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chil-aglia · 12 days ago

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I just an idea for fic. It's inspired from both episodes in mix, one from American Dragon Jake Long season 2 (you know the one where Jake shot Rose with Cupid Arrows to fall in love with, thinking she's not, only make her hate him instead (since she was already in love with which is why the arrow make the opposite) and trying to kill him) and the other from Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir season 1 Episode call Dark Cupid.

Here is the synopsis:

So the turtles are trying to stop some crazy imp yokai who's shooting arrows of love to cause chaos, and probably use distraction to steal (not sure about the start up but anyway), the boys capture that criminal but not before he pull arrow at Adriaen. Good thing Leo saves him as he shields him and take the hit. Bad thing he was hit by one of those love arrow. However what the imp didn't expect that it actually would have an opposite effect. Why? Because Leo is already in love with Adriaen, so when he opens eyes and sees Adri, the magic effect of arrow twists his love into a hatred and force him attack Adriaen, says hurtful stuff how he despises him, confess all the frustration of Adri's obliviousness to his hints, showing affection only to be ignored and dismissed, literally friendzoned, but telling him he's friend no more and is ready to kill him. And fighting Leo who can use portals and is filled with anger/hatred (even though not real) is a very dangerous combo.

So how we neutralize the arrow effect? Mikey suggest Adri to use solution that works always in fairytale. Give Leo a true love's kiss

Adri: Wait what?!😳

(Leo after back to normal might be afraid to be near Adri after what he said and done (guilt is eating him for sure), but I can tell Adriaen won't hold grudge and comforts him. After all his hatred was opposite spell effect of his true feelings towards Adriaen)

This is not a love potion as it has the opposite effect. This fits into 'Hatred at the first sight's from your BTHB Writing Prompt card.

What do you think?

This will be marked off as 'Hate at the first sight' as that is the main focus!

Hope you enjoy this! And sorry for any grammar errors made!

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Not Who You Are

Quick note: This is not canon to the main story of Collide.

Bingo slot: Hate at the first sight

Fandom: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles + my OC’s

Warnings; None really

Summary: The boys try to stop a mischievous imp yokai causing chaos with magical love arrows. They manage to capture him, but not before he shoots an arrow at Adriaen. Leo jumps in to protect him and gets hit instead. However, since Leo is already in love with Adriaen, the arrow backfires—twisting his love into hatred. Consumed by the magic, Leo lashes out at Adriaen, expressing pent-up frustration and heartbreak before attacking him. To break the spell, Mikey suggests a classic fairytale solution: a true love’s kiss

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“Watch out boys!”

“Ah! These arrows just keep flying at us!”

“On your left Raph!”

The group dived and ducked and dodged as the imp dressed like a strange Cupid creature that one would see on Valentine’s Day cards.

They received word that there was chaos happening in the hidden city and then of course Raph had the urge to be a hero and claim that he, his brothers and Adriaen could handle the situation.

Finding the imp was easy, following the crowd of love struck yokai and the screams of those who thought they were being hunted for sport.

The Hidden City marketplace was pure chaos—tables overturned, enchanted flower petals raining from the sky, and yokai sprinting in every direction. Some were screaming, others were giggling uncontrollably while proposing marriage to inanimate objects or even each other.

“Raph, remind me again why we’re handling this?” Adriaen growled, flipping mid-air to slice through a swarm of enchanted confetti bees with his kama’s.

“Because…” Raph huffed, bulldozing a lovestruck ogre gently out of the way, “Someone needed to step up, and we can’t just sit around when people are being turned into walking Valentine’s Day disasters!”

Leo ducked behind a street vendor’s stall, his arm thrown up to shield his face. “This is not what I signed up for when I said I wanted to help with patrols. Who even makes arrows that cause romantic delusions?!”

“Some kind of chaotic imp magic!” Donnie grunted, getting yanked out of the way just in time as another arrow thudded into the ground beside him. The pavement immediately cracked open, and a dozen heart-shaped balloons launched into the air, cooing in chorus, “Love conquers alllll!”

From above, a high-pitched cackle echoed through the air.

“There he is!” Leo pointed skyward. The imp hovered effortlessly on a pair of oversized, frilly wings, his diaper sagging slightly from the weight of his arrow quiver. He had big red cheeks, a golden bow, and a deranged smile that only grew wider with every shot he fired.

“You mortals don’t appreciate the beauty of passion!” The imp howled gleefully. “So I will make you feel it!”

Donnie huffs, pulling his goggles over his face as he scans his surroundings.

“Calculating trajectory—if we bounce Raph’s sai off the bakery sign, through the alley mirror, and into the imp’s quiver—”

“Just hit him already!” Adriaen roared, as he looked around and gasped when love struck yokai began making his way to him like zombies.

He clicked his tongue, stepping back. He wasn’t able to hurt these innocent people; he wasn’t that mean.

However, due to his distracted state, the imp took it as a sign to grab his bow and shoot right at Adriaen. Leo witnessed the attack as he sprang into action.

“Adriaen!”

The slider crashed into Adriaen, just in time as he took the hit of the arrow, letting out a pained winced as he and Adriaen slid against the floor.

“Ow…Leo? Leo!” Adriaen shook his head once he recovered from the save, shaking Leo’s shoulder gently, the mutant sprawled on top of him as he slowly began moving off.

“Leo! Hey, you okay?” Adriaen inquires, checking over the blue masked mutant. He reached for Leo’s face to get a better look, but to his utter shock, Leo slapped his hand as he looked up at him and glared.

“Don’t fucking touch me.”

Adriaen’s heart stopped for a moment—not from the impact, but from the look on Leo’s face.

That wasn’t confusion. That wasn’t pain. That wasn’t his Leo. The glare Leo shot him was cold, sharp, and full of disgust. It was like being stabbed with ice.

Adriaen blinked, stunned. “W-What? Leo, I—”

“You think I want you near me right now?” Leo snapped as he stood, brushing himself off like Adriaen had somehow contaminated him. “Ugh. Great. I saved you. That’s just perfect.”

Adriaen slowly got to his feet, confusion clouding his eyes. “Leo, what are you talking about? You jumped in front of the arrow—”

“Yeah, and I’m regretting it already.”

Leo turned away, a deep growl forming at the back of his throat. “I should’ve let you get hit. Maybe it would’ve finally shut you up for five seconds.”

Donnie skidded to a halt nearby, eyes wide as he took in the tension. “Uh… Leo? You okay, dude?”

Leo didn’t look back. “Peachy.”

Adriaen stepped forward cautiously, hand halfway raised like approaching a wounded animal. “Leo, this… this isn’t you. Something’s wrong.”

Leo sneers at Adriaen like he is nothing more than some pest. “You're so annoying. Always getting in the way. Honestly, you’re just a liability.”

The words hit like a slap.

Adriaen staggered a half step back, staring at him like he didn’t recognize the person in front of him. His throat tightened. “You don’t mean that.”

“Oh, but I do.” Leo turned finally, his eyes glowing faintly, not with affection or warmth, but something sharp, twisted, and poisoned. “The only reason I tolerated you, brought you to live with us, was because I felt sorry for you. But even that’s run dry.”

Mikey arrived behind Donnie, having caught the end of the exchange, and frowned in concern.

“What’s going on? Why’s Leo—”

“Cupid’s arrow.” Donnie murmured, pulling up his tablet from his battle shell. “I scanned the one that hit him. Since Leo’s already in love with Adriaen, the magic must have backfired, reversing the emotional polarity. Instead of intensifying love… it turned it into hate.”

Adriaen flinched at the word.

Hate.

“That’s why he’s like this?” Mikey whispered, glancing nervously between the two.

Leo turned his head slowly toward them. “Why am I like this? No. This just peeled off the sugar coating. I’ve been putting up with Adriaen long enough. Honestly, I don’t even know what I saw in him in the first place. He's nothing special.”

The words were so sharp, so sudden, they could’ve drawn blood.

Adriaen stood there, his kama’s limp in his hands, trying to steady his breathing as his chest rose and fell like he’d just been punched. “Leo… please.” He said quietly. “Just listen to yourself. You don’t mean any of this. This isn’t you.”

Leo snarled, turning away completely. “Then maybe you should stop trying to fix me and leave me the hell alone.”

He stormed off toward the imp.

Donnie sighed, his voice low. “We need to subdue the imp fast. If we don’t break the magic soon…”

Mikey looked between the two, his eyes full of concern as he whispered, “Adriaen’s heart might not survive this.”

Adriaen said nothing.

He just stood there in the middle of the chaos, watching Leo walk away like a stranger, the warmth that once tethered them now replaced with a biting cold that chilled him to the core.

He had no clue that Leo even liked him in that way, that was another shock for him to realise then. He shook his head, he had to focus on something else, he knew that wasn’t Leo speaking.

So, he figured he should try something to get Leo back to his usual self.

“Leo, listen to me. You got hit with an arrow, if you just let me help you, we can—“

He was cut off when Leo suddenly lunged at him, katana’s slicing towards him as Adriaen quickly jumped out the way, baffled before once more moving out the way as Leo clicked his tongue.

“Leo, what the hell?! You just tried to cut me!”

Leo snarled, his markings glowing faintly with the warped magic still twisting his emotions. “You talk too much. Always trying to fix things that aren’t broken. Maybe you’d be more useful if you just stayed down.”

He lunged again, this time faster.

Adriaen barely blocked the strike with the shaft of his kama, the force rattling his arms as he stumbled back. “Leo, dammit—this isn’t you!” He shouted, deflecting another flurry of blows, each one angrier, sharper, more reckless than the last.

“I am me!” Leo barked, slicing with precision that betrayed how much he still knew Adriaen’s every move. “You just never paid attention.”

Behind them, Donnie was working furiously on his wrist tech, fingers a blur. “Okay, okay, just need to override the arrow’s enchantment frequency and generate a pulse that neutralizes—ah! There’s too much ambient magic interference!”

Raph ran forward, “Donnie! I can distract the imp while you do your thing!”

Mikey grunted from a few feet away as he tossed a love-struck gremlin off his back. “And I’ll keep the love-zombies off your six!”

“Thanks.” Donnie said without looking up. “But we really need to hurry before Leo skewers Adriaen like a kebab!”

“Not helping!” Adriaen hissed, ducking another blow. “Leo, please! You saved me! That wasn’t instinct, that was you! You wouldn’t have risked your life if you didn’t care!”

Leo froze for a brief moment.

Something flickered in his expression, something almost familiar. His grip on his katana faltered…

And then his scowl deepened.

“Maybe I saved you just so I could do this myself.”

He kicked Adriaen in the chest, sending him flying back into a merchant stall. Wood cracked and shattered as he hit the ground hard, coughing.

“Stop talking like you know me. You don’t. You never did.”

Adriaen groaned, pushing up onto his hands, blood trailing from a split in his lip.

“Guys! Need help here!” He calls out, grunting as Leo pounced on him, too much in a rage of a fury, he had tossed away his swords and tried to choke out Adriaen who used his own hands to hold Leo back.

Mikey looks over, panicking before perking up at an idea. “Kiss him! That might reverse the spell!” He exclaimed as Adriaen widened his eyes, shocked.

“What?!”

“Try it!”

Adriaen huffs, looking up at Leo who didn’t hear what was said. Adriaen gulped under him, blushing in anxiousness at what he was going to do.

“Sorry, Leo.”

In a state of confusion from the slider who heard the apology, he was taken aback when Adriaen forced him to sit up, grabbing Leo’s face and colliding their lips together, his eyes closed tightly and body stiff as Leo tenses at the sudden kiss.

Slowly he felt the pressured magic hate leaving him, draining him completely as he relaxed in Adriaen’s hold.

Then after a few moments of kissing each other, Leo let out a quiet gasp. He blinked, then blinked again, stunned and motionless, still held in Adriaen’s grasp.

Adriaen pulled back slightly, breath shaky. “...Leo?”

Leo stared at him.

His mouth opened, closed, then finally, after what felt like a century, he rasped out, “…What the hell just happened?”

Donnie’s voice cut through the sudden quiet. “It worked!” He shouted, fist in the air. “Spell neutralized!”

Mikey bounced over like an excited puppy. “I knew a kiss would work! Never doubt the power of true love!”

Leo’s face went red.

As did Adriaen’s.

Raph had come over, holding the imp in his hand as the imp looked battered and bruised. “This guy is going to the police.” He smirks, noticing the hidden city police nearby who must’ve heard the distress from afar.

He walked over, explaining to them with Mikey and Donnie by his side. Leo and Adriaen had also stood on their feet, the two awkward and avoiding eye contact.

“I’m sorry.” Leo had eventually apologised within the quiet moment, Adriaen gazing at him in curiosity. “I…those things I said. I didn’t…I never meant to..” He was in a stage of speechlessness, unsure how to apologise to him without feeling more immense guilt over it.

Adriaen softly smiled, “It’s okay. I know you’d never say those things to me. That’s not who you are.” He assured, placing a hand over the slides shoulder as Leo stared at him in surprise and embarrassment.

“…Adriaen?”

“Yes?”

“I…I lov—“

Leo was cut off when Mikey bounced over, jumping on his brother's shell, “Let’s go lovebirds. Mission accomplished!” He teases, dragging Leo away who tried to get Mikey off him.

Adriaen huffs a small smile at the brothers, jogging over and catching up as they head on back to be lair for a well-deserved rest.

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lifenslife · 6 years ago

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Just in time for Yokai Watch 3!

More Yokai Watch Valentine’s Day cards

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sodadog-karbonated · 5 years ago

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Happy Valentine’s Day from Yo-kai Shmoopie!

#youkai watch #yokai watch #yo-kai watch #shmoopie #kyuntaro #kyuntarou #valentines's day #valentine's card #valentine

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pillowdrawz · 2 years ago

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MASTERLIST OF ANYTHING 🎨🖌DRAWING

Commission Sheet

(Idk how a master list work)

Btw I did all of this for fun FOR FUN.

♤Turtles forever Au [just a bunch of Turtle gen. Interacting] (On hold)

° Meeting 1. (Old art)

• Meeting 2 (old art)

○ busted meeting 3 (old art)

● Cloaking broach? 1 (old art)

□ Cloaking Broach! 2 (old art)

■ Don's training (old art)

♤ Training

◇ Mutated Soldiers

♡ Mutated Soldiers Leo

◇ Mutated soldiers Donnie

♧ Raph meeting 2012 meme

☆ Meme a Ten is speaking. (Old art

▪︎ Into the leo verse. (Old art)

¤ Turtles and Their Krang

《 Leo's traumas

{ Think leon think

》Leo's and Rise raph

¡ 12 MIKEY CHEATZ. (Old art)

? Spider verse Meme leos

} Hopeful (old art)

[ Don't talk to me or Otherme (Oldart

☆ Playing (old art)

R adorable Rise raph. (NOT SHIPPING)

\ Pranks and Destruction.

◇ watching Leo get L.

♧ watching Donnies get guns

$ Bamf Leo in 2012 world.

1 Future Leo's,MiseryxCprxreesespuffs

% Energy and Stab-

$ Accidentally Mutated Vs Purposely Mutated

2 Raphs Slay

÷ Raphs Height (Not canon I just had fun)

E He likes to be tall

V Is For Valentine's L is for 2003 Mikey/j

Y- Yoshi!!??

A, B.E.A.S.T ACTOR AU

, :3

4 Mutant Mayhem ???

5 Tmnt Animatic Leo's "You'll play your part"

B B.e.a.s.t Leo Joins?

🃏 Joking about trauma be like

💥 Mutant Mayhem Donnie meets??

🐇⚔ Leosagi both 2003 and rise

🤚 DANGEROUS

🙂 ask someone else

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◇ Hamatos Umarekawari Au.(On going)

* first post Explannation

+ Raph's death explained

× first meeting part 1

÷ Second meeting part 2

= Meeting (thanos meme)

€ Ryu took the wheel literally

£ Memes

^ more Memes twins

¥ Posture

₩ Bandana

# Rise Boys Looks

$ Random Art of the Au.

% Twins powers

& Float

- Another meeting but different

= Baby?

$ COUSINS??

# Origin???

8 The Kids cloaking brooch/Human form

9 Shelly take care of grandpa...NO DONT KILL HIM-

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Random things/ Headcanon)

Rottmnt recoil fanart

TAIL

Cloaking Broach Raph

Cloaking Broach leo Part 1 (bad art)

Cloaking Broach Leo part 2

Cloaking Broach Donnie

MY FAV HC ABOUT THE TWINS

MY FAV HC ABOUT HAMATO NINPO

Rise Leo new Hc???

RISE LEOS TWO POKEMON

He attacked the floor

Rise raph to Rise splinter

Rottmnt memes

Leo wants his sanity back

Disaster twins and Wildberry

Artist is on their Ao3 Author arc /j

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💀♠️RISESAGA A ROTTMNT X UNDERTALE AU! <<<And for more content click the blog there is now a master list there!!!♠️💀(Rewritting)

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✍Ninjago.✍

+Ninjago Kung fu panda part 1

# Ninjago Kung fu panda part 2

= Lloyd,Brad and Gene fanart

$$ Sensei Garmadon SCREENSHOT REDRAW

B What if Uno reverse card Harumi

--Zzzzzz⏸📶zzzzzzZ--

Rise piece Rottmnt X one piece

- Join His crew

Alabasta arc. Super what??

⚠️spoiler Marineford arc⚠️ Older brother

-------$⏯Monster Promx Monster High crossover comic⏸(On.hold)$----- A SPOOKY CROSSOVER

❌ Oz] Their mission

🧟‍♂️ Brian's And Zombies Part 1

---🗨HAMATOS EXORCISM AU 🗨---

✍ FIRST POST/PROLOGUE?

🖤 EXPLANATION? AND PIEBALD???(joke art only the pokemon one)

👌 Memes

🙌 real lore and Tmnt 2007

✨️Funfacts Mikeys Flaming heads yokais friends

👞clothes..

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--🐢⛑Ninjago x Rottmnt "Turtles Aid Au"🐢⛑--(Ongoing)

⛑ Prologue/first

#for fun #rottmnt #tmnt 2012 #rise of the tmnt #tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt au #rottmnt crossover #tmnt crossover #masterlist

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sleepdeprivedheretic · 4 years ago

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Tongue Tied

Notes: This is another Valentine’s Day fic, except it’s a bit shorter.This is for those who rather have pure, straight up fluff

Setting: I wanted childhood friends au. OOC Tai, kinda. Tried to make it short and sweet for Valentine’s Day, along with my other fic that’s more plot-y and smutty tOTALLY does revolve around yokai: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29427309

When you first met him, you were both about eight. He was round, cheeky, and friendly, greeting you to the new neighborhood. Only being eight, and not really having any friends, you were rather shy. He grinned, holding up a bag of blue gummy sharks. Eagerly but hesitantly, you complied, and he beamed at you with a blush, seemingly to rival the sun as he introduced himself.

“-but ya can call me Tai-chan!”

Regularly, his mom and your mom became close friends, and often brought the two of you to the park. Him being the only familiar, friendly face, you followed him everywhere, like a little puppy. He would be always smiling and talking, falling in step beside you as he munched on whatever or whichever his mom had brought for him, sharing with you, and you offered your own snacks.

He grew on you, taking you everywhere, creating blanket and pillow forts, and promised that the two of you will be best friends forever. Although rather shy, you were extremely protective of him, finding your young self snapping at bullies when they’ve made fun of his weight, and making sure that he was alright. He would look at you shyly yet with a soft grin and rub the back of his head, telling you that you were amazing.

………………..

You were both ten. In two years, you’ve grown very close to him. Of course, his family and doctor worrying about his weight, had put him on a diet. He was still a little round, but had grown a few inches taller. You didn’t care, as long as he was your friend. Who you totally did not have a small crush on. Nope.

The two of you were in his living room, resting in your own separate sleeping bags as Bambi played on the VHS. No matter how many times the two of you seen it, his eyes would always water up when a particular scene came along as he shoved popcorn in his mouth. All you could really do was pat his shoulder gently, causing him to stutter and have the same odd red tint to his cheeks as he laughed nervously. You stared at his odd behavior, but shrugged, reaching for the popcorn as the two of you talked about future dreams and other things as the sleepover crawled on.

By this time, you’ve knew him a bit more, use to hanging out at his house, and his yours. Cooking and baking with each other’s respective moms, was a common weekend thing.

……………………………..

He’d gotten a bit more loud and rowdy, but was still sweet as ever. Of course, being twelve, the two of you were experiencing your own physical and mental changes. Voice cracking, outgrowing baby fat, the two of you were still close. He’d gotten many scrapes and bruises, however, while being rowdy and not as careful, and he’d grumble a little with a pink tint to his cheeks, as you hushed him, placing a Hello Kitty band-aid on his cut.

Although a bit more older, the two of you still drank Capri-sun, watched classics on his VCR, and he didn’t mind that you tagged along wherever he went. Imagine his surprise when you’ve gotten a little braver, not hesitating to cheer him on during sports tryouts, or started doing more things of your own without him. Of course, the both of your parents were wary of the two of you spending the entire night for some weird reason, but you still hung out for most of the day, swapping Pokemon cards and playing on the old gaming system while mindlessly talking like you’ve always done.

…………………..

High school was somewhat different. He was an awkward fifteen year old boy, but head-strong, tall, and a bit more lanky. You were still a little quiet and shy, but the two of you stuck close to each other like glue. He’d drag you to his baseball tournaments, and you’d invite him to your archery ones. He still was rowdy and somewhat of a hyper, cute klutz, grinning from ear to ear with pink cheeks as you sighed, wrapping yet another band-aid around his cuts.

You, being still young, had to bite down an odd feeling that came over you when he was surrounded by girls. You didn’t understand it, they were just being friendly, right? He looked rather uncomfortable, but was still red in the face as he kept making glances at you, a silent plea for help.

It’s when the bullying had started. The whispers and rumors, all because you helped him escape from a gaggle of young teens. He, being protective as always, shot glares and scowls at those who dared even came close to you, telling you that it was alright to defend yourself, and to call on him if he needed anything. So, while there was some bullying, the budding attention from kids hitting puberty, was a bit worse.

He was agitated for some weird reason, yet kept a dopey smile for your sake when you kept receiving love letters and confessions. You didn’t miss the relief in his eyes when you turned them all down, and vice versa when he stated that he wasn’t really interested in most of the people in your school. You didn’t fail to notice that he kept looking at you for an extra two seconds, but dismissed it.

……………

Senior year wasn’t as bad as freshman year. He, with all of his practice in sports and such, grew a bit of muscle mass, but at eighteen, was round and taller, around six foot, easily dwarfing you. Although older teens, you’ve kept in touch despite the crazy amount of tests, finals, and new friends. People were murmuring in awe at how the two of you were so close, and yet weren’t a couple. It didn’t stop either of your ears burning, but neither of you had either dated, only fueling those rumors.

He was very popular, as were you, despite your shyness and liking to blend in. Two peas in a pod, yet almost opposite personalities described him and you. You liking to read, and him liking to play sports and be outside. It didn’t stop you from following him around, him chuckling and ruffling your hair as you played a few games with him, or him hanging out with you at the library.

Of course, a lot of admirers from both sides were jealous because of the two of your closeness. You still politely refused the applicants of the love letters, and he, gaining more courage, stated that he wasn’t really interested in the gaggle of fawners who surrounded him. The two of you had constantly protected each other from unwanted bullies and too pushy one-sided interests while living your own lives.

It took longer than you’d like to admit, but you’ve gotten a part-time job as well as your license, him not wanting to be left behind, followed after. You forever had the image burned in your brain that Monday morning. He, waiting for you, sported a Letterman jacket, beat up sneakers, grinning wildly and proudly as he leaned against his new car. It was an older model, but you were proud of him, and plus, he was still doing things to your chest that you did not understand.

“Get in, Sugar, we’re goin’ fer a spin.” He smiled, holding up his new keys, and you couldn’t help but feel cicadas buzz gently within your stomach.

Prom was different. You weren’t really interested in going, and instead, the two of you spent the night at your house, baking cookies and listening to old songs on the radio. He smiled, wearing your mom’s apron as he swiveled to the music, causing you to laugh more than you should as he mimicked her, cursing about the neighborhood children and gushing about soap operas.

The tiny desserts ended up being burnt, his hair was wild, and the two of you were a laughing mess, reflecting childhood days.

By the end of the night, he looked like he wanted to say something before he left, but instead, gave you one of his warm, gooey smiles that made your heartbeat quicken.

……………..

College had a unique spin to it. Tests weren’t as frequent, but they were a bit harder. There were online classes, more deadlines, and yet, despite it all, nicer, calmer teachers. You, being an excellent student, earned your funding through the school. Of course you broke away from living at your parent’s house, and had to support yourself further by working, but it was worth it.

The dorm rooms were roomy, and your roommate, who was blessed with common courtesy, was kind and distant. He, attached to you at the hip, followed the same pattern, almost, except he’d chosen a different career. Oddly, he wanted to become a teacher, but the more you thought about it, the more you could see it. Always friendly, warm, and generous, an inner part of you knew that he was good around children, and it’d be a perfect career choice.

You yourself, only nineteen, had liked the idea of biology, studying animals and their habits. It also put the two of you in a lot of the same classes for the next four years. Despite studying, working, and worrying, the two of you had seemed to find extra time for each other. Granted it was more to study, but a lot of places were in the cafeteria, at the local coffee shops, and sometimes in your dorm room if your roommate was out. Within the four years before graduating, you’ve discovered more about your own feelings for the blond, and had secretly accepted them. You didn’t know of his own feelings towards you other than a very close friend, but you were surprised that he turned down popular, pretty people.

To say that you were relieved, was an understatement, but you couldn’t fathom why he’d turn down so many nice admirers. You’d accepted the fact that he might be asexual, or aromantic, and cherished him as your close friend no matter what the outcome might have been.

……………….

Graduation was celebrated with lots of laughter and cheer from both of you and your families. Not really having a place, the two of you, being really close, decided to rent together on a lease. Age twenty-three, the two of you had to struggle a bit to find jobs, but luckily, with his charm and endearing personality, it didn’t take him too long to land as a kindergarten teacher, and you, with your experiences and tenaciousness, landed in the science lab some miles over.

The two of you worked perfectly together, splitting bills and chores, making meals, it was almost as if the two of you were a couple, due to your wishful thinking. Which, to be fair, you thought and wondered a lot. What was the two of your relationship, what were you waiting for, and so on. It was growing on you, and you were feeling as if you had enough. Although not blaming him, you wanted to spend as much time at work as possible, staying away from the very being who made your heart soar and yet hurt from the questioning and pining.

He, being very keen, noticed immediately of your sudden absence. Going early and coming home later, eating briefly with that odd, distant look in your eyes as you joined in on his conversations, but it was as if you were replaced by something else. It was driving him mad, because in all of his years of knowing you, it didn’t add up.

One night, you came home to an odd sight. The table, although already set neatly, had your favorite dish set out on a platter. He sat there, pouring two glasses of wine as he stared at you.

“This ain’t like ya, Chickadee.” He stated bluntly, setting your glass near the platter, and you sighed, sitting down. Of course he’d notice, and although you felt guilty, you needed to give yourself space from the accepted, yet buzzing emotions welling within you.

“Ya wanna talk about it?” Was the silent plea, and you, caught off guard by the sheer hurt in his voice, found yourself nodding.

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Present. The two of you, adults, sat at the table as he stared at you intently with a look of worry and hurt. He was your friend, and you guessed that it wouldn’t hurt to let loose your feelings, so he could know, and let you down, gently. Taking a breath, you started.

His eyes were widened, but he didn’t speak as you spoke. Letting the weight of your concerns and feelings be lifted off of your shoulders as you could only briefly make eye-contact. He was stunned, to say at least, but it’s what you’ve been feeling for years. As soon as you finished, you bravely stared at him, to drink in his reactions to your inner conflict. Swallowing thickly, he set his utensil down as he gave you a warm, heated stare.

“We’re both a lil’ dense, ain’t we, Sugar?”

You couldn’t help but nod a little as he stood up, walking over towards you to stare at you. It was your turn to look surprised, letting him cup your face, and lean in. Soft and warm, just like him, you couldn’t help but think as finally, finally, the two of you shared a kiss. The soft fluttering of butterflies within your stomach melted with a warm heat within your gut, surprising you in an instant as the two of you had broken away, him staring at you with a soft smile and a hot blush to his cheeks.

“Ya know how long I’ve been wantin’ to do that?” He asked rather shyly.

“Since we were eight?”

“Right on the nose. Ya as well?” He grinned, kissing your forehead gently at your nod.

“We gotta lotta talkin’ to do, but how ‘bout we start things proper with a date?”

You gently took his hand within yours, rubbing your thumb over the back in soft circles.

“Sounds perfect.”

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Short bc I had a 12k fic already done not too long ago, and this is for the crowd who just wanted fluff and cuteness.

#Taishiro Toyomitsu #Fatgum #Fatgum x reader #Like I had permission from a sweet artist to let me write the visuals in my other fic #And they gave me permission to post it on A03 #I was unsure about Tumblr so I left a link to my fanfic account

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shineysmile · 8 years ago

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happy vday give these to people you like i guess

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ask-theshadow · 8 years ago

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Len: heck, send some in for this little boy.

#shadow doesn't answer #yokai is why #yo kai is why #youkai watch #yo kai watch #yokai watch #valentine's day card

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rannchan · 8 years ago

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Valentine’s Day

So today is Valentine’s Day.

This means a lot to some, and not much to others. It brings about great joy... and great sadness.

I have friends who have found love and are acting cute. Friends who have found love and are treating it like every other day. Friends who have just found love and are still in that giggly phase where even hearing the other’s name makes them blush. And friends who have yet to find love. Those who don’t care... and those who care very much.

It makes me think about Valentine’s Day and what it means in general. Who is this holiday for? And what does this holiday mean to those who do or don’t celebrate it.

Children - When you’re a child and in school this can go a few ways. In general, you won’t have a boyfriend or girlfriend because you’ll be too young to appreciate what that means. You get to make cute crafts and fill out your chosen Valentines for the whole class. It’s a fun distraction from schoolwork and it’s supposed to encourage inclusivity. You bring Valentines for EVERYONE. Unlike what that classic episode of The Simpsons will have you believe... no one is Ralph. Even people who are bullied gets one day where they get cute cards and maybe a lollipop. I was bullied in Elementary school and that would be one day they layed off. I had one day of peace where I got to feel normal. I felt like maybe everyone didn’t hate me. As we get older, I almost think we need to bring back the process of giving our friends small cards to remind them that... maybe the whole world doesn’t hate them. Just a cute reminder that their friends love them.

Pre-teens - In Middle school, we love the old tradition of giving cards to everyone. People become “too cool” for friendship and the pressure to become couples starts to hurt those who aren’t ready or aren’t able to be in one. This is where the initial sadness comes in for most people. I remember seeing a few flowers and stuffed bears... but thinking back, there wasn’t a whole lot. A majority of people didn’t get anything or do anything for someone else. But those who did always seemed to want to rub it in others faces... causing the rest of us to feel somehow... left out.

Teens - High School can be brutal... but is also where I met some great people who were all pretty about letting their friends know they are loved. Some of the clubs would do Valentines deliveries of Carnations and of Crush soda as a fundraiser. It’s generally so you can show off that you have a boyfriend or a girlfriend... but... it ended up being mostly friends who wanted their friends to know they were loved. I was generally unlucky in love and my depression made me sad in general... but I had a friend send me a Carnation just to make me smile one year. It was unexpected, and required nothing in return. It’s neat to see traditions that generally make single people feel left out twisted to help those same single people. This is why I think Galentines day is such a neat concept. It’s a much more positive spin on the old “Singles Awareness Day” that a lot of people hold onto. The only problem I have with it is that it seems unnecessarily gendered. I know Male identified people who may want to do friendship things as a distraction from all the “couple” things that are being thrown in their faces but they don’t have a name for theirs.

Adults (Single) - When I was a young adult Valentine’s day became not so bad. I decided that I wouldn’t wallow. I had to work, but with the days leading up to Valentine’s Day, I would make cute sweets and share them with my friends. I would meet up with my friends at the arcade and we’d gorge on junk food and play games together. We would all be single together and even if someone was in a relationship, since our friends meet-up was never on the day of, they would still come hang with us. I understand that as you get older.... this becomes less viable. I haven’t had that meet up in a long time. People moving farther apart from each other... the arcade closing down... people having kids... we’re farther from each other before and it hurts. I miss that old tradition. If everyone wasn’t so far from each other... I’d try to get it together. But it also means I’d have to find another meeting place. I miss the old arcade.

Adults (in a relationship - new) - So this is where Valentine’s Day gets interesting. Different for everyone, I’ve noticed a few things. For new loves, everything around you just reinforces your feelings. You’re feeling that all the time anyway... why not join in on the fun? It’s new. My first Valentine’s Day with my husband when we first started dating, he bought me a large teddy bear with a heart that said “LOVE”. I still have that bear and that heart pillow. The bear watches over my plush pile and we gave the heart to the cats. I had never had a Valentine’s Day like that before and it was new and exciting. I did not expect it and I never expect anything for any Valentine’s Day. It shouldn’t be about expecting someone to show how they love you... it should be about showing someone else you love them.

Adults (Relationship - ongoing) - This brings me to couples that have been around longer than a year. Society seems to have some ideas on what you’re SUPPOSED to do on Valentine’s Day. The standard seems to be buy flowers, chocolate, a card, and maybe some jewelry. Then dress up real nice and go to somewhere “nice”. Breaking this down, you end up spending a lot of money going to crowded places where the service is probably not great (because of how many people are there) for what is essentially a formality. Roses are crazy expensive. If you must buy a bouquet, consider one of the many options you could go with instead. 1 - If you must do roses, consider other colours. There are usually many to choose from, and the other colours are usually less expensive. If your partner likes the colour yellow, why not yellow roses? I know yellow roses are for friendship, but if that’s what they like, do it! 2 - Why not a different flower? There are hundreds of flowers available in just about every colour you could imagine. It will make you seem more like an individual than the standard. They will stand out. 3 - Go to a craft store and buy fake flowers. Make your own bouquet out of whatever flowers you like and it won’t die. Your partner will get to enjoy them for however long they like, and knowing you made it yourself would be a lot more meaningful. 4 - Get an “Alternative” bouquet. I’ve seen bouquets of small plushes, fruit, candy... just about anything you could think of. With stuff like fruit (edible arrangement style) than you get the joy of a bouquet but instead of it dying, you just eat it! It’s a healthier choice than the candy bouquets but those have the same effect. Look a bouquet! But then you get to eat it. And hopefully share it. The plush bouquets are adorable and interesting. Imagine delivering a bouquet of small plush unicorns to your love at their work. If your partner likes something like Pokemon, Yokai Watch, or anything that has small plushes available, you can just buy a bunch of small plushes/toys and attatch them to sticks, wrapped in tissue paper and ribbon. Then after it’s done being a bouquet, you have a bunch of cute toys! Enough with bouquets... not everyone wants them. Chocolates... well... everyone loves a good chocolate right? Nope. Some people don’t like chocolates, or just don’t like certain kinds. A variety box can be nice if you know they like just about everything... but I have heard many women complain about those heart shaped variety boxes. They only like a few in the box and feel wasteful for not eating the rest. If you must buy candy for your partner... just buy them their favorite. Even if giving them a bag of Rolos may not feel romantic... if they like Rolos than they’ll be happy as a clam! Buy Gummy worms if it’s what they like. Are they hiding Reeses cups because you’re always eating their Reeses? Buy them Reeses and promise not to eat them. It’ll mean something. I also think it’s silly to need to buy candy for your partner specifically on Valentine’s day though. I buy my husband candies throughout the year. If I find some caramels in a Clearance rack... I get them for him and leave them on his nightstand so he finds them when he wakes up. Candy is something you can do year round. Surprise your partner with a candy sometimes. it’s extra special when it’s not for any particular reason. A card... I mentioned earlier in this post that I think friendship cards should become a thing again. But when you’re in a relationship? Not as much. Especially if you live together. I find sending cards if you’re far away from each other is powerful... but face to face? I don’t see the point as much. Why spend 5-12 dollars (depending on the card) on something you read once and then have to decide on what to do with it. If you keep it, where do you put it? Won’t they pile up over the years? If you throw it away... isn’t that a waste of the money spent when you could have written a heartfelt note on regular paper instead? Jewelry... This is really dependent on the person. Some people wear a lot of jewelry and some people don’t wear any at all. Jewelry is hard to shop for in the wild... it’s completely overpriced. If your partner likes jewelry... my recommendation is to support small artists. Etsy is a great place to look for jewelry a lot cheaper than at jewelry stores. Many great pieces with many designs and colors. Many interesting stones you don’t even see in jewelry stores. Plus... if your partner is a nerd... there are many pieces that incorporate designs from your favorite properties. Custom work is available too. You don’t need real gems when man-made looks just as good most of the time. If they care about how “real” the stone is... there may be a different problem at work here. Finally... the nice meal out. This one is interesting... When you think about a nice romantic dinner... you think of a nice quiet restaurant with your partner... where you order quickly, have your food without too much fuss and just enjoy each other’s company. Unfortunately... that’s not gonna happen. All the nice restaurants are gonna be full to the brim with lines out the door waiting to be seated. People getting in bad moods and being served by waiters and waitresses who are forced to be there. You’re not going to have a nice night. No one is. If you have plans for something, everything will go wrong. And for those who work in food service or retail... you’re gonna have to put any romantic plans on hold because you have to help everyone else try to have a magical night. Who cares how you feel right? People who work food service and retail aren’t real people... Or at least that’s how I think everyone feels about it. They don’t stop to think that maybe we want to have a cute night with those we love. No one thinks about us at all. (The tips don’t even get any better) If you’re thinking about a nice dinner... don’t. You’re MUCH better off doing what I do. Just treat yourselves sometimes throughout the year. Maybe you go for Sushi on a random Saturday in June. Maybe you find a really cute Chinese place and sneak away there on a Tuesday evening. If it’s a random day... it’ll be much more magical. You’ll get much better service... you’ll have your quiet restaurant moment with quick service. Everything you think of with your romantic evening? Possible just about any day BUT Valentine’s Day.

Spread out your love people. Doing it all on one day is exhausting. And expensive. Remember your friends on Valentine’s Day. Fight the idea that it’s only for couples. Couples should do cute things for each other all year long. Friends sometimes need that extra reminder.

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