#i get it finishing beloved things is so very hard you're like what last bit of preach can i squeeze in here? was it sufficiently hammered i

[divinekangaroo]

Finishing the Dark Knight and cannot stop laughing: Nolan's ability to finish a movie is like Sting's ability to finish a song.

[fumikoshi]

Hey ! Can I request for Teacher Gojo x Student reader , where she falls in love with him in her first year, and Gojo clearly notices that but didn’t say anything because it was a really a big ego boost for him when she would follow him around like a puppy. So she confessed to him on her graduation day , third year but got rejected because she was his student. She was of course heartbroken but tried to move on by dating some random sorcerer. This bugged Gojo quite a bit and confronted her, things got escalated quickly from there. As for the ending I will leave it to you, however you want.

𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐭

✧ Chapter two

✧— SUMMARY; You confessed your feelings for your teacher Gojo, but he rejected you. He only saw you as a student. That's what he told himself until he saw you hanging out with another guy.

✧ — CONTENT; teacher x student

Fumi: I will publish the 2nd part soon, and I would love it if you could tell me what you think about this chapter in the comments. I love to see your comments <3

''Sensei... I-I know it is wrong b-but... I-I can't help my feelings... I-I love you... please accept my feelings''

You were standing in front of him with a box of heart-shaped chocolates, your head bowed cutely, cheeks flushed. You waited until the class was completely empty to confess to him, you were too embarrassed to confess to him in front of the other students.

You wondered if he would accept your feelings.

Meanwhile, he had a big grin on his face, of course, he knew all along that you had feelings for him, and it brought him great satisfaction.

You made it very obvious: the way you started to stutter when he was around, the way your cheeks flushed, the way you started to play with your hair, the way you followed him like an abandoned puppy...

You were so cute.

However, he couldn't accept your feelings. You were his student, and far too young for him.

"Awwwww~! Y/N-chaaan, I'm flattered that you feel this way. And who wouldn't fall in love with me? I'm rich, handsome, charismatic, and strong~''

Gently, he cupped your cheeks and pressed them together, as if you were a child "You're so cuuteee, and I care deeply for you as your sensei."

Finally he let go of your soft cheeks and put his hand on your head. And he spoke calmly.

''But, unfortunately, I cannot accept your feelings, Y/N-Chan. Aside from being too young for me, you are my student. And I'm afraid this is not appropriate.

Your cheeks flushed with embarrassment, your eyes filling with tears. "Sensei... I'm sorry... I thought...

You couldn't finish, the rejection was too much for your young heart to bear. The tears slipped free, rolling down your cheeks as you trembled, and your grip on the chocolate box tightened.

 You felt humiliated, your heart heavy with disappointment. Gojo watched you, feeling a pang of guilt

He can predict what's going to happen. You probably will be sobbing in your bed when you get home. Even now you were trying so hard not to sob.

But he couldn't accept it, you were too young and inexperienced in love. He thought that what he was feeling couldn't even be love, just a crush. After all you are just a young girl and it is not easy to name your feelings.

Slowly, you lifted your head and looked at Gojo with tear-filled eyes

Just one last time

To beg him to accept your love.

"S-Sensei, I love you! Really... I-if it's for your career, w-we can keep it a secret... Please..."

Instead of giving you the response you desperately sought, Gojo just smiled and ruffled your head, treating you like a beloved pet.

"No is no, Y/N-Chan~!"

He tilted his head to the side and said;

''And it has nothing to do with career. If I wanted to, I could do it, no one could interfere with me. Because I'm the strongest and they need me.''

Your heart sank deeper. he doesn't want you...

He leaned down slowly and whispered in your ear as he took the box of chocolates from your small hands.

"And thank you for these sweet chocolates, Y/N-chan~ You know your sensei's weakness for sweets, don't you? How cute~"

Gojo opened the box and took out a piece of heart-shaped chocolate, examining it before popping it into his mouth. He smiled widely at you, his eyes crinkling with amusement.

"Wow, these chocolates are delicious, Y/N-Chan! I guess the rumor that things made with love are delicious is true."

He smirked, giggling as he closed the box. His gaze met yours, and he noticed how dejected you looked, holding your skirt, your head bowed, and lips trembling.

He smirked, giggling as he closed the box. He took in your forlorn form, he noticed how dejected you looked, your head bowed, trembling lips, and you clutched your skirt tightly.

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow in class, Y/N-chan."

With a final wink, he left the room, leaving you alone in your heartbreak. 

 As the door closed behind him, you let out a sob and fled the classroom, your heart aching, and your spirit crushed.

The walk home felt excruciatingly long, the tears streaming down your face as you recall the rejection. You should have known that your sensei could not return your affection.

Back in your room, you climbed into bed and cried until you fell into a restless sleep.

Months passed, and Gojo carried on as if nothing had transpired between the two of you. His gaze never wavered, his treatment of you remaining the same as on the first day.

A part of you embraced this familiarity, appreciating that he didn't let your confession affect his relationship with you. Yet, another part of your heart ached, longing for the transformation of his eyes from mere teacher-student affection to something deeper, more profound.

Your world was shaken when a new student, Ryōta, entered your midst. Gojo introduced him with great enthusiasm, and as your eyes met, Ryōta offered you a warm smile. In that brief moment, you appreciated his handsomeness when his lips curled into a smile.

Meanwhile, Gojo noticed the way you looked at Ryōta.

He didn't know why, but suddenly a feeling of uneasiness came over him.

This feeling was not for him

He didn't like this feeling

It didn't take long for you to form a bond with Ryōta. He was kind, gentlemanly, generous, and unknowingly helped you mend the heartache Gojo had caused.

You began to like him, and naturally, your time with Gojo diminished. You'd be by Ryōta's side during recess instead of seeking Gojo's company.

One such day, the bell rang for recess, and you and Ryōta stood up, preparing to leave the classroom. However, Gojo called out to you, his tone was as cheerful and playful as ever, and he had his signature grin on his face. He was sitting cross-legged on the chair watching you.

"Y/N-Chan, aren't you going to ask your perfectly knowledgeable sensei new things about curses~?"

You flashed Gojo a smile, dismissing his inquiry. "Sorry sensei, I'm going to spend some time with Ryōta-kun. Maybe I'll ask you later!" Your gaze shifted to Ryōta, your tone brimming with excitement. "Let's go, Ryota-kun!''

You left Gojo behind, oblivious to the turmoil his rejection had caused in him. You'd rejected him in a way, your preference for Ryōta evident. Gojo realized that he no longer held a special place in your eyes, just another teacher. Your eagerness to be around him had waned, and you no longer followed him like a devoted puppy.

This feeling of being ignored gnawed at him, strange and unsettling. He didn't like how comfortable you seemed with Ryōta or how you laughed with him. The thought of holding hands, perhaps more, filled him with jealousy and a sense of loss.

Ah, what a headache.

[kokorosfanfics]

here there uh am I allowed to request a oneshot of a shy!fem reader pegging Teruteru? maybe during the beginning of it she’s very hesitant and nervous about it and just have Teru reassure him and comfort her about it, and maybe at the end have her just bury her fact in Teruteru chest because she’s kinda embarrassed & but Teru just supports and reassures here? (Sorry I couldn’t think of anything else and not very good with wording things, hope this is ok- ;w;)

Yes you can, dear anon. I'm happy to see new requests again while I'm finishing the old ones. It keeps me hopeful about the resurrection of this blog. -Mod Kokoro

Teruteru Hanamura Being Pegged By Shy!Fem S/O

Here you were, hovered above your beloved Teruteru. Strap-On equipped, lubed up, and ready to go. You began to slowly enter him. You were always shy and nervous, and this was no exception. You hadn't done this sort of thing before, and you desperately wanted to do it right. You didn't wanna hurt him, and you didn't wanna disappoint. Teruteru must've sensed your nervousness, because he reached a hand up to cup your cheek.

"Don't cha worry sugar dumplin'.~ You're gonna do real good. You're already doing very well.~" Your lover reassured. His face was already flushed. He was enjoying being filled.

You simply kissed him, before slowly beginning to move in and out of him.

"Ahh.~ Jus' like that cher.~ O-Ohhhh so good.~" He panted.

You took that as a cue it would be okay to speed up a little. You had your hands placed firmly on either side of him, while looking down at him. Your face felt really hot.

"Oh yes my dear!~ Faster.~" He purred with a wink. He began to hold onto your shoulders for support.

You began thrusting at a faster and harder pace. Back and forth, in a rhythmic motion. Teruteru began to have a nosebleed.

"Oh my love!~ I feel so, so good! Oh don't stop this now, it feels so wonderful!~" He cried out in ecstasy.

"T-Teru.~ I love you so much.~" You whispered into his ear.

"Oh I love ya too darlin'. You wouldn't believe how much I love ya!"

You went faster. You ended up going deeper inside him, making him moan out in even more pleasure.

"Darlin'.~ I'm close.~" He moaned.

You kissed him on the lips passionately before speeding up as fast as you could. You felt him call out your name into your lips, before he came.

You stopped so you could both relax for a moment. Both of you were panting from what you had just done. You still felt a bit nervous, and immediately buried your head into his chest.

"Aww, is my little sugar dumplin' still feeling shy?" He chuckled.

He began to ruffle your hair, and gently caress you.

"We had a good time, and you did amazing honeybun. You don't gotta worry about a thing."

"O-Okay." You nodded.

Teruteru pulled you in for another kiss.

"You up for another round darlin'?" He asked.

You nodded. You began to slowly pick up the pace again, moving the strap on some more. You ended up going deeper than you did last time.

Teruteru was actually pretty noisy. He didn't hold back his moans, and they sounded beautiful. He reached up to cup one of your breasts, and bring it close to his mouth. He began to suck on one breast while he fondled the other. He's making sure you both get pleasure.

"Mmm~" You moaned softly. Teruteru was great with his mouth, swirling his tongue around your nipple, and he could leave soft bites without hurting you.

"Ahh~ T-Teru~" You couldn't help but fuck him even harder.

The hand on your other tit began to softly twist and pull, squeezing and squishing.

You plunged deeper into him, and you knew he felt it from the gasp you felt on your breast. You were hitting his prostate perfectly.

You continued your pace, realizing he was close to his next orgasm. Before you knew it, he came undone once again.

Teruteru began to pant pretty hard, and so did you.

"That was..... Wonderful..." He breathed out.

You face planted into his chest again, still feeling the heat in your face. Teruteru brought a hand up under your chin, making you look at him.

"Now, how about I penetrate you this time.~" He spoke seductively, before he flipped you over.

You were gonna have a good time, and Teruteru would make sure to fuck the insecurity out of you.

[bodrewritten]

Daughter of Discord Rewritten Chapter 1: Big News

The best part about waking up each morning was seeing her sleeping beside him. He stared lovingly at her tiny figure breathing delicately. He reached out his eagle claw to stroke her silky pink mane.

Had they really been married for four years already? It was hard enough for him to believe that they had gotten married in the first place, that after eons of loneliness, he had fallen in love with the most beautiful mare in the world, and she returned his love. Seeing her each morning reminded him that he had not dreamt it.

She stirred in her sleep and slowly rolled over to face him. Her adorable teal eyes fluttered open.

"Good morning," he whispered.

She looked up at him and smiled. "Good morning. What time is it?"

He checked the wiggly-handed clock on the wall. "Oh, about a quarter past nine."

"Oh, I should go feed the animals."

She flipped onto her back and attempted to rise, but he stopped her by pulling her closer to his body.

"I'm sure they can wait," he said lowly.

"Discord…"

"Alright, if you insist." He snapped his fingers. "Done! Now you have plenty of time!"

He tightened his grip on her. She shook her head.

"Discord, I'm going to have to get up eventually. I have to meet the girls at the spa this afternoon."

"Yes, but in the meantime…"

"Do we have to go through this every morning?"

"Can I help it if I want to spend as much time with you as possible? Can I help it if I love you?"

"No, I suppose not."

"Besides, you were rather sleepy last night. You deserve a break."

She sighed in defeat. "Alright, but just a little longer."

As he kissed his beloved wife, Discord concluded that life could not get better than this.

10:30pm

"So how's the married life, Fluttershy?" Rarity asked as the spa ladies placed two ice cold cucumbers over her eyes.

Pinkie Pie let out a cheerful cry as she did a cannonball into the herbal bath, landing in between Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, but as they flinched, bracing for the impact of cold water, nothing came. Her splash was merely a droplet.

"Yeah!" the pink pony chimed, popping up from the water. "What's it like being the Lord of Chaos' wife?"

The yellow pegasus blushed. "It's wonderful. Things have been going great between us."

"So the romance hasn't faded yet?" Rainbow inquired.

"Oh, not at all! Discord makes every day memorable. Last night, he took me to see some fireflies. Oh, it was magnificent!"

"Aw, that's so sweet!" Pinkie Pie swooned.

"But seriously, you guys don't get bored of married life?" Rainbow pressed on.

"Rainbow, you're married to rarity and Applejack. You're a wonderbolt. You have ADHD. Everything gets boring to you!" Twilight laughed while getting a hooficure.

Rainbow Dash shrugged and giggled. "Ya got me there!"

"and let me tell ya, a moment's peace is worth a million bits with a three-year-old filly runnin amok."

Rarity and Rainbow nuzzled her from both sides. "Darling, I wouldn't want it any other way!"

Twilight blinked nonchalantly and said "I don't think I'll ever really find some pony to settle down with."

"somepony will come along!" Pinkie cried.

Twilight kept reading as she snickered, "I'd hope not. I don't really like that sort of thing." She went back to reading her story, War of the Worlds.

"my question is, what's going on with spike?" Fluttershy questioned. Twilight finally looked up from her book.

"The little guy's getting older," she said, as her hooves are being polished. "I'm pony terms, I'd say he's about 10 now, not a baby."

"And he's not getting the greeds?" Rarity questioned, her face mushed around by a cold gua sha.

"not to my knowledge, he's been extra careful about that. Besides, he loves giving gifts and whatnot. I wonder who taught him that..." Twilight smirked as she leaned towards a beaming Rarity.

Suddenly, Fluttershy grew very hungry. "Hey girls, can we get some lunch after this?"

Everyone agreed and as soon as their treatment was finished, the six friends went to the café. After the waiter had brought their food, Fluttershy made a surprising request:

"Do you have any pickles?"

He raised an eyebrow. She had ordered a plate of peaches and dairy-free cream and a glass of grapefruit juice.

"We do, madam," he said, "but won't pickles ruin the dish?"

"wait, like-fried pickles?" Pinkie asked, gasping with excitement. "Bring some for me too!"

The waiter shrugged, smiled, and returned a few minutes later with a full pickle, and some fried. Fluttershy snacked on the pickle with the meal, as her friends looked at her bewildered.

"Uh, Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash said.

"Fluttershy, are you okay?" Twilight inquired.

"I don't know, it just works. It's a good combo if you think about it..." Fluttershy explained.

"But all at once?" Pinkie Pie asked. "It's too early to get our food freak on!"

"I'm telling you, that's what I'm hungry for."

Pinkie slapped a hoof to her forehead. "What WAS I thinking? It's never too early! Hey waiter, can I get some spaghetti, caramel, hot sauce, and catfish?"

Their friends cringed as they began to scarf down these strange combinations.

"Fluttershy!" Rarity exclaimed. "Table manners, please!"

The yellow pegasus shook her head, shocked at how she was behaving. Then she wiped her mouth with a blush.

"I'm sorry, girls. I don't know what came over me. I've been feeling strange today."

"No kidding," Rainbow said, staring at what was left of her recipe.

"So other than your peculiar appetite," Twilight said, "how else have you been feeling strange?"

"Well," Fluttershy pondered. "When I got out of bed this morning, I had a terrible cramp and I almost fainted on my way over here."

"Have you been sleeping alright?"

"Yes. Actually, more than usual." She yawned. "For instance…"

"Fluttershy, wake up!"

Her eyes snapped open. "Huh?"

The cowgirl began wiping her face again. "You sure you've been sleeping enough?"

"More than enough. I fell asleep at six last night and woke up at nine this morning."

"Maybe you're overworked?"

"I don't see how. Discord's been feeding the animals every morning for five days straight. I'm anything but overworked."

Rarity suddenly put both hooves to her mouth in astonishment. Her eyes were huge as she asked Fluttershy slowly.

"have you... dreamt of fish in the last few days?"

Fluttershy tilted her head to the side before answering with a befuddled yes.

Rarity exploded in a fit of giggles and exclamations, how proud she was and how fun this will be.

"Maybe we should take you to the doctor," Twilight suggested, confused at Rarity's reaction. "We should see what this is all about.

Rarity spoke with not a hint of uncertainty:

"I know, without a shadow of a doubt, exactly what is happening!"

Discord sat vacant in the living room, pony-watching through the windows of his "creativity studio." There, he did whatever he wanted, without rule or regulations. It was an affront to all forms of science. He created a castle around himself, brutalist and imposing. From his throne, he watched as a stumpy stallion walked through the gates, past his guards, and towards his feet. The gates flung open again to reveal Fluttershy, his queen, before she was sat by his side.

"Discord, I have exciting…" Fluttershy trailed off when she saw the artificial visitor. "Oh, I did not know you had business. I suppose it can wait…"

"Nonsense!" the draconequus said, waving his paw. "Come here, sir."

Discord ran his finger under her chin. "I'll be with you in a moment." He turned back to the stallion. "So let me get this straight. Your village was attacked by parasprites."

"Yes," the stallion nodded.

"So what do you want me to do about it?"

"Discord," Fluttershy warned.

"It's a simple question," her husband said innocently

"All our crops were devoured," the stallion explained, "and we have no food to last the winter! Seeds yes, but they won't grow in time..."

Discord hummed. "It is no concern of mine whether or not your family has... What was it again?"

"uh... Food?"

"HA! You should've thought of that before you became a peasant!"

Fluttershy crossed her hooves. "Discord!"

His face became silly as he gave the fake pony a pretend Barrel of artificial food."

"Yeah, yeah. You can send me a gift basket if you want."

Once the door was shut, the draconequus snaked his arm around his wife.

"y'know, ever since I've met you, I don't like playing dictator. Not that you've ruined it, but rather I don't want to be cruel anymore."

He pressed his lips against hers before she could say anything. She took a moment to kiss him back and was wrapped up in the moment.

"I hope you didn't miss me too much while I was away."

"I counted every second until you came home..."

The couple kissed once more before Fluttershy remembered what she needed to tell him. She pulled away begrudgingly.

"Actually, honey, there's something I need to talk to you about."

He chuckled. "Why would you want to talk when there are so many more interesting things we could do?"

"It's important!"

He sat down next to her. "Oh, alright. What is it you want to talk about, my angel?"

She laid her hoof on her tummy. "See, I went to the doctor's today…"

Discord gasped. "The doctor's?!" He touched her forehead. "Are you ill?! Is it serious?! How many months do you have left to live?!"

She laughed. "Discord, I'm not…"

"Oh, the most epic and lamentable tragedy! What worth is surviving every day without the light of my life!"

"But I'm not…"

"So what is it? Prion disease? Lynks disease? Tuberculosis? ZOMBIE INFECTION?"

"Pregnancy."

"Oh my gosh, it's worse than I thought!" He paused. "Wait-Run that by me again?"

She shook her head and then looked up at him with a bright smile.

"I'm having a baby."

Discord blinked. "What?"

"I'm already two months along."

"B-but…you…me…us…baby?"

She nodded. "You're going to be a father."

He stared at her for a moment and then scooped her in his arms.

"Oh, honey, this is wonderful!"

Fluttershy laughed. "I knew you'd be excited!"

"Excited? I'm thrilled! I was beginning to think it would be biologically impossible for us to have a baby! But then again, with love, anything's possible!"

As he hugged her, a strange thought occurred to him.

"What's it going to look like?"

Fluttershy shrugged. "Does it matter?"

"But…what if it looks like…me?"

"I don't care. I'll love our baby no matter what it looks like, and you will too!"

He smiled brighter than ten thousand suns as she embraced him again. She's right, he thought. Though he loves this foal, as does she, the world might be more complicated for them...

[thisliminalspacedaydreams]

Hey, Mar! Since you've reblogged my post about the ask game, I thought I'd give it a shot.

I've read a lot of your amazing fics, but the first one was Echoes in Eternity and I will always love it, so I wanted to ask numbers 2,3 and 17 about that one.

Answer what you're comfortable with and have a nice day!

Hi!

Oh my god Echoes in Eternity my beloved first jump into fanfiction as an adult. My hiatus child. My forgotten baby in the corner. Actually this might bring me back to it. Let's go have a snoop!

2- What is your favorite paragraph from EoE? Is there a reason it’s your favorite?

I actually got a little stuck with this story a while back, and introducing Panville gave me so much energy and passion. This passage (the first paragraph, but the entire thing actually) is still vividly imprinted in my brain. I would write it very differently now, but I think you start to see my special voice come through here, and it’s really special to me 🥹.

3- What is the most amount of research you’ve done for the smallest detail? What was the detail and how much time/effort went into researching it?

For EoE, I planned so much. I have 2 entire notebooks of information about gladiators and gladiators fights and working in the roman army. I read Gladius: The World of the Roman Soldier, The Gladiators - Historical Novel: A Tale of Rome and Judea, and I read a book about ancient fighting techniques. I’ve never really used much of it, because I ended up not expanding in the way I thought I might do, but the entire gladiator/werewolf system was fully fleshed out before I even started the story. I started researching in June and started writing in September. I have… so many notes on the Hogwarts Gladiator system, I could write a “The world of EoE” sidefic.

I think I really had this illusion of grandeur when I started, that it would be a book in 3 parts, and I just didn’t think that I’d… lose interest? I easily read big fics (150K+) and kind of thought that EoE would be that, and that I would spend a LOT more time in the Dome having Hermione really get into the ranks and the entire system. But then I just wasn’t really… I could tell I wasn’t going to be able to finish, that I would lose interest too fast, so I made a few changes. I still plan on finishing the last 2 chapters, half of one is already written. But it’s hard to wrap up a story you’re no longer fully involved in, especially when you know there are a lot of people waiting for that update. I don’t want to disappoint, so I’d rather take my time.

17- What does your editing process look like?

I have a lot of flaws as a writer, but my two main ones is that I don’t know how to write a satisfying ending (finishing anything is not a habit of mine), and that I don’t know how to write a scene either. 

I often tend to write the entire dialogue, with the most basic, boring stage direction “he looks”, “he shrugs”, “he turns”, and then I go back and try to make it bearable for you guys. 

Green and I also tend to send each other bits and pieces of stuff and go “does that even make sense”, because we tend to get lost in metaphors.

I also put a lot of placeholders because I’m French and can’t always remember the word I’m looking for.

And sometimes I have stuff like this and it’s up to me to then remember what the hell I was talking about:

Scene : “You think I didn’t know about your sneaking into my library?” “Library?” “Books.”

But generally speaking I’ll sit down, write the entire draft of the next chapter in one go, and then spend either hours, days or weeks adding in the forms to make it pretty.

Thank you for the ask and for bringing me back to Echoes 🥹 my beloved forgotten child.

[catonatrain]

Hi, I hope you're doing well ! For the character ask game, what about Momoi Satsuki with 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 12, 16 & 23 ?

thank you for the questions !! finally able to finish this since i was a bit busy !!

everything will go under the cut because i ended up writing like a very mini essay

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

she is my daughter !! i rlly love the love she has to offer to the world !! and most importantly, i love her passion for basketball as well -- i rlly enjoyed how integral she was to the teams she was a manager to due to her data collecting, and how those analytical abilities made her a force to be reckoned with !! in conclusion, that's my girl !!

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

ok i do feel like i answered that in the last question, so i'll add that im absolutely so endeared by the fact she nicknames many people :] honestly kagamin and midorin are amongst my fav nicknames from her... think kagami and midorima won there

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

i don't have too much experience with the fandom -- since i got into knb in mid 2022 and rlly have only interacted with a few ppl on tumblr and my friends -- but from what ive seen, i rlly love the amount of love ive seen !! most people ive seen like her a lot and support her !! even those in other fandoms (looking at my beloved a3! fandom the most) -- when momoi's on polls (ex. @/girlygirltournament, @/girls-in-love-bracket, @/pinkandbluebracket) there's always a lot of support for her !!

quick fun fandom thing -- i do want to say that in the pink&blue poll, an alliance was made with a3! fans because both a3! fans and knb fans were super supportive of each other and had a fun competition and ever since then... they have been brother in arms 2 me...

and of course my favorite is still @/pinkhairswagtourney where we arranged for muku (the a3! pink haired boy ever, i even have a little can badge of him) and momoi to tie and be a team together !! and then they won the whole tournament... being able to beat madoka :D and i like to think it is bc of our shared love for charas

(also to anyone reading this, i think you guys should vote for a3! charas when u see them on polls)

THIS GOT REALLY LONG but essentially, momoi is very loved from what ive seen and even to those outside of the knb fandom and that is smth i like a lot :>

8. What's something the fandom when it comes to this character that you despite?

again, i don't really interact with fandom, but i can guess (based on most fandom patterns) that there are people who likely ignore her in favor of the other (most likely male) charas and that'd make me :(

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

i like to think she and takao will eventually become besties and have a very fun group with midorima and kise

16. What's your least favorite ship for this character?

i assume this question excludes ships you would have no real opinion on (so probably some pairs where they dont interact that much -- even tho i have shipped charas who have very little interactions it all depends on the vibes...)

anyways that makes it a tough question for me !! i personally do prefer aomine and momoi to be platonic, but like. i get it. theyre childhood friends who love each other a lot. inseparable... their bond is just very special to me...

this ended up being me talking abt how i like aomine and momoi's bond but i think that's ok even if i basically didnt answer the question because like. after writing all of this im like... yeah its not my least favorite but i already committed to writing this much

23. Favorite picture of this character?

THIS IS SO HARD... i love so many momois in da world... but ill choose this one for now because she looks soooo happy in it !! look at her smile, she is everything to me...

[fahye]

Hey! I really enjoyed the Last Binding books, and I am dying from impatience for A Power Unbound! I'm also a writer (unpublished), and I was wondering about your stance on posting info about WIPs on tumblr. I haven't done it yet, and I'm hesitating because I don't want it to be stolen. At the same time, it may be good to interact with others about my story, and maybe start to build a small community of potential readers. Do you think it would be a good idea, or that I should refrain until I have a contract with a publisher, or at the very least an agent?

oh boy. this one got long.

if you're mentioning agents and publishers then I assume you're hoping to be traditionally published, so my advice is based on that. (if you're looking into selfpub then that's a whole other ballgame, about which I don't know a great deal.)

it's very very normal and natural to want to interact with people about your WIPs. you want the story to feel finished and real. you want a tiny sip of a sample of how it might feel to have other people read your beautiful complete book and come and tell you their feelings and thoughts.

(it's also GREAT procrastination from the really difficult part, which is....writing the damn book, editing it, and grimly entering the querying trenches.)

but I don't know if tumblr, or any public social network, is the place for it.

I'm assuming you're not talking about putting entire chapters online. (bad idea. BAD. publishers are strict about what counts as prior publication of a story, and unless you were a viral selfpub sensation they usually don't want something that's been published - even in part - online.)

if you share all the details about the plot, or even a really killer hook of a premise that you're proud of: yeah, you do run the risk of it being stolen, and maybe that person writes faster than you and gets it out into the publishing ecosystem first. likely? probably not. possible? sure.

the other half of the argument is arguably even more important, albeit a bit depressing: you're not going to build a community on tumblr of potential readers of an original idea. especially one that doesn't yet exist. or that does exist, but perhaps will never be available for them to read, if the agent/publisher thing doesn't work out.

the exception to this might be if you already have a community of readers, and you're okay with your fandom and authorial personas being directly linked. perhaps you do! perhaps you're a fan writer with a following of readers! in which case I don't think there's any harm in being open & excited on tumblr about the fact that you're also working on original things and hoping to pursue publication.

here's my advice. you can make and post all the aesthetic boards and fun memes and spotify playlists your creative heart desires! do it for yourself, to keep yourself excited about the story. don't hang your heart on anyone else caring about your beloved blorbos yet.

and find a community of people at your career stage. I had a lot of friends who grew up in fandom with me and who were making the shift to original work at the same time. and one day a tumblr friend (hi @english-mace!) DMed me and offered an exchange of beta-reading for short stories, when we were both at the stage of being largely unpublished. and she then invited me into a small groupchat of early-career sff writers who became a great source of support and advice and indulgent listening to me enthusing about my blorbos and wailing about the tribulations of the tradpub process.

sometimes you're lucky. sometimes it's just a matter of asking your best one-or-two friends to let you bounce ideas off them and give you a little confidence boost. and sometimes you have to go looking. there are discords and slacks and facebook groups out there for aspiring writers: find a few, and go digging for your people.

I hope you find a community to share encouragement and joy with, anon. it's so, so hard to be at the stage of being halfway up the hill and bursting to share.

but you're still only halfway up the hill, and only you can get yourself to the summit. keep climbing. pause sometimes and make a beautiful gifset if it makes you happy. and then keep climbing.

good luck!

[peachymilkandcream]

Love marks and bdsm with aftercare ❤️❤️

Levi x Evelyn -> Shock Therapy Part 2

(A/N: So as the title states this is going to be part 2 to Shock Therapy and I lied, these requests have helped some but Afton's freaking sexy self is at the forefront of my mind. [I am deranged and like psychotic older man sue me] This one's also short because again I am side tracked beyond belief :P)

WARNINGS: noncon, dubcon, manipulation, domestic abuse, yandere themes, forced marriage, forced pregnancy, stockholm syndrome, violence, mind breaking, misogyny, etc.

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Levi's hand was secured to her behind as he asked her the question, his breath in her ear as he waited for a response, or lack thereof. Whether her whole body was shaking from previous pleasure or from fear he didn't know or care really. He was going to give her a reward as promised, although he had a feeling that he would like it more than she would.

"So, are you ready my love?"

She shivers, not liking the look in his eye, but if it meant getting this awful thing out of her, it would be worth it in the end. So she follows him upstairs, not fighting back as he throws her onto the bed, pinning her down. Her hands were secured over her head using his belt, his breaths heavy and laboured as excitement grew.

"You're so fucking beautiful.." He hissed directly into her ear, making goosebumps rise on her skin. "My wife..." In the midst of his passion, the way he called her his wife was filled with such tenderness.

His affection only lasts a moment or two, before his teeth sink into her neck, biting and sucking hard. She cries out in pain but that only seems to fuel him, giving way to bite after bite. When both sides of her neck were covered it only made him want more, moving to her collarbone, then breasts. Her skin because flushed with dark red spots, some places with little droplets of blood from where he bit too hard.

Satisfied, he grabbed Evelyn's waist, flipping her onto her stomach and forcing her hips up. The slight friction rubbing against his dick made him groan into her ear.

"So ready for me, so ready for me to take you."

She didn't utter a sound, earning a slap on her ass. That caused a gasp, leaving behind it a bright red handprint. When he saw the mark desire gleamed in his eyes, choosing to land a slap on the other cheek. He could get into this, hell, he could even find a way to brand her. The thought made his dick twitch, aching to be inside of his beloved.

Levi put his hands on Evelyn's hips, pulling her onto him all at once. With a groan from him and a whimper from her, he pushed her off before pulling her on again. Each thrust felt like it was in her stomach, especially when he stopped every so often to push all the way inside, pushing against her womb with such force.

"You like that don't you? Feeling me so deep inside you, sucking me in that cunt like the greedy bitch you are." He slaps her again, and again, turning her from pale white to bright red.

His fingers came down to pinch her clit, causing her to scream in pain and try and pull away from him. But his hips kept her securely on him, only giving her a moments peace when all but the very tip were out of her.

"This is what you get for sucking me in, taking me for all I have, making me cum inside you so early."

Pushing in all the way he finally climaxes inside her, filling her with warmth. She was burning and stinging all over from his brutal assault and her body, but at least it was over. When he finally pulled out she could sigh with relief that now he was finished with her.

He took a minute to clean himself off enough before staring at her with his hands on his hips, as if debating something. Soon he motioned for her to following him, when she didn't comply immediately he pulls her up by the arm, carrying her to the bathroom. Once there, he sets her on the toilet while he runs the bath, testing the temperature with his fingers. The whole time his gaze was on her, daring her to make a comment or look away.

Satisfied with how full it was and how warm, he lifted Evelyn with the greatest care and set her down, following behind soon after. The two sat in silence, every so often Levi would wash her back and hair, his gentleness a shock. It wasn't like him usually, what she had done to deserve it, she didn't know. The change was welcome of course, even though it was unexpected.

They stayed there for some time, his fingers gently massaging her as she relaxed. "I love you my sweet little wife." He muttered.

[sugar-omi]

honestly all that was sooo what i needed to hear rn bc a girls been STRESSED so thank you <3 😭

i'm gonna major in biotechnology! i went to a votech and that was my trade there and i loved it so i wanna continue studying it. not totally sure what job i want yet so i don't know how much schooling i'll do but yeah! :D

BIOTECH??? THAT SOUNDS SO COOL N SO COMPLICATED please i literally had to google that shit bc idk what it entails but this is some big brain shit, n all i gotta say is good luck n i am cheering you ON!!🎉🫶🫶

although i think you got this in the bag already. anyone with the balls to do something so advanced. is a very smart n strong person. from what im reading on google this is some really cool shit, no matter what direction you go with it. n you have your work cut out for you, but i know you got this!!

so don't doubt yourself!! you got this!!! your brain is huge n you are powerful!!!!

n of course!!! i figured saying something like that would help with anyones anxiety, because really, its the pressure (even if they're not actually pressuring you) and the overwhelm of questions and expectations that make the future so stressfullll

*ramble utc because i... cannot help yapping i guess LOL and while i'd usually be embarrassed and delete my ramble n word vomit, but i figure someone else readding this may appreciate the relatability of what i have to say about my fams reaction to my plan after hs, and find some comfort in my word, if thats not to presumptuous

because i decided to take a gap year (it's been a year since i graduated, for reference), and everyone freaked out. my mom n uncles first reaction was "yeah well, you won't go if you do..." before they came around n agreed with my reasoning. and my dad was all "if i had it my way, you'd go full time--" (mind u, he likes to brag that he worked n went to school full time AND partied.... he did not finish college LMAO) and when i graduated, said to me a MONTH. AFTER MY GRADUATION. "if you're not going to college any time soon, go into the air force."

and when my extended family would ask my plans, and i only had a short "i'm just gonna take a break right now, figure some things out, work... and by then i'll have come to a decision." because i was tossing around the thought of art school, and then i thought abt getting an english degree to be either a teacher or go into writing/editing, journaling or whatever... but was also tossing around the thought of psychology and even real estate. my ideas for my future were absolutely jumbled, and i was torn between what would make money, what i loved, and what i was interested in that i thought could be a career.

it's tough. especially depending on your financial situation yknow, so your thought process always leads towards something profitable but also wanting to do something you enjoy, maybe even love, but not wanting to burn out and tarnish your beloved hobby/hobbies.

like while i did have people who supported me upfront, and never doubted my plan, it's the small things too yknow. because for months my dad's words haunted me, i felt like i wasn't doing enough. or when i met family, and they asked how it was going, or what i was doing now, i felt disappointed that my answer was always "i haven't been doing anything. just been sleeping, drawing, writing..." or eventually that and "practiced driving.. n that's about it."

or when i'd talk to close family members, and i admitted i was going through a hard time, my mental state finally falling on me now that i didn't have to be strong n power through school. i even got sick a couple times, because my body was finally feeling the stress. even now, i feel a mental lag, a fog. but i feel clearer, a bit.

but yknow, the looks and the "you said that last time" or "i think you're lying" is tough.

but at the end of the day, if not working for the summer, or not going to college for a semester, or 2, or 3, or a whole year. or if going part time, or whatever you're doing... and it benefits you, and it benefits your mental health. then do it, don't listen too much, don't feel too guilty.

because if you need it, just like i needed the time to rejuvenate, then don't listen to anyone else. don't force yourself to do anything. because if you have the ability to take a break now, do it. you're not doing this because you're lazy, or selfish, or unambitious. or anything like that. you're taking that break, you're taking this break right now, for future you.

because if you don't take it now, when will you take it? and when you do take a break... will it be at the cost of your health? will it be at the cost of something greater? when the break comes, will it come when you're being handed the gold medal you've been fighting for.. and then it slips out of your hand just like that.

anyway.. do whats best for you. what you need. don't worry about figuring things out too fast either, because in fact, i've been plotting this moment of my life for about 10 years, genuinely, and i still had to revise it. still had to come to a conclusion because even with all that plotting, it doesn't plan for the hard times. or the 'you' you are right now. you will be someone else next week. and you will be someone entirely different 2 months from now.

take your time. because if you jump into something, and are unsatisfied, or "waste" time doing something other than what you "should be doing", the time still passes.

if you "waste time" anyway, waste it on yourself. not others expectations. or wishes. or their dreams.

and once enough time passes as well, no matter what you do by then. the questions do stop coming. the weight of the future, once you get there, is suddenly not so... big. intimidating.

you do not need a grandiose plan. if you are content with the future in your mind, that is enough. because at the end of your life, who will sit in that chair and ponder the life you lived, and weight it's satisfaction, if not you?

[safyresky]

Crystal Springs Chapter 11: now on ao3!

Give it a read HERE!

Chapter 11: Ready or Not

Jacqueline's letter reaches home, making for some hard-hitting discussions for Mr. and Mrs. Frost. While waiting for their reply, Jacqueline sets her sights on convincing Jack that going home is the right move.

I may play with the summary a bit, but I think this about does it for now! Very exciting to finally have CS up to this point on ao3! The Frosts, my beloved blorbos 🥰🥰🥰

Here's a little excerpt for you all of my absolute favourite part (and probably one of my favourite blinter moments tbh):

Winter cupped her mug, gently hopping down from the desk and stopping in front of Blaise by the fireplace. "It doesn't necessarily mean you're still mad. The Jack look, that is," she said, taking another sip. She frowned, her lips a line of distaste. Blaise smiled, grabbed the mug and held it, only pressing it back into her cold hands when steam once again wafted off the top of the drink. Winter brightened, taking a much happier, warmer sip. "It's just a look you get when you think or talk about Jack," she said. Blaise frowned, resuming his pacing once more. "Even so, I'm still not sure where I stand! And do you know what's even worse?" he said, turning by the desk, hands once again up in the air. "What?" Winter asked, taking another sip. "I realized that I hadn't even asked you how you felt about all this last year!" he said, gesturing towards Winter with both of his open hands. "Let alone today!" he added, as his pacing led him back to the fireplace. “Oh Blaise,” Winter said fondly, placing her mug down on the mantle. Before Blaise had a chance to start pacing again, she grabbed his lapels and turned him around so he was facing her. “You’re always thinking of everyone but yourself,” she began, thumbs rubbing his collarbone gently. “Calm down, dear. It’s going to be okay,” she said with a soft smile. “I should be telling you that,” he said, lightly caressing her cheek. "You can do that in a moment, Blaise dear. I feel the same way, after all." "You do?" Blaise asked, surprised. "But you've been taking this all so well." "That's because the smaller picture isn't as complicated as you're making it out to be." "The smaller picture?" Blaise asked, head still bowed forward towards Winter, who had an iron clad grip on his lapels. Not that he minded, of course. "Yes dear, the smaller picture. You see," she said, with the slightest lift and slide of her right foot going completely unnoticed by him. "You're focusing on the bigger picture." A wind stirred in the office, blowing into their sides from her right. "Which is fair, but what we need to look at first," There was a thunk, and a long scrapping sound that was shortly muffled by the thick rug beneath their feet in front of the fireplace. "Is the smaller picture." Blaise felt the heavy wood of his chair knock into the backs of his knees mere milliseconds before Winter shoved him right down into the seat, her palms now flat on his chest. "Which is this," Winter finished, a cold gust blowing the worn paper right between them. She caught it between her index finger and middle finger with a completely unnecessary flourish. Blaise grinned, looking at his wife with a mix of pride and cockiness. "See, now that is the look look," Winter teased.

I was so torn between THAT scene, and one with Jack and Jacqueline being like YOU WANT TO DO WHAT NOW?! But this is still one of my top 5 favourite scenes in CS (if not the favourite), so it won out after a power nap lol.

Anyway! Enjoy! And of course:

You can start Crystal Springs from the top HERE on ao3, and HERE on ff.net! Story summary below the cut:

It’s been almost a year since Jack Frost thawed and things are looking…well, not so great. Jack’s powers are seemingly gone. Without them, the Dome that keeps the North Pole safe from the cold and its magic controlled is melting, putting everything and everyone magical at risk.

Unable to hide his power shortage any longer, Jack is forced to admit the truth. Thankfully, there is a solution: enacting the Legate Law, bringing Jack and the sister that he hurt so many centuries ago back together again. But when Jacqueline starts experiencing destructive blackouts, the pair are forced to head back home to Crystal Springs, bringing Jack face to face with the rest of the family.

Needless to say, between getting his powers back, helping his sister figure out what in the FROST those blackouts even were, reconciling with his parents, meeting the two even younger siblings he didn’t even KNOW he had, NOT TO MENTION the ancient threat that’s had it out for the ENTIRE Frost family finally making a move?

Saving Christmas (regrettably) is looking to be a little bit…complicated.

[platypotoo]

I've finally finished the second season of The Great. Man, what a ride! Spoilers under the cut.

The Good

- This season feels very different from the first. Though it continues the first season almost directly and the characters feel like themselves, nothing is repetitive or boring. Strangely few shows manage this.

- No Leo.

- Gillian Anderson is breathtaking. I'd known that she is beloved, but I hadn't seen much of her so far... She is amazing here.

- All the actors continue to be awesome.

- Marial/Grigor should be the most random, strange thing ever, but it grew on me fast. They are cute.

- Grigor seems like a completely different person without George. I never thought much about him, but this season made me like him a lot.

- Goddamn it Nicholas Hoult

- Elizabeth continues to be one of my favourite characters. I love that, once more, she turned out not to be mad after all. I adore her.

- The Igor reveal was astonishingly done. It makes absolutely sense (especially since it was hinted that he was Peter The Great's), but still I never would have guessed it, it changes nothing plot-wise but instantly, offhandedly changed a lot for a few specific characters, and the acting!

- I'm glad they didn’t fully Jane-Austen-hero-ify Peter, which it looked like they were going for in the first few episodes. He has definitely grown, he's a great father, he adores his wife, apparently is a good cook and even better lover, he slowly develops into the person he truly wants to be and in general he tries his best, but he's also a complex weirdo who does fucked-up shit. That's what I love about him.

- The chemistry between Peter and Catherine. It has been very noticeable in season 1, but in this season, it is SIZZLING. I consume a lot of media, but very rarely, if at all, have I seen something like it before.

- The sex scenes, too, were well-deserved after all this tension and super hot.

- I liked the revealed bond between Peter and Velementov more than I thought I would. It came from left field, but somehow it worked.

- Catherine made a lot of mistakes this season, I like it. At first I was a little annoyed, especially since I was unsure whether the narrative wanted us to agree with her. But I like that she was portrayed as being less than perfect after all, and also that we were shown glimpses of why she is the way she is, just like with Peter's background. By the end of the season, she has grown a lot, and I'm excited to see where the show will take her.

- Peter The Great was somehow nothing and exactly like I expected. He has always been a weird specter hanging over everyone, and it was hard to imagine a clear picture, but the one we saw fits.

- "First, try and start breathing again."

- The last two episodes were amazing from start to finish, every scene golden. I had goosebumps multiple times.

- I really like the Swedish royal couple. They are extremely fun to watch and open up a lot of potential for season 3.

- Have I mentioned how brilliant Nicholas Hoult is in this role?

- Marial had it coming to be honest, she was never truly loyal, never truly wanted the best for Catherine. I hope she gets to grow next season.

- I like the tiny bits strewn throughout that are accurate or at least a clear reference to what happened in reality, like Elizabeth taking Paul without Catherine's consent, or Catherine wanting to free the serfs but not being able to due to political reasons.

- His arc is super weird, but Archie continues to be one of the most interesting characters. I liked him especially in the last episode. He suffers a lot, but he tries his best and has not succumbed to his old demons yet. I also liked his siding with Catherine (character development! The consequence of their making peace earlier in the season!) and his reasoning: at least she believes in something.

- More Arkady and Tatyana! Arkady has fantastic comedy timing, I laughed so much at moments like "I can't tell if you're joking"

- Elle Fanning is astonishing, especially in the last episode.

- This show is extremely horny in a female-gaze-way and I respect it for that.

The Bad

- Peter trying to woo Catherine in his simple, naive, yet strangely intense ways is the most adorable thing, and hot as well.

- He knows her so well and loves her so much, even when trying to convince himself that he doesn't

- The dialogue, costumes, musical choices and acting continues to be among the very best out there right now.

- I can't even say why exactly, but the first half of the season was kind of a slog. After the first episode, not much seemed to be happening and even the dialogue seemed less witty.

- This is my personal problem and I'm aware it's probably rooted in internalized misogyny, but there was far too much talk about cunnilingus for me. There were episodes were this was mentioned every few minutes, and always like the men really loved it. The bit was funny and fascinating in small doses in season 1, but it transformed into a running gag/plot device sort of thing this season and was overdone. Don't pretend all men are eager to please this much and love the taste, that feels unrealistic in an embarassing way!

The Weird

- Would have loved to see more scenes between Archie and Marial again (I like their dynamic a lot). There were several character dynamics in the first season that have been neglected this season in favor of introducing new ones; Archie+Peter and Orlo+Catherine as well. I understand it, but it's still a bit disappointing.

- I'm used to a lot of weird shit on this show, but Archie's arc in the second half of the season... Wtf. Archie has been one of my favourite characters (at the same time sinister, complex, caring and earnest), but this arc is just batshit insane even for this show. It's horrifying, it's disturbingly funny, it's fascinating, and I have no idea where they are going with it. Is it some kind of commentary on real-life church institutions? Where does it come from? I have no idea and I don't know if I like it. Props to the actor, though - he's really going all in and doing a great job.

- Similar, but not nearly as crazy is Orlo's case. His arc and motivations are much more understandable, but he gave in so easily to the theft and it was handled weird. He's also acting strange when found out, like it's nothing, like Catherine is in the wrong for being mad at him for it, like she should apologize to him after kicking him from her closest circle. I don't like it. I hope this is getting built on more next season.

Overall, I think my expectations for this season were too high (I heard great things about it and the only thing I actively disliked in season 1 was Leo) and I'll like it more upon rewatching. But even so, The Great continues to be one of my favourite shows right now. It's smart, fun, witty, swoon-worthy, creative, darkly hilarious, extremely well-acted and produced, and looks amazing. I really love it.

- I'm a huge romance nerd and I love the relationship between Peter and Catherine, but even I thought that it took a bit too much room this season. It felt like Bridgerton at times (which I love as well! I just don't think it fits here!). I'd like to see more political intrigue next season, more vastly different plotlines, but somehow I'm convinced we will.

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[your-sweet-cookies]

What’s your all-time favorite memory?

I have many wonderful memories, but perhaps one of my all-time favorite memories it's one of the first interactions I had with my dear beloved Niragi! I remember it even now... It was during the start of my first year of University...

~ Flashback ~

The beginning of the University year! A time full of energy and movement due to the swarms of students arriving back for another semester full of work, projects, studying, parties and stress, so that they could get ready to readjust themselves to the campus life, or if they were freshmen, to accommodate to this new form of lifestyle.

Kukki just so happened to be one of the first years of that new school year and since she'd just arrived at the Tokyo University's campus for the first time, she was a bit disoriented on top of being somewhat nervous. This was the start of a new chapter in her life, a new beginning, and she was rather excited and a bit scared about what was to come next. She was curious about the kind of people she will meet here and eager to study the realms of the human mind. So Kukki was determined to not start it on a wrong foot!

But as it happens, her luck wasn't soo great and in her first day there, she'd already managed to get lost while looking for the dorm rooms...

That was probably to be expected for someone as unlucky as she was, the silver haired though to herself after wandering aimlessly around the giant University grounds for the last one and a half hours, as she stopped all hopeless on one of the many courtyard benches. She heaved a deep sigh and rested her face in her hands.

What was she going to do? She couldn't spend all day looking for a dumb building! Plus, on top of that she had to organize her stuff in the new room, get the week schedule for the semester, finish delivering her documents to the secretariat and some other minor, yet annoying administrative things that had to be done before the start of school.

The young woman heaved a deep sigh. It couldn't be helped, at this rate she had to go on and ask one of the older students or staff members for instructions on where the freaking dorm rooms were located. Of course, that would've been the right thing to do from the very start, but given her shy and somewhat antisocial demeanor, talking to strangers came kinda hard for her and that's why she avoided that for the time being, struggling on her own. But now she didn't have any other choice, unless...

'I'm saved!' A big smile illuminated her gloomy features when her gaze landed on a giant billboard showcasing the full map of the campus. 'Why the heck haven't I seen that earlier?!' Kukki thought to herself and got up from the bench, starting to hurry towards the life saving map. But as she was walking fast like that, only paying attention to the billboard in front of her and nothing else, the young woman didn't even realize the other person coming from the side, staring at their phone screen, which caused the two to collide into each other.

Next thing she knew, Kukki was lying on the ground, with her luggage next to her and the documents she was holding just moments ago, scattered all around her on the grass. 'H-Huh?' She blinked for a few moments, as if trying to register what the heck just happened and the next thing she heard was an angry voice, reprimanding her. "Hey, look where you're going!" The voice startled her and rendered her even more confused than she already was.

Looking now in front of her, she finally noticed the other person, who collided into her as they were both walking, leading them both to fall to the ground. The other one was an older student, probably in his final years, staring annoyed with his brows furrowed at her. Mid shoulder length raven hair brushed in a messy half bun, familiar dark brown eyes, face piercings and a cold stare... Kukki noted the man's features, not even realizing that now she was staring at him. 'Handsome...' Was her next thought followed by a blush, before she was brought back to reality by another scoff and rude retort from the man. "Got a problem?! Stop staring at me!"

"W-What?" Kukki finally muttered, a feeling of awkwardness creeping up on her as she realized that she was in fact ogling at him like a weirdo. "I-I... I was not... Uh... s-staring... I-I..."

"Are you daft or something?! I said watch where you are going! You bumped into me and almost made me drop my phone, you idiot!" Of course, it was his fault for staring at his phone while walking, instead of minding his surroundings, but he wasn't going to admit that and instead threw the blame on her. "But I didn't..." Kukki was still confused, she could've sworn there wasn't anyone in her direct line of vision as she was walking, otherwise she would've avoided them.

"Whatever, I don't have time for this!" He started getting back up, mumbling and grumbling under his breath, but right as he was about to leave, a slight ounce of common sense seemed to reach him, maybe as he realized it was actually his mistake, making him rethink his actions and heave a sigh. The man turned around and stretched a hand out to her to help her get up. Kukki stared at the hand for a few moments then at its owner, before hesitantly accepting it and getting back up on her feet.

"I-I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to bump into you! I don't even know what happened or how and why it happened, since I was looking where I was walking and..." She stuttered an apology, all while she was still staring at him, before he interrupted her. "I said whatever! I don't care about your poor excuses, you've already made me lose enough time! Also, instead of staring at me, you should pick those up before the wind blows them who knows where, since I assume they might be important papers." He pointed at her documents, still scattered on the ground.

"Ah, right, s-sorry again... T-thanks for telling me..." Kukki's blush grew a hue darker at the second mention that she was still staring at him, as she felt the strong urge to facepalm herself for it. Without further ado, she started working on picking up the documents, thinking that that awkward conversation was now done and the other student will just continue on his merry way, since he did make it clear he didn't have time to waste.

But yet again, she was taken aback by the fact that he didn't leave, but instead helped her with the papers, all while still mumbling under his breath words like 'stupid freshmen' or 'dumb idiot making me waste my time', which made the silver haired grimace since he didn't even have any obligations to help her and she didn't even ask him to do it. But whatever, she wasn't going to complain for an extra hand helping her.

"There. This should be all the papers left on the ground." He shoved them into her hands and now turned his back on her to leave for good.

'W-What a strange man...' Kukki thought to herself, still blinking in disbelief at what just happened, before realizing the opportunity that just graced by her. "Hey, wait..." She shouted after him, making the man stop yet again and growl in annoyance. "What do you want now?!" He asked, not turning to face her again. "S-Sorry for bothering you... again... But... D-Do you know where I could find the dorms?" Kukki's timid voice was barely audible, but she still managed to ask the question.

"Are you really fucking stupid or something?! It's the building right next to the cafeteria, aka the one in front of you! It says in bold letters above the freaking door!" He grumbled in frustration and even more annoyance, as if Kukki could've predicted that the cafeteria was situated next to the dorms, which by the way, unlike it, didn't have any 'bold capital letters' plastered above the entrance door to signal that those were dorm rooms.

"Ah... I guess it kinda makes sense for the canteen to be situated next to the dorms..." Kukki rubbed her chin and nodded as if she finally had this sudden revelation. "Thanks a lot!" She smiled joyfully and he sighed again. "Now, if that was all, I will leave!" The man's grave tone made it clear he was fed up of her and wanted nothing more to do with her, so Kukki nodded again and didn't say any other word, allowing him to finally leave, although she maybe wished to at least know his name.

'Maybe some other time...' She continued staring at his back, watching his silhouette grow smaller and smaller as he continued walking away. He was a truly rude young man, but still... Kukki couldn't brush away that strange feeling that made her heart pound in her chest like crazy and the sensation that she knew him from somewhere.

~ End of flashback ~

Yeah... A truly charming memory indeed! Quite an intense way to start your first day on campus, but I'm not too upset about it. Suguru was nice even back then when he tried being all mean! <3

[genshrineimpact]

universe abound

| ◆ ch.1 ⑊ the end of the road.

⬙⤠ masterlist ⤝⬙

◇ a/n ◇ caution - word vomit below. not proofread. i was just suddenly hit with this idea for a sagau and i just had to write down this prologue sort of thing.... so here you go lol should explore this further? with the amount of sagau fics already circulating i doubt we need another one but.... lemme know lol

the year is 205X.

it’s finally here.

the last day - no, the last few hours - until the genshin servers will be shut down and decommissioned, forever.

it’s been a long journey. for you and for billions of other people. 

you gaze sadly at the familiar loading screen, unchanged despite many years of playing the game. the memory of when you first opened the game flashes in your mind. humming along with the melody, you patiently wait until the loading finishes, before entering the world of teyvat.

for the last time.

wanting to go out with a bang, the developers had created a final event, which spanned across the whole teyvat. they’ve pulled all the stops this time, if the whole 600GB worth of pre-installations scattered across the few months leading to this very moment was any indicator of how much work had gone into this celebration. every nations had received an update and their own special events, where players are free to explore and reminisce.

you’ve had your utmost fun for the past month, enjoyed everything they offered, uncovered every single easter eggs, listened to all the dialogs. and so…

now, for the last day, you just wish to be here. with the countdown livestream open on your other monitor and the game on your primary screen, you lean back on your seat, and bask in the atmosphere of the game.

because this will really be the last time. after today, you won’t be able to experience the game like this anymore. not that you have much time to spare now - you’re not young anymore, and you have your responsibilities… but just for today, you wish to be selfish. to give in to your inner child and give attention to the game that you’ve loved over the years - still love, honestly.

as usual, time passes for far too fast to your liking. you sigh when the countdown timer shows that it’s fifteen minutes away from the shutdown.

you smile and suddenly remember the old times where you used to religiously watch the character demos. the nostalgic excitement you get whenever a new character was introduced. you grin and decide to come back and rewatch zhongli’s trailer. hey, gotta keep the tradition, right?

ten minutes.

speaking of, you’ll also miss the livestreams. there will be no more new events, no more hearing the voice actors bickering and talking with each other. not that you’ve watched every single ones of the last few streams. ah well, life happens. you can always rewatch it later when you're free.

five minutes.

actually, now that you really think about it, you think you might not even remember some details about quite a few things anymore. granted, you still remember the main storyline, but it’s hard to remember all the details from over the past thirty years since you started playing the game.

naturally, you still remember your most beloved characters and a little bit more details about the more ‘recent’ story lines nearing the ending of the game. still, the younger you would have scoffed and called you a forgetful boomer if they see you now. you chuckle in amusement at the thought.

one minute.

you straighten your back and eyed the livestream chat window. everyone is going crazy, spamming hearts and crying emojis. occasionally you see super long messages of what probably is a very heartfelt message, but it zooms past the screen in one mere second as more emojis flooded the chat.

fifty seconds.

with a sigh, you bring the traveler into your party, opting to go for the twin you chose at the beginning of the game. the game had given you the other twin upon completion, but for sentimentality sake, at the end of this road, you want to go right back at the beginning.

thirty seconds.

you teleport onto your favorite landmark and sigh once more, moving your camera around to enjoy the sceneries. teyvat has always been beautiful, and the graphics in-game had improved even more over the past thirty years. it still isn’t hyperrealistic in any way, but it has always had its own charm nonetheless.

twenty seconds.

the traveller does an idle animation. you think back to your favorite characters’ idle animations, voicelines, outfits - and suddenly you giggle. it feels like yesterday that the first five-star outfit was just released. you remember frothing along with everyone else when you saw the announcement. diluc, was it? you can’t remember the outfit name, but you do remember the fiery red that contrasted his old black coat. since then, so much more five-star outfits had been released. you’ve lost count of how many in total there are.

ten seconds.

you inhale deeply and close your eyes for a moment, before opening them again, vision a little glazed over from the unshed tears that’s suddenly pooling into your eyes. you wipe them away, laughing at how pathetic you were being. but then again, billions of people are probably crying too, you suppose.

five.

gosh, how embarrassing. you’re a full-on adult now. one that shouldn’t cry over a fictional video game. with a determined smile, you huff and watch the number go down.

four.

three.

two.

briefly, you glance towards the game’s screen and mutter a soft goodbye. the gratitude stays in your heart, but you’d like to think it doesn’t need to be said out loud.

one.

zero.

…

…

…

….. huh?

you blink. rub your eyes. blink a few more times for good measures and squint at the screen.

nope. the game’s still there. it’s still running.

you try to move the traveller. their idle animation cancels, and they obediently move towards the direction you want them to go to. utterly confused, you open the menus, the map, and teleport to the other cities - all the while expecting things to glitch and go haywire anytime soon.

it…. runs just fine.

your first thought is that hoyoverse was fucking with you all.

you switch your gaze towards your second monitor, seeing the livestream chats spamming teary emojis and goodbyes and ‘it’s over’s.

you turn to the social media. you’re not signed in, and you have to fiddle with it for a bit but when you can finally see the topic for the game, you see the official announcement at the very top from the company itself, thanking everyone and saying that the server has successfully been decommissioned. below that, it’s full of people’s photos of blank screens and error pop ups and long tearful messages about how they’re so sad that the game has finally ended after all this time.

but it isn’t, right? otherwise how can you still play the game?

"what the fuck….?"

you stare at the screen. the traveller is still looking off into the distance. you’ve checked and all the characters you have are still there. the cities are fine. the ping shows the usual amount of delay. everything is…. normal.

maybe it’s just some kind of a cache…? then again, it doesn’t seem like anyone else is experiencing it. should you ask hoyoverse? will they even spare you a glance? should you post online about it?

…. but…... why should you?

it’s a good thing, right? if the game is somehow still there, then it’s good for you, right? what if you post about it online and someone from the developers approached you about it and accuses you of illegally downloading the game data or something? what if you get sued?? you have zero idea about how all these stuff work!

you glance at the clock. it’s getting really late.

with a sigh, you decide to turn off the electronics and get a good rest for the day. your back is already aching and your head feels heavy with fatigue.

you’ll think more about it tomorrow.

little did you know, everything you’ve experienced so far was merely a prologue of the actual main story.

and this time, a new story will unfold - with you as its main character.

© genshrineimpact | 2022 ◆ no repost. reblogs much appreciated - it's the least you could do as a reader on tumblr. remember, likes do nothing on this website! feel free to reach out to submit suggestions, feedback, comments, or if you just want to talk!

[lu-twilights-pup]

Hey if you're still taking requests, how would the chain stop a creep from bothering the reader? Like pretending to be their s/o or in like winds case taking the opportunity to cause general havoc

Howdy! I went a bit off rail with this one, sorry ^^’

This one will be in 2 parts! Part one will a have Four, Hyrule, Legend, and Time!! Part 2 will be (here) once its out!!

DISCLAIMERS:

Gender neutral reader, nonconsensual touching, implied attempted assault, creep, violence, vulgar language, the boys being heathens

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The breeze carried over the ocean cooled everyone off as they traveled along. The beach side town they caught sitting in the distance offered a haven they hadn't realized they were waiting for. Once the group had entered the town they had paired off to collect supplies. This was supposedly a time of peace between hero eras, so you made off on your own to look around the booths unbothered. You were browsing the stalls, looking for a spot to stop and sit for a second, when you bumped into someone.

“Oh, my bad!” You quickly back up out of their space, the person turned to look at you angrily. Though once they fully turned and looked you once over, their anger curled into a sick grin.

“Oh, its no problem at all sweetheart.” He leaned in a bit too close. His breath was heavy in the air around you two, thick with cigarette and alcohol. Youre face scrunched up at the smell and you fought to cover your nose and gag. He had a mustache that curled around his face into side burns , unruly and unkept.

“I- umh, I’ll get out of your hair then.” You were quick to try and spin on your heel away from the man, though he followed your path and blocked the way. He walked up onto you space, forcing your back to the near by beam outside of an empty stall.

“Now now, whats the rush, pretty thing, just gonna bump and run? That’s rather rude dontcha think?” He smirked down at you, placing a hand on the beam behind you. “I said sorry, didnt I?” You glared up at him, trying to slide out from under him, though his other hand came and caught your upper arm before you could. You attempted to push him off and swipe at his face, but he held you firm. Pulling youre face closer to his, “Gusty little thing arent you?”. He was bigger than you, where you may have had speed, he had the strength to catch you if you tried to run again. You were stuck between a rock and a hard place. ‘Shit.’

Four:

To say you looked uncomfortable would be an understatement.

Once the group had entered the town they had paired off. You seemed fine enough off on youre own. He had finished up what he was looking for and was ready to start looking for the others when they caught sight of youre situation.

Backed up agaisnt a beam. A stranger man hovering over you, much too close over you at that. He seemed to have a vice grip on your arm as well and that was enough for Four to step in. A mirage of colors flashed through his eyes before finally settling between a blueish-violet.

“Gusty little thing aren’t you?” The man croaked out in you’re face, you winced back from his breath.

“They really are. So are you apparently.” Four spoke, spooking the man upon his quiet approach. He placed his full focus on you, “I was wondering where you went dear, its best we get going, no?” The man seemed thrown off for a moment before collecting his demeanor.

“Bug off brat!” He snapped, tightening his grip as you tried to slip away.

“Not with out my beloved…or you’re head.” Four replied, muttering the last part a bit deeper in tone. This, for one, unsettled all parties, Four almost looked shock at themself for a moment, but you had to squint to see it.

“What’d you say yo-!” When the man turned around he was met with the tip of a sword pointed at his face. There Four stood. Sword in hand, gripped lose and casual, though to anyone skilled with it, it was very clear he was well prepared for a fight. His face was as nuetral as ever, a dark haze seemed to fall over his eyes as he looked down, or up in this case, his nose at the perpetrator. Both stood stock still in the moment. The sounds of the town behind you all began to blur down to just the scattering of mice in the side street. Despite being outside, the air had begun to still and stale around them. The cool, sharp sparks of magic clung to the sword and crept up the blade towards the mans face. Who for a moment looked highly disturbed, before morphing into anger.

“You little bugger, piss off-“ He made to swipe at Four, who preemptively dodged the swing, working is sword around the mans torso, though never actually cutting him. While the man had thunderous steps, Four kept themselves light and fluid in their movements until, eventually, they were on your side between you and the man. He had placed a hand on your side and used you closer behind him to shield you. The latter turned to attack again, only for his shirt and trousers to come undone. Four had not cut the man, but had utterly massacred his attire, leaving it in almost complete tatters.

Four smirked triumphantly, “My next swings will not have clothing to catch them.” Readying himself in a fighting stance once more.

The offender looked between you and him franctically before rushing backwards, tripping once, twice, three times until catching his feet beneath him and scampering off into town.

“Are you alright?” Four sheathed their sword at their hip, reaching out to look at your arm, but giving you room to refuse the attention, which you did. The blueish-violet of his eyes settling to a warm green tone.

“Uh- yeah, yeah I’m fine. Just a bit bruised is all.” You waved him off as you collected yourself a bit more. He briefly surveyed the area as you did, assuring that no one else would cause the two of you problems.

“Right then, lets get back to the others, huh?” Gentle grabbing your hand and starting down the street, the joyful pep to his step was hard to miss. It was harder to not join in.

Hyrule:

Hero or not Hyrule was not one for conflict if it wasn’t necessary. He could face down any foe in his path no issue, but people were a much less predictable type of monster so he’s learned in his travels. With that, he tended to not enjoy the busier towns of the others homelands as much, tending to wander on side streets and alleys that were much less populated and much more interesting with their secrets. It was this wandering idle, that lead him to you, pressed into a beam and being cornered by some scoundrel, who had a rather nasty grip on you. Now he didn’t like conflict, but this was a line he would cross.

“Gusty little thing aren’t you?” The man breathe in your face, causing you to flinch away and squirm.

“Hey!” Hyrule yelled out from the other side of the street that he had snuck to. “Leave them alone!” He stood on the defense, small metal pipe in on hand and a small sized rock in the other.

“Ha! Get lost punk, before you hurt yourself!” The man barked, turning his attention back to you, having tried to escape in the moment, only for his grip to tighten, “Quit squirming sweetie, you’re making this more difficult than its gotta be.” He pressed himself against you harshly to keep you against the beam.

Though he froze as his head snapped forward an inch. The creep whipped around to see Hyrule reeling back from a throw, the rock now at your feet, his hand empty.

“The hell-!” Another rock made contact with his face, this one a bit bigger than the last. If he wasn’t upset already, he was fuming now. He had tossed you into the beam as he relinquished his grip. You fell with a thud and a grunt to the ground, the sensation of a deep bruise blooming from your back. the beam had knocked the wind from your lungs, and the fall had sent dirt and sand flying, launching you into a coughing fit.

He all but rushed Hyrule in his rage, the fae was quick to dodge out of the way of the mans wild swinging. Hyrule almost seemed to enjoy the mans apparent struggle to reach him, as if it was a high stakes game of tag. The warm buzz of magic fille the area slowly the more he moved. A quiet heat, like the moments before a storm collected along the walls. In the distance you thought you heard bells chiming off in a light melody, calling out a name you didn’t know, nor could understand, only being pulled back at the sound of the man yelling and missing Hyrule once again. Though the more he missed the angrier and quicker he got, Hyrule dodged several of the mans attempts before seemingly remembering that he held a weapon in his hand.

“Get back here you fuc-!” he was cut short with a hollow ‘ping’ that rang through the street. The small noise was echoed with a loud thump as he fell limp onto the ground at hyrule feet, mere inches from having grabbed him.

“Oops.” He chuckled bashfully, holding the pipe close to himself as he chewed his lip and tried to bury himself in his shoulders. He only held himself for a moment though, broken from his thoughts by your coughs.

“Oh, (Name)!” he jogged over to you, dropping the pipe on his way, “Are you alright?” he checking over your body, making sure nothing was too injured from that horrid man.

“Ye- *cough* Yeah just a bit bruised!” you smiled weakly at him as you stood up, him supporting you as you winced from the hit to your back. Hyrule gently placed a hand on your back, a faint glow showing over your shoulders and a sign breaking from your lips. His healing magic always left a nostalgic thrum in your bones.

“Sorry I couldn’t do much about the bruising, but your back should feel a bit better.” Hyrule placed your arm on his shoulder to help you along.

“Thanks ‘Rule.” You leaned on him a bit, his face going a bit pink. “Though I think we outta find the others, or at least get outta here before he wakes up.” You winced as you glanced over to the unconscious creep laying dead still in the street. You both stared at him for a second.

“He will wake up right?” You narrowed your eyes at Hyrule suspiciously, who visibly flustered at the implication.

“Of course!” he squawked, flush darkening, “I didn’t use my power bracelet, and that pipe was much to dull to do anything!”

“I’m kidding ‘Rulie!” You giggled at his modest panic. “Thank you for the help, that was a bit to close for comfort. Let’s get outta here.” You began to pull him towards the main road.

Legend:

Legend was not a fan of 90% of people, its just the way he was. It was a miracle that the rag-tag group of idiots he was currently traveling with managed to worm under his skin. He would never admit it out loud to any living soul, nor on his death bed. But despite how little he liked people, he was even less a fan of creeps and pervs who liked to over step very clear boundaries.

Thus he found himself stalking over to you and your new friend rather quickly, and rather miffed. He got close enough to see you try to slip away, only to be jerked back. “Gusty little thing arent you?” The pig smirked to you. You wiggled in his grip, a failed attempt to be release.

“Hey ass wad! Leave them alone!” Legend hollerd as he approached. The man look beyond annoyed to be interrupted, especially by some pink haired punk. “This isnt youre business twerp, get lost.” He paid Legend little to no mind beyond that. Tough luck on him, he really should have. “I said leave them along, that rat on yor face grow into youre ears too?” The vet tittered as he came to a stop, just a few feet shy of the pair. The man had let you go in favor of squaring up to Legend, as grateful as you were, you werent sure your minimal bruising was worth whatever was about to happen to either man.

“The hell you say to me you little shit?” The man growled, temper foaming off of him.

“I said it looks like you got a rats ass on your face. You’re grossing them, and frankly everyone else out with you beer breath too.” He pinched his nose as he fanned in front of his face. “Might wanna do something about that shit for brains.” He slyly smiled as the man continued to rear up in anger. “I saw a pig pen a couple stalls back, I’m sure theyd have no problem making some room for ya in there!” He casually jabed his thumb over his shoulder in a random direction. And that seemed to do it for the older man. He charged at Legend with a speed you didnt think he was capable of.

“Why you little-” was all you managed to hear.

His face met gravel faster than youre eyes or brain could process.

“You good?” Legend said, now standing next to you, taking your arm to look over where you had been grabbed. You just stood blinking slowly past him at the man on the ground. It took you a moment to collect what had happened, then you noticed his shoes- the pegasus boots. It suddenly clicked what had happened.

Legend had used the speed of the boots to run out of the way and tripped the guy up. You looked back and forth between him and the man for a moment before Legend turned to him, he was still on the ground, groaning in pain from the fall.

“Oh come on jack ass I know you didnt fall that hard! Psh! Pansy.” He rolled his eyes before pulling you along by your unbruised hand, “Come on, lets get back to the others, aye?”

“Thanks Legend.” You managed as began to walk at your own pace. He flushed a bit.

“Yeah yeah, remind me to have the rancher teach you how to punch someone when they need it.”

Time:

Time was well aware of how off putting he could be. Whether it was his size, his demeanor, the marks on his face, or merely what ever stories the local kids had spread about him and his travels. Though such a trait came in handy in battle, it was not as well received when pursuing the market of a town. He did his best to keep a decently content look about his face as to not disturb the other patrons and even the salesmen themselves.

Though moments like these, such small decencies where not gifted to others.

He had spotted you out of the corner of his eye moments before, planning to finish up his purchase of supplies and head your way and begin collecting the other boys. However when he turned back you were gone. A quick walk further up the side road showed you now cornered by a rather antagonistic man. He walked over slowly, giving you time to handle yourself had he misread the situation, but as he approached the other mans intentions were very clearly malicious. You looked beyond uncomfortable, practically shaking where you stood as youre eyes darted around to find some from of escape from the situation.

The swine held a harsh grip on your arm as you tried to move away from his advances and Time caught wind of his words. “Gusty little thing arent you?” and oh did that get his blood hot.

His approach was as silent as he intended until he was just behind the man.

“Pardon you.” His voice was thunderous beyond anything you had heard before, spare battle orders. You turned to look at Time over the creeps shoulder and he was pissed. You don’t think you have ever seem him this truthfully angry. The man didnt not pay him any mind, barely glanced back at him and continuing his attempt at assault. “Beat it man, this isnt youre buisness.” The twitch in Time’s eye was beyond unsettling. He leaned around the man to look at you fully.

“There you are sweetheart, I had figured you’d gotten lost in the shops.” His voice was warm as he smiled kindly at you. Too kindly. “I was beginning to worry, it’s rather late and we must be heading home.” The other man now looked at Time, his face fell a bit one he did. Time returned to standing at full attention, slightly towering over the man. He turned his head to look down his nose at him, still smiling. “It would be in youre best interest to let go of them.” His voice left no room for argument. The fool seemed to debate the choice he thought he had in the matter, the second he looked to argue with Time, his face swiftly fell from a near evil grin to a horrifying scowl that made, even you feel endangered, despite not being on the other end of it. You were promptly release, though the man did not move.

“Look man, my bad, I ain’t know this was your thing-.” Time held out an arm to you and gently pulled you into him once you scampered around the still shaking creeper. Turning promptly on his heel, you in hand, he ignored the creepers stuttering completely.

Before he could continues to walk you back down the side street towards the main road he threw one last look at the man over his shoulder. Though you couldn’t see him anymore, you very much heard the hurried footsteps fade down the street.

“Are you alright, love?” Time softened quick enough to give you whiplash. He gently grabbed youre chin to get a look at your face, turning it over in his hand, checking for injuries. “Does anything hurt or need to be looked at?”

“N-no, I’m fine.” You managed, humbly looking up at him. “Thank you.”

“Of course, I am sorry about that though, people can be rather off putting sometimes you know?” The two of you continued down the road, off to fetch the others.

[inkyquince]

Would love to know more about your Arcana/DoL thoughts when the mood strikes, by the way! (Also, I think I had a dream where Julian was isekai’d into Wren and the PC looked and acted exactly like the Arcana MC, but had no memory of the world of Arcana? Like Julian warped into Wren when he was hanged and had all his memories up til that point? But then he wakes up working for Remy and his MC is being treated like livestock? Something like that. I have a migraine so details are fuzzy)

real quick, that last bit? Sad Julian, very sad, he'd be so distraught.

Anyway.

Asra!

Rents a room in Gwylan's shop to sell... Mysterious lil bottles of who knows what and gives you tarot readings! Gwylan likes him to an extend, they're basically roommates and Asra forgets rent and to do the dishes at times.

Later down the line, if you've endeared yourself enough, then Asra will hire you just to clean up after him.

He has a special meter, which is Care. How much he cares for you reflects in your tarot readings, how much he pays you, and the extra speech lines you get. Low Care, Low Love, kinda ignores you. If he sees the Ivory Wraith in your cards, he keeps it to himself how bad it will get. High Care and Low Love, its more that he takes pity on you as a helpless orphan. Pays you more, tries to cheer you up with good cards of the future and makes gives you a freebie. Low Care and High love? You're an independent little thing, aren't you? Worries about you far less, pays you depending on how much you got done instead of the flat rate he would have kept for high care. High Care, High Love, wants to look after you. Worried about ya man.

His cards are impacted by your stats and which events you've done/ coming up. High trauma, always the tower and the hanged man on the horizon, maybe the 10 of swords when a dismissal event is lined up. When you're awareness is low/ you have innocence, its always more perky cards. It does all depend.

Nadia

Well, Quinn has an enemy in office, and its everyone's favourite Nadia!

Well.

She married Lucio, who just kinda suddenly popped up as the most important and rich guy in town, and ran for mayor, for shits and giggles at this point. Thing is, he's hot. Rich. Rich people like him. So he and Quinn have been battling it out for a while. Then... Lucio died? And Nadia felt like she was pressured into finishing his last campaign. Except she won. She doesn't want this fucking job. But goddammit she's so beloved. The time the game takes place, Quinn is running for mayor once more and she's trying to inch out of the picture but its pretty hard.

She is not aware of the dark side of the town at all and its up to the player to let her know, except if she makes changes to the town then her popularity drops and Quinn gets the job. Like, she would have been happy earlier in her life but now she's aware that shits bad, so she tries to do charity drives and shit but it never seems to make a dent.

Her meter is respect. Its different for everyone. For example, she has low respect for Quinn and Valerius (surprise, local wine bitch is in this because I love his shady ass). Also for Lucio.

The more competent you prove, the higher her respect for you is and she doesn't treat you with an icy outer façade like she does for her court council. She becomes warmer and more loving and basically becomes Avery, minus the rage. Likes to gift you stuff and inviting you to stay around hers. The only way to raise her respect is to be thorough in whatever evidence of the perverted side of the town you bring her. Anything faulty or missing, she's either suspicious or thinks you're an idiot. For example, if you want to keep your good relationship with Landry, you have to leave their name out of your findings about the criminal underworld, but she'll be able to tell that somethings missing, and her respect drops. She lives on Danube streets, in the largest house, so another way to meet her outside of bringing your concerns to her in office hours, is to break in. Unless you have high skullduggery, you will be caught and unless you have high English and seduction ahem mommy then she will keep you in the basement till the morning and hand you over to the police to be put in the pillory and trying to raise you respect from that point will be incredibly hard.

Muriel

So this was hard. Because there's already two big bitches out in that forest. A third bitch = overcrowding and it fucks with the ecosystem. C'mon guys.

So...

Muriel is stuck in prison :D

When Lucio's shady dealings make their way to the public, one of the people he used to shut up his detractors was Muriel. So, Lucio decided to dump a huge amount of his misdeeds on the poor lad and Muriel was sent straight to prison.

He doesn't ever want to talk about it. His main meter is safety. How safe he feels with you. Its extremely slow to build, and you have to gift him things like items to use to escape, food, maybe get Wren to smuggle in a small wolf sculpture or something for him to smile at. The safer he feels with you, the safer you will be in prison. He sticks to himself and weirdly the guards never ever bother him, in fact they avoid him and seem to forget about him in general.

You get far more interactions with him outside of the prison. If you escape with Wren, then you have to take him with you or the meter will fall to zero. Won't forget you left him behind.

If you get out by just waiting out your sentence, you can actually arrange visits at the prison for you to talk through the glass and that will maintain your relationship, the fact you don't forget him. To get him out with that is to go to Asra and ask him to insist on Muriel's character to Nadia and that will get him a faster release.

Then, when he enters the rest of the world, he hides out on the edges of the Wood, closer to the lake that Eden but also closer to the wolves. The wolves who love him and he plays with them like they're all puppies.

Lucio

Renowned dead husband of Nadia. What ever happened to him?

Well, hope you aren't trotting along on a dark night, because a figure might catch your eye. Large, hulking, pure white fur with his beady eyes staring straight at you. Yeah, you guessed it. You're getting kidnapped by the Goatman.

It's somewhat easy to kick him and get away but it doesn't mean he'll give up and one of these tries will finally have you carried off.

Of course, this only happens after you've done some of the Asra and Nadia events.

Now you expect the worst, because of course, its this town but he mainly starts bleating at you to use your contacts to fucking FIX HIM, right this second! His main meter is... uh... Love/ Lust.

You have a chance to fix this man. On the quest to restore him, which includes getting Gwylan, reading up on History in the library and trudging out to the Moors, you can raise his love and his lust. Only through his Love being high, will he not return to Nadia and insists on reentering the marriage and returning as Mayor. The town will get much worse, Nadia will not forgive you and Quinn shall have it out for you but on the bright side, there's a handsome New-Jersey accented hottie who likes you and owes you one.

With a high love stat, he moves back into his old house but just kinda hangs out and bugs Nadia but doesn't go back into the marriage. In fact, he's mainly mooning over you, saying terrible one liners and kicking his feet.

His lust mainly impacts on how many times you're getting railed by the goat man/ human goat man.

The Rest are either minor characters or romances that I didn't really wanna play though:

Portia: Depends on if Nadia is in office or not. Either she's her lil personal assistant or a barmaid. She always gets Landry for you or is snarking back and forth with Julian.

Valerius: Bitchy Wine Guy. Comes into the Spa almost every week, and unless you've got a High Hand Skill, then he pays the £10 every time. Later can be seen ragging on Nadia and sitting with Lucio as they drink. Yes, you can suck him off, but he has to like you a WHOLE bunch.

Valdemar: The Night Nurse. Don't go into the hospital at night. She won't help with any affliction and will instead stick things into you.

Morga: Yes, you can go fuck Lucio's mom if you two don't get along. He will scream and kick his feet and throw a tantrum and Morga will be idly rubbing your tongue with her fingers while you perch on her thigh.

[isagisyoichi]

PINKY STAR (RUN) :｡･:*:･ﾟ’★,｡･:*:･ﾟ’☆

SYNOPSIS: isagi as your boyfriend

CHARACTERS INCLUDED: isagi yoichi my boyfriend of many several years

WARNINGS: swearing? i think idk i forget also yah pretend they all go to the same school and stuff. also horribly self indulgent if u couldn't already tell

A/N: if you remember my old one delete it from your memory it was literally so bad help anyways the re-up because my boyfriend deserves better. also i really like this one and i feel like it’s more in character for him :P lol i've had this in my drafts for like, ever <3 but also my last post for a while because i have ap exams and my sat soon :P

FOR: the anon that asked me where my original isagi bf hcs went :’)

after the initial awkwardness of being in a new relationship fades and you two become comfortable with each other, a relationship with isagi would be like dating your slightly awkward best friend who you make out with sometimes.

like, i don’t really see isagi being high maintenance, so i feel like a relationship with him would definitely be on the relaxed side, but still romantic, you know?

isagi’s inner monologue is so funny and he definitely lets his thoughts out to you. it makes you laugh to see your usually friendly-to-all boyfriend have his moments, too.

you guys are one of those couples that give each other a look when someone’s doing something weird in public #telepathicconnection <3

but, isagi’s really such a sweetie with you. i know user isagisyoichi may be slightly biased when they say this, but believe me when i say that isagi’s 100% boyfriend material.

walks you to class whenever he can. always either holding your hand as he listens attentively to you complaining about school.

writes down things he feels are important about you in a digital note entitled “y/n 💗,” so he can remember them in the future.

isagi's used to talking to all kinds of people, so even if you're not the most talkative, he can adjust with no problem.

and he’ll always entertain you about whatever stupid conversation you wanna have.

kinda basic with pet names. babe, baby, dork (he would, i don’t wanna hear it), are his usual rotation.

randomly compliments you/says these really romantic things out of nowhere because he can’t control himself and often blurts things out.

“yeah, of course, when we get married, i’ll-”

“when we get married?” you inquire as you cut isagi off. you two have never discussed marriage, just but the thought of isagi wanting to spend the rest of his life with you is enough to make your head spin.

isagi’s eyes go wide when he realizes what he’s said. damn his mouth that moves faster than his mind.

swallowing hard and taking a breath, isagi says, “y-yeah, when we get married,” further affirming his statement with a nod, albeit a bit of a nervous one.

now both of you guys are flustered LOL.

likes to sit his head in your lap and have you play with his hair, while you two talk or just sit in silence.

such a good listener, perfect person to rant about anything with. he’s very understanding, he’ll hold you if you need him to, wipe your tears if you’re crying, give you advice if you need it, just overall so sweet.

also always knows when you're sad because of his intuition. isagi encourages you to open up to him, but ultimately doesn’t force you, just lets you know that he’s always there for you <3

(that's kind of lie because isagi does pry a little LOL, but he means well)

takes care of you! nags you a little, tries his best to make sure you're not doing anything stupid, and if you are, that someone responsible (him) is watching you, looks after you when you’re sick, etc.

gives you his jacket when you’re cold (he’s been waiting to do that his whole life bro LMAOO), carries your things, always texts you good morning and good night, just overall sooo good to you.

but as soft as he is for you, isagi does have this tendency to get these random spouts of confidence, so sometimes he’ll say or do something really bold out of nowhere.

like, he’ll suddenly grab your waist and pull you closer to him, or he’ll kiss you out of the blue. the flustered expression that rests on your face for a change always makes him smirk *heart eyes*

in general, though, isagi's still kind of awkward sometimes regardless and does say or do things that make you go "???" and make him be like "why did i do that" LOL he's so cute though <333

he’s pretty basic with dates, usually opts for things like restaurants, walks in the parks, movie nights, or stuff like that, but they’re still really fun!

but, if you ever want to do something out of the norm, he wouldn't be opposed to it, either. but, you do have to tell him ‘cause he's not a mind reader lol.

(okay but, one time, isagi tried to watch a scary movie with you because he wanted to do that thing where he wraps his arm around you during the scary parts, but HE ended up being scared instead 😭)

isagi’s the type to put your name with a heart emoji or the date you guys started dating in his instagram bio LOL

y/n 💓 IHS Forward #10 ⚽️ *insert some soccer quote about grinding*

it’s a bit middle school, but you let it slide because you know he just wants to show you off <3

study sessions are normal between you two but, you guys always get bored or distracted halfway through and start watching youtube or something LOL.

it’s canon he’s a thigh man lol, so if he ever sees you wearing an oversized shirt, especially one of his, with shorts, isagi will literally short circuit in real life.

he keeps his hand on your thigh when you guys cuddle that day, tracing patterns on your skin, or just squeezing it every now and then.

in general, though, isagi likes poking at and playing with them whenever they're out <3

once, isagi wanted you to do that trend on tiktok where he sits between your thighs and stuff, but he had no idea how to bring it up LOL

so, isagi just watched tiktoks of it in front of you and hoped eventually you would get the hint 🙄

and you did, thanks to his incredible lack of subtly. he doesn’t even care when you giggle and tell him how bad he is at being slick, isagi got your thighs around him, he won!!!!!!

takes a picture (or two or three) to savor the moment.

(even though he could literally just ask you to do it again in the future, but whatever, i guess)

when you’re dating isagi, the team comes with him too LOL

they’re always snapchatting you pictures of isagi when they’re hanging out without you, with stupid captions like, “look how sad your boyfriend is without you 😞”

isagi’s not even sad in the picture, he’s just confused as to why they’re shoving a camera in his face 😭

isagi one hundred percent attempts to get you to run the mile with him during gym if you don’t already.

“babe, just try!” isagi pants, as he catches up to you and your friends, as you guys are still on your second lap.

admittedly, the effort is cute, but beloved, i hate to break it to you- i will not be doing anything of the sort.

he will sit down or walk around with you after you finish the mile, though. if he’s not already playing soccer lollll.

when he does choose to go with you, expect exclamations from the team about how isagi “abandoned us for his little relationship” 👎

isagi’s receiving love language is words of affirmation (also basically canon LOL) so, he really values the compliments you give him with his whole heart.

you could tell him how his hair looks nice in the morning, and isagi will think about it all day.

whether it be about how cute he is, or how talented of a player he is, isagi really is happiest when you praise him <3

speaking of soccer, isagi has this tendency to get lost in the moment and talk your head off about some soccer related tangent that probably makes no sense to you.

his eyes light up and his voice is just oozing with passion for what he does as he goes into detail about how he made this crazy goal at practice while you stare at him with the biggest heart eyes ever, adoring his dedication.

and of course when isagi realizes he was rambling, he apologizes profusely for “boring” you, like the gentleman he is.

but when you reassure him that he could never bore you and that you want nothing more than for him to go on, isagi begins to feels lightheaded due to his adoration for you <3

if you're the type to go all out when it supporting isagi at soccer- like make one of those corny signs, yell from the crowd, wear his spare jersey to games, isagi will physically have to withhold his heart from jumping out his chest.

he's a little embarrassed that you're doing all that for him, but the effort means soooo much to him.

and speaking of soccer, it would mean a lot to isagi if you not only supported him at games and stuff, but expressed an interest in learning more about soccer as a whole, too.

you know, learn a little more about the game on your own accord, ask him to teach you how to properly play, or even challenge him to a one on one, do stuff like that, and he’ll literally be head over heels for you. well, more than he already is.

(he always goes easy on you on your guys 1v1's and he thinks your efforts are adorable, no matter how much you may or may not suck)

he'd repay the effort and try to get interested in whatever your hobbies are!

also, you can get him to do almost anything if you pout and beg hard enough, you’re literally so hard to say no to in isagi’s eyes <3

isagi’s the type to not realize when other people are flirting with him LOL

he just thinks they’re being nice (unless they’re being straight up) and i don’t think he would really process it because he’s so focused on you romantically, if that makes sense.

once he realizes you’re jealous, isagi apologizes earnestly, reassuring you over and over again that you're everything he could ask for and that he would never intentionally try to hurt you and all that jazz.

although, i will admit, sometimes isagi’s kinda smug when you're jealous, especially when it’s over a dumb reason 👎

however, when he’s jealous i feel like it could go one of two ways-

on normal days, isagi would just stand there to “intimidate” the other person, maybe cough a little for emphasis until they go away lol.

but on days where he’s already mad/filled with adrenaline/or someone’s really not taking a hint and you’re visibly uncomfortable- oh boy, it’s like a switch flips in him.

has those same fiery eyes he has during the climax of a game. the energy he’s exuding is dead serious, and that alone is enough for the person bothering you to go away. not bad for a man that’s only 5’8 🥰

adding on, isagi doesn’t take any shit about you, ever. even if it’s from his friends. usually isagi’s very neutral and doesn’t actively try to start conflict, but there are some things he’ll always defend and you’re one of them.

isagi always listens/watches/reads/etc whatever you recommend him (on that note, please recommend him good anime because isagi’s out here willingly telling people his favorite anime is darling in the franxx), even if he doesn’t necessarily like it LOL

you could show isagi objectively, the worst song ever and he would be like “yeah, it was good babe!” (it was not)

also does the same thing when you bring him shopping with you, like he's absolutely NO HELP 😭

you could try on the ugliest sweater known to man and he’d like “you look nice 🙂” pls be honest isagi, you can say it’s hideous!!!!!!

but isagi’s also being somewhat truthful in his statement because he does genuinely think you look nice in everything <3

also loves when you wear his clothes- always feels a mixture between pride and slight shyness?

kinda lol idk but overall, isagi really is sooo happy you wanna show him off that much, especially when you're wearing something of his around his friends :')

he says “i love you” first, no doubt.

he’s a bit nervous when he does because he doesn’t know if you’ll reciprocate, but he really does love you and he feels like he physically can’t hold it in anymore.

“i promise you don’t have to say it back!” isagi reassures anxiously. “i know it’s a really big commitment, and if it’s too early for you right now-”

“i love you, too.”