#this has nothing to do with vampires LOL whoops

[covenofthearticulate]

12!!!!!

12. what’s some good advice you want to share? Hi this has been sitting in my drafts for over a week now because genuinely I had NO IDEA what to say for the longest time because I...haven't gotten a lot of outstanding advice in my life lmao!!!

But it just hit me the other day though because I've been seeing a lot of those posts here on tumblr about like "do all the things that make your inner child happy! do all the things you dreamed about doing as a kid" and idk I've been thinking about it a lot because on the one hand YES absolutely treat yourself to ice cream or stickers or little things that fill you with joy, like that's lovely and we should always remember to be kinder to ourselves!

But the thing I've been grappling with a lot lately that no one ever told me is that it's okay that your aspirations now are different than your aspirations 10 years ago. Idk, this is just something I have to consistently remind myself of because like...in the fall of this year, I was offered my literal dream job. Like, my actual. DREAM. job. at my dream company. The exact job I wanted since I knew it was a thing people got paid to do. The job I stalked on linkedin throughout college. The job I told people I wanted to eventually land whenever anyone asked me about my "career plan."

I was offered that job.

And I was lucky enough to get to do a trial run of that job (it was a whole mess. I basically stepped in and worked as an interim position for the new job on top of working my other position so i was working two jobs for like 6 months and wanted to kill myself the whole time) only to find that it was NOT what I actually wanted! Turns out said dream job was stressful and not fulfilling at all and didn't allow me the same flexibility to work while also taking care of my family!

So ANYWAY long story short, when it came time to choose if I wanted to take the shiny new dream position or stay in my current position, I kept going back to this idea that I have to take it, because it's everything High School Ashley wanted, I could brag so much to my friends and family, I could be the hometown hero who actually achieved her dreams at 25 years old, I could stick it to all the assholes who told me that it wasn’t a viable career.

But uh. Obviously that didn't happen LOL! I chose not to take the job, and over the past few months I've been learning to let go of all the things I used to idealize as a kid. And I'm also learning that grind culture is bullshit and being stagnant isn't a death sentence!! I stayed in my original job because it makes me happy and my co-workers are lovely and it's much more intellectually stimulating! And I'm really, really happy!

Jesus christ this turned into a very long personal rant but TL;DR— growing up means knowing when to nurture your inner child, but it also means understanding that circumstances change, that wants and needs change, and that your definition of success is something that needs to grow and change as well.

[dragondemoness]

Lol whoops I think my wording was off. I wanted Junko and Mukuro as the over protective siblings to the ditzy little brother with the girls he has a crush on being Celestia and Kyoko~ with him already going out on a few outings with them and given how both girls are they wanna make sure hes treated right and not neglected or treated wrongly. so I'm just re inputting the request,I gotta say I do love how the first one came out though it was an unexpected treat

Lol yeah, sorry about that 😅 That wasn't my first time misinterpreting a request

Hope this one is to your liking, though

Junko and Mukuro Finding out their Ditzy Younger Brother has a Crush on Kyoko and Celeste (separate)

Dealing with Celeste 

Oh hell no

They hate Celeste

You having a crush on a girl was concerning enough, but it had to be her?

Really???

They always thought she was a stuck-up bitch

Plus, Junko thinks her makeup and outfit is trashy

Sorry, but she thinks you have no taste

You'll often hear her call her "vampire girl"

So finding out Celeste managed to draw you to her was deeply disturbing

They're on that immediately

They'll both spy on you when you're with her, making sure she's not manipulating you or ordering you around or whatever

Or Mukuro is watching while Junko whispers to her about how cringe is to watch

Celeste smiles at you a lot, and both girls can see that you've got it bad for her

This ain't good

The second you leave, they confront you

Mukuro tries to rationally explain her concerns while Junko just trashes Celeste

"Ugh, that was so cringe! C'mon (Name), out of all the girls you can crush on, it had to be vampire girl?! What do you see in her?!"

"Erm... I think what Junko means is that we're both concerned that Celestia doesn't return your fondness towards her. At all, actually."

This doesn't go very well, and you run back home and lock yourself in your room

Mukuro feels pretty bad about it, but Junko just tells her that you'll get over it

Except you don't

You still hang out with Celeste whenever you get the chance 

Mukuro can't take you ignoring her anymore, so she convinces Junko to at least give Celeste a chance

"Ugh, fine! But this doesn't mean I have to like her, okay?!"

So they have a talk with you and you make up

Once you confess, they'll both talk to Celeste

She simply smiles at them, unfazed by their threatening demeanors

"Oh, you needn't worry. I have nothing but (Name)'s best interest at heart. He deserve nothing but the best, and I can promise that I will treat him as such. So you can wipe those scary looks off your faces now."

They're still not a fan of her attitude, but as long as she means what she says, they can handle it

Dealing with Kyoko

They don't have as much of an issue with Kyoko, but they're still not big on the idea of you dating her

Junko thinks she's weird, and Mukuro just doesn't trust her very much

So what do they do?

SPY

The two girls watch you as you're hanging out with her

Kyoko still kept her stoic expression, but she smiled a lot more when she was with you

She even took your hand and held it

When you parted ways, your sisters confronted her

"What problem could you two possibly have with Kyoko?"

"Umm, she's weird and clearly suspicious as hell!"

"Junko, please. (Name), we're just concerned that you may not get the attention you deserve from Kyoko. After all, as a detective, she's fairly busy."

And you didn't take that shit and booked it straight home

Despite your sisters' worries, they could both agree that Kyoko was genuine about her feelings

Even if she did have a tight schedule, she at least means what she says

So they talk to you and make things right

You'll confess your feelings to Kyoko, and your sisters have a little chat with her

Or rather, Kyoko did most of the talking

"I already guessed that neither of you trust me. You're right to worry. As the Ultimate Detective, I can be rather busy. But I can promise that I will never make (Name) feel neglected or unloved. He is my number one priority, and he will always come before my work."

Junko and Mukuro exchanged a look before finally accepting her

They're still leery about her, but they'll learn to trust her soon enough 

[queenofzan]

okay so yes obviously i stayed up until 7am playing bg3

i recruited karlach, killed all the goblin leaders, went back to the grove, discovered my reward was something i had already looted (whoops lol), had a party, had wyll tell me if we were closer he would have come on to me?, got propositioned by astarion (said yes bc hey lae'zel specifically said this was only physical, and apparently nykki has a thing for dangerous and occasionally rude lovers idk) ("ani could you have even managed to play a character who turned astarion down?" shut up), got teased by shadowheart about it, had kind of an awkward tryst in the woods where i think even nykalaeni could tell something was weird, found an unexpected harpy's nest right outside the grove??? and a dead tiefling kid which isn't great, realized i forgot to find the infernal mechanic tiefling before they set off for baldur's gate, then warped to the goblin camp to get into the underdark and realized killing the leaders and the people in the room with the leaders is not actually the same thing as killing all the goblins and did okay but definitely had to immediately use up all my short rests in between rooms lmao, maybe recruited the owlbear cub??? to hang out at camp???, and went through priestess gut's rooms to the defiled temple and thence to the underdark

at one point when i switched lae'zel out of my party, the tadpole specimen she had switched to my tav, and in the middle of conversation i had a ???dream??? where my guardian was like EAT THE TADPOLE DO IT and nykalaeni was like. well what's one more gonna do? which nearly everyone hated but didn't seem to have any immediate negative effects.

(i did also at some point early in finishing off the goblin leaders have lae'zel show up to be like hey. you up. and nykalaeni had a good time being dommed by her hot gith friend to within an inch of her life. of course then lae'zel was like okay it's dawn time to get up and nykki was like. what. every single muscle in my body is aching and you want me to get up??? and lae'zel was like yeah dude it's dawn??? up and at em. this was great, maybe we'll do it again some time. PS this is absolutely just physical don't be weird. which i, the player, am very "uh huh" about, but which nykalaeni one hundred percent took at face value. this is her friend lae'zel, a sexy gith with whom she sometimes has sex, and this is her friend astarion, a sexy vampire with whom she sometimes has sex, and there is nothing more emotionally complex going on because surely they would tell her if that was the case!)

then, continuing her streak of being good at diplomacy but bad at interpersonal relationships, when we went back to camp nykki made a tasteless dirty joke about the scars on astarion's back and he was like that's not funny, which is pretty much par for the course. i think she's made a serious conversational misstep with everyone so far lmao

this characterization is a: funny and b: allows me to not be fucking insane about reloading and getting conversations "right"

(when i have to redo sections i'll usually still pick the "bad" dialogue options bc they're in character for nykalaeni. she's nosy! she thinks of it as normal curiosity but it comes off as weirdly pushy sometimes! and kind of judgy! she does not know how to be delicate in the course of a normal conversation! who's projecting it's called role-playing)

[eolewyn1010]

Jack tells us they're near Galatz. Why ever; I still think they would have fared better to ambush Dracula at his castle. And make meatballs of the Three Sisters while they're at it. Mina is hypnotised and mentions that there are queer sounds (oh, are they dreamy too? My old joke ain't dead yet!), but when van Hellstoker commands her to speak further, Mina just snaps out of trance and says she knows nothing. For added hilarity, I like to imagine that it's not just vampire mind control, but her being fed up with van Hellstoker's bossy attitude. She even calls him out on treating her "as if I were a bad child." Queen. At times, she still transcends what Stoker intended her to be. The dude squad checks Mina in on the hotel and then tries to get in touch with the authorities about Dracula's vehicle.

We meet the captain of the ship, a living one this time with no dramatically reduced crew (Dracula must have been starving throughout the journey), and he has a funky accent, of course. He and his crew were driven forward by some hefty wind and had to deal with fog all the way - Dracula's Narratively Appropriate Weather, I assume - and... uh, it says listening to the sailor's superstitions literally "aroused" van Hellstoker. The text's wording, not mine. Okay then. Captain describes Dracula as queer-looking. He sure is. Also, upon arrival, the captain was urged by the locals to toss the earth box into the Danube. LOL. Revolution! But Dracula left the ship and then returned with his trusted new assistant "Immanuel Hildesheim", "a Hebrew of rather the Adelphi Theatre type, with a nose like a sheep, and a fez" (antisemitism? around here? nah, surely not) to take his earth box and scram. One Skinsky dude helped him to the next transport step, and turns up dead for his efforts. Whoops. "This is the work of a Slovak", an onlooker tells us. With the racism today...

The dude squad returns to the hotel to update Mina, who happily documents everything. And because Mina has the braincell, she deduces Dracula's course of action: He's getting back to his castle via one particular river route. When she presents the whole thing to the dude squad, they are in pure awe of her brain again. Not that it stops van Hellstoker from being condescending and bossy again. And racist on Slovaks. Why Slovaks? Quincey and Jack will cut off Dracula from going ashore, Arthur will follow him on the river, accompanied by Jonathan who'll leave Mina with van Hellstoker so they go to smoke out Castle Dracula. And don't get me wrong; I do understand the reasoning of young strong men taking up the fight instead of the old professor. It's just that it's van Hellstoker who decided this, and pressured Jonathan about it when the latter spoke against him. Mina didn't get a say, either. And van Hellstoker really underestimates getting three vampire opponents instead of one, like the boys. Ugh. Onward.

Jonathan takes the opportunity to call Mina "tainted". Twat. But at least, over half a PTSD lapse, he warns van Hellstoker of Castle Dracula and its inhabitants. Only van Hellstoker of course knows better and is too arrogant to let those warnings get him to, I dunno, maybe wait for the entire squad? They could be done with this part already and could await a none-the-wiser Dracula at his castle if they hadn't been sitting on their asses for weeks. Also, more character shilling to Dracula. Allegedly, he is "strong and subtle and cunning" - shame that the text never supported this. The end of the chapter is making preparations and Mina being Stoker's mouthpiece, telling us that there is no way a woman could not love men because they are so wonderful. Money is also wonderful. We are not only sexist in this house, we are also capitalist! Mina and Jonathan kiss goodbye, and then it's off to the mountains via horses and river in pursue of a showdown.

[sk3tch404]

ÆÜGH UR MAKING ME MELT AHHHH- ILY TOO, like the SpongeBob to my Patrick in the most positive sense 💆‍♀️ also DAMN YOU TIME ZONES (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ tmw u wanna send ur asks at a reasonable time but the blog owner is only active when you have to got to sleep or during school hours- *sigh* at least there's the weekends. Go get that sleep brother(gender neutral) the sheer insanity of some of my lore are best digested after a full nights sleep

And honestly you can go nuts with the headcanons if you want, considering that I've got nothing except for the core personality traits developed anyways lol. Mans was a screeching Minecraft kid fr in his youth 😔 | Me @ Nonny: No bitches?

Main characters aside and back to the extras, because I think the ayato rip-off was part of the 3 characters we made during German period actually O_O whoops onto the character descriptions (not all too detailed because I'm at school and still need to find the actual character sheets at home and oof)

-So like, the Koreaboo was also like a vsco "girl" so to say (save da turtles!) and also an e-boy, I think there was a linkin park reference written somewhere next to his character like "CRAWLING IN MY SKIIIIIIIN" except it read crawling in my crawl because it was an inside joke between me and my friends. He wore a fuck ton of scrunchies around both of his arms and had AirPods, he also has a common Korean name, but it's written with a lot of éèêîõñåū if yknow what I mean, I think he was also a tsundere?

-the koreaboos boyfriend, uhhh he's Swedish, his name was like Björn or smth, we made a Cousin for him at some point, he was never finished, I think he vapes??

-Ayato rip-off, so like, he's an actual chill guy iirc (he was doing the finger gun pose in his sheet) he was a prince of a neighbouring kingdom in our story and marries,,,, the character I'm gonna present next I think. Not sure if we still made him a vampire or if we made him a werewolf just for funnsies 🤔 I'll check once I find the character sheets I guess, also he's a himbo with no braincells, I think his name was Eduard XXVII (it was a twilight reference, Edward -> Eduard)

-Princess #1 (insert world is mine reference) I think her name was smth along the lines of Trudy Lasagna and she was homeless. In the story I think she was crowned homeless Queen at the end. She has a sister whom I'm gonna present next. She has a purple patchwork dress and a burgerking crown, I forgot what her whole personality was, I think it was the stereotypical Disney Princess one??

-Princess #2, i think her name was Pisa Margreta (yes it's a Play on Pizza Margarita) and she was theeeee older(?) sister of Trudy. In the story I think she tried to poison Trudy, but was caught and I'm not sure if she just got exiled or actually sentenced to death but oh well. So like, the thing about her is, she was inspired by Cinderella, e x c e p t, she has a pumpkin head and spaghetti hair, her limbs are also made out of one wooden stick per limb, like she's the worst scarecrow ever. Actually, maybe she was cursed to look like that but idek anymore.

So the thought process for their names were "Ayo what if we gave them the worst possible names possible? Like, what's the ugliest old lady names we can give these princesses?" And then we slapped a pasta theme onto their names too lmao and the rest was history

-Ren'py anon

PATRICK AND SPONGEBOB THAT'S AWESOME JDNEIFHE

The timezone thing is sooooo sad! I wanna be able to answer you asks in a timely manner, but I also wanna catch some Z's-

Anyway, you know, that's crazy bc me and anon nonny played minecraft a lot as kids 😱😱😱 We have something in common!!!1!1!1

Jokes aside though, me and my sister did grow up going on creative mode and building houses out of the good shit like diamond, emerald, gold, and whatnot. They'd be like, as tall as the fucking empire state building, and then we would blow it up with dynamite after all that hard work.

So Koreaboo boy was a mix of vsco and e boy? Esco boy ig (Thank you Izzy from Total drama Action for your persona Escope <3)

He would be out with a million scrunchies on his wrists while having a middle part (He left his uneven bangs out and the rest is tied up) and a Thrasher shirt on with a stripped long sleeve under (Can't forget the hydroflask glued to his hand!) And I oop! Sksksk

"What are u looking at? You think my style is weird??? Well I don't care! At least I'm saving the turtles sksksksk!!!"

His Sweedish bf would either cuss me out in Sweedish and say FUCK YOU at the end for insulting his Koreaboo bf (AND IMMA DO IT AGAIN IDGAF)

Tbh I think they got together bc the Sweedish dude found it interesting how 'different' the Koreaboo boy was from general society and wanted to learn more about his style and 'koreanness'/his love for East Asian cultures (Probably just Japan and Korea tbh) God I hate them so much already.

Honestly, his style would look stupid as hell 😥

Homeless princess x Eduard vampire...

Sounds like if Wattpad and Fanfiction.net had a baby. Also, how does homeless crownings officiate?? And ay, that design is pretty solid if I do say so myself. Burger King crowns are the GOAT to any character design 😎 patchwork dresses can be cute too tf

Eduard sounds actually pretty nice. Instead of Ayato I was thinking of Valentine from Monster high bc I remembered Toralies and Clawdeens little sister and their debate on who's the better looking vampire.

"NO, obviously it's is Edweird~" - quoted from Toralie

Pasta Cinderella sister tries poisoning her other sister gone wrong 4k 1080p high quality HD

on blue ray never!

That design sounds scary just thinking about it 😭 Pumpkin head spaghetti hair but also a bad scarecrow? Man these streets be ratchet asf. Also, are they Italian? All this wordplay with pasta and pizza makes me go, "Yep that's Italian. Italian is when remarked worldwide foods." /hj

And you know, I start to love royal characters more when the have ridiculous names instead of actual ones. Ask Me For Directions Arnold from Genshin's summer event was SOOOO funny and lovable (He was a crow statue that had a crush on Mona and it was the cutest thing ever!)

When they have actual names, its boring and I don't wanna suck up to the monarchy so 😑

Thanks for giving me insight on all of you characters renpy anon! It was so fun analyzing their summaries and how they came to be! Lots of reading for literally just waking up, but it kept me busy and I thoroughly enjoyed doing so.

[thisbluespirit]

I was tagged by @mariocki to do this meme, so here I am.  *salutes*

Last song listened to: Moonlight by Lily Kershaw.

Last film watched: Hammer’s Countess Dracula (1970), which was fine, although a bit of a swizz for people (like me) who didn’t do their research properly and assumed it was a vampire film (it said The Vampire Collection on the front!) and it was not.  But on the plus side, unexpected non-evil if incompetent Peter Jeffrey is always a bonus and it was fine, as Hammer goes & I got to see Ingrid Pitt not being in Doctor Who.  But no vampires! (Though this print had been so badly cut down to size that half people’s names were missing in the intro.  Somebody really did not care, did they? :lol:)

Currently reading: A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin because, whoops, I really did fall down a Game of Thrones hole in a way I never intended.  (I’m enjoying them, but I would def. never have managed these without the TV series.)

Currently watching: The Brothers S4, having just finished S3, which was a relief, because it was getting tiresome, whereas S4 has immediately pulled its socks up and got back on form.  \o/  (I’ve watched too much GoT; I would have been quite happy for mass murder to happen to deserving characters in S3.) 

Current craving: nothing, really, I’ve just had breakfast and cleaned my teeth.

Tagging: @pers-books @allegoriesinmediasres @shannonosity @captain-aralias @jurijurijurious @maryellencarter @luthienebonyx and anyone else who wants to do it & hasn’t already been tagged.

[nad-zeta]

Blind Date with Theo

Fandom: Ikemen Vampire

Pairings: Theo van Gogh x reader 

Genre: Slice o life

Warnings: Mentions of Alcohol and also mild swearing☺

Words: 1500

Comments: So this is my first ikevamp prompt thingy lol its probs ganna be shit cause you best know i didn’t proofread before posting lol(˶◕‿◕˶✿) Also sorry to all the dutch people for butchering the language! Hehe lol so after trying my luck multiple time with @readerinsertfanfiction blind dates,🦋 I still didn’t get my man (Damn those dice!) so I decided to write my own self indulging thingy lol! 😳😳😳

Hehe so I am hella excited for Theo’s route, and I just had to participate in this Theo route countdown! Thanks, @delicateikemenmemes for setting up this fun lil party hehe so it goes without saying I am posting this as part of the #Theo Route Countdown Party! Whoop whoop so without further ado....... my interpretation of the prompt Theo and King ❤😳☺

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Sunbeams came streaming into the younger van Gogh’s room. The man groaned as he rolled over to shield his eyes from the morning sunlight illuminating the room. He let out a tired groan as his eyes cracked open to see a scrap of paper containing a neatly written note laying wait on his bedside table. 

Sitting up slightly, he reached over and squinted his eyes, trying his best to quickly scan over the contents of the page through blurred vision. He let out a tired scoff as he crumpled up the paper and let it fall to the floor. 

He laid back down, and he rubbed his temples letting go of yet another irritated scoff, as memories of his previous night out, had come flooding back to him.

He and Arthur were out together, to their usual pub, drinking and venting about the events that had unfolded throughout the day. All was going well when suddenly Arthur decided to be a little shit and propose a bet. He wore a mischievous grin as he declared for all to hear, “whomever passes out first, loses and has to do whatever the winner says for an entire day.” 

Theo eyed Arthur with caution as he contemplated his odds at beating the mystery author. The last thing the man needed was to lose a bet to the flirt. Not even to mention the fact that he has been so busy with work recently, that he hasn’t even spent any time with his dearest pet. 

Shooting Arthur a devilish smirk, he confidently spoke up, “you have yourself a deal, you four-eyed pervert.” 

The night progressed, and the drinks flowed between the two friends, however, little did Theo know that Arthur had a rather naughty trick up his sleeve to ensure success. Arthur had never lost a bet in his life, and he most definitely wasn’t planning on giving up his winning streak now. 

Theodorus sat up in his bed and groaned as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. He looked over to see his dearest companion peacefully sleeping at the foot of his bed. His expression softened upon seeing the cute way the retriever’s legs twitched as he slept. Reaching over, he gave the pup a clumsy pat, all while wearing a tender smile. “Looks like you will have to help me make good on a deal, King.” 

Upon hearing his name roll off the tongue of his beloved owner, King shot up and tacked Theo back down onto the bed, showing his face with loving kisses. It was in these rare moments that Theo truly allowed his tough exterior to melt away and reveal his true self. He laughed as he pushed the retriever’s face away from his own, trying to catch his breath. King nuzzled his nose into the palm of Theo’s hand, trying to push past and shower his face with even more kissing licks. 

Suddenly the retriever’s attention was stolen by the slither of crumpled paper laying on the bedroom floor. With lightning speed, he hopped off of the bed and started playfully attacking the piece of paper, tearing it up, to make a scattered mess. Theo couldn’t help but affectionately smile down at King as he pulled his finger through his hair, contemplating just how the lightweight shit bag friend of his, might have been able to out drink him. 

He clenched his jaw and rolled his eyes as he finally got up to prepare for his fate, as loser of the wager. “Curse that rotten good for nothing thot for scamming me.”

After a long drawn out sigh, Theo slithered onto the floor and reached over to the trunk situated beside his desk, to pull out a soft-bristled brush. The second the playful pup spotted his favourite red brush he was sprawled across Theo’s lap, belly exposed, ready for some attention, “You really are an attention whore, aren’t you.” 

King's tail happily swished back and forth as Theo bushed his soft golden fur and showered the lovable creature with attention. Despite not having spent much time with his dear companion, he made a point of it, to at least brush the retrievers silky fur once a day in the mornings. Knowing from experience that the pup would seek attention otherwise from the man, in far more destructive ways. Something his chewed-up leather shoes could attest to.

Theo walked along the Boulevard with King excitingly strutting beside him. King’s long, fluffy tail swished in the air as he excitedly looked around the new environment. Soon the pup’s tail started wagging profusely as they neared the local dog park. Despite having walked around half of Paris with King, it was the first time the pair had visited this particular dog park. 

Catching the whiff and sight, of all the new interesting sights and smells in the unknown environment, the retriever’s excitement only grew tenfold. At this point, the pup was so ecstatic to play with the other animals, that he was practically walking Theo instead of the other way around. 

King pulled at his owner to quicken his pace, “oi King, slow down, you are going to pull my arm from it’s socket.” The pup never relented once, continuing to push forward with Theo in tow. 

Once inside the park, Theo leaned down to release the leash and allow King to run free and expend all his energy. “Try not to cause too much mischief today, buddy.” He ruffled the pup’s fur as he unclasped the leash. The second King was freed, he leapt into the air running off to some unknown direction

Theo could only scoff at his pet’s impatience, although, after watching his beloved companion for a few moments, he couldn’t help but let go of a hearty chuckle. The sight of the retriever bouncing around the park exploring its every corner was simply too cute. 

Soon the slight smile that was resting on Theo’s face morphed into his set point scowl, as he spotted the woman he was supposed to meet, on this blind date. 

Cursing Arthur once more under his breath, he approached the woman. Out of all the things to be asked of the man for losing the bet, this was by far the worst. 

As he neared the woman to introduce himself, King came sprinting back to Theodorus, to show him a cool new stick he had found. 

The retriever ran at full speed bounding into the air to slam straight into Theo’s back, causing the man to fall forward. There was no way to stop gravity once in motion, and Theo found himself tumbling straight into the woman’s arms, sending the pair of them falling back onto the soft grass. 

Theo stared down at the woman mortified, while his beloved companion decided to ease his master’s anger by showering both his owner’s- and the face of the new stranger with small kisses. Theo narrowed his eyes at the dog, who playfully nipped and licked at the poor woman’s face, while letting go of a little whine in apology. 

Before Theo could scold the impertinent pooch, both his and King’s attention was suddenly stolen by the woman trapped beneath the young art dealer. 

She seemed to be in a fit of laughter at the whole experience, trying her best to free herself from King’s loving face kisses. 

Thankful for the distraction King bounded off into a new direction while Theo was left blushing from the embarrassment. He clumsily got up and muttered a slight apology as he offered the woman a hand. 

She smiled a bright sunny smile and shrugged as she continued to chuckle nervously. She gestured for the two of them to sit down on a nearby park bench to which Theo simply nodded, as he tried his best to regain composure. 

He was surprised at the spunk of the woman who sat beside him, chatting away without a care in the world. He had tried his best to deter her with his sharp tongue and scowling attitude. Yet she continued to smile and engage with him, meeting his savage words and comments with a charming wit of her own. 

By the time the sun had started set, Theo was almost sad to leave the company of this mysterious woman. He leisurely walked beside the her as they decided to do one more slow lap around the park together, before saying their goodbyes. 

Suddenly the woman breathed an “oh no” and used Theo as a human shield, upon spotting two excited pups sprinting their way towards the two owners at full speed. Without warning, the Retriever and Labrador duo shook out their sopping wet fur right beside the owners to shower them in an inevitable rain of muddy pond water. 

The pair burst into laughter, as both of them were now soaked to the bone, and left to smell like wet dog and dirty river water. 

After parting ways with the woman and her pet, Theo couldn’t keep that shit-eating grin off his face. Even King was wearing a broad smile of his own, having finally met a pup who could keep up with his high energy curiosity. 

“What do you say bud, should we meet up with those two again sometime?” Seemingly as if understanding his master’s words, King’s tail whipped through the air as he let out an excited bark in response. “Oké dan staat het vast.” 

Since then, whenever Theo and King would visit the dog park, they would each in their own way, excitingly approach the gates in anticipation of the fun day that lays ahead. 

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Hope yall enjoyed this ☺❤🌻also this is low key part 2 hehe ☺

Part one will be out on day 3 of the countdown! So the day after tomorrow!🌈

[crimson-snowfall]

Omg I only have a week break from uni too but I still have work to do that’s due as soon as we come back, my mental health needs more than 1 week to properly function again Can I request how Leo, Theo and comte headcanons on how they would be like with a kid, maybe the mc accidentally got pregnant and whoop now a toddler is In their life

Hi anon I notice a lot of TLC requests (Theo Leo Comte) and I’m starting to wonder if you’re that same anon or if these three just so happens to be a fan favorite. Anyway it’s okay I don’t mind I think it’s just kinda cute, but from now on I’ll endearingly call anons who request these three men the TLC anons.

Anyway I’ve been thinking about how these vampire would be like as a father and I sure am glad someone requested it. I gave names to their children to make this easier to write and as you can probably tell it’s just derived from their dad’s names one way or another except for Comte’s because that’s not his real name but let’s just go along with it

Ikevamp HC request: Theo, Comte, & Leo with a kid

Theo

Theo was incredibly surprised when you gave birth to Theophilus. For a moment, he got a little worried that you had an affair with his brother because the baby literally looks like Vincent; he has his uncle’s hair color and even got the lighter shade of blue of his eyes.

However, as soon as Theo took the baby from your arms so he can inspect him closer, the baby promptly frowned at his father, and that’s all it took to extinguish all doubt. There’s no mistaking it– the boy is definitely his, because there’s no way something from Vincent nor you can make a scowl as mean as that just a few hours after being born.

Personality-wise, Theophilus is just a little Theo who looks like Vincent. But even his father claims that he wasn’t even as mean nor as spoiled as his son when he was his age. He says this in the presence of his older brother, who just laughs it off.

Theo tries to be a doting father to his little Theo, but the boy seems to enjoy tormenting him. He’s declared war against his own father, claiming that he will never let him have you… completely ignoring the fact that you being his mother also means that you are his father’s wife.

Theo finds it ridiculous most of the time but enjoys bickering with his son. However, he tries his best not to give little Theo any reason to cry, because the boy likes to play dirty and would come fake crying to you the moment his father says anything that’s remotely mean.

Your devious son would then proceed to monopolize you for rest of the day under the pretense that he needs protection from daddy who’s been mean to him again.

Sometimes Theo still couldn’t believe his eyes, for never in his wildest dreams did he imagine that someone who’s a spitting image of his dear angelic brother could be so cunning and spoiled. Not to mention that Vincent barely showed any signs of immaturity due to the circumstances of their childhood, so Theo seeing his own son act so childishly by trying to steal you away from him is quite the sight for him.

The only time Theophilus openly shows affection for his father is when Theo offers him a piggyback ride. Little Theo completely forgets his one-sided rivalry with his father and even calls him the best dad in the world, something he would never say out loud under normal circumstances.

Comte

Comte couldn’t remember the last time he cried as he held his newborn daughter in his arms. Colette looks a lot like you, except for her hair color which she clearly inherited from her father.

As someone who’s been spoiled a lot by Comte, you thought you already have a good idea how much he’s going to spoil his daughter, but this doting father takes it to the next level. There are nights you’d have to drag him to bed because he’d go on for several nights without a blink of sleep just from watching his daughter sleep.

Much to your relief, Colette didn’t grew up to be a spoiled brat despite Comte relentlessly spoiling her. Instead, she inherited your modesty, but you could tell that she would grow into a fine young lady since she seems to have inherited her father’s distinct mannerisms that exude nobility.

Comte’s doting nature also made parenthood unbelievably easy for you; a good example would be whenever Colette cries, there’s a guarantee that Comte is already there by her side by the time you get there, wiping her tears and asking her what’s wrong.

One of Comte’s greatest worries though, is that his dear daughter never asked for anything. When you told him that there’s nothing else Colette could possibly ask for since he’s giving her nearly everything already, Comte insists that there must be still something that she might want.

Comte’s doting father case is definitely a hopeless one, and deep down you wish Colette never wishes for anything ridiculous like the moon even as a joke, because who knows what lengths her dear father might go through just for that.

Leo

You give Leo a son who takes after him a lot. He was silently wishing that you would give him a cute little daughter who takes after you, but your son is a proof of your love for each other so he cherishes him deeply as well.

Lionel likes his father a lot, and soon as he could walk and communicate, the boy is virtually inseparable from his dad. Leo is now rarely seen laying around anywhere the mansion since his son has basically locked him up in the library with him.

You often find both of them passed out in the library chairs every now and then though, stacks of books covering a wide array of subjects on the table. At some point you genuinely wondered if it’s about time you move in with them there.

Unsurprisingly, Leo is insanely lenient with his son. Lionel has inherited some of your sense and is not that much of a problematic child as you would’ve expected him to be if he had completely taken after his father, but sometimes it is Leo’s wild suggestions that puts both of them in rather awkward and/or dangerous situations.

Leo also tends to cover up for his son on the rare occasions the boy actually causes mischief by himself. At some point, Lionel asked his father if he’s what people would call a masochist.

“Cucciolo, you’ll only understand me once you find yourself a woman as wonderful as your mother.”

In case you’re wondering, I just looked up a list of Italian terms of endearment and just went along with “cucciolo” because with the rate of cara mias we get with Leo I highly doubt that he’s gonna call his son with his proper name either.

Btw my ask box is now closed (lol u could tell anyway cuz it’s gone). I got a ton of requests this vacation and uni starts again next week welp I didn’t even get the chance to watch an anime ;w; I’ll be opening it again once I’ve posted all the current requests in my inbox… and perhaps I’ll be updating the guidelines as well with regards to the schedule, university schedule is such a pain, and at the rate requests are flooding me soon it will be a several month’s wait before people actually get their requests. I might also start posting some status updates (more particularly on the publication schedule) of requests on my main blog @crimson-snowfluff … yea just maybe idk yet but I’ll try to let you know somehow.

[husbants]

My 2020 Reviewed... in My Fic

Hello! I saw a few other people do this because of The Phanfic Awards and I figured I’d put together a list of my own, just in case you wanted to nominate me for something! Also, there will be at least one more fic coming out, my Gift Exchange fic coming on the 20th! In chronological order, I have included links, the word count, rating, and, looking back, an even shorter summary I’ve called the fic vibe.

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In Which Dan Returns to the Hundred-Acre Wood

Word Count: 6742

Rating: T

Summary: Growing up comes with changes, Dan’s familiar with that. More responsibility. More difficult relationships. Less time running around with your favorite stuffed bear named Winnie the Pooh.

When the first day of year thirteen is finally here, Dan’s life is flipped on its head. He meets Phil, the new boy from the North, and he’s immediately smitten. Dan hates that the world doesn’t like boys that like boys, but maybe a visit to the Hundred Acre Wood, Pooh thinks, will help Dan realize that it doesn’t matter what the world’s opinion is.

Fic Vibe: A bittersweet high school AU where Dan plays the part of Christopher Robin.

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Thunderstorm

Word Count: 1134

Rating: G

Summary: Dan watches a thunderstorm. Maybe he relates to it a little.

Fic Vibe: The most poetic fic I’ve ever written; Dan has some anxious thoughts, Phil’s there to comfort him, and it’s all one big extended metaphor.

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Little Spoon

Word Count: 1468

Rating: G

Summary: In a not-too-distant future, Dan and Phil are engaged and preparing for their forever home. Dan has strong opinions about their silverware situation, among other things.

Fic Vibe: Just a silly little thing where they argue in an IKEA and snuggle a bunch.

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What a Glorious Feeling

Word Count: 1220

Rating: G

Summary: It's date night for Dan and Phil. After their meal, the shower outside begins to wash away their inhibitions and they're suddenly re-creating "Singin' in the Rain."

...Not well, but they're having fun.

Fic Vibe: I used the tag “chaos dorks” on AO3 and I think it applies well, haha. After their dinner date, it’s raining outside. They make the most out of the situation (and smooch a little, too).

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A Sickening Pair of Heels

Word Count: 977

Rating: T

Summary: Dan orders his first pair of heels. Phil isn't surprised that he finally did, but rather he's surprised by Dan's choice.

Fic Vibe: This seems to be the fan favorite, honestly. Also, yes, they’re the Kinky Boots boots.

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An Intergalactic Kind of Love

Word Count: 1666

Rating: T

Summary: Phil has been acting terribly strange recently and Dan just can’t stop his emotions from running wild. (Or, alternatively, Phil is an alien and Dan doesn’t know.)

Fic Vibe: Honestly, I think this is my least favorite fic I’ve written all year. Idk, I was trying to step out of my comfort zone and write something kind of angsty and sci-fi. I think I definitely failed, whoops haha.

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In Between

Word Count: 3617 (Not Finished)

Rating: T

Summary: Dan has never quite fit in where he is supposed to. He has lived in Heaven his whole life, but he's really half-angel and half-demon. No matter how hard he tries to act like a full-angel, he simply can’t. Things become even more complicated when he is reassigned and has to work as a guardian angel. And, his best-kept secret is compromised when he develops a massive crush on the guy he’s supposed to be guarding, a barista named Phil Lester.

Dan’s life is complicated, sure, but he wants nothing more than to feel less torn, less in between.

Fic Vibe: I wrote the beginning of this for the summer Reverse Bang and then couldn’t ever get back into it! I really do like the concept but can’t seem to continue right now. I’d really like it to have a a grand, magical, cinematic kind of feeling.

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Your Face

Word Count: 547

Rating: G

Summary: Phil can't help but smile at his computer. Dan walks into their living room and questions what he's looking at.

Fic Vibe: A little something short and fluffy. Phil thinks Dan’s cute.

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Hot Chocolate Therapy

Word Count: 1099

Rating: G

Summary: When Phil wakes up without Dan in the bed beside him, he worries. It’s a good thing that they can always calm each other’s anxieties. And, well, sometimes hot chocolate works okay, too.

Fic Vibe: I kind of wanted to capture that weird liminal space experience of waking up in the middle of the night. I’m not sure I quite captured that, but I sure do like writing fluff.

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Up the Hill, Making Memories

Word Count: 2156

Rating: T

Summary: It's the night of October 19th, 2009. The bus has just dropped Dan and Phil off after their day in Manchester together. This doesn't mean the night is over, though: they've got one long hill to climb before they're getting to Phil's house. (And maybe they are a little excited to get to Phil's house.)

Fic Vibe: Right after I saw Phil’s “Tour of My Hometown” video and he showed us the hill, I was like “Yes! That’s fic material, Babey!!!” and wrote this a little while later for October 19th. This was also my first time writing 2009 so that was cool!

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Homoerotic Vampire Make-Out Session

Word Count: 2148

Rating: T

Summary: It’s October 2015 and Phil wants to indulge Dan in a little festive vampire roleplay. Dan seemed to like writing “The Urge,” after all.

Fic Vibe: lol this is the raunchiest thing I’ve ever written just because of the sheer amount of sex jokes they make. This is my attempt at comedy, but I’m not sure it’s funny at all, haha. Also let’s just like assume this takes place back in their flat sometime between some of the TATINOF shows that actually occurred October of 2015.

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[yossariandawn]

fanfic asks: 1, 4, 6, 9, 15, 20, 50, & 51!!

1. What was the first fandom you got involved in? Honestly, FDTD is the first fandom I’ve done anything approaching real involvement in! I was a long time lurker of many different fandoms, but this one is where I actually made accounts on the different platforms for myself, created stuff past a one off here or there (that mostly never saw the light of day lol) and actually interacted and even made friends in! However, if we are going for the first fandom I discovered, that would be Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

4. Do you regret getting involved in any fandoms? Since I’m only counting this one, nope! Though I will admit, several months ago I did start to see some of the rude or even nasty stuff that is scattered throughout probably all fandoms, directed at real people, normally over characters or ships. And I did make me think real hard about how much time I was putting into this, and whether it was something I wanted to continue to be a part of, even if it is pretty rare overall here. I decided to stick around, and I’m glad I did, but I definitely am trying to be much more conscious with disagreeing publicly when it comes across my dash.

6. List your OTP from each fandom you’ve been involved in. FDTD SethKate. Shoot, the only other kind of involvement in fandoms that I have OTPs in are Falling Skies Hal/Maggie. The Punisher’s Frank/Karen probably get in on just a technicality, since as much as I love them together, I could see them being happy with other people, but ONLY AFTER the events of the show and the impact they had on each other. I did make some vid requests waaaay back in the day for Life With Derek vids, since I couldn’t make any myself at the time! Here is one I found, but it’s not great quality anymore for some reason, and isn’t shippy, lol It’s Casey and her supportive therapist Paul, which is something I loved (VERY MUCH IN A NON ROMANTIC WAY) And I shipped Derek/Casey pretty hard, but I’m not sure they really reach OTP levels.  And a fandom I am very much not in does hold the only other OTP slot I currently have (General Hospital’s Jason/Sam) which I talk about for question 20. The truth is I’m not really normally an OTPer, most shows I watch I couldn’t care less about the ships by themselves as long as I think everyone is acting in character and in interesting ways. Which is a prerequisite for me liking a show in the first place, so 🤷‍♀️

9. What are the best things about your current fandom? The people and the talent. AND THE SHOW, which I adore, for all its faults! But the people have really made this into something special.

15. Is there an obscure ship which you love? Hal/Maggie from Falling Skies probably qualifies for obscure, as there is shockingly little stuff for my favorite badass alien invasion resistance fighters duo.

20. Any ships which you surprised yourself by liking? OK, so this one may also count as obscure, they have a big presence on youtube but basically nothing on tumblr. Jasam aka Jason Morgan/Sam McCall from General Hospital. I don’t watch soaps as a general rule (not knocking them, by any means, they just rarely have stuff I am interested in, and the nature of the format makes it hard for me to stay invested) and when I first got cable I started catching glimpses of the late night reruns on the SOAP Network of some of the weirder ones, like Passions (haha thanks Spike for referencing it enough to catch my interest) and Port Charles, General Hospital’s confusingly related (but not really?) spinoff show. And then one day I noticed one of the Port Charles actresses (Sam!) was now on one of the big deal soaps, but was playing a different character! IN THE SAME TOWN?! but during the day, with less/no vampires and more/all mob antics. ANYWAY, end result is I got increasingly sucked into her storyline, and THEN THE JASAM STUFF HAPPENED, which it was so my kind of thing it’s not even funny. PARTNERS! IN CRIME! AND IN LOVE! BADASS SOFTNESS AND TRUST AND PEOPLE WHO LOVE AND PROTECT EACH OTHER AND THEN REALIZE WHOOPS WE’RE IN LOVE OH NO WHAT WILL WE DO. And the downside of loving a soap opera character or pairing is you just have to accept the fact that at some point they will become completely UNRECOGNIZABLE, either through characterization or actual recasting. 🤣 So while I did stop watching after the god awful “Sam sleeps with her stepdad and Jason has a secret love child” arc, I did tune back in for both their Mexico Road Trip Reunion and their (First) Wedding! And I still rewatch their 2004-early 2006 storylines on youtube, and I will always scan the supermarket soap mags for little glimpses into how things are going for them, which seems to be pretty well actually! They are definitely a real Legacy Couple now, and Jason the Original is apparently back too, which is nice.

50. How did you get into reading and/or writing fanfiction? Spuffy 😂. I don’t know how I found the first fanfic I read (other than clearly way to much free access to the internet)  There’s a chance I was watching fanvids first, which led into finding out about fics. AND IN MY DAY THERE WAS NO YOUTUBE, so fanvids were much harder to find! RIP Buffyverse Database (i think that’s what it was called lol) But Spike was my favorite character on Buffy, and  I fell so hard in love with the IDEA of Buffy and Spike having a romantic connection and acting on it, right up until it started actually happening in Season 6. It was a wild ride for twelve year old me, but I learned a ton about what kind of things I like in relationships, and want kind of things I VERY MUCH DO NOT LIKE. And for anyone who likes Spuffy, this is completely a personal preference, not a dig at the couple. I do understand the appeal, it’s just didn’t end up being what I wanted it to be.

51. Rant or Gush about one thing you love or hate in the world of fanfiction! Go! Ok, so this is a bit of advice with some rant mixed in! If you send anon stuff to a writer, please remember you are talking to a real person, and someone who has put themselves out there in some way enough for you to comment on. If you choose to go anon, the very fact of your anonymity means that the only information they will have are the contents of that one message you’ve sent, and that you’ve chosen to not take the risk of putting yourself out there in the same way the person receiving the message has. And if all you are sending in that message is a correction, or disagreement, or (in more extreme cases) even an attempt to police your fandom by telling someone else that they are participating wrong (meaning not in a way you agree with) then your message? May not be given the good faith extended to people who DO put themselves out there, however imperfectly they do it. Good and effective communication is so hard, I really understand, and it’s a skill that all of us are still learning and sometimes failing at. I’ve been really impressed by how I’ve seen people handle messages  I know I would not have been able to do with such grace! Personally, at this point the cons of anon stuff outweighs the pros for me, but everyone gets to make their own choice on how they handle their inbox thankfully! (anon asks can be toggled off and on, and you can even block anons instead of answering them!) But anon or not, we should all treat each other kindly, even people we disagree strongly with. And if you do, you may even change someone's mind or learn something new yourself. I know from personal experience it’s way more effective than the alternative, which doesn’t make it easier, but does make it worth trying.

Thanks for sending these in @alwaysupatnight! 💖💖💖

[yue-muffin]

Time Raiders (2016)

Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3

In my quest to consume the entirety of the DMBJ franchise available in English, I have decided to start with the non-canon movie because at least this one has an ending, unlike the train wreck that is Reboot/Chongqi’s pacing. I will probably be bitter about that for all eternity, but I digress. I heard good things about the movie from the bird app, and as I am a Pingxie shipper at heart, I decided to finally watch this one.

P A R T O N E

The cut-in animation to the title was gorgeous, I do so love the qilin in every adaptation. It’s particularly striking here with the gold outline and geometric, maze-like lines. It looks like the cards at the very beginning were being arranged in the image of this qilin.

My first reaction upon seeing white people in a dmbj adaptation is: oh no, the English, but I was pleasantly surprised to hear perfect English that matches the actor’s lips! What a miracle, haha. I remember The Lost Tomb 2 being the worst for how many lines had to be in English, sob.

These look so cool. I see we start off with a good old “seeking immortality” antagonist, and an obsessed collector who has dedicated his whole life to this apparently. As usual, he is a scumbag threatening the locals.

The old guy’s accented English is also better than TLT2, ha. The breathy/nasal quality is not at all uncommon. I don’t know what language the locals speak though.

Me, immediately: Zhang Qiling already??

I know he appears in rather early in TLT1, TLT2, and Reboot/Chongqi, but he’s so often mysteriously absent or stuck behind a gate (or in Reboot’s case, put on a bus) that I got excited, ok.

My favorite Zhang Qilings are the cold-looking pretty boy types in terms of my mental image of the character, but this one is also very easy on the eyes and as usual, unfazed in the face of danger coming at him with a knife. This is the only series in which I’m not bothered by the constant cast change between adaptations (unlike Ever Night), I suppose since it’s been this way from the start.

I’m interested in seeing how the backstories differ from canon. It’s actually rather interesting that this is pretty much an official AU, like that’s kind of wild as a concept. I’m used to the late 1990s/early 2000s anime adding new characters and changing plot points and endings everywhere, but Time Raiders takes it a step further.

Zhang Qiling being an ultra-competent badass who doesn’t even need a weapon to take the bad guys down never changes, no matter the universe. He steamrolls everyone, no questions asked.

Did he- he break the blade with his bare hands hahaha. Oh, yup, and a Zhang Qiling with a weapon is even more dangerous. I see those severed fingers. Such a good fight scene and we’re not even 5 minutes into the movie.

I love how he could have simply fired the arrow while he was still on the statue, then jumped down, but he had to be Extra and fire while he was jumping off haha.

It- the divine piece was right there?? By “beneath the statue” I would have thought it would at least be under it, not in a convenient little slot on the side of the altar area haha. So Zhang Qiling’s mission is to destroy the divine piece(s)? To, um, save the world apparently.

WHO ARE YOU? What an excellent question to ask a Zhang Qiling (and that staring into the mirror shot, too.)… I wonder if this one even knows - it’s possible he doesn’t have his signature amnesia here.

Wait- a gate? I think it’s in a cave or something in the novels, but gates have significance in DMBJ. The cinematography is really nice in these mountain shots. I know nothing about film, but I like the shots in the snowy mountains.

This Zhang Qiling knows and practices martial arts on screen! You would think he’d pull some moves normally, but in the drama-adaptations he tends to just beat people up as efficiently as possible. Sometimes with his sword. Other times he just fights ‘em. I have to admit Jing Boran looks excellent going through some forms. He nailed the force and power underlying every movement, then exploding outward with a strike. I do like the impression it leaves.

I, on the other hand, am an absolute noodle and look ridiculous when I do martial arts.

What in the world is happening in this flashback scene with the weird CGI qilin. Ah, it’s when he received his tattoo. That was super dramatic.

Wushanju is looking real edgy with the heavy iron gate on the interior, haha.

He is puzzling (ha!) over those cards so intensely you’d think it was a thousand piece puzzle instead haha. You’re almost there! Just a few more to finish the qilin!

Aw, is this our Wu Xie? Haha his facial hair is- hm. But I love his voice it’s so soft. Really fits that “Mr. Naive” vibe.

Is that. Is that the author of the series. I found out that he makes cameos in almost all (if not all of) the adaptations!

NO. ONLY I CAN FINISH THE PUZZLE. HANDS OFF BUDDY.

Why are there so many pigeons in here. Who let them inside.

A writer, who came to hear his story and turn it into a novel- HA yup it’s the author.

“This should be a story about me and him.”

Ahh I’m loving it already. DMBJ is the ultimate bromance story. Fair warning, I do ship Pingxie so my shipper goggles will be on throughout the movie. But even without shipping, you do have to admit the series is a bromance underneath all the mystery – between the Iron Triangle, between Wu Xie and Xiaoge.

This Wu Xie is a photographer and that is sort of adorable. Already there’s a theme emerging of needing to record events and telling stories. Interesting that he wants to turn his memories into a novel to record his experiences, because otherwise he’s afraid those memories might turn into a mere story in his own head. Wu Xie, that’s a worrying mindset.

Those ancient mask things always make me crack up, I don’t know why.

Ooh, background about Wu Xie’s birth into the Wu family. I’ve never read up to the part in the books where they go into his place in the family in detail. To be fair, his grandfather had three sons and only one of them had any kids – and Wu Xie is his parents’ only child. So, he becomes the only one who can really carry on the family legacy. Aw, I really like seeing his extended family present though! In the dramas we only ever get either his Second or Third Uncle, and he rarely ever mentions his parents even though they’re alive.

And there’s his namesake! The origin of his nickname, and the irony once the story gets into the Sha Hai timeline.

Wu Xie was a bit of a rascal as a kid, haha. To be fair he has a pretty sharp tongue in the novels and is mostly a pure cinnamon roll in the early dramas.

Little Wu Xie in a suit is so adorable. Nooo kid don’t go into locked up abandoned places. He’s already so adventurous haha. Seems that it’s not actually abandoned judging by all the lights on, but.

UH. MASKED MAN BEHIND YOU. I think he wants that item back. This is why you don’t go into abandoned places, kid. He definitely does not learn his lesson though. Also why are you still holding onto that thing, just drop it, I think he wants it back.

Haha he kept one of the coins.

WOAH. Every month someone in your family dies?? That’s uh- sort of traumatic. Also that would be a really good first line for a novel…Just saying. I do love the singing though.

Oh, the Nine Families exist in this universe too! They even give a quick explanation about the ranking system.

Oh yeah, I love how Wu Xie is such a nerd for all this knowledge of ancient texts and tombs. And YES HE FINALLY DOCUMENTS STUFF FOR ONCE.

Uncle Three looked dead for a moment there, scared the shit out of me too.

VAMPIRE MOTHS? Oh I hate bugs I would not be okay lol. WHOOPS. You guys are really good at reading ancient texts on the fly lol.

That’s the mask he has in the beginning of the film, isn’t it. NO DON’T TOUCH THINGS IN TOMBS. AHHH. So you just put it on your face?? Well that was a stupidly simple way to open the door. I’m guessing the creator didn’t care if anyone opened it.

This guy just severed his own arm, ok…and how many years later is his hand still clinging to it? UH. THIS IS WHY YOU DON’T TOUCH THINGS IN TOMBS. Then he proceeds to steal the box thing.

Ah the white dude again. I am so happy there is GOOD ENGLISH though haha.

Oh, hi Zhang Qiling. Just hanging out on a rooftop I see.

He looks so melancholy. Someone give him a hug! This adaptation makes him more human, less stoic robotic superhuman, I noticed. You rarely see him eat or drink anything in the other adaptations, but here he’s just chilling on a rooftop having some drinks haha. It’s ok. I love all the Zhang Qilings.

WHAT THE HELL, LIGHTNING? What the hell is this high tech machinery haha. Eight days? Coincidentally eight days after sitting in a tomb for how many years.

That is a very Extra bookcase to hold a book that apparently has ALL the secrets.

WOW that is a fancy notebook. It looks so beat up in the other versions haha. In this one, it even gets its own hidden shelf in a giant portable bookshelf!

The props for this franchise are so cool and detailed. I always wish they would show more of the creative process in the BTS, I’m such a nerd for that stuff. The Longest Day in Chang’an was pretty good at that, which is half of my enjoyment of that show haha!

I’m also still pleasantly surprised they bothered to incorporate other languages. I’m not sure what the Snake Lady and the old man in the beginning were speaking, but at least the English is good.

I can’t believe they worked in a steampunk chastity belt this movie went all out, huh. Also with these weirdly high tech structures and lightning and moving tomb structures.

And all the pieces start coming together! So that’s why it’s believed they hold the secret to immortality. What a steampunk-looking key.

Is that a writing desk??

Oh, they’re getting a team together to go tomb raiding! Ha, forget money! You may or may not end up dying on this adventure, so who cares about money, right.

He’s so cute standing there with his camera. Look at the little smile as he watches everything going on!

It’s a desk and a storage container?? Oh, there are ~qualifications~ to going on tomb raiding. Makes sense. That is the oddest looking sword.

Must appreciate Zhang Qiling’s fingers in every adaptation. They look very strong and steady here. Let’s not talk about the slooow trailing across the handle.

Wow did you really just throw sand in his face. Have we not learned not to mess with Zhang Qiling after he trounced that first guy who attacked him. I love the fight scenes so much after the bore-fest that was Reboot/Chongqi’s second half of Season 1.

Super pretty, but why did it cause him to stop and stare in the middle of the fight?

This is like a Final Fantasy sword haha. Also I think you should stop while you’re ahead, why did you think a table would stop this dude. (Hey, it’s Da Kui! He was in the novel but not TLT1.).

It’s HERE. Their first meeting. How did he know the coin was on that cord? It wasn’t visible, I don’t think. But uh. That was a hilarious move on his part, he is so Extra?? He just casually flicks the necklace off with his big-ass sword and it drops into his hand. Then casually goes “oh, here, you dropped this” as if he wasn’t the one responsible for it coming off in the first place!!

HERE IT COMES. The unnecessarily long eye contact. Pingxie in every adaptation needs a Staring Into Your Eyes scene.

Real smooth.

Ahh this Wu Xie is such a cutie. He’s like a puppy.

WHAT. Third Uncle, I can’t believe you let him tag along so easily haha. In the beginning he was scolding Wu Xie to never get involved in tomb business, then what happens? They’re going tomb raiding!!

Next Up: to the tomb we go! This can’t end badly or anything what are you talking about.

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hi so i started playing onmyoji because of you and i wanted to ask if you can give me any tips?? im at level 16 i think im doing well so far but since idk anyone who plays anything would help! sorry for bothering

HEHE YESS ok.. this got rlly long WHOOPS 

so first thing u shld do while ur at a low level is get a mentor.. when i started playing i just fucked around and didnt get a mentor until i was well into lvl 40.. a mentorship is where low lvl (15 to 45 i tihnk..) players can apply for an apprenticeship and level up fast while also getting rewards such as grade darumas and a random ssr once u finish ur apprenticeship.. u can find the mentor application icon in the right side of ur courtyard.. it shld look like this!

while under a mentor u are also lvling up ur friendship which, once it reaches a certain level, it unlocks the co-op feature that u can find by clicking the scroll at the bottom right hand side of ur screen > friends > co-op tab at the bottom right side of the pop up screen... there u can access ur friends powerful shikigami that u can use a limited amount of times daily to beat hard chapters/evo/soul zones, etc etc... if ur looking for a mentor i recently finished an apprenticeship w someone so im free to help out if ur interested ^__^ (my user is @.sneer [all lowercase] if u didnt already know hehe)

join a guild if you havent already! i tihnk it prompts you to join a guild when u first start playing i dont rmbr but a couple things to rmbr.. one. if ur guild has ‘15gq’ ‘100gq’ in its notice, gq means guild quest and u like.. HAVE to do those or else theyll kick u from the guild.. u can find the guild quests by going to ur guild, clikcing the shrine tab on the bottom right, and where it says GROUP QUESTS thats it! usually theyre basic things like submit grade four souls or evo materials but u shld definitely stack up on evo materials and souls so u dont run out.. so if ur guild says 100+gqs.... i wld suggest leaving that guild for a lighter gq guild.. 100+gq guilds are like.. big bad guilds who wanna rank in the top ten soo save urself the trouble.... TWO. ur realm! ur realm comes w ur guild so if ur kicked u cant access ur realm :( i think u already know what ur realm is and what it does so i will just say .. fuse ur low level realm cards.. SAVE UR DRUMS REALM CARDS.. if its a 1*, fuse it but if its 3*+... save that bad boy..

speaking of jade... SAVE IT.. jade and mystery talismans r like GOLD.. theyre rlly easy to get in the beginning of the game but they start getting super scarce when ur lvling up and r completing achievements.. usually when u get ten mystery amulets or 1k jade ur gonna think “oh what if i get an ssr out of this summon ooh” YOU WILL NOT.. this game HATES ur ass it hates u so much it hates ME it hates EVERYONE except lvl 60s who get new ssrs and shit on their first summon... ennieway.. random chance up events r stupid scams but chance up events featuring new shikigami are not... like the one thats going on right now for sp aoandon.. these r good events... random chance up events coming up out of no where is just netease being like ‘buy more jade we want ur money ugly idiot... stupid lmao’.. so yeah hoard ur amulets and jade AH ALSO IN THE MALL go to the mall and go to GENERAL.. youll see a package that says smth like 5 daily jade or smth that costs 666 jade.. BUY THAT itll give u 5 jade daily everyday.. it also stacks up so if ur not online for a couple days u wil be swimming in it baby...

oh god what else... click ur scroll on the bottom right and at the end next to collection youll see a tab that says TEAM.. thats a very useful helpful tab bc if u ever need help or want to join in on someone elses team for loot this is where u go.. when i started playing and i was farming for hiyoribo shards i always went to the system chat and clicked rlly fast on the hiyoribo shard zone hoping i cld get in ... i did that up until i was in my lvl 40s .. ur prbly smarter than me and alreayd know abt this tab but just felt like i needed to mention it just in case.........

SHARDS... if u get enough shards u can form a summoning pact w that shikigami.. demon seals are little side quests that pop up after youve completed a chapter/exploration and they come up randomly with a handful of different shikigami... but you can also access all of the demon seals from the TEAM tab i mentioned above.... demon seals only have a handful of shikigami though not all of them so dont expect to see like ssr demon seals lol also  some of the shikis u can farm from demon seals are VERY good.. ill touch on this later.. DEMON PARADE is another good way to collect shards.. in ur courtyard, click the town sign and the demon parade sign shld be the first thing u see! demon parade, unlike the demon seals, are chance thing, u might get the shards u want or u might not.. its kinda stupid... throwing beans around and shit.. itll give u a lineup of three shiki that u can choose from, if u hit the shiki u picked u get extra shards.. u might see some shiki in the parade w little lanterns over their heads, that just means they give more shards too nothing special

SHIKIGAMI... when ur looking at all of ur rare and sr shikigami ur probably thinking “this sucks these r all USELESS i want ssrs and sps >:(” well akchually... some of the best shiki in the game (for beginners especially) are rares and srs... shouzu (r), kamaitachi (sr), and hiyoribo (sr), are all farmable shikigami u can get from demon seals, if u havent summoned them already! yamausagi, a shiki u will see a LOT, is also a very easily summonable shiki so dont throw her away.. if u have duplicates of the same shiki u can PROMOTE THEM and it will level up one of their skills, just like a skill daruma! (DONT waste ur skill darumas they are soo valuable.. only use them on the shiki u use the most and want to lvl up skills on).. lvling up the skills on ur shiki increases their power and adds perks and makes them over all.. very sexy..

EDIT: added in this list of easy farmable beginners shikigami that u want to keep and build (refer to list BENEATH this one for list of roles)

kujira (sr) support

yamausagi (r) puller

shouzu (r) unique/shield **DEMON SEAL**

hiyoribo (sr) healer/revive **DEMON SEAL**

kusa (r) healer/dps

samurai x (r) cc

momo (sr) healer/revive

ushi no toki (r) unique

kamikui (r) pusher

oitsuki (sr) orbs

komatsu (sr) cc

kamaitachi (sr) puller **DEMON SEAL**

all shikigami have a certain role and its very important u know which shiki is which bc sometimes if u use them wrong u can mess up ur entire team.. here are all of the roles and some shiki examples:

dps: dps stands for ‘damage per second’ but it can also be used as a noun to describe a shikigami that is damage focused (ex. kuro mujou, momiji, hangan, mio)

cc: stands for ‘crowd control’. ccs have the ability to limit the number of enemies actively fighting during an encounter giving u the advantage (ex. enma, yuki onna, yumekui, samurai x)

pusher: pushes the enemies move bar back, giving u the advantage of going first (ex. kamikui)

puller: basically the same thing as pusher. pulls the ally move bar forward (ex. kamaitachi, yamausagi)

shield: shiki that provides a shield of some sort to protect allies without the use of souls (ex. ichimokuren, shiro)

heal: self explanatory (ex. sakura, hana)

revive: healer types with the ability to revive players w a cooldown. not all healers are revives (ex. hiyoribo, momo)

support: self explanatory.. supports allies (ex. miketsu, kujira, bake-kujira)

unique: shiki w unique abilities that cant be placed under labels (ex. hakuzosu, ushi no toki)

orbs: shiki that supply orbs to ur team (ex. aoandon, zashiki, oitsuki)

counter: shiki that counters after an enemy attack (ex. mannendake, vampire)

AND FINALLYYYYYY how to build ur shiki... while doing explorations u get free little souls.. in the beginning this will be ok since ur just starting off but actually each shiki has a perfect soul that makes them work the best.. now there are too many souls for me to actually list so as a parting gift to this entirely too long onmyoji cheat sheet, i will leave u this SHIKIGAMI BUILD GUIDE made by the nura clan.. it lists EVERY shikigami w the perfect soul for them, what role they play, and how to build them.. i touched on their roles a little bit above but i cldnt list everything so heres this.. i use it like everyday when building new shiki its sooo helpful

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zZoMPfuA1plomt6Kq077Q9CZ3mD_0ThYzF_tIUyf28M/edit#gid=824193257

ANYWAY.. I TIHNK IM DONE.. I HOPE THIS WASNT A COMPLETE UNINTELLIGIBLE MESS... if u need clarification for anything pls ask i feel like i mashed up a bunch of words together and called it a day.. ummmm so yeah :) theres probably..... stuff... i might be missing but if theres smth specific u want to know about JUST ASK!!!!!!!!! im always looking for new omj friends...

[floralgothpersephone]

Countdown

Sooooo.... several.... um months ago, I was tagged by @jaygirl987  and this has just been sitting in my drafts... forever??? oops. Oh well, I am feeling in an over-sharing mood. So I am going to do it now. Felt confident in sharing, might delete later. Response is below the cut, because we are writing essays tonight. 

Rules: List 1 Insecurity, 2 Fears, 3 Turn-ons, 4 Life Goals, 5 Things I like, 6 Weaknesses, 7 Things I Love, 8 Tags  I am going to tag: @akai-vampire, @claudeng80, @bookloverfio, @bigprincess-energy, @peachdoxie, @ruleofexception, @infinitelystrangemachinex, @anais-mitchell

ONE Insecurity:

---People who meet me for the first time always say I am remarkable. But I don’t really agree with that at all, I still don’t understand where people get that from. I feel very desperately flawed and a moderately dysfunctional human doing my damned best with what I’ve got, and isn’t that just a normal state of being for everyone making their way in this life. And if people say I am remarkable, and it turns out to be true, then does that mean I am not normal??? How is everyone else living their life then? What am I doing wrong??? or right?? or differently??? How do I bottle up this whole remarkable thing and share it with everyone else?? Being called remarkable makes me fear for everyone else. Because if i am struggling this much, and people still seem to think I am amazing then does that mean everyone else who is struggling is failing in some reguard?  I have met so many other people in the world who are just as special as me, and if i am raised above that then what about all those other people? Aren’t they remarkable too? Kinda takes away the meaning of remarkable then, if everyone else is also remarkable. I don’t know. Every time I meet someone new and they call me remarkable it makes my skin crawl. What sort of face are they seeing me wear that makes it happen so often? I just try and be myself, and stay true to who I am in any given moment but then that makes their statement have more power? I hate it. Nothing makes me more insecure. I can go from full blown confidence down to nothing the moment someone says that about me. I know I am odd and don’t quite function right in society, and have a very different perspective on it because of my dysfunction, but that shouldn’t make me remarkable. There are too many other people in this world for me to be remarkable. 

TWO Fears:

---I may never get to see Amber Gray perform Persephone in Hadestown

---Cockroaches. Turns out I have an actual phobia of cockroaches. 

THREE “turn-ons”: 

---Silly Antics, like sheer outrageous, ridiculous things that make you laugh until you cry. Like, I fall in love a little bit with everyone who has ever made me laugh. So like, the more you make me the laugh the more I look at that and go, “mhm tasty”. Also, if we are not laughing at some point during sex then what even is the point??? 

--- Loyalty, Reliability and just being supportive and a good friend. Like, I am very much very very demisexual and while I can look at people and love their look and their aesthetics and be attracted to that, I need a very firm established relationship for like... years, before I am ever actually interested in letting them into my bed. I need some definite proof that they are in this for the long run before I can let my sexuality come into play.  

---Being crafty and creative. Seeing someone make a very nice craft gets me all worked up in ways I can’t quite describe. But every time a partner of mine starts a project and is making things I want to jump their  b o n e s. 

FOUR Life Goals:

---Get my ass to fucking Greece and like. Stay there. For months. And just travel??? And like, take my time, no rushing around to do every single thing. I want to go to these places and be there for so long that I can just sit and be. 

---B a b i e s. Dear lordy if you look at every major decision i have ever made in my life, it has all lead up to the fact that I want to have kids, and I want to have a family in a very specific supportive and stable way and I need to complete these things before i can have my kids. BUT BOY THE HORMONES ARE STRONG AND I WANT THEM NOW. 

---Can I put travel twice? Travel is so important to me. I have to see the world, I need to map it. I need to see all the different types of humans and cultures there are in the world and I need to experience what there is in this life before its all over. 

---I have this home I like to dream about, its constantly changing, but its small, while having enough space to breathe, covered in plants, an entire wall that is just a bookcase to store the entirety of Alex and I’s mug collection (we are looking at least 80 mugs between the two of us currently). A claw foot bathtub in a room full of windows that is just a glorified greenhouse really. comfy reading nooks and places for play, covered in nothing but soft blankets and cushioned seats. A cat or two lounging around among all the soft places in the sun light. Walls covered in cork boards so that I can pin up hundreds of pictures of the family I have built for myself. Little foot steps running around from kids playing, and having my partners home with me to cook and raise the little ones together in a family and a community. I just. I just want that little domestic haven of something calm and secure that I never got to have growing up in my life. 

FIVE Things I Like:

---Pottery!  (my craft of choice, I’ve been making pots for 17 years now and it never gets old) 

---Plants! (I live in a small jungle! I’m a plant witch! I love my plants! They are my only friends some days! But thats okay, I take care of them and in return they take care of me.) 

---Places! (I’m a map maker, I love learning about the identity of a location both on a map and within the human mind. How amazing that a collection of humans create an identity for a geographical space separate from other all the other geographical spaces. That’s wild! I want to learn what makes them all different forever!) 

---Purple! (My hair is purple, its been purple since I started grad school! I flirted with pink hair and orange hair last year to try on different types of variety and see how that fit but I am back to purple and I am back to my normal skin! My purple hair is the source of my internal confidence and a major point of my identity) 

---Music! (I am not sure I  would ever be able to navigate my own mental landscape without the aid of music guiding me through all my different emotions and feelings so that I could have a safe place to experience them without fear of repercussion) 

SIX Weaknesses:

---I over think everything (case and point, this post, whoops) 

---An open opportunity. Like, if I am given an opportunity suddenly that wasn’t previously available and wouldn’t be available in the future, I will move mountains to make it happen. If I see a window to be able to do something with a time limit I am jumpin as fast as I can to get through that window before it closes. I think its because I grew up with zero opportunities in my life when I was little so somewhere in my bones I believe that every opportunity I get is rare and special thing and if I don’t take it now then I won’t ever get another one. Sometimes its exhausting but I can’t honestly say there is a list of things that I could have done that I didn’t? I have very little regrets in that regard. 

---I am willing to see and recognized my flawed personality traits, but rarely ever actually do anything to fix them. I am a big of a believer in accepting yourself with all the flaws (part of the side effects of recovering from perfectionism) but that mentality has a different problem... in which you are so comfortable with the problems that you don’t have any desire to fix them? Yeah.  

---Um, I have a major weakness for brown eyed, brunette girls and have fallen waaaay too hard for too many of them in my life for it to not be a thing (that Alex teases me relentlessly about). Honestly the list is long, but good news. Fiona is on that list. <3

---Potential. I have a weakness for potential, sometimes that manifests in craft materials. (Oh I could make this into this other thing!) So I have quite the collection of crafting hoards. I rarely buy plants when they are big because I am far more interested in getting a small plant because of it its potential to grow into something. I love love love love working in clay because there is just SO MUCH potential for it to become really ANYTHING???? Its amazing!!! Like, if you imagine in there is a way to make it real. And I am obsessed with that feeling. 

--- I have a weakness for cream. I like half and half in my tea. I like whipped cream on my waffles. I like straight up cream on my strawberries. I like clotted cream on scones. I like creamy milkshakes. The creamiest of cheeses. If its a cream based sauce I’m in. Just. Cream. 

SEVEN Things I Love:

I just now realized that there is a difference in the lists for “like” and “love” LOL there is no difference to me. I have no moderation, I either love something with my whole heart or not at all. So lets wax some poetry on things I have already listed, because the things I like I also love. 

--- Okay, pottery, so like, Pottery is amazing??? Because you take dirt!!! like muddy gross squishy dirt!!!! and you mold it into something you like???? And then you FIRE IT!!! Like how metal is that???? You are creating something from DIRT. And on top of that, it lasts FOREVER. like, people hundreds of years from now are gonna be digging up our civilization and our computers are going to be dead, our papers and paintings: dead, our books? Hopefully not dead. But whats going to be left is our city foundations, our places, our trash and our shitty broken pots. And goddamn, I am obsessed with looking around our world and just IMAGINING what these people in the far off future are gonna think. And there isn’t a single piece of pottery that I make in which I am not thinking those exact thoughts and trying to imagine what that person in the future is going to be like when they find this.

--- And on that note, places are just so fricking cool. Because I grew up in a mono-culture where the majority of the population belonged to the same culture and the identity of the place was a direct reflection of the people. But other places have SO MUCH DIVERSITY and I am just amazed and inspired about how you can take SO MANY PEOPLE from SO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES and pack them all into a city, and then that city becomes its own culture??? and has its own Identity??? Like, New Yorkers, those people come from fucking everywhere on the entire planet, and YET everyone knows there is a New York culture that is just agreed upon? And New York has an cohesive identity to how it functions, and how it works. Just. How amazing is that. And Minneapolis, jeez, bless Minneapolis. Because it has the midwestern identity but its developing one all on its own. And it doesn’t have a National presence yet, so in a lot of ways its just developing its identity for the world and its just so amazing to see all the different ways that people provide input on how they want their city to develop, and with each step it comes closer and closer to a face it wants to display to the world??? Its like, seeing a teenage, trying out who they want to be and developing them self to become a real adult. And goddamnit I want to see Minneapolis into a fully mature Nationally known city. I can’t wait. 

---So plants, are like. The best therapy. Because plants don’t really talk, well okay I think they do, BUT PHYSICALLY, they don’t talk. And so in order to figure out what they need to you have to listen to them in a very different way then humans are used to?? You have to observe, and check-in and interact and just learn about a plant so that you can care for it. And I think thats exactly how humans are too, except we have this obnoxious thing called talking that sometimes make it difficult to actually figure out what is going on down below. Its easy for someone to say they are fine when they really are not. But plants don’t get to say that they are fine. When they suffer they do so silently and while they may want to scream for more water they have to let you know in other ways, drooping, changing color, dropping all its leaves in protest. And thats the other thing about plants too, is that every type of plant asks for help differently? How amazing is that. You have to get to know the plant on an individual level, there is no “one way fits all” fix-it for plant care. You have to know your plant. You don’t have to know all the plants in the world, just the ones you take into your care. And thats just so symbolic for me. And when I am taking care of my plants, I am taking care of myself too. Water for the plants, water for the Becca. Sunlight for the plants, sunlight for the Becca. Extra boost of fertilizer for the plants, extra boost of vitamins for the Becca. And I love my plants, even with their imperfections and wild ways of growing. Sometimes they get a whole lotta attitude in how they grow, and it isn’t picture perfect, but that doesn’t matter. Cause thats my plant! And its growing and thriving and I am so happy that its doing well! It doesn’t need to be the prettiest plant that ever existed. It just needs to live. And damn thats all I need. 

---Purple is just an amazing color. Like everyone has heard the poetry talking about the richness and royalty and the history that the color purple has. But for me? Purple was a color I was immediately drawn to as a kid for no apparent reason but that I liked it. And I was not allowed, because the color purple was Barney colors and my parents were so very concerned that the other kids would torment me (spoilers, the kids found other reasons to torment me, and I was just denied being allowed to wear my favorite color). And then there was the instance of my grandmother, who, lets be honest, doesn’t win any “good grandparent” awards. And she LOATHS the color purple. Just thinks its really ugly. And took every chance to tell me that whenever I went shopping with her or if she wanted to get me a gift and was looking for input. So i went through all these stages when I was little, only being allowed to like pink, but then internalized misogyny said that was dumb so then I chose blue to be my favorite color while completely denying that what I wanted was purple. So yeah. By the time college came around and I was an “adult” (lol) I was just like. Fuck this shit no one can tell me what I am allowed to like and claimed purple for everything in my life. and I mean. e v e r y t h i n g. Backpack? Purple. Every piece of clothing I owned? Purple. Jackets? Purple. ipod? Purple. Does the object come in purple? Yes. Well then that is the correct answer. When I broke down and finally dyed my hair purple (like I have wanted to do since I was little, but again, I was not allowed and can you imagine being a non-mormon kid in the little valley with purple hair in high school??? Fuck I would have been the anti-christ of all sinners.) But in Minneapolis it seemed like it would be far more acceptable and wouldn’t result in immediate social disgrace. So I did it. I graduated my undergrad and dyed my hair purple because I could. And it changed my entire life. No more wall-flowering. No more hiding in the shadows praying no one notices that you don’t quite belong. No more pretending that you don’t exist so that people can walk all over you as they pass by. When you have a wildly different color hair, you have to own it. There is no “oh haha, whoops” about it. You made that decision, you put the color in your hair with that intention. And now its there to stay until you cut it all off. And that was the kick in the butt for me. That was the thing I need to own my own self and to lay claim to my voice. And for a while, it wasn’t easy. It was learning a whole new skillset. And there was definitely a major time span that was just “fake it until you make it”. But I kept faking it for the sake of my purple hair, because every time I looked into the mirror it made me so happy I could cry. I wasn’t looking a the mirror nitpicking my reflection any more. I was just joyful, because my hair was purple and I loved it. So every time someone made a comment whether it was good or bad, I would be dying on the inside from having the attention on me. But I would pull out the big ole grin of joy that I wasn’t really feeling and be like “Yeah isn’t it great! Its my favorite color!” And the good comments would be happy for me, and the bad comments would be thrown off by my enthusiasm and usually go away. And at one point that big joyful grin wasn’t just a farce, and now, 9 years later, working for the federal government and people try and make a jab at my hair, I can just laugh and tell them how much fun having colorful hair is. And that they should give it a try too. 

[lxme-xss-imxgines]

Entwined

Prompt: A long time ago, long before modern civilization, there were eight souls bound together. Seven of these eight were born immortal, and they passed along their gift to their loved one. Not long after she was hunted by both mortal and immortal for being a living atrocity. Her current body perished, and they could only hope to one day meet her reincarnation.

Pairing: OT7 x reader 

Word count: 1.8k

Warnings: Death, swearing, cliche’s 

Intro 1 2

A/n: this is kind of a filler chapter and not as long as I wanted it to be,,, but if you read it the spot I stopped at seemed like a pretty good ending for this part….. Do yall want more ?? Or does this satisfy you?? lollol (also,,, not edited lol whoops)

Taglist: @thefirewasfriendly @rosita7703 @herosvillians87 @part-time-patronus

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When Y/n wakes up the next morning, she instantly wishes she hadn’t. Dull pain is throbbing all over her body, making it harder to want to get up. 

After getting past the pain, she finally realizes that the bed she’s in doesn’t feel familiar -  at all. There’s too many pillows, the blankets are too soft, and it’s much too large. 

What am I? Fucking Goldilocks? She shakes her head and observes her surroundings, coming to a conclusion that she is in fact in someone else’s bedroom, in someone else’s house. 

Queue panicking. 

She slips out of the bed, her feet landing soundlessly onto the carpet placed next to it. She feels something soft flowing around her knees, and only now has she paid any attention to what she’s wearing. 

A black, lace-embroidered, silk nightgown. 

“This is definitely not what I was wearing last night,” At the thought of last night, a sudden wave of memories flooded her brain, causing her to close her eyes in pain as she remembers the events of the previous evening. 

A sudden knocking at the door stops her train of thought, her eyes suddenly snapping up to look in the direction of where the sound originated from. 

Y/n stands frozen, not sure if it would be the best idea to answer. Although she does remember feeling safe with whoever got her out of the club, she still feels uneasy. 

“Hey, are you awake, princess? You missed breakfast this morning,” a soft voice comes from the other side. A few beats of silence passes,”I’m going to come in, okay?” 

Y/n’s breath hitches, as she has no choice but to face whoever is about to walk in the door. She watches as the knob turns, the door pushing open slowly. When his eyes land on her, she looks like a deer caught in the headlights. 

Another wave of memories enters her brain, though these ones don’t seem familiar. They cause pain as they flash through her mind, causing her to fall to her knees as she clutches her head. 

The man’s eyes widen at the sight, rushing toward her,”Y/n? Are you okay?” His hands hesitate to touch her, as she still doesn’t really know them . . . yet. 

“I, uh,” she raises her eyes and meets with his again. Her eyebrows furrow,”Jimin?” 

A smile breaks out on his face in an instant,”Yeah, princess? Do you remember?”

“Only bits and pieces . . . I’m still very confused. I remember your faces, and your names . . . and I remember being happy. But not for very long,” something flashes across Jimin’s face; sadness, maybe. A tear leaves Y/n’s eye, and Jimin wipes it before she even notices it fell. 

“That’s a good sign that you remember me. I think this time we’ll be happy for a long time. As soon as you get all your memories back,” he takes her hand in his, and she doesn’t pull away. And he feels cold. 

Cold like the arm wrapped around her neck the previous night. 

Her eyes go wide,”Jimin . . . what happened last night? Is what I remember true? Or at least what I think I remember?”

“You’ll have to specify a bit, princess.”

“That man bit my neck and drank my blood. He called me a human,” he  begins to open his mouth, but then closes it again. Y/n begins to shake slightly,”Please don’t lie to me, Jimin. With all these new memories and what happened at the club last night- oh god,” her hand flies to cover her mouth,

“What is it?” Jimin leans closer, trying to figure out what has her so startled. 

“Mina,” tears well up in Y/n’s eyes,”I never texted her to make sure she got out, oh god- where’s my phone?” 

Jimin points in the direction of the nightstand and she’s up in a second, dashing to grab her device.

She picks it up with shaky hands, clicking on Mina’s contact. 

“Pick up, pick up, pick up!” 

Ring. 

Ring. 

Ring.

“Y/n? Where the hell are you? Did you get out of the club? Are you okay?” the biggest sigh of relief leaves her mouth, smiling in revelation that her friend is okay.

“Yes, I’m fine. I met an old friend at the club last night and he helped me get out. I’m so glad you’re safe,” Y/n walks over and sits across from Jimin as she continues her conversation, not quite wanting him to leave yet.

“Yeah, no shit. What was that? I knew some high profile people clubbed there but holy fuck.”

“I don’t know, the guys with the guns were,” y/n spots Jimin’s apprehensive gaze, causing her to end her sentence. “Mina, I’ll see you soon. I have to, uh, take care of something.”

“Um, alright. Love you, I guess I’ll see you later.”

She hangs up, looking back at the male across from her,”They were looking for you. Why were they looking for you? And he said you had a morality code against harming innocent humans? What the hell does that mean?”

He stays silent for a moment, contemplating.

“I think you need to see-”

“Namjoon. He can help, right?” Y/n cuts him off. “That’s what my few memories of you tell me, anyway.” 

“You would be correct, princess. I’m sure you have a lot of questions, and he is much better at explaining than the rest of us when it comes to this situation, as we’ve learned,” he sends a small smile, standing up and extending a hand out to her. 

She takes it, pulling herself up, and unexpectedly close to Jimin’s face. On instinct, she gives him a kiss on the cheek.

“Thank you. For getting me out of there. I’m not really sure why you seem to care for me so much, though I’m sure it’ll come back to me eventually.” Y/n does a double take at her own words, taken aback at the formalness of them. “That was weird.”

Jimin just chuckles slightly, making her eyeball him. 

“Wait, you said you guys learned that he’s the best at it. Does that mean-”

He grabs her by the shoulders and steers her toward the door,”Ah ah ah, save your questions for Joonie. I am not qualified,” this time, y/n is the one to laugh. 

*** 

“A vampire. You are telling me that a-” 

“Yes, love. A vampire. As we have told you before-”

“A fucking vampire. You’ve gotta be shitting me,” Y/n huffs and crosses her arms, leaning back into the chair. “The audacity! Just drinking my blood like that.”

The boys and Y/n are all currently sat in the living room, trying to answer all the questions they can. They haven’t got very far. 

“Well, she hasn’t changed,” Yoongi remarks and the others stifle a laugh. 

She suddenly stands up,”And another thing!”

“Oh, here we go again,” Tae leans his face into his hands,”You’d think after doing this like, four times she’d remember quicker.”

Y/n’s head snaps to his direction,”Listen, Tae-Tae! My brain is in fact a brain, not a computer. It needs time. It doesn’t just instantly download all of my past memories and feelings.”

The room goes silent for a moment, and Y/n is washed with confusion upon their silence. She raises an eyebrow at them, beckoning an explanation.

“You called me Tae-Tae.” Y/n’s face drops at Taehyung’s reminencint expression,”You used to call me that all the time.”

Namjoon’s voice suddenly grabs all of the attention in the room,”Y/n, there’s something else you should know and that might help in regaining your lost memories from all of your past lives.”

“Wait, let me guess. All of you are also vampires.” Y/n giggles a little, but is stunned when met with another round of silence. “No way, I was right?” 

“Yes, but there’s something else . . . “ Namjoon trails off.

“Well?” Y/n crosses her arms once again.

Namjoon hesitates, but Yoongi doesn’t.

“You were one too, babygirl. A long time ago,” yoongi smiles slightly, hoping to put you at ease.

Although his smile is charming, it does nothing to stop a third wave of memories from entering your brain for a third time since the morning. 

Y/n collapses once again, and the boys are surrounding her in a flash.

“Don’t interfere,” Namjoon warns,”It could interrupt the process.”

Y/n is on her back, gasping as the most painful wave of memories she’s had yet plant themselves in her mind. 

“It’s so hot, why is it so hot?” Her eyes are clenched shut, no longer aware of her current surroundings,”Where are they? Why aren’t they here? I’ll find you all again, I promise, I swear!”

“Take me, but please don’t take them. Please.” 

Although the boys have seen this many times, each time hits them just as hard. They’re leaning on each other for support, tears flowing freely from some of their eyes. 

Y/n goes completely still, her face serene as she loses consciousness for a mere moment. 

The boys fall silent as they wait for her to open her eyes once again.

Jin sighs,”How long?”

“Not sure, could be-”

Namjoon’s sentence never leaves his mouth as Y/n wakes up once more, moving quickly into a sitting position.

She looks around slowly, carefully taking in the boys, as if for the first time. “Please don’t let me die this time. I don’t think I can do it again.” 

A few tears leave her eyes, and sadness takes hold in the boy’s hearts for a moment. 

“Princess, we never meant to let you die so many times. It hurt so much. We always get scared we won’t find you again,” jimin’s lip quivers as he speaks, pain striking in his chest. “We’ll try so hard this time around, I promise.” 

Y/n nods,”You have to turn me, right? To make sure the natural deaths of a human can’t happen to me, right?” 

Hoseok chuckles through his tears,”this happens every time, sweet girl. You remember us but you haven’t made any new memories yet in this life. You still don’t quite know us.”

“You’re right, I’m sorry. It’s just all those memories brought emotions with them and it feels like I’ve known you forever . . . “

A hand suddenly comes up and cups Y/n’s cheek, and she looks up to face Jungkook. “It’s because you have, my love.” 

This brings instant warmth to her heart and her face, causing her to hide in Jungkook’s shoulder.

“You always try and make me blush for no reason, Kookie. Think you could stop doing that this time around?” the other’s laugh at her antics. 

Y/n feels Kook shaking his head,”not in a million years, love.”

“Well, fuck.”

They all break out in obnoxious laughter at her jab at their abnormally long lifespans, silently hoping that this would be the last time they would have to go through this again.

[mukamibabe]

Can this birthday girl get a really good scenario? No rush though, dear zwz So, I was thinking about a scenario where the s/o showers their "lover" with love and affection on the s/o's birthday I need some fluff (although it wouldn’t probably be whoops) thank you, you‘re the best

hi!!! i know you said scenarios but honestly?? scenarios aren’t my strong suit so.. hope some ‘headcanons’??? are okay!!! also idk how to fluff but i tried???? idk lol love you thank you for requesting!!

also!!!! mentions of nsfw???? idk sorry about that,, but.. these are the diaboys- it’s hard to keep it squeaky clean dskdskdk

Sakamaki’s:

Shu: 

• well,, it’d take a lot of effort for him to actually do anything- he might even just bite them and be like ‘lol here happy birthday’ but more.. intimate skksks

• he doesn’t see the big deal about birthdays, but if his s/o wants some love, he’ll give them love, even if it’s really.. nothing new. kisses, cuddles, y’know. that other fluffy stuff

• yeah no,, he doesn’t really care about birthdays,, because he’s a vampire, and birthdays mean nothing to him, so he’s not really sure like.. if his s/o wants like a party or something but.. that’s not happening

• not because he doesn’t care about his s/o,, but he just.. doesn’t see what’s so exciting about birthdays,, so… idk-

• if they want something, they’ll have to ask because otherwise he’ll just love on them like he usually would

Reiji: 

• i imagine if his s/o has been good,, he’d probably have a surprise date thing prepared

• i feel like he’d have a certain little spot reserved for the two of you, with no one else around. he’d go all out; a nice cheesy candlelit dinner, with a fantastic view of the moonlight shining above them.

• also it’s a surprise,, too. he doesn’t tell them where they’re going, or what they’re going to do.

• and when they get home?? 

• LOTS OF LOVE from reiji. all types of love, however his s/o wants it. it’ll be a very special night for the two of them.

Ayato:

• he wakes you up like a child on christmas morning- 

• he’s probably more excited over it than his s/o tbh. he’s very ready to celebrate. does he know what to do? no, but it’s going to be fun

• oOOoOOo maybe an amusement park? ?? OoOoOo or maybe we could have a party..!!

• so.. he didn’t have anything planned out, but he WILL throw a party for you, and no one is going to be able to stop him. he’ll try to make you a cake, or cupcakes.. or your favorite food if you don’t like cake. he has to make sure he likes it, too though.

• it’ll be a cute party; for once, all of the attention is on his s/o, and not on himself. and you know what? the after party is even better-

Kanato:

• ok first of all, his s/o is having cake whether they like it or not. actually, never mind. they’re going to have a whole buffet of sweets.

• he doesn’t really see the thing behind birthdays, it’s just another year that’s passed, but that doesn’t mean he can’t celebrate, right? he’s going to eat all the sweets and he’s going to share this special day with his s/o

• he’ll be very clingy; like.. he wants to try and do something special, but he really doesn’t know how? like.. he can only think of little things, like sharing his sweets with them, and maybe even letting them hold teddy or something

• but he’s going to get you all dressed up, looking cute and beautiful (as per usual!!) and you guys are going to go for a walk. he wants to get you something, but he has no clue what to do 

• but over all, on their birthday he’s very gentle and affectionate, assuming the s/o isn’t trying to set him off.

Laito:

• …i think you already know where this is headed but… birthday sex. all day. he’ll do it in the morning, he’ll do it in the afternoon. whatever his s/o wants. and if they don’t want sex, that’s fine. he’s actually being nice for once and isn’t pressuring them.

• honestly, even if his s/o doesn’t want sex,, he’s also really wanting to cuddle and hold them in his arms alll day. he’d shower them in kisses, and a bunch of little love bites, giving them all the affection they deserve.

• once they’re both out of bed, he’ll offer to take them out to a cafe or something, getting them whatever they want, and still continuing to shower them with love; but not so physical this time.

• also, get in loser we’re going shopping- sdkksks laito is going to take them out wherever they want. you want to buy some cute outfits or something? ?sure lets go lol

• and to end the day, laito probably makes a very special alone time thing with them, revealing his sweet present that he got for them, and just genuinely being very… sentimental. 

Subaru:

• he’s heard of humans and their excitement over birthdays and parties and stuff, so he tried to plan ahead but got frustrated and :(

• so he decides to improvise, and although it’s nothing like.. expensive, you know it came from his heart. he’ll take his s/o away somewhere private, not wanting his brothers to disturb your special day.

• it’s very sweet, really. like.. a cheesy romantic thing but.. it’s cute- 

• he’ll take them out by the lake, where the moon’s reflection hits against the calm water. he’ll take them to the rooftop, to feel the cool breeze, to feel that feeling of watching over everyone, and everything. and to top it off, of course, he’s going to give them some flowers, and some nice, sweet kisses.

• it’s a very tender moment with just the two of you, and if he hasn’t already, he probably says ‘i love you’ for the first time. it’s very cute, ok- i can go on and on for this one

Mukami’s:

Ruki:

• um he’s been planning to do something for their birthday for like… a month.

• this one depends on what his s/o would rather do, though. it’s not like he’d ask,, but he’s very observant, so he has a pretty good judgement and thinks he knows what his s/o would love. 

• would they want to go on a date? fine with him. maybe they just want to stay home and be with him? also fine with him. he’s willing to do whatever his s/o wants to do on their birthday, as long as it’s nothing wild like a strip club or something sdkskks

• it’s actually super cute. he’s very lovey dovey all day. he can be pretty lovey dovey when he’s close to his s/o, but on their birthday? they’re going to get all of the love he can give.

• also!!! a cute little birthday party with himself, his s/o, and his brothers is happening, even if his s/o doesn’t want it. it’s going to be amazing, i promise. and it wont be long, because he has to still love on his s/o tonight,, duh

Kou:

• um... as soon as his s/o gets out of their room, there’s that cliche ‘surprise!!!’ thing when everyone (and i mean everyone; all of their friends, hell, even the sakamaki’s if his s/o gets along w/ them-)

• everything is decorated with his s/o’s favorite color/s, and he’s already got a table stacked with gifts and the dining room filled with various foods. he’s very ready for a party.

• he probably records everything/livestreams it because?? it’s cute. he’s really excited. not because the birthday part, he just really likes parties.

• oh! he’s also going to set up a private show for them. it’ll be mostly innocent, just him singing a song or two that he made for his s/o,, but he probably starts to get a little nasty-

• it’s not much of like.. a sweet alone time thing for kou and his s/o, but with all the work he put in for this... his s/o better not complain ksksk

Yuma:

• lol honestly,, he knew it was coming up but he’s been trying not to freak out about it because??? he wants to celebrate but like.. how?? just with cake or somethin???

• and you know what? he does make his own cake for his s/o. it’s a little sloppy (think of hagrid’s cake for harry but a little more decorated skdkdsks) but it probably tastes fantastic

• he really wants to make it more special, but he has no clue how, and his s/o is probably able to realize that he wants to do more. besides, i feel like he’d straight up just tell them, too. 

• he leaves most of it up to his s/o, but like ruki, he’s willing to do whatever they want to do; he just wants to spend time with his s/o, and he wants them to have a good birthday.

• omg!!! i can imagine him planting like.. his s/o’s favorite flower or something,, and they’re both planting it together and it’s just so wholesome.. :’‘)

Azusa:

• awwww KSJDFKSJD he wakes his s/o up with soft kisses, playing with their hair as he hums the happy birthday song.. yknow

• the fact that they’re another year older really doesn’t matter to him, but he knows humans can either have a very negative, or positive view on birthdays, and azusa’s here to help it be an amazing day

• he does get a little carried away with harming himself i imagine, but he’s really trying not to today. he wants this day to be all about his s/o, not himself. so if his s/o wants him to do anything, he will. he always will, but today.. it’s more special

• seriously; this day is all up to his s/o. if they want to lay in bed all day and love on each other, azusa’s more than willing to do that. if they want to go out, azusa’s willing to do that. he’s up for anything, as long as his s/o will be happy

• but... like the rest of the mukami’s answers,,, a family party is very necessary. there is going to be a celebration with his brothers. he wants to share this moment with his brothers, and he thinks his s/o would like it, as well.

[sunis-story-corner]

A kid's life is complicated; Creation of Akatsuki a club for tough kids?

yahiko) arg I'm so bored why did he have to leave us here can't we just keep on traveling _______ nagato) I like it here; and we have real bads Now _______ konan) Maybe there's something we can do that'll be fun and then you won't think about traveling

konan) You know what I've been thinking about lately maybe we should do something like help the awkward kids out ________ yahiko) Help them? ___________ nagato) Wait let me get down  

nagato)  owwy ____ konan) Oh my God are you okay ______ yahiko) {Wow Konan's butt has been getting bigger lately}

nagato) Yeah I'm fine go ahead and say what you're going to say I'm just going to sit here ______ konan) Okay if you're sure; but what I was meaning is maybe we should have a group or something for awkward kids Who have trouble making friends

_______ yahiko) It doesn't really seem like anyone's having trouble making friends other than us lol ______ nagato) Well it would help us to __________ konan) And maybe our club can be better than any other club maybe it'll be like having a family

____________  yahiko) yea but would people join it though? _____ konan) of course everybody wants to belong somewhere yahiko

konan) And it can even be something for people that are different like if you have different eyes; which are very pretty by the way

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  nagato) Or if paper comes out of you.

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  konan) hehe;  I think we should ask Tsunade when she's not so busy if we can have a club

|Sorry for the lighting situation I don't know how to fix it|

konan) Hey shizune is lady Tsunade busy? we have a question to ask for: we are thinking about making a club

shizune) Oh that sounds fun and no she isn't busy at the moment do you have a teacher? yet every Club needs a teacher; you know so the students don't do anything crazy 

_________ konan) No not really I guess we should find one before we ask Tsunade...

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konan) So what teacher do you think would work?

__________ yahiko) They have to be really cool so we can do whatever we want _______  nagato) It can't be iruka sensei because he just teaches little kids ___________ konan) I don't think there's any teachers that don't already have a group; And anko is still in training ____________ yahiko) I know what about the music teacher?

______ konan) You mean Orochimaru? ___________ yahiko) Totally ________ nagato) I don't know he's kind of weird

yahiko) Orochimaru we have something to ask you

_______________________________ konan) Maybe you should call him Mister snake

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nagato) ....... Hello sir

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yahiko) I think he's ignoring us

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konan) I don't think he noticed us

________________ yahiko) I know a way to make him pay attention

ORCHIMARU!!!!!

Orochimaru)  Ahh! what are you kids doing in here

konan) We had a question to ask you; also what were you looking at on your computer?

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Orochimaru) I was looking up history on vampires

______ yahiko) Why?

Orochimaru) Don't worry about it; what questions were you trying to ask?

_________________ konan) Well we are Trying to make a Club and we need a teacher the club's going to be for kids that have trouble making friends and troubled kids

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Orochimaru) I don't mind helping you guys out with that;

I was kind of a troubled kid too

__________________________ yahiko) awesome now all we got to do is talk to Tsunade!!!   

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Orochimaru) Oh hey you're back I have to warn you; you got guests in your office 

Tsunade)  Guests?

Orochimaru) Yeah but it's nothing bad just go see

yahiko) When the heck is she going to get back we've been sitting in here forever!

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nagato)  No we haven't it's only been here for like 3 minute

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yahiko) Maybe it's taking her so long because of those big old boobs they probably slow her down

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nagato)  yahiko she came in the room meaning she's behind you guys

Tsunade) I got real big what!; You better give me a real good reason not whoop your whole ass

konan) Yes ma'am we were thinking about making a club for kids that have trouble making friends and troubled kids too

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Tsunade)  I'm listening 

konan) Okay alright so we already have a teacher for the group we thought that Mr Snake would be a good  candidate

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Tsunade)  Orochimaru has been asking to have his own group so this could work; Also did you say troubled kids

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  konan) Yeah I thought we could  help them with like anger issues and things like that

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Tsunade)  I might have a bunch of kids for you guys to help already

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konan) is it Naruto cuz I'm not sure if we can handle him

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Tsunade)  No it's not Naruto lol;They're not in the school yet but when they get here i will introduce you to them it will help me a lot if you guys can get them in the club; matter of fact they don't really have a choice it's you guy's choice though I don't want to put more responsibility on you kids

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konan)  No we can handle it they can't be that bad 

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to Be continued again and the next episode you'll finally see those Troublesome kids in the school!!!!! and see the lovely things that the teachers and Konan, nagato and yahiko have to deal with; they're going to have so much fun