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portfolio-of-dreams · 2 years

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august love. || hinata shoyo x gn! reader

warnings: none. just some sweet summer love a the beach.

w/c: 1.3k

a/n: my submission for @lou-struck “smoke and s’mores” collab! I hope you enjoy ❤️ and as always reblogs are appreciated.

One deep breath in, the salty air infiltrating your senses to the overflowing brim. The bliss of summer was winding down and you worked tirelessly to get all your friends together on this one, last day. The morning haze sizzled against the tanned golden sand as the sun stretched its rays to the highest point of the sky. The small piece of beach where you nestled your chairs, coolers and towels was almost deserted. That was your privilege as you gazed out at the slothful sea, ebbing ever so gently against the soft crystals of the shore. It outstretched the hem of its Neptune blue gown and encompassed your feet as you stuck them into the cool water. The shimmering sand swept around in a scythe of beach, hemmed in by towering cliffs. Far out to sea, streams of pulsing light saturated the surface with a golden haze. It was quiet and this moment felt like paradise. The horizon seemed to be stitched with a line of silver that broke and repaired itself as the crew of volleyball players splashed in.

“Come on, Y/n! The water is great! Hey ‘Tsumu, hurry up with that beach ball!”

The orange haired boy spoke, his chest rising with each word as the waves crashed against his toned chest the deeper he went. He’s always been like this overly cheerful and excited about mundane things like a blow-up beach ball. But that’s what attracted you to him in the beginning. His carefree attitude was a stark contrast to yours. Maybe he felt the same way and that's why you grew so close over the years. A yin and yang that fit so perfectly it was difficult to ignore.

You laughed abruptly at his words and splashed into the water. It chilled your skin that was warmed from the sun, but it was a welcoming feeling from the heat. A flock of seagulls squealed overhead; they wheeled and swerved, their raucous cries ringing off the cliffs. A few landed against the sand looking for anything to put between their beaks as they squabble amongst themselves. You lifted your head towards the sky, the water lapping against your ankles as you watched the strange glamor of their timeless calls as they ascended through the golden streams of pale light. You took a deep inhale, allowing the smells to envelope around you and cascade through you like a rippling waterfall. Then two strong arms wrapped around your waist and flung you deeper into the ocean waves.

“Atsumu Miya! You could’ve injured me, you know!” You cried out as you wiped your eyes as best you could.

“But yer fine! Just enjoy the water. Look at shrimpy, he’s having a blast all by himself.” He pouted his lips and his brown eyes reflected the glimmering rays so innocently how could you not indulge him?

You rolled your eyes with a smile and swam out further. You were promptly met with a wave of water in your face. “Sho! I tirelessly swam out here to offer you company and you splash me? I’m wounded.” You spoke apathetically with a feigned pout sprouting across your lips.

“Oh! I’m sorry I didn’t mean--” Before he could finish uttering an apology, you splashed him right back.

“Hey! Come on, Y/n! My mouth was open, what if you splashed a fish in?!”

“What if you ended up accidentally swallowing it?”

“I mean sushi is okay, but it’s not my favorite and I still prefer my fish dead before eating them.”

The two of you burst out laughing at the hypothetical scenario. You kicked your feet lightly underneath you to stay afloat and looked out to the horizon. A single small boat bobbed and lolled in the incoming tide as larger ones raced and jumped against the wave crests. The humming of the revving engines was soothing in a way. They filled the atmosphere with a sense of being- and you were just two buoys floating in the spanse of the unlimited ocean. The rising sun laminating you with warmth and a carnival of smells drifted through the breeze.

“I wish summer didn’t have to end…” your voice was smaller than you expected it to be and came out as a lulled whisper but it still reached his ears.

“I know the feeling. But then you get to look forward to autumn and falling leaves that crunch when you step on them! And then Christmas! The best time of year, if you ask me.” He smiled at you triumphantly, easing your woes with something else to look forward to.

You put your hand to your forehead to shade your eyes from the sun which was starting to falter from its position. Gannets were dive-bombing the stretched surface of the sea far out from shore. A cormorant was flying into that place where sun and water meet. His wings were a blur of motion and he soon faded from sight. The rippling ocean turned from a radiant sapphire to a deeper navy as the lights began to fade out.

The sun melts down to the horizon, creating a soft incandescent glow against Hinata’s fiery hair. The freckles on his shoulders create patterns you could trace with your fingertips, almost like the star-dusted constellations. The ocean laps against your skin and he cups your cheeks in his rough palms. His lips brush against yours and he kisses you. It’s hasty and almost naive but holds an innocence you want to keep.

He pulls away quickly, and it makes you pause. He tosses his head back and laughs- it's melodic and bubbles out of him in long, cacophonous tendrils. The sun gently dips around him and radiates his skin as the water falls in and out of rhythm on itself.

“I love you.” It comes out unexpectedly and you still for a moment, waiting for a reaction.

He lowers his head and pulls you closer to him making ripples around the movement. He rests his forehead against yours, honey-touched brown eyes longingly looking at you, and he says it back. It’s clear and concise as if it was the most sure thing he’s ever said that didn’t involve volleyball. And in the endless blue underneath you, he takes your hand. You begin your trek from the stilling water to the soft sand to where the others have started a fire in a pit and dragged all beach chairs and towels into a circle. The shore is sprinkled with seashells and you do your best to maneuver your feet around them, stepping lightly over the cracked shells.

“You shouldn’t have to worry about that!” Hinata speaks boisterously, and excitedly scoops up your body into his arms, carrying you back to the group.

“Sho! You don’t have to do that. You can put me down.” Your voice is small compared to his, coming out to only speak to him. He chuckles at your worry but continues to carry you to the blanket you had laid out earlier.

You both sit, allowing the fire to roar and whisper in crimson hues of warmth. The sky was now exchanging colors with the night. The pastel hues and gold faded with the brightness of the day as it welcomed the deep blues and purples that swirled upwards towards the heavens. The sun that was high above before has now pulled the blanket up and the stars shimmer, intoxicated, against the black silk. The air chills around you as you pull your knees into your chest and Hinata wraps his arm around your shoulders. You can feel the muscles on his bicep tighten and relax against you as you lean into him. He smiles to himself and kisses your head with a gentleness you never thought plausible. In that moment, you felt every atom, every distinguishable cell of the two of you, melding together and creating a new planet against the skin on your forehead. A planet of your own, made of the love that was now skipping against the flames that grew in front of you.

And as you sat there- nestled against each other, your friends laughing and popping open cans of drinks to cheers the end of summer- you thought maybe this was the best way to end this summer. You, and your August love.

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thetravelerstale · 1 year

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Matching Jewelry

so I recently found my two matching necklaces and because one is a yin-yang necklace I remembered this silly conversation I had with a friend about BNHA boys and matching jewelry so I'm gonna list my head cannons for Genshin Anemo boys!

Barbatos (Venti)

Obviously we gotta start with the god of an(emo) himself Barsibatos (if you know, you know)

- Venti definitely would give you a matching necklace, it'd probably be some cliche mood pendant with 'friend' on it that fits like a puzzle piece to his that says 'best'. Then he'd constantly pay attention to see how often you wear it and if you're going to events you have to wear yours or else he'll (jokingly) say you're not friends anymore.

- Very dramatic like 'oh! You have broken up with me?? We aren't friends anymore??" *Faints dramatically*

Aether

The only one with a decent braincell

- Aether probably got the idea from someone else first but after some thought he got you a necklace too, however it's 1/4 of the full pendant because he also bought one for his sister and Paimon.

- Very wholesome about it and wouldn't be too upset if you didn't wear it, he'd keep his in his pocket/bag so he doesn't lose it or so it doesn't get broken in battle.

Heizou

Mr. Detective that I don't actually know much about??

- I feel Heizou is the type to get matching mood rings. Something about you not being very expressive though he's actually just wanting to sorta claim you as his.

- He'd definitely buy the rings and then put yours in a fancy box and make a big scene about putting on your ring finger like he was proposing (maybe he is?)

- He's not gonna say anything if you don't wear it, but when he sees you are, he makes it a point to announce that and pull you super close. Very much "that's my girl/boy/person" energy I guess?

Kazuha

Soft boy samurai that probably makes the jewelry tbh

- Kazuha is initially a bit uncomfortable with the idea of matching jewelry weather platonically or not.

- You find out really quickly he hides a bracelet that Tomo had made for him under his sleeve, he's not quite sure if he's ready to add another bracelet yet.

- When he decides he wouldn't mind showing off your friendship, he will make you a bracelet using different crystals/shells/etc. That he thinks fit your personality or background and will write down the meanings and significance of each material and how they relate to you.

- Kazuha is a quite guy when it comes to these things but they are in a way very sacred to him. If you don't wear your bracelet, he'll try not to voice his disappointment, but you'll be able to feel it anyways. He put his heart into that, the least you could do was show your appreciation.

Scaramouche

I would do him in both his Fatui and Wanderer arcs, but I feel he'd be less happy to make friends in his Fatui arc.

- Like Kazuha, Scara is a bit hesitant about the idea, after all he's lost everyone that's been close to him, you won't be any different surely. It takes a lot of reassurance and action to show you're planning on sticking with him before he could ever entertain the thought.

- Scara isn't really sure what the 'proper' way of going about this is, he'd probably ask Nahida or Aether for advice first and then would decide if he's doing this he's going all out and would try to find a pair of earrings he thinks fits the two of you. Depending on you two walk together, he'd give you the earring that wouldn't get tangled in his.

- This becomes a yearly thing, a way he feels most comfortable expressing his gratitude and fondness of you, so each year he'd go out and buy a new set. If you two go to events together, he'd tell you which earring he's wearing so you can match.

- however if you don't wear at least one of the earrings he gives you, consider yourself his fourth betrayal

Xiao

The king of an(emo) himself

(Sorry about the obvious favoritism, I just had Xiao in mind when making this in the first place)

- the one I feel would probably do this romantically for real and not as a joke like Heizou

- Xiao doesn't understand human relationships all that well, he's watched Liyue from a distance and has had many losses in his life so he doesn't even want to be friends let alone anything else. But of course you came along and taught him there's more to life and now he's conflicted.

- He probably asked Cloud Retainer or another adeptus about his emotions and they sighed and sent him to Madame Ping. She was overjoyed at this revelation and this was how Xiao spent a week in Liyue Harbor with Ping, Ganyu and Yanfei to observe and understand. In the end, Madame Ping gave him two necklaces representing Yin and Yang and thus he presented one to you.

- Whenever you wear it however, you feel connected to Xiao on a more deeper level and can at times channel his speed when you need it. (Adepti powers am I right?)

- Xiao never takes off his necklace, it's a reminder of the lessons he's learned, and a symbol of his feelings for you, little did either of you know, all the other adepti were making bets on when you two would properly get together.

- Zhongli comments on the necklace whenever he sees you and gives you a pair of rather special chopsticks, telling you to give them to Xiao next time you see him. You can't help but notice he has an unusually sly smile...

#genshin impact #venti #aether #heizou #kazuha #scaramouche #wanderer #xiao #genshin impact hcs

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femboifinn · 8 months

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Michael Afton is cheating

YIn's pov

You wake up next to Michael and you see he's still sleeping so I go downstairs and you make us some coffee, you walk into our room you see he woke up. "Hey ml" you say to him smiling " made some coffee, it's downstairs if you want any before you go to work today" he smiles back and he gets up,walks to you and kisses me "morning y/ n" he walks downstairs and he makes a cup and you sit down on yalls bed, and his phone goes off,someone has texted him,you get up and look, it's a girls name with hearts next to it.

(Time skip)

Michael walks back upstairs and he see yin with a sad expression on his face "y/n dear? Are you alright?" He asks, y/n looks at him "uhm yeah im all good!" He says with a smile and Michael walks to the closest and he gets dressed to go to work "well I got to go! See you later love " he walks out and you sit up to think why he's texting someone else "am I not good enough for him or is he secretly straight? or bi idk?" You think to myself and I started to sob (Time skip 6 hours later)

You googled the girls name and her Instagram came up and I looked at her photos, I see she works with Michael, her bio says "@Michael_afton3 is my lover of 2 years<333" you look shocked "WHAT?? HES DATING SOMEONE ELSE THEN JUST ME!?" You sit down and set my phone down then you hear the door,it's him.."babe I'm home! My boss let me off early so that we can hang out today!" He comes upstairs and sees you angry asf "baby?" He sits next to you "what happened mi?" You look him in the eyes "Michael..... know your secret" he looks scared "uhm uhh what secret baby..?" He puts his hands on my thigh "michael dont bullshit me! I know that you've been cheating on me!!" you get up and yell at him "man have you ever loved me!?"

You vell at him "Ofc I do y/n!"You yell at him "Ofc I do y/n!" he try's to grab your arm but you move away "don't fucking touch me mike!" You swat his hand away "so you've been cheating for 2 years huh?! WE HAVE BEEN DATING FOR 5 YEARS MAN, DOES THAT MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU ANYMORE?" You started sobbing @ "y/n...'m sorry, also 2 years?" He seems like he doesn't know what you meant by 2 years "what so you didn't know you were cheating on me for two years?! Bullshit." You tell him "yeah I don't know what you mean by two years, i mean yes I was cheating but only for three months!" He says to you "she lied ig also the only reason she had hearts next to her name was because I forgot to change her name" he say softly as he looks you in the eyes "really?" You question his answer "yes y/n, I only love you now" he gets down on one knee "yln the reason that I came home early is because I wanted to ask you to marry me but after what you found I thought I wouldn't ask you..." he shows you a black and (your fav crystal) ring "m-Michael I don't know what to say…“you tell him

To be continued

#male reader #michael afton #mlm #tumblelog

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thebadboyfanclub · 3 years

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The Sun And Moon (Pete Davidson x Reader)

Heyyyyyy besties! So I'm back with another white boy of the month. I would like to warn you that this will be mentioning Pete's BPD and the reader will be mentioned as somebody that has had traumatic experiences however i am not mentioning what does that imply so don't worry about it. Other than that I hope you enjoy!

Being with Pete was almost a gift and a curse, you were so different yet so alike. The ultimate example of twinflames, the yin and yang. If someone had to describe what you two were like was that (y/n) was like the sun, a warm personality with kindness and such just overall this untouchable beauty from inside and out, also she adores to be under the sun, Pete sometimes found her as she laid on the floor next to her cat just so she can enjoy the warm rays, sometimes she would have her crystals (Pete called them "magic rocks") which Pete found so adorable, also as the weather got warmer she got happier.

Pete was the moon, a little bit more moody, mysterious, yet alluring, he intrigued anyone that was around him. Unlike (y/n) Pete was a night owl, he liked late night drives, staying up all night just smoking weed and watching movies, he liked the silence that the nightfall brought, he felt more at peace with the idea of relaxing and enjoying the darkness that others feared. Many times (y/n) woke up in the middle of the night and found him on her balcony, just sitting there and enjoying the view.

People around them brought up that comparison so much that they even got it as a couples tattoo, (y/n) got the sun behind her ear and Pete got the moon on his left middle finger cause he found it funny. However the curse was that they had to learn how to be around one another, yes they had similarities but they weren't quite the same situations.

Pete was a comedian, (y/n) was an author, both of them had to sometimes sit their ass down and think of something to write, but the circumstances were different.

"Baby I'm here"

Pete said as he shut the door of (y/n)'s apartment, dropping his pair of keys on the bowl that she had conveniently placed on a piece of furniture right next to her front door. Pete waited for an answer while taking off his shoes, (y/n) liked structure and she was a very neat person, another thing Pete had to learn, he wasn't dirty but he was a tad bit of messy so when he was at her apartment (which basically had become his also) he was careful with how he did things.

Silence greeted him back, he sucked in his teeth as he realized exactly why this was happening. (Y/n) had mentioned that she was writing the second book of her fantasy novel and she was in a bit of a writer's block, she had so many fresh ideas however when it came to writing them down sometimes her mind just wouldn't co operate and she just couldn't get it down in a way that she found right. He left the take out food on the small coffee table and continued to walk towards her bedroom.

There she was, slightly laying back on her leather chair with her laptop in front of her, just staring at her screen and occasionally pressing a few buttons. The door was somewhat open so he could take a good look at her, her hair was down, she was wearing some shorts and a t-shirt she had accidentally spilled bleach on so now it was a house shirt and no socks, she hated wearing socks. Pete knocked on the semi closed door to get her attention.

"Oh I didn't hear you come in"

"I figured, what are you doing here babe?"

"Regretting my decision on signing the contract for a second book"

She mumbled when Pete approached her and leaned down to press several kisses on her neck and cheeks. (Y/n) smiled and enjoyed the feeling of comfort he brought her before shaking her head and pulling away from him.

"I need to finish this chapter"

"What you need to do is eat, I'm pretty sure you skipped breakfast"

She knew he was right, that's why she didn't respond so she just kept on staring at her laptop screen, hoping that miraculously an idea will come to her head. She deeply appreciated his concern but she felt the pressure of her publicist that called everyday to ask about the book, today was one of the few days she chose to not pick up the phone. Pete once again was met with silence although that didn't stop him from placing his hands on her shoulders to give her a massage.

"Come on sunshine, you can take a break and clear your head"

"Pete I have to write thousands of pages in a short amount of time, it's not just fucking punchlines"

Pete's face made a sour expression at her jab. It did sting a little bit yet he tried to understand that she was just overwhelmed with the responsibility of delivering on time. He took a deep breath before patting her on the head and turning away from her.

"I'll be in the living room"

For some time she felt relieved that he left so she could refocus, however after a few moments when she started to see her reflection on the screen she started to realize what she had done which was awful. She felt so bad that she had to shut down the screen and close her laptop so she wouldn't look at herself, she spoke in such a disregarding manner that she felt disgusted. With tears already clouding her eyes she got up and found Pete watching TV, the take out in front of him and it didn't take long for her to notice that he had bought her favorite making her feel even worse. She stood in front of the TV and Pete looked in her eyes and smiled.

"I'm sorry"

Her voice breaks in the middle of the sentence. Pete's smiled dropped when he saw a year escaping and heard her whimpering voice, he immediately got up from the couch and went to hug her.

"Its okay sunshine"

"No it's not, I didn't mean it I swear"

"I know baby"

"I'm just so… stressed"

She said and let herself relax in his arms as she wrapped hers around his torso, feeling the warmth of his engulf her. His scent went to her nose making her feel safe in his arms as the tears stained his sweatshirt. Pete started rubbing her back to help her let out her emotions, he knew how emotional (y/n) was and he found it cute how she feels like cry no matter what the situation was, she had happy tears, angry tears, sad tears, she saw a dog tears, attending a wedding tears, he didn't mind it though on the contrary he liked that she was able to express her emotions with no fear.

"I understand baby, it did sting a bit though, you know how much I love my work"

"I know, I wasn't thinking when I said it which is wrong"

They had agreed that they wouldn't do the "it's ok" type of shit, they preferred to actually say when something either hurt them or bothered them so they can have clear boundaries with one another, it was one of the best decisions they could have ever made, it was one of the strongest foundations they had for their relationship. (Y/n) looked at him and Pete immediately went to wipe her tears, before pressing a kiss on her forehead.

"I'm sorry"

"I accept your apology. Are you feeling better now?"

"A little bit. Thank you for forgiving me and I will try to do my best to not repeat that behavior"

She responded, her voice now was more steady and clear. Setting boundaries between them and being clear about the behavior that is acceptable was something they had established early in the relationship, Pete was diagnosed with BPD and (y/n) had trauma from past experiences so they had agreed to see a couple's therapist in order for them to move on with their relationship in a healthy manner, so things like "it's ok" or "you know I didn't mean it that way" were unacceptable, taking accountability for their actions and having the humility to apologize was their key to success.

Pete's smile reappeared and now gave her a kiss on her lips, making (y/n) get a bit of a shiver down her spine. Their kisses always felt so strong, like energy passing through one to the other, it was such a magical experience to them.

"Are we good?"

"Yes, now take a seat and I'll microwave your food"

"Wow, Gordon Ramsey would be so proud of you"

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jinx-jade · 3 years

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Secret Dreams Chapter 9: Let’s have lunch.

Alfred had picked up Marinette, Penny, and Jagged from their hotel, driving them to Wayne manor. Once they arrived Alfred led them to a large sitting room that seemed to be the living room.

“Lunch will be severed in half an hour. Feel free to socialize until then.” Alfred informed Jagged, Penny, and Marinette before leaving them in the living room with the Waynes.

No one got a word in before Cass took action. She immediately stood from her spot on the armchair, rushing to Marinette’s side before grabbing her hand and pulling her to sit next to herself on the chaise. Once seated Cass looked towards Bruce with a smirk. Of course like the mature adult Cass was she stuck out her tongue in a taunt.

Bruce simply let out a tired sigh, seeming too used to his children’s antics to be embarrassed by them. The rest of the Waynes seemed to be trying and failing to stifle their laughter.

Jagged looked around at the Waynes before seeming confused.

“Ya know, I could have sworn you had another kid. The green-eyed one, uh, Damian was the kid’s name, ya?” Jagged questions.

Before Bruce could answer, someone else answered for him.

“Tch. It can be rather difficult to keep up with father’s addiction of picking up strays.” Damian states as he walked into the room. “After all, they all seem to look the same with black hair and blue eyes.”

He looked around the room only to raise an eyebrow at Cass who was pretty much draped over Marinette’s shoulders. Cass raised a brow back as if challenging him to question her actions. Damian simply shrugged in response.

“I don’t believe you two have met yet,” Bruce remarked. “Damian this is…”

“Marinette Dupain-Cheng,” Damian said with a nod of acknowledgment, as a small smile made its way onto his lips. Marinette grinned at him, before breaking free of Cass’s hold, sending an apologetic look her way.

“Long time no see, Damian!” was stated with amusement ringing crystal clear in her voice. The Waynes looked between Damian and Marinette with an observant gaze. As far as they were aware, the two have never met before.

“You two know each other?” Dick questioned.

“Yup!” Marinette replied with a cheery tone of voice as Damian made his way towards her. He easily took the now vacant seat that is next to Marinette. To everyone’s surprise, Damian stuck his tongue out at Cass. Which served to confuse all the people present except Marinette and Cass herself who started pouting again.

Damian then turned his attention to Marinette, easily slipping into a conversation as they seemed to forget anyone else was in the room.

Marinette then leaned against Damian’s chest. Surprising the Wayne’s once again as Damian didn’t throw her off but instead wrapped his arms around her waist.

“Sorry, but how do you two know each other?” Tim asked. Seeming to voice both the Wayne’s and the Rolling-Stone’s question.

“Hmm?” Marinette inquired as she turned her attention back to the room full of people. Damian simply cuddled closer to Marinette, content to watch the chaos she was creating unfold in front of him.

“Tim’s got a point, little star. How do you two know each other?” Penny doubled down on the question, seeming to block off any hope of avoiding answering the question.

At least that’s what they all seemed to think. Marinette proved them wrong as she let a smirk on her face, then proceeded to point towards the doorway in which Alfred seemed to appear out of thin air.

“Saved by the bell!” Marinette cheers, causing Damian to let out an amused huff.

“Apologies if I’m interrupting, but lunch is ready to be served,” Alfred informs them.

With that announcement made, everyone proceeded to get up from the living room and move towards the dining room.

The subject as to how Damian and Marinette knew each other was dropped till after lunch. Although everyone had taken notice of the almost flirtatious back and forth banter. The chemistry between the two was really interesting to watch.

At one point Damian would be teasing Marinette, only for her to somehow turn the teasing upside down and give it back as good as she had gotten. They both interacted with the main conversations while holding their own completely different conversation.

At the end of the meal, the group moved back to the living room to socialize. Cass sat next to Marinette and Damian sat on the other side of Marinette. Once again, Damian wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her close. The movement seemed rather protective to everyone. Cass tilted her head to the left in puzzlement, as she and Marinette got into another staring contest. When the silent impromptu staring contest seemed to be over a look of shock had made its place on Cass’s face. Breaking eye contact with Marinette, Cass snapped her head to Damian. He simply raised a brow and smirked at her. Cass let out a happy little gasp as she seemed to have gotten confirmation about something. The Waynes will have to ask about that later.

The only ones who seemed to understand this silent communication were Damian, Marinette, and Cass. All the Wayne’s and Rolling-Stones know is that whatever they had said or communicated to each other made Cass very happy and excited.

Just as one of them was about to ask what had happened, and bring back up the question of how Marinette and Damian know each other, a phone started ringing.

“Well, it looks like our time here is up.” Jagged informs them as he turns off the alarm. “Tell ya what, we can try and wiggle the answers out of them at the gala tomorrow night.” Jagged continuous.

The Wayne’s agreed, but Marinette could see the look in their eyes as they silently promised an investigation. Alfred led them out to the car, driving them back to their hotel. On the car ride back Marinette looked out the window wondering why the Waynes had not asked her about شبح (Shabh) yet.

Then it hit her.

The Waynes thought there were civilians in the room with them.

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kitkat1003 · 3 years

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If you want another Spirit prompt, maybe #1 "Don't give me that look." With Spirit and Pigsy?

1. Don't give me that look

Quick Warning for disturbing imagery and blood

Have fun! :)

It was all because Spirit got the mail.

That was the long and short of it. Spirit went to get the mail, pulling out a crystal ball that had exploded in their hand, and when Pigsy, Tang and MK ran out to see what the commotion was about they found a child where the Spirit that was familiar used to be.

This child goes by Yin.

This child has four eyes.

This child smiles, and there’s nothing sad in their eyes when they do.

A conference with Monkey King and some studying of the residue left by the exploding object proves that it was likely meant to stall MK by temporarily turning him into a child. The prime suspects are Yin and Jin-they seem like the two to have such a hair brained scheme.

Monkey King and MK head off to see just what MK was supposed to be kept from stopping, leaving Pigsy and Tang with the 8 year old.

“Where’s mom?” They ask.

Pigsy sighs.

The day goes on mostly as normal. Tang and Mei entertain Spirit with phone games and medicinal texts. It seems Spirit’s love of medical knowledge has not changed with age, and they sit in Tang’s lap and follow his finger as he reads out what plants can be ground up into a healing balm for wounds.

They were told that their mom was out on a trip to get medicine, and left them with Pigsy and Tang as babysitters. They seem to believe that.

Red Son sneaks in to see them when he hears about the incident from Mei, and Spirit is entranced by his hair, reaching up with wide eyes.

“It’s pretty!” They shout, giggling when Red Son picks them up so they can card their fingers through the flamey strands. “You’re really pretty!”

They bump their forehead against Red Son and smile, and Red Son looks...

He looks a lot younger than he is, staring at them as if lost in another time.

He doesn’t stay for long. He lets Spirit play with his hair and shows them that he can melt metal with his fire if he tries, but eventually he stalks away with a terse, if kind, farewell. There’s a quiet look of discomfort on his face, and Pigsy wonders if Red Son ever knew Spirit before they were scarred.

By the shock on his face when he’d seen Spirit’s four eyes, Pigsy doubts it..

They’re far more trusting than Pigsy has known them to be. He feels like he could tell them the sky is actually purple and they’d believe it. They talk a lot, too, chattering with questions and comments about anything and everything. Pigsy and Tang had worked hard, to get the Spirit they know to be comfortable enough to ask any questions at all. They’re very inquisitive, regardless of age, but the eight year old isn’t afraid. They ask, without hesitation, and drink in every answer.

Pigsy makes them lunch, placing a bowl of noodles in front of them. He reaches over and ruffles their hair, and

Spirit doesn’t flinch. They don’t freeze, for a split moment, as they register that the motion is a kind one and not an attack. They don’t awkwardly let the touch happen, pulling away because they feel like they have to.

Pigsy knows they like to be pet. They like contact. But contact has been marred by centuries of it being used as a weapon and so they still treat hands reaching to them for comfort as if they were blades.

This Spirit doesn’t see it that way. This Spirit leans into the touch and giggles, bouncing in their seat. Their tail wags, their hands flutter, their feet kick out beneath the counter.

Pigsy has seen them stim before. It’s rare. Typicaly, they’ll let their hands shake with the energy that wants to be released, too nervous to flap their hands like MK does. Tang and Pigsy have been coaxing that out of them, too.

It’s terribly sad and wonderful to see that they used to do it with no fear at all.

They slurp up he bowl of noodles with a gusto he doesn’t recognize, messy and unfocused and silly in a way only a child can be.

“You’re a really good cook!” Spirit says, grinning with all their teeth, wide and unburdened.

Pigsy smiles back.

It’s when Spirit sprints off to the restroom that Tang levies his eyes onto Pigsy, raising a brow. There’s something knowing in his gaze, and Pigsy knows what he means when he stares at Pigsy with pity and reproach.

“Don't give me that look,” he grouches, turning away. He knows what Tang is going to say. He knows.

“They’re not going to stay like this forever,” Tang, predictably, reminds Pigsy. He says it gently, though it still stings, but Pigsy knows Tang doesn’t mean it to be cruel, voice as soft and sad as Pigsy feels.

And Pigsy wants to rage. He wants to punch a wall and scream, because he sees that child and he sees Spirit centries later, blades in hand on a death mission because it was the only way out, in their eyes. He sees wide smiles and childish innocence and sees Spirit limp, tired, and empty on his couch, with nothing left in them to give.

But that’s for later. When Spirit is grown and gone to bed Pigsy will mourn what no one else before had thought to, the person Spirit used to be and could have kept if not for a world far crueler than it should be. Pigsy knows, now, and knowledge is not always kind.

“I know,” he responds, quietly, just as Spirit comes skipping back to their seat, leaning over the counter to watch Pigsy cook.

“How does that work?” They point to the stove, curiosity painted on their face.

Pigsy turns around with a blank slate plastered on his face, and explains it with a smile as Spirit stares at him as if he knows everything.

Mei pops in from time to time, helping with deliveries and bringing Spirit random candies that they munch on. She’s taken to ruffling their hair, and has turned their tiny ponytail into a mini braid. Spirit spins around to try and catch a glimpse of it, stopping only when after a full minute they get so dizzy they fall to the floor.

Mei takes a video of it. For later. She also takes a picture of the braid so Spirit can see.

“That looks so cool!” Spirit bounces on their feet. “Mom always has her hair up in a bun, but I don’t have eough fur for that. I can’t wait to show her this though!”

They all tense, at the reminder.

“When’s she’s coming to get me?” Spirit asks.

Mei fumbles, looking off to the side as she tries to find an acceptable answer.

“Sometime tonight,” Pigsy replies. “It’s a long journey, though, so you might have to sleep over if she can’t come this evening.”

Spirit nods, taking the answer as truth.

The lie sits like a stone in Pigsy’s stomach, and he doesn’t look at the kid in the eye for at least an hour after.

As the sun begins to set, traces of light peeking between the large buildings that block the view, Pigsy begins to close up the shop. Tang headed upstairs a few minutes before, both to see what quick meal they can make for a child in their kitchen and to set up a bed on the couch should Spirit have to stay the night.

Spirit watches him clean up the shop kitchen, tail swishing back and forth from their seat. They seem endlessly fascinated by the mundane. It’s endearing, and almost familiar. The Spirit Pigsy knows found cooking very interesting, once Pigsy introduced them to it.

The sun disappears behind the horizon, and gold turns to blue as Pigsy finishes wiping the stove down.

“Where’s mom?” Spirit’s voice is quiet, and sends a shiver up Pigsy’s spine.

“She’s out right now, getting medicine,” He replies. “I told you earlier, remember? It might be an overnight trip, but we have a bed for you to sleep in if that’s the-”

He turns around, and freezes.

“Where’s mom?” Spirit repeats, tiny hands gripping the counter.

They’ve grown a little bit, he notes. They’re growing up.

Their eye. One of them, the top left, is melting. It drips from the top of the socket in strands, slowly pulling away from bone and collapsing in on itself like a deflating balloon, revealing the void behind it.

Whatever the eye melted into disappears, and as streaks of blood drip down Spirit’s face, Pigsy is suddenly reminded of how four becomes three.

He thinks he’s going to be sick.

He rushes out of the kitchen, as Spirit drops out of their seat and stands, dazed, in the middle of the dining room.

“Kid, look at me,” Pigsy grips them by the shoulders, turning them to him.

Spirit looks so confused, as blood continues to pour down one side of their face.

“Where’s mom?” They ask again. “She’s supposed to be here. She can fix it. She-she fixes it, and then she...,” They trail off staring into some far off place, and Pigsy grips them tight enough to bruise because he’s terrfied they’re goining to melt out of his grip.

Spirit starts to cry.

“I’m sorry,” They sob. “Mom’s gone. She got hurt. She helped me and she got hurt, and she was cold-and-and,” They shake, tail curled around their leg in a familiar motion that makes his heart jump in his throat.

He wants to pull them back. He wants them to be 8 again.

A small, dark part of him wonders how long Spirit had to wait, bleeding and broken, before their mom found them and made it right.

“It’s not your fault,” he breathes, even though he knows the words won’t stick. “It’s not because of you, Sprite.”

But Spirit isnt listening, because he watches the empty eye socket and the full one beneath it begin to merge. He watches them grit their teeth and shake as their skull shifts, as it changes, as two becomes one. The eye swirls and grows to take its new shape, and then finally settles into something heartbreakingly familiar.

The blood disappears, as does the tears. Spirit grows a little more.

With every passing minute they get a little bigger, and Pigsy wishes they didn’t. Every passing minute he watches a new wound and then scar appear. He watches the light in their eyes get duller and duller and he watches them get taller and hunch lower, trying to disappear.

They whisper things too, like ‘Sorry, Red’ and ‘Yes Sir’ and “I miss you, Mom’ and all sorts of awful secrets that add weights to their stance.

By the time they’re familiar, wearing the company shirt with their magenta pants, Pigsy can hardly breathe.

“Pigsy?” They finally say, voice small and uncertain. “Are you okay? You look really upset.”

Pigsy stares at the familiar, and wishes with all his heart that the Spirit he knew wasn’t.

In the end, they tell Spirit that they were hit with an artifact meant for MK, and that they were different for a day. Spirit remembers nothing of it, which is a blessing and a curse, and no one has the strength to explain the truth.

Spirit doesn’t know. That’s for the best.

Things go back to normal, with Spirit helping out in the kitchen. Pigsy finds his movements slower than normal, and he can tell Spirit notices, but they don’t ask anything.

They’re too nervous to ask those questions, now. They would before.

They keep rubbing at their one eye, today, as they help with the cooking.

“You alright?” Pigsy asked.

“Oh!” Spirit jumps a little, dropping their hand with a nervous grin. “Sorry, uh, my eye is a little itchy today. It happens sometimes.”

Their tail loops around their leg.

“It does?” Pigsy turns back to the broth, so Spirit won’t feel so scrutinized.

“Yeah,” Spirit replies. “I, uh, I can still feel the spaces. You know, where the two used to be.”

Pigsy freezes. He glances to the side, and watches Spirit trace the two eyes on their face, quietly. They trace it with pinpoint precision.

“I, uh, I read some stuff on it,” Spirit continues. “It’s kind of like phantom limb pain? My brain knows there’s supposed to be four, but there isn’t, so,” They shrug.

Pigsy is reminded, again, of how four becomes three. How two became one.

He feels vaguely sick.

“Sorry,” Spirit says again.

“I’m sorry. Mom’s gone. She got hurt. She helped me and she got hurt, and she was cold-and-and,”

“Don’t be,” Pigsy waves a hand, and wishes he could take the part of Spirit that thinks they need to say sorry because they are and shake it out of them. “You’ve got nothin’ to apologize for.”

#kitkat1003 #Yin Spirit #monkie kid #lego monkie kid #monkie kid oc #monkie kid pigsy #blood #gore

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hoegender · 2 months

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aggietalia (aggie session where the theme was, unfortunately, hetalia) with @qualityrain and @crystals-trash-heap 🩷

keep reading for france's bare ass (not a dysphemism)

and close ups 😔

#no points for guessing my hetalia favs #disclaimer. you will not ever see hetalia from me again #unless i'm undergoing copious amounts of stress #so there's that #sorry abt france's bare ass 🩷#hetalia #yin art #crystal art #thiha goes insane

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Hope everyone is partying (by yourself, spiritually, or with people, all are totally fine) well into the Christmas weekend! I am back with even more recs (I’ll prolly give it a rest at the 10th one sorry for the spam guys)! This one I just finished a few days ago, because CHINA BOOKSTORE PUBLISHED THIS ON CHRISTMAS WITH MANY GOODIES!! And I was like oh cute long-hair dude, let me read this.

Anyway this is a fengshui + supernatural + body-switching type of novel, with a heavy focus on fengshui! I don’t know if everyone knows what fengshui is (I will prolly do a list for Chinese New Year) and I am no expert, but it’s basically like Chinese geomancy where you can calculate a person’s fate, wealth, marriage suitability etc. with things in an individual’s environment.

So a lot of Chinese people, for example businessmen when they have new offices or when couples renovate their homes, they may get a feng shui master to arrange furniture and add crystals or talismans or whatever to increase wealth/prosperity/happiness or harmonize bad energy etc., just an example. When you want to check the compatibility of yourself and your SO, some people do go to the fengshui master and calculate their 八字 (day, hour, time they were born + other things) to see when is an auspicious day to marry etc.

My ex-editor really believes in feng shui masters because hers really predicted a year that her husband got into hugeee trouble like almost to the day itself apparently. And she always wear an accessory with a snake on it because the master said

Written by the same author (Xi Zi Xu) who wrote Kaleidoscope of Death!

- Part of Min’s ‘Why You Should Read’ Series -

Summary:

This book is set in the normal, regular, law-abiding modern city world where fengshui is heavily believed in, and skilled masters can see spirits, bad energies. Where dogs can be reincarnated as humans, and there are demonic pets that humans can keep, and paper dolls can come to life basically.

Zhou Jia Yu is a government office worker who dies in a car accident one day, and wakes up in the body of another Zhou Jia Yu - a handsome man whose name is the same as his. He’s brought back by this spirit bird in his head called Ji Ba (pun not intended), who says that Zhou Jia Yu is fated to save Lin Zhu Shui, the young, blind fengshui master who has caught him.

Unfortunately, this second Zhou Jia Yu is a con-artist who has cheated the money of several families via fraudulent fengshui schemes, and his scams have led to the death of several children in the process. Legendary fengshui master Lin Zhu Shui and his disciples have caught/imprisoned this Zhou Jia Yu, not knowing that original conman Zhou Jia Yu has died (and therefore his soul is gone), leaving good citizen Zhou Jia Yu in the body of a conman.

Lin Zhu Shui intends to kill conman Zhou Jia Yu (not really kill, kill but probably will do something to his soul, considering there are laws against murder you know) when good citizen Zhou Jia Yu wakes up in this body, but because he has come back from the dead, his body and soul is considered an extremely yin (cold) body, which allows him to attract more bad spirits and energy, giving him an extraordinary, gifted ability to excel in the fengshui line. Of course, being the master that he is, Lin Zhu Shui also realizes that this Zhou Jia Yu (and his soul, in particular) is not the one he caught, and as he has an extremely yang (hot) body, the both of them are compatible with each other. Lin Zhuo Shui realizes that he can train Zho Jia Yu and then takes him on as his disciple.

Cue Zhou Jia Yu being tossed into a dangerous fengshui competition as he figures out just what Ji Ba wants him to do about Lin Zhu Shui. In the meanwhile, he falls in love with amazingly handsome, cool and aloof Lin Zhu Shui (who threatens to murder him if he doesn’t come out first in the competition), who keeps him warm when he gets unbearably cold due to his body condition. They also have to deal with an evil person working behind the scenes, and how Zhou Jia Yu eventually returns back into his own body at the end.

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Novel (Online) | Novel (Print) - Dec 2020 Print | Novel Translations

Characters:

1. 周嘉鱼 Zhou Jia Yu (third from right) - A really cute government office worker whose soul was pulled into a conman’s body, who has the same name as he, when he got into a car accident. Has an extremely yin (cold) body which attracts spirits (good and bad), and allows him to see, smell or hear them more clearly than everyone else except for Lin Zhu Shui. He cooks extremely well too and is considered a treasure in the household by Lin Zhu Shui’s other disciples because none of them can cook for shit. They don’t initially know that this Zhou Jia Yu is not conman Zhou Jia Yu, although they suspect it, and once they fall in love with his cooking no one doubts him anymore HAHAHA.

He gets a feng shui tattoo personally done by Lin Zhu Shui who already knows that his soul was switched, a tattoo which is supposed to help him in feng shui matters. Gets a paper doll son halfway through the story, who he calls Xiao Zhi (little paper), which calls him Dad (and calls Lin Zhu Shui Big Dad - da baba) ;-; It’s the cutest shit ever.

There’s a mystical creature in the back of his head that speaks to him and helps him out on certain feng shui things, and helps him to explain what he’s seeing, but aside from telling Jia Yu that he’s supposed to save Lin Zhu Shui, the mystical bird thing is unable to tell him anything else. Within a few weeks of him waking up in this body, he’s sent by Lin Zhu Shui on an international feng shui competition without having any sort of basic knowledge, only innate talent, much to his panic XD As Lin Zhu Shui continues to protect him, teach him and tease/smile at him, Jia Yu, who is certified gay af, falls totally in love with the seemingly aloof and strict feng shui master.

They probably would have continued like this if not for Jia Yu’s body deteriorating because his body is technically not his and not compatible with his soul, and Lin Zhu Shui tries to find a way to save him, after seeing the future where Jia Yu’s body is rotting as he dies slowly over months and begging Lin Zhu Shui to kill him and let him die.

2. 林逐水 Lin Zhu Shui (third from left, right next to Jia Yu) - Long-haired, wears changshan perpetually and is blind, but can see more clearly than most people. He knows where everyone’s positions are exactly, and can see spirits etc. very well despite being blind. Considered a genius of the feng shui world and is the patriarch of one of the big feng shui families in the world - the Lin family. He’s a master at drawing talismans, carving crystals/gems and feng shui tattooing.

He’s so well-known that everyone wants to be his disciple, everyone wants to get a talisman/crystal/tattoo from him, everyone wants him to come and look at their houses, but he can’t be bothered with most people. He’s also super handsome? So a lot of girls (and guys) are always drooling over him.

He has an extremely yang (hot) body, which is supposed to naturally help to repel spirits and what not, but because of this he suffers a lot in the summer. His body condition is very rare and when he was younger, others said he would not live past 18 years old, and his parents gave up their lives to change his fate so he would survive. The feng shui master also predicted that Lin Zhu Shui would experience another calamity when he was 30 (thereabout), and that year, thankfully he has Jia Yu as his entire house caught on fire in the summer while he was in it (and cooling talismans and the house item placements meant to keep the house entirely cool in the summer were no longer working). Jia Yu helped him to cool down with his incredibly yin body.

Knows right off the bat that this is a different Jia Yu, and starts teaching him as one of his disciples. Can only eat the food hat Jia Yu cooks because his yin qualities transfer to the food he cooks as well, and Lin Zhu Shui usually cannot eat anything else that’s cooked outside. Gives Jia Yu a carved jade pendant he made himself that’s apparently worth thousands of dollars to keep him safe, and is a dumbass when it comes to confessing to Jia Yu hahahaha (although he’s successful at the end!)

3. 沈一穷 Shen Yi Qiong (second from right, dark skin tone) - Lin Zhu Shui’s youngest disciple and also Jia Yu’s best friend, technically. Brash but smart, and is always thirsting openly after his shifu Lin Zhu Shui, it’s hilarious! He’s a little jealous in the beginning because his shifu is showering Jia Yu with so much attention when he’s only been around for a week etc., but quickly gets used to it and supports Jia Yu. Jia Yu always makes fun of his tanned skin, then makes fun of his singlehood HAHA, while Shen Yi Qiong provides emotional support to Jia Yu, and by emotional support I mean when Jia Yu asks him what will happen to him if he loses the feng shui competition, Shen Yi Qiong pats him on the shoulder and asks him to choose a vase/pot pattern (like a ceramic pot where you put cremated ashes) = shifu will kill him if he loses the competition, so gets Jia Yu to choose a pot he likes so Shen Yi Qiong can help him put his ashes in HAHAHAHA. He is the last one to find a significant other, but the one he finds is like a legendary mystical creature who half deceives him into promising to marry him and then keeps chasing after Shen Yi Qiong so he can marry him XD

4. 林珏 Lin Jue (first from left) - Lin Zhu Shui’s cousin but technically his older sister because she brought him up after his parents died. Spends most of the novel being sad about her past lover who died because of an illness, and is wooed a few years later by a legendary golden dragon.

5. 小纸 Xiao Zhi (that little cute white thing on top of Jia Yu’s head) - A paper doll who’s given to Jia Yu after he helps out at the paper doll village/tribe, and grows up with Jia Yu and Lin Zhu Shui taking care of him. Is the cutest little shit ever, can speak, and calls Jia Yu ‘baba’ and Lin Zhu Shui ‘da baba’ i.e. dad and big dad. Very strong, and can protect Jia Yu very well.

Other Things I Like in the Novel:

Jia Yu basically goes to the feng shui competition and destroys everyone else because he’s just gifted in this aspect - When he wakes up, and in the days leading up to the competition, he doesn’t have a cellphone (Lin Zhu Shui and his disciples live in a remote part of town, a traditional-type house, one with nature) and after he wins the competition, other people want his phone number to contact him and he’s too embarrassed to say that he’s basically too poor to have a phone after rising from the dead, so he bluffs everyone and says “My shifu says that handphone signals and radiation will interfere with advanced feng shui readings so I don’t have one” and LITERALLY half of the feng shui training population gets rid of their phones on that day, gullible af

Everytime Jia Yu runs cold, he has to drink some of Lin Zhu Shui’s blood mixed with water/milk, and the man’s yang blood warms him up immediately

Jia Yu has to deal with four of Lin Zhu Shui’s disciples, all who are really suspicious of him because they think he’s the conman, and Jia Yu doesn’t realize they already know it’s not him until they defend him in front of other people, and he’s so touched

Shen Yi Qiong gets his marriage fortune told during one of the cases by accident. He asks when he’ll get married, and the thing replies “Seven Three” AND HE’S SO DEPRESSED BECAUSE he thinks that it means he’ll only get married when he’s 73. It’s a source of jokes between him, his other shixiongs and Jia Yu, but then towards the end he realizes what it means - His supposed match, a legendary mystical male weasel who’s 73 years old XD

Jia Yu keeps thirsting after Lin Zhu Shui, fully aware that he’s very gay himself, and he’s confessed to while he’s stuck in the haze of a high fever, so he thinks it’s a dream. Lin Zhu Shui doesn’t realize he forgot/thinks it’s a dream and is pissed that he’s rejected HAHAHA and then Lin Jue reminds him to not be a dumbass and confess properly, and so he does so again in an empty amusement park, after summoning evil spirits so they can fly in the air and make a heart shape just for Jia Yu while they’re on the ferris wheel XDDDD

#danmei #danmei recs #我五行缺你 #my five elements lack you #my five elements is short of you #西子绪 #xi zi xu #min's why you should read

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codenamejudas · 2 years

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There are some items left on the front passenger seat of Judas’ car: a glowing chunk of white crystal, a knife made of stone and bone tied together with primitive leather, and a note.

The note reads:

“Sorry for the lack of being around. Things are not going well. I leave you my knife for protection and a rock from my original universe. I’ll be with Silas, the one referred to as “Gramps” to see what can be done.

“Also, this is Yin, but a friend of mine write this for me.” ~ Kaiju-crimson-storyandask

@kaiju-crimson-storyandask

The items are given a curious look, but his hands reach first for the note. Judas takes in a slow, steadying breath as he reads it over. Part of him knew Yin was doing poorly even if he didn’t quite understand what was going on. Of all the hands Yin could be in, that Silas’ weren’t the worst. While he didn’t have a clue what MECH could do for a god, he genuinely hoped there was something.

Judas ran his fingers over the stone while he looked at the knife. At first reading, he had thought the knife was to protect him, but he remembered early on something Yin had said. It was the other way around. He removed one of his own knives from a holster and replaced it with Yin’s. He felt better keeping it with him.

#kaijucrimsonstoryandask #Yin

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artificialqueens · 3 years

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Me and You Together, 4/10 (Taywhora) - Ortega

fic summary: The cardinal rule of having flatmates is that you Do Not Catch Feelings For Your Flatmates, because everything inevitably goes to shit and gets made horrifically awkward. A’whora and Tayce both know this, but being in first year of uni and making good decisions have never really gone hand in hand.

a/n: fam this response is crazy it really is…thank u all so much for the love, kudos and comments, i’m so sorry if i’ve not managed to reply to urs yet but know that i’ve read them all and cherish every one and i will get round to replying and yelling some love and thanks at u soon!!! pls enjoy this chapter in which A'whora does not possess the flat’s shared brain cell at any point. that being said, i wish all the readers of this fic a very pleasant italicised ‘oh’ xo

last chapter: January-Tayce and A’whora still had unfinished business from a night out and a hungover morning in December.

this chapter: October- The gang make plans for their first year together, Tia gives everyone plans for the evening, and A'whora has a realisation that will change the dynamic of her friendship with Tayce forever.

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“Bimini, what is it you’re actually doing?”

A’whora’s intrigued by the way her flatmate’s sitting on the sofa: legs crossed, notepad in one hand and a cigarette in the other, and looking deep in thought. They’ve not long since stretched over the smoke detector with a sock, having long since established nobody in the flat minds them smoking indoors as long as the windows are open. Lawrence is beside them on the other end of the sofa having been to all the lectures that’re required of her already today and has got a bright pink, blue and purple-flecked ball of yarn hanging from two knitting needles, with which she seems to be knitting some sort of cosy accessory. It’s a wholesome picture that’s playing out in front of A’whora, one that’s miles away from the raucous, drunk nights they’ve all shared in the first month of uni so far.

“Okay, here’s what it is,” Bimini starts, clicking their long nails together. “I am making us a freshers bucket list, and I want your input.”

“Ooh!” Lawrence perks up beside them, and A’whora, interest piqued, picks up the bowl of pasta, butter and cheese she’s spent all of five minutes making and crosses the room to sit beside her flatmates.

She knows it’s only been a month so far, but she really loves everyone she’s living with. For a start, there are four of them that take classes at the art college (the ‘art hoes’, as Tayce calls them), so they all get to walk to lectures together and hang about between classes and workshops with each other depending on how their days are going. Bimini is almost always in the flat, with not a lot of contact hours making up their journalism degree, so they’re a comforting presence for A’whora to come home to at whatever hour of the day, always asking how she is and always offering to make her coffee. Tia is sweet and funny (if ever-so-slightly grating to her at first) and they’ve bonded over being the only two flatmates seemingly able to keep the place clean and tidy. Lawrence is endearing and big-hearted, if A’whora spends half her life hoping that her next prank isn’t involving her in some way (Ellie is usually the butt of them). Ellie herself is one of A’whora’s closest flatmates; they’ll often stay up half the night finishing prototypes or assignments together, all while watching a film which they have spookily similar taste in- they’ve agreed on 101 and 102 Dalmatians, Hocus Pocus, and The Wizard of Oz so far.

And then there’s Tayce, who A’whora thinks is both the absolute carbon copy of herself and yet also so different, the yin to her yang. Tayce has been her closest friend in the flat since day one when she booted the door to her room down and dragged her out of her emotional stupor, and that’s really what’s set the tone for the rest of their friendship; Tayce, upbeat and motivating, constantly and infectiously helping A’whora feel the same way even when she doesn’t want to go out, or doesn’t feel like dragging herself out of her room for a chill flat night with the others, or even when she just feels like a heap of shit. She’s such a fun and positive person to be around, relentlessly optimistic and goofy, and she brings out that side of A’whora too. As opposed to during sixth form and high school, where she’d put up a front to make sure nobody fucked with her, A’whora finds that at uni she can be the person she truly is and let her guard down a little.

This includes being open about her sexuality for the first time ever. She’s out to her family (for the better or worse), but nobody else back home knows (not even her friends) and she wants to keep it that way for now. But at uni things are different- nobody knows her here, nobody has these preconceived ideas of who she is and who she has to be, so she’d taken the plunge and been open about everything. None of the others had cared of course, in fact they’d all been too excited about the fact there’s not a single straight person in their flat comprised of four lesbians (Tayce, Lawrence, Tia and A’whora), one bi (Ellie) and one pan (Bimini).

“What’ve you got so far?” A’whora asks Bimini, sitting down on the sofa opposite her two flatmates.

Bimini reads off their notepad. “Casino night, bottomless brunch…get the train down to Newcastle, have a big night out, stay out all night an’ get the first train home-”

“Christ, that’ll be a challenge for me, you know I get sleepy around midnight,” Lawrence chuckles.

Bimini shrugs. “We’ll just get you an IV drip of Ellie’s Monster, you’ll be alright.”

“What else’ve you got?”

“That’s it so far.”

A’whora spears a pasta spiral, tilts her head in thought as she eats it. “Get drunk in a lecture.”

“Aw, good one!” Lawrence cries enthusiastically. Bimini, for their part, frowns with disapproval.

“Wait, no! Not a good one. Not a good one at all. It’s alright for you art school bitches, you’ve got some lectures together and you can coordinate, where does that leave me n’ Tia?”

“I guess that leaves you…downing a bottle of five pound chardonnay on the back bench of a lecture hall like a tramp with a drinking problem,” Lawrence shrugs, A’whora yelping out a laugh as Bimini shoves Lawrence with their foot.

Just then, there’s movement in the hall and as A’whora turns around she’s greeted by the sight of a tired-looking Tayce and Ellie walking into the kitchen. They shrug off their coats and take off their shoes and dump their bags on the kitchen table with a huff before they walk over to the others. Tayce spreads herself out over the sofa that A’whora’s sitting on, thudding her feet onto her lap without asking permission, to which A’whora instantly pushes them off her and gets a glare and a smirk in return.

“Lawrie, are you knitting?” Ellie laughs, sitting on the arm of the sofa beside her.

“Yeah? And?”

Ellie snorts in amusement. “Just didn’t realise we were living with a wee granny.”

“Well actually, bawbag! I was in the middle of making you a scarf because I can’t stand to listen to you talking shite about how you’re cold every time we leave the flat, but I can leave it if you want,” Lawrence explains. A’whora thinks it’s funny how Ellie backtracks immediately; she can’t tell if she’s blushing or just out of breath from scaling their block’s stairs. Bimini gains control of the conversation, tilting their head in intrigue.

“How were your lectures, huns?”

“Shit, thanks for asking,” Tayce groans, thudding her head down dramatically against the sofa cushions. “I don’t know, I just can’t concentrate when I’m getting talked at for an hour at a time. I need to be doing stuff, you know?”

“Feel that,” Ellie joins in, deflated. A’whora can sympathise- she loves the practical elements of her course, but not so much the lectures. She’s glad she shares a lot of them with Ellie, and the two of them can dick about and text each other and doodle designs in their notebooks while keeping one ear on whoever’s speaking.

“Well if you want to be doing something, you can help us with this,” Bimini suggests, explaining the bucket list they’ve been making.

The girls get settled and the ideas start to flow, Lawrence putting her speakers on for background noise as they all come up with new and increasingly more chaotic exploits. Ellie suggests trying every cocktail in Levels which gets scribbled down into Bimini’s notepad, and Tayce suggests going to Levels sober, which doesn’t get afforded the same appreciation. A’whora comes up with crashing the catered halls for breakfast one day, which they all agree is a good idea but the chances of it actually happening are low considering the earliest riser in the flat is Tayce and even she doesn’t waken up til half nine on a weekend.

“What’re some clubs we’ve not been to yet?” Bimini asks, shrugging. “Could put those down, try an’ visit every one in the city?”

Lawrence snorts derisively. “You go to Underground if you want your phone stolen, Velvet if you want to be bullied by fifteen year olds in the toilets, and Crystal if you want to subject yourself to painful misogyny and probably some light sexual assault.”

“So none of those, then,” Bimini murmurs.

“Those are all really het as well, though,” Ellie wrinkles her nose up in distaste. Then her face lights up as she gets an idea. “Oh! Put down Pride in July.”

“Nice one,” Bimini nods as they scribble down Ellie’s suggestion, the others making little hums of approval.

The conversation goes on for quite some time. Halfway through it Tayce seems to decide she’s bored of lying down and instead moves to sit on the floor between A’whora’s legs, asking her to play with her hair. They’ll do this sometimes- it’s a routine they fall into, A’whora being able to style Tayce’s endlessly long, straight hair and Tayce finding the whole thing therapeutic. They have a lot of little routines like this: they’ll sit close together on the sofa during a flat movie night and take turns leaning on each others’ shoulders, spontaneously give each other hugs at random points throughout the day, trace patterns into each others’ palms when the other seems stressed.

It’s nice. A’whora’s never really had a friendship like this, soft and caring and kind. In school her group was the kind that made catty jokes about each other then buffered them with a “love you!” afterwards and took kissy-face group selfies only to bitch about each other on a private group chat mere hours later. If it was a wolfpack then it was rabid and cannibalistic, and it had seemed like a full-time job ensuring she was never the runt of it. What she’s got with all her flatmates now- especially Tayce- makes her feel like she can finally breathe.

“What about the Centurion Challenge?” Lawrence suggests with a small gasp, breaking A’whora’s reverie as she expertly twirls Tayce’s hair into a loose and chunky French plait.

“Jesus Christ, Lawrence,” Ellie mutters in amusement.

“What’s the Centurion Challenge?” Bimini asks, pulling a face.

Lawrence gives a blythe shrug as she elaborates. “A hundred shots in a hundred minutes.”

A’whora ruins Tayce’s braid in shock, her hair untwisting itself from the braid as if it’s outraged too. The cry she gives joins in harmony with that of Tayce’s and Bimini’s. “A hundred shots? You’d fucking die!”

“Not of vodka! Obviously not of vodka! I know we all have one communal brain cell between us but Christ, can one of yous not use it?!” Lawrence protests. “It’s a hundred shots of beer. Don’t shit yourselves.”

“Aw, well that’s alright then,” Bimini pipes up sarcastically. “What’s actually wrong with Scottish people? Is your breastmilk spiked with whiskey? What d’you get instead of Cow and Gate formula, just cocaine?"

“Actually, a hundred shots of beer sounds more doable to me,” Tayce shrugs, and A’whora can feel her relax against her lap.

“I’d need to change it, I can’t stand beer,” A’whora considers. Ellie cocks her head in consideration.

“Well what alcohol do you like?”

“Fucking none of it,” A’whora laughs. “Cocktails. Vodka cokes. Anything where there’s juice to cover it up.”

Tayce twists her head to look up at her, a little twinkle of mischief in her eye. “I think the challenge ceases to be a challenge when it’s reduced to one hundred watered down shots of Woo Woo, Rory.”

As the others blurt out a laugh A’whora glares down at Tayce, but she can’t help but break out into a giggle too when Tayce grabs her knee and gives it a playful wobble, letting her know she was only joking without even having to say a thing.

A’whora’s not sure what time it is when she hears the front door swing shut and Tia emerges from the hallway, her long hair all messed up from the seemingly ever-present wind outside and almost obscuring the bright smile plastered on her face. “Hey, huns!”

“Oi oi,” Tayce greets her from her position on the floor. “What’s got you so smiley?”

“Nooothing,” Tia smirks, dragging the word out playfully. “Just got an invite to the night out of a very cute girl in my MT society…and she said you guys can all come too. Pres at her flat and then out to The Avenue. Evening plans sorted?”

“Oh, love that!” Bimini gives an enthusiastic clap. “Go on then, who’s the girl? Whose night are we crashing?”

“Her name’s Veronica,” Tia smiles bashfully. “She’s so lovely. Honestly, she wouldn’t mind you coming! She’s got one of the big flats over at Gourock Court so it’s not like it’ll be packed.”

“You don’t exactly want to go to a party that’s not going to be packed,” Ellie screws up her nose. She looks unimpressed and her tone is flat. “And even if it is, I don’t know if I’m in the mood for a flat party with a ton of new people, Tia.”

A’whora’s face drops and she locks eyes with Lawrence simultaneously, who’s got an equally incredulous look on her face. “Els, are you unwell? You never turn down a night out.”

Ellie shrugs quietly, not giving much away on her face. Tia, obviously keen to move to the girl she’s crushing on, carries on persuading her. “C’mon, Eleanor, don’t be such a fucking…square! It’s the musical theatre society, we’re just a walking Pride festival who all happen to be able to hold a tune. There’s loads of fit lesbians?”

“Well if I wasn’t convinced before, I sure am now,” Tayce purrs, a little smile appearing on her lips and a cheeky twinkle in her eyes. A’whora feels her laugh come out weakly. She doesn’t know why, but an odd, uncomfortable feeling lodges itself in her gut. She can’t quite put her finger on what exactly it is or why it’s put itself there.

“And there’s gonna be so many musicals on the playlist!” Tia continues to insist, despite being met with Ellie’s sour face. “I know you’ll love it! They’d probably even play stuff from Shrek if you got them drunk enough.”

A’whora can’t help but scrunch up her nose in distaste. “Hey, I’m only coming if they play fucking…normal people music as well. I’m not gonna be sat in a room with twenty white kids trying to rap to Hamilton or whatever the fuck it is.”

Tia rolls her eyes, plants her hands on her hips in exasperation. “Calm down, A’whora, you’ll still get all the top 40 dance-pop shit you love so much.”

“To be honest, it sounds class. And The Avenue’s always good,” Bimini cuts in calmly. A’whora does have to agree with that. They’ve not been there in a while- the bar across the road from the city’s most popular LGBT club- and its selection of early 00s pop princess tracks combined with its deal of two vodka mixers and a shot for a fiver makes it a guaranteed good night out.

“Well it seems like we’re all down, even if this stroppy cow isn’t,” Tia smiles happily, sticking her tongue out at Ellie for good measure. Ellie finally heaves a world-weary sigh, rolling her eyes dramatically as she relents.

“Ugh, fine! Fine, but this Verruca or whatever the hell she’s called better be the hottest bitch on the planet for you to drag us all out with your MT weirdos, Tia Maria,” she grumps. Tia ignores her bad mood and lets out a cheer which the others join in with, and A’whora resolves to interrogate Ellie about her Bitter Betty attitude later on. Preferably when they’re both drunk. That always makes things easier.

In the melee of excitement, Tayce twists round from her position on the carpet, folds her arms and rests them on top of A’whora’s thighs. “Right. You need to come help me choose an outfit if we’re going out. I need to look fit.”

A’whora smiles with pride. “Ooh, personal stylist duties? I’m honoured.”

“Well I’m hardly gonna ask Tia, am I?” Tayce giggles quietly, and A’whora joins in like it’s a little secret they’re sharing. “Or Ellie. She’d just send me out in one of her bodysuit/skirt combos. I swear to God that girl is like Marge bloody Simpson. Open up her wardrobe and she’ll have twenty sets of the same outfit. Serial killer behaviour, that.”

At this point A’whora is laughing so much that it draws the attention of the others, who eye them with suspicious stares. “What the hell’s so funny?”

A’whora gives Tayce a mischievous look. “Tayce just called Ellie a serial killer.”

Tayce yelps in outrage at having been called out, and as Ellie narrows her eyes Tayce leaps up from the floor and tugs A’whora off of the sofa with her. “That’s taking it out of context, you absolute hound! Come on, help me pick something.”

Tayce’s fingers stay curled around A’whora’s hand all the way down the corridor and into her bedroom. It’s a feeling that A’whora likes because it makes her feel close to her friend, and Tayce taking her hand is like an affirmation and a reassurance all in one; that she likes her, that their friendship has reached the level where hand-holding has become acceptable, that A’whora is worthy of being liked, of being someone’s friend- their real, proper friend. The validation sets her heart off like a flare. It’s nice to feel wanted.

A’whora perches on the edge of Tayce’s bed as she scrapes the coat hangers in her wardrobe and throws outfits onto the bed like a tornado, each more gorgeous than the last and all ones Tayce would look stunning in. That’s something that always strikes A’whora about Tayce; just how beautiful she is, how absolutely blessed with the God-given good genes. The way she looks serene and ethereal without makeup, walking to lectures in the morning with the sun hitting her face and giving her skin a glow. The way she paints for a night out and knows how to accentuate everything about her face that’s already perfect, a feat that would seem like an exaggeration if A’whora hadn’t seen it for herself to confirm it’s true. She frequently finds herself having to hold back from giving compliments to Tayce because if she started she’d never stop.

“Okay, first thoughts are…” Tayce announces unnecessarily loudly, and A’whora laughs at the way she’s talking as if she’s a stylist on a morning TV show. “…I’m thinking something black.”

“Of course you are,” A’whora interrupts with a laugh. “Tayce wearing black. How predictable.”

Tayce gives her a shove on the shoulder that’s too hard and makes her fall back against the mattress. “Shut up! I’ll wear something other than black when Lawrence wears something other than purple, how’s about that?”

The pair of them giggle at the joke as Tayce rifles through the clothes she’s shortlisted, holding up a black leather jacket and a black bralet with an intricate lace hem. The combination makes A’whora’s eyes fly wide open in appreciation.

“This?” Tayce raises an eyebrow at her inquisitively. The fact she’s obviously seen her reaction makes A’whora feel a little self-conscious and she doesn’t particularly know why. “Because I’m wanting to wear either my wet-look leggings or my black vinyl skirt with the zip up the front, and I don’t know if that’s too much leather effect stuff?”

“It’s too much,” A’whora nods, physically unable to help her honesty. “Also I think you should wear the skirt because you’ve got good legs and you should get them out any chance you get. But also the bralet won’t go with it because it’ll make your proportions all wrong.”

Tayce smiles appreciatively as she throws the bralet back into her wardrobe as if A’whora’s given her a command and not a suggestion. “See, this is another reason why you’re the queen of outfit advice. Bimini wouldn’t give me this level of honesty, they’re too nice.”

A’whora feels a warmth spread in her chest at the compliment, but she doesn’t show it. Instead she snorts, nods in agreement. “Yeah, because you could come out dressed in a pair of child’s pyjamas and they’d still say they love it. They’d say it’s very Y2K or something.”

Tayce lets out a cackle before holding up the skirt and leather jacket, humming in thought. “Okay, so you’re saying ditch the jacket but keep the skirt.”

“Yes.”

“And ditch the bralet.”

“Yes.”

“So you want me to go out in a skirt and a pair of heels and nothing else,” Tayce raises an eyebrow at her, and as A’whora bursts out laughing and protests she has to fight off a blush at the thought of her best friend topless in heels. Topless in heels and a vinyl skirt. Topless in heels and a vinyl skirt with a zip that could just be pulled down to leave her in-

The heat floods A’whora’s face like she’s been smacked and she shifts on the bed in an attempt at dissipating the feelings that’ve hit her like a tsunami. Inappropriate. Weird. Way too weird. Don’t do that again.

“What about the bright blue fur coat you’ve got? Because you could have an all black outfit with that as a bit of colour,” she suggests, shrugging lightly in an attempt to pretend that she hadn’t just been thinking about Tayce in the way she had.

Tayce’s face lights up and she points at A’whora with one hand and reaches into her wardrobe with the other. “Love that. Okay, top?”

“Are you addressing me? I’ve never topped for anyone,” A’whora attempts a joke. If Tayce can make jokes like that to her then she can do it right back.

“That’s very clear, baby,” Tayce shoots in response without missing a beat. Before A’whora realises it, she’s flexing her toes. What the fuck is happening to her? She needs to steer this conversation back on track.

She thinks for a second. “You’re a size eight, right?”

“In theory. The amount of pot noodles I’ve been chucking down my neck since I moved in is very quickly rendering that a distant memory, I’ll tell ya,” Tayce says, as she leans against the door of her wardrobe and folds her arms.

“I’ve got a black lace bodysuit that would go with that. It’s a ten so it’ll fit. D’you want to try it?”

“Well despite the fact a skirt and a bodysuit was the very thing I just roasted Ellie for always wearing…that sounds lush. Thanks, Rory Roo,” Tayce agrees, the nickname-of-a-nickname setting off the click of a small pilot light in A’whora’s heart. She’s about to ask if she wants to come try it on just now when she hears both their names being yelled from the kitchen.

The pair of them head back through to find that Tia has changed the playlist on the speakers from the chilled-out, calm acoustic one that had been playing to her early 00’s tunes. Combined with Bimini half-singing, half-yelling along to Murder on the Dancefloor and the blast of the extractor fan as Ellie stirs something in a big metal pot at the hob, it’s a far cry from the calm, cosy scene that A’whora had witnessed in the kitchen some hours prior.

Ellie had been the one who had shouted on them, and she whips around from the cooker when she realises that Tayce and A’whora have come through. “I’m making dinner for me, Bims and Tia, you wanting some?”

“Depends what it is. Come on, talk it up, Ellie. Give us some options,” Tayce shrugs with feigned disinterest, and A’whora can’t help the bubble of laughter that bursts from her mouth as Ellie narrows her eyes at her.

“It’s spaghetti and meatballs, and your alternatives are fuck off or die,” she shoots back savagely, and the whoop of shock and laughter that goes up from the others soars above the music and the fan. Tayce laughs good-naturedly in spite of the barb.

“I’m joking, ‘course I’ll take some.”

A’whora wrinkles her nose. “You’re making meatballs for a meal that Bimini is gonna eat?”

“They’re not real ones, dipshit,” Bimini pipes up from over on the sofa. “It’s that Birdseye Green Cuisine shit, innit.”

“Birdseye Green Cuisine shit,” A’whora repeats disdainfully. “If you ever go on The Apprentice, Bim, Alan Sugar’s gonna shit himself at your selling abilities.”

Tayce snorts, tries and fails to cover it up. When her eyes rest on A’whora they share a little smile, and A’whora’s grows bigger when she thinks about the way they’re both so in sync all the time.

“They’re nice, I promise! Veronica’s talked them up loads, she told me she’s been trying to eat more veggie things,” Tia insists, with an entirely unnecessary namedrop of her crush. A’whora relents and says she’ll have a small bowl before jumping out of her skin as Ellie bangs the spoon against the pot somewhat aggressively with a face like thunder.

Before A’whora can ask Ellie about her bad mood, Tia speaks again as she scrolls her phone to change the song. “Honestly, Ellie, you’re a star for doing dinner. Thanks so much.”

“Aw, don’t be silly, doll! It’s nothing!” Ellie turns around from the hob and bats the compliment away, shooting Tia a dazzling smile in return. It’s funny the way her demeanour seems to instantly do a complete 180 at the praise, and it makes A’whora wonder what’s changed.

She’s distracted, though, by the way Lawrence enters in her dressing gown with her hair up in a towel, obviously having come straight from the shower. She pouts and whines in a very un-Lawrence way as she lingers at the doorframe between the hall and the kitchen.

“Guysss, does anyone have an ID they can give me for tonight?”

“What about your friend? Who was it…Rosé?” A’whora shrugs, and Lawrence fixes her with a wide-eyed stare of incredulity.

“Oh my God, A’whora! I never thought about asking the girl I’ve been borrowing ID from since the start of uni! Thanks for that!” she says sarcastically, Bimini giving a yelp of laughter and A’whora leaning off the countertops and swiping at Lawrence in retort. “She’s using it. She asked her girlfriend and her flatmates for me but they’ve all got plans. I felt like a fuckin’ daytime TV charity advert.”

“For just one pound a week, you could help an underaged child get blackout drunk on triple trebles,” A’whora puts on a dramatic, concerned voice, proud of the way it makes Tayce blurt out a laugh.

“It’s such fucking bullshit,” Lawrence huffs, leaning against the fridge and folding her arms. “I mean my eighteenth’s in five days and I’ve been drinking in parks since I was fourteen, how can I not just be let into a fuckin’ bar?”

“Grow up and order a fake one,” Ellie shakes her head with incredulity, smashing the wooden spoon against the pot again with a bang-bang-bang to get the excess pasta sauce off.

“Just you pipe down, hen, you shouldn’t even be at uni. In fact, have you even completed primary yet?”

The two girls stick their tongues out at each other, a mirror-image of petty bickering that makes A’whora laugh. Luckily Bimini steps in, shrugging as they open their purse.

“Here, babe. I’ve still got my course friend’s provisional from when she dropped it on Gordon Street when she was off her face. I ain’t given her it back yet an’ I’m sure she wouldn’t care if you borrowed it. She’s chill.”

Lawrence accepts enthusiastically, bouncing over to Bimini and thanking them gratefully. A’whora watches her face drop, though, when she takes a look at the photo.

“There’s no way this’ll work.”

Bimini tuts and shakes their head, the picture of casual composure. “It’s fine, babes, they never look properly anyway.”

Lawrence drops the hand that’s holding the license to her side and fixes her friend with an astounded glare. “Bimini. This girl is black.”

As the others screech with outrage and mirth, Bimini waves Lawrence’s concerns away blithely. “It’ll be dark! It’s fine! Asttina an’ you have both got similar…well…you’re both girls, an’ you’re about the same height. Give or take a few inches.”

“Christ. I’m going to have to just forward roll past the bouncers, aren’t I? Then draw a fuckin’ club stamp on my arm in Sharpie.”

“Oh my God, stop moaning!” Ellie sighs from her position at the hob, bangs the spoon again for emphasis. “Look, I’ll ask Pippa from flat 2, alright? You both have brown hair, so…that’ll probably be enough.”

A’whora thinks it’s interesting the way Lawrence doesn’t shoot something back in her foghorn of a voice like she normally does. Instead she smiles warmly, dashes over to the kitchen where she hugs Ellie from behind, squeezing her tightly at the stomach and making her flinch in surprise.

“Thanks, Ellie-Bellie,” she sing-songs, swaying her aggressively from side to side until Ellie bats her away, flicking the spoon in a way that threatens to shower them both in marinara sauce.

“Right, that’s plenty. Don’t even do things I enjoy for that long.”

“When’s this gonna be ready, Els?” Bimini shouts through as Lawrence lets go. “ ‘Ave I got time to do my makeup before it?”

Ellie shrugs. “If you can do your makeup in ten minutes.”

A’whora kicks her leg out in Tayce’s direction and jerks her head towards the hall. “Do you want to try on that bodysuit before tea?”

Tayce nods enthusiastically in agreement, so they go back along the corridor with a shout to the others telling them they won’t be long. A’whora holds the door of her room open for Tayce and her heart sinks in embarrassment when she realises she forgot to make her bed this morning.

“Sorry about the mess,” she apologies, to which Tayce gives a cry of a laugh in response.

“A’whora, have you seen my room? You’re fine, kid, don’t worry.”

A’whora thinks that’s true- Tayce’s room is a state, but somehow it seems to suit her. Tayce’s room with the crowded bulletin board, desk covered in sweet wrappers and sketches, floor carpeted with clothes that need washed and outfits that didn’t make the cut. The cracked picture frame on her window-sill of the first selfie the six of them all got together on the first night of freshers and the huge cheese plant that sits next to her bedside table, Tayce’s pride and joy. They’re all little intricate shards that join up to form a perfect picture of her personality, and A’whora thinks it’s sort of perfect.

She looks out the bodysuit from its neatly Marie Kondo-d place in her wardrobe and hands it gently to Tayce. “Try it and see. It’s a small 10 anyway so it’ll probably be fine for you.”

Tayce accepts it gratefully and hooks a finger around both of the straps, letting the rest of the material fall out of its perfectly folded little parcel. She gives a little gasp of appreciation as she looks at it. “Oh yes, baby. I think this’ll do just fine.”

A’whora feels good- proud that she’s managed to find the perfect piece for Tayce’s outfit, to help her look as inevitably gorgeous as she knows she will. The smile on her face falters, though, when Tayce shoots her a wink and leans against the wall with her shoulder. “This is gonna get me someone I can pop off my acrylics for, I can tell. You’ve got the best taste, girl.”

“Are you actually going to try and get with someone tonight?” A’whora injects a laugh into her question that she’s banking on sounding genuine, otherwise it comes across as accusatory and that’s not what she means it to be. Or is it? She doesn’t know. “You know how messy nights at The Avenue always get. Last time we were there Lawrence got so drunk she told us she couldn’t see, remember?”

Tayce laughs her off with a shrug. “Well then I’ll just have to be careful with my drinks, won’t I?”

A’whora gives a false laugh, tries so hard to get it to meet her eyes. Why is she so pressed about this? She gets with girls on nights out too, she’s brought the occasional one night stand to the flat. Tayce is allowed to do the same.

So why does she feel ever so slightly gutted?

If her smile looks fake (which it is) then Tayce doesn’t notice, and she only shoots her a smile as she opens the bedroom door. “You’re an angel. I’ll pop this on then be back in five.”

A’whora takes the opportunity of Tayce having left to make her bed, and as she does so she feels lots of little thoughts dart around her mind like minnows, none of them staying in the same place for long enough to be able to be deciphered. She manages to catch a few before they flee away and she clings to them, turning them over in her head: why does she feel so bothered about the prospect of Tayce finding a girl at the party, talking to her and making a connection and laughing at her jokes? Why had it felt like a punch to the gut when Tayce was joking about doing so? Why does she have this part of her that feels like an idiot for setting Tayce up to look her best and knowing that it’s for the benefit of somebody else, somebody that doesn’t know her like she does?

And then her bedroom door opens and A’whora turns around and lays eyes on her best friend. Tayce in her high heels and bare legs and the skirt with the zip. Tayce with her baby blue fake fur coat and her straight, dark hair tumbling over its shoulders. Tayce in the bodysuit- A’whora’s bodysuit- with the lace and the mesh that clings to her chest like it was designed just for her. There’s something about the fact that she’s wearing something that belongs to A’whora that makes something inside her chest tingle, the fact it’s a little piece of her in Tayce’s jigsaw puzzle that seems to fit regardless of the difference.

“What d’you think?” Tayce smiles, all too aware of how drop-dead stunning she looks.

And then the realisation hits A’whora like a train.

Oh.

Fuck.

She’s screwed.

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Dig a Grave to Dig Out a Ghost - Chapter 24

Original Title: 挖坟挖出鬼

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Supernatural, Yaoi

This translation is based on multiple MTLs and my own limited knowledge of Chinese characters. If I have made any egregious mistakes, please let me know.

Chapter Index

Chapter 24 - Inside Story

"Sorry." Lin Yan mumbled to the boy's back. He wasn't sure why. No one could see Xiao Yu, which always made him a little anxious. Lin Yan hesitated and for the first time took the initiative to reach out and touch Xiao Yu's statue-like fingers and whispered, "It's lonely, isn't it? Of all the people in the world, I'm the only one who can see you and I treat you badly."

Lin Yan stared at the endless highway outside the window and sighed: "Sometimes I think that, if a person walks down the street but seems invisible, desperately waving and no one responds, desperately shouting and no one hears, this feeling will definitely drive a person crazy. When I sit alone in the study room, I often feel that everyone’s excitement has nothing to do with me. I can’t wait to rush into the crowd and shout that I’m dying alone. If there is a person, no matter who he is, just that he's willing to listen to me patiently, I would have held on to him with a death grip; a sad, loving and even desperate grip."

"But I can't tell anyone. No one wants to admit that they're lonely. They always put on a show to satisfy their pride. They show off their awesome life to others while crying behind closed doors. People are such strange creatures."

Xiao Yu lowered his eyes and grabbed Lin Yan's hand. He put it to his lips and kissed lightly, as if comforting.

Lin Yan turned his head silently. The children at the snack bar were making noise, and the street shop windows were covered with small heart-shaped papers of various colours. Lin Yan looked through a few of them, and some of them were written in highlighter about who they love and who they're waiting for. Some wrote blessings to pass the exam. They were notes of immaturity and youthfulness, the purest and most beautiful wishes.

Everyone had their own wish, whether it was simple or complicated. Their dissatisfaction with their lives making them write out their wishes on paper, hoping that one day the gods can see them. Lin Yan thought silently, people who don't know each other always shine brightly, but only when they are familiar with them do they know their weaknesses. Just look at him, his family was well-off and well educated, but he had never dared to admit that he didn't like girls; look at Yin Zhou, he's from a perfect family but only willing to be a prince in the virtual world; then there's A-Yan, who can't even be a normal person in the eyes of others. Lin Yan gave a wry smile, who would listen to their prayers?

Probably because of the high school student's whistleblower, a group of children at the next table were pointing at him. Someone said something about being a psychopath. Lin Yan smiled indifferently. He took a note from his pocket and wrote a line: "I hope I can successfully help Zhou Jintian find his father." He put the note under a piece of fluorescent paper with a heart drawn on it.

He heard about a child's wish today.

He, Yin Zhou, and A-Yan had snuck into the morgue to search for answers after finding the boy’s record. The old man at the door was basically deaf. Lin Yan yelled the three syllables of the kid's name so loudly and the old man didn’t hear him. A nurse doing some cleaning suddenly intervened and asked him if the child hadn't left yet. He put down the broom and said pitifully.

"I know that kid, his grandma and I are neighbours. His mother died a few years ago. His father was too busy with work to care for him. The child lived with his grandma. One time Jintian had a severe fever and his father came back to see him. Jintian never forgot about it. One day while his grandmother was not there, he fell off of a balcony on the third floor, thinking that his father would be able to accompany him to see a doctor if he fell. As a result, the child lived a short life. His internal organs ruptured and caused heavy bleeding, and he passed away after a few days after being sent to the hospital."

"The ashes are buried in the most expensive cemetery in our city. I went there on the day of the funeral. It's a pity that his father was on a business trip abroad. He didn't rush back to collect the body until two days after his son's death. He didn't see him in the end." The nurse sighed. "I heard that the child kept asking about why his father wasn't coming in his confusion. The doctor lied to him that he was already on his way. As a result, the child lay on the bed and looked out the window every day, and even kept his eyes open when he died."

This story made Lin Yan feel a little heartbroken, but A-Yan said that this kind of soul was easy to deal with. There was no resentment and didn't want to harm anyone. As long as he found the person he was obsessed with and burned paper in front of the grave and talked with him often, he should be gone. But the child’s ghost was the most simple and persistent. If that person didn't come, the child would turn into a grieving spirit after waiting for a long time, which was extremely difficult to deal with.

"G-Ghosts have more of a heart." A-Yan was rather lost when she said this.

Ding. Lin Yan's cell phone went off. Yin Zhou sent Zhou Mo's detailed address and contact information. He turned out to be a local, living in the most remote area of the city, about a three-hour drive away. Lin Yan swallowed the last bite of his spicy and sour noodles and threw the nuts in the soup into his mouth. He curled his lips and said to Xiao Yu: "Let's go. This time, the task is to help the kid find his father. It is much easier than dealing with you."

As he spoke, he grabbed his wrist and walked out, and couldn't help but blow a whistle and laugh as he drove, thinking that if only all the troubles were like today. No matter how bad his luck was lately, his family was always warmly affectionate.

Zhou Mo's family was at the fine line between the urban and rural areas. When he arrived at the destination indicated on his GPS, Lin Yan thought he had gone to the wrong place. In front of him was a rather imposing villa with a sign on the door of a European-style courtyard: private residence, outdoor surveillance. Lin Yan couldn't help being secretly stunned. For a man who owns such a house in this rich city, even if his child is hospitalized in the United States, he was rich enough to go back and forth every day. How could he not even get back to see his child for the last time?

He parked the car outside the courtyard. Lin Yan woke up Xiao Yu, who was dazed in the passenger seat, coaxed him and said: "I know you're upset when I drive you away, but this is something I need to do well, so don’t make trouble later, alright?" He leaned on the cushions and said casually: "I really understand the little boy's mood. When I was a child, my parents were also busy. I only go home once a week. I would cook my own food and sleep on my own. I was afraid of the dark and I always wanted my parents to suddenly come back."

"But I know my parents also missed me. Although they were busy, they didn't forget to buy a bunch of delicious foods every time they went home." Lin Yan changed his position and lay on his side, catching a strand of Xiao Yu's hair. He circled it around his fingers and said excitedly: "Although people and ghosts are different, a father-son reunion is always something to look forward to, right?"

Xiao Yu nodded. He pecked his lips on Lin Yan's face, and slowly said, "Let's go."

"Young Master Xiao, you're finally willing to talk to me. It's so hard to please you." Lin Yan muttered and opened the car door.

The owner’s yard was very delicately maintained, with various seasonal flowers in full bloom. He could smell the warm fragrance floating in the summer night while he waited outside the door. Not far away, there were many koi squeezed close to each other in a shallow pool, the sound of water splashing when they shook their heads and tails making people feel unspeakably calm and relaxed.

Lin Yan waited for a few minutes. A woman dressed as a nanny ran out of the villa and looked at him vigilantly through the hollow courtyard gate. Lin Yan explained that he had come because of Zhou Jintian, and the nanny ran back again. This time it took a full 20 minutes for the door to open. Lin Yan adjusted his shirt and walked across a path paved with pebbles. He rang the doorbell of the small building.

With a squeak, the Victorian-style heavy wooden door opened a gap, and a middle-aged man poked his head out of the door and hesitated: "You are?"

Lin Yan smiled politely: "My name is Lin Yan, a student at X University. You're Mr. Zhou, I came for your son Zhou Jintian." He said respectfully and handed over his student card. The owner checked in confusion, and after confirming that there was no problem, he opened the door a bit wider, but still had no intention of letting him in.

"My son just passed away some time ago. What do you want?"

Although it was backlit, Lin Yan still saw the typical businessman expression on the middle-aged man’s face; snobbishness, arrogance, and calculating. He only wore a purple bathrobe with a belt tied loosely around his waist. His chest was exposed and his body was slightly fat, but he could see that he had a good foundation when he was young. Now there was a bit of fat under his ears, so he didn't like to exercise, or his only exercise was golf.

A rich man covered in his armour.

"I'm sorry about your son. It's like this. I have a relative who's hospitalized in L Hospital. . ." The crystal ceiling lamp in the main hall of the villa was shining and blinding. Lin Yan tried to organize the thoughts in his mind, but the middle-aged man suddenly interrupted him. "You work somewhere, right? I paid all the money that should be paid to the school, the hospital and the cemetery bills have also been settled, and I don't owe anything to the commissary, so what are you doing here?"

Lin Yan hurriedly explained: "No, no, you misunderstand. It's not about money. I know this sounds ridiculous and you might not believe it, but your son's ghost is still in the hospital and he's waiting for you to visit him."

The middle-aged man's expression grew strange, and he held the doorknob as if he was about to close the door: "You're sick. What about my son's ghost? Jintian was buried long ago."

Lin Yan frowned. How could such a father exist? Hearing something about his son, even if it wasn't reliable, there was no way he could just immediately disregard it.

"This is the case; do you know why Jintian had an accident? He always felt sorry that you didn't get to see him before he died. Up to now, his soul has been unwilling to move on. He's attached to my relative's daughter waiting for you to come back. You may not understand, but a little girl being possessed by a ghost is in a dangerous situation." Lin Yan gesticulated anxiously: "Just like in the movies."

"If you don't go, Jintian's ghost will never be able to reincarnate. After a long period of time, not only will he suffer, but he may also harm others. When that time comes, for the safety of my relatives and her daughter, I'll have to disperse your son's soul." Lin Yan was in a cold sweat while talking. If he had said this kind of stuff a month ago, he would've thought he had brain damage. He thought he was cheating him out of some money, but what else could he say? Your son’s strong brainwaves caused a disorder in the hospital’s electromagnetic field, causing an innocent thirteen-year-old girl to develop hallucinations and die?

The middle-aged man frowned. He pulled his right hand back from the door frame and tightened the belt of the bathrobe: "Tell you what, I know about this. I’ve been busy lately. You can contact my secretary. Tell him how much money you want to send Jintian away, and I'll ask him to write a check."

"I said this has nothing to do with money. If you don't meet him, no money in the world could fix this!" Lin Yan really got angry this time. Was there something wrong with this guy's brain? How could he only think of money when it comes to his son?!

"Dad, what are you doing? Mom is calling you!" A five or six-year-old boy suddenly ran out from behind the middle-aged man, hugged his waist and acted like a baby. He saw Lin Yan standing at the door and started sucking his thumb, looking at Lin Yan with a pair of black grape-like eyes wide open. The middle-aged man lovingly picked up the child and placed him on his shoulders. When he looked at Lin Yan again, he put on an impatient expression.

"Who the hell do you think you are? Some mage? You're at my doorstep at night, talking nonsense, and I'm calling the police if you don't leave!"

"Who's been at the door for so long? Another bill collector? I've got no money, tell him to go the same way he came." The door was suddenly yanked open and a young woman in the purple bathrobe stood in front of Lin Yan with an imposing attitude. Her figure was slim, snowy breasts hidden behind a lace corset, and her sharp eyes were like a blade scraping Lin Yan.

Lin Yan's argument had been completely disrupted by the battle in front of him and he stammered: "Uh, I, I'm here about your son, Zhou Jintian. . ."

Before he could finish, the woman instantly changed her face and said in a high voice: "There's no end to this. How much money has been spent on the seed left behind by that yellow-faced woman? From the best hospitals to the most expensive graves; his son cut his own life short and didn't fight to survive, yet he's still shoving his way into our lives?" After speaking, the little boy was shoved in front of Lin Yan: "Okay, this is my son, he's the only one!"

After speaking, she didn't care about her husband's ugly face and slammed the door with a bang.

Lin Yan clenched his fists and stood in the dark doorway, chills in his heart.

He didn't know how he got back into the car, but when he looked out the window, he felt that the whole villa suddenly became ugly, and even the blooming roses in the yard looked like abscesses. He never believed that there were parents like this that existed. He thought that familial love was the warmest, strongest and most unshakable emotion in the world, but this time he really saw the indifference and coldness of the human heart.

Don’t test humanity, don’t, because it was simply unbearable. Lin Yan sat in the car seat and tried to slow his breathing, but his anger still grew, and all Xiao Yang's grieving and crying face appeared in front of him. How much did a child need to miss his father to have the courage to jump off of a third-story building? If his spirit in heaven knew what had unfolded here today, would he feel like his death was all for nothing?

Lin Yan slammed his fist heavily against the steering wheel.

A cold hand lightly touched his face. Lin Yan twisted his head and said hoarsely, "Xiao Yu, don't mess with me. I don't want to coax you now, I just want to beat someone up." He kicked the clutch hard and said: "Fuck this guy!"

Xiao Yu patiently tugged Lin Yan's wrist and wrenching his shoulder to make him face him. His eyes were vicious: "What do you want to do?"

"What can I do? Go back and let A-Yan find a way to make the little brat forget that he has a father!" Lin Yan gasped.

Xiao Yu shook his head, glanced at the outline of the villa in the night, and slowly said, "I'll do it."

"You mean. . ." Lin Yan looked at Xiao Yu blankly, and suddenly understood what he meant. After a long silence, he bit his lower lip and said, "Before this, I always thought I was kind, that there was nothing I couldn't bear, but. . ." Lin Yan stared at Xiao Yu: "I just want to be a fucking asshole! He deserves it!"

"Xiao Yu, I don't care what tactics you use. Before noon tomorrow, I want to see him come to the hospital to apologize to his son!" Lin Yan said viciously in the dark cab.

Xiao Yu squeezed his hand and whispered, "Don't worry."

#dig a grave to dig out a ghost translation #dig a grave to dig out a ghost #danmei novel #danmei #yaoi novel #yaoi #bl novel #chinese bl #chinese novel #english translation

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kaz3313 · 3 years

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Ok but please talk more about a friday the 13th crossover. Either tgcf or mdzs.

OKAY SO, ITS ALL SUPPOSED TO BE VERY FUNNY BECAUSE WHY NOT <33 ALSO CAUSE IVE BEEN WATCHING THE LATER FRIDAY THE 13ths AND THEY ARE LIKE BASICALLY COMEDIES.

(Spoilers,, for all of tgcf But also mostly comedic. I do Mdzs too but it’s too long and some irl stuff is pissing me off)

TGCF:

*Hualian being all “Gege 🥺🥺” “San lang!☺️☺️” And Jason is his usual murder couples, But it’s Hua Cheng and Xie Lian and he is very very much failing at killing them. One point they are leisurely running away and Mu Qing and Feng Xin are watching like 👁👄👁

* Xie Lian getting hurt once and not even noticing cause high pain tolerance but everyone who cares about Xie Lian in a five mile radius is like “Time to fight Jason time”

*White No Face, Yin Yu, and Jason losing their trademark masks and getting it switched w/ others. It can be low key terrifying

* “COME ON FUCKER COME CHOP ME UP! DO IT DO IT DO IT!” AnywY Qi Rong eggs Jason on the whole time,,, yes he’s stabbed multiple times. Yes he just continues egging him on.

*At the same time he is doing his best to protect Guzi

* Jason is trying so far but no one has died (and some people are dead?? Already?? Kinda like him but not???)

* Quan Yizhen just tosses Jason a couple times away from Yin Yu. Yin Yu is just like “pls stop following me idc about the mass murder trying to do it

He Xuan: Just throw the axe right around this area.

Shi Wudu who’s being pointed at: Wow. Okay.

Shi Qing Xuan: ahahaha.. we’re all gonna die. Pls behave you two.

* I feel Rain Master is not there simply because she could not be bothered and is to powerful

*Shi Wudu trying to drag Jason into the water using the water and Jason just keeps popping back up. Tries to get He Xuan to help out but like hell are they working together

* If Ling Wen has the Brocade Immortal it is over for you Jason, sorry

* Pei Ming and LQQ make a plan to charge Jason… despite it really not being necessary.

*Honestly the most threading thing here is the fact that White No Face is just appearing in random places and being creepy per the norm.

*Oh and the fact since this is happening in Camp Crystal Lake and not tgcf world (though they are from said world) Qi Rong has found a car and that is 1000% a bad thing. He is absolutely thrilled about it

* Someone help Ban Yue and Pei Su, who are trying desperately to understand WHERE THE FUCK ARE WE???

*Unorgainized Chaos where Hua Cheng and Xie Lian are still making kissy faces at each other

#tgcf #Friday the 13th #hualian #most of the characters

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sanjuno · 3 years

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You're doing NaNo?! Can you tell us anything about what you'll be doing???

SPOILERS FOR SANJUNO’S NANO 2020 PROJECT

No Evil Abolishing Resentment System

Transmigrator!Madara meets Reincarnator!Tobirama (… 55 times in a row.)

For NaNoWriMo 2020 – How Many AUs Can I Fit In One Fic?

· 0 Tails Interlude

o Meet Sanzan-han

o Introduction to System driven Quick-Transmigration isekai plot

o “The seeds of evil are as follows, to hear of evil and take no action against it, to see evil and take no action against it, to speak of evil and take no action against it.”

o “To do nothing in the face of evil is not a neutral act.”

o “The only thing required for evil to flourish is for good people to do nothing.”

· 1st World:

o Crystal Nuclei Zombie Apocalypse with Ability Users and levelling up AU

o Politician!Madara ended up being shoved into a zombie tide by people who thought he was too strong/disliked him before the apocalypse

o Scientist!Tobirama really regrets not preventing that when Zombie Emperor Madara breaks through the city walls and kills everyone in Konoha Base

o Reborn!Tobirama is determined to complete the vaccine he was working on in his first life – also keep Madara alive so he can’t become a super zombie

§ Tobirama would like to say he is surprised by Madara’s competency in zombie annihilation but he remembers how terrifying Zombie King Madara was so he really isn’t shocked that Empowered Human Madara is just as much the living embodiment of Nightmare Fuel

o Madara as evolved Zombie catnip with a mouthy pet fish

§ Madara is absolutely disgusted by the Z-poc Virus undead they are gross, rotting, and go squelchwhen he hits them.

§ Some zombie bits get stuck in Madara’s hair. He has a screaming tantrum and promptly sets the entire horde on fire.

§ Pro-tip: Career politicians should avoid indulging in a crying fit over getting their precious beautiful hair dirty during a fight if they want to be taken seriously by their military escort even if they areso hilariously OP they can indulge in whiny hysterics and not die horribly as a result

o The Zombies are Zetsu

o Oh look Madara’s blood has the key component to creating the zombie vaccine who would have thought

o There is so much angry sex for stress relief, just… so much

· 1 Tail Interlude

o Madara is pissed off that he accidently ended up in a relationship with Tobirama

o Madara wants a refund on this System

o Sanzan-han explains the fine print of “No Evils Abolishing Resentment System” – the Target must have resentment both towards Madara and from Madara

o Madara’s first world was intended to lock his target

o Switching targets will result in a full reset of his karma to level 1 – no cheating by using his previous incarnations accumulated points to get a head start any more

o Madara’s only other valid targets approaching Tobirama’s stats were Hashirama and Mito

o Madara could target someone else but without the heavy accumulation of karma like the Senju-Uchiha bloodfeud situation it would take thousands of lifetimes to accrue 10 tails

o Madara is so mad ^_^

· 2nd World

o Japanese Classic Fable AU

o Crane Wife!Madara being Tsundere with his husband

o Madara is accused of theft and Scholar!Tobirama is convinced to spy on his wife’s weaving

o Madara gets caught ripping out feathers to weave into silks that are sold to pay for Tobirama’s exams

o Madara flies away and is shot down by hunters

o Reborn!Tobirama who is more than a little obsessed with making sure his wife doesn’t have a reason to fly off again

o Madara doesn’t really understand why Tobirama is trying to prevent him from doing anything productive this is weird

o Zetsu is a corrupted monk trying to capture Madara for his feathers/demon core

· 3rd World

o Galactic Empire Mecha Pilots with psychic powers and enhanced bodies versus the Zerg Horde

o Arranged Marriages for the noble class occur based on genetic advantages rather than affection

o Ace Pilot/Mecha Engineer!Tobirama pays less than zero attention to his nominal spouse and heir in favour of developing weapons to fight against the Zerg

o SSS Ace Pilot!Madara resigned to being ignored by spouse, makes friends with in-laws for sheer spite

o Madara framed for sabotage – dies holding off a Zerg swarm

o Science child!Kagami killed by kidnappers

o Reborn!Tobirama pays better attention to his spouse and child while fighting to end the Zerg threat

o The Zerg are Zetsu

o Madara rolls his eyes and sets the Zerg Queen (Kaguya) on fire – Tobirama confused and aroused by his spouse

· 2 Tails Interlude

o Madara wants to know if he’s going to be required to save the world every single time he’s due to earn a new tail

o Sanzan-han: Sources say “probably”

o Madara would question the heavy-handed implication that Zetsu was just using him but he’s still super pissed off about being trapped in a cave for 50 years and then possessed by a demon goddess thing so he’s more than willing the blame Zetsu for all the horrible things that happened

· 4th World

o Japanese Mythical Creature AU

o Kitsune!Madara saves the life of War General/Prince!Tobirama from Yin poisoning

o There’s a snowstorm and Madara has to warm Tobirama up

o Madara is a Calamitous Beauty and killed by cultists who wanted his demon core

o Reborn!Tobirama is doing his best to take responsibility

o Zetsu is the cultists who poisoned Tobirama and killed Madara

o Madara is super pissed off but the shrine and the garden Tobirama builds for him are really nice so maybe he won’t claw the pasty bastard’s face off

· 5th World

o Super Heroes and Villains in a Megamind AU

o Pyromaniacal Villain!Madara “Moon Eye” is obviously an alien and the arch nemesis of the city’s most beloved Hero, Treeman

o Aquatic Hero “Flying Thunder”!Tobirama’s civilian-marine biologist ID keeps getting kidnapped

o Reborn!Tobirama needs to keep Madara sane and honestly that’s easier than it sounds because Madara gets adorably flustered when given sincere compliments and is hilariously easy to distract with questions about his obviously-also-alien pet fish

o #I accidently started dating my brother’s arch nemesis #what do I do? #waiting online for answers

o Sanzan-han is Minion and really likes the exo-suit

o Zetsu is an evil shadow organization trying to take control of the heroes for world domination reasons

o Madara has an invisible Susanoo and as ridiculous as this world can be he’s having fun in it

o “PRESENTATION!”

· 6th World

o Immortal Cultivators AU

o Borderline-demonic/Unorthodox Sect Leader!Madara is getting chased around by Righteous Sect Inner Disciple!Tobirama because Madara keeps nabbing all the good secret treasures that Tobirama needs to prevent the demon realm from breaking free and invading

o Reborn!Tobirama realizes in hindsight that Original Goods!Madara was also trying to prevent the Demon Realm invasion because the Righteous Sects didn’t listen to his initial warnings

o Tobirama eventually pins Madara down as his Dao companion to get access to the booty loot Madara has collected/protect Madara from being targeted by unscrupulous treasure hunters

o The demons/demonic spirits are Zetsu

o Madara is playing whack-a-Zetsu and doesn’t have time for Tobirama’s nonsense

· 3 Tails Interlude

o Sanzan-han praises Madara for his top-notch seduction skillz

o Madara is So Done with this stupid godsdamned fish

o Sanzan-han mentions but doesn’t explain that the accumulation of “affection points” will start having a notable effect on Tobirama soon – so gambatte, Mada-sama!

o Madara tries to ignore the constant hooking up in favour of plotting new ways to kill Zetsu – seeing as the creature is the only thing he can kill in the Other-Worlds without losing the “ExP” that will allow his return home

· 7th World

o Geode Betting Modern AU

o Carver!Madara is a picky spoiled artiste who got blamed for ruining Tobirama’s family

o Reborn-with-Treasure-Senses Appraiser!Tobirama is determined to “get revenge in advance” on Madara only to realize what a dork Madara is

o Tobirama frantically backs off on his face-slapping plot only to overcompensate his way into dating a crazy artist

o #oops

o Zetsu are the yakuza involved in rigging the Geode betting

o Madara is confused by the lack of open warfare but thinks this is a nice vacation

· 8th World

o Greek Monsters AU

o Gorgon!Madara has the strongest stone-gaze in History

o Heroic Demigod!Tobirama arrives to take off Madara’s head for prophecy reasons

o Tobirama’s Quest ends in tragedy – turns out ghosts/guardians of the Underworld don’t turn to stone so Tobirama can’t bring his little brothers out using Madara’s decapitated head

o Madara is hiding from Reborn!Tobirama because he wants to keep in head on his neck, fuckdammit and accidently interrupts the murder of Kawarama and Itama via even more accidental kidnapping

o Tobirama just wants to apologize for overreacting to a very ambiguously worded prophecy that he self-fulfilled – Tobirama is really, really very sorry, really – also wtf give him back his baby brothers

o Zetsu is the Oracle of Kaguya who killed Tobirama’s little brothers and wanted Tobirama/Madara cursed/dead

· 9th World

o Sentinels and Guides are Known AU

o SSS Guide!Madara is 100% going to cut a bitch if these special fucking snowflake godsdamned Sentinels don’t piss off and leave him alone

o 6-sense Alpha Sentinel Prime!Tobirama does not want a Guide who will only slow him down with their coddling nature

o Tobirama rejects Madara/doesn’t acknowledge their nascent connection

o Reborn!Tobirama wakes up out of a zone – wakes up after pulling the Guide he recognized far too late as his own out of the depths of the bay – and promptly terrifies his entire family by going hyper-focused and borderline feral as he takes off to hunt down his Guide

o Tobirama’s Guide – his Guide who is still alive – still alive and not drowned

o Reborn!Tobirama has some lingering trauma to work through btw

o Madara terrifies so many people when he starts inducing hallucinations as a defense mechanism

o Zetsu are dark Sentinel cult masquerading as a shady government organization

· 10th World

o Classic D&D AU

o Harpy Queen!Madara is being plotted against

o Necromancer!Tobirama regrets killing Madara and keeping his soul in a jar when he finds out the truth

o Tobirama let’s Izuna “mete justice” – protip: Uchiha Harpies are actually Furies

o Reborn!Tobirama decides he quite enjoys being Madara’s concubine

o Madara lays an egg

o The Demon Gods trying to break loose and destroy all life get kicked back into the Underworld – insert Zetsu smiting here

o Hashirama is traumatized by his little brother’s loincloth

· 4 Tails Interlude

o Madara throws an epic tantrum over the egg-laying thing

o Sanzan-han doesn’t understand his deal but obligingly flees screaming in terror anyway

· 11th World

o Imperial Court AU

o Fire Priest!Madara is given as a “bride” to Imperial Prince Tobirama to remove Tobirama from the line of succession

o Tobirama considered a “holy child” by the Fire devotees due to his red eyes

o Tobirama realizes too late that his opinion of his “wife” was manipulated so that he wouldn’t be able to gather his full strength to compete with his enemies

o Reborn!Tobirama has goals to 1. Be gay, and; 2. Commit Treason

o Zetsu as the scheming Minister who is actually the bastard child of Empress Dowager Kaguya

o Madara turns the court upside down and shakes because he’s bored and vindictive

· 12th World

o Beastmen in Space AU

o The Tribes are even more stupidly competitive than shinobi Clans but have more space (lol) to spread out so they aren’t at full war with each other

o Snow Leopard!Madara has a female beast form as most Uchiha males do – Uchiha females tend to have male Beast Forms

o Uchiha Do Not switch forms in Public/on the Battlefield and also the Uchiha don’t gender the way the other Tribes do

o White Tiger!Tobirama only discovers this after the Uchiha are destroyed by hostile invasion of Borg-type enemies

o Zetsu are the Borg knockoffs

o Reborn!Tobirama starts courting Madara because rowr and peace happens because kittens – yay!

o Madara uses his carving skills to create power stones that allow High Level Beasts to control themselves

· 13th World

o Castlevania-esque Vampire AU

o Vampires and Humans share a world but live in different realities thanks to magic sub-dimensions

o Vampire Prince!Madara is lazy and hedonistic

o Vampire Prince!Tobirama is disdainful of Madara’s magpie brain

o Zetsu is the Religious extremist Vampire cult that realizes that Madara is the key to tearing down the veil and bleeds him dry to shatter the barrier separating the worlds and free the first vampire Kaguya

o Reborn!Tobirama absolutely refuses to allow the Veil to get torn down again so he gets stupidly “devoted and jealous” over his previously despised betrothed

o Madara is rather offended that the blood drinking is sexy and also that Tobirama is a tasty snack

· 14th World

o Merfolk AU

o Devil Firefish Mer!Madara always knew that the merfolk from the deeper waters would only visit the Volcanic Reef to mate and leave, especially the sharks – but he had still wanted to hope for something more…

o Great White Mer!Tobirama only ever left the Kelp Forest to guard his more hormone driven kin when the pod headed to shallower waters to spawn and let the fry gather strength in the protection of the cove before heading back home

o Tangling with the pretty, poisonous leader of the Uchiha pod was a mistake that could be entirely blamed on his brother’s tendency to overindulge in urchin-spines and share his vices with every mer in the vicinity

o Someone (see: Zetsu) fucks up and pisses off the Ocean

o Seaquakes and the resulting tsunami’s drive all the mer to the deepest-water cities to wait out the disasters

o Madara gets eaten by a giant kraken while defending the fry – Tobirama arrives just in time to see Madara and their son get torn in half

o Reborn!Tobirama courts Madara properly and the Uchiha pod moves into the sea-caves because the coral as too fragile for Tobirama’s peace of mind

o Zetsu are creepy seaweed/anglerfish things

· 15th World

o Virtual Reality Game AU

o Code-writer!Tobirama develops Kenjutsu Mania Online in an attempt to revive his comatose little brothers

o Overworked Detective!Madara gets suckered into the VR game with his little brothers

o Crazy Person (Kaguya) traps all the players in a death game – as you do

o Tobirama gets exposed as a game designer and PK’d

o Reborn!Tobirama parties with Madara and gets married for the ExP bonus

o Zetsu are a computer virus AI like Agent Smith

o Madara uses IRL weapon skills to break the game and his character build before he smashes the Crazy Person open like an overripe melon

o All the little brothers wake up

· 5 Tails Interlude

o Sanzan-han is very proud! Mada-sama is halfway there!

o Madara is throwing a huge fit over giving birth in 2 out of 5 worlds

o But Mada-sama, the massive amount of affection points!

o Fuck your affection points!

o That’s the spirit, Mada-sama!

· 16th World

o Modern Wizards AU

o Dragon Keeper!Madara trips over poachers/dark wizards who kidnapped Ancient Runes Master!Tobirama for evil-ritual-sacrifice purposes

o They accidently end up in a Marriage Bond

o Tobirama suspects Madara of being a Dark Wizard

o Madara is framed and executed – only for the real culprit to be exposed a few months later

o The real culprit is Kaguya and Zetsu natch

o Tobirama explodes a Time Turner

o Reborn!Tobirama drags his new spouse Dark Wizard hunting

o Couple Therapy for dumb Wizards go

· 17th World

o ID Porn in a Miraculous AU

o Masked Hero Phoenix is consistently pursued and wooed by his partner in crime fighting, Dragon

o PoliSci TA!Madara has a raging brain crush on Bio-Chem Doctorate Student!Tobirama

o An ill-advised insult/rejection causes Phoenix to darken and self-destruct

o A grief-stricken Dragon “teleports” his mind back in time

o Madara is so confused by Tobirama and his new stalker tendencies

o Kaguya is RabbitMoth and Zetsu are the Akuma

· 18th World

o Really Cheap Silmarillion Knockoff AU

o Spell-Singer!Madara is driven mad by an Oath that was forced on him by a Messenger done Dark

o Kaguya as the evil god and Zetsu as her evil Messenger

o Forger!Tobirama doesn’t pay attention to extenuating circumstances until it’s too late and the bodies are buried

o The World goes to shit for 3 ages because Tobirama’s shinies are the shiniest

o Reborn!Tobirama devotes himself to fucking over Zetsu’s evil schemes and making pretty baubles for Madara

o The fact that Madara’s new hairpin can level a mountain range is incidental and has nothing to do with Tobirama’s paranoia

o An ancient mystery re. parentage is solved when Madara sings Kagami into being right on schedule – Tobirama is delighted to assist this time

· 19th World

o Steampunk AU a la FF flavour

o Enemy Nation!Madara is the Prince/General who goes crazy due to infection from alien viral lifeform

o HoL Companion!Tobirama as a Prince of the protag Nation who are prophesized to save the world from Calamity

o World goes to shit

o Zetsu is the Scourge and Kaguya is Jenova/the Accursed

o Tobirama is too impatient to wait out the “time-skip”

o Reborn!Tobirama sneaks into the enemy stronghold – finds pre-infection!Madara imprisoned with tiny clone-child Kagami and steals them both

o Cue roadtrip shenanigans as both sides try to track them down

o Madara gets to one-man-army the forces of evil – Tobirama is very impressed

· 20th World

o Demon Hunter AU

o Incubus!Madara has a “food allergy” and has been stuck at the physical age of 13 being fed energy by his family members for the last 200 years

o Functionally Ace Demon Hunter!Tobirama pegs Madara for a sex demon on sight because the lust whammy is legit the most distracting thing to ever happen to him and that incubus looks like a child ew

o Tobirama sets a trap for Madara and is mean about it because he doesn’t appreciate the second-hand bad-touch feelings – trigger warning: allusions to non-con gangbang

o Madara kills the “bait” and Tobirama bursts into the room

o Tobirama sees adult!Madara in the aftermath of the carnage and is horrified to recognize his soulmate

o Madara proceeds to vomit blood and dies at Tobirama’s feet – the allergy is no joke

o Tobirama learns about Madara’s “allergy” from revenge rampage Izuna – recognizes that Izuna is Touka’s soulmate and doesn’t fight back

o Tobirama regrets so hard he magics his soul back in time to the day he first saw Madara

o The most awkward dating adventure begins

o Zetsu are the actually evil demons who eat people for real – and not in the fun way Uchiha do

· 21st World

o Gods AU

o Ocean Kami!Tobirama realizes too late that he loved Volcano!Kami Madara and was unable to rescue him from the Underworld – that trick never works

o Reborn!Tobirama starts bringing Madara tributes, averts the Twilight of the Gods via shameless debauchery, and accidently builds a tropical island honeymoon palace to spoil Madara in

o Zetsu are the evil servants of the “god-eating Titan” Kaguya

· 6 Tails Interlude

o Lots of Madara screaming about how the Powers That Be are far too fucking obsessed with seeing Madara get railed

o Sanzan-han goes no-duh, most lifeforms devote about 99% of their spare life energy towards reproductive efforts

o Madara is very grumpy about being a SSS Class Ninja Nightmare reduced to pillow-book wish-fulfillment fantasy fodder

· 22nd World

o Noodle Dragon AU

o Dragon King of the Northern Ocean!Tobirama and Quetzalcoatl!Madara courting shenanigans

o OTL!Tobirama fucked up and led Hunters (Zetsu) to OTL!Madara’s nest and they stole his heart for black magic doomsday ritual

o Madara ended up a stone statue curled around the shattered remains of his first egg

o Reborn!Tobirama is determined to be a properly attentive mate

o Madara is resigned to laying eggs again

· 23rd World

o GoT-knockoff Medieval AU

o Madara gets burned at the stake as a witch, doesn’t die, and then gets torn apart by a terrified mob

o Northern Lord!Tobirama realizes that he done fucked up and needs Madara to beat the evil ice zombies

o Reborn!Tobirama starts wooing an extremely cranky pyro-prince while trying to give the Uchiha Crown Prince more positive PR with the peasantry to avoid another riot

o Zetsu are the Others, Kaguya as the Night Queen

· 24th World

o ‘Taur AU – Tribal Setting

o Leopard-Taur!Madara lives high up in the Mountains

o Tiger-Taur!Tobirama is poisoned and delirious during a fated encounter – he doesn’t learn what happened or who saved him until after both prides are mostly destroyed

o Reborn!Tobirama manages to avoid delirium induced amnesia and starts stalking Madara with the intent to make love not war

o Zetsu are corrupted from using radioactive/poisonous Power Stones to boost strength, Kaguya is actually parasite queen

· 25th World

o Exorcists and Ghosts AU

o Cursed Ghost!Madara lingers in the courtyard he called home while he was alive

o Kagami wanders in during the ghost hour and Madara shoves him into a cabinet to protect him

o Exorcist!Tobirama finds out that Madara was still protecting Kagami from the devil spirits – not haunting him – only after the devils grow stronger and get free after ghost!Madara is destroyed

o Reborn!Tobirama needs to figure out a way to woo his past incarnation’s very justifiably angry murdered consort before Madara denies Tobirama visitation rights

o Zetsu are devil spirits who cursed Madara to death, Kaguya wants to consume Kagami for power

· 26th World

o Midsummer Night’s Dream AU

o Fairy Prince!Tobirama gets dosed with love potion

o Meets Dark Forest King!Madara

o Falls in potion induced love – which gets Tobirama invested enough to forget his previous prejudices and fall in True Love

o Then Madara dies

o Reborn!Tobirama is now immune to Love Potions because he is in True Love with Madara – fuck you, cheating bastard traitors to the Fairy Crown

o Tobirama runs off into the Dark Forest to snag himself a Goblin King (and break Hashirama out of Love Potion induced insanity, natch)

o Zetsu as the dirtbag fiancée, Kaguya as the dark fairy trying to take over both kingdoms

· 27th World

o Naga AU

o Banded Sea Kriat!Tobirama tangles with in-heat Black Hooded Tiger Snake!Madara and doesn’t realize until later that the whole situation was a bloodmage trap

o Zetsu are the bloodmages

o Tobirama finds Madara’s still bleeding skinned body a few weeks after they tangle – manages to get Madara’s skin and their still-curing egg back from the hunting team

o Tobirama tries to save their egg and fails – it was taken from Madara too soon

o Tobirama hunts down the bloodmage and dies in killing them

o Reborn!Tobirama gives Madara proper aftercare – notes the bloody wound from the unwanted heat inducing potion – and hauls Madara back to his den for proper nesting

· 28th World

o Magical Knight AU

o Storm Knight!Tobirama damages Evil General!Madara’s control seal during the battle of the week

o Tobirama then runs into amnesiac in civilian ID Madara after the fight and goes on a date

o Tobirama still end up killing Madara when the brainwashing is reapplied – prolonged death scene reveals that Madara was mind-controlled not committing betrayal

o Reborn!Tobirama puts significantly more effort into ensuring that the control seal is completely removed from “General Indra”

o Madara helps defeat the Ancient Evil while wearing leather booty shorts

o Kaguya as Mettalia, Zetsu as the Youma

· 7 Tails Interlude

o Forget about the indignity of being Tobirama’s go-to baby incubator – Madara is absolutely flipping his shit over the booty shorts

o Sanzan-han thought they were quite flattering on you, Mada-sama!

· 29th World

o Blood Magic AU

o Demon Lord!Madara gets honeytrapped by Blood Mage!Tobirama and stabbed from behind by Hashirama

o Tobirama turns Madara’s body into a scrying gem to steal his powers and secrets

o Snooping through Madara’s memories of their courtship lets Tobirama discover that Madara’s “evil plot” was a baby Kagami now cold in his cradle

o Reborn!Tobirama is doing everything in his power to keep his family from finding out about Madara because the Senju’s whole “thing” is demon hunting and stealing their magic

o Kaguya as the creepy Ancestor of the Senju clan who started the demon killing habit, Zetsu as the twisted remains of Senju elders who cursed themselves due to magic addiction

· 30th World

o Phantom Thief AU

o Kaito!Tobirama has to watch as his dear Detective!Madara gets gunned down by the Black Organization

o Reborn!Tobirama first tries to send Madara away for his own safety – has a control freak panic attack when he can’t see Madara

o Tobirama proceeds to go full disclosure overcompensation trying to keep Madara safe

o Madara is a Sigh and steals all nine bijuu tama while Tobirama is sorting himself out

o … Tobirama would like to know when his dear Detective learned to pick locks but before that there is a very serious problem that has arisen in Tobirama’s pants that needs to be dealt with because that was the smoothest heist Tobirama has ever borne witness to holy shit

o Zetsu as the Black Organization looking for the magic gem Kaguya

· 31st World

o Transformers AU

o Decepticon!Madara is Sunspot and Autobot!Tobirama is Whitespace

o The Great War happens – Kaguya-as-Unicron wakes up and eats most of the planet and population

o “That’s no moon.”

o Whitespace yeets his spark back in time and attempts to if not stop then at least delay the start of the Great War

o Reborn!Whitespace ends up pair-bonding with Sunspot to rob the Decepticons of their Air Commander

o A 3rd faction forms separate from the High Council versus Violent Terrorist Extremists options

· 32nd World

o Beauty and the Beast meets Hanahaki Tragedy AU

o Imprisoned Guest!Tobirama heads home for The Visit and stays away too long – not longer than he promised, but Beast!Madara was days away from suffocation

o Tobirama comes back to a silent castle and finds Madara on his bed surrounded by blood and the flowers that had burst out from under his skin

o Reborn!Tobirama is determined to break the curse – Madara is just really tired and in pain

o What kind of fucking sadist curses a kid with roses growing inside their body – Madara was 13 when this shit started and his body knows it

o True Loves Kiss ensues (and also Itama and Kawarama beat the shit out of Zetsu for cursing their new brother in law)

· 33rd World

o ABO ElfQuest-ish AU

o Alpha!Tobirama thinks he was tricked into marriage hunting Omega!Madara as part of a plot against the Senju Kingdom – everyone knows that you can’t trust Dark Elves

o Tobirama finds out too late that there are evil forces on the loose that only the Uchiha are aware of – that’s why the Dark Elves are called Dark Elves, because they hunt evil in the dark

o Madara is caught and left mutilated for Tobirama to come across just as he made up his mind to treat his mate better

o Reborn!Tobirama misses his cue from the original setup – but he still finds Madara hiding in a waterfall cave because fuck no, no more fucking fucking

o Spoiler: Madara gets fucked good and hard

o Tobirama and Madara go demon hunting together

o Zetsu are the Madkin demons created by Kaguya’s twisted flesh-shaping

· 34th World

o Wonderland AU

o Evil Dictatorship ruling family Uchiha Clan are actually held captive by their Palace – it’s a seal keeping a demon asleep and powered by the Uchiha who live inside the castle – the Uchiha don’t actually do much ruling, the Council of Elders is where the majority of the corruption is

o Revolutionary!Tobirama kidnaps Crown Prince of Hearts!Madara during the siege to “free” Wonderland which lets the demon loose so Tobirama is forced to marry Madara and have kids quick due to being responsible for the plan that killed off 99% of the Uchiha

o Also people born with red eyes get married to the Uchiha in the Kingdom of Hearts – those with red eyes have hearts that cannot be fooled or controlled (meaning they’re able to see through the demon’s tricks)

o Reborn!Tobirama has just enough time to alter his plan for the attack on the Palace of Hearts – then he walks in on the turncoat guards who gave the Revolution entry to the Palace making comments about sexually assaulting Madara

o Tobirama bursts in before Madara can break their skulls and “saves” his future husband

o Most of the Uchiha survive this time – only the Elders get killed

o Tobirama marries Madara again and gets to work on revamping the bad laws

o Zetsu is the Jabberwocky

· 35th World

o Werewolf Fighting Ring AU

o Alpha Werewolf!Tobirama was unwillingly mated to Alpha Werewolf!Madara when he was caught and held prisoner by slave traffickers

o Tobirama rejects Madara once they’re free of the arena but makes sure to “payback” Madara for his “humiliation” first

o Madara had been given heat drugs the entire time and didn’t remember what Tobirama resented him for

o Madara ends up dying from mate-loss

o Tobirama is focused on bringing down the slavery ring and doesn’t know Madara died – until Hashirama sends him a letter about how his mate “didn’t make it through the birth” and asking him to get back for the funeral

o Tobirama finally slows down – reads the file on Madara he has been ignoring since he found it – and breaks

o Reborn!Tobirama is focused on treating Madara as a proper mate while also getting revenge on the Slavers

o Madara is going to rip out so many throats out over being pregnant again

o Zetsu as the warlocks running the slave rings to feed Kaguya power

· 36th World

o Star Wars AU

o By-the-Code Jedi!Tobirama tends to bisect all the “darksiders” he runs into – kills Izuna during a mission

o Madara does full dark-side rage and Empress Kaguya takes over

o Zetsu as the Darkside clone army

o Reborn!Tobirama is a lot less saber-happy and has learned that the Uchiha are not dark – more wild/grey

o Ends up Force Bonded to Madara to bring Balance

· 8 Tails Interlude

o Madara has a screaming breakdown to the tune of “why fucking Tobirama?!?!?!”

o Sanzan-han is like “He resented you the most? Duh? No Evil Abolishing Resentment System?”

o Madara tries his best to fry the stupid gods-be-damned-twice fish

· 37th World

o Sex Slave Soulmate AU

o War-Mage!Tobirama uses borderline-forbidden magic to make Kagami – shatters his soulmate link to do so, which is what makes the magic unpopular but not illegal as nobody is actually “harmed” by the spell

o Note: Kagami is now the living embodiment of the link

o Kagami finds Courtesan!Madara in a high-end brothel that is a front for nobles to buy magically bound sex-slaves – this is actually super forbidden magic, btw

o Tobirama saves Madara and the other enslaved thralls while rescuing Kagami

o Madara had enough magic to fight against the enchantment and managed to get Kagami out of the brothel – that’s how Tobirama knew where to attack

o No follow through after the rescue – Madara and the others are left under the enslavement seals

o Madara ends up assaulted/dead/silenced by the nobles who used to patronize the brothel and slave market

o Reborn!Tobirama moves faster and has already figured out how to break the enslavement curse – gets to the brothel before Madara manages to get Kagami out again

o Mexican standoff ensues – Tobirama rescues his soulmate and kid

o Madara gets freed from the curse

o Courting ensues when their soulmark repairs when they touch after the curse is broken

o Kaguya as the evil mage who was using the brothels as a power source, Zetsu as her simulacrum servants

· 38th World

o Mythos AU

o Dragon!Tobirama is married to Phoenix!Madara and resents it

o Madara has bad PR and Tobirama listens to rumours so he ignores Madara as much as he can

o Civil War erupts – Madara hides Kagami when their Palace is attacked and is a distraction

o Tobirama finds his spouse ritually violated to steal his “fire”

o Reborn!Tobirama is a much more enthusiastic spouse and realizes that Madara is a fluffy sap

o Zetsu as the invading horde of magic thieves

· 39th World

o Angels AU

o Angel!Tobirama is “tempted” by Fallen!Madara

o Tobirama kills Madara and kicks off a new War In Heaven

o Regret hits when Tobirama finds Kagami’s body after Danzo kills him… in an exact mirror of how Tobirama tricked Madara

o Reborn!Tobirama decides to “prove” that Madara is “evil” before killing him this time to keep the War from happening again

o Tobirama gets his nose rubbed in Madara’s ability to love his family

o Zetsu as actual demons who are trying to kill off both Angels and Fallen

· 40th World

o Fae Marriage Hunt AU

o Winter Fae!Tobirama was a petty bastard and resisted his betrothal to the point a Marriage Hunt was the only option

o Skinchanger!Madara wins the Hunt

o The peace between the High Court and the Wild Hunt collapses after Madara is killed during a diplomatic meeting

o Reborn!Tobirama decides to play along/use his “marriage” to make the peace permanent

o Tobirama gets his misconceptions challenged when Madara rides his cooperative “willing” bride into the ground

o Kaguya as an evil Fairy Queen with Zetsu as her Greymalkin

· 41st World

o The Mummy AU

o Archeologist!Tobirama accidently triggers mummy!Madara’s awakening and the crazy demon cultists take advantage

o Madara lets Tobirama kill him rather than let the cultists sacrifice Tobirama

o Tobirama gets an info dump on Madara’s trauma

o Reborn!Tobirama uses the evil cult to resurrect Madara properly and woos the ancient shogun like a boss

o Kaguya as even more ancient evil Mummy and Zetsu as obsessed cultists

· 42nd World

o Labyrinth AU

o Adventurer!Tobirama keeps meeting a mysterious “king” in his dreams – King of the Labyrinth!Madara keeps a veil over his head and his hands covered by extra-long fluttery sleeves

o Tobirama has to beat the Labyrinth to rescue his little brothers

o Paranoid Tobirama gets tricked into betraying Madara by goblin Zetsu – the Labyrinth collapses

o Tobirama’s little brothers are killed along with all the other kidnapped children – the energy from their deaths and the destruction of the Labyrinth is used to fuel the resurrection of a Demon God Kaguya

o Tobirama dies taking his revenge after learning the full story

o Reborn!Tobirama is much more willing to “dance” with Madara now that he knows Madara is as much or more a prisoner than the stolen children

o Madara was used as a lure – his fingers bound in wire and his eyes sewn shut – but they miscalculated because Madara was still the King and wouldn’t let anyone who can’t complete his Labyrinth reach the children

o Tobirama completes the Labyrinth… after he frees Madara

o Yay romantic dance sequences

· 43rd World

o Four Kings AU

o Byakko!Tobirama gets trapped in a blood-and-wine seal

o Suzaku!Madara runs afoul of Tobirama’s enemies, kills them all in a rage, and trips into Tobirama’s trap with him

o Violent coitus ensues

o Madara breaks the seal once the trap’s power has been exhausted and runs away

o Tobirama wakes up with a blank memory as a result of the seal

o Madara lays an egg – Kagami hatches

o Zetsu as Minions of the God-Eater Kaguya catch Madara while he’s weak and sacrifice him thinking he still contains the combined essence of Byakko and Suzaku

o Hey but actually Madara’s power was at a low ebb because he spent it all on Kagami so no resurrections for you, stupid doomsday cult

o Tobirama rescues Kagami – baby bird begs the tiger to save his mama – is too late

o Reborn!Tobirama gets to watch his past!self deflower the avatar of Suzaku and oh shit that means Kagami is my son? Tobirama is a scream

o Time to gather the Four Kings and destroy a Demon Cult! Mito is Seiryuu and Hashirama is Genbu.

· 44th World

o Warprize Ger AU

o Imperial Prince!Tobirama is given as a consort to Ger Emperor Madara as part of a Senju plot

o Tobirama is unaware that his attendants are using him to poison Madara but is super pissed at his father for giving him away as a treaty gift

o Madara dies birthing Kagami but reveals to Tobirama that he was glad to marry him – Kagami is worth it and Tobirama was the only man to ever give Madara flowers

o Kagami learns that it was a Senju plot that killed his mother and hates Tobirama for his part in it

o War erupts between the Uchiha Empire and the Senju Kingdom again and destroys both countries

o Reborn!Tobirama decides to overturn all his father’s plan and dotes on his Imperial Spouse – so manyflowers are given

o Madara is an amazing Emperor and newly crowned Emperor Hashirama is super thrilled to have such peaceful relations with his neighbour thanks to Tobirama’s beautiful love story

· 45th World

o Buddy-cop StarTrek Federation AU

o Senju-With-Tentacles, Psychic!Uchiha-With-Horns

o PHEREMONE MARKERS~!!

o Zetsu are the Borg

o Kagami is a Tube Baby

· 9 Tails Interlude

o Madara is freaking the fuck out the last set of worlds were uniquely traumatizing – especially the Labyrinth one

· 46th World

o Loveless AU

o Sacrifice!Madara has learned to fight on auto – the first Sacrifice to figure out how to do so, and he doesn’t stop fighting even when his Fighter shows up

o Fighter!Tobirama never wanted a Sacrifice because he didn’t want them to get hurt and he sees Madara acting as a Fighter so he doesn’t believe that Madara is a Sacrifice

o The name of their Bond is Devotion

o Madara gets targeted by a swarm of Dr. Kaguya’s fake-bonded Zetsu

o Tobirama finds Madara’s body in Kaguya’s lab and uncovers the Bond too late to save his Sacrifice

o Reborn!Tobirama is hyper overprotective and Madara trounces his Fighter’s ass up and down the street until he feels better about living in a reality with a world-wide virginity fetish

· 47th World

o Witch Madara and Magical Creature Tobirama

o Tobirama is cursed into a human form

o Tricked into thinking that he has to kill Madara/a Witch to get the curse broken?

o It was all a lie

o Tobirama twisting the curse to go back in time instead of dying

o Madara is too gods-be-damned-again tired for this nonsense

· 48th World

o Stargate AU

o Head Scientist of the Expedition Tobirama

o Leader of the surviving “Ancients” Madara

· 49th World

o Welcome to Nightvale AU

o Tobirama, the Scientist

o Madara, the Sherriff of the Secret Police

· 50th World

o BDSM AU

o Tobirama IDS as a Switch but he’s service oriented non-dynamic instead

o Madara thinks toys/scenes are silly – demi-romantic/grey-ace Madara rides again

o Tobirama has cultural dissonance meeting a “Dom” who likes being the one fucked

· 51st World

o TRON?

· 52nd World

o Tyrant CEO/Entertainment Circle

· 53rd World

o From another world AU

o Tobirama drops into Fantasy Land from a Modern-ish Naruto World

o Madara as the Villainous Noble who was “jealous” of Tobirama’s magic power

· 54th World

o Last Unicorn AU

o Madara is the Kirin

o Tobirama as a Wizard who likes Science more

· 55th World

o Dragon Raja AU

· 10 Tails Interlude

o Sanzan-han reveals why they were helping Madara – and fade to black

· Return to the Warring Clans Era

o Canon is About to Be Diverted

o Madara is back on the battlefield where Izuna died

o Promptly summons Sanzan-han to stop this fucking bullshit – Sanzan-han has ascended and become a massive dragon so yeah the battle is definitely over now

o Tobirama appears to be having a migraine – whoops looks like the arrival of Sanzan-han has started the data-dump of all Tobirama’s System-generated memories into canon!Tobirama

o Peace and Konoha happen

· Epilogue/Extras

o Tobirama has Suspicions regarding his shiny new memories – especially because he remembers seeing that fish. Everywhere. All the time. Stupid fish.

o Everyone is very confused by how fast Tobirama and Madara get over the war and hook up but yay peace? Also Madara and Tobirama somehow make a baby and everyone is too busy trying to figure out how that works to complain anymore.

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