#yōkai husbands

[circusinarun]

Bride and ugly ass groom.

They're marrying... I'll draw a comic about their marriage, i swear to god

Close ups :P

Grandpas in love

[clairewritesjjkxreader]

Sukuna’s Wife and Yuuji’s Onee-chan (Sukuna x Reincarnated!Y/N) scenario: Heian era childhood

Request by @serendipitylovescat

A/N: This is a possible origin story for Sukuna and Y/N in this onee-chan au, but I haven’t made up my mind as to how the two met and what their lives were like in the early days. Much like with the Joker’s multiple choice past, it’s the mystery that keeps on giving. Anyway, HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE.

Trigger warning: child abuse, bullying, violence, swearing

Ryomen Sukuna. Two-faced Sukuna. Bastard. Murderer. Halfling. Demon.

Normally, parents give extra thought when naming their children. For a lot of boys, they’re usually named based on desired traits like “strong” or “powerful.” But for this son, his father snidely called him “two-faced” and the name stuck. 

Like every baby when they are born, Sukuna arrived in this world covered in blood and weeping. The other villagers could only think of the worst outcome for his mother. After all, so many young wives who were healthier than she died during labor, so it was only normal to expect the stick-thin woman to pass on. 

But for better or worse, she survived. 

A smooth delivery would normally be a thing of celebration, a living mother and her plump baby were supposed to be a blessing. For Sukuna’s parents, such a thing was a curse. 

Born with four arms and four eyes and suspiciously symmetrical birthmarks, such an abomination could only be a curse. 

His father suspected his wife of seducing a yōkai, he became a drunk and beat his wife daily, unwilling to even look at the thing that she claimed to be his own son. The other villagers believed that he ate his twin inside their mother and was punished by the gods. 

No one knew the truth, not even the child himself. 

One thing they could all agree on was this: Sukuna was a monster. 

He was a monster who pushed his father into doing bad things. He was a monster who caused his mother shame and suffering, as she loved to remind him every single day.

Sukuna leaned on the tree, watching as the other kids in their little village played tag. His stomach growled but he could only ignore it. If he returned home to eat, his mother would yell at him. He only ate when she was asleep or beaten into unconsciousness by his father.

“Found you.” 

Sukuna looked up and beamed. That’s right, everyone except one person hated him.

Unlike him, you were normal as far as his eyes could see, but you didn’t like staying in your house and you didn’t talk about your family. Neither of you liked anything or anyone in this village, only each other. 

“Onigiri with fatty tuna I caught this morning,” you said, sitting next to him. 

Sukuna voraciously bit into the rice and fish, savoring every moment with gratitude. “You’re the best cook I know.”

“Tell me if you want some tea. I managed to sneak some out.”

“Thanks–” his grin faded when he spotted familiar black and blue spots on your inner arm. They were the same bruises his mother had when she tried to block her husband’s hands.

“Who did this?” He asked, his three free hands grabbing your wrist.

“Ryo-chan,” you said his nickname–you were the only one who was never afraid of saying his name–“you’re hurting me.”

“S-sorry.” He pulled away two hands and softened the grip on the remaining one. He gently rotated your arm to get a better look. “I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay.” You grinned. “I know you didn’t mean to.”

“Did you—”

“Hey, Ryo-chan…” You shook off his grasp, causing him to frown, but you quickly intertwined your fingers together, making him blush. “If I told you I plan to run away, will you come with me?”

He almost dropped the onigiri. 

Your smile became sad. “I… You’re the only one I will ever miss. I don’t like this place.”

He put his remaining hands over your connected fingers and he blurted out, “Yes!”

You blinked, wide-eyed.

He cleared his throat and looked away. “I-I mean, yes, let’s go.”

Your face brightened and he smiled back. 

That’s right. Even if this damned village burned to the ground, as long as your hand never let go of his then nothing else mattered.

Additional headcanons for this scenario:

Sukuna’s dad never hit him because deep inside the man was actually afraid. So he took out his frustrations on his wife, who in turn, blames her misfortune on her son. 

Speaking of Sukuna’s mother, she was a vain beauty, the most gorgeous in their village during her prime, and was distraught when her appearance faded due to malnutrition during her pregnancy. The entire time, she silently prayed that the baby would die early so she could recover quickly. So in addition to her husband’s mistreatment of her, the loss of her looks has made her resent her son. 

The other village kids didn’t like Sukuna because he gave off a “disgusting energy” (or “bad vibes” as today’s lingo would call it). Some avoided him but others went out of their way to gang up on him, beating him up and stealing whatever he carried, be it food or toys from you.  

Sukuna didn’t fight back because he truly believed that he deserved every bad thing that happened to him. That being said, he allowed himself one selfish choice and accepted your company, enjoying your friendship. The only warmth in his otherwise dead existence.

The first time Sukuna resorted to violence was…it was a few days after your proposal. It was a few minutes before day break and he caught the other kids holding your head down a nearby pond. He didn’t know what he did, only what happened after: you were crying into his chest, hugging and thanking him despite the blood all over him. 

After washing himself, he walked you home, hair and clothes still wet from the pond, your mother was the first person to see you. Instead of concern or worry, she slapped you across the face in front of everyone before dragging you away by the hair.

Because it was your mother, he could only watch on, until your eyes met and you whimpered his name.

That night, a little village with no more than fifty people, burned to the ground as two children watched hand in hand. 

A/N: Speaking of multiple choice past; in JJK (and sadly, even in real life parts of the world), twins are considered bad luck. What if Sukuna didn’t consume his twin in utero and they both survived? What if both fell for Y/N? What if the current Sukuna killed and ate his own brother because he wanted to, in his own sick way, combine himself and his twin into one being so that Y/N wouldn’t have to choose?? Hot damn. The perfect yandere love triangle. But what a pain that would be to write without illustration LOLOLOL.

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[la-hannya]

YAY 🙌🏻 This manga got licensed after Me and My Beast Boss, and it's getting released soon starting July. It's a great year for my monsterfucker butt lmao

Daijā is a snake land god. Specifically, this type of yōkai for those wondering.

[raven-smith]

The Redamancy AU

Redamancy AU is what I affectionately call my Ninjago re-write. I'd thought I'd share some changes to the main cast's pre-main story lives for funsies :D

Kai:

He and Nya are raised by their mother's bestfriend(Tomoe Kobayashi) and her best friend's husband husband(Hikaru Kobayashi).

Kai got his fire element from his mother Amara.

He lives in a village that lays at the base of the mountain that the monastery lays upon.

Kai works with the Kobayashi family since it was easy work and it gave him daylight hours to do whatever.

Kai has Dyslexia and ADHD(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

His full name is Kai Isamu Smith. He is sixteen years old. His birthday is August 1st.

Nya:

She and Kai are raised by their mother's bestfriend(Tomoe Kobayashi) and her bestfriend's husband(Hikaru Kobayashi)

Nya operates as Samurai X and prefers to work alone rather than as a team anyway.

Nya listens to a radio station called 'South Eastern Archipelago Oceanic Radio Station' or SEAORS that reports the ever changing status of the South Eastern Archipelago. She likes the pirate stories.

Nya had an apprenticeship with an inventor named Marnie Grace who lived in the village Nya grew up in. Nya eventually ends it to become Samurai X.

Nya has a special assistant she built named Ruth who keeps her lab clean, as well as alert Nya to disturbances in Ninjago and keep track of correspondence between Destiny's Bounty.

Her full name is Nya Tomoe Smith. She is fifteen years old. Her birthday is October 29th.

Lloyd:

Lloyd had a caretaker named Delphi who acts more like an older sister than a mother. But Lloyd doesn't care. He's just happy to have someone. Not like he'd admit it or anything.

Lloyd has purple eyes and very sharp canines from being conceived by Misako and Lord Garmadon while Lord Garmadon was very much so a demon-like man.

He wanted to be a comic artist before he got sent into the Ninjago foster system.

Lloyd has ADHD(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and ASD(Autism Spectrum Disorder)

Garmadon is not Lloyd's actual last name nor is it Lord Garmadon's actual name. Garmadon was an ancient word in a now long dead language of Ninjago. Garmadon meant 'Dominant, In Control'

Lloyd's full name is Lloyd Montgomery Ito. His birthday is July 5th. Lloyd is eight years old.

Zane:

Zane causes extreme feelings of unease around normal people and people feel extremely cold when around him.

Zane has been chased out of 16 villages because they thought him an Oni desperately trying to hold onto a human form.

Sensei Wu found Zane when he went to investigate the claims of a shapeshifting Oni. Sensei Wu brought Zane to The Monastery under the promise of a family and not being chased out of another village.

Zane is specifically built to function and grow like a human because although an artificial automaton, the remnants of the last Elemental Master of Ice live and breathe within him, making him an elemental master in wait of finding his old life.

Zane is very friendly with the Yōkai that Master Wu employs to keep his information webs strong. He is especially friendly with the kitsune on the coastal village of Hayami in the South Eastern Archipelago.

Zane's full name is Zane Boreas Julien. His creation date is February 18th. He is sixteen years old.

Jay:

Jay's biological parents are a swindler named Flynn Watts and a school teacher named Mary Walker. Mary Walker offered Jay to her brother Edward and his wife Janis because Mary didn't have the salary for raising Jay. Edward and Janis jumped at the opportunity to raise a child. No one told Jay his Aunt Mary was actually his mother.

Jay had a pet guinea pig as a kid named 'Scraps'. Scraps fell into a trash compacter.

Jay was homeschooled by Janis and Edward until fourth grade. He exceled so hard he ended up skipping a few grades and being a high school sophomore at age thirteen before Sensei Wu found him.

Jay took online classes while training with Sensei Wu and is the only one of the ninja to have finished high school.

Jay was taught how to ballroom dance by Janis who used to competitively ballroom dance before getting too old to safely do it without hurting himself.

Jay's full name is Jay Benedict Walker. His birthday is September 10th. He is fifteen years old.

Cole:

Cole has a childhood bestfriend/girlfriend he calls Aster who he writes letters to. He sends her letters scented with his cologne. Aster sends dried aster flowers enclosed in her letters to him.

Cole is a naturally big boi. His father used to hate this.

Cole loves cake so much because he never was allowed to have any as a kid and to him cake tastes like freedom.

Cole ran away from The Martin Oppenheimer School of Performing Arts after two days. He was fourteen. Sensei Wu found Cole and convinced Cole to come with him.

Cole was the first ninja taken in by Sensei Wu.

Cole's full name is Nicholas Claude Brookstone. His birthday is December 30th. He is seventeen years old.

[sibillascribbles08]

Babysitting

Morning, I actually wrote a HypnoWarren fic, sort of. They're already married by this point so

Note the fic also established Jasonnie so if you can't stand that uuuuh sorry bye

Hypno let out a sigh as he sunk into the giant, plush sofa in the living room. He had half a mind to turn on the TV, but after a morning filled with the joyful screams of children at the nearby kindergarten, he preferred the silence. Besides, the light was on over Warren’s door which meant he was currently recording. The less noise the better. 

The silence kind of made him want to nap. Maybe just a quick one. He did have to wake up early to get ready, after all.

But just then he heard the faint creak of a door. Hypno glanced down the hall to see one of Warren’s doors open, the light up top going off.

One of his doors, because two smaller ones were built into the main door. 

When Donatello built this apartment complex, he took great care to renovate all the flats to accommodate whatever mutants wanted to move in. So for the worm’s bedroom—in which all the furniture was designed for his small size to the point it was practically a house—had a door up top for him to hover out of, and a door on bottom for him to crawl out of.

The upper door opened this time, and Warren hovered into the hall on the little hover scooter that Donatello also built. The worm mainly just used it to get around the building. Otherwise he just sat on Hypno’s shoulder. 

Warren looked like he was going to head to the bathroom, but then his gaze met Hypno’s and he smiled.

“You’re home earlier than I thought.” The scooter shot across the room and stopped next to the sofa. “How were the kids?”

“Eh, could have been worse.” Hypno didn’t hesitate to pick his husband up and put him on his shoulder. The hover scooter gently drifted down onto an empty cushion. “Got the new episode recorded?”

“You bet.” Warren beamed, hands on where his hips would be if he still had them. “I was excited to get to work on it this week. Breaking news, famous chef making a comeback with a new restaurant for mutants and yōkai alike.” 

Hypno’s ears perked up. “Oh gosh, is the opening next week? We gotta go down and tell Rupert congrats.”

Warren waved a hand. “Way ahead of you. We can tell him on opening night, I got us a reservation. A romantic date and a chance to do a follow up report with a review. The listeners are gonna love it.”

‘Listeners’ referred to the hundreds of mutants and yōkai who tuned into Warren’s weekly news podcast. Not the same as being an anchorman, he often insisted, but it was familiar enough that he enjoyed it. He had fans again, and a means to earn them some extra income. 

Plus, mutants and yōkai in the city had been complaining for a while about their lack of personal news outlets. It’s where Warren got the idea in the first place. 

“I’m just proud of Rupert.” Hypno leaned back against the sofa. “Took him so long to give up all that crime stuff.” 

“Yeah, well, even if Orange Boy hadn’t enticed him with that deal, I’m pretty sure the power houses those turtles turned into would have changed his mind.”

No kidding. Hypno was glad he and Warren started going on the mend years ago. After ruining Leo’s first magic show and having to work at a bagel shop to pay it off, the slider actually did something nice by giving Hypno some work recommendations. With a far more reliable and legal source of income, he and Warren didn’t have to stress too much about a living space.

And when Donnie built this first apartment complex, well, that just sweetened the deal. No insane rent costs. As long as you paid your portion of the utilities and for any damages you caused, the rent was rather low.

He supposed the owner of a very successful tech company didn’t really need the extra money. 

“So, what’s the plan for the rest of the day?” Warren knocked Hypno’s top hat off and climbed up on his head. His tiny fingers played with the hippo’s hair. “I need to get to editing that audio, but I can do it tonight. Should we go to the park or something?” 

Hypno thought about it for a bit, and was going to fire back a reply, when someone knocked on the door. He immediately turned his head to the right, forcing Warren to look that way as well. 

“Who could that be?” The worm muttered. His tone obviously frustrated that they were interrupted.

Hypno got up. “Possibly just a neighbor who ran out of something in their spice cabinet.” It happened more than once. Especially considering that while mutant sightings were common these days, going to the grocery store was still an ordeal. 

Hypno didn’t even peek outside before opening the door. He was a bit surprised to see Donatello standing there, but not by much. The turtle lived just a few doors down. 

“Oh thank goodness you’re home.” Donnie's eyes looked absolutely exhausted as he closed them and clasped his hands together. 

“Sure are, Flapjack,” Warren said. “Need a favor?” 

“I know this is extremely short notice. But could the two of you watch Holly this afternoon?”

Now that did surprise Hypno. He knew Holly, of course. He’d seen the infant turtle more than once—mainly because her dads could not stop showing her off—but baby sitting? 

“You sure you want us to do that?” Hypno pointed to himself.

Donnie groaned. “Look, Draxum is at work. Holly Blue and Jason are also at work and stuff has gone absolutely off the walls there. They need my help. The sooner I get over there the better so trying to drag one of my siblings over to watch her isn’t an easy option. You guys live right over here.”

Hypno didn’t know if it was worth bringing up their history considering they hadn’t fought in, what, a decade at least. 

Still, “I don’t know all that much about infant care.”

Donnie kept running his hands over his face. “Not a problem. She doesn’t act like a typical infant. It’s super easy, I promise, if you guys are free at least.”

“Well—”

“We’re not doing it for free.” Warren mumbled.

“Warren.”

“What?”

“No, it’s fine.” Donnie waved a hand. “If you do this, I’ll waive your water bill for the month.” 

The hippo balked at that. Not having to pay for water? That meant he could take as many long soaks in the tub as he wanted. He usually tried to limit it—despite how badly his skin needed it—due to, well, how much water he had to use per bath. 

Warren must know exactly what he was thinking, because the worm snapped his fingers. “Deal. Show us what we’ve gotta do.” 

“Sure.” The turtle nodded. “Grab anything you think you might need and meet me over there.” He turned and left.

Hypno wasn’t sure they’d need much, and they could always just hop back over here if they did, but Warren insisted they grab a couple of those canned coffee drinks just in case. He also insisted Hypno change out of his work clothes.

Yeah, that was fair. 

Now with a much more casual button up, Hypno carried Warren and the coffees over to Donnie’s apartment. The door was propped open so they let themselves in.

Always so surreal how different it looked despite the similar floor layout. Where Hypno and Warren’s apartment was decorated wall to wall with posters and had silly nicknacks and props in every corner, Donnie and Jase’s apartment looked far more sleek. The fancy TV and speaker system, the massive massage recliner chair, and all the purples made it feel like something on a sci-fi themed cruise ship. 

But as they followed Donnie to Holly’s room, the entire vibe shifted. At present, the tiny turtle baby mostly stayed in a personalized tank. Not that it was small by any stretch of the word. The tank was custom built, taking up half the room. The entire thing was built in a U shape—likely so you could reach her from anywhere while giving her plenty of space to move around. While some areas looked like a traditional tank, with sand, plants and water, the other half looked like a tiny bedroom. Blankets, pillows, and toys were scattered all over it. 

Hypno wondered where the child even was, but the smallest squeak alerted him. He finally spotted her pressing her hands against the glass wall as Donnie reached in and picked her up. 

She was definitely bigger than the last time Hypno saw her, but still tiny enough to fit in the turtle’s hand, and therefore Hypno’s as well. 

“Okay,” Donnie began, eyes unfocused. “You guys know Holly. Holly, this is Hypno and Warren.”

The baby turtle didn’t even look in their direction. Her attention was completely fixed on her father.

“Good news, you don’t have to bottle feed her. She knows how to drink water and eat solid food, though I recommend you chop it up small for her. There’s a number of containers in the fridge labeled for her, just pick what you like.” Donnie pointed to a pair of bowls in one part of the tank, then a bottle that hung from the glass. “She has water in more than one location, food goes in that bowl.”

“Kinda sounding more like pet sitting than babysitting,” Warren mumbled. 

Hypno gave his shoulder a sharp shrug to jostle his husband.

“What?”

“No, you’re right,” Donatello sighed. “But truthfully, even if the mechanics are different it’s not that far removed from raising a human baby. Moving on.” He pointed at Holly, more specifically at the cloth wrapped around her bottom half. “Diapers. We have to custom make them and they’re all cloth. We keep clean ones in that drawer.” He pointed to the dresser that was barely visible over the array of fabrics. Were those just the ones not yet cut up? “Used ones go in that hamper.” He pointed to what looked more like a trashcan than an actual laundry hamper. Probably for smell reduction. “Any questions so far?” 

Warren asked, “Do we just leave her in the tank?”

“Pretty much. She’s allowed to wander around this room but only this room. We haven’t baby proofed the rest of the apartment.” 

“So why call us?”

“Because she eats. A lot. And she can also get bored pretty easily. And also I just worry a lot about something going incredibly wrong if one of us aren’t around.” His eyes went so wide they looked like they might fall out. Then one of them twitched.

Hypno would suggest the guy take a nap, but that would probably be rejected immediately. 

“It’s just the afternoon.” Donnie lowered Holly back into the tank. She let out a few high pitched squeaks of protest. “Jason and I should be back at six at the latest.” 

Six? That was more like the whole day considering lunch hadn’t even passed. 

But this did seem like a fairly low stress task. Make sure she didn’t hurt herself, toss around some magic to keep her entertained, order some delivery for them to eat?

And also, no water bill for the month. 

“We’ve got it.” Warren answered. “Go do what you need to do.” 

“Right.” Donatello nodded and went for the door. “You have my number if you have any questions or there’s an emergency or—”

“We’ve got it.” Warren insisted. “Go help your husband out.” 

Another nod. Hypno peeked out into the hallway to watch Donnie leave. The turtle gave him a few looks, one more curious and the final one deathly serious. As if to give a brief warning of, “Nothing better happen to my daughter or else.” 

And yeah, Hypno knew that. In fact, what worried him the most about this was if something did go wrong, Donatello could blast him and Warren into the next country. 

It’d be fine. Low stress.

Hypno went back into the room and sat on the floor. At least there were plenty of cushions around here to use. Holly was already moving about her tank. She went straight for the big pool of water and dove right in. 

“Yeesh, four-month old is already swimming.” Warren slid off Hypno’s shoulder and onto his lap. “I bet she’ll be walking in another month.”

Quite possible given that the turtle was already crawling. 

“Did you put those coffees in the fridge when you came in?”

Hypno shook his head and got up. “Nah, let me go do that. I’ll locate the food too while I’m at it. Make sure I know where to find it.” 

He found the cans still sitting on the small table in front of the sofa where he left them. Hypno picked them up and went to open the fridge. The frigid space was far more organized than his, but not to the point it looked unnatural. Donnie wasn’t kidding either, multiple containers had Holly’s name tapped on the top. Hypno picked up a couple to glance at the contents from the bottom. Looked like sardines, ham slices, and even peeled shrimp. 

Hypno put them back and returned to the bedroom. Warren managed to pile some of the cushions together for him to climb up to look into the glass of the tank. Holly pressed herself against it as well, staring at him with her tiny eyes.

“Keeping her entertained, Love?” Hypno stood behind him.

Warren smiled when he looked back. “She seems to be enjoying the silly faces, at least. Why don’t you see how she reacts to some magic?”

Well, why not? Hypno leaned over the top of the tank. Holly almost fell over when she tried to look at him, appearing a bit more nervous. 

Then Hypno reached into his sleeve and plucked a flower out of nowhere. The child didn’t laugh or clap, like most children did, but those small eyes widened. Hypno lowered the flower into the tank and she instantly reached for it. Her little fingers wrapped around one of the petals and then she tried to bite it.

Only to quickly reel back and stick out her tongue. 

Hypno and Warren both chuckled and he pulled the flower back out. Just in case eating it wouldn’t be good for her. 

“Man, this is gonna be the easiest job of our lives.” Warren snapped his fingers.

Hypno shook his head. “Don’t count your rabbits, Love.”

—-------------------------

Well, at least so far it was going well. 

The kid really did get bored easily. She needed as much stimulation as some of the toddlers Hypno would do tricks for. And he mainly took the charge for that, on account of the fact he could summon tons of colorful flowers, sashes, and even balloons. He did make the mistake of popping one, however, which resulted in Holly hiding under a few pillows for a solid ten minutes.

Warren lured her out with a snack. She seemed to really enjoy the peeled shrimp. 

The biggest problem came from diaper changing, but that was mainly because Warren had to do it with his smaller hands and he had to complain about it the entire time. 

Hypno could see right through him, however. Especially after the anchorman washed his hands and picked the kid up to return her to the tank. Her little hands touched his face and she squeaked and the worm melted in an instant. 

Maybe it was just due to the rare occurrence that Warren met anyone smaller than him these days. Even human babies were typically larger. 

“News flash.” Warren posed as he held her. “The most handsome man in the world spotted with the most adorable child in the world. Ron, take a picture.” He waved his free arm. 

Hypno chuckled and took a few shots. “Let’s not turn her into a photo op, Love.” 

“Are you kidding, she was built for the camera.” Warren held her up and she giggled. 

But not long after that, the kid got wiped out. Hypno placed her in the tank where she immediately curled up in a nest of blankets. The sight of it was so cute, Hypno took another photo. He sent that one to Donnie, just in case the guy needed some reassurance. A miracle the turtle wasn’t spamming them with texts asking if she was safe. 

Donnie replied with a heart emoji, then a thanks, and then a message saying that Jase appreciated it too. 

Hypno added some details about how well it was all going.

“Well, with her asleep we should take a break.” Warren scooted toward the door. “How about a snack and those coffees?” 

“I’d feel bad taking their food.” Hypno stood. “I think I’ll hop back over to our place to grab something. You good with getting to the kitchen?”

Warren rolled his eyes. “Oh I can get to the kitchen just fine. Getting to the coffees… might be tricker.”

Hypno chuckled and opened the door. “I won’t be long.” 

And he wasn’t. They hardly locked their doors in this building so it was simple to grab a couple of apples for himself and a bag of Warren’s favorite chips. 

He returned to Donnie’s apartment and got the coffees out of the fridge before placing them and his husband all on the table. They ate and drank and chatted about weekend plans. 

Only about thirty minutes later, when they finished up, Hypno went back to the bedroom to see the door open.

“Warren, did you not shut this?” He glanced at the worm on his shoulder. 

His husband crossed his arms. “Why should I? Kid is fast asleep and she can’t get out of that tank anyway.”

Hypno’s ears went back as he went inside. “Better safe than sorry, you know?”

“Come on, Babe. The kid is right—” Warren pointed down to the blanket nest, but it was empty. “Er…”

Despite the stab of panic, Hypno didn’t let it consume him. The tank was huge. The kid could have gotten up and wandered somewhere else in it. But after searching back and forth in there—and turning over every pillow or other large object she could hide under—they found nothing. Hypno even dug into the sand at the bottom of the pool. 

“Did she get out?” Warren shouted. “How?” 

Hypno darted over to the door to shut it. Just in case the kid was still in here. “It doesn’t matter. Start looking. If Donnie finds out we lost his daughter we are going to get launched to the next state.”

“Donnie?” Warren raised his voice even higher. “Are you kidding? You think Donnie is the threat here?”

For a second Hypno wasn’t even sure what his husband meant. 

Then he immediately recalled the short lived mess where Donnie got kidnapped by some business rivals. He recalled the look on Jason’s face when he left the building that day. And he recalled the news report less than an hour later of a massive dragon tearing a warehouse down to nothing but scrap. 

Hypno put his hands on his head. “Jase is gonna have his dragon rip us to shreds.”

“Just start looking!” 

Hypno did. He let his husband focus on the floor while he checked everything else. He didn’t rule out the shelves, cabinets or even the drawers. He tossed aside every piece of clothing, every box, and even tipped over the empty water pitcher just in case. 

They still found nothing.

“I’m going to start looking outside.” Hypno tossed the door open and went into the hall.

On the bright side, all the other room doors were closed, including the bathroom. So that meant Holly had to have crawled into some place in the living room or the kitchen. 

Hypno crawled around on the floor, looking under the sofa, the chairs, and even peeking under the rugs. Then he checked the TV stand, every shelf and behind any of the blocks of machinery. Still nothing.

Eventually Warren came out to help. Hypno hoped that his much smaller husband would have an easier time checking out the more cramped areas, but it still didn’t work. Damn it, Holly was so small. Could she have fit into the ventilation. Oh no! They’d never be able to get her out of there. 

“What do we do?” The panic was definitely getting to him now. “Warren, what do we do?”

“I don’t know.” The worm snapped back, just about as good at dealing with stress as he was. “Wait. Wait! Newsflash!”

“What?”

“The shrimp.” He pointed to the fridge. “She loves that stuff. Pull some out, maybe we can lure her.” 

A brilliant plan as any right now. Hypno got out the container and gave a piece of the shellfish to Warren who sneered at the smell of it. Still, he began to crawl around, waving it.

Hypno did the same, though in the kitchen this time. He was still on the floor, praying that the tiny child hadn’t found a way to climb up on the counters or something. There were knives up there! 

As he moved closer to the fridge, he heard a squeak.

Hypno’s ear and then his face turned toward the noise in an instant. “Holly? Is that you, Love? Come here.” He waved the piece of shrimp closer, hoping the smell was strong enough. 

Another squeak, a bit louder. Then finally the tiny turtle wiggled her way out from underneath the fridge.

Just how did she get under there? When?

Hypno snatched her up in an instant. Holly squeaked in surprise and even struggled for a second. 

“Warren, I got her.”

“Oh thank goodness.” The worm shouted. “Let’s get her back.”

Hypno headed in that direction, but then realized just how much dust and grime Holly had picked up on her little adventure. “Maybe we should give her a quick wash first.”

“Fine, but make it quick.” Warren reached up. “We need it so her dads have no idea this happened by the time they get home.”

Hypno agreed. He handed Holly the shrimp—that she kept reaching for—and then put his husband on his shoulder. He carried them both to the bathroom where he plopped Holly in the sink. Donnie didn’t give them any bath instructions, but there was a tiny basket on the counter with some light soap and a soft brush. 

Warren handed her the other shrimp and turned the sink on. “I hope she doesn’t splash a lot.”

Hypno chuckled. “Don’t count your rabbits.” 

—----------------------------

One messy bath later and a lengthy dry off—which was mostly Warren trying to fix his soaked shirt—the pair returned Holly to the tank.

Upon which her method of escape soon became clear. As soon as they left her in there, Holly stepped away from the glass only to take a running leap at it. She tried to grab the edge, but missed it, smacking into the glass instead. 

“Hm, Donnie’s going to have to make the walls higher.” Warren pointed to one of the pillows. “Kid is too smart. Prop one of those up so she doesn’t bruise herself.”

Hypno did. And it sort of worked, with Holly crashing into the plush material instead. 

“How does she still have energy?” The hippo sighed. “No wonder Donnie looks so wiped out.” Even he was feeling it at this point. 

Thankfully, after a few more failed jumps, Holly gave up. With a tiny yawn she fell back asleep on the blankets, and this time Hypno kept watching her to make sure she stayed there. Warren climbed onto his lap as he sat, also flopping over like he’d take a nap. 

Hypno began to doze himself, but then he heard the front door open. 

The hippo sat up straight, jostling his husband in the process. Warren complained, but didn’t protest as he got picked up and placed on Hypno’s shoulder. 

He opened the door right when Donnie got to it. 

“Hey,” the turtle didn’t look any less tired. “Everything good?”

“Yeah,” Hypno gave a nervous laugh. He waved at Jase who came up behind Donnie, then stepped aside as the guy came into the room to kneel next to the tank. “You guys might want to raise the walls a bit though. Seems she’s learning how to jump out.” 

“What?” Donnie groaned. “She’s barely grown two inches since she’s hatched but she’s doing this?”

“Are you really surprised?” Jase carefully lifted his sleeping daughter out of the tank, cradling her in his hands. “Your dad did say you guys were escaping into all kinds of places as babies.” 

“Yeah, but he didn’t have a custom built tank.” 

“We’ll just put a few extra inches of cushioning to block her.” Jase shook his head. “Thanks for babysitting, guys.”

“Yeah, of course.” Hypno smiled and glanced at the two of them. They both looked beyond exhausted. “Anytime, actually. You guys look like you could use the break.” 

“Probably,” Donnie admitted. “But we knew what we signed up for.”

“Still,” Jase added. “We could probably allow someone else to watch her for a bit by this point.”

“After I adjust the tank.”

“Of course.” 

Hypno chuckled at their usual banter.

“Well, this was fun.” Warren snapped a finger. “But I’m hungry. Have you guys eaten?” 

“Nah,” Jase sighed. “Came here right after work.”

“Oh, let us go get Chinese then.” Hypno slipped past Donnie. “Our treat.”

“Our treat?” Warren scoffed.

“Well, they are paying our water bill this month.” 

“Fine, fair enough.” He waved a hand. 

Hypno looked back at his neighbors. “Is that good with you guys?”

“Well I definitely don’t want to cook,” Jase said. “So yeah. Just get our usuals.” 

Hypno gave them a thumbs up and headed out of their apartment and toward the stairs.

Warren was oddly quiet on the way down the steps. Usually he loved to ramble after such a chaotic event.

Hypno shrugged his shoulders to nudge him a bit. “Something on your mind?”

“Hm?” His husband blinked. “Well, no, maybe. Mostly tired. Just made me think um…” He kept looking up as he tapped his chin. “Did you uh… ever want to have kids?”

Hypno’s ears went up. “What brought this up?”

“We just babysat one.”

“I know but… did you want to have them?”

“Not really?” The worm cringed when he said that. “I mean, I guess I wouldn’t hate it, but it’s not something I really want to do either. But we still haven’t talked about it even though we got married years ago so…”

“Ah, I guess that makes sense.” Hypno opened the side door and stepped out onto the street. “Can’t say it’s something I really want to do either. Sides, I think helping look after that little one will be more than enough.” 

Warren chuckled, a genuine smile on his face as he leaned against Hypno’s head. “Yeah, you’re telling me.”

[aikoiya]

DP AU - Monsters & Ghostly Marriages

Dude, I just had an idea for a story.

Like, does anyone know about Ghost Marriages. It's commonly a Chinese tradition, but not entirely.

Anyway, imagine if Danny Phantom's world had always had supernatural creatures freely roaming the earth. I'm not just talking ghosts, vampires, werewolves, & all that, but also cultural supernatural beings such as yōkai in Japan?

Each continent has at least one permanent portal. For instance, Asia's Kamui, Japan has a lake at the foot of Ezofuji where the Ark of Yamato once was. (Okami reference.) The lake acts as a portal to the Makai, or the yōkai realm (it also hosts the Chinese yaoguai & Hindu yaksha; all 3 are basically different words for the same overall species). Now, despite what Inuyasha & Yu Yu Hakusho would have you believe, yōkai aren't demons as demons are a Judeo-Christian concept.

That's a mistranslation. Rather, they are more in-line with something called daemon which are nature spirits. Though, not in the literal sense. I know, similar words, different meanings. The closest thing the Japanese have to actual demons would be akuma, which means devil.

Europe & America also have several portals to the fae realm, one being Stonehenge as well as any ring of mushrooms, as well as an entrance to the different worlds of Yggdrasil in Norway. There's also the mist which hides the Greek monsters from view by mortals. Not to mention the doorway to Lalotai in Hawaii.

All except North America, until the Fentons began their research into the Ghost Zone on scientific terms.

Anyway, in this au, Tutelary spirits are a well-known concept, both as Earthbound spirits & Hereafter ghosts (a.k.a. GZ ghosts).

These Tutelaries are one way by which towns can be shielded from certain threats.

In a world like this, smaller towns have their own version of Ghost Marriages where in order to forge a stronger bond between community & Tutelary, a young member of the town will be selected to marry their guardian. According to tradition, that young individual is supposed to take a vow of celibacy, because, ya know, humans & ghosts aren't supposed to mix like that & you're only supposed to do those things with your spouse, but when your spouse is a ghost... So, this role is similar in prestige to becoming the miko of Shinto religion or a monk/nun of Catholic tradition in that you are expected to serve your patron as you would a spouse. If the human is sexually unfaithful, then the Tutelary looses the power given to him or her by the bond.

Rape of said spouse does not count as being unfaithful as ghosts & spirits work on a spiritual, mental, & emotional level & rape takes the choice from the victim. It only counts if the spouse chooses to lay with someone else.

The actual ceremony to marry them is sort of a ritual that acts as both a marriage & a funeral to honor the Tutelary, to bind the 2 together & give the town spirit the power to fight off various supernatural creatures & other threats both foreign & domestic based on the bond between husband & wife.

In some ways, you could say that the Tutelary becomes their new spouse's familiar.

In Amity's case, Danny is their town Tutelary & no one but Team Phantom, Dani, Vlad, (potentially Dan in the case of AGIT) the ghosts, & the Fentons (provided the reveal has taken place) know about Danny being Halfa & a Psychopomp for the Fenton's Ghost Portal. Psychopomps being spirits that ferry souls from the world of the living to the world of the dead & a subcategory of Gatekeeper Ghost which are ghosts that died in the creation of a portal from one plane of existence to another. They guard the portal between worlds. Psychopomps are specifically Gatekeeper Ghosts that guard portals to the Infinite Realms.

So, someone, probably Paulina, brings up the idea of performing a Ghost Marriage for Phantom to make him more powerful. That it should be the prettiest & bestest girl in town.

However, instead of Paulina instantly being chosen to be Phantom's bride like she had thought would happen, her father & the council elect to do something else. Something similar to when Aragon was scouting out wives happens. A pageant where every unwed female from 13 up is forced to attend with Phantom (not Fenton) as the judge, but no one but Paulina & the higher ups in town know the actual stakes. So, when Phantom selects either Sam or Valerie as the winner this time, they are all surprised when the mayor shouts, "Phantom has chosen! Time to begin planning!" (In the case of it being after AGIT, it'd likely be Sam.)

Phantom & whichever girl he chose is swept away & ceremony plans are made.

For that matter, Valerie still hates Phantom because the accident that cost her dad his job happens. But it gets even worse when she learns from one of her mom's old notebooks that she's from a hunter clan.

Her clan actually used to have an alliance with the Fentons & Amity was their home base.

Once uncivil & rogue supernaturals start showing up to make trouble, she begins to study her mom's work to try & help protect the town.

Anyway, I'm thinking that the monsters & supernaturals are like a mix of the ones in a Monster High, Supernatural, & Wizarding World xover, but one that focuses on Amity's Monster Underground of Calamity Park.

In this version, something happened to reveal the supernatural world to mortals. Not to mention, Chuck from Supernatural is actually Yaldabaoth, a very powerful pagan deity of gnosticism, & every angel & demon that appeared in the show was an attempt by him to gain worshipers piggybacking off the growing momentum of Christianity. Like, these people didn't know this. He was playing them as much as he played everyone else. Not to mention the fact that he created the system of human souls being tortured until they became demons.

The truth of the matter is that his fabricated 'heaven' & 'hell' were keeping these souls from making their way to natural portals to begin their Journey of the Soul(TM) to the center of the GZ where the Doorway to The End lay.

If you wanna know more about that, see this:

Also, that scene where Chuck died & the sun went out was a fabrication to trick those around him into believing his hoax. For one, if the sun did go out, it'd take a long time for us to notice because light would still be traveling to the Earth. Plus, if he did die & he was the actual God, everyone & everything would've ceased to exist with him. However, that would've been counterproductive as he needed the Winchesters to believe he was something he wasn't. This is all aside from the fact that God can't die, nor can he lose.

Now, anyway, there are civilized monsters which makes up the majority of the Monster High cast. However, there are also uncivilized monsters which are like what monkeys are to humans in the evolutionary sense, as well as rogue supernaturals which are basically criminals of the supernatural persuasion & no one is okay with either of those. These make up most of the Supernatural rogue's gallery.

Uncivil & rogue supernaturals are generally what causes trouble with humans. However, because most civil supernaturals hide, this results in fear & xenophobia. The illustrious, now infamous, Nightingales are known to be a clan to believe as such.

The Fentons were once Fenton-Nightingales, when in the 1600s, a witch hunter broke off from them & reinstated the Fenton line, asserting that maybe not all supernaturals were purely evil. Except for ghosts, of course! Meanwhile, the other half of the Fenton-Nightingales retook the Nightingale name & remained general supernatural hunters.

Here's a couple links to my concepts of the character's legacies:

Anyway, I kinda wanna see this be a situation where the humans & civilized supernaturals are still trying to get used to each other in Amity & Calamity. Like, Danny ended up being the first publically known supernatural being all over the world after some accident or other, whether it be the Disasteroid or something else that happened after AGIT. Before all that, monsters were a myth, but now, more & more of the supernatural underground is slowly coming out to show themselves. Suddenly the Mansons are coming out as legacy vampires like in my version of the Supernatural Trio AU & it's sorta insane.

Like in my version of Supernatural Trio, I'd make Tucker a cyborg, but then it turns out that he has a dormant werewolf gene & when he transforms, he ends up looking more jackel-like & someday takes on an Egyptian cyberpunk look.

At the same time, Vlad turns out to be half-lugat with some strigoi tendencies. As in, when he died, he was then revived as half-lugat, half-ghost, but he's descended from a strigoi. So, he has a mix of their powers, but all this monsters & magic stuff is just as much news to him as anyone else, so he doesn't know anything about his vampiric abilities or nature having figured that his need to feed on both blood & core-plasm was an aspect of being half-ghost.

Anyway, the marriage/funeral ritual is complete with whichever girl was chosen & now Danny is married & it's hella awkward.

Like, if the Disasteroid/AGIT happened, either it's Sam & they're still dating which makes the situation easier but too fast & awkward for them. Or it turned out that, in a heel-face turn to how the show portrayed it, Sam still had a lot of growing to do before she could be a good girlfriend. So, they decided to break it off.

Also, something interesting, if the Disasteroid did happen, but not AGIT, maybe only certain members of Amity that went to build the towers know that Fenton is Phantom (not including Valerie to add drama), while the rest of the world only knows that Phantom saved the world? That could be something.

Like, only a handful of adults know, like Lancer & the Fentons & so on.

Also, in the case of the Disasteroid, but not AGIT, Vlad was smart enough to use a duplicate to make it look like he overshadowed 'Vlad Masters,' but during the ride with Jack to the Disasteroid, he revealed himself to the other man, surprising him & laying into the orange-clad oaf.

So, only Jack knows about Vlad being Plasmius until he tells his wife. This would create tension between the 3 later where Vlad throws Maddie under the bus by coyly speaking about Colorado. Asking if she'd even told the man about his schemes there, which ends up causing a bit of a rift between the Fenton parents. Not because Jack thinks she cheated, because he doesn't. He knows her, sometimes better than he knows himself, & he knows she wouldn't do that.

No, what makes him angry was that she never told him that Vlad came onto her. If she had, he would've broken his supposed 'friendship' with Vlad long ago.

Not to mention, the Fentons are against their still teenaged son getting married no matter who it's to, because they feel like it's too soon.

It's a lot of chaos & I'll probably polish this up later, but yeah.

All I know is that, it's eventually discovered that because Danny is a Halfa, this means that his wife is free to have sexual relations with him as a result (after they've turned at least 18) & that the spell binding them even grants boons for it.

Not only that, but because of both Sam & Valerie slowly becoming Ecto-Liminal, they are both compatible with Danny. Sam more so due to Vlad giving her ecto-herpies & her being given powers by Undergrowth & this eventually leading to her dying & being revived as a Halfa herself.

This means that in either case, they can eventually have kids. Though that's years down the line after they'd grown up.

The only reason the Mansons allowed this to happen was because they knew that it'd keep their daughter celibate, at least until they'd moved out of Amity.

For more, go to my full Ghost Zone Masterlist.

[urtubiaartist-67]

⛩️ Do you know the yōkai : KUCHISAKE-ONNA? ✂️

Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, "Slit-Mouthed Woman") is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors. She is most often described as having long, straight, black hair, pale skin, and otherwise being considered beautiful (except for her scar). She has been described as a contemporary yōkai.

According to popular legend, she asks potential victims if they think she is beautiful. If they respond with "no", she will kill them with her long medical scissors. If they say "yes", she will reveal that the corners of her mouth are slit from ear to ear, and she will then repeat her question. If the individual responds with "no", she will kill them with her weapon, and if they say "yes", she will cut the corners of their mouth in such a way that resembles her own disfigurement. Methods that can be used to survive an encounter with Kuchisake-onna include answering her question by describing her appearance as "average", or by distracting her with money or hard candies.

According to legend, Kuchisake-onna was a woman who was mutilated during her life, with her mouth being slit from ear to ear. In some versions of the story, Kuchisake-onna was the adulterous wife or a mistress of a samurai during her life. As punishment for her infidelity, her husband sliced the corners of her mouth from ear to ear. Other versions of the tale include that her mouth was mutilated during a medical or dental procedure, that she was mutilated by a woman who was jealous of her beauty, or that her mouth is filled with numerous sharp teeth.

Author and folklorist Matthew Meyer has described the Kuchisake-onna legend as having roots dating back to Japan's Edo period, which spanned from the 17th to 19th centuries.

Rumors about Kuchisake-onna spread throughout Japan, creating hysteria to the point that young children would sometimes be accompanied by members of parent–teacher association groups while walking home from school.

Historian and manga author Shigeru Mizuki considered Kuchisake-onna to be an example of a yōkai, a term which can refer to a variety of supernatural monsters, spirits, and demons in Japanese folklore. According to Zack Davisson, a translator of many of Mizuki's works, "When Mizuki put her in one of his newest yokai encyclopedias, that's when she was officially considered a yokai."

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuchisake-onna

[aho-dapa]

wolfsbane

more fic idea without the writing part

TW: uh monster typical horror stuff, monster and hunter fic

monster and hunter fic AU with tamsand

inspired by the bloodborne aesthetic just because

The Mother was the first Hunter and used the Cauldron to bless the weapons she used against monsters (in verse lore is that she was so distraught over the plague of monsters that killed her family that her tears are what is used in the Cauldron)

Hunters use Cauldron Blessed ash wood, iron, and tears as weapons

Also Tamlin uses iron knuckles as his main weapon and also has a rosary that his mother made him (it's made from rose petals soaked in the Cauldron and made into iron beads)

Tamlin and Feyre have a platonic and familial dynamic here

Veteran Hunter Tamlin and his partner Feyre come across a brothel where an succubus is said to have killed a few patrons (yay, murder mystery)

There they meet Amren, the madam of the brothel and its revealed that the succubus is actually an imposter who took the appearance of one of her friends

As they investigate, the trail leads them back to Feyre's old village, Lundis, and slowly uncover who the succubus is

Slowly yet surely it's revealed that the succubus was hunted down by someone else who leaves two mark on their victims: a vampire bite and a sigil of flames burned onto the skin

Now Feyre and Tamlin are hunting down the infamous hunter vampire

They retrace their steps back to the brothel and find both Nesta and Rhys there

Immediately, Tamlin finds this annoying because Rhysand is involved and it can never be a good thing when he's around

The tamsand dynamic here is just Tamlin trying to swat away vampire Rhys while Rhys keeps on trying to get werewolf Tamlin to erotically maul him

Anyway

Feyre finds Rhysand annoying, but she's trying to understand why Nesta is here and interrogates her which gets them nowhere

Story and more plot happens but basically

Amarantha is trying to amass a monster army so that they will no longer be hunted down (main plot whoo)

Amren is an incubus that slowly seduces Feyre

Rhys and Tamlin are definitely into blood kink

Also

Papa Archeron was a Priest of the High Order and was accused of committing sacrilege with a vampire (Mama Archeron) when he just hid her identity as a vampire after she got turned in an attack

She's later discovered and burnt at the stake and Papa Archeron goes on the run with his family

He leaves them in the care of a family friend, the Hales, a rich noble family, and leaves them so that they aren't in danger

Elain becomes a Preistess where she works at the High Order and goes out onto the field (AKA witch Elain equivalent)

Nesta goes into becoming a Lady-in-Waiting for the Countess Violet Vanserra, whose original name is Sumire

Feyre joins the High Order as a Hunter and partners with Tamlin

It's later revealed that Nesta helped the Countess kill her husband and that the Hunter vampire is actually Nesta because she was turned as a child by her mother

Tamlin is also the biological child of the Mother and is the first werewolf, but uh, yeah the Mother actually cried for her monster children not the other way around

Also yōkai exist

LoA was born to a kistune and kijimunā, and she's neither a divine fox or a malicious one

She later saves Beron’s life and marries him, and they return to his home where she raises his other five children from his previous wife

Only Eris and Lucien are her children and they have traits of kitsune

Beron later becomes wary and paranoid of her and thinks she's either possessed by some phantom or has become a monster, so her mistreats her

This later leads into the downfall of the Vanserra family and his children by them being possessed by fox spirits (also his children except two aren't good people, they murdered Eris, anyway)

Also, she sends Lucien back to her homeland after Eris's death so he can be safe and she plots with Nesta to kill Beron

She stays behind to raise the other two children so they can inherit their father's title and she decides to watch other them for a few centuries before joining her other children in her homeland

Okay monster time:

Werewolf Tamlin

Vampire Rhysand

Priestess Elain

Vampire Nesta

Hunter Feyre

Priest Papa Archeron

Vampire Mama Archeron

Human Isaac

Human Cassian

Succubus Mor

Incubus Amren

Dhamphir Azriel

Selkie Tarquin

Selkie Cresseida

Selkie Varian

Human Beron

Kitsune LoA

Kitsune Lucien

Kitsune Onryō Eris

Crackship time:

Tamlin / Rhysand

Feyre / Amren

Nesta / LoA

Azriel / Papa Archeron

Mor / Cresseida

Tarquin / Elain

Isaac / Varian

[arti-mess]

Project Rue: A ROTTMNT Fanfic.

It had been 10 years since the defeat of the kraang. Everyone had kept moving forward with their lives and worked hard to keep the world safe. The brothers had changed the most out of everyone. Michael Angelo became a professional anonymous painter, Raphael became a teacher of yōkai Martial Arts, Donatello remained a scientist but became interested in the natural and unnatural world. He continues learning through his travels and technological advancements. And Leonardo became a role model for many in the hidden city. He taught the resistance fighters and longed for a peaceful life between yōkai and human beings.  

The brothers had their fair share of romances through the years but one of them stayed. After the kraang invasion, Donnie felt like he could concur the world. Looking at his best friend, he found that the feelings he buried so deep before were being unearthed. Every time she would laugh, say a sarcastic comment, or even when she fell to the ground, he fell in love with her. When she said something scientific, he would get especially warm. He had noticed a few little changes whenever she would talk to him. When he would listen to her ramble on, she would notice and pause with a smile. When he would help her onto his shell during a battle, she would hold on to him tighter. She started to share more about her family and reminisce about when they first met as kids.  

At one point, she asked him, “How do you feel about relationships?” Donnie was a bit startled at first but then he shared. “I haven't really been in one before so I’m not sure what to expect. I have thought about it though. I feel a certain way about someone, but I have done the theories and research and I have no idea if they return my feelings...” Donnie looked up to find April at a short distance away from him. She sat on the floor in front of him and looked up. “Donnie, I don’t know if this is true...but is this person in front of you?” His eyes widened and his cheeks got warm. He stuttered, “...I... yeah...” Her eyes softened and she placed her hand on his. “I’m sorry that I took so long to figure it out D. The truth is...I’ve liked you for a long time. Every time you would geek out about your inventions or find some new scientific discovery, I just adored you. Honestly, you hide your feelings crazy well.” “Heh...I know...,” said Donnie. “It’s a personality flaw.” She then cupped his face in her hands and said, “You’re the most interesting person I have ever met. When we met as kids, I knew that someday we would become best friends...but I have found that I feel more than that. I love you, Donnie.” He fell into her arms and held her close. He felt her warm hands on his shell, and he felt a tear stream from his eye. “I love you too, April.”

From that day forward, their relationship grew into a beautiful romance. They respected each other and protected each other through every situation. He kept her safe, and she stood by him every step of the way. She knew his weaknesses and strengthened them with every time she kissed his cheek. He sometimes struggled to show his true feelings, but she always knew how to listen when he shared. April laughed at the small things and brought out a playful side in Donnie that didn’t come out often. He laughed with her more and more. After about a year, Donatello promised his life to April. The brothers were so proud of their once introverted brother turned into a gentle, kindhearted, loving husband to their beloved childhood friend.  

They started to travel the world together, discovering new life and learning more about the world they call home, both mutated and not.

~Two Years Later~

After a while, they decided to return home and stay with their family. They walked down to the underground sewer system they had called home, greeting the fellow yōkai along the way. When they reached their old hideout, the brothers came running with tears in their eyes. Splinter came along and gave his son and daughter-in-law a big hug. They spent time eating pizza and doing cannon balls like the good old days. Donnie came to his old lab and longingly looked around. April came up behind him and he jumped. “Jeez you scared me!” April laughed at him, “Sorry D, I just saw you looking kind of sad and wanted to see what's up.” “Oh, it's nothing really...I was just thinking about how we were back then. I just wish I could’ve grown up human. The least I could’ve done was find an antidote to the mutagen.” April put her hands around his waist. “If you would’ve grown up human, we wouldn't have met. With my weirdo personality, you would not have even noticed me.” That second, she said that he whipped around and grabbed her shoulders. “You are the most amazing person I have ever met. I LOVE YOU, APRIL!” Her eyes started filling with tears. “I want to have a baby with you Donnie.” His grip softened and he felt his heart drop. His whole body became limp.   “Woah D! Jeez I'm sorry...that came out of nowhere.” “No no, I’m sorry...I just am surprised is all...I have been thinking about it...I just don’t know how it would be possible. If you want to, we can do some experiments. I want to figure out an antidote for the mutagen so our child can grow up with a normal life...I want them to be able to go to school and make friends...” April looked into his eyes with a loving smile. “I will help you with the antidote D. I would be happy with anything you would want to do for our future. If you are happy, I am happy.”  

Donnie started working with the genomes and cells of other mutations. April helped by sharing her thoughts and theories. They had about 3 months of late nights and coffee before they found something promising. One of the cells from an oozquito degenerated and became like a normal mosquito. This was bigger than they could’ve ever imagined. They looked at each other in amazement and rejoiced. From that point, they started experimenting on animal eggs and small insect larva. The project skyrocketed from there and they decided to try it for real.  

Altered DNA from Donnie and April was placed in a large capsule of warm, life sustaining liquid. Donnie was scared to transfer the egg to April because he was uncertain if it would affect her. She wanted to carry her child naturally, but she was also afraid of what could happen to her or their unborn baby. This was the safest option. All they had to do now...was wait.  

~One month later~

Donnie was making some ramen for him and April in the kitchen. He stopped to think for a moment and then popped. “Hey! I remember making some crazy spices when I was younger. They are prototypes still, but I bet they would taste so good in this. Let me go get it from my lab.” April giggled at him. “That sounds great D. I’d love to try it out.” As Donnie was rummaging through his lab, his eyes caught something. He stopped to look at the capsule once more. There it was...a tiny organism about the size of a grain of rice. His tears came before he got to say her name. He ran to the kitchen. “Did you find th--” Aprils eyes caught onto her husband's tears and crooked smile. She knew exactly what he was about to say, and she leapt into his arms. Sobbing and laughing brought the rest of the family into the room. “Woah, I told you guys to be easy around the onions” Raph started. “What's going on Donn?” Mikey asked. Leo ran up with a box of cereal in his arms. “Sheesh D, I haven't seen you cry like this since we tried to throw you into the ball pit. What the heck is happening.” Donnie and April held each other's hands and led their family to the lab. They all gasped in astonishment at the sight before them. April and Donnie looked at each other with tears in their eyes and held one another close. This changes everything.  

~After another few months~  

April and Donnie watched their daughter grow and develop throughout the months, monitoring her vitals and making sure she had everything she needed. “Have you thought of a name for her yet?” Donnie asked. “Hmmm...a few have popped into my head now and then...Sage, August, Dawn, Rue...” Donnie found himself stopping at the last one. “I really like that one. I feel like it goes with her personality.” April looked at him with a confused expression. “What do you mean D?” He pulled up a couple of chairs and sat with her as they watched. She moved in slow ways, gradually reaching up and nestling back down. As they watched her, they saw her small face and her little expressions. It was decided at that moment. Her name will be Rue. They continued to watch and wait as their new love grew. They would read to her and talk to her throughout the day...even though Donnie knew she couldn’t hear them. The brothers would come in and give her gentle hugs and kisses. Mikey would paint her pictures and tape them all around the lab for her. Leo would come in and talk to her about his day and he would give her little fist bumps on the capsule glass. Raph would always sit with her and play soft music. Splinter would always come in and give her little pep talks for when she was older.  

The monitor gave a small beep. Everyone jumped. They all huddled around her. “What?! What is it saying?” Mikey squeaked. “Is she ok???” Raph said. Donnie came to her and read the monitor. “Shes perfect. It looks like she is almost ready. It should be any day now that we can welcome her home.” They all breathed a sigh of relief. In a cold sweat, Leo sat on the floor. “Oh, thank God.” They all looked down at him. “What? It's not like I already envision myself being the coolest uncle and protecting her and teaching her everything she needs to know about being awesome.” Donnie and April looked at each other with concerned smiles. “Oh, jeez can you even imagine.” April said. Donnie looked back at her with his eyebrows raised. He spoke softly, “Don't.” They all snickered at him.  

After a couple of days, they received a notification that she was fully developed and ready to be released from her chamber. They all cleared a space and placed warm blankets and towels around the capsule. Donnie washed his hands and put some gloves on. He then released the pressure and opened the containment. From there he wrapped her in a soft, warm towel and made sure she was breathing properly, and her vital signs were perfect. She cried for a little while but when April held her in her arms, she was instantly relaxed. They stood around her and cooed. They watched her nuzzle into the cozy blankets. Raph gently placed his hand on hers and she held it with her little hand. “Oh, she is so strong! She is going to be a great warrior one day.” Mikey came close to her and smiled. She looks just like you April. She is missing eyebrows like you though Donnie.” “HAH you’re right!” Leo said. Donatello was unamused.  

April looked at Donnie with all her love. “Shes perfect.” Donnie smiled at her and kissed her forehead. “She is our perfect little girl.” They then sat in a circle on the floor and took turns holding her. Splinter had tears in his eyes when he held his first grandchild. “Her aura is strong. She has the willpower of a ninja for sure.” They then wrapped Raph in bubble wrap and gave her to him. He tried so hard not to shed any tears on her, but they just kept coming. He screamed in silence at how cute she was. When she was brought to Mikey, He rubbed her short curly hair from her forehead. “She is wonderful. I am going to do coloring books with her all the time!” When she was handed to Leo, He was a little afraid to handle her...but he held her close. He saw her small freckles on her nose and kissed them. “You are already full of wonder. I promise to always protect you.”  

“Welcome to the world little Rue.”

Story by me “Art3_” I will add the concept art soon. 

[sibillascribbles08]

Wanted to do some sappy nonsense so here's some jasonnie but like, when they become parents.

“That’s everything. That’s everything, right?” Jason paced back and forth on his side of the head office. “Howard, did I miss anything?”

“Umm.” One of the yōkai’s long ears twitched as he looked at the tablet in his smaller pair of hands. “No meetings with interested investors or new partners. Holly Blue handles all financial meetings. The engineer managers are in charge of any new tech presentations. Only Holly Blue can contact either you or Donatello with an emergency for the next few weeks. Is that all of it?” 

“I don’t know, maybe?” He sighed and finally collapsed in his desk chair. “We’ve never had Donnie and I both out for this long before.”

“Oh, I’m sure it’ll be fine.” Howard clicked the two massive teeth of his lower jaw together. “Almost all of us have been working here for a while now, sir. We know how to keep the place from catching fire, so to speak.” 

“I know.” Jason's hands moved under his glasses to press against his eyes. “I’m just so stressed on top of all this. I mean what if…” He didn’t want to say it, didn’t want to speak it into being.

That after months and months of trying to successfully bring a kid into the world, this attempt that was only days away from success could still result in failure. 

Jason tried to keep that thought as far away as possible. Because he knew as devastated as he would be if that happened, Donnie would be even more so. He already fell apart more than once just trying to get an egg to last more than a day. The amount of failures stacked up to a staggering amount, to the point Jason didn’t even have the stomach to scroll through the data.

But Donnie did. He pushed through it because he didn’t want to give up. And with this so close, if it fell apart… 

Jason thought about the night where all he could do was cradle the turtle’s head against his chest as he sobbed until he passed out. Jase didn’t want to imagine it being worse than that. 

He was so excited but so terrified and both feelings combined together made it feel like his heart wanted to rattle its way right out of his chest. 

“Apologies,” Howard’s voice distracted him. “Do you need a moment? I can come back later to further discuss—” 

Jason’s phone buzzed on the desk once, then again. Not consistent enough to be a call, it must be a text. It did it twice more as he picked it up. 

He looked at the notifications to see the texts from his husband, going from the first to the latest.

>JASE >EGG >HAT CH >HATCHING >LAB 

Jason’s eyes went wide and his heart stopped. He kept staring at the text on the screen, knowing what it said, but his brain wouldn’t connect with the rest of his body. 

“Sir?” Once again Howard broke him out of that trance.

He shot up in an instant, almost knocking his swivel chair over in the process. “Lab!” He shouted and sprinted for the door. “Egg! Hatch!” 

“What?” Howard’s ears went straight up. “She’s hatching?”

Shit, right, they were in the middle of a meeting. Jason turned back around. “Look, after this we can talk again and go over—”

“Don’t be worrying about that!” Howard shrieked and pointed to the doorway. “Get down to the lab!” 

“Right, right,” Jason took off for the elevator. He sometimes questioned his husband's desire to install ones that moved so fast, but in this instance he was so grateful for it. Even if the ten seconds to get from the upper floors to the basement still felt impossibly long. 

He ran out of the elevator the second the doors opened wide enough and went for the main lab door. He practically tripped over his own feet trying to get inside, but didn’t stop. Donnie stood next to the incubation table, and their gaze met in an instant. 

“Did I miss it?” Jason gasped for air and headed over.

Donnie ran up to meet him, grabbing his arm. “No, no, come here. Look!” 

Jason let his husband practically drag him across the floor, truthfully it was faster. They both skidded to a halt in front of the table and Jason didn’t hesitate to press his face against the glass container. 

The egg in question was more oblong than round, evidently it yielded better results over time, but it still was never as big as Jason expected. He always imagined their kid coming into the world the size of a newborn human, but maybe their bundle of genetics didn’t want to turn out that way. 

The egg moved, only shifting slightly within the thermal blankets surrounding it. The heat lamp above it made the shell almost glow, but the cracks along the edge were still visible. 

“Our daughter’s in there.” Jason mumbled. 

Donnie wrapped his arms around him and rested his chin on Jase’s head. “Yeah.” 

He knew that. He’d seen it before, the many times Donnie would run a scan to check on things. Once his husband even joked about them being akin to ultrasound pictures. But this time…

“She’s actually moving.” 

Donnie tightened his grip. “Yeah.” 

Jason wished he could just press himself through the glass. “Donnie, this wait is going to kill me.”

His husband laughed, the motion vibrating through both of them. “I know, Jase.”

“I want to reach in there and get rid of the rest of the eggshell.”

“Well we can’t, it wouldn’t be good for her.” 

After all that staring, the shell only lifted slightly further than it had earlier. 

Jason dug his nails into the glass. “Going to go insane.”

“How do you think I feel?” Donnie lifted him up and pulled him back. “Come on, we can take a minute to set up a chair. We might be here for a bit.” 

Jason let Donnie be the one to grab one of the comfy lounge chairs from the break area while he grabbed a couple of pillows and some waters. They put the chair as close to the table as it could get, and Jase let his husband sit down before curling up on his lap. 

They both stared, no longer able to see the fine details but close enough to watch her move. Jase grabbed the waters so they could stay hydrated but, truthfully, neither of them looked away long enough to do so. 

Still, the silence quickly became unbearable. “Do you still want to name her Holly?” 

Donnie held one of his hands, gently playing with his fingers. “Yeah, if that’s alright with you.”

“Sure, did you ask Holly Blue?”

“Ah, I might have wanted to keep it a surprise. I hope she doesn’t mind.”

“I doubt she would.” Jason dared to look away from the egg for a moment to study his husband’s face. 

Donnie’s eyes were still glued on the glass, jaw tense. Jason reached up with his free hand to run his fingers along it. His husband glanced at him but only for a second. Then the tension left his face. 

“It’s not setting in, is it? That we’re going to be dads” Jason asked.

Donnie chuckled, though he almost looked frightened. “Well, that’s only one thing I mean, you know, getting out of there could take way too much energy. What if she—”

Jason sat up so he could hold his husband’s face with both hands. “Hey. She’s made it this far. She’s going to be fine, okay?” 

“But we don’t know that.”

He tightened his grip. “Donnie, we are not going to doom spiral this. I can’t believe I have to be the one to say that in this situation. Doom spiraling is my job. Anyway, you can’t just sit there and picture the worst case scenario. We just have to let it play out.”

Donnie glanced away. “And what if it does go wrong?”

“Then we’ll handle it together.” Jason tugged himself even closer to kiss his husband on the corner of his mouth. 

Donnie wrapped his arms around him and buried his nose against Jason’s neck, taking a deep breath. “Right as always, Love.” 

“Yeah, well—”

A crack loud enough to interrupt the conversation came from the container. The conversation was immediately forgotten. Donnie stood up in an instant, still holding onto Jase, and brought them both closer to the container. 

Part of the shell was actually lifting! Then dropping, then lifting up again farther and farther each time. 

Then it suddenly fell when a tiny hand shoved itself out, at first clenched into a fist before flexing the fingers. 

Jason couldn’t help but laugh at the image of it. “Man, she really wants out of there.”

“Wouldn’t you?” Donnie chuckled as well. “But Jase, Jase! She has four fingers!”

Did she? Jason leaned in more to get a better look because the hand was so small—she was so small—and finally counted all the digits. 

He didn’t even get the time to marvel over it. Another massive crack split across the shell, and then suddenly she came tumbling out onto the plush towel that sat at the bottom of the container. 

Jason gasped. There she was. His daughter, their daughter, barely pushing herself up and trying to wipe the remaining gunk off her face. A softshell like her dad, no surprise there, but her plastron didn’t cover her stomach. 

Jason practically flung himself out of Donnie’s grip. “Donnie can we—” He stopped speaking when he realized how much his voice was shaking, but tried again anyway. “Can we—”

“I know, I know.” Donnie laughed, in a way that indicated he had too many emotions in his chest for him to deal with. But with his hands free he could type on the monitor and unlock the container. 

The glass lifted and the second it got high enough Jason reached toward her. But then he froze, hands hovering right next to her. “Can I… I mean, would it hurt her?”

“No, no, just be gentle, obviously.” 

Jason still didn’t scoop her up in an instant. He brought his hands close enough to bump into her. Only then did she blink her tiny eyes open. She reached out and touched his palm, and after a couple of seconds she leaned against it. 

The adorableness of it all made him want to scream, but he didn’t want to frighten her. He just let out a high pitched squeak before finally tilting his hand to let her lay flat on his hand and pulling her toward his chest.

She was so small. Only with her in his hands was it fully sinking in. He could rest her in one palm if he wanted to but he used both hands to give her some more support. 

The emotions in his chest were too overwhelming. Tears blurred his vision and all he could do was try to blink them away because damn it, he couldn’t see. They were getting in the way. 

Donnie’s chin rested on his shoulder—he must be kneeling on the floor. “You okay?” 

Jason took a deep breath to steady his voice. “She’s so small, Donnie.” 

His husband laughed but his voice cracked as he did. “I know. I know. Can you imagine how small she’s going to look in my hands?”

“I don’t think I could handle that right now. I…” He just realized his legs felt weaker and weaker by the second. “I need to sit down.” 

Donnie’s arms wrapped around his middle and gently tugged him back so Jase sat on his lap. The turtle’s head still rested on his shoulder. 

Jason just stared. It was still barely sinking in. Holly sat in his hands and he still couldn’t wrap his head around it. He’s a father. His daughter is sitting in his hands, curling up to try and stay warm no doubt. He dared to bring her closer to his face and only then noticed the very tiny black strands on the top of her head. 

“She has hair.” Jason whispered. 

“Wh—” Donnie started shouting and then snapped his mouth shut. “What?” He whispered this time. 

Jason moved her closer to Donnie’s face and smiled when he heard his husband’s delighted squeak. 

“Hah, I knew she had more of your genes than you thought.” 

Jason leaned back, relaxing against his husband’s chest. He watched Holly roll over, watched her breathe, as long as she kept breathing that was a good sign.

“We should probably let everyone know she’s here,” Donnie said.

“Yeah,” Jason agreed. “But I don’t want to move right now. I don’t want to put her down.” 

Donnie held up a hand. “May I?” 

Jason very carefully and very delicately rested his hands over Donnie’s before letting Holly slide off his palms and onto his husband’s. 

The baby softshell stirred, blinking a few times and even pushing herself up to look around. 

God, she looked even smaller. She didn’t even fill up Donnie’s palm. Tears burned at his eyes again but this time he could wipe it away. 

The tiniest noise came out of her mouth, the faintest of squeaks. Jason had to grab his shirt and pull it up over his mouth to scream into it. He glanced at Donnie to see his husband practically doing the same thing. 

But then she did it again, and again, reaching out for something. 

Jason frowned. Was she hungry? He carefully picked her back up, and in a matter of seconds she curled up again, silent.

“Ah, you’re warm.” Donnie tilted his head as he smiled. “Or warmer, anyway. Now I’m just jealous.” 

Jason turned so he could lean his side against Donnie’s chest instead. “Just put your hand under mine then.” 

His husband did, and then Jason lowered them so they rested against his legs. 

For the next hour all they did was watch her sleep while Jason kept trying to wrap his head around the fact that he was a dad now.

—-------------------------

Jason’s hands had never felt so empty.

For the right reasons, of course. Holly eventually woke up, making those faint squeaks. Donnie said it’d be wise to make sure she drank something. Jason helped get her some water. Thankfully they wouldn’t have to do something like syringe feed her, but he did almost panic when she shoved her face into the water dish. Thankfully just an awkward first attempt, she got the hang of it pretty quick. 

After that, Donnie decided to inform his family with a video call. He suggested Jason let his father know too, but so far he hadn’t managed to pull his phone out. Part of this still didn’t feel real. Like he was just experiencing a blissful dream and soon enough he’d wake up.

But eventually he got sick of his empty hands, so he pulled out his phone. 

It did take a few rings for an answer, and his father sounded out of breath. “Jase? Is this super important?” The man laughed. “Me and um, the partners were just…” 

Jason blinked. “Are your pants off yet?” 

“Well I’m wearing a skirt so—”

“Right. Well, I don’t know. I’ll let you decide if it’s important that I inform you that you’re a grandfather now.” 

The silence that followed made him smile. He could easily picture the utter shock on his dad’s face.

“Huh?” The question came out so high pitched that the man had to clear his throat. “Come again?”

“I’d love to.” Manny shouted in the background. “But I have yet to do it the first time.”

Jason burst out laughing.

“Manny! Don’t interrupt!” His father yelled back. “Jase. Jase. Are you serious? She’s here?” 

He kept smiling, so wide that his cheeks hurt. “Yeah, she is. Her name is Holly.”

“Holly! Of course it is.” His voice got a bit more muffled, probably turning away from the speaker. “Guys, we’re grandparents!”

“What?” Angie’s voice shrieked. “Jae you ass, put him on speaker!” 

His father turned back to the phone. “Is she there right now? Can we see her?”

“Donnie’s showing her off to his family, but I can text you photos.” Jason rubbed his cheeks. “Am I actually on speaker?”

“Yes,” Manny answered. 

Now his cheeks tingled from embarrassment rather than numbness. “Right, well, uh, I wanted to also say that…” His hand moved from his face to the collar of his button up, tugging on the material. “I get it now.” 

“Get what?” His father asked.

Ugh, did he really have to say this in front of Manny and Angie? But it’d just be rude to shut them out at this point. “Do you remember that talk we had after I moved back in with you? And you told me that when I was born you um… you know, how you felt at the time?”

“Yes?” 

“Yeah, I get it now.” Jason tugged his knees closer. “I couldn’t wrap my head around how holding an infant in your hands could shift your perspective, but I get it now.” 

Angie let out an “aw,” before it got interrupted by someone. 

“You alright, kiddo?” His father wound up asking. 

“I mean, yeah.” He tilted his head back against the chair. “Like, I don’t feel bad or anything. Just very, very overwhelmed.” 

Jae-Won laughed. “Yeah, I felt that too. And do you want me to tell you a secret?”

“What?”

“That feeling you get every time you look at her? It’s never going to go away.”

“Huh?” Jason almost shouted into the phone. “How the heck do you deal with it then?”

His father kept laughing. “Let me finish. It’s not going to go away. What happens is that you just grow around it, and it becomes your new normal, and maybe sometimes you’ll be so used to it that you’ll forget it’s there, but other times you’ll be reminded.” He paused for a second. “I’m really proud of you, kiddo. Welcome to fatherhood.”

Jason sighed and pretended he wasn’t smiling again. “Thanks.”

“Now hurry up and send pictures!” 

“Yeah!” Angie shouted in agreement. 

“Okay, okay.” Jason put his own phone on speaker as he moved to his gallery. “You guys are not going to believe how small she is.” 

“What?” His father said. “You mean she’s not—Oh my god!” 

Jason kept laughing at their collective screams of shock followed by squeals of adoration, to the point tears burned in his eyes again. 

He hoped Donnie came back soon. He wanted to hold Holly again and tell her he loved her over and over until she understood what the words meant.

No matter how long that took.

[queenkyani]

Info below!

Full Name: Kyani “Everly Rose” Nagasaki

Nicknames: love, dove, doll face, Imōto (little sister in Japanese), Yōkai, monster, Majo ( witch in Japanese),freak, dewdrop, KK, everly-rose, Nagasaki.

Gender: female

Age: 20

Birthday: February 14th 2001

Birthplace: Kyoto Japan ( moved to New York)

Voice reference: Maki Harukawa

TMNT fandom: 2016

Sexual Orientation: bisexual

Occupation: doctor, vigilante, assassin, yakuza leader, zoologist, semiotics.

Height: 5’9

Weight: 132 IB with muscle

Hair Color: Black hair ( with grey streaks)

Hair Type: Long wavy

Eye Color: lavender purple

Skin Color: Asian tan

Nationality: Haafu ( half Japanese/ half Indian)

Species(Human/Mutant/Alien etc): human/ kitsune

Powers yes/no: Yes

Likes: dancing, painting, turtles, bunnies, jewelry, singing lullabies, Japanese soups, her friends, green tea, Clothes

Dislikes: people hurting her family, being held back, her traumatic experiences.

Habits: has a habit of singing in public.

Fears: Losing her true family, feeling like she’s useless as a person, loses control of her powers, feeling like she is a disgrace and a disappointment to her family ( from her abused uncle)

Family:

Rezuko ( Father): deceased

Yukina ( Mother): deceased

Yoichi : (biological brother)

Melania: (biological sister)

Hideo: (biological brother)

Shota: (biological brother )

Renzyll: (biological sister)

Masumi: (biological sister)

Leonardo( adoptive brother)

Donatello( adoptive brother)

Raphael( adoptive brother)

Michelangelo ( adoptive brother)

Sensei Splinter ( adoptive father)

Maedene (sister-in-law ): deceased

Miyuki: Niece

Mika Cove: friend/ ex-girlfriend

Yurika and Vince Saki ( cousins/ shredder’s children)

Simon: childhood friend/ lover/ fiancé/ husband

Kieran, Sabastian, and Melody van Helsing: Simon and Kyani’s kids (future AU)

*Little sister of the turtles* 


Very skilled martial arts and weapons. ( even knows pressure points). 
Knows how to hack into systems ( same things that Donnie would do) 
 Was taught at a young age. ( by both of her parents).


Her weapon of choice is unknown considering the fact she knows how to use all of the weapons. But if she were to choose, it would be her mother’s Katana and her ring blades.


Power: Telekinesis: Kyani has the ability to use different types of psionic and cosmic energy( think of scarlet witch for instance)


 Strengths: can strengthen into different kinds of Telekinetic phases throughout a certain time. She can hallucinate her targets fears and dark secrets, she is able to moves objects, she is able to read minds, levitate, create illusions, heal, and possess. 


Weaknesses: will lose a lot of energy. Too much of it can be life-threatening. The amount of power she uses the more energy she loses. Will have to get a certain amount to gain back her energy ( example: If she loses 20% she will have to gain that percent back). 


Backstory:

Kyani was a happy and cheerful little girl that cared so much for things. But soon things changed when in the year 2007 the foot Clan broke into her home and killed her parents in front of her. She was five at the time. Her Uncle took little Kyani to his foot clan lair where she was mentally, physically, and emotionally abused by her uncle and the foot-clans. She met a nice friendly neighborhood foot-clan named “Viper” as well as a young boy named Simon Van Helsing and was the only two friends that she ever had. They were always there for her when she needed a shoulder to cry on.

For Simon she saved him from death once begging her Uncle to let him live which he let and put him in the higher rank. She would often sneak out just to be with Simon and soon their love grew for each other.

In the year 2013 “Viper” helped her escape at the age of 11 and hid around japan. When she was old enough she moved to New York City where she went to school to become a Doctor and have a doctorate degree. In the city, she met April O’Neil, a news reporter, and became close friends. She would come by her work and bring the sugar cookies that she baked. Soon or later down the road, she meets the turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo one night on one of their missions. She was being attacked by a bunch of thugs where she lost consciousness and slowly blacked out. But she saw Four big turtles that saved her life. Donatello finds out that she was somehow related to them, but couldn’t understand how. He told the rest of the gang that she was related to them which brought out a confusion.

But they took her to the lair because she was badly hurt and needed to be fixed up. April comes in shock to find kyani in the needle room and asks what happened to her. The turtles were confused; they asked how she knew her and April answered that she was a close friend. When she also found out that kyani was related to them she too was shocked but encouraged them to give her a chance and to get to know each other.

Best friend: Mika Cove

Romantic Interest: Simon Van Helsing ( my OC)

Allies: Splinter, Leo, Raph, Mikey, Donnie, chief Vincent, Simon, April, Casey, Yoichi , Melania, Haruto, Shota, Renzyll, Masumi, Mika, Vern, Yurika, Vince, Zurie Rose etc.

Enemies: the foot clans, her uncle, Bebop and Rocksteady.

Personally: Very kind, sweet, loving, wise, intelligent, loyal, understanding. Has a heart, will help people.

Fun facts:

1) took dancing classes

2) She would go to the beach and swim with sea turtles

3) owns a motorcycle

4) listens to Rock music ( New Years Day,BabyMetal, Bad Wolves, Creed, Cryoshell, Evanescence, Get sacred, LINKIN PARK, Stitched up Heart,etc) K-pop, Hip hop, R&B, and J-pop.

5. was once a Pastel Goth but grew out of it.

6. was in a rock band called “The Mutants” ( the lead singer)

7. owns different kinds of turtles, has a Phoenix bird.

8. Keeps a lot of charms and crystals in her room

9. Loves to cook and bake

10. has a spell book that she wrote herself

11. Draws during her free-time

12. Trains A LOT

13. Is not a morning person

14. Has some tattoos

15. can speake many different languages

16. Tends to get sick easily

17. Born in a royal family

18. Owns a lot of stores and businesses ( from her parents)

19. Owns a dojo in Chinatown ( everyone either calls her  Sensei Khan, Sensei Kyani, sensei, Everly rose, or Sensei Nagasaki)

20. Weirdly enough she collects sex toys. (Sorry for the TMI) she just thinks that some of them are unique. She doesn’t used them, she just buys them. That’s why no one is allowed in her room ( the last time Leo went in her room he almost had a heart attack) 

[olasportfolio]

Onryō - Himiko - Character Concept

An Onryō is a Japanese yōkai—a vengeful spirit born from a woman's intense emotions upon death. Typically, they stem from a history of abuse, unrequited love, or similar distressing experiences. We delve into the story of one such Onryō, formerly named Himiko. Her life was marred by tragedy, sold into marriage due to her family's financial constraints. Her husband, abusive and cruel, tragically ended her life during one drunken episode.

A selection of shapes.

Upon awakening as an Onryō, Himiko found herself engulfed in a frenzy of vengeance. Her quest led her to relentlessly slay men resembling her deceased husband, sparing only women and children. However, a chance encounter with a wandering monk altered her path. Though still a demon, she adopted a more human-like form and a new purpose—to seek redemption and mend the havoc she wreaked.

working on chosen shapes

Her journey to redemption proved challenging. Salvation, in her eyes, meant a final, tranquil death. Yet, she now traverses the lands, wielding ofuda strips around her arms to heal various diseases. However, the ultimate act of atonement requires a warrior capable of destroying a crystal embedded within her chest—a feat no one has accomplished thus far.

initial concept

Himiko's attire draws inspiration from the courtly fashion of Japanese Heian Era noblewomen, specifically the jūnihitoe. However, for ease of travel, she opts for a simplified ensemble consisting of the hitoe, kosode, and nagabakama. Her only accessory—a fan—serves as a form of self-defense in her 'human' form.

Abilities:

Skill 1 – 'Grant me salvation' allows Himiko to heal allies with ofuda, but attacking Himiko interrupts this ability. She can attach the ofuda to herself as well, but it heals her at a slower pace and she is slowed.

Skill 2 – 'Leave' employs her fan to create a forceful gust, pushing enemies away or stunning them against high terrain/walls.

Skill 3 – 'No running' erects a hair-based wall, providing tactical advantages for allies – said wall can be destroyed by enemies, attacked by allies – upon attacking the wall, allies are pulled towards the wall by hair – one allied attack takes ¼ hp of the wall. The wall counts as high terrain/wall, so if paired with S2, it can make for a nice combo. If not interacted with, the wall disappears after a short period.

Ultimate – 'FREE ME' transforms Himiko into her Onryō form, granting new abilities and altered health but ultimately returning to her human state afterward.

Himiko concept revisited after personal observations

Himiko's playstyle varies—able to function as either a mage or support character. In her mage built, she excels in potent abilities but with reduced survivability. Alternatively, as a support, her focus lies in crowd control and aiding allies, offering strategic synergy with AOE spells.

Ultimate skills:

U-S1 – "COME CLOSER" is a skillshot ability that, upon hitting an enemy, pulls them towards Himiko, causing damage in the process.

U-S2 – "LET ME TASTE YOU" involves a short-ranged attack where Himiko bites an enemy, dealing damage, applying a stack of bleeding effects (Damage Over Time), and slowing the target.

U-S3 – "HEAR ME, FEAR ME" involves Himiko emitting a piercing scream, generating a sound wave around her. Allies within the wave's range, along with Himiko herself, gain increased attack and movement speed. Enemies hit by the sound wave experience either: a) a slowed movement if their HP is above 50%, or b) a temporary state of fear if their HP is below 50%.

Clothing notes: In the end, I decided to choose colour version number 2 from the picture below - despite Himiko’s beautiful appearance, this colouring indicates a sense of danger. The pattern on her hitoe is a simplified version of a spider lilly, a red flower associated with death. This also resonates with the view Himiko saw upon transforming - her first memory being the taste of flesh and blood and her husband’s dead body laying beneath her feet. White colour can also be associated with the dead, and Onryō are often depicted in white kimono.

colour selection based on the revised sketch

Personality

Personality-wise, Himiko remains aloof and self-serving. However, she occasionally displays a softer side, especially towards toddlers, pregnant women, and rodents—resonating with remnants of her human past. Uninterested in idle chatter, she views others as beneath her but occasionally indulges in harmless pranks for her own amusement. Despite her lack of need for sustenance, she occasionally enjoys the taste of well-brewed green tea or grilled fish.

As an undead entity, Himiko foregoes the need for sustenance or belongings. Unaffected by temperature, her attire serves a dual purpose: fashion and blending in with humans. Speaking in a formal manner, she keeps a deliberate distance from others, viewing them solely as a means to achieve her salvation.

isometric view, make up and fan variations

Despite her demonic nature and self-centered demeanor, traces of her humanity persist—unknowingly preserved by the monk's intervention. Her salvation lies in acknowledging this buried humanity, an aspect she intensely denies, having spent an eternity detached from her human self.

Final notes

Himiko was very fun to work on - I got to use knowledge from my studies (Japanese culture) and creativity. I imagined her as a character in a MOBA-type game (League of Legends-like), hence lots of different abilities.

[jadenoryuu]

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Danny Phantom

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Kojirou | James & Musashi | Jessie & Rocket-dan Nyarth | Team Rocket Meowth, Kojirou | James/Musashi | Jessie, Danny Fenton & Valerie Gray

Characters: Musashi the Nurse/Miko OC, Kaze the Kamaitachi OC, Kojiro the Miko/Janitor OC, Danny Phantom - Character, Valerie Gray, other mentioned yōkai OC

Additional Tags: 5 Halfa AU, Halfa!Valerie Gray, Kaze (Meowth) is a little shit, Team Rocket level of chaos, the granny from the donut stand is so done, i cackled while writing this, Ectober 2021 (Danny Phantom), Ectober Month 2021, Ectoberhaunt 2021, Ectoberhaunt Treat

Series: Part 14 of Eenie mini Tiny moe, Part 13 of Ectoberhaunt's Domestic Phantoms

Summary:

Musashi and her husband were in Amity Park just for the Expo where her family heirloom was exposed. So why did their ward decide to go around and cause chaos? Or: Halfa!Valerie & Phantom meet a Kamaitachi.

This was so fun to write once my muse made up her mind!

@ectoberhaunt hope y'all enjoy as well!

🎃ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ🎃

[askcharaandfriends]

[crossover-man] May I ask, what’s a kitsune, is it from AFAC, if it is I haven’t seen it

Kitsunes are yokai from Japan. Their existence predates AFAC by like... a lot. It's ok that you've never heard of them. Here is the first paragraph from the wiki:

"In Japanese folklore, kitsune (狐, キツネ) literally the Japanese word for fox) are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According to yōkai folklore, all foxes have the ability to shapeshift into human form. While some folktales speak of kitsune employing this ability to trick others—as foxes in folklore often do—other stories portray them as faithful guardians, friends, and lovers."

In my story, "staying under" Kitsunes are a type of fox person monster. They have the appearance of a human but with fox tails and ears and wiskers. They can look like a normal fox or a human, but their in between form is their go-to.

They used their transforming powers to stay hidden during the war and many escaped. There are little to no Kitsunes in the underground in "staying under." Most kitsune monsters live in the forests of Japan. Occasionally falling in love with humans and having wizard and boss monster children.

They don't always reveal their true form to their true love. Frisk's grandma knew that her husband was a Kitsune but she kept it a secret from her side of the family. They were going to tell Frisk at some point, but they didn't get to.

Frisk is a wizard but they didn't discover that until they came to the underground (the barrier in staying under isn't like the one in AFAC and didn't activate their powers. They just didn't realize the stuff they did was magic until they saw monsters do it. Ironically, when they decided to stay under (instead of fighting asgore) Alphys suggested they dress up as a Kitsune since Kitsunes can look human sometimes. (And cool japan lore) after a year or so of this, being a wizard, wishing they were a monster and eating monster food- their soul changed. (This part doesn't work that well and possibly why it's an abandoned story)

[myths-n-legends]

Kuchisaka onna.

Hiiii and sorry I haven't posted a thing in the past two weeks. It was because I have no idea of what to post about and when I did get a legend to post about thanks to my friend I couldn't find the information for the legend, but now however I got everything in order so here you go, a new legend! Enjoy reading!

Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, "Slit-Mouthed Woman") is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries some sort of sharp object. She is most often described as having long, straight, black hair, pale skin, and otherwise being considered beautiful (except for her scar). She has been described as a contemporary yōkai (よかい)

According to legend, Kuchisake-onna was a woman who was mutilated during her life, with her mouth being slit from ear to ear. In some versions of the story, Kuchisake-onna was the adulterous wife or a mistress of a samurai during her life. As punishment for her infidelity, her husband sliced the corners of her mouth from ear to ear. Other versions of the tale include that her mouth was mutilated during a medical or dental procedure, that she was mutilated by a woman who was jealous of her beauty, or that her mouth is filled with numerous sharp teeth.

After her death, the woman returned as a vengeful spirit, or onryō. As an onryō, she covers her mouth with a cloth mask (often specified as a surgical mask), or in some iterations, a hand fan or handkerchief. She carries a sharp instrument with her, which has been described as a knife, a machete, a scythe, or a large pair of scissors. She is also described as having supernatural speed. She is said to ask potential victims if they think she is attractive, often phrased as "Watashi, kirei?" (わたしきれい ?) which translates to "Am I pretty? or Am I beautiful?" If the person answers "no", she will kill the person with her weapon, and if the person answers "yes", she will reveal her mutilated mouth. She then repeats her question (or asks "Kore demo?", (これでも ?) which translates to "Even with this?" or "Even now?") and if the person responds with "no" or screams in fear, she will kill the person with her weapon. If the response is "yes", she will slice the corners of the person's mouth from ear to ear, resembling her own disfigurement.

An individual can survive an encounter with Kuchisake-onna by using one of several methods. In some versions of the legend, Kuchisake-onna will leave the potential victim alone if they answer "yes" to both of her questions, though in other versions, she will visit the individual's residence later that night and murder the person while sleeping. Other survival tactics include replying to Kuchisake-onna's question by describing her appearance as "average", giving the individual enough time to run away distracting her by giving or throwing money or hard candies(particularly the kind of candy known as bekko ame, made of caramelised sugar) in her direction, as she will stop to pick them up or by saying the word "pomade" three times.

This is how she is said to look like .

There are also movies made about her story this picture below is from one of the famous movie about kuchisaka onna.

A/n: Disclamer! as alwaysI own any of the pictures I got them off of google, owners of the pictures if you want me to the picture off please let me know.

And well that's it for today! Hope ya'll liked it, also thank you soooooooo much aging to my friend who suggested me this legend or there would have been no post today too 😅😅

Anyways Byeee and take care!!

[booksandwords]

Intensity by Sherrilyn McQueen

Series: Chronicles of Nick, #8 Read time: 1 Day Rating: 5/5

The quote: Let no one take you down. You stand and you fight until the end! Not for fanfare, or for applause or laurels, but because you know what’s right and what’s wrong. Never fight because you have an audience or to gain esteem or notoriety. You fight for what matters—for the right things in life. Truth. Honesty. Dignity. Let no one steal, lie or cheat. You keep what you earn and never allow anyone to run over you because of the lies they tell others. And the lies others are so willing to believe about you. — Cherise Gautier

I am not tagging this with a spoiler warning but read on at your own risk. Intensity (and this review) contain spoilers for the Dark-Hunter verse.

We ended Invision with Simi in danger and being framed for murder. The murders of Tyree and Alan were actually committed by Cyprian Malachai, Nick's son with Laguerre. Cyprian is exactly as dangerous as he sounds given he is the son of a Malachai and War. Cyprian and Laguerre are the ones that Grim was sensing in Instinct and possibly the ones that bought out the Zeitjägers. The very first chapter of Intensity before the prologue, kinda like an introduction but not is called The Meaning of Time. It is about the Zeitjägers, about how they were born and why they were needed. It indicates they will be important to the story in some way.

Interestingly the end of Invision is not addressed until about halfway through the book. Simi isn't addressed at all. There is an awful lot of emotional punches in Intensity. Jared is completely unaware of Xevikan's existence. He knows Myone is his mother but thinks that Jaden is his father not his grandfather. Something I've suspected for a while is that Jared and Jaden are in a self-sacrificial protection loop. Hearing more of the story confirms it for me. Add Xev to the mix, who sacrificed his happiness allowing his father to raise his son and the whole thing is just tragic. We get to meet the beautiful Myone, that was just one of the time I cried in this book. Crying for what might have been and her happiness at meeting her great-grandson. There was a shock for me in that section, it is so easy to see why Xev fell fo Myone why he risked so much for his love of her.

Intensity is a good name for it. Not only is Nick's world ramping up but there is a lot packed in plot-wise. It is an intense read. But I did read it in a single sitting. The ending is effective, if unexpected. It explains a lot. Why Caleb isn't known, why Adrian is gone. Yes, I cried. But it wraps up the series well. If Sherri had decided to leave it there I would have been okay with that. There was true happiness in seeing Xev and Caleb just watching content and talking. Xev openly thinking that Nick is now his and Myone's legacy. But yet again Sheer throw information that we are almost expected to know but didn't. Like Braith and Apollymi being one and the same? Since when? Aside from that, there are a few implications that never lead anywhere like were the swords were saved by Jaden? What happened with Simi? They don't detract per see. Especially because it gives the next series somewhere to go immediately. With questions to answer.

Have a dump of thoughts from my reading.

Of course, Nathen is Cyprian. His pure power is why Kody and Caleb can't sense him. But I'm surprised it isn't having an impact on Caleb having two masters in one place. Though Nathen’s identity is not confirmed explcitly.

Takeshi and Nashira are brilliant together. I did not expect Takeshi at all. He's wonderful. But a trickster demon and a time guard (aka a yōkai and a Zeitjäger) feel like an odd combination, I'd love to know that story.

I like Shadow. I swear I've read a book with him in him before. But I would have noted him in my reviews and I didn't (though I have read the Deadmen series multiple times).

Takara is a surprise. I did not expect to see her. SHe's not in her humanoid form but she is there. Good lord she belonged to Kissare, the father of the first Malachai. She was only ever wielded by two. Kissare and Jared.

Have I ever mentioned how much I love the mighty chihuahua as a nickname for Cherise?

Something it's taken me an embarrassingly long time to pick up about Vawn. He's coded trans. Yes here it is by magical means but he is still trans he is a man living in a woman's body.

I really like the Celtic triplets, Arswyd Gan Drindod, the Terror by a Trinity. Rhyvawn Ddu (usually called Vawn), Kaziel and Aeron.  They are terrifying yes but man oh man they are fantastic.

Is it Neria or Nyria? I'm wondering if it is a term of endearment. Her name is Nekoda Kennedy or Belam.

"And not all that far in the future. It would all start when Julian and Grace reunited with Kyrian" (Kody, p.222) — And that would be Night Pleasures. (Julian's story, Julian of Macedon is a prequel)

Damn, I was off on Simi's husband. It's Savitar. It makes sense. Between them, they can broaden the scope of the Omergrion Council. And there aren't too many beings that Acheron would trust Simi with.

So here we are the last book in the Chronicles of Nick series. While I had spoilers for some aspects of the series mostly who characters are and parentage I had no idea for the series ended. I somehow managed to avoid those spoilers. I looked up what happens after this. There is a four-part series called Shadows of Fire, focused on Cyprian Malachai then a trilogy for adults to finish everything off.  Sherri confirms in the bio for Shadows of Fire that CoN & SoF are Nick from Dark-Hunters real and true past. That said due to the dramas with he-who-shall-not-be named we are looking are 6+ years before Heart of Venom (book one in the SoF series). I'm not going to look at the series overall as I sometimes do in the last book od a series because as Nick says “Take my word for it. The end is just beginning.” (Nick p. 280). But what I will say is the series does stand alone if Sherri never gets to Shadows of Fire.

I put in my review for Invision that I felt I needed a family tree to keep up with the familial connections in the Chronicles of Nick. I chose not to add it to that review after reading this before finishing that review (yes I read this in a single sitting the next day). So I'm adding a family tree to this review. It's a family tree such as I read it from the books. There is likely to be errors in here but this is my interpretation of the information we were given. Including the piece where Braith is Apollymi. I know the Dark-Hunter verse a bit, if she is Braith no one knows it. Braith is missing, she's off wandering as far as I understood. But then again most people have no clue who Jaden and Menyara are. CoN gives a dangerous amount of information if you know how to interpret it. Razer is in play though not in CoN, he goes by the Egyptian name Set (I think). If I'm right Razer is tied into Kody's line. So my family tree has some indications of where there is heavy speculation. I did use Sherri's website for some of my workings.