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rhaenyratargeryn · 5 months
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So glad I never got rid of them! Back when I first moved out I sold 90% of all my manga... only kept Trigun and King of Bandits Jing. I remember when vol 14 came out in English for Trigun-- I adored Vash so much even then 🥰🥹
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romantic feel by feel || helen and maya
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@nutaella-kookie I only have 6 words for this summary: saint maya, pray for us all (new readers can refer to maya's masterlist for more info)
Expertise and knowledge: things that Helen took pride in when it comes to the flirting department... until a storm in the name of Shuu fucking Sakamaki came along.
Helen has dated tons of guys before—the nerd, the secret creep, the lonely, the romanticist, the one who needs ego boosting, manchild—basically every guy you can think of. Heck, she even studied all too well how to handle them all properly because Helen is not Helen if not for her prowess to attract men and make them beg for her attention with their 'sincere' "I fell in love with you"'s and sweet nothings.
But Shuu—oh my fucking gosh—this man has tested her patience (she might sound like Reiji right now but she didn't care).
It wasn't like Shuu's the most terrible man she ever met since the day she was born. It's just that he was really hard to pin down. Like Helen tried everything to turn situations and make him act romantic (even a tiny bit) on her. But it all ends up with her forcing it out of him or swallowing her pride and begging for his attention. And as much as Helen didn't mind it, she yearned for that day when she can finally manipulate Shuu to do his bidding.
Hence why she was currently sitting by the bar counter, watching Maya prepare a mushroom soup with puffed pastry on top. To be honest, Helen can just browse about the recipe online and call it a day, but the thing is, she needed to have some sort of excuse to ask Maya for help. Besides, her pride is on the line here.
Don't get her wrong, though. Helen and Maya have interacted plenty of times, especially when Helen drops by the manor or whenever they pass by each other at school. However, they don't hang out as much because Maya's purple gremlin husband has been hogging her 24/7. Furthermore, Maya doesn't frequent nightclubs like Helen does because according to Shuu, the vampire doll pukes at the scent of alcohol for some unknown reasons.
Anyways, what started this whole fiasco is when Maya told her once that she wanted to reenact this one library scene from the romance manga she was reading where the male lead catches the female lead off guard by suddenly holding her hand from the other side of the shelf. Of course, Maya asked Kanato about it, and surprisingly, he agreed. That moment made Helen rake through her mind any plausible reasons on how Maya did what she was trying to do with Shuu for a few years now.
Like seriously, how in the name of heaven did she pull that shit? And with Kanato, of all people?!
"Helen-san."
Helen was snapped from her thoughts, blinking away to recognize the present where Maya was staring at her blankly, hands dusting off the leftover dirt on her apron.
"Oops. Sorry 'bout that."
"Why are you apologizing, though?" the doll inquired, turning to the oven to set the timer for the puff pastry. "I am not mad at you or something."
Once done, Maya ripped out a page from her notebook and handed it to Helen. "You can also refer to that recipe for your future reference."
Helen took the paper with care, folded it neatly, and placed it in her purse along with her never-ending receipts. "Thanks."
Silence.
It seemed that they were only waiting for the puffed pastries to come out just fine since the soup had already been made. And with that, Helen decided this was the right time to ask Maya indirectly about her dilemma.
"Maya-chan."
"Hm?"
"I wanna ask something." Maya gave Helen a questioning look, to which the ballerina added, "Ah, no worries. This is not difficult."
"Okay."
"So..." Hmm... where should I start? "It's not that I am being nosy or anything, but... how do you ask Kanato out on a date?"
Maya stared at her blankly, and even though her face was void of any emotion, Helen could feel that she was looking at her like she had asked that stupidest question ever.
"I-It's okay! There's no need to answer if you don't—"
"Now that you mention it, I have never asked Kanato out on a date."
Helen suddenly felt her world stop at that, repeating Maya's words in her head.
"... never asked Kanato out on a date."
Never. Asked.
NEVER. ASKED.
"... oooooka—wait, hold on! How do you go on dates if you don't ask him out then?"
"To be honest," the vampire doll was a bit reluctant to explain, "I have no idea we were having a date until he told me we are going out on one."
Helen just made a face of understanding even though she found Maya's answer completely unhelpful. "Ah. Okay."
And then there was the silence again, followed by the 'ding' of the oven signaling that the puff pastry was ready. While Maya was taking out the soup, she asked, "Is there a reason you're asking that question, Helen-san?"
"Nothing, in particular, I guess." LIES. "I just remembered someone... uhh... asking me for advice and... uhh..." Another lie. "I wanted to think I gave the right one."
Even though I am the one seeking advice here.
Maya only shrugged in response, preparing the two soup bowls in front of Helen until she stopped in her tracks, realizing their whole conversation.
"Are you asking me how you can get Shuu-san to be romantic with you?"
And at that, Helen immediately jumped from her seat and held Maya's shoulders, not minding if the doll was startled a bit by the contact.
"YES! YES! YES!"
"Umm... Helen-san, I am confused—" Because I should be asking you about that.
"You see," the ballerina started, already at her wit's end and eyes filled with desperation, "I've tried everything, like everything! And nothing seemed to work. That's why I have to ask you about your secret," and she whispered the last part, "even though this pains my pride."
"Eh? What secret? But I am not flirting with Shuu-san, though." Deep inside, Maya is already thinking, I hope Kanato is not around, or else he'll misunderstand things and skip to his imagination again.
Oh, boy, she's already hearing his voice yelling in her head like the troublesome gremlin prick he is: 'Are you flirting with my older brother just because he is your legal guardian? Is that it?'*
"Of course, I am not referring to that blonde guy," Helen clarified, and Maya found herself sighing in relief. "I am referring to you and your husband."
"What of it?"
Helen frowned. "Remember when you prepared soup for me the other day here in the manor?"
"And?"
"You told me you asked Kanato to reenact that library scene in one of your romance mangas," she explained slowly, and then... "I expected he would reject you, only for you to tell me HE DID WHAT YOU ASKED HIM TO!"
Now, Helen's half-screaming all her frustrations on the poor vampire doll like a punching bag.
Helen-san's wrong. Kanato only held my hand for a few seconds, but he traveled up his fingers to the inside of my elbow. Not that she needed to know that.
"Like seriously, how is that purple freak romantic to you, huh?!" She swore she could rip her hair out here and there. Then she remembered, "But he and Shuu are still brothers, right? There's got to be some way!"
Maya was only quiet, fingers under her chin as she contemplated Helen's words. "You're right."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Shuu-san and Kanato are brothers, and both of them are closed-off." Helen's face lit up at that, only for Maya to bring her down by adding, "But Kanato is really romantic in nature despite his personality. Shuu-san is never romantic in any way, though."
Helen exhaled. "So there's no way?"
"You are not listening to what I am saying, Helen-san."
Now Helen was quiet, waiting for Maya to continue.
"Shuu-san and Kanato are brothers," Maya repeated. "And as such, there's no need for you to do anything at this point."
Helen gave her a dumbfounded expression. "W-What? So is that it? There's nothing I can do? So I'll just suck it up until he flirts back at me?"
Maya let out a breath of frustration, which was rare, so Helen immediately straightened and zipped her mouth shut, remembering Shuu's words. ("Don't piss that doll off. She might look frail, but she's scarier than both Kanato and Subaru.")
"The only thing you can do is do nothing," Maya said. "The six brothers are all sadistic in their own ways, and they love controlling people. That's why you must let Shuu-san do whatever he wants and make him think he has power over you."**
"Are you sure about that?" Helen asked, wondering how applying this advice would turn out. There's an underlying fear that she's treading on something she shouldn't.
"I would not be alive and married to Kanato if that wasn't the case, Helen-san."
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And over the next few weeks, Maya received tons of missed calls and texts from Helen. When she opened her phone, it said:
"IT WORKED!"
"🤯🤯🤯"
"OHMYFUCKINGGOSH IT WORKED"
"THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYA-CHAN!"
"🙏🙏🙏"
"I OWE YOU ONE"
"❤️❤️❤️"
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NOTE:
*refer to the shuu x maya relationship post
**maya's way of controlling kanato is the same as his, as stated in this post
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tsuki-sennin · 1 year
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Don Don Donbrothers!  Don Don Rolling and going!  Don Don Donbrothers!  Don Don Don Don Don Don Don... Yeah! 
Rampagin’ through the streets  Everyone does their part  No other, better chance Our party’s about to start!  Going ape in the club with the hardest beats  Clock strikes, it's time to dance...  Follow My way! 
Feeling your soul blaze, so wild and free!  Swift wings strong as a howling breeze!  I run out swinging, better watch yourself!  Go all out for prizes on the top shelf! 
Right now we Go! (Go!) Go! (Go!)  Let’s show ‘em all our power range now, Avatar Change!  Go! (Go!) Don’t matter when now, don't cry!  Your heart’ll still be shining bright!  Blast your sorrows far away! No way you can't say, "I am the Only One"!
Don Don Donbrothers!  Don Don Rolling and going  Don Don Donbrothers!  Don Don Don Don Don Don Don... Yeah!
That, my dear readers, was an attempt at "localizing" Win Morisaki's "Ore Koso Only One" using the approximate translation of the TV length version of the theme put on the Ranger Wiki as a base. I spent a few days on it, and I understand it's hardly perfect (what with the creative liberties I took), but I felt it's only fitting that I go big for such a force of personality as Don Momotaro.
Episode 50, of Avataro Sentai Donbrothers. Can't believe it's finally ending. Our festival's about to as the clock strikes midnight on this town. I'm obviously gonna miss this series. But like... for how bittersweet this feels, I'm not sad at all. This is the best festival I've ever been to, and we've all made some truly unforgettable memories.
There ain't ever gonna be another series like Donbrothers, but I truly hope that it inspires some absolutely batshit insane stories to be told for years to come.
So, without further ado... Spoilers, I guess...
-Oh my God.
-Haruka was a self-insert for Toshiki Inoue all along!
-Haruka wins all the things. And you know what? She's more than earned it.
-WHAT THE FUCK THAT IS INOUE
-H-Hello, Inoue-sensei!
-He and Sonoza are so proud.
-Everyone's so happy for you :)
-Ohhh, Tarou...
-No opening today, just gotta jump right into it.
-Hatanaka-san...
-Oh no, Tarou's forgetting everything
-"...did you like me putting your life on the line constantly?"
-"...I mean, at first I didn't, but then I did, y'know?"
-Haruka's seen the best and worst of humanity thanks to these weirdos.
-"Man, nobody's gonna try to claim that but you."
-Goodbye?
-Ohhh...
-Shinichi, of course, absolutely doesn't regret it.
-A fun little learning experiment.
-As transient as the clouds.
-Ohhhhh shit.
-"The most beautiful woman in the world... is me!"
-Sonona~! Our final boss.
"GIMME THAT, NERD! You're welcome, scrub lord!"
-There he is! Murakami!
-Sonoya~!
-OH SHE CAN JUST
-STEAL POWERSETS, OKAY
-He can too, okay! That's terrifying!
-Flattened like a beer can.
-Ah, yep. Relationship drama.
-I don't blame her at all, tbh.
-"Shit, this ain't a good time."
-How delightfully anti-climactic.
-A bit of self-reflection would do ya some good, doggie.
-"I'll do it full time. So other people's relationships can flourish where mine didn't."
-Murasame-kun!
-Where ya goin' buddy?
-Momoi Jumpscare.
-Hello, Tsuyoshi.
-"Oh come now, it's okay! I'm a Donbrother, remember?"
-Tarou's so proud of his little losers.
-"Sonoshi-chan."
-W
-Wiggly, what the fuck
-Sonoshi's so fucking terrified, they're about to shit gold.
-MURASAME-KUN NO
-"Our boss!"
-RESET
-WHAT
-Oh okay, Papa Jin's just free now
-There's no need for a Momoi Tarou in the current age.
-"Not my boyfriend!"
-"It's tasty. You should try one, Dad."
-HE EVEN FORGOT HIS DAD AAAAAA
-Good work, Tarou.
-Sonoi on the street corner. What will he do?
-"So like... can you help me remember everything?"
-OHHHH
-That Murakami grin.
-"You seem kinda off, man."
"H-hey, Tarou!
-Oden :)
-"Kitou Haruka. She makes manga."
-Momoi-san...
-"He's a timid little birdie."
-"Good night, Tarou-san."
-Who...
-Sonoi aaa
-Oh no
-The Condor Signal!
-Holy shit, these guys are strong.
-"Well, if it isn't little Sonoi! Where'd your boyfriend go?"
-Ewwwww, don't lick those
-He's goin' on. Leavin' us all behind.
-The executioners.
-"Tarou's left me in charge! It's my chance to do him right!"
-"The author of this manuscript wanted you to read this. ...don't worry, my name is Kaito, I run this cafe."
-Tsuyoshi and Tsubasa! CGI in arms.
-YOOOO MURASAME
-"I hate you. I'm gonna be with my friends!"
-Holy shit, Haruka was thorough.
-His little sister, his boyfriend, his friends, and himself. Don Momotaro.
-God, brutal.
-HERE HE COMES
-Hahahahahahahaha~!
-Laugh, you gotta laugh! The festival is here!
-Up on your feet! It's time to shout it loud, shout it proud!
-Absolute integrity personified! Sonoi!
-A beautiful rose has its thorns... looking to know love, Sononi!
-When something catches my interest, nothing gets in my way! Sonoza!
-The jaws that've snapped awake! Don Murasame!
-Don Dragoku! And Don Torabolt!
-Farewell, transient world! Saru Brother!
-The manga master! Oni Sister!
-The fastest getaway of all time! Inu Brother!
-Faithful pheasant! Kiji Brother!
-Here it comes
-Born from the peach! Don Momotaro!
-Yo! Nippon Ichi!
-Avataro Sentai! Donbrothers!
-TIngly tingly!
-Literally the hypest shit of all time.
-Momotaro Slash!
-He's gone.
-He vanished as he lived. In a fiery explosion brought about by his grandstanding lunacy and obsession with the people he loves.
-Criminal Couple~!
-Oh fuck, Natsumi-san.
-Damn girl, you bounced the hell back!
-Motherfucker broke the fourth wall. to give his scarf away.
-My friends! Getting the Inoue Award! ...I suppose Murasame didn't feel quite like getting up on stage today. It's alright, he's his own man.
-Oh? Who might be at the door?
-Oh thanks Auntie Yuriko.
-The delivery man :)
-We made a bond :)
-The handoff :)
-My heart feels like it's shining today.
-...I suppose whoever Mother and Don Kaito really are is a bit irrelevant, but to be honest I think I've had more than my fill.
-Thank you, old man Inoue. You're an odd fellow, but I must say, you steam a good ham.
-Big shoutouts to literally every person on this cast and crew for going far harder than they ever had any right to. The action directors, the editors, the stuntmen and women, the cops,
-And of course, thank you for watching and following along with me.
-It was a weird path, one fraught with weirdos minor and major, insane bullshit left and right, things that just happen, extremely satisfying sound design, fights like you've never seen before, plenty of love and kindness spread about, and lots of screaming. It was all worth it.
-I expect big things from you, KuwagataOhger. A supposed "King of Evil".
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matchablossomwrites · 3 years
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Hi I hope you’re having a good day! May I request headcanons of TR boys and what their love languages may be? Thank youu !!
Oh my god! You're my first requestor! I'm gonna cry thank you so much ❤️ I hope this doesn't disappoint; I'll do my best 💗I must add that I got a bit suggestive with Ran- sorry 👉👈I hope you have a wonderful day or night annonie 🥺
Mikey's love language is either most likely quality time and physical touch. He would love just cuddling with you after he's ate and would just melt into your embrace because he feels safe and can be vulnerable with you ^^
As for quality time, he would 100% take you out on his precious bike at sunset so you two can just be together. Not only that but he loves the feeling of you hugging him vs him hugging you. All in all he's just a very wholesome boi 💜
Draken has already shown his love language (that is if you read the manga) I won't elaborate if you haven't though🤷. However it is without a shadow of a doubt acts of service and gift giving. He takes care of Mikey a lot so there's no doubt that he wouldn't do the same for you but he'd show it in different ways. I can see him as the type of boyfriend who would go to the store for you if you needed something or he'd cook dinner for you if you're running a bit late due to work and he just happened to return first.
As for gift giving, he may not seem like it but he's always listening to what you have to say. He's a very attentive individual and if you happen to say you liked something at a store he'd make a mental note of it for any special occasion that rolls around.
Shinichiro would most likely do literally anything for you pls XD It's stated in his bio and by various characters that he's weak to women (or in this case his s/o I don't want to assume anything). So if you just so happen to be his s/o he'll do anything for you 😌 You need groceries? he's on it! Are you feeling sad? He'll listen and give you a shoulder to lean on ^^ Though if I had to choose one that really overpowers the others though it would be gift giving. he strikes me as the type of person that when they fall in love, they fall HARD and they love to constantly remind you with how much they love you with little gifts. Since he's got his store to run and his siblings to take care of he doesn't have a ton of time to really spend time with you, so he opts for gift giving. In conclusion: he'd spoil you💖
Mitsuya I feel like would either be words of affirmation or quality time. He's busy with Toman and his siblings too, so he's got a lot on his plate making it a very special thing for him when he's able to spend time with you. He treasures that time together. Whether it just be something simple like going out to eat or something on a grander scale, he loves it. Not only that but Mitsuya's always had a way with words, so when he sees you struggling consider him an anchor. He'll be there for you and help you if you want him to. Also if he sees you doing something that he finds impressive or something he knows you've been working on for a long time now he'll praise you for it. pls he's such a sweet boyfriend ;-;
Baji's love language is most likely be quality time. Like most of the bois here he has a lot on his plate from school to Toman😣. So he probably really enjoys spending time with you. Most likely something simple like eating Yakisoba with you while watching tv on his couch or simply taking care of any strays that come into his house. Stuff like that is how he shows that he cares for you and loves you.
Chifuyu would show his affection in either physical touch or acts of service. Now picture this: You're in his room and you're all cuddled up with him on a fairly rainy day. He's reading his manga with one hand and playing with your hair and rubbing shapes into your back with the other as you lay in his lap. Suddenly he hears a soft meow coming from Peke J prompting him to look down at you. It then dawns on him that you fell asleep while he was reading. Chifuyu can only smile at this scene that's been displayed in front of him. 'it's like a scene out of Fruits basket' he thinks to himself. Once again he finds himself questioning how he got so lucky with a partner like you before putting his manga down and going to sleep next to you.
As for the acts of service he'd be the type who would help get something off of a shelf if you're too short (pls I need someone like him ;-;), if you're not feeling well he's there immediately to nurse you back to health, and he'd go as far as waking up a bit early to brew a cup of coffee for you both to help you wake up ;-;
Izana 100% would be physical touch and words of affirmation. Now let me tell you he's lost so much and you mean the world to him. He considers you the last of his family and he would literally do anything for you🥺. He also calls you his princess/prince. He loves days when he can just let down those walls he built up so high and be himself with you. That's what he really needs too. That and someone who won't leave him. Please just reassure him and give him love ;-; Also any words of praise from Izana is high praise- Like ok he's been shown to change lives in major ways, so imagine him praising you for something you've done. oh my g o d-
Ran loves quality time and physical touch. anything that involves him being able to touch you (sexual or not) he loves it. he's the type to sneak up on you in the morning, scare the SHIT out of you by hugging you while he just stands there all smug like "good morning sweetheart how'd you sleep~?" 🥲✌️He also loves it when you patch him up after a fight. He enjoys this because he can be with you plus he can see the amount of care in your eyes as you tend to his wounds and it makes him fall for you all over again ;-; As for quality time it can be something as simple as playing mario kart with him on the wii to something as deep as making love 😭❤️any time spent with you is something he loves. period- the good, the bad he loves it all
Rindou is a bit different from his brother in the sense that he prefers quality time and although this one isn't on the list of ones i've been choosing from, teasing. Now that's not to say he isn't clingy at times, but he seems a bit more closed off compared to Ran😭. But he loves the more quiet and calm nights in contrast to his more stressful and chaotic days. he can just relax when he's with you; let his hair down so to speak. And as for teasing, please it's literally stated in his profile that he's snarky. I can see him being like "hey nerd~" when he wakes up and walks by you only for you to quip back with something along the lines of "hey dork" Pls he needs someone who he can tease. he loves it when you tease him back XD you just need to know when it's good to tease him and when it's not.
A/N: I really hope you enjoyed this. I put a lot of time and thought into this 💖
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houseof-lamentation · 3 years
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God, I hope you don't mind me ranting about my mc but they're just a normal human named León who was a insomniac uni vet student who got thrown into devildom and was so tired that they were the John Mulaney quote "You know those days were you're like, this might as well happen?"
- Random facts about them is they're short, like 165cm short, and only the brothers have ever seen them not wearing one of the several platform shoes they own that add like 10cm to their height. They're a anarchist punk person, and his wardrobe shows it, that plus their tired face look make my mc look angry all the time when they just have no idea what's going on at any time.
- They don't deal well with failure and will cry if someone tells them they didn't meet their expectations/didn't mske they proud. BUT if someone tells them those things angrily or screaming they will not cry and get sassy and sarcastic instead.
- Adding to the height thing, they refuse to let anyone get them things from higher shelves and will climb furniture OR the bros (they have climbed the bros like trees, on multiple occassions) or whatever is close to get it, pulling dangerous stunts to do so if necessary
- Another thing is they're a HUGE nerd, let it be anime/manga, fantasy or sci-fi books or movies, science if you give them a change they WILL RANT about it and flap their hands as they do so bc stim like that when excited. First time it happened, the demon brothers were like "??? WHO ARE YOU???" bc they had never seen León that excited before.
- They also want to pet every single animal and creature in the devildom and study them and see how different to human realm animals they are. The demon bros have had to save their ass from being mauled several times, no they will not stop.
- They hate being looked down upon and will call you out on your bs. Also has kicked ppl in the calves for laughing at their height. Knows they should learn to shut up but they will not.
- Adding to the last point, León HATES figures of authority(specially tyranical ones) so one time they were fed up with Lucifer's shit they started playing the song Daddy Like by Dorian Electra every time they were around the demon (especially during RAD council meetings) to annoy the demon. Yes it was very worth it to be hanged head down back at HoL. Bc lf this they get very along w Satan and Belphie and also Solomon (and Barbatos too bc barbs knows the best gossip from everyone).
-I have more random shit they did and facts about them but this is also SO LONG, I'M SO SORRY
god i love that. "this is my life now," they motion to satan trying to pspspsps a cat while mammon tries to take satan's wallet from his pocket
im with leon here, just a couple of punks that are so, so tired and will die for the chance to pet dangerous animals. (for the ppl who use inches: that's like 5'4, 5'7 with the boots) and don't worry leon my dead i am already so so proud of you and i just met you <3 i love the idea of them climbing beel or whoever is tallest to get something and everyone's like "hey.... leon........ is that safe?" and they're like "fuck if i know, but i wouldn't have to do this if you beasts didn't put everything on the top shelf"
leon gets excited talking to levi or satan about something and they flap their hands and the bros are like oh god...... where is leon and what have you done with them..... you're not my leon..... this is terrifying.... like babe it's ok they're just grooving
genuinely cannot blame them for clashing with lucifer, it's not hard to do. lucifer makes it so easy. c'mon buddy. and i adore the lucifer hate/gossip club that would be so fun
don't apologise this is so fun!!! truthfully i didn't know asks could be this long, i just kept scrolling and it just kept going lol i was sure you'd hit a character limit at some point
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loser-writings · 4 years
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HC || Fandoms they were in
This is pretty much just a crack drabble since I am currently attempting to catch up to all of the requests! Thank you for being Patient with me!
Dabi
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This gremlin knows what Homestuck is and can’t stand the fact that he understands the references Toga makes to it. Also possibly one of the few who has actually read homestuck on this list, and won’t hesitate to correct Toga or Shigaraki if they fuck up a fact.
He also really is into The Walking Dead. You can’t tell me that Kurogiri doesn’t have a TV set up somewhere in the bar so he and Shigaraki can sit and watch. This does end up with the majority of the league having a once a week get together where Jin gets Pizza, Toga gets several boxes of soda for them, and Shigaraki sets up everything. 
Denki Kaminari
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This bitch was into homestuck. Like he wasn’t just into homestuck, he was INTO homestuck. Most likely one of those kids that used to jump on Omegle in a shitty cosplay for those homestuck Omegle cosplay meets the fandom used to do. He also totally has a genderbent Nepeta cosplay, a Dave strider cosplay, and a Jake cosplay SOMEWHERE. Most likely to accidentally wear a homestuck shirt to class.
Never once picked up a Harry Potter book or watched the movie, but you know this kid has a hufflepuff robe in his closet and some hufflepuff merch. He doesn’t know shit about the actual canon since he is just there to vibe
Really into Kpop. BTS, Blackpink, ITZY, EXO, Ikon, BlockB, BigBang minus Seungri cause he is icky, SuperJunior, NCT, WINNER, Got7, Red Velvet, (F)x, and more. Like you can’t tell me this guy doesn’t listen to girl groups and shit like BTS. (His bias has to be J-hope) He also bops with Mina the most. These two also most likely post dance covers of the songs to instagram and TikTok, so they have quite the following. (But their best video was their “Boy In love” cover they did with Kirishima, Deku, Shoto,Jirou, Momo, and Bakugo.)
This kid was also into Five nights at Freddy. He owns all of the games and will still play them with the Bakusquad, but he is pretty quiet about this fandom just because of how BULLIED he was for enjoying it. 
LOVES Danganronpa too. Bakusquad do a weekly game night and they all went through all of the games. Let’s just say Denki cried a LOT at the deaths. Like a lot. (He may have a few cosplays of his own too)
Eijiro Kirishima
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Kirishima liked Supernatural just because of how manly Sam and Dean are. Like fuck yeah, he wants a chevy impala too cause it is a beautiful car and wants to know how to protect yourself from shit like demons and angels. He never did much besides watch the show, cry a lot, and try to draw the characters. (Also he had a crush on Dean just cause of how badass and manly he is, but nobody can blame him)
He totally sat and watched Denki play Undertale, so he knows all about it. His favorite character is Undyne and he actually cried when they beat her in Genocide mode cause holy shit dude. That sucked. Oh and Sans. Fuck Sans.
He enjoys Kpop and will listen to it with the Bakusquad. He really admires BTS for how much of an impact they have made not only on his friends, but also the world itself and you can’t tell me that this guy doesn’t think the world of Kim Namjoon. Like he listens to Mono on repeat and is such a big RM fanboy. Also really likes Bigbang (He thinks Daesungs voice is so nice and will sleep to his singing if he could), and Kyungsoo is his favorite in Exo. Cried when Bigbang started coming back from the Military, and cried harder when Kyungsoo had to leave.
Danganronpa is a game he really enjoyed with his friends and will even replay from time to time. He gravitates towards the really manly characters, but some others have spots in his heart. Mondo, Sakura, Gundham, Nekomaru, Kaito, and Gonta were his favorites. Let’s just say the game didn’t treat him well.
Fumikage Tokoyami
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He ended up picking up the Harry Potter books and fell in love with the world itself. You can’t tell me this guy doesn't have a limited edition trunk set of the books hidden in plain sight. Like everyone thinks that the trunk holds something like crystals or some bones or knives but nah. It’s just his Harry potter books. Oh and Midnight totally gave him a Ravenclaw scarf around the holidays. You can’t tell me otherwise.
Death note? Death note. Only to episode 25 though. 25 happened and he just hasn’t continued watching cause it isn’t the fucking same.
Hitoshi Shinsou
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Shinsou liked Supernatural for a while, but he eventually lost interest. He did his best to also never get involved with much of the fandom since it honestly scared him a bit, but his fear didn’t stop him from posting some theories into discussion boards.
He listens to Kpop a bit since he hangs out with Denki a lot and found out he really enjoys Ikon, BlockB, BTS, 
Bitch was in the Creepypasta Fandom. Like not even the good ones, he was into Jeff the killer and Eyeless jack and all of those ones. Sure, he would listen to the others and read the crappy ones, but he had a phase he is mildly ashamed of now.
This kid loves everything relating to Stephen King. He will have conversations with Aizawa and Hizashi about the books, and they all agree that Kings writing can rather be extremely amazing, or be the equivalent of a 13 year old attempting to write smut for the first time. It’s so damn funny to him
Hizashi Yamada
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He has read all of the harry potter books and actually enjoys them quite a bit, but he tries not to let that show too much. He does have a Slytherin lanyard that holds his keys though that Denki had mentioned. It managed to get Mic off track for the class period when he started discussing the books with the students (Mainly Izuku, Tokoyami, and Denki)
He watches The walking dead with Aizawa 
Actually bops to Kpop after the Bakusquad introduces it to him. Massive RM fanboy so he and Kirishima will occasionally go off about how admirable and badass he is. Like RM taught himself english just from watching Friends??? And Hizashi admires that so much. He also loves diving deeper into their lyrics since they normally have such good meanings.
Izuku Midoriya
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Oh he loves Harry potter so damn much. He has the books on his shelf, a Gryffindor robe in his closet, a full uniform, and several wands. He is such a nerd so you can’t tell me he doesn’t have a special notebook that has notes on the spells, character analysis, and a variety of different facts.
Really enjoys listening to BTS! He doesn’t know much about other kpop groups, but he really enjoys dancing with Mina and Denki (even if Izuku has 2 left feet and struggles with dancing)
Had a Dragonball phase. Like this kid loVEs Dragonball. It’s actually one of the reasons why he and Katsuki grew to be friends since they both watched the show. They would talk about how they would beat Frieza or the Ginyu squad all of the time.
Katsuki Bakugo
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This bastard finds himself actually enjoying Kpop after Mina and Denki go off about their favorite bands, and he really finds himself enjoying BTS, Day6, and SHINee. 
Danganronpa was a game he experienced with his friends and FUCK was it an adventure for him. He got really invested with the story and for a while, the Bakusquad chat was active as hell because of all of the theories he had. He fucking HATED Byakuya, actually shed some tears for Fuyuhikos’ character development and Gundhams death, and was about to throw hands during the 4th chapter of V3. It was a Rollercoaster of emotions, but he loved every moment of it.
This kid had a Dragonball Z phase. No shit he would wake up, watch an episode of Goku screaming, and then go out to play. Honestly this routine started when he was 5 and he will still occasionally watch it. He still loves Dragonball, and he totally has a collection of dragonballs somewhere.
After Shoto and Momo watch Rupauls Drag race in the Common room, He gets hooked. His dad is a fashion designer, so he finds himself really enjoying the fashion aspect of the show as well as the makeup part of it all. He actually does Minas’ makeup occasionally and once people start finding out, he becomes their makeup artist. The girls makeup, and occasionally he will do drag makeup on the guys if they ask. Sometimes the Drag viewing parties start by Bakugo doing everyones makeup and then ordering Pizza.
Mina Ashido
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Mina fucking loves to dance and everybody knows that, so it’s no surprise that she manages to nail every damn Kpop she does. She really loves the variety of dances and she can match every vibe. A dance in heels? Shes got it. Hip hop? Oh hell yeah. Cute? Sure! Badass? Shes got this. She is really just a bop.
Danganronpa was an EXPERIENCE for her. She absolutely adored the cases that needed to be solved, cried at the characters, and adored the game. She totally cosplayed Tsumugi with Cospox once or twice with Denki just for giggles sake.
Totally was heads over heels for Ouran Highschool Host club. She thought the anime was so damn precious (She adores Hikaru) and was so sad that there hasn’t been a 2nd season, so she bought all of the manga.
Momo Yaoyorozu
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She is a Kpop fan! She totally could be an idol since she can sing pretty well, has the face for it, can dance pretty well! Her favorite thing is rapping though. You can’t say that Momo wouldn’t be able to write some bad bitch raps and pull them off with ease. With her, Mina, Jirou, and Ochaco, they make one HELL of a Girl Group. They love to do covers of Blackpink, Red Velvet, CherryBullet, ITZY, and Mamamoo covers. Her biases have to be Jennie, Irene and Moonbyul.
Tamaki Amajiki
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Flipped through homestuck when it started, really never got into it but admired the work people put into their cosplays. Knows basic character names and that buckets should be feared.
He actually used to really like My little Pony! He would NEVER call himself a brony, but he really enjoyed the show. He only watched a couple of seasons, but the show itself was pretty relaxing and managed to calm him down when he was feeling anxious. If anybody ever knew he had a my little pony phase though (And still actually will watch it from time to time) he might just die from embarrassment.
Want to play Legend of Zelda? Well Tamaki is your guy to talk to about it. He might start rambling and will completely forget about his anxiety for a moment before realizing how nerdy he sounds. He has a gamecube in his dorm to play Twilight princess and Ocarina of time, He has a Wii for Skyward sword, and god did this kid lock himself in his room when breath of the wild came out. He can speedrun it like none other (Seriously, if he let’s you watch him, you will be fucking surprised by how amazing he is.)
Gotta throw in Teen Titans. Seeing Beast boy use his power in so many badass ways gave him some pretty cool ideas for his own quirk.
Oh and Rupauls Drag race. Nobody would expect him to be a fan of drag race, but he actually does enjoy watching the goofy drama. If you’re dating, you better expect weekly Drag race with him. It’s pretty funny to watch him enjoy the show. Sometimes he gasps, laughs or bites his lip, eyes hooked to the screen.
Shoto Todoroki
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Another motherfucker who could EASILY be an Idol if he wanted to be. He actually really enjoys Kpop after Momo introduced it to him. They both often bop to it together when they study or hang out. He is also most likely to be the one recording the dancing videos or editing them too since he really enjoys helping out the girls. 
Want to watch him nerd out? Watch the classic Godzilla movies with him. Like HOLY SHIT does this man love the 50s-70s Godzilla movies. Bring him a box set and he will rather hug you really tight or run to grab blankets from his room cause this dude ADORES these movies. (Especially the mothra one. Like he will cling to you, thank you over and over again, and watch them with almost childlike glee.)
This bitch bops with Rupauls Drag race. He really enjoys makeup and has debated on trying drag himself (Not that anybody would know that) but it’s kind of shocking to see that he is the one that started the Weekly Rupauls Drag Race viewing in the UA Dorms. 
Yugi Aoyama
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His mother used to read Harry Potter to him to help him sleep when he was a child so he naturally knows a lot about it. He knows he is a Slytherin and when Izuku thought about it, it made sense. He is pretty arrogant and wants to impress with his upbringing and french lineage. He also makes it pretty hard to get to know him personally, so Izuku makes a note that he is a Slytherin.
Likes Kpop, but isn’t SUPER into it like Denki or Mina. He likes listening to BTS and Exo and his Biases are Seokjin and Chanyeol.
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letsgofoletsgo · 3 years
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Nightlife of Scilica
“Okay, got it. Thanks love, bye.”
“So, what did she say?”
“Belle says she and Masa will meet us at 6:00.” Morgan said as she slid her phone into her pocket. 
“Alright, that leaves us a couple hours.” Lamar stated. 
“So what do you guys want to do in the meantime?” Sofia asked.
“Well, I guess we could wander around and see what we can find.” He suggested. 
“Wait a sec… Isn’t Anime Reach just around the corner?” Morgan realized. 
“Anime Reach? Wasn’t that that one store you guys accidentally shoplifted from?” Sofia said. 
“I thought we weren’t gonna speak of that again!” Lamar retorted. 
“Hey, no one got arrested, so no shade from me.” Sofia teased.
“That being said, you haven’t been there before, have you Sof?” Morgan said. 
“Nope, can’t say I have.”
“In that case, you and I have a duty toward our friend here Lamar.” Morgan said confidently 
“Oh yeah! As proud Otakus, we’ll guide you through one of the most prestigious anime merch stores in all of Silica!” Lamar boasted. “Er, if that’s cool with you.”     “Sounds good to me!” Sofia smiled. 
“Then onward we go MD-5!” Morgan exclaimed.
The three proceeded through the bustling streets of Silica City. The multitude of neon signs mounted around the buildings illuminated the city in a brilliant shower of light, sparking a sense of wonder and excitement of of the nightlife scene. Indistinct chatter coming from the crowds that populated the sidewalks perpetuated the buzzing atmosphere of the night; The signature vibe of the city that MD-5 felt truly at home in. 
“We should be coming up to it now.” Lamar noted. 
“Yo, look! There’s that one gaming equipment store we looked in.” Morgan pointed to a neighboring store that looked worse for wear, complete with being decked out with glaring yellow and white neon signs that appeared to be on their last legs.
“Oh yeah, Nyla Co., was it? Let me tell you, all it took was one look for us to decide to high tail it out of there- leave their shoddy products for the next poor fool to stumble upon.” He commented. 
“Huh. Don’t need to tell me twice,” Sofia said as she eyed the place dubiously. 
“Forget Nyla- I can see Anime Reach from here!” Morgan said.
“Let’s get a move on then!” Lamar said. 
The trio made their way across the street, and they approached a large store with anime merchandise posters plastered all over the large glass windows. As they came closer, Sofia’s eyes lit up in wonder. 
“Woah… I had no idea it was so big!” She marveled. 
“Just wait ‘till you see it from the inside! Morgan said excitedly. 
The sliding doors in front of them parted, and the entered the building. Before them was a sprawling otaku paradise; for seemingly miles the shelves were stocked with figurines, posters, cardboard cutouts, art books, disc and manga sets, anything a lover of anime could want. 
“Wow, I can see why you like it here so much.” Sofia remarked as she took it all in. 
“Indeed, welcome to our little slice of heaven my friend.” Lamar beamed. 
“Lamar’s been here more times than I’ll have, so I’ll give him the main honors of showing you around.” Morgan noted.
“An honor it shall be! If you ladies would follow me, I’ve got the best bits of the store practically memorized.” 
“I would expect nothing less.” She giggled. 
Lamar led the two down the main isle, where several groups of fellow otakus were browsing the shelves. He then took a turn a little ways down, where the shelves displayed hordes of figures. The colorful figures all had a unique charm to them, and they were usually grouped with others from the same source material. While most of them were packaged in flashy but efficient boxes, there was a certain section where the figures were out in the open, and seemed to be mismatched between animes.
“Now, I like going into this aisle because you can actually find some good figures here, and they’re usually pretty hard to come by otherwise.” Lamar explained. “But there’s also a section of figures that I think are second-handed, so they go for lower than they normally would.”     “Yeah, didn’t you find a decently-made Sastsuki-Chan figure here once?” Morgan asked as they overlooked the displays. 
“That I did, little bud. I’m pretty sure I still got it in my room... Somewhere.” 
“Hey, isn’t that Nova-Chan in there?” Sofia pointed to a figure in the bunch.
“What? Nova-Chan?? Don’t worry baby! I’ll save you!”
In a rather comical endeavor, Lamar dramatically reached for the figure Sofia identified. He grabbed the blue-haired figure and cradled it gently in his hands. 
“What did they do to you, Nova-Chan?” 
As Lamar expressed his lament, Sofia and Morgan just looked at each other, not quite knowing what to make at this display of weebness. 
“Um… Is uh, is she okay?” Sofia asked after a moment. 
“Luckily, yeah, but it ain’t right for a figure that’s so high quality to end up in a pit like that.” He stated. 
“Looks like Nova-Chan wasn’t alone at least.” Morgan dug into the pile and pulled out a figure that looked similar to Nova-Chan, but had a different design scheme. 
Lamar gasped. “Comet-Chan! Not you too!” 
“Don’t worry, she’s a little chipped around the edges but seems alright as well.” Morgan said as she examined it. 
“As much as I like this store, I wish they’d treat some of their stuff a little better.” Lamar expressed. 
“You know, this actually got me thinking of that one episode near season one’s finale.” Morgan said. “Remember how the Galactica arc started?” 
“Oh yeah! The Nova explorers had to fight in Galactica’s tournament to save their galaxy, and she put Comet up against Nova for the first match!”     “You see, it was a really big plot point because this was where Comet-Chan’s jealousy towards Nova-Chan started to boil over, and we get to see what their friendship was like before the formation of the Nova Explorers.” Morgan described. 
“Then after Nova wins, we get a moment of character development where they re-learn what it means to be apart of the Nova Explorers, and made amends to their friendship.” 
“A bit cliche, but I personally think it was well done, and it solidified their friendship for the coming seasons.”
“Well now, you two are certainly well-versed in Nova Explorers lore.” Sofia joked.
“What can we say, we binged watched the first couple seasons last week.” She admitted. “Anyway, Lamar, how about I show Sofia and I look around the rest of the place, while you scour the other end for any rare merch you might have missed?”
“Sounds like a plan, little man.”
    The two shared a triumphant fist-bump, then briefly parted ways. Lamar went to searching the shelves in great detail, using his keen eye to detect anything worth noting. Morgan and Sofia went about in a more casual manner, however the former continued on about Nova Explorers lore and how it all connected to the central plot. Sofia didn’t quite understand it all, but eagerly listened nonetheless. It was fun wandering around in the store, it felt like so long since they all just let loose and had a good time. The trio almost felt as though they were kids once again running about the toy store. 
    It may have been for that reason that they nearly lost track of time; Morgan was dramatically acting out a pivotal moment in one of the latter seasons with a couple of figurines, when she abruptly remembered the schedule they were on. 
    “Hold on, Sofia!” she said, realization hitting like a brick. “What time is it?”
    “Uh- five fifty.” She stated, checking her phone.
    “Shit! We need to find Lamar and get going!”
    She nodded in agreement, and the two set off to find their Otaku friend. It took a few minutes, but they managed to spot him rummaging deeply in a shelf. 
    “Lamar! There you are!”
    “Huh- Ack!” He cried as he banged his head on the upper shelf as he came out. 
    “Dude, come on, we’re meeting the others in ten minutes!” Morgan said.     “Oh damn, we better get a move on!”
    With that, the trio hurried out of the store back onto the streets. After briefly arguing which would be the quickest path to take, MD-5 ended up cutting through a nearby alley way and out onto a major commercial lane. Despite nearly running into several people and maybe a lamppost or two, the friends eventually made it to where they agreed to meet.     “Finally! Good thing we got here in time.” Sofia said slightly out of breath, looking intently at Lamar.
“Hey, I was on a good lead towards a limited edition, so sorry if I lost track of time a bit.” Lamar defended. “Besides, we weren’t held up too badly now, were we?” 
    “I’ll say. Now where-” Morgan was interrupted by a ping from her phone. After reading it over, she looked around for a moment before spotting a couple of familiar faces. 
    “Guys, there they are!” She exclaimed. “Masa! Belle! Over here!” 
    The other two members of MD-5 turned to face the rest of their friends. 
    “Hey there, it’s about time you all showed up.” Masa said. 
    “Sorry, we spent some time at Anime Reach and got a little distracted.” Morgan smirked at Lamar. 
    “Look, a fan’s gotta do what a fan’s gotta do, okay?” He said proudly. 
    “Well, what are we all standing around for? I’m dying for some food over here.” Morgan said. 
    “Yeah! Besides, we still haven’t covered the Quazar arc from the fourth season of Nova Explorers!” Lamar said. 
    “Oh boy, here we go again.” Belle said in a half exasperated tone. 
    “Hey, that’s what you sign up for when your girlfriend and her best friend are anime fans.” Morgan said playfully. 
    “Regrettably so.” She nudged her a bit before putting an arm around her. 
“So as I was saying to Sofia, the Quazar arc really threw the fandom for a loop as it turned one of the main concepts of the series on it’s head-”
And thus she would nerd on, with only one other member of the group intently listening.
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williamsockner · 6 years
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LGBT+ Identity in the Time of Mindless Self Indulgence
Mindless Self Indulgence isn’t an act that could have flourished at any other time. The emo/pop punk wave was gathering steam; hip hop was still a novelty one could distinguish themselves from the flock by cribbing. “Random” Invader Zim-style humor was in the decline, while “edgy” no-limits humor was skyrocketing. Nerds hadn’t become the dominant force they are today, but due to the internet and the rise in manga and anime sales in the United States, they were able to access nerdy content much more easily. Youtube was taking off, music piracy was booming, and reliance on both radio and local record-store gatekeepers was at a low for young music fans.
Perhaps most critically, our national understanding of politics and identity at the time, particularly LGBT+ identities, was in a different stage of development than it is today. “Punching up” vs. “punching down” was not a concept that most people considered in their comedy. “It’s just a joke” was more widely accepted as an excuse for transgressive entertainment than it is today. “I’m an equal opportunity hater” was a common refrain.
Early in their career, the band released multiple tracks where Jimmy Urine, a man who was certainly not black, used the n-word. The “Pantyshot” cassingle was a treasured possession among MSI fans, featuring an early song that supposedly lost them a record deal due to being about lusting over a 5 year-old. Little Jimmy Urine sold kisses for a dollar to fans after shows, including to the teenagers. As a whole, the band made punchlines of racial and sexual slurs, rape and child abuse, school shootings, prostitution, drug use, incest, and just about every other taboo under the sun.
The understanding was that none of it was real and that none of it had any real consequences. Calling someone a faggot didn’t matter if we were all in on the joke, that homophobia was stupid. Words were just words. The identity of the speaker didn’t matter so long as their ideology was clear. It was something of an inversion of the way we publicly navigate comedy now, in that their identity determines where on the ladder they are to punch up or down, and the contents of their ideology is of minimal consequence compared to the text of their words. The context of a joke is not a matter of what the audience believes, but of the many complexities of hierarchy that society as a whole believes.
“Who cares?” asks 2008. “It’s just words.”
“How could it not matter?” answers 2018. “Words create culture.”
So LGBT+ identity in the era of Mindless Self Indulgence.
Describing the difference between 2005 and 2018 to young queer people is a source of anxiety for me, because I feel like the old woman talking about how she walked uphill both ways to the library if she wanted to read a book. It’s difficult, however, to put in perspective how quickly the culture around LGBT+ identities has changed. As dangerous as it is for queer kids today, they have much freer access to information about their resources and history than we did, and far greater representation in all forms of media.
When I was a teenager, I was the first person openly LGBT at my school, and my only point of reference for LGBT identities were Rosie O’Donnell and Elton John. There was no “Born This Way” yet, no Halsey and Hayley Kiyoko and Ellen Page, no Troye Sivan and Adam Lambert and Frank Ocean, no Miley Cyrus, no Laverne Cox. There were no empowerment ballads.
Which was fine, because I didn’t want empowerment ballads anyway. I felt disgusting. In reckoning with my LGBT+ identity, I felt small, broken, repulsive, confused, discarded and doomed. I was sickened in my own skin and filled with self-loathing because of my sexual orientation. Sometimes I still am. When I was 15, I drew a map of my heart, and in between the “fields of sexual insecurity” and “possibly irreparable damage” I had written “guilt!” several times and underlined it.
“You’re beautiful” didn’t only feel false, it felt invalidating. I was fiercely defensive of my self-hatred. I was working so hard at it, spending so much time and energy convincing myself I deserved the beating I was giving myself. To this day the barriers I’ve put up against generic bromides persist, and songs like “Scars to Your Beautiful” or “Roar” make me cringe. Maybe someone gets something out of them, but I can only think of the teenagers like me who used that sort of sentiment as fuel for their own self-abuse. I remember once bursting into tears at a “Jesus Loves You” sticker because it served as proof that the whole world was playing a joke on me, telling me that someone so unlovable should have some hope.
It was impossible to internalize that queerness was not dirty, unnatural and loathsome. Any attempt to break that association was drown out by the rest of the messaging we were receiving and our own tried-and-true mental gymnastics. Reassurance could not reach us at the bottom of the well.
At the time, I was obsessed with Mindless Self Indulgence with the kind of all-consuming adoration that only teenagers can possess. I aped frontman Little Jimmy Urine’s fashion, writing slogans across my coats with white tape. “What Do They Know” and “Cocaine and Toupees” were my ringtones, much to my mother’s chagrin. I had catalogues of bootlegs, lovingly sorted and pressed to CD. Mindless Self Indulgence populated my artwork, both in classroom doodles and in art pieces for my portfolio that I labored on for weeks. They were the subject of my college application essay. I met my first love on an MSI forum (which I moderated) and lost a few romantic relationships over my inability to talk about anything else. I owned every shirt. When I was hired on at Barnes & Noble’s music section, I would nominate Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy for the staff recommendation shelf every single week, and whenever it inevitably got recalled to the warehouse for lack of sales, I’d order it right back.
Sometimes my friends and I would go to the mall parking lot at night and blast Mindless Self Indulgence from my car, dancing around the empty lot with our striped stockings, fingerless gloves and Hot Topic trip pants.
This band kept me from killing myself.
“I’m filthy, disgusting, horrible, irredeemable,” we’d say. “People tell us we’re beautiful and we know they’re lying. I’m a freak.”
“Yeah, you’re fucking ugly,” the music said. “So what? So’s everything else. Have some fun with it.”
Despite the fact that Jimmy Urine has never publicly labeled himself with an LGBT identity, we young LGBT MSI fans claimed him as our own. We enshrined the article where he described being sexually attracted to anyone regardless of gender. We imitated and revered his gender fuckery onstage, the skirts, the pink suits and tutus, the eyeliner, his yelping falsetto leaping up from the masculine shouting, the way he danced. We pored over lyrics - that we transcribed ourselves in many cases, through multiple listens and endless debate - for those nuggets of same-sex attraction and gender ambiguity.
“I make a good girl but I make a terrible boy,” went one song. “These things in my pants that we’re all waiting for, I never really knew what that thing down there was used for,” went another. And the most sacred text of all was “Faggot”, off Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy, the most beloved record of the vast majority of hardcore MSI fans.
“I played that shit straight / blowing suckas to the side hopin' I get laid / now everybody knows / no way in hell I can ever live it down”.
Shit was a revelation.
Kitty, the drummer of Mindless Self Indulgence, once said of the band’s LGBT fans that listening to MSI’s music was like vomiting: it hurts at the time, but then you feel better. You got it out. And the band always cultivated their relationship with their LGBT fans. Gay marriage was one of the few political issues they openly took a stance on, in a time when states like my own were amending constitutions to protect themselves from Massachusetts’ same-sex marriages.
Thus, we had a place where we felt simultaneously seen and valued by the band, and unseen amongst the chaos surrounding us. The irreverent humor of the band created a safe space where homosexuality could be disgusting, but so was everything else. There was no shame at an MSI concert. You were listening to a man famed for drinking his own urine sing about whipping his meat out, who cared if you liked to kiss girls? That’s old news. We’re all freaks down here at the bottom of the well.
I’m 28 now, and I don’t know if the kids these days have an equivalent band. I don’t know if there’s a market for it anymore; I’m sure there will always be queer kids who have internalized the awful message that they are inherently unlovable, but I’m not sure if they can’t find more accessible and more inherently positive panaceas. I see mutations of the same style of humor in Willam from RuPaul’s Drag Race and in some of the undercurrents of Tumblr’s teen humor. “We’re goblins, trash, garbage babies.”
“Yeah,” my inner child says. “I fucking feel that.”
The paradigm of humor has changed since 2008, at least in my circles, and the reasons for that are manifold, political, social, capitalistic. In many ways, it’s been a good thing: bigotry can be exposed rather than cloaked in excuses. A basic understanding of social inequality is presumed of most audiences. People are responsible for the impact of their words, not the intent. “Equal opportunity hater” is seem for what it is: intellectually lazy and blinkered, the refuge of white guys who don’t want to own up to the fact that some jokes aren’t funny.
But I’ll always have a place in my heart for comedy that meets people where they’re at. Where we’re at isn’t always beautiful or acceptable or healthy, but sometimes it’s the place where we need the laugh most.
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syll-simpsss · 6 years
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Okay, so first of all, I apologize for posting this, because this isn’t exactly related to this blog and is more of a personal thing, but I just badly needed an outlet right now. This is pretty long and can be triggering for some (maybe), so please please keep off if necessary.
So, here it goes. When I was in my high school (not gonna mention the year, but that year was the best in the beginning - my favorite, actually - but it spiraled down at the end), our class got divided because of an issue involving the level’s top student, Mitch (obviously not her real name) and something critical that I already forgot. I should remember it because it also involved me, but now that I think about it, I can’t seem to remember the reason. Mitch was close to everyone, the entire school to be exact. She was so outspoken and free-spirited that it could be pretty annoying sometimes because you just couldn’t follow her lead (especially for someone like me who spends 36 hours a day fantasizing about my fictional boyfriends and their boyfriends). The people in our class didn’t exactly like her. They would say mean things behind her back, organize class meetings without her, etc. She wasn’t even elected as class officer, because there was some sort of rivalry between her and one of my other classmate, Cam (a nickname) who was her friend since they were elementary students). Cam was also close to everyone, but only to those in the same year as us. There came a time when Mitch became particularly close to me, despite us having different circle of friends. Not really close close, we’d just talk about books (she was not into animes and mangas), the past lessons, school competitions, exams, and anything academic related (god we’re such nerds). She would push me and my friends to join intraschool competitions, would sometimes study with us before our exams, spend lunch with us, etc. She was really loud and could be distracting sometimes. 
Later on that year, the class openly went up against her. I think it was some love rivalry thing that sparked it. It could’ve been before of after our Christmas party. I’m not really sure about the exact date, but I remember it was that season. I think she liked someone who was already dating another person. The people in my class said she was bullying the girl through texts, and that girl was in my circle of friends and the guy was in Cam’s. Then, one day, this issue got outed during one of our class meetings (Mitch wasn’t there of course, we were told not to inform her about it). It was petty how we were ganging up on her. I wouldn’t go into details about that meeting, because I couldn’t remember what we actually talked about during that time, nor if we actually talked about something important. But after that meeting, I began to feel like everyone was giving me these weird looks, even those from my circle of friends. And then I learned from my best friend that the others were blaming me about Mitch knowing that the guy was dating my friend, because I was “close” to her, so of course I was the only one who could’ve told her. I didn’t know how to react at that very moment. It was lunch, we were in the comfort room (aka where every girl’s secret gets outed). I felt so lost and I was waiting for my best friend to like blast it off as a joke, but she didn’t. Mitch hadn’t been spending much time with us, because she was preparing for the school elections (for our next year) in which she ran for president. (To clarify things, we elect the student government officers at the end of the year, and they serve the office the following year.)
Everything escalated later on. My classmates would ignore me, even my friends wouldn’t look me in the eye, only some of them actually remained with me. The class would have secret meetings without Mitch, but the next day she would know about it, and everyone would blame me for being the tattletale. I don’t even talk that much in person, nor do I ever use my phone. The only person I was most comfortable with that time (and always) was my best friend. There also came a time when everyone became forward and verbal. One time we were getting our books from our shared shelf. One of my classmates asked my friend if she could get hers, because she couldn’t reach it from where she was. When my friend gave it to her, she told her thanks and added: “Unlike someone here, who has a really bad personality.” And then my friend looked at me, and I met her eyes, and I knew at that very moment that my classmate was referring to me and that my friend also knew that it was me being referred to. Up to this day, those words still haunt me, and whenever I see that person (even once or twice at the church), I would feel this hate creeping up in me because I didn’t even do her wrong, and I would hate myself for hating someone because I don’t want to feel like that. I don’t want to be like them. Some of Cam’s friends would also ask me questions (though not in straightforward manner) about the matter. Our teachers also sided with them. During those secret meetings, our adviser would mention about the “telltale” (she even gave it a nickname which I decided to just keep to myself) who looked like an angel but is actually a devil telling those who weren’t present about what was happening. I tried my best not to let them get through me. I needed to maintain my class standing, because that was all I could do to lessen my parents’ burden of paying for my tuition fees. I was second in the entire year by a small margin, because I’ve always hated participating in class recitations. I hate speaking a lot, and I love writing more, so I made up with what I lack using that. Although, later on, when the year was about to end, one time our teacher got mad, she told us that who she was referring to all those times were those who couldn’t keep to themselves (pointing particularly to Cam and her friends) those who blame others for their own mistakes. But I didn’t believe her, because the very first time she mentioned the telltale, I was looking at her for confirmation that it wasn’t me like how the others were telling, that I was just being paranoid as fuck or some shit like that, but when she met my eyes, she immediately averted them from mine, and never looked at me again. I remember hoping for a hole to just open up under me and swallow me whole, so I could just disappear. And when I was home I just locked myself up in my room and cried as quietly as I could, because I didn’t want my mom to worry about such a stupid thing.
The following year, we got this weird arrangement where the 3 - 5 students with the highest score would help the teachers check the others’ papers. I would always get the highest in my homeroom teacher’s subject and a few others. I really enjoyed that class, because there were activities which made me think and actually participate in recitation (because it was necessary or else we would stand during the entire class as punishment lol). Then there was this guy on Cam’s group (he was gay and straightforward, and he was the first and only gay person I hated in my entire life, because I always end up crushing on gay guys tbh but that’s not the point-) sitting behind me who would blatantly gossip with his seatmate about how I only got good grades because I suck up to that teacher, how I don’t deserve being 2nd best, and how the one next to me (another from my circle of friends, but we were not really that close) deserved the position more. I was so so close to punching him straight to his face screaming at him about how he should just study instead of wasting his time with his disgusting way of thinking and making up rumors. Though, those weird thoughts would sometimes circle my head: like if I actually deserved it or not. I got some of my confidence back when the guy got moved to a different section the following year. 
On our last year, I couldn’t and wouldn’t look them in the eye (Cam’s group including her), and pushed through the entire year thinking about how I wouldn’t see them anymore after that year. And didn’t see them I did.
There were a lot more that I wanted to add but these were some of the points that mentally and emotionally affected me greatly, that even up to this day I would create different scenarios in my head about how everything would’ve gotten if I just spoke up. It could go wrong or it could go right, but at the very least I could’ve fought and stood my ground, I could’ve not felt defeated. But I didn’t. I was afraid. I was a coward. I thought more about becoming the person the people around me wanted me to be. Even now, there’s still that suppressing part of me. I also developed this weird habit of calculating if a person is real or not the first time I meet them through their expressions, the way they talk, their gestures, etc. I had told my college friends about this. That day, I had a panic attack and went home. They accompanied me to the railway station and was about to accompany me home, but I told them no and guilt-tripped them about how they’d be cutting class if they did. XD I could still remember the way my hands shook, my voice, and the cold sweat when I recounted everything to them. The next day, they welcomed me as if nothing happened, just asked how I was feeling, and I realized that there are those people who just don’t give a fuck about your lame backstory and just accepts you for who you are. (I haven’t told my parents about this yet, and I don’t know if I could, but I definitely would. I should. I knew they’d stand by me, but I just don’t want them to hate people in my behalf.)
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animusharmonia · 7 years
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At about the beginning of last school year, I began logging the random stuff I’ve heard or seen around the wonder that is high school. Admittedly, some of this contains some of my shenanigans, because who am I going to pay more attention to other than myself. Writing every single thing all at once would take a while (the document I’ve been using is nearly to 16 pages as of now), so this is just a collection of some of what I deem funnier or more bizarre. 
Class split into groups of 4. The four Asian kids teamed up. The one guy of the group whispered “Asian Invasion” 
The manga section of the school library had two volumes of yaoi
The manga section of the school library being mixed in with the comic section
The comic and manga section of the school library being in the middle of the non-fiction area because “its cultural”
“I can’t reach the top shelf in my house, and who’s going to help me there? My dog? I don’t think so.” 
“Wow! That’s so cool! I don’t care, I might tomorrow. No, wait! It’s Saturday!”
“This one is fancy heels, this one is fancy pants”
“Wait, it’s a different Louis?” “There are a lot of Louii”
“And then the guillotine was too slow, so they shot them instead” “...okay”
“This is due Thursday, right? Let’s discuss who’s doing what slide and leave it at that because yay, procrastination”
The Latin teacher teaching us how to say “Go to hell” in Latin when she told a story about someone in the Latin 3 class having asked what the phrase in question from one of their books meant
The radio was playing music over the gymnasium. My Immortal came on. “I’m so tired of being here” “Hah, same”
“Everyone knows what a coup d'etat is, right?”
We got the majority of the class
“An overthrowing by the military”
And we got this kid
“It sounds like something from Lion King”
“???”
Someone said “Coup d’etat” slowly, to the tuneish of “Hakuna matata”
The realization and understanding dawning across the class
Waiting in those minutes for class to end, a few people sat there quietly singing Hakuna Matata
“A coup d’etat-ta, what a wonderful thing”
“And this guy was like “Hell yeah, we want change…””
“Probably using different words”
“Well yeah, he used French”
“Is that a lacrosse ball?” “Yeah” “We’re in theater, how the fuck did you get that?”
One girl sitting on one of the plastic desk chairs with her knees to her chest, calmly eating a salad as she participated in the class discussion
One girl dislocated her arm in sports and, instead of keeping it in a sling, got this exoskeleton thing made to keep her arm at a 90 degree angle. She was way too excited to discover it was at a perfect angle for dabbing.
“I swear, if we have a pop quiz in that class I’m going to cry. Or kill a man. I can’t tell which anymore”
One girl all but sprinting down the hall as she let out some low shrieking noise, only stopping when she got to her friend’s side and leaned far enough in front of him to make eye contact.
“I was doing, like, six things at once and thought ‘What if the building fell right now? I would get nothing done.’ Because hey, it’s the end of the year, I got all this stuff to do, and it would be really inconvenient.”
One guy had a table in the lobby and stood, roll of tinfoil in hand and tinfoil hat on head, yelling about the Illuminati, aliens, and government. He was passing out tinfoil hats to anyone who wanted them
Someone walked into my Latin class wearing one and magistra asked if the guy was talking about the “Alluminati” instead of the Illuminati
One girl’s promposal where she called out the other girl’s name to get her attention as one friend to her right began playing “Never gonna give you up” and the friend to the right held roses. The sign she held read “It would meme a lot if you went to prom with me” in large shiny foil letters, meme in purple as opposed to the gold of the others, and a pepe in the bottom right corner. It was adorable.
“I nearly got a detention for reading in reading class. I was tempted to continue just for when people asked me what I was in for”
On a Latin test, there was a section where you were given 7 names and you had to give a fact about 5 of them. For Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, someone put “A species of alien that appears in the series Star Trek” and he got a point for that.
A girl put “Got a Yugioh card named after him” in small font for Regulus, but filled in 5 others seriously
One girl who is Very Passionate about Yugioh
The teacher was making hand gestures as he spoke. He paused in gestures with his hand outstretched, still addressing the class, and the person sitting right beside him reached out and gave him a high-five
The guy who gave him the high-five had hacked his (the history teacher’s) computer earlier that year
The common “Final” for jazz band is that the teacher brings in Rock Band and they play that
“I’m amazed, you can hear the lack of brain cells”
One meme of a girl wrote “I’M SCHLEEP” on the whiteboard in band. She took a picture of it and walked away satisfied with herself. A few minutes later, the band director piped up from the back of the room. “Hey, Ashley? What does ‘schleep’ mean?” “I dunno”
Someone hiking up their shorts to the length of girls’ shorts, pulling his shirt down so you can’t see them, and Naruto running a circle around the room
Due to state testing, classes were shortened. On the day of the final band concert, those involved went to their first three classed but remained in third (concert band. Those from wind ensemble were pulled in as well) and lurked there for the rest of the day to practice. Pizza was ordered and soda was brought for a celebration of sorts. The 32 pizzas ordered were emptied within around half an hour.
A group of three girls and two guys. The third girl declared herself the fifth wheel of the group, staring tiredly at the two couples.
She didn’t really seem to care, though, and generally could be found latched onto one of her friend’s arms. Both the friend and friend’s boyfriend didn’t really seem to care either.
The other couple, meanwhile, was fluent in innuendos and suggestive comments that tended to scare away the asexual fifth wheel.
“Freshmen, do not climb into the trash cans, thank you.”
One girl convinced some guy in class that Inside Out ends with the girl dying
“That’s not possible.” “It’s magic, shut up.”
“Why is the final cumulative? I can’t remember shit.”
One girl’s realization that graduation was the following day (seniors have been out for well over a week, it’s hard to tell) and the complaint at how “WE HAVE TO PLAY AT THE FREAKING THING, WHY DOES NOBODY TELL ME THESE THINGS?!”
One kid brought in wasabi candy. He offered some to his table mate before telling him what it was. He ate the offered treat with hesitance and a shrug, but the underlying regret was visible before long.
“I hope you know my scoliosis doesn’t like you.”
Some people (4 or 5?) in the corner of the room, taking the Rice Purity test and comparing answers
Apparently the sole girl of the group had the worst score
A math teacher who doubled as the theater director had his yearbook picture taken in a ghillie suit
The ghillie suits had been gotten for the production of Little Shop of Horrors the year prior
“I love getting stepped on!”
Someone was complaining about how their hair looked bad. Our teacher just “Yeah, tell me about it,” gesturing to his own balding head
One of the freshmen band kids after graduation reverently whispering “You’re free” to every graduate they passed
For graduation, all of the people of the band and choir were wearing muted colors - whites, blacks, pale blues, soft floral patterns, etc. - and then we have one cackling flutist in fluorescent orange
“If Kim Kardashian doesn’t feel ashamed, neither should you” - the fucking valedictorian speech
It contained other golden moments such as “I got to work with some of these students due to my participation in The King and I,” (Note: he was the king) “and one of them said something profound that stuck with me. He beckoned me closer and made me lean down and he whispered in my ear… “yolo.” Now, according to Urban Dictionary, yolo is “a term that should have stopped being used five years ago and means You only live once””
He kept looping back to yolo. “What does yolo mean to you”
Next day some of us from the musical had been talking about that the next day. The collective statement was “Hudson. That was Hudson”
“We were the first class to take keystones, and the last generation to not get touchscreen laptops. What a time to be alive!”
The “corner crew” of Latin class (the people who had taken the Rice Purity test) decided to get a group picture with the teacher. One person in the group is my book-nerd friend who had been placed there by the teacher in an attempt to break up their antics (it didn’t work, they absorbed him, much to his exasperation). My friend is the smallest out of the group, so they decided to pick him up. The picture was taken with “Te Amo, Latin” written on the board behind them, my friend held aloft horizontally, and magistra slightly crouched in front of the group with an unsure smile.
The corner crew also had done a presentation on how Canada is just a government conspiracy and also the government is run by shape shifting lizards
“Did you really assign a project? Mr [Last name], I am appalled! There are four days left in school”
It was a 6 prompt essay. All prompts had to be answered with proper sources and everything.
That got a lot longer than intended, so I only covered the happenings of last year (still 6.5 pages of nearly 16)...
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sleepykichii · 7 years
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11 Questions Tag
i was tagged by @pinkheichou @tiny-heichou and @salbelni so that's uh...that's 33 questions holy shit this is gonna be forever long lmaoo
Rules: 1. Always post the rules 2. Answer the questions given by the person who tagged you 3. Write 11 questions of your own 4. Tag 11 people
idk if it’ll tag you guys if i put them under the cut so! i tag: @tokyo-ghouls-eat-rawmen @kingtatsunari @bertoltssweat @sluttttysurveycorps @piningmarco @lesliebruhleria @iviarka @softymir @dallyingdivergent @levi-nyanchou @noodlesforlyfe  don’t feel obligated to do this!! 
1. Is there a book/movie that you’ve read/watched many times? Which one? i usually dont like rewatching/rereading things but my guilty pleasure is snk, i love to watch the dubbed episodes and compare it to the subbed episodes, i love going back and noticing details i couldnt bc i was reading subtitles, comparing manga panels to anime scenes, yknow, lil things like that 2. What do you love most about your friends? they try their best to cheer me up when they know i'm feeling down~ 3. Ever been a witness to someone doing something hella embarrassing? (You don’t have to tell anything about it) uh yeah, my best friend irl fell and literally slid down her stairs when she was drunk after prom last year and wanted to do it again 4. A fandom you didn’t think you would ever be a part of? tbh danganronpa. on my old blog, before i got back into watching anime, i thought their hair was rly...unique, to say the least, and didn't think i would ever give it the time of day 5. Do you have a “trash character” you like? komaeda :') and ouma, i know a lot of ppl rly don't like him lmao 6. Pastel or Black? black, i love pastels but i look rly good in black lmao 7. Pet peeves? when ppl ignore/interrupt me, unneccesary loud noises, lack of privacy, AND WHEN PPL CHEW WITH THEIR MOUTH OPEN OH MY GOD 8. If you had one free wish what would it be? (Wishing for xx/endless wishes is not allowed) i would wish to bring immense joy to myself and every person i crossed paths with! 9. What are your favourite tropes/AUs for your ships? holy SHIT im a slut for AUs. i lovelovelove actor AUs, zombie/post apocalyptic AUs, high school/boarding school AUs, college AUs, summercamp AUs, band AUs, coffee shop AUs, apartment AUs...i could rly go on but i'll stop lmaooo 10. Are you an emotional person? VERY 11. Are you more attracted to popular ships or rare pairs? i dont rly have a preference, if i see a ship i like, it's popularity doesn't concern me c:
1. Whats your favorite book? i rly don't know, i haven't read a book in forever fml i've already read all the books on my shelf and they're like...8th grade reading level :-// my most recent read was more than this by patrick ness and it was pretty good! 2. Do you collect anything? stickers!! i love stickers so much lmao what else...cute pins, and i'm slowly building a collection i call 'roadside paintings' where -- you guessed it -- i pick up deserted paintings on the side on the road. i currently have two hanging up in my room! 3. The last Song you listened to? sir sly - high 4. Do you like Tea? If yes whats your favorite kind of tea? fuck yeah!! tea > coffee, all day every day. i rly love blueberry acai green tea and papaya passionfruit black tea!! 5. Whats the first Anime/Manga you ever watched/read? if u wanna get technical, sailor moon was the first ever, but naruto is the first one i went out of my way to watch. the first manga was shugo chara! i would probably still read it bc the characters are adorable and the plot is interesting! 6. Whats your favorite childhood movie? pokemon 2000!! 7. Your favorite poem? the universe took its time on you crafted you precisely so you could offer the world something distinct from everyone else so when you doubt how you were created you doubt an energy greater than us both -rupi kaur 8. Your favorite Painting? i don't rly have one!! 9. Whats the most amazing thing that happened to you? still somehow being alive right this very second 10. Whats the Title of the last Fanfiction you have read? i wanna say it was something simple like 'roommates' or along those lines, i honestly haven't read fanfiction in a couple weeks;; 11. Write 3 Book, Fanfic and Manga Title that you totally recommend! i have the comprehension skills of a potato so idk if you mean three of each or three total so i'm just gonna do three total book: more than this - patrick ness (rly good, rly weird. makes you think about our reality a little more. worth a reread when you're finished so you can piece all the information together) fanfic: blue bear - afishoutofwater (snk/eremin - i was in tears by the end of this, it's so sad but very well written. major character death & angst, just a heads up!) manga: killing stalking (hoo boy. this isnt for the faint of heart, lots of dark themes along the lines of torture and murder. not everyone's cup of tea, and that's okay!! <3)
① What are you most proud of? this is probably stupid to be proud of but it's the first thing that came to mind even though i wasnt that good, i made it into my eighth grade talent show playing the keyboard i got up there in front of the entire middle school and fucked up tremendously BUT I DIDNT CHICKEN OUT! so!! +1 point for tay woohoo ② Have you ever been so impressed you were left speechless? if you mean impressed by someone's level of stupidity, yeah lmaooo, otherwise not rly ③ What’s your favorite time of day? 10AM - 2-3PM, i'm the only one awake during these hours (unless my mom has work) and the house is completely silent for once ④ Is there a certain song that gives you goosebumps everytime you hear it? history maker from yoi gave me goosebumps for a while but no song has consistently given me goosebumps lmao ⑤ Is there something, let it be a hobby/food/movie/book/song/etc., from your childhood that you still love today? i still collect stickers and i still rly love beanie babies...i also don't mind watching the berenstein bears/dragon tales with my niece bc those were my faves when i was a kid ⑥ What never fails to make you happy? my morning solitude and fluffy art/fanfics of my otps!! ⑦ Do you dream? If so, which one was most memorable? i dream sometimes, but my fave reccurring dream is where everything is neon, like the saturation has been yanked up 100%, and i'm just walking down a sidewalk minding my own business, and then it starts raining acid and everything starts melting away until i'm just kinda floating in the void lmao i usually wake up right after everything disappears ⑧ Who’s your favorite tumblr artist/writer/editor/etc.? Feel free to name/tag more than one! the first one that came to mind was @glassesgirl0401, rarepair mom for life ; v ; ⑨ What’s your favorite fanart? Could you please link to its source? omg i love every piece of fanart tht i reblog i cant pick just one!! i rly love how everyone has their own art style and ways of drawing certain things differently, the individuality is what makes art so amazing! ⑩ What’s your headcanoned sexuality/gender identity/romantic orientation of your favorite SNK character? omg there's so many tht i like aaaaa if i had to pick just one, it would be armin and he's hella gay :3 ⑪ ^May I draw them with their pride flag’s colors for you? AAAAAA PLEASE?? that would be so great?! thank you!!! <3
here are my questions, i tried to make them interesting! 1.) If you had one, what was your 'stereotype' in school? (jock, nerd, goth, etc) 2.) What are your favorite and least favorite foods? 3.) Who is your favorite character from your current fandom and why? 4.) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? 5.) What are your favorite hobbies? 6.) Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter? 7.) What's one obstacle you've overcome recently? 8.) Yes or no: Pineapple on pizza? Fries dipped in mayonnaise? Ketchup on eggs? 9.) What is your most resourceful skill? 10.) If you could pick three fictional characters to bring to life, who would they be and why? 11.) What is the end-goal for you; What do you want to do with your life?
thanks for reading this far lmao sorry that took a lot longer than i thought it would
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