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plotsignificanthaircut555 · 8 months ago
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world-omelettes · 1 year ago
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mabayu redesign
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v4mpyinred · 2 months ago
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would it be a stretch to say Akihiko & Yukari are lowkey BPD-coded? cuz this realization is driving me insane
#maybe im projecting..but unpacking trauma through fictional characters has been so cathartic lately LMAO. it's helping me soooo much#i only highly suspect i have BPD and i plan on talking to a professional about it cuz it's ruining everything... but#im learning so much about myself through these two ahhhhh#but also it's so funny reading through longass psychology research articles and stuff and just being like “this is giving akihiko vibes 😩”#BE SERIOUS PLEASE#obviously im only going off of basic character traits. there's a lot that isn't shown in game but...#i could see them struggling with certain things because of what IS shown. and many of the traits and trauma are present for both of them#and that deep fear of loss/abandonment and the many struggles and symptoms that come with it are literally what their arcs about#yukari doing anything to get makoto back..Akihiko refusing to let Shinji go and being so fixated on not losing anyone else..it's all so rea#the impulsivity &black and white thinking the intense emotions and anger the unstable relationships the low self esteem...i could go on#seeing them overcome it all is so inspiring#i will write essays for both characters trust..cuz there's so much more i can say#i saw myself so much in yukari it was scary. and i relate to Aki more than i thought too oughh.#i dont think i've seen anyone talk about this cuz cluster b headcanons and non adhd/autism HCs in general are rare#but omg...no wonder theyre both my favorite P3 characters LMAO#even if they or i dont have BPD..it's just nice to not feel alone in certain things ya know?#akihiko sanada#yukari takeba
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akilahia · 6 months ago
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Fucking thank you everytime someone ignores how Ted’s whole character is about his relationship with women an angel loses its wings. He won’t shut up about girls and thats ok hes a creep hes a weirdo </3
OF COURSE.
When I got into IHNMAIMS I found his relationship with women to be so interesting. It’s one of his biggest driving factors in regard to his relationship with others. It’s why out of all of the survivors, his dynamic with Ellen is the most significant and highlighted one. Like though he’s a fucked up creepozoid, he is a straight fucked up creepozoid 💗
Idc if people jokingly ship him with the guys or whatever, but when it starts to infringe over people’s genuine interpretation of a pretty complex character, as well as the story itself, that’s when I have to say wait a minute.
Also I lowkey(highkey) think when people start seriously applying these headcanons to the actual story/game/etc it heavily undermines his relationship with Ellen. Obviously Ellen’s characterization and story can be far more divorced from Ted than Ted's characterization and story can be from Ellen. Like Ellen has a lot of stuff that impacts her relationship with every survivor as Well as what AM has done to her and her own individual trauma from her past. Ted’s is naturally going to stand out the most out of the four other guys because his perspective highlights her in every adaptation. Ted’s psychodrama is literally based all around ‘saving’ and ‘loving’ her. Not only that, most of the characters within his psychodrama are literally there with the intention to tempt him from these feelings in various ways.
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(Personal gain isn’t really the right word but idk how else to phrase it.)
1/3 of the characters try to seduce him(counting the witch in seduce even though she was immediately like ‘PRANKED YOU!’ Or whatever). Then like the Devil, Surgat, and the Witch try to get Ted to override this 'love' for some kind of personal gain. Ted has to give up this 'love' for the benefit of Ellen, rather than for himself or others, which is pretty significant. Like he got to where he is today from his relationship with older rich women. His way of life had been centered around becoming what is needed of him as long as it results in personal gain. Like he’s developed a billion complexes over it.
Once again no harm intended towards people just having a fun time, but it’s just so annoying when these jokes end up becoming all people see about his character and the other characters. It’s important to keep jokes and headcanons separate from the actual content of IHNMAIMS(perhaps it is too late for this though 💔). Though the writing for IHNMAIMS is spotty at times I feel that Ted's is pretty heavily leveled and quite complex. If they wanted him to be bisexual or gay they would make that pretty clear. Like his world view stems a lot from misogyny while also being a male victim of grooming. You genuinely can't divorce this guy from his straightness I am so sorry(It is sooooo fucked up that I have to write something arguing that a character is straight, but unfortunately I have to for Ted. That is Sir Straight .)
If people genuinely want to analyze a gay character, one whose sexuality is a central factor in how he was tortured by AM, then pleasseeee look into Benny. I know it may sound kind of hypocritical of me to write all about Ted here then say people should write about Benny, but in this case I am saying straight ted and gay benny, not the other way around. It also so crazy that they erased Benny being gay in like everything after the short story. Like sure the changes are maybe acceptable, but short story Benny is FAR more engaging and impactful.
Sorry for getting off topic and making this so long, anon thank you so much for your ask, it genuinely got me really excited and gave me an excuse to think critically about my favorite game/short story in regards to the public perception of its characters.
Also I really have to highlight that this was definitely all sparked by my awesome moot freakenomenon!!!!!(idk if I should @ or not since we haven't ever chatted) but seriously!!!!! If you want even better IHNMAIMS takes check out his account, he summarizes this all even more concisely than I ever could.
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meownotgood · 1 year ago
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tmi on dash. tmi alert. but every other day, I have the urge to want to buy a sex toy. but like. I've never owned one, I've never tried one, I don't know what kind to get or how big to get or even if it'd actually like it. or like where to get one? they have cute dildos at spencers but are those even made of something I should be using or is it just cheap trash lol??
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hayakawapartner · 2 years ago
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aki with a s/o with chronic pain . . .
!!! this post is sfw, but minors/ageless blogs dni with this post/blog !!!
notes: gn!disabled!reader, this is self indulgent i tried to make this fitting for more general chronic pain! reader might come across as ehlers danlos-coded (is that a thing?? weird thing for me to type)
aki is already so sweet and caring with you, of course he would be helpful when your chronic pain flares up.
he notices that you’re moving a bit slower, taking shorter steps, taking a longer time to get up from your seat… and he’s immediately there to help
VERY quick to ask what you need, but he also tries to offer your usual solutions
“where does it hurt? do you need a heating pad? painkillers? tiger balm? do you want me to run a warm bath?”
if you have fluctuating mobility/occasionally use a mobility aid, he does his best to keep everything in a convenient spot for you. crutches near the bed so you can slide your arms in and get up with a bit more ease, rollator in a place where you don’t trip but it’s easy to access…
he was initially Overly Careful with you so he didn’t aggravate your pain further, but as he grows used to your needs, he’s still careful but he’s not scared of breaking you like he used to be
kisses the back of your neck while gently massaging your sore joints/muscles, murmuring soft “i love you”s and “you’re gonna be okay”s while he’s rubbing tiger balm onto your sorest spots
if he hears your joints pop he gets really nervous until you specify if it was a good/bad pop
if a spot is too sore, he won’t touch it in case he hurts you even more.
and if you just Can’t get out of bed for the day? he calls off from work to take care of you. brings you comfort food, helps you to the bathroom when you need it, makes sure you’re hydrated and taking your meds…
SPEAKING OF MEDS. this man is so good at reminding you
“did you forget to take your meds? maybe you should take them now, love. it’ll help you feel less sore.”
he’s very careful to make sure he doesn’t shame you for forgetting meds, for needing help, for being in pain. he just does whatever he can to make sure you’re okay and empathises with your complaints about your aches.
while he hates seeing you in pain during a flare-up, he becomes extra doting just to make sure your needs are met. cooks your fav comfort meal, makes sure all your pillows are soft and arranged to keep you comfy, refills your water bottle whenever it’s almost empty, etc.
he’s just so loving… aaauuuu
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akihiro-writes-stuff · 4 months ago
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Near the Rails by Akihiro
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Summary: Tim was tired, and rightfully so. In the spur of the moment, he went to a random train station.
—an excerpt from my OC's life during his lows.
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Warning: Attempted Suicide
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Northern and Waterloo and City Lines, and National Rail Services.
Tim breathes in the cold air, already feeling tired of the prickling ice that pinches every inch of his body. 
He wanted to go home, away from everything that stings. Everything was annoyingly loud, yet he’d rather have that than the loneliness of his dingly lit room.
This train terminates at Stanmore.
He lets out a strained sigh. He wasted his chance once again.
The boy watches the brightly dim lights from the corner of his eyes. The train arrives just in time, but he stood still in the frigid madness, watching people come in and out of the tube.
He wonders, if life for them is that vastly different from his. He thinks not— but at least they have the will to continue on, unlike him who’s still stuck like a discarded gum underneath a table.
The train leaves without much fanfare. He wishes it could carry him somewhere far, but he thinks he wouldn’t even step inside if he had the chance.
Alone in the station, he inched a bit too close to the tracks. It mocked him, as funny as it seems— he feels like if these train tracks had a mouth, they would. They bore in his irises, calling for him yet insulting him at the same time.
Why is he having this mental debate to a fucking rail?
Another sigh comes out of his mouth. What is he even doing here if he won’t do it?
He looks at the clock, another train will be here in a minute.
Ignoring every noise that battered his ears, he moves forward with confidence. Yet this confidence he finally mustered up dissipated the minute he heard the familiar and rapid footsteps. He wanted to believe that he must be too high, too scared to end it alone that he’s hearing things once again.
“TIM, WAIT—!” The woman pants, her eyes watery as she stood a few meters behind the boy.
Tim already knew who it was, and he curses his good hearing for that. 
The woman looks at the clouded silhouette of the boy she grew up with. Her tired breaths came to a halt once she regained her energy.
“Tim..” She starts, her wary eyes glued to his every being. “Tim, let’s talk.” He heard that far too many times.
He hated that phrase more than he thought.
“Talk? What's there to talk about?” He spat, his voice wavering, but he masks it quickly with anger. “I’m surprised you even want to talk.” 
The cold air hits his back, but he makes no move to turn around. He moves an inch too close to the rails and an inch farther to the woman.
With aggravated worry, she coaxed the boy to stop. 
“You’re being childish right now. Just come over here.”
“You’re awfully a lot like her right now, you know?” He snaps, a hysterical chuckle bubbles out. “I’m not six anymore, I’m not afraid of disobeying any of you.”
“Tim, you’re gonna get hit by a train.” She states as she crept closer to the boy.
“That’s obviously the plan— and stop, I can hear your footsteps.” She stops her steady pace, a strained smile on her face.
“Just, come here?” She pleas, her brows etched in worry.
The sound of the train neared them, the station rumbled alive once again. The beam lights slowly edged his peripheral with every breath he took. His hands are now a sweaty mess, but that didn’t stop the lightness of his feet as he crossed the yellow line.
“I saw the pills.” That stops him, frozen and in bathed breath.
With a look of betrayal, he finally turns around. He looked at his sister's eyes, those eyes felt closer to their mother than her own right now.
“Why would you? How dare you?” For the first time in his life, he shouts at her. He felt undisguised anger that snaps at his core as he stared at her—an emotion he didn’t expect its roots to come from his beloved sister.
“Out of all the people I trusted, why would you go through my things?” His eyes felt watery, he couldn’t control the cracks in his voice as he continued. “You know that box is personal—! You said it yourself, that you respected me as a person. You said..”
He bites on his lips as he stops the tears before it gains control over him.
“You said you wouldn’t be like her.” It came out as a whisper, but he knows she heard him loud and clear.
“I’m sorry Tim, but you’re worrying me— worrying us!” She said without breaking eye contact, though he wished she would. 
“Since when did they care for me— Oh I know!” He exclaimed, clapping his hands in faux laughter. “Is it because my grades started to plummet? Or is it when I finally snapped back at Dad?” He mocked with anger, waiting for her reply.
“You know they meant well.”
“Since when were you their attorney?” He scoffs. “You left the house the minute you became legal, and now you’re here parading that they meant well when it happened to you.”
The silence was deafening, but he can see the guilt ridden face of her sister. Once upon a time, he remembered that same look eleven years ago. 
The train leaves again, it leaves along the many chances of his demise stripped bare from arms reach.
He looks at the rear of the train, then back to his sister’s teary eyes with a sigh.
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minevn · 2 years ago
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(sorry for mistakes) (Warning: mentioning psychological and physical violence, self harm) You mentioned what kind of MC will have life after the abduction, but what if the MC "breaks" after this event? Constant tantrums, screams, attempts to harm yourself or Haruto/Kage/Kei/Yani, ignoring, breaking things, etc.?
TW: mentioning psychological and physical violence, self harm
ALSO SOME SPOILERS FOR THE GAME
Haruto: Haruto would start to regret his actions, but you need to understand mc, he's doing all of this because he loves you and is protecting you from all those other terrible people! He can protect you from your stalker if you just stay here. He'll try to be "rational" about the entire situation and persuade you to be fine with the circumstances. I mean out of everyone else who would kidnap you, Haruto is probably the person you'd want to, you're close with him and you know he'll take care of you extremely well, of course he doesn't realize that you obviously don't want to be kidnapped at all. He would make sure to constantly supervise you to make sure you can't hurt yourself and honestly, he doesn't really care if you hurt him, he's confused on why you're hurting him when he's just trying to protect you, but he doesn't mind. Haruto is very patient with you and despite feeling guilty, he's not letting you go now that he has you.
Kage: Kage would be lost on what to do, the second you start screaming and breaking things, trying to hurt them and yourself, Kage panics, he doesn't know what to do in this situation, he didn't expect you to react like this. He starts to question himself, if he really thought this through, if they let you go now, would you still be friends with them? He'd probably make you cup noodles at first to try and calm you down and then gets sad when you don't, he'll end up just leaving you alone to give you some time to calm down. But you don't, not even as night rolls around, Kage can't sleep due to your screaming and the stress he's under from your reaction. Kage is the easiest to convince to let you go, He'll just make you promise that you'll still be friends with him, of course you could break that promise.
Kei: Kei expected your reaction, you were just kidnapped after all, who wouldn't breakdown and panic? He lets you scream and yell at him, truthfully the way you're yelling and throwing things at him has his heart pounding, he thinks you look cute when you're angry. He loves all of your expressions. He holds back his smile though since that would just make you more angry. After you're done throwing and yelling at him he leaves and gives you some time to think, he continues to have his camera's watch you so he can constantly check up on you(and stop you from hurting yourself)while he does his work. He has a very annoying pink haired client that's threatening him. Of course now that he has you, he doesn't see any use for that client and can simply get rid of it. Much like Haruto, he'll try to rationalize his actions, Kei has done even more then Haruto to help you with your stalker, and now he just seriously got rid of your problem, what more could you possibly want from Kei? He's been so nice and patient with you, why won't you just love him? Does he need to-! You're the one that keeps coming back for more, is this not what you wanted? For Kei to be your perfect boyfriend and save you from all the disgusting monsters in this world? Nonetheless, Kei will remain patient, Kei will rationalize his wrongdoings, Kei will continue to be you sweet, perfect boyfriend. I wonder how much more Kei can handle
Yani: Yani won! Yes you're panicking and freaking out and throwing and yelling and hurting yourself, but Yani won! You'll help Yani get her happy ending, won't you? C'mon just stay with her, just accept her. She'll take such good care of you, just love her and you can stop panicking, you'll see how good this was. Yani never leaves your side, not even as you yell hurtful things at them or hurt her, she continues to be by your side and comfort you as best she can(which isn't anything considering how the few weeks or week has been your worst all due to Yani) Yani makes sure you aren't hurting yourself and that you're well fed. He continues to tell you more about himself so you two can get acquainted, of course you don't care about whatever nonsense he's spewing. Yani isn't sympathetic at all towards your situation, they feel no guilt or remorse, you can learn to be happy with Yani you can learn to love Yani, you can learn all about Yani and how great they are. They really were made for you💕
The others!: If you manage to get out of captivity then all of them are aware of what happened to you. Even if you change after what happened, no one would blame you. Minato and Aki would be the ones to help you the most, both physically protecting you and being there for you physically and mentally. Aki and Jun would cut connections with Haruto and Kage and make sure that you're as far away from them as possible. You wouldn't really be allowed to be alone with how dangerous Kei and Yani are so you always have someone by your side.
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auburnflight · 8 months ago
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Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: NieR: Automata Ver1.1a (Anime) Rating: Mature Warnings: Rape/Non-Con Characters: Lily (NieR: Automata) Additional Tags: Implied Sexual Content, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Record, Character Study, Angst with a Happy Ending, As happy as you can get in NieR anyway, Mentions Of Gender Dysphoria, Physical Abuse, Canon-Typical Violence, Suicidal Thoughts Summary:
Lily is constantly reminded of what she is made for and how different she is from the other androids. She doubts that her body has ever truly felt like her own. Things get worse before they get better, and healing doesn't look how she or any of her family would have wanted.
A psychological exploration of Lily's character, divided into three parts: Breaking, Escaping, and Mending.
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Lily fic is up!! I labored on all 4,500 words of it for a few weeks, and ended up using a lot of info from the manga adaptation YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Record, so hopefully it makes sense! 🙏
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angstigone · 11 months ago
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angsti.exe has stopped working and will resume from tomorrow
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inkblackorchid · 2 years ago
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WIP Snippet 2 (Ch. 1)
“See you,” Aki said as they left, before turning to walk in the direction of the academy garage, her steps quickening as she reached Yusei, who sat on his runner, waiting.
Knowing that her friends had already left for the poetry club and that not many students usually wandered around this part of the grounds at this hour, she indulged in grabbing his face to pull him in for a kiss immediately.
When she pulled back, allowing her hands to slide down to his shoulders instead, he looked up at her with adoring eyes and a lazy smile playing around his lips. He could not have looked more handsome.
“Hey there. Had an okay day?” he greeted, gently placing his hand on her waist.
"Perfectly unremarkable," she answered, but then remembered the security car. She hesitated a moment, wondering if she should bring it up. Ultimately, she said, "Feels a bit like the day might not be so unremarkable for the city, though. Am I going crazy, or are there a lot of security patrols around right now?"
Yusei's expression immediately shifted to a more contemplative one, his brows furrowing ever so slightly. "If you were going crazy, then Crow and Jack would be, too, because they said something similar. And I've been noticing it, too. Something's weird. Crow's got a theory that something happened to put them on high alert. He's even been considering phoning Trudge about it."
Aki shook her head. "That's weird, though, isn't it? If something had happened to put sector security on edge this much, it would have made the news, wouldn't it? Maybe I should phone Carly, ask her if she knows something..."
"Jack might have already beaten you to that. He was talking about it before I left," Yusei told her, shrugging.
"Ah. Then it might be for the best that we get back to the garage, maybe. Who knows, maybe they found something out." Taking a step back, she added, "I'll go fetch my runner, then. Be right back."
When she received a nod from him, she took that as her sign to walk into the academy's runner garage, where she had to walk past the priority spots reserved for teachers and other staff first before she got to the back, where the student parking spots where.
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chocolatecrisps-ao3 · 2 years ago
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New chapter up, enjoy 😁
Preview:
“You want me to keep this,” Akito pointed at the devil in question, sitting on the sand two meters away weirdly fascinated by the crabs walking near the shore, “in the mansion?!”
“Yeah,” Tento nodded, annoyed at having to explain it one more time.
“Are you out of your damn mind?!” Akito yelled, finally feeling how the last once of his sanity not only broke, but jumped out of a window and drowned in the ocean. The kid only rolled their eyes, walking over to where the torn apart bag was. “What would I even feed it?”
“I can’t hide him at my place!” Tento reasoned, crouched down and salvaging what they could from the bag. “I live with my parents!”
“And?” Akito winced, the pain coming from his injured arm finally hitting him as the adrenaline wore off. “Why should we care that a devil is dead?”
“Human,” Tento’s head looked up at him, eyes surprisingly cold and piercing - as if they didn’t belong to human but different being. One much more cruel and merciless, “do you still want to know about those people you see in your dreams?”
“Yes,” Akito said. “I need to know who they are.”
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nthflower · 28 days ago
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You know I don't want monet focused and her family exploration story from marvel anymore I think it will never top what I have vaguely in my head about their reletionship.
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asce-of-hearts · 1 year ago
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hello! I love your writings, I would like to ask you for some headcanons of platonic aizawa, present mic, hawks and endevor (separately) with a girl from the exchange program who stays at her house
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contents: Headcanons of Yan!Aizawa, Yan!Endeavor, Yan!Present Mic and Yan!Hawks with fem!reader who is an exchange student who is staying at their house. (Platonic!Yandere)
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more Aizawa, Endeavor, Present Mic and Hawks content here!!
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WARNINGS: IMPLIED CHILD/TEEN READER.
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Aizawa Shota - Eraserhead
For someone who looks so relaxed, he's surprisingly strict.
With a death glare he tells you to behave. But he's never rude. He's just very stern, overprotective even.
"If something were to happen to you under my care, ___. What would I tell your parents?" it's his favorite phrase in all the world. Whenever you ask him for permission to do something, that's always his answer.
The only thing he isn't strict about is your sleep schedule. So long your finish your chores and homework, sleep as late as you want and wake up at whatever hour you prefer.
He's like... a dad in every sense of the word. He won't praise you, in fact, he'll tell you you suck ass all the time. In a loving way. Still, sometimes you see that unique look on his face when he's impressed by you, or moved, or whatever.
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Enji Todoroki - Endeavor
He's trying to prove he doesn't suck ass. And he fails rather miserably at it.
He tries his best to be cool, a cool dad, a cool mentor, whatever. He isn't, his jokes are bad and being around him is uncomfortable at first. Mostly because he looks so fucking angry all the time.
Getting to know him is hard, takes a lot of patience. But after all, you learn he's not that bad. He's strangely comforting.
He gives you a warm embrace whenever you fuck up. He specially likes it when you cry, so he can pat your back reassuringly as he tells you how special you are to him, how important, how in his eyes, you'll always be number one.
He's fairly easy to manipulate. Just act upset, don't speak to him much and he'll bend and break within seconds, acting to your every whim.
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Hizashi Yamada - Present Mic
Hizashi doesn't know what he's doing. It's not usual that they put children over his care, so he really is puzzled on what to do. What do you eat? What do you like? Does he have to take you on walks?
He tries his best, even if that means slacking off a little and eating junk food a lot of the time. But he makes you give your best, and will make you work hard to earn luxuries under his care.
He's loud, he likes loud people and loud places. He likes rowdy children who will break stuff and get dirty. He smiles a lot, he's warm and caring, and a good guy in general.
He's very tender, often getting very distressed at the thought of you doing dangerous things. He always seems about to pop a vessel whenever you go on a mission without him.
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Keigo Takami - Hawks
Hawks is absolutely terrified of children. Much more when they're gifted. He sees himself in those eyes, in those bodies. And he panics.
He tries to act cool, non chalant, like he doesn't want to wrap you with his wings and keep you safe from everything around you. Like he won't take a bullet in the head just to ensure you get home safe from school. He's very good at pretending he doesn't care.
Perhaps the most overwhelming of the bunch. He has eyes and ears everywhere, he knows when you're lying, when you're feeling anything, when you crave, when you dream, when you cry. He knows it.
He's all over you. Picks out your clothes, your hobbies, your diets. He's a control freak.
But he's sweet. Always offering you comforting words and reassuring smiles. Always having something to bribe you with, to keep you content. To keep you his.
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hope you enjoyed this
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angstigone · 10 months ago
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ngl I'd like to post more stuff on ao3 and in general be better active and more into writing but since i started working again, the night I am just... *switching off noises*
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inkblackorchid · 1 year ago
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Hi. This is not a new fic. (Sorry, it's still in the works, but rest assured, it's coming!) But after talking about it off-handedly for literal months, I finally, finally went back and cleaned up the duel in Mirror. Since parts of it were genuinely pretty sloppy, some of the edits ended up being bigger than expected, so there's some new stuff that wasn't there before! Rest assured, the plot has stayed the same, though, Aki and Sherry just got a few spicy, new lines. (And I also used this opportunity to clean up a few, stray spelling errors and also sprinkle in some stuff to thematically tie this fic even tighter into the series.)
So! If you ever wanted to give this story another go (or just wanted to read a very snarky Aki VS Sherry solo duel as a sort of prelude to their canon finale duel), here you go!
Summary: Several months after seeing Divine for the last time, Aki reflects on how she's spent that time trying to fully learn to control her powers—without him. Her judgement ends up not being in her favour, and now, with the start of the WRGP just a few days away, she worries something will go terribly wrong. As she ruminates on what to do, she encounters not one, but two unexpected, but familiar people who give her a lot to think about while she tries to prepare for the match against Team Unicorn. Sequel to To Bloom or To Wilt and Chase the Sunlight. Set directly before episode 98.
And that stupid hairpiece. The power inhibitor she still couldn’t rid herself of, however much she hated the very sight of it at this point, the familiar weight still tight against her head, as usual. Right in that moment, she wanted to tear it out of her hair, to throw it away, see if she could toss it hard enough to break it completely as she did so. She wanted to cut her bangs, her hair, hack it all off just to see whether it would calm the ugly feelings inside her, whether it would bring her freedom. Years of always requesting the same cut, of habitually rolling up her hair around the hairpiece, of straightening her bangs after, satisfied when everything sat just the way Divine had suggested it should. She wanted to tear it all out, burn it away, maybe shear it off. The obvious, visual reminder of how much Divine had influenced her made her sick.
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