#I think Squalo is so….. so wonderful

[what-the-fic-khr]

Hello I hope this ask finds you well! Happy to see the tea prompts again bc they’re so so so cute 🫖🥹

I have a fewww ideas.. bc I just love everything about your writing and I’m curious about your take on rooibos tea w/ Squalo orrr earl grey w/ Hibari (I absolutely adore the way you characterize himshdnshdjdh)

If neither of those suit your fancy, matcha tea with any character that comes to mind for ya? I’m excited to see your posts floating around again and know I’ll continue to love anything you pen for us🫧🤍

waaaaah thank you so much for your kind words, I appreciate it so greatly!!! I chose to do both because I’m in the mood to, and I’m so thankful for the support! I hope these are to your liking!

character/s: superbi squalo, hibari kyoya, reader-insert (gender-neutral)

word count: —

warnings: huh. nothing for once

prompt: tea prompts (rooibos tea, earl grey tea)

rooibos tea; what’s their favourite thing to do with their s/o?

Squalo’s either a huge fan of resting or hates it entirely. for the sake of this, it’s not resting per se, but… he likes to relax with you, very specifically. even if he’s working; being able to actually relax is rare, and nice. watch for if he removes his sword with you around; he likes to do maintenance on it with you around because it’s not stressful, not work, and with you. it’s a sign of comfort and vulnerability

You were complaining about something, rolling around on the floor beside him as you went on and on. He didn’t care much about all the movement; you maintained a good distance so you wouldn’t knock into him.

“Besides, it was stupid to begin with and if they’d listened to me in the first place it wouldn’t have happened at all!”

“Mhm.”

You glanced over at Squalo, stretching your arms out to rest your head on. He glanced up at your silence, and his shoulders slumped. This didn’t stop him from polishing his blade, the action repetitive, calming, like habit.

“What?”

He huffed when you smiled in that silly, dreamy way you did when you were enamoured with something. It still had to take some getting used to, seeing it directed at him.

“Nothin’. You look so nice and relaxed for once. Boss is gonna kick that out a window once you’re done.”

He grumbled something under his breath at this. It wouldn’t last very long, but still. He felt relaxed, for once. The soothing motions of sharpening and polishing his sword was a comfort to him. You rolling around on the floor like a kid was a comfort to him.

“I’m not goin’ anywhere for at least another half hour.” Your eyes started to light up at this, and he almost laughed at the way you started kicking your feet back and forth in the air. “You’re stuck with me until then.”

“Favourite thing to be stuck with.”

early grey tea; how did they court their s/o?

if he’s an adult, he’d be… a bit more normal lol. I think he’d be very careful while getting to know you, but he’d like to show you how strong and reliable he is. y’know, adult in the mafia kind of stuff. younger though, he’d be a lot more… of a loser about it. he’d want to make sure you can also look after yourself in the future with him! so he’d stick to you like glue at school, be suuuuper annoying and stuff. fight, probably.

“Can’t you go easy on me or something at least?!”

“Doing that won’t keep you alive in a real fight, will it?”

You made a loud noise of complaint, but you still got back onto your feet to return to your original position. Kyoya gripped his tonfa a little tighter, nodding to himself.

If you could not even get up and keep training, there would be no point in trying.

There was potential in you he knew was there, and he’d be damned if the one he’d grown attached to would get killed because you didn’t try to get stronger. It only made sense to him that the one who put you through this was him and no one else. No one else would take it seriously.

“Get ready, then.”

You whined, but steeled your shoulders. Your gaze on him sharpened, eyes narrowing, and he felt his lips twitch up into a smirk.

Exactly the spark he wanted to see.

[rebornologist]

Hello, Ghostie. I'd like to request D and M for Squalo, please. Thanks!

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♡ Dirty Secret

He’s fairly dominant and does stick to topping in sexual encounters, but I think there’s an inkling of interest in the functions of his prostate and what wonders that could bring him. However, he’s pretty tense and unwilling to hand the reins over to just anyone. Maybe with the right person… he’d open up a little? It would be such a good way for him to let go for once, but we know that this guy is wound up af. The curiosity is probably spurred by having some occasional steamy dreams, but he’s too stubborn to fulfill them irl, so they stay as fantasies.

♡ Motivation

Dirty talk gets him going. He’s not an easy egg to crack, but his ego is big, and if you know how to stroke it, he’ll.. have you stroking something else in no time! It works extra well if you flaunt something visually to him, as well. He’s a fairly visual creature, and he’s likely to notice every little cue you give him.

...

And a little bonus idea about his Hair.. He puts his hair up/back with a hair tie (and recently discovered the claw clip) before things get too crazy because he hates when his long hair gets caught in the tangle of limbs. But oh, the H prompt is about whether the carpet matches the drapes, huh..

He doesn’t do a lot of maintenance with it, maybe the occasional trim if he feels like it’s just taking up too much space and he’d rather allocate the space in his pants for his dick or whatever. Loosely related to Motivation, he gets a huge ego boost from knowing that his lover finds him absolutely irresistible,, he purposefully wears fairly low-rise leather pants or wraps the towel sooo loosely around his hips after a shower because his happy trail peeks out and it drives his partner absolutely crazy. He notices when they’re staring and a knowing shit-eating grin just creeps onto his face every time.

fin.

anon thank u for giving me an excuse to talk about squalo..

[lixenn]

Xanxus and throwing stuff

It’s my time to chuck some random KHR headcanons into the wild!

For context: I wanted to write this scene, but during the process several questions came to mind which somehow spiralled into even more questions and now I have a whole new headcanon that’s taken over my brain because of course I do.

I won’t bore you with all the nitty gritty background details. I will just jump right into the good stuff, which in this case is me wondering about Xanxus and his habit of throwing stuff.

Especially I was focussing on Xanxus throwing alcohol.

Because look: We all know Xanxus loves throwing stuff at people be it alcohol, food or whatever else is at hand, but have you ever wondered if there’s some criteria on what he throws? Again with the alcohol, does he just randomly throw bottles on peoples head? Does he just use what is in his immediate vicinity?

And you know what?

NO! I DON’T FUCKING THINK SO!

Because that would be too easy! Where’s the drama? The unnecessary detail? Why think that Xanxus just throws random alcohol when we can make things complicated and develop a whole alcohol throwing language for the lols.

So here we fucking go:

Disclaimer: I don’t drink, so I know shit all about which different types of alcohol would fit certain criteria. So, I’m just going to use vague descriptions for now. If anyone who has a clue about alcohol wants to throw in their two cents and tell me what alcohol would actually fit certain descriptions, PLEASE hit me up so I can add it.

Anyone who interacts with Xanxus for more than 10 minutes will immediately notice his compelling urge of dousing people with alcohol at the slightest provocation. What people don’t know is that Xanxus actually uses different types of drinks for different groups of people.

If you’re just a random minion that pissed him off, he’ll throw the cheap stuff. Not something that’s really horrible but it wouldn’t taste great either. Just generic alcohol you could easily get at the local supermarket, basic shit for basic people, y’know?

Now, if Xanxus absolutely hates someone’s guts (looking at you there, Iemitsu) they will get hit over the head with the most vile alcohol that’s available. Stuff that tastes like horsepiss, something that’s barely fit for human consumption (and might actually be just rubbing alcohol with a shitty disguise) but people buy it anyways because it’s a quick and easy way to head straight into lalaland.

But if Xanxus likes you… hoooo boy, that’s a different matter entirely. Of course, he will still throw stuff because this is Xanxus we’re talking about here, however now he will throw the fancy shit, like expensive wine that’s been handed down for decades in the family (showing my lacking alcohol knowledge here). And if he really reaaalllly likes you *sideeying Squalo* he will reach for his favourites because he shows affection via violence and deeply obscure gestures that no sane person could ever comprehend.

He also has a go-to alcohol of choice when he’s in a really bad mood, so it doesn’t matter what alcohol category you were originally in, if Xanxus is grumpy he will only throw this specific type of alcohol and nothing else. As for what type it is: I’d say it’s just alcohol he personally can’t stand, like there’s nothing really wrong with it per see, but he either has a bad memory associated with it or he just hates the taste so he will never drink it.

That’s it from me and my super specific alcohol throwing headcanons. Any questions, comments and incoherent screams are welcomed with open arms.

Have a nice day and keep being awesome!

[dearcat1]

Entertainment Purposes

Part 2 of Nana's Son

So calling the boss dense to his face wasn't Squalo's best idea. Doesn't make it any less true, however. In front of him, Lussuria clicks his tongue in that annoying mothering way he has. "Where does it hurt, Squ-darling?"

Fuck those stupid nicknames too, Squalo thinks sourly. He gestures at himself in wordless reply and gingerly sits down on the cot. "So you know how the boss and Sawada are dating?"

Lussuria arches a brow, looking at him with a decent amount of judgment. Fair enough. "Squ, they've been together for over a year already."

"I know that," Squalo snaps, wincing when the Sun digs his fingers in already bruised flesh. "You know that. Apparently, they don't know that." 

"That can't be right," Lussuria shakes his head but Squalo can see the beginnings of exasperation in his face. "They sleep together."

Squalo's palm shoots up to cover his eyes. "I know. How is this happening to us?"

"Are you sure you didn't misunderstand?" Lussuria wonders, fingers light like feathers as his flames sink under Squalo's skin.

"Yes!" Squalo moves, ready to start pacing but one look at the medic's face has him stilling. "I confronted him about putting me in charge of his date night reservations and shit," he waves away Lussuria's disapproving look. "It's not my job, I'm not his babysitter! Anyway, I confronted him about it but he was just confused. Kept insisting that Sawada and he are just working together. That things are this way only because it makes it more convenient." 

"And our little Tsuna? How did he react?"

"You know how Sawada is before midday, I'm not sure he even knows what was happening or what the boss fed him." Which is great for Sawada because the boss is the worst cook Squalo has ever met. But before midday Sawada will eat those concoctions without even a blink. By now, there are poisons out there that will have no effect on the brat. "What are we going to do?"

"Do?" Lussuria arches a brow. "It's their relationship, that's for them to figure out."

"You just want the entertainment value," Squalo sighs but he's not opposed to it. "Fine. Now that I've confronted him with it, I'll give the boss maybe two months to figure it out. One for freaking out and then another to muster the courage to confront Sawada. You?"

"Squ," Lussuria shakes his head. "Six months to a year for the boss to figure it out. And once he does he's going to fish out our little Tsuna from wherever he is, there's going to be a lot of property damage but they'll figure it out."

"Six months to a year is too long a gap," Squalo grunts, already fishing out his wallet. "You know better."

Lussuria snorts. "Fine, darling, a year." He writes down his bet on the little slip of paper Squalo offers him and carefully tucks it back inside the swordsman's wallet. "Should I ask the others or will you?"

"I'll do it," Squalo decides because those two deserve the embarrassment.

[dark-elf-writes]

There’s a rage in Aizawa. He doesn’t like the fact he’d been blind for so long. That he put pieces together but didn’t get the full picture. He’d stepped in sure, made his classroom a safe space but he hadn’t noticed.

Bakugou, struggling in his bonds, is still angry. It’s not fucking fair. He’d thought, hoped, believed that Deku would realize they should be bonded again. That the red flames in Katsuki’s soul need a Sky. He’s the best. He should be bonded. Not half and half.

He tries to say this but Shouta is done. He should have been done at the assessment test but no, he’d been so damn blind for so long. He’d been busy worrying about the strange relationship of Tsuna, then about flames and watching Izuku form a similar relationship as the other group with others he’d been so stupid.

(Shouta is a Sky. No one knows this not even him. Skies don’t have Quirks. But a bored man who knew of Flames and of Quirks decided to change that. When he realized the stupid Sky took not a copy but the whole Quirk, he’d been angry. He’d sent to get the boy back. He got the boy’s Sun instead, a boy with clouds for hair.

The female Mist and the male Lightning were the only bonds Shouta had for a long time, even as Nezu’s rain prowled around him. It took Snipe’s Cloud to break through. Tensei’s Storm, always on the edge, slammed through to once the break occurred. After the man admitted to what his parents did to him and Tenya, they could finally bond.

No one knows. And Shouta cannot forgive someone who wants to take a spot he lost. Not when he fought so hard against Joke who unknowingly wanted to replace Oboro. He couldn’t let it happen.)

Oh I am feral for this.

Shouta who doesn’t understand the looks Sawada and Reborn sometimes give him. Curious, sad, full is so many questions and none of the answers he wants. Getting a straight answer out of either of them is impossible (Reborn on purpose and Sawada because he truthfully doesn’t fully understand the look himself as his intuition keeps nudging him to notice but never bothers to tell him what he’s supposed to be noticing) so he waits and listens to what they don’t say.

Sawada tipping his head to the side as he hums. “Most skies don’t have quirks. Something about how we’re made and the harmony factor is thought to be almost completely incompatible with them.”

Reborn’s lips ticking down in the shadow of his hat at Nem’s question. “It depends. Some Skies never recover from the loss of an element and lash out at anyone that tries to take their flame’s place. Others try to fill any vacancies as soon as possible.”

Squalo’s scowl and pacing as he prowls around Reborn’s classroom. How he got into the building without anyone other than presumably Nezu noticing was a mystery. “Little Boss we found more information about the bastard behind everything. They say he takes and gives quirks how the fuck is that even possible?”

The pieces he has been given nudge at him. Nudge at him more while he watches Bakugou rage against the consequences of his own actions and wonders at his own anger at Bakugou trying to force his way into Midoriya’s sky. Wonders why that bothers him nearly as much as not noticing the bullying happening right under his nose.

He does notice, later, when Midoriya and Sawada close ranks in front of him, glaring at Joke who once again tried to claim him as her own. He sees the same rage he felt at Bakugou’s repeated attempts towards Midoriya reflected back in his students even as he drags them back. He files that away to think about later. Files away Reborn’s narrowed eyed look that doesn’t leave Joke until they are back on the bus on the way back to UA as well.

[nicherayyy]

heya if you have time can you do la unita speciale x child reader who loves bugs and brings them home?

Omg yes!! It's more like a joke hc but I had so much fun writing this

La Unita x bug lover Child!Reader

TW: Cioccolata and Secco (I'm really sorry)

Squalo & Tiziano

Such a wonderful and warm day to just chill outside with your lover. Right? Yeah, Tiziano thought the same.

When you're in elite squad always protecting the boss it's hard to have a day off. So these two are trying to get all the best out of it.

Or.. tried.

Tiziano hadn't even been lying in his hammock for ten minutes when he felt something small crawling on his leg.

"What the f-", he almost cursed but in time after seeing you, "Kid, didn't see you there"

"I found a friend"

It was something new. You definitely were a quiet kid so you trying to communicate with other living being was a miracle indeed. It actually made Tiziano so happy.

"Really?", he cheered, "What's their name?"

"Harold", you replied, "You already know him, he was on your leg just a moment ago"

Tiziano immediately got up from from his comfy place, praying that "Harold" wasn't in his clothes.

"Is everything alright?", Squalo joined you two, looking concerned.

"No", Tiz simply answered, still looking for presence of the bug on his shirt.

"Harold!", you exclaimed, picking up a small bug from a hammock.

"Oh, you found a bug again", Squalo chuckled, "Just make sure not to put it on anyones leg next time"

Cioccolata & Secco

The evening was tense as usual. Too many files to sort, it would be a miracle if Cioccolata manages to finish today. Secco, as always, watched the process and sometimes asked stupid questions when all of the sudden..

"Look who I found", you exclaimed, holding something.

"What is it child?", Cioccolata asked, not amused with you interrupting his job.

You put something on the table. A bug.

"His name's Harold"

You wanted to say something else when Secco kills Harold with some files.

"Harold! No!", you cried, looking at the table where the remain of the bug still lay.

"Don't worry, you'll find another Harold", Ciccolata replied now with a big smug on his face.

Carne

"Do you want to see something cool?", you asked while Carne was doing some computer work.

"Yes? Go ahead", he replied, now his attention fully on you.

"It's Harold", you put an insect in his hands.

"Nice", he simply answered, face not changing.

Doppio & Diavolo

"Hey, Doppio?", you asked.

"Yes dear?", he replied, smiling at you.

You held out your hand to him, showing the bug.

"His name's Harold"

"Oh, I think you need to let him go. What if Harold has a family?"

Doppio heard a phone call.

"Boss?", he immediately answered.

"Kill the bug"

"What?"

"Kill the bug", Diavolo said again.

"Don't you think it will be a traumatic experience for a second grader?", Doppio asked, now more confused.

"Maybe. Kill the bug"

Doppio's attention on you again.

"Yeah, definitely let Harold go"

AN: Poor Harold God bless his soul

[shoechoe]

Hiiii attacking your ask box while I procrastinate 😛

So regarding Passione’s structure: Been doing a lot of reading lately on the mafia and have found that interestingly, the Neapolitan mafia is generally much more fragmented than other mafias in Italy, particularly the Sicilian and Calabrian mafias (the Cosa Nostra and ‘Ndrangheta respectively).

That is to say, the “boss of bosses” model seen in other mafias is not really present in Calabria and Naples, where the gangs are instead smaller and more numerous, controlling many minor sectors of criminal society instead of one broad huge, organization blanketing massive swathes of the land.

This makes me think about the odd way that Passione’s hierarchy is illustrated when we’re being given exposition about it in the story. Although Passione is depicted as this pervasive, all-powerful thing, it seems to be very horizontally organized overall, which makes me wonder: Is Passione a singular gang, or is it meant to be more of a replacement for the Camorra in the story altogether, i.e. a loose coalition of clans operating broadly under the same roof, but generally independent from one another?

Or is it some weird mix of both? Each “squad” seems more like its own distinct thing than a unified part of a larger whole given all of the infighting, but everyone ultimately takes orders from Diavolo anyway. I wonder if the Camorra also still exists in this universe, parallel to Passione…

The structure of Passione seems to be rather lacking in middlemen altogether: there aren’t many “tiers” of it to climb. There’s the grunts, then squad leaders like Bruno or Risotto, then caporegimes like Polpo, and then directly above that is Doppio+Diavolo.

The structure at the top is definitely fucked backwards no matter which way you look at it because Doppio/Diavolo is his own boss and his own henchman at the same time and he doesn’t seem to have a consigliere or any other personal advisers—just his personal guard, who seem to mostly just be… hitmen? There doesn’t seem to be much evidence that Cioccolata, Squalo and Tiziano et al. conduct much business for the gang. They’re just… attack dogs, I guess ?

(To note, the official illustration of Passione’s hierarchy says that the position that belongs to Doppio should be a consigliere, but this is more of a non-combative, lawerly, legal-counsel type role which is something that Doppio appears by all accounts to be woefully inadequate for, so this doesn’t really make sense.)

There’s also oddly not much mention of blood relatives within Passione: I don’t think we hear of any gangster characters who are actually related to one another, which is highly unusual for the mafia. Is it because near everyone seems to be a stand user, save bottom-tier lackeys like Luca? Do they put less stock into blood relations in Passione because of this (and maybe also because of the boss discouraging such things)? Do they skip over most of the formalities of being “made” because they find the stand arrow test to serve as a sufficient initiation? This is the stuff that keeps me up at night.

That is some very interesting real-life context. The only gang I've read a book on so far is Cosa Nostra, but organized crime in Italy definitely goes beyond that and varies from mob to mob. Personally, I doubt there was too much thought put into how Passione replaces the real-life mob structures in Italy; Araki was probably just thinking "media-like depiction of an Italian mob" and didn't pour himself into study of real-life mob structures or anything.

I always kind of assumed other gangs were practically irrelevant, since conflicts with other gangs are never mentioned and Passione seems to be so powerful that it's basically the "main" mob in Italy due to its high concentration of Stand users and monopoly on the drug trade. (Though Purple Haze Feedback isn't canon, it does make a point that Passione is powerful beyond powerful in terms of mobs with Giorno in charge.) Though, there really isn't enough info given to tell, just like a lot of things with the mob in VA, lol.

I have also noticed the whole "consigliere" deal before- I made a post about it some time ago. Personally I get the feeling that VA was just using "consigliere" functionally as a synonym for "underboss", since they mention a "right-hand man" in the structure. It's a little annoying and inaccurate, but what can you do?

The lack of family dynamics playing a role is definitely something I noticed Passione strongly breaks away from real-life mobs in. The concept of family is extremely important in most real-life Italian mobs, with gang higher-ups often operating within families and successors being sons of the boss. Passione, on the other hand, seems to have absolutely none of this.

This also makes Diavolo's hatred and avoidance of family really interesting, and indeed, what causes Vento Aureo's attempts to have Passione mimic a "typical mob structure" come out extremely broken. There is nobody planned to take over if something happens to Diavolo because Doppio is his underboss (who wouldn't work as a successor for obvious reasons) and he cut off all potential family and connections to people besides himself. I guess that just goes to show Diavolo's sheer confidence in himself and his distrust of anybody else that might replace him. He also might have just truly not given a shit about what will happen to his empire after he dies.

Passione is, in my opinion, a pretty simplistic idea of a mob. It's written just enough to get a vague idea of what it's like and also to get the plot working, but upon further inspection, you really realize just how vague it is as an organization. It makes me want a prequel to see how Diavolo started all of it even more lol.

[zoroara]

Today's little rambling as I do things to get ready because of Squalo's month, you know checking through the manga and all that, it's gonna get long so I'll cut it off soon: There is a High potential that no one other than Xanxus and Squalo know about the vow.

Because it's only ever shown once in the flashback and Squalo never utters anything about it from his mouth. The closest he gets is during the sky battle muttering to himself about how Xanxus' rage is what made him want to follow Xanxus. At whatever level he was muttering himself to it was quiet enough that the people around him had nothing to say about that. Even though Dino has asked him why he's not the leader of the Varia, something that alone would have answered.

Now why is it important whether or not people know these things? It shows both of how Squalo treats this vow, and how Squalo is perceived by others. Squalo, is likely well aware that if he does share this information, he looks like he A. Believes Xanxus is above him, B. Others will see him as more of an extension of Xanxus and less of his own person C. (part of B)Others will see him similarly to Levi, an attack dog that can't act against Xanxus.

It is important to note, that in the way they interact Squalo very clearly does not see Xanxus as above him. It's very likely this Vow works sort of like an olive branch to say "I want to work with you" Which is an important distinction as Squalo was believed to be incredibly powerful, if Squalo didn't do this Xanxus could likely perceive him as a threat to his goals given his position in the Varia at the time of the vow. If Squalo wanted to see Xanxus' rage and ambition through, being seen as an active threat was... not going to cut it.

The other thing is that means to everyone else, Squalo's and Xanxus' relationship as Boss and Captain can range from confusing, to wondering when Squalo will finally snap and kill Xanxus, or just how much power Xanxus actually must have to prevent such a thing. There's likely a lot of theories, but they can't come up with something concrete, like why Dino couldn't have an answer to why Squalo wasn't the boss at the time of Varia arc.

I think it's also interesting because it further separates how the arm being cut off, which Squalo chose to do for his own goals, and this vow is treated. Everyone knows about the arm thing, or at least people in Squalo's circle, Dino knows about the arm thing and around the time of Varia arc when it's mentioned they seem to be a bit estranged so it may be a lot more common knowledge when looking into Squalo. Which means if it's something he's done for himself, he's fine with it being known. Which makes sense as he likely also believes this decision is a show of his strength. Finally, it also explains why other people don't entirely seem to get why Squalo is so protective of his hair, like when Luss acts like it's just regular hair loss worries and not something of the utmost importance to Squalo.

But it must be confusing to everyone, why that despite the fact he hates it so much, that he won't cut it. Why when he complains so much and treats it poorly he keeps it and still tries his best to maintain it. Squalo is clearly not exactly obsessed with his looks after all it much be strange.

It's clear that Squalo won't mention things that make him seem weak. It makes sense that he never mentioned this. I think it'd be more interesting to explore the connotations of this perspective and how it actually affects things that way. It might be interesting to see where that goes, Squalo doesn't do a lot of talking about himself in the first place, but to also show Squalo actually trying to hide the truth of it? That's not something i actually see often. I think I'll be keeping this for my writing.

[who1ssheesh]

Xanxus's s/o being best buds with squalo!!

Xanxus’ s/o being best friends with Squalo

Pairings: Xanxus/reader, Squalo/reader |PLATONIC|

Notes: maybe I’ve taken “buds” way too serious + Xanxus is a little piece of shit here I’m sorry……I’ll prolly will make Squalo s/o being buds with Xus soon lol. I also think I will expand on this one, feels rushed on some moments here and there

Warnings: swearing, not proofread at all, possible break-up 💀

If we take the route you’ve become friends with Squalo after starting to date Xanxus, then ooh boy, that’s a rocky start

Superbia admires Xanxus’ strength and specific traits – Squalo never in his life can terrify people around just by mere existing and suffocate with the strength through red wild eyes alone.

But other than that don’t they HATE each other with each letter in capital?

BTW Xanxus, on the other hand, is so ignorant he won’t admit any of Squalo’s strong traits to save his life, and captain acts much more reasonable here. So maybe you’re the one hinting to your man that he should go at least a little bit softer on his right hand

So. Squalo didn’t think Xanxus would date someone….like…….smart…….

He kind of expected a typical mob wife to be a candy of the eye and suck out (pun intended) money since Xanxus doesn’t care about people, you just gotta be useful to him

He can’t even lie he was dumbfounded seeing you for the first time. You are……..normal. He doesn’t mean ugly, you are pretty in a natural? Regular? way, not in a “I want to be a supermodel way too hard” way. Help me, I sound sexist.

It’s not an insult to you, it’s an “I can’t believe someone ambitious and smart got along with HIM”

100% the first time you see him is when Xanxus is beating the shit out of him with glasses again, and you were looking terrified to say the least. And Squalo was so NASTY, he really wished you would see this as the biggest red flag because he doesn’t want to see that bitch happy.

I mean it, there is just no way to get those two along, it’s a weird hate-infused destructive relationship between them.

You talk for the first time somewhere in the hall after that incident.

“Hey, are you okay?”

Squalo doesn’t answer, but you swear you heard an angry screech of his teeth in return.

You stumbled into each other pretty accidentally. You could be getting coffee for Lussuria (of COURSE you had  to be friends with that-, he would think) and somehow you always got one for Squalo. You are subtle, most of the times not even talking to him, just acting like……you merely treat him as everyone else and don’t pay attention to his tantrums.

You are immune to tantrums with your boyfriend, you’re the reasonable one in the relationship lol

You are the first one to call Squalo out.

“Quit your bullshit”

• You know what’s funny? It worked. Now welcome hell, you can never escape but it’s funny at least.

• You start talking just a little bit, one step at a time, a rare sight seeing Squalo genuinely laugh at something. He enjoys your humor and your brute language, he can now see why you get along with Xanxus.

• You start gossiping with him a lot, he is such a bitch, no wonder Lussuria likes him. As we know, nothing brings you closer than this.

• Anyways, you forgot your furious manchild idiot of a man. And he doesn’t like what he sees, Xanxus unironically thinks you are fucking with Superbia, he is raging and is THIS far from shooting you two

• It’s a long and heated argument, honestly 90% chance it can lead to a break-up. THAT’S IT THANKS FOR READING

• No, but really it’s the first time you have such a scary interaction, it probably includes you having a breakdown.

• Squalo is around there as well, and he is sure to let Xanxus know he won’t let anything happen to you.

• It’s a hard one for your relationship, you probably don’t talk for several days, Squalo will feel guilty despite hating Xanxus with all soul. Xanxus may be a bitch, but you are not.

• Will be your voice of the reason - he can’t and won’t in any way pamper you or pity, but Squalo is good with spitting facts, 10/10 friend material

• Could be having some interactions with Xanxus about the situation, could be not, depends on his mood. But certainly will call his boss a fuck-head

• Sadly, I can’t see your friendship with Squalo go well with Xanxus. Squalo may be the reasonable, but your boyfriend in not

• You both develop a pretty defending relationship, Squalo is sinking with his buds trust me it’s a pride think. So at least you are going to be irritated at him throwing stuff at Squalo -> another argument.

• You don’t go too far though, you both respect each other’s independence and don’t act as mother hen. Rare mature friendship here

• You start going hanging out with Varia a lot, maybe you even meet some of his buds out of Varia. Xanxus is going to be around too btw, some can say he is acting calmer around you

• Squalo is a friend to insult you a lot even as a joke, so thick skin is required. Will be mad at you A LOT, but still is the one to come over at 2am 1000 km away if your car broke down or sum. But if it’s a shitty reason he will get mad and say to fuck your boyfriend’s brain instead.

• Even if you don’t try, you pick up some fencing knowledge lol. Squalo starts rambling a lot and really appreciates you listening. Does so in return, can interrupt you with a dumb joke or some nonsense but just wants to show you he listens

• Squalo can be away for long at missions and develop a habit of bringing you cards with a shitty dad jokes, insults or all together

• You humor synchronizes well, there are a lot of inside jokes, Squalo thinks those are the most important in a friendship lol. Excluding drinking bets

• Has some lines. Won’t get over your house if you are alone. Fair maybe? He wouldn’t be happy if his gf brought Xanxus at their house while he is away. Exception for some emergencies and business questions

• If you ever interested, Squalo will get you tickets to sword fight events. Especially where he participates lol. You don’t have to go, but….he gets you those cause wants to see you ok?? You brobably will go there with Bel or Lussuria

• BROFISTING A LOT AND I WILL DIE ON THAT HILL. Sometimes that piece of shit bumbs you with a metal hand on purpose

• Since you don’t see each other in a sexual or any romantic light at all, Squalo often forgets you are a woman and could be smaller or not so tough (in a physical sense) and can hit you too hard

• You two rating others’ attractiveness 100%💀💀💀💀 Sometimes Luss involved

• It takes a really long time, but the 3am late chats while smoking at a balcony are a thing (I have doomer panelka vibes in my blood, doing that rn whatchu gonna do about it)

• He one day comes you for a serious advice because he’s unsure, and you are the only one Squalo trusts. You appreciate that a lot. Like…a lot

• He will do a lot in return to show his appreciation for your support, you know there is always a man behind your back, ready to catch you if you fall

• I don’t know, to be honest, of Xanxus ever makes peace with your friendship. He is not jealous, it’s about…trust. He is dead inside thinking that in critical situation you can chose Squalo, and Xanxus realizes his tantrums (that fight) break your trust in him even more, which makes Squalo more valuable to you. So in conclusion….Xanxus breaks his life again and is scared.

• But at some point, you don’t have to feel sorry for him, he also wounded you, and he knows that (he should). Squalo 100% will evaluate your ego and aggression a lot, you become confident in protecting your boundaries.

• So if ever Xanxus makes you choose (and holy shit I can imagine him doing this-), you don’t have to chose him just to please him? But it’s hurting someone’s trust either way.

• If you prioritize Xanxus, your relationship with Squalo grow noticeably colder. You obviously won’t develop an “I can’t trust you my life” friendship, but you notice Squalo is not angry about it and even sees a certain reason in your decision. He respects your view on the situation (since you are with Xanxus longer than being friend with Superbia) and sees this as a logical conclusion - that’s the character he likes you because of, ok? You still have a joke here and there or go crazy together rarely just like with any Varia guardian. You will notice Xanxus’ gaze anyway, but it’s a different one - he knows he is the one for you and can’t get enough of that fact.

• Well…….if in the end Xanxus hurts you too much….Squalo is flabbergasted to say the least and feels a lot of responsibility in here secretly, even tho he understands you both are adults + Xanxus can fuck himself piece of shit go and die + voi + ratio. He becomes distant because of this, all while you are weeping here all alone and having second thoughts. I’m the end, he comes at you door in the most Superbia fashion - with a slap and now you have 23 hour training sessions to get your mind clear or sum (he is trying). He gotta get you back to your feet with confidence and pride better as ever, because he is a friend. He goes to help at 2am, gets you when you are all out of breath and here to beat some cense back to you. He helps you get your place in a mafia life once you are chipped off of Xanxus and are all alone, he honestly the one to see you succeed and make yourself a name AND he will hardcore convince you to become a swordsman as well if a potential is seen. It could be decades, but you are still here for Superbia as he is for you, and everyone knows you are always around each other - loud, arrogant, bashful and foul-mouthed. And he still bumps you with a metal hand on purpose istg

[cloud0818]

Reading KHR in Japanese (1)

I have previously posted about that in Japanese, the speaking shows characters's personality.

Very happily, I was asked to know about the other characters, so here! I'm going to split this into two posts because it's going to be long. Thanks for the request!!( @misteriosasaky )

Tsuna

First person : "Ore"

Second person : thier name (sometimes "Omae"/"Kimi")

On the whole : middle school student-like,mild,childlike

Overall, his speaking is typical of middle school students but also a bit childlike. His speaking is mild style and honest. He is a straight-man in comedy scenes. Including that, sometimes his tone can be rough. He comes on especially strong with Reborn and kids. But most of the time it is like an big brother scolding little brothers.

His *unconscious* choice of words says a lot about his personality. He uses soft words, especially with his friends. When he is angry, he is not intimidating as if he is scaring them. If anything, he appeals to them to understand. We can know he isn't get used to being angry seriously.

He uses the first person most often used by middle school students("Ore"). He doesn't use second/third person pronouns very often and often calls them by name. If he uses them, it is "Kimi" or "Omae". He uses "Kimi" for new acquaintances and close friends. "Omae" is used for kids or his enemies. However, when he is in hyper mode, he uses "Omae" for everyone but Kyoko.

And he uses honorifics and honorific title for older. Like, Ryohei, Hibari or Dino. But it isn't overly formal. When speaking with them, Tsuna's junior disposition is often evident.

However, he doesn't use honorifics or honorific titles for those who were his enemies, regardless of their age. Even to Xanxus. He wary or fearful of those who are no longer his enemies, but he relatively casual speaking although. But, this tendency seems to be limited to those whom he had confronted. When he met Varia at the Arcobaleno arc, he used honorifics toward Belle. I really like the moment that he was confused about whether he should use honorific titles for Squalo when they finished last fight and stay in hospital. He seems to have trouble of distance between many people.

Of course, there are points where it depends on the relationship with the one. Or rarely, as towards Lal, he uses honorific at first but later it can lose.

Especially in the early arc, his speaking shows that he feels inferior to those around him. He feels little nervous and always haven't confident in what he says. He gives up on himself and often makes statement sexpression that deny any possibility from the start like;"I'm nothing anyway","I can't do this anyway" And he tends to keep in mind his confusion about what the other person said or did, or how he felt. Also, whenever he makes a decision, he always asks for someone's help. There is a nuance there that he isn't asking for opinions, but for the right answers. He don't ask "What do YOU think?",but "What should I do?"

His original genuine personality makes his words is always very sincere. His words come straight from his heart. So he is not able to say sophisticated things in important situations. He doesn't have the skill to tell everything in a few word, like the protagonists of other works. He searches clumsily for the right words even while speaking, wondering over how to convey something he wants to say, there is falter in his words.

But therefore, we can feel his words are always natural and real mind. That is why he move people's hearts. No matter what trials he went through, he never lost sight of his virtue.

His speaking style is not very unique. He has the roughness or informality typical of middle school students. It shows his innocent like little brother, sometimes caring like big brother. And maybe nervous or at a loss for words. He is not the type of person who is good at conversation. However, it can tell that he is a kind person. We know he feels or what the other person is to him in the way of speaking, directly. That is another good thing about him.

Thank you for reading!!! If you want keep reading of same theme post about another character ; :D

[ciaossu-imagines]

For the holiday season what sort of gifts do you think Tsuna and friends would be happy to receive?

This is a really great request and anyone who has read this blog for any length of time knows I'm an absolute sucker for holiday headcanons...I included headcanons for Tsuna below but I gotta say...almost every character in the manga/anime can kind of be called friends or allies of Tsuna, except for the Varia and even then, Squalo, because of his relationship with Yamamoto, could be considered as friendly to Tsuna. I definitely think Tsuna, towards the end of the manga, considers him a friendly ally at the very least. Like, even Byakuran and Mukuro could be considered Tsuna's 'friends' as I do think Byakuran thinks of them as such and Tsuna has shown he has friendly feelings towards the Kokuyo Gang, so could you please clarify which friends in particular you want because otherwise, I'd be writing for A LOT of characters...like easily 30+.

Okay, I'm going into writing these headcanons for Tsuna putting aside the fact that, canonically, he wouldn't really celebrate Christmas. We're going to play these headcanons like he would celebrate Christmas, okay guys?

Going with that, I do think that as he grows from being a little kid into a tween and then a teenager, the actual presents involved in Christmas start to mean less and less to Tsuna and the holiday means as much to him as it does because of the time he gets to spend doing fun stuff and eating good food with his family and friends, along with the fact that anyone thinks to get him a gift at all. By the time he's an adult, he won't even be able to really think of anything to ask for as a gift, but he'll still get slightly teary and happy whenever anyone thinks to get him a Christmas gift, even if it's only socks.

Now, going into the actual gifts...I think as a tween and teen, coming from his mother, Tsuna would ask for and really appreciate practical things like cash or gift cards to his favourite places, new clothes, and since I really do headcanon Nana as being someone who is very crafty, I think he kind of looks forward to the new mittens and scarf she knits him every year, even if he pretends he doesn't (he is still a teenage boy, after all).

Anyone else? Seriously, just the fact that anyone other than his mom is thinking enough about him to get him a Christmas gift still astounds Tsuna to some degree. I do think handmade gifts really touch Tsuna in a special place and he really treasures them because of the effort and time the person put into making that present just for him, but he's going to find something wonderful about just about any present.

Bonus headcanon - by the time Tsuna is his adult self, it will become a running joke between him and Lambo that Tsuna's Lightning Guardian never remembers to Christmas shop and regifts or makes the stupidest, most useless gifts...Tsuna still has every single one tucked away somewhere though, right back from the time Lambo was five and gave him a popsicle stick with his hair wrapped around it as a gift (Tsuna had meant to throw it out but had tossed it under his bed with the other Christmas 'junk' and it got boxed up with the other stuff when Nana cleaned and became a joke the next Christmas and at that point, Tsuna couldn't quite bring himself to throw it out, though he didn't really understand why.)

[strawwritesfic]

TYL!Xanxus x Female!Varia!Reader: Cards

Summary: It’s always a good day when you get what you want and Squalo doesn’t.

Rating/Tags: M (Overt sexual references; foul language; set during canon; Xanxus & Squalo & Lussuria & Fran & Levi & Belphegor & Reader; past Belphegor & Mammon; referenced Belphegor & Rasiel; referenced Xanxus & Rasiel; poker; reference to strip poker; non-Guardian!Reader; heavy exposition; possessiveness) 

Challenge: “160 Collective Drabbles” challenge by BobaPop on Lunaescence Archives.

Tag List: @imaginesfire​

Cards

There was a little something known as “Varia Quality” within the mafia–and sometimes without it, too. The greatest of assassins could only dream of being invited to join the group, even if just for consideration, and even if only as an underling. Give the Varia a murderous objective, and they worked together like a well-oiled machine…for about as long as it took to start murdering. Once that singular objective was taken care of, they appeared to devolve into a team of squalling infants. Never had you seen this so obviously as the night after the Millifiore battle.

A clear and cloudless night sky hung over the ruins of the mansion. Most of the damage had taken place during the course of Xanxus’s fight with the Varia's resident prince’s insane brother earlier that evening, but plenty more had been added by personal scuffles in the time since. Much of these scuffles remained ongoing. The boss had demanded your presence, and no sooner had you set foot in the living room claimed by the captains than did you find yourself in the midst of an active war zone.

To say you were surprised would be a lie. You might have been a practiced lair, but to do so just then would have been more of a hindrance than a help. Fran was being his usual idiot self; Bel had retaliated by turning him and the mantle into pincushions; Squalo was screaming at them to stop; and Lussuria was fussing over Xanxus, who looked fit to murder every single one of the others. The only member intelligent enough to shut the hell up was Levi, who did so out of no actual intelligence, but rather because he was still too much in awe from Xanxus’s earlier battle to speak.

So like any sane person, you suggested they play a game to pass the time until the message came in from Japan. Since you happened to have a pack of cards on you (it got boring, hanging out with the rest of the plebs), you figured that was that. You and Xanxus could have some quality time in one of the un-destroyed bedrooms while the children entertained themselves. 

No such luck. Apparently Squalo didn’t think you two ought to be busy when the orders from the Tenth finally arrived. Several wine bottles broken over Squalo’s head later, Xanxus joined the game himself. Meanwhile, you settled into the all-important task of lounging around in Xanxus’s lap, seeing as that was the closest you were going to get to his dick until Squalo got the one out of his own rear end. 

Now, this might have appeared at first glance to be nothing more than you capitalizing on the opportunity to spy on the Varia’s captains while scoring some much needed physical contact time with Xanxus–and it definitely was. But your doing so also provided some incentive for him to not throw the entire table across the room when he started getting pissy, not that your presence always stopped him from doing so. Still, you could at least pretend you were being useful.

“Oh, isn’t this just wonderful?” Lussuria said. “I can’t remember the last time we all had a family game night together like this!”

“That’s probably because you’re all sore losers,” you said.

Squalo glared at you from across the sword-scratched table. “Oi, bitch. What are you still doing here?”

You smiled your brightest, most annoying smile. “Xanxus told me to come. Isn’t that right, Xanxus?”

Xanxus grunted, then threw down a card. This was answer enough for Squalo to return, scowling, to poker. This was also answer enough to get Levi to shoot you a look of purest venom over his hand. 

Your grin grew larger still as you waved at him from your perch. You were long used to Levi’s sullen behavior toward you. After all, you had won Xanxus’ affections where he had not. Unfortunately, you bragging was short lived; you felt Xanxus shift impatiently underneath you, and you quickly returned to caressing his jaw. Maybe “affection” wasn't quite the right word.

“Bel, quit stalling. It’s your turn,” Lussuria said.

Xanxus growled.

If he really decided to throw the table, he wouldn’t hesitate to throw you along with it. What Xanxus felt for you wasn’t love, of that you were absolutely sure. You’d be kidding yourself if you said you loved him, too. He was temperamental, violent, and downright demanding. He was also pretty damn good in the sack, and handsome and powerful to boot. There was also the slimmest chance that he’d be Vongola XI someday, and then he’d need heirs–preferably legitimate ones. Sour looks from Levi and being dragged (sometimes literally) out of bed whenever Xanxus decided he needed a woman seemed a small price to pay for all that.

This card game affair was pretty tedious, though. You wondered if you could push Xanxus far enough that he’d ignore Squalo and take you somewhere more private. Surely Xanxus was rife with sexual frustration after dealing with Bel’s irritating brother all day. Typically Bel himself was enough to accomplish that much.

“Play, trash!” Xanxus barked.

Bel grinned and slapped his cards onto the table. “It’s no fun playing without Mammon. No stakes.”

“No being completely bankrupt after the first round either,” Levi said over his turn. “This is much safer.”

“Mah, I agree with Bel. If I’d know things would be this boring, I would’ve stayed home for this mission,” Fran said dully.

“You would not, because this is your goddamn job!” Squalo shouted.

“Wouldn’t’ve been able to sleep anyway. I could hear Captain Squalo’s yammering from that far away. I’d still have a headache.”

“Voi! What was that, brat? Want to say that again?”

“Boys, boys, stop fighting! What would your father think?” Lussuria crooned.

You could hardly suppress a smirk at Xanxus’s knuckles going pale around his cards. Just a little further…

“I have an idea,” you announced.

The room fell silent save for an owl hooting in one of the exposed branches far above your heads. Then:

“Your first idea sucks as it is,” Fran said. “I don’t think we need any more of [Name]’s suggestions.”

“For once, he’s right. Get the hell out of here, woman. Don’t you have work to do?” Squalo asked.

Xanxus’s grip on you turned to iron, a sure sign that if you so much as tried to listen to Squalo and leave, you would regret it. Luckily, you had no intention of leaving when things were finally getting a little interesting. Ignoring their rejection, you plowed right on:

“You said you wanted stakes, right? How about a game of strip poker?”

More silence.

“Strip…poker?” a red-faced Levi echoed at last.

“I don’t mind the idea,” said Lussuria.

“Voi! Why the hell are you still listening to her? Who wants to see you morons naked anyway?”

“If I lose enough, I could finally take off this stupid frog hat Bel makes me wear,” Fran mused.

“Not on your life, Froggy. Take it off, and I’ll kill you,” said Bel.

“Mah, so Bel will let me win just to keep an ugly hat on? Sounds like he’s pretty desperate to show off for Captain Lussuria.”

“You think so? Better play well. For you, a game of strip poker is life or death.” Bel’s usual Cheshire grin vanished only to return a mere split-second later wider than ever before. “Shishishi. The prince knows what [Name] is up to.”

You rolled your eyes. "Oh, you do, do you? Enlighten me.'

“Of course. Because he’s a genius, he knows [Name] only suggested strip poker because she’ll get to see all of us naked, but no way will the boss let us see her naked. Buuuut…” he slipped a knife out of seemingly nowhere, “I could still cut her clothes off and give the rest of us a show.”

Wrong answer-but it did the trick. The table exploded in a flurry of cards, chips, and sawdust. This time, though, you were not tossed in with the broken furniture. Instead, Xanxus threw you over his shoulder as he leveled one gun at Bel’s fat blond head.

“Handle the Vongola message yourself, scum,” Xanxus growled.

You flashed yet another smile, waving as Xanxus turned to carry you up the demolished stairs. The looks on Bel and Squalo’s faces boded ill for you–but they turned on each other before they could even think of trying to prevent you from leaving with the boss.

“You just got me more work, you goddamn idiot prince!”

They were brawling again, with Fran and Lussuria egging them on. But who cared? Certainly not you. The captains could argue among themselves as much as they wanted, so long as you got what you wanted. You always did, in the end...even on nights when there weren’t any outsiders left to murder.

[jojo-hut-jrs]

Hi hi, do you have any general hcs for Sale and Chaka? Not necessarily romantic but like their past, quirks, habits, hobbies, what they're up to after the end of their respective series, etc. Love your work you badass person you 😤

i can try to think of a few, though i don't really know much about Chaka.

Sale

-Even though I don't typically like family headcanons based on appearance alone (anime tends to be rather same-facey), I do like the idea of Sale being related to Squalo. I think they're cousins, and Squalo initially got Sale involved in passione, though Sale is unaware his actual position and thinks he just works for a higher raking capo.

-While he does smoke pot occasionally, I think his choice of drug is actually whippits. Makes fun of Zucchero for drinking lean but has done it in the past.

-In the sense of stands having physiological significance and symbolism to their user, Sale’s Kraftwerk is representive of his ambition to rise above his current, steady but unfulfilling lifestyle. Kraftwerks ability on paper seems to be almost useless compared to “grander” stands like golden experience, or lacks a clear function like moody blues or Rolling Stones. A lot of creativity is required make proper use of it, which sale demonstrates, just as a lot of creativity is needed to rise above social and economic classes in life, since more often than not hard work or talent alone is not enough. Sale is a person that feels stuck, and knowing the feeling myself, it’s very easy to turn negative emotions into spiteful ones.

-I think he’s middle/lower class and bored, but unlike zucchero who joined for excitement and money, Sale craves the feeling of both importances and respect. I think he takes himself and his minor job in passione too seriously.

Chaka

-imma be honest I Do Not Think Of Him all that often.

-I do think he had the potential to be a stand user on his own if he had been hit by the arrow. If the whole “stand users are attracted to each other” thing is to be true, then he was always more likely to run into Anubis.

-On a similar note, I did always wonder if Anubis was made of the same material as the arrow head. Supposedly he works very simailr to cheap trick, another possessive stand, and it may be that he possesses people by turning them into stand users and taking the place of their stand. Just a thought.

-He seems like he may have been sheltered as a kid and then left with his father when he was older and thus didn’t grow up and become accustomed and hardened to his behavior.

-I honestly thought polnareff killed him during that fight but the wiki says he was merely immobilized, so going with that. He has no memory of what happened while he was possessed by anubis and the injury left him permanently disabled and unable to work. He receives disability payments, but unknown to him, it is on behalf of the speedwagon foundation.

[squadrah]

Speaking of familial theories: Melone and Scolippi?

Oh wow, another one that I have never heard of! How many of these are there, actually? Now I wonder...

Okay, because this is my second time, I will first list the ones I do know of:

1) Polpo/Mariah = Risotto because eyes and magnetism (I used this in Passione Babysitters so there we go, I endorsed it);

2) Hol Horse as Mista's dad because Gun (neutral on this one as Mista deserves better but I still like Hol Horse lmao);

3) Fugo, Sale and Squalo as brothers because of hair style and color (have not read about it but I do like the idea);

4) Prosciutto and Pesci as actual brothers should probably be mentioned (I don't headcanon them as such though);

5) NEW! Risotto and Abbacchio being related (pretty cool);

6) Adding my own as a bonus because this is my favorite hill to be dying on: Prosciutto as a descendant of Dio Brando and therefore Giorno's great-great-great-great nephew or so (read Vento Fantasma, Sangue Aureo if you want some of this!)

I think that's all of the ones I have hitherto been aware of!

As for this one, now that I have looked up Scolippi (I can't believe I haven't seen him since like, first seeing that episode) I can see that the purple hair and green eyes are the big hint... Honestly, I would ordinarily shrug a little because poor Scolippi is very removed from La Squadra's narrative, but at the same time, holy heck the grounds are rich. His Stand technically delivers death to the target, though as far as I understand, he doesn't really control it to do that... basically both have remote Stands homing in on the target, that is so neat! You know what? Yes. Has my approval, absolutely.

[dearcat1]

(Plots)

Part 23 of An Exercise in Patience

Tsunayoshi takes over the villa with a fury Xanxus finds bemusing. He wonders, sometimes, whether the omega realizes what he's doing.

He doesn't think Tsunayoshi does. 

His squad is soaking it up, though. They get three good meals a day and though touching is still iffy, every now and then one of his elements gets a hug. Xanxus is still the only one Tsunayoshi cuddles up to and lately, Tsunayoshi has gotten comfortable with claiming Xanxus's lap as his spot. The Varia Elite have a movie night every Sunday, it's something of a tradition. It devolves into either a cuddle pile or fighting but with Tsunayoshi around, it's more of a cautious poking at what the omega will allow. The younger Sky isn't stupid, he realizes this. So he claims Xanxus's lap as his seat and sometimes he allows a cheek rub or fingers on his hair. Hugs are reserved from when the omega is sleepy and pliant enough for it. 

Xanxus doesn't mind it. He's aware that soon enough, Tsunayoshi is going to start bringing his elements in with him and Xanxus doesn't mind that either. He hums, petting soft, brown hair and breathing in the smell of content omega. "You chose the movie?"

"No." Tsunayoshi shrugs, pressing his nose against the alpha's scent gland. "Bel did."

"Then what are you so smug about?" Tsunayoshi has a mischievous side to him Xanxus knows that by now. Whether he learned it from Reborn or is slowly getting comfortable enough to show it, the alpha might never find out. 

Tsunayoshi doesn't answer, snuggling closer and waiting until the lights turn off. "I'm just happy."

As sweet as that is… "I know when you're planning something by now." Xanxus pulls on a strand of hair.

The omega pouts but surrounds Xanxus's shoulders with his arms, nosing the underside of the alpha's jaw with a low purr that forces Xanxus to pay attention. "Alpha?"

"Yeah?" Xanxus idly wonders whether Tsunayoshi realizes that he has the attention of the whole room. The rest of him laments that the omega knows Xanxus is weak to this.

Instead of an answer, he gets a cheek rub. Tsunayoshi purrs harder, his chest vibrating against Xanxus's skin. "Hold me?"

Xanxus could say that he is and it wouldn't be a lie. But he's being careful and Tsunayoshi seems to have decided he's ready for more. So Xanxus tightens his hold on him, pressing him firmly against his chest and tucking him neatly into his arms. Tsunayoshi purrs harder still, kissing Xanxus's shoulder. Ok. Carefully, Xanxus lays them down on the couch, keeping the omega on his chest and rubbing his back with sure strokes. "Good?"

Tsunayoshi arches into the touch, humming when Xanxus's arms don't let him go far. "Yeah."

His squad waits until Tsunayoshi is fast asleep to crowd around them, curious hands hovering over the omega's sleeping form. Xanxus bares his fangs to keep them in line. "Don't wake him up."

"The prince thinks this is going too slow." Belphegor huffs but backs off, at least long enough to walk around Xanxus and lay down against his side. 

Snorting, the alpha allows it. Belphegor chose the side furthest away from Tsunayoshi, after all. It sends a signal, however, and soon Xanxus has the rest of his squad cuddled up around him. The alpha sighs, accepting the blanket Lussuria is using to tuck Tsunayoshi in. "If he wakes up and freaks out, it's your mess to clean."

"Voi!" Squalo hisses, shifting in such a way that his hair slaps Xanxus in the face. "If he freaks out, he'll run to you and you better show him we're harmless." 

Belphegor giggles madly, a knife making an appearance. "The prince isn't harmless." 

"Of course not," Lussuria soothes. "But we wouldn't hurt Tsu-darling, would we?"

Leviathan huffs, taking the knife from Belphegor's hand. "And the Ring Battles?"

"Mou." Mammon curls up beside Xanxus's head. "Tsunayoshi will say 'alpha', all big doe eyes and everything. And the boss will hand them over."

"You little shit." Xanxus growls but freezes when he remembers Tsunayoshi is fast asleep on his chest. "Watch it."

[byakuwan]

what is the gesso fam and what are they about and what is going on there? i havent thought up any solid hcs or something but let's give it a first attempt.

from what little i can actually recall offhand:

it had the big house/mansion/whatever byakuran was hanging out in when uni came over to figure out how to deal with him long-term (lmao)

"New Family!" -- shoichi i think?

then there's whatever happened with squalo and genkishi.

idk i think it was baishana who shouted something like "the rich rule the world and everyone else are servants!" or something. during him vs ryohei fight.

they had like 4723476437 troops in white spell so i assume they had military ties??

byakuran had so much Power and a Huge AF Skyscraper to vibe in, so i guess it'd make sense to make a mafia family out of people who had a lot of sway in italy.

good lord what the hell did this guy even Do to get that far. his sweet talk charm people-smarts must be level 99 with how many people fell at his feet one way or another............

no wonder uni was the only one that could deal with him family-wise LOL