ethersierra · 1 year ago
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It's been over a year since Ethersea ended and yet. There have been... no Amber and Kodira fics rated E... This is... so dire.... so so so dire ... so dire that I may have to do what I thought I never would... but if I don't who will....
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sheyfu · 2 months ago
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in sleepless nights, i find solitude in you
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FEATURING itoshi sae, itoshi rin, oliver aiku, chigiri hyoma, mikage reo, nagi seishiro, and shoei barou
CW oliver aiku
SYNOPSIS what they like to do on sleepless nights with you
NOTE these are hcs and are not reflective of their characters!
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⋆˚✿˖° itoshi sae - hearing you talk about your day
- a mundane, yet intimate moment between you two - he finds it so endearing when you talk about your day and get so passionate about it too - he just loves hearing your voice; the way you speak, the way your voice just sliiightly raises when you’re telling him about some person you abhor (big boy word), and the way you ask him for his thoughts on something you’re yapping about makes him feel like the luckiest guy in the whole world - you both end up not sleeping D: but it’s okay, he’s not complaining because it’s you
⋆˚✿˖° itoshi rin - binge watching horror movies
- you hate him for this. - but at the same time, you love it because he holds you close to him - he knows you’re scared, especially when it’s ass o’clock in the evening (more like morning) and your room’s only source of light is the television. so he holds you tight :D - he has the urge to make fun of you because you’re oh so scared, but he stops himself from doing so because he loves holding you close
⋆˚✿˖° oliver aiku - holding you close to him (in his words, spooning)
- surprisingly, he’s not horny  - i guess bc of practice, he’s tired and he just wants to de-stress and go on about his night without tiring himself out more, you included (LMAO NOT ME SPEAKING LIKE IM GANG W GREEN GALLAGHER) - so he holds you close :D  - and its not like the hold you close and talk about stuff type either - literally the hold you close and sit in silence type with occasional kisses from him :D 
⋆˚✿˖° chigiri hyoma - gossip (okay so some of you probably don't tolerate gossip but gossip culture has been SUUUUCH a big part of my life that i cant help but associate it w chigiri im so sorry you can bitch slap me for this LMAOAOAO ANWYAYS)
- he loves gossiping. he usually has THE ggoat (greatest gossip of all time) - this usually ranges from people he works closely with, or people he knows but that person doesn't know him but for some reason the news reached him LMAOAAOA  - for some reason, he also has visual references??? like if theyre related to texting he has screenshots of their convo???? if irl, he has pictures????? YOU DONT KNOW HOW HE GETS THOSE 😭😭 (based this hc off my friend who has everything for some reason 😭😭) - and most of the time theyre literally so mind-boggling you have to stop him and walk around the room to calm your beating heart down - he also loves using a soundboard while doing so LMOAOAOAO
⋆˚✿˖° mikage reo - slow dancing
- ah yes. the typical rich boy activities. - but like even if he wasnt born in that class (GANG DONT TWIST MY WORDS IM NOT A CLASSIST WLANSISOS), he'd most likely still love doing this (idk theres smth about him that js makes me think he would love dancing) - in the kitchen, dimmed lights, his hands on your waist, yours on his shoulders, herb alpert playing in the background, and his lips on your forehead  - im leaving it at that :))
⋆˚✿˖° nagi seishiro - playing roblox
- typical nagi.  - what roblox games you ask? dress to impress. - he likes playing simple games at night. and those simple games dont include dress to impress :)) - buuuut. he still plays it because the satisfaction he gets from beating 12 year olds outweigh the stress he gets from said 12 year olds - he loves to duo with you - literally caseoh just more nonchalant - he also likes to play those 2 player tycoons :DD
⋆˚✿˖° shoei barou - baking
- his love language is quality time  - and what’s more quality than baking time >:D - hes not someone for consuming sugar at ass o’clock. but he’ll tolerate it bc it makes you happy :DD  - he has those #probakingskillz bc he used to bake TONS of stuff with and for his sisters (HE ALSO BAKES THEIR GIRL SCOUT COOKIES GRAHHHHHHHH) - you also make him wear those silly pink frilly aprons (you have matching aprons but instead of yours being pink and frilly its literally the opposite) 
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why-are-you-still-awake · 4 months ago
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Naruto boys reacting to the silent treatment
A/n: im back from the dead again, my motivation has been completely nonexistent so I’m trying to get back into the swing of things so here’s some hcs!
Warnings/content: general pettiness, nothing :)
Characters: Sasuke, Sai, Neji
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Sasuke
At first sasuke was confused by how you were treating him, what was this about? Whenever he tried to speak to you, you turned away, whenever he tried to touch you and recoiled, he wasn't sure what he did but he didn't like how petty you were for no discernible reason.
He tried to confront you about this but he only got silence, he'd never admit it but he was worried, you were the only family he had left and was unsure how to fix whatever happened because you won't communicate with him.
Eventually a few hours later you come up to him, and just sit beside him. "So are you done ignoring me?" he said, you nodded and laid your head on his shoulder. "Doesn't feel too good does it?" you sked, he suddenly realized you were ignoring him because he's done the same to you before without realization; you were just getting your petty revenge
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Sai
Because of growing up in root he had little to no perceptions of petty things that people in relationships sometimes partake in, so when you started ignoring him he was moreover confused as to why, what did he do? Everytime he asked you something, you'd just stay silent.
He didn't try to confront you about this because he thought it was normal, and because of his silence you thought he just didn't care adding to the problem already at hand. So you started ignoring him even harder and even tried to make him jealous by flirting with other guys, all that you really need to do to fix this is to communicate.
When someone finally points out the obvious tension between you two, Sai finally asks why you've been ignoring at says "it makes me feel not good when you don't talk to me, i'm unsure what i did but let's make it right, okay?" it became obvious to you that he truly didn't know what he did but he wanted to make it right.
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Neji
He had no relationship experience but he knew he didn't like being ignored and was very upfront and honest about it despite your silence, he didn't want to intrude on your space but he did want to know what he did wrong, but that was going to be tough especially when you refuse to speak or even be in the same room as him.
He tried to confront you multiple times to just be met with silence, you didn't even acknowledge his existence so he knew you were serious. Eventually he stopped because he realized that it wasn't getting anywhere and he'd just have to wait out, but he still wanted you to know he cared about you so he'd leave little notes for you to find.
When he was able to finally get you to talk, and you admitted why you were ignoring him, whether it be jealousy, or something else, all you really needed to do was to communicate and your problem was fixed. Neji just wanted things to be right with you, he adores you and wants you to know.
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I cant describe how much I hate this but it’s better than nothing but feels very OOC, but I hope you enjoyed it anyway. Please be patient, I’ll post more quality stuff later when I have motivation. Please go read one of my actually good hcs. Love u <3
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the-s1lly-corner · 10 months ago
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Hiya!! Can u do pomni, jax and ragatha x cold bug reader who makes silly bug sounds plssz:33 tysm!!!!
Pomni, Jax, and Ragatha x reader who makes bug noises!
i wasnt sure what counts as bug noises and what doesnt so i kind of made guesses! hope thats okay anon! writing this between waiting for my bacon to cook so if i lose my train of thought every now and then in my writing thats why </3 todays plans are all wonky since i got stuff i need to do and stuff i wanna do
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POMNI:
probably thinks its an actual bug making the sounds before she realizes its you! a little put off by it but thats only because i can kind of see pomni being vaguely scared of bugs though im on the fence about that one... that said i do think over time she associates those noises with you, and thus, comfort! visibly eases up when she hears you chirping; bonus if sometimes your noises are your version of a purr and you start making them while you two are cuddling. i think she'd just melt right into you... hmm.. given that i already made the purring comparison i like to think she falls asleep against you while you're doing a long drawn out set of chirps, just very slightly vibrating as you do so. very nice very comforting
RAGATHA:
i think she would find it cute! shes only scared of centipedes, after all! loves when you make chirping sounds when she pats your head or gives you scritches... i know you said bug noises but assuming the reader is also bug like, ragatha like scratching between your antennae. like a funky cat! i dont think she would draw much attention to your noises, especially if theyre involuntary; though i think every now and then she might let a comment slip on how she thinks its endearing... hmmm... just dont make cricket sounds at night or when someone tells a bad joke it will drive her nuts/j
JAX:
speaking of cricket sounds, imagine making the noises when jax tells a really bad joke or one of his pranks fall flat. it drives him nuts, but he'll play it off with a half hearted "boooooo" and a thumbs down... you start using it as a subtle means to keep him in line/from going too far with his pranks/j except i think that might actually work though im unsure of the ethics behind that. i think sometimes he teases you for your noises, and i think this simply comes with being with jax but expect nicknames based on your bug like qualities. playfully swats you with a rolled up piece of paper every now and then. might sometimes subconsciously mimic your sounds. cant explain that one i can just see it
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anjelicawrites · 2 years ago
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Paring: Aemond Targaryen x wife!reader
Synopsis: Aemond is being a little shit, his lady wife is done with him. Fill for the prompt “Ugh,baby, I cant- please…” from this prompt list. 
Warnings: blowjob. Wife is older than Aemond but her age is not stated. If you are a minor kindly fuck off. Smut is still going to be here for you to read, but I will not go to prison. Thanks! :)
Aemond is usually extremely mature, most of the time he acts too old for his age; in comparison you, who are older than him, but have always had a bubbly and cheerful disposition, appear to be younger. 
Even behind closed doors your husband acts older than the twenty years old lad that he is. During the first period of your wedding, which had been obviously orchestrated by your two families, he was shy and aloof while you tried your best to make him feel welcomed, even though you didn't know if you would be able to manage a life with him since your engagement had been short and you had met him only once without a real chance to speak with him.
Aemond had been nothing but a gentleman during the whole marriage ceremony and made love to you slowly and gently, a bit clumsily as well, since neither of you had an idea of what you were doing. Even then, when your noses were a hindrance during your kisses, elbows flying everywhere and what? you get cramps during sex?  he didn't laugh. He managed to keep a stern face, while you tried not to giggle and ruin whatever mood you two had managed to create. 
After weeks of painfully slow acquaintance (Aemond’s stiffness didn’t help), you had reached the conclusion that Aemond was a young man with a cunning intelligence, a big heart and a thick wall between himself and the world around him to protect himself from the courtly life of King's Landing. But you liked him and understood that he needed time to show his true colors and decided to give him the space and time. 
He thought your brain worked in mysterious ways, not in the chauvinist sense that women are too different from men to understand, but meaning that he couldn’t always get the twists and turns your mind did to get to a conclusion. That kept him on his toes, but fascinated him at the same time. Your sharp tongue and painfully bright mind made him think his mother had wisely chosen him a good match. Your interest in history gave him something to talk about: he had been afraid you two had nothing in common and was paralyzed by the idea of having to endure a life made of social events and no communication behind closed doors.
He had quickly realized you were trustworthy and loyal, ready to put an united front when in court, all qualities not so easy to find in any daughter of the houses of the Seven Kingdoms. 
You would randomly tell him things about yourself, facts that any other lady would never confess, even under duress but you, in your frank and honest ways, didn’t mind sharing with him, like the fact you had almost ran away with the circus when you were a wee lass and your parents had kept you under strict lock and key up until your wedding day. 
"Would you still go, given the chance?" He had asked you, not surprised by your confession
You told him the truth, that you are too old to pull that kind of stunt, but who knows, if you’ll ever get bored of being a princess, you might just decide to try again. His response was an amused “Hmm” and the request not to do such a thing, or he’d have to send an army after yours truly. You promised you’ll leave him clues, little crumbs for Vhagar to follow. Aemond laughed briefly, surprising you. It is after conversations like this one, that he had let his guard down for you, slowly slowly and gently gently, letting you in, permitting you to discover sides of him he had thought long dead.  
Are you straying from your line of thought? Probably. What were you saying? Ah yes, Aemond is far too mature for his age but sometimes he manages to act like the annoying young man he had never had the chance to be, like he is doing now. 
 It's a slow night. The two of you had dinner alone in your rooms and just the fact that you two didn't have to deal with the political intricacies for a night, had put Aemond in a good mood. Sitting by the fire to read your respective books made him relax; granted, he hasn't lost the broom in his back you are sure he had swallowed when he was a wee lad, but for his standards Aemond is relaxed: he has lost the eyepatch after the servants left for the night, his shirt is partially unbuttoned and his legs are splayed open. The problem is the history book he is reading from; to be more precise, the author Aemond loves and you despise with all your heart. 
Aemond knows this; you have spent more than one night debating about the conceited asshole, your husband defending him and you stating your criticism eloquently and vehemently (Aemond might have started falling for you because of your brilliance. He is not admitting this to himself, so shush!). But tonight your husband thinks it is funny to read random passages out loud, while you are trying to concentrate on your book. 
As previously stated, when Aemond is in a good mood, sometimes he lets his annoying teenager self surface, and the little shit just loves to get a rise out of you; tonight the young asshole even expects you to grumble and go on a tirade, but you are in a pecurial mood yourself tonight. 
Your lord husband wants to read out loud disturbing you? He'll do that to his heart's content. 
You close your book delicately and rise to your feet. Aemond notices your movements without really seeing them. To his trained eye you are not a threat, you are his lady wife who is going to stroke the flames and then go back to her plush armchair; his brain doesn't register you kneeling between his splayed legs until your hands are on his breeches and your are opening the latches. 
"Keep reading" you say freeing his cock
 "What are you doing?" His left hand grabs the armrest while he adjusts himself on the armchair, a hiss escaping his mouth the moment you lazily stroke his cock. 
 "What does it look like, husband of mine? For someone so smart, sometimes you are as dense as a wall of brick" you say and lick the head. 
 Aemond hisses again and his hips move on their own accord, but you stop the movement with a firm hand on his hips
 “Here’s the rules - you say while lightly caressing his cock with the tip of a finger - you keep reading, I keep pleasuring you. You stop, I stop” 
 The black of the iris has already devoured the lilac and his breath is shorter than before. Oh, the power you have on the man who rides the bigger dragon in the Seven Kingdoms: you are not really stroking his cock and he is already painfully hard and ready to go.
 From the way his jaw sets, you know he has accepted your challenge, but his hands are shaking on the leather cover of the book. He tries to school his voice as your hand wraps firmly around his cock and your tongue darts to lick the tip. 
With a firm movement you position his cock so that you can start licking from the base up, long strokes using the flat of your tongue, again and again, until you decide to slowly, oh so slowly, take him into your mouth: you want him to feel every inch of his cock being sucked and worshiped. You can hear him reading on, his voice still controlled but some moans are definitely there and you redouble your efforts sucking your cheeks in to create more friction. This seems to do the trick as he grabs the book tight and lets out a long moan of pleasure, and doesn’t continue with the task, so you stop and stare innocently at him who is bent over, eye closed and breath short. You delicately push him backwards, until is back is again against the plush chair, the way he stares at you would make another person run away in terror, you just laugh in his face and grip his balls gently
 “I’ll make you pay for this” he spits out
“I don’t think your beloved author has written this - you smile and give his head quick kitten lick - you brought this upon yourself, valzȳrys”.
 Aemond grits his teeth and starts again, but this time his voice is not as controlled as before, it breaks with every stroke of your hand and every lick of your tongue. You eye him from your position and you see the white-knuckle hold he has on the old tome and decide to finish him off. You slowly gather him again in your mouth, cheeks hollowing, until he meets the back of your throat; you keep him there, trying to control your gag reflex as he struggles to read on. When he seems to have gained a bit of command over himself, you swallow him down and he screams, his torso smacking violently against the seatback as you keep him there, massaging his shaft with your throat.
You have almost ran out of air when you hear him beg
 “Ugh,baby, I cant- please…” as you release his cock and he comes violently all over your face.
 The book lies long forgotten on the floor as he tries to regain his strength; you stare at him, licking away as much of his seed as your tongue can find. 
 “You shouldn’t have done that” he says as he tries to grab at you, but he is still so fazed that he slips on the floor and you easily straddle him, your hand around his throat, squeezing delicately
“You were saying?” you whisper against his lips as you feel his cock trying valiantly to react.
 Aemond puts one hand in your hair to push you down to his lips, to kiss you passionately.
 This was supposed to be a quiet night in, let’s all say goodbye to that.
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crguang · 3 months ago
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Hi dear!! How are you these days? Hope you are well. Welp, I've never interacted with anyone on the ask box so pardon me if I make some mistake. I realize ur event has ended, but I just wanna share my thoughts hehe, hope this makes your day brighter.
Imagine that Reader is a florist, and Acheron shows up everyday to ur flower shop just to buy a mini flower bouquet. She said that she loves flowers and wants to put fresh flowers in her living room. *Ofc she lies to you, she just wants to meet you and support ur little business*
One day she bought a big bouquet, no- HUGE BOUQUET. you're asking innocently "ohhh what's the occasion? Do you want to give it to someone? Ur friends graduation? Wedding?"
Once you hand the bouquet to her, she immediately gives the bouquet back. You're so confused, but after a long silence, Acheron finally has the courage to speak, and she asks you to be her girlfriend. AW HOW LOVELY *cough* anyway, that's all from me. This is very Acheron behaviour... Welp, at least for me. It also suits Kafka tho-
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HELLOOOO i love getting asks and answering them, im always up for people sharing their thoughts with me so dont worry about the event ending! this idea is so wholesome😭
i think acheron would only know a thing or two about flowers and the rest she learns from you whenever she comes by. she’d learn flower language with how frequently she’s asking for bouquets and you’re telling her that different occasions mean different bouquets, yadda yadda— she takes notes, asks for a bouquet one day that is clearlyyy meant as a confession of love and when you compliment her knowledge, asking her who it’s for, she just hands it back to you. she’s holding her breath and getting slightly worried the longer the silence stretches between you but your brain cant compute that this hot, considerate, absolute puppy of a being basically just confessed to you. you take the bouquet with a flustered smile and of course you’ll go out with her she couldve just asked… acheron singlehandedly boosting your sales cause shes pining is so cute i love her so much
also please do not let me get started with kafka and flowers. that woman knows them and she knows them WELL. she loves flowers like are you kidding? they fit her definition of beauty perfectly and she’s associated with red roses everywhere— she almost knows as much as you do, she just buys them in bulk to watch you carefully assemble each bouquet with that pleased little look in her eyes. you kinda hate her at first because shes working you to the BONE. but it’s not often you get to talk about plants with someone and shes hot and seems interested in whatever you have to say so you start looking forward to her (very irregular) visits… her bouquet is a lot more subtle, unlike acheron she wouldn’t put flowers like honeysuckles or daffodils that mean unparalleled/everlasting love because she can’t guarantee that and, well, it’s kafka. she’d never be too on the nose, she’d put flowers that remind her of the qualities you have and hand you the bouquet with a self-assured smile, watching intently for your reaction. at first youre a little confused because it’s a very personalized bouquet, so what it’s meant to convey isn’t obvious. you know the meaning behind every flower, you just dont immediately associate them to you until she says something like “it’s you.” …….ERROR 404. i’d die on the spot
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darishima · 2 months ago
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BONESY BONESY HIII BONESY
remembwr when i said this
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i am home now!!!! here is a pic of both shelves
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its a little messy n not well lit.. shelves are a little disorganized too especially the bottom two but its fiine ! lucky star shelf i showed you before is third down on the left. im gonna take better pictures to post here and on mfc once my sega power figure comes in and i move my toga and midari sections around
basic explanation, starting from the top on the left shelf: -combination toga and midari section, with my full ohshc manga set in the back -jiro section, with all my mha manga -lucky star section <333 -misc section, largely demon slayer, w assorted manga -another misc section, kinda where i stuck my least favorite figures LMAO im sorry guys right shelf: -mostly one piece section, partially disgaea section -yamato shrine plus kakegurui section runoff -mainly my edward shrine plus funkos lined up along my tokyo ghoul + tg:re manga sets, but my NSO section is slowly growing. plus miku -hxh section! mostly meruem, komugi, and neferpitou- theyre my 3 favs. couple misc figures next to them too -red box on the right of the lowest shelf is where i stash all my weed LMFAO isnt it a genius spot.. nobody would ever look or suspect. im soo smart.. anyway rest of that is misc manga and its kinda cluttered just pretend you dont see that
speaking of midari and toga sections! here are closeups of both !
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midari section is currently cramped and messy.. usually has kakegurui manga behind it (hence the empty spot) but hunter is borrowing the first few volumes rn so it looks sad and empty :( need to move the midari section to another shelf because it and the toga section next to it are getting too large to coexist on the same shelf anymore they need more room. and speaking of toga section
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wonderful angel.. also getting crowded mostly because banpresto always makes giant ass bases which take up lots of space on shelves </3 take a hint from pop up parade bp your base game SUCKS.
also just now realizing how BADLY tumblr annihilates quality... pls click on the pictures nd zoom in i promiseee they are better quality than that pls..
here is my jiro section !
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gets a whole shelf all to herself (except for the dabi figure.. who is my bookend). im on a quest to get every single (non-gk) figure of jiro EVER made and so far i am missing seven out of sixteen :( most of the rest are trading figures and funkos except for the bellfine scale figure which is hella expensive.. like $100+.. but she will be mine eventually. here are the ones im missing
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top 3 are trading figures, middle is still on preorder i think so it cant be mine yet , jst need to track down the other two somewhere. on the bottom are two of the funkos which are easy to buy but i dont LIKE having funkos and i dont WANT them but because its jiro i have to buy them anyway :/ im just putting it off. i almost ordered the first one the other day but decided to wait for the price to go down a bit. middle one is a gamestop exclusive thats bundled with a t shirt and i could easily buy it rn at, yk, gamestop, but i dont want the t shirt so i gotta buy th funko individually off ebay. last pic on the bottom is the bellfine scale, found it for $90 on a site recently when it usually goes for $120/$130+ so hopefully it'll be mine soon!1 anywayy sorry 4 yapping.. just love jiro will collect all her figures 4ever. wish i could do that for toga but she has too many :( 62 compared to jiro's 16 :( anywayyy more shelfies
the midari section was formerly just the kakegurui section but i had to boot these 3 figures out cause they wouldnt fit:
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mary nendoroid (which i got for a STEAL at $28 unopened, they usually go for like $70 or more), plus mary and yumeko pop up parades (they are holding hands). and next to them:
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yamato section! my beautiful prince yamato! the angle of this one sucks.. wtv. the big figure between the manga is the most expensive figure i've bought so far at $45, not counting the kangel L pop up parade figure i preordered for like $64 (doesnt count cause i dont have it yet). and SPEAKING OF KANGEL...!
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kangel pop up parade!!! i got her yesterday!!! and the goodsmile bonus p-chan (the sad kitty)! put her in front of my nso manga + switch game, im so so happy i got her :3 and i'll be even happier when i get the kangel L figure, which is wayy bigger and imo prettier
anywayy hope you liked my yappings bonesy if you see them n read them.. ^_^ and also anyone else who saw this on their dash and checked it out,, sorry for clogging your dash :(
figures are my passion my love my light my one true joy.. would love to answer any questions u have about them ever. need to take more closeup pictures also bc its so hard to see details in that shitty ass full shelf pic i took.. will take better pictures another time <3 shldve taken a closeup of my hxh section its so good,, or my edward section,, oh well
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t4tails · 8 months ago
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I’ve mostly read the 80s comics with their original versions, haven’t seen the show, but imo in that, raven comes off as way more autistic than kory.
theyre both equally autistic the episode "switched" is a near perfect metaphor for the differences and similarities between low and hyper empathy autistics. however in the show at least, i cant speak for the comics, starfires lack of ability to understand slang and metaphor, her earnestness and how she stuggles with that are on show for pretty much every single episode that focuses on her, really making her autistic qualities stand out in comparison to raven whos most notable plot surrounds her father, while her qualities that make her relatable to autistic viewers, like her introversion, take a backseat. so personally id say starfire deserves the autism poster child of teen titans 03 label a bit more than raven
tldr dont pit two bad bitches against eachother but in this incredibly specific scenario, just based off the things ive seen, i would still stand by starfire
also i think you could make autism arguments for cyborg robin and bb too. especially robin. i just believe stafires to be very in your face
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bmpmp3 · 3 months ago
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ive loved it since i first heard it in project diva x years ago, but listening to Tsumi no Namae again (with slightly higher quality headphone audio rather than my vita speakers <3 ) i didnt realize just how crazy the production choices of this song is. wait hold on lemme hashtag musicpost for a minute. im busting out the timestamps
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immediate tone setting. bagpipes??? or something like that right out the gate which is wild. clock winding, gear crunching, and real human woman whispering (i think in english but ive never been able to find official lyrics of that section) as well <3 im a sucker for using human voices with synth voices i think it adds a lot of neat texture
the instrument choices lean into a fantasy musical-esque soundscape for obvious reason (the whole song is basically a little original fable or myth type story complete with trickster goddesses and breaking fate's curses etc etc) but the composition is plenty pop rock which is a fun juxtaposition im always a fan of but like SPECIFICALLY those drums that start around a minute in. im not sure what it is, the speed? how loud and hard the drums are? it works so well to give it a forward momentum while also being a bit uncanny. maybe im just imagining how tired the drummers arms would be hitting at that speed and with that amount of power for this long........ but yeah it gives it this unexpected, sorta otherworldly feel, like its just a fraction of a fraction faster than you'd assume. theres like hints of clapping and stuff in there too i think? so much all together but so so so good
and speaking of how tired those drummers arms would be, i do love that this song is six and a half minutes, i love stuff over 5 minutes like YES i am going to waste SO MUCH TIME staring into space and listening really hard (i like to listen to songs on loop <3 half an hour is gonna go away in just a few plays) i love love love love love it
1:38 mark THE BANJO????
1:43 ouuhhhh that we-will-rock-you-type boom-boom-bap-type clap-clap-stomp percussion. ouhhhhhh yesssssssssssssssss.
1:50 the banjo and the flute are now making out in the background. they are making out sloppy style
2:00 there's like this drum breakdown thats incredibly poppy and rock-y which also goes back to the like fun blends of instrument choice and composition
2:23 am i crazy or is there like a tiny tiny little bit of like a static sound as a piece of percussion in this quieter bit... love a mix of fantasy with digital artefacting
2:45 IS THAT A HINT OF SOME MANNER OF BASS INSTRUMENT IN MY LEFT EAR I HEAR..........
3:50 WHAT is that little sound near the right.... it sounds like one of those medieval instruments but i cant remember which one.... and the banjo has made a return
3:58 THE BASS COMING IN ON THE LEFT
4:35 okay the whole bridge section is crazy but first of all. the dynamics between the deep bass-y sounds going between the two ears.
4:40 and what on EARTH is THAT. like a glitchy static-y bit of vocals going on both sides. AND the flute-y sounding thing is going NUTS up there
4:45 and this is what always makes me lose my mind. that really REALLY deep, circular, almost string sounding instrument? is that a god damn hurdy gurdy. i dont know much about instruments can you tell...... BUT for real that like again adds this haunting, extra bit of synthetic uncannyness to the medieval fantasy fable story
5:18 WHAT is that long like droning sound. is that also bagpipes. whats that classical piece thats supposed to teach you how to differentiate the parts of an orchestra. i need to drill that in my head im fighting for my life out here. ANYWAY those background notes with also these bits of like chattering? people talking or playing?
5:24 RANDOM BIT OF MEDIEVAL VIOLIN
6:08 and ending off with the glittering little chimes.... awesome
i dunno just holy shit man. this song goes everywhere it wants to. theres a banjo.
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captn-trex · 18 days ago
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these are my re-scored Revenge of the Sith clips!
the quality of sound is not toooo great just because it is the nasty midi sounds from the notation software i use (sibelius the love of my life and bane of my existence) but you get the picture. listen with headphones to hopefully hear all the little background bits!
I'm gonna do some musical yapping too so strap in (or feel free not to read it lol)
first clip:
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and just the music on its own if you want to hear better...
alright so this one's pretty simple. in it I set up two themes that reappear in the next clip, and a hint at another. I'm gonna name these so I can keep track. the first bit of melody you hear in the horn is hinting at what will later become the 'tragedy' theme, then the harp comes in and the first main melody of this clip is presented - which i'm going to refer to as the 'brotherhood' theme. it's basically just a positive melody that portrays obi-wan's trust in anakin at this point in the film, and anakin's appreciation of obi-wan's teachings. you know, friendship, love, all that good stuff not present in the next clip lmao. also it turns minor when obi-wan mentions the council... I will let you take that how you will. Then as obi-wan is walking away, the strings bring in what i'm calling 'anakin's fall', which is a pretty simple and stagnant theme that's at this point hinting towards his downfall in a more melancholic way than it's presented in the next clip. I guess the journey in this clip is that the 'tragedy' surrounds their 'brotherhood' and the 'brotherhood' becomes twisted by the jedi council, and then that brings about 'anakin's fall'. broadly speaking. that being said...
second clip:
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i hope you can watch this??? pls let me know if you cant !! youtube says it's blocked because of copyright (fuck you disney i'm just tryna have fun) but it looks like maybe that just means I can't make money on it? which i didn't want to anyway, it's literally unlisted ffs. if not, here's a link to the dropbox file:
and just the music...
I'm really gonna try and keep this short but... there is a lot to say.
right, so it starts with this kinda building tension bit, but it's not really a theme so I'm not gonna call it that. it goes between major and minor, good and bad, obi-wan and anakin, you get it. first bit of what i'm calling the 'conflict' theme (the main melody of this clip probably) is when we see padme on the ground. it then turns into a repeating figuration that's the background for the 'anakin's fall' theme (kinda in a duel of the fates way if you see the vision). then for a while it's a lot of building tension, pushing forwards, action-ish fighting music with interjections of the 'conflict' theme, and 'anakin's fall' is played when he strangles obi-wan, and then there's a more obvious, full orchestra version of the conflict theme, followed by an altered version of the tension building stuff from the beginning. then it's a more subtle section, slipping in and out of different versions of the 'conflict' theme in the brass and then moving into 'anakin's fall' in the strings, which then (omg i'm sorry if this is hard to read i'm so bad at explaining) goes into the big 'tragedy' theme as they come together with all the lava and whatnot. basically it's just supposed to present how sad it actually is, and that while it is a fight scene, that's not really what it's about, it's about the tragedy of anakin taking this path and the breakdown of their brotherhood. anyway after that it kinda repeats some stuff, does some altered versions of other stuff, instrumentation changes of already presented themes, blah blah blah... and thennnn when it cuts to anakin we get the 'tragedy' theme again. I think the music fits really nicely around the dialogue here tbh. some instrumentation changes of previous themes again blah blah, then a simplified chordal version of 'anakin's fall' for 'i have the high ground' because the dialogue is *chef's kiss*, and then it's just high strings when he's chopped his legs off, which I think gives it that tragic feeling, being played against his screaming in pain. speaking of tragedy... the 'tragedy' theme comes back!!! lol, this time it's solo cello backed up by close harmony french horns and interjections from the harp, and this is absolutely my favourite bit. cello reigns supreme. anyway then right at the end it descends to a really low note in the double basses and the 'brotherhood' theme from the first one finally returns! (as he's saying 'you were my brother anakin') though it's minor and twisted and played between piccolo and solo violin. you know, the tragic instruments (bc I say so), I really just wanted it to sound lonely basically.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
anyway, I don't think it's perfect, I don't think it's genius, but I'm really proud of the work I did here. I had a lot of fun making these, and might do more star wars re-scoring in the future :)
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oh-cramity-its-amity · 4 months ago
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real! I used to love her (ts) but she feels very different than she used to. I’ve listened to phoebe bridgers a bit, she was good just not the type of music I usually listen to. Boy genius and Lucy Dacus are both amazing tho. They for sure deserved to win Aoty, or sia
sorry for how long this got??? i just started writing and oh whoops....
anyway- THATS what ive been saying about her unfortunately. its like after folklore/evermore things genuinely changed because of all the fame and popularity. people werent criticizing her anymore and instead overly praising her.
which isnt bad! i do think she deserves praise over folklore. the marketing of it being a suprise album was very clever too. but i think before those folklore there was a sense of criticism that people had with her music that kept her wanting to innovate it.
i have a strong believe that social media's algorithms are failing artists to innovate pop music in the same way than 00's pop music did just because of how much less artists have to lose now with their brandings. i once again bring up artpop by lady gaga and how much she lost for her idea???? and now??? gaga was really fucking killing it. her music had such creativity and passion put into it that you can SEE her drive in that. (also to know i didnt understand artpop as an album until MUCH later in my life)
but taylors lack of needing to innovate her sound due to her popularity and lack of criticism really has just shown how much her music has come to decline in quality. if you see the transition between fearless and speak now. those two albums. she TOOK the criticism that she "couldnt write her own songs" and literally flipped that narrative to write that entire album herself. and to me? arguably speak now is MY favorite taylor album.
and the transition between speak now to red to 1989 to reputation. theres SO much that happened in that sense of time. theres different sounds that make those albums what they are. 1989 was such a creative endeavor for her because it was her first step into pop music. i think was also her first time working with jack? now people say her decline on music is his fault as a producer but i dont believe his role had gotten bad until midnights. (i saw people discussing clairo's sling album because he produced it. but THEYRE WRONG. SLING IS GOOD AND HIS ERA OF BAD PRODUCING HAPPENED IN 2023(?) i forget when midnights came out ugh thats how many taylor albums we have gotten ffs)
but the breakaway and challenge 1989 gave really set up for reputation. she disappeared because of all the hate. and i think while I DONT SUPPORT that type of treatment because no one should go through that type of mental low... that really set her into a space to create more fluidly and with more passion?
lover- people will say was a flop.. and ill admit too... cruel summer?? shouldve never ever became a single. it was better as a hidden gem. but lover was good for the majority of songs!! there's still passion in it.
it was just that after folklore/evermore it felt very.... underwhelming and not like her at all. the quality slipped so so off the page. it just feels very recycled and unnecessary. especially like i said the fandom doesnt help with overconsumtion and she really truly should use her platform for more. the economy being in shambles and yet she wants to charge $700 for a concert ticket. (nothing bad if like someone WANTS to go but its genuinely ridiculous because inflation shouldnt BE like that).
not to even cover merch??? why is it so high?? shouldnt you want it to be accessible to your fans since you have so many?? vinyl prices are ridiculous but WHY is a hoodie almost $100. im sorry but like why 😭. cant we just charge $60 again?????
anyway all that to say that after the evermore era her music genuinely slipped off. im just thankful that the speak now rerecord didnt get BOTCHED as high hell. i have opinions about the vault tracks because the entire reason was to include tracks from that era and yet its like your smearing shit onto a perfectly wonderful painting and saying "look yall!! i added to this!!" wrong. wrong wrong wrong. idk. 1989's vault tracks just made me mad. it felt so unlike the vibe of what 1989 was???? and slut was NOT written at the time of 1989. come on.
timeless though off of the rerecord for speak now.... i will defend that one with my honor. i genuinely am glad speak now's vault tracks didnt get horrible treatment. i like that she kept the solo writing with the entire album. adding on fob and hayley's collabs as a callback because i really remember seeing videos of her singing sugar were going down and thats what you get during the speak now tour. it just felt like a full circle moment for that. fob's collab couldve been better but im glad it wasnt like... bad.
stilllll think matty's collab couldve been iconic on slut. even if i hate 1989's vault tracks as a whole... the 1975 does have good music. I KNOW. controversial yeah. anyway. hes got talent tho.
i found phoebe during 2020 when i was listening to a bunchhh of different artists (the 1975 too yeah). but punisher found me and i used to not be able to sleep due to anxiety/insomnia back then and i would listen to that album for months to just SLEEP.
i have a closeee bond with it. its like my favorite if not a close second of my favorite album of all time. its just really interesting?? also really valid that its not your type of music either. i just hold her stuff close. also did a english assignment on smoke signals' lyrics. i remember that. i got to say "fuck the cops" in the assignment and felt very proud of myself LMAO.
in terms of lucy- i for some reason never have gotten around to listening to her stuff?? even though i know i need to and should?? i just always somehow forget. many people have told me to but oh man i forget.
glad we can agree that they deserved album of the year btw.
sorry for the LENGTHY reply but yeah!! i might be forgetting to talk about something but askinf about my special interests (music) will always give you a lengthy answer.
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borgorbelly · 1 year ago
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HELLUVA BOSS S1E8: Queen Bee [MY PERSONAL ANALYSIS/OPINIONS]
hoping these two become the “unlikely” opposite super bestie duo
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despite Loona’s guarded persona taking Bee’s tone over her words I really have hopes that they’ll grow closer.
LETS DECONSTRUCT SOME FACIAL EXPRESSIONS SHALL WE?
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sorry for low quality first pic lets just dive in
okay wait but can we talk about how crisp their facial expressions are? like idk im amazed at how expressive they are for lil animations *sob*
OKAY so as @bibluebutterfly so perfectly highlighted it in a post that wont let me link for whatever reason so im using a screenshot:
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I may be reading Beelzebub wrong but I think she’s pretty genuine. Tone-wise she comes off bitchy but I think that has more to do with her character design being the “HBIC” or popular party girl. Her words matter more than the tone of voice they come off in IMO, and during the episode her words and actions show kindness and genuineness (is that a word?).
Her sin is gluttony, so she’s for funsies, for what you want. Throughout the whole episode we see Beelzebub being pretty much a perfect hostess, making sure everyone is okay and having a good time. Bee also alerts Loona of Blitz not doing well - which, lets be objectively honest here- anyone would want someone to do if their loved one is clearly not okay at a party. So W for Queen Bee on that one.
the only time she gets “spicy” so to speak is when Loona took her words the wrong way and got spicy first. She also is shown apologizing to Tex for being that way toward Loona. though i do hope we see a future scene where they acknowledge this and it sparks their friendship or something.
I do think that the “spat” between Loona and Bee was just a simple miscommunication. Loona took Bee’s words differently than Bee meant them. Beelzebub literally meant Blitz was “not okay” emotionally/on an energetic level. NOT that he was a “not okay” kind of guy. and, at no real fault of her own, Loona took it in a hostile way because of her traumatic history. She’s looking for threats everywhere as a safety precaution, and is being self destructive in the process.
I’ve been seeing discourse about the lack of dimensionality to the writing of the female characters and while it didn’t originally cross my mind i do totally agree and want to acknowledge that here. i’m praying that they’ll fix it by giving us a beautiful friendship between Bee and Loona that is vulnerable and multidimensional and fulfilling. maybe even a lil fruity lmao. i love Tex and Bee together tho don’t get me wrong, i’m just musing atp.
also honorable mention to this post by @stolitz-is-endgame that for some reason again i can’t link:
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okay so that wasn’t really an analysis of the whole episode, just of the parts that’ve been taking up so much of my brain space. but yeah those are my thoughts. apologies if im just saying things everyone thinks/knows i am just excited and love this show and cant hold in my thoughts any longer.
pls if you have anything to add leave a comment!
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nahalism · 7 months ago
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Hey. You mentioned once, in one of your answers that you would be lying if you didn’t mention that you think a relationship between a female and a male has a certain special energy about it and i wonder if you’d mind to elaborate on that a bit? I want to follow up on your thinking
love to you, only love
hey angel. sorry it took me so long to reply to this but honestly i was scared to touch on the topic out of the fear that what id say would get misconstrued/become ammo for damaging arguments. i think before i answer i have to put the nature of the response i gave in context. the individual whose question i was replying to was basically asking me if i thought there was a basis for homosexuality being a mental illness/defect, rather than a valid form of relationship/interaction, due to the fact that humans are wired to procreate and preserve life, thus not doing so = being defective.
as someone queer, whos been raised in an african & catholic household, ive had my fair share of grappling with my own sexuality. my point was less about hetero relationships having a 'special' energy, and more to do with fleshing out my own struggles with my sexuality, how i came to grips with it, and as a consequence how i now think about relationships and the role that sexuality / romantic union plays in the role of our larger human purpose.
now this is super reductive because it uses gender and prescribed societal roles to explain a situation where honestly, i dont think gender matters. imo people are just people, and love is just love. but for the sake of presenting the point i was trying to make metaphorically : lets say a man is represented by a line, a woman is represented by a circle, & a non binary person is represented by a square. a man (line) and woman (circle) come together and create a triangle (the symbol for the conjoining of two opposites and creation of a child). in creating this triangle they may have created something two circles cant create, two lines cant create or two squares/a square and *insert either* can or cant create. that capacity for creation is specific and unique particularly in its ability to draw in and anchor life into this world. spiritually speaking, the conjoining of those forces creates a specific energetic blueprint, that cant be replicated, and that has great value. it literally opens a portal that creates life and anchors it on earth. when i say it cant be replicated what i mean is — e.g, when i was with my ex it broke my heart that id never be able to carry a child that was genetically both hers and mine. —NEVERTHELESS! children are not the only things that human beings birth!!! whilst a line and circle can create a triangle, two lines together can create a cross! two circles create a toroidal field! two squares a rectangle or even (diagonally placed) a star! each has a spiritual signature/blueprint, and thus its own value and ability to create something unique.
— the central and most important point i was trying to make being: not everyone has the same desires, the same role to play, or the same purpose. we're not here to learn/enact the same lessons. nor are we here to teach the same lessons to others as the next person can teach. so whilst one person may find value in exploring the path of creating a triangle, there is equal value that can come from creating a star. love, tolerance, empathy, compassion, peace, joy, harmony. these are also things human beings can give birth to and cultivate. without those qualities, what kind of world would those children be born into? if there is a god (the notion original anon was grappling with) i can imagine it would find value in challenging us to be more tolerant and more loving. not simply for the sake of making mini extensions of ourselves, as beautiful as that must be, but in order for us to love and truly see the nature of all things in creation around us. how can someone be loving of the earth & whats in it or tolerant of the difference they find once they explore it, when they cant expand their mind to conceive of a man loving another man.
do you get where im going with this? idk. i hope it makes sense. its 5:32am -_- lol. gonna sleep. love u too <3
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theprinceandthewitch · 1 year ago
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I was sitting here thinking about why Sampo sounds so effeminate in the Japanese dub and why he reminded me of a bisexual male character from Ouran Highschool Host Club. In OHSHC this character is portrayed with a... I dont know how to describe it other than a "feminine way of speaking" because he's not straight AND he crossdresses for work. Sampo talks in a similar way to him - it's that way of speaking you always hear from anime male characters who arent straight.
But I couldnt figure out why I made that connection immediately, because these character's are completely different and have different functions within their stories.
AND THEN I remembered how the word  両刀遣い "ryoutoutsukai," is used as a slang word for a bisexual person but also means someone who is a two-sword fencer.
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Sampo duel wields swords during battle... I've also heard that this term isn't really used in a positive way either - basically it's used to imply a someone who has unfaithful qualities about them. Basically someone who is disloyal and a cheater. Which doesn't exactly fit Sampo... because you know, we arent dating him. But he is very wily and he uses an "idiotic" persona to hide his true personality and intentions while he pulls the strings behind the scenes. So it's like...
oh...
Oh okay, that's interesting. Honestly I love stuff like this because it makes you wonder what Hoyoverse sends out to the dubbing teams and how each dubbing team has different ways to portray the character.
Another example of changing his character in subtle ways is the "museum theft "Mr. Cold Feet" quest, when you reject Sampo's offer he calls the MC 자기야 [chagiya] in the Korean dub, which means babe/honey and is a word used between couples. While in the English dub he calls the MC brother/sister, which doesnt sound nearly as smarmy as calling the MC honey/babe when they choose to turn Sampo in to law enforcement. I've also read that the Japanese dub is also flirtatious but I'm not familiar with "flirtatious" Japanese words, so I cant tell if he's being flirtatious or not. And I have absolutely no understanding of the Chinese language, so LMAO.
But yeah... very interesting... thank you Japan I will be taking this bisexual representation idc if he's evil or whatever <3
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redpandarascal · 5 months ago
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man, you cant be using the library computers to go on Russian dating dot com.
because it speaks to a quality of life that suggests you ought to be euthanized ought of mercy- oh god he chuckled to himself. He might be winning the war between the two of us energy vampires. Initially, I was feeding on this, but now, I think it’s draining me dry.
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hellyeahcheer · 1 year ago
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Okay,
I can't write it because I cant write A/B/O, but I have a hellcheer idea...... Writers?
Premise is dis:
A/B/O, but it’s really rare to be an alpha or an omega. Most were run out of the south back in the 40's - 70s. Any A/Os were scented and ostracised. This is the main root of Chrissy’s mother’s hatred towards her, believing her to be ‘cursed’ and ‘dirty’. So Chrissy has no idea she's an omega, but her mother and Jason have both suspected it. They have decided to explain everything after marriage, but keep her on strong suppressants, which are now illegal after a new law is past due to the fact that they're highly toxic, even life threatening.
Chrissy stops taking her suppressants, unbeknownst to Jason and her mother, because they’re making her feel extremely sick and depressed.
Meanwhile, Eddie is a closeted Alpha. His uncle never even speaks of it. No one has any suspicions because he's on strong suppressants (the main reason he became a dealer- reefer rick offered to give the high quality suppressants to him for free if he worked for him)
After Chrissy's suppressants seem to cease working, Jason goes to Eddie to buy more. He gives them to him in his trailer.
That night, Chrissy is extra clingy with Jason on their date at the diner, liking the scent he brought back with him from Eddie’s trailer. This sends Jason into a rage, but he can’t tell her why. 
Eddie had followed him to see who the suppressants were for- seeing him out on a date with Chrissy. He had no idea Chrissy was an omega, but their scent before heat is subtle, and the dose of suppressants were high, but are now- he's noticing- wearing off.
Eddie and Jason have a stand off in the diner, Jason wrestling him outside to tell him Chrissy decided to buy them, but didn’t feel safe buying from Eddie.
So Eddie leaves them to their date and goes home.
Chrissy finds Eddie the next day to see what happened between him and Jason. Eddie tells Chrissy everything. He tells her what Jason bought. He tells her she's an omega. He tells her the 'vitamins' she's taking are going to kill her. But he warns her not to stop taking them cold-turkey.
Coming off the suppressants cold-turkey (depending on how long you've taken them for) makes someone (borderline) insane. It completely messes with their hormones and coming off them makes someone extremely hormonal, emotional, and can even make them ill enough to be hospitalised. Two days after Chrissy stops taking them, she turns up to the hideout in her pyjamas in a 'euphoric episode' to see Eddie. She starts her heat with Eddie (without knowing he's an alpha)
Eddie still has to hide from Chrissy that he's an alpha, he doesn't want to make her feel scared, but at the same time she needs medical intervention. She's been on suppressants since she was thirteen, so the coming off is dangerous for her. Any time Eddie offers to take her to a hospital, she's forbidden him from telling anyone.
I'm not sure how it ends, but the whole time he's helping her (and slowly dying inside because being around her is torture) he doesn't tell her the truth until the end.
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