#finally first post yahooooooo

[qingxin-flowers]

“What is reflected in those eyes”

Or, reaction to being called lovers when you’re not together (yet) 

Featuring: Fukengaku, Mannendake, Hannya, Hikaru & Dodomeki

Warnings: Slight yandere behaviour (Hannya, Dodomeki), eyeball gore mentioned (Dodomeki)

Note: It gets longer and longer in the back part. No I'm not playing favourites, definitely not

Prologue

You decided to bring them to the modern world and show them all the cool stuff there but was struck with the realisation that they would stick out like a sore thumb in the crowds. After hastily pulling some clothes you hoped would fit them out of your closet (and thankfully they did), you pull them to a nearby mall to shop for new clothes.

While looking around one of the shops, a sales attendant comes up to you and asks, "Are you shopping for clothes with your lover?"

Fukengaku denies it with a smile but if you squint close enough on his face, you would see the red blush that was slowly crawling to the tip of his ears. He isn't embarrassed that a stranger has noticed his obvious affection to you; instead, he is contemplating on whether you would notice it after it was pointed out so suddenly. So, when you tell the attendant that you were simply helping him to shop for clothes as a friend, he mentally sighs and keeps that same smile on his face for the rest of the day. 

It's alright, there were no gods nor curses that would tear both of you apart. It's okay to take it slow and steady this time-- although, it would be a lie to say that he didn't think of confessing right there and then when he noticed the same tint of red on your cheeks.

(More underneath!)

Mannendake flat out denies it and filters out everything the attendant says after that. Outside, he looks as calm and collected as ever. Inside, he's panicking harder than the first time he realised that he was in love with you. Was it that obvious to other people? If so, why haven't you noticed it yet?

He musters up the courage to sneak a peek at your face and feels his heart drop a little when you don't seem to give any reaction to being called a couple. He does admire the way that you quickly sweep it under the rug and persuade the attendant to give a discount on one of the shirts that you were planning to buy (like he wasn't eyeing that shirt to begin with) but a part of him can't help but feel disappointed that his crush was acting so nonchalant, as if you really did think of him as a friend. 

…. Maybe he should try a different approach in courting you. 

Hannya turns towards you with a teasing smile. "Well, are you?"

He laughs when your cheeks flush in an instant, smirking when you slap him on the arm and turn to the attendant while explaining that you were shopping for clothes as friends. He isn't even bothered by the way you emphasise the word friends because your reaction gave him confirmation that you felt the same way towards him. Truthfully, the reason why he agreed to come to the modern world was to learn how the people here confessed to the ones they loved so he could adopt those concepts into the most heart melting, show stopping, romantic confession that was ever confessed so that you would never leave him for another. However, your reaction made him think that for a brief moment, just a brief moment, that you would be alright with a simple three words as long as it came from him. 

Well, there was no harm in prolonging this game as long as you were still in love with him or else this could turn ugly very very quickly. 

Hikaru yells out a very loud "NO" before turning his face around to hide his extremely red cheeks. Seeing this, you couldn't help but tease him for his adorable reaction but all that results in is a pouty Hikaru that won't talk to you for the rest of the day. The most he would do is hum in agreement or shake his head in disapproval, occasionally throwing you a side look when you asked him to talk as if to say "you did this to yourself".

Was he overreacting? Definitely. Did he feel bad for doing what he did? Slightly. Did he wish that you didn't correct the attendant and say you were just friends? For sure. That was the part that upsetted him the most despite your relationship truly being like that-- at least, that was what it was on the surface. In truth, he had loved you for a long time now and has been meaning to confess for a while but whenever he thought of doing it, the ugly thoughts hit him again. How he wasn't good enough, how untalented he was, how you could never love someone as dirty as him-- however, when you decided to bring him and only him to the modern world, your world, he thought that he at least had a chance since that meant that he was special to you…. Right?

Maybe one day he will be able to push the thoughts aside and tell you how much he longs to be the one by your side until your last breaths. For now, he keeps quiet and hopes that his subtle affections will catch your eye one day.

Dodomeki does what she does best: observe. She tries her best not to stare while observing your reaction but the way her eyes never left your figure since getting here tells a thousand words to the outside eye. The way her lips curl up when she catches the subtle hints of embarrassment delights her greatly, perhaps even more so when you try to hide the embarrassment but she knows you all too well for you to hide anything from her-- not when she's observed you from the shadows for so long that your every thought and reaction is mere child's play for her to guess.

For years, she has tried to understand the love that she saw through the eyes of Master Tamamo's daughter but never did she think that she would fall for someone as hard as that great master had.

However, unlike that great master, she will make sure that you never leave her side nor sight no matter the cost. Even if a pair of eyeballs staring at her would never compare to the way you looked at her with those same eyes.

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[definitelyimportantpost]

Overlord is dead! Yahooooooo!!!

Now, though this is for sure a momentous occasion, as this is my first time completing the main game of EO2U after numerous failed playthroughs, the final boss was kinda sorta... not as hard as I thought it was gonna be.

Granted, I am playing on Standard (because oh my gah!!!! enemies hit SO damn hard on expert and I like to play video games for enjoyment, not suffering), but in my experience it's honestly not much less difficult than EO5's Advanced.

When I fought EO5's final boss, you may recall from the post I made soon after that that fight came down to someone getting disabled/killed, getting healed, and then someone else getting disabled or killed again. Rinse and repeat for some 10 or so turns until I finally had enough leeway to kill the guy dead.

Fighting the Overlord, though, not many disables were thrown about (and nobody ever even died)---the only ailment anyone was ever inflicted with was Fear, which only has a 50% (?) chance to shut you down---and I didn't see OL throw out any binds. Still, I was running a Chain team in 5. In a party so reliant on every member doing their part, even one party member getting put out of commission for any amount of time was generally much more detrimental than in my EO2U party containing two Alchemists blowing stuff up independently.

That aside, I've been having a great time with the game!!! Beating it for the first time is huge and I am patting myself on the back so hard right now

Thanks for reading :]

[faceglitchsworld]

In honour of me finally reaching 100 followers here YAHOOOO I have two announcements to make.

First, I have finally made my tracking tag YAHOOOOOOO

It's #teresabunnies and it's open to everyone. The tag is open also for non-kpop content but if you're unsure about what I like, wait for the second announcement...

I made a carrd YAHOOOOO

I think it's much more comprehensive than a huge and unnecessary long pinned post, BUUUUUUUT the pinned post is still here, it's just more short and more pretty to look at it.

That's it, end of the milestone post.

[sparknewthinking]

Today I’m going to teach you how to ride a bike. Well, I’m going to share with you how I ride a bike. And truthfully, this post has nothing to do with how to ride a bike. But it has everything to do with handling the ups and downs of life more efficiently.

This summer, we became a three-driver household. Rather than buying a third car, my wife and I decided that we would keep our driver-to-car ratio at 3:2.

It helps that a COTA bus (our city transit service in Columbus) stops a half-block from my house and a half-block from work. Every COTA bus is equipped with a bike rack, so my bike and I ride the bus to work together, then my bike carries me home after work. Thankfully, my bike hasn’t complained about this arrangement — yet.

Every day that I ride home, I notice something: The earth is not flat.

I joke that my ride home is uphill all the way, but the truth is that the path also goes downhill in several places. My bike has twenty one gears. I generally use only the seven gears in the middle. The smallest of the seven helps me get up any hill in my way; the largest helps me go as fast as I feel comfortable going on the downhill parts of the path. I’ve had a bike for recreational riding for a long time, however I’ve never commuted on my bike before. So, in a way I had to learn how to ride a bike again.

Three Things I’ve Learned About How to Ride a Bike

When I feel resistance and my legs start to burn a little, it pays to downshift. By doing so, I may slow down some (sometimes a lot), but I can keep pedaling at the same pace and I don’t deplete all the energy in my legs.

When going downhill, I don’t coast. I upshift to maintain resistance as I pedal. This helps me go as fast as I can with no real extra effort. This helps me propel myself much further into the flat or uphill parts before having to downshift (and slow down) again.

I upshift and downshift dozens of times during a 30-minute ride. In fact, the more frequently I shift, the less I deplete all the energy in my leg muscles. When I ride efficiently like this I often get home faster, too!

Three Things I’m Learning About How to Live Life More Efficiently

Every day that I ride home — and every time I shift gears — I am reminded of these three lessons:

I need to remember that it’s okay to downshift in life when things get more difficult. I have a tendency to try to “muscle through” the tough times and then feel depleted long before the tough time is over. Slowing down is not only an option, it’s sometimes the only way to maintain the stamina I need to make it up whatever hill I’m experiencing in life. It is physically impossible to attack all of life with the same velocity.

I should also be careful not to coast too much when things get easier. Sure, there are times to take my feet off the pedals, let the wind whip through my hair, and yell a “YAHOOOOOOO!” on the downhill slopes. However, when things are going well, it can  pay off to upshift, keep pedaling, and use that momentum to propel me even further. I personally find that more satisfying than letting gravity do all the work.

And finally, life — like a bike path — is not flat. It has many ups and downs. Some I can see in advance, prepare for, and know exactly when I’ll need to shift gears. But I also need to stay in tune to the road underneath me and keep getting better and better at adjusting on the fly.

Two questions for you:

Is there a hill in your life that you’re fighting too hard to climb? Can you allow yourself to downshift so you’ll have enough energy to get to the top, even if that means going a little slower right now?

Are you coasting when it would pay off to upshift and keep pedaling instead?

As always, I invite you to jump into the conversation. Add your thoughts below!

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[sparknewthinking]

Today I’m going to teach you how to ride a bike. Well, I’m going to share with you how I ride a bike. And truthfully, this post has nothing to do with how to ride a bike. But it has everything to do with handling the ups and downs of life more efficiently.

This summer, we became a three-driver household. Rather than buying a third car, my wife and I decided that we would keep our driver-to-car ratio at 3:2.

It helps that a COTA bus (our city transit service in Columbus) stops a half-block from my house and a half-block from work. Every COTA bus is equipped with a bike rack, so my bike and I ride the bus to work together, then my bike carries me home after work. Thankfully, my bike hasn’t complained about this arrangement — yet.

Every day that I ride home, I notice something: The earth is not flat.

I joke that my ride home is uphill all the way, but the truth is that the path also goes downhill in several places. My bike has twenty one gears. I generally use only the seven gears in the middle. The smallest of the seven helps me get up any hill in my way; the largest helps me go as fast as I feel comfortable going on the downhill parts of the path. I’ve had a bike for recreational riding for a long time, however I’ve never commuted on my bike before. So, in a way I had to learn how to ride a bike again.

Three Things I’ve Learned About How to Ride a Bike

When I feel resistance and my legs start to burn a little, it pays to downshift. By doing so, I may slow down some (sometimes a lot), but I can keep pedaling at the same pace and I don’t deplete all the energy in my legs.

When going downhill, I don’t coast. I upshift to maintain resistance as I pedal. This helps me go as fast as I can with no real extra effort. This helps me propel myself much further into the flat or uphill parts before having to downshift (and slow down) again.

I upshift and downshift dozens of times during a 30-minute ride. In fact, the more frequently I shift, the less I deplete all the energy in my leg muscles. When I ride efficiently like this I often get home faster, too!

Three Things I’m Learning About How to Live Life More Efficiently

Every day that I ride home — and every time I shift gears — I am reminded of these three lessons:

I need to remember that it’s okay to downshift in life when things get more difficult. I have a tendency to try to “muscle through” the tough times and then feel depleted long before the tough time is over. Slowing down is not only an option, it’s sometimes the only way to maintain the stamina I need to make it up whatever hill I’m experiencing in life. It is physically impossible to attack all of life with the same velocity.

I should also be careful not to coast too much when things get easier. Sure, there are times to take my feet off the pedals, let the wind whip through my hair, and yell a “YAHOOOOOOO!” on the downhill slopes. However, when things are going well, it can  pay off to upshift, keep pedaling, and use that momentum to propel me even further. I personally find that more satisfying than letting gravity do all the work.

And finally, life — like a bike path — is not flat. It has many ups and downs. Some I can see in advance, prepare for, and know exactly when I’ll need to shift gears. But I also need to stay in tune to the road underneath me and keep getting better and better at adjusting on the fly.

Two questions for you:

Is there a hill in your life that you’re fighting too hard to climb? Can you allow yourself to downshift so you’ll have enough energy to get to the top, even if that means going a little slower right now?

Are you coasting when it would pay off to upshift and keep pedaling instead?

As always, I invite you to jump into the conversation. Add your thoughts below!

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