Not the first to say it, but damn can’t believe Galladay really went from toxic yaoi to doomed tragic yaoi.
Alright fellow Galladay trash, where’s the modern AU fix-it fics?
I need to see Gallagher single dad with Misha plus their dog/cat Sleepie falling for entertainment company CEO Sunday. Don’t ask me how they met, fuck it, throw in bodyguard AU Gallagher who works part-time at a bar, boom there that’s how they meet, idk I’m making this up on 3 hours of sleep.
You’ve heard of slow burns, now get ready for Galladay blaze it.
They’re speedrunning the relationship from hate -> annoyance -> mild disgruntlement -> weirdly vibing -> ok wow never knew I needed that in my life -> Sunday is way too ok with spoiling Misha -> ok so we got married -> alright we’re dismantling the government now -> Sunday went to jail for 5 minutes for attempting “peaceful” world domination, don’t worry we (Gallagher) forgave him -> Sunday’s stepping down as CEO to run a coffeeshop idk look someone get him some therapy -> Robin is president now while she still goes on tours -> Misha won an engineering competition while this was all going on
Bottom line: Robin is out living her best life while Sunday is in the back somehow having the most insane week of his life. I have no other notes for her here except that she is happy, and successful, and is Sunday’s last remaining brain cell. She and Misha are having some fun Aunt/Nephew bonding times while Galladay are accidentally-on-purpose committing multiple war crimes.
No, we don’t have time to unpack 2.2 and all its trauma, we cope with modern AU :)
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I think I finally realized why I like Mondstadt’s characters so much better than most of the others, and it took a Razor line for me to understand. It’s their warmth.
The way they always seem so excited to see each other without reservations most of the time. The way that Klee immediately invited Bennett and Razor into her family without a second thought. The way Bennett ran all over Mondstadt trying to find Razor in order to help him through his problems, and Rosaria (usually the coldest character in Mondstadt) was willing to lend a hand once she saw how similar her + Razor’s circumstances were. The way Lisa set aside her laid-back ways to comfort Razor and help him process his feelings and Kaeya braved the Dawn Winery for the sake of another. The way Diluc immediately agreed to help and refused to let us leave without hospitality and Adelinde was happy to accommodate a few more places at her table.
Even outside of this event, Mondstadt has always felt like the nation where almost everyone is kind without restraint. There’s no undertone of transactions like in Liyue or overwhelming pressures like in Inazuma. Of course, that makes sense with those nations and I think it works well. But it just can’t replicate that feeling of welcomeness that I get when entering Mondstadt. The posters say to go to Amber SPECIFICALLY, the little personal notes at the Cat’s Tail as people are open with their problems, and Klee’s little buried ‘treasure’ is always just outside Mondstadt’s walls. It feels lived in and tight-knit, like a homely city that offers a light atmosphere instead of a darker cloud looming above.
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I feel bad for Starlo. (pt. 6)
I think the main thing we were supposed to see as Star's character flaw wasn't that he was acting proud/arrogant/reckless/badass (I mentioned that it's fine for him to act that way because he deserved it after everything good he did and obviously I still mean it 110%), but how that proud, charming guy was never the real him. He literally lost himself trying to feel worthy and please everyone in town. For years he's been acting the role (for a noble cause) but the price was him losing touch with the nerd he is.
Yet STILL, if only everyone had been a bit more gentle with him, I bet he'd have toned it down during the WE section, and even before that. But they all decided to let him know the truth at the worst possible time, right when he was supposed to make Clover his deputy. Right after they attacked the kid because they were jealous. It was supposed to be the PEAK of Starlo's day and they randomly threw the "we never liked any of this" bomb at him instead of trying to talk it out BEFORE things escalated. I'd be pissed too.
Oh yeah...
... his brother doesn't take him seriously apparently and doesn't realize that staying positive and strong 24/7 is tougher than it looks, especially with Starlo's insecurities (and yeah being a farmer is hard work, but so is being in Star's position; on the contrary, it's even TOUGHER) ...
Orion should try being an entertainer for a day and see what it's like, let alone doing it for years
...Solomon says how Star thought him and Crestina didn't support his life choices...
... and how he rarely talks to his family...
...and it suddenly came to me: in all these years, they didn't ever bother telling him that they did support him? They didn't bother trying to reach out to him more? Understand his passion (Ceroba doesn't get it either; once again, I don't blame Starlo for caring about Clover so much, that kid understood)? Have an honest talk?
No wonder Star stopped interacting with them for the most part. Maybe him feeling worthless came from his family? Who knows (or he was bullied as a kid for being a nerd). In any case, he clearly had to deal with these feelings by himself.
This man's been through some stuff.
P.S. I know he has flaws like everyone, but you've gotta ask yourself the important question: WHY? where did all this come from? But clearly nobody in his life ever asked themselves this. So it all kept building up till he almost killed his deputy for... status. He was SO desperate to feel valued and get his friends back (who made him feel less alone.. but ultimately just left when he needed someone the most, at least ONE person) that he was ready to go all the way to achieve what he'd been lacking his entire life: *feeling like he MATTERED.*
I wonder If he'll ever go 100% back to being his true self. Slim chances :'( this is him now. Half farmer half sheriff
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Naruto’s parents meet his adoptive family
“Oniichan!”
Kushina and Minato could only stare as their only son turned around and kneeled to welcome twin toddlers into his arms.
“You’re back,” one of them said.
“Ruchan was freakin’ out,” the other added.
“Language!”
Naruto and the twins froze as the other two looked up to watch two shinobis coming their way. It took another moment for Minato to realize the one who had spoken was no other than Kohari and Ikkaku’s son, but literally no time at all to recognize his old student walking next to him.
“Naruto?” Iruka called.
Naruto moved immediately. He got up and walked the small distance between them as Iruka opened his arms. They hugged but soon the obviously relieved expression on Iruka’s face turned into a thunderous one and they understood why Kakashi had stopped a step behind them.
Iruka suddenly grabbed Naruto by his jacket’s collar and started shaking him:
“What the hell were you thinking?! No, you clearly weren’t thinking at all as always!! You were supposed to babysit the twins!! And what, you decide to experiment with their Jikūkan Ninjutsu like it’s some kind of game?! You are lucky they didn’t accidentally kill you, you idiot!! Do you hear me?! You could have died, Naruto!! What were we supposed to do if you had died?!”
“I-I’m dizzy,” Naruto managed finally.
Iruka stopped. He looked shaken under the last trace of his anger. He let go of Naruto’s collar to grab his shoulders.
“You can’t disappear on us like that, Naruto,” he added. “Do you hear me?”
“Uh, I’m sorry,” Naruto answered.
“You better be.”
Iruka’s frown turned into a soft smile after another beat. He brought his and Naruto’s forehead together, closing his eyes.
“Welcome home.”
And that’s when Kakashi moved forward, joining the other two. One of his arms came around Iruka while he put a hand on Naruto’s head before bringing their foreheads together as well.
“Welcome home, kid,” he said.
“Glad to be home,” Naruto answered with a sheepish smile.
There was a pause before Naruto remembered their visitors. Both Kushina and Minato had already started to fade when he turned back towards them.
“Wait!” he exclaimed. “I want you to meet my family.”
He pointed to the twins who had been staring at Minato.
“This is my little sister, Ren, and my little brother, Jun,” Naruto started before motioning towards Kakashi. “You already know Papashi - I mean Kakashi-Sensei. He has been around for a while, Iruka likes him.”
Naruto’s fake detached expression turned more serious before he grabbed Iruka and pushed him forward, startling the older man.
“Naruto!”
“And this,” Naruto added. “This is Iruka. He was the one who adopted me.”
“Uh, Kushina-sama, Minato-sama,” Iruka said, bowing respectfully.
When he straightened anew, it was to find himself in Kushina’s embrace. She hugged him tightly and he only hesitated a moment before hugging her back.
“Thank you,” she whispered.
Minato walked to an uncertain Kakashi. His former student's gaze kept traveling between his eyes and the floor. He grabbed one of his shoulders.
“Thank you,” Minato echoed.
“Maa, like Naruto said, Iruka was the one who adopted him,” Kakashi said.
“But I couldn’t have done it without you,” Iruka corrected him.
“Thank you, to both of you,” Kushina said again.
Edit: Bonus Scene:
“NARUTO-KUN!”
A furious looking Sakura appeared at the end of the corridor and Naruto visibly blanched. She walked to him clearly ready to hit him and yet her blow never landed. When Naruto dared to open his eyes again, there was a tall dark figure standing between Sakura and he.
“Uh, ANBU-san?” Sakura said.
“Naruto-kun already suffered from one concussion today,” the ANBU - Itachi - said. “That might be enough, don’t you think Sakura-san?”
Sakura deflated while Naruto blushed. Also, he wasn’t sure if Iruka was giving him or Itachi the stink eyes right now but he wasn’t in a hurry to find out.
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