#seriously this scene forever altered my brain chemistry

[ocean-waters]

hey ocean!!! :-) for the love your fandom ask game, let's try 14, 16 and 25!! ✨

Hey Rin! Thanks for the ask ❤️ you picked some good questions

#14: the ship that always makes you smile

Hmm. I wonder. Yknow.. I can't seem to recall any that would.

Alright, seriously, there has not been another ship like rinharu. Honestly, I struggle to put it into words since it's mostly feelings.

This pairing altered my brain chemistry and rewired me. Literally defined my taste when it comes to ship. If it reminds me of rinharu, there is a high chance i'll ship it. It's a ship that's got it all. Just the dynamic is so addicting and fun and thrilling. There is not one moment when they're together that is not overloaded with feeling. They play off of each other so well. They're both opposites, but also more similar than they realize. They have fantastic chemistry, and they are both so passionate, but they can also be pretty soft with each other too. Their moments make the show. I mean, they are the "core-axis" of free! After all.

From the very beginning of their story together, it's always been so entertaining. I loved seeing how their relationship started, grew, and evolved. It was love at first sight (or I guess you could say it was actually love at first swim). Rin's determination was unwavering, and he kept trying until he finally smashed his way through Haru's walls and eventually won him over with his charm, all while being absolutely enamored by Haru himself. And he truly did shake up Haru's entire world. Haru was so sure the only thing he needed was to feel the water. Then, in comes this smiley and annoyingly persistent kid and shows him a sight he's never seen before, and makes him feel so many funny feelings.

They're both so taken with one another, even if they don't want to admit it. I love how Rin gushes about Haru at any chance he gets, and how Haru is constantly thinking about Rin whenever they're apart. And i mean, gosh he quit swimming because he thought he hurt Rin. He had that much of an impact on Haru. They both drive each other forward, improve one another, and becomes their best selves together. Their relationship certainly wasn't without its bumps along the way, but i think that just makes it more interesting.

Seriously, when it comes to these two, they could be doing anything, and they would still have me smiling. I will treasure them forever.

#16: a tiny detail in canon that you want more people to appreciate

Not sure if some of these really count as "tiny", but:

● I just genuinely love that whenever Haru has flashbacks of his childhood moments with Rin, the first thing he remembers/thinks about is his smile, and the scene is always tinted pink with cherry blossoms.

● Rin's friendship with Nagisa. He pretends to be aggravated by him, but he's got quite the soft spot for him too.

● How perceptive Nagisa truly is. He notices the small things about his friends and their behaviors. It's so sweet

● Haru's love for weird looking creatures, like northern stoplight loose-jaw kun. He would have loved sacabambaspis.

● Haru's hobby of wood carving. I would love one of his handcrafted iwatobi chan charms.

● Also one I learned about recently: Haru actually has double-jointed knees!

#25: a piece of advice for taking care of yourself in fandom spaces

Fandom, as fun as it is, unfortunately has its rotten side. You'll inevitably come across pointless discourse of any kind during your time in it. The best thing you can do is honestly just avoid engaging with it. Don't ruin your own happiness by starting arguments with people who simply won't listen. If they're constantly popping up on your feed, simply block them and keep enjoying your side of the fandom. Constantly being met with people being destructively negative about the things you enjoy will do nothing except bring you down. It is so much nicer to just be able to enjoy things. You don't have anything to prove to anyone, and you don't need to justify yourself for liking a certain character or a ship. Just post what you want in your own circle. Be free!

(That being said, there are actually interesting discussions one can have with people who are actually willing to listen and debate properly, and those can be good experiences too. I'm just talking about discourse like ship wars or arguments like: Rin Matsuoka is a toxic character, and you're problematic if you like him!!1!!11! and such)

[From the "love your fandom" ask game]

[safetycar-restart]

I HAVE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS FOREVEERRRRRR BUT I NEVER KNEW WHAT IT'S CALLED SO

GAUZE PLAY WITH CHARLES.

i believe once again that charles would be the one to bring this up, and you're always there to fulfill his wishes.

so you soak the soft gauze (like the soft white kind) in some oil based lube (or just coconut oil) to get it slippy and ready, and charles just whimpers as soon as the gauze touches his cock! his mouth agape, hands gripping onto your thighs while you sit on his legs.

he says it tickles really bad but also tickles in a good way, there's definitely giggles mixed in with moans? by the time he's so close to cumming, he's being so loud and squirmy, the gauze kinda scratchy (in a good way) on his cock, overstimulating him even more. safe to say this is one of his biggest kinks so far lmao

I... I've never even heard of this before but now that I have I think my brain chemistry has been forever altered. I love this. So much. Oh my fucking god.

So firstly, I think that once Charles is comfortable, he just loves trying out new kinks and fetishes with you? Even stuff that neither of you have any real interest in, he just wants to try! He wants to experience new things with his dom!

And even if the new thing gets abandoned within two minutes and turns into a soft hand job and a promise to never try that again, that's fine! He still had fun!!

Because of Charles's clear interest in trying things, you put him in charge of finding new kinks and fetishes to try out and he takes his job VERY seriously. Whenever he's bored he'll scroll through endless articles and forum posts, looking for something that seems like it might be fun to try with you. Then he'll present you with a list and you can then choose what to try and when.

The gauze play is something Charles discovered when he couldn't sleep one night at a race weekend and got way to deep into a Reddit page for sensory play. And well... it sounded to cool?? He loves sensory play so much, and he's sure you'd be willing to try this with him.

And of course you are! The idea sounds very interesting and you love trying new sensory things with your good boy.

You get everything ready and have him lay on his back, his head resting on some comfy pillows and a blanket or stuffy within reach that he can grab if he wants (that's the rule with new play, when trying something out Charles must have something comforting and soft and fluffy within reach).

So you soak the gauze in oil based lube, and maybe start off with running it along Charles's chest? His nipples have always been so sensitive and the sounds he makes when the gauze scratches across his nipples is just delightful.

He's so hard by the time you reach his cock, whimpering and shaking a little cause he's so turned on!! The gauze feel ticklish and kinda scratchy and so so good and he wants to feel them on his cock.

You're gentle at first, just laying one on his cock and gently pulling it off. He whines, back arching because it's so intense! It makes him feel so overstimulated in the best way. It's similar to the way you'll sometimes gently scrape your nails over his cock, but much more intense and he adores it.

He's giggling between his moans, squirming and whining and mumbling thanks because it feels so good! He's such a mess, unable to stay still or quiet or even slightly composed.

You check in one him all the time and he's all smiles, having so much fun.

When he cums, he's so loud! He shakes and whines, getting the gauze all messy and covered in cum.

Of course he's absolutely covered in the oil based lube by the end, a very messy boy. But you get him to the bath, and end up getting in with him because he got you covered in the oil too during post scene cuddles.

It definitely becomes something you use all the time.

(Sidenote: this with poly!piarles? Pierre holds Charles against his chest while you have your fun and then you get a very cruel, and very good idea. The next time you wreck Pierre: you use the gauze on his cock after his second orgasm)

[jjackfrost]

genuinely no better feeling than deciding to read something on a whim, only for it to completely alter your brain chemistry in ways you are unprepared for. i finished otnwas in 4 days because i literally couldn’t put it down i was severely suffering from just-one-more-chapter syndrome (and honestly how could i not with those cliffhangers) and have been re-reading my favorite parts over and over the past month. i can’t even begin to tell you how wonderful my experience has been, i love it so so so so much. i really felt like i time-travelled too because the way the hours were whizzing so quickly… what do you mean i was reading for 15 hours straight ??????

i’ve been stewing on how to properly convey the feelings i had for this story, only because it felt so much bigger than me that i struggled to find the words. otnwas has made a permanent home in my heart. thank you for bringing back the whimsy and magic i felt at 13 when i first watched these movies and fell in love with its characters.

the heartwarming brotherly relationship of jack and jamie, the slay of the century that was your majesty the snow queen, the rtte references!!, blizzard of 68 angst (how dare u..) the comedy, the chemistry, the MAGIC, the lore, the sweet and gradual romance between hiccup and jack (the slowest burn in history i was crying and shaking and ripping my hair out at the reveal) - seriously the rollercoaster of emotions i went through !!!!!!!!! giggling, kicking my legs, screaming, throwing up like the whole works ,, just unmatched.. i’m a mess i’ll be spending the rest of my days searching for the high that i had when i read this for the first time i’m so serious....

an enormous thank you for writing and sharing it with the world (and also for bringing me back into the hijack community) i’ll end this with my favorite quote ever from otnwas, though i have many but this is my top:

“it makes me wonder what time really is. if it’s linear, or if each moment exists in its own present… because then maybe a part of us will always be here… and this moment won’t ever end. even when we’ve moved on, i’ll know that there is still a jack and hiccup somewhere in the universe, existing just like this forever.”

wishing you lovely days ahead :)🌷🤍🌟❄🌙

MAN THANK YOU SO MUCH this was so nice to read 🥹🥹🥹 15 hours straight is actually kinda crazy, are you okay?

im glad theres so much in there you enjoyed (maybe especially snow, since i always feel a bit self conscious about including oc’s in fics. yet it keeps happening lol) and like ive said, ive been enjoying reading your posts about the fic 😆 the most fulfilling thing is to see it being talked about without me being part of the conversation haha

ALSO so happy you enjoyed that part specifically, because it is also one of my favorite scenes :’)