wheneverfeasible · 3 days ago
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I feel like Steve could be oblivious at first, catch on but still pretend to be oblivious to see how long it takes Edie to cut to the chase. Steve and Robin have a bet going on how long before Eddie asks Steve to court.
The post in question.
He hadn’t noticed at first, what Eddie had meant. He wasn’t stupid, or an idiot, no matter how much others might say he was. He just…didn’t get everything everyone said all the time, especially when they weren’t being straight forward. And let’s face it, some of Eddie’s puns were truly horrendous.
It was funny though, and honestly kind of endearing, not that he’d ever tell Robin that lest he never live it down. She was brutal about things like that, and she already made fun of himself for falling for Eddie Munson of all people.
“I thought you had standards, dingus,” she’d huffed after he’d broken down and confessed his growing feelings for their friend, absolutely certain that his feelings would never be returned and wanting to do nothing to risk that friendship.
How was he to know that Eddie’s lingering touches and trailing gaze meant the guy wanted to bone him? He wasn’t used to others making the first move. He might be omega, but he still was the one that had to seek out the others he had wanted to date. He wasn’t used to someone else taking the initiative.
Hell, he’d thought Eddie had been making fun of his moles the first few times he complimented them, like when he started talking about how he wished he were those same moles so that he could stay close to Steve’s beautiful neck. Steve could smack his own head for not understanding soon, but he did now.
Oh, he definitely did. And he was delirious with joy about it.
At first, when Steve first realized Eddie was interested in him, it had kind of bummed him out actually. He had thought Eddie actively enjoyed spending time with him, but then he’d began second guessing that. Began wondering if Eddie only put up with him because he wanted to hit it.
The thought that Eddie could ever like him the way he liked Eddie hadn’t even crossed his mind at first. At least not until he began noticing more and more of Eddie’s pickup lines were involving his neck. Until they exclusively consisted of his neck.
“Your beautiful neck must be tired, because it was running around in my dreams all night,” Eddie all but purred as he leaned on the counter at Family Video, looking up at Steve through his lashes with a grin that sent a shiver down Steve’s spine. Not that he let any indication of that show in his expression.
“That must have been terrifying,” he said, sounding innocently confused. “Just my neck? What, did it have like little legs or something?” He shuddered. “Creepy, dude.”
He had to pinch himself beneath the counter so that he didn’t smile at the disappointed look on Eddie’s face. Robin dropped a stack of movies to cover her snort, not that it did it well. Eddie obviously didn’t suspect anything at least.
“Right,” Eddie said after a moment, and flashing Steve another quick but rueful grin, pushed off the counter to walk backwards towards the door. “Guess I’ll see you neck time, Stevie,” he said with a wink before slipping out the door with a soft jingle of the bells.
It was only when Eddie’s van was no longer visible through the glass panes of the windows at the front of the store that Steve let the absolutely besotted smile spread across his face. He dropped down on the counter where Eddie had just been leaning, feeling the afterimage of his body heat still radiating from the surface.
“You really picked a doofus there, dingus,” Robin dryly remarked as she began sorting through the stack of tapes, popping open the plastic cases to make certain they had all be rewound and removing the ones that hadn’t.
“I know,” Steve dreamily sighed.
“I’m surprised he hasn’t already asked you yet what with how obvious you are. I can smell your desperation from here.”
“You’re a beta!” Steve said, tone scandalized, as he jumped up from where he was collapsed against the counter to turn and point at Robin.
“Yeah, that’s how badly you stink,” she snorted. “Just remember, no cheating or I win,” she added with a smirk.
Steve rolled his eyes, turning his back to her with a huff to return to his own duties. He couldn’t help but smile a little again, because Eddie Munson wanted to court him. And, judging by how much Eddie talked about his neck, he wanted the official mating at the end as well.
He sighed dreamily once more, not even bothering to do more than lazily flip Robin off when she threw a bag of sunflower seeds at his head.
And that was how things went. Eddie would tell Steve terrible pickup lines involving his neck, Steve would play at being oblivious, and secretly he and Robin would bet on how long it would take for Eddie to just give up and ask him straight out. You know. Like a normal person.
Not that Eddie Munson could ever be accused of being normal. Which was one of the things Steve loved most about the man. He just wished Eddie would hurry up and get the picture.
Until then, he would have to put up with these godawful pickup lines and puns and continue pretending like he didn’t know what the ridiculous alpha meant.
“Did you get a driving ticket from a vampire, because your neck has fine written all over it.”
“You know sometimes I still get nightmares about being turned into a vampire by the demobats. Being a vampire wasn’t the nightmare part though. It was the fact that I couldn’t have garlic bread ever again.”
“…”
“You’d have to die first to become a vampire, dingus. Munson’s the only one that died here.”
“Only temporarily!”
“Yeah! I gave him CPR.”
“What I wouldn’t give to remember the resuscitation process there, Stevie.”
“What I wouldn’t give to forget it.”
“Robin! Eddie could have become a vampire! He’d never be able to have garlic bread again!”
“…” A defeated sigh.
And then a week later.
“Is your neck a map? Because I think I just found some treasure.”
“One time Robin wanted to use a marker to see if she could draw a pattern with my moles. But she accidentally used a sharpie. Do you know how hard it is to wash sharpie off your own back?”
“…” Then: “I could help you out in the shower next time, Stevie.”
“Oh it’s fine, that was months ago so it’s all gone now.”
Steve thought Eddie might bash his head against the table then, but he merely muttered something under his breath with a shake of his head and continued eating his meal. Too bad Eddie wouldn’t just come out and say it was a date, because Steve would really love to kiss him.
But the pickup lines just kept coming. Never ending. Robin cackled each time she witnessed one, though obviously after Eddie left after Steve’s continued oblivious act, but Steve was getting impatient. He really wished Eddie would just hurry up and ask him.
“If I said you had a beautiful neck, would you hold it against me?”
“Aw, thanks, man. I love getting compliments from friends. If only I could find an alpha like you.”
And okay, maybe Steve was *slightly* cheating with that one. But Robin wasn’t around and Eddie, lord help him, just gave him a look that totally said that he was silently screaming. But he still…
Didn’t.
Ask.
Steve couldn’t take it anymore. He really, really couldn’t.
At all.
“Are we in a museum, because your neck is a work of ar—”
“If I was a guitar, would you grab me by the neck while fingering me from behind to see what noises I can make?”
Steve didn’t react at all when coffee sprayed from Robin’s mouth, simply staring Eddie straight in the eyes as the other man choked on his words, Eddie’s eyes wide and face turning rapidly pink.
When Eddie still made no response besides staring at him while Robin let out a slew of curses as she tried to clean herself up, Steve just raised an imperious brow.
“Well?”
Eddie sucked in a sharp breath, snapping out of his frozen state to begin nodding his head rapidly like a puppet with loose strings. “Uh. Yup. Uh huh. Yes. Yup.”
Steve smirked, leaning in towards Eddie and lightly arching his neck to the side. “I’ve been told my neck smells like candy. Why don’t you taste it and find out.”
As Eddie spluttered, Steve reached into his pocket for his wallet, pulling out the crisp $20 bill there and sliding it over to Robin without bothering to look her way. They could always make another bet later.
Like how long until Eddie asked to put his pups in him.
Judging by the slowly growing, manic smile on his face as he seemed to finally catch on to the situation, Steve figured it wouldn’t be long.
Which was just fine by him.
Maybe he’d ask Eddie first again.
Or maybe they’d do it together neck-and-neck.
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Thank you, @foulwitchknight, for that fantastic initial post. I just couldn’t help but do a little something with it after you answered my musings. 😉
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seeingivy · 1 day ago
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bad blood
actor!ryomen sukuna x f!reader
**part of my dream girl fic
songs mentioned: bad blood by taylor swift and obsessed by olivia rodrigo
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“are you of the opinion that all PR is good PR?” 
sukuna can tell that it’s not the time for jokes. that much is obvious to him from the exasperated looks on everyone’s faces at his ill-timed comment – at nanami pinching the bridge of nose, yuuji shooting him an irritated look (with a whisper of a smile on his face), and his manager shoyo’s eyes pinched shut in frustration. 
“i would be inclined to think that, but sukuna is over party trending for the past three hours is giving me a run for my money here.” shoyo responds. 
sukuna diverts his eyes back to the television, shoyo’s computer projecting the trending hashtag onto the screen, and his fingers darting to refresh every few seconds with another set of irritating tweet about him. sukuna’s gotten the hint from the first three, but he has a sneaking inkling that shoyo’s doing this part just to rub it in his face – that it’s his way of saying i told you so without explicitly doing so. 
shoyo was interesting in that way. managers were interesting in that way. 
sukuna wondered to himself how many other careers had these types of dynamics, with “mentors” who served as stand-in parents. telling someone what to do, what not to do – in attempts to guide them from right or wrong – that almost never worked in his case. 
his gut instinct tells him that almost every single profession does. but it also tells him that the other managers can’t be half as annoying as the special spot that entertainment managers take up. 
at the very least, he can appreciate the take that shoyo has on his position. like a firm, strict father figure. he spares no warmth for him – just the way sukuna likes it. 
“so what are we going to do? can we just ignore it?” sukuna asks. 
it’s a loaded question. 
what can you do when you might have possibly tanked every attempt at an entertainment career before it even starts? 
sukuna’s first manager, starla, taught him three simple facts about the entertainment industry. among other things.
in particular, that the warmth was something that sukuna needed to run far, far away from. 
first – attention is hard to attain. anyone can audition to act in a show, but only one person gets picked. you can be the best in the game but it doesn’t matter unless someone looks at you. 
second – once you have it, attention is hard to maintain. if someone takes the time to watch, who’s to say that they’re ever going to watch you again? anyone can be a one hit wonder, but it takes greater skill to stay relevant, to keep people interested in what you’re putting out. 
and third. reputation is everything. it’s best practice to avoid becoming a contrarian. it’s social suicide to your career. 
it seems that sukuna might have nipped the first two in the bud, by accidentally becoming a contrarian. again. after so narrowly missing it the first time. 
that’s the thing that’s the most frustrating in his opinion. that sukuna did almost nothing out of the sorts, that he had followed every single prim and proper rule he could have after his first few tumbles – and that this time, he very simply became a contrarian for dumping the wrong girl at the wrong time. 
sukuna had made his own additions to the facts as time went on. especially after he was dropped by his old manager, promptly when he turned twenty-three. 
lessons that he learned on his own. this situation alone added three to his list. 
first – do not date the daughter of an industry titan. who has a loving fanbase that will attack you if the two of you break up. 
second – do not crack jokes about good and bad PR when you’ve inadvertently created a mess for almost everyone around you. 
and third – tread lightly the week before the biggest break of your career. things move so fast that they’re in absolute shambles before you know it. 
“there’s nothing you can do besides follow the script that the PR team gave you. keep questions about aimee to a minimum at the event tonight. deflect to the show and only the show.” 
sukuna gives shoyo a mock salute. he still doesn’t find it funny. 
in fact, sukuna can tell that he’s had exactly enough for this meeting, marked by the almost immediate exodus he makes from the room, with nanami following in tow. nanami shoots him an apologetic smile over his shoulder as he exits and it’s one that sukuna can appreciate. 
“you know, i really do question your taste in women.” yuuji states. 
sukuna rolls his eyes. 
“you question everyone’s taste in women.” sukuna deadpans. 
yuuji gives him a laugh – the one that he had been holding in from earlier – and smacks him hard against the shoulder. sukuna can feel the pressure that he was trying to ignore compounding in his head, as he sinks down into the couch. 
“i’m being serious though. i just don’t understand what you see in these girls. none of these relationships really have a fighting chance, which at this point, you almost have to be doing on purpose. i know you’re not that dumb.” 
sukuna shrugs. he can tell that he’s being baited into having a conversation, a conversation that he doesn’t want to have, and makes a mental note to yuuji later that he shouldn’t lay it on so thick. 
“your point is?” sukuna mutters. 
“i’m not trying to make a point. i’m trying to understand why you’re so…so keen on pursing things you know won’t work out. it’s almost like you don’t want it to work out for you.” 
“i don’t know what you’re talking about. you sound like an idiot.” 
yuuji shakes his head, almost like he’s giving him a sentencing. trying to tell him, making it a point that he’s been caught red handed, that he has to give into the conversation.
“don’t tell me you’re really not trying in earnest because of what happened?” 
sukuna can feel his frustration coming to a head, right in the center of his forehead. it always felt like feelings were concentrated there, right in that sensitive part of his head that made him rush to anger. 
“it’s not about that.” 
yuuji takes the hint. he jumps over the line as often as he can, but won’t push any farther. 
“i just think that you should give things a real, earnest try. i know that none of us can really understand what happened, but…but that doesn’t mean that it’s going to happen every time. you…you shouldn’t be happy that you’re not trying to find love for real.” 
sukuna clicks his tongue in his cheek. 
“and who said i was doing that?” 
yuuji sighs. 
“you’re always the same you know. you never try for real because you’re scared you’re going to strike out. you….you still…you’re still afraid to pursue someone you actually like because you think…” 
yuuji doesn’t finish the sentence. but sukuna knows the answer, because he’s said it before. 
you’re afraid to pursue someone you actually like because you think they’ll realize there’s nothing to like about you. 
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“do you ever think about pushing yourself creatively?” 
you wonder how many times someone can ask the same question, worded differently. 
in mimi’s case, you’ve reached a whopping count of six. categorically organized – three times while you were out doing your morning coffee, twice over dinner, and today marked a new first,  while writing music at the piano. 
each question exactly the same, every response exactly the same. 
“no. i want to stay exactly the same for the rest of my life.” you deadpan. 
your dry humor earns you a laugh from mimi. in all fairness, it almost always does, because it’s very easy to make her laugh. because she’s a person who is easily pleased, very outgoing, who very simply put, enjoys most things. 
“i wouldn’t even be shocked if you said that to me. your google calendar is my very worst nightmare, you know that?” 
“my google calendar is perfectly organized. just as it should be.” 
“i mean. very organized. i am very appreciative that you’re on time to all of our meetings, which is very rare with your generation.” 
“you’re in the same generation as us. you’re not even that much older than me.” you deadpan. 
“okay, but being a mother has aged me like ten years. all of my friends do pilates in their free time, make brunch plans for fun.” 
“i’m your friend. i don’t do pilates in my free time. and i eat at five in the morning on the dot everyday.” 
“yeah. you’ve just take up different odd hobbies, but it’s basically the same thing.” 
you scoff, as you flip the page on the stand of the piano. 
you wonder how often mimi thinks about that type of thing. the life that she used to live. the fact that you could be doing all the things that she couldn’t necessarily do anymore. it makes you wonder if that’s why she’s so adamant. 
“i could be doing drugs you know.” 
“you should be doing drugs!” 
well, that answers your question. 
“i can’t wait to see what your child does in the future. you’ve set such high expectations!” 
mimi rolls her eyes. she’s very easily pleased, very outgoing, and filled with an overwhelming well of patience to counteract your stubbornness. 
it’s granted that she almost never wins, that your firmness in your decision always stands at the end of the day, but it doesn’t mitigate her efforts to try. you’re betting that she’s going to give her very stubborn daughter a run for her money in a few years when she’s older. 
“i don’t mean that you should actually do drugs. or maybe i do. some of my other writers love to drink or smoke weed to get through writer’s block. it just a little shift to push you to some new limits.” 
“perfect. i’ll just try to do some ketamine before my next song so that it sounds better.” 
mimi sighs. 
“i’m not telling you to go do horse tranquilizers. i’m stating a very simple fact, that you tend to gravitate towards what is comfortable for you. in your personal life, in your friends, in your songwriting. you’ve found a sound that you work great with, themes that resonate with people. but you’ve been stuck there, right where you know people want you. it wouldn’t hurt to try pushing the limits here and there.” 
you scoff. 
“you sound like a shitty inspirational quote.” 
mimi shakes her head. 
“i often find that stubbornness to approach new things at the end of the day creates a sort of resentment towards anything that stimulates new growth. and keeps you stuck exactly where you are currently. stagnant.” 
you don’t like the evaluation. the sentencing that she’s given you, that she’s been giving you for the past few months. 
that you aren’t going anywhere. 
you not liking it doesn’t make it any less true. but her saying it over and over again doesn’t propel you into doing anything about it either. 
“and what if i fail to do this whole moving thing you’re talking about?” you jest. 
mimi pinches her lips in a line. 
“then it proves to me that you’re just approaching this entire thing wrong. you’re not winning an award, you’re writing a song. it’s not an examination that you’re completing, it’s just something you’re trying to say.” 
you give her a dry smile. 
“and what if no one wants to hear what i have to say?” 
“that’s where you and i will disagree. i fear people are on the edge of their seats waiting for it.” 
you snort. 
“are you not a fan of me sticking it to idiots like jake nicholson and aimee lynch?” 
mimi gives you a smug grin. 
“a huge fan. but i can tell that you’ve got something else under the surface that’s dying to be let out.” 
“i suppose that’ll just have to wait for today.” you respond. 
mimi shrugs. 
“i’ll try again tomorrow.” she affirms. 
you’re not sure why she tries. you’re still going to say no. 
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sukuna’s manager’s strategy was very simple. all he had to do was save face for a week – a week until the show came out. tell people to watch the premiere on the red carpet, throw in an anecdote about filming here and there, and that was that. 
granted, his job wasn’t exactly hard. the ensemble cast did most of the work, satoru’s loud voice combined with how energetic yuuji is, allowed him to slip through the cracks and make it inside the venue without any unsavory questions about aimee. 
sukuna looks across the room to where the two of them are standing near the bar, glasses of ice in their hand, satoru no doubt flicking his charm and stupid pickup lines at everyone. he understood the strategy – that sukuna having the opportunity to talk created a greater risk for him to say something he shouldn’t – but it just made the event boring for him. 
sukuna hated being on the sidelines. 
quite literally the sidelines, because the table he was currently occupying was pushed against the wall. he would retreat back to the main table in the center when the two of them returned, but judging by how loud they were laughing, it didn’t seem like it was going to be any time soon. 
“excuse me.” 
sukuna’s thrown out of his train of thought by the voice, only to find he’s accompanied by two girls at his side. sukuna inches his glass of soda closer to him, noting the sparky stars gleaming on their eyelids, accompanied with layers of beaded bracelets on their wrists. 
fans. sukuna’s found his in. 
“can i help you?” sukuna asks. 
the two girls look at each other, a nervous laugh escaping their lips, as they squeeze their intertwined hands together. he prays to god they’re not here for aimee. 
“are you ryomen sukuna?” 
sukuna smiles, looping his elbow across the back of the chair, and smiling. there’s no distaste in their voice – so they most likely aren’t. he’s won. 
“sure am. who might you be?” sukuna asks. 
“we’re addison and abigail.” they respond. 
sukuna uses his free hand, gesturing for them to take the free chairs across from him. he watches as they both widen their eyes, stumbling knees hitting the bottom of the table as he readjusts and leans back. 
interviews and networking he wasn’t allowed to do. that much was clear. but talking to fans caused no trouble, and it wasn’t explicitly off limits.
it gave him time to do what he did best. charm people. 
“addison and abigail. to what do i owe the pleasure?” sukuna asks. 
“we don’t want to take up any of your time.” abigail starts. 
“really, we’re sure you’re quite busy. this is a big event and all and you probably have to do interviews and all that.” addison adds. 
sukuna grins. 
“i’ll always make time for you.” 
he watches as their eyes widen, abigail’s lips pinched shut together by the bluntness in his statement, as he lifts his glass and presses it to his lips. 
“i have a question.” sukuna states.
“anything!” addison replies. 
her response is too fast. so fast that sukuna can almost clock that she’s realized that it’s too fast – that she’s embarrassed at how eager she was to respond. he shoots her a kind smile in response, before leaning forward and bracing his forearms against the table. 
“how did the two of you sneak in here? secret boyfriend let you in?” sukuna asks. 
the two of them offer him an awkward laugh, slightly releasing their shoulders, as they lift their hands and very adamantly gesture the opposite. 
“not at all. we got selected to attend the event through the fan program.” abigail responds. 
sukuna smirks. 
“here for me?” sukuna asks. 
the two of them widen their eyes, almost like they’ve been caught in an awkward situation. because they’re very obviously not here for him. 
the fan invites were given for the singers and affiliated studios. and he’d be caught dead before singing live in front of an audience. 
“i’m so sorry. i don’t mean to…” 
sukuna immediately retreats. 
“you do realize that i’m not a singer, right?” sukuna asks. 
“what?” abigail asks. 
“i don’t sing. there’s no way that you could be here for me.” sukuna clarifies. 
the two of them breathe a sigh of relief, abigail giving him a jokingly irritated glare as he shoots the two of them a smile. 
“relax. i’m just pulling your leg. it’s all in good fun. we can take a picture and everything, whatever you want.” sukuna responds. 
the two of them breathe a sigh of relief. 
“really?” she asks. 
sukuna nods. 
“that’s so sweet, thank you so much. we have a friend who’s a really big fan, so we were trying to get her a signed shirt.” 
“a signed shirt it is.” sukuna responds, noting that they reach into their bag with the shirt and marker prepared. 
“oh my god. i thought you were….you were going to be a diva or something.” abigail responds. 
“me? a diva?” sukuna jokes. 
“you wouldn’t believe it. god, some people can be so rude. one time, aimee lynch got us…” 
addison’s quick to respond, shoving her elbow into her side to gesture for her to be quiet. sukuna narrow their eyes at the two of them, before rolling her eyes. 
sukuna, in the split second, debates if he should respond. if it would go against the deal he made – to be quiet, to not cause any noise – because they could go running and post about it on twitter.
he decides against his better judgment, only because it’s potently clear they’ve been terrorized by aimee before. 
“got you kicked out of an event?” sukuna asks. 
“yeah…” addison mumbles. 
“she does that often. it’s a whole load of shit. i’m glad you’re here.” sukuna responds. 
“yeah. we were just really upset because we were actually supposed to meet y/n that day. we had tweeted to her that we got kicked out before we made it to the meet and greet and her team organized a whole like facetime call and sent us merch, but it was super annoying.” abigail responds. 
sukuna nods, only because he knows all too well, that it’s exactly in her character to kick fans out of events. their “desperation” always got on her nerves. 
“well, i hope you get to meet her tonight. she is here, right?” sukuna asks. 
“yeah. she invited us personally since we missed out last time.”
sukuna smiles. 
“that’s sweet. i hope you get to meet her later.” sukuna responds. 
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there’s a patterned knock on the door of your dressing room. two fast, two slow, two fast. it’s accompanied by the door swinging open and the reflection of megumi standing in the mirror with a cup of iced coffee in his hand. 
you shoot him an excited smile, apologetically shooing away your hair and makeup team from the chair, to get up and greet him. 
“coffee? for moi?” you ask, exaggerating every syllable. 
megumi rolls his eyes, placing the cold cup into the palm of your hand, as you shoot him a smile.
megumi hates when you exaggerate the syllables – which is precisely the reason that you do it. you have an inkling that he secretly loves it, because he’s a secret fan of your antics. 
“figured you needed it. you look like a hag.” megumi responses. 
you snort down a laugh, as you take a sip from the overly sweet coffee. 
“hag is a new one. you’ve always had such a way with words, my love.” you joke. 
you return back to your chair, gesturing for him to take the free one at your side, as you reach for your phone and read through the last texts you got from mimi. all confirmations – that your guitar and band have arrived, that you’re all good to go at the end of the hour. 
“is romeo here?” you ask. 
you can see megumi’s irritated expression out of the corner of your eye, accompanied with a pink flush that creeps up his neck. 
“what’s his name again? yuki?” you joke. 
“yuuji.” megumi corrects, his voice almost stern. 
“okay, relax. pipe it down three notches, juliet.” 
megumi lifts his hand, awkwardly rubbing it against the back of his neck, as you drop your phone in your lap and narrow your eyes at him. 
“what did he do today?”
“you don’t care.” megumi mumbles. 
“and that hasn’t stopped you from telling me in the past.” 
everyday, for the past eight months, you received a barrage of texts from megumi. ranging across every emotion in the human bandwidth, but always about the same thing. 
his new co-star. how great his hair look, what text he sent him that morning, how his skin looked perfect in the light. you would nip that type of dialogue from anyone else in the bud. but megumi wasn’t anyone else. 
“but you’re asking. which means you can’t complain, because you basically warranted it out of me.” 
you roll your eyes. 
“yeah, yeah.” 
“he got us matching pins for press this week. they’re like little cartoon versions of us. but he also got one for our other co-star nobara, so it doesn’t really count.” 
you shrug. 
“but he still got you one. so it does count. that’s cute.” you respond.
“but she has one too.” 
“but did he give it to you as a group or individually?” you ask. 
“individually.” megumi responds. 
you smile. 
“exactly. it means something different when it’s individually.” you respond. 
“you’re delusional.” megumi responds. 
you roll your eyes. 
“you could benefit from being a little delusional, drama queen.”  
“and then when we were coming here, i was telling him that you were going to be here and he got super excited. he remembered that i always used to get you coffee before your first show so he actually stopped our car and made sure that i was able to get some from you since you’re performing tonight.” 
you grin. 
“not technically my first show, but i appreciate the effort. I love him already. especially if he’s so passionate about my caffeine addiction.” 
“it’s from his coffee shop that he works at with his brother. they used to work there together when they were younger and like…he was telling me all about it. how the two of them used to work there after school and that the owners were like their second parents. they almost went down under a few years ago but they both had enough acting money so they invested. he was even introducing me to them and shit. like fully introducing me to people he views as family.” 
you nod. 
“wow, juliet. when’s the wedding?” you ask. 
“shut up.” megumi responds. 
“but really, that’s actually very sweet. he seems like a great guy.” 
“he is a great guy. he wants to meet you too, you know?” megumi responds. 
“that would be against your better judgment. i’m going to tell him all about your little crush. and propose marriage on your behalf like you’re my property in the 18th century or something.” you respond. 
“your jokes never get funnier.” megumi deadpans. 
“and yet you’re still here.” 
“his brother is here too. the one who used to date aimee.” 
you widen your eyes. 
“poor guy. it’s probably a blood bath out there for him.” 
“he made it through press unscathed, but they’re telling him to keep a low profile. but yuuji’s all worried because he tends to get erratic and take things into his own hands sometimes.” 
“what are they saying again?” you ask. 
“fans are mad because the report that went out said sukuna dumped her or something.” 
you snort. 
“is that even bad when she was like basically cheating on him the whole time?” you ask. 
“don’t think he knows that.” 
you shake your head. 
“really?” 
megumi shrugs. 
“i get the impression he didn’t care about the relationship too much.” 
you nod. 
“well, then my song won’t hurt his feelings too bad when he finds out they used to date.” 
you push up out of the chair, gesturing to your outfit as megumi gives you an approving nod. you link your arms together, pushing out of the door onto the floor of the venue, and continue your conversation in lowered voices. 
“do you want me to punch jake?” megumi asks.
“and ruin your pretty little baby hands? i would never.” 
megumi rolls his eyes, as the lights dim, and the two of you direct your eyes to the stage. it’s a long introduction, all of the producers and affiliates taking the time to thank everyone for attending. you’re performing at the end of the hour, which gives you enough time to zone this out and focus on the song. 
“our very first performance is from one of our affiliates at dancing lady studios – aimee lynch with guest star jake nicholson.” 
you and megumi widen your eyes as you turn to look at each other, as you all but crush megumi’s arm in your grasp. the two of them walk out onto the stage – and you note that her sparkly silver is almost identical to the outfit you had been wearing on tour for the past few months.
and that jake’s using the guitar that you gifted him on his birthday. 
you know she’s doing it on purpose. that she knows that about you – that you’ll connect dots and draw conclusions – to exactly what she’s trying to do. 
piss you off. 
Did you think we'd be fine? Still got scars on my back from your knife So don't think it's in the past These kind of wounds they last and they last Now did you think it all through? All these things will catch up to you And time can heal, but this won't So if you come in my way, just don't
Oh, it's so sad to think about the good times You and I
megumi leans down, voice quiet as he whispers in your ear. 
“this is going to do rounds on kids bop.” 
you snort. 
“they would be so lucky.” you respond back. 
'Cause baby, now we got bad blood You know it used to be mad love So take a look what you've done 'Cause baby, now we got bad blood (hey!) Now we got problems And I don't think we can solve 'em You made a really deep cut And baby, now we got bad blood (hey!)
“did you know they were going to do this?” megumi asks. 
you shake your head. 
“there’s no need to worry. i’m always prepared.” 
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“unless i’m not mistaken, you didn’t catch any strays tonight. how can one be so lucky?” shoko jokes. 
“we can’t all be the chosen ones.” sukuna responds back. 
“the night is still young. a girl can only dream.” shoko responds. 
sukuna rolls his eyes before smiling at her and trying to shake shoko’s grasp off of him, as he turns his attention back to the stage. with the event in full swing, he was allowed to return to the central table, only because the group of them around him to keep track of him. 
shoyo’s doing, he was sure. 
but he’s sure that shoyo was somewhere fast asleep in his bed right now, having the most restful nap he’s taken in months. sukuna’s inclined that he’ll feel the same way tonight when he goes to bed, with the promise of no scolding from his team since he did, in fact, not catch aimee’s wrath tonight. 
it was attributed to someone else tonight. he’s not exactly sure who, but at this point, all he can do is be thankful that it wasn't him. 
“who were you talking to earlier?” shoko asks. 
“fans who got invited to the event.” sukuna responds. 
“poor girls. they got assaulted by the smell of your cologne and had to lose brain cells by talking to you?” shoko jokes. 
sukuna scoffs. 
“that already happened when you walked into the room. don’t kid yourself, ieiri.” 
“you should learn some manners. is that any way to talk to a woman?” shoko asks. 
“can you guys shut the fuck up?” 
shoko and sukuna turn their heads to the left to find satoru standing there, eyes razor focused and glued to the stage. 
“what stick is up your ass?” shoko asks. 
“it’s y/n’s turn to perform.” satoru seethes. 
shoko snorts. 
“don’t tell me that your dream girl is in attendance? how are you even standing straight right now?” shoko asks. 
“pure adrenaline, bitch.” satoru responds. 
sukuna and shoko widen their eyes as they share a look – a quiet communication that satoru’s being more erratic than normal and to leave him be – as they turn their attention back to the stage. 
the bright lights shine red on the stage as the visuals go up, a twisting and turning illusion against the back screen. there’s a rising platform in the center and all he gets a glimpse of are sparkly star tights. 
La-da-da-da, da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da, da-da-da
If I told you how much I think about her You'd think I was in love And if you knew how much I looked at her pictures You would think we're best friends
'Cause I know her star sign, I know her blood type I've seen every movie she's been in and, oh god, she's beautiful And I know you loved her, and I know I'm butthurt But I can't help it, no, I can't help it
I'm so obsessed with your ex (uh-huh) I know she's been asleep on my side of your bed And I can feel it I'm starin' at her like I wanna get hurt And I remember every detail you have ever told me So be careful, baby
I'm so obsessed with your ex (ah) Yeah, I'm so obsessed with your ex (ah) La-da-da-da, da-da-da
sukuna can feel his heart pounding in his throat. he grabs yuuji by the shoulder, yanking him close from the fabric of his shirt, and whispers. 
“who is that?” 
“were you born under a rock? that’s y/n.” 
sukuna watches as you skip around the stage, bathed in the dark red lights surrounding the stage and the visuals with you in the background. 
maybe sukuna was born under a rock. he was one thousand percent sure that he would remember something like this. 
“the guy that was up with aimee earlier. she’s jake’s ex-girlfriend. they were singing about her.” yuuji whispers. 
“is she singing about aimee?” sukuna asks. 
yuuji nods. 
“they have some weird twisted history. especially with jake, i think. him and aimee have had eyes for each other since like…forever.” 
he watches as you walk over to the left side of the stage, crouching down into the view of the camera and right across from where jake and aimee are sitting, irritated looks painted on their faces. 
sukuna notes that you're looking right at them. full blown, direct eye contact.
Is she friends with your friends? Does she give great head?  Do you think about her? No, I'm fine, it doesn't matter, tell me Is she easy-going? Never controlling? Well-traveled? Well-read? Oh god, she makes me so upset
I'm so obsessed with your ex (ah) She's been asleep on my side in your bed (ah, whoa) I'm so obsessed with your ex (god, she makes me so upset, ah) I'm so obsessed with your, with your ex
sukuna’s frustration compounds again. 
because he can’t simply understand how he’s the one getting publicly punished, when aimee’s been in love with some other guy the entire time. and that knowing her, she most definitely leaked the news about how she was blindsided on purpose, just to ruin his career. 
“if i was y/n, i’d just punch them both in the face. then start dating one of her boyfriends or something.” shoko states.
the idea comes to sukuna almost instantly. and he makes a mental note to apologize to shoyo later.  
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when you get off the stage and retreat back to your table near the wall, you quickly scan through your texts from mimi. 
[mimi]: Three versions slated for release. Could potentially block you getting the #1 spot. 
[mimi]: Fingers crossed, but things are faring over well. People love the song.  
[mimi]: Obviously. 
you set the phone face down at the table and sink down into your chair. you don’t even get a second to think because before you know it, someone’s slid into the chair right across from you, hunched forward into your space over the small chair. 
pink hair, arms littered with tattoos. there was something oddly familiar about him. 
“you’re just the girl i wanted to see.” he states. 
you narrow your eyes at him. you’re unsure which one he is. producers trying to poach for their studio, people looking to network, or the perverts that somehow get let into events like this. 
“is that right?” you ask, tone dry. 
the guy offers you an over-eager nod, accompanied with a glimmering smirk. 
he’s attractive and you can tell from the look on his face that he knows it. for some reason, you’re almost positive that he makes sure of it. toned muscles, hair so perfect that it has to be styled. to the point where it feels calculated.
you lean forward, placing your cheek in the palm of your hand as you smile right back at him. he leans forward almost immediately. it was almost too easy. 
“i don’t think we’ve ever met before. i’d think i’d remember that.” you respond. 
“only in my dreams.” 
you fight the urge to scoff. you’re sure that one worked out well for him in the past. It's the only reason someone would say something so corny and mean it.
you hold your hand out to him, noting that he extends the handshake for far too long. 
“y/n.”
“ryomen sukuna.” 
that’s where you knew him from. this was megumi’s co-star. romeo’s brother. 
“from jujutsu kaisen, right?” you ask. 
sukuna gives you a glimmering grin. you note that he has a dimple on the left side. 
“know everything about me, don’t you?” 
you snort. 
“sure do. you’ve got me all figured out, sweetheart.” you deadpan. 
sukuna leans back, narrowing his eyes at the comment. you can tell that he’s rethinking what to say next. 
“i know about the show because of megumi.” you clarify. 
“we go way back.” sukuna responds. 
you lean back against the chair and cross your arms over your chest. you've got him right where you want him.
“really?” you ask. 
sukuna nods. 
“when did you meet him?” 
“elementary school. he was always the quiet type.” 
sukuna pauses. 
“speaking of types, what’s yours?” 
you fight the urge to laugh. there was no way he could truly be this forward. but then again, you figure his deep urge to get back at aimee right now was probably inhibiting his good judgement at the current moment. 
“why do you ask?” 
“you’re a smart girl. i know you can figure it out.” 
you take the bait. 
“i’ll give it a shot.” you respond. 
“that’s my girl.” 
you smile before leaning forward to make sure that he hears you properly. 
“your name is ryomen sukuna. indie actor for the most part, but you recently got signed on as part of the lead ensemble for mappa’s new show, jujutsu kaisen. you’ve gotten pretty far considering all things, which i’m sure comes as a byproduct of the whole charm bit that you do and from what i’ve heard, some pretty decent acting. and while you’ve done mostly well, you made the brutal mistake of becoming a social pariah by dancing with the tabloid devil, aimee lynch. you’ve ended up on their bad side and now, in some weird type of way – i’ll admit, i’m not exactly sure how – are trying to elicit my help to get you back in people’s good graces. by lying, of course.” 
you watch as sukuna’s eyes widen, before he leans back, his cheeks the slightest shade of pink as he swallows hard. and you give him your sincerest smile before pulling out your phone and digging for the photo in your favorites. 
of you and megumi in grade school, standing hand in hand. 
“i think i’d remember if the human version of pinkie pie from my little pony was running around my elementary school, sukuna.” you state. 
and shockingly enough, he only gives you a smile in response – like he’s almost delighted by the fact that what you've just read caught him in a lie– as he sticks his tongue in the side of his cheek and makes a clicking sound. 
“got me all figured out, don’t you dollface?” 
“you’re painfully obvious, like most men. i’ll see you around, sukuna.” you respond, as you turn on your heel to walk away. 
but he’s almost too fast with it, slithering his hand down from your elbow to your wrist, pulling slightly to beckon you to turn back. and he gives you an…a more earnest smile this time as he raises your knuckles to his lips, and leaves a kiss in between the pointer in the middle. 
“that’s a promise, sweetheart.” 
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bloodyfries · 2 days ago
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Adding the fact that Shen Yuan was a rich kid plus the fact that he thinks that running a peak, teaching disciples and going on missions is just lazing around then I wouldn't be surprised if he did some find of sport
Ok, here me out, a lot of rich kids tend to do a whole bunch of extra circulars (trust me, I went to a school filled with trust fund kids) and Shen Yuan considers himself lazy despite very clearly doing a lot. So, he probably got that notion because in his first life he had a jammed pack schedule and uses that as a comparison.
So with this in mind he probably has a bunch of skills, one of those being some form of sport.
Anyway, flash forward to some time post cannon and a wife plot happens. In the original PIDW it was a excuse for a sport episode (or character(s) in this case) with future wives and current wives to wear short clothes and run around. It's probably written because it a fan favorite trope in media and will mist likely bring in a bigger audience (SY can be heard cursing airplane for unoriginalty, contradictions and historical inaccuracy). We'll just say that some kingdom/demon royal family decided instead of violence (because who could ever beat Bingge in a fight?) to use a sports tournament as a way to decide who get to rule.
Well, when this happens in svsss Shen Qingqiu ends up roped into this (ahh, the curse to be a love interest) and just absolutely destroys everyone at off brand tennis (and/or other rich people sports). Luo Binghe would also be destroying people at literally any of the games but he's too busy trying to not lose it over SQQ's (previously stated) short clothing, pulled tightly up hair and skill
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obitos-whore · 1 day ago
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Naruto men taking care of their s/o when they're sick
I'm currently dealing with a cold and really shitty stomach problems, probably due to food poisoning. So, I present you this. Apologies if it's not good or your faves aren't in it. Also, shout-out to everyone who's currently sick. We're in this together and we'll get through it.
(Includes: Obito, Gaara, Shisui, Itachi and Kakashi)
Tw: Mention of sickness, throwing up and medicine
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Obito
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He was woken up by the sound retching coming from the bathroom
After noticing that you weren't in bed, he immediately went to check on you in the bathroom, calling out your name softly to make his presence known and to not startle you
When another wave of nausea washes over you, he kneels down beside you and gently rubs your back in circular motions
"It's okay, love. It's okay. Let it out, I'm here for you."
Once you're done regurgitating your dinner, he hands you some water to rinse your mouth with
And in case you accidentally made a mess, don't worry, Obito will reassure you with a kiss on the top of your head and a soft "Don't worry, honey, I got this" and clean it up while you brush your teeth
When everything is nice and clean again, he will help you back to your shared bedroom and offer to make you some tea and prepare a hot water bottle for your upset tummy
Since he knows how draining and strenuous throwing up can be, Obito makes sure you're nice and comfy, with a bucket in reach and a box of tissues to wipe your mouth and tears with, before heading to the kitchen to prepare that tea and hot water bottle
Back in bed, he will hold you tight and cuddle you, peppering your head with affectionate kisses and whispering words of encouragement
Gaara
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He noticed something was up when he came back home and you weren't there to greet him like you always do
After a quick search, he found you laying in bed, wrapped in two blankets and shivering, teeth practically clattering
His protective instincts kicked in immediately at the sight of you and without wasting any time, Gaara began to tend to you, pushing aside his own fatigue
He checked your temperature, fluffed up your pillows, turned up the heat in the room and brought you an extra blanket. He even gave you one of his sweaters for extra warmth and comfort
"Don't worry my little desert flower, I'm going to take care of you."
Gaara practically raids the medicine cabinet and insists that you take some of everything
Despite his usually stoic and calm demeanor, Gaara tends to turn into a bit of a helicopter parent partner when it comes to you. (And he's not ashamed of it)
He also doesn't care that he might get sick as well by being so close to you. He just wants to be there for you and nurse you back to health like a good spouse should. Plus, he can handle a bit of a runny nose and some coughing
Shisui
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It was actually him who got you sick in the first place
He insisted that he could take care of himself and that you should stay away until he was no longer infectious. But you didn't listen and that's how you two ended up being sick together
Feeling guilty, Shisui tries to make it up by tending to you to his best of ability. Which sounds as strenuous and tedious as it actually is, with each of you insisting that the other should rest and let them do all the work
To no one's surprise, neither of you actually gets much done and instead spends the majority of the day sleeping
Your diet for that time consists of mostly medicine and teas and some instant ramen. Maybe some fruits or home cooked meals if someone was so kind to bring you some
Despite both of you feeling like absolute ass, you do appreciate the chance to spend some 'quality' time together. Even if that mostly consists of coughing up a lung and trumpeting like a herd of elephants while blowing your noses
Regardless of which of you is the worst off, Shisui will be the one to go to the pharmacy and the grocery store to get medicine, food and a few other things, such as flowers, a "Get well soon" card, a cute little plushie and your favourite snacks
The poor guy is being eaten alive by guilt and his unwavering love for you is what gives him the strength to actually leave the bed and function somehow. Even if it's for your sake only. So you better appreciate his efforts
Itachi
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Itachi had come over to your place, to spend the few days he had off with you
Wanting to surprise you, he used the spare key you gave him to access the apartment and prepare a cute little dinner date a la stay at home. That was, until he heard noises coming from the bathroom
He decided to investigate and that's when he found you, hung over the toilet, hair and clothes a total mess and face almost as white as the toilet you were hugging
His previous plans now forgotten, he dutifully takes it upon himself to care for you, starting with comforting you and carefully getting you back to bed once your stomach has been emptied
Knowing that tea, warmth and bed rest are the best way to soothe an upset stomach, Itachi doesn't shy away from becoming your personal nurse/butler during that time
He will make you homemade ginger tea, cook easily digestible meals for you, prepare as many hot water bottles as you need and want and even take care of the chores around the apartment without you even having to ask him to
And on top of that, he still takes the time to cuddle with you and rub your stomach to alleviate the pain and discomfort you're in
He'd even request to have a few more days off, in case you're not feeling better by the time he has to be back on duty
Kakashi
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When you and Kakashi met up for one of your rare dates, the silver haired Jonin immediately noticed your ailing state and advised you to take it easy
He even offered to reschedule your date so that you could take the time to rest. But after you stubbornly insisted that you were fine, he eventually gave in, albeit reluctantly
The next day, he decided to pay you a brief visit and check on you
Of course, he wasn't surprised when he saw your pale face sheepishly peeking out from behind the blanket as you tried to stifle a cough
"So much for "I'm fine", huh?"
Pretends to be smug and smart-assy about being right and takes the opportunity to gently scold you for being stubborn and reckless with your health. Look, he cares a lot about you but doesn't know how to say or show it properly, so he acts like an all-knowing, wannabe doctor to get the message across
Signs himself up for the role of your caretaker, because obviously you suck at doing it yourself and he is the only responsible adult here. Basically the pinnacle of self-care. Lol
Expect to be served healthy, home cooked meals and lots of fresh vegetables and fruits to help boost that immune system of yours and get you back to health
May or may not coax you to take your medication by promising you extra cuddles and affection
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e-vay · 2 days ago
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My In-Depth Review of Sonic X Shadow Generations (Spoilers!)
I completed Sonic X Shadow Generations so I'm ready to talk about it! Remember, these are just my personal opinions about the game, so don't take this review as me saying that my opinion is "right." I'd hate to accidentally spoil the game for you, so all my thoughts are below the cut:
Did you mean to click "Keep Reading"? I warned you, there's gonna be spoilers here! One last chance to back out...
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THE SHADOW PORTION
Let's start with what we've all been hyped about: the Shadow portion of Sonic X Shadow Generations. If you single out the Shadow story of this game, I think it is an absolute masterpiece! Everyone who worked on it gave it their all, and it clearly shows. I'd give it a 9.75/10.
THE GRAPHICS
The visuals of this game are STUNNING. These new models for Maria and Gerald Robotnik are perfection! I am so glad they went with the more 'cartoon' style for the human models, similar to what we saw in Sonic Unleashed. They feel like they belong in this world among these peculiar looking anthropomorphic animals, but they aren't so odd looking that they feel goofy. They found a perfect balance and I couldn't be happier with them. Speaking of character models, to see all the bosses throughout the years in this new high definition was a sight to behold! Though I do feel nostalgia for the lower-poly version of the Biolizard, it was great to see it as the creators originally envisioned. It went from this loveable (and admittedly silly-looking) salamander to a truly intimidating and disturbing looking beast. The animation is superb. The characters move so fluidly and the poses are dynamic and striking! The frame rate makes everything look and feel fast and smooth which is exactly what you'd hope for in a Sonic game. I also appreciated the variety of poses/animations even just for the different stage ranks. I found myself purposely replaying stages to get different ranks just so I could see the different animations Shadow had regarding his "performance" evaluation. That really adds to the replay value! I am a graphic designer for a living, so of course I have to gush about the design, too! The graphic elements that appear before, during, and after each stage are straight up BADASS! I love the 2D animated flame that appears along the stage name and the color scheme and sharp lines are so appropriate to Shadow, and are a very strong contrast to Sonic's graphic elements that are colorful and round in shape. These are small details that most people might not outright notice, but it really enhances the overall aesthetic of the game.
THE STORY
LOOOOORE! Sweet nectar of the gods, we were given so much more lore with this game! Even though the Shadow portion of this game was fairly short, they jam-packed a ton of information and I am forever thankful for it! If you didn't do so while playing, I highly recommend playing again and talking to the NPCs regularly for little nuggets of lore. I was initially worried that this was going to be a rehash of the same 'origin' story we've heard a dozen times already, but that was not the case! Instead of focusing entirely on the tragedy that happened on the ARK, we got to learn what life was like on the ARK while times were still good! Learning that Shadow didn't used to be confident at all, to the point where Maria basically doesn't recognize this confident version of him that we've all known him as. And that Shadow never did his homework??? HA! I loved the confirmation that yes, Maria WAS INDEED the person who gave Shadow his name, and the meaning behind it was EVERYTHING TO ME! (Also works so well for my my AU. IYKYK hehehe) Plus all the Robotnik family history?! MARIA HAD A LITTLE SISTER?!?! She'd be old now, if she's even alive, but will we ever meet her? Will Shadow ever meet her (and would he even want to, or does he feel like that chapter of his life is closed now)? What was she like, and how did Maria's death impact her and her parents??? I hope we'll find out some day! Plus getting to learn a little bit more about Gerald's sons was exciting too. Will more Robotnik family members make appearances down the line? What do they think of Eggman's misdeeds? I'm so curious for more! It was heartbreaking in the best way for Shadow to get to interact with Maria and Gerald again, especially knowing he can't do anything to change what will inevitably happen to them. His sense of desperation paired with the growing affects that Doom's powers were having on him really had me worried about what was going to happen to Shadow's state of mind and overall well-being. It was amazing to see the toll it was taking on his body and his mind. In particular, I'm thinking of the scene where Shadow goes to fight Sonic and you see him having to actually restrain himself and go easy on Sonic. I thought it a great scene to demonstrate how easy it would have been for Shadow to just give in to the rage and take Sonic out without hesitation, but his willpower was able to win in the end. I have heard some people saying they're disappointed that Shadow lost his Doom abilities by the end of the story, but I think it made complete sense for the story. Black Doom is insistent that Shadow isn't 'complete' yet and he has to be more like him in order to be 'perfect.' But that isn't true! Shadow is already the ultimate life form, especially because there's more to him than his Black Doom DNA. By rejecting Doom's influence in the end, that was Shadow's true evolution. He's perfect as he is. Obviously I could gush forever and ever about all the Shadow and Maria scenes, but words aren't going to do it justice. It was just so moving to see how different he is when he's with her. In fact, at the end of this game I believe this is the first instance we ever see a true, genuine, heartwarming smile from Shadow and it DEVASTATED ME! We are used to his smirks, but when he's trying to reassure Maria that everything's going to be okay, we get to see him truly smile and we aren't seeing Shadow the Ultimate Lifeform or Shadow the Destroyer/Weapon, we are seeing Shadow the Brother and it felt like the warm embrace of a security blanket. God bless the writing in this game.
THE ACTING
The acting in this game is incredible from a visual and auditory performance. The animators really pushed the acting of the character models and you can feel Shadow's transformations throughout the game and the toll it's taking on his body. The emotions are cranked up to the max and they didn't pull any punches. In the past, Shadow was often limited in his portrayal of emotions, but that wasn't the case in this game at all. We saw anger, we saw resentment, we saw panic and sadness, and affection. There was so much thought put into the shaking of his hands, the gritting of his teeth, the shrinking and dilating of his pupils, all to show what's going on in his head without even resorting to words. SO MUCH ATTENTION was put into how these characters moved and interacted with each other and it truly tugged at my heart strings. There were too many wonderful moments for me to break down, so I will just single out one for now and applaud the creative direction and the animators for these scenes as a whole. There's this moment right near the end of the story, when Shadow is trying to stop Gerald and Maria from disappearing for good. His gestures are wild and panicked, his pupils and irises are small due to fear, but then Maria simply frames his face and rests her forehead against his. It's subtle, but Shadow's eyes widen and then return to their regular size and everything from his stance to how his shoulders fall show what a calming presence Maria has and how she helped (and will continue to help) him find his inner piece. Those performances are going to stick with me forever! Mike Pollock as Gerald Robotnik was truly *chef's kiss* MP is such a fantastic actor with great range. Though his voice is easily recognizable, the manner in which he speaks as Gerald is so different compared to Eggman, that you couldn't mistake the two characters even just by listening. We have been so used to only hearing from the angry, driven-insane-by-grief Gerald that it was so refreshing to get to see and hear the calm, brilliant, caring genius that created The Ultimate Life Form. P.S. I'm going to be crying over hearing Gerald call Shadow "son" for the rest of my life, thank you very much. I don't care about the future crimes he commits, we got to witness Shadow's father in this game and I'm weeping. Kirk Thornton is not my favorite Shadow. That being said, he really gave it his all and I was pleasantly surprised by what he accomplished. One of the performances that surprised me the most was Mephiles! This is a credit to the writers as well as the voice actor. The sense of wild desperation in his voice as he fights to even 'exist' in this timeline was so visceral and terrifying. Sure the other villains had their "I'm the best, this world belongs to me" lines, but Mephiles' voice lines were on a completely different level to me. What a treat! Lastly, if you can, please replay the game in Japanese! Kōji Yusa's performance is STUNNING. Ooh I'm getting shivers just recalling his voice lines while you're playing through the stages. I don't mean to discredit the English voice actors, but I think this game is even better when listening in Japanese. Give it a try yourself!
THE MUSIC
This is a Sonic game we're talking about, of course the music is going to be fantastic! The score did not disappoint one bit. It was great to hear all the callbacks to songs in the past as well as new tracks that were catchy and enjoyable even after playing the stages several times. "All Hail Shadow" has always been one of my favorites, but the new instrumental version used for majority of this game was so haunting and eerie. It was a delight to my ears as well as my emotions.
THE BOSSES
I loved the chosen bosses for Shadow's story. It was great fun to revisit some of the more iconic baddies throughout Shadow's history, and even though some of the gameplay was the same, the battle would then shift and offer the player something new. However, it's actually the boss fights where I dock the game a few fractions of a point. The boss battles were far too easy to defeat, and I actually found them easier and easier as the game progressed. I beat Mephiles and Devil Doom so quickly that I didn't realize their fights were over already. One could argue this was intentional by design. After all, throughout the story Shadow is evolving more and more into the 'perfect' killing machine. It would make sense that the more Doom Abilities he acquires, the weaker these bosses would seem. Still, as a life-long gamer, I appreciate when I have to actually work to achieve the ending of a game. I would have liked more of a challenge.
OVERALL GAMEPLAY
Whether you're roaming about White Space or you're actually playing through stages, the Shadow portion of this game is an absolute blast. Even having played the Shadow the Hedgehog game (which I'm a fan of, btw), I feel like this game really gave you a better feeling of what it's like to be Shadow. I LOVED that I got to use Chaos Control way more than ever before in previous games. If you had the ability to stop time, wouldn't you take advantage of it every chance you could??? The opportunity to use Chaos (and Doom) Spear as frequently as you wanted and Chaos Control almost constantly really shows how formidable of a character Shadow is and just how different it is to play as him compared to playing as Sonic. I loved the 'free-roam' aspect of White Space compared to the 2D version in Sonic's story. Hunting for rocket parts or figuring out how to unlock collectibles was a lot of fun and let the player really explore these new Doom abilities to the fullest. I'll admit that I struggled with navigating some of the Doom abilities, but even so I still had a ton of fun. I already mentioned replay value, but before you even have to go about replaying the game, there is SO MUCH to this portion of the game! The amount of stages, challenges, collectibles within stages, FINDING the unlockables USING the collectibles you obtained from stages, even the mini challenges available AFTER you've completed the key challenges (I'm talking about the bell that's located above the challenge portal), all of it made for a ton of opportunities for play. I found myself wanting to take on every quest instead of begrudgingly going through it just because I'm a completionist.
My biggest gripe is that the game was too short. Am I greedy for wanting more? Probably, but I can't help it. The developers gave us a ton of content in the Shadow story, but I still would have loved to have a full length game of just this gameplay. I managed to complete the Shadow portion in a few hours, and that was even with me leisurely taking my time to get collectibles and get S ranks for stages before progressing through the story. I miss the days where games took much longer to complete. But hey, I'm a nostalgia-prone 33 year old, so I guess that's to be expected of me haha.
THE SONIC PORTION
Here is where Sonic X Shadow Generations loses more points for me, which is a shame because I think it's a great game overall. Admittedly, I was disappointed when I first learned that the Sonic portion of the game was just a remaster of Generations. I had really hoped we were going to receive something new to help elevate SXS Gens as an entirely new game, instead of just "Sonic Gens + Shadow DLC".
Don't get me wrong, the stages in Sonic Generations are fun to play. However, when you go from playing Shadow's story to Sonic's story, Sonic's side drastically pales in comparison in my opinion.
My other complaint is that for a remaster, they really didn't improve Sonic's portion of the game significantly (at least from what I can recall, as I haven't played the original Sonic Generations since it first came out in 2011). This was a missed opportunity to correct more of the drawbacks of the original game. However, I will admit there are some minor changes that were made that I was thankful for. Let's start with the positive before I point out some of the negatives.
THE STORY
As mentioned earlier, I acknowledge that Sonic Generations is just a remaster so it makes sense that the story didn't change much. That being said, there were some small changes that I did really appreciate and helped improve the story. One of the things that always bothered me about the original Sonic Generations was how indifferent/annoyed Sonic was regarding his friends. I mean, the story is about time being erased! His friends and home are literally getting removed from the fabric of time and Sonic seemed more inconvenienced than concerned. In more recent games, the writing has really focused on the value Sonic finds in his friendships and found family. He always has his signature cool, aloof attitude, but I think the writers in recent years have successfully showed just how much he cares about his group, whether the games were serious (Sonic Frontiers) or silly (The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog). The story wasn't drastically changed for Sonic X Shadow Generations, but some altered dialogue and blink-and-you-miss-it edits helped to cut that jackass attitude from the original and gave him more realistic reactions. Especially by having him respond when he rescues everybody this time! It never seemed right when Tails was first rescued and he's trauma dumping on Sonic about how awful the experience was and Sonic just sits there in silence haha. At least in the new version, Sonic reassures Tails that he's safe now. Also, huge kudos to whoever decided to alter that scene where Sonic is shoving Amy away by the face. I always hated that. Ship or not, you don't treat your friends like that when they're throwing you a bday party!
This is me getting nitpicky, but there were a few things I had really hoped they were going to improve, but remained untouched:
THE GRAPHICS
I was never happy with the visuals of this game outside of the stages (the visuals within the stages are great!). The colors are extremely oversaturated and the characters are way too intense and some are even off model (ex: Amy is so blindingly vivid magenta in this game instead of her signature blush pink. What the heck?!). What's worse, the cutscenes during the birthday party scenes are SO GREEN. The light bounces off the neon green landscape and reflects onto the already oversaturated characters, giving them an unappealing green glow. I get that the Sonic world is not realistic, but it felt like the scenery in these cutscenes made it look like we were watching a bunch of toys interacting on a playset instead of characters living in their world. Sure the visuals during the levels are great, but it's a real disappointment when I'm specifically not looking forward to the cutscenes in a game. I wish they would have tweaked that.
THE ANIMATION/GAMEPLAY
I have zero complaints when it comes to Act 1 (the "Classic" version) of the different stages. These look great, play great, and if you've played classic Sonic games then you can appreciate how identical the map of the level is compared to the originals. The issue for me lies in Act 2, aka Modern Sonic's gameplay. For the most part these levels are good, but there were a couple of small things that always bothered me that I was sincerely hoping they'd fix (and they did not). There are portions of Modern Sonic's gameplay that is SO. SLOW. I'm referring to when you are jumping from one Grind Rail to another, or when you are sliding under an obstacle. These animations are so bizarrely slow and make absolutely no sense when your character is running blindingly fast. I don't understand why they didn't use this opportunity to fix those animations. When you're playing the Shadow side of the story, his animations are constantly fast moving and appropriately paced. Why wouldn't they apply these physics to the Sonic side?
As a whole, the Sonic portion of Sonic X Shadow Generations is still a fun game, but I think it could have used a little more attention to help it feel more balanced compared to the Shadow portion.
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This game also has some notably fun DLC and the promise of more DLC in the future! I have my Sonic side of the story set to the Sonic Adventure Legacy skin and Sonic Jam Legacy skin and they are so CUTE! They win all the nostalgia points! I'll be honest with you, I have never been a fan of Terios' design hahaha. BUT! I love that they made a Terios skin for this game so players have the chance to play as him if you choose and we get to see how he was intended outside of the initial sketches we've all seen. (Still, y'all can keep your Terios skin. I won't touch it LOL!). And I am OVER THE MOON ECSTATIC for the upcoming Movie Shadow addition to the game! I still can't believe they got Keanu Reeves to voice lines for it! I'm sure it will be a small thing, but I am on the edge of my seat to see what that will be like.
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Overall, I'm super happy with the game as a whole and I enjoyed every minute I played of it!
If you read all of this, thank you for reading! Again, my opinion isn't fact and if you disagree with what I had to say, that's totally fair. And if you haven't played the game yourself, please go play it and see what you think for yourself!
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lavenderprose · 3 days ago
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Once again I am rotating EdIzzy Intricate Rituals and also, predictably, Izzy Hands carpet munching
Izzy, who would suck Ed's dick for breakfast lunch and dinner and thank him for the privilege, clamps his legs SHUT the moment Ed starts making any sort of movement past his tits. They do not talk about this. Ed assumes Izzy has some dysphoria stuff going on. Or whatever a 1700s pirate would call dysphoria. Basically, Ed's mouth waters when he smells Izzy's lap but apparently getting head makes the gender ghosts that live in Izzy's brain angry, y'know? Oh well.
Meanwhile, the gender ghosts and everything else that lives in Izzy's brain think about nothing BUT Ed going down on him. The list of Most Common Thoughts in Izzy's head is thus:
1.) Murder.
2.) That knot looks wrong. Who tied that knot. What the fuck is going on with that KNOT-- (Cont. see: Topic #1)
3.) Ed Teach's fucking mouth.
He has dreams about it. It's a whole thing. HOWEVER, something something all the internalized phobias, something something Izzy's self loathing, something something Blackbeard doesn't give head. Izzy won't allow Ed to DEBASE himself for the likes of himself. A captain can't SERVICE his first mate. It's not how things are DONE. What would God Mother DAVY JONES say??
This goes on for anywhere between several months to twenty-mumble years depending on just how ill you need these men to be about each other to nut, or whatever.
Enter: Stede Bonnet, who Izzy absolutely does not respect and who eats pussy like he's been in a loveless sexless marriage for twenty years. That is so say: badly, weirdly, and with enough eagerness that the first two things don't matter.
Someone once said that Stede just sticks his nose in it. This is fact.
Point is, one day Ed walks in on Izzy with Stede knee deep in the passenger's seat and has a full-on existential crisis.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN I COULD HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR TWENTY(?) YEARS, Ed shouts as he wraps Izzy's thighs around his head.
"Oh, that's how you do that," says Stede, and Izzy pretends that the kick he delivers to Stede's chest is purely because Ed is doing something with his tongue that Izzy thought was only possible in one of those weird dreams were nobody has to breathe.
Your Poor Wife floats a voice on the wind--Davy Jones, in case you were wondering, because he actually HAS been watching this whole time.
"Did you hear something?" asks Lucius, several decks away.
"Not at all," says Fang, and ignores the fact that everyone on the ship can clearly hear a very distictive raspy voice wailing from the Captain's cabin.
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planetpedri · 2 days ago
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Birch tree — Trent Alexander Arnold.
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Pairing: Trent Alexander Arnold x Bellingham!Reader
Summary: Your brother’s best friend’s birthday was a quiet one. You were only there because none of your family could bring Jude and he’d needed a ride. When you found Trent sitting alone, watching the party, you offer to keep him company. You were pleasantly surprised to find a new found friendship blossom between the two of you.
Word count: 600+
Disclaimer/s: fluff, fluff, and more fluff ^_^ reader is Jude’s older sister!
A/N: On a Trent grind and i’m sick about it.
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The soft green grass wilted beneath your feet. Every step you took, you watched the prickly grass flatter and slowly but surely bounce back. The party was lame, a bunch of guys and girls milling about, talking about nothing all too important or interesting.
Looking up, you spot Trent, the birthday boy, leaning against a birch tree. He was watching the group of people quietly, a soda in his hand that he sipped from every few minutes.
Curiously, you made your way toward him. “Why aren’t you enjoying your party?” You ask, standing a few feet away.
Trent glances up, sending you a quick smile. He recognized you as Jude’s older sister, though he’d never really talked to you before. “Eh, got bored.” He shrugs.
Nodding, you awkwardly glance around. Do you leave or… “You can sit.” The dark haired man chuckles, his hand flopping to point at the ground next him.
You swallow nervously, doing as he suggested and plopping down beside him. “Parties aren’t your thing?” You quirk an eyebrow, turning your head to face him.
Trent shakes his head. “Not really, only when i’m in the mood.” He looks at you, “and you?”
You shake your head just the same as he did. “Oh absolutely not. I only have half a brain to converse with, then i’m begging for a way out of it.” But for some reason, that wasn’t the case with your brothers friend. You didn’t mind the conversation with him, in fact, you welcomed it.
“I would’ve pegged you for the social type.” You add, “I mean, you always seemed that way when i’ve seen you.”
“You’ve watched me?” Trent grins, his smile lines showing as he watches the crowd intently.
“Don’t let that get to your head. I watch everyone.” You quip, leaning back so you were resting against the tree as well. Your shoulder brushed Trent’s, but he didn’t move away.
Silence enveloped the two of you. It was comfortable, though. Neither of you needed to talk, but you both had a silent understanding that each others presence was welcomed, talking or not.
For a solid half hour, the two of you keep each other company. Small bits of conversation happen, but for the most part it’s quiet. That all comes to an end when one of Trent’s friends beckon him over.
He slowly stands, stopping to glance down at you. “Are you going to stay here?” He quirks an eyebrow.
“Yep. Have fun!” You smile up at him, but Trent doesn’t move. You raise your eyebrows, “what?”
Trent purses his lips, “uhm, that—“ He waves his hand between you and the tree, “well, I appreciated that.”
Your lips twitch into a heart warmed smile. “Of course, i’m always down for a silent watch party.” You chuckle, tugging the sleeves of your cardigan over your hands.
“We could always do it again, whenever you want.” Trent cocks his head to the side, eyeing you curiously. “You have my number, right?”
You nod. “I’ll text you sometime. Now go, your friends look impatient.” You lean to the side, catching sight of his friends with their hands on their hips looking very much so impatient. Trent laughs and nods, giving you a small wave before he walks down the hill to greet his friends.
Smiling to yourself, you look down at your hands. You had been pleasantly surprised by how little you needed to talk to him, to feel comfortable. A small warm feeling builds in the pit of your stomach and you know you’d be taking him up on that offer sooner rather than later.
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solaiced · 2 days ago
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CASE 12: THE BLINDS WIDE OPEN SO GETO SUGURU CAN SEE YOU WHEN YOU SLEEPIN'.
!content!: geto calls you a monkey, somnophilia, use of cursed technique (to make you sleep) and non-con.
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solace: I love the duality of geto, also sorry for all the late posts I’ll have them (probably) out by nov 5th.
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You were too beautiful for your own good.
No, seriously. It caused problems.
For example, Geto Suguru needs you, a monkey, in his grasp, his family. And that was wrong. Sorcerers and monkeys couldn’t mingle, they were too different. He hasn’t spared a single one, not even his parents, so why did he want to spare you?
He just had to have you. It wasn’t a choice, it was a need. You were necessary.
Luckily, he knew where you lived.
So, one night, one fateful night, when you unfortunately forgot to lock the windows, he snuck in.
Seriously? A special grade sorcerer, sneaking into a mere civilian’s house? He was going crazy.
He steps in carefully, quiet. His feet carry him to your room, he didn’t have to search, you left your door open.
Tsk, didn’t you know to hide from monsters like him? You had too much trust in you.
Geto silently makes his way to you, uncovering your body from the blankets. God, even seeing your face makes him hard.
You turn, making him freeze. A little sound slips out of your half open mouth, stretching your limbs then going limp once more. He smiles unconsciously, your every acts endearing to him.
Was it lust or love? He truly didn’t understand his feelings. The only time he knew was when he was with Gojo, but that time was lost to time.
No, he’ll just use you as he’s done before to other monkeys. (Or, he’ll keep you locked up in his basement, and-)
Geto shakes his head before kneeling in front of your bed, observing your features and trying to find a single imperfection. Absolutely none. He hated that. He wanted to show you weren’t all perfect, wanted to scar you, psychologically and physically.
He reaches out, thumb swiping on your dry bottom lip, dipping it inside of your mouth to wet the lip.
Straightening, he slowly takes off your blanket. Purple eyes rake over your figure, sprawled out before him like he wasn’t the monster your parents used to tell you about when you were a child. Like he wasn’t about to ruin you completely for everyone else.
The man slides his calloused hand up your outer thigh, making you shiver unconsciously, closing your legs together to keep warm. He chuckles at your weak attempt to get away from him, and opens your legs.
He doesn’t waste time, sliding your skimpy panties aside and pressing his hot tongue to your slit, tasting you.
You moan, and he wonders for a second if he had woken you up, only to lift his eyes and see you still asleep. Idiot. Didn’t you know to identify danger when it’s right there?
Nevertheless, he continued his movements, plunging his tongue inside of your now-dewy cunt. It really didn’t take much to get someone wet. Geto slurps on your clit, scraping his teeth against it. He groans, your taste already got him hard.
Hips rocking against the bed, he thrusts his finger inside, making you squirm. You clumsily try to swat his hands away, and he chuckles, free hand grabbing both of your wrists together and pinning them to the side.
Your hips jerk, eyes fluttering open slowly as your orgasm crests, until you free fall, mouth opening on a silent scream and Geto opens his mouth wide, ready to swallow your pussy’s secretion.
He groans when he tastes your unconscious body’s slick, hand in his pants while his cock pulsed like a heartbeat. He could feel the cum bubbling at the base of his balls, ready to burst.
He couldn’t stop, shutting his eyes and placing his head as he jerks himself off.
“Wh-wha…” Comes your tired voice, at the exact moment, Geto cums, biting your thigh to muffle his moans. His cock spurts out ropes upon ropes of his white essence.
You whine, hands grabbing at his hair to pull him off. He unlocks his jaw to stop biting and gets off, summoning one of his curses to make you sleep. Once its job is done, it dissipates and Geto cleans himself up, then stares at your sleeping figure.
His lips curl in disgust. He should kill you. He should. Really. But he didn’t.
In the morning, you remember nothing, having a wet dream of a person you’ve never even seen before, and waking up drenched in cum.
The truth still stays hidden to you, no trace of the person who made you cum in your own dream, save for the mysterious bite mark on your thigh. Yet Geto still watches you from afar, still stalks you, and still makes sure you walk home safely.
After all, he is the only monster allowed to haunt your dreams.
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laugtherhyena · 2 days ago
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Ngl, I was not expecting the extremely rare Mikado W of him executing only Kanade cause she screwed up the reenactment, but I'll take it, lol. Anything to put Kanade in Despair cause fuck her and her nonsense.
Speaking of which, would you mind elaborating on survivor Hibiki in the -2+2 AU events of SDRA2?
Ik this ask is all about -2+2 Hibiki, but I don't think i can talk about her without talking about Kokoro and their deal through the post-ch3 game, so allow me to make this post about the two of them instead!
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So first things first, -2+2 Mikado is a lot more serious about keeping his reenactment going just as planned. That's why he straight up exposes Emma by opening the door to the refrigerator Kokoro was in when he realized she was actually going to kill her, executes Nikei for messing up the entire fourth island and trying to throw a wrench at his plans, and most importantly to this topic specifically; Executes Kanade on her own even though both her and Hibiki were classified as the culprits of case 3 as a revenge of sorts because there weren't meant to be any crazy serial killers in his reenactment!
So he goes on this little rant after she's done bragging about her kills and puppet Hibiki and makes up a rule on the spot that in the case of double culprits only the one with most killing intent is executed, which leaves Kanade as the only real culprit in the case and subsequently the only one that will actually be executed for it.
Kanade is absolutely livid that she doesn't get to die with Hibiki now and yells at Mikado saying that thede rules shouldn't apply to them since they were made after the murder, to which he says this is his killing game and he can do whatever the fuck he wants. So commence the execution and as the chains start to pull her towards the executive site she grabs onto Hibiki's legs and tries to forcefully drag her along. Shinji and a few others run to help, but Hibiki snaps and kicks the shit out of Kanade's face until she lets go of her and is brought to her execution.
Afterwards the trial grounds turn dead quiet for a moment before Hibiki breaks down, kneeling on the floor while crying and screaming (basically this Au's version of that Cg/scene in canon where she's banging on the elevator door yelling).
No one approaches her or tries to do anything because they're exhausted and really don't know what they can even do for her in this situation, except for Kokoro who despite being half conscious and with a massive headache because of Kanade (She was drugged by her prior to the murder since she knew Kokoro would be the biggest threat against her in trial) pushes through that and sits next to Hibiki try helping her calm down.
She tells the others they can go and rest already, leave Hibiki to her so they do just that and she stays with her for a good bit until Hibiki is stable enough to go back to her room on the monocruise. And Kokoro actually stays with her for the night since she had in mind Hibiki could maybe get worse it have another breakdown after all that happened + Hibiki didn't want to be alone at all and asked her to stay.
From that point onwards Kokoro takes it upon herself to help Hibiki recover from all the trauma she's experienced in trial 3 and also to come to terms with the truth about all the muders through her life and Kanade's true nature. She spents pretty much the entirety of Ch4 checking up on/taking care of her, to the pount she's not around enough to read through Nikei's bulshit and put together his whole manipulation plan in the bell tower or even investigate the place all that much (even if she was really curious about what was going on) because she knew Hibiki needed her more than anyone else by that point.
By the time Ch5 rolls around they're basically the only people who are still together and not separated/on their own at the start like everyone else, though much to Hibiki's dismay Kokoro starts dissapearing here and there because by now she is very much sure there's something off about her because she can Teruya and Syobai look/treat her in a strange manner. They know something about her, something that Kokoro herself doesn't know thus far and the curiosity has grown to the point it's killing her from the inside so she starts leaving Hibiki to try and get answers out of these people.
This process is pretty rocky and weird for Hibiki, she's at a point where she feels a lot of guilt over Kanade's kills for not realizing the kind of person she truly was, she also feels absolutely terrible for what happens to Setsuka's and still thinks of herself as her killer even if she was in her puppet stage then and Kanade had full control over her. So it falls upon Kokoro to get her out of this terrible state by telling her he couldn't have known about Kanade and everything she did wasn't her fault, and even if she does still blame herself for what happened to Setsuka, there's still people out there that don't hold it against her at all and want to see her as the bright, energetic girl they know her best as. So they spent a lot of Ch4 daily life just on these borderline-therapy-session talks and through it Hibiki even manages to get Kokoro to talk a bit about herself since as the person who's helping her she's more open to talk than in a normal FTEs scenario.
This in turns leads to Hibiki going after Sora and forming a duo of sorts with her by telling her they need to get eveyone back together because they're not beating Mikado all scattered like this, so they investigate Higa city together and try to get Yuki and Yoruko to come back to their senses. This means she was with Sora when they saw Yoruko trying to kill Yuki and later worked on making things up again, she decides to bring the two back to their rooms and it's when they part ways that Sora is kidnapped by Syobai.
But surprise! Surprise! Kokoro was stalking the guy and follows them after the fact. She decides to act and try to free Sora, taking Syobai by surprise as she pushes him to the floor, but in doing so his handbook falls and she sees that it has an emergency exit code. So Kokoro steals the handbook and runs off with Syobai chasing after her, it's when they leave that the others come in to rescue Sora and Kokoro activates the code herself. So after things have calmed down Hibiki brings up that she can't find Kokoro or Syobai anywhere and by the time the trial rolls around and she's also nowhere to be found she grabs Syobai by the collar and starts yelling at him to tell her where Kokoro is and what he did to her, to which Syobai refuses to awnser and just brushes it off by saying Kokoro is the one who's "Got it good now".
While the rest of the cast goes through trial 5, Kokoro is back at the real world so she's the one who later causes the shutdown/emergency reset that saves everyone from the mass execution, but only after she managed to break herself out of her own mind due to the sheer horror that came from her memories returning and the terrifying realization of why those three treated her so strangely. So for a while she's kinda in this state of shock hardly being able to process things amids this clash between her real memories and the memories from her time in the sim.
She's brought back to her senses when the Kisaragi foundation breaks into the building and she rushes to turn the simulation off so that the other's can wake up as well, she also wants to go and delete it as fast as possible since that's the one way she knows to stop Ai Mikado but she's restrained by the foundation agents shortly after the shutdown (they were already yelling at her to stop right there when she was shutting it down). By the time the others are coming out of the pods Kokoro has a gun on her head and Kinjo is threatening to arrest everyone.
Hibiki and Yoruko immediately try to run up to her and help but are stopped in their tracks by Kizuna and Ayame holding them back, it's in this moment that Hibiki sees there's something really wrong with Kokoro just out of the way she's acting. Her eyes are wide open, she looks super anxious/on edge constantly and stranest of all she's stuttering and quiet in a way she appeared as before, as if she's scared of doing as much as speaking to them.
Which she kinda is, in a way. Knowing that she's responsible for putting all these people in the killing game and much much worse has left her in a state where she feels like she doesn't even deserve to look ot direct her words to them, she's just anxiously waiting for everything to come crashing down and take in every insult, disdain and disgust they have to throw at her because for Kokoro this is what she deserves. And everything does go downhill for her, Ai Mikado shows up calling her "mother" and as the foundation agents explain her relationship with him and involvement on the killing game shortly after, soon enough they're back in the simulation for the last trial and then it's just blow after blow as more of her wrongdoings get exposed for all of her friends to see and turn into despising her.
So pretty much everyone hates her, obviously, but then you have Hibiki who's in a weird position in this whole mess. Yes, the others liked Kokoro or were even friends with her, but what they feel towards her is not nearly as much as Hibiki does because that's still the person who stayed by her side and helped her through quite literally the worst moment of her entire life, the same that comforted her when she had nightmares about Kanade and guided her to steer away from self-deprication and guilty over what Kanade's done (and forced her to do, in Setsuka's case) to the people she loved. And even now that everyone knows about all the awful things she did, Hibiki can't just ignore everything they went through during the killing game.
It's a sentiment of; "I don't know why you did all those nasty things and the fact still disturbs me, but for everything we went through and all you've done to me I will not turn my back on you now that you need someone by your side the most."
Gratitude and care I suppose + Kokoro is genuinely torn up and regretfully about these things so seeing that she did change and isn't the same cold women that did all that helps Hibiki be more inclined to stay by her side and give her another chance. Which is part of why she sticks around the Kisaragi foundation during the time Kokoro was working on bring Teruya and Rei back + deleting Ai Mikado for good, she just wants to be there for her even if Mitsume herself can't understand why she still considers her a friend knowing all she's responsible for.
She does genuinely appreciate her for staying though!
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flower-detergent · 1 day ago
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MC Full Ref Sheet
It started as a persona ref sheet w friend but then it escalated,,,
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I tried to incorporate the game's style to it (the doodles, diff fonts and papers) and hopefully ppl find the doodles as funny as i did (my fav is the axolotl one) more fun facts and headcanons down below
Valerie is indonesian-chinese. she doesn't speak chinese despite it being her school's subject for 4 years and while she can speak indonesia fluently, she struggles a lot with slangs. Prefers to talk in english
They're clumsy and will lose their phone 2 mins after putting it down somewhere
Forgets things easily esp bdays, but if someone sees it as a very important event, they'll put it in their calender.
Has drank underage (the horror), absolutely despise beer and whiskey
Honestly, Elio is more of their type (or the type of guy she usually crushes on) so they were rlly surprised like
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"okay ik that jamie is pretty but??? i don't like him that way right???" also the type that takes a while to realize theirs and others' feelings
That's why they most likely don't realize that Jamie likes them more than they think, so even though they got Jamie's interactions in the ending. Valerie doesn't believe Jamie likes em that much (like even if Deja straight up told em to their face, they're gon be like "He does??? You think so???... Nahhhh, u playin w me")
Also the fact that it took until the last hangout (festival) for Valerie to actually know "oh shit i DO have feelings for him" and they were wondering why they were always so restless around him
But is oddly perceptive of people. Immediately knew she would click w Percy the fastest but didn't think she would get along with Jamie that well bcs of their differing personalities. In Elio's case, it was hard to know bcs Elio's friendly with everyone lmao
Valerie (secretly) likes receiving headpats, they'd deny it but wouldn't stop anyone from doing so
Deja's first impression on Valerie was that they seemed reclusive and shy. Cameron thought Valerie was sorta intimidating since they frowned a lot
Basically, Valerie's confused expression is similar to an annoyed one (furrowed eyebrows, frowns/scowls, and sorta looks offended) so they get misunderstood a lot in social situations
Valerie is 5'3ft, just a little guy
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velvetvexations · 1 day ago
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For your friend asking about testosterone, because I think the answers are good but are also lacking perspective from someone for whom testosterone was not the solution in the end: TW brief mention of genitals
I took T for 3 months. I took it at the starting low dose, they determined that I was absorbing it too effectively and lowered it even more. Within those three months, the most notable changes for me personally:
- Clitoral growth. This was the first thing that happened for me, in a weird uno-reverse of most peoples' situations that I've seen. This change stayed.
- Libido. I simply did not have one prior to testosterone. Now I very much do- even only having taken it for 3 months, I experience a way more physical feeling of Need To Get Off than I did prior to testosterone. This change stayed.
- Vocal Fry. My voice dropped probably half an octave very quickly- I still sound recognizably 'female', but I sound like I'm early-hormonal-transition. I also did lose my ability to scream. This change stayed.
- Acne. I had horrific acne for the three months I was on T. I've heard this is normal and does go away when you stay on testosterone. This change did not stay.
- Hair growth. I have dark, long hairs on my chest and belly that were not there before, but they're soft and not a bother to me personally. However, I do grow a gnarly teen-boy's-first-facial-hair situation if I don't shave or pluck every day, after only 3 months. This may be unique to the weird readiness with which my body accepted the testosterone, as I often hear facial hair growth is pretty slow for a lot of trans men. But on the off chance that you have that same kind of situation, be absolutely sure that the texture of prickly hair on your chin and the skin around your mouth is something you're gonna be cool with dealing with, because once it comes in it doesn't go away. For most trans men this isn't an issue, I'm just a) not a man after all and b) autistic in the 'touching prickly things sucks' way.
I wasn't on T long enough for any negative side effects to show up, but the clinic I was at was very thorough with telling me what potential side effects there were, and frankly, I have to second what everyone else so far has said- the risks 'increase' to... basically what they would have been had you been born a cis man, in most cases. And if you decide it isn't for you, as I did after 3 months, even if many changes are permanent, you can still stop taking it and your life will not be ruined. It's not a poison, it's just inducing your body to have a different hormone profile than it did before. Nothing that changes in your body is a characteristic that no other person on earth has. You'll be fine. If you want to try it, try it.
Thank you! This is a very important add-on.
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paperstorm · 2 days ago
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Can I check I'm not totally out here with my take on the therapy scene? Imo, it was fair for Carlos to push back on TK saying he wasn't present all nights. And TK kind of dismissed the dinner as a one off, and he was probably right, but imo it was still a super sweet thing to do that must have taken Carlos a huge amount of effort and it deserved to be acknowledged, even if TK wasn't happy with how the night ended. I know he fell asleep after, but making a brisket is hard! 😂
It seems like TK is kind of seen as being in the right in the therapy scene and Carlos as being in the wrong, whereas idk to me it feels more equal? Like they both made valid points? And of course it could just be that I have a different take from everyone else and if that's the case I'm fine with that, I just want to make sure I'm not going crazy and missing something! 😅
No I agree! the thing is we really don't have the complete history or context right, I mean is TK exaggerating that Carlos is *never* present because he's hurt and that's not actually a fair assessment? Or has Carlos literally been at work until midnight every single night for the last 6 months and brisket night was literally the single instance where he wasn't, and TK's valid in being like no that was one single time, you can't get off on that technicality. We don't know the answer to that question, so it's hard for us as uninformed outsiders to really determine who's right and who's wrong.
But I think the larger point is that when two people are having an issue like this, it's about how they each feel. It's about their perception of the event, it's not about assigning a winner and a loser. Making a brisket is a lengthy process so it was an incredibly sweet and loving thing to do, and Carlos absolutely deserves credit for that and the fact that hours later he was tired and fell asleep before they could be intimate doesn't erase the nice thing he did. TK is hurting but it isn't really fair to act like Carlos falling asleep meant the dinner he worked hard on meant nothing. But, what Carlos isn't yet understanding (and does understand by the end of the episode!), is that TK wants him. He doesn't want big romantic gestures, he doesn't want flowers and presents and fancy dinners, he just wants his husband. So while Carlos putting all that effort into the dinner is of course a sweet and lovely thing to do, if doing it zaps all his limited remaining energy to the point that they don't get that closeness and intimacy later, TK doesn't want the fancy dinner. He wants quality time, and that's not something Carlos can replace with a present.
I like how the scene was written in a way where you can see it from both of their sides, I like that it doesn't villainize either of them but just shows they are going through a hard time and haven't found their footing yet.
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warblogs17282 · 2 days ago
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So, I've been thinking about Stolas and the divorce proceedings again, and the more I think about it, the more that I come to the conclusion that Stolas is gonna lose hard if he ends up appearing in court in regards to the divorce proceedings.
Let's start with a quick refresher on things, the show has given us a few things that can point us to the conclusion that there's been divorce proceedings happening in the background.
'You leave with Via on weekends.'
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and the fact that a lot of things in Stolas' palace now seems to be wrapped up in some sort of material.
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(Just so we're clear Stolas is absolutely the victim here, I'm just speaking like how someone with no prior knowledge of the situation would look at it, and that Stolas did not 'cheat' on Stella, for reasons that Stolas himself said.)
Getting back to the subject, I mainly think that Stolas is gonna get an unfavorable outcome in the courts regarding the divorce proceedings for one main reason. It'll turn into a 'he said she said' situation real quickly.
Let's think this through, who do you think the people looking over the divorce proceedings are going to believe the most? The socially awkward person, who, to everyone on the outside, decided to cheat on her with a seemingly random imp? Or the one who Andrealphus described as quote 'attractive' and has to the people overlooking the divorce proceedings, done almost nothing wrong, making her the victim of Stolas cheating on her to them?
I know you're most likely thinking of a few points right now, so let's discuss those as well.
1: 'Stolas could just mention the abuse he's suffered.'
That's also gonna turn into a 'he said she said' situation real fast as well.
Cause to start, the overt abuse in front of Octavia in s1 e2 will most likely just end up getting overlooked for the most part, considering that this takes place after Stolas 'cheated' on Stella, meaning that the people in the courts will most likely offer Stella at minimum a bit of sympathy in regards to this specifically.
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There's also this in s1 e2, where Stolas tries to explain to Octavia about the arranged marriage in a somewhat private area, but ultimately ends up not being able to get the points out, so there's always that chance that Stolas just ends up not being able to explain his side of the arranged marriage properly, including the abuse, which wouldn't help Stolas' case at all. Although considering that Stolas was able to stand up to Stella in s2 e1, I do imagine that Stolas would be able to explain his side of the story in court, especially considering everything that has happened since then.
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There's also the fact that no one other than Stolas, the victim, actually knows about the abuse that took place before Stolas 'cheated' on her.
Plus, as far as we know, Stolas has zero evidence to prove that the abuse he suffered at the hands of Stella actually happened. The only possible way I think of Stolas having evidence of the abuse is via some sort of CCTV, or maybe a testimony from a butler that happened to overhear the abuse, but unless one of those two things happen, Stolas mentioning the abuse before he 'cheated' on Stella is gonna be yet another 'he said she said' situation.
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The picture of Stella as a child may also be playing on your mind as well. This picture doesn't exactly prove anything, considering it only speaks to her character, not being able to prove that Stella actually abused Stolas before he 'cheated' on her to the people overlooking the case.
And then there's the matter of if this picture of Stella is even still around anywhere, considering how long it's been since that picture was taken it could very well just be lost to time.
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Another angle you may be thinking of is 'Stella literally hired Striker to kill Stolas.'
That's also gonna turn into a 'he said she said' situation as well unless one of three things happens:
The butler holding the phone in the ending of s1 e5 gets called in as a witness and gives testimony saying that Stella did say "I want this cheating prick dead! I don't care who you have to go through, MAKE IT HAPPEN!"
Striker gets caught by authorities and confesses that Stella is one of his clients.
I don't think that kind of phone saves numbers, but maybe if it does keep a log, and there's logs of Stella's conversations with Striker on it.
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All three of these things however I don't exactly see a high chance of occurring if the divorce proceedings do end up going to court however, meaning that unless one of those three things happen, there's zero evidence Stolas can use to prove Stella actually hired Striker, because with how serious a charge like that would be, there's gonna need to be much more than just testimony for a conviction.
So, in conclusion: I believe that if the divorce proceedings between Stella and Stolas ends up going to court, Stolas is gonna end up getting an unfavorable outcome from it, especially considering that, to what we know now, there's not really any/much evidence that Stolas can use to prove Stella was abusive to him before he 'cheated' on Stella, and there's also not much/any evidence that Stolas can use to prove that Stella hired Striker to kill Stolas.
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avionvadion · 2 days ago
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Alright I’ll bite, why does El have a cane???
YESSSSSSSSSS OKAY SO-
There are going to be SEVERE consequences and permanent damage from Playful Land.
The rewrite I did for Playful Land, I’m adding a bit more to it. It’s going to be absolutely horrifying since the latter half will be fully other characters PoVs since Eleanora will be trapped as a puppet. Like, this is where it gets SCARY- once all the boys except Ortho, Ace, and Kalim have been captured. It’s a full on genre change to just pure nightmare fuel.
Particularly Lilia, Leona, and Jack’s point of views.
Because they’re living puppets, they keep their consciousness- as well as their sight and hearing. But they can’t move. They can’t speak. You can see that their mouths look like that of a puppet’s, more and more of the skin turning to wood.
Lilia can’t even blink anymore, but he can still move his eyes-
And he can hear the exact moment when Eleanora stops breathing while our Hero Trio are inside the whale beneath the park fighting the Chort in an effort to save everyone.
But he can’t alert anyone to it. He can only glance out of the corner of his eyes at Leona and Jack- who have heard it too- and Leona blinks at Lilia, letting him know that he’s aware. And then. And then when the boys finally get back, and the Chort is tied up, and Fellow forces the Chort to remove the curse (because in this Gidel also got puppet-ed and Fellow doesn’t have the ability to remove the masks) Lilia LUNGES for Eleanora, to everyone else’s alarm.
And Jack has to explain that Eleanora’s heart has stopped beating shortly before they arrived.
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Poma does his best with his unique magic after Lilia and Leona revive her, which helps her get back up on her feet quicker than it would happen in normal cases, but the damage has been done. She ends up with a permanent wobble because her balance has been slightly affected from the brain damage caused due to the hypoxia.
She goes from a wheelchair to crutches to a cane gifted by Ortho as an apology for NOT LISTENING TO HER WHEN SHE TOLD EVERYONE NOT TO TRUST FELLOW AND GIDEL and a thank you for “getting along with” his big brother. (El meets Idia when she’s in the wheelchair and Adeuce are busy with Halloween preparations, per Ortho’s insistence. Wheelchair go VROOOOOM.)
And the cane has a sword inside. Because according to Ortho all isekai protagonists need a weapon and the best anime always have swords. Eleanora is deeply concerned but appreciates the gift anyway.
It’s a very nice spooky cane that matches the dorm uniform Divus made for her.
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mattyriddlegf · 3 hours ago
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Bonnie and Clyde - MR
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Happy Halloween everyone! In honor of it being my favorite holiday, I decided to give you guys a cute little oneshot :)
Summary: you and Mattheo dress up for the Halloween party
Warnings: suggestive content
word count: ~1.4k
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You move around your dorm in the Slytherin house, getting your costume for tonight’s Halloween party together. Every year, without the knowledge of the professors or headmaster, the students at Hogwarts hosted a large Halloween party. It was Hogwarts’ best kept secret.
This year, you and Pansy decided that you wanted to dress, eventually convincing the rest of the friend group to go along with it.
“It’ll be fun you guys. You can go as whatever you want?” you try to make your case to Blaise, Draco, and Theo.
“Is anyone else even dressing up this year? I am not going to be the only one.” Theo retorts.
“Dude, what does it matter? I have the perfect idea, we would look so badass” Blaise responds. You knew you could trust him to say yes, he tended to be the most…persuasive of the guys.
“I’ll jinx all of you if I look ridiculous.” Draco squints his eyes, threatening the entire group as Mattheo walks up. You and Mattheo started dating last spring so you had not experienced halloween as a couple yet.
“You always do Malfoy” Mattheo smirks as Draco flips him off and walks away, “what’re we talking about?” He sits down on the couch where Draco was sitting, across from you in the chair.
“We’re going in costumes to the Halloween party” Pansy excitedly explains. Mattheo shifts his eyes onto you, waiting for you to add on. Mattheo wasn’t one to even like parties, let alone dress up for one.
“I was thinking we could do a matching couples costume” you add, maintaining eye contact with him as Pansy gasps.
“That would be adorable, you have to! It would-”
“No. Absolutely fucking not.” Mattheo interrupts glancing over to her and then back to you.
“Why not?” you ask.
“I usually don’t even stay that long at the Halloween party, it would be a waste” he explains his reasoning.
You stand up and walk over to him, sitting on his lap, “Please? For me?” you bat your eyelashes with your big brown doe eyes, “It is my favorite holiday after all”
He stares at you, the eye contact leaving you breathless for a moment.
“We don’t even have to stay the entire night” you whisper in his ear. You knew that if you promised something, we would give in, “I promise I’ll look really hot just…for…you.”
You back away to watch his reaction. He tilts his head and smirks, “Fine. I’ll do it but only because I’d be the only one not dressed up” That was so not the reason but he couldn’t say the real one in front of Pansy, Blaise, and Theo.
“This is going to be so fun” Pansy smiles.
You apply your makeup before getting dressed in your costume, Mattheo was meeting you in your dorm in a little bit and you wanted to surprise him and be completely ready before he arrived.
You were wearing a black pencil skirt, white button up top showing your cleavage a bit and a black beret with blood splattered on the outfit.
You start to curl your hair as Pansy finishes up, “I’m going to go check on the guys and make sure they’re actually dressing up”
“Okay” you smile, looking back at the mirror as she closes the door behind her, leaving you alone in the room.
After you finish curling, you go to apply the finishing touch, the red lipstick. 
“Damn you look good” you hear Mattheo’s voice chime behind you. 
You turn around and he’s standing in the doorframe, leaning against it.
“You don’t look bad yourself” you respond as you stand up. He closes the door and walks in before you walk up to him. He was wearing a simple black suit but for some reason, the blood he had splattered on it made it look one hundred times better.
He wraps his arms around you, his hands ending up on your ass as you weave your arms around his shoulders.
“You know…I’ve seen enough of the costume, we could just stay here and I can get it off of you so much quicker” he purrs.
“What, you don’t like my take on Bonnie?” You ask, “besides…that wasn’t the deal Mister.” You had dressed up as Bonnie and Clyde, his choice. As long as you let him choose the costume, he had to promise to actually try to enjoy the party for a bit before wanting to leave.
“Oh I definitely do, that’s the problem.” He leans in and connects your lips with his, the kiss starting slow and sensual but heating up quickly.
You back away to come up for air, “You are not getting off that easy, let’s go” you smirk before you back away.
Mattheo follows you like a lovesick puppy all the way to the party in the room of requirement. You head straight to the liquor table, Mattheo making you both a drink. He was secretly the best bartender, his drinks were perfect. 
“Thank you” you coo as he hands you the cup. 
“Okay you guys look good” Blaise walks up, “especially you” you grabs your hand and twirls your around.
“Why, thank you” you smile at him, kissing him on the cheek, leaving a lip stain mark.
“Hey tell your boyfriend to loosen up” he says to you. You turn to Mattheo to see him watching the party with his dead eyes.
Blaise walks away back to the party, “Matty why don’t we go dance?” you ask.
He breaks his stare to look back at you, “yeah, sure”
You guide him over to the dance floor area, throwing your arms around his shoulders. Your bodies touch as he places his hands on your back, making you shiver at contact.
“You look so sexy tonight” you say to him, just inches away.
“I think you win there” he smirks, “You make for the hottest bloody Bonnie”
“Hmm” you coo as you rest your head on his chest, still moving back and forth with him, “thank you for dressing up with me.”
“I mean, it’s no big deal-”
“Matty, seriously. You know how much it means to me” you say and you lift your head to look at him and smile lightly, “I love you.”
“I love you” he whispers back, almost like he’s breathless.
You continue to dance with him for a bit before you grab another drink and hang around the rest of the friend group. Theo, Blaise, and Draco dressed as skeletons. They wore suits with black and white skull makeup on their faces.
Mattheo stands behind you, his arms wrapped around you. Your arms lay on top of his as your back is pressed up against him.
“Didn’t Bonnie and Clyde die?” Theo asks, sipping his drink.
“Fuck off theo” Mattheo responds immediately, “you know they do.”
You laugh before you add, “except we make it look a whole lot better.”
“The blood was a nice touch” Draco nonchalantly adds. Pansy was dressed as a witch and had been hanging around Draco all night, go figure.
By this point, your heels were uncomfortable, forcing you to consistently shift the weight of your standing back and forth.
With every shift, Mattheo’s grip tightened until eventually, he stopped your movement whispering in your ear, “stop moving, you’re killing me”
You freeze before you turn around, your bodies still touching, “would you like to leave?”
“I was waiting for you to ask that, let’s get out of here” he smirks.
You back away from him, “guys we’re gonna go” you address the group.
Pansy smirks at you and Blaise says bye before Mattheo leads you out of the party and back to the Slytherin house, guiding you with a hand on your back.
When you reach his dorm, he shuts and locks the door behind you.
“I promised you this as long as you stayed at the party with me and you delivered your part…so let me deliver mine” you smirk as you take your top off, undoing the buttons one at a time.
“You’re such a tease” he says as he rips his tie off, “get over here” he says, sitting on the end of the bed.
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viperwhispered · 2 days ago
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Random Emi & Jamemi thoughts
You can find more information on my yuusona Emi and her relationship with Jamil here on the masterlist.
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I think once Emi and Jamil start dating, Emi would be kinda torn between wanting to let her friends know, and wanting to wait and see how long it’d take them to catch on.
Though some of them might kinda assume that they’re dating already, with how much time Jamil and Emi seem to be spending together on the Ramshackle repairs and all. Like it feels like Ace would definitely be on her case about it.
Still, Emi totally might just walk around campus hand in hand with Jamil and see if anyone notices & reacts (assuming Jamil's gonna be okay with the pda, at least). Or just casually drop it into conversation if it's relevant to the topic, but not before.
Poor Deuce is gonna be all confused, like was he supposed to know about this already?
Though, I can also imagine that there's gonna be a few people who will learn through Grim complaining about Jamil taking up Emi's time and attention and things like that - she wouldn't (and realistically, couldn't) keep the info from Grim, after all.
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Like in the game & the novel, there is something going on that allows Emi to understand the language everyone speaks as soon as she arrives in Twisted Wonderland.
However, sometimes Emi will be saying something under her breath, or perhaps singing to herself, and Jamil realizes he can't understand the words - like whatever usually gives them the impression of speaking the same language just breaks for a moment.
It’s definitely a mixed feeling for Jamil.
On one hand, he’s getting a glimpse of Emi’s world and her language.
On the other hand, it’s absolutely terrifying to think about the spell breaking down and them suddenly not having a shared language to communicate with.
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Got a little mishap on campus, or need something? Jamemi’s got you covered.
I mean, Jamil's the guy who apparently walks around with aluminum foil and soap sheets. While Emi's a bit more lightly packed (relatively speaking), she also tends to carry an assortment of helpful things, from safety pins to some medicines.
Basically, if someone gets a papercut, Jamil and Emi will both be ready to offer a bandaid - and Jamil will be the one with the disinfectant, too.
Also, if you voice a problem within their hearing, chances are one of them will not be able to resist the urge to offer you a solution - or tell you what you should've done, as it may be in Jamil's case.
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Emi clings to her self-determination with tooth and nail - at least as much as she can in the circumstances. The way she dresses is definitely a part of that, as well - choosing what she wants, not what she should.
Part of that self-determination is that she does not like possessiveness in her relationships. Like, for a romantic relationship, in her view she is committed to being with someone, but she doesn't belong to anyone but herself.
It’s a fairly meaningful distinction for her, and a boundary she’ll hold on to.
Basically, I’m thinking of Jamil being all “I’m gonna make you mine”, trying to be all seductive, and Emi basically making a face. (Poor Jamil.)
If she chooses to let it slide, not wanting to bring down the mood too much, the response would be “I’m already yours”. If she’s feeling more assertive, though… Jamil’s probably gonna be hearing how she’s no one’s to own (or control), but she sure is with him and his partner.
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