#and Riko needs to rot in hell

[chaoticgremelin]

Just your friendly reminder that Jean wanted Kevin to stay because he knew Kevin couldn't survive the Nest without playing and he needed Kevin to die so that he could go too. Not only that, but he admits he would have done anything short of killing Kevin to stop him from leaving.

Neither Jean nor Kevin were exactly thinking about the other's well being at that particular moment. And you know what? IT IS FINE

They were being deeply abused, in all possible ways. They were pushed to their breaking points and when this happens you cannot think of anything or anyone else, the only thing you want is to make that pain stop. And both of them were willing to sacrifice the other to get a way out

Kevin's ticket out was Wymack and the Foxes, but to get to them, he needed first to get out of the Nest without being caught (which is hard taking in consideration he was supposed to remain 24/7 glued to Riko-seriously, I would kill myself of I had to stay so much time glued to that thing), so he had to slit Jean's throat on the way out, which he did

Jean couldn't leave, so his way out was death , but for that he needed Kevin to die first, so that no one could hold him accountable for his promise, and he would gladly let Kevin rot and kill himself if it meant he could do it too right after

And IT IS FINE. None of them is to blame for anything. The levels of abuse those kids endured cannot be easily measured at all. They were both holding on by a thread. For them at that moment in time there was only wanting the pain to stop, which is FINE. It doesn't matter how good or selfless you are, at some point it becomes too much and I am not even talking about physical pain. At some point you cannot endure anymore and all you need is a way out, a way to make it all stop.

This is more of a rant because the shade on Kevin for leaving is becoming kind of too much. Also saw some shade on Jean for being relivied that Kevin broke his hand. And just no. Yall need to stop

The only ones to blame here are the abusers

Specially Tetsuji, who raised a fucking monster and then allowed to roam free hurting people for nothing

(Ps: some of yall also seriously underestimate what Riko did to Kevin's hand. So just a reminder that this wasnt just a broken bone. It was a career ending injury. Kevin needed surgery just to be able to slightly move his hand again. At that moment Riko crossed a line he had never crossed before, not even with Jean: he tried to completly end Kevin's ability to play professionally. Surely, Riko had already broken Jean's bones before (which he had never did to Kevin before), but there is a difference between breaking a finger and smashing someone's hands with a racquet. The ladder means that you are gonna have multiple broken bones, broken in multiple points. Not to mention the possibility of cutting nervous connections, soft tissue getting basically destroyed togheter with muscle and blood vessels. I know many people who read this series don't really practice sports, but there is a huge difference between injuries (broken fingers, dislocated shoulder, sprained ankle, etc) and careers ending injuries, which basically means that it doesnt matter how much you want it and how much you are willing to keep on practicing through the pain, you might never be able to play at the same level as before. Kevin's case was the second one, and this isnt a debate at all in the books. Everyone agrees Kevin's come back as impressive and unexpected as hell. Even Jean, with all the pain he endured and had to play through at Evermore admits that it was unexepected for Kevin to come back or be able to play again at all, because it was. Riko lost all control that night. And it must have been scary as hell for them both. For Kevin, because he just had his whole life shattered with his hand and for Jean too, because if Riko got to the point of doing this to Kevin, his number 2, imagine what he could do to him if he lost control again (we get that answer when Kengo dies)

Anyways, that was the rant

Sorry, long as hell

[ninyard]

how long do you think Kevin took to grieve riko fully ? Did he stop grieving jm public or in front of the foxes because they couldn't understand it or

Oh. Oh I don't think Kevin ever got to fully grieve. I've probably talked about something similar before but no, I don't think so. Not in front of the foxes, anyway. I think there were glimpses, maybe, moments where he broke and couldn't keep it in for just a second or two at a time. But he'd hide it well until he was alone.

Then there's David and Kevin, back in an almost empty hotel bar, black suits on and several drinks deep, and Kevin's been silent for a couple of minutes.

"You can cry," David says, and Kevin just looks at him, breathing like it's the only thing worth focusing on, like if his mind slips for just a millisecond he'll self destruct. "I promise it won't make how he treated you suddenly okay."

Maybe David tells him a story about his parents death - how he struggled with his grief, grief that came in short and intense and incomprehensible bursts. Grief that didn't make sense. Grief that felt shameful, or guilt-filled, or grief that felt like it didn't deserve to be felt. Maybe Kevin doesn't say anything for a little while longer, or maybe he starts to tell a story. It's hard for David not to feel disgusted, knowing what he did to him, listening to a fond memory of two 10 year old boys who just wanted to be famous, as if that was all that Riko was. As if this one memory, these two or three memories, were who Riko really was, as if it was who he could've remained to be. But I think maybe David puts the stories he already knows aside to give Kevin the space to feel these confusing and guilty and shameful feelings of being nostalgic and wistful for the man who almost killed him.

I think Kevin shares his grief in secret for that one night, a closed casket freshly burned into his brain, a rest in peace winning over a rot in hell. Just for one day, at least.

Maybe he shares his grief with Bee - again, that horrible, conflicting feeling of I know how bad he was to me and I know how he treated me. But I miss who he used to be. And maybe I don't think he deserved to die.

But maybe even still, with David, with Bee, he holds himself back. He can't let himself grieve how he needs to grieve because he just can't. He can't let himself think, "I miss him," when he hadn't thought that for a very, very long time, and only feels it now in fleeting moments after his death. He can't let himself believe, "I'm sad that he's dead," when he silently wished it upon him every time his healed hand cramped or hurt, every time the remembered pain flooded his fingers when he moved a certain way.

Kevin's grief with Riko is complicated. That was his brother. His first friend. His first abuser, his worst abuser. That was the person who ruined his life, that was the person who pushed him to be better and better until better became best. That was the person who nearly killed him, the person who held his opinion with such high regard it was deadly. How do you grieve someone that you were scared of, when death makes you think of all the times he swore he was keeping you safe? Or at least, pretended he was. Or at least, did so for his own personal gain. How does he grieve someone who everyones sees as a monster, who he sees as a monster, but who smiled a pre-teen grin his way and said it's you and me against the world.

I don't think anyone would understand. Or, he thinks so, anyway. He doesn't think anyone will get it. He doesn't think it makes sense, or that it's okay, or that he's allowed to feel these conflicting feelings about him. I think Kevin grieves on his own, and that makes it worse, in some ways. It makes it a much longer process to work through. It makes it a long time until he is able to come to terms with it all.

[ponderingmoonlight]

Touch her and you'll burn

Pairing: boyfriend!Gojo x fem!reader; Toji x reader (kinda?)

Word Count: 2,8k

Synopsis: When it comes to Satoru Gojo, you are his true weakness - after all, you've been his girlfriend for years. Toji doesn't miss that either and takes you prisoner without further ado in order to get at the white-haired man.

Warnings: violence, death, tortue, mentions of sa, hurt, language

„What a cute little thing you are. Too bad you chose the wrong guy as your fuck buddy. How did you two end up anyway? I bet it’s because he’s tall and his special appearance, you women all tick the same way. Whatever, let’s see how I will kill you today, sweetie. And maybe we can have some fun before, what do you think, huh?”

“Rot in hell, fucking asshole.”

You spit directly into the way too close face of none other than Toji Fushiguro. The man that broke into your apartment, drugged and hauled you into this dark and dirty room that is only lit by one small lightbulb. Your hands are chained to the ceiling, you’ve been kneeling on the floor for what feels like an eternity now. Not the best starting point to be honest.

“I love my women feisty, little bitch. Listen up.”

His rough hand yanks on your chin so harshly that you can’t help but stare straight into his cold eyes which are only inches away from yours. Sweat drips from your forehead against your already bleeding nose, your body slowly but surely begins to tremble from the cold and exhaustion.

“There are exactly two options for you. One: That fucker appears and you both die while trying to save your cute ass. Two: He’ll let you rot in here and I’ll kill you all alone. If I were you, I’d be nicer to the man who’s been taking such good care of me for the last hours and who’s responsible for my death.”

“My parents taught me not to talk to strangers, especially the stinky and homeless ones. Save your breath”, you hiss back.

His palm crushes against your soft cheek without any mercy. Dizziness consumes you instantly, your lifeless head falls to the side while blood squirts out of your nose again. Fuck, that hurt pretty bad. But still a quiet laughter escapes your lips. Does he really think he can crush your will with a few punches? Pathetic. You may not be a jujutsu sorcerer, but you’re damn though. It’s not the first time that you have to deal with assholes like him because of your precious boyfriend Satoru Gojo. He definitely owns you a shopping tour after that.

“What are you laughing about, brat?”

“Just thinking about how Satoru will kick your ass later”, you bark through gritted teeth.

“First he has to find me. I’m a non-jujutsu sorcerer, just like you. So he can’t detect me by my curse power either. Your mobile phone and your pathetic GPS necklace are in your apartment, Gojo didn’t protect you with his powers. Hurts huh? Apparently the other girl's more important to him. Treats you pretty badly, don’t you think?”

You don’t like to admit it, but his words make your heart ache for a brief moment. Deep down, you know that it was his job to protect her, that he cares about you the most even though you haven’t seen him in days now. Would he even risk her life to save yours? He told you over and over that you are his priority, his everything. But…you don’t know.

Will Satoru come at all?

You sink into your chains and stare at the man and his mischievous grin in front of you. It doesn’t matter if Satoru searches for you or finds you. But you won’t let Toji bring you to your knees so easily.

His gaze wanders through the room while he casually strides around. He needs to stay focused. Gojo is probably the strongest jujutsu sorcerer of his lifetime. Kidnapping his girlfriend to weaken him and divert his attention from Riko is a smart move, but risky if Toji isn’t careful. And then there’s the fact that (y/n) is a pain in the ass herself.

“Where ya lookin’? I’m the view, asshole.”

“No wonder a slut like you is the girlfriend of someone like that Gojo guy. I’ll shut up your pretty little mouth soon enough.”

“Did you just say I’m pretty?”

Your maniac grin and disrespect catches Toji off guard. Of course he knew you would be a handful, but he’s a well-known assassin. Damn, he could kill you in a heartbeat if he wanted to, are you too dumb to see that? Is your trust in your stupid boyfriend really this big? Maybe he should in fact kill you instantly.

“I’d love to wring your throat right away, but before that I’ll show you where your place is.”

All color drains from your face in an instant, cheeky grin gone in the wind. Fuck, this asshole is about to unbuckle his belt. Your throat is tight, it’s like you’ve forgotten how to breathe…Will he really? You shake your head in disbelief, limbs fighting desperately against the merciless force of the chains around your bloody wrists. No, you can’t let this happen. You would rather die than allow this man to touch you with his disgusting hands.

“Cat got your tongue, huh? What’s up, (y/n)? Don’t worry, I’ll show you what you’ve missed before you die.”

Toji wraps his arm around your waist and presses his muscular body against yours. The urge to puke into his face becomes unbearable as well as your impatience. Where the fuck is Satoru? You close your eyes in a desperate attempt to calm your thoughts and breathing. Even a man like him wouldn’t dare to assault you, not the girlfriend of Gojo Satoru. But since he’s not here at the moment, you’ll just have to take care of that situation yourself.

When you open your eyes again, there’s not a spark of humor left in them – pure determination and rage draw your face. With all the strength you are able to gather in your poor condition you put your head in your neck and yank it forward as hard as possible against his nose. You ignore the throbbing pain that seems to radiate from your forehead all over your body and the nausea that suddenly overcomes you. This is not over. Bracing your body against the chains, you push yourself off the ground and kick his chest hard with both legs. His huge frame stumbles backwards while his loud groan fills the room.

You breathe heavy, sight almost completely obscure by the waterfall of blood that streams down your head. With a satisfaction – filled grin you notice his bleeding nose. Serves him right, stupid asshole. He just shouldn’t have messed with you. After all, just because you are a non-jujutsu sorcerer doesn’t mean you’re not good at defending yourself. Who does this guy think he even is anyway?

Fuck, Toji rushes towards you with quick steps, the muscles under his tight shirt are dangerously tense. Not good. But even worse is that all you can do is stare at him through your tired lids and let him approach you. Damn, he is fucking furious.

“That blood really suits you, brings out your icy-murderer eyes, y’know. Man, you’d be so fucking hot if you weren’t a stone cold asshole. Could get yourself a nice girl.”

At this point, your words aren’t more than an uncovered fading whisper anymore. You are just so fucking tired of hanging in this room and fighting a hopeless battle. At least you die in style.

“Nice show, slut. But that’s it for you now. I hope you realize that I could have just dodged your pathetic punches. Just like that”, he hisses through gritted teeth.

With a swift motion of his arm, he grips your wrist and twists it. You see stars, bones audible shattering in your body. All color that is left in your face drains instantly, a cry filled with ache reverberates around the room and rings back in your ears. You feel like you’re going to lose consciousness at any moment. No, stay awake, bark back, show him that you don’t care.

But you can’t.

His right hand clenches into a fist. As if in slow motion, you watch it move towards your face. This is gonna hurt like hell, maybe you should close your eyes and pretend none of this is happening. You at the beach with Satoru, his delicious body exposed to the sun and your merciless eyes, dipping his face into the water over and over again until he begs you to stop. Yeah, that would be nice. Satoru…You love him so much that it hurts sometimes, some say you two are obsessed with each other. He wears you on his hands, you’re the only one who can match his sense of humor and has the ability to put up with his lifestyle. He would never allow that any harm touches your delicate skin, that you get involved into his work as a jujutsu sorcerer. But today it seems like he can’t save you. At least you can say you fought back as much as you could.

“Touch her and you’ll burn.”

Your eyes snap open immediately. There he stands, your boyfriend, your knight in shining armor with his sunglasses casually covering his bright blue orbs.

“What are you doing, (y/n)?”, he questions ironically while slowly approaching the both of you.

“I’m just out here being cute, y’know”, you mumble with a small smirk.

Satoru gives you a loving smile. At that moment you just know that everything is going to be okay, that he will kill Toji for tormenting you and that you’ll meet again in the sheets this evening.

“Took you quite a while to get here”, Toji comments dryly and turns away from you.

The moment his big frame moves away a wave of relief washes over you. If Satoru had come just a second later Toji might have filleted you and you are very aware of that. You are no longer interesting for Toji, after all you served your purpose as decoy.

With a swift motion, your boyfriend frees your hands from the chains that have already cut deep into your tender flesh. Your knees meet the hard concrete floor in an instant, your body is too weak to stand up on its own.

“Come on (y/n), get yourself together and walk out of that room. Suguru will meet up with you. This is about to get pretty ugly.”

The air is filled with thick tension as both men stand still and just look at each other. He’s right. You have to get up, get out of this fucking room, find Suguru. If you stay here you are only an obstacle to Satoru.

“Your girlfriend is quite a pain in the ass. Well, at least she’s hot, I see where you’re coming from.”

“Beat his ass a few times more for me”, you breathe out.

You can do this. With all the strength you have left in your body, you lift your aching limbs off the ground and stumble to the door. Satoru positions himself in front of you, alert in chase Toji wants to attack you.

“Hit me up later, sweetheart.”

“Thank you for saving me. Even if it’s technically your fault I was trapped here.”

“How rude!”

With one last glance at you, he closes the door by one rapid motion of his arm.

You can’t help but let out a sign of relief. Fuck, this was a very close call – too close for your liking. Again your body lets you down and sinks onto the dirty ground in an instant. Your limbs are trembling, your mind goes numb. If you stay awake a little longer, you are able to find Suguru and get out of here…

“(y/n)?”

You would recognize his voice everywhere. How much you’d like to call out his name now so that he can find you and get you away from here, but the corners of your saggy mouth don’t move an inch. The ability to speak seems to be failing you completely at this point.

“(y/n)!”

Are you dying? You’re not sure. But your thoughts completely drift away until they’re utterly still. Finally rest, finally no more pain, finally-

“There you are (y/n). Stay awake okay? Let’s meet up with Shoko.”

The fear in Sugurus voice is unmistakable. His arms gently wrap themselves around your knees and back before lifting you up with ease.

“I hope you drove him insane with your talking”, Suguru gently whispers while sprinting down dark hallways.

“You bet I did.” ______________________________________________________________

God, you feel terrible. The second your thoughts begin to race again your whole body seems to be on fire. Your opened eyes get greeted by harsh lights.

“Can someone turn this the fuck off”, you mumble.

“Oh, there you are (y/n). Took you quite a while to get back to us.”

You recognize this voice. It’s Shoko, you’re with Shoko. That can only mean that Suguru brought you here. You must have passed out shortly after he found you. Your mind is clouded by faded memories and pain. What happened last? You were kidnapped and tortured by Toji Fushiguro, Satoru…Satoru was there, he saved you. After that, Suguru got you to safety.

“Where are they?”

Shoko sits next to you, a cigarette hanging from her mouth.

“This thing has gotten pretty ugly, (y/n)…But you’d better rest a little. Your boyfriend should explain this to you himself.”

“Are they fine?”

Your eyes are widened in horror. That look of worry on Shoko’s face is so unfamiliar to you that it makes your guts twist in thick fear. If something happened to Suguru because of you…Could Satoru defeat Toji all by himself? He is the strongest, right? Surely he had no problem with killing a basic non jujutsu sorcerer.

“Look who’s awake.”

Suguru’s figure is so tall that he dims the lights that irritated you before. He looks like he’s wearing a halo – how suiting.

“Suguru, you’re alright. Please tell me you’re okay”, you mumble, mouth still not able to process your battling thoughts. 

“I’m fine again. Don’t worry.” There it is, his usual bright smile. But something’s different. You can tell that the corners of his mouth don’t pull up as far as usual, that he looks overall…defeated.

“What…What happened? Where is Satoru?”

You can hear your own voice trembling in anticipation. Fuck, he would have been by your side the whole time if everything was alright. Your last encounter plays like a movie in your head. Did Toji?...This can’t be. It’s simply not possible.

“Sorry for keeping you waiting!”

The sight next to Suguru makes you nauseous. Satoru’s uniform is completely torn and blood soaked, you can detect a small wound on his forehead, his white hair discolored in crimson. And god his eyes…He looks possessed. No, that can’t be your boyfriend. You hardly recognize him.

“Satoru, is that you?”

“The one and only! I did it (y/n). I killed that man!”

He roughly grabs your upper arms and leans over you. The weight of his huge frame against your throbbing skin takes your breath away. A whimper of agony escapes your lips while you squint and screw up your face.

“Back off, Satoru, you’re hurting her!”, Shoko yelps in an desperate attempt to free you from his grip.

“Look at me, (y/n)! I finally mastered reverse cursed technique and killed Toji for what he did to you. Anami was murdered as well as basically everyone else, but I did this for you! We both survived!”

The maniac look in his eyes sends shivers down your spine. What has gotten into him?

“Satoru, are you on drugs? Let go off me!”, you cry out.

“I think we should get going now. See you, (y/n)”, Suguru interrupts and yanks Satoru away from you.

“B-But…I need answers! Get your ass back here! What’s the matter with you two!?”

“Don’t ask questions I don’t have the answer to (y/n).”

With one last look both men leave you alone with Shoko. What just happened? The girl…she’s dead? So Toji killed her after all. And the bruises on Satoru…Fuck, maybe that man was stronger than you thought. But he’s also dead, right? Your head begins to spin with all the scenarios that cloud your mind. You need answers, you need to talk to Satoru, you need to-

“You need to rest, (y/n). This one will blow you away.”

Her fingers snap against the syringe in her hand. Your eyes widen in shock, heartbeat picking up in an instant. No, you can’t sleep now, you need to talk to Satoru, he needs to explain what happened to him, why he looks so torn, why Suguru’s eyes were so empty.

“Wait Shoko, I-I need to t-talk t-to…”

A sharp stab in your upper arm. Then darkness. Nothing but darkness.

[cultpastorkevin]

Jean ;; On Giving A Fuck

I have seen mixed reviews from the chat regarding how much yet simultaneously how little Jean cares for his Raven-teammates. They seem to settle mostly on a “he can’t help it, he cares so much, he’s just a softie at heart, all that torture and he still gives a fuck”

put the brakes on yourselves and let me explain to you something about cults : )

When you are in a cult, especially one that engages in violence and extremes, connections fucking matter. They don’t need to be deep. They don’t need to mean shit. What you need is an understanding, a “I scratch your back you scratch mine” and humans inherently will depend on and become bonded to the people they spend all their time with and are forced to trust. You need someone reliable. You need consistency. You need safety. People within the cult can provide you that, often at a cost, but in the end it is for self preservation.

Jean does not love his teammates because he is kind at heart. He does not save Zane’s life because even after so much, he values Zane. Fuck no. Jean gives a fuck because he had to; he had no choice but to, and cult connections are strong enough to kill. You don’t get to walk away from something like that.

The Ravens are dropping like flies. You ever wonder why? Once one of them killed themselves (Riko) the Nest fucking shattered. As soon as cult members start losing who they have to keep them sane and push them through the worsts, they snap. 16 Ravens got put on suicide watch. 16. That’s an entire classroom.

Riko. Jean tried. Wayne. Colleen. Zane tried. Jasmine would’ve if the suicide watch wasn’t implemented. You don’t put people in the trenches together, make them dependent on a partner setup, then forcibly rip them away from each other and expect them to be able to just cope.

Cults are a hive mind. You orbit each other whether you want to or not. Your lows drag each other down and your highs elevate you to the gods. Partnerships in cults are one of the best ways to anchor the members into them, to keep you there and trap you. You and your partner will become each others air and water. One of you stumbles the other is there to catch, and if one of you wins, the other was right behind pushing you up. There is no “me and my” there is only “us vs the world” because a cult takes you, melts you down and remolds you into a link that helps them build their fence.

The Ravens didn’t deserve it. They didn’t deserve feeling so lost after being removed from the Nest that to them the only natural option was to kill themselves. Jean knows this, he’s been there. He wants them all to burn because he is seeped in anger and hatred and god he wants them all to rot in hell because he loathes what the Nest stands for but it is home but he doesn’t want them to kill themselves because they don’t fucking deserve to die before getting a second chance, because them dying off makes you wonder if it was all worth it. Was it? Is continuing worth it if everyone you bled with for years is dying around you and you’re left clutching onto memories that are too heavy for one person alone to keep? Last man standing is a trope that people idolize, it means resilience and strength, an ability to beat the odds. Last man standing for a cult means indescribable guilty grief.

He is trying to unlearn soulwrenching, forced loyalty. They all are. They are so young. They didn’t deserve this.

[xxxregulusblackxxx]

Spoilers under the cut for all books

HAHA FUCK YOU RIKO YOU DEAD MOTHER FUCKER! I HAVE YOU AND YOU DESERVE EVERYTHING YOU GOT AND MORE YOU DESERVE TO ROT IN HELL YOU FUCKING BITCH!

Neil didn't die so I wont be crashing out and falling into a depressive episode like I did with "Art heist, baby" (iykyk) even though I KNEW HOW IT ENDED!

Andrew is my favorite character so far, are we surprised? No! The second he hit Neil in the gut with the racket I KNEW he'd be my favorite character. I like them crazy and fearlessly loyal (cough cough Jinx cough cough)

Though Neil is a close second! I predict I'll love Jean or I'll absolutely fucking hate him when I read his book, though so far it's leaning towards love. He seems very Regulus Black coded and I think we all know how I feel about Regulus Black considering my profile.

I've decided I liked Nicky, I saw people saying he only kissed Neil for his own pleasure but no??? He kissed Neil to drug help him with Cracker Dust you know like Andrew wanted. And after that he never once tried to physically force Neil into anything, he seemed guilty, waited a while to ask Neil if they were okay you know to give him time to process, then after that all his flirting felt VERY joking and you can really tell how much he LOVES his boyfriend.

I have a love hate relationship with Kevin, I didn't really give a fuck about him in book one, liked him in book two, then kinda was just annoyed by everything about him in book 3 and I don't know why or how my feelings about him changes so quickly per book. Literally I ended book 2 and immediately started book 3 and the first time Kevin did something in book 3 I was like "ugh not this bitch again" but maybe that's me feeding off of how annoyed Neil WA's with him because anytime Neil liked him or mentioned something positive about him I was like "aww that's the Kevin I know and love!" and the "my father comes to all my matches, isn't that enough?" WAS SO CUTE I LOVED THAT SO MUCH I NEED TO SEE THEIR FATHER SON RELATIONSHIP PROGRESS!

I love Matt. That's pretty much all I have to say about him. Same for Dan.

Rene I again was VERY MUCH feeding off of Neil's emotions because I was so sceptical about her and then really enjoyed her character.

I didn't like Allison until she helped Neil with the bruises in book 2 then I liked her. And her yelling at the Feds was fun.

I couldn't care less about Aaron I just don't care about him. He could not even be in this story and I wouldn't miss him. Just like Neil I don't give a fuck about him except when it comes to how Andrew feels about him. And when Andrew asked if he had been hurt in book two after Aaron killed Andrew's rapist, I found that sweet? I guess, I definitely saw me in Andrew their but we don't need to talk about that.

I enjoyed the bartender, I forgot his name, I LOVE how he's the reason Neil found out Andrew liked him. That was hilarious! And I love how he redacted to Nicky bombarding him with Questions one Andrew and Neil were "public" even tho they're not dating

AND THEY'RE NOT OFFICIALLY TOGETHER YET EITHER! I Personally am not a fan when couples are left unsaid if they're officially together yet (probably because my ex took 2 fucking month after we both confessed to make it official, I had asked if they wanted it to be official and they said that they needed time to think. And yk because she was pretty and I'm gay and had been crushing on her for a about 6 months waited. Now I won't do a talking stage for more than a month. That should be more than enough time to know if you actually want to be with me or not.) but I'm optimistic that Neil or Andrew will confirm they are actually in a committed relationship (in whatever form they want) in a different boom.

I love Coach I just cannot spell his name for the life of me (she's dyslexic guys, she's dyslexic! Same Megan, if you get the reference we can be friends)

I like Abbey I like her a little more than Aaron but less than any of the other foxes. That's really it.

I don't like Betsy, she's creepy and if she was my psychiatrist? Therapist? Whatever I'd either pull and Aaron and not talk to her or a Neil and rant about my special interests instead of my feelings.

I REALLY like Jeremy already and the Trojans are definitely my favorite team besides the foxes, the goalie and her girlfriend were so cute too! Plus I'm a Greek Mythology nerd so I love their team name! I'm excited to see more of him in the next books

..... Oh I'm fucked this hyperfixation is going to be Harry Potter level (I had a hp hyperfixation for about 5-6 years before I went to the marauders fandom about 3 years ago. So in total 8-9 years and it's still ongoing)

Fucking LOVE the Foxes! I just finished The Kings Men. I finished all 3 books over the course of 6 days, less than 72 hours tho. I'm starting the next one which I believe is more Jean focused? And I already LOVE Jeremy from the small bit we got of him.

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little snippets and fics i post are tagged with #writings. currently have my entire life under hostile takeover by jujutsu kaisen and satosugu. i do reblog multifandom.

fic masterpost under the cut!

Midnight Dove - M, 21.9k, 9/9 chapters, tooth-rotting fluff, forbbiden love, super cheesy goofy romance

Every night on Satoru’s walk home after a long day of serving drinks and mopping floors, he passed by the building where at least half the town’s nobility lived, and every night, the boy with long black hair that held the starlight captive was standing on his balcony, looking off into the distance. Satoru had practically begged Shoko to get him into the Spring Equinox ball, probably the last place he should be gallivanting about in the open, just for a chance at seeing him.

Have a Bite - E, 9.3k, single chapter, rule 63, vampire shenanigans, shameless smut

Suguru's hot vampire roommate that she's totally not infatuated with comes home weakened by hunger. Suguru offers an easy solution.

A Riko Amanai Christmas - G, 4.2k, single chapter, fluff, holiday shenanigans, found family

Riko wants to get Suguru an especially meaningful Christmas gift this year. She goes to Satoru for help.

Fold You Tired Wings Awhile - T, 3.6k, single chapter, canonverse, hurt/comfort, cuddles

Suguru was used to experiencing minor side effects when swallowing curses - it came with the territory. This time, however, was a little strange, even for someone like Suguru. At first it was just a gross feeling. Then it was the presence and the nausea and the intrusive thoughts. Then all of a sudden it was talking to him.

One Way Mirror - T, 11.8k, single chapter, horror, dopplegängers, magic

Last night, Suguru had a dream in which he swapped places with his reflection. He was starting to think it wasn’t a dream.

All to Myself - M, 12.2k, single chapter, mild smut, domestic fluff, sex worker suguru geto

Veteran sugar baby and aspiring trophy wife Suguru Geto runs into a problem or two when he catches feelings for his perfect goldmine.

Our House in the middle of out street - T, 4.7k, single chapter, modern family au, family fluff, goofy as hell

An average Valentine's day of adventures and misadventures for the Gojo-Geto-Fushiguro-Hasaba family. Megumi and Mimiko participate in a cake decorating contest, Tsumiki takes Nanako to a music festival, and Suguru is late for date night.

Take (the air from my lungs) - T, 1.6k, single chapter, shotgunning, mutual pining, falling in love

Suguru is a man of many bad habits. He picks at his skin, he falls asleep with his hair still tied up and his face still painted with makeup, he bites off more than he can chew. And, of course, he smokes. Everyone has their vices. And another one of Suguru’s is Satoru Gojo.

Fire on you breath - M, 2.4k, single chapter, fluff and smut, dorks in love, gojo satoru is whipped

The truth is, Satoru had fallen for Suguru the moment he saw him in the laundromat. Follow up to Take.

Tender Loving Care - G, 3.2k, single chapter, college/uni au, sickfic, love confessions

Suguru receives some much needed TLC from his best friends.

Certifiable Lover - E, 25.1k, 2/2 chapters, vampire shenanigans, doctor/patient, horror

 Satoru is not insane. She knows she isn’t. But when everyone is always saying she is, it’s very easy to play the part. And it’s fun too; watching their faces morph into horror when she unleashes her power. If it’s a monster they see, then Satoru will be their monster. Everyone is afraid of her. Everyone except for Suguru Geto. 

Zeno's Paradox - T, 13k, 2/2 chapters, amélie au, fluff and angst, autistic to autistic communication

Suguru’s life was about to change. He was not aware of this, even when time seemed to stop for a moment as dazzlingly bright gemstone eyes met his. He couldn't help but feel that this pretty stranger understood him in a way. Perhaps he wasn't fated to be alone.

Your word is: Family - T, 18.3k, 5/5 chapters, fluff and angst, found family, love and friendship

Through normal and abnormal experiences, Megumi discovers what family means to him. Long lost friends are reunited, new friends are made, home is found.

Ursa Major - T, 47.8k, 7/7 chapters, fluff and angst, mutual pining, found family

Satoru and Suguru learn to let go so they can learn to love again.

Bloodlust - T, 18.4k, 4/4 chapters, vampire shenanigans, fluff and angst, goofy horror

Satoru and Suguru's relationship gets a little interesting when Suguru becomes the host of a bloodthirsty demonic entity.

Teachings on Love - G, 2.3k, single chapter, fix-it, found family, hurt/comfort

Satoru was barely an adult himself when he met Megumi, and then he’d watched him grow up. He wasn’t even finished growing up yet. But Satoru would make sure that he would be able to. He’d bring him back if it killed him.

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Persona 5 - Home and Back Home Again - T, 17.7k, 18/18 chapters, canon compliant, fluff and angst, dorks in love

Akira’s life had been turned upside down. One day he was walking home like always and the next he was in a city he didn’t know living with a person he didn’t know going to a school he didn’t know. All for trying to do something right for once. Then Ryuji Sakamoto entered the scene and once again, everything changed. 

Deltarune - Lake - G, 1.6k, single chapter, fluff, childhood friends

Noelle has just finished visiting her father at the hospital when she finds herself taking a wrong turn.

My Hero Academia - Who else but you? - T, 2.9k, single chapter, soulmates, tooth-rotting fluff, practice kissing

“We’re nearly seventeen and neither of us have ever kissed anyone.” There was an awkward pause. Izuku felt the tension, thick in the air. He gulped. He couldn’t believe he was about to say this. He peeked at Katsuki out of the corner of his eye. “Do… d-do you wanna try?”

don't expect any of these to be anything less than positively cringefailsillygoose

[side-effect-of-the-meds]

So random though I can’t get out of my head? You know how Andrew has like a nono word list well does Erin and also does she have any words she loves? Like the sound of/the meaning behind/wherever she first heard it? Holy guacamole I’m putting way to many question marks. But this is Seriously a Need To Know thing

Guacamole anon?????? Is that you????????

Okay look, I was trying to write my twinyard piece and u came and stuck this idea in my head and im anger. I’m far too easily distracted to be a real writer :’))))

Alright, so there’s the obvious ones: please, beg for me, faggot, but there are a few others including ‘retarded’ <<<<<< She’s fully prepared to fight Wymack on that one. Once she does voice her complaint on it, he stops using it immediately. 

Now, this part is a bit painful. Any form of the word ‘prostitute’ is hard for her to hear. Have you ever heard of the tape analogy? In the tape analogy, a woman is like a piece of tape. A piece of tape that hasn’t stuck to any surface before, has amazing bonding abilities. However, every time the piece of tape is ripped up, it loses some of its bonding ability (note: I am saying bonding ability, not stickiness. That’s how this analogy is taught). Soon, the tape has been stuck to too many surfaces. It’s lost all its bonding ability. The piece of tape is now useless. Women are pieces of tape. If she has had more than one partner, she won’t be able to properly bond with them. If she’s had too many partners, she’s useless. That is the extent of the sex ed. that Erin receives. 

Take a second to think about that. Women are told that if she has more than one partner, she’d useless. So… what does that make Erin? Her virginity was stolen when she was seven but people have been touching her inappropriately for as long as she can remember. Men have made her watch them jack off. Women have made her grab their breasts. The people that raised Erin were disgusting and because of the sorry excuse for an education system, Erin believes that she’s just a useless piece of tape, incapable of loving and not worthy of being loved. 

To make matters worse? There’s Drake. He would pin her down and tell her to be a good little slut/whore. Truly disgusting. I hope he’s burning in the deepest circle of Hell. Also, his pet name for Erin was “Eri”. You know who else calls her that? Aaron. You can not comprehend the complete and utter fear that she felt when he called her Eri for the first time. Drake wasn’t her brother by blood but he was still her brother. She didn’t know what to expect from Aaron when he said it for the first time. Context though, he was being sarcastic. “Aw, poor little Eri,” he had said. She literally jumped when he’d said it. They were at the store and she ended up knocking over a really big display. After that, he only ever calls her that when he’s drunk and Erin slowly begins to accept it as Aaron’s name for her. Her brother’s name for her. 

Back to the other one tho. You thought I was done. Nah, b. I’m just getting started. When Kevin leaves Evermore for Palmetto, people blame Erin for it. Everyone is convinced she’s seduced him and dragged him down to Palmetto. On her first day there, she arrives at the court to find slut and many variations of it spray painted over the court. All four girls share a dorm room Erin’s first year. Someone manages to pick the lock and trash the place. This is the only time the monsters and the upperclassmen come together before Ania. They track down the ppl that vandalized the dorms and they make them pay. I’ll leave the details to your imagination but I’ll tell you this, Seth’s really good with computers and Allison has millions of followers on every social media platform. Do what you will with that information. While it stops the vandalizing and quiets most of the kids in the hall, the media is still referring to Erin as Kevin’s mistress. At a press conference, someone asks Kevin if Erin has let him go down her foxhole. This is the only time Wymack’s professionalism fails him. He decks the man then and there. In front of everyone. 

Erin, though? She hasn’t said a word the entire time. She’s been raised to believe that this is what she is. Erin is just now discovering the depth of her sexuality. The media frenzy, the vandalization, the gossip: it’s her punishment for craving the sins of the flesh. She comes out to Kevin one night at Eden’s. She needs to make sure that he doesn’t get any ideas about her after all the media’s hoopla. Kevin is stressed. How is she going to make court now? A part of him wonders what would have happened if she’d taken Riko’s offer and gone to Evermore. Would Riko have left him for Erin? He doesn’t let himself dwell on it. So long as she keeps it under wraps, it won’t interfere with her making court. She doesn’t seem keen on telling people so he doesn’t fight her on it. 

Doe. Doe is a problem. Erin grows up knowing that her mother didn’t want her to have any chance at finding her. Without a last name to trace, it would be hard. The only reason she even finds Aaron is he gets hurt while Tilda is on her date. He gets taken to the hospital but it's just a scratch that needs two or three stitches. Erin and Higgens happen to be there in a coincidence of massive proportions. He’s talking to Aaron about how there’s a girl who looks just like him when Erin comes out. She suffered a minor burn while helping Cassidy in the kitchen. Tilda comes to grab Aaron and she sees Erin. Erin and Aaron have identical facial features and similar builds. Women’s bodies naturally store more fat + her sweet tooth = her having a lot more squish but she’s beautiful and you can fight me. “Jude!” Tilda cries. Her cover is blown and now she can’t even hide that Erin is hers. 

With her empty facade and drugged mania, Erin is usually able to play off her hate for the name. Taking Aaron’s name helped a lot but it still hurts sometimes. Like the nickname ‘Eri’ she does take back the name. Look, Erin has a hard enough time dealing with a drunk Aaron on his own but Ania? She’s sappy as hell on a good day but drunk? Erin insists she can feel her teeth rotting with every word out of Ania’s mouth, quite a feat considering her diet. God forbid, the two of them get drunk together. It doesn’t happen often but when it does Erin always feels like she’s going to cry. After growing up believing that she isn’t capable of loving or being loved, being faced with the overwhelming love of the two of them, is really just too much for her. They’ll be leaning against one another drunkenly and catch sight of Erin. “Eri!” they cry. They always reach out and Erin always catches them. They do group hugs. It’s horrifying. They just sandwich Erin and it always leaves her shook. The two of them will sit side by side praising her. They talk about how strong she is, both physically and mentally/emotionally. They talk about how pretty and smart she is. They’re slurring their words and singing their praises for her and sometimes Erin does cry. Aaron will wipe her tears away and kiss her forehead. Ania will ask for permission to hold her bc Erin’s comfort is always top priority. They tell her they love her and Erin just doesn’t even know what to say. Anyway one day Ania is drunk and staring at Erin. 

“You’re eyes are so big n pretty. So big n brown n pretty like… like…”

“Like a doe!” Aaron cries. He gasps. “That’s why! That’s why they called you Erin Doe!” He looks so proud of himself like he’s just cracked case of the century. Little Doe becomes a pet name for her as well. Ania isn’t a blackout drunk so she knows what she’s doing. She’ll call Erin ‘little doe’ when Erin cuddles her or when Erin is mad. Erin thinks Aaron doesn’t remember any of this until she borrows his phone to call her own bc she lost it. She types in her number and it auto-populates with the contact name “Little Doe”. It makes her really soft.

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neil and aaron friendship only no one can tell if they’re bantering or actually still hate each other because it sounds the same? do they know if they’re friends or not? only andrew knows and he’ll never be bothered to tell

So the thing is, Aaron and Neil are actually fairly similar. Like Neil’s for sure got Aaron beat on the amount of fucked up shit he’s had to go through, but if you remove the mob, you’re left with two pretty similar dudes.

Both of them are assholes. Like Aaron is nice to Katelyn and Neil is….whatever, to Andrew and he’s learning to be soft with the upperclassmen, but otherwise?

I fully subscribe to the theory that someone took  video of the Great Riko Roast and of Neil punching Riko and that Aaron was the first to find them (and then watch them ten times before he shared them with the others).

They have no chill, is what I’m saying.

So once they’ve grown a tad (like, the smallest amount), they realize that they don’t actually hate each other? Like, they were essentially fighting over their places in Andrew’s life, lbr, but now they don’t have to and neil’s not hiding mob secrets anymore. They can co-exist and respect each other and it’s great.

And approximately .00001 things change in their relationship.

The most common phrases exchanged between them are “Fuck off” and “Fuck you” (to which Neil occasionally replies “no thanks, I’m demisexual, not minyard-sexual”)

They throw things at each other like…you need a pen? Think fast. Box of cereal? Catch! A raw egg that you didn’t even ask for? Hope it doesn’t hit the ground or both of them will have to endure Kevin’s rant about cleanliness. An entire dufflebag of Exy gear? Good luck!

And if it hits the other person in the face, or they have to drop other things in order to catch it? Even better.

Naturally, they insult each other constantly. Aaron’s favorite target is Neil’s disaster fashion sense. Like, unless Andrew dresses him – which is pretty distinctive, Aaron just rips into him.

“New shirt?” “Yeah.” “Did it come with a free bowl of soup?” “Fuck you.”

If one of them is trying to study or whatever and the other is being loud/annoying (playing video games, watching too many exy games, whatever), they don’t even bother getting up to tell the other person off, just yell at them through the walls.

They absolutely use deadpan/fatalistic humor with each other.

“If I hear one more mention of ligaments, I will jump out this window.” “God, I can only hope.”

“If I don’t show up to practice, you’ll probably find my body rotting in the languages building. My Spanish professor is trying to kill us all via strange verb conjugations.” “As if we’d ever be so lucky.”

“then perish”

Anyway…it makes sense that no one really knows what’s going on. It’s the center of a rather large bet – which Andrew doesn’t participate in or give any clue to because it amuses him.

Of course, the only way Andrew really knows is because he talks to them individually. Aaron goes to therapy with Bee on Wednesdays all of their third year until they finally feel like they’re in a good place and Neil is…well, Neil. He and Andrew don’t even try to hide things from each other.

Kevin is probably the closest to figuring them out, just due to all of the forced proximity. But he’s also shit at picking up on normal social cues, so he’ll think he has them figured out and then he watches them interact and is just like “???? What the fuck??” 

(Or Neil is throwing an egg at Aaron, who fails to catch it, and Kevin is then distracted by the need to yell at them)

Regardless, the bet isn’t settled until Aaron and Katelyn get married and Neil is somehow standing up front as a groomsman (thankfully with one of Aaron’s med-school friends providing a buffer between him and Nicky’s tears). Nobody understands still, but Robin makes a shitton of money.

Neil then proceeds to roast Aaron in front of 150 of his closest friends and family bc Andrew didn’t want to do the best-man speech.

[ao3feed-yuumikayuu]

Anime one shots prompts!

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2WHWI9S

by lovemepidge

A bunch of one-shot ideas I've had for Y E A R S

Words: 826, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: 終わりのセラフ | Owari no Seraph | Seraph of the End, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Little Witch Academia, Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime), ワンパンマン | One-Punch Man, Haikyuu!!, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, Naruto, citrus - サブロウタ | citrus - Saburouta, 小林さんちのメイドラゴン | Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon | Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Anime & Manga), Tokyo Ghoul, 君の名は。| Kimi no Na wa. | Your Name., Tonari no Totoro | My Neighbor Totoro (1988), リヴィジョンズ Hepburn: Rivijonzu | Revisions, Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan, Ouran High School Host Club - All Media Types, 恋愛ラボ ラブラボ Rabu Rabo | Love Lab

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Underage

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi, Other

Characters: Class 1-A (My Hero Academia), S-Class Heroes, Daisuke Dojima, Marin Temari, Keisaku Asano, Chang Lu Steiner, Bakugou Katsuki, Midoriya Izuku, Aihara Mei, Aihara Yuzu, Hyakuya Mikaela, Hyakuya Yuuichirou, Allura (Voltron), Pidge | Katie Holt, Keith (Voltron), Lance (Voltron), Diana Cavendish, Atsuko "Akko" Kagari, Hiiragi Shinoa, Hiiragi Shinoa's Squad, Saotome Yoichi, Kimizuki Shihou, Katsuki Yuuri, Yuri Plisetsky, Victor Nikiforov, Otabek Altin, Genos (One-Punch Man), Saitama (One-Punch Man), Hinata Shouyou, Kageyama Tobio, Oikawa Tooru, Iwaizumi Hajime, Jirou Kyouka, Yaoyorozu Momo, Todoroki Shouto, Sasha Blouse, Connie Springer, Mikasa Ackerman, Eren Yeager, Riko Kurahashi, Maki Natsuo, Mei Kusakabe, Satsuki Kusakabe, Kaneki Ken | Sasaki Haise, Todoroki Touya, Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, Inner Haruno Sakura

Relationships: Hyakuya Mikaela/Hyakuya Yuuichirou, Allura/Pidge | Katie Holt, Keith/Lance (Voltron), Diana Cavendish/Atsuko "Akko" Kagari, Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov, Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky, Genos/Saitama (One-Punch Man), Hinata Shouyou/Kageyama Tobio, Hinata Shouyou/Oikawa Tooru, Jirou Kyouka/Yaoyorozu Momo, Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto, Bakugou Katsuki/Todoroki Shouto, Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto, Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou, Aihara Mei/Aihara Yuzu, Iwaizumi Hajime/Kageyama Tobio, Sasha Blouse/Connie Springer, Kaneki Ken/Todoroki Touya

Additional Tags: Mineta Minoru is Expelled from U.A. 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kevin day

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 would banghogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw (i think???) | hufflepuffbest quality: uhh kevin getting the queen chess piece tattoo and then switching his racket from his right to his left hand was fucking iconicworst quality: okay ik he is like, the best exy player ever, so he’s gonna be, like, super intense, but if kevin day ever yelled at me, i would burst into tearsship them with: tbh i like him with theabrotp them with: kandreil hell yeah @actuallyminyard @reneewalkerofficialneeds to stay away from: well riko needs to stay away from him so thank god that riko is rotting in hellmisc. thoughts: i love kevin day so much and i need to appreciate him more

[yocchannk]

Yoharikos child? Omg! Yas pleaseee!

I mean idk if ur talking abt my YOU hane riko, but oki i havent talked about them in a while anyways! Also disclaimer: This is apart of the quote on quote, canonical events surrounding my next gen AU, so there is some(ahem, lots of) drama. (ESPECIALLY, regarding the relationships between you, yohane, and riko)

(if u dont want drama or any storyline, I suggest just scrolling to the end, where theres mostly  just fluff)

(okay enough talking but like, there are SOME nsfw things, but not like, enough where its all about it.)

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Yohane and Riko had twins; Yuuki Kuro Tsushima and Ryo Shiro Tsushima, Yuuki’s a girl, Ryo a boy.

Yuuki has almost impossibly good memory (Remembers everything back to the womb), and so she’s encountered times where it hurt her more than it helped her. She’s quite like Yoshiko, in a sense, she’s always very secretive on what she feels, closed off from the world for years.

Riko wasn’t aware that Yuuki and Ryo were Yoshiko’s, she figured they were You’s, as they had been dating, and she’d gotten prego at their after-party of the marriage. Yohane had dealt with extreme guilt from it, and was scarred (Hugely) because of her “mistake”.

Yoshiko chose their middle names, surprisingly, Riko and You didn’t know what they were, so Yoshiko chose them. Riko and You felt like they couldn’t raise both successfully (You mains a ship, so she’s not gonna be home often/Riko is a award winning pianist, so she wouldn’t be able to find time to give them all the necessary attention they need.) So, Yuuki was entrusted to Yoshiko.

Ryo had inherited Yoshiko’s violet eyes, but You had concluded it was because her father too had violet eyes.

Yuuki, and her infinite memory, remembers every single detail about the drama, and she’s kind of mentally unstable due to the trauma, she felt like she aged way before she was even born. She’s pretty quiet, especially regarding family and such, she acts confident and mature, but really, she’s fragile, scared and yearning for her family to bind together.

Ryo, Riko, and You are all completely oblivious to everything, they have the perfect life, pretty much. Ryo isn’t even aware of his few minutes older sister.

Yoshiko had raised Yuuki mainly in New York, she was only in her early twenty’s when Yuuki was born, and she needed an escape from her other family, so she participated in a university there. In her absence, Yoshiko was constantly trying to find someone to fill the empty role that she knew Yuuki deserved, guilt ridden and stress-filled. She went through thirteen exes, half of them didn’t like Yuuki, the others couldn’t get through Yuuki to bond with. 

Riko and You, for the entire 17 years they didn’t see Yoshiko, or Yuuki, they worried. They were ready to reunite with their (or, Riko’s,) daughter, and to raise her like they should have. 

Yoshiko tries her very best, to give Yuuki a good life, that is, and always will be, her top priority. She’s built up a video game company to give Yuuki a luxurious life, and to have something to entertain her, and, as much attention she could give, there was never a day in Yuuki’s life where she was yelled at. She just wants the best for her daughter, even if she wasn’t her legal mom. Both of them are pretty closed off from the world because of their family.

When Riko heard of the news of her daughter and her daughter’s “father” returning, she was really happy. So happy, she hadn’t even realized that her giddiness wasn’t from seeing her daughter all grown up, it was from the thought of seeing Yoshiko again. She was yearning for Yoshiko, when she thought it was Yuuki.

Upon realizing this, Riko had a huge relationship crisis. She didn’t understand why the feeling of Yoshiko returning, possibly into her arms, made her so happy and heart-aching. She was confused with every feeling for Yoshiko.

You, herself, was guilty. She slept with Chika, a year after their marriage, they were all drunk, but Riko said it was okay, well, until they found out Chika was 6 months pregnant. The scars are long gone, however.

When the two bluettes finally returned home, Riko and You were both extremely confused at Yuuki’s striking resemblance to Yoshiko. They shrug it off, thinking of it as another genetic thing. They were also surprised at Yoshiko’s large growth spurt (Riko, who drank stress-coffee all the fucking time, stopped growing and is now shorter than her fellow second years.) who was, now the same height as You, who was the third tallest in Aqours.

Yuuki, for the longest time, only referred to every Aqours member (Save papako) by their last or full name. They all were weirded out at it, especially You and Riko.

Yuuki and kotoumi kid 2, Kameko, get along like NozoEli gets along. Kameko is the only one that’s not apart of the drama that is aware of the drama. She’s pretty much the only one who see’s the fragile side of Yuuki, the one who’s been bottling up her emotions for years.

The longer Riko was around with Yoshiko near, or alone with her thoughts, Riko’s mind was subconsciously dreaming of Yoshiko, her heart ached extremely for her, Riko felt her body boiling with jealousy when Yoshiko was around someone who wasn’t her, and she still didn’t know why. Said girl, unfortunately, still can’t look or think about Riko clearly. She can’t get over her guilt, and her crush. This makes a huge gap between the two parents.

Ryo was shook when Riko and You told him about Yuuki, and their siblingship. Yuuki was partially smug.

Yuuki and Riko had a somewhat strange relationship; Yuuki, with her memory, was constantly dropping hints to her true lineage for Riko, and her true love.

Riko finally realized her feelings when she saw the messages exchanged between Yoshiko and her at the time current girlfriend, she realized upon realizing how she wished that girl was her, and how she wished she was all Yoshiko looked at and felt about. She had a long night of crying to herself because of it.

The closest the two got to one another when the intimacy was high and the tension was tense, they ended up passionately kissing due to it. Yoshiko broke the tension, and romance, from fear of destroying You and Riko’s relationship, and their family. Riko had a break down after it.

The third years were the first in Aqours besides Yoshiko to realize the drama, and then it was Chika, then the first years, then finally You and Riko.

You and Riko’s relationship was in absolute jeopardy after the realization. It got worse when Riko and Yoshiko got drunk and almost fucked, again. They were in mid-make out in bed when You, now sobered up, caught them. They divorced shortly after, it was for the best.

(heres the fluff and stuff)

When Riko and Yoshiko finally got together, as should be, Yuuki, was, not exaggerating, a fucking happy ball of tears. She was suuuper happy, she cried every morning for a week. Her dream had finally come true.

Ryo was a bit shook from the change, but adjusted quickly, he found himself happier than ever, like a piece of himself was lost and found without knowing.

Yoshiko and Yuuki felt like the burden finally lifted off their shoulders, and felt far more freedom than ever. Still, they had a hard time adjusting to the new change, and the new ability to open up and vent to their family, but Riko and Ryo had their backs.

Since then, Yuuki has taken some form of a chuunibyo (Ryo too) and now Riko can’t tell if she should be regretting it or not (But secretly she’s quite fond of the resemblance.).

Ryo and Yuuki, being siblings, and twins, have some extreme competitions between one another. Whether it be who could play piano with no mistakes the fastest, or who could finish eating the fastest. Ryo is the stronger one, while Yuuki is easily the faster one.

Riko wakes them all up, first, and always, is Yoshiko, then she wakes up Yuuki (Who, like herself, is a light sleeper.) then she wakes up the hibernating bear that is Ryo. She often has to turn on all the lights, take off his blankets, and dump water on him. Every. Single. Day.

They’re good friends with the Sonoda’s (Yoshiko and Umi are like sister and older sister), so they often have dinner with them on Fridays. Yuuki is the oldest one so she takes pride in always being the one to babysit them (Even though all credit should be sent to the third oldest one, Ukio, he IS the mom of the damn pack.) 

Yoshiko is your classic overprotective dad-mom, she’s aware of the popularity her daughter gets because of her job and success, which means she gets a lot, and a lot, of love letters, mostly from gold-diggers. So yeah, when Yuuki questions why all of the letters are gone the next day, they were burnt in the 9th Circle of Hell.

Riko and Yoshiko are both undeniably, tooth rotting fluffy, romantics. They are REALLY soft, and sweet to one another. Not only, has the variety of pet names expanded, the overdose of fluff increased. In the morning, they cuddle in bed when the kids aren’t up, and before breakfast Yoshiko’s always hugging Riko from behind, her chin on her shoulder, and sometimes feed each other. They aren’t married, but they act like they’re already on their honeymoon. It was, really vomit-inducing (Says Yuuki).

The biggest fight the duo had was when Riko found out that before they got together, Yoshiko slept with several other girls in her absence. Yoshiko didn’t even know what was wrong about it, the drama was still there and they hadn’t even reunited at the time. But then again it all clicked when she realized there was a chance of STD and getting another girl pregnant during that time. THANKFULLY, their worries weren’t true. Though Riko has Yoshiko put on a condom here and there for safety (I mean how the fuck would she get Riko preggo, wheres the logic)

Yoshiko, nowadays, has more of a Dia-aura. Serious but kind and dedicated. Dia is proud, to say the least.

Yuuki and Ryo have different bedrooms, Yuuki’s is in more dark colors (She likes dark blue), while Ryo’s is more pastel. They fight over the bathroom that connects their bedrooms, though.

The two are both your reliable senpai, they inherit the smarts and maturity of Riko (When they’re in public). It hurts how Yoshiko has three people who are at a constant rate of correcting every little thing she does (Yuuki does it because she knows how annoying it is, Ryo does it just cause, and Riko because her OCD won’t allow it.).

Yuuki and Ryo worked at 7-Eleven for quite some time because Yoshiko refused to give them the latest video game that Yoshiko’s brand released for free, and both of them reaaaally wanted it, so that’s how they worked at the same 7-Eleven Riko part-timed at for a full two months.

The two once walked in on Yoshiko and Riko having some (Very) heated sex, all of them couldn’t look one another in the eyes for a while after that.

Ryo, as the council vice president, is pretty close with Ukio, who’s the council president. Yuuki jokingly said she’d start a reelection to become president and accidentally set off a real reelection for council president. She was president for a week before she returned the role to Ukio.

Yuuki is a natural at piano, but mains the violin and guitar. Ryo plays piano and the flute.

There was a time where Riko had accidentally scheduled two recitals at the same time, so Yoshiko ended up dying her hair and changing her hairstyle to look like Riko’s. The only issue was the huge height difference, and stature. Riko’s body was far more feminine while Yoshiko had that serious business person look. You and Yoshiko often worked out too (They surprisingly got along well like they used to, despite the whole ordeal.) so both of them were pretty bulky. So at the start of the recital Yuuki was a Riko-copy, then when the curtains closed swapped with Yoshiko, who actually played (Apparently Tsushima’s are natural pianists.). Yoshiko and Yuuki were teased for their red hair for a while until they finally were able to remove it.

Yuuki is a huge prankster, and no one knows it other than her family and friends. She’s the cool mature senpai, no one would believe it if she pulled that prank and dropped a water bucket onto Koizumi-sensei. Ryo berates her after.

They once went to Universal Studios in LA. Riko and Ryo relied a lot on their English-speaking-able bluettes to get around and be a translator. Yoshiko’s accent is pretty well hidden (She was in New York for a full 18 years, her English has gotten really well since then, practically can rival Mari.)

Yuuki was born on New Years, at 11:39 PM, while Ryo was a day after at 12:03 AM Jan 2nd. They, along with Dia, celebrate their birthdays till 1AM so they get Ryo’s day as well. It’s a fun time for everyone.

Actually, all of their birthdays are absolute bangers. They play all their old songs as idols, and get blackout drunk (Which is why they have the real party separate from the kids.). They think they don’t know, but Yuuki knows everything.

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hawk in the raven nest, chapter twenty

A/N: sorry this is being posted so late!!! i had a swim meet tn and it went a lot later than i thought it would

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When Nathaniel and Andrew arrived at Fox Tower, the athletic dormitories, it wasn’t difficult to find out which floor the Exy team lived on. Nathaniel thought Andrew was ready to go and knock on every door to find Kevin, but instead as they proceeded down the hall a door swung open and out walked Matthew Boyd. Voices could be slightly heard from the room he exited. He was swinging a key ring around his finger, though when he finally saw them, he almost dropped it.

“What-” he started to say, obviously recognizing them as his eyes flicked between them.

Andrew didn’t let him finish. “Where’s Kevin?”

“Uh, he’s-” Matt still seemed to be processing who he was seeing in front of him. “He’s in there.” He jerked his thumb to point at the open door.

Nathaniel and Andrew stepped around him and to the doorway. The Foxes were all scattered out on couches, chairs, and beanbags. The TV was on but no sound was playing. They must have heard Matt because they were all staring at the doorway waiting. At the sight of Nathaniel and Andrew, a few gasped but Nathaniel paid no mind to them. Instead, he paid attention to Kevin, who was sitting in a chair in their direct line of sight. He stared back at them, his jaw dropped.

“Hello Kevin,” Nathaniel said.

That must have been what caused Kevin to realise that this was in-fact real and not a figment of his imagination, because he shot up from the chair and bounded over to them. “What the fuck are you two doing here?”

“How could we not pay a visit after your call?” Andrew cocked his head to the side. “We came here for Aaron and Nicky, but decided to stop to see you, too. We have some things to discuss.”

“Do you two even realise what you’ve done by coming here? You just walked out, and you don’t even know what you’ve started back there.” Kevin was seething, enough so that he didn’t care that his teammates were watching their every move.

“Says you,” Andrew said. “I don’t remember your leave having a peaceful aftermath, and I don’t forget things-” Kevin flinched “-but, you see, not leaving wasn’t an option. I’m sure you’re smart enough to know why.”

“Are you going to let us sit?” Nathaniel asked. He heard another door open and looked over his shoulder at Matt coming out of another room with a case of beer in his hands. “We’ll even have refreshments.”

Kevin hesitated before stepping aside, letting Nathaniel and Andrew in with Matt following behind them. Matt put the case down in the kitchen and found his spot next to Danielle Wilds on the couch, but she barely noticed him. All Foxes had eyes on the two newest additions to their gathering. Kevin, who was originally sitting on a beanbag, dragged another one over along with a chair from the kitchen. Andrew immediately claimed the chair, so Nathaniel sunk into the beanbag as Kevin did the same next to him.

“Do you need introductions?” Kevin asked.

Nathaniel scoped out the room. Dan, Matt, and Renee Walker had taken the couch. Allison Reynolds sat across from them in front of the coffee table. Seth Gordon sat more off to the side in a beat up chair. He then looked back to Kevin and shook his head. “Won’t be needed.”

“So,” Kevin said, leaning forward to look at the two of them. “What did you need to tell me?”

“It seems that Riko has a thing for collateral damage,” Andrew said. He was expressionless, but Nathaniel didn’t miss his jaw clenching.

Kevin’s eyebrows shot up and Nathaniel thought he saw him pale slightly. He immediately understood what Andrew was saying, and was in utter disbelief. “What?”

Andrew kept his eyes locked on Kevin. One by one Nathaniel saw the Foxes put two and two together and get the answer that they all feared. “Th-That’s a very big accusation,” Dan stammered.

Andrew turned to her. “It’s a true one.”

“What did he do?” Kevin asked, so quietly next to them Nathaniel didn’t know if Andrew would even be able to hear him.

“Riko tells me I need to know my place, Drake gets documents and an anonymous note saying that every investigation that can lead to him will be dropped if he goes to Columbia,” Andrew said. “There’s only one person we know that could have that power and information.”

“Holy fucking shit,” Allison said.

“We have to do something,” Dan said. “We can’t just let him get away with this!”

“You want to show up Riko?” Nathaniel said. “Win Championships. We’ve been doing our part, now it’s time to do yours.”

Most of the Foxes stared at him like he had just grown ten other heads. Seth Gordon let out a loud, hysterical laugh. “Oh, you have got to be fucking shitting me. Do you even fucking know what you’re saying?”

“I do, actually. You have a national champion on your starting line,” Nathaniel said. “Before him, you team was a shit show, and that’s an understatement. Now Kevin is here, and you all are winning with wider point gaps. Maybe now you can all finally start pulling your weight and use Kevin to your advantage, instead of letting him rot here on a losing team.”

Dan didn’t look very happy at her team being insulted right in front of her, but she wasn’t allowed a rebuttal because Renee Walker finally spoke up, “Nathaniel has a point.” Her voice was soft but everyone turned to her, eager to hear what she had to say. “If what they’re saying is the case, the least we can do is have faith that we can win. With this, we’ll need more than that, but it’s a start.” She looked around at her fellow teammates, some of which wore doubtful expressions. “We have to try, for Kevin, for Aaron-” she looked at Nathaniel and Andrew “- for them, too, and anyone else Riko has harmed.”

“So, what?” Allison said. “We just magically get around your offensive and defensive side and score more than Riko?” She rolled her eyes. “Yeah, that’ll be easy. I’m all for destroying Riko, he’s an asshole to say the least, and has done horrible things. But we can’t just somehow beat National Champions.”

“Yeah, if I’m correct, you guys destroyed us,” Matt said. “Our strikers couldn’t get past you and your other backliner-” Nathaniel felt a twinge in his gut at the mention of Jean but he pushed it back “-and our backliners couldn’t stop your strikers.”

“We’ve already been working on this,” Andrew said, leaning back in his chair. “Just do what a Class I sports team is supposed to do and be better.”

Their eyes flicked to Kevin, waiting for him to say something. “I’ve been telling you all the same thing,” he said with a shrug.

“It’s time for Riko’s reign to be over,” Nathaniel said, looking over all the Foxes. “He’s hurt too many people with too little consequences. For this to work, you have to cooperate with Kevin, but most of all, you have to cooperate with each other. I don’t care if you all hate each other off the court, but on it you need to get your heads out of your asses and play like you’re a Class I Exy team. We have everything else handled, it’s up to you all to do your part.”

No one said anything at first. They all shared glances and silent conversations about what they had just heard.

Finally, Dan said, “We’ll do it. We’ll help you.”

At one o’clock, Nathaniel and Andrew figured it was time to leave Palmetto. If Nathaniel was being honest, a small part of him feared what they would be returning to. He was confident with Andrew at his side, but there were still thoughts lurking in the back of his mind as to what chaos had broke out at the Nest. They bid quick goodbyes to the Foxes and Kevin wished them good luck; Nathaniel had a feeling it applied more than to just their future games.

When they were outside and halfway to the parking lot, a voice behind them called “Wait!”

They both turned around to see Renee jogging up to them. When she reached them, she held out a piece of paper. “If you ever need anything,” she said. Andrew just stared at her hand, so Nathaniel was the one to take the paper. A phone number in a small, neat handwriting was written on it. He looked back up at Renee and found himself curious about the girl with the pastel hair, the girl who instantly agreed to help them take out Riko. He knew who the Foxes recruited, and he didn’t know how this kindness fit in.

But he did find himself accepting Renee’s offer.

“We’ll let you know,” he said, shoving the paper in his pocket.

“Good,” she smiled. “Have a safe trip back.”

“Thanks,” Nathaniel said slowly. He wasn’t used to this: someone being kind and warm only for the sake of being kind and warm. No alliances, no overbearing threat of being beat if they were anything but respectful. Andrew, without saying a word, turned back around and continued for his car. “Uh, bye,” Nathaniel said before following him.

The drive back to Edgar Allan started off quiet. It had started to rain twenty minutes into the drive, and Nathaniel couldn’t think of what to say. This day with Andrew outside of the Nest felt like years, and he didn’t think being back at the Nest would be any better. His mind kept racing through things he had questions on, the Foxes, the Ravens, the plan, what was going on without them, what was to happen with Aaron, Andrew, Andrew, Andrew.

He looked down at his hands and thought of the man sitting next to him. Andrew Minyard had gone through hell and back, and had returned to it for a day to see his brother being dragged down into it. And maybe now he wasn’t out of it yet, since there was going to be a trial and Andrew would most likely be asked to testify the horrors that had been done to him. He thought of the amount of times he had been with Andrew and wondered if he had ever done anything to make Andrew feel unsafe.

He thought of the amount of times Tetsuji had hurt Andrew, and Nathaniel could perfectly see his hands wrapped around Tetsuji’s throat.

“Andrew,” Nathaniel finally said, looking up. He had to know. He had to know for Andrew’s sake; this, whatever they had, couldn’t continue if Andrew didn’t want it.

Andrew didn’t say anything but looked at Nathaniel out of the corner of his eye.

“How is any of this okay?” He rushed out. “Is this okay? With all that you’ve been through, how can we-”

“Don’t,” Andrew said and Nathaniel slammed his mouth shut. He didn’t try to speak after that.

“That’s why,” Andrew said.

This conversation seemed all too familiar to Nathaniel. He searched the corners of his mind for where he had heard this play out before, and suddenly something clicked. He remembered finding Andrew, bloodied and bruised, in the locker room after Tetsuji was finished with him. Andrew’s “don’t” when Nathaniel tried to assist him, Andrew’s refusal of him leaving. Nathaniel questioning why he should stay if Andrew was so visibly agitated.

Andrew’s “that’s why”.

Nathaniel had a feeling he was one of the only people who have ever listened to Andrew when he told them to stop. He felt sick to his stomach at the thought. He was at least slightly comforted, though, at knowing Andrew trusted him.