#note to future first time cat owners

[ashanimus]

I said I wanted a chatty cat and I had no idea what this meant. Hooooly shit

Palomita is a symphony of all kinds of incredible feline vocalizations. Meows, chirps, trills, meeps, beeps, yowls, and even this incredible yip thing.

I love them! She’s so good at expressing her little baby self. But ooooh my god it smacks right into “baby crying” muscle memory and I’m having to retrain myself to learn that these are not distress sounds…but kitty evolution is sure doing a number on my ass in the meantime

[adoregojo]

secret admirer.

hihihihihihihihi, i cannot believe i actually slept for two days in a row? wth? and also that i never did this kind of posts? im such a lazy bum mb yall, I promise I'll write a real fic soon. summary: bllk characters as your secret admirers: isagi, bachira, chigiri, reo. how they fell, what do they do, how did they confess.

isagi.y

him. just him.

you once held his shirt collar to stop him from planting flatly on the floor.

and when you walked away, you walked with his heart in your palms.

yea, just like that

but honestly, isagi himself didn't knew he was such a big sap inside

and the moment he realised you two shared a few classes was the second he almost kneeled and thanked the sky itself for this.

an absolute swoon from looking at your side profile.

he once was long gone within the abyss of daydreaming about you, he genuinely just couldn't look away.

then got called out by the teacher for being too distracted.

definitely prayed that you didn't see that.

writes your name unintentionally in his notebook.

gets so embarrassed about it later and rips the paper.

still dose it again the next day and almost ripped the whole book apart form cringing at himself.

he once was musing over you too much to the point that your name slipped out unwittingly on the dinner table.

his parents couldn't stop teasing him about it, wondering when they would see you walking down their house door.

leaves love notes in your locker almost everyday.

it's something short and simple like: "you look pretty today."

then when he goes home he'll realize how dumb that was because you literally look the prettiest everyday.

dumb, dumby.

takes time to make the first move though.

he just feels like you're way, farther away from his reach.

it's okay, he still considers himself lucky to be one of those who got admire you.

he just hoped you saw him behind all of them, even if it was a glance.

chigiri.h

omgg pretty boyyy

despite chigiri being a confident and self-reliant, the trigger words of his old injury was like a pulling a pin of a grenade to his still-raw sorrowness. something that'll always haunt him.

and what dose he dare to say when they were nothing but truthful? like a salt to his wounds, he tends to just take it and suck it up, or at least try to ignore it for his sake.

but everything flipped when you stood up for him.

from that moment on. chigiri knew that he was far a goner.

out of everyone here he's definitely the most romantic one.

reads all your favourite books and analysis it.

probably named a cat after you.

like isagi he writes love letters for you.

just a little too poetic..

it it's short then it's something like: "loving you is like breathing." or "i hope your days are filled with the same joy you give me with your existence only."

but mostly is: "my definition of love, i see the true meaning of living behind your hue of life. you shall lighten my soul with your existence alone, i was born to see you shin each day, witnessing you is a blessing from heaven itself. the day that i stop seeing you as the owner of the stars is the day my body shall vanish, yet my soul will know it way back to you. from your only and one your admirer."

what a lovesick clown.

he might be a smooth talker on the outside, but trust me the butterflies of sentimental keeps on swirling in his stomach on the sight of you.

told his mother and sister about you.

it was his biggest regrets.

because the next day his sister shouted your name in a demand for you to spend the night for the 'meeting of the future in law'.

he had to physically drag her back to the car, freaking embarrassing.

couldn't meet your eyes for a while after that.

wants to hold your hand.

like, really badly.

it's just that feeling your skin against his cold, pristine hands must've feel like the loveliest, cosiest thing.

the thoughts alone are making him go crazy.

he confessed first, just couldn't help himself.

he just hoped if you would go to the end of the world alongside with him.

bachira.m

the sunshine boy himself.

the definition of fell first AND fell harder.

it all started when the class was ordered to work as duo for a project, something he always despised.

you may say that because bachira was definitely not having the word 'smart' in his book, you'd be right actually.

but mainly since no one really wanted to group up with him.

it was embarrassing, to just sit there and wait to be picked was putting him under the lights that pointed him out as the most pitiful creature in the room.

then you pocked him on the shoulder, and asked him if he wanted to be your partner.

and when he didn't see the sarcasm reeking from you, he knew he tripped hard, and couldn't find it anywhere in his feet to back him up.

it was strange, bachira never had a company, let alone a crush.

but the signs were there, and were painfully vulnerable.

painted you in art class multiple times; you with a smile, you reading a book, you sniffing a sunflower.

maybe also you and him... holding hands or hugging...

stares at your face a way, way too long.

he tells himself it's to crave your features better and detailed.

even he doesn't believe that however.

he draws your eyes a lot.

his second favourite colour is your eyes hue.

he was never the best at writing romantic poems, and his hand writing is just........

so he insisted gets you a gift!

which is a rock.

yes you heard me, rock.

he would even paint a little face with a smile on it and leave it on your desk by the end of the day.

almost went bald from joy when you had it hanging as a small march on your bag.

and when you had a bad day, that goes unnoticed by him.

so imagine your surprise when you would find two pairs of rocks, one kissing the other who had a sad expression on it face.

that somehow that foster a blissful smile on your face. like that little action extinct any remains of the past negative you carried.

and bachira was more than happy to be the reason for your happiness.

definitely rambles about you to his mom.

and his monster.

he once ha a dream about you two smooching.

cried when he woke up because he wanted it to be real more than anything.

you two confessed first, at the same time.

and boy was he dancing on cloud nine at it.

he almost smooch you that moment and then.

reo.m

it's mister perfect everyone, cheer.

you fell first, he fell harder.

no, literally. you fell. tripped flat on the floor.

and somehow, that made the reo mikage heart move.

?????????

love at first (fall??) sight.

he definitely leaves a trail of gifts for you everywhere.

your chair, desk, locker, bag.

he switches between chocolate and flowers to letters and perfumes, necklaces, etc..

you say how he picked them?

easy, see something that reminds him of you, he buys.

and it's pretty foolish since he sees you in almost everything.

reo is convinced that you're within everything that shins beautifully.

he actually paid the teachers to let him be in the same classroom as you.

paid even more to get a seat next to you.

rip to whoever was sitting next to you.

he once heard that a guy was bothering you.

the next day the guy was the talking of school because he suddenly moved out of town due to his dad losing his job.

hm, must be karma then.

has a shrine of you.

but you didn't hear that from me.

talks about you none stop to nagi and ba-ya.

genuinely sobbed when he imagined you with someone else.

has a flight under your name.

made a makeshift doll of you so he can practice his confessions on.

had a mental breakdown of the idea of you rejecting him.

reo can the most horrible, miserable day to a human kind to live.

then he sees you smiling

BOOM

he's all happy and smiling again, also a little giddy.

you once greeted him good morning, the next day he was planing what ring would suit you the most.

had two planes to write on the sky: 'will you go out with me?' and your name next to it in a shade of a heart.

now, you definitely cannot reject that. (Please don't)

have a nice day everyone.

[ihaznoclue]

Mana Nekomiya, Grace howard & Koleda belabog. How do these girls act when they have a crush on their future boyfriend and what they are like when in a relationship with him?

Pairings -> Nekomiya Mana x Male Reader, Grace Hwaord x Male Reader, Koleda Belobog x Male Reader

Warnings -> None

Note -> How they act when they have a crush on their future boyfriend which is you and what they are like when they are in a relationship with you

Genre -> Fluff

NEKOMIYA MANA

Nekomiya is very playful and very sneaky with compliments that she likes to sneak in her sentences catching you off guard sometimes, it just very fun for her to do, seeing your reaction and such

She also likes to tease you a little, or maybe stay a little bit too close to you as her tails love to wag at the sight of you

But she can get a bit flustered when things get too real like accidentally confessing a little too much affection and detail on her feeling for you

But when you guys are in a relationship, Nekomiya get more affectionate and loyal, but still playfully but with a very deeper emotional investment that is

She is often wanting to be near you even more, lounging on your lap or nuzzling against you as what cats do to their owners, 'scenting you'

Nekomiya can be a bit protective at time or a bit defensive when someone treats you wrong or if someone flirt with you

Nekomiya also demands attention in ways like purring, nudging or her ears flickering as she is annoyed if she can't get you attention but she also makes you feel needed and special

GRACE HOWARD

Grace is more forward so her interest in you is through acts of service and concern, she'll help you without making it obvious but sometimes she will get a little bit off tracked

She would occasionally drink you drinks, checking on your health since you've been working hard or giving you advice on how to do stuff and maybe show you her works on machines if that is your interest of course

She is careful and soft around you, she might give you small and soft smiles maybe some smirks to get a reaction out of you, but she will be delighted to have a chat with you for not seeing you for a long time

She would not hesitant to make a move on you, she would try to make it the 'right moment' to go up to you and confess

Now when you both are in a relationship, grace is a very caring partner as she loves to call you sweet pea sometimes like how she calls Koleda that but she usually calls you Honey

She loves to see if you would like to make some stuff with you, maybe get your help with working on something big

She would drop her work sometimes just to come see you, she is your safe space and you are hers, she loves spending time with you

KOLEDA BELOBOG

When Koleda has a crush on you she isn't very subtle on it, she is most likely to get all flustered or a bit awkward when she realizes she likes you but will always tries to cover her feeling and emotion up with a brave face

Expect her to drag you into activities or work under the word of training or testing out your strength just to spend more time with you

She doesn't admit this but she blushes when you compliment her or catches her staring at you and maybe stumble over her words or try to look away and trip on her way out

But in a relationship, she is very passionate and very proud of this relationship, she has a big heart

She's the type to boast about your others if they ask and she would reply like 'Yeah got a problem with that?'

She enjoys spending work time with you or going on little walks with you so you two can have a good conversation together, or maybe spend time together most of the time, she just loves seeing you

Working by your side is one of her ideas of bonding together

She is loyal but will struggle to express her feeling most of the time first thing in the relationship, but she shows them through protective instincts and her support

Also expect gifts, tools handmade, weapons or gadgets at your work station, she just hopes you'll love it or maybe she would give you some shoulder or back pats when you did a good job or maybe if your lucky enough some firm hugs from her

-A<3

[tinytalkingtina]

Fancy Falling Into You Here

Written for the August @steddiemicrofic prompt, using the word "plug" and 437 words.

437 words | Rating T | Ao3 link

On their first date, Steve and Eddie come to realize they had first met under much more embarrassing circumstances.

Tags: EMT Steve, Coffee shop owner/clumsy Eddie, first date, minor injuries (nothing described in detail), modern AU, embarrassment, BBC's Sherlock haunting all of us when plugging in our phones

Inspired by @dreamwatch for making me think of steddifying this post! Author's notes under the cut

"G-d damn BBC Sherlock," Eddie grumbled as he fumbled plugging his phone into its charging cable for a third time. "Stupid Benedict Cumberbatch and his weird attractive cheekbones." 

A snort from the couch reminded him he actually had company, oops.

Eddie gave his date a grin. "Sorry, I'd love to say that I'm normally as graceful as a swan or something, but as you've seen, unfortunately abject clumsiness is par for the course. It's a miracle my coffee shop's still standing."

It was fine. He could still salvage this and come off as less of a disgruntled sad wet cat man to Smooth Hottie with Glasses and That ButtTM of daily matcha latte with oat milk order fame. Still, Hottie (who went by "Steve", apparently) didn't really seem turned off by Eddie's whole deal. He just laughed.

"Oh, trust me, I've seen much worse. My first year as an EMT, we got a call to a college dorm. This unlucky dude fell off the top bunk and somehow broke both legs and an arm.”

Eddie froze, his quest to charge his phone completely forgotten.

“Plus the guy managed to down the shade on the way too, honestly it was an impressive amount of damage from a 4 foot drop," Steve continued on, oblivious. “One of the funniest calls me and my partner have gotten, and we once had to take care of someone who accidentally fell on a Buzz Lightyear toy and somehow got it stuck up their—you okay man?"

"I panicked and thought the cord would hold my weight." Eddie hid his face in his hands.

"Oh shit. You're 'broke all his bones man'?”

This was a nightmare. "Oh my G-d, I was so woozy. Please tell me I didn’t say anything weird.”

“You asked if I could ‘kiss your booboos better.’ Guess you’ve grown out your hair since?”

"I had to buzz it all off that semester because I had an Incident with some gum," Eddie groaned. "You can go now, I won't hold it against you."

He heard Steve slide closer. "And what makes you think your whole 'Bambi on ice' thing isn't working for me?"

Eddie cracked open an eye. "You sure about that?"

"Pretty sure," he said with a wink. "Plus, if you meet my friend Robin, she's known me since high school. Which means she unfortunately has photos of my braces years. You’re gonna have to stick around long enough to see em."

Eddie stared. Smooth Hottie still wanted him somehow? "Okay Big Boy, looks like I will." 

Steve smiled back. “Good. Now, lean back, I owe you a few kisses.”

Authors notes:

In case you weren't on Tumblr in the early-mid 2010's and remain blissfully unaware of BBC's Sherlock, please watch this clip to understand why Eddie is cursing Benedict Cumberbatch when he fails to plug in his phone fully sober

Eddie, Jeff, and Chrissy run a little coffee shop (complete with monthly open mic/karaoke nights) that EMTs Steve and Robin frequent. Not to worry, Robin will eventually meet her future wife Vickie at the shop after Vickie wins her heart with a rendition of "Before He Cheats."

Originally I had injured Eddie ask Steve about his biblically accurate angel form, but since I decided that Eddie's accident took place around 2010, and the angel meme only took off in 2020, I rewrote the line to be about kissing his booboos. Let's pretend this happens after a separate accident befalls Eddie (he'll be fine): Eddie: Ouch, I was out of it after they gave me the painkillers. I think I called you an angel? Steve: Yeah, you asked if my biblically accurate form had eyes as pretty as my human ones.

[angellesword]

BAGGAGE | SPECIAL CHAPTER

Summary: In television dramas, the male lead's mother bribes the female lead with money to get her to leave her son. But Jeon Jungkook is different. He isn't a mother to begin with. He's just...rich.

"₩33,354,771,840.," Jungkook says, voice impassive as he stares at you. "A Lexus LC and a house near your sister's home. I'll give you everything you want if you stay with me."

Or alternatively,

Filthy-rich Jungkook doesn't know how to propose to you, so he simply bribes you.

Will you say yes?

Word Count: 3.6k

Genre & Content Warnings: established relationship, fluff, friends to lovers, kissing

Pairing: Jungkook x Reader (Set in Baggage universe) {{Read end notes for clarity}}

****

As Jungkook’s best friend and girlfriend, it isn’t weird that he clings to you. He’s like a cat, clipping his claws and bringing you presents—this is evident by the random (but hella expensive) gifts piling up in your room.

Jungkook loves you (it's a simple fact everyone around you knows), although there are times Jungkook isn't sure how to show his affection to you the 'normal' way.

Take, for instance, now:

"Jungkook." Your voice on the other line lacks energy, immediately causing Jungkook's stomach to drop. He has a bad feeling he won't like whatever you will say.

"I'm gonna be late tonight. You shout eat first. Don't wait for me." And Jungkook is right. His brows furrow, lips protruding into a sulky pout because he hates what you just said.

"How late." But Jungkook doesn't give up. It's your anniversary, after all. How can you act so nonchalantly as if your relationship is for naught?

Don’t you love him anymore? The thought leaves a bitter taste in Jungkook's mouth.

"Really late, Kook." You sigh, but a hint of softness can be traced to your voice. You sound sorry. Jungkook's heart clenches. "We've lots of things going on lately, especially now that my final exam is scheduled soon.”

You are a twenty-five-year-old student taking up your doctorate degree. You don’t want to give up studying as you want to be an educator in the future. It's fun—your studies. You get to research and develop strategies to gain more knowledge and inspire your future students, especially those full of dreams. Studying also lets you catch up with many students who have become your friends. You recently flew to France as an exchange student. You are so busy with school that you no longer have time for Jungkook.

Jungkook has yet to discuss this dilemma with you. He can't because he doesn't want to appear like a needy asshole, but he also can't because although you’re back in Korea, you are still jetlagged and caged to your classroom. Jungkook hasn't seen you in months, and now you’re telling him you’ll be late for your anniversary celebration.

Jungkook has had enough.

"I'll wait for you." He forces down the lump in his throat, contemplating grabbing an antacid tablet to wash the bitterness staining his lips.

"But—"

"I will wait for you." Jungkook cuts you off. 

It's non-negotiable. Jungkook is not like any normal boyfriend. He'll pretend everything is okay even though it's killing him inside. He refuses to act like Jimin—this friend of his likes bossing Taehyung, his boyfriend, around. But he wouldn't act tough if Taehyung got busy with his modeling career. Jimin won't hesitate to show affection to Taehyung, acting like a clingy dog until Taehyung spends time with him.

Unfortunately, Jungkook is not a dog. He's a feisty kitten, and cats don't beg their mommy to canoodle them—they'll simply stay calm while planning how to let their owners willingly do their bidding.

*****

You swear you love your school. You really do, but on God, was it testing your patience.

"Shit." You cuss under your breath when you trip down the stairs. It's no one's fault but yours. Running while climbing the stairs isn't ideal, yet you cannot not do it.

You can't wait for the elevator; you want to reach Jungkook's home as quickly as possible. Your boyfriend's apartment is at the penthouse, so it took you a shit ton of running before you found yourself banging on Jungkook's door.

You’re tired. You’re so fucking tired you want to cry. School monopolizes your time so much that you fall asleep inside the train and miss your stop. You woke up slouching on the train seat, head hanging close to the pole as countless people bumped into you. You jolt awake with a stiff neck and judgmental stares from other people. Drool stains the side of your mouth. You can't help but bow your head and scurry from their funny eyes. Your embarrassment doesn't last long as you have more important issues to deal with.

July 21.

Today is July twenty-one, your fifth anniversary with Jungkook as lovers. You are clueless about it. You’d probably go on with your day hadn't it been for your alarm. Your phone notifies you that you have yet to log your yearly date experience with Jungkook for your anniversary. You are drowning with paperwork, and the event you’re looking forward to the most is forgotten.

You feel horrible. In the past years, you used to pester Jungkook to have a sweet bone on his body and indulge you during your anniversary. It's a special day, after all. You will never forget how you got together:

It was the year you graduated high school and started college. You chose a university near your hometown so you could still live close to home and visit your loved ones during breaks. For you, nothing much has changed. You got busier with school, but you’re still very much close with Jungkook. You hang out in each other's room, spending half the day doing whatever.

Contrary to what people think, Jungkook, although an asshole who likes teasing you, is fun to be with. He's a good listener, too, and is willing to try things as long as he doesn't have to go outside and exert too much energy. He's just a lazy bum who is highly attached to his bed.

--And apparently, attached to you too.

You noticed that your best friend acted differently a few months after starting college. Jungkook is weirdly quiet and seems to develop the habit of pursing his lips into a thin line whenever you tell him stories about the university. If asked if something was up, Jungkook would shake his head and shoo you away.

You tried to understand your enigmatic best friend for some time. You are very patient with Jungkook, acting like a mature adult who needs to look after a lost kitten and ensure the kitten gets his milk and plays with his toys.

Jungkook has lived a happy and healthy (although tiring) life, so imagine how upset you are when you find out your best friend got sick. Jungkook said he’ll help Jimin’s business and defer for one year to think about what he feels about college, but soon, he'll definitely get into a good university, too. You don’t understand why he's abandoning his health.

"I can't believe you, Jungkook." You click your tongue. You are currently inside his room. Jungkook is running a fever, curled into a ball, and shivering. He didn't even drink his medicine. "You stayed up all night playing video games with random strangers, didn't you? Will it kill you to go out of your room and eat? Just look at your face. You're so pale!"

You are trying to change your habit of screaming, but your voice raises slightly as you take in Jungkook's poor state. He looks like a stray animal seeking shelter.

Jungkook snorts and grips his blanket tightly. "Will you shut up?"

"I—what." You are at a loss. Here you are, pouring your care for Jungkook, and this is all you get?

You clench your jaw, heart going wild.

"I won't shut up, Jungkook. You're being unreasonable. Jimin had to call me because you only leave your room if he tells you I'm home. What's up with you? Didn't you already beat the big boss in the game? You reached the final level, Jungkook—"

"Ugh." Jungkook kicks the blanket around his body as he sits on the bed. You are beside him, startled by his sudden movement.

"Jungkook—"

"So noisy." Jungkook glares at you. "Didn't I tell you to shut up?"

"But you're ruining yourself for a game—"

"Who said I was playing games!?" The last time Jungkook was this angry was when he fought those who bullied you during elementary. Jungkook never liked confronting people, as it takes too much energy. He's too lazy for it, but now he can't help but scream in your face. His pale face turns a bright shade of red because of mixed emotions:

"I wasn't playing games. I am up all night studying." Shame. Frustration. "Can't you understand? I need to study harder to get into the same university as you. I want to be with you." Longing.

You are startled, your lips parting wide as this is the first time you see how honest and vulnerable Jungkook is.

"Jungkook."

"I know, okay?" Jungkook wipes at his cheeks aggressively. Your eyes dilate. Fuck. Jungkook is crying. "You're a college student now. You're busy. You have other friends—friends who don't make things hard for you. Friends who don't make you cook crab spring rolls, but I can't." His voice breaks, choking back a sob. "I miss you every day. I miss you at school. I miss you nudging me to eat breakfast. I miss you encouraging me to run another lap. I miss you hiding me behind your back when things get overwhelming. It's just that..." 

Love. Hurt. Comfort.

"I miss you."

It can't be said that this is all too sudden. Jungkook has been feeling like shit for months. He hasn't been himself ever since you started college. You painted his life since he was young. How is Jungkook supposed to function when he is a canvas and you hold the brush?

You might be the brush, but your feelings for Jungkook are the paint colors. Jungkook bottled up his emotions for a long time, and so did you.

No one's to be blamed now that the colors spluttered like torrential rain.

You can't help it. You grab Jungkook's cheeks with both hands and kiss him hard. But your heart is in your throat, and your eyes are tightly clamped shut as you’re afraid Jungkook would find the kiss appalling.

Jungkook doesn't. He melts against your lips. It takes him a few seconds before purring and kissing you back.

Your lips are soft. Jungkook is a breathy kisser, as if he wants to suck the air out of your mouth, making it seem like you are his oxygen. In truth, you really are.

"I miss you too." You stop kissing Jungkook to whisper this, but he chases after your lips, so fussy that you dare to stop.

You laugh and press your lips against Jungkook's. But you stop again. You are not done with your speech yet.

"And I love you, Jungkook. You've no idea how much crazy I am for you." You nearly lose your mind when attending university and can't see him. You hate seeing unfamiliar people despite your friendly and airy nature.

You miss doing your homework with him. You miss packing extra lunch to ensure Jungkook is eating well. You miss him. You miss Jungkook so badly that you run toward Jungkook's house every Friday right after your last class.

You miss Jungkook, so you can't help but kiss him more. You lick his tears away, too. Jungkook is hot—he's so, so hot.

Literally.

"Tsk." There's a warning tinging Jungkook's tone when he calls your name as you stop kissing him. Jungkook thinks you are toying with him, but you will never do that.

"I know. I'm sorry." You settle a kiss on Jungkook's forehead before brushing his hair with your fingers. "But you're still sick. You need to eat and rest."

Jungkook whines, his hands clenching into fists. He wants to kiss you more.

"But it's Sunday." That is all Jungkook can say. His words imply: If I sleep now, you'll leave, and I won't see you until Friday. I wanna spend more time with you.

"I'll see you tomorrow. Don't worry. You need to ask me out properly tomorrow."

"Huh?" Jungkook blinks innocently at you. He doesn't know how you end up straddling his lap. 

"Don't huh me." You click your tongue. "I've already told you I love you. Don't forget you kissed me back. You like me too, right?"

Heat flares up Jungkook's cheek. He nods slowly before looking at your eyes.

You chuckle. "Then it's settled. We're together now, but you will ask me properly tomorrow."

"We're together?" Jungkook asks dumbly—as if he didn't hear the same thing from you.

You are tempted to flick his forehead. But you simply look at your smartwatch and laugh.

"July twenty-one. Yes, Jungkook. We're dating already. Is that okay with you?"

Of course, it is. Jungkook has been in love with you since he was young. He only raises his eyebrows for acceptance, though.

You smile. "Good. That's good. You're officially my headache.”

For years, things have stayed the same. You indulge Jungkook in whatever way possible, but it gets progressively hectic this year, and you can't even see your boyfriend.

And now, you’re a minute away from missing your fifth anniversary.

"Jungkook. Answer the door." You are out of your mind, forgetting that you know your boyfriend's door password. It takes you a couple of knocks before realizing that, but when you do, Jungkook is already opening the door.

"Jungkook!" Your eyes are blown wide. You hurriedly look at your smartwatch, your heart dropping when you see the time.

12 am.

It's July 22 now. You miss your anniversary.

"Fuck." Your shoulders sag. You gather your boyfriend into your arms. "Fuck, Jungkook. I'm so sorry."

You are not a crybaby. You didn’t cry after what the people in the club did to you. But this is different. This isn't the club. This is Jungkook.

Tears well up in your eyes. Your distress is apparent. Jungkook has never seen you like this. It makes his heart ache.

"Hey," Jungkook calls softly. He wraps his arms around your waist. Jungkook's lips are dry. "Let's get you inside first."

You don’t fight him. You enter Jungkook's home, and you settle on the couch. It's late, but Jungkook is still wearing a suit. He hates suits as he prefers hiding his figure over an oversized hoodie while his shoulder-length hair is tied into a messy bun.

The Jungkook you’re facing now has cleaned up so nicely. And oh God...

"Your hair." You stutter a breath. Jungkook ties his hair into a bun, which isn't messy like how he usually styles it. "I heard you need to look presentable when planning a proposal," Jungkook explains why he changed his hairstyle.

Your brows knit. Your mind can't still catch up to the present moment. You are stuck looking at Jungkook. Your boyfriend is so, so handsome. And goddamnit, his lips look soft—as if begging to be sucked.

You forced yourself to look away and pay attention to your boyfriend's words. "Proposal." You say as you lick your lower lip, still high from looking at Jungkook, climbing many stairs, and missing your anniversary. "What happened? Are you planning to woo some new investors?”

You gulp.

"Please tell me it's not Professor Verlaine." Verlaine is among the smartest businessmen out there, but you can't forget how you ran after him yesterday at 4am to get his insights about your paper.

Verlaine follows a strict routine, especially now the semester is about to end. He doesn't have time for you, so you sneak up to him for a few words. The only reason he doesn't call security on you is because he respects your diligence.

You shake your head at the memory. You swear you don’t want to take the spotlight from Jungkook, but you are exhausted and can't help but groan.

"I hate the education system so much, Jungkook. The bastard made me run three kilometers with little to no breaks." You rest your head on your boyfriend's heaving chest. You want to apologize properly to Jungkook and listen to his milestones, but you want to yap more than ever and fall asleep. You’ve been studying for more than twenty-four hours straight.

Jungkook's stomach knots with worry ang guilt; he beats himself up for thinking you don't love him. You clearly do. But life is getting in the way of your relationship. This isn't ideal at all. 

Jungkook is a good boyfriend. He rubs the back of your head, encouraging you to voice out your grievances. You smell of commute and smoke. You probably dealt with your chain-smoker professors earlier. Jungkook doesn't mind, though. If anything, it makes him realize how much he loves you. He can kiss you all day, even in this state.

"This used to excite me, you know? But I'm tired of unrealistic expectations in school. How can I write a whole dissertation in a few weeks? I’ve had oral examinations and business projects, too.”

Sometimes, you are not free to learn as you are bound to follow what is written in the book and set by the education sector.

You long to express your idea and not be barred by endless examinations to test your intelligence. You want to explore learning habits and see how students can express their knowledge, not just through exams. But more than ever, you want a slow morning without skipping breakfast to run to the train station to get to your 7 am class. You want to laze around your home, water your dying plants, prepare meals for you and Jungkook, and host barbeque parties with your other friends.

Your school hinders you from doing what you want. But you can't quit if you want to achieve your dream. 

"My love," Jungkook calls when he thinks you have fallen asleep while ranting. You are very much awake, though. You’re busy daydreaming about a life you don’t have.

"Sorry." You feel defeated. "I rambled, didn't I?" You kiss Jungkook's cheeks. "And I took the spotlight away from you. Can you tell me about your proposal later? I just need to get some shut-eye." You need to go to school in a few hours. Jungkook doesn't mind that you are sleeping around him.

But not this time.

"No." He holds your face. "I have to tell you about the proposal now."

"Huh? Ah." You force yourself to stay awake. You really don’t want to upset Jungkook. Besides...your boyfriend sounds serious. "I guess I can spare some time."

You have gotten nervous about Jungkook's tone. You can even go as far as to say that your drowsiness fades a little.

Thankfully, Jungkook goes straight to the point.

"I don't want to be your boyfriend anymore."

"Huh?" Now, you are wide awake. Your heart trembles violently against your chest.

"Jungkook." You call, voice strained. "Are you serious? You don't want to be my boyfriend anymore?"

Please say no. Please.

"Yes."

Fuck.

You feel your heart drop. Heat crawls to your face as your lips part. No words come out, though. You don’t know what to do or say.

Jungkook is breaking up with you. Jungkook doesn't want you anymore.

"I don't want to be your boyfriend anymore because I have a new proposal about our relationship."

What do you mean? You want to ask, but you’re still too stunned to speak. Luckily, Jungkook explains.

Jungkook takes your stone-cold hands. You don’t feel anything. You don't realize that Jungkook's hands are shaking. More importantly, you don't feel it when Jungkook hovers a ring on your finger.

You only realize what's happening when Jungkook forces a nervous smile; his tone is delicately soft when he asks, "Will you do the honor of marrying me?"

You let out a strangled gasp.

"Jungkook." You call.

Jungkook panics. He swears he can already feel the rejection in your mouth. He can't.

"Hear me out first." Jungkook schools his expression to be neutral. It's okay. He tells himself. He has prepared for this moment.

"You have no reason to say no." He doesn't mean to be aggressive, but he sounds like one. Jungkook can't take back what he started.

He pushes through.

"₩33,354,771,840." Jungkook tightens his hold on the ring and your hand. "I computed your average yearly salary as a future professor until retirement." 

Silence permeates the room. You are just staring at Jungkook.

Jungkook clears his throat, “And then I multiplied it by ten—that’s how I came up with the amount.”

You have no idea what Jungkook is saying.

“You said you wanted a Lexus LC, so I brought you one. I bought a bare house near your Jisoo-unnie’s home because you said you want to live closer to her. It’s up to you how you want to design it.”

Jungkook is proud when he adds, “Everything will be yours if you agree to marry me. You can quit now if you’re not happy with school. You can work as my full-time wife or build your own school. I can help you with the capital. I will be your number one investor.”

“Are you bribing me, Kookie?” You ask when you recover from the initial shock. You can’t help the playful smirk creeping up your face.

Jungkook snorts. “No. They’re merely your perks. You will marry me because you love me.” Confidence is not something Jungkook focuses on. He only says things he has analyzed—just like his tactics in business. Based on his calculations, you will say yes after hearing his proposal. Jungkook got nervous and afraid earlier because he had yet to say his piece. But now that he did…

“My assets are hundreds of times higher compared to what you’ll make in the future. I want you happy, my love. I can give you what you want.”

It pains Jungkook to see you looking tired with bloodshot eyes. He wants you to freely experience what it’s like to be happy—this is mainly why Jungkook works hard to earn money. He longs for you to have a comfortable lifestyle.

“Jungkook.”

Jungkook ignores your defeated look. “So, what do you say, will you marry me?”

Silence engulfs you. Jungkook mentally recomputes his chance as his heart beats erratically. He says his chance is 98/100.

Perhaps he needs to convince you more—

Jungkook’s train of thought halts when you lead his hands into inserting the ring into your finger.

“It’s a yes, then,” you say after the ring slides to your finger. You smirk at Jungkook. “I’ll let you marry me so I can officially be your wife. What do you say, Kookie?”

Jungkook nods. He grabs your face and kisses you hard. “Mn.” He hums as he licks the seams of your lips. “Let’s get you a collar for here too.” Jungkook’s lips paint bruises on your neck. “That way, you’ll be mine in all aspects.”

You laugh.

“Yeah, yeah. Let’s send out our wedding invitation soon, too.”

Jungkook nods. “I love you.”

“I love you too, Kookie.”

- End - 

*****

A/N: I originally posted this as a Haikyu!! fic, but I figure, why not share it as a JJK fic to people here on Tumblr and give you guys a break from the original baggage plot? I wrote this all day, heavily inspired by what I want to happen in my life. Seriously, I need my Jungkook too. My corporate job has been stressing me lately, so my brain daydreams of things I know will not happen to me in real life.

Sighs. I want to eat and just write fics all day.

Note: THIS IS IN NO WAY RELATED/ CONNECTED WITH THE ORIGINAL PLOT OF BAGGAGE. (This doesn't contain spoilers on what's gonna happen in chapter 12 onwards. This is merely an alternate universe where Jungkook didn't fuck up and isn't a coward about expressing his emotions to OC. There's no Soobin here, though.)

See you soon!! What do you guys think about this?

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I posted this a few days ago to ao3, but wanted to post it here for anyone that might want to read it. Neve's perspective is so interesting to pick apart, I had a blast. Maybe I'll have to write more in the future.

Summary: Something short and sweet set between romance scenes.

Characters/Pairings: Neve x Rook

Warnings: Some spoilers for Neve's questline and Veilguard in general

It was raining in Dock Town- a slow, steady drizzle- not enough to completely obscure the street I was watching, but enough to get a person walking from one paved corner to another good and drenched. Lucky for me, and even luckier for my coat, I had made it to shelter and the Cobbled Swan just before it started coming down. The tavern’s well-lit, warm interior was positively cheery in contrast to the dreariness of the docks just outside the window, even at this hour, and the quiet murmur of its last few patrons floated up softly towards me from somewhere further in, past the bar. I had spent the last hour or so at a table near the front so I could keep an eye out for… what? Maybe it was habit, or maybe I just wanted a view of the water. I wasn’t sure yet.

It was late, and I should have been back at the Lighthouse already, making some sort of attempt at sleep, but that seemed about as fruitful as a targetless stakeout, so here I was, eyes on the dimly lit street, mind running through leads that led to nowhere, nursing a barely touched drink. I had started the day running errands, with no intention of getting wrapped up in anything more complicated than checking in on the apartment I hadn’t been to in weeks, but I had overheard a stall owner in the market inquire to another about a missing friend, a hushed fear in their voice, and that was that. It wasn’t the first uneasy whisper I’d heard in the last several days, and I knew in my gut it wouldn’t be the last. Aelia was back. And I needed to find her.

A movement near the docks interrupted my musing. It was the first sign of life I’d seen in a while that hadn’t just been a cat looking for food or a place to wait out the rain. Whoever it was either had a confidence in their ability to handle themselves that they could hopefully back up, or they were foolish enough to be out in this part of the city, this late, alone. They made their way slowly to the end of one of the docks, with no apparent purpose. I could make out the outline of what was probably a spear or staff strapped to their back, and a bottle held loosely in one hand. A glint of blonde glimmered briefly in the lamplight, and, suddenly, I knew who it was. I should have been surprised, but I wasn’t. 

I left a few coins on the table, and abandoned the warmth of the Swan for the rain slick streets. The downpour was loud enough to dampen the sound of my footsteps, not that I was trying to be quiet, not really, but her back was to me, and she couldn’t see me approach. I heard the sharp ‘pop’ of a bottle being opened. The set of her shoulders seemed relaxed and at ease, through the drizzle, but I made note that her staff rested unassuming at her side, easily within reach, it’s wicked point a fair warning to any that might think a lone reveler on the dock an easy mark. She knew Minrathous. It was her city, too, after all. And, yes, she could handle herself. Most of the time anyway.

“Fancy meeting you here.”

I called out to her from a few feet away, and she turned, the bottle halfway to her lips. To her credit, she did look surprised. So, not checking up on me, then. A coincidence.

“Neve? What are you doing here?” She was all wide-eyed sincerity, and genuine pleasure at having run into me. Can’t say it was something I was used to. I could tell she’d already had a few, her face a bit flush in the lamplight, her voice carrying the slightest slur. She had made herself comfortable on the edge of the dock, both legs dangling just above the dark water.

“I do live here, you know. I think I should ask you the same thing.”

“Just… enjoying the comforts of Dock Town,” she made a vague gesture with the bottle, as if the charm of the rotting planks and steady downpour should be obvious to anyone, and gave a wry smile.

“It has its moments.”

“So, what are you doing here?”

“Well, you didn’t need me today, so I decided to check up on some things in the city, make sure my apartment was still intact, track down another book for Emmrich I’d been meaning to find him, finish a few things that needed doing. Of course, that isn’t what ended up happening, but you can’t fault me for trying.” I shrugged.

“You found something?”

“I got sidetracked.”

“Aelia.”

 It wasn’t a question. I figured it didn’t really need an answer. She knew me.

“Now it’s your turn,” I needed to change the subject, “what are you doing here? You’re clearly not tracking down any leads.” I nodded pointedly at the bottle in her hand. 

“Cida invited me to her show at the Lamplighter tonight. I couldn’t say no to her, now, could I?”

I smiled knowingly. “She has asked after you, and more than once, since we found Damas. Maybe she’ll write her next ballad about you.”

“You think I’m ballad-worthy?” She arched a brow and flashed a crooked grin. But I wasn’t giving her that. Not yet.

“And the wine?” I asked.

“Oh, this,” she looked down at the bottle in her hand, as if noticing it for the first time, ”the bartender handed it to me as I was leaving. ‘Courtesy of the boss,’ he said.”

“Seems you’ve made quite the impression.”

“Probably helps that I’m on your good side.”

“Who said you’re on my good side?”

“Well, I’ve yet to see a side of you I didn’t like.”

“Stick around long enough, I may surprise you.”

“I hope so.”

That crooked smile again. Trouble.

“Care to join me?” She patted the dock beside her.

“Why not?” I sighed, and lowered myself to sit next to her, the feel of the wood familiar as an old friend, “we’re off the job.”

“Are either of us ever really ‘off the job?’” 

“Fair point.” 

She passed me the wine. A nice red. Not cheap. Damas was apparently feeling generous. There was a slight saltiness from the droplets of rain that had gathered on the glass. It added to the flavor. 

I could feel her watching me as I pressed my lips to the bottle. I kept my own eyes on the water. I didn’t need to look at her to see her expression. It was how she looked most of the time. Warm. Honest. The hint of a smile, always ready and waiting. Nothing to hide, and everything to lose. There seemed to be a lot on offer there. No catch. Not for the first time, I wondered how someone with a face like that had made a habit of beating someone like Varric at wicked grace. Seemed unfair, somehow.

I gestured at the water, “Contemplating going for a swim?” This was, perhaps, a low blow. But I needed her to look at something other than me right now.

She chuckled, “Are you offering me lessons?”

”Why? So I can explain to the rest of the team how you drowned on my watch?”

“You can’t be that bad of a teacher.”

“No, but you might be that bad of a swimmer.”

That got a real laugh out of her. I did like hearing her laugh.

“True enough.”

“Okay, so… just contemplating then?”

She was out here alone, avoiding the Lighthouse, same as me, for a reason. I wasn’t about to push, but I wasn’t going to just ignore it either.

“I guess you could call it that.”

“And how’s that going for you?”

She pursed her lips, seeming to consider what to say or how to say it. She was good at asking questions. Not so good at being the subject of them.

I pressed a bit. “You know, for someone notoriously practiced at making hard decisions without thinking too much about them, you’re awfully pensive sometimes.”

She almost winced. “It’s… situational.”

“I noticed.”

“How observant,” she was trying to shrug it off, “what are you, some sort of detective?” 

And you’re not nearly as flippant as you act. I didn’t say it though. I’d give her that one. I just waited.

She looked away, towards the water. “It should be Varric out here. Not me.”

Ah, that. I was wondering when this might come up. Lace and I had talked about it, of course, but Rook… neither of us really knew how to broach the subject with her. She seemed to be dealing with it in her own way, throwing herself into taking up where he left off. And none of us could claim to be particularly good at talking through our feelings. We had a job to do.

But, she was right. It should have been Varric. Or no- it shouldn't be anyone. But because of power hungry tyrants like Elgar’nan and Ghilan’nain, it had to be someone. And because of Solas, it had to be Rook.

“Varric brought you on to this job for a reason,” I turned to her. This was important. “He knew what he was doing, and who he needed to help him do it.”

“Right,” she answered. Very convincing.

“Rook-“

“It’s alright,” she gave me a reassuring smile. It was more frustrating than helpful.

I tried a different approach. “Lace said you and Varric acted like you’d known each other forever, that you were good for each other.“

“Yeah…”

“She said you were the missing piece that Varric had been looking to put on the board for years, and when he found you, it finally seemed like finishing this job, that stopping Solas, was possible.”

“Well, that was kind of her.”

“You know Harding.”

We were both quiet for a while. Both thinking. She took a long pull of the wine, then turned to me.

“Look… I want to be here. I want to stop the gods. I signed up for this.”

“I know.”

“But sometimes I just…”

“Need to sit in the rain and drink straight from the bottle for a bit?”

She smiled, “Right.”

“I’ve been there.”

Quiet again. The rain had slowed. I heard a cat mewl mournfully somewhere behind us.

“Rook…?”

“I’m here.”

“Varric was right about you.”

She smiled again. It was alright. She’d be alright.

“Thanks. I guess if he was right about you, odds are he was right about me too, yeah?”

“Or he was wrong about us both.”

“Well, at least we’re together.”

Our eyes met then, and I should have looked away, but I didn’t. A question hung, stretched out in the space between us. I thought of wisp hunts and almost kisses. Of “good things happen,” and them maybe even happening without a catch, for once. Of closing the distance from me to her, and making up for that “almost.” I also thought about boarding one of the nearby ships and sailing somewhere very far away. Wish I could say these were all just passing thoughts.

She looked away first this time.

“Well… better get back, huh? Maybe at least try to sleep. Got a job to do, and all that.”

“Sure.”

Another close call. And I didn't know whether I was relieved, or disappointed. Probably both.

We made our way back to the eluvian in the Shop, neither of us alone this time. Back to the job.

I could see myself getting used to this.

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WIP WHENEVER

Starting another one! Tagging @merge-conflict, @fereldanwench, @luvwich, and @ghostoffuturespast.

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Note: Except is from Secure Your Soul, from a future chapter. Leia the holographic cat is from the mod Apartment Cats - Corpo Plaza by deceptious. I love her so much that I've decided she's canon in my world. She was just already in the apartment when V moved in because the former owner of the apartment had had her digitized, and V decided to keep her because she takes no effort to care for and V's too busy for a living animal.

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V sat at one end of her dining room table, clutching her mug of peppermint tea. Eleven empty chairs were arranged around her. She’d always thought it was a bit awkward how large her table was. It’s not like she held dinner parties in her own home. Truthfully, she almost never used the table herself, prone as she was to eating on the go or in the office. But she’d figured that Goro would prefer a proper sit-down meal.

As he sliced the fish, she watched him. He was as adept with a kitchen knife as he was with a tactical blade. His movements looked effortless, but every cut was quick, clean, and precise. She’d considered ordering prepared food from her favorite restaurant, but she’d guessed Goro would actually rather make it himself, so instead she’d just gotten him the highest-quality organic ingredients she could track down. She’d guessed right. When she showed him the neat lines of salmon, cod, and tuna—she didn’t know his favorite, so she’d just gotten a little of everything—he’d been so pleased, he’d rushed to start cooking right away. V smiled softly. He was pretty adorable when he got excited. 

“I can feel you ovulating,” Johnny said dryly, emerging from whatever dusty corner of her brain he sulked off to when he left her. “Do we have time for you two to fuckin’ play house?”

V didn’t answer immediately. As usual, she had to calm her nerves first before she could bring herself to take a tactful route with Johnny. She took a sip of her tea but found it was still too hot for comfort. That didn’t help with the irritation. She set it down and blew on it. 

“We’re going to discuss our plan,” she reminded him. “This isn’t a social visit.”

“Uh-huh.” He manifested into the chair across from her, sunglasses on his face even though they were indoors, and it was night outside. She wondered how much control he had over how he appeared to her. Some, surely, that much was evident from the changes he sometimes displayed. But was it a choice or a subconscious adjustment? She wasn’t sure how to tell the difference, but she could learn a lot from either. She’d already noticed some patterns. When he took the glasses off, it meant he was being vulnerable. They were on now. He watched her cooly from behind covered eyes. “And what plan would that be?” 

“Our plan to convince Hanako Arasaka to side with us against her brother,” she said slowly, in much the same tone that a schoolteacher would use if she were trying to patiently teach a lesson to a particularly dense child. It wasn’t the tone she’d been going for. It was much harder to control your tone in your own thoughts. At least, they used to be her own thoughts.  

“Uh-huh,” he repeated. If it were possible, he actually sounded less convinced. “Think I actually preferred it when you were drooling over him.”

He dematerialized from the chair, leaving her with the potent taste of dissatisfaction in her mouth. She picked up the tea again and took another sip. Now that it’d cooled off, it was perfect. The mint even soothed the burned tongue her haste had earned her earlier. Maybe it wasn’t hard to control her tone in her own mind, she thought as she felt her muscles start to relax. Maybe it was just him.  

“Oh,” Goro exclaimed suddenly. V turned her head towards the kitchen. Leia had jumped onto the countertop and was attempting to steal a piece of salmon. When it didn’t budge, she flicked her paw at it and meowed angrily. Goro watched her with uncertainty. 

“It’s all right,” V said. “She can’t actually touch it. She’s a hologram.”

“Could you not turn it off?” Goro asked.

“That's unnecessary. She can't hurt anything. Anyway, if she's bothering you, I can fix it.” V stood up and headed to the kitchen. She got Leia’s attention with a little chittering noise and guided her off the counter and towards one of her favorite spots under V’s desk. “See, there you go."

Goro nodded and returned to his task.

“Yet you don’t think twice about turnin' me off,” Johnny pointed out. His apparition popped up by the fridge, leaning against it with his arms crossed. 

“You’re here now, aren’t you?” V snapped at him. “I’ve still got plenty of omega blockers left, you know. If I wanted you gone, you’d be gone.”

“You wish.” He vanished again. 

She took a deep breath and turned her attention back to Goro. He was placing the onigiri onto a pair of bright red porcelain plates. They looked perfect. Of course they did. 

“Here we go,” he said, as he carried the plates back over to the table. “Sit down.”

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Note #2: I'm not sure whether Goro would really respond that way to Leia. He clearly likes cats, but I think the idea of an engram cat would kinda freak him out. Like, digitizing consenting humans or not-so-consenting terrorists is one thing, but I think the idea of someone doing that to a helpless animal that can't say no would bother him. But I also think he wouldn't fully admit to himself that it bothers him because there's a level of guilt there and he's the original Mr. Denial, so I was thinking that maybe he'd mostly just be uncomfortable around her. Still, I'm not sure if he'd respond in a way where he'd want her to be temporarily turned off when he's there. It seems kinda cruel in a way, even though it wouldn't hurt her and she wouldn't actually know any time had passed. Anyway, I'm not 100% set on that reaction, but I suppose that's what makes it a WIP. 😁

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[phoenix-the-editor]

Chapter 2 Release Notes

"Can I become happy?"

I think I breathed a little easier once we finished Chapter 1 and saw how people responded to it. Nonetheless, this chapter's production was more about learning how to adapt to new ideas than encountering new challenges.

The goal for the project is to complete a chapter within 2 months every time, but we were able to get this one in 1 month instead. Like I mentioned before, a lot of old assets and designs from my old project were reused in this project and that included a full visual edit of Chapter 2. In the last project, I worked with my buddy Seth and he was more than happy to have his work reused. Seth is one of the Discord moderators on a JOJOLands discord server I am a part of before the first chapter published and editing was mostly us retiming the visuals or replacing a few scenes to fit the audio better. So, a lot of the time spent was on collecting new recordings and audio editing in comparison to the first chapter. Pettrull also learned how to do visual editing in time for this chapter and did a great job on the Usagi's Stand introduction scene.

I like to call Chapter 2 our "special guests" episode. In addition to Seth, we had two more people featured for the cameo as a little thank you to the JoJo fandom. Ky, who is an online mutual of mine known for his cosplays in Jojolion, played the role of the DEA agent. A few people knew me as the voice of the DEA agent in my last project and Ky has mentioned how he is a real-life version of Dragona (both are trans, from New Jersey, and Black to name a few of their shared traits), so this was a cheeky little nod seeing how the roles have switched. Another person we had as a special guest was Jonah, the current director and owner of the SBR & Jojolion Fandub Project. Many know that TJJL Fandub Project started because of the SBR & Jojolion Fandub Project; we are forever grateful for them helping us jumpstart our work and we asked Jonah if he would be interested in playing one of the background characters. He played one of the cops during the drug bust and I made it a little joke to have him voice the cop that was arresting Paco. Matheus is actually one of the mods for Jonah's Discord server for that project and the voice of various characters such as Steven Steel. We might have a few cameos here and there in the future but it may be a while given the next time we have new characters besides Rohan and Wild Cat Size is in Chapter 8. Even so, we've had other actors join our team for future character roles and may try to fill in with them first before branching out to other characters.

Like I mentioned in the last note, a lot of what was used in the project came from a previous one. Many items were planned and slightly altered, but there were also some that changed significantly and went unexpectedly during production. The most obvious is the whole flashback Jodio has that I call "The Psychopath Monologue". In the past project, I had the idea of making the fandub almost like an old video tape of a family vacation and the idea was to make all flashbacks look like these VHS videos to also differentiate between a scene for a flashback and a scene for the present. This also involved putting the sound and voices through a filter so it sounds like it's an old recording. I kept this approach for the new project but the concept of using a tape is less about being a part of an aesthetic and more of representing Jodio as a person. Our main Joestar desires knowing everything and cameras in today's age are commonly used to find hidden details of events initially missed but recorded to be seen again. In a way, Jodio sees his past as less of a memory to bond over with others and more of a means to recall and understand the world around him. How different characters recall memories may differ based on their personalities but we'll figure out what that means when we get to it.

I wasn't sure how the actors were going to take the scene but I told them how I wanted Barbara Ann to argue with the psychotherapist as something to improvise while Jodio talks. The idea was that it's done muffled in the background so the attention is all on Jodio and him talking. Noelle really channeled the mom energy, improvising the scene further to show how Barbara Ann is extremely protective and willing to speak for her children, and I had many other lines she improvised that unfortunately didn't make the cut. Seeing how both she and Alalium (the actor for the school psychotherapist) made the scene more chaotic than expected made me take the scene in a different direction. In this new version, Jodio is basically drowned out by the voices instead and you can't really hear what he says in the moment to the adults in the room clearly. Mike interpreted Jodio as a soft-spoken kid who whispers when he talks, so that and the filter over his voice makes it very difficult for us to hear him to talk over his mom and the school psychotherapist. In a way, it makes it seem like the world doesn't care, continuing to go on while leaving Jodio with his thoughts and as if no one wants to listen to him. The next idea I had in mind was for the filtered voice and the actual voice to blend together and the scene has a smooth transition from flashback to present day as the music continued. Funny enough, while trying to implement the idea, I was trying to set it up and accidentally cut off the music and deleted the filtered voice when Jodio says "happy". I ended up with this dead silence that made me notice Mike shift the tone from the usual apathetic voice Jodio often speaks in to something extremely vulnerable and scared. I felt the silence was now necessary and I had to keep that in before drowning him out again with the voices of the DEA agent and two cops. It was an extremely rare sight that could easily be missed and I hope we get more opportunities to showcase that. That scene really went against what I had planned on editing overall and I'm really glad it did.

You might have noticed some Stand sound designs in chapter 1 but I'm going to start by explaining THE MATTEKUDASAI first. I took the sound effect for King Crimson in the anime adaptation of Golden Wind and simply reversed and slowed it down to make THE MATTEKUDASAI's summoning sound. Taking the bird elements of the Stand design, I layered in some flapping wing sounds and used a squish noise to indicate when it's transforming. I have this idea that the Stand noises are made by the Stand User's voice actor unless intentionally otherwise, so THE MATTEKUDASAI's sound is made by Usagi's voice actor. Reee made the noises with a filter over his voice and, though not intentional, mimicked the seagull-esque guitar riff made by Adrian Belew in the song of the same name. I find these noises rather adorable and quite fitting, and Reee used a filter that would make his voice sound birdlike yet metallic. Based on how the characters had their appearances changed and the text color changed, the other actors would speak in different voices and we had fun coming up with different ways to say the lines. Throughout the times the Stand uses this camera trick, we may play around with this feature more.

I hope you enjoy these notes for chapter 2.

~ Phoenix.

[kerubimcrepin]

Episode 19 - The Judgement of Twelve

It's so funny for them both to have plushies of their dads. It's also funny that I think Keke would genuinely sell those.

Because he's just that good-looking, popular, and awesome,

Obviously.

The girls are fighting. And yes, this entire scene is just... brilliant. I love you, Joris.

I love his conviction in Kerubim. Joris is too familiar with Bashi to argue with the guy, but if he met Lou? He'd be more upset about the divorce than Kerubim. He'd be crying at her as if the poor woman is his absentee mother who left to buy milk. It'd be a nightmare.

Even if he's still sad about the divorce, he cannot stop rizzing up women.

Joris 7yo: "Go tell your dad about it!"

Joris 600~ years later: "Are you, monsieur, afraid of children?", "[recites poetry as Ush dies]", "No, mr-called-me-a-kid-and-asked-for-the-real-owner-of-the-shop, this Wondrous magical amulet I just dangled in front of you, is not for sale. I can sell you and your brother a hat that fixes shitty hair as a consolation prize.", "Master Adamai... If we died today, it would have actually been shameful."

Joris, just like his father, and just like his grandfather, is an evil fucking cat.

Keke and Bashi are such good parents.

Joris has the same vibe as the German Boy From The Weed Cave meme. I also love how enthusiastic he is about protecting Keke's Honor.

He's so hyped up to be a hater.

I think as an adult, in Wakfu times, Joris plots Evil Schemes together with Kerubim and Atcham as a bonding activity. From "here's how we can make people spend more money in the shop" to "here's how we can Enact Revenge upon that motherfucker Pierre who opened the croissant place a block away and said Keke's baking is SHIT".

Atcham is there just because he loves being evil, Joris is there because he loves being evil and has a personal stake in Kerubim's self-esteem, and Kerubim is there because of Pride and Greed.

I think living next to them, regardless of what century it is, is actually unbearable.

This is like if two peas in a pod started yelling at each other for being green.

They are such good parents.

But also, unironically, I think Kerubim is probably very chill about Joris swearing.

He is already a very... relaxed parent, when it comes to both child safety and cleaning. I think Joris deserves one good thing to come of it, like being allowed to say bitch.

I guess, considering the fact that this seems to be a thing that's not supposed to be known by normal people: Simone and Julie have a very active night-life in taverns.

An interesting note is that, as we'll see in one of the future flashback episodes, the three evil grandmas are around the same age as Kerubim, Indie, and Lou, and had known Kerubim since they were all teens.

But, the extent of their actual involvement with Kerubim seems to be just watching him like he's The Truman Show. Which, tbh, I would do too.

This is what people call "coping". Perhaps even "seething".

Joris for all 600 years of his life: if i had a lame ass shitty father i would hype him so much. i would make him wait out side so i could go in first and be like get ready here comes the most specialest boy ever if you dont cheer and clap for him ill fucking blow this whole building up

He's so confused when Kerubim isn't winning and so smug when he does. Like he fucking raised that man himself. I can't.

Of course, he'd force him and Atcham to call him dad, (besides it looking weird, if he were to call two babies "papycha" and "uncle",) — that way, he gets to sound normal when he's hyping them up.

I need him.

Hate wins.

[ecargmura]

Wonderful Precure Episode 1 Review - Very Wonderful

My review of the new Precure show is finally here! Thanks to Hirogaru Sky, I find the franchise quite entertaining! I can’t wait to see what this show has to offer as it has a different feel to its predecessor!

While Hirogaru Sky was a more high-stakes, fantasy/storybook type of story with princesses, knights and nefarious villains, Wonderful Precure feels more light-hearted as it seems to have low stakes. I don’t think it’s necessarily bad. Pokemon had its fair share of light-hearted anime series and so does Yugioh; I’m a fan of both franchises, so I know what it’s like to enjoy the mature, darker aspects and the light-hearted ones because both are precious. Remember that the target audience for Precure are little kids.

I love the animal themed premise of Wonderful Precure. It seems that everyone in Animal Town have animal companions and live harmoniously with them. Even the major characters have pets. Iroha Inukai owns a Papillon dog named Komugi. Mayu Nekoyashiki owns a cat named Yuki. Satoru Toyama owns a rabbit named Daifuku. There’s also the classic “other world” that Precure often has that is filled with animals too. The GaruGaru, the episodic villains, all seem to be possessed animals in a way.

The fight scene with the GaruGaru doesn’t seem to be as intense as its predecessor as Komugi doesn’t really do kicks and punches and prefers to use barriers and hugs to purify the enemy. Will this change? I mean, I don’t mind the hugs, but not all animals would be susceptible to them in the future if one were to make assumptions. 

The transformation scene is actually super short. I do like that Komugi moves around a lot in a short sequence. Not all transformation have to be minute long segments that is basically rinse or repeat. This sort of reminds me of the evolution scenes in Digimon Ghost Game where it’s not an entire segment, but a short, brief one that has good animation nonetheless. Given how choppy and messy some transformation scenes in Hirogaru Sky were (I’m looking at you, Majesty and Prism), sometimes, it’s best to keep it short and simple.

The series introduces its first animal Precure as Komugi is granted the power to become a Precure in order to protect her owner Iroha (note that while Tsubasa from Hirogaru Sky is technically a bird who can transform into a boy, he’s more of a bird fairy as he’s a fictional bird race and not an actual animal). As a dog, Komugi has typical dog traits from being a menace to their owners when its time to wake them up to having separation anxiety when apart. In Komugi’s case, her separation anxiety is very bad. She gets upset when Iroha leaves for school and even wishes to become human just so she can spend more time with her. As a Precure and a human, Komugi’s dog traits are still present as she says to the GaruGaru that being bad won’t get you treats and thinking running off means racing. She also speaks childishly given that dogs have the intelligence of a two-year-old, so it makes sense that her words and dialogue are a bit choppy. Since this episode mainly showed Komugi as a dog with crippling separation anxiety, I do wonder if her character arc is about overcoming it. Now, it pegs the question of whether Komugi will lose her Precure/human form towards the end of the series because the Mirror Stone/Wonderful Pact is the reason she is able to transform and become human. Losing it means she reverts back to her dog form, most likely. Given how light-hearted this show seems to be, I can’t help wonder how the depressing moments will come in when the time comes? Props to Toei for using a rather obscure dog breed as the main dog. I don’t think I’ve seen media where a Papillon dog is used as a mascot or as a character in a story. I’m not too familiar with Maria Naganawa as a voice actress, but her voice is super cute. It fits Komugi’s childish and cute nature perfectly; it makes her sound like a kid, which makes sense given dogs behave like children at times.

Iroha is actually a lot different from what I expected of her. I didn’t expect that she’d be so outgoing and polite at the same time. I like that! She greets all the animals she sees but is still able to be a conversation starter as she was the one who went up to talk to Satoru without second thoughts. I do like that she has a strong sense of justice as she wanted to protect the boy and his St. Bernard dog by diverting the GaruGaru’s attention towards her; she also plays volleyball. She also seems to be a bit astute as she quickly realized that the girl standing in front of her is Komugi and that the whole situation became too wonderful for her, as she did wish to be able to talk to animals when she was younger. Oh boy, Iroha is gonna have A LOT of explaining to do with her parents regarding this newly bizarre scenario. Iroha is voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki. I’m quite familiar with the name as she voiced a lot of mainstream anime characters like Anya Forger from Spy x Family and Frieren from Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. I think Tanezaki is extremely talented as I cannot hear Anya or Frieren in Iroha. 

Satoru and Mayu make small appearances, but their personality is shown a lot. Satoru is a bit reserved, but likes to learn. He’s very interested in learning about the origins and background of the Mirror Stone as it’s called the Mirror Stone, but people’s reflections aren’t shown. He’s also the type that seems to get flustered easily as Iroha tells him that she hopes they’re in the same class together. It makes me wonder if they’ve been friends since elementary school. I’m also curious about Daifuku; that bunny is adorable with its basket and lop-ears. Also, I didn’t expect Takuma Terashima to be his voice actor. If you’re not too familiar with voice actors, Terashima is known for being the voice actor of Mahiru Shirota from Servamp and Shiki from Edens Zero. He’s married to Satomi Satou who voiced Tsubasa’s mother in Hirogaru Sky. In terms of magical girl shows, he’s been on one before this, as he was Gero Akoya from Boueibu (a Magical boy show that parodies usual Magical girl genre). Given that his voice actor is quite reputable, it makes me wonder if he’ll continue the trend of having male Precures. I do wonder who Daifuku’s voice actor is and what gender the bunny rabbit is because Iroha used “-chan” which COULD mean the rabbit is female, but it’s mainly used for pets regarding of gender.

Mayu reminds me a bit of Kokone from Delicious Party Precure with her shy personality, but they’re a bit different. Kokone doesn’t really mind being alone or not having people talk to her while Mayu is a nervous wreck around people. Her cat Yuki’s smug expressions are HILARIOUS! I can see why she’s being memed on social media. Mayu is voiced by Reina Ueda, who’s a rising star as of now. I know her as Kanao from Demon Slayer and Miyo from My Happy Marriage (an excellent show if you like supernatural romantasy). Given that Precure characters are expressive, I can’t wait to see Ueda’s range when it comes to voicing Mayu as it does fall into her usual reserved character tropes, but the first episode alone also disproves it. Yuki, the cat, is voiced by Satsumi Matsuda, who voiced Beryberie in Hirogaru Sky. It’s cool that they get voice actors who voiced characters in past shows in this one.

Iroha’s parents seem intriguing too. Yoko, Iroha’s mother, is A BABE. Holy heck, she is beautiful. I’m a woman and I find her dazzling. I do feel bad for her as Komugi doesn’t seem to like her as much as Iroha or her husband. Speaking of Iroha’s dad, he is JACKED! Wow, I guess Iroha’s athletic sense comes from him. It’s cute to see him in a frilly apron and cooking. Komugi does seem to like him a bit more than Yoko as he gives her food; dogs always obey those who give them food (I would know because my dogs follow my mom around thinking she’ll give them snacks or table scraps when they’re mainly loyal to me).

I’m curious to see what this show has to offer as it is a new Precure show. Will it be cute? Will it be depressing? Will I be able to see cute animals? What I am seeing so far is good, so I can’t wait to see more. What are your thoughts on the premiere?

[eyvorkristinskjald]

(Note: The cat in the picture is my cat that I had to put down recently. This is a tribute to her)

Name: Forvitni (means Curiosity in Old Norse)

• Little mouse biter

• Cat raider

Species:  Norwegian Forest Cat

Gender: female

Appearance:

• Solid gray fur

• Light green eyes

• Round-tipped ears

• Bushy fur

• Small, brown age spot in left eye as she gets older

• Light gray whiskers sprouting from snout and atop eyebrows

• Dark gray nose

• Light pink toe beans

• Dark gray 'eyeliner' lining eyes and mouth

• Immortal form:

• 21 inches tall (reaches Eivor's thigh)

• 40 inches long (from nose to tail)

• Slightly elongated and more prominent fangs, reaching just barely at her lips

• More plume to her tail

• Longer, slightly curved claws

• Larger, fluffier paws with subtle tufts of fur between her toes, giving her a more grounded, powerful stance

• Longer, more receptive whiskers

• The fur around her face is slightly longer and more pronounced, similar to a mane

Personality:

• Ladylike. She would cross her paws when laying down

• Dainty. From sitting prim and proper to eating elegantly

• Spunky

• Mischievous

• Playful

• Affection and Comfort. She prefers being around Eivor, and gets anxious when she's not around

• Unconditional Love

• Anxious

• Nervous

• She gets irritated when Erik is present, protective of Eivor

• Protective

• She likes to curl up against Eivor, or even climbs on her side/chest

• Curls in a ball on her back (sometimes), buries her nose under her paw

• When Eivor is sitting, Forvitni tends to curl into a ball of fur on her lap

Special Abilities:

• Sharp fangs and teeth

• Immortal form:

• Enhanced speed

• Able to leap great distances

• Calming aura

Notable Adventures:

• Raven's Flight: 1-3

• The Ruins of Avalon: 1-15

• A Fated Encounter

• Wrath of the Druids

• The Siege of Paris

Relationships:

• Eivor: Eivor is her owner since she was barely a month old, given to Eivor when she was 8-9 by Varin's childhood friend Everold. Forvitni has loved Eivor since they were really young and continues to do so. She enjoys riding in her longship boat, chasing mice beneath benches and feet. Forvitni is known for cuddling into Eivor's lap at random times, even when she's busy or at the stern of her longship.

• Erik: Forvitni does not like Erik. Ever since he married Eivor to unite the Raven and Boar Clans, she's always been standoffish towards him.

• Hytham: At first, she was wary of Hytham, but as she grew to know him and he proved himself for Eivor, she let her guard down.

• Sigurd: She tolerates him and is friendly with him. But when he met Fulke and she started filling his head with unrealistic things, she began not being able to put up with him. Especially after Sigurd insulted Eivor.

• Runa: She enjoys being around Runa and loves it when she scratches her.

• Randvi: At first, she was wary about Randvi, but grew to trust her.

• Styrbjorn: She doesn't tolerate Styrbjorn.

• Rosta: She enjoys Rosta's company.

Injuries/Scars:

• Nick in her right ear

• Bump on the tip of her tail from early kittenhood

• Bump on the end of her ribcage from being kicked in the ribs by Erik

Residency:

• Heillboer (860-861)

• Stavanger (861-868)

• Ravensthorpe, England (868+)

• Pre-America (900+)

Future:

• Forvitni became immortal when she was in her younger years, resulting in a double in size from her original height and length

[pawborough]

Hey everyone!

Thank you for the patience before this check in. There’s a lot of new and exciting things to share. First, a small announcement…

We’ve had some restructuring of our organization. Holly and Meteor, previous project owners, have taken an amicable leave from the project. I (Blue) have taken up the mantle of sole project owner and senior, and am working very closely with the rest of the team as its head. There is no bad blood! We concluded that this decision would best benefit the project going forward. All three of us are beyond excited for PB’s future and development! I vow to be a strong, central lead, and to help vitalize the vision of this project.

With that being said, the previous iterations of art, information, mechanics, and layouts shown here have functioned as proof of concepts, and it's our plan as the team to upgrade and improve upon things as we begin serious building. The last few months following the Kickstarter have been dedicated to extensive pre-production (so we don’t build something and then impulsively decide at the last minute that it doesn’t work, wasting precious time and resources.) I myself have also continued this conceptualizing with the team after being appointed head this month.

Simply: As lead, I will be making changes. In this update, I am presenting a few changes and potential iterations of the game’s UI and aesthetic. With a strong and centralized vision, it’s my hope to improve upon a lot of what was previously shown.

Gene Stylization

The previous color and gene system helped us conceptualize the process of mass coloring and designing a cat, but it left some to be desired. Patterns look very messy when slapped together with such stark borders, very few genes compliment one another with artistic synergy, and the potential for good looking cats could definitely be expanded upon. We’ve started experimenting with more complex looking patterns, and where those patterns fall, and it’s greatly benefitted!

These color experiments aren't final, and may be subject to palette changes. But they're a start with the new direction. 

All the colors will all be getting upgrades to accommodate this new style of rendering. And the genes, well, will be re-rendered following the direction seen here! My goal is to more realistically be able to represent what an average cat looks like—as this looks much closer to your average mackerel tabby—and to open the door for some real beautiful mythical renderings (starry pattern...?) I’d prefer if a randomly generated cat was, on average, something that’s nice to look at – so it’s my goal to try to push and guide the art and gene system in this direction!

I also want to establish more aesthetic synergy with the customization, giving users gene options to customize smaller aspects, such as the skin color or the ear fluff color, while not being overwhelming (or requiring too many color slots for breeding.) I want to design it so that you essentially can't get an "unusable" color combination. Not too little customization, and not too much as to be overwhelming, confusing, or difficult to breed with. 

Doing so will also open the door for potentially a larger color wheel, as our wheel still lacks. The original intention behind a smaller wheel was to allow for getting a "good" color combination easily, but I believe the solution to a problem like that is to retackle the different areas of customization. 

So, hold out for that!

It's also worth noting that our developers have figured out the "colored shading" problem, allowing for us to make the current plain black shading tinted based on the color it sits above. The next update to the generator should include this colored shading! More on the state of the generator available below... 

New UI/UX Direction Preview #1 - The Camp

Let’s face it, the old displays and mockups shared here may have been passable, but they were rudimentary and amateur. I did them on my own, but they were no way up to speed with the demands of web design. As intended, the development team has been expanded. I’ve been working with a seasoned UI/UX designer to develop and improve upon the mechanics we originally conceptualized, and to adapt my original design intentions.

Everything is subject to change as we move forward, and of course this is low fidelity (please excuse the work-in-progress nature!) But it gives a new concrete direction for where elements will be placed. Everything will also be formatted competently for mobile.

New UI/UX Direction Preview #2 - Cat Profile

Once again, low fidelity! There are still some aspects which need workshopping, such as the formatting for the text in the heritage and traits boxes, and we may experiment with the margins and spacing of each element, but the goal was to create a much cleaner web view, and we're getting there!

New UI/UX Direction Preview #3 - Cat Generator

This is the biggest change that I am workshopping right now. An experienced consultant on our team pointed out that dropdowns, while popular within our genre, are difficult for users on average. They’re outdated, and they’re harder for accessibility, intuitive design, and user flow. We have gotten user complaints and requests to help accommodate the dropdowns in the past, but why not make the whole process easier?

NOTE: The "review" tab will also be added to the mobile layout

The mobile version especially will have to be implemented and tested for design and usability. I'm still back and forth on moving the randomize and history buttons to the top in the web view, but for the mobile view it could not stay below due to being where a user's thumbs often sit, and potentially causing frustration while designing. I wanted to keep some consistency between the mobile and web layouts, and it does seem to mimic a sort of "back button" placement, but what do you as the community think?

As to when the cat generator will be updated: I’ve been wanting to do a big bang of an update with all the breeds that will be available at launch. With this overhaul, it will depend on the speed of artist production.

Other low fidelity mockups are currently being workshopped, including new user onboarding, breeding, and a potential “dashboard” feature for registered users which accommodates completed dailies, site news, and monitoring timers for functions like cooking!

Next, let’s take a look at some art the team has done this month!

Pixels

Icons

Illustrated by Hybridremmie on Instagram

Work in Progresses

Lastly, let’s look at some sketches this month!

Fauna concept: The Lupiné

Illustrated by fulemy on Instagram

Backdrops Experiments

Illustrated by Runeowl on Deviantart / snowfinchstudio on Instagram

Illustrated by skazinbud on Instagram

Illustrated by hybridremmie on Instagram

Woo, what a big drop! Things have started moving quite quickly, and I’m working day to night with my teammates to develop on schedule and deliver something amazing! So far, despite the setbacks, we are on track. I’ll come back with news on the building process next month.

AS A FINAL NOTE: With art production speeding up, we are working on backer companions/Fauna. This process consists of us emailing backers our concept sketches and waiting for input. Please watch your Kickstarter email if you have backed a design tier!

To Summarize: We shared the beginning of a new direction for genes, low fidelity UX/UI designs for the user’s Camp, the cat profile, and the cat generator. We shared pixel icons, a few rendered icons, and a collection of work in progress sketches!

What to expect next month: Further UI/UX previews, progress on build functionality, further asset renderings. 

[ninasbookshelf]

webtoons i'm reading

hi again! apparently it's been months since my last webtoon post so here i am with a new one. this is what i'm reading on webtoon these days, what i've finished recently, what's on hiatus, and of course a request for recommendations lolol

first and foremost let's talk about Cursed Princess Club 😭😭😭 i can't believe it's over! this might be my favorite webtoon of all time. it's so well written and of course i love the art as well. it looks like Lambcat (creator of CPC) is hinting at some future CPC content (Blaine???) so it may not fully be the end, but this particular story is over. i miss it already! i highly recommend CPC to anyone looking for a wholesome, funny and emotional webtoon to read.

Muse on Fame - i'm still going strong with this story! it's well written and i'll always be curious to see where the story is going, but damn sometimes i open the app and it's the only updated story i subscribe to and it hits me with the most traumatizing chapter ever and then i'm expected to just... close the app and move on with my day? wtf. latest chapter was pure trauma if you couldn't tell. (i'm hooked)

High Spirits Neoma - i love this webtoon but it's currently on hiatus. i'm all caught up with the latest chapters so now i wait. i'm excited to see where it goes!

Re: Trailer Trash & The Age of Arrogance - i'm still enjoying both of these! no big updates from me here.

Mono and Mochi - i mentioned Mono and Mochi briefly in my january reading wrap-up, but never in a webtoons update post. i love it! it's an adorable slice of life webtoon, sharing funny moments between a cat & its owner. i highly recommend it to any cat lover.

The Raven King - i started this webtoon post-Cursed Princess Club ending and i loveee it! i caught up with all the posted chapters pretty quickly, but it seems like they don't update on a regular schedule, so i'm not sure when i'll get more content. (note: i think there's a different webtoon called "Raven King" that i have not read. the one i'm talking about is by Kyorin!)

that's everything i've been reading on the webtoon app lately! if anyone has recommendations for me, i would love to hear them. a lot of my favorites are finished or on hiatus now. and if you're curious to see which webtoons i've started and eventually dropped, you can check out my previous webtoon update posts. they should be under the webtoons tag.

thanks for reading. what webtoons are you loving these days?

[numinously-yours]

Messages from a pet

I've felt like a bad cat mom lately because I've had to manage my time differently and spend a little less with my kitty. I've also introduced my partner's dog into the mix and feel bad that Robbie (my cat) hides in the room when the dog is over. So, last night I did my own reading to see Robbie's perspective on everything happening. After I did that, I thought it'd be nice to do a reading here! A couple turned out to be more advice from your pet, but I think those that came out that way still feel like messages from them :)

Pick the photo that resonates with you most and let me know in the comments your thoughts!

The pet you’re thinking of is 100% a part of your spiritual team, group one. The messages are very insightful and come from a proud energy. Your pile called me to look at chakras for one of the first times and how they relate to tarot suits. Swords relate to the Solar Plexus, Wands relate to the Sacral chakra, and The World relates to the Crown chakra. All three of these chakras, and all three of your cards, refer to personal journeys. The Crown chakra especially is also a very spiritual chakra which is why I believe your pet is on your team. You are either starting a new journey or are about to make it past the hardest part of your current journey. Your pet wants you to how proud they are of you! In times that you doubt your abilities or your place in life, they want to encourage you to look at how far you’ve come. As you reflect, make note of all the strides you’ve made. Also acknowledge the downfalls. This isn’t to remind you that you’ve failed BUT to help you understand what happened so that you can adjust your methods as you need to. As a 3D member of your spirit team, your pet wants you to know that everyone fails, but it doesn’t make you a failure. It only gives you opportunity to become better.

Hi there, twos. Right off the bat, I want to mention that your pet may be a rescue animal and/or the first pet you’ve had on your own. This pet wants you to know you’re doing a great job as a pet parent! They are really content with you and they’re so happy to be at their forever home. They know that you likely didn’t expect the learning curve that they posed, and that there was a rough start to your lives together, but are thankful that you stuck with them. Not only did you help them learn to be a good/well behaved pet, but they can tell how much you’ve learned about being a pet owner. You both also found the unconditional love that you’ve needed. Your pet trusts you and knows they are safe. You love your pet and are starting to believe (actually believe) they’re the companion you have been waiting for. Both of you can rest easy knowing you have each other.

Practicing patience can be hard, group three, but your pet wants you to know you’ll make it through the wait. I am picking up a situation about a new relationship or the yearning for one. Your furry (or scaley) friend has been by your side as you’ve dealt with heartbreak in the past. Now, as you’re looking ahead to your future you are optimistic, but you’re anxious at the same time. You want to know what is going to happen because something HAS to happen, right? Sometimes your optimism feels too good to be true and then you revert to the polar opposite and start thinking it’s NEVER going to happen. Your pet feels your internal struggle (like pet empathy lol) and wants to remind you to take your time. Just as they live their lives by the minute, just going with the flow, they want you to do the same. Slow but steady wins the race, they say. (Okay, this is the second time I pictured a turtle in this reading, I really hope some of you have one!). Investing in yourself, your interests, YOUR greater good is going to bring the long term success you’re looking for – including in relationships. By taking things slow, you have more time to reflect on your needs. By reflecting on your own needs, you can home in on what you really want and need from a relationship. And by homing in on this, your setting yourself up for sustainable success in the future.

[mythicaldemigoddess-of-deltarune]

Crossover AU Theory: If Cat-Alastor (Hazbin Hotel) Met Cat-Steven (Steven Universe)

[Note: reading this Crossover Theory is Optional, but it is for Mature Audience Readers Only...also make sure you had watched all the episodes of Hazbin Hotel Season 1 first before reading this.]

yeah, I will get around to the whole part 2 of the theory about Blitzo being Adam's Half-Reincarnation after this and another weird post I want to post after this.

so for those who have watched Steven Universe (and have watched Steven Universe Future and understand a little bit or fully what Steven's been going through, but we can't make others watch that Steven Universe Future, if they want to watch all the episodes, they should only do so by their free will and own accord.)

some of you may know about the girl cat that Garnet ends up adopting (I'm still gonna fanon headcanon her from Sapphire component, is TFA-Prowl's Reincarnation...) and naming Cat-Steven.

Cat-Steven has one eye, and like what would happen if like in a Crossover AU type way, Cat-Alastor and Cat-Steven met...?

I still would love to see Cat-Alastor (full name Cursed Cat Alastor) freak everyone out when they do the demon dance, which involves the witch's cat pose and like side stepping at first before going faster and even bouncing a little.

you must appease them with fish...

*Chaz (Moxxie & Millie's Ex) is being held up in the air by Amethyst*

Pearl: AMETHYST, NO!

Amethyst: what...? they said that Cat-Alastor must be appeased with fish, so I'm gonna throw this Tuna-Himbo Dork to them.

if Emily and Amethyst fused, would they be called Emilethyst or Amelie...?

would their fusion be platonic or romantic...?

Emily must be the embodiment of joy, while Charlie is the embodiment of hope.

so if those two ended up fusing with Amethyst, even if it is a platonic fusion...

wouldn't that make the fusion the embodiment of joy & hope...?

they would probably end up being way bigger than Sera, and possibly taller than TFA-Megatron and TFA-Blitzwing.

Emily/Amethyst/Charlie Fusion could be around almost as tall as Garnet/Pearl/Amethyst's fusion, coming up to the full gem fusion's shoulders.

anyway, in a Fanon Timeline where Cat-Alastor did meet Cat-Steven, anything could happen, maybe Cat-Alastor will somehow end up owning Cat-Steven's soul, which the deal may involve Cat-Alastor placing their cute little paws on Cat-Steven's forehead, and then sticking their tongue out and crossing their eyes, then there is a glow of green and the deed is done.

my cat, well my second cat, does tend to stick their tongue out for a very long minutes or seconds.....it is both funny and cute.

if the hotel isn't careful, Cat-Alastor will rule the hotel with a fluffy iron paw...all the fluffy babies will be on their team, picture Angel crying when it turns out Fat-Nuggets is one of them.

is it weird to think Cat-Alastor might end up liking Fluttershy, and knows to fear her when she gives the stare...?

would Cat-Alastor imprint someone as their "Mom", did they imprint on Alastor or Charlie, or maybe even Angel.

there is a funny thing I learned about cats, which sometimes my cat does to me, even though they aren't really a small kitten anymore.

it has to do with the reason why cats kneed on their owner's chest.

well it's either called kneed or something else, might have to look it up sometime.

if Keekee does that sometimes, like if she use to do that to Lucifer, but stop since she went with Charlie to try to redeem sinners.

she could of ended up doing it again after Lucifer ends up moving into the hotel.

I'm pretty sure after the fight with Adam and Lute, he had ended up moving into the newly build hotel.

Lucifer could wake up and find Keekee massaging his chest, which is what he views it and she keeps doing it.

either when he's sleeping and wakes up to it, or when he's sitting down talking with someone, and that someone ending up being Charlie half the time.

and half the time when this is going on, Husk could be holding in his laugh when watching the scene, because in his life when he still lived on Earth, he may have learned the meaning why cats do that.

and Lucifer not knowing makes it both funny and cute.

cause it basically means he would be viewed as "Mom" by Keekee.

not sure if Cat-Alastor would ended up becoming smitten like a kitten with Keekee, well if they did, it would probably end up being platonic.

also the whole romantic doesn't always have to be the same, some can be just when you hang out together, maybe watching a movie or show together or playing a video game together.

it doesn't always have to be all kissy or cuddles all the time, or the other thing that is "snu-snu"...

I think I'm starting to view myself as more of a Gray-Aroace, which is why sometime I want to make a flag for myself that expresses well the different romantic parts, and aromantic parts of myself.

like I think I am still technically a flux, and even though I'm glad I can't pick up a certain toxic-lust energy of a certain someone anymore when I'm awake, but of course it is thanks to my gem bracelets, but it doesn't mean I wont still be weak to that toxic-lust energy, which is why the dream-catchers are needed...because of those three close call dreams, and the only reason I had that second close call was because I didn't have a dream-catcher up, so I decided to have that dream-catcher I had took down (not talking about the one in a zip-lock bag with salt in the bag with it.) and decided to have it outside my door.

even prayed for a type of protective barrier...and of course the dream-catcher we got next, it seem good but then something weird was about it, and I could of just been fine if I was just having my normal weird dreaming, but then the third close call happen...

so I had to take that one down, put it in a zip-lock bag, even get some of the food salt and hold it in my hands and prayed then I put the salt in the bag as well......I keep that one as far away from me as possible.

I got a new dream-catcher now, for both in my room and for the door outside my room.

I think I would feel safer around Ozzie and Fizz, cause that bad toxic-lust energy, I did not consent to it...and I think the only reason why the barrier open up, was because of that bad dream-catcher.

dream-catchers are suppose to protect you when you sleep, and one of the reasons I wanted to sleep one, even if I may have once did sleep while having a dream-catcher when I was little but stop at some point...

but the reason why I had wanted to get a new dream-catcher, that first started with the one that is now protecting my room that is outside my door.

it has to do with my possibly dream-walking, that the toxic-lust energy from someone placed my dream-self in a trance and the only reason I snap out of it in time, was possibly because of the gem bracelets I was wearing to bed, to protect me while I sleep, even if I now use them for multi-purposes.

and some of you may already know the reason I started to wear gem bracelets to sleep in the first place, and it having to do with being scared awake by a Incubus, it was like being between awake and sleep, or like being aware....and well even if it was for a split minute or second, it was enough to scare me awake.

even if I didn't see them, but I'm pretty sure it was a Incubus...

is it normal for some Earth Angels who are also Humans, to be catnip to Incubus...?

well I'm going to make sure to keep sleeping with my gems to protect me, not just from those like Incubus but also from humans as well.

and some percent of humans are too "in heat" even more reason for me to keep wearing my gems and only take them off only once in a while or when it's necessary...

at least Alastor never has to deal with that, so he's lucky.

anyway if Cat-Steven and Cat-Alastor ended up forming a bond,

it could be interesting if Alastor ended up finding Steven who is dying but he is also having his age fluctuating until it stops when he was a baby, and one of his tears saves him, but he ends up aging much slower than he did when he was still on Earth.

so Alastor ends up adopting Steven, who has a gem on the place where his belly button should be, Steven may have not really died, but he could of been very close to it, that is why his gem ended up causing him to age back into a baby, and even saved him by having him cry and become pink.

Steven as a Baby, might still have his powers, all but fusion, the fusion may only happen much later when he becomes much older.

but picture Baby Steven placing Vox in a very big pink bubble. XD

not sure if I can think of anything else about how Cat-Alastor and Cat-Steven would act to each other if they did meet.

I think Cat-Alastor would pick Baby Steven up by the back of the neck of their clothes and run off, while everyone gives chase.

and all this is happening, Baby Steven is laughing like it's all a game.

also it could be possible that Cat-Alastor and Cat-Steven wouldn't get along at first, until they bond over a shared interest....

ruling over the ones who walk on two legs...XD

I'm weird for thinking about that, but come on...you know how half the time cats sees us as someone who serves them, and at times they can be too cute to say no to. :)