#and i honestly feel even worse for mikey than i did by the end of the original series

[ace-disaster-weeb]

I recently got a copy of The Last Ronin: Lost Years... finally read through the whole thing...holy fucking shit, dude...

[sprite-writes-fanfic]

How would the Tmnt bros (2003) react to a best friend who has a crush on them and at first they don't feel the same way, But way later on they develop feelings for their friend but theres that bit of awkwardness in that they already rejected said Friend's prior confession.

And like the friend took the rejection well and is trying to move on, though theres a bit of tension as the friend is subtly trying to avoid like being alone or like to close physically with their turtle crush so as to not make them uncomfortable and even gets on a dating app (with 0% success there lol) They atleast hide their still very much there feelings and are good at not being obvious they are still down bad for the turtle.

Also I cant get enough of your writing! I love it so much Always looking forward to the next post, Hope your having a wonderful week!

Hey anon! Sorry for the long wait! Thank you so much for your kind words <3 I really hope you enjoy this one!

Awkward…

🐢💙❤️TMNT ‘03 x Reader💜🧡🐢

Word Count: 642

CW: Gender-neutral reader, referred to as ‘you’, a bit more on the angsty side for some, for others they get a bit of fluff. The boys and Mikey don’t know how to healthy deal with their emotions. Without further ado, I hope you enjoy!

🐢💙Leonardo💙🐢

💙 Leo feels like a huge dick. Like, seriously. He felt really bad having to reject you, now he feels really bad that suddenly he feels those same feelings. Like, man. This is NOT what he wanted.

💙 Will actually avoid you at all costs because he feels so bad, he’s trying to focus on other things. He luckily feels better in a group setting so it’s just not you and him.

💙 He misses old times quite a bit, and when he sees the obvious signs that you’re still into him, he’s a mess. Man is just a goddamn mess. Like what’s he supposed to do in this situation? He’s heavily considering talking to you about this but he’s also very scared too.

🐢❤️Raphael❤️🐢

❤️ Despite your confession, you and Raph remained rather close, I mean he wouldn’t ever let little feelings like that ruin— And he’s caught feelings too. Right after he’s rejected you. Oh he feels awful.

❤️ Taking his frustrations out on the punching bag and sparring lately, RIP Mikey. He’s just really upset, because not only did he reject you, but he’s seen those dating apps on your phone too. He wants to sincerely make it up to you.

❤️ Isn’t sure if he should shoot his shot or just let it be and wait and see if these feelings go away or get stronger… He chooses to wait. He chooses to see if these feelings just happened because of the confession and they’re a short time thing. Will shoot his shot a year or two later if you’re both still feeling the same and you’re still single.

🐢💜Donatello💜🐢

💜 Poor Donnie’s brain is going haywire. It was about three months later that he rejected you that he suddenly caught feelings, and it suddenly occurred to him while he was working on his latest invention. And he could not stop thinking about it either.

💜 Dude was panicking a lot when he first realized, and honestly felt himself wanting to cry. He was overwhelming himself at the moment and ended up going to Master Splinter for comfort. After that fiasco, he’s very distant. Like, he’s worse than Leo, kind of distant. He’s just drowning himself in his work and it takes a toll on him mentally.

💜 You end up catching him one day and forcing him to talk, and he finally kinda admits that he’s been feeling like shit because he’s rejected you, and that he randomly caught feelings as well. You two certainly talked for hours, trying to get it sorted out. And if either goes: You two remain friends and try to move past this. Or, you both give a possible relationship a chance after spending more time together.

🐢🧡Michelangelo🧡🐢

🧡 To say he didn’t expect this was an understatement, the feelings just kinda hit him out of nowhere. When you helped him patch up after a skateboard trick gone-wrong, it hit him. Mikey liked you, but he already rejected your confession. Uh oh.

🧡 He definitely thinks on it, for once, instead of going in and flirting with you. For once he was thinking about this, as he felt guilty about it. When he’s thought about it, he’s probably gonna be the only one who’s open about it unlike the rest of his brothers, only one that has really healthy communication.

🧡 When he’s open and honest, he’s extremely nervous, I mean, who wouldn’t be? Rejecting you then telling you how he feels about you is pretty messed up. Luckily, the two of you talk it out and try to reconcile and work it out. Luckily, your feelings were still there and blazing, and it’d take a bit before you could completely forgive him, but you both worked it out. You’re giddy to say you have a date on Friday and you’ve deleted all the dating apps off your phone within minutes after you and Mikey’s big talk.

[macsimagines]

👉👈 I know you mentioned getting asks with similar themes but I can’t help but ask for more because god damn is the angst just… -chefs kiss-

Can the girlies (and by girlies I mean me 😔) get that Kanto!Mikey, Shion, and baby boy Shinichiro headcanons about their s/o trying to leave them because their s/o doesn’t feel good enough?

I swear I’ll give you a better idea someday 😭😭😭.

I did Mikey in a seperate post because his got out of a hand and waaaaaaaaay to big sorry I didn't give these two as much love.

TW: YANDERE BEHAVIOR, MINORS DNI, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, STALKING, GASLIGHTING???

Yandere!Shion Madarame

He knows you're insecure, and he loves you, he really does, but he uses it to his advantage. Shion is more worried you're going to be scared and try to run, not like he'll ever let you, but still is very worried about what you might try so he does attempt to play into your worries to make you stay.

"I mean, ya, you can be a pain, but I still like you," he tells you after listening to you fret over how maybe he shouldn't be with someone so weak. What he doesn't say is that he wants to protect you, to guard you and love you because you're just too precious to let go.

But then you go and pull some bullshit. You actually try to break it off... "I-I can't do it anymore, Shion. I just know you need someone who can do more for you and I'm not that person..." and you actually walk out on him like that.

Now Shion would sooner tear out his own eyes than ever hurt you, but your 'breakup' isn't sitting well with him. You figured as much when you see him watching staring at you from your apartment window. He even waves.

And it gets worse from there, because now there always seems to be beatings where ever you go. The nice clerk at the corner store you visit regularly ends up being robbed and thrown out of a window, the jogger you pass by and smile to in your neighborhood ends up being jumped with his kneecaps broken, and even your coworker that always brings you coffee has somehow ended up in accident... People are dropping like flys...

Shion pays you a visit one day. He's actually sitting in your apartment when you get off one night. You're already not happy because you just heard an old friend from high school had somehow ended up with a cracked skull...

But you find Shion just sitting at the foot of your bed... With hands caked in drying blood, smiling at you like you just told him he had won a million dollars.

"How many more?" he asks you, "Wh-what? Shion what're you-" "How many more people are in our way, Y/N? Tell me so I can take care of 'em."

Yandere!Shinichiro Sano

Oh how much this one loves you could bring all the greatest of romantics to shame. Too bad he's such a goofball. And honestly, that suits you fine. You two are perfect for each other like that.

You're both playful, a little silly, and you two have fun together. But then you see it. The importance of Shinichiro Sano. Men, powerful men, come to him for guidance and respect his own authority.

That makes you feel so small. You actually can't believe how many influential people he has at his beck and call, the ones that call him a leader. And where could someone, who's a little bit goofy and a lot of bit awkward possibly fit into his world.

You tell him as much and it almost brings him to tears. "You're just... you're so much more than I am-!" "I am nothing without you! How could you even think that!?"

And you two argue like that all the time, back and forth, about how you know he's too important to waste his time, and how you're too important to loose. But boy does he feel like he's loosing you....

"I gave it all up. I don't need that if I don't have you." "You had it before me, you can't just stop being so important." But he isn't important, you make him feel important...

Once, you tried to mention that maybe he could do better and he reached hysterics. It honestly terrified you, not because he was violent but because you saw that he had the potential to be.

Grabbing your arms in his hands with a crushing grip, one you knew could break bones if they really wanted to, and holding you so tight that you couldn't even budge if you wanted to.

"I don't want anyone else!" he had hissed, "I don't need anyone else! This is it! For you and me!" its no longer comforting words but demands of submission now. Like he needs you to top bringing the topic up altogether.

And you do. Not because you want to or because you're suddenly convinced. But because you're too scared now. You've noticed eyes on your everywhere you go, you even tell Shinichiro about it.

"Oh? Him? He worked under me back in the day. Told him to keep an eye out for you." "Wh-what!? Why!?" "Keep you safe. Keep you from doing something stupid."

You figured you're not the only insecure one....

[n3onstarss]

2012 TMNT boys x wolf mutant reader

Type; headcanon

romantic or platonic?; platonic to romantic

type of reader; GN wolf mutant

Leonardo

You CANNOT tell me he didn't have a wolf phase as a kid

He has facts stored in the back of his brain you didn't think he'd know honestly, and he asks you if every one is true or if you follow this specific behavior pattern

i mean, he doesn't ask immediately cause he doesn't wanna put you off, but once you two are more comfortable he opens up more and the questions roll out

I'm pretty sure he's asked more questions then Donnie ever has

Immediately decides 'thats my best friend' the INSTANT you prove you're not trying to hurt anyone

who cares that you were breaking and entering into a mall late at night, you were probably just shopping anyways

surprisingly okay with commiting crimes with you, on accident or on purpose

arson? YES. murder? less of a yes, not off the table when it comes to the foot clan. Graffiti? if you want to, go ahead

still a strict leader and overprotective mother hen to his brothers and sisters

but you're not a brother or sister so you're chill

never outright asks for anything from you, you just gotta guess

piggyback rides? sure, if you want. help this stubborn, short turtle get something off the high shelf? if you insist. sparing in the dojo and teaching each other moves? YES PLE- well, if you're sure you want to

denies everything his brothers claim

one time Raph told Karai y'all were dating on one of her visits and Leo denied it so fast. luckily you weren't there, he already felt bad for how quick he'd denied it

if you're poly, it's either you and Casey or you and April for him, and he doesn't want anybody else

wants to be big spoon, smaller spoon by majority vote. secretly enjoys it, but won't admit it readily

Will eventually just start climbing in your lap or sitting between your legs whenever he can. he likes when you're even taller than him then usual and it makes him feel small and safe

like, if you're meditating or reading or something and sitting crosslegged then BAM, here's Leo climbing up and leaning into you

Raphael

Eugh boy, 'kay

he ALSO had a wolf phase, but more of a werewolf phase in specific

like, old horror movies, teen wolf, tricking his brothers into thinking a werewolf lived in the sewers, the works

When they find you, wandering NY looking for help and confused when people run away, he feels kinda bad

he knows how it feels to be alienated and hates seeing anyone else experience it

y'all are fast friends, being fast, deadly and violent together is perfect

you're actually invited to missions really quickly since you, Raph and Casey are such a good team

no home to go back to? no problem. motherfucker helps set you up wherever you want to be

roomies? a park? the woods? cryptid along the highways? an abandoned apartment? the docks? farther into the sewers? whatever you need and wherever you want to live, he'll help

if y'all get together romantically, he won't believe he deserves you for a bit

if you're polyam with either Mona or Casey or both, the feeling is worse in the best way

how did this angry little turtle score a wolf, a salamandarian and/or a human?? he doesn't know

LITTLE. SPOON.

refuses to admit it to anyone, but he MUST be little spoon somehow. face to face, spooning properly, laying on top of you, sitting between your legs on the floor during movie nights, he needs you as a shield, it's the only time he can let his guard down

if you're poly, he needs to be sandwiched at all costs and will do his best to wiggle in where there's room

Is super clingy, pretends he's not. calls you the whole way home every single night and will end up just popping over to yours for sleepovers if he can't sleep with a little paper note on the table

once he decides your Chompy's other parent there's no going back from that

Donatello

OH, OKAY HERE WE GO

meets you the same way as either Raph or Mikey, your choice

if Mikey, throws a wrench instead of an iPod-

knows quite a bit about wolves and mutation both. not from phases, just research

almost immediately starts lecturing to no one in particular about wolf traits, diets, behaviors and other such info until Raph hits him over the head or everyone wanders off

everyone except you, that is.

friendship is immediate and he can't believe he finally met a mutant who isn't family and isn't out to kill them!

after you start showing interest in his work, he's head over heels for you, he falls faster but you fall harder

loves trying to make your tail wag even before y'all get together

little compliments, small practical gifts like coffee or a weapon

eventually it progresses to you always sitting near him so he can pet you! he uses it as a stim and it calms any anxiety you have, win win! plus, it's almost the same as having your hair brushed and/or braided as a kid

if you're poly it's, once again, with April or Casey, or both even

doesn't have a specific cuddle spot since some days he's touch adverse and others he's not, will just get comfy and pass out wether it's bedtime and your asleep or not

PLEASE PLEASE CARRY HIM HOME FROM MISSIONS

if you carry him home, princess style or piggy back or whatever, he'll blush like a tomato and, eventually, doze off

tends to overwork himself, you're gonna have to physically drag him away from his work with the lure of cuddles and kisses or just straight up grabbing him and walking away (if he's at a good stopping point, be nice about it :p)

no home to go back to? new roomie! or if you lived on your own he just makes sure you're safe there, either way you prefer it

can and will set up a mini lab in your apartment/house for "emergencies" but really it's so he has an excuse to come over and stay over longer, he may not look the part but he is CLINGY

Michelangelo

meets you not dissimilar to Leatherhead

you ended up wandering the sewers to get away from the people on the streets, and somehow wound up at the entrance to the lair

he was just dancing around but when he opened his eyes there was some glowing eyes in the shadows and he kinda panicked and threw his iPod at you lmao

Bonk

new friend instantly, introduces you to ICK and the fam

probably the only one out of his brothers with no clue about wolves, just assumes anything you do is normal for the longest time

cuddles even before romance, he is a physical touch person! will hang off your arm or neck like a little kid or just constantly be touching you

baking partners! you always need to shower at a local warehouses chem shower after because flour fights are inevitable and it gets stuck to your fur easily

French braids all day baybe!! will even steal a wig so you can style his hair back

if you're poly it's either Casey, Mondo or Renet

must be big spoon, surprisingly. doesn't like being babied for a while but eventually just gets comfy in whatever cuddle position he feels like and passes out for the next 3 hours

will ask you to carry him around from the get go, no shame or shyness

once y'all get together it's even more clingyness and now kisses added in too

tries to teach you to skateboard, but you end up rollerblading across the rooftops instead! loves just being near you when he can

Will straight up walk through Times Square or Central Park with you when it's really late. pretends y'all are furries or cosplayers and keeps moving

DANCE PARTIES

[tothefiniteyou]

For your TMNT writing requests: I know this is extremely vague (lmk if too vague), but maybe something about 2012 Raph and Mikey's respective relationships with anger? Feeling it Too Much vs (per the anger aspect in Mikey's head's comment) trying Not To Feel It? It seems like two opposite, generally valid philosophies taken to unhealthy extremes. Maybe where they clash over their responses to a situation because of it? Based on some of your analysis on Raph I'd LOVE to see your take.

Not vague at all!! In fact, I got so so excited seeing this in my inbox that I got to work immediately. Mikey's anger has always been so interesting to me, so thank you very much for the fun prompt! Not sure this is exactly what you were looking for (and it accidentally ended up being more Mikey angst than intended), but I hope it's enjoyable nonetheless!

AO3

When Mikey was younger, it was always him that broke his toys and things. From crayons, to markers, to old plastic telephones on wheels, to toy cars and all of the above. Broken to pieces beyond repair and always adding up to numbers bigger than two. You’d expect it to be Raph to have the worst reputation of them all because, c’mon. It was Raph – the angry one that didn’t know delicacy if it hit him in the face. All scowls and growls, stomping around the Lair as if he owned the place. 

At least, that’s what most would think. And like, sure, Mikey has always been considered clumsy and reckless. They were practically defining traits of his, so maybe it wasn’t really a surprise to anyone when they learned that he could never quite keep his things intact. But still — beating out Raph? That got a few wide eyes and encouragement to elaborate. Not that there was really much to tell, honestly. Raph had always treated what was his as something precious and worth protecting. He understood the fact that they didn’t have much, so he clung tight and treated things like porcelain glass. 

It was something Mikey envied him for. 

See, while Raph’s anger has always been explosive and the crutch that supports him, there were patterns to it. It appeared when he felt like his efforts were in vain, or if something threatened what he held close. His freedom was like that as well. He hated being confined to a single space for long, getting cagey and angry without even realizing it. 

There were times where it seemed like he would get close to breaking something, yet he never did. It was always a wailing Mikey that did, blubbering about something or other as someone — usually their father — surveyed the damage. 

Everyone assumed all the broken toys in their unsightly piles were the result of his own clumsiness, and some were. He was the happy baby to complement the adventurous one, the genius one, and the grumpy one; the baby that needed extra attention. 

They were all a handful, and in terms of trouble and emotional outbursts, Mikey would probably be placed right beside his sai-wielding brother. 

And yet. 

Sitting here, bandaging up his brother’s knuckles because the others are out and Raph can't be trusted with his own injuries when still fuming, he still finds it within himself to feed that little green monster. One man's trash is another man's treasure. 

The whole night is admittedly a bit of a blur. It was supposed to be a rather typical patrol, but ya know. Things never quite went the way they were supposed to, no matter how much Leo tried to think up every little possibility, his worries and their burdens isolating his focus. He was always thinking, thinking, thinking. Mikey often wonders how that head of his managed to hold so many thoughts all the time. It’s something that’s only gotten worse, his words sometimes coming out harsher than he intends. But that was just Leo for you — hurting when protecting, sheepishly apologizing when called out for it. He was still a softie deep down, finding his footing when it came to this whole hero thing, and that wouldn’t change. 

Now, if only Raph could understand that as easily. If only his anger wasn't like a tidal wave coursing through his head. 

And like. The whole thing is stupid, and all Mikey wants to do is knock both of their heads against each other. Maybe if he goes at it hard enough, they’ll finally be able to listen to each other and stop being so pigheaded. They’re fighting over the same freaking thing, how do they not realize that? It’s painful moving around in circles when they’re both stubborn idiots and two sides of the same coin. It’s plain as day for him to see, so he wonders why Raph’s emotions never seem to get the memo. 

But Mikey’s never been much of a Leo or a Donnie, so he bites his tongue for now. Scathing, firework anger is Donnie's thing, fizzling out after exploding and getting a chance to breathe. And Leo's anger is like a starving alley cat; it runs almost entirely off of what he's given. Mikey, on the other hand, has anger that's easy to wave off, and that's why he keeps quiet. 

He’s never been good at it, but he can sure as hell try when he’s expected to play nursemaid. After all, Raph comes to him to rant about stuff like this because he figures Mikey’s different enough from him that he’ll get it somehow. He’s really not too sure where the logic is, but Mikey’s the Not Mad one, right? So all of his brothers tend to unload their messes and grievances onto him because it’s safer. More contained.

The taste of his tongue is rather bitter. 

“-if he would just let me go do my thing with Case more often, this wouldn't even be a problem. God, he's been so annoying lately. Surely you're angry, too, right Mikey? I mean, the guy's been taking away your free time all because of a little gut feeling that's wrong half the time.”

And the thing is: Mikey is mad. Just not in the way Raph's trying to goad him into feeling. He's stewing in a whole pool of burning feelings that wouldn't help anyone right now. Even Mikey can recognize that. 

Still. Broken toys or broken knuckles — they get the same treatment. 

“You need to lay off, Raph. You acting out like this only makes it worse. Sneaking away while we’re out when there was a wave of crime and you were asked to go back home? Not cool, man. Not cool. You're lucky Leo asked me to stay home in case you came back, or else you'd be bleeding all over the place and that's gross. We don't need more Raph germs griming the place up.”

“Zip it, Mikey,” Raph hisses out between clenched teeth. There’s quite a bit of blood staining the bandages. “I didn’t ask for your opinion.” 

“Ignoring the fact that you did, you don’t gotta act like an asshole. Not to Leo for trying his best. Not to Donnie for siding with him. And not to me for giving you my input. I am the one treating your hands right now, so pick your words carefully before I do something we’ll both regret.”

His threats are normally more playful in nature, having that edge of little brother annoyingness that makes it easy to tell he’s just messing around. He knows Raph’s biting words weren’t real but rather a defense right now. His anger is the one in control, snapping its teeth at anything, no matter if it is friend or foe. He’ll cool off in a bit and things will be chill again. So there’s absolutely no reason for Mikey to smile so tensely as he says the words, all uncanny valley. Just short enough of his usual that Raph actually goes a bit silent, raising an eyeridge and eyeing him critically. As if Mikey was the one injured. 

He bet his older brother doesn’t even realize how much he looks like Leo right now. Or their father. 

Mikey’s not like Raph. He won’t lose this fight no matter how much he wants to blow up and shake his brother by the shoulders until he understands why Mikey’s feeling the way he is right now. Anger doesn’t help. Master Splinter had drilled that into their heads from when they were small and it became apparent that it was something Raph struggled with. Mikey’s got this. He can totalllly explain himself in a calm manner. Yep. 

“Why are you so mad? I’m the one with the busted hand and lip.”

“I’m not mad,” Mikey says in a clipped voice that doesn’t sound too convincing even to himself. He’s trying for one of those jokester smiles, but something must not be right, because all it manages to do is make Raph furrow his brothers even further. What did Leo and Donnie call this? Damage control? But Mikey’s used to breaking things. He and Raph are similar like that, even if the things they break are total opposites. 

Tighter. Tighter and tighter he’s pulling the bandages, his teeth flashing in warning. He’s been worried sick about his missing brother for hours, and this was the thanks he got? Okay, dude. Sure. He hadn’t been expecting the red carpet or anything, but a consolation prize would’ve done. It was only fair for wandering from room to room, all jittery fingers and feet, all alone and unsure who would be getting back first, and how. Crime didn’t care for feelings. 

This behavior was childish and unbefitting of the progress they had all tried to make. But hurt feelings are a wounded beast of their own, and wounded beasts attacked. It’s something Mikey knew well from all the stray cats he’s tried to pet. Or keep. If anyone asked, it was Ice Cream Kitty that wanted the extra friend, so it was all her idea. 

Anyway, the point was that Mikey got it. Raph’s never been too good at the whole caring things, with the farmhouse era of their life being some of the best of the best. He’s concerned right now and doesn’t know what to do. Anger’s easiest to call upon for Raph. 

“Leo will be fine, you big worrywart. Big ultra supreme deluxe softie. I know you’re worried about his whole… I don’t know what you’d call it. Some big word that Donnie would probably know. But he has us,” a flickered gaze down at Raph’s still bleeding knuckles, “and so he’ll be okay.” 

The words between the lines are spelt out clearly despite Mikey’s horrendous handwriting (something his brothers never fail to remind him of). It’s an olive branch of sorts, or whatever Leo would say. Really, Mikey’s doing his best to come back to WWLD (What Would Leo Do) for every word out of his mouth. Ironic that it makes Raph go still, but then again, Leo was always Splinter Jr. Awkwardly copying all that he could. 

“This is you telling me to get a grip, isn’t it?” Raph asks, a small smile ghosting his face. 

“Yeuuup,” Mikey says, popping the ‘p’ in that obnoxious way that always got on his brothers’ nerves. What are little brothers for? 

The wound all taken care of, Mikey gets up from his knees, joints groaning and bellyaching the whole way. One quick twist and his hips join them, cracking in a way that gets Raph’s beak wrinkling. Good. It means Mikey’s got his attention for a little while longer. 

He stalks closer, all unassuming smiles as he closes his eyes. Then he’s jabbing his brother in the shell. Hard. Right over the part that looks a little beaten. “If you ever pull a stunt like this again, I will kill you. You don’t get to act all moody for the past few days and then make it everyone else’s problem. You don’t get to throw hissy fits that can put Casey in danger as well. He’s getting better, I’ll give him that, but he doesn’t need your encouragement. So stop belittling Donnie and calling him a yes-man when you really mean to say that he’s allowed to voice his own concerns and complaints. Don’t snap back at Leo and try and get a rise out of him when you really mean to tell him that he should sleep so he doesn’t look like a corpse. And don’t.”

He jabs even harder. By now he’s gotten worked up to the point of yelling, wanting his brother to just understand. He’s being a hypocrite and he knows it, because while all of this rage is real, it’s more just a front for the worry and grief he felt for the past few hours. But his anger’s always been so big, resulting in more broken toys than he knew what to do with. 

“Do not — and I really mean it, Raph — do not blame yourself and think that all of this is the best solution for your anger. That somehow putting yourself in stupid situations will make you any less angry. We all know you don’t mean it, that you’re more than an angry face. You’re our brother and you should value yourself like it. ‘Cause dude? This might kill you, and none of us want that. That’s–” 

Arms wrap around him, crushing and grounding. He knows that he’s gotta be shaking in barely contained emotions right now, but he can hardly tell over the rush of blood in his head. Over the scalding hot anger that he’s always tried so hard to keep a handle on. Everyone had decided that anger didn’t suit him, so he naturally knew that that had to be right. His family was always smarter than him, so surely they had to be right about this. It made him feel icky and all sorts of bad. He was a child at his core apparently, so maybe that’s why it felt so bad. But then again, maybe that’s why it was so grand as well. Little kids were always throwing tantrums. Heh. 

“–that’s why I’m angry,” he finally finishes, swallowing back a whole sea of pure feelings. He wants to wrap his arms around and hug back, but he’s just so bitter. This is how Raph must always feel. The little green monster is wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Feeling like this isn’t enviable, and he knows that Raph must also be the same as him — envying the control he’s always shown over his anger. And yeah, that sucks. It sucks for both of them that they might never get past it. 

Raph will still have to deal with sudden anger that makes him say things he regrets, growing angrier when the firework is a dud and the stray cat doesn’t accept his offering. He’ll turn it towards himself, leaving and making everyone worried sick as he tries to tame his emotions by himself in a way that only leads to hurt. 

But they’re both growing, a murmured apology that Mikey barely catches whispered in the dead silence. His hold is strong and warm, sure of itself as he makes a promise to put an end to this. He’ll do better, he reassures, telling Mikey that it’s okay for him to be angry, that he had been a fool. 

The beast with festering wounds of Mikey’s eventually draws back, resting in its eternal place of rest. It’s not gone, but somehow it does feel a little smaller. Just a little. 

Soon enough his brothers are all there, safe and sound. They have ups and downs, all feelings chained and free depending on the day. They’re struggling to find what the new normal should be and the most suitable roles for themselves. And maybe anger never will suit Mikey, but that’s okay. Anger doesn’t help, but what good does holding it back do? Little by little, it’ll come spilling out. He can be angry. He’s allowed that much. To this, they’re all the same. The anger can seem neverending, but the crash will always follow, heartfelt apologies given and accepted.

[evaglass]

Part 2 talking about Karai and her arc in the 2012 series

To start off where I left, Karai is starting to obviously a dark path and mindset, it is shown when she attacks April.

Yet when April mentions that she lost her mother, Karai stops in her tracks and empathizes with her. Obviously, growing up without her has had a negative impact on her, even worse when Karai knows Tang Shen was murder, but not by the man she thought.

Rightfully so, April uses this moment where Karai is distracted to shove her down the stairs and escape. But look at Karai's face, it says so much from probably, "How could I fall for that?" to "What am I doing?" She doesn't even go after April when she gets up when she easily can. She must've been really conflicted, I mean, she's only 16, and she probably had to grow up really quickly living with the Shredder.

Karai is shown to be very impulsive as well as emotional even when trying to repress it. However, Karai still greatly values Honor. Of course, there was no honor in attacking a girl with less experience than her, same with when she puts April's dad under mind control in the Showdown part 1 so that she could give April to the Kraang, and attacking April again in Target: April O'Neil.

However, she did stop Shredder from ending Splinter's life in an unhonorable way while he was poisoned, she stopped Tiger Claw from hurting a defenseless blind guy, and when the turtles come to save Leo from her in Follow the Leader she tells them it's nothing too personal against them and they are just bait for Splinter. Maybe that's what April was along for her bait, maybe she knew the turtles would come in rescue her while the Shredder and her would attempt to finish Splinter off.

Most of her anger was towards Splinter and Leo because she believed one of them killed her mother, and the other one betrayed her trust. Although Raph, Donnie, and Mikey were also in the plan to assassinate the Shredder, she mostly blames Leo because he's the leader and believes they were acting on his accords.

I think Karai just wanted to achieve her vengeance as soon as possible at that point. She probably wanted everything taken care of before she possibly lost her father. When she tells Splinter he ruined her family, I can't help but feel really sorry for her. Her mother being absent from life and being solely raised by the Shredder has really sacred her. Maybe she pictured her life would be very different if her mother was still alive, more normal, where Shredder is probably a warmer and kinder father, where she didn't have to mostly be raised a soldier. It is possible that Karai was a bit jealous of April because even if she doesn't have her mom, she has a very loving father.

Going into the relationship between Karai and Shredder, I do believe Karai loved him before she found out the truth and maybe a little bit after she found. I also think the Shredder loved Karai as well, but it was absolutely toxic and dysfunctional. I mean, look at Karai's face when she asked if he wouldn't let the footbots finish her off, and he deflects the question. All he responds with is, "I'm leaving, don't do anything while I'm gone, or you'll be punished." No answer, not even an "I love you" before he leaves.

It's shown that even though Karai loved the man she thought was her father, she was still very afraid of him, like when he playfully sassed him and he raised his voice and walked towards her. You can tell she was afraid as she bowed again to him.

When Karai finds out the truth, I honestly can see why she would go after the Shredder alone.

He kidnapped her as baby

stripped her of her name

raised her as a soldier

Killed her mother

Made her believe her actual father killed her mother

Had her participate in the plot to attempt to murder her actual father

Very likely raised her in a dysfunctional home where the love he showed must've been very limited or presented in a very unhealthy manner

1, 3, 4

[gregrulzok]

Tokyo Revengers Died:

Aka a collection of disjointed thoughts and ramblings about the latest chapters of TR and how they've been... Not... Good...

⚠️SPOILERS AHEAD⚠️ Up to Ch.271. also this is very negative.

I don't even know where to begin with this.

I loved Tokyo Revengers so much. I was entranced. I hailed it as one of the best modern manga I'd read.

The Bloody Halloween Arc in particular was a standout. The emotions, the action, the suspense was all so palpable and it resolved in such a satisfying and yet devastating way. I won't hesitate in saying that Baji was the highlight of the series.

Sure, the anime was weak, but that didn't matter. The manga was g o o d.

And honestly? By the time of Pah-chin's wedding every bone in my body felt and believed that this should be the end of the manga. At that point I'd already known that it wasn't the last arc, and yet I could not help the growing feeling that it absolutely should be. The only unresolved plot-point - the implication of a second time leaper - had been dropped so suddenly and baselessly that it may as well had never happened in my eyes. As far as I was concerned, that was the weakest point in the manga, anyway, so if Pah-chin's wedding had been the last scene, if Mikey had just shown up and all been well, I'd be satisfied leaving that plotline unresolved. Who knows, maybe it'd even be a fun open-door mystery.

As it stands, though... Ugh...

In theory the idea of Takemitchy now having to save Mikey rather than Hina isn't ... A bad one. It works.

Mikey at this point was definitely flawed, but highly sympathetic. We were all rooting for him.

And yet, for whatever unknown reason, the moment of Draken's death marks the death of Tokyo Revengers for me.

Like a switch being flipped, Mikey went from a sympathetic, traumatized character in need of sympathy and help, to...

Well, to an abelist stereotype, quite frankly?

He's MENTALLY ILL and that makes him a MONSTER he had DARK IMPULSES or a SECOND PERSONALITY OR SOME SHIT OOOOO

And what's worse this isn't a result of the death of his brother as was assumed before no no no !!! He's been like this since he was a child ! He was BORN A KILLER !!!! He's DANGEROUS !!

Ugh. The trope of mentally ill/traumatized characters being evil and having a dark side that will kill and maim everyone in sight is... Not only gross, but also, from a writing standpoint completely completely lacking in nuance. Which is almost insulting considering how /well/ TR seemed to be handling it, previously.

So now that Mikey is this weird warped parody of himself but Now He's Joker™, he's also become entirely unsympathetic.

Far gone is the little boy who was scared and messed up, but did his best to protect the people around him. Far gone is his sense of humor and care and companionship. Which in theory sounds good, but in practice... What reason do we have left to root for him? What reason do we have left to care about this empty husk of death threats and violence, with absolutely no heart or depth of character behind him?

This isn't Mikey. It just isn't.

(and none of this seems to be in response to Draken's death, either - there wasn't even any significant scene reflecting his reaction to Draken's death. In fact I struggle to remember if he even KNOWS he died. He and Draken hadn't been interacting for a while at that point. It's literally implied on some level that this is just how Mikey is now, regardless of Draken.)

And how is Takemitchy meant to "save him" exactly?

The only two ways this story can end is if

A. Takemitchy doesn't manage to save Mikey, which is predictable at this point, and would be wholly unsatisfying because it meant he risked and KILLED MULTIPLE PEOPLE for the sake of someone who he didn't save anyway.

Or

B. Takemitchy pulls some magic of friendship bullshit out of his ass and suddenly Mikey is Good Again except the fact that he lost everyone but It's Fine See He Laughed He's Healed.

Which is... So stupid, and contrived, and not how mental health works.

The manga has written itself into a corner, and there's no way it can conclude that would feel right anymore.

And it almost feels as though it knows that. As though Ken Wakui has realized what a shithole he's gotten himself into and is desperately trying to pull himself back up /somehow/.

What the hell are these predictions Takemitchy gets?

Why does Sanzu carry all this importance?

How does it make any sense for Shinichiro to have been a time leaper, when the only reason we know there was a second time leaper at all was Kisaki, who never even MET Shinichiro?

Why did Shinichiro even become a timeleaper by killing a timeleaper, when nothing like that happened to Kazutora when he killed Shin?

Hell why is Takemitchy a timeleaper when he never killed anyone ?? Why do his timeleaping powers (activated via handshake) seem to work totally differently from Shin's (activated via??? Suicide? Near death situations??? But not when Kazutora kills him????)

None of the new plotlines make any sense and none of them feel even remotely like they were set up in any way.

Don't even get me STARTED on the whole paraplegic Mikey thing. I don't even have words to get into how fucking stupid it is - it makes no sense, comes out of nowhere, goes nowhere, it's literally Just Shock Value in a vain attempt to let us regain some semblance of pity for Mikey.

Hell, let's zoom out for a sec...

Who are all these people?

Seriously.

Half the cast now are characters that showed up out of nowhere, and maybe like 3 of them have any sort of backstory, and 2 any sort of depth.

The characters we've spent time setting up and getting to know have gotten pushed so far into the background they may well not even exist, and they're instead replaced by these generic Gangster Types all with two personality traits a pop if you're lucky?

Where's Hina? Where's Naoto? Where are Akkun and the gang? Where's Peh-yan? Where's Kazutora? What happened to Hakkai, Chifuyu, the Kawata twins, the Haitani twins, hell even Taiju showed up just to do absolutely fuck all?

The only ones who we know and love and got any sort of attention lately are:

- Pah-chin, who got two seconds of glory.

- Mitsuya, who got a fairly touching moment (and was much more affected by Draken's death by his literal best friend and MAIN CHARACTER Mikey was), and has now been shafted to the background again

- Koko and Inui, who actually got a nice storyline, thank god.

Look I'm sorry, I know people like Sanzu and Wakasa, but besides that does anyone actually care about anyone else here? Shion? South? Takeomi? Their characters are so lackluster I struggle to put a face to any of their names, and frankly I literally can't remember a single new character introduced because they're just that fucking boring.

I don't even wanna talk about Senju.

There was so much potential there but now SHE'S just gone as well and what development we did get from her was so lackluster it failed to leave any impression on me.

And through all of this Takemitchy's devotion to this, to Mikey, has grown from concern for his friend to downright an unhealthy obsession. He's fucking insane, it's like he doesn't give a shit who lives or dies as long as he can accomplish his goal.

He doesn't give a shit about Hina, Chifuyu, Pah-chin, Toman, Naoto, himself, Draken or anything else, and frankly it no longer seems like he actually cares about Mikey either. This isn't even about him anymore is about doing

Something.

As discussed, there's nothing he can actually do to accomplish his goal, anyway.

It's just. Futile.

And this entire manga, very much so, feels futile right now.

Which, considering just the sheer amount of potential this manga had, the heights it did reach, is just so... goddamn disappointing.

[akkkkollle]

Before you say it: yes i’m toxic. Moving on-

Just imagine: mikey pissed you the fuck off - like, did everything from being annoying to being a selfcentered rude bitch all day. So you know what? You’re gonna ride it all by yourself, bitch. And i have this idea that mikey is that whiney bitch that needs helps to get off even when riding that dick so after a time, he start cooing and begging for your help, almost crying (still riding you) meanwhile you’re on your phone, watching shits on tiktok and not giving a fuck while mikey is almost having a breakdown 😂😭

#staytoxic💅

Pairing: Mikey × M!Reader.

Words: 600+.

TW/CW: humiliation, disobedience(?), riding, pleading, overexcitation, denial of orgasm(?).

You sigh, watching someone's Instagram posts and in your thoughts, ridiculing their stories that happened because of their stupidity. Did someone break up with a guy because he tied your tail a little lower than you need? Fuck. This is some kind of nonsense, but someone really has no brains.

- Manjiro, be quiet, I'm busy. - you say irritably, flipping on.

But what did he do? Honestly, nothing, but he didn't stop, that's for sure.

His hands are on your abs, squeezing it. His head is thrown back, as are his eyes. Tears are streaming down his face. His little red cock twitches, having a sincere desire to cum. He whimpers, having practically nothing in his brain. How long has he been riding you? It's been about an hour and a half. And how many times did he cum? Null. He just wants to cum, wants to touch his dick and cum, but he can't. It will be worse.

- M-m/n... I'm begging you..! Let me cum! Ah, I-I can't... anymore! - he begs, actually having a strong desire to cum.

- No. You were acting like a bitch. So you'll be treated like a bitch. - you whisper monotonously, still flipping through .

He whines loudly as more tears roll from his eyes. His right hand is shaking, he struggles with a strong desire to touch himself. What happens if he doesn't do it? He probably won't come. And if he does? It will end, but it will end even worse than it is now. And what does he have to lose? His hand touches his penis. And he only rubs his head slightly, as he ends up with a loud scream.

He falls on your breast with heavy breathing, closing his eyes. But he is immediately turned over on his back. He opens his eyes, seeing your expression. It gives him goosebumps. Is he afraid? Maybe.

- Bitch, I think you got something wrong. Who do you have to listen to, huh? - you squeeze his neck slightly, pressing him against the mattress.

-Y-you, M/n...

-So what the hell are you doing? Did I let you cum?

- No, you're not.

- Well, then I will have to not only punish you, but also teach you to obey, whore. - you hiss, squeezing his neck harder and starting thrusts.

He moans loudly, feeling the stimulation of his sweet spot. But apparently he won't come again, at least not until you think he's had enough.

[twstgabrielle]

If Leo was being completely honest with himself right now, he'd have to admit that meeting an alternate version of himself was a little bit unsettling. Especially when said meeting involved a set of twin katanas being pointed straight at his shell and a nearly merciless glare boring straight into his soul, daring him to try anything funny. The teen didn't dare try to move, knowing that on some level that this alternate Leo would most definitely follow up on his silent threat. Leo held up his hands in an attempt to show his counterpart that be meant no harm. The red eared slider could practically feel his brothers eyes boring into his back, especially Raph's who seemed to be struggling with himself to not come to his little brother's aid. It was honestly impressive how his big brother was holding himself back, given how protective Raph was and how if the snapping turtle so much as even caught a glimpse of one of them being threatened he wouldn't hesitate to intervene.

Leo stiffened when he felt the sharp point of the sword poking at him, making him return his attention back towards the other him. The other him looked older than him, with sharp dark blue eyes that held him in place. His counterpart was covered in light scars and nicks, showing off just how many fights he'd been in and survived throughout his life. His mask a darker blue than his was somewhat worn from the years of usage and soldiering on through all the years of battles. But that wasn't what made Leo hesitant on possibly engaging with this other turtle in a fight. No it was the aura that surrounded him. The other turtle seemed to radiate an air of authority, a confidence that seemed to follow him and his movements. This other Leo's entire being was a powerful presence, seemingly demanding respect and caution when facing him in a battle setting.

An aura that he carried with a self reassurance in himself and his abilities, a calm in a raging storm. This Leo was a hurricane that if given a reason to be invoked could cause a great deal of damage to those unlucky enough to be his enemy. And Leo was so not in the mood to get into a fight that could possibly end up with someone getting severely hurt or worse. Flickering his eyes towards his counterpart Leo took a small breath and spoke.

"I know that this is unnerving, having four people just randomly drop in on your home, but I can promise you that we mean no harm."

The turtle said keeping his tone even and keep his possible sarcastic nature out of it. The last thing he and his brothers needed at the moment was for him to get unintentionally snarky with the other him. The older turtle stared at him, his gaze unwavering as he listened to him. His expression was unreadable, and he didn't move his swords away from Leo for a few moments making the younger teen believe that he wasn't going to react to his attempt at peace. But then to his surprise his alternate removed his swords, straightening himself from his attack position to a much more relaxed but alert one. The sighs of relief that came from behind him made Leo relax himself now knowing that he wasn't possibly going to get a sword in his neck.

"How did you get here? And why are you here?"

A voice, rough and somewhat harsh sounding came from the other Leo, making the other turtle snap his attention back to him. Leo was a bit thrown off by his counterpart's voice, and he could hear a sharp intake of breath from his twin Donnie behind him and the stunned silence from Raph and Mikey. His other self didn't seem to notice their reactions, instead patiently and tersely waiting for an answer.

"Uh well funny story, we have no idea how we got here nor why we're here. One minute we were kicking butt like the awesome ninjas we were and the next thing we knew, poof! We're suddenly here and well you know the rest."

Leo said his tone a little lighter as he explained what happened and got over his shock. His older self looked at him with narrowed eyes however the once merciless look that once resided in them was gone and now replaced with a cautious trust, before he let out a small sigh. With a practiced ease the other Leo placed his katanas back into their sheaths on his back, any traces of tension evaporating between him and Leo. To the younger turtle's surprise his counterpart gave him a somewhat apologetic look before bowing slightly.

"Forgive me for the earlier hostility I displayed to you and your brothers."

The older turtle said, his tone once again sounding harsh yet despite it, Leo knew that he was being sincere after catching a small undertone of apology in his rough voice.

"Nah man you don't have to apologize, you weren't in the wrong you were only doing what anyone would do if random people just showed up. I mean I'd be on edge too if I saw that too."

Leo said offering a smile to his counterpart. The older turtle hesitantly nodded before straightening himself up from his bowing position. He was about to say something to Leo when a sudden commotion sounded out through the lair making his alternate self stiffen up and become alert.

"Will you knock that off-!?"

A voice loud and growling with irritation sounded out in the lair.

"Come on bro, just one slice-! Leo doesn't have to know please I'm begging ya dude-!!"

Another voice called out, slightly pleading as he obviously pestered the first voice.

"You two really are ridiculous, fighting over pizza it's no wonder Leo sent us all out of the lair. I would too if it meant just a moment of silence."

Another third voice called out, this one a little bit more exhausted sounding, with a touch of snark to it. Leo's eyes went wide and he turned to his own brothers meeting their gazes.

"If that's who we think that is then this could end very badly."

Raph said his voice soft as he spoke to Leo. The snapping turtle was obviously a little riled up still from the near fight that had almost broken out between his little brother and his other self. Not that Leo could blame him after all just meeting himself but in a different universe didn't go in the sunshine and rainbows area, and he couldn't imagine how his brothers counterparts might react.

"Maybe it might go better than the one just now? I mean we won't know unless we face it."

Mikey piped up trying to be optimistic. Donnie let out a small scoff not really agreeing with his younger brother's optimism.

"I highly doubt it Miguel, if Nardo number two reacted somewhat threateningly to Leon here then his brothers will probably have a similar response."

The soft shell said tone blunt making the box turtle somewhat deflat at his older brother's reply.

"Don that's enough, we don't know that for sure and mashing other Leo's brothers with him like they're all the same person is rude."

Raph said somewhat scolding as his role of big brother kicked in at Donnie's slightly blunt and rudish answer. Donnie just gave the snapping turtle a look already getting ready to argue his case and Leo was about to intervene when his attention was thrown back towards the opening of the lair where the three voices were now officially closer than before.

"That's so not fair dude-!!"

The one voice that was pleading and now somewhat childish now attached to a person had started to say only to stop dead when he caught sight of Leo and his brothers. The turtle which now Leo saw was shorter than his counterpart and had light freckles on his cheeks. Big baby blues stared at him in shock, popping out even more due to the contrast of his orange mask that covered his face. The smaller turtle which Leo realized was this world's Mikey due to his bandanna, stared at him and his brothers before quickly landing on his Leo searching him over for any possible injuries. He was about to ask him what was going on when two pairs of footsteps entering behind him echoed in the lair.

"Mikey?! What's wrong, ya went quiet on us! Is Leo okay-?"

Another turtle this one a little more muscular and taller entered behind the other Mikey, bright green eyes scanning around in a slightly uneasy manner in response to his little brother's sudden silence only to stop on Leo and his brothers. This newer turtle seeing the alternate turtles immediately stiffened, his eyes narrowing in a guarded way behind his worn red mask. Leo quickly connected that this was this universe's Raph and it dumbfounded him because of how short he was and how much anger seemed to suddenly come off of him. It was quite clear that this Raph was not pleased with seeing them in his home and had went into a defensive position of sorts, zoning his bright toxic green eyed stare onto them. Leo couldn't help but feel a shiver at the look.

'It must run in the family, those hard and somewhat threatening glares.'

The red eared slider couldn't help but think as he recalled how not too long ago he was met with a similar look from his other self.

"Raph? Mikey? Leo? For God sakes would it kill anyone to answer me and tell me if everything is alright-"

The last turtle finally came in the lair, towering over the other two as he made his way into his home. It was obvious he was annoyed and concerned by the lack of response from his brothers if his narrowed reddish brown eyes and frown had any telltale sign of it. But once he realized what was going on after catching sight of the other turtles he froze in the middle of his rant, instead going wide eyed in shock. This turtle was also slightly muscular much like his brothers but also lanky, and he was taller than the others. His mouth was opened in a somewhat stunned way, revealing a small gap in between his teeth. His eyes were surrounded by a purple mask, making his stunned expression even more noticeable. This turtle being the last one left was clearly this world's Donnie.

A silence, tense and thick seemed to fill the lair between the two different groups of turtles. The three teenagers who were at the lair entranceway were zoned in on the other ones, seemingly trying to process what exactly was going on. Leo felt Raph shimmy behind him, the large snapping turtle tense at what was happening. The silence was deafening, and it was ongoing to the point where Leo was getting twitchy by it. However thankfully whether it be by divine intervention or luck Mikey seemed to recover the quickest the box turtle seemingly buzzing with excitement.

"Oh me gosh-! You're me!"

The chipper youngest said a smile on his face revealing his own gapped teeth as he stared at his counterpart in an enthusiastic way. The other Mikey turned his attention to him and seemed to catch the vibe that Mikey was giving off as he too joined in on the enthusiasm of seeing another him.

"Holy-! And you're me too, bro this is so awesome!!"

The older Mikey chimed happily as the two babies of the families broke the tense silence that had been building up between them. Leo once again let out a relieved sigh at another possible fight breaking out. As the two Mikeys chirped happily to one another the other Raph and Donnie made their way further into their home watching their own counterparts with a curious yet cautious gaze. Leo quickly noted how the other Raph made his way to the other Leo's side, quietly speaking to him and indiscreetly looking him over before seeming satisfied with what he saw. His counterpart just rolled his eyes good naturedly, unbothered by the small checkup from the red clad brother. The other Donnie seemed to do the same thing however he kept his distance as he kept a close eye on the strange turtles in their home currently. Leo couldn't help but feel a bit curious about this behavior. Especially since he realized that all three turtles essentially did the same thing as soon as they'd entered the lair.

'Wonder why they do that. It's obvious that other me isn't like hurt or dying. Gotta be some kind of story for that.'

The red eared slider thought making a mental note to watch these brothers and their interactions with one another to hopefully get some answers about this strange behavior.

"So are you gonna explain why you're currently in our lair? Or do I have to force you to?"

The other Raph said causing the conversations that were going to quiet down as he zoned his gaze onto Leo and Raph who at this point much like his counterpart had moved closer to Leo to offer him help should his little brother need it. Leo couldn't help but feel grateful to the snapping turtle, feeling himself relax a bit knowing that if things went pear shaped that he'd have his big brother backing him up.

"It's a long story, but I would be happy to explain it if you're willing to listen and not glare holes into my head. After all I'd like to keep it on and not have it burst into flames."

Leo said his snark coming up despite it probably not being wise. If looks could kill Leo knew that at that moment he'd be dead where he stood with how much the other Raph's stare burned holes into him. The shorter turtle looked like he was about to clap back when the other Donnie stepped in.

"Don't mind him it's just how he is sometimes. Now can you start from the beginning?"

The taller turtle asked. Leo took a deep breath, mentally preparing himself for his explanation once again.

'This is not going to be a fun time is it?'

*I've officially given into my mad and unhinged mindset and god I'm loving every single second of it. To be honest I didn't plan on writing something like this, but given how much I've been getting back into Tmnt and how much I've grown to adore Rottmnt I just couldn't help myself. I personally love the idea of a crossover especially between the 2012 and Rise cast of turtles. They're both so different in so many ways and it's such an interesting concept to think about how these two versions of Tmnt could work between each other. I apologize in advance for the possibility of confusion in the narrative I tried my best to make sure that it wasn't too confusing. The POV is in Rise Leo's. Anyways if any y'all read this I hope you enjoyed it!!!*

[froggy-frogz]

Hey! For the bayverse tmnt, do you have any headcanons on how they would act around a crush/ eventually confess?

A/N: Hey anon! Thanks for requesting!!! I’m glad so many of you are requesting tmnt :,) it means a lot to me!!! Hope you enjoy it and have a good day/night <3

Raph:

+ Unlike his normal exterior, he’s a big bundle of nerves. Poor boy doesn’t know how to act around you. He’s a bit more protective of you as well, making sure that if his brothers or literally anyone else is bothering you, that they’re taken care of.

+ If you show any clue of knowing what’s up, he’ll probably try to keep his space from you. Not that he would actively ignore you, he just won’t talk/hang out with you as much in fear of outing himself.

+ When even his brothers catch up, they can see it’s not just affecting him but also you, so they all three pull him aside.

+ “You gotta tell em bro”

+ “Ignoring them won’t just make your feelings go away, if anything it’ll just make you feel worse and worse.”

+ “I have to agree- just go and ask them out. It’s not like they would stop hanging out here, they’re too nice for that.”

+ It takes a good week of pestering for Raph to have enough of the pestering, and he finally caves.

+ When the poor boy comes to you, it honestly surprises you, you thought he was mad at you, but here he was, normally the tough, brute force of the team, in shambles.

+ He wouldn’t do anything big, if anything he’d ask if you wanted to have a date [or whatever version of a date that a teenage mutant turtle could have] and give you some of your favorite flowers he had Casey get him.

+ When he does offer the flowers to you, you can’t move. You’d probably be standing there, thoughts rushing through your head, but all in all, you accept the flowers and tell him that you’d love to go on a date with him.

+ Cue Raph.exe malfunctioning.

Leo

+ Leo is the leader of the group, the one who makes and executes all the plans, yes? Yeah, no, when he realizes he’s crushing on you, any and all plans to ask you out pretty much fall apart.

+ His demeanor doesn’t really change, out of the four brothers, he can actually mask his feelings pretty well.

+ He will start doing more and more things for you. Little ways to show his affection without raising any suspicion amongst his brothers and you.

+ But thanks to one slip up, aka Mikey getting a hold of his journal, his brothers pressure him into asking you out.

+ He does end up doing it pretty quickly, after all, he doesn’t want you to start dating someone else, so he hatches a plan.

+ The plan ends up sneaking you and himself out late one night onto a rooftop to have a nice dinner, courtesy of having Casey get it. [Casey probably being really tired of having to help with the brothers’ love plans]

+ Before he can ask you out, you blurt out that you like him and it kinda leaves you two sitting awkwardly until Leo tells you that it’s a mutual feeling.

+ The dinner ends up being a success and when you two get back to the lair, you and Leo get one heck of an earful of teasing.

Mikey

+ There’s really no difference between how Mikey normally is and how he acts when he figures out that he likes you in a romantic sense.

+ When he does, however, he texts you and asks if you want to come over and play video games. Sneaky sneaky Mikey, however, already has a plan set in motion.

+ As soon as you arrive and plop down next to him on the couch, he asks you if you want to have a little competition and you don’t back down.

+ He tells you if he wins, you have to go on a date with him, and if you win, you get his pizza money for the next month. You surprisingly [to him] agree.

+ So pretty much everything is going smoothly.

+ If you do end up winning, Mikey’s a little bummed, because he did really want to win, and when you stand up in a cheer, you do the unbelievable and lean down to kiss his cheek. “Let’s use that pizza money for a date, huh?”

+ Mikey’s dumbfounded.

+ If he ends up winning though, he cheers and turns to see the most loving look on your face as you tell him that he didn’t need to beat you to ask you out on a date and that the following Thursday you would love to go out with him.

+ Cue the dumbfoundedness part 2.

Donnie

+ Out of all the brothers, Donnie is the one to be the hardest to confess. He’s one ball of nerves.

+ Poor Donnie can’t eat, he can’t sleep, and most importantly, he can’t invent.

+ Thankfully you, his dear friend, notice that he’s ‘ill’ and come over to take care of him, and when you get to his room, he’s in shambles.

+ He’ll protest but your will to take care of him is stronger than his weak protest.

+ You, the kind-hearted angel that you are, do whatever you can to help him feel better, and nurse him back to full health because of all his worrying, it really broke him down to the point he actually became sick.

+ On the second or third day of caring for the sick turtle, you ask if anything could help him feel better.

+ Donnie replies to you in his head with “a date?”

+ Except it wasn’t in his head.

+ He expects you to turn and leave, or to be shocked and reject him, but instead, you laugh, and tell him the second he gets better that you two can go on the date.

+ Poor thing is as dumbfounded as a genius inventor can get.

[jaycewrites-192000]

You're Grounded Pt. 2

Summery: Smiley and Angry's little sister is still grounded, only this time...things go differently.

Part One Here

Rating: SFW

Pairing(s): Platonic!Nahoya Kawata x Platonic!Little Sister Reader x Platonic!Souya Kawata

(Still no incest my dudes)

Also spoilers for episode 20-21!!

One week had passed, and ever since you were stuck in your room, only allowed to come out to go to school, to eat, and bathroom breaks. Other than that, no luck getting out from your little prison. And you were warned to not sneak out again, or another week would be added. You didn't bother trying, as much as you hate to admit it, your brothers were smarter than they looked. They knew every move you would make and would do everything in their power to stop you.

However, you were allowed to have your phone back. They were s confident that if you were to try and call for backup, they would stop it from happening. You made the best of it though, at least you had someone to talk to now. Emma wanted an explanation as to where you had disappeared to lately and you told her you were grounded, well, double grounded now. When she asked why, you hesitated to tell her. But you did, after she promised not to tell Smiley and Angry of course. She did say that you should tell them why you started that fight in the first place, but...it was a bit more complicated than that.

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So, here you were, in your room looking blankly at your door. Every now and then Smiley or Angry, or both of them, would come and check to see if you were still there. Speaking of, your door opened, Angry walked in this time. "Right on time, big brother." You mutter, not bothering to look at him. "Smiley had to run out somewhere real quick. So, I'm gonna stay here until he gets back." He leans against the door after he shut it.

"Whatever." You rolled your eyes. The silence between you two was heavy with tension and awkwardness.

"...Sorry about before. But you really shouldn't have tricked us like that." You didn't respond. "Come on. You're acting childish."

"I am a child dummy. And so are you, so stop acting like your our mother." You glared at him. "Oh, and you wanna talk being childish? You two get into fights every fucking day, and you two rarely ever get punished for it! So how come I get double grounded!?"

"You get double grounded for sneaking out. And you shouldn't be getting into fights at all. As for us, it's different." Angry explained as calmly as he could. "That's bullshit and you know it!" You snapped. "You wouldn't be saying any of this if I were in the same gang as you two!"

"You won't be joining any gangs of any kind!" Angry finally snapped back. It was rare that he would ever raise his voice at you, so you were at a loss for words. Once he saw your shocked face he toned it down. "Just...don't do it again. Please Y/n, you shouldn't be fighting."

And then came more silence. You and Angry never liked whenever there would be a fight between all three of you. But tension had build up ever since you got into that stupid fight. And honestly, you knew that it didn't need to happen but after what happened...after what those jackasses said...What choice did you have?

"Why did you do it anyway?" Angry asks, making you look up from your bed. You opened your mouth to answer, but shut it before looking away again. "Does it really matter?" You asked. "It's done. Nothing I can do about it now."

Before Angry could respond, Smiley walked in. "Heeey, she try to get out again?" He asked. "No..." Angry shook his head. "But she's hiding something." You shot him a glare. "Oh, so we're telling lies now?"

"I don't know, are we?" Angry turned to his brother. "When has Y/n ever started a fight? She rarely gets into fights, and normally she isn't the one to start some shit." Smiley nods his head at his brother's words. "That's a good point. So, wanna talk to us like a big girl?"

"No. Get out." You tell them sternly. "Too bad!" Smiley hopped on your bed and sat beside you. "Better start talking sis."

"Or what?" You challenged. Smiley's grin deepened. "Or else your double grounding will turn into a triple grounding." He tells you. "What!? How's that fair!?" Smiley shrugs. "Just is. Now spill." You resisted the urge to slug your annoying peach hair older brother in the jaw before sighing heavily. "You really wanna know? Fine. I started that fight because some asshole was talking shit about you two! Happy?"

Smiley and Angry looked at each other before turning back to you. "You started a fight because of that?" Angry asks. You furrow your brow in frustration. "It's more than that...they called you guys a smiling freak and a whinny crybaby. They also talked shit about Toman. And when I confronted them about it...they said I couldn't do a thing without my brothers there to protect me...that I was just a weak little girl who needed to stay out of other's way...So, I punched their lights out." You didn't notice you were crying until the end of it.

"I wouldn't have hit them if they would have just apologized and kept their mouths shut." You say with a sniffle. It was quiet until Smiley started laughing. "Man! You went and defended ours and Toman's honor? You really are the best little sister." He pets your head. "Huh?" You look up at him confused. "That was nice of you Y/n, but you didn't need to get hurt over us." Angry made his way over to you.

"W-well they were hurt way more than me." You told him. "I handled it didn't I?"

"Yes but, still. You're safety matters to us way more than a few insults thrown at us. Next time that happens, tell us."

"Yeah! We'll beat the fuck out of them so you don't get in trouble like you did." Smiley added. "Don't be like your dumbass older brothers Y/n. You're going places you know? Don't waste it on fighting like a gangster."

"But you guys are in a gang..." You mutter. "Don't get any ideas Y/n." Said Smiley, despite his smile, he was serious. "We wouldn't know what to do if you were hurt or worse. Just be our tough little sis outside of a gang ok?" You pout slightly but nod anyway. You did consider joining Toman, somehow. Your brothers inspired you in more than one way, and being in a gang was one of them. Not just any gang, a real gang. "The new age of delinquents" as Mikey put it.

It sounded so cool when you heard about it, and you wanted so desperately to be by your brothers side when it finally happens. But it wasn't always cool and badass, after Darken nearly dying and Baji's death, it dawned on you just how dangerous joining a gang could be. And Smiley and Angry be damned if they let their little sister be murdered and they couldn't prevent it.

You didn't know Draken and Baji on a personal level like everyone else in Touman did, but they were so kind to you whenever you were around. Baji even joked that you were like Toman's little sister. His death left a hole in the hearts of Toman, including yours...

"I won't get into anymore fights, but you guys have to promise me something too." Smiley and Angry waited for your word. "Promise me...that you'll be careful and promise me, you guys won't leave us like Baji did..."

The next thing you knew, your brothers were enveloping you in their embrace. "And leave you all alone? No way in hell." Smiley said softly. "We're not going anywhere." Said Angry. You sniffled but managed to smile. "Good. I might say I don't want you around, but you guys are all I got. So ignore me whenever I might say it again, ok?"

"Sure thing." Smiley chuckled. "Oh by the way, you're ungrounded."

You perk up. "Double ungrounded?"

"Yep. Double ungrounded. But you better not go start shit with anyone again, got it?"

"Got it." You giggle.

"Good. Now let's get out of here. I bet you're bored right?" Smiley asked as the three of you left your room. "Bored as fuck."

"There's a new arcade that just opened up. Should we go there?" Angry asked. " Hell yeah!" You and Smiley say in unison.

You still have no idea how you got so lucky as to get ungrounded like you did, but you had a feeling your brothers were never going to punish you as harshly as they did before.

Maybe...

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(So I was thinking of making like a little kawata sister series? Idk how well that would play out or how it will be done/written but yeah, stay tuned if that interests you)

[zvnphoria]

- how kazutora would act around his crush that is baji’s adoptive sister

a/n - ah i just love kazutora so much and i can’t help but see baji as a brother to me,, i had so much fun making this! and i sorta rushed this because i’m very tired rn but shh

contains - fluff, kazu being cute

such a shy and awkward boy honestly

kazutora’s comfortable with baji because they’re best friends! baji was kazutora’s real friend, of course he’d do anything to repay him.

but around you? he just didn’t know what to say or how to act other than being painfully awkward

the way you both met was very casual

one day kazutora rushed to your apartment to show off to baji the tiger tattoo he got on his neck and he wanted baji to be the first one to see

instead you were the first one to see

when you opened the door, he had a big but hesitant smile on his face because he was nervous baji would think it was too much dedication to his name

(tora means tiger AND kazutora loves tigers if it wasn’t obvious enough)

but when he saw an unfamiliar face in front of him he couldn’t help but feel disappointed and confused

“oh you’re kazutora aren’t you? sorry let me go wake keisuke up,” you say while yawning and walking to your sleeping brother’s room

you ended up throwing your brother out of his room and slamming him on the floor because he is unfortunately a heavy sleeper

baji’s reaction to the tattoo was so over exaggerating you wanted to slap him back to sleep because you were starting to get tired

kazutora sat back and watched your disgusted facial expression and laughed to himself a bit

“hey what’re you laughin’ at?” baji says as he looks back at his sister and back at his best friend

“oh no no it’s nothing!”

baji went back to his room to sleep and you had to tuck him in

although you and baji were the same age and he claims to be your big brother, it’s almost like YOU have to take care of him half the time but you don’t mind

you led kazutora out the door after tucking baji in and thanked him for being friends with him despite being loud and eccentric which was the opposite of kazutora

“no no i should be really thanking him honestly. he saved me and i’m glad,” he reassured

“hah! sorry you have to deal with him all the time,” you say jokingly

“oh and by the way, nice tattoo. see ya!” you say closing the door

it took a while for you and him to be considered as just friends. good thing he put worked very hard to get to where he was!

baji noticed that kazutora’s been trying to get closer to you and there was only one reason he was acting like this— he definitely likes her, he thought

and baji being baji.. he confronted kazutora about this. it was super casual AND out of nowhere too!

it was just a normal day of hanging out with toman. they were on their way to a place they’ve never been to before so they had to ride their motorcycles. kazutora was in the front of the group meanwhile baji was in the middle back because a certain someone fell asleep on his back.

as he made his way to the front next to kazutora, he just HAD to say this so everyone can hear. what was worse was that it was completely unintentional.

“ ‘tora. do you like y/n?”

he thought he misheard that. kazutora didn’t even know you well enough for him to like you romantically. still, it caught him off-guard, and was left with an extremely flustered expression.

“huh?! where’d you get that from dumbass?!

“huh? you like y/n-chin, kazutora?” mikey says with a yawn

“with the way he always tries to be around her, i wouldn’t be surprised,” mitsuya joins in

“no i don’t like her like that! i don’t know her well enough— and not to mention, how did you even comprehend that bullshit?!”

“well it was exactly what mitsuya said. the way you act around her is definitely not something a friend would do,” baji replied

the poor dude kept stuttering which made it the situation worse and made him look more SUSPICIOUS

in the end, he didn’t end up convincing them that he didn’t like you— not that he even had hopes he was gonna convince them

facing you after that was definitely something.. by something i mean very, very awkward

you were so confused on why he couldn’t look you in the eye after you had both just started becoming close

you didn’t question him about it ofc and thank god you didn’t or else he would’ve bursted red

baji 100% tries to get you two together but at the same time is also against it because he’s your sister after all

overall he’d just be very nice and respects you so much :)

[azucarian]

NEFELIBATA - Takuya Birthday Special

Masterlist No content/trigger warning. Extreme fluff <3

Takuya had grown upset at the possibility of his birthday being forgotten; especially considering his two childhood friends hadn't even raised so much as a 'happy birthday' to him. It's not like he particularly expected a gift - although it definitely would be nice. Tapping his pencil against the desk, he frowned - (Name) was the most attentive person he knew and even she had forgotten? Maybe he failed in making it known beforehand. At this point, he just wanted to go home and curl up into a ball with the birthday cake his mother had baked him.

Now that he thought about it, Makoto had an obsession with the western zodiacs - he always looked on those weird 'zodiac luckiness' websites. Cancer, that's what Takuya's zodiac was - the zodiac of the crab. His 'aligned' personality was about him being loving and full of emotions - but also moody, suspicious and overprotective. He was not moody, he'd like to believe. The thought made him grumpy-

Ah, wait, that'd be right then.

He mentally groaned as the bell signalling the end of the day sounded, and his phone let out the identifiable ping to tell him he'd received a message. Flipping his phone up, (Name)'s contact popped up.

(NAME)-CHAN Mizo Middle headin' out early - we'll see you later Taku-chan! Byebye!

So they had truly forgotten. Takuya felt himself visibly deflate; there goes his final slither of hope. He shrugged, at least he had all of that cake to himself. He began his journey home; the train ride being oddly silent - usually the group of them would rambunctiously play whilst (Name), Akkun and himself would stare judgingly. Until (Name) got annoyed with all the stares from the elderly people and try to beat them up. For someone who didn't fight, Takuya could admit that the girl punched way too hard.

Coming home to an empty house was normal; his parents worked long jobs to provide for them (he actually appreciated their evening absences because of Kiyomasa and his gang, but he no longer feared any of that). But it felt much more empty as he slipped his shoes off- Wait, those definitely were not his shoes.

Sloppily hidden amongst the eco-friendly tote bags, five pairs of shoes were stacked. Four pairs of messy trainers, and one pair of remotely looked after converses. He nearly laughed - so they were here. A surprise birthday party, he guessed. The idiot trio must've gotten side tracked and, in a hurry, (Name) or Akkun shoved the shoes to the side and threw the totes over them.

Takuya guessed he'd humour them after all their effort. Slipping his indoor slides onto his feet and hanging his bag up on the door, he slowly made his way to the living room - and, upon entering the dark room, the lights suddenly flicked on and the distinct sound of party poppers filled his ears (and kind of scaring him, admittedly).

"Happy birthday!" The collective cheer of each person brought a grin to his face; regardless of the under-planned surprise element, he couldn't contain his smile at the sight. Kazushi, Makoto and Takemichi each had several party hats decorating their heads - almost as if they were trying to imitate a crown. Akkun was off to the side with a bright grin and a party popper in his hand. (Name), however, wasn't in sight.

He was about to open his mouth to ask where she was when someone jumped onto his back, arms around his neck "Happy birthday, Taku-chan!" The familiarly cheery voice made him laugh, and he softly thanked them all. The girl of the group eagerly dragged him towards their paper cut out of a birthday cake laid out on the table, surrounded by gifts.

Takuya slowly opened each of them.

From Akkun, a new controller for his gaming console - the boy explaining it as a 'new' method for everyone to play together, instead of taking turns with one controller. He appreciated it, and smiled softly before gently placing it back in the box (promising that he'd play with Atsushi first and foremost).From Makoto, a porn magazine - he slightly sneered at the gift, and the dumb(est) boy began to whine and cry about how 'Takuya didn't like his gift'. Even (Name) sneered and appropriately smacked Makoto on the back of the head with an apologetic smile towards Takuya. The blonde just shook his head and thanked the boy reluctantly (he had definitely thought more of himself instead of Takuya - but it was funny regardless, both Kazushi and Takemichi seemed to think so, too).From Kazushi, a bunch of notebooks, pens and pencils - explaining it to him as a new hobby to pick up. According to him, Takuya looked like the 'artsy poet' type (admittedly, he couldn't help but agree). He tested the glittery gel pens on one of the note books and grinned - they were extremely pretty, perfect for exam note-taking too. He placed them to the side delicately and expressed his gratitude.

He couldn't help but side-eye Takemichi and (Name). Takemichi was someone who would buy an extremely expensively thoughtful gift - it always made him feel guilty for weeks after, because the determined blonde would never allow Takuya to repay him. And (Name)… he visibly sweated. She had no taste in gift giving, and her gift was probably going to be worse than Makoto's - appropriate, but worse. They all exchanged knowing glances as the girl turned around to push Takemichi's gift towards him.

Takemichi had gotten a choker chain; and, as expected, it looked expensive. On the front, 'TAKUYA' was written in cursive with two ruby colored stones either side - if he remembered ride, a ruby was his birthstone. He almost verbally awed, but, instead, opted for hugging Takemichi tightly with an over-the-top thank you. The bleached blonde looked very happy at Takuya's joy."It's time for my gift now, right?" (Name) cheerily reminded, pushing a large box forward "Don't be surprised; I asked for your parents permission too." What? Takuya rose an eyebrow. Parents permission? Whatever it was, the other four didn't seem to know either - they looked just as confused.

She raced out of the room for a few moments before returning with her head poked around the door, hiding her arms behind the door frame "Don't freak out, we have to be quiet." They all nodded "Promise?"

"Promise." They all quietly spoke, and Takuya could feel himself get slightly giddy. Whatever this was, he was excited - and he hoped he wasn't disappointed (he wouldn't be, regardless, because he'd get to jokingly bully her for a bad gift for the rest of her life). She slowly turned and walked in, and the bundle in her arms nearly sent him into cardiac arrest.

The cutest puppy was excitedly wagging its tail in her grip, adoringly staring at its new friends jovially. (Name) crouched down and softly placed it against the floor, and they all watched as it clumsily stumbled towards the closest human - Takuya himself. Pressing its wet nose against his arm, its little butt wiggled with the force of its tail.

"How- wha- I don't know how to react-" For the first time in a while, the group watched as an awe-stricken and very visibly shocked Takuya brought the puppy into his arms. (Name) laughed and slid to the floor beside him, gently patting the puppy.

"I spoke to your parents the other day before school about it; they said it'd probably do you good, especially with summer break comin' up. Keep you company, and you can go on walks with her." She explained whilst watching as the other four crowded round, each taking a turn at stroking the soft puppy.

"How the hell did you get her here?" Akkun questioned. It made all of them wonder; yeah, how? She had been with them all day, so how on Earth had she gotten a puppy to Takuya's house without them realising?

(Name) snorted "I asked Mikey-chan and Ken-kun to bring her; they put her in your room, in one of those play pens. Cute little thing was fast asleep but woke up straight away when hearing the door open. She was so excited." Takuya was so in love with this adorable creature that had found its new home in his arms "She ain't got a name, so that's up to you." He lit up, and the group laughed at his expression.

"Rocky." The name sent embarrassment into (Name)'s system, as she profusely rejected the name - completely being ignored by a cackling Takuya.

"Huh, what's so bad about Rocky? Rocky-chan is so cute!" Kazushi protested.

"It's Rocky because the last time me and (Name) hung out alone together, she fell into the river because of the rocks." The laughter from everyone was enough to make (Name) hide her face in her hands, muttering a 'I hate you' endearingly under her breath.

With his new friend and playmate in his hands, Takuya could wholeheartedly say... THIS WAS THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER.

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HAPPY TAKUYA DAY!! Honestly, as a character, Takuya grew on me progressively - I didn’t like him much when I first started but he definitely got my heart </3 He’s so pretty and sweet (totally didn't mistake him for Mikey at the beginning lmao) ~

A proper update will come out over the weekend - I’m currently looking for work so interviews have been taking up a lot of time. I promise it’ll be out tomorrow/over the weekend! I love you all!

[koiblossom5]

tr characters at a sleepover

takemichi: probably the most normal one, which is not a good sign. he’s the type to chomp down aggressively on popcorn during scary movies bc that’s how scared he is. he’s also the first one to pass out, making him the ideal target for pranks (courtesy of mikey, smiley, and kazutora)

mikey: oh god oh fuck. this very violent gremlin will hog all of the snacks, and by all, I mean ALL of them (he’s willing to lend takemichi the popcorn though). nobody can get any sleep bc this little shit snores louder than a vacuum cleaner, much to everyone’s annoyance. oh and the nasty ass creature that’s stealing all of the food in your fridge at night? that’s not your sleep paralysis demon. that’s just mikey with his stupid 3 am snacking.

draken: takes on the role as mikey’s impulse control, but only because no one else will do it. everyone cuddles up toward him during the scary movie because he’s strong and has a very reassuring presence. by the end of the movie, he can’t feel either of his arms or legs. he’ll be willing to buy extra snacks from the local dollar store just so he can get away from mikey.

baji: honestly? just as annoying as mikey. he’s ready to get wild, and constantly squabbles over the snacks with mikey (but he’s willing to share with chifuyu). he lets emma play with his hair while he gets his nails done by chifuyu. before sleeping, everyone has to roll baji up into a blanket burrito because this mf will NOT stop kicking in his sleep. have you ever been strangled in your sleep? oh don’t worry that’s probably just baji dreaming of choking kisaki to death

chifuyu: sneaks peke j in because he can’t sleep without his cat. thankfully, he’s one of the calmer people, probably second to takemichi. he also brings over his nail polish and offers to do everyone’s nails! oh uh, ignore the barfing noises in the background: that’s just chifuyu after he’s eaten one pop tart too many. given up on sleep yet?

mitsuya: he’s willing to be more chill. he loves his sisters, but it’s practically a gift from heaven having one night to himself. he brings all of the snacks, much to mikey’s delight. he’s also probably surprisingly calm during the scary movie, but only because he had a weird but short phase sometime during middle school where he would watch nothing but horror movies. it explains a lot about luna and mana’s upbringing, actually. he’ll try to get inui to model in some clothes for him, much to hakkai’s jealously.

hakkai: slightly bummed because mikey has a super tight grip on the snacks and won’t seem to share (it’s fine, draken is going to get some more). also, mitsuya is asking someone ELSE to model for him, which he seriously can’t stand. luckily, he has someone to rant to (ahem, angry) while he gets his nails done by chifuyu. he’s terrified out of his mind during the movie, screaming really loudly during the jump scares. it’s an odd sight: hakkai’s six foot ass cowering behind mitsuya, who’s calmly munching on some popcorn with takemichi without batting an eye.

pah chin: don’t tell koko, but he somehow managed to sneak his dog, pochi into the fucking house. chifuyu’s not the only one who can’t sleep without his pet. peh-yan is the only one who knows pochi is there. they hide pochi in a closet, occasionally feeding pochi some leftover snacks that mikey hasn’t claimed yet. it’s literally the worst kept secret because these two share a collective brain cell, but somehow no one has noticed yet because there’s too much chaos going on. unfortunately, the closet they hide pochi in just happens to be where koko’s shoes and fancy clothes are stored. don’t worry! koko doesn’t find out until the very next morning, or the morning after THAT, because he’s so exhausted he literally passes out for two days. that’s how much of a headache these dumbasses are

peh yan: nervously helps pah-chin smuggle pochi inside koko’s house. he nearly spills the secret like three times to five different people, but everyone thinks he’s joking. he works off the stress by playing (several) rounds of mario kart with smiley, who is unsurprisingly good at it. after the end of his rage-quit, the TV’s shattered and broken, the consoles are split into two, and koko’s headache turns into a migraine.

smiley (nahoya): whatever you do, do NOT turn your back on this fucking demon. he’s all ready to party and get wild, and by party, he means pranking the shit out of everyone at least once. he’s already got to takemichi literally after he just stepped into the house with the classic bucket prank. takemichi seems to be his favorite target by far, partially because he’s so easy to prank. he reluctantly stops filling the water balloons with boiling hot water only because mitsuya catches him in the act. did I mention that his son of a bitch craves violence?

angry (souya): kind of becomes everyone’s therapist for tonight. he sympathetically listens to his friends’ ranting, purely because he just wants all the tea (keeping a secret? forget it. he’s gonna spill to smiley like ten seconds later anyways). during the water balloon fight, he grabs a giant nerf gun instead, which automatically makes him the winner because everyone’s desperately trying to escape his carnage. after all, he was closest to winning smiley’s paintball party last year. 

koko: man I feel so sorry for this guy. everyone chooses his fancy-ass mansion for the location of their sleepover (without permission because permission is for weak ass nerds ofc ). his blood stress and headache is higher than usual, which is saying something. you know that feeling when you’ve had a busy day at school, and your backpack is so fucking heavy it’s practically killing your spine, neck and shoulders? that’s what he’s feeling right now, but worse. don’t worry, everyone trashed his house, but paying for the property damage will barely scratch his bank account.

inui: it’s a little awkward for him because he’s rarely slept over at someone else’s house (other than koko’s), and he isn’t quite close to the others yet. he pointedly avoids other people (mitsuya, who he literally whacked over the head with a baseball bat, hakkai, because he used to be taiju’s subordinate, mikey. because mikey made it very clear that he doesn’t like inui very much, and koko, because fuck you, read the manga). he sticks close to draken’s side and kind of just follows him everywhere until draken tells him to get to know the others better. that leads to him chatting quietly with takemichi, who seems to welcome him. chifuyu’s very eager to paint his nails (red, because it’s the colour of mitsuya’s blood after he got whammied in the head!). mitsuya is determined to make inui his new model project (again, much to hakkai’s envy and distress), and tries to talk to him, which makes inui avoid him because he’s worried that mitsuya’s going to confront him. luckily, it turns out that mitsuya just wants him to try on some clothes, much to inui’s relief. he ends up making some new friends!

kazutora: you thought mikey and baji was bad, huh? well kazutora is (arguably) worse. he’ll keep it civil for the first hour, only making like, 20 snide comments toward chifuyu while chifuyu is doing his nails (the only thing that’s keeping chifuyu from dumping acrylic nail polish all over on kazutora’s stupid egirl banana hair is that the nail polish was expensive as hell ). kazutora’s favorite prank victim also happens to be poor takemichi, which leads to a competition between smiley and kazutora to see who can prank takemichi the most. suffice to say, takemichi had a truly awesome horrible night.

kisaki: i’d like to make one thing clear. this bastard was NOT invited at all. he’d be a mood killer to have around anyways. even if he was, chifuyu would have killed him before he could even take a single step inside the house.

hanma: in a hypothetical turn of events, let’s just say that if hanma WAS at the sleepover (hypothetically, of course), he would be just as chaotic as smiley, except his idea of “fun” is setting something on fire with those stupid cigarettes of his (don’t smoke kids!! protect your lungs). stealing baji’s forte? not cool hanma. :/

[collecting-stories]

Jealous - Luke Patterson

Summary: You bring a friend to a concert with you and Luke gets the wrong idea. 

A/N: this it like, alive!Luke, it’s also like 3k long 😭😭

Julie and the Phantoms Masterlist

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Luke pouted, leg twitching as he looked around the small venue that Alex had booked them that night. The doors had only just opened and people were beginning to stream in. They’d played shows before but Luke was still surprised watching people come through the doors. He honestly couldn’t believe anyone had bought tickets. There was no doubt in Luke’s mind that they were the greatest band ever but seeing other people agree with that sentiment always made him feel like he was on cloud nine. Hanging a little over the second-floor balcony of the venue, watching every person that walked through the door, he wanted to be excited but his nerves had nothing to do with the show tonight.  

“Would you chill man?” Alex chided, tapping Luke’s arm with a bottle of water. “She’ll be here.”

“She hasn’t missed a performance yet.” Reggie pointed out, spinning on a stool that he’d nabbed from the bar.

“Yeah, I know that.” Luke insisted, standing up but glancing back over his shoulder, “she said she’d make it before doors though...”

Ever since Julie had started playing with the guys, you had started hanging around more. You were embarrassed to say but you and Julie had been little more than friendly neighbors before she’d starting renting out her garage for band practice. The first time you’d heard the loud music coming from the Molina’s yard you’d gone to inspect and found the doors open and a band rehearsing inside. Needless to say, it was that first meeting that had cemented yours and Luke’s relationship. Not exactly more than friends but certainly not just friends. The more you came around the more the two of you danced around your feelings for each other and the more you neglected your other friends.  

-

“Just, don’t say anything to the guys-”

“You mean, don’t say anything to Luke.” Julie countered, standing at her locker with you in between classes. Tonight, was the show at the Voltage Lounge and they’d been stoked about it since they got the gig. You would’ve been equally stoked, and you were, until you realized it was also your best friend’s birthday and you had promised to get dinner together.  

“Look, I’ll be there, before doors, I promise. But I’ve kinda been ditching my other friends lately and I promised Mikey that we’d get dinner for his birthday.” You replied, shutting your locker and walking with Julie toward the music room.  

“Don’t you think not telling Luke you’re going out with another guy would be worse than saying you’re gonna be a little late to the show?” Julie countered. She grabbed a seat by Flynn and you sat on the other side, leaning forward to keep the conversation going.  

“I just don’t want him thinking I’m ditching the performance okay, me and Mikey are just friends...as are me and Luke.” You replied, though even saying it sounded like a lie. You knew as well as Julie and Flynn that you were avoiding mentioning the dinner because you didn’t want Luke to get the wrong idea.  

“You tell yourself that.” Flynn chided, pulling a face at you, clearly not believing you at all.  

“We are.”

“Yeah, and anytime he sings anything even slightly romantic he looks right at you.”

“It’s true,” Julie piped up, “he’s been coming up with a lot more love songs recently. Whenever I ask him about it he just says he wants us to have a balanced song pool or something.”  

“We’re not a thing.” You insisted. “I’m going to dinner and then I’ll be at the show...simple as that. Just, don’t say anything.”  

Julie agreed, throwing out some lame excuse about you having to go over your grandparents’ house before the show as a reason that you weren’t going to the venue with them like you usually did. Getting booked somewhere as a headliner was still fairly new to them and you always liked to be there in the moments before the show started, an extra person to reassure them that they completely and totally deserved all of this.  

While you didn’t think your absence would be felt too exponentially, it definitely was. Luke had been unusually antsy since they’d gotten there. He was always eager to get onstage but this was different, he kept looking over the railing as if he was going to hurl and rush out of the venue. Reggie tried reassuring him that everything was fine but nothing seemed to calm his nerves.  

“Hey, ten minutes alright, start getting ready,” one of the crew said, scribbling something on his clipboard.

“Okay, thanks.” Julie nodded, looking back over the railing as he left, the calm she was trying to portray immediately washing away when she saw you walk into the venue. Any other time she would’ve been jumping for joy but you weren’t alone and she could only assume that the guy with you was the Mikey you had mentioned earlier in the day. “So we should-” as she turned to address them, hopefully distract Luke, Reggie caught sight of you in the crowd.

“Look!” He nudged Luke’s arm, pointing you out, “she made it.”

Julie grimaced as Luke looked over the balcony and down into the crowd. It took him a moment to find you but Julie and Alex could pinpoint the exact moment that he did. A flicker of happiness at the sight of you, quickly washed away and turned into, first confusion, and then something akin to anger. He frowned, eyebrows furrowing as he watched you get a spot on his side, talking the whole time to the guy with you.  

“Who the fuck is that?” He asked.  

You had told Julie that your plan was to go, get through dinner with Mikey, and then come straight to the venue for the show. A simple enough evening, and you’d expected it to go off without a hitch except Mikey got curious about who you were texting and guilted you into inviting him along.  

“So, this band?” Mikey asked, looking around the small venue, “how’d you become a groupie?”

“I’m not a groupie. Julie and I are friends.” You stressed, scrunching your nose up as the lights dimmed and the people around you screamed in excitement.  

The anticipation was palpable and, truthfully, you were right there with the other concert goers around you, excited by the prospect of seeing Julie and the Phantoms perform live. It wasn’t something that was new for you, a front row seat to all their rehearsals was part of your everyday life and yet, something about seeing them perform live like this, with a crowd that so responsive to them, only added to the adrenaline coursing through you.  

As the guys ran out on stage, Alex, then Reggie, then Luke, and finally Julie, the noise level around you seemed to pick up. But there was something off, something that didn’t quite sync with you that settled as the first chords sounded. You frowned, realizing, as Luke purposely missed you when he scanned the crowd, exactly what it was that you were feeling. It wasn’t accidental in the slightest, Julie met your gaze more than once and so did Reggie and Alex but Luke was ignoring you. He was very intentionally ignoring you standing there in the very front row, pressed against the barricade in front of him.

It was as if someone had knocked all the air out of your chest. Somehow that loud, crowded venue where you could feel the bass pounding in your stomach, felt empty. You felt small and invisible and even when Mikey shouted in your ear that they were actually an awesome band you lacked the excitement to tell him that they were the best band ever. You just nodded. And as much as you wanted to look away from Luke, a silent “two can play at this game”, you didn’t. Instead, you just kept watching him, waiting for him to look your way and somehow explain what was going on that had him acting like you didn’t exist.  

-

The encore ended, the boys each running off the stage before Julie, Luke standing at the side waiting for her as she waved one last time to the crowd before setting the mic back in its stand and running off. The mass of people who had been screaming lulled into a buzz, some of them leaving as others lingered, waiting for the band to come back out to sign autographs and take pictures.  

You walked Mikey to the merch table while other people hung around chatting with each other, the house lights up so that you could actually see as you walked. Flynn stood behind the table and she waved when she saw you.  

“I’ll catch you later, thanks for letting me tag along.” He said, hanging at the door for a minute.

“Yeah totally, thanks for coming. Happy birthday,” you hugged him and then circled back to Flynn, stepping behind the table and sitting down on the stool.  

“Girl, you do not seem happy.” Flynn commented as she grabbed a sweatshirt from one of the boxes and handed it across the table to a fan.  

“I’m just...” you shrugged, looking back down toward the stage, “confused?”  

“Did something happen with Mikey?” She asked.  

You handed a shirt from one of the bins to her as she rung up a sale, jumping in to ask a few people what they needed as she waited on a group of girls. When they had all finally dispersed, the line lulling for a moment, you turned back to Flynn, “no...I mean other than him inviting himself along. No, it was Luke...he was like, it sounds dumb to say it but, it was like he was ignoring me.”

“Maybe he didn’t see you?” She suggested, attempting to be reassuring.  

“He saw me. Then he just, acted like he didn’t the whole rest of the night.” You replied, “I don’t know...it felt shitty.”

“You know who you should tell that to?”

“Luke?” You asked, already knowing her answer. Flynn was the queen of confrontation.  

“Exactly.”

You frowned, the last thing you wanted to do was talk to Luke. If he was going to ignore you the way he had on stage, Flynn had been trying to make you feel better but you knew he was avoiding you for some reason. He always made it a point to find you in the crowd but tonight he had looked anywhere but you.  

A few straggling fans shouted excitedly and you looked passed the table to see that the guys and Julie had come out from backstage for meet and greets. As they spread out to talk to people, Reggie moved toward the merch stand, parking himself close enough to you that he could chat with you without drawing too much attention. You knew it was on purpose, that was usually Luke’s spot but tonight he stayed all the way down by the stage, almost reluctant to be out on the floor.  

“Hey, great job.” You mentioned, grabbing a water bottle from under the table and handing it to Reggie. He took it gratefully, taking a sip before setting it on the floor beside him and beginning to greet the group of fans that had hung back to say hello to him.  

When there was a spare minute between signing and taking pictures, he moved down the table, closer to you then before, leaning against a bare patch of wood where Flynn had already cleared away shirts. “Who was that guy you came with?” Reggie asked, looking back at you as you took one of the larger hoodies out of a box and pulled it on. Without the people, the venue had started to get cold.  

“My friend Mikey, it was his birthday and he’s been bugging me to hang out. He tagged along really and I didn’t wanna ditch him...” you replied, coming around the side of the table, “I didn’t really think it’d be an issue.”

“Oh, it's not with me. We need all the fans we can get right?” Reggie joked, “did he like our music?”

“Yeah, totally loved it.”  

The last of the concert goers finally made it to the door, waving to Reggie one last time as they walked passed the closed down merch stand. He waved back and you turned to watch them leave, back to the stage.  

“Hey, can we talk?” Luke’s voice came from behind you and you looked over your shoulder to him, standing there with his plaid jacket over a black band tee. His hair was pushed off his forehead from sweat and he was frowning already, not exactly the version of him you wanted to talk to. You couldn’t help that longing feeling for the Luke that would come off stage and wrap you in a sweaty hug guaranteed to piss of fans.  

“Uh yeah, of course...I need to talk to you too.” You replied, turning fully toward him as Reggie stood up, grabbing his water and heading back down toward the stage. Flynn came around the merch stand, following after him, leaving you and Luke alone.  

A beat passed between you and he ran his hand through his hair, trying and failing to fix the sweaty mess. Unable to stand the silence, you started talking, “you guys were awesome...as usual.”  

“Yeah, thanks.” He had asked to talk to you but he wasn’t really sure how to start the conversation he wanted to have and he couldn’t bring himself to really meet your eyes, his gaze flickering passed you every few seconds.  

“Would’ve been even better if you weren’t ignoring me all night,” you blurted.  

That seemed to be the push he needed to react, “yeah well, you brought some date with you? After the other night...” he trailed off for a moment, meeting your eyes finally, “I mean, that wasn’t nothing.”

-

Band practice had ended earlier than usual and, while you sat on the couch trying to win a particularly difficult level of candy crush on Luke’s phone, everybody else discussed a pizza run for dinner. You raised your hand to vote for extra cheese but didn’t look up when Julie left to go and Reggie and Alex walked out onto the driveway to play basketball. You didn’t look up until Luke dropped down on the couch next to you, putting his chin on your shoulder.

“How’s it going?” He asked, keeping his eyes on his phone screen as you turned your head, so close that your nose almost brushed his cheek.  

“Good?” You said, drawing the word out as you looked at him skeptically, “can I ask why you’re so close to me?”  

“So, you can bask in my awesomeness?” Luke teased, wrapping his arm around your waist.  

“I think the only thing I’m basking in is your post-rehearsal sweat.” You joked, shifting a little so that his chin fell off your shoulder and you were facing him. You set his phone down on the coffee table, giving your whole attention to Luke.  

He smiled at you, eyes searching yours. There was no denying that very specific look that Luke seemed to get, one you could never quite name but always recognized. He would smile, a soft sort of piercing look that you couldn’t look away from on his face. And you were always hypnotized by it, feeling like maybe you should distract yourself from it but never really wanting to.  

“What are we doing?” You chanced asking, meeting his gaze and holding it.

“What’da ya mean?” He asked, grin still on his face and you felt like he’d gotten closer but you didn’t move.

“You’re staring at me.”

“You’re staring at me.” He echoed.  

“Luke.” You wanted to roll your eyes but you also didn’t want to look away, even for a split second.  

He leaned closer, the joking air that had been dissipating completely gone now. You licked your lips, trying to keep yourself calm as Luke moved in. One second, he was looking at you and the next your eyes were closing, his lips pressed against yours and his grip on your waist tightening.  

The kiss didn’t last long. The doors to the garage creaked open and you both pulled away, looking anywhere but at each other as Julie walked in with pizza. Alex and Reggie came in behind her and Luke stood up, grabbing a stack of magazines off the coffee table and moving them out of the way. You picked up his phone, unlocking it and opening candy crush again to distract yourself.  

-

Neither of you had discussed the kiss, mostly because you were too afraid that if you brought it up he would tell you that it was just a mistake. Some spur of the moment thing that happened but that he didn’t really mean. You hadn’t even told Julie or Flynn about it.  

But now you were standing at the empty merch table with him and he was acting like you had purposely tried to hurt him. A ‘date’ he had called it and all at once you realized exactly what he thought had happened.  

“No, no,” you shook your head, “Mikey wasn’t a date.”  

“You didn’t say you were bringing Mikey with you to our show.” Luke replied, your best friend’s name rolling off his tongue like a curse.  

“He was bugging me about not hanging out recently and it’s his birthday so we were supposed to go out for dinner but I kept mentioning you…the band…and he wanted to come to the show.” You tried to explain.  

“Why didn’t you just tell me?” It was stupid to ask, technically you didn’t owe him any explanation at all. You could bring whoever you wanted but he couldn’t help feeling affronted by it.  

“I didn’t want you to think I was gonna ditch the show. And…I didn’t want you to think it was a date.” You replied. “The kiss wasn’t nothing and I should’ve talked to you about it sooner cause…I really like you and it felt really shitty to be ignored tonight.”  

Luke rubbed the back of his neck, “I’m sorry, I was just pissed when I saw you with some other guy.”

“Mikey’s just a friend.” You replied, “I like you Luke, I like when you pretend to play the guitar badly to make me laugh and I like when we hang out without everyone else and just do nothing or go to the beach and I like going out with you at midnight to get ice cream cause neither of us can sleep and I don’t want to date anyone else…I want you.”  

“I want you too.” Luke said, stepping closer to you. When he reached for your hands, you laced your fingers with his. He leaned forward, pressing his lips against yours again, the salty taste of sweat from playing a show still there on his mouth as you kissed him back.  

[ryozoro]

Hades Playlist - ii.

NOW PLAYING: Vampire [Dominic Fike]

cw; nothing really, very small mentions of manipulation and murder

an: SORRY FOR THE LATE UPLOAD , THINGS GOT BEHIND SCHEDULE :(

“The curious are always in some danger. If you are curious, you might never come home.” – Jennette Winterson

She couldn’t get him off her mind; ever since she met him, all her thoughts have led back to the droopy eyes and the slick back hair that seemed a lot softer than what the gel presented it as. The whole idea of her thoughts tracing back to the eldest of the Haitani’s and her heart beats mimicking each time the octave of his voice dropped with every word he spoke to her, made yn almost forget all the rules her big brother placed when it comes to men.

Why does she yearn to be in the presence of someone who would not hesitate to take her life for a laugh amongst his gang? Why does she want to run into the back allies of each street in hopes of accidentally bumping into him? Why isn’t she able to use common sense and erase the memory of him out of her head? Why does she feel like fate has strung their paths together on purpose? Why – you know what? Maybe she latched onto Ran so fast in hopes of forgetting someone else that continued to plague her mind daily. Maybe she is becoming obsessed with idea of someone not seeing her as a kid. That has to be it, right? Ran, ‘Tani-Senpai,’ shares the same interest and even wants to talk to her later as if they have been old friends. That has to be it —

“Yn!” her brother’s voice snapped her out of her thoughts. “Are you okay, ya idiot?” She took note that everyone at the table was staring at her, waiting for her to answer Draken’s question. “You’ve been spacing out since we got here,” Draken frowned as he plucked a piece of food from her plate, “are you sure that nothing happened on your bike ride to the shop?”

“If you were riding to the shop, I would have gladly picked you up,” Inupi chimed in with a soft smile. “I told you to treat me like I’m another older brother.”

“Hm,” yn hummed while avoiding eye contact with the blonde man, “wanted to surprise my troll of a brother and I figured you were off because its Tuesday.”

“Ah,” Inupi gently laughed as he watched her play with her food, “you remembered my schedule?”

Of course, she remembered his schedule. Yn knew almost everything about him; from the origins of his beautiful burn mark to his favorite snack in the vending machine back at the shop, yn knew and fell in love with it all. Draken always teased her about being in love with Mikey or Hakkai since she always seemed relaxed around them, but little did he know that his little sister was in love with his best friend and business partner.

“I’m honestly shocked that you kept it the way you did,” yn side-eyed him as she raised the other hand to pick at the bandages that wrapped along the underside of her jaw, “but at the same time, I’m not that shocked considering old people love to stick to their schedules. Wouldn’t want you straining your back, Oji-chan.”

Inupi laughed – God, she loved that laugh - whole heartedly to the point he began choking on his food. Of course, sitting with their friends and family, Inupi’s contagious laugh spread amongst the others and the people around them either ignored it very well or gave them silent glares in hopes they would stop; surprise, they did not. Hell, if anything, it got worse – so much worse – to the point that Mikey, Takemichi, and Chifuyu all fell out of their chairs.

“I – what did I say that was so funny?” yn pouted as she fished her phone out of her pocket, “I just called him the old man he was.”

“That’s why, brat,” draken flicked her forehead and chuckled, “we had made a few bets on what you would say when Inupi had talked to you. Surprisingly, Mitsuya guessed you would have called him a grandpa.” Draken and the others proceeded to give Mana’s big brother 200 yen as they got up off the floor and calmed down.

“So, Yn,” Takemichi looked her in the eyes with a dopey flushed face.

“Watch it ‘ Mitchy,” Kazutora playfully warned, “don’t wanna embarrass the poor girl since she just got back.”

“What is it, crybaby,” she asked hesitantly as she scanned over his face, noting signs of mischief lurking in the corners of his smile. “It better not be something stupid, or else I’m telling Hina-san about what you did last time you came over to the shop.”

“Oi, you’re so mean – just like your brother,” Takemichi pouts and fans his hands towards you, “but it’s just a simple question, neh.”

Yn enjoyed Takemichi’s presence more than someone from an outside point of view would have thought. He always served as a hero in her eyes as he saved Mikey from the dark path he began to walk and how he constantly reminded her brother on how much his deceased lover, Sano Emma, watches over him and guides him to all the good things that happens in his life. He was an amazing guy and one that she wished had set her expectations for her taste in men, but her heart yearns for those who are completely out of her grasp.

“Just ask or else I’m calling Hina-san,” yn smirked as she brought her phone screen into view for Takemichi to see that “Hina-san <3” contact was pulled up and only one press away from being dialed.

“Oh, you bully!” Takemichi sighed dramatically, “I was just going to ask how long you have been into gilfs?” Draken choked on his drink and Pah-chin was patting his back in hopes of easing the rough coughs. Everyone at the table began to cause even more ruckus with tears of laughter as yn sat there dumbfounded.

“w-what,” she scratched her head and looked around the table in hopes of someone taking note of her clear ignorance at the word that Takemichi had claimed her to be attracted to. Since no one answered, she decided to speak on her own, “what the hell is a gilf?” Much to yn’s dismay, the table went silent for a brief second before bursting out into an even louder fit of laughter. “Well?! What the hell is it?”

“Yn, love,” Smiley spoke between hiccups and giggles, “it’s the same thing as a Dilf or Milf, but for old people.” After he finally finished his sentence, he leaned against his twin and laughed even harder.

“I-,” yn stood up and threw her dirtied napkin and spoon at the man who made the joke, “I’m not attracted to gilfs you fuckin idiot.” Yn moved behind Takemichi and put him in a headlock, “what made you even think to say that ya CD sellin’ pervert.”

“Oi,” Draken said from above her, “let ‘Mitchy go or else I’m taking you back all the way to Fukurodani and asking them to volunteer you for the summer school tutoring.” Yn dropped her arms in defeat and made her way back to her seat. “And you,” Takemichi looked up at her brother with a teary-eyed smile, “go clean your hair up before your wedding. It’s in three days and anyone can tell you pick at your split ends during your down time at work.” Draken laughed as Takemichi’s expression turned into a pout and he began punching Draken’s solid abdomen.

“Oh,” Angry stood up abruptly, “yn, could I see ya outside really quick?” Despite his rough tone, everyone knew he was asking in the kindest way possible.

“Yeah, sure,” yn got up with a pout and made her way to the exit with Angry trailing her with a hand on her mid-back. She was confused as to why they went outside at such a fast pace, but she just assumed that Angry wanted peace and quiet away from the others. “So,” yn smiled at the younger twin, “what did you – why is your face angrier than usual?” She titled her head at the man but he was quick to grab her hand and guide her towards his bike.

“Hop on,” he straddled the seat and waited for her to do the same, “don’t worry, Draken texted me to take you back to me and Nahoya-nii’s shop. So… hurry up, please.” Souta stopped her right before she got on and placed a helmet on her head, “safety first because I’ll hurt you if you get hurt,” he said as he proceeded to adjust the straps enough to keep her safe and comfortable. “Get on, Princess,” he kicked up the kick stand and took off fast out the parking spot.

“So – uh,” yn spoke aloud as they arrived at a stop light, “why did nii-chan tell ya to take me to the shop… I wasn’t done eating.” She felt her stomach rumble and she pressed her cheek to Angry’s leather cladded shoulder blade and readjusted her grip on his waist as they began moving towards the backroads to get to the Kawata’s Ramen shop.

“I’ll make you a bowl when we get there,” he relaxed his upper body so yn wasn’t laying against hard muscles, “and we left because everyone kept staring at you.”

“Psh,” yn rolled her eyes, “they were staring because I am a strong, independent woman who managed to put a MAN in a headlock like a bad bi-.”

“Enough of your ‘bad bitch’ talk, I believe you, but I promise you that was not the reason.” Angry spoke through a breathy laugh, “the cook and the table in the corner was kept looking over you. Don’t you think it was weird how when they brought our orders out and Draken said your rice was missing an egg and the cook came out and apologized himself?”

Yn pondered on the question for a bit but then shook her head gently and nuzzled inbetween the center of Angrys’s back, “no, to be honest, I thought that the cook just hates when he messes up. It can’t be that deep, yanno? Oh! Maybe they mistook me as an idol?” She felts Angry’s laugh bubble from his chest to his shoulder blades; Souta’s laugh honestly made her feel like her jokes were genuinely funny to listen to.

“Hate to break it to you,” Angry brought the bike to a gentle stop as the arrived towards the ramen shop, “but you don’t present yourself as the ideal image of the idol you probably think you are.” Yn joined Souta in the small fits of laughter as she gently punched him in his side.

“Oh, shut up,” she let out a soft breath as she hopped off and carried the helmet with her as she made her way to the employee back door. “Open up, yeah? ‘M reeeeeally hungry.”

“Already ahead of you, ya dumb brat,” Angry bumped his hip gently against yn’s and unlocked the door and pushed her inside. They placed their helmets and jackets off in the staff room and made their way towards the kitchen where she sat at bar stools and Angry started up the stove to boil a few eggs and moved to chop up some green onions. “You want beef or chicken, idiot?”

“Sheesh, souta-kun, if ya wanted to marry me – just say that,” Yn teased as she propped her head onto her two hands, “your terms of endearment have been getting sweeter and sweeter by the minute~ but! I do want chicken please, been not feelin like eating cow and pigs lately.”

“Yer annoying,” angry threw a small, chopped onion at her, “in your dreams I’d marry you. Plus, I KNOW I’m not your type. You go for mechanics with burn marked boys that work with your brother -,”

“OKAY, NOT NEEDED,” Yn pressed her face to the counter, “asshole… He’s my type, but I’m not his. He’s like, Makima and I’m Denji… please tell me you understand that because it’s the best I got.”

“I understand it, and I just want to say that that is the most tragic thing I have heard from you in a while – oh, but back to the restaurant,” Angry said as he slid a small chocolate mochi from out the freezer and towards yn on a cute, small plate, “there was a customer who went into the back the second he heard that your order was wrong. I thought it was weird because what cook comes out that frightened when they get someone’s order wrong, but then your brother texted me saying that every man there had their eyes on you as if they were in charge of watching your every move. At first, Hakkai noticed some of the men sporting a ‘Bonten’ tattoo on their wrist, so we thought maybe they were after Mikey, but then Mitsuya texted us when he went to the bathroom that he heard some of the guys saying your name. Once that was said, Draken immediately told me to take you away from there… I do have a question for you though.” Angry began whipping up the ramen in the most tasteful way and side-eyeing the young ryuguji, “did you by chance get into it with a few Bonten member’s when you first got here? Is that why you’re all bandaged up?”

“Souta,” yn felt her heartbeat pick up but remained composed, “nothing happened with what ever ‘Bonten’ members… you know how weird some gangs are…”

“I trust you, brat,” Angry’s frown deepened once he noticed that the eggs were ready to be cut and the chicken was ready to be fried, “I just don’t want to lose another family member, okay? We babies have to stick together.” With that, he paid no mind to the situation, making a small mental note to tell Draken that one of the members there probably just thought yn was pretty. “Oh,” Souta looked back at yn, “one more thing.”

“Y-yeah, of course,” yn snapped her eyes to meet his gaze, nervous that he might have picked up on the fact that she lied about not coming into contact with any members when she first arrived, “what’s up stinky?”

“Just be careful,” Angry passed her a water bottle, “don’t trust anyone who isn’t in our toman family; especially not a Bonten member. He’ll take you in, manipulate you into believing you can’t live without him, and sell you off with no cares in the world. That is, if you’re lucky enough not to be killed in the middle of the street for entertainment.” Souta turned back around to finish up the ramen.

“Yeah,” yn felt a chill go down her back, “I’ll be careful… I promise.” She honestly didn’t know how to feel, after all, she just met with the man who presented her with an unrequited love, another man who made her heart yearn to lurk into the depths of the shadows, and someone whom she considered family just told her that one of those men would lead her onto a road of misfortune. Lost in her thoughts, she felt her phone vibrate in her back pocket. She pulled on it and felt her stomach drop as she was greeted with two notifications.

Draken bacon >:D : You okay kid? We’re heading to the restaurant right now, ‘m sure nothing was wrong – just wanted ya to be safe. me and inupi there in a bit, the other boys are getting stuff together for our dinner tonight. don’t annoy angry too much <3

Tani-senpai <3: why did you leave so soon pretty girl? Didn’t mean to alarm you, but I sent your picture to quite a few of my juniors and underlings, delinquents if you will – just wanted them to know not to touch what isn’t theirs. N e Wayz, I have time now, do you want to call now?

Were the gods telling her to remember her caring brother’s rules on men or to listen to faint voice of curiosity that lingered in her young and ignorant mind?

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