#is implied

[daddiel-ish]

you asked for Luffy's reaction to Primrose dressed as Law and here we are <3

[Shachi and Penguin babysitters] [KOFI]

[dredgen-dumbass]

[carrotcouple]

He expects death to be quick and silent. It's what he's wanted for years and finally Irminsul gives him the opportunity. He's been aching for peace for so long.

He opens his eyes and he's not alone.

"What the fuck?" He says.

He stares at himself. A him he doesn't recognize. He is dressed in elaborate robes that seem to be a mesh of Inazuma and Sumeru fashion. There's a Mondstadtian flower in his hair.

"Who the hell are you?" He snaps.

The other him opens his eyes and then smiles.

"I have no name," he says. "I abandoned all my names at some point. Unfortunately, having no name did not rob me of my duty. But tell me, what is your name?"

There is a name that sits on his lips that he actually wants to utter. But he thinks of the gnosis that was ripped from him, the feeling of falling and shattering and looks of pity and anger.

"Scaramouche," he spits out instead.

The other him tilts his head.

"That does not feel right. Perhaps you are Shouki no Kami,"

"Shouki no Kami did not come to pass," he hisses.

"But Shouki no Kami is who you are," the other him says firmly. "Names are powerful and tell us a lot about a person. A person without name is someone who has nowhere to go and nowhere to belong. They are stuck in an in between. A person with the wrong name lies about who they are and you cannot see what they have become or where they come from."

He sneers at his other self.

"What is the point of this? Why do you so badly need my name?" He asks.

"My job as one who is nameless and can no longer acquire names is to attend the funeral of each name," his other self says. "Before you came Scaramouche. He is gone now."

"I was Scaramouche and I do not remember such a conversation with you," he snaps.

"Of course you do not, Scaramouche is gone. You are Shouki no Kami," His other self says.

His other self, he decides, is infuriating beyond belief.

"Who are you?" He demands to know again.

His other self closes his eyes with a smile.

"I am the end of all your names, the person your being culminated into. I gathered each name and threw them all away myself. All that you become is who I am."

"So you're the me at the very end. You're dead for good, I assume," he mutters. How did he end up being so... obnoxious... And nice?

"I am," his other self says.

"What the fuck are you wearing?" He finally asks.

"In honor of where I was born and in honor of where I came to belong," his other self says.

"You have a... What the hell do they call that? A cecilia? In your hair." He points out.

His other self smiles, picking it out of his hair and cradling it dearly in his hands.

"I was someone's windblume for all eternity. I have left him behind now. I wish I could say that I want him to eventually learn to be happy without me, but the truth is that I wish that he misses me everyday." His other self whispers.

"What the fuck?" He stands up, appalled.

His other self raises an eyebrow at him.

"You believe in the concept of love? Don't make me laugh! Love is for the weak and the foolish! I have no need for love! I refuse to become you!" He is furious.

How dare his other self even entertain the idea of human feelings?

His other self looks at him, an amused smile on his face.

"I think you would melt under Venti's attention immediately. You wouldn't stand a chance." His other self puts the flower back in his hair.

"Who the hell is Venti?" He shouts.

"My husband and the Anemo Archon," his other self looks incredibly entertained, a twinkle in his eyes.

"The what?!" He nearly screams.

"You know Kabukimono was elated about this. I don't know why you aren't," the grin on his face says he knows exactly why but he's too amused.

"I cannot believe you are so pathetic. Groveling for the affection of an Archon yet again! You are so shameful, I loathe that I am associated with you."

He had worked so hard to be on equal footing with his mother and he had not only failed but had gone to another archon to pathetically beg for love?

"He sees me," his other self says. "Venti looks at me and sees me."

He shudders, suddenly terrified.

"That's impossible. No one would ever. I am worthless. I am nothing. I am not worth seeing. I could not even become a God," he hisses.

"And yet I am here because Venti sees me,"

"Dead?" He snaps.

"Fulfilled," his other self says.

He sits down on the ground in what feels like shock. He doesn't know what to say to that. There has always been a yawning and hungry emptiness inside him. He's always thought it was unquenchable. But his other self says the hole is gone.

"What did he say?" He murmurs. "Kabukimono."

"That he wants to be happy. That he wants a heart." His other self says.

"I don't have a heart," he says.

"But you do," his other self smiles. He leans forward and presses his hand against his chest. "You don't have a heart that makes sense. You are the heart. You feel emotion in your bones and on your skin. You love and you fear with your whole body. She did not know it, but she created the most complex and stunning creature in the world. One that feels like no other."

He stares at his other self.

"Did you forgive her?" He asks.

"No," his other self says. "Forgiveness is not given to those who do not ask for it. And it is beneath her to ask for such a thing."

"I see," he looks down at his hands. "Do you hate me? Or any of the others?"

"Maybe once upon a time. You know the feeling quite well. But... Everything that they are culminated into what I am. And I do not regret who I am or how I came to be here."

He doesn't know how to stop hating. But knowing that his other self bears no hatred is more relieving than he's willing to admit.

"Can I go now?" He asks. "I'm tired and...Shouki no Kami is better off gone."

His other self stands up and takes his hands to pull him up as well.

"You are the peak of our ambition. All those that come after you know you and appreciate what you did for them. Come, let us put you to rest." His other self starts leading him down a grassy path.

They come to a tall stone door that only opens up enough for one person to slip through.

He lets go of his other self's hand and steps towards the crack. He looks back at his other self.

"The one who comes after you is named 'Wanderer'," his other self says.

He nods, starting to carefully fit himself through the crack in the door when he suddenly becomes overwhelmed with curiosity.

He turns back to his other self.

"Who are you?" He asks.

"I have no name," his other self smiles. "But the one who came before me was called 'The Lord of Storms'."

"I see," he says. "Goodbye... Until we meet again."

"Goodbye," his other self says.

He steps through the door.

[burgycreeper405-blog]

lightsaber be like

and pickle is there preventing chaos

[sailor-brunette]

Possibility:

Minako: So…what you're saying is…someday you and Ami might get…physical…?

Lance:….It's a possibility…

Minako: *squeals and excitedly hits Rei's arm*

@twisting-echo

@claracatwhisper

@theflyingzinniaumbrella

@crosspunzel

[miguel-owhora]

sirry guys im still hooked on the idea of miguel, who so desperately wants his ideal life, will go to extreme limits to ensure it remains his perfect ideal life. he'll stop at nothing, he will destroy universes if he has to, putting on the facade of a mildly intimidating n quiet man who's soft around his friends n family, when in reality he's possibly one of the cruelest man on earth, easily crushing skulls and strangling people to death, easily interfering with a canon event and causing the collapse of that universe. he's a selfish man who will destroy the multiverse if it means he gets his perfect happy ending.

[carlestin]

angel dust healing arc

[daddiel-ish]

Law is tired of Penguin and Shachi shenanigans, the "No homo" thing went too far and Law is not allowed to say "stupid" anymore

[mizykissu]

Tw suggestive

Horny posting on main ik 😔

[bakawitch]

Okay, heartshippers, please don't hate me after this post- I love the ship, but for this au it's just gonna be a plot device that drives Ryou into madness XD

Tw: unhealthy relationships, obsessive behaviour, violence, implied death (please let me know if there is something else I should have put a warning for)

So! With all that out of the way, another darkish au as promised! Post-canon, once all the characters have settled down into their routine adult lives, Yugi and Ryou are dating. At first, it was only supposed to be a drunk one-night stand to get their minds off things, but somehow, it ended up being a gateway to a relationship. Initially, Ryou did not want to date Yugi, but after he explained his feelings to Ryou and that he hasn't been truly happy except when they were together for a really long time, Ryou agreed to date him despite his feelings not running that deep towards Yugi.

The relationship is fine, Yugi is very sweet and kind, their bedroom life is okay, and despite not really talking about their problems and issues, Ryou just decides to go with the flow for the time being. However, eventually, he starts noticing things. Subtle things and patterns, not something he could have noticed without observing Yugi's behaviour. Whenever Yugi brings something up or asks something of him, he always seems... overly expectant. Yet whenever Ryou gives a response, he always seems disappointed. Like he was looking for Ryou to say or do something else.

Ryou eventually realises that Yugi is using him as a substitute for someone else. He realises that Yugi is looking for Atem in him, which naturally makes Ryou feel very conflicted and angry. In the past, Malik tried to replace Bakura with him, and now Yugi is essentially doing the same thing. Just to make sure that he's not just being paranoid, he decides to conduct a few tests, which could all prove his suspicions wrong. Yugi fails every single one of them.

From that point on, what positive feelings he had towards Yugi turn sour, and a resentment starts developing towards him. He tries talking to Yugi at first to resolve the issue of their relationship in a civil manner, but Yugi keeps dodging him, pretending that everything is okay and shutting down Ryou whenever he tries to initiate a serious conversation, terrified of losing someone precious to him like Atem again. Meanwhile, Ryou is being pushed closer and closer towards his breaking point during all this.

During an especially bad day, Yugi implies that Ryou is no better than his darker half in a heated moment, and despite immediately taking it back, the damage is done. Ryou leaves their shared flat furious and goes on a night walk to cool off.

He eventually makes it to a rundown cemetery and shrine inside a wooded area and stays there for a while. Seeing all the tombstones, he's suddenly reminded of his old habit of writing letters to his dead sister, so he starts writing on a loose crumbled piece of paper. At first, he addresses the letter to Amane, but after some thought, he crosses the name out. Even if she's dead, Ryou doesn't want Amane to have to deal with his issues. On a whim, he decides to address it to the spirit of the ring instead. He ends up falling asleep in the shrine.

After that, Ryou develops a weird little obsession with his letters to Bakura, and he starts writing daily to him, which somehow becomes even more frequent whenever he needs to vent his frustrations about Yugi. He eventually starts probably imagining the spirit's voice in his head, and instead of being freaked out by it, he's relieved to have some sort of direction in his life after all this time. The voice sort of guides him through his days, and Ryou eventually starts 'seeing' Yami Bakura.

Eventually, Yugi and Ryou end up in a serious fight that ends with Ryou slashing Yugi with a knife while he sees Bakura's hands guide his own. After this, Yugi just doesn't come back to their apartment, and their relationship is officially over. Jonouchi and Honda end up getting Yugi's stuff and share their opinions on what Ryou did. After they leave, Ryou begins isolating himself inside with the image of Bakura, rarely ever going out. Ryou becomes completely reliant on the voice and just does whatever it suggests.

As Ryou deteriorates, Bakura offers to help Ryou move on to his next stage of life, which entails a shadow game. Ryou agrees because he wants to prove to Bakura that he has the resolve and that he's capable of doing it. The game probably involves dice, and some very invasive questions get asked from Ryou between rounds, and before the match point is decided, Bakura asks if Ryou will be able to accept the outcome no matter what it is. Ryou says yes, and they both smile when it's revealed that Ryou has lost the game. Ryou accepts his fate and happily leaves for the shadow realm with Bakura, hand in hand.

A few months later, Yugi decides to visit Ryou and to try and talk to him, but he's told by the receptionist that Ryou disappeared or died under mysterious circumstances a long time ago.

[mercurio-shadowz]

Shadow is Rouge's n1 fan (and hater, currently)

+ Sonic is here literally just to be a little prick

This took so long @_@

[xcziel]

link: https://bsky.app/profile/brainvsbook.bsky.social/post/3llc72lyhu22j

google translate defaulting to chinese at first

okay but for those of us with interests in both the murderbot and the daomu biji fandoms this is kinda hilarious

(english-side-only really, i get that the kanji and hanzi are completely different)

our good (air)ship murderbot! thanks google

[luetta]

[kidovna]

heartbreak

[zipsunz]

never to meet, forever apart