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bittersweetresilience · 10 months

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adrien often being referred to in fanon as “sunshine” and the sun and something about Felix having Moon symbolism. is this anything sunny?

sentitwin sun moon symbolism is absolutely ridiculous. i have thought about it before but never gotten anywhere. this time i consulted @ninadove about it and rotated it in my mind for many hours and i am still not sure about my verdict. therefore i'm just going to ramble a bit and then pass it over to nina. birthday teamwork!

i started out agreeing with the assignment of adrien as the sun and félix as the moon.

their personalities seem to fit the vibes. moreover, it ties into yin and yang.

adrien's miraculous is placed on the yang half of the miracle box, and ladybug's on the yin. his hair is parted to the right, which is the direction of yang, while félix's and ladybug's are parted to the left, yin.

a brief tangent here: even though the placement in the miracle box and adrien and marinette's civilian selves with their white and black outer garments respectively seem to indicate yang and yin, when they become heroes, they swap entirely. ladybug wears red, yang, and chat noir wears black, yin. their powers of creation and destruction are also yang and yin. my theory is that not only are adrien and marinette meant to be halves of a whole as partners, but their hero selves are also meant to halves of a whole with their civilian selves. yin and yang symbolism all around.

back to adrien as sunshine. before félix was introduced, adrien was established as the character in the show with the disney princess golden hair and golden smile, so it's easy to see where this fanon came from.

marinette describes her love for him as three suns in her heart.

then if we want to pair the sentitwins, and we think adrien is the sun, it makes sense for félix to be the moon.

some final evidence in support of this is mirror imagery. the same way the moon reflects the light of the sun, félix reflects adrien. both in his creation as a reflection of adrien's and in his behavior in the show. félix dresses as adrien in over half of his episodes.

but this picture is complicated by several factors. there's a fair amount of evidence that the twins are actually associated the other way around, with adrien as the moon and félix as the sun.

gold and silver color symbolism. one could easily think of gold as the sun and silver as the moon, but in the show, félix and the graham de vanilys are associated with gold and adrien and the agrestes are associated with silver. the wedding rings, the colors of their homes, their camouflaged miraculous, the lighting... anarchist gang talked about this a few months ago and i think nina may want to expand on what we discovered, so i will leave this to her.

another brief tangent here: white and black color symbolism. i have not fleshed out my thoughts on it but i am leaving notes here for future reference. adrien's civilian outfit features white, but this likely reflects gabriel's influence on him. his hero selves wear black. meanwhile, félix is introduced dressed in black and haloed in white as he enters gabriel's sphere. in the play, it's the opposite. at the diamonds' dance, he and marinette wear white and kagami, like lune rouge, wears red. obfuscation? femininity? yin and yang again?

and a third brief tangent here: when chat noir is unhealthy, he becomes chat blanc, who is white, and patte de velours, who is accented with gold. colors of entanglement? of influence? of inauthenticity? are félix's best parts adrien's idea of a perfect self? i am contemplating.

there are more significant reasons for moon adrien and sun félix. in important moments of the show, adrien is frequently associated with the moon. glaciator, chat blanc, kuro neko, new york special... and on the other hand, where does the sun play an important part of the story? in réplique, with félix.

narratively, sentitwins seem to have moon and sun roles. adrien is the one from whom things are hidden, while félix is the one who shines light on the truth. adrien spends most of his time as support, while félix is an active agent. adrien reacts to things, while félix makes them happen, for better or for worse.

nina has an entire essay on félix and the development of his sun associations from lune rouge to the sunrise in représentation, so i'll leave that to her to discuss.

all right. sentitwins are either sun and moon or moon and sun. what does this mean for them?

it intrigues me that adrien is viewed by fanon as the sun when he could be better described as the moon. adrien agreste enjoyers, please get on this.

here is a starting point for your thoughts. if adrien is the moon, it makes sense why he destroyed the moon in chat blanc when he was trying to destroy himself.

and if félix is the sun, it further puts into perspective why he felt guilty about réplique's fate. they were a sacrifice for his goals. he may has well have literally killed them.

role reversal and false impressions are prominent in sentitwins and this complicated picture adds to that.

frequently bought together. do not separate.

in conclusion, yes, autumn, this is most certainly something. fuck if i know what it is, but i love losing my mind about it.

#I'M SORRY I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS ENDED UP THIS LONG #also i have recently discovered the joy of answering asks and i am eating you for this one. eating you whole #miraculous ladybug #felix fathom #felix graham de vanily #adrien agreste #🌃#🏮#good lord i hope you enjoy at least some of this nonsense HAHE #ml meta

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renthefox · 1 year

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What makes Lu Guang and Cheng Xiaoshi canon even though there's no vocal confirmation or a kiss on the mouth?

{BECAUSE I NEED MY SANITY AFTER FOLLOWING S2}

First of all, for whoever doesn't know, it's illegal to show gay "sexual practices" in China. As a result, the creators, even if they wanted, they are restrained by laws. It has to be expressed as strong subtext.

First of all, we have the name of the series itself, where "shiguang" means time and is created by taking our boys' names and compounding them into one: Cheng XiaoSHI + Lu GUANG. It's obviously also related to their front shop cover business as photographers, but this is what one would also call this pairing ship.

Secondly, as I've noted in previous post, the posters show them with yin & yang colours. But even the clothes used in the doghua imply their relationship is something more; CXS's bomber jacket combines both yellow/orange (his signature colours from the promos) and blue (LG's signature colour). Doesn't it have the same vibes like a girlfriend wearing her boyfriend's shirt?

Thirdly, in the chibi show, LG is a cat and CXS is a dog. I'm not Chinese, so I'm not 100% sure on this one, but many cultures will associate cats with femme fatales or with female characteristics, while dogs with masculinity as guards. In Japan, that's an actual gay lingo, with neko being the "bottom" partner, not to mention similar manga depictions in BL manga and doujinshi.

Fourthly, we are granted a short where our two protagonists are entangled in red string, while playing string ladder. Red string is a very prominent symbol for fated lovers in East Asia.

Last but not least, can we all acknowledge the "irony" of them being roommates? This has become such a meme, especially withing historical context, that I doubt it's not intended. As for the bunk beds, they're a matter of lack ofspace and money, not to mention the concept of "saving face".

Anything else comes directly from the dialogue or parallel scenes and the characters' interactions. See below.

In ep2, s1, the scene is most likely a reference to Lady and the Trump, where the couple shares a plate of pasta and somehow end up being connected by a single noodle. We don't really see the boys eating, but the arrangement is the same, and CXS even names the dish the "male dormitory's bowl" much like the women had named theirs the "female dormitory's bowl". And the ladies, not married until their early 40s, starting a business together, using ingredients of emotional significance to each other... they are definitely together as an item.

I think this one is pretty straightforward. They almost had a fur baby together.

In another chibi episode, LG and CXS are meant to fight one another as training, and both are unwilling to badmouth each other as a fight starter. Even the immature CXS, who one would guess could be the guy to make a laundry list of complaints, uses his own flaws and secrets to provoke LG. And by the way, two things are revealed: a) CXS basically confessed through a fake account, and b) LG protected CXS, putting the blame for breaking the cups on himself.

I don't know about you, but this sounds so very gay flirting to me.

The personal space these two share is very tight many times, beyond just friends who care for each other or shy people who feel embarrassed by admitting what they like in their "friend".

I don't know that many male friends who would rub against each other in an effort to charm the other into persuassion...

#link click #shiguang daili ren #boys love #lu guang #cheng xiaoshi

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heyiwrotesomethings · 2 years

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how about a Blake belladonna x female reader.

blake is not a very affectionate person which is normal considering what Adam put her through, but Reader is but doesn't overstep her boundaries and let's thing go on her terms( doesn't say I love youand doesn't initiate physical contact in order to not make her uncomfy).

Until one day Blake catches reader saying "I love Blake belladonna" while she is sleeping so the lil neko goes and snuggles herself in R's hoodie( R wakes up and ask if everything is ok) and falls asleep listening to her heartbeat

I'm sorry it's very specific but I can't get that scenario out of my head.

thanks for reading this whole shit and for your time have a good day!!!

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Blake Belladonna x She/Her Faunus Reader

A/N: It’s so hard to attempt to write slow burn without writing everything that happens in between. I managed to compress this quite a bit despite how long it still is. Improvements! Warning for near drowning of the reader character and the drowning of Adam. Thanks for reading! Word Count: 3,795

When Blake severed the train cars and by extension, her relationship Adam, (Y/n) stood by her side, she almost rested her hand atop Blake’s shoulder, but thought better of it. They watched Adam’s portion of the train slow to a stop, watched his figure shrink as the distance between them grew. The locomotive whistled ominously as he finally vanished from sight, too far behind to see.

“You did the right thing.” (Y/n) quietly assured.

Blake shook her head and fixed gambol shroud onto her back. She then slunk into the train car, head hung low.

(Y/n) bit her lip but did not follow. She felt it best to leave Blake alone for now. She sat down, watching her legs swing above the tracks as the wind whipped at her bare face. She tapped her nails against the hard material of her White Fang mask, once worn with pride.

She inhaled deeply. The White Fang was not an organization to be proud of anymore. But if Blake had decided to stay… (Y/n) didn’t think she would have been able to bring herself to leave on her own. She brushed the mask off of her lap and with a clatter, it was lost amongst the iron and gravel.

This was the start of a new chapter. She only hoped she and Blake would not grow to regret their choice. The way Adam just stood there and let the distance grow… somehow they would meet again and the thought gave (Y/n) goosebumps.

They never would have guessed where that decision and all that followed would take them. When Beacon fell, they had felt awful. Adam had been there, he stabbed Blake, slashed (Y/n)’s face, cut off Yang’s arm… Blake felt that as long as she was there, she’d be putting them all in danger, so she ran.

(Y/n) and Yang had been distraught, but where Yang was resigned, (Y/n) was determined to go looking for Blake. She tried to entice Yang to come along, but she wouldn’t budge. (Y/n) promised she would let her know when she found Blake as soon as she could because although Yang acted indifferent, she knew she was just as worried about Blake as she was.

(Y/n)’s search lead her to Menagerie and to a smoldering mansion. The smoke obscured the dawn, but through the commotion (Y/n) still found Blake in the center of it all, calling her fellow Faunus to action.

“Blake!” She called out, pushing through the crowd.

Blake scanned the crowd, quickly leaping into the sea of people when she saw (Y/n) struggling to get through. She reached her hand out and pulled her forward with enough force to knock their bodies into each other with force.

“(Y/n)!” Blake hugged her, she hugged her! “I can’t believe you’re here. I missed you.”

“I- I missed you too.” (Y/n) stammered, clumsily returning the embrace though her mind had suddenly grown fuzzy with the contact. She never would have guessed Blake would be so happy to see her. They were friends sure, but she had never seen Blake be so affectionate.

“Your tail,” Blake giggled, “it’s gone into overdrive.”

(Y/n) yelped in embarrassment and pressed her tail flat against her backside, making Blake laugh a little louder. (Y/n) couldn’t say she had ever heard Blake laugh like that before either. The Blake before her now was so different from the Blake who had left Adam and the White Fang behind her. She wasn’t covering her ears anymore. She was healing, budding like a new sapling in a scorched forest. She was breathtaking.

“What, (Y/n)’s here? No way! Wish you could’ve gotten here a little sooner. It was a crazy night.”

Sun swooped in, slinging a heavy arm over (Y/n)’s shoulders.

“You decided to stalk Blake too?” He grinned.

“I wasn’t stalking!” (Y/n) sputtered, horrified, “I was only— I just wanted to— I was only tracking her scent! (Because that sounds so much better) Just to make sure she’s okay! Because she’s my friend! And it looks like everything’s cool so I guess I’ll just head back to Vale—“

“Don’t go.” Blake spoke hurriedly, taking (Y/n)’s hand before she could slip away, “I need you.”

She needs me?! Me?!

“Huuuh…?” (Y/n) could only feel the fire in her blood skyrocket to new temperatures only found in the center of the planet. Sun snorted at her and she gathered enough functioning brain cells to elbow him in the stomach.

“We need to go to Mistral. The White Fang, Adam, they’re going to attack Haven Academy. I know it’s a lot to ask of you, but will you help us?”

(Y/n) wished that Blake knew she would never need to ask. Ever since she had tentatively whispered to her that she wanted to leave the White Fang and even before that she had (Y/n) in her pocket. (Y/n) would follow her to the end of Remnant as long as she wanted her.

“Just what have you gotten yourself into?” (Y/n) scoffed, then smirked, “I’m in.”

“Aw yeah!” Sun whooped, “Faunus dream team right here. Ilia, you’re welcome too. Even if you did stab and electrocute the crap outta me.”

“Ilia?” (Y/n) spun around, finding the other Faunus standing an awkward distance away.

“Uh, long time no see?” Ilia coughed, absently rubbing the back of her neck.

(Y/n) decided she wholly missed way too much while she and Blake had been apart.

The journey to Mistral was long, plenty of time to catch everyone up on what had gone down since the fall of Beacon. (Y/n) was surprised how easy it was to fall back into place with Blake, but it felt so different. Blake was different. She seemed more confident, more surprisingly she was kind of goofy. It was cute.

(Y/n) couldn’t help but feel a little jealous seeing her with Sun. Maybe he had brought that out of her. And things were awkward with Ilia too, but that was nothing new. Both of them had been very aware of each other’s crushes on Blake when they were both still in the White Fang. (Y/n) had tried to avoid being alone with her during their trek to Mistral, but she did catch her alone eventually.

“Congratulations, I guess.”

“…For what exactly?”

“Oh come on,” Ilia groaned, “don’t play dumb with me. I’m trying to bury the hatchet. Start fresh?”

“That sounds fine, great even, but what are you congratulating me for? I honestly have no idea.”

“You and Blake, idiot. Obviously. The girl we literally fought over behind her back? The girl you got to run away with?” She reminded, each word growing more noticeably bitter until she took a deep breath in, than a long exhale.

“Oh, well, we aren’t together-together. We haven’t been, and probably won’t be, anything other than friends… not saying you should try shooting your shot or anything though.” (Y/n) warned, making Ilia roll her eyes.

“Are you kidding? Did you see the way she ran to you when she saw you? You should have heard how she talked about you when we were fighting too. When it’s all said and done, she trusted you enough to tell you she wanted out of the White Fang over me… and she was probably right to.” A regretful look washed over Ilia’s face and (Y/n) put a hand on her back.

“Look at where you are now. You’re making a difference for the better, like what the White Fang was meant to do. You’re a good person, Ilia.”

Ilia’s lips twitched upward for a moment. She didn’t quite believe (Y/n), but she appreciated the sentiment from her old rival. “Thanks.”

“Everything okay over here?” Blake asked, jogging up from the slower ranks.

Both (Y/n) and Ilia flinched as if they had been caught doing something they shouldn’t have. Blake was somewhat aware of their rivalry but not the full extent of it.

“Yeah, just, um, catching up.” (Y/n) shrugged. Ilia nodded.

Blake bit the inside of her cheek, eyes darting between the two of them almost as if she was suspicious. Then as casually as she could, she eased herself between them and began a new subject.

When they finally made it to Haven, they dominated. (Y/n) had been scared to see Adam again, but Blake faced him with a courage that inspired (Y/n) to give her all as well. Together, they had him retreating into the woods, utterly defeated.

When they burst into the academy, they were in awe at all the familiar faces they saw fighting along. (Y/n) stood back, smiling fondly as team RWBY reconnected. She did feel the absence of her own team acutely. She could tell Sun did too. They were all in Vacuo last she heard.

“Told you I’d find her.” She chuckled when Yang forcefully pulled her down into the hug.

“I’ll know better than to doubt your nose,” Yang smiled tiredly.

Apparently the reason for the fall of Beacon and the attack at Haven was a lot bigger than anything (Y/n) or Blake could have imagined. Salem was no joke, and though it was an easy choice for Blake to continue on with her team, Sun already decided he was going to link back up with his team and the reminder that (Y/n) had a team of her own that she had separated from made her feel more than a little guilty.

Blake had told her it would be okay for her to go to Vacuo while they all began their journey to Atlas, but of course (Y/n) couldn’t agree to that. First and foremost her loyalties always laid with Blake, even before she had a team. Not to mention how dangerous this mission to defeat Salem would be… her team would understand. They knew how she felt about Blake, and this was a mission to save all of Remnant after all.

So she stayed. Everyone was happy to have her aboard, none more so than Blake. The further north they traveled, the colder and more difficult their journey became. They hit a wall with Argus and when trying to get through peacefully failed, they decided they would need to get more creative.

For (Y/n)’s part in the mission, she and Blake would disable the communications tower. Yang had drove them as close to the tower as she could without being noticed and (Y/n) only grew more anxious the closer they got.

Blake noticed and took her hand. She stopped walking and asked her what was wrong, her ears titled downward.

“I don’t know what it is… something just doesn’t smell right. I’ve smelled it a couple times before, but this is the strongest it’s been and I swear it’s getting stronger.”

“What is it?”

(Y/n) shook her head, unsure. “Something bad. We have to take care of the tower quickly. The sooner we get back to Yang, the better.”

When they got to the tower, they saw that a worse trouble than them had gotten their first. The tower watchmen were scattered around the tower, unresponsive, and that was when Adam decided to make himself known.

“I have waited so long for you to be alone Blake, but you can’t seem to be without each other for even a minute, can you?” He growled, baring his teeth at (Y/n).

“Adam! Why can’t you just leave us alone!” Blake yelled.

“You used to be such a good soldier (Y/n), a confidant. Then you just had to go and ruin everything, didn’t you? You manipulated Blake into leaving me so you could have her all to yourself.” He tightened his stance, hand on his sword, “I’m going to make the scar I left you with at Beacon look like a mark of beauty by the time I’m done with you.”

“She didn’t manipulate me into leaving!” Blake readied herself for Adam’s attack, “You did that all on your own, Adam!”

“So I just wasn’t good enough for you.”

“You know it’s so much more than that.”

Adam released an angry scream and lunged forward, starting the battle in earnest. The way he was moving was erratic and reckless. After Beacon and Haven and now ambushing them here, it was clear that he would never stop hunting. Try as Blake might, this cycle could only end one way.

“Blake, watch out!”

Adam had Blake backed up dangerously close to a cliff overlooking a magnificent waterfall. Blake’s back foot skidded off the ledge, but before she could fall completely, (Y/n) took her hand and swung her back up onto the ledge, placing herself into the precarious position Blake had been in moments before. Adam tried to take advantage and swung his sword with the intent to cleave (Y/n) in two no doubt, but (Y/n) gripped his wrist in one hand and his jacket in the other, taking him down with her into the frigid waters below. The last thing she saw before the water enveloped her was Blake on the cliff above, hand outstretched.

Below the water, Adam did not let up. They punched and kicked and struggled against each other. Their oxygen was quickly running out and Adam seemed more interested in making sure they both drowned than saving his own skin.

(Y/n) kicked him hard in the stomach trying to wrench herself free from his clutches. She heard a bubbling, gurgling sound and saw Adam begin to sink though his arms clawed at the water above him in a futile attempt to breach the surface. (Y/n) didn’t take the time to watch him sink any lower, her own air supply had reached was reaching its limits.

No matter how hard she kicked, the shimmering surface never seemed to get any closer. Dots began to speckle her vision and her lungs burned hollow. The light above her was suddenly blocked out and then she knew nothing.

(Y/n) came to with a round of violent coughs, expelling a concerning amount of water and bile. Hands grasped at her and hot breath fanned against her lips, gradually the muffled voices became clearer and (Y/n) opened her eyes, only finding gold before being enveloped in wet, inky black hair.

“Blake, give her room to breathe.”

(Y/n) blinked when the harshness of the sun met her full force. When she was able to keep her eyes open, she saw Blake and Yang hovering over her.

“Oh, (Y/n), can you hear me? I’ve got you, you’ll be okay.” Blake sobbed, cradling (Y/n)’s head in her hands.

“Blake—“ (Y/n) fell under a coughing spell and Blake shushed her.

“Just focus on breathing. Blake and I are going to carry you to Bumblebee so we can get to the ship. Just hang on.” Yang told her, already scooping her up on one side while Blake worked on the other.

They balanced (Y/n) on the motorcycle and Yang slipped in front of her while Blake took the back. Yang revved the engine and Blake held onto (Y/n) tight as they zoomed through the forest, catching up to the stolen airship with all the their friends on board.

It took a some time before (Y/n) could fully get her wits about her, but when she did they were well on their way to Atlas. She and Blake were wrapped up in a big blanket, her clothes still uncomfortably wet. She shivered, and one of Blake’s ears flicked against her cheek. Blake lifted her head from (Y/n)’s shoulder to get a better look at her, sleepily checking her all over.

“Are you okay?” She asked.

“Yeah,” (Y/n) cleared her throat, trying not to think about how close Blake had been willing to sit with her yet again, “I’m fine, just a little uncomfortable with these wet clothes.”

“Me too. Unfortunately this plane is disappointingly bare of resources. Thankfully, Ruby and Qrow lended us their cloaks. It helps a little at least.”

(Y/n) looked down at the blankets and sure enough, they were a familiar deep red, one a little rattier than the other.

“Thanks guys.”

“No problem!” Ruby smiled, Qrow gave a loose thumbs up without looking away from the plane’s course.

“Blake, how did you get so soaked?” (Y/n) asked, her brain still felt waterlogged, so she had a hard time following all that had gone down.

“Really?” Weiss shook her head in disbelief.

Yang snorted, “Who do you think pulled you out? By the time I found you guys, Blake was already doing chest compressions.”

“Ah.” The chill from the water still enveloped her, but just beneath it, a fire began to rage.

Blake had pulled her out of the water and she— and she—

“Sorry about that!” She laughed awkwardly, putting a little breathing room between her and Blake, “Well, um, thanks for uh, not letting me die!”

Blake blinked twice in rapid succession, a bit stunned by (Y/n)’s sudden liveliness. Then she smiled warmly, scooting closer to (Y/n) once more. The poor girl could just about faint.

“Of course I wouldn’t let you die, are you kidding? Stop moving around so much, I’m freezing.”

“Sorry!”

“Not gonna do you much good in those wet clothes,” Maria laughed, “If you really want to warm up, you’re gonna have to take those off.”

A mix of laughter and groans rose from the group but (Y/n) was already too far gone to hear it. Turns out, she ended up fainting after all.

***

Once they were all set up in Atlas, (Y/n) worked really hard to allow Blake plenty of personal space. She worried a lot about Blake’s comfort and how her own feelings might affect Blake should she ever learn of them and judging by the not so subtle teasing of literally everyone, it might be sooner rather than later.

(Y/n) worried constantly about boundaries, making sure to show Blake she respected her autonomy. She wanted to leave no doubt that even if Blake finally put two and two together, they would still be friends at the very least. Adam had treated her like a possession who owed him everything. If Blake thought for even a second that (Y/n) was taking advantage of her budding affectionate side, then she would punt herself off of this floating rock of a kingdom posthaste.

But that was what made it so hard! Since when had Blake become so openly affectionate, and with (Y/n) specifically?

It seemed like every moment they could possibly be together, they were. Blake always had a hold of (Y/n)’s sleeve between her fingers or sleepily lean against her during morning briefings. (Y/n) often found herself wondering how she hadn’t failed a mission yet given she frequently flew by the seat of her pants because of how often Blake distracted her.

It was becoming harder and harder to maintain the invisible bubble (Y/n) tried to keep between them. It was hard to see Blake’s ears droop when she tried to reclaim that distance. It was becoming harder not to let an, ‘Be safe, I love you.’ slip off of her tongue when they were sent on separate missions. What was a girl to do?

A tired groan rumbled passed (Y/n)’s lips as she put on the soft and warm academy issued hoodie that quickly became a favorite after long days. It wasn’t late by any means, most of her friends were still out doing their own tasks, but being as exhausted as (Y/n) was, she slipped right into her bed. Mornings started hellishly early anyway, it was smart to get in as much sleep as possible. And without anybody else around, sleep came easily.

Blake entered the barracks just a little less than an hour later. Having heard that (Y/n) got back a little earlier, she hoped to ask her if she wanted to go to Robin’s election party with her the next night… as a date.

She was super nervous, and a party wasn’t exactly her first choice for a romantic date, but if she backed out now, who knows when the next opportunity would come along.

At first she was disappointed to see that (Y/n) was already asleep, but she got over it fairly quickly. (Y/n) must have been exhausted to have gone to bed so early, she needed her rest, and truthfully, Blake could use a couple extra hours too.

Blake got ready for bed and pulled back the covers, pausing when she heard (Y/n) begin to mumble. She chuckled quietly, it had been a long time since she heard (Y/n) talk in her sleep. Sometimes when they were doing overnight missions in the white Fang, Blake would hear (Y/n) say all manner of things when it was Blake’s turn to keep watch.

Blake crept over to (Y/n)’s bed and carefully sat near the foot of the mattress so she could better listen to whatever silly things she might say.

She seemed to be having a passionate discussion with someone. Some of the things she said were mundane, other random, and some things were completely unintelligible, but one thing made Blake’s heart nearly leap out of her chest.

“Because I’m in love with her. I’m in love with Blake Belladonna.” (Y/n) snoozed, but the passion with which she spoke couldn’t have been more clear if she had been wide awake. “Her hugs feel like sunshine and she’s more beautiful than when the moon and stars reflects off of tranquil waters. ‘Gotta be good to her and leave her be so I don’t cause any waves.”

Blake blushed, touched by those sleepy words, but also a bit saddened by them. If she understood that last mumbled line correctly, and if (Y/n)‘s waking thoughts were being accurately worded, then she was worried about getting too close to Blake and making her uncomfortable.

However, that’s not how Blake saw it at all. She loved (Y/n), without her, who knows where she would be right now. She wanted nothing more than for them to be closer, so closer she would get if (Y/n) felt like she couldn’t be the one to make the first move.

Blake joined the other Faunus in the same bed. The lack of room suited her just fine since she wanted to snuggle as close as she could. (Y/n) wiggled, subconsciously confused by the sudden lack of room, she squinted against the dark, sleepily asking what was going on.

“It’s just me.” Blake whispered. “Are you okay with this?”

“Yeah, are you okay though? Is something wrong?”

“No,” Blake smiled, “everything is just fine.”

“M’kay,” (Y/n) yawned, wrapping an arm around Blake to pull her in closer, “good night.”

“Good night, sleep well. We have a lot to talk about in the morning.”

But (Y/n) was already sleeping again.

Blake shook her head fondly then closed her eyes, focusing on the thrum of (Y/n)’s heart to lull herself to sleep.

#rwby x reader #rwby oneshots #blake belladonna x reader #rwby blake x reader #requests #anonymous

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generalluxun · 6 months

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Based on their season 1 (Primarily) and season 2/3 (if you desire it) characterization. How do you think the characters and story of ML would develop had Marinette developed a crush on Chat & Adrien a crush on Marinette?

My thinking, taking out any given issues with the shows handling of the characters and just what I think makes sense for them based on extrapolation feels:

Ladybug is definitely a bit more overtly "Adorkable" in the publics eye, but the danger of the situation does stop her from stumbling over herself as much as Marinette did with Adrien. She is far more likely to be pushing for secret ID reveals, but probably through hints over overt action.

Adrien is not as forward with Marinette as he is as Chat with Ladybug. Even ignoring the Chat persona being an exaggeration, he also has his reputation and ingrained habits to think of. But Nino did ask him for date advice so I think he'd make more overt attempts at wooing her & probably push harder on Chloe to be nicer.

Gabriel probably hates this and may be stumping harder to yang Adrien out of school, which could force Adrien to be more quiet about his interest as well.

Chloe is... Not having a good time. Regardless of whether her feelings for Adrien are romantic, platonic, confused cos of sexuality or the like. He matters to her a lot but right after arriving at school is not only putting a lot of distance between them but seemingly holding their friendship for ransom to earn the approval of a girl Chloe has issue with.

Okay so thought about this:

Ladybug falls for Chat in Origins when he rushes in to defend her during one of her initial panic/what is happening moments. She's reminded of being protected by Socqueline (Derision is not canon, ever, but we can repurpose bits of it) She had resigned herself to being 'on her own' after her friend graduated (not expelled) now, here is someone else making her feel *safe* even in mortal peril.

She's still Ladybug, she's still the leader. She is very focused on 'protecting her protector' though. He's *her* kitty. If only he could be in more ways than are allowed...

She'll push Fu to include him more, she'll pay more attention and push to be her best self. Her plans will be a little less effective, like in Kuro Neko she's focusing too much on her partner. It won't be crippling though, but it hints at what she needs to work on.

Now on the second day when Adrien shows up, things go differently. Let's give the Limo a flat so he shows up without Chloé. The world is a bit spookier, are monsters common? He's nervous. He drops his books, and someone stoops to help him pick them up and their heads bump.

'oh ouch sorry. Here let me...' sure hands ruffle through hos hair, checking for an injury. Adrien looks up and *cue music* Marinette.

She's already set on being her 'best self' to live up to her Perfect Pawtner. So helping the new kid around? That's just what she should do!

On Adrien's end though he can't help but marvel at how much she reminds him of his mother(hear me out) He's been adrift since her disappearance. His father is distant, Nathalie is cold, and even though Chloé cares she's a hurricane in a ponytail. Marinette;leading him to the classroom, showing him his seat, and giving him tips, makes him feel *safe*. (Woo parallels!) He falls hard and fast.

He becomes a Marinette stan, furst to support her. First to go the extra mile. Talking her up and excited to see what she will do next. Every step she takes to be the 'everyday Ladybug' only males him fall harder. The 'weakspot' he has to work on is how completely uncritical he is, after all his mother could do no wrong! He doesn't make the conscious connection, but he treats Marinette the same. She's not a memory of a mother though, she's a living breathing 14yr old. She will and should make mistakes. Adrien discounts them too much, excusing/rationalizing/redirecting her shortcomings which actually inhibits her growth. 'I was wrong' is something everyone needs as a part of their life.

Chloé is in fact having a bad time(maybe?) she can't bully or daddy her way out of this. Adrien gushes about Marinette and Chloé's initial 'ewww' turns him instantly cold (only briefly though) but it is a warning. If she wants to win she has to *beat* Marinette. She needs to be better, smarter, stronger, she can't fake it. She has to compete and win! Hijinks/rivalry ensues (Marinette isn't competing for Adrien, but the chance to show up Chloé is cathartic as heck!)

What's fascinating is how various other things will shake out. Chloé's 'daddy' goes unused, most people get ignored. She can't push and shove her way out of this. Alya has to listen to Marinette gushing about Cat Noir (she knitted herself a pawprint sweater that she sleeps in, but she has to keep fangirling on the down low in public so she doesn't clue in whoever CN really is!) Nino's crush on Marinette is DoA. Do he and Alya still get together? Adrien's in Nino's ear about Mari every day.

Does Alya pull Chloé aside and say 'wtf are you even doing?' emboldened by the blonde's shift from dominance to competition. Foes Sabrina branch out, being Chloé's 'trainer' for a myriad competitions. She(they) could come into contact with a lot more people.

It's a whole AU in the making.

#miraculous ladybug #marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste #asks #ml au

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divinecomedyproductions · 5 months

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Watts: *gives Cinder a lecture that reeks of self-aggrandizement and hypocrisy*

FNDM: OMG GET HER ASS DOC! SHES SO SELF ENTITLED!

Yang: *Neglects her sister when she’s breaking down while going Gaga over Neko GF*

FNDM:(makes violent art against people who point it out)

#rwde #toxic fndm #toxic fanbase #toxic fandom

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gadiskaktus · 1 month

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Ini tulisan saya kutip dari mb Septia Mentari, mohon izin tulis ulang ya mb, semoga mb halalkan tulisannya, aku repost di sini sedikit saya sematkan beberapa tulisan saya juga. Kurang lebihnya begini.

Pesan dari aku pribadi, maupun pada laki laki yang akan menjadi suamiku kelak, jiakhhhhhh wkwkwkkw. Antara lain sebagai berikut:

Aku sama sekali tidak mempermasalahkan, kalau kamu ga punya duit sekalipun tapi mau ajak aku pergi, yang penting KOMUNIKASI bilang kalo kamu lagi gapunya duit! Aku fleksibel kok orangnya mau diajak makan mahal murah cocok cocok aja yg penting makan. Dan aku bisa menikmatinya dan lidahku ngga suka yang makanan aneh aneh juga, mau itu makan di angkringan, mau di restoran, mau di warteg gass lah kalau aku. Di gunung saja makan indomie saja nikmatnya tiada tara. Apalagi makan yang lainnya, pasti lebih nikmat dan enak. Yang penting jadi berkah.

Aku juga ga keberatan kalau diajak patungan. Apalagi kalau kamu belum jadi siapa siapa aku. Baru jdi teman. Aku justru yang ga enak kalau malah harus dibayar bayarin. Karena dari kecil aku sudah di didik orang tua gaboleh minta minta sama orang. Aku ga akan neko neko. Ga akan ngerepotin kamu. Kalau jadi suamiku pun, ngga harus semua kamu bayarin, tinggal nanti kalau aku masih kerja bisa bayar nya patungan.

Aku tipe kalo orang royal sama aku. Aku berusaha sebisa mungkin membalas berkali kali lipat yang diberikan orang itu. Karena saking aku gamau hutang budi sama orang lain. Jadi rasa menerima begitu saja itu ngga enak, selagi aku bisa ya ngga merepotkan. Ngga tau ini sifat yang baik atau buruk ya.

________ Sudah ahh kayaknya aku makin ke sini jadi suka gundam (haha) nemu di etalase warung di semarang, izin foto boleh tapi ngga boleh di bawa pulang wkwkw.

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gsstories · 7 months

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Kunoichi of Norrisville

As the title says, I have had an idea for a female ninja, a Kunoichi! I told this idea to my good friend @ikari-shinsei and we have had so much talking about the relationships between the Ninjas and their respective Kunoichi!

I know this has been done before, not exactly full on original but I love how much we have developed the idea so far. So, like in most stories, the Kunoichi is the Ninja’s partner, the ying to his yang, the water to his fire, the moon to his sun, you get the idea. The Kunoichi did not originate from Norrisville nor was it involved with the Norisu clan since the beginning. In fact, before the Kunoichi came to be, they were a trio of sisters who happened to be witches, all specializing in different magical aspects: the eldest, spirits and souls; the middle, magical artifacts and weapons; and the youngest, potions and spells. The eldest and the youngest ended up passing away after an attack just after creating the Kunoichi mask. Its purpose was to let the sisters use the other sisters’ specialized magic since they had a hard time doing so on their own. Now, the middle one, the First Kunoichi, was out and about traveling, taking out any monster that came her way. Next thing she knows, she has her knife to the throat of a man in black and red ninja attire.

The Kunoichi has powers similar to the Ninja, although they are usually more spiritually connected. They have a book similar to the Ninja Nomicon called the Kunoichi Codex (I did not come up with this, it was a writer in Quotev who I shall name later!) The Codex is a bit more direct to whoever has it, considering its writer was not as cryptic as the writer of the Nomicon. The Kunoichi uses war hand fans as a primary weapon and uses a sickle as a secondary one. She has knives hidden in most of her persona and the shoes she got? They are made of metal that can cut through almost anything. (Yes, I was inspired by Carmilla Carmine from Hazbin Hotel, is it obvious-?)

This is the current Kunoichi, whose name is Gin Rose (my persona). She is in the 9th grade and while she is smart academically, she is very dumb when socializing. There is a Yokai in the stone with the Tengu called a Bakeneko, a type of cat demon. Once it was sealed away, she gained a new ability called ‘Neko Moon Strike’. Her type of fighting style is one that resembles dancing, specifically ballet, which is a thing that comes with every Kunoichi, they always incorporate dancing in their fighting. It makes them look graceful and can be extremely useful. Their legs are their most lethal weapon.

First Kuno was a stubborn, anger issues yet quite emotional woman. She was untrusting of people for a long while up until meeting First Ninja. She was… very hostile when they first met, they did not like each other at all. But as time went on, they found themselves getting closer. Eventually, they became friends and soon enough, lovers. They became engaged and cared for each other dearly, First Ninja being the one showing the most affectionate which was usually just headpats or hand holding when they were not in their suits. First Kuno would always blush! F!Kuno used to call F!Ninja a ‘fool’, and now she calls him ‘my fool’. F!Ninja calls her ‘Moonflower’ due to it being a flower she really likes and the symbol she uses in her person when she in Kunoichi form. Sadly, not long after the fight with the Sorcerer and sealing him away, she fell ill and passed away in her beloved’s arms. A tragic end to the original Duo. But death is not the end, no, it’s merely the door to a new life.

I’ll let you figure that one out :)

Have a RC9GN ish art style First Kuno!

If anyone wishes to learn more about this AU or has any ideas or headcannons, I would love to hear them! Who knows, perhaps some of those ideas can help me develop the Kunoichi role even more!

#oc #au #rc9gn first ninja #rc9gn finja #rc9gn #rc9gn oc #oc art #digital artist #artists on tumblr #my art #rc9gn Kunoichi #rc9gn au

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plasterdrain · 4 months

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kita dalam cinta.

syongnen au

“kamu berani nggak buat aku patah hati?” satu kalimat pertanyaan di malam hari, dimana mereka sedang berduaan di bawah bulan yang sedang membiru. tapi kali ini wonbin tidak sedang patah hati sebetulnya, ia hanya bertanya pada seseorang yang dinyatakan sebagai kekasih. baiknya seperti apa mereka akan berakhir, kalau satu dari mereka patah hati. tapi wonbin sedang jatuh cintanya.

“hm… pertanyaan sulit.” ujar sungchan sambil menerka kalimatnya sendiri, bagaimana ia bisa membayangkan kalau patah hati bersama wonbin, kalau sekarang mereka itu sedang berpacaran dan saling jatuh cinta. “tapi sedih banget, kalau aku patah hati karena kamu, wonbin. aku sendiri nggak bisa ngebayangin kalau aku berani buat kamu sakit hati, secupu itu aku, wonbin.”

“emang dasar kamu cupu.” kekeh wonbin sambil tertawa, begitu sungchan membalasnya dengan sebuah kecupan di puncak kepala, masih sedang melihat bulan yang kali ini sedang membiru, hanya sesekali bulan seperti itu, tidak akan sering-sering. janji wonbin.

ingat sekali kalau sungchan memang cupu—seperti dengan kalimat yang barusan wonbin afirmasikan, karena pria itu benar-benar tidak pernah mengambil langkah lebih dulu, bahkan sewaktu mereka sekolah menengah pun sungchan hanya memperhatikan wonbin—itu yang diceritakan dari mulut sungchan.��

sungchan juga bukan yang pertama mengatakan bahwa ia mengatakan perasaannya, karena wonbin duluan yang seperti itu untuk mengucapkan perasaannya. sungchan lebih tua dari wonbin, dan bayangkan kalau wonbin duluan waktu itu yang masih kelas sepuluh mengatakan perasaannya pada kakak kelas. bayangkan itu adalah sebuah cinta monyet, tapi mereka malah jatuh cinta terus sampai kuliah. mungkin akan sampai mati, sebuah janji hidup sungchan.

sungchan juga yang cupu karena memilih ingin bersama wonbin, demi jurusan impian, tapi berakhir dengan cacian maki dari wonbin karena berarti itu akan melepaskan semua mimpi sungchan, berarti akan sia-sia semua cerita sungchan yang wonbin dengarkan setiap hari, karena pria itu belajar sampai mampus demi mendapatkan universitas keinginannya. orang tua sungchan juga tidak neko-neko, tapi sungchan sekali lagi punya impian yang mesti dinyatakan, dan wonbin adalah salah satunya, mimpi sungchan itu buat wonbin bahagia, tapi kali ini ia meninggalkan wonbin sebentar saja pasti wonbin akan baik-baik saja. toh, memang benar, sungchan mengejar kuliahnya dan wonbin mendapatkan universitas yang sama setelah beberapa tahun kemudian, mereka tidak perlu lagi berhubungan jarak jauh.

satu mimpi yang ditinggal bukan berarti akan dihapus dari kehidupan sungchan.

“kamu kok diem aja?” tanya wonbin yang sedari tadi memikirkan mengapa wajah sungchan benar-benar serius dibuatnya dengan sebuah pertanyaan.

“kalau kamu berani buat aku patah hati?” tanya sungchan.

wonbin yang pemberani pun, menggeleng. karena sejauh ini mereka berlayar, kalau berakhir di rumah beralaskan pasir wonbin juga takut. takut sekali kalau tanpa sungchan.

“aku cuma nanya, tapi kamu malah nanya balik ke aku, sungchan.” dengus wonbin yang kini beralih dari menatap sungchan yang sedang memeluk tubuhnya hangat, kembali pada bulan yang masih membiru. kali ini purnamanya bulat sekali.

“haha, maaf-maaf, aku juga nggak ngerti kenapa kamu nanya aku soal itu, selama ini aku udah buat kamu patah hati berapa kali, wonbin, tapi kamu tenang aja tuh, tahu kalau aku tetap cinta.”

“pede banget—plus, kamu nggak pernah buat aku patah hati,”

“hm, tapi aku inget waktu aku mesti keluar kota, aku ninggalin kamu, itu patah hati kamu pertama kali, masa kamu nggak inget.”

“itu bukan—beda sungchan.”

“okay, terus waktu aku kelupaan sama ulang tahun kamu, emangnya itu bukan?”

“itu kamu pelupa.” kali ini wonbin ingin menyerah dengan semua apa yang sungchan lontarkan, karena waktu itu serius menyebalkan, wonbin juga hampir menangis, karena sungchan datang ke rumahnya tengah malam demi merayakan ulang tahun wonbin.

“kalau gitu, waktu kamu lupa hari kasih sayang, aku sedih tau.” ujar sungchan.

wonbin juga salah karena ia serius sibuk mengurusi ujian akhir hingga lupa kalau sungchan juga menelponnya sampai malam, tapi belum wonbin gubris waktu itu.

“maaf, tapi kamu ungkit itu lagi.” wajah wonbin yang cemberut, tapi bagi sungchan itu manis, karena pacarnya sedang memikirkan masa lalu. “kamu kenapa sih harus ingetin aku soal itu?”

“kembali ke kalimat awal kamu, itu menurutku patah hati pertama, wonbin.”

“ih, ngeselin, itu bukan—” wonbin juga tidak tahu harus melanjutkan kalimat apa, kali ini tubuhnya dingin karena mereka masih ada di luar, sedang di halaman rumah wonbin sambil berpelukan dengan melihat langit. beberapa waktu lalu juga sungchan mengatakan bahwa regulus—bintang regulus sejajar dengan matahari. “udah, jangan dibahas lagi. kepala aku sakit.”

“sini aku cium, biar sakitnya hilang.” kalimat tenang dari sungchan yang mengecup puncak kepala wonbin.

“jujur, sebenarnya bukan soal patah hatinya, aku ngerti.” kini tubuh sungchan yang semakin dekat, memeluk tubuh wonbin, sebuah tangan yang ada di bawah tubuh wonbin agar menariknya lebih dekat. “aku rasa patah hati buat kedua belah pihak, berarti kita pernah saling sayang, i don’t need symbol of scars to know that i love you, we don’t need swapping blood just to you for keep me.” yang sungchan mengerti bahwa ia terlalu cinta sama wonbin, sudah begitu simpelnya.

for sungchan, he can go on and on to be in love with wonbin, he does want to. he likes being around wonbin, he is in love with wonbin since the first time their eyes meet each other. he can go on and on until he dies, until it’s all comeback, he just want his life with wonbin.

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arcaneglitch · 5 months

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alr im back for round 2. ur guardians. all of 'em. what's their theme song.

I hope you know what you asked for when you said all of my Guardians

Harley - Take You Down by Illenium

^ it's this shit. this man has negative self-preservation and consistently puts his friends' lives before his own. my sonnn I love him I want to shake him like a dog with a toy

Jade - Good Old Days by Macklemore (ft Kesha)

She can actually remember her life from before (which is a wild concept and I wish younger me had explored that a bit more when I started writing). She heads up the base training of new Warlocks in the Tower

Fyr - Living Legend by Club Danger

He's the most upbeat and easygoing of my Destiny OCs and the song choice is partially influenced by the similarity between "fire" and "Fyr" (he named his Ghost Spark as a pun so)

Kaedro-22 - Walk by Saint Chaos (ft. Sam Tinnesz)

Kaedro is one of my older Guardians. He ran with Cayde's crew back in the early days and is something of an older brother figure to the younger Guardians in the clan

Bazzle - Meet Me on the Battlefield by SVRCINA

Bazzle is another of the older Guardians. He helped build the walls and after the Red War, he was promoted to become one of Zavala's Deputy Commanders and lead Guardian training in the Tower

Rae - Natural by Imagine Dragons

Rae never actually died to become a Guardian (that's right Bungie, I'm taking Shin Malphur's pre-retcon lore and running). She was one of the Awoken aboard the Yang Liwei, technically making her the oldest of my Guardians. She's got that hater mindset (affectionate)

Rogue - Can't Stop Me Now by Oh The Larceny

This man throws hands first and asks questions later. Token Crucible main /j. He's another older Guardian from the Dark Age. Don't fuck with his clanmates bc he'll Get you

Liv - My Silver Lining by First Aid Kit

She's a bit on the younger side of the older Guardians as she wasn't revived until the City Age. Her philosophy is to have a good time even in the middle of saving the solar system

Kai - Rebirth by Miracle of Sound

Kai is a Sunbreaker from the time when Titans using Solar wasn't mainstream. She lost her original fireteam in the Great Disaster and has since become fiercely protective of her new fireteam and clan, even though she doesn't really show it in traditional ways

Tristan - I'll Go by Direct & Park Avenue

He's probably the quietest of my OCs personality-wise. His Ghost chooses to communicate through their bond via feelings rather than explicit communication

Jesse - Nothing to Remember by Neko Case

Jesse's my newest Guardian OC. They were rezzed after getting murdered in the Last City. After finding out how the whole Guardian thing works, they decide to say fuck you to the class system and go multiclass

Kyler - Fantasy by Aviators

Kyler isn't a Guardian but a former citizen of the Last City that has since relocated to the Tangled Shore. He was dating Harley at one point but was also mixed up with a bad crowd (organized crime involvement) which eventually brought their relationship to a rather catastrophic end

#answered asks #houseofmcallister #my ocs #destiny 2 #chasing fate #music

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auliasalsabilamp · 11 months

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Ketenangan, kenyamanan, dan kebahagiaan PALING SEMPURNA adalah ketika kita menjadi seorang hamba Allah yang terus berusaha beribadah kepada-Nya, manautkan hati hanya untuk-Nya, mengikuti dan nurut sama semua aturan Allah dan Rasul-Nya.

Simple, gak neko-neko, manut aja, gak usah banyak bertingkah, dan merepotkan diri. Karna HANYA ALLAH yang bisa menganugerahi "rasa" dari manisnya iman ke dalam hati kita.

Bandung, 02 November 2023.

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herricahyadi · 2 years

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Assalamu'alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh

Kang semoga sehat dan selalu diberkahi oleh Allah taala, dan dimudahkan segala urusan dan rencana pencapaiannya.

Saya mau tanya kang, namun sedikit cerita gambarannya seperti ini. Saya di kantor, dalam tim saya, saya terkesan mungkin paling udik, kuper, polos dan ya kaya gak neko neko lurus2 aja lah. Sedangkan temen2 yang lain beuh update lah gaul, dan minum kopi itu udah jadi bagian life style, lah saya biasa juga minum teh sis*i wkwkw. Mereka juga gampang banget kalau kesel mengucap sial*n, brengs*k, dan kata kata sejenisnya meski terkesan gak marah. pernah suatu ketika saya kek diisengin sama mereka suruh bilang salah satu kata itu ekwk, dengan polosnya saya jawab "gak ah, mulut saya tanggung jawab saya kalau ada kata baik kenapa harus pilih kata itu sih" wkwkw, sontaklah mereka terkesan kaya digurui atau apa intinya suasana jadi beda aja.

pertanyaannya, gimana ya kang bisa tetep elegan menjadi diri sendiri ditengah temen2 bgtu tanpa harus menggurui dan biat gak dimanfaatkan kepolosan saya ini.

TETAP ELEGAN MENJADI DIRI SENDIRI

Wa'alaikumsalam wr wb

Jawaban ini cukup panjang. Semoga bermanfaat.

Aamiin, ya Allah atas doanya. Semoga doa yang sama kembali kepada dirimu dan juga ikut tercurahkan kepada segenap yang baca.

Menjadi diri sendiri itu adalah dengan tidak terlalu ambil pusing pilihan hidup orang lain. Tidak perlu menjadikan apa yang ada pada mereka menjadi kompas gaya hidup kita. Mereka punya dunianya sendiri, kita pun begitu. Menjadi apapun kamu, selama kamu nyaman dengan itu semua, ya, tidak perlu malu. Apalagi minder. Selama tidak mengganggu orang, kita punya hak untuk hidup dengan cara kita sendiri.

Tapi saya sendiri sebenarnya memahami maksud dari situasi ini. Sedikit ada saran dari saya agar tetap elegan dengan pilihan sederhana.

Percaya diri adalah kunci. Begini, kita tidak bisa lari dari konsep percaya diri yang mana memang kunci segara situasi. Mau kamu kaya atau miskin, selama kamu percaya diri itulah cermin paling jelas yang kamu punya. Percaya diri adalah soal keyakinan atas apa yang kita pilih. Kondisi apapun kita, kepala tetap tegak dan kita bisa mati-matian mempertahankan keyakinan.

Sederhana itu tidak berarti kurang pergaulan atau kurang pengetahuan. Kita boleh tahu trend terbaru; kita paham hal-hal yang viral; kita juga mengerti istilah-istilah daring. Tapi bukan berarti kita juga harus ikut-ikutan. Di sinilah terkadang letak konsistensi diri agar tetap menjadi diri sendiri: susah. Kebanyakan dari kita akhirnya ikut-ikutan, sadar atau tidak. Biasanya lingkungan yang akhirnya memaksa kita begini. Karena teman kantor minum kopi ini-itu, membicarakannya di kantor, dan bergaya dengan itu semua, akhirnya kita ikut-ikutan. Yang paling parahnya, kehilangan jati diri. Seringkali saya kenal beberapa orang yang waktu kuliah cukup "akhwat" sekali, misalnya. Aktivis dakwah kampus. Saat masuk dunia kerja, perlahan mulai ada perubahan. Kelak, bukan lagi "perlahan", tapi "merosot". Awal kerja masih jilbab rapi dan panjang, sekarang sudah makin pendek. Belakangan mulai posting bareng pacarnya. Saya mengikuti perkembangan beliau dan sangat relate dengan topik ini. Kita boleh banyak pergaulan, tapi jangan tenggelam dengan itu semua.

Tetap bersama orang-orang baik. Jika kamu mencoba hal yang kedua di atas, saran saya untuk tetap berinteraksi dengan orang-orang yang terjaga. Mereka yang tenggelam itu karena menjauh dari orang-orang yang bisa menjaga. Tetap ikuti pengajian, tarbiyah, atau klip-klip ustadz yang nyaman kita ikuti. Ini semua termasuk membatasi diri dengan hal-hal kita coba ikuti. Misalnya, jika kamu perlahan mulai suka dengarkan musik-musik pop, dampingi dengar murotal atau ceramah-ceramah.

Memperhatikan diri sendiri. Maksud saya, bagaimanapun kita harus merawat diri. Misalnya dengan cara berpakaian, menggunakan parfum secukupnya dan deodoran, serta perawatan wajah. Tidak, ini bukan untuk tabarruj. Ini untuk menunjukkan bahwa kita sebagai pribadi yang menjaga anjuran agama untuk tetap bersih. Sangat berbeda antara bersolek dengan merawat diri. Elegan itu bukan hanya sikap, tapi juga penampilan. Sering-sering menggunakan kaca besar untuk melihat diri kita sendiri. Percaya atau tidak, saya punya kaca besar yang biasa ada di toko pakaian di kamar saya. Saya gunakan untuk melihat penampilan; apakah baju sederhana saya sudah cocok dengan celana yang saya pakai? Saya suka mengenakan hal-hal yang simpel, tapi tetap memperhatikan keeleganannya.

Jika kamu sudah memiliki itu semua, saya yakin karaktermu akan tetap elegan di tengah kesederhanaan sikap yang kamu ambil.

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