#I CANT WAIT FOR VOL.7

[professeurm]

[brb-on-a-quest]

The November Novel Denouement (November reading wrap-up) inspired by @ramblings-of-lola

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo (finished 11/7). Rating: EEEEEEEEEEE. Thoughts: KOS is def my favorite of the duology/series; overall more plot based and really well done characters and I like the semiredemption arc for the main villain

Castle in the Air by Diana Wynn Jones (11/9). Rating: Fun time tbh, cute. Thoughts: Plot was very much contrived but it was really fun; fantastic atmosphere, kind of like a Shakespeare comedy romance. Wish we had more "page time" of original characters but Sophie's my queen and I love her relationship with Howl. Abdullah is lovely and has a lovely plot.

Bruce Wayne Writes Fanfic by @quotidian-oblivion (11/15): Rating: SHAKING CRYING THROWING UP ITS SO GOOOODD. More thougths: filled with really good crack plots, and snippets and it was so fun being able to see everything unfold- adored the comment section and bruce being a real one s;dlkfs;dlfklsdkjfsldkfj cant wait to reread and come back and i need to read so much more fanfic

The Lost Art of Listening by Michael Nichols and Martha Strauss (11/16). Rating: It was for school. I learned things, I think. Thoughts: I need a physical copy to annotate I think. Reading online was good and I felt really really seen and called out at some parts. Has practical steps to improve. informal writing style that made it a lil interesting but kind of detracted overall. Honestly probably a lot of good journaling prompts that i want to go through

House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones (11/19). Rating: hehehehehehe. Thoughts: Very sweet (Howl is a menace i adore him so much) poor sophie being a single mom of two. charmain reminds me of Mary from The secret garden and Peter was *a character* the reveals were very fun like the usually were, although I did guess (it wasn't hard, it was a children's book.

The Complete tales of The Hundred Acre Wood by A.A. Milne (11/24). Rating: Ah, nostalgia for books I didn't read as a kid (saw the movie tho). I liked the informal wirting style that A.A milne has, kind reminds me of Internet with Random Capitalization To Emphasize Important things. Very cute, very fun time for me. Using it as a prepatory text for Anna Karenina (A friend made a powerpoint comparing the two worlds and it was hilarious enough to make me read both).

What I am in the middle of:

Technically still in the middle of Death Note Vol. 4 and I've just started reading Anna Karenina. I hope to finish Vol 4 by the end of the month (actually I hope to finish whole series end of year, but we'll see). I think the reason it is a slower start/stop is that it's easier for me to read ebooks on my phone than carry very hefty physical manga and then have to justify my reading tastes to the schoolmates.

Goals: honestly my goal was to read more. And I did read more, even if it is technically mostly stuff below my reading level. I have left out other school readings that were not as lengthy that I did keep track of. I think challenges for next month might be to read things more outside of the fantasy genre (and also more fanfic). Also most important goal is to me is to stop buying books in favor of using library or books I've already have, no matter how pretty covers are :D

[himejoshibutch]

the worst fucking yuri i've ever read in my life. i cant wait to read vol. 7 when it comes out

[weirdcat1213]

TRIMAX VOL 2 YEEP YEEP YEEP

time for the thoughts :D

chap 1:

-YES HES HERE :D

-ok when you think about thats brutal af, this is the worst nightmare of anyone who takes public transport

-:c hes so soft

-the fucker with the balls scared me >:v get out and leave my son alone

chap 2:

-legato eating lmao :b but creepy at the same time

-"no guys we cant destroy him anymore, just traumatize him" what a metal thing to order knives, you sicko

-OH I LOVE THIS SCENE

-vash is doomed to be driven everywhere hes like me fr

-aw he looks tired :c

-nightow honey.....thank you so much for this dumb joke lmao

-yes vash ofc your bf is hiding something but this is not the time to think about that

-oh wait i remember this chapt-...oh fuck

-*insert 98 vash yelling get me out of here*

-"demon priest" nice nickname for your bf

-OH WAIT DO THEY STRAIGHT UP TOLD HIM "he so your brother wants us to traumatize you, yknow the classic stuff" TO HIS FACE I FORGOT

-also NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

-PLEASE HE JUST WANTS TO GO HOMEEEEEEEEEEE

chap 3:

-oh the title page of this one *chef kiss*

-OH MAN HES READY TO GET INVOLVED DID I MISS THAT THE 1ST TIME???

-ooooh the betrayal

-oh that line that tries to be a panel line is cool as hell

-...ok i yet dont get much from this battle but pretty cool nonetheless

-i got the final part tho

chap 4:

-ok i do respect samurai guy here tho, die with your principles ma man

-ah no its the timeeeee noooooooooooooo

-im gonna need a hug

-:c

-ok i need the hug now

-IM GONNA START CHEWING GLASS

-"im willing to die so you fucking realize you cant go around in life just running away" is raw af, but replying with "im not gonna shoot you cuz i want to fucking show you hope" is even worst

-NIGHTOW IM GOING TO YOUR FUCKING HOUSE AND after respectfully shaking your hand BITE IT

-the man who bears the role of savior with a smile while it hurts vs the man who bears the role of the murderer without an expression while it hurts...IT ALL JUST HURTS

-MY GIRLS ARE HERE

-AH NAHHHHH I FORGOT ABOUT THATTTTTT

chap 5:

-nooooo stoppppppp :c

-something something, parallel with vash in a escape pod something, something tears

-I HATE LIFE ACTUALLY (the hc of wolfwood having regular nightmares is not even a hc, it actually happens)

-"we need 2 rooms" cmon dont be shy :3

-oh wait i love this chapter :3 even if it has the most unhealthy implications ever like vash omfg cant you just take a fucking break :)

-nah hes not ignorant of anything...hes just really stupid with a big ass heart

-ok i feel like im insulting vash too much rn, its the wolfwood pov mb

-hes so dead

-awww :3 im sorry for calling him stupid, he's just really nice in a world where mercy is basically being stupid

-vash is making the smallest and most pathetic noises and the guy is like "oh wow you can help me come up with a plan? thanks :D"

-woop

-i agree with rob but i also agree with his dad. this ties back nicely with the thing about considering killing people just because of family.

-i mean...yeah theres something deeply wrong with vash...those arent news i think

chap 6:

-wolfwood noooooooooooooooooooooo :c

-wolfwood dont *smack in the head* stop those thoughts rn

-i love wolfwood poking on the subject like "well at least i cant do that cuz IM HUMAN.....what about you vash hm?"

-AND WE LOVE A CHARACTER WHO DOESNT HAVE EVERY VALUE SET IN STONE :D vash ily and your search for an answer sm

-ah that looks pretty :D

-when i tell you THAT FUCKING SCENE HASNT LEFT MY MIND SINCE I READ IT THE 1ST FUCKING TIME. I FUCKING FREAKED OUT ABOUT IT CUZ I WAS SO FUCKING RELIEVED AND THATS ON MY TOP MEANEST THINGS NIGHTOW HAS DONE. AND THIS IS VOL 2 OF TRIMAX

-also lets go back to wolfwood "i don't have the right to hold you" vs vash embracing the hugs ONLY TO GET THIS. WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME NIGHTOW HUUHHHHHHH YOU MF-

(i dont think we'll get this or something similar in stampede but if we do...if we do i will bite people and that's a promise)

chap 7:

-SHUT UPPPP, WOLFWOOD KILL HIM

-YEAH CMON BABY

-im.....im so sad for him

-"the mind of a man is bleeding out".....yeah you can call him that ig

-oh shit thats how this volume ends??? fuck ig????

[seya-driven]

I promised that I would turn his regrets into promises.

About - Suwa and Kakeru, after saving Kakeru What happens? - Everything's back to normal again. Except it's not, not anymore. Kakeru's here. Days are never normal with this guy... Suwa thinks. But that's fine, he likes it like this just fine.

-Basically, it's just the two of them, nothing else. They just chilling

Suwa and Kakeru/ or if you find them as guilty pair thats fine too

One shot!

Suwa - Kakeru

Right, march was here. 

It's been a week, and all was well. It was just an ordinary day, back to normal. Everything was fine. 

Suwa sees the sunrise for the first time properly after a while. It's pretty. 

Morning practice, here I come! 

He wonders what the sunset would look like. If the day went well, orange skies were what he would be seeing later. 

He arrives at school, then to the field. He sees the club warming up. He sees Kakeru warming up. 

"Kakeru!" His chest felt clear. 

Kakeru turns at him, and smiles softly. "Good morning, Suwa." 

Thank you gods above, Suwa thought. 

Kakeru was here, smiling. 

What would Suwa think right now if he wasn't seeing Kakeru at this moment? 

He gives him the muscle hugs that seem to choke Kakeru, but they're quite comforting. Not like Kakeru would admit so. 

"S-Suwa.! Stop!" He pleads, yet still he laughs at the same time. 

"Kakeruuuuu!" 

Hagita, ever so early, watches from a distance. 

"Good riddance to those two…"  He says, disgusted with slight embarrassment. 

He walks away grinning anyway. 

But from an even farther view, Naho, Azu and Tatako are laughing– perhaps at them. 

That night, around 8pm, would become one of his horrible memories to remember. 

The terror he felt, his heart aching as he ran— His whole body, soul, hurt for him.

As he ran, thoughts ran also. 

Suwa wished Kakeru would regret everything. 

Suwa wished Kakeru was scared. 

He wished Kakeru was scared to lose his life. 

He wished Kakeru would cry as his heart ached for survival. 

What horrible thoughts, but it was hope for him. 

That guy, that sad yet ever-smiling guy who was just laughing away with them yesterday, why isn't he here?

Suwa felt his own tears. Where would that guy go besides us? He thought he was reliable, and he is. He knows he is. 

Suwa is indeed reliable. He's strong. He's been strong and reliable, because Kakeru was here, back with them. 

Everyone ran to him in haste. They needed to go see him. Suwa wanted to slap him, Kakeru needed to know how hurt he was. Kakeru needed to know how hurt Suwa felt that he couldn't even tell him his hurtings. 

But, it can wait. It can wait for a while now. 

"Are you hurt?" Everyone was drenched in sweat. Everyone was close to tears. 

Kakeru looked down, guilty and shaking. He shook his head. 

"What were you thinking?!" Suwa let his heart rip. What would he do if Kakeru actually died back there? His life wouldn't be the same, right. If Kakeru died there, he'd quit the soccer club, hardly eat cafeteria bread, or anything else that they did together. 

If Kakeru died there, he'd lose a good portion of his world. 

Kakeru looks at all of them in a trembling sight. He looks at Suwa, begging for comfort. Naho is also there, she bends close to Kakeru while Suwa holds his hand tightly. 

"I-I wanted to die. I felt the need to… apologize to my mom, but I couldn't. I looked forward to what things we'd do together tomorrow." 

Kakeru thought about tomorrow. 

Suwa's face muscle tension releases. 

"I wanted to live." He finally says. 

"I'm glad you did." Kakeru smiles at Suwa. He's crying. 

If you asked who was crying, why would you assume only one of them was? 

They eat together near the field. It's just the two of them today. 

"Kakeru, try this pizza bread." He waved it around in front of the other. 

Kakeru looked at it curiously; he's never tried it. "Okay." 

Suwa breaks off a piece for him to try. 

"This is a big piece… I'm not sure I could finish it. I'm pretty full…" 

"Oh, stop bragging about your homemade meal." Suwa pouted, hitting Kakeru's back. He laughed back. 

"Then try some." Suwa looked at him eagerly. He knew Naho's home cooking was beyond tasty. 

They ate their exchanged meals. Kakeru had barely eaten a little of the meal, so Suwa didn't hold back. Of course, with permission to eat so much. 

"You're damn lucky, best meal I've ever tasted! " Suwa smiled, hugging Kakeru by the shoulder. 

"It's Naho's cooking, obviously!" He grinned proudly. 

Suwa looked at Kakeru's hand. He was holding an empty tissue. The tissue Suwa gave to him when he gave a piece of pizza bread to Kakeru. 

"Ah! You finished all that!?" He gasped exaggeratingly. "And he said he was full.." Suwa grinned cheekily, then sighed. 

Kakeru blushed, embarrassed. 

"Luckily for you, there's still some time." Suwa stands up while Kakeru looks at him puzzled. 

"Where are you going? We still have 35 minutes left." 

"Oh I know, let's get you some more pizza bread!"

Kakeru stands up, making a funny face. "Huh?! Me? I think it's you that wants more…" 

"But you probably still want some too. " Suwa sighed. 

"I do actually, yeah." He deadpanned. 

"When did the cafeteria get so good at making pizza bread?!?!!??!" Kakeru eats his second pizza bread, enjoying the realistic pizza taste. 

"Makes your tongue melt in flavor! I, the Uncle Roger of Matsumoto, declares this pizza bread better than any ex-wife!" 

Kakeru giggled. "Is Suwa suddenly the Uncle Roger of Matsumoto? What happened to Messi?" 

"I still am!" 

They bantered for a long time until running out of topics to talk about. Usually, eating outside meant the sun would shine intensely hot, but today wasn't sunny at all. It's unusually cloudy, but without being gloomy. 

"Kakeru, what color would the sunset be? What do you think?" 

"Blue. The sun would probably be covered by these thick clouds." He sipped on his iced tea. 

"True." 

"But, I think it's fine. We'll see an orange sunset sometime. There's still a chance for tomorrow." 

At that moment, Kakeru looked pleasantly at the sky. The look he gave it was a look he gave Suwa this morning earlier. 

"Yeah." He grinned softly. "The sunrise a while ago was pretty though. Did'ya see it?" 

"Oh Yeah. It was really beautiful."

Suwa felt something next to Kakeru. He looks at the other. The clouds reflected onto his eyes. 

"What is Kakeru? Are you good?" Suwa shifted closer, sternly worried. 

Please tell me, Kakeru. Tell me all those burdens you're suffering. No matter how small, just tell me. 

Kakeru moves his shoulder back, signaling something uneasy. 

"I…"

"You can tell me anything."

His eyes glimmered at Suwa. He looked away for a while. 

"Did you mean it? I mean– did you really feel the true means to save me? Or was it the letters?" Kakeru tries covering the hint of guilt in his voice. 

Suwa held his breath. He looked at Kakeru with sucked-in cheeks. He didn't like the question. "What do you mean?" 

"Am I just an obligation to you guys? Be honest. Haha." 

This guy still had the audacity to laugh. 

Ah. 

Suwa felt angry. What the hell is this guy going on about?

Kakeru was asking if we even genuinely enjoyed being his friend. 

"You have to hear, do you? Fine!" Kakeru flinched at Suwa's sudden seriousness. He thought that Suwa would joke with him. 

Kakeru thought he sounded like he was joking. He thought Suwa would find it funny. 

Nothing really went past him. 

"You know, we love you too much. You're smiling even when you're hurting. You're always paying attention to small things. You don't like being the main attention, making you not wanna receive your deserved honor."

Suwa looks at Kakeru, straight in the eyes. The clouds didn't reflect on his eyes anymore. It was Suwa's eyes that were reflected instead. 

"The list goes on, Kakeru."

Kakeru feels water up. He looks back at himself, barely smiling now. 

"Same goes to you, Suwa." 

I know. I know you'd say that. 

"Before you came. I couldn't really talk about my interests freely. Hagita sucks, you already know. And, you make each day so much more enjoyable. I feel happy when you're in the room." 

I like being with you, a lot. So don't go away now. 

"Everyone likes being with you, so much."

Kakeru laughs. 

"I like being with you so much too, Suwa." 

Hoh? Suwa smiled a bit proudly at that. 

"Ew Kakeru, say that to Naho only, would you?" 

"Are you saying you don't want to receive it?" Suwa twitched his eyes at Kakeru's literal response. 

"Just… Shut up now." 

"Jeez Suwa, I know I'm charming but you gotta calm down…" 

Oh never mind. This guy was a joke.

"Be sure to pray we aren't gonna be opposing teams later practice, Kakeru…" 

"Woah! Yikes, scary." Kakeru giggled. 

Suwa looked at him annoyingly. "Did that pizza bread have something in it? You're acting so weird!" He turned away from Kakeru, puffing a hmph. 

Kakeru started sarcastically begging Suwa for forgiveness with a mix of laughter. Of course Suwa stayed his stance. Like seriously, what's with this dude?! 

Suwa smiled softly as he received weak punches from Kakeru.

"Hey! You don't punch shrines when you're asking for forgiveness now are you?!" He played along. 

"Suwa-sama is strong, no?" 

Suwa backed up the joke. "Suwa-sama is close to tears. But yes, he is strong."

Laughter. 

BONUS:

After-school practice takes place. Suwa and Kakeru are on the same team. They see the rest of the friend group outside the field, waiting for them. Suwa spotted them first, he grabs Kakeru's wrist to drag him to them.

"Hey!" He waved. Kakeru gave a little smile as he waved too. "Hey Suwa! And Kakeru!" "You two are so sweaty, the practice hasn't even started." A click of tongue "Hi Suwa, Kakeru!. G-Good job from here!"

"Hey."

Kakeru brings his bangs up his forward. "They had us running laps for warm-up. Practice might take long today for some reason. You guys should go home."

"Oh right..." Suwa sighs. "Yeah we can't tag today, we end at seven. Huhu."

"Seven?!" All of them exclaimed.

"Yeah..." Kakeru smiled awkwardly. Although he knew he would get tired, he was excited.

So was Suwa, of course.

The group start packing up, about to leave. "Sheesh, good luck. See you two tomorrow! Let's hang out at PARCO tomorrow, we haven't hung out in a while!" Azu shouts to them as they leave. "Sure!" "Okay, careful back home.!"

"You two... too!" Naho screams shyly. "Come Naho, let's walk home together." "Ah! Thank you Takako."

Their voices eventually faded as they were getting farther.

"Lucky them." 

"Yeah." 

Someone called from a distance. “Naruse, Suwa, gather!”

“Coming!” They both said.

It’s 8:30 pm. The two of them are sitting in a 24/7 coffee shop near the park. Muscles sore, and feet tired, Kakeru and Suwa groan as they slam their heads on the table.

Perhaps, if they were at a normal restaurant they would’ve gotten stares, but this is a coffee shop— everyone is tired.

“I c-can't go home, Kakeru..! I can’t! I don’t want to! I’m so tired!!!” Suwa cried, it felt genuine.

No response from Kakeru.

“Kakeru?”

Suwa get’s curious. Ever since they rested their heads on the table, he’s never moved an inch.

“Kakeru!”

A snore. 

Suwa stares at the resting head in absolute disbelief.

The person in front of him is no longer responsive. His figure is going up and down, bangs flown to the side. Oh.

This guy… downed his coffee in a second and fell asleep right after…

“Why…” Suwa shunned himself, feeling betrayed.

“Why Kakeru!!” He cried sorrowfully.

Suwa falls asleep right after. 15 minutes later.

[ghosty1111]

i miss mtmte so much im gonna go insane

*hasnt even read all of them yet*

[hollow-plume]

A L E R T: Cinder and Neo are BACK!!

[saelik]

THIS EPISODE OMG IRONWOOD VS WATTS SALEM AND RUBY CONFRONTING HER RUBY'S BREAKDOWN TEAM RWBY CONFRONTING IRONWOOD RUBY USING JAUNE'S CALL TO TELL EVERYONE THE MUSIC THE VOICE ACTING EVERYTHING AAAAAHHHH

[teenagefaunusninjacatperson]

RWBY VOL 7 😁😁😁

GUYS THE POSTER FOR VOL 7 HAS BEEN RELEASED AND IM IN AWE ALREADY. LOOK AT THEMM 😭😍😭

[sopebubbles]

Fighter

Summary: How many men will it take to save you? To be honest, you've gotten pretty used to saving yourself. Even though you're far from a delicate thing, Los Angeles is a dangerous place you can't seem to escape no matter how hard you try. The top 7 members of Bangtan should never have crossed your path, but they soon find they'd do just about anything to help you escape your past and make it safe for you to stay. But will you?

Genre: mafia au, poly ot7, angst, some smut, honestly a lot more fluff than i expected, POC reader/oc

Status: ongoing (Currently updating on Mondays 23:00 KST)

Series warnings: minors dni, smut, graphic depictions of violence, mentions of human trafficking and sexual abuse/manipulation, fucking soft min yoongi (yes thats a warning), toxic relationship dynamics

Taglist: open [please send an ask or comment on this post]

A/n: ayoooooo im back!!! Man, i love these characters so much! I cant wait for you to meet them. I think they'll be quite unlike any of mine before, but with all the emotional turmoil you're used to 😉

Character Chart (Warning: Character chart reveals spoilers for the first few chapters. If you would like to avoid this, I would recommend checking it out after chapter 5).

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5 Summary: Chapters 1-5 Friendly Fighter Fodder (vol. 1)

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9 Friendly Fighter Fodder (vol. 2) Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

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[mikarchive2]

books i read in march 2023 📚

( trying the read more thing for the first time ever cause this is so long hope it works 💖 )

1. the hurting kind by ada limón - ★★★★★ - goddamn it, i really cant decide between four and five stars here . but at the end of the day, even though i cant say i loved every single poem, the collection as a whole is so full of life and defiant grace i just cant resist rounding up . ada limón has to be one of the best nature poets ive read so far ( cant wait to reread some of these poems outside when spring begins to feel like spring ), and also one of the few who can truly make this blunt and direct writing style work . if i were to talk about every poem i enjoyed, id be here all day but shout out to foaling season specifically that one hit me almost physically

2 + 3. the sandman: the kindly ones ( vol. 9 ) + the sandman: the wake ( vol. 10 ) by neil gaiman - all the stars in space . to me - if i loved it less, i might be able to talk about it more . shrimp emotions dont even begin to describe everything these last two volumes make me feel . i say this all the time though + there is not much else i can say without spoiling things, so . i dont know . just read it . the one thing i want everyone to take from this blog is that they should read it

4. panics by barbara molinard - ★★★★ - i think i found this thanks to lees ( stephaniesays1968 ) storygraph ... one of the instances in which the story behind how something was written is almost more interesting than the writing itself . barbara molinard was known for destroying her work and this is the only book she ever published - and being aware of that does make the stories even more haunting . or haunted perhaps . very madwoman in the attic, very surrealistic, recommending this to those who enjoy kafka and shirley jackson

favourites: the plane from santa rosa, the fathers apartment, untitled ( isolated fragments, liberty ), taxi, the sponge, im alone and its night, the vault

5. serious concerns by wendy cope - ★ - i expected this collection to have roughly the same energy as the famous orange poem, but instead it was just very ... english wine mom after her fourth divorce . though undeniably witty, occasionally funny and even somewhat subversive, the ever-present vibe of cynical pragmatism made it completely unenjoyable for me . however, wendy copes wikipedia page claims that her later collections are different so perhaps i just started in the wrong place ? i wouldnt want to discourage anyone from giving this collection or author a try, but personally i simply dont share her sense of humor

6. contemplation by franz kafka - ★★★ - i spontaneously picked up the czech translation during a slow day at work and ... well, it sure helped pass the time ! i have no idea how i feel about kafkas fiction to be honest - on the one hand he is so much more than the sadboy people tend to reduce him to and there is certain joie de vivre in his writing, on the other hand i find his style ... dry . ( saying that feels like a crime ) this was a pretty hit-or-miss collection for me, but i feel more motivated to read more of his work now, so . a win is a win

favourites: the sudden walk, excursion into the mountains, passers-by, on the tram, clothes, rejection, reflections for gentlemen-jockeys, the street window

7. howls moving castle by diana wynne jones - ★★★★ - this was so whimsical and chaotic and just bursting with creativity . way more down-to-earth than i expected, but it was almost healing to see these really flawed characters loved and happy . im so excited to watch the movie now, unlike everyone else i didnt feel much for book howl ( i just kept thinking he needs a fancam set to womanizer ) but perhaps i will fall for his movie version ? we will see . im very intrigued by diana wynne jones' style, it made the story seem as if it was writing itself ... cant wait to read more ! and recommend her work to every child i run into

up next: i said this last month, but i need to read my silly little college textbooks for real this time, so i should take a little break from this weird marathon reading i seem to be doing . anyway i hope to slowly get thru weavers, scribes, and kings by amanda h. podany ( finally ! nonfiction ! ) and um . well . there is still the prequel to the sandman . and a few spin-offs that seem interesting . and i downloaded stardust the other day because i love actively making my parasocial relationships worse . i should disclose that im horrible at planning though, so chances are i will just read ten completely random books again instead of any of these . love and light

[professeurm]

so buffy s8, i cant wait to read

here the thing we got like 40 issues and my ass is having pstd of angel: after the fall

so instead of hurling a massive building to me again

imma break it down according to the site and give my reviews in between. maybe give a general review of s8 after i finish

the order will be:

> btvs s8, vol 1: The Long Way Home (issues 1-5)

> btvs s8, vol 2: No Future For You ( issues 6-10)

> btvs s8, vol 3: Wolves at the Gates (issues 11-15)

> btvs s8, vol 4: Time of Your Life (issues 16-20)

> btvs s8, vol 5: Predators and Prey (issues 21-25)

> btvs s8, vol 6: Retreat (issues 26-30)

> btvs 8, vol 7: Twilight (issues 31-35)

> btvs s8, vol 8: Last Gleaming (issues 36-40)

then we got the library editions but thats later

imma be tagging them with obv btvs s8. then the vol number and s8: whatever the title is that im on

thats all from me. hope u enjoy 👍🏼

[youkaigakkou-tl]

The Renren arc post

Just a little compilation of the details in chapter 67 to 77, this almost certainly isn’t even all of them

warning: very long. a lot of images

(link) first of all, not renren arc proper, but the hoodie haruaki was wearing in volume 10 was hatanaka’s from when he was a student

like i mentioned in the timeline post, this whole arc happens over 1 day. wack

(Chapter 68) ebisu-sensei, if i recall, sir, werent you spying on your mii-kun? we still havent gotten to that plot point yet like at all

Seating Arrangement

(chapter 69, nice) a month before this chapter was released, the author tweeted the seating arrangement for the class

(made in google sheets by me, link to the tweet)

Anemone

(chapter 69) the flowers in the background here are anemones, anemone coronaria.

they mean a couple things, but the gist of it is like “love”, “truth”, “suffering”, the works

Birthday

(chapter 69) utagawa’s birthday is april 14th. this is more of a headcanon than anything, but there’s a chance its the date she died.

she specifically points out it’s april here, and although the next scene where rensuke’s mask comes off probably doesn’t happen on the same day, i’m pretty sure it doesn’t happen too long after this

it’s definitely not the day takahashi found her as a gashadokuro, since that happens 2 months after she died

(chapter 74) of course, there’s a chance its just her birthday as a human. rensuke doesn’t mention if theres any reason he’s giving her the ring, but it might be for a birthday present

by the way, and this is relevant, “utagawa kuniko” is based off utagawa kuniyoshi, a woodblock print maker and painter, who made the depiction of the gashadokuro. he died on april 14.

305

this is super nothing, but 305 is a number that comes up a lot for just being a number. its:

hatanaka and mikis dorm room when they were students

rensuke and hijitas room now (confirmed to be the same room as hata and miki)

haruakis hospital room in vol 7

renkas hospital room (not the same hospital)

im told it has something to do with onmyoudou, but i cant find anything online. its probably nothing. but im pointing it out so itll haunt you on future rereads too lol

also, hatanakas birthday is 5/5 and mikis birthday is 3/3. cute

Book

(chapter 70) this book that got knocked off the table is what prompts haruaki to call takahashi, and i spent a while trying to figure out what it is

its... probably the laid back youkai dictionary? would make sense

also, i didnt notice this before writing this, but its the gida taxi business card! cute!

Woah Holy Shit

(chapter 70) wait. he straight up took off his mask to threaten haruaki. geez seimei-kun you got to see his sexy face before all of us!! kyaa!!

Finally The Goddamn Nyuudou House Heist, This Post Is Getting Long

(chapter 71) this seems like a throwaway “wow cool operation about to start” line, but this is probably talking to yamazaki or ame

(chapter 71) on first reading, you probably either glossed over this or thought “ok anti youkai power time” directly going against his conditions with renpapa that he wasnt going to use it (which you may or may not also have glossed over on first reading)

but rereading this knowing its yamazaki changes that (not by much, since its just 2 sentences and he doesnt act on it, but yknow, fascinating)

(chapter 72) here too, when he prioritizes getting mujina out with the intel

also how kurai doesnt even gloat too much even though he caught “haruaki”

even if it wasnt immediately revealed 1 panel later, you probably would have caught on to something being up with just this

or it would be the fact that it was revealed already theres a separate team in chapter 71

(chapter 73) again, here, when sano prioritizes tamao even though “haruaki” is with them too

ah, yknow, one o’ them “call forward”s, one o’ them “back-foreshadowing”

Amaaki Content

(chapter 76) finally getting to the chapters i did. i kinda hate reading my own chapters since i stared at them so much theyre burned into my brain, i hope theyre like, done well. if i had infinite time and energy i would totally redo these first chapters i did. in fact i kinda did, i had to come back and fix some text bubble shaping and phrasing before i posted these anywhere. anyway this has been totally irrelevant.

super un-haruaki-like expression, but im a amaaki liker hehe

a comment on bilibili really opened my eyes, its that this came from ame’s own feelings about haru teaching at hyakki (crying and punching walls rn)

The sky’s clear...

(chapter 76) CRYING SOBBING PUNCHING WALLS RN ITS BECAUSE HARU MEANS CLEAR SKIES UEUEUEUE

We’re All Fools Compilation

(chapter 76) it was at this moment, that i realised: “OH RIGHT HIS FUCKING BRACELET”

anyway, heres the His Fucking Bracelet Or Lack Thereof compilation

I mentioned this in my google drive translation notes, but you can really see how the author purposely showed ame’s right hand at every opportunity

Anyway

(chapter 77) he’s riding gida here, not just for fun, but because he got jabbed with his own immobilization drug by kurai in chapter 75.

um. i hope i translated this in a way that made sense.

anyway this has been the renren arc post wahoooo!! super incomprehensible i hope i get better at this probably wont tho!! i wanna make a post like this for the seimei student arc and also kyoto arc too

[delicrieux]

—MAKE YOU SAY “OH” EXTRAS: TINDER

extra meaning non-canonical occurrence; can be placed anywhere in the “make you say oh” timeline after couple (cha. 14) and before the final “oh”. 

pairing—corpse husband x f!reader warnings—tinder profiles, tw: men, swearing.  word count—2.6k. format— written. ─── ❥ req by nonnie​:  y/n makes a youtube vid/live stream where she's just swiping through her tinder acc and corpse literally blocks her lmao

author’s note—akldsljfs this was such a funny idea i could not not write it lmao

ultimate masterlist. myso masterlist

You have pulled the biggest brain move by setting up both a facecam and a screen recorder on your phone. All is beautifully displayed and visible during the stream. Your fanbase is particularly intrigued on what exactly are you planning on doing today, seeing as your tweet of “strea” had been a bit vague, if not downright ominous. No emojis. No elaboration. You couldn’t even be bothered to finish the word. Truly, a mystery. Everyone tuned in and are currently waiting with bated breath.

A few of your fans must sense upcoming doom because the overall mood in the chat turns from optimistically intrigued to...evil. It’s an entity all on it’s own now, clawing at you through the screen with various renditions of laughter and devil emojis. A few eggplants thrown in there for good measure, accompanied, naturally, by the scandalous water drops. At first the common consensus is that you’re biting the bullet and going through your camera roll on stream. Definitely an idea worth considering, though you frankly don’t know what lies at the start of the 11k photograph journey, and you are afraid to check in public. Could be a harmless meme, could be a salacious pic you had saved of an OF star. It’s really a gamble. Either way, you would definitely get banned. You might still get banned. Why do you insist on doing shit like this?

Because it’s funny. Because you’re kinda stupid. Because it’s just so absolutely laughably easy to do.

A smile quirks your lips, and while it is not explicitly smug, the look in your eyes sure is, “Greetings,” You utter lowly, dimming the lights--the budget for this stream! Ugh, you went all out, “my children.”

mother i crave violence

sensing evil energy rn!!

i do not claim the energy in this video for myself or anyone else watching this 💖💖

^with peace and love shut the fuck up

“I know y’all lowkey hoes-” Upon your words the chat splits into two: one side eagerly agrees (even shares a few OF accounts! How helpful, supporting small businesses!), whilst the other feverishly insists on innocence. You make a face stuck somewhere between offended and bewildered, “Now c'mon now-I know you. I know you all. We’re the same, don’t-what was that?”

You try to scroll back to the comment but it’s loss in the sea of incoming messages, “I swear to God I just saw-”

Corpse_Husband: i love late night streams it’s not like i have anything better to do.

“COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORPSE!!!!” 

rip headphone users

i cant feel my face when im with you by the weeknd but instead of face its my fucking ears

yall think full vol on pc is better?my parents woke up 😭😭😭😭

To think he’s spending his last waking moments for today with watching you (he probably still would have anyway, because you do not posses an ounce of shame or self-control and pester him relentlessly)! It makes your heart sing, and suddenly, a traitorous, fun hating idea barges it’s way through the crowd of incoherent buzzing and states: don’t do this. For some reason it also has the voice of Rae. As if that would work in guilt-tripping you- Rae never succeed, and her fictitious rendition in mind won’t fare much better either.

Still, you thought about it. That must count for something. Corpse will understand, won’t he? Why don’t you want to upset it in the first place? Men look so funny when they lose their shit, like hello, don’t you have anything better to do? But the image of Corpse just sitting there, hurt, distraught, leaving you on seen because he’s in his sad boy hours leaves a sour taste in your mouth. 

queen rly went from  🥺😊 to 😕 u ok bbgirl?

Corpse_Husband: no pouts cutie

akjdjoeijdfse cUTIE??? deadass boutta r.i.p.

Well that succeeded in eliminating everything from mind, doubts included. If this was an anime, the scenery would shift into something roseate, with flowers and bubbles and sparkles all around you along with a halo or two. Alas, not an anime, rather reality. The led-lights, however, seemingly possessing a will of their own, slowly turn from deep violet to pink. You smile brightly, like the absolute dumbass you are, and you are met with a ray of heart and blushing emojis. You are just so cute, a real cutie! Still in your disguise adorable state, you swipe your finger on your phone screen, the grin never leaving your lips.

There, among the plethora of apps, nestled sits a red square with a white fire plastered on it. The delicate calligraphy on the bottom reads: TINDER.

The mood changes once again- you’re giving the roaches emotional instability by how quickly everything flips over- and the chat spams eggplants vigorously; some, of course, bravely fight against the thirst.

nooooooo i thought y/n is gonna stream in a god honoring way!!!

^pack it up girl defined

“So, Charlie and I-” You note a few awfully curious comments and squint, “-yes, we talk a lot. Charlie is a really good friend of mine. We’re best friends. Brothers. Sisters. Cousins. The whole fucking family tree-no, that sounds weird. Delete. Anyway, Charlie, being the absolute fucker he is, said, hey, you know what would be funny? And I was like, nooo, what would be funny, Charlie? And he says to me, he says, says, making fun of men on Tinder. And if y’all need any more proof that Charlie and I are platonic soulmates, then dunno, my children, my roaches, I dunno-I dunno what more to give you.”

You can’t be bothered reading the comments, there’s too damn many. You also need to save your reading comprehension for the actual bios. It has a time limit, that darn thing. 

“Okay, so I made a profile earlier, but I hadn’t swiped on anyone yet-” Despite the fact, Tinder helpfully informs you that already 99+ people have swiped right on you, “So, this is me,” You show the pictures you have of yourself, and damn, not to be a conceited narcissist, but you look really good. Like if you saw yourself on Tinder, you’d super like instantly. “Uhm, so, my bio-my bio says: let’s sauce in the tub together, ya dig? splishy splashy, giggle giggle.” 

i cant believe we are witnessing y/n trying to form a coherent sentence live 

shes trying give her time

ya dig??? y not capeesh

what scene from the godfather is this lol?

“My anthem, is,” You laugh, covering your lips with your hand, “Corpsie, this is form you-” Proudly, you show that indeed, Corpse’s E-GIRLS ARE RUINING MY FUCKING LIFE is listed as your anthem on Spotify, “Hehe.” Yes, you say that aloud.

Corpse_Husband: you’re killing me Corpse_Husband: thanks baby Corpse_Husband: now delete tinder ❤︎

You ignore his last quip, deciding it’s finally time to get this show on the road, “Right, let’s do this shit. I’m not actually going to swipe on any guys that look, uh, decent? Yuck, can’t believe I just said that, uhm, because I-because I feel like some actually deserve a chance with someone? I don’t wanna get anyone’s hopes up, as I am currently in a long distance relationship with Chrollo. So I’m just gonna swipe on, like, frat boy assholes. Because I don’t care if I hurt their feelings. Quite frankly I don’t think they possess them in the first place.”

The chat voices their agreements. With the ground rules set, you, giddy, click on the first profile.

Does Tinder know what you’re doing, your plan? The FBI agent watching you through your phone must be working overtime, bless his heart. They must, because the the first guy to meet you is named Jason, and there he is, blond hair and blue eyes, holding up a fish the size of his torso. Marginally adequate in looks, pretty good muscles. A solid 7 bordering on 8. He’s the same age as you, 15 miles away, and he studies at some college you don’t care enough to look up. Bio reads:

I like to drive fast. Fishing is my passion, but if you can’t catch me by the ocean, you’ll catch me catching waves, bro! Love a good gym date. You do squats, and I’ll keep a close eye to make sure you’re doing it correctly ;) You probably saw me at a party. Leader of the The Phi Kappa Psi. I’m a Gemini, if that matters lol.

You, of course, read it aloud, dramatically; provide some constructive criticism-he seems nice, but he’s a Gemini, so naturally, you can’t trust him at all! Also, that gym date session leaves little to be desired. With your rant done, you swipe right, and shocker! (not), it’s an instant match.

“Okie, I still wanna swipe of some profiles, so I’ll see what he’ll text later-” For a second you wonder the legalities of this stream, but you’re having too much fun to think of it further, “guys, I won't get sued, right?”

NOW she considers it

well....

if you do, we’ll kickstart your lawyer dw <3

Onto the next profile. Kevin, 25, is seen fixing his car- or, you assume he’s mid-fixing it, you don’t really know why else he’d hold a wrench and be covered in oil. He’s shirtless, and the caveman part of your brain echoes something closely resembling AWOOOGA!, but...but!...blonde hair, blue eyes. You pout again, “I don’t...I don’t really like blond boys, ya know? With the blue eyes and all, it’s just not my thing, uhm, unless it’s like-like...Armin from Attack on Titan. Else I don’t care.”

Onto the bio:

You have to treat a car like you treat a woman: go on long rides, take the lead, but most importantly, keep her oiled up 😜 

“What the fuck did I just read?”

The chat is equally confused. You swipe right anyway- another match. Too easy.

The stream continues without incident for a solid thirty minutes- all of your matches, expect a few that genuinely looked like normal dudes that really couldn’t write a decent bio to save their lives, had been blond hair blue eyed gym rats with ranging forms of misogyny. Some opened with asking for nudes out right, some asked about your day first before asking for nudes. You prefer the former. Straight to the point! You admire the gall. 

But then, down the forty-five minute mark a profile popped up that made you still by your phone, your smile dying as your eyes bulged. Dear God. Lord in heaven. Who is this demonspiit lookalike and why is he so fucking hot? The neck tats, the skateboard, the clothes- holy shit, you gotta close your mouth before some drool dribbles out.

No bio, just his name, Tyler, and that he’s 23.

“He boutta be 23 in me.” You mutter, swiping right with lightning speed.

WHAT DID SHE SAYYYYY?????????

tyler is y/ns karma for relentlessly mocking that one guy that had a whole ass list on what his “female” partner should be

^he deserved it and also tyler seems like a typical fuckboi y/n grow a braincell

look at mom 🥺 her eyes are sparkling

It wasn’t a match right away. You somehow expected as much, but it still upset you. Simp behavior, pathetic. The stream continued bravely, and when Tyler messaged you a simple “yo” you totally didn’t sequel. You didn’t manage to text him back on stream: texting all those guys that you didn’t really find all that attractive was easy, but this...You’re a sucker for a man who radiates red flag energy. His whole profile is a red flag. He might just be a red flag himself.

What can you do? Suddenly becoming color blind is not easy. Once the stream ends, you unmatch with everyone expect Tyler. He you chat with for a bit, but a sudden craving for different company makes you abandon him, too. You don’t feel too heartbroken for him- you’re certain there’s already too many girls in his dms. You wish them luck.

Happily, you delete Tinder. You go to Twitter, notice you’re trending again- look at you go! Queen shit- and as you compose a thank you tweet, something strange happens. You go to text Corpse, but when you click on his profile you grow cold.

YOU’RE BLOCKED. You can’t follow or see @/Corpse_Husband ‘s Tweets. 

...Pardon? You hop onto Instragram and-also blocked. Seriously? And you thought you’re one petty bitch. Corpse is seriously prissy about everything. Damn, if he didn’t like your stream, he could’ve just said so. Didn’t need to, like, block you from his internet existence. So not cool.

You try texting him but no text go through. Well how will you let him know you deleted Tinder just like he asked? You relieve your frustrations by punching your pillow a few times. Later, you apologize to her, you didn’t mean to hurt her, it’s not her, it’s you. Fuck, 5 minutes of exile and you’re already loosing your mind.

“Raeeeeeeeeeeee!” You whine loudly. It’s roughly 2am now, but you don’t care. You’re too heartbroken to care. There’s a thump from her room, but nothing else, “Raeeeeeeeee!!!” You wail, wallowing in self-pity on your bed. You hear a very loud, very annoyed sigh from her room, followed by angry marching. Your door is abruptly thrown open, and in the dim, colorful light you see her scowl.

“What?” She grits.

“Can you please tell Corpse to unblock me from everything?”

“What did you do now?”

“I made fun of men on Tinder.”

She pauses, “...That doesn’t sound so bad.” She surmises, voice laced with suspicion, “What else?”

“...There was one really hot guy that I kinda sorta talked to after--”

“Y/n.”

“-But I totally deleted Tinder and honestly he was pretty boring, so, like, uhm, please?”

She sighs, the servery of which implies she is holding the weight of the world on her shoulders, and instantly you know that you won. She taps away at her phone, “You owe me one.” She states, and before you can reply, she exits your room and slams the door behind her.

Grinning, you text his phone again. The message goes through, oh gosh, you’re so relieved you feel like crying. This has been, officially, the worst five minutes of your life.

You Y DID U BLOCK ME LOSER!!! MAJOR LOSER ALERT!! I DELETED EVERYTHING IT WAS A JOKE r u still mad at me? y u always mad at me i never do anything:(

my husband You’re my baby, how do you think I’ll react when I see you publicly simping for some asshole on Tinder?

Oh no, he used the words, he delivered the killing blow. You’re finished. Your heart can’t take such a workout. 

Not that you would ever admit it to him, though!

You hehe ur jellyyyy u always dis jealous hehe?

my husband Not jealous.

Yeah, you might not be the brightest tool in the shed, but even you know that’s a lie. You send him an array of kissy emojis that he doesn’t have the decency to reply to. Then, completely unprompted and dead serious, you send him a simple voice memo, saying: “You really have nothing to worry about, you know? You’re my favorite, Corpsie.”

He responds via text, reiterating that he’s not fucking jealous and that he just doesn’t like when you show such outward interest in anyone but it’s not like he cares or anything. It’s just really, like, weeeeird to see his baby simping for another man like that totally ruins the whole dynamic!!! It was only natural that he should block you on every social media platform, including his personal number (which, like, was completely necessary! Doesn’t matter that his viewers can’t see it, it’s gotta be super believable!), and inform his followers of that, because it’s all a joke, like, for the dynamic, that Youtube grind, you know? Ya dig? No personal feelings were involved at all. He totally wasn’t upset that you found someone else cute, no way!

my husband I’m not jealous. Lol.

You ik u repeated tht like 50 times  u trynna convince me or??? lmao

my husband No comment. ...You don’t actually talk to anyone else like we’re talking, right?

You no one else calls me their baby if thts wat ur wondering at least not to my knowledge lol im all urs

my husband That makes me very happy to hear:)

Yeah, it makes you very happy, too.

hope you liked it!! xx

[cubedmango]

omg id love to know... how does kurosawa propose in the manga... but also u are a genius adachi should propose in the rd

oh god the manga proposal . okay okay vol 6+7 spoilers under the cut (also i may get stuff wrong bc i am reading this shit through like 3 layers of translations so bear w any mistakes pls 😔)

right so. some context first. vol 6 is basically the whole nagasaki thing except adachi goes there temporarily just to see if he wants to transfer or not . krdc have a kinda-fight over adachi not telling kurosawa about it (mostly its just kurosawa feeling like adachi doesnt trust him and adachi being worried bc if hes away from kurosawa he cant use the magic so he wont be able to get along w kurosawa in a ldr). adachi checks the nagasaki branch out anyway, and kurosawa is later also driven there in the middle of rain by the sheer force of a very heartfelt letter from adachi and then stuff happens and adachi loses his magic. good for him

then onto vol 7 they have the whole realizing the magics gone thing and they talk and hug and kiss abt it and Its Cute As Fuck. and then.. after that adachis back in tokyo and theyre having dinner at kurosawas, adachi tells him hes decided to take up the transfer job (because kurosawa made him feel confident enough to which is !!!!!!! Sobs). then kurosawa tells him adachi should move in with him after he's back from nagasaki, and that he wants to live together with adachi. adachis like 'together? ok bet' (but like. endearingly) and then he jokes how kurosawa almost sounded like he was proposing just then. and then kurosawa makes this fucking face i want everyone to see:

and he goes 'WAIT THAT ONE DOESNT COUNT LET ME REDO' and hes falls to the floor despairing like 'it was supposed to be in a better location and a better time and ......' and adachis standing there like 🧍 before he tells kurosawa he doesnt have to prepare any surprises, and says 'didnt i say i like you even when youre not cool'. kurosawa goes 'but i want to be cool into front of you all the time 🥺' (punching him btw)

so they sit on the couch and kurosawa presents the Rings™ from within the depths of his tv cabinet, says (With His Hands Shaking) 'this kind of stuff might be heavy (like, emotionally) and u dont have to wear it all the time but..... will you accept this?'. adachi has a 'dang i dont have magic anymore but i can still feel his nervousness' thought and then says yes bc . Obviously! then they put the rings on each other and kurosawa kisses adachis hand and goes 'im so happy....' which . God !!!!!!!! then adachi also kisses his hand while thinking that since kurosawas heavy love makes him want to not leave, hes probably someone w a heavy love too (later adachi asks when kurosawa got the rings, kurosawa says back 'youll get scared when i tell you' and adachi goes 'naaah just tell me' and then its back to the funnies after that, basically the manga origins of the movies unpacking/pyjamas rediscovery/matching clothes scene)

[fifthnailinstevesbat]

eddies not dead, you shut your mouth. hey! you, looks at me. right here. look at my face when i say this. eddie. is not dead. he’s just not. he isn’t. he’s not it’s just not true. eddie is getting up off that mattress he fell down onto through the portal back to his trailer and that’s where the series concluded it’s true. he’s not dead shut your mouth, no. no! hey! stop! you cant say that here it isn’t true. wait- wait you saw it where? vol-volmune too? vomlue toon?? voltume you?? sorry i don’t speak whatever language that is I’m not sure what you’re saying. anyways loved the 7 episodes of stranger things 4 !!! the SEVEN CANON eps !!!!!!!