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blue-likethebird · 5 years

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*lays 3 buttons and a feather down* can i have a gooey fluffy tsuchako fic? Im thirsty in the barren waste land of tsuchako.

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You, Me, And This Giant Fish Tank

“Ooh, would you look at that octopus! It looks so goopy!” Mina crowed as she pressed her face up to a tank where a cranky-looking octopus scuttled to a tiny cave.

“An octopus is technically soft-bodied, not goopy,” Momo said, “Though this one does look sort of goopy,”

“Whatever it is, can we please move on? He’s creeping me out,” Uraraka complained.

“You said that about the lobsters, parrot fish, eels and starfish too Ochako,” Jirou muttered dryly

“Yeah, Ochako, lighten up! It’s my birthday and I wanted to come here!” Mina whined. “You got to pick last time! We’ve only got a couple more things left to look at.”

“Might I suggest the reef event? It’s only five minutes long and should start soon,” Momo said, leaning over Jirou’s shoulder to look at the map of the aquarium.

“Sounds fun!” Mina chirped.

“Uh, I’ll be there in a minute,” Uraraka said, the octopus had emerged from his cave to glare at her. “I think I wanna get a few pictures of this guy,”

The others shrugged and left, “Meet us by the Carribean tank once you’re done!” Momo called as she made her way down the ramp. Uraraka whipped out her camera and got as close to the glass as her nerves would permit. Before she could take the photo, the octopus shot a jet of ink into the water. She yelped and scurried away to the upper viewing level of the giant Carribean exhibit.

She was not a fish person, but she had to admit the tank looked incredibly relaxing. Swirling stalks of seaweed floated calmly in the cylindrical tank as colourful fish darted between the plants and corals that dotted the bottom. A turtle swam in front of her towards the lower level where the host of the reef talk was explaining something to the assembled group. The guide turned to greet the turtle and Uraraka’s heart stuttered in her chest.

The girl’s face was distorted by the glass and water, but she was cute. She had long green hair gathered in a bow and a finger raised to her chin as she pointed to various coral and fish. Uraraka hurried down the ramp to where Mina, Momo and Jirou were watching the host show an anemone to the crowd. They gasped appreciatively at the sight of its long tentacles swaying in the current.

Then the show was over and the host was gone. The people gathered around the exhibit began walking towards the larger galleries or back up to the gift shop and coffee shop. Uraraka stayed rooted in place, staring at the spot where the girl with the long green hair had stood a moment before. Jirou tapped her shoulder.

“Earth to ‘raka,” she said, “We’re going to the shark tunnels now. Or are you too busy fantasising about the invitations for your wedding to Tsuyu?”

Uraraka snapped out of her trance. “Her name is Tsuyu? Oh, that’s such a pretty name!”

“She’s lost it,” Jirou whispered to the other two. Mina grabbed Uraraka’s hand and led them down the hall towards the large gallery containing several smaller touch tanks and the gigantic shark exhibit. Uraraka let out a small shriek of alarm at the sight.

“Nope, no sharks for me thank you! I’ll just stay out here with the touch pools,”

“Ooh!” Mina gushed, “There’s a touch tank, I wanna see it!”

Uraraka still didn’t like fish, yet there she was, back at the aquarium again a month later, watching Tsuyu lead a turtle feeding show to the amusement of several small children.

She’d tried to get a friend to come, but Mina, Momo and Jirou had a date planned, Todoroki and Midoriya were looking for apartments, Tooru was in Shanghai for a family reunion, Iida was visiting his brother, and Mei was competing in a robotics competition. It looked like she was alone in her quest to talk to Tsuyu.

“The average leatherback sea turtle can live to be up to thirty years old,” Tsuyu stated, “the oldest turtle in our exhibit is only twenty, however,”

“What’s she eating?” cried a small girl near the front.

“If you look closely, it’s a jellyfish. When sea turtles eat them, the venom the jellyfish makes won’t sting them,” she explained as the children oohed and ahhed over the fact.

After “Turtle Talk” as the brochure called it, was over, Uraraka sat on a bench next to one of the touch pools with a carton of water in her hand. The gallery was mostly empty, with only a few children and their parents in sight. So she decided to take a look into Starfish Cove, the least slimy-looking touch tank.

Tentatively, she reached in to tap a sea star on the arm. To her surprise, it didn’t feel slimy at all, instead, it felt spiky. She tried another starfish, the same result. That actually wasn’t terrible, she thought as she leaned further in to look at the crab touch tank. Once again, it wasn’t slimy. The crab’s shell was smooth and solid instead. She got to her feet and gathered up her stuff to go home for the night.

“Excuse me, miss,” someone called to her. Uraraka whipped her head around to see who had been speaking to her. It was Tsuyu.

“Oh, hello! Is something the matter?”

“Sorry if I’m being too forward, but your shirt’s been soaked all the way through.”

Uraraka looked down at her chest. Sure enough, there was a water stain on her blouse that had made her undershirt completely visible. She groaned.

“Well that’s just great, now what am I supposed to wear home?” she cried.

“Well I have a spare set of clothes in my locker, they might fit you,” Tsuyu offered. “I can go get them and bring them out here for you to try on,”

“You would do that? Thank you, Tsuyu, you’re a lifesaver!”

“No problem, just head to the bathroom and I’ll be right back,”

Tsuyu’s clothes were a little snug, but they’d do just fine for the train ride home. She stepped out of the bathroom with her wet shirt tucked into her purse.

“Thank you so much! Is there anything I can do to repay you?”

“Oh, that’s not necessary-”

“I insist! You wanna meet up for coffee this weekend or something?”

“Well, I suppose it won’t hurt. Thank you for the offer…” Tsuyu trailed off, oh yeah, Tsuyu didn’t know her name.

“Uraraka!” she chirped brightly. “Is it alright if I give you my number?”

Their coffee date had gone swimmingly, so had the lunch date, and dinner date, and steady relationship after that. Uraraka was on cloud nine, just not at the moment.

She’d won a dinner for two at Le Rossignol during a work raffle and so far it was capital b Boring. The food was way fancier than anything they usually ate, the atmosphere was far too snobbish to be enjoyable, and there were at least three forks she didn’t know the purpose of. If she wanted an enjoyable date and to pull off her grand plans for the evening, then Le Rossignol was not the place to be.

Tsuyu pushed a steamed frog leg away from her chicken. Her face had an uneasy smile that didn’t match the furrow of her brow or the dullness of her eyes. Uraraka discreetly ordered a car, called over a waiter and slipped him her voucher.

“Come on Tsuyu! I have a better place in mind,” she said as she held out a hand to help her girlfriend to her feet. Their picked-at plates were left behind them as they hurried off into the night.

She covered Tsuyu’s eyes once they started to approach their destination. Anticipation fizzed in her stomach as they stepped through the doors, Uraraka uncovered Tsuyu’s eyes to reveal…

“The aquarium?” Tsuyu sounded puzzled as she took in the sight.

“It’s where we had our first date and where we met! Plus I know you’d rather hang out with the fish than sit in a stuffy restaurant for an hour,”

“That’s true,” Tsuyu said as she led the way through the bottom dwellers gallery, stopping briefly to fake scold the crab she called Aizawa for snapping at her that morning. ( “We have to wear gloves when we feed him,” Tsuyu had told Uraraka on their first date, “He tries to pinch everyone who gets near his hiding spot,” )

The two made their way through the halls in silence except for when Tsuyu would stop to gaze at the various creatures hanging out in the tanks around them. The aquarium was completely deserted, with only the soft glow of tank lights for company.

The shark gallery was quiet, the only sound was the whir of the automated walkway that wound its way through the shark tank. This was her moment, Uraraka slowly trailed to a stop right by the tunnel’s entrance.

“Ochako? Is something wrong?”

“Do you remember our first real date?” Ochako began, “How I wanted to see the sharks but I got scared and had to hold your hand?”

“Yeah, and how wide your eyes got when you finally opened them and saw that stingray swimming by. You looked so cute Ochako,”

Ochako started rambling on, about their plans, goals, cat, everything.

“Ochako, breathe,” Tsuyu said.

“Will you marry me?” Uraraka blurted.

“Will I, will I what?”

“Will you marry me?” Uraraka clasped her girlfriend’s hands in her own for a moment before reaching into her pocket to fumble for the ring she’d been carrying. She pulled it out and opened the box to reveal a little silver band decorated with a blue-green stone.

“Ochako I- yes!” Tsuyu cried. Ochako grinned like a lovesick fool as she slid the ring onto Tsuyu’s finger. They stepped onto the walkway and Ochako grabbed Tsuyu’s hand.

“Oh no Tsuyu this is scary,” she said with a grin, “Will you hold my hand?”

Tsuyu leaned her head on Ochako’s shoulder, “Yes,” she sighed.

#bluebird writes #tsuchako #writing requests #bluebird.txt #bnha #tsuyu asui #uraraka ochako

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theravenroost · 6 years

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Greek Gods - Liraelan

(art by @the-zombi-cat <3 also you should do this, too, hon)

APHRODITE: laughter-loving, sweet smiles, dressed in silk and satin, flower in their hair, thrives on attention, sees the world as a runway, unapologetically sexual, the sea washing their ankles, in love with love, stirrer of passion, cunning concealed by painted lips, secret daggers,doves, revolution in their kiss, delighting in the waves, flirtatious winks, strolling along the beach, staring wistfully from a balcony, this is how to be a heartbreaker, your girlfriend thinks they’re attractive, wants to be adored, gets turned on by danger (Lira’s a thrillseeker)

APOLLO: glitz and glamour, art galleries, turning the volume up, being made of gold, neatly-organized music sheets, notebooks filled with poetry, bathing in the sunlight, the powerful urge to create, collecting vinyl records, beautiful cover of Wonderwall, playing multiple instruments, tasting like sunshine, healing touch, speaking in prophecies, smile mingled with wrath, shunning lies, sporting shades, hanging out at music festivals with their friends, sleeps naked, arrow to the heart, paint brushes, probably has a Tinder account

ARES:

armed for battle, wants to raise a dog with their significant other, soft spot for children, gives piggyback rides, scarred body, blood on their hands and face, willing to fight the world for the ones they love, fights against injustice, warm hugs, well-worn combat boots, boxing gloves, bandages wrapped around bruised knuckles, fist raised in protest,ignites revolutions, fear is a prison, more sensitive than what their tough shell may have you think, exhausted, damaged goods, force to be reckoned with, red roses,curses under their breath (Holy shit Lira)

ARTEMIS: keen senses of a hunter, freckles like constellations on their skin, piercing eyes,disheveled braid, moonlight peeking through the shadows, the calm of the forest at night, lying on the grass and staring at the stars, mother doe and her fawn, protecting their kin,the moon shimmering on a still lake, quiver full of arrows, resting against the bark of a tree, running with wolves, bonding while circled around a campfire, not being much of a people person, arrow hitting its target, popping egos, patience on 3%, touches heaven and returns howling

ATHENA: discerning gaze, unreadable face, the patience of a life-long teacher, quiet museums, owl perched on their finger, armor that intimidates, eye for architecture, plays the sims for the sole purpose of building houses, studied the blade while everyone else was busy getting laid, big fan of logic, loves brain teasers, go-getter, balls of wool displayed on shelves, ancient buildings, sweaters in neutrals and cool colors, hair done up, can kill you with their brain, heads to the library often to research, sharpened pencils, abs that can cut steel, stoic statues, pottery classes

DEMETER: soil-covered hands, smile that can bloom flowers, skin loved by the sun, being the mom friend, can lift you and all of your friends, flowers kept in the pockets of overalls, takes pride in their beautiful garden, speaks to their plants, leaves rustling in the wind, stalks of wheat, picking fruit, greenhouses, heart as strong as a mountain, values simplicity, daisies dotted across a collarbone, curls crowned with flowers, folded pile of sweaters in warm hues, pulling out fresh-baked bread out of the oven and the smell wafting through the air

DIONYSUS: drunk shitposter, on their sixth glass of wine before you’ve even finished your second,seductive smirks, untamed curls, rich fabrics on dark skin, sleek-furred panthers, theater masks, stage productions, receiving a standing ovation, rose caught between their teeth, being the baby of the bunch, wild parties that last from sundown to sunup, creeping vines, inspiring loyalty, grand opera houses, masquerade balls, rolls of film, shattered chandeliers with broken glass scattered across the wine-spilled floor, pouring champagne into flutes, lives for the applause

HEPHAESTUS: the calloused hands of someone who knows labor, sweaty brow, flame burning in their eyes, inventive mind, broad shoulders, steampunk goggles, nuts and bolts stored away in little boxes, ashes, striking a match, blueprints for future projects, fixing up a busted up car and giving it cool upgrades, wrestles with bitterness, work boots have seen better years, wrinkled plaid shirts, iron melted by blazing fire, huge jackets, crafting masterpieces, greased-stained overalls, fascination with robotics, pain is fuel, stack of weaponry, even their muscles have muscles

HERA: resting bitch face, dressed to the nines, cows grazing on a pasture, cool rain, loving and hating fiercely, hand clutching a string of pearls, large chandelier with glittering crystals, plays the sims for the sole purpose of killing off their sims, romance to realism, pictures of the sky while flying on a plane, files that under fuck it, downs glasses of wine as they relax with a scented bubble bath and netflix, like their selfie or you’re grounded, knows 57 convenient ways to murder a man, dark eyes that penetrate your soul, marble and gold

HERMES: devil-may-care smile, ink-stained hands, always up-to-date on the latest technology, will steal your french fries, does it for the vine, shitposter, puts googly eyes on everything, meme hoarder, long drives on the highway, ma and pop diners, spontaneous road trips, folded maps, fingers dancing across the keyboard of a laptop, shooting hoops on the basketball court, chatting up strangers as you all journey to your own destinations, goes jogging in the morning, mixes red bull with coffee, menace on april fool’s, hoodies and sneakers

POSEIDON: storm with skin, colorful coral reefs, waves crashing against the shore, the sea casting its spell, stroking the soft fur of a cat, their heart pounding as their horse’s gentle trot speeds into a gallop, tousled locks, clothes smeared with paint, owns several sketchbooks yet always yearns to own more, leather jackets, fondness for diy projects, handwriting that flows across the page, nimble fingers playing the strings of a violin, velvety singing voice that haunts your dreams, mood as ever-changing as the sea, the roar of a motorcycle,compass with a spinning arrow (She denies being able to sing, though. Utterly refuses it.)

ZEUS: thunder in their heart, running on coffee, flash of lightning, natural charisma, eloquence, badass in a nice suit, aficionado of history, force of nature, lenny face,pretends that they don’t have feelings but they do, nightmare-filled nights, proud arm around their lover’s waist, high-rise buildings, planes soaring through a cloudless sky, technician on the piano, maintains order, strong handshake, juggling multiple events on their busy schedule with apparent ease, most likely to be voted class president out of their peers, expensive watch, like a boss

Tagged by: @coilskar technically, hope you don’t mind me doing this on everyone

Tagging: @illdraes, @ironleaf, @hipster-octopus

#Liraelan Bladesinger #RP Prompt

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existentialstatesofmind · 7 years

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Weekend Fun

Clare: smiled at Dakota and then glanced at Stacy when she spoke. She nodded. "Okay. That makes sense, I just think I'm the one who is getting to better end of the bargain." She didn't elaborate because Dakota already knew how miserable things were at home right now and she was trying to keep Stacey out of it. "It will be. There's no point in rocking the boat until it becomes necessary." She didn't know when that was going to be. Once she turned 18, her parents wouldn't be able to use the whole Dakota having custody of a child thing to keep them apart because Dakota would no longer be a minor either and they'd no longer have a stay so in who she dated anyway. Clare knew she couldn't wait that long to tell them though. She would only be turning 16 this year. "Dad won't be home." She promised. If she had to she could tell her parents an abridged version of why Josephine couldn't come over when he was there but it probably wouldn't be necessary to complicate things further. Clare smiled at Stacy and Dakota, and nodded in agreement. Then she looked at Dakota's mom curiously when she said she was going to adopt Josephine. From what his mom was saying it might be what was best for Josephine but who knew how Josephine really felt. Family matters were complicated. If Dakota considered Josephine his sister and his mom agreed, it changed things in her mind though. Her parents couldn't dispute whatever 'story' Clare told them. Adoption was actually something her parents advocated for and respected so Clare didn't forsee them asking nosey questions about that if it were true. Not that she should be thinking about herself right now. Josephine needed out of a bad situation. Clare shrugged to say that was fine when Dakota said she'd be sleeping in his room whenever she slept over. She doubted Dakota was ready for a physical relationship after everything she'd learned about him today and he knew she wasn't. It might be uncomfortable sharing a bed but they'd get used to it. Plus she wouldn't be staying the night often. At first she was confused when they started talking about a grandmother. She didn't know their grandmother lived with them. She got why having her there full time might not be great, Clare couldn't handle more than a few weeks at a time with her grandma. Then Clare got it, their grandmother died and they thought the room was haunted. Clare couldn't help laughing. "No, I don't need to be brave and go in there. I've seen Poltergeist a dozen times so the TV cutting on by itself is kind of creepy..." She playfully poked Dakota's shoulder. "How am I supposed to impress your grandmother if I sleep in your room though, she might come in there and throw a shoe at me." Her eyes widened when Emi talked about the deceased old lady giving her candy. If she wasn't actually haunting her own room she'd obviously left a lasting impression since her family was taking good care of the room and everything in it. Clare smiled sheepishly. "Right of course not, I should've thought of that. How do tourists find their way around? We might have a really hard time even with Emi's help and a Japanese dictionary app. Of course we should be able to use our phones to get directions in English. Hopefully." She looked at the paper. Clare knew the Japanese used symbols instead of words in their language. But she certainly hadn't known what it was called or how the symbols looked. "This is really cool Emi. I've never seen anything like it." Clare told her. "How does learning sounds work? Still, it was very clever of you to figure out how many strokes you needed. You're good at drawing." Clare didn't think she would be able to learn much Kanji. French was hard enough to learn and they had the same alphabet. "I believe it, I knew the languages they use in places like Japan and China was more complex than ours and the hardest to learn but jeeze." She exclaimed to Dakota. "I don't know how I feel about octopus. Have you tried it Emi? I might like it better than I would Sushi. I hate fish so raw fish doesn't really sound appetizing to me." She admitted. "Besides if it's grilled I know they at least took the eyes out. I'm not sure about the tentacles though. Food aside, it sounds like so much fun!" She grinned. "Good idea, I bet there's a lot more to do and I wanna dance with you." Clare said shyly. If she was going to have on pretty robes they shouldn't go to waste. "I can't wait. I hope I don't embarrass you too much, Emi, because I'm going to be taking lots of photos." She chuckled. "Okay fair point. What was Time Square like, were they filming anything? But the toy stores always looked really cool on Home Alone 2, were they like that?" No wonder he got lost. "I don't need pom-poms just clapping. Aww a banner would be nice, no one's ever done that for me before." Clare beamed at him. She was lucky to have a thoughtful boyfriend. "Do you like robots?" She asked Emi hopefully. Clare returned the chaste kiss before raising an eyebrow at Dakota. "But we weren't even dating until today, someone must've been pretty confident I would say yes." She teased him. Clare kissed him again. She hadn't even known he liked her and would never have dreamed of going on a date with him. Clare followed Dakota when he carried Emi out to the car. "Of course." She said quietly. "I know where the kitchen is now so I'll put them in the icebox." Clare buckled her seat belt and reached for Dakota's hand.

Kota: nodded at Clare's words as she spoke about Jos and her parents. "She won't throw a shoe at you. She's only ever hit Bren alive and dead." Dom stated. "Let's not talk about Bren until he passes." his mom said and they nodded. "You don't really need to make an impression on her. She doesn't leave her room. Never has, so if you don't go in there, you're fine." Kota stated honestly. "I never met her and I don't plan to. I also stay in Dallas' room a lot." Stacy assured. "Plus part of Grandma's always with us." Dom said honestly. "Not really, that part of her is always in my closet. Like I want Grandma with me when I use the bathroom." Kota stated. "Part of her is in my purse." Kelly shrugged. "Am I the only one that keeps part of her with me?" Ash asked and Kota looked around. "Apparently." Dom answered. Kota listened as Clare asked Emi questions and wondered if she could answer them, though he knew if she couldn't he would. "Um..." Emi trailed off looking for words. "You know how you learn the ABC's then the sounds the letter's make?" Emi asked. "We do something like that. We learn our alphabet and the sounds they make. The symbols change when you form words just like the sounds of the letters in the ABC's change." she tried explaining and wrote " すし" on a paper and showed it to Clare. "That's the sound for Sushi. The first symbol makes the shu sound." she said and took the paper back only to write "寿司" on a paper, then showed Clare again. "And that's sushi when it's written out. I memorized the symbols off a restaurant that way I'd know momma was getting sushi for dinner." she explained. "The sounds are easier and we learn them first. We don't fully learn how to write until we finish middle school since there are over a thousand symbols that take so long to learn." she huffed the last part and thanked Clare about her drawing. Hearing her ask if she had octopus she nodded. "I only had it fried. I watched someone try to eat it still living and it looked dangerous, they couldn't get the octopus out of their mouth." she explained. "I won't eat it at restaurants because they serve them whole and they dance when you put soy sauce on it. Momma got mad because I liked to make them dance so much and wouldn't eat them." she shrugged. "As for sushi, you need to try a California roll, no fish." Kota said looking at Clare. "It's rice, seaweed, fake crab, and avocado." he added and looked at Emi. "Everyone already takes a lot of photos so it's not embarrassing." she smiled at Clare. "Yea, they were just like they were on Home Alone 2, they weren't filming when I was there though." he explained. "Everything is huge in Time Square including the pizza." he added. "I haven't seen a robot. They were only in Tokyo." She stated honestly as she ate her food. "I was hoping you'd say yes." Kota smiled into the kiss. Once Emi was buckled in, Kota held Clare's hand the entire ride home. As soon as they got home, Kota smiled and unbuckled Emi and watched everyone get out of the van. "Um, can I carry Emi?" Stacy asked catching Kota off guard and to look at her. "The light in the house is on. I really don't want to deal with Bren." Stacy whined a bit causing Kota to get out of the car and look at Dallas when he stepped by them. "Is Bren home?" he asked curiously. "No, mom's inside and there's no yelling." Dallas assured causing him to sigh in relief. "Thank goodness he's not coming home." he said honestly. "I agree." Stacy sighed in relief as well as Kota lead Clare inside. He could immediately hear his mom fiddling with stuff in the kitchen and walked there holding Emi and Clare's hand still. "Bren got expelled." his mom said honestly. "I'm putting him in public school with Ash." She added and Kota looked behind him to see Ash. "I want videos. Lots of videos." he stated. "Anyway they didn't say when they're sending Bren home. Clare, if you're here feel free to hit Bren as much as you want want." His mom stated as she started to bake. "He was switched at birth." Kota stated. "Sadly he wasn't, I did a DNA test the moment you boys came up with that theory. Mom and I started to believe he really was switched at birth." Kelly said and Kota shifted Emi a bit. "I'll take her, thinking about Bren coming home is blowing my mood. Cuddling with Emi tonight will take my mind off it, just get me her pajamas." Kelly said to Kota and he let go of Clare's hand to get Emi's pajamas for his sister. Once he got back he handed Kelly the pajamas and took Clare's hand. "I'm done with worrying about Bren coming home. We have one day of peace left and I plan on spending it with Clare and Emi. I'll worry about what to do with him after he comes home." Kota stated and started to walk to his room with Clare, picking up the bag for her as they walked. Once they got to his room, he shut the door behind them and took off his slippers, then his shirt. "The bathroom's right here." he said opening a door that has a sign that has Japanese writing on it. "The sign says bathroom since Emi mistook the closet next to it for the bathroom since the doors are the same." he said honestly as he stepped inside and took out a small box. "There are tooth brushes in here, take your pick, we don't have pink though." he said knowing there were all the other colors but pink and a lot of styles and brands. "I'll be out here when you're done." he said and shut the door behind him as he left. While he was waiting for Clare to finish, he changed into his pajama bottoms and got a blanket for Clare, then laid on his bed and covered up in his black blanket.

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