#i've started on kaiser's which is.... yeah

[rinsnumber1fan]

When they accidently hit you...

Includes: rin itoshi, sae itoshi, isagi yoichi, Michael kaiser

Itoshi Rin:

He was just looking for his book that he left on the top shelf, just to make sure that you don't steal it and hide it to annoy him.

You stood right by his side where he had his arm stretched all the way up to the top shelf on his room to find the book. "Rin, I feel like eating some Chinese food today-" you said, fidgeting as you stood by his side.

He gave you a side long glance and grabbed the book, and when he tried to put his arms back to his side, his elbow hit your face.

His eyes widened immidiently and he panicked, "a-are you okay?!" He said, looking down at you who covered your face and winced in pain.

Rin quickly looked to his left and right as if something were to appear and he quickly stepped back, "I'll go get you some-" you grab his hand, "that was... amazing."

Rin blinked..

"What?" He asked as if hoping you didn't mean what you said.

You pulled your hand away from your nose which felt broken because of his elbow, "that was... amazing, do it again." You said with a slight head tilt.

"You.. want me to- to.. hit you..?" He asked as if in confusion.

"Yeah but like really mean it!"

"Nope, no. I'm not doing this-"

He tried to run away and you captured him. Hugging him from behind, "I always knew getting hit by you would be amazing-" his cheeks turn red and he almost dies.

Itoshi sae:

Sae was at a party and he was allowed to bring one person and he bought you the only one he could tolerate.

Sae stood in the main area filled with glitter and RGB lights trying not to interact but these girls were making it pretty difficult for him..

You stood by his side trying your best to be professional while a bunch of girls throw themselves at him bacically.

The blonde twirls her hair, "so you're good at working with balls huh? Me too... kinda.." she tilts her head. It didn't take a genius to recognize what she was trying to say. You kept your mouth zipped but then a few other girls join in.

"Did you know im the shortest girl in this party?"

"I heard you like athletic women! Well I can play with balls too."

Your eye visibly twitched. Sae didn't really say anything just stared off in space with an irritated frown on his face.

But when he feels one of the girls resting her head on his shoulder,

He feels disgusting.

He puts a hand on that woman's head and pushes her off of him harshly.

"Don't you ever fucking dare to-" he immidiently regrets it, noticing the person he just pushed was you.

You looked up at him and he paused and froze for a moment his eyes remained wide, "im sorry- i- didnt-" you licked your bottom lip. "Uh no.. sorry I shouldve.. considered you were already overwhelmed by the-" he grabs your face gently and plants a kiss on your forehead.

"If I ever do that ever again, just kill me, okay?" Sae says, looking at you dead in the eye but more emotion than he's ever shown before.

He's just that scared of hurting someone he loves.

Michael Kaiser:

"Okay and how many times do I have to explain it for your dumb little brain to understand that-" "HEY IM NOT DUMB!" You shouted as kaiser sighed, glancing at all the notebooks and books scattered over your desk.

"You want tutoring, and I'm giving you tutoring. so, stop being lazy and hurry up and solve it." He pressed the pen against the paper roughly.

You pouted and reluctantly grab the pen from his hands, starting to solve the whole problem. "I've been at it for five hours-" "just five hours? I practice soccer for 15 hours every day."

You blinked at the man.

"There's no way you actually-"

"Shut it-"

You obliged and continued.

You got the same problem wrong after like three tries and once again now.

Kaisers brow twitched, "how many times do I have to-" he accidently held your arm a bit too tightly, losing control of his anger.

You winced in pain.

He paused for a moment and quickly let go, he didn't apologize though. Not untill you pouted and your voice was wobbling and your eyes had tears in them. Kaiser sighed in annoyance, or feigning annoyance "are you kidding.. me..?" He glanced at you and for a moment felt a pang in his heart.

"You hurt me!" You announced, although it didn't hurt at all you just wanted to make a show because you loved making kaiser feel bad.

"I didn't even do it that hard!! Okay.. fine.. I'm sorry.." He murmured, grabbing your hand in his and planting a kiss over your knuckles. "Pretty?" He tilts his head and you pouted, only to kiss his cheek back

And then give him the best head ever later.

Isagi yoichi:

Isagi was alone, or so he thought. Watching a movie late at night, a horror one thinking he needed a change, and then you sneaked up behind him. You placed a hand on his shoulders and shouted "BOO!"

The moment his hand collided with your face you knew it was over.

He slapped rhe shit out of you and threw you down to the floor.

Leaving a red print on your cheek.

"Oh my God! You scared the life out of me!! A-are you okay?!" Isagi yelled as he glanced at you on the floor.

You totally deserved it but isagi wasn't the type to admit that.

You lift yout head slowly and smile at him with blood running down your nose. "OH MY GOD!! IM TAKING YOU TO THE HOSPITAL!!!" He grabs you and runs.

"I-isagi wait!! Its no- I'm fine!!"

And you had to get nose surgery after that.

Happy ending

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[blue-thief]

thank god for creative writing classes. i was finally able to write 800 words after several weeks of not doing anything 😭😭

[slutsenpai]

omg I've been exploring through ur content lately and i really like the way u write can i request angst of bllk boys where their s/o died especially (itoshi brothers, karasu,chigiri,kaiser) and whatever u like

love your work 😭😭♥️

hiiii omg thank u :3 I’m not caught up in the manga so I don’t know much about michael, and I don’t remember much about karasu so I’ll write rin, sae, chigiri, and reo if that’s okay ! I like the idea of angst for reo because he has no chill lol. and full disclosure I don’t have much experience writing angst but I’ll try my best !

ブルーロック ⊹˚˖୧ without you ◞♡ itoshi sae, chigiri hyōma, itoshi rin, mikage reo

blue lock boys and how they deal with losing you

tw : death, angst, grief, substance abuse

— THOSE WHO MOVE ON.

⊹˚˖୧ sae

his personality doesn't change much at first, but he becomes even more cold and distant as the months go on. it starts to concern his friends, family, and teammates, but he refuses anyone's help for years until it starts to really impact his soccer career.

he becomes even more difficult for teams to work with. he's lucky that his soccer skill outweighs the impact of his professional relationships.

and not to get too sad but you asked for angst, so ... I feel like sae would be the most likely of these four to turn to substances after his s/o dies. he's too conceited to admit that he needs help, but he needs the distraction.

constantly goes through photos and videos of you, but usually stops when he gets to the point of tears.

alcoholism and being a world-class athlete don't really mix well, and it takes teammates, coaches, management, and therapy for him to recover.

he's overall just a bit more reckless now; he worries about his future mostly for the money, yeah, but he doesn't have anyone to take care of now, so he doesn't really give a fuck what happens to himself.

drinking, partying, lovers, some betting and gambling here and there.

sometime in his thirties, he eventually settles down with someone else but it's not the same, of course it's not. it's mostly just for public appearances and how fucking lonely he is, anything to fill that void. the emotions aren't as intense, the conversations aren't as meaningful, and the sex is nowhere near as good. it's just not you.

however, he realized that he needed to start getting his life together again. he still thinks about you daily, and the heartache never goes away completely.

sae visits your grave about every half year, and always on your birthday.

⊹˚˖୧ hyōma

he isolated himself at first but eventually opened up to his close friends. he took a lot of time off from professional soccer, the most out of the four on this list.

heartbroken would be an understatement. every aspect of his life just feels wrong without you. eating, sleeping, grocery shopping, attending events ... it all just feels off.

I’ll be honest, he cries a lot. he isn’t ashamed about it, though. he’s trying to work through his emotions and knows that he eventually needs to get help once he’s ready.

he starts to rely on his friends and goes to therapy, which he wasn't used to; but he knows that it's what you would want for him.

his friends and family don’t avoid talking about you and you’re not a “touchy subject.” chigiri encourages them to think about you and reminisce on all of the memories. you’ll always be a part of him.

he does end up dating someone new, but he really has to force himself. his mother and sister were so worried about him, and he's trying to move on to ease their concern.

still wears your wedding ring for almost two years. the new girlfriend is not happy about it, but when she brings it up, chigiri snaps.

“what, so insecure that you’re jealous over someone who's dead?”

it causes an argument, but he ends up putting it in the safe a few months later, mostly so people don’t assume he’s married to his current girl. she stays with him for the money, but he never proposes.

hyōma visits your grave every week at first, so he can talk to you and be alone. as he starts to heal, it's about every four months going forward.

— THOSE WHO CAN’T MOVE ON.

⊹˚˖୧ rin

he ends up being completely listless and closes himself off even more from people than he was already. he never stopped wearing his wedding ring.

rin is enough of a loner as is. when he finally found you, he knew that there could be no one else for him. it would be impossible for him to move on.

his family is worried about him, but he's always been this way, really. they're not going to push him to start another relationship.

he relies on soccer and working out to distract himself. constantly blaring music through his headphones so he can't think, working himself to exhaustion every single day. no breaks, no women.

being exhausted and always wanting to sleep usually backfires though, because he almost always dreams about you. usually nightmares because of how much he misses you, but he feels so relieved and content when he has a nice dream.

as the years go on, the nightmares subside and the good dreams are much more frequent.

rin visits your grave about every month or two, depending on how he's feeling and what his soccer schedule is like. always excited to share his achievements with you, and he can still imagine just what your voice sounded like and how proud you would be.

⊹˚˖୧ reo

losing you completely devastated his life. he moved in with nagi after it happened; you were the one thing that was more important to him than his best friend, and now you were gone. and nothing could undo it.

he kept all of your belongings at his house, except anything that your family wanted. he couldn't bring himself to get rid of anything. he brought some of your jewelry, books, perfumes, and plushies to nagi's place. reo's own home now sits cold and unlived.

I kinda feel like he would slut himself out in an attempt to ease his pain. he was lonely, vulnerable, and attractive. he would fuck friends, acquaintances, randoms — some of which he didn't even know their names.

reo still wore his wedding ring except on nights that he was looking for hookups. even when he did have it on, it's not like that stopped most people who were trying to get close to him for his money, anyway.

nagi would try his best to support reo, but they were both pretty awful at communicating their emotions. reo relied on nagi to a toxic extent, becoming even more possessive over his friend now that he didn't have you to care for.

on really bad nights, he'll cuddle up with nagi and cry into his chest for hours, even years after losing you. luckily reo doesn’t drink often, or these nights would be even worse.

reo visits your grave for most holidays or whenever he’s feeling lonely, always making sure that you have a fresh and pretty bouquet that reflects the seasons.

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[distant-screaming]

I need to elaborate. oikawa and kaiser have twitter beef because one time kaiser posts a selfie around the same time oikawa does and he gets more likes. makki (who only really follows kaiser bc he's hot) immediately shares this information with everyone he knows, oikawa included. oikawa laughs and says it's a fluke, and to prove it he posts a gym selfie immediately after he sees kaiser post one. his ass does not get more likes.

literally.

still, whatever. oikawa is a mature adult. he's fine. then, by some funny alignment of the stars, one of kaiser's many interviews comes out. this one's about inter-sport relationships, or something. he's asked 'who do you think has the best social media presence in the volleyball athletes community?' and kaiser says. fucking. kageyama tobio.

and. well. that's that.

oikawa starts praying on kaiser's downfall. he starts vagueposting. he's suddenly following like, everyone on the u20 team Except Kaiser Specifically. he, with his public verified account, starts commenting snide things under kaiser's posts. which is like, it's oikawa, he always does that, it's fine, except one time he brings up kaiser's shitty haircut and oh it is ON. well, to ness. kaiser doesn't even really register oikawa. so now ness is replying to the official volleyball team twts and it's honestly a pr nightmare, from all ends, but it's also good publicity in a sense? so no one really does anything about it? and kaiser himself is mostly chill, he thinks it's funny and oikawa isn't all that important until.

until.

now, some important context: isagi and mattsun are mutuals. granted, isagi might not entirely even know what that means, but they follow each other and are vaguely familiar.

one morning, mattsun is on twitter and sees a passive aggressive comment left by oikawa being rt'ed by ness and has a mind blowing idea. so he sits up in bed and dms isagi.

three hours later, he gets a response. an additional fifteen minutes later, a post is up on isagi yoichi's official account for the whole world to see:

@/setter-oikawa could definitely beat @/kaiser_ if he got into football lol

fucking mattsun.

at first, nothing happens. well, football-twitter does implode a little bit, but nothing new. and then oikawa responds with a passive aggressive version of 'yeah, I've seen his matches you're totally right lol!!!'

okay.

let it never be said kaiser is not a petty, petty bitch. all of a sudden, he's best friends with half the social media volleyball players. he's ratio-ing the fuck out of oikawa's posts. he tracks down kageyama, sets up a photoshoot with both of them involved and pays extra to make sure it's plastered all around the argentina team's practice spaces. every single post oikawa makes, he's There. not to be outdone, oikawa doubles his haterism efforts. their follower counts double.

and really this is all makki's fault. and mattsun.

[o-sachi]

Dress to Impress Headcanons ‧₊˚ ⋅ Blue Lock Chars.

ଳ what's it like to play the roblox game dress to impress with the blue lock boys?

ଳ characters; isagi yoichi, bachira meguru, michael kaiser, alexis ness, shidou ryusei, nagi seishirou, reo mikage, Chigiri Hyoma

ଳ tags; crack, some profanity lol, gn reader, no y/n, can be established rs or not

[🐟]: Let me know if you want more characters to this hehe ~

ᯓ Isagi Yoichi

"How do you change the skin? Where's the hair? Why do the others have faces?"

He's so lost... poor baby. Expect a lot of questions (some of which get repeated) from him about how the game works. He's going to be overwhelmed with the buttons and stuff around his character.

You think 5 minutes is more than enough to put together an outfit, but somehow Isagi comes out of the runway without hair or with a bunch of clothes layered on top of each other.

He also asks how you do the poses on the runway.

"Hey, what's pose 28?"

HE RATES SUPER HIGH, so you're over there pouting 'cuz he's helping these 10 year old children win.

"This one's really nice. She's got a big bow on her head." / "But the theme is sad day, Yoichi..." / "And? Won't a big bow make it a happy one?"

Gets a bit sad 'cuz he gets rated low even if he rated all the others with 4 or 5 stars. Awww...

ᯓ Bachira Meguru

"I CAN MAKE MY SKIN GREEN? HOLY SHI-"

Expect that he will always use the most blinding colors known to man. He's gonna walk out on that runway looking like a traffic light.

He's so noisy when he plays. It's like he's commentating everything that's happening to him as if he has a whole stream going on. But in reality, it's just the two of you.

Spams pose 28 because all of the other cool ones aren't free.

Says "slay" every time he walks out because you said it once to him.

"HELL YEAH THAT'S A SLAAAY."

But if he's on a losing streak, he'll suddenly go quiet and focus more lol.

"Why are you quiet all of a sudden?" / "Shhh, don't interrupt my creative juices."

ᯓ Michael Kaiser

"What? Are you playing this game with your eyes closed or something?"

He said that. On voice chat. To a little girl. Who cried.

You had to reprimand him and tell him to apologize to the girl. But with his pride, he only allowed himself to rate her 5 stars the next round as his way of saying sorry.

"There. 5 stars... for the most clown outfit I've ever seen." / "Mihya!"

So mean to everyone else, but will always compliment your outfit even the ones you barely put effort in. You're starting to wonder whether or not it was condescending or heartfelt...

"That outfit looks great. We should duo in the next round." / "No, everyone in the server's mad at you and it'll affect my rating too."

He never makes it to the top 3 despite the good outfits he puts together because he talks shit on everyone in the server.

ᯓ Alexis Ness

"I got all the new codes; let me type them for you."

HE'S SUPER GOOD AT IT? It's to the point that you're jealous because his rank's way higher than yours.

"Just type M3RM4ID in that box." / "It's not working." / "Did you type the E as a 3 and the A as a 4?" / "What?" / "Never mind, gimme your Ipad."

He definitely knows all the codes that unlocks the hidden special items of the game. Plus, he's super into the lore as well. The nail technician? You bet he's going to talk about her extensive lore.

Super efficient when putting together an outfit. He's got a whole routine down to a T.

He actually rates outfits objectively—not too low and never too high.

ᯓ Shidou Ryusei

"HAHAHA WHAT'S UP WITH THAT WHACK ASS OUTFIT? #############"

He has also made a kid cry before. But unlike Kaiser, he doesn't listen to you and doubles down on it. Just an absolute menace all around.

He's definitely muted by the other people in the server because regardless of what he says, no one is responding to him. So there's only you left to talk to him.

Doesn't even try to put together a decent outfit. You're not even sure if he reads the theme at all because he walks out on the runway looking like the personification of a fever dream.

"Haha look. This pose makes it look like I'm thrusting in the air." / "Ryu! Oh my gosh..."

Definitely has been banned from Roblox before and he's using a new account to play with you.

Everything he types just shows up as hashtags at this point...

ᯓ Nagi Seishirou

"This theme is such a hassle... when is it going to be the pajama party theme?"

He already plays Roblox to begin with, but he needed extra convincing from you to play Dress to Impress because he didn't see the thrill in it.

He was only convinced when he saw you rage quitting after losing with such a fabulous outfit. He realized the competitive aspect of it and decided to play with you.

Nagi doesn't realize it but his rotation consists of the same tops and bottoms, so his outfits always come out looking the same. This leads him to losing all the time.

He definitely complains when the runway has too many players. Like... when is it going to end?

"Sei! Did you just tell the kids in the server to leave? What the hell?" / "Yah. They were making the line too long and I don't wanna wait."

Also complains when he doesn't show up in the top 3 even though he didn't really put any effort into his outfit.

ᯓ Reo Mikage

"Hey, babe, look. I bought the VIP. Want me to buy it for you too?"

HE'S SO PAY TO WIN. He's a VIP player, has all the pose packs, and literally everything you can buy in the game. He's not shy about flaunting it to the other players in the lobby.

He'll spend the first minute in the VIP area then walk all smug in the cOmMoNeR's area wearing the biggest fuck-you dress ever.

If the theme is anything normal, he'll still manage to make the outfit look high-end.

Trust that he'll spam all the expensive poses once he's on the runway. The little rascal would be smirking to himself as he presses the different poses.

Reo grumbles to himself when he loses. He can't help but be annoyed when he gets only a few stars while literally wearing a dress that costs thousands of robux.

"I was literally wearing the biggest ball gown and I still lost? What the fuck."

ᯓ Chigiri Hyoma

"Hm? Oh, yeah. I gave you 5 stars. Yeah, for sure... for sure."

SUPER COMPETITIVE! Not even you are safe from aggressive dressing and impressing.

You two will be in duos, but he'll always one up you.

"Hmm... interesting choice of colors." / "Is it that bad?" / "Bad? What do you mean? It's great. I promise."

He won't be talking shit on anyone, but you can tell what's running through his head with that smug look on his face.

"What's up with that look? / "Hm? Oh... haha. I'm just enjoying the game you know? / "..."

Will refuse to choose any other hair that doesn't resemble his own. It doesn't matter if the theme requires a different color. He will be using his red/pink hair and no one will stop him.

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[jacks-little-jacky]

How do you think the other captains would react if Jack a soft cute so but in the battle field she’s just as violent as him

The other Captains | Jack the Ripper x Reader Headcanons

This is the second time I've written this request and I swear to god if Tumblr crashes again and deletes everything I will start pre-writing everything on docs. Also, this isn't my usual request of writing for Jack but rather the other Captain's opinions on something that has to do with Jack, so I hope I somewhat nailed them.

Yami Sukehiro

Honestly he's so confused about how Jack got a gf

She's cute??? Huh???

Since I see them as the best buddies, he's glad that Jack got himself a pretty and sweet gf but he fears how long he's able to keep her because the man is batshit crazy

so he's a bit surprised but relieved when he sees you go crazy too

he was a lil afraid Jack would become too much or maybe try to dull himself down as he only saw your cute side, so seeing how you're able to match him is good in his eyes

still makes jokes about Jack being too dumb to keep a relationship but he secretly ships it fr

William Vangeance

he likes you! you're sweet and nice!

maybe a little weird next to Jack because you seem his polar opposite

doesn't think too much about it, he's glad you make Jack happy

like Yami he spends a little moment to wonder if maybe he'd get too much for you

also relieved but not as much when he sees your other side

also... a little concerned.... especially if you're not a magic knight.

Rill Boismortier

oh! Captain Jack has a girlfriend! He has a heart! A soft side!

and you're so sweet too???

he def. would try to get along with you, partially because he really thinks you're sweet and he's a very friendly guy

also because he hopes it puts him in good books with Jack because he's lowkey scared

His reaction when you reveal your crazy side is like: "... Oh no... they're both insane..."

He likes your passion though! And how it matches with Jack. He sees a certain beauty in how your differences become irrelevant in a dire/battle situation and you both "dance" on the field

Mereleona Vermillion

she doesn't care all that much tbh

she thinks you're sweet but doesn't really waste another thought on it

only get's interesting when she sees how intense you can get

I guess she'd like Jacks willingness to fight so to see that you're kinda double trouble would be relationship goals for her

doesn't really spend much time thinking about it tho

Charlotte Roselei

How

No, just how? Jack? Pulled a girl? A sweet one like you?

She's baffled

You're so sweet? And nice? And that all for someone like Jack?

Charlotte doesn't like most men in general and while I am a firm believer of Jack x Charlotte in a platonic friendship way... She still would be confused how someone likes him ROMANTICALLY

a little happy for Jack tho, she knows he's not that bad (and she likes roudy guys Yami too)

likes you a lot more when she sees you can dish out some too, maybe would even suggest for you to join her squad

a little worried about Jack and you riling each other up though

Dorothy Unsworth

she likes you, you're sweet and she ships the difference in everyday attitude

Now it depends, if you're being unnecessarily cruel, she'd frown at it but she understands well that it's fun to let loose and play with your magic (which can be very destructive at times)

so yeah Dorothy would like the energy but if you're like crazy violent in a sense of hurting more than you'd have to for no real reason she'd be put off a little

she'd pull you into her glamour world sometimes to show you versions of Jack who totally swoons over you because that how it looks like to her LMAO

Kaiser Granvorka

he's also a little concerned about you at first

sure Jack has to be somewhat sane and respectable to be a Captain but I don't think Kaiser thinks too highly of him

he likes you tho, hopes that maybe you'll rub off on Jack a little

when he sees the way you behave in battle he's more concerned

maybe... he doesn't want you to rub off on Jack. He is crazy enough

After all, this man is married as far as I know and I belive he's still as happy as he can be for you two

Nozel Silva

he's... confused.

Now if you're a noble or a royal his mind is genuinely blown and he thinks Jack did some dirty trick to get you with him

if you're a peasant he doesn't care. at all. maybe raises an eyebrow but doesn't care too much.

if you're a noble/royal he's a bit "concerned" about your violent side but of course, you'd be powerful. it does shift his view on the relationship in a more positive light to see that you don't need to use Jack as a bodyguard/are not dependent on him

if you're a peasant his only thought is "Great, now there's two of them..." - he doesn't like your boyfriend and your chances for him to like you are very, very thin

he might like you more than Jack though because you at least have a sweet and soft side that is socially acceptable

Fuegoleon Vermillion

he's pretty much a middle ground of William and Nozel here

he thinks his part but you won't catch onto that

very glad you're a well behaved and mannered woman and you seem to manage Jack's personality well

he can see the appeal for Jack when you match him, you have no reason to be scared if you're the same and you certainly understand his odd... hobbies like this

but also a little concerned that there are now two of that kind together

Julius Novachrono

Man is in everybodies business

he doesn't say or think much of it tbh, he has seen a fair amount of people and how layered they can be

he likes that you're sweet and soft because it definitely could be handy for Jack (he doesn't cause trouble that much but damn him and Yami at the same spot is always a ticking time bomb and oh does your presence keep Jack focused on something else than Yami)

the violent part is only really interesting depending on your magic, if somehow you and Jack worked on a spell or something that boosts both of you when near each other he'd be intrigued

just hope none of you gets hurt (or does something illegal)

[lilimaginebean]

five days — 五日

synopsis: In which Kaiser fell in love with his tattoo artist, or in which Kaiser has only five appointments to convince you to go on a date with him.

note: omg no comment on grammy’s

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🥀 Day 4

"I don't know what to do with your uncle anymore. I asked him, I begged him, do you know how humiliating that was?" Kaiser said, covering his face in embarrassment.

You chuckled.

When you finally accepted the Emperor's request, he was on cloud nine. But you were there to remind him that life would never be easy for him. After his session, you casually told him that you couldn't go on a date with him until after the sessions, as his uncle has a rule about not dating costumers.

The moment you told him, you could see his soul leaving his body. How could he have been so unlucky? From that day on, whenever he was free, he would visit the studio and ask your uncle.

“Why does it even exist that stupid norm?” he asked confused

"Well... there was a girl who fell in love with a client, they started dating but then she found out he was cheating on her. So in the end, while he was in a tattoo session, the girl just tattooed him with the quote 'useless pig' and we almost got into legal trouble," you admitted, still remembering those frustrating days.

“Oh, it kinda of makes sense” Kaiser admitted, nodding “Still, what shall I do?”

"Maybe just talk honestly, or you could just wait until the last session," you said indifferently as you worked on a detail of the tattoo.

You really hoped he would take the second choice, because you had your final exams this month and you needed to study. Fortunately, his reading on analysing people must have helped him, because he started to rethink everything.

"Yeah, I mean I've been waiting for almost 4 months, it's not so bad to wait another one," he said, noting that he had a match in the next two weeks so the coach would probably add more training sessions.

You smiled at him.

"Well, even if it takes that long, we can talk about it. What do you want to do?" you asked him with a smile, excited just to think about having a date "Maybe... we could do something like arcade? or reading? Oh, I know a reading cafe, you would love it".

Kaiser titled his head, confused.

“Liebling, what are you even saying? I have already planned it” he said firmly

“What?”

He nodded.

"I've got everything planned after the first date, and it's going to be so great that you'll regret not taking me on sooner," Kaiser added proudly.

"Well, tell me how much it cost, and I will pay you half. You know?" you said.

"Have you only gone out with broke guys?" he said, raising an eyebrow, "I'm the one who asked you out, then I'll be the one who invites you to everything".

"Aww, really?" you softened to this comment.

"Yes, and I doubt you would even have the money to pay me half of it," he said in a teasing tone.

You rolled your eyes.

“Such a gentleman you are, in your own way” you said to give a quick look to the clock and see it was already striking 8PM “Oh wow, it’s already time to close the shop

Kaiser stared at the clock.

"It's really late, we should end the session here so you can get home safely," he added as he stood up and helped you tidy up.

Once everything was cleaned up, you both left the studio. You turned off the lights and closed the door to stare at Kaiser.

"So I guess this is goodbye," Kaiser said, still staring at you. His gaze always softened when he stared at you.

"Just one more session, it's not that much," you said, trying to comfort Kaiser.

"Yes, I can already see you thanking me for giving you the best date ever." he said with his eyes closed as if he could imagine that scenario, you hit him softly

"We'll see," you said, coughing softly. The low temperature made your throat a bit sore. Before you could cover your throat with your coat, Kaiser was already wrapping his scarf around your neck, "Thanks… but what about you?"

"Can't you ever thank me and stop asking me? It's nothing, I live near this place, you have a longer walk," he said while tying up your scarf as if you were a child "Also... I won't be able to visit you until the next appointment either, I have work to do," Kaiser admitted while thinking about how he had to take a flight to play a match.

You shook your head to show that you were not bothered.

"Don't worry, we'll meet in a month and I'll give you the scarf that day," you added firmly, while touching the scarf "I'll even wash it."

"You'd better, it's Cashemire." he replied in a serious tone "Anyways, after the next and last session, I will take you in the date. You don't have to do anything, just be ready and pretty." Having said that, Kaiser left you.

But as always, after five steps, Kaiser turned to look at you who were leaving the studio. He stared at you until you faded into the distance. Once you were gone, Kaiser started walking again, thinking about how he really couldn't wait for the date to come.

[narcjsistx]

𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 | kaiser x reader

— part eight

plot: kaiser comforted you after a bad and slow breakup, but what will happen now considering what you two shared? is everything still unexpected or is there something you both simply have yet to realize?. fluff shit 'cause yeah!!

words: 4k (4016)

extra: it will probably become a multi part story, tell me if you're interested in a part nine!

You stood still while the stylist took your measurements, occasionally jotting them down in a notebook. Another woman helped you hold your arms out and yet another, sitting further to the side, selected on the tablet the colors that looked best on you. A little shiver often ran down your spine, but it was one of pure emotion: after weeks and weeks of stopping, being about to return to the catwalk seemed more beautiful than a miracle

The agency, which you had discovered was called TraumLaufsteg, was a medium fashion agency that wasn't very famous in Germany, but had all the credentials to become one. The staff had welcomed you very well, and not even after half an hour of conversation, you were already predestined for the fashion show that would take place in a few days to open the new fashion season. From spending every day at home, you now often came back late, if not later than Michael, who was always busy with his training until late at night. It was a newfound pace of life, tiring for sure, but one you had been used to for several years. Exhausting, but glorious. And then, Michael made the difference: in the silence of your apartment, in the dark of curious eyes, your love was growing day after day

In the morning you woke up in the same bed, you had breakfast together or one of you made it for the other if he or you had to leave the house early, you were busy all day and in the evening, now tired, you had dinner together on the sofa and then went to sleep together again. It was a cycle that had accustomed you right away, that had not caused you a bit of discomfort at the beginning as had happened to you in the early days of your cohabitation with Gabriel. Everything with Michael came out so frighteningly naturally, and you loved it, maybe more than you loved him

The media suspected you were making a comeback on the catwalk, by now all the social networks knew that you often entered the headquarters of TraumLaufsteg. It was obvious, but the world was waiting for you, and you would repay them. They also knew that you now lived in Germany, but you had kept the fact that you lived in Kaiser's house a secret. Everything was returning to your beloved rhythm; everything was returning to normality leaving aside the sadness that had accompanied you for so long

You were seriously starting to live again

"From the selection I made, we could go for something in silver and purple. Maybe we could also dare with black" says the woman with the tablet, approaching. You nod, still standing still "I've already walked the runway with these colors, especially purple" you say, and the woman nods "I noticed, I also analyzed some of your old shows. We already have some pieces that we can let you try on, so we can already start with a base" says the woman, and you smile at her "I get it. Allright"

"Kristal, when you're done here, get the clothes in dressing room 27. We can let her try them right now" the woman says, and immediately one of the women gets up and disappears from the room, returning a few minutes later with something to try. The dress she is holding is long and dark purple in color, and is made of a shiny material that looks like velvet. The dress has a low neckline that is decorated with rhinestones and stones, that form an elaborate design that resembles a flower. The top of the dress is tight and features a v-neckline at the back. The bottom of the dress is a mermaid, with a skirt that falls tight to the knees before expanding into a wide train, and the sleeves are long and tight. You stare enchanted at the dress, which as soon as you try it on is immediately named as yours

“It’s really beautiful” you say excitedly, looking at yourself in the mirror as the women nod in satisfaction “It seems made just for you. Our stylist will be thrilled to know you’re wearing her favorite" says the woman who seems to be called Kristal. You give her a kind smile and you feel the same emotion for your very first fashion show, which happened several years ago now

"What do you think of the one the assistant drew?" one woman says, and after a few seconds of silence the other nods, sending her to another dressing room. The girl returns with something: a silver dress, off the shoulder, in satin with a thigh high slit; it features a draped bodice and a fitted waistline that flows into a flowing skirt. It looks good on you, but not as good as the purple one. Women seem to notice and add a few notes on the tablet and notebook "Let's try the black one"

Kristal returns with a black velvet dress with gold chains; is sleeveless and has a halter neck. The chains are attached to the dress at the shoulders and waist; is fitted at the bodice and flares out at the bottom. This is definitely better than the other

"You'll scare even our models already in the agency, trust me Y/n. You're already ahead of the game, and you will shine"

"If you order that shit again I swear I'll take all my stuff and leave the house" you say, chewing in disgust the dinner that Michael ordered this time. He laughs, nudging you as he takes another helping of his food "Stop it. It's not that bad" he says, but you would have every right to tell him that it is absolutely shit "I don't even know what's in it and I don't even want to find out" you say "It's just vegetables and yogurt sauce" he says, and you remain impassive "You're not going to change my mind, Micheal Kaiser"

It's more than midnight, you've been home less than an hour and Kaiser just twenty minutes ago. The agency kept you much longer than expected and he had something with Bastard Munchen. Sitting on the couch, next to each other, snug as mussels, you have dinner as you've become accustomed to: couch, TV turned on to the match replay channel and fairly unpleasant food. It's become a habit to be like this by now, completely messing up meal times; but only in the evening is the time when you can be completely close. And then you don't mind having Michael's arm around your shoulders, to keep you closer to him

"Today was the dress fitting, they gave me a really nice one. They say it could be one of the best catwalk comebacks in recent years" you say, lazily watching the television, which is showing the replay of a match that Michael played a few months ago. Ness appears on the screen, easily passing the opponents of the Colombian team

"Nothing I didn't expect" he says after swallowing the food "I was wondering something on the way home" he says. Benedict, a teammate, takes the ball after Ness's pass, dribbling past a boy who's taller than a two legged bear

"Like?" you ask turning towards him

"Usually when they offer us players a collaboration they give us all the information about the agency, whether it's fashion or some bullshit like that. They force us to read contracts hundreds of meters long just to get us to sign a stupid signature" he says, and you nod "Well, they give us a lot of information. But from what you've been telling me from the beginning, it seems to me that this agency hasn't given you much more information besides some that you asked for. It seems strange to me, that's all"

You think about his words. In reality he is not entirely wrong, taking away some information that you had, you were not told much. You do not deny that you had had a lot of other proposals from other agencies, but you had chosen this one because it seemed interesting to you. You had searched on the Internet, and beyond some basic information on their site or some other review, there was nothing else. The founder was unknown, you only knew that he was someone extremely rich who was more important in the world of photography than fashion. You had signed a contract with them pretty much the same day, but now because of this thing Kaiser had told you, you were thinking that accepting pretty much right away wasn't the best idea

You also had to admit that the only agency you had worked for was Gabriel's, which had practically always made you the best. You were inexperienced in this field.

"I hadn't thought about it, I have to be honest. But I think they did because they're not a very well known agency, and they probably don't know how contracts and everything work. I talked to a few other models and now that I think about it they seemed a bit perplexed" you say thinking

"So how long have you been working for the agency?" you ask, sipping a coffee that they just brought you "Oh! At least three years, or something like that" says the woman, who you've discovered is a little younger than you and on hers first catwalks "I'm glad! They all seem very welcoming, or at least at the beginning" you say, playing it down, and the girl laughs but you see her a little perplexed "Did I say something wrong?" you say, and he shakes her hands "No, no absolutely! I was just thinking... well, I can't complain about the staff, not even the photographers actually. But they're quite stupid, if I may say so, in their contracts or in their management" says the woman, and you find yourself a little surprised by her words "Like?" you ask "Oh, well... I was listed as their model but the contract had expired at least a year ago. Which I didn't know, let's be specific! I had to find out because of a coincidence... let's say they're not very precise about this, y'know" she says, and you nod "Did you have any problems too?" she asks, but you shake your head "Oh, no. Actually none. Or at least for the moment..." you say thinking about it "Yeah, maybe it was just my coincidence" she says sipping her drink

"But I think I'm safe. They're treating me like a precious jewel and at the same time I'm not afraid to pay a lawyer in case something happens" you say, and Micheal chuckles slightly at your words "I understand. Do as you wish. I'm just telling you to be careful, because I don't have a good feeling" he says, and you huff and rest your head on his shoulder "Less worries and more nice food" you say, and this time you're the one laughing because of Micheal's annoyed face

“Anyway, I was wondering…” you say, after a bit of silence. The TV was turned off a while ago, after the replay of Kaiser’s goal in the old game. The food boxes are now scattered on the coffee table, promising you that you’ll throw them in the trash before going to bed “Hmm?” he murmurs, stopping to run his hand up and down your back, while you’re lying on top of him “I didn’t tell you to stop. I was saying… the fashion show is coming up soon, right?” you say, and he nods "Less than a week. Or something like that" he says, and it's you this time who nods "Yes. The night of your game" you say "I already told you I'll be there. It doesn't take me that long to shower and come over to wherever you are" he says, huffing but affectionately "I know. But at the same time I don't want you to have to rush for a simple fashion show. You can just come backstage after I'm done" you say, and he shakes his head "It's your moment, a moment that you deserve by the way. How can I not be when I know my girl is going to shine?" he says

Even after all the kisses and nights spent together, this name still has a certain effect on you. He's used it a lot since you've been together, and every time it seems to strike a chord in you that sounds so loving for the boy called 'the emperor'. You smile almost spontaneously, tilting your head so that it ends up against his arm. Being loved again is so damn good that sometimes you wonder if you were seriously so stupid as not to notice Kaiser when you were comparing him to Gabriel

You were hating the cover, which you knew would last a long time, but you knew it was the best decision, although at the same time you knew how Micheal was ready to break it any time you wanted. It's just that now, with all the love you have, you feel like you don't deserve it because you're not used to it. You're not used to good morning kisses, hugs when you get home, caresses while you're doing something else. You're used to sharp jokes when you've done something slightly wrong, you're used to moments of silence when you have no desire other than to talk, you're used to an empty house for days on end without anyone bothering to come. You weren't used to all those little attentions that Gabriel had given you only at the beginning of the relationship, and that he did every now and then to keep you tied to his finger. You're used to your ex, and not to the wonderful boyfriend you now have and who you knew would always treat you well, in friendship and in a possible love. The difference is that now this boy was the same one who was kissing you. You didn't even know when he started, but it must have been a few seconds ago because his lips were still a tad cold. You kissed him back, resting your hand against his cheek as he continued to move his hand up and down your back, sending many small, beautiful shivers down your spine. You smile through the kiss, and when he pulls away a few millimeters it's only to come back rougher, but not before whispering something to you "You have no idea how much I just want to see you shine from now on. Act and live like the empress you are"

You were really fucked up. And you loved it.

The floral and sugary smell that could be felt in the room was gradually becoming stronger and more present. They were spraying it on the models, on their clothes, on their bags and on their accessories. Everything was now at the end and soon the most beautiful and absurd chaos ever would break out. For each model, and you could count at least 20, there were on average two or three assistants who fixed the make up or the dress. Instead, you had around you about ten assistants who for at least an hour did not let you take even a step forward. The purple dress was shining on you, and the makeup only made you more detailed according to Kristal. There were ten minutes left until the show started, and the thrills of emotion were getting stronger and stronger

You had announced on your social media account that you would be attending the show only yesterday afternoon. The media had exploded, literally exploded: the speculation of your return had just been verified as true, and the last spots of the show had already been booked by your fans. The organizers had even had to add another section of seats due to demand, and this was all because of you. Now it was just a matter of finishing the job, walking that damned catwalk and showing that you didn't give a shit about Gabriel anymore, that he had destroyed you but that you still had your life in your hands

"Two minutes, hurry up!" someone shouts, and the hands on you become even faster. You smile, because it's the only thing you know how to do, thinking that now you're really giving meaning to so many tears you've shed, that now you're really coming back, and that there's someone, an entire audience, waiting for you beyond this cloth. An audience in which you know there's also Michael, who after winning the match this afternoon has catapulted himself into the first row of seats, the closest to the catwalk and then to you

"One minute, get in line!" a woman shouts, and someone tells you how to move, putting you at the front of the line of people behind you, which now seems like at least 30. You nod at the assistants' last words of advice, which you don't really hear because you've been a professional for a few years and have learned them by heart: look straight ahead, take a firm step and the show goes on at all costs, literally all

The opening music starts. The cloth is hoisted above and a series of spotlights are projected towards you, who begins to walk straight towards the audience. The music chosen for you begins to reach your ears, and as soon as your figure is visible to the audience, the crowd erupts in a roar that you cannot describe. You smile determinedly, step controlled, emotions in order even if you literally want to scream with happiness. You are back, you are officially back on track

You walk, you show your dress, nothing you haven't done a million times, but this time it has a sweeter taste. The flashes of the photographers illuminate you, making the dark purple of the fabric respond. The crowd watches, tries to greet you, everyone at this moment has their eyes on you as if you were the most precious thing in the world, something they've never seen

"And after a break from the spotlight, the most anticipated return of the moment in the world of fashion: Y/n L/s, in a dress by German designer Ursula..." says the presenter, but you stop listening when, in the front row, you see Kaiser's face: he looks at you like the others, as if they had never seen a person like that, but with an affection that only you can understand. It's love, and you know it well. It's a reciprocated love, that you return with your eyes the moment you pass in front of him. You want to shine for everyone tonight, but most of all for yourself and for him, who gave you the push to start over

You walk until you reach the end of your shift, where you stop before the exit of the catwalk: you turn around and throw a flying kiss to the audience, who responds with such an energy that it makes you emotional, when you go back backstage. You return to the dark, and the moment of glory ends; the assistants and models still in line congratulate you, and you can only thank them gratefully. You shed a few tears, but they are of joy. You feel so damn alive right now

The show continues, the whole crowd appreciates every single dress, but especially yours. Almost an hour later you are back on the catwalk, along with all the other models after the final walk; you smile, there is someone crying but you don't blame them. You look at Michael for practically every second, and you really want to run and hug him, scream "see? I did it, I really did it!" but you know you have to wait a little longer before doing so

"...and after this speech, which I admit I made with my heart in my throat knowing the importance of this show, I would like to thank someone who is really important to me and for all the work that is behind all this" says the designer, after having concluded her speech. You look at her, curious about who she wants to name and of whom you know nothing. It is actually true, they have not yet given you the information you were talking about with Kaiser that evening

"I would like to ask the crowd to give a huge round of applause for Gabriel Dicardio!" says the woman

Gabriel. Gabriel Dicardio. Gabriel, your ex. The man who gave you the worst time of your life in the last few months and destroyed you. What the fuck is Gabriel doing here?. The boy steps onto the catwalk, waving to the crowd as he approaches the designer. They seem friendly with each other, as if they have known each other for years, so much so that he kisses her cheek as if nothing had happened: you don't remember him ever speaking to you about this woman during your relationship. You remain still, practically petrified. He knew you were here, he knew it perfectly from the beginning

"I think Ursula shouldn't thank me. The dresses are hers, great as always and each time they seem to be even more precise. Instead, I want to thank her for all her precision and the organizers of the fashion show, because they did a job without a single mistake. Being the second founder of the agency has always been close to my heart, because I know how much the fashion market here in Germany can still shine and bring great results" he says, and at the end of the sentence he turns to you, smiling at you. But you're not smiling anymore, you can't even breathe anymore since he's just a few meters away from you again

What does founder mean? Did he create this agency? Didn't he only have an Italian one?

"You shouldn't, Gabriel. In fact, it's me who's thanking you again. Rather, you know our tradition well... right? Come on, it should be even more pleasant than usual since she's there!" Ursula says laughing, and Gabriel nods "Definitely. Your tradition of always having the last photo with the guest of the evening taken with the main model of the evening... what a strange tradition, who knows who invented it" he says laughing, and your blood runs cold. You are the main model

You have to get closer to Gabriel again, and only now the feeling makes you want to throw up. Everyone pretends that there isn't a worldwide scandal going on between the two of you, as if he hadn't been throwing shit at you a few hours ago like he's been doing since this all started. You stand there, unable to move while the other models encourage you to keep going. You don't want to go on, you don't want to. You don't want to be even remotely in Gabriel's sphere of contact, to feel his hands on your body again. Petrified, you seek Kaiser's gaze, which shines with the same emotion as you: he is amazed, if not downright angry. He reflect yourself in his cerulean eyes, and you feel like you're about to have a panic attack if it's not already underway

The models push you towards Gabriel, who grabs you with one hand on your hip and the other in his pocket. The photographers start taking pictures of you together, even though you can't smile now, unlike him, who comes out perfect in the photos. A void forms inside you, eating you alive as you slowly disappear and the last part of your sanity goes away. Everyone laughs, jokes, lives. You are thinking about running away, about how disgusting his hands are on your skin and how the panic attack is becoming more and more present

"Smile. They're loving us" he whispers, while you don't even know how to move a simple arm because of the situation "Get ready, because the second act between us is about to begin"

tag(s): @rroxii ; @kittenish0 ; @bungoustraydogsno1fan (if you want to be tagged tell me!)

[mochikofi]

i’m so sorry to bother but i was wondering if i could request a kaiser x german f! reader who loves wearing dirndl dresses?

(i love wearing them sm)

idk i feel like he’d be interested if he met someone else who was german

(i literally feel lucky to be half german because of this man 🇩🇪❤️)

Michael Kaiser was quite bored, so he decided to go outside and maybe chill in a cafe for a while. But while he was walking towardss the cafe, he saw a woman who's wearing dirndl dress. Is she German, perhaps? Of course curiosity go over him.

Kaiser who took an interest in you since he met someone who's also a German like him. Of course introducing himself would be a great start, he would like to have a German friend after all.

"hallo Fräulein, do you mind if I sit here beside you?" Kaiser said as he smiles towards you, hoping that he isn't wrong to assume that you are also German. "I don't mind, don't worry. I'm guessing that you are also German, yes?" You told him as you smiled back "You catch up real quick, don't you?" he says as he sits beside you, waiting for his coffee. "It's quite obvious actually." You told him as you giggled.

Kaiser who forgets about the time, enjoying the conversation both of you are having. Hoping you'll accept, he asks if he could get your number.

"It appears that I have to go now, could I perhaps get your number so we could converse often?" Kaiser said as he holds his phone "I was hoping you'd ask." you told him as you give him your number. Kaiser felt like he won a lottery that day.

Kaiser who stalks your Instagram and likes all your pictures. Which made some people freak out. But what got him nervous is that he accidentally called you!

"Hello Kaiser, wha's up? having fun stalking me?" you teased him as you fix your hair. "I am indeed, and I've noticed that you have a liking towards dirndl dresses." He says as he tries not to panic "Mhm yeah I do, it's my favorite. I've always loved wearing them since I was a kid." You told him as you finally fixed your hair. "Is that so? then I've learned a new thing about you then." Kaiser says as he quickly writes it down in his notes. "It's quite obvious already, no? Oh, I have to go. Let's call again next time, okay?" you told him as you ended the call quickly. "...Alright, let's call again, next time" He giggled so hard that day that his maids got weirded out.

Kaiser who struggles to pick an outfit for your date, thinking that you won't like his style.

"Woah there, are you alright? looks like you ran even though you drived here." You told him as you give him a towel. "I couldn't find an outfit hat could match yours... but does this look good?" wait, why was he asking you that? of course he knows he looks good, he just wants to confirm it. "Mhm yeah it looks good, surprisingly matches my outfit. Good taste, Kaiser." You told him as you smiled towards him, quickly reaching his hand so you can lead him to the spot that you're both going to eat in.

Why did it feel good when you confirmed that it looks good on him? why did he feel happy when you held his hand and called his name? feelings like this sure made Kaiser confused, but he sure knows that he likes feeling like this towards you.

Kaiser who takes pictures of you when you aren't looking, telling you that it was to capture a moment but he actually just wanted to take a millions of pictures of you.

Kaiser who posts one of the picture that he took of you in his Instagram which made the fans go wild!

"Kaiser, why did you post that?? your fans might think that you have a girlfriend or something, or they might hate meee" you whined as you threw a pillow at him "I don't mind if they think that I have a girlfriend, as long as you're the girlfriend." Kaiser said as he smirked at you, waiting for your reaction. "Is that a confession, Kaiser? Oh my, I did not know that I have made the amazing Michael Kaiser fall for me" You told him as you smirked at him. "I'm afraid that you're assuming things, dear." You were right, of course. He just didn't wanna get caught. "Oh well, I wanted to be your girlfriend but it seems that you don't feel the same towards me." You sighed dramatically "Okay I was joking, I want you to be my girlfriend." he said as he quickly jumps into you, hugging you tightly. "I know" you told him as you hugged him back

Kaiser who always gifts you with many dirndl dress since you love wearing them.

"Micha, this is the 5th dress this week. are you sure that you're allowed to spend your money on me?" you told him while admiring the dress. "I don't mind it, Dear. I love seeing you happy." Micha said as he admires the happiness displayed on your face.

Michael Kaiser who makes it known to the world that he's taken by his princess and his princess only. Always flashing the engagement ring every time some girl flirts with him "See this? yeah, I'm already married to Y/N Kaiser. She can only flirt with me, now shoo. I've got to buy the things that my precious WIFE told me."

navigation. - anime masterlist.

[someprettyname]

I NEED THE LORE BETWEEN YOU AND KAISER

HOW DID YOU GUYS MEET? HOW DID IT BLOSSOM?

ALRIGHT FOLKS ITS ABOUT TIME I TELL YOU HOW IT HAPPENED BEHEHEHE

Alright so it happened in an athletic fest. He was there for football and I was here for basketball. (yes I actually play basketball irl sometimes 😂) our match was taking place right beside their field (yep, it was an open court in a huge ass facility) and I was among the top players (I'm being humble. You can call me the best :) ) so in our breaktime (well it wasn't exactly a break for us, our match was over and we were free to go. It was a break for football guys, a match was going on and Kaiser"s team had to play next but he had roughly 20 minutes I think. Yes I and our team won the match in case you were wondering.) one of the guys from men's basketball team (he was their best) challenged me. Just the 2 of us head on. Oh well. Let's just say it was a tough one but I managed a draw (phew. He was giant fr. Like 200cm or sth 😭) which was still quite impressive given he's basically Itoshi Rin of basketball among the teams. And then I was about to leave when I hear a voice behind me -

"Wanna play with me?"

I turn around to see this rat tail dude smirking at me, hands on hips. Huh.

"Who are you?" And then he's sprinting towards me sliding the ball out of my grip (only because I let him, he wasn't a basketball dude so I wasn't really threatened 🤷🏻‍♀️) dribbling it across the court and scoring a basket. He then turns around dribbling the ball with a smirk.

"Michael Kaiser, bastard münchen." And damn. His smugness was amusing to me. (And his dribbling was pretty bad. Very high and all, So I easily stole the ball while he stood there flashing me emperor level smirk.) What's a football guy doing here? I turn around to see like 15 guys clinging onto the field divider. Yep you guessed it right, that was his team.

Now idk what drew this dude to me but I'm not letting him have the ball all to himself when I'm right there in that court so I steal the ball - "Alright then." - turn around, and sprint across the court - "Try and stop me then."

That's how we met first. We played for a while and it was rather fun. (Read : he was flirting, being touchy on the name of "defending". Dw he's respectful, he only got touchy when I flirted back.) I stayed back for their match.

So you see how it is? By the time his match was over we'd both impressed each other with our skills.

"That was a nice game. You made it look too easy. Why be interested in basketball when you're already so good in football?" Was what I asked when I walked up to congratulate him on the win.

"Apparently there's beauty in basketball too." And would you believe me if I say he tucked my hair behind my ears when he said that. Boy be good at flirting. (if it wasn't obvious through canon)

Well. That was how it started anyways. We instantly clicked together (context : vibe). His cocky attitude was amusing to me, and the fact that he couldn't get under my skin and how I kept returning his jokes with equally witty remarks and slanders was fascinating to him.

And Yes we exchanged numbers on that first night itself. We'd walk around together talking and munching on some snacks (as I said, it was a fest so there were many stalls around) under the moonlight and calming breeze.

And that's how it blossomed - we used to hangout once in a while at café or cinema, go to each other's matches etc etc. Though it was attraction at first sight, we were more of friends for a very long time before we became official. It's tough to explain, but there was romantic tension to begin with but also this untold thing about wanting to know each other better first. Ygwim?

I've known him for over an year now and it's our 6 months anniversary soon. (yeah. He confessed on new year. That cheeky bastard.)

And so yeah. That's pretty much it. What do you say? ;)

[buttastic]

watched madoka rebellion yesterday as the final official stop in my faustpisode so now I'm finally ready to do my autopsy of this thing. I've seen pmmm itself a few times through but this was my first time watching rebellion.

so like in the lead up to this I had kind of ear-marked some stuff I figured would be relevant, like homura's time travel essentially giving her necromancy capabilities and sayaka's orchestral mermaid motif probably being something of a doctor faustus 1937 thing, but that was about it. all I knew about faust as a story before the faustpisode was that it was a guy making a deal with the devil so in that sense I was like yeah pmmm's pretty faustian but that's about it

pmmm folds in some little mermaid (and possible doctor faustus, jury's still kind of out on that one) and a little bit of the early reformation era witch burnings that happened towards the end of the real faustus' life, but for the most part it sticks pretty staunchly to johann wolfgang von goethe's faust. in multiple scenes there's actual text from faust onscreen incorporated into the witch collages, which is pretty neat.

the only place we see something of christopher marlowe's faustus is in kyuubey, who's such a fun portrayal of a mephistopheles I'm giving him his own little section here. his cute animal mascot appearance follows from goethe's mephistopheles initially appearing as a poodle and that's just fun. he kind of operates in a weird middle ground mechanistically though, somewhere between marlowe mephistophilis' middleman-to-the-devil and goethe mephistopheles' Literally Satan For Real, while also eschewing religion entirely and instead being a colonizing hypercapitalist. that's interesting texture!

I can't say it's entirely new to have a faust adaptation deal with economics since goethe's has a whole bit where faust encourages the kaiser to start printing paper money and destabilizes the empire's finances (pretty funny) but pmmm really ends up hinging soooo much of itself on labor relations in the face of economic greed in a way that's really fascinating. good or evil or faith or despair have nothing to do with their fate, which is entirely about solving an energy crisis that has been outsourced to them to fix that they themselves have no stake in. that's meaty

the world itself not having a structure of evil in contrast to the people in it though is fun, I like the way kyouko's backstory of attempting to help her father's church and getting labeled a witch for it parallels a lot of the very real, very dire stuff going on during the protestant reformation in og faustus' real lifetime. very funny that this posits the heretical splinter cult as the one making deals with devils (fun fact: the original faustbuch pamphlets/chapbooks that started getting printed in the late 1500s were just straight-up anti-catholic propaganda)

the other interesting thing about kyouko is that her and mami are the only girls we see make wishes that aren't dubiously romantic to some degree. goethe's faust isn't gay but the og faustus was accused of sodomy and famous faust adapters hans christian andersen, thomas mann, and klaus mann were all queer men who all based their adaptations around dudes they were in love with so the shit with homura and madoka as a lesbianical faust and gretchen fits is an obvious evolution of that…it's so funny that sayaka's straight though. I love that they had to retcon that in rebellion because that bitch was NOT into kyouko the way kyouko was into her in the original anime lmfao

I've already talked about the sayaka/doctor faustus stuff a little before so I'm gonna skip that here except to say that I've decided sayaka is the leverkühn.

I have always found the original anime ending to be pretty weak and I feel like I finally have a better grasp on why, I don't really think the better future madoka was fighting for is different enough to warrant the amount of effort put into maintaining it. I made the point to my bf that most of pmmm is building up to ripping the head off this horrible, dehumanizing system of exploitation but then like Union Leader Madoka steps in and is like "don't worry I died for your sins so now you get safety gear and paid overtime". like those things are nice but they don't really fix the system

I like madoka-as-gretchen a lot more uncomplicatedly than I liked original gretchen though I will say. I like that she's not an object homura-as-faust had fun with and then discarded, her inevitable fall to ruin is the crux of the whole thing that homura's been duped into thinking she can prevent! wonderful. madoka even does the gretchen thing and folds herself into some kind of goddess of infinite patience to save all the would-be fausts from damnation. how fun

I kept scratching my head though trying to figure out if madoka was supposed to be just straightforwardly a gretchen/eternal feminine when homura's time travel tees her up so well to also be a helen of troy…and it turns out that's because that part is in rebellion!

so background info here goethe's faust is split into two parts, the first part is mostly just the tragedy of faust ruining gretchen's life and her getting executed for it, and the second part is more of faust kind of gallivanting around having adventures. the tone shift is wild. BUT in part 2 faust conjures an apparition of helen of troy of iliad fame and he thinks she's so hot that he has to necromancy her back to life about it and they have a son. their son inevitably kills himself and helen is so distraught she goes back to being dead. some time after this is when ghost gretchen returns and is presumably ok enough with all of that to still try and get faust into heaven.

let me just say that I think all faust adaptations should probably just flatten gretchen and helen into one character, faust having two dead babymamas feels a little bloated, so points to pmmm on this one. rebellion having homura conjure an elaborate dreamworld in order to forge a reality where she and madoka can be together again is chef's kiss. Beautiful. Now We're Getting Somewhere.

like faust though this reality eventually slips through her fingers, but where goethe's faust is destined to be dragged to hell at the moment of satisfaction because he like got into land development and liked it or whatever I'm glad homura's damning moment here is being with madoka.

something I do really want to mention here about goethe's faust that I have been unable to stop thinking about is that the reason mephistopheles can't collect faust's soul is because a bunch of sexy angels show up and make him too horny to stay on task. so like. that's the precedent for sayaka and bébé distracting kyuubey. madoka as gretchen/the eternal feminine coming to collect faust instead is also straight from the play.

I've been kind of stewing on how I feel about homura jilting fate to become Satan 2: The Sequel To Satan. on the one hand I find it more satisfying than the original ending but on the other it kinda just feels like these girls are gonna be stuck in an infinite loop of attempting to one-up eachother. idk. maybe that's the point

anyway I assume this is barely coherent but since when do y'all follow me for coherency

[blue-thief]

@galaxynajma here are the actor/artist/writer isakainess hcs i mentioned earlier 🫡 (this got wayy longer than i was expecting it to be so it's basically a fic outline atp

kaiser started off as a child actor which explains... everything

when he was really young he popped up in a few roles for some pretty big movies

his biggest role as a kid though came when he was about ten where he played a big supporting character in a long-running kids' sitcom (think stuff like hannah montana, icarly, etc)

he's more or less cut off contact with his parents but he was fortunate to get a hold of his money once he turned 18

he's since moved out, rents out his own modest apartment, and he's shown up in a few moderately successful things

he's far from being an a-list actor but he's got a decent following

even though most people wouldn't be able to recognize his face, he can mention the stuff he's been in and people will be like "ohh yeah i've heard of that, i've been meaning to check it out"

he usually has to wear makeup to cover up his tattoo. most of his notable roles came before he cut + dyed his hair

his goal is to become an oscar-winning actor and he was able to get the lead role for a really serious film. his new hair just happened to suit the role

meanwhile there's ness the writer

he started off studying something STEM-related to appease his parents. besides, he needs a backup plan just in case the whole writing thing doesn't work out

but he soon dropped out due to being overwhelmed by how intense his competition was

fortunately enough he's still in contact with an ex classmate and he got some money doing copywriting for their side gig's website

on top of that he started submitting flash fiction and poetry to different competitions and magazines like CRAZYYY just to make a little more money

kaiser stumbles across one of his pieces, looks into him a little more, and finds ness's personal blog

he reads up on ness ranting about his parents and how he has no money

at this point kaiser's kinda fallen in love but he doesn't wanna seem too weird

and he reaches out to ness saying, "hey ik this sounds kinda weird but if you really wanna pursue your dreams but you're low on money you can become my roommate"

at first ness is like "wtf is this guy gonna try to kill me"

but he's late on rent and about to get evicted so he's DESPERATE

he agrees to meet kaiser to assess the vibes

and well. obviously ness falls head over heels in love with kaiser

(obv kaiser isn't gonna kill ness but don't follow in ness's footsteps guys you probably won't end up being as lucky)

and it works out great. kaiser's more than happy to cover most of the rent, he's out most of the time filming, and ness just has this bigass apartment where he's got ample space to work

anyway while kaiser's out and about one day he's at this cafe

there's this one worker on break, still in his apron and everything

he's off in the corner doodling something

the worker is isagi

and kaiser notices isagi is drawing HIM

kaiser goes up to him all smug like "wow, are you a fan? you want an autograph?"

and isagi's like "bro idfk who you are i just really liked your tattoo"

they talk a bit and isagi tells kaiser where he can find more of his work

isagi's mostly focused on digital art and commissions but he's also studying animation

kaiser finds his instagram and commissions isagi

"that napkin doodle you made of me was pretty good but i'd love to see how well you can capture my beauty given ample time (and money) ;)"

kaiser quickly becomes isagi's most frequent and highest paying client

you can say he's basically become isagi's (and to an extent ness's) sugar daddy

but kaiser likes to think of himself of those wealthy patrons from the renaissance

kaiser loved swinging by the cafe to ask about isagi's progress on his latest commission

one day he overheard isagi panicking about not being able to pay rent

and kaiser's like "you can move in with me and my roommate if you want"

and well. isagi does exactly that

ness kinda gets all crazy and possessive like "WHO'S THIS HOW DID YOU MEET HIM HOW DO YOU KNOW HE'S NOT-"

suffice to say he and isagi don't get along at first

but kaiser's never home so it's mostly just them on opposite sides of the apartment, sending glares at each other every now and then

it's BECAUSE kaiser is never around that isagi and ness are forced to bond with each other eventually

FUCK THIS POSTED INSTEAD OF GETTING SAVED AS A DRAFT

oh whatever i'll probably make this into a fic and fill in the rest that way 😭😭

[beginningobserver]

Rui: Ugh, headache... [sighs]

Ken: Hm, it must be because of some bug or something.

Ken: Hmm...

Ken: Here, drink this. It's tea.

Rui: H-huh? Thanks...?

※ Rui's body is still organic so a digital being's eye is not entirely compatible with it. ※ It's chamomile tea, which is good for headaches!!

Yeah, I'm still thinking about Ken slowly regaining his kindness by just trying to help Rui in his own way.

Yes, this is about that AU, √02. I've decided that's the little change that happens between the Chimeramon arcs. Where it's the arc where Ken starts to realize that something is wrong, even though he's still in full denial?

I've noticed in my rewatches over the past few years that Ken's eyes start to get drawn bigger towards the end of the Kaiser arc, as if it's a visual signal that he's starting regain his kind heart.

[ignore the typos in text from the doodles]

[turtlemagnum]

a friend told me i should post about my fantasy setting, so here's some of the basics! this is gonna be fucking long, so don't click under the cut if you don't wanna!!!

ok so, the most developed part of my setting is the continent of Arana, and it's loosely based off of the americas because in my opinion too much fantasy is just like, Generically European, and i have a lifelong appreciation of the various indigenous societies of the americas and thought that'd be cool inspiration for my setting! which isn't to say that there's no traditional fantasy influences, but the more overtly european stuff (at least in arana) is pretty straightforwardly portrayed as like, a foreign thing with imperialist tendencies, though i will say there's a bit of a tension insofar as the clashing cultures. different areas of arana are to me conceptions of what america was, is, and could be (which is to say some parts have societies and cultures analogous to real world indigenous cultures, some parts are controlled by a vaguely roman inspired empire that eventually turns into something more analogous to the US, and then the parts with orcs are kind of what i hope america turns into eventually. gonna expound on some of that:

the arctan empire (also known simply as arct) is essentially what happens when somebody cheats their way into godhood and makes it everyone elses problem. arctus (the god-king dipshit who founded arct) is essentially a dipshit noble who came from my setting's equivalent to The Actual Roman Empire and was exiled at sea, only to arrive at arana by chance. something about how godhood usually works in my setting is that all gods start as mortal and eventually ascend to godhood in much the same way that when you play an RPG character long enough, they eventually become so powerful that they become unkillable. this idea came from a playthrough of oblivion from forever ago where i broke the game so thoroughly that i was practically unkillable, and the way i figured in a world where that's possible that would essentially be godhood. and then i went a bit anime with it, but that's a tangent of a tangent. anyways, arctus decidedly Didn't ascend to godhood through his own hard work and essentially stole his power from my setting's satan/ganon analogue, and everyone else just sorta lets him do his bullshit because either they don't want his power to be returned to Daigon (might change that name but he's my setting's big bad), or they genuinely like the cut of his bullshit and intentionally allied themselves with him because they also suck (and then there's Agon, who's my favorite special boy and the only reason he lets arctus live is because while he's probably the most powerful god as an individual, the power of Every Other God who sided with arctus would probably overwhelm him. anyways)

anyways, arct. it's basically a fantasy take on the roman empire, and when arctus dies in what i'm planning on being my first game it falls and becomes a US inspired republic. the intention of this is to draw a parallel between the historical imperialism of places like the roman empire and how pretty much every major imperialist force since has tried to emulate it to one extent or the other. we see this in how both the german and russian empire called their leaders a corruption of caesar (kaiser and czar respectively), we see this in the architecture of a lot of countries like the UK and the US, and we see this in the legacy of imperialism that have followed these countries and their descendants. so yeah i figured i'd explore that through my setting, because that's just sorta a thought i've had for a while

a big part of my setting is exploring the same cultures throughout different time periods and how those changes impact fuckin everything, particularly insofar as how they parallel their real world counterparts. the main story i'm writing right now takes place in the equivalent to the 1870s, and is sort of about how it's a deeply transitory period of time in arana since it's when their industrial revolution is Just Starting, arct is finally falling, modern things like automation and rock music are being invented, it's on the cusp of an entire cultural upheaval with all the growing pains that entails. i just think it's interesting to examine the same world at different points in time, arana in the year 1940 is gonna be a lot different from arana in the year 2004, much less the year 9 y'know

so, more on godhood: the oldest living gods are quite literally prehistoric and as such have essentially shed any mortal trappings and identity to such a degree that people living in any remotely modern era aren't even sure that they even were mortal, or if they're even gods in the same way that the main pantheon tends to be. they're kinda eldritch entities more than they are people at this point, and as such tend to be rather reclusive. the oldest living god that still maintains their personhood is daigon, my devil analogue, and his whole deal was that when he first ascended to godhood in the very edges of prehistory he killed every other "normal" god before him himself being sealed inside the sun for all eternity, so hell in my setting is actually inside the sun! now, the first generation of the modern gods (the ones people actually revere and are still alive) was spearheaded by agon, who's kind of one of my favorite characters and i'm so normal about him. he was a simple orc just trying to survive and then the first hell invasion hit, his only loved one died as a consequence (a pet turtle), and he proceeded to go full fuckin doomguy on the hell gates (see the oblivion inspiration? he was the character in that playthrough).

here are a list of the main cultural groups in my setting: elves are split across two main broader regional variations, stexis and elyria. stexis elves visually are the more gray skinned, rugged kind of elf like we see with the dunmer in morrowind, meanwhile the elyrians are a more effete kind of elf with softer features and skin that's usually some shade of blue. the stexis region of arana has more than just stexis elves despite the fact that that's pretty much what all outsiders would think of, and it's more of a vaguely indigenous inspired collection of cultures that fall under a broader umbrella of "stexis", y'know? elyrians are a fair bit more centralized, closely linked to the arctans after the second hell invasion, more vaguely european type of influence. stexis live in a generally more desertous region of arana, meanwhile the elyrians are closer to the grassy woodland heartland type area.

goblins are a more generally anarchistic and tribalistic civilization that lives in the jungle, very hunter/gatherer, very communal and caring towards one another. they're one of the most linguistically diverse "races" in arana, some of which don't even have numbers as a concept in their language (actually inpsired by a real life tribe from i believe brazil, a linguistic feature i wholly envy). they tend towards impermanent structures, though there is at least one big goblin city with lots of sprawling stonework and ziggurats and such. visually, the typically have either green or greenish yellow skin, are short (usually in the realm of 3 to 4 feet tall), have big noses and even bigger ears. they live simple, enviable lives and aside from the orcs and the venarii are probably my favorite guys

speaking of which, venarii are a race of almost exclusively women, women who are on average tall and buff as shit at that. their average heights range from 7 or so feet (just over 2 meters) to about 9 or so feet (just about 3 meters), and the reason they're almost always women is because in prehistory, they were cursed so that only female venarii could be born, and as such whenever they do have a son they're pretty much just the same race as their dad. the two main general groups of venarii are northern and southern, with the northern usually living in the far north and the southern usually living in the far south, although there's also something of a gray area right in the middle as they're still generally concentrated on the west coast. if you think of the furthest south of the southern venarii to be in essentially the equivalent to mexico and the furthest north to be essentially in the equivalent to alaska, there'd still be a fair bit of folks in the middle in what i guess would be roughly like, oregon? but i digress. other visually distinguishing features include typically having a large nose, green eyes being far more common than with southern venarii specifically, and blood red hair being a fairly common natural hair color you can have. culturally they're in different areas inspired by north african/middle east, the inuit, the saami, and the fact that playing breath of the wild at a fairly formative age awoke something in me (the gerudo). they tend towards polygamy since that just makes logical sense when women outnumber men ten to one, though since they live in a society that's less than kind to men as a concept it's not as nice of an arrangement for us as you'd think upon first hearing that. the way i figure is that if women were bigger and stronger than men on average, then we'd probably be in a matriarchal society rather than a patriarchal one, so i figured i'd explore that here.

orcs are my Actual favorite guys and i've tried very hard not to make them mary sues. visually they're (usually light) green, usually about 6 to 7 feet tall on average (roughly 1.8m to 2.1m), muscular (ranging from actual strongman build to more visual focused body builder build), usually with dark brown/black hair, and they either have slightly more pronounced canine teeth than normal or they use magic to grow it out to more conventional orc tusk lengths to signal lack of interest in romantic and sexual relationships (after all, it's very hard to kiss someone with tusks. asexuality is far more normalized and accepted in orcish culture than most others due to the fact that like any good shounen protagonist, agon is ace himself and he's their Main Guy). culturally, they're seclusionist mountain dwellers who mostly keep to themselves and their own community with a heavy emphasis on collective wellbeing; they live and die by the ideals of "to each according to their ability, to each according to their need". internally they don't use money, and only ever use it when traveling outside of their territory. i feel like orcs in most fantasy settings are The Warrior Race, and while that could be considered true from a certain point of view for my orcs, i feel like in a world where monsters and magic are both real and commonplace, every culture would have at least something of a warrior culture y'know? in my setting, most people can at least a little bit of defensive magic and can typically at least keep most monsters at bay for long enough to get the fuck outta there.

another thing about orcish culture is that they don't think of things in terms of morality; by the year 1000 it's essentially an alien concept to them. morality is, after all, an abstract concept that's inherently subjective, and orcs are all about what you can see and feel. they do things that we'd consider moral not because of a moral imperative, but because mutual aid is beneficial for all parties involved. generally speaking, if you're an asshole, people are more likely to be an asshole to you, so it's in your best interest to not be an asshole. doing chores for an old lady is good because hopefully somebody will do the same for you when you're old and withered. being a violent asshole who goes around killing everybody to steal their shit will typically get you killed in time, so obviously don't just go around murdering everybody. shit like that, y'know?

orcs, like every good mountain dwelling fantasy race, pride themselves on their craftsmanship and along with the venarii are the founders of most modern intellectual pursuits (math, history and the like). agon is both immortal and has a photographic memory, and since you need to pick up hobbies when you're immortal to keep from going crazy one of his is cataloguing world history and the various cultures he's traveled to. as such, orcs have some of the most extensive libraries of information in all of the world, much less arana. by the time of the late 1800s, they were the first to start industrializing, inventing things like modern medicine, guns that were good enough to be more than an irrelevant curiosity in a world with magic, and the printing press.

i think i'm gonna be coming up with another name for them but at the moment i have funky little lizard dudes named mosins. they live with the orcs and are one of the more long-lived races in my setting, though it's unsure how much of that is biological in nature and how much of that is because they have a cultural focus on magic and in my setting, magic use makes you live longer/slows your aging after you're an adult (as such, the maximum lifespan of a normal person is about double that of real life, and as a rule of thumb a normal person is probably gonna be twice the age their body would be (for instance a 60 year old is gonna be roughly 30ish physically, an 100 year old is closer to a 50 or so year old, so on). mosins came into existence at around the first hell invasion when a little kid's pet lizard just sorta magically developed person tier sapience and used that magic to modify his body into something that could protect his family. every now and again, for whatever reason, a normal ass animal is turned sapient by the universe's magic getting its wires crossed and that becomes one of my few races that aren't descended from humans

more on that, as a rule of thumb if they can have offspring with normal ass humans, they're technically still a human and just a different racial group of humanity (and those racial traits are just exaggerated with magic). biologically speaking, an elf or an orc or a venarii is still a human, they just have a wildly different appearance due to historical magical body modification, beauty standards and social expectations and all that.

anyways, an exception to "if they can procreate with a human they're probably also a human" is the aleron. kinda, at least, they're amphibious fish people who spend most of their lives in the water but can come on land perfectly fine. they reproduce asexually and as such don't really have normal concepts of gender or sexuality, though that doesn't mean they can't develop feelings in regards to those things. like lobsters, they grow indefinitely and don't die of aging, but unlike lobsters if they get big enough they have to live in a big place like the ocean and feed off of krakens and shit! they're also shapeshifters, since you don't really get a lot of genetic diversity from asexual reproduction. as such, some have hair, some have heads shaped like fish, some look androgynous and some look very much like a specific gender. something worth noting is that the oceans of arana aren't saltwater, so most of the world is covered in freshwater. as such, most fish and other aquatic animals can be just fine in both inland rivers and lakes as well as the ocean!!!

the term for what we'd consider to be a basic ass normal ass human in my setting is "ancestor(s)", since legend has it that they're how we all started off as before splitting off. i honestly just wanted to come up with a term for humans that wasn't just "human", because that felt too boring

then there's the erokii! they're little raccoon people who are also shapeshifters, and they started off just as normal ass raccoons just like how mosins started off as just a normal ass lizard. since they shapeshift, they range in appearance to Literally Just A Raccoon to Literally Just A Human, though when they're in Human Forme they usually keep their raccoon ears and tail to show off what they are. they sorta came from the idea that i kinda wanted something catperson adjacent but thought it'd be too normal to just make em cats or dogs, so they're raccoonpeople! they're also relatively new, first coming into existence around halfway through the 1800s, meaning that as of modern times they're definitely not nearly as well established as everyone else

yenu are my devil/demon/tiefling lookin guys, and as such have horns, but can change both their skin and eye color at will. culturally they come in two main varieties, travelers (basically relatively decentralized and not very wealthy merchants and service workers, rarely stay in one place for long, always on the road), and clan yenu (more corporate, more integrated into society, generally more cutthroat and mercenary about things). i want to make it clear that yenu are not a race of inherently greedy monsters since the idea of a fantasy race that's inherently greedy and evil is... not the best thing from a real world perspective, people would probably get fairly antisemitic about that y'know. and of course there are yenu who live fairly normal lives integrated into society, but most are pretty tight knit into their own respective corners of the world (organized house yenu being essentially a mixture of families and companies, travelers essentially just trying to live their damn lives). yenu are the only race common to arana that aren't from arana, on the edges of prehistory they came from an island far enough west of arana that they were considered eastern by their own standards, and traveled to arana to make a better life for themselves during a time of great unrest and violence

and finally, we have the diku. they're basically my own take on hobbits, they're little forest guys about the size of goblins and look like they're carved from wood with eyes that glow like lightning bugs and little leaves where their hair should be. they love to eat, swim, fish, garden, just generally relaxing and simple things. they're technically monsters, "monster" in my setting just means that a living creature is made out of more magic energy given physical mass than normal flesh. of course, there are gray areas, dragons of various kinds range from completely normal animals to complete monsters (though most are somewhere in the middle. ESPECIALLY the flying ones). if you wanna look up something to better imagine what diku are supposed to look like, they're heavily inspired by the deku from zelda (get it? diku, deku... it actually comes from how i used to pronounce deku as a kid, because now i know how japanese syllabic structure works as an adult. it's not necessarily top priority but sometimes i think about how my fictional names would be translated to japanese since i'm learning japanese and think it'd be cool to translate my stuff into it)

[argentsunshine]

does thoust have any mechanisms song recommendations? i've only listened to thor and loki, separately..

so the mechs albums (with the exception of the tales to be told albums and the half of death to the mechanisms that isn't the bifrost incident) have stories that go through the whole album, so I'd recommend listening to the albums all the way through - my personal favourite is the bifrost incident, with high noon over camelot being a close second.

as for individual songs, from the full narrative albums I'm fond of old king cole, no happy endings, riddle of the sphinx, favoured son, underworld blues, hellfire, blood and whiskey, peacemaker, and pretty much every song on the bifrost incident. outside of those main albums i like prometheus, the ignominious demise of dr pilchard, gunpowder tim vs the moon kaiser (which is really a lot of songs smashed together but that's besides the point), hereward the wake, twisted threads, and frankenstein, and I've failed to achieve my goal here because "literally any mechs song" isn't a good answer to the question but these are some of my favourites. but yeah like i said I'd start by just listening to the bifrost incident the whole way through

[theclearblue]

Hello, your blog is one of a few that I found that love both Haikyuu and Blue Lock....You don't know how excited I was... Some that love Blue Lock dislike Haikyuu and some that are long time fan of Haikyuu must dislike Blue Lock. So I'm happy when I found your blog....

Even if Haikyuu and Blue Lock are very different sport series, can I ask what do you think are the strength and weaknesses of both series? And why you love them?

Omg thank you that makes me very happy to hear <3 I don't talk about Haikyuu nearly enough (it's also been a bit since I've watched it rip) but I'm very excited for my Haikyuu!!/Blue Lock movie experience they come out like a month apart from each other where I live!

I think I get why there would be some animosity between the two fandoms but I think it's just misunderstanding what the two series are about. Yeah they're both sports series, but I think their main themes are...well not opposed, but fundamentally different from each other, that if you go into Blue Lock expecting the realism of the sport/cooperation/hard work that Haikyuu revolves around, you're gonna be disappointed yk.

Like, Haikyuu's central theme to me is about the slow and messy process of working towards something you love, taking a more difficult path but one that is ultimately much more rewarding/fulfilling. Blue Lock's central themes have to do with individualism and luck, essentially what goes into the making and downfall of a leader/"egoist" (latest chapter we start to see the downfall of Kaiser as the field is taken over by Isagi's allies, and Isagi is the one rising up. There's a very cool King motif going on w/ those two and also Barou and Reo/Nagi), and how there are different types of luck people are granted, but you have to put that luck to use.

I think some people might go into Blue Lock expecting similar themes of hard work and team cooperation/friendship, it's the standard for sports manga and Haikyuu near perfected it. But the thing is you gotta keep in mind that Blue Lock isn't really opposing anything Haikyuu is trying to say, rather it's just exploring completely different themes altogether, just through the same lens of a sport. Blue Lock at the beginning comes off as very anti-teamwork which can be seen as distasteful, but it finds a middle ground where you cannot go through the match (life) alone, you need to rely on others and trust those around you, but not to the point where you give up your own ambitions and goal.