#t: naofumi

[teehandystore]

Naofumi Iwatani Unisex T-Shirt

The t-shirt design would likely feature imagery, graphics, or text related to Naofumi Iwatani's character, such as his shield, outfit, or other defining visual elements.

As a "unisex" t-shirt, the design and fit would be intended to be suitable for both male and female wearers, appealing to a broad fan base of "The Rising of the Shield Hero" series.

[ur-mousey]

Elevator Sex ~

Yandere! Landlord! Geto Suguru x F!Reader

summary Landlord Geto fucks you in the elevator. You will learn your place. 1.1k warning mature, smut, cheating?, voyeurism, non-con.

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Geto Suguru spent many nights in the room over from yours. It was the closest seat in the complex to your strip tease. He hated that you started to refuse him small talk, to your gracious landlord, who built his schedule around your comings and goings. You should be cordial, to say the least. Each morning, he would remind you to double-check your person. You tended to be forgetful. Stupid poor thing, you were. When you first arrived, you were prone to call up at noon to have him search for your room key. Geto didn't mind. He felt less perverted in those times you begged him to check on things. He'd chalked it up to you flirting, especially when your used underwear found home in his pocket. And, every time you said it would be the last, yet, you would do it again. You had a knack for leaving important things behind just like you were doing him. For weeks, he would wave in the foyer after you got back from work, ushering you to converse with him. 

However, every single time, you would squirm into the comfort of your apartment. He'd even had to drill a hole through your wall to make up for you ignoring him. He assumed you felt guilt.

It was your fault that he had to refuse another tenant from moving next door. It was your fault he took the listing offline. He was losing money. But, watching your tits hang while you changed from your work clothes gave him much fapping material. The walls being thin allowed your voice to fall into his lap. When he caught you gurgling on that man's cock, he imagined your hollow cheeks milking him.

You would look so pretty, sopping on the floor, your silk ruining the carpets which he'll lick up after he wears you to sleep. And, he'd felt more than knew, that he would be enamored by your worship of his cock that he'll press you into a mating lock.

He wanted to see you bound to him through the most intimate action of man. Your precious pussy needed to pulse around his shaft. 

You needed to learn your place. 

Mediocre sex with your boyfriend pained him when he thought too much of it. He would rather watch your toys vibrate your blushing lips despite your stifling moans. That boyfriend of yours was arrogant. He left you without building your orgasm to its head. It felt pathetic. 

Your landlord decided it was time to get involved.

>>>

"I'll see you later tonight," Your boyfriend cooed. He dipped his head to catch your lips in a soft kiss. You sighed and rolled your eyes before softly reciprocating. He stroked his thumb over your cheek. 

You lifted your coffee to your lips, needing the caffeine to silence your budding words. Your boyfriend brought you out on your day off to get breakfast. While seated in the French-styled cafe, Naofumi explained his new promotion. You were excited for him. This new change meant an upgrade from his shitty apartment to a new one. However, it didn't mean you were in his plans. You've dated since high school. Took the entrance exams side by side, graduated college together, and now, you're here.

The changes don't seem noticeable until you read between the lines. He used to include 'we' in sentences, now it's 'I' this, 'me' that.

Now, as Naofumi gave one final squeeze to your hand, the only thing you could think of was your landlord, who was staring bullets at you through the glass doors. You were somewhat aware of his crush.

Like a puppy, he waited in the foyer for your return. 

"Welcome back," Geto Suguru lifted his chin. He stood in your path to the elevators, strong biceps pushed his plush tits to your attention.

You felt intimidated to give him more than a passing bow. You looked down at your shoes. The pressure of his gaze made you wonder what it would be like to take a chance with him. But, you did love Naofumi.

You tried to sidestep Geto. You failed to meet his gaze and you kept your head down. You clutched your purse to your chest.

"Take me to your unit." Geto commanded to your discomfort. Other tenants who were leaving the complex regarded his hulking frame. And they'd probably wondered what had you in his bad graces.

"Excuse me?" You stuttered, taking a step back.

Geto slipped behind your frame, he gently shoved you forward. His natural musk caused your nose to wrinkle. The blood rushed down to his shaft, his cock sprang into action in his sweats. "A few of the units been experiencing plumbing problems. There, I need to check yours."

Bullshit!

You lived on the tenth floor and you were prepared for the awkward ride up. Geto hit your floor button. The elevator began its climb from the first level to the third but between the fourth and fifth floor, Geto punched the control panel and the elevator came to a stop.

You laughed through your teeth, "Geto-san? What are you doing?"

"If you want to continue living here. There are some rules you need to follow~" Geto leaned his back against the door. He blocked your only means of escape.

"One, break up with your boyfriend. He's not allowed to step a foot in here or I might rip him apart. Hearing him fuck you… I can't anymore." You felt the onslaught of an up-and-coming panic attack. Did he listen to your sex life? Your legs squeezed tight together. "Second, you will quit your job. It's too deep into the city for me to ensure your safety.

"Geto-san…" You whined through a fit. You threw your cup filled with lukewarm coffee as if it could replicate an impenetrable fort. You felt like a child as you stomped and pleaded for the man to let you go.

You wished at this moment that you had something. Pepper spray or a switchblade. Anything that could get you elsewhere. Geto solemnly moved, he allowed your tantrum to fizzle out. He then stepped over the mess. "Last rule. From now until you die, we're partners. So start calling me by my name. Su-gu-ru."

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Your head lulled to the side, you felt weighted down by the copious amounts of coffee and cum that your hair soaked up like a mop.

Hair clung to your body. You couldn't tell which of it were yours or his. Time didn't exist but you counted the number of times you tensed up around his thick cock. "Su-uh," The moans were knocked from within your chest, it bubbled at each hit to your cervix. Geto's hips shuttered against your weeping pussy. "I- I'll do it! Please stop."

You tried screaming earlier and it got your panties shoved into your mouth. You were at your breaking point. You would do anything to get him off of you. "I'll be your dirty little slut! Su, please finish!"

Your chest heaved forward when Geto pushed his palm down onto the base of your belly. He edged himself against your inner walls. The ends of his charcoal hair teased your clit, along with his thumb which thrummed heavenly on your nerve, and it ghosted along your thighs to the rhythm of his pumps. "I'll follow your rules. I won't talk to Nao anymore," You rambled back his earlier demands. You promised him through another fit of throwing arms and legs that you'll be perfect.

His perfect cockwarmer.

"He, eh, said that he would come later tonight." You whimpered out from between your lips that you bit carelessly. "Suguru, you can be there when I- break things off. Then I can call my boss and put in my 2-week notice. You'll have all of me!" You huffed. Geto embraced your cunt lapping at the tip of his cock. Even if he tried to pull out now, your pretty little pussy sucked him in deep.

.............................. Thank you for reading! I had something different planned but I haven’t finished writing it but I wanted to update. Please leave ideas in the comments! Request rules are here! >>> NEXT JJK POST: Yandere! God! Sukuna x Disciple! F!Reader! prt 2. You can read prt 1 here.

[amerricanartwork]

URL Song Game

Got tagged by one of my mutuals (@maddiethesapphic) to do this game, but the original post was lagging my computer, so I decided to put the songs on a separate post here!

It was quite a challenge picking out my favorites; even with just these letters there were a lot of good candidates! I'm also curious to see if anyone actually checks these out or recognizes them, because honestly I'm pretty eager to get to share some of my music tastes! I will say though, it's pretty all over the place in terms of genre and sources...!

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A - Another Believer (Rufus Wainwright)

M - Mébh's Tune (Kíla)

E - Embers of a Burning Dystopia (flashygoodness)

R - Reverse (Caravan Palace)

R - Road to Lisdoonvarna (Celtica)

I - I Bring You a Song/Looking For Romance (Frank Churchill and Larry Morey)

C - Collision Chaos Present JP (Naofumi Hataya, Masafumi Ogata)

A - Antonio's Voice (Germaine Franco)

N - No Strings Attached (Swingrowers)

A - Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 6 (Leopold Stokowski)

R - Rapid As Wildfires (Yu-peng Chen)

T - Through Heaven's Eyes (Brian Stokes Mitchell)

W - What Would I Do If I Could Feel? (Nipsey Russell)

O - One Nation Under a Groove (Funkadelic) (This version is also very good!)

R - Rio Grande (The Oh Hellos)

K - Kingdom Dance (Alan Menken)

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And for as many mutuals I can send this to: @laismoura-art @hail-strom @ghostlycoze @kociamieta @pansear-doodles @shkika @purpura-box.

And anyone else who wants to do this is free to join!

[akqrii0]

T-t-t-t-t-the.....Naofumi....art.... 🥹 the only people he tolerates are his children and you can't ! Fucking! Convince me otherwise !

[blazehedgehog]

As someone who I know is intricately familiar with Genesis music and the FM synth it uses; why is it that many people (including myself) enjoy the Genesis era Sonic music but when Jin Senoue tries to emulate that sound using Genesis synth samples (Sonic Superstars being the most recent example) it just doesn't sound very good? I know it's literally become a running joke in the community that Senoue uses the Genesis synth too much but it's not like Sonic 1 or 2 had bad soundtracks even though they used the same instrumentation, and Senoue is obviously a very talented composer, so I don't really understand why his attempts to emulate the Genesis soundtracks always turn out so mid.

The general theory I subscribe to is that with the soundtracks to Sonic 1, 2, and presumably even Sonic 3, those games were composed by people who were just writing "real" music. They would pick out real world instruments and write for that sound.

If you've never heard it before, for the 20th Anniversary, Sega put out a compilation soundtrack for Sonic 1 and 2, which included the original demo tracks Masato Nakamura wrote for those games.

Now these are basically just MIDI files, because they didn't need to be anything more than that. But you can tell he was thinking in terms of horn sections, bass guitar, and so on.

Nakamura would submit these MIDI songs on cassette to Sega, and Sega's sound engineers would transcribe those instruments into something that sounded appropriate for the Genesis hardware.

Now, Jun Senoue did the same thing, to a degree. Jun's first major Sonic soundtrack was Sonic 3D Blast on the Sega Genesis, and Jon Burton (of Traveler's Tales) revealed Jun's own demo cassette. If you listen to Jun's tracks, they're all done on the Honky Tonk/Rhodes piano. There's no attempt to utilize real world instruments or have any kind of sound diversity. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Instead of writing music for a band, he wrote music for an individual playing a keyboard.

Worse still, it has eventually been revealed as of Sonic Origins that Jun Senoue had very little awareness of how to make Genesis sounding music. Again, he only submitted his songs on cassette. He was not responsible for the FM Synthesis conversion, just the raw notes, which were all written on, and for, a keyboard.

(throwing the rest of this ask under a "read more" tag because it embeds a lot more videos and even some images)

So when it came time for Sonic 4, and they had Jun Senoue do the retro style soundtracks for those games, he was probably pretty out of his depth. He was writing for style of music he did not really have a nuanced understanding of.

So we get this crunchy, grating, disassociated "this is what the Genesis sounded like, right?" sort of sound. The musical equivalent of one of those early 2000's "How to Draw Manga" books: somebody who thinks they know what they're doing, has actual talent in other adjacent areas, but doesn't actually get this particular niche.

This is one of the reasons why I'm actually a little warmer towards Classic Sonic's music in Sonic Forces -- it's not Jun Senoue. Somebody on that project understood enough and had Naofumi Hataya handle a lot of Classic Sonic's music. He has actual experience with chiptunes and wrote something that feels like it belongs in a Sega System 32 arcade game or something.

Not every single one of Classic Sonic's songs are stone cold bangers in Forces, but at least they sound more authentically retro than Jun's attempts, because they were written by someone who knew what they were doing.

Beyond that, I don't know why Jun doesn't just, like... do better, in a sense. I suppose I don't know his composing environment and how easy or hard it is to slot in what he'd need to sound more "authentic." I just know from my own perspective how easy it is to grab a VST or a soundfont for common Genesis/Yamaha instruments.

But even then, more authentic instruments aren't going to solve the problem that this style of music doesn't seem to be his strong suit, even if somebody at Sega keeps pushing him to do it. Thankfully, I think somebody finally realized it, given how Sonic Superstars seemed to be full of his Sonic 4 style fake-retro music and most of it got replaced at the last second.

[fission-mailure]

Trying to figure out why I actually enjoy Trails of Cold steel (and don't hate Rean -- he'll never be my favourite character, but like. He's fine. I don't chafe at the idea of spending four entire JPRGs in his shoes) despite it being at times extremely Light Novel Nonsense-y.

Like, Rean's a dark haired, kind of generic looking, kind of generic personality'd average dude, who's super strong and skilled, and has a pretty huge proportion of the games' female cast falling over themselves for him, and that makes me roll my eyes a significant amount. He's very in the mold of weird wish-fulfilment light novel protagonists like Kirito and Naofumi, and I kind of can't stand those stories.

And thinking about it, I think it comes down to a few things:

-- Unlike those characters, Rean's actually allowed to fail, and to have other people pull his ass out of the fire. In fact, he does fail, a lot: The first game ends with him losing the final boss battle, badly, and having to run away and abandon his friends, having failed in basically every one of his goals. I'm two chapters in to Trails of Cold Steel III after having played 1 and 2 ages ago, and so far there's been three instances of Rean either getting in over his head or being either outsmarted or outgunned by the villains and needing someone else -- Laura, Kurt/Juna/Altina/Ash, and Alisa/Sharon -- to save him.

-- While he's always presented as being both academically gifted and a strong fighter, he's never the best in either. Emma and Machias are the top students in Class VII, and Laura, Crow, and Fie are stronger fighters in Class VII. Even when he catches up to Crow, Laura (and maybe Fie?) is still a better fighter than him. That's not even accounting for characters outside of Class VII, where it's always made pretty obvious that Sara, Laura's Dad, Rufus, and Aurelia are a ways above him. Which, again, you couldn't imagine from, say, a Kirito, where the only people allowed to be better are people who are somehow 'cheating.'

-- Women in Trails of Cold Steel are actually allowed to have their own goals and character arcs which aren't in any way related to him (in fact, every female character in Class VII has their own thing going on). Laura wants to hone her sword skills and be a worthy successor to her house, Emma has her conflict of ideals with Vita, Fie has her ongoing attempts to find a new role for herself after being a child soldier for most of her life, Alisa is struggling against a legacy that she sees as inextricably tied to a controlling mother she doesn't really understand. These are arcs which are wholly independent of Rean, and he doesn't do much in them apart from provide encouragement. When there are breakthroughs in these arcs, it's never because of him, he's usually just present and being supportive. The only female character whose arc really ties into Rean's at all is Juna's, and even then it's more about her complex feelings about going to study with the military that annexed and occupied her home.

-- I feel like most Light Novel Heroes come with ... pretty emaciated supporting male casts so that the audience doesn't have to cope with the earth-shattering idea that their surrogate might have to compete with other guys for the affections of Insert-X-Number-of-Women. Think about your Kirito, whose only real male supporting cast member is Klein, who's significantly older than the rest of the cast; or your Naofumi, whose male supporting cast is entirely composed of -- well, we're meant to think of them as the most awful people around, but considering that a lot of the time that manifests as them going "We think it's bad that you're a literally slaveowner who bought a child slave, Naofumi," I'm not sure how well that works. But the supporting male cast of Cold Steel is pretty good!

-- Unlike the Light Novel protags he's clearly cribbing from, Rean does have some stuff going on beneath the surface. Not ... much, but there's some inner conflict there about how he's meant to reconcile looking after the people he cares about with the fact that he and all the people he cares about are a part of Imperialist Nightmare State Erebonia, which can and will use him as a tool of imperialism whenever it can. It's a conflict that often puts him on the wrong side. When Cold Steel III starts, he's fresh off being coerced into assisting with Erebonia's annexations of Crossbell and North Ambria, both unambiguously awful things that he's now an accessory to, one of which has put him in direct conflict with another Trails series protagonist.

-- Other characters make fun of him. Like, whenever he makes some dramatic and sentimental speech, you can bet there's a solid 30% chance another character will go "Oh fuck, oh god, he's speechifying again, someone stop him, someone stop him."

All of which combines to make him and his role in the story as LN-style Audience Surrogate ... basically fine. Like, it's fine. He's not my favourite character, in fact I think he's probably my least favourite member of Class VII because in general the character writing for the other Class VII members is pretty strong, but I'm not grinding my teeth while playing him, even if I do roll my eyes at times.

[rosesinbloom7love]

Motoyasu & Naofumi have been arguing constantly and Itsuki is tired of their sh*t.

*The heroes and their parties are traveling to meet the queen at a certain location. Meanwhile, Naofumi and Motoyasu have been arguing the entire trip. Mainly due to Motoyasu repeatedly provoking Naofumi. Itsuki has just about had it*

Naofumi: Will you give it a rest already!

Motoyasu: I will, once you tell me what secret cheat you use!

Naofumi: For the hundredth time! There. Is. No. Secret.! I have not been using any cheats!

Motoyasu: Bull!

Naofumi: You know what! If you can't handle this, then just turn this carriage around and drop me off first!

Motoyasu: What are you gonna do!? You gonna walk back to the castle!?

Naofumi: I will do anything, if it gets me away from you!

Itsuki: CHILDREN! CHILDREN! CHILDREN!

Motoyasu: ...

Naofumi: ...

Itsuki: This interminable bickering was amusing at first, but it's getting very stale and we've still got a long journey ahead of us.

Itsuki: So, why don't you two cut the horsesh*t and get to the part where you admit your sexual feelings for one another?

Motoyasu: Whoa!

Naofumi: You are way off base, Itsuki!

Itsuki: Oh, spare me, spare me, spare me!

Itsuki: *Looks at Naofumi* Yes, yes, he's a brute. I know. Probably reminds you of a bad relationship. And, gosh, you'd really like a nice man to settle down, but admit it. You're real curious to know what he's like in the sack!

Naofumi: *Angrily Blushing*

Itsuki: *Pointing at Motoyasu* And you!

Motoyasu: *Flinches*

Itsuki: HA! Well, you're just a big manbaby who'd rather act tough than show his true feelings, because the last time you opened your heart you got hurt. Owie.

Itsuki: And now, rather than admit these feelings, you're dancing around one another with this mind-numbing and frankly boorish mating ritual.

Itsuki: So, please, for my sake! Either quit your bickering, or pull over, tear off those clothes, AND GET IT OVER WITH ALREADY!

Naofumi: *Stunned silence*

Motoyasu: *Stunned silence*

*Motoyasu and Naofumi did not say a word for the rest of the journey*

[shytastemakerthing]

Hi there, can I get a Twisted Wonderland matchup for my OC (in a romantic sense)?

Name: Adriana “Addie/Ria” Jasmine Strano-García Pronouns: She/her Sexuality: Bisexual Appearance: Long and thick curly hair. Dark umber hair colour. Light brown skin (like the Scarabia Dou). Brown eyes. Hourglass figure. 5'2. Personality: She is a sassy, witty and bold former popular mean girl, who became humbled after her ex cheated on her with another girl, but still has a lot to learn in order to become a better and more balanced person. She’s also quite ambitious, analytical and a quick thinking. On the flipside, she’s secretive, cut throat, manipulative, super guarded, even to the point of hiding shit from loved ones, in her own head too much, over thinks things and has some huge himedere tendencies due to coming from a wealthy family. Hobbies: Drawing, painting, improv, photography, playing video games, streaming series, snowboarding, running and hiking What she wants in a partner: I think she ultimately wants a partner who is loyal, understanding and truly cares about her, especailly after being cheated on. She also responds to acts of service and words of affirmation the best.

Extra Facts:

Aspects of her personality are heavily inspired by the animated versions of Alice, Tiana and Princess Jasmine.

She is also inspired by Sokka (ATLA), Poppy (Wild Child) and Naofumi (ROTSH).

She’s an INTP-T and 8w7.

If she identified as male and was a mage, she would’ve been sorted into Pomefiore or Octanivelle.

Hello and thank you so much for your request! I do hope that you like it and I am so sorry for the wait!

Tw: None

I match you with..........

Jade Leech

Listen, he knows what it means to always be guarded. It is something that he clearly excels at in his day to day life, both while at home in the Coral Sea and while at NRC as the Vice Housewarden of Octavinelle Dorm. If there is anyone who understands the feeling, it's him. But that also means he knows exactly when you do start putting your guard up.

Is there a chance that you would like to join him for a hike in the mountains? The moment that he hears that you enjoy hiking, he is silently at your side (honestly, how does he do that?), and then asking if you would perhaps like to join him in the Mountain Lover's Club? He is leaving for a hike this weekend and he would love it if you would join him. He is often alone on these hikes and he would love to have a chance to share the experience with another who shares the same love for nature that he has.

Honestly, I could see him getting into photography as well. While there are some of his mushrooms that he is able to cultivate just fine, but there are others that he finds out in nature that he can't exactly just take. Whether it be because there are little of them or it's in a protected area, he will gladly take many pictures of them. He would love to see what pictures you have taken as well. Consider it a date. Come over to the lounge and he shall prepare some tea and you both can share the pictures that you have taken.

Now, as you are with Jade, you're going to see a lot of Floyd and Azul. Mostly Floyd. They're a package deal most of the time. While Floyd won't terrorize you as much as he does to other people, it's in his nature to at least poke the bear at times. It's simply one of the ways that he shows his affection and that he cares. You're with his brother, so that makes you family as well.

Jade may be a cunning man of little white lies and half-truths, but he knows when to and when not to have that persona of him, especially around you. He is someone who is understanding of what you went through in your past and how that has affected you, so he makes the truth very evident in how he is with you. You could not ask for someone more loyal than he.

Back to the photography topic, if there ever comes a time where you ask if you can take pictures of him in his true form, while he may be a bit teasing about it, he will agree. Where would you like to go? What would you like for him to do? He quite enjoys that you also love this side of him, the real him.

Overall, Jade is a loyal and devoted partner. He will make sure that you are taken care of and that you have all that you need whenever you need it. He loves that he can just be normal (well, his version of normal) while he is with you, and there is no place that he would rather be than being with you.

[freyrmichokolatte]

L I S T E N

I know Naofumi and Raphtalia are bound to be Cannon (or they're probably Cannon already in the manga haven't read it yet) but I see them as Father-Daughter and I want them to stay that way in my AU cuz Dadfumi has my heart an soul

[shieldherostuffs]

Therufumi fanboy single dad au where Naofumi is a sibgle dad of three with Ren as his oldest as a sophomore in highschool, Raphtila as a 7th grader and Filo as a 5th grader. Ren introduces his dad into a idol group called SB where their theme is around bows and spears. Naofumi isn't interested in them but he's happy Ren introduces them. However, Ren knew this and introduce him to the heroes who is Therese as leader and vocalist, L'Arc as rapper and dancer, glass is center and back up vocals and ethnobalt as backup dancer and rapper. Naofumi fell in love immediately and he was obviously a fan of Therese and L'Arc, Ren posted his reation to his instagram and everyone was loving him as the post blew up making him trend on twitter reaching the band.

Work you magic cuz you got the power

("Fanfic Prompt," I said. "Short Prompt," I said, as I went on to make fake Twitter posts and DMs.)

Naofumi had not expected this.

When his eldest son, Ren, had introduced him to his new fixation on an Idol Duo called SB, for Spear & Bow, the nicknames of the two young men, he hadn't seen the appeal.

But, a little less than half an hour later, Ren had run back downstairs, both phone and laptop in hand, waiting patiently for Naofumi to clean his hands from being in the middle of making dinner, to come over.

This time, Ren had shown him another Idol Group on his laptop, this time called The Heroes. The focus of the Video had been on the lead Rapper and Singer, Scythe and Jewel.

Unknown to Naofumi, Ren had been filming his reaction to the video, just in case anything fun happened. If it did, he could add it to his social media, with permission of course, and add another thing to his budding career as a content maker. (Of course, his dad and younger sisters were always happy to join him in videos and the like.)

However, Ren had not anticipated that his dad would become entrapped by the video to not notice the overboiling pasta on the stove. Only after calling five times, did Naofumi answer, an obvious blush on his cheeks as he panicked to save the pasta.

After getting permission, Ren had gone to quickly edit and upload the video to his Instagram with the caption 'My dad's first reaction to @/TheHeroesOfficial's newest upload. (Posted with permission from Dad). A shorter version with the same caption was uploaded to his Twitter, and a longer one to his almost-never-used TikTok.

And the video had gone viral, including a shot of Naofumi staring intensely at the laptop becoming a meme.

(Though, Ren did not know what to do about the number of comments on the original video calling his dad a Dilf. He was only in his late twenties!) (Though the working out was also apparent from the short-sleeved t-shirt he'd been wearing in the video.)

Only a few weeks later, a few days after Naofumi had found he'd gone viral, Ren came racing down the stairs and sprinted over to the dinner table to put his phone on Naofumi's face.

Ignoring his interrupted work, Naofumi took the phone from Ren's hand to look.

It was a reply to the Video's shortened version uploaded to Ren's Twitter, from The Heroes Official profile.

After Naofumi's eyes widened, and he turned to look at Ren in shock, Ren snatched his phone back and went to his DMs, where the most recent one was at the top. The lead rapper and dancer of The Heroes' personal profile.

After a few minutes of panicking and being weird together, Naofumi told his eldest to just give them his Twitter.

This leads to his current predicament;

Trying to find an outfit good enough for going on a lunch date with two Lead Idols, while Ren would babysit his younger sisters at home and play wingman over text, just in case.

Naofumi still couldn't fathom how he got that date.

[useless-bi-otch]

Cookies'n Cream - Chapter 33

Last chapter / MasterList / both arts by @aneenasevla

Chapter 33 - Better Days

TIMELINE: The last section of this chapter takes place at the same time as Heavy Bakery’s Chapter 35, under a different POV. You can read it here

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The Uta family as a whole had seen a lot of bizarre things over the years. Being eccentric as they were, unusual situations were commonplace under the roofs of their members.

What none of them had ever seen, however, was a renowned fighter, an undefeated champion of an entire division, bowing before them and touching the mat floor with his forehead so frantically that they feared he'd hit his head too hard and would pass out right there.

"I'm so, so sorry!"

"Naoh, I said you don't have to do this...," Tomori starts to say, a little embarrassed, but Okubo shakes his head.

"No, I have to apologize," he lowers his head again. "If it wasn't for my temper and for accepting Tatsu's challenge, Mr. Uta wouldn't have-"

"No, Mr. Okubo, don't say that!," Mrs. Uta, as embarrassed as her daughter, makes soothing gestures with her hands. "What happened to Naofumi was nobody's fault but his own."

"You don't have to say it like that, woman..."

"Yes I do! How many times has the doctor warned you that there was no point in stuffing yourself with medicine if you didn't complement the treatment with the diet he prescribed?," She shakes her finger at her sullen husband, who at that moment was resting on one of the sofas in the living room, while the rest of the family sat around the tea table. "You almost left your children fatherless, your wife a widow ...!"

"Yeah, yeah, I got it!," Mr. Uta interrupts her impatiently, turning red. "Anyway, you have nothing to apologize for, Okubo. It was a bit of a silly stunt you pulled with Tatsu, but it's not like I didn't have fun too..."

"And I have to apologize too," Tatsuhiko scratches the back of his neck. "Sorry, Okubo, I just thought that was something my father would enjoy seeing, especially on his birthday…"

"And I enjoyed it!," The old man laughs. "It was the most unusual thing that has happened in this house in almost thirty years! It's only behind the disappearance of the Christmas ornaments from Fujiko's car, but only by a hair.

"It's a long story involving a dodgy Uber driver and a car chase. We'll tell you later," Saeko laughs too, seeing Okubo's flustered expression. Tomori smiles at him

"See? I told you they didn't blame you. It was an accident, Naoh," She touches his hand across the tea table. "We're only sorry that your first visit ended like that."

"And that you couldn't eat the cake Tomori made," Mr. Uta completed. "It had fruit, so we needed to eat it quickly…"

"That's okay," He smiles, blushing. "With a cook like Tomoh, it's just a matter of opportunity. Well, I'm a little more relaxed after that. I had to leave in a hurry that day, but I'm glad you're okay."

"As far as possible. I still have to rest and I can't even have my beer...," He snorts, and frowns even more when the whole family glares at him. "I already told you I won't drink, for God's sake! Anyway, it's good that you came, because I also wanted to thank you for your gift."

"Haha, you deserve it," he nods. "Nothing more convenient than me being a fighter and you being a fan of martial arts. Handing out a shirt autographed by SJPW fighters is something I would gladly do."

"And I thank you so much for that," The old man smiles from ear to ear, his eyes shining. "A t-shirt from the official SJPW line, and autographed by the Marvelous Seki himself? You made one of our dreams come true!"

"The other is to meet Marvelous Seki himself," Mrs. Uta cheers, and Tomori laughs.

"I already told you, if you show up more at the bakery, the chances of running into him increase. He appears there from time to time."

“That's how you managed to take all those pictures with them, right? Maaan, I'm so jealous," Tatsuhiko groans, and Saeko laughs.

"Let's see this as an invitation for us to show up more at the bakery too, haha."

"Hahaha… I can say that I already have enough reasons," Okubo smiles sideways. "But yes, he and several others appear there. And now that it's going to be close to a bunch of gyms, there's sure to be famous people showing up there too."

"Oooh, Kanami couldn't have chosen a better location!," Mrs. Uta claps excitedly. "​​And speaking of famous people…," She nudged her husband's leg, who nodded.

"Oh, right. There's something we wanted to ask you. If you don't mind…"

"Of course, just ask, sir," He smiles. "Whatever you need."

"So… we wanted your autograph and a picture with you!," Mrs. Uta asks, blushing a little, and Mr. Complete uta,

"It's for the Album! We wanted to do it at my birthday party, but after what happened..."

"Jeez, Tatsu! They'll pull the Album!," Tomori nudges her brother's shoulder. "This is a big event!"

"I know, right! We can't even touch it without permission, hahaha!"

"Oh, sure!," He smiles a lot. "A photo in this album, a family heirloom, with other big names? Sign me up!"

"Exactly! It's basically our bible!," Mr. Uta nods. "I'll go get it-"

"No, you can stay right there! Let me get it," Mrs. Uta commands, and gives no time for him to argue, getting up from the cushion and heading out the sliding door. Mr. Uta sighs wearily.

“Bossy woman… be nicer to Okubo than your mother is to me, Tomoh,” he jokes.

Tomori laughs, leaning against Okubo and arching an eyebrow.

"If he reciprocates by being equally nice to me..."

"You know that if it's up to me you'll become the most spoiled girl in Tokyo. You didn't got me off the leash only because you didn't want to," he jokes, squeezing her cheeks lightly to tickle her.

She blushes and pats his hand away, puffing out her cheeks.

"Knock it off! They'll think I'm with you only to get free stuff..."

"We would never think that, honey. You are the hardest person to gift in this family," Mr. Uta huffs.

"Dad!"

"What? It's true. You were all embarrassed when your mother and I got you a piece of jewelry for your twentieth birthday..."

"Same thing with us at her college graduation! Don't get offended, Okubo, she's like that with everyone," Tatsu snorts, and Tomori moans.

"Uugh, my own family is roasting me..."

"For real? Aahahaha, that's good to know," he smiles a bit maliciously, but it came out stupid too. "I already know the flowers you like, at least."

"Hunf… I like flowers, indeed," She nods with a pout. "And dark chocolate too. I don't need anything too expensive. I'm the easiest person to gift, actually."

"That's not for you to decide, haha..."

"Quit it, Tatsu!"

"Don't argue in front of the visitor, you two," Mrs. Uta returns, carrying a huge hardcover book in her arms, the kind that grocers used as a ledger. It had a worn look, but you could tell it was well cared for when she put it down on the table. "Here it is! Naofumi and I have been maintaining and updating this album since before we had our children.

"Oohhh, a relic," Okubo nods, opening his eyes. "I won't even touch it, it seems so precious."

"Well, you'll have to, we want your autograph here," Mr. Uta laughs as Mrs. Uta opens the book, flipping through the pages. Holy shit, all those photos, autographs and pasted items! Many were fighters he didn't even know personally, legends from the rings his generation had been inspired by. "And a photo too! Tomoh, go get the polaroid from the closet, please.

"Okay, but you two will still have to learn how to use digital cameras one day, haha."

"Oohhh… a polaroid!," Okubo smiles a lot. "I love these vintage things. I think it's funny. Oh, man...," He vibrates as he contemplates the pages of the Album. Holy shit, a collector would pay a fortune for something like that! "What a family treasure! I'm even a little envious..."

"Don't be, you will be a part of this soon," Mrs. Uta pushes the book towards him, and Mr. Uta offers him a pen. "Here, sign on the blank page, please!"

"Congratulations, you're making these two's day," Tatsuhiko comments, and Saeko completes,

"We can consider it an early wedding anniversary gift, right? Hahaha!"

"Hahaha… I thank you for the honor, sir, ma'am," he bows a little, with the pen in hand, for both of them, and writes a small message:

 “For Mr. and Mrs. Uta. May the heart flutter a little less, but may the joy remain the same.”

He signs his own name underneath, even doing a flourish to make it look nicer. "Done! Now, about the photo...?"

"Here!," Tomori comes back through the sliding door, bringing an old-looking camera in her hands. "So, is everyone ready? Aawn, mommy, daddy...," She suddenly coos. "Don't cry..."

"What? I- I'm not crying!," Mr. Uta exclaims quickly, looking away as Mrs. Uta sniffled and dried her tears with a tissue. "Don't talk nonsense, Tomori. I didn't cry  evenwhen you two were born, why would I cry now?""

"Liar. He did cry..."

"Stop that, woman! Let's just take this photo already..."

"Haha, alright! Settle down there, just let me set the timer... that's it!," She runs to sit next to Okubo, Tatsuhiko, Saeko and Mrs. Uta sitting around them while Mr. Uta sat on the sofa directly behind Okubo. He exclaims:

"Alright, I want everyone screaming like Ultimate Fight's MC! Three, two, one...!"

"IIIIIIIIT’S TIME!," They scream in unison at the same time that the camera flash illuminates them. And Okubo wanted to ask if they could take another one like it later, because he wanted to remember that moment.

 

* * *

They ended up taking another photo, and a much more relaxed one, and Okubo now carried it in a small envelope in his pocket, leaving Tomori's parents' house.

"Man… that second visit went much better," he sighs, after stretching. "Now I'm satisfied."

"Great! I'm very happy too," She sighs, closing her eyes and leaning the side of her head on his shoulder. "Especially because you got along so well with all of them. And you didn't found them tiring..."

"Nah, I thought it was great, for a couple of in-laws," He smiles. "Like I said, they love a lot of the things I like, so it's hard not to."

"Even my brother?," She arches an eyebrow playfully.

"Come on, the guy likes Ultraman!," Okubo shakes his hands. "Ultraman fans must unite!"

She laughs out loud. "Yeah, I guessed that. Just be prepared, because he loved the free armbar sample and will want to challenge you more, just to see more action from a professional fighter without having to pay for a ticket."

"Okay, but I'm going to ask him to bribe me next time, I'm not going to fold that easily," He laughs. "But I hope that fan glow passes too. You know, it's good to have people around you who are your fans, but…," He scratches the back of his head. "You taught me that it's much better to have people to whom I can show all my facets… and not be judged for it. I'd like to be the loudmouthed, smiling, kinda goofy and… well, cute Okubo Naoya with them."

She breaks into a huge smile, clinging to his arm in a side hug.

"I can help with that! It's gonna be a whole process, but it's also gonna be so worth it in the end. They'll learn to like who their daughter's boyfriend really is, like I did."

"Great! I want that," He nods. "And I also want you to feel the same with mine."

"Do you want me to meet your parents too? Wow, this is really serious," She comments, blushing with happiness. "It'd be my turn to be all nervous, hahaha."

"Hahaha, not now…," he smiles. "I still need to see when I can go to Osaka and all that stuff, I'll let you know when we can. But anyway, no need to be nervous, okay?," He takes advantage of the fact that the narrow street where her parents lived was empty at the time and bends down, kissing the top of her head. "I know they will love you, like I do."

She lets out a long contented sigh, closing her eyes.

"I hope so. Hey... I want to take you somewhere."

“I'll go with you anywhere,” He gets in the car. She sits next to him in the passenger seat, putting on the seat belt.

"Better put it in GMaps, it's a bit far from here. But it will be worth it."

And indeed, it was worth it. About thirty minutes later, they had arrived at their destination. Tomori is the first to get out of the car, all excited as she beckons him with a wave of her arm, pointing with the other.

"Come, come! It's right there! The construction was slightly paralyzed while Kanny is not discharged from the hospital, but they've already started."

He gets out of the car and looks at the place. "Wow, that's a big piece of land. How lucky you found this one! I see two gyms, one on each side of the block."

"Yes! And the SJPW headquarters isn't far either," She nods, contemplating with a proud expression the construction that was already being erected. It was clearly not finished, but the structure itself was already standing, being twice the size of the original location. "It will be a real restaurant when it's finished, with much more space. There will even be a veranda for those who like to eat outdoors, just like that bistro!"

"Oh," he blinks. "Nice! Will there be a second floor too?"

"No, it will only be one floor. But according to Kanny, the ceiling will be much higher. And the doors, wider. We're going to have a lot of six to seven feet tall visitors, after all,” She laughs.

"Haha, fair enough," He looks at the place. "I like it, if it has gardens it will be even nicer."

"Hiro will definitely want it, he loves plants more than he loves people," She comments in a playful tone. "This bakery will have space for us to do everything that we couldn't do at the old address. Kanny's dream is coming true...," She puts a hand on her chest. "And mine too, in a way. I just wanted to share this happiness with you..."

He just smiles, pulling her along. "Consider it shared and conquered, Tomori… Thank you."

"I should be the one thanking you… but you're welcome anyway," She brings him down by the shirt so she can reach his lips. "So, looking forward to being able to eat again at your favorite bakery every garbage day?"

“For that… and to see my favorite cook too,” He pecks her, and she giggles against his mouth.

"You've seen me almost every day since my month off started."

"Yeah, and I got used to it. I'll miss this..."

"Me too. But I have to get back to work," She caresses his face, touching forehead to forehead. "And you know where you can always find me," She indicates the building behind him with a nod.

"And you know that I always go there to find you," He kisses her on the cheek. "Whenever I can."

"I know you will. And there'll always be ruby ​​chocolate donuts with sprinkles and sugar cookies waiting for you. Whether or not they look like Kuidaore Taro, you'll have to keep your promise and show up to find out,” She touches the tip of his nose.

"I'd rather see your face. If I want to see a clown, I'll just look in the mirror," he laughs out loud. And she follows suit, her laughter immediately being muffled by his mouth.

Damn, only him could make her laugh after all those hard days. And she hoped it would always be like that from now on.

 

* * *

One month later

"...so, we're all set for our fishing weekend, right? There will be three tents, three fishing rods-"

“Hey, hey, what's up with all these 'three'?," Okubo looks indignant at Rihito, projecting his lower lip forward, while Himuro, Kaneda and they crossed a crosswalk after the stop light. "Are you already counting me out of this again?"

"And will you be able to go?," Rihito looks at him, bored. "It is customary for committed guys to forget about their pals when they found a girlfriend..."

"Fuckin' drama queen," Himuro rolls his eyes, while Kaneda laughs.

"I like to see that you're allowing yourselves to show your feelings more around each other. This whole jealousy thing is cute..."

"Hell no, dude, cut that out!"

"I didn't forget, I still have time for you guys, dammit," Okubo snorted. "Don't stop inviting me to hang out just because I have a girl to call my own. Would you forget about us if you had a girlfriend, you bleached fuck?"

"If she liked to fuck as much as I do? For sure!," He exclaims, and then he laughs aloud when the other three grunt. "It's a joke, chill out! But is it really okay for her, Okubo? If so, we can include one more rod in the baggage."

"Oh yeah, Rihito? You sure like the idea of having lots of rods around, right?"

"Fuck you, Himuro."

Okubo laughed out loud. "You guys are so full of shit. And of course it's okay, Tomori doesn't mind. She has her own friends too. We don't need to always be attached at the hip... not to mention that killing the longing when I get back will be too good," He opens an idiotic smile, ignoring the eye rolls of the other three. And then he pointed, "We're here, guys. There's the new bakery. I know you guys had a busy time and could only see it now, but what do you think?"

The three others saw the new facade. A bright red building with gold accents and the big logo at the top that reads “Heavy Bakery”, in an American style, with the typical logo, and an outdoor area with chairs and sunshades, and a garden of hedges and flowers.

"Man, now this is looking like a restaurant!," Rihito exclaims, smiling approvingly. "It even has a veranda!

"I'd be happy to eat outside, but I still want to see how it looks inside," Himuro comments, and Kaneda nods.

"I bet it looks great too. Wow, they nailed it!"

"Tomori said we helped as best we could," Okubo laughs, passing through the wide and tall glass door, made for people as tall or bigger than him. "Wow, look at that…"

The inner hall was even larger than the old bakery, perhaps twice the area, but it still gave a slight dejavu to anyone who had seen the first version. The difference was that the sofa tables were further away from the counter and in the middle there were more tables, in the same American diner style as the counter. And there was more couches on the other side. Tomoyo, the waitress, was no longer alone; three more employees were riding on roller skates, serving tables. And at the counter were Hiro and Tomori. He immediately went there, smiling.

"Wow, look at all this space! Now we can move around the environment much more freely," Kaneda comments, impressed while the other three idiots stay behind, admiring the new facilities. Himuro looks around and nods.

"I know, right. I wonder if they also updated the menu? Okubo went to order the usual, but it's always good to try the new dishes here-"

"Himurooooo!

"Ow, what the hell, dude?!," Himuro exclaims, almost bumping into Kaneda when Rihito grabs him by the collar of his shirt, his eyes wide and a little desperate. "Whyyyyyyy?!?!"

" 'Why' what?! Be fuckin' specific!"

"WHY DO I HAVE TO BE THE LAST ONE?!?!," He wails, scandalous, pointing to a table at the back. And there were Ohma and Kanami, sitting side by side, while she talked to him animatedly and he just listened, smiling, the peace he exuded being felt from the doorway. "Worse yet, I'll always be remembered as the guy who got a Girlfriend AFTER THE SEAWEED HEAD!!"

"Oww, my ear, dude, get off me!," Himuro pushes him away with a growl, not taking any more of that whining. It had been more than a month since they had discovered that it wasn't just Okubo who had found his better half at that bakery, and even then Rihito still hadn't let it go. "It's your own fault that you don’t have one yet.”

"He's right, Rihito," Kaneda smiles. "How about you be like Ohma and be comfortable on your own?”

"And look on the bright side," Himuro straightens his shirt. "Kaneda and I are single too. There's still a chance to give it a go. But I'll tell you one thing," He raises an eyebrow. "I don’t wanna fight for this.”

Unsurprisingly, turning it into a challenge is enough to assuage Rihito's sadness, which quickly recovers with a sharp smile.

"Bet, you chimney mouth!"

They go to find a table right after with Kaneda, who just smiles in exasperation with the situation. Okubo, who had already ordered and was watching Tomori arranging everything on a tray, watches them over his shoulder.

"Rihito hasn't stopped whining since last month, it's ridiculous…," He sighs. "Anyway, how's it going there, Tomoh? Do you think sales and production are doing well?"

"They're doing great! The clientele has increased a lot now that we have moved to an area frequented by gym rats," She comments excitedly as she arranges two donuts on top of a small plate. "And production has also become faster since we hired two more girls to work with us in the kitchen. Kanny still needs to rest, and Ohma is making sure she respects the doctor's orders," She smiles tenderly at her friend and her boyfriend, at the back of the establishment.

"Yeah, I can see that," He smiles. "I still find it hard to believe that he got a girlfriend. You see, Tomori, the guy wasn't exactly a player..."

"I know, we met him back then," She giggles. "And he hasn't changed that much since then. It's just that when he's next to Kanami... I don't know, it's like he feels like he can let his guard down, relax, because she's here to have his back, just like he does for her. It's so cute...," She sighs. "I'm so happy that my friend found someone! And also happy to share the sentiment, hehe."

"Me too. And to have found someone too," he smiles. "And, honestly? What I said at the beginning still stands…," When she asks herself what it is, he smiles, "My days have become so much better since I met you..."

Her eyes widened a little, bright and fascinated, the flush that rose to her cheeks only making her even prettier. She even stops arranging the tray for a few seconds to reach across the counter, lacing her fingers with his.

"Heh, good to know… because mine too." 

"Awwwnnn… when am I going to find one of these for myself, huh?!," Hiro puts his hands on his cheeks. "Soon all the employees all will have a pair, but not me!"

"We moved the point to an area between two gyms and a dojo, Hiro," Tomori replies immediately, while it was Okubo's turn to turn a little red. "There'll ne no shortage of handsome, muscular and single males showing up here everyday. Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky, hehe."

"Hunf… we'll see about that," Hiro snorts, jokingly, returning to the counter. "Cuteness runs wild around here, there’s still a possibility, who knows…"

"Good luck, dude," Okubo shrugs, and then looks at Tomori. "So, these are our orders, right?"

"Yes, they are-"

"No, something's missing."

"Huh? What?," She looks at the tray. What did she forget…?

"You, of course," He smiles. "See you at lunch break?"

She blinks. And then she snorts in the middle of a laugh, all flushed, her shoulders heaving as she hands him the tray.

"Ahaha, yes, of course! This order will come with a little delay, but the wait will be worth it," She winks at him. "After all, it's exclusively for you. See you then, Naoh."

"I'll be waiting. See ya," he winks at her, taking the tray, and leaving his seat, going to the table where the guys were.

They see him, and Rihito waves with an arm.

"Hey, dude! Did you ask the missus for permission to go fishing with us?"

"I asked, of course, and she also gave me permission to punch you in the face if you keep making these jokes," Okubo rolls his eyes, leaving the tray on the table. "And if you still insist, there won't be any food either."

"As if they'd be willing to lose a paying customer of my caliber, hahaha!," Rihito laughs, not even flinching with the threats. Himuro picks up his soda can, opening it while watching the movement.

"I don't think it would make much difference. The place is full, dammit..."

"I know, right! And I can see that we'll often see a lot of familiar faces too," Kaneda indicates the entrance door of the bakery, and through it, they see Sekibayashi, Haruo, Jose and the rest of the SJPW crew entering, probably after morning training, making a fuss and immediately going to greet the couple at the table far in the back.

That makes Rihito laugh again.

"Jeez… how long until some paparazzi start showing up here, wanting an exclusive interview with Seki or something like that?"

"I don't doubt that. I've already been approached," Okubo says, starting to eat his sandwich. "Imagine him, who technically has been on the road longer than I have."

"One way or another, this is great for the bakery's publicity," Himuro comments, biting into a piece of his katsu sandwich. "We did a great job, didn't we?"

“Yeah, but in the end, it was only Okubo who got anything for it,” Rihito whimpers, and Kaneda looks at him disapprovingly.

"We get great food for a fair price and the esteem of the owner and employees. It's already something..."

"Yeah, but I'd be satisfied with the esteem of one of the employees coming in the form of her friend’s phone number…"

"I can't do anything about that, bro. You'll keep insisting until eternity, but she'll only give her friend's number if she wants to," Okubo shrugs. "And when you stop being an annoying fuck."

"Which means, never," Himuro rolls his eyes, clearly joking.

"You wanna go outside? So let's fuckin' go outside!," Rihito slams his hands on the table, huffing. "Now there's a veranda full of space for me to beat your asses!"

"It's easier for Miss Kanami to take advantage of that space to beat you up," Kaneda grumbles. "Or just outside the bakery, really, so as not to ruin the tables, chairs and sunshades."

And they just stood there, making fun of each other while they ate, and Okubo was happy to know that that particular dynamic would never change. Things didn't have to be all that different, even with him now having a girlfriend. His friends would always be his friends, even with a new addition in his life. She had come to add, not to subtract or divide, after all.

And as promised, about an hour later, this new addition arrives, carrying her lunch on a tray.

"Excuse me! Is there any space left for me at this table?"

"For you? Always," Okubo gives her space. "Hey there," he smiles almost maliciously at her, placing a kiss on the top of her head.

She giggles and snuggles close to him, ignoring the nauseous and playful grunts of the other three.

"Everything's good! The workload just got a little easier to handle since we hired two more cooks..."

"Are they hot?"

“Yes, and they both have boyfriends. Better luck next time, Rihito," She says right away, and they laugh at Rihito's frown.

"I really can't catch a break… but whatever!," He straightens up in his seat. "We wanted to ask you something, Tomori. Can you free Okubo the other weekend, other than the next one?"

"Free him?," She arches an eyebrow at her boyfriend. "Did I put you in semi-open conditions or something? Hahaha!"

"They think you did, like I'm on a leash or something," He shrugs. "Even though I insist that we each have our own things and our own agenda."

"Hey, there's no 'they' here! I already imagined she wouldn't mind," Kaneda snorts, and Himuro explains:

"It's just that summer's almost over, and soon the first autumn fish will start to appear in the rivers. We want to go fishing..."

"Oh, fishing? I didn't know you guys liked it," She smiles. "You didn't have to ask, just let me know, so I wouldn't be worried by his sudden disappearance and think he was stolen from me or something, haha."

"I was gonna let you know when you got here at the table, but this guy loves to get ahead of me," Okubo smiles a little sideways.

"That's the difference between you and me, man. I don't waste time," Rihito mocks, turning to Tomori next. "And speaking of not wasting time…"

There's a chorus of grunts; everyone there already knew what was coming.

"Doesn't someone here deserve a phone number for being such a good friend?"

"Hnnn… Yeah, I think someone deserves it," Tomori says after thinking. Okubo, Himuro and Kaneda almost let their trays full of plates, cups and used napkins fall off the table in shock. But no one there looked more startled than Rihito, who even jumped up in his seat as he sat up straighter.

"Wait, really?," He raises a fist in the air. "Fuck yeaaah, I knew that one day this insistence would pay off-"

"Himuro, two of my friends who commented on my photo on Instagram want your DMs."

"Huh?! Him?!," Rihito chokes on his own saliva and almost cracks his neck as he turns around to face Himuro, who seems just pleasantly surprised.

"Uh- really? Sure, fine be me. What are their usernames?"

"Wait, wait, wait! I've been asking for a number for months, and he, who doesn't ask for anything, is the one who gets one?!," Rihito points to him, indignant. "Are you sure you're not forgetting someone else?"

"Hnnn... Ooh, true," Tomori nods. "I almost forgot."

"I knew it! Fuckin' finally-"

"There was a friend who also asked for your DMs too, Kaneda."

"You gotta be shitting me!," Rihito opens his arms dramatically, almost hitting Himuro's nose, while Kaneda just blushes and laughs shyly.

"Ahaha, wow, I'm flattered. But I'm not interested in dating right now, sorry..."

"Then give me her number!"

"Well, man, I don't think that a girl who liked someone like Kaneda will want anything to do with you," Okubo laughs, crossing his arms. "No offense, Kaneda."

"None taken," Kaneda smiles. "I’m in another league, one that Lihito can’t compete with…"

"And the criteria are beyond his reach," Himuro comments. "If Rihito at least improved the quality of his services…"

"What I'm going to improve is the quality of my punches in your faces, you assholes! Stop laughing at other people's misfortune!," Rihito complained while Himuro and Kaneda continued to laugh and tease him.

Tomori just smiled, delighted with the chaos she had caused. She took advantage of the fact that the three were distracted and called Okubo with a wave of her hand. And when he bends towards her, she says in his ear:

"I'll talk to Akane about him, I promise. But for now, I'll enjoy the torture a little longer, haha."

"Hahaha… you really are a she-wolf in sheep's clothing…," He laughs. "But you know… I've always liked wolves… I'm glad you only show that side of yours to me."

"And I'll keep showing it to you as long as you let me," She gives him a quick peck on the cheek, laughing when he pulls her into an equally quick but tight hug, the kind she loved to get.

He was always talking about how she had made his days better since they met. Did he know he'd been doing the same for her, over and over again?

She couldn't be sure. But she would certainly do her best to show it to him, every day they had together from then on.

THE END

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And that concludes the second part of the Heavy Bakery Series. Thank you all so much for reading it and enjoying Okubo's torment as much as we did! Stay tunned for the third part of the series, which will come soon 0/

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• No Chihiro Fujisaki discourse (I use he/him) (all hcs are valid here)

• No general discourse

• Only one request per ask, it makes things much easier

• Do not spam me with requests, I find it very overwhelming

• I only take requests for listed sources, so please don't request anything outside my sources

• Let me know if you don't want your request to have kin or f/o tags!! I will be glad to remove them

• Requests will be semi-selective, as I sometimes struggle to work on requests. I'll try to do as many as I can, but sometimes I may end up denying them. Sorry

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Blacklist:

General/aesthetics: pedophilic/abusive ships, incest, nsfw, glitchcore, scenecore, traumacore, weirdcore, grandmacore, clowncore

Characters: Haiji Towa, Hifumi Yamada, Myne/Malty Melromarc, Aultcray Melromarc XXII, Kyo Ethnina, Biscus T. Balmus, Idol Rabier, Naomi Tanazaki, Kajii Motojiro, Mori Ougai, Gide Andre, Adam/Ainosuke Shindo, Muzan Kibutsuji, Zenitsu Agatsuma, Mertle Edmonds

Ships: ougoku, sounia, togafuka, dazaku, Junko x Anyone

Character x opposite sex: Kiyotaka Ishimaru, L Lawliet, Light Yagami, Tenko Chabashira, Ibuki Mioda, Aoi Asahina, Toko Fukawa, Genocide Jill, Mahiru Koizumi, Hiyoko Saionji, Ymir, Historia Reiss, Misa Amane, Rem

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Whitelist:

Characters: Naofumi Iwatani, Raphtalia, Osamu Dazai, Doppo Kunikida, Sakunosuke Oda, Natsu Dragneel, Erza Scarlet, Mondo Owada, Kiyotaka Ishimaru, Peko Pekoyama, Maki Harukawa, Yuma Kokohead, Shinigami, Yakou Furio, Halara Nightmare, Vivia Twilight, Stitch, Leviathan, Lucifer, Kanade Yoisaki, Mizuki Akiyama, Hatsune Miku, Kyo Sohma, Sasaki Shuumei, Yuuri Katsuki, Victor Nikiforov, Rui Ayaki, Homura Akemi, Red Velvet Cookie, Cocoa Cookie, Sasha Braus, L Lawliet, Light Yagami, Alice Yabusame, Yuji Itadori

Ships: Raphumi, Odazai, Kunikidazai, Soukoku, Nalu, Dialuci, Kyoru, Ishimondo, Chishimondo, Chimondo, Pekobuki, Celespekomaki, Owaguji, Kaemondo, Lawlight, Madohomu, Mafukana, Mizuena, Renga, Victuuri, Sasamiya, Itajun

Aesthetics: Lovecore, Candycore, Cloudcore, Raincore, Coffeecore, Pastels

[cryptid-called-ash]

Found an old notebook, transcribed the merchant arc overhaul piece. Apologies for formatting, I’m on mobile.

The green eyed man with the carriage

“S’cuse me lad, I couldn’t ’elp noten’ yer dressed like an adventurer.” A man jogged over to me. He was smiling brightly.

He was taller than me, though that’s not saying much, and quite handsome. His hair was rather long, tied in a messy French braid, a rosey strawberry blonde in colour. He was pale, freckles smattering his cheeks gave him a vaguely fae-like appearance.

His eyes were the most striking thing about him. A bright emerald green, the most vibrant green I’d ever seen. The only person I could think of to compare such striking eyes to was Naofumi. They had such similar eyes.

All in all, this stranger cut quite the image. You got the sense he was either a father or an older brother.

“Yeah, I’m an adventurer,” I answered, looking this man up and down. “What makes you ask?” He laughed, a charming sound, and spoke.

“Thought perhaps I’d pester ye o’ bout the latest gossip, maybe offer ye some wares.” He tilted his head and frowned slightly. “Ye just strike me as a wee bit too young t’ be out ‘ere on yer own.”

The man cast a glance back at a nearby carriage. A small blonde girl in a white and pink dress and angel-like wings played with a white haired fox girl who looked around my age. The man smiled as he watched them for a moment, before he turned back to face me.

“Name’s Skaan, traveling merchant, with the ‘elp o’ my lassies, o’ course.” He held out his hand. I took it.

“Ren. Just Ren.” There was something almost electric about his touch, a feeling of something just out of reach danced in the back of my mind. Like a word on the tip of your tongue that you can’t quite remember, something important that shouldn’t be forgotten that can’t quite be remembered.

He stared at me intently for a split second, as if searching my expression for something, but just as quickly smiled again.

“We’re ‘bout t’ ‘ead ov’r t’ the next town, if yer looking’ fer a ride. The lasses ‘n I’d be more than pleased t’ take ye.”

[lightlycareless]

Chapter 21 - thoughts.

Heya everyoneeee!!! If you’re here, it’s probably because you’ve read the ending notes of chapter 21 😈 and had decided to see what else I had to say about that chapter hehe.

If not, then you’re still welcome here 🥰 (although I must tell you to read chapter 21 first!! If not, you’re only going to get spoiled half-context post—you can read the chapter right…here!)

Anyways, I decided to start writing extra notes for this chapter (and probably the ones after, if I have anything to say of course) because I wanted to share more of my thoughts and just what goes through my mind 😂 like what inspired me and what I tried to convey.

Without further ado, I hope you enjoy my little notes :3

Now, let’s start with chapter 21!

I guess we can all agree that Naobito is a piece of shit—however, just how shitty is he?

I think you can argue that most of my inspiration came from the Endeavor-Dabi dynamic, Naoaki being Touya/Dabi, of course, if Dabi hadn’t completely snapped as well as having Shoto turn into a little shit.

My interpretation of Naobito was that of Endeavor’s before it was explained that he wasn’t like… that shitty at first? I remember there was a point where everyone headcanon’d he was an absolute monster with him —he was either way but that’s another point— like all these fanarts depicting him being straight up disrespectful to his son by calling him not good enough and comparing him to Shoto, and not caring when he died??

And then Rei, who everyone had in a pedestal and turned out to be that she wasn’t that good of a mother either (understandable, for she was in an abusive environment) to which she admitted she could’ve done better in certain aspects (having her ignore the rest of the children just to focus on Shoto was something I definitely see Tomoko doing with Naoya, probably under the orders of Naobito) I wanted to explore something like that with Tomoko, but I’ve decided to keep her involvement kind of limited for future purposes 😈

Anyways, when it was time to create Naoaki’s background, I took their story as my main inspiration. Naobito didn’t seem to me like the kind of person that would completely ignore his son, or someone to see things all the way to the end—allowing himself to be completely absorbed by his feelings. So, I had to make both his two-sided hypocritical nature, as well as his willingness to take the extra step to berate his children, by giving them snide comments here and there that would eventually gaslight Naoaki into doubting himself.

AND LET’S NOT FORGET POOR NAOFUMI.

I hated writing that scene—which not even part of the original outline. I just thought that it was a great way to show the turning point in Naoki’s life, the one that helped him decide that his brother’s were far more important than pleasing his father. If you must know, his siblings are incredibly protective of him due to the fact that those rejected by Naobito often spent most of their free time with their mom, who tended to him 24/7.

Moving on, I’m not sure if I was obvious enough, but I wanted to portray similarities between Naoya and Naobito, like in the way they shrugged and spoke to Naoaki lol truly the apple doesn’t fall that far from the tree.

Now, I think that Naoaki is a victim of his circumstances, for he was conceived as a tool for Naobito’s use, who maintained relevancy thanks to the fact that there wasn’t anyone else to take his role (that is, until Naoya arrived)

However, I think his fall from grace ended up being harsher due to the situations that occurred before hand:

Naofumi’s sickly condition lead many of his relatives to keep a closer eye on his mother throughout her pregnancy, (morbidly wanting to see if she would birth another child with the same conditions as Naofumi, or not)

The birth of Gojo—a fact that rattled the whole jujutsu community on its own. I tried to highlight how important this situation was by intertwining both the Gojo’s and Zen’in’s technique, something like: one cannot exist without the other, thus if one is around…the other soon follows behind. Another reason that leads Naoaki’s relatives to be further interested in Tomoko. (I headcanon some where disappointed that Naoya didn’t get the 10 shadow’s technique, but that didn’t bother much after a while lol)

I also think that, as talented as Naoaki was, he eventually had to face the obstacle of stunting himself in a spot where growth was becoming harder and harder to achieve. After all, Naoya is canonically considered the most talented one of his brothers, something had to set them apart if they both had his father’s technique.

I don't think his separation from his father would've been that bad if these things hadn't happened, perhaps even the elders would've encouraged Naobito to continue training both of them at the same time, because they were undeniably talented and they would be fools to not add more strength to their family; unfortunately, they were already very tense because they feared their luck was running out, so when Naoya was finally born, he was seen like a blessing lol.

Now, the other thing I consider important to talk about is Y/N’s final reaction—while I was writing that scene, I initially intended for Naoaki to simply take her back to her room when she said she wanted to lay down, perhaps even get Mariya involved where she’s a bit suspicious of her mistress’ newfound relationship (which she already was)  but something inside me told me to take it to the next level and have her vomit lmao as well as get her period, because let’s not forget that one of the many instigators of Y/N’s life!!

Something that I was still hesitant about, for I thought that perhaps her response was one to be an overreaction—but then…I remembered that Y/N was having a very difficult time throughout these past few days: from having to deal with an angered Naoya  (which made her believe she was about to get killed by him) to Naobito turning her fear into a reality, breaking down upon realizing she was basically locked from the outside world, having a su1c1d3 scare with her staff, meeting the twins and seemingly scaring them away for good, and now facing Naoaki (whom she initially believed to be out for her) and his tragic background.

Well… the accumulation of all these things finally took a toll on her mental health, which lead her to be highly insecure of herself, as well as very sensitive to her surroundings. And I thought the best way to portray her inner turmoil was to do so physically: which is why I went down that route! (also, it reminds me allot of that one scene from avatar, where Zuko does like one nice thing and he gets sick—kind of a poetic way to show how difficult change can be haha)

And then… the ending. I really didn’t know how to finish that chapter; my two options at that point were: making Y/N declare that she absolutely hates Naoya and her relationship with (giving the impression that their relationship was beyond repair at this point) or having her accept her imminent death, but not without cause (to avoid putting an innocent child under this toxic environment)

Nonetheless, I believe that either route would’ve show how determined she was to detach herself from the Zen’in family.

BUT!

We do have an unexplored relationship with Naoaki, and a few more loose ends to deal with—so anything can happen at this point 👀

I hope you enjoyed this post :> Just a little something I wanted to put out there to help you understand the why of certain actions—it’s not really required to understand the story, but if you decide to take a look at it… thank you 🥺❤❤❤❤

(P.S. If you have doubts about certain points, don’t be afraid to ask me :3 Of course, there might be things that I might not reveal because they might affect the plot, but all thoughts/questions are always welcomed ❤)

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Hi there, can I get a Twisted Wonderland matchup for my OC?

Name: Adriana “Addie/Ria” Jasmine Strano-García Pronouns: She/her Sexuality: Bisexual Appearance: Long and thick curly hair. Dark umber hair colour. Light brown skin (like the Scarabia Dou). Brown eyes. Hourglass figure. 5'2. Personality: She is a sassy, witty and bold former popular mean girl, who became humbled after her ex cheated on her with another girl, but still has a lot to learn in order to become a better and more balanced person. She’s also quite ambitious, analytical and a quick planner. On the flipside, she’s secretive, cut throat, manipulative, super guarded, even to the point of hiding shit from loved ones, and has some huge himedere tendencies due to coming from a wealthy family. Hobbies: Drawing, painting, improv, photography, playing video games, streaming series, snowboarding, running and hiking What she wants in a partner: I think she ultimately wants a partner who is loyal, understanding and truly cares about her, especailly after being cheated on. She also responds to acts of service and words of affirmation the best.

Extra Facts:

Aspects of her personality are heavily inspired by the animated versions of Alice, Tiana and Princess Jasmine.

She is also inspired by Sokka (ATLA), Poppy (Wild Child) and Naofumi (ROTSH).

She’s an INTP-T and 8w7.

If she identified as male and was a mage, she would’ve been sorted into Pomefiore or Octanivelle.

Ohhh:0 she sounds interesting!

【Ａ　Ｔｉｍｅ　ｏｆ　Ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｉｏｎｓ】 - Matchup for Twisted Wonderland!

I’d match you with… Azul Ashengrotto!

Since the both of them have room for improvement, I don’t imagine they’d exactly get along at first, threatened by each other, but they’ll start with a mutual frenemies i imagine?

once the two of them actually “oh shit i like them” bit, they dance around it before coming to terms with it

Anyways, when they actually date, i feel they’ll both have a hard time sharing with one another, even if they do love each other but as long as they keep working on it together then it’ll end up working

Azul enjoys Addie‘s “to the point”-iness, since it makes it easier for him to decipher anything, and they both know how to see through a lie so I imagine it becoming a sort of game to try and trick each other (in a nonserious way)

Acts of service is a big thing for him, giving and receiving, but he also enjoys being touchy!

Azul would love to stop reading paperwork and watch Addie draw for a bit, if she’ll allow it, he’d get curious and ask about what she draws and listen intently (especially if she creates anything with color, he loves the pretty colors)

He likes any witty comeback she makes, though he’s horrible at recuperating it because he either chortles too much or just can’t think as quick, but he only falls in love the more comebacks being made

Azul has a small bit of a staring problem, not for anything bad! but he’ll stare at Addie while twirling his air, thinking about how pretty she is or how different her hair is compared to his or whatever else

“Well! At least I don’t… That- That wasn’t going anywhere, gods I love you.”