#and I’m thinking about kite again LOL

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WHAT!

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Fixer Upper

Part 31

Perv!Kurapika x Fem!Reader

pt 30

pt 32

A/N: Please remember that until further notice ALL of these chapters are FLASHBACKS that take place BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF FIXER UPPER! Just clarifying again because I’m tired of having to explain it 😭😭

warnings: lots of death, animal death, Kurapika gets drunk again lol, Reader’s suicidal thoughts/urges brought up

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(Name) stood in her apartment after reaching York New city, packing more essentials now that she was more prepared for the trip she was going to be taking.

They were headed to NGL, a country where people lived alongside nature. Apparently that’s where Kite assumed the chimera ant queen claw came from.

As she was about to leave, her phone began to rang.

“… Melody?” she answered as she walked out of the door. Melody sounded frantic on the other end, blubbering.

“It’s Kurapika, he got himself drunk again and won’t stop crying! I’m trying to coax him out of the bar, but he won’t listen to me.”

(Name) paused, standing outside of her apartment, her key hovering over the lock. “… he what?”

“He’s incredibly drunk, and won’t stop crying. I don’t know what to do, I’m afraid he’ll make himself sick.”

(Name) paused, rubbing her temple. ‘What has gotten into him? Why is he acting like this when he’s always been so calm and collected?’

“I’m about to leave for another country. Leorio should be the second closest person to your location, I’ll text him.”

Melody sighed in relief over the phone, and (Name) could vaguely hear Kurapika slurring his words and the sound of objects being thrown around.

“Thank you, (Name). I know talking about him upsets you, I don’t mean to burden you-“

“No, it’s not a burden at all. He… he may have done and said some bad things, but I still love him with all my heart.”

She sighed softly, calling Leorio shortly after. He picked up almost immediately. “(Name), how are you doing? I’m sorry I haven’t been able to visit you, I’ve been-“

“Leorio…”

He paused, immediately going silent at the sound of her voice. “… what happened?”

(Name) locked her apartment, looking at the address Melody sent her. “It’s Kurapika. Apparently he’s drunk and won’t listen to reason. I can’t go for various reasons, but do you think you c-“

“No.”

She blinked, taking a moment to think before responding. “… no? What do you mean?”

“(Name), do you seriously expect me to help him after everything he put you through? For gods sake, you nearly killed yourself!”

The air grew thick and tense, and she could hear Leorio sigh over the phone. “I… I shouldn’t have said that. But my point still stands. How can you even think about helping him after that? The things he said to you… I care about you, (Name), but you need to think of yourself for once. I know you love him, but… there’s only so much you can do for someone that’s stuck in the past.”

She teared up, trembling. (Name) knew Leorio was right, she really did, but she couldn’t just leave Kurapika to potentially hurt himself or others. It wasn’t right. “Please…”

Leorio felt his heart leap into his throat when he heard how desperate she sounded. He knew just from the sound of her voice that she was crying. He slapped a hand over his forehead, cursing himself mentally for snapping at her. She was still in a very sensitive stage of healing, it wasn’t the right time to be saying these things to her.

“For me, Leorio… I couldn’t live with myself if I knew he got hurt…” she pleaded. He could picture the tears falling down her chubby cheeks, and her hands trembling as they held onto her phone.

He groaned, rubbing his temple. “Alright, alright… but I won’t be nice about it.”

She sniffled, and he was relieved when he heard a little laugh escape her lips. “Haha… thank you, Leorio. Be safe, love you.”

“You be safe, got me worried to death over here. I’ll come running if you need me, don’t hesitate to call my phone if you run into trouble on your mission.” Leorio said, his eyes softening as he looked at her contact photo.

“And… I love you too.”

She smiled, her finger hovering over the end call button. “Goodbye, Leorio.”

“Bye, sunshine.”

Leorio glanced at the address (Name) texted him before signing heavily. ‘He never thinks about how his actions will affect others, does he? There’s no way I’ll be nice to him about this.’

He put on his coat and made his way to his car, placing his cup of coffee in the cup holder. Leorio wasn’t going to let this slide.

Not at all.

———————

(Name) met up with the others at the airport, spotting Gon and Killua sitting together. As soon as they noticed her, the two boys perked up, Gon waving his hand with a big smile on his face. “(Name), you’re back!”

She put on the best smile she could. (Name) had tried her hardest to wipe away any evidence that she had been crying on her way to the airport, but Killua still raised an eyebrow when she got closer.

Gon was the one to point it out, though. “(Name)… are you alright? You look like you’ve been crying.”

A sigh left her lips before she could stop herself, the (h/c) haired woman waving her hand dismissively. “I’m fine, where’s Kite?”

She nearly jumped when Kite walked into view, almost as if he was summoned. Killua and Gon turned to face him as he began to speak.

“It may be a bit late to ask, but are you sure you want to come?”

“Of course!” Gon answered immediately, wearing his usual smile.

“You’re my nen teacher, I don’t have much of a choice.” (Name) said, folding her arms.

“You weren’t kidding about the “late” part.” Killua replied with a smirk.

Kite glanced at them before looking ahead. “We have no idea what the situation is like inside NGL. There may very well be a swarm of giant Chimera Ants already, hunting humans down. If that turns out to be the case, my priority will be saving them, so I may not be able to help any of you. You must be able to protect yourselves. If you want to come, that’s the requirement.”

With the last line, Killua spared (Name) a glance, his expression changing only enough for his closest friend to notice. “Okay, got it.” Gon agreed to Kite’s requirements, gently squeezing Killua’s hand. It was his way of saying that they would be okay, that (Name) would be okay.

“We’ll be fine.” Killua said, relaxing slightly with Gon’s comforting touch. Again he snuck a glance at (Name) who was looking intently a kite. Killua didn’t think she was weak, but he knew she wasn’t on their level of strength at all. Although he worried, he was confident that either him or Gon would be able to protect her if push came to shove.

This thought made the young assassin pause. ‘When did I come to care for her so much?’

He thought back to the Hunter Exam, remembering when she stepped in front of the woman who planned on killing him and got hurt in the process, or when she covered him and Gon in her cardigan to keep them warm during the Third Phase. She even let the boys stay at her apartment when they came for the York New auction, feeding and housing them for free. It wasn’t often that people showed Killua genuine kindness.

Unfortunately, Killua was used to working with a guve and take sort of relationship. ‘If I keep her safe during this, it’ll more than pay back for all the nice things she’s done. Then I won’t be in her debt.’ Killua thought to himself, trying to shake off the feeling of dread he had about her coming with them. Caring for too many people was a recipe for disaster, especially going into a dangerous situation like this one. The more you worried about others, the more likely you are to get yourself killed.

“Don’t worry boys, I’ll keep you safe.”

Killua felt his stomach sink at (Name)’s words. A soft, but firm hand was placed on both of their shoulders as she spoke. “I won’t let anything happen to you, not on my life.”

His chest hurt, it felt like he was having trouble breathing. Why was this woman that was obviously so much weaker than them so determined to keep them safe, when it was them who should be protecting her? Why did she put herself in harms way when she didn’t have to, when it didn’t benefit her? Killua didn’t understand, he couldn’t understand.

But… it made him feel strangely… happy. Someone in this world was determined to keep him safe, to keep him happy and warm and fed. No one had ever given him that type of security before. Sure Gon was his friend who he loved and cherished, but he couldn’t give Killua the type of love (Name) did.

The love a mother had for her son.

‘Mom…’

Killua looked at her a little differently, staying silent as Kite spoke up once more.

“And if I’m the one who’s in danger, you should escape without me.” Kite finished, looking between the three of them. “Got it?”

None of them answered, his words leaving them uneasy.

As they flew over York New city, the sun began to set before they knew it. (Name), Gon, and Killua watched as the sun set outside of the airship.

“What did you just decide?”

“Remember what Kite said before we left? That we should escape without him if he’s in danger.”

“Yeah, I don’t think it was a choice.”

“Yeah. That’s why none of us answered, but I’ve been thinking. Is it possible for Kite, who earned Ging’s respect, to be in that much danger?”

(Name) frowned, leaning against the wall. That was a question only a child would ask. Of course, regardless of skill, one could always be in danger given the right circumstance. There was always a bigger fish, someone was alway stronger than you.

“You said that Ging had a reason for bringing Kite and me together…” Gon said, glancing to Killua.

“Yeah.”

“You’re probably right. I don’t know the reason, but I can’t give up halfway, no matter what’s going on. Otherwise I’ll disappoint Ging. Of course, I could never forgive myself, either. So I won’t run away. Thats I’ve decided.”

Killua sighed. “Man, you had this totally serious expression, so I was expecting something big. But it’s just business as usual.”

“Huh? I thought about this a lot. I even ran a bunch of mental simulations…”

(Name) tried not to laugh imagining Gon trying his best to think of possible situations that may happen in the near future.

“Think all you’ll want, but you’ll still be Gon. If someone said you should abandon them, you’d never do it.” Killua replied, unable to keep himself from smiling:

“Mmm… you make it sound like I wasted my time considering it. Then what about you?”

“I’m a spontaneous guy, so I’d think about it when the time comes.”

“You mean you might run away?”

Killua paused for just a moment, his eyes moving from (Name) then back to Gon. He exhaled, shrugging his shoulders.

“Depends. I can’t say until it actually happens.”

“Say for instance…”

“I can’t tell you what is do in a hypothetical situation. I don’t decide until it’s time.”

The air ship carried the group heads for the Mitene Union, still unaware of the cruel fate that lies in wait for them…

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Seeking the giant Chimera Any, Kite’s group has arr he’s in the Mitene Union. Now, they travel from the Republic of Rokario to the neighboring GGL Autonomous Region. “NGL, huh? They believe living naturally is always better. They may be weird for living there, but you guys are weird for coming to visit, too. No idea what’s going on, but I’ve already driven in about ten similar groups today alone.”

“Ten groups?!” Gon exclaimed, turning to look at the man driving them.

“Yeah.”

“Then it sounds like we’re among the last to arrive.” Kite said, gazing out the window.

The all exited the van, (Name) groaning as she stretched lightly. “Ugh, my legs fell asleep. K-Kite!”

She held onto his arm, her legs shaking like a newborn giraffe as she tried to regain her balance.

“I told you to not sit on your leg, but you wouldn’t listen.” Killua teased, poking her leg. She yelped and nearly fell over, but was kept steady by a firm hand on her lower back.

“Those two huge trees serve as the checkpoint and embassy,” the driver said, pointing to the large trees ahead of them.

“Those may be the biggest trees I’ve ever seen in my life. Hmm…” (Name) walked towards them. “These probably hold so much history. Do you think they were around before the people living in this country?”

“Probably long before.” Kite answered, smiling softly as she waddled on ahead with Killua and Gon flanking her in case she stumbled. “Stay alert. The ants are a concern, but the NGL is more than a nature loving organization.”

“Got it.”

Two men met them at one of the trees, smiling in a vaguely friendly way. “What brings you here?”

“We’re on a hunt. A quarantined organism may have invaded this country.”

“If you are pro Hunters, then we cannot deny you entry. Follow me.”

They walked inside, where men were typing away on computers. “You’re using computers to and machines.” Killua said, staying near (Name)’s side.

“This place isn’t within NGL’s borders. This area is used for foreign relations and information exchange.”

“Are there any facilities similar to this within the country?”

“No, not a single one. No machines of any kind are allowed inside NGL. Naturally, visitors are also not allowed to bring any inside. Which means you’ll need to remove all metallic, petroleum, glass, or other such goods on your person.”

“D-Does that included my glasses?”

“Yes. If your clothes, belts, shoes, or underwear contain any plastic, chemicals, or metal you must remove.”

(Name)’s face heated up, and she took a step back. Both Killua and Gon didn’t seem very pleased, but stayed quiet.

“You’re kidding. You’re telling us to strip naked?” Spin said, popping her bubblegum.

“Don’t worry. There is natural clothing for sale upstairs.”

“Also, if there are any bolts inside your body, dental implants, gold, silver. Or silicone enhancements that cannot be removed, you will not be allowed to enter.”

(Name) accompanied the others upstairs, looking around the racks for suitable clothing. She was disappointed to see very sparse options in the plus size section. ‘Well, at least there’s something.’

She walked out, wearing a tanktop and baggy sweatpants. It wasn’t super flattering, but the clothes were strangely comfortable.

“Miss, you can keep your cardigan. It’s made with wool and died with beetroot juice.”

Killua and Gon watched as she happily donned her signature cardigan. “Ah, that’s fortunate. I really didn’t want to leave it behind.”

She walked down the stairs, joining the others. Kite watched as she smiled softly, gently patting her cardigan. “Only six of us are left?”

He glanced out the window. “I want you to stand by in the closest town. We’ll return here within two weeks and contact you.”

“Got it.”

The group was taken across to the other tree. “The checkpoint is over there. There will be a physical exam and interview as well as metal, x-ray, and ultrasound scanning.”

Kite sighed, surveying the area. “The security is rather strict.”

“Some people have smuggled in guns by hiding the parts inside their bodies. It’s common for people to hide cameras or cellphones in their rectums. Some people even trained animals to bring them laptops once they are inside.”

After thoroughly checking them, the woman gave them a friendly smile. “All of you are clean.”

(Name) sighed, looking as they stored away her medication, even her inhaler. Killua and Gon glanced at each other then to her.

“(Name), are you sure you should come without your inhaler? Leorio said it was very important that you keep it on you at all times…” Gon said, tilting his head.

She shrugged, buttoning her cardigan up slightly. “Meh, I’ll probably be fine… I just have to take it easy.”

“This isn’t exactly the place where you’ll be able to take it easy, dummy.” Killua replied, lightly smacking her head.

“Owie…”

She held her head and followed them as they were guided towards the entrance to the NGL.

“Thank you for your patience. Please pass through,”

The walked out, (Name) nearly being blinded by the bright light.

“Welcome to the NGL!”

The looked out across the landscape, being somewhat unimpressed. “Okay, let’s begin the hunt.”

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(Name) held on tightly to Kite’s waist, her face buried into his back. “I didn’t know you were scared of horses, (Name),” Killua teased from the back of another horse.

“I’m n-not afraid of horses, I just don’t like riding them!”

“They’re gentle creatures, you don’t have to be afraid.”

“Gon, I said I’m not afraid of horses! I’m afraid of riding on the back of a galloping creature with little to no way to stay secure!”

Kite glanced back at her, his hand gently taking hers. “I won’t let you fall, so don’t worry.”

She paused, her cheeks beating up ever so slightly as she buried her face further into his back. “Thanks… that might make up for you forgetting to teach me.”

He snickered. “I still intend to teach you, when we have the time.”

“Uh huh.”

Killua’s watched the interaction, his eyebrows furrowing. He wasn’t sure how to feel about it, he felt strangely protective over her, and he wasn’t as sure about Kite as Gon was.

They took a short break, Killua pulling (Name) over to sit with him and Gon while they looked over a map. “Woah, slow down. You’re pulling me too hard.”

“Sorry.”

He didn’t sound very sorry. She huffed, kneeling beside the two as they went over the map. As they spoke, she rummaged through her bag to hand out some water and snacks.

“They’re still following us, aren’t they?” Gon said, making (Name) look up. Killua nodded.

“Yeah… they claim to be here in case we encounter unknown tribes and require interpreters or intermediaries, but they’re obviously here to watch us.”

“Well, I never expected the people here to be of any help. My gut tells me that it’s here.” (Name) jumped slightly when Kite walked over.

“You really think so? The air does seem… off.”

Kite nodded, walking back towards their horse. “Yeah, let’s get going. We’re burning daylight.”

They continued on horseback, (Name) finding a bit of courage to look around. The area was desert like, so quiet a bit of dust was kicked up by the horses. She squinted her eyes, spotting a small dot of yellow approaching them.

‘Is that… no, it can’t be…’

“Kite, we have to stop!”

Kite brought the horse to a stop, the others following suit. As they looked to her for an explanation, one of the bees landed on her finger, a piece of paper stuck to it.

“This… this is one of Ponzu’s bees.”

Kite took the paper, reading over it before handing it to Gon and Killua.

The note read: “Help!! Chimera ant nest! Rocky Area, notify Hunter Association!!” along with a small drawing of said rocky area.

“It’ll be dangerous… but could you accompany me?” Kite asked looking to the three.

“Of course!” Gon said immediately, the bee landing on his finger.

“We’re pros…” Killua agreed, glancing (Name)’s way. He was hoping she would turn back, but when he noticed the expression on her face, he knew there was no way she would be leaving.

“Yeah… I’m going. I want to know if Ponzu is okay.”

Killua helped (Name) off of the horse, holding onto her hand. “Are you sure? Like Kite said, it’s going to be dangerous.”

He was hoping he could persuade her, but knew he couldn’t. When she wanted to do something, she would do it. “I’m sure. Thank you for worrying though, Killua.”

Killua felt his face go red as she ruffled his hair. Although he usually wouldn’t let people get away with treating him like a child… he didn’t mind if it was her. It wasn’t done to demean him or put down his accomplishments, it was purely because she cared about him, and he was beginning to realize that.

“Miss Interpreter… sorry, but we’re in a hurry.” Kite said to the woman that had been following them.

“Yes. The horses can move a bit faster.”

“They won’t be fast enough. I want you two to return to the border, find the others, and get word to the Association. These creatures are dangerous.” Kite said to the others.

“Got it.”

“Be careful, Kite.”

(Name) began to stretch with Killua and Gon, lacing up her shoes again and tying them extra tight. She wasn’t sure how long she could run for, but she knew she could keep up with them for a good bit.

“If you can’t keep up, I’ll leave you behind.” Kite warned, getting off the horse. Killua huffed.

“Right back at you.”

“All ready to go!” Gon said, smiling.

(Name) stood beside them, feeling a bit nervous. She looked between the other three, holding the straps of her backpack tight.

“Let’s go.”

She ran beside them, keeping up pretty well. As they raised through the desert area, Killua and Gon both kept an eye on her to make sure she was still following behind. They didn’t doubt her skill, but did worry over her due to her asthma. Not only were they running quite a bit, but they were kicking up a lot of dust as they did.

She was relieved when they came upon a forested area, the group stopping a bit ahead of her. Thinking it was for a break, she took out her canteen and took a swig, only to spit out her water almost immediately.

On the ground in front of them was a puddle of blood, along with torn bits of clothing… clothing that (Name) recognized. “No…”

Gon grimaced beside her, his hand reaching out to squeeze hers. It was a bit too tight, but she didn’t say anything, she was in shock.

Killua bent over. “This… is a bullet casing.”

(Name) turned to see him holding up just that, the bucket casing glinting in the light that shined between the canopy above. “Nothing mechanical is allowed here, right?”

“So the underground rulers of NGL were manufacturing guns in addition to drugs.”

“But, judging by this…”

“It wasn’t done by a human. Most likely, it was a Chimera Ant. If the Chimera Ants are using guns… I hate to consider the possibility, but it’s possible that NGL’s underground rulers have already been fed to the queen…”

(Name) was still in shock, dropping to her knees to tenderly pick up Ponzu’s hat. Her fingers traced the fabric, brushing away the dirt.

“What will happen if Chimera Ants are both with their genes? NGL and Chimera Ants… the worst combination imaginable. This could create an unprecedented biohazard.”

Killua watched her from a distance, feeling some strange heartache when he noticed tears falling down her cheeks.

“Do you think she’s… alive?”

Her voice cracked at the work alive, as if it was hard for her to imagine a world where Ponzu wasn’t alive. Killua and Gon shared a glance, preparing to speak but Kite beat them to it.

“It’s unlikely.”

It was like time stopped, the air around her growing too heavy to breathe in. She stared at the hat in her grasp, her hands trembling. “No… no she can’t be dead, there… there has to be-“

“(Name).”

Kite placed a hand on her shoulder, giving it a squeeze. “We can’t sit here and speculate. If we don’t keep moving, the death count will keep rising, and your friend’s death would have been in vain. If seeing death is something you can’t handle, you should turn back while you still can.”

It was a bit harsh, but he wasn’t wrong. The road ahead of the would be full of death and destruction, and if she chose to walk that road she would have to be strong enough to keep moving, despite her losses.

She wiped her tears and stood up, pocketing Ponzu’s hat. “Sorry, I’m ready.”

Kite nodded, and they all began their journey again, this time in complete silence.

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In a town a few hours away from York New, Leorio drove down one of the winding roads as he glanced at the address on his phone. It was nearly midnight, and he had an important exam he’d have to take in the morning.

“You’re doing this for her, Leorio,” he mumbled to himself as he wiped the sleep from his eyes.

(Name) never asked him to do things for her, no, she only asked for favors when it came to helping others. Sometimes he wished she would put herself first and let him be there for her more, but he knew that it would take some time for her to open up more.

Leorio stopped the car and peeked out his window, surveying the bar the address had led him to.

“Where is he? Melody told (Name) he would be-“

He stopped, his eyes landing on a slumped figure sitting on the sidewalk. Leorio knew exactly who it was, even though their face was covered by their long blonde hair.

“Kurapika.”

Leorio stood in front of the blonde, waiting as he slowly lifted his head. “Leorio? Why… are you here..?”

The man crossed his arms, staring down at Kurapika with the look of a disappointed father. “Come on, you can’t just sit on the sidewalk drunk. Where’s Melody?”

The blonde blinked slowly, his eyes half lidded as he looked up at Leorio. “Had to go watch Neon…”

Leorio’s lips formed into a tight line. “I’m assuming she took your shift to save your ass?”

Kurapika didn’t answer, instead hiccuping before sipping on a bottle of water that had been left beside him. Leorio knew it had to be Melody who left it behind for him, to help Kurapika sober up a bit. “Come on, I’m taking you home.”

The blonde didn’t protest, stumbling to his feet and nearly falling on his face before Leorio caught him. “Fuck, Kurapika, you’re wasted. What the hell has gotten into you?”

He didn’t answer, the smell of alcohol on Kurapika’s breath making Leorio grimace. Even through his anger, Leorio could sense something was wrong, that the person he had considered his friend needed help. “Whatever, come on.”

Leorio placed him in the passenger seat of his car, grabbing (Name)’s cardigan from the backseat and tossing it to Kurapika. It was cold, and Leorio’s car didn’t have heating, so that would keep him warm.

He just wasn’t expecting the reaction Kurapika would have to the soft clothing.

Kurapika’s eyes went wide, tears falling down his cheeks as he buried his face into the fabric, sobbing into her cardigan. “(Name)… oh, (Name)…”

This act made Leorio pause, his brows knitting together. He knew Kurapika had pushed her away for her own good, but he had still been unnecessarily cruel to the only person that had given him unconditional love since his clan was massacred. In Leorio’s eyes, he didn’t have the right to be sobbing into her cardigan and whimpering her name. Kurapika didn’t deserve to mourn her as if she was dead when she was still alive.

But Leorio still helped him to his hotel room, still held back his hair when he threw up, and still brushed Kurapika’s teeth for him so he wouldn’t have the taste of vomit in his mouth when he woke up. Leorio was a doctor, he couldn’t just leave him without something, so he tucked Kurapika in and set a glass of water and some pain relief medicine on the nightstand. It was all he could do, he had to leave so he could try and get some sleep before his exam in the morning.

As he left, he remembered that Kurapika still had (Name)’s cardigan. Leorio was about to take it back, but he watched as Kurapika snuggled into the fabric, the scent helping to calm down his racing heart. Leorio was far too kind, muttering under his breath as he closed Kurapika’s hotel door behind him. “I’ll just ask Melody to wash it and send it back tomorrow…”

Kurapika wouldn’t remember any of this encounter when he woke up, but he would be pleasantly surprised to be wearing (Name)’s cardigan in the morning.

Neither Leorio or (Name) would get that cardigan back, unfortunately.

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“It’s safe to assume that the Chimera Ants have assumed control of NGL’s interior. The question is if we can reach their nest before the Queen births the King.”

(Name) was having a bit of trouble keeping up, her chest was heavy with grief and regrets. Could she have saved Ponzu if she had come with her and Pokkle instead?

“Hindsight is always 20/20. Thinking of what could have been will change nothing,” Kite stated, as if he could read (Name)’s thoughts. The woman frowned deeply.

“I know… but… if I had just-“

Kite cut her off by holding up his hand. “But you didn’t. You’re here now, let’s focus on trying to honor your friend by saving as many lives as we can.”

She didn’t answer, simply allowing Gon to squeeze her hand gently. (Name) didn’t have the words or energy to properly respond to Kite. Her absence in her friend’s time of need weighed heavily on her chest, and she wasn’t sure if she’d ever forgive herself.

“There’s still hope, (Name),” Gon said softly as they continued towards a small village. “You said Pokkle was with her, right? Maybe he’s still alive.”

She tried her best to smile. “You’re right, there is still hope. Sorry if I scared you, Gon.”

She knew better than most that Gon didn’t like seeing his friends lose hope. It was something that made the boy a bit anxious, and he’d often do as much as he could to make the other feel better. (Name) tried to keep her aura neutral as calm, to make sure he didn’t feel the need to comfort her too much. Gon was just a child after all, a child she wanted to protect. She couldn’t let her feelings of grief potentially put him in harm’s way.

That’s why, even as they walked through the abandoned village, she remained silent, a cold anger washing over her at the sight of torn and bloody children’s clothes and beloved dollies left behind in the dirt. No child would willingly leave their previous toy behind, and the clothes being the only thing telling them humans had been there was very similar to the state they’d found Ponzu in. Or well, what was left of her.

“No one’s here.” Gon said softly as his fingers traced the splintered wood of a destroyed door. Whatever had been there before them had the strength to tear down homes like shredding paper. “Hey… something smells. Coming from over there.”

The group followed a trail of blood, Killua instinctively sticking very close to (Name). It’s like his body could sense that she wasn’t as well equipped as them to handle the threat they would soon face, and he would need to have her at arms length in case something came at them.

They found several horses impaled on tree limbs, the sound of flies buzzing around they corpses and the smell of death becoming more pronounced the closer they got. (Name) covered her nose, gagging at the pungent odor hanging around the area.

“It’s like a morning sacrifice.” Gon said, making Killua and (Name) tilt their heads.

“A ritual practices by birds called bull-headed shrikes. They impale their prey on sharp objects such as branches.” Kite explained to the two, before they all turned their heads.

“HEY!”

Killua threw his arm in front of (Name), fueled by pure instinct. She yelped slightly, he hadn’t had time to hold back, so the blow to her belly stung quite a bit. She didn’t complain though, the sight of the creature appearing before them made her pain dull in comparison to the overwhelming fear she felt.

It was tall, possibly taller than Kite with a human-like appearance. The thing that set it apart was the strange legs and wing like limbs, along with rabbit ears, nose, and whiskers. The thing about it that scared her the most was the fact that it had been able to conceal its presence from them.

“What!?”

“Wh-what is that thing?”

(Name) pushed away the urge to pull Killua and Gon behind her, knowing that one wrong move could have that thing attack them within seconds. Her eyes didn’t leave the creature, not for a second. She had never felt so afraid, not even standing before the Phantom Troupe. At least they had been human, but she had no idea what this was, and the unknown was more frightening than anything else.

They were all on high alert, watching as it raised a hand to point at them. “Trash. Those are mine!”

It seemed to be angry that they were near its prey, the horses. That thing must have been what impale the poor things.

It launched towards them, so fast that (Name) could barely follow it with her eyes. Kite was its target, and when he easily dodged it, it came after them. It hit her, Gon, and Killua out of the way, the blow causing them to fly backwards several feet. (Name) nearly puked, and even Gon whined from the pain.

That sound made (Name) tense up, her aura spreading out to cover the two as she got into a fighting position. She didn’t have as much experience as Killua and Gon, but she would fight regardless.

The creature seemed focused on Kite, as he was the biggest threat, but he didn’t give the creature the time of day, instead disappearing from sight before reappearing behind the three. “Gon, Killua, (Name). You three must deal with him yourselves. This is a chimera ant soldier, we will encounter many more like him. I won’t be able to help you during combat. If you can’t defeat it, you’ll have to leave. You’ll just be in my way.”

The two boys nodded, their auras spiking as (Name) bit her lip. She knew Kite was right, he usually was, but she feared what may happen to them.

“Weren’t you listening, Kite?” Gon asked, his gaze focusing on the chimera ant.

“We’re also pros!” Killua added as they began to advance towards their opponent.

“Don’t treat us like kids!”

(Name) jumped slightly, holding a hand over her heart. She wanted to listen, but in her heart there would always be children to her. But she knew that babying them wouldn’t accomplish anything, so instead she stood by their sides, ready to fight with them.

(Name) attacked with them, barely dodging a hit that would have knocked her head clean off her shoulders. She used her nen to protect her body from another blow before reinforcing her fists and focusing all of her nen into her fist to punch him in the face.

The creature was dazed just long enough for Killua and to land a lightning based attack on him, paralyzing it so Gon could get a hit in with his own nen attack.

It was launched into the air, and before the could continue, it was scooped up by another Chimera Ant. It growled and roared, struggling. “Bastards! I’m gonna eat you! I will! Remember this!”

“Our attacks…” Gon whispered, his eyes still on the Chimera Ant.

“They didn’t work.” Killua finished, giving (Name) a look over before frowning.

Kite approached them, his aura calm. “That guy’s smart. He let his soldier do the fighting, so he could learn our abilities. Are you coming?”

They all turned to look at him, eyes wide.

“There’s no need to feel down. Your attacks weren’t that bad. You just need experience now. If you wish to become stronger, this is a perfect opportunity. But if you aren’t prepared, you won’t be able to endure the ordeal. Whether we win or lose, hell lied ahead of us.”

They glanced at each other, and (Name) knew that she couldn’t leave. Not when things like that chimera ant existed.

“We’re coming.”

“Yeah.”

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As the sun began to set, they came across the corpses of several NGL workers that ran the hidden drug factory. Although they weren’t good people, (Name) still said a quick prayer, hoping they would find peace after being slaughtered like animals.

“This is ugly… the stench alone would guide us to the corpses.” Kite said, looking over the devastation caused by the chimera ants.

“Look at this. So this is the hidden side of the NGL.”

Killua held up a gun, frowning. (Name) took it from his hands and set it back down, then took out her handkerchief and swiped it over his palms.

“I suppose so.”

They looked up when they heard Gon call them from the hill. “Killua, Kite, (Name)…”

The silence of the Drug factory overtaken by the Chimera Ants further intensified the chill in the air. There was no doubt that every human that had once worked there was now dead, the smell confirmed it.

(Name) sighed softly as they set up camp for the night nearby. It was far enough away that they could actually rest for a bit in shifts. As Gon and Killua slept, Kite turned to (Name).

“You did well during the fight, but I did notice you only used your basic nen practices. Is there a reason for that?”

She nodded. “Yeah, it’s because I don’t really know all that much about nen. I’ve got the basics down, but when it comes to anything more advanced, I’m not that knowledgeable.”

Kite winced, scratching the back of his head. “Ah, I have a feeling I’m to blame for that.”

(Name) smiled, glancing back at the two boys sleeping before giving Kite her attention again. “Mmm, I didn’t want to say it, but yeah.”

They both shared a laugh before Kite leaned back and sighed. “Alright, I guess this is a good opportunity to teach you some things, but let’s start you off by retaking the water divination test.”

She watched as Kite prepared the test, her fingers tapping nervously against her leg. “Relax, you took it once before, didn’t you?”

“Yeah… but I was alone. I… I was pretty sure the volume of water increased.”

Kite hummed in thought. “Well, with another person here to inspect the results, maybe I can pick up on something you didn’t.”

“Yeah…”

She held her hands over the cup, gently emitting her aura. Again, it seemed like the volume of water in the cup raised, but Kite seemed to notice something she didn’t. “Ah, so that’s what it is… I had a feeling you weren’t an enhancer, and I was right.”

(Name) tilted her had as he lifted the leaf in the cup, and was surprised to see roots stretching down to the bottom of the cup. “The reason the volume of water rose was because you were making this leaf sprout roots. You’re a specialist for sure, possibly with some kind of time ability…”

“B-but I thought… my ability was to heal…”

Kite shook his head, placing the leaf in her hand. “Keep using your ability and don’t stop until I say so.”

She nodded and continued, her eye widening as the roots continued to grow, and then shrivel up in her hand before turning to dust. “You have the ability to speed up time. It can be used to heal, but it can also be used to hurt.”

Kite tried to hide his concerned expression. This was quite the ability for an inexperienced nen user to have. As her teacher, he would have to report this to Chairman Netero for safety reasons, but as her friend… he was impressed.

“(Name)!” Gon whisper yelled, crouching next to her. Before telling her what he wanted to, he let out a yawn and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. “It’s… your turn to sleep.”

“Ah, okay.”

She got up, but Kite caught her arm. “(Name), don’t forget what we learned tonight. I want you to try using your ability in your next battle.”

“Yeah… I will.”

She laid down in the sleeping back Kite brought, getting some much needed rest, feeling a lot more confident in herself, now that she knew what she was capable of.

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Kite, Gon, Killua, and (Name) had advanced deep within NGL, in search of the Chimera Ant nest, and have arrived at a cliff with peculiar openings.

“This is the Chimera Ant nest?” Gon asked, looking upon the former weapon factory.

“No, they don’t make their nests in holes. They use mud and feces to build them.” Kite replied, making the three wince in disgust. “Let’s go. You’ll understand once we’re inside.”

The lights along the tunnel flickered as they travelled through it. (Name) wrapped her cardigan tightly around herself, feeling the slight cool breeze blow past them as they ventured in further.

“There’s no telling when or from where they will attack. Be on your guard.” Kite warned.

“Yeah, got it. That other chimera ant completely concealed his presence.”

Killua’s reminder made (Name) shudder. It was frightening, thinking of beings they had considered animals being able to conceal themselves completely.

“Is this place…”

They entered a room with various numbered large vials stood, some shattered. Body parts were scattered on the floor, presumably belonging to the now fed NGL workers.

“Yes, it is NGL’s hidden side.” Kite confirmed.

“A drug factory.”

“Exactly. This factory produces the ingestible drug D2 which is spreading throughout the mainland. There are probably bila trees nearby, which produce its main ingredient. Ironic given their claims as preservationists.” Kite said with a scoff.

“They’re making more than drugs. Look.” Killua opened a box containing various guns. “It’s the same as the others.”

“I assume that only the NGL leaders know the truth of this place. The other members joined because they honestly loved nature. “

“So this facility is the center of NGL’s underground. If it’s empty…

Then Chimera Ants have wiped out the NGL underground. And a bunch of amateurs with guns won’t suffice to deal with them.” Kite finished Killua’s thought.

(Name) tuned them out for a moment as she inspected the guns, but was quickly stirred from her thoughts when Kite spoke.

“Shh, a few are around.”

She was immediately on guard, her body tensing as she stood among Killua and Gon. “They’re slowly approaching through the middle tunnel. There are more in the right and left tunnels.” Kite warned.

“En… how far can you search?” Killua asked as the approached the room.

“Everything within a 45 meter radius.”

“45 meters!?” Gon exclaimed, glancing around the room.

“Depending on physical and mental condition, I can increase that by a few meters. Here they come!”

(Name) prepared herself for the fight ahead, ready to test out her abilities for the first time.

[constellyations]

Hunter x Hunter ships I personally don’t like

These are ships that are NOT supported on my page.

Please note a couple things before reading.

1, I do not hate any ships for being WLW, MLM or NL (hetero) unless it’s the result of representation erasure (An example of this is in the Owl House Community. People ship Lunter and say that it’s ok because Luz is a canon Bisexual but it’s still WLW relationship erasure!!! I do not support Lunter btw…)

2, I’m gonna mention stuff like proshipping and toxic relationships so please be warned if you’re triggered by those types of things do not read under the cut

3, I’m also gonna talk about ships I lovehate due to having extremely mixed opinions.

Alright that’s all!! Enjoy your reading and please remember to respect my opinions and interpretations of the characters. This will also include spoilers for the entire animated series.

Killunary (Killua x Canary)

There are a couple reasons why I don’t like this ship but it’s mostly because of the power imbalance. Certain employee x employer ships just don’t work due to extreme power imbalance. The main example of this is the Zoldyck family and their abusive nature towards all the butlers, including how Kikyo treats Canary when she got close to Killua.

The other reason is because I see Killua as a heavily MLM coded character. And I’m sorry if you don’t agree but based on both his canon and non-canon interactions with the various women of the story, I don’t think he’s straight. I personally think he might be gay/vincian but it’s up to interpretation!! I cannot see Killua dating a girl. (This includes ships like KilluRetz and Killumane)

Hisomachi (Hisoka x Machi)

Again, Hisoka is a heavily MLM coded character with Machi being the only woman in the series he’s shown possibly romantic interest in. Hisoka himself is an extremely harmful stereotype of a gay man being overly flamboyant but also predatory towards kids and women. That is a stereotype that is shown and pushed VERY often with Hisoka. (If you do view Machi as WLW, which I do, she’s also a harmful stereotype of the mean, man hating, lesbian./lh)

Also the fact that Machi straight up rejected his dinner offer in the Heaven’s Arena Arc should be enough to push the fact that she doesn’t like him…

Kuroneon (Chrollo/Kuroro x Neon)

Ok I only have like one reason but I feel like it’s validated tbh!!! He literally attacked her and stole her ability. And I don’t wanna go on a whole rant about Neon and her complexities rn but her nen ability, lovely ghostwriter, was essentially the only reason for her father to love her and care the way he did…

Also their age difference urks me ALOT cuz Neon is about the same age as Kurapika (17-19) and Chrollo is pushin 30… T-T

Kurokura (Chrollo/Kuroro x Kurapika)

A lot of people ship them because “lol omg enemies to lovers!!” But like. This isn’t that kind of enemies to lovers hun… :// Chrollo and the troupe literally massacred the Kurta Clan with zero mercy and left Kurapika alone and almost defenseless in an unfamiliar world. He destroyed everything Kurapika had. That’s not something Kurapika would or will forgive easily. Kurapika is literally destroying himself inside out because of what the troupe did to the Kurta Clan. This ship is just ugh it’s so toxic I hate >:(

Also again, even if Chrollo didn’t destroy the Kurta Clan, age difference. Kurapika’s the same age as Neon (17-19) and Chrollo is PUSHING 30!!!!! Icky!!!

Tbh this goes for any of the Troupe x Kurapika… gross age difference and disgusting enemies to lovers dynamic.

Pitokai (Neferpitou x Kite/Kaito)

One of my biggest icks ever is Victim x Killer because like how would YOU feel if you were violently murdered for seemingly no reason and then find out that there are people out there who think you and your killer would be cute if you dated O.O

Yeah it’s like… really toxic. I don’t have the energy to go into all the details of it but Killer x Victim has no reason to be as popular as it is…

Wisky (Wing x Bisky)

(I couldn’t find any GIFs of them from the movie so you get this still image)

Teacher x Student dynamics really ick me as well… in most but not all cases the teacher is somewhat of a parental figure and the student is very young, in most cases a minor!!! We don’t exactly know if Wing was a kid when Bisky taught him nen since she refers to most people younger then as kids but the idea that she was extremely influential in his earlier years and has that older adult figure role in his life makes the idea of shipping them just.. it makes my skin crawl tbh ^^|||

Also there’s a HUGE age difference with Bisky being 57 and Wing being in his early 20s.

Gingkite (Ging x Kite/Kaito)

Again w the teacher x student guys… the same reasons as with Wisky expect we know for a fact that Ging met and started training Kite when he was a teenager! Makes this extra icky.

Again with the age difference! Ging is in his 30s I think maybe 40s? And Kite is in his early 20s. Pretty big age gap!!!

Any incestous Zoldyck ships

The fact that I even have to state this… dude… c’mon…. Incest is NOT cool chat!!

Any ships between the siblings? DISGUSTING!!

Between the kids and the parents? GRODY!!

Between Zeno and his grandkids? OUTRAGEOUS!!

This isn’t even just limited to the Zoldyck family dude… Mito x Ging is a thing apparently…

Any Child x Adult

Again… why do I need to state this… shipping adults x children is WEIRD!!! And NOT OK!!!

Hisoka x Gon? GROSS!!

Killua x Illumi? DOUBLE GROSS!! INCEST IS ALSO NOT OK.

Killua x Machi? STILL GROSS!!!!

Please if you ship canon children with adults… please… just get off my page :^

Merupouf (Meruem x Shaiapouf)

Gonna be so fr w you guys… I used to ship this… i thought they were funny :’) I’VE RECOVERED DW!!! (/lh)

Uh yeah so the power dynamic is really erm!!! /neg I genuinely cannot go into detail about how toxic they are but I’ll try to summarize… Pouf has like a perfected version of Meruem in his head as the king but when Meruem starts to change for the better he rejects it and thinks he knows what’s best for the king and shit!!! Also Meruem treats his Royal guards like shit (at the beginning) their relationship gets only slightly better towards the end but it’s still abusive!!!

Also my friend Eren pointed out that the Royal guards exist solely for Meruem. Like they are Meruem and Meruem only. Everything is for him and that adds like a super fucked up dynamic to this ship…

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Ok so that’s all I can think of rn… please try to understand that this is MY interpretation and perception of these characters. It is ok if this is not how you see these characters, but it is how I see them.

[stardewstardropthoughts]

I’m here again bc I’m down bad for these men (and 2 exceptional ladies): What would they get us as a wedding gift, and how they react to us coming up the aisle 🥹💖💖💖

God I am down astronomical for them so I get that lol, I’ve included links to what wedding rings I think they would give you 😌 I just did the bachelors in this one but if you want the bachelorettes lemme know!

What the bachelors give you for your wedding and how they react to you walking down the aisle

Harvey:

First off, he’s sweating

This is a lot of attention and he’s not use to it

He got you something meaningful as a gift, something to symbolize what you mean to him

It’s a beautiful hand made photo album with all the pictures you’ve ever taken together in it, and a few he’s taken when you weren’t paying attention

Under each picture is a brief description and the reasons he loves the photos and you

Very worries you’ll think it’s cheesy or dumb but you love it and him

The moment he sees you walking up the aisle towards him?

He’s trying not to sob, he thinks you look absolutely ethereal

Could hardly stop complimenting you enough for mayor Lewis to get the ceremony started

This is the wedding ring:

Sam:

He’s so excited, he’s been pacing all day

His mom and his friends could barely keep him calm lol

He got you one of those eternal roses that are in like the jars of liquid to preserve them

It’s not much but you love it none the less, it’s a super sweet gift

When you start walking down the aisle?

Tears, doesn’t even bother to hide it he just loves you so much, and to see you walking toward him ready to spend the rest of your life with him? He’s crying

Gives you a forehead kiss before mayor Lewis can start his speech

This is the ring he gets you:

Alex:

He’s trying to remain calm on his wedding day, trying to look very nonchalant

But he’s readjusted his tie and shirt like 25 times in the last ten minutes

He’s frazzled but he won’t show it

He got you a silver heart shaped locket with a picture of you on one side and him on the other side

Your wearing it currently with your wedding outfit

When he sees you walking down the aisle any anxiety he had has gone out the window

He thinks your the most elegant person out there and he can’t believe he’s so lucky to have you

This is your wedding ring:

Shane:

He’s so nervous and it shows, he’s sweating, he threw up this morning

His anxiety is off the charts

He got you a dainty bracelet with little emeralds embedded in it since you once told him those were your favorite gemstone

When he sees you walking up the aisle he’s so much calmer

It’s amazing how just the sight of you can help his nerves settle

Thinks you look absolutely amazing, he still can hardly believe that you want to marry him

This is the wedding ring:

https://mollyjewelryus.com/shop/kite-cut-lab-emerald-engagement-ring-solid-rose-gold-2/?gclid=CjwKCAiAr4GgBhBFEiwAgwORrRCFJ6df2CMqs7EB8KVAaZhuZT6AQVATBAl-CGhiBUY2nsfi9ojYIRoCNkcQAvD_BwE

Sebastian:

He’s pretty calm day of, he is however enjoying watching his mom run all over the place fretting

Has to tell her to calm down a few times

He got you a dainty little necklace with a labradorite crystal on it in the shape of a star

When he sees you walking down the aisle towards him is when he starts sweating

He thinks your the most perfect person on the face of this earth and he isn’t sure how he managed to bag a baddie like you

Can’t stop smiling for the life of him

Just adores you, tears on his waterline but not falling cause that would ruin his eyeliner

Yes he wears eyeliner

This is the ring:

Elliott:

Oh god this man is so excited

He loves you with all his soul and he cannot wait to be married

He got you a very pretty pair of pearl earrings and a matching necklace to go with them

When he sees you walking down the aisle he has to physically stop himself from running down it to pick you up and kiss you

Thinks your absolute radiant, the most beautiful person he’s ever laid eyes on

Could recite a whole sonnet for you on how much you mean to him

He’s sobbing though so you’ll have to wait for that

This is the ring:

[prettyboybillyhargrove]

A/B/O Harringrove Fic Rec p1

Okay since I’m pushing my a/b/o agenda lately and saw people are interested in it I wanted to recommend some of the fics I liked. / Most (probably all ngl) of this contain Omega and bottom Billy. Read at your own risk. Also, this is absolutely not in any order.

Ps: Okay this is part 1. Part 2 is gonna be multi chaptered ones. Also a couple of more one shots. Cause apparently there's soooooo much i wanna share.

i’m used to feeling that fire by cursedtobechaos on ao3   Words:10553  

Billy’s not used to feeling like prey. Especially not prey for Steve fucking Harrington, the same alpha he beat the absolute crap out of not too long ago.

"You are not fucking me in the showers,"  Steve in fact, fucked him in the showers(kinda). Alpha Steve came to school when he’s in his rut and Billy gives him a hand (or mouth, and more)

Upside Down, You're Turning Me by @ImNeitherornor on ao3 Words:7885  

“Let me get this straight. You want me to go into the middle of the fucking woods in below zero temperatures to find someone who is probably high as a kite and just having the time of his damned life?”  

Sex pollen fic we all need.

None Brighter Than Your Eyes by Doodsxd on ao3   Words:9991  

Sex Ed course came once again, and, for the first time, Billy listened.

He listened, because it started to match and make sense with what Max’s little troup told him over and over again.

Apparently, it was biology which dictated that omega jewelry wasn’t just a futility or decoration, or even a signal that the omega was taken. It wasn’t a trade, sex for jewelry, like Neil had taught him all his life. No: scientists had found back in the sixties that omega jewelry has a soothing effect, especially during heat, as a reminder of love and affection; something tangible and available at all times, even when no one is.

This is so fucking poetic and pretty. You MUST read!

Misunderstanding by prettyboiiharringrove on ao3  Words:1503  

Harringrove Halloween Countdown // October 11 — Billy has always been a grumpy asshole, so the kids typically let most of his behavior slide, for Steve's sake, but as the clues get weirder it's obvious something is up with him, and they have to fix it before Steve finds out.

This is a mpreg story. The sauna scene with a little twist. I cry while reading this I’m not kidding. Also, you can read this whole series if you guys wanna read more mpreg billy.

A Start by ImNeitherNor on ao3   Words:5574  

The quarry was always Steve’s go to when he needed a place to breathe, an area where the smells weren’t in his face and he could think straight. It was strange how one person’s heat could trigger another. Steve, a slightly cowed alpha after Hargrove rolled in, was done with the overpowering scents and the looks that were being thrown around.  

DOM STEVE BILLY IN HEAT WHAT MORE I NEED TO SAY?

Hold Me Tight Or Don't by BTSBlossom on ao3     Words:4808    

Billy has some news for Steve, he just doesn't know how to tell him. At least he knows he's got Ms. Byers on his side. She'll be there for Billy if Steve isn't.

This is more about the pregnancy than a/b/o, Joyce being a good mom to Billy UwU also tw: talking about abortion

sandman by Rebldomakr on ao3   Words:2226  

Steve’s not a fighter. He sucks at it, actually. He’s a little soft, but he isn’t totally weak or awfully tiny. He’s a good Alpha in many of the ways that count! Just because he isn’t running around sleeping with anyone willing, picking fights, and beating people to death doesn’t mean he’s a bad Alpha. And though Billy might do all that, but he isn't a bad Omega.

some short cute porn lol (steve has a breeding kink what a surprise lmao)

Silk by Rebldomakr on ao3   Words:3393  

In Indiana, Omega suppressants are banned. Billy runs out after a while.

tw: neil hargrove

Moaning Lisa Smile by trashcangimmick   Words: 3,735  

Billy maybe kind of hides the fact that he’s an Omega because he’s too queer, and too pretty, and would rather not deal with a bunch of idiot Alphas trying to screw the gay out of him. But Steve’s not an Alpha. Steve is also very pretty.

beta steve/omega billy, wet and messy, SEX BEHIND THE CAMARO FUCK YEAH also in the shower fşldkfkd

+ one Alpha/Alpha

with them indiana boys (on them indiana nights) by ToAStranger   Words: 4,842  

The thing is, when Billy first saw Steve Harrington, he knew.  

He grew up knowing.  It was hard not to, with all of those hormones and instincts running through his fucking veins.  He knew, one day, he’d run across someone that smelled so right, so fucking perfect that he’d want nothing more than to bury his face against their scent gland and breathe in until the smell becomes a taste becomes a sensation becomes--

Well.  The thing is, he’s always known.

"But you're my omega."

Steve falters, shaking his head, teeth catching on his lower lip and despite it all, Billy wants to kiss him again.

"No." Steve says. "Billy, I'm an alpha. Always have been. I'm-- I'm sorry. I thought you knew."

Tagging:(according to my post about a/b/o fic rec you guys seemed interested) @shprka @disdaidal @wixterirox @madsexcellency @andromedaspark @stedilly @billyhargrovesupsidedownshadow @ariamariastark1 @eddiebillysteve

[accio-victuuri]

sugar rush 2022: part one

Hello everyone! it’s that time of the year where I round-up the candies brought to us from January-June 2022. I have purposely added ones that captured the eyes of fans. I have also included some meta posts I made during these months in the mix for some good old throwback cpn explanations. Enjoy looking back at some of the most fun moments in the fandom and a reminder of why turtles live the sweetest life. 🤍

JANUARY 2022

* The “toy plane” held by Yibo in his NYE photoshoot is the same as what GG played with in his Kite flying vlog. What are the chances? Come on! Plus the fact that this is the only shot that is in black and white, meaning we can’t confirm that this is the blue one that GG used. Tho we all know it’s the same kind of toy plane. The song he performed, NIAN has nothing to do with flying. So what is the reference? His movie King of the Sky? ✈️

* Same Chongya pose that they both love doing. GG took his customary photo in this pose for his new year content and Yibo did it during his live performance.

* During the Hunan TV NYE show when they were all lined up for the countdown — people were lipreading that they were asking Yibo who is the “red” for since there was apparently a person who was wearing a wangxiao headband.

* GG announced as SAIC Audi Endorser, so they are now both part of the AUDI Family. 🤍

* Rufeng’s repo post about GG washing clothes for Yibo and more domestic drama.

* In an XZS Vlog, GG talked alot about garlic and went off an unnecessary tangent. Why is that? I explain that over here.

* Someone in GG’s team was wearing a Monster Energy cap. FYI, Monster don’t just sell their goods.

* Same but different colors of clothes for their endorsement.

* GG’s clothes has a collab with Loverboy. Just something interesting.

* In Ace Troops, the school that GG’s adopted son will attend is called Bo Jin Ye Xiao. Sounds familiar?

* An explanation of why people think the information that Web says in his XMLY episodes are from an encyclopedia that GG has.

* In one of the BTS for Ace Troops, you can see GG mouthing “wow” which is what they usually say.

* In an Alexvi photo gallery exhibit, the actual account posted some photos sent by fans who took a photo. One featured are Bobi + Zanbi + Suo! Sadly, it was deleted.

* 01162022 LRLG rumor 🤍

* GG using green highlight

* They are both feeling “Calm”, this is the word they used to describe what they feel. I’m so happy that they are in the same wavelength.

One word to describe how you currently feel?

Yibo: calm

What do you hope to be in the future?

GG : calm

* CHUNZHEN STRIKES AGAIN. This brand really doesn’t give a fuck. Lol. First, their new campaign with Yibo was posted at 10:05, which is known to be GG’s number.

and if that wasn’t enough, for the new commercial it seems like Bobo was going on a double date picnic. The other couple was het, in the meantime, he was with a “bro” 😂

* What looks like a massage chair in GG’s trailer. We are clowning that it’s rotai.

* In a photo shared by YBO for Luoyang wrap-up, Bobo was shown with what looks like green roses. BXGs feel like this was referenced in a previous LRLG rumor.

* Another Ximalaya finding. Part 5.

* Same white shoes - I guess at this point it’s clear that their stylists are dating.

* Yinzheng ( Bobo’s friend ) posting a photo of a roseonly x peace elite merch.

* Steamed Pork featured in GG’s CNY spread and the same dish Bobo mentioned as one that tastes good.

* Just a comparison of how Bobo holds his copy of the song when he records, he uses his right hand. Except for that one time he was recording with GG and they were obviously holding hands.

* A mini CPN post that talks about a Kaomoji and why YBO suddenly posted content from Web’s 10/05 shared

* All the Clowning from the CNY celebration 🤍

Boxiao in 2017 - a few candies from that year.

FEBRUARY 2022

• All the CPN in Yibo’s new year “selfie”

• There was an orange ornament found in Bobo’s car, orange which GG posted about constantly in his NY photos. And who do we know between the two loves to follow customs.

• Stairwell posing! 🤍

and what looks like a Motorcycle, why was this added in his set of photos? We know how careful his team is in what they post and sometimes even blurring things, so was this deliberate?

• Same lines used.

• Little prince merch caught GG’s eyes in his USMILE event.

• Alexvi weibo managed to pick a pair cosplaying BoXiao and featured them. Hahahahahaha!

• GG allegedly found with a Winter Olympics toy from China Unicom and we know who endorses that. Possible wash is the Unicom dolls were featured in that CCTV postcards thing where GG/Web were both a part of. So he could have received one because of that and not due to Yibo being their endorser.

• Exchanging emoticons.

• CQL is trending.

• New first table read BTS from WOWOW special feature.

• A BTS audio where Web says he won’t make GG ( wwx ) cry again. 🥲

MARCH 2022

This month will be in the BXG history books for the amount of candies we got. Thank you to Xiao laoshi for providing us with the sweets and coaxing us when he didn’t really have to. Links provided for the round-ups I did and I will indicate what specifics one are in there to make looking it up easier. It might look like a short list but most of the links have lots of candies in it.

• YBO releasing a very short “vlog” that has similar style to XZS. like that distorted voice and the subject of the vlog acting like he’s just doing his usual routine and is not being filmed.

• GG posts a photo for Spring, with the place looking like the one where Bazaar took photos of GG/Web individually.

• Same brand of clothes STAFF ONLY

• Similar header of their studios, water themed.

• Both on the hot search

• Same way of taking photo from OOL trailer and how GG does it to Web in real life

• All the 3/15 ( OOL airing ) candies : centering around GG’s weibo post and the photos as well as kadians

• Using green highlighter

• Clip on earring CPN

• All about the Iceberg jacket

• Assorted candies - includes 11.11 hotpot clue, fake rumor, XZS/YBO similar posts and clues @ GG’s Tencent OOL interview

• Throwback CPN : White windmill

• GG bday 2019 clues from OOL BTS

• Same energy of jealous GG

• Clowning post - more OOL content where more cpns are uncovered 🤣

• Overload of Candy ✌🏼 - Wuji recording 3rd Anniversary sweetness!  

• Hand ( allegedly yibo ) CPN

• CPN on tidbits and analyzing GG’s exclusive SINA interview

• Soda tabs and Douyin post

• Times when GG acted like he knows nothing. Sly little Fox!

• OOL Finale special CPN post. Lol.

• A visual of how Web’s Oasis interaction points suddenly increase when GG posts on Oasis. Weibo Link.

APRIL 2022

• Mini round up that explains their old wechat avatars and some clues in GG’s interview about blue skies and his thoughts on GW

• Proof of their batch recording similarity

• Pepsi

• Green highlighter crying hours lol

• Possible new evidence for the clip on earring

• Explanation of GG’s 4/1 Oasis post and it’s relation to Leslie Cheung

• Same designer FENG CHEN WANG

• Proof that their 2019 tencent starlight dressing room was only divided by what looks like a plastic film.

• Possible selfie for CQL anniversary

• Throwback : GG made a talisman for Bobo

• Mini round up : new era hat, martine rose, li ning logo, new clue @ little prince drawing and double standards

• SDC 3 clues revisited : heart with a mole and 10:05

• During the lockdown in SH, they both donated to elderly communities that are often overlooked. They are the vulnerable ones cause most of them live alone and don’t have phones to order online. This is not CPN, it’s just so nice to see how they think the same way. They have the same values 🤍

• New LRLG - poem

• A cold wall brand

• Both in entertainment hot search for CQL

• Boneless clothing brand

• Clowning compilation 4/23 LRLG post and the poem GG read

• Both looking good in gray suits

• A WangXian clue in their post 4 years ago

• Bobo’s expression pack

• Similar pose and styling

MAY 2022

* Moto Shirt worn by GG in his Douyin video ( care of Li-Ning )

* The importance of the Number 16 to Yibo

* Making Sashimi 🍣

* Aurora borealis on the cover for Web’s Youth Day song

* Shu Uemura clues

* Same brand - Sean Suen

* Youku showing a clip and GG/Web are included

* GG getting asked a starry sky

* Weekend sweets - stuff to pay attention to @ Mendale livestream

* Suing the same company 1.0

* More info on suing

* Same security detail

* COVID TESTS:

I didn’t make a separate post about this whole “Beijing Fiasco” that happened partly because it crossed the line of privacy. However I wanted it here for archiving purposes and just a disclaimer that this is still CPN. People said there were photographic evidence and all that but remember that those can be faked as well. Like I always say, we don’t need to go too far when it comes to candies. Especially when it’s personal information already. I made some vague posts just describing what all the talk was about but not in detail. I would hate for us to get caught up in search of candies that we end up hurting them. Don’t forget that our priority will always be to protect the boys and that means we keep quiet.

The gist is, Yibo went back to Beijing 5/13 after finishing his filming of King of The Sky. He drove to Beijing and remember before this, there were talks of him heading to Hangzhou and not Beijing but everyone were wrong— he was photographed in Beijing. We would have been so happy with that news since they are finally in the same city. Plus if Beijing goes on lockdown, they can be together and tbh Web had alot of work to do in BJ too. But wait— there’s more...

Here comes the privacy part, It was said ( allegedly ) that GG/Web got their COVID tests 2 hours apart and got the results 5 minutes apart. It was on the same batch. GG is still doing work for his drama and he went with his Team, so why was Web taking it too close to his time? And not only that, People who live in BJ were saying they have testing centers every 2km. So they were pretty close to each other. Dare I say, together. It gets even more sus because they allegedly gave the same mobile phone number ( a generic one i think ) to be contacted once the results are available. After that, rumors of Web visiting the set of GG’s drama started floating around. I’m not even making this up, even MTJJs know and their reasoning is Web might be visiting Yangxia. Lol. Sure bro. It’s Yangxia— whatever makes you sleep at night i guess...

* More Li-ning clues

* A short compilation of photos and gifs of them looking at each other with hearts eyes!

* Love that goes both ways @ BREO and ROTAI Ad

* Dove x Chunzhen Collab

* Linhai and LQR Actor 520 clues (?)

* Bubly Red and Green CP

* Old rumor : There is nothing wrong with blueberry pie

* 520 / 521 History

* 520/ 521 Clues video

https://starsxinxthexbluexsky.tumblr.com/post/685063015988658176

* Oasis experience points increased from 0 to 1 for both of them right when GG left Beijing

* Clues from the Bubly Ad and the drawing

* Hengdian to Hangzhou + One and Only Douyin post has Something Just Like This as the BGM

* Puppy + Bunny drawing ( JD and Breo )

* Douyin post similarities 5/27 ( One and Only Movie )

* Old candy : Web’s Shibuya inspired Nike shoes and their views on Love & Forgetting.

* GG’s 5/31 Oasis post - reduce swelling & liberation notes tv series

* Some candies in GG’s 5/31 breo press conference livestream

JUNE 2022

CPN Clues in Yibo-Official’s Children’s Day post

More clownery in the Himalaya account sharing speculation

* In GG’s Children’s Day Douyin, he did that jump and twirl action that he did when he was playing with Bobo during CQL shooting.

Also that “punch” reminded us of Bobo’s redmi Ad.

* Same look. Remember that Chunzhen is under Mengniu 🤍

* 6/3 - Dragon Boat Festival candies

part one

part two

Shiying x Baili 🤍🤍🤍

* Same panel background and clowning that it’s proof they were at the same hotel at some point.

* The Moon is GG’s oasis post

* Ositerm makes another appearance

* Where Dreams Begin wrap up dinner CPN

* Hibiscus flower & GUCCI bag strap

* BLOOMING SHANGHAI ARTWORK CPN 🌸

similarity to hengdian | paper plane ✈️

This initiative is by GUCCI and everyone is encouraged to make their own artworks that will be exhibited in the Shanghai event. GG, being one of the ambassadors made his to promote the event. Of course, the first thing we notice is blue sky and clouds. Which is his favorite things to take photos of. It’s what I like about GG, casual fans will think that this is expected but the clowns in us GETS IT. Especially the specific look he went for is very close to CQL. Also the paper plane that was in YBO’s art for Children’s Day, which was their most recent post is somehow similar to this one by GG. What are the chances?

Also, GG’s is different from the other ones who first shared their “art”.

* ANTA Orange Skate shoes 🍊

* new ox-head necklace tidbit

* Sauced Beef Saga 🥩

* SDC 3 clue ( was GG caught on camera? ) - read the replies in the post cause people contributed their thoughts too.

* Shiying and LWJ same movement

* Umbrella from that summer in 2018 was spotted during YGY shoot :

• More information on the Hibiscus CPN as well as some clowning with XZ x Tod’s capsule collection 🌺

• Another Hibiscus coincidence ( Yibo’s 2020 shirt)

• Someone who worked on CQL’s OST posted a tidbit about Yibo and how he cried during WWX golden core. This is just an example of why it’s truly zhenqingshingan for Yibo. 🤍

• A really nice 627 video made by fansite BY YOUR SIDE that show what kind of relationship XZ/WYB have. Features all the simping they did for each other.

• On 6/28, photos of Yibo were released for his Chanel x Wanted campaign ( which were glorious ) and he was wearing a Coco Crush necklace. Some BXGs pointed out that the C is the same as GG’s Cough n Vain bday necklace. I know Chanel is sponsored, but we CPN that the rings have a more personal meaning to him. Also, that C can also resemble the moon.

• 6/29, a video of GG started going around of him leaving a hotpot restaurant alone. The whole gist of the post is that he went to hotpot after work and it’s just him in Beijing. Funny enough, it’s the same place he mentioned to Yibo back during CQL filming when he was listing all the places he wanted to go and eat. He looks so FIT. I am also surprised that paps were able to film him in his private time but he is still very careful. BXGs are happy cause he is eating and if Bobo goes on Weibo, he will see it. Lol. I hope they can eat hotpot together someday 😊 Here is also a CPN for the shirt he was wearing.

• Similarity between the YBO chanel photoshoot video and XZS Vlog 🎥

This is not meant to be a comprehensive list that details each and every single candy that came about for the first half of year— because that’s just impossible and I find is not a good way to catalogue these things. That’s because if you clown hard enough, anything can be connected. from kadian to other things. I added ones that made people question things or give it a second glance. If you wanna add a few of your favorites then feel free to reply or RB but I won’t add it in this main post. I understand the novelty of obscure candies so go ahead or just say what your favorite was from the past months.

See you next year for Part 2! ✌🏼

[mando-abs]

Preface: I am an 18+ blog, so minors don’t interact and keep scrolling

I know I was gonna do notes for the new Percy Jackson book, but in true Percy Jackson ADHD fashion, I stopped like a third of the way in bc it started feeling like a chore. And now I’m making this post days after finishing it 🤷🏻

But congratulations Rick Riordan on once again attracting his target reader audience

It was really good tho. If I wasn’t so bone tired lately, I would’ve finished it two days, but it took me like four lol. So if you have problems focusing on reading for long periods of time, this book is phenomenal (granted, I read oodles of college level books last year for my degree so middle grade is like a walk in the park but…my point still stands). This book is lower stakes than the original series, but if you love Percy as much as I do, this is great 😅😅 GIVE THAT BOY A BREAK

I’ll post a few spoilers below if you’re curious and nosey on what happens but don’t want to read the book. I encourage you to look up the general synopsis tho bc I’m not gonna write about that. This is gonna be my highlights.

Poseidon is a crocs and socks guy and I couldn’t be more happy. This is my biggest highlight. I’m not joking. Like of course he is. He’s also building an infinity pool in his underwater summer getaway which is just great. He’s trying to build a relationship ship with Percy so that’s great. Percy seems to be chill with that but he knows Poseidon’s gotta work for it.

Zeus being the reason why Percy’s gotta get 3 letters of recommendation. And why his first and only kite as a kid was struck down 😭😭😭

The existence of the restaurant Himbo Juice in this book surely means that Rick is aware of the femboy Hooters meme. Like I feel it in my nuggets

Percy and Annabeth sure are Percabeth-ing in this book and it gives me life. Like I can’t pinpoint an exact moment bc it’s everywhere.

I looooooove how Ganymede is painted as a victim of grooming in this book. Bc of course. And I looooove how Iris sympathizes with him bc she understands his situation and knows how he got an even worse deal than she did in his position. It’s also interesting how Riordan hops around this within the confines of middle grade fiction.

Also Ganymede feeling obligated to fill and top off everyone’s cups (demigod or not) was a nice touch

Iris has a demigod child that only loves monochrome and it’s killing her. Amazing

Sally Jackson is living her best life with Paul and is now a published author. AND SHE’S PREGNANT 😆😆😆😆😆😆 AND PERCY IS EXCITED TO BE A BIG BROTHER 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 oh I love it. Honestly, I could have a book just on that with him doing big brother babysitting.

Hebe has a Chuck E Cheese establishment called Hebe Jeebies where people can become younger as they play games and eat cardboard pizza. And she has killer chickens that will eat your flesh and conduct chicken fights. ALSO THE MAIN CUSTOMERS BEING BOOMERS BC THEY CANT GROW UP IS HILARIOUS. Burn.

When the trio was turned 8 temporarily, Percy was so anxious bc childhood trauma obvi. But Percy going “I don’t want to go through growing up again. I won’t. I’m so scared,” was owie.

In fact, Percy being so anxious he pressure washed (pressure bombed?) a cave is relatable. If every time I had a panic attack I became a pressure washer, my neighborhood street would be so clean.

The god of old age (whose name escapes me) being the one who stole the chalice made a lot of sense. AND PERCY EMBRACED HIM INSTEAD OF FIGHTING HIM BC HE WILL BE FIGHTING OLD AGE HIS WHOLE LIFE AND HE WANTS TO GROW OLD😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I was tearing up. I think this was really targeted toward the young adult/approaching middle age audience. Damn you Riordan

Percy broke into Zeus’ chamber in Olympus to return the chalice and the only god to notice him was Athena!!!!!! They literally went “👁️👄👁️ 👀” She’s more tolerant of Percy being Athena’s boyfriend now!!! It’s gettin serious

Hmmmmmmmm

That’s all I have to say about that

[postgameroutesix]

you were so right, we only talk about gothic books lmaooo, so now i wanna know, what else do you like to read, lee?? i have an infinite tbr anyways lol so i’m always looking for recs

we dooo i love it though <333 my library recently got wuthering heights and the bluest eye so ill hopefully be able to get back to u on those soon

EHEHEEE let me see….. i cant think of another specific genre but some non-gothic (fiction) books i love areeee

the metamorphosis by kafka. has one of my favourite opening lines to anything ever … ive read lots of his short stories and really love him as an author but nothing stuck with me quite like the metamorphosis

god save the child by toni morrison …. ohh my god she never misses. her last novel before she passed away iirc? really interesting use of perspectives in this one which i love, she does that so well. and her commentary is as sharp as ever

the kite runner by khaled hosseini (“for you, a thousand times over!”)

giovanni’s room by james baldwin (i NEEEEED to read more baldwin ive read some of his essays also but i need to get on reading another country + beale street….)

rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead by tom stoppard (a play rather than a novel, but Really stuck on my brain)

antigone by sophocles (another play. but again. devastates me….)

the wizard of earthsea by ursula le guin … fantasy book of all time

i tend to gravitate towards introspective books that deal with political/social commentary overall i think. which is likely one of the reasons i like the gothic, as that’s something its very known for. i like books that challenge and sort of force you to engage with them, reading as an active process yk? which is also why i can be a slow reader at times i suppose …. but i like to feel as if im being asked questions by the text, as if im being constantly asked what do you think about this? or just - what do you make of this? how do you feel? what is the author telling you? that sort of stuff

[borreloadsavagedragon]

Give Kaito essay (for the character meme)

Oh god, I’ll read more this because it’s gonna be a journey and that's also why it took so long gjdaslgk-

And the standard zexal and arc v spoilers warning message-

1. how long have i known about them A LONG time though it didn’t get to like he’s my whole world status until pandemic era-- MalindaChan did her cosplay for him back when I was still a certified Yugiboomer who entertained GX and 5DS because "lol abridged series jokes" and that’s when I first remember seeing his design? I tried watching Zexal briefly when it was actively airing but just couldn’t get far bc Boomer Brain ™, but I remember him being cool but the "Kaiba-likeness but not being Kaiba" Yugiboomer wall couldn't be overcome right away, I had to train my skills Then 2020 happened, I watched Vrains to understand Link Summoning, got SUCKED into it, and was like wow past me was dumb, ALL of the spinoffs are GREAT Zexal reached a hand back out to me when I was kinda struggling with the Vrains community and I'd decided to start writing more spinoff muses with some mutual friends and that's also when I realized I’d be subconsciously collecting Galaxy and Photon monsters since they’re pretty + space themed but also because they were inside of ALL of the Kaiba support sets(because DUH) so it was like,,, well, let’s try that again

Now I’m In Hell And It’s All His Fault Do you think I ENJOY playing Photon competitively? Well yes, but also NO. It means learning new decks is HARD because I can't look at dragons and knights in SPACE.

2. whether or not they’ve ever made me cry Moon duel? W,, what Moon duel,,, I don’t,,, remember any space dueling, ahaha, isn’t that another yugioh, the rush of the go,,,,,,, In all serious though, yes lmao The duel against Zexal when he tells you his reasoning for why he’s the Number Hunter and he looks so broken, that got a solid few tears The flashback of him trying to break Haruto out of the city got some tears  The duel with Chris is also really good show of his character at the root, the thing that gets him back to his feet is the moment Chris even considers Haruto as part of his suffering, g o d The moon duel of course. That’s. That one was brutal. Yeah. 

3. whether or not i have any merchandise/objects with them uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

There’s a wall scroll behind my work desk that sneaks into my Zoom calls, there’s a canvas print he’s on that sits at my work desk, my ita bag has a handful of charms, pins, and buttons for him(still hunting for artists who draw him with merch wink wink)

I guess my Photon tcg deck counts? The tcg is just one big merch machine if you squint enough-

My Book of Moon themed binder is literally just all of my collector Photon and Galaxy/references to Kaito cards + a small page for Miza since Tachyon is a Galaxy Eyes

Do cosplays count? Because I’ve got all but his space suit basically done + his duel disk 

4. what about their personality i like How seriously he takes himself despite literally everything else about his character 

He’s often off to the side with his arms crossed, pouting or frowning, having the cool guy edge lord behavior But also he’s screaming in the rain, jumping through a window on a kite glider he made himself that also doubles as his robo-butler, flying to the whole ass moon because a rock told him to, and beefing 14 yr olds, he’s just a legend 

I also love that he's like... very clear about himself and on how you should treat him. He straight up says he's going to hell for what he's done and just continues to be there because that's how he'll atone because atonement isn't forgiveness, like he's not ours to forgive. Love him so much.

5. what about their backstory makes me emotional Honestly, most of it

Watching Kaito slowly lose his autonomy (his brother whose been his responsibility for what could be read as since birth, his father just becoming a figure head in his life versus an actual parent, Chris walking out on him with no closure until they duel, being watched by and trained under brutal conditions by the government, failed escape attempts, getting lied to and used, etc) and then knowing one of the people who he attributes half of that loss and suffering to is someone he never gets closure against is very hard to watch

Even in Arc V, he loses his entire family in a way that makes him cut ties with every single person left in a desolate city and hunt his enemies down one by one to pay them back for his suffering, and it happened before we finally actually get to see him or hear of him for the first time so god knows the details

He really just gets put through it time and time again, yugioh be nice to that onion challenge

6. the moment of theirs that made me the saddest there was no duel on the moon in yugioh zexal

But actually, Kaito dying is tragic for a few reasons

THEY JUST LET HIS BROTHER WATCH IT HAPPEN? FAKER??? HELLO?

He was... ok with it happening-

He was killed off before the final duel and before he could reunite with Yuma and Ryouga again, and even though he came back as a spirit, it felt like a such a cop out

7. the moment of theirs that made me the happiest The pure look of joy on his face reuniting with his brother after they defeat Vector the first time, it’s so good The first time Prime Photon is summoned, goated, perfect, all boss monsters should be willed into existence like that But also Arc V, Kaito watching Dennis duel Yuya after everything with Zarc and clapping for him is so sweet omg

8. something about them that made me laugh HIS ONE LINERS, yugioh really gives the rivals the best solo lines I swear to god

Ok listen, dub and sun debate aside, I watched both because I’m a mess and need as much Kaito as I can get, but the dub has some heaters and Kaito’s got a few good ones, ESPECIALLY when he's talking to Mizael

The one to Shark, “You’re quite the romanticist”, who the fuck says that out loud to another person Kaito talking to Dennis is also a fever dream, the dub especially is so jarring, I love them

9. my favorite canon outfit of theirs White coat with the gazer tattoo, you can never go wrong with the Photon coat Numeral Hunter is also based, I know that's not like HIS look in any show, but... I HC that would be his Vrains Avatar, he could go to Vrains very easily, Solflare is an exploitable card in his deck

10. my favorite moment with them in canon UUUUGGHHHH CHOOSING ONE IS HARD

Uhhh, episode wise Shark Hunter is prooobably my favorite(for obvious reason but besides those LOL) because it’s such a tone setter for who Kaito is and also I could listen to these two bicker all day long, we really didn’t get nearly enough of their side rivalry as opposed to like Kaiba and Joey or Takeru and Ryoken

And then the Moon Duel is like my second favorite duel in the whole franchise, only outclassed by Soba and Revo in Vrains, you really get to see just how strong he is because he's half blind, still actively dying by dueling, and gets his helmet cracked in the vacuum of space, and he's still able to win

Character moment, the duel against Chris comes to mind again because it shows a lot of Kaito to his core, but also Kaito hauling ASS to get Yuma to Astral world to reunite with Astral is iconic, Kaito's always ready to take the plunge when everyone else says not to because he just KNOWS he's right

11. my favorite relationship they have with another character sweats profusely, I said it above somewhere I think- removing shipping from the equation entirely, I REALLY like all of the bff / rival dynamics across all of the shows, I love how well done they are and I fully find them more interesting than the standard protag/rival ones, even with KaiRyo having like the least amount of time dedicated to theirs comparatively. Ryouga and Kaito being treated so similarly by the hands dealt to them to where they'd understand the other one like looking in a mirror and yet they cannot stand each other, I eat that shit up. But also knowing the other person so well that they don't even have to talk and also realizing that person is their one of their only option to success? Give me MORE of that I also really love the foil between Mizael and Kaito a lot, I REALLY wish it got the time it was rumored to get, guess I gotta do everything myself In Arc V, Kaito and Shun's dynamic is really good for the little bit we're allowed the time to see it, Shun being one of the only characters who actually goes back for him after leaving so abruptly between Arc V and Zexal... tugs on the heart strings I also love that Kaito took ONE look at Edo in the safe house and decided to speed run the enemies part of the enemies to lovers arc they were going to have, I wish they could have spoken in canon more, hell GX Edo and Zexal Kaito would also be such an interesting dymamic

12. what i like about the way the fandom portrays them Everyone drawing him like >:D all of the time, keep doing that The white lab coat look too? Like not the Photon one, like a standard white lab coat? Perfect, DO NOT change that

nsfw next but also just how everyone knows he's a bottom no matter which ship it is lmao

13. what i dont like about the way the fandom portrays them that no one talks about him except in “WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE RIVAL” polls fndhxjshxbs

I’m going insane in my thoughts alone over here, I need to convert everyone to watch Zexal

14. what i liked about the way canon portrayed them Ok here we can get heated for a bit because I’ve seen an argument somewhere that Kaito didn’t develop at all from season 1 to 2 of Zexal but he 100000% did and I honestly like how it's done

Season 1 Kaito was purposefully talking to the air Astral could be in to avoid even looking at Yuma because he thought so little of him despite how much clawing to get on the same level as him Yuma did

Season 2 Kaito is jumping in to keep Mizael from killing Yuma without a second thought, he's going to the arctic despite ALL of the protests to build the bridge to Astral

His development is subtle, but it's very there, not to mention he can now stomach being in the same room as Faker, gave Chris a second chance, his dying words to Yuma are all the more apparent how important Yuma became to him Like the ONLY person we should have seen an actual conversation touching on Kaito's actions with WAS Ryouga but... be honest, Ryouga's not accepting that from Kaito, they're both very much people of action and they established their bond through the snark and bickering, that's how they communicate Plus Kaito's also outward about not being a good person, telling Yuma he sold his soul to the devil, telling the gang in the first episodes of Zexal II he's already going to hell because that's what his guilty soul deserves Ryoken and Kaito would be SUCH an interesting duo, I'm just saying

15. what i dont like about the way canon portrayed them Oh boy now here we go LOL

The duel against Mr Heartland. - This one's unbelievably bad for so many reasons, mostly because there’s no universe where Kaito struggles against Heartland of all people in a duel, but also this is the person who’s been THE symbol for most of his trauma and trials up until that point. There is no chance in hell he struggles, gets crippled by him, and has to have Yuma take over. That was and always should have been his duel to win, but Yugioh has the unfortunate "this is a story through the protag's eyes" shonen protag bug at its core (Yuma sweetie you’re lovely and wonderful, it’s literally not your fault) 

Arc V giving him literally no time for their version of Kaito to have a more satisfactory character arc because of how long and bad the Synchro Dimension/Friendship Cup arc was. Just another victim of the Synchro Arc, sighs. The dub also puts this weird and bad attempted joking line about how Kaito doesn't do family and like have you literally watched any of Zexal, you're the whole ass studio Kaito just doesn't feel very Kaito the same way in Arc V, it's very sad, lots of shit you know og Kaito wouldn't let fly that just goes by in Arc V, but different versions, dimensions, stories, etc etc, it's just such a whiplash coming from Zexal where he's just so much more

OCG Structures was a coward and didn’t want to play with dimensional physics because Kaito 110% could find a way into that timeline I haven't read the Zexal manga in full just yet because I wanna collect them all physically so that'll be later- And a little bit for the games since Konami wanted at least one of those to be canon thanks to Vrains world-

Cross Duel literally had you consider killing kids for him but honestly this one is more funny than infuriating, everyone's a worst version of themselves in Cross Duel agjdaslkgj Duel Links is usually pretty good, but since Kaito’s first launch event where he's hunting you down, he’s been very much more like an NPC for the Zexal world events, just seems weird to me, I'm sure that'll get thrown out once Chris' unlock event actually happens coming up here and when Miza gets added... then that digital world won't know WHAT to do

[geometropolis]

grt3D episode 2: search party

the light dawned quietly on geometropolis, its presence only known to those awake to see its light. kite was one such shape, staring out of the window of her team’s cabin. she was quite lost in thought, ruminating over her team’s loss in the previous challenge.

i could’ve done more for my team, she pondered. i got too cocky with that attack of mine. and when rhombus hit me with that... weird... limb-removing ray? what was that? anyway... when they used that weird thing on me, and my limbs were gone, i got easily hit with the power of two and wasn’t able to do anything helpful the rest of the time…

kite turned back to see her teammates, who were still sound asleep. they were off in dreamland somewhere; hopefully, wherever that was, it was more pleasant than their cabin – it really was the bare necessities. there was little room and few luxuries, but kite didn’t mind. she was too busy thinking to care.

i just hope that none of us get out. someone from our team or helvetica is leaving today. even though i don’t know my teammates too well, i’m sure i’ll miss them. and anyway... what even happens to us when we’re eliminated?

kite glanced out the window again, and heard a subtle staticky noise, as well as... was that whispering? from afar. origin was roaming around, almost hesitantly. kite couldn’t really make out what he was whispering to himself, but she didn’t have much time to think about it - soon enough, a large flash emanated from him... and he was gone. kite briefly considered this in bemusement, but soon relapsed into her quiet contemplation.

…

“are you sure? they might find it annoying... especially this early...”

“OH WELL!”

“...so i should?”

“DO YOU WANT TO WRITE THEM ALL PERSONALIZED INVITATIONS TO GET UP, TWINKLE-SPRINKLE?”

origin was first rather surprised by möbius’ new nickname for him, but then considered the idea. “can i?”

“JUST DO IT.”

“yes, sir...”

origin’s speech subsided, as a large speaker appeared in his center. after a moment, terribly loud elevator music started playing from it.

“goody goodness!” circle exclaimed, having fallen off of his bed. “what in math is that?”

triangle groaned, glancing at him from her bed. “i’d be able to answer your question if i could actually hear you.” she got off and looked around. “ugh, it’s that big golden thingy again. come on, roundy.”

she started to leave and beckoned to her teammates. rectangle filed out after her and frowned. “don’t call him ‘roundy’... that isn’t nice...”

“you don’t mind, do ya?” triangle asked her yellow friend.

“nope!” he replied. “i quite like it, actually. it’s funny.”

“see?” triangle patted rectangle. “don’t fret, tango. hey...you don’t mind me calling you that, do you?”

square chuckled from behind and pushed the three out of the doorway. “come on, möbius probably wants to start things for the day. let’s not dillydally... or whatever.”

soon enough, a cavalcade of polygons (among others) arranged themselves in the field, looking in anticipation at origin and möbius strip. the former was still blasting elevator music.

“can you stop?” octagon called to him. no reply came.

origin edged a tad closer to möbius strip. “hey... moby... can i stop the noise now?”

“MOBY?” if a möbius strip could look incredulous, he sure could pull it off. “MOBY??”

origin edged back. “sorry, um, you just called me ‘twinkle-sprinkle’ earlier and i-“

“WHAT IS IT?”

“oh, can i stop the noise now?”

“YOU DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, PALLY!”

and the noise stopped. silence filled the field.

“so... um... we gonna... do something??” star queried after a moment, rather loudly.

“shhh!” heart pulled his arm.

“YEAH, LOL,” möbius replied, deadpan. “I’M GONNA PUNT ONE OF YOU SUCKERS TO KINGDOM COME.”

the members of yim yum and helvetica looked at their respective teammates morosely. all but pentagon, who likely isn’t capable of looking morose, and heptagon, who was struggling to shield his excitement.

“would you mind telling us where exactly kingdom come is?” oval asked, scratching his head nervously.

a möbius strip obviously doesn’t have eyes, and yet one can certainly give the impression of staring into your soul. möbius proceeded to do so, before retreating and sweetly saying, “YOU’LL BE GOING TO THE PARADOX!”

heptagon’s expression changed into one of distress. he thought they’d be going home.

“oh, okay, thanks,” oval replied to möbius strip, even though he had no clue what the paradox was.

“NO, I MEANT IT.” möbius insisted. “YOU, OVAL, SPECIFICALLY, WILL BE GOING TO THE PARADOX. RIGHT NOW.”

oval stepped back in shock. “what? oh?” he frowned and looked at his teammates. “gosh, i have to leave so soon...” he looked back at möbius. “is there any particular reason why i’m eliminated? a vote, or–”

“BUH-BYE!”

with that, oval started floating towards the buzzing origin - and his limbs suddenly disappeared as he stuck to him with a zhloop.

“golly....” oval looked at rest of the shapes in the field. “well, folks, it’s been nice working with you! i hope you all have a wonderful ti–”

and with a flash and a bang, origin and oval were gone.

heptagon bit his lip and furrowed his brow.

kite sighed, before approaching her remaining teammates. “hey guys... i suppose we didn’t do too well last time... if we work harder, i know we can–”

“we didn’t do well?” parallelogram raised an eyebrow. “sorry to be so harsh, but i think there’s one person here who needs to ‘work harder’.”

he squinted and stared at heptagon, who was now lying down again.

“come on, parry, give him a break–”

“he’s had enough of a break as it is.”

“...well, you can manage to cut him some slack, can’t you? come on, let’s not fight over this.”

“yeah, um, please don’t fight over this actually,” rhombus called to their cousin. “möbius is kinda waiting for you.”

kite gasped. “oh! oh i’m so sorry! please go on with whatever you were gonna say, möbius strip...”

“SHE KNOWS NOT TO CALL ME ‘MOBY’,” möbius muttered to himself, rather loudly. “AAAANYWAY, IT’S CHALLENGE TIME! TODAY’S CHALLENGE WILL BE A SCAVENGER HUNT.”

“ooh! sounds fun!” pentagon smiled.

octagon sighed. “but fewer rules than last time... alas.”

a pause. “IF YOU DON’T MIND,” möbius cleared his theoretical throat. “EACH TEAM WILL GET A LIST OF ITEMS TO FIND AND A CAMERA. AS YOU FIND EACH ITEM ON THE LIST, TAKE A PHOTO OF IT WITH YOUR CAMERA. ONCE YOU’VE FOUND EVERYTHING, COME TO TWINKLE AND SHOW HIM YOUR PHOTOS. THE LAST TEAM TO FINISH THE SCAVENGER HUNT WILL BE UP FOR ELIMINATION.”

heart and star sighed in relief in unison. “finally something less confusing!” they both said. “jinx!” they both said again, and chuckled. 

droplet raised her hand.

“YES, MORTAL?” möbius addressed her politely.

“well... twinkle isn’t back yet, and we don’t have the lists or cameras yet either...”

“OH, HE’LL BE BACK. I’LL BE SURE OF IT.”

“um, what about the lists... or cameras...?”

and as she said each, möbius dropped them in the hands of a member of each team.

“BEGIN, I GUESS,” möbius muttered.

“nice! what a cool camera,” trapezoid chuckled to himself, admiring its specs (which weren’t actually very good, mind you).

“yikes! this is one bizarre list,” rectangle blinked incredulously at the paper that just manifested in his hand, given its contents. it ran like so:

MÖBIUS’ MARVELOUS MANIACAL MEGA... SCAVENGER HUNT THINGY (NOTE TO SELF: ASK TWINKY-DINK FOR MORE COOL WORDS STARTING WITH M)

1 - SOMETHING BIG AND GREEN

2 - SOMETHING PUFFY

3 - SOMETHING THAT MAKES THE SOUND ‘WFFFFFFFFTH’

4 - X

5 - SOMETHING THAT SMELLS BLUE

7 - A LONG DISTANCE

8 - MY WILL TO LIVE

9 - WHAT CURSIVE SOUNDS LIKE

10 - WHEN I ASKED FOR YOUR OPINION

11 - ITEM NUMBER SIX

square peered over his shoulder at the list. “... i can’t read this.”

“the first one says ‘something big and green’.”

rectangle’s brother nudged him smugly. “i wonder what that could be.”

rectangle blinked, and paused to think a moment. “...i’m green.”

meanwhile, hexagon was sitting down, plucking at her ukulele (which origin had been so kind to bring her from home, upon her request).

“could you please stop, hexagon?” octagon groaned. “i’m trying to find out how to make pentagon big.” she continued pacing around, chewing thoughtfully on her pacifier.

“mommy says i’ll be big when i’m older,” pentagon noted, stomping at the ground rather violently. “but i don’t want to be bigger. when you’re small, you can crawl into the walls more easily.”

trapezoid sighed. “well anyway, octagon, i don’t see how making pentagon bigger would help. she isn’t green green, she’s chartreuse.”

“chartreuse is technically still green, dummy,” octagon yelled. “and this is the only lead i’ve got, so shut it.”

hexagon turned around. “wait a sec, octy?”

“don’t call me octy.”

“octagon, could you grab pentagon’s right hand? i have an idea.”

octagon shook her head.

“please?”

“why?”

“pretty please?”

octagon grumbled and dramatically swung her arm around to grab pentagon’s hand, sneering. in doing so, she accidentally knocked into rhombus. “watch it!” she snapped, frowning at them.

rhombus wordlessly knocked into their limb remote, which, releasing a beam of light, removed droplet’s limbs. droplet had been sleeping, and the beam awoke her.

“huh… hey, heart! heart! i know what’s puffy!” she exclaimed after coming to her senses.

heart rushed over, rather out of breath. “really? thank goodness...”

“dreams! aren’t they so puffy and light?”

“yeah! but i don’t think we can take pictures of dreams, sorry… hey, where’s the camera anyway?”

“oops. storage full...” star tossed the camera over his head between his hands. “oopsie doopsie doop...”

“star, you know what i told you...” heart took the camera from his friend, and sighed once he began browsing through the photos. “we need this camera for the challenge, not for taking pictures of you... you might be awfully photogenic – i m-mean, heh, you might awfully want to take pictures of yourself right now, but we need this camera if we don’t want to be up for elimination.”

droplet glanced over at the two and blinked.

“oh, it’s fine,” star patted heart and smiled. “we won immunity last time, didn’t we? why can’t it happen again?”

“well, if we don’t look for anything–”

“shshh – you’re worrying too much. you should come relax with me.”

heart sighed and walked over to rhombus, looking forlornly at the list of items to find.

at the same time, kite was busy thinking – not like that’s anything out of the ordinary.

“i’d imagine cursive would sound like... very flowery, perhaps even slightly pretentious, language. i mean, i guess you could write anything in cursive, even crude things, but generally speaking...”

parallelogram toyed with the camera. “what difference would it make? you can’t take a picture of fancy talk.”

“...can’t you record a video on that?” kite asked, motioning to the camera.

“this thing? i think these cost a digit a piece.”

“yeah, it looks pretty cheap, huh. but oh well, we’ll make do... won’t we, heptagon?”

heptagon barely glanced at her in response.

“if you have any suggestions for any of the items on the list, don’t be afraid to tell us.”

he rolled his eyes. “sure thing.”

parallelogram groaned. “well then, if we can’t actually record what cursive sounds like, what now?”

kite thought for a second. “could we take a picture of actual cursive? i mean, if we can’t record anything, i guess cursive itself would represent its sound, right?”

“i guess so. d’you have a pencil?”

kite checked their nonexistent pockets momentarily. “sorry, nope.”

parallelogram tutted. “what now? i can’t write in cursive without a pencil... do you have a pen?”

“nope.”

“crayon?”

“would it suffice to say that i have no writing implements of any sort?”

“yes, even if the very fact would annoy me to no end… what now?”

the two sat there thinking together.

“okay!” hexagon exclaimed. “now trapezoid, grab pentagon’s left hand, ‘kay?”

trapezoid did just that.

“okay,” hexagon continued. “if i’m remembering correctly, if a shape is pulled at from both sides, they’ll dilate for as long as the force is being applied. pentagon, are you okay with a little tug? it shouldn’t hurt.”

pentagon grinned. “yes please!”

trapezoid looked at her with concern. 

“okey doke,” hexagon started, pulling out the camera and kneeling down. “now… pull!”

octagon and trapezoid pulled pentagon in two directions at once – causing her to grow in size!

“woah!” pentagon gasped. 

“perfect!” hexagon exclaimed after a moment of pulling. “stay right where you are.” then she snapped the shutter and grinned. 

octagon approached to look at the photo, causing pentagon to snap back to her original, tiny size. as she handed the camera to octagon, hexagon picked up her ukulele again and strummed in satisfaction.

“this is...” octagon started. “actually really clever of you! wow!”

hexagon strummed again, even more satisfied now, smiling right up against octagon. “thanks! that’s especially flattering, coming from you!”

“oh, sh-shut up,” octagon looked away before hexagon could see her facial expression.

“...can i come back now?” trapezoid called, still holding pentagon’s hand. “did it work?”

“yeah! come see!” hexagon waved at the two of them.

trapezoid and pentagon joined octagon and pentagon and, upon seeing the result of hexagon’s idea, trapezoid patted pentagon on the head with pride. “good job, kiddo!” he said with a smile.

“okay, whatever, so hexagon’s plan worked,” octagon muttered. “let’s just get on with things. what’s next?”

“be polite, missy. and next is ‘something puffy’.”

“okay, ‘smelling blue’ is totally beyond me. whoever wrote these needs help!” triangle tried for the millionth time to rip the list in half, given its infuriating absurdity. however, rectangle snatched it from her again.

“they sure do. möbius lost all of these things and needs us to find them! that must be terrible, losing so many things at once...”

“well, they certainly lost number 6,” square scoffed. “cuz that’s nowhere to be found.”

circle grabbed the list and squinted. “could they hide it somewhere? is it really small or written in invisible ink or something?”

“well, a long distance shouldn’t be too hard to find,” triangle pointed out. “or rather make.”

“how?” 

triangle abruptly grabbed rectangle, causing him to yelp.

“woah, dude!” square flared up. “what in math are you doing?”

“i’m gonna throw tango really far! to make a long distance between him and us.”

“you’re gonna do what?” rectangle cried. 

“no way am i letting you throw my brother,” square said. “if you have to throw anyone, throw me.”

“or you could just throw me,” circle suggested. “i wouldn’t mind.”

“why are you so worried about getting immunity?” rhombus asked heart, absentmindedly returning droplet’s limbs.

“we don’t know what the paradox is. i don’t want to have to find out.”

droplet, now able to stand up, stood up. she turned and glanced at star, who was busy doing nothing. “i think this would be faster if we could get star to help us!”

heart chuckled sheepishly. “yeah... but star said he wants to relax, so it’s up to us to win the challenge.”

“can you relax with me?” star called. “it’s so boring without you.”

“sorry, star! i can’t right now!”

“ugh... fine...”

heart turned back to his other teammates. “okay, so, anyway, what could ‘x’ mean?”

“you’ve known star since you two were young, correct?” rhombus asked.

“hm? yes...” heart jumped back, rather surprised. “but wait! i n-never told you that.. how do you know?”

rhombus shrugged. “i can’t see why else you two would be so close. you have nothing in common.”

heart bit his lip. “...he’s a fun guy! star’s a nice person who likes people to be happy. i enjoy his company.”

“...i see. also ‘x’ implies a variable, an unknown, which makes your question about what it is kind of redundant.”

parallelogram started aiming the camera to be thrown at heptagon’s resting face.

“don’t!” kite exclaimed. “come on, let’s think.”

“i mean, huh...... hey, wait a sec!”

“what is it?”

“can’t we just take a picture of the words ‘what cursive sounds like’ on the list?”

“what? how? why?”

“i mean, ‘what cursive sounds like’ is indeed ‘what cursive sounds like’, right?”

“...yeah?”

“so we could hand in ‘what cursive sounds like’ for ‘what cursive sounds like’ and technically be correct.”

“yeah... yeah! yeah wait actually you are so right!” in her excitement, kite leaned over and hugged parallelogram.

“i-i am?”

kite retreated shyly. “y-yeah, you are... and wait, couldn’t that technically apply to all of them then?”

“‘something big and green’, ‘something puffy’, ‘something that makes the sound “wffffffffth”’.... yeah, it checks out!”

“not really,” a monotone voice interrupted.

“what? heptagon?” kite turned around.

“it can’t work for the last one, as item number six doesn’t exist.”

“what do you mean?” parallelogram turned to face him as well. “‘item number six’ is the same as ‘item number six’, right?”

“sure, but ‘item number six’ can’t be the same as anything if it never existed to begin with.”

“but... then...” kite bit her lip. “then our plan wouldn’t work for a number of them... nothing actually smells blue, and cursive doesn’t sound like anything, right? and i suppose if somebody were really down in the dumps, their will to live might not exist either...”

“‘my will to live’??” heart slumped, exasperated. “i don’t want to be psychoanalyzed right now! i didn’t sign up for this!”

rhombus paused, swiftly putting away their comically large clipboard. “...you didn’t?”

“we’re gonna be up for elimination, i just know it... we’ve only found two things... i’m so sorry, you two...”

“hey, it’s okay!” droplet patted him on the shoulder. “i don’t think anyone else is finished. betcha they’re just as confuzzled as we are.”

“i doubt that’s possible...”

rhombus blinked at him momentarily. “i think you do need to relax.”

“you ready?” triangle asked.

“i’m not ready, i’m roundy!” circle giggled as triangle held him up.

“yeah, okay.” and without another word triangle sent him flying south. “can one of you two take a picture?” she asked rectangle and square.

“well, we’d have to take it in such a way that shows the long distance,” rectangle noted, “so both you and circle have to be in frame.”

“what does that mean?”

“well, either i walk back really far so the camera captures both of you, or circle moves closer.”

“why should he move closer when i took an entire second to throw him?”

“fair… then i guess i just have to move back myself.”

triangle suddenly grabbed him again. “it’d be easier if i just threw you back instead.” and she did.

“okay folks, we’re down to number 5...” trapezoid eyed the bizarre list. “now, does anyone know what blue smells like?”

“is it supposed to smell like something?” hexagon was tuning her uke.

“hmm...” pentagon popped out of a bush. “would blue paint technically smell like blue?”

“i don’t think each color of paint has a distinct smell... it’d probably just smell like paint,” hexagon pointed out. “unless the different colors of paint do smell different?”

“it might depend on the brand of paint,” trapezoid suggested.

“it doesn’t matter either way!” octagon thumped her foot. “we don’t have any paint!”

“we certainly won’t have any paint with that attitude, octagon,” trapezoid chided.

hexagon sat and thought for a second. “do any of you have paint at home?”

octagon blinked at her confusedly. “y-yeah, but how does that help anything?”

“well,” hexagon stroked her ukulele. “i had my uke at home, and when i asked origin politely to get it for me, he did.”

octagon’s eyes widened. “who? oh yeah! twinkle, that infernal thing! you’re right!”

pentagon looked around, and spotted origin to the northwest. “and good for us, origin finally came back. möbius was right.”

“hey ory!” hexagon waved to him from where she stood. “could you come over here please?”

origin moved over to helvetica swiftly. “is there anything i could do for you?” he asked quietly, happily.

“whoa, i didn’t know it could talk,” octagon muttered.

trapezoid chuckled sheepishly. “hey bud, i think you need to ask origin yourself. the paint is at your house, after all,” he whispered to her.

“fine, okay,” octagon conceded. “twinkle, get me my paints from home.”

origin didn’t reply, but somehow appeared uncomfortable.

octagon grumbled as hexagon nudged her. “ugh. could you pretty please get my paints from home, origin? i would really appreciate it.” she glared at hexagon after this. “this better work,” she whispered behind clenched teeth.

“oh, sure, if you’d like!” origin replied. “thank you for asking so politely.”

and with that he flew off.

“we don’t even know if blue paint smells blue...” octagon sighed.

möbius strip watched the teams from far up north. in the corner of his vision he could see origin flying by, and groaned as he left the field.

“FOR THE LOVE OF GEOMETRY!” möbius cried. “I JUST GOT THAT DWEEB BACK HERE, AND HE’S ALREADY LEAVING! THIS CHALLENGE IS TAKING LONG ENOUGH AS IT IS! UGGGGGGH!!!”

heart glared concernedly at möbius from where he stood. “that guy is terribly loud.”

he looked back at the list and started to pace. “come on, heart, come on! this isn’t like the play in 3rd grade, no, this is something you can actually do... right?”

“hey, heart?” a voice called from the right of him. heart turned around to see rhombus sitting down by star and droplet.

“y-yeah?”

“i’ve looked over every possibility. some of those are literally impossible.”

“möbius strip wouldn’t do that to us, would he?” droplet asked them. “that wouldn’t be very nice...”

“oh, he totally would. anyway,” they turned back to heart. “we’ve tried really hard to find the things on that list, but we can’t. you really should take it easy.”

“but– we’ll–” heart stammered.

“chill out, bromide,” star shrugged. “even if, cuz of you, we win immunity this round, you’d be so darned tired for the next one you wouldn’t even be able to participate!”

heart did realize the truth in his best friend’s words, but still wasn’t comforted. “but if we don’t win immunity this round, i might not be there to even see it… i’ll be in some prime-forsaken place…”

“come here, buddy,” star got up and grabbed heart’s hand, before dragging him down to relax with the other two. “settle down.”

upon laying down, heart’s eyes started to close, and he chuckled momentarily. “dreams really are puffy, aren’t they...?” and then his eyelids became heavy…

“there goes our entire plan...” parallelogram grunted. “thanks a lot...”

heptagon blinked curiously at him, then shrugged and lay down again.

“oh, come now parry. we should thank him for contributing.” kite turned to heptagon. “you’re really smart, you know... you would’ve been a big help last challenge.”

heptagon didn’t reply.

“hm. well,” kite picked up the list again. “then i guess we can’t finish this at all, can we?”

“huh?” parallelogram moved up next to her.

“i mean, if we can’t submit the pictures of the questions for these because they don’t exist, then we can’t submit any pictures for them... cuz they don’t exist.”

“oh shoot... oh shoot, you’re right! dodeca-dang it!”

“what’re we gonna do now? i don’t think we can complete the challenge...”

“well...” parallelogram looked around for a moment. “then i doubt anyone else can, either. i think we’re good for now.”

“we should just wait? till when? i don’t think the challenge ends until 3 teams submit their photos...”

“oh well. i’d be happier relaxing here than doing another challenge.”

“really? i thought you liked it here after all.”

“sure, but not for the challenges.”

kite smiled but decided not to push the obvious question. she turned to heptagon. “are you happy we can relax instead of doing another challenge?”

he simply furrowed his brow.

“i mean, you didn’t seem too keen on competing last time, so i’d imagine you don’t like the challenges.”

heptagon simply shrugged again.

“TRIANGLE!” square yelled, glaring at her for throwing his brother. “WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT FOR?”

“hey, i was just trying to make this quick!” she replied. “your brother isn’t as soft as you think he is. he’s fine.”

“well, you don’t know my brother that well…” square grumbled as he left to find rectangle. triangle followed.

rectangle had hit a tree while holding the camera, causing it to break in half.

“rectangle!” square exclaimed with concern. “are you okay??”

“yeah,” rectangle looked back at square, rubbing his head. “but the camera isn’t…”

“oh my prime!” triangle cried. “tango, what have you done?” she picked up the pieces of the broken camera, frustrated.

“it wasn’t his fault, triangle,” square seethed. “it was yours.”

“um…” rectangle furrowed his brow. “let’s just find circle, okay?”

“TWINKLE! FINALLY!” möbius yelled, startling the large golden shape as he came into view. “come over here, we have a challenge to wrap up.”

“oh– but–” origin stuttered. “i have something to deliver to octagon.”

“deliver? you’re no mailman. did i ever give you permission to do that?”

“sorry, no... can i just... can i just give these to her?”

“i’ll be taking those. what are they? paints?”

“yeah... and they’re also octagon’s...”

“well they’re mine now. once we finish the challenge put them away for me. OKAY,” he was talking much louder now, as if announcing. “WHOEVER’S DONE COME TO TWINKLE TO GET YOUR PHOTOS EVALUATED. REMEMBER, LAST TEAM FINISHED IS UP FOR ELIMINATION!”

he waited several minutes, and not one team approached his co-host.

“WHAT IN MATH IS TAKING THEM SO LONG?” möbius strip groaned. “i’m so bored! and i have things to do...”

origin sighed. “could i... see the list of things they need to find?”

“knock yourself out,” möbius threw one to him, somehow. “...hey wait, i never got you to check it over after i wrote it!”

“...when did you write it?”

“earlier this morning.”

“...i was in the paradox this morning....”

“oopsie.”

origin read over the list, and almost flashed into the paradox in surprise. “n-no wonder nobody’s finished...”

“WHAT IS IT?”

“‘when i asked for your opinion’? forgive my impertinence, sir, but half of these either don’t exist, or at least don’t exist tangibly...”

“WELL, WHEN DID I ASK FOR YOUR OPINION ON MY LIST, HUH?”

origin regarded his boss incredulously, but didn’t give the obvious answer. instead, he simply sighed and asked, “could we please end the challenge early? i don’t think this one was very fair...”

“OOH, AND WE PUT EVERYONE UP FOR ELIMINATION, BECAUSE NONE OF THEM FINISHED?” möbius cackled maniacally. “SOUNDS DEVIOUS! I MIGHT ACTUALLY BE STARTING TO LIKE YOU.”

“uh, n-no, i meant none of them would be... i mean, if th-that’s okay with you, of course.”

möbius regarded him incredulously and groaned. “UGH, YOU’RE SUCH A GOODY-TWO-SHOES. BUT FINE, TWINNY, IF YOU INSIST.”

“...i don’t insist, but yeah, thanks...”

and after a moment, the speaker appeared on origin again. möbius could easily be heard as it was, but he liked being a bit dramatic sometimes. as he announced the following, it was broadcasted through origin’s speaker…

“THIS CHALLENGE IS OVER. ALL OF YOU WIN IMMUNITY. BYE.”

and with that, möbius strip took the paints himself and departed, leaving 15 confused contestants and one awfully embarrassed origin.

“y-yeah...” he apologetically and very shyly addressed them. “s-sorry about all this... we decided that it was... that it was... impossible... to c-complete the challenge...” origin’s voice trailed off. he stayed in place for a few awkward moments.

“what a rip-off!” octagon yelled at him. and with that, origin immediately flashed away to the paradox.

heart woke up abruptly from the sudden noise. “...did we... did we lose...?”

rhombus turned and looked at him. “none of us did.”

“thank the primes!” and heart fell back asleep with a sigh of relief.

…

“hello, um, sorry about this.”

“no, it’s fine. you don’t need to apologize.”

“i should’ve explained to you what was going to happen. where you were about to go.”

“it’s okay, it’s okay…” oval assured him. “but now that i’m here, it’d be nice if i got an explanation.”

“oh, yeah, sure!” origin said. “welcome to the paradox... don’t really know why it’s called that, to be honest. it’s basically just a graph world.”

“ah, okay.”

“it goes on forever and ever... and all there is is this big ol’ grid. nothing more, nothing less.”

“hey twinkle – sorry, origin,” oval piped up after a moment, “could i have my limbs back?”

“oh, sorry, it doesn’t work like that here.”

“oh?”

“yeah, you can’t have limbs in the paradox.”

“bummer.”

“yeah... the paradox is like... the most basic version of our world. no limbs, no faces, just shapes.”

“...ah... so... what will i do here?”

“...proofs.”

“proofs?”

“you’ll be given proofs to solve while you’re here. you have to prove a certain shape is what it says it is. for example, um… prove that you’re an oval!”

“how am i supposed to do that?”

“i don’t know. i guess that’s what you’ll end up learning here.”

“well… i think i’m an oval… no, i know i’m an oval. so therefore, i’m an oval.”

origin chuckled. “guess you cracked the code… but yeah, you’ll be doing proofs. that’s what möbius strip wants eliminated contestants to do, anyway.”

“hm... do i have to, though?”

“i guess not... i don’t really care. and it’s not like möbius can come here and tell me what to do anyway. you can do whatever you want, really.”

“thanks, origin.”

origin paused for a moment. “you’re very welcome.” and then he flashed away.

[raidenbuddha]

Classicaloid: A love story

A/N: I revamped this story from my friends old account. she made so many accounts for this one story..lol.. but I hope you enjoy it

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CHAPTER ONE: A HELPING HAND

Since the classicaloids returned from their vacations, like Liszt and Chopin tithe county, Beethoven to Germany, Schubert to wherever he got carried to, mozart as a “free spirit” as he calls it. Probably preforming lich meine asrch on someone, or getting it done to him thought kanae. She shivered at that idea. But regardless of mozart s weird kinks, the house was once again lively, something she had missed dearly. “I might as well go to the living room… see what the gang are up to. Probably destroying my hard earned cash or doing something crazy.” As she walked to the living room to her surprise Chopin was actually present sitting near Liszt san. “Wow Liszt San, you convinced Cho Chan to come out of his room?” “Well I promised him a favor. I don’t know what he wants but… I’m up for anything that cho Chan asks me.” she says that part seductively receiving a blush from him. “Keep it in the bedroom. Let’s chat then?” “Yes my dear kitten. So, what’s up with you and…..”

Suddenly, the door abruptly opened and in walked Tchaikovsky yelling “LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!! I BROUGHT BEER… YOU! MAKE ME FOOD GIRL” “I’m going back to the room”… Liszt snatched Chopin back though. “Did clasky-klasky split up again tchaiko?” asked Liszt. “Temporarily. She’ll come crawling back to me though. I just know it.” “Anyways isn’t Bach Sama like so fine. His skill, and broad shoulders, makes me just quiver thinking about him!” says tchaiko. “Guess who’s behind you.. akira” “of course she is.” “WHAT is that I hear about my Bach Sama.?” “Y’all aren’t dating though” said everyone in unison. Akira just sighs and replies one day we will. “Oh, to let you know kanae, Bach sama is currently getting ready to enter the house to talk to you about your father and other aspects. Lucky.” “Whatever.. now leave please” replied kanae. “The nerve of that lady!” States kanae and tchaiko chan. “She’s just driven by love! TRUE LOVE!!” “No she’s just mean. I bet Bach sama doesn’t feel the same way.. hmph.” says Tchaikovsky

Then two people walk into the room from the kitchen. It was Beethoven and mozart. “Girl can you wash our shirts? I was making delectable gyoza and mozart ran into me, and it got on the shirts.” Kanae didn’t pay attention to the words, only that they… were shirtless. While she was a blushing mess she said “U-uh… you boys can’t just waltz around with no shirts on…” “why kanae don’t you like our bodies. I think I look hot.” says mozart. But to his surprise he notices her staring at Beethoven. “KANAE! What does beethos San have that I don’t. LOOK at me kanaee?” “M-muscles.” “Mmph.” he grunts. Mozart seems kinda of hurt but then has a eureka moment. “That’s ok I guess… since he likes you so much. Hehe.. Anyways I’m gonna roller blade again.” Broken from her trance she yells not in the house. She didn’t need to be a simp for men just like her friends. She needed to be firm and commanding. “So girl, u-um. Do you wa..”

“ SENPAI!!!” “Oh how I missed you Beethoven senpai.” “LIFE IS BEAUTIFUl” Suddenly kanae snatched his baton out his hand looking like she was having none of it. “There will be no musiking inside my house. Unless you have money.” “MOnEY MonEy MoNey… that’s all you talk about.” “Wait you weren’t here the whole time?” asked Beethos. “No senpai.. I was out fishing for you and then that damn kite took me off to the carribean, then Africa, and back here over the span of around two months. Then it dropped me off in front of the house actually Bach sama is coming in as we speak.” He has arrived. Everyone watched as bach entered the house. “Damnnnn he is so fine!!” jeered tchaiko. “Why good evening Tchaikovsky.” “Of course, good evening to you ms kanae.” “Since everyone is doing random things that are not appropriate for our guest to be seeing, want to talk upstairs?” “Why not. Lead the way darling.” “Aww come on.” Jeered tchaiko and akira. Beethoven didn’t know why he felt so weird at that comment on kanae. Did he have feelings for her. “Is it fate?” he asked out loud. “What is fate beethos. You and kanae!?” “N-no what?” “Hmm whatever you say.” Then Liszt pulled out her phone and texted someone something.

Some time went by like around 30 minutes until he heard Bach yell and Kanae scream. Beethoven and mozart had never run faster in their entire lives. To their horror they see Kanae under a shelf and Bach sama lifting it off her. As he picks her up she curls in his arms. “Are you ok ms kanae?” “M-mm.” She falls asleep…. When she arises, she sees Beethoven next to her in her bedroom, just sitting by the bed. “B-bethos?” “What are you doing here? What happened to bach sama.” “Well after you got knocked out we carried you into here, a-and I sat by your side. You know kanae, I was really worried about you.” he said with tears streaming down his face. As she cupped his cheek she spoke, “Thank you beethos san and motes kun too. I’m sorry you had to worry so much. I guess the bookshelf fell on me after I was handing Bach sama some items. At least I’m not more hurt.” “That’s great kanae, me too. I- I guess I’ll leave now. If you need me let me know.” “Wait Beethoven.” “Can you please stay… and lay with me?” “Was?” “Please.. it would make me feel better.” And so he reluctantly got into her bed and she pulled her arms over him to cuddle her. It took a bit for both of them to fall back asleep as they were both embarrassed blushing messes. It felt so right however.. their bodies were so warm and snug together. Normally, whenever she was sad or something was wrong she would lay here and cry or hug her pillow, but today she had Beethoven, her beethos.

When they woke up, or rather abrubtly woke up the next morning at around 6:50 to Liszt saying “ooh, how are you my kitten did you sleep well?” all said with a smirk on her face. “Oh to be young and in love. Technically I’m still young in this body and I better make use of it. In that case I’ll go out with cho Chan. Have beethos take care of you!” “Also Tchaikovsky also left with Bach to try to patch things with badazerwksy.” “So it’s gonna be for a bit but she/he will be Bach soon.” When Liszt left kanae spoke. “Hey ludwig,” while staring into Beethoven blue eyes. He said “could you say that again?” “Ludwig?” “I really like that kanae and you are free to call me that. I also have always preferred that name if I’m being honest.” “Well saying beeths is a habit, but I’m sure to break it.” “Thank you and Hey kanae, this had me thinking. Could you go out like on a date with me?” She was taken aback but since she had butterflies when with him, she happily accepted. “Yes Ludwig I would love too.”

CHAPTER TWO: A PERFECT DAY

Beethoven and Kanae planned the date a few days later on Saturday, at a nearby restaurant. It was a Japanese and German cuisine that gave our free meals to couples over 18 on saturdays and you know they took advantage of that. Beethoven even laughed in kanaes ear and whispered. “Don’t we look good together we sure sell it.” He giggled. “It is fate!!” He yelled. All eyes were on them for a few moments and they then returned to picking at their food. Beethoven decided to ordered German fries and Gyoza and Kanae ordered ramen with bavarian pretzels. The two came to a conclusion on desert, a milkshake with two straws. While eating Kanae wanted to start talking so they brought up random things like favorite foods , colors and animals. Eventually Kanae expressed she missed Wagner. “You know beethos san, I really miss Wagner and I know sosuke misses pad kun and dvorak.” “Well I kind of hate the little brat. He tried to kill me remember?” “I can see where you’re coming from. I even stopped talking to him for a while but now that he’s sixteen, we’ve reconnected.” “I guess people deserve second chances.” As the two continues to talk, she couldn’t help but get lost in his eyes and felt like kissing him so, she did! “Woah girl.” “Same to you ludwig.” “What was that for.” He joked. “I just got lost in your eyes… and your gorgeous personality, and how your so gifted except at gyoza.” She chuckled. “Kanae, I can say the same for you. Your beautiful, fearce, pretty hot when your angry, but I’d like to let you remember that I’ll always be here for you.” ears welled in her eyes and she grabbed his hand. He blushed and gave her a warm smile. “Where should we go next?” “I love that idea beethos. How about a date to the beach soon.”

It was around 3 days later and so they went to the mall together for new swimwear since they both needed some. She picked a cute orange two piece and he got red swim trunks. In the car, kanae decided to let Ludwig drive. Since she has been giving him lessons that he’s excelled at. On the way his body involuntarily put his hand on her thigh and she blushed but held it on there. “I-uh kanae?” “It’s okay beethos.. I like it!” Man was he smooth. The two frolicked about on the beach playing shark and Marco Polo and even got some ice cream they shared. They took turns licking it…. Kisses be like….. “Girl, you have ice cream on your face.” He wipes it with a napkin. Out of knowwhete Liszt yells its love! And did her lil moaning music thing. “LOVE IS MUSIC!!” And she had everyone dance. The history books say Beethoven couldn’t dance on beet(heheh) but he was still a good dancer with Kanae. After it ended Beethoven kissed Kanae and she drove deeper into it. They end up making out on the secluded side of the beach. He loved her and would make sure to tell her soon. Liszt walked up with Chopin and Bach and Tchaikovsky and just about everyone saying”I Won ThE BET! Two weeks ago we made the bet he’ll make a move and I won!! “Hey you used Musik tho that’s cheating” said bada. “In this case I would like to announce for Bach and akira that they are dating!” “LISZT SAN!!” LWho hoooo said everyone (Kanae and Beethoven still blushing and embarrassed) Then Tchaikovsky said “damn it I missed my shot but bada, would you like to date me too? We’ve been together so long we are practically an old married couple. Also your beautiful and so dominant.” “Sure but if you drink more no more claskey klasky again!” And they kissed too. “SO MucH LoVe. ITS TOO MUCH!” Liszt said almost fainting. “Cho Chan come here “ and she hugged and kissed him. He blushed so hard and was murmuring stuff to himself. Well we are all couples now so how about y’all said Liszt ? Beethoven and Kanae said, you know what let’s give us a try! And they kissed once more. “bEETHoVeEn SeNpAi!!!! Help me Mozart is trying to kiss me and charm me over! I won’t be seduced by him please save me!!” “you can deal with this beethos.” And kanae walked away. “He probably likes you. You’ll fall to his charms eventually schubert.” “NOO PLEaSE HELP ME SENPAI!”

Beethoven looked at Schubert like a cockroach which had happened to just have latched onto his leg. “AH! Get off,” he yelled.

“KANAE, PLEASE WAIT,” said Beethoven, still attempting shaking Schubert off of his leg, “GIRL DON’T LEAVE ME HERE WITH THIS MANIAC!”

A/N: PART TWO COMING SOON

[otakween]

.Hack//G.U. Begins 

A manga recap released for the Nintendo Switch version of .Hack//G.U. The manga is broken up into 3 sections: SIGN, IMOQ, and Roots. You can find it on the Bamco site here: https://www.bandainamcoent.com/landing/hack-gu-begins-manga

.Hack//SIGN

-I like the art style, even though it looks kind of sketchy and unfinished. They managed to make Sora look hot which is no small feat lol. 

-Listening to the SIGN OST reading this was very nostalgic. I think I’ll always feel the most connected to SIGN and its characters compared to the later entries in the franchise. 

-The fact that they treat player killing like this horrific act is a little hard to take seriously. I feel like if a game has that mechanic and is full of hormonal teens/preteens, it would be pretty commonplace. I guess that’s Japanese politeness for you...

-It’s interesting reading something written after everything has already come out. They drew Sora knowing he’d become Haseo and it kinda shows. I can see this Sora turning into Haseo way more than I can see anime!Sora becoming Haseo.

-I can never get enough of seeing Tsukasa and Subaru being cute together, so I’m glad they had Sora react to that. 

-Not Sora having the sad Naruto flashback where nobody likes him lol. I would have really loved to have seen more IRL Ryou, both as a kid and a teen. It would especially be interesting to see what the heck he was doing when he went through his batshit crazy phases online. 

.Hack//

-Funny how this section is just called “.Hack//” I guess they never really gave it an overarching name, huh...

-Omg it’s the .Hack//Zero version of Sora! I didn’t even think about the fact that Ryou was in SIGN and G.U. but not IMOQ. (Unless you count Skeith). Really interested to see where things go from here since I never read Zero. 

-Lol @ Sora’s “there’s nothing special about Kite, he just has an off-spec bracelet.” Yeah, pretty much. (I’ve never liked Kite). 

-I appreciated the callback comparing Tsukasa gaining strength from Subaru to Kite and BlackRose. It’s annoying that the anti-social Sora has to learn a generic “power of friendship/love” lesson, but the continuity is nice. 

-The “Ryou was there the whole time as a ghost!” thing is interesting, but iirc Haseo has no memory of when he was Sora, right? I wonder how this manga will handle that...(Edit: this section ends with him getting the amnesia). 

-Oh my God, they managed to throw an “apoptosis” mention in there...of course

-Cool to see all the random background party members in this art style. Kinda a shame they didn’t do more with some of these characters. The designs were so good! 

.Hack//Roots

-Reading this in quick succession makes me wonder. Did Ovan know about Sora and what happened with him and Morganna? I can’t really remember why he latched onto Haseo so intensely. (Only other explanation would be gay lol).

-Honestly, Ovan and Shino were made for each other. Both annoyingly cryptic and “cool” in that dumb anime way. I wonder if anyone out there ships them...

-Even though I don’t ship them, Shino and Haseo do make a handsome couple. I appreciated their heart-to-heart in chapter 3. Felt like a real conversation instead of a bunch of vague catchphrases. (Also we get to see blushy Haseo hehe)

-I can’t take Shino’s tear drop tattoo seriously. I know it’s just supposed to be a fantasy thing, but I just think “oh, so she’s killed someone before” 

-This section wraps up on my least favorite parts of the Roots/G.U. saga: Haseo’s rage monster phase. And of course Ovan comes back to be annoying too. Bleh. Ah well. I can definitely see the value in putting something like this out for people who don’t have time to watch SIGN, Roots and play IMOQ before jumping into G.U. It’s also nice to see some plot points from a new POV and with a new art style. Probably wouldn’t read this again, but I had fun taking a stroll down memory lane. 

[screechthemighty]

Okay, going to start posting the Best Of for my Trigun/TriMax notes by volume. Note that this was my second time reading Trigun and all reactions are off-the-cuff; any hindsight-based commentary will be in italics. Also, there may be CWs I missed, but I did try to note things as I went.

Trigun Notes: Volume One

Trigun #1.1: The $$60 Billion Double Dollar Man

Injuries 603, murders 72, oof.

“This week’s satellite” like radio reports as a primary news method?

Screaming at the fact that he knew they didn’t have bullets and basically dared them to shoot him.

Trigun #1.2: Looney Tunes

Meryl: talking loud enough will give me authority, right

“More than 50 of our plants have died” due to a system bug…LOT of plants [Note: I do still wonder if they meant individual plants, because they seem a lot rarer in later adaptations. Then again, this is only the second chapter, so it might just be a continuity issue?]

Trigun #1.3: Hard Puncher

Stop backseat dueling y‘all, he knows what he’s doing

This man can do full splits after 100+ years, damn lmao

“Officially designated a localized disaster” is the FUNNIEST resolution and IDK why the ‘98 anime didn’t keep that

“Very nice to meet you” “Likewise, I think” LOL

Trigun #1.4: Popo

Mild CW for this chapter, but one character lies about having been sexually abused.

“How long do you intend to follow me?” “Until we retire, probably” “Okay, perfect *runs*"

“That was more than I deserved, maybe” Lot to unpack there, buddy!

Trigun #1.5: Assault

“They sure are good (especially that big one)” Milly supremacy

“You’re like those people from the big fall over 100 years ago. A nice person” So kindness is seen as a legit rarity here

Brilliant Dynamites Neon sure is a gang leader name

Trigun #1.6: Die Hards

Meryl + Milly coming out of the dark to beat up some dudes = SO ominous lmao

“I’m gonna need all the empty spots in my soupy brain” Oh, mood.

Vash using tough love on Kite = always hilarious

Trigun #1.7: Rem

Vash smiling sheepishly after he beats a guy in a fight…angel man…

“You’re far too easy on the whole human race” Kite citing everyone’s sins and Vash responding with “Then start all over again. [...] Your ticket to the future is always blank.” AHHHHH

“He’s got a helluva arm and the devil’s luck.” Just gunslinger things.

Trigun #1.8: Duelist

No bodies found at July, even with the city leveled; Vash doesn’t remember anything but the aftermath. [Note: At the time I thought this was the same thing as how in the '98 anime there weren't any casualties but...nope............TriMax made it worse.]

Trigun #1.9: Between the Wasteland and Sky…

Meryl: eff it, retail therapy

“Do your nerves even work?” Yes, but his baseline pain levels are a 4, so…

“You’re glorious, sister” right when he called her a brat earlier, lmao

Heart/breathing DO synchronize, because his vitals stop when hers do–wings not visible between panels, maybe representative of the Plant recognizing Vash as a sibling? [Note: could be reading that wrong, though]

“Maybe this is what it means for people to go on living. This must be what she believed, why she traded her life for everyone else’s!” So he’s still struggling with that as a concept, oof.

Trigun #1.11: Son

“People do say that strangers’ faces all cook the same” Oh, Milly

People: betray their families Milly: Chooses violence

Father makes the point that Morgan only wants the land to have it but won’t cultivate or respect it; Badwick more worried about his parents’ safety [Note: Honestly you could easily read an environmental theme into parts of Trigun with very little effort.]

“Guns are our second-to-last resort” Ma’am what is your last resort???

Trigun #1.12: River of Life

“This is not the time to come apart like this. Fight, Meryl!” My girl!!!

“What are you gonna do with a derringer and a stun gun?” “Would you care to find out?” YES, BITCH

Meryl’s “?????” at her gun = classic

Theme of trusting others even if you don’t understand or agree with their path, believing in others in a family setting–ohh, hurts a bit in light of Wolfwood and Knives!!!

[kfanopinions]

i think nct is really a mess. group of 23 young men. just like other men out there, they like pretty girls, flirting, one night stands, smoking but their fans still think they are pure and too busy to date. rumors just rumors but i think with such a large boy group like, the possibility of having a crush on the same person is very high. i dont know if they know about it or not :v we dont know exactly what they be behind the camera. can you do the reaction reading about this situation? it's so funny lol

i don’t think the size of the group matters as to why they could be defined as a “mess,” or “messy.” of course they are typical men lol my own father calls men pigs and dogs. which is why as women (i’m assuming most of you guys are women and if not…) fans alike we need to clear away the rose colored glasses and look at idols as normal everyday people — because they are just regular people, the only difference is that they’re known by a lot of people.

the smoking thing while it’s bad for their health it doesn’t contribute to a person being messy or that they are not “innocent.” they just smoke 🤷🏽‍♀️ i had friends come to school high as a kite but they wouldn’t do 99.9% of what our anon talked about so…there’s that ^^

i agree that they can end up liking the same person, no doubt about it. like you said whether they know is a different story. if they had no idea even if they f*cked that person i would say it was fair game. if they didn’t know they didn’t know lol

i keep everyone who i like a secret from my friends (female not male) because i’ve had experiences where they told EVERYONE and people i didn’t even know approached me about it, and a friend finding out and dating the person i liked within 2 days of me saying i liked them (they said they only liked them as a friend and yet did that) so even friends can be real shitty no doubt in my mind “colleagues/group members” can be just as shitty.

that being said, i think we need to think about our own friend groups and ourselves. how often did we fall for the same person? how often did both people know? how often did we have shitty friends/people who had no respect for us and our feelings? me personally it was only 2x my whole school life and i had a decent sized friend group.

did people date other people and the same person within my friend groups, yes, but as far as i was made aware of people were at least respectful of each other’s relationships. is that the case with most/a majority of idols 🤷🏽‍♀️ we’ll never know.

also, we cannot assume that everyone is “straight.” so that drops the percentage down again of liking the same person because people are of different sexual orientations. and with saying that…we all like/love/are attracted to people to different degrees. sometimes we just want that 🍆 or they want that 🐱 (🤣 sorry had to say it) and that’s as far as it will go. lust/desire are different then genuinely liking someone.

sorry if this sounded preachy… it wasn’t my intention 🙇🏽‍♀️

okay now when you said do a reaction what do you mean? i’m currently working on what they would do if they were attracted to the same person, is that what you meant?

[purplesurveys]

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Habits

Do you tend to speed when you drive? Not really. I’m a super chill driver these days; a far cry from when I wanted to speed all the time as a really dumb college student who felt badass with her own car lmfao. I usually let people overtake me now and rarely change lanes.

Do you smoke cigarettes? Haven’t done it since 2020. I can’t say I wouldn’t ever do it again – I still might, socially – but overall the smell bothers me and I never enjoyed the burning sensation down my throat anyway. I also would never buy my own pack.

Does your temper flare a lot? It definitely can, especially when I’m tense or when I’m under mountains of deadlines at work and no one happens to be cooperating.

Do you get emotional easily? Yeah. I just cried over an ad earlier.

Do you get obnoxious when you're drunk? LOL sometimes. My co-workers have since branded me the nickname Bad Robyn who is essentially the person I transform to when I’ve downed a couple of drinks so yep, pretty obnoxious.

Which shoe goes on first? I never think about it, to be honest. Though now that you mention it I do think I have a tendency to put on the left first because my left foot is ever so slightly smaller than my right, so it’s easier to slip on.

Are you lazy? I’m not. I feel like my laziness these days is simply the effect of being burned out, but outside of that I don’t really like staying still and always feel like doing something to maximize my time.

Name one thing you do that people always tell you about. Within my family, I have the tendency to mistakenly refer to Cooper as Kimi. Old habits die hard.

Are you superstitious? Not at all. Drives my Filipino family nuts lol since I always do stuff I’m apparently not supposed to.

Do you get bored with relationships quickly? Nope.

Can you sleep without blankets covering you? Only if it’s hot. Overall I find blankets comfy so it’s ideal for me to have them on when I turn in.

What position do you sleep in? On either side, clutching a pillow.

What do you do when you're angry? I mutter and groan to myself a lot. I also tend to snap, which I’m not proud of.

What do you do when you're sad? I turn off the lights in my room, open the windows, and pick a soothing song to play in the silence (usually from RM’s mono, because that mixtape is just an amazing therapy session on its own). Then I close my eyes and let myself bask in the sadness for a bit until I get a little calmer.

Who do you call when you have a bad day? I don’t like calling people. When I have a shit day I just kinda deal with it on my own.

YOUR ABC'S

A - is for the last person that made you ANGRY. My clients from my least favorite account.

B - is for BEER you prefer. Eugh, none. Never liked beer.

C - is for do you have a CAT? I do not.

D - is for can you DANCE? Nah.

E - is for do you have your EARS pierced? Sure, my earlobes are.

F - is for your best FRIEND. Angela!

G - is for did you ever watch GUTS on Nickelodeon? I’m surprised I’ve never heard of that show before given that I was always a bigger Nickelodeon kid than Disney. They never had reruns of whatever that show is, so I’m not familiar.

H - is for the last person who HUGGED you? I think that was my mom.

I - is for close your eyes.. what IMAGE do you see? Blackness and the glare for my laptop.

J - is for have you ever been to JAIL? Continued an entire work week later, lol. No I have not. I’ve visited prisons before, but I’ve never been sent to jail myself.

K - is for when is the last time you flew a KITE? In Grade 5 when we did kite-making during one of our science classes.

L - is for the LOVE of your life. Don’t have one of those.

M - is for the last piece of MAIL you got. The last package I received, not mail, was my Proof Standard. Should be expecting my Memories 2021 DVD and Jungkook photo folio soon, too.

N - is for do you remember NERF guns? I mean yeah, they never went away anyway. I also never run out of younger cousins who are into Nerf guns lol.

O - is for do you OWN a car? We have a car that’s designated specifically for me; but no, I don’t think it’s fair to say I own it. I didn’t pay for it and I don’t get tasked to maintain it.

P - is for your favorite PASTTIME. I love watching web series, going to museums and coffee shops, going window shopping, scrolling through Reddit, and doing these surveys.

Q - is for do you like peace & QUIET? It can be lovely during the occasional instance that I need absolute silence, but as they say the quiet can also be deafening. I guess it depends what my mind’s condition is on a given day.

R - is for do you like the color RED? Maybe not red itself but darker shades of it, like maroon and burgundy.

S - is for how many hours of SLEEP you need to function? Oh dear. These days I need probably around 6-7. I averaged 3-4 this entire week in particular and feel as though I’ve been totally wiped out by a truck.

T - is for what TIME is it? 11:43 PM.

U - is for what is UNDER your bed? Old magazines I collected from my teenage years. There’s loads more knickknacks but I don’t feel like pulling them out close to midnight lmao.

V - is for what you did last VALENTINE'S day. I don’t remember, actually. I checked just now and this year’s was Monday though, so I was 100% at work and did nothing else.

W - is for do you drink a lot of WATER? I don’t get to drink water throughout the day because of work, but I usually am able to make up for it in the evening since I can go through several full glasses within hours.

X - is for have you ever had an X-RAY? Yeah, a few. Mostly for my back because scoliosis, but recently I also had one for my teeth since they needed to see my wisdom tooth.

Y - is for the last person you YELLED at. I haven’t yelled at one particular person recently but I do remember tipsy me yelling quite a bit during our company party last Friday...a co-worker hosted a trivia game and sober!me is typically already pretty competitive, so that was just amplified like 10 times more after two margaritas and a beer.

Z - is for have you ever watched ZORRO? No. The only connection I have with it is that it used to be Kimi’s name, until we took him home from my grandma’s.

RANDOM

Who do you wish you could hang out with right now? Oh my god, nobody. I just want to be alone this entire weekend – worked my fucking ass off nonstop and have barely slept more than 4 hours every night this week, all while having to socialize and mingle during the day. This weekend I’m going on full shutdown/hibernation mode.

Name one thing you absolutely can not stand. Pineapples.

Where do you spend most of your time? On my work space.

If you could fly, where would you go first? Busan!

What was the best vacation you've ever been on? The cruise I took in 2016. Vigan was also great primarily because I spent like a third of my time in museums and ancestral houses.

Have you ever hit a squirrel when you were driving? I have never seen a squirrel (we don’t have any here) but I have also just never run over an animal in general. I did once have a critically close brush with a cat that suddenly darted into the street, but I was able to floor the brakes on time. Fortunately there wasn’t anyone behind me because with the way I halted, I most definitely would’ve gotten rear-ended otherwise.

Did your car ever break down? Only from a dead battery. I also luckily happened to be at a gas station when my car suddenly wouldn’t start, so I was able to get help quick.

What's your favorite thing to do on the weekend? Watch a bunch of BTS stuff as my own form of therapy.

What radio station do you listen to most often? I just use Bluetooth to connect Spotify to my car’s stereo. That’s what I’ve been doing since, like, high school.

Pick one: Papa John's, Dominoes, or Pizza Hut. Pizza Hut. Papa John’s is too salty for me, and I just haven’t had enough encounters with Dominoes to have some sort of attachment to it.

What is the longest amount of time you've been awake? A little over 24, but definitely less than 30.

What would you do if you found out the world was ending in one week? Honestly? My first instinct, 200%, would be to check out the internet and seek updates from publications lol. I feel like that’s the sort of thing that would develop every 5 minutes and I’d want to stay on top of what’s happening and why the sudden major change. Then I feel like I might want to stay on Twitter because I guarantee you people are going to memeify the shit out of the situation, and I’ll be needing that sort of comic relief to deal with the nerves.

Do scary movies make you paranoid when you watch them alone? Yeah, that’s why I never do that. Always need to be with someone when I watch horror movies.

Name one thing you've lied about recently. I was at a whole-day shoot last Wednesday and the production team provided meals for everyone, and I lied when I was asked if I already ate. Not exactly an appropriate situation to inform them my work makes me skip breakfast and lunch, haha.

What is the worst movie you've ever seen? Any overly romantic movie can count as the worst for me, so stuff like Flipped and Me Before You I found super bleck.

Who was the first person to ever give you flowers? My ex.

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~HABiTS~

Do you tend to speed when you drive? Not on purpose, but it definitely happens. We have a lot of roads round here that go from 40 to 30 then back again in a short space of time and it’s easy to lose track lol.

Do you smoke cigarettes? Not anymore, but I did smoke occasionally as a student.

Does your temper flare a lot? I wouldn’t say so, but I am easily irritated.

Do you get emotional easily? Yes. Not outwardly, though.

Do you get obnoxious when you’re drunk? No, I don’t think so.

Which shoe goes on first? Whichever is closest I think.

Are you lazy? No. I enjoy lazy days and downtime but not at the expense of getting stuff done. I still walk the dog, do housework and keep the house clean etc.

Name one thing you do that people always tell you about. Talk to animals like they’re people.

Are you superstitious? No.

Do you get bored with relationships quickly? No.

Can you sleep without blankets covering you? I CAN, but I’d never choose to. I love being covered and feeling cosy under blankets.

What position do you sleep in? Normally curled up on my side, but sometimes I sleep on my back.

What do you do when you’re angry? Rant, or shut down, depending on the situation.

What do you do when you’re sad? Cry, wallow, watch sad films or listen to sad music.

Who do you call when you have a bad day? My mum.

-Y0UR ABC’S-

A - is for the last person that made you ANGRY. I can’t remember the last time I was properly angry, to be honest.

B - is for BEER you prefer. I’m not really a fan of beer.

C - is for do you have a CAT? Yeah, we have three cats named Layla, Toby and Purrlock.

D - is for can you DANCE? Not very well, no.

E - is for do you have your EARS pierced? Yeah, I have eight ear piercings at the moment - used to have more.

F - is for your best FRIEND. Michael.

G - is for did you ever watch GUTS on Nickelodeon? No, we never had Nickelodeon as a channel - just whatever shows were bought by ITV.

H - is for the last person who HUGGED you? Michael.

I - is for close your eyes.. what IMAGE do you see? Blackness and like, a zooming galaxy effect.

J - is for have you ever been to JAIL? Nope.

K - is for when is the last time you flew a KITE? About five years ago.

L - is for the LOVE of your life. Michael.

M - is for the last piece of MAIL you got. A parcel that contained Toby’s medication.

N - is for do you remember NERF guns? I remember them but I was never allowed one and never played with them.

O - is for do you OWN a car? I do indeed.

P - is for your favorite PASTTIME. Horse riding.

Q - is for do you like peace & QUIET? Definitely. I need at least a couple of hours to myself everyday just to maintain my sanity.

R - is for do you like the color RED? I love burgundy/deep reds.

S - is for how many hours of SLEEP you need to function? I can cope on none, but my ideal amount is 8-9 hours a night.

T - is for what TIME is it? 7.46pm.

U - is for what is UNDER your bed? Loads of Mike’s stuff. He uses under the bed as some kind of storage area.

V - is for what you did last VALENTINE’S day. I think we got a takeaway? We both worked though.

W - is for do you drink a lot of WATER? No. I pretty much never drink plain water.

X - is for have you ever had an X-RAY? Yeah, I had teeth x-rays three days ago, actually.

Y - is for the last person you YELLED at. Michael, but just to get his attention.

Z - is for have you ever watched ZORRO? Nope.

-RAND0M-

Who do you wish you could hang out with right now? I’m happy enough on my own for now.

Name one thing you absolutely can not stand. Bratty children whose parents can’t be bothered to keep them under control.

Where do you spend most of your time? Home or out walking dogs.

If you could fly, where would you go first? Somewhere hot and sunny - maybe The Seychelles.

What was the best vacation you’ve ever been on? All our skiing trips to Canada or the holidays we took to Italy.

Have you ever hit a squirrel when you were driving? Hmm, probably. They just run out into the road and it’s safer to keep going than it is to stop or try and swerve them.

Did your car ever break down? No, I’ve had a couple of flat tyres but otherwise I’ve been pretty lucky.

What’s your favorite thing to do on the weekend? Horse ride, sleep, watch TV, relax.

What radio station do you listen to most often? Radio One.

Pick one: Papa John’s, Dominoes, or Pizza Hut. Papa John’s, but we don’t have one nearby unfortunately. Then Pizza Hut goes second, and Dominos is last.

What is the longest amount of time you’ve been awake? 50+ hours.

What would you do if you found out the world was ending in one week? I mean, there’s not really much I could except carry on as normal, lol.

Do scary movies make you paranoid when you watch them alone? They don’t scare me, I just don’t enjoy them.

Name one thing you’ve lied about recently. I can’t remember.

What is the worst movie you’ve ever seen? Big Momma’s House 2.

Who was the first person to ever give you flowers? A boy named William when we were about six.