#at least. if it goes to him directly and not the fucking festival

[mcrololo]

Anyways I am going to stream europapa

[starstruckunknown-princess]

A Very Star Wars Christmas Morning

Pairings: Obi Wan Kenobi x Reader, Anakin Skywalker x Reader, Padme Amidala x Reader, Din Djarin/Mando x Reader, Cobb Vanth x Reader, Poe Dameron x Reader

Warnings: Implied smut, lots of kissing, marriage proposal, bisexual relationship, same sex relationship, Grogu being an adorable menace

Word Count: 1498

Summary: Headcanons about how my various Star Wars Universe crushes would act on Christmas Morning! This is set in a Modern Earth-based society to make it easier on myself :)

A/N: Happiest and Gentlest of Holidays to all of you! This is my penultimate Fluffcember post and I decided to switch it up and do a series of Headcanons instead of the normal flash piece. Let me know what you think and I hope you enjoy!

Fluffcember Masterlist

Obi Wan Kenobi

Makes coffee and delivers it to you in bed, a peppermint stick dissolving in it cuz “It’s festive!”

As excited as he is for you to open your gift, he won’t rush you out of bed

But he will crawl into bed with you and stare at you while you sip your coffee

Like an adoring puppy

And he’s so damn cute that you relent and let him lead you by the hand into the living room where the tree is set up and the string lights are on and your stockings are full

You’d filled his stocking with bags of his favorite tea, a book you knew he’d been wanting to read, and other thoughtful small gifts

He filled your stocking with some of your favorite candies/treats, plus a small velvet box

A ring box, to be exact

Your brain short circuits. Sure, you’d talked about getting married but you’d thought it was further in the future. Time comes screeching to a halt and there is not a single coherent thought in your mind

By the time your brain starts back up, he’s kneeling in front of you, between your knees where you sit on the couch

“My love, will you do me the immense honor of—”

“Yes”

“You didn’t let me finish.”

“Yes. Obi Wan, yes.”

His smile makes him practically incandescent with joy as he surges up and captures your lips with his in a searing kiss

He slips the ring on your finger when the two of you come up for air some time later

It’s a perfect fit.

Just like him.

Anakin Skywalker

You wake up before he does

I swear, that man sleeps like the dead or not at all, there is no in between

You make yourself coffee and sit on the couch, reading a book or turning on a Christmas movie to pass the time while you wait for him to rise

When he does wake up, he goes directly into the kitchen to make breakfast for the both of you

But not before stopping to kiss your forehead good morning

“Merry Christmas, sweetheart”

While he normally doesn’t cook, he loves cooking breakfast

Probably because it’s difficult to fuck up breakfast food

He’s two cups of coffee in when the two of you sit down at the table, working on a third as he freshens your cup

Since he grew up poor, the holiday wasn’t so much about gifts as it was spending quality time with his loved ones

His mom, Qui Gon, Obi Wan, you

He even offered to host dinner at your home

And then immediately asked Shmi to be in charge of cooking because she’s the only one who can make his holiday favorites exactly how he likes them

You think it’s cute, how much he loves Christmas

When it comes to gift-giving, he’s more about practical gifts than anything. Did you mention something of yours isn’t working as well as it should be? He’s fixed it (or replaced it after trying to fix it). He noticed your sock supply was dwindling, so he got you more.

He does this throughout the year, mind you, but at Christmas he at least makes an attempt at keeping an element of surprise

Breakfast is delicious

You offer to clean up while he starts cleaning the public areas of your home in anticipation of the house full of guests you’re expecting that night

Padme Amidala

You want to spend Christmas in a fancy-ass Hallmark Movie set?

Padme’s your girl

Her entire home is decorated to the nines, holly sprigs, fresh poinsettias, a twelve foot tree with sparkling lights and ornaments

Banisters dripping with garlands

And it constantly smells like spiced cider

Christmas morning you wake up and she’s already downstairs

She hands you a mimosa when you join her downstairs in your pajamas

She’s in her pajamas too, but hers are silk and yours are an old t-shirt and fleece pants

“You look wonderful,” she assures you as you two sit down to your catered breakfast

After breakfast, you two curl up on the couch together

Snuggling, watching movies for a while before you have to get ready for her annual Holiday Gala

Her gift to you is a piece of jewelry that perfectly compliments the gown you’d picked out for the event

Your gift to her is a framed photo of the two of you in a simple metal frame

She immediately puts it on her nightstand

“So I can see it first thing every day”

You kiss her deeply, not caring that you’ve now both got lipstick all over your faces

That’s what make up people are for, right?

Din Djarin

With how much he travels, he barely keeps track of the day of the week

Much less the actual date

He does notice the snow on the ground and the incessant holiday music in stores and on the radio, so he knows it’s coming up

And he loves you

And he knows how much you love Christmas

So he makes sure to remember to get you a gift

Something thoughtful and sentimental, not extravagant or flashy

Grogu helps him pick it out

Grogu also insists on wrapping it himself

On Christmas morning Din bashfully presents you with what looks like a ball of wrapping paper covered with layers of tape

Grogu smiles when you praise his wrapping job

Din can’t imagine loving you more than he already does

You’re so good with his kid

You’re so good with him

So when you manage to get through the layers of tape and paper to reveal the gift and your face lights up, eyes brightening when you look at him

He falls deeper for you

When he opens the gift you got for him

(Impeccably wrapped, by the way -- what are you, a professional?)

He nearly chokes on the sip of coffee he just took

It’s a mudhorn amulet

“I noticed you lost your other one and it seemed important to you.”

“I-it’s the symbol of my…of our clan.”

“You and Grogu?”

“And you, too. If you’d like,” he adds quietly

You brighten again

And you answer him with a kiss

Grogu makes obnoxious gagging sounds

Cobb Vanth

You’re still asleep when he gets off duty

So he slips into bed with you and pulls you close

He only intends on cuddling until you wake up

But then his eyes slip closed and he’s out like a light — it was a busy night

You wake up to his light snores, still wearing his sheriff’s uniform shirt

As much as you’d like to let him keep sleeping, you two have to get to Peli’s for Christmas brunch and Secret Santa

So you gently wake him up with kisses along his strong jaw and neck

“Mmmm, don’t start something you can’t finish, darlin’” he growls, eyes still closed

“I’d love that, but we’ve got to be at Peli’s in an hour and, no offense love, but you need a shower.”

He groans and turns over, grabbing you by the waist and taking you with him

You squeal in surprise

His eyes are still closed

You decide to let him rest for a bit longer

Peli won’t mind if you’re late

Poe Dameron

You’re visiting his dad for Christmas and wake up to the two of them singing along with the Michael Buble Christmas album in the kitchen while they bang around making breakfast

You sneak out of the guest room and sidle up to the kitchen

Poe notices you first, dark eyes landing on yours

“Morning babe!” He exclaims as he bounces over to you and kisses your cheek

Out of the corner of your eye you catch his dad watching the exchange, a wistful look on his face

The three of you eat breakfast in the living room, White Christmas playing on mute while you all open presents

Poe’s dad immediately cracks into the bottle of whiskey you bought for him

The three of you share it

Poe disappears mid-afternoon to get dinner going

His dad, half-drunk in his recliner, smiles at you

“I don’t think I’ve seen a man so in love since I met his mother. You make him really happy.” 

“He makes me really happy too.” 

“What are you two talking about?” Poe asks from the kitchen

“Nothing!” you and his dad both exclaim

You join him in the kitchen a few moments later, hugging him from behind while he stirs something on the stove

“Well hey there” he says, turning around and hugging you back “What’s up?”

“Nothing,” you say, running a hand through his dark curls, “You just make me really happy.”

He responds by kissing you lightly, then turns off the burner and turns his attention to kissing you like he means it

Which he does

The two of you make out in the kitchen until you hear his dad get up from his recliner, then split apart like two teenagers getting caught

[raybyanothername]

The Dornish War AU

So... @arraxapologist gave me an excuse to ramble and @idontevenknowhowtolife said I can have a chapter update if I write this up.

I may not get around to actually writing this AU, but I have a lot planned. The Polycule of Power would probably feature to some degree or another if I did it properly, but my notes are all on the canon ships (at least for the older gen, Aegon ends that trend real quick).

It would start, as so many good AUs do, with someone trying to kill Viserys. ^^'

At Rhaenyra and Laenor's wedding tourney, the festivities get interrupted by an attempted assassination of the king. So yay! Joffrey lives! ...for now. Bing, bang, boom, rushed nuptials done, we move to the war bit.

They track the attempt back to Dorne, which is a bit salty about the Stepstones even though they were not * directly* involved in the conflict. Various threats are levied. Political drama. Etc!

War declared!

Now, Lyonel Strong is Hand at this point and Otto is off in Oldtown advising his nephew who just became Lord Hightower. That may relate directly to the breakdown in diplomatic relations... 😏

Essentially, Otto is in charge of the Hightower forces at this point. He and his older sons are literally the ones on the front lines in that region. He and Boremund Baratheon, who is still alive at this point, are coordinating all the ground forces. Borros gets to live his best life smashing heads a la his descendent Robert.

Meanwhile, Corlys is using his foothold in the Stepstones to establish a blockade of Dorne. A rather major escalation that pisses the Martells off Whether they were involved in the assassination is very much up in the air, but they're gonna act like they're innocent regardless cause they're not idiots.

Rhaenyra is playing her best Visenya and arguing that they either need to conquer Dorne once and for all, or let the matter go. Alicent is lowkey telling Viserys the same thing, but with more emotion cause she just found out she's pregnant again (Yay Aemond!). She and Rhaenyra are in a very rocky truce situation here. Very stand-offish, but accidentally united.

The accidentally is very important because while Alicent is fretting about her children being in danger, Rhaenyra is leveraging the fact that her father has other heirs now to convince him to send her and Laenor to the front.

"I'm to be their queen. Their protector. If I cannot protect my own family, I don't deserve the crown."

Somewhere, Daemon's spidey sense is going off the moment Laenor hands Rhaenyra a sword. Viserys sees her training with her husband and agrees, giving her final say over all troop movements on the front lines. Rhaenys goes to Storm's End. Daemon to Oldtown. Laenor to Hightower. The idea is that Rhaenyra would go back and forth between the three, checking in with ground forces and coordinating with the Lords of each.

Are any of them actually in those castles? Eh. Sometimes. The dragonriders are supporting the armies, scouting far and wide, burning the border, etc. Rhaenyra probably spends as much time coordinating with Ormund Hightower as she does keeping Otto and Daemon from killing each other.

This is the era in which Otto realizes Rhaenyra could actually be a fantastic queen. With some help... of course. He's still Otto after all. XD

During one of the battles (probably the future location of Summerhall, because I can), Joffrey is killed. Rhaenyra spends the night comforting Laenor. Things happen... and now she's flying back and forth across the frontlines while pregnant.

Alicent goes into labor when she hears about that... cause Aemond is born early in every universe.

The war continues. Rhaenyra burns the fuck out of Yronwood before she ends up giving birth in one of the camps. Syrax's roars are terrifying both sides. Especially because they are joined by another dragon...

😎 Laena and Vhagar were not about to sit out a chance to conquer Dorne okay? She was flying with the Velaryon fleet mostly, very effective deterent Vhagar. With Rhaenyra giving birth, she flies across the Sea of Dorne to lend her support.

Yronwood is having an exceptionally bad few days there. Something, something, Laena and Daemon hit it off while waring and whoring. She drops some hints about her betrothal... Daemon dones his murder hoodie. Sealord's son is out of the picture. Rhaenys and Laenor have a shovel talk with Daemon while Rhaenyra presents Lord Corlys with his first grandson.

Lord Boremund totally cackles about the boy looking more like Jocelyn and Rhaenys than Laenor or Corlys. Otto says something about Jacaerys looking more like his mother.

"The Arryns will surely be overjoyed to see their blood so prominent in the young prince's features."

The Dornish are wiley though. (I love this about them) They're not making this war easy, even with the dragons. After all, the OG Conquerors had dragons too, and they couldn't make the Dornish submit. The commanders fight more without Rhaenyra there to keep them united (*cough* Daemon and Otto *cough*) so she has to leave Jacaerys with Alicent (who is now pregnant again... Rhaenyra is definitely side eyeing her father on that one).

If the Dornish thought Rhaenyra was bad before... she's got a very adorable baby she wants to get back to now. It's full court press. The dragons are relentless. Vhagar is having the time of her life.

Eventually, an offer comes from the Prince of Dorne to have his eldest daughter marry Jacaerys as a means to end the war. Given the girl is the man's heir and Jacaerys is hers... Rhaenyra is not so keen to have the girl lose out on her inheritance. She negotiates for Aegon instead, with the girl being fostered in King's Landing until their wedding.

The night the peace treaty is signed, Lucerys is conceived. He'll end up betrothed to a granddaughter of the Lord of Yronwood before his first birthday, to cement the treaty. (Aegon and Luke are the Daenaerys and Daeron II in this AU... for reasons).

Rhaenyra returns to King's Landing and conspires with Alicent for Jace and Helaena to be betrothed eventually. Daeron still fosters as Oldtown, but he ends up betrothed to a Manderly girl. When Joffrey comes along (the result of a night Laenor blames on Qarl and Rhaenyra blames Harwin for) he goes to the Vale, because Lady Arryn needs an heir... and he is Aemma's grandson...

Something, something Baela and Aemond are utter terrors together. No one is shocked when they run off to Essos together. Except Daemon... Daemon is surprised. Daemon is not happy. Corlys and Otto are laughing at him together over a bottle of Velaryon whiskey in High Tide.

That leads to Rhaena marrying Lyonel.

The Starks have 100% noticed that the Targaryens are marrying into the most influential families and are keeping their heads down cause Cregan is a young lord. His uncle would like to remain his regent. Jace and Cregan will join their houses later though so its fine.

On the other hand... the Lannisters are frothing at the mouth about being left out. Well... Rhaenyra is still salty about *someone* implying Aegon should be heir. So when she finally has a daughter, right before her coronation at that, she ain't looking at Casterly Rock.

Her Visenya obviously deserves to be forever doted upon and surrounded by beauty, so she ends up the next Lady of Highgarden.

I've gotten distracted from the plot here a bit... but whatever. The Dance is avoided. Rhaenyra ends up queen and Aegon is living his best life getting drunk off Dornish wine with his Dornish wife. Sunfyre blends in perfectly with the desert sand when he naps in the summer.

All is well.

Jaehaera is Jacaerys' heir, because I said so.

Good night! XD

[jacks-little-jacky]

Hi there! First of all, Happy New year! I hope you have the best time this year! So I was thinking... I think it is canon that Jack is about as dense as Yami when it comes to girls feelings. So when Yami suggested that Charlotte's weird behaviour was because she wanted to take a dump and she denied, Jack asked if she maybe wanted to pee instead. And same with a reader, who try to give Jack some hints of their feelings, but not only he doesn't get them, he suggests the most ridiculous things to explain himself the reader's strange behaviour. And while it is funny and cute, it is also a torture for the reader, so they just decide to straight up be something like "Look, will you fuck me or not". Jack is a little confused, but who is he to miss an opportunity like that

Ps. Sorry for the long ask, feel free to ignore it if it is not to your liking. Lots of love ❤️❤️❤️

Oblivious | Jack x Reader

Hi there! New year was a little while ago but I hope yours was lovely as well!

Oh dear, you almost described the struggle of my OC and Jack in their early stages. One is too shy to say it upfront and the other is too dense to pick up the hints. Luckily Reader grabs her might and goes for it in this one :D

Warnings: Jack is stupid, mentions of alcohol, push&pull kinda feelings towards him, no smut but it's implied that that's gonna happen after the end of this :3

Jack the Ripper was an interesting man, to say the least. An interesting man that made you want to tear your hair out.

Since falling for the tall captain, you've gone through a variety of struggles. From realizing to accepting your feelings to the strongest challenge yet; Wooing him.

Now, Jack wasn't hard to woo, in theory. If you look decently and don't act like a massive bitch towards him, he'd say you're good. Being in his good books wasn't the problem. It was making him realize he was in yours too.

Almost every attempt of flirtation was met with a punch straight into the friendzone, every shy and giddy gesture he caught was assumed to be sickness or something equally ridicoulous.

At one point you almost thought he was doing it on purpose but no. That wasn't it, he really was just that stupid.

You tried to be patient, you really did, swallowing the frustration and keeping your head held up despite Jack's unintentional rejections. But everything had an end, especially your patience.

So after watching the man you wanted to be yours at the Star Awards Festival, you decided you had enough. Sadly, you didn't get to approach him directly after the Star's had been awarded, no, he left with the other Captains while the festival was slowly coming to an end.

So of course, you tried to enjoy the festival to the last before heading home. Your feet hurt, the heels you wore were extremely uncomfortable just like the dress. Uncomfortable but well picked out, a stunning green outfit. After all, that was Jack's favorite color.

Too bad that you didn't get to show off as much as you wanted. Or maybe he didn't want to look at you, you weren't even sure at this point.

Kicking a pebble a few feet down the street you were walking you heard someone walking up behind you, with a scoff you turned around, ready to shoot down the next guy that would drunkenly try to hit on you. You twirled around, a scathing rejection on the tip of your tongue as you realized the ridiculously tall man behind you was your ridiculously tall man. Or well, the man you wanted to be yours.

"Hi...", you stuttered, a bit confused. "You're leaving without me?", the tall man asked, his head tipping to the side a little. Your eyebrow twitched in irritation. "You disappeared after the speech. And you stink.", your voice shot back. Nose scrunching at the smell of alcohol lingering on the man.

"Sorry, co-worker stuff." The dismissive hand gesture didn't make you feel any better. If anything, you couldn't believe this man's audacity. He left without a word, to you or anyone, and now he was acting like you leaving without looking for him was a crime. Hell, if you'd tried you probably wouldn't have found him anyway.

And yet, there was a little warmth in your gut that he seemed unhappy with you leaving without him. You hated it, these condraticiary feelings he was giving you all the time. If he would just reject you, you could just move on but no, he just had to get your hopes up every five minutes before crushing them again.

Really, this was just cruel.

"Uh-huh. Sure. So you went together with Yami, and Nozel and all your little captain friends?", you asked, your voice a little distant. Jack raised an eyebrow, staring at you for a long while. "Did you... want me to bring you along, keke?" "... Maybe...", you muttered, trying to hide the obvious blush on your cheeks.

Jack eyed your face for a few minutes before it seemed like a lightbulb went off in his head. "Ooooh...", he muttered, a smirk playing along his lips, "I get it." As if, you thought but still, your heartbeat got faster. "You like Nozel.", Jack stated before laughing, "Seriously, I don't get why he is so popular with the girls. Did you see the braid? I mean sure, he's a pretty bird but I didn't think you'd be into that."

You looked at the captain, baffled. Your heartbeat was still going fast, fast and hard. Not because of love anymore, but because of rage.

This wasn't even the first time it happened, anytime Jack noticed some hint of you being flustered or acting 'abnormal' he was coming to the most ridiculous and wrong conclusion mankind has ever seen.

"No! God damn it!", you almost yelled out. Your feet hurt and your chest felt like it was tightening violently around your heart with frustration. In a little fit of rage, and pain, you stopped walking, kneeling down and taking off the heels before continuing to walk even faster, trying to get away from the man.

"Oh? ... That wasn't it?", Jack muttered, speeding up his steps to keep up with you. "Was it the heels? Are you just mad in general?" "No! Yes! Maybe... A little. But that wasn't the main problem!", you hissed, shooting him a death stare. Jack was touching his chin in thought. Before he could make another stupid guess you stopped in your tracks again, facing him.

"Look just... Are you gonna fuck me or not?" You asked, rubbing your forehead. Jack looked at you blankly, his pale face losing even more color than usual. "You mean... like... now?", he asked in a voice that was uncharacteristically quiet for him. "No, I mean next Tuesday." You rolled your eyes, voice seething with sarcasm.

Jack's face went from unsure to a bright grin. "Alright, alright, I get it.", he muttered. Although the captain was not yet sure what had gotten into you, he didn't complain, grabbing your hips to pull you into him. "Not gonna refuse a pretty lady, keke."

Oh boy, Jack being oblivious about someone liking him is so much fun to write for me. Even if they bang, if we don't clarify she wants more he'll think he's just a booty call now. Even worse that he'd be fine with it

[shuyume]

guessing the teachers ranks

we know THREE (3) of the teachers ranks. kalego and balam are both 8, and kalego makes a point that they’re the only rank 8s. momonoki is 7. sullivan asw i suppose (9) but hes not a teacher opera has the least amount of pointers but probably 8. also not a teacher but close enough

in the heartbreaker arc theyre sending the teachers out in waves the longer the exam goes on--from the (im assuming) lowest to highest ranks. kalego & balam are currently the strongest teachers participating in the exam (idk what the fuck dali is doing or what his rank is but they Might pull him out) so if we work backwards from 8 we get:

rank 6: robin, orias, suzy, shiida rank 7: ipos, murmur, blushenko, marbas, ifrit, atori

ranks arent directly correlated to power (think music festival) but we know they cant be rank 8, theres no way theyre rank 9, and i would be astonished if they were rank 5 or lower so i feel fairly confident in these numbers

[memento-morri-writes]

Happy STS, Morri! Describe a scene you're very attached to, a scene that was challenging to write, a scene you look forward to writing and a scene you dread writing.

Hi Rose!! Happy STS!!

A scene that was challenging to write:

Hoo boy, let me look at what I've written so far. Probably one of the ones I'm working on right now. It's the masquerade ball to celebrate a harvest festival, and it's also the first time Kristopher dances with Fallon. I've written it once, but I'm not a fan of most of it, especially the dance part, so I guarantee that I'll be rewriting it from scratch. (which is the best advice I can give anyone. rewrite from memory.)

A scene you look forwards to writing:

I'm both dreading and looking forwards to writing Kristopher and Fallon's first kiss. Dreading because I have no idea how the hell to write romance, but looking forwards to because it's going to be cute, and I love them a lot. It takes place in the fall, I'm thinking at an orchard, and they're just walking around, chatting, and it just sort of... happens. And they I love it.

A scene you dread writing:

The scene where Lavinia attacks Fallon. I've written the scenes before it and after it, but I can't write that scene. I know what happens during it, but I can't write it. And I'm pissed about it. Basically, Lavinia drugs the guards after the mid-winter ball, and then sneaks into Fallon's rooms to kill her. A wrench is thrown in her plan because Fallon is still awake, rather than asleep as Lavinia expected. This throws Lavinia off a little, because hey, she's spent the past several months befriending Fallon, and even if it was a lie, it's still harder to kill someone with them awake and begging you not to. Especially if they thought you were their friend. Meanwhile, Nina walks out into the hallway (for reasons), and sees the guards passed out. She takes a weapon from one of the guards, and goes to find Fallon. She stops Lavinia, who is then taken away by guards who were called up from the garrison. I'm dreading it because I suck at writing action, and also because I have some logic holes to fill in. And also, because I still have no idea how Lavinia acts, either as Fallon's friend, or as her killer.

VERY LONG description of two (related) scenes that I'm attached to under the cut.

A scene you're very attached to:

Oh god, there's so many. Probably either The Incident, or An Apology, both of which are directly related, so I'll describe them both. Someone basically offered their hand (in marriage) to Fallon, and she rejected him, because she genuinely didn't have feelings for him. The problem is that this dude appears to be the Perfect Guy. He's attractive, kind, caring, a Duke of her own kingdom, loved by the nobility and the people, etc. But like I said, Fallon let him down gently because he deserves better. But Kris doesn't realize that. The poor man has been told his entire life that he's a worthless piece of shit. So in his mind, he's going "if she's going to turn him down, I don't even have a chance". So, Kris break a promise he made to himself to not let everyone see the worst of himself (because for once that's not what they expect to see), and steals a bottle of wine from the kitchens and gets drunk. Fallon finds out and is worried out of her mind, because she's hardly ever seen Kris drink. (At least not beyond like, one glass, since there's only so many drink options in a medieval-inspired setting.) Anyways, she goes and tries to talk to him, and Kris self-sabotages, hard. They argue, and Fallon leaves. Next day, Kris is like "shit, I fucked up", and is panicked that Fallon's going to kick him out. This is Very Bad for several reasons, because not only is he in love with Fallon (even if he won't really admit it to himself for another ~24 hours), but also because his life in Oryn was living hell. So, long story short, he winds up apologizing at the mid-winter ball that's happening that night (yes the same mid-winter ball as above), and he's super nervous. Fallon is also nervous, because she thinks he thinks she hates him, and is worried he's just going to leave and not even tell her. They both apologize, and it's adorable, but also really sad, and I'm in love with it. (P.S.: The Incident marks the beginning of Fallon's Very Bad Horrible No Good Weekend. :p )

[marcholasmoth]

OSRR: 2988

todays only been a long day because it's almost 3am and im still awake.

i have a cut on the knuckle of my thumb and it hurts. i have the intense need to scratch it a lot.

worked this morning and did papier-mâché with the kiddos. one was doing it for school, the other just wanted to do it too. but i realized last night that i didn't have all of the things i needed. that i didn't have any of the things i needed. so i got up early to hit the craft store for things. i ended up going to walmart bc mom asked me to get a couple other things too.

after work was the meeting and i got to give somewhat of a run-down to ben about what i expect to happen. i'm happy i have a staff member.

after that i went inside because it was quiet, and i sat and talked to daniel and joel for a while. i was tired so i went to take a nap, but joel was leaving so i gave him a hug before he headed out. i had to be up at a certain point so i could go with papa to pick up dinner, so i fell asleep probably around quarter past 2 and woke up two hours later.

got up, packed my stuff, headed to panera, waited with papa for the food, and brought it home.

of course, the whole reason for the panera was that it was my family birthday party. because we have those for every person in our family around their birthdays. like this one, they usually occur the weekend after. it was nice.

aunt wendy made the cake - it was chocolate mousse cake again, which is excellent because it was just delicious. the decorations were cute - they were put up nicely but you could tell momma wasn't feeling great. but also she's the shortest one besides grandma, so she had a hard time putting things up anyway. but it was really nice.

aunt wendy got me a two-parter, the first of which hasn't arrived but the other was in a big bag - it's a queen sized red fleece blanket. it's beautiful and i love it.

papa got me a new sewing machine!! i'm so excited about it. i can make things without the machine snapping the thread and/or fucking up the tension! i'm honestly so excited about it.

and the eggies got me something i totally didn't expect: an apple watch, with cellular. the model i wanted, the size i wanted, and the color i wanted for both the external case and the band. and they got the right kind of screen protector, which i wound up fucking up almost immediately bc there was a speck of something and i thought i could get it off - i was wrong. rip. but at least i can get a new one for almost nothing! it's fine how it is right now though. the band is a little itchy, but i'll get used to it. it's so cool.

after the party, i said my thank-yous and took myself to the pumpkin festival. it was almost 8 at that point, so i went downtown and walked around for a while, just absorbing the atmosphere and buying things without going over my limit (i used cash). i was looking for a new tote bag, and i found one by a lady who works with african women who are mothers of children with disabilities, and all the proceeds of the things they make go directly back to them to help them get care and therapy for their children. i got an orange bag with elephants, and i love it a lot. i'm lucky i found it, too, especially because of who it goes to. as someone with several disabilities, it's important to me to be able to help people like me however i can. and even though my disabilities are only mental, being able to help kids with mental and physical disabilities is important to me. being different is okay, good even. but we live in a world that's not made for us. so being able to help people live better means a lot.

i walked around for a while downtown. it was nice. warm enough to walk around comfortably for me, but cool enough that walking around wasn't uncomfortable. i didn't wear my sweatshirt i'd brought.

i got some earrings and some candy and i eventually played a darts game and i got a little pink octopus from it. i smiled and cradled her all the way back to my car.

i went to mcnaldos after, stopping for ice cream and juice, and i went home to work on some homework. i got the last of this week's work done, and finished watching a movie with papa. when i was finally done and ready to go to bed, i got upstairs and the octopus family i have told me to go get my new friend, so i did. i went downstairs and got her and brought her up so she could spend the night with her new friends and family and not all alone.

i totally didn't cry about her being lonely. nope.

also it's now quarter past 3, my thumb still itches, and i need to finish my routine. i'm a disaster.

but at least i can track my sleep better.

also i'm looking for a recommendation of a discord access app for my watch because there's a few but i don't know which to use, or if i should at all. eh.

[tobi-smp]

hot take but maybe inniters would be less “annoying” if they weren’t constantly being blamed for liking things and accused of horrific shit. maybe the reason inniters are so “loud” is bc they're fucking tired of being called idiot loser weirdos who don’t get characters. maybe treating fandom like a Competition where you attack the Enemy makes it more unbearable for everyone.

Context: [Link 1, Link 2]

genuinely, the way that the fandom at large treats tommy, c!tommy, and his fans is absolutely Absurd. it’s genuinely just the way that people talk about c!tommy translated directly into how they treat the Real Living People that are his fans. and it’s Bizarre. 

they can’t just dislike a character or dislike a content creator, they have to prove that everything associated with it is the devil so they can justify lashing out every time they’re exposed to it. which Isn’t Healthy. scu fans throwing a massive hissy fit and accusing inniters of stealing their fandom of them because people made fan art of tommy’s role in a new scu video for two weeks Isn’t Healthy, it’s not a rational reaction and it doesn’t lead to a healthy fanbase. people throwing fits about inniters making fanfic and writing meta centered around a character they like as if it’s some Conspiracy that makes inniters uniquely awful people ruining the fanbase Isn’t A Rational Reaction.

all of this is Especially ridiculous in the context of tommy (both c and cc) having had Multiple Incidences of being widely demonized in the fandom. people justify reactions like this by insisting that inniters are Everywhere and with tommy’s popularity, and then you Look and the fanbase has been openly hostile to him longer than there’s even Been a dream smp. people being openly hostile towards tommy goes back to him playing a villain (or at least someone who Caused Things To Happen Through Shenanigans) on smp earth.

just like you said, inniters started becoming loreheads and making essays and being loud about c!tommy’s history Because people were so fucking hostile that the fandom would’ve been unusable otherwise. I was a technoblade main and c!bedrocker until the backlash after the green festival and doomsday was so obviously Unwarranted and meanspirited that I was forced to reassess my place in the fandom. I didn’t even Make fandom posts until then. and that’s the point. the people being hostile are doing it because they want to push out the content about a character or streamer that annoys them, and now that it’s failed (now that it’s made that content More Pointed and harder to ignore) it’s only making them angrier and More hostile.

and instead of doing the work to filter their own experiences or just growing up it turns into a game finding every way imaginable to keep justifying that harassment. on the extreme end of that you have whatever’s going on with c!dream apologists, and on the more mild end you have people insisting that being critical of a character they like is a moral failing that has to be fixed.

[bnha-simpin-and-pimpin]

AND I HAVE MORE TO SAY

Deku does well when he is given ‘age appropriate’ tasks.

he shows tact and leadership during the Sports Festival

He responds appropriately during class training

He can handle getting his Provisional License with a reasonably level-headed attitude [ epically compared to Bakugo and Todoroki who are both his in canon and narrative counter-parts ]

Generally, he seems to get along with his class, even if he isn’t good friends with everyone. He’s on good terms with them.

However...

Against Stain, he goes directly against his mentor. I think this is when we see his emotions starting to override his ability to follow the rules/think logically. And in a way, he is rewarded for it. Neither him, nor his classmates, face any real punishment. 

When Kirishima approaches him about saving Bakugo, he agrees. He also takes it on himself that Bakugo was captured, even though there was nothing more he could have done. We see him grapple with the consequences of his actions in the form of Tsuyu’s hurt feelings. However, she and the class were explicit, yet they all continued on anyways. I think this furthers Midoriya’s attitude of he can continue to do what is ‘right’ if it is ‘for the greater good’, despite the greater ramifications or who it may hurt. Because he felt guilty about it...

Another instance I can think of [Off the top of my head] is with Eri. Midoriya explicitly disregards Mirio’s tactics for trying to disengage Chisaki when they first run into him. He thinks his way of doing things, his sense of justice, or being a hero, is best. This is despite Mirio’s at least year more of experience on him. He’s direct, instead of really reading the atmosphere of what’s going on or the consequences of what could happen if something he says/does goes wrong. While Mirio is able to see beyond what is right in front of them and seems to understand the risk/reward ratio of his actions. 

This kid is a fucking goober....but continually, his actions are rewarded

These are all I can think of rn but I’m sure there’s more [I’m not as familiar with the manga so it’s harder to comment]. 

IMO Deku lacks the emotional intelligence/maturity to deal with his situation. He isn’t All-Might, who is well into adulthood. Deku is a child, who not even a few months ago, was still at home with his mommy eating her food and getting his laundry done by her. 

I’m hesitant to say Midoriya has an ego or that he genuinely thinks he’s better than everyone, because I don’t think that’s true. 

He was raised seeing only figures that self-sacrifice. Look at Inko. A single parent working to raise her quirk less, ostracized, son with no father figure who as far as Midoriya knows, has given up his family life to provide for them somewhere overseas, far from home. For a son who is obsessed with heroes who are willing and ready to give their life at any moment for the greater good of society [because Deku is a child and doesn’t realize it’s also about fame and money].

So partly he’s a product of his environment [that’s like the who message I know] but I also think this is how Midoriya is at this point. I think he is used to being able to act reckless and that’s ok. Yes he’s a child and yes their society is fucked up, but also, Midoriya isn’t nearly as considerate as he thinks he is sometimes. 

I think this really leads to hypocrisy, not ego. Midoriya wants to be a hero and save others, but can’t follow the rules, can’t confront his own feelings, can’t think how his actions make others feel. 

And maybe that’s why he left. He didn’t know what else to do but to run away and try to fix everything all at once. Which is arguably to emotionally immature thing to do, when he could have so easily asked for help. But help has not always been there for him or he has never thought it necessary.

He was a quirkless goober and now has a quirk and does nothing to really fix the world around him.

And really, I think it’s because he’s a child being expected to fix adult issues. 

[thunderheadfred]

🦈Kirishima HC’s🦈

Absolutely no one asked for this i just like him a lot

He’s an adult in all of these. 20s-30s at least. Some NSFW because I’m a big perv. Minors do not interact. Shoo.

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General:

He is in the dictionary under Himbo, right next to Kronk.

Works part-time as a fitness instructor before making a name for himself as a pro hero. Most of his clients are middle-aged women, because he makes people feel safe. Before long, word gets around and he amasses this like. Loyal army of jacked housewives and older ladies who are his biggest possible fans. They mother-hen him like crazy.

Has a large and complicated extended family. Lots of cousins. You will never learn all their names, don’t even try. I have no idea if his parents have canon occupations but no matter what Horikoshi says, they actually own a mountain onsen. Kirishima went to the city by himself to go to middle/high school, his family is all off in the country somewhere and he gets homesick a lot but never admits it. He’s broke for a long time even after making it as a pro hero, because he sends most of his money back home.

He’s a dog dad. You cannot, WILL not convince me otherwise. Big dogs. Small dogs. Fancy dogs. Ugly dogs. He has a whole pack. He calls them all baby, sweetie, pupper, the worst and most embarrassing baby talk. Tells them about his day. All of his furniture is wrecked. He’s an active member in online dog groups, where he is careful to use a pseudonym and never show his face, but eventually people are going to figure out that Red Riot’s dogs look an awful lot like this one user’s....

He’s in a casual taiko group, always on the o-daiko. Loves participating in festivals and parades. He has never, ever, not once, worn a shirt while drumming. Probably has been gifted at least one antique taiko drum for his hero work, and he keeps it in his house but is too afraid to play it because it’s scary valuable “uhh it’s definitely haunted”

Regularly goes out drinking. Socially and responsibly, like clockwork, always with the same people. He’s a goddamned lightweight, and no one understands why. Will mope if he has to miss a night out at the izakaya.

So he’s clean, but sloppy. House looks like a tornado ripped through it, and nothing he owns matches. Not a single thing. I mentioned the dogs.

Will absolutely use “manly” as a replacement for “awesome,” and will constantly tell you how manly you are. Your actual gender is a non-issue. If you hang out with him for more than five minutes you’re manly as hell now.

He cries a lot? Sometimes it’s for show but he gets genuinely misty-eyed over the dumbest things. Do NOT show him pictures of puppies.

He’s good at braiding hair. His or yours. When his hair isn’t hardened, he likes doing all kinds of wacky stuff with it. He usually keeps it long enough for braids, ponies, buns, quirk-assisted faux-hawks, whatever. Mina has given him many bad ideas. He will definitely steal your hair bands and accessories, if you use them.

His fridge is just like, meat and beer. He will, if forced, consume perhaps one single vegetable. Unfortunately, his B.O. reflects this. God bless him - he showers and bathes daily, because he works out a lot and is just generally hygienic. But don’t ever touch his socks barehanded.

He wears the cheapest, most predictable cologne you can imagine, the kind that comes in an aerosol can and punches a hole in the ozone every time he sprays his pits. It smells stupidly good on him. How. so fucking manly. you kind of hate him for getting away with it.

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And now, the 🌶 Spicy Ones 🌶

Does not date or hook up much; wants a serious relationship.

Has a tough time getting dates, weirdly. He’s still secretly insecure, but mostly he’s got rocks for brains and never knows how to flirt. He ends up friendzoning most of the people interested in him, because he is, in fact, a little too chivalrous for his own good and can never make the first move. He’s an emotional open book, but clueless romantically. I recommend being extremely straightforward. Draw him a map if you have to.

Is afraid to kiss you too deeply because of the teeth. Will take a lot of gentle encouragement to get him comfortable, but once he knows you’re safe, he’s going to be kissing you all the time. Like, too much. People are gawking, Kiri, for God’s sake.

He radiates massive doses of husband/dad energy. Will immediately marry the hell out of you. If you are capable of and willing to have his children, you are going to get extremely pregnant. Very quickly. Not necessarily a breeding kink (though why not), he just really wants to start a family with you.

He’s Big. Just huge. Tall and broad, and also... his dick is a summit and you will need to prepare for the climb. He’s had problems in the past because no, not everybody wants ALL THAT inside them. That said, if you can handle it? Woof.

Hard as a rock is No Joke with this man. Can and WILL use his quirk on his dick. If you don’t think that’s the first thing he mastered as a teenager I dont know what to tell you. Ever used a glass dildo? Well buckle up cuz it’s like if a massive glass dildo whispered sweet nothings in your ear and held you close in big strong arms and fucked you till you cried. It’s a sometimes thing. Otherwise you’d simply pass away.

He loves your brains. Your smarts and wit are a huge turn on, and he gets a boner when you use a word he doesn’t know. He also loves fucking your brains completely out, so that you cant use any words at all.

He’s a devout church-going body-worshipper. He’s so jacked that’s it’s constantly intimidating, like, how dare you stand next to this chiseled statue of a man?! but whether you love power-lifting with him or would rather die than exercise, he’s gonna treat you like the prettiest fucking piece of cake on planet earth.

Size kink ahoy; he gets his big grabby mitts on you... and you psychologically lose three feet. Doesn’t matter how tall or small or fat or thin you are, you are getting groped, squeezed, and manhandled. You didn’t even know it was possible to get thrown around like that; always onto something soft.

Not dominant. Not unless you ask very, very nicely. had a brief pushy phase at the peak of his teenage manliness obsession, unconsciously trying to be more like Bakugou, but he quickly realized controlling people wasn’t really him. It certainly isn’t very manly. Doesn’t want any toxic masculinity in his love life, even as roleplay.

That said, he can and will be a soft dom, if that’s what you want. After some practice, he’d get pretty good at it too. But his natural sexual groove is goofy, a bit awkward. Usually finds a non-sexual excuse to touch you at first; prepare to get tickled a lot. If you sit in his lap it’s all over.

If you get dominant with him, even a little, he’s gonna turn to putty in your hands. Go ahead and boss that big dumb puppy around. Nothing turns him on like seeing you get exactly what you want.

You’ll have morning wood pressed up against your ass. Every damn day. He might hump and grope you in his sleep, moaning a little. Usually it just wears off. If you wake him up to fuck, he’ll have no idea what’s going on but will be like “hell yeah i guess this is happening”

Gives oral like a starving man. Has absolutely zero reservations, because he knows his tongue and hands can’t hurt you. Will be as loud and messy as possible. If you get embarrassed or shy about it, he’s going to mumble sweet talk directly into your junk until your teeth fall out.

He’s vocal in bed. Growly. A moaning groaning disaster. He says the sweetest, gentlest things... has the cleanest dirty talk you’ve ever heard, but tenderness filtered through his bourbon-barrel chest comes out all dark and rumbly, especially when he’s close. you feel his “I love you” in your bones

He thinks making his partner cum is the manliest thing he can do. Any orgasm is good, but if you cum untouched on his dick, he’ll be riding that high for days

[kingkatsuki]

Hey guys! I have a Band AU collab due at the end of the month that I completely forgot about but I have a lot of different ideas spinning around in my head so if you maybe wanna help me pick which one to write that would be fab?

1) Part 2 to Drums.

2) Rival bands. There’s a battle of the bands, you hate Bakugou who’s the lead singer of another band. He’s cocky af, so annoying, how they have more fans when he has no talent. You end up fucking after a show in the rooms.

3) Bakugou sees a cute girl in the crowd at one of his shows, falls in love at first sight and spends a lot of the show singing to you. At the end of the show he’s quick to grab a towel and jump down to meet his fans but he can’t see you anywhere. He’s gutted and tweets out that he’s interested in finding you. Obviously gets a fuckload of randoms claiming it’s them but you don’t reply.

4) You’re a bartender and Bakugou (who’s in one of the biggest bands in Japan) comes into your bar for a drink after finding out his girlfriend was cheating on him (maybe or another reason idk) the bar is kinda empty and no one recognises him but you do cause you’re a fan. End up fucking in the bathrooms.

5) You get hired as a photographer for Bakugou’s bands tour- end up taking a ridiculous amount of pictures of Bakugou and he ends up using at least one of them each night on his Twitter or Instagram because you’re so talented and he ends up falling for you.

6) You’re dating Bakugou but his band gets signed to a major record label and he ends up having to go abroad to record his bands first album and directly after that goes on tour around the world and does all these events so you end up breaking up via text. But he still longs for you, ends up writing a fuckload of songs about you and misses you so much but fuck knows how this will end—

7) You run a pop-punk music Twitter where you talk about/review popular and upcoming bands and you’re always talking shit about Bakugou and his band. You just think their music is too mainstream and it just doesn’t do it for you, except Bakugou sees every single tweet and he slides into your dms to fight.

8) Bakugou is the latest viral singer online, he’s got millions of views on his videos and he’s viral but no one knows what he looks like. You wonder if it’s possible to be completely and utterly in love with someone’s voice without ever seeing them. You’re one of his dutiful fans commenting on his videos and sending him loads of sweet messages on Twitter/Instagram, you had no idea that you’d actually meet-

9) Bakugou saves you from a brutal pit at a concert/festival and ends up hanging with you for the rest of the set. Let’s you up on his shoulders for one of the slow songs and you end up fucking after.

10) You’re in a band and Bakugou is an obsessed fan, he literally lurks all your socials and sends you so many messages throughout the day. This one could actually end up really cute or really non-con👀

Or if you think these are all shit pls tell me what you think I should be writing 😂👀

[jadepetals]

'Cause It's Not the Pebble, It's the Penguin / 1514 words

Louis and Harry are penguins.

Baby Just Dive Right In (Follow My Lead) by @loveislarryislove / 1686 words

Harry and Louis compete together in the men's 10m synchronized platform diving. They also live together. They also are together. Not as many people know that last part -- though not because Harry and Louis are hiding anything. They're just not showing it off.

But they are seeing how much innuendo they can get away with before someone clues in. Turns out: a lot.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by skipper / 2022 words

Harry wants to save the world but loses sight of who’s been right in front of him all along.

Everything You Touch Turns To Gold by @writing-about-larry / 4158 words

Olympics Fic, featuring Great Britain's swimmer (and medal hope) Harry Styles and sports commentator Louis Tomlinson, who finds it incredibly difficult to keep reporting objectively.

this is my jam by @disgruntledkittenface / 4512 words

Harry goes to a gay bathhouse for the first time.

Like Flying / 5954 words

The Olympics are really just an excuse for falling in love. Plus fencing and gymnastics.

I know heaven's a thing (I go there when you touch me) by @defencelesst / 19458 words

Greeting guests had always been something of a well done ritual, everyone knowing what to do, where to stand and what to say. It was also the perfect moment to make the first assumptions about them, attitude always being a preamble to how they would behave during the rest of the charter, what impossible demands the crew would have to meet in order to make them happy.

Harry Styles wasn't only tall. He was incredibly well-dressed, every bit of the controlling type Louis thought he would be when he first read over his preferences sheet, and also looked like the personification of every single wet dream Louis had ever had in his life.

kiss and tell (me a lie) by @falsegoodnight / 19823 words

It takes three friends, a video game, and an arse tattoo for Harry to realize the truth.

To Begin Again by @chloehl10 / 23545 words

Harry’s ready to spend a fun Easter morning with his two children at the park, but it’s thrown into chaos when an over-excited dog and his owner come barrelling into their lives...

Like A Siren In The Night by whoknows / 24868 words

“There is an infestation in my home,” Louis hisses, righting himself quickly and pushing his way past Harry, heading directly for the kitchen. He’s rather haphazardly dressed himself, a coat thrown on over a loose flannel shirt and black pants, slippers on his feet.

Harry resists the urge to sigh, closing the door and trailing behind him slowly. “What kind of infestation?”

For all he knows, Louis is going to claim that there’s a ghost infestation. Harry has no idea what the end game is here – all he knows is that Louis has found at least three complaints a week to bring up since he’s been living on Harry’s property, and he’s been living here for six months.

It’s way too many fucking complaints, is what Harry is saying. Especially when most of them are ridiculous to start with.

maybe we're perfect strangers by starprediction / 39849 words

When an EDM festival in the Caribbean touts itself as a “life-changing and transformative experience,” Harry’s not too sure he buys into it. Regardless, Harry wants nothing more than to please his best friend, so he goes along for the ride. What he doesn’t expect is to fall head over heels for the festival’s organizer who Harry discovers is also the object of his best friend’s affections.

Over the Castle by @thelouandi / 52380 words

After not being home for a whole decade, Harry has to come back. Now, he not only has to face the people he left behind, but also the tragic reason for his journey. Old memories slowly make their way back into his consciousness and he has to discover, that maybe not everything has happened the way he remembers it.

Quite On The Contrary by @thinlinez / 63818 words

Neighbors x High School AU where it all started with Harry moving next door to the Tomlinsons, a balcony break in, mixed feelings, a poorly thought-out initiation, several missing sweaters and a lot of non-platonic activities.

Emperor's New Clothes by @magicalrocketships / 92072 words

Harry’s a pop star and Louis isn’t, and there’s a non-disclosure agreement where there used to be a relationship.

may   june   july   september

[smp-live]

c!Techno, while he has experienced some consequences to his actions, feels very disconnected from those consequences. At least to me. Especially when you compare him to Quackity or Wilbur, two other characters who fill(ed) in a similar niche of antagonist/not a “good person,” it becomes clear that his repercussions don’t really build upon his flaws, nor have they taught him anything concrete up to this point.

Quackity’s downfall really only started with season 2 and The Butcher Army, when he called for revenge on Techno and Dream, perpetuating the cycle of violence. He lost a life, an eye, and his (and others’) home for this. He tried to form his own country to replace it, maximized to give himself the most power possible, manipulated people into joining it, and started imparting shitty, hypocritical lessons onto his only close friend - then lost that close friend to one of the very people he manipulated, who was following those very same lessons. He let Karl die for El Rapids and lost his fiances because of it.

Wilbur’s qualities as President are debatable (though, he was stressed to the point of crying off-camera, might I point out - we did not see the stress that led to that point,) but as soon as he called for an undemocratic election, he lost his power and his country. He continued to lose, until eventually he gave up and blew it all up, died, (which is not a win, even if he wanted it,) and spent over thirteen years alone in his self-hatred. Now, nobody fully trusts him and he is still mostly alone.

Both of them have had consequences that are large-scale or multiplicitous (many small ones), tangible, and personally impactful. They stem as a direct result from their mistakes, as a way of teaching them a lesson, that 'that choice was wrong.’ Wilbur seeks power -> he loses that power. Quackity manipulates people into joining him -> he loses something because of their lack of loyalty. These, in turn, make them cling on further to what caused the loss, and causes their downward spirals into antagonists, (as opposed to more ‘good’-aligned characters who learn their lesson and try not to repeat their mistake on an earlier failure.) Their antagonist positions are directly caused by narrative consequences, by them fucking up then getting punished for it in a never-ending feedback loop of mistake after mistake. Were it not for the failure of The Butcher Army, Quackity would never have founded Las Nevadas. Were it not for him failing to stop Technoblade in releasing the withers, he would not have founded The Butcher Army.

And that’s what makes them fulfilling fallen heroes, and connects their personal growth - or regression - to the story. They feel connected, because their consequences directly shape who they are as characters and where the narrative goes.

Compare this to Technoblade, who has destroyed L’Manburg twice, once razed to bedrock. He's killed multiple people, one (two?) of which were innocent, and has not apologized. From what I can remember, his largest losses are: items, such as a totem, gapples, or armour and weapons (replaceable); one life immediately regained by said totem; some pets, like Apollo (rip); three months of freedom while he was in Pandora with Dream; Ranboo; and maybe Tommy after Doomsday. While I’m not going to argue whether these are at the same level of severity as Wilbur’s and Quackity’s, they are undoubtedly less long-lasting, impactful to him personally, or connected to the narrative.

For example, Techno loses Tommy as a friend and apprentice-figure at the Green Festival. And while one person does not serve as a replacement for another in real life, from a narrative perspective, he gains another apprentice just the next day with Ranboo. And he does not seem too affected by Tommy’s loss, all in all, laughing at his death. Though that may be a coping mechanism, it does make it hard to sympathize when he shows no other outward sign of being affected. It’s as if Luke Skywalker lost Obi-Wan, grieved for one day, then met Yoda the next and no longer visibly cared about Obi-Wan’s death. It simply does not seem that impactful to him, and he doesn’t learn anything from it. Tommy leaves no hole in his story.

His lost life, while it does not negate the pain of being squashed by an anvil, he immediately regains with the totem. This means it can have no lasting impact on him specifically, only on what he chooses to do as a consequence of it. He won’t be affected by suddenly only having two lives, (maybe being paranoid of dying again because then he’d be on one, or anything else like that); he’ll just be upset that he was executed, to the same extent as if it the lever was never pulled because of Punz’s distraction. Think of if Wilbur would have won the election - it would have given him no change in position compared to before, and the only impact of that plotline on the narrative would have been what Wilbur chose to do because he called an election and won. This is Techno on December sixteenth: he does not suffer the loss, and the impact of The Butcher Army is instead shifted to what he will do as retaliation. It’s very turn-based, a cycle; you do this to hurt me, I do this to hurt you. But when one of them does not actually suffer from the hurt, it unbalances things and suddenly, one becomes the underdog. Techno becomes the one who does more hurt than he receives.

He wins in his revenge at Doomsday, and then that ever-growing line of consequences for him... it just ends. Las Nevadas and everything stemming from it for Quackity are a direct result of Doomsday, but for Techno, it’s as if the narrative has simply given up on that thread without him having learnt his lesson, nor having made the active choice to leave that cycle. He wins because Quackity has lost twice in a row and gives up, goes off to do his own thing - still continuing the thread of consequences for himself. Techno’s is cut off, and only picks back up from a completely different direction when he gets locked in Pandora’s Vault. It’s very disjointed, and leaves the audience feeling unfulfilled since it feels like it’s just... forgotten. He has not gotten any repercussions for Doomsday, has not learned anything, and it seems as though he never will.

From the new Pandora line of consequences, he goes to prison, and destroys it as retaliation. It’s a similar situation to Doomsday. His biggest, lasting loss is Ranboo - and maybe this one will finally have an impact on him. But the thing is, Ranboo’s death was not really as a direct consequence of his own actions. It could maybe be considered a personal failure, that he didn’t save him in a situation in which it would have been very difficult to do so, but then... it does not really stem from any of his flaws the way that Quackity’s and Wilbur’s biggest failures do, nor does it teach him a lesson about those flaws. If anything, it stems from him failing to succeed at his two greatest strengths - his loyalty and fighting skills. Not even in a “double-edged sword” way, where strengths are just weaknesses manifested differently, but in a pure failure at utilizing them. Understandably, he probably would not have been able to save Ranboo, but it’s an odd position to put him in that makes the loss feel very disconnected from himself, as it’s a failure at something he’s always succeeded with.

It could work, if done correctly. If this gets Techno to doubt whether he really is that strong, whether he can protect his friends, it will be good. A different type of consequence than most of Wilbur’s and Quackity’s, where instead of building upon their flaws, it makes him question his strengths. More of a catalyst for change than punishment for mistakes. This could lead to a character arc where he starts to ask himself if he has the right motives and leans on others more. Or it could stagnate, if he decides that he is fine and that was a one-time failure.

But regardless, as it stands, it did not teach him anything by virtue of simply happening. He didn’t consider leaving Ranboo behind, he was actively trying to talk Sam down - he was trying to save Ranboo, and the only thing he can blame himself for is not trying hard enough. Morally speaking, there is nothing that Techno did not know that he learnt from Ranboo’s death. It is simply an empty consequence, one for the sake of consequence, that did not happen because of something he needs to recognize and fix within himself.

And this is why all of his current consequences feel so empty and lacking in character growth compared to others such as Wilbur or Quackity. Theirs directly stem from their flaws and mistakes as concrete repercussions for the bad they have done, and given their position as fallen heroes/not “good people,” they continue to amplify those mistakes with further consequences until it reaches a breaking point and they realize that they have fucked up (or don’t). While for Techno, his consequences simply happen as a way of giving him a loss without any long-lasting, deep impact on his character. Every single one, to this point, he has turned onto others without really internalizing himself - or it has not taught him anything to internalize. So he feels disconnected from his mistakes, disconnected from his consequences, and cannot grow as a character even if he has suffered.

[kitsu-katsu]

On kiribaku becoming canon and their evidence:

So I posted this on reddit earlier, but wanted to have it here where more KRBK shippers are, since I just ended up compiling a lot more than I thought I would.

Fair warning: A pretty big text with a compilation of kiribaku moments ahead.

We would all love kiribaku being canon, and I think it's not as much of a longshot as some may lead you to believe.

Honestly, if one of them was a girl, this would most certainly be canon, like, just in the anime we have:

Them becoming friends slowly in the background, leaving us with good development between them that is so seamless it can hit you hard once you notice how close they've become if you hadn't noticed before.

Them arriving and leaving the pool together while walking in the sunset.

They support and compliment each other (both on personality and quirks, like come on).

Kirishima can just lean on Bakugou or side hug him all the time and Bakugou lets him with no problem, which considering who we're talking about is a pretty big thing.

Kirishima can seem even more agitated than Deku about Bakugou being taken, and Deku is the one who idolized him since childhood.

The whole "It has to be you" thing and the precious hand holding (including that little scene after the rescue, where Kiri tries to grab Baku's hand again).

Kirishima bought expensive night vision googles in case they were useful for the rescue even though they had Yaomomo with them (this boy goes through extremes just to ensure his boyfriend's best friend's safety)

Kirishima is officially the one Bakugou considers an equal, and considering his conflicting inferiority and superiority complexes (making him perpetually place people as above him or beneath him) is vital information.

Kirishima is esentially Bakugou's first real friend (as Deku was considered more of an incomprehensible nuisance and his childhood troop seemed more like his followers who just put him up on a pedestal and followed what he did).

Kirishima has jumped in front of danger for Bakugou's sake quite a bit of times (including a time in the movie).

Kirishima is a central piece in Bakugou's character development.

Bakugou was the one who told Kirishima he was strong and gave him his confidence back, reminding him of what he said at the start of their friendship.

Kirishima unlocked fucking UNBREAKABLE because of Bakugou's encouragement.

Going to extra stuff:

Bakugou's favourite hobbie is hiking, and we're shown he takes Kirishima with him sometimes, thing he doesn't seem to do with other characters.

The whole festival thing, with the narrator outright assuming Bakugou must have given his coat to a pretty girl who was cold, only for it to be revealed in another picture that he gave it to Kirishima because as usual, he didn't have a shirt on.

On the movie Bakugou could have taken anyone to I-Island and took Kirishima as his plus one. They share a room. Kirishima bought suits for both of them, with the most detailed one with white roses being for Bakugou, and they decide to go to the party together.

In a BNHA Smash connected directly to the movie, Midoriya notices the white roses in Bakugou's suit and notes that they mean deep respect and "I'm the one for you", which prompts Bakugou to send an explosion his way (not to Kirishima who gave him the suit, mind you), which makes the flowers turn red (from blood), after which Mineta appears to say that red roses mean "beautiful and passionate love".

They are usually seen together in merch stuff.

There's this tumblr post talking about japanese fan's reactions to one of Horikoshi's drawings which I find at least hilarious:

https://exbrodokills.tumblr.com/post/187710597637/here-it-is

There are discussions regarding Kirishima's character sheet and the translation of him liking "tough guys" (here's a podt by aitaikimochi explaining the meaning of the translation: https://www.google.com/amp/s/aitaikimochi.tumblr.com/post/171127708911/amp) where even translator such as aitaikimochi have gotten into, and they have mentioned that there's a japanese stereotype of a type of gay guy who is obsessed with "manly behaviour" and usually stay away from women, prefering tough guys instead, which is interesting to say the least.

Some of the light novel episodes which show more slice of life moment feature some good kiribaku moments, with a prominent one being this one wich details their study date (it seriously seems like fan fiction, not even kidding, and this is supposed to be sort of canon):

https://www.google.com/amp/s/aitaikimochi.tumblr.com/post/171236111166/amp

Also there's a chapter where Kirishima tells Fatgum about Bakugou being extremely happy, and another one where they are arm wrestling between classes and they cheer for one another heavily.

(Honesly, just go through aitaikimochi's whole kiribaku tag, there are some pretty interesting things there)

Here are some analysis on their possible coding, if you guys are interested:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dxO6Y0yK_wxOJDmRsBYvsVWKwsH7tKc92skxJ--R1m4/edit?usp=drivesdk

(Bakugou's one link can be found at the end of that one)

And in BNHA Smash, there are quite a lot of things, and we must not forget that the whole thing still gets approved by Horikoshi before being published, some of my favourite things are:

Kirishima inviting Bakugou to spend christmas together, with the translators noting christmas in Japan to be a romantic holiday in the same panel.

In one issue, Jirou falls for Kiri and him being oblivious just leaves her for Bakugou.

Once Bakugou becomes a shoujo boy after being his with a quirk and just involuntarily talks in flirt, and in one moment Kirishima outright flirts back.

Bakugou works his ass off to repay Kirishima for the night vision googles they used in the rescue.

Kirishima is literally described as the chicken soup for Bakugou's soul!

An interesting thing I found out is that in the chapter where all of 1A minus Bakugou turn into animals, one scene originally had Kirishima (as a dog) getting jealous of Kaminari and Midoriya petting Tsuyu (as a cat - yes I know, a cat) and giving all their attention to her, however, Horikoshi himself changed that scene, noting he didn't think their character relations worked well in that scene, and made it so that the one that ended up in smash contains Kirishima (as a dog) getting jealous because Todoroki (as a koala) has climbed up Bakugou's torso and won't let go. I saw this all in a tumblr post a few months ago, which showed the original scene in a book (I think it was in italian and was translates below) but I can't currently find the link, sorry, if someone finds it, It'd be appreciated if you could reblog with said link.

And in regards to meta stuff, the show already has some LGBT characters in it, with Magne and Tiger being trans and Toga being bisexual, so it's not as much of a lost cause to hope for this as it would initially seem.

(Please kirimina shippers, don't take offence because of this, it isn't my intention to insult your ship, I simply want to analize what has been given to us, so please try to take this lightly):

We should also take into consideration Krishima's first version in the sort of "beta" for the manga (where Midoriya was Yamikumo).

His character sheet mentions he's quite the delinquent and entered UA to impress a girl. Obviously his character evolved tremendously since then, but the girl was most probably intended to be Mina's equivalent. This was later changed to him liking "tough guys"/"hard liners" and his thing with Mina became more of an "I admired your bravery and heroic spirit when in middle school even if I hardly knew you", later seeing each other and establishing more of a little friendship. However, it hasn't really moved further from there, and Kirishima has already established much stronger bonds with our favourite exploding boy. All changes in characters are made for a reason, and Horikoshi clearly changed his mind on Kirishima's motives for wanting to be a hero and his relationship with Mina.

So yeah, all in all, this ship is great, it's precious, adorable, helps both characters grow, is balanced and has good chemistry. So even if after all these things they don't become officially canon, we still have so much canon material for them in the present I'd honestly still be happy, these dorks make me smile and melt my heart, so I hope they both have good endings.

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Incel!Shinsou Oneshot: "Why are you acting like that?”

To keep busy I just thought that a oneshot of Shinsou getting self conscious/needy would be cute since we already have his redemption arc rolling in. The next part of the Incel!Shinsou series (Part 3) will have him proving his worth at the Sports Festival. So in thinking of how he will prove himself to you I thought of how will all of those people affect him, especially you. ( This oneshot takes place pre changes, so Shinsou is still his disgusting self but he's figuring out how to woo a woman, especially of your caliber.)

Incel!Shinsou Series:

Part 1: Incel! Shinsou x F!Reader

Part 2: Incel! Shinsou x F!Reader

Incel!Shinsou Headcanons

"I know what you're doin' here. Made your intentions clear. Oh you, you terrible thing, you. Terrible thing, you. Terrible thing, you. Beautiful thing"

TW: Strong Language, Mild Sexism

People were never an obstacle when it came to the things Shinsou wanted. He’s aware that others would do anything for him if he played his cards right. The right words with the right question did wonders for him. So why the fuck couldn’t he have what he wanted when it came to you? You drove him up the wall with the kindness you showed him. He didn’t deserve it and you’re existence almost felt like a punishment from whatever deity that existed out there to make him suffer. You guys were suppose to be studying for your upcoming project that required a poster, a slide show, and one influential person that would help prove your projects point. You left him running circles within his own mind as to how you were so willing to challenge him. He wanted you to obey him not see through his bullshit. It wasn’t like you didn’t listen to him vent, or didn't give him attention, but he wanted to hold you under his control. To be the person you listened to.

In class you where both seated on the extreme ends of the room on opposite sides. You never realized this (you do), but his head would periodically turn towards your direction to look at you, to figure you out (liar). This time, you managed to catch him do it.

“What are you doing?” You asked plainly. You honestly didn’t care that he was staring, everyone does when you dress like you're attending an MCR concert in the middle of autumn.

“You look different....today.”

“Nice.” It was difficult to care. Shinsou was just some guy in your class that you had to deal with. Nothing special really....ok, maybe it wasn’t fully true. You didn’t really know him all that well or anything (Unless it was mocking and belittling everything you did, that was normal behavior for him so it wasn’t surprising to find out he was like that outside of campus.) but he wasn’t all that bad? If he cared for himself a bit more, hygiene wise he would be considered handsome or at least a competent human being (you weren't going to call him a man, men don't act this childish. At least the ones you knew.) Maybe then you would take his opinion seriously, but for now you’ll ignore his...interesting comments he's been throwing towards you today.

“It’s rude to ignore someone when their talking to you, you know?” The neutral face he had now possessed a frown and a furrow to his brows. You still couldn’t process how he took the time to make sure his hair stayed purple but didn’t care for his body odor. (This man dyes his hair purple yet cant bother to shower or use deodorant for once in his life.)

“I’m not ignoring you, I’m just not interested in anything you have to say.” With that you get up and take your things and leave. There was no point in wasting time on someone who couldn’t even look at you directly and had to also sneak glances at you. "Do I really look that unbearable?" you thought to yourself. In the end you didn’t care anymore, everyone was entitled to an opinion and the last thing you need is feeling self conscious because of your out of place classmate.

Shinsou was fuming. How the fuck did you just get up and leave his ass while he was trying to complement you. You should have been more appreciative that he was giving you his attention for once. A bitch like you wasn't even worth it so he doesn't understand why he even tried with you.

He never goes directly home after school but instead to the local theater. It was one of the few places where he could be around others and could genuinely be himself. It was weird, he didn't feel like himself when he was speaking with his "friends", friends that he's never spoken to verbally, never seen, and never would meet. He knew that he didn't deserve this, to have a safe haven when he acts like an ass, yet here he was.

"Good morning Shinsou! How are you? Are you ready for rehearsals? You did remember to read your lines, right?" Shinsou rolls his eyes at his theater mates antics. Monoma never seems to stop but he does know when to tone it down and when it comes to Shinsou he tones it down a bit. (Because Monoma is canonically considerate of others, look back the Sports Festival and the Joint Training Arc.)

"Im good man, yes i did read and memorized the script, dont worry about it." What an odd friendship, the most chaotic gentleman like man out the bunch with the quietist incel in the group. Shinsou should have seen it coming when he was adopted by Monoma but he's running on 2 to 4 hours of sleep so he doesn't really care.

Believe it or not Shinsou does take showers (only for theater) but very quickly and with no care (no shampoo or soap, fucking why man.) Theater means more to him and so making his character look the best they possible can was his first and foremost priority. He puts on his costume, gets to makeup (the minimum, because it's "gay" for him to wear makeup and since the world is unfair and cruel he has perfect skin for a greasy headed asshole.)

"Everyone get a move on! Kodai, Tsuburaba, and Awase! Go to stage left! Light techs, how's it up there?" One of the tech heads shouted out. Shinsou and Monoma got to their positions on the stage and the rehearsals began.

Love, the play was about love. Love that wasn't rejected but also not accepted. He didn't understand the concept fully. Was it romantic? Platonic? Familiar? Admiration? He loved his dad, but he mostly admired him. He worked long hours and middle resents him for not being there for him, yet he realizes that his dad works to give him the world, a home with all the things he wanted. He never had a mother so he never had parental or familiar, again his dad was there but he wanted a parent that would hold him when he came back from school everyday. He didn't have a girlfriend, so he doesn't know romantic. So far all of his characters where villains, or evil in some way. He was starting to get sick of them. Shinsou wanted something more, wanted to play a character that wasn't how everyone saw him as on his day to day life. He wanted a challenge, he wanted....affection. Just to show it. He wanted attraction. Just to abuse it. He wanted...love. To just...maybe...feel...enjoy...understand it.

"You terrible thing you. My love, you're so cold. You've left me hanging on every one of your words. You've made me loose my self, lose my self-control because of you!" He pours everything into his performance, his loneliness, his regrets, his experience. He's been told by his co-performers and directors that he has a great future in the arts, in theater. If he just took care of himself more he would be an amazing actor, not only incredibly talented but also attractive. He would have the world kneeling, bowing to him just from his words alone. He could have anything he wanted just because of his existence.

" You've made me do things i don't want to do...for you." Kodai stands there looking horrified. He's covered in blood, the blood of her lover, the one she left him for.

"No, i-i didn't-"

"YOU MADE ME-MADE DO THIS FOR YOU! You terrible, terrible, terrible thing! You beautiful thing, I've done this for you!...and you still cant and won't love me." He doesn't see Kodai anymore. It's not her face he sees, nor her voice that he hears.

Its you...its your voice. You. You looking back at him while he slowly lowered himself to kneel and crawl towards you. It's you who backs away from him as he starts to cry and hiccup.

"You wreck me, you made me. You leave me in your wake, please let me go!" He sees you and feels you grabbing his wrists back, pushing him into himself.

"Don't you ever let me go...."

You terrible beautiful thing, you.

And here we are again. This was a lot fun to write since it feels more concrete when it comes towards his personality and his full thought process. In many cases people like Shinsou just want attention or some sense of validation, which there is nothing wrong with wanting those things but it's more about the manner you go about it. You shouldn't pressure or force others to spend time with you, but there is always someone out there that will like to give you those things.

Tag list: @blossominglark

[bokunoheroanalysisforthefuture]

And so we begin what is probably my least favorite arc… at least in fanfics. Probably because so many just repeat what happens basically verbatim and don’t change anything. But we’ll see how actually going through it in the manga has me feeling by the end of it!

[No. 23 - Roaring Sports Festival]

We open up on the day of the sports festival, crowds of reporters waiting outside for the events to start. We see the same reporter from the day of the break-in here, along with others (though I think that some of the background faces are references?). Present Mic addresses them directly, getting deep into his radio host persona as he announces that it’s once again time for the high schoolers to ‘revel in their youth’, as it’s the UA sports festival.

We then get an awesome two-page spread:

I just love how Katsuki’s providing the background action movie explosion. What a pal. 

There’s a blank logo page, and then we move on to a flashback, finishing out the conversation between Izuku and Toshinori from two weeks before said Sports Festival.

Izuku slowly repeats Toshinori’s call to action (to tell the world ‘I am here!’), but isn’t sure how to go about it. Toshinori asks if Izuku knows how the Sports Festival works, which Izuku does, going into an explanation: The members of the support course, business course, general studies, and hero course are all thrown together, grouped by grade level. All the students compete in a series of preliminary competitions, whose winners move on to the main event. It’s a round-robin tournament for each grade level.

Toshinori continues his dramatic gesturing, pointing at Izuku with both hands as he confirms Izuku is exactly on point. This event is Izuku’s chance to gain mass appeal for himself. Izuku’s response?

God, Toshinori’s a dramatic dude, I love it. I can totally buy into him being a theater nerd in his off-time… not that he’s had much of that lately, but I digress. While Toshinori’s being dramatic, Izuku descends into a muttering spree, saying he gets what Toshinori is saying, he’s just not sure he can deal with it after what the class just went through. He’s also lacking motivation to stand out, since he sort of already has All Might as a mentor, and that as he is now, it wouldn’t even occur to him to make a big showing, just like with the strength tests.

Toshinori’s response?

Toshinori, I swear if someone walked in on that, there would be so many questions.These two were made for each other. 

When Izuku goes to check on Toshinori, Toshinori shoots him a serious look and tells him that the slight difference between those who always aim for the top and those who don’t will come to matter in a big way once Izuku and his friends emerge into society. He tells Izuku that he understands how he feels, and that he won’t force him… but also to not forget that drive he felt when cleaning up the beach.

We fast forward a bit to the end of that same day. Ochako is hesitating in the doorway, and for good reason: an entire crowd of students is standing there and chattering right on the other side. 

Also, while I am well aware it’s not Toga… I see you in the crowd there, messy bun girl… (narrow eyes)

Anyways. Ochako and the rest of the class are staring right back at the crowds, with Ochako wanting to know what’s going on. Mineta realizes there’ no way out, and wants to know what the other students are there for. Katsuki replies that they’re obviously there to scope out the competition, calling Mineta a ‘small fry.’ They’re the class who survived a villain attack, so it makes sense they’d want a look before the sports festival.

(Meanwhile, Mineta freaks out and points at Katsuki in fear while staring at Izuku, who sighs and comments on how that attitude is Kacchan on a good day.)

Katsuki says there’s no point, though, then tells the ‘cannon fodder’ to move aside. Izuku is freaking out a bit, while Tenya asks Katsuki to not resort to calling those they don’t even know ‘cannon fodder.’ 

A student looms over the others as he pushes himself to the front of the crowd, saying that it’s true that they came to get a look, before commenting on Katsuki’s modesty, asking if all the kids in the hero course are like him. Katsuki is looking like he’s starting to get pissed at someone talking back to him, while Tenya and Izuku in the background are shaking their hands and heads in unison, trying to be as clear as possible that they are not siding with Katsuki.

And so we get our first introduction to a fan favorite, Shinsou Hitoshi. Boy, does he look like he needs sleep for the next month.

Shinsou states that he’s somewhat disillusioned if this (referring to Katsuki) is what the hero class is offering. He then goes on to explain who those who didn’t make the hero course are stuck in general studies and the other tracks. There’s quite a few of them, did they know? At 1-a’s confusion, he continues on - depending on the results of the sports festival, the UA staff might consider transferring some of these non-hero course kids to the hero course. He understands the reverse is also possible for the hero students… 

Izuku jolts at that, no doubt panicking a bit at the idea of losing his spot. Shinsou keeps going, mentioning the scoping of the competition again because declaring that, for a general studies kid like him, this will be the perfect chance to knock the hero kids off their pedestals, and to consider this a declaration of war. 

I lobe these three, so in sync. All of them are a bit freaked out at the intensity of this, which is hilarious considering how intense Ochako was at lunchtime over this whole thing. 

Tetsutetsu (though we won’t learn his name for a little while) says he’s from class 1-b next door. He’d heard that 1-a had fought some villains, and wanted to find out more, but all he’s seeing is ‘this arrogant bastard.’ The three think of Tetsu^4 as another daredevil while he states that they better not make fools of the hero course at the event. Katsuki has no fucks to give about their commentary, while the three just get progressively more stressed to be associated with him in any way.

I love this whole page, just. They really do put up with so much because of Katsuki.

Katsuki, on his end, just starts shoving his way into the crowd. Kirishima calls him a jerk and asks what he’s doing to the rest of the class, and that thanks to him, they have a whole mob of haters now. Katsuki turns and gives Kirishima an unimpressed look, and says that he doesn’t give a crap, which has Kirishima shocked. Katsuki then says that he’s heading for the top, so why should he care?

The rest of the class is surprised and in some cases a bit moved. Kirishima is on the verge of tears as he comments on how that’s so straight-forward and manly, Tokoyami mutters about the top and how Katsuki isn’t wrong, and Sato thinks it’s well said. Kaminari is still freaking out, telling the others not to let him play them, and that all he’s doing is winning them enemies. 

Izuku has a flashback to Katsuki crying after the battle trial while declaring he’s gonna beat everyone. He calls himself an idiot as we see some of the other 1-a students waiting and talking, and then flashes back again to Ochako and Tenya’s motivations to become heroes, followed by Aizawa and Toshinori’s comments on limited time and the slight difference mattering when they emerge in society. We finally get a zoom-in on his face as he recalls Toshinori’s last words to him - the drive you felt when cleaning up the beach.

As this is the halfway point, and the rest covers the actual day of the festival, I will call it here! Next time, we get our other declaration of war in!