#she did what she had to do and let Rody go

[anintroverteddarling]

This was on my head when I heard the song ngl daslkfjndskfjandsf

Despite shipping Rody with Vincent, my girl Manon did not deserve to die like that TvT In the beginning, I thought Manon was just some girl leading on Rody but at the end I realize the whole context of Manon and Rody's relationship. Manon did love Rody but seeing how Rody is willing to self-destruct just to keep her happy, she already realize both of them will end up miserable so she had to be the one to end it for their sake like damn THE FACT MANON STILL HAD THE LOCKET WAS DKFLJNADSKFJNADSKJNASDKFJNAS THE ANGST THIS GAME BRINGS I SWEAR-- Rest in Peace, Manon. You had little screentime but you also made a big impact on the game.

[miniimight]

Hellooo! Could you please write for the boys where the reader is sick but doesn't tell them bcs she doesn't wanna bother them?? I love your your blog sm 💙💙

HIDING YOUR SICKNESS ! reader doesn't wanna bother her boyfriend

with izuku, bakugo, rody + fem!reader (pro hero era)

notes thanks for the request anon !!

you: hey i don't think i can make our date tonight... i'm sorry, something came up

he frowned when he got the text. he pinched the bridge of his nose and his overthinking kicked in. you'd been distancing yourself a lot recently... between you spending all your time at someone else's place, having to postpone dates, and his hero work, you barely got to see each other.

he was worried. he pressed the call button and waited for you to pick up.

IZUKU

"hello? y/n?"

you folded from the concern in his voice. he was always going to be worried about you, no matter what you tried to do.

"izuku..." you rasped and you could tell he was taken aback.

"what's wrong, honey?" he said softly. "you don't sound too good..."

you bit your lip. oh, what the hell. he was going to find out anyway. "i'm just a little sick, that's all. i can handle—"

"sick?!" izuku exclaimed and you shied away from his volume. "my love, you should have told me."

"no, it's really okay—"

"how long have you felt this way? is this why you've been postponing our dates? where are you right now?" he ignored your protests and rambled on with more questions for a bit. you weakly answered them all.

"okay, sweetheart, i'm on my way." you could hear him huffing as you assumed he leapt across rooftops. "stay on call..."

a burden was lifted off your shoulders, and the relief made you fall asleep right then and there.

later—though how much later, you didn't know—you blinked the sleep out of your eyes. groaning, you stretched your arms and propped your body up with your elbows.

"oh, you're awake. lay down, love."

you tuned into izuku's voice, squinting through your daze. he was sitting at your bedside, a wet rag in his hand. he shushed you when you tried to ask him all your questions, gently laying the rag across your forehead and kissing your heated cheek.

"you had a fever, honey." izuku hummed, pulling the chair closer to the bed and leaning over the side. "you shouldn't have been under all those stuffy blankets."

you frowned and looked around. the windows were open, the curtains flowing as fresh air filtered in. it was true, you did feel a little less suffocated.

you pursed your lips, feeling guilty. "i'm sorry."

he was absolutely bewildered. "what could you possibly be sorry for?"

you sniffed, rubbing your eyes. "you were at work, right? and..."

izuku softened, stroking your temples with understanding. "it's never an issue for me to take care of you, love. don't be sad. just relax and let me handle everything, okay? i'm here now, to take care of you."

BAKUGO

"where are you and why have you been avoiding my calls?"

you pressed your lips into a thin line. straight to the point, as usual. "i'm... i'm staying at a friend's for the time being." you tried to speak evenly, without any tiredness.

you heard bakugo sigh deeply. "what's the matter, baby? and don't think about hidin' anything from me."

you groaned internally, letting your head drop against the mattress. you mumbled.

"what was that?"

you flared up, heat overwhelming your body. "i'm sick! okay?! i'm so sick right now."

he didn't respond.

you sighed. "i didn't want you to catch anything or worry about it. i can handle it and i'll be back in no time."

he scoffed. "fuck that. i'm coming to get you."

"kat, really—?!"

"yes, really!" you heard faint explosions in the background. "seriously, thinking you can recover on your own when you can't even speak properly." he chuckled.

you wanted to retort, but your throat burned. hmph, you thought. you let yourself drift asleep, feeling comforted.

later, you woke up in his bed to the sound of clanking pots in the kitchen. brows furrowed, you groaned as you stretched, your body buzzing after you let yourself drop into the plush mattress once more.

bakugo peeked into the room. "you're up. good. you need to eat." with an apron on, he placed an assortment of dishes in front of you; soup, fruits, and some cough drops for later.

you sat up a little, startled when his hand pressed against your forehead.

"you have a fever." he shook his head, disappointed. "you probably made it a little worse, isolating yourself under all those sheets. you were overheated when i got you."

you pouted, taking a sip of water.

he craned his neck to meet your eyes, thinking you'd be relieved being home and in his care. you clearly had something on your mind. "baby..." he held your hand. "jus' tell me what's on your mind."

you met his eyes briefly before looking away. "i... didn't want you to miss work for this."

"this matters more than paperwork." he rolled his eyes, a soft smile on his face. he squeezed your hands. "just eat up and rest up. i'll handle everything else."

RODY

"y/n?"

"nope!" his little sister, lala, chirped. "it's me!"

during his last layover, he hadn't been getting much of a response from you. he trusted you with everything, but he was worried. now that he was back in otheon, he was ready to figure out what the hell was going on.

he chuckled at his sister. you must've given her your phone to play her favorite game. "hey, lala. where's y/n, do you know?"

"she's sleeping now." rody could hear her breathing as she pattered over to where he assumed you were laying down. "sleeping like a log."

"yeah?" rody responded, deep in thought. it wasn't like you to sleep while looking after his siblings, so he knew something was wrong. "what was she doing before she fell asleep?"

"uhhh... she made lunch for us?" lala sniffed. "i feel bad, though."

rody's eyebrows creased, tugging a suitcase behind him as he unconsciously walked faster. "why's that?"

"she's got a mask on, and she doesn't want us too close to her..." lala sighed. "and she's burning up."

rody put the pieces together. he raced to the carpark and zoomed on home, bursting through the door.

the loud noise startled you out of your slumber, sitting upright. the abrupt motion made you dizzy and you groaned. lala pat your shoulder, concerned.

rody dropped his suitcase to the ground, kneeling at your side. slipping off his gloves, he pressed his hand to the side of your neck.

"seriously, babe, you should've told me when you started feeling off." he frowned, bustling about to grab you the things you needed. "i could've left any time."

your eyes were glassy when you looked at him, and he felt his heart twisting. "m'sorry," you mumbled from behind the mask. "i didn't want to bother you..."

he scoffed and pulled the mask off your face, squishing your cheeks. he looked you square in the eye. though he was scolding you, he was so soft and gently. "you never bother me. all i think about is you, lala, and roro. i want to know everything you're feeling, no matter what."

you smiled, looking lopsided as your face was still in his hands. "okay."

he grinned and kissed you.

"ugh!" you recoiled, scooching away from him. "rody! you'll get sick!"

he crossed his arms, smiling. "and? we can be in that boat together."

you rolled your eyes. "oh my god."

"aw, don't be like that, baby." rody cuddled up next to you, peppering you with affection. "come on, let me take care of you."

© miniimight ! thanks for reading <3

[holnnetd]

Catfisher!König Part 1

Warning: Suggestive content, mentions of pornography, misogyny, low-key incel behaviour, please be 18 or older if you read this!

Basically college loser!König cat fishing reader for some nudes.

In my defence, I was reading something about a cat shifter, but with my dyslexic ass brain I read catfish, and now it can't get out of my head.

This is the first part, explaining the context a little, to get into the juicy part go to part 3 (Nah I lied to you, part 3 has no smut, I changed my mind it will come in part 4)😊.

This is only fiction, please remember.

Teen!König is an absolute nerd, going to collage just because mommy said that would make her proud. She would only agree to let him join the army after he graduates, of course. Does it matter that he's an adult and doesn't have to listen to his mother's wishes? Absolutely not, he's a mamas boy. And if she wishes he goes to collage, he will.

But sadly for him, school is merciless. In military you have some kind of camaraderie, but collage? Hah, nom..

If you think people grow out of being assholes, you are only half right.

Do guys make fun of him because he's socially awkward? No, they do make fun of him for never getting laid though. It's not like he has a reason to be celibate, no religious background or not any other reason.

He just gets no cunt. Easy. Fucking virgin.

But he does have friends! Or that's what they call themselves!

Do they make demeaning comments about him and straight up just make fun of him in every way possible? Yeah, but that's how boys are. Right?

Not that it matters, he doesn't care about a group of boys bullying him. It's the girls in his classes.

Fuck, those are merciless. Or so he says. Of course a pretty girl with decent grades only gets it through sleeping, he says, fully believing his weird incel like comment.

And every time a conventionally attractive girl looks at him wrong, he's on and about how he doesn't need a lady in his life. He's better off on his own. Yeah König, go sleep with your mom when you're at it.

Tsk.

And there is you. Yes, long introduction, I know. I had to build up the climax (haha)

A gorgeous, overly feminine, hot, confident woman. Ugh, he gets hard when you walk by and he gets a whiff of that smell.

And his bestest of asshole fuckboy friends, seem to take a notice in his little crush, not that he would say it out loud, but he looks like he jacked off to you at least thrice this week.

"Eh, you like?" That one loudest guy ask, jabbing his elbow into Königs side as their gases follows your ass.

König grunts out a noise, probably confirmation.

"Fucking sucks you're ugly." He snickers and that ass kissing fucker behind him laughs too, trying to get closer to that guy's fucking asshole. Tsk.

König rolls his eyes, giving him a dismissive side eye. "Don't you have a girlfriend to fuck, Rody? I'm sure she has been complaining about your bed performance to her friends lately." He scoffs back.

Rody chuckles and shakes his head. "Don't matter. She doesn't know what's fucking good for her." He hums and that boot licker agrees, making some degenerate comment.

Both König and Rody shoot him an annoyed look. No one stands this guy but he refuses to leave their side. A thorn dressed as a leaf, really.

"But if you're that desperate to get something from her, just text her from a fake account. I assure you she won't answer the profile you're stalking her with." He huffs and König scoffs in annoyance. "Why are you so invested in my account activity, Bruder?"

But later that night, in a desperate attempt to get off he started browsing for some good old porn, hoping to get his sickly horny mind off of your body, but not one of those overly erotic videos seems to be getting him off.

Browsing through the categories didn't do shit to him. Solo female? Too old, too old, too plastic, too small toy, too loud and this one doesn't look of age, nope. Absolutely not.

That's not it.

But staring at those he did get an idea, getting crafty after his super friendly asshole friend inspired him.

..., Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

[keydekyie]

The Drover's Shadow

[closeups and possible book IV snippet below the cut]

742 words, no content warnings

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The little valley was cut through by a river that had carved out a sandy, pebbly ravine. On the far side, trundling along like little bundles of fuzz in the wind, was a drove of wegs. Their piggy snouts were turned up in caution to the wind, and their robe-clad drover strode among them with a bent crook. The drover stopped and stared when Ruyak came into sight, letting the drove shuffle past along the grassy hill.

Kaelin waved in greeting, and after a hesitant moment, the drover raised the crook in return.

It was a sizable drove, at least two dozen head, and probably large enough for two drovers, or at least a drover with a rodi for help, but the wegs were led obediently enough by their singular drover, and seemed perfectly willing to continue on their way in the opposite direction Ruyak was heading.

“They’re going up into the highlands for the season,” Kaelin said to Ruyak conversationally. “The cold air makes the fleece thicker.”

Ruyak didn’t reply, just kept moving at a steady pace.

“Did you ever see droves in your family’s territory?”

“Sometimes,” Ruyak muttered, and his tone was startlingly bleak. Kaelin sensed an uncomfortable subject, and so steered away from it.

“We’ll be coming to the Dakatin valley soon. The finest wool in Kellabor comes from there. The blends and techniques to make it are a trade secret, supposedly, but I’ve heard the only secret is the silk they mix in. My new nightgown is Dakatin wool.”

“It does seem very nice,” Ruyak mumbled.

“Those wegs’ wool will go to make something quite fine. They look very healthy.”

“Are they harvested at the end of the season, then?”

“Harvested? Oh, wegs aren’t killed for their wool, no. They’re shorn once a year, sometimes twice depending on the breed, I think. Although, they do make for good meat, especially if they’re grazed in forests. And their skins make excellent cloaks. So they are sometimes butchered for those reasons. But most are just shorn.”

Ruyak nodded in understanding, then a moment later he shook with a derisive laugh. “If us Kanai were smart, we’d be making good trade with drovers. Safe grazing in exchange for a bit of wool every season.” Ruyak grew somber again. “I’ve heard drovers singing in the mountains. Sometimes their roden sang with them, and even the wegs would squeal along on bright mornings. Not good singers, wegs.”

“I don’t imagine so,” Kaelin chuckled. “Enthusiastic, though.”

“Very.” Ruyak glanced back at the drover again with a smile, and slowly came to a stop, watching that lone human figure among the cloud of white wegs. Ruyak’s face twisted into a pained grimace. Worrying? Imagining the drover walking into danger up in the mountains? Where the forest’s many guardians were ready to snuff them out at the slightest provocation?

“I’m sorry to say it, Ruyak,” Kaelin murmured, “but you’re going to frighten that drover staring like that.”

“Augh, you’re right.” He shook off, as though he’d been doused with water, then turned and continued on his way. “I wasn’t thinking.”

Obviously he’d been thinking quite hard, just then, but perhaps not about that in particular. Kaelin could sense his change of mood like a storm rolling in. She knew exactly why the clouds were gathering. It was entirely possible the last weg drover Ruyak had been so close to had not survived the encounter.

“Drovers are sensible,” Kaelin told him. “They know the places that are safe.”

Ruyak pinned his ears and said nothing. Not a good sign.

So Kaelin went on, “Humans that go up into the wild places don’t venture there ignorant of the danger. They know what they are risking.”

“Then why would they risk it?”

“For their livelihoods, seeking their fortunes. Money, I mean. Or food for themselves, but usually not. Not if they are going far enough into the wilderness to meet the likes of you.”

Ruyak thought about that for a long moment, and the drover and wegs passed out of sight into the trees, each white, fluffy weg quietly vanishing. “I… I truly wish I could believe that, but I don’t think all of them…”

“Drovers know it too. We all know. As children we’re taught songs and stories and rhymes. We all know someone who never came back. Everyone knows that when you step into the dark, you might not step back out again.”

[sakumira-agashi]

So we got normal, sane Vince meeting Canon Vince. Now what if TSLW Rody meets canon Rody? what does THAT look like?

Ooooooo this is interesting.

I'd imagine after such a traumatic event, Canon Rody would have a whirlwind of emotions, and I won't be surprised if he has a lot of (understandable) rage about it. I think this is where the time period really goes into play - his whole life, he was likely taught his life purpose is to be a "real man", get a nice paying job and house, get married and have lots of kids. I don't doubt it's also his own dream to settle down, but I think the societal standards do play a part in it. So when he "did everything right" but still "failed" - he flunked college even after scoring scholarships and his girlfriend broke up with him when he, again, "did everything right" - then when he tries to "fix things" just to ends up finding Manon dead and almost being murdered himself for someone else's selfish wants, he must be so confused and angry.

He'd probably think it's unfair that TSLW Rody "has everything." They led basically the same life, yet Canon Rody was the one who went through it while TSLW's not only doing well for himself, but also living a happy married life, like Canon Rody's literal dream, and in a fit of rage, he'd probably ask "why me?" (which is once again justified). But upon learning it wasn't at all what he expected, he'd be- confused.

Because... TSLW Rody is supposed to be him. He IS him, just in a different universe. But instead of being married to Manon like he expected, TSLW Rody is unlawfully married to Vincent, no kids, while he and Manon stay as casual friends, and now Canon Rody is conflicted about being jealous of TSLW Rody.

Considering the extent of Canon Rody's trauma, I imagine he's quite conflicted about knowing that in a different universe, he's married to not only a man, but also the person who abused and tried to kill him. It's a mix of his internalized homophobia acting up, denying that he and Vince aren't "like that", and also disgust that in another world, he married the person who tried to kill him. But he also knows that doesn't make sense because in the TSLW world, Vince's not at all a murderous psychopath who wants to so badly taste again, but a loving and kind man who wants nothing more than to see Rody happy, even if it meant he had to let Rody go. To an extent, Canon Rody understands why TSLW Rody loves his Vince and he hates it.

It's like he's getting a glimpse into his "what-if". What if he had moved on? What if he hadn't tried so hard to get Manon back? Would she still be alive? And he's jealous of TSLW Rody, so does that mean he's jealous that he's married to Vince, a man? Is he jealous that TSLW Rody got the kind, normal version of Vince that explains his love for him-

Canon Rody doesn't wanna think about it. It hurts, confuses and disgusts him all at once.

Meanwhile TSLW Rody is just- heartbroken for Canon Rody. If one were to ask him to describe how he felt, he'd just have no word, because nothing would ever be enough. It terrifies him to know in a different universe, a version of him got the insane version of Vince, and Canon Rody was merely an unlucky man who happened to fall victim to Canon Vince's desperation after a lifetime of trying to "do everything right." He can see why Canon Rody's disgusted at him for marrying not only a man - he also spent his whole life denying his sexuality - but also his abuser who killed Manon then tried to kill him, because in his twisted logic, it'd help him taste again.

TSLW Rody remembered how his Vince kept telling him that it was Rody's love that drew him to Rody. His love, that was what Canon Vince said was the reason for his actions too, even though none of them would ever know if it was ever romantic, and seems Rody's love is a pertinent theme of this whole thing. It was why TSLW Vince fell in love with him, and it was also why Canon Vince tried to kill two people. It's truly bizarre to him how things are so drastically different for both of them for the exact same reason.

A part of TSLW Rody's mind wonders if his Vince was capable of it too had he not have morals to stop him, but he didn't wanna think further because he doesn't wanna think of his husband that way.

Not only that, but his heart aches for Canon Rody for the fact that he can see Canon Rody clearly hasn't moved on, and it pains him to bite the bullet and say how it is - Canon Rody needs to stop trying - because he knows how it felt. He was there once, he was him, and if it wasn't for Normal Vince, he's unsure if he'd be where he is today.

"But... But she's the one, I can't... If I can't prove myself to her, my life has no purpose..."

Canon Rody tries to deny it obviously, still in the mindset that Manon gave his life meaning, and TSLW Rody feels a sting in his heart, because since it's his alternate self, it's like TSLW Rody himself is feeling the very raw denial.

"I understand you love her dearly. I was the same once upon a time. But, no one can give your life purpose besides yourself."

Because TSLW Rody recognizes that's where he - and himself - went wrong, doing everything right except realizing that his worth doesn't rely on another person's approval, and that he himself has to give his own life purpose that doesn't rely on anyone but himself.

[musicfeedsmysoul12]

fic title ideas:

how beautiful to find a heart that love you (without asking you for anything, but to be okay)

Izuku doesn't have a great track record with relationships.

There was Uraraka, who was kind and sweet, but she wanted the dashing hero. She loved Izuku for himself, but even the 'himself' had been a mockery of sorts—a distorted image in her mind of what being with him meant. She felt bad, and he felt bad. They broke up and were better friends than not.

Didn't mean it didn't hurt.

Then there was Todoroki. He was a good boyfriend, but he never had a healthy relationship to model himself after. It was a struggle for Todoroki to have those kind of bonds, and he worried too much about doing it wrong. Their relationship fizzled out within months, but they stayed friends.

It hurt as bad.

Then came Hatsume Mei, and Izuku wanted to shake himself. He'd gotten with her and let her load him down with inventions. He used them, and made sure to mention her.

It took him a long time to realize she just wanted someone to advertise her inventions and was barely invested in a relationship. Aromantic, the girl truly did not consider romance relationships real; rather, they were tools. It burned, and Izuku had gotten into a nasty fight with her over it. He left, cutting her out.

Many of his friends did the same. Her buisness never recovered from it.

Then was Bakugou. And Izuku truly wondered what the fuck he'd been thinking. It had been a toxic idea from the get go, and the fall out... ugh, better left unsaid.

But... Rody was... Rody. He didn't want the hero. He didn't worry about a relationship failing. He didn't want anything from Izuku but Izuku himself.

Maybe... maybe it would be good.

Pairings: Rody/Deku

Notes: Just mostly a musing on how relationships can fail if you're not on the same page and stuff.

[starzfandomblog]

Rody Lamoree Character Analysis (At least I think.)

I'm really bad at doing analysis of characters + this is my first time doing one so here I go!!1 Note that quotes from the game are paraphrased bc I can't remember anything ------------------------------- Rody is shown to be a bright, but brash man. (Described as "brash" in the newspaper review about the bistro.) Rody is also described as "exhausting" by Vince. (During the climax.) Overall, Rody could be described as exhausting, bright, forgetful, messy, and an optimist. Looking closer, RODY IS JUST SOME SAD SILLY AND HE DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER. But all jokes aside, Rody seems to be going through a lot during the events of the game, despite how "happy" he may act/be. At the end of his first shift when he returned home, we see his apartment, and it's a mess. It looks like he hasn't cleaned it and days/has the motivation and/or time. When you enter the hallway, Rody exclaims, "The bathrooms flooded... again!" When you interact with the dirty dishes in the sink, he says, "I'll get to that. Someday. Eventually." Literally almost everything you interact with is messy. He doesn't exactly have a proper apartment either. I'm pretty sure having no motivation to do things you NEED to do/used to enjoy is a sign of depression. (I could be like entirely wrong on this point.) Also while watching many gameplays, (cough I've only watched two) I've picked up that Rody is a people pleaser. When Vince asks his favorite food, he says, "I eat whatever my girlfriends into." When Vince asks why he needs so much money, Rody needs it because he wants to buy a gift from Manon. He's basically devoting his life to her, he's so in love with her he can't see how terrible-ish of a girlfriend she is. ("WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!? SHES AMAZ-" SHH I'LL EXPLAIN ON A LATER POST.) Imagine the pain in his voice when he found out Vince killed her. The desperation in his voice just to hear Manon's voice on the phone. He doesn't realize how much he's hurting himself, he's oblivious. Also what I found interesting is that the creator has stated he's "bi and bi-phobic at the same time." I'm prolly thinking about this way too deep, but maybe Rody's just like, in denial, for Manon. Moving on, there's various reason as to why people will become people pleasers. It could be trauma, stress, childhood experiences, etc. I imagine Rody being from the poorer side of France, as he grew up in a somewhat loving family. His parents pressured him to be good in school, and although Rody KNEW his parents had good intentions, but he couldn't help it. Despite this he just brushed it off, and continued to please everyone, although this isn't exactly possible. Basically burnt out gifted kid. (ok i just realized that went on to be a hc thing SO LETS MOVE ON TO THE MORE LIKELY ANSWERS) In the ending where Rody burns down the bistro (I forgot the ending name) Rody seems so desperate for Manon not to leave him. But she just kind of did anyway. He could have become a people pleaser because of his (maybe) deep fear of rejection. He made Manon his whole word, and it fell apart when she left him. Also, I feel like Rody's prone to comparing himself to others, especially after the interaction with his former classmate at the dinner party. Seeing how well his classmate was doing, the feeling that he wasn't doing as great just stung. Overall, Rody Lamoree tries his best to be happy, but he NEEDS to take care of himself more, maybe insecure, and realize he can never please anyone. ---------------------------- im sorry this was so random uh

[siberat]

Hear me out: one of the medics velo/city Maybe being a closeted chubby chaser and Well- struggling to keep their optics off of a pretty hefty rodi/mus 👁️👁️

So, you kind of got a 2 for 1. Me and @mr-miss-anonymous worked together for this. I did some art, they did the story, which is under the cut!

It had been a smooth, uneventful day before the comm came in. Velo/city didn't expect anything awful, but a request for her assistance—and hers alone—seemed strange coming from their captain. From someone who skillfully evaded weekly check-ins on a good day, to start the morning off with an outright request for assistance seemed... well, it seemed odd.

There were no hints, no information given to just what exactly she was going to be walking into. He was in his quarters, he'd explained, sounding breathless and ashamed. It wasn't an emergency, per se, but-oh, slag, could she just come and help him? Quickly?

Velo/city was certainly worried, but she was also rather curious. A spout of unprofessional thoughts and potentials filled her processor, and she found herself picking up the pace, her faceplates flushing with shame. She needed to focus, not delve into her own personal fantasies. She was on the clock, and Rodi/mus needed her.

She needed to get there fast, both for Rodi/mus’ sake and her own.

The door to his habsuite was closed, and Velo/city gave it a tentative knock before entering. There was a faint sound of a struggle inside, the squeak of pedes against the floor and the creaks of straining furniture accompanying what she believed was—

No, she could not let her mind wander there.

With a deep breath in and a quick internal pep talk, Velo/city pushed the door open.

"Rodi/mus?" she called out, slowly creeping around the berth, alert for any signs of danger.

"Rodi/mus, are you there? I received your message."

There was no sign of him just yet. Velo/city huffed, starting to wonder if this was all just some ridiculous prank on his part. He couldn't have known about her sudden rising interest, but at the same time...

"Rodi/mus," she called again, making it to the washracks without a single sign of his presence. Too irritated to bother knocking by now, she simply swung the door open. "I'm serious, what's going on? If you're hurt, I-oh!"

All too quickly, Velo/city’s simmering frustration was replaced with a rush of panic and embarrassment. Too startled to speak, Velo/city simply stared with wide optics at the sight that greeted her. Of all the things she could have expected to see... she was certainly in over her helm now.

Rodi/mus' wide smile and bright optics were overshadowed by the pudge covering his face, and with a chubby servo wielding his shower brush, he waved her inside. He was quite incapacitated, it seemed, with legs spread wide to accommodate a massive hanging belly and chunky everything to match.

Velo/city hovered in the doorway for a moment, nervously nibbling at her lower lip as she took in the view. Pri/mus, she was probably quite the sight herself. She could practically feel the heat creeping into her cheeks, and it took everything in her not to fumble over what would have originally been a very awkward start to their interaction.

"Um," she began, hiding her flushed face behind a shaky servo. "I... were you... oh, Pri/mus. What can I do to help?"

"Glad you asked," Rodi/mus said, a breathless chuckle following the obscene slap of a wet servo against his belly rolls. "What do you say we start down here, then work our way up?"

Velo/city gasped, watching in awe as he hefted his upper belly up from his lap, exposing the slick, sweaty mesh underneath Rodi/mus seemed unbothered, merely happy to have the help he needed, but Velo/city was already counting on this being one of the best days in her career.

"Oh," she stammered again, her bottom lip going raw between her teeth.

It took a good bit of effort to delve into her programming and keep her professionalism separated from the charge building up behind sealed panels, but once Velo/city had realized she was just standing in the doorway, ogling the way his frame dwarfed the shower stool he'd planted himself down on, she quickly regained her bearings. Rodi/mus was still her patient, after all, no matter the circumstances.

Never mind her untimely feelings. *His* untimely loss of self-sufficiency demanded her attention, and she had to suck up her hesitation and do her job.

Easier said than done, of course.

Velo/city cleared her throat and held her helm high, stepping forward. After retrieving the shower brush from painfully chunky fingers, she asked, "How much have you gotten done so far? I'm sure it's, ah... uncomfortable, having all that buildup underneath, but we should make sure that everything is tended to before moving forward."

It must have dawned on him then, because Velo/city could almost *see* the gears turning in his helm. Rodi/mus let his belly drop, the splash of shower suds and lukewarm water making an absolute awful sound.

"Hard to say," he said, "so... what do you say we give it all a good once over, eh? Make sure everything's nice and squeaky clean?"

Pri/mus have mercy on her spark. Velo/city nodded past burning cheeks and a strained smile, shaky servos tentatively reaching out to fondle-no, *scrub* soft, jiggly mesh.

If she made it out of this with her dignity still intact, it would be a fragging miracle.

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[inkiest-silly]

ALL THE STUDIO INVESTIGRAVE VERSE SOUL SNATCHERS AU NOTES SO FAR!!! :3

Okay so like, i’d like to believe this ties into a more fantasy esk thing, kinda like the concept of serpent Vince,

But this includes multiple people from STUDIO INVESTIGRAVE (and probably if anyone else wants to add someone- very well)

Sigils(and markings),imprinted on their bodies to prove their ranks as a Soul snatcher,it changes as they grow and develop their powers,

Higher Soul snatchers need to fight more and gather more souls for their companions. Or the little silly colored things beside them that only a natural born soul snatcher will obtain- but they will only get them when they are around 7, being they are more capable of just accepting it and being normal with their companions

There is a slow decline in the race of soul snatchers, they have to disguise themselves being as they grow they also get more non-human features,

If other soul snatchers cannot recognize you at first glance you have a good physical outlook

Also their complementary color or favorite color will be their features color usually :3- like

Vince: red

Rody: orange

Winnie: blue + yellow

Augustine: a dark blue + orange

HEAVEN SAYS is one of the songs that could go along with the au,

More over the audio that does “I don't know i ended up here,i just-” then cuts into the main chorus.

Vincent and his companion are both killers to the fullest,his companion doesn’t like other people other than vince- if someone wants to touch it and reaches for it- it’ll dive into vince’s shirt or under his arm, just finding somewhere to hide on vince’s person.

Winnies companion is heavily social,loves being around other soul snatchers and their companions-

Rodys is slightly the same, but it just doesn't know what to do in a social situation. It and vince’s companion tend to be somewhat near each other

If I didn't make it clear before,Soul Snatchers are naturally born. They have human alliances, yes. But not many. Because humans tend to kill them because they are unnatural, killing out of fear.

Vince HATES being around humans- he has a pure distaste for them.

Manon was a human,a little worker at a nice cafe.

Rody visited it a lot,often conversing with her- finding the woman beautiful.

The more that they talked the more that they grew in love with each other…

Vince and Rody went to the same school, they knew of each other but never truly conversated, cause- well. Neither of them knew that the feeling they had was the simple recognition of other soul snatchers..they felt drawn but they were a little too nervous to say anything. So they never did.

Rody and Manon dated for a while,Rody doing the usual of most rodys- all attention,money, and topics. All around her. Manon started to get worried, but slightly too overwhelmed with all of his spending and “all for you!” she wasn't going to let him do that. And with everything,she got her things one night- placed a short, simple explanation and goodbye note on his desk and quietly left his place. That was a total mess…Manon never knew about rody being of the Soul Snatcher species- he was too afraid to show it to her - he was afraid that she would leave him over it. Obviously if he did or not- It would have made no difference.

Rody was heartbroken for MONTHS on end, he never really got over Manon- he didn't understand- he didn't get if he did something wrong or upset her. He Tends to vent to FIFI, having no one else to talk to. He was broke as fuck..so he needed to get a job soon. He had a friend he didn't talk too much- but when they met up they were pretty good friends- (I CAN'T FIND THAT GUYS NAME THAT LIKE- CANONLY KNOWS RODY- LIKE FROM COLLEGE-), He mentioned something about the Nice restaurant Down two or three blocks in the busy part of their location.. Lyon,France (franch/j).

Lyon is best known for its cuisine- so why not see if there are jobs available!

Winnie owns a tailor shop/fashion boutique down near Vince’s Bistro. He and Vince tend to talk when they're both on breaks, since they see each other a lot, Winnie is a regular at the Bistro,sometimes Augustine comes with. Bro just is a sad ass cashier- in winnie's place of course

They kiss in the staff room/j…/hj? Maybe you will never know

It all ends up in a little circle of acquaintances- they soon figure out that they are all the same in a way. Rody is still struggling through the break up that he and Manon had.. Manon was semi-regular at the bistro,before Rody started working. She had already run to vince. When Vince started talking about his new employee, she stopped staying at the bistro- soon the connection happened- but he didn't kill her.

Sometimes she soon returns to the bistro. It was Rodys' week to work through the small collection of waiters. Rody, obviously shocked to see her and tries to make small talk, but she looks a little nervous responding in tiny little sentences. Trying to tell him to save this for after his shift, his nerves spike but he agrees- and frequents her table and asks if she's alright. Vince kept his watch. Jealousy started to rise- he wasn't too sure why. He kept low and cool,he couldn't do anything. But oh how he wanted to.

After rodys shift, Manon at least tried to talk to rody about his problem- just didn't get it- he was stressing. Focused on her. She ended up telling him more sternly than she had before,he was too afraid to answer her. He couldn't help but agree and stayed quiet like a small puppy getting told off and thrown into the mud outside.

This caused rody to tend to get more nervous with stern talks when its people he really cares about.

Rody doesn't like to kill, but if it comes to desperate measures- he's going to hesitate- if its for Fifi- being it and any companion feed off dead souls. He’ll try and get Vince to do it- but your kills will either go to your companion or it’ll find its way to the gates.

Soul snatchers are huge cuddlers and group sleepers- they usually will have something to give them the sensation of sleeping with someone if they live alone- but since there's couples here-

Winnie will always get up close to auggie- in some shape or form. Even if it's in his sleep.

Vince is still paranoid about being open about his relationships- but the group does know and teases him about it- rody tends to giggle at them- Vince never knows how to react to any of the teasing-

Vince is the only other soul snatcher in his family- getting it from his Father- ofc he didn't know about it or whatever a soul snatcher was. Each soul snatcher will either figure it out on their own or get told by a friend who might also be one. They are in some legend books- but no one knows much about them so there's only a page or two.

How would I tie a child into this if I ever did ? They find one,that's been left somewhere- prolly winnie’s sympathetic ass bringing it back to the Group’s place and pleading to keep it- rody totally joins in- really liking it-

The other two soon give in- AUGGIE KNOWS JACK SHIT ABOUT KIDS- and has no idea at all how to help,brp just stands in the back, confused

Angelica fears herself,she's religious still,but not as much(like she really is…she's not what you think of when you think of a nun anyway..) she is a HALF BREED of a soul snatcher, so she's not fully one,

She doesn't have a companion of her own, though some get abandoned. But she will not kill for it she doesn't even know thats what feeds it and she wouldn't either way,even if she did know,she’d still feel bad for not being able to feed it properly (religious reason)-

. When she meets everyone else,they’ll help her (vince and augustine primarily-)

forcas is still well…forcas. But ofc au things. He's on earth,following angelica- but in human ways- he tends to forget that he's not able to use his floaty power like this..and falls on his face a lot.

Rody angelica and winnie hang out more than most do (vince is usually there if it's not just a them outing)

This is pretty much just a half religious lesbian,a bi failure of a man and a twinky cry baby friendship…😭-and live for it

NGL LISTEN MANON AND ANGELICA IN THIS. LISTEN HERE ME OUT HERE ME OUT Y'ALL-

Only two(3?) refs rn

[polaroid-angel]

Alright…I better say this while he’s not around to hear me….I think. Here’s part of my theory.

That fire was not an accident. The wine bottle you see? It’s the only thing left from a fight that broke out inside the…what did he call it…a bistro? Yeah- Yeah, right as the fight went on, bottle was smashed on Vincent’s head. Or something…Ah! Anyways!

The only problem is that my theory can go so far. I only have the wine bottle to go off of and everything else was burned. I know that the broken bottle could be used as a weapon but that’s all.

He mentioned something about a basement. Maybe you should…wait no. Never mind. If I let you do that you’ll get hurt Any insight on the girlfriend I mentioned? She’s a key part of this…hopefully.

[theorist anon]

"So... Rody set the bistro ablaze..."

A bit extreme, but he knows why.

He had mentioned a girl—Manon. And Forcas was very well acquainted with her.

When he was but a wee child, he remembered meeting her at a pastry store, one which her parents ran to keep themselves afloat. Sneaking him free snacks when he passed by was routine but now he doesn't know where she is.

Though his morbidity filled the gaps for him.

"I'll take a wild guess and bet on Vincent killing her. He doesn't seem opposed to that."

Now he really wanted to leave.

[thegongoozlerreacts]

Dead Plate (Part 2)

OK so its been a month since the last time ive played Dead Plate and uhh oops!! my bad !!

in my defense life has gotten very busy for me especially since its the holidays but now i finally have the time to finish this game and get at least one ending!! (hopefully)

spoilers under the cut

back to day 5 where i struggled so incredibly hard

the amount of times ive played through day 4's nightmare sequence is killing me

bro. how do i pass this level without losing a customer

NOOO I WAS SO CLOSE WHYYY. PLEASE. literally i was doing so well but i took too long for the 4 table orders ugh <//3

i wish you could see like, a patience meter for the customers or something

maybe i should try using the item that slows down how impatient they get

YESSS FINALLY!!! I DID IT I FINALLY DID IT!!

what is that weird squelching sound.

still here even though the shift is over and the sounds i am hearing are concerning to say the least

what if... i just leave ok i cant leave

boss's office? also i just noticed the timer ticking down uhh

can i just leave please why is the timer ticking down wtf do i do???

also lots of interesting things in that office

was the review on the waiter about Rody? if so ouch man thats harsh

NOOOOO OH MY GOD...... I ACCIDENTALLY QUIT I HAVE TO DO DAY 5 ALL OVER AGAIN ARE YOU KIDDING ME

ok well. at least now i know my key to success is the cologne

ok so Rody had an interesting reaction to the crumpled up picture of Vince and a woman so maybe he knows who she is? is this the 'her' that you can sorta not really call on the telephone??? or is he just surprised to find love letters in the trash

anyways its telling me the sounds are coming from the freezer but idk where to go from here

LMAO the sound signalling the end of the day jumpscared me askhjdakj

at least the food looks tasty

what was that whole thing about tho? what was going on in the freezer??

back home, looked out the window and i noticed you can see someone's silhouette in the background windows

i dont know if that was always there and i just missed it but very interesting

FINALLY a new nightmare

bro he was in an oven?? why ?? damn Rody's nightmares are like really creepy akladjalks

another day another dollar

damn. im gonna struggle once again because there is a LOT of customers and like i am just sooo. ksfdjslkdj whatevr kakayanin !! lets go guys

my hands are so sweaty akladh

another successful day and another tasty dish ....my fingers hurt LMAO

looked out the window and yep alright the person's silhouette isnt always there

huh. interesting nightmare it was Vince eating him and like damn that actually scared me lskjd

shorter than previous nightmares

well onto day 7 another day another dollar

lets go!! i am winning!!! only had to retry once this day!!

BROSKI JUST QUIT?!?!?

ohhh so the woman is named Manon

aww i feel so bad for this guy :(( the girl isnt picking up i wonder why tho? like does she just not like him anymore and he just needs to give up on her or is it cuz of smth w Vince (shes probably the girl from the crumpled photo in the trash right?)

damn the phone just ringing while the credits are playing

ouch :((

alright then time to get the other endings!! to do this i will be following the ending guide bc my brain is not big enough to figure it out by myself lmao

ive opened up the official ending guide and oho? you can actually get a phone call from Manon? cool i will try that out first

restarting all the way to day 1 bc i miss how easy it was

yk an interesting thing that was introduced in the tutorial that i havent experienced yet is the customers asking questions

oh hey!! i kept the stuff that i purchased in my previous run?? really?? awesomeee

ooh hey!! i kept the dishes from previous runs too!! cool

ok its day 3 now and i have to take out the trash to activate the cutscene

ok went through that whole baffling ordeal of getting slapped

also!! i chatted with Vince on day 3 and like. idk their chats are just funny to me

also like there might be something wrong with me but i am lowkey shipping Rody and Vincent together kadjlksd this is something that happened in Elevator Hitch where i started lowkey shipping the two main characters oopsies

anyways!! moving swiftly onwards!!

um. my guy disappeared after i checked the fridge

oh shit new cutscene

BRO ??? UM ????? well that was scary uhh. damn

oh the boss isnt in the kitchen anymore wait i didnt get to do all the dialogue options that are needed!! no!! does this mean i need to redo this whole day in order to get the phone call event???

better safe than sorry i guess

ok so interestingly when Rody asked Vince if he liked his job, he didnt answer the question he just changed the subject and made fun of Rody LOL

the 'can you give me a raise' question gives some more details on Manon and what Rody thinks of her (he is a grade A simp bro)

the 'are you single' question is interesting to me just bc Rody the simp has issues w Vince being like 'meh' on romance and tbh im with Vince on romance not being the end-all-be-all

THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT A STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

IS IT CUZ I FED THE RAT CHEESE INSTEAD OF SCARING IT AWAY OR SMTH???

EW ITS IN THE FRIDGE AND THE REAL ONE I HAD BEFORE IS GONE NOOOOOOO

Vince: I haven't got any sense of taste. Rody: Yeah I could see the decorations out there-

LMFAOOO RODYYY

bro now i am sad that i missed out on these gold interactions between them on my first run this is so funny

also they both didnt really have any proper answers for what their favorite food is Vince was like 'eh i dont have any since i cant taste stuff idk lemons or smth' while Rody was like 'i just like whatever my girlfriend likes'

very interesting how Rody is like obsessed(?) with Manon

then when asking Vince what he's reading, he just straight-up lies about what the reviews are saying about Rody lmfaoooo

anyways now for the creepy night restaurant segment and going back in Vince's office to check out the possible Manon love letters in the trash

i just realized the croque madames are like. rotten cuz they have flies flying around it which ew! yuck! why is it like that

well. nothing i can do about it so next day i guess!! oh hey wait i can now afford the matches which i will be needing for ending 3! nice

OK NOW I HAVE REACHED THE PHONE CALL

damn ok so its not Manon but its Vince inviting Rody to a dinner party!! nice !!

LMFAOOOO HE INVITED RODY TO MAKE HIM WORK VINCE I CANT BELIEVE YOU!!

Rody you are so embarrassing but its ok bc ur really funny anyways!! getting interesting lore on Vince and Rody!!

one of Rody's old classmates was there, and then another guest said that either Vince must really like Rody to have him there at the party or is incredibly desperate akldskl (since she said that Rody's outfit sucks LOL)

ooh ok so. Rody is desperate and a bit delusional my bro u gotta let go of that girl bc apparently she dumped you already so like. stop bro

dkjhskas nooo ive served all the guests and theres nothing left to do except snoop around in Vincent's bedroom agh!! agh!!!!!

bro when i go in the room the music just disappears wtf

UM? HELLO??? BRO THAT SCARED ME DSKJKSDJ

i knew this was going to happenn aughjahkj

BRO THE MUSIC IS JUST GONE AJKSDFK not Rody asking what happened like he didnt just steal smth from Vince and pretty much get caught in the act 😭😭😭

well ok then so that happened

actually you know, now that im thinking about it, its kinda weird that Vince threw Manon's letters in the trash does that mean she is pursuing him romantically but he like just doesnt care or what??

i am inside and i am afraid cuz the game asked 'are you sure?' when i clicked 'go inside' broooo

oh hey its Manon and Rody WAIT WHY IS THIS LOCKET IN HERE ?? DID VINCE KILL HER ??

ASKHDKAS OH FUCKK OH NO

bro thats so like. sadistic leaving him tied up and telling him he can live if he runs away but like he can only crawl across the floor

i see why the matches are needed for this part

gee wow thanks game

ok now this time im bringing the matches with me

ok so ive burned away the ropes but im still trapped inside cuz he locked the freezer aghhh

what the heck do i do?? oh nvm i found bags of flour, i can use these to reach the cooler

so i have to stop the fans of the cooler, probably by putting something in it

can i take the saw out?? oh wait theres a switch LOL

ok so ive use the saw to cut the meat off and now ive got animal bones

ive jammed the bones in the fans and now i can break open the window wow

SHIT GOT CAUGHT BY VINCE

DID HE JUST BITE A PIECE OF MY FLESH?!??!

oh my god. he killed and cooked her to feed to Rody i. wHY???

oh so he ate Rody's ear i am shook wtf

bro Rody just severely pissed this guy off by telling him he never ate his food i feel it in my bones also makes sense why its just sitting in his fridge

Rody really hitting this guy where it hurts damn i mean its deserved cuz of like the whole thing

i accidentally got ending 4 since i messed up a QTE but damn. damn that was wild and also this is gross

something i didnt mention earlier but i noticed that there was a grilled hanger steak on the table, which is the dish when you get ending 1 would the other dishes i got in past endings show up when i got them? but i got ending 2 and the dish from that didnt show up so maybe its just a little detail for ending 1 wait was the steak made out of Manon. oh boy that makes that ending a lil more fucked up

ok going back to the chase sequence

BRO RODY JUST KILLED HIM

so i went into Vince's office, surprisingly did not get chased inside and then i picked up the broken bottle and now Rody's just killed the guy

got the restaurant key

bestie like. theyre gonna arrest u if u just leave and never say anything please explain the situation to the police or smth

why is the game not letting me leave. what do you mean revenge is best served cold. does the game want me to put Vince in the freezer!??!?!

yep the steak is def Manon

why r u not letting me leave wtf do i do

trying to read the comments on the game's page on itch.io and the amount of people going 'when will they kiss' 'kiss ending when' im laughing

like even tho all this horrible shit just happened i still lowkey ship Vince and Rody oopsies. toxic yaoi LOLOLOL

i have no idea what to do now so i am just gonna look up a guide rq

ok i need to get the cooking oil

he's burning this place to the ground

wait was Vince still alive after getting stabbed repeatedly???? his eye moved when Rody was pouring oil on him and i mean the game did say that his eyes are still following you

oh bro after-credits cutscene with Manon???

aww ok my opinion of Manon has greatly improved cuz she broke up w Rody cuz he was destroying himself for her she realized that she wasnt good for him and like, for the greater good of his mental health they cant be together

its burnt and also its lemon, which is what Vince said was his favorite food

OH HEY IT CHANGED

actually i did notice that after ending 3 it was snowy

damn

well, thats the end of my playthrough on Dead Plate

honestly, it was a very fun and enjoyable game! i liked the serving aspect even tho i kinda sucked at it and like i also really liked Rody and Vince despite all that just happened those two are seriously fucked up and i love them LOLOL

the music was really good and made up for having to redo day 5 over and over again alskdjh i was jamming most of the time to the music the art was also really good! i liked how cute the pixel sprites were, and then like the art for the portraits and CGs and everything was also really good! i really enjoyed the art style and music

the story was interesting, and i liked it too the twist was wild and blew my mind but i am still a massive fan of Vincent x Rody JKDAHSDKJ

i like how there was a cannibalism twist but Vincent wasnt actually like, an actual cannibal he was just insane and planning on making Rody an unknowing cannibal

i know he ate Rody's ear but like. he said that he doesnt eat people on the regular so yk he's just fucked up

also its really funny reading all the comments and seeing a lot of Vincent x Rody stuff LMFAOOO so true of everybody honestly

HELP I FOUND A COMMENT THAT SAID THEY NOTICED EVERY PIC WITH VINCE IN IT (on the store page) HAS HIM LOOKING AT RODY LDSJHSFLSDKN THE SHIP IS SO REAL!!!

ok sorry enough of that

overall, 10/10 would play again solely for the server gameplay (would be cool to have a kind of endless mode where you just serve customers until one leaves or something) and also because i love these characters

thats all for today and probably for this month LOL byebye!!

[kogglyuffs]

hoooh man me sharing dead plate fics.. fun: ghost au pt. 1

//i will say beforehand that this one was lit my first time writting somethin bout dead plate therefore i may have made some mischaracterizations and probs had foggy memory of the exact lore yaddayadda ok plz bear w me, and lets move on

@aactuallyno (tumblr wont let me tag you idk)

Rody glared down at the pendant in hand, cleaning some stains off. He hesitantly unlocked it and stared at the picture of him and his already deceased love, Manon. He couldn't stop staring at her, he thought back to all those moments they spent together, of all he worked for her, to bring her back to his life, also remembering her words...

"I love you, Rody. I really do. But I can't handle seeing you killing yourself for me..."

"I tried, Manon... I really did..." He whispered to himself, breathing heavily to hold back the tears, leaning forward his seat with his hands holding the pendant on his forehead.

"I... I think a walk will do for me..." He muttered, heading outside for the street.

The town was damp for the drizzle that fell. Rody wasn't bothered to get his shoes wet with the puddles that formed at the street, sometimes letting some drops fall on him. He looked down at the bodies of water underneath him, but he didn't want to focus much, he didn't want to see his pathetic state, he didn't want to see how his whole purpose went all away of his grasp. His life was dark and voidy like the street he walked into... Walking into a single direction, with no further idea of where you're supposed to go, or what to do...

He lifted his face up when noticing a strange spot in the exit of the street. He recognized that figure, but it also seemed weirder. It had Manon's silhouette, but red lines surrounded her, with a spooky, red eye glaring at him. Her hair was messy and down, covering most of her body, with the marks he once had in a nightmare as well.

Rody fell on his knees, "M-Manon... It's that you?"

The Manon figure didn't reply, nor move, standing still at the other extreme.

"No... It's just my mind and broken heart messing with me, isn't it?" Rody chuckled, "You're... You're not here... Right?"

He leaned forward and yelled, "Are you still mad at me?"

She didn't reply.

"Is it because I was too overwhelming? That I kept insisting on keeping it all together, even if you said otherwise?

She didn't mutter any word.

"Or is it because... I didn't save you?"

Rody clutched his fist, "I'm sorry, Manon! Okay!? I'm sorry for everything, I didn't mean to make you feel guilty, I didn't want things to go like this! You're special to me, you're the one I love, and then... then..." he sobbed, "I... I don't know what to do... I wanted to be happy with you.. But now, you're gone and..."

Rody looked down at the puddle under him, tears flooded in his eyes, "...Well, you have the right to be mad at me, it's completely understandable you left this fool..."

He noticed a change on the silhouette. From a spooky, dark one, to a bright one, showing Manon's face. She stepped forward with her sweet and kind face, kneeling and hugging a wet and messy Rody.

"Oh, Rody. I'm not mad at you.. Really..." She spoke out, "And remember, that I will always love you.."

Rody shakily wrapped his arms around Manon's back, she suddenly felt so warm, yet so angelical, like she was here, she is here. He started sobbing and having hiccups, "I missed you so much, Manon!" he cried out loud

"I miss you too, Rody... I miss you too"

He smiled, calming himself down with Manon's lovely warmth. But there was a strange noise coming from somewhere, near to his head-

And then, he found himself at his couch, covered with his blanket. The side of his head was ringing, it was still hard to get used to not having an ear available, he also noticed a bit of his pillow being wet, along with his cheeks covered in a stream of tears.

[megarywrites]

10 lines challenge

I was tagged by @thewriteflame and I think the rules are 10 first lines from 10 chapters but I wanna change it up a it and do 10 lines of the different character introductions (aka the initial times when Thala interacts directly with them)? let's go

All from Seafoam, and yes i'm aware that none of them are single lines, sue me (pls don't)

I'll tag (no pressure): @aninkwellofnectar @isherwoodj @pinespittinink @daisywords

1 - Mitapi

“Thala! Where—” But her question was answered before she could ask it as I burst out of the thick hedge surrounding our home, clutching at my sides as I slowed to a staggering walk. “What took you so long?” She asked, her stern tone belied by the smile in her dark eyes.  “Watching...for Pa,” I managed to say between great gulps of breath. “Almost home.”

2 - Zeno

Someone was waving, and I perked up, only to realize that it was Zeno, not Pa. Still, I waved back, smiling at my best friend.

3 - Omero

Omero cleared his throat. “Is Mitapi with you?”  Ma? Why would she be here? I shook my head. “Just me.”  He sighed, then clapped his hand roughly on my shoulder, nearly making me drop one of the kretse. “I don’t know how else to say this, but…” The pause was long enough for my gaze to flick between Zeno and his father again. “Your father is dead.”

4 - Sosta

I stopped in my tracks, eyes widening slightly, as I stepped around the wall to find Ma sitting at the hearth with none other than Sosta Diakos, the Droma of Psari’s latridom. They both looked up at me, Ma’s expression barely visible behind the sheer black mourning veil. The Droma inspected me with a small smile visible through his beard, his gaze lingering on my chest until I crossed my arms over myself and started to back away.  “Kolette and Rodi lent us their mourning garments, and I put yours in your bedroom,” she said, taking my attention away from the Droma.

5 - Kolette

Kolette glanced my way as I approached, her voice faltering as she looked again, eyes wide. The baker’s wife looked at me, too, but I only had eyes for Kolette, now. “Mitapi?” she asked, her voice softly sad. “What are you doing out—” I shook my head hard enough that my veil shifted back and forth. “It’s Thala. I was wondering…” I gulped, glancing at the baker’s wife as I tried to catch my breath. “I was wondering if you could stay with Ma? Just for a little while. Just until the funeral.”

6 - Geros

I pried Zeno’s hand off my arm and threw the mourning veil off my face as I stood, redirecting my gaze to meet the Diamo’s. We stared at each other for several agonizingly long seconds. Then, he lifted his hand, beckoning to me. “Come here, my child.” I lightly kicked at Zeno’s shin until he moved, and I slipped past him into the aisle.  I had no idea I could walk this well, when I was trembling this much.

7 - Solera

Ma begrudgingly sat, and the Diamo did as well as the Stoli moved between us all, passing around the warm clay mugs. I clutched mine, looking up and meeting the honeyed gaze of the one with short-cropped curly hair. Faint freckles dotted her dark russet cheeks, and she blinked a little harder when a lock of hair fell into her lashes. I smiled my thanks, my gaze trailing after her for a second until the Diamo leaned forward, his attention trained on Ma.

8 - Cilia

The double doors boomed open, the soot-grey lady—Cilia, if I remembered her name correctly—met my gaze before looking down, watching her step as she made her way to us.  Her robes were a dark, royal blue today and unadorned with embroidery. They rippled around her ankles as she hurried, then stopped a few steps above the cobblestone. Her night-dark eyes locked with mine, her expression carved as if from granite. “Thala.” I nodded, lost for words. “A pleasure to meet again.”  “Yeah,” I muttered lamely, and Ma unlatched the back of the cart, letting it down so we could slip out.

9 - Calio

Calio set the plate on the tiny table, then hobbled over to where the chair sat, dragging it back over to it.  “Hungry?”  I shook my head.  “Don’t worry, child. I ain’t gonna touch you.” I gulped, watching him sit in the chair. “What’s yer name?”  “Th-thala.”  “Arteras’ girl?” I nodded, and he pursed his lips, nodding too. “Sorry for yer loss. Good man, that.” He inspected me for a moment, without the hunger in his eyes that the other men had. Rather, with concern. Fatherly concern. “You should eat, you know. Long journey ahead.” 

10 - Mitha

But…wait…something accompanied the monster. A human. No, a fish? Both?  It—no, she, I could see that now—swam up to me, her hair like mine, swirling around her face and shoulders. There was something familiar in her air, something I could not place. Not until she brushed her hair back to look at me properly.  Ma. Relief; pure, sweet, and unadulterated. Relief as I had never known. It flooded me, filled me, warmed me. She was here, she was really here, after days, weeks…ages, it felt like, of wishing I could see her. But…how? Her hands cupped my face, her golden-brown eyes searching mine, my expression. “You are safe now. You have nothing to fear here.” The lines of concern etched in her brow and around her eyes and mouth soon sketched a smile. “What is your name, my child?” Ah. Not Ma.

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So after mentioning over and over the fact that Rody and Izuku are brothers in this universe, have lived together in Otheon, and go to UA together, I figured it was about time I not only draw him but also tell his story in this particular alternative reality, where not only his father lives but he meets Izuku way early on.

Rody's life compared to canon events goes about the same, saving for the fact that his father got to live and never joined Humarise, this simple event being avoided by the fact that he nearly missed his kidnapping attempt when he saw Izuku crying on a bench all alone, thus the two young boys become friends.

Rody and his siblings were in a kid area at the Police station that his father brought Izuku to, Eddie told him that he was going to talk to the officers with Izuku to get in contact with his parents, however, the young boy managed to catch a glimpse of the confrontation between his dad and Izuku's father, as well as Eddie offering his own home for the two to stay over for a while until they had a safer place to go.

The two young boys were pretty awkward, even with Rody mustering up the courage to talk to Izuku and invite him to play games with his two siblings, he wouldn't budge, it left him questioning just what he was doing wrong as most kids got along with him well, why was Izuku different? The answer came from Inko. She revealed to Rody that back home, Izuku had a small group of friends that were tightly knit together, but she felt that the one he missed the most was his best friend, Katsuki, and sadly, the two did not talk much upon arriving at Otheon, another thing that Hisashi had convinced Inko to do, not let Izuku get distracted by anything so he could focus on his studies, including calling who was essentially his only friend at that point, even if she tried to bring that up, her husband would dismiss it as Izuku could just make new friends, even if most of the class seemed to pick on him.

With the new context, Rody got to work, he asked his father if he could get a computer installed in his room for studying, his father questioned him as he was still too young to use a computer without his supervision, and Rody was having a hard time making his point, but thankfully, Pino appeared, and in between the chirping, she manages to say "Izuku" and "friend", Eddie was the one who got the bird part of his son's quirk, so he could understand every noise his son's bird companion was saying. Eddie told him that he could use the birthday money he got from his grandmother, but Rody protested as he was saving for a toy airplane model he saw in a store near their house, and that he was saving up for ages and even did extra chores, Eddie then suggested that he could wait until Christmas to get it, Rody was about to celebrate when he saw Pino looking over his shoulder, Izuku was watching a Japanese cartoon of the Number one Hero, Pino was probably trying to remind him of who this was for, and while he could wait, Deku was... another story, especially given what he has gone through thus far, so he agrees to the first deal and the computer arrives within a week.

Although saddened by not getting the airplane, Rody was happy that Izuku had a method of communication with his friend from overseas, and this secret would go to his grave with him, Rody would smile whenever he could hear the two boys chatting from inside the room. Izuku went out of his way to thank Mr. Soul, but the man quickly corrected the boy that Rody was the one who told him to get it for him, and his mom even added that Rody was going to use that money for something else, leading to one morning, Rody waking up and seeing Izuku helping early with dishes and making the table in the morning, cleaning his bed and doing his homework after lunch, and helping Rody take out the trash in the evening.

As time goes by, Rody signs up for a robotics class after school, gaining some popularity in the class due to his father being an engineer, but makes it clear that he's aiming for a different field, and he hammers that down when he makes a set of armor for Izuku as a final project AND one of the samples to apply for a UA scholarship with Izuku, and both have passed.

Adding to the "weirdness" of this new behavior, was the fact that Izuku would try, although with a lot of struggle, to talk to Rody and his two siblings, and in the attempts to find a common topic to talk about, the two find out that they have a common goal, to go to UA, but for different reasons, Rody wishes to study Support and build not only gadgets but vehicles for heroes, specifically aircraft.

Eventually, that weird behavior gets a explanation, as Izuku comes home with his mother from buying groceries, and the young freckled-boy give Rody his late birthday Present, a toy airplane model, it wasn't the same he was aiming for, however it came with a small book about the collection and fun fact about each item, Rody did his best to hide the tears but Pine was already being snuggled by Izuku for comfort.

Rody spent his first year in Japan doing what he could to learn Japanese, even if English had become a universal language, and finishing his last year of Middle School like Izuku, and both were living under the roof of Recovery Girl, as Deku was her intern, and she did not want to separate the two siblings.

Even way before their parents started dating, and eventually got married, Lala and Roro had already claimed Izuku as a brother, and Rody was not about to argue with his younger siblings, after all, he agreed! Izuku is his brother from another mother, even when that mother becomes his own too.

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NOONA — 09: we both crode (+written 0.5k)

if sunghoon was anything, he was a man of his word. so as soon as he saw sunoo walk into the house he instantly tackled him to the ground. whenever sunghoon said he was going to fight one of them he meant it, and although they usually end their fights unharmed this one wasn't the case.

jungwons hallway wasn't exactly the most spacious place fit for two teenage boys to fight in but did that stop them?

absolutely not.

this leads them to continuously bang each other heads into the wall accidentally, "come on guys, you're gonna dent the wall and halmeoni will get mad," jungwon said, successfully causing both boys to stop their little scruffle.

"just know if it weren't for halmeoni i would've fucked you up."

"shut the fuck up sunghoon you fight like a little girl," sunoo huffed, readjusting his school jumper to its right place ignoring the high pitched "BITCH!" coming from sunghoon. in hindsight, jungwon should've known that their fight wasn't gonna end until one of them finally tapped out (usually sunghoon) so he didn't do anything but watch as he sees sunghoon, once again, jump their friend.

"i don't give a fuck about the walls," sunghoon huffed, pushing sunoo further into the hallway causing them both to trip and fall to the floor, tussling around towards the stairs.

"fuck you!" pushing sughoon a little too hard where he fell back and hit his head against the stair railing, hard. a gasp could be heard at the top of the stairs.

"oh my god, are you okay?" 

sunghoon wanted to die.

looking up he can see jungwons sister at the top of the stair, hand hovering over her mouth with an obvious look of concern proving she had seen what happened. no one even had time to react before sunghoon pushed an apologetic sunoo off him and ran towards the storage closet at the back of the house.

yn came halfway down the steps before jungwon interrupted her, "he's gonna be fine you can go back up," she gave him a nod, still looking in the direction where the boy had run.

"okay. if you need anything i'll be upstairs." she left after giving sunoo a glance over concluding he looked fine as he was stood dusting off his pants.

the boys were left with a kind of awkward air, sunoo making sure his uniform was still in one piece asking jungwon to check the back of his shirt with the rest of the boys looking at the stairs dumbfounded.

"so we just gonna ignore how fucking pretty your sister is or what?" jay asked, "she literally made me forget to laugh at sunghoon."

followed by jake repeatedly hitting his arm, "bro same," elongating the end of the word, "but where the fuck did he run off to?" the group slowly started to make their way towards the back of the house, finding the lights in the storage closet on. they tried to open the door but they could feel the weight of sunghoons body keeping against the door.

"sunghoon hyung open the door," niki kept banging against the wood, "don't make me break the door down come on."

a screaming "NO!" came from inside, the embarrassment evident in his voice. “LET ME DIE HERE!”

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S. NOTES: written chap to apologise for the lack of updates 🫶🏼 hopefully it’s not as awks as it felt to write cause it’s been a minute😭

SYNOPSIS: park sunghoon experienced love at first sight when he first laid eyes on his friends older sister. a series of sunghoon desperately trying to do anything in his power to get the girl and yang jungwon cockblocking him for funsies.

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HELLO oml rody literally owns my heart at this point i love him sm <33 i love love love your fics abt him they were so good?? if it’s cool can you write something where rody visits deku at the dorms and the readers just kinda like woah hes cute and asks bakugo or todoroki who that is and deku kinda catches on rody’s like eyeing the ready too cause of pino lol i’m not too sure if that makes any sense at all but yeah just a thought hehe tyy!! again totally cool if you don’t wanna <3

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a/n: I WAS WORKING AS BEST I COULD TO GET TO THIS ONE. I HAD TO TEST MY PATIENCE, NO MATTER IF I’M A FAIRLY PATIENT PERSON,,,, I JUST LOVE RODY SO MUCH. I LOVE /YOU/ THAAAANK YOU FOR REQUESTING RODDYYY <33 I hope this turns out alright!!! Thank you so much for requesting, and please enjoy <33!!

warnings: WHM spoilers ofc

word count: 1,189

Having someone outside of the school visiting the dorms was always a surprise. Todoroki had briefly explained to you who it was- a kid he had met on a mission. Well, a vague explanation from him was just what you expected. Still, asking anyone else was putting you at risk for rambling from Deku, or yelling from Bakugo. Either way, you were going to be surprised by whoever it may be- you settled with letting the person explain who they were. So long as Mr. Aizawa trusted them to stay in the dorms, they probably would be willing to explain why they were there. Maybe Aizawa could explain it better?

However, you weren’t expecting the sudden guest to be… kind of hot.

You watched the boy as he gave Deku a hug, grinning somewhat lazily at your classmate. They exchanged greetings, asking how the other was doing, how his trip was, how the person’s siblings were. You eavesdropped slightly- he was doing good, his trip was just fine (the boy hinted at enjoying plane rides, making a joke about being a pilot. Did he want to learn to fly a plane?), and his siblings were staying at a close friend’s house, but were doing just fine.

Deku led the boy further into the room, sitting him down at the couch and offering to get him something to eat or drink.

“Sure, I could use some water. Mind showing me where I can find it?” He spoke, shoving his hands in his pockets as he glanced around. His eyes met yours briefly, causing your face to instantly heat up a bit. As he looked back at Deku, following behind him, you noticed the bird perched on his shoulder looking over at you curiously- its interest mixing in with the excitement it had shown since Deku opened the door.

“Hey, Todoroki,” You whispered, “who’s that?”

“Oh, that’s Rody. He’s a friend Midoriya made in Otheon. He was forced to remain with him when Midoriya was framed for mass murder.”

“Ohhhh,” You exclaimed, as the two boys reentered the room, Rody sipping from a glass as they took a seat at the couch. The two of you made eye contact again, Rody’s eyebrows raising slightly as Pino continued to peer at you.

“Hello,” You greeted, waving slightly, attempting to rid yourself of the warmth on your face. “I’m (Y/N). You are?”

“I just told you who he was,” Todoroki spoke, looking at you in slight confusion. Your face flushed, as you shoved the confused boy slightly- “So? I want him to introduce himself,” You explained, waving off Todoroki’s comment and hoping that Rody would do the same.

“Rody Soul,” The brown-haired boy answered, laughing lightly. The colorful bird on his shoulder chirped loudly, waving its wings- “And she’s Pino,” Rody added, shoving the bird slightly.

“Awwh, nice to meet you Rody- and Pino!” You exclaimed, waving slightly at the bird. Pino seemed to get flustered, flapping her wings happily despite… blushing? Could birds even blush? Then again, you had never seen a bird with those colors, so you had no room to speak.

Deku and Rody’s conversation picked back up, and you found yourself unable to stop looking at Rody. It seemed as if, whenever you glanced away, Rody would glance in your direction. Even when Rody looked away, Pino’s interest flickered heavily between whatever Deku was saying, and you- as you simply sat there, scrolling on your phone. It was… practically obvious. The both of you were, at the very least, curious about the other.

“By the way, Rody, (Y/N)’s quirk is (insert quirk)!”

At hearing your name, you glanced back over at the two boys curiously. Rody seemed curious as well, glancing back at you and eyeing you in a particular way.

“Is it? Hm, it suits them, I think.”

“What’s… your quirk, Rody?” You asked, turning off your phone, trying to seem nonchalant.

“It’s… uh- complicated, I guess. Embarrassing, so I’d rather not say. No offense, of course, it just takes a bit more trust. Not like I’d mind growing to trust you, haha.”

Your face flushed, as you brushed your embarrassment off with a laugh. A part of you felt bad for Deku, being suddenly stuck in whatever was going on- but, the other part of you wanted to continue this conversation with Rody.

“No worries, I completely understand! I used to be embarrassed about my quirk- I learned to embrace it, clearly, but- yeah.”

“Yeah? It’s not like I don’t embrace mine, it’s just… hm, I dunno how to put it without outing myself. It’s sorta something that, when it’s pointed out, it’s gonna be painfully obvious.”

“Ah? Then, no worries. Really, you don’t need to tell me until we trust each other.”

Rody nodded, glancing back at Deku, who seemed to be attempting to think of something. “(Y/N), where were you when we were in Otheon?” Deku asked, speaking as if it was a sudden thought. Was he trying to… break the ice? For you and Rody? The poor boy had certainly picked up on the fact that the two of you wanted to talk, and you silently praised him for trying his best.

“France! Ochako, Tsu, Nejire, and I were placed there.”

“Oh? Did you get to see the tower?” Rody asked, moving his hand slightly back and forth, making the water in the glass sway a bit.

“I did! Well, for a bit- it was sooorta an emergency, so-”

“Gotcha,” He nodded, as if recalling the events. “Obviously, I was in Otheon, which doesn’t have anything like that, so I was just curious.”

“I understand! What’s Otheon like?”

“Nothing super special. It’s relatively busy- relatively sketchy at times. It has good sights, bad sights. Just a normal place, but it’s home.”

It was your turn to nod, humming in acknowledgement. “It seems neat! Just for the heck of it, I don’t think I’d mind paying it a visit one day.”

Pino chirped, tilting her head a bit- as if questioning why. The sight made you giggle a bit, and Rody glanced over at Pino, who was now sitting perched on his shoulder. “Sorry, she’s got… a big personality.”

“She’s adorable,” You responded, waving slightly at the bird.

“Ah, please- you flatter her, really.”

“Midoriya. Have you shown your guest where he’ll be staying” A sudden voice speaking, no doubt coming from one man who never failed to be intimidating. And whose job it basically was to make sure students didn’t get too comfortable with another- Aizawa.

“Oh! No sir, sorry!”

“Well, you may want to.”

“Yes sir!”

Deku stood up, glancing at me, then at Rody. Rody stood up as well, reaching over to shake my hand. Grabbing his hand, you ignored the way your face warmed up at a simple gesture.

“I suppose I’ll be seeing you later?” He asked, shoving his hands in his pocket.

“I certainly hope so!”

“I do too,” He said, turning to follow Deku- right before leaving the room, he made one last comment. “Hopefully it’ll be at dinner or something? Just a suggestion.”