#touya x kotori

[mikunato]

Songbird

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synopsis : Touya Todoroki and Kotori Ishida had known each other ever since they could remember. Time healed but time also tore apart the buried scars. As best friends, heroes in training and as pros, this is their journey — Dabi and Saphira's. Because together, they are unstoppable.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

[bemused-writer]

CLAMP and Rarepairs

I’ve realized that when it comes to CLAMP works, I seem to only have rarepairs or passive ships and this makes it difficult interacting with pretty much any of the fanbase. XD

Behold my hot takes what I ship in the following series:

Tokyo Babylon: Nothing. I kind of like Hokuto/Unnamed Best Friend, though. Really wish CLAMP had given her a name...

X/1999: Subaru/Kamui, mostly, which will shock no one seeing as I recently wrote a ship manifesto about them. 8) I also like Kamui/Kotori and Kamui/Yuzuriha and those are the very definition of rarepair. Hokuto/Kakyou is also good.

Cardcaptor Sakura: I actually do like Touya/Yukito and that’s a main ship in the fanbase. Always wondered how they’d sort out Yue; I should probably read the sequel. I’m cool with Sakura/Syaoran; I’m glad things worked out for them. I like Sakura/Tomoyo as well.

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle: Nothing noteworthy. Sakura/Fay had some nice moments from what I recall, so that could have been a good ship. Sakura/Syaoran is okay. Neutral towards Kurogane/Fay.

xxxHolic: Nothing very strongly. One-sided Watanuki/Yuuko (on Watanuki’s part) is definitely the most interesting to me and seems the most plot relevant. Watanuki/Himawari is cute and angsty and possibly mutual later in the series and also doomed for failure. One-sided Doumeki/Watanuki is acceptable on Doumeki’s part. The key to xxxHolic is that nothing can be reciprocated and if it is it can’t work. Yay? 8)

[astharoshebarvon]

vampire knight

Will this be a rant? Of sorts, maybe.

It seems now there is another discourse in VK fandom, this time about whether Ren and Ai will be a romantic couple or not. Firstly, Hino is drawing them in a suggestive way, that’s true.

Do I care if they end up together or not? Not really. She has drawn Kaname and Zero in a suggestive way many times, hell, even in recent covers Zero is literally all over Kaname. Not to mention Zero/Kaname has way more fanfictions and incredible fanarts than either of the canon straight couples. It’s true, just check it.

Think what you want, above illustration is pure Zero/Kaname and Yume.

And, in the below one, Zero’s hand...Sorry, two rivals and enemies just don’t do that.

Look at the above illustration, that’s not how two guys stand if they are enemies, they just don’t.

Secondly, both Ai and Ren have an intense need of another’s blood. Now, many people say their relationship is creepy…

Sorry, but many shoujo mangas and mainstream novels have the same crap. The girl is obsessed with the boy and also ends up with him. Yikes. Gross.

And, those stories are celebrated. So, why be against these two? Oh, wait, it’s because they are not hetero.

Hino is not doing anything great even if they do come out as a couple, Clamp has done it many times and Clamp works are way more popular than Hino’s can ever be.

X, a shoujo genre manga has Kamui and Fuuma.

They loved each other, don’t even try to argue with me about it.

Seishirou and Subaru, the most tragic couple of manga and anime are also in it. CCS has Yue with Clow Reed, Yukito/Yue and Touya, Sakura and Tomoyo, some of these feelings are one sided, but none of them are hated.

These couples are way more popular than whole VK manga. Rg Veda, another shoujo has Amaterasu and Souma, Taishakuten and Ashura-ou, Yasha and Ashura can also be interpreted as an M/M couple. Oh, wait. That’s canon. They are together in Tsubasa.

And, don’t get me started on Fai and Kurogane. There you go people, these are shonen and shoujo mangas which have same sex couples.

And, the readers know there was something going on between Fai and Kurogane even if it’s not stated explicitly.

Clamp literally said,”do not call Fuuma and Kamui brothers”. They are soulmates. They don’t even mention the obsessed fangirl, kotori.

Arina Tanemura, whose stories are a perfect example of a  fangirl ending with the guy they were after, also has a single M/M couple in one of her works. Mostly in her stories, the main girl likes one guy, but in the end, that guy never ends up with her. He ends up with one of the obsessed fangirls.

Am I still bitter about how dirty the mangaka did Itsuki Otomiya? Yes. The sweetheart doesn’t even know Haine was his daughter, and the whole bloody cast had coloured illustrations, a freaking artbook is there for the series, but not a single illustration for him. Yikes.

I hope she redeems herself and makes Tokita and Chikage a couple in 31 Ai dreams. The only series of hers which didn’t have this cliché was Sakurahime Kaden and Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne.

And, let’s be honest, Eiichi would have have ended up with another fangirl if he wasn’t dead in Full moon. Thank god he was spared that bullshit. But, then again, he dies. That’s not good either.

Gentleman’s alliance cross, Nekota are just bad. Yes, the art is beautiful, but that doesn’t mean the males of her series deserved to end up with obsessive fangirls.

The one with underage relationship, Nekota or whatever [thank god that was never picked up by Viz.] In this, the blue haired dude, Serizawa, who the main girl liked from the beginning didn’t end up with her, he ended up with a fangirl. Ugh.

And, it is incestuous, the girl has feelings for her underage cousin.  Right.

Her art is beautiful, but damn it, her stories are so annoying.

For her only M/M couple in shinshi doumei cross, she had to make one half of the MM couple a cross dresser.

The guy, Maora was wearing woman’s clothing every time he and Maguri were shown together. He was never once shown as his real, tall self with Maguri.

And, she has said she isn’t comfortable with yaoi, but is okay with shonen ai.

Right.

But the point is, it’s been done many times.

In Hana Kimi, one of the protagonist’s elder brother is gay. He was the school’s physician if I am not wrong. So, Hino is not doing anything new.

Kyou Kara Maou is a shoujo manga, but it has Wulfrum and Yuri, two guys as a main couple. Granted, nothing happens, but they are engaged.

The manga was published in Asuka, a shoujo magazine.

Same goes for uraboku, Luka loves Yuki, regardless of the fact whether he is a female or a male. Senshirou and Kuroto were together, Hotsuma and Shusei were married in previous lives and they were very much together in the present as well.

Do I think Ren and Ai will end up together, I dunno. Maybe they will, maybe they won’t. But I don’t think she will show them as a couple. If she will, fine. If she doesn’t, then also fine. They have an intense desire to be with each other, and their relationship is not parallel to Kaname and Yuuki’s or Haruka and Juri’s.

One can say they are like Rido, Yuuki’s uncle, not like the above two couples.

There are many differences between them and the two couples.

And, let’s not forget the harem Sara created, in fact she even kissed one of the girls.

Do I care about Ren and Ai ? No.

My sole reason for reading this manga is: Yume. Just bring Yuuki back and show Yume happily ever after. I really don’t care who ends up with whom.

But some reasons regarding Renai are hypocritical. This manga has incest, why are you being bothered by it now? Hell, she drew Ichiru and Zero in suggestive way too, and Zero’s care for Ichiru could also be questioned in that case.

I am not sure if the above is Zero and Ichiru or Zero with another personality of his, I don’t want to see my artbook right now, but it can be seen as Zero and Ichiru.

We don’t like yuri and yaoi.

Well, in that case I really hope it happens so it’ll tick off the people who make this statement. Yes, it’s a derogatory statement.

If the mangaka wants to do it, she can, it’s her choice. Hate her for it, plenty do. Zekis and yumes do for their reasons. I dislike the way she does things too, I hate many things she has done. But, hey she still did them.

Read Yona of the dawn in that case, that’s the only series which isn’t “problematic”

But,  Kija and Jaeha can be shipped in that too. I do ship them. And, the author has drawn shonen ai doujinshi’s.

And, Yona was in love with Su-won in the beginning, who is her cousin. Incest is incest, whether it’s between siblings or cousins, they are family.

I really don’t think Hino will show Ren and Ai as a couple. Siblings who are weirdly close, yes. Romantic couple, I don’t think so. If I am wrong, fine.

Just give me my Yume happy ending, and Takuma and Seiren scenes. I literally don’t care about the kids relationship. I just don’t. First, I had to suffer through that traitor’s crap with the stupid bint, Sayori, now this.

Edit :  Finally I read this chapter…

I don’t understand how anyone can even compare whatever crap that is going on between Ai and Ren to Yume and Haruka / Juri. The Kuran couples never looked so fucking weird with each other.

I was absolutely right in thinking their feelings for each other are reminiscent of what Rido felt. Just because Ai is Yume’s daughter doesn’t mean she’s a perfect character. Give me a break. Then again she had a crush on Zero as well.

And, she was raised among people like Ruka and Aidou, traitors and obsessed idiots. It’s no wonder she turned out idiotic.

She looks weird when she says, “she had her sister with her” to Youko.

I am not going to post the image cause its just bad.

Yume and Haruka/Juri were never so fucking creepy. Never.

Ren is just so bland and sad in everything that I don’t know what to think. Youko was the only one who wasn’t weird in this Ch.

The author should just wrap this up, it’s neither interesting nor is evoking any feelings in readers. It’s as bad Sayori/Aidou crap. Just stop with the useless story arcs, show Kaname and Yuuki together and end this shit.

I really don’t think the two girls will end up together. Their scenes aren’t sweet, and if she wants to show them, just do it and move on. They are both boring and least interesting. They are so bad it will not matter whether are together or apart.

They are as bad as other creepily obsessed M/F couples in novels and shoujo manga where the obsessed fangirl ends with the boy. This trope itself is gross. Who even cares about them?

They are only being hyped because they are two girls. When people thought Ren was a boy there wasn’t much reaction. I know there wasn’t. But now that they are two girls…

Hate them because they are stupid, no point in saying we don’t like them because its FF relationship. That’s just bigotry. Or maybe the author should be honest and say I wanted Zero and Kaname to fuck but Yuuki kept on getting in the way. So, I decided to pair their daughters together. because according to the author incest is fine in VK.  Just drop this crap already Hino.

I mean what the hell is up with this boring arc ?

I don’t even understand why stupid shit like this is overlooked in MF couples but if same happens in same sex, everyone is like, looks its unhealthy.  Incest, age difference, obsessed idiots/ fangirls, they are all bad.

I love Clamp, but that Rika and Terada thing was just plain gross. Same goes for Rin and Sesshoumaru.

I kept on telling myself about the latter one, no they are a parent child relationship. But at one point, I had to accept it was anything but family love. I love Sesshoumaru and always will. But I can’t get behind Rin/Sessh or whatever nonsense it was. Sessrin is celebrated, it’s a fact. It’s creepy, don’t deny it.

I know some of their artists and Sesskag [yuck] kept on leaving rude comments on SessKik fanworks, my favourite ship.

And Terada/Rika thing is overlooked because, let’s be honest CCS is fucking awesome. I overlook it and concentrate on yue yukito/ touya, syaoran/sakura.

I just want this RenAi thing to go away. I can’t stand either of them. Just show Kaname and Yuuki together and end this series. Hino should wrap it up and start a new one. VK will not gain the popularity it had at one point no matter what. The author is just coming off as desperate.

[chibicrow]

Natsumeme’s OTP Master List

Behold: the product of nearly the past seven hours of today lmao. 

So my Twitter fam was interested in seeing an OTP Master list after I asked “hey should I make one?” I actually only did this in the event I reblog one of those writing memes where it’s like “write your OTP in this scenario with these tropes” and people . . . actually know what my OTPs are and don’t have to guess at it lmao. 

Without further ado, check under the “read more” for my comprehensive list of OTPs. 

Boku no Hero Academia

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Uraraka Ochako x Tsuyu Asui Ashido Mina x Hagakure Tooru Hagakura Tooru x Ojiro Mashirao  

Ship but I'm not into the ship enough to be gung-ho about it

Todoroki Shouto x Midoriya Izuku   Kirishima Ejirou x Bakugo Katsuki   Yaoyorozu Momo x Jirou Kyouka   Yaoyorozu Momo x Todoroki Shouto  

Cardcaptor Sakura

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Kinomoto Sakura x Syaoran Li

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Kinomoto Touya x Tsukishiro Yue

Cardfight!! Vanguard

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Sendou Aichi x Kai Toshiki   Katsuragi Kamui x Sendou Emi   Mitsusada Kenji (KOUTEI) x Usui Yui  

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Olivier Gaillard x Sendou Aichi Olivier Gaillard x Kai Toshiki   Tokura Misaki x Usui Yuri Tokura Misaki x Tatsunagi Kourin   Tokura Misaki x Kai Toshiki   Mitsusada Kenji (KOUTEI) x Kai Toshiki  

Ship but I'm not into the ship enough to be gung-ho about it

Narumi Asaka x Suzugamori Ren   Kai Toshiki x Suzugamori Ren  Tatsunagi Kourin x Sendou Aichi Souryuu Leon x Sendou Aichi  

Cardfight!! Vanguard G

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Shindou Chrono x Shouji Kazuma Ibuki Kouji x Anjou Mamoru   Kai Toshiki x Sendou Aichi Anjou Tokoha x Okazaki Kumi   Yumizuki Luna x Chouno Am  

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Okazaki Kumi x Shindou Chrono Yumizuki Luna x Shindou Chrono

Durarara!!  

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Celty Sturluson x Kishitani Shinra

Fruits Basket

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Honda Tohru x Sohma Kyo Honda Tohru x Sohma Yuki

Fullmetal Alchemist  

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Edward Elric x Winry Rockbell Roy Mustang x Riza Hawkeye

Hanasakeru Seishounen

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Kajika Burnsworth x Li Ren Fang Kajika Burnsworth x Mahati Sheik di Raginei

Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Ryuugu Rena x Maebara Keichi  

Kimi ni Todoke

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Kuronuma Sawako x Kazehaya Shouta   Yoshida Chizuru x Sanada Ryuu

Natsume Yuujinchou

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Natsume Takashi x Tanuma Kaname

Ouran High School Host Club

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Fujioka Haruhi x Tamaki Suoh Fujioka Haruhi x Hitachiin Hikaru

Phi Brain

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Daimon Kaito x Rook Banjo Crossfield Daimon Kaito x Freecell Daimon Kaito x Raetsel   Himekawa Elena x Sakanoue Gammon   Chieno Tamaki x Jikugawa Souji   Doubt x Mizerka  

ReLIFE

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Hishiro Chizuru x Kaizaki Arata Kairiu Rena x Ooga Kazuomi  

Rurouni Kenshin

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Kamiya Kaoru x Himura Kenshin

Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Tanaka x Ohta

Teen Titans

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Starfire x Robin Raven x Beast Boy Bumblebee x Cyborg Jinx x Kid Flash  

Umineko no Naku Koro Ni

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Ushiromiya Battler x Beatrice   Ushiromiya Jessica x Kanon Ushiromiya George x Shannon

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it  

Yami Yugi/Atem x Yugi Muto Anzu Mazaki x Yugi Muto   Kujaku Mai x Jounouchi Katsuya Kisara x Priest Seto  

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Kujaku Mai x Seto Kaiba Kujaku Mai x Valon Rebecca Hawkins x Mokuba Kaiba Priestess Isis x Kalim   Priestess Isis x Mahado

Ship but I'm not into the ship enough to be gung-ho about it

Ishizu Ishtar x Kujaku Mai Seto Kaiba x Yami Yugi/Atem Anzu Mazaki x Yami Yugi/Atem  

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it  

Yuki Judai x Johan Andersen Yuki Judai x Yubel Tenjoin Asuka x Manjoume Jun

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Tenjoin Asuka x Marufuji Ryo Tenjoin Fubuki x Marufuji Ryo   Edo Phoenix x Marufuji Ryo Edo Phoenix x Echo  

Ship but I'm not into the ship enough to be gung-ho about it

Yuki Judai x Manjoume Jun Yuki Judai x Edo Phoenix Marufuji Ryo x Edo Phoenix

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Yusei Fudo x Bruno/Antinomy Yusei Fudo x Kiryu Kyosuke Izayoi Aki x Crow Hogan Carly Nagisa x Jack Atlus   Crow Hogan x Jack Atlus Yusei Fudo x Jack Atlus  

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Jack Atlus x Kazama Souichi Crow Hogan x Brave Stephanie x Crow Hogan Stephanie x Jack Atlus Sagiri Mikage x Ushio Tetsu Sagiri Mikage x Jack Atlus Izayoi Aki x Sherry Leblanc Sherry Leblanc x Yusei Fudo   The Zetsubou Quartet (Aporia x Z-ONE x Antinomy x Paradox)   Aporia x Z-ONE Antinomy x Z-ONE  

Ship but I'm not into the ship enough to be gung-ho about it

Yusei Fudo x Crow Hogan

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZeXal

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Tsukumo Yuma x Astral Tsukumo Yuma x Kamishiro Ryoga (SHARK SON)

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Kamishiro Rio x Mizuki Kotori Kozuki Anna x Mizuki Kotori   Alito x Tsukumo Yuma   Droite x Gauche   Kamishiro Ryoga (SHARK SON) x Tenjo Kaito   Droite x Tenjo Kaito   Mihael Arclight (III) x Tsukumo Yuma Thomas Arclight (IV) x Kamishiro Ryoga (SHARK SON)  

Ship but I'm not into the ship enough to be gung-ho about it

Tsukumo Yuma x Shingetsu Rei   Mizuki Kotori x Tsukumo Yuma   Astral x Tenjo Kaito  

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Sakaki Yuya x Hiiragi Yuzu Yugo x Rin Crow Hogan x Shinji Weber Kurosaki Ruri x Yuto

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Masumi Kotsu x Hiiragi Yuzu Crow Hogan x Jack Atlus Hiiragi Yuzu x Yugo Hiiragi Yuzu x Yuto Sakaki Yuya x Serena Sakaki Yuya x Dennis Macfield Sakaki Yuya x Michio Mokota Edo Phoenix x Kaito Tenjo Kurosaki Ruri x Dennis Macfield Kurosaki Ruri x Sasayama Sayaka  

Ship but I'm not into the ship enough to be gung-ho about it

Akaba Reiji x Sakaki Yuya Akaba Ray x Zarc   Kurosaki Shun x Yuto

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Fujiki Yusaku (Playmaker) x Kogami Ryoken (Revolver)  

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Ema Bessho (Ghost Girl) x Akira Zaizen Queen x Ema Bessho (Ghost Girl) Aso (Faust) x Kyoko Taki (Baira)  

Yuri!!! On Ice

Definitely hardcore ship and will scream on the rooftops about it

Katsuki Yuri x Viktor Nikiforov  

Hardcore ship but I haven't seen much fan work, so no one knows lol

Mila Babicheva x Sara Crispino  

Ship but I'm not into the ship enough to be gung-ho about it

Otabek Altin x Yuri Plisetsky

[mikunato]

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"And again, pro hero All Might saves the day. Do not leave your seats yet, ladies and gentlemen because our channel has successfully secured an exclusive interview with Japan's favorite Mr. All Might! Let us welcome..."

A yawn ripped out from her throat as she stretched her legs, wishing to bury herself further under the chabudai. The humidity of the summer was just starting to hit Masutafu and it pricked every inch of her skin.

A loud wail startled her awake. She craned her neck to find her mother scrubbing the dining table which squeaked as if its legs could give out at any second. "Hush, boy. I'll give you dinner soon", she cooed at the carrier strapped to her back. "Kotori, turn off the TV. That's enough screen time for you today."

Scratching the maddening itch on her back, she fell onto her back with a 'thunk'. "But moooom, All Might’s interview is on air!"

The woman sighed, discarding her apron onto the table and got herself a glass of water. "I'll record it for you. You can watch it later. It's time for bed."

Crossing her hands over her chest, Kotori tapped her feet against the ground. "It's too hot for sleeping. What happened to the table-fan? Is it not fixed yet?"

At this, her mother shot her a defeated look, rushing again to tend to her brother's cries. "You know how Itsuki needs all those expensive medication to help his with condition? Dear, we're not in the best financial situation right now and had to sell some items to afford all that. Your old books, clothes... Plus the fan won't even be necessary once the rain starts."

Kotori could only stare blankly. She wasn't an idiot, she understood these things. Her brother needed all the help they could get him but she was also a kid. She wished her parents could spend time with her more, pay a little more attention to her. Itsuki could be with them as well but all she yearned for was a little bit of affection.

Dejected, her sullen eyes trailed towards the light post flickering outside. "I understand."

A hand placed on her shoulder, her mother kissed her forehead, patting her cheek. "That's my girl. As for the heat, why don't you take a walk outside, hm?"

"Okay."

And that was precisely how Kotori found herself strolling the busy streets of the city, tailed by shadows and guided by the lampposts shining down upon her, mind buzzing from the cacophony of the nighttime bustle.

The sights of street food vendors greeted her, making her mouth water. For all the stress put on protecting the future generation, nobody seemed to mind a tween walking by herself. Sometimes she'd bump into a busy body, earning herself a sharp glare, other times shopkeepers would shoo her away with a dirty look.

Don't get her wrong, she knew she wasn't repulsive. It was that, she was just 'someone else's problem'. Nobody cared enough to bother. Padding through the cityscape, Kotori didn't realize when she had wound up in a familiar neighborhood or that a serene silence had befallen her surroundings.

The rusty swings creaked, making her head snap in that direction. A familiar figure stood beside the swingset, pulling the iron chains suspending the seat with a distracted air about him.

"Touya!" She called out, not wanting to give him a fright. But he didn't respond, merely lifting his head to fix his sunken eyes on her. "Touya?"

"Kotori...", he trailed off, dipping his head down again. "What're you doing here?"

"I can ask you the same thing, you know", she spat, a frown etched on her face, brows creased. She scanned him head to toe, trying to assess just what had made the spirited boy she knew so shifty when her gaze fell on his hands. "Are those burns?!"

From the tip of his fingers to the back of his palm, the skin was a gruesome purple, charred beyond what was salvageable. Taking his appendages into her own, she inspected the wounds, "Who did this to you?"

"Kotori", he repeated, tugging her by the oversized summer dress towards the foot of the slide. "I hurt them."

'Them'? Who did he mean by that? Touya wouldn't deliberately hurt someone. He could never! Right? Shaking her head, she blocked those thoughts from plaguing her mind. "Touya, h- how did you burn yourself?"

Taking a shaky breath, the silverette tried to suppress the tears that threatened to spill out. "Mama and Shoto... I hurt them. I don't deserve to be a hero, Kotori. I'm just...a bad guy."

Kotori's eyes grew wide, half trying to register the information dumped on her and half wanting to comfort her closest friend who was shivering, sobs raking his body ceaselessly.

Her fingers carded through his unruly tresses as she brought him closer to her, her eyes aflame with a strange sort of defiance. "Why did you hurt them, Touya?"

The boy looked up, eyes red and swollen. "It was a mistake! I never meant to hurt them. I- I swear."

Kotori smiled. "Then, how are you a bad guy? The villains we see on TV do bad things because they want to. Touya, you are nothing like them. Because you regret your actions. Villains don't do that."

But the throbbing pain just won't go away. He never should have charged at Shoto, his brother did nothing wrong. How was he supposed to be the No. 1 hero if he didn't hesitate to harm a little child, his own brother!

Then again, Touya never wanted to harm him. He didn't know why he felt so much anger and subconsciously, he had directed that rage towards Shoto and his quirk had acted on its own. Guilt crept up onto his conscience, vining around his heart like a poisonous serpent.

Sitting him down on the steps of the slide, Kotori sighed in relief, seeing his hysteria die down, even if it was by a fraction. "Touya, you can never do something bad by choice. You made a mistake and you can apologize it. We are allowed that much, aren't we?"

Touya sniffled quietly, his bottom lip quivering. Kotori never recalled seeing him so vulnerable. So human. His eyes, a bright azure glow, reminded her of the sky, stretching endlessly wide that they held the universe in them.

"But dad... he hates me, Kotori. I just wanted him to see that I can be his successor too. But all I am is a good-for-nothing monster! Will it be better if...if I just die?"

For a moment, her world paused, tears brimming her eyes. Why was it so unfair? They were only thirteen.

Touya wasn't bad for wanting his father's validation and she supposed she wasn't selfish to want a little bit of her mother's time. Damnit, weren't adults supposed to be the responsible ones?!

Gently cupping his face, Kotori urged him to look at her. "Stop saying that. You are not bad, you are not a monster. If not anything else, you are my Dabi. My favorite hero." Sitting next to him, she leaned her head onto his shoulder, curling up into his welcoming warmth. "I don't know about anyone else but I don't want to live in a world where Dabi doesn't exist."

Touya swore he froze right then and there, even if just for a split second. Whether it his mind being blank or his body refusing to cooperate, not a peep came out of him.

And there wasn't much said afterwards.

Because the comfort that came with the fact that even if the world was to be against him, there would always be that one person who was ready to defy the entire world for him was unparalleled.

It was strange. They were just little drops of water trying to make a difference in the vast ocean. They were all but a microscopic existence, merely drifting with the tide but they weren't insignificant, at least not to each other.

And for now, that's all that mattered.

"Hey...wanna get an ice pop?"

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01 | Songbird next

"Catch me if you can!"

The patches of snow melted under her feet as she struggled to catch up to the ombre haired boy. "Wait for me, Touya!"

Their dynamic was unexplainable but it was theirs to cherish and to despise. It was just how they worked — Touya always being one step ahead and Kotori following behind without any hesitation.

Huffing from the lack of oxygen from all the chasing in the paradise of ice, the curly haired pinkette plopped down on one of the slate covered benches. "You're always going too fast", she glared at the male who simply chuckled like a kid on Christmas eve.

"I'm not fast, you're just too slow", he teased, slumping down beside her as he threw and arm over her shoulder.

Kotori whined, shoving his side repeatedly, "Get off. You're heavy!"

"Rude", the Todoroki stuck a tongue out, already getting himself ready for another round of tag, pulling his best friend up by the hand. "Break time's over! Let's goooo."

"What? Already?" The girl exclaimed, letting herself be dragged towards a circle formed by all the neighborhood kids. The inking on her arms grumbled in protest; unfortunately for her, her body did not heat up nearly as quick as her companion's. "I'll sit this one out."

Coming to a halt, Touya rounded on her. "Nu-uh. You promised, Tori."

The shorter girl sighed, teeth clattering from the lack of mittens and the numerous holes on her sweater from tear and wear. Her family wasn't as well off as others residing in the area and most days it was tough for her mother to put three square meals on the table for the family. They couldn't afford such luxuries, she was told. "But it's so cold."

Peeking over his shoulder as if to make sure they weren't being observed, Touya leaned down to a hunch, prompting her to do the same. "Wanna see something cool?"

Awe sparkling in her ruby eyes, Kotori nodded eagerly. Touya held his hands out and she latched on, not yet knowing what he was up to but putting her trust in him. Soon, a strange warm sensation filled her. It was like one of her mother's home-cooked meals, filled with love and adoration. It made her feel fuzzy all over.

A massive grin threatened to split his face as Touya watched her eyes light up with joy. "Pretty cool, huh?"

Bursting into a fit of giggles, Kotori ignored the 'shh's from him, throwing her arms around his frame in a bear hug. "You got your quirk! Congratulations!"

"Keep your voice down!"

Taken aback by the rebuke, she tilted her head slightly. "Why?"

Pouting, Touya led them towards the recently abandoned swings. "Just because."

It took a moment but realization dawned on her. Squeezing his hand that snugly held hers, she kicked off the ground. "You didn't tell anybody yet, did you?"

His silence was answer enough.

Smiling, Kotori leaned towards his side, "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. But Touya, now we can finally train to be pros! Our names will be at the top of Japan's Hero Billboard Chart!"

Catching onto her innuendo, Touya smirked, "Yeah. No. 1 hero Dabi and his sidekick, Saphira."

Kotori glared, "Hey! I'm nobody's sidekick!"

"Well you're still slow, Miss Snorlax!" Touya claimed and took off immediately.

"Get back here!"

[mikunato]

"𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐎𝐑 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍 , 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐘 𝐎𝐑 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆"

"𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐄"

"𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐈'𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐀𝐘 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐁𝐘𝐄"

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🍨 masterlists :

songbird | dabi x oc

synopsis : Touya Todoroki and Kotori Ishida had known each other ever since they could remember. Time healed but time also tore apart the buried scars. As best friends, heroes in training and as pros, this is their journey — Dabi and Saphira's. Because together, they are unstoppable.

fandoms i write for : naruto/boruto | tokyo revengers | who made me a princess | demon slayer | my hero academia | darling in the franxx | bungou stray dogs | tokyo ghoul | fruits basket | horimiya × reader/oc and headcanons

things i avoid : explicit nsfw | incest | non-con

🍡 notes :

Hello tumblr! This is Miku or Mikkia. I am a diehard fan of anime / isekai manhwa and also listen to a bit of k-pop. You can dm me anytime and I will surely get back to you asap. I love making friends and would like to be yours too!

—miku <3

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Ship Game

I was tagged by  @eb-byestelle . Thank you dear !

First of all, why? I can’t just choose ten pairings. I feel as if I am betraying my other favourite pairings. I love them as much as the ones I’ve mentioned. But nothing I can do about it.

Well, here we go.

Shipping and Fandom Ask

Embrace your inner shipper! Answer questions about your favorite ships or fandoms. Reblog to participate and let your ship flag fly!

1.What are your top 10 manga/anime ships of all time?

Top 10 anime/manga:

1. Maria sama ga miteru / Marimite/ Maria watches over us : Shimako and Sei 

2. Inuyasha : Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi

3. Tsubasa reservoir chronicles : Sakura and Syaoran Li /Clone Sakura and Syaoran

4. Tokyo Babylon, X   : Seishirou and Subaru

5. X : Kamui and Fuuma

6. Cardcaptor sakura / TRC : Yukito and Touya

7. Junjou romantica : Nowaki and Hiroki

8.  JR : Misaki and akihiko

9. Akatsuki no Yona : Yona and Hak

Vampire Knight : Kaname and Yuuki

3.What gif or screenshot most sums up your ship?

Well, I choose yume for this and the above two images represent their relationship pretty well. They are my favourite illustrations and one can actually see the love they both have for each other. It’s like no one else matters. You can actually see the tenderness in their eyes, how much they care for each other.

4. Describe your favorite ship in seven words or less. 

InuKag : they were born for each other.

Sei and Shimako : sensitive couple. Adorable and sweet.

Sakura and Syaoran : love that transcends time and space.

Touya and Yukito : meant to be together in every world.

Seishirou and Subaru : they are meant to fall for each other.

Kamui and fuuma : just admit you love each other.

Akihiko and Misaki : meant to be together.

Nowaki and Hiroki : sometimes second love is true love.

Yona and Hak : always there for each other.

Kaname and Yuuki : eternal lovers.

6.What’s your go-to episode or scene when you need ship feels?

Well, this one is difficult because there are tons of scenes which I love but I’ll do my best. 

Inuyasha and Kagome :

When Naraku reveals who he is for the first time in ep 21. Any episode with Koga, that really shows inuyasha’s jealousy. The movies…god. First and second movie. All scenes I guess.

Sei and Shimako :

Season two episode 6. Though there are scenes in many episodes of season 1 too.

Sakura and Syaoran :

When Yuuko gives them new bodies and real syaoran is born. In the beginning when sakura is planning to tell she loves him but in the end couldn’t. When syaoran fights kamui. When Syaoran is killed by his son and his greatest regret is that he couldn’t hear those words. I guess I should stop. At this rate I am going to end up with an essay.

Touya and Yukito/Yue :

When touya gives his power to yue. I ship yue and touya and yukito and touya. The last scene in original cardcaptor sakura manga where they are together in the kitchen. When touya corners yukito in school, he knows something is up.

Seishirou and Subaru :

Of course the scene in which seishirou dies. Goddammit. I can’ t think about it. Subaru loses his senses [ in Tokyo Babylon] when seishirou’s eye is gouged out. This is getting too painful for me. I’ll stop.

This pairing reduces me to tears. They belong together. They should’ve been together with hokuto and kakyou.

Kamui and Fuuma :

Little fuuma helping little kamui in one of the extras. Well, just read X. The whole thing is unresolved sexual tension between the two. The creators said it themselves they are soulmates, I mean even in TRC one can see there is something going on between them. Subaru and seishirou is blatantly obvious.

Misaki and Akihiko :

When haruhiko kidnaps misaki, when akihiko comes to pick up misaki from his brother’s house, the train scene. There are many scenes especially the ones with Ijuiin Kyou.

Nowaki and Hiroki :

Again, there are many scenes. The library scene. Goddammit. It reduces me to tears every time. When hiroki spies on nowaki, then sends him flowers. Aww. Just remembering them brings a stupid smile to my face.

Yona and Hak :

Episode 24 of the anime, in manga when that festival happened in one of the villages and yona danced in the village garb. There are many scenes throughout the manga.

Kaname and Yuuki :

Well, volume 11 and 12 scenes. Then the scenes after yuuki sees kaname’s past, end of volume 13 and beginning of volume 14, all the scenes in which yuuki says she needs to go to her kaname. When yuuki takes kaname’s blood after being awakened. There are many scenes.

7.What song or songs remind you of your favorite fandom, character or ship?

Hmm, as such no song in particular.

I did read a fanfiction though which had, “I am watching you” for seishirou and Subaru and I couldn’t help but find it hilarious.

And I think, A Thousand Years by Christina Perri suits yume. It’s true after all.

  8. If the creators of your favorite fandom asked you to write the ship canon-confirmation episode, what will you write/how will it happen? 

Hmm. Well, I hope yuuki gets reincarnated somehow and she and kaname live a long happy life together. Maybe kaname is going somewhere and he bumps into a girl, who has long brown hair and when they look at each other he realizes it’s the girl from his memories. And that’s it. After that kaname never sees the butterfly familiar because yuuki is with him now.

X is never gonna end but I always had a feeling that both fuuma and kamui would die. Because fuuma said that only kamui can grant his wish. They both die.

Then they are shown together in another alternate universe.

I always thought fuuma and kamui suffered equally. You cannot weigh their suffering. Fuuma lost everything because kamui made one choice. Their story is too tragic. 

I’ll come back to this question later.

9.Do you prefer to indulge in (consume or create) fanart or fanfic of your favorite ship? 

Sometimes I sketch and I create edits for my favourite series. And I enjoy seeing fanarts and manga colourings. I write fanfictions too. I love reading fanfictions.

10.Smut or fluff? (VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION xD) 

Both. Both. I love both.

11.What ship are you embarrassed to admit you like? 

Not one. They are all great ships. Nothing to be embarrassed about. 

12.What task are you most likely to procrastinate so you can indulge in your ship or fandom? 

I sacrifice my sleep sometimes. That’s about it. 

13.How many hours of the day do you spend reading fanfic or looking at fanart or other media? 

When there is nothing to do, quite a lot of hours. But when exams are there, I see how the preparation is. But I usually spend quite a lot of time on it.

14.How many memorabilia’s do you own of your favorite fandom or ship (clothes, plushies, etc.)? 

Well, I’ve got lots of volumes of each series and artbooks too. And I’ve also got drama CD’s of some series and magazines. 

15.If you could own one authentic item from your favorite fandom world, what would it be? 

Hmm. Not anything in particular.

16.What fandom have you found to be too toxic to deal with?   

Ah. The best question. Well, I haven’t been in inuyasha fandom but I know it’s pretty weird because for some bullshit reason kagome is shipped with sesshoumaru and inuyasha is portrayed as a person who violates her. Yikes.

Now, I have got nothing against shipping characters who aren’t together. I do that a lot but when the same people come onto inuyasha/kagome and sesshoumaru/kikyo fanarts and spout shit, well I get angry then. Because I adore sesshoumaru and kikyo. It doesn’t happen but I still like it and it has the most gorgeous fanarts ever.

If sesskag and rinsess, which is weird no matter how it’s cut, shippers come and say this would’ve been better if it was sesshkag  fanart / fiction, well I get angry then. Sesshoumaru is my favourite character ever and I really don’t like seeing people think he only belongs with sesskag shippers. What the hell?

He is no one’s property. The only character he remotely showed something for was Kagura. And I am not gonna open Sesshoumaru and Rin thing. That is....well. Let’s just leave it.

Clamp fandom. I dunno…I am not particularly in it but I read some comments on some sites and it’s pretty annoying when some people say you must acknowledge kotori and kamui thing.

Sorry, there was no thing.

Kotori was obsessed with kamui. Did she deserve to die. Hell no. But kotori and kamui just doesn’t exist. I mean the creators themselves said : don’t call kamui and fuuma brothers. No. They are soulmates. Fuuma is all what kamui thinks about. Even in colour illustrations which shows the group, Kotori is always seen glomping kamui like some weird obsessed fangirl. It’s disconcerting. Kamui is always shocked or surprised. Well, whatever kamui and fuuma belong together.

And now the most toxic fandom. Vampire knight. I stopped posting in the tags quite a while back because I am just tired.  I’ve had enough.

Zeki shippers : unable to accept yuuki loved kaname way more than she loved zero. It’s blatantly obvious if you read the manga. But the shippers are not only rude but they also get personal and insult the blogger. They mock the other shippers and keep on ranting and raving about abuse and whatever nonsense that was prevalent in the forums between  2010-2014. Now the same thing happens here on tumblr.

Zeki shippers are unable to accept that not everyone worships zero’s character. Honestly, I never hated zero. I was always like, I want kaname and yuuki together, zero can be with someone else. But his fans and shippers are just nasty. I’ve never encountered a single decent member of this ship. They are rude and insulting and love to send anon messages.

18.Do you have or would you consider getting a tattoo depicting your favorite ship or fandom? 

Nope. Not fond of tattoos.

19.What is the strangest thing you’ve done to honor your favorite fandom, ship or character?

Nothing.