#im literally obsessed with a weapon

[kaladinkholins]

BRB thinking thoughts about Taigen's character, the TaiMizu ship, and a big chunk of fandom's perceptions regarding both those things.

(Inspired by @farintonorth's post related to this topic that just got my brain going brrrrr)

OK so let me just... start off by saying that I think that reducing stories to their tropes is seriously detrimental to the way some people are interacting with fiction, and while that honestly warrants its own post about the subject, I wanna talk specifically about how this affects the way some people in the fandom talk about Taigen and TaiMizu.

Because yeah, tropes are useful shorthand to refer to certain dynamics or archetypes etc, and they are indeed the building blocks to any story. But in a well-written story, characters and their relationships, actions, and motivations, are much more complex than just tropes. Because in a story that has characters who are more than just cardboard cutouts, their behaviours, backgrounds, motivations and all of that, are inseparable from the context of the overall story they exist in.

So like, sure, you can say Mizu and Taigen have an enemies-to-lovers or rivals-to-lovers dynamic. I also use those terms because it's easier. But I also think this is where things start to get a bit twisted, especially from an intertextual sense. Because "enemies-to-lovers" is also commonly used to refer to other ships in other media, whereby it tends to be rooted in an imbalanced power dynamic, such as oppressor-oppressed and bully-victim.

And while that's a whole can of worms that I won't be getting into because it can quickly derail into a whole separate sort of fandom discourse, I'd just like to make it clear that Mizu and Taigen, in particular, do not have an imbalanced power dynamic. They are not bully-victim or oppressor-oppressed. The only understandable reason why someone might actually think their relationship is imbalanced is if

A) they only watched the first episode, or

B) they cannot grasp the slightest bit of nuance in a character, or

C) they're being obtuse on purpose simply because the Mizu/Taigen relationship, or Taigen's character in general, just doesn't suit their tastes.

While yes, Taigen, along with his whole gang, had bullied Mizu when they were children, that dynamic does not exist between them whatsoever in adulthood. Whatever imbalanced bully-victim power dynamic that had once existed between them was decisively ripped apart the moment Mizu beat him in that duel in the dojo, and then completely obliterated by the end of the season.

Mizu is not a defenseless victim at Taigen's mercy. Mizu can beat Taigen's ass any time she wants (and she DOES, repeatedly in fact), and could even kill him if she felt like it. She taunts him openly and without fear ("I like your hair"; "I can beat you with any weapon you choose") and all he does is bark back, because that's pretty much all Taigen ever does. Time and time again, he yaps about how much he wants to kill her, but time and time again, his actions prove that all of it is just an empty threat. Because though his words say "I hate you", his actions demonstrate the complete opposite. He's shown how protective he is of Mizu, how unhesitatingly he sacrifices himself up for her, how loyal he is in enduring days-long torture to not give up information about her, how even when near-death and in pain, he's still willing to keep standing back up so he can fight by her side and help her win against her enemies.

And Mizu is not an idiot! She sees that too. She does not see him as a threat, an enemy, or even a bully. Especially not by the end of Episode 3, and definitely not by the end of the season. When she finds him in the dungeon in Episode 6, she smiles from relief, and doesn't think twice to take him with her. Mizu finds him, at best, an annoyance, or at worst, an infuriating hindrance on her quest for vengeance. Which is why, when Taigen is about to say, "It's a shame our duel's set for tomorrow; I have to kill you before you get your revenge," Mizu whacks him on the head without a second thought before he can even finish his sentence, and leaves him lying unconscious, face-down, in the snow.

And this further emphasises how he does not hold any power over her. There is no abusive power dynamic between them. She is more powerful than him, he knows this, and all he's ever done after they've met up again in adulthood is get his ass whooped by her, get mad about it and pester her and follow her around, get his ass whooped by her some more, and put his life on the line to protect her.

"OOoooOOoooH b-but he called her a demon at the end of Episode 7 and threatened to kill her again!!!" Oh my god. He called her that because he's calling her out on her selfishness to stay silent about her knowledge of Fowler's plans to attack Edo. Because to him, loyalty and honour as a samurai is more important than anything. So in his own brash-and-immature Taigen way, he felt betrayed that Mizu did not hold the same principles. That's why he got angry. He wasn't even that mad about letting Akemi get dragged off by the Tokunobu guards. It was about saving the Shogun and the Shogunate as a whole. That's why the first thing he does in Edo is not find Akemi, but try to warn the Shogun about Fowler's attack.

Look, I'm not defending his stupid ass, of course. Because calling her a demon especially after their cute little wrestling time was obviously rude and inappropriate, especially since words like "demon", "monster" and "Onryo" have had such a deep effect on Mizu throughout her life, and continue to contribute to her self-hatred. But like? That's the fun of realistic and flawed characters, and realistic and flawed relationships. They're not perfect, and it's why we as an audience root for them, wanting to see them work through their shit and find a way to prevail despite it all.

Also, him saying that was in the heat of the moment. He was angry, he felt like his initial belief of who Mizu was—a strong and loyal samurai, just like him—was shattered, and so he lashed out. Was it rude? Definitely. Was it immature of him? Yes, incredibly. But it's also very much in line with his character, because even though he's grown a lot over the course of the season, the show isn't over yet, so obviously his character arc is just beginning, as that is also the case for the other three main characters: Mizu is beginning to accept herself, Akemi is beginning to grow into her position of power, Ringo beginning to train under Master Eiji, while Taigen is beginning to simply be a better person.

On that note, when speaking of Taigen's immaturity, I think that's also one of the main things that people tend to gloss over when it comes to his character. Because when you boil everything down to its bare essentials, Taigen is, essentially, a boy. I've talked about this before, but to reiterate, Taigen very much behaves like an unhealed child. Even as an adult, he is insecure, prone to throwing tantrums, and is desperate to latch onto some material goal in hopes that it will make him feel better—initially he was chasing status/glory/greatness, and then when Mizu tells him that "Nothing comes from being a samurai but death," he immediately decides he wants to run away with Akemi in hopes that he will be happy.

And it's a big step, acknowledging that he doesn't truly want greatness, but had always just assumed it was his only path to a good life. But it's clear he still hasn't really figured it out. Because if he did run off with Akemi to get married and live in the countryside, he still wouldn't be happy. Because he still doesn't know who he really is, or what it is he really wants. Marriage at this moment is the last thing he needs, and as he is now, he would be a pretty awful husband. A simple life would be good for him, but would he be good at a simple life, when he still has so much he needs to work through?

So anyway, what I'm getting at here, is that he's trying and he is learning and growing. So yeah, he is flawed, but honestly? So is Mizu. And the funny thing is that they're flawed in very similar ways.

Because Mizu is also an unhealed child. That's why she's so angry all the time. That's why she pushes people away. That's why she, just like Taigen, is so happy when given the chance to playfully wrestle in the forge, laughing and rolling around like children without shame or pretense.

Again, this shows there is no imbalance between them. They had grown up together as peers from the same town. And while Taigen had had the upper hand back then, because he'd had a gang of other kids with him, that is definitely not the case anymore. Today, they are equally flawed, equally strong, equally skilled swordsmen, and equally bull-headed.

However, yes, Mizu is definitely leagues more mature than Taigen. But she still holds a lot of childhood wounds that mirror Taigen's own. And we see this especially in relation to her mother. Similar to Taigen who had an abusive and alcoholic father, Mizu's Mama was an opium addict and had hit her, berated her, had shaved her head without her consent as a child, and as an adult, had constantly emotionally manipulated and guilt-tripped her. Mizu's love for her Mama was what had driven her to a path of vengeance in the very beginning. And when she'd found out Mama was still alive, she had wanted nothing more than her Mama's love, and it was this alone that pushed her to agree to the marriage with Mikio in the first place. And now, knowing from Fowler that her birth mother is someone else entirely, is what makes her agree to keep him alive and haul his ass to London to seek answers.

Thus, integral to Mizu's self-hatred is also Mizu's intense longing for love and family. Just like Taigen, whose pompousness comes from his insecurity about being the son of a poor fisherman, Mizu's goals are also shaped by who her parents are. Remember, her vengeance is not against just anyone who's corrupt or evil, but specifically against the men who she believes had assaulted her mother, the men she believes had made her a monster, the men she believes had abandoned her to die and continue to try to kill her. Her vengeance is against a father, on behalf of a mother. In The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride, Mizu is not merely the Ronin, the Bride, or the Onryo, but also the Child.

This is also why Ringo is so good, not only for Mizu, but for Taigen as well. Ringo is wise and caring and considerate, but above all, he is in tune with his inner child in ways that Mizu and Taigen are not. He is always earnest and positive, he sees the world with childlike wonder, but is not naive or blind to its ugliness. His whole life has been a battle. Ringo brings out the best in Mizu, consistently acting as her moral compass and conscience, and Mizu's choice to save Akemi in the final episode is only because she promised Ringo that she would. Because it's the right thing to do. Ringo inspires her to be a better person, and to think outside of her narrow-minded goal of revenge. At the same time, Ringo also brings out the best in Taigen. While at first Taigen had looked down on both Mizu and Ringo ("Half-limb to a half-wit"), by the end of the season, he's proud to have Ringo as a friend and ally, he listens to Ringo's advice ("What would Master do?"), and asserts to the fucking Shogun that Ringo is a worthy warrior to have by his side.

Okay, I've gone on a bit of a tangent here, but my main point is that Mizu and Taigen are incredibly similar. They are equals. They are both flawed, unhealed children who are chasing some impossible outlandish goal in hopes that it will fill the void in their hearts. They also both have a long way to go in terms of character development if they were to ever build a healthy romantic relationship (either with each other, or even with anyone else). So while I believe things will be rocky (because duh, it's a story, we all live for the drama, etc), I think with Ringo's help, they'll get there eventually.

#blue eye samurai #blue eye samurai meta #mizu x taigen #taigen x mizu #taimizu #taigen blue eye samurai #mizu blue eye samurai #meta dissertations.pdf #im not a taigen defender. but i AM a taimizu truther #wank.mp3 #sorta #fandom.rtf #shut up haydar #like i KNOW we all love mizu and want her for ourselves but cmon. let's be real here for a second. #ahem. hear ye! put down the delulu for a mere moment! #and ask thyself. why am i beefing with this pathetic bald man? a man who is the definition of a wet rat? #thus. my brother in nerd ass shit. i beg thee put down thy weapon. this man is not worth beefing with! he is literally... just some guy. #yes...he is bitchy. however! he is also a loser obsessed with mizu. remember this. he is not thine enemy. but simply...one of us. #also lmao like jokes aside lemme be clear. you ARE ALLOWED to hate taigen and taimizu all you like!!!! feel free to do so!!!! #but please just acknowledge it's like. a preference thing. like it's just not your cup of tea! thats A-OK! #but please dont insist that the ship is toxic unhealthy abusive etc #but if you still feel the need to do so. then for the love of god just tag your posts as anti-[insert whatever here] so it helps ppl mute #i knew how to tag shit as anti-makorra since i was fourteen! 😭 like it's basic courtesy cmon

[missusruin]

I am allowed one (1) self-indulgent gacha game post here a year and I'm using it to show my c6 Shenhe + wep I got with 450 pulls.

#she's the only character Im obsessed with and I started playing literally after her first/only banner ended #WAITED OVER 400 DAYS FOR THAT RERUN #i started with 0 pity and no guarantee since I had just got hu tao #i lost ONE of the 50/50s to mona and won every other time #pulled the weapon in my first 10 #stupid post #genshin impact #shenhe #i just noticed my fucking mora number i didn't edit it as a bit i swear lmfao #technically the final pull count was probably like 520 with the glitter payback #'how much did you spend' specifically for this banner $100

[sodrippy]

sanji as luffys mirror and zoro as his counterweight....ok.....alright

#sorry i didn't expect this to be so valbait either ok but here we are #like come On its pirates AND its giving absolutely spectacular captain-first mate dynamic what do you want from me #to not be obsessed? well i am. monster trio you are everything to me #leader-right hand man is literally everything to me always that dynamic has got it fucking all #kill for you die for you. where you go i follow. ill be your weapon wield me as you want. unquestioning loyalty to the death. or beyond it. #i may be inventing layers to these guys idk but im having so much fun and im right #and like i know luffys whole Thing is everyone who meets him is obsessed w him immediately #but zoro and sanji have known him like 2 days and are fully ready to lay their lives down you guys are unwell im obsessed w YOU #nami and usopp are like yeah this guys cool but i could also do something else w my life probably. meanwhile.

[moss-flesh]

taylor swift is so fuckin annoyin to me rn

#literally im content to ignore her but my moms like obsessing over her coz she thinks shes some feminist and my dad gets mad at me if i #point out that im not a fan #like both of you get your lips off her ugly wedges #like i get shes a semi talented woman whos clearly smart with how she weaponizes her image #but im not into that #and shes a fucking polluter #shes not some righteous fighter for injustice she literally pollutes because she can

[jojotier]

literally obsessed with the implications this manwha puts forward when it says that its excalibur only lets itself be pulled when it's a weak person who does it, not anyone actually skilled in swordfighting

#fantasy #excalibur #and like yeah it also had the 'also you cant have an ulterior motive' rule in place but im just more obsessed with like #the sword literally telling its new master that it doesnt make sense to give itself over to someone already strong #since the weakest person will be helped more by having such an overpowered weapon #like it blows me away tbh

[baltears]

no thoughts only william crying when he realizes he needs to tell dolores hes engaged

#editing some parallels rn between this scene and the one from the end of 2x02. brain rotted #im obsessed with how they act around each other. literally freaks of all time. #the way dolores does this like fake joyless smile to indicate that shes fine with hearing this right before running off to cry #&then william in 2x02 does the same thing but its so loaded &ugly &weaponized bc hes trying to convince her she doesnt matter to him...... #🚬🚬🚬 #westworld #unholy animal bond

[arcenergy]

me when i have to unequip my chain reaction waveframe grenade launcher 

#misc #destiny #im literally obsessed with my forebearance every time i have to put on a champion mod im so upset #my friends were like oh arc you should unequip your gl for our non killing any supplicants challenge and i just made a pathetic sob noise #and i was like WHAT ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO USE ?!?! in my vault filled with other great energy weapons that ive accumulated over 2 years #i actually used without remorse for like 90% of this season which is great but this grenade launcher is next level

[orcelito]

i dont understand ppl being like "people died, now isn't time to push your politics 🥺" with regard to gun control like what the FUCK are you TALKING about????? When we have the 60th or so mass shooting of the year (midway through FEBRUARY) & the umpteenth school shooting, now is EXACTLY when we need to be discussing these things!!! But because you assholes have your 2nd amendment pride so far up your fucking ass that it's coming out of your mouths as Bull Shit, this keeps happening over and over and over and over and over again endlessly without ever fucking stopping because the blood of innocents is worth your fucking idealistic "we need guns to defend ourselves from the government" BULLSHIT. fuck OFF and i hope you choke on your fucking misguided American Pride.

#speculation nation #gun violence/ #no one on here is talking about the MSU shooting which is kinda baffling lmfao but whatever #i keep going on twitter to look at posts which is a mistake apparently bc im just getting so angry #fuck your 'thoughts and prayers' it's empty fucking platitudes #if you really cared youd do smth about it. but nooo innocent americans have to be constantly butchered for the sake of your Guns #and the fact that some government officials literally wear rifle pins in support of the NRA. you make me Sick. #so like happy valentines day i guess. 3 more college kids have been murdered with 5 more in critical condition #bc gun obsessed americans refuse to ever let go of their pretty little murder weapons #this is why im not in a valentines day mood. im so deeply fucking angry.

[bitchimasnake-sss]

nsfw alphabet ft. monkey d. luffy!

set-up: no set up, just a collection of short nsfw drabbles featuring the most himboest himbo in town <;3

warning: nsfw themes (obviously 😭); mdni thankyouu <3

💟aftercare:

look, luffy sleeps in the middle of actual fights. there's no fucking way this man can stay up after y'all are done fucking (esp. if you've gone for a couple of rounds already). it's not too bad, since you get too tired too and he gives the best cuddles when he's passed out. just get used to getting the aftercare in the morning because that's when he checks up on you, get's you both some food (v.v. imp)

💟body part:

his favourite part of you: he is actually infatuated with every aspect of you but holy shit your tits??? he might actually be clinically obsessed with them. whenever you're cuddling, his hand finds your boobs (even if it's just to hold onto them lightly). he doesn't give a fuck about sizes and will 100% go on them for hours (i think it's his oral fixation lmaoo) his favourite part of himself: he loves his arms. other than the fact that they are one of his major weapons in any fights, he can see how you silently stare across his biceps when he's just helping around the deck. you always hold onto his arm when you're out in public too. he also loves when you get so pent up that you end up driving crescent cuts in his arms and shoulders as he fucks you.

💟 cum:

luffy's a nasty, messy man. do what you will with that info. he will cut off an arm and a leg just to finish anywhere on you whether it's inside, on your face or on your chest. just knowing that some essence of him remains on you drives him feral.

💟 dirty secret:

he's probably addicted to your smell. this sounds weird but i def think he's one of those people who steal their girlfriends underwear and then get off of them. like if he goes into the shower right after you and can smell your lingering shampoo and soap then he will fuck his fist as if it's you.

💟experience:

luffy was a complete dumbass in anything sexual but yk he is willing to learn anything that pleases you, so, once you teach him just what he's supposed to do, he will practice it on you till he reaches perfection. be prepared for a fuck lot of practice sessions tho.

💟favourite position:

i think his favourite position is missionary. he's a simple man. you're pretty as fuck and he's obsessed with your tits, what else is he supposed to do? but he's down to try just about anything and everything if you ask him to.

💟goofy:

goofy and luffy sound similar for a reason. im not saying he's giggling and kicking his feet as you go down on him but if something embarrassing happens, he needs atleast five minutes just to laugh it out. he doesnt do it in a mean-spirited way, ofcourse. he's just a silly little dude and that was funny.

💟hair:

on you: he literally doesn't care. it's totally your decision. if you wish to keep it shaved/trimmed, great but if you cannot be bothered, then that's more than fine too. he is more than excited just to have you to himself, he doesn't really care about anything more than that.

on himself: again, he doesn't really care. but incase you say that you wish he kept himself a certain way, then he'd go out of his way to pay heed to your preferences. your wish is his command.

💟intimacy (how romantic is he during it?):

luffy isn't a inherently romantic person. romance and love for him come in the form of small moments and acts of kindness rather than gigantic speeches and gestures. so in the traditional sense, he isn't romantic. but he will always make sure you're comfortable and feeling well. and to him, that is peak romance.

💟jack off:

he has a very very high sex drive and he quickly learnt that you can't exactly keep up with that so, he usually masturbates whenever it gets too much and you're not available. prefers your hands over his tho. so, like, he only does it himself if he absolutely needs to. otherwise, he would beg and whine till you please him.

💟kink:

food play (he loves you, he loves food, whats not clicking??) i think he definitely has a mommy kink (except he wont actually call you mommy. he's just act submissive and let you do whatever.) he loves to do whatever it is to please you when he's in that sub headspace but normally, he can get quite absorbed in the way he's feeling (especially when you're giving him head), so, dont blame him if he goes a teensy bit overboard.

💟location:

literally anywhere or planet earth or even beyond earth for that matter. just give him a surface to fuck you against and he'd handle the rest. in terms of favourite, i definitely think he's just sticking to the bed cause it keeps you comfortable and gives him enough safe, secure place to do whatever.

💟motivation (what gets them going):

anything and everything 😭🤭 his turn ons are so random. like you could be just chilling, talking to some crew member and suddenly he has this blinding urge to fuck you and there's nothing you can do about it.

💟no (things they are completely against):

although he's down with whatever, he won't do the classic stuff like scat, age play (extreme) or anything too disgusting. i think he's also pretty apprehensive about hitting you in bed cause he knows his strength and it feels against his entire moral code to hurt a woman. especially the woman he is in love with.

💟oral (prefer giving/receiving, how skilled are they?):

luffy goes both ways. he loves when you give him oral but he is also physically obsessed with you and will spend hours on end against your aching cunt, so, he likes going by turns. he doesn't even have to fuck you for real, just having his face pressed against your core as you rut on him is enough to make him cum in his pants. but since he's so impatient, i think he just prefers 69ing for the efficiency of it lmao (and also your moans feel so delicious against his weeping cock, please don't stop).

💟risk (how risky are they):

omg risk is the very essence of who luffy is. his risks are not even calculated, he just does shit that feels right to him. so, please do not object when you are exploring abandoned streets in an unknown island with him and he pines you against the wall and whines in that soft voice of his to have you right there and then. it also doesn't help that he doesn't feel embarrassed like ever. so, if you ever get caught he's just gonna laugh it off.

💟stamina:

ooooof, his stamina is insane!! can easily go a couple of rounds without feeling much fatigue. but he gets distracted easily, so fuck him before he gets too hungry to keep going lmao as for how long can he go for? i don't think he can hold off his orgasms for long, so, he cums fairly fast but he can push through it and keep going for a good while.

💟toys:

luffy didn't personally know much about toys till one night the boys got drunk and sanji asked them if any one of them owned a pocket pussy. he might have bought one the next time the landed on shore and well, he isn't afraid to admit that it's a handy little tool. but he doesn't know any more about toys than that. and he only got to know more once you started dating him and told him about it. he's not insecure to use toys during sex because he knows what he brings to the table. but he would pout if you fuck yourself with a toy instead of just asking him to give you some sweet sweet relief, so just dont do that mkay?

💟unfair (how much do they tease):

holy fucking shit this man LIVES to tease you. skimming touches, feathery kisses, endlessly toying with your cunt. he does it all. but do NOT tease him cause he can't stand it so, he would either lose patience and fuck you his way or he will get so overwhelmed that he would start whining and crying, begging you to ease up on him. both are good options tho 👍🏼

💟volume (are they vocal during it):

YES!! luffy is super vocal in bed. you make him feel great and he's not too shy to show it. i mean who tf will judge the would be king of the pirates?? he also adores your moans and whimpers too because all he wants is his pretty girl to feel good, obviously. (also when you tell him how good he's fucking you, that puts him over the edge because i just know he has a praise kink)

💟wild card (random headcanon):

luffy gets fucked out so easily. like literally, even if you have just been making out for like 5 mins then also his shirt will be halfway open, eyelids droopy, lips swollen, cheeks red, the whole sha-bam. so even if you both did nothing more than some pg-13 makeout, the entire crew will think you just fucked his brains out. evidence: 7th of august, 8:53 pm "ew." nami makes a face of disgust, "can you not do it before dinner? you're both nasty doin' it right before you see us." "we didn't do anything!!" you defend yourself before nudging luffy, "right luffy?" but he's in a daze, too blissful to say anything but: "uh yeahhh" ussop is holding sanji by the shirt like a rabid dog when zoro walks in. his eyes are lidden with sleep. he gives you and luffy a look before saying, "don't fuck before dinner, that's nasty." "we didN'T FUCK-"

💟x-ray (whats going on under those pants):

look he's the rubber man??? does it matter??? but no, i think he has a pretty decent size like im thinking 6" but definitely a bit more thinner. he also has a slight curve to it.

💟yearning (how high is there sex drive):

VERY HIGH. very fucking high. he's like an animal in heat or something except its all year long.

💟zzz (how quickly do they fall asleep afterwards):

he's passed out before you can say "that was so good" he's asleep and you should sleep too, you can compliment him when he wakes you up in the middle of the night for something or the other. go sleep. seriously. i see you reading smut on your screen. go sleep.

a/n: thinking i might make a sfw list too lol. if i do, ill add the link here! thankyouu to anyone who reads the stuff i write lol, you're the coolest

#one piece #opla #op #roronoa zoro #monkey d luffy #luffy x reader #one piece luffy #one piece smut #luffy smut #luffy x reader smut #op x reader #luffy fic #op smut

[wavetapper]

aughhh counter and a morph combo

#unironically swaxe is the best weapon in rise #i have literally 6 mains in this game but swaxe is objectively the best in terms of refinement and new moves im not joking #its incredibly fluid whilst keeping the original spirit of the weapon (unlike hh which traded its original complexity for fluidity) #and dont get me wrong i love hh in rise and im excited to have more complex combo songs in sunbreak #but mannnnn swaxe is fucking sick #i really need to build a more optimised set for it ive been making busted crit sets for literally every weapon LMAO #ive been learning every weapon except lance because funny #aiming for 20+ hunts in everything #maybe 50+ in hammer ive been absolutely obsessed with hammer its really fun #its now one of my 6 mains (hh/swaxe/db/ig/lbg/hammer) #Youtube

[so-you-melted-22]

controversial opinion but SCP-299-DE-Ω is literaly just what happens to universes. like it's not anomalous or anything, that's just what happens.

#also pesti voiceacting KIRA is just funny as fuck #also obsessed with 299-de #its literally a familys photo hard drive #a weapon of mass destruction #the literal end of all universes #also a society that is ruled by a sentient swarm of krill #stuff #text #scp #scp foundation #scp 299 de #this was supposed to be a fun shitpost but i just found out my friends grandma died and now i kinda feel like shit #i met her a while ago and she was really nice #:( #and now i gotta continue on studying for bio tomorrow #im really not having a week

[dr3c0mix]

I need more of Baron and gn!reader- Ong Baron is giving secret fanboy when they see reader working and looking scary and mean

But now hear me out- someone tries to hurt Reader and before Baron can even get a finger in reader already has the person pinned?????? And baron is like- ⊙⁠.⁠☉

Reader: "...?"

Baron:＼⁠(⁠◎⁠o⁠◎⁠)⁠／

Reader: "what?"

Baron: ヽ⁠(⁠(⁠◎⁠д⁠◎⁠)⁠)⁠ゝ

Like he knows reader is prolly strong but like seeing reader restrain someone has just got him stunned (man's defo even more fan-crazy about them now tho)

Now I know this totally goes against the fact that reader hired Baron to keep them safe, but like, they've gotta know basic self-defense ur honor🖐️

im literally starving for baron requests so here it is !! :))) also apologies if the fic is kinda short qwq

Yandere! Bodyguard x Gn Reader Part 2

CW: Violence, an atom of mentioned blood, Baron is a bit of a creep

♠️ Considering the fact you dealt with weapons on a daily basis, it's no wonder you were able to defend yourself.

♠️ But hggghghgghgh Baron can't help himself you're so..amazing!!!

♠️ There were times when your dealers would be a little too touchy for your liking and you have to teach them a lesson by gripping their arm painfully tight or kicking them

♠️ He can't help but smile like an idiot seeing his darling boss being capable of defending themself

♠️ Once you turn back to look at him, he already looked away pretending to be looking at the guy and not you.

♠️ And those were only the minor incidents

♠️ There was one time where you two went to the convenience store because you ran out of instant noodles.

♠️ He stayed outside waiting for you while you browsed the shelves for your favorite flavour

♠️ Baron was busy thinking about how cute you look walking with him at 10pm in fluffy pajamas and one of his shirts that were way too big for you that it drooped from your shoulders

♠️ It was cold and you found one of his shirts that were freshly cleaned, he nearly went into cardiac arrest when he saw you smelling how fresh it was.

♠️ He was fantasizing so much he didn't notice a fight breaking out in the store

♠️ A loud crash caught his attention, and he rushed in only to find that you got it all under control

♠️ There were two men with pocket knives that were going to jump you, but you fought back hard.

♠️ He just watched as you beat up these two hoodlums all on your own, he can't help but gulp as you wiped your mouth after a punch or slicked back your sweat covered hair.

♠️ After one last kick to one of them, you pay for your things and leave, curling your arm around Baron's, making him tense up trying not to squeak giddily

♠️ You lean your head on him as you try to slow your breathing. "I uh...got you that coffee you like.."

♠️ PLEASE PLEASE MARRY HIM PLEA- "Thanks.."

♠️ He's much more protective of you, and much more obsessed~

♠️ As much as you look hot defending yourself, he doesn't want you to hurt yourself ;-; please let him take care of you babagurl !!

♠️ If you ever get hurt, even just a bruise or a nosebleed, Baron's taking you home immediately!!! preferably with you in his arms bridal style as you hold him close~

♠️ He's treating your wounds and scolding you about always leaving the dirty work to him! He doesn't want your pretty face ruined by such bastards

♠️ "You hired me for a reason, you can rely on me to deal with those punks ok? So please take better care of yourself.." His tone teetered on the edge of strict and caring

♠️ You sigh in defeat "Alright alright, thank you Baron~" you caress his head and cheek in gratitidute

♠️ Poor guy nearly got a heart attack from the contact OH MY GOD OH MY GOD YOUR HANDS ARE SO SOFT AND SILKY!!!!!

♠️ "N-no problem Boss.."

♠️ If you ever get blood on your shirt, here! take his coat! totally not because you look adorable in it!

♠️ If you feel sore afterwards, he'll run you a nice warm bath to ease your muscles, he may or may not take a whiff of your dirty clothes while you're busy in the bathroom...

♠️ But most of all, if he ever runs into the assholes who hurt you..lets just say fighting you was more merciful than what he's about to do to them..

♠️ He checks up on you while you sleep and smiles, "Don't worry Boss, no one will ever hurt you again, I'll make sure of it.."

♠️ He tucks a hair behind your ear and pulls your blanket up before giving you a soft but heartfelt kiss on your head before leaving.

#male yandere #oc yandere #yandere oc #yandere x reader #yandere x gn reader #yandere male #yandere #yandere x male reader #tw yandere #x reader #bodyguard x reader #yandere x you #yandere x female reader #yandere x darling #yandere x y/n #yandere bodyguard #bodyguard #x male y/n #x male oc #x male reader #x female reader #x female y/n #x gn reader #x gn y/n

[thatdeadaquarius]

Have some more language brainrot for your brainrot

Writer reader getting kind of insecure that even if they write something nobody will understand it, so when Al haithem askes you if he can keep a draft or two just for analyzing, there's hesitant agreement but ultimately you tell him to please burn the documents once he's done. They're too awkward to look at now...

Only he doesn't burn them, in fact he ends up recruiting several people close to the creator with knowledge of olden speak to analyze them. A funeral parlor consultant well known for his historical knowledge, a 500 year old shrine maiden who owns and runs her own publishing house, and a bard who somehow butted his way in on the project. None of them could resist the opportunity to witness the creator's sacred scriptures with their own eyes.

Needless to say, the papers ended up being fought over and have been making their rounds around your acolytes. It started with Ei, who insisted that as an archon she also should see the creator's work with her own eyes. Then once Ningguang found out, she ordered they be handed over to a team of literary analysts in order to be properly handled and deciphered. Things got really messy quick, but have luckily come to a halt as none of the acolytes want the creator to know their random writings are being fought over.

Especially when it comes to the creator's sullen additute. Their acolytes first have to convince their holiness that their inability to read and understand the creator's writing shouldn't prevent you from doing what you love. In fact... could they convince you to write some more?

WRITER OR READER WITH TALENTS HAS MY WHOLE HEART LIKE-

On one hand, same 💀 id be terrified for my all time fav skrunklies to see my bs

But at the same time i rlly wanna show them goddamit- THANK U FOR THE BRAIN FOOD IM RUNNING LAPS AROUND MY HOUSE THINKING ABT THIS-

Sun: Gender Neutral Reader (they/them), Writer!Reader

Planet: Language Shenanigans

Orbit: Scenario

Stars: Alhaitham mostly, some of Kaveh, mentions of other Sumeru characters

Comets & Meteors: Content Warnings: Insecure about craft/writing, anxious first pov (not serious),

& Trigger Warnings: Mild Negative self-talk, insecure perspective/reader “you”, possible anxiety depiction.

You were not a very confident writer.

This had been an avoidable feeling ever since you picked up a pen for the first time and were asked to write a story for school.

You were always anxious turning in essays, letting friends proofread them, anything that would expose your writing to more eyes, because you’d learned the hard way early on that as you get older and better at something, the stuff from the beginning… starts to look a lot different than you remember.

things you used to be proud of after having completed them in the moment, were something you struggled not to rip to shreds a year or two after you re-found it.

If it weren’t for other writers advising holding onto old work so you can see your progress over time, you’d have probably literally nothing older than one year on your ao3, wattpad, etc…

So when you had the fortunate luck (no it is not unfortunately, you are very happy to be here tbh) to fall headfirst into your video game you’ve been obsessed with lately,

You were not planning on showing them any of your writing.

Why would you, after all? You’ve got the weapons, the artifacts, everything they need to be more powerful. Why would you show them a silly little story you wrote? Fanfic or otherwise, not that theyll recognize any characters besides themselves, but still.

Alhaitham, bc ofc it was alhaitham, cocky, deviously aware bastard he is, caught you writing in your spare time first.

You’d gotten your hands on an old journal (if made you feel better than something completely new, a nice worn leather journal, sold at a secondhand shop from an old adventurer) and had started to write what you could remember about some of your ideas you’d had drafts for in your old world

After initially walking in on you writing in the House of Daena (it was the closest you could get to lofi girl, god u missed her lmao), you nearly jumped a foot in the air bc Haitham’s a nosy bitch and leaned over your shoulder and scared the absolute shit out of you, mans goes from asking politely, to begging you to let him read some of your writing over the course of 3 weeks (a month really)

Finally, after this 6 ft (about 180cm) man leans down one day (you’re sitting writing again), and gives you the most insanely good?? puppy dog eyes??? you’ve ever seen on a man???

you give in, revise a draft about 5 times in a row, lose sleep bc ur having a breakdown about alhaitham judging ur writing the night before you give him his copy-

and hand over a small short story for him to read. you specifically leave a little note not to judge you so hard for Haitham bc u werent used to people reading ur work/let alone someone as highly academic as him, ESPECIALLY since your speech is already so much more archaic than his/all of Teyvats-

His stupid green eyes with diamonds look into your soul (are they sparkling??) and he braces your shoulders after you give him his copy,

“Mine Greatest Guide, you hath deemed this one worthy of thy trust of your creations personally, I would be a fool to gaze upon it in jest. To take this work as anything less than a masterpiece in its infant stages.”

…you just leave him to it, and are nearly running out of there (u managed to be calm enough to just speedwalk),

and you make a point to not ask what he thought about it, or even bring it up at all

you’re kind of hoping he forgot tbh… and so nothing happens!

◇

Nothing happens… for 2 weeks after you gave Haitham a copy of your short story.

You still don’t know Alhaitham’s opinion when you see the advertisement, a sign saying something about, a new book? By YOU???

You nearly start a mob because the shopkeeper insisted you sign some copies, but you only signed a few before too many people overwhelmed you, and seeing it was that same draft- !! Oh god, you’d been agonizing over the spelling errors you’d missed when you gave it to Alhaitham, and now it’s just out there???

(luckily it seems the reviews are positive, but dammit you’ve been rereading ur story u gave him for days, and now ur positive it’s shit-)

You make a break for it, and are literally running (more like speed-walking after a while, since u got further away) thru Sumeru City:

you pass by the open patio of a restaurant, the scholars are heatedly discussing ur characterization-

you pass by Dehya, Candace, and Dunyazard, the merc is waving around a copy of ur book, the other two women look excited abt the conversation-

oh my god-

Nahida is relaxing in one of the many little gazebos thruout Sumeru, while Wanderer seems to be reading your story to her-

You fucking track down Alhaitham’s house like a bloodhound.

You are banging the infamous gay roommates’ front door, panting til ur throat burns raw.

“Yes, yes, alright, greetings to you too! I was simply visiting the Acting Grand Sage Alhaitham, tis why I’m here- Greatest Lord?!”

Kaveh is nearly jumps a foot in the air at the sight of you, but recovers, (you’re still not tho lmao)

and invites you in bc apparently, Alhaitham’s been meaning to talk to you about your draft you gave him!

Oh yeah, you’ve got some words to give Haitham after giving him that damn draft privately-

But when he sees you, the fucker just- smiles??

Like he’s done nothing wrong???

You’re about to tear into him when he speaks first to tell you the good news!

He grabs your hands at the table and gets down on one knee, ohhhh no.

Alhaitham is giving you those damn begging puppy dog eyes again.

“My Greatest Lord, Giver of Power, and Guide to All, your exquisite story has entranced all of Teyvat, might I please insist you write a sequel? It is an excellent literary piece to analyze… or perhaps, even better, share other stories you’ve written??”

…

….Motherfucker.

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Hello I’m alive! I just took a longer-than-usual break between posts from those last 2 mammoth pieces about gifts,

1: bc they were a lot to write in between writing other stuff like fanfics im already working on lol 2: I got busy with holidays and trying to apply to jobs!

Not that I’m still not doing that.. but you get what I mean!

Safe Travels Anon,

That being said, as you’ve probably noticed, I’ve made a kofi! so if you ever liked my writing (hot mess it is) and want to show me some love, feel free to leave a tip! :]

Iced coffee?? :0

💀♒

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♡the beloveds♡

@karmawonders / @0rah-s / @randomnatics / @glxssynarvi / @nexylaza / @genshin-impacts-me / @wholesomey-artist / @thedevioussmirk / @the-dumber-scaramouche

#hello i live #i just took a longer than normal break between posting bc the gifts were vv big and i had holidays/job searching to do #which i am still looking #but its better now #also gonna start linking my kofi if anybody is feeling generous! :] #sagau #genshin sagau #genshin isekai #my asks #genshin imagines #gender neutral reader #self aware genshin #sagau x reader #genshin impact sagau #genshin impact isekai #genshin x reader

[gloryy-vs]

Tsu’tey as a Girl Dad

lil headcannons cus i’m bored and have no motivation to finish my stories rn IM SORRY

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definitely was silent by your side during the birth, didn’t want to annoy you with any comments cause he could tell the amount of pain you were in

let you grip onto his hand like you were gonna break it, hurt him a lot but he wouldn’t let you let go of him even tho it made him lowkey shed a tear

gives you a kiss when the baby is finally out, thanking you and congratulating you first before he coddled the baby

notices the baby has his eyes but your facial structure, dies from happiness

check all over his daughter to make sure everything looks okay cus he’s obsessive over his girlies like that

.

if his daughter starts crying late into the night he forces you back down to sleep so he can take care of her and soothe her

goes hunting early morning so he can spend the rest of the day taking care of both of you

even though you’re no longer pregnant he grew the habit or not letting you do much, so he braids your hair still, puts your top and loincloth on, cleans up for you etc

brings back pretty flowers or colorful woods/craft material and gives to his daughter, makes her small beads that you put in her hair

.

once she’s grown up she’s an ABSOLUTE daddy’s girls, he tends to still look over her as if she was a child and scares away any potential mates like, “come near my daughter again and i’ll skin you”

he taught her how to hunt efficiently, didn’t allow anyone else to do it because he wanted to make sure she wouldn’t get hurt in someone else’s care

he even crafted her own dagger when she came of age

tsu’tey literally cried when she claimed her first ikran for her coming of age, you had to hide his face because he didn’t want others seeing him so vulnerable

you were dying laughing

your daughter was embarrassed though, like “daaaaaaaad stop you’re embarrassing me right now!” mid wrestle with her ikran

sets a strict curfew for her because hello??? tsu’tey starts panicking if she’s late or even goes out cus he’s so protective

you have to make sure he’s not overbearing though and that she can have some actual freedom as other teen na’vi do

let’s her friends come over because he literally can’t say no to her, you then force him to clean up the mess they made cus you told him only two friends were okay but he agreed to like five

you love seeing them bond. seeing them hunting together, making new weapons that match, putting matching beads in their hair so all three of you match warms your heart sm.

he always shows her that the biggest/shiniest bead in his songcord is for when she was born, made her cry when she first found out.

overall he’s definitely a girl dad u cant tell me otherwise

#avatar way of water #avatar #tsu’tey #tsutey #tsutey x reader #tsu’tey headcanon #avatar jake #tsu’tey te rangloa ateyitan #i love tsu’tey #avatar tsu'tey #tsu’tey worship #tsu'tey avatar #tsu’tey x reader #avatar x reader #avatar smut #avatar angst #avatar headcanons #avatar imagine

[landonorizzz]

SUMMARY: pierre is not the boyfriend of the year that everyone thought. his girlfriend is left to fend for herself, fourtunately she seems to have good people in her corner

PAIRING: pierre gasly x ex! fem! ferrari media team! oc , [redacted] x fem! ferrari media team! oc (no faceclaim)

WARNINGS: mentions of cheating, cursing

A/N: im finally after my exams, this is somehow AGAIN - twitter heavy, there's this one twitter thread that is so obvoiusly halfassed, please ignore it :))

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marcilazzaro1 a cheeky lil pitstop in heaven 🤠 see you in singapore

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madi_races what'd you mean pitstop?? i thought LA was the pitstop?

nyoomf1 is that... seb?

mickschumacher 👀

↳ marcilazzaro1 stop acting all mysterious, you were there too

↳ ilpredestinatox sorry what

redclerc is she in Switzerland???

↳ redmilton i mean, it looks like it?

↳ hammertime_1 but why tho

↳ redmilton her and sebastian are friends, it's not like she needs a permission to visit him

forzalec16 girll it's tuesday, aren't you supposed to be IN singapore already??

charles_leclerc still can't believe you didn't take me

↳ marcilazzaro1 yeah, it's not like you have a car to drive this weekend or something 🤔

ferra_ria who is she?? why is everyone so obsessed with her still? i thought she and pierre broke up?

↳ screwderriaf1 we've been obsessed way before she was with pierre. she's actually on ferrari's media team and she's friends with a lot of drivers

↳ shithappens skylar (blondecedes on twitter) actually has a thread on it if you want to learn more, it's her pinned post

↳ ferra_ria thanks! i'll check it out for sure

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marcilazzaro1 posted on her story!

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marcilazzaro1 Singapore, you've been good - p1 and p4 for the team ;) Congratulations on your podium landonorris !

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charlie_sun did yuki take you to the restaurant?

↳ marcilazzaro1 yes! it was really lovely

yukitsunoda0511 we need to do this more often

↳marcilazzaro1 for sure! just name the time and place ;)

quickstappen yuki looks so cute!!

shithappens she's back in the paddock!! mother's back in the paddock

redmilton_ i like this new post aesthetic, very cinematic

↳ redclerc reputation era?? ↳ redmilton_ who knows, maybeeee

landonorris P2 babyy

lewishamilton It's good to see you back

↳ marcilazzaro1 feeling's mutual

barbiegirl i'd just like to know how could pierre fumble so badly, like dude, she's perdect basically

pierrespookie ugh, you're still here? i thought she quit.

nyoomf1 new lance content! hell yeah!

↳ strollingaway i didn't know they were friends??

↳ nyoomf1 same, looks like they started hanging out after her and pierre broke up 🤷 tbf i don't really care, i'm just happy we're getting the content

↳ strollingaway fair.

madi_races can't wait for the media content from this weekend, it's gonna be great i can feel it

↳ darth_nando it's gonna be elite, marci told me herself

carlando333 no carlos mention? 👀

↳ shithappens sorry, are you blind? he's literally in the pictures

↳ barbiegirl she's also not a carlos fan page, official ferrari account already congratulated him

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marcilazzaro1 posted a story!

"Quali-tea Time with Sarah Scott (Redbull's secret weapon with Marceline)"

madi's radio: pt.3 is finally here, sorry for the long wait, 4th is already in the works so hopefully it'll be a shorter wait ;) i actually planned to put more into this part but,,, 30 pics limit.

(also, valentines coming up, i was thinking of doing short sepcials if i have the time, if i do, which drivers would you like to see?)

taglist: @sunny44 @rockyhayzkid @biancathecool @unluckyyoshi @woozarts @janeholt3

click here to be added to the carved my name taglist!

DISCLAIMER: i do not know anything about this people, this is not real life, this is just something for fun, i do not know anythings about their life or personalities!

#f1 #lance stroll #f1 edit #f1 smau #pierre gasly #pierre gasly smau #red bull f1 #f1 instagram au #max verstappen #for fun #affair #esteban ocon #alpine f1 #pg10 #sv5 #sebastian vettel

[kunikuma]

OKOK LISTEN I'M LITERALLY OBSESSED WITH AN ASSASSIN SCARA AU THE BRAINROT IS KILLING MEE

okay like. imagine reader and scara are both assassins. both despise each other since they're always competitive about their job, like they both are the best in the department. and most of the time reader and scara get paired up together since they're the best (im so sorry for the repetitive words eng is not my first lang💔) aand they always find literally ANYTHING to argue about . like yk.

AAAND what i want to ask a fic abt is when reader gets really badly injured on a mission undercover and what scara will do if that happens. thanks!

til my hands are stained crimson // assassin!scaramouche

content | ... it's not... fluff. like, what's between fluff and smut? normal?? cw | swearing, blood, murder, injuries (reader), yandere vibes, suggestive at one point a/n | sorry this took so long! pls don't apologize for the repetitive words. i didn't even notice! i went down a little more serious, violent, and kinda... yan!scara route on this one. hope this doesn't make you ick! id say he’s more obsessive here bc he’s maaaad with anger, but im delulu enough to say it’s bc he loves you ❤️

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Scaramouche | The Balladeer Rank: Harbinger (06) Proficiencies: Close combat. Utilizes bladed weapons, but proficient with all weapons within weap. bay. Best suited for single-target assignments. Teamwork: Prefers solo work, but works well with Sherpa - Fatui Databank

Occasionally, the assassin with the midnight hair would find himself at your side, assigned to complete a more strenuous mission given by the Director. 

Disdain. Annoyance.

Typical emotions the man would feel when the Director hands him two manila envelopes, only to promptly inform him to hand the second one to you. When the shorter man would click his tongue, the Director would take that sign as the green light to leave the brooding male in his quarters to start preparations.

Did the Director not trust him to complete these missions without you?

Aggravating.

'Sherpa' was your codename. When he had snorted and asked about it when you first introduced yourself to him, you laughed and shrugged. He felt his heart stop when you continued, citing a ‘random codename generator’ from the internet.

That was when he internally ripped his hair out because splendid, another clown that’s just going to wind up dead in Dottore’s morgue’. 

It was so… edgy? Childish, too. Irritating to see it on a sheet of paper under his name. 

At this point in the game, the Balladeer knew to never get close to partners, especially if they were the occasional ones like you’d be. In this line of work, he kept interactions business-only. When you offered your real name, he waved you off and said he’d never use it.

So far, he's kept true to his word.

You were a senior assassin; the highest rank a recruit could earn before becoming an actual Harbinger in the organization. Only eleven individuals held the title of Harbinger, Scaramouche being one of them. Til' one of them dies, you were stuck right below him, where you should be; he’d gleefully muse about that in his quarters late at night. Granted, the eighth seat was open, but the Director had yet to advertise promotions for that highly sought-after spot.

One evening, Scaramouche saw you near the weapons bay, mulling over a stack of papers that housed your most recent assignment. Thanks to the cherry hue faintly reflecting off of your face, he could tell this was a critical job of utmost importance. So critical that a Harbinger like himself should be handling it, as documents with a red banner are usually restricted to Harbinger-level agents. He furrowed his brows and increased his pace as he approached you, his boots echoing in the corridor.

“Give.” 

He holds out his delicate, unstained hands in front of you, his fingers curling in and out to emphasize his demand. You snorted before moving the papers further away from his grasp, coyly pressing the papers against your lips. Before he could demand one more time, you tsk at him with a smirk.

With an annoyingly sweet voice, you sing, “Balladeer, if I show you my assignment, you’re just going to kill them before me,” you remind him with a twinge of irritation. “And I certainly need all the points I can get for my next promotion, don’t you think?”

You slid the packet back into the envelope and tucked it under your arm, staring at him with a shit-eating grin because you were right.

The last time you excitedly shared a higher-ranked target, Scaramouche found himself irate. Annoyed that you were given a mission yet he was stuck at his desk. The only time he got to go out recently was with you. So, he requested to see your contract under the guise of giving you advice. When you arrived at the location, you were infuriated to find the police had already cleaned up the crime scene and you were labeled as a suspect since you were at an investigation site. Arriving back at headquarters, you chewed him out for doing your job, accusing him of not trusting you to complete harder work. 

The Balladeer could only imagine that the Director needed someone skilled enough to stand a chance against a critical target, but did not want to risk losing yet another Harbinger, which is how the packet of information landed in your hands.

He scowls, folding his arms against his chest. The various buckles on his top dug into his skin as he stood there, staring down at you on the bench. By the crease in his brow and the way he chewed on his lower lip, you had an inkling that he wasn’t entirely feigning irritation to keep up masks.

Theoretically, he held a high enough rank to dig for your assignment in the data logs, but that was too much work. Plus, you’d be both livid and accuse him of being obsessed with you in a way that is entirely false.

Upon seeing his face, you chuckle and poke at his stomach as you rise, “Don’t worry too much. It’s a reconnaissance mission. I’m only supposed to spy on him,” you reassure him. Wryly, you murmur, “You’re always assuming you need to kill–“

“–you’re forgetting our job title–“

You laugh and start for the weapons rack. “If I didn’t know better Balladeer,” your voice becomes sickly sweet as you tap your chin with a facetious, inquisitive look. Said man’s neck erupts in goosebumps at the sight of you and the sound of your voice, “You sound worried for little ole me.”

When a grin blooms on your face, Scaramouche scoffs, pointing his nose to the ceiling. He clenches his teeth and breathes, “Me? Concerned about you? You think you’re worthy of taking up space in my mind?” The man sneers and turns away, beginning his trek to his quarters, “How bold yet foolish of you, Sherpa.”

As he strolled away, you hollered after him, “I’m leaving tonight! I should be back in three days, tops.” Scaramouche refrained from turning, only to give you a single wave before dropping his hand back down to his side to sway with his strides. He hums, “Don’t get yourself killed.”

You cooed about how Kunikuzushi was growing soft and he sucks at his teeth.

Irritating.

Unknown to quite literally anyone else within these walls, you were on his mind quite often. Two years ago was his first assignment with you and you seared a mark in his brain, marring his unclouded mind with the thoughts of you. They started small though. At the start of the first mission, he either kept silent or stared in response to your useless chatter.

However, the way you pressed your finger against your lips to shush him when he was explaining his plan on the windy rooftops, nudged his shoulder and immediately vaulted over the gaps between rooftops did something to him. He angrily lunged after you, only to see you plummet from the buildings to break your fall on the unsuspecting target as you sunk a blade into his neck. 

He was… intrigued, to say the least.

Regrettably, your audacity to shush a Harbinger, touch him, and bolt to secure a kill stuck with him. Most recently, your audacity only continued to rear its interestingly aggravating face when he was assigned an infiltration mission with you as the lead. In order to get close to the target, the two of you attended a highbrow party with you charming your way to the top floor.

Throughout the night, the Balladeer kept biting down on the pink muscle in his mouth every time your hands trailed across the backs of suited men or when you’d grasp a woman’s hand to press it against your lips. When he found himself digging his nails so hard into his palms he drew blood, he hastily wiped them on a handkerchief and told himself to fucking focus. 

For some, unexplainable reason, it took extra effort that evening to steady his breathing as he waited in the shadows of the room as he watched you climb onto the lap of the seated CEO. You gingerly placed your hands near the disgusting pig’s collarbones, leaving plenty of space for Scaramouche to gleefully drag his dagger across the exposed skin.

He wanted to lunge seconds earlier than his plan dictated when he watched a foul hand land on the meat of your thigh. As soon as you convinced the man to spill his secrets, you lifted the man’s chin with a finger, exposing the CEO’s neck to you and, unbeknownst to the idiot, Scaramouche. That was his cue and he was a tad bit too pleased in that evening’s kill. His only true regret from that night was the fact he could not see the look in the man’s eyes before he ripped his mortality from him.

Later, when he saw you fake gagged and wiped your hands on your clothes once the lithe assassin slit the CEO’s throat in his office, he felt the tension in his jaw dissipate; a small, relaxed smile tugged at his face. When the man slumped over on his seat, Scaramouche silently wiped his blade on the cloth in his pocket; he peered at you and muttered how you were so slow and didn’t need to seduce the fool for as long as you did.

‘Inefficient.’

He recalled himself critiquing you. In the corner of his eye, you stuck your tongue out at him and flicked him off as you tucked away your own blade. 

You were frustratingly good at your job; so he loved nitpicking your performances. He could not deny you had a high success rate, especially if the two of you were paired together. If the Director needed a job to go without a hitch, he would look towards the Harbinger and yourself. These missions would be successful, but they were not any less of a pain because of the bickering of strategies and your penchant for making the midnight-haired man seethe at the sight of you charming your victims.

Scaramouche would personally vouch for your promotion to bring something fresh to the Fatui as the new eighth, but he would vehemently demand the Director to keep the Balladeer-certified endorsement under wraps.

Back in his chambers, the Harbinger lays in his bed. Harbingers were provided quite nice lodgings, something you frequently bitched about when you’d peer into his bedroom. 

Thoughts about your bold personality and approach trailed into more… personal thoughts, especially when you were away doing solo work. 

No, nothing like that. He’d find himself wondering about.. you. 

Primarily your well-being, considering the line of work, but he’d stop himself before he thought too hard. To become attached in this line of field was a foolish decision. 

He closes his eyes.

He was no fool.

He was no fool, is what he repeated to himself as he stormed through the cold halls of headquarters, his stomach sinking with each stomp of his boots on the tiled floors. You had said three days tops, yet when no one heard a thing from you on the evening of the fourth day, Scaramouche nearly screamed at some recruits to survey your last known location.

Two additional days on top of your three. That’s how long it took for you to return to headquarters and how long it took for a recruit to hesitantly inform him. Scaramouche slammed his papers onto his wooden desk and shoved the poor recruit aside, heading to the med bay to access you for himself. Each step in the cool hallways did little to chill the rage boiling under the surface.

Oh, he was livid. But he wasn’t sure if he was pissed at you for fucking up and not coming back like you said, or pissed at himself for caring this much.

His footsteps grew quieter the closer he got to the tall doors of the med bay. The last time he was here, he was told to give you an update on a kill you did not successfully complete. He was the one who cleaned up after you and he was very delighted to rub it in your face and rub salt in your wounds.

That was over a year ago and you had not had a failed mission since.

Today was different. He did not feel that same glee.

How bad were you that you could not bring yourself home?

He stops at the looming metal doors of the infirmary. Inside, he could hear the sounds of beeps and quiet mutterings. Taking a deep breath, he shoves the doors open and steps inside. Scaramouche squints as he adjusts his eyes to the blindingly white lights, his eyes darting around to find you. In the back corner, he sees a familiar coworker examining your wounds. He bites his tongue and moves to join.

“Move!” He barks at the light-haired man with a mask, pushing him away from your side. A loud laugh erupts from him after a pause.

“Oh? Balladeer? What a pleasure it is to see you here.” Dottore smirks as he flicks his finger against a needle and syringe, a clear liquid squirting from the tip of the metal. The doctor hums as he injects the liquid into your IV. Another day in paradise for that freak.

Scaramouche’s eyes narrow at first, but his eyes focus in on your form as you stir awake. You had a bandage wrapped around your head with a thick gauze at the side of it, crimson seeping through the white cotton. Another one covered your eye, but he could see a bit of darkness around the uncovered one. Black eye? Your arms were in wraps and pressed to your stomach. Cuts and miscolored bruises littered your body though.

Each time his frantic eyes found a new wound, no matter how small, the fear from earlier evaporates into nothing. Ire takes its place, brewing and boiling stronger with each passing second. His hands flex open and closed as he just stands at the side of your bed- 

Before Scaramouche could jab back at the psycho of a doctor to demand details, you groan, and he flinches.

“Balladeer?” You exhale sharply, your voice hoarse from exertion. You wince at the pain as you turn your head to face him. The shorter male gives you a scornful look as he steps closer to your side.

“You’re an idiot. How did you manage to fuck up this badly? Don’t tell me a Mitachurl bested you,” he breathes, staring at the way your chest struggles to effortlessly laugh at his insult. The fact you only weakly smile at him only made his stomach plummet to the floor. 

The Dottore inches away from him and hallowly laughs as he leans against the other bed; “The Sherpa simply isn’t up to combat standards to win against the Traveler. But we knew this, didn’t we?” The tall man in the room folds his arms as he ignores the tense air in the room, “Disappointing. The target also managed to get away after decommissioning one of our best recruits. Subpar results, wouldn’t you agree, Balladeer?”

Traveler.

Traveler.

The Balladeer’s stomach nearly drops to the fucking floor when he hears the notorious codename echo in his skull.

The growing smirk on the doctor’s face tore Scaramouche’s attention away from your bloody visage as he glowers. The sharp teeth Dottore bared at him made him hesitate before steeling himself, “Leave,” he seethed, blocking your body from the doctor’s gaze as he stepped closer to your body, gingerly grabbing your arm to examine your wounds.

A quirked brow is the only physical response the assassin earns.

After a few painful seconds of rhythmic beeping from the monitors and unnerving stillness, Dottore clasps his hands together and hums again, turning to depart from the bay. Neither can see his eyes through his mask, but both of you can feel his eyes drilling into Scaramouche’s hardened gaze.

Under the doctor’s breath and away from the two in the room, he sings. 

“How uncharacteristic of you.”

The two of you were left in the company of the monitors and too-bright lights of the room. For once, the two of you were silent as he examined your body. You watched him with tired eyes as he carefully unraveled the bandages from your head, giving him a murmur of gratitude when he cleaned your head and provided fresh bandages. The man gives every part of your body a once over, ensuring you are clean from any grime or blood. For the first time since you’ve joined the Fatui, you had never seen Scaramouche so… eerily gentle. But you despised the way he was treating you like fragile glass, as if he believed if he even breathed too suddenly, you’d shatter in his hands. 

His touch and care were so gentle. You hated it and missed the way he’d roughly bump into your shoulder during missions with an unapologetic smirk, and the way he’d literally bump into you after your kills to ask about the blood staining your clothes.

Under any other circumstance, you’d swat his arm with embarrassment and fold under the rare opportunity to witness this.

However, each injury he discovered that you sustained only made the heat in his body rise and any level of dry humor he normally held crumble into nothing. His mind flooded with thoughts of his polished blade digging and twisting into the blonde’s chest, to inflict the same pain, except tenfold. Oh, how he'd literally kill to see the look on the Traveler's face.

When his eyes drift back to your exhausted eyes and soft smile, he finally speaks to you as he wills himself to grasp your hand. Before you could find it within yourself to make a little jab and a flirty comment about his touch and finally making the first move, you noticed how his hand seemed to quiver as he grasped it. When you peered up at him, your voice died in your throat as he clumsily thumbed the back of your hand. Hoping to see relief and softness in his eyes, you scrutinized his expression.

…only to be greeted with a wide-eyed, blank stare.

He wasn’t looking at you; it was like he was looking through you.

The corners of his mouth seemed to twitch; one second frowning, the next second it tugs upwards.

Traveler. Traveler. Traveler.

“The Traveler did this?”

He refocuses his piercing stare as he seethes, his grip on your hand tightens when you narrow your revealed eye to him. Oh, he heard Dottore loud and clear and the name howls in his mind like the winds.

But to hear the name uttered from your lips?

Oh, that would’ve muddied in his brain, swirling your answer to become a saccharine, bloodied order to finish the job you couldn't. It would be the best assignment he'd ever have the pleasure of completing if you ordered him.

Your gentle expression dropped and you sighed in exasperation, “Who do you think?” You bit, your usual attitude shining through. “You think some random shithead would get me this good? Dottore even said the name.” 

The Balladeer sneers at your lack of tact in the situation. He clicks his tongue and steps closer to your bedside, “Tell me everything,” he demands, his eyes narrowing at the way you roll your uncovered eye half-heartedly. 

“Oh, so you do care?”

At a sharp squeeze of your hand, you yelp and spill the details. With every mention of how your mission seemed to crumble worse and worse, he glowers as it feels like he can hear his heartbeat in his ears. Each time you talk about how your target slammed the hilt of his sword against your skull to disorient and maim you, his scowl deepens.

You were a slippery agent, but when tasked to engage in close-range, marathon-duration combat situations, you were set up for failure. Especially considering the Traveler’s skills. Scaramouche didn’t understand why you didn’t just run; he loved to teasingly call you stupid, but you weren’t that stupid. There must have been a reason for you to stand your ground and take the Traveler on yourself.

When you gingerly gesture at the bloodied wrapping around your abdomen when the Traveler slashed at your core in hopes of enacting the final, killing blow, the Balladeer takes a step back, his spine tingling with the rage clawing at his back. Your hand slipped from his. It felt like his rage’s claws were hot and burned against his skin.

“–and yeah that’s how I got found at the tree,” you finish with a sigh, giving him a weak thumbs up.

However, your smile did little to quell the devil cooing on his shoulder. If anything, your sheepish sign of reassurance snapped something within him.

The deep part of him was a dark room in his mind. When nearing the final blow, it was like he was strolling closer to that dark room’s door in his psyche. When someone's life dripped onto his hands and trickled down his arms, it was almost as if he’d peek into the pitch-black space, smile, and revel in the moment, only to turn around and shut the door for another day.

At this moment, it felt like he had bolted into the room and he had locked himself in. 

This time around, he didn’t feel like leaving the darkness quite yet.

With his fists firmly planted at his sides, he digs his nails into his palms and pierces his skin, letting himself sink into the cold embrace of the demon urging him to—

“I’ll kill him,” he breathes out, his eyes landing on yours. Yours widened in response before a quirked brow met his eyes.

Typically, the Balladeer’s eyes were a pretty shade of amethyst that sparkled when the sun shone. Right now, they seemed almost soulless, akin to the eleventh’s. Wide eyes with a heavy hand of bloodlust and rage flickered within them. A solidified smile seemed to tug at the corners of his lips when your confused stare greeted him. The twitched, alternating frowns and smiles from earlier seemed to be gone; the Balladeer decided on which emotion to embrace.

“I’m alive, Kunikuzushi,” you use his real name, hoping to bring out the crystalline lavender back into his irises, “the Director will decide when it’s time to-”

Suddenly, he snatches your hand into his again, the death grip making you release an embarrassing whine of pain before you cussed him out, “You-! Kunikuzushi-!”

His eyes darted, looking at every reminder of your pain on your body as he seethed again, that crazed twinkle in his eye shutting you up real good. He lets out a shaky inhale with a stuttered laugh, placing his hand above the frame of your bed to lean over you. The assassin plays with your fingers with his own, inching closer to your face. When your breath hitches at his proximity, he chuckles unsteadily, “Don't worry, y/n.”

His trembling breathing sounded a little too loud in your ear as the air feathers past your lobe. He drops your digits and your hand lamely hits the mattress at your side. You jerk when he whispers breathlessly against your ear, the low timbre of his tone sending shivers up and down your body.

“I’ll fucking kill him myself.”

He quickly stands back and turns with a flourish, but he turns his head to stare at you. The Balladeer’s gaze seemed to completely lose its luster and your mouth clamped at seeing him. It was like you lost Kunikuzushi to the Balladeer. He starts to quietly giggle before it erupts into a full-blown, deranged laugh, “I’ll gut him! I’ll find him and slit his throat; I won’t stop til my hands are stained crimson with his blood,” Scaramouche gasps and rambles, staring down at you with cold eyes you’ve never seen before, even after his most rewarding slaughter.

You remained silent. 

At your silence, he storms out of the room, his shoes loudly echoing in sync with your monitor’s beeping, leaving you alone in the cold bay. 

It was… weirdly comforting to know you had someone like the Balladeer on your side. While his most recent display was admittedly a little offputting, it was.. sweet in a fucked up, Scaramouche kind of way. Your head throbbed at the thought of piecing together what just happened.

For now, you rest.

Later, the Director found himself at his desk, eyeing the pile of yellowed envelopes. Your return sparked a lot of activity and chatter within the headquarters, specifically about how a senior assassin was bested so one-sidedly by the notorious Traveler. Interestingly enough, the warm yellow envelope was supposed to be returned to his desk for reassignment. 

It was declared missing earlier that evening.

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