#Masamune too I'm so normal about them

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Can't believe I ever forgot how goddamn great mitsuhide is

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Shizuroth, aka, SOLDIER General's Self Saving Shizun, aka, sgsss... Part twenty-eight

Ao3 link.

Previous parts: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven,

Warning for vomiting in this one.

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Sephiroth can barely keep to his feet as Angeal walks him to the elevator. Angeal has never seen him like this, and it worries him. It doesn't seem normal, even in terms of usual SOLDIER side effects. He itches to ask what did Hojo do to the man… but this is not the time.

He'd never been so aware of the fact that Sephiroth is younger than him and Genesis. He never looks or acts like it, if anything, he acts older than he is. Usually.

The SOLDIER milling about in the hallway part for them, but not happily - and Angeal is also aware what it must look like from their perspective. In order to hide the fact that Sephiroth can't keep his balance, Angeal has to keep a pretty firm grip on his right arm - and he's carrying Masamune for Sephiroth too. It must look like he has his fellow First somehow detained.

"At ease," Angeal tells them, and it puts precisely none of them at ease.

"Um, sir," one of them says. "Where are you, uh… assigned? Next?" He's looking at Sephiroth.

If Angeal didn't already suspect that Sephiroth attacked none of them, this would've put an end to that fear. Though Sephiroth is considered an intimidating figure, none of these men look at all scared of him. If anything, they look scared for him.

Sephiroth clears his throat, his arm in Angeal's grip tensing. "I'm headed to Wutai," he says then. "Apparently."

A reaction runs through the SOLDIERs, and some of them exchange pointed looks. Some look worried, hesitant - others look determined.

"Good luck, sir," one of them says bravely.

"We'll meet you there," another says, more bold than brave.

Sephiroth looks at the speaker and then lets out a quiet, "Hmph," and reaches out to pat the man's hair with his free hand. "I'll be waiting."

Angeal arches his brows, and SOLDIER Third Class being petted gapes in shock. Sephiroth chuckles and gives the man's hair a little ruffle before his hand falls.

Sephiroth… must still be out of it. They better take the short way to the airport.

"Come on," Angeal says, clearing his throat loudly. "We're going to be late."

Sephiroth hums, and with the SOLDIERs around them throwing little farewells and good luck wishes, Angeal drags his fellow First to the elevator, hitting up. They'd have to get through the office floors on foot, but thankfully the stairwell is relatively private. Much less so than the lobby. Hopefully they wouldn't see anyone.

"Sephiroth," Angeal says, adjusting his hold on Sephiroth's right elbow while the man sways against him. "What happened?"

"Mn," Sephiroth hums, hanging his head. "Before or after I destroyed the training room?"

"Ah, before?"

Sephiroth is quiet for a moment. "I trained. I - tried to - hmm," he stops, looking unhappy. "I was trying to work through something. And I was interrupted. It… threw me off."

"Badly enough that you tried to kill Professor Hojo?"

Sephiroth blinks and lifts his head. It looks like it takes effort. "I tried to kill Hojo?"

"That's what they told me."

"Oh. That was him? I don't - I wasn't thinking clearly," Sephiroth mutters and runs his free hand down his face. "What a way to empathise with Liu-shidi."

"Who?"

"... No one," Sephiroth sighs and lets his head hang again. "Ah, I feel like shit."

Angeal hums sympathetically. "You look like it too. When was the last time you drank something?"

"Depends on what time it is?" Sephiroth groans and Angeal tells him. "Ah. Then it was five hours ago."

And Sephiroth had been exercising, then had a breakdown and has been doing who knows what. "We'll get you an energy drink before we set off," Angeal promises and gives him a look. "You know, you don't usually train in the virtual training room. Not unless Genesis drags you, and even then it had better be late."

Sephiroth snorts. "I wonder why," he mutters and then lets out a little urp noise and clasps his left hand over his mouth. He looks very pale, and there are beads of sweat on his temple.

"Hang on, we're almost there," Angeal says urgently and looks up at the floor numbers scrolling by. "Just a few more -"

Just as he says it, the elevator comes to a halt - on floor 66. The upper science floor.

Angeal feels a terrible sense of foreboding as the door opens - and Professor Hojo stands beyond it, flanked by two infantry troopers and shadowed by four laboratory technicians.

"Ah, Sephiroth," the professor says, hand on the elevator button, sounding somewhere between smug and pissed off. "There you are."

"Professor," Angeal says, wary, wondering if this is what the Turk meant. "Apologies - we're on our way to assignment -"

"You have arrived, congratulations," Hojo says impatiently. "Come right this way - laboratory one."

"I'm afraid we have orders, professor, it's important -"

"There is nothing more important than science!" Hojo says sharply. "Now come along. There are tests we need to run, and the more time we waste the more invaluable data we lose!"

Angeal hesitates. Hojo is a department head. Lazard is just a Director of a sub-department - Hojo's orders trump his. And - and is Angeal really supposed to fight other company employees? That's - that's treason. Shinra has its issues, of course, but…

Hojo doesn't wait for him to make his decision - the Professor steps up and grabs Sephiroth's wrist. "Come along, boy, it's time for -"

It's like the world slows down.

Angeal has a grip on Sephiroth's right elbow, holding him up. Hojo has his left wrist and is pulling. Normally it wouldn't be strong enough to even bother Sephiroth. Normally a man of Hojo's slim build wouldn't be an issue. But these aren't normal conditions.

Another tug, and Sephiroth might fall, stumble, anything. Another tug, and they'll find out how weak Sephiroth currently is. Another tug, and Angeal would have to make a choice between following orders… or getting his friend out of there.

Hojo pulls violently, Angeal braces himself - and then Sephiroth throws up on Hojo. 

He throws up a lot.

He throws up mostly blood.

The aftermath is unspeakably gruesome.

"Oh, that is so much better," Sephiroth sighs, easily tugging his wrist from Hojo's loose grip and wiping the back of it against his lips. "Pardon me, professor. Bad blood, you know, had to come out sooner or later."

Hojo just stands there, stunned, covered in blood. Angeal looks between them in horrified amazement as Sephiroth stands up under his own power again. The infantry troopers have actually backed away a step in apparent horror. The technicians look like they want to run away.

There's an audible dripping sound.

Sephiroth clears his throat, looks away, and then reaches to press up on the elevator key pad.

The elevator doors slowly close on Hojo's blood-soaked visage with a sad little squeak.

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.... Yeah I have no excuses except that I thought it was funny, heh.

[inovantyyy]

beyblade metal fight headcanons i came up with 3 AM

Ryuga is a boomer. I have no logical reasoning for this, he just is. Kenta made fun of him a sum total of one time and he somehow has lived to tell the tale.

Outside of Beyblade, Gingka and Kyoya actually consider each other best friends. They overexaggerate their rivalry because they're both nerds but off the stadium they go to McDonalds and make fun of each other. How else do you explain that secret fist bump when Kyoya went to go fight Ryuga, like,,,,you're telling me they AREN'T friends???

Kenta has subconsciously been influenced by Ryuga's snark. He's mostly the same with his energetic, supportive self but piss him off and you will have a very Ryuga-esque remark about how you're an ugly basement dweller. Gingka is confused, Benkei and Madoka are scared but Kyoya thinks it's absolutely hilarious.

Madoka might not be a blader but she took martial arts as a kid so she could literally just beat the shit out of someone messing with her. Like some Beyblade gang could try and mug her and they'd go "lET iT RIp" and then she just steps on their beys and kicks their asses, unfazed. She could have KILLED Rago but she didn't want to steal Gingka's thunder.

The Legendary Bladers have a group chat after the whole nemesis fiasco to keep in touch (Ryuga lives AU). Dynamis is a boomer, Aguma and Ryuga leave everyone on read (except in Ryuga's case, he's also a boomer and doesn't know how to text so he just doesn't), Kenta's too busy to text bc he's teaching Ryuga how to use a phone, Kyoya's being extra as always and trying to start a fight, Gingka sends outdated 2017 memes, King sends cultured memes, Chris is regretting sharing his number to these dorks, everyone is trying their hardest not to cuss because Tithi is right there and Yuki is just staring at his phone like, "this is fine 😀"

During their travels Kenta couldn't help but ramble about a variety of different things about himself and his life and while he thought he was talking to a wall with how Ryuga was seemingly ignoring him, the dragon emperor listened to every word but would rather choke than admit that to ANYONE. Kenta included.

The Dark Nebula stole Ryuga from his real family before indoctrinating him to be the strongest Blader. Ryuto and Ryuga are unaware of each other's existence.

After the whole Fausttm incident, because Toby kept his white hair Masamune and Zeo made a lot of grandpa jokes at his expense (not to hurt him ofc but to just make Toby feel normal about it and that no one's too uncomfortable to joke about it). Toby takes it in stride and even plays along. ("Oh my god Toby, hurry up old hag!" "How DARE you treat your senior citizens this way? You youngens have it too easy nowadays!")

Kyoya needed glasses this whole time but because his ass is all like "Ugh I dont NEED glasses. My vision is perfect you DICKS." he never got them. Madoka and Gingka noticed one day and took him to an optometrist and beat some sense into him. "how the fuck are you gonna Beyblade if you can't even SEE where Leone is you dumb bitch" so he relents. He tries to ask for contacts but by an unfortunate stroke of bad luck, he's apparently very VERY sensitive to them so glasses are the only option. To look cool he does that thing where he holds them in his mouth but no one buys it and calls him out for being a huge dork.

Kyoya doesn't LIKE kids but unfortunately he is a child magnet. def supported by his "i'm destined to be followed by brats forever" comment. but he does end up warming up to Tithi even after the whole "Yo-Yo" thing. He made a crayon drawing of Kyoya and he pretended to hate it, but actually has it framed.

Reiji quits Beyblade for a bit, realising that he just can't find enjoyment in it without associating victory to his worth, but does end up coming back after Kenta convinces him that it can be fun and there is a lot more to it than just winning.

Nile and Masamune are best friends even more so than Nile and Kyoya idc i said so. I personally believe this because sometimes similar personalities don't necessarily make you closer to another person. Don't get me wrong Kyoya and Nile are still very VERY good friends but if Nile had to choose someone to go like idk ice skating with it'd be Masamune. Nile is calm, cool, collected while Masamune is an extra bitch. They both bring something out of each other that no one else can.

The fortune teller jokes Kyoya makes towards Dynamis never stops and one day this man has enough and is like "You know fucking what let me read your palm" and Kyoya's like "lmfao bet" and Dynamis inspects it thoroughly, he furrows his eyebrows and then looks up with Kyoya with intense seriousness and says, "Your destiny is sealed, my friend. You're going to die a very painful (and embarrassing) death soon." Kyoya, poor guy, stares at him with shock and is all like "STFU URE MESSING WITH ME" Dynamis just shrugs and walks off saying, "Let's just say, look both ways before crossing the road in future." and Kyoya, with the logic that Dynamis has predicted the future before, believes it whole heartedly and is freaking the fuck out. Kyoya now is adamant on always looking both ways before crossing the street now. every time Benkei is like "Bro there aren't any cars we can just go" Kyoya looks at Benkei like he just insulted his grandma and goes "NO. ROAD SAFETY LAWS ARE THERE FOR A REASON. I NOW KNOW THIS."

Mei Mei and Chao Xin are literally dumb and dumber best relationship in this show hands down. Like they're both so STUPID i love them so so so much.

Benkei and Gingka are Swifties. I have no explanation for this. I just know they are.

Aguma is actually a really goofy guy if you're really close to him. Bao just always knew Aguma was just a dork which is why he's never afraid of him.

Gingka gave Kyoya a lion plush as a gag birthday gift but jokes on him bc Kyoya actually loved it LMFAO. Now they have this unspoken tradition of giving each other gag birthday gifts bc these dumbasses just really like messing with each other.

Shoutout to the ten people still in this fandom and enjoy this meal <3

[case-of-traxits]

Sephiroth 1-26

[From this prompt!] [Still accepting!]

Omg, 1 through 26? That's a lot. Okay. Here we go. This got really long. I hope you enjoy!

Character Ask Game!!! 💫

Character Questions: Sephiroth

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

Right off the bat, my favorite thing about Sephiroth is definitely how surprisingly soft his character actually is. Like, I've been eating well with the release of Ever Crisis, since it confirms a lot of how I've always written Sephiroth. As for dislikes... Let's see. I dislike how inherently tragic his character actually is? Like, that sounds odd, coming from me, an angst queen, but I mean it more... He really never stood a chance. I usually love angst for my characters, but often because they've done it to themselves? Sephiroth is heartbreaking because of what's been done to him rather than because of anything he's specifically done. And no, I'm not discounting Nibelheim or anything. I don't want anyone to read this and walk away thinking I think that I... I don't know. Don't think Sephiroth was responsible for anything. Of course he is. He's a villainous character, and he goes completely mad and falls. That's the entire point. But his madness and his fall itself is inevitable within the canon of the game. His character is a relatively innocent one who lacks almost all agency, and when he finds out why, he completely loses himself in being the monster that they've created. Like, to be perfectly honest, is it a surprise that so many fangirls glommed onto him, hotness aside?

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

I love how his canon materia set up is as follows: Masamune Materia Slots: Revive Restore Earth = All Fire = [empty spot] Gold Armlet Materia Slots: Ice = All Lightning = All Like. I love that he has a restore and a revive? And an open slot? I don't know. It's just fun to think about.

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

His fixation on Cloud. Like, don't get me wrong, I do completely understand it. I just don't like it. I can recognize that canon has made a decision that I personally disagree with.

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Ooh, any other media... Honestly? This is going to sound weird, but I'd put him in FF8. I think he'd fit right in with the SeeDs, and almost none of them have parents either, so it would just be... normal.

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

So fuck you, fuck you, fuck you And all we've been through I said leave it, leave it, leave it It's nothing to you And if you hate me, hate me, hate me Then hate me so good that you can let me out, let me out Let me out of this hell when you're around -- Rootless Tree, by Damien Rice

6. What's something you have in common with this character?

We both suck at making friends. We both got like, two of them and were like, "well, here we go. Our entire sense of self-worth hinges on these two people. Hope nothing happens to them. (:" In all seriousness though, I am extremely bad at making friends. And Sephiroth clearly is too. So. SOLIDARITY BBY.

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

I love when fandom puts him in just... normal situations. I love seeing Sephiroth cook or run in the morning or go to the gym or really anything besides being effortlessly perfect. I like seeing his humanity under there. Probably because he rejects it so thoroughly after Nibelheim.

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

Well. I don't click on these fics anymore because it's just easier to not engage than it is to deal with my feelings about it, but I hate when fandom just reduces Sephiroth to purely his post-Nibelheim state? Like, I'm aware that part of it is because that's the timeline most people are writing in. And in that case, go right ahead! Do your thing! But if you're writing pre-Nibelheim, you need to contend with who he was before that event.

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

I suspect I am not a tidy enough individual to be roommates with Sephiroth. I think he would be extremely particular.

10. Could you be best friends with this character?

I mean, as much as he can be best friends with anyone? His biggest problem is letting people in, and not because he doesn't want to, but because he has no idea how.

11. Would you date this character?

Hah! Look. I have a wonderful husband already. XD

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

Sephiroth has a blue pick-up that he drives on the few times he leaves the Tower.  He dislikes taking the train, and technically, the car belongs to the company, but no one would ever stop him.  He has a string of those fake materia beads that are so popular in Midgar hanging from the rearview mirror, and he likes to periodically just leave Midgar and drive on the dirt roads that go nowhere.  He finds it soothing, particularly with loud music blaring in the truck. -- Pulled from my headcanon blog. I mean, I could give you new ones, but I love this one.

13. What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

I really cannot imagine Sephiroth using any emoji except the thumbs up and thumbs down ones, to be perfectly frank. Except, possibly, for texts with Genesis and Angeal, if they use emoji? If they do, I think he would slowly assimilate their styles of use, and do his best to mimic them.

14. Assign a fashion aesthetic to this character.

Cottagecore. No, no! Don't go! Hear me out. Sephiroth in giant, oversized, cozy sweaters and his hair in a loose braid. It'd be great, and he'd be so happy.

15. What's your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn't matter if it's canon or not.)

Tseng and Sephiroth. I just. Tseng is so good for him, all quiet acceptance of anything odd about him, and gentle instruction when Sephiroth looks uncertain and just... I love them dearly. I have a ficlet series! I should add more to it, but here, look. ENJOY. I Fell (heavy) into Your Arms (like a stone) For the record though, I am also 100% on board for Genesis/Sephiroth. Super excited for Sephesis Week in January. I'm going to get so much new fic to read.

16. What's your least favorite ship for this character?

Ooh, spicy question there. Uh. I don't want to start anything, but I am not a huge fan of Sephiroth/Cloud. I mean. It's fine. It's just not my thing.

17. What's a ship for this character you don't hate but it's not your favorite that you're fine with?

Mm... As a general rule, I am flexible on ships. Even my least favorite ship for Sephiroth is someone's ship, and I wish them the best in their shipyard.

18. How about a relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

I love his relationship with Genesis. Huge, huge feels when I started Ever Crisis and he was calling Gen and just... T_T Babies.

19. How about a relationship they have in canon that you don't like?

That would require him to have actual relationships. That said, his only other real relationship is with Cloud, and as I said in the ship questions, that's... fine. It's just not my thing.

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

Honestly, I do really like Sephiroth with Genesis and/or Angeal, and I think Tseng would be a good friend for him, even disregarding my shipping tendency. That said, Reeve would be good for him too. Not the least of which because Reeve would probably be able to help him get some answers about his mother if Sephiroth would ask him. Or maybe that's just my Reeve, who has been with Shinra since he was five.

21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

Something I like: I like seeing him interact with people outside of missions. I like watching him be normal and having to deal with everything that comes with that. Something I don't: I hate fight scenes. Have me write 7k of introspection any day, but please, as few fight scenes as possible. XD

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to this character? Something you don't like?

Something I like: I love when other characters are super warm to Sephiroth and he's just like, "Do you like me? Do I want you to like me? Is that okay?" I just... it melts my heart every time. Something I don't: I find it difficult to believe people when they write Sephiroth as a sex god. Weirdly specific, right? But true. He's such an awkward teenager in Ever Crisis, and while he's very calm in Crisis Core, 90% of his "perfection" comes from just... not talking. I cannot imagine that he picks people up or hooks up very often. XD

23. Favorite picture of this character?

Currently? This one. Seph/Gen, kissing. But if you mean "ever," that's impossible. There's been so many fantastic pieces of fanart over the years.

24. What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

Mm. So little baby Trax, all those years ago (seriously, I watched FF7 being played when I was about 9, when the game was released), was basically like: Traxits: "Wait, why don't we like Sephiroth?" Cousin: "He murdered the President." Traxits: "The guy who dropped the sector? The one we were going to kill?" Cousin: "Yeah." Traxits: "And that's... bad?" Cousin: "Murder is bad." Traxits: "... but we were going to kill him first, right?" And then my cousin (age 13) made me go play in a different room.

Now, of course, I understand more about what was going on and everything, but the fact is, he's one of my favorites just because of how ... Mm. Doomed he is, maybe? I just. I love writing moments of happiness for him. He deserves them, despite everything. Because of everything. Because in the end, he's going to completely surrender himself to the alien cells in his body and he's going to lose himself. And there isn't, as far as we can tell, any way to save him.

26. Freebie question; Per discord discussion: Most obscure headcanon?

Oh, that's a fun one. Mine is probably that Sephiroth is a vegetarian. Actually, I'm not sure how widespread this is, but it used to be popular (I sound like a lady discussing what was "fashionable" in her time) to have Sephiroth be wildly sensitive to all kinds of foods, but from what I've seen in the current meta/jokes/etc., most people seem to headcanon that he has an iron stomach now. I go the opposite way and say thanks to the degree of experimental testing and the lack of exposure to a wide variety of foods, he's almost overly sensitive to new foods. To the point that he pretty much subsists exclusively on things from the SOLDIER cafeteria (who have a list of things that they can prepare for him) or things that he himself has prepared.

THANK YOU FOR READING ALL OF THAT.

[lorei-writes]

For the Weekend Party (since I missed the last few, whoops!)

5 Positive Qualities -Good listener -Learns things quickly -Can stay calm in most situations -Can stay organized for the most part -Always curious and ready to explore

5 Negative Qualities -Not a good talker, good luck getting me to start and carry on conversations. -Always quiet, see point above. Can and have creeped people because of it. -Sarcasm is my factory default setting when I do talk like a normal human. -Tend to recede when things get too heated or complicated -Can get into hyperfocus mode and start to neglect myself and my surroundings

Up to 5 Likes -Sweet fruits -Purple the color -Art (Both making it like drawing and painting) and looking at it

Up to 5 Dislikes -Loud noises -Super sugary sweet food, especially if they have a gummy-like texture (gummy bears, toffee, marshmallows, etc) -Rushing anywhere

Pet Peeves -Interrupting me when I'm working/trying to do a task -Excessive alcohol consumption -Sore losers -Excessive teasing

Relationship Deal-breakers -Uncalled-for meanness and callous, demeaning comments -Excessive clinginess. I'm not your mother, pls -You won't respect my boundaries, I'm leaving. Sorry not sorry, bucko.

Krys, hi, hello!

Oh, no worries about missing any of the previous ones. I plan to do some re-runs eventually Especially the first one seemed to be enjoyed a whole lot?

From the thoughts diary...

You won't respect my boundaries, I'm leaving. Sorry not sorry, bucko.

What do you mean you wouldn't be a sweet polite cup to drink booze from? Somebody's world view is going to be shattered...

--

You know, this is another one of those "tough" pseudo-macht-ups to make, as the one answer that comes to my mind is "so... a reasonable, mature person". Somebody safe to be around, who'd like to talk things through, while also remaining understanding of your limitations. Possibly somebody with a bit more extroverted personality, although it may be not necessary. Warm. Possibly also curious about things, or at least willing to listen -- so, supportive.

And the people I wouldn't pick... Well, some of the very popular tropes? "Bad boy becomes good for that one girl" (I get strong "have your priorities - at least mostly - straight, don't have me iron them out for you" vibes); "The asshole who learns to love you and you only" ("Please, treat people with respect"); "He love love love love loooooves her to the point of obsession <3" ("...No, thank you...") I could probably think about a couple other ones.

I'm also sort of torn about the types that may exhibit some of the undesirable traits (clingy, maybe poor grasp on how boundaries work), but would be quick to work on them. I suppose they may still be "a win"?

Suggested characters: Hideyoshi (IkeSen), Mitsunari (IkeSen), Masamune (IkeSen; maybe?), Leon (IkePri; maybe?), Yves (IkePri)

Weekend Party

[misscorn]

Day 1 Stalker/Cherry Blossom

I hope I can participate in all of @takaritsuweek this year, but I am technically on vacation with friends right now so we'll see if I can crank out all these one-shots lol. For now, enjoy!

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Ritsu was probably starting to take this too far. Yes, it started off as just reading all the same books as Saga Senpai...then it turned into trailing behind him to and from school...and then there was the bed thing that happened when Ritsu was first invited to Saga's home...so there was a bit of an escalation happening, to say the least. He still couldn't believe Senpai saw him smother himself on his pillow! Ritsu tried not to dwell on that too often, otherwise the embarrassment would force him to change his name and flee the country.

But this was probably...too far. Most of his previous stalking behavoir stayed in a certain proximity to school: to, from or in it. But this was a public space! If his Senpai spotted him there's no way he'd be able to come up with a believable excuse and then his Senpai would come to realize how weird Ritsu really was.

When they were in the library yesterday, Saga had quietly asked, "Have you ever been cherry blossom viewing before?"

"More often when I was little, but yes, I usually go with my parents. I haven't gone yet this year though." Ritsu answered. "Why?" He asked, curious as to what made Saga think of that.

"I've never been. Or, if I have I was so little I can't remember." Saga answered. "So I was considering going. Maybe." He sort of side eyed Ritsu, attempting to read his reaction.

Ritsu smiled as bright as ever. "I think that's a great idea!"

"When do you think is best?" Saga asked.

"I'd say sooner rather than later. The cherry blossom season might slip away before you even realize if you wait too long to go."

"What about tomorrow?" Saga asked, the weekend just ahead of them.

"Sure, why not tomorrow?" Ritsu said with a pleasant smile. "I'd suggest earlier in the day, as early as you can. It's a little cooler and the crowds are a little thinner in the morning usually."

Saga nodded and after that they went back to their reading.

And now Ritsu was here, attempting to blend in as he watched his Senpai from afar among several cherry blossom trees.

I should just go home, Ritsu thought, but his feet refused to lead him away the moment his eyes landed on Saga. He looked so beautiful among all the pink flowers, like something out of a fairytale, it would be a shame to leave now! Then no one would be here to admire the real view that was Saga Masamune. Plus, in a weird, stalker-y way, it was like Ritsu got to share this experience with Saga. It certainly was a sweet, romantic setting...if only Ritsu had thought to suggest going together! But at the same time, he would've hated to intrude. Ugh, why did things always have to be so complicated? Or at the very least, why did they have to feel complicated? I could be overthinking things. Now I'm overthinking my overthinking. Ritsu huffed at himself before refocusing. He had to keep an eye on his Senpai, half to admire him and half to make sure Senpai didn't notice him.

Usually, staying unnoticed was easy enough. Ritsu loved Saga, but he was normally kind of aloof and uncaring about what-or who-was around him. Ritsu figured Saga would be a little more aware of his surroundings today, considering he was here to literally admire the environment, but he was a little too aware for Ritsu's liking.

Saga kept looking around, and not necessarily at the cherry blossoms, rather as if he were looking for something or someone.

Did he invite a friend? Ritsu wondered, trying not to feel disappointed at the fact that Senpai hadn't invited him. If another person shows up I'll leave...I would really feel like I was intruding then. As long as Senpai has a good time that's all that matters.

Ritsu looked at a few cherry blossoms himself, figuring it'd be a waste not to at least admire them a little bit. Plus, he crossed his fingers that having his back turned to Saga would mean he wouldn't notice Ritsu while he was scanning the crowd.

Why did I have to suggest he go during the morning? There's not enough people for me to blend in with! Ritsu thought, cursing himself before he started to count to sixty, hoping that would be enough time for Saga to go back to being oblivious to the people around him.

He almost got to the full minute, but soon he felt a tap on his shoulder and heard a familiar voice say, "Hey."

Ritsu hoped he didn't visibly tense up and he slowly turned around, doing his best to smile past his embarrassment. God, how humiliating was this!? Showing up to cherry blossom viewing the same day and time his Senpai said he was going to! It was impossible to chalk it up to a coincidence.

Before Ritsu could even try to formulate some kind of lame explanation, Saga said, "You're late."

Ritsu blinked. "What?"

"You said to be here by early morning. It's still morning I guess, but there are more people starting to come. So come on, before it gets too crowded." Saga grabbed Ritsu's hand, making Ritsu involuntarily jump.

"...What?" Ritsu repeated, confused.

Saga raised an eyebrow at him. "Our date?" He said. "You are free today, aren't you? You said today was fine when I asked."

Ritsu stared at him, replaying their conversation from yesterday in his head. Senpai had been asking him out on a date?!

He's so weird, Saga thought, trying to ignore the way Ritsu's big, doe, star-filled eyes made his throat tight and his face a little warm. He hoped the hand that was holding Ritsu's wasn't starting to sweat.

"Y-Yes!" Ritsu said with an enthusiastic nod of his head. "Sorry-yes-I'm free all day today!" He exclaimed. "I'm...I-I'm very excited for our d-date."

He's not normally this scatterbrained, Saga thought, I hope he didn't hurt his head or something. "Right. Let's go then."

Ritsu walked alongside Saga, his heart pounding in his chest as he fought with himself on whether or not he wanted to yank his hand away. On one hand he was holding hands with Senpai and on the other hand he was holding hands with Senpai. Plus, they were in public! Though, the crowds were still pretty thin...and it's not like anyone was paying attention to them anyway. Causing a scene and trying to shake Saga off would cause more attention than anything.

In the end he continued to grip Saga's hand, hoping his nerves wasn't making him hold too tightly.

"Its pretty out here." Saga commented. Ritsu knew he wasn't one to wax poetry, so he'd consider the cherry blossom viewing a success in terms of Saga having a good time with that one comment.

Though, Ritsu couldn't bring himself to look at the flowers, instead just staring at Saga with a dopey smile on his face as he said, "Yeah, it's beautiful."

[altocat]

Wouldn't worry about crisis core remake. From pictures and trailer Sephiroth stil have those sad expressions. They did say not long ago, because Zack treated him like a normal person he became his friend. So they are keeping this stuff.

Oh no, I'm not worried about CC Reunion at all. Looks great imo, if not slightly less expressive in the animation. Solely nervous at Ever Crisis Seph flashbacks, despite the fact that it's just a stupid mobile game. I'm protective of the silver bastard and tbh didn't really want to see any more of his youth than I already know. It could ruin the weight of his downfall if they're not careful, or present him as more ruthless than he was in CC in order to make him appear edgy or "cool".

Best case scenario? Wutai War, Sephiroth's basic days in Soldier, meeting Genesis/Angeal, Masamune origin, accurate similarities to basic fandom assumptions. Masamune origin in particular would be really cool.

Worst case scenario: Sephiroth being presented uncharacteristically evil as a child/teenager when we know he isn't like that in CC, complete retcons to his childhood, Showing too much to the point where the mystery is gone, or just general black and white nonsense.

I just really like the idea of my blorbo being a sad orphan lab-rat under Hojo's heel before he goes off to war on company orders. I don't mind if they portray him as violent and willing to excessively kill people in combat. That's standard for him. Seph's tainted at an an early age after all. I just don't want a dumb retcon that breaks the appeal or mystique of the character, which is standard for Square. I think his portrayal in CC was a perfect balance of both sympathetic and spooky/threatening. It made him more layered and interesting. I just don't want them to throw that idea of him away.

Rofl, watch him get like a mention and cameo for five minutes and that's literally all it is.

[writer-akihiko]

Hi!! I know this story is finished and old already but is it ok if you make a ending where the reader ends up with Nobunaga? I kinda want angst in it.. That would be all TY and have a great day. (The story that I'm talking about is "All For Her")

All For Her - Kennyo X Reader X Yandere!Nobunaga [ALT]

PART 1, ACTUAL ENDING

I think I got carried away, but I basically got a wheel to choose some events of this story. This is my personal characterisation of Nobunaga from IkeSen as a Yandere. Actual Nobunaga would not do this; this is my take on how Nobunaga acts as a Yandere.

Warnings: Tragedy, Character Death, Yandere Content and Emotional Manipulation

"You defiled her!" Kennyo roared, unsheathing his staff. He blocked the rampant parries of the Devil King. "And you think that's love."

"Of course," Nobunaga said smugly, dodging Kennyo's swing. "This war…

It's all for her."

~○~

"This will be the last time you hold her, Kennyo."

He roared, howling at the pain of the sword. Kennyo fell to the ground, the stab to his shoulder numbing all of his senses as the blade cuts deep into his flesh.

"Perhaps YN would cast you away if I scar your face once again… Oh… How adorable she'd look to you in horror with the new scars I give you," Nobunaga teased, his menacing tone only edging his sword. "Or, I should kill you right here, and your head should be my bride's present…"

"KENNYO!"

You had come out to the battlefield since more of the injured soldiers could barely make it to the base. Despite of the fact of being on opposite sides, you still treated some of the Oda's soldiers that couldn't reach their own healers. Those with you moved their troops away as you ran to your lover.

Nobunaga pressed the blade further into Kennyo's neck, taunting you to come closer. You kept your distance, but you were horrified at Nobunaga's antics, as his words froze you on the spot. Your body and mind shut down at the thought of Kennyo being harmed. Your blood went cold, and before you knew it you had thrown yourself on top of Kennyo, protecting him from Nobunaga's swinging sword.

"How endearing," Nobunaga smiled at you, his gaze suddenly soft at seeing you. "It's been quite long, my fireball. I knew you'd come running to me."

All the strength left your body as Nobunaga ripped you away from your lover. Your will never left you, but your fear overcame it to the point you couldn't fight against the crazed man that desired you.

The Oda, as usual were efficient in wrapping up the war. Kennyo was arrested and it was claimed as a win for the Oda. The soldiers retreated and Ieyasu cared for the wounded. You'd usually see Hideyoshi and Masamune with grins on their faces, but Hideyoshi was practically expressionless and Masamune's eye only held rage but you weren't sure who it was directed to.

The Oda celebrated their grand victory with a banquet, and the Demon King kept you by his side, pampered and decorated for his eyes only. He kept you in his lap, as your being shifted to the automatic machine it used to be, pouring sake for your obsessed captor.

What sickened you to the stomach was how he announced the banquet.

"With the capture of Kennyo, I sentence him to continuous torture!"

Oh how you wanted to throw up at whoever cheered Nobunaga on...

Eventually, once Nobunaga had gotten drunk, Hideyoshi and Masamune flanked each side of Nobunaga, as Mitsuhide and Mitsunari guarded you. You made no effort to make conversation with the other warlords, for you feared what they might spill to Nobunaga, with the exception of Mitsuhide.

With how everyone was acting, you could only assume Mitsuhide messed with the sake as he was so bold to engage in conversation with you. "Princess, you must be prepared tomorrow."

"Is there something that I missed when I return?"

His voice lowered to a hush, as he explained his intentions. "Nobunaga will find my involvement with your escape. He'd execute me, but it will give you a chance to freedom."

You almost lost your stiff conduct, a drop of sake spilling onto your kimono. Yes, it was true that Mitsuhide was involved in convincing Nobunaga to let you roam to where you were taken by Kennyo, but even by then you weren't sure of his intentions. "Mitsuhide… Why?"

His hushed voiced tickled your ear as he revealed his one intention to you.

"For the woman I love. Even if I don't have your heart, I want you to bask in freedom."

~○~

The next morning's war council came, and there and then, another lower vassal accused Mitsuhide as the traitor that led their beloved Princess to Kennyo's army. The war council this time took a casual turn, as Nobunaga deemed it fit for the ladies of the court to witness the accusation from your balcony. Behind your veil, you shed a tear, sending a venomous gaze to Nobunaga.

You excused yourself from your maids, making your way out of your personal bedroom. Mitsunari should be waiting for you, as he authorised all the guards to be positioned else where. From your knowledge, Ieyasu, Masamune and Hideyoshi were in on Mitsuhide's plan too. Masamune and Ieyasu were to take charge of Kennyo's 'daily torture', while Hiedyoshi was to cause a scene by his natural rage at Mitsuhide betraying his Lord Nobunaga.

Nobunaga raised his fan, quelling the arguments amongst his vassals. "Ah… but wait, Akechi Mitsuhide isn't the only traitor amongst the Oda."

"W-What do you mean Lord Nobunaga?" Hideyoshi, who delivered slightly fake punches to Mitsuhide in his 'anger', stopped as he questioned Nobunaga. "Mitsuhide is always one to do things on his own!"

You raced through every corridor near the tenshu, trying to find Mitsunari in the hallways. Anywhere. Where could he be? Did he get-

The roars of shock from the Oda vassals rang as two guards brought none other that Ishida Mitsunari to the podium of Nobunaga, clearly bruised and beaten.

"A report from the guards came about suspicions of your vassal here to change the guards around the palace," Nobunaga said, as he ordered the guards to drop Mitsunari. "How could I not assume he was acting under your orders, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, you monkey?"

Mitsuhide and Hideyoshi were both apprehended at the hands of their own friends. They were brought to their knees in front of their long time lord, as their heads were pushed down to hang in shame.

"To honour your execution, since you both are great friends," He announced, drawing his pistol from his kimono. "I shall have you both shoot each other until your bodies fall. I'll allow your families to bury your bodies and your next brothers shall carry on your clan's lines."

"Any last words?"

Hideyoshi walked up to his lord he once respected, snatching the gun into his hand. "I thank you for letting me die by the hands of an honorable warlord unlike yourself."

Nobunaga did not hold back his anger as he struck Hideyoshi across the face with his iron-ribbed fan.

"I wouldn't have done this if you returned to the Lord Nobunaga I used to serve," Hideyoshi retorted, taking his stance with the gun pointed at Mitsuhide.

Mitsuhide had nothing to say to Nobunaga, except the silent nod to receive his gun. He raised it to Hideyoshi, saying his last to an old friend.

"Sorry for being a good shot."

"Don't be."

BANG!

You couldn't hold back your tears for Hideyoshi and Mitsuhide. You sobbed into your kimono, your mind being invaded by negative thoughts of your doings being the cause of their deaths. You didn't want this. You didn't want this. If only you had-

"The other two traitors are here!"

The crowd shifted as Ieyasu and Masamune made their way through the crowd, having heard the gunshots. From what you could discern, they were brought there by the jail guards by the orders of Nobunaga's messengers.

"This audience has had enough execution for the day," Nobunaga decided, looking over the three captured warlords under his hand. "However, I might as well give out the sentences now."

Ieyasu and Masamune were not bounded to any guards, but it was clear that they had long accepted their deaths. You wanted at least one of them to abandon you, to give you a sign that you weren't worth the trouble but none of them did. Those three stood their ground, as they face the Devil King himself.

"Ishida Mitsunari, under influence of Toyotomi Hideyoshi shall have a beheading for all to see," He commanded. The scribes were rapid to jot everything down, their parchment wet from the ink and not from the blood seeping into the paper. "Tokugawa Ieyasu and Date Masamune, for assisting the traitors, from this moment our alliance in dissolved. The Oda shall act on their own without your help."

"You shall be sent away. Unfortunately my authority does not reach you."

Masamune scoffed, "I wouldn't want to serve such a stupid warlord anyway."

Nobunaga shrugged it off. "May I meet you two on the battlefield, where I shall have your heads."

"May we have our revenge," Ieyasu said, walking away from the crowd, Masamune behind him.

~○~

Months had passed. Months of staying in this empty shell of yours, made to serve only Nobunaga. Before the last of his days, Mitsunari had requested to play Go with you. You apologised immensely for causing such tragedy, but Mitsunari welcomed you wholesomely. There was no hard feelings as his execution neared, and he advised you to not attend or witness it. You shed tears for Mitsunari, the handkerchief used to catch your tears delivered to Mitsunari's grave.

The day Nobunaga returned from his umpteenth war was as normal as any other day to you. You were sewing mindlessly, as you had no will to greet Nobunaga. He understood that, instead barging into your shared bedroom with familiar cloths around his arm.

He grinned as he noticed you recognise the band of cloth around his arm. "Ah, a parting gift from Ieyasu and Masamune before I took their heads. They consented to it as well, but you're not allowed to bring it around-"

"I hate you. I hate you, I HATE YOU!" You screamed into his arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

"I don’t mind firecracker," He said, his grip starting to feel painful at your wrist. "You see, I didn't care if those five were traitors or not. It was my luck that they fit into the narrative."

He continued, soothing your cries. "I was only getting rid of anyone who held your attention. I was drunk at that banquet but I still loathed how they befriended you so easily… I did it for you…

It's all for you."

[writingwhimsey]

My PIrate Lord and Our Life Ch. 60

Chapter 60 It was the night before Motonari's birthday. I stood with him in the main hall as he and the others were getting ready to depart. The sun had just gone down. "Don't look so worried, flower girl." He told me, lifting a hand to muss my hair affectionately.

"Well, I hate to tell you this, but I look worried because I am worried." I replied.

Motonari brought his glove-hand down to cup my cheek. "I promise ya,I'll get this taken care of. Settle everything tonight. No one's gonna come fer ya."

I lifted my hand up to place over his. "I'm not worried about that. I trust that you'll keep us safe."

"Then why ya worried?"

I narrowed my eyes at him. "Oh, I don't know just the love of my life going to fight some real nasty guy in battle. Don't know what I could possibly be worried about."

Motonari leaned forward and pressed a kiss to my forehead. "I'll be alright, flower girl. I promise, I'll come back to ya in one piece."

"You better." I replied.

A mischievous glint came to those red eyes and he grinned. "Of course, ya could give me a kiss fer good luck."

I smiled and shook my head. But then stretched up to gently press a light kiss to his lips. "Good luck…and come back to me and I'll have a victory kiss for you and a happy birthday kiss, too."

Motonari grinned. "Hope it ain't just a kiss." He replied, his voice low and seductive.

"You're terrible…and I love you."

The teasing light left Motonari's eyes and all I saw was tenderness and love. "I love you, too."

There was an awkward cough from behind us. Motonari looked a bit grumpy as we turned to see Hideyoshi. "Ya got a problem over there?" Motonari asked.

"Just you know…there are the rest of us here, too." Hideyoshi answered.

"Let them be, Hideyoshi." Nobunaga said.

"I don't think there's any stopping them from anything." Misa quipped.

"I think we should all just let them be. They're really cute. It's like watching a romantic movie." Kimi said.

"No one has to look." Asuna agreed.

"Hey now, that awkward cough was an improvement for Hideyoshi." Masamune remarked.

"It really is. Much better than the strangled cat noises he's made in the past." Mitsuhide agreed.

"You know, all of you girls are here. Ava shouldn't be the only one seeing someone off with a kiss." Masamune said with a grin as he looked at Kimi and Asuna.

Keiji was coming up behind both of them then, putting his arms around their shoulders. "I think Masamune's got the right idea. One of you girls wanna lay one on me? Or maybe both of you? I have two cheeks. One for each of ya."

"Oh, I knew you were going to be fun." Asuna replied with a smile. "But…a no thanks. You'll have to try harder…though I do wish you guys luck and hope you all come back safely."

"Yes, good luck and don't get hurt." Kimi agreed.

Nobunaga approached Misa. She looked at him as she crossed her arms over her chest. "I hope you're not expecting a kiss for good luck?" She asked.

Nobunaga grinned at her smugly. "I'm not expecting it, though it would be a nice gesture on your part." He replied.

"I will wish you luck…and your safe return." Misa said. "I'm not so heartless that I would wish ill on someone protecting my best friend." Nobunaga smiled at her as he leaned in close. "Ava is not the only one I am fighting to protect this night."

Misa looked up to meet Nobunaga's eyes despite her reddening cheeks. "I…thank…you then."

It was at this moment, I felt a contraction hit and I gasped and placed a hand on my belly. "Ava, ya alright?" Motonari asked, placing his hand over mine.

Misa instantly pulled herself from Nobunaga and came rushing over to my side. "Breath through it." She told me. "Come on, release that breath your holding in."

I nodded and followed Misa's breathing. In just a few more moments, the contraction subsided. "I'm fine." I assured everyone.

"I'm not taking my eyes off of you tonight." Misa said.

"What? You said this is normal at this stage." I reminded her.

"Yeah, well…still. It's part of my job to be on the lookout for when it's real and when it's not." She replied. "And you're far enough along that it's safe if you go into labor and have the baby now."

"Sure yer alright?" Motonari asked me, nothing but concern in his red eyes.

I smiled at him. "I'm fine and I'll be just fine." I assured him.

He gave me a sweet kiss before looking down at my belly. "You, stay put in there…least till I get back and don't cause any trouble fer yer ma."

I smiled. I always loved it when he talked to the baby. Nothing made me happier.

He looked back up at me. "Ya stay close to yer girls and Hideyoshi….if somethin' happens ya stay close to him."

I smiled. "We'll be just fine here…but I am glad to see you and Hideyoshi maybe finally getting along."

"Yeah, well…just 'coz I know he'll keep ya safe." Motonari replied.

Hiroyoshi was coming up then. "My lord, everything is ready."

Motonari nodded. He then turned back to me. "Sit tight and take it easy. Don't worry 'bout a thing. I'll be back and in one piece."

"Alright…stay safe out there." I told him.

We shared a brief kiss. He then looked at Hideyoshi. "You keep 'em safe."

"I swear I won't let any harm come to them." Hideyoshi replied. They nodded at each other before Motonari was leaving, turning to give me one last determined look before he exited. Hideyoshi,

Mitsunari, Keiji, and Yuki were staying behind with a portion of the joint forces to protect the castle and us. Motonari and the others were going to be leading a naval battle against our enemy…a night raid at that. Both things Motonari was an expert in. I knew he would be alright…he just had to be.

"Come on, we should sit down and settle in. I know it's going to be a long night." Misa said. "And you need to be relaxing as much as possible…and drinking your water."

"I was thinking tea and sweets might be a better idea." Miss Mayuko said as she came in carrying a tray with tea. Kotoro was with her, carrying a tray of snacks. "I made this special calming brew."

"And I helped make the sweets!" Kotoro piped up, looking very proud of himself.

"I think tea is exactly what she needs." Hideyoshi agreed. He looked at me, giving me that warm brotherly smile of his. "Don't worry, I'm sure everyone will be fine."

I smiled at him. "YOU telling me not to worry, when you're the biggest worrier of all." I teased.

"She definitely knows you, Hideyoshi." Keiji said with a grin.

"Why did I agree to stay behind with this group of crazies?" Yukimura muttered to himself. "I wish Sasuke and Lord Shingen were here."

"I am sure they are just fine, Yukimura." I said. "I know it doesn't mean much since you can't see for yourself…but the medicine in our time is super advanced. They'll save Shingen."

"I…never said I was worried." Yukimura replied, his cheeks going red, matching his armor.

"Pretty sure it's written all over your face." Misa remarked.

"I understand your worry." Hideyoshi spoke up. "I know how I would feel if Lord Nobunaga were in a similar situation."

It definitely helped to be with everyone. I was still worried, but at least I wasn't alone. We were all confident and we all knew that everything would work out. Everyone on our side was so strong and brave and valiant…excellent fighters. I still couldn't stop the sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach though…something was going to happen, I just knew it.

Motonari and the others…

Motonari stood on the deck of his ship…the lead ship of a small portion of the Mouri Navy. Nobunaga and Kenshin were on the ship with him. On the other ships were Masamune, Mitsuhide, and Ieyasu, each a commander over the soldiers and sailors on each ship.

They were approaching the area Motonari knew Hiroto and his men would be hiding. "There they are." Motonari said, pointing to the lights from the three ships. He recognized them as Hiroto's.

The Mouri vessels approached their targets, circling in from all sides. Expert archers from each ship took out the lookouts on the ship and soon everyone was boarding the enemy ships. It had been a long time since Motonari had employed such tactics, but if it meant keeps his family safe, he would. Plus he knew that Hiroto would play even dirtier.

Though once they had all climbed onto the enemy ships, something didn't feel right. "Somethin' ain't right." Motonari said.

"Agreed." Nobunaga commented. "I would have expected some resistance by this point. Someone should have heard us boarding."

"Be on the lookout fer any traps." Motonari said as he cautiously moved aboard the ship.

They went below deck and were looking around. A few pirates began to come out and fight, but not as many as expected. Not enough to crew a ship. Not enough to really put up a fight. It didn't take long for them to realize that there was no one…including Hiroto.

Motonari found the captain's quarters. He opened the door and cautiously walked inside. He found what appeared to be a letter sitting on top of Hiroto's desk…Motonari's own name was written on the top.

"What did you find?" Nobunaga asked, coming in to see Motonari reading the letter.

"That bastard!" He growled. "We gotta get back to the castle now!"

Nobunaga glanced at the letter as Motonari threw it down. You're too late. I'll have your precious little princess by the time you get back.

[amenomiko]

Aaaaaa Thank You so much for the looooooooooooong wait! I was too occupied and writer's block makes me tired more than ever 😭. Thank you so much for the request @ashavazesa ❤❤❤❤❤

A/N: I don't really take ALL Southeast Asia countries in this as I'm not really familiar with it. If you have questions regarding the culture, you may PM me or comment here ❤. Or you may google it, especially Butod 😏.

Lords x Southeast Asia Culture

Nobunaga - Hungry Ghost Festival (Malaysia / Singapore)

-It is a festival to honor the dead and so the gate from hell is opened.

-Mitsuhide: Most probably when the gate from hell is open, there will be Hideyoshi, practically running here and there upon his arrival ( ͡^ ͜ʖ ͡^).

-Masamune: Exactly. With the red carpet and rose petals. Heh.

-Hideyoshi: ಠ_ಠ.... Still- Nobunaga-sama's presence itself is majestic, so I have to agree with both of you *cough*

-Mitsunari: But I don't understand.. Hideyoshi-sama is kind, why would he be in hell (´；д；`)?

-Hideyoshi: Now, now, Mitsunari. Not everyone will go to heaven easily.

-Mitsuhide: Indeed. One of the main reasons why he goes to hell is because he sister-zoned every maiden in the world.

-Hideyoshi: H E Y (　☉д⊙)!

-Back to Nobunaga: I demand my offering to be a pack of armies, thousands of konpeitos, and MC's candid pictures 😏😏😏😏.

-Shingen: How indecent. To hell with you 😒.

-Kennyo: Go somewhere else, don't take my place 😒.

-Nobunaga: Excuse me? Hell would not be yours as I am the Demon King

-Kennyo: Excuse you 😒. My sin is bigger than yours.

-MC: Is it me or is this a White Girls Sengoku Version ಠ_ಠ?

-Ieyasu: ...Why would anyone want to fight over hell in the first place =_=?

Hideyoshi - Everyone is Addressed as Boss / Uncle / Aunty (Malaysia)

-So he went to a restaurant..

-"Boss. What do you want to order?"

-He look left. And right.

-"Eh Boss. You want to order or not?"

-"Huh? M-me??"

-Then he went to a public place, and his wallet fell from his pocket,

-"Uncle. Excuse me."

-Uncle-- WHAT- He is not THAT OLD-- "Wh- Wha??"

-"Aiya Uncle. Your wallet. Later people take your money how?"

-"Uh--" What kind of language is that anyway??

-Sasuke: If you are wondering what kind of language they speak, it is called as 'Manglish', Hideyoshi-san.

-Hideyoshi: Ma- Ma what?

-Sasuke: Manglish. Malaysian + English casual ways of talking to someone.

-Random person: Eh Boss, excuse me. Do you want to enter or not? If not please move lah! You are blocking the door!

-Hideyoshi: ........*Stressed 101*

Masamune - Butod (Sago Grub) (Malaysia - Sabah)

-Le butod: *Wiggle wiggle wiggle* OwO

-And MC: *FAINTS*

-"So this is a.. Grub from sago tree, you say? And it is recommended to be eaten raw."

-"It looks like MC when she was struggling to get away from my grip when I try to kiss her."

-MC, who has fainted, woke up "Excuse me?? Are you saying that I am-"

-Butod: *Wiggle Wiggle on Masamune's Palm* OwO

-MC: *gasssppp* 😱😱😱😱 YOU..! DON'T TOUCH ME WITH THAT HAND TONIGHT ˚‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥A˂̣̣̥ )‧º·˚!

-Masamune: Eeeeh but why? *Pulls its head and eat it raw* Hmm.. Taste like chicken.

-MC: .....*Takes a bottle of sake and shove it into his mouth* Wash it down with this! WASH IT WITH T H I S!

-Masamune: MMMMF 😵😵😵😵!!

Mitsuhide - Chinese New Year Celebrations (Malaysia / Singapore)

-He was offered with lots of CNY treats and of course, he ate it without refusing it.

-Only to get the bewildered reactions from the people around him when he mixed the rice + fish + dumplings + sweet rice balls + spring rolls + glutinous rice cake in one bowl and eat it like nobody's business.

-Hideyoshi: Even if you can't taste it, don't eat it in that way (　☉д⊙)!!

-"Why Hideyoshi? This foods represents luck, you see. I need this luck so I can always escape from your endless 'love' ( ͡^ ͜ʖ ͡^)."

-Learned about Ang Pow.

-"So you will give away money if you are married, and will receive it if you are not married. I see..."

-MC: What's wrong, Mitsuhide?

-"Hmm? Oh, I was just concerned about Hideyoshi. Because he will give away Ang Pows throughout his life." *Shakes his head* "That's what he gets when he sister-zoned everyone."

-Hideyoshi: ʕʘ̅͜ʘ̅ʔ.....

Ieyasu - Sambal (Hot Relish made with veggies / fruits and spices) (Indonesia)

-At first he was skeptical.

-Until he put some in his dish.

-Cues Ieyasu hugging the Sambal Jar.

-Growls when Masamune said "Can I have a look what they put inside-- Hey, hey, I said I want to have a look, not that I will eat it, lad. Calm down."

-Nobunaga, the usual demon on your shoulder: It's that precious, hmm? So you'd rather choose that than MC?

-MC: Please don't make me an option between food, Nobunaga ಠ_ಠ.

-Mitsuhide: Or maybe.. You can eat her by pouring all over her ( ͡^ ͜ʖ ͡^)?

-MC: I will become a living swollen red bell pepper, no thanks (눈‸눈).

Mitsunari - Vietnam and the amount of motorcyclists on the road (Vietnam)

-The gangs be all flustered with their surroundings, especially Hideyoshi.

-"Stay close, all of you! It's dangerous!"

-Masamune & Mitsuhide: Yes mom ( ͡^ ͜ʖ ͡^)~

-Hideyoshi: Who is your MOM (　☉д⊙)??

-Sasuke: It's alright, they say you can cross it casually as they will automatically avoid you.

-Hideyoshi: Impossible, isn't it dangerous? Besides, it's too close one after another!

-Sasuke: Here, let me give you an example. *Gives Mitsunari a book and whispered "You may cross now."*

-Our pure angel be like "O3O ooooh~~" And there he goes, walking straight ahead, with head buried in a book.

-Meanwhile, Hideyoshi: *Were pulled by both Masa and Mitsuhide* GAHH LET GO OF ME! MITSUNARIIIII \(Q A Q)/!!!! *GASP* NOOO NOBUNAGA-SAMA DON'T CROSS THE ROAD WHILE EATING YOUR KONPEITOOO!!!

-And Ieyasu, who has been watching Mitsunari who crossed the road safely to the other side: TCH. There's no one that hit him (•ˋ _ ˊ•).

Kenshin: 5 People on one Motorcycle (Indonesia)

-The first thing that he ask Sasuke was...

-"What is that?"

-Sasuke: Oh, as you can see, Kenshin-sama. Some people from a poor family will ride their motorcycle altogether as one. And so,.. Kenshin-sama?

-"Bringing the motorcycle back to the past would cause unnecessary scene, but an idea of 5 people in one ride is not bad. Hm."

-"Imagine, when you go to the battlefield, with 5 people in one horse, you can kill 5 people at one time."

-"Also, if they bring sake supplies, and 1 person hold one sake each, and there's 10 horses, I would've get 500 bottles in an hour."

-Them: ........

-Sasuke: Can't do, Kenshin-sama. Please pity our horse and if you work here, in this era, please don't be a math teacher. You will give a bad example in your class.

-Kenshin: Don't stop what I want to do, Sasuke (눈‸눈). Fine. Let's change that 5 person into me, and the killed people to Shingen instead. So it will be 5 of me, killing Shingen in one strike.

-Shingen: Psssh. If I were you, there will be 5 of me on one horse, so all of us can kiss MC in one go 😏✨✨✨.

-Yukimura: PLEASE STOP GAH MY BRAIN @A@

Shingen - Thailands... and their Kathoey (Thailand)

-Welp. His eyebrows wouldn't stop wiggling here and there to every pretty woman that he spotted.

-'Woman'. Heh.

-Sasuke about to warn him but Kenshin hold him back.

-"Let's teach him a lesson." He said. "It will be interesting." He said.

-And so they go to one place for dinner, when they were surrounded by a bunch of pretty women.

-"Hey handsome~~ wanna have fun with us?"

-Yukimura: Eh- uh- eh- I- I- o//////o

-"Oh come on~~~ *grope*"

-Yukimura: *Genuine Girlish Voice* KYAAAAAAAAA!!! *Fainted with foams*

-Shingen: Now, now, you girls are pretty attempting, but we need to fill our empty stomachs first, you see?

-He was occupied in talking to the girls when Sasuke whispered something to one of them without him realizing it. Then the girl went to Shingen's side, hugging his arm, "Please~ have fun with us~~ I will give you a reward if you say 'Yes'~"

-Shingen, playing along: Oooh? What would that be?

-Le girl, changing her voice into a manly one, "A lick of my lollipop, bro."

-And he fainted next to Yukimura. With foams in his mouth too.

Yukimura - Bali and their.... 'Souvenirs' (Indonesia)

-The first thing that came out from his mouth when he arrived at Bali is "Wh- wh- wh- r-romantic island?? Wh- who would show their intimacy in public--"

-*Shriek to a statue with a peculiar s*x position*

-*Shriek to almost everything*

-*Got stuck in one place until Sasuke had to pulled him out from the shop*

-Sasuke: Forgive me, bro. It's Shingen-sama's idea to enter this shop. It's normal for you to be culture shocked as one of their famous souvenirs is wee wee keychains (´・д・｀).

-"Don't say that casually OAO!"

-MC, takes one wee wee display and called out for him, "Yukimura~ come here for a sec. Look! Your wee wee (✿❛◡❛)!"

-"MMMMMCCCCCC ୧( ಠ////Д////ಠ )୨!!!!"

-Also Yukimura: *Gasp* This shop sells your kind! *Points at the restaurant that displays Rolling Pig*

-Scene of Yukimura got slapped by MC unfolds.

Sasuke - Sarawak's Blowpipe (Malaysia - Sarawak)

-Tour guide: One of the ethnicities in Sarawak is Iban people. They are known to hunt their prey with a blowpipe, which contained with a poison-coated needle.

-Sasuke: Oooh. *looks at the blowpipe* It's like detective conan but a poisoned needle ones (´・д・｀)✨✨✨

-Tour guide:

-Others:

-Tour guide: Would you like to give a try?

-Sasuke: Yes please (´・д・｀)✨✨✨ which target should I shoot it with?

-Tour guide: The balloon, next to the pole in front of you ☺.

-Sasuke: Okay. *Takes a deep breath*

-Kenshin:.......*monotonous voice* Ah, a mosquito. *Kicks Shingen to make him land in front of Sasuke*

-Shingen: H-Hey-- OAO

-Sasuke: Mmf- *Instantly pushed the pipe to shoot something else*

-*Stab*

-Mitsunari who happens to pass by: Hmm? Oh my, I don't remember this book has a needle attached to it (ㆁᴗㆁ✿).

-Other tour members: EEEEEKKKK 😱😱😱

-Ieyasu who also happens to be not to far from the group: Tch. Books from the future must not to be underestimated ಠ_ಠ. It's too thick.

[beybladefanfictions]

Ryuga’s Return - Chapter 2

(Description: AU where Ryuga survives Metal Fury but loses L-Drago. He reunites with Kenta and struggles to figure out what he’s supposed to do without Beyblade, his purpose in life for so long. Character’s thoughts are in asteriks.)

Kenta’s POV (Yes, I know, odd choice, but bear with me)

Kenta followed Gingka and Madoka into the shop. The others trailed after them, filing into the store after them one or a few at a time. Kenta and Gingka placed Sagittario and Pegasus respectively on the counter then stepped aside to allow the others to do the same. The shop had never been more crowded. Kyoya, Tsubasa, and Yu put their Beyblades on the counter followed by Yuki, Masamune, and several others that Kenta knew to be the Legendary Bladers. They all looked completely beat and worn out. Everyone's hair was sticking out in several directions while their outfits were torn and ragged. Some even had scars or other marks on their skin.

Madoka began collecting the Beyblades on her counter. A few people filed out of the shop. Masamune and his friends, Zeo, Toby, and a blue-haired kid Kenta scarcely knew, left together, chatting and amongst themselves.

“I’ll show you guys around the city,” Masamune was saying, “Since we’re gonna be here for a few days at least.”

“We should get some food,” the blue-haired kid replied, “I don’t know about you guys, but I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”

The four kids laughed as they left. Some of the other Legendary Bladers followed their lead and left as well. With a start, Kenta realized he hadn’t seen Ryuga in a while. He looked around then spotted him. Ryuga looked just as dishevelled as the others. His skin was covered in cuts and scrapes, he was missing his white jacket and the rest of his clothes were in tatters. It made him look like a homeless person, which of course he was, but it wasn't normally this obvious. 

Ryuga was leaning against the wall, his gaze intent on the display Beyblades in the glass. He was noticeably far away from the others. Two of the Legendary Bladers, a little kid and a tall purple-haired man, stood on the opposite side of the store talking. Meanwhile, everyone else was near the counter with Madoka.

“You know, most of us are gonna be without our Beyblades for a while…” Gingka was clearly fighting to keep his voice cheerful. “What should we do with all that time?”

“I don’t know,” Madoka replied with a shrug. “What do you guys normally do when your Beyblades are damaged?”

“Wait for you to fix them,” Yu answered, pleading with his eyes.

Madoka let out an exasperated sigh.

“It’s been so long since all this stuff with Nemesis started,” Yuki spoke up, adjusting his glasses. “I barely remember what life was like before it.”

“Yeah…” Gingka nodded. “I got so used to travelling around. It’s gonna be hard to take it easy again.”

“It’ll be nice to take it easy again!” Benkei exclaimed, his eyes wide. “All that travelling was exhausting.”

“I agree,” Madoka replied with a nod.

Gingka suddenly glanced up, meeting Kenta’s gaze.

“What do you think, Kenta?” he asked with a smile.

“Huh?” Kenta froze for a moment. “Oh, uh… I agree with both of you,” he replied, taking a nervous step toward the others. “Travelling was exhausting but I got used to it. It’s gonna feel weird not travelling with Ryuga all the time.”

Kenta cast a glance at his friend. Ryuga didn't seem to be paying attention, his gaze still intent on the Beyblades. *Should I try to talk to him?* Kenta wondered.

“Oh, yeah!” Yu exclaimed. “You were with Ryuga!”

“That must have been…” Yuki gulped, casting a glance at where Ryuga was. “Interesting. It must have been interesting.” Yuki faked a smile.

“It was just a bunch of walking,” Kenta replied, casually. “And entering some tournaments here and there.”

*And sometimes talking if Ryuga was in a good enough mood,* Kenta added silently to himself.

“But enough about me,” Kenta insisted, “I wanna hear about your journey!”

“Uh… that would take a while to explain,” Gingka replied, resting his hand on the back of his neck.

“I’ve got time!” Kenta insisted, leaning forward over the counter. “Please! I wanna know!”

“Yeah, me too!” Yu added, stepping beside Kenta. “You guys must have had so many cool adventures! I wish I had been there with you!”

“Okay, okay.” Gingka smiled as he gestured for Yu to quiet down. “Well, first we went to China…”

Kenta and Yu listened intently as Gingka and the others recounted their travels. Suddenly, the bell at the door rang.

“Huh?” Kenta looked over his shoulder.

Ryuga was walking away from the shop, his head hung low.

“Where’s he going I wonder?” Gingka asked, tilting his head to the side.

Anxiety rose within Kenta, *Is he leaving town? Am I never going to see him again?!*

“I’m gonna find out!” Kenta replied, rushing toward the door. “Ryuga!”

“Hey, Kenchi, wait up!” Yu called behind him.

Kenta pushed the door open and ran down the sidewalk after Ryuga.

"Ryuga!" he called.

Ryuga stopped and turned to him.

"Where are you going?" Kenta asked, struggling to catch his breath.

"Aren't we leaving?" Ryuga grunted, though he didn't quite seem angry. "You gave her your Beyblade already."

Kenta froze. *'We'… He still wants to stick with me?*

"Well yeah, but there's no rush!" Kenta insisted, "We can stay and socialize."

"Socialize?" Ryuga asked, sounding as if he had never heard the word before.

"Yeah, talk to them, like friends do!"

"Then do that." Ryuga turned and started to walk away again.

"Wait, Ryuga!" Kenta called, reaching out to him.

Ryuga whipped around. "Why do you want me to stay with you when you're just talking to your friends?!" He demanded.

"Because you're my friend too."

Ryuga let out a sigh, his gaze faltering to the ground. "Kenta, I need some time alone." His voice was oddly quiet, almost distant.

"R-Ryuga…?” Kenta stared at his friend for a moment. *Is he okay?* However, Kenta didn't want to push him, so he just nodded. “Okay, can you come back to the shop at sunset?" 

Ryuga looked up at the sky. The sun was in the middle of the sky, giving them about a few hours between now and sunset.

"Fine," he grunted.

"Great!" Kenta faked a cheerful smile to mask his worry. "I'll see you then, Ryuga!"

The two of them turned and went their separate ways. However, Kenta couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. Kenta hadn't known Ryuga long and during the time he had known him, they had been on somewhat shaky terms. However, Kenta had never seen him like this before. Ryuga always had an air of confidence, even arrogance in some cases, but since reuniting with him, Ryuga spoke as if he wasn’t fully sure of his own words, or even fully sure of what he was doing anymore.

“Kenchi!"

Kenta looked over his shoulder. Yu was walking toward him, a bewildered look on his face.

“Oh, hey Yu,” Kenta replied, waving.

“Wow…" Yu stared at where Ryuga had been. "Ryuga really does seem to respect you.”

“What do you mean?” Kenta asked, tilting his head to the side.

Everyone kept telling him that: that Ryuga respected him but Kenta had yet to hear it from Ryuga himself. It made him question whether it was true. Of course, Ryuga had to care about him, enough to not let him die on their journey and to give him his star fragment but… respect? Kenta wasn't a fool. He knew Ryuga was just humouring him with that challenge. Ryuga didn't take him or anything he said seriously until he was proven wrong and nearly died.

“He barely talked to me at all when I knew him," Yu explained. "Let alone talk like a normal kid.”

“Well, he is a normal kid.”

That’s what Kenta always told himself, ever since he started following Ryuga. Even though he led a very different life than Kenta and his friends, that wasn’t a reason to fear him. He was just a normal kid like them.

“Not really." Yu's eyes suddenly narrowed. "To be honest Kenchi, I don’t really get why you put up with that guy. I mean, considering everything he did."

"Well, you and Benkei weren't exactly nice to me at first, but I'm friends with both of you now."

"Well, yeah, but you were travelling with Ryuga for soooo long before he even acknowledged you. At least, that's what I gathered." Yu shrugged a bit.

"That's not exactly true…"

"Huh?" Yu tilted his head to the side.

"He did kind of ignore me at first but he never let any real harm come to me," Kenta explained, smiling a bit as he remembered his travels with Ryuga. "We were in it together. Whatever we faced, we faced together."

*That's how I saw it at least…* At first, all Kenta cared about was getting Ryuga on their side, and never faltered in that motivation. However, travelling with the same person for months on end had a way of making you grow attached to them.

Yu raised an eyebrow. "You're really sure you can trust him?"

"Yu!" Kenta gasped, defensively.

"I just don't want you to get hurt, Kenchi!" Yu insisted, his eyes huge with worry. "Like I was." He looked away. "I thought Ryuga was my friend once too but he turned his back on me when I needed him."

"He didn't do that to me," Kenta insisted, remembering how even before their promise, Ryuga didn't let him die. "And I know he won’t."

"How do you know that?" Yu tilted his head to the side.

Kenta gazed off in the distance. In his mind, he recalled a very specific moment from his travels.

**********************

It had been mere minutes since Kenta had stopped Ryuga from stealing a legendary blader's power. Once they were away from the others, Ryuga turned and glared at Kenta.

"What were you thinking, getting in my way like that?!" He demanded.

"You were stealing their power!" Kenta snapped back, clenching his fists and glaring up at Ryuga. "I had to do something!"

Whatever fear Kenta might have felt was completely drowned out by his anger.

Ryuga let out a growl. "If you ever pull a stunt like that again, I'll-I'll…”

"You'll what, Ryuga?! You'll what?!"

Kenta knew the exact intent behind his words, though he didn’t say it directly. He was asking Ryuga what he would do to retaliate. Ryuga's eyes went wide. Kenta knew that if anyone else talked to Ryuga this way, they would immediately be attacked. Instead, Ryuga seemed frozen with shock for a few moments. Then his eyes narrowed.

"Don't forget who I am, kid," Ryuga growled, "My goal is to take all of the legendary bladers' power for myself and nothing you do or say will ever change that."

Ryuga turned and walked away. Kenta froze before chasing after him. At that moment it was clear to Kenta: Ryuga couldn’t bring himself to intentionally hurt him. The very idea had shocked him.

***************

“We’ve just been through a lot together," Kenta finally answered Yu's question. “If he was going to hurt me in any way, he would’ve by now.”

“Well…” Yu still looked somewhat doubtful. “I guess you have a point.”

“Now, come on.” Kenta gestured for Yu to follow him. “Let’s go listen to the rest of that story!” The two of them walked back to the shop side by side.

It was nearly sunset when the group walked out of the shop, chatting amongst themselves.

"I'm sooo hungry,” Yu complained, gripping his stomach. “I could eat, like, an entire building.” He gestured vaguely to the Beyblade shop behind them.

"Hey, why don't we all get dinner together?!" Madoka suggested, with a smile.

"Yeah!” Gingka agreed, bouncing like a rabbit. “I could go for a celebratory hamburger!"

"Same!" Benkei agreed, nodding vigorously.

Kyoya rolled his eyes. "You guys always eat hamburgers."

Gingka stopped in his tracks. The others stopped behind him, gazing at him expectantly.

"Actually…” Gingka rested his hand on his chin. “I can't think of the last time I had a hamburger." 

Madoka’s eyes narrowed at him. "Three days ago, Gingka. It was three days ago."

Gingka staggered back, letting out a shrill gasp."That was like forever ago! I need a burger now!” He turned to the others, holding his hand in the sky. “Who's with me?!"

"I!" Benkei replied, bouncing toward Gingka.

"I!" Yuki added, adjusting his glasses.

"Tithi, wanna come with us?" Yu asked, glancing at the shorter kid.

"Well, I wanna stick with you…” Tithi looked up at Dynamis. “But then Dynamis will be all lonely!"

Dynamis chuckled. "I'll come along. Though I must admit, I have never heard of these 'hamburgers' before."

Gingka let out a gasp of horror. "You've never had a HAMBURGER?! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!"

"The temple on Mist Mountain," Dynamis answered without missing a beat.

Gingka froze. "Oh... Well..."

Kenta chuckled. The others cackled as the colour drained from Gingka's face.

"So we're all going?" Tsubasa asked, gazing at the group.

"What about Kenta?" Benkei asked, turning to him.

"Huh?" Kenta stared at the group as they all turned to him.

"Yeah, do you wanna come and get burgers with us?" Gingka asked, a smile returning to his face.

"Oh, uh..."

Kenta glanced up at the sky. The sun had nearly set, casting it's orange and pink hues across the sky. He didn't see Ryuga around. However, he would probably come back soon, just like he said he would.

"That's okay," Kenta replied, looking back at Gingka. "I was actually gonna meet up with Ryuga. He should be here soon."

"O-oh!" Gingka sounded slightly taken aback but he still smiled. "Okay."

"Yeah, he's got no one else so I want to make sure he's not alone," Kenta explained, smiling. He kept the part about him being worried about Ryuga to himself.

"Why don't you just invite your friend to come with us?" Dynamis asked, tilting his head to the side.

"Uh..." Everyone stared at him with wide eyes.

"Oh, he wouldn't want to anyway," Kenta replied, flicking his hand dismissively. *Not that I know what he wants anymore.* "But I'll see you guys tomorrow!"

"Okay, bye Kenta!" Gingka replied, with a smile.

The group began to walk away.

"See you around Kenchi!" Yu called, waving as he followed Tithi and Tsubasa.

"Have a safe trip home!" Benkei added, walking beside Kyoya.

"I will!"

Kenta stood and waved until the group disappeared around the street corner.

“Kenta."

Kenta nearly jumped out of his skin, letting out a yelp. He whipped around. Ryuga was standing a few paces away, having seemingly emerged from the nearby alleyway.

"Oh, hey Ryuga!" Kenta greeted, shaking a bit as he waved. "You, uh, you startled me. Uh…" Kenta straightened his posture. "Where did you go exactly?"

"Nowhere in particular," Ryuga replied, with a shrug.

"Uh… Okay.” *Why is he being secretive about something so simple?* “Well, I was thinking of heading home,” Kenta replied, “My parents-"

"Parents?” Ryuga cut him off, sounding bewildered. “You have parents?"

"Yes?" Kenta tilted his head to the side. “Did you think I didn’t?”

"Well, you were travelling with me for months."

"I told my parents I was going with Gingka and the others to find the legendary bladers. They were fine with me going… As long as I stayed with a group…”

Kenta's heart skipped a beat. He gazed expectantly at Ryuga who just shrugged.

"You were with me. Close enough."

"Is it?"

Ryuga smiled a bit. It wasn’t sadistic like he could sometimes look, but it didn’t quite reach his eyes either. “Well, you're alive so I clearly did my job,” he replied.

Kenta chuckled a bit. "If you say so…” An idea hit Kenta like a bolt of lightning and he couldn’t help but smile. "Hey, do you want to meet my parents?” he asked, looking up at Ryuga. "I bet they'd like you!"

Ryuga laughed wryly. "Me? The former Dragon Emperor? Don't be silly." He suddenly looked away, his gaze fixed on something in the distance.

Kenta raised an eyebrow. *'Former' Dragon Emperor? Why did he say former?*

"It's not silly! My parents like all my friends!”

“Did they see Battle Bladers?”

“Huh?”

Kenta stepped back, his eyes wide. The two of them avoided talking about that infamous tournament, and only brought it up if they had to. Ryuga paused to take a breath.

“Did they see Battle Bladers?” He repeated, clearly realizing the weight of his words.

“I mean, probably…” Kenta shook his head clear as memories of that horrible tournament raced through his mind. “But that was a while ago! And you weren’t even in full control of yourself! I… I've forgiven you, a-and they will too!"

Kenta didn’t know if the last part was true, but he was willing to say anything to make his friend feel better.

"Whatever,” Ryuga grunted, crossing his arms. “I don't have anywhere else to go so I'll stick with you."

*Nowhere else to go…? So that’s why he’s staying with me? He doesn’t want to travel anymore?* Then Kenta understood. Ryuga had only been travelling to get stronger at Beyblade, and now his Beyblade was gone, so he didn’t want to anymore.

"Okay.” Kenta nodded, keeping his realization to himself. “I'll just let them know we're coming.”

Kenta grabbed his phone and dialled the number. His mother almost immediately picked up.

"Kenta!" She exclaimed cheerfully.

Kenta smiled. "Hey, Mom!"

"So you're back from your long trip then!"

"Yeah, I was just on my way home! Can I bring a friend over?"

"Of course, dear. Which friend is it?"

"Oh, it's Ryuga," Kenta answered, sounding completely casual. "I met him on the journey."

"Ryuga? As in... THAT Ryuga?" She didn’t sound scared, just confused.

"Yes, THAT Ryuga." Kenta rolled his eyes. "We're friends now and he doesn't have anywhere else to go."

Only after he said it did Kenta realize Ryuga might not have wanted him to share that information. He glanced at his friend. Ryuga didn't appear to be paying any attention as he gazed somewhere in the distance.

"Wow, you can make friends with anyone,” Kenta’s mother remarked, chuckling a bit.

Kenta chuckled as well. "Thanks, Mom."

"Well, he's welcome to stay over for dinner. Same rules as you and the rest of your friends, no Beyblading in the house."

Kenta bit his lip, remembering that L-Drago was gone now. "Oh, that won't be a problem…” he blurted out, then quickly added, “Sagittario's in the shop. You'll have to see it once it's fixed, it's completely different now! Uh, anyway, we'll see you when we get there."

"Bye, Kenta."

"Bye, Mom."

Kenta hung up, putting his phone back in his pocket. He turned to Ryuga. The older kid was still staring off into the distance, his gaze unreadable.

“Ryuga?”

Ryuga met Kenta’s gaze. Without a word, he began walking. Kenta walked beside him. Ryuga’s gaze was fixed on the ground and his entire posture seemed slouched. *He’s clearly upset… but how am I supposed to bring it up?* Every other time Kenta had seen Ryuga upset, he had been angry and destructive. Kenta didn’t know if he had ever seen Ryuga sad before. *I don’t want to bring it up right now… but if I don’t bring it up, he might never talk about it. Ryuga doesn’t seem like he wants support, but he might need it…*

[ikemen-stories]

Warlord edition!

~ Oda forces ~

Nobunaga

Curious about everything.

He will probably demand you to dissect some modern device during the day for him to analyze.

You have to give him sweets from time to time.

Seriously, if you don't he is going to go find them himself, without taking into account that he's like 5 cm tall and almost everything could potentially kill him.

He is totally going to tease your ear when you less expect it. REVENGE!

Hideyoshi

Overly worried all the time.

"You have to look at both sides of the road when you cross it!"

When you get distracted he will gently make you return to your duties and help you finish your tasks, at least to the best of his ability.

He is kind of dejected because he can't help you with your heavy tasks, such as carry your grocery bag and the likes.

He constantly checks on your health. Constantly.

Masamune

Over-excited about everything.

If you happen to drive a car, he will ask you to go faster.

He will occasionally make fun of you and call you cute from time to time.

He is going to make sure that you eat properly everyday. He tries to help you cook but he's too small for being really helpful so instead he ends up giving you indications about how to proceed.

When you don't have anything to do, the two of you play games together (mostly videogames on your pc or your cellphone, since other types would be impossible for him to play with).

Mitsunari

Curious about everything, part 2.

He will help you through the day with sweet smiles and supportive words.

He regularly falls from your shoulder so you have to watch out for him all the time.

When you have something to do and you do not need him, he starts reading on your shoulder (we all know he would be totally able to find books of his size anyway).

He sleeps on your pillow, just near your head (when he remembers to sleep). He's the happiest chibi alive when you offer your hand for him to cuddle with.

Mitsuhide

He makes remarks about everything you do.

You better avoid every embarrassing situation because he would make it worse.

He remembers everything you've ever done and he could bring up something happened like three months ago just to see you upset.

On the other hand, if someone else happens to make you mad or sad, he's going to spread nasty rumors about them until that someone will be so ashamed that they will desire to go living in another country.

Sometimes he sits on the top of your head just to annoy you.

Ieyasu

He makes remarks about everything you do, part 2.

He calls you stupid at least five times a day.

Patting his head and calling him cute is a sure way to make him angry.

He is able to argue with virtually everyone you meet. He may be small but the sassiness is strong with him.

He may be grumpy all the time but he still helps you out when you don't know something. It's like having a grumpy and sassy voice of consciousness on your shoulder.

~ Uesugi-Takeda forces ~

Kenshin

He fights. It doesn't matter if he is as tall as a peanut, he fights everyone you meet.

When he realizes he is not able to cause a major injury by just jumping at someone else throat, he starts aiming for the eyes.

You have to keep him calm by giving him plums. They usually are as big as he is so it takes him a while to eat them all. He's extra cute while he's eating but your shoulder keeps getting sticky.

Make sure that nobody (and I mean NOBODY) touches you. Their hands would be in extreme danger.

He never leaves your shoulder. NEVER.

Shingen

He regularly drops pick up lines. Everyday. Constantly.

You have no privacy with him around. At all.

He wants to sleep on your pillow and the chance that you will find him nestled in the crook of your neck in the morning is pretty high.

If you fell dejected and your self-esteem is low, you can be sure that he will compliment you until you feel better.

Perfect view of your breast ("Thank you, my goodness!").

Yukimura

He's exceptionally nervous about being so close to you alle the time. As a result his bluntness gets worse than ever.

He blushes like crazy when you take him in the palm of your hand and pet him.

"Don't squeeze me, you wild boar!"

He may be blunt but he cares deeply about you and constantly watches out for you.

You ask him for advice about your clothes and accessories on a daily basis just to see him freaking out.

Sasuke

Everytime is meme time.

He will help you should a technology-related problem arise.

"Don't worry, I'll use my special ninja ability. You won't even notice that I'm in your pocket."

And that's actually worse than having him plainly on your shoulder because even if you don't feel him around you know that he is in your pocket and it's very difficult to normally go on with your life with the image of his expressionless face clearly printed on your mind.

You don't have the heart to tell him that because he is so proud of his solution.

[stealinghero]

I hope this isn't too much but could I request headcanons for how Yukimura, Masamune, Kojuro, Sasuke, Mitsunari, Ieyasu, Motochika, and Keiji would confess their feelings for their crush? I'm sorry if it is too much!

What a CUTE ask!! >///////

Let me answer this right now!

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Yukimura:

- his crush will know. He is always blushing when interacting with them, always trying to be around them with the poorest excuses why

- if he wants to confess he will be a stuttering and stammering blushing mess. His crush has a hard time to even understand what he is saying.

- but he will not allow to be confessed to!! If his crush tells him, he will interrupt them, grow up and tells them straight.

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Masamune:

- he straight out tells them without any hesitation and then turns around blushing so deep crimson that his retainers fear for his life because all his blood is now in his face

- if his crush needs a bit time to think about it, he will be a nervous wreck. He won’t admit it but he will start a fight with everyone talking to him

- he just never thought about any consequences and has trouble living with them. But in the end he would do it again exactly like this

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Kojuro:

- he is an open book around his crush and tries not to be. He will end up being a lot stricter to his crush and might come off a bit hostile while trying his best not to blush.

- mostly on an order from Masamune who is fed up with Kojuro’s behaviour, he will tell his crush, close his eyes and just wait, thinking he is a fool to hope for someone to love him

- even if not admitted, he will protect his crush as good as he can, giving them a good idea about his feelings

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Sasuke:

- a fleeting crush? he will tell them directly. A real crush? No fucking way!!

- he will find a thousand excuses to be around them, touch them here and there and he is happy with it, no need for admitting anything, right?

- if he has to admit it, he will most likely be honest, telling his crush that his work comes first but also that he can’t imagine life without them anymore with the faintest of blushes on his cheeks, well hidden underneath his war paint.

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Mitsunari:

- he will send them little gifts as “token of appreciation” before even daring anything else, keeping interaction with them as low as he can.

- if their response is positive he might interact with them more and more

- he will just tell them in an non-chalant way, during dinner or something that he wants them by his side

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Ieyasu:

- what do you mean with confess? Don’t they already know?

- he is always around them, talking with them, interacting with them without any excuse, if the situation is okay with it he might even touch them as much as he can

- he gives them gifts, food, shelter, whatever they may want and makes it obvious that they have his favor

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Motochika:

- he won’t. He can’t. HOW?! He might write them a heartfelt letter and leaves it with them when he’s going away for a war or maybe just out to drink with his crew or visiting the villages.

- he is afraid to lose his crush and will wait for a long time before confessing to them until he is sure that at least they won’t run away screaming

- he tries to behave normally around them, no blushes, no favors. But if they accidentially touch? he might blush a bit and stare at them completely flustered and at a loss for words. (Everyone knows he likes them by then)

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Keiji:

- he tells them directly without thinking twice

- he lost enough people to know he has to act now and it might be a bit surprising for his crush if this man confesses to them after seeing them just once

- if he has the time during wars, he showers them with affection and gifts and food (although he shouldn’t be allowed to cook) as much as he can to ensure their answer is positive before telling them

[fandom-collective-writers]

Endgame

Pairing: Nobunaga x Reader

Genre: Modern AU

Rating: Fluff and Smut

Word count: 1720

Written by @rikumorimachisgirl for Anonymous

A/N: Not the Marvel movie. 😁

The score was 94-92 in favor of the Echigo Samurais. With three more minutes left in the fourth quarter, you press on the Azuchi Warlords assistant coach Mitsunari to call a timeout. Echigo has played a running game throughout and led by as much as ten points in the dying seconds of the first half of the game, but Shigen Takeda openly blowing a kiss at you seemed to have ignited something in the Warlords, as your boyfriend and team captain Nobunaga Oda led the team, powering through the second half. 

You hurriedly handed out towels and sports drinks to the players, who were more than happy to receive them. All, except your boyfriend, who showed no interest in joining the team as they huddled around Mitsunari. A sudden power fluctuation caused the electronic boards to reset, giving each team extra time to rest and strategize, but he didn't move from his spot. He was a sight to behold - his eyes fixed on the scoreboard, his expression unreadable. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of girls cheering. 

"We love you, Nobunaga!" 

You winced at the unabashed declarations of his fans seated on the right side of the court but kept your gaze at him. To your surprise, he gave them a sideline glance and winked, as he wiped the sweat off his forehead with his wristband. 

The fans screamed like harpies, as you sighed, dejected. Normally, he wouldn't pay them as much attention as he just did but given your latest argument and the fact that the man in question wasn't backing down, you knew your boyfriend wasn't about to give you any preferential treatment.  

"Are you two still fighting?"

You almost jumped at the sound of a voice speaking quite near you. 

"Ieyasu?"

Standing next to you, the small guard cocked an eyebrow at you, annoyed. "What are you being all jumpy for?"

"How long have you been here?"

"Long enough to hear you sigh, " he replied, toweling off his sweat-drenched blond hair. "You must be daft if you think I'm going to take instructions from Mitsunari." 

"He's the assistant coach for a reason, you know."

"Yeah because our head coach opted to play team captain today instead of watching from the sidelines, " Ieyasu said curtly, shifting his gaze to Nobunaga. "So, why haven't you made up yet? You're making our lives a living hell." 

You knew how difficult the team's lives have been since that fateful day when Shigen Takeda - of all people - saved you from nearly being mugged by a group of thugs on your way back to your apartment from a quick trip to the grocery. Of course, no sooner than he had beaten up the perpetrators, pictures of the two of you together circulated throughout social media. It only took less than an hour before your own boyfriend saw the picture himself, and of course, the picture he had to see was that of you flashing a gorgeous smile at Shigen to thank him for saving you.

"He really has been giving us a tough time, you know. I couldn't feel my legs last night after practice."

"Well, I would talk to him but he hasn't been responding to my messages nor answering my calls, " you whined. "He hasn't even come home since that evening. Is he staying at Mitsuhide's?"

"You think Hideyoshi would allow that? You better make up with him immediately so that Mitsunari can use his room again. He's been staying with me for two nights now, I might murder him if he stays another night."

The referee whistled to call the players back, and you watched Ieyasu walk back to the court with the rest of the team. You caught sight of Nobunaga making his way back as well, and without thinking, you quickly grabbed his wrist to stop him. 

"I have a game to play -"

"I'm sorry, Nobunaga, " you said, cutting him off mid-sentence, as your vision started to blur. "There really wasn't anything else that happened. You're the only one for me."

He sighed, and broke free from your grip, only to capture your hand in his. "We'll talk later. Right now, I have a game to win. Don't worry, it'll be over soon, " he said, smiling as he wiped a stray tear from cheek before running to his post. From the corner of your eye, you could see Ieyasu rolling his eyes, and Masamune giving you a thumbs up. Your heart soared, knowing that your boyfriend will do everything he can to keep his promise. 

The game ended at 95-94. The entire stadium erupted in cheers as the Azuchi Warlords won the championships once again, three years in a row. Hordes of fans and reporters gathered around the team to take pictures and interviews, as you watched from the sidelines with a huge smile on your face. One by one, the Warlords took their leave to go to the locker room and change. All except your boyfriend, who was still with the press alongside Mitsunari. By the time they'd finished with the interviews, most of the players had emerged from the locker room, looking refreshed and ready to party. 

"We're all going to The Castle to celebrate, " Masamune Date, the team's small forward, and resident playboy told you as he stepped beside you to watch Nobunaga thank the reporters and fans for their support. "I suppose it's safe to say you won't be there later…"

"Please, Masamune, it was your idea to leave these two to party on their own, " Ieyasu said, sounding bored while watching your face turn red. "Just make sure you don't make a mess like you did the last time."

"The last time?" Your eyes widened like saucers. "We've never done anything nasty in the locker room, I'll have you know!"

"Actually, that was me, " Mitsuhide Akechi, the team's center, chimed in sheepishly. "What? The team manager of the Anegawa Daimyos was asking for it, clearly. Anyway, we're leaving. This is all up to you now. Don't forget to lock the door."

You blushed harder, waving them off before you made your way to the lockers where your boyfriend now was. 

"Nobunaga? I'm coming in, " you called before stepping into the locker room. Except for the sound of water running from the shower area where your boyfriend was, the room was incredibly quiet. Slowly, you made your way towards the shower room, stopping by the entrance as Nobunaga's perfect physique, which the glass door did very little to hide. His arms braced the wall, as the stream of warm water cascaded down his back, his tight bum and his long legs. 

As if caught in a trance, you decide just then to give him a celebration he won't forget. You stripped off your clothes, careful not to make any noise while you do. After you'd folded and set them aside, you hurry to the shower room before you lose your nerve. 

The sound of the glass door sliding made him tense, and he immediately glanced behind him. 

"How long have you been standing there?"

"Long enough to decide to join you since you were taking your sweet time, " you responded quietly. 

Your retort made him smirk, and you found yourself pinned against the tiles as he molded your lips with his. It was quite a sensation - the cool surface of the shower tiles on your back and the heat of his body pressed against yours almost made you melt. 

"You were waiting?" He asked in between kisses. 

"You said earlier that we'll talk - oh…, " you gasped as he pushed his tongue into your mouth to dance with yours. 

"Yes, I said we were going to talk, " he said, catching his breath before capturing your mouth with his once again. "You've been a naughty girl, socializing with our rivals."

"I have not, " you said, panting while pulling him in for another kiss. 

"Playing the role of damsel in distress, " he continued, as he trailed kisses down your neck. "Trying to get me jealous."

Your eyes flew wide at his admission. "Jealous? You?"

"And this surprises you?" 

"Yes, " you replied, pushing against him hard enough against the wall. The warm water from the shower only made your body feel hotter, as you trailed kisses from his chest down to the tight muscles of his stomach, and finally dropping to your knees as you held the girth of his cock, and gazed up at him. "I'm surprised you're jealous especially because you should know by now that I crave only you."

You flicked the tip of his cock with your tongue, tasting his precum that leaked out of his hardened member. Your eyes never leaving him, you lapped up and down his length slowly again and again until he groaned. Cupping your cheeks with his hands, he shoved his cock into your mouth, reaching all the way to the back of your throat. "That's it, baby. Suck me harder, " he said, his breathing ragged. You placed your hands on his hips for support and he tightened his hold on your hair as he fucked your mouth. 

After a while, he pulled you to your feet and backed you up against the wall once more. Wrapping your legs around his waist, he entered you with one swift motion and drowned your moan with a kiss. 

You clawed at his back and kissed him desperately. He was rougher than usual, but that didn't seem to bother you. You were so close to orgasm as pleasure coursed through you as he pounded into you relentlessly. You missed this - you missed him - and you knew you weren't going to last. 

"Nobunaga!" You cried out as you flew into orgasm, and he followed shortly after, grunting loudly as he came. As soon as you both came down from your high, he carefully set you back on your feet but didn't stop holding you close. 

"I missed you, " you murmured against his chest.

"I missed you too, " he said, as he tucked your hair behind your ear. "And I'm sorry. It was foolish of me to act like I did."

"I'm glad you agree. I won't ever leave you, you know."

He smirked. "I know, baby, " he said. "Because you and me, we're endgame." 

The end. 

[nad-zeta]

Heya Author-san, Can I get an ikesen match-up? I never loses a temper, I am very quiet and shy, & have a hard time trusting new people. I look intimidating at first glance because of my height, & I don't smile that much. Once I warmed up, I get along well with anyone. I'm a bit disaster prone, & tend to hit my head on lower branches, & arches, I prefer male clothes. I love drawing, painting, crafting, reading, cooking, cats, & dogs. I literally dislike slimy and bitter vegetables.

Hi, there love! <3 thanx so so much for the request! I hope you have a good day and enjoy!❤🔥

So I match you with.................... Ieyasu 

The first time Ieyasu sees you, his eyes go wide, you certainly look like a strange woman. You look up from where you are sitting, and your eyes lock with his bright green emerald eyes. Both of you being the shy reserved sweethearts that you are, blush profusely and look away. There is no denying the two of you cuties are clearly attracted to each other. You can help but give a small, shy smile when you look away, and when Ieyasu looks at you once more to see the small smile his breath catches in his throat, you are absolutely breathtaking. That smile of yours is enough to brighten up not only the room, but absolutely melt his soft boi heart. The second Masamune catches wind of Ieyasu small crush he instantly calls him out, completely ruining the moment between the two of you “Pppffffst like I would ever find such a weak, silly girl attractive, now if you excuse me I have work to do”. He promptly stands up and storms away, not before giving Masamune one of his signature eye-roll.

You are now left in the room back to feeling incredibly shy, and awkward. All eyes were now on you as Masamune and Mitsuhide were teasing the shit out of you for also having a small crush on the resident hedgehog. Even Mitsunari chimed in “Isn’t it great that you are making so many, friends.” You smiled a little at that, you were low key thankful that they were all big personalities cause it helped coax you out your shell a bit. You were honestly surprised that they weren’t intimidated by your height. TBH if anything they would call you a cute giant. 

Especially after you had walked into the council room the next day still wearing your normal clothes. Hideyoshi threw a fit “Why are you wearing such revealing clothes, go change right this moment young lady.” You just rolled your eyes “I tried, they don’t fit, its as if they were made for a midget, as you can see I am somewhat of a giant.” Masamune was howling in laugher at your statement. That shut Hideyoshi up real quick. He made sure to have kimonos tailor-made to fit your length

You slowly but surely started adapting to the castle live, and soon you were friends with all the warlords. You were particularly fond of Ieyasu and Mitsunari and couldn’t help but smile every time you ran into one of them in the castle’s archives. You especially liked running into Ieyasu, he would always make two cups of tea and then place one next to you as he came to sit down across from you, to immerse himself in his studies. You couldn’t help but laugh at the way he groaned and rolled his eyes when Mitsunari would join the two of you. 

There was definitely loads of chemistry between the two of you as ever so often one of you would glance up from the book you were reading, just to lock eyes with one another, smile and look back down at your books. This little exchanged happened almost everytime the two of you were together. It was clear you liked each other, but was simply just too shy to make the first move and break the ice

You were an incredibly clumsy, accident-prone person. Ieyasu often teased you calling you giraffe girl at they way you would suddenly lose balance or hit your head on low tree branches or arches. You were in his room 24/7 cause of your clumsy ways. Today you had come to his manor as you had accidentally hit your head on a tree branch a little too hard, you had a slight cut on the top of your head. To make matters worse after you had hit your head, you lost footing, causing you to tumble into the nearby stream. When you got up, a sharp pain shot through your ankle. Ieyasu found you sitting beside the stream soaked, with blood streaming down your face. His heart stopped at the sight of the blood. He carefully picked you up and carried you back to his manor. “Silly girl, is it possible for you to go a single day without injuring yourself, you really are a tiresome creature.” 

Although his words were harsh, his eyes held a gentle concern and the way he treated your head injury was careful and gentle. You also didn’t miss his fond smile as he was treating you. The two of you chatted while he patched you up. When he was done he signalled to one of the maids to lead you to a warm bath that he had drawn for you, he didn’t forget that you were soaking wet and probably chilled to the bone. Once you were done bathing, you entered his room wearing one of his old kimonos, he couldn’t help but blush and feel a sense of pride seeing you in his clothes. And you absolutely loved it, it was so warm and cosy, you considered stealing it to comfortably wear on your off days. Plus you loved how it smelled like Ieyasu, there was just something warm, comforting and soothing about his scent. 

He sat down and made the two of you some tea. You had gotten to know him quite well over the course of a few months, and you couldn’t deny that your love for him had only grown. He piggybacked you back to the palace cause no way could he allow you to walk on that sprained ankle of yours. When he left he simply smiled and said: “I have half a mind about covering you in bubble wrap before I go, cause who knows what kind of random injury you will get if left alone.” The two of you just laughed as he said his goodbyes.

He came by to visit you every day to check on your injuries. He used your sprained ankle as a convenient excuse to pop in and see you, even though in truth, he loved spending time with you. Once your ankle was all healed up, you decided to thank Ieyasu with a delish home-cooked meal. You honestly loved cooking, and the fact that you could use your talents to payback Ieyasu for his kindness made your heart bubble with happiness. Ieyasu was super surprised when you walked into his room and place a tray down in front of him. He couldn’t help but smile as he took a bite of your food. He absolutely melted into a puddle of happiness, it tasted sooo good, it made him even happier when you had remembered that he liked his food spicy.  

Unfortunately for both of you at that exact moment, Mitsunari had arrived with the same idea and intention as you, bringing his own box filled with cooked vegetables. Mitsunari had made the two of you a thank you gift for being such good friends to him. He opened the box, and both of your hearts sank. It was your worst fear come true. Slimy, bitter, vegetables came into sight as he opened the box. He beamed up at the two of you expectingly. Both of you took a bite at the same time. You tried your best to give him a bright smile saying it was super delicious. You even elbowed Yasu to compliment the angel’s cooking. He chocked out a complement and Mitsunari beamed up at both of you. You gave Ieyasu a knowing look when the two of you locked eyes. You distracted Mitsunari by asking him to help you make tea while Ieyasu disposed of the bitter vegetables discretely. 

When Mitsunari left, the two of you burst into laughter “OMW that was horrible,” Ieyasu literally gave you the sweetest of kisses in the midst of your laughter. Your eyes went wide, but you couldn’t help but give him the biggest brightest smile, you had been in love with him for a while now, and you were so happy he felt the same. You decided to pull him in for another long sweet kiss. As Yasu pulled away from him, your breath caught at the sight of his bright, beautiful smile, he rested his forehead against your “I think I might need another one of your sweet kisses to get that bitter taste out my mouth”. You couldn’t help but shake your head and lightly smack him on the chest.

Ieyasu love that air of purity and innocence you have about you. The way your smile brightens every room you enter and the way you just bring so much light into his life. He even low key loves how cute and clumsy you are. He will definitely insist on holding your hand whenever the two of you are together, “can’t have you tripping and falling”. You love to steal Ieyasu’s clothes and were them all the freaken time, not that he minds. 

He loves it when you sit in his room while he is working, wearing his clothes and doing your arts and crafts. When he gets tired, he will come up behind you and rest his chin on your shoulder to catch a sneak peek at what you are up to. You love it when his eyes widen and glow in awe at your newest art piece. HE will 100% proudly display your paintings and drawings all over his room.

He loves that you like him also love animals, especially cats and dogs. It is definitely not uncommon for the two of you to care for and play with Mitsunaris pet cat. Especially during times of war when the angel is too busy to even properly care for himself nevermind his pets.

Ieyasu is not big on PDA, but you can be sure that he will always give you a quick kiss on the cheek or forehead whenever the two of you bump into each other in the castle hallway. Ieyasu is such a softi boi and absolutely loves to give you little Eskimo and butterfly kisses whenever the two of you are together. His all-time favourite, however, is having you sit in his lap while the two of you each read your books. He will have his chin propped up on your shoulder, one hand holding up his book while the other is wrapped around your waist. He loves it when you occasionally nuzzle your nose into his cheek and sweetly kiss his cheek and lips. And he will definitely occasionally drop a small kiss on your neck or cheek while reading with you in his arms.

Other potential matches…………………Masamune

Hope you enjoyed it dear!❤❤🔥

[lorei-writes]

Weekend party! I don't think I've ever done one of these, so here goes!

5 of your positive qualities: always willing to help, very quick thinker, will always encourage someone's creativity/whimsy, useful in a crisis, easygoing.

5 of your negative qualities: procrastination (SO MUCH procrastination), self-centered (not selfish, just ... prone to retreating into myself and forgetting to think about friends if they don't shove themselves in my face), impulsive, indecisive, kind of a slob.

up to 5 of your likes: cats, music of all kinds, anything purple, romance novels, long hot baths.

up to 5 of your dislikes: pranks, extremely hot weather, sitcoms, pickles, roller coasters

your pet peeves: habitual know-it-all behavior, constant negativity, being unwilling to change/experience something new

relationship deal breakers: lying, being too clingy/wanting your partner to be your only human contact, being judgy of another person's fun.

(optional) up to 3 wild cards of your choice: I am blanking right now, so we'll leave this where it is!

Aye, hello!

First-timer, hm? Okay, let me see...

From the thoughts dairy...

kind of a slob

Keep Leonardo and Mitsunari away. Keep. Them. Away. (Or hire a Hidemama...Hm.)

Also, I'm judging you very seriously for your dislike of pickles. How dare you. How dare you. (Unless they're the ones made with vinegar rather than the properly fermented ones. Then we're on the same team; Otherwise... Can I have your pickles? *she says, still very judgementally, of course*)

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My first impression was that seriously considering a vast majority of otome suitors may lead to, hm. A mismatch, if not a fiasco. Largely because plenty of them either need to be chased down to some extent (nets may or may not be useful) or need to lie to "remain on the dark path for the sake of the greater good", neither of which seems like a particularly desirable option. Not to mention clinginess or yandere types.

But, let's not go down the "not [descriptive]" route, and instead set out to define something in more positive terms.

I think you'd do well with honest, supportive characters who seek an equal relationship and can see your smarts... So, in other words, a real-life boyfriend material. Possibly somebody a bit more on the responsible, "I stay on top of things" side... Or, well, at least "I can get things done" side. A fun person with their own set of interests and friends to hang out with.

But not too fun. Definitely not a serial prankster. Most likely not even the purple one, but... Who knows, who knows... It could be a love/hate relationship...

Now, my main issue is that it is not exactly easy to find suitors who'd be just... your normal everyday daydream, so to say.

Suggested Characters: Masamune (IkeSen; you may need to chase him a little, but he also does some chasing, so it evens out?), Leon (IkePri; ... don't let me break out into a rant on why we need more Leons irl, please...), Yves (IkePri; maybe?), Sasuke (IkeSen)

Weekend Party