#not really a selfshipping more of a friendship thing

[saruh123]

This pic is from the artbook of TMNTMM, specific in the page of the desings of Raph for the movie.

I was thinking a lot these days, and I'm soo in love of Raph:(

So, here is the thing: I've a little of ''plot'' with him, and I wanna post it 'cause maybe some people has something like me (no with specific case of tmnt, maybe with another ch but I wanna have more friends? selfshipings)

I like many versions of Raph, but for one reason (even Idk) I always buy commissions for Raph ROTTMNT. We all know that in these universe Raph is really f*ck up but in my imagination, he knows me before everything is ruined (he being already a young man).

(I love the pic, it's how I imagine him in his 20's rottmnt universe). I came for the reality (lol) and I'm a hugeee such a fan of the TMNT but he doesn't know about it. I've a lot of things of him and I slowly show him little by little. (Like little toys or stickers).

(Real pick of the little stuff I've) He is really surpirsed bc he doesn't expect in one au people buys things with the faces of him or starts comics and all the things with one fandom.

But since I'm "stranded" in his universe, I really don't have a lot of things of showing him, so, I just talk (maybe a little lot) of how in my universe he is just a character that some people like.

We started a really cute friendship... I don't have a way of back to my world, so I've to survive a New York where there are more and more mutants (bads and goods) and maybe Raph and his brothers going to be busier w/all.

But no matter how things get, he and I always have time for each other.

That's all I have about my crazy AU nun'

I don't know if I'll ever delve deeper into this, but I've wanted to make a post about this for a while.

Btw, unlike a lot of people in fandoms, the girl in the illustrations is literally me. She's not an OC, this is what I look like in real life lol (dark brown eyes, dark brown hair, tan skin. Nothing out of the ordinary lol).

If someone have a thing similar to me, please I would be very grateful if you could show it to me. <3

[linkemon]

Noctis Lucis Caelum x Reader (selship)

Selfship made for xivia___ on Wattpad.

Friendly reminder that English is not my first languge. You can check my Masterlists both in English and Polish here.

↠ Noctis met you when he started going to school like most people his age. You weren't very talkative. Neither was he. Maybe that's why he liked you. Unlike his peers, you didn't take the initiative to get to know him. You just existed somewhere, minding your own business.

↠ The prince was fed up with everything that surrounds him at times. At times like this, he was holed up on the roof. One time he found you there sleeping. He got confused and tried to pull back but that's when you woke up. You got shy. You gathered your things as fast as you could and got out of there. What you didn't know was that you forgot your game. Freshly bought, still in foil.

Noctis wondered if it wouldn't be better to just leave the box where it was but eventually the urge to talk about the game won out. He had just bought it and had a lot of thoughts about the plot and gameplay strategy. So the next day he found you in the hallway and gave you back. You two had a nice conversation so he walked you to your classroom at the other end of the building. That's how your friendship started.

↠ The boy heartily hated vegetables, so he kind of understood the problems with nutrition. He was a bit of a hypocrite in that regard, however, as he would remind you from time to time to eat right, even if he couldn't do it himself.

↠ You often had gaming sessions with Noctis and later Prompto as well. Mostly online but sometimes also on the couch in my apartment. Ignis was preparing only good delicacies then. Scientia scolded the boy if he misbehaved and these visits were one of the few times he really listened and obeyed him.

↠ As a friend of the prince, you managed to visit the palace. Your first visit was quite a disaster. First you broke an ancient vase, then you got lost between the long corridors and finally you ran into King Regis. You cried out of frustration. The prince found you laughing through tears in front of his father. A man tried to make you laugh by telling a childhood story about his son and it worked out quite well.

Noctis also took you to his training that day. Partly because he had to and partly to show off to you. His pride when you completely blew Gladion off and congratulated him was immense.

↠ Neither of you have confessed your feelings to the other in a typical way. Just one time, walking around the city at sunset, you held hands. And a few days later, the moment in the park was so magical that you had your first kiss. Being a couple came out without any formalities or announcements.

↠ Your dates weren't much different from what you used to do together. Gaming, shopping and trips to the city. The difference was that you went out without the boys, who sensed quite quickly that something was up.

You hid your relationship from your three friends for quite a long time. Your relationship back then was full of little touches of the hand, quick stolen kisses and unexpected truancy in the middle of the day.

↠ The prince got used to the fact that you were always sleepy. He didn't mind letting his arm be your pillow.

↠ It was you who came up with the idea to employ you in part-time work. That's how you ended up working in a sushi restaurant for a while. Since then, you can't look at such food anymore. But you had to admit that the boy was extremely caring. When he saw you weren't up to the task, he would send you on break and take over your tasks.

↠ Noctis tended to keep his feelings deep inside. If you wanted to get to know them in depth, you had to make a lot of effort. You also often told him how proud you were of him because trying to grow up to the role of a king gave him sleepless nights.

He, on the other hand, supported you more often with deeds than with words. For example, by coming to various school competitions or dealing with some issues that cause you problems. Including people who accused you of being with him for fame or profit. He had his ways with such people.

↠ Your relationship lasted quite a long time but the closer it got to marrying Lunafreya, the more Noctis considered breaking up with you. Duty won out and not wanting to hurt you later, he parted ways with you long before he left Insomnia. Still, he kept coming back to you. He has you especially on his mind now that news has reached him of the attack on the capital...

[hoshibait]

a late night analysis of sports by beach bunny and how i associate it with ryoena. heavily inspired by that one anon a while ago and my lovely follower who made me a ryoena moodboard today, to those two, thank you <3

(please note that i’m gonna use my own interpretation of the song, i know it’s commonly associated with complicated and unrequited/ambiguous feelings but if anything i feel like that intensifies my reasoning for associating it with ryoena LMAO. also this is just for fun. don’t take it too seriously unless you wanna use this as a way to get to know my selfship more.)

anyway! onto my gay little ramble.

okay hi, i love overanalyzing things so if anything i’m using this as a way to articulate my ryoena dynamic. to start things off, let’s look over the generally accepted meaning of the song.

i basically take this as a helpless clumsy person chasing after an emotionally closed off person after a few times analyzing the lyrics. and if any of my mutuals know anything about ryoma and ena’s dynamic, that’s basically how i describe them. their whole thing is that ena’s just hopelessly smitten over this closed off stern boy and it’s ambiguous if he even returns such feelings for a while. and if he does, he’s really bad at confronting them. not only complicating things for him, but also frustrating ena in the process. basically i see this song very obviously being from ena’s perspective.

first two lines are self-explanatory if you know anything about ryoma hoshi. ryoma’s very stern and more of a loner right from the start, and ofc noticeably depressed due to trauma and other mental health issues. ena immediately takes interest in him and wants to get to know him. “i could be lonely with you.” could be them wanting to spend time with him regardless of him feeling down a lot. “why do you seem so blue?” can be taken as them still being curious about him and why the way he is.

“why are we so complicated?” is self explanatory, their relationship is odd. i often like to joke about it being “friendship goals!!!” or whatever as a sarcastic thing. although tbf their relationship is very ambiguous even when they’re intimately together. not quite romantic, but very much not platonic either.

“maybe love is overrated” is very interesting to me especially. i’m definitely just looking too much into it but i personally find it PERFECT for ena. and if anything a huge part of their character. ena’s the ultimate relationship counselor. being especially known for being good at tackling romance problems. however the bitter irony being that well, they’re very much on the aromantic spectrum, and that they heavily struggle with own romantic life, or rather lack thereof. as good as they are at handling romantic problems for other people. romance frustrates them beyond relief when it comes to themselves. that’s why it’s so agonizing when they eventually fall for ryoma. not only do they have mushy feelings for someone for the first time, but the person is, very emotionally closed off.

i absolutely love this verse. it’s a simple metaphor but it works so well. sports very much being a metaphor for the “game of love” so to speak. and again, adds onto ena’s characteristic of struggling so much with romance for themselves. “save the games for the girls on the tennis court” can refer to ena’s insecurity and frustration, basically saying “find someone else to toy with.”

and of course, the sports metaphor being perfect due to ena’s crush being a former tennis prodigy, down to the tennis court line, like cmon it’s perfect.

“say you need me, but lately, you feel unsure.” fits ryoma in this universe, so well. LMAO. even when ryoma eventually starts to return those feelings, he’s reluctant due to his fear and paranoia of letting his partner down or losing them immediately. he feels he’s not worth the energy, so he simply pushes people away.

“come on to me, i need more.” is ena’s desperation to just, help this poor guy LMAO. but also just being starved of his affection.

“if you feel broken, promise i won’t break your heart. if you shatter, i won’t let you fall apart.” is self explanatory. it’s ena’s constant reassurance and comfort for the boy. they’re basically a hypeman for him lmao, although they don’t come off too strong. they come to learn that he dislikes it when people are too intense, in a way this kinda instills a new fear into ena. with them accidentally coming off as too avoidant sometimes as a result of not wanting to overwhelm him.

“love’s a word i always hated.” just really reinforces why i associate this song so hard with ena and ryoena as a whole.

again, more of ena’s desperation just turning into frustration. calling ryoma confusing in the process. “if we keep score, bet my money that i’m losing.” i interpret as them being dejected and hopeless about the relationship.

aaaand that’s about it! this is my first time doing something like this so bear with me. hope this wasn’t too cringe lmao. my phone is about to break bc of how long this post is so i’m gonna end it here lol

[over--heaven]

elodi lore masterpost (as of 21/6/2024)

hi after dropping those fics i realised it might be fun to have a post explaining things going on between elo and dio in my canon timeline starting from phantom blood 👁️ i am writing an entire bible about them that is far from finished so i'm using this post as a draft too to put down my ideas. everything will be under the cut!

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phantom blood era

they are both 14 years old (1881) when elo moves to liverpool

elo is first friends with erina (who leaves some time in 1882 in this timeline), and by proximity she becomes friends with jonathan.

elo always hangs out at this spot in between joestar estate and her family's estate, just to relax and read when she's not playing with erina

jonathan sometimes joins the two of them, and of course, dio is observing closely to see just what he can do to break their friendship up.

dio, at first only wanting to befriend her to piss jonathan off, ends up enjoying her friendship for real since they have quite a few things in common

until elo sees through his tendency to befriend people whom he only deems as useful to him in some way and calls him out

he then thinks about it for several whole days. how dare this girl stand up to him. and yet she still wants to be his friend?

dio sees someone who's a little strange and susceptible to support him without being a blind follower. elo sees someone who is ambitious and interesting. and despite calling him out for the same behavior, she does think he'll be quite useful to her as well in the long run...

they grow up and they develop feelings for each other that neither of them know what to do with. jojo becomes the middleman that both of them tell things to (in dio's case it's more like jonathan found out lol)

in 1887 the three of them participate in a debutante ball because i say so because social status things

dio and eloise escape the ball because it's boring, instead stealing a bottle of champagne and hanging out on the joestar estate. after 6 years of dancing around it and avoiding their feelings, they kiss for the first time YIPPEE

is this a relationship? i guess it is! and elo wants to get married so they get engaged and spend more time together

WHILE THEY CAN because right after graduation eloise moves to a different town to pursue an apprenticeship. so elo and dio now converse via letter

dio's letters become increasingly cryptic leading up to the events of his vampirification.

one night, elo learns about the death of george joestar in the newspaper. as she's reading, dio appears in her room, convincing her to become a vampire with him.

vampire dio thinks of her more as a right hand man than a partner. she is someone that must be there to witness his success. because he can't imagine a life without her, but he's not going to say any of that.

despite her reservations, she loves him and she loves the promise of eternal life, so how could she say no?

dio wants to keep her out of the way. because he spent all this effort turning her, he's not going to risk her getting killed by any of his enemies. so as she blacks out he kind of hypnotises her into not looking for him

elo wakes up and dio is gone. she's like omg wtf is going on !! she can't go back to her normal life. she can't talk to erina or jonathan because they'd hate what she had become. so she never contacts them

this is where the fight with jonathan happens and the ship sinks... so dio is kind of. stuck. under the ocean.

despite feeling abandoned, eloise trudges on and grows into her vampirism. as the hypnotism wears off, she grows resentful of dio, and so doesn't really bother looking for him.

but she never forgets about dio once (although she tries).

stardust crusaders era

fast forward to 1985! eloise is living her own life peacefully... but is mysteriously drawn to cairo (because blood ties).

while hunting at a nightclub, dio approaches her and tries to get her to come back with him. the AUDACITY of this man. elo leaves of course lmao

dio decides to use his agents to lure her in.

elo gets trapped in the mansion part 1 but she manages to escape. it's apparent now that she hates him but dio doesn't really understand why. but he decides she's too dangerous because she might decide to ally with his enemies

elo gets trapped in the mansion part 2!! dio wants to keep her in the mansion with him

elo wants to refuse but then decides that this would be the perfect opportunity to kill him so she'll be rid of him once and for all. so she says yes. then she schemes to kill him, mapping out the mansion, assimilating his routines and befriending his agents

dio realises that maybe disappearing for 100 years has probably affected her perception of him. a little bit. in the end so he tries winning her over. she's so stressed out by everything the poor girl.

this is now BOTH of them falling in love again.

and this time dio falls first. elo is no longer simply the assistant he wanted on a whim, nor the potential enemy he needed to seduce to keep her on his side

he genuinely loves her. maybe just like he did before. it hits him like a sack of bricks because he's been so blind to it all along.

elo falls in love again and is in absolute denial. she doesn't have it bad what are you talking about.

everyone in the mansion is so invested in their drama. they dig scraps of history where they can because neither of them are revealing anything about their past

but some of them catch on that he's trying to impress her and as much as he hates receiving advice about his personal life, dio Tries

dio gives her stand powers. in this timeline she chooses not to leave

she tries to kill him but can't bring herself to do it.

although they're both 100 years old clearly neither of them have the EQ to process their issues 🤕

to be loved is to be changed and both of these guys had to tone down the ego before they could get their shit together again.

dio and eloise get married (for realsies) in 1987, about 2 years after reconciliation arc

during the early events of stardust crusaders (1988), when dio discovers that the joestar group is looking for him, he is extremely confident in eloise's capabilities and allows her to stay in egypt with him

eloise is, of course, prepared to do anything because she's not losing that man AGAIN

with each of his egyptian god stand users defeated, dio becomes increasingly paranoid about eloise's presence and, not wanting to lose her again either, hides her away in one of the mansion's many rooms.

before that, she straightens him up before he reveals himself to the crusaders. gives him his jacket (that she got him). fixes his hair. kiss goodbye good luck.

eloise watches him from the crystal ball that cracks as jotaro lands the finishing blow.

she didn't see what happened. but it's sunrise. so she orders human agents to go out and look for him.

when they tell her he's gone, she doesn't believe it and starts killing anyone who says so. talk about unusual grieving methods.

because how could you not believe that dio is all powerful and surely couldn't be dead after any fight at all? anyone who doubts him deserves to die anyway.

she'll be ok... eventually.....

stone ocean era

after the initial shock sets in, eloise goes to america to tell pucci.

she and pucci are both heartbroken, cementing the desire to carry out his will and also destroy the joestars themselves. cue more crazy vampire grieving

elo settles down in america and starts to work with pucci for the heaven plan (she buys into the heaven thing because she believes it will allow her to see dio again somehow. or like. pucci managed to convince her that it would work).

she would be undercover as a warden in green dolphin street jail so that she and pucci can protect each other.

basically elo becomes a secondary antagonist? i think she would have a part in taking care of dio's sons when pucci finds them (and by taking care i mean just so they don't fuck up immediately after getting stands. she'd also be somewhat pitiful of them with how bad their lives were before pucci got to them).

after dio's sons are defeated, she decides that she wants to and has to fight to avenge dio despite hating getting her hands dirty, and noone can do such a job better than herself.

she gets wind of jotaro coming to help jolyne and intercepts him, but he defeats her.

i don't think it's an Epic moment like the fight he had with dio. elo would get emotional as fuck... and after taking all her anger out on jotaro she would break down and tell him to kill her.... but jotaro doesn't do it, letting the sunrise do it instead.

imagine being separated from your fiancé for 100 years, finally reconciling, and 2 years later they fucking die. i would also be balls to the walls insane

i like to think in the alternate universe at the end of SO, it was a universe where elo and dio never became vampires and just lived to old age together. maybe they would have been happier

[o-sachi]

─── A Letter for @meowkages ✦

If you have received this, it means you signed up for Sachi's Selfship Event !

Jeffery would be jealous. Jk. You should know I love hearing about the crazy stuff that goes on in your life. Bro's living Class of '09 irl. But seriously... stay safe, okay cuz wtf. I'd hate if anything happened to you 'cuz you're like one of my first friends here and you're so skibidi yk.

✉️ Attachment: ABCs with Reo Mikage

[A] Affection He gets cuteness aggression a lot, soooo be prepared, I guess? He particularly likes pinching your cheeks. Even while you're talking or even if you aren't. You can complain, but he doesn't care. When the urge creeps up on him, he'll do it. He also likes squishing your cheeks together, so you make a funny face. Idk, he can be weird sometimes. He's also really good with words though, so you hit the jackpot on that!

[C] Comfort Even though he has seen you cry on multiple occasions (even for no reason at all), it still makes him panic a bit. He'll start rapid firing questions at you about what he can do to make you feel better. However, unlike most, he's pretty good with his words; Reo knows the right thing to tell you to get you to smile again. On that note, he likes making you laugh (he finds it easy). It works like a charm every time. He'll wipe away your tears while you're laughing at his corny jokes.

[D] Dates He plans the most elaborate dates. Reo doesn't settle for dinner/lunch dates all the time; he likes to change things up often. I have a feeling he likes to take you on adrenaline-inducing activities like the amusement park or paintball. I wouldn't be shocked if he decides to rent out the entire place for the two of you... Even if you start to feel worried about his spending habits, he'll shut you up and tell you that it's alright.

Also! He makes sure to give you a gift every time you go out on a date. Most of the time it's a funny trinket, a piece of clothing, or anything that's pink and cute. It boosts his ego whenever you tell your friends about the stuff he got you.

[E] Early Relationship I'm certain that you two started as best friends or at least close friends. You like to bicker a lot together and talk about silly things. But because of this foundation of friendship, it took a while for things to actually feel like a relationship and not just a friendship—if that makes sense. To sum it up, the beginning was a major learning experience for the both of you, but it ultimately helped to make you two better for each other.

[F] Fights Honestly... you two fight about silly things. It could be something like which place y'all wanna eat at or what movie you want to watch. It's like you never seem to agree on those things, so you fight a little bit over it. Most of the time he gives in for you, but then you feel bad. Then, it's another dispute all over again. All things considered, you would rarely fight about anything serious and you're grateful for that fact.

[J] Jealousy Okay... I seriously think both of you are on the same level of jealousy. But you show it in different ways. Reo starts throwing passive aggressive comments about whoever or whatever it is that's causing his jealousy. Most of the time you're oblivious to it and it makes his stomach churn. You, on the other hand, are more upfront about it. In your defense, Reo can be too nice sometimes. People misinterpret that kindness a lot. You have to remind him that quite frequently.

[M] Memory Your fondest memory was when he visited you late at night (he threw pebbles at your window because he wanted to be like those guys in romcom movies). Anyway, he snuck you out of your house and brought you to an empty field. You pretty much gazed at stars while talking about random things. Even as you kept yapping about stuff he barely understood, he was just happy to be there.

[O] Other People Truth be told, other people in Reo's sphere were quite critical of you at first (they're like that with everyone who's close to Reo). Of course, coming from a rich and influential family, they have to be vigilant about everyone who gets close to the sole heir of the Mikage corporation (bro's worth 700 Billion Yen). But as soon as you prove yourself to be genuine, his family and friends slowly warm up to you too. Although, I think the pressure to live up to their expectations will always be there. But Reo will help you every step of the way.

[T] Time Apart I think both of you handle being away from each other pretty well (although I'd say you're a little worse at it). But Reo knows that you hate calling/talking over the phone. So usually what you do is you save up all the things you want to talk about for the next time that you see each other. Once you're together again, y'all start yapping each other's ear off. (You probably bit him soon as he entered your crossfires... poor guy). Oh, he probably asks Baaya to keep an eye on you and give him updates about you while he's gone.

[X] XOXO His little way of showing you love is by playing Dress to Impress with you lol. You easily rope him in all of your shenanigans after all. BUT, of course, it is to be expected that Reo will buy you the VIP and all the other cool stuff in the game. Ask him for Robux and he'll give you twice the amount you asked for. (He matches Roblox avatars with you).

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[vagabond-umlaut]

kit !!!!! i’m here for your milestone event :33 congratulations again!!!! you are suchhhh a sweet soul and i appreciate your friendship soso much <3333 i’m leaving many tiny kisses on your forehead <33333

now …. for the selfships …… i decided to go with arikenny :3 the least hinged of them all lmao. i think i just love the dynamic!!! i feel like we take turns being the silly one and the stern one (because someone has to be normal when kenjaku gets too silly)… but they also have a very. domineering presence ? i’m always kind of searching for their approval i think 😭 you said i was their little lamb and i really think . that’s the best way to put it . i’m like a puppy they picked up from the street and brought with them LMAO. but i also think we’re very good friends!!! they yap and i listen… sometimes we yap together…. idk i’m just very soft for the dynamic <33 one last thing i wanna add is that i think kenny takes on a teaching role very naturally… they just love teaching me things. showing me new sights. and i love to learn :3 they’re a little twisted and i’m susceptible to manipulation but 🙏🙏 i love them. would like them to dissect me a little .

i hope that’s a decent description!!! i might have yapped a little too much 😭 but thank you for always being so sweet kit!!! arikenny loves you sooo much <333

ari my loveee 😍😍😍 tyyyy for ur wishes and the kisses, babyyyy!! i'm leaving little smooches on ur cheeks and ur forehead— i too cherish u & ur sweet smart beautiful self [and amazing brain! 💘] so SO MUCH 😌😌🥰 @twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat

AU for arikenny: [dw bby!!! ur description is 1000x more than decent!!! and omggg, i'm so down bad in love w arikenny my two darlingsss 😊❤️] historical royalty AU wherein you're the monarch of a vast flourishing empire while kenjaku is your prime minister— always extremely close to you. attached to you more than a shadow can be to its person. the people know that to find one of you two, one might as well ask where the other is and they'll be sure to find the former— a bit shocking, though. how a sweet, sunshine-y, sort of naive person like you, can show such tact, be this shrewd, be it your court or a war. it's impossible without there being a considerable influence over you: a very considerable, awfully conspicuous, influence. made more seen by the way your eyes jump to them, after yet another feat. a shy smile tugging at the corner of your lips. anticipation etched into your face... the people know better than to question anything, however. the last person who called you weak was beheaded by kenjaku not an instant later— while the last voice who called kenjaku a murderer was ordered by you to be thrown into the prison to rot till its dying breath. yeah... everyone knows better than to question either of you.

share w me facts you love abt your selfship and i'll assign you & your fave(s) an AU (closed now)

[schtroumpf-a-lunettes]

8, 10, 13? :3c

Thanks for da ask ^_^

8. Now for the platonic side, what are your favorite friendships?

I'm not too sure... I like approaching canon less on an individualised ship or friendship basis and more of like... a zoomed out view of overall cohesion/sociology of the village or individual smurfs (focusing more on the individual smurfs themselves as opposed to the dynamics that exist between them and other smurfs). If that makes sense. I like the idea of Smurfette & Vanity friendship. I love the one-sided friendship that Sassette extends to Gargamel so much too it gets to me...

The thing about the smurfs (and a big cushy comfortable appeal of it) is that there's just a general sense of camaraderie among everyone which is really sweet and nice. They have a lot of good will amongst each other so they'd all consider themselves friends with everyone else, so I like thinking of them in those equalised bonds kind of sense and don't focus on the unique nature of different bonds a whole lot. Like obviously there are kind of established duos like Handy and Hefty and stuff like that but yeah. And obviously there isn't a sense of automatic "camaraderie" ALL of the time... obviously there's hostility and disagreements and fights sometimes. But the status quo is always skewered towards friendliness. And some smurfs are obviously less popular than others (lol) but you get what I mean... there's still (supposed to be) some sense of friendship extended nonetheless.

So yeah not much of a substantial answer more just me talking about my specific approach. not to say that I don't think about the nature of some of the specific friendships sometimes of course! But off the top of my head I can't automatically pinpoint favourite friendships.

10. If you were a smurf, what do you think your name would be?

HAHA okay so back in my DeviantART days I did make a smurfsona called Bookbinder Smurf/Bookbinderette (the latter formation SMH AAA but I was like. 14. okay guys. Also the whole -ette thing was so extremely common back then). I am well and truly not much of a self-insert person it's just not a concept I really do or one that appeals to me much, though I support my self-insert-ing friends 100% in their endeavours and love seeing the stuff they come up with. BUT. Making sonas was just so commonplace/"expected" back in the deviantart era so I was influenced by that at the time. And also, there were a bunch of people who made sonas to selfship with Brainy which I personally was not interested in doing, so I thought it would be a nice change of pace to have a sona who isn't shipped with Brainy but is just like. his assistant or whatever. dbsdhsdjds aaaaaa. The name "Bookbinder Smurf" is because they would like... help take care of Brainy's books because it's extremely common for his books to incur damage in the show. So this sona would like help "fix up" the books and protect them and stuff (even though I have no actual bookbinding skills irl LOL). And I thought it was a bit funny/interesting to have Brainy the self-appointed assistant have a self-appointed assistant of his own. He'd like the veneer of Officiality that would give him for sure.

(An IRL friend of mine like lightheartedly bullied me about Bookbinder Smurf omgggg and this was like. years and years later when I'd forgotten about the sona and then my friend found it and just. omg)

As for the present day, I really got no idea! It's just something I haven't really thought about at all. My place in relation to canon remains, as is often the case, comfortably outside of it! XD All power to self-inserters though again like I said. I really love seeing the stuff a lot of my friends come up with. But yeah it's just not my general personal approach, really.

13. What are your lore/worldbuilding headcanons?

Yesss this is something I really enjoy, looking at the smurfs as a Species, a Society, their history and how did they get here etc etc! So, I published an incomplete draft of a fic a while back, The Law of Murphy, which I still intend to return to and improve/finish when I can, that starts getting into some of this stuff. But it's important to note that I was very much inspired by other content/fics that exist out there. Well, I have one specific fic in mind - the one called "Brainy's Glasses" which does its own worldbuilding/explanations about smurfs and their history which really inspired me, but I still kind of sought to adjust to something different for my own thoughts/ideas.

One idea proposed by the fic Brainy's Glasses (for anyone reading this, if you're not aware, this fic was NOT written by me lol but I love it) which I thought was really cool was the notion that Baby Smurf's magical abilities are actually the default state for all smurf babies to exist in... The idea is, there was a time where baby smurfs would just... land in the forest at random; there was no designated village for them to land in - so the new baby smurfs would need to fend for themselves and would mostly grow up solitary, so they would have a lot of magic when being a vulnerable baby in order to protect themselves from danger, and then that magic would fade as they got older as they learned new/different skills in order to protect themselves and survive.

(The fic had an explanation for why this didn't happen for all the smurfs in the village to not have had that magic growing up btw, it all tied together neatly enough. And also gave a backstory for Brainy's poor eyesight too - hence the fic title "Brainy's Glasses"! I recommend anyone reading this to check out that fic if they're curious enough, it's a good read ^_^)

Now, there are pros and cons to a headcanon like that - if you use it outside of the context of that specific fic, then like... you'd still have to "explain" why e.g. all of the smurfs didn't have Baby's abilities when they were young, since they don't seem to have (if you want to be canon compliant). And it also detracts from the notion that Baby is Special(TM). And I like to believe that Baby just happens to be a really really Special Guy for any number of possible reasons. So it's a fun headcanon to consider but yeah I don't necessarily "adopt" it for the canon itself.

But let's look at another headcanon that "Brainy's Glasses" story gifted me with - the notion that smurfs, back in a time when they were mainly solitary creatures that grew up fending for themselves, generally just had the name "Smurf" because if they weren't in contact/communication with other smurfs, there was no real need to distinguish.

I took that notion and modified it for the story draft of The Law of Murphy. So here are some possible headcanons/ideas about smurf society/history that I (began/want to) explore in that fic:

Smurfs used to live collectively in a village historically, just like in the "present day" of the show canon. But they were a lot more "closed off" from the outside world and insular back then, and more suspicious/"hostile" to outsiders/places outside the village compared to the "present day" canon.

Every single smurf used to uniformly be called "Smurf". No modifiers. Everyone would be treated interchangeably - they still recognise each other to like, be individual beings, but that individuality simply isn't deemed important to them or matter a whole lot. Everyone's just called "Smurf" because that's all they really like, need to get by with. Also, everyone dresses identically - no outfit modifiers. Uniformity. Except for the village leader who does wear a different colour akin to present-day canon.

Over time, modifiers to names would get very slowly introduced... but it still wouldn't be a smurf's official name. So instead of "hey, Smurf, come help me with this" it might become "hey, happy Smurf, come help me with this" (where "happy" does not denote a name or an expected default/standard state of being, but rather, merely the present state of being - a smurf who just happens to be cheerful and be in a good mood at that present moment). This would kind of be necessary, because if everyone is called Smurf, if you were to only say "Hey Smurf, can you help me with this?" every smurf in hearing distance may think you were talking about them. If you instead say "Hey, Smurf in a particularly good mood, can you help me with this?" or "Hey, Smurf holding a hammer right now, can you help me with this?" then only that specific smurf knows to respond.

This would evolve into a kind of pseudo-name... like... "happy Smurf" might become a smurf's default point of reference if they are in a good mood often enough to get referred to in that way. Still not an official name, they still might get referred to in different ways, or as just "Smurf" but nonetheless.

This would just keep becoming more commonplace until official names become the norm, like in the cartoon

All of this is inspired by comics lore and how things kinda work(ed) in the comics, with the comics having been in a later transition stage to having regular names, but still seemingly in an "earlier" stage compared to 80s cartoon lore in terms of their approach to names vs "basic way to distinguish one smurf from another, but not necessarily an official Name per se" (language obviously place a role here too I think, just the structure of French in the comics vs English in the 80s cartoon)

Same thing with outfits. Everyone (except Papa) dressed the same in the beginning of the smurf comics, but that changed over time. (Even Brainy didn't have his iconic glasses at first). So yeah, this was me taking inspiration from smurf comics and applying it to like headcanons for smurf history for the show.

Additional worldbuilding/lore headcanons/thoughts:

I've spoken about this before on this blog, but: Smurfs used to have absolutely no concept of gender whatsoever. When they had some interaction with humans, the humans assumed the smurfs were all male and gendered them with he/him accordingly etc. Smurfs, still without any concept of gender, weren't even aware of how they were being perceived/gendered, having a concept they didn't have applied to them by outsiders, so they couldn't exactly "correct" the humans if they never realised the misconception in the first place.

They accept (and adopt) he/him pronouns as default (and from their perspective, genderless) as influenced by the humans. So when they interact with other humans in future, they will readily use he/him, but both parties having a different understanding - smurfs still have no concept of what gender is despite use of the pronouns, while humans' assumption that they have a concept of gender and are all male is reinforced by the smurfs' use of he/him pronouns among themselves.

Over time, smurfs and smurf society comes to be slightly more influenced by outsider humans, and learns about (and adopts) the human concept of gender. Because they have all been using he/him for so long at this point, and the humans have been gendering them all as male for so long, they simply naturalise/"assume" the notion that they are all male. (I know pronouns are not gendered and not necessarily a marker of gender - anyone of any gender can use any pronoun - but the correlation of "he/him" with "male" is a driving force behind the naturalisation of "maleness" in smurf society, because of human influence/perception).

By the time of the 80s cartoon shows' generation, human concepts of gender have been very naturalised/adopted.

Smurfs used to use smurflanguage a lot more heavily. This is influenced (somewhat) by comic canon and such too - smurfs can talk in a way that's not understood by humans (they just conveniently don't most of the time because the human readers of the comic/watchers of the show need to be able to understand them lol). So I'm gonna assume in the Past when there was less influence from humans their language was a lot more heavy on the use of "smurf"! And they lost it quite a bit over time.

There's more that I like to think about, and am still trying to figure out, but I did write quite a lot already, so... :3.

[selfshipconfessionz]

i see a lot of people post about how lonely they feel in the selfship community because other selfshippers don't interact with them... and 99% of the time they have doubles dni on top of only posting about their F/Os

like there's nothing wrong with having doubles dni, but people reach out they feel they have something in common, friendship aren't just built out of nowhere. if the only thing about yourself you share is your fictional relationships, and you don't want people with the same fictional relationships to interact, then you left people with nothing else to connect to you with. you need to share more things that aren't F/O or selfship related then, such as hobbies like sewing or clay work, or what-not

and even then, even if someone doesn't share the same F/Os they may still choose to dni because there's always a possibility you and they may gain a shared F/O and they don't want to deal with the possibility of having to unfollow or feel like a expectation (most people don't like feeling like an exception, it's isolating and feels othering because "well, i don't want these people to interact, but you're different! i know your technically one of those people but your also different from them!") it's just... not a nice feeling when you're accepted but they're not because they're also nice and good people and they don't deserve to excluded if i am not going to be excluded too :/

like, if you really want more people interacting, give them something to interact with, and make them feel comfortable interacting, otherwise they're not going to interact, this should basic common sense?

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[zepumpkineater]

I know for a lot of different reasons people probably don't miss it but I do kind of find myself missing the undertale era of Tumblr. But I guess it just boils down to missing old fandom Tumblr in general.

People were out here being openly cringe and free and finding success and friendship through it. Ask blogs left and right, more fan art than you could consume in a lifetime, enough AUs to make your head spin. Such unbridled creativity, cringe culture tried to stop us but we didn't care.

And then... It stopped. Ask blogs are all but extinct. Nobody does comic dubs anymore. Slowly that rampant fandom that Tumblr relished in just kind of... Died. And I really couldn't tell you why.

Is it because we all grew up? Became adults? Sure fandom back then wasn't perfect and there was still a lot of not great things, but I'll be damned if it wasn't alive! Flourishing! Now some of us are scared to reblog selfship art for fear of being cancelled or whatever.

What happened to us? Where did it all go wrong? Is cringe culture really as dead as we thought it was, or did it just evolve into something else?

[barbieb0y]

forged in a bonfire.

day 4 of scrunkly week already woah

the theme is autumn! i went with both sitting by a cosy fire + cold hands, warm drinks for the prompts! i dont celebrate halloween so i feel detached from prompts related to that haha

as usual, i wrote a scenario for my selfship, uppercut (my oc, paper cut x joe reverse 1999) BUT i did add mercuria reverse 1999 into the mix bc idk i just like the (potential) dynamic between her and joe, although idk her that well (the wiki doesnt have her info either so...) and this isnt explicitly romantic but there is so-called tension. so

Paper Cut has grown accustomed to the sound of foreign yet warm laughter. The flames that occupy the bonfire in front of him could only hope to rival such warmth. But the best thing about this kind of laughter is that sometimes, it would include his own. It’d make for a great journal entry and an even greater bandage.

“Leave it to J to get Dr. Cut of all people to leave his lil’ man cave.”

Another wave of laughter ensues, this time he joins in. He can’t deny the person’s claim - J’s siren call was the straw that broke the camel’s back. But he has no regrets; even with all the unfamiliar faces and voices, he feels like he’s finally home.

“Not that hard really. The dude just needed a little push.”

J  frequently shrugs off any mention of his effort to bring Paper Cut out of his shell easily. He’s a strong believer in the efforts Paper Cut himself made to get out there. It’s just a coincidence that the biker was there for him and his journey.

“A ‘little push’ is an understatement of the century.”

Mercuria’s comment prompts another round of unashamed laughter. At this point, Paper Cut has chosen to watch this little drama about him silently, metaphorical popcorn in hand. The next scene starts with J rolling his eyes and folding his arms.

“Okay, maybe I didn’t need to visit him every single day but–”

“And the fact that you’d pretend to be hurt specifically on Thursdays.”

“Thursdays are unlucky days for me! It’s not even pretend sometimes!”

“Pfft, sometimes.”

The laughter never seems to die down. That observation can be attributed to the fact that J being the center of attention – but he almost always is the center of attention, just how he likes his social interactions to be. But the best part is that he doesn’t even have to try. Paper Cut supposes that’s just how it is when everyone in the neighborhood knows your name and your game. But in a way, Paper Cut himself also garnered such a reputation.

Paper Cut’s job is to heal paper cuts and beyond. Even if he doesn’t believe it, his fame has been the consequence of his own choices. Not charging patients cash for medical services was and will always be what makes him infamous. It’d be abnormal if it was simply free but the strange charging fee of a piece of paper for every session would’ve been enough for people to call him crazy.

You can call him a quack all you want but at the end of the day, he gets the job done – this is what Joe thinks of his work ethics. Joe was more concerned that he wasn’t taking care of his own health. After all, the doctor can’t heal if he himself is sick, right?

“We got some hot cocoa, folks! J, help me pass it around.”

One of the unfamiliar faces announces and with his best service smile (which is his usual, ‘I-love-my-friends’ smile), J gives out warm mugs full of comfort.

Paper Cut mumbles a thank you and manages a small smile for J, which is reciprocated almost immediately. Just as quickly, Mercuria has to stifle the voice of the person sitting beside her before they could make things awkward for the two. That moment was enough to make her feel like she’s thirdwheeling so there’s certainly no need to add fuel to that fire.

Everyone there knows that there’s some kind of tension between the two (or at least, almost everyone - one guy insists that they’re simply “very close friends”). They’d rather not assume but they’ve grown somewhat impatient waiting for their friendship to eventually transform into a romance. And they have to admit, the two men make good in-group gossip material.

As soon as J is done with his arduous task, he plops down next to Paper Cut with a mug of his own, which he extends towards his seatmate. Paper Cut chuckles and clinks his mug with J’s to humor him. It works, as J lets out a satisfied laugh. But J is pleasantly surprised when Paper Cut moves to imitate him but with his own other seatmate, Mercuria, instead. And she also humors him.

Before long, the air is filled with that warm, foreign laughter again as people clink their mugs affectionately. Paper Cut closes his eyes, submerging himself in an orchestra of delight.

On that night, eternal bonds were forged.

[linkemon]

Toge Inumaki x Reader (selfship)

Selfship made for LeeJiYoung on Wattpad. It contains spoilers.

Friendly reminder that English is not my first languge. You can check my Masterlists both in English and Polish here.

× You met Inumaki in a rather unusual way. He was tasked with exorcising a curse near your school. You stumbled upon him and remembered him as a strange, quiet boy. You thought he looked like you in some way but at the time you couldn't understand why.

× About a year later, you ended up at Jujutsu Sorcerer's School and immediately remembered that you've seen him before. It was nice to see a familiar face, so you rushed over to say hello.

× You used to see senpai alone a lot. Peaceful walks in the woods also turned out to be his favourite way to spend time. One time you asked if you could join him and that was it.

× You can understand him very easily in a group of people. Your friends didn't get how you did it. You were also great in fighting together, although you were rarely sent on missions together due to the difference in skills. It's like you can read each other's minds. However, you like to confirm whether what you say Toge really wanted to convey.

× He used ordinary words for you in exceptional situations. So far this has happened twice. The first when he told you he loved you and the second when he proposed to you. In both cases you were stunned because you are not used to his voice.

× Your family thinks he is mute. You even started learning sign language to look natural. Not only for other people but also for each other.

× Loves everything you cook and bake. He always gives you a kiss after a meal, wanting to thank you for it.

× You keep a supply of syrup in your cupboard for his poor throat.

× He is a master of small gestures. When you're nervous, he gently grabs your hand and squeezes it to comfort you. He is the observing type and notices many things faster than others.

× Inumaki likes to listen to music with you. He's taken you to a piano concert a few times already. Also, you found it practical to find out what should be played at your wedding. You are still considering this string quartet...

× If there are disagreements between you, it's usually about being Jujutsu sorcerers. You worry about each other. Just in case, you have prepared a recording and a letter for each other in case something happens to you. It wasn't easy to do it at the beginning of your life together but you felt it was the right thing to do.

× Toge had complexes for some time due to the lack of a hand. You found out about it when he was going through old photos where he still had both. You assured him of your love. After all, it could have ended up much worse.

× You visit the graves of those who died in Shibuya. It was very difficult at first. Now you just reminisce about old times with slight smiles on your faces.

× You rarely give each other gifts. However, Toge knows that you like jewelry and will always give you jewelry for birthdays and holidays. He recently bought a bracelet in your favorite purple colour and a pendant. He has promised that you will be able to collect more in the years that he wants to spend with you.

× You often leave each other notes in various forms. Even on a bento box.

× You can count on your fiancé's composure. You haven't seen him lose his head since you've known him, even in difficult situations. You can count on him in difficult periods of life or stressful situations.

× You have frequent visits from your friends from school. Your friendship lasted a long time. They also help you prepare for the wedding.

× Your relationship is very solid and stable. There are no fireworks here but neither of you need them. Your love has helped you through many difficulties in life and it has only made it stronger. You are impatiently waiting to become Mrs. Inumaki...

[kiawren]

This is like. from a year ago (24/12/22) and it's unfinished LOL SORRY but since Arsene asked for it.. This is the flower shop au kiawren where wren is a florist..!! it's angst but not even a lot but also it's like angstiest that kiawren gets 💀 cuz they're such a fluffy couple. this is just like an au and not how we 'canonly' got together!! I just wanted to play around with flower language lol. and how I write kiawren has also changed since last year ok enough rambling. also sorry for the double line breaks I copy pasted it from my notes ok enjoy i guess. if you see this you should def write a flower language fic for ur selfship too🫡

It's valentine's day in alola. For a region that celebrates life and togetherness, this is a day that people here treasure as a way to celebrate and express all forms of love, not just romantic. Families and friends are not neglected on this day, and many give gifts to the ones close to them, like confectionaries and friendship bracelets. But of course, romantic love takes the spotlight on this day, and many loving couples can be seen on dates together on this day. Among the things that they exchange as a token of their love, flower bouquets are one of the most popular. And as a helper florist in my parentsʼ flower shop, I've seen all sorts of people in the shop today, looking for flowers for their love.

While my parents are busy with selling our flower bouquets and other proceedings, I help out with flower arranging. I've started learning flower language, and teach customers who to make their own bouquet. However, most people buy pre-made flowers bouquets, few would take the time to craft their own from scratch, especially on valentine's day itself, where they do not have the time of day for that. So, they settle with a complete bouquet already for sale, and after buying it, busy themselves with getting chocolates, or meeting up with their date.

It's a shame, though, I thought. Who wouldn't want a bouquet of flowers specially picked out to convey affection in the form truest to you and your lover? Many give and receive flowers with just the thought that they look pretty, but never really spare a second thought to the meanings behind the flowers.

Well, I would want to receive flowers specifically picked out for me. I think it would be incredibly thoughtful. But alas, the ones receiving flowers today would not be me. I don't have a date. I don't have a valentine. Though, I do have someone I wish would be mine...

"Ding!" I looked up from my daze and move my head away from its position on my palm to the direction of someone entering. The flower arranging station I sit at is at the back of the flower shop, away from the main area where the pre-made bouquets are. The back door to where I am is rarely used or even noticed, so only someone who had the intention of coming into the flower arranging station would come in through here.

"Hey, Wren!" a familiar voice called.

"Kiawe!" I lit up, a bright smile creeping onto my face as I greeted him. "What are you doing here?"

Kiawe... where do I start? He's my closest friend, but he's more than that to me. Over time, I found myself thinking of him so much, and everything reminded me of him, and I'd imagine us doing things together, and spending time together. I want to admit I have a crush on him, but what I feel is more than a fleeting infatuation. It's true that I'm still young and it seems like a 'first love' that is short-lived. But no, I don't feel that way. There's more to it, like, it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing. That being next to Kiawe is meant to be. We started out as friends, but our bond has deepened a lot since then, and I love him in such a special way. More than friends, but less than lovers, because that's not what we are. I wonder if he feels even a little of that.

"Well...uh, I wanted to make a flower bouquet for someone."

"What?"

My heart sank. Did I hear that right? Make a bouquet... for someone... Kiawe wanted to gift someone flowers he picked out? Who... Who was he going to give the flowers too? Who–

"You can help me with that, right?" He asked, smiling gently. His eyes were bright and lively, but when you look at them, they seem to calm you. I love looking at his eyes.

"Oh, yeah. Of course I can!"

"Thank you, Wren." Kiawe takes a seat and looks at the flowers around the room.

"So, you have a valentine's?" I say.

"Yup, I do."

".......what are they like?"

"...where do I begin? They're so special. I don't know if these flowers can convey my confession well enough, but... knowing them, I know they'd love it anyway."

I stand up and turn to the racks of flowers behind me.

"Are you looking for any flowers in particular? Usually, flowers are arranged with their colours and species in mind so they don't clash, you know? If I just pick any to put together, it won't as good as the pre-made bouquets out there."

"I don't think they'd mind."

"Really? Actually, me neither. Although I'm a florist and I should arrange flowers in a way that looks appealing to sell, I think it doesn't matter if you're giving them sincerely. Even if they're mismatched, the meanings are still there. And you took the time to pick them out. They're just flowers. They're beautiful regardless."

Kiawe smiles softly. "Yeah, exactly. So, I'd like you to pick them based on the meanings. How it looks arranged at the end doesn't matter as much."

"Okay. So, you're making a confession... could you, well, describe your love for them that you wish to confess?"

"...they make me feel so happy, it feels like the sort of puppy love-"

"Like a childlike love? Like, it's not really deep, but it still feels like love and you feel so carefree?"

"Yeah! Like that. They make me feel that way. It's like pure joy, being with them. They remind me of so many cheerful things, and... they give me butterflies a lot."

"I've got the flower for you. Here, pink daisies. They symbolise a gentle and innocent affection, like the kind of love you described. I think it's perfect for a confession like yours."

Kiawe brushed his fingers across the daisies I set on the counter. "They're really pretty, Wren. Just like the person they're for."

"Really..?... Could you describe them?"

"No words can. Everytime I look at them, my heart stops for a moment. I'm filled with warmth and..."

He pauses and tries to find the words. I smile at him, silently telling him to take his time. He looks at me and smiles back.

"They have a wonderful smile. It's like sunshine, and it makes me feel at peace."

"A beautiful smile, huh? Yellow tulips symbolise that." I pick up some yellow tulips and place them on the counter.

"...and their eyes," kiawe starts after a beat of silence. I look at him, and we hold our gazes on each other. "Their eyes are really beautiful. It's like I can see the stars in them."

I break eye contact and turn to the variegated tulips.

"Here. These tulips mean beautiful eyes."

The tulips are yellow at the top with a red-orange towards the bottom. the colours meet at the middle in uneven streaks. Kiawe picks one up and twirls it in his fingers, quietly admiring it.

"You know," I say, leaning on the counter. "I didn't know you had.. I didn't know you had a person you're going to date or something."

"Why's that?"

"Because it seems you spend all your time with the friend group, or... with me. I didn't know there's anyone else"

"....."

"....or is your person from our friend group? Who is it? Lillie? Lana? Actually, it seems your description could fit any of them. They're all amazing people. I could see why you think of any of them that way."

There was a moment of silence.

"I'm sorry," I say. "I shouldn't pry. This is none of my-!"

Kiawe laughs slightly. It comes out as a slight chuckle. It's a lovely sound.

"Do you want more clues?" Kiawe says.

"Okay..." my mood grew bitter and I felt a pang in my heart.

"Everything they do feels like a spark ignited in me. And over all the time I've spent with them, they've become a flame in my heart, and it keeps me feeling alive."

"..... I don't know. But anyway, it's really sweet they make you feel that way. A flame in your heart?"

"Yeah, one that burns really bright and keeps me going."

"There's a flower for that." there's a section of lovely cammelias and I take a few red ones before passing them to Kiawe.

The crimson colour perfectly matches that of Kiawe's red streaks of hair.

"Hey, what about you, Wren?"

"What about me?"

"Well, I counted on you not having your day occupied so I could visit you here."

I don't meet his eyes.

"I don't have a Valentine's, no..."

I pick up the flowers on the counter. Pink daisy, yellow and variegated tulip, and red cammelia.

"We have enough flowers to arrange into a bouquet, "I say. "What base would you like?"

"You can pick." Kiawe says. "Oh. Could you add one more flower?"

"Yeah, of course."

"I hope for my love to be requited. That they love me the same."

"Oh..." I halt for a beat or two and pull myself to slowly move to where the daffodils are.

"Are you confident they will?" I ask.

"Yeah. There's no way they don't." Kiawe answers.

I return in front of him with jonquils in my hand, bright yellow like how a perfectly joyous love would look like.

"Will these do?"

"Yes!"

There was a tug at my chest at how happy Kiawe was at the thought of gifting these flowers to the person he loves. The person kiawe loves. Just repeating those words in my head made it throb. Whoever they are, they're so, so lucky...

"Can I help arrange them?" Kiawe perks up.

"Sure. Here..." I explain how I arrange the flowers the way I know how to, and guide him where he wants to help.

Our hands brushed a few times, and I could feel the lingering warmth of his skin on mine.

"Hey, so..." Kiawe says. "What will you be doing this evening?"

"I haven't decided."

"You know, on valentine's day in alola, it's said that showing an act of love or gifting something as a token of it while watching the sunset together is said to make to your love last as long as the sun continues to rise and set every day."

"I love sunsets, but.. I didn't know that."

"Now you do! So, people do things like exchanging kisses and hugs while watching the sunset with your loved ones. Gifting flowers count too."

"That's nice. So, you'll gift your special someone these flowers at sunset?"

"That's right."

"I guess I'll just get myself dinner, then a slice of mango cake to eat by myself. As a treat."

"I know you love those."

"Yeah," I chuckle. "I do."

We finish the flower bouquet and step back to admire it.

"It's perfect." Kiawe says, beaming.

I smile too. "I'm sure they'll love it. Well, even if they don't, I do..."

"You know what?" I say after a pause. "I'm going to make one too."

"Make one? A flower bouquet?"

"Yeah."

"...W-what? For who?"

"For the person I have my eyes on."

"You didn't tell me you had someone in mind today as well."

"....." I turn towards the flower rack again, my back against kiawe.

"W-well!" Kiawe says, voice breaking ever so subtly. "I better get going."

He reaches the door and pushes it open, the bell dinging indicating his exit.

"Happy Valentine's day.... Wren." Kiawe says at the door, barely loud enough for me to hear.

"... Happy Valentine's day, Kiawe." I respond, but too softly, while Kiawe is too far behind the door to hear me now.

I sat back down. I felt empty

[zanysmurf]

7;

7. Do you ship any of the characters?

i wouldn't have joined the fanbase as soon(?) if it wasn't for brumsy/the way the brainy and clumsy friendship was written in smurfiest of friends and darkness monster. also occasionally i'm a handefty guy! those are the primary two i can think of rn

i like scareover but i don't think i've talked about it on here ever. that scene where scaredy comes over and pushover is so gentle when he realizes it's him like "scaredy.. what's wrong..." spoke to me. i've seen a few ppl ship them so i'm glad i'm not the only one who was like 🤔 LOLLLLL

oh my god so. every time i see marco i'm reminded i headcanoned that he was greedy's ex. greedy was SO mad about the pepper thing i was like "i wonder if this has happened before and he's bitter about it". i believe it was mostly a joke to me until i thought about it more, then friends in the fanbase talked to me about it in depth and it was like. it works. i can see it

i was also just open to most smurf ships in general like you could put any two together (excluding the familial figures) and i would've been like yeah that could work. that dynamic could be fun. i've played around with jokey ships because Well. i've never been into things like vanity x hefty though or at least the way others approached it

i'm not as into shipping as i used to be / it depends on the media, so if i post my own fanfic/art it's likely to be old unless i get back into it. i do have old stuff i can potentially share and i probably will since i've been more comfortable doing that kind of thing lately. zany x greedy slipped through the cracks on behalf of being selfship and it's still something i enjoy thinking about! i really enjoy the dynamic and i wish i could do more with it

[haovcrse-a]

🏹, 🕸️, 💋, 🩸, 🥀 for any of your selfships 💕💕💕

oooh ok so i spun a wheel, and we've got kazuscarahao (aka. soldier, poet, king) & zhade !!

🏹 : what is oc’s relationship with the other canon characters?

soldier, poet, king — hmmm now zhaoyi for this dynamic is also a wanderer and doesn't stick around in one place for long. however, he does have good friendships with most from liyue! being from liyue, and also someone with a slight unknown background, it's important to keep strong connections in the case he needs a helping hand. most notably, he's on good terms with the adepti xiao; well, as good as you can get with him; zhongli, beidou, ningguang, and ganyu! his reputation with the other locals isn't too shabby either.

zhade — as an honorary member of the stellaron hunters, zhao's relationship with the gang is quite familial. him and silver wolf are like those judgmental siblings at the extended family dinner lmao. kafka and zhaoyi are blade's worst nightmare due to how they bug him, not to mention the nick names...

K: bladie~

B: ...

Z: oh c'mon, darling, say smth to us, won't you?

B: ... s-shut up.

have not looked much into firefly's character tbh besides what ive read in the story, but the calm duo !! also the deadly duo when in battle like seriously. if you thought blade and zhao were unstoppable, wait until you see firefly and zhao's team work (canon wise. idk about in-game wise)

🕸️ : any song that reminds you of your ship?

S.P.K. — obv soldier, poet, king ( the oh hellos ) but !! a different one would be maybe blood // water ( grandson ) for the sole reason that this is my "angry at the world; holding on for each other" vibes ship.

zhade — omg... pretty please ( dutch melrose, benny mayne ) is so them coded it's unbelievable... the lyrics... also maybe changgwi ( aha ye eun ) or achilles come down ( gang of youths ) !! the lore for this ship isn't fully developed, but it's like. deep-ish.

💋: what motifs/symbols do you associate with your ship?

S.P.K. — burnt sugar // bruised knuckles // the north star // broken compasses // tree roots // paper boats // old books // hands tangled in someone’s hair // convenience stores at night // instant ramen packs // undone ties & wrinkled button ups

zhade — talked about here !

🩸 : what does your oc think of canon character?

did a little thought process of first impressions for both vs now instead of a whole timeline since the spk timeline is a little… hard to map out TwT

S.P.K. — “a stowaway? hmm… if beidou’s alright with him… then i suppose i should be too. as long as he doesn’t get too close.” // “what a bitch.” // “ah… he sent a letter again today. such a poetic sap… i miss him.” // “he hasn’t contacted me in a while… should i… no, going to sumeru would only make him annoyed… but im worried.”

zhade — talked about here !

🥀: favorite thing about your ship?

S.P.K. — genuinely my most chaotic ship in terms of plot and feelings. i love being able to mess up things regarding their stories and to make things hurt. they get their ending, but is it happy? sad? i love messy stuff like that and this is really just my chance to explore it! not to mention when the three of them are together, the dynamics are just too good heh.

zhade — a more comforting ship if i’m being honest. two people who dance around each other, too afraid but not realizing they’re afraid of what could happen. i love thinking about in-game stuff too when it comes to these guys !!

[zhongrin]

For any ship of yours <3 (best case would be all but I can understand if it's too much for you 🥹💕💕)

B - Bashful what’s something one finds embarrassing about themselves but the other finds adorable?

L - Love when did they realize they were in love?

selfship a-z ask game ->

don't mind me indulging myself hehehe ᰔᩚ

B - Bashful what’s something one finds embarrassing about themselves but the other finds adorable?

𝔃𝓱𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓵𝓲 ᡣ𐭩 thinks the way i tear up and clap like a seal while laughing out loud like a gremlin is absolutely endearing somehow. i think it's the rawness of it all that makes him feel absolutely trusted and kinda proud with himself. especially given that i only do this whenever i'm super comfortable with someone and find whatever it is absolutely hilarious.

ⲇⳑ ⲏⲇⳕτⲏⲇϻ ᡣ𐭩 adores the way i excitedly ramble to the point that i get breathless whenever i talk about something i'm really invested in (but i suppose i myself get utterly smitten whenever he goes into an infodump/rant about whatever thing he's currently hyperfixated in…)

𝔴𝔯𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔰𝔩𝔢𝔶 ᡣ𐭩 despite my body insecurities, he seems to think my whole body his personal squish toy 🧸 love handles? squish. tummy? knead knead. cheeks? squeezeable. thighs? squish squish. "it's calming" he claims. i think he's secretly just a puppy.

L - Love when did they realize they were in love?

𝔃𝓱𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓵𝓲 ᡣ𐭩 i think somewhere after a few millennia and experiencing several deaths of the people around him, he realizes that there's something different about specifically watching me pass away, despite knowing we'll meet again one day.

ⲇⳑ ⲏⲇⳕτⲏⲇϻ ᡣ𐭩 for both of us, the sapling is already there since we were kids. it's just that it's grows slowly, bit by bit, sprouting into friendship until it blossoms into a more romantic direction after we've both grown into self-aware adults.

𝔴𝔯𝔦𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔰𝔩𝔢𝔶 ᡣ𐭩 the classic 'at first it was mere curiosity, but it develops into love as we spend more time together'. do the gardemeks really need such regular software maintenance? not really, but don't worry about that, it's for the safety of the fortress! yup! the duke has 0 ulterior motives, he swears!!

[nekomanager]

SINCE ITS TETSUREIII SZN!!!! I AM HEREEE WITHHHH TEH A LITTOL Q/A EHEHEH

WHERE DID ALL THIS BEGINNN FROMMM !!! TEH FRIST PAGE OF TETSUREIII STORYYY <33

TELLL MEEEEEEEE EVERYTHINGGG!!!!!!!!

For how it all began:

It was love at first sight for the both of us. Like you see a person and you just fit like missing puzzle pieces. We talked like it wasn't our first time seeing each other. The crowd just faded and it seemed like it's just the two of us. We knew we would never forget that moment but we have to part ways. Days or months passed maybe even a year and it became just a distant memory. Maybe something I drew an inspiration from for my story, until we met again at a different circumstance. This time it's no longer a one time thing and he won't allow it to be a one-time thing either. We just picked up where we left off and we both knew that this was it. It might be an ordinary story for some but it was serendipitous for us, knowing that all the heartaches, loneliness and solitude we endured are what led us to each other. Finally, we're at the right place and right time with the right person.

We're friends first, because I came off a little detached he knew it would take time but he was patient. Started with sending funny memes and reels until he gauged what I liked. Scheduled phone calls bc I dont do well in chats until it became a habit for us to call each other at that specific time and day. We talked about anything that we could expand, our theories, our day, rant abt officemates. He debated with me for fun throwing what ifs scenarios. Then he began being more physically present. Going to my office to pick me up. Taking me out on a friendly date. He wasn't flirty at first until he smoothly transitioned being INTJ x ENTP friendship to lovers bc the chemistry and the hidden tension can't be denied anyway. He made me feel secured to be with him. Like I'm free. Free to fall, to love and to be myself.

below the cut is how I ended up simping for him teheee

I was really into Oikawa. He's my first love which I learned to get over just now bc I miss Kuroo in a way I don't miss Oikawa. (Why does this sound so real?) Ngl, it's Kuroo I found to be most attractive but he seemed so unattainable for me that I did a pass. At first, I just love writing for him because a mutual loves him very much and my readers always fangirl for him in my fics and all the requests I'm getting are for Kuroo Kuroo Kuroo even if I even voluntarily write for Oikawa. Lol. I was like okaaay. Until I asked for match ups and ask games and I ended up getting him over and over again too. Tell me about it. Haha. Then I posted some selfship stuff abt Oikawa and I got nothing. I posted that I got Kuroo for an ask game and everyone just idk interacted and I was like uhmm what? Even my moots from other fandom are into the tetsurei agenda. What are these people seeing that I'm not seeing? Like yeah he's handsome and he wears suit and tie which I love but...anyway lol just lol hahaha. (Gosh, I sounded so in denial on this) It's funny that we even work in the same field. A follower even pointed it out. Tbh I still can't understand where they are coming from. As time passed by, I enjoyed our ship more than anything else. He's all I can think to write about. TBH IDK! Hahaha! This made me reread all my kuroo fics and wondered howww? I reread the oldest one back in Dec 2020. It didn't do things for me then but it gave me the feels now. I even forgot what it was but the way I wrote for him never changed. I realized that in all the Y/Ns I wrote for all the characters, I've been writing myself whenever it's with Kuroo. I just realized it now. Maybe that's why it's easier for ppl to associate him with me too bc it shows. I still dk! But whatever I love him. I'd love to have a Kuroo just for me.

I think I'm oblivious like real life oblivious. Oh well. (Good luck to all the intj simps out there: I'm talkin for Rin, Tsukki, Akaashi, Geto, Niko) We're dense af and in denial. Good luck.