#nyehehe surprise!! >:]

[aimer-arts]

Gift for @cozybells! Bonnie and Tangerine my beloveds <3

[wildcxrds]

[ stomach ] obviously for alex

Her entire face erupts in red, her stomach jolting slightly from both the faintest tickling sensation before it’s completely occluded with the pressure of his bite. “AH-!” She writhed, trying to push her shirt down, half-laughing. “Loki!”

[d-structive]

surprise self-rec time! pick 3 of your favorite things you’ve written/drawn and share them here, then put this in the inbox (anonymously or not) of your fellow creators to spread the positivity and help celebrate already posted works 💞

Oh no...Self-rec time. I'm not good at this kind of stuff. I GUESS I like these pics. Mostly coz I needed A LOT of time to finish them. I guess we can gather all the bad drawn fake comic pages I ever drew here as well. But I only had three to choose from, so... They may not be super cool, but I've made em. And I needed a stupid amount of time to complete them. AND NOW! For the let-me-spread-this-thing-around...Nyehehe.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

There’s no note or anything to detail whoever the sender is, but in front of Crowley’s office doors is a huge bouquet of black roses. That’s all!

I hope you don’t mind me adding the other staff to this interaction! I thought it would be more fun to have other people present so Crowley could bounce off of them.

Enter; An Unkindness of Ravens.

The bushel of black roses completely obscured Crowley’s torso as he lugged it into his office. The other staff, sitting in a circle, startled at the comedic sight.

“Headmaster, what is that?” Trein inquired, his brows creasing. From his lap, Lucius let out a low meow.

“Fufufu, it seems I have a secret admirer! Which, if you think about it, shouldn’t be that surprising! Who could resist a handsome, clever old charmer like myself?” Crowley replied proudly. “There’s no card or sender ID, but they’ve sent me these lovely flowers.”

The staff members shared bewildered looks with one another.

“Perhaps they weren’t intended for you,” Crewel, the first to speak, suggested.

“They must not know about your personality yet,” Vargas joked, his tone jovial. He passed a glance to Sam. “Or maybe it’s a prank?”

“Not from me!” Sam held up both hands. “The Mystery Shop does keep all kinds of flowers in stock—but sending a free bouquet of this size as a PR stunt? Without a proper calling card, and when there aren’t many potential customers around to witness it? That’s bad business, my friend!”

“Whoever sent it must have been embarrassed about the gift being tied back to them… That must be why they hid their identity,” Trein surmised.

“The flowers themselves could be a bad omen,” Crewel added. “Black roses herald death, loss, mourning, and farewells. Dishonor and hatred are also—”

“They could also mean mystery and elegance, both of which are apt descriptors for your benevolent headmaster,” Crowley interrupted. “Wh-Why are you all assuming the absolute worst of this?!”

Another round of looks exchanged between the staff.

“It’s you,” they simultaneously announced.

“Yes, and?! I’m a catch!!”

The room went silent.

“Well,” said Crewel at last, “that is, I suppose, debatable… if we stretch the definition of being ‘a catch’.”

“Y-You’re all just jealous!” Crowley huffed defensively. He shielded the bouquet of black roses with his arms, as if embracing a beloved child. “Jealous that you were not the one recognized for your excellency!!”

“Oh, please.” Crewel’s eyes are steely ice, challenging. “You think too highly of yourself. If I were you, I would be questioning the ethics of an instructor accepting such a showy present, not reveling in it.”

“I wouldn’t mind something as simple as a carton of eggs myself. Could always do with the extra protein. Let him have this one, Crewel!”

“If I’d have known the headmaster would react this positively to a surprise, then the Mystery Shop has to step up its game! Nyehehe, I’ll whip up something to knock your socks off your next visit.”

“… This budget meeting is proving itself to be an unproductive use of time,” Trein sighed, rubbing at his temples. “Dear me, Lucius. Whatever shall we do with them?”

“Mrow.”

On days like these, the familiar pitied his master.

[annintheclouds]

*hug everyone* nyehehe

Poli: Oh, hi to you too. He hugs you

Roy: He was a little surprised, a moment later he hugged you.

Amber: Hi little one. Amber also hugs you

Helly: He hugs you with a smile

Jin: Oh, hi She pats your head lightly

[ratsoh-writes]

SO and Skelly are at a restaurant that has fortune cookies (I hope they have does in Ebbott lol) but SO rigged the cookie given to the skelly to say “tonight when you get home, you and SO will have a very good time together”

Baubletale, Farmswap, Birdtale, Rhythm, Papaya, Edge, and Willow

Stitches: you’re darn right you’ll have a great time together! He taped a huge complication of old Daffy Duck cartoon episodes and secretly bought a tub of ice cream. He and SO are partying hard tonight!

Tinker: he rolled a nat 20 for charisma. Tinker gives SO a sweet lazy smile and replies “I thought it was supposed to give a fortune, I always have a good time with you”. Then he keeps eating as his SO blushes, not realizing how sappy his words were.

Cider: he grins happily at the fortune and folds it to put in his pocket. When SO asks what it said, he gives them a wink and promises to show them later that night~ They will in fact have a great time together ;)

Barley: he knows how to take a hint lol. Barley sniggers and blushes a little at the fortune before waving it in his SOs face. “All you had to do was ask babe~ I’m all yours~” he’s no dummy, also he can recognize SOs handwriting lol

Quill: his wings flutter a little and he blushes bashfully at the fortune. Then he whispers to SO that the store owner must have gotten a gag pack of fortunes cause he got a perverted one lol. Quill is a little scandalized here

Crow: bold of you to think he didn’t also think this. Crow purrs under his breath reading his fortune. Meanwhile SO also got a special fortune promising a special surprise tonight. Crow naturally slipped it in their cookie when they weren’t looking lol. Great minds think alike after all

Rhythm: “NYEHEHE DID YOU DO THIS?” Rhythm immediately starts giggling when he reads his fortune and eagerly shows it to SO. Even if they admit they slipped it in the cookie, he’ll still make it come true. He thinks that was terribly romantic

Papaya: he doesn’t seem to react much to it, just making a sort of “hm” noise when he reads it. The rest of the date is nice and cozy, after all papaya is such a sweetheart. It’s hard to have a bad date with him. It’s not until the end of the night that he realizes what the fortune cookie was implying. “Hey! I got a perverted cookie!”. Bless him lol

Edge: he totally saw you slip the fortune in. Nothing gets past the eyes of the ex captain of the royal guard. But edge lets you have your fun. You’re just so adorable when you think you’re getting away with something~ and to his credit, he does act suitably surprised when he reads the fortune lol

Willow: he’s never had a fortune cookie before, and nobody explained to him that there would be a piece of paper inside. So when he’s handed his, he pops the whole thing in his mouth. SO can’t help but cackle when willows face scrunches in confusion and he spits out the now crumpled fortune lol

[heyyallitsbeth]

Check Yes, Rat

On the 76th floor of Aincrad, a brigade of crusaders sat in the newly established bar of Agil. The party seemed to grow larger over time, now that the engine of Sword Art Online was unstable, bringing in unsuspecting hostages from other games, as well as trapping unfortunate souls within the backrooms of the code, the Hollow Area. Luckily, a raven haired boy had been there to catch the strays from Alfheim, GunGale and the Hollow Area, Leafa, Sinon and Philia. But even with a party growing ever larger, their leads on where to go from here were drying up. Assuming there even was somewhere to go from here, now that the game’s creator, Akihiko Kayaba had been killed. 

The black swordsman fidgeted in his seat before pulling up a message prompt.

“Look’s like we’re out of options. Last resort.”

The party looked on inquisitively as he effortlessly flicked out a message to the one person he trusted the most, but hadn’t spoken to in months.

“Kirito? Who are you messaging?” Asuna leaned against her partner.

“Oh, just our old mutual friend… With her skill and… Persistence... she’s probably already on the 76th floor.”

The rest of the party stiffened at the word “her”. While no words were spoken, the thought of another girl in their group caused a momentary flare of jealousy lost on the boy, who was struggling with his words.

“We’ve spoken after the beta but… Not since Asuna and I were married. God this will be awkward.” Kirito shuddered at the thought, a chill down his spine.

“Ah Kii-boy, lookin for me huh?”

A shadow of beige and blonde fell behind Kirito who jumped from his seat. The rest of the party glared daggers at him “Kii-boy?”

“Je-jeez…” Kirito clutched his chest and smirked “Agil didn’t tell me this bar had a rat problem…” He absentmindedly tussled the blonde hair of the short cloaked figure standing beside the group. 

“Heheh. Just missin’ ya Kii-boy. And I knew the best place ta look was anywhere that had the most pretty gals hangin’ about.” Her gaze drifted to the table of friends “Looks like I was spot on huh?”

“Well, your info is always spot on aint it?”

The group expected Kirito to emit a flustered response, as he did with every other girl’s teasing. But was met with a confidence ill-fitting the boy.

“Umm Kazuto who is this?” Leafa spoke up, asking the question everyone was too afraid to ask.

“Ah Kii-boy, you never told your galpals about your best friend? I’m hurt.” The rat’s tone shifted at ‘best friend’ with seductive, teasing tone that was picked up by everyone at the table.

“Heh. I know you well enough that if I shared any info about ya you’d make me pay.” Kirito giggled, a foreign sight to the party, as it seemed that only his daughter Yui could make him laugh.

“Aw, after all this time still considerin’ the feelin’s of lil ol me?”

“Nope, just your business.”

“Nyehehe. Well, I’ll give yall this info for free. I’m Argo.” The cloaked girl extended her hand to Leafa. 

“Or you can call her a Rat, right Asuna?” Kirito looked at Asuna, who was trying to stifle a laugh at the rest of the group.

“Yeah. This is our good rat Argo. She’s an info broker, and has been playing with Kirito since the beta.”

Leafa took the girl’s hand and briskly shook it. “Nice to meet you. I’m Kirito’s sister.”

The Rat looked taken aback for a moment, then snickered. “Ah Sugu! I’m surprised ya don’t remember me! Guess Kii-boy is the same IRL as in here, I must’ve just been another pretty gal he took home. Nyehehehe.”

“Aaaaaaaaaand I am gonna get a very, very, VERY stern talking to tonight. By a lot of people.” Kirito thought to himself.

“What? Kazuto never brought anyone home! Did you come in through a window or something?” Leafa was startled at the thought. “Another girl with Kazuto? In our home? And he was HIDING her?”

“Nyehehe. If you want any more info on me and Kii-boy you’ll need to buy it.” She pulled out her menu, and tapped a few submenus, one labelled ‘All Info On Kii-boy’. The girl’s looked on in horror as Argo scrolled through pages upon pages of info, all locked behind various Cor amounts. One even hit the cap, at absolute max Cor.

“Y’know, now that Sugu is here, I should offer a bit more to those bounties. Don’t need her to have that much ammo on me.” He lightly teased, but shot Argo a quick cash-injection.

“Aw Kii-boy, you really that scared about a lil, tiny, itty bitty secret like that?” She smirked knowingly.

“Oooooo Kirito and somethin ‘lil tiny itty bitty’? Color me curious~ Always suspected those two swords were compensatin’ for somethin~” Liz was laughing, she wouldn’t say it, but her mind travelled to places she would NEVER willingly admit.

“No, it aint that. ‘Sides, if you want that info so bad, you could just ask Asuna or Sugu for cheaper.”

“S-sugu?!?!?!” Philia slammed her drink down on the table, shaking the whole table.

“Yeah… Hate to say it, but that wouldn’t exactly be his ‘little’ secret” Leafa blushed, trying to look anywhere but the table.

“Gross.” Sinon shook her head and rested it on a fist. “This guy even hittin on his own sister? Shouldn’t be surprised…”

Kirito laughed to himself.

“Yea. Leafa here’s a real perv. Had to get a lock on our bathroom door cuz she kept peekin’ in on me showering.”

“K-KAZUTO!” The poor sylph went a crimson red.

“Nyeheheh. This is gold, pure gold.”

“Jeez Kirito. Sayin’ stuff like that when your wife’s in the room.” Liz teased at the boy.

Both Argo and Asuna moved to speak but were cut off by Kirito.

“You’re one to talk Liz, after you and Philia took me to a hot spring just to try and get a peek too.”

The pair of girls flushed as Asuna, Argo and Kirito all laughed.

“Jeez Kii-boy, you got busy with me out of pitcha. Any girls here who didn’t have their virgin eyes tainted by ya?”

Sinon and Silica went from pale to a light pink blush. Sinon played with her fingers, and Silica grabbed onto Pina for support.

“Nyehehehe. No wonder ya wanna keep that info a secret Kii-boy.”

Argo finally took a moment to pull up a chair to the table, right next to Kirito and Asuna, resting her head against the former.

“Yeah. Don’t want the mob against ya.” Kirito flicked the forehead of the rat.

“Ah our poor beata’. Always the lightnin rod of hate.” 

“Um. I’m sorry but could you tell us who Kirito is to you Miss Argo?” Silica pouted in her seat. “She’s so bold… Only Asuna is ever that touchy with Kirito…”

“Oh I’m just ya friendly neighbahood rat. Unless ya got the Cor to spend~” She rubbed her thumb against her index and middle finger, telling them silently ‘pay up’.

“Good thing Leafa is so oblivious, otherwise it wouldn’t be much of a secret.” Asuna laughed out.

“Oh I’m great at hidin’, dontcha worry your pretty lil head A-chan”

“Wait. With all of us here, we could probably pool enough Cor to buy the info.” Sinon spoke up with a taunting smile.

Both Argo and Kirito gulped, Argo’s facade of confidence quickly deteriorated as the girls began counting cor together.

“Waitwaitwait-”

“Suppose we brought this on ourselves.” Kirito shook his head. “I am gonna get killed tonight.”

…

“So firstly, how exactly do you know Kirito?” Silica frowned out. 

“I may be a rat, but I don’t lie. Kii-boy and I met in SAO’s beta days, and partied together to test some features.”

“That’s a shock. Kirito always hated getting involved in guilds and parties.” Liz looked upset at the idea of Kirito and this girl hanging out like that.

“Argo basically forced me into it.”

“Nyeheheh. You never complained, did ya?”

“Oh I did constantly, you just ignored me.”

“Anyways, that’s why I had ta visit him IRL. Gotta make sure alllllll~ the sensations in SAO matched outside.” She playfully teased out at the girls.

“Um. Kirito what exactly were you and Argo testing?” Philia slumped down with her head resting against the table, utterly defeated.

“Oh Kii-boy is wonderful~ he was so kind to do everything~ I asked of him.”

Kirito sighed, knowing Argo would simply make things worse from here.

“Argo and I were the only pair of guy and girl beta testers who remotely liked eachother’s presence. So we got a bit of a direct order from the top to test a few things.” 

Kirito lifted up his hand to the party, revealing his shining silver wedding band.

“Argo and I were asked to test the wedding feature, and all of the benefits.”

The air in the room was frozen. The tense atmosphere could be cut with a knife. But it was cut short by the snort and stifled laugh of Asuna.

“Heh. Dorks.”

“Asuna?! Aren’t you upset at this homewrecker!” Liz shouted out at her friend.

“Please. If anything it’s the other way around.” Asuna smiled softly and wrapped her fingers in an embrace with Kirito’s.

“If anything, I think Asuna might just like to watch.” Sinon muttered bluntly.

“Nyeheheh. We could give her a good show Sinonon~”

“Wait so when you say you had to test all the sensations-” Leafa’s eyes got wide

“Nyehehehehehe. There’s a reason Kii-boy gotcha those noise-cancellin’ headphones Sugu.” 

Leafa buried her head in her hands in embarrassment.

“Wait so you and Kirito?...” Liz’s voice was weak and trailed off.

“Yuh huh! The whole nine yards! Kii-boy really knows how to treat a lady~, right A-chan?”

Asuna blushed at the Rat’s question.

“Jeez… I would’ve liked to think I’d recognize when Kazuto brought a girl home…” Leafa sulked.

“So Kirito’s first time wasn’t with Asuna?” Silica was practically hyperventilating.

The boy and the rat shared a laugh as Kirito stroked the hair of the small beast tamer.

“Eh, there’s some stuff only A-chan can provide of course.” Argo pressed her index fingers against eachother.

“Don’t feel bad about not realizing I brought home Argo, Sugu. Not like she goes by that name IRL.” The boy smirked and looked down at Argo.

“Oh playin with fire Kii-boy? You know you’ll get burned.”

“After this conversation, I’m gonna get killed anyways. Might as well have some fun with it.”

“Nyehehe. I suppose that’s fair. But yea, chin up Leafa. You probably wouldntve noticed lil ol me. I’m sure im not the only ~boyfriend~ Kii-boy brought home” The rat laughed and Kirito blushed.

“B-BOYFRIEND???” The table blurted out.

“Wait Argo does that mean you’re a guy? And Kirito is-” Silica looked at Kirito, eyes widening.

Sinon’s head filled with a word that’d get her banned from various public forums, even if she could reclaim it.

“Guy? No. Bisexual? Yes.” Argo answered bluntly.

“This funky rat is transgender. But she’s as much of a girl as any of yall. And if I hear anything against it…” He lightly tapped his a sword on his back.

“Oh. Huh. Neat. Me too actually.” Sinon chirped, pleasantly surprised. “And now that I know Kirito likes girls like me…”

“Wait wait wait I feel like we’re glossing over the whole ‘Kirito has two wives’ bit.” Philia butted in. “I feel like that is important to address.”

“We’re stuck in a death game and you’re worried about the ethics of polyamory?” Asuna coldly responded. “With how much you all flirt with my husband I’d assumed you were fine with it.”

The table turned to bickering and gossiping as Kirito and Argo slinked away.

“Well that went better than expected.” Argo let out a breath she didn’t even realize she’d been holding.

“Yeah. I’m just glad they didn’t ask who was the top.”

Kirito and Argo laughed to themselves before discussing plans for clearing the future floors. Now the group had gotten larger yet again. But something struck itself in Kirito’s head.

“Hmm both Argo and Sinon huh… I wonder if I’m…” the thought cut itself short, and they shook their head “heh. We can worry about that silly thought later.”

[heyyallitsbethfanfic]

The Home We Built

It was unusual to log back into Sword Art Origins after all this time. 

“I suppose it had only been a few days in the real world, but it was 2 years for me… this is gonna be tough…”. Kazuto hefted the AmuSphere over his head. He desperately missed his family and friends back here, but the feeling was off. The idea of being in a “home” without Ronye or Tiese or Alice or Liena… or Eugeo…

Alice had been able to receive a physical body, the rest were still waiting for them as suspended data. She was still at her home in the facility, visiting Kazuto and Sugu frequently, mainly for Kazuto, he was her anchor in this world after all. But Kazuto was still anxious to be alone again. He was used to the feeling of someone else beside him throughout everything.

He hadn’t slept alone in 2 years.

Regardless, Kikuoka had granted permission for the Artificial Fluctlights to join Kirito in other virtual worlds, and Kazuto had promised Eugeo to show him Aincrad. The place ‘Kirito’ was truly born. It was time to log in.

…

Kirito woke up in bed back on Floor 22, in him and Asuna’s bed. The rest of the party was most likely in Agil’s Bar or out questing on higher floors if they were playing. He needed to return to The Town of Beginnings to meet Eugeo. He trailed the quilt of the bed he laid in. A sigh met his lips. He wasn’t sure what exactly he had been feeling, but he knew guilt was the prevalent emotion. He had left behind his wife and daughters for 2 years. Tears met the corners of his eyes. 

“How many times did Eugeo hold me when I thought of them- Asuna, Yui, Strea…”

He slowly got out of bed and patted the space where Asuna usually slept. He walked out of the house and grabbed a crystal to return to Floor 1.

…

“C-cor? I- I’m sorry I don’t know much about this world- I’m supposed to be meeting a friend here…”

Eugeo had barely taken a step in town when he was being accosted by someone in a large cloak.

“Oh? Need some info on ya buddy? I got all the info ya need if ya got the Cor-”

A devilish smirk met the woman’s face as she stared up at Eugeo.

“I-I think I will be fine. It is typical for Kirito to be slightly behind schedule…”

He turned to walk away from the girl, but she snatched his arm back and pulled him into facing her.

“WAIT- You said you know Kii-boy?”

Eugeo looked flustered.

“Ki-Kiiboy? Is that what the people of this world call Kirito?”

“Nyah. Here Kirito is Kirito. To some, he’s tha Black Swordsman. To others tha Beata. To me he’s jus Kii-boy. We were eachothas first friends here.”

She flashed a toothy smile to Eugeo, almost startled by the girl’s grin, looking more like some monster than a girl.

“Buuuuuuut- I’m surprised ya know Kii-boy. He’s neva been around guys much. And I dont rememba ya from seein him in real life.”

“O-oh. Me and Kirito grew up together in Rulid Village. He lost his memories and said that he had lived here…”

“Interestin’- well, he aint lyin. Kii-boy lived here for 2 years, and then he was able to kill the bastad that trapped us all in this castle. Butttttt we come back since it’s hard to let go of those memories. I know I dont wanna forget ‘em after all.”

The girl looked down, clearly reminiscing. Eugeo could see a streak of blonde hair tickle her face as she smiled fondly.

“My name’s Argo, I’ll give ya that info for free, since ya took care of my Kii-boy. Butcha can just call me The Rat”

“Oh! My name is Eugeo.”

“Nice meetin ya! A friend of Kii-boy is a frienda mine.”

Argo’s toothy smile still startled Eugeo as she beamed up at him.

“YO! Argo, Eugeo!”

A blur of black came in and tackled the cloaked girl and blonde boy in a hug.

“Ey- Kii-boy- Nyeheh- You’re not so affectionate usually- what’s gotten into dat airhead of yours?”

“Haven’t seen you in years. Hug now.”

Both Eugeo and Argo laughed at the boy’s brief explanation, still holding them tight to him. It took several moments before he pulled away, blushing.

“S-sorry about that…”

“It’s okay Kii-boy- butcha gotta pay me to not tell A-chan about dat hug with me-”

Kirito sighed and shook his head.

“You never change Argo…”

Eugeo looked between the two with confusion.

“A-chan? Whose that? And does Kirito not usually hug people?...”

“Jeez blondie, wait til we meet the whole gang here before ya go askin too many questions. They’re all at Agil’s. I’ll be ya guide.”

…

Argo practically bounced into the bar, giggling like a maniac. The rest of the crew looked on at her with exasperated confusion. She pounced into a seat beside Asuna.

“A-Chan! Ya got some competition! Kii-boy’s got a new blonde cutie friend-”

“Argo- I know you like teasing Kirito- I’m used to it now.”

“Nononono! Not me this time! They’re new-”

The girls at the table winced at the thought. Oh god- another girl to compete with. Agil just smirked as Klein beamed.

“Sweet! Another cute chick for the party!”

“Oh you’ll love ‘em Klein. Just ya type.”

Argo cackled in place as Asuna shook her head.

The group sat with baited breath as Kirito walked in with his new friend.

Who shockingly to the group- was not a girl.

…

Kirito and Eugeo walked hand-in-hand into Agil’s Bar, Eugeo doing his best to not simply cling to Kirito as he guided him in. Everyone did their best to pick their jaws up from the floor as Kirito waved to the rest of the group with his free hand.

“Hey guys! Sorry it’s been a minute…”

“Ki-ri-TO! You were almost killed and you had us worried sick! And you’re worried about being LATE?”

Liz shook herself out of her shock and ran over to yell at the boy.

“Heh. Nice to see you again Liz-”

Kirito broke his grip on Eugeo’s hand and embraced Liz and pet her head. The group looked on in a shock as Kirito hugged everyone at the table, Asuna, then Sinon, Leafa, Silica, Philia, even Klein and Agil. 

“Awwww nothin for ya favorite Rat?”

Argo mock pouted at the boy.

“I hugged you when I logged in, don’t be greedy!”

The group was all blushing red, and Leafa shook her head wildly to try to rid her mind of all the thoughts that just came rushing in.

“I-I’m just not used to Kirito being that… Touchy…”

“Yeah seriously, Kirito seems to hate physical affection.”

Philia nodded along to Leafa’s assessment.

“R-Really? In my memory, Kirito has always been like this, even since we were kids…” Eugeo cocked his head to the side confused.

“Ah right! Everyone, this is my friend Eugeo. Eugeo, this is Asuna, Silica, Leafa, Sinon, Lisbeth, Klein, Agil, and Philia.”

Eugeo shyly waved.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you all-”

Kirito dragged Eugeo into a seat, sliding next to Asuna so that Kirito was flanked by her and Eugeo.

“Wait- what do you mean since you were kids?”

Sinon placed her drink down and sat her head in her hands.

“Me and Kirito grew up in Rulid Village together. One day he disappeared though, I only met him again two years ago now, but he seems to have lost his memory.”

“Wait. Two years ago Kirito would’ve still been trapped in Sword Art Online!-”

Liz pounded on the table, shaking everyone’s tea, threatening to break the cups.

“What? No, Kirito and I spent over two years travelling from Rulid to the capitol to train at the SwordCraft Academy.”

“I think we’re skipping over something here- Kirito wasn’t born in Rulid- I should know, as his sister and all-”

“I don’t remember Kirito having a sister- although I suppose after he left most of my memories of him faded away…”

Kirito cleared his throat.

“Hem- Sorry. Long story short, to make it simple for everyone. I was born in Rulid and knew Eugeo when we were very young. Some things happened, me and Leafa moved in together. Then I got trapped in Aincrad, and then after an accident found my way back to Eugeo.”

“I’m still unsure what you mean by spending two years with Eugeo-”

“Yeah, you were in the hospital for like a week, what happened?”

“Um. Basically, the machine I was in was a device designed to help rebuild my mental functions. In that time, I was in a place called Underworld where I met Eugeo again. That is about as much as I can tell you without issues from Kikuoka.”

“Alright since we’re not gonna get answers from you-”

Sinon looked towards Eugeo.

“What do you mean Kirito was ‘always like that’?”

“Oh! Kirito always hugged his friends in Underworld. Ronye, Tiese, Liena, he practically held onto me for dear life as he slept.”

Eugeo laughed, but Kirito’s eyes widened momentarily, before shooting daggers at the boy, not noticing Kirito’s mental attack.

“Wait, you slept together?”

Lisbeth dropped her teacup, with it shattering into glitter.

“Yes. During our trip from Rulid to the capital it was cheaper to rent rooms with one bed. And our room was small in the academy as we were not nobles.”

Out of the corner of his eye, Eugeo caught Kirito almost vibrating from shaking, now with a red flush to his face.

“Mmhmm- And who were these ‘Ronye, Tiese and Liena’ you mentioned?”

Asuna had a vicegrip on Kirito’s hand.

“Ah! Ronye and Tiese were Kirito and I’s pupils. We taught them how to sword fight. Kirito also was my teacher on the road prior to our time at the academy haha.”

Eugeo fondly recalled the memories and Kirito tried to maintain composure and add to the conversation.

“Yes, Ronye was my pupil and Tiese was Eugeo’s, although we mostly trained in a group of four. I’d say Eugeo was the better teacher though.”

“Kirito was quite soft as a teacher. I don’t believe he ever scolded any of us, and brought us all lunch.”

“Oh that’s quite sweet of you Kirito.”

Asuna released the grip on Kirito’s hand and gently pat it as an apology.

“And Liena?”

“Oh that was Kirito’s senpai- Kirito was her pupil, although they seemed to teach eachother a lot. Kirito already knew a lot of swordcraft, although different from what was traditional.”

“Yeah that sounds like Kirito. He fight’s as if every fight is his last, and he wants to put on a damn show.”

Sinon shook her head laughing.

“Hmm. I’m not sure. Practicing with Kirito- His swordmanship and battle is more elegant. Almost like a dance more than a brawl.”

“Interesting. I suppose he took more lessons from Asuna and Leafa.”

…

“Daddy! You’re back!”

A small girl clad in a white dress practically flung herself down the stairs of the Bar’s Inn and into Kirito’s arms. Kirito shot up out of his seat to catch her and spin her around in his arms.

“Yui!!!!! I missed you so much!”

Kirito embraced Yui into a tight hug, her feet dangling off the ground as he pulled her into his chest. Yui giggled. Another set of arms draped themselves around the pair.

“Hey Dad- Missed you too. Glad you’re doing okay.” “Strea! I missed you too!”

Kirito couldn’t hug the girl back, as he was pinned in her arms, but attempted to lean his head against hers.

“Um- Kirito who are these-”

Eugeo looked incredibly concerned at the display of affection.

“Oh! Right…”

Kirito bit his tongue, knowing this would be a rough conversation.

“These are Yui and Strea, they’re my daughters-”

“D-DAUGHTERS- But that- that means-”

“Adopted”

Strea added, saving Kirito the mental anguish. The cuddle pile broke apart.

“O-oh. I see. Is this why you were so sweet to Ronye and Tiese?” “Eh- Kinda? It helps to have some experience with that sort of relationship. Also I think I accidentally called Ronye Yui like a dozen times.”

“And I believe you once called Tiese Asuna.”

“You look at Asuna and tell me that they don’t look similar.”

“Hmmmm… You’re right- they could be sisters for sure.”

“Sooooooo- you Dad’s new boyfriend?”

Strea teased, flashing Kirito a smile of “Can’t save you every time”

“Yes” “NO!”

Eugeo and Kirito answered simultaneously.

“Kirito? Are we not friends?” “Nononononononono, Eugeo we are friends. Strea means boyfriend as in, like, romantic partner.”

“Oh-”

Eugeo flashed a bright red.

“Then also yes.”

Eugeo beamed out a pure smile, stunning everyone in the room.

[toptophat]

Top Hat's Thoughts of Sonic Prime season 3 - Spoilers

INFINITY/10 - Dread was there for a great amount and that's all I need! Such grace, such elegance, and knuckles! 😍

(Ok I'll be a bit serious)

I really liked the season, i kinda prefer the prior seasons though due to the better pacing but it was still pretty fun

It was kinda cringe (for me personally) seeing Nine spout out the classic bad guy one liners (you know the ones) but it didn't bother me too much!

What DID kinda bother me was how certain things just get solved sometimes and it's not just this season! (E.g Rusty's redemption in season 2, Nine's redemption, and whatever the hell the resistance did to get Dread out of his depressive funk at the start of the season 3 off screen)

Quick side note, but did anyone notice the fact that SP kinda referenced the Abridged Sonic OVA twice?!?! That's pretty neat!

The Chaos Council is iconic, they are too flawless to have anything wrong with them and I need a sitcom with just them!

Shadow was such a chad for carrying Sonic to safety and honesty I think the show was definitely written by a Sonadow fan! (Go ahead, prove me wrong once you see how Shadow holds him so delicately in his arms)

I also seized the opportunity to call Grim Big, "Notorious B.I.G" nyehehe

The Roses were fun to see as they teamed up, but the part with Rusty and releasing the bird from her center kinda made me stare in confusion because:

Prepare for a small rant...

1. Please tell me you've been feeding that bird!

2. Your journey of self reflection literally went like this - "I love the Chaos Council" *Chaos Council leave her* "I hate the Chaos Council"

Look, I'm not expecting her to be this completely complex antihero or anything but holy shit! She's a goddamn robot made by and for the Chaos Council, how did it only take a minute after they desert her for her to switch sides??? At least with Nine, you can make some excuse that it was "human" emotion (even though I'm surprised that EVERYONE forgave him quickly) but I'm pretty sure a literal robot can't just speedrun a Zuko simulator

So yeah, as you can tell, that bird speech didn't mean shi- -ANYWAY! Overall, Sonic Prime as a whole was "way past cool ", I need a Chaotic Council spinoff, Dread Supremacy, Notorious B.I.G, I had nothing to complain about for the Rouges (they were fantastic), And justice for the birb!

See ya!

[drtenebrisxii]

Onírica - Tour Through City 242

It's been a few days since Citrón, Zubern and Gaspar arrived to City 242 and destroyed a demonic cult that threatend the city. Speaking by the three of them Citrón accepted the offer of the lovely felyxin Valenya, Witch of Audacity, and after being processed into the public system of The New Dominion, she finally had the chance to fullfi her word and gave them a tour through her homecity, City 242. To the trio's surprise, though, she didn't came alone but with her twin brother Basileo, the Wizard of Resilience… and also a cute little mushroom guy, a myquita, called Viridión, who turned out to be one of the many people the three friends saved from the cult's lair.

Citrón, Valenya and Viridion: —…wait, you hadn't surfed before?! Meow! Man, you are missing out! We have to fix that ASAP! We can go to the surfing area tomorrow! there is even an area for the noobs… nyehehe maybe I can even train you personally— —Jajaja! sounds cool to me! let's see how long it takes me to surpass my master— —JAJA! That's the spirit! I'm sure you'll make me a proud master, little fishy, hehehe!— The third among them moved his little tentacles in an excited way.

Zubern: —jeje… a-aren't you a strong kid? Ouch!— —Oh! I'm so sorry, you know how are kids… dear, let got the ear of mr. Zubern right now!… and, really, your marshmellows are the best, good sir!—

Gaspar and Basileo: —…so that's the story of this city… and is it true that these ictipolopus were an evil race?— —Well, that's what the stories say… but to be honest, that's not something I've ever pondered too hard…— —Hmm… is a sad story… I wonder if there is a way to get to know them better, maybe even info on how they became evil? it could give us some interesting lessons…— —did I heard someone showing interest in that ancient race?! because if so, I'm your dragon!!— —heh… so dragons do have a great hearing…—

Anyway, hope you like this pic! :3 I hope to draw more of these three soon ^^

[frostiwars]

just finished reading chapter 2, and even though i saw the art you made for it before hand, it still took me by surprise when i saw it in the fic.

also excited to see that this is part 1 of a series of fics.

gooey as always the goodest and best of boys

nyehehe-

it’s insane to me how fast me writing this spiraled out of control, but i couldn’t be happier. and of horse i’m glad you liked the art because im, like, kinda surprised that it ended up looking good.

regardless, i’m gonna collapse for a week and then get started on the other devious scheme i have planned for this series. and you’re in luck, because gooey will be *very* relevant

[obsoleteozymandias]

hii there! i'd like to request a twisted wonderland matchup for me if that's alright nyehehe this one's def long so sorry in advance!

Pronouns: she/her

Mbti: infp

Zodiac sign: pisces baybee

Hogwart house: hufflepuff :33

Personality: I'm rlly shy when it comes to strangers and ppl idk that well but when I'm with my friends it a whole diff story HDHDH I (lovingly) tease and make fun of my friends but one of my traits is that I'm loyal to my love ones :33 my friends says that I'm intimidating at first glance or that I look like a grump cat at first but they're surprised when they find out I'm actually sweet, I'm also very affectionate when it comes to my friends like holding their arm or hands, giving them air kisses just overall affectionate HDBJD I tend to worry ( alot) when it comes to grades and school which leads to my anxiety fuking me. I'm the type of person where u have to earn my respect since I don't give that out nilly willy. I'm an introverted person I'm scared of ppl, I'm also into horror movies or those scary videos like analog horror, ghost hunting, horror podcasts, and unsolved mysteries :33 I also have this fascination with the ocean esp the animals in it but my fave is def sharks, my aesthetic would be between cottagecore, studio ghibli core, and princess core and oh! my top three kins are Scara, collei (both from genshin) and nagi (from blue lock) hope that helps hehe

Hobbies: drawing, painting, watching horror movies, watching scary videos, playing video games, studio ghibli movies, pretty flowers hehe, SHARKS HEHE, catzz, bookstores, ice coffee

Dislikes: people lying honestly ://, hahaha failing to meet my expectations hahaha, loud noises, overcrowded places

Partner preference: mmm I don't mind anyone tbh :00 tho I kinda prefer my partner to be someone that can make me laugh and smile hehe

That's all sorry again that's long( ^^||) thank youu

Congrats on being page 100 of my matchup doc

== Twisted Wonderland ==>

I match you up with…

Kalim Al-Asim 

He’s one of the first people you become friends with, since his outgoing and kind nature warms your heart (and he thinks you’re cute, and wants to get to know you better). 

He’s most amazed by your dedication to your loved ones, and when he becomes one of those? He’s endlessly grateful to you. He’s been betrayed and hurt many times, and while he’s tried to ignore it, it gets hard, and so that your loyalty makes his heart sing. 

He’s just as affectionate as you are! He’ll be hanging off of you arm and kissing your cheek and wrapping himself around you like a snake every minute, and he’s filled with giggles when you reciprocate. 

He loves snuggling with you at the end of the day, holding your hand and playing with you hair while you game or watch a movie together. 

He’s NOT a horror person, but I imagine he’d watch the movies with you just to make you happy. 

He will demand that you sleep in his bed that night though, he’s too scared to sleep alone. 

He’s also super invested in whatever you’re invested in! He wants to know everything about your passions, and will 100% buy you any merchandise related to your favorite things. 

Kalim and you are the sunshine x sunshine couple. 

[the-only-authority]

Struggling with your little picture puzzle? I'm not surprised, you never really had much thought going on in there other than a totally shot sympathetic nervous system. No wonder you had to defer to your (admittedly also not very intelligent) counterparts. cackles evilly like an evil person would if I was evil NYEHEHE!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah yes. I can tell what this is. This is a "Trolling". Composure warned me this might happen as my influence and popularity grows.

Where your uncough behavior may have incensed me before, I can now only look down on it and I will tell you why:

I am not solving a puzzle at this time. Nor will I ever, there is too many pieces and there's no point when the BOX already displays the entire image. A lesson in futility that I shall not participate in.

And your signature is ridiculous.

[gluttonygirls]

Aglaea is going to sigh. Blind she may be but that heavy step belongs certainly to one person and one person alone.

"Cipher. Rare to have you appear so suddenly. Either you're here for some mischive which I would.... ask that you think twice about. Or you're hear to partake in a feast and a bath."

Aglaea wouldn't say overly which outcome she would wish it to be but the lavish blonde was known for her fondness for bathing and, as of late, feasting. So hopefully, Cipher was here for THAT over the troublemaking.

"Oh, if it isn't the goldweaver herself! I'm surprised, I'd have thought you'd have earned some new nicknames, since you snap more threads than you weave~ Nyehehe~"

Snickering as she hopped around, Cipher's smile could probably be felt even if it wasn't seen.

"And, I'm just here to spend some cash. I mean, what's the point if you don't spend what you've rightfully stolen~"

[ratsoh-writes]

masterlist 21, kiss my ass~ with anyone you want, rats babe

-katana

Eheheh here’s the original prompt

Snipe: he doesn’t stop glaring at the one he’s fighting with, but he does comment back to SO through his growls “nows not t’ time y/n.. go home”. It’s best not to argue when he uses that tone. It means a fights about to get serious

Bruiser: stops mid shout to laugh. He was caught completely by surprise by SOs witty comment. All the fight leaves bruiser as he cackles to his enemies annoyance “NYEHEHE STARS I LOVE YA’ GO RIGHT AHEAD BABE~”

Ace: he smirks slightly and shakes his head. “Maybe when we’re alone~ I have some business right now~”. After ace proceeds to verbally tear apart whoever he was fighting with, he’ll strut over to SO all proud and eager to make them complete their “promise” lol.

Slim: he ignores his enemy instantly to give SO an eager and hopeful smile. “Really? Or are ya’ jus’ pullin’ my leg?” Awww he’ll be so clingy now if you don’t! Go give your bonefriend some love!

Butch: he laughs and at the same moment slams whoever he was fighting with, face into the countertop knocking them out cold. “Hah! Great timin darling!” He tucks a claw under SOs face to tilt them up towards his. “But I’d rather kiss yours~ let’s go home~”

Boss: he growls, but at SO or the guy he’s fighting with who knows. Yea it’s the guy, boss has him in a grapple easily when he swings at him. As the poor foolish monster struggles, boss huffs at SO. “REALLY, FLIRTING AT A TIME LIKE THIS??”

[starrbar]

Yeah, I also have legit never seen someone outright hating Silco or saying he's purely evil or something? And me not seeing it doesn't mean it never happens, but I was just legit surprised to hear that anyone would feel that way about him in the first place.

I don't think season 1 fucked up with how they portrayed Silco as a villain because I feel like part of the experience was him starting off as this one-note nyehehe spooky eye Bad Guy ™ and then shocking us when he shows genuine care for Powder/Jinx and also more generally having more nuance to his character than the first couple episodes show. And I do think some of the things he's done are condemnable, but I also never took that to mean his goal of independence wasn't worth fighting for, nor that it was wrong for him to use violence to achieve it. On top of that, the narrative shows that Vander has problems of his own. He isn't effectively protecting the Undercity, only maintaining a status quo, and what he did to Silco was beyond fucked up. I think he's wrong that "violence isn't the way", and I think the 1st season demonstrates that.

I AGREE that the showrunners have shit politics though, and that those shit politics show really glaringly in season 2. I've heard some criticism of how season 1 handled a few topics and I agree with those points too, but season 1 felt like trying and at least mostly succeeding to be progressive and make meaningful commentary on classism, and then season 2 was straight up like "just kidding, the rich oppressors and police are the good guys actually, and it's your fault as the oppressed for being too angry about it! Just forgive people and they'll meet you halfway!"

Like. EW.

I agree that the level of disgusting messages in season 2 need to be acknowledged and pointed out. I just don't know if I really see the other connections personally? But I could be wrong. I'm just one person rambling a bit, and I'm sorry if I said anything insensitive or wrong. Not trying to be confrontational or even "correct" the OP.

Can I just say that I really fucking HATE how the majority of the Arcane fandom praising Season 2 is deeply in the mindset of Piltover in reality? Like, it's not even funny, and I don't know where to begin.

I'll just start with Silco because he's this huge metaphorical character who is clearly written as the embodiment of a long list of sociopolitical agendas in the real world. And before I start, pardon my English, since it's not my first language.

I know y'all in the Anglo-American sphere tend to focus more on classism, inequality and police brutality theme. But the way I see it, THAT and every single dialogue plus the specific word choice of Silco & Sevika literally SCREAMS of postcolonial discourse (I guess F. Fanon is most well-known to y'all) and even some part of M. Foucault's philosophy, etc. I'm writing "etc." because the list will go on forever if I describe all these creepy historical parallels between the depiction of Zaun's internal conflict and what real countries that have been (or still are) colonies went through, and what real colonizer propaganda looked like during that time—like how those characters who fight for the nation's independence are the big bad villain and psychotic monsters who need "redemption arc" therapy, while those who cooperate with the oppressors are the good-hearted familial heroes of this story.

So upon reflection, if this fandom were to be a collective intelligence, we should have asked ourselves, "Is this show truly not problematic for portraying such a character as villainous?" and thus, "Is this show thematically implying far-right propaganda?" even before Season 2 presented us with this insane plot that glamorized the militaristic fascist aristocrat proclaiming martial law as a 'romantic revenge arc'.

But what did the majority of the fandom do since 2022? They were so busy shitting on this dead villain, claiming he has done so much wrong that he doesn't even deserve to be praised as a character. So instead of trying to understand where this character's point of view is coming from, they blindly hate him to the point where they are now fabricating a list of crimes that he didn't even commit, editing false information on the fandom wiki profile.

What's more frustrating to me is that I thought the problem was media illiteracy all along, but oh no, I was being way more optimistic than the reality. Now that I’ve read all these interviews from the showrunner and main writer—Linke and Overton—I get the sense of why Season 2 turned out like that. The more they babble on about this show, the clearer it becomes that they don't even acknowledge how messed up their political views are, which are so far-right. Taking the seemingly-centrist line doesn't make you fair, you're just passively siding with the oppressors. And lesbian sex scene doesn't make this show "progressive", in fact, hiding oppressor fantasy behind a rainbow flag makes it even more treacherous.

So yeah, I think critical voices should be much louder than this, but watching the majority of this fandom neglacting problems only to praise the show? I think my hope for humanity kind of get lost more and more as time passes, lol.