#curses to you tsun

[manidottir]

@runaljod - for thorin

Pain echoed throughout Signe's body. The deed was done, Alduin was dead — or at least she thought he was. The Dovahkiin had not absorbed his soul but perhaps Akatosh took it before she could for fear of what it would do to her. The souls already swirling within her body have started to change the young woman. Perhaps the soul of the World Eater would have been too much for her body to handle.

Either way she wanted to go home to see papa and Lena. Blood clouded the vision in her left eye and she prayed to all the Aedra that she hadn't totally lost sight in it. Tsun was speaking to her but she could only half hear him. Her strength was failing her and it would be a miracle if she could make it to a safe place once back in Nirn to sleep for a little while. 'When you are ready to rejoin the living, just bid me so, and I will send you back.' Those words caught her attention though. "I'm more than ready, please send me back."

The God was using a Thu'um to send her back it seemed. Nahl Daal Vus. It hurt worse that she thought it would, there was a pulling feeling in her stomach like she was going one way and then was pulled in another, followed by a dizzying sensation. Suddenly her feet met ground and she stumbled, falling to one knee and letting out a hiss of pain. "Ruth wah nivahriin tsun. That was not a soft landing." It took only a moment for her to realize she was not in Skuldafn Temple like she'd expected to come back to. Was this a — dwemer ruin? "It would be my luck that I end up in a dwemer ruin after a fight like that."

She tried to rise back to her feet but pain shot through her chest and she fell back to her knees with a cry of pain. "Shit," she cursed while trying to catch her breath she definitely had at least one broken rib. Probably from the blow by Alduins tail. Shifting around she turned enough to look behind her and stopped. A — man? No, his stature was shorter than a human man, but wasn't built like a Mer. He didn't resemble any race she'd encountered in Nirn. Had Tsun sent her further than she realized? "Ah — if you're a bandit I assure you even this state it is not a good idea to attack me. If you're not though, perhaps you might lend me a hand? I'm a bit more wounded than I originally thought."

[deiscension]

﹄ ◇ ; @dnangelic left a prayer

i take it you think i'm frightening? // ALSO ONE FROM DARK

      ⌜◈⌟    ▌ ──  "𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮," she retorts, face still burning with embarrassment at the high pitched yelp she'd let out as soon as she'd realized she wasn't alone.

      𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞! Sneaking up on young ladies all on their lonesome in the dark and then saying such eerie things; who in their right mind would do that? Never mind that she had been trying to sneak up on him. It was still a flagrant display of appallingly bad manners. And she at least had plenty of good reasons for skulking about. Whoever (or perhaps more aptly, whatever) he is, she hadn't been able to get a clear reading of him during her initial qi scanning. She also hasn't been able to contact anyone through the communication array for the past hour, and without any means of requesting more information or backup, she had to be cautious. What could he say for himself? She had every intention of asking, but she was going to do so fully face to face.

      𝐈𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞, 𝐒𝐡𝐢 𝐐𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡. Her breath catches. Wings darker than night itself, each feather a slash of poet's ink. Jinwu. The thought drags her gaze from wings to chest, where she almost expects to find a golden arrow protruding from his ribcage. When she finally meets his gaze, a chill skitters down her spine. Those aren't the eyes of a crow. Neither are they the eyes of a human, god, or ghost. Outside, the wind begins to howl.

      "𝐀 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲," she admits, giving a polite nod as if trying to help him save face, "but nothing I haven't seen before. You give yourself too much credit, shuai ge."

     𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐚𝐰𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐧𝐨𝐝. Shadows of tree branches dance across latticed windows. The wan, milky light seeping in past them spotlights various displays and artworks hung upon the opposite wall. The details of each subject have been blurred into a mess of nothingness. "That's far more frightening to me. Someone did something they shouldn't have or touched something they shouldn't have, and now look at this sorry state of affairs. Ugh. And right when I-- wait. Why are you in here, anyway?" She can only think of two reasons a fellow nonhuman would be inside this supposedly cursed estate of an eccentric collector. Her eyes widen. "Forget uncanny-- you're in trouble is what you are!"

[hanafubukki]

I binged your Lilia with a baby daughter and I couldn't get enough. Can you imagine if General Lilia gets yeeted into that timeline and he finds out that not only did his future self marry a human but also actually have a child with her. If current timeline Half Faces are already kinda rare so imagine from his time where he's at war with them. Also how Lilia's little girl interacting with her Papa (who isn't really her Papa but also isn't lmao) Also, MC who he is married to. I just wanna see his Tsun Tsun ass be flustered but confused lmao. Ok, thank youuu!

[referring to these posts: 1, 2, and 3]

Hello Anonie 🌺🌷🌻

I'm happy that you enjoyed them anonie! I had a blast writing them. 🌟💚

Ohhhh Anonie you guys know how to hit my weak spots 😂💕💜 Babies, General Lilia, time travel shenanigans oh my 🤣💚 You and me 🤝 wants to see General Lilia tsun tsun butt be flustered mwah chef kiss.

General Lilia being sent to the future is a curse and a blessing...depending on who you ask 😂 jkjk

Just thinking about it and I just?? Love the thought of General Vanrouge meeting a new born baby or up to a 1 year old. Something about him just holding her with these awkward hands just has me so soft 😩🥹

But then I also think our Lilia might be possessive and go ‘My Baby’ on him, even though that’s literally himself 🤣

I have so many thoughts sooo many on how General Vanrouge’s reaction to Malleus and Silver could go, and even Sebek. But more so on Malleus and Silver. Also his reaction to his future self too, you know??

In reverse, our Lilia’s reaction to his past self. It can go many ways as well. Depending on how General Vanrouge reacts. Papa instincts ✨

But we’ll skip that because this ask is about baby and General Vanrouge ✨✨

A part of me thinks that our Lilia is going to just yeet the baby at his past self. Deja vu right?? Don’t worry, he knows himself and knows the General will catch the little one.

After flicking Lilia on the forehead for his actions and letting Mal and Sil deal with him, you go to the General who’s frozen. He caught her of course, but he seems stumped on what to do.

You can’t blame him really. After being in war and seeing and dealing with what he has. This peace and quiet must be new, not to mention being in the future.

So you go to him and as gently as possible, making sure to not frighten him, move his hands so he’s more comfortably holding the baby.

Unknown to him, but his eyes softened as the little one curled into him while making cooing noises. You know your Lilia is taking a bunch of pictures.

“See? You’re a natural.”

He looks at you in disbelief but you can see the amazement in them too.

You tell him how he has no choice but to hold the baby now because she will cry if you move her from her new favorite spot. He flusters a bit at that.

Time goes on, General Vanrouge wears casual clothing and hangs up his armor temporarily after Lilia had a talk with him. His weapon is with him, you all understand why. His need to protect what’s his is engraved even though he doesn’t see it yet.

[Sometimes you see your Lilia looking at the armor. His eyes mixed with emotions. You simply lay your head on his shoulder; he kisses your hand]

The General gets attached to your daughter. She babbles at him and pulls at his hair. He tries not to flinch. For someone who was against raising kids, the General doesn’t say anything when your daughter stuffs his hair into her mouth or drools on him as she sleeps.

Lilia’s proud, “that’s my girl!” is often heard.

At one point, you take pity on him. You take a hairbrush, running it carefully through his hair before tying it in a high bun. You fondly roll your eyes at the pout your Lilia has before taking your daughter to feed. For the General’s sake, you chose not to comment on his flustered expression.

Our Lilia is repeatedly saying “spoilers” which irritates the General whenever he asks a question. You get why it’s frustrating but the scene is rather funny and your baby girl’s laughter agrees with you.

“I won’t have you ruining my future! I’ll have you know I wouldn’t change anything for the happiness I have now, so you have to be patient.”

Malleus and Silver both have the sweetest smile. They know exactly what he means.

The General watches how his future self acts. You can see the slight scowl and twitch of his eyebrow. He’s questioning his whole existence.

What surprises you is his question to you.

“Are you sure you want to be married to that?”

“Hey!”

You laugh softly, tenderly tucking a stray strand behind his ear, “Yes. He’s you, isn’t he?”

The smile you give him then has him falling deeper unbeknownst to him.

Anabskdkds okay, but why am I the one flustered now?? Qbskwjwjejr 😂💞🥰

Ahhhhh this was longer than I expected but I had so many ideas and I wanted to especially include that last one 🥹💞

Thank you for sending this in Anonie 😭💚 Currently screaming into a pillow and rolling in bed. Ahhhhh 💞💞💞💚💚

[hwanchaesong]

☞🍹Fourth Drink: A soulless, non-empathic, and unloving man emerging from a hurricane cocktail. Isn't it nice to tempt him? 🍸

🎧: The Weeknd - Heartless

wc: 1.3k

genre & warnings: fluff (surprisingly), angst, cursing, dreamies appearance, college setting, tutor reader x rich kid haechan, bullying, tsun tsun confession, implied enemies to lovers, etc etc

a/n: this is a part of The After Hours Bar series. if y'all want, you can read the other album inspired fics of other groups here.

You sigh and look at your wrist watch, annoyance bubbling up and you can't fight the need to punch the man that is supposed to meet you here in the library.

It's been two hours since the designated meeting time, and he's late. Too late and you're wasting your time waiting for him to arrive.

Just then, a commotion was heard at the front of the library, hushed whispers and a door being shut rather harshly confused you. But no worries, the perpetrator showed himself within a few seconds.

"Hello, miss." he mumbles dismissively, sitting in front of you without much care while he chews his gum loudly.

"Donghyuck-."

"Haechan." he cuts you off, leaning onto the table with his arms sprawled over it, "That name is reserved only for my friends."

You roll your eyes at his rudeness, "Well then, Haechan. Let me tell you that you are two hours late and I think it's only good manners for you to apologize for it."

He laughs mockingly, pointing at himself like he couldn't believe that someone is telling him what to do.

"Me? Apologize?" he asks, gritting his teeth, "Do you know who I am?"

"Listen," you moistened your lips, his eyes flicking down to the action to which you actively ignored, "I do not care who you are. But I care about the money that your parents are paying me and that I have to create satisfying results for it."

Haechan was dumbfounded to say the least, never has he been spoken to like that before.

He is the son of a famous model and a fashion designer. Most people would want to be with him or want to be him. People would worship the floor he walked on. Thus, he does not know how to act in such a situation where a person is not.. enamored with him.

You dropped the stack of books, notes and copies of worksheets in front of him, faking a sweet smile, "Let's start."

Insufferable. Annoying. Over the top.

That is how you two describe each other to your friends.

You hated him with passion. He must have some kind of god complex because how on earth is he managing to think of himself as a person that all people should respect and bow down to?

The only thing that you're thankful for, is that he's a fast learner. He is easy to teach once he puts his mind into it. (you have to call his parents so they can threaten him every time he acts like a stubborn child, and he says that it's a low blow even for you.)

The boy is not stupid, just someone who doesn't take studying seriously. Probably because he thinks that his future is already secured, knowing that he comes from a well-off family.

And you're breathing in relief the moment you realize that you won't be tutoring him anymore for the next semester.

Haechan, on the other hand, chatters about your preposterous attitude. The way you don't fear or ogle at him. Oh, he absolutely hates it whenever you mock him too. Rolling your eyes, whispering a snide remark, smirking at him rather condescendingly.

The smirk is given only during special occasions, and that is when you see the results of his assessments.

High marks and almost perfect, which means that your methods of teaching are effective.

As much as it kills him on the inside, he does admit that you're one hell of a good tutor. And maybe.. just maybe, you aren't that bad to spend some time with.

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"Hyuck, you're not coming with us today?" Mark asked Haechan who was leaving the classroom in a haste, "We have no exams coming up."

"No," Haechan showed the test paper to his friends, the piece of paper hanging between his thumb and index finger, "I have to submit this to my tutor."

"So, you're not attending the party?" Chenle now inquires, looking at the older male with judging eyes.

Haechan sighs, waving them off, "I'll follow." then he takes his leave, trudging to the library where you usually stay at the end of classes.

His circle of friends look at each other with knowing smiles on their faces. Choosing to gossip about their troublemaker friend before leaving.

"I thought that guy's heart doesn't function properly. What a pleasant surprise." Jaemin laughs, slinging his bag over his shoulder.

"It's refreshing to see him like that though." the youngest, Jisung, comments on the uncanny situation at hand.

Jeno intervenes, pushing them all towards the door, "I haven't seen the guy with other girls ever since he met his tutor. What's her name again?"

"Y/N? L/N Y/N, I think?" Mark answers, remembering that one time when Haechan accidentally spilled your name when he was drunk, rambling about how your pretty face doesn't match your shitty manners.

"Well, I'm happy." Renjun mumbles, "I'm happy that he's down bad for Y/N. Finally, I have something that I can tease him for."

The rest agreed, all of them cackling at the joke but they can't deny the fact that he is truly, utterly, pathetically down bad for you.

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Haechan did not see you at your usual spot, deciding to find you in the library space, thinking that maybe you're out there finding a book or something.

Then he hears your voice, but there are others as well. Leaning closer to the shelves, his inner nosy ass eavesdrops at the ongoing conversation.

"We're telling you, Y/N. Leave our Hyuck alone!" one of the girls shoves you, making you stumble a bit but you held your ground against them.

This has been happening for a while now. Crazy fan girls who want to get in his pants harassing you for the sole reason of being jealous simply because you get to spend more time with him.

You scoff, "And who are you to tell me what to do?"

"Do you not know who I am?" she screeches, his high-pitched tone makes you cringe.

"Yeah. No. Who are you again?" you say sassily, and you chuckle at her mortified expression.

"You bitch!" she was about to grab your hair, but luckily, your knight in shining armor comes in to save the day.. or you.

"I suggest you do not land your filthy hands on her, or else." he steps in front of you, voice low and his glare is dangerous.

"Donghyuck! But.. but she started it!"

"Yena, stop playing the fucking victim. Do you want me to actually tell people this stunt and possibly ruin your non-existent reputation?" Haechan announces, keen on making her leave as soon as possible.

The girl has gone rigid, mouth agape, and before she could say a word in, Haechan speaks again.

"Now, get out of my sight. You're making my eyes hurt. And stop calling me by my given name, we’re not even close." he throws an arm over your shoulder, guiding you out of the awkward situation and leaving the teary, humiliated girl in the aisle of shelves.

"Haechan, what are you doing?" you raised a brow, removing his arm and facing him properly.

He then smirks, showing you his test paper with a perfect score. Your eyes widen, a bright grin appears on your lips, heart swelling with pride and joy.

"Oh my god! You've actually done it." you praised him in a hush voice, clapping your hands quietly. "Congratulations Hae-"

"Donghyuck. Or Hyuck, please call me that from now on." he interjects and you were surprised for the third time that day.

"But why?" you asked, blinking at him in pure confusion.

"Because I said so." he side eyes you, scratching his neck and avoiding eye contact, "Also, you're coming with me to the mall."

"Why?"

Haechan groans at your never-ending whys.

"Because we're attending a party, you will be my date. No objections allowed. So, you're coming with me to the mall and we will shop for a matching outfit."

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[baby-xemnas]

is sanji ever sweet to gin all these asks make me so sad for him 😭

he is...you know sanji is a softie

he is a bit tsun towards Gin tho, not super shitty but i headcanon that Sanji sort of never lets go of the fact that he didnt drop gin to the bottom of the ocean 😂 he is not serious about it he doesnt approve of needless killing, but its very much "you've chosen a wrong man to follow, gin" x100 and forever - Sanji doesnt talk abt krieg directly he really doesnt give a shit/ doesnt like thinking about him and what he did to Gin, but its a more jokey "you are an idiot and most of your life decisions. were dumb af" - thats his beef (Gin shrugs it off like ur half right/fair)

so he is mean but its still kinda "coming from a place of care" lol

also gin being ugly and not "i was supposed to tie my fate with a pretty lady not this" is gonna be a running joke forever

ALL that being true Sanji IS very sweet to him, like he is naturally caring and Gin takes those moments and treasures them and carries them in his heart that felt empty until he found out he can love..Sanji is nice from day to day from,

obviously - cooking and giving Gin food and watching him react, Sanji is always interested and always happy to see Gins enthusiasm especially because Gin accepts and celebrates every dish made by Sanji like the most incredible thing ever. Sanji has that proud "damn good right" reaction just like he did the first time he fed Gin and Gin loves to praise him, Gin curses his poor vocabulary for not being able to come up with more ways to say how much he loves the food.

Sanji worries and cares A LOT if Gin starts coughing or makes weird sounds with his chest, he honestly would consider avoiding smoking around Gin. Sanji gets such a genuinely worried look in his eyes, it's so amazing to see on his face that Gin is somewhat thankful for how messed up he is (he is sick in the head too, but he just loves Sanji and seeing deep sincere concern for HIM in Sanji's eyes, oh it makes him feel things)

Sanji undeniably likes being loved so much, even if Gin is awkward about it, even if he is bad at expressing it ("its written on his dumb ugly face" sanji would think) - Sanji loves being loved even if he cant quite respond with Gin's level of intensity - Sanji cares about Gin A LOT. He feels it especially strong when Gin touches and holds him, Sanji melts right back so easily and doesnt think of much when he runs his fingers through Gin's hair and kisses him (much to Gin's awe)

i think Sanji resists a lot but then falls apart like a sugar cube dropped in a cup of tea.

We joke abt Sanji bullying Gin as foreplay and he would but he is barking all he can, i think subconsciously he knows he is about to start whining - using his last chance to have "dignity" (lol) and hold something over Gin before he pops his ass up and bites the pillow

He IS sweet he just thinks Gin has to "earn" his good graces (its a lie, even if Gin acts right and does all the chores and behaves like an angel - Sanji still has to be a snarky bitch cuz its Sanji. Its okay, Gin fell in love with that too. (He had a real tough life surrounded by very awful people, Sanji being mean is child's play, its adorable to him if you really ask Gin what he thinks)

[wolfofcelestia]

๋࣭ ⭑ ⚝ "You can tell me all the things you hate about me after we have something to eat."

Fluff: Sylus x A very angry unnamed female MC

【 AO3 | WC: 824 】

๋࣭ ⭑ ⚝ Summary:

Early in their relationship, MC is often inconvenienced by the evol linkage that binds her to Sylus. Eventually, someone's going to need the toilet. MC isn't happy about this.

๋࣭ ⭑ ⚝ Contents:

Soft Sylus. Loverboy Sylus. Sylus uses petnames. A bit of Sassy Sylus. MC still hates Sylus's guts. MC insults Sylus a lot. MC curses a lot.

๋࣭ ⭑ ⚝ Author's Note:

This fell out of my head while I was trying to sleep so it gets a trashy light novel-esque title lol. I can't be the only one thinking this right? It's like the very first thought that came into my head when I saw them chained together like that. How are they going to deal with going to the bathroom? How are they gonna shower? No way MC would get in the shower with him right off the bat right? I'd be way too tsun towards him

Sylus stood outside the bathroom door, arms crossed and humming to himself. The tune sounded more like a lion grumbling about a meal that got away than an actual melody. The red tether around his wrist was taut, stretched to its limits as it disappeared into the gap between the door and the wall. An annoyed voice barked at him from the other side.

“You better not be listening!”

Sylus sighed, rubbing his temples to sooth away the building frustration, but the impatience he felt was new and he let it sit inside him, contemplating on the foreign emotion.

Before her, there was no one who would dare to make him wait. There was no one who could convince him to take time out of his day to make him wait. And here she was like a hissing kitten making him stand guard outside the bathroom like a loyal servant.

“Do you think I don't know what you're doing in there, kitten? You're not performing magic tricks on the toilet, are you?”

“OH MY GOD, JUST DON'T PICTURE IT! STOP LISTENING!”

“If I didn't respond, you'd just keep yelling at me,” he muttered with an annoyed hum as he considered his options. “On second thought, keep yelling. Your voice won't hold up for much longer. It would be cute to watch you try to roar at me and have nothing but a squeak come out.”

“Just! Shut up!”

“And what? Listen to you do your business?”

Sylus’s smirk disappeared in an instant when he felt the evol linkage slacken, the door swing open just a bit, and felt a soft yet forceful thud against the back of his head. His sharp eyes caught sight of the toilet paper roll on the ground as it came to a stop a few steps away from him.

“Try that again and I might catch a glimpse of you. Or are you just teasing me now?”

“Ew! Gross! Why are you so disgusting!?”

The barrage of insults coming from the other side of the door only made him laugh, so he decided to poke the angry kitten even more.

“It's not nice to kink shame, sweetie.”

“The fuck? Are you seriously telling me you're into this shit? I knew it! I fucking knew it! The moment these cuffs appeared– you're doing this with your evol, aren't you!?”

She went on and on, one string of insults after another, as Sylus stood with a smile on his face outside the bathroom. His smile only widened when she finally stepped out to confront him face to face.

She gave him a shove to the chest but he gave as much way as a solid tree would.

“I can't believe I'm stuck tied to this sick fuck!”

Sylus grabbed her wrists, sliding his hands down to hold hers. They were so small in his hands and he couldn't help but run his thumbs over the backs of her hands, rubbing her fingers. Such delicate, elegant hands. So sweet and soft, even with those fierce eyes and sharp teeth aimed at him.

“Did you wash your hands, darling?” he asked, his voice smooth and gentle.

She narrowed her eyes on him, gripping his hands tightly in an effort to assert dominance and take back the control that only she believed she had lost.

She leaned in close, invading his personal space, standing on her tiptoes as she tried to stare at him in the eyes with as intimidating of a look as she could muster.

“Oh, you'd like it if I didn't wash my hands, wouldn't you? You disgusting piece of shit!?”

Her tight grip only warmed his heart. He felt her strength throughout his entire being. It told his soul that she was here, present, in his hands, in his life, with him, here and now.

The evol linkage had faded away without her realizing, too engrossed by her disgust of him. Red tendrils wrapped around both their hands and wrists, forcing her to loosen her grip on him and allow him to interlace his fingers with hers.

“I never said I was interested in that kind of thing. But, with all that noise you were making, you achieved your goal in masking your sounds, didn't you?”

Her brows knotted in annoyance of the realization that he was right, but that didn't stop her from trying to pull away, causing the evol linkage to appear once more, binding them together even closer now.

He brought one of their interlocked hands closer to his lips, but stopped just shy of contact. Instead, he lowered their connected hands and took a step past her, towards the kitchen, pulling her along as the swirling red linkage forced her to match his steps.

“Did you have fun, kitten? I'll make you some honey lemon tea for your throat. You can tell me all the things you hate about me after we have something to eat.”

[ripgray-moved]

AM HC DUMP ( please i'm obsessed with this little freak please think he's cool too )

full name is asmodeum but peter insists on giving him a nickname because "that's what friends do"; he settles for am because he hates "azzy" and "modi" ( almost pronounced like "moody" bc grump teehee ).

he is what's known as a guardian. his kind exist suspended in deep space within the d-16 dimensional region ( the highest tier of dimensions, where the deities, guardians and likewise ilk reside ) waiting to be called on. think of it like a "prayer" being answered, only it is exclusively for supernatural / magical matters. they typically are granted to those looking to hone magical / cosmic power and act as their teachers. they are impervious to morality, meaning a guardian in the wrong hands is potentially a universe-ender. luckily, peter is pure of heart and seeks only to release himself from his curse. typically, when the goal has been achieved guardians are then put down as they are simply too dangerous to leave laying around in other dimensions. however, when peter murks the cult and frees himself of paimon, he refuses to do so with am, claiming that they're still friends and he still has so much to learn.

has an ego, but it's arguably deserved. this isn't to say his arrogance can't be annoying / even a little mean, but he is factually a denizen of the highest ranking dimension in the entire universe lmao. unless you are also from there, you are naught but a speck of dust on his radar and he has no problems letting you know that if you get smart with him. is a total tsun ( i actually loathe that term but i know people will understand what i mean if i use it lmao ) once the Fee-Fees start setting in. you mustn't know that he enjoys your presence. that would be ridiculous. totally unfounded and foolish of you to assume that a being of such standing would care for you. don't be daft. is not even technically a "he", but peter asks how he should refer to am and am responds that he is indifferent as he has no need for gender. hilariously, when peter asks if he's a she, he reacts with a dissatisfied noise and so peter goes with he ( his first suggestion is actually they; he persists because am himself sounds unconvinced / vaguely unsure and he wants to get it right ). in the case of humans, he finds bodily functions SO WEIRD. when i tell you peter once got the hiccups and the first time that sound left him am jumped and demanded to know what was wrong with him? yeah. when he finds out y'all need to excrete? -50 friendship points permanently. refers to his brain as "the database". guardians are incredibly knowledgeable creatures ( it's kind of their purpose, to know things, lmao ) and are capable of gleaning information about both objects and people in a few seconds via 'scanning' them. he's like a sentient google without the shitty capitalism. on the topic of referring to stuff, refers to peter as "[his] master" and seldom uses his name until later on. another common term is "[his] wielder". this is typical of a guardian, as despite their great power they are adopted into a subservient role. peter has mixed feelings about it as he views he and am as equals and friends from the beginning. will offer assistance to others if they ask directly, but typically is very driven and dedicated to peter. keeps his interests at the forefront and doesn't take kindly to 'distractions' ( though cannot separate 'distractions' from friends just being friends until later ). NOT receptive to touch. only peter may hold him unless you gain his permission ( which he is rather tight with ). you'll get zapped if you try to grab him without his express consent; if you persist, the zap will increase in voltage until it eventually becomes powerful enough to end your life. thankfully, once is enough for most people. i have to reiterate: AM IS A STAFF. HE IS NOT A PERSON. that being said, later on into his development he becomes aware of the importance of connection between humans and opts to adopt a form to better communicate himself to them. THIS FORM IS A PROJECTION, but he is such a powerful entity that it is a corporeal one. he can be interacted with as you might a person unless he wills the opposite.

[bedazzled-skull]

🌸˚˖⋆ (𝐦𝐲) 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 ꉂ ᵎᵎ

all moodboards made by me in photoshop :3

pics taken from pinterest, creds given under each moodboard

WARNING: LONG POST AHEAD

this is a part 2!! (link to part one)

୨୧┇I'M SELECTIVE, meaning there's no real logic to wth I'm doing so feel free to interact if you ship w any of my blorbos and if I'm uncomfy I'll let you know </3 /lh

・┆✦ʚ♡ɞ✦ ┆・

⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢ ╰─ ♡ ˚₊‧ morning fresh smoothie 🍓⭒💎‧₊˚ ୨୧┇𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚝𝚊𝚛 (f:go) ୨୧┇self-insert ୨୧┇tsun & simp ♡ ﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍

⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢ ╰─ ♡ ˚₊‧ late night pastries 🍓⭒🪦‧₊˚ ୨୧┇𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚑𝚔𝚒𝚐𝚊𝚕 (f:go) ୨୧┇self-insert ୨୧┇tsun & simp ♡ ﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍

⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢ ╰─ ♡ ☁️⋅♡ summer storm 𓂃 ࣪🪻 ୨୧┇𝚊𝚝𝚜𝚞𝚖𝚞 𝚖𝚒𝚢𝚊 (haikyuu) ୨୧┇oc/canon ┇ yukari "yukarin" shin'ya ୨୧┇jock & delinquent ♡ ﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍

⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢ ╰─ ♡ ˚₊‧🍓⭒📖 strawberry kisses ‧₊˚ ୨୧┇𝚜𝚞𝚐𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚊 𝚔𝚘𝚜𝚑𝚒 (haikyuu) ୨୧┇self insert/oc ┇ ichigo uezono ୨୧┇silly & sillier ♡ ﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍

⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢ ╰─ ♡ 🦈 high in a photobooth ⋆₊ ✘⊹ ୨୧┇𝚓𝚒𝚗𝚡 (arcane) ୨୧┇self insert/oc┇ angel "reds" ୨୧┇troublemakers ♡ ﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍

⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢ ╰─ ♡ ˚₊‧🍓⭒🔱‧₊˚ ice cream with gold flakes ୨୧┇𝚐𝚒𝚕𝚐𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜𝚑 (f:go) ୨୧┇self-insert ୨୧┇the king & his loyal follower ♡ ﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍

⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢ ╰─ ♡ ⟡₊ ⊹ ninth ring 🪐 ୨୧┇𝚜𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚞 𝚐𝚘𝚓𝚘 (jjk) ୨୧┇oc/canon┇ shino kiyomizu ୨୧┇teacher & student ♡ (tw: minor/adult tints) ﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍

⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢ ╰─ ♡ ⟡₊ ⊹ curse of love 👻🩷 ୨୧┇𝚜𝚞𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚞 𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚘 (jjk) ୨୧┇oc/canon┇ sakura geto ୨୧┇doomed love ♡ (tw: brother/sister) ﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍

⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢ ╰─ ♡ ˚₊‧🍓 chocochip tweaking 🧵‧₊˚ ୨୧┇𝚢𝚘𝚖𝚒 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚒 (brs) ୨୧┇oc/canon┇ kanon manami ୨୧┇lesbian awakening? & bpd ♡ ﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍

⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢⌢ ╰─ ♡ ˚₊‧🍓 tea time with sweet scones 🧧‧₊˚ ୨୧┇𝚘𝚍𝚊 𝚗𝚘𝚋𝚞𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚊 (f:go) ୨୧┇self insert ୨୧┇loser & her biggest supporter ♡ ﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍

[pompillar]

Not me once again forgetting that Taiga saying pass is scripted and I don't have to try and find the right combination to make him listen during the meeting...

Over here like ayo shark boy reject sit the fuck down and shut up!!!! I sympathize with Romeo now goddamn you get irritating real fast!! Just zone out like usual and behave for five seconds it's not that fucking hard

I want mc to drop the f bomb on him so hard like please ilu girl it's time to start pushing back and cursing them out these bastards need to realize they can't just step all over you idfc if he has a gun and an itchy trigger finger that man has to learn to respect you or he's not going to change a bit and he's gonna be a liability in the long run

(anyway I'm further into my reread now and once again mortkranken has my heart bc tsun tsun oresama type ass and apathetic deadpan health risk mother fucker have me in a chokehold)

God I love Jiro... he's so deadpan and straight man and zero energy but the second we scream over a dead body he giggles like a kid that just scared us on Halloween like sir you can't do that to my heart...

Also Zenji my man you have got to start spilling more details I need you to give me all the info on Jiro growing up please and thank you

Can we also talk about the offhanded comment during the obscuary mission where Rui says something like I wouldn't want you to go down there unless you like that kinda thing??? Sir did you just lowkey ask us if we have a thing for tentacle plants or sex pollen or something????? No no no you come back here and explain yourself right now

MFs be killing me with these nicknames for each other too, Harry, Mickey, Tai, Romi Romi, Big J, Hakucchi, Harurin, like guys these are the silliest names (yeah most of these are rui)

We need more crumbs I'm trying to piece this shit together we got a dead kid from a defunct house that Taiga gets big mad about, a second mermaid that Haru knows and is worried about, some weird professor-student agreements that are kinda sketchy, a ghoul with amnesia that doesn't know if he killed someone, several reassigned ghouls that seem to have some past shit they can't let go of, a teacher that was killed but is still alive? Man this story is driving me crazy I need something to tie some of this together I feel like a crazy corkboard man

[mukagenborn]

@songcurse TEXTED: She pulls down the idiot's blindfold and she's curled her lips at him. Ugh. Gojo has such nice eyelashes... It's annoying! "Hmph, you're infuriating." - - Technically unprompted but I know the truth.

無量__The gentility of a holstered handgun, something dangerous made into something comforting when in the hands of a precious person; He never kept her touch from his skin, the bounds of infinity were only ever conjured up whenever something particularly... interesting, was being hurled directly at his head. It was always a conscious choice otherwise. Eating ceramic would get dull after a while! Tea was hot! He hadn't done shit this time, anyway, so it was way more likely she was just being tsun as hell about something. Bending in half at the waist, giving his upperclassman room to maneuver, he would cant his head in genuine curiosity as his blinding veil was banished for whatever reason. - - Ah, yeah, his eyes? Was that it, this time? An all-encompassing view just got wider and wider the older he got, the little bits between life and energy and nuance got sharper - her cursed energy fluctuated in ripples with the frustration, and he exhaled in a deliberate snort.

"Ah, yeah? This any better, or did you just make yourself mad?"

[tiredlilguy]

hallo! i luv ur verlaine hcs, they r rlly sweet!

was wondering if u had any rimlaine hcs? if ur fine w it (i low-key need drawing ideas)

thx and have a great day/night!

a/n: tysm >:D also YOU have a great day/afternoon/night(engale)! enjoy :) i attempted to make it more scenario based to give you drawing ideas hehe

pairing: Rimlaine cw: N/A, not proofread, fluff desc: just some headcanons with the one pairing that curse me to no end (i am obsessed with them so god help me)

both cannot cook; idk where I came up with this HC, but I just like the image of them both standing over a pot with a mystery soup and they’re both accusing each other for it looking/smelling bad (in an alternate au, I can see Chuuya being the cook of the house)

Verlaine is a tsun (that’s where Chuuya gets it from)

Despite Verlaine being a tsun, he will fold at any advances that Rimbaud gives him, at least internally

They are both waist holders… Verlaine especially (mainly because Rimbaud has a corset… whore)

I can see Verlaine writing a lot about like… every little detail about Rimbaud, like he’ll write it down in very dramatic poetry

Lots of soft laughing from Rimbaud’s part while Verlaine stubbornly tries to kiss him (ASDFASDFASDF); I can see Verlaine pausing while holding his waist and complaining that his pretty partner keeps laughing

Verlaine takes care of Rimbaud’s hair - washing it, combing it out, etc; it’s a love language for the two of them (they both got nice hair…)

Verlaine makes Rimbaud tea/warms his hand when it gets even colder in the winter

They are both dangerously protective of each other; also yes, this is true, Rimbaud said he’d cut a leg and arm off just to find Verlaine (or vice versa- im too lazy to check)

Because I’m hungry, they buy bread for each other; there is a lot of bread in the house

The first time Verlaine drank alcohol, he knocked out in under a couple seconds; from then on, declared alcohol his #1 enemy and now has a pretty high tolerance

They would lay down in a flower field tgt, I can see it; Rimbaud likes to put flowers along Verlaine’s braid (I’ve been binging twilight, this is where I got this idea)

Im low-key imagining them in really pretty floral-wear, nothing too flashy, but something simple and pretty

Rimbaud adjusting Verlaine’s collar/doing his tie because Verlaine actually can’t tie a tie (sorry I just like imagining Verlaine not being able to do simple things); Rimbaud fusses over him a lot, especially when he was teaching Verlaine things

Equally though, Verlaine fusses over Rimbaud (taking care of his hair… etc)

Verlaine sees Rimbaud as an angel from heaven who was sent down to take care of him and teach him how to live/be human; I feel like he’d use that nickname too (“my angel” “mon ange”)

If Verlaine doesn’t know how to do something simple, Rimbaud will let out a soft laugh, which sort of makes Verlaine feel embarrassed (they’re fluffy)

*dies*

[digitalgate02]

the fact that TRASH CRINGEFAIL BOY wears black outfit and there's an evil (?) form with a white outfit makes me MAD because

Did you know the early design for Rui-kun he had a WHITE coat?! A WHITE MCFREAKING COAT!?

i love the universe and the sheer irony of me falling in love with him for another reason initially (i love Ogata's work as Naegi) and then the BR dub came in and gave an equivalent cursed counterpart for this kiddo (since Ogata also voices Komaeda*) -- WHICH IS THE TRASHIEST GUY I LOVE AND WANT TO DUNK ON A TRASHCAN.

And it still worked with Rui-kun, i'll fight to defend Vila Verde as Lui -- you don't understand... He was perfect for the role gdi (watch the scene where Rui and Ukkomon are finally having a talk! and Listen to the Drama CD track 3's final dialogues gdi!!)

I'm not projecting. Tbh Rui is not like gloomy and tsun or sad. He was sad and full of denial BUT man, he's sassy and gentle and kind. If this does not remind you a certain blonde boy with green eyes who's also like this, then i'm so sorry you won't understand my point 😔

※ i do not like Komaeda btw. ※ i do not want to dunk Rui into the trashcan. ※ btw i love both of his VAs ok

[libertariantaoist]

Daily Selections From Lao-Tzu’s Tao Te Ching – March 23, 2024

“When the Tao is present in the world

courier horses manure fields instead of roads

when the Tao is absent from the world

war horses are raised on the border

no crime is worse than yielding to desire

no wrong is greater than discontent

no curse is crueler than getting what you want

the contentment of being content

is true contentment indeed”

-Lao-tzu-

(Taoteching, verse 46, translation by Red Pine)

HO-SHANG KUNG says, “‘When the Tao is present’ means when the world’s rulers possess the Tao. In ordering their countries, they don’t use weapons, and they send courier horses back to do farm work. And in ordering themselves, they redirect their yang essence to fertilize their bodies.”

YEN TSUN says, “The lives of the people depend on their ruler. And the position of the ruler depends on the people. When a ruler possesses the Tao, the people prosper. When a ruler loses the Tao, the people suffer.”

WANG PI says, “When the Tao is present, contentment reigns. People don’t seek external things but cultivate themselves instead. Courier horses are sent home to manure fields. When people don’t control their desires, when they don’t cultivate themselves but seek external things instead, cavalry horses are bred on the borders.”

WU CH’ENG says, “In ancient times, every district of sixty-four neighborhoods was required to provide a horse for the army.”

CHIAO HUNG says, “A ‘border’ refers to the land between two states. When war horses are raised on the border, it means soldiers have not been home for a long time.”

THE YENTIEHLUN SAYS, “It is said that long ago, before the wars with the Northern Hu and the Southern Yueh, taxes were low, and the people were well off. Their clothes were warm, and their larders were stocked. Cattle and horses grazed in herds. Farmers used horses to pull plows and carts. Nobody rode them. During this period, even the swiftest horses were used to manure fields. Later, when armies arose, there were never enough horses for the cavalry, and mares were used as well. Thus, colts were born on the battlefield” (15).

LI HSI-CHAI says, “When the ruler possess the Tao, soldiers become farmers. When the ruler does not possess the Tao, farmers become soldiers. Someone who understands the Tao turns form into emptiness. Someone who does not understand the Tao turns emptiness into form. To yield to desire means to want. Not to know contentment means to grasp. To get what you want means to possess. Want gives birth to grasping, and grasping gives birth to possessing and there is no end to possessing. But once we know that we do not need to grasp anything outside ourselves, we know contentment. And once we know contentment, there is nothing with which we are not content.”

LU HSI-SHENG says, “When the mind sees something desirable and wants it, even though it does not accord with reason – there is no worse crime. When want knows no limit, and it brings harm to others, there is no greater wrong. When every desire has to be satisfied, and the mind never stops burning, there is no crueler curse. We all have enough. When we are content with enough, we are content wherever we are.”

LU TUNG-PIN says, “To know contentment means the Tao prevails. Not to know contentment means the Tao fails. What we know comes from our minds, which Lao-tzu represents as a horse. When we know contentment, our horse stays home. When we don’t know contentment, it guards the border. When the Tao prevails, we put the whip away.”

HSUAN-TSUNG says, “Material contentment is not contentment. Spiritual contentment is true contentment.”

[yaraaltrospace]

Idea: Jujutsu Gakkou

If Attack on Titan has a Junior High version, why not give the same treatment to Jujutsu? We deserve a break after so much suffering...

Yuji is still Sukuna's vessel, and he takes over anytime the boy's knocked out (rarely happens when he's asleep). The higher-ups offen send people to "exorcise" him, using things as traps and even rubber hammers, though it never works.

Sukuna is obsesively in love with Megumi, especially since the "rainy day"; instead of ripping Yuji's heart as it happens on JJK, he runs away and can only process the "symptoms" he carries as the ones of a crush. Anytime he's out, he attempts to look cute and cool in front of Megumi, challenging him to battles or proclaiming him as the "one love he's waited for a thousand years".

Seeing this, Gojo sets up Yuji and Megumi as a couple, seeing this as a way to keep Sukuna from causing chaos. Megumi hates the idea of being set up, but he does care about Yuji so he goes along with it.

Junpei Yoshino is a part of the crew, and in fact, the story here starts on his first day, which so happens to also be Yuji's return to Jujutsu Junior High after his "disappearance".

Junpei's story is changed here: he does suffer in his previous school, and meets Mahito when going to the movies, but instead of killing the boys that beat Junpei up, he just humiliate them with his "dolls", and gives Junpei a doll, suggesting he switch schools and move to "a safer place" with his mom.

Junpei can't do it due to money problems they face, but after meeting Yuji, Junpei is convinced to attempt Jujutsu Junior High, and ends up developing a crush on him, finding his smile "so bright it sends the rain away".

However, after arriving, Junpei's first day is disastrous: he's heavily intimidated by everyone, stumbles on training, and even ends up fighting unitentionally with Maki Zen'in, who uncovers his scars under his bangs (which are 'x' instead of burns). He feels like giving up, but Yuji teels him otherwise, promising they'll get stronger together. Their talk however is stopped when the doll Mahito gave Junpei grows thanks to his negative energy and seemingly devours him.

Yuji is knocked down while trying to fight it, Sukuna coming out to the shock of everyone... until he admits he wants Megumi to marry him, and Gojo can see "i love you" surrounding his aura. Mahito then appears, commenting how easy it was to send a trap to the school, but Sukuna easily tears the doll to shreds with a punch, Junpei still alive but surrounded by Moon Dregs, absolutely terrified. Mahito is stunned and scared away by Sukuna and Gojo, and Sukuna is knocked unconscious by Moon Dregs sneaking in and zapping him on the back.

After recovering, Yuji asks Yaga to make Junpei a new doll to make him feel safe, and Junpei is about to confess to Yuji, when Megumi appears and Yuji points out they're a couple, leaving Junpei shocked, but happy for him. However, the next day, Megumi confides in Junpei that this is a plan set by Gojo to keep Sukuna at bay, and both decide to join forces to protect Yuji.

Many characters remain with the traits we know them for: Gojo's eccentric personality, Nobara being tough and awesome, Ijichi being anxious, Mechamaru being a downer, etc.

Maki finds Junpei very much alike Yuta, and this draws her to him, but she takes a tsundere approach, which drives Panda and Inumaki to make fun of her.

Soon after, the Kyoto students come over, not for the exchange school event, but to stay for a while, their school building being repaired after some "very cursed vandalism". Todo immediately gets drawn to Yuji, asking him "what type of 'dere' he likes", and when he points out not being able to identify if Megumi's a tsun or a yan, they become 'best friends'.

Yuta also comes over, Rika and him having a lovey-dovey couple relationship, him standing up to her whenever she seems discriminated.

Junpei's traits go beyond his crush on Yuji: his love for movies is still as big as ever, and he brings up the possibility of making one.

You can expect date episodes, festival episodes, and even a different Shibuya Incident, followed by a new plan by Geto/Kenjaku.

[koumeowkami]

we have a warriors bond. koga themed warriors bond . handshake emoji

KOGA DEFENDERS 4EVER 🤝🏻

i hope your essay about the koga mistreatment gets printed out and displayed in front of the happyele building cause 😭😭 everything about it was so true.

honestly this always happens with characters like koga... having this tsun side curses you to be the comedic relief forever and have absolutely zero character depth, ESPECIALLY from the fans' pov (trust me i like every tsun character in existence). if happyele itself keeps pushing only this image of him it'll be even worse, he needs some actual plot. it's been 8 years goddamn it

[angstandhappiness]

Interesting! The way you phrase this of Charlotte reminds me of Lisolette from Endo and Kobayashi's Commentary manga.

She's quite harsh and haughty, making herself out as a villainess and others seeing her as a bully when in reality she is a very sweet and hardworking, lovesick girl, who's just very awkward and too intense with her love and admiration for others, platonic and romantic wise, deriding herself in private for her unintentional severity towards others. Even her fiancée, a princely dude who everybody likes, thought she hated him because of her overwhelming tsun tsun behaviour, not knowing that she's head over heels for him. So if a prince dude with too much selfless consideration for others gets blindsided by that kind of harshness, I imagine Yami who's quite crass wouldn't fare any better deciphering that, ki or not.

So yeah, Charlotte reminds me of Lisolette, even the curse thing.

A guide on writing YamiChar (or, how I do it, at least)

I've tried to write this meta over and over and over, trying to put all my thoughts in order, (below is my best attempt at it) but the more I try to explain how I do them, the more I realise that writing YamiChar well really just comes down to making sure that they're their own separate characters, with their own motivations and conflicts and lives outside each other. Yami needs to give a damn and Charlotte needs to not be obsessed with him. That's it.

Anyway. The meta.

First things first, the most important part of writing them (and why it so often falls short in canon) is that they both have to care about each other. Exactly how this looks can vary depending on the plot of your fic, but you cannot have Yami not caring about Charlotte in some way. The biggest reason this ship calls short in canon is because Yami doesn't really seem to give a damn about her, when he is all Charlotte's internal monologue can really focus on. She gets possessed and he doesn't seem to give a damn. After the initial fight, he doesn't even think about her, even while he's running around with Charla. Comparatively, when Yami gets kidnapped, she can't think about anything else.

Personally, I tone down Charlotte's crush. Or at least how she expresses it outwardly. Her running away from Yami screaming isn't funny, it isn't cute and it isn't helping her in any way. It's just embarrassing for her and makes her look incompetent. This woman is a Magic Knight Captain. She has a reputation to think about, people her being incompetent will reflect badly on. She is the face of the Blue Rose Knights, if people lose respect for her, then they're likely to start losing respect for her squad and that just makes their job harder than it needs to be. Especially considering the fact that, the world of Black Clover, just like our own, seems to elevate men's accomplishments above women's. So, yes. Charlotte's panicked screaming needs to go.

This isn't to say that she can't get embarrassed or flustered or that she can't panic, Charlotte is still a dramatic person at the end of the day, but those sorts of emotions are far more likely to be expressed in private, or only around people she can trust. She is not going to run screaming into a room full of strangers making a fool of herself.

On Yami's side of things, I tend to go with him not quite realising exactly what he's feeling. he has no real reason to believe what he's reading in her ki, or what people are telling him she feels. He's a foreigner. People like Nozel have made it quite clear that he isn't really welcome. Why would he think that the woman who could have literally anyone she wanted would want him?

Yami acts like a big, confident guy, but there's a lot of childhood trauma buried under all the bravado. He jokes about being a soft sensitive princess, but there's truth to it. His love interest has to be willing to look under the big macho man facade and not many people do.

So. We've got two people with a whole host of childhood trauma hiding their real selves from the world. How do we turn that into a relationship? You give them something to connect over. For these two, they're in a very unique position to understand each other in a way nobody else really can. They've both been shunned for things they can't control. They've both had people terrified of their magic. They've both had countless doors slammed in their faces. They've both dealt with people judging them on appearance alone. They've both been placed on a pedestal with a kingdom that criticises their every move. There's a lot of common ground for them to bond over.

Importantly, they aren't fixing each other. Sure, they learn from each other, but Yami doesn't suddenly become a perfect gentleman, Charlotte doesn't lose her sharp tongue or general attitude towards men. They do not suddenly become a lovey-dovey mess. They are both people who would rather ignore their feelings and leave it to deal with another time, preferably never. "That's Future Yami's problem" ring any bells? Which, I suppose, is better than Charlotte just diving straight into denial. Anyway. My point is, their romance looks like friendly teasing and unspoken trust, "I've got your back" and meaning it, the calm confidence that comes with knowing you're stronger together and capable of utterly wrecking anyone that tries to fight you.

Also, if anyone is going to retire to raise the kids, it's Yami.

TL;DR write them the same way you would if they were best friends but with more flirting.