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emperor-forneus · 23 days ago

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okay top ten beyburst characters and reasons why???? sorry if u already answered this but i love beyblades brooo

oh this is gonna be so tough because my faves change every hour but let's start off with the only constant on the list!

1. shu kurenai

i found out about burst through random fanarts of him, and he's the main reason i even gave it a chance. i have this weak spot for Very Troubled white haired + red eyed characters and he fits right into that category. like hell yeah hand that albino boy over. yes i need him to be angsty. yes i will also go through the 5423085 stages of grief every time something happens to him. it's a delight seeing him on screen for any reason (even when the animators accidentally massacre him in ways that shouldn't even be possible-) and i'm a firm believer he should've been allowed to throw hands at least once. too much has happened to that boy and he's too calm about it. drop your therapy routine king

2. fubuki sumie

the face of this blog, my banana son, the best boy ever. he gets bonus points because he's a Certified kurenai son, but even without that he's amazing. the way he approached shu even after the red eye/spriggan fiasco. the way he never gave up on saving aiga from the corrupted resonance. and ESPECIALLY the way he kept on going back to suoh, even if every conversation attempt ended up in suoh spitting poison at him. he refuses to believe that someone can't change for the better. he knows there's more than meets the eye and he'll always take the risk to prove it. banana son you're too good for this world

3. delta zakuro

i'm insane for seven deadly sins references in media and delta (alongside diabolos) sure is the sin of gluttony. i still don't fully understand what his deal was but i enjoyed everything from his pettiness, to his insatiable hunger, to his healing arc. his design is also absolutely comical and that makes him being an edgelord even better. he sends me back to simpler times of being cringe, free and drawing creepypastas on school notebooks

4. wakiya komurasaki

misunderstood DIVA. tsun ass loves his friends so much and it shows, no matter how hard he tries to hide it. he really risked his life for toko and nika in s1, then risked his life again to try and rescue shu in s2 (plus investing insane amounts of money into that whole operation), he paused a whole tournament for valt during s7. nobody else does it like him! it makes me sad they kinda watered him down to just a comic relief character in later seasons. he has depth, he's actually skilled at beyblade (throwback to him beating drum, aiga and ranjiro in a 1v3, like hello???) and the last thing he deserved was bell's pranks tbh FKSKFK

5. aiga akaba

MY CRASHOUT KING YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS. i really didn't like him at first but thankfully i grew a braincell by the end of his season and now he's in my all-time favorites. i jokingly call him delulu like a lot but he's exactly who he thinks he is. you'd think that maybe each main character would get to be a world champion at some point. absolutely not, aiga is taking that title to the grave. i genuinely respect the dedication. i even found myself taking notes of things he said during quadstrike of all seasons. he was just casually dropping hard truths for no reason. cheers man, i'll drink to that-

6. hikaru asahi

such a pompous boy! as an eldest sibling i feel him deeply. even though he's just a year older than hyuga (ignoring the fact i genuinely thought they were twins before watching surge-), everything he experiences tends to stick Hard to him, especially in the manga. his battle with lain traumatized him so hard if it weren't for hyuga he would've abandoned beyblade and never looked back 😭 overall i love his dynamic with his brother, love how serious he is about the being a hero thing and the silly poses he does. he's living the 12 y.o. experience to its fullest!

7. bell daikokuten

i did Not expect to get as attached as i did to bell. but i did. and now we're here! dark prince they could never make me hate you honestly. i think i enjoyed his arc in the manga slightly more than the one in the anime. either way we get to see that he's not the villain neither him nor rashad try to paint him as. he loves making things, he always plays fair, he obviously enjoys having company/friends and lets pretty much anyone stay at his house. he's just silly and loves theatrics! and with the flashback scene we got from jiji during quaddrive it leads me to believe bell's previously isolated lifestyle might've had him in some sort of depression episode before the finished making belial. i will go INSANE.

(also shout-out to him for changing my outlook on failing something. "i didn't lose, i was just preparing for victory" is a mantra i genuinely believe in)

8. daina kurogami

honestly really similarly to delta, his levels of edge have captivated me. your bey is called DEATHSCYTHER?? it doesn't get cooler than this honestly. love a short king going for a threatening persona. other than that, i really enjoyed his character throughout the two (2) seasons they decided to make him appear in (a whole crime if you ask me, he deserved a comeback in surge or at LEAST quadstrike). i love how they showed through him that putting too much pressure on yourself can lead to you doing stupid things (such as him cheating during a match). that's very much real but as long as you own up to things and learn for the better everything will work out in the end. thank you daina

9. free de la hoya

i still don't understand how they managed to make a character so unapologetically neurodivergent. and that's not even a complaint i absolutely LOVE the way free is. literally everything about him. he's an icon, he's a legend and he is the moment 🧘 i keep thinking about how he kept bringing up the fact that hyuga fell asleep during the meditation session in surge. if you make free feel disrespected, even by accident, he's absolutely not letting that go and i support him in that endeavor

10. sisco karlisle

all i'm gonna say about him is that he's to me now what kyoya was to my 8 year old self back during the mfb era. both of them are like the cool upperclassmen you see at school and think "i want to be just like them frfr"

#🦈 ask #THIS IS STILL UNFINISHED AAA #EDIT: OKAY NOW ITS FINISHED #PHEW #this took a while to answer im not sure why KFKDKFK #i could definitely yap in much more detail #but i think all this gets the point across LMAO #is it obvious how much of an effect burst has had on my life yet-

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bruhstation · 2 years ago

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Random question for Casa Tidmouth prequel What's the love story between ten cents and zip?

you’re in for a ride. welcome to another installment of senja v. b. heterocaine’s “doomed queer couple” series

before I start this incredibly long love story between two of bigg city harbour’s most struggling youth, it’s probably necessary to read about ten cents’ and zip’s relationships with their respective captains (here and here) because their influences are integral in shaping their relationship. you have? now let’s go!

ten cents and zip first met two weeks before the events of sunshine (episode 1). ten cents has been working for the star fleet for at least three months now. he was still brash, impatient, and immoveable by anyone besides captain star and hercules. it was also zip’s first day at work. besides being trained (more like impatiently taught) by zorran about how to work at the harbor and the culture of interacting with his z-stacks coworkers, zip didn’t know what to expect of the star fleet. captain zero did tell him that they’re folks not to be friendly with, so zip stuck to that. whoever captain zero hated, zip will also hate.

so there zip was, with his newly christened tugboat. as soon as ten cents and his coworkers spotted the z-stacks’ number 5, ten cents was not pleased. at all. four z-stacks was nasty enough, so another one? ten cents hadn’t even talked to him or know anything about his personality and he’s already developed a dislike towards the new z-stack.

zip’s mouth was out of control. he was saying some of the meanest (yet emptiest) things because he quickly picked up on zug’s habits as well as letting himself get dragged everywhere by him. ten cents also didn’t like zip. whenever zip shoots an accusation or makes fun of ten cents, ten cents shoots back a response in retaliation, resulting in zip always shrinking and retreating. in ten cents’ eyes, zip is just another cunning z-stacks in the making. his naivety and capability to ONLY parrot what was said to him were frustrating. so what if he’s just a spineless newbie? what became of zip wasn’t any of ten cents’ problem. to ten cents, zip was trouble. to zip, ten cents was an enemy.

still at the start of the story and things are already muddy. ten cents was incredibly stubborn and impatient, already assuming the worst and letting his personal dislike for the z-stacks cloud his judgement. zip, despite his inability to be a genuinely malicious person, has exhibited signs of him possibly following the cloudy path of captain zero. their dislike towards one another were further amplified by their respective captains’ influences.

then they met each other outside of work for the first time. it was a particularly slow day, so zip was told to buy groceries by captain zero (designated z-stacks errand boy). he then stumbled upon ten cents who was sitting on a bench near the bridge cafe and doing crosswords on the morning newspaper. ten cents was avoiding captain star’s presence for the day so he can have some time alone. zip looked at him, curious, but was driven away by an angry ten cents. stammering on his excuses, he quickly ran away.

their second, third, and so-on encounter wasn’t any better. ten cents grew out of shouting at zip and just shot glares at him. there’s even a moment where ten cents directly asked zip what his deal was, to which he replied that he’s just wondering what ten cents was up to.

ten cents: and how is that any of your business, eh? wanna snitch on me? zip: oh, a man c-can’t even be wary of what his enemy’s up to anymore?

ten cents just pursed his lips at that and went away. any anger or assumption of villainy that he had towards the newest z-stack dissipated. what a weirdo, he thought.

eventually, ten cents realized just how bad zip was at maintaining his “devious and scheming” front and that he’s most likely a young man who got mixed with the wrong crowd. his annoyance turned into… fondness? amusement? anyways. the next week, ten cents could feel zip’s stare at him from the shop’s window, so he eventually got zip to come to him by calling him over to the bench (“you ever do anything besides running errands for captain zero?”). there’s still tension in the air and ten cents wasn’t even sure that he’s making the right choice by calling zip over, but they bonded over the hard crossword puzzles. they shared quips and banters, though they both notice the lack of malice whenever they make fun of one another.

there’s an unspoken understanding that their respective captains won’t be happy to see them together, so they bid farewell after a while. ten cents and zip felt something odd. one felt fun being around the other. they also began to be more amicable at work instead of showing hostility, much to the confusion of their peers (and displeased eye rolls from zug and zak). they met outside of work again and ten cents noticed a pattern on the time zip usually went out and how he’d always go out at least twice a week.

they gradually warm up to each other and start hanging out more and more. it gradually went from coincidental to planned. ten cents enjoyed zip’s interest in the things he enjoy, while zip enjoys having ten cents around and talking with him about things not related to work, mainly because there’s nobody in the z-stacks that’s his age. just teenagers being teenagers.

ten cents learned that zip likes reading children’s books and aesop fables. some of his favorites are pinnochio and the country mouse and town mouse story. he also began to like doing word puzzles like crosswords and word searches and was still learning how to read and write. zip learned that ten cents likes drinking coke, playing card games like blackjack, and exploring/learning new places and things “like folks with money”.

ten cents promised that he’ll teach zip anything that he wanted to know. how to let loose a little bit. he taught zip how to attract pigeons at the dock. he taught zip how to open a can of cola with his teeth, how to (incorrectly) use random objects they found near abandoned schools, how to float on the water, how to sneak into cinemas, how to dance, how it feels to have a friend, and so on. ten cents just wants to show zip what living is really like despite being stuck under his captain’s tutelage himself, and he didn’t know exactly why.

they understand that they share a lot of similarities. the one clash they have was about their captains. ten cents dislikes captain star’s way of running things and generally has a really complicated way of viewing him, while zip, who has rose tinted glasses equipped for captain zero, didn’t understand why he dislikes captain star. every child are obligated to love their guardians. that’s just how things are. those are what zip thought. this didn’t sit well with ten cents who was actively seeking freedom for himself without captain star at his ear all the time.

unfortunately their respective captains weren’t exactly very fond of them being buddy-buddy with each other. captain star believes that ten cents is getting more out of hand, while captain zero dismisses zip’s feelings for ten cents as naive and foolish. not to mention how their captains are divorced from each other. that’s definitely affecting what they taught about love to ten cents and zip.

captain star @ ten cents: I’m trying to put you in the correct path, but here you are, fraternizing with someone from the z-stacks. I want you to be happy, but what have you been doing? captain zero @ zip: what you have for him is MERE teenage infatuation. if there are other people in your place, he would befriend them instead. that’s not TRUE camaraderie, boy.

ten cents didn’t take into account what captain star said. he knew that he’s dead set on wanting to hang out with zip more. besides, despite being a bit wary, some of his friends were supportive of him, especially sunshine and hercules (who also slips in money so ten cents can take zip out). hercules even took ten cents and zip on car rides. sunshine and hercules were no snitch.

zip, however, was still influenced by captain zero and believed that anything good he has will eventually go away. all of these gave their friendship a lot of ups and downs, not to mention how they disagreed on a lot of things as much as they agreed with. zip’s loyalty to captain zero still outweighed his friendship with ten cents even though they’re getting closer.

zip had mentioned several times how much he adore and love captain zero like one does to their father, yet all ten cents know about the z-stacks captain through zip was how slimy and morally questionable he is. zip was so happy when he recounted the times he went shooting birds and handling rabid dogs with captain zero, when captain zero taught him how to handle guns and how he “””affectionately””” called zip “boy”, when he watched his z-stacks folks fight a bunch of drunk thugs, and so on. ten cents also learned that zip’s name was given to him by the z-stacks, not by his parents or anything. why were all of zip’s stories so… odd? yet zip said it all casually as if… he didn’t understand the weight of those sentences he’s said.

ten cents: heheh. what’s so good about living with captain zero, anyways? zip: wouldn’t you like to know! I get three meals a day and have a place to sleep. I also get money for my hard work. oh, I’m practically living the life! ten cents: ten cents: hey, that’s… uh. that’s the bare minimum, zip. zip: huh? oh, alright. ten cents: zip: zip: so, um, wanna go cool down by the beach? ten cents: sure, zip.

which is why ten cents was horrified to hear zip easily say “people end up miserable at the end of their relationships.” during one of their hangouts. ten cents’ habit of lashing out when he’s frustrated was starting to boil, but he got ahold of himself and just nodded to what zip said, incredibly disappointed. he did know something more sinister was at play here. the remainder of the hangout was awkward, so they went their respective ways and didn’t hang out for a week, though they still greeted each other at work.

they then found themselves missing each other. ten cents still spends time with his best friend sunshine, but sunshine already knows everything there is about ten cents. zip got bored and fidgety with his significantly older coworkers because all they talked about were barges and contracts (sans zorran and zebedee who had shown some semblance of worry for him). captain zero became more paranoid and demanding of everyone, especially zip whom he needed yet barely cared for. zip thought hanging out with ten cents was fun. it felt good and natural. this was a friendship that was not influenced by the state of their respective companies’ rivalry. zip wanted more from what he has with ten cents.

zip believes that ten cents was purposefully avoiding him. he confronted ten cents and asked why they weren’t seeing each other as much lately, afraid of not being friends with ten cents anymore. ten cents told him that they’ll always be friends. friends have their disagreements. so they talked. ten cents told zip that he should be more careful in taking into consideration the things captain zero had taught zip (he knew he had to use words that zip can both understand and not get offended at) and he didn’t want zip to get himself into danger trouble. zip nodded. he told ten cents that he’s beginning to question captain zero a lot, being uncomfortable because zip realized that the z-stacks might not like him as much as he liked them, and felt like he didn’t belong in the z-stacks… but zip brushed them all off as him being a stupid boy. after he’s done, ten cents pulled zip into a hug slowly, as if he doesn’t want to shock him, as if he’s telling him that he’s not stupid and that he’s wrong about a lot of things. zip was still confused, but he knew full well that the hug felt nice. he liked the hug. their relationship seemingly took an ascending hill from that point.

ten cents didn’t want to ruin the friendship they have because he treated zip as a ray of hope of living like a “normal” young man, while zip was still hauled by captain zero’s belief that he’s destined to be miserable if he pursues this relationship. it didn’t help that zip knows he’s in love with ten cents but didn’t know how to process it because nobody taught him what a healthy relationship is like (then zorran came into view, having warmed up and bettered himself throughout the course of fortezza bigg city).

on one of their hangouts, in a field a bit far from bigg city port, zip blurted out that he loves ten cents in a romantic way. he’d always feel genuinely safe and happy whenever he’s around the star fleet youth, saying that he wants ten cents to keep teaching him fun things and always be with him. ten cents, though initially surprised at the absolute courage zip had at saying something so bold, quickly reciprocated. they had a feeling that they’ve been in love with each other for a while. zip wanted ten cents to teach him how to be a good partner in a relationship but ten cents said that they can learn together. they can take it slow. they don’t have to do the things people in relationships do when the both of them aren’t ready yet. ten cents admitted that the things that he had taught to zip were also things he had little experience prior. zip laughed, and once again, they shared a hug.

this time, it was zip teaching ten cents and bringing him to places. their relationship had little change compared to their friendship except that they’re more touchy feely with each other – ten cents putting his hand on zip’s shoulder, zip resting his head on ten cents’, hugging, hand holding, all that – considering that they’re now dating. they eventually kissed when zip asked ten cents to kiss him, although awkwardly and shyly (uncharacteristically so from ten cents’ side), but felt good, it felt right.

they kept their relationship mostly a secret because they know not everyone will be happy with it. sunshine fully understands, both because he has ten cents’ full trust and knows what it’s like to be in a relationship with someone that not many people liked (that is bigg city port’s harbinger of bad luck). hercules too. he believes in their decision but still made sure the two boys weren’t doing anything stupid. zebedee and zorran were more lax with their youngest coworker dating someone from the star fleet. zebedee didn’t pry too much on zip’s business but he did ask from time to time how ten cents was doing. zorran, on the other hand, was more fussy – wanting the best for zip and to stop him from spiraling down like he did, but he knew that a certain someone has his eyes on them. captain zero would NOT be happy. they mostly try to keep zak and zug from snitching to captain zero… which would later produce a domino effect on the z-stacks’ security.

ten cents and zip’s relationship didn’t always go smoothly. they love each other – it’s just that the environment they’re in aren’t exactly in favor of the relationship they want. captain star still keeping the star fleet in the dark about his past, zip slowly losing faith in captain zero and purposefully not allowed to know that captain zero has criminal relations and the z-stacks are in cahoots with him, johnny cuba with his blackmail, the police growing more wary about the criminal activities infesting bigg city port, the possibility of captain zero having to run away if his cover gets blown, ten cents knowing full well that zip is going to be caught in the crossfire if captain star decides to take action yet not knowing how to say it to zip properly…. and the fact that they’re in the great depression. just all around not a great time

(there’s a plot point in fortezza bigg city where captain zero’s past relations caught up to him and zip eventually had to pay a visit to the star fleet in their office building, but it’s WAY too long and hard and tragic to explain. this is a long story. thanks for being patient)

at the end of the story, both ten cents and zip have changed significantly. ten cents is more mellowed and patient – willing to understand people who are not exactly as “right” as he is. zip is no longer the naive, easily influenced young man that idolized and looked up to captain zero. despite what captain star had put upon him, ten cents wished he was better. despite what captain zero had done to him, zip still loved captain zero.

but it’s alright. they know they have someone that knows what they went through.

(there’s also a couple of fics I’m writing right now related to zipcents. one involves them and school, while the other is heavily zip-centric)

#asks #mintydeluxes-blog #this is tugs #tugs ten cents #tugs zip #zipcents #fortezza bigg city #senjart #this was very long ... took me a while to write!! phew!!!!#hope you enjoy. I wish nothing but the best for these two (gritting my teeth)

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