#or should it be matchup - post / post - post

[eurydiceauxenfers]

Matchup @figsnpassionfruits!

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X-Men

Description

I ship you with Wolverine! You’re both intimately connected to nature and world travelers! You’re also both on the short side, meaning your height difference is perfect for smooches and cuddling! You’d be able to keep up with him physically and as an ENTJ, emotionally. Logan is ultimately a good person, extremely loyal to his friends and with a hidden soft side, but he hides it under a rough exterior and he’s deliberately contrarian (he essentially deliberately pushes away and “tests” people until they snap and either leave him or verify his initial bad impression of them, because his past trauma makes him fear connection). His partner is going to need a strong will of their own to be able to push back against him early on and earn his respect (then admiration, and finally love), which you’d definitely be able to. I can see you as an X-men yourself eventually taking over team leadership from Scott, and I think you’d be able to wrangle Logan in a way he never did. Logan is a major introvert so your more balanced extroversion would be able to help him feel more comfortable in social situations, but you’re not peppy enough to annoy him like Kurt occasionally does (whatever Resting Bitch Face you may have pales in comparison to his Active Bitch Energy). 

Headcanons 

Trains with you for your wrestling matches; even once you’re together, he won’t let you down easy, you’ll definitely be working up a sweat by the end. He’s definitely flirty throughout it, but flirty like the Honda Civic scene was flirty, if that makes any sense

Takes you to his cabin the woods for vacations, nothing but you him and the wilderness for miles and miles

Because of your level headed attitude when dealing with unfair criticism and experience being in the spotlight, you often act as the X-men’s public face. Unfortunately, this also often means you’re the first target of bigots, super or otherwise. Logan will not put up with this at all, hewill throw himself in front of anything that threatens you without hesitation. (Un)fortunately this isn’t something you’ll ever be able to stop him from doing “Better me than you darlin’. I’m used to taking hits. ‘Sides, I’ll always heal, you know I’d never leave you .”

The last time Logan visited Turkey, it was still the Ottoman Empire, which means you get the opportunity to introduce him to modern Turkish food, music and culture. He���s still a weeb at heart but he ends up really loving your country 

You’d think Logan probably wouldn’t be the marrying type well you’d be totally wrong I have canon proof all this man wants deep down is to be domesticated. All jokes aside he’d definitely propose, and probably a little earlier than you’d expect him to. The proposal wouldn’t be too fancy, but it would be genuine, earnest, and down to earth just like him.

Theme Song

Forty-Five Years- Stan Rogers

Tropes

looks like he can kill you (is actually a cinnamon roll) x looks like a cinnamon roll (she can actually kill you) 

rivals to lovers

loose canon x the only one who can control them

Their Favorite Thing About You

It sounds silly but, he loves your freckles! He counts them when you’re together, trying to map and memorize them like stars in the sky. You’ll be with him and you’ll be talking about something, and suddenly his gaze will focus and a soft smile will spread across his face and you know he’s thinking about kissing each and everyone one of them individually.

How you Fit Into Character Dynamics 

Like I said, I think you’d be an excellent leader for the X-men, maybe you start out as a second in command before being promoted after Cyclops retires to spend more time with his family. In the comics the X-men end up having a lot of drama around team leadership; when Cyclops leaves, Storm ends up taking over, and then he comes back and neither is willing to step down (not to mention whenever Professor X takes a more hands-on approach to leadership both feel undermined), and then both end up leaving temporarily so poor Kurt is forced to take over because he’s got seniority and he has no aptitude for it and absolutely hates being in charge, then a reformed Magneto inherits the team when Charles dies, and the whole time Wolvie is constantly playing maverick and beefing with whoever’s in control and its a complete mess. I think having someone like you around, who is happy to step up when needed, but also humble enough to let somebody else take the reins, would be huge. Whether in control or acting as second, you’d be a major stabilizing presence (and you’d even get Logan to hush up occasionally). 

Generally I see you as someone who gets along with everyone. You’re probably closest to the Giant Size X-Team (Nighcrawler,  Storm, Kitty and maybe Colossus?) as they’re all part of the same core group with Wolvie, you’d be able to play well with all of them. I also think you’d get along well Logan’s clone-daughters Laura Kinney (aka X-23) and Honeybadger! Honeybadger especially would totally look up to you. 

Character You Remind me of Most

You remind me of Storm! You both have a commanding presence, a strong sense of justice, and a deep love of nature. 

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Avengers

> Description

I ship you with Black Panther! You’re similar in your personality, even tempered, humble but suited towards leadership. You both are a nice balance of extroverted and introverted as well. I can see you meeting him on vacation (or perhaps on a work trip) in Wakanda and you two getting along swimmingly! Its definitely a lot chiller and smoother of a romance than your other match lol.

> Headcanons

T’Challah loves to see the world outside of his home so he will happily let you teach him about Turkish culture! (his favorite part of Turkey are the street cats, of course)

His pet names for you are usually pretty classic “my love” “my queen,” he also has a lot of pet names for you in Wakadan (which is based of off the Xhosa language, thus probably something similar to their terms of endearment like “sthandwa sam”  “mntwam” “pariri”, etc)

Forehead kisses. Need I say more.

Also wrestles with you! Unlike Logan, he doesn’t view it so much as a competition as an exchange of ideas and skills, he takes it a lot more seriously. Except when he doesn’t and uses it as blatant excuse for flirting lol

The coronation event once you two get married is amazing! You have the most beautiful gown made just to your specifications. You'll definitely get ample opportunities to dress up as Queen of Wakanda, if you want them. Or you can keep it casual; you're the queen, who's going to stop you?

Will give you a guided tour through Wakanda’s surrounding jungles, pointing out every piece of Flora and Fauna unique to them. He also has a bunch of Cool Animal Facts memorized and ready to share at any time!

> Theme Song

Songbird- Fleetwood Mac

> Tropes

battle couple

finishing each others sentences

sheltered royalty x streetwise commoner

> Their favorite thing about you

He loves how well traveled you are; T’Challah loves to hear you talk about the places you’ve been, the things you’ve done, the people you’ve met, the things you’ve seen, the lessons you’ve learned. For all his power and intellect and charm and skill, it’s he who looks up to you for everything you know. I can totally see him slipping off into retirement to travel incognito with you for a bit and see what you’ve seen.

> How You Fit Into Character Dynamics

First of all, I think you’d make an excellent queen of Wakanda 🤭! You already have the natural leadership skills needed! Shuri absolutely adores you as her new big sister and is always eager to talk to you. I can see too a pretty active role in command, earning you a good amount of respect from Okoye and the other Dora Milaje. 

> Who you’re most like You remind me a lot of Captain America! You both are natural born leaders, with a bit of standoffish in your demeanor that masks a big heart and a strong sense of right and wrong.

[twstgarden]

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❝ 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 ❞

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[ultimaterickshowdown]

*clutches fists* doofus is very beautiful to me (manager and doofus should’ve been in bed together not fighting to the death)

doofus could absolutely calm dm down you get me anon you get me

[elena-of-avalor-polls]

Guys, I need your advice.

Love Always has three reprises: one of the them is performed by Flo, one of them is played by the end of The Magic Within, and one of them is performed by Elena and Gabe.

Should I include them in the tournament or do you think it doesn’t make sense since this is the same song, just performed by different characters?

[lieutenant-amuel]

The best EoA episode is slowly coming to an end and so I already made the final poll :P

[youngersiblingstournament]

ok, heres how the rest of this is gonna go:

we usually have two mirror world matchups at a time but we're gonna do the last three in a row to wrap up that

the winner of the mirror world will go in a three-way match with lilo and tails

then we can finally be done.

if i do a tournament bracket again im not doing a losers bracket sorry LOL it just takes too long with the week long matchups in the main round (which i prefer)

[eldritch-nightmare]

the current like... 'schedule' of sorts that i have going on is doing one matchup every other day and working on my other requests in the meantime. i'm still not entirely sure how often i should post in one day because i don't want to post too much or too little so i'm thinking i might settle on two posts per-day while my motivation is strong and then simmer down to at least one a day in the coming weeks.

[dravidious]

You're more amazing than cues

You're more amazing than the heavenly steppes

[ninety-smiles-an-hour]

ok you guys know i almost never vague but i just saw an anime tournament poll with the craziest seeding. i think it's still relatively early and there are so many polls that are like. choose between these three insanely good anime and then choose between these three pretty mid anime

and it's not like there's no data out there they could have pulled from to figure out appropriate seeding. MAL exists at the very least

[quietplace26]

Streamer!MC, but au is based off this post. Thank you @arn9tails.

Long story short. Reverse isekai. Teyvet transporting to our world. Teyvat inhabitants being giants compared to earth humans. SIZE. DIFFERENCE.

So, Streamer!MC is a streamer who mostly streams Genshin Impact, but then this post happens, and bam! Suddenly Genshin Impact isn't a game anymore. The nations of Teyvat have suddenly appeared in the real world, and that meant the characters she spent blood, sweat, tears, and so much money on were most likely VERY real. The story she once played through actually happened.

It was an uncomfortable realization.

And don't even get her started on the fact of the sheer size difference regular humans and Teyvatians have... It's terrifying...

Streamer!MC immediately stops playing Genshin Impact after that, even posting a video explaining why. It wasn't right. This game wasn't a game anymore. This 'game' was pushing boundaries to a point where it could be considered creepy and revealing things the characters of Genshin impact would've most likely preferred kept secret.

So, no more Genshin Impact on her channel.

But on the Teyvetians side of things, I imagine them modernizing a little. Imagine each nation having the power of the internet and maybe a character stumbles across Streamer!MC and watches some of her Genshin content...

(Warning: OCness cause I'm horrible at writing characters in character. And Yandere elements.)

Zhongli.

You can't tell me he isn't irritated, if not enraged with having his cover blown by the earthlings and his retirement plan ruined.

But even so, Cloud Retainer was the one that told him about this... Internet thing, one day when they met up for tea.

Even going as far as to show him an odd contraption that she recreated from some earthling technology called a laptop.

Looks as useless and annoying as those little earthling devices called 'phones' that recently started popping up in all the nations...

She ends up giving him his own little contraption, and later that night, he let curiosity take over and messed around with it and stumbled across something called twitch, and a... Streamer? What in Celestia's name is that?

But then he sees the title 'My first experience with Genshin Impact!', and he knew what Genshin Impact was. Everyone in Teyvat knew. And most hated it or found it interesting.

Zhongli disliked it on principle as it blew his cover, but he was curious...

The earthling girl spoke a lot during the whole, uh, playthrough? He still didn't have much knowledge on this subject yet, but he watches the whole thing... the earthling had a nice voice...

He oddly felt annoyed as he heard her gush about how pretty Mondstadt was... she should see his nation; it was much more beautiful than that drunk bard's nation.

He ended up watching the next stream after the Mondstadt arc concluded and Liyue was introduced. And the utter smugness he felt he heard her amazement over how lovely his nation was, nearly threw him for a loop.

He can't help but wonder how she'd react is she saw Liyue for real.

And when he saw her reaction to seeing him for the first time in game? Oh, it was honestly precious. She wiggled around in her chair, giggling in an almost shy way as she listened to him talk in game. There even a blush on her cheeks!

After that, Zhongli ended up going through all of Streamer!MC's content. Which meant all of her Genshin content.

With each stream he learned more about her. little things, big things, Streamer!MC was an open book.

Don't even get him started when he saw you pull for him for the first time! Even though you were grumbling about money you kept pulling until you got him AND his weapon.

It was honestly somewhat ego boosting how she always had him on her team despite some of the more difficult matchups. And practically spoiling his game self with the best artifacts as well!

It... it was odd. Seeing someone he had not even met caring so much about him. In her eyes, he wasn't supposed to be real, but even then...

...He didn't dislike it.

But then he finally got to her last post. This one apparently posted sometime around when Teyvat landed on earth. The one where Streamer!MC explains that she would NOT be posting anymore Genshin Impact content because of Teyvat's unexpected arrival.

"It's not a game anymore! The characters of Genshin are real people! I'm not playing something that the 'characters' had no say in!"

The MC huffs in annoyance. "How would you guys feel if all your secrets were revealed in a video game, huh?"

And it goes on with another more recent post. Streamer!MC says she was retiring from Twitch to focus more on schooling.

Retiring? But... But that meant you wouldn't stream anymore, right? That he wouldn't be able to hear you voice anymore... right?

Zhongli. Did. Not. Like. That.

Suddenly, it hits him. He remembers hearing about... issues, the earthlings had recently. Issues dealing with kidnappings. He knew it was from traffickers, mostly treasure hoarders and the bored Fatui or two looking for some quick mora, but...

Hm... Maybe he should have a chat with Childe... That rascal was in Liyue at the moment and had been demanding him for a spar... Maybe Zhongli could offer him a contract? The Harbinger gets a fight, but only if he'll fetch him something... special.

"...Ugh, my head..."

Streamer!MC groans as she slowly sits up, feeling confused and little dizzy. Last thing she remembered was walking back to her apartment after a long day of college when she suddenly felt the ground start to shake and people screaming before she blacked out...

Once her vision clears, she realizes she was in... a cage? Well, to be more exact, a giant intricate birdcage, which automatically starts to make her panic. Even more so when she realizes she was in different clothing! (Just picture the Geo symbol on it)

Trying to calm herself, Streamer!MC tries to take note of her surroundings. In the birdcage, there was the softest of pillows and blankets, the most comfortable bed, a soft flooring that felt like she was walking on clouds... and oddly enough, Zhongli plushies of all sizes, all in his Exuvia form, tucked all around the birdcage.

There were also books, but most you've never heard of, and the ones you have... were ones you only heard about or saw only a few paragraphs while playing Genshin Impact.

Now feeling absolutely terrified, she stumbles over to the edge of the cave, grabbing at the bars and peeking outside. Outside lining the birdcage was flowers... flowers that looked like eerily like Glaze Lilies. A flower that couldn't be anywhere but in- Oh. Oh...

She finally notices her surroundings. The landscape before her looked exactly like a domain from Genshin Impact, particularly, the Domain of the Wayward Path, but so much bigger. But that couldn't be right. Why was she here?! How?!

"Oh. You're finally awake, little one."

Streamer!MC freezes at the voice. She knew that voice. Knew it very well. Slowly, she looks up... and sees a massive Zhongli staring into her birdcage, smiling that calm and mysterious smile she remembers from the game.

Extra notes.

Zhongli keeps Streamer!MC hidden inside his own Adepti Abode.

Only the Adepti know about Streamer!MC. So even if she somehow escaped, an Adepti would quickly find her and bring her back to their lord.

But it isn't like she could get far with her tiny size.

Streamer!MC's birdcage is made of Cor Lapis.

Cloud Retainer was the one that managed to shrink everything in Streamer!MC's birdcage down to the earthling's size with one of her inventions. The bed, pillows, blankets, books, plushies, etc.

She also did Streamer!MC's clothes. As for how she got it on Streamer!MC, however... Let's say Adepti magic is very versatile.

The large amount of Exuvia plushies in Streamer!MC's cage was because Zhongli remembered a stream where she proudly showed off a plush of his Exuvia form she bought for herself, and recalled how she said she wished she could buy MORE.

Well, he was the God of Mora, so it wasn't hard to commission some special one of kind 'Rex Lapis' plush toys.

Zhongli doesn't refer to Streamer!MC as a pet. He actually gets very angry when Childe called her that after giving her to Zhongli as per their contract requested.

The 11th Harbinger gets the fight he wanted but it only lasts a few seconds before Zhongli yeets him into the harbor in a one hit KO.

After some time passes and Streamer!MC stops fighting back, Zhongli starts taking her out of her birdcage, holding her and carrying her around like a delicate gem.

He bonds with her by gifting her various gifts (Which Cloud Retainer than shrinks down). And always talks to her daily, as he recalls from her streams of how she loved his voice. So, he uses it to his advantage, slowly breaking down her fearful shell with soft words and more.

Also slowly teaches her to rely only on him. As all he wants is best for her. Especially since the world was quickly becoming a dangerous place with the more... vile, Teyvatians snatching earthlings up to trafficked as pets or worse.

But Streamer!MC wasn't a pet. No. She was something so, so much better...

"宝贝 (Bǎobèi), you shine as bright as a Cor Lapis but you are also as delicate as a Glaze Lily, if not more."

Streamer!MC lays curled up in the Ex-Archon's hands, looking oh so very tiny and fragile, and stares up at him with sleepy, but trusting eyes as Zhongli ran a finger down her back, slowly beckoning her back to sleep...

[delight-angelsbliss]

Don't you notice how I get quiet when there's no one else around?

Heh I wanted to post this sooner but here we are

welcome to my February valentines special that will go on for the full duration of February!!

You may choose a prompt and Character from my list and request<3 this is actually my first ever special/event I'm doing lol S1 prompts from 1 - 11 are by @/novelbear they're really cool and have amazing prompts (^-^) there also inconsistent small and large texts so it's actually readable cuz it gets cut off sometimes lol!! I'd also recommend that when requesting u say which Season ur prompt is from for example "S1 nr 4 with ___" u can also request up to 3 prompts in one! I'll try my best to use it all<3 everything can be requested as platonic!! Edit: can you guys please specify gender and if it should be hcs or not? As much information as possible would be nice and helps alot

S1 Cute scenarios<3

Spending all day watching cute crafts and baking to do

Rom com marathon!!

Trying (and maybe) failing to make food heart shaped

Realizing you both have contrasting views on valentines

"Baby, I love you, really, but if I eat one more piece of chocolate I'll throw up"

Making the same reservations at the same time but different restaurants and/or the same one

"I thought you'd at least ask me to be my valentines" "we've been together for years, I thought that was a given"

Both not caring much abt valentines but get dragged to a double date by friends

"How much did this cost?" "Does that really matter?"

Spending the night walking through the city silently

Begging your partner to get matching sweaters until they say yes

Buying couple shirts and deciding the whole day which one to wear that u completely forgot ur date

Not leaving bed at all

Going to the carnival

Double dates

Confessing with a love letter

first kiss together on your first valentines

getting proposed on valentines

Picking grapes together

Making heart cake pops and eating them but they fall down

"I think I deserve a kiss"

"You didn't have to do all of this!" "Yeah, which is why I did it for you"

"I wish everyday could be like this"

"Is it just me or do your lips look softer than usual?"

"We don't have to go out"

"I can never get enough of of how pretty you look"

Ordering in and watching crime action series

"You remembered?" "Of course I did, I love you"

Trying to do pilates together only to fail miserably

Writing a love letter only to throw it away but they find it

S2 Yandere scenarios!:

"I just got some very wise advice from a wise woman..." U can ask more abt this btw and I'll explain a bit more what I mean with this

"Gosh, you smell so good when we cuddle like this"

"Do you think I enjoy punishing you?! I don't!"

"Tell me how much you love me"

"I'm jealous of the way you are happy with them but not me"

"This world is a ugly place, you're too beautiful for it"

"I know I'm sick in the head, but you'll be my cure"

"I love it when we're so close together like this"

"Of course I'm jealous! You're mine, not theirs!"

"Dont you get it? I would die for you if you asked me to"

"Your skin is so soft"

"I just love the last souvenir of your eye so much that I'd like the other one please"

"I could kill you if I wanted to"

"I live for you, you're like my oxygen"

"If you run, I'll break your legs"

જ⁀➴ ♡ Matchups

I actually do match ups which isn't really known cuz it's in my rules and dni lol but I do make matchups in case anyone wants one<3 this was added on 20:37 on 4th of February which is a bit later than this was posted

For a match up I need as much information as possible it's also allowed in a platonic form

If there's a preferred age range and gender

Hobbies

Likes

Dislikes

Special interests

And more would be needed (^-^)

[demie90s]

Diana with a foul mouth reader who shit talks on the court but is the nicest person off the court

𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢 X 𝐟𝐞𝐦!𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐮𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬

MASTERLIST, MORE

ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴀʀʏ: Everyone knows your mouth should’ve been benched three seasons ago. You’re the queen of slick comments, technical fouls, and calling out someone’s weak-ass screen while laughing in their face. But off the court? You’re literal sunshine.

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐄: Opposites attract | Comedy | WBB power couple | Soft vs savage dynamic

𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆ꜱ: Swearing, trash talk, one tech (minimum), reader being a menace, Diana being obsessed with you while acting annoyed

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓: ~2.6k

𝐕𝐈𝐁𝐄: You: “Your defense’s so weak I thought it was a rumor.” Also you: “Hi, I brought extra muffins for the refs. They’re gluten-free!”Diana: blinking in gay confusion

It always starts the same way.

You walk onto the court with lip gloss on and a braid swinging like your name’s in the banner above the arena. You smile at the refs. Greet the other team. Say hi to a ball kid and fix the loose laces on her shoes.

You look like a sweetheart.

You are not a sweetheart.

The second the whistle blows, your mouth becomes a crime scene. A play starts, and suddenly you’re muttering, “Try that weak ass screen again and I’m filing charges,” like it’s not being recorded. One girl calls for a switch and you turn mid-play to say, “Don’t worry, she don’t want it either.”

And Diana?

Diana Taurasi, veteran, living legend, woman with a spine made of steel and a resting bitch face that deserves a museum wing?

She’s standing on the sideline watching you like you’re performance art. Like you’re not even real.

You hit a pull-up jumper, turn to the defender with a hand on your hip and ask, “Y’all good? Want a minute?”

You don’t smile when you say it. That’s what gets her.

Practice is even worse.

The locker room is loud. Everyone’s changing. Some girl mentions an upcoming matchup with a top team and you say without hesitation, “She shoots like a toddler with a Nerf hoop and bad intentions.”

“Jesus,” Diana mutters from the other side of the room, pulling on her hoodie.

You don’t even look up. “Tell me I’m wrong.”

She doesn’t.

But here’s the twist.

Off court? You’re sunshine.

You hug security every game. Remember the ball kids’ names. You send the trainer memes. You thank the refs (the same ones you curse out mid-game). You bake banana bread and bring it to film review. You compliment strangers in the parking lot and help someone’s grandma with her bags in the elevator.

You say please and thank you. You sign autographs until the lights shut off.

And Diana can’t fucking believe it.

“You told that rookie she should retire,” she says one day as you hand a preschool teacher a homemade energy bar.

You shrug. “She flopped like she forgot her bones were real.”

“And now you’re out here passing out granola and complimenting people’s baby hair?”

“She had good edges. Why would I lie?”

Diana stares at you for a solid five seconds before grabbing your wrist and dragging you to the car like she doesn’t know what to do with herself.

The first time y’all are seen out together, someone tweets:

“That girl told my sister she shoots like a freshman science fair project and now she’s holding Diana Taurasi’s hand like she invented love?”

@/taurasiGOAT: “ lmao!! and???”

@/dianataurasi (in interviews): “she’s mouthy. but she’s not wrong.”

In the locker room post-game, someone says, “You could be nicer.”

You blink. “I could also be asleep right now but here I am dropping 22 on y’all and carrying team morale.”

Diana’s sitting in the corner, watching you throw your jersey at the laundry bin and flirt with two staffers at once like it’s part of your workout.

She doesn’t say anything.

But later, while you’re in her passenger seat eating fries, she glances over and says real soft, “You were kinda nice today.”

You grin with salt on your lip. “You wanna kiss me or something?”

Diana stares straight ahead and mutters, “I hate you.”

You say, “Love you more.”

Bonus scene:

You get ejected for saying the ref’s beard looks like “a carpet sample from Spirit Halloween.”

Diana doesn’t even argue. She grabs your water bottle, your gym bag, and holds your hand all the way to the car.

The ref tries to talk to her afterward and she just says:

“Don’t speak to me unless your beard connects.”

[meazalykov]

custom shoes

kika nazareth x nikesigned!reader

summary: a pair of cleats starts to cause speculation about your relationship

you stand on the field, feeling the anticipation of the el clásico simmer in the air around you. 

barcelona and real madrid—it’s always been a heated matchup, but tonight feels different. tonight, you're debuting something personal, something that you helped create. the teal, ivory, and navy blue cleats on your feet shine under the stadium lights with the black away kit, and you can't help but glance down at them for a brief moment, smiling to yourself.

they're more than just shoes—they’re yours. and soon, they’ll be in stores all over, thanks to nike.

as you tug at your jersey and adjust your socks, you spot kika in the distance, warming up with the rest of the team in the starting lineup. she catches your eye for a second, and even from afar, you see that playful glint in her eyes. 

she's wearing the same cleats as you. a knowing grin tugs at your lips. she gives you a wink, her subtle way of telling you that she sees you. no one knows yet that you’d gotten her her own pair before nike even announced them. 

not just because she’s your teammate but because, well, she’s more than that.

“you ready?” kika jogs over to you, casually glancing down at your shoes as if she hadn’t been admiring them all week. 

her voice drops a little lower, a whisper just for you. 

“you look good in those, by the way.”

“i know,” you tease back, nudging her gently with your elbow. 

“and you look good in them too. we have to be careful; people are already questioning about these.”

she chuckles, her eyes flicking towards the rest of your teammates. 

“let them talk.”

you laugh under your breath, but she's right. fans had been obsessing ever since both of you had been spotted wearing the same cleats in practice last week. a few eagle-eyed supporters had even posted side-by-side pictures online, questioning why kika had the cleats before they were officially released. and now, with both of you about to wear them in one of the biggest games of the season, the excitement would only grow.

“do you think they’ll figure it out?” you ask, half-joking, but there’s a nervous edge in your voice.

“about the cleats or about us?” kika arches a brow.

“both.”

she smirks, pulling you into a quick side hug before anyone notices. 

“we’ll deal with it when we have to. just focus on madrid. they’re the ones we need to beat tonight.”

you nod, taking a deep breath. she’s right, like always. madrid is your focus right now. the cleats, the relationship, all of that can wait. 

soon after—the whistle blows, signaling the start of the match, and you slip into your game face, letting the energy of the stadium and the roar of the fans fuel you.

the first half is intense. madrid plays with their usual aggression, but your team is just as hungry for the win. you weave through defenders, your feet feeling light, like the cleats were made just for this moment. 

in a way, they were. every sprint, every touch of the ball feels perfect. like the shoes were an extension of you.

“y/n! here!” caro calls out, breaking you from your thoughts.

you spot her making a run on the right wing, and you send a perfect pass her way. she controls it beautifully, then sends it back to you just outside the box. 

without hesitating, you take the shot. the ball sails past the madrid keeper, and the stadium erupts.

one-nil.

kika is the first to reach you, wrapping her arms around you as the team piles on in celebration. her grip on you lingers for just a moment longer than it should, but you don’t mind. it's these small moments that make everything worth it. 

when the crowd settles, you give caro a quick smile, a silent thank you for setting up the goal.

the game resumes, and madrid retaliates hard. however, you're in the zone. each passing minute, your confidence grows. your cleats feel like magic beneath you, propelling you forward, giving you that extra edge.

in the 55th minute, you get another chance. a quick one-two with kika, and you're through on goal again. this time, you slot it calmly into the bottom corner.

two-nil.

as the crowd goes wild again, you spot kika grinning at you, her eyes filled with pride. you jog over to her, and she playfully nudges you.

“two goals, huh?” she says, her voice teasing but proud. 

“you’re really showing off those cleats.”

“had to make them worth the hype,” you reply, breathing heavily but smiling.

the final whistle blows, and the game ends in a resounding victory for barcelona. the team celebrates, but as you stand with kika, you can't help but notice a few cameras lingering on the two of you, zooming in on your matching cleats.

“you think they’ve figured it out yet?” kika asks, glancing down at her shoes, then back at you.

“about the cleats?” you ask, even though you know she’s not just talking about the shoes.

“maybe both,” she says, echoing your words from earlier, a small smirk playing on her lips.

you shrug, trying to act nonchalant, but your heart races a little. 

“if they haven't, they will soon.”

after the game, as you’re heading into the locker room, a reporter pulls you aside for a quick interview.

“y/n, incredible performance tonight. two goals in el clásico—it doesn’t get much better than that. how did it feel?”

you flash a polite smile, still riding the high from the match. 

“it felt great. madrid’s always a tough opponent, so getting the win today was huge for us.”

“and those cleats…we’ve never seen those nike boots on a player before!” the spanish reporter glances down at your shoes, clearly curious. 

“they look custom. are we getting a special release from nike soon?”

you chuckle, keeping your answer vague. 

“you’ll have to wait and see.”

kika brushes past you, standing beside ellie while catching the reporter’s eye. 

“don’t let her fool you,” she says with a wink. 

“those are going to be big.”

the reporter's eyes light up, and you know kika’s teasing just added fuel to the fire. as soon as the interview wraps up, you head into the locker room, shaking your head at her.

“you couldn’t help yourself, could you?” you say, plopping down on the bench next to her.

“what? i’m just helping build the suspense,” she replies, tossing her hair back dramatically.

you roll your eyes, but you can’t help but laugh. she always knows how to make you feel at ease. but there’s a part of you that wonders if all this attention—on the cleats, on the two of you—might lead to more than just product speculation.

a few days later, nike makes the official announcement. the "y/n" cleats will be hitting stores soon, and the campaign photos of you in them flood social media. 

fans go crazy over the design, loving the combination of teal, ivory, and navy blue.

what really sets off a frenzy is when photos surface of you and kika wearing the same cleats during all of the team's training sessions, well before the release. comments flood in, speculating about how kika had her pair so early.

"are kika and y/n collaborating with nike together? where is kika in the promos?"

"why does kika have them already? besties or something more?"

the comments only intensify when someone points out the little moments the two of you share on the field. the way you celebrate goals, the subtle smiles, the touches that linger a little too long.

you scroll through the comments one night, kika sitting next to you on the couch.

“look at this,” you say, showing her your phone. 

“people are starting to catch on.”

she leans in, resting her head on your shoulder as she reads the comments. 

“i mean, we’re not exactly subtle,” she says with a laugh.

“should we be worried?” you ask, half-joking, but there’s a serious undertone to your question.

kika shrugs. 

“let them think what they want. as long as we know what we are, that’s all that matters.”

you smile, wrapping an arm around her. “yeah, i guess you’re right.”

a few weeks later, the cleats officially drop, and they sell out within hours. 

later in the month, fans post photos of their new shoes, tagging you and kika, trying to guess if the two of you had planned this all along. 

rumors about your relationship continue to swirl, but neither of you confirms or denies anything.

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[alltimecharlo]

maybe some angst where will thinks hes not good enough for mack? hehe ty

i’ve gotchu!!! the angst is there but so is the hurt/comfort bc i am a sucker for it 🥹🩵

Will lies flat on his back in the dark, staring at the unfamiliar ceiling of his hotel room. The thin sheets are twisted around his ankles, kicked off in frustration half an hour ago. The hum of the air conditioning fills the silence, and somewhere in the hallway, someone’s laughing way too loud for midnight.

He should be sleeping. They have a game tomorrow. But his mind won’t stop chewing on the same thought over and over again like a dog with a bone: Mack deserves better.

He rolls over and picks up his phone from the bedside table. No notifications. Not even from Mack.

It’s not like he expects a play-by-play of Team Canada’s locker room, but… still.

Mack scored a ridiculous goal today against Sweden. An insane breakaway off a backhand pass from fucking Sidney Crosby, so clean it made the highlight reel within minutes. Twitter’s losing its mind. Every NHL account’s posting about it. Crosby himself said in an interview that Mack’s one of the smartest young players he’s ever played with.

Will’s on the fourth line now.

He curls into himself on the too-firm mattress, pressing his cheek against the cool pillowcase. It doesn’t help.

The worst part is that he’s not even mad about the demotion. Not really. He gets it. It’s strategy. Matchups. Warsofsky’s trying to find the right mix and Will’s caught in the shuffle. Again.

But then he thinks about Mack—who doesn’t have to fight for ice time, whose face is lighting up the Jumbotron, who probably got swarmed by reporters after the game and handled it all like a pro—and he feels small. Smaller than he has in a long time.

It wasn’t always like this. Back in San Jose, they were equals. Rookies together. Same line. Same weird rookie rituals and late-night Uber Eats orders. Will had Mack’s number memorized before he had the team systems down. They made each other better on the ice, fed off each other like magnets.

But now? Worlds is different.

Different teams. Different countries. Different rooms.

Will misses the little things the most. Mack flopping onto his hotel bed. Mack dragging him to the gym way too early and rewarding him with coffee after. Their little milk-and-cookies-before-bed tradition that Mack made fun of until he got used to it—and then needed it.

And God, Mack.

Mack with his hair still damp from the shower, tugging Will’s hoodie over his head like it’s his. Mack whispering some ridiculous idea at midnight like sneaking into the hotel kitchen. Mack’s stupid white noise app playing ocean sounds while he falls asleep curled around Will, breath warm against the back of his neck.

It’s easy to believe Mack wants him when they’re together. Mack’s never been subtle about it. He touches Will constantly, talks to him like he’s the most interesting person in any room, laughs at all his jokes even when they’re bad.

But now, with miles between them and Will stuck on the fourth line while Mack headlines the highlight reels, it’s harder to remember what any of that means.

Why would Mack want someone like him?

His phone buzzes.

Will startles, heart flipping as the screen lights up with a FaceTime request. Macklin Celebrini.

He answers in under a second.

Mack’s grinning, face slightly flushed, hair damp and curling around his ears. “Hi.”

Will swallows. His voice comes out hoarse. “Hey.”

“You look like shit,” Mack says cheerfully.

Will laughs, the sound shaky. “Thanks.”

“You sleeping?”

“Was trying.”

Mack leans in closer to the camera. “Thinking too much?”

Will shrugs. “Something like that.”

Mack’s eyes soften. “Miss me that bad?”

Will tries to play it cool, but he knows Mack sees through him. “You’re annoying when you’re not around to distract me.”

Mack grins. “You’re annoying when I am around.”

Will smiles, just a little. “Yeah, well. Guess I miss that too.”

There’s a pause. Mack doesn’t say anything for a beat, just looks at him like he can see through every cracked piece of Will’s confidence. Then he says, quieter, “I miss you too.”

Will’s chest goes warm and tight at the same time.

“Was thinking,” Mack says, “after this whole international bullshit’s done, I’m gonna steal you for like a week. No hockey. No cameras. Just us.”

Will’s throat is suddenly too tight to answer, so he nods.

Mack sees it. Smiles, gentle now. “Good. Also, Mo’s asleep already, so I can stay on for a bit. You want the ocean sounds?”

Will closes his eyes. The ache eases a little. “Yeah. That’d be good.”

Mack flips the camera around, aims it at the nightstand where his phone speaker starts playing a familiar soft tide. Then he sets it down, turns back, and stretches out.

“Go to sleep, Will,” he says, voice low and steady. “I’ll be here.”

And Will, for the first time all night, thinks he actually might.

♡

[o0o0thorn0o0o]

A couple of proper winter-themed pieces to wrap up what I drew before March. Perhaps I’ll get something traditional between now and April—it’s looking pretty unlikely, but who knows. ‘Til then, no more digital stuff.

Inspired, as you can see, by my birthday posts for them last year (well, for Orihime and Ichigo… just ignore the date for Zangetsu’s, pfft). They’re just really good outfits, eheh. I want to draw them (+ others) more; I really should).

But yeah, even though it’s almost been two months now, I still can’t get over the fact it snowed in Florida, in my very own county, so I felt it would definitely be a crime if I didn’t post something snow-related (I mean, it’s already a crime for winter-loving me, but more so I mean, haha). And since those outfits very much inspire warmth, seemed like a good matchup. I was thinking initially to draw and color them the same way I did the birthday pieces ‘cause it’s fun and pretty to me, but then I immediately had the thought of coloring them in my palette, so yee.

Alas, it seems this breaks the tradition of me drawing Zangetsu in that one outfit and then expanding upon it (wasn’t even a tradition, only two posts, but let me be wistful, haha).

Also, pretty please ignore the perspective in his piece, eheh. It was the last one I got done, and I was rushing, and I’m not that good with that kinda posing/foreshortening or whatever rn anyway. Looks decent enough, so I’m fine with it 👍

Not much else to say other than the fact I mentioned I had some Bleach sketches done earlier? These weren’t the ones I was referring to; they feel too incomplete to post rn, so, yeah, saving them for another day.

‘Cept this Hime:

Drew her to try and experiment with shading and highlighting (because when am I ever satisfied for long with the way I do it 🫠). I didn’t get very far and just abandoned it, but I did think she came out rather pretty. So have it regardless. Would feel it’d be waste just for it to collect dust.

[ao3topshipsbracket]

how is pearlina VS farcille a round 1 matchup????

As stated in our pinned post, our bracket was seeded according to results from this survey. However, this is as good a time as any to explain exactly what we did with those survey results!

For each ship on the list, we got two scores: one that I'll call "Fame", which was the number of respondents who said that they knew of the ship in question, and the other that I'll call "Popularity", which was the number of respondents who said that they had positive feelings towards the ship in question.

Our reasoning was then this: obviously ships with higher Popularity ought to be seeded higher. That being said, we felt that high Fame should still count for something. Thus, we added the two scores together in a weighted fashion like this: (0.75 * Popularity) + (0.25 * Fame).

From there, we also reasoned that sometimes, higher Fame actually works against ships; after all, a ship can be well-known in a negative sense. So with that in mind, we multiplied the above total by the Popularity/Fame ratio. Thus, the ships where most of the people who knew of them also liked them would have their scores mostly unaffected, but the ships where people who knew of them did NOT express positive feelings towards them would end up taking a hit to their scores. This ultimately synthesized into a list that we felt most accurately represented our audience!

According to our numbers, Farcille ended up seeded #6, while Pearlina was seeded #70. Seeded brackets are designed so that lower seeds will face up against higher seeds in earlier rounds. Hence these two ships meeting in Round 2.