasping growl, your noises . . . And then, Jonathan's hips rock into yours twice, three times, harder than they have been so far, and you feel him come. Ropes of his warmth are pushed into you as he fucks through the final shakes of his orgasm, and you lie there, letting him use you--

"Oh--" You breathe, as Jonathan pulls out, and your channel feels horrifically empty. You can feel Jonathan's seed hot and warm inside you; the position that your legs are gently guided into by claws that should not be so careful does not allow for any of what he has given you to slide out.

Jonathan's fur and muscled form moves silently to one side of you, protectively curling about your sweaty body, where your breaths are still coming in heaving. He nuzzles the side of your face affectionately and then, like a cat, rests his head on your shoulder.

You are still breathing heavily when the first of his soft snores reaches your ears.

Well.

He certainly did not kill you.

Though you’re not sure how long it will be until you can walk properly again. 

[edgy-ella]

Future Smash Memes: An explanation

As I’m sure most of you following this blog are aware, I run a smash bros meme blog called Future Smash Memes. I’ve been updating this blog daily since mid-December, and people seem to like it. As I’m writing this, the blog has over 500 followers. That’s crazy! Never did I think that my stupid little meme blog would get this popular.

However, with that surge of popularity comes a lot of new viewers who may not be in on the joke. I get a lot of questions asking something along the lines of “what is this blog about?” So instead of continuing to answer these questions individually, I’m going to make a long post here that I can redirect to in the future. I’m keeping this off the Future Smash Memes blog so as not to “break character.”

The entire joke behind the blog is that all of these are jokes from the future that we don’t get because they haven’t happened yet, but they could theoretically happen (or it’s fun to think that they could, anyway). I make a lot of memes about scenarios for “Subspace 2” because a lot of people really, really want to see another big story mode in smash again in the same line as Subspace Emissary from Brawl. Fans like to see their favorite characters from different franchises interact with each other, that’s pretty much the main reason that crossovers are popular to begin with. In the context of Smash, we almost always see these characters interact with each other by beating the ever loving shit out of each other. That’s all well and good, it’s a really fun game, and Smash is already brimming with fanservice (no, not THAT kind). But lots of fans crave something a little more; especially so when you compare Smash to other big crossover games and even to itself through SSE. So, I’m happy to deliver. Also, it’s a lot easier for me to make memes about subspace 2 rather than memes about the future competitive scene since I’m not super competitive with Smash to begin with.

With all that said, the most common question I get concerning this blog is this:

“Are your Subspace 2 memes all based off of a fanfiction?”

The short answer is NO, they’re not. The long answer...

While these memes are all technically a big fanfiction in and of themselves, I’ve never produced said fanfiction in any other form, be it literature or a fan game or an animation or whatever. I did think about writing down some little “short stories” surrounding the context of some popular memes, but ultimately decided against it. I think that writing this all would kind of kill the fun because people like to look at these memes and speculate how exactly they would come to pass. Writing it all down as a big fanfic would ruin that (and make the blog just feel like a promo for some shit Smash Bros fanfic, for that matter). It would just make the whole thing feel too fanfic-y something that I’ve tried very hard to avoid. There’s also the fact that I don’t really have a big plot structure for this all in my head, just some certain segments and story beats. For the most part, I’m making it up as I go. I do try to maintain some level of “canon consistency,” but it’s not my priority when making these memes. I apologize if that’s a disappointment to some of you.

That being said, while I still have everyone here, I’d like to take this time to continue to break character and answer some more common questions.

“Did you come up with the idea for ‘future’ memes yourself?”

No. Plenty of people have posted “future smash memes” or “alternate timeline smash memes” in the past on Twitter, Reddit, and even here on Tumblr. It’s even got it’s own KYM entry (though unfortunately, I’m not on there). I think that I am the first person to let out a constant stream of these at a consistent rate, though. I don’t own the concept, if you want to make your own “future meme” blog, you don’t have to ask me.

“What program do you use to make your memes?”

Some of the really early memes were made in Kapwing and Imgflip, but aside from that all of them were made in Photoshop.

“Why so much JoJo?”

JoJo already has a lot of memes to pull from and is known for its strange, out of context moments. It’s a prime target for meme templates. Also, Sakurai himself is a JoJo fan, so there’s some plausibility that a Smash story mode would have some JoJo references. It’s also my current hyperfixation so there’s that too.

“Why don’t you make memes about non-video game characters in Smash?”

I feel like a broken record every time someone asks me this. Sakurai has, at every opportunity, rejected the idea of having non-video game characters in Smash and I 100% agree with his reasoning. Even in the context of this, a future meme blog, I don’t want to see non-video game characters in Smash. For anyone interested in my more in depth thoughts on the matter, please go here.

“Why do you answer some of your asks with a block of glitchy Zalgo text?”

Whenever I do that, it’s because I either think it’s funny or because I don’t want to comment on how real people (like voice actors) are involved in Subspace 2. The block of text says “The information you are looking for is protected by the TTA. For your own safety, this information is being withheld from public knowledge in your timeline as making it accessible to all could put your timeline at risk of a paradox.”

[abbacchiosbelt]

All these DILF posts are really hot and so we'll written sjadjs but now I'm not able to get the idea of a fem!reader secretly dating Lisa Lisa whilst being best friends with Joseph and Caesar out of my head 😩😩

yessss i was honestly thinking about this the other day and then this ask popped up! perfect! i did stray away from the secret dating part… but i hope this is still enjoyable! ♥

a bit of an au, in which the hamon training arc lasts much longer and without such dire circumstances — caesar and joseph have stuck to your side since they met you at the local market when you helped them end a fight. since then, they’ve been stuck to you like glue whenever they’re not training with who they refer to as their “fitness instructor.” well. whatever she’s doing has both of them looking amazing, but you’d always been drawn to other women… 

18+ under the cut. age difference cw. both parties are consenting adults!

The second you laid eyes upon Lisa Lisa, you’d thought that Caesar and Jojo had been lying about their “fitness instructor” being 50. Lisa Lisa was drop-dead gorgeous with a body to die for — it was as if she came straight out of a fashion magazine, but better. Not only that, she was whipsmart, according to your best friends, and incredibly tough. Lo and behold, she was 50. It was explained away by Jojo that she simply took care of herself… Well, whatever it was, you certainly weren’t complaining.

Needless to say, you were head over heels. It was unlikely that Lisa Lisa would ever look at you, you thought. You were a young woman, not some handsome gentleman that you assume she’d be interested in. Jojo, as brash as he is, notices immediately how red your face gets and the way you shy away from Lisa Lisa’s stern gaze. 

He prods and pokes until he gets it out of you that, yes, perhaps you do fancy women! Is it such a problem? Jojo, to your relief, has no qualms about who you may be attracted to — he just wants to know the dirty details. Caesar, though he shamefully admits it, is also invested into your little crush. They may pout a bit that they’re not the ones you’re falling for, but they’re going to help you. Or try to, anyway.

That’s how you find yourself nervously stood beside Joseph and Caesar at Lisa Lisa’s house for dinner. It was a private affair, with a few others that worked to train the boys and a cute blonde girl that you came to know as Suzi Q. And somehow Joseph managed to seat you right next to Lisa Lisa, who gave you a little red-lipped smile that had your heart fluttering. 

And then without even noticing, the table is down to Lisa Lisa and you as you both sip slowly at your glasses of wine — she’s giggling freely and it’s so adorable on someone as beautiful and strong as her that you can barely stand it. God, you want to kiss her. Lisa Lisa is more observant than you could ever hope to understand and the next thing you know, her lips are ghosting across yours, parting to ask if she can kiss you.

Yes, yes, a million times yes — her lips press against yours gently but it’s not long before you’re kissing each other hungrily, her red lipstick smearing across your own bare lips. When Lisa Lisa lifts her head you want to whine, but you just watch as she easily smiles and promises you that next time, you’ll have all night for yourselves. Not a moment later Joseph bursts through the dining room walkway and asks if there are leftovers. You’re bright red and very obviously smudged with Lisa Lisa’s lipstick. Joseph just shouts out an enthusiastic ‘yes’ before scrambling off. 

Lisa Lisa has you over the very next night to continue where the two of you left off — and fuck was it worth the wait. Lisa Lisa’s mouth on your burning skin feels like heaven, and the way that she licks and kisses at your neck is just right. You’ve never been with a woman but it’s like Lisa Lisa knows all the right places to lick and touch — and then her mouth finds its way to your breasts and you can’t control the very loud moan that falls from your lips when she takes one of your nipples into her mouth. 

You try to protest all her attention on you — you want to make her feel good, too. She only winks, though, and slides down to your dripping sex before she has you shaking so hard she has to hold you down by your thighs. That’s four orgasms, by the time she lifts her head, still dressed.

Lisa Lisa asks if you feel good if you’re enjoying this before she primly smiles and mentions she knows this is your first time with a woman. She’ll take it as slow as you need, but she has many things she can show you. Lisa Lisa is so beautiful that you can barely think, but you nod eagerly and she grins (oh my, it looked exactly like Jojo’s smile…) before she slowly eases a finger into your sensitive sex.

You don’t know what the hell she’s doing but it feels incredible — one finger quickly turns to two and it feels like there’s a pleasant vibration. You don’t know how it’s possible but it’s hard to think with how good it feels. 

There are too many orgasms to count, by the time Lisa Lisa is finished, and you’re barely coherent in the best of ways. You weakly whine when she sends you home for the night, having not got to touch her at all, but she clicks her tongue and tells you that there will be time for that next time.

And that’s how you end up as another ‘student’ of Lisa Lisa’s. Your training, you’re sure, is far more pleasurable than anything else Caesar and Joseph have to do. Lisa Lisa teaches you with a stern gentleness that sets your core aflame and has your thighs clenching together whilst you listen to her instructions. 

Your rewards, when you please her just as she taught you, always leave you crying out her name and shaky for hours afterward. It’s not just the sex, either. Lisa Lisa is wonderful to talk to and spend time with — you feel a bit silly, compared to her, but her teases are only gentle and not meant to hurt if you ever say something off-the-cuff.

There’s a little thrill in knowing that no one knows about your relationship. Joseph has been told that it was just a silly tipsy kiss. You and Lisa Lisa sneak away for hidden moments — your face under her skirt as you lick at her, her fingers wet with your slick as she fingerfucks you in a hidden corner. 

Lisa Lisa prefers to rub herself against you to take the two of you to orgasm, but when there’s time, she fucks you. You’d never known a woman could do this or that ‘toys’ existed… But apparently, Lisa Lisa did. You too prefer the feel of her sex against your own, but there’s something great about being fucked on all fours by her while she pulls your hair and tells you what a good girl you’re being.

It’s by accident that Caesar overhears the two of you one day… Well, you. Lisa Lisa had surprised you by wearing the strap-on and had taken you against the wall, fucking into you with a strength that made your mind so hazy you didn’t even think to conceal your moans. Caesar, in his concern, had burst through the door without thinking to find you completely nude and being fucked into by a mostly dressed Lisa Lisa.

Well. A secret with Caesar doesn’t stay a secret long, and by the end of the night, Joseph is pestering you for details about your relationship with their instructor. It’s just your luck that Lisa Lisa catches them nagging you and assigns them some training that has Joseph about to burst out in tears. Before she leaves to make sure they follow through properly, she throws a wink in your direction. 

[din-skywalker]

Joestar Squared

hey hey hey!!! this is my secret santa to @melodicamatsu for @jjba-secret-santa !!

hope you enjoy this, since you said joseph was your fave and you preferred non ships! i also had this idea in the works for a while, so i hope you like it, espeically since it isn't a christmas story, and that you can read it any time of the year!

i'm on phone, so i'm not entirely sure if this will work or not. let's find out

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Jonathan knew something was wrong as soon as he'd arrived to the hotel room to find it empty, barren of the grandson he was supposed to meet. There was only his bag haphazardly thrown on one of the beds, some of its contents strewn about. How typical of Joseph to leave a mess such as this. Speedwagon wasn't even sight, which was entirely strange in of itself since the man always listened to Jonathan.

He was also aware of trouble when he couldn't find the Hamon user- Caesar Zeppeli- either. Both boys and Speedwagon were just missing, even though they were supposed to wait. The boys being gone made more since. Teenage boys hardly ever listened to the words of their elders now after his time, so this would be no different. But Speedwagon? He'd always trusted Jonathan’s instincts since they'd first met. It just didn't make any sense of why he'd have gone as well.

….Unless Joseph dragged the older man along with him. Jonathan ended up slapping a hand on his face with a frustrated sigh. His grandson was always leaping into action, hardly thinking things through beforehand until he'd get himself into a situation where he had to think of how to get out of it. It was a strange process, but it seemed to always work when it came to Joseph. Like the time he'd had to save Speedwagon from kidnappers that were after his fortune on an airplane. Robert had told him all about the events as Joseph profusely apologized to Erina for the blood stain- which was nowhere near his fault- on the suit he'd gotten her.

At least he was apologetic, though. Sometimes a true gentleman would shine through Joseph’s delinquent facade for those around him to see. Those instances always would warm Jonathan’s heart, reminding him of George.

But that was all beside the point.

All three of the people he was supposed to meet here were currently not waiting for him and that meant there was trouble. What kind of trouble, Jonathan didn't know, but his instincts from his youth were screaming at him to be careful.

He just needed to find them, now.

He did recall something Caesar had written him in a previous letter- “The Germans have been taking me to this strange statue of three men. That may have something to do with this ‘Pillar Man’ your grandson was talking about. I've been going to study them every day at the Colosseum”- so he figured he may as well check there first. He readjusts the Luck Pluck sword on his shoulder and leaves the hotel.

Finding the place with the three statues Caesar has spoken of in his letter proved to be a tad more difficult- he’d figured there'd be guards- but he eventually did in the form of a hole in the wall. He climbs inside and is surprised at what he finds.

The soldiers who should have been guarding the outside in a pile of dried out flesh. Almost like deflated balloons. He presses his lips into a thin line and steps inside, careful to avoid any of their bodies. They may be enemies, but they still deserve respect, even in their deaths.

The one soldier who seemed to be cut in half as opposed to deflated was a good indicator of which why everything that had happened went. Especially when he comes upon a destroyed pillar and drops of blood leading away towards a set of tracks that leads further underground.

That's when he spots Speedwagon, trying to pick his way deeper down.

He rushes forward, laying his hands on both of Speedwagon’s shoulders. The other, greying man gasped in surprise and tenses, before he sees just who was grabbing and attempting to help him navigate further under the ground. “Jonathan!” he exclaimed, relief coating his voice. He hadn’t called Jonathan Jojo in years- the nickname had been basically passed down to Joseph, who was now referred to the nickname more than his actual name. Even Jonathan calls him Jojo now. The name just perfectly fits the lad. “Oh thank the heavens it’s you!”

“Robert,” Jonathan said in return. He let’s Speedwagon lean his weight into his hold, allowing the physically older man to catch his breath. He knows age has been getting to Speedwagon more and more as the years went by. He just doesn’t like to think about it a lot. “What is going on here? Where is Jojo?”

Speedwagon frowns deeply, his face tightening. “I tried to keep him from coming here without you, I really did,” he said quickly, even though he was still out of breath. “But he wouldn’t listen!”

“Where is he, Robert?” Jonatahn repeats, calmly. Even if his heart was beginning to beat a tad quicker, the worry for his grandson mounting. He’d grown rather attached to the boy, especially after the death of his father, and wanted nothing ill to happen to him. He’d promised this to both Elizabeth and Erina, after all. And to himself. “I can help him, wherever he is, but you have to tell me where he is.”

Robert points a shaking hand further underground. “He and.. And those… men, are somewhere down there, along the tracks,” he explained. Jonathan nods, and moves to set him against a nearby wall, but the other man catches his wrist. “Please, be careful, Jonathan.” His voice was pleading. “I fear they may be more powerful than… than even he had been.”

That claim has Jonathan’s blood freezing, and he swallows heavily. He then nods once more, and gives Robert his most reassuring smile. “It’ll be alright, my friend,” he told him, keeping his voice even. “You just get some rest.”

He then draws away, and walks further into the darkness, determined to save Joseph from whatever the boy had gotten himself into now.

It doesn’t take him long to hear the recognizable voice of his grandson, as strained as it currently sounded. He could tell Joseph was reaching his limit, and even though he was talking big, there was a slight tremor in his voice only those close to him would recognize. He picks up his pace, beginning to run.

“It’s such a shame you won’t be able to fight me once I’m at my peak,” Joseph is saying, with that tone he uses when he’s trying to pull one over someone. He was trying to trick the enemy(ies?), and Jonathan didn’t know if it was working or not. “Who knew how strong I would have been in a few months- hell even just one! I’m sure I’d be able to beat you then.”

“This proposition interests me.” came a voice Jonathan didn’t know. It was deep and heavily accented from a language Jonathan hadn’t heard before.”My lords, please, let me entertain this notion.”

“Whatever amuses you, Whammu.” it was another, more smooth voice, coated with the same accent. “Just hurry up and decide if you’re going to kill him or not already.”

Jonathan is approaching an opening that has light flooding in through to the darkness. He spots another man standing on the edge of it, peering around the edge, and this must be Zeppeli’s grandson, Caesar. He could see that the young lad was currently heavily injured, and was trying to decide whether he should help or not. He comes up and places a hand on the Italian’s shoulder, momentarily shocking him.

“Wh- who are you?” Caesar demanded quietly, bubbles of hamon forming around both of his hands. “Are you with the Pillar Men?”

“No, calm down, Caesar,” Jonathan instructed just as quietly. “I am Jonathan Joestar, Joseph’s grandfather.”

Caesar raises an eyebrow despite the situation. “You look more like his father than his grandfather,” he said pointedly. Jonathan winces inwardly at the comment, briefly reminded of George. But he pushes the thought aside for now. He has to stay in the here and now so he can help Joseph. “Anyway, Jojo needs our help. He’s cornered by all three of the Pillar Men right now. Pretty sure he’s almost bled out, too.” The Italian frowns. “Why haven’t you trained him to use his hamon better?”

Jonathan ignores the question, opting to instead take in the situation around the corner. The scene makes him sick to his stomach.

Joseph is currently sprawled on the ground, laying in a pool of his own blood that must have been pouring from the injury on his wrist. Two tall men are standing in front of him, both sparsely dressed yet menacing and intimidating all the same. They are staring down at Joseph like he was some kind of animal they could do with as they pleased. The thought makes Jonathan’s blood boil. He’d already be running out to help his grandson, but he knows he needs to take the situation in first fully. He glances upwards, spots a third man higher off the ground. He seems to be disinterested with the situation.

“And just to make sure you don’t run off from our agreement,” the deep voiced one from before- Whammu- is speaking again, and holding up a small ring. “I will now propose to you… with the Ring of Death.” And in a flash the man’s- or creature’s?- hand is shooting out and into Joseph’s chest, causing the boy to let out a scream of pain. “This one doesn’t go on your finger, though…”

That was it. That was all Jonathan could stand to watch.

He draws the Pluck Luck sword and charges out with a furious call, causing all three of the Pillar Men to look at him at once. But he doesn’t stop, continuing to run until he stabs the sword through the closest man’s side. That happened to be the Pillar Man standing beside Whamuu, and when at first he doesn’t seem impressed, Jonathan sends a blinding burst of hamon through it a moment later, causing the skin and flesh around the blade to begin to melt and crackle.

The Pillar Man lets out a scream now, and the one known as Whamuu yanks his hand from Joseph’s chest to punch at Jonathan. But Jonathan is still quick, despite his older age, thanks to his hmon training. He leaps out of the way, swinging the still hamon fused sword to cut Whamuu’s hand clean from his wrist. Once both Pillar Men have stumbled back from Joseph, Jonathan leaps to stand between him and the Pillar Men. Joseph is still on the ground, his fingers frantically scratching at the spot Whamuu had forced the ring into.

“Gramps?” Joseph exclaimed, his voice shaking more than it had. He knew he was going to be in trouble. “When… when did you get here?”

“Be quiet, Jojo,” Jonathan ordered him, hardly sparing him a glance over his shoulder. “I'll deal with you later.”

“Well, isn't this interesting.” came a third voice. From the man lounging above. He leaps down, landing in front of the other two men struggling to heal from his attack. So hamon affected them like vampires. That was good to know. He holds his sword higher, keeping the tip aligned with the man’s nose. “You must be related to this…” he half glanced at Joseph, who was struggling to stand now. “...distraction.”

Whamuu stands up straight now, holding his stump arm close, since it had yet to heal. He looks Jonathan up and down, as though examining him, and then nods. “He must be. Jojo shares his face,” he said pointedly. He grins then, despite his sliced wrist continuing to sizzle and smoke. “Excellent. Another worthy opponent.”

“There are more of the hamon users remaining than we'd previously believed,” the third continued speaking, his eyes flashing dangerously. Jonathan shifts on his feet, narrowing his eyes in return. This man was reminding him more and of… him, with each second. “What a minor annoyance. We’ll have to be rid of them.”

“With respect, Lord Kars,” Whamuu said, bowing to the other man. The leader of this trio, then. “But I already made a deal with Jojo. Please allow this deal to pass over his grandfather, as well. He seems to be a worthy adversary.”

Kars hums in thought, placing a finger tip to his chin. “I suppose we could let them live, for now,” he said. He smirks, and waves a hand at Whamuu. “I do believe he too will be returning to us, just as his grandson. Go ahead, Whamuu, tell them of the ring.”

Kars then leaps into the night, and the man Jonathan had attacked at the beginning finally straightens up. He looks from Whamuu to the sky before he too leaps away, a look of disappointment on his face.

“As I said before,” Whamuu said, and Jonathan’s eyes dart back to his face. The large man has a hand held to the side dramatically. He then points at Joseph, who had come to stand beside Jonathan. The older of the two Joestars frowns, looking Joseph over through the corner of his eye. He didn’t seem to have any other injuries aside from a few scrapes and bruises, nothing a Joestar couldn’t heal from. The most worrying thing was the large gash on the bottom of his wrist and the fact Whamuu had stuck a ring somewhere inside his chest. “That is the Ring of Death. I placed it around your heart, and in thirty-three days it will dissolve, or it will still dissolve if you make any attempt to remove it.”

Jonathan can just hear Joseph let a breath out through his nose, the first sign that his grandson was growing stressed. He could tell that the younger man didn't like where this was going just as much as he didn't.

“The only cure for it is in this piercing,” Whamuu continued, pointing to the ring in his lip. Jonathan’s grown deepens. “The only way for you to get it is to beat me in battle.”

“Then perhaps I will,” Jonathan exclaimed, and instantly charges forward with the Pluck Luck held over his head. He takes a swing at Whamuu, but he leaps back out of the sword’s reach, and up into the air, landing a tad higher than them. “Running so soon from a battle? I didn't take you to be cowardly.”

“I am waiting for the fight your grandson promised me,” Whamuu replied, gesturing to Joseph, who is staring up with wide, but calculating eyes. Always calculating, always planning ahead. “Until a month has passed, I will be preparing myself for our duel just as much as he is.” He bows his head. “Until then, Jojo.”

He then disappears into the night.

That's when Joseph finally loses his balance, falling to his knees with a heavy gasp. Jonathan turns to him, sheathing Pluck Luck and hurrying towards him.

“You absolute buffoon,” Jonathan said softly as he takes Joseph’s weight, easily holding it. Joseph is breathing heavily, the blood on his face a cruel portrait. “You should have waited for me. Now look at the mess you're in.”

Joseph draws a deep breath through his nose, staring up at Jonathan through one eye, the other screwed shut. “S… sorry, Gramps,” he breathed out, his voice further strained than before. It was lucky Jonathan had shown up when he had, else Joseph would have lost his sure front when dealing with the Pillar Men, and probably would have been dead by now. “Got… got im… impatient.”

“That's all you ever do,” Jonathan said, a tad angry, letting Joseph know of his disapproval of his behavior. George has run into danger, and had done so for the last time all those years ago… He couldn't let that happen to Joseph, too. “Run head first into things without thinking.”

Joseph grimaces, coughs up blood that dribbles down his chin. “I… I had to keep… Uncle Spe… speedwagon safe,” he pauses to draw a breath in, chuckles with difficulty. “And that… stuck up… Zeppeli, too, I guess.”

Jonathan shakes his head, but can't stop the flare of pride from warming his chest. Joseph was always putting others first, trying to keep them safe. Others may not think him to be the best of gentlemen, but he was surely one in Jonathan’s eyes. “Hush now,” he ordered, gently. “Just get rest now. I'll handle things from here.”

Joseph nods, and his other eye closes. “S.. Sounds good, Gramps…” he then loses consciousness, his breathing a rough and heavy. Jonathan couldn't decipher if that was due to any internal injuries, from the ring that had just been wrapped around his heart, or just from exhaustion. Hell, maybe it was all three.

He shook those thoughts away as he hears nearing footsteps. He looks over his shoulder and spots Caesar walking slowly forward. “Is… is he alright?” he asked hesitantly.

Jonathan nods. “He will be,” he said, and then smirks. “Something like this couldn't stop us Joestars.”

Caesar shakes his head in disbelief. “I thought he was running to save his own skin back there,” the Italian admits. “But really he was just trying to get us out of the line of fire.”

“That's Joseph,” Jonathan said, with a knowing smile. There's that flare of pride in his chest again. “Always averting expectations to make things go his way.”

Caesar then offers help with carrying Joseph, but Jonathan politely turns him down. The Italian was already injured and exhausted himself, and he's never had any real trouble carrying his grandson. Probably due to the fact he was so muscular still.

They meet up with Speedwagon and Caesar informs him of what's happened as they continue on their way out.

Jonathan stares ahead, determined to defeat these Pillar Men along with Joseph. If he'd been able to defeat him all those years ago, then it'd be no problem with his grandson.

They were Joestars, after all.

[bi-dazai]

BSD Episode 27 Analysis

Hello! Natalya back with my second instalment of my episodical analyses of BSD. This week I’ll be looking at episode 27 from the lens of a more platonic soukoku than last week, which was about explicit romance coding in terms of double-entendre and visual imagery. You can find that post here. I would suggest reading it, because I may indulge myself in romantic soukoku in this post a bit, although it will only be a side-track.

A note before we begin, however – I’m writing this in a much more casual academic tone, and I’m not using lowercase and internet casual as I did in my previous post. This is because it helps me enunciate my points in a way that doesn’t make me look like a crazy person. I also made quite a few grammatical errors, typos, and strange sentences. This tends to happen when I write long-form internet casual. For the sake of clarity, you’ll have to put up with the tone I usually place in a more casual academic setting such as my university tutorials.

So as usual I’ll pick out a few moments to focus in on to explain an overall general subtext and underlying message etc in the episode. For this episode, I’ve picked the opening in which Chuuya kicks the gun out of Dazai’s hand, and the scene in which our two other Sheep members are introduced.

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This episode I’m going to focus on the way the episode expresses the burgeoning, newborn perceptions of Dazai on Chuuya and vice versa. I’m also going to be referring to moments that count as SPOILERS, so if you care about that then careful going forth, or perhaps wait until the Fifteen adaptation is finished before coming back to this post and reading it.

Also, for this episode I’ll be diving into my writing major and only partially into my film studies minor. I’ll have you know I pull out my textbooks and lecture notes every time I make an analytical post like this, haha!

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So let us begin with the opening moments of the episode. This episode, structurally, is where we finally start diving past the surface of the introduction and right into the story of Dazai and Chuuya. This is the proper introduction of their relationship. So this first fight sequence serves to demonstrate the tone with which we will begin.

So here we have some classic establishing character writing. Step 1: Introduce the base characteristics of your characters. Step 2: Introduce a problem. Step 3: Explore how they interact with the problem.

So here we witness not just Chuuya and Dazai’s unique takes on how to deal with this problem, we also have their own perceptions of each other’s actions to explore. Remember – this story is about the two of them as a pair, not just as individuals.

So here we have our problem – an armed soldier has just appeared and is clearly threatening violence. Chuuya reacts by taunting – “Oi, old man. Let’s save us both some time.” Dazai is surprised by Chuuya’s brazenness (see the expression animated in the first SC). Chuuya taunts the opponent a little more, edging and encouraging danger, clearly seeking a fight. Dazai approaches. Walking calmly past, he says to Chuuya without regard for the armed soldier, “…you could just trick him to get some information out of him.” Here we have the set-up of Dazai and Chuuya in a problem. Chuuya sees a problem as a threat and escalates to a physical altercation; Dazai sees a problem as an opportunity and prefers mental cunning.

As the scene continues on however, we begin to recognise a similarity in Dazai and Chuuya, and that is that they have little regard for the problem. They understand how powerful they are and their upper hands (Chuuya his ability and Dazai his intellect). Even when they talk to a grown adult man wielding a gun, they talk down to him. When he holds a barrel to their heads within deadly range, they aren’t fazed:

And, of course, in this exchange here both Dazai and Chuuya both are shown to be knowledgeable of underground groups, networks, and goingsons. Keep in mind Chuuya is the ‘King of the Sheep’ and acts pretty much as their leader and later becomes Executive before Dazai does. And Dazai is Mori’s protégé, frequently set up to be the next Boss of the mafia to the point that Mori is fearful that Dazai would have taken his seat sometime soon if he hadn’t broken him (further) with the death of Odasaku. Chuuya and Dazai, despite their differences, are the most dangerous people in the underground right now, they’re clever and powerful. Chuuya may be the ‘brawns’ in their physical fights, but off the battlefield anyone interacting with them is subjected to two intensely intellectual and cunning people who are deadest on a goal. This is also shown at the end of the episode with their conversation with Randou, somewhat in Episode 21 when Chuuya isn’t beating the shit out of the Guild.

In short – they are different, yet incredibly similar. They have different views on a situation, but given the same goal they will work towards it in differing ways with equal success. They are the perfect rivals, and the perfect counterbalances to each other’s personalities and ethos’s. In My Hero Academia, Bakugou’s desire for victory and Midoriya’s pure heart and established as traits which each one must learn from the other to become both better heroes and better people. In Bungou Stray Dogs, Chuuya and Dazai work with and against each other and transform each other into better people.

And so, that is where this moment comes in:

(Sidenote: Chuuya’s line here translates roughly as “It’s useless to shoot dead bodies.” Don’t ask how, but I know that because of Jojo’s.)

(ignore this repeat sc, tumblr editor is being fucky)

(Second sidenote: Look. Look how close they’re depicted in this shot.)

(Third sidenote: sorry for quality drop – Australian internet is special.)

So here we have our first instance of one half of Soukoku directly challenging and changing an aspect of the other half. Here, Chuuya notices how clearly sick Dazai is. Furthermore, if we refer to our second SC (where Dazai’s expression makes me want to cry), we can see parallels to a certain future (ongoing) mental health arc:

I bring this up because we later find out that the reason Akutagawa is so violently driven is that he was constantly demeaned and psychologically abused by his mentor – Dazai. Akutagawa becomes not an antagonist but another protagonist upon meeting Atsushi [insert shin soukoku summary here] and bettering himself. He makes a pact not to kill anyone and begins working together with Atsushi (he used to be a lone wolf – a stray dog). Atsushi also learns to be confident and put a foot down from Akutagawa. But the point here that we need to focus on, of course, is that Akutagawa is seen as utterly deranged, violent, and demonic in the first season, but later we realise that he is in fact capable of empathy but was extremely battered by his own mental abuse.

We also see this expression on Fitzgerald as he begins to lose control. It’s another tie-back to Akutagawa (and in a small part Atsushi, but I’ll leave that for later when I analyse that episode). And we see it in Shibusawa in Dead Apple. We see this expression and through the stylistic language of Bungou Stray Dogs we come to understand it as not the depiction of someone to be reviled but the depiction of someone who is struggling inside.

So here, when we see Dazai make that expression, we know that Dazai may be a seemingly totally apathetic, suicidal, amoral mafioso who just went utterly crazy while shooting a dead guy in the head, but we know it is because, currently, Dazai is extremely, extremely depressed.

In thinking of Akutagawa and understanding what we know of Dazai’s past with Mori, it is safe to assume that Mori has not once opposed nor done anything to help Dazai with his mental illness. Mori has, in fact, utilised Dazai’s mental illness as a tool and a strategy to keep Dazai close.

And then the light finally comes in, and Chuuya kicks the gun out of Dazai’s hands, Dazai gets scolded, and finally someone is forcing Dazai to question himself.

So let’s move onto the vice versa of this scene. I’d like to give partial credit for this next piece of analysis to user @bluelancelion who wrote up an excellent little piece on this scene [https://bluelancelion.tumblr.com/post/184330424612/okay-so-we-all-know-that-dazai-is-manipulating-the]. [this is where the spoilers start to come into play!] Please go read that before you move on with my post here, because I’m going to expand on some points, however I don’t want to summarise something that’s already perfectly written anyway so I’m leaving that one to some assigned reading!

Ok.

So as OP stated, this is the first scene in which Dazai doesn’t put up a play act to hide his own feelings. Let’s actually go backwards when analysing this scene:

DAZAI: “Lay off him already. He has the ability to choose for himself how to use his power. Even a kid could figure out that much.”

I’ve attached this because that’s a stark contrast to this:

Both in expression and in dialogue, Dazai is already different. And here we have Dazai for probably the first time in his life using his intellect to set up a ploy for someone else’s benefit and not just his own.

[ROMANTIC SOUKOKU SIDETRACK: Dazai has been shown to canonically be a selfish person, especially in his Port Mafia days. Expanding on my theory expressed in my episode 26 post in which I posited Dazai has feelings for Chuuya that he either understands or doesn’t just yet, this could be both out of his feelings for Chuuya urging him to do something to make Chuuya happy (We can also add to this by mentioning how he just lets the Sheep hostages go. Chuuya is only meant to be working with the Port Mafia temporarily – Mori may have his plans but these are a long time coming at this point. Chuuya is still attached to Sheep and releasing hostages gives him much more of an excuse to ditch the mafia totally), and/or his feelings urging him to do something to keep Chuuya to himself. This is especially interesting considering this little interchange (she’s looking at Dazai):

Yeah that’s either 1) double-entendre or just 2) straight up explicit romantic competition. It’s after this that Dazai stops going along playfully with them and starts straight up demeaning them and saying Chuuya can do what he wants without their input.

I’ll end my RSS (Romantic Soukoku Sidetrack) with a sneak into Chuuya’s side:

Make of that what you will.]

*another kinda pointless sidenote: chuuya’s sheep male friend refers to chuuya as ‘omae’ [derogatory when used towards a person who isn’t your subordinate (i.e. teacher to a student; boss to an assistant etc) which is pretty damn brazen considering Chuuya can snap him in two at a moment’s notice and that Chuuya is probably the only reason their gang is still even alive.

 Okay, Romantic Sidetrack done! Now back to our analysis. We’re moving on to our final scene of the episode. Before we get into the soukoku analysis, I just wanted to point out this little frame here:

For those who don’t know, the founder of the ADA is this cat. He wasn’t always a cat (I think?), but in Bungou Stray Dogs as we know it, he’s a cat. The cat has been seen frequently in scenes involving flashbacks to Dazai’s time in the mafia and often when Fukuzawa is trying (so hard) to feed cats. It’s also worth mentioning there’s a tradition of cats in Japanese literature, often about observing the world and realising things about yourself by observing it. If you want an anime example, go watch My Roommate Is A Cat. It functions in pretty much the same way. Anyway, here’s a fun aside in which Fukuzawa realises the cat is the ADA leader, “Come!”, and the ADA leader promptly rolls around the floor chasing feathers while going “nyan nyan nyan”: [picture not my own]

Okay where was I before I got sidetracked by a cat? Right. Soukoku.

We get a bit of Dazai gloating about getting rid of his romantic competition Sheep’s constant hold on Chuuya, before Randou asks Dazai to please shut the fuck up about the guy he literally met that week and please just send me to the execution room I don’t think I can take any more of this kid going on about Chuuya. (Understandable, have a nice day |　わかりました。良い一日を過ごしてください。)　

So we get a bit of Dazai’s explanation on why Randou is the culprit before we hear that all-too-familiar screech of Chuuya coming in hot. Let’s pause it there.

We’ve never, ever heard Chuuya yell like that without Corruption. Yet he does it now. This 1) ties Corruption in with our current mystery about Arahabaki (spoiler: Corruption is Chuuya allowing Arahabaki full reign over the god’s vessel (Chuuya)) and 2) makes us aware that the Chuuya we’re familiar with from our current knowledge of the anime (I use the anime because that’s what I’m analysing) is a little different from fifteen-year-old Chuuya. Okay, so keep that in mind, and we’ll keep going, fast forward a bit until this final bit after the credits:

[this shot: Chuuya has journeyed towards Randou. There is something tying Chuuya and Randou together that Dazai is not quite part of. Spoiler: Randou as we know is Rimbaud, who is a key factor in Chuuya’s development (hat) and the Arahabaki investigation.]

[this shot: First, we think back to Dazai, Akutagawa, Fitzgerald, Shibusawa. Those expressions are similar, but there’s something really wrong here. Let me tell you want it is. Mainly, visually the pupils of Chuuya’s eyes are inverted. But secondarily, we’ve already been visually warned just over ten minutes ago, first by this scene in which we cut to Chuuya while we talk of Arahabaki’s eyes (it does cut also to Dazai, but his expression is one of “I’m figuring out a mystery” and his eyes are obscured. This shot of Chuuya lingers on Chuuya’s eyes, pulling focus to them and the expression on his face.)

Secondly, Chuuya’s eyes are the colour of the sea that Randou talks about. And, of course, in this shot we see not only the sea but also the light of Chuuya’s ability plainly:

So there we have a burgeoning relationship between Chuuya and Randou, and a hint that we are going to be discussing Chuuya’s relationship with Arahabaki and with himself as its vessel.

And then we have this – Dazai did not know any of this. This is foreign to us – the Dazai we know has predicted almost everything. He even predicted Odasaku’s death. But here, he’s totally out of his depth. He’s dealing with gods now. He expected the main part of their investigation to end a few minutes ago when Chuuya explained how Randou staged the resurrection of the previous Boss. But now we, with Dazai, are being thrown headfirst into something clearly very much a Chuuya thing. And now we will see whether Dazai sticks or leaves with a plot involving an actual fucking god of destruction (we know what happens. He does).

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And so, to finalise: This episode set up relationships. It set us up to the fact that this story is going to be about relationships, and more specifically about these ones:

- Dazai and Chuuya

- Dazai and Sheep

- Chuuya and Sheep

- Chuuya and Randou

It directs the audience to consider events, framing, characters etc within the contexts of these relationships in order to appreciate the story properly.

And yeah it also sets up that Dazai is a bit of a jealous bitchy bisexual.

[friendliest-place-on-earth]

hey look i wrote something for once

so i mentioned awhile back that i’d started writing a hogwarts au. it’s currently one of my favorite things to work on right now, so i figured i’d post the first chapter to see how you guys like it. there’s probably some minor errors, but my laptop’s been acting up when i try to transfer writing here and i’m really, really tired, so pardon that. i hope you guys like it! -mod rose 💜

Davey peered out the window as the train pulled away from the station. His parents had left already, but not before telling Les a thousand times how much they’d miss him. His twin sister sat reading a book next to him, while the aforementioned Les was bouncing his leg and babbling nervously.

“What house do you think I’ll be in? I really want to be in Gryffindor, or maybe Slytherin, or-”

“Les, calm down. You'll probably end up in Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw like me or Sarah. And besides, I haven't had a pleasant encounter with students from either of those houses since I’ve gotten to Hogwarts.” Just then, the door slid open, and a group of louder students came in. Davey flinched, and Sarah nearly dropped her book on the floor. She dog-earred the page and put it away for its own safety. There were four boys and a girl, two of whom were already in uniform. A taller boy with sandy blond hair wore a Gryffindor tie, done poorly over his robes, while a slightly shorter boy with dark brown hair wore Slytherin robes and no tie. Davey rolled his eyes.

“Hey, uh, sorry about bargin’ in here. We’re kind of on the run and we’re hoping the assholes chasing us’ll back off before they get here,” said the boy with the Slytherin robes on. Davey glanced at Sarah, who had already taken her book back out. If she wasn’t going to mind these somewhat obnoxious students, then neither would he.

“Uh, sure, yeah. Go ahead and sit down,” Davey replied uncertainly.

“Sorry about them. They’re usually not this loud,” the girl apologized, brushing her reddish bangs out of her eyes.

“I’ve heard worse,” Davey said with a weak laugh, referring to Les, who took everything in with wide eyes. The girl smiled before sitting down next to Les.

“You’re a first-year, aren't you?”

“Yeah! I’m so excited!” Les replied, beaming.

“I’m Katherine. What’s your name?”

“I’m Les, and this is my brother, David. My sister Sarah is next to him.”

“What house do you want to be in, Les?”

“I want to be in Gryffindor, or Slytherin, but I’ll probably end up in Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw like my brother and sister.” Les answered.

“Which one of you is in Ravenclaw?” Katherine asked.

“I am,” Davey said.

“Nice to meet you, David. I’m Katherine. Plumber. I’m in Ravenclaw too.”

“David Jacobs.” Davey shook her hand, and she sat back down next to Les, and they began talking excitedly. Sarah glanced over at Davey, and he could see she had a faint blush on her cheeks.

“Don't tell me you've got a crush already,” Davey whispered teasingly.

“Shh! I do not!” Sarah’s voice was stern, but she wore a small smile on her face. Davey could tell her focus was far from the book she was pretending to read. He turned his attention back to the four boys who were arguing over who would be doing well in Quidditch this year.

“Gryffindor’s got some pretty good chasers this year, not to mention one of the best beaters and team captains in school history. If you think Slytherin stands a chance against us, you must be crazier than we thought, Jack,” the blond said, and it seemed like he was referring to the shorter burly boy sitting beside him. Jack rolled his eyes.

“Yeah, your chasers and your beaters might be good, but what about your seeker? Last year she got ahold of the snitch only once, and that was against Hufflepuff, who always tends to lose anyway.” Jack looked pleased with his answer, but what he didn't count on was Sarah raising an eyebrow before starting to talk. A shorter boy with a crutch looked confused for a moment before she started talking.

“You’d better watch your mouth. Last year was rough for a few reasons, and I’ve got no doubt us badgers will be giving you a run for your money this year. I wouldn't write the Hufflepuff team off so easily.”

Sarah promptly went back to reading, ignoring the looks of disbelief she got from the other members of the compartment.

“What? I can talk,” Sarah said defensively.

“I’ve never heard somebody say that much in one go,” Jack said, taken aback. Davey could already tell the direction his mind was going.

“What do you say we maybe talk some more?” he asked smoothly, but Sarah looked up at him and rolled her eyes.

“Sorry, but you're not really my type. Now, if you'd kindly leave me alone, I have a book to read,” Sarah replied curtly, and Jack sat back down before being taunted by the other two boys.

“You struck out good, Kelly! It's a wonder you had a girlfriend at all last year!” The tall blond elbowed him good-naturedly, and Jack rolled his eyes.

“You weren’t doing any better than me, Race! You got no room to talk,” Jack fired back, and Race feigned offense.

“Ah, come on, the both of you. Calm it down or we’ll get in trouble when the prefects come through.” The boy with the crutch waved it at them, nearly hitting Jack.

“Think your aim’s getting better, Crutchie. You only almost knocked me upside the head this time,” Jack grinned, and Crutchie nearly shoved him out of his seat.

“Shut up, you moron. I can soak you any old day I want to.” Crutchie waved his crutch threateningly with a laugh.

The train ride was fairly uneventful after that, with Sarah falling asleep on Davey about an hour in, and Les waking her up accidentally while begging Davey for money to get something from the trolley. After that, Davey wasn't sure if he could physically sit still. Finally, the train pulled in and after goodbyes and a pep talk from Katherine, Les slowly made his way over to Hagrid, who waved to Jack when he saw him get off. Jack smiled, and waved back, yelling a greeting.

The rest of them made their way to the carriages, and Davey was grateful the boys from the train filled up one and only one. He did not want to have to talk to them again. Katherine and Specs, Davey’s roommate, ended up joining them. The ride was mostly quiet, aside from Katherine and Sarah. They kept chatting quietly about school(Katherine was near the top of the class in everything, as was Sarah), Quidditch(Katherine was a chaser, and Sarah had never gone to a game in her life), and books. Both girls were avid readers, and they'd read most of the same series.

Leave it to Sarah to find a girl as book-crazy as she is, Davey thought to himself. Specs remained quiet, as if he was observing, and Davey was sure he was. When he came out to Specs in their fourth year, Specs looked at him for a moment before pulling a small rainbow flag out of his own case.

“You’re acting like I didn’t piece it together myself,” he’d told Davey, who started to laugh. He’d also told Davey he was bi. A slight bump jolted Davey out of his reverie, and he looked up.

The carriage pulled to a stop outside Hogwarts, and Davey was glad to be back. He was also starving. He made a mad dash for the long Ravenclaw table, and muddled through most of the Sorting ceremony until it was Les’s turn. He sat up straighter, trying to see the front of the room and stay awake. Les was in the chair with the hat dropped in front of his eyes, and Davey could see Sarah watching closely as well. Finally, the hat announced, “Hufflepuff!” and Sarah was among the first to begin celebrating. Les ran over and sat by her, grinning widely. Davey was happy for his little brother. Across the table, Katherine was pleased as well.

“I had a feeling about him,” she said with a sly grin.

After the ceremony came the feast, and it was easily Davey’s favorite part of the day. The food was always amazing, especially after eating a light breakfast and lunch out of nerves. Once dinner was over, he, Specs and Katherine headed back up to the dorms, where several people were ready to pass out. Katherine stole a book off a shelf in the common room before heading to her room, waving goodbye to Davey and Specs. The two boys arrived to find their other roommates had beaten them up there. Henry and Jojo were nice enough, but they travelled in different social circles than Davey and Specs, so conversations were usually short, if they happened at all. As soon as he could, Davey took a quick shower because he knew he wouldn’t be alert enough to take a short one in the morning. After he was done, he got his pajamas on and got into bed. First day of classes, come at me, Davey thought as he drifted away.

[skullvis]

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable Live Action Movie Spoilers/Review!

Hello! I’m living in Japan right now, and was lucky enough to see the new live action Jojo movie!! I’m gonna talk about the stuff they changed and the stuff they added to the movie, as well as some very big spoilers so please be sure that youre okay with spoilers before reading this! If you want to wait until the movie is available subbed or dubbed that’s fine! This is just for anyone who really wants to know about the movie right now and doesn’t want to wait! There are some pretty big differences, but it’s your choice if you want to wait or learn about them now! 

I will also give my general impression and a little review at the end. 

First off I want to say that I thought all the actors did an excellent job. I can’t imagine the pressure of portraying such iconic characters, but I felt like everyone did a spot on job. In particular, Yusuke Iseya, Jotaro’s actor did fantastic. He let himself show more emotion than I was used to seeing with Jotaro’s character, but it really worked, and he was still able to pull off Jotaro’s “seriousness”. 

Second, I want to say is that it is an adaptation. I don’t think anyone was expecting every little thing to be the same as the manga, but I do want to make it clear that a lot of stuff was cut, and that the movie only covers up to chapter 18 of DiU. I am sorry if something you liked from the manga got cut or altered, but please remember that they couldn’t even get everything in the anime which had 39 episodes. The movie had a lot of heart and even though things were changed a lot was kept true to the manga’s plot and the characters! 

Important side note--There is NO animal cruelty in this movie. Angelo doesn’t attack the man with the dog, so if you were worried about that it’s okay! You won’t have to see any animal violence. 

Things Changed: 

--The movie apparently takes place in present day, and the characters use Cell Phones. 

--Angelo is still at large instead of in prison at the start of the movie. He’s escaping from a crime scene when Keicho shoots him with the arrow, as opposed to being in jail. 

--Koichi and Josuke are now 2nd years, and Koichi is a transfer student. He and his family just moved to Morioh. 

--The scene with the turtle doesn’t happen. Instead Koichi is stopped by punks in an alley way, and that’s where Josuke fights them. 

--Koichi and Josuke have met before the alley scene, but Josuke doesn’t remember Koichi initially. Koichi doesn’t meet Jotaro until later. 

--Yukako and Koichi have a few scenes together early on. Yukako gives Koichi her english homework and tells him she’ll help him study. There’s a ton, and she pressures him to do all of it. Koichi is made uneasy by her from the start. 

--The scene where Josuke saves the girl at the convenience store happens before Josuke meets Jotaro. 

--Tomoko doesn’t get to punch a guy into his car :c 

--A lot more time is spent on Josuke grieving his grandpa right after he dies. Even Jotaro is pretty choked up by it. The actors did a really good job in that scene. Josuke cries :c

--Jotaro freezes time during the fight with Angelo

--The fight with Angelo and Angelo’s being turned into a rock is almost entirely the same as the manga/the closest they could get. The fight scenes were done wonderfully. 

--We actually see Josuke and Tomoko go to Ryohei’s funeral. Koichi also goes, as do many of the other kids from Josuke’s high school apparently. I can only guess this is cause Ryohei was a well known police officer. 

--Josuke sees Keicho watching the funeral and chases after him, leading him to the Nijimura’s house. Koichi follows Josuke after seeing him leave, and that’s how they both get there. 

--Dio is not mentioned in the film at all (if he was, I missed it)

--The fight between the Nijimura’s and Josuke and Koichi is done beautifully and with a lot of detail to make it as close to the source as possible. The only differences were that Echoes hatched during the fight with Keicho and that (THIS IS A MAJOR MAJOR SPOILER THAT WILL EFFECT THE SECOND MOVIE AS WELL SO BEFORE YOU READ PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW THIS!!!)

--Red Hot Chili Pepper is not the stand that kills Keicho. Sheer Heart Attack is. (sorry Akira Otoishi fans) I personally think this was a really smart move on their part, as DiU is fucking long as hell. It’s clear that they’re trying to move the story along to get as much of the main plot in as they can. While I also have to admit that I am sad we aren’t gonna get to see every minor character and plot line, I also understand why they did and think it was a great choice. My opinion may change later but for now I think it was the best decision. 

--After that, there is a final scene of Okuyasu, Josuke, and Koichi being friends and going to school, with all three of them saying “Yo” to the Angelo rock. There is a stinger that shows Kira’s house, and shows that he now has the arrow. 

Things that were added:

--Angelo meets with Keicho and they have a meal together? Angelo threatens Keicho with his stand and Keicho whips out Bad Company and puts that nonsense to bed. 

--Jotaro calls Joseph and talks to him in English. I can’t remember if this was ever specified in the manga or not, that they spoke English, but I guess he can speak English! Also major props to Yusuke again, because I could understand everything he said fairly easily without subtitles. It was clear he put in the practice and had pretty good pronunciation. c: 

--There’s a scene where Yukako stops Koichi on the way to school, and asks him if he notices anything different about her. The first thing he guesses is her hair, but eventually she tells him it’s her nails. She asks him to compliment her nails, and as Koichi is about to (mostly out of fear) he suddenly gets teleported a few feet away from where he was standing. Okuyasu is then shown to be standing nearby. I don’t know if this was a reference to him being jealous of Koichi getting confessed to in the manga, but either way it was pretty funny. 

--Josuke asks Tomoko why she never got married, to which she replies that she’s never been able to fall for guys. She says there was only one man she ever loved and it was Josuke’s father. I may be off on this next part (my Japanese is iffy sometimes) but then she says that Josuke is a lot like his father/ reminds her a lot of his father. Josuke laughs a bit and then says that he thinks he takes more after Ryohei (and her? I’m not sure) 

References to other parts of the series:

--Near the beginning of the movie, Koichi straightens his “Pink Dark Boy” comics on his shelf, and also hangs a “Pink Dark Boy” poster on his wall. 

--Tomoko mentions that she went to a cute new Italian cafe called “Trattoria Trussardi” and says that she and Josuke should go together sometime. 

That’s all I can think of for right now! 

As for my thoughts on the movie, I loved it! I don’t think it’s a perfect movie, but it’s clear a lot of effort went into it to make it as close to the original material as possible while still being it’s own thing. The Stands all looked really good in opinion, especially The Hand and Echoes. The only one that was a little iffy occasionally was Star Platinum, who was a little uncanny at times because of his more human features. Crazy Diamond also looked really good. 

Again, I thought it was great. Maybe the pacing was a bit off at some points, but altogether I thought it was a great adaptation and I really really hope that they’re able to make Chapter 2. I’ve heard that the movie isn’t doing too well in the Japanese box office which is unfortunate...Hopefully things will pick up soon with the Sendai Jojo fest starting on Saturday! 

So finally, TLDR: The movie is great, the stands looked good, things had to be changed but it was for the best, and actors and actresses all did a fantastic job <3

[loviswriting]

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Bizarre Beach! Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis!

JJBA part 4 fan fic. Chapter 7:  Language lesson! I have no idea what you said!

Summary: During his stay in Morioh, Jotaro needs to come up with a subject for his doctoral thesis in marine biology! Strange happenings in the waters of Morioh beach piques Jotaros interest, making him investigate strange sightings of a mermaid, followed by injured surfers! In hopes of finding a subject for his thesis he teams up with Kishibe Rohan and Joseph Joestar to solve the mysterious happenings! Is it the work of an actual mermaid or is there a Stand user lurking around the corner?!

Number of chapters: 9

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Total word count for all chapters: 12 749.

Chapter 7 word count: 1054

Authors note: this is my first fan fic, I tried my best and hope you will enjoy it! You may also read it on my Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20937995/chapters/49778429

The duo got aboard the freighter with the unknown Italian Stand user, not knowing if he is a friend or foe, but Jotaro had a good feeling since the Italian had helped them without hesitation. “Your Stand, it still has the leaked oil pent up inside it?” the Italian man said, pointing to Star Platinum, which had not been able to do much since it sucked up the leaked oil. Jotaro nodded and looked at Star Platinum, pumped up like a balloon. The Italian summoned his Stand, Sticky Fingers, which jumped up upon the oil container and punched open a zipper in it. “Empty it in here”, the Italian said and pointed. Star Platinum jumped up and spat out litres of oil back into it followed by Sticky Fingers sealing it with the zipper. Star Platinum wiped its forehead with its hand and sighed with relief, “Ora…” “Grazie,” the Italian said, “So what’s this and who are you?” he asked cautiously and looked down on the immobilized starfish laying in front of him still zipped into halves. “Jotaro Kujo. Marine biologist student…” Jotaro answered followed by Rohan. “Oh, presentations? I’m Rohan Kishibe. I’m a manga artist, you may have heard of my critically acclaimed manga Pink Dark Boy, it’s quite popular in Italy I’ve heard. These starfish have been attacking people at random and we were investigating into it. Who are you?” Rohan asked back to the Italian man. The Italian was silent for a moment and looked at Rohan, “I have no idea what you just said, I don’t speak Japanese, but I think you mentioned the famous manga Pink Dark Boy, are you a fan perhaps...” Rohan sighed, realizing that he only made Jotaro speak and understand Italian, and that he himself actually understood nothing the Italian man said and that he probably didn’t understand him either. Rohan wrote upon his skin that he can speak and understand it too, and repeated himself. “Interesting Stand ability… So you do not know who I am?” the Italian asked, still on guard. “No, how would we? You seem to be far from here,” Jotaro answered. Before he had a moment to react, the Italian had sneaked up on him and licked his cheek. “What the hell?!” Jotaro backed away, Star Platinum ready at his side, “Aren’t we going a little fast forward right now…? I have a child! Or is this an Italian greeting?” Jotaro blushed, embarrassed. “Don’t worry. I just examined if your story checked out... and it does. You are not lying. I’m working in a… delicate business. I had to make sure you were not enemies. Bruno Bucciarati! That is my name, pleased to meet you,” Bucciarati answered, calling back his Stand. Jotaro called back his as well. “I am on a delivery mission here in Japan, overseeing the procedures… I can take you back to harbour if you need to,” Bucciarati offered them his help, “But what to do with these starfish?” “We have some business as well, with these starfish that we need to finish before heading back to town. They seem to not be able to act being out of the water and being in this.. state,” Jotaro referred to the zippers. “Don’t worry, I can zip them back together if you want to,” Bucciarati explained. “I don’t think their Stands function above water, otherwise they would have attacked us that way too. Also, they’re starfish and therefore functions best in the water,” Jotaro stated the obvious, “Piece them back together. Rohan, get ready,” Rohan nodded. “Sticky Fingers!” Bucciarati commanded his Stand to zip the starfish back together, which went smoothly without any reaction from the starfish. “Heavens Door!” Rohan summoned his own Stand and blew open pages in both starfish to find out more about them and write in commands. “What does it say?” Jotaro said, eager to finally getting to know the reason behind the starfishes attacks. “Sticky Fingers!” Bucciarati called out, making his Stand zip open the floor and then leaning down into the interior, pulling up a chair. He neatly put it besides Jotaro and Rohan, closed the zipper in the floor and then sat down on the chair. Jotaro and Rohan just stared at him. “What? I can’t just stand here not doing anything. I’d rather sit,” Bucciarati said as if he had done the most obvious thing in the world, proceeding to drink a cup of tea he also had brought with him. “... As I said. What does it say?” Jotaro ignored Bucciarati. Rohan read quietly for a bit and then read up the contents in the starfishes, “Okay, I’m reading in Scylla, but since it’s an animal the text is kind of fragmented though… Home. Poisoned. Strange objects. More. More. Two-legged land beings bring objects. Defend home. Strange objects traps. Hurt us. Hurt others. Land beings hurt us. No more,” Rohan paused, “That’s about it. There is about the same contents in Charybdis, too…” he said as he flicked some pages reading Charybdis, “Huh, this one has apparently laid 2,2 million eggs this summer, I mean it’s many but not as many as the number of sperm cells that are in a single human ejaculation…” “Rohan what the hell are you..?!” Jotaro was losing his mind with this guy and Bucciarati almost spit out his tea, “Anyway, I knew it! They were attacking humans as an instinct to defend themselves and the water. These strange objects…” Jotaro thought back at how the seafloor looked, with all the scrap and trash being stuck in seaweed and rocks and animals, “It’s the trash from us humans, having made its way into the ocean. Especially from the beach probably…” “Yeah… makes sense the starfish are defensive and pissed off,” Rohan nodded in agreement with Jotaro, “So, time for the next step?” Jotaro nodded and Rohan wrote down the following commands in both Scylla and Charybdis: understand and talk human speech via Stand power. Cannot attack Jotaro Kujo and Kishibe Rohan. Jotaro picked up the two starfish and faced Bucciarati. “We’re going back in,” Jotaro said and casually fell overboard into the water. Rohan shrugged towards Bucciarati and jumped in after Jotaro, but with style. “That man, Jotaro…” Bucciarati said in a low voice, “How in god's name does his bizarre hat even work...?”