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#he may not show it but i think goro can tell
genshin-obsessed · 9 months
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May I request Kaveh, Ayato, Goro, and Al-Haitham with a witch s/o?
✧ Ooh this one seems creative ^w^ I liked writing it, thank you for requesting it <3 I'm not super happy with it, but I think that's just my creativity nose-diving again
✧ Characters: Kaveh, Ayato, Gorou, Alhaitham
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○ Ayato ○
He was definitely shocked to find out- witches were real? He always thought they were myths or scary bedtime stories.
He was convinced you had a (element) vision but you showed him that it was actually just magic.
You like to show him your book of spells and he's fascinated by all of them. He even asked you to demonstrate a few of them.
The potion-making is the most fun for him! He loves to see the process and if he can, you let him help you.
You've definitely used your magic to help him. A little boost here, a tiny hex here, a little fire over there- I mean you're like karma at this point.
He not only supports you but he really wants to learn! So if you can teach him, he's definitely making time in his day to practice!
○ Alhaitham ○
YOU'RE A WITCH?!
He's read things and you can believe he asks as many questions as he can to figure out what's a myth or misconception. He eagerly listens to everything, bringing up any confusion- kinda like a student would.
Alhaitham will take you out with him, knowing that your abilities would come in handy at work. But it's your choice if you wanna go or not.
Have you turned someone into a frog before? No. Is there a possibility? Maybe and Alhaitham would never let himself live it down if he missed it.
He loves to watch you work, like whether it's working on your spellbook or making a potion. He loves it all. He'll even help you find new spellbooks or will even help you with spellcasting or potion making.
Alhaitham is like... your personal bodyguard when it comes to anyone who insults you. Yeah, you're the witch but he'll be the one kicking ass if someone insults you.
○ Gorou ○
Gorou didn't realize that your fighting abilities came from being a witch. He always wondered where your vision was and finally decided to ask one day.
You explained that you didn't have a vision and you only stick to (element) attacks because that's what you're most proficient in as a witch.
Gorou has questions.
The more you explained, the more interest he gained. Honestly, that was so cool! He didn't even know witches were real. You explained that it needed to stay a secret and you didn't just tell anyone.
Gorou really likes the potion making. He loves the little potion bottles, likes to make the small labels, and even helps gather igredients.
Tell him what you need and he'll have as many of them as he can within the two hours that he has. Although, you enjoy going with him, using the time to bond with him as well.
○ Kaveh ○
Kaveh is a huge fan. Honestly, he loves the idea of spells, potions, hexes, and the big fancy cauldron. You did find it cute and explained that a large cauldron wasn't necessary and you could actually just make your potion in a cooking pot.
Kaveh likes reading the spellbook, but you've had to warn him to not read it out loud. He did that once and it scared the hell out of you when plants in your home started to attack you!
He was shocked and asked what the hell happened and you explained that anyone can use that specific spellbook because simply touching it allows you to cast spells.
He never made that mistake again.
Kaveh enjoys helping you gather ingredients and will even help make potions. He's like your lil apprentice. He's a happy apprentice.
He works really hard. He loves the idea of magic and if he can wield it, imagine all the buildings he could build and how easily!
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akiology · 7 months
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Akiren, Goro kissing headcanons
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Note: i hope this is to your liking anon! <3
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Akiren
He honestly does not care where he is, if you ask for a kiss, you are getting one! Although, of course, there are limits. He would not engage in a full-on make out session with you outside, but he would definitely indulge you in a kiss or two. There may be times where he gives the back of your hand kisses too, and if you turn to look at him he will give you a smile and a wink.
In private though, his kisses are gentle and reassuring, you will never want to leave his arms. This man is absolutely in love with you, completely taken by you, and he makes sure you feel the full extent of his feelings. Whenever you pull away, he will nuzzle your nose and whisper a soft, "I love you so much," against your lips. He likes giving you neck kisses too, especially if you're ticklish there. If you show any kind of reaction, he will kiss you there whenever he is in the mood to be playful. He is also the kind of person to give you a kiss, just cause. You're in the way and he needs to pass through? Gives you a quick kiss in your shoulder, and an "Excuse me, treasure."
His kisses are fun and passionate, another way of expressing his love and as a way to keep him grounded. Sometimes, as he kiss a ticklish spot and you giggle, he smiles to himself and thinks that everything is going to be okay, because he has you.
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Goro
He is not really into PDA, especially considering he has a public image to uphold and he thinks it will put you in harm's way if the both of you ever try to publicize your relationship. So if you ever ask him to kiss outside, he will wave you off. But if you are in a semi-private place, somewhere you can probably hide for a few minutes, then he may give you a peck on the lips. That's all you're getting though, as he tells you, "Be patient, please."
Whenever you are behind closed doors though, there's a sense of urgency and need behind his kisses. As if he is trying to confirm for himself that you are really there with him, and that it is his only lifeline. If you keep indulging him, he may or may not get addicted. He also likes giving you forehead kisses, and you may find him giving you a lot of those when he is extra affectionate. He finds your kisses as a way to 'recharge', and so in the times you are tangled up in each other's embrace, he makes the most of it. "Are you okay?" you asked one night, and Goro nods while tucking a stray hair behind your ear and a kiss on your nose, "I am now."
His kisses are a way for him to express his feelings, because gods is he terrible at it sometimes. But he is trying, and he hopes that somehow, that reaches you. There are so many things he cannot tell you yet, and when he remembers that, his kisses turn desperate and needier than usual.
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bengiyo · 3 months
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Top 5 BL parent-child relationships?
I actually don't think we had a ton of parents this year, but some of them were good!
Gim and Gun in My School President
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When I tell you I ugly cried when they were singing Let Me Tell You at Hot Wave and I thought that might be the last thing she ever saw of her son: was him being brave on stage and doing what he loved even as he worried about her. I'm literally tearing up right now just thinking about it. She showed up as soon as her son and his friends were in trouble and intimidated people into letting them go. The last lesson she tried to teach her son was to cherish the people who love you. I love her so much.
Photjanee and Tinn's Father in My School President
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It takes a lot to recognize that you may have messed up with your kid, and even more to not interfere in their affairs when you're worried. She recognized that something she had done made her loving son not trust her with something important about himself, and she turned to her husband to figure that out. Then, when the crisis moment came and someone came for her son, she put herself right in front of the opposition and said "No, don't you ever touch my son ever again." She stood in the crowd and said, "Scream louder," for his first love. This dad always has his son's back, and will do the dad thing of nudging the stern mom to relent and let them have a little fun because he trusts his son.
Jim and Li Ming in Moonlight Chicken
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The hardest part about being an uncle who becomes a father is it's not something you planned. In Jim's case, he also lost his partner. Despite his poverty and his grief, Jim still gave Li Ming all of his best qualities. Li Ming is kind and thoughtful. He is righteous and stubborn. He values community. Nowhere else in this genre have we ever seen a father and son expressed like them. They are one of the most important things Aof has ever given us, and it doesn't surprise me that this is what we got out of his original work.
Shiro and His Parents in What Did You Eat Yesterday? 2
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When Shiro told his father that his friend borrowed the character from his name and so the child is named Goro like him. He went on to say that he always regretted that he couldn't give them grandkids, but feels like he's done right by them by passing on what he learned from them, you could see something finally click between all of them and give them peace. Shiro's parents have not handled his queerness gracefully, and I've loved the slow work between all of them to do better by each other. Coming out of the painful barrier they put between them and Kenji in the movie, I like how much of this season was Shiro's parents undoing that.
Ueda Koji in Our Dining Table
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This man lost his wife and now caring for a very young son with the help of his depressed adult son. No matter the grief he's carrying, he's continued to maintain his profession and provide for his sons. When he sees a kind stranger reignite his own son, he does everything he can to support that relationship, including physically throwing his own son out of the house to go reconcile. He gave Yutaka the kindest advice I've ever seen about going into love with your heart open and your mind clear, knowing that you will probably lose that love at some point. Incredible father figure of the year.
Ask Me Top 5 BL 2023 Anything
Wow, congratulations, anon. You are the first person to make me cry as I answered all of these questions.
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manias-wordcount · 2 months
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May I please request headcanons for Joker, Ann, and Akechi having a female S/O who’s a nymphomaniac but tries to hide it out of fear of scaring them away?
Nympho Reader HCs (Akira Kurusu, Goro Akechi, Ann Takamaki)
𝗔/𝗡: 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆!
𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚? ⇒ 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧?
𝙗𝙪𝙮 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙚?
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Akira Kurusu
Akira tends to look at the world around him a lot so chances are
He’ll know at least something is up
Even if you’re doing your best to hide it
After all, he’s known you since high school at this point so he likes to think that he knows you pretty well
So eventually he’ll press you about it and he ends up being pretty understanding when you come clean
He totally gets why you might keep something like this a secret from him
Even if he has been your boyfriend for around three years now, he can see how embarrassing it was for you to admit something like this
But he’s pretty known for being a bit of a Casanova himself 
So he’s not too far off from you if you think about 
So chances are he might even match your energy from time to time whenever you guys end up fooling around
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Goro Akechi
Like Akira, Goro is really observant of you (especially ever since you guys started dating during your senior year)
In fact, he’s more observant than Akira so he’s likely going to catch on to the fact that something’s up way faster
He might even be able to figure it all out without you saying anything
Of course, since he’s a touch-starved orphan who missed out on a lot of affection throughout his life, this is gonna come as a surprise for him
It also might even be difficult for him to navigate at first
But once the two of you talk it out and reassure each other of your feelings and boundaries, he comes to understand you much better than he did in the past
Might even come to enjoy the fact that you’re now more freely showing him affection (even more innocent affection) compared to how you used to control yourself in the past
However, don’t be surprised if your behavior ends up getting him caught up in a moment
If you’re not too careful, he might just outmatch you
And if he’s not too careful too, he might just end up showing you a more passionate side of himself that you wouldn’t even know how to handle
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Ann Takamaki
Honest to god she’ll have no idea until you tell her straight up
She may realize after a while that you might be a little awkward about affection
Like getting super flustered about a lot of attention or acting a little weird when Ann gets touchy
She might even pick up on the moments when the mask slips and you end up getting too touchy
Only to back off really quickly and keep your distance for a while
But you’re absolutely going to spell it out for her in the end
But don’t worry- of course, Ann is going to be super supportive of you!
She might not feel all the things you feel but she won’t judge you or treat you differently in the end
After all, she loves you too much!
And you sharing this secret with her kinda shows her just how much you love her too- in its own funny way
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immortalmsmoon · 5 months
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Hello 👋🏽 Nice blog you got here!
May I please request headcanons for Joker, Akechi, and Ann reacting to their female S/O asking them to change her aunt’s heart after she shows anger and bitterness towards the family, snapping during a party which terrifies the S/O?
Phantom Thieving
A/N: Thank you so much for the request!! i am so sorry this took so long, i've had a lot of school work to do and i have been INSANLY busy. i'll try to get these next requests out as fast as i can.
Warnings: mentions of Killing In akechi's (very brief), talk of an Aunt that yells at Y/n
Word Count: 679
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Akira Kurusu~
Angry to say the least
not the type to verbally or physically show that anger in anyway though, you you probably won't figure out he's angry at your Aunt
VERY eager to change the heart of your aunt.
you mean the world to him, so the fact that someone treated you with such disrespect has him seething.
when he's not Phantom Thieving, he's making sure to give you attention and affection, and is always pretty carful not to yell around you regardless of what the situation might be
sometimes even goes as far as to make sure his friends don't yell around you
Akira did not have a short temper, and it took a lot to truly make him angry.
Somehow your aunt had turned the usually cool headed teenager into one filled with one filled with anger to say the least.
He had been hesitant at first. Changing a person's heart was a permanent thing, and he didn't want you to make the decision just because you were angry. But as soon as you told him the story as to why you felt your dear Aunts heart should be changed, he was eager and ready to do it.
he put it at the top of his priority list. he ignored most of his other memento requests, instead deciding that the specific request you had given him was the most important thing in the world.
He made sure check up on you as the change of heart was in progress, taking you out around town, and making you coffee so you could have a break from your family. he new the best thing for you would be to take your mind off the situation until it was resolved.
Goro Akechi~
Not typically one to change hearts, but he's willing to do it for you
his anger is a lot more visible, especially when he sees how much it scared you
as soon as you tell him the story, he is making comments.
"How could your Aunt do that to you?" "Your aunt is obviously the problem here." "She sounds like a real pain"
it takes a lot to hold back when confronting your aunt, especially because killing people is basically muscle memory for him, but thinking of you keeps him in line
It wasn't often you came to Goro in tears. And every time you did he dreaded it.
In his eyes you were so perfect. the Personification of joy and happiness and love, and it made no sense to him that anyone could ever yell at you.
when he found out what your Aunt had done he could feel anger coursing through him like blood.
He was delicate with you as he held you, making sure not to scare you anymore than you already were.
Of course he wanted to help you. but helping others wasn't something he was particularly good at. He would try his hardest anyway, if it meant he could hear you laugh, see you smile.
He would do anything to make you happy.
Ann Takamaki~
She understands exactly how your feeling.
she had been yelled at the same way as you, and it made her angry that someone as kind and loving as you had to experience that.
quick to tell Akira of your situation, and really presses on the Phantom Thieves about fulfilling your request.
She takes you out on crepe dates and invites you to come to her modelling sessions so you can take your mind off of the situation until its fixed.
As soon as Ann heard your story, her once present smile faded.
First Shiho, and now you? it broke her heart.
She held you close for a second, her eyes welling up. She quickly wiped them away, before letting you go. this time she would be strong enough to protect you. and that was a promise.
it seemed like all the people around her lately were sad. she new she needed to fix the situation. She sent Akira a quick text, explaining your situation, before asking to take you out for crepes.
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skania · 9 months
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hi! same anon asking about the bridge- the first one you mentioned. when aqua first broached the subject of breaking up but they didn’t reach a conclusion to that conversation
Hi anon, thanks for the reply!
hi! I really love your analyses on aquakane stuff, so ive been wondering- what do you think about the bridge scene? (past the stuff with aquas guilt- you know, because people elect to ignore it) a lot of fans point towards it to being why aqua and akane don’t work together/aren’t interested, but something feels off to me. wdyt?
I kind of have a lot of thoughts, so this will probably be a bit messy!
Things that stood out to me about this scene, in no particular order:
It confirms that Akane saw through Aqua and knew he wanted to use her for something. This is important because it shows that despite what Aqua may think, Akane didn't stay by his side because he "bind" her to him, but because she chose to. Even more important is the fact that what motivated Akane's choice is that she saw through him and into the kind person he actually is.
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Right here Akane is telling him: I see you. I know that you can be manipulative and sly, but I also know that above all—you're kind. This is huge for someone like Aqua, who thinks so little of himself and who blows his own flaws out of proportion.
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It's also kind of funny in a sad way, because by this point in the conversation, Aqua was expecting Akane to agree to break up with him. After all, he tried to convince her (and himself) that their relationship wasn't real, and Akane proceeded to list all the ways he was right. You can see in that bottom-right panel above that Aqua is closing himself off, expecting Akane to walk out of his life for good.
And then Akane turns the tables on him because to Aqua's surprise, she wants their relationship to be real. She knows the kind of person that he is, and she still wants to stay by his side.
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The funniest thing about this scene though is that Akane, sweet, inexperienced summer child that she is, thinks that they can become a real couple if they're intimate with each other 😭
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She knows that normal couples kiss and have sex, so she assumes that's where the problem lies. For her, Aqua wanting to "use" her is a non-issue because she's known and consented to it all along. This is why she looks so confused when Aqua says that he has been deceiving her:
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Because as far as she's concerned, she's known Aqua's intentions from the get-go 😂 Little does she know that she isn't talking to your typical hormonal teenage boy, but to one who has the mind of an adult.
That said, I do think that the way Akane is fine being intimate with Aqua despite thinking that Aqua doesn't like her that way is an issue. Once again, this reflects what I mentioned before: Akane doesn't know her own worth! But again, this isn't a problem born out of Aqua and Akane as a dynamic, but an issue that Akane herself has.
Moving on, I think this is the first scene that shows that there's a difference in the amount of (romantic) experience that Akane and Aqua have. Usually, when Aqua and Akane have scenes, they're pretty much equals. You wouldn't say that one is mentally behind the other. In this case though, you can definitely see that Akane has an innocence to her that Aqua has already lost during his life as Goro, but that's to be expected. What's really important here though is that despite this difference, Aqua isn't any closer to understanding romantic love.
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So in that regard, he and Akane are actually closer than one may expect.
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Moving on, I think Aqua's and Akane's conversation there does give Aka an outing if he decides to go for platonic AquaKane. Ironically, this outing isn't there because of Aqua; at the contrary, Aqua's behavior there would help set up a romantic AquaKane ending.
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First, we're shown that Aqua does want to keep Akane in his life, he just talks himself out of it because of his guilt complex.
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We're even shown Aqua trying to convince himself (and Akane) that their relationship isn't real.
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Now, this could all be perfectly platonic in nature, but we later have Aqua admitting that he has thought of being intimate with Akane.
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So, Aqua wasn't trying to break up with Akane because of the way he felt for her, but because of his guilt and for Akane's sake.
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Aqua thinks Akane doesn't have romantic feelings for him, and Akane herself doesn't seem to know if she does because he is her first boyfriend.
Of course, we know that Aqua and Akane find their answer during the trip and that they decide to date for real, which suggests that their feelings for each other are indeed romantic. However, nothing is stopping Aka from revisiting that and going: Actually, they thought they were/could be romantic, but they'd be perfectly fine being friends too. Specially because Akane wanting to save Aqua doesn't hinge on Akane being in love with him, and same goes for Aqua wanting to protect Akane.
The thing is, though: that doesn't mean that Aqua and Akane don't work well together. I feel that some people try to deny any romantic involvement between them not only to shoot them down as a ship, but to shoot their dynamic down all together. But that's a moot point because the series has made it very clear that Aqua and Akane love each other. Whether their feelings for each other are romantic or platonic is besides the point: there is love between them and it's sincere, and it won't be any less important if it turns out to be platonic in nature.
Case in point, the bridge scene is great because it shows their care for each other. Aqua tried to let Akane go for her own good, meanwhile Akane wants to stay by his side not only because of the way she may or may not feel for him, but because she sincerely wants to help him. She doesn't want Aqua to carry his burdens alone anymore.
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Aqua appreciates this, and he opens up to her. She is the first person he shares his troubles with, and Akane lends him a listening ear and acknowledges how hard it must have been on Aqua. Aqua dealt with it on his own from the get-go and we never saw him complain, but it must have been hard on him and it's great to have someone acknowledge that even if he won't acknowledge it himself.
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Everything he can tell Akane, he shares. From his findings, to his feelings.
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And I think the panels above are the most important ones, because this is the moment when Akane starts to realize that Aqua has been lying to himself all along. He doesn't want to have revenge, he wants to be free. And in true Aqua fashion, now he is blinding himself to the very obvious loophole because he is that desperate to be free.
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Akane gets this and she acts accordingly. Unlike Ichigo, who royally messes up by completely overlooking the fact that Aqua was desperately clinging to that loophole to break free.
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Ichigo realizes it too late and he breaks Aqua. Akane wants to keep Aqua from breaking, so she plays along knowing that being free is what Aqua truly wants.
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I'm stopping myself here because it feels like I've been rambling forever and I don't even know if this was half-way coherent or if it addressed what you wanted me to talk about anon, sorry about that! lol
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tenebriskukris · 6 days
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Oshi No Ko Chapter 144 – My Thoughts/Analysis
We're thrown a bit of a curveball for this chapter, but it's certainly an enjoyable chapter nonetheless. Spoilers for Oshi No Ko Ch144 below.
A timeskip??? After the absolute banger we got in the last chapter we’re served up a timeskip?? Considering how the last chapter ended I fully expected things to focus on everyone else’s reactions to the kiss scene as well as Aqua and Ruby’s new dynamic but shifting the spotlight to the movie’s hospital scene in Miyazaki is a massive departure from where we were in the last chapter. The pacing issues of the arc are starting to become more and more evident.
Traditionally movie productions take months if not years to get to a stage where they can actually film the movie. Even setting aside that most of the people involved are basically newcomers to the big leagues of stardom, the production shouldn’t run this fast towards the finish line. And now the manga’s telling me that there’s nothing that would be relevant in between the bureaucratic mess that would actually be making a movie of this scale? I can believe reincarnation exists, but certainly not paperwork and bureaucracy running as fast as it has throughout the arc.
The manga does infodump some cursory knowledge on how actual productions are supposed to work—thankfully enough. But the fact that it has this basic knowledge and it hasn’t seen fit to add in other, smaller interactions between the cast members who already lack sufficient screentime—and by proxy Aqua and Ruby—is a grating offense. Perhaps it would have been better to split this entire movie arc into two, perhaps three arcs in total while juggling more character focused chapters? I’ll make sure to give my thoughts on this arc as a whole as soon as it finishes.
With all the hubbub of Aqua as Hikaru and Ruby as Ai, I’ve almost forgotten that Melt wiggled his way into production. Why is he here again as a B-list actor? I know Kaburagi likely pulled some strings to get him in, but his acting ability isn’t really something to harp on. Then again Goro would basically be a B-list character in a story about Ai so I get why they didn’t try very hard to find someone good in acting.
Ruby’s face as she glares at Melt is perfect. Her roasting Melt is fucking hilarious, especially since she’s not even wrong in her criticisms. Of course that girl is going to have opinions on someone that’s trying to portray her sensei. If it was some role that wasn’t Goro I’m sure she wouldn’t have cared as much as she has about how he acts.
The little little princess shirt in Ruby is a treasure. This girl needs to be protected.
Melt knowing that his acting skills are only decent is a great moment of self awareness from a character we don’t seem to see much of. Other actors coughKanacough would have egos too large than to admit that they were doing anything wrong without some sort of outside intervention.
We’re basically in the final stage of the movie??? This arc’s pacing has been all over the place, so I can believe we’re approaching its conclusion, but there’s still too many plot points left unresolved. 
It’s refreshing to see Melt admit his deficiencies to Ruby and doing what he can to shore up his weaknesses.  It shows that not everyone is not to the level of Akane or Kana or even Aqua—Melt may just be the least experienced actor among the cast. And while Ruby’s acting ability may be less refined in comparison to Akane or Melt, I don’t think it’s a leap to say that she performs the role of Ai better than Akane or Frill simply because she can understand Ai’s heart better than what’s written on the script. Her impromptu scene after Kana’s outburst was proof enough of that—I doubt that either of them would’ve let their emotions run free and gave us a peek at what Ai was really feeling.
Ruby saying that Himekawa would’ve been a better fit for the role of Goro is multi-layered. On one hand of course she wants a good actor to play her sensei. But on the other hand Himekawa is also her half-brother. 
Melt saying that he’s putting more effort to understand the characters than anyone else is somewhat ironic considering Akane’s very existence. Ditto for Aqua and Ruby when they’re playing their parents. Perhaps Melt has also been affected by Kana’s insensitivity with how those words can be interpreted very badly.
Oh. Some of Ai’s merch in Melt’s pocket. I’m starting to see where this is going. Also I know that guy who sold Ai’s merch! Funny how he keeps popping up.
Melt’s analysis of Goro…even if he’s not on the level of Akane or the rest of the cast, I think he’s managed to grasp the man’s heart well to make these kinds of statements. I have to give Melt props for it and I have to dock the manga points for basically infodumping this to Ruby and the average reader. It’s a typical case of the manga telling us rather than showing us Goro’s character. Really, would it be difficult for us to see another Ruby flashback of what her thoughts are of Goro?
Ruby’s face as Melt explains his reasoning for his portrayal of Goro’s character…And the way the panel is drawn—hiding Ruby’s star eye from the reader—that’s good paneling. Also, “A symbol for his feelings for that child.”? I’d say that the manga was trying to bash in the fact that Goro and Sarina had a very unique relationship even further but the fact that I can still see people screaming about this exact subject even almost 150 chapters into the manga so I can forgive them for it.
Ruby gushing about Melt’s portrayal immediately after dissing him is also funny. Melt’s proved he can understand Goro, so she has a greater respect for him after that. I’d also wonder if Akane would have similar thoughts about Goro from the script…
Crow Girl???? Finally you’ve reappeared. I was wondering what the payoff for her being in the arc would actually be.
Oh man Ruby…with how 143 ended I think this tells us that Aqua didn’t break Ruby’s heart after that kiss scene. If he did—which would be very much out of character with how AquaGoro holds RubySarina in his heart—it would definitely be shown to us immediately afterward. Letting what happened after that scene linger in the background still doesn’t sit right with me with the arc’s already bloated pacing, but I understand why it’d have to be offscreened—doesn’t mean I can’t critique the hell out of it.
Crow Girl lore???????? Crying and shaking and throwing up right now what the fuck does she mean by that. The implications are all running into each other because with how Crow Girl described how the reincarnators could be considered gods it’s looking more and more likely that Aqua and Ruby are in a position to eventually become gods. Comparing that with how Miyako in the flashforwards was talking about how Aqua and Ruby were given favored treatments and trials in equal measures alongside divine guidance…it paints a picture of how the potential supernatural aspect is going to pan out. 
I am also pretty sure that some of the gods Crow Girl refer to are Aka and Mengo themselves, the actual writer and artist of Oshi No Ko. Especially with that whole “you guys often receive help from god without knowing it” bit. That smells very much like narrative relevance and protagonism. If the manga decides to go meta now I wouldn’t really mind that, but I’d hoped it would be foreshadowed better beforehand. A small comment about how “god-like” Aqua and Ruby would be would’ve really helped. 
And of course we end off on Crow Girl being a gag. For a very powerful supernatural entity she seems to be easily handled by Aqua and Ruby. You’d think she would put the fear of god more into them, really, but if Aqua and Ruby actually do become gods I can see why she’s being pushed around by them like this. 
What the actual fuck was this chapter. We don’t get to see if Aqua has white star eyes after the kiss but we do see Crow Girl and her massive lore drops written between the lines. Ever since she’s been introduced in this arc I’d been wondering what the followup would be to her whole thing but having even more evidence that Aqua and Ruby are on the path to godhood was not on my bingo card for this chapter.
I’ll be the first to admit I don’t have the cultural knowledge on the Japanese versions of gods—the kami—so I can’t put the pieces together on some of the more subtle things that Crow Girl might be referring to, but casting off mortality for the divine isn’t something that most people can aspire toward on a whim. In my mind you’d ideally need at least two things for it. Belief and freedom.
The former for people to believe in you in a certain manner—of which both Aqua and Ruby are already there with the movie releasing—and the latter through some sort of catalyst that makes a person more than flesh and blood. For a manga without much of a magic system at all, the only thing I can think of at the top of my head is dying.
Of course this assumes that both Aqua and Ruby will choose to become gods in the first place. Perhaps to reincarnate Ai again? But with how the manga is pushing this narrative of godhood and the supernatural it’s still in the cards for them. Something to consider as the arc unfolds.
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indigoidiot · 9 months
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Re-reading Lifeboat for the 20th time. God you are the only one who is right about these two this story is too incredible to be real. And the way you write is just so captivating I keep coming back to it. This has consumed my life I hope you’re happy. Ryugoro is real.
I AM happy actually that YOU GET IT. I have so many qualms with how they get written in the actual game (base) and I explode when any of the other ryugoro fics properly portray their relationship the way it should be (at least amicable because ryuji is the kind of guy to meet someone halfway if they have similar ground)
They would also be insanely slowburn (as i hope i have portrayed) as Akechi would be extremely slow/hesitant to open to anybody as he is. yknow. Goro Akechi. But also Ryuji is Ryuji and if there's anything he can do it's worm his way into being someone's best buddy and Akechi really needs that in a narrative where he lives alone, feels alone, and has no perceivable people actually close to him. (I would like to imagine Sae looks out for him somewhat but apparently not according to the game)
It's like. Mindboggling to me that some people don't get that Ryuji is the kind of guy who'd look out for Akechi if he actually knew what was going on with him earlier in the plot. He spends most of the story hating Akechi because he thinks he's an annoying preppie teacher's pet trying to tell on the PT to the cops. But he changes gears after the engine room fight because nobody effing told him what Akechi's deal is and he's not gonna stand by when he's on the other side of a hatch with a gun pointed at him. So why not have that meeting point show up earlier and have them actually develop some sort of relationship while they can have one.
A lot of the fun of writing Lifeboat comes from imagining the what-ifs of certain game events if the two were buddy buddy and my own personal interpretations of how the characters would act if the narrative was more interested in the characters and their motivations and character development over the physical events and what happens. (though there will be a lot more physical events going down soon in the fic) Like. The game prioritizing the shock value of Akechi dying so suddenly over his character arc potentially changing to go somewhere interesting will never not be an incredibly strange decision for them to make to me.
ANYWAY i rambled a lot I am. So glad you guys like it, as much as it's going really slow rn but rest assured I am working on it as much as I can. The next two chapters are gonna be packed so it may be a little long but I hope it's worth the wait and I so appreciate anybody that sticks with it and leaves any comments on it. I do read them and they're incredibly motivating and analytical of details I work very hard on adding in. Thank you for the ask and thank you for your support <3
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misty-wisp · 2 years
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what is her opinion on goro? and if no one else asks, what's her persona?
Ah, yes. Goro Akechi. The one and only Detective Prince.
Or, the Defective Prick, as Asuka likes to call him.
She and him go way back. And by that, I mean about a week or two before her boss's palace got taken care of. Said boss, which I named Shiro Ogata, and his little DVD rental store was under investigation for possibly being a front for a little something more shady, which I have proven to be true, but the cops don't know that. And as a result, Akechi got to interrogate Asuka for what she knows, since she's basically the only worker at that shop.
Of course, if she were to tell the detective everything, Ogata would have it so that she doesn't wake up the next day, so she had to put her theatre acting skills to use. She wanted, no, needed help, for someone to save her, but she couldn't just make it obvious. Doing her best to show that something is wrong, and that she's being used for a drug cartel's gain, while also doing her best to tell that nothing's off, that there is absolutely nothing shady going on.
And it looked like he understood everything.
And yet, in the end, Asuka was saved and recruited by the Phantom Thieves before he did anything to help.
I don't think she'd even try to forgive Akechi for that. They wouldn't meet again until the TV station trip, which surprisingly isn't much later, since I have her "arc" placed right in between Yusuke and Makoto's arcs in the story. It's a short one, with Ogata's palace being small enough to complete in only a day or two to avoid time constraints.
She'd most certainly take her chance to roast Akechi on live television that day.
As for when he shortly joins the Thieves for Sae's palace, she'd still have her grudge against him, and it's no help that she can easily tell he's putting up a blatantly obvious fake-as-all-hell act. A year of being the queen bee of the drama club can do that to ya, I suppose. They'd quickly turn into a duo that does nothing but bicker at each other, and it's...not fun for the rest of the group to deal with.
And if we bring in my headcanon of Akechi having his hot takes on literature and the like...him and Asuka would have arguably the most heated debates of all time.
As for Asuka's persona...It's Aradia, of Wiccan mythology. I got the idea upon playing through SMT: Nocturne, as Asuka's arc focuses on freedom from her abusive job. And given how Aradia is a supposed goddess of freedom...I think you can make the connection here.
But wait, you may ask, aren't mythological figures supposed to be the second tier personas??? Yes, but...Aradia's a purely fictional goddess. And yes, I know, mythological figures are all fictional, but bear with me here...or don't. It's supposed to be weird that Asuka's persona isn't exactly much like the rest of the gangs'.
Aradia's main skills would focus on Curse attacks and debuffs, making Asuka a glass cannon of sorts in terms of stats, much like any mage in a JRPG.
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yyxandere · 8 months
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YANDERE MAJIMA. THATS IT THATS THE POST
ੈ♡˳ 𝐌𝐀𝐃 𝐃𝐎𝐆
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[♡]ー ꒱・!CHARACTER!:: MAJIMA GORO.
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☆ - Art Credits: HATORI
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✧.* gender/pronouns ─ 'You' pronouns
✧.* prompt ─ Yandere Majima Goro General Headcanons
✩.* note ─ Guess cane back from the dead (AGAIN) I tried my best to not make Majima OOC bc I haven't played yakuza for a while (just waiting for yakuza 8 lolz) and its finally my summer break!!, hope yall will love this one!!
✩.* TRIGGER WARNINGS ─ OOC Majima, Spoilers for Majima's backstory, Spoilers for Yakuza 0 and 4 Unhealthy Mindset, Blood, and Unhealthy Coping Mechanism
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• Yakuza 0 Majima is a Stalker, Overprotective and Obsessive Yandere in his way.
• Majima is already stressed out in life, first his sworn brother; Taiga got sent into prison, getting tortured and for that, one of his eyes is gone, and just to tip it all of him getting expelled from the Shimano family. And with that, he was held captive in Sotenbori, each day his mental health was getting shittier until he fell down a hole he couldn’t get off, so no wonder why he turned into such vulnerable man.
• So when he meets you, a person who can distract him from all the things he has been feeling, he quickly attached to you. How can he not? You have such gorgeous eyes that make makes him tear up whenever he sees you, an angelic voice that makes him swoon and a such beautiful aura that can make him feel so comfortable around you, he just craves for it and wants to want more of it, but he knows what dangers and problem he will attract if he ever or even shows a single interest about you, may it be his other rivals or the yakuza. Yes, he yearns for your touch but he knows that he can't because of the chain around his neck. Restraining him; Holding him back. . .
• If per se we can think of a situation if you were kidnapped by Majima that time, Majima would be soft but most of the time a very tough (goofy) guy. He tries his best to make up for you like making time with you and stuff but those are rare.
• Majima would try his best not to punish you this time, but if you kept on escaping him, he would have a breakdown. This is what Majima stands for the most when it comes to punishing you. He will not physically harm you in anyways but he will start shouting and bawling his eyes out, he will tell you that he’s doing this for you and most of the time will guilt trip you to pitting him instead of actually trying to reason with him. He knows the cards is playing, but will he stop? We all know the answer to that.
• After all the shit he went through Yakuza 0, that's when the "Mad Dog" comes in, he finally has no restraining him from doing whatever he wants.
• Even if he's not the mad dog you can make him you make him go mad because of you starting making him smile like crazy. No matter how hard he tries, he can't control himself at times, he'll let out his feelings and let out the happiness that you bring to him. And when he finds himself wanting to show you his softer side, he will pour all of his love into you.
• Majima is a broken man so he’s secretly dependent on you, and because of Makoto, he would be even more fragile. But! Don’t even think that Majima would replace you over Makoto, Never! He would rather die than think that you’re just a replacement for Makoto.
• "Mad Dog” Majima is the opposite of his past self. Yes, his “Mad Dog” personality is just an act, that fact is true but his current “personality” is also a facade, a facade which his obsession grew and became too hard to contain and which caused him to be like this.
• Like I said before Majima is clingy towards you, he will show the streets of Kamurocho who you belong to even if you reject his advances you don’t have a choice but to stick with a crazy yakuza man.
• It’s pretty obvious but this current Majima is insane. Majima is Protective and at the same time so Jealous. One time a dude cat called you and before you can even turn around Majima is immediately in that man’s face pulling the man’s tongue out and slowly teasing the man’s tongue with his knife while having a crazy face but eyes full of fury. You physically had to pull him away but that didn’t stop Majima from hunting that man down and killing him brutally and dumping his body near a dumpster. 
• After a long hard day in the Majima family he likes it whenever you massage his temples, it gives him a great sense of comfort after beating guys who even looked at you a great punching, so never ask him about the dried-up blood in his fist mixed with fresh new blood in his knife.
• Getting punished by Majima this time is odd perhaps? I mean yes, unlike before he will not hesitate to lock you in his room and even make side remarks about hurting people you know or are close to, but at the same time he would come at you and will make you try to comfort him even if you are in chains and after that, he’ll leave you again. He has very odd moods no matter how much you stay with him you could never read his mood.
• Majima is greedy for attention from you, he would do very much outlandish things just for you, and God bless the person offices gets to ask you for directions because Majima could be giving them a death stare or being very touchy towards you while he’s behind you sniffing you which causes a person to ask another person.
• Overall which Majima you choose, you will always be with a very unhealthy man who’s fighting his morality while keeping you with no chance of escape. 
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Accepting your fate you let your mad lover -Majima- take who abducted you and kept you in his house the same man you tried to fight back against but at the end of the day he always wins. As you slowly lose hope you let the same man lay down on your lap while the smell of strong blood reeking in his yellow boa print snakeskin blazer. You then started caressing his face while doing so Majima held your wrist then kissed it and looked up at you with eyes full of madness. 
“Oh, my sweet (Y/N)-Chan ya do know that yer will never leave me yea’?”
And with that, you knew that you could never escape. No matter how you escaped he would hunt you down like a mad dog.
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muzzleroars · 3 years
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it was kind of upsetting because "why would ur friends leave you " but it really does make sense because... they all literally met because of those circumstances.
(pretty sure this is a reference to this!)
absolutely, and tbh i’m all about people exploring akira’s personal reaction to this in fanworks, like how he may have felt because it would be a harsh blow no matter the circumstances. even if he truly believes his thieves will pull through and they’ll have his back, he’s still sixteen/seventeen years old and he’s been through a LOT in past few months...so i could see him feeling like what if they don’t care as much as he does? what if he really has lost his friends? is it wrong actually to take this away from them (because again, so many of their dreams involve the fates of others, not just their own happiness)? i think it absolutely makes sense that akira would have doubts and it would hurt, that in ways it could feel like a betrayal - in fact, akira might be frustrated or even angry with them even, believing they’ve turned their backs on everything they worked for as thieves and abandoning him. all of these feelings would make sense for a traumatized teenager, and so i’m totally ok with fanworks exploring that idea. i honestly can even understand an invested player feeling sort of upset by the situation as they play through it bc they empathize with akira. it’s only when people claim that this is actually what happened - that the thieves betrayed him or didn’t care for him - that i just have to 🙄😒 because while that would be a perfectly valid thought process for akira to have in canon, it’s clearly not what was actually the intent of the thieves or the text itself
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randoimago · 2 years
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May I request the Phantom Thieves boys + Akechi reaction of their persona flirting with their S/O’s persona? Also can S/O persona be Pimpernel? Named after the fictional thief the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Persona Flirting with S/O’s Persona
FANDOM: Persona 5
Character(s): Goro Akechi, Akira Kurusu, Ryuji Sakamoto, Yusuke Kitagawa
Type of Request: Headcanons
Word Count: 509
Note(s): I read up on the Scarlet Pimpernel and they’re so cool. Why are (fictional) thieves so cool?? I also love the trope of Persona/Stand/whatever flirting with the S/O’s Persona/Stand//Whatever because it’s just so funny to imagine.
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Akechi
Would definitely be annoyed that his Persona is taking their time with getting a bit too comfortable with your own.
He might be more intrigued if it’s Loki that is doing the flirting. If it’s Robin Hood then Akechi just scoffs. 
But with Loki, I mean that’s his true persona so it’s very interesting.
Would tell you not to think too much on it. Akechi is a tsundere so he’s going to deny the idea of his persona flirting is an extension of his feelings. I mean yes, you’re his S/O so Akechi does like you a lot. But they don’t have to be so open about it.
Probably embarrassed on the inside but gets more annoyed if it’s brought up. Will be heavily resisting the urge to shoot someone if he’s teased (especially if it’s Akira that’s teasing).
Akira
He’s a wild card Persona user so for simplicity’s sake, we’re using Arsene for him. 
Akira is rather surprised that Arsene can act on his own. Usually he has to be the one to issue commands and such to his persona’s, then again this is his first one so maybe that has something to do with it?
But yeah, Akira is definitely interested in watching the interactions between Arsene and your persona. Especially because he wants to see your expression and if you’re embarrassed about it.
Of course Akira is flustered but also happy cause his Persona likes his S/O’s persona? Dynamic duo in multiple ways!
Will absolutely use Arsene flirting with Pimpernel as a way for Akira to approach you to start flirting himself. He’s a dork.
Ryuji
Ryuji is very confused at Captain Kidd’s behavior before his face goes red and he sputters as he turns to you to exclaim that he’s not doing any of this! 
Like Ryuji never hides how he feels about you but he’s a klutz with his flirtation.
Honestly might get jealous of Captain Kidd because why does his damn persona have to be such a good flirt and he isn’t.
Captain Kidd was a pirate so I imagine the persona is rather... explicit with his flirtations which causes Ryuji to be even more awkward.
Ryuji is just muttering cusses under his breath as he takes your hand and pulls you away. If you need your persona’s you both can just summon them later. He wants away from this interaction.
Yusuke
Yusuke is very intrigued that Goemon is showing attraction. 
Yusuke isn’t too surprised as he’s made it clear that he cherishes you so his Persona having similar feelings towards you just adds to that.
Will be very happy if he sees your persona flirting back. Again, his theory is persona’s replicating feelings so to see Pimpernel flirting back makes him pleased.
Might want to stop and sketch the moment out. At least make a basic outline so he can approve on it later. 
Or if you two could stop at a rest spot then that’d be great for him to paint (although maybe don’t stay in Mementos too long otherwise bad stuff happens).
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leonawriter · 2 years
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Something I notice the more I read P5 fics is that I can get really uncomfortable when the author tries to make Akira and Akechi get together without there being full honesty on both sides somehow.
By which I mean - anything where things go further than “it was a mistake” and into “something about this was a choice” territory. Anything where there’s sexual content, or where they start calling each other boyfriends or whatever.
The first thing that makes me uncomfortable is the dishonesty, although that’s not just “tell the truth!” because that’s damn dangerous in this situation. It’s more emotional honesty. Emotional honesty allows the characters to be able to understand that the feelings that the other is showing them are not false, lies, or manipulation in any way.
The other thing is, well, “is someone here keeping a secret from someone else which will hurt them further down the relationship?” and I guess the thing is, in canon we have the whole chess thing of “Akechi as part of a plot to kill Akira” and “Akira plotting to not die” but... in canon divergence ‘get together’ fics, there’s also the added complication of Akechi having a harder and harder time with knowing what he’ll be doing on November 20th, and Akira knowing that he isn’t going to die and not telling him.
Thing is, of course, that it’s not simple. 
But the important part for me is, if Akechi tells Akira before shit goes down that he has feelings for Akira, then Akechi himself is actually hurting because he has no reason to believe that the one Akira is accepting into his heart isn’t Goro Akechi, but the Detective Prince Akechi. Even with the full Royal confidant so far, that’s still a lot missing. Even Akira confessing that he loves Akechi at this point would mean that emotional honesty is effectively impossible, since he can't admit that he already knows about Akechi’s job as Shido’s hitman, or any of that. 
The knock-on effect is that the one who gets hurt emotionally the worst is Akechi, who - remember - has the worst self-image issues. He believes that he may well have fallen in love with the person he’s supposed to kill, who has deluded himself into thinking he loves someone who doesn’t exist, and then he has to see the days counting down until that “illusory” love is dead in an interrogation room by his own hand.
Since Akira already knows, then on the one hand yes it makes sense for him to withhold that information out of reasonable fear for his own life. On the other hand, he’s narratively causing Akechi more pain.
Personally... I like the pairing as it has the potential to have both sides be an equal partnership, and/or one that urges the other party to improve, while also being one where neither has to wear a mask or pretend around the other.
I can see flirting happen before the Sae Palace deadline, however as an author I’d be careful with how. My personal favourite kind happens to be the kind where Akira is constantly egging Akechi on and encouraging him to let his guard down and be less nice (i.e, more honest) since my personal read on Akira is that he is not attracted to the Pleasant Akechi so much as he is Asshole Akechi. 
Convince him that Akira can be trusted, put him in a place where he has to trust Akira and/or the Phantom Thieves, and a situation where that trust does not go unrewarded.
Three of the biggest things in a relationship are honesty, communication, and trust. Without those, a relationship will fall apart, or start to go rotten. That’s why I just... can’t jive with the “invites up to Leblanc’s attic and they’re kissing before Akechi even blackmails himself onto the team” ideas.
(And if that does happen, then at the very least please explain how things get fixed. Unless you want me to believe that Akechi’s going to just shoot his boyfriend in head and turn up some weeks later to have an emotional breakdown while reminding himself that everyone lies to him and no one actually cares and he might as well use Call of Chaos on himself because it’s not like he has any real bonds anyway.)
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cowboy-canoodler · 3 years
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Can’t Teach The Mad Dog New Tricks, Chapter 1 (Majima Goro x GN! Reader) SMUT
This work is for 18+ readers only, minors DNI ! ! !
You’re the captain to The Majima Family of The Tojo Clan of Kamurocho, a diligent worker who balances out Majima’s own brand of crazy.
You trust him and he trusts you, but does that trust go deeper?
Are there feelings you previously hadn’t thought about?
And just how far are both of you willing to go so the other may survive?
Tags: TW: Blood, knives, stab wounds, bullet wounds, doctors, fighting, smoking, “c-word use” Slow Burn, Angst, Fluff, Smut, blowjob (giving), dry humping, whining, bottom Majima, praise kink, edging, throat fucking, almoat public fingering/handjob, possessive sex, dirty talking, private fingering/anal fingering
Notes:
“Seiko” is a nickname for the reader, not an OC or a specific gender, it’s a moniker like Hawke or Shepherd in their respective games.
Set during the year off in Yakuza 3-4
Also:
When the reader is having sexual things done to them I have included separate vagina and penis versions just read the one that accommodates you. Chest and body descriptions are left gender neutral; it's only genitalia that’s different. If you’re unfamiliar with the way I write I try my best to be as inclusive as I can for the reader. This includes writing separate paragraphs for each genitalia (penis and vagina) while also including non-descript hair, skin, chest, and body sizes. If you feel that I haven’t done a very good job at that in particular parts of this fic please let me know and I will alter it to the best of my ability.Slowly working on this while balancing life.
Also this chapter has no smut but the rest of the work does
“We all know what you and Majima-san get up to you behind the closed doors” the lieutenant of a small family said out loud as you collectively waited patiently for the officers meeting to be finished.
You were there with a calm, level headed, expression. Your eyes fixed on the painting on the other side of the hallway as you stood by for Majima to either be told to leave or for him to walk out on his own terms when it got too boring.
“It’s no wonder a newbie was able to be promoted so quickly in their family,” another snide comment from a different lieutenant, once again from a smaller family but a family that was getting too big for its britches, “sleep with the patriarch and you’re sure to move up in the world.” A couple of them laughed as you took a deep breath in, your calm composure falling ever so slightly as a sensitive topic was touched upon.
It was true that you had moved up quickly within the ranks of The Majima family but you hadn’t gotten to where you are now by sleeping with Majima himself. He had always seen how diligently you had worked, sticking to The Yakuza ideals and always keeping a level head when doing your work. Right now, however, you did not have to work, there was no reason to keep these low-level lieutenants happy with you, or the family you belonged to, as you thought of that your hand slowly slipped into the back of your suit and grasped the dagger that was tucked away, ‘always for safe keeping’ Majima would say to you. This, however, did not mean to keep it safe, but to keep you safe, always.
“Gotta admit” the one who had spoken up first walked towards you, a cocky smirk on his face as he strode towards where you were patiently stood, hidden dagger in hand. “Someone who’s so good at keeping level headed does suit Majima-san the most, like that Nishida guy, gotta keep someone calm to balance out the craaaazyyy” his last few words had been drawn out in a mocking manner, a hand raised to his right temple and jokingly twirling in the air to represent his words.
As the other men laughed you pulled out your dagger, grabbed his hand, and turned the tides, pinning his face down against the wall where you had previously stood while twisting his arm and pressing the dagger against his neck. “Mock me all you like,” you whispered into his ear as the other men gasped, “but mock Majima-sama and we have serious problems,” you pushed the dagger further into his skin, a slither of blood dripping down the blade as he swallowed his pride, along with his saliva, “I don’t think your family would survive against ours, would they?” Your tone was one of feigned ignorance, calm and inquisitive as you asked the quivering coward simple questions. “Perhaps you should think before picking a fight with someone you can’t handle, particularly me and Majima-sama, hm?”
Before your victim could reply the door swung open and Majima came into view, his brow furrowed and an angry glare emanating from his good eye. Immediately you stood back, placed your hands firmly at your sides and bowed to greet him.
“Sir! I wasn’t-“
“It’s nothing Seiko-kun, musta deserved it. What’d he do?” A small grin made its way to Majima’s lips as he admired your devotion, he knew you only got that way when someone had insulted him, or the family, personally.
“Nothing that concerns you, Majima-sama , believe me-“ you glared over at the guy and held up your dagger to him once more, “it’s not worth your precious time” you placed the dagger back into its sheath and hid it behind your back once more
“No sir!” The lieutenants bowed as an apology before Majima shrugged and began walking down the hall.
“If ya say so, let’s go Seiko-kun” Majima began walking away and you followed closely behind, your eyes upfront and calm as you made your way out of Tojo HQ and into the car, you in the driver's seat and Majima behind.
A couple of minutes had passed in silence, both of you enjoying the calm of each other's company as you focused on the road and Majima focused on you. His eye bore a hole into the back of your head and you saw it every time you checked behind the car in the mirror, but you chose to say nothing. He was obviously in a bad mood from the meeting, him escaping partway through with a scowl was enough to tell you that, but usually there was chatter in the car as you rode back to the office.
“So what happened?” Majima broke the silence after a couple minutes of staring out of the window, he must have grown bored with the passing cars.
“They said things I didn’t agree with”
“Like?"
“Do you really need to know?”
“Now,” Majima tutted as a smile made its way back to his face, a finger pointed up and waving side to side, “is that any way to treat your boss?”
“Tch-“ you looked back in the mirror and saw his smirk before moving your eyes back to the road, you hated how he knew your weaknesses, “they said we were sleeping together, and that was the only reason I had been so successful, and so quick, with my promotions in the family”
“Ohh, no wonder you were so harsh on ‘em, I woulda been, too” Majima leaned back and looked out of the window as he crossed his leg, his right ankle on his left knee and his lightly hands resting on the inner of his thighs. “Having your achievements pinned on something you didn’t do that woulda been a lot easier, sure as shit ain’t nice to hear- ah- I didn’t mean it like that-“
Knowing Majima had your back always brought a smile to your, usually calm, face. A small display of emotion that was usually kept hidden, on show just for him. “I know what you mean, don’t worry about it, to be honest, I would have slept with you if I could but you were always so damn busy”
“Oh? You woulda?” Majima’s gaunt cheeks reddened a little as he looked over at you, smirking and staring at him in the mirror, “oh- you’re joking” he rolled his eyes and sighed looking back to the window at the passing cars.
“You got really happy at that Majima-sama, something you wanna tell me?”
“Eat shit”
You sat there staring at each other through the mirror as the car sat at a red light before bursting into fits of laughter
The light turned green and you drove off towards the office once again, the last few minutes sat in a happy silence between you both, appreciating the content atmosphere you had cultivated with Majima. Your eyes often wandered back to the mirror to watch him in his small and comfortable world, one of the few places he could let his guard down a little before heading back into his role as Patriarch and Senpai to the family, plus his jacket did nothing to cover himself and you did so enjoy watching him breathe.
“We're here, sir” you said before stepping out of the car and opening his door for him, once more bowing as he exited.
“Thanks Seiko-kun” Majima smiled at you before walking to the doors, hands in pockets and his guard back up once more in the characteristic sway of his hips. You stood and watched him walk away amongst his family members who were all bowed with their head low to greet their patriarch, and you. Another member ran up to you and bowed as you stood aside to let him take over the car and park it in The Family’s usual spot.
The feeling of walking amongst your peers as their captain was still a strange one, while you had filled in the role easily and commanded their respect it was still very alien to you being their commander. Listening to the shallow breathing of the men at your side as you walked past calm and collected, sticking to the Yakuza code and showing them the amount of respect you were supposed to, was rough and something you had never fully agreed with. These men were willing to die for Majima and the family, the same way you would, and probably will, and not being able to show all of them what that means to both you and Majima was insulting. A code that doesn’t value the people who uphold it, not just the top brass who are in charge but those grunts who do the hard work, is a code that will die. It was inevitable.
As you came to the doors you looked back at the men, still bowing low and waiting for you to enter the building, and then down at the pin on your lapel. A familiar, warm feeling spread through your chest as you felt the comfort of your found family before turning back around and proceeding into the offices.
Majima usually took time to himself after a meeting he didn't agree with, usually they were asking him to do something he didn’t wish to do or demanding The Majima family lay their lives down for some bullshit cause. Everytime a Patriarch dies, or a family has to disband Majima, more often than not, would get up to 200 hundred new recruits into his own, making it the biggest of The Tojo Clan so he’s always asked to lay down his men's lives for the sake of Daigo or the greater good. It’s really one of his biggest peeves about being tied down into the Tojo Clan, while he was, ultimately, in charge of his family he had to obey Daigo’s orders no matter what. Yakuza code to uphold and all, and Majima always upholds his moral codes even at the cost of his dignity, freedom, or life.
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A couple of hours passed and you had kept yourself occupied looking over paperwork concerning the finances of The Family, sorting out spending, repair work for damages made to Majima family turf, and collection payments from said turf. This was the work that you liked, the filing and organisation of it all, keeping things behind the scenes running smoothly. It was what you were good at, the best in the family if your title was anything to go by, and you often felt proud of the work you did, and how little you made mistakes.
Of course there were others who handled the wages and every day frivolities, you were there to check any major problems or spare work whenever you had a moment to breathe away from Majima… but you hadn’t heard from him, not a hair or even a whisper of what he was doing right now.
“Hmm...” you hummed, quietly putting your documents down and looking out of the window, “he’s been too quiet tonight… maybe I should check in on him” the statement seemed to be questioning but you had already placed your documents into the drawer before speedily heading to the door.
The halls of Millennium Tower were always so quiet, the slightest cough or sneeze ringing and echoing through the walls of your floor. Just like the footsteps you were making that erupted through the desolate silence. As you walked down you nodded to the guards, men were stationed at each door, 2 at yours and Majima’s, and 1 at the lieutenants along with their respective groupies inside the rooms when needed.
Your footsteps continued to echo through the halls as you passed various doors, the guards bowing in respect as menial mumbling chatter rang through the cracks of each room until you came to Majima’s corridor, you walked up and signalled his men to move further down the hall. Still on guard but with a little more privacy. You took a moment to yourself before knocking lightly and waiting for a response.
“Who‘s banging at my door this fuckin’ late?”
“It’s Seiko, sir”
“Oh… justa sec-“
A pause before you heard something heavy drop behind the door and Majima exclaiming painfully.
“Majima-sama? Are you okay?” More groans of pain made your heart quicken in worry, the beating echoing into your ears overpowered your, usually, calm composure, “I’m coming in!” Hastily you opened the door and saw Majima sat on his couch clutching his foot, and a bowling ball on the floor slowly rolling towards you.
“Ah,” you chuckled to yourself, “I think I see what happened”
“Just tryna have a happy memory and it’s gotta do that shit to me?!” Majima sighed and leaned back, legs apart and knees spread wide with his arms stretched out along the back of the seat. You smiled and closed the door behind you before picking up the ball and walking over to him, bowing for respect, and placing the ball back into the open bag on the coffee table, his eye following you every step of the way.
“Are you hurt Majima-san?”
“Naw- well... my pride maybe? Having you see me like this sure is a kick in the dick” he rolled his eye and looked away from you, sending his pout out of the window.
“Better than an actual kick in the dick though, right?” His response was nothing more than a click of his tongue and a sigh as he rolled his head, and his eye, back, “I hadn’t heard from you tonight so I thought I’d check in. After today’s meeting you seemed preoccupied, maybe even a little stressed-“
“I ain’t stressed Seiko-kun” his tone was short and guarded as he raised his head to meet your gaze.
“With all due respect Majima-sama, you are. I know you very well, better than most, and I know something happened in that meeting today” you sighed at his silence and sat in an adjacent chair, placing your chin on your fist and staring at him with bored eyes. He looked at you and scowled before averting his eye back to the window, but you continued to stare and crossed your legs.
“Tch- it’s just- it’s shit The Chairman’s got me doing, now that he’s healed and able to lead again, plus losing Mine and shit, everything’s just gone to fuck and I’m the one who has to put it together again”
You could see how annoyed it made him to be tied down like this, he just wants to do his own thing with people he trusts surrounding him but every time something happened in The Clan Majima was usually the one who had to clean up the mess and with every mess he got tied down even more.
“Unfortunately, this isn’t like in 2006 when you were able to just break away and start on Kamurocho Hills… although-“ he looked back over to you, eye soft and pleading behind his dagger-like glare, “-technically there’s not much stopping you from doing the same right now, if that’s what you choose to do, sir”
“Nothing but a promise”
“To whom?”
“Kiryu Kazama"
You both sat in silence for a moment, the muffled sounds of Kamurocho below echoing into the dimly lit room. The silence was suffocating, unsaid feelings and context ripping the two of you apart before you gathered the courage to break it.
“I see, you do hate breaking promises, sir"
“You really do think you know me don’t you Seiko-chan? Huh?!” Majima stood up and balled up his fists, the soft squelch of leather rubbing against itself filling the angry atmosphere. You sat there and stared at him silently, your eyes telling him you weren’t buying this façade he was putting up. “Ain’t nothing worse n’ a guy who can’t even keep his word. It’s too much that we let Yakuza get this fuckin’ soft all this time, only caring about makin’ money and being on top. Ain't shit without the strength to back it up.”
Majima turned around and sighed before walking over to the window, he placed his elbow above his head and stared down at Kamurocho like a lion watching and guarding over his pride.
“Is this about Makoto Tateyama-san?”
Once again, silence.
You could hear Majima’s breathing getting heavier as he thought about how he wanted to approach this with you and you sat there ready to take it all, he needed to get his emotions out and into the open. Carrying a torch for someone for 21 years wasn’t exactly healthy and the only way Majima knew how to take his mind from it was filling his days with menial tasks, or finding people to fight to prove to himself
“It’s been 4 years since she left the country with her family” you could see Majima’s fist tightening and the scowl on his face getting even angrier as he continued to stare out of the window.
His voice was low, almost a growl, and nothing like his usual scratchy tone “you should know when to shut up and to keep her name outta your mouth”
“I can tell you how she’s doing if you wish, I have people checking on her and her family often to make sure she’s safe”
Majima’s breath hitched in his throat and he looked over to you, his eyebrows still knitted together but now in a combined look of anger, curiosity, and affection. “Why? I never ask’d ya to do that, how’d ya even know?!” He took a step towards you, his arm falling down to his hip and hands still balled into fists. You stood up and clasped your hands behind your back keeping eye contact with him.
“When I joined the family I had my sights fixed on becoming your captain as fast as I could so I dug into your past. The things that happened with Shimano-san and Saejima-san, Yuki-chan and Makoto-san.” He stopped and stared at you, eye wide with awe and mouth slightly agape along with his still knitted brow, “I’ve made it my goal to make sure no loose ends come and bite you in the ass in the future, and that the people you care about are taken care of no matter what. I had hoped to keep your mind at ease.”
“At ease?” Majima’s voice was barely a whisper, the words only just crawling their way to your ears as you stood your ground. “Finding out one of the only people I trust is going behind my back to get info on me, that’s supposed’ta put my mind at ease? Huh?!” Majima’s voice rolled into a roar as he took a step towards you, the anger radiating off of him and his mad eye shaking around as he bore a hole into your skull with glare alone.
“Yes.”
Your reply was short and abrupt, the final tipping point before Majima ran towards you and grabbed your collar pushing you back into the wall. You both grunted at the impact as books fell off of his shelves. Your hands came up and gripped his arms in a futile effort to keep him at bay, there was no way you’d be able to take The Mad Dog in any kind of fight, not that you’d want to but you had to try to calm him down somehow.
“The fuck you think you are?! Huh?!”
“The one person who’s always on your side no matter what Majima-san!” He didn’t budge, “I didn’t do it for blackmail or for any kind of leverage, if I wanted that I wouldn’t have worked so fucking hard to get to where I am now. Here! Right by your fucking side where I plan to stay!”
Tears blinded your vision as you poured your heart out to him, the things you admire most about Majima flashing through your mind as his grip on your collar loosened.
The way he never backed down from fights.
His loyalty to the people close to him, especially his family.
The promises he never breaks no matter how hard it is to get to the result.
How hard he fights when he lets loose, especially when he fights Kiryu.
His smile.
His laugh.
His nose.
His lips.
Him…
“Sei- no… (Y/N)-kun…” him saying your name made your heart skip a beat and the breath in your lungs disappear. His hands lay on your chest, slightly smoothing down the fabric of your creased shirt and he averted his gaze, almost sheepishly, as he realised what he had done.
“Unless you throw me out yourself I don’t ever plan on leaving you, Majima-san. Not for all the Yen in Japan, not even to start my own family-“
“You’d be a great patriarch, y’know”
You smiled and lightly sighed, “not nearly as great as you.”
A small gasp made it’s way past his lips once more before his gaze made its way back to your own, eye slightly watering as you studied him making sure to remember every little detail you could. Only now could you feel how close he had gotten, Majima’s breath a small breeze upon your lips, both of you breathing in eachothers air.
All the blood in your body became intimately known to you as well as where it was rushing to. The heat rising in your cheeks and the small, rushed, beating of your heart echoing into your eardrums.
Majimas voice was barely above a whisper as he leaned his head forward, eye now focused solely on his gloved hand smoothing down your shirt. “Seiko I…” he let out a breathy sigh before a small smile made its way into his lips, Kansai accent slipping from his words, “I haven’t felt this comfortable alone with someone in years, I don’t even know how I’m supposed to feel… not anymore”
“I know” you were in no position to give him advice about how to feel when your own emotions were hardly ever in check, “I’ll be here whenever you need to feel comfortable. No matter how far away I am, even if another family has me locked up. I’ll fight my way to you with every fibre of my being, nothing will keep me from you Majima. Our world has no enemy I won’t kill to make my way back to you.”
He leaned his head down slightly, eye closing as he became more and more vulnerable the closer he got to you, and you felt the same about him. Your breath became shakier as your heart continued to beat out of turn, you leaned your head forward and pressed your forehead against his, feeling how hot his body was, your noses barely touching and your hand resting on his bicep.
Kamurocho stopped in those few seconds, no sounds, no lights, no traffic, just the two of you alone on this earth.
Majima was the first to move, his hand creeping up to the side of your neck and his head tilting to the right as he brought your lips closer together, your breath trapped in your lungs as you anticipated his lips upon yours. Your eyes had been focused on anything but his gaze until now, you looked up and he had already been studying you. Just as your lips were about to touch there was a knock at the door, both of you jumped and parted before someone walked in and bowed, looking like he had bad news.
“Sir, I’m sorry to interrupt but there’s a phone call from The Chairman, he says it’s urgent”
Majima sighed and turned away from you, the lingering heat from his hand on your chest slowly fading away as you averted your gaze. All of the trapped air in your lungs made its way out and you stood there out of breath and embarrassed.
“You should get that! I’ll leave you alone. Thank you for seeing me Majima-sama, have a good night.” You bowed and Majima opened his mouth to protest but before he could you quickly made your way out of the door and down the hall to the elevator, face red and still short of breath.
Once the elevator doors closed, and you were alone, everything hit you and you couldn’t stop yourself falling onto the wall for support, the cool metal of the lift. All breath left your lungs as the emotions took over, arms wrapping around yourself and eyes fixed on the floor as you tried everything you could to calm down the thoughts in your head and the thoughts in your heart.
You remained that way until the elevator came to the floor of your office. You stepped out, having regained your calm persona, and walked down the halls with your hands firmly by your side, the right one almost burning as you remembered the feeling of Majima’s bicep in your grip. Your chest aflame with his handprint as you continued trying to keep your composure, determined not to let any of The Family see you like this.
You spent the remainder of your night awake and alone in your office, laying down on your couch with a pillow for company and the Kamurocho sounds, and rain, for ambience. Each thought was of him, how close the two of you had gotten, and how much closer you were about to get before you were interrupted.
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I really enjoyed your last Akechi write 👀 Kind of a polar opposite, how would Akechi be with a S/O who feels they're never good enough for him even though he reassures them he loves them for who they are (and that it should be him feeling that way because of what he's done)?
An Angel of His Own (Goro Akechi x Reader) 
𝗔/𝗡: 𝗜𝗠 𝗦𝗢 𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗛𝗛𝗛𝗛 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁. 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻. 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗶 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀
𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚? ⇒ 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧?
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When he enters his apartment after a long day, there are only two things he finds himself excited about, time and time again.
The peace and quiet of his own house. And you. 
By the time he had unlocked the door and pushed it open, you were already flittering around the entry room. You’ll be waiting dutifully. Quietly. All for him remove his shoes and his gloves at the door so that he may show you some form of affection before venturing further into his home. Even as you greet him, he sees it. Hesitance still lines your eyes but you try to hide it with a smile. A shy one, but a smile nonetheless. And it’s something he knows he can deal with just by the way you relax into the small kiss he delivers to your forehead. 
This time, he cups your cheeks just to tug you a little closer, subtly enjoying the way you shiver against the touch of his cold fingers against your feverish cheeks. You’re so expressive. Even when you don’t want to be, he can’t fault you for it. He’ll never fault you for it. He likes being able to know what you think and how you feel. It’s a sure change from the office- where there’s nothing but grim looks and serious eyes. Where everyone hides behind a mask in between stone walls. Unwilling to show how they truly feel unless there’s a way to benefit from it. But there isn’t. And that’s just one of the things he can’t help but appreciate about you. 
Work was hard today. But isn’t it always when you’re just a lap dog for the sick and twisted minds behind a great nation? Still, he doesn’t want to bother unloading his extra baggage onto you. It takes one look in your eyes to tell that you’ve also had a rough day. The way fingers and fiddling behind his back is a sure sign that you’re struggling with your homework and are hesitant about asking for his help. In fact, he’s sure that if he walks past you and steps just into the kitchen, he’ll be able to spot a neat little pile of your homework with half the page covered in question marks and little circles for him to check over later. Right next to whatever delicious dish you had cooked for the two of them to enjoy tonight. 
But he can think about the office and food and homework later. Right now, all he wants to do is focus on you. 
“I missed you today.” He can’t help but murmur into your ear as if the world itself is too loud. Truthfully, there’s nothing to fight over your attention with besides the ambiance of the apartment. But even if there were an opponent, he knows it would have been an easy victory for him. The quiver of your bottom lip as his blunt admission of his feelings makes it known to him just how wrapped around his finger you truly are. If only you knew that he was the same way for you- if not ten times worse in the rawest, most powerful of ways. “Did you miss me?”
“Yes.” Your response to his question is a quiet lull. But the giggle you let out as he presses a chaste kiss to the tip of your nose is anything but. It brings a smile onto his face- something that only you can do. If he’s being honest, all he wants to do right now is indulge in you. Hold you, love you, be with you. But that’s an activity for another time. You’re getting antsy in his grip. Squirming and shifting as if you didn’t want to be close. But he knows you too well. And he has no doubt that once he lets go, you’ll just be on your way to try to prove your worth to him with whatever laundry list of chores you must have gotten done before his arrival. As if he could see you as anything less than priceless. “I made dinner! And I repotted the rest of the plants and cleaned your office. Do you want to see it?”
“I do.” He promises, and somewhere in the back of his mind, he can imagine himself saying those exact words on a different occasion as effortlessly as he is now. You light up. You always do, but you light up to his acknowledgment, and it serves as a painful reminder of those dark days when you thought that you would never be good enough to stand by his side. Tears you shed, the lies you must have told yourself. You’ve come so far from those days, but it still lives on inside of you. But in the end, he’s learned a way to combat the cruel songs your own head tells your heart. “I do but... why don’t we eat first? I’ve been waiting all day to see you, you know?”
Reassurance. 
Smiles when you can. Touches when you want them. “I love you” when they’re not needed. And “I love you too” when you need them the most. That’s how the two of you have learned to live with each other. That’s how he learned to live with you, despite being in complete and total awe of your presence. It starts with simple things. You were always so shy. Always so unsure. He thought he would easily tire of reminding you that you can text him about anything. He thought he would grow a short fuse when emphasizing that he wouldn’t be in a relationship with someone he thought beneath him. He thought this, he thought that. But he didn’t think just how hard he would fall in love with you. 
An angel is what you are. The type helps him loosen his tie as he puts on his house slippers before guiding him to the kitchen. An angel that cooks his favorite meals because they’re filled with worry for his health. An angel who he was more than willing to move into his flat after just a few short months of being together. For your safety. For your security. And for his adoration and happiness most of all. 
Because when he unlocks the door to his apartment after a long day of work, he leaves behind all that he was. The powerful prince under the guise of a workhouse. The brains beneath the fool’s cap. The calm that hides the storm. But he unlocks it every day with a tired smile on his face because, in the end, he knows it’ll lead him to you. 
So call him mad for his worship of you. Just like others have called your devotion to him madness as well. But at the end of the day, they’ll never know what it's like to carry his sins on their own backs. They’ll never know what it's like to be damned such as he was from the moment his piece of shit father laid his eyes upon his mother. They’ll never know what it’s like to kill and kill and kill while hoping that a murderer, own found, could still know love. They’ll never know. 
And so they will never learn to appreciate the two things that bring him happiness at the end of every single day until he dies like the way he appreciates them. And he hopes they’ll never find out too. 
For the peace and quiet of home belongs to him and him alone, even if it’s paid for money dyed red with blood. And the angel that comes with it? Well… let’s just say there’s not a single pretty metaphor that would do you justice in a world such as this one. But when he thinks of that little velvet box tucked in his nightstand, underneath all the files he knows you won’t go looking through, he realizes that maybe only one word is needed to keep his angel down on earth with a lost soul such as his. One word, that looks powerful. A word that looks familiar. A word that’s not even a word at all. But rather…
A word that belongs to him all the same. 
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MORTAL KOMBAT (2021)
(DISCLAIMER: MY OPINION IS MY OWN AND CAN BE DEEMED INVALID TO THOSE WHO DON’T CARE FOR IT.)
I don’t even what to say in this introduction... I mean... *sigh* don’t get me started on Sanada Hiroyuki (what an icon)! And freakin’ Lewis Tan and Ludi Lin! Those two have come a long way and so cool to see them show up and show out in this movie, but let’s not forget the others! You know what... let me hold my tongue because I can’t make this introduction to long KMSL. “LET’S GOOOOO!” - BUSTA RHYMES
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ofc the opening scene is of Hiroyuki!
this is a Sanada Hiroyuki stan page and if you don’t like that, you can get tf out!
the door is to the right!!!!
bro you can whispering my ear too
That baby got quiet awfully quick.
“Where’s Hanzo?” - BI-HAN
he’s fetching water bruh
I genuinely thought the flowers on the tree were blood stains... i gotta get my eyes checked. 
He stopped crying real quick!!!
UGHH right through the fucking skull!
Y’all fuckin’ with the wrong one!!! But then again, you got the wrong one at the right time. So, 
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GOOOODDDDDAAMMNNN!!!!!!
HE ABSOLUTELY FUCKIN’ SALTURED THEM!!!!!!
“I may not understand your words... but I promise I will kill you.” - HANZO
BI-HAN said that shit in Mandarin (forgive me if I’m wrong) out of spite. He said it in his native tongue because he knew if he said that shit in Japanese he would’ve gotten cut the fuck off! That motherfucka truly is foul lol. 
Got that fuckin’ cheek though ROFL
That baby better not make a fuckin’ sound during this fight!
Come on!
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NOOO HIROYUKI!!!!!!! oh shit, I mean HANZO!!
Get away from the fuckin’ rock, bro!
HANZO GET CHO ASS UP
AHHH FUCK!
his blood is runnin’ like a river...
oh now that’s just nasty... that wound is deep as fuck! (ik I’m dramatic, get tf over it)
...well shit did the baby starve...
nvm they answered my remark lol (it’s been a while since playing/watching MK so I vaguely remember the storyline...)
“Earthrealm is on the verge of catastrophe should it lose one more tournament, the savage realm of Outworld will invade but an ancient prophecy fortells that a new group of champions will be united by the rise of Hanzo Hasashi’s blood.” 
Listen, I’m here for the violence... I don’t give two fucks about a romantic storyline, and I put that on me constantly playin’ this game as a child.
SUB-ZERO is.... cold blooded...
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pre-fucked up JAX
first things first, why tf is your child puttin’ your business out there in the streets like?!
snow in July ain’t that somethin’ huh
he said BLADE like he was speakin’ to the vampire LOL
“And they will kill whoever they have to to get to you.” - JAX
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“You want your family on a fucking slab in the morgue.” - JAX
bruh they can hear you rofl 
I still think it’s so cool that he was able to freeze that bullet. 
JAX + SUB-ZERO = severe frostbite... (ik ik I’m full of shit kmsl)
I understand that film makers only have a limited amount of time to film, but the scene where SONYA explains everything to COLE felt rushed. But once again, I understand.
“Kano. Kano none of your fucking business!” - KANO
KANO’s always hilarious, no matter what the setting is. 
Mini Godzillia
“You gotta pen you wanna write this down. Get fucked.” - KANO
“3 million, that’s my final offer.” - KANO’
dude, it was your only offer lol
LIU KANG!!
“Alright MC Hammer, that’s far enough.” - KANO
KANO comin’ in hard with these one liners
ICONIC DIALOGUE
LIU KANG - “There’s much to learn.”
KANO - “The fuck?”
LIU KANG - “But not here. Follow me.”
Ofc the one with fuckin’ GORO speaks to KANO
dude KUNG LAO came out the ground just the video games!!!!
“The time has come to end this.” - 
Who tf gave KANO some snacks?!
KUNG LAO smooth with it
I wouldn’t want to fight LUDI LIN as a character in a movie or real life...
listen... ik she’s trying to be encouraging but I would’ve been told her to such tf up
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I can’t deal with KANO man lol
how tf does he have his phone??
“Yeah, that screech is a real turn on.” - KABAL
I don’t think NIATRA looks the greatest... they could’ve done better...
“Well, well, well you back stabbing two faced ugly motherfucker.” - KABAL
well, we already knew KANO was a trader
Alright so COLE’s armor is on that Black Panther shit ya feel me
I skipped through the hugging scene because... I said what I said... fuck the lovey dovey shit..
goddamn it not KUNG LAO
“Please tell me I get the bitch with the teeth.” - SONYA
FINISH HIM!!!
“Yeah, these motherfuckers work.” - JAX
KANO + ACETONE = Stitch with a Glitch
At least she left her spine intact...
you need to channel SCORPION GODDAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LET HIS ASS OUT!!!!!
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Bro that’s pretty rad to see your ancestor kickin’ ass in person
I’m on HANZO’s side, but that blood-icicle was pretty lit. 
oh shit... triggered
Listen, I don’t fully understand Japanese but I would’ve walked tf away as well rofl
Man, look at Hiroyuki in all his greatness!
FATALITY BITCH!!
“Take care of my bloodline.” - HANZO
Oh, damn not CAGE lol
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What a whirlwind! I’m still stuck Sanada Hiroyuki! I wish that film was of origin story for some characters that could’ve continued onto the next movie within the franchise, but I understand what’s trying to be executed by the director, scriptwriters, film company, crew, and actors. I’m going to leave it at for right now... I’m gonna sleep on this one, literally lol. When I come back, I’ll write a better closing statement. Until then, continue to remember that everyone’s a critic when their opinion matters the least. 
Edit 4/26/21:
I’m still trying to find the right words to sum this up. I don’t think I have anything bad to say... 6.5/10... that’s all I’m gonna say for now 😂
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