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I FINISHED THE CLASS-

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i'm starting commissions!

hello friends! i have decided to start doing writing commissions as a way to help pay for some of my college; it is becoming a pretty big burden on me and my family right now, and every little bit helps. (i'm not expecting a ton, but again, anything is helpful.) if any questions arise, please don't hesitate to ask!

click the read more for info on pricing if you're interested at all!

Commission Rules

As of right now, there will be 7 slots open for commissions. I will keep this post updated as whether or not they are open in the future.

Fandoms available for commissions are: Bungou Stray Dogs, Jujutsu Kaisen, Haikyuu, My Hero Academia, and Hunter x Hunter

Rules will be the same for these as they are on my account. Please be sure to read those before commissioning me. (See pinned post.)

Send me your request for a commission either through my email: chuuyasboots@gmail.com OR through tumblr direct messaging. Those are the only two options for commissions, please do not send a message to my ask box because I will delete it if it is for a commission.

I am willing to write character x character, character x reader, or character x oc as long as the relationships are legal and consensual. That includes polyamorous ships as well.

I am also willing to write in different au’s.

The least that I will write for a commission is 500 words. This makes it worth my time as well as yours.

I reserve the right to turn down any commissions if they make me uncomfortable or if I do not think I will be able to deliver a good and well worth it product.

Payment will be accepted through Paypal or Ko-fi only.

Pricing

I will be charging at a consistent price of $1.50 per 100 words. Prices listed below for some base line idea of what I am charging and what that works out to be.

*all prices listed are in USD*

500 words: $7.50

1000 words: $15

1500 words: $22.50

2000 words: $30

3000 words: $45

if there are any questions about pricing or anything else, please send me a dm or an ask if you need something clarified! thank you all for your support <3

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Send me character(s) and a letter and I’ll write you a minific!

A. Fire, flames, or excessive heat. B. Under cover of darkness. C. A moment’s respite. D. Subtle kindnesses. E. Sharing a drink. F. An absent look or touch. G. A fistfight. H. Someone’s greatest fear. I. Broken glass. J. When words aren’t enough. K. On the edge of consciousness. L. A stolen kiss. M. When it rains/snows/storms. N. The color green. O. The stars or space. P. While driving or in/around a car. Q. One missed call. R. A deafening sound. S. Music [send a song or a lyric] T. An obscure AU. U. Coming home. V. An abandoned or empty place. W. Waiting impatiently for something. X. A flash of anger. Y. Tears. Z. [Make up your own]

(inspired by this)

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ahaha harmonic motion makes me want to scream-

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I'm alive!

Ahh sorry about being a bit MIA these past few weeks. For those that have not seen me ranting about it in the tags about it, I'm taking an online physics class aaaannnddd it has to be finished by July 8th 🙃

I am currently starting the seventh module in a ten-module course-

Sooo I will probably continue to be MIA for a few weeks, but I'm hoping to create some queued posts in order to pick up the slack in July and then I should be able to do some more writing in August <3

Said queued posts SHOULD have at least one longer writing (crossed fingers)

For the rest I'll probably put together some drabbles and incorrect quotes <3

(I have a few really cute ideas that I hope y'all will like! super excited about them :D)

Sooo anyway, that's the update rn, thank you to everyone for being patient and I hope that you continue to have a great summer!

Much love,

Moon 🌙

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Quote of the Day

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Hello. ^_^ Do you happen to have any theories about the water? Nikolai said that it should be too heavy to swim in, yet Fyodor and Chuuya managed to reach the ceiling. Do you think it's a plot hole or intentional? And if it's the latter, which side do you think set it up and what do you think the other side thinks of it, since it's impossible for it to be unnoticed by either Dazai or Fyodor?

Hello Anon!! I also thought it was odd that Fyodor and Chuuya were floating considering Nikolai’s earlier explanation, but I ended up completely forgetting about how weird it was with the insanity from chapter 101’s ending XD.

So I don’t have any theories, but you bringing this up got me interested in it again, so I’ll definitely take a crack at it!!

From my understanding, (formed through the combination of google, and my almost 5 year old knowledge of 11th grade chemistry (and part of grade 12 chemistry, before I dropped the class because the math was too hard…)), I don’t believe it’s a plot hole. I also don’t think it’s necessarily a set up from either side. I think it’s just how the ‘heavy water’ works.

If you are just interested in a short answer: I believe the density of the water forces Fyodor and Chuuya to the surface. The ‘not being able to swim in it’ part comes from the fact that since they are forced to the surface, it’s difficult/impossible to swim downwards, or beneath the surface, without being pushed right back up. 

If you are interested in a (very) long answer, with science and stuff, it’s under the cut:

What Exactly is Heavy Water Anyway??

(Spoilers up until chapter 101 of the manga!!)

So firstly, a quick look at what ‘density’ is. We measure density by multiplying an object's mass (or, how much that object weighs) by that object's volume (or, how much physical space that object occupies).

On average, humans are less dense than regular water, that’s why we can float on its surface without sinking. 

Now, let’s look at ‘heavy water’.

Heavy Water

So, ‘heavy water’ actually does exist!! (as google so graciously informed me of about 20 minutes ago, lmao I had no clue).

Though the most common formula that comes up when searching ‘heavy water’ is D2O (the formula for regular water is H2O, for reference). ‘D’ stands for ‘deuterium’, which is basically just a heavier form of hydrogen (about double the weight. Though keep in mind, hydrogen is the lightest element, with an atomic mass of 1, so double that only gives us an atomic mass of 2. But it still makes D2O heavier than regular water).

But from what I can tell, D20 isn’t what is referenced in the manga. The manga gives us this formula for it’s ‘heavy water’:

H2O18 aka ‘oxygen-heavy water’, which is 2 hydrogens bonded to an oxygen-18 atom. 

I wasn’t able to find much information on H2O18, other than the fact it exists. Though when reading about D2O, I noticed there are quite a lot of similarities between its effects on humans in real life, and the effects Nikolai attributes to ‘heavy water’ in the manga. But I’ll touch more on its effects on humans later.

D2O and H2O18 actually weigh the same, and in both cases, their combined atomic weight equals about 20u. Regular water weighs 18u (one oxygen atom that weighs 16u + two hydrogen atoms that weigh 1u each). 

So the difference in atomic weight between ‘heavy water’ and regular water is only 2u per molecule. But since there is obviously more than one molecule of ‘heavy water’ filling up the room with Fyodor and Chuuya (this is me, remembering I am writing about bsd here, and not researching for school anymore XD), exactly how much heavier is ‘heavy water’ compared to regular water?

‘Heavy water’ is about 10% heavier than regular water. 

Regular water weighs 1,000 kilogram/m3 (cubic meter) (so if you filled a cube with 1 meter dimensions with water, the amount of water it would take to fill that cube would weigh 1,000 kilograms).

Heavy water weighs 1106 kilograms/m3 (so 10% more than regular water).

So, looking back at our formula for density, where density = mass/volume, ‘heavy water’ weighs more than regular water, so it has a higher density.

“It’s heavier than regular water, so you can’t swim in it.” (Nikolai)

I think what Nikolai is saying here, is that since the ‘heavy water’ is much denser than normal water, it is impossible/incredibly difficult to swim beneath the surface. Because human’s are less dense than water, and the added density of ‘heavy water’ means floating on ‘heavy water’ takes much less effort. They can still float in the water without drowning, and they can likely swim on the surface of the water, such as swimming from one wall to another, but they cannot dive downwards to the bottom of the cell, and swim along the floor, because the water will forcibly push them back up to the surface.

But Chuuya is Sinking???

So, this would leave us with the question of why Chuuya was able to sink at the end of the chapter. If the water is dense enough to keep him afloat, it should actually be relatively difficult to sink beneath the surface.

My idea is that it likely has something to do with how much Chuuya was struggling in the water, compared to Fyodor.

These are two panels of the two, at approximately the same time:

Fyodor doesn’t look too pleased in this panel, but he is calm. The water around him is relatively still. And his expression isn’t strained from the effort it would take to swim in such dense water, so he is likely just floating (maybe kicking his feet a little to tread water, but not enough to tire himself).

Chuuya, on the other hand, isn’t looking too hot. The water around him is much more displaced. Those little droplets are flying everywhere. This, and the struggling look on his face, suggests he is fighting against the water. He’s likely kicking his legs and flailing his arms rapidly beneath the surface, despite the fact he’ll float fine if he just relaxes a little bit. But he’s likely panicking, at least a little. 

He is also tired. We know this. He was panting, dragging those guards across the floor at the beginning of the chapter, and Dazai tells us the metal of the prison walls is suppressing his ability. 

So I believe the reason we see Chuuya sinking in this panel comes from a multitude of reasons.

While ‘heavy water’ is denser than regular water, and thus, much easier to stay afloat in, it does require some effort on behalf of Chuuya to stay afloat. Since he is tired, he has likely stopped trying to float, and has started to sink. (he likely won’t weigh enough to sink to the bottom, but if he doesn’t keep his head above water, he will still drown regardless).

With the amount of water he was splashing everywhere, he has likely swallowed quite a lot of it. Swallowing the water adds mass to his body, making him heavier, so he will sink easier.

In the above panel, we see bubbles forming on the surface of the water, likely from Chuuya letting air out of his lungs. Holding air in our lungs makes us lighter, like balloons. So expelling air from his lungs will also make Chuuya sink easier.

Toxicity of the ‘Heavy Water’

I’d also like to touch briefly on this point. In the manga, Nikolai describes the ‘heavy water’ as:

“Harmful to the human body. You will die if you drink too much of it.”

Again, I tried looking for information on ‘oxygen-heavy water’ (the H2O18 one the manga specifically mentions), but I wasn’t able to find anything about it being toxic.

In fact, I found one post that claims that since the oxygen atoms are the ones that hold the extra mass in H2O18, there isn’t much of a difference between it and regular water, and it is actually safe to drink (here is the link if anyone is interested, it’s a very cool article imo).

On the other hand, the other form of ‘heavy water’, D2O, is not safe to drink. A little bit is fine, but too much will cause problems. Something about how the bonds formed by deuterium (that heavier form of hydrogen that makes up D2O) are stronger than normal hydrogen bonds. This causes problems in the body, specifically, it prevents cell division. 

In order to experience any serious or deadly side effects, a person would have to consume a lot of ‘heavy water’. Like a very high amount. From what has been observed so far in mammals, consuming enough ‘heavy water’ to replace 25% of your body’s water will cause sterilization. If a person consumes enough to replace 50% of their body’s water, they’ll die. So while ‘heavy water’ is dangerous in large quantities, it isn’t nearly as deadly as Nikolai makes it out to be in the manga. (here is another link for the information I mentioned in this paragraph).

Thoughts and Ideas?

But like I said, those negative effects are for D2O, and it was H2O18 that is mentioned in the manga. So I’m wondering if maybe Asagiri meant to write D2O? Because from what I’ve read, D2O is the deadly one, H2O18 is relatively harmless. 

Also, if what’s filling the room is actually D2O, I wonder if a plot point will come up about D2O’s effects on cell division? I’m not sure how in the hell this could possibly work, but maybe, since Bram became a vampire due to his cells being mutated through an ability, his vampire infection works through cell mutation too?

If Chuuya drank enough water to affect cell division, could that stop his vampire mutation? (highly unlikely, he literally just swallowed that water, I am unsure of the timeframe it would take for ‘heavy water’ to have any effects, but a couple minutes seems like way too little for any of this to happen). Not to mention stopping cell production wouldn’t reverse any damage that the vampire mutation had already done to his cells. So overall, not likely. But I am wondering if Asagiri is planning on using the toxic effects of ‘heavy water’ as a plot point moving forward.

------- So yeah, this was my attempt to explain my (admittedly poor) understanding of science, so, consider this a warning not to take my word here as law or anything like that. There’s a good chance I am understanding this wrong, so if anyone more qualified would like to correct me, please feel free!!

Thank you for this ask Anon!! I had a lot of fun reading about all this stuff and writing this response!! It's been a few months now since I've had to focus my mind on anything academic, and turns out I missed it??? Imagine that. 16 years of school and apparently I'm still not sick of it XD

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(long ramble with pictures under the cut <3)

*sigh*

Soooo....I may or may not be slowly falling down the TXT hole (which is absolutely STUNNING) (hello fellow MOA)

Their concepts are...so good???

AND THE MVS OML-

I watched the Eternity MV and felt many things-

(no soobin what are you doing, ohhh are they not human-, beomgyu with a video camera is ADORABLE, oh is the world ending- NO YEONJUN, very suspicious cat, aww soobin noooo, AHH BEOMGYU-, aww taehyun in flowers, OMG NOT TAEHYUN IN FLOWERS, OMG SO MUCH PURPLE NO, OMG YEONJUN IS SO PRETTY BUT I'M GOING TO CRY, OMG HE'S GONNA FALL THROUGH THE CLOUDS-, OML WHAT JUST HAPPENED-)

I could add way more slkdjnlkjdsn but I won't lol

my favorite song of theirs rn is probably 0x1 lovesong, it just gives off such good vibes! It gives me happy, nostalgic vibes, and the concept is soooo pretty <3 (I loved loved loved the MV)

AHHH I JUST WATCHED THE JAPANESE MV FOR IT AND MY HEART SIMULTANEOUSLY FILLED WITH LOVE AND BROKE INTO A MILLION PIECES-

I,,,,think I might have two main biases haha (but I love all of them <3)

Hueningkai <3

Beomgyu :D

Hueningkai, where do I begin? He's just such a sweetheart, I love him <3

ahhh and he's so pretty, I was absolutely AMAZED at the look he had for FREEZE <3

also blond haired kai hits different, right? I'm not crazy?

Here, lemme,,,,add in a few photos so you see what I mean lol

ahhh my heart <3

Alright, next up, our favorite middle child, Beomgyu!

I really like Beomgyu for a lot of the same reasons that I like Huening Kai, actually! (I have a type, I know XD)

He's super sweet and adorable, but he's also a prankster and likes to have fun, which I love about him!

My favorite look of his has to be this one:

just,,,,the long hair with the highlights <3

And the others are super cool too! Soobin seems like a great leader and singer. He's appears to be pretty composed but can lighten the mood if needed.^^

Yeonjun comes off as pretty savage most of the time lol but is quite funny and talented <3

Taehyun is just impressive, all around. His vocals are always great, he pours so much raw emotion into them. (and his magic tricks are great too haha)

Anywayyyy, this has been a reallyyyy long ramble about me falling into the TXT hole, thanks for reading to the end! Tell me your opinions, and feel free to send anything about them, I'd love to learn some more!

Have a great day/night! <3

-Moon 🌙

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I hope tonight you finally get the restful sleep you need, and that you wake up tomorrow feeling replenished.

Allow yourself to rest so you can feel refreshed and confident in your capacity to tackle whatever problems the world might give you. Resting is vital to you, it allows you to keep going without breaking down in burn-out.

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hi hi :o !! pastel pink for the ask game??

ps good luck with physics <3 !!

ahhh hi hi! most certainly! thank you for the ask!

pastel pink— do you prefer to dress up and go out or stay in and relax?

Ooohhh, a tough one. Honestly, it depends on my mood! Most of the time, I would prefer to stay in and relax with a good book or some writing, buttttt sometimes I get a little antsy being inside, and then I like to go somewhere. Bookstores are probably my favorite places to go, but I also really like museums and historic districts! :D

ps thank you, you're so sweet 😭 i'm going to need it so tysm

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𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬

please link this post somewhere where people can see the original :-)

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blush— are you single, taken, crushing, or not interested? or is it complicated?

ballet slipper— with only one word, describe how you feel at this moment

rose quartz— what’s your love language (romantic or platonic)?

watermelon— have you ever had to reject anyone romantically? how did it go?

fuchsia— describe your personality in three words!

rose— do you believe in soulmates? why or why not?

coral— what’s something you’re passionate about?

carnation— how important are “looks” to you in a relationship?

blossom— would you get a tattoo? if so, what would it be of?

salmon— would you prefer a partner who is an introvert or an extrovert? why?

pastel pink— do you prefer to dress up and go out or stay in and relax?

bubblegum— how do you feel about your love life right now? are you happy with it?

champagne— what’s your favorite form of physical affection, if any at all?

hibiscus— what’s your favorite pet name, if any? why?

hot pink— what’s your favorite relationship trope?

flamingo— would you say you’re clingy in relationships and friendships?

cherry pink— when it comes to loved ones, are you openly affectionate or are you more reserved?

peach syrup— have you ever had an internet crush on a mutual on this app or another app?

pink magnolia— would you say that you develop crushes quickly?

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#traumatized but also the best