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misdre · 3 years

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misi's beyblade AUs masterpost

i like making AUs, i have many of them, here's a post of them from oldest to newest. (at least approximately) (the ones that got no art of them have photos from unsplash. i just enjoy setting the mood)

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Magical boy AU takao is an ordinary middle schooler who one day gets dragoon the magical spinning top from a cute little azure dragon, seiryuu, and transforms into a magical boy to protect the world from evil for some cosmic reasons that i haven't come up with yet. the rest of the characters have similar powers from their holy beasts and takao needs to gather up his team to fight the evil and. you get the drill is there art of it? yes 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 is there a fic of it? no note: i originally created this just because i like designing the outfits so i haven't planned the story much (this used to be my main focus but then 4kingdoms happened GJSDHGHSDG) i'd want to though, i'll get back to it eventually...at some point...... one of the charm points of this AU is that the holy beasts are these digimon-like animals that hang out with the characters and each have their own personalities.

Fairy tale monster AU takao and gramps live in a cabin in the middle of a forest full of monsters and takao decides one day to venture out to look for a silver-haired boy he once saw, he meets up with the other BBA characters one by one in the grim woods. is there art of it? no is there a fic of it? yes note: my oldest halloween fic. the characters are all these different cute spooky creatures and it's intended to sound like a fairy tale.

One day, he determined that the time was ripe: Takao decided to leave for an adventure. For his grandfather was old, it was not at all unusual for him to lay down to bed before sundown. Once the hut had fallen in drowsy silence, Takao packed his one and only bag with what little he felt he needed, took his cap and jacket, and stepped over the doorsill. He had left the safe warmth of the hut behind.

Royal fantasyverse AU (the tale of four kingdoms) takes place in a fantasy universe with four kingdoms (east, west, south & north) created by the four holy beasts, in an era where each kingdom happens to be ruled by an exceptionally young king due to their respective circumstances. when the four meet for the first time, a snowball of events is set in motion that's going to affect all four kingdoms. is there art of it? yes 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 is there a fic of it? yes 1 / 2 note: like a period drama with magic and gay and tons of worldbuilding. probably has way too many mysteries for the boys to solve because i have no self control when it comes to creating twists. this is The one AU that i have crammed every usable canon character into, i need enough people to inhabit four fucking countries

After creating the four lands, the holy beasts created people to inhabit them. Because the beasts were celestial beings and couldn't but guard people and the world they lived in from far above, they needed human vessels to lead the four nations. Thus they created four kings who would rule over other people using the four beast’s powers. The four kings were neither human nor gods, but something between – they were messengers, or icons, of the four holy beasts.

Omegaverse AU a canon divergence AU (i guess??) where genders are replaced by A/B/O and everyone being either canine or feline. max is a late bloomer canine and finds out he's the only alpha of the BBA boys thanks to a certain feline omega. is there art of it? not really but i do have dog boy max and cat boy rei art (which are a bit too cute for this kinkfest. i mean they're obviously aged up for the real thing.) 1 / 2 is there a fic of it? it's been in the works for like, five years but i always shy away from finishing it note: it's omegaverse, it's exactly what you'd expect. the smut is so filthy i've been too embarrassed to even post it. hiromi is also an alpha by the way

Coffee shop AU highschooler rei goes on a venture to hit on a local Hot University Teacher and coffee shop owner judy in a cafe owned by her, ends up receiving a bunch of flirty cups of latte from barista max working there. is there art of it? no is there a fic of it? yes note: i mean, rei being into blonde MILFs is pretty much canon

Now that Rei looked at the boy more carefully, he realised his hair was just as fair and eyes just as blue as he knew Judy Mizuhara's to be. Maybe they were related? It wasn't that strange if Judy had hired a relative's kid to help out at the shop, right? He certainly looked American, but he had spoken Japanese. And then, all of a sudden, the boy turned to look back to him. Startled, Rei blinked his own golden brown eyes and shifted them back to his now empty cup. God, it was rude to stare at someone, wasn't it? He'd been too deep in thought to even notice doing it. Not that the boy had looked judgmental – he only seemed to wear a smile.

Soulmate AU max keeps having dreams with peculiar scenarios about a boy named rei. one day he borrows a book on soulmates from hiromi and finds a chapter talking about meeting your soulmate in the realm of dreams. is there art of it? no is there a fic of it? yes note: i don't even care for soulmate AUs, this was my own dare to myself to find a single soulmate trope that interested in me enough to write a thing of it.

Max was walking through a crowded airport, carrying a heavy backpack with him. He had never been to this airport in his life, but somehow he knew exactly where he was, and where he was supposed to go. And he was in a hurry, and Rei had at some point emerged from the crowd, as usual, keeping up with him without bumping into any of the people that should have blocked his way. “I'm sorry, this is probably my fault,” Rei said. “I haven't even travelled in ages anymore, but these dreams just keep coming back to haunt me.”

Chess player AU rei is a young chinese chess champion participating in the world junior championships, ends up falling for the american chess prodigy max somehow in the process and is determined to get to play against him again. is there art of it? no is there a fic of it? yes note: so this is one of the weirder ones i've done. it was inspired simply by me having a very vivid mental image of a scene of them playing dramatic chess together. this is probably my most underrated AU even by myself, i think the writing is pretty solid for such a short story of a topic i know practically nothing about

As a child, Rei had initially been taught to play xiàngqí, a Chinese game much more popular back in his home country; but chess with its refined, uniquely shaped pieces was love at first sight for the young Rei. He was a fast thinker and had amazing concentration skills once he set his mind on something, and he also had an outstanding memory, making it easy to memorise game patterns he once saw and then use them for his advantage. This all granted him natural talent in chess. But despite his skill, he had a bad habit of easily losing his temper and becoming indecisive once his focus wavered. Also, he was just a tad bit too sentimental. These traits often became his worst enemy in important matches, much worse than the actual opposing player. Keep your cool. Focus. Play well.

Flower shop + fake dating AU yuriy doesn't really know anything about flowers but is working part-time in a flower shop for the easy cash. he keeps getting a pair of weird customers who ask about flower language for hypothetical situations. is there art of it? not by myself and i don’t have a link to the fanart made of it unfortunately is there a fic of it? yes note: did i write this for valentine's day? i feel like i maybe did. this is my only AU (and fic in general) so far that's about a non-BBA character as the main lmao

“So, I need some advice for a particular situation,” the customer then began, idly tapping the counter with his hand. “I mean, not a real situation, of course – hypothetically speaking, if someone was just pretending to be going out with another person, but they weren't really going but it just needed to seem that way to everyone else, what kinda flowers would get the message through?” Possibly an idiot, Yuriy concluded his analysis. “So you need suitable flowers for a date,” he stated, shooting his eyes at his notes about common flower-usage.

Classical music AU (the heart that i love) max is a piano prodigy attending a classical music college that holds annual music competitions for the students. he's got some haters for being the son of a world-known pianist who's one of the teachers, but he also ends up having a budding romance with rei the mysterious chinese violinist. is there art of it? yes 1 / 2 is there a fic of it? yes note: the origin of this was my "max and mao are besties" college AU. then it got mixed in with my thirst for classical instruments and max being bullied.

Max isn’t exactly a synesthet, but he has always been able to see music as pictures – as entire sceneries, as great adventures. This tendency of his emerges especially strong whenever he’s learning to play a new piece on the piano; as he moves along the melody, the scenery is also being built around him like a jigsaw puzzle, creating a complete picture piece by piece; and once he has mastered the song, he’s able to freely traverse and immerse himself in the world inside that puzzle. Some pieces have a more relaxed or soothing scenery than others, some are exciting and thrilling – even deliciously sinister in the way that a good horror film can be. Setting himself down in front of a piano is always an invitation to a world of his choice.

Bakeneko AU after moving to a small rural town in japan, max hits his head and starts seeing things, such as a weird white cat following him around. after a while, he's convinced that he's being haunted. is there art of it? yes is there a fic of it? yes note: another halloween AU, a more surreal one where max is human and rei is. well. not

Max kept walking, his eyes still on the narrow road. He hadn't noticed while deep in thought, but it really was quiet that evening. The sun had nearly set by now, leaving the sky striped with the dusk of the approaching nightfall. There was no wind to rustle the treetops, no birds chirping, nothing. Only the sound of Max's own footsteps on the pavement, and the matching sound that followed. Followed. What if someone actually was following him? A sudden, violent chill struck down Max's spine, causing his hair to stand on end. He stopped. After a short delay, the steps also stopped.

Genderbend AU a canon divergence AU where everyone's a different gender from canon (duh). starts off as an alternate version of the g-revolution world championships where the girls meet for the first time and befriend each other. rei is a professional model in addition to being a blader in the baihus, and max from the PPB is delighted to be able to battle her. she has no idea that rei has fallen for her at first sight, though. is there art of it? yes 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 is there a fic of it? it's... in the works. note: i created this because i wanted to design attractive girls, what about it. absolutely partial to maxine's huge badonkadonks.

It wasn’t like Rei hadn’t already taken notice of her before, given that they were participating in the same world championship tournament, but the real turning point was the first time they stood on the opposing sides of a bey stadium. It was the day when the match-up roster signalled the match between the Chinese team and the American team, the Baihus versus the PPB All Starz; and despite both teams consisting of five players, it came down to, to Rei’s immense joy, the tag team of Rai and herself against the two most interesting US players, Rikki Anderson and Mizuhara Maxine.

Vampire & merboy AU rei is a starved vampire just about to end his own life when he meets merboy max at a forest lake. is there art of it? of max yes is there a fic of it? yes note: yet another halloween monster AU, this time they are both monsters though. this one’s a pretty grim one i have to admit

Rei succumbed into deep thought, considering his few options, when something grabbed his unsuspecting hand. Something yanked him forward in one mad splash and forced not only the rest of his arm but also his shoulders and head underwater. Half a second later Rei, so badly startled that he’d come close to slipping into insanity, found himself staring at a pair of bright blue eyes only inches away from his own face. His other hand and lower body still firmly on land, Rei pulled himself back with strength that he didn’t even know his weak body still contained. As he did, he also pulled up whatever was clutching his hand, which turned out to be another hand – a white hand with elongated, dirty fingers, so sharp at the tips that they looked like daggers.

Mafia AU max is the boss of the BBA mafia family, rei is a hitman and max's right hand man, the rest have various roles in the organisation. salima, mariam and some other girls (at least) are reporters doing investigative journalism on organised crime who get interested in covering the story of a group of russian elite detectives doing a thorough investigation of the BBA. is there art of it? of rei and max yes 1 / 2 / 3 is there a fic of it? it's in the works but it's just a gratuitous reimax smut note: this is a story i wish existed but this kind of police investigation action thing is so not my genre of expertise. that's why i'm just doing a PWP of my boys and the rest exists on conceptual level

“Did you know,” Salima said, perfectly peppy about it, “that there are secret underground auctions for stolen artwork that’s sold in the black market? Not just online auctions in the dark web but actual, physical events held somewhere in the city! Isn’t that so intriguing? Can you imagine how an event like that would look like, Max?” Max can – in fact, he doesn’t need to imagine. But he’d rather not think about it; the memories bring the familiar taste of bile in his mouth and make his gut curdle with a mixture of disgust and very particular guilt. The mere thought of it makes him set his coffee aside and bring a hand between his tightly shut eyes.

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the next thing i come up with? who knows............

#bey things #i am only moderately insane #so i'm a person who never reads her own writing #but for this post i did. i read my old oneshots #and i wasn't disgusted by them!! actually i was rather impressed with them!!!#i didn't know such a feeling existed. to read your old writing #and be like how nice! writing of my OTP just the way i want it!#genuinely i was charmed by the soulmate AU because i'd forgotten most of it #bc i was so embarrassed about it for some reason? but it was a very nice story

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tobytjohnson · 7 years

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OCR-Week 3

This was started a while ago and I’ve been behind. I’m doing my best to play catch up.

OCR Week #3

Event: Spartan, Asheville

Miles driven: 823.7

Events: Saturday-Super, Sunday-Sprint

Approximate Distance: 13 miles

Medals Earned: 2

Third week Down and I have accomplished my first Spartan!

This week started off with leaving Brooklyn and slowly making my way to Asheville, North Carolina. I decided to stop along the way because I had more time and less distance to travel between cities. This was a welcome change from the push push push for the first couple weekends.

Leaving Brooklyn and the busy streets of NY behind I made my way initially out to Coney Island. We have a tradition in our family that we eat, what we call, Coney Island hot dogs, every Halloween. The magic in the Coney Island hot dogs and what makes them special is they have bean-less chili on them. It is a recipe that my grandpa got from a guy years ago from Coney Island. I figured I’d go out and see if any place could compete with this recipe. Sorry Coney Island, my Grandpa’s recipe kicks your ass. Basic chili on a hot dog has been done. If it doesn’t have enough worchester sauce in it to make your eyes and mouth water at the same time then don’t even bother. So I left Coney Island a little disappointed but figured I would carry on. It was getting to be later in the day and I wasn’t going to make the campground I wanted to in the day light. If I’m staying at a campground I like to make it during the day so I can see what I’m doing when I get there. Along my route was Atlantic City. I’d never been before and knowing what I studied in college (hotels and recreation), let’s just say I got a screaming good deal on a room. Not just any room, a suite! Which unfortunately since I’m on a budget could not use to its fullest extent. No, I didn’t do anything illegal that I know of. Just was nice to the desk guy and he hooked me up. I walked around, checked things out. Atlantic City is exactly what you think it would be. Casino’s, lot’s of food, carnival rides, and all the wondrous touristy things people love to buy, aka, CRAP. Think of it like Vegas thought he was hooking up with Lake Tahoe but actually ended up hooking up with Reno, Tahoe’s inbred sister. Put it on the ocean, and you have Atlantic City. I will give the hotel credit though. Great bed!

The next morning, I ventured further south to catch the Cape May ferry that takes you to Lewes, DE. Cape May is the furthest tip of Jersey and is a cute little coastal town. I also wanted to ride the ferry. It’s not every day I get a chance like that, and I also used it as a chance to catch up on some work. I had some time before the ferry left so I stopped to check out the beach and get some breakfast. The beach was great. Any chance I get to see the ocean and watch the waves I am a fan. I just stood there and soaked it in. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to do that. I will take full advantage every chance I get. On my way off the beach I met a teacher on her way to the beach. She was on summer break with a broken foot. Rachel, I hope your foot is healing and you can get back to running soon! After my visit, I went and got breakfast at a little local place called Dock Mike’s Pancake House. Yes, this place is good. For some reason, they couldn’t give me a single pancake with my order but could give me 6 large silver dollar cakes. I didn’t argue, just wanted a pancake with my omelet, and if I had to eat it in smaller form, so be it. Following breakfast, I made my way down curvy grass lined roads to the ferry. Paid my way on and enjoyed the air before moving inside to get some work done. The rest of the day was mostly driving. I made my way to DC by way of back roads and some highways. Very pretty country. I met up with Olwen, a member of Potomac Boat Club and my host for my time there.

I decided to spend at least a couple days in DC considering I’d never been before. As of right now I’d like to go back. The morning after I arrived I met up with Sam Stitt, a coach at PBC. He was nice enough to let me out on his launch so I could watch his practice. There is something about watching a rowing practice that lets gives you a different view on a city. Not only was the rowing fun to watch but I also got to see the city from the water. Not many people get to do that and it offers a great view. Especially as the sun comes up. Sam and I got some breakfast and some coffee following practice. It was good! Now if you know me you know I don’t normally drink coffee. I had a dirty chai which is far more caffeine that I take in in a month. Thank you Sam for giving me the energy to walk around what seemed like most of DC for the day and not even get phased. Looking back on my day I should’ve planned a little better. I got the National Mall and figured I’d see as much as I can. I should’ve have known that I wanted to see everything. I came out of the metro right next to the National Archives. The houses the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. Can’t take pictures while you’re in the building so just know that they are there, they are written on parchment, which is animal skin, and they are written perfectly. It also houses a ton of other stuff! I could’ve spent all day in just this building. But I pressed on and left this part of history behind. This is where my planning kind of went out the window. I should’ve looked more carefully at what I wanted to do and where I was going. If you know me then you know I like efficiency. I put in some extra miles that day. I went from the Archives to the Washington Monument, passed the reflecting pool, to Lincolns memorial, all the way back to the Air and Space Museum, and then over to the Capital Building. I spent time at each one taking pictures and checking things out but I spent the most time is the Air and Space Museum. By far some of the coolest things from history I’ve seen. The Wright Brothers flyer is in there along with so many other iconic air and space craft. I spent over two and half hours there just checking out history of flight. My pictures that I posted on Facebook don’t do it justice. To be there and absorb the time through flight. To see where it came from and what it is now is amazing. Following my time at the National Mall I decided to get dinner at a local spot. I felt mildly under dressed. But I didn’t pack a button up so my v-neck and flip flops would have to do. I had a good dinner at a mildly preppy DC restaurant. It was fun soaking up a different city.

The following day I learned that there was another Air and Space Museum. It’s about 40 minutes out of DC and was on my way so I decided to stop by. If you’ve seen Transformers 2 then you’ve seen this place. Walking in your view is directed right down onto the SR-71 Blackbird. Fastest plane on the planet. The info says 2,250 mph, give or take. I’m sure it can do more. When it was flown to DC from San Diego they said it took just over an hour! Crazy talk!! So after I drooled over the Blackbird I walked around and looked at everything before I made my way to the Space Shuttle Discovery. A few notable planes to mention; Piper Cub, the Concord, and the Enola Gay. The Enola Gay was a plane that was crazy to see. I just stood there in awe of it. It was truly a piece of history that changed the world. If you don’t know what it did for history, it was the plane that dropped the two atomic bombs known as Fat Man and Little Boy (I hope I’m getting all my names and history correct). Point being, it is there! It is a part of history and it’s there!! The interesting thing is I’m sure some people just walk by it like it’s another plane not knowing what it has done in its life. Food for thought. So after looking at a crazy amount of cool planes I checked out the space shuttle Discovery. From what I know they brought that pretty much straight to the museum following its last mission. A couple things I didn’t know about the shuttle. It’s not smooth. The tiles on the bottom are smooth, but the white part of the hull looks like its covered with tightly packed quilting. If you knew this, good for you. I did not. Another thing about the shuttle, IT’S HUGE! I figured it was on the larger side but movies and TV still don’t seem to put it into perspective. It was just cool to see. Makes you want to go back and become an astronaut. It’s not too late is it?! Surrounding the shuttle is a bunch of space memorabilia like capsules, rovers, and missiles. It’s pretty crazy to see both ends of the spectrum when it comes to flight. To see the first plane ever and then to see the space shuttle over two days is a mind rush. Also, just to see how everything progressed through time is just cool.

Following DC I pressed on toward Asheville. The next day I decided to travel through Shenandoah National Park and camp there. Nothing too crazy here. The park was pretty and I’m sure the views were really pretty in some places. The only issue I had was there was fog for most of my drive. I pulled some good pictures I think. I need to download them. I stopped at a quiet campground in the middle of the park and had a quiet night. Finally pulled out the tent and put it to good use. Of course I didn’t plan on waking up to rain. I never really like packing my tent in the rain. Since I don’t really have a chance to air it out it always smells great when I finally do. That’s beyond the point though. I didn’t get to make breakfast because of rain so I considered this morning a fasting morning. The way I’ve been looking at this whole trip is to go with the flow and to consider everything I do a training opportunity. Like walking around the National Mall to not getting food when I’d like. It’s all preparation for the Worlds Toughest Mudder in November.

Making it into Asheville that evening was fun. I was staying with friends from Austin who decided to run the Spartan Super on Saturday. We stayed in an Air BnB which at this point was pretty much spoiling me. Memory foam bed and a super clean shower! Hot damn! I like the bed in my truck but the rook of the truck and limited space is something to get used to. I also enjoyed seeing familiar faces. Even though I’ve been meeting new people and gaining new friendships, there’s something about seeing a friend that has known you longer than a week. We got dinner at a local Italian place right down the street and it was good! Don’t really eat a ton of pasta but following that whole 91/10 rule when it comes to diet I figured I’d survive the night. Since that was the case I also finished off Lauren’s meat balls. Can’t pass up good Italian. We all got good sleep and were off to the races in the morning.

This was my first Spartan. I thought I had signed up for the elite event. Turned out I didn’t, which actually was a good thing. I got to run with Lauren, really soak in the experience, and enjoy the race for what it is. I’m also going to take credit for helping her get a 5th place finish in her age category. You’re welcome! The Super was a good event! I had a good time. I also did a pretty decent wod the day before the event so my body was a bit tired. Bad on me, I know. Either way it was a different experience from a Tough Mudder as expected. Also, since it was a televised event all of the “good” obstacles were on the tail end of the race. I made it through most of them. A few of my new favorite enemies are obstacles like “Olympus” and “Twister”. I know if I was fresh and my hands were dry I would’ve been fine but that’s not what OCR is all about. Olympus is not made for tall people in general but I have an idea on how to attack it next time. Twister is the same. Of course, most of OCR isn’t made for tall people. Sure, we have our advantages on certain obstacles but there are plenty that shorter lighter athletes can dominate on. This is me just being jealous that the obstacle beat me that day. I made it through Saturdays Spartan Super with only 60 burpees. I was ok with it. I understand I’m not out to win. I am, however, out to be fit and have a good time while trying to raise money for a good cause. Saturday night was spent stretching and staying mellow. If I remember right, I cooked dinner for everyone. It was just what everyone needed. We also watched Moana, which if you haven’t seen is a good movie with The Rock voicing a main character. He sings! I like that guy.

Moving on to Sunday! Sunday was a sprint. Which I was signed up for the elite category. Surprisingly enough I wasn’t too tired, at least at the start. A Sprint is roughly 5 miles with about the same number of obstacles as the Super. All kinds of good times. Waiting at the start I placed myself about mid pack and decided that I would try and stay here. Since this again was my first time doing a Spartan, let alone an Elite Sprint I figured this was good placing for me. They let us loose and we were off. Throughout this entire trip it has been my goal to complete the course and not get injured. So far that has been proving to be a good strategy. Today when they let us go was no different. The only difference was my pace. It was a little (and I mean little) faster than normal. I took on every obstacle as it should have been done. Once again, I gained some enemies in the ways of obstacles. On the bucket carry my rocks settled which meant I had to do it again. NOT COOL. I still did it but I had another goal that day of not getting caught by any of the elite women. Well, doing a second bucket carry helps the elite women catch up. Whatever, I still pressed on and made my way through the course. Just like the day before, there were many of the obstacles at the tail end of the course. The organizers also ran the athletes through mud and water before we got to them. That means out hands were wet and muddy which does nothing for grip. I struggled with the same obstacles from the day before but I added one to the list of fails for the day. Just the ring rig. That upset me. Any other day I would’ve smoked it. Today wasn’t that day. Overall I had a 90 burpee day for the sprint. I completed the course with minimal errors and collected my medal. That’s always a good thing.

I was happy with my performance for my first Spartan event. Everything is a learning opportunity and this was definitely a great one! I spent the rest of the weekend plus an extra day with Lauren and her friend David. We explored what Asheville had to offer by ways of art galleries, coffee shops, antique malls, restaurants, and of course breweries. I have the card of one artist in particular that really hit a home run with me. Very bright and vibrant canvases with splashes of color that are not for the faint of heart. I will find the card and attach a link. You don’t have to like it but I do. One day I will own a piece of his art. Lauren and David had to get on the road and I had to press on to my next event after a day of galleries.

Next stop: Western New York!

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