#Kagami is a tattoo artist

[afkaskus]

For some reason, I'm really invested in knowing what future Miraculous character will be doing.

This are my headcanons so far and why:

(long post, in the tags you can read the resume)

Marinette: Designer. We all know this is meant to happen, it's super clear. BUT, I'm not meaning designer as a fashion designer, I meant it as a costume designer. She works mostly on movies but loves working on theaters. Sometimes she also helps with scenography and for some reason she knows a little about lighting as well. She still takes little commissions from a few artists. I like believing that she saw the fashion desing world with another pov and decided to not be part of it. Taking the Agreste company? I think she will enjoy to destroy that empire, and also will want to have her own name.

Adrien: I LOVE "Baker!Adrien" headcanon. Yes, he works with the Dupain-Chengs, and he loves it. He has the family he has always dreamed of. Also there has been a few mentions in the show of Adrien as a food seller. Tom will be thrilled to adopt Adrien and show him everything he knows. Tom will also be happy that he has someone to take over the bakery when he retires.

Gabriel: In jail. He deserves no other place to stay.

Nathalie: haven't think that much about it. But I don't think she will end up in jail like Gabriel. She's smart, she's better than that.

Alya: an reporter. It's meant to happen. She also has a few enemies because she DOES tell the truth. Maybe she will travel with Nino and they'll match their works with their travels, so maybe she's an independent reporter.

Nino: The best DJ in the world. As I said before, he matches his work travels with Alya's work, but also, they are pretty independent from each other. They love the feeling they get when they haven't seen each other in a few weeks and then they meet again in a total different country.

Kagami: Ok, hear me out in this one. Kagami is a tattoo artist. She's very good at drawing and art, but I don't think she will enjoy being in a place where rich can control everything. She's already rich and she might have the contacts to be a very recognized artist, but, let's be honest, that's not something the both rich kids want. After realizing that her mom is not the one who controls her life, she decided to be rebellious and got a tattoo herself (big thing for being japanese), after that, her friends convinced her to become a tattoo artist and she ended up loving the idea. I also like thinking that Tomoe paid a lot of people in the art industry to not let people accept Kagami as an artist, but I think is kind of brutal. Now everyone has a tattoo made by Kagami. Luka and Adrien have a competition to see who gets more tattoos.

Luka: He has his little shop, the one he named in Wishmaker. He loves making people happy finding an instrument that's made for them, specially kids.

Juleka: She's an stylist. She's the best and most revolutionary. She has a lot of knowledge in makeup and hairstyle.

Rose: She's a famous singer and songwriter, she's also Juleka's muse and they go on tour together. Juleka and Marinette help her with her style.

Chloé: She's an influencer and has her own cosmetics brand.

And that's everyone I have thought of for now.

[aomine-ryo]

Aomine with a badass sleeve tat of like a panther or something on his left arm and Kagami with a tiger tat on his back or his right arm I'm crying I need someone to draw this ASAP

OH MY GOD WHY WOULD YOU PUT THIS IN MY HEAD AOMINE AND KAGAMI WITH TATTOOS ?? 😩 Also can I add onto this with: Kagami with a lip piercing thank you for coming to my ted talk

If any of you are artists please it’s a need 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[x-authorship-x]

I did NOT think of that, good call lol. I'm like super curious about your naruto timeline because we all know Naruto is like... a mess and a half and like, everyone knows its a mess and a half but no one has the time to fix the naruto timeline and make it all neat n stuff. (plus, the lack of world building on other elements which makes it even harder to build the time line and now my heart hurts 😀😀)

The ShiObi AU literally does not have any timeline and their ages are ambiguous because i'm too lazy to actually fix the mess that is Naruto. So the fact you actually made a timeline??? props to you!!!

- N

N-anon... You don't know what you've unleashed

Disclaimer: I wrote this Timeline almost exactly three years ago and my reasoning for some decisions has been lost/forgotten. This timeline is specifically for HOPE AU (No Tomorrow, Until Dawn Breaks) and is updated every time I update the fic. Do NOT try to use my timeline against me down the line to fact-check my own work. Do NOT try to correct this timeline against canon events, this AU diverts from canon far beyond a single 'turning point' (e.g Shisui's time travel).

MY TIMELINE: Konohan Reckoning

Y0: Konoha is built, Hashi and Mads are 30 and Tobirama is 25. 

Y5: Kagami, Sarutobi and Danzo etc are born.

Y15: Tsunade etc born (Hashi is grandfather at 45).

Y17: Kakuzu (39) flees after failing to assassinate Hashi(47). He "dies" from the wounds Tobirama (42) gave him, leaving him to steal Taki's Earth Grudge Technique to keep living.

Y18: FIRST WAR. Hashi dies at 48 from mysterious chakra related reasons (EDIT SPOILER) and Tobirama is 2Hokage at 43. Uchiha Police formed. Sakumo is born.

Y21: Sarutobi(16) gets his team(6).

Y25: Kagami(20) has a son (Shunsuke). WAR END.

Y27: Minato, Mikoto(Kagami 22), Kushina born.

Y30: Inoichi etc born.

Y35: Kushina (8) moves to Konoha to become the Jinchuuriki and Mito(65) dies.

Y36: Minato(9) becomes Jiraiya(21)'s apprentice.

Y37: Tobirama dies(62) and Sarutobi(32) is 3Hokage. Uzushio falls (Kushina 10) and Kagami(32) dies (Mikoto 10, Shunsuke 12). Konan, Nagato, Yahiko are born EDIT. SECOND WAR

Y41: Kisame is born.

Y42: Kakashi is born (Sakumo 26) (Minato 15). InoShikaCho gain Akimichi Choka as sensei.

Y43: Anko is born and grows up at the orphanage.

Y44: Shisui is born (Shunsuke 19 and Mikoto 17, Kagami would've been 39). ROOT is created (Danzo 39.) Nagato, Konan, Yahiko (7) meet Jiraiya (29).

Y45: Tsunade(30), Orochimaru(30) and Jiraiya(30) become known as the Sannin. Nawaki(12) dies and Tsunade leaves Konoha. Shisui's grandmother dies (40, Mikoto 18 and Shunsuke 20).

Y46: Kakashi(4) enters academy. WAR END.

Y48: Sakumo(32) dies. Kakashi(6) is promoted to Chuunin and is assigned to Minato(21). Jiraiya (33) officially leaves Konan, Nagato, Yahiko (11).

Y49: THIRD WAR. Mikoto(22) gives birth to Itachi.

Y50: Shisui(6)'s parents(Shunsuke and Kana25) die. Shisui graduates to Genin. 

Y52: October 5th Shisui(8) loses his Genin team (Kazumi-sensei, Mariko-chan, Daiki/chi-kun) and activates his Mangekyou two weeks after turning 8(Oct 19). Inoichi(22) becomes his sensei. Inoichi starts dating Sora shortly afterwards. Yahiko (15) dies, Konan and Nagato lead Akatsuki and overthrow Hanzo. Anko(9) becomes Genin under Orochimaru. EDIT.

Y53: Shisui(9) becomes Chuunin. Itachi(4) is traumatised by war. Inoichi(23) becomes Yamanaka Head and Head of T&I when his father( Inojou ('dictate'+'human' meaning) mind-walks an assassin and is killed during a suicide jutsu. Inoichi(23) and Sora(22) get married. Anko(10) and team fail Chuunin exam.

Y54: Kakashi(12) becomes Jounin. Obito(12) "dies". Minato(26) becomes known as the Yellow Flash and becomes 4Hokage. Rin(12) dies. ROOT is officially disbanded (Danzo 49). Orochimaru(39) becomes a missing-nin. Anko 11 is left with a cursed seal that is managed by the ANBU sealing tattoo artist, OC. WAR END.

Y56: Sasuke is born(Mikoto 28, Fugaku 32). Ino is born(Inoichi 26, Sora 25). Kyuubi is released. Naruto is born and Minato(28) and Kushina(28) die. Sarutobi(51) returns as 3Hokage. Kakashi(14) joins ANBU. Itachi(7) graduates to Genin.

Y57: Itachi(8) becomes a Chuunin.

Y58: Shisui(14) becomes Jounin.

Y60: Shisui(16) joins ANBU alongside Itachi(11). Naruto(4) leaves the Orphanage under the watch of Squad Two(Hound, Jackal, Monkey, Ram.) Shisui gets his first kiss from Anko (17) when saving her from near death on an ANBU rescue.

Y62: Fugaku(38) and the Elders propose a Coup. 

Y63: Itachi(13) becomes ANBU Captain. Shisui(18) enters the Bingo Book as A-Rank Flee-On-Sight Shunshin no Shisui. Itachi is ordered to spy on the Hokage. Shisui is ordered to monitor Itachi. Tenzo(16) joins Squad Two (Kakashi 21, Raidou 23, Genma 23, Shisui 18/19).

Y64: Rookie9 starts at the academy(8). Danzo(58) steals Shisui(19/20)'s eye. Shisui commits suicide. Itachi(15/16) activates his Mangekyou and kills the Uchiha Clan(Mikoto 36, Fugaku 40) with Tobi(22), leaving Sasuke(8...9?) the sole survivor. Kakashi(22/23) leaves ANBU. (Genma23/24, Raidou23/24, Tenzo17/18.). Shisui wakes 2 months in the past and confides in Inoichi, Squad Two and Mikoto. Danzo(58) is beheaded by Mikoto(36) after shisui steals back his grandfather’s eye. ROOT are reunited with family. Tenzo meets Sai and Shin. Shisui becomes official Consultant between T&I and ANBU and liaisons between Uchiha and Hokage. Mikoto becomes a Hime Elder in the Hokage’s advisory council. 

I add characters/events to the timeline as and when i need them. This is only part of the timeline, since any further back uses different reckoning and any further forward is straight up spoilers for the other three arcs/stories in HOPE AU 😂 there are also slight differences in events according to other villages, Kiri and Uzushio especially have minor amendments that I edited out for readability's sake

Final Note: if anyone uses my timeline to make their own, please credit me at least in name because this took days and actual math. If I find this reposted anywhere, I will be extremely aggravated

[brookston]

Holidays 1.11

Holidays

Accession Day (Oman)

Amelia Earhart Day

Art Deco Day

Banana Boat Day

Burning of the Clavie (Tar Barrel; Burghead, Scotland)

Children’s Day (Tunisia)

Cigarettes Are Hazardous To Your Health Day

Cuckoo Dancing Week begins [until 1.17]

Designated Hitter Day

Eugenio Maria de Hostos Day (Puerto Rico)

First Society Day

Flag Day (Norfolk Island)

Girl Hug Boy Day

Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Heritage Treasures Day (UK)

Insulin Day

International Paget’s Awareness Day

International Parity at Work Day

International Thank You Day (Portugal)

Jump in a Puddle and Splash Someone Day

Karen (Kayin) New Year (Myanmar)

Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day

Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day

Lottery Day

Martha Hughes Cannon Day (Utah)

Missionary Day (Mizoram, India)

National Arkansas Day

National Artist Atang de la Rama (Philippines)

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

National Joey Day

National Marketing Day

National Tara Day

National Unity Day (Nepal)

Nature Reserves and National Parks Day (Russia)

No Longer New Year’s Day

Republic Day (Albania)

Salt Day (French Republic)

Secret Pal Day

Send a Dollar to the Treasury Day

Sir John A. MacDonald Day (Canada)

Smoking May Be Hazardous To Your Health Day

Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day

Tattoo Pride Day

Thank You Card

Unity Day (Nepal)

Use More of Your Mind Day

World Sketchnote Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

German Apples Day (Germany)

Kagami Biraki ("Opening the Mirror," referring to opening a cask of sake; Japan)

Milk Bottle Day

National Hot Toddy Day

National Milk Day

Rhubarb Day

2nd Thursday in January

Family Communications Day [2nd Thursday]

Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day [2nd Thursday]

Independence & Related Days

Independence Manifesto Day (Morocco)

Kosrae (Constitution Day; Micronesia)

Republic Day (Albania; 1946)

Sabini (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning January 11, 2024

Autosport International (Birmingham, UK) [thru 1.14]

Easter Seals South Florida Festival of Chefs (Miami, Florida)

Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival (Joplin, Missouri) [thru 1.13]

Restaurant Week (South Carolina) [thru 1.21]

Sunshine Comedy Festival (St. Petersburg, Florida) [thru 1.14]

Feast Days

Al Capone Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Alexander Calder Day (Artology)

Alice Paul (Humanism)

Anastasius of Suppentonia (Roman Catholic)

Banquet of Fairies, Goblins, Pixies, and Elves (Shamanism)

Carmentalia (Old Roman Festival to 9 Muses; also 1.15)

Cyrus (Positivist; Saint)

Feast of Jurturna (Goddess of Fountains & The Underworld; Ancient Rome)

Feast of Sokar (Ancient Egypt)

Georgios Jakobides (Artology)

Hecate’s Day of the Midwives (Pagan)

Hyginus, Pope (Christian; Martyr)

Juturnalia (Prophetic Waters Festival)

Leucius of Brindisi (Roman Catholic)

Mary Slessor (Church of England)

Nora Heysen (Artology)

Old New Year (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Paldo, Taso and Tato (Christian; Saints)

Parmigianino (Artology)

Paulinus II of Aquileia (Christian; Saint)

Riff (Muppetism)

Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Day (Pastafarian)

Theodosius the Cenobiarch (Christian; Saint)

Thomas of Cori (Christian; Saint)

Vitalis of Gaza (Roman Catholic)

William Carter (Christian; Blessed)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Binary Day [111] (3 of 9)

Prime Number Day: 11 [5 of 72]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [5 of 37]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [6 of 30]

Premieres

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (Trade Organization; 1927)

An American in Paris (Film; 1952)

Aphrodite Means Death, by John Appleby (Novel; 1951)

Atonement (Film; 2008)

Banshee (TV Series; 2013)

Bottles (Happy Harmonies Cartoon; 1936)

The Bucket List (Film; 2008)

Bugs Bunny’s Mad World of Television (WB Cartoon TV Special; 1982)

Chemtrails Over the Country Club, by Lana Del Rey (Song; 2021)

Donald’s Decision (Disney Cartoon; 1942)

Exploding Population or Pull Yourself Together (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 336; 1965)

The First Snow (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1935)

His Girl Friday (Film; 1940)

I Wanna Play House (WB MM Cartoon; 1936)

The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross (TV Series; 1983)

Let’s Blow Up New York or We Bombed’Em at the Palace (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 335; 1965)

The Nut Job (Animated Film; 2014)

On the Basis of Sex (Film; 2019)

Pink Panic (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1967)

Please Please Me, by The Beatles (Song; 1963)

Popcorn (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1931)

The Promised Neverland (Anime TV Series; 2019)

Purple Haze, recorded by Jimi Hendrix (Song; 1967)

The Saint and Mr. Teal (a.k.a. Once More the Saint), by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories; 1933) [Saint #11]

Sex Education (TV Series; 2019)

The Sunshine Makers (Rainbow Parade Cartoon; 1935)

Today’s Name Days

Paulin, Paulinus, Ronan, Theodosius (Austria)

Časlav, Honorat, Neven (Croatia)

Bohdana (Czech Republic)

Hyginus (Denmark)

Osvald, Ove (Estonia)

Kari, Karri (Finland)

Hortense, Pauline (France)

Thomas (Germany)

Theodosios, Theodosis (Greece)

Ágota (Hungary)

Igino (Italy)

Arkādijs, Franciska, Smaida (Latvia)

Audrius, Marcijonas, Stefanija, Vilnė (Lithuania)

Børge, Børre (Norway)

Feliks, Hilary, Honorata, Hygin, Krzesimir, Matylda, Mechtylda (Poland)

Teodosie (Romania)

Malvína (Slovakia)

Higinio (Spain)

Jan, Jannike (Sweden)

Bethany, Darby, Derby, Dermot, Kermit, Kermore, Rhett (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 11 of 2024; 355 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 2 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 17 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 1 (Jia-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 1 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 29 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 11 White; Foursday [11 of 30]

Julian: 29 December 2023

Moon: 1%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 11 Moses (1st Month) [Cyrus]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 22 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 21 of 31)

Calendar Changes

冰月 [Bīngyuè] (Chinese Lunisolar Calendar) [Month 12 of 12] (Ice Month) [Earthly Branch: Ox Month] (End-of-Year Month)

Šəḇāṭ (a.k.a. Shevat, Shvat, Shebat or Sebat) [שְׁבָט] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 11 of 12]

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 1.11

Holidays

Accession Day (Oman)

Amelia Earhart Day

Art Deco Day

Banana Boat Day

Burning of the Clavie (Tar Barrel; Burghead, Scotland)

Children’s Day (Tunisia)

Cigarettes Are Hazardous To Your Health Day

Cuckoo Dancing Week begins [until 1.17]

Designated Hitter Day

Eugenio Maria de Hostos Day (Puerto Rico)

First Society Day

Flag Day (Norfolk Island)

Girl Hug Boy Day

Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Heritage Treasures Day (UK)

Insulin Day

International Paget’s Awareness Day

International Parity at Work Day

International Thank You Day (Portugal)

Jump in a Puddle and Splash Someone Day

Karen (Kayin) New Year (Myanmar)

Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day

Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day

Lottery Day

Martha Hughes Cannon Day (Utah)

Missionary Day (Mizoram, India)

National Arkansas Day

National Artist Atang de la Rama (Philippines)

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

National Joey Day

National Marketing Day

National Tara Day

National Unity Day (Nepal)

Nature Reserves and National Parks Day (Russia)

No Longer New Year’s Day

Republic Day (Albania)

Salt Day (French Republic)

Secret Pal Day

Send a Dollar to the Treasury Day

Sir John A. MacDonald Day (Canada)

Smoking May Be Hazardous To Your Health Day

Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day

Tattoo Pride Day

Thank You Card

Unity Day (Nepal)

Use More of Your Mind Day

World Sketchnote Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

German Apples Day (Germany)

Kagami Biraki ("Opening the Mirror," referring to opening a cask of sake; Japan)

Milk Bottle Day

National Hot Toddy Day

National Milk Day

Rhubarb Day

2nd Thursday in January

Family Communications Day [2nd Thursday]

Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day [2nd Thursday]

Independence & Related Days

Independence Manifesto Day (Morocco)

Kosrae (Constitution Day; Micronesia)

Republic Day (Albania; 1946)

Sabini (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning January 11, 2024

Autosport International (Birmingham, UK) [thru 1.14]

Easter Seals South Florida Festival of Chefs (Miami, Florida)

Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival (Joplin, Missouri) [thru 1.13]

Restaurant Week (South Carolina) [thru 1.21]

Sunshine Comedy Festival (St. Petersburg, Florida) [thru 1.14]

Feast Days

Al Capone Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Alexander Calder Day (Artology)

Alice Paul (Humanism)

Anastasius of Suppentonia (Roman Catholic)

Banquet of Fairies, Goblins, Pixies, and Elves (Shamanism)

Carmentalia (Old Roman Festival to 9 Muses; also 1.15)

Cyrus (Positivist; Saint)

Feast of Jurturna (Goddess of Fountains & The Underworld; Ancient Rome)

Feast of Sokar (Ancient Egypt)

Georgios Jakobides (Artology)

Hecate’s Day of the Midwives (Pagan)

Hyginus, Pope (Christian; Martyr)

Juturnalia (Prophetic Waters Festival)

Leucius of Brindisi (Roman Catholic)

Mary Slessor (Church of England)

Nora Heysen (Artology)

Old New Year (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Paldo, Taso and Tato (Christian; Saints)

Parmigianino (Artology)

Paulinus II of Aquileia (Christian; Saint)

Riff (Muppetism)

Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Day (Pastafarian)

Theodosius the Cenobiarch (Christian; Saint)

Thomas of Cori (Christian; Saint)

Vitalis of Gaza (Roman Catholic)

William Carter (Christian; Blessed)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Binary Day [111] (3 of 9)

Prime Number Day: 11 [5 of 72]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [5 of 37]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [6 of 30]

Premieres

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (Trade Organization; 1927)

An American in Paris (Film; 1952)

Aphrodite Means Death, by John Appleby (Novel; 1951)

Atonement (Film; 2008)

Banshee (TV Series; 2013)

Bottles (Happy Harmonies Cartoon; 1936)

The Bucket List (Film; 2008)

Bugs Bunny’s Mad World of Television (WB Cartoon TV Special; 1982)

Chemtrails Over the Country Club, by Lana Del Rey (Song; 2021)

Donald’s Decision (Disney Cartoon; 1942)

Exploding Population or Pull Yourself Together (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 336; 1965)

The First Snow (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1935)

His Girl Friday (Film; 1940)

I Wanna Play House (WB MM Cartoon; 1936)

The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross (TV Series; 1983)

Let’s Blow Up New York or We Bombed’Em at the Palace (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 335; 1965)

The Nut Job (Animated Film; 2014)

On the Basis of Sex (Film; 2019)

Pink Panic (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1967)

Please Please Me, by The Beatles (Song; 1963)

Popcorn (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1931)

The Promised Neverland (Anime TV Series; 2019)

Purple Haze, recorded by Jimi Hendrix (Song; 1967)

The Saint and Mr. Teal (a.k.a. Once More the Saint), by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories; 1933) [Saint #11]

Sex Education (TV Series; 2019)

The Sunshine Makers (Rainbow Parade Cartoon; 1935)

Today’s Name Days

Paulin, Paulinus, Ronan, Theodosius (Austria)

Časlav, Honorat, Neven (Croatia)

Bohdana (Czech Republic)

Hyginus (Denmark)

Osvald, Ove (Estonia)

Kari, Karri (Finland)

Hortense, Pauline (France)

Thomas (Germany)

Theodosios, Theodosis (Greece)

Ágota (Hungary)

Igino (Italy)

Arkādijs, Franciska, Smaida (Latvia)

Audrius, Marcijonas, Stefanija, Vilnė (Lithuania)

Børge, Børre (Norway)

Feliks, Hilary, Honorata, Hygin, Krzesimir, Matylda, Mechtylda (Poland)

Teodosie (Romania)

Malvína (Slovakia)

Higinio (Spain)

Jan, Jannike (Sweden)

Bethany, Darby, Derby, Dermot, Kermit, Kermore, Rhett (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 11 of 2024; 355 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 2 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 17 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 1 (Jia-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 1 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 29 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 11 White; Foursday [11 of 30]

Julian: 29 December 2023

Moon: 1%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 11 Moses (1st Month) [Cyrus]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 22 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 21 of 31)

Calendar Changes

冰月 [Bīngyuè] (Chinese Lunisolar Calendar) [Month 12 of 12] (Ice Month) [Earthly Branch: Ox Month] (End-of-Year Month)

Šəḇāṭ (a.k.a. Shevat, Shvat, Shebat or Sebat) [שְׁבָט] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 11 of 12]

[19thsentry-blog]

Would you tell me about "Chat Noir Doesn’t Like the New Guy?" And if you don't mind telling me about more than one, I would love to hear about "Kagami’s Answer."

Oh, boy. Ahahaha, ohhh boy. So Chat Noir Doesn't Like the New Guy is actually one of my favorites (so is the Kagami's Answer chapter), so unfortunately for everyone involved I'm going to gush about both of them.

Chat Noir Doesn't Like the New Guy is from an AU where after Wishmaker, Marinette realizes that Luka knows her and Chat Noir's identity. Shenanigans ensue *hits fast forward button*. In order to protect their identities let Luka continue to be the Snake Holder, Marinette proposes he gets himself a new secret identity so it looks like Viperion's "retired". Adrien is 100% confused (and frankly pretty pissed, because no one tells him anything) as to who this new guy is, why he seems close with Ladybug, and why he replaced his friend Luka. Ironically, he goes to talk to Luka about it, because he couldn't think of anyone else to go to:

"Whatever it is, you can tell me." Luka prompted gently.

Adrien sighed. "I know, words are just…hard."

"I get it--I'm not great at them either. I usually like to let my guitar do the talking."

Adrian ruffled the hair on the back of his head. "I'm jealous. I'm really, really jealous. There's this new guy she's been around recently, and I can just…I feel like they're together. They don't say it, and we're usually too busy working to talk, but I can feel there's something between them. And I don't know why he's even working with us in the first place." He took a breath and stared down at his hands. "It came out of nowhere. The last guy I worked with…he was a friend. And I guess I'm kind of mad about that too." Adrien looked up at Luka. He could never say that it was Luka that he missed on the team--not that he thought Luka would tell everyone he was Chat Noir. But if anyone found out about his secret, he wanted it to be Ladybug.

He realized he'd been staring at Luka for awhile. "Sorry, I didn't realize I felt this way, so I'm still trying to get my bearings here," Adrien explained. "The last guy, he was really good at what he did, he was even better than I was at it."

Luka hummed. "But this new guy shows up and replaces him."

"Exactly! No one even told me why--he was just…gone. And this new guy is just, well--"

"A jerk?" Luka offered with a smirk.

"Yes," Adrien answered automatically. "…No. He's not. He tried to talk to me a few days ago, but I was just so jealous and upset I just shut him down. And then La--and the she came and found me afterwards all mad because I'd been awful to him, and then we started fighting about anything that came to mind. I hated it, and I said awful things to her. I know she's right--I've been impossible recently. I just love her so much I can't think when it comes to stuff with her."

And as for Kagami's answer--this is actually a really fun bit of the novel I'm working on now. Kagami is kind of a side character in it, but I love her to death so she's not going anywhere. In this fic she's kind of running up against some opposition to her eventually taking over as the head of the Tsurugi name, and she decides to do something slightly impulsive (but meaningful):

The door jingled again and she groaned. "Fuck's sake Harry, can you leave a woman in peace for two minutes?" Alix spun around with her freshly filled coffee mug in one hand, ready to make good on the threat of a boot print on his ass when she realized that the person standing in front of her was the antithesis of Harry.

Kagami stood just inside the entrance, her eyebrow raised and something that might be called a smile forming on her lips. Her height was punctuated by a well tailored white suit and black heels, her impeccable posture granting her several inches above the heads of the average person. Not a hair out of place, as per usual.

"Sorry, I was dealing with a cockroach before you walked in," Alix said awkwardly, sipping from her coffee mug. "What's up?"

Kagami took another step into the shop, her heel clicking against the tile. "I want a tattoo."

Alix spat her coffee back into her mug and coughed. "You want a what?" she put her coffee mug back on the counter behind her. Alix had tattooed many of her friends while she’d been learning her craft; each time had felt special and, frankly, a little nerve inducing. After her apprenticeship was over her clients and coworkers had pumped her with enough gas to believe she was actually pretty fucking good at it, and she was pretty sure she could work on almost anyone like a professional. But this was different. 

Kagami's chest heaved slightly as if she was sighing, although she was far too polite to do it openly. "I want a tattoo. Or is the shop just for show?" She asked, now walking around to stare at the walls of flash art Alix had on display.

"I mean, I'll do it of course--I just…Kagami, aren't you going back to Japan in like, a week and a half?" She and Kagami weren’t necessarily close, but they were connected through Marinette and a web of friends where news travelled fast.

"I am. I understand this is short notice; I wasn't sure what your schedule is like."

Alix shook her head. "It's not about the schedule, but from what I understand tattoos are still a pretty big no-no there. Wouldn't your gramps be pissed?" 

Kagami stared at her blankly, her purse lightly hanging from her fingertips. "Of course."

[babydaddyleorio]

Tattoos

Aomine

-Aomine honestly gets a tattoo just because he feels like it.

-He’s definitely the type to get a sleeve filled with random things, but mainly things dealing with basketball. Truth be told, he’s always been interested in tattoos. Not only because they look ridiculously cool, but also because It allows him to express himself.

-He’ll take you with him one day, wanting you to be there as he gets a new one. Getting a tattoo is something that feels special to him so he wanted to share this moment with you. 

-Aomine doesn’t even flinch when he gets a tattoo. You weren’t shocked because you were already expecting him to have no reaction to the pain, but seeing him motionless in person was still actually impressive.

-In the middle of the process, Aomine will look over at you sitting in the chair watching him. He’d smirk at you with low eyes as he chews his gum and turn his eyes to look forward again, loving the fact that you were there with him.

-He’s also the type to get a neck tattoo and boy does It look hot. One of Aomine’s goals is to have most of his body filled with tattoos at some point in his life

-He would probably learn how to give himself a tattoo. Aomine is surprisingly a great artist and he’s shown you his designs multiple times for you to be confident in his skills.

-He would love the idea of getting matching tattoos with you. They would be his favorite one and sometimes you catch his fingers on your skin as he mindlessly traces against yours.

Kagami

-If Kagami gets a tattoo, It wouldn’t be a spur of the moment type of thing. He would have already planned out what he wants in his mind and It’s most likely something very significant to him.

-9/10 his tattoo is basketball related. Maybe his jersey number, something that reminds him of his childhood, or a symbol. 

-Also, the lightness and darkness symbol tattoo idea is cute and would be 10x more adorable if Kuroko got it with him.

-Seems like the type to get a tattoo on his chest or back, but getting It on his arm is also a strong possibility.

-Kagami sucks in a breath once the needle hits his skin, but other than the few faces he makes, he’s okay for the rest of the process.

-He has his eyes closed as he’s getting it done, probably rethinking about what this tattoo means to him.  

-Once he’s done, you could see the many emotions swarming through his face and you could tell that he really likes It.

-Once you get in your car, he would end up telling you why he got It because he feels like he can trust you. 

-Kagami would thank you for coming with him and will lean over to cradle your face as he gives you a long kiss on your forehead.

Kuroko

-Kuroko doesn’t really want a tattoo, but he’s there to support you instead.

-He likes looking through the catalog of tattoos as you’re sitting in the waiting room and will point out ones he thinks are cool to you.

-If you get scared he’d ask you if you really wanted to do this, but If you tell him that this is something that you’re set on, he’d support you and reassure your jumbled nerves.

-Kuroko is probably scared of needles, and just the sight of them makes his skin crawl. Nonetheless, he will suck up his fear and stay by your side as you’re getting It done.

-You do catch him grimacing occasionally as he watches the needle draw on your skin. He thinks that you’re so brave and strong for enduring the pain because he could never.

-If he can see that you’re in pain or that you’re crying, he would immediately grab your hand and wipe away your tears while offering you words of encouragement. 

-“It’s okay, it’ll be over before you know it.” He’d say with a small smile, squeezing your hand a little tighter.

-Once you’re finished, he thinks that it looks really great and will hype you up expeditiously. 

-He makes sure to be careful to not touch your tattoo, and if he accidentally brushes against it he apologizes profusely and makes sure that you’re okay.

-He thinks that the ink on your skin is beautiful, especially if it’s in different colors. Sometimes you get a glimpse of him sneaking looks at your tattoo, and you’ll tease him for being so enchanted by It.

Midorima

-Even though Midorima doesn’t particularly care for getting tattoos, If he were to get one It would be something astrology related or a lucky charm.

-He would act super nonchalant and tough when you first walk in to the parlor, but as soon as the needle touches him he becomes a big baby.

-You can see how red his eyes are through his glasses, but you can tell that he’s trying to keep It together by seeing him constantly clench his fist on his knee. 

-He would probably get It on his wrist or in-between his fingers.

-You would roll your eyes once you saw how small his tattoo is, noting that your boyfriend is beyond dramatic.

-“You good?” You would ask him once you stepped back outside, hearing the constant sniffling coming from him. 

-“I’m fine!” He would snap while clearing his throat and adjusting his glasses. 

-Give this man a hug because he is indeed not fine.

-Midorima is very particular with making sure his tattoo doesn’t get infected. He takes the healing process very seriously and freaks out if he cant find his bandage for It.

-One things for sure though, Midorima tends to look at his tattoo before a game. The thought of you would always pop up in his mind, motivating him even more to win this match for you.

[kankuroplease]

Could u share some more tattoo shop au hcs?

Long post warning. Not everything, pretty all over the place, not spell checked, but here 😂

Main ship & crew 🌄

Minato and Kakashi are co owners of the shop, but Minato only comes in occasionally nowadays for big deal clients.

They often handed out temporary tattoos and stickers to the neighborhood kids. Before shooing them from the windows

Kakashi, Rin, and Obito were some of those kids that would tap on the windows to get said freebies.

Kakashi became Minato’s first apprentice. While he wasn’t allowed in the shop, he specifically asked Sakumo if Kakashi could start an apprenticeship with him(the boy could copy anything and that’s a rare talent).

Once Kakashi was old enough he got an official job in the shop and quickly gained a fan base.

Naruto pretty much grew up in the shop and you can find his childhood “graffiti” in random places still.

Kushina is the one that gave Naruto his Karuma throat piece and it matches the one on her arm he used to color in with markers when he was little.

Naruto and Sakura were school mates/friends and met Sasuke by chance on their way to school.

Sasuke attended a private school but was skipping rides (and getting Kagami in trouble).

They slowly built a friendship over the years and often hung out with each other on the weekends and school breaks (while being watched)

HE NEVER TOLD THEM WHAT HIS FAMILY DOES… but he didn’t exactly lie… so W?

Sakura guessed it because, it’s kind of hard not to put two and two together when a rich kid is surrounded by people in suits with tattoos you can semi make out during the warm months 🙃

Naruto still thinks Sasuke’s dad is a regular business man and Sakura is over reacting. He’s wrong, she’s right.

Sasuke offered for them to move in to his condo a couple of years ago because he didn’t feel like living with his family or alone.

But they’re not allowed in his room and they better not let his cat out.

Sakura is the shop piercer and has pierced 2 out of 5 🍆’s in the shop. Their lovers are welcome 😌

Makes/sells accessories and does tattoo modeling too. Honestly could live on her own if she wanted to.

Naruto is the new school artist. Lots of bright colors, cartoons, etc. can’t do black and grey to save his life. Surprisingly good with first times and miniature tattoos.

Sasuke specializes in portraits and traditional Japanese tattooing. He also has a job with his family.

Yamato was brought in because his nature tattoos are out of this world.

Kakashi, you name it land he can probably do it really well. Prefers animal portraits.

Sai is their newest recruit that Yamato found at an expo. He specializes in black and grey hyper-realism and watercolor tattoos

Kakashi is always booked. Always. He has a three month waiting list.

Everyone loves baby Hatake-Uchiha and would gladly babysit her, but only Yamato or Sakura (has to be at their house) are allowed to according to Obito.

Uchiha and Hyuga families 🔥👁

They do crimes. corruption of public officials, gambling, infiltration of legitimate businesses, extortion… the list goes on.

They’ve had a business agreement for a few decades how that generally helps each family remain free.

Madara is the head of the Uchiha’s and Hiashi is the current head of the Hyuga’s.

Itachi and Shisui work together when it comes to investigations and interrogations.

Hinata and Neji do the same on their end.

Hanabi is a senior in high school and although she doesn’t have an official job, she still likes to tag along.

Itachi lives by himself and has a pet chicken he spoils (he also has a spare bedroom set up for Sasuke and Shisui)

He also owns a rather popular night club

He’s also the hardest person to reach if your names not Shisui or Sasuke. Won’t even pick up for Madara.

Shisui is a wild card. He’s either getting rid of some people or babysitting some of the younger members of the organization.

His “legal” job is being a PI

Has been to more of Hanabi and Sasuke’s school activities than their parents. He drags Itachi with him so they have a proper cheering sessions.

Provides them with protection because these kids aren’t making babies on his watch. Be safe and save that bs for itachi or Hinata.

Obito isn’t actually involved with the organization(s), but he sort of is… if they tell him to throw a match he knows he’d better do just that.

Hanabi is actually fluent in 5 languages and often gets taken to negotiations.

Hinata and Neji travel for work quite a bit but do have off seasons. Where they are more likely to be found managing at one of the hotels the hyugas run.

Hinata has gently lectured Shisui about giving Hanabi a gun.

To which he replied he didn’t GIVE it to her… she took it and given what they do, she probably needs it.

Sand siblings 🏜

Gaara owns and works at another tattoo shop as a piercer and tattoo artist. Does surprisingly cute tattoos

Kankuro is a special effects MUA by day and works at the shop at night. Specializes is portraits but prefers clients that like a bit of macabre.

Temari is a freelance coder (and hacker for the right price). Almost as hard to reach as Itachi.

Gaara actually has quite a few tattoos and piercings, they’re just not visible with how he dresses

He also almost choked when Sakura asked him for nipple piercings.

Team Gai

Tenten is a mechanic and does custom paint jobs for her clients.

Lee runs a dojo with Gai, of course

Neji and Hinata were students of this dojo and thus know Tenten, Lee, and Gai well.

Gai would lecture Neji but he’s a good kid in his eyes so he’ll fight him until he does right 😭

Neji knows his sensei is just worried about him, even if he’s grown and can make his own decisions.

Inoshikacho 🐗 🦌 🦋

Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji are Sakura and Naruto’s friend from their school days.

Ino is an international model, always on the cover of some magazine or walking some runway.

Choji is a foodie/baker with a mega social media following

Ino is constantly trying to convince Sakura to live with her instead. Her place is cute and doesn’t have the dumb rules Sasuke’s does 😤

These three… talk shit about one of them and they’re all coming for your neck. They don’t care.

They all still wear matching earrings. It’s a thing and they’re not breaking tradition.

Team Taka

Jugo works at a nature reserve, minding his own business.

Suigetsu is a pro gamer and general bad influence. Spends a lot of time cursing people out online.

Karin is a RN that helps with Tsunade and Orchimaru.

Met Suigetsu when she was moonlighting as a pole dancer. Refused to give him her real name.

And again when he did something stupid that landed in the hospital.

Relationships

KakaObiRin - Rin moved away in middle school and didn’t meet the boys again until she rescued them from a car crash (she’s an EMS at this point). They quickly reconnect and one thing lead to another and they all live together and have a daughter. Talks of having another child in the near future are happening.

GaaSaku - on the cusp of a relationship. They’ve hung out at cons and text flirty little things to one another. Still pretty wholesome minus a few racy pics sent to Gaara

Sasuke and Sakura dated for a few years but mutually split. They’re on good terms but having an ex like Sasuke isn’t great for one’s dating game.

Saiino - have a thing but aren’t official.

Neji is living is best life single and ignoring all advances and blocking people freely. Has wife (Michi)

Hinata - not permitted to date but does it anyways.

Genzou - More so friends with benefits but Genma does give him some beautiful flowers for the shop. And they love to tease him for it except Sai.

Sasuke’s love life is a mystery??

NaruTen - had a one night stand and Naruto has been trying to “take responsibility” ever sense. Tenten meanwhile is like, it’s not that serious/we had fun relax and stop making this weird, dude 😭

ShikaNaru - they’ve hooked up before because Naruto was curious and naruto also tried to take responsibility for this. Shikamaru was confused and then laughed it off because that’s just Naruto, he guesses.

Hana and Itachi, not a couple but she’s one of the few people he bothers with because she’s a decent vet and gave them the name of doctors that would take care of his people without questions, just give them $$ (Tsunade and Ochimaru)

Shisui - speed dating because he’s board, not because he’s searching for a serious romance.

Suika - They’re expecting their first baby and Suigestu is very thrilled. Wants to take a picture with the baby at birth like it’s a chestbuster or something if she decides on a C section (which is one of the main reason she’s going for a natural birth).

TemaTayu - living together and engaged 🖤🖤🖤

[bakugohoex]

- 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒

⤷ 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐍 

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

skincare routine headcanon

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

bdsm headcanon (nsfw)

big cock headcanon (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

manbun eren headcanon (nsfw)

ripping clothes headcanon (nsfw)

oral fixation (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

jealous headcanon

cooking headcanon

making out in a car headcanon

skincare routine headcanon

riding jean in the air headcanon (nsfw)

lockdown baking headcanon

DILF headcanon (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐢 𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

professor headcanon (nsfw)

ripping clothes headcanon (nsfw)

skincare routine headcanon

tattoo artist headcanon

lockdown reading headcanon

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐦𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

boxer headcanon

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

food play headcanon (nsfw)

professional chef headcanon

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐝 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

metalhead headcanon

ripping clothes headcanon (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐧 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

ripping clothes headcanon (nsfw)

skincare routine headcanon

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐳𝐞𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

voyeurism headcanon (nsfw)

⤷ 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐊𝐘𝐔𝐔

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

oral sex (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐤𝐞𝐢 𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐚 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

hard dom headcanon (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐤𝐢𝐲𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢 𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐬𝐚 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

berating you headcanon

spit kink + corruption kink headcanons (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐤𝐮𝐭𝐨 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

deep voice headcanon (nsfw)

cheer squad headcanon 

unprotected sex headcanon (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐥𝐞𝐯 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐚 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

short s/o headcanon

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐬𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

ceo headcanon (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐤𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐨 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

vibrator headcanon (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨 𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐦𝐚 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

powerbottom headcanon (nsfw)

making you blush headcanon

voyeurism headcanon (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐮 𝐨𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐰𝐚 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

nipple sucking headcanon (nsfw)

picnic fingering headcanon (nsfw)

drinking cocktails with him headcanon

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐲𝐮 𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲𝐚 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

dominant headcanon (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐲𝐮𝐣𝐢 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐚 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

eating you out with a tongue piercing headcanon (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐣𝐢𝐦𝐚 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

DILF headcanon (nsfw)

⤷ 𝐉𝐔𝐉𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐔 𝐊𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐍

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

sugar daddy headcanons (nsfw)

⤷ 𝐊𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐍𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐒𝐄

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐢 𝐚𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

titfucking (nsfw)

tit fixiation (nsfw)

lactation kink (nsfw) by 🍰 anon

anal (nsfw) by 🍰 anon

pro basketball player (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

limo sex (nsfw)

widowed gold digger gets fucked by rich breeder (nsfw)  by 🍰 anon

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐚 𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐢 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

dilf kagami (nsfw) by 🍰 anon

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐲𝐮𝐤𝐢𝐨 𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐮 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

making pregnant reader orgasm (nsfw) by 🍰 anon

⤷ 𝐌𝐘 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐀

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐢 𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐠𝐨 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

period headcanon

virgin headcanon (nsfw)

lie ins headcanon

sleep talking headcanon

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐟𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐦𝐢 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

 nsfw headcanon

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐚 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

needy s/o headcanon (nsfw)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐢 𝐢𝐢𝐝𝐚 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

cheating with tensei (nsfw)

⤷ 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐨𝐤𝐚 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

general nsfw headcanons 

[ao3feed-ladynoir]

Mark on Your Skin

Mark on Your Skin by Snapdragonfruit

Adrien makes a proposal that the four of them should get tattoos to symbolize their love for each other.

And of course, there are no objections.

Words: 813, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Luka Couffaine, Kagami Tsurugi

Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Luka Couffaine/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug/Kagami Tsurugi

Additional Tags: Drabble, Established Relationship, Polyamory, Aged-Up Character(s), Tattoos, Fluff, I'm Bad At Summaries, Model Adrien Agreste, Designer Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Musician Luka Couffaine, Fencer Kagami Tsurugi, Artist Kagami Tsurugi, Alternate Universe - No Miraculous, I'm Bad At Titles

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31079024

[suknas]

I accumulated all those tag games again I am so sorry! But here we go!!!

Tagged by Ana <3 (@gojosattoru) thanks love!!

LINK!

Tagging: anyone who wants to do it!

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Tagged by @ruluxe (hi five here Ru! of course we'd be edgy haha "the 00's teens right? lol)

Aesthetic!

rules: bold all that applies to you

SOFT: 7/20 🌸

baby pink | iridescent | glitter is always a good option | no bra | minimalistic tattoos | cherry patterns | sweet scented perfumes | wearing generous amounts of blush | doodling hearts | getting excited to pet an animal | fun nails | rewatching old barbie movies | hair sticking to glossed lips | heart shaped sunglasses | taking pictures of the sunset or sunrise | stuffed animals | protecting nature | stickers everywhere | teen movies | the light rain that falls from a clear sky at the beginning of the night

DARK ACADEMIA: 6/20 📜

neutral tones | masculine outfits | studying languages | worn down copy of books | grey skies | turtleneck sweaters | loose fitting pants | hair tied with a silk ribbon | trying to remember a cool difficult word you read somewhere to use in a convo | thick belts | minimal makeup | windows fogged by rain | vintage jewelry | blouses with cuffed sleeves | reading a murder mystery and trying to solve it | oxford style shoes | sweater vests | subtitled old movies in a language you don’t speak | leaves crackling as you walk | annotating books to express your emotions about the story

EDGY: 11/20 🖤

closet full of dark clothes | fishnet tights | makeup sweating off | neon signs | searching for unknown songs | chokers | band tees | doodling on old converses | finding smoking aesthetically pleasing but not doing it | weird humor | accidentally very dramatic | dim lights | layered outfits | chain belts | chipped nail polish | messy hair | low quality pics | piercings | combat boots | scribbling on desks

70s: 6/20 🍄

colorful wardrobe | doodling flowers | wearing short shorts | using a bikini top or bra as a normal top | listening to ABBA | flowers in your hair | DIYing everything | jamming to songs alone in your room | drunkenly telling your friends you love them | patterned bandanas | mid heeled shoes | messy braids | flared sleeves | walking barefoot on grass or sand | bold sunglasses | the good kind of tired you get after doing something you enjoy for hours | feeding stray animals | fun patterned socks | room decorated with succulents and other plants | likes to go roller skating or skateboarding

PREPPY CASUAL: 4/20 🥂

collared clothes | drinking juice out of a champagne glass | getting excited to see the met gala looks | thick headbands | small pastel cardigans | making your friends take your ootd pics | plaid mini skirts | tweed two pieces | watching reality tv to pass time | frilly tops | watching old hollywood movies | academically driven | long manicured nails | new year’s eve fireworks | colourful tights | layered golden jewelry | yearns for luxury brand items | decorating your room with fairylights | cursive and neat handwriting | lace details

Tagging: @hanae-ichihara @x0401x @roronoazooro @gojosattoru @tokoyammi @itadorii-yuuji 

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Tagged by @itadorii-yuuji​ thank you! that was fun doing (I had to actually think some of those answers lol)

1) your favourite bands/singers?

Godsmack, Linkin Park, One Ok Rock, Miyavi, Slipknot

2) favourite animal?

Wolves and Tigers.

3) do you have any fears/phobias?

If there's a big ugly spider in the house then it's me or it inside of the house we both cannot exist in the same space.

4) what food you don't like?

I used to be more picky now I don't really care or have a food that I don't like... but I guess I still don't like eating mangoes.

5) does pineapple belongs on pizza?

Judge me all you want. YES Hawaiian pizza is soooo good!

tagging: @ryomenssukuna​ @kitsukkis​ @kmuiyato​ @invmakii​ @izukatsukiis​ (and whoever wants to do that)

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Tagged by @ruluxe​ thanks sweetheart!!! <3

10 fandoms, 10 characters, 10 tags

(in no particular order - except Grimmjow lol)

1. Grimmjow Jeagerjaques, Bleach

2. Kirishima Eijirou, BNHA

3. Hibari Kyoya, KHR

4. Kagami Taiga, KNB

5. Kuroo Tetsurou, HQ

6. Killua Zoldyck, Hunter x Hunter

7. Roronoa Zoro, One Piece 

8. Tomioka Giyu, KNY

9. Kaworu Nagisa, NGE

10. Fushiguro Megumi, JJK

Tagging: @asuuka​ @natsutakashi​ @tohaki​ @shinixgami​ @asagao​ @makiema​ (and whoever wants to do that)

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TAG PEOPLE YOU WANT TO KNOW BETTER

Tagged by @ruluxe​ thanks Ru!!! (and sorry I ended up answering this one really late!)

Name: Kuroos

Relationship status: still recovering from a long-term relationship -- I mean, single

Favorite color: green, blue, black, rose-gold

Pets: Mochi (orange tabby), Amora (grayish hair with other colors) and Miya (pitch black panther lol)

Favorite food: Pancakes!

Coke or Pepsi: neither but if I had to choose I'd go with coke.

Day or night: night - I'm a night owl!

Chapstick or Lipstick: pink lipstick

Text or Call: Is it a life or death kind of situation? No? Text me then.

Last song I listened to: Eye of the Storm - One Ok Rock

Favorite band/artist/group: Godsmack, Linkin Park, One Ok Rock, Miyavi, Slipknot

Any hobbies: writing, reading, manga coloring, watching stuff, playing video games...

Tagging: @saeitoshi​ @sstarphase​ @porco-galliard​ @todorokishou​ @zenin-makis​

[ao3bronte]

Mamma Mia AU [Part 6]

READ PART 5 HERE!

Take A Chance On Me

Six months later...

Never in her wildest dreams did Marinette expect to be sitting where she is now, dressed to the nines in one of her own highly sought after designs. Having just released her very first collection, M by MarinetteDesigns, at the beginning of December, all of her custom made prêt-à-porter fashions were flying off the racks. She’d even had to hire another seamstress just to get through the backlog of formal wear commissions that she’d received ever since Alya’s BuzzFeed friends set up her social media accounts and started repping her brand all over their articles and personal posts.

But more on that later.

At the moment, Marinette is sitting at a huge, zigzag communal table under the glassed-in rooftop patio on top of a boutique hotel in Le Marais, clapping her hands and cheering as the two people she never thought she’d see together emerge from behind closed doors hand in hand. Jagged Stone performs an epic guitar solo from the platform as Luka picks up his new bride and spins her around, grinning like a maniac.

The wedding itself is a completely bombastic affair with celebrities and the like sneaking here and there to avoid the paparazzi. Marinette feels like a kid in a candy store as Luka’s guests file in left and right, most of them artists and bands she loves to listen to. And his bride, of course, doesn’t have much of her family along for the wedding. The media backlash from her mother’s empire had been outlandish, especially in Japan, but she’d ended up fitting right in with most of Luka’s ragtag group of friends in Los Angeles. With the help of her new husband and their support circle, she’d risen above the controversy and won the Olympic gold medal in fencing, bringing honour to herself for the first time in her life.

Sporting a gorgeous red rose tattoo on her upper arm, Kagami Tsuguri Couffaine turns around and gives everyone that trademark smirk of hers, welcoming them to their reception. Luka can’t keep his hands off of her, his eyes practically bulging out of his skull when she plunks her leg up onto the chair she’s supposed to be sitting on and demands he take her garter off with his teeth. The partygoers roar as Luka does just that, emerging victorious with a red and navy strap of fabric hanging from his canines.

Satisfied with his performance, Kagami calls all of the single and unmarried ladies attending her wedding to the platform and waves her rose and orchid bouquet over her head for the traditional toss. Hoping to avoid the pitying glances, Marinette pretends to be completely consumed by her emails and ducks her head in the hopes that no one will notice her. She would have been successful too, had it not been for the exchange of raised eyebrows and playful glances between the bride, the groom and a few other savant attendees.

“One, two, three!” Kagami cries, launching her bouquet into the air. Like a missile locked on a target, it somersaults right over everyone’s heads and thwacks an unassuming Marinette straight in the face, knocking her right off her chair.

“Oh my god, Marinette!” Alya squeals, laughing as her best friend spits petals from her lips. Everyone is cheering as Marinette slowly stands up and waves the bouquet above her head, blushing with embarrassment.

“I don’t even have a boyfriend,” she shakes her head, still smiling despite not having a plus one by her side. She’s long accepted the fact that she’s going to be on her own for good and surprisingly, she feels better for it. Acceptance is the first step, after all, and Marinette has been going to so many weddings lately as an honoured guest for designing the wedding and bridesmaids dresses that the blank space at her side hardly bothers her any longer. She’s even started working on tuxedos!

Way, way down the table, Marinette tries to ignore the ghost from her past crowding the open bar with Nino and the rest of the boys. She’d said hello politely but otherwise avoided him, if only to keep a tamper on her feelings; even though her love has long withered down to smothered embers, Marinette wants to be careful to avoid the winds of change that would flare those feelings in her soul.

The food at Luka and Kagami’s wedding is fantastic and the music is even more so. After the first course, Luka invites everyone up to form a mosh pit as Jagged plays a brand new track off his upcoming album and Marinette is absolutely thrilled to bop around, screaming at the top of her lungs with her hands in the air. She’s as free as a bird and the gorgeous, rock star inspired dress she has on leaves little to the imagination as she sways and shakes to the music. Alya catches it all on TikTok, much to Marinette’s chagrin, and captions it: ‘What a catch! 🎣 How is my girl still single?!’

After, everyone takes a breather and sits back down at the table, its decorated surface filled to the brim with food served family style on colourful, mismatched platters. Marinette loves the boho aesthetic of the different multi-hued plates and napkins, the discordant textures and silverware already inspiring another collection for her fashion line. She digs into the huge heaping of pasta that Alya had plopped onto her plate and laughs along with her girlfriends as they eat the night away under the Parisian lights.

As the main course is being cleared from their tables, the wedding band begins to play and couples slowly but surely leave their tables for a tour of the dance floor. Alya jokingly offers a ‘samba-à-trois’ with her and Nino but Marinette laughingly declines, prefering to watch and take photos of her friends while they’re enjoying themselves. She’s got a knack for capturing the perfect shot and Marinette is just about to turn back towards her table to edit them when someone calls her name.

“Marinette!”

No matter how many months and years pass between them, he’ll always stop her in her tracks.

“You look beautiful tonight,” Adrien compliments her breathlessly, a sheen of sweat on his brow. He’s been dancing with the boys, hauling them up in the air on his shoulders as the party throbs around them, “I mean—you look beautiful always! It’s just—uh, tonight you look...especially beautiful.”

“Thank you,” Marinette responds, desperately trying to keep her voice even. She can’t help but transpose the black mask over his features as he runs his fingers through his messy hair, his cheeks flushed from exertion, “You look...handsome yourself.”

“Th-thank you!” he stutters, looking strangely unkempt for someone who always seems to have it together, “I just—um. Do you want to dance with me?”

He offers her his hand and she stares at it, the technicolour lights casting shadows on his upturned palm, “I...thank you for...um, offering but—”

“Please,” he beseeches her, his eyes blown wide, “I’ve missed you.”

Marinette gulps, her throat tightening against the emotions rekindling in her chest, “I’m…”

“Just one,” he says, taking a small, tentative step towards her, “And if you...if you don’t want to see me again after, I can do that.”

Her heart clenches. Tikki punches her thigh through her skirt.

“Just one,” she says eventually, placing her hand gently overtop of his. He grasps her like their lives depend on it and Marinette is suddenly thrust back to the days where their entwined fingers meant the difference between defeat and victory. He slumps with relief and pulls her towards his chest, resting his other hand on the small of her back.

And they dance.

Her heartbeat skips with every step as they sway to the music, lost in their own private orbit of things left unsaid. Adrien can’t keep his eyes away and she can hardly catch his gaze without burning up, finding it far easier to stare at the knot of his loosened tie. Somehow, they drift closer and closer until his lips are a hair’s breadth away from the crown of her head and Marinette can feel the warmth of his body coming off of him in waves, setting her skin on fire.

“I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you,” he whispers, his words barely there, “When I left after the wedding...I knew it was the biggest mistake I’ve ever made and I’d do anything to take it back.”

Marinette trips a little, stumbling into his chest, “Adrien—”

“I’ve been meaning to tell you everything but Alya told me you blocked me and I...I wanted to respect that. So I’ve been waiting six months to tell you what I should have told you all those years ago,” Adrien’s voice wavers,  “I’ve loved you since the day we first fought together. The problem was, at eighteen, I thought I loved the idea of freedom more.”

“I was wrong, though. I was so, so wrong and I’ve spent the last four years of my life regretting every second. I’ve transferred to TU Delft to finish off my graduate degree so I can be closer to home. I want to come back on the weekends to fight by your side again and repair our relationship, but only if you want to. I just...I know I’ve been an awful partner and an even more awful friend so I totally understand if you never want to see me again but...I thought I would just try.”

Marinette swallows, fighting the tears that prickle at the corners of her eyes, “I’m sorry, Adrien. But I...thank you for the apology.”

He makes no move to let go and neither does she, “It’s...it’s okay. You’ve been doing so well on your own. I just want to be closer though, in case something happens. The Netherlands is only a few hours away by bus.”

The music slowly wanes and Marinette steps back, averting her gaze, “I guess it’s time for dessert.”

Adrien swallows, loosening his tie further, “Right. I...um, I’ll talk to you later?”

“Sure,” she says, finally glancing back up at him. He looks wrecked, for lack of a better word, “Maybe you can tell me how your studies are going?”

“Oh!” Adrien’s expression immediately brightens, his smile near blinding, “Yes! I’ll tell you anything! Everything! After dessert! We can talk!”

Marinette can’t help but smile a little, his fumbling antics so unlike the Adrien she knows. He’s unmasked in front of her, the Chat Noir she has always known and loved, “Nino’s waving at you.”

She points over his shoulder and Adrien turns, catching a glimpse of Nino, Luka and about ten other guys all hooting and giving him questioning thumbs up. He smiles and gives them an enthusiastic nod in return before turning back to Marinette, “I’ll find you after dessert, okay?”

“Okay,” she agrees, watching him scamper off towards his friends. Alya is on her not a second later, her arm draped around her shoulders as they walk back to their seats.

“Well? How did it go?”

Marinette shrugs, “We danced and I asked him about his studies.”

Alya skids to a stop in her tracks, “That’s it?”

“Well, he said he was sorry too,” she says, walking out from under Alya’s arm as she continues walking, “And then the song ended and we’re going to talk about his classes after.”

“I swear to god, that idiot!” Alya stomps her foot and storms away towards her husband and the rest of the boys.

~

The cake is cut, the lights are low and the party is about to truly kick into high gear. The wedding band is replaced by one of Los Angeles' best DJs and Marinette stays out of the fray for the time being, taking a break from the action. She’s responding to commision requests when the song that had just been playing slowly dwindles and the crowd starts to scream.

“Speech!” a familiar voice cries and Marinette’s head yanks towards its source so quickly it cracks, “I'm gonna make a speech, everybody!”

Standing on the wedding platform with his tie nowhere to be found, Adrien raises his glass of champagne in one hand and holds the microphone to his lips in the other, “First of all, I just want to make a big shout out to the bride and groom for hosting an amazing party! Santé!”

The crowd cheers and drinks with him, buzzing seemingly with anticipation. An electric current tingles down the length of her neck as something tells her that everyone clearly knows something she doesn’t.

“And secondly, I want to thank my friends for helping me try and win back the love of my life. Hey, Marinette! I’m still free! Take a chance on me!”

Hoisted from the platform to the dinner tables, Adrien begins to strut as if on a catwalk, "To the most beautiful, talented woman in the world! I'm gonna do my very best to get you back, if you let me try. I wanna be the first in line to your heart."

The entire party cheers him on. Jagged Stone plays the opening chords to the wedding march on his electric guitar.

"I know I kind of screwed up,” he averts his eyes for a moment, his cheeks burning as her jaw clunks to the floor, “But if you change your mind and need me, just let me know. I’m going to be around more often and...well, put me to the test. I won’t disappoint you ever again. I’m all yours.”

He pauses in front of her, microphone still in hand, “We could go dancing or go for a walk or anything, really. Just as long as we do it together. You’ve got to know how much I want to win you back and...and when I close my eyes at night and dream, I’m always dreaming about you! You have to know that I...I can’t let go of you. Of us. Of what I left behind.”

“Please Marinette,” he reaches out to her just like he had earlier, his palm raised and at the ready. Marinette feels like dying and flying all at once.

Her heart pounding, Marinette takes a shaky breath and raises her hand only to hesitate, her fingers curling with indecision. Her mind is racing and fuzzy and between the wolf whistles and the intensity of Adrien’s gaze, Marinette finds herself feeling something in her chest she hasn’t felt in four long years.

“What do you say, M’Lady?” Adrien smiles with a hopeful shrug, “Will you take a chance on me?”

“I…” she trails off and somehow, her arm is moving on its own accord. Should she listen to her mind and turn him down? Or should she listen to her heart and find love once more in the arms of the man she’s loved for years and years and years.

Well, there’s only one choice here, isn’t there?

“Yes,” she whispers, a sweet benediction, “Yes!”

Clasping his hand, Adrien hauls her up with supernatural strength onto the table and tosses the microphone into the crowd. There’s a horrible feedback noise as Nino catches it against his tuxedo but nothing matters anymore except the smile on his face and the joy in her eyes as he wraps his arms around her waist and presses her flush to his body, “Why did I ever let you go?”

“Because you were an idiot,” Marinette responds and Adrien throws his head back and laughs. Here I go again, she thinks as she soaks in his contagious joy as the crowd screams around them. How could she resist him, especially after a confession like that?

“Can I kiss you?”

Marinette inhales sharply, “How could I resist?”

“Is that a yes?”

“Of course it is, you silly cat.”

Adrien bends down and presses his lips against hers just as the fireworks ignite in the background, bathing the glassed-in rooftop deck in hues of vibrant reds and golds. Marinette gasps as he runs his tongue along her bottom lip and she pulls him ever nearer, basking in his warmth as she grabs handfuls of his hair. She devours him longingly as he explores her body with his roaming fingertips and Marinette feels the dam of her desire breaking, overflowing with desperate, relentless love.

“I’m never going to let you go ever again," Adrien murmurs against her lips before diving back in and kissing her again, grabbing her by the hip. She feels delirious and suddenly they’re both smiling, giggling like school children because finally, finally ! They could be together! No matter what, four years or twenty, no span of time can truly keep apart true love.

READ PART 7 HERE!

[ngshuu]

♡aishiteru banzai♡ - knb smau

masterpost

pairing: kagami taiga x fem!reader warnings: language

Think tattoo artist x flower shop AU, but instead of being a florist, you’re working at a Love Live cosplay cafe as best girl ✰Hanayo✰! Now you’re thinking, where does badass tattoo artist Kagami with tattoos -everywhere- fit in? Well... He’s a bit of a weeb...

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-> introductions: y/n’s squad || kagami’s squad

1. time to simp

2. *internal and external screaming*

3. dirty emojis

4. no glove, no love 

5. ... 

[theshinsun]

WIP Roundup

I was tagged by @taigainside and @izukillme, thanks guys!! <3

I’ve already laid out my full list of WIPs for this prompt, so I’m going to take this opportunity to talk about a few I didn’t get to touch on, as well as discussing some of my currently updating fics.

everything under the sun 

the massive, self-indulgent pastel/punk college AU I’ve been waiting to write for over two years now. I think I’m finally going to tackle it next month for NaNoWriMo (at least to try and get it to 50k, the structure and milestones might motivate me and help me along). I’ve talked about it a little before, drawn some things for it, and made a playlist, but I still don’t think y’all realize just how deep this thing goes. the logline is “Kagami doesn’t realize what he’s getting into when he agrees to meet the rest of Kuroko’s friends”, but the real gist of it is trying to capture the impact people have on each other’s lives, the wonderful weirdness of the college experience, the feelings of being young and in love... it’s the most ambitious project I’ve ever taken on, part of the reason it’s taken so long to get to the point where I can actually write it, and let me tell you *slaps roof of 14-page outline doc* this baby can fit so much self-projection in it. I’m excited and terrified and you should be too.

Full-Frontal (or, “draw me like one of your American boys”)

AoKaga nude model AU. they... say write what you know? I’ve got this one outlined and have started to draft it out, but I haven’t made any serious progress just yet. it’s just a oneshot, and it’s very self-indulgent, but it’s a nice simple project to come back to when the others get too stressful.

beards (re: playing it straight)

I’ve had the idea for awhile now of writing a real fake dating AU, in which the fake pairing never actually get together, and help each other get with other people instead. basically, Aomine and Momoi are each other’s beards, it’s a mutually-beneficial arrangement since Momoi is secretly with Riko and is tired of fending off hopeful straight guys, and Aomine is still in the closet and doesn’t want to deal with relationship advances of any kind. things get complicated when Momoi suggests breaking off the deal so she can be with Riko in the open, but Aomine is still in denial and clinging to the illusion, despite having finally met someone else he actually wants to be with.

worst kept secret

part of my Aomine/x collection... there is no plot whatsoever, the only thing you need to know is the working title for a long time was “the glory hole fic”.

Crazy = Genius (+Balls To The Walls)   

I’m planning on writing an Aomine/Oikawa crossover someday, just you wait. these two titles refer to what would essentially be two parts of the same concept, the first from the alternating points of view of Momoi and Iwaizumi, who are at turns completely baffled and weirdly understanding of Aomine and Oikawa’s nonsensical relationship. the second would follow the boys themselves, and show exactly what kinds of insane scenarios they get themselves into. 

The Night We Met

the AoKuro time-travel fic nobody asked for, inspired by a song of the same name by Lord Huron. in the middle of Aomine’s post-Teiko slump, he’s suddenly transported back in time to the moment he and Kuroko first met. he’s then forced to essentially relive middle school, with all the memories and knowledge of how things will eventually pan out still intact. I’ve got this one about half done already; it should be around four or five chapters long by the time it’s complete, I’m just trying to wrap up one or two existing fics before I publish any more WIPs.

and speaking of wrapping up existing fics...

Hoist the Colors

the AoKaga pirate AU I started to take my mind off being trapped in quarantine, after binge-watching the entire Pirates of the Caribbean series back to back and listening to the soundtrack for several days. chapter one (out of five-ish) is already completed, and I’ve got a very clear outline for the rest of the story, I just need time between projects to string it together. 

Bring Me Roses

why yes I am still planning on finishing my AoKuro Florist/Tattoo Artist AU, thanks for asking! I’ve got foreshadowing and subtext to follow through on and more flower symbolism to write, I can’t just leave it hanging forever. I’ve got about half of the second part already written out, and I know exactly where it’s going, I just kind of lost steam somewhere in the middle and have to find the motivation to pick it back up.

I’m tagging: @bakugoukatsuki-rising, @hybristophilica, @meiyanaalexia, @hadenxcharm, @spaztictwitch, @homiro and anyone else who’d like to give this a go! 

[nillegible]

Hidden in the leaves

This is my gift-fic for @withyourrhythm, for the 2020 MadaTobi Gift Exchange (@madatobigiftexchange)

Withyourrhythm, I really hope that you enjoy this fic! You asked for:

My first prompt would be AUs! Maybe something like coffee shop AU, florist/tattoo artist AU, or even a zombie apocalypse AU. Second is dystopia, and the third one is sniper!Tobirama

This isn’t quite a florist AU, but Tobirama helps run Hashirama’s plant nursery? I hope that it’s close enough to what you wanted! I’ll confess I really couldn’t pick just one thing to write; I was 3-4k deep in a Red, White, and Royal Blue AU at the beginning of January, before the continuous news about the primaries and the election basically destroyed all my will to continue with that. (That’s why I asked about the modern royalty AU. Sorry about that!)

So… here it is! I really hope that you’ll like it!

“Hello, can I help you?” asks Tobirama, setting down his tablet when he hears the wind chimes tinkle. Hashirama had set them up above the door in place of a doorbell. Only then does he catch sight of the two customers who have entered the store; a handsome young man, maybe a little older than Tobirama with a wealth of dark hair, and a tiny boy with equally messy hair, maybe six years years old.

“That’s not what you’re supposed to say,” says the kid looking up at him with large dark eyes, and a pinched expression on his face.

“I’m sorry?” asks Tobirama, glancing at the other man who looks a little embarrassed.

“Kagami, that’s impolite Mr.-” the customer’s quick glance at Tobirama’s nametag doesn’t really help since it’s an artsy embroidered thing without his last name on it, but he perseveres - “Tobirama can welcome us however he likes. I’m very sorry, I’m Uchiha Madara, we visited last week, and the person working had a different greeting.”

“Senju Tobirama, you must have met one of the others,” says Tobirama, realizing now what the kid was talking about. There’s no way Tobirama is going to repeat the same cutesy spiel, ‘Hello, welcome to The Senju Plant Nursery and Interior Landscaping Solutions, which of our lovely plants would you like to adopt today?’ that Harshirama asked his employees to use on every unsuspecting customer to cross into their shop. The kid is still staring at him like Tobirama has done something unacceptable though, so Tobirama tries, “So you would like to…adopt a plant?”

The kid instantly grins widely, “YES! Uncle said I could, I asked all week and I read two books about plants from the library, and I get to build a terrarium, and I can choose what to put inside it!” he says, without stopping for breath.

Tobirama can’t help it, his lips twitch into a smile at the genuine enthusiasm. “That sounds wonderful! Are you only looking for the plants to go in, or are you looking for a tank, lighting, gravel, and moss as well?” he directs the question to Kagami, seeing how excited he is, but the kid looks up at his uncle.

“Uncle?”

“Do you have all of those things?” asks Madara. “If so that would definitely save us a few more stops.”

“We do,” says Tobirama, coming out from behind the counter. The shop’s layout was odd, most likely because it had been a row of smaller stores once, before his brother had bought the whole lot and knocked down only some of the walls. It meant that from the entrance the store looked far smaller than it really was. “Come this way,” he says, leading them out of the first section (indoor plants that were fine with dim lighting, through the outdoor plants and pots section that opened into the actual outdoors behind the store where the hardier half of their inventory was, and into the third part of the store that had the components for setting up terrariums or aquariums. Starting with a correctly sized tank made the most sense, after all.

“Oh there are fish!” says Kagami, once there. They don’t stock quite as many fish as an aquarium or pet shop would, but they have enough small ponds and pond-plants that they prefer to have some small goldfish, koi, and other pond fish in stock. “Can I get a fish for my terrarium? Please?”

“Do fish belong in terrariums?” asks Madara.

“We could make a tiny little pond inside, and then we can get lots of tiny little fish to go in the pond!”

“That would be far too little water, you’d need at least twenty gallons of water for most fish to be comfortable, and they’d be happier with more. You’d need a full aquarium, not part of a terrarium,” says Tobirama, hoping the kid isn’t going to be throwing a tantrum over this.

However, Kagami just clutches his uncle’s leg and looks up at Tobirama, “They really won’t fit? Even the small ones?” he asks eyes wide.

“We all fit inside closets, but we wouldn’t like to live there, right?” asks Tobirama. Madara’s lips definitely quirk at that, and Tobirama can’t glare at him (or rephrase his statement to be less embarrassing) because large dark eyes are regarding him very carefully.

“No, that would be bad,” the kid decides sadly, then gives the goldfish another longing look.

Madara pats him on the head, “Come on, I see the tanks. We’re here to adopt a plant, remember? Don’t get distracted,” and he gently guides his nephew toward the display of glass tanks and bowls. Tobirama hovers in the background, listening as Madara carefully talks Kagami down from a rectangular twenty-gallon tank to an eight-gallon bowl, by pointing out that they could keep it on that table near the window, wouldn’t that be nice?

Some faint tinkling alerts Tobirama to another visitor, and he tells the Uchiha that he’ll be back momentarily, and hurries back to the front. He hopes Yamato would return soon, it’s always a bit worrying when he’s left all alone. This customer is far easier to help, she’s looking for a tabletop cactus arrangement, and she picks up one of the smaller ones without much time to deliberate. He packages it up for her, provides a gift bag, processes her purchase, and heads back to his previous customers.

They’ve wandered on to the selection of gravel and marbles now, and Kagami seems insistent that they get an eye-searingly orange gravel. Between the soil and the activated charcoal layers, they’re going to end up with something a little too Halloween-seeming for August, but clearly this isn’t a battle that Madara is going to win.

“It has to be orange,” Kagami says again, after Madara points out that the plants will be green, and their living room is blue. “It just has to.” But he won’t answer when Madara asks why. Giving it up as lost, Madara takes the orange gravel, and Tobirama hands him a basket that already has a package of activated charcoal in it for him to put the gravel into.

“Do you need potting soil as well or do you have that?” asks Tobirama.

“No, we definitely have soil. You mentioned moss?”

“It’s there,” says Tobirama gesturing, so that Madara can pick out one that he finds appropriately colored and priced. “You’ll want enough for a layer between the soil and gravel.”

Madara seems to take two at random, and then turns to Kagami. “Ready to find your plants?”

“Would you like some other decorations, first?” asks Tobirama, pointing out the shelf with different odds and ends, from miniature wells and animals, to packets of miniature paving stones or park benches. Kagami bounces over at once, and Tobirama ignores the guilty twinge at taking advantage of a child to buy more from his shop. They’re running a business here, after all.

“This one!” says Kagami, picking up a medium sized orange stone, with a spiral design on it. Madara lets him add it to the purchases in their basket without complaint.

Helping them select plants doesn’t take nearly as long as Tobirama expected, apparently the child had been entirely serious when he said that he had researched what plants he wanted to get. Kagami earnestly lists out the names of the succulents that he wants – making him a far more serious customer than most adults who just browse and choose whatever they think looks pretty. Tobirama manages to find four of the five plants that they want, but doesn’t have the last one in stock.

“I’m really sorry, we don’t have any more on hand. Do you want to pick something else? I can tell you which plants need the same amount of water as these ones.”

To his horror, Kagami’s face scrunches up at that. “But we need that one.”

“I’m really sorry, you could either pick it up later this week – I’ll order one for you – or I could tell you where the other plant shops are around here so you can check if they have some, but I can’t confirm that they will.

“Kagami, you can pick out a different plant,” says Madara, and the child bursts into tears. Madara, looking distressed, sets down his basket and lifts Kagami into his arms, trying to calm him by patting his back and making soothing noises while Kagami sobs into his shoulder.

“But Uncle, it has to be that one, we need it,” he says.

“Shh, please tell me why, my heart. We’ll find you one if we can, but if you tell me why, I can help you find something else too, right?”

“Because Obito-nii wanted that one,” says the kid, and Tobirama thinks he sees grief flash across Madara’s face.

“Kagami. When did he–?”

“He said it was pretty when I showed him the book, and he liked it, he said so,” he says, and Madara shuts his eyes for a long moment, before he continues to soothe the child.

“We’ll get some, we’ll ask Mr. Senju to order one for us, and we’ll leave space for it in our terrarium, and we’ll add it when they get here, is that alright?”

It takes some time for Kagami to calm, but the promise seems to help. He finally agrees with a soft, “Okay.”

Tobirama is about to get the box of tissues he keeps behind his desk, but Madara’s pulled out a handkerchief to wipe his nephew’s face. Kagami doesn’t let go of him though, and Madara doesn’t seem about o let him down. He shifts his Nephew, then picks up the basket to place on the counter. Tobirama processes the purchases silently, not wanting to further stress Madara out. It’s like the happy pair that had walked into his store had completely vanished; Kagami doesn’t emerge from where he’s hiding his face in Madara’s neck and Madara’s handsome features have gone cold and tired.

He’s not really sure what’s up, but he kind of wishes he could help.

Wait, he can help. “If you leave me an address, I could have one delivered in a few hours,” he says, before he can think it through.

“You… really?” asks Madara. Which makes sense, Tobirama had just told him it would take a few days.

“I’ll find you one,” he says, instead of backtracking. After all, Hashirama has a large personal collection at home and he’s sure his brother wouldn’t mind if he took one. He can replace it later this week when the next shipment comes in. Kagami finally lifts his head up to look at him, and Tobirama asks, “Do you know what size you want it to be? I can’t confirm I’ll get the exact size, but I can get you something close.”

“Like this one,” he says, pointing at one of their purchases, maybe 5 inches tall.

“I can do that,” says Tobirama, relieved. He’s definitely seen that size.

“Thank you,” says Madara a bit more intensely than Tobirama thinks is actually warranted in this case, and then he lets his nephew slide down. “You’re going to have to help carry things out to the car,” he says, and Kagami nods seriously.

Madara pays and leaves his address, and Tobirama watches them leave, the soft tinkle of the doorbell ringing for s few moments after they leave.

Yamato and Kawarama should turn up for their shift at twelve, Tobirama would make the delivery after that.

Tobirama should have remembered that every person in his life is an insufferable busy body, because before the week is out, he greatly regrets the random moment of generosity that led him to help Uchiha Madara and his nephew out. He’d told his brother that he was appropriating one of his succulents, and Hashirama had been fine with that. But then he’d also told Mito, who’d found it odd and mentioned it to Touka, and it spread from there and he’d been listening to sly comments all week.

“So, everyone’s curious: was he pretty?” asks Itama the moment Tobirama picks up his phone, and Tobirama resists the urge to just hang up on Itama.

“I see you’re free enough to join in the absurdity. Assignments just not hard enough for you?” he snaps.

“Wow you’re touchy,” says Itama with a faint note of surprise. Which, fair. This was the first time Itama had mentioned it, so it wasn’t frustration at him that Tobirama was reacting to.

“I’m sorry,” says Tobirama. “They’ve been at it all week, I’m tired of it.”

“Sorry to add to it, then,” says Itama. “I just… Never mind. So how has work been?”

“Never mind what?” he asks, instead of accepting the change in conversation.

“It’s just not the sort of thing you do. You’ve yelled at Hashirama for much less,” says Itama quietly.

Right, the whole: They’re your customers, not friends, brother, don’t be ridiculous, speech that he’d perfected when helping Hashirama find his feet with his new business and his brother treated every single one of them like a friend.

Tobirama’s not sure how to explain… Madara had looked pained, over the lack of a simple plant that they usually sold by the dozens. He’d wanted to help. “Well, I’ve learned my lesson,” he says lightly. “And my week has been well, I’ve completed the renderings for that old age home I was working on, and aside from my two current projects I’ve started discussions with a potential client with a potential client who wants to surround his mc-mansion with tropical trees and put in a hedge maze with a heated pool in the middle,” he says, making Itama giggle. He’ll probably turn the last project down, the client had very bizarre tastes, Tobirama would hate to be associated with the final product. “How was your week?” he asks.

“Well, we’re considering arranging a game of Humans vs Zombies that goes on until Halloween or the last human dies…”

Tobirama settles in to listen to Itama, wishing once again that his younger brother had decided to go to a closer school for his undergrad. He misses having his most sensible sibling around.

His family tires of the subject soon, which is good because Tobirama doesn’t see Madara again for more than a month.

“Good afternoon,” says a familiar voice, speaking over the tinkling of the chimes over the door.

“Hello again,” says Tobirama, giving Madara a small smile. “How can I help you today?”

“I hear that that’s not what you’re supposed to say,” Madara says, grinning, and Tobirama rolls his eyes.

“You’re not nearly cute enough to pull that off,” Tobirama tells him, then blinks as he realizes what he just said. “What can I help you with?” he asks quickly, hoping Madara would let it slide.

Madara pauses, then says “I need a selection of seeds, and some starting trays.”

“It’s far too early, you should start in January or February depending on the species,” he says, but sets his tablet down and comes around the counter anyway.

“That’s not what I need them for, it’s for a science fair project.”

“I see,” says Tobirama, gesturing Madara to follow.

“Are you the kind of person who’ll be upset if I confess that most of these plants are probably going to die in the name of science?” asks Madara as he references a list and grabs the corresponding seed packets.

Tobirama laughs. “No, I’m not. And a science project is a worthy enough cause.”

“I’m not the one working at a place that gives plants up for adoption,” says Madara smiling. He holds up three varieties of cucumber seeds. “Which of these would you suggest?”

“Usually people ask which are the best for pickles,” says Tobirama, considering the three packets. “It really depends on what you need them for? The Dasher and General Lee are really sturdy species, so if you want something a little more sensitive, go with the Wisconsin SMR58? But if you would like them to last, either of the first two would be fine.”

Madara considers and then takes one each of General Lee and the Wisconsin SMR58. He’s amassed quite a selection, and Tobirama can’t help but be curious.

“What is the science fair project on?” he asks.

“They’re looking at how the wavelength of light corresponds to plant growth,” says Madara.

“That seems pretty advanced for a first grader,” says Tobirama. Not that it’s any of his business, and Kagami had seemed like an intelligent child, but that’s not a project for someone that young.

“Oh no, it’s not for Kagami. This is for my ten-year-old, Shisui. He wanted to come with me but he has so many after school practices, and Mondays are my only reliable days off, so I made him give me a list of the things that he needs.” He meets Tobirama’s eyes, and he nods in understanding. “I just need two 1020 trays, and then I’m done.”

“Over there,” says Tobirama, and then leads the way back to the register.

“Oh, you’re hiring?” asks Madara, stopping halfway with his card out. Tobirama glances at the sign behind him on the bulletin board, which says they’re looking for new full or part-time workers.

“We’re always hiring. My brother likes to hire from the local high-school but the kids are always graduating and leaving, or getting detention or they have tests coming up and beg off, so we’re always short on staff.”

“So you take the school-time shifts? Oh, sorry - ” he says, and finally hands over his card.

“I take a lot of the morning shifts. It doesn’t make much difference to me if I work here manning the register or from my office at home,” he says, gesturing at his tablet. “When I’m busy, Hashirama or Yamato will take them.” He finishes up and passes the card back, and slips Madara’s seed packets into a paper bag and hands it over.

“Do you know someone who’d like a job?” he asks. I could put in a good word for them to my brother.

“I’m not sure, I’ll check with him first,” says Madara.

“Well, you know where we are, but this is my brother’s number if you want to pass it on,” says Tobirama, handing over a card that he keeps behind the counter.

“Could you give me your number too? I might have some questions,” says Madara, and Tobirama scrawls his own number on the back of the card.

“Thank you,” says Madara. “I’ll text you if he’s interested. Have a nice day, Tobirama!”

“You too,” says Tobirama, and after giving him another smile, Madara leaves.

Tobirama sits back down in his chair, but doesn’t go back to work for several minutes, trying to decide if that had been an excuse to get his number, or if Madara really did only want to pass on a potential employment opportunity to someone that he knows.

If he’s being honest with himself, he kind of hopes that it’s both.

He gets the first text about a week later:

senju tobirama? hi, this is uchiha madara. I’ve spoken to my nephew’s therapist and she thinks getting a part time job now is a good idea. I just wanted to ask you a few things before I ask my nephew if he’d be interested.

Hello, sure. What would you like to know? (I’m assuming this is a different nephew)

oh yes, I have three. Obito was in an accident a few months ago, he’s only recently gotten out of hospital. we’ve decided to home-school him this year, but there’s only so much time that a teenager can stand being home alone, and he’s always liked plants… I was hoping if he had something to do that made him feel useful he would cheer up a little?

That sounds like a great idea. What specifics do you need to know? I can ask Hashirama for you.

It takes longer than Tobirama expects, so he nudges him a little with an extra text.

Madara?

the accident. it left Obito with very visible, significant scars. some people find it disgusting, and I know you’re running a business, and if you’d rather that your customers not have to deal with that, then it’s fine. but I’d rather know now than have him be rejected for that alone when he turns up to meet your brother. that’s the most important thing. besides that, his shifts may need to a bit flexible, he has a lot of physiotherapy appointments to get through for a while.

It won’t matter. And all our employees get flexible shifts.

You should probably ask your brother?

Trust me, it won’t matter.

There’s a long gap again before Madara replies. When he does, it’s quite short:

Thank you.

It feels wrong, to be thanked for basic human courtesy, so Tobirama doesn’t answer. Instead, he goes to find Hashirama.

Obito turns up for an interview the following week, and Tobirama hangs around even though both Yamato and Hashirama are on shift and he doesn’t have to be there. He’s glad for it, because his brother comes out from the office with a hand on Obito’s shoulder, looking extremely cheerful. “You just said he was good with plants, not that he grows vegetables for several families and makes his own organic fertilizer!”

“I take it he’s hired, then?” asks Tobirama.

“Oh yes! Of course!” says Hashirama.

Tobirama glances at Obito again, the right side of his face is badly disfigured but he can see a faint blush on his left cheek. “Welcome,” says Tobirama. “I hope you’ll like working here.

“Me too!” says the boy, and though it’s a little quiet, Tobirama has the feeling that this boy is actually a lot like Hashirama and Kawarama (loud, passionate and enthusiastic). He’ll settle in soon enough.

After Obito leaves, Hashirama leans over the counter and continues talking about the things that Obito apparently does in his home garden. Tobirama feels no shame at all in ignoring his brother’s enthusiastic gushing to text Madara.

Hashirama adores him. He hasn’t shut up about vermicomposting and coffee-grounds fertilizer and youths who believe in the sanctity of the environment since your nephew left.

The reply is almost instant this time.

thank you, Tobirama.

I didn’t do anything. He’s a lovely young man, and my brother may be idiotic at times but he would never send away someone who loves gardening as much as he does.

just accept the thanks, Senju

Accepted, then.

 Having Obito at the store quickly becomes routine. Obito talks a lot more than Yamato did when Tobirama was paired up with him for shifts, but he doesn’t mind if Tobirama listens while he sketches and is suitably impressed by some of Tobirama’s designs, so he doesn’t have any complaints about the young Uchiha.

(Obito also comes with a lot more stories about Madara. There are also stories about his younger brothers Shisui and Kagami, and his best friends Kakashi and Rin, but after filtering them out Tobirama has learned quite a lot about the young uncle who had taken the three of them in when their parents died, and who was of all things an Elementary School art teacher and a Martial Arts instructor, which was why he had such strange work hours.)

If Tobirama always made sure that he was working on Mondays, the day when Madara took advantage of his day off to either drop Obito off or pick him up, solely because Madara usually comes inside to talk for a few minutes, well. No one had seemed to catch on quite yet.

And then Itama comes home for the winter holidays, and while Tobirama is very happy to have him back, his little brother watches with his too sharp, all-seeing gaze when he says goodbye to Obito and Madara when they leave after one of Obito’s shifts. Once they’re gone, Itama raises a single eyebrow at him.

Tobirama gives him a level look, trying to project how much he does not want to be interrogated on the subject.

“Does that mean you’re not going to ask him out?” Itama asks.

“We’re just friends.”

“Yes,” says Itama slowly. “Because you haven’t asked him out yet.”

“I’m not going to,” says Tobirama firmly. He definitely liked Madara, he’d though the man was pretty gorgeous the very first time he’d seen him, but he’s decided to suppress that. Because reducing Madara to just a hot guy is almost offensive – he’s so much more than that. Kind, and generous, and he watches over his family with the sort of single-minded focus that Tobirama respects deeply.

In just three months, a few exchanged texts had grown into longer conversations and sometimes phone calls. He’d been invited along to see Shisui’s exhibit at the Science Fair, and invited along on one of Madara’s extremely rare Saturdays off to a Botanical garden for Obito’s birthday. Tobirama had had a pretty faithful shadow that day in Shisui who in spite of being Obito’s younger brother had still listened with great attention when Tobirama tossed out plant and insect facts, and then criticized the design of some of the walkways and arbors.

Tobirama likes them. All of them. He isn’t going to ruin what he has.

“I only told Touka and Mito to leave you alone until Christmas,” says Itama.

“You what.” says Tobirama flatly.

His brother shrugs. “They were really bothering you, remember? So I told them to lay off while you get your head together. But I didn’t think it would take you this long to make a move.”

“I am not going to make a move,” says Tobirama.

“Why? You really seem to like him! Do you even know how much you talk about him or his kids?”

“Please just drop it,” says Tobirama.

Itama stares at him a moment longer then exhales loudly. “Fine. There’s still a week. I’m not saving you from Mito and Toka again.”

“I can deal with them, you didn’t have to protect me the first time,” says Tobirama.  

“Really? Their pointed questioning wouldn’t have embarrassed you enough to push the Uchiha away to save yourself the trouble?”

His brother has a point. While both women would absolutely throw down in his defence if anyone else was bothering him, the knowing looks and the witty comments would have made him much more self-conscious when actually speaking to Madara. He might not have even tried to work toward a friendship. And that would have been sad. He makes a note to get Itama something nice before he has to leave.

A few days later, he has a new customer, but he looks so much like Madara and Shisui that Tobirama knows he has to be the often mentioned but never seen younger uncle who’s usually away at university. “Hello, is there something that I can help you with?”

“Uchiha Izuna, nice to meet you,” he says, “I just wanted to see the place that my nephew has been working at, and maybe pick up a few poinsettia plants?”

“You don’t want Poinsettia, Obito doesn’t really like them,” says Tobirama before he realizes that’s not quite polite. “Um, I mean. If you wanted to get them for him?” Strangely, Izuna doesn’t look offended.

“No, you’re right. Obito doesn’t like them, he says so every year.”

“So these are for someone else?” asks Tobirama. He gestures toward the stand with an array of potted poinsettia plants. “You can choose what you like, it’s a bit late in the season so these are all that we have left.”

“What should I get my nephew instead? I missed his birthday this year, so I was hoping to get him something special for Christmas.”

“Well, he said he needs new gardening gloves, but that’s not really an apology present, is it? He wanted that new video game – Outer Wilds. He wanted to have an excuse to invite his friends over more often since he doesn’t see them at school anymore.”

Izuna nods thoughtfully. “The other two?”

“Madara is getting Shisui a microscope. Maybe a set of prepared slides to match? Or a telescope. He likes insects but I don’t think he’d really want a preservation kit, he’s not the type. I don’t think you could go wrong with getting him a book, either.”

“Hm. And Kagami?”

“Definitely a book,” he says. In fact, there’s a book on aquatic sea creatures that Tobirama has already bought for him; he’s seen the way Kagami always runs to see the aquariums for a few minutes whenever he visits the store. “Do you want me to suggest some titles?” he asks, when Izuna just continues to stare at him strangely.

He seems to be hiding amusement. Tobirama does not understand why he’s amused.

“That will do,” he says. “Those are excellent suggestions. Thank you for the help,” he says. ”I guess I’ll see you around sometime, I’m staying until after the new year.”

“So, you don’t actually need to buy anything?” Tobirama asks just to confirm.

“Not right now, sorry. Poinsettias were a silly idea.”

“Oh, Izuna! Back again?” asks Yamato, coming back from where he had been arranging a shipment of gardening tools.

“Ah, yes! Still can’t decide what I want to get though. I’ll be leaving now. Bye! Bye, Tobirama!” says Izuna, and makes a speedy exit.

“Well that was interesting,” says Tobirama, though he can’t quite keep himself from smiling. “How many times has he come over?”

“Three times,” says Yamato. “He seemed desperate not to ask when you’d be around in case one of us told Obito that his uncle was being weird. Did Hashirama tell you when the seed-starter order will get here? We’re really running low.

“I’ll check,” Tobirama assures him.

That night, after dinner, Tobirama is in his room finishing up a layout for a client, when he gets a text from Madara.

did my brother come to see you today??

Yes, he did. He was looking for a gift for Obito, but didn’t buy anything in the end. I told him to buy him a video game instead and sent him away. Not the best business decision, but your brother said it was partly an apology so I had to help.

Did he say anything?

He asked me what he should get Shisui and Kagami as well.

And nothing else?

No, he didn’t say anything else.

Tobirama stares at the message for a few moments after that. Tobirama has had a lot of experience with how younger brothers teased, which meant Izuna had been teasing Madara about… potentially revealing something embarrassing to Tobirama? That made it sound like… like Madara did care about him? No one really cased out their nephew’s workplace by just quizzing the person at the register, and Yamato had let him know that Izuna had come to the store a couple of times, clearly looking for Tobirama even if he didn’t admit it, so it had to be… Tobirama holds closely to the fluttering hope that this gave him, and types out:

Madara, when you’re free, would you join me for coffee?

I’d like to talk, can we meet up?

Madara, don’t be offended but I’d like to ask if we could

He deletes every message instead if sending it. What if Madara assumes that he’s only asking him out because Izuna said something, and not because Tobirama really wanted to ask? He should probably wait a little, right?

He gets a call from Madara a few minutes later.

“Hello,” says Tobirama, picking up.

“What did he do? He looked suspicious and embarrassed when he got home.”

“Yamato spilled that he came to the store multiple times trying to catch me on shift, and he fled,” says Tobirama.

“That… sounds like my brother. I’m sorry, that was really rude –” he sounds exasperated.

“No no, it’s fine. He was really kind of cute!” says Tobirama.

“He. He was?” asks Madara.

“Yeah. He was definitely flustered, all but bolted once Yamato saw him. Don’t worry about it, I’m not angry with him. It was quite nice meeting him, really.” Tobirama tries to force some reassurance into his voice, because Madara sounds a little…stiff.

“That’s good. That’s really… good. I’ll talk to you later? I just wanted to make sure he hadn’t offended.”

“It’s all fine. Bye, Madara.”

“Bye.”

There was something wrong with that conversation, Tobirama just knew it. He’d expected Madara to laugh about his brother’s ill-conceived but well-meaning plot to make sure Tobirama was a decent person. But Madara hadn’t laughed.

Why not?

When he finally realizes what he had just implied during that short conversation, he wants to slap himself in the face. Stupid. So so stupid. Leaving his room, he heads straight for his brother’s, glad that Itama’s staying with him now that Hashirama’s house needed a nursery. He knocks on the door.

“Come in,” says Itama.

“Itama,” he says, but isn’t sure how to explain.

“What happened?” asks his brother.

“Madara called me.”

“And? What did he say?” Itama actually looks… strangely angry?

“What?” asks Tobirama.

“If you asked him out and he turned you down then he’s an idiot who doesn’t deserve you,” says Itama. “But I really thought – ”

“No, listen.” Why is everyone jumping to conclusions today? “Madara called me, because Izuna came to see me at the store today. It seemed like he was checking to see if I was a creep? So I thought maybe Madara was interested?” Itama nods encouragingly.

“And when he called I… I sort of told him that Izuna is really cute and I was glad I’d run into him.”

Itama looks pained. “Tobirama-nii, why.”

“That’s not what I meant! I didn’t even realize until after, when I was trying to figure out why he sounded so depressed. I was glad to meet him, but not because I like him, it’s because.” it gave me a tangible proof that Madara might like me back.

“So what are you going to do?” asks Itama.

“I’ll speak to him tomorrow,” says Tobirama. “I’ll ask him out properly.”

Itama is looking down at his desk, and he taps his finger a few times like he’s thinking something through. “No,” he says finally.

“No?”

“You should go now.”

“It’s late,” says Tobirama. “He has kids so he sleeps early! And we’re adults, not teenagers from a Hallmark channel romance movie, we can wait until the morning.”

“Don’t be stupid, Tobi-nii,” says Itama. “He really likes you. He’s probably hurt.”

Right. Madara had sounded a little hurt.

Tobirama hates that he’d done that, even unintentionally.

Right then, he’s apparently doing this.

(He grabs his potted lavender plant on the way out, and Itama says, “You absolute dork.” Tobirama ignores him.)

He’s even more nervous this time than he was the first time that he’d been standing on this doorstep. Steeling himself, he knocks on Madara’s door. That time he had been hand-delivering a succulent he’d appropriated (with permission) from his brother’s private collection to a complete stranger, and it had still been easier. He knocks again, he doesn’t want to ring the doorbell, because he knows Kagami should be asleep already.

This time it’s not Madara who opens the door, but Izuna.

“What do you want, it’s late,” says Izuna, keeping his voice down.

“I need to talk to your brother! I don’t think you’re cute!” says Tobirama. Ah, that wasn’t quite what he meant to say. “I mean-”

“Oh, thank god,” says Izuna instead of getting offended. “Come inside. He’s in the living room.”

Izuna lets him walk in ahead, to close up behind him, and Tobirama enters the room to see Madara on the couch, Obito curled up with a book in the armchair beside him.

Madara looks at him, eyes wide, then glances at the herb in his hands. “Hi, Madara, Obito” says Tobirama. And then Obito bursts out laughing.

It stings.

Maybe he shouldn’t have come here, with literally an offering of love, maybe Madara might not know what Lavender stands for but Obito, who cons every teenager who steps into their store to buy a pot of the herb definitely knows what’s up. (“Roses? Bouquets? They all die. Lavender is the true symbol of everlasting love and devotion,” he says to each one of them, eyes shining and they fall for it hook-line-and-sinker).

Tobirama involuntarily steps back, eyes on the ground so he doesn’t have to see their faces and tries to come up with something to say. He should confess anyway, even if Madara doesn’t reciprocate, but he’d rather not do it on front of Obito.

“No, no, no! I’m sorry! I’ll leave, you guys should talk!” says Obito, and suddenly the teenager is right next to him, gripping Tobirama’s arm with his scarred right hand. “I wasn’t laughing at you, I am so sorry. But I’ll go now. I’ll see you tomorrow, Tobirama-nii.” And then he’s running away, Tobirama can hear him thunder up the stairs.

Tobirama glances at Madara who’s also standing up now.

“You brought me lavender?” he says.

“I did. On the phone, you misunderstood. It’s not Izuna that I like. I wanted to call you back, but maybe this is better done in person, so I thought- So I came,” he says. The small but unbearably radiant smile that unfurls on Madara’s face clears away the lingering doubt.

“Thank you,” says Madara, taking the pot from him carefully and setting it on the small table, and then takes both of Tobirama’s hands in his. “Tobirama, I love you too, and I would very much like if we could go out officially,” says Madara.

“Yes, we should,” says Tobirama. “I’d really like that.” He hadn’t really called it love yet but Madara’s not wrong. Even though they’ve known each other for so little time there’s something about the other man that makes Tobirama think there could never be anyone else who had the potential to fit into his life the way Madara does. The way Madara’s family does. “I really like your nephews. I haven’t decided about your brother,” he says.

“I’m hurt,” says Izuna from behind, and Madara glares over Tobirama’s shoulder.

“Go away!”

“Fine! But this is so unfair, I was cute not two hours ago, and now I’m not even tolerable,” he complains, and they wait while Izuna makes his way up the stairs so they have some privacy.

“My nephews like you too,” says Madara. “As does my brother, he was quite complimentary earlier.”

“Is Obito okay with it? He seemed…” odd. Tobirama cuts himself instead of voicing the tactless word that comes to mind.

Strangely, it makes Madara chuckle. “He was laughing about the lavender, not at you,” says Madara.

“I don’t understand,” Tobirama says, and Madara takes his hand and leads him towards the downstairs office that the kids used for homework. All along the large window, in different sizes, are lavender plants. Seven of them.

“I’ve been trying to confess for a while,” says Madara, squeezing Tobirama’s hand.

“I’ll take them back with me,” says Tobirama, and Madara carefully brings up one hand to Tobirama’s cheek. Tobirama’s never been this close to Madara before. He’s just as beautiful close up.

“You don’t have to take them home. I can keep them for you. You could move in,” says Madara. He looks so very very hopeful.

Tobirama can’t resist, doesn’t have to resist, he leans closer for a kiss and Madara meets him halfway, and it’s soft and gentle and perfect. When they finally pull away, Tobirama looks at Madara’s radiant face and decides he needs another one. He catches Madara’s lips again.

“I’m not moving in with you now,” Tobirama says, when he’s caught his breath after two kisses. He can feel his cheeks stretch with an uncontainable smile; the offer alone is enough to make him feel giddy with joy, but he can’t accept it yet.

“Too soon?” asks Madara. He doesn’t sound upset.

“It’s too soon,” he agrees.

“I can wait,” says Madara.

“Mm. And you haven’t met my family properly yet,” says Tobirama.

Madara tilts his head a little to the side. “I know Hashirama and Kawarama. I don’t think they dislike me? And I met Itama this week. He seemed nice.”

Itama? Nice? There’s only one person who can get both Mito and Touka to do what he wants, and that’s his little brother. Itama is not nice, that’s just what he prefers to let people think about him. How on earth is he supposed to break this to Madara?

“Itama does seem to like you,” he starts. This would be Madara’s saving grace. “But Mito and Touka haven’t met you yet. They, and Kawarama, have sworn to leave you alone until the 25th. After that…” he trails off. “I think Hashirama really does like you, though,” he says, hoping it’s consolation.

“Leave me alone?”

“They didn’t want to scare you off too soon,” says Tobirama. Madara presses a kiss to Tobirama’s nose, then his cheek, then tilts his head up by the chin for another kiss.

“No one’s scaring me away from you,” he says firmly.

“I will hold you to that,” says Tobirama. He really will, too.

“Please do,” says Madara.

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Team Miraculous Future Careers

I got bored, so I decided to make this. Hope you guys like it.

Marinette- Head of Coccinelle Industries ( a rival fashion company of Gabriel’s), and head of the Dupain-Cheng bakery

Adrien- Keyboard player for Kitty Section, model for Coccinelle Industries, and co-owner of a pet store with Sabrina

Alya- Head of the Miracunews channel, a news program dedicated to bringing all the news of Team Miraculous as well as Akuma battles. But ONLY the facts; not gossip or shipping.

Chloe- Mayor of Paris, beekeeper, head of the Bourgeois jewelry line, head of the Bourgeois interior design company, Bourgeois makeup line, and co-owner of Coccinelle Industries

Nino- Professional DJ

Mylene- Therapist

Ivan- Percussionist for Kitty Section

Juleka- Guitarist for Kitty Section

Alix- Louvre curator and tattoo artist

Kagami- Professional fencing instructor

Luka- Guitarist for Kitty Section

Max- Creator of Miraculous All-Star Brawl

Marc- Author of Miraculous Comics

Kim- Professional daredevil

Nathaniel- Illustrator of Miraculous Comics

Sabrina- Queen of Achu, co-owner of a pet store with Adrien, and Lieutenant of Paris Police

Rose- Lyricist and singer for Kitty Section

Clara- Professional singer

Ondine- Marine Biologist

Ali- King of Achu, head of multiple charities

Aurore- Reporter and meteorologist

Nora- Professional wrestler

Manon- Intern at Coccinelle Industries

Timmy- Dream Psychologist

Ella- Co-Host of the E&E radio show

Etta-  Co-Host of the E&E radio show