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#why does this fandom focuses so much on them. like im not denying they were insane there's a whole ass page where hugo just spends his time
deranged-italian · 4 months
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the musicalification of les mis has done irreparable damage to that work's legacy. not because I think it's bad or anything but because many people will never experience the epic highs and lows of that book. you will simultaneously read one of the greatest stories ever and also a deep, multiple chapters long commentary about the battle of waterloo that's only connected to the plot in the last 3 lines of the whole digression. you will find yourself frantically reading the final part of the book,and then one of the most intense scenes is interrupted because Hugo wants to talk about the sewers.the paris sewers.for multiple pages.also the book starts with a long ass story about a french nobleman escaping from france and becoming a bishop.for 50 pages.unmatched reading experience
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asterekmess · 3 years
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Heyo! So I’ve been in the sterek fandom for quite some time now and I’ve been wondering about how you would describe stiles’ personality?
I’ve never actually sat down and watched a full episode of teen wolf (and honestly I’m not sure if I ever will considering everything I’ve heard about how they treat derek and his history but idk who knows I’m very curious in a lot of the plot lines and character development), and a lot of the stuff I know about the show I’ve scraped from fics, gifs, and meta posts
For me personally, Stiles’ personality and characterization is so fluid and nuanced that sometimes I have trouble pinning him down (tho derek doesn’t have trouble with that *wink wink*) So I would love to hear your thoughts! Sorry for the long ask, this grew legs and an ugly mug shdhdhhdjdcj anyhow have a great day :D
Well, everybody's got different perspectives and opinions on Stiles' personality, honestly. Even when you try to stick to 'canon' things, there's a lot of room for interpretation on the why when he does things, or what it says about him as a person, etc etc etc.
Personally, I see canon Stiles as kind of an asshole. I mean, I love him, and he does some incredible things, and he's clearly got an intense love for those close to him. But I do make him kinder in fics, or I at least make him regret being a dick.
In canon, we're given a Stiles who cracks 'dead baby' jokes (he's talking about human sacrifice, so the conversation was already plenty morbid. This wasn't out of the blue.) Who begs for Scott to let Jackson die (though it's made clear that this wasn't serious, and he later works to save Jackson's hide like ten times over), and who will mercilessly poke and prod at people's insecurities or painful pasts, especially when worked up. Isaac's previous abuse isn't a no-go topic. Derek having 'dated' (read: been assaulted at worst and at best, been lied to) serial killers isn't something he's going to tread lightly around. He doesn't try to soften things to save someone's feelings most of the time.
He's presented as someone who is incredibly impulsive, with his emotions, words, and actions. It's kind of implied this is because of his ADHD, but that doesn't explain how often the impulsively cruel or harsh things he says aren't retracted or apologized for, or just generally regretted. Yes, ADHD people are impulsive, and yes sometimes our mouths get away from us and we can end up saying some Fucked Up shit to people because we literally couldn't control the words coming out. But that doesn't mean we're cruel or evil or mean. We still feel bad for doing those things, and those of us who are decent people, try to fix or repair what we've messed up. I am...not a fan of how often ADHD is used as an excuse to make a character a dickhead because "he has no filter." No filter means we struggle to control our thoughts and what we say, it doesn't make us heartless.
So, when I'm writing him, I fix it. Even if he still Does something fucked up, I have him care that he did it. I have him realize what he did or said wasn't okay and respond to that knowledge in some way. Which to some people, means I'm just ignoring what a fucker he is, but imo it feels like a horrible fuckup on the creator's parts, so I'm just correcting the mistake. He's no less Stiles just bc I taught him to say sorry.
Anyway. I'm trying NOT to ramble here.
To answer your question, as best I can; Stiles is sarcastic. Stiles is passionate to a fault. His emotions are BIG, whatever they are. Good, Bad, or even apathy. Whatever feelings he has are just intense. He is very much a no gods, no kings, no masters, kind of man. There isn't really an 'authority' to him, except maybe his dad sometimes. He puts family, and those he considers family, First. But that doesn't mean he isn't selfless. Because he is. Incredibly so. Uncomfortably so.
He walks into gasoline for his friends. He puts himself in the position of losing the only parent he has left, for his classmates. He cares enough about strangers to insist a drunk girl he's spoken to for five minutes max stay hydrated and give her a bottle of water. He literally handed over his mind on a platter to a fox demon for someone he barely fucking knew, to keep her safe.
Loyal. Humorous. A fighter. Family-oriented. Clever. Passionate. Strong, physically, mentally, and emotionally. And a very good liar, in my opinion.
He doesn't lie very well in the show, not to people's faces. He'll stumble around a "I haven't seen him since the last time I saw him" or "are you asking me to tell you what I would have told you if I were going to tell you it?" but at the same time, he can repress and hide away his feelings and his pain in a way not even Derek manages.
He asked Caitlin questions about her girlfriend, and worked to solve the human sacrifices, literal minutes after finding out he'd just lost his oldest friend. He drove Lydia to the warehouse to save Jackson after having the shit beat out of him by a man who'd been learning to cause pain since he was a CHILD. And he never gives away how incredibly broken he is for more than a couple seconds. and it's a little frightening, because he convinces people in this show who are lie detectors that he's okay, when he's a fucking mess. Even Derek shows his pain.
You're right that he's nuanced, and part of that is because when you see him in meta or in fic, what you're seeing is a dozen versions of him sort of compressed into a flat image. Because he changes throughout the show, and while some of his core personality stays the same, a lot of stuff changes. So one fic might harp on his insensitivity, and callousness toward Isaac or how easily he says "just let them die" when talking about Derek or someone else. And then another will dive into how fucking far he's willing to go, travelling all the way to mexico and facing down a hunter clan a dozen times more powerful than the argents with no one but a banshee at his side, just to get Derek back. Or how he saw Malia hurting and sat with her on a couch and held her hand. One is a much earlier version of Stiles, from the start of the show, the other from his midpoint. Near the end, you're able to say that he was so torn about leaving Derek while he was dying, he had to be Begged to go save Scott. That he manipulated an ENTIRE FBI investigation in order to save and protect Derek. (im focusing on derek bc sterek, but also bc his relationship with Derek is the Biggest Arc he has in the show, and the most solid)
You're going to read about different versions of him, and I totally get how that's confusing.
We all sort of bleed ourselves into him and either bring certain canon characteristics to the forefront, or straight up add our own so he's more relatable to us.
So while I can't really help you pin down any specific Stiles, just know that there's not really a 'true' Stiles that anyone can confirm or deny. It's all just perception, so however you see him, go with it. Strengthen it. Explore it. I'm sure you'll find people who see what you do.
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Can i request a match up for fandoms jujutsu kaisen and demon slayer? My mbti is ENFP 7w6. My personality is like a woodpecker eating cake while getting one as well. I enjoy new things and l want to experience things everyday, l imagine myself traveling to see things like parks or museums. Im too hyper? I get very excited and act like a child around people l know deeply about. I care very much about everyone’s opinion and of servering to them. My sexuality is omnisexual with a pref. to males. Because of my gluttony l can be in risk of toxic realtionships and harmful addiction. As my personality has high risks of addiction. I would like a partner who cares for me in s emotional level as l dont know what’s im feeling and dislike negative emotions. Even if the realtionship is going sour l still would not get it until something horrible happens. Thank you!
Hi babe!! Honestly, a woodpecker eating cake is the best description of someone's personality I have ever heard. I hope you enjoy your matchups!
Your Jujutsu Kaisen Match Up is...
Inumaki Toge
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Inumaki didn't see you as more than another classmate, just another person trying to make it in this type of world.
While he may not seem like it, he does have a rather energetic personality. He likes to mess around and share a joke just like his other classmates.
He honestly loved that you fit in with his group so well and shared the energy.
He doesn't think that you get too hyper, however, compared to the first years, he thinks that you are rather chill and just have a fun personality to be around.
It didn't take long for him to realize his feelings for you, but it did take him a while to be able to figure out how to confess to you and how to have a relationship with you.
Inumaki tried his best to get his feelings across, but he isn't the best at communication. Aside from not being able to actually speak with you, he wasn't the best at trying to get what he wants to say across.
Once you two start dating, he is the sweetest person ever and will do just about anything for you.
He likes to cook so often times he will cook for you. He also likes to teach you how to make some of your favorite dishes so you can still make them when he is away on missions and such.
Inumaki shows his love through Acts of Service. He will help you with your homework and make sure that you have eaten.
He also understands that you have trouble seeing the bad things in relationships and will take the time to sit down with you and help discuss some hardpoints that he is having with relationships.
He never wants you to feel like you aren't enough for him. He may not be able to communicate that easily, but he texts you a lot of his thoughts.
All in all, he may not be the best with communication, but his feelings for you are never in doubt.
Your Demon Slayer Match Up is...
Gyomei Himejima
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Gyomei took you under his wing when he first met you. He adored your almost carefree like personality and he wanted to make sure that you were safe.
He was immediately kind to you and did everything in his power to make sure that you were safe.
To be frank, he treated you more like a child rather than a friend or coworker.
He does find your personality rather pleasing. It is rather calming for him to be able to be around you and forget about the horrors of the outside world.
He is someone who typically focuses more on work rather than his own personal life.
It takes him awhile to begin to realize his feelings for you. He doesn't want to see anyone else close to him get hurt again which is why he tried to deny them for as long as possible.
Yet once he is able to confess his feelings, he is the most genuine lover.
Gyomei shows love through Words of Affirmation. He always tells you how much you mean to him and how he will always protect you.
He is very attentive to you and constantly tries to make sure that you are safe and happy.
It does take him a little while to be able to make sure that you are able to be safe while you were around him. He knows that his job requires him to be away a lot and that people close to him may be targeted.
However, when he is comfortable with your safety, he becomes a bit more leaned back and likes to take time for you two to have quiet moments together.
All together, he is someone who always puts your safety first and will do anything to protect you.
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The Avatar: The Last Airbender Standard Problem
In recent years, I've noticed a trend when a promising looking cartoon makes its' debut and begins to gain a fanbase, a number of these fans will start comparing said series to Avatar either becaus they were fans of the original series or have only heard about it but choose to hold their favorite piece of media to that kidn of level, even if the show has yet to realize is' full potential and as noted by this article on TV Tropes, they are usually a combination of the Undesired Champion and the Willfully Blind types of fans plus this kind of mindsets are just fucking terrifying. But, why is this a thing? Come with me as I explore the depths of fandom hell and desiccate aspects of the history of western animation.
Before ATLA debuted, most shows for children in the 2000's were purely episodic comedic adventure types. Avatar was the first modern story focused animated series to tackle themes like genocide, parental abuse, moral quandaries as and racism while it aired on a childrens' animation network. While many know that Bryke created the concept of the series, these same people aren't aware that Aaron Ehasz and Giancarlo Volpe were the driving forces behind the show's emotional/memorable moments and attention to continuity. Withou these two, Bryke pretty much floundered on Legend of Korra (originally set for a single season with the rest apparently written by the seat of their pants partily due to Nickelodeon's deadlines) where Ehasz and Volpe would eventually collaborate on The Dragon Prince which is very well written and has great characterization. Now that Bryke has established their own animation studio within Nickelodeon but witout having hired others who are experienced in handling continuity and proper character development currently, I'm honestly not sure they will be able to reach the heights of the show that made them household names
Avatar's legacy has rippled through an entire generation of viewers and the references in other series can't be denied. But with certain cartoons, those former viewers have sought to create something to emulate the success of Avatar. Case in point being Star vs., Steven Universe and the She-Ra reboot. These shows have tried to tackle racism, moral quandaries plus the pacifist protagonist and abuse, respectively. And yet the apparently first time creators tried to address these subjects in shows directed at younger kids than the age group that entered Avatar in the first place (12-15 year-olds) and weren't aware that these children who watch their shows won't fully understand these concepts until they're older. In their attempts to 'dive deep' in a narrative based show based on their experience watching Avatar, they made some pretty bad story telling mistakes (especially in the case of D*r*n N*f^y). Steven Universe had the protagonist go in without any real plan nor strategy and forgive the people who tried to genocide his own planet not to mention having done so to an untold number of celestial bodies 'just because they're family' not to mention that he gets away with murdering someone in a mental break later on along with a number of other individuals in the series suffering no consequences for their potentially life threatening actions (L*p*s, P*a*l), the She-Ra reboot entirely diregarded the main character's personal growth and development and the story that was built up over 4 seasons just to have said main character end up with someone who put her through emotional and physical abuse since they were children and whose many crimes over the course of the series were never even mentioned at all nor does she serve any form of prison time for it going by the creator's many post-series sketches during the 5th and final season and Star vs. is the worst offender of the lot; taking these two endings, combining them and making things infinitely worse. Overall, these 3 cartoons tried what Avatar did but their creators didn't fully think of the implications that their handling of difficult topics would impact those who watched their creations in the future nor did they realize and understand that full consequences must follow drastic actions taken by their characters and said characters have to face them properly to overcome obstacles in their narratives along with outright acknowledgment that they've made mistakes and are genuinely willing to own up to them. There's also the problem of non-existant world building with both the She-Ra reboot and Steven Universe where the effect of the antagonistic forces on the world at large not to mention various cultures are never even touched upon because the PoV never goes beyond the series protagonist, only scant scraps are present for the fans to wildly speculate on. While Star vs. had a degree of world-building, it was never properly utilized during the entirety of the series run. Shows like The Dragon Prince, Amphibia, The Owl House and Final Space chose to opt for a slow world building approach that make the relevations presented in these shows all the more interesting and catches the audience's attention.
Oldr cartoons that made good use of their runtime to actually care about difficult subject matter to find in-story methods of slowly overcoming them got swept away in the hype that these other animated shows generated and newer series that followed in the wake of these shows tend to have the toxic Undesired Champion and Willfully Blind types of stans migrating to them if there's even a smidgen of similarity between characters, setting and narrative. A number of these recent shows in question, however utilize careful narrative planning in advance long before airing to create distinct stories to use their potential to its fullest. They should never be forced to live up to the standard of their predecessors. Instead they should be appreciated for how well they can handle their subject matter and for doing their own thing that sets them apart from these other poorly written shows. Though, the state of The Owl House fandom is genuinely alarming with the fact that they're comparing a perfectly healthy and trusing not-yet-canon pairing to a toxic and abusive romance from another series (the She-Ra reboot, ugh) just based on it being rivals-to-lovers in addition to orbiting in the same region as the Undesired Champion types, especially on Twitter. I know that TOH has potential to go places but let's see how that goes.
In conclusion, if any one holds up a new show up to the level of Avatar without doing research on the porfolio of the person behind the project, it may be not worth your time. While Avatar may have paved the way for the rise of story cartoons, it doesn't mean that the new shows shoud try to be like ATLA in scope and narrative. It all comes down to the if and how a showrunner handles difficult topics in their work as well as narrative cohesion and the legacy that's left when the series ends. Creating something that will have real impact on those who discover what you are putting your time into is tough and tricky, but as long as you exercise your imagination well to make your concept innovative as well as original, plan and execute story beats, world building and character growth carefully, you can make that dream come true!
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wtfevenismypage · 4 years
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Whodunit
Request: A male reader fic where the reader works for shield but is caught by the BAU because they think he’s the killer they are looking for but in reality he’s also trying to catch the killer and he has to stay under cover so he’s like it’s not me but I that’s all I can tell you but if you let me go I’ll catch the criminal and they’re all like that sounds kinda sus (you can choose if you wanna add romance this is about as far as I can think)
Warnings: cursing
A/N: Ahhhhh, my two favorite fandoms combine at last! This isn’t my best work, but i am exhausted and i haven’t eaten in a solid ten hours so yeah, im alright though! Love you all!
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A single mirror was in the room. A table and a chair where you sat, waiting in silence.
Just minutes ago, you were brought into a police station for “murder”. The worst part? You were undercover and could absolutely not give yourself away. 
A tall muscular man walks in, a suit dressing him nicely.
“I’m agent Hotchner, I have a few questions for you, you must be aware of why you’re here by now correct?”
“You got the wrong guy Hotchner. I would very much so enjoy my phone call right now though.”
“You’ll get your phone call, first answer some questions.”
You sigh, leaning back in the chair as he sits in front of you.
“You and two other men arrived to town recently, according to hotel management, and after searching through the room we discovered a wide array of guns. Would you like to explain those?”
Oh how you hoped Bucky and Steve noticed your disappearance and got you out of their quickly. 
“Those are my friends, they sell guns legally and I’m a little short on money right now so I roomed with them.”
“And why were you in town?”
“I was on the run from my ex, I applied to get a restraining order but it was denied so now I have to run on my own, I kind of trust my brothers who own guns rather than anyone else.”
Agent Hotchner searches your face, as if looking for a clue or hint that you’re lying.
Yeah right, you think to yourself, I was trained by Natasha Romanoff herself. I won’t crack.
“What’s your ex’s name?”
“Brock Rumlow.”
You weren’t exactly lying, Brock was your abusive ex, but he wasn’t why you were here.
“Brock Rumlow huh? What about your brother’s names?”
“I’m sorry what does any of this have to do with me being a murder suspect?”
“Just checking your alibi.”
You sigh, rubbing your face.
What were their false names again?
Oh right.
“Jerk and Punk. Yes those are their real names. Our parents are deadbeats who were high when my mom gave birth and they shortly thereafter abandoned us.”
“What are your parents names?”
“I don’t know I was two, Jerk and Punk were three.”
He nods before walking out of the room.
“So can I call someone or nah?”
Hours later, a new man walks in, More muscly and a dark complexion. You’d be lying if you said he wasn’t hot.
“Well hello there. Y’all forget about lil’ ol’ me for a minute out there?”
He plops a phone in front of you,a call dial on the screen.
“Your phone call.”
He walks out of the room again, leaving you alone with a phone, and many many options.
Your first thought is dialing Steve or Bucky, but odds are they wont\’t pick up a number they don’t know. And Tony, Tony is to busy all the time for a number he doesn’t know, unless you call his personal number.
Only issue? You can barely remember it. 
But you try anyways.
“That looks about right.”
You say after typing in a number, hoping it’s right before holding it to your ear and listening to it dial.
After six rings, finally, you hear his voice.
“How the hell did you get arrested for murder?”
You chuckle. Of course Tony found out.
“I din’t kill a single person tones. You know me. Can you get me out of here? Get Steve to bust his red white and blue ass in here and kidnap me back to the compound?”
“Yeah yeah I’m on my way to bail you out. For now though, try to stay on their good side and don’t piss off the powerful men.”
You smile, all of your well-hidden stress washing away, “Will do Iron-Man.”
You hang up on him, pressing the phone back on the table and leaning back in your chair, and just moments later the same muscle mgee walks in to retrieve the phone.
“Iron-man huh?”
You just smirk. You weren’t a super well known avenger, you were only known by the team. 
“Yep.”
You pop the ‘p’, chuckling as he stares at you confused, but walks away, only for the first man to return.
“Wanna tell me who you called?”
“Nah, I’m good.”
He grimaces before tossing a file in front of you.
“Then how about why you’re working with Captain America and The Winter Soldier.”
You flinched, but not that they found out, more so at his disgust laced voice as he spoke the second name.
“Don’t call him that. When you refer to him you call him James.”
You knew you had no authority right now, but you couldn’t bear to listen to people Call him that.
“Alright, tell me about James.”
You glare at him, hesitant to tell him anything at all.
“He’s a fucking great guy. Everything he once did wasn’t his fault and the government are all prissy assholes who don’t look deeper into anything. There’s a murderer on the loose and you’re focused on me.”
You couldn’t stop the venom dripping in your voice, but the man didn’t look surprised. 
“Well I’m sorry you feel that way sir.”
You scoff loudly tongue pressing into the slimy flesh of your cheek.
“Sorry that I feel that way!? I’ll have you know that I-”
You’re cut off by a loud crash outside of the room, and a smile replaces your upset grimace as you know exactly what it is.
Tony. He bursts into the room in his full iron suit, the mask off.
“Hello agent Hotchner, how have you been? How’s the missus?”
“Dead.”
“My deepest condolences, is Jack alright?”
The agent nods as you stare in shock at the conversation sparking between the two middle aged men.
“So you kind of have one of my agents, and he’s on a time critical mission, so sorry to disrupt your little, murder investigation, but he needs to get on the field again.”
“Of course, had he just told me he worked for you I would have let him go immediately.”
You scoff, holding your cuffed hands up to the now smirking agent. He easily undoes the cuffs, letting you latch onto Tony’s suit.
“Goodbye Hotchner, as fun as this has been, let’s never do it again!”
You say smirking, as Tony flies off.
“Awwww they took my suit!”
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mariaiscrafting · 3 years
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can i ask why you dislike dream? im not being passive agressive or something lol i am genuinely curious
S’all good, kinda figured you weren’t being, and a lot of people have asked me this lol. There are so many reasons, and I’ve said this so many times already, but I’ll try to go over some of the main things I can remember:
1) Arrogance: kinda put me off how he’s always responded to criticism. Always kinda had an air of superiority about shit, and it never really bothered me on its own because I think lots of CCs are arrogant & I’m arrogant myself, but combined with all of the following, it became a reason for me to dislike him lol
2) Manipulation of his audience: look, I kinda always knew that CCs with huge fanbases, especially CCs who grow this quickly, have some kind of grasp of how to treat and foster their audience to their greatest advantage. I’ve always been wary of CCs that put on soft or nice personalities, especially since the whole Shane Dawson debacle. But with Dream, it’s been a whole other thing ever since his cheating response video, and I’ve never been able to see him in a good light in regard to how he responds to his fans, ever since. I went into it in a lot more detail back when I first watched the video, the day it dropped, but I’m too exhausted to scrounge that post up, so I’ll summarize: that video had a very specific strategy that he used to victimize himself and appeal to his fans’ compassion for him, and after rewatching the video for the third time that day, it felt gross and calculated to me. The way that he focuses very little on the actual mathematical part of his argument. The way he frames the issue of the mods having favoritism or bias. It was already proven on Reddit and throughout Twitter that the numbers the mods looked at were for good reason, and not because they just wanted to pick the numbers that made Dream look the worst, but that’s how he framed the argument. When I logged onto Twitter and Tumblr that day, there were thousands of fans who had latched onto what he said in the latter half of that video and coming to Dream’s defense, and that’s kinda when it hit me: this guy fucking knows what he’s doing, and he’s doing it well, and I really really dislike it. There’s about a hundred other ways he manipulates his audience, including not coming to people’s defenses when huge chunks of his audience attack them (even though the people had respectful and correct criticisms of him), defending stans so adamantly in the face of antis, and posting periodic alt tweets that help garner the illusion that he super cares about his fans; but, that cheating response video was the major red flag, for me.
3) Cheating & lying: as is likely no surprise to y’all, I think Dream cheated lmao. At first, I was ecstatic that he had actually made a detailed response video and put out a report with the help of an actual professional, but as I read up on his supposed statistical argument and dissected the parts of his argument that felt off to me, I realized maybe he had cheated. Talking to some STEM major friends of mine, who weren’t into MCYT but had obviously heard about the whole debacle because they like Twitter and Minecraft, kinda put the nail in the coffin for me. I’m not nearly smart enough or have a good enough memory to detail exactly why I think he cheated on this blog, right now, in April, but essentially: his main argument relied upon claiming mod bias, instead of a sound mathematical or statistical argument; there’s no way of proving that the world files he provided to the mods and in the open source weren’t altered; the statistical problems he points out (i.e., stopping effect) don’t actually skew the original mods’ model nearly as much as his supposed PhD guy would say; and the odds he comes up with might not be nearly as impossible as 1 in 7 trillion, but they still come up to around 1 in 100 million, which is still fucking ridiculous, considering that there are only, like, 120 million people in the world who play Minecraft.  Not impossible, but laughable that he expects people to believe that. But... I guess they did, lmao. The thing that peeved me the most about the whole thing was the adamant lying lmao. When you look at the situation from the perspective of “dream cheated,” you realize just how fucked up all his Twitter responses, his adamance in streams and that video, and the general mood among his friends is... idk man, it’s just highly fucked.
4) Relationship with stans: look, there are significant numbers of  his fans that take part in Twitter cancelling vendettas, who spread around information about other CCs and their fellow fans that is false and meant to villify them, etc., and he never fucking says anything. It really, really bothers me. There are too many instances to enumerate, but a few that have caught my eye were when Dream stans would attack Techno, prior to their battle and when a Native American woman politely explained why he shouldn’t use Native music, he responded and said he wouldn’t, but tons of stans continued to attack her in her replies for “being so harsh/mean.” Like, he knows that just one word from him will make his fandom follow his beck and call. All it would’ve taken was one fucking word. There are so many fucking people that have been harrassed off of social media platforms because of the hivemind that is dttwt, for christ’s sake.
5) Reddit posts: All of the above were reasons for me to mildly dislike the guy prior to the Reddit posts, but they weren’t really enough to make me stop posting about c!Dream or reblogging fanart or reading DNF fics or watching Manhunts. I kinda just clowned on the guy, answered the occasional ask about the cheating thing or something related, and left it at that. The Reddit posts not only pissed me off for their content, but for the lying, as well. Do you think I fucking cared about him cheating at speedrunning Minecraft, of all games? Fuck no. What I cared about was the adamant lying that went into the whole debacle. Kinda the same with the Reddit posts. I’m one to usually forgive creators who acknowledge past errors, obviously. It is creators who try to brush stuff off, or even worse, create an elaborate lie to cover up allegations, that put me off a fuck ton. This is the reason I could never be comfortable with watching Pewdipie after I realized all the shit he had brushed off, and it’s now the reason I can’t go back to watching Dream. There is so much evidence that points to guilt, including but not limited to: his first move when the slideshow dropped (before posting to Twitter) being deleting as many old Discord messages as he could, the contradiction between him at first denying the account was his at all then changing the story to say he shared it with a friend, the wording and phrasing in the political posts being almost identical to the non-political posts that were clearly him (i.e., the one that explains his demographics perfectly), and the timing of the political posts (some of them being posted mere minutes after posts that were verifiably him, like the picture of Patches to the cats subreddit). People can claim that he’s likely changed, and what this it matter, as long as politics don’t affect his work now, but I can’t believe this fundamental misunderstanding of why bigotry in entertainment matters. I’ve always had a problem with the adoration this fandom has for cishet white men, and the constant criticism of non-cishet, non-white, non-men, but this really feels like the final slap in the fucking face. It’s like everyone truly believes that it doesn’t matter, that his beliefs couldn’t have possibly affected the way he’s treated fellow CCs in his circles or any of the number of people that depend upon Dream, directly and indirectly, for employment/CC clout. It’s like everyone truly believes that political ideology has no effect on the way we perceive, treat, and behave around other people in literally any field, not just politics. I, just... Christ. I don’t really wanna unpack my emotions about this whole thing right now, so I won’t. I’ll just say: I dislike Trump supporters and ex-Trump supporters alike, I dislike conservatives who claim they’re centrists (every fucking guy my age does this, it’s infuriating and makes me want to bash my head into the nearest wall), I dislike people who levy their fans against criticism - even when it’s righteous - and I dislike people who lie about their past actions; Dream fits all those categories, so I dislike him.
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lcnguor · 4 years
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THE MEGA RP PLOTTING SHEET / MEME.
First and foremost, recall that no one is perfect, we all have witnessed some plotting once which did not went too well, be it because of us or our partner. So here have this, which may help for future plotting. It’s a lot! Yes, but perhaps give your partners some insight? Anyway BOLD what fully applies, italicize if only somewhat.
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Mun Name: Mik      Age: 26       Contact: IM, discord, smoke signal, whatever.
Character(s) I rp: Nora, Spike. Which muse(s) inspires you the most atm?(for MM): Nora, most likely Current Fandom(s): Fandomless Fandom(s) you have an AU for:  pretty much everything I find around and hop on. My language(s): spanish, english.  Themes I’m interested in for rp:   Fantasy / Science fiction / Horror / Western / Romance / Thriller / Mystery / Dystopia / Adventure / Modern / Erotic / Crime / Mythology / Classic / History / Renaissance / Medieval / Ancient / War / Family / Politics / Religion / School / Adulthood / Childhood / Apocalyptic / Gods / Sport / Music / Science / Fights / Angst / Smut / Drama / etc. Themes/Genres you have an AU for: modern without supernatural, I do have some fantasy set up but eh. 
Preferred Thread length: one-liner / 1 para / 2 para / 3+ / novella. Asks can be send by: Mutuals / Non-Mutuals / Personals / Anons. Can Asks be continued?:   YES / NO   only by Mutuals?:  YES / NO. Preferred thread type: crack / casual nothing too deep / serious / deep as heck. Is realism / research important for you in certain themes?:   YES / NO. Are you atm open for new plots?:  YES / NO / DEPENDS. Do you handle your draft / ask - count well?:  YES / NO / SOMEWHAT. How long do you usually take to reply?:  24h / 1 week / 2 weeks / 3+ / months / years. I’m okay with interacting: original characters / a relative of my character (an oc) / duplicates / my fandom / crossovers / multi-muses / self-inserts / people with no AU verse for my fandom / canon-divergent portrayals / au-versions (as main or only verse). Do you post more ic or occ?:  IC / OOC. Are you selective with following others?:  YES / NO / DEPENDS.  
Best ways to approach you for rp/plotting:  ask, IM, discord, singing telegram, smoke signals, messeger pidgeos -- whatever dude. I will most likely talk and ramble a lot, I do like plotting and I squeeze my brains out to think in ways to rp with ppl. and I really suck at approaching others. really...
What expectations do you hold towards your plotting partner:  Ideas and somewhat more enthusiasm than me. I tend to shy away or feel very much awkward right off the bat if the person approaches me with not much to say or give. And honestly, some people really intimidate me because I am too hard on myself, so giving a bit of a pat on the back makes me relax more. I deal with a lot of anxiety and I know people run away the second I show it. 
When you notice the plotting is rather one-sided, what do you do?:  Mostly when I am doing the talk or coming with ideas or looking generally more interested. It takes effort for me to get on things and actually do stuff but if it’s not the other way around I end up thinking they got bored of me. I am one hell of insecure person. As for what I do, if after many tries of trying to reach another person and end up feeling rejected or ignored, then ... I stop. What’s the point of insisting if the other person would just be awkward or not spare you a word?
How do you usually plot with others, do you give input or leave most work towards your partner?:  well, I usually ask first what the other thinks or have in mind, if nothing, I either suggest or start brainstorming with the other person. I know some who have dealt with me at first I seem like a dettached person but not having ideas really makes me feel like I have not much right to talk. I want to give yet without impossing or letting it twist my arm. I know for a fact nora’s lore really doesn’t help shit for most things. 
When a partner drops the thread, do you wish to know?:   YES / NO / DEPENDS. - And why?: if the thread was meaningful and we were really into it , then I would ask but as for the most, I don’t really bother with it. Sometimes people just lose muse, and even if I was enjoying it, I don’t have the right  to force someone or ask why they stopped. thread dropping is normal, i guess.  - What should your partner do when dropping a thread?:  whatever they want. telling me or not is up to them, I don’t really mind. RP is not something SUPER serious like it should be just perfect. I try to convice myself of this a lot.
What could possibly lead you to drop a thread?:  either because it was old as fuck, I couldn’t find muse or because it was lost in the void of tumblr’s amazing tracking system. - Will you tell your partner?:   YES / NO / DEPENDS.
Is communication in the rpc important to you?   YES / NO. - And why?:  if I do not have some idea of who am i rping with and what they have in mind, then it’s nearly impossible. being purely IC is really uncomfortable and could lead to a lot of misundertandings. - Are you okay with absolute honesty, even if it may means hearing something negative about you and/or portrayal?:  yeah. mostly yeah -- I mean, I will feel bad, I do have feelings, but I will take it with water. - Do you think you can handle such situation in a mature way?  YES ( but I will feel bad anyways ) / NO.
Why do you rp again, is there a goal?:  connect with others, ramble a lot about characters, have fun. I’ve been rping since i was 12 ( back then it was not big deal your age apparently ) and having to connect with other people by making these plots and stories and just having a fun time is something that brings me joy. There’s so much that can be done. And exploring my muses with other muses influences is really helpful to fill the holes left due indecisiveness.
Wishlist, be it plots or scenarios:  I wish people joined my lore more. Having muses that could be in the same story department as Nora in particular, would be hella and inspire me more. There is so much I have. Explore nora’s power is also something I want but it’s hard -- it’s very invasive and not many would really like it, feeling it’s meta. For now, I don’t really have other muses and Spike has her little crew outside tumblr.
Themes I won’t ever rp / explore:  umm, it’s hard to think in something in particular. But mostly stuff that collides with nora’s story/character. but there is a lot I am willing to explore.
What Type of Starters do you prefer / dislike, can’t work with?: casual starters are my fab. It’s easier to figure out how  to go or stop and think. plotted ones also work. as for what I dislike or cannot work with, things that force my muse to not act how they would? not giving me something solid is hard to handle. 
What type of characters catch your interest the most?:  I really like out of the norm muses, something that you see and say /oh , look at that/. Aesthetically, story wise or personality wise, something that goes out the usual troup most would use. I do have a guilty pleasure for opposite to my muse characters --- something that would really show the contrast with one another.
What type of characters catch your interest the least?:  Very basic ones? or those who try TOO hard to be special. A character that doesn’t fit in the context they are in, esp. in fandoms. HEAVILY divergent characters that just basically turn them into OCs. I know I sound like a bitch but I am the type who respect canon and the actual author behind the character too much. Also those that I don’t know much about? as in, the fandom never managed to catch my interest or smth in that line.
What are your strong aspects as rp partner?:  I know where is the line between fiction and reality. And that what your character does it does not reflect as the person you actually are. I am pretty laid back and I understand people’s views and reasoning. idk. I draw a lot if I am super invested ?
What are your weak aspects as rp partner?: I am super sporadic and can go from being super active to flat out dead for weeks. my mood swings a lot with the amount of attention I get, as horrible as it sounds. I am very anxious as a person for reasons ( not IRL mostly, just bad experience from previous partners ). I promise a lot but do little? honestly I will just bad mouth myself if I keep writing this.
Do you rp smut?:  YES ( tho mostly on discord ) / NO. Do you prefer to go into detail?:  YES / NO / DEPENDS. Are you okay with black curtain?:  YES / NO. - When do you rp smut? More out of fun or character development?:  both? - Anything you would not want to rp there?:  ehhhh, idk -- i don’t do as much to know what I don’t like here.
Are ships important to you?:   YES / NO / RELATIVE. Would you say your blog is ship-focused?:   YES / NO. Do you use read more?:  YES / NO / SOMETIMES. Are you: Multi-Ship / Single-Ship / Dual-Ship  —  Multiverse / Singleverse. - What do you love to explore the most in your ships?:  the very nature of human relations. I am talking about Nora big time here -- there is a lot to explore in her relations and how she reacts and acts towards someone is very very contextual. How much she fakes, how much she is sincere, how much she struggles or how relaxed can be. force her to show her real self, which is very hazy even for her as a task. Be very poetic deep and also very shallow. I particulary see her as a character that REALLY depends on her relation with the other muse -- but generally speaking for any of my muses: I love to explore them as a pair and as individuals. - What is your smut tag?: the unfamily friendly. ( new tag (?))
Are you okay with pre-established relationships?: YES / NO. - And what kind of ones?: Anything? I am open to anything honestly. As long as it makes sense.
► SECTION ABOUT YOUR MUSE.
- What could possibly make your Muse interesting towards others, why should they rp with this particular character of yours now, what possible plots do they offer?:  Anyone who is denying their feelings, are peculiar as an individual or anyone who needs an insight of themselves and the world around them. Nora is a mentor type of character, she is here to be a support and help others explore themselves and learn. Also if you are a minor, she will most likely try to get close to help -- one must protect the good sad kids.
- With what type of Muses do you usually struggle to rp with?:  Stubborn, very fixated with things. Who would not open themselves to other perspective without thinking someone is trying to change them. Also she would struggle a heck lot with psychopaths and sociopaths, or anyone that “doesn’t have a face” for her. - With what type of Muses do they usually work well with?:  Curious people, struggling ones, kids in general -- people that are willing to listen to her opinions and try to improve in a positive way. Also those who are quirky in a way. 
- What interests your Muse(s) in general:  rabbits, literature, interesting people, the unknown, learning, relationships of all natures.  - What do they desire, is their goal?:  Live long without letting her particularity ruin her -- for her kind nobody makes it past the 50s and she wants that , to conquer her ability and prove that even with something like she is ( they are ), it’s posible to live and be happy. have a family of her own, yeah she is that cheesy. - What catches their interest first when meeting someone new?:  Their actions and the emotions that they are carrying on their back.  - What do they value in a person?:    sincerity, willingness, enthusiasm. - What themes do they like talking about?:  a lot of phylosophic stuff, deep topics -- as well to casual things of life. about people and society. - Which themes bore them?:  excuses and avoidance -- people who are willing to drop everything and give up.
- Did they ever went through something traumatic?:  the attempt of suicide of her mother. and the successfull suicide of many of her peers. - What could possibly trigger them?:  any sort of threat or violence towards someone who does not asked for it. esp. her peers and family. - What could set them off, enrage them?:  Immoral ones. Those who are willing to stomp on others just to success in their goal. - What could lead to an instant kill?:  is not killing, but touch a hair of her family and you are done. same for her friends and protegees.
- Is there someone /-thing they hate?:  gorgers, suicide, her tired face. - Is there someone /-thing they love?:   her family and dear ones --- to a fault. rabbits or anything related to it.
Is your Muse easy to approach?: YES / NO. - Best ways to approach them?:  any way is okay as long as is not threatening. - Where are they usually to find?:  during the night, in the streets -- during the day is either her workplace or her house. maybe a park near her apartment/location if she is feeling stuffy.
Something you may still want to point out about your muse?:  she is not a good person , she is willing to manipulate people and is constantly trying to impose her morals. but she is also very sensitive even if she doesn’t show it --- Nora does look tired for a reason , and one of them is because she cries a lot . 
CONGRATS!!! You managed it, now tag your mutuals! ♥
Tagged by:  @skyvar​ Tagging:  @batoushoujo​ , @obtainedloss​ , @lorddiiavolo​ , @evanesense​ , @sunpierce​ , @necrotrigae​ , @maljefe​ , @ethaeria​ , @calpio​ , @veiliisms​
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caramelohaechan · 5 years
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Red - Jeno Smut
ahhh i got this request so long ago im so sorry anon :(((((( (i tried to skim over it for mistakes but my eyes r bad so there still may be errors)
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Fandom: NCT, NCT Dream
Genre: Smut
Warning(s): male! reader// slightly rushed? (it’s ok it’s smut) // also the title has no relevance to the smut lmaoooooo
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                   The music made his moves so much more powerful. He was entranced in the beat, hips thrusting forward and eyes blazing with the sheer power he held. You watched him from the side of the stage, eyes wide and mouth hung open. You knew you shouldn’t have been staring so much because Jaemin, your bestfriend, was sure to notice this behavior and probably would never let you live it down, but you couldn’t help yourself. He was so beautiful. Dangerous, but beautiful. His dark hair contrasted with his light skin and his tongue never left his lips. He looked so good. Your whole body was heated just looking at him. Jeno, your best friends group member. A boy who you had met not long ago and had appeared so innocent. He was so different now. 
The music came to and end and his head rolled to the side in exhaustion, where his eyes slowly glided over to meet yours. You quickly averted your gaze and tried your best to hide the blush you just knew was spreading from your neck to your cheeks. 
The crowd roared and you shuffled over to the entrance of NCT Dreams dressing room. You knew that staff would flurry around Jaemin the second he set foot off the stage and you wanted to congratulate him for his performance in private. You also really wanted to avoid Jeno after he caught you basically drooling over him; the embarrassment was lethal. 
You threw yourself on a chair as soon as you were on the other side of the door, letting out a shaky sigh. That had been some performance to watch. You were to afraid to say it out loud, but it was incredibly sexy. NCT Dream wasn’t supposed to be sexy, they were... well they were Dream!
You couldn’t deny that it had made you feel a certain way, however.
 Actually, he made you feel a certain way. 
It had been like that for a while, even when he wasn’t doing incredibly sinful dance moves. Jeno had always made your heart beat faster in your chest and never failed to make you blush. 
You liked Jeno, even when you knew you shouldn’t because of his whole idol status, but you couldn’t deny it anymore. Especially after that performance. No other guy had made you feel like this before. You felt like your whole body was being shocked by electric waves.
You groaned when you realized that the electricity was going somewhere else too. You shifted in your seat as an attempt to hide your growing bulge. You tried to distract yourself, thinking of other things. Like Jaemin. The little shit always got your boners going soft. He was a big cock block. 
You jolted out of your own thoughts when the door to the dressing room opened and out of all Dream members to walk in first, it had to be him. You tried to calm down the burning in your cheeks. 
“Hey,” Jeno said as he walked in, shutting the door behind him. He was out of breath and sweat was sticking his hair to his forehead. “Did you like the show?” 
You looked away as he stripped himself of all the extra layers of clothes they forced him to wear until he was left in a black turtleneck that clung to him like second skin. He really wasn’t helping the current state of your body. You began to shift in your seat a little as you tried to form a coherent reply. “Yeah, it was amazing. You guys never fail to impress. I really liked the covers and I- I r-really” 
You cut yourself off as you started to stutter. Your breath caught in your throat. Jeno had sauntered over to you while you had been talking and pressed himself against your side, looking at your face intently. He was so intense when he was focused.
Jeno’s eyes flickered from your eyes to your lips, which were slightly shaking as you wondered what the fuck to say next. He licked his lips when you took too long to keep talking. “That was a dumb question. I know you liked it. Loved it, by the way you were reacting. I saw everything, you know. The way your eyes never left me. How you kept bumping into people because you wouldn’t look away not even for a second.” 
You attempted to turn your head in embarrassment but Jeno’s fingers caught your jaw. He turned you so that you were facing him and you had no choice but to look in his eyes. He looked different, there was something in his eyes you had never seen before. 
“I don’t know what is up with me today,” He said breathlessly. His eyes were focused solely on your lips. “I just woke up and all I craved was you. To taste you. Take you. Destroy you.” 
You shivered, and somehow, instead of waiting for him to say anything, you found the courage to lean forward and catch his lips in a kiss. He was surprised but instantly reacted. He grabbed the back of your thighs and pulled you closer, his body flushed against yours and you instantly felt the absolute heat he was radiating. With the sweat and the position as well as the intensity of the kiss it didn’t take long before your own hairline began to grow moisture. 
You kissed him with all you had, and it seemed he did too, his lips taking every single breath from your lungs. You felt as if you were about to pass out from the lack of air when he finally pulled back. His lips left yours and he trailed his tongue from the edge of your mouth to your neck. You whimpered and felt your body involuntarily grind upwards into his to get friction. His lips pulled back and he sunk his teeth into your skin lightly, his own hips expertly pushing forward so that his obvious hard on rubbed against your thigh. You moaned, unable to hold it back, the experience just too surreal and intense for you not to. 
“Shh,” Jeno removed his hands from your thighs and ran them up all over your body to rest upon your cheeks. He smiled. A cute, innocent looking smiling that didn’t suggest that his hard dick was pressing against your inner thigh. Your heart fluttered. “Do you want me?” 
You let out a shaky breath, gathering courage for your response. “I do. I want you so so bad, Jeno. To be honest, I’ve wanted this for so long.” 
Your hands, which had found themselves on his shoulders, now moved so that they were awkwardly wrapped around his wrists. Just in case he felt the need to stop what the two of you had been doing. In case you had ruined the moment. 
Jeno’s breathing had stopped, and he had shut his eyes tightly. You felt your heart drop a bit. Then he surprised you by laughing softly. 
“W-why are you laughing?” You frowned. 
He looked at you with sparkling eyes and pinched your cheeks with his thumb and forefinger. He leaned forward and pressed his forehead to yours. “Because, I always meant to be the one to confess first. I guess you beat me to it.” 
You were so shocked, the only thing you could think to ask was: “So does that mean that you genuinely want me? Not just because you’re horny?” 
Jeno’s hands moved back to your thighs, where he began to knead your skin. “The only reason I’m horny is because of you. You’re the only person who’s been visiting me in my dreams only to leave me when I wake with painful morning wood. Jaemin’s been teasing the shit out of me lately because of it.” 
This made every part of your body tingle. Jeno had been having sex dreams about you? Your eyes met his and you felt your heart quicken in pace. 
“What happened in these dreams?” You asked, your voice just slightly above a whisper. 
Jeno let out a puff of air and leaned closer, his chest heaving slightly as his breathing increased. His lips settled on the top of your ear, teeth slightly grazing your skin. “Lots of things. Skin on skin. Lips on lips. My tongue tracing down your chest, tasting every bit of you. Your lips, wrapped around my-” 
Your breathing had increased and you couldn’t stand it. You pulled back and grabbed his face, pulling his lips to yours. Lips to lips, chest to chest. His arms wrapped around you as he ground his hips into yours, eliciting a moan so loud from your lips it caused him to pull back. 
“Baby, you can’t be so loud or we’ll have to find another place to continue this.” 
You already had an answer. “My place. My roommates gone for the weekend.”
It didn’t take long for the two of you to slip away and leave the venue, everyone focused on 127 as it was their turn to perform. Usually, Jeno would’ve stayed to watch his fellow members perform, but the fact that his cock was throbbing in his jeans with no sign of going soft anytime soon meant he had a good enough excuse to ditch just this once. 
As soon as your apartment door was closed behind you, Jeno had you pressed up against it, hips skillfully grinding against your own. You didn’t hold back your moans this time. You tugged at his shirt when the heat between you two began to be too much and soon every single bit of clothing was gone. 
Jeno pushed your body into the couch and crawled between your legs, admiring your body. His hands ran up from your ankles all the way to the waistband of your boxers, the only thing between the two of you now. 
“P-please-” You whimpered, chest heaving from the anticipation. “Take them off.”
Jeno smiled down at you, a different smile from before. It made the wet spot in your boxers grow. “Only because you said please, baby.” 
Hooking his fingers into the band, he yanked your boxers off and threw them to the side. The smile never left his face as his hand instantly wrapped around your length. You moaned again, using every bit of the strength you had not to buck up into his hands. Jeno’s other, unoccupied, hand traveled up and he tapped two thin fingers against your mouth. You invited them in almost instantly, your tongue pressing flat against his digits as he swirled them around to gather your saliva. 
Jeno groaned at the sight before him and the feeling or your wet mouth around his fingers. He pulled them away when he was satisfied, eagerly pressing them against your hole. You moaned as he teased you, but sooner gave you what you wanted by pressing one, and then after a few pumps, both of his fingers inside of you. His other hand moved from your dick and instead went to prep his by spitting into his palm and then pumping his own throbbing, leaking cock. 
Your moans were muffled as he leaned forward, his fingers still scissoring and his other hand still pumping, and kissed your lips softly. He spoke against your lips. “Are you ready?” 
Your response was immediate. “Yes, oh fuck, yes!” 
He aligned himself and slowly pushed forward inside of you. He pressed his lips against yours again as he thrust into you slowly, pulling out extra carefully before going deeper and harder each time. You were moaning and whimpering against his lips and he pulled away so that he could do the same into your neck. 
You loved this, feeling every bit of Jeno inside of you while he moaned against your neck beautifully. In no time you were asking him to increase the pace and he obliged to every request, wanting nothing but for the two of you to cum.
Jeno bit into your collarbone when he twitched inside of you, filling you completely with his cum. He continued to thrust, wanting you to follow suit, his hand wrapping around your member, thumb swiping over the head which was dripping with precum. 
A few strokes later your were cumming into his fist. Jeno collapsed beside you, his face still pressed into your neck. When the two of you had caught your breath he giggled into your skin, pressing a quick kiss there. 
“Will you be my boyfriend?” 
You turned your head so that your nose was rubbing against his. “I might sound a little repetitive, but yes, fuck yes.” 
Jeno could only smile his adorable smile at you. “Good.” 
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lmao wtf this was lowkey a little rushed and shit but I... don’t care lmao
my jeongin fluff will come soon peepers
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the-kipsabian · 5 years
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thank you @fifelore​ for enabling me by sending in angst prompts ahhhhh i havent written asagao in a while so asdsdnak im sorry this is bad but i have emotions that need to get out so have some asagao!mads/shane aNGST (also tagging @coughedfeathers cause asagao!kit is mentioned and loOK are you proud of me im trying in this selfinsert fandom world again yAY)
“I needed you. And you weren’t there.”
It wasn’t a very unusual sight for the girl with the bright blue hair to be walking down the school halls wearing her black and yellow club jacket alongside a black snapback cap she usually stole from one of her clubmates. What made the scene very unusual though, was that she was walking alone, her jacket tightly wrapped around her small figure, and the cap pulled so low over her face she barely saw where she was going, so it was a small miracle she didn’t run directly into anyone in the crowded hallway while on her way back to class after the lunch break.
Taking a quick peek from under the cap’s visor to make sure she was in the right classroom, Mads let out a soft breath of relief at the sight of the room being empty. She didn’t really want to run into anyone before class began, it was already hard enough to deal with her surroundings during lunch time, not knowing when someone was going to try to get her attention and ask her questions she most definitely wasn’t ready to answer yet.
Walking to the back of the classroom and taking a seat on her usual spot, Mads almost jumped out of her skin as she finally lifted her eyes up to scan the room, spotting Shane standing on the doorway. She hadn’t heard him come in, not that it was very surprising with how little the boy most of the time wanted to be noticed, but to her Shane wasn’t usually like this.
Especially not with such a frown on his face as he was wearing right now, looking across the room directly at her.
Her first reaction was to avert her eyes, quickly turning them back down to her desk. Not that it really helped though, Mads could still feel Shane staring at her as she heard him now moving inside the classroom, a seat rattling a little before silence fell back into the room. He knew this wasn’t usual behavior for her, the bright haired young girl was usually almost as bright of a personality as her hair was, and the whole day so far Shane hadn’t seen any of that from her, but the exact opposite. She stayed by herself, didn’t even sit with her friends at lunch, was clearly in classes for pure obligation.
She heard the chairs rattling again, just assuming more people had come into the classroom and were taking their seats. The room remained surprisingly silent though, so to see who had made their way in this time, Mads quickly lifted her eyes up again, hoping to go back to hiding her face soon afterwards again so she could avoid any awkward conversations that were going to be shot in her way eventually at least by Kit when she made her way back to the dorms.
But instead, she was met with Shane standing right by her desk, his hand quickly picking the snapback from her head, exposing her blue short hair.
“Hey!”
This was the curse of being so short, as no matter how hard she tried to reach up from her seat to grab Luke’s snapback to herself, Mads couldn’t do it, Shane just barely holding it up an arm length over her head. In the midst of all of this she forgot why she had been wearing the thing today in the first place, just furiously focusing on getting it back, until her eyes met up with Shane’s, the boy wearing a mixture of worry and confusion on his face.
“…What happened to you?”
Mads stopped, things finally clicking in her head that Shane could actually finally see the black eye she was sporting. She slumped back into her seat, arms crossing over her chest as she stared back down to her desk again.
“Did someone… Hit you?”
“Why do you care?”
Her words were a barely audible mumble, but she could hear Shane inhale sharply, the boy clearly preparing for a reply. Mads glanced back up at him, green eyes narrowing a little at him, as she was already able to see the judgment on his face.
“Did this happen last night?”
There wasn’t really a point in denying it anymore, so she just nodded her head a little.
“I told you I didn’t want to go wandering the hallways alone after curfew, but you were too busy with whoever else you decided to hang out with.”
“And I told you, it was a club meeting.”
“Well, Jared told me a different story, so there.”
Shane looked at her, but didn’t have an answer. As much of a ladies man as Jared was, he still wasn’t a liar, and they both knew that.
“This place might be a prestigious expensive academy, but just like any school, it surely still does have bullies who don’t like exchange students.”
Mads stood up from her seat, finally being able to grab the snapback back from Shane, as the boy stood there silent. She shook her head.
“I needed you. And you weren’t there.”
The words barely made their way out of her mouth, the girl inhaling deeply as she was trying to hold back the tears that started to sting in the corners of her eyes.
“I’m sorry –”
“I don’t care,” she muttered, pushing past him as she walked out of the classroom as fast as she could, almost knocking down another student at the doorway.
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cheollies · 6 years
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Fanboy!Jeonghan
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you could say Jeonghan was one of the very large group of original fans
like he’s part of that group that’s like ‘I’ve been with them since predebut’
he actually flaunts it but at the same time he doesn’t really talk about it unless someone asks him how long he’s stanned the group
Jeonghan is like highkey okay with everyone knowing he’s your fan
he has a lanyard that has your name printed with large font, he has a keychain with fanart he got from a fansite as a gift, he has a phone case with your name on it
He’s just ready to tell the world about you
Discovered you predebut
He actually came to know your other member first because they were on a survival show before being eliminated
and Jeonghan liked that member so much that he kept tabs on them
your company started releasing videos of all the girl group trainees, and that’s how he found you
He got so excited seeing a new video from the company that he actually excused himself from his class to watch the video
This was the first time he saw you
and he was so, he can’t even describe it, it was like the moment you showed up onto the screen, he just knew
He knew you were going to be his bias
and he wasn’t wrong
Officially became your first fansite
He was one of the very first fansites dedicated to the group that focused solely on one member
And he got so popular since everyone in the fandom (new and old) knows his logo and knows that he’s one of the top fansites for you
Jeonghan is respected in the fandom
He’s such a nice fansite too, he doesn’t want to be known as a fansite that is rude or mean or even breaks rules because he feels as though if he gets a bad name then that would tarnish your name
Fansites are known for always being at fansigns or concerts, even overseas concerts, that’s how Jeonghan meets Joshua
KCON was being held in LA and Jeonghan had missed the ticket sales because of work and school and he may have accidentally taken a nap that lasted too long
But he began to search around, posting on social media of his need to get seats close to the stage
And lucky for Jeonghan, a fan called mister Joshua, helps him out
Joshua is an avid fan of Jeonghan’s photos because of the aesthetic appeal and just when Joshua thinks he’s going to be stuck going to KCON alone since his friend ditched him, he finds out Jeonghan desperately needed one
So for weeks before hand, Joshua and Jeonghan are communicating on twitter. There was a small language barrier since Joshua remains more fluent in english, but it’s not a problem since Joshua is learning Korean quickly thanks to his parents
Jeonghan and Joshua ended up becoming great friends after this, and Joshua even spends weeks talking to Jeonghan about the group chat he’s in
and finally, Jeonghan get’s put into the madness
Everyone in the groupchat kind of freezes because ‘wow an actual fansite, that we all know and love, is actually in the same group chat with us’
But it isn’t long before a few days go by that everyone is roasting each other and screaming about their biases
Designated Mom of the group because he’s the second oldest and is often cooing over Chan who tries to update about his life but it always ends up with Jeonghan fake crying over text about how his ‘baby is all grown up’
When he attends fansigns, Jeonghan always gives Joshua his biases signature signed to his name
And then Joshua always text him crying and screaming ‘I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. YOU’RE MY BESTEST FRIEND IN THE ENTIRE WORLD IM CRYING’
and Jeonghan plays it off so cool and chic
Jeonghan is close knit with other fansites too so it isn’t an uncommon occurance for the boys to recieve birthday gifts of their bias
like photobooks, dolls, stickers, pins, pillows, blankets
All the guys just send pictures of them crying while receiving the gifts
and because of this, Jeonghan holds so much power over them and he uses it in a joking way to mess with them
Meets practically everyone in the group since he’s at every group event so he runs into all of them
Jeonghan believes he’s out of the hardcore, head over heels phase for you because he’s been with you for so long
But he can’t deny the fact that his heart actually hurts when he’s looking through his camera lens and your eyes catch onto his
Sometimes he actually has to stop taking pictures because he feels as though his heart is going to burst
You know him
Why wouldn’t you recognize the man who’s followed and dedicated a whole twitter account to you since your debut
The first time you called him by his name without him having to tell you, He was literally about to burst into tears
‘Jeonghan!’ You screamed when he was next for the fansign
‘you remember me?’
‘Of course! How can I forget my number one fan.’ and you give him the widest smile he has ever seen and he just wants to melt right on the spot
The guys in the group chat are always screaming about how you notice Jeonghan so much
‘THIS ISN’T FAIR. WHY DOES JEONGHAN GET ALL THE ATTENTION’
‘BE A FANSITE THEN SEUNGKWAN’
He’s definitely fallen out of the wanting to cry, scream, and have so much anxiety phase of meeting you
Jeonghan has met you so many times over the course of your debut that everything just feels natural and comfortable
He remember how in the beginning of your debut days, he always longed for you to notice him and he did so much to try to get your attention
But not, he loves the way you look at everything else, he likes capturing moments of you doing trivial things like patting the bottom of your other member
but when you do catch him in the crowd, you always smile this very innocent smile, flashing him the cutest of hearts and sending his mind to heaven
Sometimes Jeonghan will even request you to do things, like pose with fake gun you received or even trying to get you to do the ‘oppaya’ song which you did for ten seconds before falling over in embarrassment
A lot of your fansites are kind of jealous because you give a lot of attention to Jeonghan
But so many people back him up like ‘IT’S BECAUSE Y/N HAS KNOWN JEONGHAN’S FANSITE THE LONGEST’
When the new comeback got released, you had received an unnecessary amount of hate, and they were all targeted towards your appearance such as weight
And Jeonghan just got so angry, and he felt so bad, and he was hoping to god that you weren’t reading these nasty comments
It didn’t help that Jeonghan began to notice how your smile was dwindling in his photos or the way you looked as though you had dropped a lot of weight dramatically
It hurt him so much that he started tagging his next few photos with positive messages about how you were perfect the way you were
At the next fansign when Jeonghan finally got in front of you, he looked so worried and he kept talking and talking about how perfect you were beforehand and how you shouldn’t read the mean comments
And it kind of struck you, like here was your fansite, one that has been with you from debut to the present, and it’s like it dawns on you that yeah, true fans are like Jeonghan
Fans who don’t care about your appearance, who love you regardless of your horrible predebut hair, true fans stick with you despite everything
So you smile, and your eyes are kind of glossy and you sincerely thank jeonghan for always being with you
‘I’ll never leave you’ is what he says  
Jeonghan says he’s over the honeymoon period with you, but in his heart he knows that he’s always in the honeymoon period. Everything you do, all the tiny things, everything still makes his heart race a million beats per minutes. That’s because his heart is only of you.
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oumakokichi · 7 years
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What do you mean every character in ndrv3 has a duality or lie behind them they're keeping? What are Ki-bo's, Angie's, Tenko's, Himiko's, Gonta's and Iruma's lies. I bring these six up for being the only ones i couldn't find a lie for, im interested in seeing what their duality is.
It’s all probably a subjective matter, but I feel that evenwith these six characters there are definitely ways to read a certain dualityinto them! The fun thing about “lies” in ndrv3 is that it doesn’t necessarilymean the characters are actively lying or trying to deceive people aboutthemselves. Sometimes the “lie” can be an aspect of their personality that eventhey’re not aware of, or simply a drastic difference in how they’re perceivedby others versus the way they actually think or feel or act.
Kiibo is one of the easiest to start with on this list—he hastwo talents by the end of the game (SHSL Robot and SHSL Hope… well, HopeRobot technically) and his entire character centers around the duality ofwanting to live and be treated as a normal high schooler while actually beingdragged around as a puppet on strings. Because he’s so tied to the killing gameshow itself and functions as an unwitting audience proxy, there’s definitely ajuxtaposition between how Kiibo himself wants to live and how he’s being usedand manipulated.
Not only that, but when he loses his ahoge (actually anantenna by which the audience votes to control certain actions of his) at theend of Chapter 5, he features a drastic switch in personality. The side ofKiibo that was willing to make super hard sacrifices and blow up an entireschool if need be was definitely always there, but constantly undermined andsilenced by the input of audience votes functioning as his “inner voice.”  There’s definitely a sense of duality betweenKiibo as we see him without anyone controlling him or trying to override hisown decisions, and Kiibo as he is once his ahoge is restored, made to feelguilty for having wanted to end the killing game and compelled to follow thewhole “hope vs. despair” dialogue.
With Angie, I would say her duality lies in the wholeemphasis on her character as this fervent, true believer vs. the fact that she’sundeniably a manipulator and someone who uses her religion and her talent bothin order to try and get what she wants. The thing that makes Angie so scary, asTenko points out in Chapter 3, is the fact that she does believe in her godwith all her heart. She does lie and manipulate and try and use people to dothings so she doesn’t have to, but it’s all the more frightening because at hercore, she also refuses to deny that her god is there and “exists” verystrongly.
She believes most of the stuff she preaches, even as shemakes some of it up on the spot, and that makes her a dangerous force to bedealt with. Not only that, but the implication that her artistic powers havesome of the same brainwashing capabilities that Mitarai’s do makes it evenscarier that she can actually “paint a picture” of whatever god it is that peoplewant to see. At her core, she’s rather like Himiko in the sense of veryfrantically, emphatically defending the existence of her god just as Himikodoes the same for the existence of magic.
With Tenko, the duality point is probably the weakest—I’dsay Tenko is one of the most straightforward and honest characters in theentire game. That’s very much the point with her, as her “wear your emotions onyour sleeve” motto is exactly what inspires Himiko to live more strongly in theend. But there’s still a case to be made for Tenko having a sort of duality inher general character.
While many of the other characters, as well as the fandomitself, rather expected Tenko to be generally unfair, rude, and horrible to theguys in the group early on in the game, she subverts these expectations bybeing one of the fairest characters (along with Kiibo) who is willing to protectpretty much everyone and sympathizes rather openly with other people’ssuffering. Tenko is juxtaposed as this very brave, physically strong girl whoalso has a softer side.
In addition to being an aikido expert, she’s also interestedin becoming an idol in her FTEs—in a sense, her “tough fighter girl vs. moresubdued sweet girl” aspect reminds me a bit of Sakura. It makes sense,considering the two of them are both martial artist characters andprotector-types as well.
With Himiko, there’s quite a lot in her entire character arcthat focuses on the fact that she’s certainly not honest with herself,especially not at first. Her lack of honesty about her own feelings is why she’stoo tired and lazy to express herself in front of other people, and a lot ofthis seems to tie in with her fears of getting hurt following her master’sdisappearance, which she talks a little bit about in her FTEs.
Himiko largely acts apathetic or unaware about thesituations that unfold around her for most of Chapters 1 through 3. Even whenothers, like Tenko, clearly admire her and want to get close to her, she’s putoff by what she perceives as Tenko sort of looking down on her and assuming shecan’t do anything on her own and needs to be protected (even though this isn’thow Tenko intends her feelings to come across at all). And the idea of openingup to people only to get hurt in the end definitely causes Himiko to continueacting and behaving very lazily all-around.
It’s not until Ouma openly accuses her of being thisdishonest with her own feelings even after Tenko’s death in the Chapter 3post-trial that Himiko actually breaks down and confronts her grief andloneliness openly. She focuses on adhering much more to Tenko’s open and honeststyle of living, but it’s still hard for Himiko to move past that part of herselfthat would rather hide things from others and never openly emote or join in ongroup pastimes. This, plus the juxtaposition of her being an entertainer atheart even though she seems so lazy and uninspired, constitutes as a certainduality in her character.
Like Tenko, Gonta is a bit harder to make a case for havinga certain duality to his character, but I believe there’s still room tointerpret a little. Especially in Chapter 4, as we see the juxtapositionbetween Gonta as he is without remembering anything, and the VR world avatarGonta who remembers absolutely everything about what he saw in the rememberlight and decided to willingly help Ouma murder Miu after being traumatized bythe state of the outside world. Both Gontas were still undeniably the real one(contrary to misinformation and fake translations that the VR world Gonta was “hacked”or “mind controlled”); the only difference was the lack of memories.
With Gonta, there’s also very much a difference between howhe’s perceived by the rest of the group vs. how he perceives himself. Gontawants more than anything to be useful to others, but is completely unsure ofhow to do so. Without having a role in the group or something he can help outwith, he feels absolutely, 100% useless. Meanwhile he’s perceived aswell-meaning and likable by the others—but it’s true that they all tend to kindof assume that he just doesn’t have that much that he can help out with, exceptfor maybe being really physically strong. This sad juxtaposition between Gontafeeling useless and helpless and the rest of the group liking him without quiteincluding him or talking to him about things because they assume he just wouldn’tunderstand is part of what makes his death so tragic, in my opinion.
Finally, with Miu, there’s quite a lot of duality with herstatus in the group and behavior vs. the actual usefulness of her talent.Despite the fact that she certainly has a big mouth and a distinct lack of commonsense, she’s very smart where itcounts. Her talent is absolutely nothing to sneeze at: it’s one of the mostuseful talents we’ve seen in any DR game, up there perhaps with Chihiro’s. Theability Miu has to literally invent her way out of any situation makes her apowerful ally, as Ouma picked up on—and also a formidable enemy, which was partof the problem in Chapter 4.
Miu certainly didn’t seemlike the type of character who would be absolutely essential to gettingeveryone out of the killing game. Aside from her (very, very reluctant)agreement to help set up the cameras in Chapter 1 for Saihara and Kaede, thefact that she was so obviously not a team player and so brash and rude and loudmade it seem as if she was mostly going to be around only in a comic reliefsort of scenario. But as it turns out, her inventions are the most essentialthing to getting the rest of the group through the game alive, and what allowsthem to uncover the truth for themselves in Chapter 6. There’s a certain ironyin the fact that a character who was so paranoid and distrusting of others wasactually one of the most necessary people in the group by the end of the game.
Not only that, but Miu is all about talking big and actingvery arrogantly, only to back down at the slightest provocation. The fact thatshe likes having people talk back toher and getting bossed around is, I think, meant to highlight the fact that she’sgot a paper-thin façade of toughness and once you scratch that a little, she’spretty timid (and she’s got a bunch of kinks, but that’s a given).
This is just how I see it, of course! It’s all a matter ofcharacter interpretation, but I feel like the point of ndrv3’s cast being socomplex and interesting is exactly what makes it fun to pick things apart likethis. Thank you for asking, and I hope I could clear up your question!
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hunnybby · 7 years
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boku no hero academia
shinsou hitoshi x reader/oc
a/n: my first fic for this fandom and it literally had to be about shinsou and im both mad and happy about this. will be available on ao3. i also had a crush on this dude from gakuen alice a long time ago and his alice was like shadow manipulation so i pulled something like that in this.
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"Shinsou, what's your quirk?" she asks one day during a break from lessons.
Though the two have been classmates since the start of their first year, they did not have the luxury to show-off and improve their own quirks like those in the Heroics Department. This was not to say that they never practiced, but those in Class 1-C focused more on actual lecturing and the history behind quirks and heroes.
"Well?" she pushes forward for an answer.
Shinsou merely shrugs, and this emits a groan from his classmate. "Are you shrugging because you don't know, or are you shrugging because you don't want to tell me?"
"I don't want to tell you," he responds cooly, turning his head so that he was looking out the window instead of at her. "You should have paid more attention when everyone was showing off their skills," he adds as an afterthought.
Her lips purse together for a second, then relaxes  when she says, "If I remember correctly, you weren't paying much attention either."
With this he hums in agreement. He does doze off quite a bit during lecture, and she would be lying if she said that she never sees him nodding to sleep almost everyday.
His eyes are still fixated at the window, probably looking at the clouds. "I think it's better to show my quirk than to tell."
Her curiosity is piqued once again, the smile she is giving off is one of determination. She scoots her chair back so that it hits the front of his desk. "Can I see it right now?"
Still, he refuses. "Now's not a good time," he tells her while shaking his head.
She groans and swings her legs so that she is sitting straight with her body facing the window. This time, she stretches her body slightly to the left so that she can place her arms on his desk. "Is after class a good time?" she pursues.  
"Nah."
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"Don't tell her what my quirk is," he says to Ojiro during their lunch period.
Shinsou wasn't planning to sit anywhere near him, but word around the school is that his fellow 1-C classmate had friends, or acquaintances, in many other classes. If she is that set on finding out what he can do, then he has to get the word around that no one is to tell her.  And he suspects that Ojiro, the tail boy who ruined his sports event strategy against Midoriya, would be more than willing to tell anyone about his own quirk.
Though his mouth is somewhat full, Ojiro still speaks. "Why not?"
Shinsou places his elbow on the table and rests his chin on the palm of his hand. "She's been asking me for a while, and it's fun seeing how irritated she gets every time I say no," he replies, his mouth turning upwards into a sly smile across his features.
 Ojiro wipes away any crumbs on his face with the back of his hand. "Don't you think that's a little bit, uh, mean?"
Shinsou lifts his chin up from his open palm so that he can stroke his chin in thought. Is it really that mean? He's thought about it, but to him it seems that not telling her would benefit him in the long run if they ever had to practice their quirks with other classmates. His thoughts even go back to when she didn't bother to pay attention to quirks other people had. So really, he doesn't feel like he should be in the wrong. Maybe it serves her right to find out the hard way.
"Not really," he muses, hand still stroking his chin, "she's gonna find out sooner or later."
"She didn't see you use it at the festival?"
"She told me she was caught up in the festival too much to notice what I was doing."
He goes back into his original position, chin on open palm, and begins to scoop food into his mouth with his free hand.
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She's on her way to toss the remains of what used to be her lunch when she spots the one person she wanted to see. "Ojiro! I've been looking all over for you!"
Ojiros tail quirks up in response, then he turns around rather slowly. "H-hey, what's up?"
"Oh, you know. Same old same old," she replies while closing the distance between them. She doesn't waste a beat of her time, either. "You know Shinsou's quirk right?" Her eyes look up at him hopeful and sparkling.
This caught Ojiro by surprise. So straight to the point. "Well yeah... he used it during the sports festival," he responds while scratching the back of his head. His tail is moving side to side, a nervous habit of his when he's put on the spot. "Didn't you see him during his fight with Midoriya?"
She sighs and puts a hand over her forehead in faux exasperation. "I mean, sorta. But the crowd was so loud and everyone was piled up against each other; I couldn't really see anything!" she answers, both hands above her head this time, exaggerating how blocked her vision was.  "Ugh, people were complimenting him on how cool his quirk is! It's been bothering me ever since!"
He gives her a light laugh in response to her slight overreacting. "His quirk is kinda scary, but it's pretty... cool?"
"So you'll tell me?" she says, edging him on and pressing her elbow to his forearm in a light nudge.
He brings his hands up defensively and takes a few steps back, his face giving off a nervous smile, "Sorry, but Shinsou told me not to tell you!"
"What! Why?!"
"W-well he, uh," how was Ojiro supposed to say this? He scratches his head again, either out of habit or out of being nervous he doesn't know, and continues, "He just told me not to tell you... and that you would find out sooner or later."
Her arms cross over her chest and she puffs. What did sooner or later mean? Next week? Next year? "You know, he's being really selfish keeping his quirk to himself. Literally everyone else knows what it is but me!"
 "Maybe you should have paid more attention," he tells her, and the conversation she had with Shinsou beforehand creeps into her mind.
She grunts and begins fidgeting. Maybe she should start paying more attention.
Something clicks in Ojiro's mind. He's seen similar behavior like this in Uraraka, when she wanted to find out more about Izuku. What if it was the same situation?
"Hey, do you, er," how does he ask the question without prying?
She stops fidgeting and looks up at Ojiro. Her face relaxes from frustration to attentiveness and expectancy. "Do I what?" she asks.
"I just think I've seen this sort of thing before, with classmates of mine," he begins saying, but he starts to trail off, wanting to back out of his question.
"What thing?" she asks, not catching on in the slightest. "Are there people in your class like Shinsou?"
His tail droops down as his nerves go up. "Not exactly," he's scratching his temple with his finger, "but there are people I know that asks the person they, uh, like," he emphasis the last word to get his point across, "questions about them."
She's looking at him with a blank stare, then a confused expression. "I mean, yeah, I like Shinsou. I don-"
"No, I'm asking if you /like/ him," he cuts in during her sentence.
Her mouth is still forming an "O" shape when he cuts her off. Now, after hearing what he asked, her mouth is left wide open in a look of disbelief.
"Do I... me? Shinsou? Ha!" she laughs nervously, face growing different shades of blush. "T-that's- Ojiro you're really f-funny," she manages to stumble out. Her fist reaches out to lightly punch Ojiro's arm, while her free hand plays with the hem of her shirt.
Ojiro shares a laugh similar to hers and takes a few steps back in preparation to end the current conversation topic. "It was only a thought I had! Relax," he tells her, trying to reassure her that he wasn't reading into anything on purpose, "I'm sure that even if you did like him, he wouldn't notice."
Her eyes fall to the floor in embarrassment. "I'm just really curious," she admits, her face now just a tad bit pink. She's trying to avoid eye contact with Ojiro, but she could feel his own pair looking at her in confusion.
His hand pats the top of her head, "S-sorry for making things awkward. I'm sure you'll find out; it's only a matter of time. He can't hide it from you forever. You're classmates after all."
She makes an attempt to regain her composure, straightening herself and forcing the pink on her cheeks to go away, or at least subside slowly. "Yeah!" she says a little too loudly for her taste. "I'll find out eventually! Thanks, Ojiro. See you later!" Her parting words are spoken too quickly, and she about faces from Ojiro to dash for the exit.
-
She feels Shinsous' finger tap her right shoulder. Usually she would look back right away, but she finds herself unusually irked by him. Instead, she ignores his advances at socializing with her. If he can deny her his quirk, then she can attempt to deny him any attention from her.
Key word: attempt.
His fingers tap on her left shoulder this time, and she shrugs him off lightly. She crosses her arms together in defiance as if he could see the act, and then she slouches her shoulders over just a little bit. Maybe this time he would be out of his reach. But she forgets how long his arms are, because she feels him tapping either of her shoulders at the same time. She uncrosses her arms and swats away his hands.
A few minutes pass, and she sighs in relief. No shoulder tapping. No attempt at contact. She can ignore him without difficulty.
She slouches back on her chair, right elbow resting on the side of her desk. She presses her cheek on her right fist for support, and with her left hand she lazily twirls her pencil.
"Are you gonna ignore me forever now?" his voice, low and hushed, whispers into her ear in that same boring tone he always has.
This emits a small yelp from her throat. She immediately straightens her seated position, dropping the pencil that was in her left hand, making it roll behind her.
She turns around to look at him, her own face red and twisted in embarrassment. She opens her mouth, closes it, opens it, and closes it once again. She's at a loss for words. Since when did he get so close and up in her space?
Shinsou responds with a sly grin before dipping down to reach for his classmates’ pencil. He points the eraser end at her, and when she grabs hold of it and tries taking it away he holds on to the other end. His grin gets just a little wider.
She finally manages to pull her pencil back and mutters a 'thank you' before turning around again to face the front.
She's on semi-high alert now, because she can hear the faint squeaks of Shinsou's desk behind her. She braces herself for another surprise.
"Hey," there he goes again, right in her ear, "we're on cleaning duty after school."
Her face is still warm, and the fact that he keeps whispering into her ear is not helping. "S-so?" she stutters, trying to keep her voice level.
"I'll show you my quirk then if you still want to see it," he suggests. Before she has the chance to respond she hears the familiar squeaks of his desk indicating that he has fallen back into his chair.
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The chalk dust from the eraser she is cleaning gets everywhere; her arms, face, hair, shirt, and skirt. It's a mess. She doesn't stop to dust herself off, she decides to wait until the eraser is chalk-free.
Behind her she hears chairs being scooted away from their desk and seated at the top of them. The dragging noises of the chairs' legs are bothering her, so without turning around, she says, "Can't you pick them up instead of dragging them that way?"
"No," Shinsou replies nonchalantly.
"The slight screeching noises don't hurt your ears?"
"Not really."
"Wouldn't it be easier to lift them up?"
She hears him sigh. "That may be too much effort to do alone."
She beats the last of the chalk dust out of the erase and sets it down, bristle side up. "I'm sure you'll manage," she teases, a playful tone in her voice.
She's finally dusting herself off when he asks, "Do you mind helping me?"
She raises one hand to cup her chin in mock thought. Of course she would say yes, but banter with Shinsou is always fun. "Hmm, no."
In an instant her brain feels foggy. She feels the weight of her hand, unusually heavy, fall lopsided against her thigh. What?
"About face for me," he says as if he's commanding, which, technically, he is.
And she turns around, facing him instead of the chalk board.  Is this his...?
"This is it," he answers as if he read her mind. "This is my quirk."
He's smirking, eyes looking right at her. His hands are gripping either edge of the desk he was supposed to be wiping down, and his body is leaning forward, against the desk.
Brain control?
"Brainwashing," he announces. She knows he can't read her mind, but she also knows he's a good guesser. "Now take three big steps towards me."
She takes the steps, slightly wobbling from the lack of her own control.
You have got to be kidding me.
"Now take one step back," he orders, and she could feel that jive in his tone from every word he says.
"Take two more giant steps towards me." His growing smirk is now a prominent grin.
Her body hits the desk between the with a light thud. He leans in further now, elbows bent so that he could be eye-level to her.
She feels warm, and she is almost positive that he could see her blush growing and growing. Her conversation with Ojiro replays in her mind and that only exacerbates her color.
He leans in closer to her, his lips maybe just a few inches away from hers. But instead of closing the gap between them, not as if she /wanted/ him to close it or anything, his head moves a different direction, his cheek just barely brushing her own, and he whispers in her ear, "I stopped using my quirk after you hit the desk. You could've moved at any time after that."
He's snickering again as he pulls away from her.
She brings her hands up to her face to hide the blush, though it's too late for that since he's seen it already. "That was so mean, Shinsou," she murmurs in her hands. "I really thought you were gonna-"
"Kiss you?" he says, a hint of tease in his voice. He’s too confident right now for her liking.
"Don't say that out loud!" she hisses, taking her hands away from her face to look up at him. He's still grinning.
She can't help herself from grinning either when she says, "Your quirk is really cool."
He rubs the back of his neck and looks down at the ground, mouth still forming that same grin. "It's whatever you think it is."
Regaining sureness she once had when she first asked Shinsou what his quirk was, she places one of her feet under the desk. "But I think mine is way cooler."
He raises an eyebrow, amused by the turn of her character. "How so?"
She points down to the desk. "You see this desk? You're stepping on its shadow," he nods, then she taps the foot that she had placed under the desk, "I am also stepping on its shadow."
His eyebrows furrow together in thought. What was her quirk again?
"Try walking, Shinsou," she suggests, biting her lip to keep her grin small.
His foot won't budge. "Shadow manipulation," she beams, now displaying a toothy smile on her features. "You can't move, can you?"
"Ha ha. Very funny, but we really gotta get moving now-"
"Nuh uh," she cuts in, wagging a finger. "Not until you make good on your previous actions and come closer," she coos. And she almost regrets saying it as the pink color makes its way to her face once again, but she still smiles.
And he does make good on those previous actions.
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