You're beyond exhausted, hobbling into your shared apartment with makeup streaming down your face. One of the heels you had worn was broken, your hair was a mess from ripping the scrunchie out of it, and you couldn't stop the tears from flowing down your face. You had been rejected for a very high paying and comfy position, one that you had worked so hard on for so many years. You studied hard in high school in order to take college classes in your senior year to start early. You got yourself into the best college that taught you everything you needed to know. This was even your second time being rejected.
The first time, it was due to lack of on field experience, which was very understandable. So you went out and got that damn experience. Five whole years of it. But now? You weren't even given a reason. Nothing. It was like all of the time you'd spent working hard, sacrificing your social life, your mental health, your financial stability, everything, it was all a waste. Why were you rejected? You were the most qualified on a technical and experience standpoint. You had a wide range of ideas that you had expressed in your interview that the employer was actively engaging in. You were even quick to introduce solutions to many issues the company faced. So what happened?
Tossing your heels onto the floor just in front of the shoe rack, you walked to your couch and slumped down on it. Sinking into the cushion and back into the head rest, you could feel your throat burning with the urge to cry, yet you were just too tired to. You didn't understand what went wrong.
Keigo was set to be home from patrolling soon, promising earlier that he would bring dessert for the two of you to celebrate getting the job. How were you going to explain it without crying? You were gonna have to figure it out though, as he was currently calling you for an update. Slowly, you picked up your phone, looking down at the screen with bloodshot and burning eyes. A cute image of both of you as his contact photo. You felt like you had failed yourself, your family, 𝘩𝘪𝘮. With a thumb pressing onto the green button, you swiped and lazily propped the device up to your ear.
❝ Hey , chikadee .ᐟ 'm heading to the store now 。How did everything go ִ𖤠 ❞
The excitement was clear in his tone. He was expecting a positive answer, yet your long pause had his excitement wavering.
❝ 𓈓 Chikadee — ִ𖤠 ❞
❝ I didn't get it 。❞
The silence was loud, and the air was feeling dense with tension. Despite your flat and matter of fact answer, there was a small crack of emotion that broke through your tone. It left you silent, embarrassed, and ashamed.
❝ I'll be home as fast as I can , okay ִ𖤠 ❞
You couldn't respond, too busy holding back tears as you hung up. It took you only five minutes to gather yourself just to change clothes, yet it felt like an hour. Time just seemed to slow down, forcing you to marinate in your failure. Wearing some shorts and one of Keigo's shirts, you cleaned the makeup off your face and put your hair up in a messy bun. It took Keigo forty-five agonizing minutes to get home, each minute making you more and more paranoid, convincing yourself that he's going to break up with you. A rather over the top and extreme conclusion to jump to, yet very possible and very real in your eyes. It left you petrified when he slowly jiggled the door handle and pushed the door open. You were back on the couch, sitting up, wrapped up in the softest blanket you had. You were prepared for the worst, but not for this...
In his arms, a combination of your favorite foods from your favorite restaurants, drinks, your favorite candies, two games that you'd wanted for a while, some recently released movies, and edible flowers made from fruit. His full arms shook as he leaned forward and carefully placed everything on the coffee table before you. Your eyes, puffy and red, were wide with shock, brows furrowed in confusion. You were so convinced he wanted to leave you from such a catastrophic failure that this gesture was foreign. Once his arms were free, they were moving forward and wrapping around you, starting with a gentle hold before giving a squeeze and rubbing your back. His tone is soft as he speaks to you.
❝ I know you really wanted things to work out , I wanted them to work out too 。You worked so hard , you put more effort into this than I had ever seen 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 put into 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 。Sometimes , things just dont work out , no matter what you do 𓈓 ❞
He pauses, his hands gliding into yours to hold them. The pads of his thumbs gently run over the back of your hands. Your heart was shattering, the moment you were rejected playing in your head over and over. His voice is breaking through your thoughts, giving you the strength to lift your gaze up to his golden orbs.
❝ I don't know why you didn't get the job , but I know that whatever reason they gave you is absolute garbage 。You are one of the most kind , selfless , strong-willed , hard-working , stubborn , creative , and determined people I know 。If anybody deserved the spotlight , it's you , but you're very clearly out of their league 。❞
He followed with a small wink, forcing a small laugh from you. Your chest was beginning to feel lighter, the burning in your eyes feeling dull now as the pain and stress were slowly fading.
❝ There are other places hiring , looking for people as talented as you to do this same job 。You just have to look a little bit harder , but I know you can do it 。Eventually , you're gonna find a place that sees you , that understands you , and recognizes your strengths and your potential 。❞
He separates briefly to scoot the coffee table closer to you, the smell of your favorite foods wafting through the air. It was making you drool a bit, simultaneously filling your eyes back up with tears. Nobody knew you better than he did. He had nothing but faith in you whilst you were in a mist of uncertainty, the negativity nearly making you lose sight of the gem before you, trying his hardest to help.
❝ 'Kami , I'm 𓈓 'm so sorry 。I feel like I failed you , failed 𝘶𝘴 and — ❞
❝ Hey , hey , no 。❞
He's wrapping his arms back around you in a slightly tighter hug, kissing your forehead.
❝ You will 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 fail in my eyes 。𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 。This was just a little hiccup , but I've got faith in you 。You always pick yourself back up , you always keep going 。Please 𓈓 ❞
He paused, his voice cracking as he could feel his own composure breaking at just how broken you were over this. It was like your pain was so strong that even he could feel it, cutting deep into his heart. Yet he continues to maintain the composure he has, being the shoulder you needed to lean on.
❝ Please promise me you'll keep going 。❞
You couldn't hold yourself back. Your head rest forward on his shoulder as you whispered, promising him that you won't stop. But you both understood that it was necessary to at least take a break and let out some stress before you continued on your journey to employment again.
Keigo did not once leave your side, keeping you wrapped up in your blanket, cuddling with you, handing you your food, your drinks, setting up the games and movies for you, pampering you. He was practically attached to your hip for the rest of the day and all throughout the night. Truthfully, Keigo had many thoughts about flexing his status for the sake of scoring you the job, make them come begging on their knees for you to join their company, but he obviously couldn't to that. It wasn't the right thing to do, no matter how much he wanted to, to make you happy.
You two spent the whole night eating, playing games, watching movies, joking around. It was lifting your spirits gradually, filling you with a new hope that you will be discovered by a company that's worth your time. You'll get through this, all with him right by your side. As the night came to an end, the both of you not getting tired until the sun was beginning to rise, you two joined each other in bed, holding each other close. He provided you with warmth, with strength, with joy. He was everything to you. Just as you were everything to him, his heart, his rationale. There was not a single challenge you two couldn't handle facing together, with all of your stress fading once you held each other, and each and every night ending with a sincere and heartfelt,
Rumi Usagiyama, from My Hero Academia, with her hair color palette being the pansexual flag and her uniform color palette being the aromantic flag. Posted is the original coloring I did as well as the edited coloring (with filters and such)
Touya Todoroki coloring. I wanted to make the colors mostly accurate, yet have a little bit of my own flare to it.
Just the best I could do with it, I kinda like him being more pale, making the skin look more dead due to the negatives of his quirk. The gold staples helped pop a bit more than the original silver ones.
𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: A short list of the habits of Rumi Usagiyama, from My Hero Academia. These habit headcannons focus more on her quirk, rabbit.
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• Most of her innards and systems are that of a rabbit's, and rabbits have very sensitive bodies, meaning she has to be incredibly careful with the things she eats.
• A negative to her quirk is that due to the rabbit innards, she has to eat Timothy hay to keep food moving through her digestive system and prevent G.I. Stasis. She doesn't quite like it, but eats enough to get her through the day.
• Rumi can't actually have carrots a lot. As much as she enjoys them, they're high in the natural sugars, good for people, but unhealthy for her. The same goes for most vegetables and fruits. That's like junk food for her. Tastes great, but doesn't feel great after too much of it.
• Like all rabbits, Rumi actually can't vomit. This makes following a proper diet for her much more important than it would be for others. Unfortunately, it limits her a lot in terms of food diversity, but she finds ways around it by ordering special meals for her to make that give her the nutrients she needs and still provides a good taste.
• She does a "binky" when she gets really excited and hyped up. A binky is when a rabbit does a big jump and quickly twists their head, hind legs, or both! She has a habit of twisting both every time.
• If she's upset, you'll know. You'll hear a big loud thump from that large rabbit foot of hers. It's a very sudden and aggressive thump, and it may even be followed with a small grunt.
• Rabbits are known for grooming similarly to cata, licking themselves clean. Rumi used to groom like a rabbit when she was younger, but grew out of that and began using more proper ways to groom her ears, tail, and paws (yes, she has rabbit paws in my eyes).
• Her nails grow as fast as a rabbit's, which is much faster than a human's nails. She has to clip them more often.
• If you're good enough friends with Rumi, she'll try to get your attention via gently nudging your arm or side. She isn't that insistent or bothersome with it. It's a soft nudge every so often, then she'll patiently wait.
• She can't handle the heat very well, being much more sensitive and prone to heat exhaustion. So her home is normally kept at a pretty cool 20°C (68°F).
• Dusk and dawn are the times of the day she's feeling more energetic and lively. No amount of sleep schedule changes has fixed this, so she sticks to patrolling around those times. It's a difficult work around, but she manages.
• Rumi is a very social woman. She loves being around people and loves to talk with others. Sometimes, she gets a bit lonely at her home, which is why she got a few albino rabbits of her own for her to spend time with. Not as conversational as people, but they keep her content.
• She can get dehydrated easily and needs to drink a 𝗹𝗼𝘁 of water in order to stay hydrated.
• Did you know her teeth never stop growing? Yeah, neither did she until she had to take her first trip to the dentist after her quirk manifested. Those tooths don't ever stop growing, forcing her to make regular trips to the dentist to keep them at a reasonable size.
• She purrs when she is happy or content. She does so by gently rubbing her teeth together. She can also purr when she is in pain.
I like to write characters from many different shows and movies. I write smut, angst, fluff, slice of life, violence, gore, and other themes of your choosing. Feel free to message me with a request!
The name's DeeDee, DD or D for short, and this is my first Tumblr account. While I am primarily a reader, I do enjoy writing and posting edits and colorings I made. I don't know how everything here works and will do my best to learn along the way. I just hope you'll stick around!
Feel free to ask for me to write something! I mainly do one shots and headcannons, not good with long winded stories or anything with multiple chapters.
I can do fluff, angst, dark NSFW (like fighting and gorey stuff), smut (no taboo), slice of life scenarios, and more.
I can write characters from the following shows and movies:
- JJK
- MHA
- Assassination Classroom
- Encanto
- Bluey
- Turning Red
- Luca
- Hazbin Hotel
- Helluva Boss
- Demon Slayer
- DMC
- Fire Force
- Tomo-chan is a Girl
- Spy x Family
- OHSHC
- HxH
- Gravity Falls
- Amphibia
- The Owl House
- SVTFOE
- OTGW
If there are others you don't see on the list, feel free to ask me privately. If I haven't seen it, I most likely won't write about it, as I want to write the characters properly. Aside from that, I would love to meet you all and hear from you! This post will be pinned until I can figure out how to make a more visually appealing pin.
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