#( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ _ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ ) yeah..

[kairisk]

I'm a different anon, but I'm sorry to hear your audience fiddled out with the nsfw ban from years ago! Your art is absolutely gorgeous, and the way you present your ideas in them is so unique! Especially with the Chinese zodiac animals and the quotes you have for each of them!

Also, I'd like to ask how you started making art. I'm very interested to hear the personal journey of artists. Did you always like drawing animals, for instance? Did you go to art school or to a training of some kind, like ateliers? And do you make traditional art too, or is it all digital?

Oh thank you so much!! I do my best as I really want to just keep making art for as long as I'm alive. I'm really happy to hear you say it's gorgeous and unique ( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ _ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ ) Yeah it is unfortunate, but I still like being here and sharing art on here, so who ever is here to enjoy it, I'm glad! I only hope new people stick around and old ones come back, I've certainly missed getting to interact and chat like this! Oh how cool! I'm honoured ahahaha I'd love to answer these q's into my process and profession so far: I absolutely have always liked drawing animals. It started with dinosaurs, cats and dragons, I loved them all as a child, just their whole concept and how cool I thought they were! I wanted to get good at drawing so I could depict them and make my own designs, and in learning how to draw their anatomy (mostly big cats) my mom got me a book that had all sorts of animals in it and how they worked and how to render these forms. I devoured the book and I gained an interest in all animals through drawing and learning from it. From there I kinda just delved into researching whatever animal piqued my interest! Not to mention dragons (one of my prime interests) are amalgam creatures and so in my pursuit in being able to draw any kind of dragon, knowing a whole lot about different animals is a huge boon in designing them! I did, I actually went to a Fine Arts university as I originally was going to be a bonafide gallery artist and wanted to gain as much knowledge into different techniques and mediums and conceptualization as I could. I'm pretty poor but had stellar grades so Uni was a great option for me to get access to studio equipment and knowledge thanks to qualifying for scholarships and loans. It was like a pressure cooker for 4 years and I can only describe it as the best of times and the worst of times;; I have a Bachelor's Alma Cum Laude in Fine Arts. I do! Since I originally was going to be a physical installation artist, I know how to build and construct kinda whatever? I have a minor in sculpture and I've made something in almost every medium from paper to concrete to silicone to plasma cutting metal and more.

When I got out of Uni I unfortunately lost my access to a ton of this equipment and wasn't successful in finding a replacement studio due to the financial/location/funding cuts barriers. I kinda became disillusioned with the prospects in the art world at this time and realised this wasn't the only space where I could have a career as an artist. So I changed my focus to becoming an illustrator and character designer. I taught myself digital at the same time I was getting my degree, so I honed my skills from then to be up to snap for production level art. I'm currently art director for an indie game project rn doing exactly that! (Although this is one of three jobs I'm juggling atm, it's why I've been posting less these days, I'm quite busy ( ´ ◇｀)ゞ)

That being said I still make things occasionally at my house as I still like making physical things from scratch when I have the time/money to do so! I like making masks and small sculptures, examples of these being this mask and this keychain :3c I always thought that the medium should be chosen based on what best serves the idea in mind, but most of my art is digital due to the production costs for making this art being nearly zero (as long as I have my tablet and electricity!) and having greater access to offer my artistic services with digital media ;o

[scoups4lyfe]

Lmaoooooo

George said ‘No THANKS ya squid freak’ and he’s so sexy for that

Awhhhhh 🥹

Yeah they sure would be ( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ _ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ )

NOW ITS HER BIRTHDAY????

Ey yoooooooooooooooooooo

BROOOOOOOOO

ITS THE KANJI FOR HOPEEEEEE

I-

👆x2

This movie was so fking cute

My heartttttt

[alicemitch09writes]

Hello girl!!!! How are you?? Hope you're fine😇I m sorry for disturbing 😐 you I just read 📚your story "written in the stars 🌟" for megumi and it waaass a masterpiece ❤💜💙thank you so much it was beautiful 😍I woul have wanted to see megumi reaction 😊and him being sad 😥but it's okey anyway thank you but if you ever write ✍pt2 tag me you have too I just wanted to thank you and worship you talent❤❤❤❤

oh, helloooooo! thank you so much from the deepest part of my heart for enjoying my work! ( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ _ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ ) um, actually i wasn’t supposed to continue with it and leave it as a one-shot, but ideas happened and i’m up to date with the manga, so it’d be such a waste to not write stuff y’know? so...here’s what i’m working with so far:

they’re not in order, soooo...yeah. hahaha

but this is not my main focus right now, i’m currently working on a sukuna fic that ties in with megumi’s. stay tuned!

[stupidcalf]

Me? A big dumb idiot?????? Yeah ( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ _ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ )

[lonelypond]

Au Yeah August, #WTF Wedding

Love Live, NicoMaki, 2K

Summary: Nico Ni has a late flight, a concert to make, and Nishikino Maki TWIG stalking her. How's your day?

#WTF Wedding

Frank Kamura @franklythebeast 3:54 p.m. Flight landed. SO LATE. Will be so glad to not be on a plane with #NicoNi #whatanass

Nishikino Maki @TheNishikino 3:55 p.m. #Whatanass #Thatswhatshesaid #Imeanmesaid #lastFriday @NicoNi

The NicoNi @NicoNi 3:55 p.m. @THeNishikino @franklythebeast No

Nishikino Maki @TheNishikino 3:56 p.m. @NicoNi @franklythebeast That’s not what she said ; )

The Nico Ni @NicoNi 3:57 p.m. @TheNishikino @franklythebeast Think of the children

Nishikino Maki @THeNishikino 3:58 p.m. @NicoNi @franklythebeast I am ; )

Frank Kamura @franklythebeast 3:57 p.m. @NicoNi @TheNishikino UNTAG ME

The Nico Ni @NIcoNi 3:58 p.m. @TheNishikino @franklythebeast I can’t believe I agreed to this

Nishikino Maki @TheNishikino 3:58 p.m. @NicoNi @franklythebeast It’ll never be the same after today

Frank Kamura @franklythebeast 3:58 p.m. #NicoNi and #MakiNishikino are breaking up in my mentions and I CAN’T GET THEM TO UNTAG ME. Is this hell? Did my plane actually break apart over the Pacific.

DM @NicoNi to @TheNishikino 3:59 p.m. You are LITERALLY a TERRIBLE PERSON.

DM: @TheNishikino to @NicoNi 4:00 p.m. I am LITERALLY a TALL person. Anecdotally, I’m terrible. According to toi ; P

DM: @NicoNi to @TheNishikino 4:03 p.m. (▼-▼*)

DM: @TheNishikino to @NicoNi 4:05 p.m. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

DM: @TheNishikino to @NicoNi 4:08 p.m. I can’t wait to see you. Glad your flight finally landed (๛ ˘ ³˘)۶

DM: @NicoNi to @TheNishikino 4:09 p.m. Nico is glad too. Stay out of trouble ‘til I get there (◦˘ З(◦’ںˉ◦)♡

DM: @TheNishikino to @NicoNi 4:10 p.m. No promises; better hurry ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Sonia Alvez @senoritaseeker 4:20 p.m. #MakiNishikino is here at #OharaOceanView and boi, she is H O T  A S  F U C K #thatdress #fire

Adara @darkandfullofwonder 4:22 p.m. I no longer identify as a bisexual I AM A NISHIKINOSEXUAL #thatdress #MakiNishikino #waitaretheybreakingup @franklythebeast do you know?

@franklythebeast has blocked @NicoNi @TheNishikino @darkandfullofwonder 4:23 p.m.

Adara @darkandfullofwonder 4:24 p.m. Wait, that’s a NishikinoYESsexual #MakiNishikino #thatdress

The Nico Ni @NicoNi 4:25 p.m. Me too. Nico commends your taste. @ me a snap, please and thank you.

Mr. Buchanon @buckleupbilly69 4:27 p.m. #NicoNi just kicked the side of a plane. WHO DOES THAT?

DM: @ayasesan to @NicoNi @NozyItAll 4:29 p.m. We’re waiting.

DM: @NicoNi to @ayasesan @NozyItAll 4:30 p.m. Nico LITERALLY just got off the plane. ANd change your fukkin @, Eli, you’re not in high school anymore. #ridiculous

DM: @NozyItAll to @ayasesan @NicoNi @TheNishikino 4:32 p.m. How about gay-ASS-esan? #whatanass

DM: @TheNishikino to @NozyItAll @NicoNi @ayasesan 4:33 pm. That’s Nico’s #hashtag; back off (ง •̀_•́)ง

DM: @ayasesan to @NicoNi @TheNishikino @NozyItAll 4:34 p.m. MAYBE IF YOU PUT YOUR PHONES DOWN, NICO COULD GET HERE FASTER.

MickE Mights @Beoruff 4:35 p.m. #NicoNi just flipped off her phone. #theNishikino is #single #CONFIRMED

Sari Dbuto @drsari 4:36 p.m. Tiny person in front of me in the baggage claim area muttering. Turns out it’s #NicoNi. Something must be up.

Kary @killingitwithcutenezz 4:38 p.m. #MAKINISHIKINO JUST GOT SWARMED BY EVERY GIRL IN THE #OHARAOCEAN LOBBY #somuchscreaming #thatdress

Kenneth Clark Kent @supershirtswami 4:42 p.m. #NicoNi just zoomed out of the Admirals Club; her hat belongs on a Bond villain. Also #sotiny #somanyruffles #sopink

Serena Swift @popmuze201 4:44 p.m. #NicoNi dressed like she’s storming the Alamo or about to wield a light saber in a mariachi band. #somuchpink #wtfruffles

Nishikino Maki @TheNishikino 4:45 pm. @popmuze201 Pics, please.

The Nico Ni @NicoNi 4:46 p.m. @popmuze201 @TheNishikino NO SPOILERS ( ˘ ³˘)❤

Nishikino Maki @TheNishikino 4:47 p.m.

@niconi @Popmuze201 ( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ _ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ )

Serena Swift @popmuze201 4:48 p.m. @NicoNi @TheNishikino (*≧▽≦)ﾉｼ))

The Nico Ni @NicoNi 4:50 P.M. Hey frens and fans, it’s a big day for Nico but no pics ‘til later, please. #Itsasurprise #THANKS See you at the concert! #NicoinLALALand

Ty @haircutTRONy 4:52 p.m. Look, internet, here’s a pic of a sampler of the new #neondragonfruit drink. Guess what? Same tiny size, same #WTFPINK as actual #NicoNi

Nishikino Maki @THeNishikino 4:53 p.m. @NicoNi @haircutTRONy #THIRSTY

The Nico Ni @NicoNi 4:54 p.m. @TheNishikino ha! also, YOU’RE KILLING ME.

DM: @ayasesan to @niconi @TheNishikino @NozyItAll 4:58 p.m. Just lost Nozomi to a stranger

DM: @niconi to @ayasesan 4:59 p.m. ?????????

DM: @ayasesan to @niconi 5:01 p.m. Tarot reading; just hurry up.

DM: @ayasesan to @TheNishikino @ NicoNi @NozyItAll 5:05 p.m. Your ^ↀᴥↀ^ friend is weird.

DM: @ayasesan to @TheNishikino @ NicoNi @NozyItAll 5:05 p.m. But nice. Like SUPER nice.

DM: @ayasesan to @TheNishikino @ NicoNi @NozyItAll 5:06 p.m. And cute : D

Ayase Eli @ayasesan 5:08 p.m. Found @NozyItAll; she’s now fascinated by @nyataproblem #HURRYUP #NICONI

Toru Melo @velvetfoghornbooms 5:12 p.m. How can @NicoNi run in pants that tight? @TheNishikino’s not wrong though #WHATANASS

Nishikino Maki @TheNishikino 5:14 p.m. Still #THIRSTY @NicoNi @velvetfoghornbooms

DM: @NicoNi to @TheNishikino 5:18 p.m. I’m trying ｡｡゛(ﾉ><)ﾉ DM: @TheNishikino to @NicoNi 5:19 p.m. I know; I miss you

DM: @NicoNi to @TheNishikino 5:19 p.m. Nico’s all yours after the concert...for weeks Σ(T□T)

DM: @TheNishikino to @NicoNi 5:20 p.m. And the other thing

DM: @NicoNi to @TheNishikino 5:21 p.m. That too (｡♥‿♥｡)

DM: @TheNishikino to @NicoNi 5:22 p.m. So what are you wearing? Exactly what shade is #WTFPInk?

DM: @TheNishikino to @NicoNi 5:22 p.m. Selfie?

DM: @NicoNi to @TheNishikino 5:23 p.m. You’ll have to wait. It’s a surprise.

DM: @TheNishikino to @NicoNi 5:24 p.m. You have self control?

DM: @NicoNi to @TheNishikino 5:25 p.m. (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

DM: @TheNishikino to @NicoNi 5:26 p.m. You won’t after you see this dress (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

Jane Jones @barkleynightingale 5:28 p.m. Who wears a #trenchcoat on a bright sunny afternoon? #NicoNi that’s who. And why is it pink? #wtfpink

Dimitra Zar @69MetsNotasexthing 5:30 p.m. #NicoNi is Midas for PINK @barkleynightingale

Jane Jones @barkleynightingale 5:31 p.m @69MetsNOTAsexthing #TRUTH

MJ Parker @noswingingnyc 5:32 p.m. Just clocked #NicoNi zooming through #LAX at #THIRSTY mph. Is #TheNishikino still single?

Lenore C @noravensallowed 5:33 p.m. Just spotted @TheNishikino giggling at her phone in a bar. IS THAT DRESS SEE THROUGH (⋆⁰ ̥̮⁽⁰)(⁰⁾ ̥̮⁰⋆)

Lenore C @noravensallowed 5:35 p.m Her friend is cute. Wonder if I can get her number?

Koizumi Hanayo @DreamsOfRice 5:36 p.m. @noravensallowed No

DM: @NicoNi to @ayasesan 5:37 p.m. Is Nozomi all right? She hasn’t harassed me on TWIG since I landed.

DM: @ayasesan to @NicoNi 5:38 p.m. I took her phone

DM: @ayasesan to @NicoNi 5:38 p.m. You have enough distractions

DM: @NIcoNi to @ayasesan 5:39 p.m. Truth DM me a dress snap

DM: @ayasesan to @NicoNi 5:40 p.m. NO

DM: @NicoNi to @ayasesan 5:46 p.m. Little detour, finding the limo now.

Charlie Chihua @l00bn00b 5:47 p.m. DAYUM!!!! If I were #NicoNi and my girl was in THAT dress in any bar, I’d be going so K K K K K K K KRAZY I couldn’t see straight….oh wait, #NicoNi’s never seen straight (੭ ˃̣̣̥ ω˂̣̣̥)੭ु⁾⁾

Carly Roy @songburger78 5:47 p.m #NICONI SAID FUCK LIKE 8000 TIMES AND IT'S MY NEW RINGTONE

Akpobome Wilsom @69387x 5:47 p.m. Wait, #Latetotheparty but if #TheNishikino is single that means #NicoNi is too @homeyholmes

Irini X @homeyholmes 5:48 p.m #NICONI IS SINGLE? WHERE? @69387x

Doriya @givemeaspear20xx 5:49 p.m. #NicoNi is a goddess. Her driver just helped me with my luggage and she’s dropping me off at my mom’s.

DM: @TheNishikino to @NIcoNi   5:50 p.m. : /

DM: @NicoNi to @TheNishikino    5:51 p.m. Driver’s dropping Nico off first

LouLou @creolechassis 5:55 p.m. Just saw #MakiNishikino on the beach, kicking sand. Is she in town for the #NicoNi concert? I thought they were over?

Jayme Lunce @jazzbanglejangle 5:57 p.m. @creolechassis #NIcoNi’s been in a slump since the #IMAincident. Why couldn’t #TheNishikino stick to models. Music needs Nico Ni.

FKM @hispeedhorror 5:58 p.m. @creolechassis @jazzbanglejangle PHOTOGRAPHY NEEDS #NICONI TO LEAVE #MAKINISHIKINO ALONE

Lenore C @noravensallowed 6:02 p.m. OMG Sonoda Umi just walked into the lobby of the #OharaOceanView with both her girlfriends #TeamPoly

Bobbi Brightwing @LAstylesnaps 6:04 p.m. Minami Kotori sighting that dress is goassamer and seafoam and bliss wait is #TheNishikino’s dress a #Minami original #mindblown

Ty @haircutTRONy 6:05 p.m. ALL DAY, all day dudes, saw NOTHING but P I N K

Fuck #niconi #myeyeshurt

Macy Bordeaux @pourme2others 6:06 pm. Forgot about the #NicoNi concert tonight. Probably why every plane was late. #NIcoInLALALAND

Ahmed J @immahustle334 6:10 p.m My Tarot card reader was some kind of minister; doing a wedding tonight. Is that lucky?

Maria Tran @mebeachallday 6:15 p.m. Kicked us off the beach for some wedding #EatTheRich

Dusty Dawn @theywereUNDERSEAroommates 6:22 p.m This tiny tiny pink puff is marrying a redhead in a SEE THROUGH dress #WTFPink #hot

Mel radio silence just surf Mazz @20thCenturySurf 6:23 p.m. @theywereUNDERSEAroomates WHO NEEDS X-RAY VISION I NEED BINOCULARS

Lenore C @noravensallowed 6:35 P.M. #MakiNishikino just dropped to her knees in the sand and #NicoNi is drying her tears. #soromantic

Lenore C @noravensallowed 6:38 p.m. THIS IS NOT A DRILL THIS IS NOT A DRILL THEIR FOREHEADS ARE TOUCHING

It’s like a scene in a movie #swoon #NicoNishikinoWedding

Mel radio silence just surf @20thCenturySurf 6:40 p.m. DAM DUDE I JUST WANT TO SURF gO haVe sEx aLrEAdY #NicoNi #Imeanthatdress

Qu Teen @binowbaby 6:48 p.m. FREE THE BEACH #NICONI

Hoshizora Rin @nyataproblem 6:58 p.m. I bet I can eat a whole tier #weddingcake #YazawaNishikino

Kosaka Honoka @gingerbakernodrums 7 p.m. @nyataproblem I can do 2

Hoshizora Rin @nyataproblem 7:02 p.m. @gingerbakernodrums shotgun bottom tier

Sonoda Umi @oceanverse 7:03 p.m. @nyataproblem @gingerbakernodrums No. I will not repeat myself.

DM: @NicoNi to @TheNishikino 7:05 p.m. You stole my hat

DM: @TheNishikino to @NicoNi 7:06 p.m. And your heart ; )

DM: @NicoNi to @TheNishikino 7:07 p.m. And my habit of starting concerts on time

DM: @MrsNicoNi to @NicoNi 7:08 p.m. And your name ; )

SoOp McCoop @MrsNicoNi 5:30 p.m. So @TheNishikino just offered me 5K for my Twig handle #bitch

SoOp McCoOp @5Kaintchumpchange 5:35 p.m. ...ok so I took the cash…guess I’ll donate a transpizza

Kiss O Me Nico Ni @MyPlaylistSlays 9:18 p.m. where #THEFUCK is #NICONI…#NicoInLaLaLand should have started 2 hours ago

Raj @mistermarple 10:42 p.m. Who buys pizza for a whole stadium and then sings an acoustic set while her wife plays piano in the rain? #NICONI that’s who #LEGEND #NicoInLaLaLand

Didi Daro @NicoKnowzBetter 10:48 p.m. Spotted #MinamiKotori backstage with @gingerbakernodrums Is #NicoNi getting new costumes cause #wtfPink suit

Elle Woodie @allfluffnofuss @11:52 p.m. @NicoNi @MrsNicoNi Happy Honeymooning!!! Thanks for the selfie ₍՞◌′ᵕ‵ू◌₎♡ #socute #sopink #soperfect

Tojo Nozomi @NozyItAll 11:54 p.m. #NICONI PARTY IS OVER

Nishikino Maki @MrsNicoNi 11:55 p.m. Damn Right Tojo Nozomi @NozyItAll 11:54 p.m. #NICONI PARTY IS OVER

Frank Kamura @franklythebeast 12:01 a.m. Back on flight So is #NicoNi #killmenow #sheissinging #AGAIN

DM: @NicoNi to @MrsNicoNi #NicoNi Party is private ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ) #thatdress

DM: @MrsNicoNi to NicoNi Damn right(｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

A/N: That was fun. Have one more AU Yeah August request but that's on September's to do list because I want to finish 'Can't Get Started' and get back into werewolf mode. Actually visited the ocean and my family and had fun hanging out with siblings and nieces and nephews. Hope your summer is finishing well. Take care!

Also, this is actually the first NicoMaki wedding I've ever written. So what'd you think? #thatdress

[aeroknot]

here have 1,740 words out of 17,600 words of narusaku headcanon

.............i’m goin’ in deep y’all sry not sry (ok i AM kinda sry to those on mobile who have to scroll past this....... i wish mobile didn’t suck like that so you can avoid watching me be a huge dweeb instead of pro’lly what you decided to follow me for hnnnnggh)

these are 2 separate moments I came up with that I eventually tied together after some editing (/fantasizing about my own ideas) passes:

at a gathering with their friends, they both got insufferably cocky about a game involving pairs against pairs, and the stakes kept rising, eventually hinging on some pretty risky bets. when they lost, they were mortified in having to eat the brightly colored crow their friends (conspirators, the useless lot of them!) came up with. they had to temporarily dye their hair the other’s hair color, and couldn’t wash it out for a whole week (or use a genjutsu?). so sakura had to work around the hospital with blonde hair, and pink-haired naruto was at the mercy of his sharp-tongued genin students. people wonder if sakura meant to and if she wants to look more like her shishou, which is cool and all, but most everyone says they like her pink hair better, which is a relief. The most annoying part is the humiliation she feels since she had to do it as the result of her own hubris. he complains about the relentless teasing savagery of his genin students while they’re walking along the canal on their last evening of this punishment, but admits to sakura he doesn’t mind the hair so much and shares he’s often wondered what it’d be like to have his mother’s hair, and pink is similarly distinctive and beautiful and in the same color family. It’s the first comparison of one of her features to his mother’s he speaks aloud, and his heart starts racing because he momentarily forgets she doesn’t know about his mother’s words to find a girl like her. Completely unaware of his thoughts and sudden nervousness, she serenely replies, “I’m sorry she’s not here to experience how sweet her son can be to her… I wonder if she would have liked me? I think I’d have liked her” she actually doesn’t take his silence personally, sort of because she doesn’t think what she said requires a response, but mostly because she’s distracted. they get around some trees at the edge of the pathway right at that moment, allowing a beautiful view of the brilliantly warm-toned sunset. she makes a noise of appreciation and with a childlike wonder he hasn’t seen on her in a little while, she cheerily says, “this sunset has all our colors, Naruto!” “Yeah” he says, a little breathless. “All our colors.” He watches her until she notices (trrrooopey as fuuuuuuck, i know, shut up) and smiles real big at him but humorously admonishes, “Don’t look at me, weirdo! You see me all the time, but you don’t see the same sunset twice” then she faces it again. So he puts his hands in his pockets to stop their quivering as the scene soaks in and suddenly it’s just really hard to see her green eyes with his blonde hair. he turns to take in the sunset too, and he thinks, “she would have loved you, Sakura… we can bet on it” (originally all i’d written here was the first paragraph, and then I think my subconscious LEAPT OUT AT ME the next time I read it to provide this sunset scene -- they’re my rainbow sherbet fighting dreamers ninja family!!!)

~ & ~

In my headcanon world, Naruto and Sakura have five kids, two of which are adopted and three conceived. * I want to note here that I almost never go the “lots and lots of babies” route w/ my otp’s. 3 out of my top 5 do not go on to have kids in my interpretations of them. But for Naruto and Sakura it makes sense, and this is especially based in my conviction he would want to adopt and he would want a big family to experience the exact opposite of his childhood. So, yeah, 5 makes a lot of sense to me. I tend to think they are resistant to the idea of kids for a while bc of the threats to their lives, but they eventually decide they both really want to have kids after fostering two boys and it’s so hard to eventually let them go on to their adoptive parents. Sooo.. their youngest are twins; they’re named Konohana and Sakuya. And my reasoning for this, as well as for all the other names, is pretty in depth. Here: I first heard about Konohana from @yellowflasher‘s great fanfics. She has a Konohana and Kae (not twins), and I asked her once if she named Konohana after the myth, and she said she actually hadn’t seen or heard it before. It obviously stuck with me tho!! Uzumaki Konohana = from the Konohanasakuya-hime mythology. I just discovered with this name theme of using myths I coulda inadvertently referenced Kushina and Minato as well!! -- Kushina’s name could have been derived from Kushinadahime, a goddess of rice/life, and Susanoo is her husband, the god of STORMS aka Namikaze Minato. (Maybe other peeps in the fandom already knew this but I’m late to the party. Oh well! I was shocked when I learned this yesterday.) And it honors Konohagakure, and honors Sakura: ‘flower’ is part of the name. Konohana was conceived (twin to Sakuya)

Uzumaki Sakuya = from the Konohanasakuya-hime mythology. And see above for the comments about the possible Kushina/Minato connection. And it honors Sakura: it’s literally 2/3rds her name; one different ending syllable. & naruto calls her Momo-chan, and I explain why below.

After deciding all this, I came up with this moment: Naruto and Sakura love the names from the princess myth but also love they are referring to Konoha and Sakura. tho, because Sakuya can sometimes sound too similar to Sakura, confusingly so-- and as Naruto’s the only one who has to say both names in the household (y’know, because it’s either “Sakuya” or “mom” said by everyone else, the kids don’t call her Sakura) -- he often calls her “Momo-chan.” as a kid she’s not sure why but just rolls with it and then one day in her later childhood it dawns on her: orange + pink = peach (note: momo means the fruit and momo-iro means the color but I think naruto would just keep it short and simple as momo-- he’d probably argue an orange plus a cherry equals a peach anyway, somehow……... hahhh! I actually looked it up and peaches are in the same genus as cherries and apricots, and apricots are orange :P not that naruto would know this but sakura would be like me and probs research it lol). Sakura expresses concern that Konohana will feel jealous or excluded if he doesn’t give her a nickname too, and he forlornly / guiltily (at having not even thought of that) approaches Konohana with this. She’s rather young to be considering this so thoughtfully -- maybe 4 or 5 -- but her answer never changes as she grows up (though the vocabulary / phrasing she uses might mature…. But I say might, haha); “don’t change me; I love my name!! it is like our home so it means I will become hokage like daddy!! and it is like flowers like mommy’s flower so it means people are happy and have a party when i show up!!” (she’s talking about hanami) naruto immediately bursts into tears bc holy shit he just loves this kid so!! much!!! ( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ _ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ ) sakura’s doing better at keeping it together, tho not by much, lmao

Some months into the nickname of Momo-chan settling in, there’s a morning where it’s brought into question again. while sakura and naruto are folding laundry, the twins rush in from the backyard to show them something they’re excited about in their grubby cupped hands. “Look! loo~oook! polli-wolly-wogs!!” (tadpoles-- i have great affection for this term for them bc mei in the english dub of totoro calls them that, and totoro is a defining touchstone of my young childhood) naruto intones, “eeehhhh? How cool, konohana-chan!! Momo-chan! Maybe uncle Gamakichi knows ‘em, huh?” and they laugh and stick their tongues out at him, “he’s not our uncle! He’s a toad!” yet they’re making ribbiting sounds as they run off to return the tadpoles. Sakuya trips and just narrowly regains her footing at the last moment to prevent toppling herself and the tadpoles across the floor. “careful, momo-chan!” Naruto offers in a loud voice, but calmly-- he holds back his concern, as he’s learned that a lot of the time kids decide whether they should cry based on their parents’ reactions, namely whether they freak out a lot, and he’s done a lot of freaking out, and is trying something new now, pfft. He watches her right herself, check on the tadpoles in her hands, nod once firmly and give a determined “mm!” in acknowledgement of his caution, and they scamper off. 

So then Sakura asks, with some humor in her voice even tho she’s going for annoyed: “naruto, why’d we even name her sakuya if you’re just gonna keep calling her momo-chan?” “aahh, sakura-chan. She’s just little momo to her daddy. Out in the real world she’ll be called the name inspired by her mind-blowing mom.” the tinge of pink on her cheeks does not get past him and the side of his mouth starts to twitch into a smirk. He roguishly continues with, “I thought about making you the one I address with a nickname instead, but all the ones I could come up with aren’t appropriate in front of the kids” she tries to look aghast but she’s fighting her mutinous mouth starting to veer into a big smile, and to distract his gaze away from this very visible and losing battle across her face, she twists a towel and snaps it at him. They play fight until they fall onto the bed, halfway into the now half-undone laundry. They rest a little bit, soaking in the calm moment, his upper body on top of her lower body-- resting his head on her stomach and holding her around her waist. Her eyes are closed and she’s absent-mindedly running her fingers through his hair. Then he softly voices, “little peach... she’s our colors, Sakura.” and she does vividly remember the sunset he’s recalling. She answers with his words from years ago: “Yeah. our colors.”

(god i’m really driving home this rainbow sherbet ninja family theme aren’t i???? Don’t care!!!! I love it!!! They are my faves they deserve everything I have to offer!!!!)

THE END.

(....except not bc..... there’s...... uh..... 15860 words left...... yeah those figures..... weren’t hyperbolic, i am actually that much of a dork)

[bajisfangs]

true! b-but i wanna feel babied too ( ◞᷄દ◟᷅ ) ugh the curse of being the eldest LMAO you baby them but they don't baby u ,,,,,, and don't sleep on the floor! you'll get bad posture!!

wtf, not the god's menu!!!!! keith pls!!!!!! I AM PICTURING IT SO BAD AND HELL YES HE WOULD GO BATSHIT CRAZY TO GOD'S MENU!!!!! ( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ _ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ )

YEAH HONESTLY !1!!1 i dont do the babying tho cause my sister who is younger than me does a lot of the housework than i do (๑′°︿°๑)、i do them too and look after my rabbits keke

HE GOES SO H A R D ON GOD’S MENU LIKE WHEN HE HEARS CHANGBIN’S PART S?!?! HES GONE

[scoups4lyfe]

O O O O O O O

Man….the way he slumps against them—- yoowwwwwwcH fvXKInG yyyyooooowwwwwCH

.......and- Yo - WAIT???......holy sh*t is Sakura crying TOO? O wow...

OOooooOooOoo w o w

I-

....I just noticed Sakura and Daiji are holding each other's hands.......

…..m a n

These mfers are going to make ME cry 😭

staaaaaaaaaapppppppppp

This is m a d n e s s

Man....( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ _ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ ) if it keeps up like THIS the cameras are gonna be panning to George fking bawling his eyes out in some secluded bathroom later

o yeah. Forgot about that-

ALSO GEORGE

WHAT TO FCK ARE

THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE??

[scoups4lyfe]

guys,,,, come oN.

Like it's divided we fall,,,, yo : /

(exactlyyyyy thnk u Vice)

Vikki is so cute <333

but yeah, my guy it's the emotional processing of yesterday's traumatic aftermath,,,,,,

Wow….this...... is a lot

H.....hold on a second…..h-hold ON a second ;_;

The fact that their parents are absent and the house is empty while all the sh#t breaks down around them….

I’m…..man (´༎ຶོρ༎ຶོ`) this has to be the most EMO episode

..........These circumstances suck

Man ;_; my guy Buu-san always do be the realest homie-

( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ _ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ ) .....

Man Ikki looks so vulnerable right here-

I’m- I-

.......Author-nim….. pls

....And why is doc lady so close to George rn? (what a transition lmao)

👀 👀 👀

Feels like a lifetime ago since we saw her last <333

Idk why we haven’t tried to get that damn stamp back since Hiromi was power-punched off a cliff but

🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️👻

Honestly what did y’all THINK was gonna happen?

Listen,,,,,,,,,

I’m NOT saying it’s our fault….

But it’s our fault (Lmao)

Literally: damned if you do, damned if you don’t

Rlly the only solution here is grabbing that damn Gifu-stamp- putting it in a 600 lb chest, locking it, and throwing it into the ocean. And then doing the same with the key, but dropping it on the other side of the world