#heh..whats that..whats a father../ref

[ex4byte]

Small lil change!!💥‼️‼️‼️💥

Im not as interested in regretevator fandom anymore,,and i liked my poob design way too much to stop drawing it.plus only the hat really makes it look like poob soo,,design to oc ig

ill also probably do the same for pest!!removing mandibles and stuff idk,,,, :P

gyattebayo‼️🗣

[ilikemicrowaves]

A big batch of skywing designs related to the Royal family, featuring Sky along with it.

From left to right, row to row. As I list them, I rambled about them and their designs and my choices. Feel free to give any comments on them!!

Scarlet

Boy, oh boy, do I love her, Scar shit my beloved. I wanted to make her purple because purple is often associated with the rich and royalty. Funfact! Back in ye olden days, purple was a very expensive and rare color to get with pretty much anything, so the rich and royals often wore it, giving it its regal representation in the present day. Also, I gave Scarlet's horns stripes because I was going for a jester vibe. Might seem odd, but she's such an intelligent villain, yet her rage, selfishness, and greed blinded her, in the end making her the fool.

Canyon

I really enjoyed reading Tailwind's writing about their egotistical brother. Canyon, to me, is a diva, and I'd love to talk more about him. Those glasses? Doesn't need them. He believes they're fashionable, along with his robes and cloths. The only thing I put into his design that has meaning is his mistletoe, since it represents love and romance, and Canyon is a slut like that /heavy j. He's a hopeless romantic to me and loves his big wife. Although it's implied he married Scarlet to just to brag about it, or that's atleats what I interpreted last I read it, I like to think he actually did love Scarlet and would surprise her with new prisoners for the champions to battle before Peril. It's a shame he died before Peril was born. Imagine the Peril having TWO manipulative and evil caretakers. Orange represents arrogance and impatience, so boom, orange Canyon. Also the the stereotypical Canyon is orange, so it fits in that way as well. Note that I just remembered hours after typing this. This is future felix here to say: I based Canyons design slightly off the canyon wren.

Tourmaline

TOURMALINE!!!! MY GIRL!!! MY BADDIE!! I love Tourmaline and her confidence so much. It shows how strong she was when she realized she was not the dragon who she'd been for 7 years because of an enchantment, as soon as she figured it out she came to terms and did not have an existential crisis, or atleats not around Peril. ( Or Tui didn't really think about how much that would fuck up a person lol ). Nothing in her design has symbolism that I purposefully put in. She's orange like her father and has curved horns like her mother. She also has Canyon's face shape with somewhat of Scarlets nose Bridge and nose. Scars from training combat.

Vermillion

omg this gay ass mother fucker. I fucking hate him /heavy j. Anyways, Vermillion is interesting to me, I guess. I haven't really looked deep into his character other than what's on the surface, a victim of being a child of Scarlet and under her rule. To me, he is very fashionable, including his gold band of amazonite. Not only does baby blue look good on him, but it symbolizes empowerment, which he has. And I ship Cherrylime ( Chameleon x Vermillionv) as well as Vermillion x Chameleon x Mastermind.

Ruby

Heh, get a load of this guy /ref. Anyways, for a hc, enchanted dragons' irises turn a certain color, skywings being pink, which is why Ruby and Pyrites eyes are pink. I gave her harlequin diamond patterns since they symbolize the gap between two metaphoric worlds and the forced silence by others. The first part is that she is two dragons in one and that she is quiet. Although she has the ability to speak up, the power hanging over her head like a guillotine stops her.

Cliff

he's literally just a guy. Though I did add one thing "evil" to him; I gave him Scarlet's eyes. Even though that horror is long gone, anytime Ruby looks her son in the eyes, Scarlet will be staring back at her. But in canon, I don't think she will ever see it that way unless Cliff's personality begins to develop in a negative way, then shed begin to worry and see the illusion resulting from her anxiety. I gave him bits of orange from the reccesive genes she carried from Canyon and from Cliff's father, who I hc to be orange. Also, to symbolize his optimism.

Peril

In the books, she's described as bronze, which i feel is such a loss when her book cover and gn design is a hot cheeto. ( No hate to her Canon design. It looks really cool imo, i just miss bronze Peril. ) The point of her being bronze was supposed to be the fact that she's so different from her tribe other than the obvious. Brown Peril ftw!! She does have stripes of reds, oranges, and greens on her legs and tail, but that's not visible in her headshot, unfortunately. Wanted to throw in Chameleon's genes in there for funzies. Ik in canon Soar is physically a completely different dragon with different genetic makeup, but I think it's more fun to do this, and it's not like I'm hurting anyone lol ( I say this because when I first posted my Peril design I got a on hate for "shitting one canon." Which like ???? Go touch grass instead of telling me I can't be creative. ) ( Here's my 1st post of my Peril design, and then my 2nd slightly tweaked one. )

Sky

I hate how the Fandom treats sky honestly. It's a shame they just dumb him down to "cinnamon roll baby." That's a full adult dragon. Stop acting like he's a child just because he grew up outside of Dragon culture and civilization. Made him pink n brown and gave him a little swirly scale on his cheekbone. Or well above his cheekbone, actually.

Pyrite

I put a bunch of details that yells, "Hey, this is secretly an icewing." Like her spikey scale patterns, antler like horns, and deep colored eyes. Enchanted icewings have red eyes, so I just made them a deep maroon Ish pink, thats why it's not a shade of pink like Ruby's. I have a post planned in my brain, not even in my drafts yet, so it might be a bit, but it's about Hailstorm n Pyrite's relationship and how I think Hailstorm would have handled himself afterwards.

And that's all for these guys!! There's a chance I'll draw other skywing characters or other characters that surround this bunch, like Hailstorm, Chameleon, Kestrel, Tailwind, and maybe how I imagine Cliff's father But thank you for reading if you read all of this! This took up a lot of time, but I enjoyed all of it :33

[theallianceofcelestials]

take some REALLY shitty doodles (as in some have missing body parts cause I’m lazy asf) of CKT, SEA, WN, and SR

note, if I just say the au/fic name I am referring to the Eclipse of that universe. If I’m not, it will be specified that it’s a different character.

Arcade doesn’t count. Fish is multidimensional u can’t label it

yes I did these instead of working on Arcade’s ref. But I did work on it a bit after, I’m not a complete disaster.

(SR is making sure SEA doesn’t like fall over and die. Yk. When ur friends just fall over and die. Cause their code has a seizure when seeing a child. Like. Preventing that, with cool four arms) (also I’m aware it is not this severe of a reaction it’s just really fucking funny to imagine SR so fucking done bc this guy who is currently having a seizure is annoyingly a ‘friend’ so he can’t die and there are 2 other ‘friends’ and ones a child and SR is 100% abt to bomb the place)

CKT is supposed to be holding WN but I only noticed the arm wasn’t there after I exited procreate and I’m too lazy to go fix it

CKT is really unhappy abt how he doesn’t have a happy family like SEA. SR still pouts about having it worse though tbf the only two people who weren’t actively trying to kill him were Flare and Bm. And Bm only joined that squad 3/4 through the fic. Heh- hey hey- atleast CKT has Moon, Kc, Flare, Bm, Flare, and Lunar. Thats already 3x the amount SR has and likely will ever have! SR will 100% drop kick Earth later though if his Bm doesn’t stop him remember guys, if ur god decides it would be funny to watch u beat up CKT Earth without getting infected u can 100% do that bc your life is actually controlled and none of u have free will. Hah.

That feeling when you realize your Aunt is actively trying to rip out your nonexistent heart. I mean, if u just TURNED u would have one, am I right?/silly (also I have no idea if that would give them hearts I just thought it would be funny to say)

Yeah father I’m totally fine 100% trust me! I am not abused every time you leave or hunted with the only 25% sane one being Moon! Oh yeah ignore how I hate meat it’s 100% normal and not I’m-being-force-fed situation!

I also imagined a really funny scene (funny to me-) but I didn’t draw it bc I still don’t have Arcade’s ref done

SEA: Ah, so you also have fucked up entities beyond mortal comprehension that are surprisingly organic and not made entirely by magic that can also turn u into fucked up entities beyond mortal comprehension that are surprisingly organic and not made entirely by magic CKT: that was oddly speci- SEA: *grabs Arcade by the tail and pulls them into the room* This is our fucked up entity beyond mortal comprehension that is surprisingly organic and not made entirely by magic that can also turn u into fucked up enitites beyond mortal comprehension that are surprisingly organic and not made entirely of magic. Luckily, ours doesn’t force a tongue down our throat and instead drags as underwater then blinds you then suddenly your a fish. They go by many names, some are: Shithead, Fish, Asshat, What the fuck is that, Bitch, Fillet o Fish, Dinner, traumatized fuck, and doppelgänger irl. Their name is Arcade though CKT: *shocked to hell and back but also not just so fucking confused* so… you have a fish but we don’t? Or is the fish what caused the vir- SEA: You HAD one, but they were walking through the woods one day and saw Earth turn into… Earth but worse, and hauled ass back to their home, which is entirely unreachable to y’all. They will likely die before they ever come to surface again for reasons I will not disclose because my punishment would be being turned into a fish for a week. You’re a lucky bastard and don’t even have to worry about being changed. So no, the fish is not the cause of your virus, hell it’s likely gonna die bc of it CKT: W H A T - Arcade: *starts singing the start to you’ll be back for no other reason than they really don’t want to meet a new person at the moment* SEA: *kicks Arcade in the face* ignore them. This is the first time they’ve been back at the surface after being turned into a child. CKT: WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING H- SEA: DONT FUCKING ASK-

All of these are amazing! Tho WN Eclipse is too big, which is a true crime and you should be ashamed /silly/please don't be actually he looks amazing

Also, I love how you mention Solar Flare twice for CKT- Eclipse, that's gold. It's the best sibling, thank you for noticing

You could be a disaster and we'd still love you, so dw about that. We all experience the pains of wanting to work on something but working on something else

I'm actually loving all of these scenarios, even if I don't really have the energy sadly to sound more enthusiastic xd I've just began big cleaning today, and I'm exhausted because I'm old (21), and my joints are dying. It is very sad 😔

But I just want you to know I really love your art, it's amazing, I really love your little scenarios, they're really fun, and I'm gonna always appreciate them and think about them a lot, because they're amazing like you are

[altairwritingtair]

pls…more griefer hcs…please…more griefer stuff….. i love the incel of a discord mod

More Griefer headcanons

(I love the small ref to the earlier hcs. Anyway, once again complete bonkers headcanons. Enjoy!)

- He is definitely not the tidiest of people...I mean como on...WHOLE PILE OF CANS. Like I get it, I'm not too much of a clean freak myself but WHOLE PILE OF CANS? LIQUID ALL OVER THE CAN PILE'S WALL AND FLOOR??....Yeah there is no way something is NOT up with him. Welfare check? Needed. I wouldn't be surprised if the liquid was there for so long it crystalized and just is part of the house now, it's own living thing.

- Bro is 100% not mature. He probably in late twenties or early thirties and still acts like he is a teenager who spends his time watching some popular anime like 'Heh........No one understands us WEEBS......' or whatever edgelord things

- Honestly if anyone was attracted to him, their friend group 100% taunt them about it.

- No way he DOESN'T have a fedora somewhere. If he is asked to dress fancy, he is coming in with a fedora, trench coat, and a katana. Only to fight over the katana and get kicked out anyway.

- His father probably isn't expecting much from him, honestly he is probably the only person in his town who tolerates him and cares about him and is the only irl person around for him. He probably even accepted that his bloodline is NOT going to be continuing.

- Griefer would 100% have hundreds of hours in one game, Would call people a 'fake gamer' if they didn't play on PC or Xbox, things like that.

- Probably uses hacks and cheats because he isn't actually good at the games but plays himself off as a 'pro gamer'

- unironically relates to that one werewolf picture where the werewolf is sobbing on their bed with a phone on it. You know what I mean?

- Would 100% be a furry in denial

[moldy-flowers]

ITS BUBBA!! I DIDNT WANT TO SEND A MESSAGS BUT!!! Heh…do u have more OC refs?? Id love to draw them again (if that’s okay) if not do you have a character/s i could draw for ya?!? Or really js anything!

p.s. here are some vale drawings that’re too unfinished. Thank you for ur support and interest in her!! I hope im able to return the favour one day! <333

BUBBA BUBBA HI HI HI HI HI HI HIIIII!!!!!!!!!

Sorry for the late response but u have no idea what a bitch it was to find and pull all of this crap together!!

I don't actually too often draw my Ocs, I actually write about them more and sneak them into fanfics that'll never see the light of day. But I have a few diagrams I made so I could picture them in my head when writing them! They're normally not rlly completed (that's why the drawings of Chinatsu and Kikuko were so lackluster,,, and there was no way I was gonna show Yuko that girl looked like she was mauled by a raccoon) and all my Ocs revolve in some way around Sasuke bc the brainrot is strong with this one.

My main Ocs are all meant to be mentors to Sasuke. I made them all canon compliant, so they all die in the og story but in the plot of the main fic I'm plotting like only the elders and police force were murdered (everyone say thank you Sakura!) So Sasuke still has the opportunity to learn about his clan and their techniques. This is also a thinly veiled excuse to create lore for the Uchiha (for Sasuke)

Once again excuse the lackluster art I swear im better than this!!

This is Kotone!! (IK IT SAYS NATSU IN THE LEFT ONE BUT ILL GET BACK TO THAT IN A MOMENTTT) She's my victim I use to practice pixel art! She's seen the absolute worst sides of me (My Danagonranpa and Mha phase...) omg her design has changed SO MUCH over the years its not even funny. Her name used to be Asuna, then it was Suna, then it was Yuri and then we arive to now. It may as well just be four different characters cause the designs aren't remotely related but eh.

Shes the receptionist at the Uchiha police force and she got her skull absolutely crashed in!!! Horrible concussion- actually ruined her. She cannot handle more than two people talking or she'll disassociate, which was actually an issue she had before but the trauma of watching her friends die and then getting trapped under rubble for 6 days straight with no food,,, uh it fucked with her a little ill be real w/ u.

Despite being a bit ditsy now shes actually very intelligent. She teaches Sasuke how to Integrate Genjutsu training into everyday life (the little Genjutsu creatures she made are what kept her entertained and remotely sane under the rubble) she always casts these little spirals around her, it annoys most people in the clan but Sasuke thinks its fun (and Kotone loves him for it) they also help her manipulate people since they're very very vaguely hypnotic.

She also plays the Flute. But she's not the one who teaches Sasuke about that!!!!

ABOUT THE NATSU THING!!!

THATS ACTUALLY TECHNICALLY HER PREVIOUS INCARNATION, AND MADARAS OLDER SISTER (OK ik that in canon Madara and Izuna only have brothers but leaves me alone i don't care!!! I swear this is like the only thing I changed from canon.)

SO THE REASON THE OUTFITS LOOK DIFFERENT IN THE TWO ARTS IS BC. THEYRE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. Anyways Natsu died saving Izuna from getting kidnapped. Thats how he got his sharingan 👍 (I SWEAR ILL TALK ABOUT THE REINCARNATION IN A MOMENTTT)

Here are her old designs and oh my god this was so annoying to find and it turned out to just be embarrassing so jsbsns here it is 😔

The ginger one was her first version, Asuna. And the one with buns is Suna, she came with me thru my danagonranpa phase. Which tbh wasn't actually a phase i just moved her over to danagonranpa to be friends with my friends oc. Shes was the ultimate florist. Her eyes are actually green but she thought green was an ugly colour and injected her eyes with ink. And somehow. She's not blind?

Also!!! Kotones eyes are still green. Her father is only half Uchiha and she got her green eyes from her grandmother. But she's embarrassed about it so she hides it behind her hair.

Heres her with her accessories, and hair I guess, off.

AND THEN THERES RIHITO!!! She's a much more recent Oc!

(Blegh you can tell how much I rushed both of theseee)

Shes the head priest, her main place of worship is Susano's shrine, but she also actively prays at Tsukoyomi's and The nine-tails shrine (just to make sure when he inevitably breaks out of the 5-year-old he'll have just a little mercy on them!)

Alsoo it says she communes with the dead in her chart there, not dead humans, dead Uchiha (thanks to her) are reincarnated into different body's, so she wouldnt really be able to meet them. And if she did then she'd perform a ritual on the spirit to allow it to pass on to a new body. She just likes to hang with the dead rats and birds sometimes.

She teaches Sasuke about the clans culture and God's, she also gets him interested in blacksmithing and poisons. Exclusively because her knife is very pretty and also very dangerous.

THAT REMINDS ME!!! Not pictured but the shirt-dress she's wearing has built in gloves. Not a germaphobe but in her line of work touching anything with her skin is usually very very disrespectful or very very unsafe.

Shes also got dogteeth and plays the harp expertly. These facts don't affect the story whatsoever.

Theres a third character, Isuzu, she teaches Sasuke how to play the Ocarina. But uhh... she hasnt got a design yet. She has black hair. Uh. She mainly plays the flute. She doesn't have legs. Or well, she has one thigh. Sne lost one and a half legs in the massacre. It was her fault, really. She was trying to protect her sickly and dying father from being murdered. Pftt what a loser! I know she has that typical high collar Uchiha shirt. But uh I don't know about the rest of her outfit. But I think it would be cool if she had earrings that were vials with poison in them.

Yeah, I dont know much about her yet. I haven't gotten to writing that part of the story yet... if anyone wants to help with her design I welcome you.

AND NOW WE MOVE ONTO KIKUKO!!!! Our perfect little lady. She's a nurse and is decently main to the plot,,,

This was just a very speedy drawing I did cos I wanted to redesign her outfit.

Anyway she teaches Sasuke that actually healing people is very cool and actually epic. Which Sakura backs up, but based on past experiences Sakura is not. Trustworthy. So he needs family to confirm what she says.

There's not actually too much to Kikuko bc her whole character isn't centered around her clans culture, and she actually fights against Fugaku in favour of Konoha (She only does that bc she's co-dependant w her gf and doesnt want to leave her but shhhh)

Uh she's actually pretty far removed from her clans culture (Thanks a lot for that Chinatsu,,,) but she's still very religious. Her main God she prays to is Amaterasu.

(NOT RELATED BUT MIKOTO PRAYS TO SUSANO AND FUGAKU TO TSUKOYOMI)

Im sure there are more details I'm missing but I'm not about to read through the whole plot of Take 2 just to find some more Uchiha lore I've already accidentally taken a nap while writing this. But JANSJSJAKAN I hope this is what you were looking for!!!!! I was originally a bit anxious about dropping these guys out to the public but it was actually such a joy to share them ty ajsnsjakka

[hornyhermitry]

These are not the Zenins you’re looking for - Naobito & Naoya ramblings and then some

Since there’s no real alternative for longer rants with a personal flavour, let’s give this a shot here on tumblr I guess? Heh.

Preface

General Naobito facts:

71 years → born in 1946, died 2018

Curse Technique: Projection Sorcery

Special Grade 1 Sorcerer

One younger brother - Ogi Zenin

Probably one older brother - unnamed, father of Toji Zenin

(I assume Ogi is younger because they are clearly not twins from the way they look, Ogi looks younger and Ogi’s children Maki & Mai are ca. 10 years younger than Naobito’s son Naoya).

Three sons - youngest son Naoya (27 years in 2018 - born when Naobito was 44)

Fastest Jujucist (except for Gojo Satoru)

Both Naobito & Naoya are names that translate to honesty & straightforwardness. Naobito’s further includes a meaning of “helpful/support”

Hobby: Anime

Favorite food: Sake

Least favorite food: Fishcake

Observations & conclusions from his manga scenes:

Confident, determined, affirmative, tactical (ref. Dagon fight + Jogo appearance right before the burn, doesn’t mind losing an arm, thinks ahead of Toji going for Dagon and jumps in to distract in support)

Cocky & playful, enjoys fighting (often grinning, excited to see Dagon evolve, taunts Nanami “Two 1st grades cannot exorcise (Dagon)?”)

Petty (annoyed by everyone fixated on 4K 60FPS and stupid numbers, retorts to Maki wanting to take Clan Lead)

He was drinking and did not care about Maki leaving the clan. There was no mockery and no attempt to stop her. Only when she said she’d become the next clan head, he asked if he should make her life harder.

He showed up to Shibuya to help out the rest (Maki mocks his drinking habits, with cans next to him he shouts over to her to bring him drinks, but later he nonchalantly breathes into Nanami’s face and we see he actually has not been drinking) and is excited to hear Gojo has been sealed, wants to celebrate.

Maki antagonizes him uncalled for, a bait he does not take but tells her matter of factly she should be the one to go home, to which Nanami agrees.

Assumption based on minor clues

Clan head since the 80s or 90s — depending on circumstances.

→ 2018-1185 (Zenin at the very least date back to Heian times) = 833 years with 26 Zenin clan heads= average leadership of 32 years = his latest “starting date” would have been 1999.

IMO it is very likely he took over earlier than that, because as far as averages go, it usually is way longer spans that are interspersed with very short ones.

(see: “medieval life expectancy was just 31” which did not have most people die at 31 but caused by a high infant mortality seeking the average - you either died as a kid or lived into your 60s).

I think he took over in the mid to late 80s because that sets up the unfortunate situation his family line had to deal with.

On a factual level it’s also not unlikely, because the first half of the 20th century was a chaotic time all around the globe, full of societal shifts and political conflicts that may have potentially led to Naobito’s father/Naoya’s grandfather dying “early”.

Anyway. I present to you:

THE LIFE & TIMES OF NAOBITO ZENIN aka HOLY HEADCANON

The historical context is what makes Naobito so interesting to me and further supports my personal controversial headcanon that:

Naobito & Naoya Zenin are NOT the major players in the, let’s call it “traditional Zenin camp” that exiled Toji and used all kinds of shady internal clan politics to keep power systems up.

Let me take you on a very exhaustive detour on what Naobito being 71 years old in 2018 translates to.

He was born at the brink of World War II and in the wake of the atomic bomb.

During his lifespan, Japan went from a humbled country on its knees to a major player in the global economy, driving technological advancements. During his youth, Japan’s patriotism loosened and a lot of American culture was adapted - the yankii subculture rose to prominence.

JJK readers were told that the Heian era was the peak of jujucists. IRL historically, it was a time famous for many violent conflicts and natural disasters.

Since JJK establishes negative emotions breed curses and cursed energy, this means Naobito‘s young years must have been infested with stronger curses than ever, spawned from the aftermath, suffering, resentment and personal tragedies of WWII, Hiroshima & Nagasaki.

Born in 1946 within months of arguably the worst moment of Japanese history, emerging with a new technique utilising modern animation processes, his potential power upon birth likely matched the new level of curse threats, enabling him to eventually become the fastest Jujucist alive with the use of his modern technique. Growing up in a strongly American-influenced Japan in a rapidly changing world, he was a completely different person than his father (who had seen multiple wars but no massive technological and social progress yet) likely was.

Being the middle child, his father was likely 25-45 years older than him (men back then often fathered their first child between 19 & 23, so I assume he fathered his middle child at 25+), therefore born between 1921 and 1900. This makes him very likely a very hardline conservative patriot who took great pride in the battles he fought in - either during WWI or WWII or even both. A man raised in the spirit of a proud nationalist Japan at the peak of its expansionist mindset across Asia, high in spirits from the successful war against Russia and winning military campaigns in China, Singapore and more East Asian territories. Japan during Naobito’s father’s youth wore uniforms and kimonos.

Whereas Naobito’s social upbringing (outside of his father’s direct influence) was shaped by a more globalist approach and culture, appeasing to the West and showing e.g. through the Olympics of 1964 what a modern country they had become. So when Naobito was 18, Tokyo modernised its post-war infrastructure and built both the Metro as well as the Shinkansen connecting Tokyo and Osaka which kicked off the economic growth in a global spotlight and highlighted how well Japan had rebuilt itself after the defeat 20 years ago. Japan during Naobito’s youth wore slacks, jeans and white shirts. He is old in 2018, but he is a "modern man" in comparison to what came before and he is accustomed to change and progress.

Due to this clash of ideals and lived realities in the world around them, I think Naobito and his father had a very rocky relationship once Naobito entered puberty (and listened to jazz, blues, rock and dressed in blue jeans and leather jackets) and that they had some fundamentally different views on things.

The realities of external life could not have been more different between Naobito’s father and Naobito. Whether it was the world around them or the eventual standing of their clan, Naobito was dealt a very different hand of cards than a very very long line of Zenins in previous generations had been dealt for many centuries.

Due to going up against a man with so much pride and confidence when emancipating himself as his own person, I believe Naobito grew a strong backbone and was a very genuine, upright person - within the limits of his time and upbringing. Much more progressive and less patriotic than his father in any case, which surely was a source of conflict. Yet, I suspect that succeeding in spite of his father’s disapproval is what fueled him to become a more capable and autonomous person than his brothers are and to show that an allegedly inferior curse technique will not hold him back. But Naobito and his father did not only clash about this. In the later Hakari introduction chapter, JJK establishes there are several political factions and some are in favor of traditional millenia old curse techniques like Megumi's 10 Shadows or Gojo's Six Eyes and shun new curse techniques like Projection Sorcery and Idle Gambling that only emerged with new technology. Since sorcerer grades are based on Jujutsu strength and such, people with a modern curse technique are clowned on and not properly being recognized - which applies to both Naobito and Naoya.

The realities of life for Naobito and Naoya are very similar and Naoya’s life is dealing with similar challenges as his father’s. Unlike his father, Naobito was confronted with the reality of established values, routines and social hierarchies becoming horribly moot and due to his own curse technique not being a prestigious one, he was forced to reevaluate the legitimacy of what his father had taught him and what old clans perpetuated. Both in light of the changing world and also his own value as a person and a jujucist. Naoya was confronted with a similar road to growth and reevaluating the classic Jujutsu society & clan values, also having received the same modern technique as his father and witnessing the new kind of strength Toji wielded.

While I do say that Naobito is a different man than his father, I am a firm believer that “the apple does not fall far from the tree” and very much see the likeness between Naobito and Naoya. I feel I should clarify this applies more to personality traits than opinions and I think all three of them are more straightforward and more blunt than the other family lines.

The people readers are told to be suffering by the Zenin family’s actions and opinions are Maki and Toji.

Both of which are not Naobito’s children. They are children of Naobito’s older and younger brothers.

Naobito’s unknown older brother exiles Toji due to him being resented and seen useless by the majority of the clan for not having techniques or energy, Naobito’s younger brother Ogi and his wife raise Maki & Mai in a cruel way, on top of that Ogi is shown to secretly plot behind people’s backs and be involved (with e.g. Jinichi) in inner-clan intrigues and betrayal. Funny enough, Toji himself is shown to be as much of a schemer (as seen through his bounty plan) and backstabber (pun intended) in line with his upbringing.

Naoya & Naobito on the other hand speak their mind openly, announce their gripes and do what they want. Naoya and Naobito are not schemers, they very much are -in accordance with their names - straightforward.

Naoya is many things, but he is not a liar.

Both Naoya and Nabito are eccentrics with a very flashy style that does not conform to plain traditions:

Naoya with his piercings and dyed hair (I’ve previously mentioned his white hakama being unusual for men, which still holds true, but it is not uncommon for high rank swordsmen to wear white ones, so I have now come to conclude these indicate his rank as Chief of the Hei) and Naobito, as an old man, sporting this over the top moustache.

There is an idiom about Japanese society that the nail who sticks out gets hammered down. Both Naoya and Naobito are doing everything to stand out and refuse to fall in line with unreflected traditional actions.

Both have not inherited the Ten Shadows technique but Projection Sorcery - as a result, both are on their own side which aligns more with the reformer side (that contains other Jujucists such as Hakari & Kirara who also have modern techniques), than the conventional conservatives (such as the higher ups or the Kamos. On that note, take a moment to reflect on the implications of Maki and Mai wearing modern school uniforms while Kamo Junior wears a uniform that much more resembles traditional clan attire: The Kamos are as conservative as the Zenins and probably more so than Naobito).

Both Naobito and Naoya are denied their perceived birthright purely by the unfortunate existence of Gojo Satoru and his Six Eyes, and Megumi having the 10 Shadows Technique, for the first time in hundreds of years denying the Zenin’s claim to fame.

Since Gojo was born 1989, I personally like to imagine Naobito tasted clan leadership as “the strongest” (and, in his case, fastest) for at least a few years before the one to change the world’s balance was born - simultaneously stealing Naobito’s position at the peak of the Jujutsu world and also denying that of his at that point two sons. Toji was already past the point of manifesting a cursed technique and therefore all existing “sons” of the Zenin family were ruled out to take their clan’s glory back from Gojo Satoru.

So Naobito tried and succeeded in having another son - I believe this is why Naoya was fathered by him as late as at 44 years. All hopes to restore the waning Zenin power were now on this little boy growing up. Would he be the one to manifest 10 Shadows and make the Zenin a worthy competitor to the Gojo clan again?

No.

Naobito, at this point already several years into watching his clan’s decline, lost the last bit of hope to restore its glory by traditional means and standards when his son manifested his very own curse technique: Projection Sorcery. Personally, I believe that your curse technique is heavily related to your personality - or call it soul if you like - and both Naobito and Naoya having the same technique reflects their similarity in character.

So Naobito raised Naoya to try and surpass the competing Gojo Six Eyes boy even without inheriting the jackpot technique.

While I do believe that Naoya was pampered by servants and women growing up, being the son of the Clan Lead and future Zenin heir in a long line of proud Jujucists, I also coin Naobito as one to give tough love, and demand a lot and would assume Ogi resented him because he would remind him of his own lack of potential, lack of power and lack of future.

On the topic of Ogi:

He is a weak, bitter man who holds resentment for everyone around him and blames everyone but himself for his shortcomings.

Being the youngest brother, his upbringing was different from Naobito‘s and I imagine that especially after witnessing his father and older brother argue and clash, he tried to suck up to his father by being a yesman to all his views and often tried to throw his older brothers under the bus and snitch about his activities.

He has always been a miserable rat with no backbone, hoping for another authority figure to spoonfeed him power.

He never learned that power is not given but taken and failed to take ownership for his life and actions right until his death.

Toji‘s father/Naobito‘s older brother:

I have little thoughts about Toji‘s father/Naobito‘s older brother, but I think he also clashed with his father and (this is super out there) maybe refused to take responsibility despite being the firstborn son and had no interest in leading the clan. I think he was on good terms with Naobito either way and I can see the two of them in their late teens/early 20s out in town, wearing jeans, pomade in their hair, smoking, flirting and riding around on motorbikes with Ogi nagging on the backseat how irresponsible, shameful and reckless they are while they tell the miserable virgin to shut up and learn to be a man.

(In fact, this is the Zenin backstory I want to read and write about, hahaha).

I consider it possible Ogi remained unmarried/a virgin for most his life and only decided to marry a few years after Naobito‘s youngest son Naoya had also failed to manifest Ten Shadows, in a last ill-guided attempt to steal his brother‘s superiority by fathering a child with the golden curse technique. Unfortunately Maki and Mai did not get it either and, to add insult to injury, were girls. Ogi must have been seething about his unlikely decision to marry after all. Possibly he was talked into it by others in the Zenin clan who did not hold Naobito and his ways and his son Naoya in high regard - considering them too unruly and progressive, affirming their future support to Ogi‘s line if he ever takes action.

Either way, I think Ogi and Naobito (and Naoya) are on bad terms and Ogi is a weak rat that deserves to be stepped on by greater people.

Most readers sympathise with Maki and Megumi and their goals and views because that‘s the lense through which we see the story, but take a step back to think about the legitimacy of it for a moment.

Maki leaving the clan is fair, but why would she (or unwilling Megumi) be suitable candidates for leading what‘s essentially a business with lives and salaries and adult people in national positions of power and military units? The thought of it is absurd. It‘s only natural for Naoya, who was raised into this responsibility from a young age, to be outraged over a noname teenager stealing his legacy from him the moment he was supposed to get it in his mid to late 20s. It’s as outrageous as Gojo taking it from Naobito.

My personal headcanon on Naobito’s drinking habit is that it formed in his later years, after Gojo’s curse technique emerged. Struggling to come to grips in his mid 50s, after a life lived for the Zenin legacy for ultimately nothing, watching the power loss and decline of relevancy the Zenin hold after the unfortunate event series - Toji energyless and exiled - Gojo born with Six Eyes - Naoya not having Ten Shadows - from the sidelines of history and the center stage of his clan, with his older brother & his father definitely already dead at this point and him being left with the joke of a person that Ogi is, he took to drinking. “If it‘s all drifting into irrelevancy, I might as well sit back and have a drink in my remaining years.” Something to this extent. In line with this, writing Megumi into his will was a drop in the ocean and at this point no dent in the current state of the clan already past its prime in his eyes.

And yet, old Naobito, leader of the most powerful and wealthy Jujutsu clan (who does not need money) goes to help with the curse outbreak in Shibuya. Sober, despite Maki‘s claims.

And he does not pull a Kusakabe avoiding the curses roaming around but genuinely puts in effort to defeat Dagon and save Maki (who left the clan) after telling her to go home (which against all reason she refuses out of teenage thickheadedness and nearly dies burnt to a crisp as a consequence).

Whereas her father, Naobito‘s little brother Ogi, throws her into a cursed pit to die.

Now, as for Naoya.

Unlike Maki's mother, he does not try to stop her from getting to the curse tools. Unlike her father, he does not throw her into a cursed pit to die. Unlike Jinichi he is not involved in a plot to have her killed.

He mocks her for having an ugly face, rendering her a total failure (on top of not having CE and being a bad fighter). Compared to what everyone else is doing to her, that is really tame.

What I find interesting and most people oddly gloss over, is how he asks her if her plan is to stay in the shadow of Megumi and Yuta.

The implication of this is that he looks down on her choice to tag along behind two other boys — instead of rising up to defeat the odds stacked against her which he potentially considers her capable of. If he was not considering her worthy of being her own person, why would he mock her for being in the shadow of those two? Much like Naobito raised Naoya with tough love, I think this (unconsciously) is a jab at Maki to take Naoya and Naobito as a role model (instead of her weak father) and rise to greatness despite the odds. Somewhere in that douchebaggery of his, he considers her biggest fault her passiveness and acceptance of other people’s low opinion of her and tries to get her to snap and rethink. Be the rebel that Naobito and Naoya also are and were.

I think Naoya, with his definition of and thoughts on strength, his contrarian taunting of everyone else in the clan after his father’s death, had plans to reform the Zenin clan in his own vision once his time as a head comes, to mare sure it will be sustainable in a new age of Jujutsu with less outdated ways of thinking. Naoya has his own agenda. He is not following anyone else's. He does not care for Sukuna's plans, he does not care about Kenjaku's plans. He does not care about Gojo's or Maki's plans (the latter ofc only up until she is all up in his face with her actions) he just wants to get promoted, nothing more. That's not any bizarrely evil masterplan, just a guy trying to steer his life in accordance with his personal vision and goals.

One of my most genuine headcanons about Naoya is that, without Maki and Megumi, he’d have been with Hakari’s and Kirara’s reformer faction and wouldn’t ever have been perceived as an antagonist at all. Because he is not a villain, he is an antagonist, and specifically for Maki & Megumi - he has zero personal agenda with the rest of the cast (aside from Gojo in the broadest sense, but in the same way his father already had it and just lived with it).

Naoya’s whole life revolved around two things: eventually stepping up to lead the clan and to prove himself worthy despite an inferior curse technique, so naturally Megumi stealing the head position from him with contractual fineprint pisses him off to the max. And then to add insult to injury, his “untalented, ugly little cousin” runs amok and slaughters the clan he was supposed to inherit right under his nose. Which he, interestingly, kind of brushes off like water under the bridge and just mocks her for being heartless. He holds no sentimental feelings towards those people murdered there, going by his lack of reaction. And does not care about the Zenin legacy being wiped out for the most part. Which hints at him having prepared for a reform that has now become moot through Maki’s actions.

Now only his other goal in life remains. To be the strongest next to Toji and Gojo. And had Maki not challenged that, had it been anyone else over a different topic, he would not have cared. But his biggest insecurity aka driver was prodded and his arrogance and refusal to acknowledge strength in another Zenin child not him became his downfall. On that note, I also do not consider him a misogynist in particular - he is a petty, spiteful instigator and goader and shittalks everyone. He baits Jinichi into attacking him, he baits Maki in a sexist way, he shittalks women in front of his aunt and he shittalks his brothers to Choso. He does not exclusively single out women to disrespect, he disrespects ANYONE. (Like young Gojo by the way, who behaved the same before he met Geto - all these kids raised into clans, especially as child prodigies set up for future greatness, have little respect for others. A baseline a big ego and a certain arrogance and always feeling better than the rest, no natural instinct to care for others and no respect for established rules are traits both share. Fortunately, Geto opened Gojo’s eyes on the responsibility of strength and taught him some consideration and at least a little humility and kindness. Otherwise, Gojo and Naoya would indeed be standing right next to each other, in arrogance and disrespect for those lower than them).

For what it’s worth, I think Naoya is sexist but the one who is an actual misogynist is Ogi. And that’s why Naoya’s treating Ogi’s wife and daughters mockingly the same way their father/husband does. Yes, there is a difference between sexism (crude prejudice and discrimination) and misogynism (actual contempt and dislike/hatred of women). And while we’re at it -- most of Jujutsu society’s clan-raised peers (vs. random recruits like Yuji, Yuta, Todo) will be sexist. They just don’t get a chance to show it in the manga because their arcs revolve around other things. Kenjaku, Sukuna, Gojo, are all certified sexists given their upbringing and backgrounds.But their stories are different ones, so it’s not likely to come up. Although there has been Gojo’s remark about scary women and Sukuna looking forward to killing women - just saying.

Personally, I don’t see characters or people IRL as good or bad, that’s a childish way of thinking and in such narrow simplistic boxes that only fit in children’s cartoons. People are people. Flawed. Everyone has flaws and everyone has reasons why they have those flaws. Some people click better with your own flaws, some end up causing issues in your life. One bad trait and deed or one good trait and deed doesn’t make or break a person. It’s the sum of what you repeatedly do. Intentions are secondary, the outcome of your actions makes it real. “Who’s worse? The demon who killed 2000 humans or the human who told another human her face is ugly?” is a stupid game to play, especially on childish claims like “oh but sexism is real” like death and murder aren’t just because your sheltered little life has been free from them so far. Grow up and start recognizing the realities of physical violence. Anyway. Naoya mocked Maki for being unable to find a husband with her scarred face, her father threw her into a pit to kill her. People who think Naoya is her issue need to get a grip.

The Zenins you are looking for are not this line of the family but the rest.

And I wanna drink sake and watch anime with Naobito. And listen to him telling me stories from his 30s in the late 1970s.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

[moonlight-coffeebean-147]

Update, Future Plans, & Twst in Tomodachi Life Pt. 4 - IDK Anymore Edition

Couple things.

One, the ask box is still open and am still openly accepting questions ^^.

Two, gonna be a bunch of doodle dumps in the future, but I will say, the next one is Usagi related ; ). The only reason I haven’t done anymore refs after Usagi’s yet is… I legitimately don’t know who to start with 💀 Recommendations are appreciated ^^.

Three, I’m actually going to be messing around in the Sims 4 for a bit. Which means… Twisted Wonderland in the Sims 4✨. Gonna take a bit since there’s gonna be A LOT of custom stuff I have to do. But now that I’m in the process of learning Sims 4 Studio & Blender I hope things will go smoothly. Expect a Sims 4 related post in the future.

Fourthly… yippee more Tomodachi Life stuff… I don’t know what’s going on in this game anymore 💀

The Newest Couples

First off is Castella and Lilia… this is by far one of the funniest to me because canonically I believe Castella is like be lowkey intimidated by Lilia. Why Lilia went for this pathetic freak (affectionate) is beyond me. But what happened before this odd couple…

FUCKING SEBEK AND JAMES GOT MARRIED. THIS GAME IS BECOMING SELF AWARE 😭😭😭😭 I’ve poked fun at the game for being semi accurate, but this is a whole other level. This was another sequence where this was the hardest I’ve laughed.

Last couple, though they aren’t married rn, Smitty & Tino. I feel like this is both a crack ship yet oddly adorable. It is very much a funny contrast visually between them, Smitty being an adorable cherub and Tino being a literal stick. I do know it would require a lot of patience to get past Tino’s inferiority complex and trust issues. Though I feel Tino being around a nice guy like Smitty who couldn’t say a harsh word about anyone is would do him good. After all, for Tino it is LEAGUES better compared to the verbal beatings he’d get from his father. Overall… oddly cute.

The Children

Yes these motherfuckers had kids. It’s by far the most cursed part of this entire thing and why I really hope they let you make the miis gay in Tomodachi Life 2. Because this is what happens when you gotta make one of the characters with the girl model 😭. Also with these names…. I just winged it okay 💀 Without further ado, in… somewhat of an order we got

Aurora Draconia, daughter of Usagi Yoshinari & Malleus Draconia

The child to one of the only normal sounding couples. She shares a birthday with Lilia. If she were a real character I imagine her to be sassy like Usagi heh. But she definitely has her father’s looks.

Melody & Benjamin Geant, daughter and son of Billy Geant & Cater Diamond

Billy and Cater were the first ones to start this madness. This was also the inspiration for a shitpost doodle that I may show in the future. Basically it was poking fun at how Melody was essentially a mini girl Billy 😂. Hell, both of them ended up taking a lot from Billy’s looks lol. In my mind Melody would take a lot after Billy while Ben would somewhat take after Cater a bit… idk, I still find it super funny how they both ended up to be Billy lookalikes.

Benvolio & Ophelia Inque, son and daughter of Elias Inque & Neige LeBlanche

They would both be the theater kids… all I’m saying 😂. I’ll feel like out of the both of them Ophelia would inherit more of Elias’ dog traits. I’m mostly saying that because Benvolio definitely got Neige’s looks…. Why the hell am I trying to apply logic to this 😭

Elphaba Hamilton, daughter of Silver Vanrouge & Theodore Hamilton

It’s hard to say for this lass since she was a product of one of the more wtf couples… besides the next one. I do feel like she’d be a little sleepyhead though.

Esme & Quasimodo Flamme, daughter and son of Floyd Leech & Rollo Flamme

The actual most wtf couple… how did they make two kids 😭 Esme would take more after Rollo, Quasimodo would follow Floyd’s style more… that’s all I’m saying about these two lol.

Shenzi Bucchi, daughter of Kalim Al-Asim & Ruggie Bucchi

I don’t know much to say about her since I haven’t played the game in a good bit. But I do know that Kalim and Ruggie are at least a couple I’ve seen actually shipped by fans.

And finally,

Marina Ashengrotto, daughter of Deuce Spade & Azul Ashengrotto

Once again, haven’t played the game in a good bit… but she’s the most recent child. I also know that Deuce and Riddle were a couple, then got a divorce. Deuce ended up with Azul in the end.

Miscellaneous

Will provide commentary if I feel the need.

The game knows lol

…I have a mod that changes the book gift to a “glock” (that’s what it’s called in game)… so I just see shit like this every once in a while 😂 (Nako’s gonna use that on me when he sees the outfits I put him in 💀)

Yuu-Core

Help. By the way that’s Tino on the right before he got his hair colored. Tino is actually somewhat fascinated yet intimidated by Billy, but I’ll go over that once I get to his ref and doodle dump

Accurate fights ft. Floyd & Riddle + Silver & Sebek

Context: Leona at this point was rejected at least three times by Trey and over all was just not having good luck in the pursuit of a partner… He was super upsetti spaghetti at lunch.

Bonus: Mii News

The funniest thing about this game

This one… was legit Billy making a videogram trying to invite people to his home to be his friend on live Mii News… poor baby 😭 he was legit bribing people with pancakes.

Usagi is the shortest out of all the lads (besides Grim), so this checks out. The perfect prey >: )

…Need I say more?

And finally,

I feel this would be a very Smitty thing to say 😭

This isn't even half of the screenshots I have for this game.

Pt. 5 will be the outfit showcase… send help 😭

Ocs (besides Usagi who belongs to moi) belong to @twistedtummies2

[valleyfthdolls]

New WOKE au question for you.... heh... /ref, silly

What's your Charlies' relationship to her gender like ? We've always read Charlie as having a complicated gender expression and expectation (as well as Elizabeth), and don't often see much abt it, so I'd be interested to see your take on it, if you have one ^^

So, Charlie is a masculine/tomboyish trans girl in my AU. However, Henry perceives her as being girly, and the ideal version of Charlie that he remembers after her death is as a girly girl, not the tomboy she was. Elizabeth and Charlie's families and especially their fathers expected performed femininity out of them, and William kind of forced that onto Elizabeth with his strict expectations of his children, but Henry more subtly pushed her to fulfill the traditional "girly" role with the clothes he bought her and the toys he made for her. He gave her freedom, but there was a "correct" choice that he always wanted her to make.

The version of Charlie that Henry remembers was more or less Elizabeth: placid, agreeable, always happy, with nicely brushed hair, done up in cute dresses that never got stained. Completely pure of heart, Henry's ideal version of Charlie put everyone before herself and was the exact person that Henry wanted her to be. Charlie, however, was as any nine-year-old tomboy would be, trans or not: playing in the mud, idolizing her dad and hanging out just as much with boy friends as girl ones. She had strong emotions, she skinned her knees running on the sidewalk and she insisted on being an engineer like her father. That was the real Charlie.

[magical-girl-coral]

HEY GIRRLIIIEEEE3 🍖 🍩 🌈 prtty plz 🙏🙏 just wanted you to know i love ur writing sososo much and any detail i can get i will dive into like a cat into a rabbit burrow

heh... did you like my warrior cats ref....

Michael, your warrior cat references are gonna give me a fucking stroke. Anyway:

🍖 [Meat] How many fictional people were harmed in the making of this WIP?

DC Comics - At least 42 if you don't count henchmen casualties.

AP:NP - 32

That one She Ra fic I should finished one day - two. I mostly focused on torturing Entrapta and Hordak.

🍩 [Donut] What's the weirdest thing someone eats in your WIP? What's the best thing?

The weirdest thing anyone has ever eaten in my WIP was an all powerful gem the character swallowed because was fighting over it and they didn't know what else to do (surprisingly, this is not an Arcane WIP.) The best thing was a cupcake so good, it stopped a doomed soul from being evil for one minute.

🌈 [Rainbow] If at the beginning of your WIP the characters knew about the end, would they kill you to stop you from writing it?

In all honesty, no because most of my fics are either fix it or giving characters who are mostly underwritten a moment to shine. I do think Catwoman would pick a bone with me because of all the dead fathers I keep giving her.

Random WIP Ask Game

[nutria--oscura]

lets talk about heaven!

~spoilers for s2 ep41~ (its 11pm help)

ninjas and drag queens

lincoln m kicks <3

normal kick oaks oakicks o'kicks <3

"when scary grows up she wants to open a french bread shop, because its all about the pain" multilingual jokes my beloved<33

stanley parable ref from will <3 YESSSSSS i am so normal about ythat game

"a triad of pain" "3 french bakeries?" MULTILINGUAL JOKES MY BELOVED <3

"i look for the thrill of the hunt: thats the new personality link has" how far link has come

DUDE YES

santa?

DEMON HELL SANTA HELL YEA

"we'll be meeting again, if not this season then in fan-canon"

"heh" link imitating taylors vocal stims(im calling them stims cause they are to me!) <3

hermie being a vital team member as usual <3

love when freddie gets to just go off and anthony allows his plan

"heh" (link's version) pt2

"as a woman, im used to dexterously avoiding animated hands" i-

"oh american dad must be so conflicted" "yea,american dad works for the government. anthony, american dad works for the government." "give me a second" "anthony" "anthony" "anthony" "anthony" "anthony anthony" "anthony" "american dad he works for the cia" "yea" "yea yea" "so what is american dad gonna do, anthony?" "yea well the first thing you-" "anthony" my fav bit (/hj)

"bad girl time" proceeds to (try and) do some horrifying shit-

"i thought we had a moment" "i- did we?"

RON RON RON RON RON RON RON R O N

DOG? is it rogue- ITS ROGUE!

RON AND ROGUE <3

YES BETH

ANTHONY DONT YOU DARE THREATEN ROGUE

"yes, he hasnt killed... that many... people"

above space?

wait so heaven does exist? wait what-

BIBLICALLY ACURATE ANGLE? FUCK YEAAAAAAA

"sorry we had to beef up security ever since a catholic priest got into heaven" WOAHOHOHOH- HOLY SHIT

"i got here by faking my own death, but i faked it so good that i actually died" have i ever told yall how much i absolutely LOVE ron stampler?

"where do we go when we die?" "roll perception" if only-

ron and scary <3

In conclusion:

"im sorry for your loss, scary" "well, its not really my loss, so, im sorry for your loss. its- its not my loss" "well, in that case, im sorry you dont realise that it is your loss" OUCH-

terry jrs not in heaven :( (he said bitch in s1)

DUDE? oh bby-

their coping mechanisms- i (a teen) feel called out

give erin a break

"i remember a box in tennessee" "only ten i see"

GOD? oh, jerry!

"you have to find powerful memories between fathers and their children, and you can take some of the daddy magic from those memories and then store it in like a jug, and when you have enough of that I can make the potion" does it have to be their memories? if so they might be kinda screwed

SIDE EYE

"although hmm" <- erin about sparrow being normals father

FIND THE GRANDDADS‽ HELL YEA

SEE TERRY JR AGAIN

darrys dead :(

SPARROW AND HENRY HAVEN'T SPOKEN IN A WHILE

HENRYS ALIVE <3

HEAVEN HEIST-

Rogue

[da-bestest-writer]

Unnamed Baki Next gen au part 2

Tomoe stood in the ring, On live television, as her grandpa jumped behind a corner post with a sense of supreme confidence, She wandered if her parents were watching? Maybe if they were they'd rush here and save her.

Androv looked annoyed "A little girl? Really? I know about your legacy, Yujiro Hanma, But even is this little broad is your granddaughter, There's no way in your right mind you think she could really beat me."

Yujiro laughed. "No hold barred, Go wild with her, She'll shut you up in no time." The older man said with a wicked, evil smile. Tomoe began to get why her parents kept their distance from this guy, He was nuts!, Thankfully Androv looked dissinterested... Until

"Oh! And if you do manage to beat her, You'll get to fight the ogre live on camera. Win or lose your name will finally be worth a damn." Yujiro said with a glint of bloodlust in his eye.

Androv was quick to accept those terms, In the years since the ogre's retirement many wandered if this legend of an unstoppable man, Who outgunned any warrior, Any weapon, Any nation at all was really all it was cracked up to be,

Even if it was, He would be known as the last man the ogre ever fought, That was his mindset. And so, he told the ref to ring the bell.

It took Yujiro's insistance for him to do it though. Despite his granddaughter's protests. "Heh! Sorry kid! Consider this a lesson in tough love!"

Tomoe turned to face the man , She saw him fight, She watched him... A guy two and a half times her size knock out a guy three times her size, What hope did she, An untrained girl who was twelve pounds overweight for her age and height have against him?

before she knew it, The bell was rung, She was prepared to eat the glove of a man who punched faster than she could even see, A fight between her and a guy like this would be like trying to compare a little league amateur's limp wristed knuckleball to the fast ball of an MLB pro.

and yet, Now that she was on the other side of those punches... Though she knew every ounce of how much power they had, They appeared to be no faster than the sluggish throws of a little leaguer

she was able to dodge them effectively, Seeing them coming from a mile away, She couldn't explain it at all, Not even to herself.

Meanwhile, At her home, Kozue and baki had indeed been watching the fight, Just to make sure Yujiro wouldn't try anything rash, If he did, it was baki's plan to use his cockroach dash to quickly reach the stadium... But before he had fully gotten his shoes on to do such a thing, He caught a glimpse of his daughter dodging like an expert, despite having never thrown or received anything more severe than a slap on the wrists.

Kozue meanwhile was gripping her knees with a strength rivaling that of Kaoru hanayama himself. on the border of frothing at the mouth. At her father in law for putting his daughter in danger, And at the kick boxer for giving into the ogre's psychotic demands so easily... All for a shot of fame he already had!

back in the ring, Dade is very quickly getting tired from being dodged so easily. and Tomoe had what felt like a couple hours to study his moves , despite only being at this for about a minute and a half...

"Kid!" Yujiro spoke up. "Fight back now! " The ogre spoke with a proud smile in his voice.

Tomoe gulped her nervousness down, and took to mimicking his footwork, Keeping his punching form in mind, She dodged another blow, and went in with a left straight

Dade's jaw was stricken, Dead on. His brain rattled as Tomoe, with her meak teenage body mimicked a kick she saw him use, Getting him square in the shoulder and knocking him off balance for the finishing blow. Using the momentum from his falling to the left, She smacked his jaw again wiith a right hook knocking him unconcious. Even with her lack of raw strength.

by the time this match finished, Baki had arrived. With the speed of a bullet train and his coordinated body it was really no effort.

"tomoe, Are you alright? are you hurt? " Those were baki's first words, Until she confirmed that Androv didn't land a single blow. This brought her father relief, until he turned to Yujiro.

"And you! i let you give her those tickets because it was an opportunity to bond like a normal grandpa would with his granddaughter. this wasn't supposed to happen at all! I should be taking you into this ring!"

"Baki..." Yujiro starts. "You said that if she wanted to get into fighting, she could do it as an adult right? well... How the hell can she make that decision uninformed!?"That caught baki's attention.

Yujiro, Seeing that, smirked. "As her old man, you have final say on how to raise Tomoe! I acknowledge that. But giving her a taste of the possibilities! The potential she has! Isn't that the greatest gift anyone could give their grandchild?"

Baki would tense up for a moment, Making Tomoe nervous, She didn't want her family getting into an altercation on her behalf, Even if her grandfather really was insane.

and then, Though she didn't want ot admit it, Given her mother's concern about this sort of thing... There was a satisfaction in winning, She held the lowest scores in PE, She couldn't pitch a ball, Or run, or sink a basket, Or even bend down and touch her toes with straight legs.

She was bad in math, history, Science. An unintelligent, Unmotivated, Average middle school girl, But she had an instinct for this.

"Papa... Don't get made and grampa. please." she took her father's hand. "I... I was scared having to fight an adult, But once it started i felt at ease. for the first time."

"The first time?" Asked baki, not understanding what she meant.

Tomoe nodded, And explained. "I can't talk to people, Im bad at everything i try, For so long i felt like i had nothing going for me at all, But i just beat a pro fighter! The kind of person who trained his whole life for this! And i beat him in just three hits! I'm not even that strong!"

Baki looked at androv, Still knocked out, Before he looked at his girl."Listen, You got lucky, Your brain was firing off at all cylinders just to keep you alive and safe. and the adrenaline flowing in your brain gave you more strength and flexibility than you really have on your own... "

"I... I really want to see where i can go with this! Not because you and mom said no, Or because grandpa wants me to do it! If i can be good at something... Just one single thing I don't care what it is, i want to see it through!"

with a speach like that, Baki's gaze softened. "Alright, We'll talk it over with your mom."

[pimanifesto]

THE OFFICE; PAWTUCKET BRANCH

Gypsy confessiona;: Okay, malcolm. as a friend, he can be great friend, but he can be a bit racist! Especailly after the wedding.

malcolm comes with a t-shirt RICH WHITE PEOPLE SUCK!

Chris: MALCOLM!

MALCOLM: WHAT JEFE, I THOUGHT IT DRESS DOWN DAY!

gyspy confessional but since he joined my hockey team club.

malcolm beating up a player.

Gypsy: He has be phenomal. i mean we call him Tommy the hitman left wing, when he comes the rink, he is a threat.

Annie comes in with a Blackhawks and a sexual satified grin and sits down.

Gypsy: Is Annie wearing a Blackhawks jersey.

Malcolm typing.

Malcolm: it is dress down day.

Annie comes over and frenches Malcolm.

Annie: i see you tonight baby.

Malcolm: okay.

Annie leaves.

Gypsy:Dude, are you using the hockey team to get Native American victory lay.

Malcolm Hate the game not the tribal player.

Gypsy: DUDE!

Malcolm: Look man, a brother got tribal needs.

archie comes with a grin.

Malcolm: What you want, Archie?

Archie: Chris wants to see you in the office, fool, heh he he

Malcolm walks in

Chris is at his desk. Sharon and Eleanor sits.

Chris: Um, malcolm. Your mothe rand grandmother are concerned.

Malcolm About what

chris: About your violent hockey playing.

sharon: BOY, YOU OUTTAS CONTROL!

Malcolm; SHARON, IT HOCKEY!

Eleanor: Malcolm, can you try something more your culture, like basketball.

Malcolm I am five, six with a polio leg.

Eleanor: You can ref.

Chris: Malcolm if you want stay at Pawtucket branch, you going have to go a mental facility for six months.

malcolm: Fine

Archie confessional: AN THAT IS WHERE I COME IN, HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!

Archie: Annie, i am going take malcolm place in hockey.

Annie: whatever.

Archie goes on the ice. a crowd of hockey players beat him up. he lies them moaning.

Malcolm is hospital gown: Yes, as a practicing Buddhist, i believe in Karma and also the strong ability of utilizing Facebook to contact the fathers and boyfreinds of the ex girlfriends Archibald gave STDs to.

[the-hawthorns-ocs]

Trainee Wasp

Her ref sheet background colors were so hard to come up with and I still dont like them rrrgggg

Character Bio:

Kinship: The Hawthorns

Lesbian; Nonbinary; she/they

Age: 9 moons; 13 Hyrs

Voice Headcanon: Catra - She-Ra: And The Princesses of Power

Future Title meaning: -bite =  a cat who is very skilled in battle; this cat is out spoken and have a "bite" to their words

Role: Trainee

Mother: Lily'mist

Father: Shadow'whisker

Siblings: Aphid

Other notable kin: Soot'storm (uncle), Sheep'puddle (uncle), Bee'briar (grandmother), Larkspur (grandfather), Termite'tooth (grandfather)

Extra Notes: Her previous name was Hornet and her "warrior name" was going to be Hornetswipe but I decided to change it to Wasp bec I liked it! Her new name and title is Wasp'bite!

Character Summary: 

Wasp was born to Lily'mist alongside her brother Aphid, the litter's father is Shadow'whisker, though he doesn't act like it much. Lily was AroAce and never wanted a mate, but she did want kits, so she asked Shadow to be the donor of her litter and he accepted because he wanted to carry on his bloodline. The main interactions Shadow has with his kits are him looking at them judgmentally whenever they do something that doesn't live up to his expectations.

Despite how Wasp's father acts, Wasp desperately wanted his attention growing up. Shadow was a strong tom and was close to the great Spider'web! Shadow's judgment towards her and her brother left them with some extreme insecurities that manifested as anger and spite towards others.

This only got worse once Wasp and Aphid were made trainees and Lily'mist and her brother Sheep'puddle disappeared. Monarch Spider'web and her followers, including Shadow'whisker all claimed that Lily and Sheep had abandoned the Kinship and were cowards. Wasp, had extreme trust towards her elders and the leaders of the Kinship, she was and is completely bought into the Spider'web propaganda. The majority of the Kinship also bought this story, so she believed them because why would they lie? why would the kinship believe it if it want true? They were devastated by her mother "abandoning" her and along with this, the majority of the kinship were now extra judgmental to the kits of the Kinship traitors. This made her want to try even harder to be more like her father rather than their mother.

Wasp feels the judgement of the kinship, and they desperately want to prove herself, she wants to be a respected and great member of the Kinship, she wants approval from the more popular members of the kinship. Wasp feels they are being dragged down by being tied to her brother Aphid, Aphid is considered the weakest of the trainees, and the kits of the Warden, Bone and Ash are often cruel to the tom. Wasp is desperate for Bone and Ash's approval however and as a result is often just as cold and spiteful towards her bother in hopes of proving herself to not be like him. They have yet to win their favor, but this only makes her more desperate.

Basically she's placing blame on the wrong people and becoming a little teenaged monster because of her mommy and daddy issues heh...

Also... Really, deep down Wasp knows there is something off about the kinship, she knows that there is something off about the story told about her mother and uncle... but they refuse to even think about it, she cant bear to shatter her idea of the kinship... and they cant bear the thought of what actually could have happened to her mother.

[omegatheunknown]

AEW Double or Nothing 2021

In which the spirit of WCW is alive in confusing and delightful ways and we are left to parse whether overbooking and extracurriculars are offset by having actually very good wrestling happening at the same time.

- Lessons learned from Revolution on the production side? Maybe just cool it on pyro, though the rappelling adventure in the Stadium Stampede showed some of that now-characteristic 'trust us it'll look better on TV' flair. Hot crowd tends to paper over most woes, and the crowd was pretty hot. My one gripe is that the casino theme is hanging around like yesterday's takeout containers. Nothing wrong with clinging to a theme, I just think it's time for season 2. My suggestion? Under the Sea.

*Pre-Card Serena Deeb (C) v Riho for the NWA Women's Championship (***1/2) - Serena Deeb's star has finally risen. She's a remarkably consistent technician and she can get a match out of anyone at this point. She's working at the level of Mercedes Martinez or Madison Eagles at this point, it's amazing that she was overlooked or considered fit only to be a coach for so long. With the NWA belt she has this new swagger, she's basically everything Tessa Blanchard might bring to the table with none of the downsides (Serena has a lot of friends and seems like a lovely person, even!) - Riho's back and here to stay. Her time in Stardom didn't do much for my evaluation of her, which is that there are many better wrestlers that would be better representatives of the joshi style and she's merely pretty good. - The match was very good. Serena showcased a champion's aggression against a sympathetic Riho, they really work well against each other, Deeb's technical prowess against Riho's flexibility led to a very dynamic finish.

*Main Card Hangman Adam Page v Brian Cage (***1/2) - Here the shenanigans start. Brian Cage is on Team Taz, Team Taz has nothing else much to do tonight, so why wouldn't Team Taz flex their muscles, bait us with HOOK, etc? (Because it would be nice to have some variety in the card in terms of a match where one competitor stands across from another competitor?) - Hangman is (checking notes) yeah, still over as fuck, as befits the Anxious Millennial Cowboy. Cage terrifies me, he's a child's drawing of a body builder. He do be very agile for a man of his immense musculature tho. They match up well, Page is biggish for a flyer, Cage loves to play catch. Nothing much to write home about, other than Hangman's beautiful moonsault to the floor and what was overall a very good curtain jerker. - Okay fine, I am curious about Cage's reluctance to lean on the goons, Starks can't come back soon enough.

The Young Bucks v Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston (***) - I will not be referring to Mox & Eddie as (The) Wild Things because it gives me 'he calls it the wacky line' flashbacks for some reason. - The Bucks have to cheat and abuse Rick Knox's attention span constantly to be on even footing with Mox & Eddie, which is a clever sort of thing that gets washed out by the appearance of LG and Karl Anderson, which again, is cool in a vacuum but was the story of the evening. - Pace was weird - repetitive in eliminating Eddie, then Mox fights back, failed hope spot, Bucks team up, Eddie saves x2/3 in a row. - Mox, unlike Cody (in so many ways,) will probably actually be taking some time off with Renee, which is the kind of thing I would prefer not to know in terms of booking, but they really uh, put him down on the canvas here, and it felt pretty finale-esque.

Casino Battle Royale (n/r, but on the balance pro) - Any changes to the theme of the PPV would likely include changing up the nonsense suit format of these largely joyless slogs. - Obviously anticipating a NJPW talent, or... I dunno, actually -- Lio Rush was a surprise. Got in a quick demonstration of his otherworldly quickness, and you know what, there's probably a fun place for him in AEW. He'll need some friends, of course, feel like Team Taz might fit his temperament. I wonder if he was aware of the Mark Henry news... - Christian does not need to win this kind of match to get a title shot, obviously, but that said it was super lovely to use him to give Jungle Boy the shine. Jungle Boy would be a license to print money if he was even as big as Hangman. - Could register some continued griping about how Penta is not getting his due in AEW but he also literally was dressed as the Joker so I'm low on sympathy on this one particular night.

Anthony Ogogo v Cody Rhodes (*) - I did not like this. It's hard for me to read jingoism as a face move to begin with, and Cody's was egregiously tone deaf and kinda silly yet delivered without a trace of irony because Cody doesn't do irony on purpose, ridiculous neck tattoo aside. - Great argument to be made that Ogogo just isn't experienced enough to be winning matches against Cody. But like, what are we doing here? Cody needs to take some time off, maybe. I thought that's what was happening when he had his mini feud with Penta that really just ended in quick decisive Cody win. I though maybe Cody was being turned when QT and The Factory snapped-- sure, they're a group of impotent player 2s, but Cody is an out of touch elitist with a callous and manipulative streak. Alas, also no. America #1. - Cody is approximately 8 times as tough as Billy Gunn based on his weathering of the one punch man. Match ran a bit long given how little there was to go on. Cody gigged? Quelle surprise. - Cody had the best match on the card like, 3 out of the first 4 AEW events or something, and that was all booking and storytelling. I do hope Cody follows Moxley's lead into a little sabbatical.

Miro (C) v Lance Archer for the TNT Championship (**1/2) - Card's hossiest hoss match, a quick burst reminiscent of a car wreck. Absolutely hit on what it should've hit on but a little slow moving considering it went all of 10 minutes. - I will not complain about Jake the Snake, who I love. And also the gimmick spot, with Miro very astutely yeeting what was definitely a snake in a bag (surely.) back down the tunnel.

Dr Britt Baker, DMD v Hikaru Shida (C) for the AEW Women's Championship (***) - Picked up a lot of steam toward the end but seemed a little toothless (heh) until the last five. - Shida 'deserved' some more time as champion in front of crowds but also it's time to let heel Britt reach her peak, I can't even imagine how obnoxious she can be as the champ, it's going to be great.

Sting & Darby Allin v Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky (***1/2) - Such is the power of STING that I feel like I might be underrating this match... I mean it was an okay match about very simply getting some revenge and the sixty year old man did a very subdued Code Red and a slightly less subdued dive. He's also Sting. They missed an opportunity in calling it the 'Scorpio' Death Drop, but the main takeaway here is you see something like this where it's The Icon and you start to understand why WWE trots out their legends to come out of incredibly still kick ass without bending their knees. - The difference, I guess, is that Sting is absolutely being used to build up Darby Allin, whereas it's not like the fed brought back Goldberg and his attendant aura to pump up... anyone but Goldberg?

Kenny Omega (C) v PAC v Orange Cassidy for the AEW World Championship (****) - Off the top I have to say I'm very sad that the rest of the Galaxy's Greatest Friends were seen only very briefly, nice of them to bring OC's backpack. - Also have to point out that PAC's promo featured one of my favourite jokes, that Kenny must be short for Kenneth as a sort of legal/birth name belonging to a professional wrestler. (See also: Samoa Joseph) - And Mr Cassidy certainly did try in this match, ragdoll sells and all. Kenneth and PAC are absurd talents who bring aerial, power and technical maneuvers in equal measure and OC is not doing any of those on the same level, but he picked his spots, showed his genre savvy and hung in there to the point that he wasn't just the fall guy. - The extracurriculars continue in a match that was already a little overboard for silliness due to asymmetry... I think if you're the Invisible Hand it would've made sense to save up all your tricks for this match, but who am I to question the golden goose? - Sure, Kenny and Don ran the classic heel manager interference spot and taking out the ref in desperation spot but having to take out the ref because PAC wouldn't break the hold is fun, as is the stupid/inspired sense in running the 'smash opponent with the belt' spot four times so as none of your heavy gold prizes feel left out. (I love that AAA Mega Championship, they weren't on TV so we get to see it?) - "Fuck You, Don," indeed.

The Inner Circle v The Pinnacle in 'Stadium Stampede II' (***1/2) - This one had to grow on me for two reasons, first that it's usually pretty unforgivable to co-opt the main event spot from the championship match, and second to law of diminishing returns on dumb gimmick matches. - But grow it did. There's a full on meat locker? Commentary will refer to a cardboard cut-out of Shahid Khan as Tony Khan's father (that's canon now,) and Jericho will lovingly pat it? Konnan happened to be the DJ at whatever night club there is a Jaguar Stadium? Spears surrounds himself dramatically with chairs and his hoisted by his own petard? - Ultimately it comes down to letting Sammy shine. His involvement with the Inner Circle has sometimes come at the cost of being able to showcase that prior to AEW he was an ascendant talent in PWG, on his way to Ricochet level feats of acrobatic excess. Still feel like Sammy could've/should've been the one tossed off the cage a few weeks ago, but even better is being the guy getting the pin in the ring.

[pandapearls]

Pandas When they Pearl idk ive never read it

NOW YOU CAN! On this blog run by chris ( @pandrena​ ) and S ( @servantparent ) we can read it ...together. Or something.

Anyway, this is an OC blog for the webcomic Panda Pearl, which has some chapters ready that can be read here on Webtoons! But first, please take a look at the tws on the about page HERE!!

But what’s the comic about? Heh...well....

Maria is just a girl with purple rabbit ears living her best, ever so slightly spoiled life with her father, training to fight with her brother, dealing with her cat and family servants...And then it turns out she has to go find her uncle, and get something called the "Panda Pearls" from him, and an entire strange truth begins to unravel about Maria's family. This story contains language and minor gore.

but anyway pls promo this blog bc it will be a hub for the rest of the comic! EG doodles and shenanigans and refs, oh my! Also, the character question and answer portions of the comic will probably use some asks from here! send asks about the comic too, if you’d like!

[weeping-petals]

Shadow Rabbit

Word Count - 2,493

The Crystal Gems need to have a talk about their encounter with the hostile Spinel, and send Steven off on a quick ‘errand’ to pick up doughnuts. By the time he returns home, he has even more questions.

“That can’t be right. You didn’t just fall asleep.” Pearl began, promptly when they return to the Crystal Temple.

 The blast of light faded, and each member of the Crystal crew stepped off. Pearl followed close behind Steven, still aboard the ‘you’re wrong and I must be correct’ train. Behind the Pearl, Amethyst made a face.

 “Maybe fell on your head,” the lilac gem posed. “Or got dropped, tossed, hurtled. Maybe a fist collided with—”

 “Would you guys stop it!” Steven burst. He tugged off his hoodie and threw it aside. They weren’t listening, and hastened to judge ever sentence that popped out of his mouth. All throughout the hike back, they boggled him with interrogation of what happened, how he felt. The trio was uncharacteristically clingy, more so than if he had fallen into actual peril. “That’s how it happened. We were sneaking around, well, she was sneaking. I stopped paying attention, and… yeah, it was really boring.”

 Amethyst shrugged. “No, that doesn’t sound like Spine. Try again.”

 Pearl disregarded the coat on the floor (very unusual) and knelt on her knee, to examine Steven once more. “You must’ve suffered a concussion. You shouldn’t have been sleeping, in fact, you should stay awake for the next few hours. To be safe.”

 Steven was at his wits end. “I didn’t FALL! The complete opposite of interesting happ—”

 “I could use some doughnuts,” Garnet blurted. She put a hand on Pearl’s shoulder, stole her away from Steven, and set a hand on Amethyst’s head. The two gems went along with the gesture, grasping a hidden meaning. “Steven, you’re the best at catching doughnuts. Do you mind running a quick errand?”

 This was a universal request to excuse them for a short spell. Steven toed the floor with his sandal and pouted. “Sure. Any special requests?”

 Pearl raised a finger. “Two bakers dozen.”

 Amethyst piped up next. “Filling. And coating. Lots of sprinkles. BACON!”

 “Red and blue,” Garnet wished, clasping her hands together. “You better take the wagon.”

 It hurt a little more than it should have, despite knowing it was gem business. The topic always spooked his dad, but it fascinated the pants off Steven. He should have been a part of it; he was the one kidnapped, but he also wanted to help Spinel. The time he spent in her company (or captivity?) felt like days, though it was only a few hours. The sun was rising on the tranquil shores of Beach City, the denizens emerging from storefronts or meandered their way along the boardwalk to begin opening shop. The Crystal Gems spent a whole day and night out in the forest.

 The wagon was easy to haul off from the beach and to the road. He ventured to the front of the Big Doughnut and hurried inside.

 “I need a bakers dozen! ASOP!” He whooped.

 “Whoa-whoa!” Sadie, opening shop today, struggled with two large boxes of merch. “I barely got the displays set. Can ya kinda give me a sec?”

 Steven immediately chilled. “Oh. Sorry! Forgot what time it was. What time is it, by the way?”

 “Barely got in, if that’s a good ref,” she offered. She set the boxes on the counter and began opening, pulling out pre-packaged pastries. “You’re up early for a Saturday.”

 “So, time doesn’t flow differently in the magical petrify forest. Huh?” Steven tried to sound clever, stroking his chin as he crossed to the counter. “In-teer-esting.”

 Sadie smirked as she rose up from behind the display case. “Magical forest? Time flow? Is this more of that gem stuff?” If Lars was here he would be groaning at her, to not get Steven started. But it was nice to have some positive company while she was setting up, and Steven was always getting into some wild adventures. It kept him out of trouble.

 “It was cool,” Steven enthused, eyes starry. “We – the gems and me – went out to check on this rock forest, where this temple was bein’ built. There were crystal trees, bigger than the city, bigger than the temple and the city combined!” He swung his arms up, exaggerating details. “It was sunset there, while here it was middle of the day! Oh-oh! And there was a gem there! A real gem, like Garnet, Pearl, or Amethyst!”

 “A gem person? Y’mean, other than those gem monsters….”

 Steven broke from his whirlwind showman and gawked. “Why does everyone keep hating on her? She’s not a monster!”

 A loud thump resounded from the counter, likely from Sadie bumping her head. “Hold up, take it easy.” She straightened, rubbing her crown. “I’m going off on all those stories you tell, and the fact the other gems are always fighting these… monsters.” She cast her eyes away, hesitant. “And, aside from you, your friends, and… your mom – I had no idea there were other gems, gem people, around. So….”

 “A bakers dozen! Make that two!” Steven announced. “I have to get back, so I can ask them about her.”

 “I gotcha the first time, kiddo.” Sadie resumed ripping packages and lining up the inventory. “That’s like twenty-six doughnuts, and we’re not officially opened yet. What sort of doughnuts you want? I can go through the boxes and get started.”

 “My dad!”

 Thump!

 “Maybe he knows something about her!” Steven did an about-face and raced to the door. But halted. “Wait, Amethyst might be upset if she doesn’t get her doughnuts.” He did a little dance at the door, indecisive about what he should do and fighting the urge to blast out to the carwash. Even worse, what if his dad didn’t know anything?

 “Yes, do that!” he harped.

 Sadie sighed and dropped her forehead to the countertop. Adorable as Steven was, he sure was a mess.

 “So,” she said, after hauling out the third box from storage. “Did you catch the name of this new gem?”

 Steven sat at one of the tables, swinging his feet under the chair. “Spinel.” He was twiddling his thumbs on the tabletop, focused intently. The crash of the box snapped his attention back to Sadie.

 “Spindle?”

 “Spinel,” Steven repeated. Sadie gazed at him, expression perplexed. “Hmm?”

 “Sorry. I’m sure I’ve heard that name before.” She shook her head. “No idea where.”

 “My dad?”

 “Nope.” Sadie collected up the boxes and made progress on filling up the order. “That’s half my stock. Anyway, I think it was… Sour Cream? Certainly not Lars. I think it was around Halloween, we were sharing creepy stories about stuff that frightened us, y’know, when we were kids. That guy Sour Cream told us about this imaginary friend that was a kind of variant of this crooked man, and he called it Spindle—”

 Outside the Big Doughnut, Steven burst from the doors screaming, “SOUR CREAM!”

 Sadie was not close behind, didn’t catch Steven, and stood at the threshold. “Steven! YOUR DOUGHNUTS!”

 For the better part of the day, Steven raced across Beach City checking every nook and cranny he laid eyes on, every shady alleyway seeking the ‘Cool Kids’. He ventured to the abandoned warehouse, but the nights activities ended hours before dawn. In desperation, he tried hammering away at Lars door, but the father of Lars answered and spoke on behalf of his son that “that boy is still sleeping.” Steven raced off, exploring all the likely cool places the Cool Kids would meetup. He had no idea where Sour Cream lived, let alone other go to hangouts. He didn’t want to race out to the cliff.

 At long last, Steven began a desperate patrol of the shoreline. And there, near the pier of Funland he spied the Cool Kids in the midst of a round of hacky sack. And there was Sour Cream, balancing the lumpy satchel on his knee.

 “Sour Cream!”

 “Huh?” He balanced the sack on his elbow, right before Steven nearly bowled him over. “Brah! What gives—” He passed the orb, and Jenny managed to nab it on her ankle. “I guess I’m taking two!”

 “I have questions! Questions! And you have answers I need! Please!”

 Reluctantly, Sour Cream let his arm get tugged by Steven, and went along with the pre-teen. “I was in the middle of something. Do you get bad reception at your house? Texting is a thing.”

 Steven stalled. Above, the noises from screaming ride goers spilled down as the coaster careened through its track. “That’s… true. I’m used to talking face-to-face though. Heh.”

 Once Sour Cream liberated his arm, he jammed his hands in his pockets. “That’s more direct. I see the appeal.” He nodded. “I can’t help but catch those vibes of tension radiating off you. You got something you think I’ll help you with?”

 “I don’t know.” Steven was beginning to second guess. He was in such a hurry to locate Sour Cream, a task deemed all but possible, he didn’t gather up a good question. Or beginning. “Uh… did you ever know a gem?”

 “Amethyst? Yeah. Forever a long—”

 “No-no-no.” Steven took a breath. And stalled. Amethyst? He shook his head. “A gem named Spinel?” The bafflement that met him was disheartening.

 “Sorry lil dude. Aside from Amy, I don’t know any gems.”

 “Well,” Steven cupped his chin and considered. “What about the crooked creature? Spindle?” At first Sour Cream shook his head, but then, recognition lit up in his eyes.

 “Ooh, yeah. That thing.” He turned his gaze up thoughtfully. “This critter used to hang around the city, I’d see it lurking in the shadows sometimes. Kinda spooked me, but I didn’t get the ambiance it was dangerous.” He stooped on the sand, and began sketching out a face, grin, bent body, and tall ears. “It was sort of like a rabbit, made of ramen. Say, who’s been telling you my stories?”

 Steven didn’t answer. He was mesmerized by the crude picture, and could see how Spinel could be mistaken for a rabbit. Minus the fluffy tail. “Spindle?”

 “Yeah! Er, don’t know where the name came from.” Sour Cream weaved his arm in the air, fish like. “It did this deal, sort of slithered up and down walls. I’d see it, but no one else could. Meh. As I got older, I stopped seeing it. One day, I guess.” He shrugged and stood. “I grew up.”

 The story was very strange, but there was no mistaking what was staring at Steven from the sand. “Thanks Sour Cream. That really helped.”

 “Really? I didn’t do much.” He wiped the sand from his hands.

 Steven waved, as he took off. “That was all I needed. Sorry for stealing you from the game!”

 “No prob. Don’t do anything I would!”

 It was a long hike back to the Big Doughnut. Long, because Steven was halfway to the Crystal Temple, before he realized he’d forgotten the goods. He hurried back to the shop and raced inside.

 “Where’d you go?” Sadie asked, upon coming from the back storage.

 “No time to explain! I hope I’m not too late!” He grabbed the doughnuts, nearly forgot to pay, and went back to the cash register.

 “Too late for what?” she was getting panicked. Steven was sweaty and red, from running around too much in the sun. “Are you okay?”

 “Thanks for the doughnuts! I’ll see you tomorrow!” Steven blew out of the store, nearly plowing into Lars.

 “Crud, what is it now?” Lars barked, scuttling aside. “Don’t they feed you?”

 “I was just leaving!” Steven threw the boxes onto the wagon and took off, leaving a cloud of dust.

 Lars scratched his head. “Weird. Usually he tries to hug me… or something else weird. Sadie!” He entered the shop. “Did you give him caffeine again?”

 “Again!?”

 Racing a second time back to temple winded Steven. He managed to not lose a single doughnut or box on the uneven, and soft surface of the sand. Local seagulls took an interest in his cargo, and a few brash winged beasts pursued prepared to tear apart the precious goods if the boy stopped for the barest of moments. It raised the stakes for Steven’s skirmish back to the home, but he managed.

 “Shoo! Rawr!” He swung his arms at the seagulls, as he unloaded the boxes. They were still following him, gracefully gliding on wind current, while Steven ascended the steps. “AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

 Steven plowed through the screen door. Boxes went flying, a few doughnuts scattered, and seagulls poured in through the gaping portal. “Hey guys!” More seagulls swooped in, settling on the confectionary treats slain in the madness.

 The Crystal Gems gawked with varied stages of horror. Except Garnet. This was not the scenario she anticipated, but it was no less what she would’ve expected.

 “My DOUGNUTS!” Amethyst roared. She shifted form mid leap, and a large liger pounced on the crushed boxes, hissing and swiping at the laughing gulls. One bit her on the nose. “OW!”

 Steven rolled away before he got stepped on. He still had a lone box in his hands. “Salvaged one!” He scampered up and held it out to Pearl.

 “Aw, uh, thank you… Steven.” She took the box and handed it to Garnet, whom just held it. “It took you longer than we expected.”

 “RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR!” Liger Amethyst shook her mane. Seagulls had overrun her, while she competed with them for eating the doughnuts. The birds were stealing the crumbs from beneath her jagged teeth. “THAT’S MINE YOU SEA RATS!”

 Pearl grimaced and clasped a hand over her mouth. Garnet sighed.

 “I think that’s enough of that.” Garnet handed the box back to Steven. “Cover your ears.” Pearl did that for him, but Steven was concerned, and dropped the doughnut container to set his hands over Pearl’s.

 Garnet formed the gauntlets and walked over to the doorway, where Ligerthyst combated the bold avians. She raised her hands over her head.

 “OUT OF OUR HOUSE OF SUFFER MY WRATH!” She screamed. That was it. She was loud, and commanding, and terrifying when needed.

 The seagulls screeched and flapped, vacating the premises in a white cloud. In their wake, feathers covered everything, including a scratched and scuffed up Liger. “ooOow.” Amethyst pawed at the boxes, tears formed in her eyes.

 Steven shifted his head to view Pearl. Her hands went tense, and were uncomfortable on his head. He couldn’t hear, but Pearl looked super upset and paler than usual. He pulled away from her grip.

 Amethyst sniffled. “Nothings left. It’s all gone. Everything. Gone.”

 “Look! We still have one box here! TADA!” Pearl snatched the box off the floor. She barely got the lid off, before Ligerthyst lay siege to the contents. She sighed, relieved.

 Steven almost expected vultures to descend, it looked like one of those nature documentaries in the veldt. Anything would be more pleasant than those seagulls. “Um, so… did Spinel live in Beach City, too?”

 The room went silent, and all three gems looked at Steven. Ligerthyst had crumbs all over her muzzle.