#honestly they'd be that high school couple that's always fighting lol

[goiterinthegullet]

Jessica Stanley and Twilight

Okay, so I recently made a post about lol what if Mike Newton and Bella randomly got together during Twilight wouldn't that be funny and now I suddenly can't stop thinking about the reverse.

Like, what if Edward for, seemingly no reason, fell in love with JESSICA. Right in the middle. I know he can't stand her, I haven't read Midnight Sun but from what I hear he's not terribly complimentary to her general vibe, and I know she's supposed to be a mean girl or something but idk I just think it's funny.

Picture it: the whole plot happens, Bella comes to school, Edward is shaking and spitting bc of how crazy it is that a teenager goes to high school, Bella even falls in love with him, but then Edward inexplicably falls for JESSICA. They've been bonding while he's been attempting to avoid Bella (and his family bc they're pissed he wants to turn her into a human piñata) and they just keep growing on each other? They keep running into each other during class and stuff. He can't stand her/her thoughts but they get to talking anyway bc circumstance. He mentions a book he likes and he's surprised to see she actually reads it. She calls him out on his weirdness with an Jessica-like, boldly tactless quality Edward's charmed by. He calls her out on her meaner tendencies with an Edward-like quiet weirdness she's receptive towards. She's arrogant enough to ask him out and he, for some reason, accepts? They like, go bowling and Ed actually has a good time for some reason. Jessica benefits from being around someone so unlike her, Ed benefits from being around someone so unlike him, they get along bc they're both awful, dramatic weirdos, but it's still JESSICA.

the whole plot still happens but it's JESSICA in the spotlight instead of our favorite wet rag Bella. Edward is trying to tell Jessica he's a vamp and she's like "bullshit! ugh, no way." Finally figures it out and is like "no way, shut up!" She's still the valedictorian and shops and hangs out with her friends except now they have to accept that never-blinks Edward is There Too. Bella just kinda wanders around Forks and hangs out with her dad. Edward's weird insistence on maybe killing the new girl is never brought up again. Everyone forgets. Evil tracker vampire gets pepper sprayed bc Jessica carries it in her purse. They're the most annoying couple you'll ever meet. Alice is REELING.

#twilight renaissance #twilight #honestly they'd be that high school couple that's always fighting lol #edward cullen #twilight headcanon #Ed carries her and her friends purses when they go prom dress shopping. #this might be a terrible idea but i thought it was funny #jessica stanley

[ice-knife]

yak0v and el0ise!

1-3, 5, 7, 8 10, 15

Of Course i gotta answer this for the one who got me on the yakov train in the first place! // ship ask game

1. Describe their first date.

oh damn, it's been a minute but i Know they had a first date in the first book. i think it involved walking together in winter, stopping by a couple of shops just to check them out. in my own headcanon that wasn't a Date-Date, per say, bc it would've taken eloise a bit more time with him before deciding she wanted to be together properly

tbh, their actual first date would've probably been after winter vacation, and it was something similarly low-key and nice. a coffee/tea shop would be a good place to stop by, taking shelter from the cold and sorting out the What Are We question in a quiet atmosphere separate from school

2. Who wakes up early/Who sleeps in late?

honestly i feel like they both wake up pretty early. yakov has the vibes of not sleeping in very much unless something has happened, and eloise is much the same way. if anything yakov might sleep a little later than eloise usually, but not by a ridiculous amount. theoretically, just long enough for eloise to get breakfast for two started on the stove

the rest will go under the cut!

3. What was their first impression of each other?

yakov probably felt like eloise was asking a Lot of questions, which made sense once he learned she's new here but didn't make him want her to ask him personal questions any more than before. he was probably grateful when she didn't ask him too much, and curious how she was going to deal with this brand new environment

eloise had just been through A Whole Ordeal before meeting her dormmates, and to be completely honest everyone's names and faces blurred together a little bit. yakov stood out a bit, because he wasn't as high-energy or immediately sociable as the rest. she didn't wanna pry into his business, since clearly he wasn't inviting that sort of talk, but she did wanna know what his deal was

5. Do they argue often? If so, what do they argue about?

i feel like my answer to this will probably be different after i actually finish the second book lmao. at least in their first year, though, they don't really argue. they're too new, and they both wanna make this relationship work

7. How often do they say “I love you”?

yakov doesn't say it out loud very often. eloise knows what he means, when he gives her a meaningful silence instead, though she doesn't let herself think about it very often before she herself Is brave enough to say it. she doesn't say it out loud very much either, mostly because her parents didn't. not because they didn't love each other or her, of course not, but because instead of saying it, they'd do things to show it, and she's taken after them in that regard

that also means that it's... easier to just not say it, not really determine the relationship for a little while. which is probably what they do, oops

8. What do they love most about the other? Why?

eloise really appreciates how protective yakov is, and how observant. to her, the two go hand in hand. he can tell when she's overworking herself and nudge her to take a break, and he also knows when something is going to try to come at her in a fight and he can intercept it. not that she wants him to get himself hurt for her sake, but she feels like he pays attention to her and sees her. it's nice

yakov, meanwhile, appreciates just how much life eloise has. she's not always the loudest person in the room, and she does love to follow rules, but she's always alive -- always smiling, always helping, always doing everything she can. it's had for him to not be drawn to that

10. Do they share any hobbies or interests? How do these things bring them together?

i'm not totally sure about the Interests part of the question, but as far as Hobbies, half of their dates definitely involve going on walks for the sake of going on a walk lol. it keeps them both active outside of sparring in a gym, and eloise likes watching the seasons change this way

15. What songs remind you of their relationship?

two songs come to mind for them now: "fidelity" by regina spektor, and "yellow shirt" by the icarus account! eloise's and yakov's pov respectively

#two guarded kids coming together to just hang out is something that can be so personal #grapecasechoices #grapecase tag #oc: eloise #asks #asks: eloise #r: eloise and yakov

[lexpressobean]

I've been thinking about these 3 alot...

... and how much they seem to really respect Shino. I know it's a filler, but, like... Why does it seem like Shino has a knack for finding children who have wondered off away from school? Like, he's just taking a walk, making his way around the village or surrounding forest, and then there they are. Kids playing hooky or some shit. And Shino just takes it upon himself to approach them and steer them back to where they should be, while getting them attached to him somehow in the process??

But honestly. If this was just one of many times this had happened, I'd say Shino does this not out of his knack for teaching or having a way with kids. Rather, he developed a way with kids and easily applies that to his teaching because he has a strong desire to simply protect children. And it's not even from some paternal instinct as much as survival, because I think it stems from the developing trauma of losing Torune to Danzo. And I don't think it's all subconscious either.

Like I know the novel and anime frames his desicion to teach as a sort of a new goal in life as the war has ended for a couple years already and a noticable Peace has been achieved by the Blank Period and well... He's an Aburame.

Like, the Aburame are literal living, breathing, walking bioweapons. With no fight to utilize that, what else is there? Well, much like the Nara have the Nara forest and Pharmacology specifically, The Aburame most likely have a historical stake in the area of Konoha, perhaps it was simply in their Ancestral Home. Idk, but they're here to stay, they ain't budging. They're Clan Culture is very Martial and I'd argue Spartan in nature, but otherwise, they do other things too. I think they'd do well as major players in the conservation and research of native species of animals and plants, but definitely insects too. I bet they play a huge part in the general area's ecosystem, especially due to the fact that the Kamizuru clan attacked with a whole clan's worth of non-native Hymenoptera that could very well have become and still are an irritatingly and consistent problem as invasive species tend to be. And as a far as goods go, why not put some of them to use and handle an apiary? Honey is a great good to sell. All of this is great as a clan that no longer needs to fight. But, what about individual members in general, and so Shino?

Well Shino is the Heir of this clan. This Noble Clan. This "ready to throw hands at any moment" clan. It's future is in his hands, so to speak. So I doubt Shino would completely sever his connection to Shinobi life all together. And so, teaching at the Academy would be a great way to keep that connection. Teachers have to know their stuff, after all.

But what if in order to ensure teaching was his calling, Shino did his absolute best to make Jounin ASAP so he could take on a Genin Team. And. And by chance, it ended up being these three?? And they are absolutely STOKED!!! And they also pass Shino's genin test, which... would probably be a feat in it's own right. But they already know Shino, and Shino has bestowed upon them some wisdom they actually took to heart! Yeah, well, in reality they might be just a tad too old to be Shino's first official genin squad, but they were still his squad one point in a sense, right?

Kon Nohara, Tano Ikemoto, and Aoki Kobayashi

I even gave them names help Imagine these three are already chuunin at least and decide they want to pay Shino a visit and even volunteer to help Shino during class time on a collective day off because they admire him so much (T~T)

But even then if not these three kiddos, maybe these three li'l shits lol

Even in times of Peace, Shino's special set of skills seem too useful to waste, and being a Jounin teacher would definitely have been a way he could still go on missions, but also definitely commit to becoming a Sensei at the academy once he was 100% sure and got older. Kurenai became a Jounin/Genin Squad Leader in her late twenties, but in comparison I see Shino doing that more mid-20s. (He needs some time to travel and find his big bug friend and generally live a little?)

Kurenai was a Genjutsu Specialist who manned a Tracker/Sensing based team. This sounds like it was a highly beneficial combination, even if she ended up being somewhat sadistic lol. Asuma was bound to Team 10 by Tradition as InoShikaCho and Sarutobi have that Pact together. Kakashi's team was literally Cherry Picked for him specifically by the 3rd Hokage. And Gai, a Taijutsu Specialist, had a team that Specialized in Taijutsu and Physical Offense.

Of all four teams, Kurenai and Gai were very suited to their teams, Gai in a complimentary way and Kurenai in a Challenging way. In that same vein, I think Shino would imitate Gai. Shino as a Shinobi himself has a general set of skills, but the way he goes about them are very niche. But, he was always very stealthy, and could sneak up on nearly anyone. Gags aside, he could go unnoticed as long as he wanted too, and by the time he was noticed or was ready to attack, he has you quite literally surrounded. Honestly I can see why Search and Destroy would be an Aburame's forte, but when there's no need, a person with a personal skill of high quality stealth could probably man a team with an emphasis on Reconnaissance and/or Surveillance, even Bodyguarding. I feel like Shino would probably put an emphasis on Stealth and Tracking too, utilizing his insects as sort of assistants that keep tabs on his students (Stealth Test) as well as to encourage just enough fear during too much down time in his students to inspire quality training opportunities, so maybe Kurenai rubbed off on Shino more than they all realized haha

(Plus I'm sure his students would be be smart and thoughtful enough to eventually understand what Shino and his bugs are: a complete unit. They realize just how strong and dedicated Sensei really is to be the way he is, and they all learn more in depth about Kikaichu and it's like WOW SENSEI YOU REALLY ARE RISKING BEING EATEN ALIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY, AREN'T YOU? But he's still here, because THAT'S how strong he's become over the years and the confidence to manipulate the Kikaichu while having to think of current chakra level, the most efficient use at any given time, how many he actually needs, how long usage will last, ect. They are high maintenance, man!)

Shino would no doubt produce highly skilled Bodyguards and Masters of Stealth. Maybe the type that would end up being in high demand for the eventual Celebrities that start to pop up as times change, but still very much needed when it comes to Criminal Activity, like in Sora-Ku?

But as time passes and he decided to teach at the Academy, he'd feel very at ease to do so. He'd be happy to be put in charge of all these children, because he would be able to help teach them things they need to know to defend themselves and others in a world where adults like Danzo had and will continue to exist. Maybe while he's at it, he'd use his stance as a Noble Clan Heir and accomplished Shinobi to push for changes in government with Sai's help and with Naruto and Shikamaru's cooperation? Like, the truth does come out, everyone on the Council were actually horrible and had too much power. So HERE are some ideas and REASONS why these ideas should be implemented because Shino's not going to let his brother's life and death be in vain!? HELL no, we WILL make some changes around here. Shino sees his students and just wants a future where no kid ever has to live in fear of being completely taken advantage of by the very system that was supposed to keep them safe and they pledged allegiance to.

I cannot help but think of the quiet but absolute fear little Shino was harboring for the years to come after Torune was taken by that strange man and Father Shibi didn't even attempt to stop him. His own father didn't dare beat the shit out of this strange man who came looking for him, and the only solution for Shino to stay was for Torune to make himself look more desirable as an asset and be taken instead. I bet there was a lot of misplaced resentment there for a while, and talks that just didn't happen. Maybe a classmate doesn't show up to class one day and Shino is IMMEDIATELY stressed out and just... takes it upon himself to look for them after class. And he's relieved when he see they're simply at home with a fever. Shit like that just fucks with Shino, because theres people taking kids and no one is doing anything about it?? And then as Shino grew older he realized exactly what happened and how slimy the machine of Konoha really is and it was never completely Shibi's fault that Torune had to leave. He grows mentally at a faster rate than most of his classmates, and knows more than a kid really needs to know.

Shino doesn't want that for any other child. Shino is the kind of person who hears kids screaming outside of his house and he can't tell if they're playing or being murdered and it's stressful to the point he'll check through his window and he sees them for himself. He get stressed out seeing a kid in public unattended and WANTS to approach them to help if need be but also maybe he's overthinking it and the parents are there somewhere and he'd just end up looking suspicious. Like, that's what I kind of figure for Shino. He's so hyperaware of the power dynamic between kids and adults and seeing a kid so ready to fall victim to that makes Shino feel ill the more he thinks of what could happen. And he wonders if watching the kid in the market until they finally reunite with their parent so he could move on with the rest of his day causes him even a fraction of the the utterly disgusting flurry of nerves and fear that Shibi must have felt all those years ago. It goes along with his desire to spare every single little insect's life he can. It goes a long with the fact he only gets violent unless absolutely necessary. Like he wants to be strong but he doesn't want to go mad with power either, less he becomes the very thing that hurt him and his family in the first place.

Originally Shino wanted to become strong to be able to defend himself because at a very young age adults failed him and Torune. But then that changes to defend not only himself, but others as he grows on a team, and realizes trust is important. And then he figured if there must be adults out there that would hurt a child, it's only logical that he should become one that would only nurture and teach one to be strong as well.

Anyway, yeah. Had some feelings. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

#anime: naruto #aburame shino #shino aburame #tis i #i wish we could've seen jounin-sensei Shino #imagine he's consistently given a team of -bad kids- #but by the next chuunin they're an absolute unit in sync #people think he's the -scare them straight- sensei #in reality he's the -im not mad im just dissapointed- sensei #its super effective lol #being such a positive figure in the open as an Aburame would definately make the clan look good too #because I have a suspicion that Aburame were very often taken into ANBU and ROOT and while good for Shinobi life #its not seen as the best for public relations #anyway don't mind me im just rambling

[angelhummel]

Honestly you and anon are so right about this being the “outcasts’ show”. Like don’t get me wrong, Quinn is my second favourite character after Rachel (though lbr that’s mostly to do with fanon and next to nothing to do with canon Quinn other than the basis of the character and Dianna) and I love Santana too but people who are like “Santana is the only important character” or “Glee would’ve been so much better if Quinn was the main character”, it’s like, congratulations you missed the whole point

Mmm yep yep yep. And I mean obviously there's more to Quinn and Santana than just being popular. Plenty of people can identify with Quinn's family issues, or empathize with her through her pregnancy. And obviously with Santana, with her coming out storyline and learning to accept herself

But idk. I think it's funny how people talk about how Rachel never faced any adversity and always came out on top. Which is only kind of true bc like yes she got everything she wanted on her first try, or with very little extra effort, but the way my poor girl was bullied constantly like are you surprised she feels like it's all she can do to fight to be the best?? And yet she still managed to grow as a person in spite of this. While like Quinn and Santana went through so much adversity and still somehow managed to arrive back at point A where they'd started each and every time

Like Quinn going thru hell after hell in high school and still like going to college and basically joining a white supremacy group and dating a crusty old professor lol. And then you think she's better and she comes back in s5 with some snotty old money guy who she's been lying to this whole time. And we have to start all over again

Or how Santana kind of sort of stops being a bitch for a minute just to drop another horrible insult to someone she's supposed to be friends with. Her biggest arc in the show was accepting the fact that she was a lesbian and it culminates with marrying Brittany, and her proposal speech includes the phrase "it's gonna really upset all the single people here" and "we're a big deal" and is also overshadowed by the telling off of Kurt a couple scenes later lmao. Like what does that tell you

Idk I mean everyone's character growth was rocky as hell but honestly in the end I think I'm happier with Rachel's over all journey than with anyone else I just talked about

#glee #lol glee #rachel berry #rachel berry defense squad #asks #my thoughts #long post #anti quinn fabray #anti santana lopez #anti brittana #rachelberryy #also just to throw in some extra pettiness #the way that kla*ne's actual proposal feels like they're the only ones in the room and b is only talking to k and k is only looking at b #while brittana's speech includes the fact that she wanted to do it in front of everyone to make others jealous alskfjslkd #bye