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Masato Hijirikawa (Repeat)

Translator: Boo (twitter: masatoswife) Proofreader: Rei (twitter: wolfe_raine) Editors: Mae (twitter: itoshikimaegirl), Terry (twitter: turtlemudge)

July — Wachsend Shine

It’s July.

The rainy season hasn’t ended yet, but recently there have been more days with nice weather and the sunlight feels very warm.

Otoya Ittoki: Say, this school’s pretty fancy, huh….

Masato Hijirikawa: How so…?

Otoya Ittoki: The whole building is fully air-conditioned, so it’s comfortable all year round. This time last year, I was dripping with sweat during classes.

Masato Hijirikawa: Is that so…? The school I went to was similar to here.

Natsuki Shinomiya: The same goes for me. I’ve never suffered from summers and winters very much.

Otoya Ittoki: For real? It’s like that for everyone in schools these days?

Haruka Nanami: Ah…. No, I believe ordinary public middle schools don’t have such things….

Summertime was always really hot for me, too….

When I answer him, Ittoki-kun stares at Hijirikawa-sama with spite in his eyes.

Masato Hijirikawa: You can spend your time more comfortably too now, can’t you?

Otoya Ittoki: Well… yeah, but….

Masato Hijirikawa: Then don’t complain…. More importantly… Nanami. There is something I want to ask you.

Last year, on a snowy day…. Were you outside singi—

Ringo Tsukimiya: Ah, what a relief…! There’s still some kids left.

Haruka Nanami: Ah, Tsukimiya-sensei….

Otoya Ittoki: What’s up, Rin-chan?

Masato Hijirikawa: Is something the matter?

Ringo Tsukimiya: Absolutely. You see, there’s something I want help with for a bit….

Haruka Nanami: Um, well… I’ll help with anything.

When I get up and raise my hand, Tsukimiya-sensei is so happy, he claps his hands.

Ringo Tsukimiya: Really?! You’re a lifesaver~. To tell you the truth, I should be cleaning the pool right now.

I said 'I want this clean by today', but Shiny just wouldn't hear it, no matter what I said! I can lend you some swimsuits, so let’s all do it together!

Masato Hijirikawa: I do not mind, but… if we simply return to the dormitory, we can get our school standard swimsuits—

Otoya Ittoki: Can we swim after we’re done cleaning?

Ittoki-kun asks excitedly, interrupting Hijirikawa-sama’s words.

Ringo Tsukimiya: Of course~! Let’s have lots of fun!

Therefore, let’s not talk about boorish things like those school swimsuits.

Tsukimiya-sensei winks in Hijirikawa-sama’s direction.

Then…

Natsuki Shinomiya: Waah, I’m looking forward to it!

As he says this, Shinomiya-san smiles at me.

Natsuki Shinomiya: I’ll choose a swimsuit for you. We might as well get you a cute one.

Haruka Nanami: Uhm….

Select the Phrase!

Please pick one that’s as plain as possible... (+10 Love +0 Music)

Natsuki Shinomiya: Of course, I’ll be choosing one that looks cute.

Haruka Nanami: Not like that….

Natsuki Shinomiya: Hehe. I wonder which one to choose~.

(break)

Natsuki Shinomiya: Waah, you look so cute, Nanami!

Haruka Nanami: Y-you think so… ?

Natsuki Shinomiya: Of course I do. So... please raise your face and let me see better.

Haruka Nanami: Mmm….

There’s a big ribbon on the chest, so whether or not it’s cute isn’t really the issue here….

Is the amount of fabric just scarce, or is my skin exposed too much… ?

It’s honestly so, so very embarrassing.

It would work with a style like Tomo-chan’s, but more importantly, I wonder if it’s okay for someone like me to wear a swimsuit like this….

Ringo Tsukimiya: Oh dear, oh dear! Haru-chan, you’re so cute… ! So cute that I want to take you home….

Otoya Ittoki: Sensei, isn’t that statement kinda inappropriate?

Ringo Tsukimiya: Is it? I feel like it’s normal to want something by your side when you think it’s cute, but….

Otoya Ittoki: Well… but… I guess she does look really cute, huh…. You should be more confident, Nanami.

Haruka Nanami: U-uhm… thank you….

Then, Hijirikawa-sama, who has finished changing his clothes, comes in.

The moment he looks at me, he suddenly stops moving.

Ah…. It doesn’t suit me, after all.

Ringo Tsukimiya: Waaaa~~h! Maa-sama looks super handsome!

Maa… -sama?

Even though up until just a while ago, he still called him Maa-kun….

Moreover… his eyes have somehow become heart-shaped.

Ringo Tsukimiya: I can’t take it~… The line from your collarbones to your chest is perfect! How sexy….

Beau-ti-ful! I’m being captivated~!

Tsukimiya-sensei pokes Hijirikawa-sama’s chest.

But…

Hijirikawa-sama doesn’t move an inch.

Somehow, his eyes seem unfocused, like he’s staring into a void….

Perhaps he’s not feeling well….

Haruka Nanami: U-um… Hijirikawa-sama.

Masato Hijirikawa: Ah! Yes, w-what is it… ?

Hijirikawa-sama…. For some reason, he’s really disoriented. Besides… he won’t look me in the eye…. What’s wrong?

Haruka Nanami: Um….

Select the Phrase!

Did something happen? (+20 Love +0 Music)

Masato Hijirikawa: No... it’s... uhm….

Haruka Nanami: If you’re not feeling well, you should go to the school infirmary… I’ll go with you!

As I say that, I tightly grab Hijirikawa-sama’s hand.

Masato Hijirikawa: ...!!!

Then, Hijirikawa-sama withdraws his hand in surprise.

Masato Hijirikawa: There is no need for that….

Hijirikawa-sama turns away from me and goes to the changing room.

After a while, Hijirikawa-sama returns to the pool. He’s holding a baggy hoodie in his hands.

Haruka Nanami: Ehm... Hijirikawa-sama….

He quietly places the hoodie over my shoulders without looking me in the eye.

Haruka Nanami: Eh...?

Masato Hijirikawa: … Wear it.

Haruka Nanami: … But….

Masato Hijirikawa: … Just do it. Won’t you… ? It’s just… women should not expose their skin like that….

Haruka Nanami: Ah… I see. Thank you….

Ryuya Hyuga: I brought three people to help! … Hm? Seems like Ringo has also found some. With this many it’s going to be a walk in the park.

Ah, it’s Hyuga-sensei. He brought… Ichinose-san, Jinguji-san and Syo-kun from S class.

The three of them are said to be the highest achievers in S class and pretty close to their debut.

Ichinose-san and Ohayaho News’s HAYATO are twin brothers.

Jinguji-san, who had a recording showdown with Hijirikawa-sama before this, is a cool person with a strong presence. Come to think of it, he’s definitely popular with girls.

And last but not least, Syo-kun, whose popularity skyrocketed due to his strength and masculinity despite his small body. There’s even a secret fanclub for him.

Ren Jinguji: Hijirikawa… What’s with that pale body? Your swimsuit doesn’t look good on you at all. You can’t be a summer man like this.

Masato Hijirikawa: And… ? I do not think I want to be such a thing.

Ren Jinguji: Ah, that’s right. You’re always like that. You just won’t make any effort. And yet, it’s extremely easy for you to obtain everything.

Just because you’re the eldest son, you’ll inherit the conglomerate, and you’re needed at home. You have exactly what I can’t have, yet you’re trying to throw it away.

That attitude pisses me off. Just looking at you makes me want to beat you up.

Masato Hijirikawa: That would be unjust resentment.

Ren Jinguji: No sweat, huh, Masato Hijirikawa? Hey, let’s have a match. I’ll break your nose.

Masato Hijirikawa: I don’t know what you intend to have a match for, but I came here to clean the pool. I do not have time to play your games.

At that moment, a huge shark appears inside the pool.

Masato Hijirikawa: I-is that… a great white shark!? Why is it in a place like this… ?

Ren Jinguji: No, you’re wrong…. It’s….

Shining Saotome: HA-HA-HAAA~. It’s ME!

The shark’s skin rips apart and the principal appears from within.

The principal is wearing a fundoshi and the mysterious phrase ‘body sushi’ is written on his abdomen.

Shining Saotome: I heard your conversation! Let’s have a maaatch! It will be a three-on-three water polo match!

By the way, the losing team will have to crossdreeess!

Ringo Tsukimiya: How lovely~! Doesn’t that seem fun? When it comes to crossdressing, just leave it to me! I’ll teach you lots about it~!

Ryuya Hyuga: Water polo… ? Didn’t we gather students to clean the pool… !?

Shining Saotome: HA-HA-HA~. It’s no proooblem!

Saying this, the principal pulls at one of the shower nozzles next to the pool.

The bottom of the pool opens with a clicking sound, and all the water disappears.

Under it is a huge, robot-like thing….

Saotome Academy is full of mysteries, huh….

Once the bottom of the pool has opened all the way, big brushes—kind of like the ones in a car wash— come out and clean the dirt from the pool walls.

As soon as the walls are squeaky clean again, the floor returns to its original state. The floor looks clean as well.

Meanwhile, only ninety seconds have passed. Saotome Academy’s science and technology are not to be underestimated.

Shining Saotome: On to the final touch! COME ON, big waves!

Water vigorously spurts out from the sides of the pool and fills it in the blink of an eye.

Otoya Ittoki: If there’s all this machinery, you didn’t need us to clean the pool in the first place….

Masato Hijirikawa: … Exactly.

Shining Saotome: Hahahaaa~. The Shining ZR2 is TOOOP SECRET.

If you bring it up in conversation to others, it could result in an organization just as secret aiming for your liiife! It’s absolutely confidential!

Ryuya Hyuga: … Then you shouldn’t have shown us in the first place. When did you even make this thing anyway… ? Don’t just selfishly drain money from our budget, geez.

Shining Saotome: Did you say something, Ryuya-san~?

Ryuya Hyuga: Nope, nothing. He really is a self-centered old man. Think of the trouble I go through as the accountant for once….

Otoya Ittoki: Water polo, huh…. How about the positions? I can go offense!

Masato Hijirikawa: I’m not that fond of ball games as they can injure my fingers, but…

Haruka Nanami: U-uhm…

Select the Phrase!

I can go instead… (+25 Love +0 Music)

Masato Hijirikawa: You? In my place?

Otoya Ittoki: Well, if Masa doesn’t wanna it can’t be helped.

Masato Hijirikawa: I have not said I’m not doing it.

Otoya Ittoki: But you don’t like it, right?

Masato Hijirikawa: Be that as it may, there is no way I can force this onto a woman as I watch from the sidelines. Not to mention….

Hijirikawa-sama grasps my hands.

Masato Hijirikawa: I cannot afford to expose your hands to danger.

Eventually, these hands will bring to life thousands of masterpieces. They are precious hands…

On top of that, since you get injured so often… do not involve yourself in dangerous situations. I do not want you to be in pain.

Haruka Nanami: … Okay.

He’s worried about me. … I feel happy.

Natsuki Shinomiya: That’s true…. And besides, if you were to move too much in this swimsuit, the string might come undone.

Masato Hijirikawa: The string….

The swimsuit I’m wearing has a top part that is held up with a string, which is tied behind my neck.

So… if it were to come undone…

… It might end up like the rare incident from a long while ago, at a swimming competition full of female idols.

Otoya Ittoki: T-That’s like… Doki Swimming! Topless quali—

Masato Hijirikawa: Ittoki! Don’t say any more….

Hijirikawa-sama hurriedly closes Ittoki-kun’s mouth.

In the end, Ittoki-kun plays offense, Hijirikawa-sama is on defense, and Shinomiya-san will play as the goalie.

The water polo match has begun.

It’s water polo, though there won’t be any formal rules, since we’re only playing in the school’s pool with a small number of people.

There aren’t any goal posts either, so if anything, it feels more like they’re playing portball inside a pool. One person from each team stands on top of a diving board, to substitute for a goal.

We came up with the rule that if the person who plays as the goalie catches the ball, they get points.

It’s quite unusual for water polo, but it seems to work just fine when playing three-on-three.

Otoya Ittoki: Masa! Pass!

Ittoki-kun is quick to catch and throw the ball over to Hijirikawa-sama.

Masato Hijirikawa: Roger…!

The ball draws a beautiful parabola in the sky right in Hijirikawa-sama’s direction, but…

Ren Jinguji: You’re not gonna get it!

Jinguji-san darts in front of him.

He butts in with efficient movements, making it seem like he isn’t underwater at all.

Masato Hijirikawa: Argh….

Hijirikawa-sama also reaches out in an attempt to get the ball, but…

Ren Jinguji: Heh. How unfortunate.

He’s one step too late and Jinguji-san takes the ball.

Ren Jinguji: You can’t beat me if you insist on playing while protecting your fingers! Get real, if you even can!

He sneers at him as he says it and immediately throws the ball towards Syo-kun.

Ren Jinguji: Over here! Catch it, Shorty!

Syo Kurusu: Got it!

Syo-kun takes the ball in a tight catch.

They’ve already scored a point….

Select the Phrase!

Do your best! (+25 Love +0 Music)

Ren Jinguji: If you really want to cheer him on, why don’t you take off the hoodie and show him your swimsuit? I’m sure he’ll be delighted.

Haruka Nanami: … I’ll try.

I take off the hoodie Hijirikawa-sama lent me, and, once again…

Haruka Nanami: Do your best!

… call out to him.

Masato Hijirikawa: I will…. Ah!? !!!!!

For some reason, I feel like Hijirikawa-sama’s movements are only getting slower.

Ren Jinguji: Whoo~! You’re the best, Lady! I dedicate this goal to you~.

Jinguji-san’s movements, on the contrary, are only improving.

In the end, A class loses, and they will have to crossdress.

Haruka Nanami: Sorry about the match... but I’m glad your fingers are okay.

Masato Hijirikawa: I apologize…. We’ve been defeated. It seems I cannot win against him while protecting my fingers after all….

However, in the unlikely event of an injury, I would not have been able to play the piano for a while. If that had happened, you would have mourned over it.

Haruka Nanami: Ah….

He did it… for me?

Haruka Nanami: Thank you….

Masato Hijirikawa: No, it’s not something you should thank me for. It was a battle I should have won….

I am ashamed of myself…. We lost the match, and now I’ll have to wear these clothes….

Ringo Tsukimiya: Oh dear, it’s not just clothes~. Your make-up must be done as well!

Masato Hijirikawa: Make-up…. I presume there is no way we can neglect that part, can we….

Haruka Nanami: Yeah…. Without make-up, the clothes may feel out of place.

Masato Hijirikawa: ... Could you assist me? I don’t know a lot about cosmetics, but I do not like to leave things unfinished.

Since I’ve ended up like this, I want to go through with it until the very end.

Haruka Nanami: Understood. I’ll do my very best!

I pick up the cosmetics I borrowed from Tsukimiya-sensei and apply them in order.

Since Hijirikawa-sama has beautiful smooth skin, the foundation stays on really well….

Haruka Nanami: Um… Could you close your eyes?

Masato Hijirikawa: Like this… ?

As I approach the final stage of applying the make-up, staring at Hijirikawa-sama’s especially beautiful face makes my heart pound.

Haruka Nanami: Erm, I’m going to apply the lipstick now.

Masato Hijirikawa: Mhn…. It tickles….

I put a red hue on my pinky finger and gently trace it along Hijirikawa-sama’s lips.

Ah…. His lips are... soft….

… Pretty…. Hijirikawa-sama looks so beautiful when crossdressing that, even as a woman, I can’t help but gaze at him in admiration.

Like this, it’s as if he’s a Japanese doll….

When all three guys from A class finish changing their clothes, they reveal themselves in the classroom.

Masato Hijirikawa: This is… me… ?

Hijirikawa-sama mutters to himself in a dumbfounded manner as he stares at the mirror.

Otoya Ittoki: You have it easy, Masa. At least you look pretty. But me…. Don’t I look too much like a guy still…?

Saying that, Ittoki-kun pinches his skirt in an unfamiliar manner.

Natsuki Shinomiya: That’s not true! You look like a boyish girl.

Shinomiya-san’s height gives him the aura of a beautiful, powerful woman.

Ringo Tsukimiya: Waaah~! Maa-sama, you’re such a beautiful woman!! Even from a professional’s point of view, you look outstanding~. With that, I’ve decided today’s victory goes to Maa-sama!

If you were to debut as a female idol like this, I wouldn’t be able to afford letting my guard down. That’s how beautiful you look….

Tsukimiya-sensei stares at Hijirikawa-sama with an enthralled expression.

Masato Hijirikawa: Victory… ? Of which competition!? Good grief….

Hijirikawa-sama lets out a sigh.

The people in the classroom let out sighs as well, but rather than exasperated, they are sighs of admiration.

Ryuya Hyuga: Well, you certainly do look beautiful. If you keep quiet, I don’t see a man at all.

Otoya Ittoki: Right, right! Masa is like super pretty!

Haruka Nanami: Whoa…. Beautiful….

Ren Jinguji: Wha—!? I’ve been defeated in beauty…. Tch. Next time it’ll be different. Prepare yourselves.

Even though Jinguji-san won the water polo match, he clicks his tongue in frustration and leaves the classroom for some reason.

Masato Hijirikawa: … Heh. He truly is something….

Haruka Nanami: He really likes competitions, huh….

Masato Hijirikawa: Perhaps that’s it.

Upon seeing Jinguji-san like this, Hijirikawa-sama and I look at each other and start laughing.

Haruka Nanami: Haaah, Hijirikawa-sama was so beautiful…. I, on the other hand….

There isn’t anything beautiful about the face reflected in the mirror.

Haruka Nanami: It’s no good…. No matter how much I smile, I don’t see anyone but plain, old me! … Comparing was a mistake.

I’m sorryyy!

Tomochika Shibuya: Haruka? Why are you saying sorry to the mirror?

Haruka Nanami: Ah, Tomo-chan…. Erm… to tell you the truth….

I tell Tomo-chan what happened today.

Tomochika Shibuya: I see…. Masa-yan was that beautiful a woman….

Haruka Nanami: Not just that!! Beautiful is an understatement! I even wondered if his beauty was actually a miracle….

Tomochika Shibuya: THAT beautiful!?

Haruka Nanami: And inversely, I felt that I’m just utterly plain….

Tomochika Shibuya: You think so? I think you’re plenty cute. You’re unusually naive for this day and age. Well, you’re kind of an airhead, but….

There’s an earnest, hard worker inside this clumsy girl…. Not to mention you’re honest! If I were a guy I’d definitely have my eye on you!

Haruka Nanami: H-have your eye on me….

Tomochika Shibuya: Well, me aside…. Since you’re plenty cute, please have more confidence! You have your good qualities, don’t you?

Haruka Nanami: Qualities…? If we’re speaking of things I’m able to do, then...

Select the Phrase!

Composing! (+0 Love +15 Music)

Haruka Nanami: That’s right! Looks aren’t everything! Thank you, Tomo-chan.

I have to work harder and make a good song.

Then, I start playing the piano.

I’ll do what I can. Because there are definitely things I can help with.

I can’t forget that.

Tomochika Shibuya: That’s not exactly what I meant… but that’s kinda like you, after all….

Either way, I’ll do the best I can! That’s the most important thing, unquestionably!

Mini Game

Ringo Tsukimiya: You’ve already learned enough of the basics by now. From here on, it’ll get more serious!

The arrangement of your assigned song has already been done in composition classes.

I’m thinking I’ll have you actually perform that song today~!

Once you actually perform it, you’ll understand things that you didn’t notice from just the score, and your understanding of the song will deepen.

Oh, before I forget! The performance level of the song will be included in the evaluation, so please do your best~!

Everything’s ready on my part. Please start whenever you’re ready!

S Perfect Rank

Masato Hijirikawa: Those are wonderful results. Your talent is gradually blooming…. I feel truly fortunate to be able to witness it right in front of me. Please, I want you to continue to stay by my side.

Haruka Nanami: I will. I’ll stay by your side forever and ever….

Chapter End

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you knew it would be cloudy, but you didn't expect the thunder that day. it wasn't a big deal, you were rather indifferent to the low rumbles that vibrated through the floor. it was the loud claps that materialised out of nowhere that surprised you.

you continued to practice your routine for an upcoming competition, haru spectating as usual. based on your interactions, you thought he would be the type to go home as soon as he could and dissociate from the world until he inevitably had to return , but you were pleasantly surprised to be seeing him almost daily once school hours were finished.

and as usual, he was encapsulated by you. each day, he never failed to fall under a spell when he watched you skate. as much as he did enjoy sitting at home in the bath during winter, he was running out of things to contemplate while in the comfort of water. though he was abruptly snapped out of that spell when a loud boom filled his ears, followed by a grunt as you stacked the landing on your axel.

when you didn't immediately get up, he got worried. setting his bags aside, he cautiously stepped onto the ice, making his way to you, laying on the floor.

"are you ok?" he asked, lending a hand.

your eyebrows creased as you stood, but a few seconds later fell again. out of instinct, you gripped haru's sleeve, bringing him down with you. while laying sprawled on the ice, you started laughing, which was the last thing haru thought you'd do. "yeah, i think my ankle's fucked," you said. "wait, lemme try move it- ow, yeah it's janked."

"oh."

you smiled and shrugged your shoulders. "oh well, practice is over early, i guess." sitting up, you dusted off your clothes briefly and unlaced your skates, kicking them off so you could properly check her ankle.

"do you need ice to put on it?" haru wondered, standing up again.

"i'm lying on a sheet of ice, so i think we have plenty," you joked, patting the spot beside you. "come lay down with me again."

"i just stood up." kicking the back of his knees, he fell once more.

"not anymore, now come lay down beside me," you said. once he'd flopped back onto the ice, you lay down again, making sure your ankle was pressed against the floor, praying that keeping it on the ice would stop it from swelling too much. "it's been a month of you visiting, even though it was because of bad weather at the start, and i still don't know that much about you."

haru turned to you with a blank expression, similar to his resting face. "i talked about myself over dinner."

"yeah, that was kinda awkward though. no offense, but you're not the most talkative when you meet new people," you noted, returning his gaze. haru couldn't deny this, so he stared at the ceiling instead. as you continued to ask questions, he couldn't help but feel this wasn't really a great place to be having this conversation. he enjoyed the atmosphere, but he wasn't sure how comfortable you were laid atop a sheet of ice with a 'janked' ankle.

"do you want to grab something to eat?" he suggested, turning back to her.

at first, you were quite surprised that he would voluntarily go somewhere with you outside of the ice rink, but you beamed at him and sat up faster than haru expected. "yeah, sure!"

standing up again and secretly praying you didn't kick him to the ground again, he walked back to the entrance of the rink with uncertainty. "ok, i have a place you'd probably like."

"carry me peasant." he looked at you, your skates beside you and still sitting, before walking away again. "yeah, ok, didn't think so."

after gathering your things, you set off on your quest to find this place that haru thought you would probably like. coincidentally, rei passed you as you arrived.

"haruka-senpai?" he called, catching your attention. you nudged haru, gesturing to the boy with glasses. when haru noticed rei, the boy continued. "who's this?"

lacing your fingers with his, you leaned into haru's arm with a smile. "i'm his partner," you said, causing a wave of heat rush to haru's cheeks. before he had the chance to protest, you released his hand and returned to your previous demeanour. "kidding. i'm his friend."

"yeah..." haru mumbled, desperately hoping it wasn't obvious that he was flustered by the sudden affection. "they're injured, so we decided to get food instead."

rei's suspicions increased by the explanation before deciding to ask you. "how did you get injured?"

you laughed in embarrassment, "i stacked my landing when that loud clap of thunder happened and rolled my ankle. i should be ok, though, thanks for asking."

"landing?"

"i'm a figure skater."

"oh, what a beautiful sport," he commented. "i'd go on about it, but i have places to be. have a nice night." you waved as he walked past, as did haru, and as you continued your walk to get food, rei couldn't help but think to himself: they're gonna start dating eventually.

#free iwatobi swim club #nanase haruka #free iwatobi swim club x reader #nanase haruka x reader #free iwatobi swim club imagines #nanase haruka imagines #‿︵ 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫.#free #free x reader #free imagines

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deluxinn · 1 year

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I posted 5,209 times in 2022

31 posts created (1%)

5,178 posts reblogged (99%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@sawnik

@pabs-art

@wehavecometoanend--maybe

@iinsectaa

@peachienicolasa

I tagged 124 of my posts in 2022

#gintama - 13 posts

#stream - 7 posts

#elden ring - 7 posts

#lgbtq - 6 posts

#birthday - 5 posts

#my art - 5 posts

#twitch - 5 posts

#art - 5 posts

#video games - 4 posts

#q - 3 posts

Longest Tag: 128 characters

#the first shirt is a very lazy recreation. i bought the actual shirt for 3 euros at a dr martens outlet store in the netherlands

My Top Posts in 2022:

[people i want to get to know better]

Thank you for tagging me @iinsectaa

Last song: Dear Maria Count Me In (Japanese Version) (Lmao)

Last show: I watched Moon Knight/Spy X Family

Currently watching: Spy X Family, and I think that’s it. I wanna start that one anime with that chiki chiki bang bang or something song. I also been watching Reggie Vs Dark Souls

Currently reading: It’s been a hot minute since I gave myself time to read ;(

I tag @cptn-handsome @crinoid @rivka-nikola @tokyomauve @your-1up-girl

5 notes - Posted May 7, 2022

Rules: make a new post and spell out your URL with song titles, then tag as many people as there are letters in your URL.

@bizzyfish tagged me! Thank youu, good thing I made a shorter url name lmao

Y our Soul - Forrest. and Biskwiq

U pside Down - Vita from MXM

R ivers In The Desert - Lyn

E arth Angel - Death Cab For Cutie

I t’s The Right Time - Daichi Miura

S ick Like Me - In This Moment

H appy Ending - Mika

A ntidote - Faith Marie

Haha the mood goes from lightest to darkest, I feel BUT

I shall tag @crinoid @cptn-handsome @lnszhl @newtypetokyo @fabujasu @navyblueprince @sungilaska @idontmindbeingonlyyours

6 notes - Posted March 26, 2022

I got tagged to do 10 fandoms, 10 characters, 10 tags!

Thank you @iinsectaa for the tag!

1. Gintama - Tsukuyo

2. Dead By Daylight - Jake Park

3. Jojo - Josuke 4

4. Dark Souls - Siegward of Catarina

5. Resident Evil - Ethan Winters

6. Persona - Haru Okumura

7. Night Comes For Us - The Operator

8. Final Fantasy - Garnet

9. Yakuza - Ichiban Kasuga

10. Gekkan Shoujo - Kashima

<It's like I always forget what I like during these things LOL>

I tag @crinoid @your-1up-girl @ruvikdraws @navyblueprincegaming @floresilustradas @lnszhl @kumamilen @rivka-nikola @sassytabris @seraphicheartx

7 notes - Posted October 5, 2022

Story under cut!

Made with short prompt suggestions from @fenharael @mintythesweettooth @omelevate and @iinsectaa

“Fi, are you sure this is the way to Pumpkin Con? We’re in the middle of the woods and I don’t even see the festival grounds anymore.” said Dime.

“Uhh, yeah. There was a sign like 20 mins back that pointed at a building saying that was where Pumpkin Con was but that doesn’t make sense like what kinda Pumpkin Con takes place indoors? Plus it’s an escape room so obviously it was trying to mislead us.”

“…Fi.”

“Dime.”

“We already beat the escape room like an hour ago!”

Fi paused and was seemingly trying to hide something behind her back.

“Mmmm. I wish you told me that earlier. I sorta searched some dude’s carriage cuz I thought it’d have some clues or something on how to escape this maze. In hindsight I’m seeing that I got us lost and also this thing is way too fancy to be a prop.”

She held up a thick book made up leather that radiated a faint purple glimmer.

“Holy shit. Yeah that’s fancy alright.” Dime said.

“I opened it to see if it’d have any clues or directions to the con but none of them really make sense. Like what does mooaloomoo even mean?” Fi asked.

As she spoke the words, the aura around the book grew and briefly extended as far as they could see before returning back to its small glow.

They paused and looked at each other.

“Okay that didn’t look like directions to me.” said Fi.

“So. Shall we run?” asked Dime.

“Ya.”

The two dashed toward the direction they came from, hoping to not have forgotten any steps but it was a bit difficult to recall which way they headed in the woods.

Fi tried to check her phone but her battery was already at 1% and what if she needed it for more important things like keeping a Snapchat streak?

Dime was also the owner of a dead phone, with their only hope being able to remember the way back.

But neither of them could remember. They were beginning to lose hope and accept that they will miss that day’s Pumpkin Con. At the height of their despair, that’s when they heard a voice.

“Moo?”

It was a cow. Then another. Ten cows?

Fi and Dime were surrounded by cows and the herd seems to be attached to them. One walked up to Fi and rubbed its head on her.

Another started sniffing Dime’s hand and licking them.

“The book did this? Pretty cool but I can’t imagine what magician would need this spell.” said Dine.

“Okay but like.. I love this and I might do this too all the time.” Fi replied.

“That’s true it is kind of lovely. Be better if we weren’t lost though.”

The cows seemed to look at the two of them with concern. They understood the sentiments of the two!

“Hey Dime, you know what Pumpkin Con has a lot of? Cows of course! Maybe these guys can lead us back there! And also maybe love us enough to hide the fact that I stole this book from someone!”

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My #1 post of 2022

Art by @sammilimyy

My partner is having a birthday stream on April 21st at twitch.tv/bigenderly !

Join us if youd like and hang out !

We’ll be playing lots of online party games

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freeseafirefly · 2 years

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Once again, The Final Stroke SPOILERS ahead

I happened to reread Rin's Birthday Story 2021... and wait, is it set just after RH break up, if you consider the time and everyone's whereabouts?

First, there's Mikhail, so it's not high school. Rin's first birthday after their graduation (he turns 19) is Feb 2 of the following year--which started with their "break up" (~Jan 1st, the New Year's night).

Second, in the birthday story Rin is training in Japan, not Sydney. FS1 doesn't specify his training location post All Japan and Sydney tournament, but we know he's in Japan at least for the winter holidays.

So, if this birthday story is supposed to be canon, it must be set a month after FS1 final scene (another possibility being that's a parallel universe or set way further into the future). Now keeping that in mind, try reading it again, especially these parts:

I can hear Haru’s breathing from the lane next to me. The water is hot.

This is a dream. I know that. But I keep swimming anyway. Haru’s pulse echoes through the water and I cut through that water with a rough stroke. My breathing naturally speeds up. It’s the first time I’ve felt this in a while. Even after I woke up from the dream, I felt a bit dazed from the after effects of it for a while.

Rin, who's dropped free, on his bd morning dreams about swimming with Haru 😭 (and sensing his pulse through the water, i swear RH swimming is the most sensual thing, no wonder it alludes to a wet dream so unsubtly)

Then, after his training session with Mikhail, he gets kidnapped by Makoto, Sousuke and Kisumi, meaning he's in Japan:

I got my bag and left the facility.

The next thing I knew, I was being grabbed by arms from behind. Since I was so surprised, my body froze.

“We’ve come to get you, Rin♡” “Sorry for surprising you!”

When I turned around I saw Kisumi and Makoto’s smiling faces.

“Huh!? Woah, you guys, what are you doing!?”

It was no use. They acted like they didn’t even hear my objections. They just kept pulling me and shoved me in the backseat of a car. There was a familiar face sitting in the driver’s seat.

“You’re in on this too? Sousuke?”

Now, I have no idea how in hell they organized the nostalgic party with the whole Samezuka gang + Reigisa's video message... And only Haru being mysteriously absent. But then we get this:

Suddenly Makoto sat next to me and pulled a wooden owl out of his pocket.

“This arrived at my place this morning. I think it’s probably a present for you.”

“Hm? What is this?”

Not understanding his words, I looked at Makoto.

“I think since he’s at a high altitude training camp right now and can’t give it to you himself, he sent it to me”

Oh, I see. The one who sent this weird present was surely…… Makoto gave a small nod.

“Hehe, it kinda looks like you doesn’t it?”

I said “What’s with that?” and took the wooden owl* from Makoto while laughing. The more I look at it the less I understand his taste. But it’s really like him. I guess it can’t be helped, I’ll accept it.

My body was engulfed in heat. I made a promise in my head to start swimming even more like myself tomorrow.

*owls are signs of good luck because the Japanese word for owl(fukuro) sounds similar to the japanese word for luck(fuku)

Haru didn't send it directly to Rin and instead sent to Makoto leaving him to guess what's it for. He didn't text a happy birthday message either. This subtle angst actually makes so much sense after FS1, turning a funny Haru being typical Haru episode into so much more omg. Just imagine Haru carving that owl in the camp, on his free time between sleep and the attempts to turn himself into a swimming machine, angrily talking himself into letting go but being unable to... Who even needs fanfics? I'm done.

UPD: Ok but this story is too good to not write a fanfic based on it, so I did it:

#rinharu #harurin #free! the final stroke #fs spoiler #sea muses #but seriously i won't be surprised if they thought it through

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mayoigotokurousagi · 3 years

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The Meaning Behind Project Sekai Characters' Names

I've tried searching in Tumblr, Twitter, and the Wiki to see if anyone in the English fandom already pointed it out first and found none, so... here I am doing it myself!

(of course there's always a possibility of me just missing the post so please do tell me if someone really already did it before!)

Leo/need ➤ celestial bodies

Ichika → star Saki → sky Honami → moon Shiho → sun

Leoni is pretty straight forward. The 天 (ten) in Saki's name can also mean 'heaven' but in this context, I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be interpreted as 'sky'.

More More Jump! ➤ plants

Minori → flower Haruka → empress tree Airi → peach Shizuku → forest

Momojan is also straight forward. The 桃 (momo) in Airi's name could refer to the fruit or peach flower. Some fun facts: the language of flowers for empress tree is "noble" and for peach flower is "I am your captive", "invincible", or "charming".

Vivid Bad Squad ➤ seasons

Kohane → spring An → summer Akito → autumn Touya → winter

Kohane was born in spring, An was born in summer. The 彰 (aki) in Akito's name is homonym with autumn (秋, aki), the first character of Touya's given name means winter.

Another details is that all of them have colors associated with their character/the season they're based on in their name. Kohane → azuki iro (小豆色) Akito → shinonome iro (東雲色) Touya → ao/blue (青) An has both white (白, shiro) and anzu iro (杏色) but both of these colors don't really match her at all. But if you break down her full name: しらいしあん (ShiraishiAn) → (しあん) shian → cyan... then you get her image color!

Personally, I think it's neat that the spring kid is also the face of this unit because spring often symbolizes a new beginning.

Fun fact: Touya's dad is named Harumichi (haru = spring) and we knew Touya has two older brothers. Because of this, there are speculations that the men in Aoyagi family are all named after the seasons as well.

Wonderlands x Showtime ➤ legend/myths

Tsukasa → pegasus Emu → phoenix Nene → kusanagi sword Rui → god/deity

This one is also straight forward. I tried looking up kamishiro to see if it can mean something else and found out 神代 (read as kamiyo or jindai) can also refer to the time before the first emperor of Japan ascend the throne, where gods/deities are still governing the land. I think Rui being 'god' fits his character, considering the fact that he is a genius who loves to invent/create things.

There is also an NPC in WxS story named Seiryuuin Sakurako. The seiryuu in her surname refer to the Azure Dragon.

25ji, Night Code de. ➤ time of the day

Kanade → night Mizuki → dawn* Ena → dawn* Mafuyu → morning

*The 暁 (aki, akatsuki) in Mizuki's name and Ena's 東雲 (shinonome) both translates as "dawn"/"sunrise" in English but apparently it's considered kinda different in Japanese. Something about the inherent delicacy and precision of the Japanese language.

(image source)

To sum it up:

Akatsuki → the time between night and almost dawn, the sky lits up in pale color

Shinonome → the time when akatsuki ended and the sky becomes faintly orange as the sun rises

Aaand that's the end of it! Hope it can give you more insights to these characters! ^^

Also credits to はーる on YouTube about some of the names (mostly Vivibasu).

#Project Sekai #Project Sekai Colorful Stage #my posts

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stories2you · 2 years

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Free! (Genshin AU)

I'm up to it once again, more Genshin AUs for other fandoms. I really have little to none ideas eh. But it's nice to imagine what these characters would be like if they were in Genshin Universe. So feel free to request of your headcanons or so.

Take a look at the other fandoms I've hc-ed for:

MTP, Haikyuu ( Karasuno // Nekoma ), MLQC, Idolish7 (I7 & Trigger // Re:Vale & ZOOL // Other Characters)

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~ IWATOBI GANG~

- Haruka Nanase - Vision: Hydro Weapon: Catalyst/Bow Affiliation: Mondstadt

> I wanted to give him catalyst but at the same time he kinda fits with a bow. And putting him in Mondstadt seems so right. It's freedom in that nation, you can find him swimming at the Cider Lake.

- Makoto Tachibana - Vision: Geo Weapon: Claymore Affiliation: Mondstadt, Dawn Winery

> My man Makoto already screams like a Geo character. Tall, handsome, muscular? Claymore. Making him work with Diluc at Dawn Winery also sounds nice. Who wants a barista/waiter Makoto?

- Nagisa Hazuki - Vision: Anemo Weapon: Polearm Affiliation: Mondstadt

> This boy here, is so carefree and fun to be around. Imagining him with Anemo sounds very right. We can see him running around with kids, maybe fooling around with Venti. He might even do tricks with his polearm to entertain the people.

- Rei Ryugazaki - Vision: Electro/Hydro Weapon: Sword Affiliation: Knights of Favonius, Mondstadt

> Tbh, idk if Rei would be blessed with Electro or Hydro. But a part of my thinks that he might be an Electro user. Rei is definitely part of the Alchemist faction of the KoF as one of Albedo's assistants. He likes beauty, thus I can definitely see him fight with a sword passionately.

- Shizuru Isurugi - Vision: Hydro Weapon: Claymore Affiliation: Liyue

> He talks about fish and compare things with seafood. I see him coming from Liyue and probably be the son of one of the greatest fishermen there.

- Romio Hayahune - Vision: Cryo Weapon: Bow Affiliation: Liyue

> I don't really know much nor take notice of him, but my impression of him is that he might be blessed with Cryo vision. He did mention Tokyo is his second home, thus why I think he fits by coming from Liyue, a nation of contracts and business.

- Gou Matsuoka - Vision: Cryo Weapon: Catalyst/Sword Affiliation: Inazuma (former), Mondstadt

> The Matsuoka family moves around a lot during Gou's and Rin's childhood. And she definitely has Cryo vision to mess around with the Iwatobi guys. Like freezing the lake to avoid Haru from swimming during the winter, creating ice paths to let kids play on the ice and other things.

- Ayumu Kunikida - Vision: Geo Weapon: Catalyst Affiliation: Mondstadt

> She looks like Geo Sucrose. She'll be with Timaeus instead of the KoF. She'll throw rocks at the baddies from a far, unintentionally playing pranks on the hilichurls. She'll be Sucrose's best friend too. They'd create the weirdest and questionable things ever.

~ SAMEZUKA GANG ~

- Rin Matsuoka - Vision: Pyro Weapon: Claymore Affiliation: Inazuma // Fontaine

> He has pyro vision 100%! Passionate with his dreams to the point he might accidentally burn something. Probably evaporate the water at times. Gou will be the one who would help him maintain the water level. She'd freeze liquid while he melts them.

- Sousuke Yamazaki - Vision: Geo Weapon: Claymore Affiliation: Inazuma // Liyue

> Rock hard muscle man carries a claymore like his buddy. Geo vision user indeed. He can also be a healer and DPS like Noelle! He'd be Rin's best partner in the team aside from Haru and Gou. Since Rin and Sousuke were from Inazuma, I can see them returning and being part of the resistance with Sangonomiya. They'd fight for freedom together (and making sure that Rin doesn't explode like a volcano)

- Aiichirou Nitori - Vision: Dendro Weapon: Sword Affiliation: Sangonomiya Troupe, Inazuma

> Idk why, but Nitori looks like he would have Dendro vision. I see him as a person who likes nature and would be more of a healer and support. He'd be with the medical team of the resistance. And making sure Momo behaves.

- Momotarou Mikoshiba - Vision: Electro Weapon: Polearm Affiliation: Sangonomiya Troupe, Inazuma

> Boy is so explosive he may have had created Overload with his brother or Rin. He's exciting but also has limits. At least he listens to the general and the higher ups, making him one of the best fighter in the resistance.

~ HIDAKA U ~

- Seijuurou Mikoshiba ~ Vision: Pyro Weapon: Claymore Affiliation: Sangonomiya Troupe, Inazuma

> Mikoshiba Chaos number 1. Do I need to say more? Chaos with his siblings? Why not. Not only that, he's one of the best captains in the resistance, leading his team with full victory, training them to be the best of the best. He received recognition from both Gorou and Kokomi. Was probably one of the Tenryou Commission officers but betrayed them once the Vision Hunt Decree happened.

- Asahi Shiina - Vision: Pyro Weapon: Polearm Affiliation: Liyue

> Probably the son of one of the commissioners in Liyue. And most likely one of the best adventurers of Liyue. Also a promoted officer of the Millelith. Like Seijuurou, he's a good leader. He may be reckless, but his chaotic and lively attitude brings positivity in the team work.

- Kisumi Shigino - Vision: Anemo Weapon: Sword Affiliation: Fontaine // Liyue

> This guy is so carefree but when it comes to business or leading his adventure team, he's serious. As a reference that his uncle works with a company that's gotta do with housings, his family probably is a part of a commissioner thingy and has contacts with the Liyue Qixing. He's like Tohma in a way, kinda like the middle man or a fixer. We need him to deal with complicated things.

~ SHIMOGAMI U ~

- Tsubasa Hoshikawa - Vision: Electro Weapon: Polearm Affiliation: Doushin, Inazuma

> He's a minor character but he shows good leadership by how he talks to his teammates. I imagine him being one of the generals of the Tenryou Commission

- Ikuya Kirishima - Vision: Cryo Weapon: Bow Affiliation: Tenryou Commission, Inazuma

> I was so close to imagining him using a claymore as a reference of Razor. I headcanon cryo characters to be someone perfectionist in a way, thus why I think Ikuya might be a Cryo vision bearer.

- Hiyori Toono - Vision: Geo Weapon: Sword Affiliation: Kanjou Commission, Inazuma

> Kanjou commission clearly shows how much they wanted to manipulate traveler upon them reaching Inazuma. And that's what and how I view Hiyori as. He's cheeky, good with words. He might be like Tohma, a fixer, at the same time manipulating people with taxes and whatever Kanjou Commission does. He might even block outlanders with his Geo vision.

~ OTHERS ~

- Natsuya Kirishima - Vision: Pyro Weapon: Claymore Affiliation: Tenryou Commission (former), The Crux (current)

> My man Natsuya travels a lot. He's like Kazuha, the wandering ronin. I can definitely see him as Beidou's second in command in the ship. He's also a good leader, a caring and kind individual. His pyro vision provides warmth in the cold nights in the sea. If this guy even dare, he would even dive into the sea to swim.

- Nao Serizawa - Vision: Dendro Weapon: Catalyst/Bow/Sword Affiliation: Bubu Pharmacy, Liyue

> I can see him working as Baizhu's disciple. I don't know why I see him having dendro vision, but he just screams dendro. He's majoring as sports medic of some sorts, thus I see him working with Bubu Pharmacy along with Qiqi. He would expect Natsuya and other characters to visit him to ask for medicines.

- Isuzu Mikoshiba - Vision: Anemo Weapon: Sword Affiliation: Sangonomiya Troupe, Inazuma

> Mikoshiba Chaos number 2. With anemo, she can apply swirl to overload from her brothers' visions. Following Seijuurou's footsteps, she strives to become a good leader and role model. Kokomi would even ask her to be her assistant. Big bro Mikoshiba is proud of little sister Mikoshiba.

- Kaede Kinjou - Vision: Electro [Hydro; Delusion] Weapon: Claymore Affiliation: Fatui, Snehznaya

> idl this guy. I definitely see him with the fatui. His few targets would be Ikuya, Rin, Haruka, Sousuke and Asahi. I can see him fooling around with them with so many ruthless tactics he has under his sleeves. Not to mention how aggressive he can be. Scaramouche weaker version.

- Albert Volandel - Vision: Cryo/Hydro Weapon: Polearm Affiliation: Fontaine

> I view him fighting as gracefully as Rei, maybe even more. But as for his vision, I'm unsure if he would be blessed with cryo or hydro.

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It took me quite some time to figure out the characters whenever I do these things. But any whooo, a family fic for Natsuya is coming soon, as well as my first two requests are now under editing. Stay tuned for the stories!

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hanemiso · 4 years

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Wish I Were Tohru

>>> a sohma yuki x reader <<<

genre: lil fluff, lil angst??

warnings: none

song: heather by conan gray

synopsis: you’ve been able to get close to the Sohma and become close friends with him. you have feelings for him, but you’re pretty sure he has feelings for Honda Tohru.

a/n: I love this boy and he needs love, I AM HERE TO SUPPLY LOVE 🥺❤️ honestly Yuki is my favorite from Fruits Basket, Haru being a close second and Kyo a close third!! I just don’t see enough Fruits Basket content on here so I thought maybe I’d make some, but this one is kinda shitty ngl. It was long but it just doesn’t feel like my best work. But, I’ve been working on this for a while, so I thought I’d post it anyway heh :)) I guess this means I officially write for Fruits Basket now!!!

It all started the 3rd of December, when your feelings for Yuki made themselves apparent. On that winter day, you were freezing because you weren’t wearing a warm enough coat and Yuki gave you his sweater while you two walked to school. Your cheeks warmed up quicker than the rest of your body as he smiled at you and wrapped his sweater around your shoulders. With a close-eyed smile, he warmly said that it looked better on you than it did on him; those words struck a cord in your heart, and from then on you accepted the fact that you had fallen for the boy who had become your closest friend.

Of course, you got shit for it from his fan club and they relayed all the rules of the fan club to you during lunch. But after that incident, some of the girls from the fan club began asking Yuki for his sweater, to which he shot them down nicely. That small action didn’t go unnoticed either, and made you feel like he only ever did that for you, and made you fall even harder for the Sohma.

It’s been months since that instance, and you haven’t said anything to him about your feelings because you didn’t want to look like another one of the girls from his fan club desperate for his attention and love. But, seeing as you two have grown closer and you’ve gained enough confidence to do something about your feelings, you decided yesterday that you would confess to him today.

You walk up to him in the hallway during passing period, slightly shaking from nerves, and get his attention by calling his name. He turns around and smiles at you, earning you a glare from the class president who was talking to him earlier.

“Oh, l/n-san, hello!” Yuki greets warmly.

“Hey Sohma-kun! Can I...” you start, but trail off as you see his eyes drift away from yours and land on someone behind you. You glance behind you and see Honda Tohru, your friend, walking down the hall with Uotani and Hanajima. When you look back at Yuki, you can see his eyes follow her figure as she passes, gazing softly. Seeing that makes your heart drop, along with your confidence level.

When he looks back at you, you shake out of your thoughts and quickly say, “uh, sorry, I meant to tell you I’m busy after school so I won’t be walking home with you guys today.”

A look of confusion crosses his features briefly, but is replaced with a smile as he answers with, “Oh, alright. I’ll let Honda-san know.”

You thank him with the best fake smile you can muster before quickly walking down the hall to your next class. When you’re far enough away, your smile drops, as does your gaze. You definitely took notice of how Yuki’s eyes seemed to brighten as he watched Tohru walk by, brighter than the blue sky. It was a look you were sure Yuki never bestowed upon you, but you understand why. Obviously, Tohru is very pretty; definitely a sight for sore eyes. She’s so kind and thoughtful, among other things, Her personality draws people to her, and you can understand why. And because you can understand why Yuki would gaze at her like that, your confidence plummeted and your confession got caught in your throat. But you didn’t want Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru to know your mood was gloomy, which is why you chose to walk home alone today.

They shouldn’t see you in such a down mood stemmed from jealousy; it’s not fair to them and it would only make you as mature as his fangirls. Jealousy is not a flattering color, after all.

On your walk home, the moment replayed in your head. Your brain kept trying to pick apart his facial expression, hoping to find some solace in the evidence of a misunderstanding. Finding optimism in the hopes of a misunderstanding, you walk along the street with your head held high, deciding to try again tomorrow.

But, oh how unfortunate you’d be this week.

The next morning, there’s news of chilly weather for the rest of the week, right when it was starting to warm up a little. It doesn’t matter much to you, seeing as you grab a nice coat this time to keep you warm. You walk out the door and see Yuki and Kyo standing in front of your house, waiting for you to join them on the walk to school. Their attention turns to you as you approach them, and they greet you. As you greet them back, Kyo shifts his stance a little to reveal Tohru standing behind him with a smile on her face...and Yuki’s sweater pulled over her uniform. The same sweater he had given you to wear in December. The sweater you thought he had only given you to wear.

And yet again, your confidence plummets into the floor. All you can do to keep your mood seemingly high is smile and remain silent on your walk to school. Yuki and Tohru are caught in a conversation the entire way, which Kyo sometimes comments on, but Kyo notices how quiet you’ve gotten and how you won’t make eye contact with any of them. He ruffles your hair, causing you to look up at him in surprise because he doesn’t do that unless he’s trying to lift your spirits.

“Do you wanna...talk after school?” He asks, turning his head away from you.

You smile, knowing he’s trying to give you support. Kyo was always like that; he does care a lot, but he doesn’t always know how to show it.

“Yes, thanks Kyo-kun.”

“Alright, spit it out.” Kyo says, leaning against the wall.

You sigh, turning your gaze to the ground as you try to explain everything to him. It all sounds really stupid to you when you say it out loud, like it’s not a big deal...but it feels like one. It feels like he’s messing with your emotions, but Yuki’s not the kind to do that intentionally. Once you’re done spilling your guts to Kyo, he continues to stare at the tree in front of him as your hands begin playing with the ends on your skirt.

“It’s stupid, I know. And it’s not like I hate Tohru-chan, I could never. She’s such an angel, I can understand why you’re both so drawn to her. In fact, it wouldn’t be surprising if Yuki was in love with her. I just...I wish...”

I wish I were Tohru.

That’s what you wanted to say. Jealously really is an ugly shade.

“Uhm, never mind, Kyo-kun! It’s nothing, I promise. I shouldn’t be complaining like this; I shouldn’t burden you with this nonsense, especially when it’s about someone you dislike.” You add quickly, concealing your true feelings with a close-eyed smile.

Kyo looks at you with wide eyes, surprised at your change of attitude. Sure, he doesn’t really care about anything that has to do with Yuki, but when it also concerns you, a close friend, he cares a lot. The fact that you tried to invalidate your feelings pisses him off, but he tries putting that aside as he faces your retreating form.

“W-Wait, y/n-”

“Uhm, let’s go Kyo-kun! I’m sure you don’t want to be here any longer than you already have to.” You smile at him, taking steps towards the school gates.

That fake happiness; the facade you’re hiding behind to mask your hurt feelings, it’s definitely becoming more transparent to Kyo as all the words you uttered about the issue swirl in his mind. If he’s being honest with himself, he’s at a loss for words. He’s never cared about Yuki or what’s going on in his life, so how can he possibly give advice on an issue concerning him?

As you both walk in silence in the direction of your homes, Kyo replays your words over and over in his head, trying to think of something to say to encourage you in some way.

“L-Listen, don’t give up so easily y/n! Just tell him how you feel, I mean you’ve come this far! You know how much I hate that rat, but he’s not...a bad guy. And if I’m wrong and he breaks your heart, I’ll break his stupid face for you!”

You look up at Kyo in surprise, cause you know that must’ve taken a lot out of him to say something semi-nice about Yuki. He doesn’t dare make eye contact; his head faces away from you as his shoulders tense and he balls his fists. Something about how reluctant he is to admit it makes you laugh, and your laugh causes his eyes to widen as he looks at you.

“What? Are you laughing at me?!” He exclaims.

You shake your head with a soft smile on your face, a genuine smile.

“Nope, nothing of the sort. Thanks Kyo-kun, I won’t give up on my confession! Yuki and I planned a study session for tomorrow, so I’ll plan to confess to him then!”

“Good.”

After you changed out of your uniform at home, you set off for the Sohma residence. It’s not a long walk from your house to Yuki’s, so you slow your pace a bit to take in the scenery and steel your nerves.

After talking with Kyo yesterday, you hadn’t exactly figured out how you were going to tell him, or even when. Lucky for you, the study session you both had planned a week ago was an early one; close to right after school, maybe about an hour or two off?

After trekking up those myriad stone steps, you knock on the door of the Sohma residence. After a couple seconds, you hear Shigure’s voice on the other side of the door as he slides it open.

“Ah, y/n-chan! Hello!” Shigure greets with a smile.

“Hi Shigure-san, is Sohma-kun here?” You ask, smiling back at him.

“Oh, Yuki-kun? He’s been gone for about an hour or so with Tohru-chan. I’m not sure when he’ll be back, but would you like to wait for him here?”

Oh. He’s out with Tohru. Even though you guys had plans. It’s likely that he forgot, but it’s not like you guys made these plans a while ago; it’s been a week!

Your smile falters a bit, but remains on your face as you answer Shigure with, “Oh, I see. Thank you for offering, but I think I’m just going to head home then! Have a good day, Shigure-san!”

You bow to him before turning around and stopping in your tracks. At the top of the steps stands Kyo, staring at you with confusion written all over his face. You walk up to him and smile before trying to walk past him.

“Wait, y/n, what happened? I thought you and the rat were studying today.” Kyo asks, causing you to halt.

You bite your lip, swallowing your emotions, before turning back to Kyo with a pained smile and answering with, “He’s out with Tohru-chan right now. It’s fine, he probably just forgot. I’m just, uh, gonna head home now. I’ll see you tomorrow, Kyo-kun!”

Kyo stands there in disbelief as he watches you walk down the steps. He’s pissed now; after he admitted the rat wasn’t a bad guy, he does something like this. To his close friend, of all people! Don’t you mean more to the rat than anyone else?

Kyo grits his teeth as he runs to the house to ask Shigure where Yuki and Tohru are. Shigure gives him the vague answer of a certain shopping district across the city, and Kyo sets out to find Yuki to set him straight. The image of your sadness seeping into your smile is burned in Kyo’s mind, making him even more upset.

Kyo makes it to the shopping district about a half hour later, running from shop to shop. He asks store clerks if they’ve seen anyone matching the descriptions of Yuki and Tohru, but each one says they haven’t. Hours pass before Kyo approaches the last store and sees the silver-haired male standing outside with Tohru by his side, looking like they’re having a grand time. Kyo runs up to the two and grabs Yuki by the collar of his shirt, causing Yuki to stare at him in surprise and annoyance.

“You stupid rat! How thoughtless are you?!” Kyo starts, tightening his grip on his shirt.

“Let go of me, stupid cat.” Yuki deadpans.

“Does y/n mean nothing to you?! How dare you treat her like trash!”

“What are you talking about?!”

“You ditched your study session with her today to go out with Tohru! Do you enjoy hurting her or something?! Cause you seem to be doing that a lot lately! Do you not care about her?! If you don’t, then why don’t you just say it to her face instead of making her sad every day!”

Yuki’s eyes widen as realization hits; he totally forgot about the plans he made with you today. The guilt he feels outweighs the anger swirling in his chest every time Kyo accuses him of not caring about you. He pushes Kyo off of him and hands Tohru the bags in his hands, all except for one.

“I’m sorry, Honda-san! I have to go!” Yuki apologizes quickly before sprinting out of the shopping district.

Yuki scolds himself for being oblivious to your feelings as he runs down seemingly endless streets. Yuki always cared for you; you were the one close friend he had before Tohru came into his life. Lately he’s noticed that thoughts of you are all that consume his mind at night, and the way he feels different around you than around anyone else. But, our poor Yuki has never felt this way before; he doesn’t know why he feels like this or what to do about it.

But when he heard that he forgot about his plans he made with you, and how that hurt you, he felt like the lowest of the low. How could he skip out on plans with you? How could he hurt you?

The sun begins to set as more tears adorn your notes. You weren’t really sure why you were so upset; it’s okay that Yuki is happy with Tohru. It’s not even a big deal that he forgot about your plans...so why did it hurt most to think he forgot about you? All these doubts begin swarming your head, causing more tears to fall, as you hear knocks on the front door.

You quickly wipe the falling tears as you walk to the door, trying to compose yourself for whichever visitor stood at your door. Your eyes widen as you open the door to see a heavily panting Yuki standing in front of you. You quickly plaster a smile on your face as you attempt to greet him.

“Sohma-kun? Are you alright? What are you doing here?”

“l/n-san, I’m so sorry! I completely forgot about our plans today and went shopping with Honda-san. I never meant to make you sad, I just-”

“Yuki-kun, can we...talk? Somewhere else? Let’s, uhm, go for a walk real quick.”

You grab a pair of slip-ons by the door and head outside, leading Yuki to a nearby kid’s playground. You both sit on the swings and silence envelopes you two as you gather your thoughts. Yuki stares at you as you stare at the ground, waiting for you to scold him or do anything to let him know you were fine.

“Yuki-kun...I still remember the third of December; me in your sweater, you said it looked better on me than it did you. Only if you knew...how much I liked you. How much I still like you. I remember how every girl from your fan club asked you for your sweatshirt, and how I felt special when you turned them down. But, I’ve seen the way you look at Tohru-chan when she walks by. And I get it, Tohru-chan is very beautiful. What a sight for sore eyes, brighter than a blue sky. And I’ve been noticing lately how your gaze on her lingers, and how your face softens when you speak to her. You gave her your sweater to wear, too...not that it matters, I guess. Anyway, as my feelings for you continue to grow, I begin to see...and understand, how and why you like Tohru-chan so much. I mean, she’s an angel! She’s so kind, thoughtful, and caring...I understand why you’d want her. And why you wouldn’t want me. I mean, why would you ever kiss me? I’m not even half as pretty. You gave her your sweater; it’s just polyester. But, you like her better. And I’m able to accept that, as long as you’re happy, Yuki-kun! I just...sometimes...I wish I were Tohru-chan.”

Yuki stares at you in disbelief as you continue staring at your feet, a single tear falling from your eye. He really is oblivious. His brain can’t even begin to compute the misunderstanding going on here. After all, he has feelings for you too. So, just how did it end up so bad, he wonders. He finds it so hard to believe you reciprocate his feelings, and that while trying to find a way to confess to you, he was hurting you instead.

“I-I love you, Yuki-ku-”

Yuki’s body moves as if on instinct, kneeling in front of you with his hands caressing the sides of your face. He smashes his lips against yours, only realizing what he’s doing once he feels you kiss him back. He pulls away almost as quickly as he placed his lips on yours, a blush creeping onto his face. You stare at him with wide eyes as he collects his composure and wipes a stray tear from your eye.

“l/n-san, I...I love you, too. What you saw between Honda-san and I is a big misunderstanding, and I’m sorry not seeing how I was hurting you. I’ve been spending more time with Honda-san this past week because she was helping me figure out a way to confess to you. Shigure suggested making you jealous like the love interests in his romance novels, and I honestly don’t know why I listened to him; I knew it was a terrible idea. But, that’s why Honda-san was wearing my sweater yesterday. When I thought that didn’t work, Honda-san suggested getting you a gift, which is why we went shopping today. I was so caught up in trying to make you happy that I forgot we made plans today. And instead of making you happy, I made you cry. Love isn’t really a feeling I’m fond of; I’ve never really experienced feelings this intense before. It took me a while to realize you were the reason my heartbeat quickened; why my stomach did flips, why warmth would spread in my chest. But when I found myself wanting to be with you every waking hour, I panicked. Truth be told, you’re the person I hold closest to my heart. I don’t let people in...from experience. There’s so much darkness that doesn’t reach the surface, so many things I can’t say just yet. But I will tell you in time, because you’re the person I trust most, and I’m learning slowly how to let people in. In the meantime, the one thing I can say with certainty, is that I love you...and I want to make you happy, if you’ll let me.”

Yuki takes your hands in his and smiles warmly at you. Worried that words will fail you, you nod with a grin on your face. The night air sends chills down your spine as you gaze happily at the boy in front of you. Yuki takes notice of the goosebumps rising on your skin and smirks a little, pulling his hands away from yours to grab the bag on the ground next to him.

He hands it to you while saying, “I have a feeling this’ll come in handy right about now.”

You take the bag from his hands and open it, revealing a familiar sweater. You press it against your chest, smiling at Yuki. You look down at his sweater and realize he's wearing the same one; he got you a matching sweater.

“You just looked so cute when you wore mine...” He smiles shyly, rubbing the back of his neck.

“I love it, Yuki-kun! Thank you!” You exclaim, throwing it on.

It was just polyester, but it now meant more to you than you thought it ever could.

#fruits basket #yuki sohma #yuki x reader #anime #fruits basket x reader #song fic #fruits basket one shot #kyo sohma #tohru honda #yuki sohma one shot #this is bad #fruits basket writing #heather by conan gray #rat boy is precious #he deserves love

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Free! Headcanon - How They React When You Blurt Out Your Insecurities

(A/N: I will likely, at some point in the future, write one for characters such as Kisumi, Momo, Nitori, Sousuke and any other character requested. For now, enjoy this one for the Iwatobi boys and the Matsuoka siblings.)

Makoto Tachibana

He hadn’t expected you to blurt out your feelings of insecurity about yourself.

You were one of the most confident people he knew, even if he did know about your frequent anxieties over what he viewed as quite minor things (he knew and understood that they felt massive to you).

But, never in a million years did he imagine you’d be insecure about yourself, more specifically your body.

After all, you were his girlfriend. Even if his opinion may have been biased, he believed that you were the prettiest girl in the world, and there was no changing that for him.

Due to not expecting this outburst from you, he has no idea what to say.

He sits silently in place beside you, just watching your tears cascade down your puffy face.

That broke his heart.

Acting on impulse, he lifts your face and brushes your tears away with the backs of his fingers, before pulling you onto his lap (even if you protest).

He wraps his arms around you securely, resting his chin on your shoulder.

“(N/N), I know it doesn’t matter that I think you’re the prettiest girl in the world, and I know that I can’t change how you feel about yourself, but I at least want to help. I’ll do anything if it helps you, okay?”

You nod, and he kisses your temple again, smiling faintly.

Gou Matsuoka

Gou freaks out a little.

Did she make you feel this way about yourself?

Did she do or say something to make you feel less than the perfect person she saw before her?

Regardless, she still feels like she has some responsibility as your girlfriend to make you feel like you are gorgeous. She feels bad for not being attentive enough to see that you were insecure.

“I think you’re beautiful, (N/N). How could you think so low of yourself?”

She wraps her arms around you, almost suffocating you in a warm, tight hug.

Like Makoto, she feels like she needs to help you feel better about yourself in some way.

“How can I make you feel better about yourself? What do you need me to do?”

“I-I don’t know.” you mutter in response.

“Do you want me to tell you how pretty you are?”

“...I guess so.” you say sheepishly, cheeks heating up as you wipe away your tears. “Th-thanks, Gou.”

Rei Ryugazaki

As one could guess, Rei isn’t amazing at comforting people.

Not to say he didn’t want to help you, or that he didn’t have the ability to make you feel better.

He so desperately wants to articulate how beautiful and wonderful you are, at least through the lenses of his red-rimmed glasses, but he just can’t.

However, he is caught so off guard, that he can’t help but blurt out: “Why would you think that about yourself, (Y/N)?”

“Because, I’m just not as pretty as other girls. It doesn’t matter if you think I am...Doesn’t change how I see myself...”

Rei just isn’t having this. In a moment of improvisation, he allows his thoughts to escape his mouth without thought.

“...You are beautiful, (Y/N). But, you’re human too, just like everyone else. All humans are imperfect to some degree, even if we all try to be as perfect as possible. But...your physical imperfections don’t denote your value as a person. They don’t make you any less beautiful, and anyone who treats you otherwise is no where near as perfect as you are.”

This brings a smile to your face, which had initially held an intrigued yet shocked expression. Sure, it couldn’t completely solve your problem forever, but it makes you feel a lot less insecure in that moment, and a little less insecure in the long run.

Though Rei had insisted no one was perfect, you can’t help but think that Rei is a perfect boyfriend.

Haruka Nanase

Haru knows that you’re insecure long before you tell him.

As the most attentive and perceptive boyfriend you could’ve ever dreamed of having, he noticed every little thing you did, be it as subtle as a whisper caught in the wind.

This meant he’d observed, on numerous occasions, you pinching at your chub when you thought you were alone, or at least when you thought he wasn’t looking. He noticed how you always made sure to wear clothes that concealed as much of your body as humanly possible, even when you’d end up wearing what seemed to be winter clothes during the summer.

He simply listens as you lament about your self-hatred. His heart sinks a little with every word, but he’s glad you are comfortable enough to tell him about how insecure you are.

Haru’s always been a guy of few words, which is why he expresses his love for and adoration of you by wrapping his arms around your shoulders. He knows you’re smart enough to understand what he was saying. Whether you’ll listen to what he was saying through his actions is something he can’t predict.

He quickly realises that you listened when you bury your face in his chest, which soon became drenched by your warm tears.

Using his thumb, he caresses the back of your hand, and you feel a little more okay.

Nagisa Hazuki

When you express your feelings of low self-esteem, Nagisa seems a lot more upset than you are.

You watch the tears prick in the corners of his eyes, thoroughly confusing you.

“Why are you crying?” you question. Sure, you were upset, but not to the point of tears. Is he really that upset about what you’ve said?

“Because, (N/N), you’re so amazing. How could you not like yourself?!” he said between sobs.

“Look...you thinking I’m amazing doesn’t really change how I feel about myself.” you explain, holding back tears of your own; Nagisa being so upset about it breaks your heart just a little. “Raising my self-esteem’s something I have to do for myself, but you can still help me feel better when I’m upset about it, okay?”

Nagisa wipes away his tears and nodded.

Before you can do or say anything else, Nagisa pulls you into the tightest hug of your life. A few moments later, he holds you at arms-length.

“I love you so much, (N/N).” he tells you, causing your heart to skip a beat.

“I love you too, Nagi.” you respond.

He grins at you and presses a kiss to your nose, causing you to giggle.

Your insecurities melt away for that night.

Rin Matsuoka

Rin is overwhelmed when you blurt out your insecurities.

He’s always known you to be insecure, but he never knew how badly your insecurities affected you, especially because you often acted arrogant and confident.

Like Makoto, he doesn’t quite know what to say at first. Like Gou, he’s consumed by guilt, thinking he could’ve, somehow, prevented you from feeling this way. Like Haru, his heart sank. Like Nagisa, tears prick in the corners of his eyes. Like Rei, he’s not that excellent at comforting people.

He just watches as you bury your reddened face into his pillow, as the both of you are sat on his dorm’s bed; you are completely embarrassed that you’d just cracked so badly in front of your boyfriend to the point of not wanting to look at him.

He really wants to stop you from crying and feeling so bad about yourself, but he just doesn’t know what to do nor say. This just amplifies his guilt.

How come he, the guy who was supposed to make you feel like the greatest girl in the world, couldn’t make you hate yourself any less?

You tense up when you hear a quiet whimper. You look up and see Rin watching you with tears rolling down his cheeks.

You look back at him.

“What’s wrong?” you ask shyly.

“I...I just wish there was something I could do to show you how I see you...” Rin says in a low voice, which wavers a little.

“There’s not much you can do or say to change how I feel, Rin.” you sigh, eyes locking to the pillow. You slowly look up at him. “But...I could kinda do with a hug...”

Within moments, Rin as his arms locked around you. He kisses your cheek and gently rubs your arm with his thumb. The hug’s enough to make you feel a little better.

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starafire13artblog · 3 years

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Heyo! I was thinking of writing a fic of your fusion au and I was wondering if I could? (with credit ofc!) If yes is there any details or things I should know for writing it?

hi! of course! and if you post it i’d love to see it (if you don’t mind sharing it of course)

everything i’ve written down about the AU is in the persona fusion au tag, so if theres something i haven’t addressed, you have creative liberty to fill in the blanks, i don’t care too much with what people do with the au, and i’d be interested in seeing other people’s takes on a fusion au!

i also happened to remember i had a post in my drafts that i never posted because it was...never finished LOL but i can share the assorted thoughts i had on that post!

here’s even a drawing i never got around to posting KAJNGKSJDKFSDJF

anyway copy/pasted thoughts under the cut

i originally intended to have Ann more catlike and have more visual interest design-wise but it didn’t mesh well at the time i was designing u_u (adding roses and thorns to her design was part of that effort!)

she’s more on the firey side of things, though. you know those high heels that spark then you strike the ground with them? think of that but on a Much Bigger Scale.

Ryuji’s skin-to-flesh ratio kinda varies, sometimes he can control that, sometimes not? sometimes the light just kinda strikes him the wrong way and his entire skeleton just get exposed.

He can look 100% skeleton, but not 100% fleshy; the area around his left eye and left arm is always bone (”DUDE. I LOOK LIKE SANS UNDERTALE”)

Yusuke’s kind more of a fox puppet. his fox ears are stiff and wooden

He actually has 1 tail most of the time, but they can flare out to 5-9 tails, depending on what he feels like. he likes to be dramatic with 9 tails but it gets in the way 90% of the time

contrary to popular belief the robot-y metal parts on Makoto does not feel cold to the touch. she is warm and nice to hug on cold winter days. Sometimes she can heat up and be too hot to touch, actually!

Futaba’s hair tentacles are prehensile in the metaverse and she fully takes advantage of having extra limbs

She also glows in the dark!

Lastly, for Haru, she’s got a flower motif going on, so why not make her a milady-esque plant girl?

a friend described Haru as kind of fairy-like and honestly? that’s A Good Description especially with milady’s Psi abilities. Probably some fae-plant mindfuckery potential?

you know how haru did a dramatic rose petal flourish during her awakening? she can do that all the time now

and there we have it! i never got around to addressing the evolved forms of the phantom thieves’ personas, but i imagine like how i described akira/ren’s transition from arsene to satanel, theirs would also be a gradual transitional change in appearance as time went on, until akira/ren would max out their confidant link and essentially “solidify” that final form.

i hope that helps, good luck on writing!!

#persona fusion au #persona 5 #p5 #ann takamaki #ryuji sakamoto #Anonymous #Stara Mail

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pocket-of-summer · 2 years

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Chapter 3 - Author’s Notes

Hi! Thanks for sticking around until Chapter 3. We’re not that far in (even though it’s been a year...orz where did the time go) but I honestly wasn’t even expecting to get this far 😅

I know writing is a big part of enjoying a story and I already feel like my lines are starting to feel dry...as much as I wish I could tell such a story with just pictures it’s unfortunately hard to do;; Even when I’ve simplified it down to just writing dialogue for my own sanity it’s still the part that’s hardest and takes longest for me, so I can only hope it at least helps to complement the pictures a bit (or that my pictures can somehow save the writing lol).

Anyway this chapter’s notes cover a bit on Chifuyu and Huskimon.

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Chifuyu

Chifuyu’s given name (千冬 Chifuyu) literally means thousand ‘千' winters ‘冬', while her family name (池田 Ikeda) literally means lake ‘池’ (rice) field ‘田‘.

Back when the story was still ??? (tbh it’s still ???, if I look like I know where the story is going I’m just pretending), Nat-chan was still the main character based on Digimon 02′s Nat-chan, but when I wanted to deviate from that and make it a story on its own I had to think of more characters...the first thing that came to mind was Fuyu-chan for winter to go with Nat-chan for summer?

As mentioned in previous author’s notes, the kids’ family names are kinda randomly picked from water-related names...but their given names were picked out with more..intention? I wouldn’t go so far as to call them ‘foreshadowing’ but...yeah haha.

Throughout the chapter, I was kinda worried about whether I was making her sound too whiny(??)...she’s a strong kid of course, but being made to feel powerless because she’s just a human and these are all huge Digimon with super strength and powers...and well she is a kid 🧍‍♀️ But I think anyone who’s been through a similar lost or even self-loathing phase might be able to relate to how your mind will keep bombarding you with these doubts and messy thoughts even if you kind of are aware they’re not true? I hope Chifuyu can find her way back too, and for anyone who’s going through such a phase now, I hope you can find joy in the little things in life that make you happy and gather up the strength to live on for them. 🫂

Huskimon

So Huskimon was designed to be a mainly bird Digimon with beastlike traits, and meant to be a subspecies of the official Digimon Penmon. Who is the cutest thing ever-

But also maybe it’s obvious, but I got the idea from this maybe famous husky-penguin hybrid picture 😂

(Source: https://humandescent.com/)

So Huskimon didn’t stray too far from her original design idea actually 😂 Here’s some earlier Huskimon designs:

Also, I got a tag on my fanmade digi blog that Huskimon’s evo gives Megaman Zero boss vibes...which makes me kind glad that it got spotted haha, Polarmon is very ripped-off inspired by a certain polar bear boss in a certain Megaman game:

(https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Poler_Kamrous)

😂

I never played Megaman Zero, but I received the artbook as a gift and I fell in LOVE with the boss designs...so I shamelessly made some designs inspired by their aesthetic and Polarmon was one of the ones that kinda stuck, though I can’t find the original sketches anymore.

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Just like Shellmon in the previous chapter, Tylomon is also an official Digimon! I simplified its design a little bit but I hope I was still able to make it look cool.

Natsu-no-Kami (and Haru-no-Kami) are named after the naming convention of some Shinto kami; “-no-Kami” means “god of”, so “Natsu-no-Kami” literally means “god of summer”. As far as I know Natsu-no-Kami isn’t an actual existing kami (though there are other existing deities representing the seasons), and they’re not meant to be taken as a specifically Shinto deity in this story 😅 Just treat them as gods spoken of in a legend told in this world, without any religious background.

I’ve always loved the idea of Digimon 02 using the TVs as Digital Gates, so that’s yet another thing I’m ripping off..I really love all the unique different elements in all of the different series, so don’t mind me as I rip off my favourite parts here and there for no reason lol.

Ok I think that’s enough word vomit for now. I hope I’m not creating too high expectations given the time it takes me to update/finish a chapter...I guess things get a bit wilder later, but in the end I just wanted to tell a little story about these 4 kids becoming friends ;v; Thanks for sticking around to see my kids.. 🥺

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baegarrick · 4 years

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idk if you've read/seen the book/movie but just... love, simon zukka au ?? sokka as simon and zuko as bram because blue spirit ( though if we r going for it personality-wise maybe switch their roles? idk ! ) — also in this one the friends are exponentially better

ok im so sorry I haven’t actually seen love, simon or read the book but.... I HAVE ACCESS TO WIKIPEDIA SO LETS GO

ok so I was considering Zuko as Simon bc of the musical thing/the loving parent (Iroh), the girl he sees Sokka (Bram) kiss is Suki.... but also bc I just love writing Zuko (maybe I’ll parse that out at the end)

BUT lets go with Sokka as Simon bc I also love writing the Gaang

Sokka is Simon

Katara is both Nora and Abby

Jet is Martin

Aang is Nick (but slightly also Abby)

Zuko is blue/Bram

Suki is Leah (but slightly also Nick)

Toph is Ethan (sorta)

Haru is Lyle

Ok so, obv this follows the plot of the movie/book. Sokka is a gay + closeted junior, not that his dad isn’t loving, but he’s in the military, and occasionally makes homophobic jokes, and Sokka feels like he has to be tough for him, esp. since his mom died. But he really likes making people laugh and so he joins the school musical, which is a comedy this year.

His best friend is Suki, who he’s known since he was a kid, but he’s kinda been withdrawing from her since he got to high school. He loves her, he really does, but everyone always thinks they’re dating, and it kinda makes him uncomfortable. He tried to like her, when they were younger, but he just... isn’t into girls. His friend group is Suki, Katara (his sister, and it was the two of them against the world since their mom died, but he’s pulled away from her too), Aang (a transfer freshman from out of state), and Toph (who spent up till 8th grade at a private school).

Also in the musical is Zuko, a hot senior who’s like.... super lofty. He gets really into theater, but he rarely interacts with people outside his friend group, like he’s better than them or something. (Mai and Ty Lee are also there, they’re Zuko’s friends.) Not in the musical, but in one of the other clubs Sokka is in, is Jet. He got kicked off the football team for being too rough with the other team last year, so he mostly just hangs out behind the bleachers smoking.

Sokka’s on the school’s tumblr one day (shut up, Katara, I don’t have a tumblr!!) when he sees someone posted an anonymous confession saying they’re gay but they really don’t have anyone they can talk to because of their family situation. Sokka gets their email (BlueSpirit) and start emailing (BoomerangDude) them for a couple of months. He learns that Blue’s family has really high expectations of him, and since he’s only a year away from college he can’t mess them up because if he does he’ll be cut off, and he can’t afford college if that happens. He’s got a sadistic little sister (who isn’t actually terrible, she’s just got her own shit going on, and if shoving Zuko in the warpath of their father takes the spotlight off of her, all the better) who would absolutely out him if she knew, a girl he’s pretty sure wants to date him (Mai), and an after-school job (the tea shop) thats cutting into his extra-curricular activities.

This is.... really similar to Sokka, actually, and he likes making Blue laugh (they switch to chatting online sometimes, like discord or some chat app), and Blue has a lot of insights on things Sokka likes (some of the same music,

Meanwhile, Sokka ends up going to this tea shop he heard about from Blue (it had been a slip, Zuko had NOT meant to say too many personal details, but he’d mentioned getting some kind of boba drink) and studying there with his friends. While he’s there, he’s surprised to see Zuko, who he’s never spoken to outside of the musical they’re working on!! (At some point, Zuko checks his phone and laughs, and Sokka’s like, oh no, I’m crushing on.... TWO DUDES???? BAD SOKKA). He starts to wonder if maybe.... Zuko is Blue?? it generally sorta fits, he knows Zuko is also a senior, and the tea shop Blue mentioned.... (to be fair, though, they see like three other kids from school there, so it’s not really a niche place)

Before Sokka can test out this theory, though, there’s a Halloween party which Sokka goes to with his friends. (They go as the Power Rangers.) He sees Zuko there (he’s in some some Kabuki costume), but with him is.... Mai from the play. They’re making out, and Sokka feels his stomach drop-- he’s not gay and Sokka’s crushing on a straight guy. He gets drunk. He throws up in the bushes outside, and Katara finds him, chews him out, and then sneaks him back home.

He emails Blue again, drunk, and says some stupid stuff like he wishes things were easier, and that he thought he knew who Blue was, but he didn’t. (Blue doesn’t reply.)

He’s checking his email on a school computer in the library when the bell rings, and he doesn’t log out properly, and Jet, who is skipping class, finds Sokka’s emails. He confronts Sokka about them, and says he won’t reveal Sokka’s secret... if Sokka helps Jet get with Sokka’s hot sister. Sokka hates the idea, but also, the idea of being outed is really terrifying. So he says yes, and tries to talk up Jet to Katara, who’s a little surprised bc while she thinks Jet is hot, Sokka was super against Jet whenever she mentioned it. Katara is involved in school politics, and convinces Jet to pretend to be interested to spend time with her. (he ends up running against her...)

Around Thanksgiving, with all their extended family there, ribbing him about getting a girlfriend (asking about Suki), Sokka leaves and goes to sit on the roof. Katara finds him there, and demands he spill whats up and why he’s acting so weird, especially about Suki. (she looks freaked out for a moment, and is like.... oh my god, sokka, is suki pregnant?????? sokka blanches at that) He admits he’s gay, and she hugs him, and they stay out there until their dad sticks his head out the window and calls them inside.

Feeling guilty about Jet, Sokka admits to Blue their emails might have been compromised. Blue starts to back away, taking longer and longer to answer emails.

At a football game, Sokka runs into Haru, who starts asking him stuff, and Sokka wonders if he’s Blue, but it turns out Haru is interested in Katara. Upset, again, that he doesn’t know who Blue is, he encourages Jet to “go big or go home”-- and so Jet asks Katara out by bribing the kid who does the scoreboard to switch out his campaign ad for asking Katara out. Katara is shocked, as she thought Jet was really interested in her campaign. She slaps him.

Mad that Katara wasn’t interested after all, and from the slap, Jet outs Sokka anyway, posting the emails on the school’s gossip site. Katara, who was mad at Sokka, instantly forgives him and is on a WARPATH against Jet, but Sokka just wants it left alone. Suki shows up a few hours later, and finds him on the roof. She admits that she had a crush on him, which was why she never said anything when people asked if they were a couple, but she knew Sokka wasn’t interested in her, so she never pushed it. She’s sorry she made it difficult for him to come out to her.

Blue is upset their emails have leaked, and deletes his account.

He comes out to his dad later, in the car, on the way to school on the last couple of days before winter break. His dad takes it well, and apologizes for all of the jokes he used to make-- it doesn’t make it right, but it was the kind of things he and the other soldiers used to say to each other. He ends up taking them to this tea shop he heard about (it’s Zuko’s/Iroh’s shop), and while there, he comes out to the owner of the shop, Iroh, as sort of..... practice. It’s liberating and also terrifying. Iroh is super cool about it, and tells them about his own son, who passed away a few years ago in an accident, was gay. It’s way later than Sokka thought, and when he looks up from the conversation with Iroh, Zuko’s standing in the doorway. not wanting to deal with people from school, Sokka leaves the tea shop without waiting for his dad to follow him.

The next couple of days at school are rough. His friends stick by his side, but Jet’s friends are obnoxious and loud, and Katara punches one of them. She goes to the school, but they’re eternally unhelpful bc.... what can tey do... its not a school website..... Later, Toph tells Sokka she’s a lesbian, and it’s not that she’s hiding it, but... it’s already tough enough when people treat her like she’s glass because she’s blind. They all go home for winter break, and when they come back, Sokka is refreshed and determined not to be put down by a couple of assholes.

He’s wildly surprised when Blue posts on the school’s tumblr that he wants to meet Sokka at the school’s carnival. This draws a crowd, which makes Sokka worried he’s gonna be pranked, but when he sits down on the Ferris wheel, he’s surprised that Zuko from the tea shop/musical sits down next to him.

Zuko says he’s sorry for ignoring Sokka’s emails, and he’s sorry that Sokka got outed to the school, and it wasn’t his fault that Sokka was blackmailed, and he should have reacted better to it. Sokka apologizes too, because Zuko shouldn’t have to be outed either, which... is why they’re here? Zuko blushes, and says he came out to his uncle, who’s letting him stay with him, since he’s tired of going home to his shitty dad, and that he might go live with his mom while he’s in college. He admits the Mai thing at the party was a drunken misunderstanding, and that he likes Sokka. He thinks he’s funny, and they like the same things (theater, music, strange taste in food...), and he’s hoping after this... Sokka might like him too? (they kiss on the Ferris wheel, and Katara takes like, 30 pictures.)

....

alternatively////

Zuko as Simon au-- bc I just wanted to write it out. he lives with his uncle, who’s the loving parent here, not Ozai!! (or his Mom/stepdad but I kinda forgot they existed for like 5 minutes)

Zuko is Simon

Katara is Abby (she’s his lab partner, and they have the same temperment)

Azula is Nora, but she doesn’t really play a big role (she’s an asshole, but also she’s 14 and is Going Through Things. she’s also in the closet and in love with Mai, but she doesn’t know it yet. it takes her a couple of years to figure that out.)

Mai is Leah

Aang is Martin (but less of an asshole. just the embarrassing + frustrated bits.)

Sokka is blue/Bram

Suki is the girl at the party Sokka kisses

Ty Lee is Ethan

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I HOPE THIS WAS OK, like I said I haven’t actually seen the thing, but now I actually know what the plot is about!! <3333

#zukka #zukka au #love simon au

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ezzydean · 3 years

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5+1? Nah. 8+1

8 times a friend cared for/comforted Rei and 1 time he comforted a friend.

(barycenter: the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve)

Nagisa It’s been a long day. One of the longest he’s had in years. And somehow he still has hours and hours left of it. The math of the day just isn’t adding up but he honestly can’t be bothered to figure out just how the last two hours have actually managed to last approximately fifteen years. Or maybe it’s the last fifteen years that have actually lasted two hours. He’s not even sure which way it should go.

Not much makes sense today.

He’s pressing his fingertips against his eyes, glasses abandoned on the table about twenty minutes past half a year ago, when he hears soft footsteps padding down the hallway towards him.

“Oh, Rei-chan,” Nagisa breathes out.

Then there’s cool fingers running through his hair and a warm body settling into his lap and the smell of Nagisa’s apple scented body wash filling the air between them and it really says something about his day that he doesn’t even attempt to flail, flounder, or protest Nagisa invading his space in any way, shape, or form.

He tips his head forward, nose resting against Nagisa’s collarbone, and wraps his arms around Nagisa’s waist.

Sometime between a half hour and nine years later he relaxes with a shuddering breath and Nagisa hums softly.

“Next time call me before it gets this bad,” Nagisa murmurs.

Rei nods in agreement even though they both know he’s far too stubborn and sometime in the next seventy-whatever month-hours Nagisa will pad down the hallway and spot Rei bent over the table, too tired to function anything remotely close to properly. But that’s okay. Because when he does Nagisa will pull him apart so gently and help put him back together with gentle fingers and bright smiles.

Rin “Hey.” A warm body drops into the booth next to him.

“Hello, Rin,” he replies politely.

“What’s eating you?”

He glances over and meets Rin’s curious gaze for only a moment before he goes back to staring blankly at the menu sitting on the table in front of him.

“Nothing.”

Rin scoffs. “Forgive me if I don’t believe that,” he says. He snatches the menu and grumbles about the ridiculous prices and the silly names and other stuff that Rei barely listens to. He listens to the rise and fall of Rin’s voice. He catches the easy shrugs and hand gestures as he rambles. He feels the way Rin leans against him to half-whisper something to him and then just never quite sits all the way back up.

He simply exists for a little while and lets Rin pull him along in his wake.

By the time the others join him he feels less untethered, less ready to float away at a moment’s notice, and he presses his shoulder against Rin’s in silent thanks. Rin grins a ‘you’re welcome’ in return.

Makoto Sometimes he just gets so incredibly, unreasonably, unfairly cold. When it’s the middle of winter and there’s snow on the ground he can understand it. But in the tail end of summer when the sun is high in the sky and the ground itself seems to throw off heat it’s a little ridiculous.

But ridiculous or not here he is, sitting on the beach and watching his friends chase each other around and laugh and have fun while he sits in the sun and shivers.

A shadow looms over him and Rei leans his head back. Makoto smiles down at him and gestures to the ground next to him.

“May I?” Rei nods with a slight smile of his own. Leave it to Makoto to ask permission before sitting next to him on the beach when they had been squished together in Sousuke’s frightening excuse for a vehicle less than an hour ago.

They sit shoulder to shoulder and watch as Rin and Momo attempt to pull Haru under the water while Gou and Seijuurou egg them on. He’s not entirely sure where Ai and Nagisa have gotten off to but the last he saw of them they had their heads bent together, laughing as they clearly planned something.

A shudder runs through him and he huffs in irritation.

“You know,” Makoto says suddenly. “It still takes me awhile sometimes.” Rei makes a questioning noise. “To get in the water. To be comfortable enough to remember that especially with everyone else here I’m safe.”

“It’s not really that,” Rei says. “I just get so cold sometimes.”

Makoto shrugs. “The water isn’t the only thing they keep me safe from,” he says as Haru dramatically pops up in the water, sending Rin and Momo swimming away from him as fast as possible.

Rei scoots a little bit closer until Makoto laughs and wraps his arm around Rei’s shoulder, pulling him tight against his side and Rei sinks into the warmth and refuses to move even when Rin stumbles up to them a few minutes later and flops across them, soaking them both.

Gou “For someone so smart,” Gou says as she tucks the blankets up around his shoulders, “you’re pretty stupid sometimes.”

Rei does his best to pout at her. Not that it really does much. He doesn’t have Nagisa or Ai’s puppy dog eyes and even if he did he’s pretty sure Gou wouldn’t be swayed by them.

“Not like I was trying to catch Haru’s cold,” he mumbles. At least that’s what he tries to say. He’s not sure how much of it comes out the way it’s supposed to. The fond look Gou gives him really doesn’t help him figure out if the words all came out in the right order or not.

His everything hurts.

“You’re lucky you’re adorable. And my mom loves you so she sent over soup and gave me a list of stuff to buy for you. Even though I’m pretty sure by now I know how to handle a stupid boy getting a stupid cold.”

“I am lucky,” he rasps out.

Gou smiles and brushes some of his sweaty hair from his clammy forehead.

“Yeah. But I suppose we’re lucky to have someone like you too. So we’re all pretty even in the end.”

Sousuke Logically he knows that he’s lucky they caught it this soon. That he’s here mostly for prevention and not for rehab. It still doesn’t stop his hands from shaking ever so much as he makes his way into the clinic for his third appointment for his shoulder.

“Rei?” Somehow the thought never occurred to him that this might be the same clinic that Sousuke visits for his own shoulder.

His hands shake even more and he curls his fingers until they’re clenched fists hanging at his sides. He tenses his jaw and refuses to let himself give in to the tears that suddenly try to overwhelm him.

Sousuke glances over his shoulder. “Hey Ayame,” he calls out. “Ryuugazaki is here for his appointment but we’re gonna go for a quick walk beforehand okay?”

He doesn’t look at the receptionist, a lady who has the kindest eyes Rei has ever seen in his life, doesn’t listen to whatever she says to Sousuke in reply. He just lets Sousuke settle his hand in the middle of Rei’s shoulders and guide him carefully outside.

“I get it,” Sousuke says eventually. They’re about three blocks from the clinic and Sousuke’s hand is warm where it’s still resting between Rei’s shoulder blades. “It’s a lot and it’s kinda frightening. Especially since we’re, you know, not creaky old men. We’ve still got a lot ahead of us. People like you and me we’ve gotta be careful.”

He could be talking about their shoulders. But Rei is pretty sure Sousuke is talking about something far more internal. Something far easier to bust and something that is much, much harder to repair when it does. He nods and takes one last deep breath before they turn and head back to the clinic.

He’s not even remotely surprised when Sousuke is sprawled in the waiting room flipping through a magazine when Rei finally finishes his appointment.

Momotarou Some days you just can’t win. His bag strap broke this morning. He stepped in a puddle less than five minutes after leaving. He dropped his glasses and scratched the lenses. He forgot his lunch on the counter and he’s pretty sure his stomach is trying to eat itself even though it is physically impossible to do so. And now he’s sitting up with a wince and glaring down at the rather impressive scrape he now has on his arm. Because of course his shoes came untied without him noticing until he literally tipped over his own feet.

A hand appears in front of his face and he tilts his head up until he sees a familiar face.

“Come on,” Momotarou says with a friendly smile. “My place is just a few blocks away. We’ll get you cleaned up.”

He can do it himself. His own place is only a few blocks in the other direction. But he lets Momotarou pull him up by his uninjured hand and tug him down the block and lead him to his apartment and push him into the bathroom. The first aid kit Momotarou pulls out is extremely well stocked and Momotarou laughs when he sees the look on Rei’s face.

“Yeah. I’m not the most graceful of people out of the water,” he explains as he wets a cloth and gently wipes at Rei’s arm. “So when I moved out on my own my parents bought me a good first aid kit and then my brother and sister both bought me extra supplies.”

Rei simply nods and lets Momotarou clean his arm and carefully apply antibiotic to it.

“Something wrong?” Momotarou is staring at his arm with a frown.

“No. I just don’t know if I have a bandage big enough to cover the whole thing and I don’t want you to rub it on something on accident.”

Rei glances down at the scrape. “Then give me two bandages,” he says. “Or wrap it in some gauze. It shouldn’t take long to start scabbing up a bit.” Momotarou’s eyes dart from the scrape to the first aid kit to Rei’s face and back again. “If it’ll make you feel better I’ll even stay here a bit before going back outside.”

Momotarou scrunches his face and then nods. “I think that sounds okay.”

“Thank you, by the way,” Rei remembers to say as Momotarou loosely wraps a piece of gauze around his arm. Momotarou grins at him, accepting the thanks with a wink.

Seijuurou “You’re never going to be perfect. None of us are.” The words are surprisingly comforting. Or maybe it’s Seijuurou’s hand warm on his knee as he talks Rei back from the edge of a potentially epic meltdown. “You’re never going to be Tachibana but that’s okay.”

The captaincy had been weighing heavy on his mind and even heavier on his shoulders and instead of giving into the temptation of letting it boil over into frustration and irritation and taking it out on the others Rei had cut practice short and started walking. He’s not quite sure where he is or why the former Samezuka captain was there but he was thankful just the same because Seijuurou had taken one look at him and led him down a sidewalk to a bench, sat him down, and started talking.

About his own blunders as captain. About his rambunctious teammates. About not only training and going to school with his teammates but living with them as well. About how he learned the hard way that he could count on his team to support him.

“You have a good team and, more importantly, good friends. Let them help you. Lean on them if you need to. Hell you have my number still right?” Rei nods absently. “Give me a call if you need. Or call Tachibana. I know I’d be more than happy to help and I’m sure he would too. Just remember. They’re your team now. You’ve gotta figure out what works for you.”

He sits there and lets Seijuurou talk and talk and talk. He does wonder, briefly, when he started being acquaintances with so many talkative people and then promptly pushes the thought aside because he knows exactly when. It was when he joined the swim team.

It was when he made the choice to change his entire life by stepping out of his comfort zone without looking for a net to catch him should he stumble.

Aiichirou They’ve exhausted all their usual topics — classes, their teams, their last meets, their current training regimens — and are simply listening to each other breathe through the phone. He hadn’t expected to find such a close friend in Aiichirou when they had exchanged numbers. Though he probably should have. They both had such big shoes to fill, such amazing captains to follow with their own captaincy, it’s not really that much of a surprise in the end.

“I just don’t know for sure,” he finds himself admitting, breaking the silence.

“About what?”

“Anything,” he says before he can talk himself out of it. “University. Getting a job. Even graduating high school feels a little bit daunting right now if I’m being honest.”

Aiichirou laughs tiredly. “I hear you on that. I’m still not sure if I want to keep swimming competitively in university. I love swimming but, yeah. I just don’t know.”

It’s refreshing to hear it from someone else. Someone who has been dealing with a lot of the same responsibilities and pressure as he has. Trying to balance being a captain on top of school work on top of maintaining friendships.

“But,” Aiichirou interrupts his thoughts before they can wind him up they way he was before he called. “But. It’s okay. Because we’ve got everyone. And it’s okay if we don’t know what we’re doing yet so long as we keep on moving.”

Rei lets the words rattle around in his head for a few minutes, once again listening to Aiichirou breathing, before the words really sink in.

“Have you been reading Nagisa’s inspirational quote of the day texts again?”

Aiichirou laughs and starts talking about the quote Nagisa sent him last week and Rei smiles.

They’ll all figure it out in the end. Because they’ll get there together.

+1 Haruka It’s not unusual to open Haru’s door and find all the lights out and a general feeling of almost abandoned floating through the air. Haru has lived in the same place for years and years but it just always has a semi-permanent feel to it. Like he’s just waiting to pack up and leave it all behind.

Rei has never really been able to understand it. Heck he’s lived in a dozen different places in the last five years and even the shittiest, most temporary apartment felt more lived in than Haru’s place.

Maybe it’s just the dust accumulating on every flat surface because Haru hates cleaning that gives it that feeling. But Rei really doesn’t think that’s it.

Haru lets out a huffy little noise when Rei prods at him with his foot; he’s never understood how Haru manages to fall asleep in the middle of the floor without even a blanket or pillow.

“You know,” Rei says, “it’s okay to stay. To make this place yours.”

“It is mine,” Haru mutters.

“Then get rid of your parents’ ugly tapestry on the wall and put up one of your paintings and stop simply existing here.”

It’s harsh, harsher than he’d usually be with any of his friends, but Haru has always brought out something in him — something a little more raw and fierce and possessive — than any of the rest of them.

Haru scoffs softly but he also reaches out and wraps a cool hand around Rei’s ankle, thumb rubbing gently over the skin, as he considers Rei’s words.

“You’re right,” Haru says eventually, voice tiny in the darkness.

“I usually am,” Rei replies.

“I don’t want to pick the painting though.”

“We’ll pick one for you. It’s what friends are for.”

#free!#free! writing #ryuugazaki rei

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saltymarco · 4 years

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Tainted

(chap. 1: scarlet red)

⭐SOO, I’ve been working on this fanfiction for quite some time now so i thought, i might aswell post the first chapter on here! If you were to stumble across this and read it, I hope you enjoy it!!⭐

As the end of winter approached, nature brought new life into this world. Flowers were sprouting from the ground, greener than ever. The sun grazed everyones skin gently and reawakened joy within most animals, as they could see spring approaching. Everyone was joyfully walking through the school’s hallways, talking about how they couldn’t await the arrival of spring. I didn’t mind winter or spring, I just found summer a little annoying sometimes, because I’d have to trim my fur and would still feel the heat crushing me. Oh well I suppose this was the life of a grey wolf. I walked on through the crowd, with a hunched back as the thought of the seemingly everlasting heat crossed my mind.

Oh well at least school was over for today and I could just relax, maybe I could check by Haru’s gardening Club as well, to ask her if she wants to grab a snack with me! Just the thought made my tail waggle uncontrollably! It wasn’t that I had a crush on her, I just really valued our friendship and liked to show her my appreciation, for always being there for me! There just hadn’t really been a lot of people for me, that I could call my friends, especially herbivores! Most of them feared me, which I can totally understand! But I didn’t really choose to be like this...oh well, gotta stay positive!

There were multiple things we had in common, even if it might not have seemed like that at first sight! We both weren’t very popular here at school and a lot of people seemed to fear us at the academy. Well I do kinda get it with me being feared, especially now that the assaults onto herbivores have increased once again. Just yesterday someone barely got away, with a shattered leg and broken wrist. But Haru, why would anyone fear her? She’s so nice! And soft and fluffy and..no! stop thinking about how tender her flesh probably is!

I hit my head with force, rubbing my hand on the spot afterwards and just slightly regretting it. But I had to stop thinking that way. She is probably my best female friend! I can’t think of her or anyone like that...like a prey... it’s just not right! I just walked on, trying to remove the image of that night we first met from my memory. I wish I could just erase what happened then forever, at least she doesn’t seem to know it was me, but that does make me feel quite guilty at the same time..oh well, I know I will tell her someday when the time is right, I promised to myself that I would!

Its really hard for me to talk to her, without looking at those bandages she keeps wrapped around her arm, to cover the deep wound my claws had caused to restrain her. I felt dizzy for a second and dropped onto one knee, holding my books with one hand and keeping the other near my chest to feel my heart. It was racing and I felt like my vision was blurry. The thought of me having possibly killed her on that evening made me sick. It brought me back to when I couldn’t really control or restrain my blood lust and how others had kept me from committing any mistakes, but now I was all alone..there was no one to check on me, to make sure I didn’t hurt anyone, during those sleepless nights, where I rolled around in my bed, with blood red eyes and holding onto my mattress to dig those thirsty claws into something that wasn’t flesh.

“Legoshi…Legoshi…Legoshi!!”

I opened my eyes, to face a familiar grey wolf who had been shaking my shoulder as I was still on the ground motionless. Only as I opened my eyes, her alarmed look softened just the slightest bit and a smile formed on her lips. I felt her pleasant scent sink into my nostrils, her easily recognizable perfume. It was definitely one of my favourite scents! Something like lavenders, that just always reminded me of endless flower fields. I loved to sit down and watch as the wind blew over them.

“ Hey, Legoshi, are you ok!? I saw you here all alone and you weren’t responding! I was so worried!!”

I nodded and smiled at her before feeling her tight embrace warm me up once again. We were the only grey wolves at the academy, and I was really happy we could get along so well! She was nice and cute and seemed to get along with everyone here! But I fear she might have a bit of a crush on me…I’m not saying that I’m so good looking that she must have one! But just by observing how in a room full of people she seems to notice me and only me, how her tail starts to wag whenever she talks to me. There were just way too many things hinting to her possibly being in love and it was really adorable!

I just felt sorry, because I knew that I couldn’t share these feelings…there was nothing wrong with her, I just didn’t feel like I wanted more than friendship from her. But I couldn’t just tell her something like that, she would be heartbroken! What if I was making her think that I was interested in her?!

“Hey, are you okay? You seem like you need to rest a bit...?”

I shook my head before responding, realizing she’d probably been trying to talk to me for a while now, I had to focus.

“No no, I’m fine don’t worry about me, just thinking a lot about stuff...”

She didn’t seem to believe me, but she still smiled at me and offered me her hand to get back up. She was just so nice and innocent, she deserved someone better than me...there was going to be someone out there who will know how to treat her properly. How to give her the love she deserves. I just wasn’t the right one.

I smiled at her as I looked into her eyes and gently grabbed her soft hand, feeling how tiny they were in mine. I had felt them before when I tried to help her dancing. Emphasis on “tried” since I couldn’t dance unlike her.

“Thank you for helping me Juno, It’s really nice of you!”

I gave her a pat on the head and felt her soft fur as she lowered her ears, her cheeks flushing of deep red as she seemed to enjoy what I was doing her, not even trying to hide it as her tail was frantically moving around. It was honestly way too adorable; I couldn’t restrain a soft giggle. She seemed to be so happy and I suppose in some way I saw myself in her, when I was younger at least. Oh well things have changed and I’m not mad at the way they are right now.

“Oh well it was nice talking to you, but I have to go now.”

“Aww ok! See you soon Legoshi!”

She gave me a little kiss on the cheek and ran away. She wasn’t scared or anything and I had to admit I felt honored that she had chosen someone like me to fall in love with. I rubbed my cheek a little, finding some of the lip gloss she wore to still be there.

However, I went on up the stairs to reach the roof top, where I’d find the bunny coveted in white probably watering the plants that would soon rise from their vases. Sometimes she had to use a ladder to reach some of them. It was kinda cute and I really respected the fact that she’d always wanted to do everything by herself, even if help was offered. She was so strong inside and proud and that was something I really respected and was kinda jealous off, I wish I could be as confident as she seemed to be or maybe even as much as the most popular animal in the academy, Louis.

He represented pure perfection in everyones eyes, including me! A model student who could do anything, while also looking good and never being disrespectful towards anyone, always keeping his standards high and never showing something even remotely close to weakness, even if he could probably not win a fight between him and most bigger carnivores here.

I’d finally arrived at the top, panting just a little and feeling somewhat surprised by the cold gust of wind that hit me right as I arrived. It was just the fact that from inside the school you could only feel the sun rays as they caressed your skin.

I approached her garden, observing how she was already watering her plants as usual. I waved at her from the gate and she turned to face me with her cute and innocent smile, waving right back at me. As i got closer to her, I bent down to talk to her while looking into her dark eyes. I hadn’t even noticed how dark their eyes could be until I had really looked into her eyes when we talked, which took me quite some time. I just found it really hard to keep direct eye contact with someone, but I tried to force myself to do it more often now.

I felt like she had noticed it and she seemed to really appreciate my effort, so I always tried my best. She was a year older than me and I could kinda feel it shining through when we talked. But it didn’t bother me in the least.

I shook my head, realizing id fazed out again, falling deep into those back eyes, to come back to her waving her hand in front of me to make sure I was still on planet earth. Ashamed I lowered my ears and felt my cheeks flush in dark red. She just laughed at me, but in the cutest and most innocent way possible.

“ Hmm, you seem like you’ve got a lot of thoughts running through your mind as always, wanna talk about it?”

“me...oh no don’t worry about! I wouldn’t even know where to start and they are really nothing important anyways..hehe.”

She looked me up and down for a second, exhaled some air and then asked me to help her with watering the plants since I was already here. I obviously accepted right away, it only seemed right to me and I don’t think it was an offer I could really decline to begin with. So, I went back towards the old shack and grabbed a watering can that I wanted to fill with some water. But instead I dropped it as I saw a red deer covered in a scarlet red liquid in the park.

SOOO; this was the first chapter! 😁if you want me to post the next ones aswell please make sure to let me know with a comment or something!! Wish you a great day!😊

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I miss you (RinHaru, drabble)

Ever since his return from Australia, Rin has been way too sweet and considerate. Haru isn't sure he digs it. Post S3.

“You swam IM for him and yet you won't even consider swimming fly with me.”

Rin’s voice is so quiet Haru almost sifts it out as a part of the dream that starts weaving up in his head as he dozes off to the steady humming of the bus. It is too close, though, too real, too odd for his imagination to make it up.

His head snaps up. He looks at Rin who looks ahead, into the windscreen over the rows of seats, his matured face unreadable. In front of them, between the back rests, Kinjou’s bleached hair can be seen swaying slightly as he slouches down in his sleep. No one is chatting; the smooth highway ride must have lulled the entire national team into a highly appreciated sleep before the training camp hell begins.

Haru looks back at Rin, wondering for a moment if he dreamed the sulky statement up, after all. If not, this would be the first time since high school that Rin voiced his frustration so openly. But unlike those days, the tone of his voice was thoroughly even. Controlled. Even so, his bottom lip sticks out just a bit (someone less obsessed with studying his features wouldn’t even have noticed it), just that bit to appear fuller than usual. Rin is pouting.

Haru sighs. He suspected that Rin's childish jealousy of his middle school team and Ikuya in particular was the reason behind the two's rather acid rivalry. He also suspected himself in harboring a certain amount of the same feeling for this exact reason, ever since Rin became obsessed with “kicking that emo loser’s ass”, all fired up for it as though beating Haru was no longer his priority (even after his hair-width loss to him in the All-Japan.) And Haru… kinda missed it. Yeah. He missed the competitive familiarity of that Rin. This Rin, who spent a year in Australia, has matured indeed, and he has been so soft and caring and oh so considerate with him recently that Haru will sometimes catch himself biting an irritated "stop pulling Makoto on me" off the tip of his tongue.

Yet now, Rin is clearly pouting, blushing for whatever reason and causing Haru's insides to melt.

“You... really want me to?”

Rin shoots him a bewildered glance. “Huh? I thought I told you like 20 times already that I do.”

Due to the close distance, Rin’s warm cinnamon gaze is flickering between Haru's eyes, searching, studying them tentatively. Haru wonders what Rin can see in his blue irises, and whether it is something that is really present there, or Rin just mistakes glints and specks for something, like reflections on the water. To be honest, Haru simply never considered Rin’s light, teasing lines We just ought to have a butterfly race now! seriously, not in the midst of the national team training, not before their first international tournament. He just never thought Rin was even serious about it, so he brushed it off. How could he guess Rin's frustration?

Haru failed more than often to read this new Rin. Gone was that pushy enthusiasm, the impatient nudging and the heated growls when the air (or water) between them would turn into liquid fire. Now, it felt more like nitroglycerin, with Rin tiptoeing around him cautiously and Haru having no idea how to act on this new premise whatsoever.

What Haru has failed to see is that, perhaps, those things haven’t really gone, just hidden behind the warm looks and kind smiles. To think of it, it started after their Sydney trip. Or maybe after the fight in the dark locker room...

“Sorry. I forced my feelings on you and ignored how you felt...”

Okay, but how am I supposed to get if you want something that much when you mask it as a joke now?

After all, with Rin, Haru never had to. His fated redhead rival has always been extreme in manifesting his desires, either claiming things passionately or just as vigorously pushing them away (the latter reserved for the things he desired the most.) Haru gulps down another pointless You mean, you actually really wanted me to do it so much? and asks instead, “Uhm… But why?”

Rin flashes him a smug smile. “To have another occasion to kick your ass, obviously.”

Now, this is a familiar territory. This is what he knows how to deal with. Haru returns him the look. “Yeah, since you’re not getting anywhere with free, obviously.”

The smile falls off Rin’s face instantly. And Haru thinks that maybe, just maybe he has misread this new Rin once again.

“You can be brutal at times, Nanase.”

Haru sucks in a breath. Rin’s face remains unreadably restrained as he returns to look ahead, yet Haru has caught a quiet sadness in his voice. A tinge of defeat. Rin came second in the All-Japan, as he did in a number of their recent races. Not to mention some old ones…

Haru gulps heavily. “Rin… I didn’t mean it like that. I’m not—”

“Haru. Cut it out,” Rin says calmly, still speaking quietly so as not to draw attention of the teammates who might be awake. His shoulder brushes against Haru's as he shifts a bit to glance at him again. This closeness, this almost intimate quietness is reminiscent of the talk they had in the Sydney hotel bed. It plays tricks with Haru's pulse. “I’m not a weak boy anymore, ok? Besides, it was mere milliseconds.”

Still, it's second place.

...Haru hasn't thought about it ever since he finally managed to step over his old guilt. It was Rin who told him that he needs Haru to always swim ahead of him, that without him he has nothing to aim for. But… it couldn’t be that simple. Of course. Rin’s feelings couldn’t be so one-dimensional. Rin’s pride was a big part of him. And for the first time, Haru forces himself to face the question he’s been pushing away ever since. What will Rin do if he is never able to beat him? If those milliseconds remain a wall he'll never break down, because Haru will only continue to grow, too? If all his efforts and strength will only push Haru further, just as it always has been, just as it happened in the All-Japan where he beat the national record because Rin was there, swimming in the next lane?

...If his frustration just piles up and up underneath this new facade of kindness until one day it explodes, like that winter when they were thirteen?

What will become of them...?

“Ok. Let's have a butterfly race, when we have free time,” Haru finally utters, causing Rin to flinch and gape at him.

Until the next second he snarls, his lip curling to bare the sharp teeth, his voice a quiet hiss, “Oh. I see. I can literally see the thoughts spinning in your pretty head right now. ‘It would be nice if I gave him the satisfaction of beating me in fly.’ It doesn’t work like that, Haru. I don’t fucking need you to be nice.”

“Rin…” A prick of fear jabs Haru’s stomach. He hasn’t seen Rin wearing this expression of open hostility since their second year of high school. Things have been too good between them recently, too smooth and calm to be true. Haru should have known better. Too many unresolved knots still hid beneath the surface.

Haru swallows hard on a thick lump and drops his gaze to his hands that fasten uncontrollably on his thighs. Great. Now he actually offended Rin in the worst way. Why are things always so...different with Rin? Why does Haru permanently feel like he’s in the open sea, looking cautiously at the horizon and wondering what is more scary, a sudden storm or the dead calm? Since when is he even afraid of the sea?

...Oh. But it was Haru who didn’t want Rin as another Makoto. Maybe he should be cautious with his wishes next time.

The thought feels wrong, though.

He flinches back to reality as Rin’s leg lightly bumps into his knee.

“Hey.”

His voice is back to being soft, probably guilty, too. He takes Haru's hands and gently unclenches his fists, revealing the deep nail marks on his skin.

“Don’t apologize,” Haru breathes out sharply.

“Huh?”

Haru looks up at him, struck once again by his proximity, by the ridiculous prettyness of his face in flesh. He could count the tiniest freckles on Rin's sun kissed skin if he allowed his gaze to linger. “I don’t need you to play nice with me either. Just...be yourself, ok?”

Scream out your frustration right into my face. Push me into something I'm too lazy to try. If there's something you want, just...go and grab it, like you always did.

I miss you.

And maybe Rin does see all this shimmering in the blue of his eyes, because his face lightens up—and slowly relaxes as if the clear tide washed over his features and aligned them properly, like water smoothens the trodden sand—only now making Haru realize just how tense it actually was.

After that, Rin breaks into a smile. Then he frowns. Bites his lip slightly as his look dives to their still pressed knees. Runs his hand through his hair and lets it spill again over his face, the simple absentminded gesture causing Haru's heart to skip a beat. When Rin looks up again and speaks, the facade is gone, and it is finally the Rin he knows, the lively, exuberant boy who appeared in his life out of nowhere but as if he was always supposed to be its focal point; who brought with him a whole deal of troublesome emotions and fears so intense Haru would curse him in his dark minutes; the man who left him so many times and always took a part of his soul with him, only to return and fill him up again, each time fuller than ever.

“Can’t you understand, Haru?" Rin smiles that mischievous, toothy smile, both childish and matured, as he speaks. "I love competing with you in free. I freaking live for it. It’s cool exactly because it is so close. I did it before and I know that I can do it again. Just you wait. But I'm obviously leagues ahead of you in butterfly, so I won't derive much satisfaction from kicking your ass in it. That's not the point. At all.”

Haru raises his eyebrows, confused. “You literally just said that kicking my ass is the point.”

“It's ok to be less literal sometimes, Nanase Haruka,” Rin says, gently nudging his knee again, looking into his eyes with the intensity that makes Haru all giddy.

“Why, then?”

Just when he thought Rin’s voice couldn't get any softer, it tunes down yet again, to the level of murmur, making Haru lean in automatically to not miss a single word: “Because… I want to know that side of you, too. It’s good to try new stuff once in a while, y'know.”

Haruka’s face flushes with heat, and a fiery, mischievous glint in Rin’s eyes tells him that maybe, just maybe he has not misread that.

"...I thought you'd say Because it's romantic, though."

"...H-hey...! I would not!"

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...or yet another cheesy scenario of how Haru came to suspect that swimming might have meant fucking all along.

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