#it's in my au's world... but while theyre still in college haha

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Wrong Door…

@akanemnon a thing popped into my head and I am very impulsive. ❤️

[alfredolover119]

I looooove your zukka rec lists! I recently became Avatar-obsessed, never got a chance to watch it as a kid and only just got through it all! I was wondering if you'd consider doing a specifically angst rec list? I love fluffy zukka everything, but sometimes you just gotta have your heart ripped out of your chest and put back in after being thoroughly blended.

thank you! i relate heavily to “recently became Avatar-obsessed” haha. as for the angst list, i sure can try! warning: all of these have happy endings because im a crybaby who can’t read unhappy endings. also, p much all of the fics in the completed section were featured on my other lists but this is specifically the ANGSTY ones >:^)

angsty zukka wips

first, most obviously, feels like we only go backwards by @oldpotatoe

-currently at 102k with 19/27 chapters posted; rated teen

-the amnesia fic. the amnesia fic. the amnesia fic. you know. i haven’t actually read it yet because, as previously mentioned, i’m a crybaby and am waiting for it to finish up but, from my understanding, this fic will murder you in a dark alleyway with no remorse. if u like zukka angst, you’ve probably already read this, but just in case!

An injury leaves Sokka with amnesia. His last memory is of the failed invasion, of leaving his father behind in enemy territory on the Day of Black Sun. Of hopelessness. Rage. // But then he wakes up, and the war is over. Suddenly, he must come to terms with the fact that years have passed, and that he's somehow the Southern Water Tribe Ambassador to the Fire Nation. He is also supposedly friends with banished-Prince-turned-Fire-Lord Zuko, of all people. Close friends.

Yeah, nah.

and i’ll do anything you say (if you say it with your hands) by @goldrushzukka

-currently 38k with 6/8 chapters posted; rated mature

-holy shit. holy SHIT. modern au based on the “my cat likes my fuckbuddy and i am falling in love” trope(?). maybe it’s just because of how the last chapter ended, but oh my god. this one made me cry. made me want to commit violence. when it’s not angsty as hell, it’s pretty funny, but holy shit. ao3 user nebulastucky please.

It’s supposed to be a one night stand. Pick up some guy at a bar, barely remember his name and never learn anything real about him, send him packing in the morning with a thanks for the ride and a cup of coffee to-go. That’s how it’s supposed to go. // But then it’s the best sex Sokka has ever had, and he thinks he’ll hate himself if he never gets to have it again.

Violet Blossoms and Celestial Objects by @hollypunkers

-currently 15k with 2/? posted. rated teen.

-this is the sequel to blue (an angsty, zukka rewrite of book 2-- go read it if u havent!)! !! this is a book 3 rewrite. only two chapters in and mrs hollypunkers is really abusing the miscommunication tag, as zukka writers seem to enjoy doing. im excited to see how the world and story develops with the changes to the story! you should be too!! its very good! obviously spoilers for blue lmao

Having sided with the Avatar in Ba Sing Se, Zuko not only must navigate his new relationship with Sokka but returning to the Fire Nation as a banished enemy. His own journey of self discovery and personal growth must now coexist alongside the personal struggles of every other member of the Gaang as together they blaze a treacherous path toward an unsure victory against Zuko's own father and nation.

breakable heaven by @fruitysokka

-currently 71k with 9/11 chapters posted. rated teen

-swt ambassador zuko! soon to be chief sokka! fake dating ur best friend to get out of an arranged marriage! what could go wrong!!! i also haven’t read this one ((see: i’m a crybaby who is being hurt by too many zukka wips already)), but it has been hanging out in my marked for later for months. from what i understand, this fic has: angst.

With his twenty-first birthday looming just around the corner, the Southern Water Tribe Elders have decided that Sokka, next in line to be Chief, needs to get married. Sokka does not want that, but he does need to get them off his back until he can figure his way out of it. What better way to do that than to pretend to date his best friend (and newly minted Ambassador to the Southern Water Tribe) Zuko? // Seriously, this is a foolproof plan. Maybe one of Sokka's best. Absolutely nothing can go wrong.

angsty zukka fics (completed!)

(i’ll put these in wc order)

lighthouse beam by @incorrectzukka

-7k, rated g

-a modern college au!! zuko’s inner-monologue is very angsty in this fic. typical zuko. also per usual, theyre both fucking dorks. they sort themselves out in the end, but not before The Angst. zuko is semi-deaf in this fic and also he has a bit of internalized homophobia.

Sokka’s breathtakingly beautiful and he’s smart and makes other people laugh. Zuko has a half-burnt face and a deaf ear. It’s not rocket science. // Or, Zuko falls in love with the boy in his Philosophy class.

This Isn’t My Idea of Fun by @khaleeseas

-9k, explicit

-moon spirit/nwt prince!sokka, no war to be found here! admittedly this isnt THAT angsty but like. the angst IS present. zuko is still the prince. a lovely childhood friends (though they hated each other for a minute haha) to lovers story. 

If you asked Zuko, he and Azula saw far too much of Chief Hakoda of the Northern Water Tribe’s children growing up. It wasn’t until they were older, and Azula pointed out that - duh - their families were trying to set them all up, that he realized why. // He was told by his mother to be polite. These people were their friends and allies, and though their nations were as different as they came, harmony between nations was the most important thing. // It wasn’t his fault the Chief’s children were so annoying.

put your lips close to mine (as long as they don’t touch) by @celestialceci

-9k, teen

-modern au! zuko and sokka are college roommates. zuko goes to spend the summer with sokka. again,, not really that angsty but-- its there!! the detail and feeling of Home in this story make me happy. zuko is insecure as hell here too. if ur into that. 

Zuko hates his home. He likes college alright, but he likes Sokka even better, his assigned roommate turned best friend. Spending the summer with Sokka will be fun, a welcome change of pace he desperately wants. It probably won't awaken anything in him... right?

the thing about dancing by anodymalion

-9k, teen

-yes. this one right here officer. it makes my heart ache. also trans sokka! which is cool. but the zuko angst in this one. hurts me. not so much relationship angst as it is zuko learning he deserves happiness angst. i’m sure u know The Type.

The first time a attendant spills Zuko’s tea and doesn’t immediately fall to her knees, begging the Fire Lord’s forgiveness, it is not anger but a resounding warmth that fills his chest.

i could (never) give you peace by @zukkababey

-10k, mature

-OUCH. OUCH OUCH OUCH. boys please learn to communicate im begging u. also zuko.. zuko, dude. as the tags of the fic say, hes “really going through it” in this one. YOUCH. post-canon.

Zuko almost said it. He almost said the words I think I’m in love with you, but he choked them back down at the last second. // Zuko would never be able to be what Sokka wanted. They might have needed each other during the summer, when two boys with too much weight on their shoulders found comfort in each other in the only way they knew how. // But now Zuko was Fire Lord, and Sokka was leaving.

this love burns so yellow (becoming orange and in its time, exploding) by @meliebee 

-18k, teen, major character death 

-i lied. THIS is the one, officer. found family.. good mai and zuko and toph friendships.. . ozai escapes prison and tries to overthrow zuko. OBVIOUSLY angst ensues. poor boy. he Does heal in this but it gets worse before it gets better. angst angst angst angst.

Ten months after Zuko is crowned at seventeen, he faces his first coup.

Anything for You by beersforqueers

-23k, explicit

-istg. this is probably one of my favorite zukka fics. its PAINFUL. modern au where theyre broken up but sokka hasnt told his family yet so zuko goes home with him for kataang wedding. a bit smutty, but the plot oh my god ohgm y fuvk. made me cry the first time i read it. (see: crybaby!me) insert that one picture of the horse with the caption PAIN. 

In which Sokka and Zuko have broken up but Sokka hasn't told his family yet. So when Katara and Aang's wedding weekend rolls around and he doesn't want to break Gran-Gran's heart, he asks Zuko to pretend to be his boyfriend for one last weekend. // Things don't go as planned.

Moving Mountains by @thefangirlingdead

-64k, mature

-so. when i read this the first time it was in one sitting. soulmate au set within canon era / the comics, to an extent. soulmates can hear each others thoughts. i will happily say this is slowburn, jesus christ. champagne without the cham. 

Soulmates are chosen by the spirits and can hear each other’s thoughts. Sokka thinks it’s cheesy and dumb. Zuko thinks it’s poetic justice that he doesn’t have one because he doesn’t deserve it. Cruel irony is finding out that the prince of the Fire Nation (and the person currently hunting you) is your soulmate.

In the Soft Light by @voidcenturyscholar and @romancedawning

-83k, teen, graphic depictions of violence

-moon spirit!sokka living in the northern water tribe. zuko is sent to the northern water tribe as a cultural liaison. iroh is the fire lord but while he is away taking care of lu ten after his injury ozai steps up. i cannot express how many emotions this fic made me feel. background yuetara. i would almost say found family?? but. anyway. plenty of angst to spare here with a healthy dose of enemies to friends to lovers.

As the newly appointed cultural liaison to Northern Water Tribe, Zuko is the first Fire Nation Citizen to step foot inside the city's walls in nearly a century. He's determined to prove himself—to the Fire Lord and to his father—even if the Water Tribe's spirit-touched prince seems to want nothing to do with him.

That Midnight Sky by @zukkababey

-103k, teen

-now now now. tms... modern college au where sokka agrees to tutor zuko in physics because zuko has to maintain straight a’s and physics is just not doing it for him. so. thats cool but THEN azula moves in, randomly, with zuko. to hide the fact that sokka is tutoring zuko, they fake date! what could go wrong!! the mutual pining in here combined with the angst... wonderful, tasty. everyone read it rn. also SLOWBURN 

In Zuko’s strict family, needing a tutor is just about the worst thing you could do. Failing a class, however, is even worse. The only rational solution? Take up Aang on his offer to find him a physics tutor and have Sokka—beautiful, smart, handsome Sokka—tutor him in secret. // When Azula’s arrival threatens to reveal Zuko’s secret, it’s up to Sokka to convince her this definitely isn’t what it looks like. See, he’s actually… Zuko’s… boyfriend? // Hmm. There’s no way this could get complicated, right?

[imaginethathaikyuu]

How did I find your blog? I was looking for soft Kuroo content on google. And your soft birthday hc’s for him came up. And that’s also how I found tumblr

What was the first story of yours that I read? That Kuroo piece ^

Roughly, how long have I been following this blog? Well I found that piece shortly after it was posted so…. Around the beginning of December 2019 I think. Got a tumblr a few months later and you were the first person I followed (had you in my bookmarks bar before that! (still have you in my bookmarks bar and when I share my screen in classes there are occasionally questions. I ignore them))

What’s something I’ve noticed about you personality wise? You’re really clever and funny. But you’re also sweet. But because you’re clever you have no hesitation in setting up and enforcing your boundaries, and I really admire that strength and confidence.

Have we ever interacted, either by PM, ask, or in the comments? What was my perception of you? YES!!! PM, SOOOOO many asks, comments, and you sent me an ask. And reblogged it. And I cried. A lot. My perception: you’re lovely and I want to h*ld your h*nd ….please.

What’s my favorite story of yours? Oh how to choose. Firstly, I’m a nb, biracial, bisexual. Honey, I’ve never made a choice in my life. But let’s try here. Anything you’ve written for Tsukki. Literally all of it is gold. Fight me. I was going to write “especially [piece title]” but I LITERALLY CANNOT CHOOSE ONE. Your Bokuto nightmare piece. Your Kuroo angsty fight. Your Tendou dealing with S/O with parents who yell piece. Your Kinktobers. Your Futakuchi and Mattsun pieces. And your Terushima pieces. Ugh. I CANNOT CHOOSE. OH AND YOUR STREAMER KENMA!!!!!! OKay just… all of it. I can’t choose. I tried, and I failed, and I’m willing to admit failure.

What’s a story I’d love to see you write? I don’t want to say this… because it hurts me… but I just KNOW you’d write brilliant angst. Some of my fav pieces of yours are pained beginnings with happy endings. That fight with Tsukki after a bad day at work. The pieces I mentioned above (nightmare pieces and fighting pieces and angsty home life ha.. ha.ha.ha.). That Oikawa one where the reader wakes up in bed without him and thinks he left. You write these gorgeous atmospheres and descriptive, visceral feelings, and if you chose to use it for evil…. You could get evil shit done. You’re SO powerful. So I want to read it… but also…. I don’t. I’d love to see you write ABO like you mentioned a while back or just see you explore a cutesy soulmate AU or something. I think you’d be really good at writing an AU where you hear what the other person’s listening too. I feel like you’d be so good at making me feel something for someone who was in another city. (think this would be cute with Tsukki cos he’s headphones boy, OR terushima because I like the dynamic of someone flirty, who clearly cares about looks, falling for someone he can’t see) ANYWAY….

Favorite pairing you write for?/fav reader insert? Tsukishima x reader. It’s my fav self-ship. (but also Mattsun, Bokuto, Oikawa, Tanaka, and Akaashi because you write them SO WELL!!!!)

Have any of your stories helped me through a hard time? Of course. Your self-harm piece came at a time I needed it. Iwaizumi’s in particular saved my life. But also your Tendou dealing with S/O parents who fight… came right when I needed it. Also starting college… was hard.. And reading and rereading your fluff really pulled me through it.

Have any of your stories hit closer to home? YES (see above).

Do I genuinely like your blog, it’s aesthetic or posts? It’s overall feel? It’s content? Yes. The aesthetic is, ngl, a wee bit basic. But I kinda love that. And the feel? It feels like home. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Your blog is my safe space. So, yes, I love. It’s content? YES. OF COURSE. Your personality probably could have kept me here even if your content was kinda shit, but I follow you RELIGIOUSLY because of your content. So yes. I adore.

Is English my first language? Kinda??? I grew up in a trilingual household so I kinda learned three languages at the same time while growing up. But no, I don’t need to translate it in my head. Because English was one of the three.

Anything I want to share? Yes. Please keep being kind to yourself, caring for your mental health, enforcing your boundaries, loving Akaashi, and just generally being you. You’re so lovely as you are, and I hope you continue grow, but never change. Also I’m sorry about all your work stuff…. It literally makes me feel sick. And I hope you find a job where that’s not tolerated, or that your work finds a better way of protecting it’s employees. I know you know this, but none of it is your fault. I just hope things improve. AND I love you… a lot. And I’m so proud of you hitting 9K and you deserve so many more followers because your pieces are just... GORGEOUS. I can’t wait until I’m at Barnes and Noble in a few years and I can pick up a hardback copy of your debut novel. I’m so excited to say “I knew Em Akaashi (which is your legal name as far as I’m concerned) before she was so popular among the masses.”

so ive been trying to figure out the correct and worthy way to reply to this ask since the moment i got it......because its so fucking sweet and kind and amazing and pure and perfect and i just dont know how to use WORDS to explain the way it makes me feel so.......i will just reply in bullet points in regards to every question u answered to make it a lil easier :D

- the fact that u found my blog on google ....... like this may be odd and a very specific thing but before i made this blog i always hoped that 1 day my fanfic would pop up in google searches bc thats ALWAYS how i found fics when i was reading them religiously and i felt so much ENVY!!!!! LIKE I WANTED TO BE THERE I WANTED MY FICS TO B POPULAR ENOUGH TO POP UP ON GOOGLE.....that may sound very selfish but its true......so thats just very cool to me... :]

- u’ve been here for so long omg 🥺🥺🥺🥺 if anyone in ur classes ever asks jus promo my blog like its nbd 

- thats so sweet what 🥺🥺🥺 i try my best to advocate for myself and be confident for myself.....ive spent far too much of my time being silently uncomfortable because i was afraid of pushing someone’s buttons seeming rude.....but NO MORE!!!! i know what upsets me, i know my triggers, i know what i dislike experiencing, and im never gonna let myself be anxious or uncomfortable for someone else’s sake, esp if theyre being rude 2 me. i would say its less strength and confidence and moreso me attempting to take control of my anxiety in the places i can (aka on the Internet) bc i am SICK OF ANXIETY ATTACKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

- BBY no dont CRY!!!! im racking my brain trying to think of who u are i wanna know so bad so i can thank u personally for being the kindest person in the world n so i can send u more asks >:(........MY HAND IS URS TO HOLD!!!!! dont tell akaashi tho 

- OMG my TSUKKI pieces.....hes so hard to write why ;-; thank u so much im so glad u enjoy my works<3333

- NOT ANGST NOT LIKE THIS!!!!!!!!! pained beginnings to happy endings are my specialty.....IMAGINE me writing a sad ending like i CANT!!!!!!!!! ive only done it a few times and it is so Difficult.....YALL ARE SO LUCKY IM NOT EVIL!!!!!! ive had this idea for an angsty akaashi fic that i think about and write in my head every night before falling asleep and it Hurts and i wanna write it but i also can’t make myself :D ABO would be very fun but i genuinely do not know how to explore the concept while making it feel like it’s Written By Me.....u know what i mean? same with soulmate aus, i really dislike writing them because theyre just boring to me like they all feel the same everything’s been done for them.....which is FINE!!! but i write enough cliche stuff as it is HAHA, a long distance type soulmate au could be fun and interesting but ldr’s trigger me bc of a past relationship so </3 but hey maybe someone else could use the idea!!!!!

- gotta love tsukishima <3

- im rlly glad my writing could be there for you friend, one of the biggest reasons i write fanfic (and write the kind of fics i write) is bc i know firsthand how much reading sweet stories abt ur comfort characters can help u through the shittiest times - i just wanna offer ppl some support and happy feelings and love cuz sometimes fanfic is the only time we can find those things (and theres nothing shameful abt that either if anyone bullies u for reading fanfic i will fight them)

- I KNOW MY LAYOUT IS LAZY AND BASIC AS FUCK AND THAT IS BECAUSE I DO NOT GIVE A SHIT LMAOOOO so im glad u think its ok...... like i dont have the patience to create a fancy ass layout that actually works are u KIDDING ME??????? I COULD LITERALLY NEVER plus i kinda like that its just the basic kinda ugly boring default layout like it makes it simple and easy and i feel like it brings focus to the only thing on this blog that i care about which is my writing, i rlly only care about the content here and not aesthetics jdbljdabsdk that blue background will be there til i Die......i adore u more btw 

- WHOA trilingual what the hell ur so cool tell me more 

- you have my word, friend, that i will continue to do all of that so long as you do the same. take care of yourself, be kind to yourself - i know u can do it, ur so kind to others and u deserve to be kind to urself, too so this is the part that genuinely brought me to tears because *sappy dumb shit ahead* ok look ever since i can remember the one and only thing ive wanted to do with my life is become an author ...... dreams of book covers with my name written on them and words in pages written by me and fanart of my characters and going into my local bookstore n seeing my book there....these thoughts all haunt my fucking brain because i want it SO BAD!!!!!!!! so bad that it makes me CRY!!!!!!!! ive never wanted something more and just!!!!!!!!!!!! idk how much u meant that part but holy fuck!!!!!! i hope so bad that one day i can send u a free copy of my book as a thank u for being the person u are. u have all my love friend, every last bit of it <333333333

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more tgcf chapters 143-173 lets goooooo

PEI MING BOO HISS except actually okay he’s mostly funny i think but still boo hiss

“hey who’s this guy who’s really pissed at you?” “oh thats my sword. i broke it.” alright then!

i think i need to go back and reread the banyue pass arc bc im still confused as to whats going on with banyue and pei su

“Banyue dropped from the sky with two pots raised. Without a word, she plummeted with the mouths of the pots facing down, trapping and detaining the shocked Ming’guang and the roaring Ke Mo within.” - THATS MY GIRL

“It must be known that, to heavenly officials, it certainly was more than natural for kingdoms of the mortal realm to fight and annihilate one another; the acts of these plays progressing on endlessly. But when it came their own turn, it was often hard to let things go. If one must stand in the same court as the one who annihilated their own kingdom, and that man cavorted in the heavens, exceedingly flashy, then it must be vexing.” - hmmmm!!

“I’ve spoken too many words in this lifetime. What are you referring to?” - okay to be fair thats a mood

okay its nice to get some pei ming backstory and its funny that he and xie lian are bonding but also still whenever pei ming interacts with a female character my hackles rise like a cat lol

“Xie Lian watched as Banyue thought really hard before cheerfully pulling out a few long, wine-red scorpion-snakes, and putting them into the bubbling pot.” - THATS MY GIRL

“Although “smell” was something colourless and formless, the instant Banyue removed the pot cover, it was as if some mysterious physical object had twisted all the air around the mouth of that pot. The group stared at the sight within the pot for a long time. Their pupils reflected an endless, bottomless darkness; like it could pull them into the abyss. No words could describe the sentiment expressed within their eyes. A moment later, Xie Lian patted Banyue’s shoulder and gave a thumbs-up.” - like father-figure like daughter-figure. amazing.

“However, what if one day mortals discovered something completely new that ran faster than horses? Then, when this new invention overtook horses, worshippers of this heavenly official who controlled horses would inevitably decrease. Such heavenly officials, flashing by like shooting stars, made up the majority of the heavens.” - obsessed with this, genuinely. life and change. worship and its purpose. my religious studies diploma on my wall is screaming at me rn. ALSO i am once again thinking about celebrities

“...” It was only then that Pei Ming seemed to notice, and started to contemplate this question. A moment later, he answered, “A habit. In a dark, creepy place like this, isn’t it normal to hold women in your arms, to comfort them and calm their fears?” “I’m sorry, but I wasn’t scared,” Banyue said.” - BANYUE I LOVE YOU. I MISSED YOU SO MUCH. god this takes me back to every college party i ever went to

LING WEN BACKSTORY????? shoeseller chosen for godhood bc she wrote a political essay and got arrested...... and now she’s face to face with the official who appointed her..... do go on.....

“Ling Wen laughed out loud, seeming to be enraged, and her voice dropped. “Very well! You said I couldn’t reach that high. Then, might I ask you: had the prominence of the Palace of Jing Wen at its peak ever reached even the knees of my Palace of Ling Wen??” - GET HIM!!!! BOO HISS JING WEN

“Compared to you, I’m not that bad,” Ling Wen said. “You’d personally order me to stay in the Palace of Jing Wen until midnight, then turn around and say I shamelessly hang around ‘til late to harass you. Words murder without form; I was much nicer responding with blatant violence.” - ling wen im love you..... also this bit... feels Real

BLOOD RAIN BLOOD RAIN BLOOD RAIN!! FLOWER PETALS TRANSFORMATION!!! see hua cheng? look as how cool it can be when you leave the story for a little while!! bc then you get to return and make an entrance!!

“Not only can you bring forth bloody rain, you can also make flowers shower. I didn’t know that. How fun!” - cute!! and in that moment we were all xie lian

“Everyone was stunned by his deed, and Ling Wen arduously gave him a thumbs-up. ”Ol’ Pei, what a man!” Pei Ming gritted his teeth. “WELCOME!” - aww three two tumors buddies!!

okay yin yu is here and xie lian did the equivalent of asking someone when the baby is due only to find out theyre not pregnant at all. then rong guang taunts yin yu and no one says anything. i do love the amount of awkward moments in this book tbh sometimes there are no words.

“All around was sand and mud crushing at him, exceedingly suffocating. The sand and mud was also moving endlessly; the feeling was like he was swallowed into the stomach of a giant monster, and that monster had also eaten a bunch of other things besides him, tumbling everything in its stomach, trying to digest” - ooooh creepy!!! the red string thing... is cute.... also xie lian being able to see hua cheng’s butterfly vision by looking directly into his eye is kinda cool. and obviously homoerotic.

“Are lower-ranked heavenly officials below other people?” Quan Yizhen asked. “No,” Yin Yu replied. Were they not? It was obvious that he himself didn’t believe in his own words, and Quan Yizhen also noticed. A good while later, he said bluntly, “I don’t like it here.” Yin Yu said nothing.” - im having emotions. and then yin yu also saying he doesnt like it there either.... also idk how this scene is going to play out but as much as im enjoying quan yizhen being an icon i can also possibly see how yin yu could eventually get to the point of “i am tired of being nice. i do just want to go apeshit” even if he really cares about qyz. it happens </3

“Indeed,” Hua Cheng said. “Half a year later when Quan Yizhen actually ascends, he won’t find it so funny anymore.” “Can we watch that part too?” Xie Lian asked. “We can. Hold on,” Hua Cheng replied.” - quan yizhen king of taking things literally. also why did this turn into hualian having a movie night

jian yu seems like the kind of asshole who would purposely give someone regular soda when they specifically asked for diet soda. god yin yu is really having a bad day i really feel for him in the whole situation with the brocade immortal

awww okay at least jian yu tried to take responsibility. im still mad at him tho that was objectively a terrible idea. god this whole situation sucked :(

“Rocks and earth crushed at them from all around, forcing their bodies to press tightly against one another, their faces brushing, their ears warm. Although it wasn’t the right time, a thought flashed through Xie Lian’s mind: “‘To die buried together’ doesn’t feel so bad.” - okay... im kind of emotional.... gay people....

okay obviously these murals and the prince of wuyong have some connection (im guessing pretty direct) to xie lian and are important but everytime they start analyzing one i feel like im back in art history class fhadskfhskjdhf not that thats a bad thing!! i liked art history a lot tbh

“Don’t worry, they’re not human,” Hua Cheng said. “It’s precisely because they’re not human that we have to worry, alright….” Xie Lian thought.” - goth ghost bf problems

xie lian: well, there is one person i trust more than anyone else, someone who’s first in my mind hua cheng, oblivious: oh :/ xie lian, also oblivious: what? hua cheng: you shouldnt trust so easily its dangerous xie lian: oh. haha. yeah. well. wanna,,, know who it is? hua cheng: its :) fine :) it :) doesnt :) matter :) but of course you can tell me if you want to gege xie lian, internally: well now ive made it weird hua cheng, 5 minutes later: actually i need you to tell me. right now. its totally for your security me: gay people smh

“As they suspected, he had been captured by Qi Rong. Although no one was bound by ropes, there were balls of greasily green ghost fires hovering over every one of their heads.” - completely off track but anybody else remember the great green globs of greasy grimy gopher guts song

“Could there actually come a day when Qi Rong was embarrassed that someone might see the manner in which he ate? Before Xuan Ji entered, she put Guzi down. Guzi, ta-ta-ta, ran in, rushing straight to Qi Rong’s side. But when he saw him, he pointed his finger. He cried, “Dad is eating bad things in secret again!” “I’m not!” Qi Rong retaliated.” SCREAM IS QI RONG LEARNING THE POWER OF LOVE NOOOO also god that poor man whose body he has im starting to doubt if he’ll ever be free jimmy novak flashbacks

everytime we get another ghost king power somewhere someone should be writing hua cheng the cyborg bf in a high tech futuristic au i think thats the only other potential setting that could truly capture this wild ride

“In truth, throughout history, there was no man in the world who didn’t love bragging. A breeze could blow the handkerchief of a brothel girl into a man’s hand, and he would turn around and say the most beautiful of renowned escorts had fallen in love with him; holding shoes and wiping benches for the emperor’s mistress’s uncle’s grandson’s cousin’s mistress would for sure become him being an important administrator at the residence of royal relatives, raising his status. Thus, men who didn’t brag were a rare species.” - SCREAM this is going in my favorite tgcf quotes folder god... mxtx come here let me shake your hand

read the story of rain master yushi huang’s ascension. why am i crying. also this bit im crying again me with my stuffed animals “Thus, while Yushi Huang was cultivating at the Temple of Yulong, every time when she went to seek water and passed that door, she would rub the head of that ox. The door knocker soaked in her essence of life, and when the Rain Master ascended, the ox ascended with her.”

okay thats enough for now i have 7 more chapters to book 4!!! woo!!!

[inactivemeihiko]

hi i desire nothing more than their happiness.

The Basics

What is your OTP? - kuraryou ! 🙌 aka best duo haha look at them theyre so cute

How do they know each other? - they play on the same high school baseball team and became known as the keystone duo.

Who made the first move? - probably ryousuke. he wouldn’t make a big deal of the thing—he’d just super casually drop the bomb at the most random moment which would make kuramochi do a double take, and when asked to repeat himself, ryousuke would smile ambiguously and tell mochi that he heard him. kuramochi would be super shook and clarify what the other said and his mind would just be a string of “omgomgomgomg”

Who wears the pants in the relationship? - ryousuke. he may be small, but he’s the bigger man. step it up, mochi

Who is more possessive? - def ryousuke. i can see him getting jealous of other people taking up too much of mochi’s time while mochi’s completely oblivious to it.

Who is more open to PDA? - i can’t see either of them being big on pda, but ryousuke might to show that mochi’s his and mochi might just to show off and make people uncomfortable lol

Favorite way to cuddle? - um !!! idk! ryou’s small so kuramochi just likes to? hold him? close to his chest? while also trying not to highlight too much on ryousuke’s height bc he knows he‘d get chopped

Favorite place to be together? - on the field! it always feels super good to be in sync, and it shows how close they’ve become.

Any nicknames for each other? - there’s kuramochi’s “ryou-san!” and i feel like ryousuke would sometimes call mochi by his first name youichi just to fluster him.

Who remembers the important things? - both! kuramochi is always nervously preparing for anniversaries and stuff, and ryousuke would pretend like he forgot but he keeps track of this shit don’t test him

Who is more likely to cheat on the other? - h i wanna say neither bc Neither, and neither !!

Name 3 songs for your OTP. - n/a bc i’m not big on songs ^^;

The Scenarios

Your OTP had their first fight. What was it about and how did they make up? - ryousuke isn’t the best at being straightforward with his feelings, so kuramochi could get frustrated with this. they make up after ryou has time to think and (forcefully) approaches kuramochi to explain himself. mochi immediately forgives ryou, as it wasn’t a serious fight anyway and they promise to try to be more honest and patient with each other.

Your OTP’s first date. Where did they go and who paid? - probably some lil cafe bc i’m cliche ! ✨ ryousuke would offer to pay, but kuramochi would insist bc he wants impress ryou who just smirks and lets him bc his bf is cute

Your OTP decides to get a pet. What is it and what kind of adventures/troubles follow? - a cat bc they’re more peaceful, and the pair doesn’t have the energy after practice to play with an energetic dog. the cat would probably rip their curtains.

Your OTP lives together. What is their daily morning ritual? - they always wake up in each other’s arms. ryousuke is usually the first to wake up to kuramochi’s chest, and after messing with mochi’s hair for a while, he’d get up to prepare breakfast. sometimes kuramochi wakes up first, and he feels blessed to see ryou’s peaceful state in the morning. he’d spend the entire time just watching ryou and grinning to himself like a lovesick fool.

Your OTP goes to Disney World. Who wears the Mickey/Minnie ears and what do they do? - kuramochi loses a bet to ryousuke and wears the ears.

Your OTP’s family meeting. What are their thoughts on their partner’s family? How do they meet? - they take the other to their parents’ house over breaks. kuramochi’s family was shocked that mochi was able to get himself a lover, and ryousuke’s family is just happy for ryou and 100% approves of mochi who’s stiff the entire visit.

Your OTP spends a rainy Sunday afternoon together. What do they do to relax? - kuramochi would drag ryousuke into gaming with him. it isn’t the most relaxing activity considering how heated the game can get, but as long as mochi’s enjoying himself, ryousuke’s okay with it.

Someone flirts with your OTP. What does lover 1 do when lover 2 is getting hit on? Vice versa? - if someone were to flirt with kuramochi under ryousuke’s vision, they’d be dead meat. he’d give them the deadliest goddamn smile possible and utter a few words, and the guy would fucking dissolve into a pile of ashes right then and there. ryousuke would make clear what was his. if someone flirted with ryousuke, kuramochi would get defensive like “hey, that’s my boyfriend!” he’d be direct about it.

The AUs

What sport would your OTP play besides baseball? - lets join the iwatobi swim club! 🤩🤩

Timeskip 10 years into the future! How is your OTP doing? - they’ve both graduated college and rented an apartment together. it’s super cozy for just the two of them, and they’re just living the domestic au life still as in love as ever.

Any original AUs for your OTP? Share it! - what’s originality

[grasslandgirl]

eldonado au where they meet in college and are roommates !

hmmmmm ok

1) obviously, there was no vandal in this au bc im a big supporter of the theory that sam is as instrumental to the creation and success of vandal as peter is, bc ive... you know.... seen the show! that being said, i still think peter would be some kind of film/ journalism major, or maybe something w criminology depending on whether the dicks still happened and how interested he was in dylan’s case to begin with! as for sam i’m not sure, maybe something with theatre or journalism/writing himself, but sam’s potential majors are a little harder to pin down than peter’s

2) so they’re roommates (haha) and maybe at first they’re a little weird bc theyre both awkward af but eventually they get past it and once they break past the awkwardness barrier (maybe through a mutual friend/class?? @ gabi probably lmao) they like Hit It Off and are bffs IMMEDIATELY

3) right so im thinking about this on a longer scale, so they’re set as roommates as freshmen, become bffs that year at somepoint, room in a dorm together again as sophomores, and then when they’re juniors they get a house/apartment together, maybe w a couple other friends (ming, randall, jenna, gabi, etc) and continue living together bc at this point theyre like Used to it and can’t imagine Not living with the other person and theyre like disgustingly domestic and have like dumb traditions and movie nights and like its a whole thing and theyre closer and softer and more domestic than Actual Couples but whenever anyone (dylan) implies/suggests theres Something There, they’re both like “what? NO! we’re friends” which is like...... whatever dumbasses keep lying to yourselves

4) so eventually, something Happens. someone (probably gabi and/or jenna bc i Love Them) sets one of the two of them up on a Date (probably sam bc we Know peter wouldn’t go for it bc Reasons) and like?? its Weird between peter and sam immediately bc neither have had a serious partner since like sophomore/freshman year and neither of them have even really Seen anyone in like a While and so its a THING and like theyre both weird about it and they dont talk about it (dont make [more] it weird!!) and maybe theyre both starting to realize they dont Want to date anyone else/ the other person to date anyone bc maybe everyone is Right maybe there is something There but neither of them want to say anything!!!! bc theyre so close and what if the other person doesn’t feel the same way and what if it fucks up their friendship and what if!!!!!!! so its AWKWARD 

5) so sam goes on his date and it’s whatever. its not Bad necessarily but there’s no click/spark whatever and he just wants to go home. to peter. and like... it hits him like a Brick. he doesn’t miss the house, he misses Peter! he misses the fact that it’s Theirs! and he’s like “why’m i on a date w a stranger when the only thing i want right now is at home??” and hes like “sorry this wasn’t you i just realized im deadass in love w my best friends and roommate and i have to leave” and his date is like “its chill gabi/jenna told me this might happen and im just here to quote ‘be the final straw bc these losers need to get it the fuck together and stop pining’” and sam’s like “do i have great friends or shitty friends? idk”

and then MEANWHILE (bc im a drama bitch!!) peter’s at the house and he’s like TAILSPINNING bc like!! what if the date goes well? what if they start seriously going out? what if sam gets married and moves out? and peter like pictures living without sam and he physically CANT and it HURTS to think about and hes like “OH this is what everyone means about love hurting i Get It” and then bc hes a DRAMATIC GAY ASSHOLE (can you say his fight w dylan in the rain? i can!) he like RUSHES to the restaurant sam’s at (bc gabi/jenna just HAPPENED .;) to let it slip where they were) and he like RUSHES in just as sam’s on his way out and they end up awkwardly standing like right outside the restaurant and talking over eachother and FINALLY having a heart to heart and they realize they both feel the same way and they KISS! and its wonderful and dramatic and beautiful and then they go home! bc they live together! and its already familiar and domestic and sweet and now its just... they get to make out and fuck and movie night is now called date night!

fuck this got away from me but YOURE WELCOME WORLD!

send me an au and ill write 5(+) hcs about it!

[actualbird]

a dumb weird old au i made that i’ll probably never write: the one where michael and jeremy are witches, roommates, best friends, and magic betrays Everybody’s Big Dumb Love Feelings

so in a world where magic is pretty common (because my middle name is “magic au”), using magic is as common as riding a bike. you can be really good at it or really bad at it or just choose not to use it at all.

theres this concept of a Familiar. it’s a magical animal you can make that’s a physical manifestation of your magic + a part of your soul. familiars help regulate and control a user’s magic. it’s really common for kids to make familiars when theyre learning magic, but less and less so the older you get, because it’s basically a glaring neon sign that’s interpreted as “haha you cant control your magic.” it’s Embarrassing to have one when youre older. usually familiars fade once the user doesnt need them anymore/users can purposely get rid of them using a spell (but. the spell sucks. purposely shoving a piece of your soul back where it doesnt feel it’s ready to be is Not Nice. best to let it happen naturally yknow)

so jeremy and michael!! as kids, jeremy and michael loved playing around with magic. they’d bring shitty origami animals to life for an hour or so. cool little light shows zipping from their fingers when theyd sleepover at each other’s house. dumb pranks and the such. jeremy found magic fun, but he never really thought of like pursuing it. he wasnt a natural at calling for the magic. he always needed to strain himself to make things happen. but michael? michael could call on magic like it was nothing.

which. was a bit of a problem. because he has trouble focusing and things get out of hand really really quickly and magic was easy for michael but he couldnt control it at all. origami animals catching fire or light turning to lightning. michael’s brain goes too fast and magic goes even faster so their childhood is a mess of broken window panes and murmurs of dangerous kid until

one day it all just stops. not the magic, but the lack of control. 

and jeremy can put the pieces together. he figures pretty easily that michael made a familiar and he’s happy for him!! but familiars are super personal (it’s a part of your SOUL) so he wont bring it up unless michael brings it up. but he never does. so jeremy never pushes.sure, okay, for those first few weeks he looks around. it’s inadvisable for a familiar to be too far away from their user because of the whole soul thing. so he’d wonder if that squirrel that scurried past was michael’s familiar. or maybe that pigeon hanging by the wire. or maybe it was something small like a beetle that lived in michael’s pocket. but michael never brings it up. so jeremy never pushes. time passes and michael’s magic gets even better and jeremy figures the familiar faded away. 

FAST FORWARD to where theyre coooooool in college. they are ROOMMATES and BEST FRIENDS and WITCHES but only michael really uses magic. jeremy uses magic sometimes to like, get rid of a headache (and maybe accidentally give himself a worse one, oh jer). michael does like. potions and sigils on the side for cash because he’s!! good!!!

but then michael has to go to this Thing (and i never figured out what exactly, theres a reason this au isnt gonna get written hsfdjf) but it’s a thing with super conservative witches and sorcerers and mages and michael is nervous because he has to make a good impression and jeremy is like YOU’VE!! GOT THIS!!! YOU’RE A SKILLED WITCH!!!! and jeremy just assumes all the worry michael is feeling is just cuz he’s intimidated but then the day before michael leaves he like. sits jeremy down and says

“I have a secret to tell you. and a favor to ask you.”

jeremy, internally: AAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAT IS HAPPENING

so michael is there not making eye contact with jeremy and he’s so worried and he opens lifts the hand he had covering his other and. hops out the tiniest little sparrow looking at jeremy like he’s the World

“I need you to look after my familiar.”

“Wh----”

and michael is rushing to say so many things like. “i’m sorry i never told you and i’m sorry this is so sudden but i cant bring her with me because if somebody finds out i’d be done for and she never faded away okay but it’s SO EMBARASSING TO HAVE ONE WHEN YOURE PAST TWELVE BUT i cant stomach the thought of erasing her she helps so much with my magic and my anxiety AND AND---”

and jeremy has to like. calm michael down because he’d never think less of michael over some dumb familiar stigma. he’s still an incredibly skilled witch who also just so happens to have a part of his soul split into this tiny feathery fluff hopping around their kitchen counter while staring at jeremy the entire time. 

so. thats where the actual planned fic wouldve began: wherein jeremy takes care of michael’s familiar. (in my notes, her name is boni. like. bonifacio. shut up, theres a reason this au is dead). and jeremy is SO ON EDGE the entire time because boni is michael’s SOUL!! he was initially hesitant because he’s heard about familiar separation and its negative effects but jeremy isnt very good at saying no to michael so.

so jeremy takes care of boni. and is puzzled the entire time because boni seems to do the opposite of what he’s reading familiars are supposed to act like? familiars are super super personal (SOUL!!! HIS SOUL!!!!!) and thus it would only trust its user and it would HATE other people. but boni is ridiculously cuddly. she’d fly up to jer’s hand for pets. she’d sit on his head and try to preen his hair. she chirps happilly whenever jeremy wakes up. and jeremy is ?????

he’d call michael and ask if he was doing okay or if he was feeling sick but michael would respond really brightly like “Nah, dude. I actually feel great? Like confident and safe and warm? S’weird.”

[insert biggest eyes emoji in the world]

at one point michael gets super super nervous and in their apartment, boni starts to go haywire. and theyd call and jeremy would talk michael through it while petting boni and he’d slowly start to realize how //connected// michael and boni are and he’d wonder. about the implications of boni’s behavior concerning michael’s feelings towards jeremy. (because jeremy totally has feelings back. OBVIOUSLY!!)

so yeah thats this au where a magic bird is not only michael’s soul but a physical manifestation of Michael’s Big Pining Feelings. the end