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stellarspecter · 23 days
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even if it's not actually jatp s2 but just like a tour or new music or something I would still be mega hype. I would buy tickets to a jatp tour so fast u wouldn't even believe. and I would have the time of my life there in cosplay singing the words to every song. it's my eras tour
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murdertrialimagines · 4 years
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Kokichi, Kaede, Shuichi, and Kiibo X They/Them! Reader (Dream Soulmate AU!)
‘If it’s alright, how about a soulmate AU where the soulmates can occasionally meet in each other’s dreams, but can’t remember their soulmate’s identity when they wake up? w/ a curious, persistent, and thoughtful reader (they/them) and Kokichi(!!!), Kaede, Shuichi, and Kiibo please u///u thank you for all of your amazing work! ♡’
I am back from the dead. After three months of silence, I am back. I have a cosplay Tiktok now. Anyone want it? Story under the tag! 
Kokichi
When in dreams with your soulmate, you know everything about them, but when you wake up, you have barely a hint
A voice, a scent, a first name if you’re extremely lucky
And for you...
You had that laugh
 The laugh that this boy (it was a boy, right?) had that rang in your head everyday, awake or otherwise
 You of course asked him a plethora of questions, but could never remember the answers
 That didn’t stop you though, each night you fruitlessly searched
 It haunted you, in a way
 You had a small book younger you swore to fill with all of the things you could remember from those nights
 Yet all you had written was ‘purple’ and ‘laugh’.
 You asked all of your friends if they knew anyone with the two specific characteristics, but no one knew, or were too busy with their own hunts
 You sat outside the small cafe, taking a sip of your cold drink to balance the warm day
This is where you sat when you thought, as no one approached you and that gave you time to think
 And today you sat, book in hand to try and figure out the clues your brain has so helpfully left you
But the words seemed to be a mess of nothing mixed with more nothing
 “For the last time I’m not getting you the unicorn drink.” A stern and possibly annoyed voice rang from inside the shop, radiating out of the open door
 “But I really want it!!”
 “You got it last time and hated it.”
 “But I want it!”
 ‘Children’, you thought. ‘Never wanna be wrong.’
 After what sounded like a little hushed arguing, you grateful for the litttle quiet, the two seemed to hash out a deal
 “Fine. Unicorn drink.”
 “Knew you’d crack.” Followed by a distinct laugh
That child is a little- wait.
 Quickly standing up, rattling the table a bit, you leaned into the doorway
 A small teen balanced out next to a taller one, both donning grey and purple hair respectively-
 “Wait.”
 You must’ve said that a little bit louder than expected as the few people in the shop looked your way
 You kept your eyes on the short purple boy, until your eyes locked with his
 And the memories suddenly came flooding back
 All of the dreams you shared, the laughs, the arguments, the plans you two made for when you found each other, it all came forward
 “...it’s you..”
 The boy’s surprised face, probably from seeing all of these memories as well, turned into a grin one could only describe as childish
 “Shuichi!! My soulmate is right there! And they’re more attractive than Kaede!”
This earned the boy a shove, coincidentally in your direction
 He stepped closer, a slightly more serious look on his face
 “So, I’m Kokichi! Who are you, how are you, and what’s your blood type?”
 “Uh, Y/n L/n, I’m good, actually, and...b positive?”
 The boy, Kokichi as it was, cracked a smile, looking slightly down at you
 “Well, this should be an interesting development!”
 “What do you mean?”
 The boy suddenly took your hand. With a smile Kokichi started to drag you off, leaving his friend behind
”we gotta go boast to Miu that I got a hot soulmate!”
 “W-What?!”
Kaede
 Every since you started dreaming of your soulmate, everyone has noticed how refreshed you had been
 Some people fought with their soulmates, earning them the feeling of nightmares or never sleeping when they wake up
 And although you can’t exactly remember what happens in your dreams, you can tell how serene it is
Faint hints of vanilla and the sound of a piano being played, is what you would describe your dreams as
Everyone said you were lucky to have such dreams that refresh you each morning
But you secretly wished for a little more
People always believed the idea that the more outgoing your soulmate was, the more you could remember when you woke up
And you, you could only remember classical music
It didn’t bother you much, as you knew for sure you had a soulmate, and a possibly famous one, as your friends always teased you about
So as payback, you dragged them to every recital you could find in the area, forcing them to watch the pianist with you in hopes it was your soulmate
Yet you never found them, until you transferred schools
First day at hopes peak high-school, as a reserve course student
The uproar of bullying towards reserve students had died down before you transferred, luckily, but some still picked on the kids who got in without a talent
You had been amazed at all of the talented people in the school, gawking at all of their talents whenever they showed off for you
You were especially interested in all of the musical talents, as your soulmate had planted an appreciation for music in you
When you heard of an ultimate musician, you had a small thought wondering if she might be your soulmate, but that idea was quickly tossed when you saw how intense her personality was
You would definitely have remembered that
When you met her, you told her of your situation in passing, and your soulmate troubles seemed to stick in her mind
“I know every musical talent there is here! I can totally hook up my bud with a cute player!”
She began introducing you to every person who’s talent had to do with music, yet none seemed to be a match
It had turned to months of being at the school with no luck
 ‘Maybe my soulmate is just a normal person with a knack for piano...’ you thought as you laid on one of the benches in the school garden, arm over your eyes to block the sun
You let your mind wander, listening to the noises of nature, the water from the nearby fountain, and the kids chatting as they walked past
 You were almost asleep when you heard it
A soft humming voice, humming a small tune that sounded extremely familiar
Quickly moving your arm from your face, you sat up to see a blonde walking past, slightly swaying her head to the beat of the humming
“H-hey!”
You jumped up and grabbed her shoulder, the girl turning around surprised
“Yes?”
“I just wanted to know...what’s the name of the song you’re humming?”
“Oh, it’s Minuet in F Major!” The girl said with a slight smile
Finally putting a name to the song you’ve heard so much in your dreams, you smiled back before continuing
“So, uh, this might sound weird, but I hear that song in my dreams a LOT, so I was wondering if you played piano or something?”
She gave a gasp before her eyes lit up
“I do, and I play this in my dreams for my soulmate!” She stuck out her hand. “I’m Kaede Akamatsu, Ultimate Pianist!”
Taking her hand, you smiled at her once more. “I’m so glad to finally meet you!”
 “So am I! What’s your name?”
“Y/n”
“That’s a nice name!”
“Thank you! I’ve actually been looking for my soulmate since I came to this school, but none of the other talents have been a match”
“What bad timing!” She said with a laugh. “I’ve been out of country for the last few months playing in a championship!”
Kaede grabbed your hand, cupping it into hers
“I’m so glad I finally get to meet you, Y/n! My friends are gonna be so excited to meet you!”
As she began to drag you away you smiled at her, knowing how serene your life was going to be from now on, awake or not.
Shuichi
You had a great memory
You remembered a lot of things about your soulmate, their black hair, their strange hobbies, and the stories of their friends
Yet you could not find them /anywhere/
You first started searching for just people with black hair that matched your age, but that quickly turned out to be impossible
So you started looking for people with his hobbies, that many teens couldn’t be interested in murders, or mysteries, right?
Wrong
So you began to look for people who were possibly his friends, but that was near impossible as well, seeming as they didn’t go to your school and you couldn’t wander onto another campus
You closed the book you wrote all of your clues in, the entire thing filled with scribbles and ink smudges, writing and clues only you could understand
 You were walking home from school that day, a few textbooks as well as your notebook being carried in your arms as your bag was already full from the other assignments given to you
You looked at your watch, realizing the time you spent searching for your soulmate after class meant you had minutes to reach your bus
Picking up speed, you began to run, trying to get to the bus stop in time, paying attention to only your pace and the seconds ticking by
Running past a small patch of construction, you didn’t notice the patch of newly broken sidewalk, tripping on a larger piece of cement
Preparing to hit the dirt you braved yourself, closing your eyes
But you fell into something on the way down, taking it with you
Opening your eyes, you saw a boy on the ground next to you, a schoolboy by the looks of all of the books scattered along yours
“Omigosh, I’m so sorry!” You began scrambling to pick up your things
Adjusting his collar, the boy helped you as well as picked up his
“It’s completely fine,” he gave you a smile but you didn’t see it as you were looking for your journal
Spotting it you picked it up, managing all of your books into a carry-able pile
“Do you need any help? I’m shui-“
“I got it, but thank you! I have to run now!”
Giving him a small smile you began to run again, leaving the boy and his belongings behind
You had managed to catch your bus and your breath, and soon got home
Dropping your books onto your desk, you let out a sigh or relief as your arms stretched, joints popping slightly from being in the position for so long
Having nothing to do, you decided to look through your journal again, hoping that maybe you could piece something together
Picking it up you laid down and opened it, ready to decipher your cryptic dreams
But this wasn’t your handwriting
Scanning the pages, you analyzed the small and neat handwriting
 ‘Curious, rambles a bit’ ‘lots of jokes, I think (your hair color) hair?’ ‘Bubbly, but also dark at moments’ ‘I can’t find them, so I don’t think they go to Hopes Peak with me’
You kept looking at the book, wondering what had happened to it. Did you accidentally grab his? What were the odds that he was your soulmate, and had the same exact journal, for the same exact reason?
 Extremely improbable, but by the looks of what was in your hands, completely possible
You continued reading the book, searching for clues to his identity
‘Kaito said that I should just remember harder. He doesn’t get that that doesn’t work because he’s known his soulmate since before dreaming of them’
A kaito...wait you’ve heard this name somewhere
Opening your phone you googled the name Kaito, paired with Hopes Peak
You found headline after headline about the famed teen who is becoming the youngest astronaut in history
Scrolling through some articles on the page, you passed one that was headed with a group picture, labeled as Kaito and his friends
 And in that photo, albeit somewhat in the corner, was the boy you ran into earlier
Solidifying where the boy went, as well as his friend group, you closed the book and left your home, looking up the address for the boys school
By the time you got there, classes had ended for the day, kids swarming to go home or meet up with friends
You sat in the front of the school for a few minutes until you saw a familiar head of spiky purple hair
“Hey!” You ran towards him, stopping in front of him. “Sorry, are you Kaito?”
 “Yeah dude!” He threw a thumbs up, winking at you. “Is there anything you need?”
“Well um, I ran into a kid- I think he’s your friend? He wears the grey suit and hat?”
“Yeah, that’s Shuichi! I was just about to meet up with him. Whadya need?”
 “Shuichi...” you finally put a name to the boy. “Well...! I found his notebook and, I think he might be my soulmate?” You confessed, the last part of your sentence sped up in uncertainty
At this, Kaito lit up, grabbing your arm
“As a matter of fact, you are strangely similar to what he describes in his dreams! Cmon, I’ll take you to him!”
Before you could protest he dragged you off into town
He pulled you to the shopping district, entering into a small cafe close to where you and Shuichi first met
You eyed the patrons, finding the boy immediately in the back
“Shuichi!” Kaito boomed, causing you to wince as he dragged you to the table he occupied
“Ah-kaito! Who uh, did you bring?”
“This is...uh...”
“Y/n...”
“Y/n!” Kaito slapped you on the back. “They’re your soulmate!”
Both of you faltered at the sudden statement, looking at each other with surprise in your eyes
“My...soulmate?” The boy in front of you finally said before pulling out a notebook from his book bag
“So this must be yours?” Shuichi handed you the book, and you recognized it as your own journal
 “Yes!” You flipped through it, glad to see it unharmed. “So, this one must be yours?”
You returned his identical journal, not missing the flash of joy in his eyes as he grazed his fingertips on the spine “oh, thank you!”
You two stared at each other for a moment, taking in the idea of finally finding your soulmate when a hand was clasped on both of your shoulders
“So!” Boomed Kaito. “Are you two going to have a date now or what?”
“Uh, yeah...yeah!” Shuichi spoke, softly grabbing your empty hand. “I want to learn more about the one I’m going to spend the rest of my life with.”
The soft smile he flashed caused your heart to skip a beat. “Yeah...I’d love that.”
Kiibo
Everyone rumors of the very unlucky few who don’t meet their soulmates in their dreams
Some say they’re doomed for a life of loneliness, while others hypothesize that they will be matched with another dreamless person
Yet these people were rare, almost never heard of, so no one worried
But when you realized you never once glimpsed a potential soulmate in your dreams, you panicked
Was it just a late start? Was your soulmate dead? Were you defective?
 You kept your worries to yourself, opting to tell people vague answers when asked about your dreams
You didn’t want to be pitied, you wanted to feel loved
You knew it was fruitless, but you knew that some people who were known to not have dreams of their soulmates found them anyways, but that was just a rumor
Still, the idea that possibly, just possibly, you could figure out someone is your soulmate without a dream kept hope in your soul
You happened to find a few people who were dreamless, who told you that when they found their soulmates, it was a feeling rather than a vision
With this hope in your heart, you continued your life, everyday praying that a new encounter would lead to that one person meant for you
And while it never did, you kept your head high
Until your little brothers drone broke while he was playing with it in the backyard, accidentally flying it into a tree and snapping some wiring in it
our parent had asked you to take it to a local repair shop to see if I was worth it to repair it instead of just buying another one
So you went, begrudgingly, to a downtown store that had confirmed over a phone call that they could fix the problem
When you got there however, you noticed smoke coming out of the building, and gasped at the idea of a fire happening
 However, there were no flames in sight, nor panicking citizens or firemen
 Cautiously, you walked in
 Inside was a worker, the one you spoke to on the phone, you assumed
 And with him was a...boy?
 Smoke was pouring from the boys arm, as well as sporadic sparks here and there
 The chime of the door opening must’ve alerted the two, as they turned to look at the new arrival
 “You must’ve called about the drone,” the worker said with a small smile, eyeing the toy in your hands. “I’ll be right with you after helping this gentleman”
However, his words fell on deaf ears as you stared at the smoking customer, who stared back in return
Your vision felt blurry, yet somehow crystal clear
 A sense of weightlessness washed over you as the boys eyes lit up, quite literally
And then his arm gave a small burst of sparks that caught into a small fire
 The worker rushed to put out the fire on the teens arm as you absentmindedly walked over to him
 “Did you...feel that?”
 “I think so,” the boy said nervously, eyes shifting around your figure. “I’ve never felt an emotion like that before. Or an emotion in general.”
 You gave a small giggle, causing the boy to again physically light up at your reaction, and again spark his arm
 “Oh, I’m sorry!” You said, cheeks reddening. “It’s just...”
 “I’m your soulmate.”
 Taken aback by what the boy so calmly said, you gave him a bewildered look
 “I mean,” the boy started again, as the worker tried to quickly fix his arm, probably in fear of his workshop burning down. “I just have a lot of data on how dreamless people find their soulmates, since technically I can’t dream...”
 It made sense, his train of thought. As you looked over it was easy to tell he wasn’t really human. It didn’t freak you out however, as the feeling of simply finding the one for you made all of the worries in the back of your mind go away
 The atmosphere settled into an awkward silence as you stared at each other, until the worker closed the boys arm with a clang
 “There, done! Now please, leave before my shop burns down...”
 He turned to leave, but turned back to you
 He spit a piece of paper from his mouth, and you noticed it had a phone number on it
 “Call me sometime, I am quite literally my own phone so I won’t miss it.”
 You gave another small laugh before pocketing the slip of paper
 “Thank you, uh...”
 “Kiibo.”
 “Thank you, Kiibo”
I will probably disappear for another 3 months, so nag me to write!
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vietzuko · 3 years
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if we used to share a discord server, this post is for you!
hello! i am going to try to do this as anonymously and non-confrontationally as possible. i do not want this to be a spectacle or call out post, but i will say that i am quite disturbed by the way situations have transpired on the server. 
in case you didn’t notice, i left! when i left, i wrote a little goodbye post in #general, which has since been deleted. either the mods deleted my goodbye or they banned me from the server (which automatically would delete my message). in case you didn’t see it, here was my goodbye message:
hi everyone, i’m leaving the server. if you’re a POC who is interested in joining an ATLA server where POC can talk about ATLA and critically discuss race, feel free to PM me for a link! otherwise, this is goodbye. see you all around.
i won’t rehash everything that happened in the events leading to this, nor will i name names in this post. if you were on the server, you probably saw what happened publicly or you can message me personally, either here or on discord. if we know each other through the server and you want some clarity over names/events in this post, please PM me. 
if you are a POC in the ATLA fandom who is concerned by the events of this post and you would like me to clarify which server i’m talking about, please PM me.
i just wanted to share the very long message that i sent to the mods (on their prompting!) because i feel that it shows my perspective on what transpired.  unfortunately, this message did not result in any meaningful change, except for me getting banned/my messages removed from the server. i suppose that’s a type of meaning! haha. 
anyway. here’s the message. cw for racism, yellowface
hi MOD 1 (and presumably the other mods who will read this message)! thanks for reaching out. i’ve had some time to dwell on the situation and discuss it with other people in the server who witnessed it and reached out to me personally. this is going to be an unbelievably long message, so i apologize in advance and thank you for your time in reading it.
i think the first thing i’d like to do is give some context for the incident and to give my perspective on why i said the things i said.
i have PMed a mod about a racist incident in the server exactly once. it was when i first joined, and i saw a picture of a white person in yellowface in the cosplay channel. i didn’t know any of you personally yet (and this was before some of you even joined on as mods). i have since told SERVER MEMBER 1 about this incident and i’m pretty sure they mentioned it to you because i noticed you’ve changed the yellowface rule. but i think that the context of me pinging a mod about a racist incident and then witnessing another (although less egregious) instance of racism by the mods might explain why i am, in general, hesitant about talking to mods about racism on the server. i am just trying to live my life and experience as few micro-aggressions as possible.
i also think the fact that i regularly educate and push back against white people’s racially harmful messages in the server is also important context. i realize none of you likely know this, but about every two weeks i receive an unsolicited PM from a different white person apologizing/asking for forgiveness/asking for reassurance/asking further questions about their racism on the server. i’m glad people are learning from me, but this is a huge amount of emotional labor that i put into the server and its members because of course i have to reply and explain things and tell them not to worry and thank them for apologizing, etc. i know that these messages aren’t your fault, nor am i asking you to do anything about this. but it feels important that you know the price that i (and perhaps other poc in the server, although i can’t speak to that) pay in order to share space with you.
MOD 2 has even messaged me personally to thank me for educating people in the server and responding to racist messages, saying: “really appreciate how much effort you put in and everything, i was trying to type something up but floundering badly.” it was a nice message, and i appreciated it a lot! it also led me to believe that the mods would prefer if i engage with racist messages myself, rather than ping them, because it felt like i was just going to be more able/willing to articulate a response anyway.
so when SERVER MEMBER 2 messaged the zukka channel “thought that lives in my head rent free: Sokka's hairstyle in canon is just a warrior's hairstyle and has meaning because of that. Sokka wearing the same hairstyle in a modern AU is undisputably queer-coded” and nobody replied for a while, i assumed that it was because they had seen what i had seen-- a racially insensitive message that totally ignores sokka’s indigenous heritage and the history behind indigenous hair-- so i decided to step in with what i thought was a balanced response. 
SERVER MEMBER 2 then replied with a cheery “Fair enough! I will defer to your greater knowledge,” which i couldn’t tell was sarcastic or not, but i decided to be generous and to believe they were genuinely thankful for my reply, so i responded with a “you too can have great knowledge. i only know things because i read things. anyone can read things and learn,” which is something i firmly believe and also a way to divert the conversation away from SERVER MEMBER 2’s mistake, which i felt was the most dignified solution for them. i suppose this message could be read as aggressive because i didn’t use exclamation marks? but that feels unfair and ungenerous because i genuinely did not mean this message in a harsh way.
then SERVER MEMBER 3 jumped in and asked a few questions, which i read as a request for clarification, so i tried to continue to explain my point. it felt like SERVER MEMBER 3 wasn’t understanding what i was trying to explain, or at least i wasn’t able to articulate myself well enough, which was making me a little tired and stressy (and i was also thinking about my own race and queerness in stressful and triggering ways), so i decided to tap out of the conversation. 
me: dude i love u and i respect u and i truly believe that u are trying very hard to understand, but this conversation is making me kinda heated
SERVER MEMBER 3: I’m gonna step back from it because it’s not my conversation to insert myself into, which is what I did initially and apologize for
me: i think it's so important to engage + ask questions & i appreciate that u respect my opinions on these things, but i think i'm just. i have said what i need to say and now must sleep. much love to all.
to me, this felt like me expressing that i was feeling tired and upset and leaving the conversation, while still attempting to reassure SERVER MEMBER 3 that i still admired him as a friend. i felt like the conversation had ended peacefully!
i hope this helps explain why MOD 3’s message came as such a surprise. 
“the escalation to defensiveness and accusation regarding the original (relatively benign) statement was unnecessary and exaggerated. There’s an atmosphere of purity policing that’s been growing, which is why I took away the squick channel, as I assumed that a space that encouraged no repercussions was facilitating irresponsibility aggressive arguments. “
i truly didn’t believe i was being defensive. i was very careful not to accuse anyone of anything. in fact, i tried as far as i could to coat my language in “i” statements-- “i would personally not choose…”, “i would just. stay away from…” in order to avoid “accusations.” i was also trying very hard not to be aggressive, and i (and other poc that i have spoken to about this) believe that the idea that my messages were aggressive is racialized. just because a poc is upset about racism, it doesn’t mean they’re attacking you personally! 
i feel so hurt that my messages were wilfully interpreted in this way, instead of being read generously and from a more compassionate perspective, especially since i voiced my own upset and discomfort during the conversation. it distresses me to think that me expressing negative emotions is seen as aggressive, rather than a cause for empathy or care, and i do believe that this is because of my race.
if a mod had asked me to take the messages to the DMs or to squick or even just let me know that someone was interpreting my messages as aggressive, i would have changed my behavior. (like i said earlier, i spend a HUGE amount of energy coddling white people on this server. i am very used to it.) 
instead, i got the shock of 45 minutes after the fact, being publicly chastised and labeled as aggressive and being told that my conversation was “something nasty or unwanted.” 
the idea that SERVER MEMBER 3 was de-escalating a “clearly escalating situation” feels untrue to me. i was ready to move on after i sent my message to SERVER MEMBER 2, but he kept engaging me on the subject! (no hate to SERVER MEMBER 3 on this.)
i think one of the most painful parts of this whole situation is the implication that i was attempting to “purity police,” as though i am a person who picks fights just because i want to feel good about picking fights?? or to act holier-than-thou???? i do not do this. if you have witnessed ANY interaction i’ve had with a racially insensitive white person on the server, you will know this. 
i am simply a person of color trying to live my life. i do not want to fight about racism. i want to chill out and watch my cartoons. unfortunately, sometimes, someone will say something that i consider racially insensitive and i will do my best to engage and explain why i find this insensitive. that is all. (it is important to note that most of the time, when i see racially insensitive things on the server, i do not say anything because i am tired and it is a lot of effort to engage. i truly only engaged this time because nobody had replied to the message and i was just like, oh, fine, i guess i’ll educate, since no one else has!)
this whole incident has honestly made me really hurt and disrespected. i have enjoyed my time on the server and i have made some good friends there. however, it feels clearer and clearer to me that the server is a space where white feelings of safety (not being criticized for their racist content) are prioritized over poc’s feelings of safety (not having to witness and experience racist content). i sincerely considered myself to be an active and enthusiastic member of the server, maybe even friends with some of you, but it feels to me that all of our previous positive interactions have been displaced by this idea of me as an aggressive, overzealous purity cop who calls things racist for fun. 
i don’t even know how to repair my relationship with the server after this because i really do feel horrible and sick about the whole thing. i have spoken to other poc who also expressed their concerns about the way the mods handled the situation, even if these other poc weren’t directly involved, and some of us are considering leaving the server, if we haven’t already. (i would also like to note that these people reached out to me, unprompted, to make sure i was doing okay after what they and i interpreted as a micro-aggression by the mods. like, we independently read the situation in this way.)
(also, not sure if this matters, but i talked to SERVER MEMBER 3 the morning after the incident because i wanted to make sure he was okay, and we both ended up apologizing to each other and having a really good and productive talk.)
thanks again for reading this. i hope that you’ll be able to better understand my perspective on what occurred. i truly appreciate the work that you put into the server (especially as someone who also puts work into the server lol), and i know it’s difficult to mod a large server (i also mod an atla server!), but i continue to feel hurt about this. i know it’s hard to read tone over server messages, but i really wish that my (and SERVER MEMBER 4′s and SERVER MEMBER 5′s ) server messages had been read with greater compassion. 
...
and that’s all folks! i’m going to be remaking my blog soon, partially because this whole experience has exhausted me and partially because i have been meaning to anonymize my internet presence for some time.
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beignetbenny · 4 years
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If you're comfortable would you share more you projecting your relationship onto Zukka? I originally followed you from the grocery trip post and i honestly love that sort of thing
You... you want me to project my relationship onto Zuko and Sokka more? My relationship? The one where my GF texted me “if i cosplay zuko and you cosplay sokka and we kiss would that be crazy or what?” that relationship?
I have literally been DYING to do this
Zuko and Sokka met in their junior year of college (performing arts college because if we’re projecting we’re projecting) and the first time Sokka sees him he’s already like: I’m in love
Since Zuko is an arts student, his style is a little more on the quirky side i’m not gonna lie. It’s usually a mix of grunge and goth stuff with the occasional surprise like “oh you have a turtleduck pin on your backpack. Are those pride flag socks?”
Sokka already had a pretty established friend group, but Zuko had transferred back in that semester after taking a leave of absence for family reasons. So, immediately sokka takes him in.
Zuko becomes really good friends with Aang and Katara and Suki and Toph of course, as they spend most of their time together. With rehearsing, running to get food at obscene times of the night still in their dance gear because rehearsals ran long. They food hop and get boba at 2 am, coffee at 3 am, McDonalds at 4 and so on. They go out and get pasta at midnight and refer to it as pasta time. Only one of them has to drop that phrase alone in the groupchat and everyone agrees on a time. Pajamas be damned. They get away with it because technically they are student athletes
A joke by Sokka that is run into the ground by the time they sneak ben and jerrys into a Tap level 5 placement. Zuko is the only other one out of the friend group that gets the highest dance placement as Sokka. It’s understandable, tap dancing is very hard, its’ a difficult skill, and not everyone can do a winged time step into navy time steps it’s rightfully difficult and the timing is off
So... the two of them start rehearsing together more. It wasn’t that they didn’t a lot before, but the class was mostly split and sure they were definitely friends outside of classes too but Sokka felt like his super mega crush on the hot belter who came in with Aftershocks from Next to Normal was something he could get over. So he kinda stuffed it away the more they worked together. 
Then they get assigned a scene. An acting scene. An acting scene that ended in a passionate kiss. An acting scene the teacher said they were both capable of
So they rehearse it. They’re both dead letter perfect by the first night because they have expectations to live up too and both of their siblings just get things so much easier and suddenly they’re talking instead of rehearsing.
Three hours pass before they remember “holy shit we’re running this with blocking in class tomorrow we should probably get this right”
So they go through the scene, the emotions are pretty high, and they both lean in for a stage kiss before Sokka stops
Sokka: Wait...  Zuko: What? Sokka: This is okay right? I can touch you? I mean we didn’t talk about it first and- Zuko: Sokka Sokka: And I know this is both of our first scenes with a kiss and i really respect you as an actor and i don’t want to make you uncomfortable Zuko: ...Sokka Sokka: And I just want to say that- Zuko: You can kiss me Sokka: What? Zuko: It’s not a big deal. We’re both trying to be professionals right? It doesn’t need to mean anything.  Sokka: ... yeah...
So they kinda uh... kiss... and they don’t really stop... kissing
They do it in class and the kiss maybe plays off a little too well. The other classmates clap, the teacher gives feedback. His main point is that you’re supposed to be in love but you’re acting like it hurts.
And sokka makes some bullshit excuse about how he saw the character differently and Zuko tags along to that idea giving more validity to the statement and the teacher is like “alright, bet. You’ve proved your point. It’s probably not what the playwright wanted but this is about expression so i’m glad you feel expressed”
They don’t rehearse together anymore because both of them feel like they’ve gotten it and don’t want to ruin anything. They still hang out. They still have pasta nights. But things are kinda weird. But more than anything, Sokka really misses his friend
In the end, they end up having to do the scene for a showcase. Meaning that during rehearsals they have to do it again and again and again and again until it sort of just becomes normal
Good luck kisses back stage turns into kissing in greeting when they’re visiting each others dorm rooms turns to picking up food orders for each other. Never in front of people, because you can make it platonic. And realistically it’s only done so both of you can make the stage kiss feel more comfortable.
But that doesn’t stop Sokka from being like “woah man i’m getting mad butterflies when we kissed even though I immediately called you dude after the kiss broke"
So sokka comes up with a plan because as much as he likes whatever they’ve got going on, which he does because friend and kissing and cuddling is GREAT for someone who is scared of commitment because the chance of something happening to that person would literally destroy him and that doesn’t feel great.
Instead, the night of the showcase he gets all of his friends to hype him up to ask Zuko out with his favorite candy, a coupon to get pasta, and well... the obvious question
But Sokka waits until they’re in places like an asshole but also because he’s kinda terrified and if something goes wrong it could change the whole dynamic of the scene and they’d both flunk out of fucking THEATER SCHOOL AND-
And he shoves the snack and the coupon and a note he hastily wrote into Zuko’s hands before running to his own entrance to do the scene because he’s stage left while Zuko’s stage right.
And they do the scene, but somethings a little off. Zuko seems distracted but he’s also happy? like super happy? Like did the laugh queue and made it sound genuine instead of spiteful happy? And he smiled into the kiss? That wasn’t... something they did. But Sokka went along with it because the scene SEEMED to be working fine
And then they go off stage and the second the theater darkens, Zuko shoves the prop pillows into Sokka’s chest
Zuko: Fuck you Sokka: What? What did I- Zuko: I mean, yes, obviously yes. The hot tamales were a great choice but fuck you. Sokka: Yes? Zuko: Yeah!
And that’s the only conversation they get in because they have to help with the other prop changes but the moment they are finally backstage and their mics are off they kiss in the little hallways backstage that goes from one entrance or another
(at least they think they’re mics are off but uh... that was embarrassing and i don’t want to put that on them carrying on)
When the show ends and they’re both wiping they’re stage makeup off about to leave their director approaches them and obviously they both think they’re in trouble because they just did a 180 to what they had practiced for the last month but the director loved it. And then he asks them why it was different and Zuko admits that something finally clicked. And the director chalks it up to opening night vibes and that now they should keep it that way for the rest of the performances
The night the show closes they do a Gaang pasta night and the rest of them don’t even realize anything is different until Sokka reaches over and takes something from Zuko’s plate (which was usually off the table and would result in getting fussed at) that they noticed something was up.
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ladyloveandjustice · 5 years
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Animazement 2019
It was pretty fun! I did a lot more than I normally do thanks to Bethany’s enthusiasm (her first con!), so I should always go to cons with her I guess haha. She drags me out of my introverted comfort zone.
I was kind of an anxious mess throughout in some ways though, need to really deal with my problem of fixating and obsessing over dumb things and learn how to live in the moment and have fun like my friend does but idk. therapy. someday.
BUT ANYWAY,  we did a lot the first day! I saw a rakugo performance, heck yeah! I’ve seen it in video games, seen it in anime, AND NOW REAL LIFE. The guy, Someta Hayashiya, was pretty fun!
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I went to a Kotono panel and autograph after that, then that night, tried out a Sailor Moon panel . It was not super fascinating and I was anxious about not having a wide toothed comb for my wig so I left early and got them. Then I went to a Class 1A “After Dark” panel, basically My Hero Academia cosplayers making a lot of raunchy jokes and having fun. Events: Kirishima proposed to Bakugo, Deku won a pressing contest against Bakugo and also swore for the first time in his life (”I WON FUCK YEAH”), cosplayer wrapped each other in TP, shenanigans.
Anyway, then we went to the thing where we watched weird clips and answered questions about them to win prizes (stuff in the vein of the He Man “what’s goin on” vid). If you answered wrong u had to do stuff like take a shot of hot sauce.
Next day! I got into my cosplay (complete with in-a-very-sorry-tangled-state wig) for the morning! And went to a maid cafe with Bethany!
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It was really cute, they did a dance and everything.
I left early for the concert with Jennifer Cihi, though, which was also a lot of fun. She was very passionate about being there, gave some background about how Dic approached her (they specifically told her to sing “very young and very white” which uh. bout what I’d expect from Dic tbh). She had no idea Sailor Moon had gotten so big until a friend approached her years later, then got into going to the cons and stuff. She chose a bunch of Sailor Moon cosplayers to come on stage and dance with her, which included me because my friend pointed me out. I bought my Luna and glowstick from the Super Live, but had to drop them when we were asked to hold hands. She hugged us all but then got caught on my wig, which nearly claimed many lives the short time I wore it.
Anyway, after that was another Kotono panel, which I was surprised wasn’t as full as the concert one. But it was still lively and you can read more about it here. Her selfie with us from her twitter!
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I’m the civilian Usagi with the Luna.
 Then we went to the Fight Like a Girl: The Importance and Impact of the Magical Girl genre panel! It was pretty thorough, talking about the different perspectives surrounding magical girls and gender. She cited Akiko Shimada! It also talked common tropes regarding lady heroes magical girls subvert, talked about women in refrigerators and asked if anyone knew who Stephanie Brown was, at which point I yelled “I created a wiki!”. It was wild to see Steph bought up in a magical girl panel, I thought I was the only person who would ever cite her when talking about magical girls but APPARENTLY NOT.
But my favorite panel was definitely the La Soldier panel, about the Sailor Moon musicals. It was super informative- a lot of behind the scenes stuff about the early musicals and mentioning their connection to Saint Seiya of all things- told me a lot of things I didn’t know, and the guy who ran it was great! He even griped about the scandal with Mercury being replaced for the most recent SuperS musical cuz fanboys whined about her having done gravure shots (”sexism KILLS”) and was really cute talking about his crush on one of the guys who played Tuxedo Mask. AND gave PGSM a shoutout.
Unfortunately, there were two assholes throughout the panel who were talking loudly and laughing (Bethany said they were mocking the guy and the way he spoke, and they’re lucky my hearing’s so bad and I was so focused on tuning them out so I could hear the guy cuz if I’d known that I’d’ve gone off on them MUCH harsher and sooner). I turned and glared a bunch and said “hush” quietly bc I was afraid of disrupting the panel further, but it didn’t do anything, finally a Sailor Venus cosplayer told them loudly to stop and I joined in and then security kicked them out. Ugh. What losers. Why were they even there.
We couldn’t really get in late night panels bc it was so packed, so I (very badly) played a board game with Bethany and another guy at the tabletop gaming section (I was so tired I was even worse at following board game directions than usual, but fortunately they were both very patient. Then we went to a panel dedicated to ridic fanservice clips, but it was crowded and I couldn’t see subs and tbh already seen enough of all that for a lifetime, so I left a bit early.
And that was basically it! I did some kareoke on the last day and also got my GOODS:  a CUTE ART of all the Ace Attorney girls (Maya, Pearl, Kay, Athena, Fran, Ema, Iris, Susato- still gotta play Great Ace Attorney to meet those last two but I’M SURE I’LL LOVE EM), an adorable fanmade Athena keychain, an OFFICAL Makoto Kino in her school uniform keychain, a small Natsume art, some cute kitty arts, some smaller, nicer plushies of Venus and Mercury so they can hang with my other small plushies (unlike the huge in-hindsight-bootleg ones I already had) annnd some stickers for the laptop I’ll have to get to replace this one- Sailor Moon, Alphys/Undyne, Frisk w/ Flowey in a flowerpot, and Garnet). I’ll maybe post pics later.
Cosplay wise, there was SO MUCH My Hero Academia and Persona 5. Art was also dominated by those two, plus Mob Psycho. (I did see SOME MP cosplay, a mob and a reigen, but i guess the characters don’t stand out enough to be super popular for that?) 
Anyway it was a good con, glad I went to one for the first time in a while. Maybe next time I go to a con I’ll have my anxiety straightened out and have an even better time.
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How do you imagine Tenco's Story ending in your head?
that is a GREAT but UNEXPECTED QUESTION freshlybaked "spider" bread and i'm really happy to have the opportunity to try and answer this ageless question that has burned within all of us in the tenco's story iv waiting room community since 2013. it is an incredible coincidence (or is it? 👀) that i was just talking to Risa about tenco's this (edit: yesterday) morning so i am extra double super in the mood to talk about Tenco's Story today. so excellent of a coincidence is this that i am tempted to refer you to them in case you wanted to hear their thoughts on the matter that would probably turn out super cool, but that is neither here nor there; let us talk Tenco's Story.
i of course must mention my unadvertised and modestly detailed commentary on tenco's i-iii at https://shidiand.tumblr.com/tencos, presenting slightly interesting facts in an unwieldy and difficult-to-use format, but as it dates back to june 2017, i want to take some time to understand my feelings about the series once more.
tenco's story is a series that has a lot of meaning to me.
i took on my current name of shidiand in november of 2013. i was still in 11th grade at the time, 4th year of high school, and a very socially isolated person. i should say i was introduced to touhou in 7th grade, 2010, so i was still working through a 3 years-strong phase of trying to simultaneously both find an outlet for and bottle up an endless wellspring of awkward weeaboo-gamer nerd energy at the time.
i had my first real foray onto the internet in 2010, tried out twitter, followed some RPers and other people who had Cool Touhou Usernames. didn't really go anywhere. i had maybe 50 followers, i dont really know the count but it was definitely a) double digits and b) pretty low. didn't know what to tweet about. didn't know how to hit it off with others. i think there was basically maybe only 3 other people i ever properly interacted with. oh shit i was playing league of legends at the time. oh my god. i really did play league of .. oh my god. let's move on.
aw shit im super digressing amn't i. well.
this is just how it goes when i write essays on tumblr.com.
i'm afraid you're just along for the ride at this point so please do your best to enjoy it.
i got kind of tired of twitter at the time because i didnt know what to do with it. didnt know how to interact with people and didnt find the people i was following interesting, so i ghosted on out of there by the end of 2012. didnt deactivate it until like 2015 but at that point that was just burning away my dark history. anyways. november 2013.
--im taking a lot of time here trawling through old files on my computer, my tumblr blog, notification emails still lying around in my gmail inbox from twitter, the dropbox i didn't actually use but it had several tenco's story pictures on it but i deleted them so this was useless, ... to trace the timeline of this story and im really seeing a lot of remnants of dark history here you know? did you know i wrote a letter to a girl i had a crush on valentine's day 2014, slipped it into her locker, and anxiously hung around nearby at lunchtime to see how she reacted at lunchtime? i certainly didn't, or at least i made darn ass sure to forget about this incredible virgin incident and not remember it, ever, until i came across the records of it that i thoughtfully preserved for the me of 5 years later today. ok well now i have to read the letter to see if it was as bad as it just sounded there brb
ok so the good news is that it was actually very focused on being positive and full of admiration for the cool things she did instead of being a confession letter so i am very glad i was able to be a respectful chad 5 years ago, but the bad news is that the jokes, the actual sentences i put together. oh my god. but i mean. well. at least i got the spirit. its certainly a step up from this other person in my grade, WEEABOO ANDREW, YOU MAY RECALL THIS STORY AND HIS NAME FROM PREVIOUS STORYTIMES, THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND who came to school on halloween once cosplaying kirito from sword art online and got very possessive about people asking if they could hold his black replica plastic sword, and probably worse, dropped a "will you be my girlfriend" letter into the locker of my homie and fellow trombonist samantha, who was a little bit nerdy, hung out with the anime-likers who were actually sociable and fun to be around so you can imagine why weeaboo andrew was into her, which had i) a direct quotation from SAO chapter 16.5 (origin of the famous "glopping noise" line), and ii) a condom. jesus christ. i dont want to talk about this any more. next topic.
i also put this drawing of iku nagae and her skarmory (actually an albinoss from 18 DRAGONS) on the other side of the letter because it was the coolest thing i could think of drawing at the time. and i completely agree with 2014 me because it IS super fucking cool. hell fuckin yeah
https://shidiand.tumblr.com/post/76301993387/iku-nagae-ft-that-thing-that-supposedly-is-a
alright that was a fun little trip down memory lane but lets get back on track. november 2013. i started anew as shidiand. still awkward, still learning how to express myself and looking for my place among others. i followed some touhou bloggers, hung around r/touhou a lot as well. in december i got my first tablet for christmas, a wacom bamboo splash. i still use this thing! the usb cable disconnects if you bump it so i have to find just the perfect position to sit in whenever i want to draw, but its served me well. anyways. i was just starting to play around with digital art but i remember, probably just before new years, for some reason i wanted to find out more about tenshi hinanawi (i don't remember why. tenshi wasn't even one of my favourite characters at the time) so i went googling and right there on zerochan i found this:
https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=23525572
this was during my dark souls phase so i just went BANANAS at the sight of this. this was literally the coolest image i had ever seen in my internet life. That image alone made me want to draw in hopes that I could make something as cool as that someday.
it wasn't immediately after but i soon discovered tenco's story, and it was love. kannnu was my very first artistic inspiration, and for a long time, my only one. i absolutely idolized them at the time. since then, ive found other artists to look up to, in a more healthy manner, but to this day i still look up to kannnu, still admire their work a lot.
i played around with drawing, followed the lives of people on tumblr, started reading touhou fanfiction, made a new twitter. i met a lot of new people along the way. some people i havent stuck with, some i cut ties with, and some people i still keep in contact with today. over those long 5 years of being shidiand, i found a name (i used to use shidian and then shid, but someone called me shidi once and i realized that was a lot better), how to reach out to others, how to express myself, places that i could feel included in. this is why i owe a blood debt to evelyn, who permitted me to kneel at her throne and was like "yea ok you can join my discord server u seem cool". evelyn, if you were confused by me ominously mentioning this blood debt/blood oath in a tumblr reply 1-2 years ago, this is the context. those 5 years were like a coming of age of sorts, that i never had when i was in high school.
and my love for tenco's story, that inspired me to draw that day, has been with me since almost the very beginning of my time as shidiand. from the beginning, i have always encouraged people to READ TENCO'S STORY, like the kin of those who cry PLAY MELTY or WATCH SYMPHOGEAR. i think my very first sidebar description was something akin to a prayer, written in very choral language, hoping for the day tenco's story iv was completed, ..., "meanwhile, furious shitposting". kannnu's work, finding delight in whatever they chose to draw, has been at my side, all along. my true mentor, my guiding moonlight...
so that's why i still to this day love tenco's story so much.
let's talk about tenco's story.
tenco's story is a story told through single pictures. the plot is vague, and details are sparse. dialogue is rare. we only know what has happened; we seldom know why. furthermore, there are many gaps between scenes that the reader is left to fill in for themselves; we see only snapshots that form an hazy outline of the events that occurred, and must imagine the rest. motivations and explanations fail me. but even with a barebones plot, tenco's story has themes, and if nothing else, those have to be carried through.
the main theme, of course, is journey and travel, but there are also other ideas, too. i actually think they start to change as the series goes on:
book i, where tenshi runs away from home, is about striking out on your own. it's a very fun and unpredictable journey, together with a friend.
book ii, where tenshi and iku are separated, forces tenshi to find and rely on companions of her own even more. but they do so, and they are able overcome hardships, and there is food and festival.
book iii marks a climax, reasserting tenshi's goal of finding the sword of hisou. i feel like the journey shifts from a travel (visiting) to a path forwards (making your way through). perhaps this is just something i get from knowing the locations from dark souls (Anor Londo, New Londo Ruins, the Great Hollow), but the locations start to give more of a sense of verticality, like they're emphasizing tenshi's climb to the summit. the hardships and enemies are the greatest they've been yet, and right when they near the top, tenshi and iku start to bleed. the book ends on an uncertain note.
if i had to describe the type of journey and travel that tenshi and iku undertake, there's this sense of wonder at discovering new places, wandering from vista to vista in delight, but also a sense of conquering, making it through a difficult patch. the sequence from pages 2-44 to 2-51, taken together, convey this sense of overcoming the best. it's one of my favourite parts. again, although the tone definitely starts to lean towards struggle in book iii, i think tenco's sense of wonder really is the heart of the series. there's no map of the world, no predicting where tenshi and iku will end up next. and through their travels, though they come across many enemies, they also find friends -- places of refuge, places full of life, people who will look after them for a few days, companions who will stay with them for the rest of the journey. at the end of book iii, we see a long haired tenshi with purple hair being impaled by the sword of hisou (3-33, see also this extra illustration that risa pointed out to me http://sinnnkai.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-195.html), and regular short haired tenshi continuing on her journey (3-42). if we ignore the out-of-story images where tenshi has the sword of hisou, tenshi has actually only ever used her sunlight blade (2-24, 3-26, etc), so i think that the long haired tenshi on 3-33 is a different person altogether. (if i had to guess, she might be the purple haired woman in the top left of https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=35443328 as we have never seen that woman appear anywhere.) she probably has something to do with the flashbacks at the end of book ii and she might somehow be short-haired tenshi at the same time, but this is just speculation.
however, in 3-43, tenshi's hair is rather blue, so i don't know if this is the purple haired woman or not. if it is, tenshi is probably still fine and closing in on the summit, but if it isn't, then it's very worrying to see a picture of tenshi without any of her companions. it's very ominous.
meanwhile, iku, while climbing the red carpeted corridor, is stabbed, and disappears for a few pages. there's a black page, a shot of a shrine that strongly resembles the hakurei shrine, and a picture of iku standing behind someone in a tux, with the line "In the past, I was saved by the lady I was serving, you see?". and then iku wakes up in a field of flowers.
i think what this scene makes clear is a theme that has continued to appear and reappear throughout every book of "being saved, being aided by someone's kindness".
i think another theme that is implied and has to be addressed by this story of running away from home is "return". something im imagining is that the reason tenshi makes finding the sword of hisou her goal is because she wants to have something to prove herself with, to vindicate her when she comes home. but i don't think she needs to prove anything, and i ultimately think that she would be happier spending the rest of her life exploring.
so i think this should be what happens in the ending.
open on iku's journey, and give her a long sequence of travel without seeing tenshi. underline her newfound resolve. she climbs to the summit with albinoss, and finds the rest of tenshi's companions fallen. and in the last room is sword of hisou tenshi, who has lost herself, and it comes down to iku to bring her back. after a difficult battle, when both of them are on their last legs, iku is unable to stand any longer. but at this moment tenshi sees her companions struggling to get back up and reach her, and that's what brings her to her senses. and iku gets to see how many friends tenshi's been able to make on her own, and they finally and properly reunite. together, tenshi and iku carry each other out of the last room.
i don't think it's necessary to return to heaven. as a conclusion, dedicate some time to tenshi and iku travelling together. they're on their way back, revisiting old friends who helped them along the way, enjoying the journey. their last stop is the house of the elderly nawis (1-42). tenshi shows off the sword of hisou; she decided to keep it not as a trophy to show her family but as proof of the bonds of her companions. surrounded by friends, tenshi and iku decide to part ways with each other, knowing that the other will be alright. iku drifts among the clouds once more, and tenshi sets off for the horizon.
that's the plot that i'd write/just wrote. i don't really expect tenco's story iv to ever come out, though. i mentioned my first sidebar description earlier in this essay, but of course, you can see that it's been changed. 2 years ago, i read my hopeful prayer once more and was struck with a terrible melancholy, so now it reads this: "having come to terms with the fact that tenco's story iv will never be released, i can still live, knowing that the spirit of the journey will live on through kannnu's original works [...] meanwhile, furious shitposting".
on one level, tenco's story is a story, but in the process of following it, i came to think of the work itself as a journey too. you can constantly see kannnu's improvement between and even within each book. they have always drawn whatever they liked; what plot matters in the face of "I wanted to draw a beautiful sky." "I wanted to draw a fantastic battle." "I wanted to draw Dark Souls and Monster Hunter and Pokemon and Brave Fencer Musashi and Bokura no Taiyou and Touhou."
its not really kannnu's style to go back and tie up old ends. they just draw whatever makes them happy. so as i watch them continue to draw beautiful places and fantastic creatures, new characters heading out on journeys of their own or just enjoying their everyday lives, it's as if tenco's story never ended. the limits and consistency of that world ignored, and a new one springs up; in a way, the world of tenco's, which had such thin boundaries, just gets bigger.
but even so, having said all that, i still see them draw that short-haired tenshi from time to time. it makes me happy to see them remember tenco's story with such fondness. often crossing over with orion or roar or elweiss, you can see tenshi on another journey.
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thetaekooklibrary · 7 years
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hi! glad u opened ur inbox again, do you know any fics like mindheist's to live again? childhood aus or royalty aus in general are fine. like not the ones in ur tag tho, i already scrolled past through that. thank u!
royalty/historical aus
Oh Darling, Stand By Me by Beatitudinem - Kim Taehyung had never coped well when there was an angry alpha around, no matter that he wasn’t the object of their fury. Wisely choosing to keep his mouth shut, he ignored the flaring annoyance building up inside his chest at being treated like a frail and delicate porcelain doll who didn’t know any better, once again. He wasn’t frail.He wasn’t delicate.And he also wasn’t anywhere near ignorant. “And how do you suggest we do that?” Alpha Jeon asked eventually, tiredly taking a seat when he realized Alpha Kim was not about to open his mouth any time soon. “How else, Alpha Jeon,” Alpha Park said easily, an eerie smile taking over her lips as she regarded both the kings levelly, “Just like we have sealed our alliances with one another, of course.”
chasing after the world (brings chaos). by GIRIRON - Magic, and holding Taehyung, were both like the moon reflected in water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken. And Jeongguk knew he wasn’t a great man, nor a great illusionist, simply a convincing actor - but one who would hang Taehyung up in the night sky, where he belonged, in this dew drop of a world.
where the sun beats by maxx - In that moment, Taehyung knew he would steal the stars time and time again. If it meant Jeongguk would come out of the Summer Palace and trek towards the Winter Kingdom, bringing with him the phenomenon of the dark night twisting and turning into an aurora borealis, then he would grasp hold of the very sun that Jeongguk’s kingdom had praised over and pluck it straight out of its cradle. Or, Jeongguk is an artist struggling to get by and Taehyung owns a magical store that sells blankets. They (re)discover an extraordinary life – a life which should have been nothing more than a dream.
The Mayfly King by GloriousSloth - They wanted to become heroes. But war is cruel and doesn’t care about the wishes of men.
i’ll return to you (a promised handful of orange blossoms) by meanho - “Do you think he’s cosplaying an anime, or manhwa?” Jimin asked, voice in a trance. Taehyung understood his confusion because it wasn’t every day you see a person dressed as fine as the king of Joseon himself stumbling through a crowd and knocking over some Sailor Mercury’s wand. “Hmm, maybe he’s going for someone from Yona of The Dawn?” Jimin scoffed, “Yeah right, more like my 9th grade text book.” (or, the taekook Rooftop Prince AU!!)
(kinda royalty au? royal guk in modern era anyways lol)
we watched the sunset (over the castle on the hill) by peaceminusme - Jeongguk had always known that warriors like himself lived like cherry blossoms; bursting into colour, and falling at the height of their youth and glory. To flower - ever so briefly and brilliantly; and to lay down one’s life, for a master worth dying for.
Under the night by ohnami - Once upon a time there was a slave whose eyes seduced the prince of the Jeon kingdom. His dance and beauty mesmerized one of the most important man in the country who slowly fell for him.
We Were Born from the Sun by tyuoi - It’s 1903 and Jeon Jeongguk, son of a wealthy nobleman, leads a lackluster life— mediocre at best. That was until he met Kim Taehyung, a demon, who claims to be his soulmate. inspired by the prompt: why have a guardian angel when you can have a half decent demon?
childhood friends
sitting, waiting, wishing by serenitae - Jungkook always waited for Taehyung to come home. –“you’re always going to be my best friend, but I want you to know that I’m in love with you. And you don’t have to do anything about it, I totally understand, I just don’t like seeing you hurt when I sometimes avoid you. It’s just me trying to save myself, you know?”
All the Years of Us by TrappingLightningBugs - From the moment a new family hobbled into town, having come a long way for sanctuary, Taehyung had eyes only for Jeon Jungkook.
Soaked Cereal (a Cinnamon Crisp drabble collection) by teatimetaemint - They have always been like this, have always belonged right next to each other.(prequels toCinnamon Crisp)
little do you know by aeterisks - Taehyung has been running away from Jeongguk for seven years. Now is the time to be brave. (Or, Taehyung is a producer who goes back to his hometown to find a new artist to give his song to. What he didn’t expect was for it to be Jeongguk, his first love.)
Till Death Do Us Part by De_Snakeu - Friends by the age of ten. Lovers who swore to love each other till death do them part by the age of twelve. Weeks later, something did do them part, but it wasn’t death. Kim Taehyung, went missing.
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chickenfetus · 7 years
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ALL!!!! (also the gemini sqUAD LOL)
im gonna enjoy a nice cup of water while doing this bc idk a tea (update i didnt drink water at all and now im dying of thirst,, also undercut bc many)
1: Golden mornings or peachy sunsets?
i dont wake up early enough to see the sunrise and when i do i never manage to take pics bc of school so peachy sunsets
2: Sugar cones or waffle cones?
idk what a sugar cone is but i like waffle cones!!! havent eaten ice cream with a cone in forever though,, i rarely eat ice cream now
3: Do you wear scarves often? do you have a favorite?
listen…. its about 33 degrees everyday but even if im in a colder country i dont wear scarves
4: How long do you lay in bed before you finally get up?
this depends?? on how motivated im feeling lmao never more than 10 minutes though because if i lay awake for that long ill just fall back asleep
5: Is there a food you’ve never had but always wanted to try?
i dont think so?? im bad at trying new things especially food
6: What does your umbrella look like?
i dont.. go outside often and whenever i do i take public transport so basically everythings sheltered so i never had a need for umbrellas
7: Do you listen to ASMR?
ive only listened to one everybody please listen to this gift
8: Rain storms or a light drizzle?
both, preferably when im indoors
9: What’s a little thing in life that you love?
hm??????????? my tags lmao 
UPDATE: i also really like reading other people’s tags and their rambles that is all
10: Favorite color aesthetic?
does the word aesthetic make this question any different from a normal favourite colour question???? if it doesnt then sky blue 
11: Wobbly lines or using a ruler?
in this house we draw lines with no ruler like men (but also because even if i did use a ruler it wouldnt be like… straight idk i cant use rulers
12:  Bright colorful living room or neutral cozy living room?
neutral cozy living room but i also love basking in sunlight 
13: Do you have any candles? what scents are they?
im not a big fan of heavy smelling products so i dont own any candles
14: Have you ever rode a horse?
i dont think so??????? ive seen horses before though
15: Do you have glasses?
without my glasses i wouldnt be able to read these questions lmao and . .. theyre also a result of watching pokemon too closely to the tv at a young age… its been like 10 years since i got glasses
16: What’s a language you’d like to speak?
japanese i tried speaking it but i got 2 embarrassed to say anything properly while i was in japan (i cant even speak english properly to a friend whyd i think i could speak another language to a stranger beats me) 
17: What’s your favorite season and favorite month in that season?
my singaporean no season ass: ? but autumn and november (is this cutting it too close to winter? idk my seasons)
18: Do you have a favorite pair of socks?
hm not really i just wear blue ankle socks a lot but my friend did give me a pair of pokemon and gudetama socks before and i adore those although i lost the gudetama ones in the uk last year she got me another pair whatd i do to deserve her?
19: Favorite Ghibli and/or disney movie
m .. um? big. hero 6?????? 
20: Disney, Dreamworks, or Pixar?
my dumb ass didnt know they were different
21: What snacks do you usually get at the theater?
i rarely go and watch movies anymore but when i did watch a lot of movies with my friend at the theater we’d get afternoon shows and sneak mcdonalds in lmao
22: What’s an underrated video game/ movie/ show you love and think it needs more recognition?
how about band? day6 i only ever play pokemon + sif + bandori so i cant say much and i rarely watch movies and a show? if its an anime id say the one i mentioned before in my one text post 
23: Would you fill your house with plants if you had a green thumb?
not really rip 
24; All plants are great but do you have a favorite?
HM mmmmmm there was this one but i forgot the name lmao pass
25: Do you have a favorite type of art style? (eg: soft looking, no to little color, sketches, crisp and clean, minimalist, pixel art etc.)
when im the … audience? what do u call it???? i like seeing all kinda of art styles!!! everyone has their own unique art style and i love it all :o
for ME,, , ive been doing art for 6 years maybe and i still cant do shit
26: What would you do if someone gave you flowers?
i would die straight up die thats such a soft concept i cant imagine myself receiving flowers thats 2 sweet oh my god wtf id combust??? i prefer leaves though is that weird i picked some nice leaves recently and im gonna give those to my friends
27: Do you like nicknames?
giving and having nicknames is my favorite past time
28: Do you still watch shows you watched when you were a kid? even from time to time?
pokemon lmao thank u 4 not ending it…. the animation has only improved and im so proud to have been watching it since the start pokemon is my special thing i love it so much!! an interest that never died down, with an anime that stays super like idk to my preference? i tried watching the new digimon stuff but i just couldnt :^( im glad they made ash stay the main character 
29: Do you still like old memes? (tell the truth)
never forget dat boi
30: Favorite Halloween costume you dressed up as? (if you don’t celebrate halloween have you ever cosplayed or would you like to? who did you cosplay as?)
we dont celebrate halloween and i would never cosplay, big shoutout to cosplayers though!!! they put in so much effort and just, respect!!!!! 
i dont know if this is an actual memory because i dont remember well but when i was younger i thiNK? i had to dress up as a swan thing i have no clue i dont even remember the performance but i might have had to ?? and dance??? or act i dont remember everythings fuzzy but i dressed up a swan once? in kindergarten ????? 
31:  Are you a fashionable person?
i have the worst fashion sense and even though jeans are nice once again the weather here doesnt allow me to be as fashionable as i can be
32: Do you like watching holiday movies?
not realyyy??? the jack frost (rip) movie was ncie????
33:  Cookies or brownies?
i live 4 chocolate chip cookies but too much is . . not preferable
34: Do you blow in the cold air just to see your breath?
no i hate breathing in & out from my mouth
35: Do you find the crickets chirping outside your window relaxing?
WELL from the great cockroach ordeal last night id probably die bc we live in an apartment building so the only way id be hearing crickets would be if they were in the ROOM 
36: Do you like cobblestone streets?
my only knowledge of cobblestone is from minecraft so idk
37:  How often do you doodle?
when school was still relevant i would doodle as soon as i picked up a pencil lmao i try not to anymore bc i doodled on my math assignment and forgot to fucking erase it and my math teacher called me out
38: When was the last time you blew bubbles?
a year ago?? i dont remember but i do remember when i was younger id try and blow bubbles at the void deck do yall kno what that is its just a space near the lift lobby anyway i swallowed the soap thing idk u know how ur supposed to blow? well i sucked the soap in yum
39: What’s your favorite random piece of decor in your house and room?
in my room its the bed and in the house its the water bottle that contains water
40: Do you bite your fingernails off or clip them more often?
i………………………… i dont actualy kno how to clip my nails and my mum would kill me if i tried but i dont bite my nails either
41: Any birthmarks?
not that i know of
42: Thoughts on freckles?
ive never actually seen someone with freckles in public before but theyre good stuff i gueess?? i dont actually have an opinion on them? everyone says theyre cute and all but im just ??? not that i hate freckles tho if u have freckles? thats cool! 
43: First video game you ever played?
pokemon pearl?? either that or megaman on my ps3 OR the bomb square guy????? idk the game name but.. ya
44: what type of bird do you hear most often outside your door?
i dont know what the bird species are but theyre small black birds not crows idk
45: Do you use gifs/ memes a lot when replying to people?
memes yes gifs no bc im not lame like jen
46: Thoughts on spring?
no comment?? i mean? its nice??????? i guess ??? if we had a spring
47: Ideal temperature outside?
oh boy 20 degrees would be enough for me but its never gotten that low before sunny island’s life
48: Cloudy, partly cloudy, or clear skies?
i like clear skies when its bright! but not too sunny and not too warm!!!!! clouds are nice to look at too though
49: How often do you hear airplanes outside?
yeah we live near an airport i dont think anybody uses????
50: Do you enjoy windy days?
windy days are my SHIT back in school our basketball court was open spaced and whenevr wind blew we could feel it man thats the life right there but i hate windy days when im sitting at home bc it flows the curtains rigth into my face i like the feel of the wind and the smell of fresh air but… curtains in my face? not 2 great so rip i close all the windows lmao
okay thank u so much 4 asking falen i love you and wow this was a lot
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ask-fem-usa · 7 years
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//It’s that time again! Before I post a thing I just wanted to address all the ooc asks/comments/things I’ve been tagged in. If you’re on mobile, I’m so sorry.
EDIT: Also now I actually put in the memes I was tagged in. Whoops.
First things first!
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THANK YOU FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES EVEN THOUGH I’M HERE LATE. If you didn’t know, it was back in March. I’ve been gone a while. I love you guys for these, though. (Also idk about that second-to-last ask lmao pls explain I’m old. I still don’t get the bone hurting juice meme.)
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Thank you?!?! So much?!?!?!?!? I really didn’t have a great starting point, but this blog’s given me so much practice and inspiration, so this is so great to hear! I hope to keep you smiling! Also! Your blog is super cute, I love it! I especially love all the little mannerisms and eye rolls in your gifs, you’re a treasure.
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*hacker voice* I’m in.
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You guys are the sweetest and I cannot deal, I hope good things happen to you. May you never step on a lego or forget your tea while it’s steeping.
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There are about fifteen asks about states that I counted :’D I aspire to design all 50! I don’t know WHEN, but I WANT to! But that also means that I’ll be looking into every state in-depth when I design them. I would never want to make a state misrepresent you guys, I want you to love them ;u;
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...SHIT U RIGHT
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UM?! EXCUSE ME HI I’M SUPER GLAD THAT YOU’RE ON MY DASH AGAIN. LADIES, GENTS, NONBINARY FRIENDS, BEHOLD ONE OF THE FIRST COSPLAY BLOGS I FANGIRLED OVER, THANKS FOR THE LOVE I’LL GO DIE NOW THANKS <333 Seriously though @askagrumpyfemnation, you’re still a fave and I’m trying not to stalk the blog and I wish you the best!!
Munday Tag
Tagged by @ask-gerfra
Rules: You must answer the questions and tag 20 followers you want to get to know better.  I don’t wanna pressure anyone, also I’m a lonely goober.
Height: 5′2
Star sign: Pisces
Time now: 5:23PM
Last thing googled: ...Red Velvet Seulgi
Fave music artist: Well right now it’s torn between Red Velvet, Florence + The Machine, and Zedd
Song stuck in head: Moonlight Densetsu (I’m still trash)
Last movie: Rogue One
Last tv show: New Girl (I think?)
What I’m wearing: A Labyrinth t-shirt and dark pink pajama bottoms
When I created this blog: October 24
Stuff I post: Mostly drawn asks, a few text replies, and the random splurge of ooc info
Do I get asks regularly: When I’m active lmao
Why the Url: A lot of others were taken. I still wish I did “nyo” instead of “fem” tho ;u;
Gender:  Female
Hogwarts House: Gryffindor (because I’m basic)
Pokemon team: Depends on the game version, but I always need Swampert
Favourite Colour: Teal/Aquamarine
Average hours of sleep: How many I need: 9-10. How many I get: 7
Lucky #: 9???
Fav character: Torn between APH Hungary, APH England, and Nyo!America
Dream job: Illustrator/Concept Artist
# of blankets: I live on the west coast. I have one. Unless it’s cold. Then 7.
Following: Mostly other art aph blogs, but I do follow some friends who rp and just generally entertaining blogs too
Tagged by @ask-the-black-magic-trio
Rules: put your music library on shuffle and list the first 10 songs that come on and tag 10 people
Wildest Dreams--Taylor Swift Full Moon--Sunmi ft. Lena Shadows--Lindsey Stirling Cough Syrup--Young the Giant Pity Party--Melanie Martinez Crazy--Patsy Cline Heavy In Your Arms--Florence + The Machine Monster--Paramore Out Tonight--Rent soundtrack Welcome to the Black Parade--My Chemical Romance
...Honestly I’m surprised that no music from DAI came up; I bought all of the bard songs.
I’m supposed to tag people, but I’m lame. Do this if you’d like! :D
And that concludes this Munday Masterpost! Sorry things got a little backed up, but know that I really do appreciate all the kindness and support from you guys! No matter how many breaks I take or how long I’m gone, I always come back to the sweetest people and I absolutely don’t deserve you. I hope I can keep making you guys laugh with Amelia and her antics!
TL;DR: I’m a meme-ing goober and I love you all, you are all so full of love and I am thankful.
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hazukied · 7 years
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Orange, yellow, green and purple :)
i don’t want to clog up everyone’s dashboards with a really long post, so i’ll put this under the cut. feel free to read if you want to :-)
orange:
-what makes me feel warm inside: doggies, hugs and kisses, my boyf
-fave halloween traditions: i don’t usually do much for halloween :( i like how excited everyone gets about dressing up as their favorite characters.
-the last thing i learned: you learn something new every day but a couple of weeks ago i learned that flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp!
-last time i felt obsessed: well im obsessed with my bf lmfao but the last time i remember being REALLY obsessed was right after miraculous came out
-favorite article of clothing: i have this one outfit that’s kind of my go-to and thats just a green t-shirt, black leggings, knee-high boots and a cardigan
yellow:
-if i could have any view from my bedroom window that i wanted, it would either be a view a few stories up of the country side or a busy city.
-favorite thing to do on a sunny day: walk around in a cute spring outfit and go swimming! i like going to the park too.
-what do i consider lucky: this question is a little bit vague but i consider being lucky little things like being able to spend the whole day with my boyfriend, having a good coupon when i need to buy fabric, and not spending as much money as much as i thought i was going to when l’m shopping. :-)
-what made me smile today: one of our store’s favorite customers came in today; Bernie the Great Dane! the owner always comes in with him or his brother, Wallace (also a great dane). i also saw a puppy on my walk home from work and i got to pet her.
-what makes me happy: lots of things! it would be easier to answer this question if it was a little bit more specific.
green:
-favorite thing to do outside: i like to just walk around and listen to birds chirping and leaves rustling in the trees. i don’t do this often, but i also like to sit down and sketch still-life portraits just of plants i see in my sketchbook.
-do i like camping: yes and no. the first and last time i went camping, i felt really sick when i woke up and our campsite got ransacked by turkeys, but i would go again with my friends.
-what would i spend $1000 on: probably hot cheetos, cute clothes, and makeup
-what’s my job/what do i want to work as: i work at a joann fabrics haha and that’s actually the only place i wanted to work at when i was job hunting. i would love to have a job in modeling/cosplay, art, or comedy, though,
purple:
-astrological sign: l’m a Leo!
-best piece of advice I’ve ever received: probably just learning to love myself for who i am and not caring what anybody else thinks.
-some things i do when i can’t sleep: draw, read, watch youtube videos, text my friends who are usually awake, amongst other things i probably should not admit here
-best non-romantic night i’ve had: probably prom night, or just any sleep over i have with my gal pals when they’re down here from college and we’re all just hanging out and eating snacks.
-what kind of covers i have on my bed: i have a very pink bed; i have a disney princess comforter, a ballerina fleece blanket that i made, and two thinner blankets that are just white and pink.
-last time i followed my instincts: it was a couple of days ago when i was deciding with a friend on which laptop i should buy. one was more expensive than the other, but the more expensive one was a better quality, so i ended up with this one and im glad we decided on it!
-favorite food: i really like meat. i love steak and also mashed potatoes. it’s hard for me to choose one food i like, but i can tell you what my favorite snack is (its hot fries)
-secret dream: i would like to be a stand-up comedian if possible! i’m just not sure what i would talk about. i like telling jokes and making people laugh, and i’ve admired stand-up comics for a long time.
thank u for the ask marmi :-)) it took a while but it gave me something to do! love u xoxoxo
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