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[sluggybasson107]

The Digimon Adventure kids playing Stardew Valley!

I was chatting with @digitalworldbound some time ago, and we somehow brought up Jun being a fangirl for Elliott. After that, we came up with many headcanons about the Chosen Children being into Stardew Valley that I doodled some of them!! Below the read more are the headcanons we thought of!

This isn't exactly related to Stardew, but Chloe was brilliant and thought Jun would go for a wolf cut in college, which I think fits well!!

Jun loves Elliott and aspires to be him. Also, she has yellow and purple joycons along with knock off pastel joycons.

Hikari would adore Stardew Valley and the animals!! She loves all the girls but she is definitely a Leah stan.

She doesn’t like how lonely Abigail is :(

Taichi only started to play because Hikari adores the game so much. He isn’t far in but so far he likes Alex the most.

He loves mining and murdering slime

Yamato plays it on his downtime for the story and make his farm successful and make grandpa proud

He likes his chickens and gives them cute names :)

Yamato, seeing Sam: “he just like me fr 🥺”

He kinda comes off as a Caroline fan ngl

Jyou's a big fan of Harvey of course. He physically nods his head in agreement whenever Harvey gives advice to the player.

Yamato, Jyou, Ken, and Iori have their own, secret world together to do Simple and Calm things.

Koushiro is obsessed with demetrius and his experiments. He lowkey wishes he was marriageable.

Ken gives everyone gifts to make them happy because he’s a sweet guy (it also makes him poor).

Ken memorizes every characters birthday so he can get extra hearts

He dislikes the game not allowing him to give more than two gifts a week :(

Iori is just there to Farm ™️

Jun and Miyako's sisters have a world together and Miyako pops in every now and then

They fight over who’s the favorite of the bachelorettes because they’re silly

Miyako is there to fall in LOVE and has one save file for each bachelorette/bachelor

Although her favorites are Elliott, Alex, Haley and sometimes Emily (bi queen)

She’s also tried mods which allow her to marry other characters

Sora constantly accepts and finishes quests to help people in the game.

She befriended krobus in the sewers and is bffs with Linus

She also loves her horse very much horse girl Sora

Takeru owns all the hats and is obsessed with the hat store obviously.

He dresses up his kids with the hats so they all match.

Mimi loves the outfits !! Her and Sora have their own farm where they just decorate like the sims

They also name the animals after their friends

“I think taichi should be a duck >:)” “Mimi no-”

You bet they have a bunny named “hikari”

Unlike Miyako, Daisuke ignores most of the people and focuses on mining and making cash

Also the arcade games!!! He loves the cowboy minigame

Miyako and Takeru make fun of his farm because they think it’s pathetic (it’s actually decent but don’t tell Daisuke they think that)

If you have more headcanons, feel free to add on!!

[dnofsunshine]

digimon secret santa exchange!

happy holidays and merry Christmas, @digitalworldbound i'm your secret santa for @digisecretsanta's gift exchange event! <3 i know you love 02, so i hope you enjoy 700 words of teenage takari being a chaotic duo~ (ft. older bros, yamato & taichi)

Or: Chaotic besties Hikari and Takeru have their older brothers wrapped around their fingers.

Thunk. Floosh.

Several seconds of silence ensued. Two pairs of eyes met, pooled with mirth and perhaps a little bit of regret. Takeru blew out a giggling sigh, which was a mistake on his part because it sent a puff of flour through the air.

Flour, which caked both of their faces. Because Hikari, in her attempt to measure the amount they needed for the cookie recipe she’d found online, had accidentally tipped the entire bowl, and now they were both covered in it.

And so was the kitchen counter. And the floor. 

“Oops,” Hikari whispered, although her expression threatened to break into a grin.

“Oops,” Takeru echoed with a tiny, held-back smile of his own.

“I don’t think that was supposed to happen,” Hikari said.

“...probably not.”

Hikari whisked her gaze around her kitchen, knowing that this mess was mostly her fault but finding it funnier than anything else. So when her composure broke and she finally began laughing, she couldn’t find it in herself to stop.

“You—you look ridiculous,” she gasped out as she doubled over in a fit of giggles.

“Me?” Takeru didn’t even sound offended—just equally entertained by their predicament as he, too, collapsed with laughter. “You look ridiculous! It’s in your hair!”

One of Hikari’s hands found the top of her head, making Takeru laugh harder because she’d only made it worse.

A doorknob jostled. Hikari and Takeru froze at the sound, meeting each other’s gaze again, and Hikari whispered in horror, “Uh oh.”

“We should hide.”

No sooner than Takeru suggested it did they follow through, but neither of them had time to find good hiding places—instead merely settling for ducking behind the counter—before the Yagami apartment door opened and two boys stopped in the entryway to remove their shoes.

“We’re back,” Taichi’s voice called, followed by the sound of shuffling. “There was a long l—oh. Where’d they go?”

“Gotta be here somewhere,” came Yamato’s voice. “Their shoes are still here.”

“Yeah, I see that. I have eyes.”

“Just making s—” Yamato stopped talking, and his footsteps came to a halt as well. Then, in a quieter voice: “...what the hell?”

Hikari bit her lip to keep her laughter at bay. She stayed hidden with Takeru as Taichi voiced his confusion about Yamato’s words, before probably seeing the kitchen for himself.

“Oh my god.”

Yeah. They were so screwed.

“What even happened in here?” Taichi went on. “How d—wait. Hikari, Takeru, I can see you.”

It was only when he stepped around the counter that Hikari started giggling hysterically again. She gave her brother what was supposed to be an guilty look—but, in all honesty, was more cheeky than anything—before drawing herself up to her full height.

“Hi, Nii-san,” Takeru said humbly to Yamato as he stood by Hikari’s side.

“What did you do?” Yamato asked.

“We were…” Hikari paused to scan the flour-covered kitchen with sheepish eyes. “...making cookies?”

Hook.

“Cookies,” Taichi echoed, deadpan.

“Uh huh,” Takeru said with a firm nod. “Cookies.”

Yamato gave Takeru a hopelessly fond look. “Kiddo. We told you we’d be back from the store to make dinner tonight.”

“I even recruited Yamato so Kaa-san wouldn’t kill us with her monstrous cooking,” Taichi added.

“But…” Hikari trailed off as she glanced at her best friend, who pouted. She took this as an opportunity to show off her best pout, too, aiming it at her older brother. “...we wanted something sweet.”

Line.

“Hikari. It’s like, four-thirty. We’re going to be cooking soon.”

“...and?”

Yamato and Taichi shared an exasperated look, which almost elicited another stray giggle from Hikari. Almost. She was still pouting, after all.

“Fine,” Yamato caved, surprisingly before Taichi. He sighed. “After dinner.”

Taichi’s expression turned sour. “Dude!”

“What? I can’t say ‘no’ to that face,” Yamato said and pointed at Takeru’s masterful puppy eyes.

Her brother, however, looked back at Hikari. Her pout deepened, and for a few seconds, Taichi stood strong. But only for a few seconds.

Sinker.

“Ugh, fine. Fine, we’ll make cookies after dinner,” Taichi relented with a sigh of his own. “Now help us clean up.”

Hikari’s pout disappeared in an instant, replaced by a grin.

She waited until both of their brothers’ backs were turned before she gave Takeru a victorious fistbump. 

[rachelmonart]

This is for my secret santa @digitalworldbound

A little early maybe but its 24th on my timezone so >:3c

Miyako and kari having some fun on a girls day out. I wanted to draw the movie designs! They look gorgeous there.

Little unrelated/related storytime, my laptop charger caught fire while i was finishing this and i barely made it before the battery died completely lmao.

Anyway happy holidays! Have a good one and be careful with your electric devices

[digitalworldbound]

dear digipals,

i apologize for the inactivity, but so many things have been happening all at once!

firstly, i got engaged in november! the wedding will be sometime, i think? ((he prefers pokemon over digimon, tho, so idk if we will make it to the altar))

secondly, as of this upcoming august, i will be an elementary music teacher! ((im actually using my degree! yay adulthood!))

im currently working on finishing my current wip, but i will try to have something new out soon ((by something new, i mean my usual takari/miyakari friends-to-lovers mutual pining i always write lol))

xoxo ur bestie,

digitalworldbound

[sloanerisette]

To Have and To Hold From This Day Forward: Chapter 1 - Falling For You

My first entry for Miyakari Autumn is here!!! Thank you so much to @sluggybasson107 and @digitalworldbound for putting this on, I have been SO excited!!! I'm starting with Day 2 but will be working on the other days next month once I've finished with some big priorities!

I have wanted to write this idea for a while and it all came to a head when I decided recently to make this entire fic based around a Digimon Emperor!Yolei and Gogglehead!Kari AU, and I'm so so so excited to share this first one with y'all because I am very happy with it, haha. I absolutely LOVE Miyakari and I'm glad I got hit by the Miyakari bug recently because these two girls are so wonderful and I love them with all my life. My daughters who are also wives.

Summary:

Kari Kamiya never expected to take over as the leader for a new group of Digidestined. She never expected that she would have to lead new and old friends into battle against another Digidestined that wants to take over the Digital World.

And she would have never in her wildest dreams expected to one day share a future and a life with her.

You can also find it on AO3 here!

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No matter how much they did, how many spires they toppled, and how many Digimon they freed, the Digimon Emperor started right back up whenever they left the Digital World without fail. The fact that she didn’t need to worry about resting and could instead throw as many poor Digimon at them as she wanted without any concern simply caused anger to flare up in her chest even more as they approached a small mountainside village that had recently fallen under control of the Emperor.

TK flanked her and Davis covered the ground approach on Raidramon with Cody and Armadillomon in tow. She swallowed hard as they got closer, and snapped her goggles over her eyes. “TK, you go left, I’ll go right!” Kari shouted, trying her hardest to make sure she was heard over the harsh winds. She looked down and saw Raidramon coming up on the semi-fortified gate to the village, and knew that now was the time to strike. The Digimon in the village had them outnumbered, but with most of them being rookies and a handful of Centarumon backing them up, it seemed manageable. She didn’t want to fight them, but it was just until they could get the control spire down. They had been through much worse than this in the past few weeks, and they would free this village no matter what.

The crack of thunder screamed through the air as the wooden gate to the village shattered into splinters and Raidramon burst through. Cody and Armadillomon hopped off his back, and Cody wasted no time Armor Digivolving his partner into Digmon. So far, so good. There was no sign of the Control Spire, but there was also no sign of the Emperor.

“Rosetta Stone!”

“Star Shower!”

The two attacks launched towards a clumped up group of rookies and two Centarumon, the impact of thee stone slab against the ground stunning them before the stars broke the Dark Rings. She frantically looked around for the Control Spire, her eyes only catching thick forests and far off mountain peaks. As the sounds of Raidramon and Digmon shouting out their attacks rang in the air, Kari’s breathing started to speed up, the knowledge that Davis and Cody could get overwhelmed if they took too long leaving her on edge. There was a brief reflection of the sun’s harsh rays that glared against her goggles, and she pulled them up and shaded her eyes with her hand. Kari’s eyes widened as she saw just a hint of shiny black in the mountain range that she immediately recognized.

“She must have thought we wouldn’t be able to find it…” she mumbled to herself.

It was far out of the way and well hidden, and there was no way this wasn’t personally chosen by the Emperor to best maximize the space she controlled. Kari looked down at Davis and Cody.

“Hey! I found the Control Spire!” she shouted. Davis shot her a thumbs up and a grin.

“Kick its butt!” he shouted, “We’ll be fine down here!”

She hoped so.

Pegasusmon’s wings flapped as TK caught up to her.

“As soon as we knock that spire down, the Digimon in the village will be back to normal, let’s go,” Kari said, and Nefertimon sped off ahead.

“Hey, wait up!” TK shouted, and Pegasusmon flew after her, “Kari! Slow down!”

But no, she couldn’t slow down. She wanted to topple that tower as fast as possible, because these Digimon needed to be freed.

How could she be so cruel? To try and rule the Digital World with an iron fist without any care for the world or its inhabitants. How could she sleep at night? Kari could still barely believe she had her own partner.

How could she be so unlike the girl she met at school just a few weeks ago?

***

Even though she and the other DigiDestined had been working their butts off around the Digital World, gym class never seemed to get easier. Today they were running, and despite how she had managed to outrun a Unimon while being chased yesterday, this was somehow worse.

Kari managed to stick to the middle of the pack, and had been so focused on keeping a decent pace that she hadn’t noticed someone run up next to her. Their footsteps were in sync, and it was only once she finally noticed the extra noise that she turned her head, nearly letting out a yelp as a girl with lavender hair had seemed to pop out of nowhere. However, it didn’t take long to realize who it was: Yolei Inoue.

She was a year older than her, but Kari knew about her from all the positive things Izzy had to say about her from her involvement with the school’s computer club— especially about the fact that she was something of a whiz when it came to programming. He passed leadership on to her when he moved on to middle school, but still kept in touch with her frequently.

“All this running sucks, huh?” Kari asked between breaths. Maybe starting up a conversation would make the rest of the period go faster.

“Yeah, I hate it. I wish we could run inside or something, it’s getting too warm,” Yolei said, wiping a light sheen of sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand.

“You’re Kari Kamiya, right?” Yolei asked. Kari’s eyes widened as her eyes locked onto Yolei.

“Oh— yeah! How did you—”

“Your brother’s come into our store before. He’s talked about you a bunch,” she said, then nodded to the goggles that hung from Kari’s neck, “Plus I recognize your goggles.”

Kari looked down and laughed gently, “I guess they do make a statement.”

“They really do,” Yolei smiled. Kari suddenly felt flush, but shook her head. The heat must have been getting to her…

It was weird, but this was one of the first times in a while she really talked to another girl her age. Sure, Sora and Mimi were her friends, but the latter was in America and the former was busy with sports and school. She couldn’t exactly tag along with either of them that much, not when she was so busy in the Digital World.

At the same time, though, she felt a bit lost. Yolei was a little bit older than her, and she couldn’t help but feel out of her league. The gym teacher’s whistle rang through the air over at another track where the boys were running.

“I bet you’re usually pretty busy with computer club, huh?” Kari finally asked as they rounded the track.

“Yeah, but the vice president’s been handling a lot for me since I’ve had a lot to take care of after school,” she said.

“Oh! Are you helping out with your family’s store?” she asked.

“Mhm.”

Things went quiet between them, and Kari focused on not falling behind.

“You’re friends with Cody, right? I see you hanging out with him and that other guy a lot,” Yolei finally said. Kari blinked.

“Oh, yeah, him and Davis. Or do you mean TK?” she asked. She hadn’t realized Yolei seemed to notice her that much, but it sort of made sense— she had recognized her by her goggles, after all.

“I meant the loud one with the dark, spiky hair, but I guess both,” Yolei said. Kari started to laugh, which turned into a wheeze with how out of breath she had been getting.

“Yeah, he’s kind of a character,” Kari said, still smiling. “Cody’s a great kid, too— how do you know him?”

“We’ve been neighbors for years.”

“Well if you ever want to hang out, I’m sure Cody would be happy to hang out with you, too,” Kari offered.

“I’ll have to see,” she said, her voice suddenly sounding clipped. Kari felt herself shrink a bit as she looked over at the other girl, suddenly feeling so much smaller than she already was.

Kari focused straight ahead, her face suddenly burning as she couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

Thankfully, the teacher blew their whistle again, signaling the students to finish, and the two girls skidded to a stop simultaneously. Kari plopped down on the ground, taking some time to catch her breath, then Yolei stepped in front of her, casting a much needed shadow over her. Kari looked up, and Yolei offered her a hand. Kari took an extra moment to rest, then grabbed Yolei’s hand to get up.

“I’m sure we’ll see each other a lot more,” Yolei said with a smile on her face.

Kari felt the heat get to her again and her cheeks flushed. She needed to get some water to try and cool off…

“Y-Yeah… I hope so.”

***

Her breathing sped up as the memory rolled through her mind. Bile rose in her throat and she had to choke it down as anger flooded her. All she could focus on now was the black obelisk just ahead, and destroying it.

“Kari!”

TK’s shout registered too late, and as Kari looked over at him, she saw a blade of air shooting up at her from the edge of her peripheral vision.

“Nefertimon, watch—!”

Although Nefertimon started to move right, the attack still slammed into Nefertimon’s left wing, causing her to spin and Kari to fall off.

“Kariiiiiiiiii!”

TK’s scream was distant as she plummeted. She clenched her eyes shut out of sheer fear, feeling the wind whip against her body before it suddenly stopped. Before she suddenly stopped. Kari hesitantly opened her eyes and looked around, only to be met with a pair of big, round lenses.

“So you’ve finally fallen for me, huh?”

The Emperor.

She was holding her in a princess carry as she rode atop an Airdramon that was flying just above the canopy of the forest below. Kari flushed and glared at Yolei.

“Why did you catch me?” she asked harshly. The Digimon Emperor raised an eyebrow, then tilted her head and smiled.

“And let you fall?”

“It would get rid of a lot of your problems,” Kari spat. Yolei gasped in faux offense.

“But then I wouldn’t be able to see you, and I do so enjoy our meetings,” Yolei grinned.

Despite the intense wind and the harsh chill that came from it, Kari felt her face heat up intensely even as she shivered.

“I told you we’d see each other a lot more, and I intend on making sure that stays true. It’d be a shame if I lost out,” she added.

“So you’re doing this all just to… to see me more?” Kari asked, jaw dropped in disbelief.

Yolei cackled and shook her head, “Oh, I didn’t realize you had such an ego, Kamiya.”

“I-It’s not an ego…” Kari trailed off quietly.

It wasn’t lost on the brunette that she was still being held so gently by the Emperor. It was unnerving, and the more she thought about it the more her heart sped up.

“No, seeing you is just one of the many joys of it all,” she added

“Why are you doing all of this?” Kari asked. Despite how angry she was, her voice came out as little more than a weak, indignant squeak against her foe.

“I told you, because I truly do enjoy our time together, as rare as it is.”

That caused Kari’s flush to deepen and her brow to furrow, “N-Not that! I meant taking over the Digital World! Hurting all these innocent Digimon! Why would you want to do this!?” she shouted.

In an instant Yolei’s expression became impassive. She looked over her shoulder, seeing the small dot that was Pegasusmon’s attempt to approach the Control Spire and her minions. “You wouldn’t understand.”

“Then tell me so I can understand!” Kari begged.

Yolei scoffed, slowly turning to look back down at Kari, “No,” she said simply. Kari couldn’t stop herself from tearing up. But even that wasn’t enough to stir Yolei.

Her cape whipped in the wind which was the only sound around them.

“Even if I told you, would that change anything?” she finally asked.

“O-Of course it—”

“Of course it wouldn’t,” Yolei interrupted immediately, “We would still be enemies. You and your friends would still hate me. What would be the point?”

Kari was speechless, her face crestfallen as she looked up at the Emperor.

No, she wasn’t the Emperor… it felt like this was the best look at Yolei Inoue she had ever gotten. Her heart ached.

“If we were enemies you wouldn’t have caught me, or-or you would’ve dropped me already,” Kari said, her voice cracking.

“I already told you, I enjoy you too much to stop our little games of cat and mouse.”

That cool, confident aura came back in an instant, and it seemed impenetrable.

Maybe there was no way to get her to realize why this was all so horrible.

Maybe there was no getting through to her.

Maybe there wasn’t even someone to get through to.

Kari didn’t want to believe that there wasn’t a good side of Yolei somewhere. Somewhere, deep down, there just had to be. Even if the others thought otherwise, she couldn’t believe it was as simple as that.

Even if it was becoming harder and harder to think it, Kari still wanted to believe it with all of her heart.

There had to be good in Yolei Inoue.

“Cat’s Eye Beam!”

Two red hot lasers sailed right by Yolei, missing by only a few feet. Yolei clenched her jaw as she saw it from her peripheral vision.

“It’s a shame that our time together is up again,” she sighed, not wistful or playful, but genuine.

“Kari!”

Before Kari could say anything, TK, Pegasusmon, and Nefertimon started to approach, flanking Airdramon on both sides.

“Put her down right now!” Nefertimon shouted.

“You’re not getting away with her!” TK followed up.

The look on Yolei’s face was… smug. Confident.

Like she knew she would be able to get away with her.

Kari’s stomach churned again.

“Well, my dear,” Yolei started, “I guess it’s time to say goodbye yet again.”

Nefertimon sped up, now flying next to Airdramon.

“You know, Takaishi, if you try and shoot me down, she’ll go, too! Be careful!” she taunted, laughing after. Kari could practically feel TK’s anger despite the distance.

Yolei let her down gently, and Kari looked at her with sad eyes, before she took a breath and jumped. Nefertimon managed to maneuver herself for Kari to land on her in time.

“Silver Blaze!”

Pegasusmon fired an emerald beam from his forehead directly at Airdramon, but it zoomed up, dodging just in the nick of time. TK and Pegasusmon stopped next to Kari and Nefertimon, watching as Aidramon twisted in the air to face them. Yolei looked down at them.

“It was fun, but I really must be going. I have big plans to work on,” she said, that playful tone seeping back into her voice. She then brought her hand to her mouth and blew a kiss to Kari in an exaggerated manner, then waved with her fingers.

“Goodbye, my darling and your merry band of fools! I can’t wait to square off again! Ohohohohoho!”

Kari was still, quiet, trying to keep a stony expression but unable to hide the way her face was becoming redder by the moment. TK’s knuckles were turning white with how hard he was clenching his hands.

“Blue Thunder!”

Another attack shot up, this time from the ground, as a large ball of lightning sped towards Airdramon. Airdramon flapped its wings, causing the attack to dissipate, and the harsh gust nearly caused Nefertimon and Pegasusmon to spin away.

Without another word, Yolei flew away, still standing on Airdramon’s head. Nefertimon and Pegasusmon slowly landed, and Kari offered a weak smile to Davis and Cody.

“I’m so sorry I went off ahead without you all,” she said sheepishly, “I saw the Control Spire and I thought if I could take it down, then we could be done.” Once again she got ahead of herself and was more focused on finishing the job than doing it safely.

Tai wouldn’t have done that. Even if her brother could be rash, the safety of the group under his watch was always paramount. She was barely treading water in comparison.

“Kari, it’s ok. You don’t have to apologize, we came out of it ok,” TK said, offering her a lopsided smile. That smile didn’t offer her much reprieve in those moments, though.

“Even though TK is right, it’s important that we’re more careful next time,” Cody said. She knew Cody didn’t mean to lecture her, it was just a reminder of her mistake. A mistake that was so obvious in hindsight, but her tunnel vision left her so dead set on the immediate victory that seemed just in reach.

She wished she could just set all that guilt aside, but it was going to stay with her for a long time, she knew it. Even if they took down the Control Spire and helped the village, it could’ve gone so wrong. Someone could’ve gotten hurt.

“Where does that stupid Digimon Emperor get off trying to kidnap you, anyways!? Ugh, she’s the worst,” Davis huffed. He folded his arms and pouted, now glaring up at the sky

“She wasn’t always like this…” Cody mumbled, “I wonder what caused her to change… or if she was always like this.”

Kari looked up at the sky, holding her hand up to her heart. Yolei was long gone by now, probably planning some new way to ambush them. She was starting to add more forces to major areas she wanted to hold onto, and they’d have to push hard to try and free those sections from her control. If Yolei was able to separate her from the group, then those excursions would probably be doomed in an instant. There was going to be a lot of planning and preparation in the upcoming days…

A hand on her shoulder caused her to jump in place. Her eyes went wide and she started to pant.

“Whoa! I’m sorry, you were zoned out there, so I wanted to let you know we were thinking about heading back,” TK said.

Kari let out a long, relieved exhale, “Yeah… yeah that’s a good idea. Sorry, just a lot on my mind.”

“Let’s head back then! We deserve to relax!” Davis whooped.

But even still, Kari couldn’t tear her eyes away from the horizon, where the Digimon Emperor lay in wait somewhere out there.

She could feel her heart speed up again, as a rush of butterflies started to swarm in her stomach. So many of the things that had happened during this trip to the Digital World slotted together perfectly. Neurons lit up, causing a light bulb to shine as bright as the sun in her brain.

“…Oh no.”

[miyakariweek]

🌻Hi, fellow digipals!! This is @digitalworldbound and @sluggybasson107 speaking! We’re announcing a brand new miyakari event for the summer! 🌻To help make this event the best it can be, we created a survey to help gain feedback! The form will be open until May 18th.

Miyakari Event 2023 Survey

[patamon]

tagged by @komawo THANK YOU SM, I am soooo honoured to be included and I’m so sorry for the delays!!!! And omg of course you fit into the Tumblr community, I can’t believe you would even question this! 

hot or cold shower: hot shower, my self-care practice is to drench myself in a hot shower and question all my choices in life

texting or calling: calling, so I think working from home has really soured my attitude towards texting or any text-related form of communication like emails, chats, etc...I can’t begin to tally the time and energy wasted on the back-and-forths, the typos, the waiting for people to respond, the misinterpretations and misunderstandings, the passive aggressive tension...like honestly, just press the little phone icon on MS Teams and we can resolve this 3-day email chain in 10-minutes, it’s not that hard.

earbuds or headphones: earbuds, got my first Air Pods this year and I’m not going back!!! If you have an iPhone, nothing will make more sense than Air Pods, I promise you.

paperback or hardcover: paperback, there’s something very nostalgic about the feel of a paperback book in my hand. It takes me back to a simpler and more innocent time, where all your life’s toughest questions could be answered in a satisfying concluding chapter of the book you’ve been working through.

More below the cut (because this got kinda long lol)...

matte or gel: I have no idea what this is referring to but my mind went to nails…like gel nails or the….other type idk. So my answer is idk...

12 hr clock or 24 hr clock: 12 hour, 24-hour clock is too complicated for my brain

blue or green: blue, favourite colour 💙 Only reason why I picked Team Mystic in PoGo

sunsets or sunrises: I wish I could say both but am I ever up to actually see a sunrise? 🤣

tulips or orchids: orchids, I grew up with orchids all around me. Even now, there are orchids everywhere in our abode because my mother loves tending to them. It’s actually kinda cute to see her tend to her hobby.

candle light or moonlight: moonlight 🌝 not only is moonlight prettier, but it doesn’t stoke my anxiety and give me constant fear that everything in my home would be burned down lol

sci-fi or horror: sci-fi, me and my anxiety cannot handle horror anything, nope.

pen or pencil: pen, I WANT TO MARK THAT SHIT DOWN IN PERMANENCE! Plus, I love Muji pens

pandas or koalas: pandas, #teambamboo

gold or silver: gold, it pops more when I incorporate gold into any projects I’m working on, silver kinda blends into the background, unless I’m using a dark background but I rare use dark backgrounds.

sneakers or boots: sneakers, comfy and practical 😊

denim or leather jacket: neither because they’re both uncomfortable, but out of the two, I would say denim

pink or purple: pink, esp pastel pink

choco or sour candy: sour candy, I used to hate sour, but the older I get, the more I crave sour things. I don’t know what that means…am I Hydrogen ion deficient or something?

deodorant or perfume: perfume, deodorant makes my skin feel all weird. Maybe I’m allergic

drive-in theater or cinema: cinema, I do miss going to the movies. I haven’t been as often since COVID lockdown and would really like to go back on a regular basis. Also, I’ve never been to a drive-in theatre but imagine it would be too distracting with everything around me. I really want to immerse myself in the movie….that’s why I enjoy going to the cinema a lot

pastel blue or earth tones: pastel blue, favourite colour pt. 2 💙 💙

lemonade or fruit juice: lemonade, goes back to my sour thing

past or future: As cliché as it sounds, I do try my best to live in the present so…neither?

Tagging @tangledupblue, @digitalworldbound, @reliablejoukido, @sluggybasson107, @places-people, @ri-ships-takari, @stoppingtosmelltheflowers, @ahiddenpath, @tohjofalls, @animegenork

and anyone else who wants to do this!

[ri-ships-takari]

was going through my drafts and found this short takari fic rec list i collated probably sometime last year!

i think I meant to list like 20 fics or something, so this list (of six) is very incomplete. i may make that more comprehensive list in the future, but definitely not now T____T so here’s my very very incomplete list of takari fics i loved from 2021! it is definitely not exhaustive (TAKARI WEEK WAS JUST SO WILD THAT YEAR) but just bumping these fics right now for what it’s worth!

[Literal AU] Across the universe by SunLight (update from 2022: This list is so dated that SunLight has already started posting Across the universe on ao3! so in the good year of the lord 2022 check that out instead! it has a chapter count estimate!)

[Drama] Perhaps Love by Sunlight (but on ao3 this time lol)

[Angst] Tanabata by Chloe (@digitalworldbound​)

[Angst] Look for Me When I Go by Becky (@stoppingtosmelltheflowers​)

[Fluff] Diamond in the Sky by Becky (@stoppingtosmelltheflowers​)

[Humor] Intervention by @uniarycode

[reliablejoukido]

Ten characters, ten fandoms, ten tags

I was tagged by a few people in this one, including @sluggybasson107 and @the-truth-telling-armadimon (I know there was someone else but I can’t find them right now). I’m not necessarily “active” in all of these fandoms, but I still adore the characters so much. These are in absolutely no specific order except the order in which they popped into my head

Jou Kido (Digimon Adventure) - as if y’all couldn’t guess this one 😂

Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney) - best boy of all time

Guillermo de la Cruz (What We Do in the Shadows)

Karkat Vantas (Homestuck)

Tomoyo Daidouji (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Ricky Goldsworth (of Buzzfeed Unsolved lore) - this is a stretch, I know. But I’m entangled in the BFU/Watcher fandom for life

Meowth Team Rocket (Pokemon anime)

Uncle Iroh (Avatar the Last Airbender)

Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Aziraphale (Good Omens)

Tagging: Oh my gosh there are a LOT of people I would tag who have already been tagged, so I probably won’t get to ten. Absolutely no pressure if you don’t feel like doing it. Also apologies if you were already tagged. @ahiddenpath @rachie102187-blog @digitalworldbound @sorasfishing @digitalgate02 @vidramon @citrus-cactus ... I couldn’t get to ten but if anyone else sees this and wants to do it, please tag me so I can see your answers!

[animegenork]

for the flower asks, could you maybe do rhododendron? only if you would like to!

OOOOO AN ASK thank you very much!

rhododendron - what’s your biggest fear?

My biggest fear is kinda cliché and silly, but I don't wanna die alone, haha. I want to know in my final moments that someone cares about me, and that matters more to me than maybe it should?

Thank you for asking! <3

[noctisfishing]

For the fanfic ask game, could you do 🗑️, 💡, and/or 📌? also, i hope you have a good day!!

Hi Chloe! Hope you're having a nice day. 😊

🗑️What is one fic idea that you loved at first but then scrapped?

I had plans to write a Sorato fic that followed their relationship through the years. It was going to start on Christmas Eve when Sora made the first move with the cookies. I was going to write about Yamato’s struggles as an aspiring musician and the fic was going to end with him and his band playing in a huge stadium arena and it was going to be his greatest shining moment with Sora smiling proudly in the front row. And throughout all of this, Sorato’s romance/relationship was not going to be a smooth ride.

The title was going to be based off of a song by Elton John because I had it in my head every time I thought of this fic idea.

I think I just lost inspiration for it, partly because there are moments in my other fics where I feel like I’m taking from this fic idea. I’m not as motivated to write something I’ve already written.

Then again, I have a hard time letting go of ideas that have stuck around with me for a while. Who knows if I’ll end up reviving it or remixing it for a different idea.

💡What’s the weirdest thing you’ve been inspired by?

Right around the beginning of the pandemic, I came across a meme on Twitter: “POV: ur city is on lockdown. based on ur birth month, who [of the Chosen] r u stuck with?”

Somehow, I wrote a series of ficlets about being stuck with each of the 12 a la DigiDestined Lockdown. It was a comforting thing to write at a time when the world seemed to turn upside down and I wanted that creative distraction.

I'm saving 📌 for another ask! Thank you so much for sending me some emojis 🥰

Send me emojis Fanfic Asks

[sluggybasson107]

trick or treat!!! 👹🎃💀 i hope youre having a ✨ spooky ✨ and sweet night!!!

Hi!! I hope you had a great and scary Halloween!

[timelessanimo]

for the art asks, could you maybe do 4, 14, and/or 23? only if you would like!

4: What defines my style!

That i dont have a concrete style haha^-^ i experiment a lot and that leads to a lot of different drawing types!

14: what i like drawing the most:

Illustrations and character designs! Also expressions and comics! Im thinking about making a twitter for all the other artwork and that silly comic im working on :) since its non digimon related haha

23: what i could improve on:

Drawing shoes and hands! Also muscles,my eternal enemy T-T they are so difficult to draw im screaming

[redthreadoffate]

for the writing ask game - number 22 with digimon? you pick the characters! thank you!!

oh! thank you very much for this, chloe! i tried my best to get the outcome correctly and i hope i did it well. i take all kinds of comments 😁 i’m thinking that this takes place in after the 2020 adventure. also, i hope you don’t mind that i made it the whole team because like, you know  😁 edited once!

send me characters and a number!

it was a bright and sunny day, perfect for playing outside. but for the chosen children, they decided to spend their time indoors.

yamato was tasked to prepare the food, takeru and hikari were in charge of decorations, sora was busy with the scrapbook, and koushirou had to make sure that everything was in place. jyou and mimi were running the errands, buying party hats and balloons, paper plates, and the like. their respective partners, sans gomamon and palmon and agumon, were patiently waiting for them on one side of the room.

“agumon sure is doing well by distracting taichi,” gabumon said. “do you think he has any idea?” he asked no one in particular.

“i hope he doesn’t,” koushirou responded. “i know this is a last minute idea but i think we can pull this off.”

tentomon nodded. “i agree.”

they continued to work again in silence, with only takeru and hikari whispering and giggling from time to time. finally, they held up all the papers they had, most of them a drawing of taichi with the group, or him with takeru and hikari, and even a banner that greeted him.

“jyou-san is tall,” takeru said. “he can reach up to high places!”

“and we’re back!” the door opened and in came mimi with palmon, jyou, and gomamon. “we have everything we need!”

“did you get the small balloons rather than the big ones?” koushirou asked.

“of course!” jyou said with pride. “mimi wanted to get the big ones but i had to remind her that we could only blow air in small ones.”

mimi giggled.

“ah, jyou-kun, mimi-chan, you’re back.” the matriarch of the yagami family had decided to check up on them once again. their digimon partners once more had to play pretend, mimi and jyou had to balance their purchases and their partners. “is everyone okay? i brought apple juice.” she laid down a tray on the table and smiled when she saw takeru, hikari, and koushirou took one each. “i have to thank you once again for doing this for taichi. he hasn’t been himself lately, right, hikari-chan?”

hikari nodded. “i’ve been worried.”

her mother kissed the top of her head. “i’ll leave you guys back to it. have fun!” and she left the mini -function room, allowing the digimons to move freely.

“can i have some apple juice?” gomamon asked.

they only had an hour left before agumon maid taichi run around in circles. while everything seemed fine, things began to go south.

while jyou was hanging up the greeting banner, koushirou slipped on one of the drawings, causing the banner to rip and for jyou to fall. he ended up hitting some of the paint that the two young ones had used and spilled on the floor, close to where sora was fixing the scrapbook. she gasped when she saw some mixture of paint seeping inside the paper. mimi was watching the exchange which took away her focus from the balloon she was trying to blow air into. as she let loose, her lips parting from the rubber, the balloon’s lips opened wide, making her stumble back a little as she did not expect the air to fly to her face. this caused yamato to drop what he was holding to catch her. unfortunately, the food he was carrying had sauce and thus stained the soup nearby.

the digimons watched in horror at the scene that had unfolded in front of them.

“let’s help them!” piyomon exclaimed. but all the children looked at their digimons, held up a hand and shouted, “no!”

the digimons stayed put.

“oh, i’m so sorry, yamato-san,” mimi said as she looked at the food that may have become…not so edible. “i know you worked hard on this.”

yamato sighed. “it’s fine. i guess a disastrous scene wouldn’t be complete if we weren’t a part of it.”

that made mimi giggle, but when yamato looked at her, she stopped. yamato smiled and began to laugh, she joined in.

takeru and hikari, who had been looking at the paintings and drawings that they made, were frowning. they knew it was no one’s fault but they did work hard on it. although, it seemed as if they had a bright idea at the same time. they beamed and looked at each other. “i’ll get the papers,” takeru said just as hikari announced, “i’ll get more art supplies!”

but as soon as she opened the door, she came face to face with her brother. he looked at her, blinked, looked behind her and blinked twice, then at agumon. “what is this?”

agumon laughed nervously. “surprise?”

the children inside the room all looked at each, hikari even turning back. then they all grinned. “happy birthday, taichi!”

“happy birthday, onii-chan!”

taichi looked around the room and smiled. “this is some surprise isn’t it.”

“sorry,” koushirou started, rubbing the back of his neck. “i started it.”

sora laughed. “we didn’t expect it to be this way but….”

“what matters is that we’ll still all have fun!” jyou exclaimed.

“give us just a few minutes, taichi-san,” takeru said. “we’ll clean up.”

taichi shook his head and entered the room, agumon closed the door behind them. he kneeled in front of sora and looked at the page she was working on.

“don’t do anything funny to this scrapbook,” she warned.

taichi gave a wicked grin. he dipped his finger in the wet paint and dragged it along sora’s cheek.

“taichi!”

everyone laughed and ran to their spot. taichi once again dipped his finger and smudged it on agumon. “come on!” he called the digimons. and the digimons happily jumped from their spot.

‘best birthday ever.’

[digitexts]

okay,,,hear me out. please look up "digimon as vines" on youtube- those videos SEND ME. i hope this can give you inspiration, because your account is the only thing giving me seratonin atm.

Ooh I’ll look those up. I do enjoy vines. It’s hard sometimes to find text posts I haven’t used yet, but I’ll still keep this blog up as long as possible. Going on 3 years!

[sloanerisette]

To Have And To Hold From This Day Forward - Chapter 4: School Daze

My final piece for Miyakari Autumn! Holidays and being sick made this take much longer to get out, but I wanted to end the year with some YURI!!!

This piece is inspired by @sluggybasson107's art of Yolei and Kari as elderly lesbians in love, as once I saw it, I INSTANTLY knew what I wanted this last one to be. Thank you to Sluggy and @digitalworldbound for Miyakari Autumn, and I'm so happy to have helped contribute to it! Here's to 2024 where I want to write more Digimon lesbians!

Summary: With all said and done, Yolei visits her wife while she's teaching, so she and Kari can enjoy the wonderful worlds they've helped foster.

You can also find the whole thing on AO3 here!

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Ugh, why did the sun have to be so bright?

For some ungodly reason, the early afternoon sun managed to pour in through the blinds just right to shine right in her eyes. It caused Yolei to stir and grumble as she began to paw for her glasses on the nightstand. Her eyes were squinted shut to try and keep some of the light out, and once she finally settled on her glasses, she put them on and pushed herself up.

An early nap was always appreciated, but it was inevitably waking up while it was still bright out that was a pain. She let out a loud yawn and stretched her arms above her head, leaning back slightly as she grimaced from the back pain. No matter how gracefully she aged (and in her opinion, she certainly aged gracefully), there was no escaping all the aches and pains that came with her age.

She could hear her partner start to rush along the wood floors to reach her room, and sure enough, Hawkmon popped his head in with a bright smile.

“Ah, you’re finally up! How was your nap, my dear?” Hawkmon asked with the same energy he always had over the years of being her partner.

“Not long enough,” Yolei grumbled, but unable to hide her smirk as she looked over at the Digimon. Hawkmon tutted playfully as he rounded the bed and hopped onto the bed next to her.

“You always say they aren’t long enough,” Hawkmon said.

“Because they never are,” Yolei groaned. She adjusted her glasses and her body slumped slightly.

“It must be because Kari isn’t here. You always seem to get a good night’s sleep when she’s around,” Hawkmon teased. Yolei’s cheeks tinged a gentle pink and she couldn’t stop the giggle that bubbled from her throat.

“Yeah. I know she loves teaching, but would it kill her to take a day off now and then so I could get a good nap in?” she asked. Hawkmon shook his head.

“Speaking of her, do you want to stop by the Digital World and see her and Gatomon?” Yolei added after a moment.

Retirement had been good for her… up to a point, but Yolei tended to get stir crazy more often than not. She took up small personal projects, whether programming or audio related, just to occupy her time while Kari was out. Even despite their age, she still wanted to teach, still wanted to help out younger DigiDestined who just got their partners. It was incredibly admirable, and Yolei respected her to no end, but god she missed her.

“There are few things I’d enjoy more right now,” Hawkmon told her.

At least it meant she and Hawkmon had more excuses to go to the Digital World. Not that they needed an excuse, but being able to see her wife there was always a plus. Yolei uneasily pushed herself up off the bed, giving her partner a wide grin.

“Do you mind grabbing my cane, though?”

Without another word, Hawkmon was already rushing off to the doorway to pick it up.

“Thanks,” she smiled as he handed it to her, and despite the assistance the cane provided, Hawkmon held onto her free hand to help keep her steady. “You weren’t too bored while I was sleeping, were you?”

Hawkmon shook his head, “After all these years, I’ve figured out ways to occupy my time while you’re busy,” he said with a cheeky smile.

“Trust me, I know— you’re the whole reason our bookshelf is getting so much use right now,” she laughed, loud and full and just as good for Hawkmon to hear as always. Just as much vim and vigor as always.

They took their time heading into the living room, and although Yolei was tempted to peel from his side to head straight to the computer, she decided to take her time. Better to save her energy for the Digital World, anyways.

“You know, you should take the time to reread some of these, too, they’re quite enjoyable,” he said. Yolei shrugged.

“Maybe. Maybe I’ll bring something next time we stop by the Digital World,” she mused with a hum.

“Perhaps a picnic? It would be nice for us all to spend a day out and about. It could even just be the four of us, if you want,” Hawkmon suggested.

“That sounds nice. I’m sure Kari would like it, too,” Yolei said, a smile tugging at her lips just at the mention of her wife’s name. There were dozens of nice spots they could pick out, and it would be fun to pack up some boxed lunches like they used to for their kids so many years ago. She was getting excited just thinking about it, the idea growing in her head more and more.

It was putting a spring in her step that Hawkmon was making sure to keep a careful eye on.

“Ok, let’s get going, my perfect queen awaits,” Yolei grinned, sitting down at a desk that was off to the side in their living room, where the computer— and her D3— lay. “Do you remember where she said she was teaching today?”

“Just by Primary Village. I believe she has a class of kindergarteners who all have newly hatched Digimon,” Hawkmon said. Yolei nodded and her fingers began to tap away on the keyboard with that same deftness they held when she was a teenager. She locked in the coordinates of a gate right by Primary Village then grabbed her D3.

“Digi-port open! Let’s roll, Hawkmon!”

Her D3 shone a bright light, and in a flash, they were gone.

***

“—is like an extension of yourself. Your partner can end up reflecting you in a lot of ways, so as you grow up, you two will be able to learn a lot about each other and yourselves.”

Yup, that was Kari. A dopey, serene smile settled on Yolei’s face as she followed the source of the voice. Her and Hawkmon briefly settled behind some bushes, watching the scene before them: Kari sat cross-legged in front of a group of about twenty kids and their baby Digimon, while Gatomon sat next to her. She was beautiful as always, and Yolei couldn’t help but stare, caught up in her wife’s visage.

“It’s important to take good care of them, too. A Digimon isn’t like a pet, even if they may look like animals as they Digivolve. But it is made easier since they can talk,” she said with that light, lilting laugh. The other kids fell into a mess of giggles while their partners cooed in their laps. “Your Digimon will Digivolve at their own pace, too, so don’t be upset if it takes longer for them to reach In-Training or Rookie than your friends. It’s very important to not push your Digimon. Just like you, they’ll grow when they’re ready.”

And her smile, Yolei loved her smile. It was so bright and wonderful and had her heart swelling. It was while Yolei was staring like a moon-eyed teenager that Kari finally caught sight of her, and smiled and waved, a light blush settling on her own cheeks.

“Class, it looks like we have a visitor today. I’d like to introduce you all to Mrs. Inoue and her partner, Hawkmon,” she said, gesturing over to Yolei, still standing behind the bushes.

“Ah! Kari!” Yolei shouted in shock.

“Mrs. Inoue used to help me and other DigiDestined keep the Digital World and the human world safe,” Kari said, pausing for a beat, the sweet and innocent smile on her face seeming somehow… ominous. “She’s also my wife,” she added. Yolei turned a bright red and ducked her head, slapping a hand over her mouth in shock.

“B-Babe!” Yolei cried out over the tittering giggles of her class.

“Is it appropriate to call your wife a ‘babe’ in front of her class?” Hawkmon asked, a gentle, teasing tone to his voice. She looked down at him, to see him with his hands on his hips, looking rather smug. She narrowed her eyes at him.

“Oh, come on, with how many times I’ve helped save the world? After fifty-something years? I think I’ve earned the chance to call my wife babe whenever I want,” she grumbled.

“Do you wanna offer any words of advice to the next generation of DigiDestined, Yolei?” Kari asked sweetly. Yolei’s head snapped towards Kari, and she suddenly felt strangely shy. The next generation of DigiDestined… while she knew her wife had taught plenty of them, it was rare that she spoke to the classes. Davis had always been more than ready to share exploits of their heydays as heroes, and Ken, TK and Cody had been there to try and instill responsibility where Davis hadn’t as much, but Yolei hadn’t spoken to a class of Kari’s since, well… since she started teaching, probably.

Hawkmon gave Yolei a gentle pat on the arm, and with a deep breath, the woman walked over towards her wife with her partner in tow, looking over at the group of kids who looked up at her in wonder.

“Well, Mrs. Kamiya is right, first of all, you need to make sure to listen to your partner’s needs, but also…” she trailed off, taking a moment to think. This was her chance to really wow a whole new generation!

“…Uh, remember that being a DigiDestined is an important responsibility. You and your Digimon can help do a lot of good in this world and our world, and you should always remember to help others, whether Digimon or humans,” she said.

“That’s great advice, thank you, Yolei,” Kari said. Yolei rubbed the back of her neck with her free hand.

“Aw, don’t mention it…”

Kari slowly pushed herself off the ground and folded her hands in front of herself, “Ok, class, next we’re going to—”

“Is your class ready to see Primary Village?”

Every head turned to see Elecmon walking up with a bright grin plastered to his face.

“Yes!”

Kari gestured to Elecmon, “Elecmon here is the caretaker of Primary Village, which is where Digimon are born. He’s going to show you around and tell you all about the village and what it’s like to care for the baby Digimon. Make sure to be good, don’t be too loud, and don’t touch any babies unless you’re given permission.”

The kids all got up and started rushing around the Rookie level Digimon in excitement. Kari looked at Gatomon.

“Would you mind going along to supervise?” Kari asked. Gatomon groaned.

“Do I have to?” she whined, “They always try to grab my ears and my face and it’s the worst…”

“Don’t worry, I will be there to help supervise and make sure your face stays intact,” Hawkmon said as he strode over to his DNA Digivolution partner.

“You better.”

As Elecmon led the class off, Hawkmon and Gatomon held up the rear, with Hawkmon giving Gatomon a reassuring pat on the shoulder to soothe her nerves.

Luckily they were still close enough for Kari to keep an eye on, but once they were gone, Yolei walked up behind Kari and let her chin rest on her wife’s shoulder.

“You really gave them some great advice, you know,” Kari said after a few moments, leaning her head into Yolei’s.

“W-what? Really? I was just saying what I thought. I want them to realize how important it is to do good.”

“It was still inspiring,” Kari smiled, “I’m sure they’ll think about that for years to come.”

Yolei could only hope.

“You know, even at my worst as the Emperor, I never wanted to try and do anything to Primary Village. It never felt right to go after babies,” Yolei said.

Of course, that didn’t stop her from conquering the surrounding areas of File Island, from taking control of Elecmon…

Yolei cringed and swallowed hard, but managed to calm slightly as Kari wrapped an arm around her waist. Yolei returned the gesture in kind, relishing in the warmth as she gently rubbed her wife’s side.

“See? Even back then you knew what was too far,” Kari smiled.

“Maybe you’re right.”

“Besides, you don’t have to worry about that now. That’s far behind you.”

Something Yolei was grateful for. It was only thought about in brief ways like this, no more nightmares about the atrocities she committed.

Kari turned to face Yolei, taking her free hand in both of hers, gently tracing circles along the back of her hand.

“We’ve really helped make this world a peaceful place,” Kari said.

“And we have a lot to be proud of, don’t we? I mean, look at you,” Yolei said, nodding to all of the children running around Primary Village, with wide smiles on their faces, their giggles filling the air. Hawkmon was frantically trying to make sure everyone behaved, while Gatomon kept a reasonable distance from the kids. Yolei and Kari laughed at the sight.

“Even after you could’ve retired, you’ve still worked so much to teach kids about Digimon. You’ve probably done more for DigiDestined than most people,” Yolei said.

“I wouldn’t go that far,” Kari said.

“I would,” Yolei grinned, leaning in to place a kiss on her cheek, then another one closer to her lips.

“Yolei!” Kari giggled, squirming around a bit as Yolei held her close.

“Oh, come on, your students are busy over there, we deserve some time for ourselves— you deserve a little break,” Yolei snickered as she planted another gentle kiss on her face.

Kari turned to face her, looking up at her. Age had brought them closer in height, but only just barely. Yolei was happy to remain taller throughout all these years.

“All these years and you’re still the most beautiful woman ever,” Kari said, the edges of her eyes crinkling with wonder and joy.

“I dunno about that, I mean, I’m looking at the most beautiful woman ever right now,” Yolei told her. Kari leaned up and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. Yolei held her closer.

“I love you,” Kari said as she leaned into Yolei’s touch.

“I love you, too.”

“I’m happy to have helped make a better world with you, two better worlds,” Yolei mumbled.

“And we’ll keep doing that for the rest of our lives,” Kari nodded.

“Yeah,” Yolei said with a gentle sigh, looking out at Primary Village again, unable to help but laugh as Hawkmon was struggling to keep hold of four different baby Digimon that had been handed off to him.

The two held onto each other, contentedly watching Kari’s class.

Together, they had helped keep the worlds safe, had helped people and Digimon come together in a way that they could witness kids and their partners for years and years.

Kari helped bring Yolei from her lowest, showed her unconditional love, and Yolei returned it in kind, keeping Kari safe, sound, and secure, just as Kari did. They were a team, and always would be.

Light, Love, and Sincerity, staying together forever, no matter what life brought them, or what it would bring them still.