#mariam saint shields

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DON'T FORGET YOUR FIGHTING SPIRIT! ( ◡̀_◡́)ᕤ

[zadien]

Btw! I’m not sure if you are fan of AUs and stuff But what do you think of idea of maraim being a boss lady in a mafia organization ad the members refer to her as lady Maraim I would imagine her to be sassy but also scary and serious at the time!

having shark tattoos on her neck!

I am indeed a fan of AUs - I cut my teeth in the Beyblade fandom with AUs because Saving popped into my head and I always said I wouldn't write canon verse until I had a very good idea - so yes, always a fan of AU.

Mariam being a boss of a mafia-type organisation would be amazing. She could absolutely do it! One of my favourite fanfics involves her in a mafia-type operation (not leading it but she's her own boss in her own way. It's the Good Left Undone which I very much recommend because it's amazing!)

So yeah, can definitely see it anon. Mariam takes names and kicks ass. She's amazing!

[where-them-kinomiya-at]

OMFG YAYAYAYYYYY OKOK SO WHERE DO I EVEN START

Ok one thing that makes me sad abt those who steer away from vforce is that they're also the ones who are like 'the best thing abt beyblade is that it's so over the top but it doesn't take itself too srsly' and its insane bcz vforce is EXACTLY THAT ykwim???

One thing I love that I just need to quickly put in somewhere is that GORDO IS SO HAWT HELLO PLS ye that's just like a sidenote

I love max x mariam hehe

Vforce writing is a bit inconsistent like in some places and arcs I only like it as much as I do because of my headcannoning problem and cuz I see the ✨️vision✨️ but for the most part it is the most INSANE szn and I love it for that ❤️

Like there is the psychick and saint shield arc where two parties try to steal bit beasts exx one for v futuristic rzns and the other for v traditional but same goal. Also no one talks abt this enough BUT THERE WAS LTRLY A DETECTIVE INVESTIGATION SIDE PLOT LIKE HELLO that is so good?

Also I love zeo as a villain he's just a little roboboy who wanted to be a real boy and the whole thing was so good my jaw was on the FLOOR

I love kai in this szn but I can't go into that now that's a whole other rant

Also speaking of writing king and queen had the PERFECT win to loss to tie ratio for the roles they played in the show. That's so random ik hehe

Anyway sry for ranting up ur poor askbox I just got hyper excited to talk abt vforce 😭

Ik exactly what you mean. It’s so overlooked it’s sad. It took me a re run of the series (quite a few bouncing of episodes from season to season) to understand its purpose and need and what I REALLY want to state, even though I’m not gonna elaborate it here is that the characters are a perfect build up of their season 1 counterparts and FFS THEY ARENT OOC. I can go on but I’m trying to keep it short.

Hahah I love Max and Mariam too! In fact, I LOVE Mariam! Don’t miss out on her, whether or not you like vforce.

Ironically v force Tyson is my favorite- let’s just not go into that overly recorded dialogue: omg Tyson was such a jerk, totally OOC- like no?? He was not😭. He literally deserves nothing but hugs!! I love his dub version a lot more tbh (also Marlowe did his best in this season).I love Kai in this season too!

The detective investigation part is my fav because that guy is LITERALLY THE ONLY useful adult in Beyblade, it’s hilarious. I’m not fond of the villains (Gideon and Dr.B) because they don’t match up to Boris, but I still love the rivals- Ozuma, Kane and Zeo and their respective teams ofc.

King and Queen had less screen time but omg I loved their presence! They didn’t feel unwanted and unnecessary and I loved that about them!

Season 1 is my fav but vforce is the best for me when it comes to analysis. The dub definitely messes up at time but there are so many things it does better too. V force dub is PEAK.

Also pleaseee do not feel sorry for filling my inboxes! It’s vforce, I can and will defend and talk about it my entire life haha. my dms are always open jic!

[heartoftheocean-xx]

“Lock the door.” 

*Mariam takes in Ozuma’s face and the seriousness painted on it. He’s not kidding, and while the leader of the Saint Shields rarely jokes around, another thing he doesn’t do is take risks with his team’s safety.* “Why…? Ozuma what’s wrong??”

[crawlthesky]

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[azikarue]

MayBlade 2023 : Day 1 : The Past

Saint Shields | FFN Rating: K | FFN Link ❖ “Thinkin’ about Blondie?”

Mariam groaned, inwardly cursing her luck, and whipped around to glare at Dunga.

Something about him rubbed her the wrong way, and it wasn’t the smug tone in his voice when he’d asked about Max Tate just now. No, she’d pegged him for a pain in the neck from the first time the Saint Shields team had gathered. It had been almost a year now, and he’d yet to prove her wrong.

“For your information, I was enjoying some peace and quiet. Then I heard a something big and bumbling tromping through the forest,” she explained, narrowing her eyes and looking him up and down. “I guess there’s something to those Sasquatch rumors.”

Dunga’s bushy eyebrows knit together. “Don’t get testy because I interrupted your daydream,” he teased, coming agonizingly further into her clearing. He sat down on a toppled tree trunk and stared at her with a cocky gaze. “I heard you gasp when they gave you your target. See something you liked?”

A close-lipped smile spread across Dunga’s face as he chuckled.

Mariam doubled down on her glare. When his smile grew wider in response, she changed tactics and forced the scowl off her face.

“Oh, that,” she said with a nonchalant flick of her wrist. “That was just your stench getting to me. Friendly piece of advice: buy a stronger deodorant or make sure you stand downwind from Kai if you want to have any chance of taking him by surprise.”

She rolled to her feet as Dunga sputtered and gaped at her. She needed to find a new hiding spot now that he knew where this one was, and there was no time like the present. The other option was going home and her father had been in a mood ever since she was given her target.

Mariam knew from experience that the more time she gave him, the less likely they were to argue about it. Especially since his sour mood and the excitement she hadn’t been able to hide earlier – the same excitement that had Dunga crying crush – had the same cause: Max Tate’s current location was on the other side of the world in New York City.

To Mariam, who’d been dreaming of adventures outside the borders of the village for as long as she could remember, it was a dream come true.

To her father, it was another reason to wish Sharkrash had chosen somebody else.

“Well,” Mariam said, tossing her ponytail over her shoulder and willing thoughts of her father’s doubts from her mind, “see you at training tomorrow.”

Dunga grabbed her arm as she passed. “Ozuma called for a team meeting,” he growled with a lingering sour look from her earlier comment on his face.

She yanked her arm out of his grasp and fought back a smirk. “You should have started with that.”

Together, they traipsed back through the web of trees and underbrush. When they breached the forest, they made the unanimous decision to take the long way to their team meeting spot and skirted around the treeline until they couldn’t anymore.

Mariam was silently thankful; she didn’t plan on being anywhere near her father until he was asleep for the night. And, for as boastful as he could be, Dunga didn’t actively seek attention either. It was one of his more tolerable attributes.

Luckily for them both, they reached the training grounds without fanfare.

Mariam started toward the hut that served as their base of operations automatically. She crossed the threshold and threw the door shut behind her, just to hear Dunga swear when it nearly hit him in the face. She snorted and Dunga was about to chew her out when Ozuma spoke.

“There you two are.” He was standing with his arms crossed, leaning against the rickety table they used for meetings and meals alike. “Took you long enough.”

Joseph was perched on a stool, elbows on his knees and a smirk on his face. “Where was she?” he asked as Dunga shut the door behind himself.

“Right where you said.” Dunga shot Mariam a smug look. “Unfortunately.”

“Yeah, for both of us,” she quipped. “What’s the big idea, Ozuma? What’s so important it can’t wait until training tomorrow?”

The fact that all three of the boys made eye contact before anybody answered her did not bode well. Mariam put her hands on her hips and stared at each of them in turn. Dunga wouldn’t say anything until Ozuma said he could. Ozuma still seemed to be putting the words in order in his head. Her best bet was her brother.

“Joseph. Tell me.”

Joseph sat up straighter and glanced Ozuma’s way before answering. “All I know is that Dad went to meet with the Elders tonight.”

“What?!”

“I was there when he arrived,” Ozuma said, before Mariam could go on a proper tirade. “He’s concerned for your safety in New York. He wants you assigned to one of the more local bitbeasts.”

“Or off the team altogether!”

“He didn’t say that.”

Mariam’s heart was pounding, pumping what might have been lava through her veins. Her father, who spent his days not caring where she was unless it meant he had the chance to scold her for not being where he thought she should be, decided to care about her well-being now? She balled her hands into fists.

“I told you she’d be mad.” Joseph’s voice sounded strangely far away through her rage.

Ozuma ignored him and said, “They asked me my thoughts before I left. I told them you were chosen like the rest of us and I didn’t see any reason to change our plans.”

“You think they’ll buy that, Ozuma?” Dunga kicked a chair out and sat at the table. “The whole village is talking about whether Mariam should even be on the team.”

Mariam fought the urge to punch him. Her nails were digging into the meat of her palm.

“It’s not their Mission,” Joseph argued. His eyebrows were drawn close and his eyes were steely. His was always a quieter rage. “And it’s not our dad’s decision who goes where. It’s luck of the draw that we aren’t all heading to America.”

“I don’t care what anyone says,” Mariam said, voice wavering with feeling. “I’m going whether they like it or not.” She’d been training, physically and tactically, with the rest of them for months. She didn’t put up with Dunga’s jabs, the villagers’ unequal expectations, the aches, and the exhaustion just to be sidelined at the last minute.

“What if they kick you off the team?”

She lunged for Dunga, but Ozuma caught her before she could get within punching distance.

“They won’t do that,” he said, arms tightening around Mariam’s middle as she struggled against his hold. “When Sharkrash chose her, she became a member of the Saint Shields team and will be a member until Sharkrash decides otherwise. It doesn’t matter what Tobias wants,” he finished with a grunt as Mariam’s heel stamped on his toes.

“Let me go!”

“Sit down, then,” Ozuma countered, loosening his grip.

Mariam shrugged him off, shot a glare at Dunga, and perched on top of a supply crate. She didn’t want to sit around the table with the boys, talking about whether or not she was going to be allowed to battle. She didn’t want to talk about whether or not her one chance at freedom in the coming years could be slipping through her fingers.

Ozuma looked around at them all in the sudden silence.

Mariam crossed her arms with a huff. She could feel when his gaze fell on her and met it defiantly.

“The Elders won’t jeopardize the Mission to keep Mariam closer to home, no matter what her dad says,” Ozuma began, centering himself so he was equidistant from all three of his teammates. “Traditionally, Sharkrash is always sent after Draciel. Vanishing Moot and Vortex Ape don’t have the finesse to take on its defenses and, as Dragoon is the most powerful, the duty of taking it down falls to me, as your leader.”

“Our plan is to lure Draciel back to Japan with the others anyway, right?” Joseph asked, glancing at Mariam before fixing his attention back on Ozuma.

Ozuma nodded. “Mariam will be in New York long enough to set the plan in motion. You’ll be in White Tiger Hills doing the same. Then you’ll meet Dunga and I in Japan.”

They’d been over the plan half a dozen times since that morning. That was before Mariam had learned of her father’s disapproval and before a certain realization came crashing down on her: she had a long way to go before his opinions, and how they differed from her own, no longer held sway over her life.

“We should all go home and get some sleep,” Ozuma said, when none of them seemed to have anything else to say on the matter. “Training starts early tomorrow. We only have a few weeks left before we leave.” He looked pointedly at Mariam as he spoke, then dismissed them officially.

Mariam reluctantly trudged home with Joseph. They beat their father back and she crawled into bed before he could arrive. Part of her would welcome a good argument, but the rest of her didn’t want to know if Ozuma had been wrong yet.

Despite that, she lay awake listening for her father’s return and whatever news he brought with him. Eventually, the front door slammed. The agitated sound of his complaints drifted through the house, confirming that he hadn’t gotten his way.

Mariam let out a sigh of relief and pulled the covers up over her shoulders.

As she finally drifted off to sleep, her last conscious thought was that Max Tate would have no idea what hit him when she landed in New York.

[mach-speed-spin]

Evil Beyblade organizations rated based on their ability to work as a cohesive unit

Dark Bladers: 10/10. They may not be the strongest team, but they show immaculate teamwork and work together exceptionally well

Biovolt/ Demolition Boys: 8/10. Their top bladers work well together and even their regular bladers are pretty strong. The reason it's not a 10/10 is because Kai doesn't have much loyalty to them. As a whole, they're a well oiled machine with one defective piece

Team Psykick: 6/10. They start off as a 10/10 but between their elite team having to be mind controlled, 2 of their top bladers planning to betray them, and Doctor B trying to kill everyone in the building, I have to deduct some points

Saint Shields: 9/10. Mariam and Dunga don't always get along but overall they still cooperate on the battlefield

Zagart Industries: 5/10. Doctor K accounts for 4 of the 5 lost points. The other one is Zeo

Parts Hunters: 8/10. King and Queen work well together. Doctor K holds them back

Barthez Battalion: 2/10. Barthez struggles to keep his bladers in line and they revolt against him

BEGA: 6/10. The Training Squad works well together. The Justice 5 does not. Brooklyn and Mystel are often just doing their own thing. Crusher's loyalty wavers. Garland and Ming-Ming are the only ones keeping the team together

Face Hunters: 10/10. They're just a Kyoya fanclub

Dark Nebula: 1/10. I get Doji's reason for letting almost anyone join, since the worst case scenario is that they get fed to L-Drago directly. But the complete lack of loyalty, presence of a spy, lack of communication (Tetsuya didn't know he accidentally set them back by months), and the entirety of Battle Bladers make this one of the worst groups when it comes to teamwork

Hades Inc.: 6/10. Ziggurat, Damian, and the Garcias are on the same page. Zeo has to be blackmailed and Jack is too unstable. Faust should be the most functional part of this group, but like a machine with no off button, he keeps Tempo spinning even when Ziggurat needs him to stop

Nemesis Bladers: 8/10. While the Legendary Bladers they had on their side eventually turned on them, they were prepared for it. I can't give them a 10 because betrayal still happened, but I can't go below an 8 because it was expected

DNA: 2/10. The Garcias are the only ones who work together besides Kira and Yoshio, who have their own agenda that goes against the Garcias. It's just too disconnected of a group. Also there's a mutiny

Dominators: 0/10. Absolutely no one is on the same page here. Only their leaders know what their end goal even is. Jake and Sting are there for the fun of it. David and Gigante end up on opposite sides. Odin betrays them. The whole system where they torture and kick you out for losing in Judgement Bey doesn't exactly foster team spirit

Snake Pit: 0/10. No one has any loyalty to Ashtem. At most, the masked bladers (except Red Eye) do, but they all get kicked out pretty early on except for Yellow Eye. And Yellow Eye doesn't last that long either. Red Eye, Boa, and Gold Eye all used Ashtem and the Snake Pit to further their own goals, and were ready to throw Ashtem under the bus

Dread Tower: 7/10. Hyde, Kyle, Evel, and Damon work well together. Count Nightfell does not. And Evel betrays Hyde

Inferno: 1/10. Arthur wants world domination via streaming. Gwyn joins because he seeks to understand human emotions and doesn't care for Arthur. Joe is planning to overthrow Arthur. Blindt is there because he wants Delta to notice him, and ditches Inferno once he gets what he wants. The single point is because Another is actually loyal to Arthur

Nexus: 7/10. I'm counting Nexus as a villain group because Burst lacks those, and Nexus fits the bill for villains better than Rideout or the Raging Bulls. It's a 7/10 because Bashara leaves them, but Rashad and Ilya work well together

[blossommoonwrites]

THE SCARS OF TIME: MAYBLADE 2023, DAY 20 - SCAR

Header by @[saradika]

Series: Miles to go Fandom: Bakuten Shoot Beyblade Genre: Angst/Romance Setting: Modern day Japan Characters: Ozuma, Mariam Pairings: Ozuma/Mariam Rating: T Summary: The scar on his skin didn't affect him, but not the one deep in his heart.

FFN | AO3

The dark sky was cast with grey clouds that night. Lightning and thunderstorms were evident. The bizarre environment added to the misery of the guardian, who was seated before the mirror of the dressing table. He slowly unbuttoned his shirt, revealing a small scar on his chest. It was no longer painful, but it hurt him mentally. It was more of a scar stabbing deep into his mind than the skin. His emerald eyes conveyed millions of emotions.

The twenty-year-old man got up and punched the wall. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Aah!"

His love was bedridden for the past two weeks. Some local thugs caught his girlfriend off-guard and brutally beat her. He saved her by defeating them all at once. He got a scar while fighting them.

'Mariam...'

The doctor said she might lose her life if she is not strong enough to endure. He knew she was strong, but feared that he might have to lose her forever. They knew each other for a long time and were assigned to missions for endless times. He never knew she had feelings for him until he learned recently. Now, he feels that he hasn't understood her worth as much as he should. Such an incident left a huge impact on him.

"Only if I had the ability to heal her, which of course don't have! I am so useless!"

He moved to the town side for further education. However, during his vacation, he went back to the village. Mariam goes to her college by train and it was near Saint Shields' village.

Ozuma hastily picked up the bike keys and rode to the hospital.

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.

.

"Wait for five minutes, sir."

Ozuma couldn't wait. She has been unconscious for two solid days. He wished he could carry her by his arms and take her to his home.

The nurse allowed him to enter. Most of her wounds were treated, and he checked the CT scan reports. He can't infer anything, since he has no clue about the medical field. He wanted to ask the doctor later.

He examined her once. She was exhausted, and her lips were dry, yet intact despite being loose. Her white skin turned pale. An oxygen mask and tubes were connected to her.

Ozuma gently leaned towards her and rubbed her forehead.

Suddenly, her eyes flickered. Ozuma couldn't be more surprised. Her eyelids gently opened, and fast tears came out.

"Mariam..." Ozuma murmured and clad her into his arms.

"Ozuma? Where am I?" She pulled off her oxygen mask.

"Baka! You scared me! I was behaving like a madcap for all these days! Do you know? You were admitted to this hospital, and you were unconscious for the past two days! Those fucking idiots abused you to the core!"

"Don't cry Ozuma. I am alive and safe. What else do you want? I won't leave you so soon." Mariam said breathlessly.

Ozuma quickly parted from her.

"Relax. I'll tell the doctor."

"No, wait. Talk to me for a while."

Ozuma chuckled and went close to her.

"Ozuma, I have something to tell you. You are an amazing person, and I am blessed to have you in my life. Also, you are the best leader!"

"No Mariam, I couldn't save you at the right time. You were already beaten."

"Nah, thanks to you that I am alive. If you were okay and never diverted them, God knows what could've happened to me. You are my savior, Ozuma."

Ozuma reached close to her nose. He felt her hot and humid breaths.

"Ozuma, do you love me?"

He didn't respond but smiled and raked her jaw.

Mariam gently smiled and leaned forward, reaching his lips for a small dance. The kiss was deep, passionate, intimate, and heartfelt.

"How would I not? Because you healed the scar in my heart." He pecked her lips again.

"Get well soon, my love. I am waiting for you."

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[redwheeler]

❤️💥🦋😎👑 love yooooou too!

I love you too, too!

❤️ What is your favorite line that you’ve written in a fic?

First of all, can't believe you gave me this when you know I hate everything I've ever written approximately 10 seconds after posting it.

From Over Her Head:

He knew. He knew she watched their matches with her nails piercing her palms as she made her own theatrical fists down at her side; that she clenched her jaw tightly every time they were physically thrown back with every slam; that she prayed in the depth of her mind that they'll get up one more time after smashing their heads against the ground to only dust themselves off. He knew all too well what she had been trying to hide.

A FEW THINGS: I wrote this in 2009. I vividly remember writing it. Oh God the semicolons. Revised in 2015. Not well, I guess.

💥 What is one canon thing that you wish you could change?

Easy. In Beyblade the Saint Shields would've returned for Season 3. All I needed in my life and it wasn't given to me. My first heartbreak.

🦋 Which character is your favorite to write?

It honestly really depends on my mood. Tyson is pretty easy. Of the four characters I write the most I would rate them as Tyson, Max, Hilary and then Mariam. Tyson being pretty far in the lead and Mariam being pretty far in the back (depending on her mood).

😎 What fics do you prefer on a scale of canon compliant to wildly original?

I tend to enjoy things that follow canon, to a degree. I'm fine with AU's, but I've never really been into crossovers or anything so wildly different the characters are unrecognizable. I'm pretty basic. I write basically what I would like to read? Not afraid to look at something different, but most of the time, just not for me.

👑 Do you like writing short fics or long fics?

Both.

As an adult it is just a lot easier to tackle stand alone oneshots or even oneshot collections. I feel bad enough that Maybe (that has no overarching storyline) has been unfinished for over a decade. Imagine if that was a story that needed an ending.

However, I will say, Loose Lips is probably one of my favourite stories I have written. If I had a really good idea like that, or Teacher's Revenge, again I would want to write a long fic. No matter how intimidating that is for me.

[maxmiz]

(First gen) Beyblade fandom - which female Beyblade characters would you pick as: (a) Your best friend (b) The enemy you’d be too scared to have? And why?

Wonder what you guys think about this.

[ashxketchum]

KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE (≖ᴗ≖ ✿)

→ (or when your plan finally makes it out of the group chat, but you forget to coordinate the outfits)

[lamponellatempesta]

L, P, Q, R! 🥰

Thank for the ask dear anon! Sorry for the waiting time but I'm so slow at this things🌠

L: Your favorite fanartist/author gives you one request, what do you ask for?

Oh oh..well this an hard question because I'll have so many requests, and choosing one is difficult but if I have to do I think I will choose an AU when they're not teenagers anymore, but adults with responsibilities and works to go on, with a bit of drama of course, because I love the drama. How their life is going after the beyblade era is ended? How they are living their normal life? Their are all still friends and maybe work together? Maybe children are here?

I really want to see that in words and not just in my head. Yeah, I'm a simple person I know

P: Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas)

An AU where all have super powers and learn to use it, doing some goofy mistakes or did jokes at the others and we have tournaments where their use their super power and not the beyblades.  And with that AU in my head the girls will have finally their moments of glory! They deserve it!

Q: A ship you’ve abandoned and why.

Hilary/Hiromi x Kenny: I've seen them very well at the starts, because they were two great minds and have a sort of chemistry together, something that has made me say "Oh well, they can be a couple, so I can try to ship them". But it didn't last so much time because I've started to see Hilary better with other characters (especially one) or staying alone free to spring their wings in work career without love bonds (In my head she will become the BBA president in future). 

Plus with time I've start to found Kenny really annoying,I can't stand him. Maybe because the anime makes him annoying certain times? 

R: A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships.

Well, I don't know if there's anyone out there who ships them but I have a soft spot (well not much soft) for Julia with Mariam. I found them really good together and even if they're similar in some traits of their characters, they could find a way to cooperate and take out a solution. Can be powerful outside and the softies behind the door of their home. I just feel their power just to write their names together. 

My Queens. Can I be your butler if you want, no problems ladies.

[stroblitz]

Art-outfit-challenge: Mariam in B1?

Mariam was looking super cute in black but then I just had to see what she would look like in her normal colours. I like it :D

-Slutty clothes art meme-

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[krixel]

Rating: Teen

Words: 3,300

Pairing: Bryan/Mariam

Archive Warnings: No Archive Warnings

Additional Tags: Minor Violence, Alternate Universe - Mafia AU

Summary: Attending university far from her home, Mariam heads to the only place in her new city that helps ease her homesickness. Instead of finding some peace and quiet, she ends up witnessing something that dangerous people don't want her to see. Fleeing the scene and desperate for help she stumbles into a diner and meets the one person who may be able to offer her protection. Except, Mariam's never been much of a damsel in distress, and her hero is hardly prince charming.

If you've ever wondered how Bryan and Mariam became a couple in Good left Undone, then welcome to the meet-cute Bryan/Mariam prequel one-shot from my GLU Universe.

It's also a happy birthday present to the ever-wonderful @zadien who's been an amazing friend and source of support for the major GLU story line, and is the whole reason I ship Bryan/Mariam in the first place.

[black-eilla]

Saint Shields' origin?

My head is running with over-flowing questions on Saint Shields' origin. So, I am going to drop in some views and questions based on this.

I think they are either Japanese or Chinese. The dub says that they are from the origin of Beyblading, so China seems to be the plausible choice. China is mentioned as the origin of Beyblading, if I am right? I have even heard from some that they are from a village in Japan?

However, I am inclining towards some Arabic countries too. "Yusuf" and "Mariam" are Arabic/Islamic names (whereas in the English dub, their names sound more Christian-based because Joseph and Mariam are Christian names). Another side says they might be Indians too because of their character designs. Maybe somewhere from Greece too?

These are the possibilities I can tell, what do you all infer about their origin?

[azikarue]

Life in Color : Index

A collection for MayBlade 2023.

Like last year, this is mostly for personal reference or anybody who might want all the 'Life in Color' chapters wrapped up neatly in one post. This time around, I'm including each chapter's characters/ship, ratings, summary, beginning lines, and links (both tumblr and FFN).

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Day 1: The Past

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Characters: Saint Shields Rating: K Summary: In preparation for their Mission, the Saint Shields have each been assigned a member of the Bladebreakers to target. Mariam's doesn't come without consequence.

How it Starts: “Thinkin’ about Blondie?”

Mariam groaned, inwardly cursing her luck, and whipped around to glare at Dunga.

Something about him rubbed her the wrong way, and it wasn’t the smug tone in his voice when he’d asked about Max Tate just now. No, she’d pegged him for a pain in the neck from the first time the Saint Shields team had gathered. It had been almost a year now, and he’d yet to prove her wrong.

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Day 2: School

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Characters: Tyson/Hilary Rating: K+ Summary: Tyson helps Hilary decorate Miss Kincaid's classroom and realizes they've come a long way since eighth grade.

How it Starts: “I know you’re going with a spring theme, Hilary, but isn’t the canopy of cherry blossoms a bit much?”

Tyson realized his mistake as soon as the words left his mouth. He didn’t need to hear Hilary’s annoyed sigh or to see that he’d asked right as they crossed the halfway point of their time-consuming task. No, he’d known Hilary long enough to know he messed up without any physical evidence to prove it.

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Day 3: Pets

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Characters: Rick/Mariah Rating: M (for language) Summary: Mariah brings a cat in off the street. Rick tells her, in no uncertain terms, how he feels about it.

How it Starts: “No. Absolutely the fuck not.”

“Don’t be so heartless, Rick!” Mariah exclaimed. She had the nerve to sound affronted. Like it was downright blasphemy for Rick to refuse some critter she found in the gutter entry to his apartment. Her face screwed up into a glare that, somehow, came across as half pout, too. “It’s pouring down rain!”

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Day 4: Sci-Fi

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Characters: Kenny and Tyson Rating: K Summary: Tyson tries his best to dodge Kenny's movie invitation.

How it Starts: Tyson was trying not to let what he knew about Kenny’s taste in pop culture sway his decision. It wasn’t easy when the list included Ming-Ming and any piece of media with a talking robot or more than one species of alien.

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Day 5: Crane

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Characters: Claude Rating: K+ Summary: Claude makes it through his first World Championship Tournament with plenty of regrets and even more paper cranes.

How it Starts: Claude started it for something to do. Injured on purpose and forced to play it up for the foreseeable future, he needed something to focus on to keep his mind from racing down dangerous, self-destructive avenues – ones lined with guilt and regret.

He’d been feeling the pull on and off since they beat the Majestics. The desire to peel back the curtain and examine how he truly felt about the direction Barthez was leading the team.

The paper cranes helped.

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Day 6: Restrain

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Characters: Ray/Salima Rating: T Summary: Salima suffers the after-effects of dark memories and too much caffeine. Luckily, Ray is there to wake her.

How it Starts: Salima was running for her life through the jungle. Terror had hold of her insides, squeezing them tight as a vice, making every panted breath hurt like knives in her lungs. Her legs ached from running and jumping over the underbrush, but she couldn’t stop.

If she stopped, it would catch her.

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Day 7: Duty

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Characters: Hiro Rating: K Summary: Hiro has his reasons for siding with Tyson's enemies.

How it Starts: Regardless of what people might think, Hiro didn’t make the decision to join BEGA lightly.

From the outside, it looked like BEGA rose up to usurp the BBA overnight. In reality, it had been a long time coming.

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Day 8: Glitter

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Characters: Daichi/Ming-Ming Rating: K Summary: Daichi finds out there's more to Ming-Ming than glitter and frills.

How it Starts: “Atta boy, Strata Dragoon!” Daichi cried as his beyblade landed one last powerful blow.

The force of the hit sent Ming-Ming’s blade flying into the forest, where it embedded in one of the trees with a sickening crunch. A flock of birds fled in a mass of flapping wings and fallen feathers, after which the clearing was strangely quiet.

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Day 9: Ice Cream

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Characters: Max-centric, featuring Ray and the All Starz Rating: K Summary: Max's third World Championship Tournament isn't the experience he was expecting. Bumping into someone who feels the same does wonders for his outlook.

How it Starts: “Wait, what’s the Italian word for gelato, then?”

“Michael, gelato is an Italian word,” Emily groaned, looking at him like she couldn’t believe anybody could be so stupid. “What’s wrong with you?”

Eddy burst into laughter, causing several pedestrians to turn and stare. If one or two of them snapped a picture, he didn’t notice, too busy slapping Michael on the back as his teammate sputtered out a defense for himself.

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Day 10: Maid

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Characters: Rick/Mariah Rating: M (for language + canoodling) Summary: Rick and Mariah have vastly different priorities when it comes to their days off. Rick does his best to persuade Mariah to his way of thinking.

How it Starts: It was one of those spring days that made most people want to get off of their ass and do something productive.

Rick could tell as soon as he woke up to sunlight streaming into his bedroom and the curtains dancing in the breeze. It wasn’t hot enough for the city air to smell like straight garbage yet, and it was pleasantly cool for what promised to be a sunny day.

But as far as he was concerned, it was the perfect day to have zero obligations and Mariah in his bed, if she was up for it.

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Day 11: Music

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Characters: Julia and Spencer, side of Tala/Julia Rating: K+ Summary: Julia wakes up early and goes looking for Tala. Instead, she finds Spencer and learns what it means to be a part of his family.

How it Starts: There was nothing worse than waking up because you had to pee. Nothing would convince Julia otherwise as she reluctantly slipped out from under Tala’s covers to tiptoe to the bathroom.

At least she didn’t have to worry about waking him. He was a notoriously light sleeper and she knew he woke up every time she so much as rolled over at night. But, since he wasn’t in bed and it was still pitch black outside, that meant it was probably between five and six and he was out training with Bryan.

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Day 12: Fall

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Characters: Max/Mariam Rating: K Summary: Mariam saves Max from falling flat on his face before the World Championship's exhibition match, but it's not enough to stop him from falling in a different way.

How it Starts: Max would never admit that seeing a familiar flash of blue out of the corner of his eye made him do a double-take and stumble up the stairs. He would have fallen right into the seats trying to catch himself, if someone hadn’t steadied him at the last second.

“Thank you! That was close!” he laughed, righting himself. When he turned to address the person who’d saved him, his mouth went dry at the sight of her.

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Day 13: Royalty

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Characters: Daichi and Tyson Rating: K Summary: Daichi feels tossed aside when news breaks of the Bladebreakers' return. Surprisingly, Tyson is the one to talk him through it.

How it Starts: “The Bladebreakers are back! In a recent statement, the BBA announced the return of the fan-favorite team for the upcoming World Championship Tournament. Tyson Granger, Kai Hiwatari, Ray Kon, and Max Tate are considered beyblading royalty by the millions of viewers that tune into the tournament, and it’s predicted that their reunion will make this year’s Championship a record-breaking success.”

Daichi growled and crumbled up the newspaper. His name wasn’t mentioned once in the whole lousy article. Even the picture, plastered in the center of the sports section’s front page, was of the original four Bladebreakers. It looked like it was taken after their very first World Championship win.

“So much for being World Champion,” he grumbled and threw the newspaper across the room with a grunt.

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Day 14: Sorcery

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Characters: Ryu Granger, Tyson, Bladebreakers Rating: T Summary: When Ryu learns from Tyson that Max is leaving practice early for the fourth time, he knows something's up. His attempt to prove it is slightly... unconventional.

How it Starts: It put a smile on Ryu’s face to hear his grandson outside jiving with his friends. It had been too long since he’d stood in the kitchen and listened to the whole team bicker and battle and bond.

Ever since the gang had touched down in Japan, they’d been training morning, noon, and night in preparation for the upcoming World Championships. They barely even stopped for meals – Tyson and Daichi were remarkably chill about it.

That, and the fact that every single one of them were way taller than he remembered, made it feel like they were growing up right before his eyes.

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Day 15: Battle

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Characters: Tyson/Hilary (Ray/Salima and Max/Mariam implied) Rating: K+ Summary: While their friends battle it out, Hilary fights to make sure Tyson behaves.

How it Starts: “Draciel!”

At Max’s shout, Draciel rose from his beyblade to block the oncoming attack from Ray and Salima’s blades. It was a magnificent sight, swimming in the hazy summer air, but standing firm against the tandem attack. When its opponents ricocheted back, Sharkrash came out from behind Draciel, moving so fast that it was skimming along the top of the sand, to deliver another blow while they were vulnerable.

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Day 16: Bouquet

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Characters: Eddy, Michael, Emily Rating: K+ Summary: To pass the time until Steve is discharged from the hospital, Eddy and Michael debate who ordered flowers for Emily.

How it Starts: “Since when does Emily have a secret admirer?” Michael asked, eyeing the bouquet on Judy’s desk that had their teammate’s name pinned on it. He was slouched in a chair in the Director’s office, lazily tossing a baseball into the air and catching it. He looked every inch as bored as Eddy felt.

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Day 17: Hero

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Characters: Moses (Crusher) and Monica Rating: K Summary: When packing Monica's school bag, Moses finds something that brings him to tears.

How it Starts: “Monica, hurry up! You don’t want to be late.”

“I’ll be down in a minute!”

Moses smiled to himself. Hearing his sister’s voice ring strong and true through the house was something he hoped he never took for granted ever again. With one last glance up the stairs, he returned to the kitchen to finish preparing her lunch.

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Day 18: Unpopular Character

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Characters: Alan and Max Rating: T Summary: Alan hasn't seen Max in years when he comes walking into the coffee shop. Fortunately, Alan's break gives them plenty of time to catch up.

How it Starts: Alan recognized his voice as soon as he ordered. It didn’t matter that he was the whole way in the back, hanging up his apron so no customers would bug him on his break, or that it had been years since they’d spoken – he’d know Max’s voice anywhere.

Somehow, it was still a shock to round the corner behind the counter and see him standing on the other side.

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Day 19: Tree

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Characters: Tyson/Hilary Rating: K+ Summary: When a storm causes damage to an old tree in Tyson's yard, one with a particularly sentimental value, Hilary steps in to act as his support.

How it Starts: Hilary knew something was off from the moment she set foot in Tyson’s front yard. The normally uplifting atmosphere had an undercurrent of tension that made everything feel way too quiet for a sunny, spring afternoon. And, when it came to Tyson, quiet wasn’t usually a good sign.

With a deep breath, Hilary followed the path to the front door, glancing surreptitiously around on her way. Nothing was visibly amiss, and she was beginning to think that maybe her intuition was wrong for once, until she walked into the dojo and Hiro said:

“Oh, good, Hilary’s here. Maybe she can talk some sense into him.”

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Day 20: Scars

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Characters: Salima and Goki Rating: K+ Summary: Salima struggles to find solace after the cyber bitbeast incident.

How it Starts: Sometimes Salima spent her nights awake.

It was easier explaining it to Goki when they were somewhere new and exciting. Those times, he’d buy that she was thrown off by the timezone or the different constellations swimming in the sky above their heads. He’d lay awake with her on occasion, sketching the scenery and planning their travels, always tactful enough not to mention her clipped, one-word responses.

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Day 21: Rest

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Characters: Tyson, Bladebreakers Rating: K+ Summary: Tyson leans on his friends in the aftermath of his battle against Brooklyn.

How it Starts: Tyson’s legs felt like jelly as he hobbled down the hall. With every step his surroundings winked in and out of focus, sometimes changing inexplicably, like he’d blacked out for chunks of the journey. It was possible; he didn’t remember any of the car ride home. If Max and Ray hadn’t been holding him up, he probably would have pitched forward onto the ground before he even made it past the dojo’s gates.

Turns out that nothing brought out the bone-deep exhaustion in a guy like a beybattle that somehow transcended space and time, against an opponent with the power to annihilate entire cities.

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Day 22: Cover Art

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Characters: Ming-Ming Rating: T Summary: Ming-Ming's first days with BEGA aren't at all what she was expecting. Turns out, not even pro beybladers can avoid the necessary evils of show business.

How it Starts: Ming-Ming thought that everyone must feel this way in the beginning.

When your life changed so much in a short period of time, it was natural to feel some discomfort alongside the excitement. After all, stylists and photoshoots and glitz were about as far as you could get from biking half an hour to a rinky-dink restaurant job. Of course it felt like her stomach was curling in on itself. That was normal. This was all normal.

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Day 23: Glass

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Characters: Max/Mariam Rating: K+ Summary: Max and Mariam explore some tide pools and find something unexpected.

How it Starts: “There’s no one else out here, Mariam.”

Mariam tensed. Somebody else might not have noticed, but Max could see the sudden stiffness in her shoulders and the way her fingertips pressed white into her crossed arms. He’d become an expert in dissecting her every movement over the course of the tournament. It was how he was able to beat her in the semifinals and also the reason why his stomach became a sea of butterflies every time she looked his way.

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Day 24: Memories

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Characters: Zeo and Gordo Rating: T Summary: Zeo's used to Gordo's visits. What he's not used to, is living life as the sentient shadow of someone who's long gone. Or: if Gordo helped invent Zeo, it's only fitting that he help him reinvent himself, too.

How it Starts: It was a Saturday afternoon and Zeo could hear a motorcycle rumbling up his driveway.

“Just like clockwork,” he muttered to himself. He closed the book on his lap with a heavy thud and carried it to the edge of the balcony to wait.

The gates at the outskirts of the property were barely visible through the lush trees lining the drive, but he could see the metal move through the foliage as they swung shut. Only a handful of people knew the code to those gates. And only one of them had become a regular weekend visitor, even though he had to have better people to spend his time with. Real people, made out of flesh and blood instead of nuts and bolts.

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Day 25: Flame

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Characters: Ray/Salima Rating: T Summary: Ray holds Salima close by a bonfire.

How it Starts: Ray watched as Steve and Goki teamed up to launch what appeared to be half of a fallen tree into the already massive bonfire. Behind them, Michael and Eddy whooped as a spray of sparks erupted into the air when it connected, making several bladers from other teams leap back for their own safety.

Snuggled up with Salima’s legs in his lap on a low, flat rock, a safe distance from the flames, Ray couldn’t bring himself to care. He was much too distracted by the way her laughter reverberated through both of their bodies and warmed him from the inside out. Not for the first time that night, he wanted to cup her cheek, pull her in, and see how it tasted straight from her lips.

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Day 26: Pirate

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Characters: King and Queen Rating: K+ Summary: King and Queen raid their parts stash for the first time in a long time. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

How it Starts: “It’s a shame you have a moral compass now; we could be making a killing off of these parts.”

King rolled his eyes at his sister’s rueful remark. He shot a look her way, but she wasn’t paying attention, too busy running her fingers along a tray of attack rings like they were precious jewels. King recognized them at once as her personal collection of favorites from their parts-hunting days, all carefully packed in a custom case. They were one of the last things they’d placed in the storage unit before closing it up. King hadn’t thought he’d see them again so soon.

Though, he hadn’t thought a company like BEGA would come along and lock away all beyblading parts and components behind a membership, either.

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Day 27: Beyblade

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Characters: Emily, Mariah, Rick, and Michael Rating: T Summary: Emily knows that they're finished if they don't win the next battle against BEGA. She also knows that the odds of Kai coming back are dismal, which means they're going to need somebody else to master the Hard Metal System.

How it Starts: The melodic trill of crickets was more grating than relaxing tonight, Emily realized with a frown. She had too many other things fighting for purchase in her mind, making tension run icy hot from her temples down into the set of her shoulders. She took a deep breath, forced herself to loosen the hold her fingers had on the case she was carrying, and soldiered on toward the river.

The footsteps behind her sped up to match her pace.

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Day 28: Sunset

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Characters: Mariah and Lee Rating: K Summary: After running into Ray and his new team, Lee disappears. Mariah takes it upon herself to track him down.

How it Starts: “Where’s Lee? His dinner’s getting cold.”

Mariah glanced back and forth between Gary and Kevin, waiting for one of them to answer her. Gary shrugged, more concerned with finishing his own meal, and Kevin scowled. He was still pouting about Bruce ratting him out for wandering off to terrorize their competition earlier. Mariah’s grip on Lee’s plate tightened.

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Day 29: Double

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Characters: Johnny, Enrique, and Emily Rating: T Summary: Enrique challenges Johnny to a doubles tennis match which, naturally, requires him to find a partner. Emily just wanted to practice in peace.

How it Starts: “What’s the matter, Johnny? Scared you’ll lose?”

Johnny sneered. If there was one way to get his blood boiling, it was to insult his honor and claim he was afraid. Especially when your name was Enrique and you had a giggling blonde – wearing a hotel tennis uniform with her polo unbuttoned all the way – hanging off of your arm.

“Yeah, right,” he scoffed, rolling his eyes at the way her arms tightened around one of Enrique’s, brushing her cleavage against his elbow. “You’ve never beaten me at tennis. What makes you think that’ll change now?”

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Day 30: The Future

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Characters: Max/Mariam Rating: T Summary: Sometimes the future holds things even better than you can imagine. Mariam wouldn't have guessed that hers held a fixer-upper in Japan or Max Tate.

How it Starts: “Thinkin’ about Blondie?”

The disgust was obvious in Dunga’s voice even before Mariam turned around and saw the scowl on his face. He looked grumpier than usual, which might have had something to do with the fact that he’d been conscripted to help her and Max move. Never mind that she’d been making sure he got the heaviest boxes all day, waiting to see how long it took him to notice.

Mariam smirked. “We’re married now – I can think about him all I want,” she said, drawing out her words as Dunga’s face screwed up even more.

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Day 31: Free Day

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Part 1 Characters: Max/Mariam Rating: M (for implications) Summary: Max and Mariam meet in secret. He has something pressing on his mind and wants to clear the air. Mariam has other ideas. How it Starts: “You know, Max, asking me to meet you in front of my teammates makes me think you’re missing the point of keeping this a secret.”

Part 2 Characters: Rick/Mariah Rating: M (for language and implications) Summary: Rick's not scared of heights; he's scared of a Ferris wheel that went up overnight that more than likely has a few bolts missing. Mariah helps him relax. How it Starts: Rick didn’t make a lot of decisions in life that he regretted. It was entirely on principle. Regret was a waste of perfectly good time – he preferred to shrug shit off and move on with his life instead of agonizing over every imperfection. He’d do it this time, too, if he ever got off this fucking Ferris wheel alive.

Part 3 Characters: Max/Mariam Rating: M (for implications and undressing) Summary: Max struggles to settle into the hotel room with Mariam doing everything in her power to be a distraction. How it Starts: Max didn’t know the suite had a see-through bathroom when he booked it.

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