HEY FUN FACT if y'all didn't already know this, but anemia can affect your mood, and make things like depression and anxiety WAY WORSE, so if your mental health feels like it's getting worse without any other underlying cause I would definitely get that checked out.
do u tbink reader and bsf!patrick would ever start hooking up but in like a fwb way? bc imagine….and wildly enough it’s HER who’s like ‘cant get attached’ blah blah blah. like it’s her being the one to make it clear that this doesn’t change anything, she’s completely platonic outside of it (well ok not really), she won’t think of them as dating even tho they practically are.
and it’s so obvious she thinks he’s not taking it seriously. assumes he’s going on dates. tries to not think ab it.
n eventually he just like loses it. points out how "it’s not fucking fair. you do all this shit to me, with me, and now you’re acting like i’m the crazy one for thinking we’re more than just fuck buddies? that’s all you wanna be? fuck off" and angry sex…..
NOT SURE JUST SOME THOUGHTS…
yes. youve seen patrick's ex girlfriends, how obsessed they still are with him. there is something so egregiously intoxicating about him--it scares you. truly knocks the wind out of you.
you didn't get it before you became friends with benefits. before you leapt over that line in the sand that had been toed over for year and years.
but that one night in september when patrick had just broken up with a girl, and you were feeling upset after yet another horrible date--you got it.
patrick comforted you that night. it felt selfish; you were upset about a guy you met maybe twice. he had just dumped a girl he thought he truly loved.
you brought up the idea.
"let's just be friends with benefits." you plead. the truth was that you were so curious about him. as he grew more and more and became a man instead of an immature little boy--you wanted to feel him.
"what are you talking about?" he didn't want to ruin your friendship. but thee truth was that he had broken up with his girlfriend because of a petty little disagreement. it was trivial, really. he told himself it was just pure incompatibility. but in reality, he resented her for not being more like you. nobody could be you--except for you.
patrick knew it would be complicated. for some reason, you figured it wouldn't be. patrick was always hooking up with and talking to new girls. it seemed like he had the no strings attached thing down pat.
patrick made love to you that night. that was the only way to describe it. slow, meaningful, deep thrusts, your legs wrapped around his waist. desparate for him to be closer.
his words were filthy. he spread your cunt open and cooed about how pretty it was. how it opened up just for him. how wet he had made you. so pretty. so perfect.
it made you cum. it made your nails dig and dig and dig into his back.
you understood how his exes turned obsessive. maybe not even turned.
so you vowed to never get too attached. to never ruin your friendship.
you never slept over at his place, and you never allowed him to stay the night at yours. no pillow talk or sweet nothings. no dates.
of course, these stipulations had loose definitions. and as best friends, it was inevitable to show appreciation to each other, to go out to an occasional nice dinner or impromptu lunch.
patrick was becoming more and more livid with you. you didn't know what had changed. he was more bossy in bed; he went from slow sessions of eating your pussy to slapping his cock on your tongue and commanding you: fucking suck on it.
of course, you liked it. you loved anything he did to you. but maybe you missed how sweet he used to be. you wouldn't admit to yourself why that was.
valentine's day was soon. and maybe patrick had assumed that you would be his date. he made reservations for you.
"patrick, what are you talking about? no, i'm not gonna be your valentine." you shake your head, taking his tennis rackets from him to shove in the backseat.
"what the fuck do you mean 'what am i talking about?'" patrick lowers his voice. "we've been fucking for like 6 months why are you acting like this?"
"exactly," you say. "we've been fucking. we haven't been dating. i told you this would be purely platonic when we started."
patrick scoffs, slamming the door. he's yelling at you now. "so you're just gonna act like i'm fucking crazy for thinking this is more than platonic when it is definitely more than platonic?" he forces the car into reverse, driving away angrily.
"you're mad because i'm keeping my word--no, our word."
"whatever." patrick spat. "you're full of fucking shit. acting like this hasn't been dating this whole fucking time. making me seem like a fucking idiot for thinking you liked me."
"i do like you-"
patrick seethes; the vein in his neck pulses as he parks the car. he's dropping you off at your apartment.
"get the fuck out. go home. this is over--all of it is."
you gather your things and get out of patrick's car. you have barely shut the door when he skids away. your breath is visible in the cold february air, but your body is hot, and stiff with anger and confusion.
you think he will break and call you first. but one week passes, and then valentine's day. and soon it's march and you haven't so much as seen patrick for almost a month.
it's stupid. you go to patrick's apartment. you look like a lost puppy dog.
he doesn't answer the door. you know he's home. his car is in the driveway, you hear music in his living room. maybe he's with another girl. maybe he really did move on.
you don't leave. it's freezing, and your jacket is light--it's not made for the dry cold that hurts at the end of winter.
patrick opens the door.
"what the fuck are you doing here?"
your lip wobbles.
"it's freezing out here what's your problem?"
patrick bullies you. he pulls you inside and wraps you in a blanket but sits on the opposite side of the couch. doesn't say a word.
you speak up; he cuts you off.
"i have nothing to say to you."
now you're begging. you're crying and the tears are stinging and you're on patrick's lap trying to get him to notice you.
"please pat, p-please. i miss you."
patrick grabs your jaw. he's stern. "this isn't how platonic friends act. this isn't how you fucking cry when you're just friends."
he's right.
you pull at his shirt. "please, i need you, i'll do anything. want you to be mine. i was so--stupid."
patrick is hard beneath you. he likes this.
"you're so fucking pathetic." he spits.
you get down on your knees in front of him.
"i'm so stupid."
"show me how much you want me." he pushes his sweatpants off; he's wearing no underwear. and his cock looks bigger. just as angry as he is.
you grab him into your hands and spit on his cock, moaning as you kiss it all over. lick him from his balls to the weeping head of his cock. suckling on him and hallowing your cheeks. saying im sorry im sorry im sorry.
he slaps his cock on your face. tells you you should be.
you feel how he pulses in your mouth; he groans as he pushes your face into his balls. you suck them into your mouth. your eyes water and your pussy drools for him.
patrick pulls you up. puts you on top of him. pushes your cunt onto his throbbing cock until you're gasping. god he's big and he's fucking relentless. you're not even moving and he's fucking up into you so hard you feel like you have whiplash.
but god, it feels so good. patrick pulls your hair, palms your ass, slaps your face. he rubs your clit and laughs at you. laughs at how much you're moaning. how easy you are.
"are you fucking sorry?" he asks. his balls slap against your ass.
you can barely get a word out.
"yes--i'm so sorry."
"tell me you love me." he wipes a tear from your eye. "tell me you fucking love me."
you nod, cumming right then. coating his cock in your slick, milking him.
"i love you patrick. love you so much. i'll never leave you again."
OMG IS IT HAPPENING OH SHIT I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED WATCHING THIS YET!!!
And now here's my live reaction:
Hey, wait a minute, yeah... where is Mr Puzzles staying anyway?
...uh Mr Puzzles, is this a bad time?
... no... I just... hmmm...
This reminds me so much of the YouTube Arc
AAAAAA THE FACE IS BACK... ahem sorry just Eye of Ra theory stuff
[*looks at my murder board and back to the screen*] ...do they know?
btw people have mentioned about the numbers on the board and I personally think it's a texture. Hmm, then again it could mean something so I'll try to see if I can figure it out.
OMG BOWSER AND JUNIOR I MISSED YOU GUYS
sorry Mr Puzzles, but there's unfortunately an audience for this
hey, kids can be terrifying
can I just say, these little bits of animation are so good!
correct me if I'm wrong but is that a new Mr. Puzzles face (animation)?
Hold up, is he in Karen's house?
HE IS
Karen, you should really upgrade the security of your house. First, Marty, and now Mr Puzzles.
somewhere deep down in my heart i still love you [yes, i did say this out loud]
Karen's kids my beloved ❤️ love it when they act like cute siblings
still the same SMG3 as always... uh, I mean it's totally not Three what are you talking about?
also I want to talk about my Ferris Wheel Wedding concept so bad
also pink…?
[*lays on the floor and zooms out of the room*] ok bye bye
LEGGY?!
[*ducktales theme song plays*]
damn those kids are fast bringing Mr Puzzles from 10 million to 39.7 million (why is that number so specific though, hmm...)
...oh ...oh ...now I feel bad what the hell
HE KEPT THE FLAG I KNEW IT WAS GONNA COME BACK IN SOME WAY
Mr Puzzles: "My ratings haven't moved?"
hmmm.....
please be the car please be the car YEAHHHHHHH
OMG HIIIIIIII
ok, the traffic scene got me lmao (i have no sense of humor anymore)
seriously tho how did he fit in that little car, but hey that's canon now
god I'm annoying but I just love this, found family my beloved ❤️❤️
Mario: "Do I join...?"
well, Mario, you did join Three back in the YouTube Arc (unintentionally) so this wouldn't be the first time...
WOAH WOAH WOAH
I seriously did not expect that, but it makes sense, I don't blame her having mixed feelings about this.
aww Mario and Four making sure Meggy's okay, family is found ❤️
Meggy: "Who does he think he is... thinking he can just roll up and ask me to join him-"
It's technically not out of the question Meggy, that's why we theorize
LEGGY 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
also I smell a redemption arc for Mr. Puzzles
well, Mr Puzzles, kids do deserve good stories and I'm sure they would've loved to know how you do things but looks like you picked that wrong your audience for that
NEGATIVE 1 STARS?!?!?!
oh hey Three :)
👀 "laughing stock" you say?
PFFT I was going to say, that was good cinematography
It's high noon...
wait, was that audio from AMPHIBIA? OH SHIT AMPHIBIA MENTION (timestamp 12:20)
hey remember what I said in my 'ONCE UPON A Ṕ̷̱E̴̺̽R̵̖̎̕F̵̢̗̈́̀E̴̞̍C̴͈̽T̶͓̘̈́ SMG4’ theory:
Every story, no matter how outlandish it seems, is grounded in reality.
The showdown is exactly how it played out at the end of the Meme Factory mini-arc, with the gun and everything!
"I thought we were friends."
"You are not my friend(s) anymore."
oh shit OH SHIT
OH SHITTTTTT!!!!!!!
OMG WAS MY EYE OF RA THEORY RIGHT?!?!? HE'S RED AND EVERYTHING, JUST LIKE THE RED SUN DISK RA HAS OMG OMG
oooh that song at the end tho
damn Mr Puzzles really snapped. like, I know that's him breaking down, crying, but I can also hear it as insane laughter. he's broken broken...
....WHATTTTT
also congrats VerperrTea for your art making it to the credits, love to see it!!! 🎉
.・-: ✧ :--: ✧ :-・.
so uh, that was a lot to take in. It was good to follow Mr Puzzles in this episode. Love to see all the fanmade faces featured as well. Overall, a great episode! I'm surprised at how much it got me. Now that we know FOR SURE that WOTFI is coming, we're getting the little bits of clues we have put together. And the title did not lie, Mr Puzzles really did reach his lowest point. I also loved the bit of the channel acknowledging the "i want the old SMG4" fans.
Aw, my dear fellows, I'm just anxious but ready to see how Mr Puzzles will go all-out villain again. (please goop!4 please goop!4) I've checked the WOTFI website and nothing has changed so we're good... for now. Can't wait to see what happens next!!!
...what do you mean I have to wait a whole week for the next episode?
HIIII omg i am a H U G E fan of you and cob! cob is literally my favorite webtoon ever.... its not enough to just read it, i feel like i need to be enveloped in it (if that even makes sense 😭) every episode literally leaves me shaking with adrenilineeeEEEEE!! (side note i dont have a question i j wanted some way to communicate to you and im sorta new to tumblr so idk any other way lmfao) i literally talk about cob atleast once a day. at this point its an addiction lmfaoo
ive noticed that your tumblr posts are so sad and frustrated recently and i wish there was some way i could help :( if you ever wanted to share ocs or just talk im here and im sure all of your fans would appreciate your art too! maybe you could make another tumblr acct devoted to ocs - ik id definitely follow it immediately :D
also if you decided to take a mental health hiatus your fans wouldnt mind and would in fact encourage it! (ok sure wed be upset cause cob is SO GOOD but overall health is more important!!!) and youd also have more time to work on ocs and to just relax and think about yourslef for once (AND TO NOT LOOK AT THE MEAN COMMENTS ON UR POSTS FROM JEALOUS MEAN PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN CRITICIZE PEOPLE WHO ARE BETTER THAN THEM >:( )
also side note but the more popular you are the more haters you have...its just statistics! so in some twisted overly optimistic way its actually a positive 😉 anyway those ppl r just jealous and have terrible taste.
anyway idk where this is going im j rambling at this point but idk i obviously know barely anything about you but what i can inference from ur posts is that you seriously need a break!!!!! we love cob ofc but we love the health of the creater (YOU) more!!! and if you ever want to talk to anyone or to share ocs youre exited about you can always reach out to me or anything :DDDDD or like anyone you know in real life too lmfaooo--
so uh idk how to end this....so BYE YOURE AWESOME YOURE SLAYING <3333333333
lol you're too sweet! i appreciate every word.
tho unfortunately, taking breaks aren't that easy, since when i don't make episodes, i just don't make money. besides, i actually don't mind the workload that much? it's everything...outside of working that seems to bum me out haha. i kind of like turning off my brain for 10 hours each day to draw episodes. usually when i'm sad, it's after work when that distraction is gone.
also, i do post more freely here already as is! i tend to be a bit more selective about what i share on twitter and IG, but since like 20 people follow me here, i'm a bit more open and share more things, both personal and CoB/OC related lol. i just haven't had a ton to share lately outside of text essays and answering asks.
“You. Like… I've seen you dancing around and singing before, but you had never looked this happy. You had never smiled like that. And it is… weird.”
“Oh, so you prefer it when I look sad and ready to murder someone?”
“You know I love your smile, Liv.”
“Yeah, I know” I reply, my cheeks getting warm as I remember how he had told me the same thing before we made out during the team's Christmas party a couple of years ago. He was the new guy and he was so tall, and blonde, and nice, and charming, and basically so different from everyone else that… Yeah.
Nothing else happened after that, but we've stayed as really good friends. And now that I think of it, he may have been the reason why Alex went from being indifferent towards football players to disliking them so much. He had caught us kissing, and what had I done when I saw him? Just shrug and kiss Micky again. That must have hurt him a lot.
“Are you going to tell me what is making you smile like this, tho?” Micky asks.
“Nope.”
“I will” Madders says, joining us.
“You won't dare” I say, threatening him with a spoon.
“I was just going to tell him that you look happier because you've added rice to your diet. Quite frequently according to what I've been told.”
“James!”
“Eating rice is making you happier?” Micky asks with a confused look.
“Not just rice. The rice” Madders smirks.
“I'm fucking murdering you, James Maddison.”
“The… Oh my God” Micky says, his eyes wide. “Liv! What did I tell you?”
“A load of bullshit as per usual” I shrug.
“A load of… whatever. Does anyone else know?”
“Unless Mr. Maddison here tells someone else, just you two, Kennedy and Olga.”
“Wait, she knows? Since when?” Madders says.
“I had to tell her because of all the flowers I've been receiving, she would not let it go. Oh, and Alex also knows.”
“Alex? You told him?”
“He found out when he saw one of the notes that came with the flowers.”
“So that's why he's been looking more miserable than usual, uh? You broke his heart, Liv.”
“I didn't mean to. I had no idea he was in love with me until he confessed all his feelings on my birthday.”
“You didn't know?” Micky laughs. “C'mon, Liv. Everyone here knows Alex is in love with you.”
“Everyone but her” Madders chuckles.
“If it was so obvious, why didn't you tell me? Aren't you my friends?”
“I didn't tell you anything because I didn't expect you to be so blind” Micky shrugs. “Anyway, are you and Declan dating, then?”
“No. We are just friends.”
“Do friends sleep together now?”
“It's… complicated” I say, nervously playing with the spoon in my hand.
“Dear God, Liv… You've fallen in love with him!”
“I haven't.”
“Liv…” Micky sighs. “We haven't known each other for that long, but I can read you like an open book. You've fallen in love with Declan.”
“Lower down your voice!” I hiss. “And I haven't, ok? We are just friends who sometimes make out among other things. Nothing else.”
“Liv, you must tell him about your feelings before you get hurt.”
“Agree on that” Madders says.
“I can't.”
“Why not?”
“Because it isn't that easy, you know? And what if he doesn't feel the same?”
“Well, better to know that now when, at least according to what you say, you aren't in love with him, than later when it will definitely break your heart” Micky says.
“Agree on that too. Though if you ask me, I think he feels the same for you” Madders smirks.
“Yeah, well, I'm not so sure of that. Because one moment he is doing all these romantic things and taking me on the best dates ever, and the next he forgets I exist for a week and doesn't even text me to ask me how my day was. Kennedy says that that's how you men work but… I don't know” I sigh.
“If you have so many doubts, then you know what you have to do, Liv.”
“Next time you go eat the rice, preferably before you do it, you sit down with him and tell him about your feelings” Madders says.
“You seriously need to stop with the joke about eating rice. It isn't funny.”
“But you are sleeping with the enemy, Liv. We have to use some kind of code to talk about it, anyone could hear us. Like your dad, for example.”
“Don't jinx it!” I say, looking for something made of wood and quickly touching it. Could touch his head, but it probably is empty.
“Sorry” Madders shrugs. “Anyway, we should probably go back with the rest of the team to get our asses kicked. And in the meantime, you better think how to tell a certain someone that you love him.”
“Yeah, yeah…”
“We are serious, Liv” Micky says.
“I know. Thank you, guys.”
“Anything for you” he smiles before leaving me alone in the cafeteria, my head about to explode.
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“Liv, stop checking your phone. He isn't gonna text you” Olga says.
“I was just checking the time.”
“Yes, of course” she snorts.
“I was” I insist. But that's a lie. I was checking if Declan had texted me, if maybe my signal was weak and the messages weren't coming through. But everything is fine, just like all the other three hundred and twenty five times I've checked.
“He is ghosting you, Liv. Again. I don't know why don't you end things with him, he clearly isn't worth it despite everything that Madders tells you.”
“It isn't that easy, Olga.”
“Is the sex that good?” she smirks.
“Shut up” I say, trying to hit her. “It isn't easy for other reasons.”
“Like that you have fallen in love with him.”
“I... Yeah” I sigh.
I've fallen in love with Declan. It's official. And it also is official that I haven't told him about it. I tried to, but… It was impossible.
Since my chat with Madders and Micky and until the end of the season we met almost daily, but I just couldn't find the right moment to sit down and talk about it. If we weren't out on a date, we would stay at his place, and I always was so focused on enjoying our time together and him, that I couldn't think about anything else. Especially when I was enjoying him if you know what I mean. Then we both went on holidays, and the silence started.
Olga and I are in the south of Spain having some girl time that we have been planning since Christmas, while Declan is in Las Vegas with a very questionable company that has already made him be in the newspapers more than once, a bunch of girls surrounding him on all the photos that have been published. And has that made me jealous? Made me feel like shit and doubt everything that has been happening these past months between us? Definitely. Especially because I've texted him a few times just asking him how he is, if he is having fun, and I still haven't received an answer. And by the looks of it, I won't be getting it any time soon.
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It's been two weeks since Olga and I were in Spain, and yes, you've guessed it. Still no word from Declan. But if I want to know what he is doing, I just have to check the papers.
After Las Vegas he went to Ibiza to meet with some of his other football friends. During the day you can find them relaxing on a boat as big as my parents house, and at night in the best clubs in the city. And always, always… He is surrounded by a group of stunning women.
But as if seeing that wasn't enough, I have Alex reminding me of it daily.
Our families have been going on holidays together since we were kids, and this year nothing has changed despite what has happened between us. So here I am, in a small town in Portugal, having to listen to Alex tell me how Declan was talking with a brunette, or laughing with a blonde while looking very cosy.
“Oh, wow. You are gonna want to see this, Liv” he says after breakfast. We are chilling in the garden of the house where we are staying, our parents gone to do the daily grocery shopping.
“See what?”
“This” he says, showing me his phone. “Looks like the rumours about Declan and that singer were more than that and that they… Liv, hey. Are you ok?”
“Yes” I murmur, quickly getting up from my deckchair.
“Liv, you've gone so pale… Are you sure you are ok?”
“I am, Alex. Let me go” I say, avoiding his hand when he tries to touch me. “I have to go.”
“Liv, I'm sorry. Liv… Olivia!” he calls. But I'm not listening anymore. I'm too busy trying to remember how to breathe and to not cry until I'm locked in my room, the photos he just showed me already engraved in my brain, playing over and over again.
Declan with the singer from those awards he attended a few months ago, the one who had said she had a crush on him. Declan and that girl hugging, laughing. Her sitting on his lap, his hand on her thigh… and Declan and her kissing.
brother crab's winter 2024 parting thoughts: majo to yajuu
GUIDEAU MY MOST BELOVED SHE/HE/THEY GUYGIRL OF ALL TIME I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
I MUST ONCE AGAIN STRESS THAT THESE ARE THE SAME GUY:
ok so first
banging beginning and banging finale to this season, the show as a whole as some really fascinating worldbuilding (the most fascinating of which we only got to in the final minutes of the final episode) so i really hope we get another season sooner or later
the middle was a little less memorable to me but at no point did i feel overly disappointed or bored, it wasn't always outstanding but it was consistently enjoyable and entertaining to me
but now back to guideau
GUIDEAUUUUUUUUU WHAT A CHARACTER!!! i will be using his pronouns interchangeably bc it is what she deserves uwu (tho tbh i do not think guideau would ever give a single fuck about pronouns and that is a huge part of what i love about them)
it's almost a shame that one of my favorite guideau scenes only came in the last episode, he's pissed at a witch who fed her some stew that she can't stop thinking about and wanting more of
so she confronts the witch all like "UNDO THE SPELL YOU PUT ON ME" and the guy he's traveling with has to gently explain to them like "guideau... do you think you maybe just... liked the soup..."
speaking of the guy
looove his eyes, love the way eyes in general are drawn in this series in fact. also love his voice morikawa-san absolutely killed it and i'm thrilled we will continue to hear him this season in the omegaverse anime (lol but no seriously)
ashaf is overall such a striking character to me, not just in terms of his appearance but his whole demeanor and everything. i feel like we haven't even scratched the surface of who he really is or why he's like that yet, so i hope we get more story to flesh that out
i think ashaf and guideau work so well together as the main pair (not necessarily in a romantic way, bit more on that later) because their personalities are just perfectly complementary. it made the middle... i dunno, detour? to phanora feel a bit, i dunno, just misplaced. i actually really enjoyed phanora and johan too, but their story just felt more like an ova and less like it belonged smack in the middle of this season? anyway
absolutely obsessed with the final scene of the season where ashaf says there's still one thing he wants to teach guideau, and that that's love. LIKE HELLO??? ironically this actually made me ship them romantically less, because i really enjoy the idea of this being a sweeping notion of love. nothing so constrained as romantic love, but love for the world, for others, for soup! and for guideau themself
i would love to see more of this animated because the cast is amazing, but if it doesn't get a continuation i'll definitely pick up the manga (probably once it's finished... hopefully it'll be finished...... we'll see)
Haha ok, so a long time ago- MONTHS- I asked Tumblr to give me scenarios or reasons that Sky and Time would seriously fight. Like "omg is someone gonna die!?" kind of fight.
I haven't forgotten and I ABSOLUTELY plan on drawing it. It's probably gonna end up being a multi part comic cus I need to set the scene
- Offal and All (Kakashi's relationship with food throughout the years, mostly told through the eyes of others) I'm activley focusing on this one rn and hoping to post it like, this week actually. It's a mash up of a lot of different tiny Kakashi hc's I've posted about and should be very fun (and depressing, but that's kind of my brand, so.)
- One Step Three Steps chapter 10, it's going well so far actually I just keep writing it at work then being forced to stop bc like. Work. Might go up this week, hopefully
- Chasing Shadows chapter 4, it's like 20% done? Ish? I just need to find the head space to get back to writing it, will go up within the next 2 weeks for sure but idk when exactly. It'll be great tho ur gonna get Hikaku, Fugaku, Shisui, Mikoto, just all the cool Uchiha. Lots of politics, lots of drama, the works
- Itama and the secret senju weed empire fic,,,, it will be long and it will be beautiful which means it'll take me forever to do, sorry
- Magical Girl Izuna AU (my beloved) I got distracted by other projects midway through writing chapter 1 but I'll get there eventually
- Little lab mystery where kid edo-tensei reincarnations of Madara and Tobirama wake up with no memories and immediately stage a jail break
- Nin burger!!!!! Yes this is a real thing yes I meant to post it like the same week I started making it but then I got distracted and didn't. But I swear to fucking GOD I will see it complete. Nin Burger is my favorite real naruto restaurant that is real
- That one oneshot where Madara and Tobirama spend a festival night in the capital together as children, and Madara develops his very first crush on the fox masked boy, but seems to be doomed never to meet him again— till Konoha's first festival is held and he sees a man wearing the very same mask, waiting for him in the crowds. Might not actually finish this one tbh but also maybe I'll save it for tbmd week?? Idk
Considering / Planning;
- Hikaku as the Uchiha clan head after Madara's betrayal comic,,, not an actual fic but I wanna make this so bad. I've written notes for it I just need to get along to drawing it
- Izuna in Wonderland comic, honestly I'll probably end up doing the entire thing in one go one night when I get hit in the face w a brick w motivation. So it'll be a surprise for both u guys and me when I post that! I always do my comics in one go bc I physically can't bring myself to return to art projects if interrupted, which means I tend to do longer ones on my days off where I have literally nothing else to do or distract me, but I haven't had one of those in like. 2 months now. So. But I will soon!! Umm. Maybe.
- Here Before and After Me chapter 2, I'll probably make one eventually but who tf knows when. I have a very specific vision of Kakashi following Tobirama onto the battlefield and scaring the shit out of a very alarmed and confused Izuna
- Tobirama and Izuna's field trip through time and space, I don't think I want to commit to a full fic bc it'd be seriously long and I'm already commiting to Chasing Shadows and One Step Three Steps as my regular update long fics, then the MG Izuna au and Itama fic as my "write it all behind the scenes then post" long fics. One shots only for me, sorry. But I do wanna write a silly one shot of the boys crash landing face first into a konoha council meeting during their field trip
Dropped / Abandoned;
- That one mdtb space mermaid au, rip. Maybe I'll come back to u one day but for now I have a lot to focus on, sorry
- mdtb fish in a pond fic where Tobirama is half spirit and turns into a koifish that Tajima then brings home and tosses into the families koi pond
I think that's everything? I have a shit memory and do everything on my notes app then forget to categorize the notes half the time so I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I'd lost smthn else in my like billion different notes.
Those are the important ones tho, so, good enough!
Haruka : considering both of his songs were from the android girl album I feel like he's gonna get a third. Of which the only other song I know the lyrics to is relationship scramble.
I think it could work ("right now I want instant love", could be the whole any attention is good, negative inclusive, so long as it's attention) (bro idk)
Yuno : honestly not a clue haha, tho I think Rabbit Hole would work (+it's a popular prediction for her, I haven't listened to it but it could be a good choice?)
Fuuta : .....he got Salamander this trial I don't know what they're gonna give him anymore....I don't even know what the deal is with mosaik role,,,,,
Maybe Chimera? I've only listened to it once but it has the Vibes tm. I think it fits? I'm not very good at lyrical analysis but it'd be fun idk
(or volt tackle haha)
Muu : Theory of Negativity because idk it vibes. Similar to otome dissection kinda idk
Alternatively, Cinderella just cuz it....vibes like her I don't have a better explanation sorry
Shidou : I reeeally want to say cosmic rendezvous,,,, but it doesnt fit with his other covers. I hope dearly for cosmic rendezvous but let be realistic haha
My prediction. Ghost Rule or 118. Ghost Rule would be fun !!!! 118 would be, to me, if someone died in t3, cuz the lyrics can be twisted abit. It'd be so fun. Also "no law to pardon my crime" and "ethics are a delusion, but I'm still guilty when the morning comes" vibe the same. Also his va can do it I believe in him
The cover would also SLAP cuz from what I can tell shidous covers have a more...frantic? Energy to them and that works for a lot of the GHOST album songs. Anyways Ghost Rule milgram cover?? Please??
Mahiru : I had more but I forgot so here's the ones I remembered
U (unlikely, it's a English song... But hey it'd be fun) / Poison Apple (I'd say poison apple works for kazui but... There are funnier picks for him so)
I think her voice fits for these songs idk they just...vibe. really well. I believe in her va
Most fitting from what Ive seen is Zombies or Psuedo-Hope Syndrome which would work vocally and thematically I think! Idk tho haha mahirus is really vibe based
Kazui : ok wishful thinking : Ghost Rule. Fits with the liar theme. But I already gave it to shidou and it doesn't fit his other two covers (sad melancholy) so he gets the song I initially chose for shidou! Cosmic Rendezvous. A win for old man yaoi truthers (JOKE)
No seriously. The lyrics could be read as non romantic, and it continues his cover theme of Regret. It'd be fun, thematically relevant, fir the other covers, AND it'd hurt me. Perfect. If he does get cosmic rendezvous I will cry
Alternatively; we the hostages (?) Idk this pick was also solely vibes. I really want cosmic rendezvous though but that's cuz I want someone to say fuck
Amane : Angel Hair. I don't have a particular reason? Also this would be more in line with Positive Parade which was the trial one song.... And she got animal which I never would've expected so? Who knows. This is a fun list for vibes. Oh I think then all her songs would be Mannequin songs too
Mikoto : uhhhh (Not) a Devil. Cuz I'm not creative and it'd be funny. Uhh otherwise I'm not too sure.
Honourable mention that I think both Mikoto and Kotoko could get Addiction? By vibes alone lol cuz I can't read the captions...
Kotoko : imma be real I forgot. To kin assign her a song. But after having a short look at Anti - Beat I think she could get Dilemma? I think it works for kotoko. Idk
Tell me what songs you guys predict for any given character next trial I like seeing people's readings on what fits the character or the covers!!! Particularly kotoko, yuno and mikoto as much as I like their characters I don't have much of a read on them...
Also tell me what your favourite covers are!!!! I personally like both of shidous, kazui's, mahirus and fuuta's, and I really liked the monopoisoner one! (Haven't listened to reversible campaign enough to form opinion), as well as Harukas two breaths walking cover (haven't listened enough to the android girl one whoops)
Heeeyyyy, I'm so so intrigued by your hockey posting. I'd love to know more about Fedorov, like what's the lore, what makes him special? Have a nice day/ night <333
good morning/afternoon/evening anon! since you asked so nicely i'll try my best but i do tend to forget everything i know when i have to actually explain it. there is a lot of lore tho so i'm not gonna go over all of it (mainly the bits that interest me the most + some other stuff). i guess what really makes him special (at least to me) is the fact that we don't get players like this anymore. and i'm not talking playing style here (the impact of euro hockey players of the 90s on the nhl today is still so obviously there). a lot of his early career was directly impacted by cold war politics, and since those circumstances haven't existed for a while now, we don't get this insane type of backstories and lore anymore. i should also make it clear that i'm a massive nerd who sat in classrooms for years learning abt soviet stuff which i think definitely has an impact on who My Guys are
seriously there is a lot under the cut so be warned because i did get carried away with myself A Lot (i literally wrote over 1k words on this. sorry in advance)
ok so. sergei started playing "pro" hockey in the soviet union in the mid 80s (i don't think this is the place to explain whether these players were pro or amateur so will leave it like that), first in minsk (only for a year) before being picked up by cska moscow- the central army team. these guys made up most of the national team, which can probably be explained by the fact that their head coach also coached the national team (god that's a bit of a mouthful, but incredibly relevant). he wasn't the only rookie on the team that season; another kid (i think they were both like 16 at the time ?) called alex mogilny had also just arrived in moscow. they would become good friends. sergei would play three seasons for cska before being called up for the national team- he was going to the 1989 world championship. alex would be there, too, having already played on the team before. naturally, the ussr won gold (as they did almost every year). but that doesn't mean everything was good with the players. not long too after the tournament, some of the older players would finally get permission to play in the nhl, but for the younger guys it was looking like they had no way of getting out any time soon. in the days between the end of the championship and the soviet team's flight home, mogilny apparently approached fedorov and asked him to go to america with him- sergei said no, worried about what would happen to his family. alex would go anyway, disappearing for a few days before popping up in buffalo ready to join the sabres. (this might seem irrelevant right now but it's actually really not- i'm getting there now)
that same summer, sergei would be drafted in the fourth round by detroit. this choice may or may not have been influenced by steve yzerman telling them sergei was better than him. after a bit of back and forth, they got him to defect after cska played a series of games in north america. it literally sounds like the type of shit they write in spy films it was fucking mental. this made him only the second soviet to defect in order to play in the nhl i'm pretty sure (defo the second in like 18 months- funnily enough it was his bestie who was the first one. what a coincidence), but they weren't the first two from the other side of the iron curtain to do that. might be wrong but i think that honour goes to the stastny brothers. anyway. when sergei got to detroit he wore 91 because he wanted to "be like stevie" or some insane shit like that. which i literally think about all the time. like seriously what was that about sergei.
okok can't not talk about the russian five so doing that now. since idk how much you know about hockey i'll do a better job on this bit. after sergei arrived in detroit, management must've figured they could get more russians. over the next couple of years they got vladimir konstantinov (who was drafted the same year as sergei) and slava kozlov to make the jump to the states. since i'm mainly talking about sergei i won't go into how they got those two but it's just as unbelievable as you'd expect. after the 1994-95 lockout, the wings traded for another russian- slava fetisov. if you ever want to learn about soviet hockey you'll hear a lot about this guy, and for good reason too. he won two olympic gold medals and seven world championships with the soviet union, and captained most of those teams. obviously adding a guy with that much experience winning was a smart choice imo, even if he hadn't won anything in the nhl yet. by now the wings had four russian players- why not add a fifth ? in 1994 the wings were embarrassed in the playoffs, losing to san jose. it just happened that sj happened to have two of the older soviets who had fought for the right to play in north america. one of them was igor larionov- probably the smartest guy to ever play hockey. it was his tactics (and refusal to change his style of play) that led to his team's success in the first round. and i guess detroit didn't ever want to deal with that again because they ended up trading for the guy in the first part of the 1995-96 season. the russian five first played together in calgary, where they played that style of soviet hockey that nhlers could never really wrap their heads around at the time. they walked all over the flames in their own building, and would continue to do the same to the rest of the league. the five would be a key part of the 1997 stanley cup-winning team, which was the first wings team to lift the cup in over forty years.
sergei stayed to win a few more cups, and then left the city. he signed w the ducks in anaheim, bleached his hair and moved out to california (i think we can all resonate with wanting to change our appearance and move thousands of miles away from where we've spent over a decade building out lives amiright). from what i can tell, this move was Not Liked by detroit's owners (honestly i can't see any other reason his number hasn't been retired there). he'd bounce around a couple more nhl teams before going back to russia to play on the same team as his brother, eventually retiring in 2012.
jumping to 2015, that year's hockey hall of fame inductees included sergei (and nick lidstrom, one of his detroit teammates and one of the best defencemen to every play the game). it was basically a 90s wings reunion. in sergei's induction speech, he did like everyone else and thanked a bunch of people who helped him out throughout his career. and, you know, it was all the expected stuff (hockey guys can be so predictable sometimes), but "to my captain, steve yzerman" still fucking gets me. it had been twelve years since he'd worn a wings jersey. my captain. i think you get my point but i'm gonna have to stop there because i can't carry on and be remotely normal about it.
oh and in 2021, after spending a few years bouncing around random jobs for the team, cska announced that fedorov would be taking over as head coach. he went back to the team where all this started. now i don't know how exactly he is with his team but i sure hope he learned enough from his days there as a player under tikhonov on exactly how not to treat your players. cska won back to back gagarin cups (the trophy awarded to the khl team who wins the playoffs) in sergei'd first two seasons behind the bench, and they're probably looking to make it a threepeat with the playoffs starting today (?)
ok so here's my PC in outfits I thought were cute lol, I don't have any screenshots of their regular mode but have two versions of transformations you could choose perhaps :0
(they got tanned from being at the wolf cave in the second one sjshjs)
some info hmm! Unnamed! They are tiny bodies but are very defiant + sadomasochist, so you'd be surprised how quickly they can beat people up >:) They at the asylum a LOT so they have developed an interesting relationship with Harper, one that I haven't written out yet jshsj,, but their feelings on the doctor change a lot lol
that's enough of my rambling tho jshsjhs, have a nice day I love ur art!!
YOUR OC IS SO CUTE Like Seriously i love them. you CANNOT send me two images and not expect me to draw both
i hope these are good!!!! (sorry i looked at your blog to see if you had any drawings of them so i could make sure i got the hair right and your art is SO good i am in Love with your style)
the tan is so funny and cute i hope it's okay i drew it in the second one 🥺
also YOU 🫵 whenever i see your tags i'm like Oh MY GOSH eek! kyaa!!!! because they're always so so so sweet so thank you so much for always leaving them they make my day 🥺 i love to read your thoughts i'm like YES. i do on fact think sydney uses strawberry shampoo. that lives in my brain every day. i think about sydney and i'm like wow. strawberries....
anyways i hope you like it!!! sorry i rambled too!!! i guess we're even now BSJSJSHS
Author's note: Can you tell when I wrote this chapter? 🫣😂
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"Val, this just came in the mail for you."
"For me?" I say, looking at the big envelope Silvia is giving me.
"Yep. It's from your boyfriend."
"Oh, thank you" I say, opening it. "Oh my God."
"What… Valeria! Is that… is that him?"
"I think so."
"You think so? Val, you probably are the person who has seen adult Pedri naked the most! Apart from his teammates and himself, of course."
"All the moles are in the right places, so… yeah, it's him."
"Holy shit" Silvia laughs. "He didn't look like that when I saw him shirtless after your first night together."
"He did not, no" I say, looking at the magazine in my hands, a shirtless Pedri on the cover.
"Can I have a look?"
"Yeah, sure" I say, giving it to Silvia.
"Oh, it comes with a note. Happy early Christmas, Val. Hope you like my little present ;) I don't know if you like it, but I certainly do."
"Should I worry about my best friend thirsting over my boyfriend?"
"Nah. You two are too obsessed with each… Holy mother of Jesus, Valeria."
"Now what?" I laugh.
"Look. Look!" Silvia says, showing me one of the photos.
"He looks ridiculous."
"Ridi… what? He looks fucking hot, Val."
"And ridiculous. Who wears a beanie while shirtless?"
"He does. And he does it so well… I don't know if I'm gonna be able to look at him the same after this, Val. Holy shit."
"You already said that" I laugh again.
"You are such a lucky bitch…" she says while flicking through the magazine. "A fucking lucky bitch."
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I think your early Christmas present has broken Silvia
What? 😂
Next time she sees you she may jump at you
Ok 😂😂
What about you? 😏
What about me?
Will you jump at me too?
Meh 🤷♀️
Seriously, Val? 🙄
You look ridiculous 😂
What? I look fucking hot!
Ridiculous. A beanie while shirtless? Who does that? 😂
I do. For you.
You love it when I wear one
Yeah, but when you also are wearing clothes
🙄
I thought that was going to be your favourite photo. Because besides the beanie, I'm also showing those things you love so much
Things? What things? 🤔
The ones on my hips that take you to your favourite place in my body 😏
🙄🙄🙄
They have your name 😏
What? 😂
They are a V shape… V for Valeria
🙄🙄🙄
🤗🤗🤗
I'll print that photo so you can have it on your bedside table and be the first thing you see every morning when you wake up and every night before going to sleep
No thank you
You prefer the real thing, I get it 😌
You'll have him soon 😏
Right now the real thing can stay in Valencia tbh
You are so mean, Val.
I give you a present and get naked thinking of you, and look at the way you treat me 😔
🤷♀️
How have your teammates treated you btw? I'm sure they are laughing in your face 😂
They are a bunch of jealous idiots 🙄
So they have made fun of you, haven't they? 😂
🙄
Poor Pepi 🥺
🖕🏻
Love you too 🤍
And speaking of teammates… Anything new about Ferran?
He still wants to leave during the winter transfer window
Really?
Yeah… And I get it.
He isn't playing, and his head not being where it should be isn't helping him.
I think being away even if it's just for 6 months will do him good.
Personally and for his career
Yeah, I guess…
It will, trust me
Wish I could be there to hug you right now tho 🥺
I can hug the magazine.
Isn't that what you wanted? 🤗
🙄🙄
Instead of printing a photo you should get me a pillow with your face on it or something 😂
And what are you going to do with that pillow? 😏
Always thinking about the same 🙄
I'm horny, I haven't see you in a week
Then use your hand, Pedro
You do it better 😏
🙄
The moment we arrive from Valencia I'm driving to your place.
Tell Silvia to leave if she doesn't want to hear certain things
I don't think she'll mind if she gets to see you shirtless in the morning 😂
Like after our first night together?
That's what she said when she saw the photos.
You've improved since that day
And not just physically, have I? 😏
🙄
I have and you know it.
And I will be showing you how much very soon 😏
If I let you in
You don't have to let me in for me to show you how good I am 😛😉