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to-a-merrier-world · 3 months

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One Piece x Daemon AU

Straw Hat Pirates' Daemons

Luffy - Peregrine Falcon (separated by DF): Settling abnormally young—at only 7 years old when Shanks gave him his hat—Luffy’s daemon is associated with freedom, intuition, and bravery. The fastest bird in the world, these falcons are also associated with a number of gods, including the sun god Ra and the sky god Horus, and are sometimes considered king of the birds. Luffy’s daemon shape was heavily influenced by his Devil Fruit and the strength of his personal goals/dreams, since his own personality is already very open, honest, and straightforward (thus, he already bares his soul to the world, even without a daemon). The small size of his daemon also often leads others to underestimate him.

Zoro - Wolf-Dog: Is anyone surprised? Zoro’s daemon reveals his nature as a mix of wild animal and loyal pet. While dog daemons are associated with servitude, wolf daemons are neither docile nor friendly (to most strangers, at least). I found this mix of loyalty, wildness, ferocity, and an orientation towards pack/protection to be a good fit for Zoro. (Especially cause everyone calls him Luffy’s loyal attack dog anyway😛). (During the time skip, Zoro separated with his daemon under Mihawk’s instruction.)

Nami - Red Fox: Foxes have it all—associated with tricksters and hoarders, cuteness and sexiness, aggression and playfulness, Nami’s daemon works well with here, both when they’re trying to survive under Arlong and as Luffy’s navigator. While sometimes associated with thieves, foxes are also known as spirits who help those in need (and punish those who are arrogant). The fox is also sometimes depicted as a guide between worlds, perfect for a navigator.

Usopp - Great Horned Owl: Usopp is the only crew member whose daemon isn’t settled before joining. His daemon settles after Ennie’s Lobby, but prior to that, she often took the form of a cape hare. Associated with wisdom, intuition, self-actualization, and victory in battle, I chose an owl for Usopp in part b/c I wanted to relate and contrast him with Luffy (both birds of prey). I also chose an owl b/c of they’re “silent killers”—appropriate for a sniper! (During the time skip, Usopp would train to separate with his daemon, but ultimately only stretched their bond, unable to fully separate.)

Sanji - Slender Mongoose: This daemon is associated with boldness, rebellion, and resourcefulness, and they’re known for taking on predators that are much bigger and badder than them (look up the mongoose vs lion confrontation!). Mongoose are also considered a protector of gods, and can be very cooperative and family-oriented. I chose a mongoose in-part because of their unassuming, rodent-like appearance (and also for the mental image of Sanji cooking with his cute mongoose daemon hanging around his neck).

Chopper - Anna's Hummingbird (separated by DF): One of the only hummingbird species that sticks around during winter, this daemon is associated with luck, healing, life, and tenacity. Chopper’s daemon appeared after he ate his Devil Fruit (and gained a human soul), and settled after Hiriluk’s death. In part, I chose this hummingbird for its pink head and b/c it’d be really cute perched on Chopper’s antler.

Robin - Spotted Hyena (separated by DF): While they’re associated with evil, impurity, and stupidity, the hyena is actually an intelligent, nurturing, and courageous animal. Settling young, only a short year after her escape from Ohara, Robin’s daemon is a reflection of both who she is and who people believe her to be. Her daemon’s form was also taken for protection—for much of her life, Robin needed a daemon who could fight back when their backs were to a wall. Luckily, once she joins the Straw Hats, she and her daemon finally find the family group they’ve been looking for, where their kindness can flourish.

Franky - Painted Dog: Franky is by no means the type to have a domesticated dog daemon, but as someone who is family-oriented, friendly, and playful (and tough as hell), a wild painted dog is a good fit. After being hit by the sea train, Franky’s daemon ended up heavily scarred, giving her a fierce look.

Brook - White Satin Moth (separated by DF): With delicate, all-white wings, these moths are often seen as symbols of loved ones visiting from the afterlife. Prior to their death, though, Brook’s daemon was a mourning dove, chosen both for the symbolism of death/mourning and because they have my favorite bird call. Imagine the duets when they were alive…

Bonus (under Read more): Ace, Sabo, Shanks, & Law! Plus, some world-building thoughts:

Ace - Lion (separated by DF): While a large, threatening predator, lions are also one of the few big cats that typically live in family groups. Ace’s daemon took this form both as a form of defense, as well as misdirection—they deeply crave family, connection, and acceptance, but can be held back by their own anger and distrust. Lions are associated with royalty, but are not associated with pirates the way bird daemons are.

Sabo - Caracal: Associated with being protectors of gods, I mostly chose a caracal for their unique jumping (reminded me of Sabo’s fighting style) and the cute ears. Both he and Ace have individualistic/loner personalities that lend them towards cat daemons, but unlike Ace, Sabo is less concerned with a family connection. Caracals are associated with both hunting and protection. (Also, I can definitely see Sabo’s daemon playing with Luffy’s by jumping to catch them^^)

Shanks - Raven (separated): One of the smartest birds around, ravens are often known as harbingers of death and doom. They are also known to communicate with other ravens about who friends and foes are, and will be friendly or hostile accordingly. Shanks and his daemon separated the traditional way, by purposeful stretching of the bond until it broke.

Law - Black-footed Cat (separated by DF): I know, I know, everyone gives him a snow leopard, which I respect, but!! This cat is the deadliest wild cat in the world with the highest kill count. Deceptively small and cute, they are known for their tenacity, bravery, and ferocity. For Law, I wanted to highlight his upbringing as the child of 2 doctors & his connection to Cora—he had a normal childhood, before everything fell apart, but his experiences surviving in Flevance and with Cora led him to a smaller, quieter daemon that wouldn’t draw attention. Also, while fierce and dangerous, Law can still be quite cute, imo🥰. And with such a small/non-threatening looking daemon, Law would tend towards hiding them, making himself appear more threatening (as people are naturally off-put by a lack of daemon).

World-building:

When a person eats a Devil Fruit, the power also applies to their daemon. (Ex: When Bon Clay mimics someone's face, his daemon can also mimic their daemon.)

When a person eats a Devil Fruit, they and their daemon are separated. Unlike the traditional and artificial methods of stretching and separating from one’s daemon, Devil Fruit separation is largely painless.

Daemons can use haki, but it is very difficult, requiring training.

It's highly stigmatized in most of the world for daemons of strangers to touch, including in fights. Pirates' daemons, however, are often seen fighting each other. However, even among pirates, it's taboo to touch another's daemon without permission.

Bird daemons are stigmatized due to their association with piracy during the pirate era (Gol Roger's daemon was a golden eagle). (Each of the Straw Hats who have/had bird daemons do so because their dreams involve being a pirate specifically.)

All races in OP have externalized souls (ex: Minks have visible auras that can interact with each other. Fishmen/merpeople have sentient water—think Moana—that follows them or is kept in special jewelry.)

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hellcifrogs · 1 year

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Okay. alright, I needed a separate post to go in detail, because now I'm pumped! BTW I only quickly looked up the bijuus’ references to have some guidance, so they might not be all exact, I also went a bit by their appearaces alone.

Unfortunately I can’t fit the number of tails, but this is a great excuse for me to ramble about these lovely myths to anyone interested.

Ichibi Shukaku, the shapeshifting tanuki - I might be probably forgeting some, but I decided to go with an animal I like. It kinda matches how bloodthirsty Shukaku was in the begining, but it’s a bird instead. Matinta Pereira is a little owl (sometimes mistaken or also described as a potoo) that brings the news of death. Sometimes it takes the shape of a witch, other times is an old man seeking petty regenge. Another nice detail: since both tanukis and kitsunes are somewhat tricksters, the Matinta is actually sometimes related to the creature I chose for Kyuubi too.

Nibi Matatabi, the cat ghost - The obvious here would be to go with the Alma-de-gato (Cat soul) which is literally a shadow or spectral cat that appears to haunt children who misbehave, silently staring into their souls with (literal) burning eyes. Totally fits and I’d be happy with it. BUT if we take what looks the most like the beast in the series and just overall vibe, I’d have to go with Boitatá. Nothing to do with cats, just a giant fire snake with its body covered in eyes. This myth is actually closely related to the will-o'-wisp so many times the fire is made blue

Anon says “Boitatá would make a fucking awesome bijuu let’s be honest” and that is true! Boitatá IS one of my favorite myths for a reason! Not only it looks badass the legend says the snake protects fields and forests from anyone trying to set illegal fires by blinding them, or driving them into madness or just straight up killing them.

Sanbi Isobu, the sea demon - Here I picked the Ipupiará who’s basically another sea demon, though more humanoid, kind of resembling a mermaid, but more of a walrus shaped one. There are multiple stories and creatures similar to this one, but I like the older and more murderous version for this. Option TWO is another one of my favorites (another giant snake, of course it’s another snake): Boiúna, the black snake. A huge, river long, pitch black snake with flame red eyes, that just scares anyone living by the rivers by sinking ships or straight up swallowing them. Neither of these has any moral or motivation, they’re just beasts.

Yonbi Son Goku, the monkey king - For this one I went with the idea of an “Imposing monkey-like creature” and got: Mapinguari, this huge, smelly, man devouring monster. These monsters, mostly known in the amazon region, easily stand at over 2 meters tall, sometimes depicted with a single eye in the forehead and with a huge mouth full of razor sharp teeth stretching all the way to the bellybutton. They attract the prey by screaming like desperate humans and deceiving people to go help. To have this one as a source of power is nice, but wouldn’t be nearly as respectable as the original.

Gobi Kokuou, Hanging horse head and ghost whale - Okay so a horse. that’s easy: Mula sem cabeça, literally a Headless horse, with fire coming out of its neck. This one is widely known in the country so it has many MANY variations, but the shape is what matters here, so ‘only head horse’ for ‘no head horse’. Not sure how to fit the whale ghost part :(

Rokubi Saiken, the shellfish ogre - Alamoa! I’ve been told not many people know about this one?? But searching for this shellfish ogre, the wiki description fits quite perfectly with the Alamoa. She is a storm (thunder? lightning?) ghost, who appears on stormy nights dancing naked in the beaches of Fernando de Noronha. She is very pale and with near white blonde hair and attracts fishermen with her beauty and treasures, only to trap them and turn into an skeleton before killing them.

Nanabi Choumei, a rhinoceros beetle - This one was surprisingly hard, but let’s go with a simple one: Minhocão (literally big worm). Huge worm like creature living in rivers or underground that also goes around sinking ships. I would also take the ‘lucky seven’ joke and turn it around by using Caapora (out of the numerous names, this is the one I’m most familiar with), who is said to bring bad luck! Caapora can be an angry little girl, a creature with red skin and hair or even a cyclops, they ride a boar (queixada) and cause depression and bad luck to whoever meets them.

Hachibi Gyuki, the cow demon - Immediate choice: Boi Bumbá (with many name variations). It’s an annual performance/celebration telling the story of death and ressucitation of an ox. There’s a lot of dance and colorful outfits involved so it makes for a nice visual for a magical beast. BUT I also remembered a more regional one called Boi Vaquim: a winged bull with golden horns and diamonds for eyes that spits fire. How badass is that?

Fun fact: ‘boi’ is the actual portuguese word for bull/ox, but in native tupí language ‘boi’ stands for snake so we have the snakes boitatá and boiúna.

Kyuubi Kurama, the kitsune - Absolutely NOTHING to do with foxes, but I’m going to pick Saci! Simply for the trickster nature. Sacis are probably the most famous supernatural creature in brazilian mythology. They vary in shape (can be human or have goat horns and beard or bird foot), size (from tiny little fairies living in flowers to 2m tall with scales and claws), power (can create small tornadoes, grant wishes, spoil food), nature (they go from harmless and inconvenient pranks to kidnapping children and beating up animals to death), but the base look is of a pitch black humanoid creature - most times a black boy - with a single leg and red pointy hat. Option two for visuals: Maned wolf.

#not art #Brazilian folklore #I hope it's entertaining or enlighteing #in english because i need the world to know abt these gems #maybe one day ill get around to drawing something based on this

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eggs-can-draw · 1 year

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Hi hi hi welcome to my in depth analysis of Naegamigiri cuddles this is your life now sit down

Aight we’re peeling this cuddle pile like an onion

Togami - after the disaster that was trial 5 of dr1, Togami really likes being the big spoon. You’ll never get him to admit it but he gets nightmares about trial 5 or trial 6 not ending as well as they did (and trial 5 was already a shit show let’s be honest) from Junko killing Naegi and trapping them all in Hopes Peak forever, to Kirigiri and Naegi both being executed in trial 5, to Naegi’s execution going successfully and Kirigiri disappearing shortly after and never returning. He cares a lot about his partners and would never forgive himself if something happened to them. That being said, he finds a lot of comfort in being able to hold them both, he wants to protect them from the world. Waking up from a nightmare in the middle of the night and finding them both sound asleep in his arms helps soothe his anxieties and calm his fears.

Naegi - Middle seat of the short king. Naegi is a sucker for physical affection so being in the middle is an absolute win for him. A lot of the time it can end with both Togami and Kirigiri on top of him, which can be a bit of a problem, but he doesn’t mind. You know that feeling you get where you suddenly feel like you’re falling when you’re actually just sleeping? Naegi gets that a lot but worse. His execution was pretty traumatic and the feeling of falling still really gets to him. He wakes up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat a ton because oh god he was falling again. The lack of movement and sense of security from being sandwiched between his partners helps him feel comfy and safe, and he sometimes wakes up to find another little guy curled up on top of or next to him, which always makes it feel even sweeter.

Kirigiri - little spoon for the lovely lady. To kinda simplify it, she moves around a TON in her sleep, so she likes having the space to move around. She either ends up holding Naegi while he holds her or she ends up splayed across Naegi and Togami. Just like the others, she also gets a ton of nightmares regarding the killing game. From being executed instead of Naegi and not having his life saving luck, to not being quick enough to save Naegi and finding him dead at the bottom of the trash chute. When she has a bad night, she prefers to get up and walk around, get her blood moving so she feels less vulnerable. Naegi will sometimes wake up when she does and join her. She’s run into Shuichi a couple of times as well, which has led to a couple late night 7-Eleven runs when neither can sleep.

#eggs can speak #naegamigiri #byakuya togami #makoto naegi #kyoko kirigiri #shuichi was mentioned a couple times #danganronpa #togiri #naegiri #naegami #cuddles….#you better believe they had the SOFTEST SWEETEST COMFIEST cuddle after Kirigiri got Naegi outta the trash #it’s like ‘’yeah I get we need to put an end to the killing game but I need a minute or sixty’’#and “Jesus fuck I thought you both were dead’’#Togami low key mother hens Kirigiri and Naegi #he can’t help it #he HIGHKEY mother hens shuichi tho

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nerdishpursuits · 2 years

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Rings of Power ep. 4 thoughts

What I enjoyed: - this show continues to be a visual bonanza and I’m continuously charmed by how beautiful it all looks

- Númenor feels lived in and it just looks and feels spectacular (the foreshadowing of its downfall? let’s just say special effects on this show don’t stand out as special effects and it’s an utter treat) - Tar-Míriel and Galadriel: I LOVE the dynamic between these two; once they get their heart to heart and find common ground in shared experiences and beliefs? They’re a joy to watch and I need more of them. It’s probably too much hoping for more in depth development, but I’d love to see them become friends and have a deeper understanding of one another. I think this show needs a solid, heartwarming female friendship (it would make what’s coming all the more poignant and heartbreaking) ; on a different note, and given more to work with, I’d totally ship these two - lore or no lore. Come on RoP, give me some sapphic subtext to work with

- there’s a few scenes in this episode where Galadriel looks DAMN FINE and I’m all for that pretty aesthetic

- Galadriel face to face with the old King’s mortality? homeelf reassessing some of the points in her power-elf presentation; Galadriel’s both disappointed and sorrowful to witness the frailty of human life and I think Clark’s acting was top notch here; actually, Galadriel’s every interaction with Míriel was honest and raw and, like I said, I’d love more of them sharing the spotlight: ‘perhaps neither of us need to bear that burden alone any longer’ (please and thank you)

- I love Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Míriel: she’s both strong and vulnerable and has to walk a tightrope as a Queen Regent who is torn between doing what she knows, and feels, is right and what her people have been led to believe: it’s portrayed to perfection. Also, mostly, this show delivers good pieces of dialog ‘faith may bind one heart, Galadriel, but it is too fine a thread from which to hang a kingdom’ - Disa: at this point, my love for her knows no bounds; she’s fiercely loyal and protective of Durin, ther family and kingdom, while also open-minded and welcoming Elrond with open arms. Also witty and sassy to boot. And DAMN: CAN THE WOMAN SING. ‘A Plea to the Rocks’ is one of my favorite pieces in the soundtrack. It’s somehow manages to sound both ominous and exalting. Somber but moving. Goosebumps all around.

- Durin and Elrond’s friendship continues to be a highlight. However, while Durin is honest to a fault, I do sense Elrond is not entirely forthcoming, oath or not (or maybe I’m just seeing things - during the entire Mithril scene in the mines I felt like good ol’ Elrond was a bit too taken by the new ‘mineral’ while trying to pretend otherwise)

- Disa and Durin are perfect for each other and I’ll cry if any ill should befall them (will purposefully not think about the Bane of Durin because I like my happy, bantering, sassy dwarves)

- Durin’s heart to heart with his Da: got all emotional, not gonna lie - Adar is ... intriguing. A fallen elf, it would seem. Has been tortured too, one might guess, but not to the point of becoming an orc. Either way he cares about his underlings and they care about him. Never guessed I’d say this but this show is maybe trying to humanize the orcs a little (hopefully more) and that’s most welcome in my book. I’d want to know more about them

- Arondir having been set free instead of escaping? I kinda like it. Too often orcs are portrayed as rather mindless, stupid beasts. Their strength in numbers, not brains. But here they’re not just crookedly, stomp-limping their way around and it’s not that easy to escape their clutches. Not too shabby, show, not too shabby - speaking of Arondir: that chase across the woods was a lovely cinematic piece; the music too, though it felt a tad off for that scene, since it wasn’t tragic (the music seemed the perfect score for a scene that ought to deliver emotional punches and this one, well ... wasn’t)

The parts where I went all ... nitpicky:

- what elven Army can Galadriel summon, I wonder: the show has not once shown any other elves in her corner, pledging themselves to her cause; even Elrond has urged her to abandon her hunting of Sauron and Gil-Galad is mightly Gil-Glad to have sent her to Valinor. It makes her impassioned speech to Míriel fall rather flat because, at this point, Galadriel stands alone as ‘herald’ of her people. Or who knows, her supporters might be lying in wait of her command. However, so far, we’ve not seen one pointy ear twitch in her favor

- the one aspect that bugs me the most: I really want to see Elves be/move/act like Elves. Like these ethereal, ancient beings who still look so fucking young that humans are deceived/miffed by their appearance. I want them to stand out. I want humans to be equally in awe and afraid of that which they consciously cannot fully grasp. In Ep. 3 Galadriel was running through Númenor almost undetected. It should not have been possible because her bearing cannot be concealed. Not truly. Dunno, does walk-gliding and speaking in riddles only come to elves once they’re older than God, as some form of ‘I’ve reached perfection’ status? This Galadriel doesn’t move like an elf and it throws me off at times. I want a bit more timelessness to her. And wisdom. I guess they want to build up to that, or so I hope. Because at this point Elrond moves more elegantly than Galadriel and I’m all O.o

- Halbrand might have been interesting at first but his scenes with Galadriel are CRINGE: here’s this cocky man who compared to Galadriel is but a speck of dust in the halls of time, and he’s openly lecturing her on courtly etiquette and diplomacy. And worst, she’s reassessing her attitude based on his words. Quite frankly? It’s infuriating. I don’t mind Galadriel wielding her swords and being a little impulsive. But I will take issue with portraying her like a tantrum-throwing teenager who acts first, thinks last. So she’s no dealt with a human Queen/Leader before? She’s a member of the High Elven Courts and old enough to have seen the proverbial dawn of time. What is an ephemeral Human Kingdom compared to that? This whole man-tells-woman-she-needs-to-act-this-way-and-that and to keep herself in check is so ... BLEH. Not to mention it should be Galadriel who mentors Halbrand, not the other way around. As if she’s some young filly in need of taming (great comparison, right there, alongside ‘see what happens when you stop and think’). I really hope this is the last we’ve seen of this kind of interaction between these two. It’s painful to watch. Unless? Halbrand really is Sauron. Then his entire demeanor makes sense.

- Disa’s Plea to the Rocks: why did they start playing that theme while still showing Arondir and Bronwyn? Personally, it felt off. It’s not their theme and there’s no connection to the dwarves there. Or I’m just extra attuned to the music and it was jarring. It should have been used for Disa’s scene alone - the Elven tower and it’s shoddy-looking wooden structures. You telling me that Elves manned that tower for hundreds of years or more (timeline escapes me) and the curtain wall’s wooden planks looked like a ramshackle, human-made construction? The Elven wards had only just left

- Númenoreans ‘fearing’ that if the old ways and alliances are restored the Elves will claim ownership of their Island and take their jobs: ‘they don’t sleep, they don’t tire, they don’t age’. Indeed, they’re all automatons made in Valinor.Inc and they cannot wait to take your jobs away from you. They’ll work for little to no pay, speak elvish and wait with bated breath to be granted citizenship. Cause they’ve nothing better to do. Why don’t you petition to build a wall so Elven immigrants are stopped at the border of your Iland of plenty. I get they need to explain why many Númenoreans have turned from the old ways but ... this was ridiculous. How about sticking with the Edain not being allowed to sail into the Unying Lands and them growing resentful of the Elves’ ‘immortality’, turning to greed and thirst for power instead.

- at this point I don’t really care about Isildur and sure hope they don’t give his sister a needless, stupid romance with ‘Al-Pharao’s son. I guess they want us to be invested in the fate of the Númenoreans as a collective bunch. There’s still 4 episodes to go this season. Let’s see how it all fares by the time episode 8 rolls in.

Oh well. That being said. I did enjoy this episode lots. Way more than the previous one, which lost a little momentum imho. Looking forward to what’s coming next. Surprisingly I don’t find the pacing of the show too slow. Or too fast. It’s quite what I need on a Friday afternoon, criticism and all. But I’m mostly here for the ride and curious what’s in store next.

#rings of power #rop #trop #lotr: the rings of power #text post #ramblings #about this blogger trash

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winterpower98 · 2 years

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Hi! I'm back to offer for to the Double Training au :D

I kinda have the start of a timeline figured out.

The twins would meet Mei (and MK though briefly) during "Duplicatnation", both glamoured to look human cause they were actually just having a nice day out and just happened to also be trapped in Porty!Clone's insanity. They probably found Mei hiding in a corner somewhere and decided to stick by her since she seemed to have stronger magic then everyone else here.

They clicked pretty well after that, but while avoiding Porty!Clone and trying to find a way out, Mei's clear exhaustion is clearly settling in fast so Jin might've used the calabash on the clone while Mei wasn't watching.

Mei: *squinting* Where did MK go?

Jin: *Sweating profusely* uuuh Who's MK?

Yin: He went home?

MK: *Just arriving* MEI I AM SO SORRY- …uh where's the clone?

Jin and Yin maybe good actors but for some reason they are horrible liars. Mei was too out of it to actually prove they did anything though. She did however realized she never asked for their names, and the twins not knowing how humans name their children just said pineapple, like both at the same time.

MK: Thanks for helping my friend out, I'm MK! What are your names? :D

Yin & Jin panicking due to not having thought about it: ……PINEAPPLE

Mei: Pine…

MK:…apple?

Yin nodding like that made perfect sense: yup yup Pine and Apple that's us

Mei:……okay, so who's Pine and who's Apple?

Jin: HAHA You know what? it's getting late! We wouldn't want to worry our dad. *grabs Yin and books it*

Mei and MK still aren't sure who is who and to be honest neither does the twins who 100% haven't interacted with anyone their age aside from Red and it shows

The calabash gets confiscated for a few days by Macaque cause "My 1 rule for letting you two have a day out alone was to lay low, being with in 5 meters of the monkey king's successor is not laying low! What if he found out you two were demons? What if he saw my claim on you two? WHAT IF HE TOLD THE MONKEY KING??? Getting mixed up in their mistakes was one thing, meeting them is a whole other, speaking of which sit your butts down you're not leaving this room until I've checked you over."

Mac might be a bit paranoid but to be fair he just wants to live a quiet life (as quiet as it can get with the twins haha) but the whole resurgence of demon activity, spottings of Monkey King and the shenanigans of the new successor is greatly messing with those plans.

Added features of the calabash, there's a button hidden among the engravings on the calabash. When held down it basically activates the call and response thing from the original calabash where you get sucked in if you respond to your name being called. It's a button to make it toggle-able.

It was originally a prank on Mac (cause what was he gonna do? Not respond to his children??) to annoy him but the feature just never got removed, how fun :)

-💙

(Drawing was sent with another ask)

I like that the implication is that the twins saw Mei, thought she was cool, and decided to stick by her side

But why do I love the Pine and Apple names so much!? It’s such a silly thing but it fits them so well! Yin and Yue Shi doing the spiderman pointing meme because of the nickname Apple

Macaque has gone into protective mama hen mode. He does have a good reason tho, MK fight every demon that he encounters, and Macaque and Wukong didn’t leave on the best of terms.

That feature sure does sound fun... and dangerous

#lego monkie kid #lego monkie kid au #monkie kid #monkie kid au #Double Training AU #winter answer #winterpower98

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jerzwriter · 1 year

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What moment did your MC and LI realize they wanted the other? What about love the other? (Any pairings)

Hey Nonny! Thank you for the ask!

Answers for Ethan & Kaycee, Tobias & Casey, and Eli & Zoe are all below.

Ethan/Kaycee:

I think their physical attraction started very soon - probably that night at Donahue's, but neither truly acknowledged it. It was more of a glance, take it in, turn away s/he's your boss/intern. And I think they both wanted to forget it.

I think they both are the type of people who could put the breaks on a physical attraction, if that's all there was to it. But Ethan was enamored with her mind (he is a sapiosexual, I'll die on that hill). And she was already in awe of him.

As they worked together more, they started forming a bond that I believe was solidified the night Dolores died. With the other factors in place, it became very difficult for either of them to ignore that there was really something there.

But love? *sigh* that's a tough one. I think Kaycee realized it first. Probably around the time of the trial, certainly while he was in the Amazon. Ethan realized it in the Amazon too, but that man is the king of suppress and deny. When he got back from the Amazon, he took one look at her and the writing was on the wall, but he was not going to admit it... but he knew it. It took the attack for him to finally say, "Fuck it, I'm being honest about this."

Tobias/Casey:

They both knew they were very physically attracted to each other from their first meeting at the deli. They both walked away with the serious hots for each other. But it wasn't more than that... yet.

The following week Tobias "accidentally" bumped into her again, and they had their impromptu first date. After that, they were both infatuated... there was something there, and they both could feel it... they knew it was going to be more than they anticipated, but they weren't sure what yet. (He was borderline terrified but going for it, she had heart eyes.)

The more they got to know of each other, the more they knew they were falling, bad... but when Tobias screwed things up, Casey believed it was over (even though she couldn't stop thinking of him, much to her chagrin.) During that time, Tobias started to understand he felt a whole lot more than lust or like for her. And the night of the attack, he had no doubt in his mind, he loved her. But love was such a new and rare concept to him... he had to come to understand what it meant.

He figured that out the next day when they spoke, and she thanked him and forgave him but made it clear they could only be friends. At that moment, he realized he loved her because all he wanted to was to be there for her, to help her heal, and to protect her. Though he would have loved for them to have become more, that was not important - she was all that mattered.

Casey couldn't deny her reliance on him during that difficult time. He made her feel safe, he made her smile, he didn't push her, and he seemed to understand her when others didn't. The friendship and bond they formed was deep, but she was afraid to admit she was in love... but she was. The moment she couldn't deny it anymore? Internally... on the Christmas trip, they took together. Outwardly - admitting it? The night they got together (I promise I'll write it soon!)

Eli/Zoe:

Eli & Zoe's relationship is very different because of the circumstances they are living through. I mean, they met when he saved her from a zombie, then threatened to kill her if she didn't leave his property. Then they fought off a horde together, and her sister died... all within a few hours.

I think, for Eli, the emotional attachment started first - though he didn't see it and certainly wouldn't have admitted it. Seeing Zoe suffer her sister's loss brought back memories of his own brother's death, and he felt for her deeply - though he didn't show it. But deep down, he felt the need to look out for her and make sure she was as OK as she could be.

Then something amazing happened, he saw she was hurting like crazy, but she was OK. She was able to fight and care for others, create a colony, have friendships, and welcome him... and he was in awe. Her strength and ability to see light in the darkness astounded him, and, yeah, at this time, he started to notice, he was very attracted to her too... and her flirtations did nothing to tamper that growing desire. But, initially, he fought this LIKE CRAZY. Falling in love and caring for someone meant being vulnerable again, and after the losses he suffered, he couldn't bear that again.

I'm still trying to determine Zoe's "a-ha" moment. I think I'll expand on canon, the night they arrived at Red Meadows/Olympus and he was teaching her how to check a room. When he said, he couldn't believe she didn't know how and she said, "Well, if you didn't force me to leave my sister behind, maybe I'd have someone to show me!" He already felt a bond with her, and now he felt an obligation to teach her. She admired him. He was so smart, so skilled, he survived all on his own for so long - and she was a bit awestruck. She was eager to learn from him. But it didn't take her long to see she was very attracted to him, but since he was so standoffish - she didn't think there was a chance he felt the same way, so she tried to ignore it.

But Zoe is a natural flirt, so it always came out. I think the night they shared a dance in Olympus, she realized she wanted him, but she didn't know what would come to be. He realized the same thing that night, but he told himself it would not come to be.

The day at the amusement park was a turnaround, never mind the kiss, but the vulnerability he showed to her, the protectiveness he felt (when she was frightened on the roller-coaster cart)... then the kiss. They both knew exactly what they wanted, but he was determined not to let it be, and it upset her - but there was so much to deal with - it couldn't become a distraction.

Then... the zombie bit Eli, and Zoe's heart ached at the thought of losing him, and she was willing to risk her own life to save him. So much happened so fast, but I think on the way back to Olympus after meeting with Sledge, she had an epiphany; she knew what she felt. But again, too much to do to address it right now.

When Eli watched her leave, not knowing if he'd see her again, he realized it too. But he was sick, he was scared, and he was possibly turning/dying... when he came to, he knew what he felt, but then he nearly strangled her, and he loathed himself. But he knew.

In my HC, I think they will admit that they love one another - but without any expectations of what they will come to be (if anything at all) - the night before the solstice. They might die tomorrow... and the words left unsaid will not be "I care for you" (fuck, they care for lots of people), but it will be "I love you, and if I die tomorrow, I need you to know that."

Thanks for the ask! :)

#ethan ramsey #ethan x kaycee #tobias carrick #tobias x casey #eli sipes #eli x zoe #asks answered

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takerfoxx · 2 years

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The Owl House, Season 2, Episode 19, "O Titan, Where Art Thou?", First Impressions!

…fuck Disney for taking this show away from us.

Okay, I’m going to be honest here: for as much praise as I’ve given this season, for as many banger episodes it’s produced, save for a couple of notable exceptions (specifically, Knock, Knock, Knockin’ on Hooty’s Door), I never really felt like it hit that next gear that elevated things from being really good into something truly great.

Here it finally hit that new gear. This episode was truly spectacular.

There is just so much to go over, so many big and little moments to highlight and dissect. So I guess the only way to properly sort out my thoughts is to go through things character by character and analyze what this episode revealed about them.

LUZ

In any other show, Luz would be the side-character, the unpowered friend trying to keep up, a role usually reserved for the space Gus is inhabiting, the role usually taken up by the snarky male friend dealing with insecurities. She’s not the Chosen One, she’s just some rando that wandered into something so much bigger than herself and really doesn’t belong.

Despite this, the Boiling Isles was everything Luz needed. She now has real friends who truly cared about her and took interest in the same things she was interested in. She has a healthy outlet for her more impulsive tendencies. She has several mentor figures able to guide her along in the way she specifically needed in a way that actually got her excited (and that’s not throwing any shade at Camila, just pointing out that a single parent in the human realm might not have all the tools one needs to handle a kid like Luz), she has an awesome girlfriend that she adores and adores her back and with whom they can help one another work through all of their individual issues and insecurities in a positive manner, and she can finally do magic and go on adventures!

However, she still has no inherent power beyond what she’s managed to cobble for herself through cleverness and determination. She is constantly working twice as hard to be half as good as her naturally magic friends, and while that is a challenge she is more than happy to take on, she can’t help but feel a little insecure about falling short.

As such, overhearing Eda’s plan to send her away hurt deeply, because to her, it was a sign that she still wasn’t good enough, that she would never be good enough, and someone was going to send her away for it.

Again.

EDA

There is a certain type of character that you never want to see cry. The confident, devil-may-care rebel, who doesn’t let anything get them down, who faces the world with wit and spunk and no small amount of contempt.

We tend to look up to these characters, because they are just so cool. The never-say-die renegades, who seem to have everything figured out and is never down for long. The type of person who always picks themselves up, that never lets anything get to them, and always comes out ahead in the end, no matter what is thrown at them.

Eda is very much that kind of person. Throughout the show, nothing seemed to get to her, from being exiled to cursed to hunted to losing her magic. No matter what happened, she just laughed and kept on trucking.

But Eda still has a weakness, and that weakness is the family that she’s built for herself, King and Luz specifically. Without her power, she feels inadequate to protect them, and if anything happened to them, it would be more than she could bear, to the point where she was willing to beg her enemy to keep them safe, even if it meant betraying them and turning herself in to be petrified in order to do it.

I do not want to see Eda like that. I do not want to see Eda cry. But I did. And it hurt.

The fight between Luz and Eda was both incredible and hard to watch. You could tell how much pain they were both in for having to go up against each other, but neither was willing to back down. Luz was not going to abandon her friends and get sent off again, and Eda was not going to allow Luz to put herself in a position where she could be hurt. And while I sort of feel that the resolution with the CATS was a little deux ex machina-y, it still worked, and really helped the two of them come to understand one another a little better.

KING

Poor King.

All his life he’s wanted to be somebody. A ruler. A leader. Someone that people looked up to instead of looked down on. Someone that people respected, feared even. But now that he finally has it, now that he’s finally found out what he is and where he came from, now that it’s finally been confirmed that he was right all along, that he actually IS someone, a child god no less, this little kid wants nothing more for things to go back to normal and for him to just be with his family again.

Like, how must that feel? King is a Titan, the very thing whose bones form the Boiling Isles and is worshipped by everyone. One could not ask for a more royal lineage. And yet he has also realized that he truly is the last of his kind, and that he has unknowingly been living on the corpse of a family member, father or otherwise.

Those scenes of him traipsing across the Boiling Isles trying to come to terms with his destiny were both heartwarming and heartbreaking, from him hugging the bones to actually trying to reach out and help people instead of demanding their servitude, to him lying down in a puddle in the same pose as the Titan’s skeleton. It’s so much to take in, and as he’s grappling with things, he finds himself hit with two completely opposite reactions from two different people, one of them the last thing he needed and the other exactly what he needed.

So let’s start with…

LILITH

Damn, girl.

Lilith’s sycophantic groveling toward King made sense, and it was pretty funny, but it also was really, really pathetic. And while it did make me giggle, the more I thought about it the more I just felt bad for her.

See, we’ve seen this kind of behavior from her before, first toward Belos and then toward Luz of all people when she was trying to teach the Clawthorne sisters glyph magic. And again, while funny, when she was called out on it and asked if this was how she behaved toward Belos, everything just sort of clicked.

Lilith is desperate for positive reinforcement and validation. She grew up in the shadow of her brilliant, yet lazy sister, someone whom she had to work twice as hard as to be half as good, while Eda just skated by on natural talent (you know, sort of like how Luz is doing now, as previously noted). And her mother would overlook her in favor of her more talented sister.

Even cursing Eda didn’t fix this, as while Eda attacking their father might have destroyed her reputation as the golden child, it still made her the most important thing to her parents, since everything now revolved around the curse. And no matter how high she climbed, no matter what she achieved, she never, ever managed to be anything other than second best.

I, uh, guess I have something other than the aromantic thing to empathize with her about.

Damn.

HOOTY

Um, nothing to actually dissect and analyze here, just would like to point out:

Hootycopter. Because of course he can do that.

And…

Yeah.

…

How the fuck did Amity and King survive getting swallowed by this monstrosity?

And is that a smaller Hooty inside his gullet? Are they going to do a Hooty death fakeout, only for the new Hooty to burst out of his skin and be exactly like the other one, and it turns out that that’s just part of his species’ life cycle?

Anyway, now that we’ve cleared the main characters, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The bestest of best side characters, the broiest of bros, the ultimate wingman.

My man, STEVE

What a fucking glow up! To go from a joke character that would just pop in here and there, get a, “LOL, it’s Steve!” reaction, only for him to totally steal the show on his rad motorcycle, giving King the tour and life advice that King needed. Like, King needed to feel normal, so Steve treated him as normal, listening to what he had to say, validating those thoughts, and offering perspective. My dude, yes.

Plus, he’s…handsome? Like really handsome! The fact that they were hiding that face behind that mask for so long is a goddamned crime!

Man, what an arc. To go from funny Lilith simp to occasional gag to badass sexy rebel!

And he’s offering to hook people up with his therapist. He actually went and got therapy. My dude, yes!

And yes, I know that he’s probably Matt’s big brother. Hope you turn out as rad as your big bro, you little turnip. But I doubt it.

MISC.

And now Luz is finally carving her palisman! Now taking votes on what animal it’ll be: cat, bat, snake, or otter. I’m thinking otter personally, but it could go any way.

Or hey, they can throw us a curve ball and do something totally random!

…can someone make a velociraptor palisman? Asking for a friend.

The Collector! Well, looks like that interrupted ritual has given King a connection to them (can't see THAT paying off later!). I truly wonder what their deal is. I mean, they definitely have no problem with mass genocide, but also they do seem like a really lonely kid. Huh.

I also found Luz’s and Raine’s dorky meeting to be adorable, same with Darius’s long-suffering. Anytime you get Keston John just being extra is a joy.

Also, those two digs at the Mouse. Firstly, yes, 20 more adventures would be lovely. YOU ROBBED US OF THE BEACH EPISODE! WE COULD HAVE HAD A LUMITY BEACH DATE YOU ASSHOLES!

Also, the lesbian grandma couple. Don’t think I don’t know what dig that was in reference to. Alex, you salty bastard, I love you.

Oh, and of course, I’d be remiss to mention:

Katya! And...the other two, I guess. My beautiful food fanfiction maybe-vampire queen is BACK! Hold me back, boys! For I must simp!

Hey, wait, can she and Steve be a thing? Come on, dude’s lonely! And hot. And really cool. And she hot and cool too! And I’m not just saying that because my name is also Steve (okay, maybe a little).

Well, one more regular episode to go. After that, the three forty-minute specials, and then it’s over.

…

WE DESERVED A FULL THIRD SEASON! FUCK YOU, MOUSE!

#the owl house #toh #luz noceda #eda clawthorne #king clawthorne #lilith clawthorne #hooty #steve #o titan where art thou #review

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argylemikewheeler · 2 years

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please share your thoughts about jancy, king !! i for one would love to hear them

OKAY so there are many avenues here. We have the realistic one and then the one that i'm just trying to write so i'm going to pretend it's canon so maybe my brain will get tricked and write it. Either way I don't think steve and nancy are going to get back together. they can't writing nancy cheating on her current boyfriend because she's on a different Squad while they're fighting bad guys again. like come on guys don't fucking do that. also the bit about time staying stuck in 1983.... their year together etc etc. So with that in mind, let's go:

Realistic: I think that 1. nancy and steve might kiss and be like... oh that doesn't feel right at all oh my god I'm so sorry. No no no no. And it becomes this little secret that's funny and never talked about in the show ever again and it's just. forgotten lol or 2. steve tells nancy how much she really shattered his heart so he CAN'T go through with anything if she thinks she still loves jonathan (and of course she does, so nothing happens) and they're just best friends. or 3. jonathan and nancy reunite and have that huge BOILING fight they've been needing to have and it's super cathartic for them because they're alive and so much matters and doesn't matter and they just want the other to be HAPPY!!!! and maybe that means taking a break for a little bit so there is no pressure with college choices, or maybe it means making a bigger effort to visit back and forth!! idk but i do think that they're going to stay together and steve is going to have his heartbroken again, just a bit. OR he'll protect it, but it'll still hurt.

OKAY NOW THE FUN SHIT: honestly, i would LOVE to see 1. (the most crazy) polyamory. give us the monster-hunting dating trio we deserve. but other than that JOKE that we'll never see bc cowardice 2. i'd love to see nancy help steve realize he's queer askljdakds like she's talking out how she feels about jonathan while they're doing a stakeout or something and steve's like.... "no that's not right. that's just a best friend nancy, how do you really feel about him? because i've felt that way about my friends-- you remember Anthony from the basketball team, right?? yeah!! same thing!! that's just buddy shit" and nancy's like.... "oh steve.... oh my god steve...." and then she's like "okaaaaay so you're having a moment and resorting to comfortable relationships. and i'm going through something and seeking comfort close by!! let's both just NOT go there... and let's get you in a conversation with robin STAT...."

either way i really think that jonathan and nancy love each other in a way that is so fundamental and so honest. like, the entire reason things are so complicated is because neither wants to hurt the other person or do something to disappoint them, so they're in this static state of non-communication. it's super shitty (and makes steve look "better" by comparison because he's there and it's easier to just say things to him), but the silence/stiffness comes from a very deep fear of messing things up with the person they love very much... (also look at their relationship role models. not to say that joyce and/or karen won't LISTEN to their problems/give advice but are they going to them and/or do they think their parents can even help them.... AH so complicated i love it)

#i love posts like this just talking absolute madness #thank you anon i hope i said something good #st4 spec #feel free to return!!!! this is an open forum of just general stoncy hilarity and opportunities #asks #jancy #nancy and jonathan

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also leofrith/eivor for the ship ask 🥰🥰

YES license to talk about my silly little rarepair from hell that has completely taken over my brain that i haven't shut up about in our dms for the past two months straight. thank you for dealing with me btw. 🥰🥰 this is going to get long.

What made you ship it?

i liked leofrith almost from the moment he was introduced in my first playthrough and just kept spiralling as i discovered more of the little notes and things about him/from him strewn about the map (which are a subplot all on their own, to be honest). and i was dreading the inevitable boss fight and the fact that the game was probably going to force me to kill him because he is so clearly just a really good, loyal guy who gives a shit about protecting the people under his care and who just happened to pledge his sword to a total asshole. so you can imagine my immense relief when i found out i could choose to spare him.

eivor and leofrith are parallels of each other in a lot of ways imo but specifically in that they're two people who are fiercely loyal, sometimes to their own detriments. that was the first thing i noticed about them that made me start to look at them through a potential romantic lens. them being at different points in the same journey, with leofrith having been thrown to the wolves by the king he would have gladly given his life for, and then watching the same sort of thing happen with eivor and her own loyalty to sigurd when he starts acting up and treating her horribly after being freed from fulke. everything about it is just soooooooo. i could talk about them all day long... and i have.

anyway, i had sort of been dancing around them for a long while and thinking their dynamic would be neat to explore until something snapped in me in november (i wanna say the idea of hidden one leofrith? and also just finally coming up with a fic idea for them that i could invest myself in) and now i've been making it everyone else's problem ever since. 😇

What are your favourite things about the ship?

two people who are incredibly loyal and to whom honor is very important, meeting on opposite sides of a conflict that neither of them really necessarily chose to take part in but were drawn into regardless because of their loyalties (eivor to sigurd and her clan and leofrith to burgred). they're classic enemies to friends to lovers, except they barely qualify as enemies because their conflict is never personal and is entirely just them happening to be on opposite sides of the war that week. i think they have a mutual respect for each other as warriors when they first cross blades, despite being on opposing sides, which very quickly blossoms into a kinship once they no longer have to fight because they see a lot of themselves in each other.

leofrith acting as an outside observer in a way that the rest of the raven clan can't, who challenges eivor to not let sigurd walk all over her but who also intimately understands why she feels indebted to him, because he has his own sibling who pulled him out of a dark place, and for whom he would also do anything (because leofrith canonically has a sister and i love her to death even if she only exists as a name on an easily missable note and as an original character in my brain).

they also share a weakness for children, and you cannot convince me that ceolbert's affection for leofrith didn't go both ways. that is their pseudo child and leofrith is a card carrying member of my rapidly growing band of gruff men who become accidental father figures.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

i know that i call this a rarepair and the truth is that it probably doesn't truly qualify as a rarepair, because there's quite a lot of leovor content with boivor from what i've seen. but unfortunately i could not give less of a shit about boivor. sorryyyy. that's havi to me. let bi4bi leofrith and canon eivor into your hearts. ♥️

Send me a ship and I’ll answer three questions based on if I ship it or not.

#okay this got REALLY long tho. what a hyperfixation will do to a motherfucker #i absolutely could have kept going but i had to make myself stop ajgdashgasd #if anyone asks me anything about them at all i will explode!!!! love and light #also i just realized i'm doing these out of order. my bad <3 #thank you parker my love my sweet cheese my good time boy #leovor #answer #deathstars #ky posts text #ask game

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Fuse and fushimi get forced to go to an undercover mission together

Imagine this happens like shortly after Fushimi was made third in command and it's why Fuse eventually accepts him, he doesn't necessarily like Fushimi still but he at least respects Fushimi and understands him a little better (and possibly has a secret crush that he refuses to admit is a crush). Like there's some Strain issue happening and Fushimi and Fuse have to dress up as a couple and sneak into a casino together. Munakata chooses Fuse because he thinks he needs someone who can be 'a little bit of a troublemaker,' like someone who is not as pure hearted as the rest of the alphabet squad. Fuse doesn't take that as an insult, he understands that what Munakata means is Fuse might be a bit better at subterfuge than his coworkers – or at least a little better at not being painfully honest – and he appreciates that his King is giving him such an important task. He assumes that when Munakata says he'll need Fuse to go undercover 'as a couple' that Awashima will be going with him, he's less happy when he's confronted by a very irritated Fushimi in a fancy evening gown.

The Strain is holding some manner of high-end party at the casino and Munakata needs Fuse and Fushimi to break in together, the idea being Fushimi will use his skills to win at a few games and then hack into their systems and Fuse will be acting as support. Neither one is pleased by this, though Fushimi's more annoyed about the evening gown and heels rather than caring who he's partnered with (however he does complain about that too, that he 'doesn't need a partner,' and Fuse snorts that he isn't pleased with this either). Imagine they infiltrate the casino and Fuse basically has to escort Fushimi around, Fushimi's in full work mode so he's busy looking for weaknesses in their security while Fuse has this whole running monologue in his head about how annoying this is and why did he have to be paired with this upstart brat. He's also not impressed when they start playing a card game and Fushimi cheats his way to a couple wins, like at first Fuse is surprised that Fushimi's so good at this until he notices Fushimi adjusting his fur stole and realizes that Fushimi has cards hidden all over his body along with his knives. While Fuse isn't necessarily against cheating people who are criminals already he thinks Fushimi should have at least tried to play fair and Fushimi scoffs, playing 'fair' is for idiots and children.

Eventually maybe their cover gets blown, like they sneak off so Fushimi can hack the security system and get caught. Fuse immediately draws the sword he had hidden, intending to protect Fushimi as he was told, only for Fushimi to use his knives to take down the bad guys. Fuse's surprised and kinda annoyed, like is there even a point for him to be here, but then imagine Fushimi actually does get into a spot at some point due to trying so hard to do everything himself. Fuse jumps in and saves him, Fushimi looks momentarily surprised and Fuse scoffs like guess you aren't so amazing after all. Fushimi clicks his tongue and then gives this quiet '...never said I was,' which Fuse wasn't expecting at all – he assumed that Fushimi was the sort of guy who thought highly of himself but instead Fushimi's just very matter of fact about everything. When the mission is complete Munakata praises them both, afterward Fuse admits that Fushimi was pretty skilled. Fushimi shrugs and then mumbles out a 'for before, helping me...thanks.' Fuse's eyes widen and Fushimi just quickly walks away, Fuse takes a minute to collect himself and then scoffs but at the same time he finds himself thinking that maybe Fushimi isn't a total brat.

#Fushimi Saruhiko #Fuse Daiki #FushiFuse #Talking K #I made up that pairing just now it exists now #well I guess it should be FuseFushi since y'know #anyway secret crush happens #Fuse won't admit it but he's part of the harem now

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LOST LOVE

Short story by Yuriko iwata.

Genres:

•forbidden romance

•period piece

•romance fiction

1813 B.C.

ELAINE:

I never much liked the royal family if I’m being honest. I never cared about them or even given them much thought, but there was one person and one person specifically whom I set my eyes on. The only royal family I could ever tolerate and hoped he would be different from the rest. The first prince, he was dreamy and handsome. Tall and smart, he had so many wonderful attributes that a woman could want.

He was the only royal i could accept into my life wholeheartedly. I fell in love with the prince from a young age despite knowing that the both of us are very different from one another. I was not like him and I did not have much like the prince because I was just a commoner girl amongst other lowly commoners while he was the prince, he was of royal status and I wasn’t so sure if I would stand a chance because of how different it was for me.

Me and my family barely got by because the queen was a wicked witch. She’d never share amongst our people, although the king had been different from the queen. He tried to help our people out, it was his duty otherwise if he didn’t, he would be dethroned by our people for being a lazy king. To me, I know the king is not the same as the other screwed up royals and deep down I hoped the prince would be also like his father. My love for him was so deep I just needed to have him. I tried hard to pursue my love for him. Despite not knowing if I’d ever have a chance with the prince but I had to try.

The prince was not so easy to be in touch with. He had many woman yearning for his love. I’d wonder if there was any chance for me, If there was this many woman throwing themselves at the prince. It was still worth the try though. I wasn’t going to give up so easily.

3 PM.

The queen and king sat beside one another to discuss important matters with their son. They were in the main hall where they would come to sit down and have meetings about their royal duties everyday.

“When will you choose a wife your highness? I think it is about the right time for you to settle down and give a princess to our village. When it is time for you to inherit the throne we will be needing a new queen to help you rule stunden (the village).” The king asked concerned for the princes lack in finding the right woman. The prince had this many woman bombarding him with love and yet he couldn’t find a single woman to ask their hand in marriage.

“Father you know I’m not ready for that type of thing yet. When it is the right time I will give a princess to our village and be married to that woman but for right now I want to ride my horses and spend my hours with my friends..”

“You need to stop that immediately—you are the prince of stunden village not some lowlife commoner! You have a responsibility. Take care of it before playing around with those fools. The more you hang around those commoners you become just like them.” The queen stated harshly.

“Your mother is slightly right. You never know what could happen and you as a prince need to be prepared to rule your village and you cannot do it without your queen to rule with you by your side. Plus it is important for you to make connections with other families and have alliances for when the time comes. So that our village can be prosperous and protected.” The king said sternly but with some kindness to his voice.

“Mother I hate when you speak ill of the commoners like that. They are still from our village and— I don’t know why the both of you are in a rush. It seems like I cannot enjoy the little bit of fun I have, fine. I’ll find the both of you a goddamn princess for your village.” He replied harshly walking out and turning his back on his parents.

That day the prince set off on finding a princess. He didn’t care if he was in love with her or what she looked like, neither of her status but he just didn’t want to be bothered about this topic anymore. He wanted to get a wife and get this over with.

“Are you really trying to find the princess today?” The princes friend (Artemis) asked. “Well I don’t care much about it—but I have to do it in order to get mother and father off my back. I mean seriously what is the rush?”

“Yeah.. you know how the royals are. You need to be married for those weird alliances..in order for our village to be safe. maybe it’s for the best. there’s a lot of people here in our village and they should always be protected. You’re our prince after all and someday you’ll even be..the great king..by then I suppose you won’t be needing me.” Artemis said looking down at his shoes.

“Don’t worry I’m going to be a great king and make sure our village has everything it needs…I’ll never let any of you down..and are you kidding? I’ll always need you. You’re my great friend..just because I become king one day doesn’t mean I’ll forget you..I can’t forget you, you’re my best friend and nothing can stop that..” Prince killian said hugging his best friend Artemis.

“Alright..now let’s go find your princess.” Artemis replied.

“How do we do that?” The prince asked. “And please I don’t want any of the woman who are love sick over me. Find me someone who has the least bit interest in me, but will benefit from this..and still be happy.”

“So basically someome who will use you for your status?”

“Yes as long as she’s not interested in me but what I have to offer..that’s fine for me.” The prince replied.

So that day Artemis helped his best friend to find a woman to his choosing. There was plenty of woman selection for this opportunity but they all were hiding their deep loving affection they felt for the prince just to get a spot as his princess, but the prince would find out right away.

The day had not been successful at all and the prince was starting to get a little bit agitated. “All these woman secretly love me—and I can’t have that. I thought we’d be able to find a woman who didn’t care about me. That’s the woman I need for this.” He said annoyed.

“Don’t worry killian, there’s one more girl. See for yourself.” Artemis told the prince.

The girl walked up towards the prince showing herself to him not really saying anything until he speaks to her.

“Tell me why do you think I should choose you to be my wife?” The prince looked at her curious to see what her answer would be.

Elaine had been training for this almost all her life, she wanted to be his wife and stay beside him for an eternity. She knew exactly what to say because she’d study the prince all these years and observe him to know just what he likes and doesn’t like.

“I would just like to be of royal status so I can have the many things that I desire in life. I want to help my family too, if I am royal I’ll be able to do just that..your highness that’s why I think I deserve to be your wife.” She replied patiently waiting for his response.

‘She’s not bad..’ the prince thought to himself. He knew this would be enough to get his parents off his back.

“Alright—now before I take you to the king and queen, i need to make sure it’s safe to do so. My guard will go get information on you and your family before this is final. We shall wait on him.” He had his guard go find out information about Elaine and her family before confirming her to be his wife and the princess of stunden.

She stood there and waited for the guard to come back. Once he arrived the guard whispered something into the princes ear.

The prince cleared his throat. “Okay..so Elaine, I’ve decided you will be the princess I am looking for.”

Elaine couldn’t believe her ears, she actually had a chance with the prince thanks to her brilliant acting. Although she didn’t know how long she was going to be able to keep up the act of not loving the prince and pretending she was only in it for the status but..what she told him wasn’t all a lie. She also wanted to be able to have protection and care over her family. So they could be safe and have the necessities to survive in the village because it was already hard for them since the queen does not care about her people.

“Thank you your highness.”

“Now it’s time to figure out your story.”

“My story?” Elaine asked the prince.

“Well I know you are a commoner. I cannot present you to the king and queen as a commoner, they would never let me marry you. So with that being said you have to have a fake identity and a fake story. One that is believable. You need to at least be a Noble in order to marry me. Your story is that you’re a noble who lives further down in the village with your family you lead a peaceful life and you would like to have a marriage alliance with me. Our story is that we’ve met at the festival and became head over heels for one another right away and we’d like to tie the knot. Sounds good to you?” The prince asked raising an eyebrow at Elaine.

“Yes.” She replied bowing to the prince. Deep down feeling so many butterflies, because she was in fact head over heels for the prince. There was no lie in that. She was ready to go with this fake story and fake identity if it meant being along side the prince and also helping her family with the new status she’d have.

The queen had been very upset and shocked about what she had just heard. She had found out what the prince was trying to do and with a commoner at that. She had been waiting to discuss this with both the king and the prince right in front of his face. Obviously the queen did not trust her son to be fully honest about things because he was rather much foolish like the commoners of the village. So she had sent a secret guard to spy on her son to see what he was up to and after finding this out she obviously would not let him marry this commoner, it would be all for nothing.

“The prince did what? Are you sure?”

“Well you do know he’s not been wanting to marry..now all of a sudden he’s trying to marry isn’t it strange? He’s trying to fool the both of us by marrying some lowly commoner..and he’s even plotting to lie and give this commoner some false story and a false identity as a noble in this village! I can’t believe the prince thinks he could easily get away with something like this, unbelievable.”

“I’ll ask him myself.”

The king called the prince in to have a discussion with him in the main hall with the queen.

“Is it true what I’ve heard from your mother?”

“Is what true father?”

“Well are you plotting to lie to us..so that you can marry some commoner?” The king asked.

The prince knew he was slightly at a disadvantage here because they had found him out but maybe he could use that same exact story that he’s just in love with a commoner but he had to lie because he knew they’d never let him marry a commoner. Even though, it wasn’t the same story as long as they have not fully figured him out he can still get away with this and get them off his back.

“As a matter of fact yes I am. I wasn’t planning to lie to you or mother about this but..I figured if I told you both the truth about my love for this commoner you wouldn’t let me marry her because she isn’t a noble..despite that she is a very wonderful girl and I would like for her to be my princess. She will be the queen that will help me rule over this village when I am throned king..someday father.” The prince said confidently.

“Well..it’s also up to your mother but I don’t see why not. She is apart of our village and all..if she is willing to help you and stay by your side as king then she will make a perfect match..but I don’t know what the people will think about this..either..so it is a bit worrying.” The king told his son.

When the queen was told this, and the king dared to try negotiating terms with her just to get his son to marry this lowly commoner, she did not entertain the idea at all.

“No is no—he will not marry a commoner find some other woman. There are plenty of woman to choose from I’ve seen how many woman dash themselves at you why can’t you select a woman from there? Some of them I heard ought to be nobles.” The queen said folding her arms upset by the situation. Her face was not pleased at all. She was having the worst day possible and hearing this made it worse.

“Well the both of you told me to find a princess for this village and now that I have you’re trying to be picky about it? I do not understand. I will marry her. There is no other woman for me. It’s either her or I don’t marry at all and the both of you I know will not be happy about that.” The prince said standing up for his belief.

“Dear..I think he may be right on this..we should just let our son be. As long as he’s marrying it will be just fine.” The king said to the queen trying to get her in favor of this situation.

The queen did not like this but she knew she couldn’t let her husband down. “Fine.”

On the days leading up to the wedding Elaine followed the prince around everywhere trying to spend time with him before the wedding day.

“Why are you following me around?”

“Because I want to be honest with you about something.”

“What?”

“It’s about how I feel..”

“Oh?” The prince asked confused.

“I’m in love with you. That’s why I agreed to be your wife..I know you have other plans in mind…and it might not be the same but…I really..couldn’t stand lying to you I just want to be by your side..your highness. I’m sorry for lying to you.”

Though—the prince wasn’t that dumb, he’d already know that she’d been in love with him and spying on him ever since they were both young, he was able to get information about her on almost everything.

“I know. I am not a dumb prince you know? I can’t give you what you want..but I can ensure that your family is safe and protected and that you get everything you need..I’m sorry too..” the prince said with disappointment in his voice, although the few days he’d spend with her had been kind of fun, he couldn’t open his heart to her.

Elaine was heartbroken but there was nothing she could do about it. She wanted to help her family so she did not back out and she loved him, it was the only way to stay by his side.

She was at least happy that she was able to spend time with him get to know him on this picnic and have an honest conversation with him about the entire thing.

“I understand..” she had replied to him.

The wedding date had been set and when it came time for the wedding ceremony everyone stood and watched as their new princess was about to be crowned. On the wedding day at the crowning ceremony in order for Elaine to fully become the princess she had to drink the wine that was set for her and have the crowned placed on top of her head. It was royal tradition for the stunden royals.

She slowly drank the wine in the glass and got her crown placed on top of her head.

She felt her heart having this painful sensation as if she was about to have her heart ripped out of her chest, Elaine fell to the ground in intense pain gasping for air, her lungs felt tight and she could barely breathe. She coughed as blood spilled from her lips looking over at the prince. She’d been poisoned.

The prince had been concerned. Everything was put to a stop and she was brought to bed.

When the royal physician checked to see what she was poison with he looked at the prince with saddened eyes. “She will not live..to become the princess of stunden unfortunately..this poison is one of the most deadliest poisons and there’s no cure for it..she will die within an hour..at most..” the physician said shaking his head in sorrow.

The prince suddenly felt a pain in his heart when hearing those words. He barely knew her but, with the time he did spend getting to know her he finally might’ve showed a little bit of interest but even the slight chance of something happening between the both of them had been gone now because she’d be dead within an hour. The prince almost broke down in tears looking at the woman on his bed. He felt guilty for everything. He did not know how he would bring this up to her parents because they’d been late for the wedding and they had no idea what was happening to their daughter.

But it was all too late. She had passed away in her sleep after body couldn’t process anymore because of the poison.

“Who could’ve done such a thing?!” Her parents cried out after finding their daughter dead on the bed.

The prince could not explain it. He had no words for the parents. “I’m sorry for your loss..my father and mother are willing to compensate for this..”

“Who killed my daughter?! Compensation…?! I don’t want that! I want to know who killed my daughter. She did not deserve this at all.” Elaine’s mother said screaming in tears.

“I’m sorry I do not know either..but if you would like my answer to that..I can try to help you find..the murderer..and put them in the dungeon..I will not let them walk free.” He told the mother.

Unfortunately he knew exactly who it was but there was nothing he could do about it..his mother was the queen after all..

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THE END.

#short story #short stories #period piece #romance story #forbidden romance #forbidden love #romance fiction #1800 #royalty #prince #commoner #royal romance #love story #sad stories #sad #emotional #tragic

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Comics Review: ‘Kings of Nowhere’ #2

Kings of Nowhere, Vol. 2 by Soroush Barazesh My rating: 4 of 5 stars The social and ethical dilemmas facing the hybrid animal folk of the Kings of Nowhere comics leap forward, as repeated sparks of gang violence threaten to burn away more than the usual foolhardy thug. In this world, life is only easy if someone much stronger than you is in a position to make life easier for you. Otherwise, you scratch and you save and you keep your wits and you pay your dues. For an old mechanic and his impulsive grandkid, the truth of this conceit runs deep. KINGS OF NOWHERE v2 makes good on the comic's larger themes of witnessing the many ways urban violence tends to converge and coalesce the lives of innocent or unrelated parties. Kiyoshi is an old dude known for running an honest body shop. He has to fend off the occasional idiot from the Tundra Renegade group, a local gang, but otherwise, he's a solid businessman. His grandson, Dante, age 11, follows suit, but would honestly rather take up a sword in defense. Both nudge their way through life, despite their troubles. Neither expect a run-of-the-mill customer, a monkey named Bass, to bust a thug's nose, drive the guy's face through a coffee table, and challenge the senior leadership of the Tundra Renegade group to a brawl. But then again, that's the kind of world these characters live in. The enduring irony of urban gangsters extorting small businesses for protection money, only to require a bit of protection themselves when circumstances shift, has been tread many times over. For readers interested in where this comic book differs, then one need only consider the author's integration of extraordinarily well-drawn fight scenes, affection for back-biting and sarcastic character dialogue, and knack for the fundamentals of plotting. On the surface, readers may not see much new in KINGS OF NOWHERE v2, but they'll find plenty storytelling that's fun and engaging. The previous volume of the comics series is a vibrant primer. The current volume kicks things up a notch. Bass is a guy with a dark past. He tries to avoid trouble. But his temper often catches up with him. And he's not so foolish as to ignore the consequences of his actions. It also helps that he's a ridiculously skilled fighter who knows how to put his body on the line, if need be. The book focuses on characters whose actions or behaviors stand as representative vanities of violence as it moves, shakes, and unmakes the urban environment. Bass is quiet and ruthless and doesn't like talking to idiots, but he'll admit when he's made a mistake. Giovanni, a foot soldier of the Tundra Renegade group, is an incompetent dreamer who reasons bigger guns are better because that's always worked for him before. Stone, a rockhopper penguin hybrid guy, adores alcohol, adores things that explode, and rarely hesitates to kiss up to his gang leader; his nonchalance is both humorous and unsettling. And Dante wants cold-hearted revenge, despite his lack of experience, lack of knowledge, and lack of strength. Few of these characters get what they want out of life, much less what they expect. But all of them have forged some passable relationship with violence that enables them to scrape by for yet another day. KINGS OF NOWHERE v2 is written and drawn exactly how action comics are meant to be written and drawn: the point of view shifts reader attention to details that factor into play (e.g., bloody nose, dropped weapon, glass of milk); weapons are only as functional as their operators are competent (e.g., wine bottles, ice grenades, katana swords); and the best fights make use of everything imaginable (e.g., lane-changing cars on the highway, comically weak thugs who pass out, a vantage point for the Shakespearean chorus to provide running commentary). It's no surprise the best martial arts films of the past decades have integrated these features as well; good action storytelling with engaging fight scenes requires extraordinary attention to detail and an ardent affection for characters with more to lose than they care to admit. In KINGS OF NOWHERE v2, Bass's 20-page fight scene with Jo, an arctic hare with telekinetic abilities (and a misguided sense of fatalism), is a fight that's all kinds of insane; it's also incredibly fun. KINGS OF NOWHERE v2 is the type of comic book that's a blast to read because it's all parts chaotic and clever and ridiculous. The current volume is more subtle in its moralizing of the limits of human resilience in the face of urban decay, but with characters who deliver on these conceits on every page, the book's pulse refuses to fade until the final panel.

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#kings of nowhere #soroush barazesh #comics #review #indie comics #dystopian future #koteri ink #gang violence #social commentary #4 of 5 stars #goodreads #social and ethical dilemmas #hybrid animal folk #urban violence tends to converge and coalesce the lives of the innocent #sarcastic character dialogue

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smorgasbordofobsessions · 2 years

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liveblog: yugioh! s543-547

ep543

hassan has failed his pharaoh

my favorite thing about this show is honestly how life and death situations becoming crd duels

"is that a monster of a dessert topping?"

oh zorc is a beast

uugghh pharaoh looks just amazing all bruised and battered

"some guy who looks like me just lost his girlfriend and i'm supposed to feel bad?"

the horse riding animations are just.. not good

pharaoh is so dainty almost. he's so slim

pharaoh trusts egyptian!seto :3

zorc attacking ancient egpyt is affecting the present

if this is yugi's own deck, was pharaoh dueling with his own? but i thought they shared yugi's deck?

"your feeble attempts at combat insult me!"

so, shocking, shadaa has died

ep544

PHARAOH HAS SUCH FAITH IN YUGI!!!

THEY WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER BY FATE TO SAVE THE WORLD!!

"when the fate of the world is at stake, you'd be surprised how good i am at dueling!"

but also yes we know that pharaoh is good at dueling but we ALSO know that yugi HIMSELF! is good at dueling

like this is nothing new we know that they're BOTH good at dueling

you know, for someone who's used to watching duels and learning about cards having special abilities, joey is still really obsessed with just the NUMBERS

also, we've seen spirit cards before, and we know that spirit cards are particularly tricky because of their unique special effects - so why are we acting so surprised honestly

also, i'm really intersted in yugi's deck because i'm liking this miniature toy theme he has going on

hm, a card that baura played "cursed" him to NOT have a graveyard, so every card destroyed so far is now a "phantom" that can neither attack nor defend

but they're on the field technically... hm...

EXODIA!!!!

bye exodia

ep545

bakura looks ridiculous haha

"you mean YOU are zork?!"

hm so bakura has transported his modern self and modern!pharoah to the past so that they can become their ancient counterparts

and modern!kaba just joined the scene

also, just, it doens't make sense to me why the egyptain gods would need direction like i think they can see that they need to fight this evil monster right

the more he gets beat up the more attractive pharaoh looks honestly

zorc created a solar eclipse

zorc defeated the egyptian gods. and he stpmped on them for good measure

honestly sad because if you're a citizen and you see the gods you worship be destroyed that's gotta be a crazy thing to see

"the pharoah needs me!"

yugi pulled a powerful dragon card from out his fucking colon, he reached so far up

ep546

wow hey shaadi

seto is staying to protect the city and single-handedly fight zorc

"listen, zork, i've been smacking around virtual monsters like you since i could talk. in fact, my first words were: neutron blast attack!"

whomever wrote kaib'a lines is an honest comedian

"the light of hope" aka yugi

ep547

dark magician <3

why the hell is pharaoh surprised that yugi can't read ancient egyptian

maybe they could write it down and then he could read it hiimself

imagine being a bystander and seeing thsese weird looking people taking a break from fighting a bad guy to fucking hold hands and concentrate

"I AM KING ATEM!"

he's revived the gods!

wow merging the gods creates "the creator of light" wow

"does this mean after i accomplish my final mission, yugi and i will separate?"

please don't take away egyptian!pharaoh from me please

back to the present!

#yugioh #ygo #liveblog

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✑ User @chisakitsubaki sent : "Do you take poly request? If you do then can i request hashirama x reader x madara poly hcs? Sfw and nsfw (sorry if i broke the rules,you can put this in the garbage :3)"

✑ Anli's useless comment : No worries, it's my fault for not including this in the rules lol, but I absolutely do write poly ! Tbh as long as a relationship is consensual from all sides I have no problem with anything. And I said I even write for ships between two canon characters so really, request poly all you want ahah

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マダハシ • MadaHashi

SFW

↳ Chances are, this relationship wasn't planned ahead. It sort of just... happened, and you guys rolled with it. Madara likes you, Hashirama likes you, you like the both of them, they like each other... no questions needed to be asked.

↳ Hashirama is probably the only person Madara would agree to be in a poly relationship with, to be honest. But even then, it took him some adjusting to—meanwhile Hashirama walked straight into this relationship as if you've all been together for years already.

↳ Madara is the most possessive between the two of them, but surprisingly, Hashirama is the one who's overprotective. He likes knowing that if he can't be there to protect you, then Madara will, and he trusts the man with his life, so he's able to go to work in the morning without worrying about your wellbeing.

↳ I figure that within a society where marriage is mostly out of political nature, you'd get a lot of weird looks thrown your way in the beginning. Neither Hashirama nor Madara are very vocal about your relationship, but they don't try to conceal it either, so it has lead to awkward situations where someone's accused you of cheating.

↳ Hashirama laughed in their face when they reported it to him. Madara got mad at them for assuming such vile things about you. Hashirama is always happy to explain to people what a polyamorous relationship entails and is all about normalizing it. Madara agrees with the normalizing part, not so much about giving explanations.

↳ Madara is ready to throw hands at anyone who makes judgemental comments about you. If it's directed at him, though, he's going to boast because he managed to make two people fall for him while the other probably has sex with their spouse (if they have one) like once a year. Out of the extremely outdated notion of "marital duty." Which is just ew.

↳ About your actual relationship — you've all agreed not to count the moments two of you get to spend alone time with to avoid any jealousy building up. None of you cares that someone spent more time with X or the Y.

↳ Actually, because both Hashirama and Madara are always so busy, whenever one of them is free, they've agreed to spend that time with you so you don't feel left out or alone. You guys make it work without any struggles.

↳ Madara is the most physically affectionate one. He can't keep his hands to himself when you're within a twenty-feet radius of him. He has more self-control with Hashirama, mostly because when he's alone with him, it's more often than not work related. Gotta stay professional when negotiating alliances, you know.

↳ Hashirama is the one to bring you gifts and tell you (and Madara) that he loves you constantly. He often gets emotional when the three of you get to spend some time together, and it almost always ends with him squeezing the life out of both you and Madara. You're the only one who hugs back.

↳ You each have your separate rooms. Madara and Hashirama rarely sleep in theirs. You had to get a king-size bed two weeks after you moved in together because your previous queen size could not fit you and two giant men all at once without one of you having to narrowly escape death by smothering every night.

↳ As a fire style user, you'd expect Madara to be some kind of human heater, but it's actually the opposite. The man is always freezing somehow, so he always has to cuddle with either you or Hashirama when he's sleeping. Don't tell anyone though. He can't have anyone know he needs a human teddy bear to cling to when he's sleeping.

↳ Madara absolutely refuses to sleep in the middle. In case of a threat he wants to be able to get up quickly. Hashirama does the same thing out of Hokage duty, since it's his job to protect the village. So you're the (un)fortunate one who gets to sleep in the middle. Hashirama moves a lot in his sleep. Good luck.

↳ Hashirama is always gushing about your relationship to anyone who even remotely brings up the subject of his love life. He's in love with you, with Madara, and with what you guys have — he has so much love to give, so being able to love two people at the same time is practically his definition of happiness.

↳ Madara is kind of a tsundere when it comes to Hashirama. He'll often act like he's not madly in love with him as much as he is with you in public, even if he's not very good at hiding it (and that thanks to Hashirama, everyone knows this bitch is gay as hell). As a result, he ends up acting uncharacteristically whipped for you. Not as overcompensation, because Madara is actually a simp, but it's the contrast between the affection he gives you versus Hashirama that makes it look that way.

↳ Highkey your relationship is the healthiest, most loving, and most wholesome in all of Konoha and it's not even a contest. Your love probably ends up inspiring more people to try it out and finally live their lives as their true selves.

NSFW

↳ Madara has a love-hate relationship with Hashirama's stamina. On one hand, it makes for an amazing sex life for the both of you, but every single time the man has sex with you, he leaves you sore and exhausted for days. Which means he has to wait. And he does, because he understands, but it's frustrating.

↳ Not that he's any better, but you know. Double standards. He's allowed to be a little hypocritical sometimes. Madara can last just as long, but because of how rough he is, he tends to bring you to your breaking point much faster than Hashirama does, who likes to take his time.

↳ As you guessed it, it's an absolute nightmare when they decide to fuck you at the same time. While Madara is unofficially the lead, Hashirama doesn't shy away from going off on his own and get you to cry while Madara holds you, preventing you from running away even as your mind goes completely blank from Hashirama's tongue working miracles between your legs.

↳ When it's the three of you involved, they rarely do anything with each other. Their entire focus is on you, and sometimes they get a little competitive and start counting how many times they can make you cum before you've reached your limit.

↳ The contrast between Madara's lustful passion and roughness and Hashirama's loving and tender affections drives you crazy. It's overwhelming, but it's also addictive — even if you're aware that they're absolutely going to wreck you every time, it doesn't stop you from giving in to them and whatever they've got planned for you.

↳ On rare occasions, like his birthday for example, you're the one who gets to team up with Madara to make Hashirama's life a little harder (not that he has any complaints). However, Madara will not let you pull this shit on him with Hashirama. Which is a little bit of a bummer, but you respect his boundaries.

↳ Hashirama's sex drive is higher than average, but it's nothing compared to the horndog of a man that Madara is. He's much easier to work up, rile up, and get him to snap that Hashirama is, so he's usually your go-to if you're in the mood for sex. Hashirama doesn't mind it. He always makes it up to you in the end.

↳ Together, Hashirama and Madara are much less of a risk taker as they are when they're alone with you. Three people makes a bigger mess, and it increases the chances of getting caught in compromising situations when you're doing things in public.

↳ Hashirama has definitely walked in on Madara balls deep inside of you in most of the rooms in the Hokage Tower a handful of times. Even his office. He never bats an eye. He just tells you to continue whatever you're going while he's gonna keep working. If staring at you from the corner of his eyes while pretending to work can be called that.

↳ He does offhandedly warn you to be more careful because one day it's Tobirama or Tōka who's going to catch you, but you can tell he doesn't really mean it. It's not-so-secretly the highlight of his day when it happens.

↳ And yes, sometimes he does join you, even if it means he's going to have to lie when he inevitably gets asked what took him so long to grab a couple of files from the archives room. He always tries to come up with detailed excuses — when it happens to Madara, he just bluntly tells them he was busy, and his tone alone lets the other person know they better not ask for details because he's not going to give anything away.

↳ Except when that person is Tobirama. He's gonna be as bold and as honest as he can with him because he knows Tobirama cannot stop him (he has Hashirama's blessing, after all), and he gets a kick out of seeing the life get drained out of his brother-in-law every time, even if the guy tries with everything he can to appear completely unmoved and unimpressed.

↳ If Madara catches you hiding under the desk with Hashirama's dick in your mouth — which he always does because Hashirama isn't nearly as good at keeping up a straight face as he is — he's definitely going to tell you he's expecting his turn to come after. And he goes to wait for you in his own office. You've never failed to show up once.

↳ Random dick headcanon : Hashirama is bigger in terms of length, by about an inch or a little less, but Madara is girthier and definitely requires more prep to take.

#madara uchiha #hashirama senju #madahashi #madahashi smut #madara smut #madara headcanons #hashirama smut #hashirama headcanons #poly madahashi #naruto headcanons

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latte-fairytaekwoon · 3 years

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𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚! 𝐀𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐳: 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞

Disclaimer: In no way am I condoning, justifying, encouraging, nor promoting mafia behavior or lifestyle. This is all a work of fiction and not meant to represent real life scenarios.

Warnings: Suggestive themes but nothing too explicit, scenes containing violence and kidnappings.

❥𝓚𝓲𝓶 𝓗𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓳𝓸𝓸𝓷𝓰

Hongjoong could already sense that something was off the moment he noticed the door wasn't locked and even more worrying was the fact it was slightly ajar. Quickly taking out his gun just in case, he kicked open the door and widened his eyes as it appeared like some struggle took place. Chairs were turnt over, busted picture frames and glass scattered across the floor, and even more terrifying, droplets of blood were seen.

"Y/N!" He quickly remembered about his spouse.

Running into the bedroom, it was in an even bigger disarray than the living room. On the bed, there was a note folded for him to read. Carefully opening it with trembling hands, his eyes took in each letter. Furiously, he crumbled up the paper and quickly dialed his most trusted friend.

"Get the squad ready."

Although you expected that sooner or later you'd be targeted just for the fact you were married to Hongjoong, nothing could have prepared you for it. After all, Hongjoong didn't seem to care much about you, treating your marriage strictly like a business deal and hardly interacting with you. It wouldn't have surprised you if he didn't even care enough to show up and save you.

But you were wrong when he broke in himself and got you safely out of there, despite having suffered quite a few injuries that had you worrying.

"Stop fretting over it, it's just a scratch." He told you when you tried to wipe the blood trickling down the side of his head wound.

"I'm sorry......you're hurt because I-"

"No one is to blame here but me. I chose to go after you and rescue you because I wanted to. If anything, I should be apologizing for getting you in this situation in the first place."

Sighing softly, you tugged at the dirtied sleeves of your shirt.

"It's not like it's really your fault. We were thrown together and naturally they thought they could get the upper hand if they captured me. And to be honest.....you didn't have to save me. I know you don't care about-"

With a loud gasp, you shut up when Hongjoong unexpectedly sat up and kissed you. You were stunned to react and even more shocked by his next words.

"I always cared. And that's precisely why you were kidnapped. From the start, I acted as if I didn't care about you to protect you. They would have never taken you if they thought that I had no regards for you whatsoever. However, I obviously couldn't hide my feelings that well, given the taunting letter they left me. As soon as I read it, I knew I had to get you back to me as soon as possible."

Kissing the top of your forehead, Hongjoong smiled at you for the first time in your marriage life.

"And I'm happy to take you back to our home, where you rightfully belong."

❥𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓴 𝓢𝓮𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓱𝔀𝓪

Putting the finishing touches on your makeup and fixing your hair, you beamed with joy at your reflection in the mirror. You felt truly beautiful and walked out into the living room, where your handsome husband was currently on his phone, no doubt talking about some business things with Hongjoong. He seemed to always be busy, never having any time for anything else.

Including you, which somewhat hurt you.

"I'm ready." You told him, shyly tucking some of your hair behind your ear as you hoped he'd like the dress you were wearing, choosing a blue color since you knew it was his favorite.

"Ok. Go wait out in the limousine, I'll be there shortly."

Barely even giving you a glance, he dialed Hongjoong up and continued to further discuss some matters. Sighing softly, you walked rather disappointed out to the car, slamming the door behind you. When Seonghwa joined you a few minutes later, you didn't even care to hide your anger and frustration at him. You still had a scowling look on your face when you arrived at the party, not bothering this time to stick by Seonghwa's side like you usually did other times, playing the role of a perfect and loving wife. And Seonghwa neither noticed nor cared about it. In fact, he never really hid how little your marriage seemed to matter to him. Perhaps he treated it as any other business he owned.

"Such a pity to see such a beautiful lady look so down during such a lovely evening."

Recognizing the voice as Minho, a friend of Seonghwa, you forced a small smile.

"Not really much to be happy about really." You merely stated.

"Is your oh so loving hubby being the usual prince charming he is?" He rolled his eyes, knowing full well just like everyone else how he really treated you.

"What difference does it make? He'll never even look at me."

Unable to let the opportunity go to waste, even if it was his friend, Minho gently caressed your cheek.

"You know....... maybe you should stop trying so hard for a jerk like him....and maybe open your eyes to someone who actually knows you exist."

You were frozen when he leaned in to kiss you, then gasped loudly when none other than Seonghwa pushed him off you, sending Minho crashing onto one of the tables behind him.

"She is my wife! And the next time you touch her, I will cut your hand off!" He warned him.

You didn't even have time to process what was happening as Seonghwa dragged you outside, his grip on your wrist tight and fierce. When you reached the car, you were going to ask him what was going on but you had no time as he pressed you against the car and began to kiss you fervently and hungrily. You were left speechless and breathless, with your legs getting weak as he let out low snarls in between his kisses on your neck.

"Mine.......you're all mine."

❥𝓙𝓮𝓸𝓷𝓰 𝓨𝓾𝓷𝓱𝓸

Both Yunho and you were beyond nervous at this point, hell you actually felt somewhat terrified. You knew exactly what his parents wanted when they organized this 'family vacation'. This wasn't a getaway to spend time together and they made it obviously clear at dinner when you came back from the bathroom and overheard him arguing with his parents.

"You know I can't ask her to do that!" Yunho adamantly said.

"You've been married for over a year Yunho. It's time and you know it." His mother insisted.

"I will not impregnate her. Have you ever considered her feelings? Maybe she doesn't want kids. Maybe I don't want kids, have you ever thought of that?" He asked them, voice getting more agitated.

"It's both of your duties to produce heirs to keep control and stability in the organization. Your life is at risk on a daily basis. If you die with no children it'll only cause chaos and disruption." His father reminded him.

That was the one thing you dreaded facing since the day you said "I do", having to be forced to become nothing more than a baby maker. Yunho knew from the beginning how uncomfortable you were during your first night together, that's why he ended up sleeping in another room, as he had done every day afterwards, not wanting you to freak out and giving you your space.

But now you both stared at the single king sized bed in your hotel room, reality staring you in the face. Neither of you said a word as you took turns changing and getting ready to go to sleep in the bathroom, Yunho letting you go first. As you crept into the bed, your hands tightly held onto the blanket, your eyes staring blankly at the ceiling, unaware of anything until you felt the bed shift next to you. You inhaled sharply when you felt Yunho's fingers caress your hair.

"Y/N-"

"Just get it over with will you?! Just knock me up and make your parents happy. I don't care anymore."

Although you tried to sound strong, the tremble in your voice gave you away. You could feel tears starting to well up in your eyes. When Yunho moved to hover above you, you instantly shut your eyes, tears lightly spilling out. You could feel his breath ghost over your lips and then suddenly they moved as he planted the gentlest of kiss on your forehead.

"Good night my dear. I promise I won't take up too much space."

Confused you open your eyes and watched as Yunho turned on his side, facing away from you as he scooted to give you as much room as he possibly could.

"I don't...I don't understand why..." You didn't even know what you were asking at this point.

"I'm not going to be that asshole that will make you do something you're not prepared for. I respect, value and admire you too much to make you go through that. I'll just wait until you're ready."

You weren't going to deny that your heart fluttered at his words.

"But your parents-"

"They can suck it. I've lived this long, I think I'll be fine. They can wait like I'm willing to wait. The only downside is putting up with their bullshit and nagging for disobeying them...."

You could tell he was falling asleep by the way his voice started to mumble and lower in tone, and his tiny yawn made it more obvious. You were prepared for his cute tiny rambling but you didn't expect what he said next.

"But that's what I get for falling in love with you..."

❥𝓚𝓪𝓷𝓰 𝓨𝓮𝓸𝓼𝓪𝓷𝓰

Yeosang stared out the spacious window of his office, the glittering city lights looking as splendid as they did every night, bustling with sounds of the inhabitants coming out to party and overall enjoy life. They seemed to be mocking him, mocking him for being happy while he felt miserable and empty inside.

It had been hours since you had already left, your plane had probably already landed back to your hometown and you were now ready to settle into your new life....away from him. He couldn't stop replaying the argument you had just a day ago:

"Can't you at least pretend to care?" You spat out, dropping your fork against the plate of food in front of you.

"If you know what I'm like, why even ask?" Was his only reply.

"Yes I know what you're like! You're cold, stoic, soulless and have no regards for anyone's feelings but your own! Being married to you all these years, I know you better than anyone! But I'm sick of it. I'm sick of you not caring enough to even try." She could feel her voice starting to crack.

Letting out a deep sigh, Yeosang pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration.

"From the beginning, you knew what you were getting in to. We didn't get married because we were a couple of lovestruck fools wanting to vow our lives to each other. Our parents arranged it and we had no choice. If you were stupid enough to catch feelings well then..."

Finally lifting his gaze to look at you, his eyes were unwavering as he coldly declared:

"That's not my fault. And you can't expect me to reciprocate your feelings when I don't even have any to begin with."

Not taking anymore, you began crying tears of heartbreak, anger, frustration and indignation all at the same time. Standing up, you firmly declared your intent of going back home, not willing to put up or stay with him anymore.

"Ok."

Not even a goodbye, a farewell or even another look at you. Those were his final words before you stormed out and made preparations to leave as soon as possible. Yeosang had spent the entire day pacing back and forth, unable to think or do anything except look at the clock almost every hour. He had been counting the seconds since your flight was scheduled to leave, that's how he knew you were home by then.

He cursed himself for being a coward. For not speaking up and telling you how much you actually meant to him, how scared he was of his feelings for you, and most of all, he hated himself for not running out to stop you. Now you were gone from his life forever........ unless....

"Get my plane ready."

❥𝓒𝓱𝓸𝓲 𝓢𝓪𝓷

San and you didn't even meet each other until you were both standing at the altar, families ready to join together two criminal organizations to grow their power even further. Both of you looked at each and instantly felt what the other was feeling: shock, denial, insecurity, but most of all, fear. Both of you were afraid of what was going to happen. Though he was trembling just as much as you, San made sure to reach for your hand, squeezing it in his own. With that small gesture, you knew and felt what he was silently saying:

"We're going to get through this together. Just trust me and believe in me. I'll take care of you. You're not alone in this and I'll be right there by your side."

You two got along fairly well, even if there was still awkwardness between the two of you. You were both also still shy around each other that you wouldn't talk unless it was necessary or because something caught one or the other's attention and wanted to share their thoughts out loud, which the other one would try to enthusiastically add on to converse more, but it always ended in awkward laughter.

Yeah. It was extremely awkward. But at least there was no hostility between you two and you guys did enjoy watching movies together at times, hardly speaking a word, but there was no silence at all. You could read each other's minds and feelings all the time. It was truly strange how in tune your thoughts seemed to be at times and scary too. Your mind began to recall times when strange things happened like the time you were craving a certain food and coincidentally, San came later with the exact same food because he got a feeling you wanted some. Or the time you were supposed to go visit extended family but in the end didn't get on the train and went straight home because you felt San needed you. He thought you were crazy, but later that night he was burning up with a fever and you spent your weekend nursing him back to health.

"What did this all mean?" You both thought to yourselves.

"A soulmate is someone that just gets you. It's a connection of minds, a mutual respect, an unconditional love and a total understanding. It's about being yourself and knowing, not only that person is following and understanding your thoughts, but is right there with you, side by side." The actress in the movie you were watching said.

Suddenly everything seemed to click. At the moment both of you felt like the answer to your questions were finally answered. Slowly you both turned and faced one another. Giving you a warm smile as he read your thoughts, San leaned in to cup your cheek with one hand, his thumb drawing circles around it. Brushing his lips against yours, he sighed blissfully as he looked in your eyes.

"My lovely soulmate..."

❥𝓢𝓸𝓷𝓰 𝓜𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓲

When Mingi met you, he was sort of put off by how different you were from him.

"Hi! I'm Y/N, your soon to be wife but please don't think of me as that if you don't want to. Think of me as your friend. I just know we'll get along!"

You were actually squealing and wrapping your arms around him in a tight hug, almost bouncing up and down with joy while Mingi just stood there stiff as a pole, wondering what the hell made you be so happy and cheerful like that.

"Ok.....ok got it, you can let go now." He tried to squirm out of your embrace, but you merely tightened your grip on him causing him to let out a harsh "oof!" at your strength.

"For such a tiny person, you sure aren't weak." He pointed out.

Married life with you for Mingi was...... different to say the least. He was used to such a gloomy, dark and hostile environment that having a tiny bubble bursting with energy was unusual and not something he was accustomed to. You always greeted him with such enthusiasm and happiness, not to mention you were such a caring housewife, always feeding him and taking care of him. Sometimes Mingi questioned whether you've ever seen the harsh side of the mafia world. Judging by your love for life and others, he guessed no.

And his assumptions were correct when you both were at a party held by some of his other mafia friends. Taking advantage of the occasion, rival gangs infiltrated the building. Storming in, explosions went off in several places, and gun shots were being fired at all directions. Mingi quickly jumped up and tackled you onto the ground, covering your body from the bullets that were being poured out. Taking your hand, he told you to stay down as he safely guided you out of the hall. Once you guys were far away, he quickly sprung up, pulling you up with him as he began running towards the nearest exit, pulling out his hidden gun just in case. You were in shock, even more when you guys passed a couple of dead bodies in the hallway. Feeling sick, you don't even remember how Mingi managed to get you both out of there alive and in one piece before the entire place burst into flames. Staring at the raging fire, you felt like you couldn't breathe, desperately trying to gasp for air.

"Honey, look at me. Look at me ok? You're safe. You're all right and you're going to be all right. Nothing is going to happen to you ok?"

You nodded, trying to choke back tears and forcing a smile on your face, but ultimately failing. Seeing you break down, Mingi immediately pulled you into his arms, his fingers running through your hair as he felt his heart break. You were such a fragile, sensitive and extremely precious person to him. He couldn't bear to see his ray of sunshine and hope in his dark world break down in front of him. He knew had to protect you at all costs and take care of you.

"It's ok my darling angel. I won't let any harm come to you. I swear on my life I'll protect you."

Wiping your tears away, he kissed the top of your head and smiled warmly at you.

"Come on. I'll take you home and have one of those cuddling sessions you always enjoy having."

❥𝓙𝓾𝓷𝓰 𝓦𝓸𝓸𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓰

You wanted to die, and that wasn't an understatement. You felt utterly humiliated at the fact your parents actually sold you into marriage to some mafia lord's son to pay off their debts. You didn't even have time to process anything, one day you were just bound and stuffed into the back of a car and soon found yourself inside a grand old mansion. You felt alone and scared, unsure of what was going to happen to you. And you were beyond trembling when you met your future husband, expecting some evil and sadistic man when in reality:

"Hi! I'm Jung Wooyoung, your soon to be husband and I can tell we're going to be really happy together!"

He greeted you with just a charismatic enthusiasm, eyes practically beaming when he first saw you.

"Hi, I'm L/N Y/N, the girl that's going to be caged to you for life......or death. Whichever comes first."

He laughed at that, coming closer and squeezed your cheeks.

"You're so cute, I'm already in love with you."

Love? You seriously thought he was insane. You certainly didn't fall in love with him at first sight. And even after months of being married to him, you still didn't felt love towards him, even though Wooyoung tried anything and everything to not only make life easier for you, but in hopes of getting you to reciprocate his feelings.

"Hey Y/N. Look! I got you a present! Open it. I know you'll love it."

You groaned at the thought of another expensive present being given to you. You felt bad that he went through all these troubles when they'd all end in vain. Peeling the ribbon off the huge box, you didn't even get to open the box since the Welsh Corgi inside jumped out and tackled you to the ground. You couldn't help but giggle when it began licking your face, its tail wagging out of joy.

"I knew you'd like him. Now he can keep you company so you won't be lonely while I'm gone."

Rolling your eyes, you couldn't let the opportunity pass to poke fun at him.

"Who said I was even going to miss you?" You chuckled, petting the dog's head.

"You never know." Wooyoung insisted.

Leaving you for 5 months, you couldn't believe you actually started to miss his obnoxiously loud presence. Sure your puppy kept you complaining and cuddled you, but it wasn't the same. You hated to admit it....

But you actually wanted Wooyoung to come back and smother you with what you always referred to as his annoying affection.

Opening the front door, Wooyoung called out that he was home. He smiled when he was greeted by his furry friend rather enthusiastically. But he was not expecting for you to run out and jump at him, your arms wrapping around his neck. Although he stumbled slightly, he made sure to catch you, your legs wrapping around his waist.

"Y/N are you-?"

He widened his eyes when you crashed your lips on his, kissing him as if your life depended on it. Once getting over the shock, he had a smug grin as he kissed you back.

"Told you you'd miss me."

❥𝓒𝓱𝓸𝓲 𝓙𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓱𝓸

Jongho terrified you. From day one, you were intimidated by him. He always had a blank expression, hardly talked and he had a reputation for being brutally strong. Obviously you felt like you were walking on eggshells around him, afraid to piss him off. Anytime he called out to you or came near you, your body would jump.

"Y/N..."

Shrieking, you turned around when you felt his hand brush against your lower back. Tilting his head, he raised an eyebrow at your reaction.

"I needed something from the cabinet."

Without breaking eye contact, his hands gripped your waist as he slightly moved you to the side, fingers digging into your skin. After having gotten what he wanted, his thumb poked your nose as he winked at you.

"Thanks doll."

You swore he was teasing you. He'd purposefully use any occasion to show off his strength to you, his favorite being cutting up wood in the yard with an axe. You couldn't help but stare at his arms that were visible due to him wearing a sleeveless shirt. When he noticed you staring, he sent a smug smile your way which caused you to blush and you immediately retreated back inside the house.

There was also the time he accidentally walked in on you changing. There you were, standing in nothing but your lacy underwear set, for some reason not embarrased or hiding yourself as Jongho inhaled deeply as his eyes raked your body. Subtly biting his lips, he apologized before reluctantly leaving the room.

Both of you were frustrated by that point, tired of the light teasing. Jongho was the one who decided to put a stop to it one night he came home from a mission. He had been badly hurt and you, worrying about him, sat him down to tend to his wounds. It was a struggle since he had to remove his shirt and you were blushing violently, eyes always looking away.

"It's ok doll. I'm your husband...you can look at me."

His hands that were holding onto your arms began caressing your elbows, subtly pulling you closer to him without you noticing until you were firmly planted on his lap.

"Do you want me my little doll?" He asked you, voice in a low whisper as his breath fanned over your lips.

"Cause I've wanted you since the first day I laid my eyes on you."

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