#(them work with the Japanese version too hmm)

[f1fantasys]

Only Mine

Summary - Lando giving you a necklace with his number. Find Charles' version here

Warnings - explicit smut, blowjob, fingering, oral sex, p in v sex, unprotected sex, swearing.

'Baby?'' Lando called out to you while you were finishing off your makeup in the bathroom.

''Yeah Lan?'' you replied, walking up to him and wrapping your arms around him from behind. He was standing in front of the floor length mirror in your bedroom.

You rest your chin on his shoulder and looked at him through the mirror. ''Missed you'' you whispered.

You really did miss him. He'd just gotten back from the Chinese and Japanese races which you couldn't go to because of work, so 3 weeks away from each other had you both on edge.

''And i missed you too, which is why i got you a gift'' he said, taking your hands in his and walking to you sit on the bed.

''Oooh i like gifts!'' you excitedly joked.

''Trust me baby, I know'' he smirked.

He opened his drawer and pulled out a long box before sitting next to you and handing it to you.

Intrigued, you took it from him but not before pecking his nose.

You carefully opened it to reveal a gorgeous, dainty gold necklace, but what caught you eye was the pendant in the middle.

It was the word ''four'' etched out with tiny diamonds covering it.

Your breath hitched as you looked up at Lando, your heart fluttering.

He smiled at you. ''Just want you to always remember you're mine, only fucking mine''

''Lan, it's so beautiful, thank you'' you said, launching yourself at him for a tight hug.

He hugged you back before you pulled away and looked at it again. It really was beautiful, but then something else caught your eye.

The word was cut out in handwriting that you knew all too well - it was Landos'.

''Baby, this is your writing. How did you do this?''

''Yes it is, but that's a story for another day. I hope you like it'' he cooed.

''I do, going to wear it everyday. And i love you''

''Love you too sweets''

Lando pulled you in for a kiss which started slow and gentle but very quickly turned sloppy and desperate.

You granted him access as he slid his tongue into your mouth, causing you to suck it for a while as his hands roamed your body.

He pulled you onto his lap and started groping your ass, while you tried to grind down on him.

But you had to stop this from going any further - you had a dinner with friends to get to, and you didn't wanna just have a quick fuck.

''Lando wait. Later. Dinner. Friends'' you mumbled.

''Fuck them'' he said, showing no intentions of slowing down.

''Hmm, I'd rather you fuck me, but later. Come on'' you said, detaching yourself from him and standing up, though your core was screaming in anger, clenching around nothing.

Lando groaned. ''Ugh y/n''

The dinner started off well. You were celebrating a friends' birthday so their was a large group of you. Of course, Lando's hand found homage on your thigh for the whole night, itching closer to where you craved him the most.

You tried to distract yourself by following conversations that were going around the table, which was working until Lando decided to let his fingers slip past your panties and run through your folds.

The action had you jumping in your seat, a flurry of confused eyes looking at you, until he said he kicked you by accident.

Fortunately for you, or unfortunately for Lando, it was soon time to leave and head to the club for a few drinks.

You tried to make up an excuse to go home, but your friends weren't buying it, so here you were being forced to down a few drinks and dance the night away.

You actually were both having fun - you with the girls and Lando with the guys, gossiping and talking shit, dancing crazy to the music on at Jimmy'z, until you went to the bar to get another drink.

A guy - who was at the dinner as well, a friend of a friend, stood beside you and tried to make conversation. He had being giving you weird glances all night, smirking at only you, which you tried to brush off. Right now, you wasted no time in making it obvious that you didn't want to interact with him.

He wasn't budging though, and he was inching closer to you in the limited space. You tried to search the crowd for your boyfriend- or anyone else for that matter but everyone was caught up doing their own thing that no one saw your eyes begging for help.

He looked at your neck and obviously saw your necklace, and putting on a fake, sarcastic laugh.

''Lando Norris huh? Really?''

You looked at him, your eyes throwing daggers at him. ''What's that supposed to mean?'' you asked.

''Well, for starters, he's such a fucking useless driver. Bet i can do better than him and win a race. And baby you can surely do better than a man like him''

You hated when people down talked Lando like this. He was one of the best fucking in drivers in the world and 2 bad races do not define him. And what the fuck does he mean you can do better than someone like Lando?

You took you necklace in your hand and squeezed it tight, somehow trying to draw power from it to tell this guy to fuck off. But he started talking again.

''Bet he doesn't even know how to fuck you properly, bet you can't even make you cum. Let me show you how a night of passion should be' he rambled on.

By now you were seeing red.

''Seriously you need to fucking stop talking right now. I don't owe you anything but I will tell you that you are wrong. Lando is the most talented fucking driver on that grid, and for your information, he fucks me better than you could ever fuck yourself''

Just as you finished saying that Lando appeared by your side. His face laced with confusion as he took your one hand in his and then noticed how you were clinging into the necklace.

''Y/n'' he said. ''What's going on?'' he said, looking at the guy now, throwing his own daggers at him because you wouldn't be pissed off for no reason.

''Oh nothing, just a low life who thinks he knows shit, trying to interfere with our lives, but really just needs to fuck off'' you spat.

''Oh please, what are you guys? 12 years old that you have to wear a piece of jewelry to show off?'' the guy spat back.

Now it was Lando's turn to see red.

''Listen, this is the exact reason she's wearing it. To show losers like you that she's mine, and not yours. So fuck off before I do something you'll regret'' Lando shouted over the music.

You won't lie - hearing him claim you as his and saying he got you that necklace so everyone knew that your only his had turned you on more than it should have.

You squeezed his hand, not bothering to pay any attention to the guy again.

''Lan, take me home please'' you said, rubbing your lips together.

His anger faded when he looked at you and smiled. ''Gladly'' he said, before throwing one last dagger at that stupid man.

You rushed out of the club hand in hand. Lando never let go while waiting for the valet to bring his car over.

The ride home was palpable with tension. Neither of you saying a word but stealing glances at each other ever so often.

Thinking you were being discreet, you started rubbing your thighs together - trying to get some relief to your aching core.

He didn't miss that action though. He settled his hand on your thigh again and squeezed it.

''Wait til we're home baby. I''ll take care of you'' he whispered.

As Lando parked and stopped the engine, he made way to open his door though you stopped him.

Unbuckling your belt you got onto your knees on your seat as best you could in the small car and leaned over. You quickly unbuttoned his shirt before leaning forward and taking one of his nipples into your mouth.

He hissed at the contact. ''Fuck y/n'' he panted as he held your hair out of your face, pulling at it, hard.

You bit and sucked at it while you hand snaked down to unbutton his jeans and slide into his boxers. He was already half hard so when you pulled his dick out it was already standing stern, begging for attention.

You continued to lick a stripe down his torso, stopping to peck his moles, as you pumped him a few times, using your thumb to spread his pre-cum over his slit.

Just as you were about to take him into your mouth Lando pulled your head up to give you a dirty kiss, forcing his tongue into your mouth.

You moaned into the kiss, goosebumps appearing on your skin at just how rough he was.

''You're only mine y/n, never forget that. And next time someone behaves like that, kick him in the balls'' he said, pulling back and looking into your eyes.

Before you could even respond, Lando was pushing you head down and his dick in your mouth, making you bop up and down his length.

You deep throated him straightaway - his tip hitting the back of your throat causing you to gag.

''Yes baby, that's it, taking me so fucking well'' he said as he continued to fuck himself into your mouth.

You moaned at him - words of encouragement always turning you on even more.

''You like that, don't you? Taking my thick girth down the back of your throat so good like that''

You moaned again and pulled up for some air.

Lando watched how your spit was dripping down your chin and he couldn't help but lick some of it off of you before pushing you down on him again.

You could his dick start to twitch in your mouth - his own movements becoming sloppy.

''Fuck me, y/n, not gonna last baby. Gonna cum now'' he grunted through gritted teeth.

And he did. Sheets of warm and salty cum shot in your mouth as he pulled harder on your hair.

You rode him through his orgasm, sucking on his tip before pulling off completely, breath heavy as you looked at him.

He cupped your face and chuckled lightly.

''What?'' you asked, curious as to what his answer would be.

''Who knew an asshole like that would lead to me earning the best head you've ever given me?'' he whispered.

''Fuck Lan, need to feel you in me now!'' you said, already climbing out of the car and running towards the front door of your penthouse.

Lando followed you and as soon as the door was shut he had you against it.

Crashing his lips to yours with an urgency while his hands ripped your dress off of you. You couldn't care less about it. All you knew was you needed to feel him everywhere.

You'd not worn a bra tonight so it was easy for Lando to bend down and latch his mouth to your nipple. Biting and sucking at it, showing it no mercy while his hand massaged your other boob.

You held onto his hair as he sank lower and lower down your torso, eventually settling at his knees.

He pryed your legs open, sliding your tiny panties down them before he attacked your pussy with his lips.

''Fuck Lando'' you panted, your back arching off the door as your pulled on his hair harder.

He wasted no time in finding your clit and kitty licking it with the tongue, while his eyes never left yours.

''Hmm yes, please'' you begged him, not sure what for.

He pulled your pussy apart with both hands, allowing his tongue to slide in with ease through your entrance, before replacing it with two fingers, thrusting in and out of you.

Your nails were now digging into his shoulders, probably leaving purple marks for tomorrow. Your way of showing everyone he was yours..

He set a quick pace, curling his fingers at just the right time for you to feel your orgasm approaching.

''Lan, gonna cum'' you said through bated breaths, and in no time you were gushing your sweet liquid all over his face, his tongue trying to lick and swallow it all while you were a moaning mess above him.

Your legs, definitely like jelly by now, started to give way but Lando quickly stood up and held you up, before jolting you up over his shoulders and walking towards your bedroom.

''So pretty my love'' he whispered, more to himself, as he dropped you on the bed.

You whined. ''You're still wearing too many clothes'' you said as you sat on your knees and helped him work off his shirt and jeans, stripping his boxers off.

His cock bounced freely, already hard and aching for more. He pumped himself a few times while looking at you watch his actions.

'''Ready baby?'' he asked, though he knew the answer already.

''Fuck me now, please'' you begged again.

Lando pushed you to lay down and placed your legs over his shoulders as he lined himself up with your dripping pussy.

''Remember babygirl, you asked for it, yeah?''

All you could do was nod embarrassingly eagerly, as he thrust his whole dick in you at one go.

Normally he'd give you time to adjust to the intrusion, but on nights like this when you were both riled up, there was no holding back.

You palmed your breast as he fucked into you at a relentless pace, both your moans filling the room, loud enough for people walking on the streets to hear.

''So fucking tight baby, taking me so well. God you feel so amazing'' he muttered through his moans before he leaned down to adorn your neck with enough hickeys to last a month.

''Lan, Lando, Harder, deeper, please'' you edged him on.

Within minutes your body was shaking and trembling below him, your orgasm washing over you violently.

''Fuck me'' he mumbled, his hands now finding your waist and ramming into you with just as much force.

You dug your nails into his biceps, begging him for to stop - or for more - you weren't sure.

Suddenly, you got an idea, so with whatever energy you had, you pushed Lando off you so that he was now laying down.

You quickly climbed on top of him and sank down again, gripping at his abs and setting a quick pace. You watched as he licked his lips and smiled to yourself as his eyes shifted from yours down to your neck.

The necklace

Shining bright and looking beautiful as every on you - this was the reaction you wanted. His eyes grew shades darker and you watched as his breath hitched and he bit down on his lower lip.

You couldn't help but let out a few moans.

''Like what you see baby?'' you asked innocently.

It was as if you tapped him out of his daydream as his eyes found yours again and gave you the biggest boyish grin you'd seen in a long time.

''You fucking know it'' he smirked, now lifting himself up to thrust into you.

You leaned forward so the necklace was now dangling right in front of his face, going crazy with the movements of both your bodies.

Lando leaned up a bit and took it into his mouth, sucking it while his eyes remained your yours above him.

That action alone shot another orgasm through your body, shuddering and closing your eyes to calm your breathing as you felt your cum sliding out of you with each thrust Lando was giving you.

''Mother of fucks this is incredible'' you say incoherently as Lando slides out of you and pushes you back down, pulling your whole body to the edge of the bed where he is now standing and lining up with you again.

He thrust in, holding your legs out the way while watching you face contort with pain and pleasure, both your breaths reaching new heights.

''How did i get so lucky. The prettiest, more intelligent girl out there and best of all the one who fucks me the best. Y/n, you're something else'' he said, clearly now chasing his own orgasm as he was becoming sloppy and could barely hold himself up.

You were too fucked out to know what was happening to be honest.

So you let him have his way with you. You did feel as his thumb found your clit and started circling it.

''Gonna cum for me again? Hmm baby? Got one more in you?'' he asked, not that you had a choice.

Words had long left your brain, so you just let out a series of moans to pleasure his ears, while the sound of your bodies slamming together pleasured yours.

You opened your eyes and saw how Lando let his spit drip from his mouth down to the place you were joined, sliding around his dick and disappearing into your cunt.

''Lan I'm done, gonna cum'' you panted, eyes shutting at how sore you actually were now.

''Do it y/n, let it out'' he said.

And just as you moaned out his name when you felt your orgasm ripping through you, you felt ropes of warm cum filling you up and painting your inner walls white, his dick twitching uncontrollably inside of you.

''Fuck me'' he said as you pulled him down to let his weight fall on you.

The both of you were so zoned out, neither making a move to get up and clean up.

You just held each other, trying to calm your breaths, shivering at the cool air now drying the sweat that was covering you.

Lando felt himself soften inside of you so he slowly slid out - you whined at the loss of contact.

''Be back now, let me clean you up'' he said, running to the bathroom.

You sat up and looked down, seeing the mixture of juices slide out of you had you scooping some up on your finger, just as Lando returned with a warm towel.

Just as you were about to put your digit into your mouth, he moved quickly to lean down and take your finger into his mouth instead.

''Uh, Lan!'' you whined, watching as he sucked on your finger.

He swallowed and smirked at you.

''Sorry baby, it just looked so fucking hot''

You pouted at him but watched as he leaned down further and licked more that was dripping out of you before leaning up and prying your mouth open to drip it into.

''There'' he said, and you couldn't help but smile at him.

After cleaning up and climbing into bed together - you wearing nothing but some lacy panties and a certain piece of jewelry - Lando pulled you into his side and held you close, pecking your nose.

''I love you baby'' he whispered.

''Love you too handsome'' you replied back, you fingers playing with the necklace.

''Thank you again for this Lan. I love it, and it will always tell me - and others - that I'm yours and only yours'' you said.

''Only mine, babygirl''

Requests are open for Lando and Charles!!

[shoku-and-awe]

A surprisingly excellent budget recipe on the fly—I knew it would at least be good but I was shocked at how delicious this was! And, thanks to the bean sprouts (which are functionally invisible but add a lot of volume), it was very filling and had a great texture, and was super cheap!

Now it *is* a VERY Japanese pasta—maybe it's not for everyone!—but I have faith that if you trust in this cheap-ass, quick, pantry-staples, seat-of-the-pants lunch, you'll be pleased beyond your wildest expectations. The ingredients are ------ drumroll! ------

300 g bean sprouts! (~¥30) 2 portions dry spaghetti! (5 kg for ~¥2000) 1 leek (Hmm... maybe 3 for ~¥350?) 1/2 can of tuna in water (4 cans for ~¥500) 2~3 tbp mentsuyu* (500 ml for ~¥500) 1~2 tbsp oyster sauce (255 g for ~¥450) Lemon juice to taste (500 ml for ~¥500 or 1 lemon for ¥150 if you're lucky?) Salt & pepper

Oyster Sauce Mentsuyu Spaghetti While the pasta is cooking, chop one leek into small chunks. In a second pot, add the leek and the bean sprouts, then drain the cooked pasta into the pot, reserving a little water just in case. Let the veggies cook in the hot water for a moment

Return the pasta to the stove over low heat. Add mentsuyu, oyster sauce, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Drain the veggies and add them to the pasta. To serve, top with a spoonful of canned tuna and several shakes of spicy furikake (substitute: toasted sesame seeds and chili flakes, I guess?).

Mentsuyu is Japanese noodle soup base. Most everyone has it in their fridge. It tastes like a concentrated version of the broth that comes with soba. It's super useful; in my 20s, Japanese friends told me that if you get tired of measuring out different ratios of dashi, soy sauce, sake, etc., you can just use mentsuyu to approximate the flavor of almost any dish.

It might be more authentically Japanese to cook the tuna *in* the sauce, but I respectfully think that's gross! It also looks prettier on top.

If you wanna go *really* Japanese (or if you use too much liquid), bust out the katakuriko (potato starch, so corn starch should work too) and make a slurry! Remove the pasta from the heat, then add the slurry and mix well. Then you end up with a gooey ankake sauce (like at American Chinese restaurants).

If you're fancy, you can garnish with some chopped chives or yuzu peel!

[trashexplorer]

BLCD Review: Sei no Gekiyaku

Title: Sei no Gekiyaku (性の劇薬)

Author/Artist: Mizuta Yuki

Shop: CD + Manga

Release Date: 2021/10/27

Cast: Morikawa Toshiyuki x Nojima Hirofumi

Synopsis:

“I’ll find all of your most sensitive spots.”

Makoto Katsuragi, a man working for an advertising agency, has so far led a perfect private and work life. However, that all comes crashing down in an instant when he loses everything he holds dear. In the midst of his despair, he drunkenly climbs onto the ledge of a tall building and is about to jump, when… “If you’re going to throw away your life…let me have it.” He is saved by these words offered by the sudden appearance of Ryuji Yoden, and decides to do exactly as Ryuji says. From the moment Makoto awakens in Ryuji’s room, his daily life of retraining begins, giving away not only his body but his heart…

Review Proper

Uhh.

Hmm.

???????

If y'all know me and or have read my older posts, you'll know I hate this type of plot. However, I had to listen to this 'cause the last I heard of Morikawa Toshiyuki was in 2021, and Nojima Hirofumi in... 2019?! *goes into existential panic*. It doesn't help that these two were Shigure-san and Haru in Nights Before Night. I wanted my happy ending with them to happen even though it was nearly impossible since these two are already inactive in the BL industry. Having the two of them come back and co-star in a BLCD again is just too good to be true... and I was right. I didn't expect them to come in for one of the sketchiest things in the market. I really don't know what Frontier is smoking, having all the budget for veterans like these only to put them in weird projects.

Biases and triggers aside, I think that Sei no Gekiyaku failed to deliver what it was set to convey. It tried so hard to be deep and psychological in the beginning, but it's like sensei just threw that out the window in chapter 3. It reminds me a lot of Lala no Kekkon and Derail. What was all that build-up for, then? I'm gonna say it. If you wanna use Stockholm Syndrome, then commit. This is also true with the discarded BDSM. I don't like these themes, but damn, do I feel bad for them 'cause they all felt pointless in the end.

Anyway, onto the topic of the BLCD itself...

You'll miss a lot of things if you haven't read the manga beforehand. There was a lot of added and dropped content that was understandable since no other characters apart from the two leads were in the BLCD. But that also led to Ryuji's older brother's presence being missing in the BLCD. Although Ryuji mentions him in the BLCD often enough, the manga just shows Ryuji's trauma better since we get to see him constantly haunting Ryuji. I'm not sure if they've changed censorship laws on BLCDs because the same thing happened in Kuroe to Mesu, but the BLCD was less graphic than the manga. Take that part where Ryuji rapes Makoto in the bathtub. You can hear Makoto take a toy in, but you'll never know it was a dildo mount whatchamacallit if you didn't read the manga.

There's also that part when Ryuji loses it when Makoto smiles when they were fucking. Nojinii does chuckle then, but you wouldn't pick that up if you didn't know what happened in the manga. It might've been better if Ryuji loudly thought: "Oh crap, he smiled."

The original plot was already badly paced, but the BLCD was even worse lmao. The tracks don't even start the same way the manga chapters do. I really don't recommend listening to this if you haven't heard the story and are a beginner to Japanese. Speaking of reading, idk what happened to futekiya, but the translation progressively got worse towards the end of the manga. I also read the scanned version of this when it was still unlicensed, but it was also a bit off.

Now for the light in the tunnel: the voice work.

I tried to fight it. I really did.

But I'm always going to be Moririn trash.

Don't get me wrong, Morimori did spectacular here (duh). But I really hated Ryuji that I initially had no thoughts other than respect towards his voice acting here... until he whispered in Track 4, that is. At some point, I just wanted to throw Nojinii out of the picture 'cause THAT SHOULD BE ME???!!! I'LL SLURP THIS SPAGHETTI OFF THE FLOOR ON ALL FOURS FOR YOU, MORIKAWA TOSHIYUKI!

My god. Frontier sure has taste in VAs but not in stories.

He was just-ugh. I wonder how he does that. Like in Tadaima, he makes you feel like he's talking to you rather than his co-star wtf. I was gasping for air goddammit. This man is a danger to society.

As for Nojinii, I actually thought that his voice was too high for Makoto in the beginning. It was almost in the same range as his Haru, and I imagined Makoto's voice to be lower. It did grow on me, though. I missed my bottom Nojinii. Of course, he did excellent as well. His fear was really believable in the first tracks that I just feel so bad for him 'cause he needed to throw that all away. 🙄

Man, I can't help but think that Morimori and Nojinii were wasted on this work. Again, it's already a miracle to have them back, so this might be the last time they ever pair up again. And for fucking Sei no Gekiyaku? Part of the reason why I stopped listening to BLCDs was 'cause I wouldn't know how to cope if I saw more of my favorite older VAs leaving the industry. That's also why I stopped doing releases lists. Hype around BLCDs has steadily been on the decline and if you haven't noticed, there's been considerably fewer releases too. The manga scene isn't doing well either. I'm just so afraid it'll all run out someday. *crisis*

Going back on topic, I do not recommend this BLCD. If you're into psychological and BDSM, I would look into Harada or Kabukichou Bad Trip instead. If you're a fan of Morimori and Nojinii, I still wouldn't recommend it if the theme isn't your thing. Let's just re-listen to Nights Before Night and suffer instead. 👍

[punnifullife]

I wanna hear your headcannons

Hmm i wasn't sure where to start, so apologies if this feels really jumbled. Also keep in mind i am cherry picking things from what dc has considered canon or not canon anymore sooooo:

starfire/koriand'r:

- Her personality is a mix of the bubbly one she has in TT03 and her NTT comic version. Warrior that will beat you to death if you wrong her, but can be very compassionate and considerate to those she loves. -struggles with social queues and human lingo (this isn't just for english, but any language. if you ever see the trouble in tokyo movie, she speaks Japanese for a scene but you can clearly hear/tell she's fluent but there's still a distinct way on how she talks/enunciates things). Since there really wasn't a "dialect/accent" for Tamaraneans, I like to think how she speaks IS the dialect/accent. And it's why her sister, Blackfire, seems to be much more "fluent". Some people can drop their accent/dialect when speaking another language, while others, no matter how much they speak in their 2nd language, will still have that accent/dialect there. (also bc i think it's a bit silly that to become MORE fluent?? you have to keep kissing? idk) - I love how she was a model for donna troy's photography gig, so i thought that would be cute to continue that (and her relationship with Donna!! bc wow did i fall in love reading about them in NTT)

Dick/Nightwing - He and batman had a fallout (he did not get "fired", but he left of his own volition. albeit on bad terms at first from differing views/ideals. I like to think that's partially why he was so moody in tt03 and why slade was such a great villain for him since slade(tt03 version) was very similar to batman at the time.

- He DOES grow out of that moody edgy phase, but he still has that bad habit of hiding his emotions/thoughts with others. While he's grown to trust them more and rely on them for missions, there's still that emotionally-constipated person that struggles to take off that "mask" and doesn't usually wear his emotions on his sleeves. And this continued to cause strain with all of his relationships. And if say a member of his team is hurt due to complications on a mission? you bet he struggles to not fall back on old habits to do things alone bc he can deal with it all by himself.

- When he's with TT, he's more relaxed and serious, but when he's back in the batfam, he ups the fake smiles and quips otherwise he might go crazy with how brooding everything is (especially being away with his found family and going "OH things don't have to be this damn depressing all the time. cool")

- remained the leader of TT in Jump City but as the team grew older and TT grew in members, things changed:

TT team:

- the older members (the ex-teens of the group) would all move on to managing their own cities or helping the younger generations (so dick in bludhaven, keystone city for wally, as well as other older members working at the east or west tower to help with younger generations not just be good heroes, but help them become capable of withstanding on their OWN. bc i like the idea the first members who [most of them] came from being in a shadow of someone else, so making sure future teen heroes don't fall into that ig?) so i guess like the JL where there's still a main core (with dick as the "leader" but the other main core can all step up to the plate too when necessary)

Batfam:

I know the new52 and crisis and yada yada has retconned and changed so much for all of their characters/stories (thanks DC). but again, these are just my AU/headcanons and anyone can disagree with what i gotta say:

- Jason todd becomes Robin ("unofficially") while Dick is a member of the tt03 team. TT03 is like... a 2 year story in my eyes? so by the end of the tt03 series, Dick becomes Nightwing and passes the mantle onto Todd. Todd is robin for like 1-2 years before his death. Tim takes up the mantle of Robin and then would either become red robin or put up the cape as he attended college AWAAY from gotham with duke and stephanie bc that would be fun (red robin, signal, and spoiler as a trio? sheeesh). Damian either joins before Tim leaves or something idk.

-babs is a bit was batgirl during dick's robin run. Would eventually become oracle and i think either staying in gotham or going to bludhaven could work.

- i know we all love the shenanigans with the batfam but i think a lot of these characters and relationships do better when they get to be independent. (which is kinda funny bc thats what bruce would want, even if he can be hypocritical and try to hold onto them due to his own trauma and unhealthy attachment.) but i would like to think eventually they could come together to help out in gotham every now and then. but who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ bat stuff isnt my biig focus hehe.

So robstar/dickory stuff:

- on the fence if they stay together after the tt03 movie or at some point they do break up but it's more bc i always felt like star/kory was giving a LOT to dick and dick still had those emotional pull-back tendencies. and what i love about these two is that we have one character who is so in tune with her emotions vs a guy that struggles not to deflect a positive remark. and while she sees through a lot of what he puts out as a front and can always recognize when he's hiding something, she can't be doing all that heavy lifting (even if she's a warrior alien princess with super strength lool). So, if they get together during their tt03 era, can they work through that? Idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (i also lowkey would love for some angst and rekindling as adults who've matured and have better ideas on what they want vs when they were just kids crushing on each other but it could go either way bc the tt03 did a lot of development between the two of them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

- Dick grounds Kory. He's her sense of humanity. He's the first person she meets coming to Earth. He was always patient with her and loved showing her the world. Kory reads dick like an open book and he finds comfort in someone who can see through that facade TT03: There's a reason he hesitates to shoot her during the slade arc. why he picks her to search for slade. He can be vulnerable with her, even if it's in his weird way.

- a big fight involves moving forward in their relationship like marriage and children. To date is one thing, but to commit to something like that? To put his loved ones in danger? especially a child? He would have the fear of losing them OR his child losing HIM and kory. ofc kory would be understanding but i do think she would also get mad like "I was born to a race of warriors. Trained by the Warlords of Okaara. Am i so weak to need constant protection? I have respected the human morals to not kill, but I do not hold such beliefs and will do what is necessary to protect who I love most."

- Bruce wasn't necessarily confident in their relationship. It's a jumble of emotions that can be confusing. happy for his son to find happiness/love, sad/hurt/fear of his son moving on/away, a possessive/jealousy to keep dick around. But I do think when bruce and kory meet, he may soften a bit. I think it's why i like the idea of Tt03 star/kory meeting bruce bc she can be gentle and theres a charm about her.

Eventually they have mari! (and jake years later).

-Dick's job is to take her to school. but he's always sleeping in due to late hero shifts so it's usually a piggyback and acrobatic journey across the city to get to school on time.

-If she's hanging out in Gotham, then the public eye spread rumors bc they see her as another "black haired kid adopted by Mr. Bruce Wayne" and after 4 of them, people have just accepted the normalcy of it. ive also thought itd be interesting if she (and kory) were given some kinda tech like a watch that could disguise their appearance since big green glowing non-pupil eyes are kinda a give-away.

-jake doesn't get his powers until he's a teen. so while both kids were combat trained, he would take on the mantle of flamebird to go alone with nightwing!

[bearsanpancakes]

Mitsuki Izumi White Special Day! Rabbit Chat - Part 1: Work at Panda Nameko Land!

[Note: I am translating from the Taiwanese server of IDOLiSH7, not the Japanese server! Translations might differ from the original Japanese version due to that, but it shouldn’t make too much of a difference overall!]

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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

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Tsumugi: Thank you for your hard work, Mitsuki-san!

Tsumugi: Our participation in the “White Special Day!” campaign held within Panda Nameko Land has been confirmed, so I wanted to inform you about it!

Mitsuki: Thank you for your hard work as well, manager!

Mitsuki: What is this “White Special Day!” you mentioned？

Tsumugi: From White Day Eve until the end of March, Panda Nameko Land will be decorated to fit the White Day theme!

Tsumugi: The park will contain decorations for attractions that the idols themselves have suggested, a limited-time menu inspired by the idols…

Tsumugi: A scannable QR code throughout the park with a greeting video from the idols, and so on;  it’s definitely something that girls would like!

Mitsuki: I see, this is my first time being presented with the task of redecorating an attraction!

Tsumugi: Yes! I’m excited to see the outcome of everyone’s first redecoration!

Tsumugi: The theme of the campaign is a White Day spent with idols, so you’ll get to perform alongside Re:Vale and TRIGGER during White Day!

Mitsuki: Oh—! That feels quite lively!

Tsumugi: Yup! But there are a lot of preparations to be made as a result of that…

Mitsuki: It’s nice to be able to keep ourselves busy! What’s the schedule like?

Tsumugi: The schedule consists of surveying the park before the campaign starts, suggesting decoration concepts, filming the greeting videos, and taste-testing the limited-time menu.

Tsumugi: You’ll also be visiting the park for the live performance once the campaign begins!

Mitsuki: The surveying is going to be tough, but being able to go to an amusement park makes me happy!

Mitsuki: Are we going to be the ones to decide the recommended food on the limited-time menu?

Mitsuki: The sponsors will choose every idol’s recommended food on the limited-time menu!

Mitsuki: I see.

Mitsuki: That’s not bad! Other than the live performance, the preparations and the challenges make me very excited!

Tsumugi: I’m glad to hear you say that!

Tsumugi: Due to scheduling conflicts, it’ll be difficult for all of IDOLiSH7 to survey the park together… so you will be surveying alongside Yamato-san and Nagi-san.

Mitsuki: Nagi and Yamato-san, huh! Reminds me of the time all three of us went to the amusement park together lol

Mitsuki: The three of us have not been to an amusement park together in a while, so I think it’ll be lively despite being there for work-related purposes!

Mitsuki:

Tsumugi: We’ll be busy once the surveying begins, so if there’s anything you’d like to comment on, please do tell me now!

Mitsuki: Hmm, let’s see.

Mitsuki: How do we decorate the attractions? Are we supposed to draw them out?

Tsumugi: We just have to tell the designers the overall concept, and they’ll get it done!

Tsumugi: The organizers also mentioned that everyone should give the rides a try instead of simply watching it from afar once the surveying begins!

Mitsuki: Oh, you mean the roller coaster…

Mitsuki: I’ll try my best!

Mitsuki:

Tsumugi: Ah, Mitsuki-san, could it be… ><

Mitsuki: I’m not scared, you know!? It’s just that I rarely ever take the initiative to ride the roller coaster on my own, but if it’s for a job or if someone invites me, I’ll still ride it even if I’m scared…

Tsumugi: Will you be alright…?

Mitsuki: It’s okay! If I make girls worried, then I’m not worthy of being called a man!!

Tsumugi: You’ll just be responsible for the decorations, and it’s not mandatory for you to test the rides, so please don’t push yourself too hard…

Mitsuki: Oh, are you worried for me!? Like I said, I’ll be okay! I’ll just give the ride a try, thanks for your concern!

Mitsuki: I’ll just close my eyes if I really can’t take it! I’ll leave the surveying to the other two lol

Tsumugi: Mitsuki-san, I think you’ll just feel more terrified if you were to do that…

Mitsuki: Eh, is that so!?

Mitsuki:

Mitsuki: Then I’ll just shut my eyes really tight! Don’t worry Manager, I’ll be able to handle it!

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Part 1 end

[p5x-theories]

Hmm here's a thought that crossed my mind, what with the intimate Japanese (and possibly also elsewhere) announcement at TGS, do you think it's possible that the game's "full release" will feature the first 3 chapters and the P5 Collab subseries in its entirety? (especially after reading your most recent post, I did notice we didn't see Akashi's supposed Demogorgon form in the 2.2 trailer)

I would imagine they would want players who couldn't play the game proper in their own region a good amount of content to keep them occupied until presumably it's next update is out, mainly the first Chapter 4 part

(depending it'll be out before Chapter 4's estimated November-January's releases)

Let me start by saying that since I'm not super familiar with other gacha games, myself, I don't know how releasing in other regions usually works, so this is an area I'm not really qualified to speculate about, hah!

That said, based on how the Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau and Korean versions work (one week behind mainland China, because they released a week after mainland China did), and other discussions about this topic in the past here, I'm really expecting the Japanese (and English, whenever it arrives) version to start at Version 1.0, at least in terms of the characters, story, collab, and etc. content available.

They might add some quality of life stuff that was adjusted later earlier on, but it would be kind of ridiculous to drop all the content that's been added so far on the Japanese players all at once! Think about it: the third Palace is designed for teams at max or close to max level (currently 80), 23 Phantom Idols are currently available in the gacha and several are limited, the collab chapters are each only available for a few weeks, and not to mention the number of Confidants, side stories, and side quests in the game. Sure, some of those may be unlocked based on story progression, but that's still a ton of content, a lot of which is time-limited! And it would mean the Japanese players would miss out on a lot of the promotional rewards and weekly check-in rewards, too.

Maybe there's a third option I'm not aware of, but if the options are "release a new version every two weeks, like all current versions of the game do" or "drop everything all at once right away", I really, really think they're going to go version by version, haha. Sure, it would be a little unfortunate to be over half a year behind mainland China's releases, but that seems to make far more sense than the alternative.

[fireflyhwufanficwriter]

My thoughts on Dr. Stone’s S03E12 (“The Kingdom of Science's Counterattack”)

(Safe to read for anime-only folks.)

My thoughts after watching Season Three, Episode Twelve:

01. Hello, Episode Twelve! :D Hmm, is it just me, or are the colors a little TOO vibrant right now?

02. The Kingdom of Science's Kohaku, Gen, Senku, Suika, Ryusui, and Soyuz versus the Petrification Kingdom's Mozu, Kirisame, Ibara, Oarashi, and additional person! :O

03. This opening song sounds so beautiful and melancholy! The first words are clearly asking "Why..." I can't wait until I find the English version of the lyrics!

04. Kohaku hugged Senku in the opening song!! :D

05. As a manga reader, I appreciate the things I saw in the opening song! The animation was very beautifully done - the stars everywhere really gave a sense of "the beyond," in terms of goals, faith, and love :)

06. And we have the title of Season Three, Episode Twelve... "The Kingdom of Science's Counterattack!"

07. They have SOME revival fluid... but the bad guys are throwing away the petrified statues and pieces of the kingdom of science! :O

08. Ibara's SMART! He deduced Ryusui's (presumed) status just from his clothes! AND he's using his petrified statue to test the newcomers to the palace - Kohaku and the others!

09. Ooh, dangerous... Ibara already knows her name, and Oarashi has already talked to her as well, but seeing her leap, kick, and punch like a skilled warrior is bound to cause some suspicion...

10. I know why Kohaku had to smash Ryusui's statue like that, but it couldn't have been easy for her... And it certainly wasn't easy for Suika to get deliveries of pieces of his statue, either! :O

11. Hahaha! I love how it was Kohaku's voice we heard with Ryusui's face and (imaginary) words! She knows him so well - that's exactly what he would say!

12. I do like the manga version of the moment a little better, though. It's pretty much the same, except she kind of, like, held a part of his statue almost tenderly and said, "That's what Ryusui is saying." I liked that it was like she was thinking of him being able to think in that state. Maybe it just looked tender to me because reading manga is slower than watching anime, but it was still a sweet moment!

13. Suika made him a paper captain's hat; aww! She's so sweet!

14. "What we're witnessing now is the real de-pretrification reaction." Wow... :O

15. When Ryusui was revived, his second sentence seemed to be exactly what Kohaku imagined it would be, hahaha! XD And yay, we have Ryusui back with us! :D

16. Suika's so happy to see Ryusui back with them, safe and sound! :) AND Ryusui acknowledged her as an accomplished warrior of the Kingdom of Science! :O

17. I wonder if the kite/drone joke worked out as well in the anime as it did in the manga with the manga sound effects? Maybe the Japanese word for "kite" sounds close to the Japanese word for "nope?"

18. Even Ryusui thought their ambitious plan was TOO ambitious!

19. I wonder how they made the straw boat thing they're using right now?

20. Hahaha, Ryusui knew who had the physical ability to help him search underwater for their friends... and he also knew who did NOT! XD

21. I love how Senku was thinking of Kohaku when he suggested underwater scuba diving! :D I HAVE to check whether this was in the manga - I hope it was! XD

22. Senku has made oxygen cylinders like this before?! :O So his probably held up to one hundred atmospheres... whatever THAT means... and blew up a month later...

23. I like how humble Senku is. He knows that Kaseki is their genius craftsman, and acknowledges openly that he himself is just an amateur! "The clunky look makes it endearing;" hahaha!

24. Senku and Ryusui tried to pass of their faith-filled statements as their believing in Kaseki's skills, but Gen knows what it's all about!

25. Wow! I am probably going to have to figure out how they got into that position due to making oxygen tanks... but that's a problem for future me! XD

26. Oxygen tanks acquired! And Mozu seems so cheerful and easygoing. Always smiling and stuff! I guess he's chill guy when he's... not being NOT chill!

27. They found Kaseki, but can't pull him out! I wonder why they didn't try digging around him to loosen him from the sand? ...Oh, they did, haha!

28. "We're buddies. We don't need words." Great teamwork from everybody!

29. So they don't need to be stuck together with adhesive to be complete when they get revived! Or maybe it's because their statues were broken so recently, and no weathering had taken place yet?

30. That's SUCH a risk...! And Ryusui may have been the first one to be revived twice, but Taiju was the first one to be revived underwater!

31. I don't know how Taiju sucked up that air, but... I guess he did somehow! I am just REALLY glad that I won't have to write about these details, because Senku's up there on the surface!

32. "Talking isn't what's important! We're a team. We can communicate without words, just with our hearts!" Taiju unknowingly echoed Gen's sentiments from earlier!

33. "I hear your heart." Okay, they're just straight up communicating telepathically now XD

34. They were able to get back to the surface! Ryusui, Soyuz, Kaseki's statue... and Taiju! :O

35. The ending song is about Kohaku! KOHAKU!!! Her perched on the priestess' hit, her pouring hot spring water for Ruri's bath - with her hair untied! Her hair looks wild and beautiful and untamed! :D

36. Tying her hair; walking; carrying a basket on her back... Chalk, Suika, and Sagara... Mirai and Nikki... Seeing Suika and Chalk watching Sagara enjoying himself... Gathering fruit with Nikki...

37. Smiling while gathering fruit; walking to the Persus with the others; enjoying eating fruit with everybody... A new shell necklace...

38. Going back home to the village... To Ruri, Kaseki, Chrome, and Senku... Senku SMILING at Kohaku, and Kohaku smiling back at him...! ^_^ I think this might be the first single character-focused Dr. Stone opening/ending theme ever! And it was about KOHAKU! Coming home to SENKU! :D

39. (But... I'll admit that I don't quite remember Season Three, Part One's ending song, so...)

40. Oh, I am REALLY looking forward to learning what the ending theme's lyrics mean! :D

41. The next episode's title is "The Medusa's True Face!" :O I don't have a lot of questions right now, because as a manga reader, I know what's coming... That title is pretty telling... :O

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[prowerprojects]

Well, who could have predicted what went down between SA2 and now. And I imagine if certain events went differently, we might some things would be way different. Especially when English is telling one story and Japanese telling another. (He wasn't the only character who experienced writing issues, his in particular just became "unfocused" after a while until they started scaling back the cast a bit.)

Hmm, probably would have helped if he had more kids around his age to interact with frequently. Cream slowly faded to the background {to her fans' dismay}, Marine is in Blaze's dimension and good luck finding Charmy interactions. Closest thing now is Sage and that's a mystery for now.

I think his theme song pretty much laid out his aspirations and still holds true for his Frontiers story in both versions of it. Presented differently in it and SA2, but ultimately the same goal: Finding his own style and path. (How far his potential goes really depends on him, so him pushing himself in different ways [and perhaps at times too much] could make him discover more things about him he hadn't before. That, wanting to show his friends his new skills is a good motivator too. xD)

I don't expect a drastic timeskip either; at most it'd probably be a few years. I'm sure they want keep the characters relatively similar-looking in nature if they ever decide on any physical or outfit changes to fit their current story, but not disrupting the iconicness of the designs. It's not the same as making an adaption with a different art direction. (Heh, I actually like the idea of him having a ponytail, to go along with his tails. Like Bark's, but shorter. But I can see them going for stylized models; the Mario crowd has been going nuts over "Wonder".)

In Boom's case, since it was meant to be its own subsection, the characters having designs that distant them from their Modern selves made sense from a marketing standpoint. Mixed on release, warmed up since but not wholly. At least wasn't the early concept art, Sega stomped down hard to get what we got. (It was mainly Knuckles and Sonic that got most of the criticism, with Amy to lesser extent, and Tails having little to none. Heck, some think his Modern self SHOULD have the goggles and toolbelt. Funnily enough, some did like the idea of a bulkier Knuckles, just not top-heavy, and more like his ancestors. And I have seen some scarf/adventure-looking Sonics here and there. And the surprise that was Vector, that leather jacket does suit him.) In any case, making changes isn't easy. Execution matters so much.

Considering that Eggman has a Vtuber model now; that'll likely mean other characters down the line, depending on the topics that pop up. (Though Shadow does feel like he's next. Hoping that his is mainly him and Tails before Sonic inevitably pops in, which is a recurring gag for that series.) But yeah, just a few fun shorts. Nothing crazy.

Yeah, his development from sa1 to sa2 made sense, it's unfortunate that it didn't work out in the long run.

Actually... idk about that. I feel like interacting with the other kids a lot would only highlight how more mature he is compared to them. When with his own friend group of older friends he still comes off as more childish than them. Maybe if they'd leaned into "youngest characters all being friends" from the start, but we'll never know now.

(Though take this with a grain of salt since maybe I also have a bit of resentment over people trying to metaphorically "banish them to the kids table", as if they all need to hang out with each other just because they're the same age.)

Yeah "Believe in myself" is a great theme for Tails and I feel like. You need to listen to it to understand him as a character, though I feel like it fits what he's going through in Frontiers somehow better than sa1? Like, a lot of the stuff mentioned in the song you can't really get from his story in the game itself (or maybe I just. forgot or wasn't paying enough attention). (Though it might also be the case of them writing frontiers and using the song as a baseline for his character and arc, while in sa1 it was probably the opposite)

Maybe they will change up some clothes!(Tails with a little ponytail? Aahhh it would be so cute) (I do agree with those people I wish Tails had goggles and a toolbelt in the mainline series. Maybe not on a permanent basis but at least goggles when he's flying? On the other hand, I do enjoy the main characters all having pretty simple designs. I also agree with Knuckles being bulkier, I like what they did for the movie, it just makes more sense for the type of character he is)

I only brought up Boom as an example of people reacting negatively to the redesigns, and it wasn't even canon.

Man Shadow could give us so much lore. I need the next season of TailsTube now (I can't believe it was a whole season? 4 episodes? Tails you hack) Man I really want some Tails & Omega interactions. I need to know what their relationship is like in canon. Or Cream? You could use Cream for the Chao lore. Aahhhh.

[quibbs126]

Since we’re talking about JDK, here’s what actually happened

3 days ago he made a generalizing tweet where he labeled queer/trans people who are fans of boys love “fetishists” because he only knows the white version of the word which originally and still means “a (female) fan of boys love”

He also joked about burning Japanese queer media to the ground and called another black person “sick in the head” and “the weakest link” for trying to explain that there’s nothing wrong with the word and that it has a long and important history for Japanese queer/trans people.

Being a fan doesn’t mean they fetishize real gay men, it means you are just enjoying the story of fictional men. Fujoshi’s can be annoying, true, you don’t have to like them, but they’re about as harmful as an otaku being overly enthusiastic about anime/manga

The thing is joshua was fetishized by women who used the word fujoshi and that is something no one approves of. People in Japan said that they don’t call people who fetishize men fujoshi but actually creepy people who need to be called out

But no matter who approached him, no matter how respectful someone was to him, he didn’t care. He doubled down and said he doesn’t like stories if queer people whose interpretation of relationships he doesn’t approve of, while continuing to promote the “right kind” of queer media.

Fujoshi used to be a negative term, it used to mean “woman who was too rotten to marry”. A woman who read BL or romance stories or works with sex in general was “rotten” for men who believed that these women didn’t fit society’s standards and I see this being reflected in continuous tweets of Joshua and the people who defend him

TLDR

Don’t generalize a culture you aren’t part of, then you won’t find people of that culture getting rightfully upset at you and anyone who is a fan of BL can call themselves a fujoshi, a fudanshi (male) or fujin (gender Neutral)

Hmm, alright I think I got it, thanks for laying it down for me

[randomkposts]

This is an older convo from Eclipse and I

I'm going through some old google docs, and felt it would work to post here. Enjoy

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Plot swap

K:"You know Eclipse, I've seen a fair amount of Harry ( or hp character) as an Archoblanco, or Harry goes to Italy, or reincarnation, or Harry interacts with the Mafia in some way, plots, but has there ever been a straight up mostly plot swap?"

Like, Lilly and Petunia had a mother who married out of the Vologa family, and being normal was a trait Petunia got from her mother, who wanted to be excessively normal to blend in and not get noticed as ex Mafia. Unfortunately, it comes to an end, when one of her grandchildren activates as a sky (and her cousins children all end up dead, and in need of a new leader)

So Reborn is sent to train Harry (and Dudley) Into a Boss, and subordinate. 

Reborn is displeased at the living conditions, and makes his displeasure known to the entirety of England. 

Not sure if they would have magic or not, in this one. Could be interesting to do, either way. 

Meanwhile, back in Japan, Tsuna wasn't sealed, but is on the autism spectrum, and going to Mahoutokoro, where his quiet study of magic is interrupted when meets half Italian, half Japanese Gokudera Hayato, a genius musician who loves to investigate, and drags him, and an increasingly growing group of friends to study magical beasts, rumors, and accidently gets them captured by an infamous group of white robes. 

Maybe in this one, Hayato was orphaned by this alternative white robe Voldemort, and Tsuna has to learn to fight to protect himself and his friends, while also surviving quidditch, and his schoolwork.

E: "Who would have the flame??

I WANTS THIS AU SO BADLY NOW

Hayato still being into science or space would also be greatly appreciated too!!"

K: "I can't see Dudley as a sky, but someone could probably spin it. 

I cant see him as much of a leader either...

What do you think Dudley would be?

Tsuna gets used to sleeping on the roof, from the many times Hayato brings them onto it to use the telescopes.

Hayato with his chemistry and biology books, trying to find out, exactly how potions work, so he can modify them!

The science of cooking!

He drags them to study magical animals in place of UMA's. Or hoping for some. 

E: ,While some may see Dudley as a cloud, by the stereotype of violence that seems to follow it. I don't think he would fit that at all

SCIENCE OF COOKING , SCIENCE AND MAGIC!

Tsuna can at this point name all constellations because of Hayato."

K: "In his sleep

No. Cloud is probably one of the last things I can see from Dudley."

E: " IN HIS SLEEP YOU CAN HEAR CONSTELLATIONS AND IN THE ARGUMENT OF PLUTO BEING A PLANET

Certainly. So am looking over the main characteristics so am feeling strongly towards storm or rain.

"To wash away is the requim of rain" not all of it but rings due to Dudley change in the 5th book

He seems calmer then, not all good but more calm."

K: Hmm, the expectations would probably be storm, so maybe I want to try rain to flip expectations a bit. 

"Maybe, someday Dudley Dursley will make someone a good rain." Reborn reflects "but right now, he is just a mess"

Alternatively, they are both Skies, and messes, and different kinds of messes, nither of which Reborn feels is suited towards leading the Mafia. Let alone together. 

Harry is an Electric sky, Dudley is a Rainy sky. Both are a mess he is not being paid enough to deal with.

Takeshi is the one who got Tsuna invested in Quidditch. It's not his fixation, although Tsuna likes flying, and wants to do something with it

Hibari, wears a gold robe, and values the rules of the school, and wants to bite this version of Voldemort to death with Tonfa's. 

E: "Hibari is gonna straight up murder Voldernort for even THINKING of bring the battle to the school.

Ohhh a good mic then for the skies!!!!

Harry and Dudley both hot messes! "

K: "So where is Xanxus in this? 

Vologa story ark? 

Because Dudley and Harry both have enough to sort out (particularly if they Sky battle each other) without adding angry competition (unless its to team up to win)

But I am also not quite sure what he would be doing in the wizard arc... 

Maybe a hit has been placed on Japanese white robe voldemort, and the Varia got hired. 

Xanxus in this verse, made his way into the Mafia, by joining the Varia, and eventually ended up leading it, after 14 year old Squalo decided "This! This is who I am going to have lead the assassins. And me! This angry street punk! Is my sky!" Wait, that's practicality cannon. 

Oh My god mon ami. Canon or AU, the Volga legacy is lead by disaster sky messes, and their equally disaster guardians!"

E:" Both Au and canon are ruled by disaster skies it is confirmed!!"

K: " Wait, one more thing. 

In this version Lavinia was a mistress, but when she was pregnant,  married a japanese man, moved there, and was killed by alternate version white robe voldemort. 

The Husbands brother raised him out of respect for what he thinks is his brothers son. Hayato takes piano, in memory of his mother. 

His world is upset by Bianchi, who wants to meet her half brother, by her revolation, which may mean, he may not have actually been raised by his uncle, and his mother may have cheated on her husband, and he is just all upset by this, ok!

In this world, there were no "artistic poison piano recitals", but not all on the family front is smooth for him.

Takeshi's parents were both hitmen. His father put away the blade to be a parent. His mother, had a harder time with that.

Or maybe Takeshi's mother was a witch, and Takeshi also has a debt of revenge to pay to White Robe Voldemort. 

I'm not sure what to do with Ismetsu. 

He might be dead, because sometimes the odds jut roll wrong, and he kept his family on the DL enough, that almost nobody knew he was married, to the point that nobody thought of his civilian wife (who hadn't gotten to inform him she was pregnant). 

Or maybe, when Tsuna got scared, what he called up wasn't flames, but magic. And Nana erased the memory from "Trimeto", and a lot of long conversations were had.

Or maybe it was public, and a mass wiping happened.

Also, what the heck should I do with Harry and Dudley, as an environment. 

The Dursley family, for all they look normal, have issues. 

So another environment for Reborn to train them in, would be needed. 

Dudley, to get away from his family, and in a place he can grow into a better person. 

Harry, a less abusive environment, where he can heal, and excel, without threat of Dudley sabotage. 

But what the heck do I do with them, send them to Mafia school?"

E:"Hayato life is never easy will it be? But an interesting background!!!

Maybe mass wiping of memory would also allude to peoples bizarre dislike of Tsuna"

K:" Thanks. His Uncle did not really know his brother's wife well, or the circumstances, but is trying to do right by his brother.

Hmm, that has possibilities."

E: "Mental magic can go bad sometime regardless of how skilled you are. More so if it was done with a mass wiping. 

Or the memory they lost got tied with emotions, we may forget but our bodies remember feelings invoked by certain things, Tsuna ended up evoking those feelings of anger or some

He's a good brother!!

Well for the time being they can be sent away to another Vongola territory

Consider Mafia Land too

Vongola and other allied all have rights to it, a training ground too and it travels!!!"

K:" Mafia land does hold some good opportunities. 

And people to train."

E:" Exactly! Also funnily enough in order to enter you gotta be able to prove your good at bribing" 

K: "Now what are some possibilities for white robe Voldemort's background... And maybe name. 

"If nothing else, starting at age seven, and the robes would make things very different for Voldemort"

[curetapwater]

CW for discussion of systematic oppression in a fantastical context. Also bear in mind that this is all just me playing with the text, not that I'm proclaiming this to be the intent of how these stories are written. That being said:

Considering they're largely segregated from humanity onto smaller islands, I wouldn't be surprised if the world of Sonic has some history with bias against animal people.

In addition to being a science experiment, I can imagine this having something to do with how GUN treated Shadow in the 1950s, like an unchecked monster or a volatile weapon. Heck, the fact that he was created in the image of a group of people to which the ARK residents didn't belong and was then classified as less than a person I think speaks loads. Other theories as to why he's a hedgehog aside, what if it's partially because they realized the Ultimate Lifeform needed to be a person rather than a beast, but it was legally easier to conduct what technically fell under "animal testing" so they made him something that's by all means a person but who wouldn't be classified as one?

Anti-animal bias, while I can imagine it's less overt now, seems to still color the world, if the nearest hedgehog either being genuinely mistaken for or being used as a scapegoat for Shadow's actions is anything to go by. And you can say "well that's GUN, of course they're awful" but they're the enforcers. They're the ones whose job it is to maintain order, and on multiple occasions they've taken that to mean keeping the animals in line.

I'm curious what people have to say about how Team Dark working for GUN might play into these thoughts of mine, it's a bit too early for me to unravel all of that.

I've been mildly contemplating to what extent the Robotniks themselves have this bias, as well. I think for each it's varying levels of complicated. For Maria, I think she doesn't have any room in her heart for bigotry. Especially considering how she dies and how she interacts with Shadow, she definitely sees him as a person. Like, Shadow took her wish to mean "protect humanity" but, at least in the English version of SA2 (unsure about Japanese), she says not "humans" but "people." "For all the people on that planet." Gerald and Eggman, hmm I think it's once again too early for that discussion but I'd love to see other's takes on what conscious or unconscious biases they might have.

These thoughts all arose because after seeing that one TailsTube, I just got so curious as to why the world is structured this way. I presume humans evolved on one of these big continents and migrated to the others over time like in real life, but how did the animals come to be? Did they all just individually originate from islands of different biomes (possible because the smaller islands are shown to have multiple different zones that have the potential to produce different walks of life)? Or as the humans conquered more land, did they choke the animal populations out and force them onto smaller islands?

Much to ponder.

[atopearth]

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion Review

Personally, I'm not a fan of Crisis Core or Zack (blasphemy, I know) because when I first played the original, I felt like it was trying way too hard to connect every little thing to the original Final Fantasy VII and banking in on that nostalgia so that everything is related and you're like "oh, that's connected, and that too" blah blah, and it just didn't feel like the game had its own personality. Anyway, I don't believe I ever ended up finishing the original so we'll see if my impressions will change now that time has passed and I've kinda accepted that Square Enix will milk Final Fantasy VII as much as they can and want to lol. The opening scene is basically similar if not the same as Final Fantasy VII and seeing Zack doing squats really made me remember that I definitely did play Crisis Core because I was like, I remember that scene! Genesis sounds familiar but rings no bells, most likely because I thought he was a boring character, and all I remember about Angeal is him carrying the Buster Sword. Genesis is a First Class Soldier who took some other Second Class and Third Class Soldiers with him and left or something? 🤔 This is definitely a remaster though because the graphics have improved but definitely not as good as the Final Fantasy VII Remake which is understandable.

I keep thinking circle is dodge and instead waste all my potions😭😭 Anyway, I was wondering why Wutai and Shinra were at war, but I guess I should have known, what else could it be about aside from Shinra wanting more areas to expand their use of mako energy😅 I remember meeting young Yuffie! It's kinda funny to see those hand motions she does when she's not a block, it's actually pretty silly looking and doesn't have the same effect as when she's a block tbh haha! I wonder how old she is right now? 10? Hmm, so Angeal and Genesis come from the same hometown. Oh wow, I don't need such a sad story for the Buster Sword, Angeal's father died trying to repay the debt for making that sword for Angeal when he first joined Soldier?? And here is Cloud in FFVII swinging it around like it's nothing🥲 How very cruel of Genesis to come back to his hometown and kill the townspeople. And why did Angeal have to kill his mother? Bahamut was kinda cute. I remember why I don't remember Genesis, he was annoying to me😅 How very sad that there's that NPC kid who thought his mother would spend more time with him after Genesis and Angeal died but she's still too obsessed about groupie things to give him attention... Poor kid. Even Genesis copies have wings? Ooh Cissnei is cute, I like her hair🤔 Renoo, my favourite boy. Anyway, so I guess Genesis and Angeal are failed versions of Sephiroth in which Hollander wanted to replicate? Poor Angeal and Genesis are deteriorating and dying.

Well, how very convenient to connect everything between Aerith and Cloud to be basically the same as how she spent her time with Zack lol. Like, do we need to make it so blatant that even the way they meet is exactly the same just so we can say Aerith always loved Zack and only Zack? And how many times does this church get destroyed? Although I did enjoy Zack flirting with Aerith and her being receptive to it to an extent, that was cute. One thing I find very interesting is one of the missions/quests with a little girl that's waiting for some uncle to come back, and in Japanese, it very clearly says the girl said she wanted to marry the uncle in the future, but in the subtitles, it says she wants to work for him in the future lol! Censoring the innocent dreams of a little girl? Anyway, so Zack promised to show Aerith a pretty sky one day huh? I'm not sure selling flowers would make them rich considering Aerith was selling them for like 1 gil or something in the original game haha. Anyway, what I think I don't like the most about this game is how much they want to push every single thing Aerith does to be related to Zack. Yeah, I acknowledge how important she was to him and stuff like that but it's annoying when every little thing is about him, like can they give her back her own sense of self too? Omgg squat games again?! I am sickkk of these lol. At least it's not as frustrating as the one in the Remake lol. I'm so invested in that kid's life, it's so sad that his mother is sick in bed now because of the news about Angeal/Genesis and he's like he'd rather be neglected and have her feel well than for her to be like this. Such a good kid. Yuckkkkk did that other little girl say the uncle she likes and thinks is nice has a job as a "don" in Wall Market and he's nice to girls and he's handsome??? Ewwww!!! Don Corneo? Ewww!! I mean, Don Corneo is funny as a block, but when it's realistic, he's just creepy and disgusting.

We have met Cloud!! He's such a cute little boy!! Anyway, I'm obviously not made for reconnaissance missions because I only got one treasure chest and lost the rest and just battled all the guards instead of hiding😅😅😅 Hollander is just a cheap Hojo, Crisis Core really just recycled everything about FFVII and called it a day. Honestly, Angeal dying was so random. I kinda wish they remade the story of Crisis Core instead of the Remake because it's so bland right now. It's kinda cute how Zack hung out with the Turks, they're like his friends! Man, the amount of random battles in this game is so annoying, I'm so tired of it. It makes the mundane story even more frustrating tbh. Anyway, I've really had enough of chasing Hollander, there's only so many times we can do this like seriously. Otherwise, I personally think Cissnei is a better fit for Zack than Aerith. And even Seventh Heaven is named that because of Zack? C'mon.... At least the mother and the kid are finally spending time together by working on the Angeal fan club together, that's kinda cute. And why does this game never mention Zack sending letters back to his parents and then "suddenly" stopping?🥲  Anyway, even though the wagon thing was annoying, I'd say it was hilarious when Zack's cool wagon was seen as a weapon and even security came for it🤣

That little kid has to be lying, how could it be possible for them to go on the Mt Nibel trail without encountering a single monster considering the crazy encounter rate in this game?? Aww I'm glad the code for the safe in the Shinra Mansion is much easier than the original hahaha, I was about to riot. I'm kinda sad they skipped the whole part where you go up the mountain to get to the mako reactor, I personally thought that part was nice and it would have been cool to see Sephiroth fight. I always find it so cute when you realise that Cloud was the Shinra soldier blocking Tifa from going into the reactor haha. Omgg and Genesis is now being inserted into the part where Sephiroth starts to go crazy after thinking about his true origins? Ughhh. I wish Genesis didn't ruin this moment with his annoying existence😮‍💨 But I guess the saddest thing is that we don't get to see the talk Zack had on the train with Cloud. Aw, I'm also sad that you don't get to run down the stairs to Vincent's place, that was the fun part! Aww it sucks that there's a quest to open coffins but you don't even get to see Vincent! It also sucks that even though Cloud sends Zack a mail about wanting to go home with him, you don't actually get to visit Cloud's mother with him, nor do you get to play the piano in Tifa's house! Anyway, fighting Sephiroth was easier than fighting these other random bosses.

I think it's sweet to see in Zack's memory of Aerith how much he cares about the things she says and how much he wants to go back to her at the risk of his life. Sweet but saddening. Wonder if they'll make it that Cissnei disappeared by the time of the original FFVII because she let Zack go or something, or maybe she got tired of Shinra. Anyway, doesn't matter I guess since we'll see if she'll appear in the Remake. Otherwise, it seems like we'll be forced to endure Genesis' existence again in the future if he's still alive, which is very unfortunate if he keeps citing Loveless. After some googling, it seems that Lazard was President Shinra's illegitimate son, I was wondering why the slums people kept talking about the president having an affair of some sort with a woman from the slums. Honestly though, considering how randomly he ended up just disappearing from Shinra and everything, I'm not sure what was the point of this part of the story other than him protecting Cloud near the end, but even then it wasn't a necessary part of the story. The Price of Freedom is a nice soundtrack but yeah, I can't say I felt much about the ending of Crisis Core other than being glad it was over tbh, which is very mean but I'm honestly tired. I think the only thing I'm a bit happy about is seeing and knowing how much Aerith and Zack thought about each other and cared for the other until the end. Maybe they can finally reunite in the Remake considering the changes. Seeing the beginning of the original FFVII makes me think maybe it's time to play it again but maybe I'll do that after the second part of the Remake instead lol.

Overall, young me was right and knew my tastes well. Young me back in the day didn't want to play Crisis Core because I knew I wouldn't like it so I never bothered playing it until my bro got a PSP and I tried it but gave up halfway because it was boring. Since the Remaster came out, I thought I would try again especially since I hated the original battle system and this Reunion one is so much better! Honestly, I'd give the game a 5-6/10 mainly because I found the battle system quite enjoyable even though it was limited. The other points would be given to Zack for being a happy puppy but honestly, Zack isn't very memorable to me because I don't feel like he ever established himself as a proper character for me in this story. He was nice but forgettable and he's basically what he was described as in the original so nothing much to add. Aerith has none of the spark she has in the original tbh so nothing to say. Cissnei was cute and I guess it was nice to see how much Tseng cared for both Zack and Aerith but now it feels weird to think of Tseng liking Aerith despite his rather close relationship with Zack. Anyway, whatever I guess. 

Angeal was okay but forgettable too, and I honestly wish I could forget Genesis' existence. I would have felt sorry for him if he wasn't so frustrating to listen to and see. His existence in the story just makes me want to bang my head. Sephiroth didn't have the same impact as he did in the original but it was nice to see him being friendly. I guess other than the terrible story that had cheap copies of Hojo and Sephiroth, I also didn't really like the vibe of Crisis Core because it relies on your love for the original FFVII, but it doesn't have the fun and magic of the original and never establishes itself as it's own individual game with its own charm imo. Maybe other people will say otherwise because I'm sure alot of people like Crisis Core but I personally find it boring and I regret playing it because it added nothing of substance to me other than thinking yeah I guess Aerith and Zack are kinda cute but the chemistry is still lacking imo. I'll miss the battle system but I won't miss the encounter rate and hearing activating combat mode every 5 steps.

[alphonseelriic]

Hi Sofia! ❤️ How is it going? Sorry I'm a little late! So much to do and so tired recently 🥲

Hope you enjoyed a bit of your free time!! When are you done done with finals? 👀

Gonna confess, Im a glutton for food so always happy to hear people talk about their fav food too 😆. I know pannettone!! But I've only tried the Italian version, not sure how different they are (but I'm also sure the homemade ones are always the best!). Do you cook/bake too? :O I love empanadas too but I think I only know the fried ones! I had to Google the other two, BUT Locro looks so hearty to have omg and the alfajores looks so soft and good?! I wanna try them! 🤤 Just talking about it makes me so hungry right now... I do hope you'll get to eat all your favs this holiday season!!

Hmm I like a lot of different food too! And trying different countries food is always exciting to me so I like a little of everything. My favs is usually Japanese dishes or asian ones but specifically—I LOVE duck (the chinese ones in particular but also the seared foie gras), grilled meat 😅, sushi, udon (noodles are usually always a win), korean fried chicken or karaage. Randomly, I also like al pastor tacos, a good sandwich (roast beef is my go to ^^ ), samosas, hot pot, most potato things, cheese in general esp. gouda or goat!... I'll stop now hahaha. Btw do you have any favorite drinks?

Aww Im glad you enjoyed getting to where you are now! Asjdkkdd I'm not sure if my field fits me, there's definitely times I question it but it's what I do for now 😂😭.

The books—I'm familiar with the first few (jane austen books we had to read those in school!) but not the rest so I'll have to look it up sometime!! I had no ides howls moving castle was also a book! I'm sad to hear reading for uni took away reading for fun 😭. I honestly haven't picked up a book in ages so I feel this tho. These days I just read fanfics, I wonder if you were ever into those? 👀

Ahhh please!! I too love a lot of the scenes you picked as a fav! OMG AL 😭 you make me want to do a rewatch again of fmab...and the train scene with ed/winry and that line he says totally has my heart. AND THE MOB PARTS!! When the OST came on for both of those scenes? It was the most perfect beautiful ones and that song is one of my favs! That's when I knew I /loved Mp100 haha. HQ ahh so many good moments right...hinata growing is always so heartwarming, but so are the rest of them 😭. Honestly I want to rewatch hq like at least every year LOL... the sxf ones too, I love bond and I didn't expect to love Damien but it's growing. You picked such great favs ahh, let's see what Santa can do with those. 😉

Btw I haven't mentioned this yet, but went through your edits and you have such pleasant sets. So I want to ask! Do you have a favorite kind of style either that others make or that you lean towards? What inspires you to create?

Thank you for indulging me again and talk soon!!

- Animanga 🎅

So nice to see you again, secret santa ❤️ please don't apologize!! I hope you're doing well despite everything you need to do :')

My last final was the 6th, so I'm already on vacations for a while! I'm actually with my family at the beach rn hahahaha

Heh I totally get you! I honestly have no idea if there's a difference between italian panettone and the one we eat here 🤔 Empanadas can be either fried or oven baked!! They have a lot of variations between each southamerican country, in places like Colombia for example they always eat them fried, but here it's more common to have them baked as far as I know! Yeah locro is really comforting, carefully crafted to eat during winter >:) the tradition is eating it on may 25th, one of our two patriotic dates. Alfajores are heavenly!! I'm pretty sure they aren't very easy to find in other countries but if you ever stumble upon them and you're craving something sweet, I couldn't recommend them enough!

My mom is a baker that works from home (studied it professionally and all) but I admit I'm not much of a baker/cook myself 😅 I do enjoy cooking and if I'm given a detailed recipe there's a good chance I'll do mostly good, but for some reason I'm not very drawn to the kitchen. I do want to start cooking more tho, I just don't have much initiative. What about you?

Ooohh I think I've never tried duck now that I think about it 🤔 I want to try it now!! I haven't had the chance to try a big amount of asian dishes but I loved the ones I did try <3 i also love sushi and noodles!! Ohh korean fried chicken sounds delicious! I went to a korean food fair a few weeks ago with some friends and my favorite were the tteokbokki and the bulgogi 🤤

Oh I also adore tacos and anything with potato and cheese in it LMAOOO honestly idk if i have favorite drinks, I mostly like cappuccino and hot cocoa. When it comes to cold drinks, I'm fine with water or diet coke. I also like freshly squeezed orange juice 🧡

Oh you read Jane Austen for school?? Lucky you! We didn't read anything remotely similar in my high school, and then in uni my english literature teacher didn't like her books so we didn't read them 😭 I ended up reading pride and prejudice for another completely different class later on, and now I'm reading sense and sensibility by myself!

Oh I do read some fanfics from time to time, but definitely not with the consistency most people on fandoms do. Once in a blue moon I get obsessed with a character or a ship during like one evening and then spend the rest of the night searching for fanfics. I have bad luck at finding ones that actually catch my attention so I don't do it often.

HAHAHA I'm glad you liked the scenes I chose! Resisting the temptation to rewatch fmab is a constant struggle really 😖 same for Haikyuu! Oh yeah mob's soundtrack also takes the cake, wouldn't be the same without it 💕 Damien also grew a lot in me! His crush on Anya is so adorable. Can't wait to see what Santa does ;)

Awww thank you! My edits mean a lot to me so I'm very happy you like them 🥹 ohh that's such a hard question!! I find all editing styles or technics to be great on their own right, but I personally lend more towards gifs and graphics with soft colors, with subtle patterns and textures, carefully put together quotes and well placed panels! Maybe my explanation is a bit abstract so these are some examples:

https://at.tumblr.com/alphonseelriic/romancegifs-romancegifs-10k-followers-celebration/u4wogp3dgfbe

https://at.tumblr.com/alphonseelriic/meqistus-look-at-me-i-will-never-pass-for-a/gbfxrdxw73fz

https://at.tumblr.com/alphonseelriic/mazusu-assassination-its-the-family-trade-we/6o0wy6grzd58

https://at.tumblr.com/alphonseelriic/suzouyas-grand-king-oikawa-tooru-%E5%8F%8A%E5%B7%9D-%E5%BE%B9-for/891elmqmjv49

Obviously this doesn't mean I don't like sets with stronger or vibrant colors!! As long as there's harmony between them, any color combos will be great :') I also love gifsets with big, clear and crispy gifs! You see a lot of them now that tumblr has updated their size limit lol

What inspires me to create is mostly the process, which I usually enjoy a lot (unless I'm creatively stuck, then not so much hahaha). I also love looking at other's creations and seeing if I can make something as beautiful! The challenges from animangacreators are also very helpful when I wanna make something and I don't know what ;)

That was a very nice talk!! See you again soon, my santa ❤️

[the-firebird69]

So our son said nothing but no Mr sulu said dirty pool cuz the car is so cheap and they can't make one that cheap and they usually sell tons of cars and our son said watch out for China and probably won't get to bring some Stratton over there for some time and he said oh great you're going to have them do it and he said and also most of this I can't handle this crap anymore it's so fun. Cuz he went down low and he said it like people used to to the Japanese watch out for China but it's like an American. It's not really serious and we're kind of making our own version we can't make it as cheap that's like 2500 bucks take it back and redesign it you get all that crap off it keep putting on my desk with a number he says all the Chinese and say yes of course they are I said well that's the problem. So I'm checking and no it's not your people. But that's funny. Show up come back show up come back real fast you say what are you doing now I'm saying it to my people 2500 is not even in the ballpark and that's like one of those nice cars actually that's a nice car from Briggs & Stratton a lot nicer than ours he actually has a motor you don't have to buy a Briggs & Stratton cuz that sucks this is our version we're talking about

Uriel and goddess wife

Hmm we're going to check on that

Mr sulu

They have one that's more expensive it's twice as much and within their country it's not 2500 it's like 1700

Lol

Thor Freya

Jesus this car is cheap but we get it from recycled cars that cost nothing we just go and pick them up because people want to get them the hell out of there they're not buying them anymore so it's good but holy cow we can make them inexpensively and a lot of it's by machine and we have a lot of employees but mostly just walk around make sure it's working right and things just supplied and we check measurements and check quality and there's some some jobs but that you have to do things and most of it's machine maintenance and electronics. In a stamp comes out real fast we're pumping more out today you can imagine is SUV is going to be for sale tonight is an amazing vehicle it's amazing he wants to do a commercial. He wants to do a commercial and bring some Stratton has like a big lawn mower so is it a neighborhood like in California he wants to do it where he and BGA went camping and show it going like out of the neighborhood and some people are mowing the lawn with Briggs & Stratton you can't tell but they sound like it and then he's going by the street and the street guys doing his stuff where the Briggs & Stratton motor want a cleaner machine and then he goes by a big mower up in the hills a little then you show him going up on a trail up and around the trails and in the car and it drives up there and meets up with some other people who have the brakes and Stratton line with different ones and he says we're finally out of the trenches and they say no we're out of the lawns... It shows it's capable and can go in the road and it's fast and efficient and it looks nice and people will buy it it's a good idea cuz it does show it's a separation yet it's still used and it's a widely used motor I'm going to put it together and see how it works we can test it for us to YouTube probably just go everywhere.

Frank Castle hardcastle

I like to see it with just the cars going up there and maybe show some other stuff around like a go-kart or two in the background that sounds like a lot of fun though

Thor Freya

That's a great idea and they do it with trucks and stuff but they suck the truck suck and they can't do it it's a horrible show and they drive him flat and going on these trails that are flat all the time and you can show these on all sorts of terrain and we're going to get added a car and then add the SUV it'll probably have a little pick up before you know it and we're going to work on that and before you know it this is going to be a full line and we have the regular car too that's going to come out later and he says it too that one won't go up the hill though it's going to be like a different type of commercial I'm going to write that down it's good he says so keep adding to it up in the hills and then show him driving on some rough terrain and down to the beach this is awesome it's a great idea and show him on the streets going through the streets and up and around things it's what they do actually people do it all the time with a disastrous and there are tubeless so a lot less flats no flats actually

[just-some-random-blogger]

Bootylicious

Stray Kids Bang Chan x Idol!Reader Summary: You're known as the gym rat in your group, and quite frankly, you only have two moods: shredding or chilling. This was why when you're not asleep in between schedules, you're spotted with a male idol you happened to meet in the gym you were at that day. It's a known fact though, that you and Bang Chan are gym buddies and each other's spotter. Word Count: 2k+ Warnings: Internet toxicity, sasaengs, vulgar language, sexism, misogyny, pining, fluff, mentions of Pentagon because why not <3, etc.

A/N: Girl, i shouldn't do this but I did. It's so funny to me someone requested this cause I have recently become an exercise junkie lol. Also, if you can't tell, there is a pov shift after the cut so yeah. I also wanted to keep the reader gender neutral but I want to write about how psychotically different people treat male and female idols because that stuff aint it. It's most definitely not what anon was expecting me to write but I hope they enjoy it nonetheless.

There's compilation in YT with growing parts centered around you flexing your physical fitness and prowess. It ranges from you affectionally touring your fans, which really meant the cameraman, through the gym, introducing your trainer, and doing your routine on camera, to your group (and others) both fawning and bragging about how strong and how hot you are.

CLIP #1: A scene from an interview of your group in Japan, struggling to talk about how you can do 40 straight push ups.

There was a male interviewer in a suit you could all faintly recognize was talking about your recent Instagram post of a gym mirror selfie.

One of your youngest members smirked and in broken Japanese, cutely said, "Wah, she does 100 push ups! Everyday, every night."

You snap your head to the maknae and raise your brows, "nani?" You begin to shake your hands in protest and begin to explain your truth, "absolutely not 100. Maybe around 40, but nooooo, not 100."

The interviewer and your group comically react in awe. The man in the suit urges, "can you show us?"

You give a face, "Excuse me, but I'm not getting paid to do that in this miniskirt."

Everyone, including the film crew, break into laughter.

CLIP #2: A scene from a variety show where you had to prove you were, in fact, yourself, by doing a shortened version of your exercise routine.

One of the hosts of the show asks, "Wait, do you honestly do all of this in your workout? Like you can do all of it?"

The list of your exercises were written on a colourful cardboard, held by the one who just spoke. It was a range of exercises in 10 sets, from jumping jacks to sit ups, to vague sounding exercises like crab pinches and robot arms.

You purse your lips at the last question asked of you, not really liking the tone in which it was asked. You answer quickly and nod proudly, "I actually do more, cause when I get in the zone and I'm already really sweaty, I feel like I should keep going until my whole body burns." You chuckle.

The older hosts, tilt their head and mutter lowly under their breath something along the lines of, "I'd rather die."

You finally do the routine, quickly, continuously, earning impressed reactions from everyone.

"That's hot," one of the hosts note.

"Ya, for some reason it looks easy to do."

The hosts begin to clamour at that statement, and force whoever said to do the exact thing you did. Clearly, they don't work out as much as you do and cannot even get halfway through it without stopping.

You break out into a breathless laugh in amusement of the comical attempt but then protest, explaining how bad it is to force yourself to do more than you can

CLIP #3: Pentagon, Hongseok especially, fawns over how fit you are

Trailing a conversation about how your group is close with Pentagon because your companies are situated closely to each other and you wind up eating together a lot, there is an anecdote about how there was a jar no one could open, no one but you, that is.

The interviewer asks no one in particular, "wah, none of you could open the jar? Really? Or did you all just pretend so she could open it?"

There is a chorus of answers concluding with, "no really, she was the only one that was able to open it."

The story is backed up by how the jar had a really small lid and some hands were too big. Then came an explanation how you were recently into the new rock climbing machine in your gym.

Hongseok speaks up, "I was invited to go to rock climbing in, like, an actual rock climbing place and I was honestly so surprised when she began to climb. She said she never actually tried rock climbing on a wall, but it seemed like she had been doing it for years."

Shinwon agrees, "Right, right. I was also really curious about what they did that day," he points to Hongseok, "that I joined them one time. I never felt so out of shape in my life. I just stayed back and filmed everything."

Pentagon laughs, and then agrees that you were exceptionally fast and just super fit in all honesty.

The interviewer catches Hongseok's expression then suddenly asks, "do you like a woman like that?"

"Yeah, I like my women strong."

Then came a lot of teasing remarks from Pentagon, and a plethora of complaints from delusional fans who did not want Hongseok to ever breathe in your direction again.

With all that's been said about that, in all the parts of this series floating around in the internet, one thing remained, there was a slightly larger population of impressed fans than the still large portion of antifans who wanted nothing to do with it and only came around to hate.

It's hard not to think about it, but even the slightest back handed compliment can sometimes linger in one's mind.

And right now, as much as I kept my mind on my counting as I finished my set high knees, I couldn't help but think of how much backlash I got from posting a post workout photo with my midriff exposed.

Apparently that was not only enough to merit hate for being both a whore and an attention whore, but people baselessly began to hate on my groupmates simply for being associated with me.

It's kind of sad really, how, say Wonho, can post a fairly exposed photo of himself and get so much praise for it, and yet I couldn't even do anything remotely close to that.

And I don't even mean to come at Wonho, we all know he's a beast at the gym and should be able to show as much of his hard work as he is comfortable in showing, but why can't I?

"Hey trooper. I thought you said you were only doing 80 counts?" a voice cracks me out of my train of thought.

I turn to whom spoke and chuckle at myself as I stop my leg raises, "ah yeah, I got lost in thought, and your really good song."

I pull on my earphones and give a lopside smile, "I love working out to God's Menu."

He gives a soft, "he he, thanks."

"No need for a thank you when I'm only giving my honest opinion, Chan."

"Yeah, well still, it makes my kokoro go doki-doki," he sniggers, crossing his arms and flashing a dimpled smile. I raise my upper lip and reel back, "EWWW!"

I playfully shove him. He acts hurt, "this is violence against children."

"Chan, you're literally older than me."

"That doesn't mean I'm not a child at heart."

"You mean, it doesn't mean you're not a drama queen."

"Hey, I have no interest in having a throne, my only interest is," he leans in and whispers, "you."

I feel my soul leave my body as he snorts to himself and runs away. I regurgitate in surprise, "YA!"

"You better do your next set properly," Chan says heading off to a cable row machine, "I'm always watching."

I try to ignore the blood rushing up your neck, "creep."

He shrugs, "rather that or have you get injured, sweet heart."

Yeah, Chan has saved me from a lot of injuries I could have had. It was a bad habit. It stemmed from the same thing that made me mess up my count a while ago, my overthinking.

Sometimes I thought of rather harmless things, but sometimes I began to fixate on the hate I received for simply being. I do a lot to get my mind to realize that they hated me simply because they could and because it was easy. Exercising helped tremendously, especially when I had someone fun to work out with, especially when I was with Chan. He just... made me feel safe, y'know.

But when the news of us being work out buddies surfaced, a lot of sasaengs came for me. Of course, a lot of Stays and my own fans were really kind about, speaking out that we were our own people and exercising together did not mean anything in particular really.

But some really went for it, and made it a hobby to comment on everything I was in that I was a slut for 'working out' with different men every day."

I let out a breath as I finish my routine. I catch my breath and go for a swig of my water. I take a moment then sit down by the mirror, which was near where Chan was currently working out.

"You're doing it again."

I turn from where I was blankly staring at turn to Chan who gave me a soft look, "you good?"

I release a sigh then purse my lips, "maybe."

He pouts, "what happened?"

I shrug and stand from where I sat, "you know, the usual."

Chan then comes up to me and takes my water bottle from me, "you know, no matter how much people say you don't need water to live, you can never change the fact that you are extremely dependent on water to live."

I look at him and half- heartedly point, "are you calling me thirsty?"

He begrudgingly groans and releases a chuckle. He calls my name out in a scolding tone. I feel myself relax, "I know what you're getting at Chan."

He nods, "good. I'll always be here to remind you of that."

I smile and feel an urge to hug him, "if you weren't so sweaty, I would totally hug you right now."

Chan then gives me a look then does not hesitate to crush me into his arms. I groan and whine in protest. He chuckles, "you literally just said you wanted a hug!"

"YOU'RE LITERALLY SO SWEATY. NO ONE WANTS THIS TORTURE."

Chan huffs and gives a wounded look, "hmp. You better spot me while I lift or else I'm unfriending you."

"Hmm... I think I'll be good without you as a friend."

I half expect Chan to whine about it, but he instead smirks, "ahhhh, you must want me to be your boyfriends so badly huh."

I- I mean...

CLIP #4: A crack edit of Chan when he gets asked about his gym relationship with me in Chan's Room.

He was looking through the questions and suddenly chuckles, his ears noticeably began to redden. Cue a zoom in of his face and his red ears. Cue a clip of Cardi B saying, "that's suspicious."

He says my name then continues, "am I close with her? Yeah. I would say I'm close with her-- and her whole group actually."

Captioned: Nice save, Chris.

"The kids and I are close with her group," he says, clearing his throat.

A clip of him clearing his throat is repeated about ten times.

Chan adjust the beanie he was wearing as he thinks of what he was going to say next, "we actually do work out together a lot because she's under a trainer that works with my trainer."

Captioned: Sure, Chan. That's the only reason, right?

Chan catches another question, "Is she a beast in the gym like Hongseok says?" He breaks into a laugh. He then rubs his cheek and grits his teeth.

A clip of someone saying, "Oh he's jealous," flashes on screen.

"Yeah," Chan finally says, "she's got a really high stamina."

Cue the clip, WHAT DID HE SAY?

Chan continues, "she can go between exercises without stopping. she doesn't even take that much time to catch her breath. In fact, she sings while exercising sometimes, which helps make her vocals stable."

Captioned: Queen Tingz.

The next thing that happens is Chan breaks into a laugh and begins to chuckle. He says, "Sorry I saw a funny comment."

Captioned: WHAT HE MEANS IS HE SAW A COMMENT SAYING 'SHUT UP CHRIS, YOU'RE WHIPPED."

Then came these comments:

LITERALLY LOOK AT HOW FLUFFY BANG CHAN GETS WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT HER DONT FUCKING TOUCH ME MY SHIP IS ALIVE

They are dating period. prove me wrong. you cant

Chan literally blushes over anything, buT HE TURNED INTO A TOMATO WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT HER BYE

if you hate on your faves loving each other, you most definitely need Jesus (:

PLEASE CAN YOU SEE HOW WHIPPED THEY ARE FOR EACH OTHER

Yeah... it's not been confirmed to this day.

[mysteryshoptls]

SSR Riddle Rosehearts Birthday Boy Personal Story: Part 1

"Happy Birthday"

Part 1 (Part 2) (Part 3)

[Heartslabyul Dorm – Birthday Party Venue]

NRC School Newspaper Special Feature: Interview with the Birthday Boy ～Riddle Version～

Happy Birthday

Riddle: Thank you. I see you came too.

How is the party going?

Riddle: I’m enjoying it. The food and the decorations are all perfect.

Riddle: It seemed like everyone was working hard to plan this, so I'm happy to be able to see the fruits of their labors all around me.

Riddle: I heard that Ace and Deuce embroidered the pansy on the tablecloth.

Riddle: It’s a little malformed, but it’s cute and has character.

Riddle: I think it’s turning out to be a good party. You should stay and enjoy it as well.

Riddle: I must respond in kind to the efforts put in for me and conduct myself in a way befitting the celebrant.

Please share a memory from a previous birthday you've had.

Riddle: Hmm... Well, there was a time when the dorm students came to me, saying that they had a message from Professor Trein.

Riddle: Apparently, it was urgent, so I was a little nervous as I made my way to the designated room.

Riddle: But the ones waiting for me on the other side of the door were... everyone from my dorm.

Riddle: They set off party poppers, and I was made to wear a strange hat… Everyone all wished me a “Happy Birthday!” together.

Riddle: I couldn't comprehend just what was happening, so for a little while, I could only sit there, stunned into silence.

Riddle: I think I recall Trey and Cater laughing after seeing the look on my face.

That sounds fun.

Riddle: Well, I made sure to "thank" them all properly for the surprise afterwards.

Riddle: Because no matter the reason, they had tricked me, after all. Goodness, the nerve of them all.

Riddle: Well, it was my first time experiencing such a lively birthday celebration with that many people, so...

Riddle: I guess I can’t say that it wasn’t a good memory now.

Part 1 (Part 2) (Part 3)

Request by Anonymous. Japanese proofreading edits done by okaykei. English proofreading edits done by Starly.