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lyomeii · 8 months
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a mother’s care
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-> warnings: yandere themes, afab! reader, death mentions, lightly spoiler from the manga, reader’s a mother and a little tired from the sorcerer worlds, reader can be seeing either as the biological mother or adoptive.
-> request by @rouecentric lyo!! lyo!! i saw that your requests were open and that you write for jjk!! so i wanted to ask if you could write how the first years (and maybe gojo??) would react to a reader that is not only yuji's mom, but also one of the best sorcerers of all time that could be toe to toe in a fight with gojo, but retired to take care of and raise yuji, but returned to being one because of her son's predicament? feel free to remove any characters you don't want to write and have a nice morning/day/night!!!!!
-> a/n: a request from roue themselves? let me do it instead of my tasks. so this was really nice to write it and im happy for it turned out, so I’m hope you will enjoy it, roue. and don’t forget to take care of yourself too :)
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❥ everyone in the sorcerer community knew about you, not only one of the most powerful sorcerer of the modern times, but also a beloved person known. a lovely woman that put herself in danger to protect others, the many time when you got hurt by doing it brought you a few scars in your skin, yet it was not enough to stop the many marriage offers from the many sorcerers family, in fact, it only made more and more offers come at you and yet, all of them ended rejected by you.
❥ there is no denying that you are an important figure and once you completely vanished from it once you graduate from jujutsu high, many wonder where did you go. could it be that you were killed? kidnapped? those were plausible theories of course, but actually you just want to become a better mother.
❥ you got into a relationship with a great man, who not only loved you a lot, but treated you like a goddess. and with the relationship between the two of you becoming stronger, a baby entered the family. living the three of you was a calm and sweet life, nothing wrong was going on and yuji was growing like any children, yet you could feel something off about it.
❥ maybe it was the fact he was stronger than most children, i mean, yuji kicked the ball and almost took down a tree once he was ten. another occasion was that time he lift the coach by himself one day prior his fourteen birthday. however, you to ignore it, though that he was just a stronger boy for his age. his father, (before you become a single mother) did said that yuji is just a special boy, do that’s must it, right?
❥ his father was right, yuji is a special boy. once you received a call from a familiar friend who immediately request your presence at jujutsu high in behalf of your son’s recently events. arriving at that place brought many memories and seeing your beloved son inside that room, hearing of his future execution once he swallow sukuna’s fingers from the higher up and make things worse, his grandfather died just a few days ago.
❥ things aren’t easier, that’s why you return to being a sorcerer. yuji, well, was really shocked and surprised by your reveal, include of the others experience sorcerers talked about your past actions during your high school years. “you are so powerful!” his words and sparkling eyes are more than enough to make things better. too be closer with him, you decided to move to a residence nearby the school, not wanting to lose a moment in his life.
❥ someone who was way happier with your return was gojo. he literally hugged you once you confirmed that you would be staying around to take care of yuji, gaining even more hugs from him. even after years and incidents, he still almost the same boy you helped train years ago. the only difference being he is tall as a door now. making you feel so small and young even though you are older than him.
❥ the others were also quite happy to see you around once again, nanami looked at you like a ghost from the past and took a while before he gained courage to talk with you. a smile in your face was so sweet as you two interact and when yuji enters the conversation, the three of you look so cute together.
❥ now the students are shocked with your presence. none of them knew expected to yuji has a mother or the fact you are special grade sorcerer like their teacher. nobara was the loudest one to introduce herself while the others glare at her for not giving any personal space. maki was intrigued by the rumors of how excellent are you with swords and daggers, asking if you are willingly to train her for a few times.
❥ it’s clear the students have a soft for you despite being way more powerful than them, even yuji, the same boy you raised since he was little has become quite protective of you. ignoring how soft they are with you, it’s nice to taught them during school hours. making them learning new way to protect themselves is a nice way to bond, slightly making you an unofficial teacher at tokyo high.
❥ as times goes on, it’s clear how things are becoming more dangerous than ever before. yuji sometimes loses control over sukuna and hurts people over it, making you even more concerned about his state. sometimes, you wonder if you just could grab him and run away from all this mess. yet, you fear the many consequences over it and can only dream about it on your own thoughts.
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Fluff so sweet it gives you cavities
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✨ these are fics that make you kick your feet and giggle in your bed like a teen ✨
The Sweater (E): a cute little ficlet about Harry and Draco being roommates after 8th year. Featuring clothes sharing, soft!Harry and just a cute fic that had me giggling so much my partner had to ask what I was doing.
Closer to you (T): an absolutely adorable 8th year fic featuring drunk boys getting haircuts and talking about parents! This is unbelievably soft and sweet and I think everyone should take a moment to read this fic!
You can't spell trouble without Draco Malfoy (E): draco keeps getting arrested and his soon to be auror husband gets tired of it. Super cute, featuring wedding planning, silly boy Ron, and a little bit of angst for your troubles
Predicting the present (T): Harry is the divination professor and Draco is the DADA professor, can it get any cuter? Harry sits in on one of Draco's classes and he learns a whole lot about magical theory and about himself! Very cute, very fun and just a joy to read!!
Resting rumors (T): a small little one shot that features an outside perspective on Harry and a secret marriage! It's sweet, cute and it's hot mentions of baby Scorpius so I couldn't resist!
Because it's you (T): a soulmates au! It takes place during 8th year, draco and Harry have a truce and also draco tutors Harry in potions and Harry helps draco with DADA. It's really fluffy and really cute and it made me giggle like nothing else!
Too bruised to fight (G): angst 8th year featuring bed sharing, late night talks and nightmares! It's so sweet and lovely and both boys need the biggest hug imaginable.
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waitmyturtles · 3 months
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Last Twilight: Episode 6 reflections
Welp! Once again! Aof Noppharnach! Thanks, buddy! Fist bump. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE AFTER THAT.
I'm gonna live, because we get ANOTHER flirty episode 7 next week, woop woop. But let me review what we've all been screaming about today.
Anti-August rhetoric is abounding, yes. I would argue that the narrative themes that the character of August presented during this episode were set up in episodes well before this disaster that August created happened.
This episode demonstrated Aof's mastery of dissecting interpersonal engagement and relationships, as well as offering an examination of chosen vs. unchosen familial bonds. The examination in particular of the nature of nuclear (unchosen) family bonds -- especially in the face of the impact of a traumatic event like Day's sudden blindness -- is subtle and exquisite so far. I'll get more into this in a moment.
The show's been laying all of this down for us since the start, paralleling the impact of the unchosen bonds Day has with the world he has left around him, with the chosen bonds he's made with Mhok, and vice versa. That is all happening alongside Mhok's continued internal emotional journey of change and stablization, which again, I'll touch on in a moment.
In episode 5, we heard Day describe his sports partnership with August as akin to an "arranged marriage."
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Day showed us in the last episode that he did the majority of the lifting of the partnership he had with August. Day HAD to be the emotional stabilizer of the partnership in order to win championships. Akin to the Asian practice of arranged marriages -- it certainly takes two to tango. But if the CULTURAL expectation--
(THE HUGE AND ENORMOUS AND ASSUMED CULTURAL EXPECTATION IN ASIA, mind you, which we are reading between the lines here) --
of the OUTCOME of an arranged marriage is to 1) have children, and 2) not get divorced -- well, if someone isn't pulling their weight, the partner has to clock some overtime shifts.
Day did overtime, and boop, fell in love with his badminton partner. I don't blame him. All that work to get to know August's ins and outs? And the way August looks, mmhmm? Yeah, I get it. August may have been a butt, but Day doing that all that work to accidentally find himself on the attraction path wouldn't be surprising to me.
We get to episode 6. We see that Day is being failed by his unchosen family. We still don't know what the deal is with Night, despite Mhok's inquiries. (I apologize to @respectthepetty for not finding their theory post that Night was behind the wheel of the car accident that first affected Day's eyes -- shout-out, Senpai.) We see Day's mom sort of failing him prior to his birthday. We see that Day was sort of expecting his mom to fail him anyway.
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I wanted to capture Day's mom's emotional reaction here because... we know past stuff is percolating. Day's mom's career comes first and has come first. The wins come first, as they should have been for Day when he could still see and could still play badminton.
Day was prepared to be disappointed. That hug at the end of this scene with his mother was a sigh of relief for Day that his mom came through, but we don't know the extent to which his mother hasn't come through in the past, except by way of having kept Day inside for a year after the onset of his blindness.
And then Day was failed, again, by unchosen family.
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August says, "I'm willing to do whatever makes him happy," but, just like nuclear/unchosen family -- you have to KNOW the people around you to KNOW what ACTUALLY makes them happy. Nuclear/unchosen family can't just clock in and clock out of family work. It takes more zhuzh than that.
For example: changing diapers might be a role a parent performs. It'll make a baby happy to feel clean and dry. But are the babies happy to actually wear a diaper? No. They don't know from diapers. The babies will be happy with loving, caring, and attentive parents showing them attention. From there, emotional growth will flourish.
Love, here, is not exactly about roles and tasks, as August is defining happiness above. Love is about something different -- it's about paying attention, at all times, to the people you love, and responding accordingly.
Unchosen family can very well fail you, because at the end of the day, they're still "family" by blood and sometimes bond. That's why it's important for so many of us to have CHOSEN family that shows up for us.
REMEMBER: BETWEEN DAY AND MHOK? DAY CHOSE MHOK. THAT'S A CHOSEN RELATIONSHIP FOR DAY, FINALLY, FOR ONCE IN HIS LIFE.
And Mhok comes into Day's house, starts to take care of Day like a partner, starts to get to know Day's ins and outs, and boop -- Mhok has found himself falling for Day. Quite the different paradigm from August, who did and does shit.
And in episode 6? Here comes Mhok, barreling in from the start of the episode, re-shifting the paradigms in Day's life that were created by the unchosen people that preceded Day in close proximity. I love how the VERY first scene of this episode started with Mhok announcing himself to Day in Day's room -- very unlike the way that August had silently slunk away from the bar in the previous episode.
And all the ways that Mhok is right behind Day as August engages through the episode, checking in, vibing. And respect to Mhok for taking some time away from the birthday party at the end, too. Did it break my heart to hear Day calling for Mhok before August's final arrival? For sure. But Mhok needed some space to process --
-- and then he came back, watched what was happening, and you know what struck me? We again saw a moment where Mhok has changed, as I mentioned last week.
Mhok could have pummeled August! Imagine if that shit went down at the start of the series. Lil' August wouldn't have any damn teeth left. Remember that Mhok pummeled that m'fer that Porjai was with, TWICE.
Mhok didn't kick August's ass this time around. Mhok held himself, he asked August questions. Day also knew what Mhok was capable of, but Mhok held himself. FUCK. Exquisite!
And then.... we got the rooftop, we got the rooftop.
This is a great series. THESE ARE GREAT EPISODES.
Couple other quick notes:
1) JIMMY AND SEA! JIMMY! THOSE LOOKS ON THE ROOFTOP! YOOOOOOOO.
2) I just want to acknowledge all the sensualness of this episode by way of scent and touch, and trust the family on posting about it.
That being said:
I've been known to be intrigued by scented things emanating from Aof's shows in the past. He had posted on IG a few weeks ago about a perfume company he likes, I went to check it out, and bloop, I got myself a sampler for the holidays.
I clocked the cologne that Day gifted Mhok.
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As far as I can tell, this specific bottle called Tiwa doesn't exist -- although I love that the fake brand is "UNTOLD STORIES," written at the top. Tee-hee.
Coincidentally, a scent called "Tiwa" was created by a company called Parfum Prissana, out of Thailand (they look great, I want to smell them one day).
A website reviewing Prissana's Tiwa notes the description of the scent that came from Prissana itself:
Atmosphere of the day time in a countryside of Thailand. The smell of local cooking herbs and spices and there is fruits orchards and precious woods near by. Tiwa means day time in Thai.
Well, well, well.
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chaifootsteps · 4 months
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So interesting theory I came up with:
Everyone wants Stella to have SOME depth aside from "mustache twirling over the top abuser" character. I do too.
But if she did get depth, fans would dismiss that as "so what if she had a horrid childhood or is being sexually abused by her brother! It doesn't excuse the terrible things she's done!!"
I always felt Stella was a closeted lesbian, like Stolas was very clearly a closeted gay man. I wish Viv would show Stella hating being in an arranged marriage just as much as Stolas does. I wish she would have SOME time with her fucking DAUGHTER.
There's a really good fan comic of Stella breaking down into tears and Via comforting her and they both hug. Why can't Viv give an INCH of depth for her female characters?
Nah, let Viv entertain the thought of Mammon being sympathetic instead. Especially after being shown to be almost an identical to Valentino, minus the rape.
Stella doesn't get an ounce of depth or sympathy for the same reason Barbie got cut out of the scene where her own mother dies; they're female characters, they don't have dicks, and Vivzie would rather encourage her fandom to consider the pain of the male abusers in the cast.
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Poll Vote March Mutual Pining Slowburn
Hi readers! I hope your weekend is going well <3
Blinded by Sakuya_Serenity_Kira (E)
Strawhats and Heart Pirates are traveling together after the events on DressRosa, Zou and maybe even Wano. Kizaru pays them a visit and as a result Luffy is blinded.  Now he is not allowed in the sun for days. And where would be safer for the freedom-loving captain than in the cabin of a grim, silent surgeon...?
Storge by Sketched_Ink (M)
“Ok!” Luffy grinned brightly, “You help protect Ace, and I beat up a flamingo? Easy” “Not a flamingo, Donquixote Doflamingo, my adoptive father”, Law tried to stop the venom seeping into his voice. Luffy nodded solemnly, “Ok, I beat up your father, the flamingo, and you protect Ace?”. Law supposed this was the closest he was going to get to total understanding. “Yes”, he ground out.   Or, the self-indulgent Bridgerton-style AU nobody asked for.
The Greatest Adventure by Kaatosade (E) [incomplete]
It was even more absurd to hear Luffy talking about marriage.
I was a God once! by KhepiAri (M)
I was a god once; no one believes it when I tell them now. I had tall shrines, devout followers and piles of offerings. My first shrine was made in the hollow of a tree. It was a little boy who had built it; he had killed a wild boar with a stone, that blood covered stone was my first form. He, along with his mates, he concluded the stone was a miracle. A notorious boar had rampaged around his village for months, destroying their crops and killing three elderly. The boy at the stupid age of 12 had taken matters in his own hand and ventured into the forest after his brothers and grandfather had returned injured. He had no skills and zero sense of self-preservation. With bow and arrows slung on his back, two long knives tied on thin his waist and a spear in his hand; he marched out of home at break of dawn. While his mother and father were busy nursing the injured and grandmother brewed the medicinal soup, he sneaked out. A pining god recites how he fell in love with a mortal. From bickering god and a devotee they become friends, but can god and human be together? Law is a young god and Luffy his devotee. SWITCH COUPLE: LawLu/LuLaw Lawlu Week 2022 day-6
And Like This, We Eclipse the Universe by riverofnara (G)
He knows his name. He knows the lullaby of the ocean and the press of warm sand against his toes. He knows the straw hat on his head is sacred, a treasure of unspeakable value. And he knows that he’s missed Law, a cavernous ache in his chest that would normally swallow one whole, but not here because Law’s presence alone is enough, a gentle balm to dull the pain in increments. - The universe grants two hearts longing for the other a chance to reunite. And even when they don't recognize each other, they don't let the moment go to waste.
Mon Trésor by bimarian (G)
Luffy wonders if Law will get mad once he finally admits it; will Law walk away from him once he lets all these wishes and prayers out in the open? Maybe. And that’s one doubt too many. Ten things that he wants to confess to his ally now that he is already the Pirate King.
Lost and Found by too_addicted_to_fiction (E)
“I’m not here to play hide-and-seek with you, Mugiwara,” Law spat out, hot and tired and annoyed. “I’m here to take you back. I promised your friends." In which Luffy runs away, and Law is sent after him.
When You Hug Me It Feels Like Home. by KhepiAri (G)
Unlike how his family had feared that Luffy would go wild at the first taste of freedom, Luffy was drowned in the first taste of college existential crisis, being good at something practically didn’t mean he was good at in theory. The first three weeks of Luffy’s freedom were spent studying things he had no understanding of. When assignments came another week later, the young student couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed and began crying in the middle of the library. Fellow students didn’t make things awkward for him by staring; it was common to find crying first years at every nook and corner of the university. It was entirely different from high school, if you fell no one was going to pick you up, you had to pick yourself up, clean your wounds and keep walking. “Are you okay?” A firm hand gently tapped a wallowing Luffy’s shoulder. “No…” Luffy tried to control his sobs. College AU. Fresher Luffy/PhD student Law. No Smut. One kiss. Law finds Luffy crying in the library, so he offers to buy Luffy a drink and help him out for a while, but he soon finds himself flirting with Luffy, who is a bit slow when it comes to matter of hearts. LawluWeek 2022 Day-8
Why won't you kiss me already? by Katia_Anyway (M)
Luffy is in love with Torao. And he knows Torao loves him back. So why won't Torao kiss him already!?
If You Need Me, I will by BasicallyACat (G)
Luffy can't find the words to describe all the things he feels, couldn't say them even if he found them. He knows people don't understand him usually and doesn't really mind. His nakama understand and that is all that matters. When he meets Law, suddenly there are far too many things to say even when he can't and Luffy prays Law can understand anyways.
The Curious Case of Monkey D. Luffy by lampalot7 (T)
Monkey D. Luffy was cute. This much was known—this was an undeniable, immutable fact. It was also largely suspected to be a ruse of some sort. The squishy-cheeked, beaming face on the wanted posters was largely considered by the more discerning members of Law’s profession to be incapable of the infamous, impossible deeds that Straw Hat Luffy has committed. Or: Luffy is cute, Law has incorrect assumptions, and then a crisis.
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ticklishraspberries · 18 days
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Marital Bliss (Catherine/Peter)
Summary: Catherine spends an early morning with her husband, making a fun discovery. (My first fic for The Great!! I love this show and this pairing. If anyone has any prompts for this fandom, please send them my way!! Anyway, hope you enjoy!)
Intimacy with Peter is entirely different now.
Catherine had spent the first year of their marriage in disgust and contempt of him, only touching him when it was absolutely necessary, mostly in the name of making an heir. She would stare blankly at the ceiling and ponder her plans to overthrow him while he laid with her. It was nothing special, no love or connection, no pleasure.
Leo had given her that, the laughter and joy of another person’s touch, and now, he was gone. Strangely, overthrowing Peter has brought them closer than ever. He should technically be dead, or at the very least, imprisoned entirely, and despising her. Instead, he’s grown rather fond of her, and to her surprise and dismay, the feeling is becoming mutual.
There are nights, like the one before, where she will come to his apartments with false nonchalance, secretly hoping he will beg her to stay. Last night, he had done exactly that, and she had done so, and now, the sun has risen and is shining through the windows, and Catherine is awoken by the light dancing in front of her eyelids. She rolls onto her side and snuggles up to her husband’s side, pleased to feel his warmth and steady breathing against her.
He had fallen asleep in nothing but a pair of sleep pants, and the string of his mother’s pearls around his neck. She plays with the necklace absent-mindedly, enjoying the peace, the stillness of the moment. Her fingers brush his skin as she does so, and she’s surprised when the simple touch makes him stir.
“Good morning,” she whispers, pressing a kiss to his temple.
“Morning,” he mutters in response, eyes still squeezed shut.
She plays with the pearls closest to his neck, and a smile forms on his lips.
“Tickles,” he says, barely a whisper, and clearly not processing what he has just admitted.
She suddenly feels much more awake. “You’re ticklish?” she asks, delighted.
He seems more awake now, too, realizing the gravity of what he’s said, and the obvious, impending consequence. “...No?” he replies, unconvincingly.
Catherine’s lips curl into a mischievous smile, and she watches with glee as Peter begins to shift nervously, like he’s going to make a break for it. She obviously isn’t going to let that happen, so she makes a quick move to straddle his waist, the skirts of her gown splayed across his bedsheets. “No? Then surely you won’t mind if I test the theory.”
“Catherine,” he says, very slowly, like he’s talking to a wild animal with its teeth bared. “Don’t you dare.”
“Last time I checked, I was the one in charge here,” she replies. “So I think I will dare.”
Her knees hug Peter’s hips, keeping him still as she brings her hands to his bare sides, her touch gentle, light as a feather at first, trailing from his top rib to the waist of his pants and back upwards again. Goosebumps spread over his flesh, and he sucks in a breath, worrying his bottom lip between his teeth.
“Hm, perhaps you require a firmer touch to get you laughing?” she suggests, grinning down at him.
He shakes his head, determined to keep his mouth shut.
She, of course, decides to try it anyway, and increases the pace and pressure of her touch, scribbling into the slight curve of his side, and the dam breaks instantly.
High-pitched giggles tumble from her husband’s mouth, and Catherine beams. It’s the most adorable thing she has ever seen, other than her own child’s smiling face.
“I could have made you surrender your crown with so much more ease if I’d know this sooner,” she said.
Peter can only laugh in response. It’s a lovely sound. She has heard him laugh many times, at a stupid jape, or at her expense, but this is different. It is a young, joyful sound that lacks any cruelty.
It is moments like this that show her how truly he has changed. He does not swear, swing out at her, or even protest. He either truly loves her enough to let her get away with this, or…He’s having fun. She can’t quite tell which. Honestly, Peter is such an odd person, she wouldn’t be surprised if he was enjoying this. He craves touch in any form, honestly.
Catherine bends to press a kiss to his collarbone, and while it's never gotten such a response before, it makes him scrunch up and laugh even harder.
Her heart soars. “You are adorable,” she says, muttering it almost to herself.
“Adorable?” Peter giggles out. “No, I’m—handsome, dashing, sexy, fuckable—Wait, not there!”
Catherine scratches her fingers at the small patch of skin beneath her navel and above the waist of his pants. It’s clearly a sensitive spot that makes him grab her wrists, but Catherine keeps scribbling, giggling along with him.
“Catherine, darling, please—” Peter gasps.
She takes the hint and stops, pressing another kiss to his jaw as he tries to catch his breath.
“Sorry. I got carried away,” she says.
Peter smiles. “As you often do in positions of power.”
She feigns an offended expression and pokes his side, making him jolt before flipping their position, leaving her on the bed beneath him. “And yet, you like to be under me just as much. It’s curious,” he teases.
Catherine flushes and glares at him, though there isn’t an ounce of venom behind it. “And here I thought we were having a wholesome, romantic moment. Must you make everything sexual?”
“Yes,” he replies simply. “And you love it, too.”
She pauses, hums, like she’s considering it. “I suppose you’re right. I have a meeting in an hour. Let’s make it quick.”
Peter dives beneath the skirt of her nightgown eagerly, and Catherine ends up ten minutes late for the aforementioned meeting.
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destinationtoast · 1 year
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Toastystats preview: F/F vs. M/M tagging
I discovered something unexpected while doing stats comparing F/F and M/M on AO3. One thing I was initially looking for was whether M/M fanworks were more likely than F/F fanworks to tag dark themes or explicit sex acts. It seemed like yes, they were -- but then I found out that, more generally, M/M fanworks use more tags on average than F/F fanworks. And given that, it's not too surprising that M/M is more likely to use most of the common AO3 tags than F/F is (whether the tag is dark, fluffy, or otherwise).
Still, I found a few AO3 tags that F/F was more likely to use than M/M. And I sorted a bunch of common AO3 tags from "Most likely to be used by M/M" to "Most likely to be used by F/F", shown above. The middle line indicates that a tag is equally likely to be used by M/M and F/F. Some of the darker and more explicit tags do indeed seem to be further toward the mostly-M/M end of the spectrum, but some of the ordering surprised me. (E.g., F/F is more likely to use "Smut," while M/M is more likely to use "Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot." And F/F and M/M are nearly equally likely to use "Trauma" and "Coercion.")
I have a whole lot more F/F vs. M/M data to share soon, but I have questions for y'all first about this data:
does the above visualization makes sense? I'm worried it might be hard to interpret, so if you're confused, can you share anything about why?
are you are surprised by anything about the data?
any thoughts/theories/questions this data raises for you?
Below the cut -- additional explanations that might be useful when theorizing (e.g., about possible factors like background ships), along with raw data for the above graph.
A couple notes on interpretation: we shouldn't have to worry about the fact that F/F is often tagged when F/F is actually a background ship -- I tried to weed out all cases where the F/F or M/M tag of interest could possibly have referred to a background ship. Also, all of the above tags are used at least 1000 times on F/F works and at least 17K times on F/F and M/M combined... so these numbers shouldn't be *too* prone to the noise of really small numbers.
Data used to make the chart
Header: tag name | % F/F using tag | % M/M using tag | A/A is X times more likely to use tag as B/B (A/A uses it more than B/B)
Whump | 0.16% | 0.39% | 2.4
Protectiveness | 0.85% | 1.81% | 2.1
Hurt | 0.93% | 1.94% | 2.1
Kinks | 1.12% | 2.30% | 2.1
Crack | 0.87% | 1.67% | 1.9
Torture | 0.46% | 0.84% | 1.8
Children | 0.56% | 0.99% | 1.8
Gore | 0.23% | 0.40% | 1.7
Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot | 2.25% | 3.72% | 1.7
Not Beta Read | 1.76% | 2.63% | 1.5
Falling in Love | 1.12% | 1.62% | 1.4
Self-Harm | 0.63% | 0.90% | 1.4
Abuse | 1.82% | 2.57% | 1.4
Incest | 0.93% | 1.31% | 1.4
Cuddling & Snuggling | 1.56% | 2.15% | 1.4
Humor | 3.63% | 4.99% | 1.4
Birthday | 0.38% | 0.51% | 1.4
Supernatural Elements | 2.16% | 2.93% | 1.4
Badass | 0.37% | 0.50% | 1.4
BDSM | 3.94% | 5.32% | 1.4
Awkwardness | 0.65% | 0.86% | 1.3
Dark | 0.44% | 0.58% | 1.3
Marriage | 1.78% | 2.36% | 1.3
Light-Hearted | 3.13% | 4.12% | 1.3
Hatred | 0.51% | 0.66% | 1.3
Mythical Beings & Creatures | 2.01% | 2.58% | 1.3
Love | 5.95% | 6.74% | 1.1
Friendship | 5.01% | 5.64% | 1.1
Alternate Universe | 19.27% | 21.27% | 1.1
Holidays | 1.90% | 2.09% | 1.1
Trauma | 1.43% | 1.56% | 1.1
Coercion | 0.37% | 0.39% | 1.1
Horror | 0.45% | 0.47% | 1.0
Comfort | 0.95% | 0.97% | 1.0
Fluff | 23.98% | 24.17% | 1.0
Flirting | 1.20% | 1.20% | 1.0
Hugs | 0.38% | 0.37% | 1.0
Crossovers & Fandom Fusions | 1.56% | 1.52% | 1.0
Alternate Canon | 4.89% | 4.71% | 1.0
Polyamory | 0.71% | 0.67% | 1.1
Smut | 7.04% | 6.48% | 1.1
Slow Burn | 2.54% | 2.26% | 1.1
Post-Canon | 2.32% | 2.03% | 1.1
Romance | 6.42% | 5.49% | 1.2
Drabble | 2.59% | 2.21% | 1.2
Prompt Fill | 0.70% | 0.59% | 1.2
Pre-Canon | 0.77% | 0.59% | 1.3
One Shot | 3.85% | 2.66% | 1.4
LGBTQ Themes | 7.77% | 4.44% | 1.7
Gender Related | 3.52% | 1.45% | 2.4
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blehblarghblah · 2 years
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okay but considering what you've gone off about with Lilith, Bump, and Gus and Willow, I GOTTA know what you think about Alador now???
Alador Blight was such a good highlight to this episode. Fan theory can spout off as much as they want about abusive elements, manipulation, arranged marriage, Alador/Darius, etc. A lot of those notions hit on the money, some are just speculation. In the end, I appreciate the journey. I wanna talk about his characterization and portrayal. I'd like to preface with that this is just me talking, no fact or fiction, just interpretation from a nerd.
In Escaping Expulsion, he stops Odalia because he recognizes Amity's growth. Her power and strength, and he notes that that type of drive is what the Emperor's Coven looks for. Because he thinks that's what she wants, and he sees the silver lining for both their sakes.
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He looks back on his childhood with fondness, but also has a sense of pride/embarrassment at how openly in awe Amity is of his past. She states that she wants to be like him, and how she finds excitement in that. He downplays it for her sake because he wants better for her (or at the very least, in the way Odalia does). Thinking for as fun as it was, that's not what Amity---the Amity he knew as a child---would've wanted.
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But the important takeaway in the end is that he's out of touch. He's realizing he doesn't know a thing about his kids. He feels confused. Like he wasn't sure how or when it all changed. His youngest daughter has a girlfriend, she's complaining about her hair colour and not wanting to join a coven anymore. But mainly? She's complaining that he doesn't know anything.
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But he admits something he observed. Something he knows. For everything he doesn't know, for all that he's out of the loop in, he breaches a topic he knows for certain and it happens to be the very thing Amity can be glad about.
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But when he goes for a hug and she responds with a boundary, he's disappointed. He respects it, but is disappointed and surprised. He's out of touch with his kids and the closest display of physical affection him---a father---is allowed to breach, is a handshake. And she says it's a start. Him confronting his wife, her mother, is a step closer to redemption in his daughter's eyes.
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Stress, confusion, and doubt wracking his brain, he vents. He confesses to be overworked. That he's built off a life's work toward project like this, the very thing his family strived toward, but he still feels torn (heh bc the bag). His pride and joy was achieved, right? Yet he feels like nothing makes sense, nothing is right anymore.
But then when he hears King never met his dad, he realizes his substitution for his kids. Have they really met him? Has he really met them? In how long? How long have they spent "never really meeting" their dad despite his proximity? His absence created a rift between his true greatest creations and---
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---he feels regret. So he declares a change. That he's gonna do something.
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He confronts Odalia, he challenges her at every notion and every opportunity. (side note, it's cute that Amity gets her red angry face from her dad). And even stands against what Odalia thinks is best for the Blights, and resolutely destroy's his life's work. Without hesitation, he destroys his entire factory. Within seconds.
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They're finished. Their "marriage", their "work relationship", their "co-parenting"---in every sense it's done. He stood up to her, even admitting how terrifying it was, for the sake of his daughters and son. He's done with being distracted. Done with being forced to be distracted. A new chapter, if you will. (Also this shot is so freaking cool).
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Here, it's minor, but him openly stating something like this, it's just a neat way of showing he's paying attention. Setting aside what he knows is at stake and all the dangers, it's a way of showing he's valuing what his daughter sees important. It's not just that he can stop all the Abomatons at the head. But that he knows they're after "Hunter". He knows Amity's intentions, and all her friends' intentions, and states it. He's proclaiming a boundary, "You're going to do this. And I am aware of it. And I'm coming with you."
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Knowing that in Reaching Out, the mere action of confronting Odalia outright or simply on her own stances is something Amity appreciates. So Alador makes a point to confront "Luz" outright and disregards whatever Odalia said (even though this is Hunter). As if to breach another boundary for Amity, that though he's been slow on catching up, he's willing to let Amity feel more comfortable and safe in her home. The sentiment is what matters here.
This is such a good telling of a father working out of---for the simplest of terms---a toxic relationship for the sake of his family. He recognizes his faults, the faults that led him to where he was, and the priorities of his kids. In the end, he's willing to throw it all down in one instant for their sake. Even if it's terrifying for him. Even if he doesn't know or understand everything. Even if he dedicated countless hours to build everything that brought them where they were today.
He does it for Amity, Edric, and Emira.
And that's all that matters.
(oh and I guess for the sake of the Isles because all Hell is about to break loose).
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legionnaireslover · 2 days
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Came by to see if the skeptics were still at it 10 YEARS ON. good God
Yeah, they're still at it.
Their little "narrative" is all they've got, so they can't give it up.
Of course the narrative has "evolved" over the years.
A lot of Septics left when it became apparent that the marriage was really happening, the baby was real and Sophie and BC were making a life for themselves.
But diehards like Gator and Aeltri came up with a really fantastical new "villain" after the "Weinstein/Oscar/Rogue Sophie" plot had worn thin - voila! BC was now a VICTIM of the EEEEEEVIL Sophie, who was a SEX TRAFFICKER WORKING FOR A SECRET RUSSIAN ORGANIZATION!! And she was using BC for money to finance this cabal! She was keeping him drug addicted and under her control so she could serve her Russian masters! She had even been ARRESTED and had GONE TO JAIL!
More Septics left. And Gator and Aeltri's gang grew smaller still.
And there were now THREE kids and the marriage seemed rock solid, so the desperate Haters now had to explain why BC was seen openly praising Sophie!
So they hatched the "BC's a BRAINWASHING victim of a multi-generational vendetta against him." He suffers from DID and a multitude of other mental disorders! If you see him hugging and kissing his wife - that him being CONTROLLED BY EEEEEEVIL SOPHIE who is "triggering" his alternate personalities, so he will do as she says!
And in fact, this "MKULTRA control" over BC started with his mother Wanda! She "pimped" him out waaaaay before he met Sophie (this is where the generational vendetta comes in - all connected to the Eeeeeevil Freemasons, you see!).
Throw in a "theory" that Sophie was dying of syphilis/cancer/etc. horrible disease and at the same time she's now an active agent of Mossad (WTF?) and her trip to Argentina was just a ruse to traffic children, secure land for Jewish billionaires and bring BC along to do covert intelligence operations for the CIA (???)... and you've got the Hater narrative where it stands today!
Wheeew! That's a LOT of BULLSHIT!
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6lostgirl6 · 7 months
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Miss.coffin sorry I’m new here and sorry about my bad text. I’ve been made fun of in the past because of it I’m mentally disabled to an extent and I have a shy personality. I’ll get straight to the point, my favorite horror film is my bloody valentine 3d next to it is the 2009 f13 movie. There’s a huge debate I seen when it comes to the movie is it a split personality? Is Harry possessing Tom Hanniger? Personally I believe he’s possessed, but that’s just my belief. believe whatever you wanna believe. I always had the unpopular opinion the remake is better than the original. Anyway, I’ll get to my request. Can you do a 2009 Harry warden sfw or sfw Alphabet relating to my favorite character/miner? Thank you so much for your time miss.coffin.  I’m just glad some people are doing 2009 Harry warden because he’s better than his 1981 counterpart. Sorry I didn’t saying anything sooner. I didn’t know if you were open at the time like I know you are now and my shy personality sometimes gets in the way of things. just thank you miss.coffin.
SFW Alphabet - Harry Warden
TW: Slight Yandere Behavior, DID Terms, Mentions of killing, Possessive Behavior, My Bloody Valentine 2009 Spoilers,
A/N: Hello, my dear! You were just in time to send in a request! Personally, I believe it was a split personality, but that is a very good theory that Tom is actually possessed by Harry, I can see that! I went ahead and did SFW and I hope that's okay! I agree, I like the remake a lot better than the original! Thank you for this lovely request! I hope you enjoy! ❤️ Reblogs are appreciated!!
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Affection: [How affectionate are they? How do they show affection? Do they enjoy PDA?]
Harry is more reserved than his counterpart, Tom, and it would take a while before he would show affection towards you. Once he knows you don't mean harm towards Tom, he'll be more open towards you. Silent and gentle strokes against your cheek with his gloved knuckles, ruffling your hair, and firm grips on your hand. He's more possessive than Tom, so he isn't against PDA.
Beauty: [What is their favorite part of their partner. Body part, trait, anything?]
His favorite part about his partner, is their personality. He tends to like people that are kind and understanding and his partner being sweet like Valentine's candy is perfect. His favorite body part of his partner is their eyes.
Comfort: [How do they comfort their partner? Ex. after a panic attack or bad dream?]
Harry is a very protective alter and your needs and safety are very important to him. He's not great with words but he will hold you close if you allow him, soothing you in some capacity. If someone would hurt you though, they would meet an ultimate demise.
Devoted: [How devoted are they in a relationship?]
Harry would be very devoted in a relationship, he's not a people person and very withdrawn. He only fronts when he is comfortable with the person or killing. You would literally be the only one for him.
Ending: [If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?]
The only reason he would break up with you would be if it were to protect you in some way and only for a short term until the problem was resolved or if you upset Tom extremely. At that rate, he would just kill you.
Future: [What is their ideal future with an s/o? Marriage? How would they be domesticly?]
He's inexperienced with domestic affairs, but he would try with you. He could see himself marrying his significant other, and he would be a very devoted partner. Tom would have to teach him a few things of course, since Tom was in a relationship before.
Gentle: [How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?]
Harry is not a gentle person and he had to learn how to be careful with you. In the beginning, he was rougher, grabbing your hand tightly or pulling you around when he wanted you close. However, he would eventually learn that he's stronger and needs to mind his strength. He's emotions are very strong and he feels strongly.
Hugs: [Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?]
In the beginning, Harry wasn't too interested in hugging. Again, he needed to feel more comfortable with his partner first. Once he is, he loves receiving affection from his partner. He rarely initiates it, but he would never deny a hug from you.
Intune: [How intune are they with their s/o's emotions? Can they read their s/o well?]
Again, he's inexperienced with relationships and previously only had to worry about Tom's feelings before meeting you. At the same time, Harry is very observant and he will learn in no time. Soon, he'll practically be able to read your mind on a few occasions.
Jealous: [How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?]
As mentioned previously, he feels strongly and at times, they're not healthy. He can be very jealous and pissed off when someone openly flirts with his partner in front of him. He's reserved, not speaking when you two arrive home and you think it's over. Until you see the same person on the news after he was supposedly hanged on a flag pole in front of the whole town.
Kisses: [Good kisser? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?]
He is a very good kisser, but can be very sloppy. His kisses are deep and passionate, stealing your breath easily. He likes kissing your forehead and neck, he's a very possessive man. He secretly likes being kissed on his temple or cheekbone, it causes his heart to melt a little.
Love Language: [What is their love language? Gift giving? Quality time?]
His love language is gift giving and physical touch. He's not very expressive with words so he likes to make it up with affectionate touches and bringing you chocolates. Don't ask why the case was bloody, he won't answer.
Memories: [What are their favorite memories with their s/o or family?]
His favorite memory with his significant other is their first kiss together.
Nicknames: [What do they call their partner?]
His voice is more gruff compared to Tom's and his nicknames sound so sweet when they slip from his lips. He likes calling you sweetheart, and darling.
Open: [When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?]
Patience: [How easily angered are they?]
He can be easily angered and has less patience than Tom. He doesn't tolerate bullshit or things not going the way they are supposed to be.
Quality Time: [How would they spend time with a partner? What are dates like?]
Harry enjoys dates that don't involve being around other people. For example, he would feel more comfortable stargazing, or spend time with you at home. However, if you insist on going into town, he co-fronts with Tom to feel more at ease. Dates are very attentive, Harry enjoys alone time with you and learning more things about you.
Random Headcanon:
Harry enjoys the sound of your voice and would enjoy you reading to him when he needs to unwind. He finds comfort with your voice and eyes and feel the tension wash away.
Security: [How protective are they?]
Oh, he's very protective and will go to extreme lengths to secure your safety. Even if it's through the means of killing. For example, not only did Harry kill the people involved with the mines, but he also killed people that upset/harmed Tom. Both Tom and you are very important to him and he would do the same with you. Your life matters more than the idiotic people in town.
Tiny Ones: [How do they feel about kids? How would they act with kids?]
He doesn't exactly have an opinion on children, very indifferent towards them. Tom is more into having a family than he is, however if you wanted children, he wouldn't be opposed. Anything for you after all.
Upset: [How do they act after a fight? Would they be the first to apologize?]
He's a very stubborn man and would take a while before he can apologize, especially when it was his fault. He'll avoid you for a while, not really talking during this phase. Sometimes, Tom has to tell him to reel it in. Soon, Harry would feel guilty about what happened and seek you out.
Value: [How important is the relationship to them? What is it’s worth in comparison to other things in their life?]
He may be inexperienced, but his relationship would be incredibly important to him. Nothing else could compare to how much you mean to him.
Whole: [Would they feel incomplete without you? What is their worst fear, what causes a hole in their heart?]
Absolutely, if something were to happen, Harry would be more reserved and withdrawn, unable to communicate with even Tom. The killings would get worse, much worse. He would be relentless since he's releasing his inner turmoil and anger towards his victims. His worst fear would be losing you, someone taking you away from him.
Xenos: [What is something about them that is strange? Something that most wouldn't like]
His killing habits lol!
Yank: [What do they do that makes their partner mad? That makes one wanna yank they ass?]
He would leave blood trails and footprints around the house after killing, setting his bloody pickaxe against the wall and staining the wallpaper. You've scolded him plenty of times but he always forgets.
ZzZ: [What are their sleeping habits? Do they snore? Is the schedule fucked up?]
When he fronts, his sleeping habits are different compared to Tom. He sleeps on his back and his snores are light. His face tends to scrunch like he's scowling and you've taken a picture of it before. He's not a deep sleeper and will feel you trying to move or get out of bed. He likes having you cuddling against his side with his arm wrapped around you. He tends to sleep later than Tom, since he walks out in the middle of the night for his killings.
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speaking-of-finland · 11 days
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This is less a theory than a collection of thoughts I had fun thinking about. The unnamed god is Zagreus, Helio is Dionysus. Tl:dr In some stories, Dionysus is Zagreus reborn. An underworld god reborn as a fertility god.
In Orphic tradition, Zagreus is the powerful son of Zeus and Persephone, who in some myths was Zeus’s chosen successor. His domain of influence is unclear, but he seems to have been a Chthonic deity.
Zagreus was ripped apart by the Titans and devoured, but for his heart. His heart was recovered by Athena, and returned to Zeus, who ate it and passed his soul/essence/what-have-you on to his child with the human Semele, Dionysus.
And Dionysian myths of rebirth are mirrored in Christian resurrection. Fundamentalist, Old Testament Sol marrying off his witch sister to a rival for the purposes of devouring that rival, whether literally or figuratively, feels in character.
That sister later having her worship carved away until she was eventually transformed into an “evil” entity also tracks, but I wonder how much agency Cassandra had in her marriage. If it was a happy one or a political one. And, if it was political, how much of a role she played in the transformation of her spouse. If her apparent fear of them might connect to that.
Anyway, back to Helio. Frat boy Helio, instantly dismissed by his Chosen one. The Chosen One who, in this Zagreus-Dionysus theory, then went on to resurrect his wife. Who, when Kristen didn’t have a god after putting away YES?, may or may not have continued to supply her with spells while she fought the Nightmare King (Sol and Galicaea said Helio was still giving Kristen spells, but they lied a bunch so it’s in question).
Helio, whose followers in-game have been pretty unhinged but who gives the warmest hugs you’ve ever felt.
The maenads ripped people apart in worship of Dionysus. Or maybe in worship of Zagreus, who was himself ripped apart.
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gulnarsultan · 1 year
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Yandere Orion Black with Young wife that give born to Sirius and Regulus Black at young age how will the boy react when the found out there mother (aka the mistress ) was take by force by there father
(Here drama)
And they one that told Sirius and Regulus about it was Walburga Black beause the hate told their mother (aka the reader)
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Reader is the wife yandere Orion Black. She is the mother of Sirius and Regulus Black. Walburga explains to the children that one day, because of her jealousy, the reader was forced to marry Orion. What would the children's reaction be? Did I understand your question correctly?
I have two theories about how children will react.
They share their father's yandere tendencies. They will justify their father's actions. And they will defend their father's behavior. So they won't see anything wrong with what their father did.
They will be shocked and angry when they learn of their father's work. They will question what their father did. They will demand an explanation. Especially Sirius will try to save his mother. Regulusta will try to save him, but he will do it secretly.
"Scenario."
The whole family was gathered at 12 grimmauld places. You are chatting in the living room. Your husband has sat very closely with you. All of a sudden, your sons come running into the room. The sobbing of Regulus worries you. Sirius has an angry expression on his face. Walburga enters the room with a sly smile on her face.
"Mom. Did my father force you to marry him?"
The whole family member looks at each other in fear and anxiety.
"Aunt Walburga told us she never wanted to get married. You don't love my father and you don't. He said so."
The expression on Orion's face makes you tremble with fear to your bones. You make Sirius and his Regulus sit next to you.
"Honey, you misunderstood. Our marriage was arranged. But we both wanted to get married. Besides, I love your father. I love your father, you and your brother more than anything. I feel so lucky to have you in my life."
Sirius turns to face his father as you hug each other.
"Dad, did my mom really want to marry you?"
"Yes. Your Aunt Walburga talks nonsense out of jealousy. After all, she never married and has no family."
You hug Sirius and Regulus tightly. You are sending guests away. Orion will not let this go.
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sueske · 1 year
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See this is why I could never let go of the “sarada was an experiment/test tube kid” because everything about it makes so much more sense for sasuke and sakuras absolutely bizarre dynamic in gaiden and beyond including how they don’t act like a normal married couple at all and how there’s still so much mystery around their relationship even after gaiden
i just could never really subscribe to the “sakura wore sasuke down and followed him for so long so he just finally married her and had a kid” theory HOWEVER i can easily see sasuke quickly marrying sakura after sarada is born and playing pretend normal family with her as his own way of trying to make sarada’s early life be as normal as possible with two parents because he knows that her finding out she was an experiment would be extremely traumatic for her (and it just sounds like something sasuke would DO because it’s a rational decision and he wants sarada to grow up in a somewhat normal environment)
also I know for a fact that sakura’s character would HAPPILY agree to raise sasuke’s kid (or any uchiha clone) because in her mind if she raises sarada…….she will also by default finally have sasuke…..like they would finally have something that actually connects them (cue sasuke’s “because we have you” weird speech) even though he still can’t manage to kiss or hug her like if they were actually in love
kishimoto certainly portrayed them as being in a loveless marriage whose feelings are only connected because of their kid. and what type of feelings exactly? it's left pretty vague, but it's clear they're not feelings of love from sasuke's side. the test tube theory makes the most sense tbh, even with the new developments in boruto.
in any case sasuke didn't quickly marry sakura after giving birth to sarada. you can tell by the uchiha crest.
this is during a flashback in gaiden - sarada looks quite young here, but neither her or sakura are wearing the uchiha crest.
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this is during chapter 700 - they both look a bit older, but again neither of them are wearing the crest. it's also an interesting choice to show us their backs in clear view like that, we all know how careful kishimoto is with his angles and perspectives 😅
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then we have another flashback in gaiden where finally we can see sakura wearing the crest - it's a bit unclear but you can still make out its shape.
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the exact timings of the flashbacks are unclear but based on how they look my guess is that once sarada got older and started asking questions about her dad, sakura raised this concern to sasuke, and sometime during while he was in konoha to accept the mission they got officially married on paper, in sasuke's case to make it easier on sarada. they certainly didn't have a ceremony or anything because sakura doesn't have a ring and there's not even a wedding photo to show for it.
and then in gaiden (sarada is much older now) we can see the uchiha crest on their clothes and on the house that sakura eventually destroyed because she got angry her daughter was questioning her marriage... uhm...
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I know some ss like to bring up 'sarada's memory' of them all:
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but first of all kishi doesn't draw flashbacks like this. the actual flashback started after that panel. secondly, they're all wearing the uchiha crest. in the actual flashbacks above neither sakura or sarada wore the crests until sarada was much bigger. sasuke doesn't even wear his at all after the last anymore. It's more of a fantasy image on sarada's part. and kishimoto did draw something in a similar style at the start of gaiden:
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this is sarada's fantasy of how she thought her father daughter reunion was going to go down, but never actually did. both of these events are things that never happened basically, but that she likes to imagine.
edit: forgot to mention that sarada herself said that for as long as she can remember she has never even met him. so yeah, it's obviously not a memory.
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pinkhairedlily · 4 months
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tadaima
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“Tadaima!”
Sasuke heard this greeting many times when they were kids. After classes, after missions, after errands. Everyone had families to come home to. Only Sakura had this privilege in their team, her parents still alive, but never once did he catch her uttering it.
He envied her regardless. However casual and mundane the word was to her, he craved to use it. Maybe letters strung together could bring back his dead.
But it was Sakura, his anchor after the war, who made it possible again. “Tadaima.”
And today, he’ll hear her say it to her family.
Only that, she isn’t herself. He sees her plant a longer kiss on Sarada’s forehead and feels her squeeze his arm a little tighter, signs of her anxiety bursting to the brim.
“We can go another time.”
Sakura shakes her head and grins her way out of his silent prodding. “Let’s take advantage of this while we can. A complete family. I can show them that.”
A complete family. Sasuke always thought Sakura had it easy, but not all families mean home.
x x x
Sasuke hears the Harunos before he sees them. Their noise is as loud as their eclectic hair styles and colors, but they quiet down when they register their arrival. The grand entrance ends on a neutral note when Sakura beckons him to the empty seats beside her parents at the center table. Hot seats. 
Kizashi and Mebuki manage lukewarm nods towards the three of them. Not so much as a kiss or hug for Sakura or an awed expression for Sarada inside her baby wrap. Sasuke doesn’t know which of the two irks him more.
The luncheon goes well for the first half. Everyone keeps to their little conversations. The meat is a little too hard and the broth a little too rich, but nothing out of ordinary. Perhaps it’s the food coma that makes some cousins plant their attention on them.
“Did you learn love potions at that ninja academy?” Eyeliner Guy asks. “Couldn’t think of any other way.”
Sakura smiles. “No, but I'm an expert with poisons.”
The death threat flies over their heads. 
“You probably baby-trapped him, no?” Thick Lipstick side-eyes him. “What a catch.”
Sasuke tries to smile, if only for his wife’s sake, but his annoyance seeps through his reply. “Great theories, but we actually met at the academy, fell in love later on, and got married. Contrary to what you think, Sakura is quite the catch.” He takes a sip of his now-cold tea. “I’m sure you’ll find someone in your forties. Don’t lose hope.”
Sakura almost chokes on her dango. “She’s in her twenties, Sasuke,” she chastises under her breath.
“Such a shame we didn’t see your marriage registry. We tried to find it, you know,” Green Mohawk smacks his lips, “for fun.”
“We got married outside the village, but we appreciate your effort.” He hopes his cold tone diffuses their burning curiosity, bordering on assault.
Some old people gravitate towards their seats upon hearing this. “We heard you came from traveling.”
“Ah, yes, the Land of Flowers was so beautiful.” Sakura tries to turn the conversation light, but no one takes her bait.
“Wasn’t that too dangerous during your pregnancy?” Paper Fan Grandma asks.
“You should’ve been more careful, Sakura,” Mebuki chastises, “And you should’ve known better, boy.”
“It’s Sasuke,” Sakura butts in, “And Mom, I’m a doctor. I can take care of myself.”
Mebuki not remembering his name doesn’t bother him as much as her occupation escaping them.
“So what’s your work, Sasuke?” Cigarette Smoking Uncle asks.
Sasuke has half a mind to use amaterasu on the nicotine stick. “I have duties beyond the borders of the village.”
“Ah, you’re always traveling then?” Paper Fan Grandma loves to gasp a lot.
“You could put it like that.”
“And you leave her? With a baby?”
“Sakura is very important in the village. She’s the hospital director.”
The three cousins sneer loudly at this while the older group does not feign their disappointment and tut-tuts. Sakura’s grip on his thigh tightens.
“This is why I keep telling her to focus on being a housewife,” Mebuki tells her husband as if Sakura is not in front of them. “The horrors of being a single mom! Did you hear what happened to Ayako? In debt and cheated on!”
Sakura is a strong woman. 
She never backs out from a fight or cowers in fear. She faces all her battles head-on. She has grown out of the shells of her childhood and adolescence and into these beautiful myriad of forms: a healer, a soldier, a mother, a wife.
“I can balance my work —” 
But this Sakura’s voice wavers and he sees how one of Konoha’s pillars regresses into an insecure girl who only wants her family to see her, know her, and accept her. 
Kizashi scoffs. “Sakura, do you know how hard it was to raise you? Your mother and I lost count of the sleepless nights we had because you wanted to become a ninja.”
Green Mohawk adds, “Bad decision. You’re lucky you came back in one piece.” He throws an apologetic look at Sasuke’s lost arm. 
Arthritic Grandpa points his cane at Sarada. “A child with two nin parents? Preposterous. Ninjas don’t grow well. They become orphans.”
Sakura stiffens beside Sasuke. He offers her his hand which she clasps in support, but really, it was just to stop her from springing when he says his piece, “Then I’m glad Sakura grew up okay despite being related to you. Clearly, you didn’t know her capabilities– or you only pretended to.”
A look of shock passes through their faces. Sarada takes the momentary silence to wiggle out of her baby wrap and onto Sakura’s lap. She squeezes her Mama’s cheeks, a gentle gesture of, Don’t worry Mama. I love you.
The manager of the restaurant also swoops into the awkward exchange by bringing the bill and a blank paper. “It’s a pleasure to have you dine with us, Dr. Uchiha. You saved my sister in an invasion once, but you probably don’t remember it anymore.”
Sasuke silently thanks the man for reminding Sakura what she is, what she has become. 
Sakura smiles. Finding her footing, she quickly gives her autograph “for display” and nods to Sasuke. At this cue, he gives the manager a wad of cash and ushers his family out of the restaurant without so much of a goodbye to anyone else.
x x x
"I think I made a good impression." Sasuke breaks the silence as they enter their home. 
Sakura's shoulders — broad, strong, dependable — tremble. But it's only laughter she can't contain. 
"You sure did." A soft grumble passes between them and she erupts in louder chuckles. "Can't believe I paid for food I haven't eaten. I'm so hungry."
As they enter the kitchen, his shoulders rub hers, another language meant to hold her hand. "Great timing then." 
“Okaerinasai!” Kakashi, Iruka, and Yamato, caliber soldiers, rightfully feared, don brightly-patterned aprons as they rambunctiously navigate a foreign space. Clutter decorates the countertops, and different, appetizing smells permeate the corners. 
It smells like home.
Sasuke watches Sakura’s face light up at the chaotic sight. 
Sarada is quickly lifted off Sasuke's embrace into the cradle made by three pairs of arms, and her greeting involves biting the cheeks of her uncles — her attempt at a kiss.
"No fair, Yamato. Don't turn your cheeks into wood!" Iruka bursts out. "It's painful for Sara— ow!" 
"You forget she's Sakura's daughter." Yamato massages the flushed red side of his cheek where thick gums and milk teeth had clamped down hard.
Kakashi heeds fair warnings. "Now Sara-chan, why don't I kiss you instead?" But the toddler has other plans as stubby fingers pull down his mask.
“Now don’t hog my goddaughter like that.” The three house-nins part for Tsunade whose arms are already open for Sakura. “How’s my best student?”
Where no one touched her earlier, here she is received. In laughter, in pats, in hugs. Casual, mundane things that tell of love.  
It feels like home.
“I didn’t invite you.” Sasuke notices the two empty sake bottles on the sink. “But I see you’ve already made yourself welcome.” 
“Kakashi said this is my homecoming. Besides, you rarely play host.” Tsunade shrugs, her  innocence quickly morphing into slyness. “Why don’t we play cards?”
Another bottle to the mix and a relocation to the patio later, the fifth hokage finds herself losing with an expectant audience.
"Sakura, sit next to your shishou.”
"Sakura, no." 
A student still obeys her master, and like clockwork, a gust of wind loosens her top. Sasuke grimaces at the distraction.
"Aha. I win!" Tsunade puts down her hand. "See, Sakura, you're always my lucky charm."
“Don’t tell me you didn’t see that coming?” Iruka jests.
“I recommend Icha-Icha’s Education Against Seduction.” Kakashi pulls a book out of his apron to give to his former student, but Yamato’s the first one to flip through the pages.
Annoyed, Sasuke turns to a half-flustered, half-laughing Sakura. “She cheated. Again. How did she even become your teacher?”
“How did you even become her husband?” Tsunade rolls her eyes. “I bet Orochimaru taught you love potions. Why would the most beautiful kunoichi even marry you?”
“She has the best chakra control,” Kakashi pipes, “I bet Sakura can beat your genjutsu now.”
“Monstrous strength for a doctor.” A specific memory sends shivers to Yamato’s spine. “Don’t let her fix your bones while conscious.”
A consensus runs through the group which stops Sakura’s laughter. “Are these supposed to be compliments? Why do I feel offended?” 
Inside her crib, Sarada giggles. Iruka leans down to her and whispers in acquiescence, “I know. She’s a loving mother too. You’re gonna grow up fine, Sara-chan.” 
Sasuke trains his sight on Sakura whose face is painted in happiness. There is nothing to prove, nothing to say, nothing to do. She is seen for what she is, all the sides and parts of her that make her her: a student, a doctor, a wife, a mother.
A loud bang interrupts the scene, followed by a powerful rush of chakra. 
"Good evening, constituents!" Clad in his hokage robes, Naruto commits to his ceremonious entrance. Only Sarada spares him attention with a delighted cooo-caaa. 
"Did you bring it?" Tsunade drawls over her words. Already too drunk to balance, she is leaning against Yamato, who looks like a still painting in front of the fire. 
Naruto presents another bottle of sake to the group with a flourish. "Of course, old woman!" Despite his desire to hold off on additional liquor, Sasuke accepts the gift.
x x x
The bottle, emptied after making several rounds in the group, now lies under Sakura's feet. The crowded bench trickled down to the three of them, the rest having already found abode on living room futons, limbs all splayed out and tangled like close friends under the warmth of the covers, with Sarada at the center of them all.
In the dark, Sakura's shoulders are hunched, free of the tension that hounded her this morning. The fading embers dance in her jade eyes.
"It had been a long time since we gathered like this." Her words trail smoke in the wintry air. "Too bad Sai had Yamanaka duties."
Naruto chuckles. "He missed a rare sighting of dancer Yamato."
"With deadpan expressions to boot."
Both of them turn to Sasuke at the same time and laughter spills out.
"No, I’m not drunk." Sasuke holds up his sole hand at the wordless prompting, but he puts it down quickly when his world starts spinning out of orbit. Yep, he’s drunk.
"You're no fun." Naruto sticks out his chin in defiance. "Why don't we play a game?" 
Sakura claps in agreement. She somehow salvaged a third of the wine's content from their teachers for their drinking game.
"Take a shot if you did this," Sakura grins too widely. "Never have I ever failed a subject in the academy."
The boys clink their glasses and drink. Alcohol tastes like water when you get used to it.
"What? Sasuke failed?" Sakura's pitch climbs a bit higher. 
It's an embarrassing admission, "I hated History." Sasuke wonders if his path of revenge would have taken a different trajectory if he had paid more attention. "Never have I ever failed a practical."
"What are these non-controversial questions?" Naruto snorts and empties his glass. Sakura smugly follows suit. "The know-it-all shows himself."
Sasuke shrugs, grateful to be spared from this round, because my god, I can't feel my legs. To be fair, he's doing a good job pretending he's fine. How is Naruto holding up so well? 
"Okay, last question, and I have to go home to Hinata." Naruto swirls the remaining contents of the bottle. Probably good for only two shots. 
"Hmm," Sasuke sees him rack his brain for more scandalous questions, but it's the one he picks that sears his insides. "Never have I ever fallen in love with a teammate while we were genin!"
“I hate you! That’s not how it works!”
“I’m too drunk to think of anything else!”
Sasuke swipes the bottle away from their reaching hands and swigs it into his mouth. He hopes it numbs down these butterflies and palpitations and somersaults that time traveled when he tried to touch her rosette strands as she scribbled furiously during History class.
"Sasuke-kun? You switched up the rules. You’re supposed to drink when it’s true.”
Sakura turns to Naruto, usually competitive, but has no protestations on this development.
“But it’s true.” The bottle goes round and round in his hand. “I liked Sakura back then,” he sighs his confession into the open, this secret no longer his own.
“No way.” 
“I wasn’t just as loud about it.” Sasuke takes another swig, forgetting it’s empty, and the bottle comes loose in his fingers. “It actually faded you know,” he adds a dash of nonchalance, but Sakura, as she always does, sees through him.
“It’s true, Sakura-chan,” Naruto echoes, “Or maybe his definition of like is ‘the only girl he can tolerate’.” That earns him a good old slap on the back of the head. 
They’re twelve again, struggling to be teammates, bickering at every conversation, and building bonds Sasuke thought he could fray.
This is family.
“Stop smiling.”
“I can’t stop.”
“You’re as annoying as you were then.”
x x x x
“What was the occasion?” The question hangs in the silence of midnight as she settles on her side of the bed. Sasuke adjusts his body to her presence, accommodating her curling limbs, like fitting two puzzle pieces.
“Nothing. I told them I missed them,” he lies. 
Sakura needs her family, that was the message. She needs her home.
His fingers intertwine with the strands he liked, strands he loves. Underneath his skin, he feels her let go of wakefulness, dreams already waiting to claim her.
A murmur, a prayer, as she leaves the day, “Tadaima.” 
FIN.
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tare-anime · 10 months
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Ok, crazy theory time!
Beware of spoiler for chp 81.
You know, I've been thinking of Endo's story telling style. And these past arcs : starting from hijacking arc, the marriage problem arc, and Yor has gripes, all don't have a "satisfying endings" so to say.
Many fans are dissapointed (me included), but when I discussed it with several of my moots (both tumblr moots and discord moots), what if.... this actually a one big arc consists of several acts?
And now we finally entering the "main" acts, with main goals is to grow Twilight's character.
Just like Cruise arc boost Yor's character, this time we will finally get a boost of Twilight's character.
Wheeler is designed to be on par with Twilight, of course with several distinctive traits, that we might learn latter on.
What if, Wheeler, in his super long run undercover disguises in Westalis, also has a fake family.
And maybe this family ends because of several possible reasons, such as:
1. Wheeler is a strictly professional spy that sticks to his code till the end. When his mission ends, so is his family time.
2. The more angsty way, SSS decided it is time for Wheeler to come home, so they put an end to his playing family by whatever means necessary. Wheter it by eliminating the distractions, or simply holding them hostage against Wheeler.
3. A more sinister story, WISE found out about Wheeler, and ended up making his family as collateral damage. And that's why Wheeler immediately runs back home with bag of "vengeance"
This might lead to Twilight and Wheeler confrontations and might making Twilight questions himself.
Whether the Forgers are just still a mission of him. Or more.
What path should he choose?
And of course, I also hope we get a satisfying fluff end.
Idk, maybe a very exhausted Twilight return to the apartment very late, and surprised to see Yor still awake waiting for him. Yor then blabbers her sorry for all of a sudden baraging him with non existent gripes.
But Twilight just so relieved he got home, and idk, hug her, promise her to have another date, and fall asleep right there?
And Yor just soften and says "Thank you for the hard work" and bridal carry him for the third time (show us her doing it, Endo!!) to his room.
Ok, I'm blaberring nonsense.
But either way, I'm hyped for this arc. I can't wait to see what Endo has for us.
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"You know, because of colour theory" totally sounds like something Willie would say
Throwing a housewarming party for the house they bought was something that Alex had always felt would feel very Adult. Like, they had a dining room table now. This was less 'paying your friends in pizza and beer for helping you move' (though they'd done that too) and more 'inviting your friends over a few weeks later to look at how adult you were with your unpacked house and freshly painted walls'.
The dining room table was set. There were even fresh flowers on the table, because they owned a vase now. Sure, the dinnerware was still all mismatched but it was on purpose, because Alex couldn't make up his mind on what he liked and Reggie liked thrifting and Willie enjoyed the chaos of it all. It was an aesthetic choice.
They'd gotten a grill, and Ray was on the patio showing Willie and Reggie how to use it. Alex was happy to let them, since Willie loved playing with fire and Reggie loved spending time with Ray. He preferred to be in the kitchen, checking on the garlic bread, making people drinks before getting overwhelmed and Julie reassuring him 'we know where the fridge is, don't worry about it'.
He didn't feel like a real adult. Not even with the cute little house and his two handsome boyfriends - partners, all of them on the title, which was a huge step, almost as big as marriage - and his dining room table and their beautiful homemade mailbox with all their names on it.
He wondered if he ever would, looking out from the kitchen to watch their friends mingling, Carrie and her Candis taking in the gallery wall, Luke impressed with the charcuterie board Alex had made in an attempt to make it feel like a real adult party, Julie and Flynn impressed by the bookshelves they'd put up.
Two arms snaked around his waist, and Reggie pressed a kiss to his neck. "You okay, babe?" Alex relaxed into him.
"Yeah," he said. "Just thinking about how I still don't feel like a real adult."
Reggie laughed. "That's why we have Ray. Or if we really fuck up, Julie's aunt. You know, adultier adults."
And yeah, all three of the had been pretty much adopted into the Molina family, given their own families of origin were either gone or awful. They were their own family now. Maybe that was the real meaning of adulthood.
"Stop worrying and go enjoy the party, I'll finish setting the table and stuff," Reggie said, ushering him out of the kitchen.
"Don't forget the garlic bread," Alex warned him, and went to move to join people in the living room.
Except as soon as he turned around, he heard a squelch, and a gasp, and Reggie saying 'oh no'.
He whirled around to see their kitchen, their freshly painted, freshly cleaned, perfect kitchen, covered floor to ceiling in ketchup.
"What..." he managed, as Reggie stared at him with wide eyes. The glass bottle of ketchup - because glass looked more adult than the squeezy bottles, Alex remembers thinking in the supermarket - was still in his hand. "How?"
"I was gonna give it a good shake before putting it on the table!" Reggie said helplessly.
Oh no.
"I'd already loosened all the lids," Alex said. This was all his fault. He hadn't warned Reggie. And now their kitchen was ruined.
"I'm so sorry, Alex, don't be mad," Reggie started, and Alex wasn't mad at anyone but himself. Thankfully Reggie was mostly ketchup free, so Alex grabbed some paper towels to wipe his hands and pull him into a hug. Reggie freaking out would only make him freak out. Reggie buried his face in Alex' shoulder for a moment, before collecting himself.
"Oh man, it looks like a children's hospital in here," Willie said, coming in with a plate of burgers. At Alex' confused stare, he elaborated: "You know, because of colour theory?"
That did not clear anything up, but Reggie giggled.
"I don't want to know," Alex decided. "Go serve people while I clean up this mess."
In the end, they did not need an 'adultier adult', because one of the Candis knew how to get ketchup stains off of freshly painted walls. She helped him get the worst off, and saved the garlic bread from the oven, and they joined the dinner.
And finally Alex felt a little more like an adult than he had. They'd had their first minor disaster in the house and none of them had freaked out or needed to call in a Real Adult. He was taking it as a win.
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