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nonbinarygamzee · 9 months

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Dave thoughts? I'm very curious about your hatred for that guy (if that makes sense)

HAHA ok so admittedly maybe my posts about how much i hate him are a bit overblown because i basically think its really funny that he only comes up on my blog if i am being a hater. integral to understand that while i post "fandom" content on here that i dont really think of this as a fandom blog so much as a blog where i come to have conversations with myself and so naturally just bc of who i am a lot of my little posts are full of context and meaning i never bother to externalize because they are for me to reread later and have a little chuckle about.

anyways. theres a lot of reasons i find him grating but i can at least admit it that a lot of my annoyance has more to do with the way i was forced to slog through strider manpain posts endlessly as a teenager any direction i tried to look. when the fandom seemed hyperfocused on him and his woes while actively sending me like graphic gore at like age 14 for saying hey maybe this other character also deserves some sympathy and maybe even analysis that has more to say than why they are an evil irredeemable monster for being unstable as a child. which yknow that isnt daves fault but man even without that part it was tiring to see all of the emotional depth constantly boxed into his corner. and then to repeatedly have the comics itself affirm all of this as valid exploration and then ridicule me for My exploration. for many many years the strider manpainisms made me not bother with dirk just on principle even though today hes one of the more interesting characters to me! so i can admit im not being totally "fair" here but well. as usual i think the fandom darlings can handle a fraction of the disdain ive see thrown my favies ways constantly for over a decade.

and like none of that to say i dont Get why people do this with him or that he deserved anything he got as a kid or it wasnt abuse or whatever. let the records show that i think it is Wrong to terrorize your brotherson with swords and sex puppets. im a feminist.

more rooted in the reality of the comic itself though i just find it grating how often daves sole function in a scene is to be the authors mouthpiece and specifically often in ways where you are meant to implicitly agree with the things he is saying irregardless of whether they are a centrist gen x nightmare opinion because its also the larger opinion of homestuck as an entity. dave is far from the only character to do this and id say any of the characters you could comfortably refer to as the "protagonists" actually end up slipping into this fairly often. that said the other biggest offenders imo are karkat, egbert and terezi and i also have feelings of extreme ambivalence for terezi and to be honest an outright disinterest in egbert. so. i am at least consistent about it! karkats my special guy but i need him hunted for sport and tortured until he stops being this and largely the things he believe that make me feel that way heavily align with the opinions the comic depicts as mostly right and again tend to be moments hussies worldview is bleeding into the narrative especially openly.

anddd ok. i just find daves personality grating on top of it. i cant sit here and pretend ive never laughed at a dave strider dialogue but generally a lot of the parts people find very funny are parts i tend to come away having seen the thousanth iteration of dave having his worldview affirmed and getting to do some #awesome clapback at the person insinuating he even try to think outside of his own preconceived ideas about what things should be like. in general in a story so full of characters doing bad things it just grates on me that, while his offenses are certainly usually "minor" in the grand scheme of things, the lack of willingness to challenge them often just means like dave gets to be right and nobody remembers when he actually massively fucks someone else up or makes them feel worse. like to be clear none of this is a problem in that characters cant "do bad things", i literally like vriska, but it would be cool if we could at least like. acknowledge that theyre anything but entertaining even within the context of the universe where other characters should be allowed to be uncomfortable when hes actively creepy or uses their emotional breaking points as a soapbox for how He feels. but since it would cause this big rift in how homestuck itself presents the opinions it wants you to agree with, those characters just..... not only do not mind most of the time but even if they do its never in a way that allows them agency in the matter. thats the crux of it all for me actually, hes by far one of the most autonomous characters of the bunch and it feels frequently like his agency is at the expense of others because hes a self insert.

um ok tldr hes annoying and him being the Face of homestuck is like..... accurate but in the most painful nightmare way because he kind of just. Is homestuck. to me.

(and i actually do see iterations of him sometimes that i find compelling but they all feel so detached from how hes presented in the comic that it just feels like someones oc. all of this said also i actually kind of have an absurd amount of thoughts on how he would act post game (epilogues ignored here) just i dont bother to do much with em because dave likers would hate it and other dave haters probably wouldnt care enough lol. also always secondary info anyways, hes finally allowed irrelevency in My city)

#ask #dave #sigh. my initial write up was definitely more eloquent and had more Nuance about character fault vs presentation of those faults #but thisnis best i can do mobile bound and reeling from LOSING it !!!!

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teensimulator · 2 years

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Awesome clapbacks 😅😜

— Teen Simulator (@teensimulator) Jul 21, 2022

from Twitter https://twitter.com/teensimulator July 21, 2022 at 04:33PM https://twitter.com/teensimulator/status/1550013673216716805

#IFTTT #Twitter #teensimulator

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sherlolo-land · 6 years

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Ok... what?

First of all barriss, absolutely no one is telling you that you’re not allowed to enjoy Molly’s character or praise her for being good friend and godmother - this person is only saying you don’t need to unnecessarily bash other characters while you’re doing it. But of course, you sherl0llians won’t miss a chance to twist johnlockers’ words to make them look sexist - it is your favorite hobby after all. You just assumed that because that person was a johnlocker, they MUST be a misogynist out to disregard Molly, because you ... ah, how do I phrase it... because your “hate is THAT engraved in you” and “being objective is too much to ask from some of ya’ll.”

Second, the person is calling out your hypocrisy of praising one character and then right away hating on another - completely unnecessarily, may i add. The post wasn't even about John. It was totally possible for you to praise Molly here without shitting on John. But your response to this callout was to... lecture them about character hate? Right, because it’s okay for you to piss on John in every other breath but god forbid a johnlocker utter a peep about any female character. (Plus, this person didn’t even say anything bad about any of the women. You literally just pretended that they did, like wtf?)

Third, if Sherlock and John are both such assholes, why do you ship them with the women you supposedly love so much? If they’re so awful, don’t you want better for Molly and Mary?... Hm?... *crickets chirping*

Oh, and still waiting on that heavily researched meta! But in the meantime, barriss, we thought you might enjoy these receipts of you guys replacing John with female characters, degrading him, or removing him from the narrative entirely. Goes to show that - whether or not you want to admit it - deep down you know that kicking John out of the picture is the only way you can make more room for your ships.

#awesome clapbacks #barr/iss #double standards #john hate #Sherl0llians are love

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pa-awesome · 4 years

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They say good things take time. That’s why I am always late.

#repost #aa #quote #oneliner #burn #savage #sassy #sass #clapback #good #awesome #relatable #thisissome #late #greatness #ggss

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mediocrevideopodcast · 2 years

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Sonnet 116

Request: Hi! Your fics are so cute and I love them all! Would you be able to do headcanons of the turtles reacting to their s/o wearing their color as lipstick and leaving kiss marks all over their face? Bonus points if they don’t immediately realize until the others see it. Thank you! <3

Pairing: Raphael/Reader (Established Relationship) Leonardo/Reader (Established Relationship) Donatello/Reader (Established Relationship) Michelangelo/Reader (Established Relationship)

Content Warnings: None!

Word Count: 971

Raphael

This has happened more times than he’d care to admit — it’s not even on purpose, either!You know, unlike some people. He just genuinely forgets that they’re there, especially if you wear red a lot. It’s just such a common color, you know? So unless you’re showing up in firetruck red and pointing it out… he probably won’t notice the difference. He gets very flustered if he does catch onto it though, and thinks it's the cutest thing in the world.

Kisses galore!

He gets very giggly when you pepper his face in kisses like that, and weaves his hands through yours with murmurs of how much he adores you. And about how much of a dork you are.

The two of you settle down later on to watch a movie, and… that’s exactly when he forgets that his cheekbones and jawlines are positively painted in red kiss marks. So when he hops up to grab something from the kitchen, he’s none the wiser!

Sucks at comebacks so much, so he’s just super genuine. He says them so lovingly, rubbing the back of his neck in that telltale flustered way, that anyone with half a brain could understand the pure adoration he has for you. It makes your heart melt more than any witty clapback ever could.

Leonardo

If you’re wearing blue lipstick, you already know he’s gonna fawn over you. What? It looks so good on you! It’s totally your color, you know. Maybe you should wear it more often? Nooo, there’s no other reason, honest!

Totally sneaks in a few kisses while you tease him about liking the lipstick so much. He cups your cheeks in this sweet little hold that almost makes you want to give it up. So you lean forward, breaking free of his tender hold and peppering his face with kisses. Come on, is it so wrong to want to fluster your boyfriend?

You eventually get a few giggles out of him, and the curve of his lips against yours when they finally meet again gives him away. He’s such a softie.

He wears the marks with pride — hell, he’s borderline parading himself around — but he’ll pretend that he didn’t know they were there. He’s so prideful about it though, it’s not hard to see through the ignorant facade.

Also yes, he’s been drafting up witty comebacks for this exact scenario.

On the one-off time that he really doesn’t realize they’re there though, he’s surprisingly chill about it! Definitely spouts off something about how his brothers are just jealous that he’s got such an awesome partner. Basic response, but cute nonetheless.

Donatello

You’d think he’d be so chill about this, but the moment he sees you walking in his lab with this gorgeous purple lipstick, it’s nothing but hype.

He gets this giddy smile, and he genuinely yells. Like, it’s a full-on “Yes!” You know the one. And from then on it’s just so much hype about how fucking good you look, how you two are killing it together, etc. He’s so cute, it’s unreal. With how fast his mouth is running though, it’ll probably take you a minute or two to sneak in a kiss. But when you do, you’re sure that you can feel his heart pounding beneath his plastron. He loves it more than he lets on, and not just because you look good in it.

He’s not the type to parade himself around again, unlike some people and he’s usually pretty good about getting a strategic wipe of the face in before venturing out into the common room. He loves you, and it secretly makes him melt, but he’d never live it down. Sorry, dearest.

On the off-chance that he does get caught though, he has two possible reactions and it entirely depends on how unexpected it is.

If he’s caught completely off-guard, he’s GOING to throw whatever he has in his hands at the person who speaks up. And if he has nothing, he’s gonna find a pillow or something to throw while stumbling over some witty clapback.

But if he’s not completely flustered by it? He’s gonna quote love poems until somebody throws something at HIM. Man loves his theatre.

“Love is not love, which alters when it alteration finds, or bends with the remover to remove. Oh, no. It is an ever-fixed mark that looks on tempests and-”

“Oh my GOD shut the fuck up.”

Michelangelo

He loves it so much, oh my god. He’s at a crossroads between demanding kisses, and just admiring the shade on you. It’s not often that you see such a vibrant orange, but hell if you don’t wear it so well.

If you try and pepper his face in kisses, be prepared! He’s gonna try and do it back! It’s this little back and forth between the two of you — half play-wrestling, half goofy kisses. He can’t help it, he just adores you! He likes to interlock his hands with yours and pull you closer. You can’t escape!

He half-considers doing the same for you, actually. Well, maybe more than half. He definitely starts focusing on your signature colors for a little while afterwards, regardless.

He won’t intentionally go out with the goal of getting spotted by his brothers, but he doesn’t really care if someone sees either. He 100% wears the marks with pride, though! He doesn’t have the witty comebacks that Leo has, but his expression is so smug that he really doesn’t even need one? He just smiles and sticks his tongue out at his brothers before continuing on with his day.

That response kills them more than any witty response ever could.

He probably jokes about it with you later, and encourages you to do it more. He’s cheeky like that, but that’s why you love him!

#hello gamers!!! i am free for one month eeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! finals are!!!!!! over!!!!!!!!#rottmnt x reader #rottmnt imagine #rottmnt Donatello x reader #rottmnt leonardo x reader #rottmnt michelangelo x reader #rottmnt raphael x reader #tmnt x reader #tmnt imagine

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randoimago · 3 years

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Hello! Can I get danganronpa hcs for byakuya, Kiyotaka, Mondo and Sakura w/ a male s/o who's an Ultimate Graffiti artist(which fun fact! Is really illegal in Japan, like multiple years of jail time illegal) thank you!

S/O Is A Graffiti Artist

FANDOM: Danganronpa

Character(s): Byakuya Togami, Kiyotaka Ishimaru, Mondo Owada, Sakura Ogami

Type of Request: Headcanons

Word Count: 527

Note(s): Originally when I received your request, I saw the fun fact and went "Really? I wanna look into this!" And I ended up reading a bunch of articles instead of writing this out (learning new things is fun guys).

Byakuya

Originally, he definitely called you a delinquent and looked down on you because you’re doing “criminal activities”.

It definitely takes a while for you two to warm up to each other. He still teases you about breaking the law constantly with your ultimate talent but if anyone else says anything then he’s quick to clapback at them.

Probably doesn’t watch when you start graffitiing something but he’ll come see the finished project.

He just doesn’t want to get high off the fumes and also doesn’t want to put a mask on the whole time you’re working.

Byakuya has lots of money that he just buys you more paint cans when you’re about to run out. He states that you’re now indebted to him until you pay him back but it’s more of his idea of a joke.

Kiyotaka

Definitely uptight when he hears that you’re the ultimate graffiti artist. I mean, that’s illegal! He’s all about keeping the rules in place while you’re here breaking them!

He can’t deny that he doesn’t enjoy your art though. As long as you get permission then he won’t say anything against it.

If anyone teases him about being in a relationship with a “delinquent” then he’ll stutter a bit before stating that your art is amazing and you never break the law (when he’s around anyway).

States that he watches you when you do spray paint because he has to keep an eye that you aren’t making pictures of anything bad (but he’s also watching because he’s interested in the process).

Does have a lot of respect for you because of how much skill and patience it must take for you to do your art.

Mondo

Oh Mondo is so into watching you graffiti when he learned your ultimate talent. Absolutely would love you to spray paint some of his bikes just to make them look even more badass.

Absolutely there to kick the ass of anyone that tries to say anything about you being a criminal because of what you do. Screw those guys, you’re amazing!

Was very shy the first time he asked if he could watch you graffiti something (honestly he’s still probably a bit shy when he asks you).

But he enjoys watching. It’s also relaxing to watch you do your thing too so that’s nice.

Mondo is sure to hype up anything you spray paint too. Even if you’re unsure about the piece, he’s telling you that you did amazing and the colors are freaking awesome.

Sakura

Sakura is definitely interested when you mention being the ultimate graffiti artist. It’s not a talent most people would admit to having considering it’s illegal.

Might not want to watch you graffiti too often because she doesn’t want to get in the way of you working.

If you tell her it’s okay then she’s still hesitant but happy to watch from a distance.

Is definitely ready to defend you should anyone state something about what you do.

Yes, graffiti is breaking the law but does anyone actually get hurt when do you do it? Has anyone died or broken an arm because of dried paint? No? Then don’t worry about it.

#danganronpa x reader #danganronpa #sakura oogami #sakura oogami x reader #mondo oowada x reader #mondo oowada #kiyotaka ishimaru #kiyotaka ishimaru x reader #byakuya togami #byakuya togami x reader

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the-nysh · 2 years

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Oh this cheeky bastard did NOT (ohhhh YES HE DID!)

Returning his opponent's own words & moves back to them with even greater STYLE, ahaha! Classic Garou serving his personal (petty) brand of 'divine retribution' is hilariously AWESOME.

#opm #garou #manga spoilers #panel comparisons #commentary #HE'S SO PETTY BUT MAKES IT AWESOME PLS IT'S SO FUNNY #hi yes hello have i mentioned i liked garou :3 #BECAUSE HE'S DOING THE THING clapbacking with even more oomph esp right after PS downed flash too #of course garou wouldn't be happy or stand for that! BOOM

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crackinglamb · 3 years

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Hi! I hope it isn’t too much trouble, but I’d like to ask how or why you decided to write Twist? And then also how and why you decided to write Wicked Games a little bit after. Did you wanna explore different relationships with characters when having a different personality in your ‘Modern Girl’ or different goals, because Carly talked Solas down and guided him into a different path, while Imogen seems to want him to go through with his plans with her help and a large dose of “what the heck is the canon timeline?” I love both of the stories, I might reread them again to help with the Modern Girl in Thedas withdrawals.

I ask because I’ve been reading “Modern Girl/Person in Thedas” stories and really wanna try my hand at them, I just feel like I am only writing it for little one shot type interactions between characters, and don’t really know why I’d actually have a “Modern Girl” be sent to Thedas, how and why, and what they would do, If your willing to give insight I’d love to hear it. I just hope I’m not a bother.

Oh no, you're not a bother at all! Thank you so much for this ask!! I love to talk about how I fell down this rabbit hole! I hope you're ready for a dissertation, because this got really long. 💕💕💕

I came to Dragon Age backwards. I didn't know anything about the series other than a lot of people liked it and had very strong opinions about it. Then a fellow writer began to write a Varric/Hawke story and I read it because I wanted to support her return to posting.

And I fell in love with a world I'd never seen.

I realized that, due to its age, I actually did know more about the games than I thought I did. I knew the ending already, and who this bald dude was that had the fandom so divided. A classic villain, right? Wrong. Some people think he's just terrible and some people defend him to the death. Some people think he's terrible but don't let that stop them from defending him to the death. So what was the real deal?

I did some research (because at that point I was writing my own Varric/Hawke fic and I'll still die on that ship hill. Anyways...moving on). I discovered that everything I thought I knew about Solas was skewed by fandom interpretation. Which is valid. I mean, all our opinions end up that way when it comes to fandom, right? All interpretation is subjective. But the fact remains that Solas interprets the world around him through the eyes of the Inquisitor and how they treat him. And that is player based. Low approval proves his opinion that this is a world not fit to live it. High approval shows him that his decision is going to destroy something beautiful, but he still feels he needs to do it.

I got to thinking about what it would take to stop him. Through the course of watching his romance, reading a lot of meta and lore posts and listening to his companion banter, I had a headcannon emerge: Solas could only be stopped by someone who knew what he was doing from the start.

But that's not gonna happen in canon. He already allegedly killed the only person who knew. (Seriously, #saveFelassan) So who else would make him rethink it?

The answer that came to me was a person he needed, so he couldn't risk eliminating them. The Inquisitor who bears his mark. I then went a step further, and decided that someone who knew all his secrets and plans, and who could possibly help him shift them, would have to be from our world. Enter the Modern Girl in Thedas, because I love a good romance, and I wanted a happy ending to this otherwise tragic love story.

And Carly was born. A modern gamer girl, sucked through to a fictional world because the universe is vast and unknowable (and certain wisps of certain Evanuris like to nudge). I'd read a bunch of fic by the time I started writing Twist, including some self-insert types. None of them told him flat out from the beginning. So I determined that she would. She'd tell him what she knew and try to persuade him that his plans were awful and that if he wanted to claim he wasn't a monster, then he'd have to find another way.

I knew from the start that I wanted her to save the orb, because losing that is what tips the scales for Solas. Losing that means he has to find power from somewhere else and sets him on his path of death. Saving the orb meant his plans, while derailed, weren't ruined. Yes, I know in Trespasser he'll tell the Inquisitor that the world would have burned in raw chaos while he rewrote it, but considering the nature of magic and reality on Thedas, I think that's more due to human reaction than any actual destruction simply based on the lifting of the Veil. Demons are real and represent emotion. Humans look down on elves and do everything they possibly can to oppress them. Like the colonizers they are. Of course they'd react to an elven demigod rewriting the world to give his people back their strength poorly.

And then covid hit. Twist rapidly became a beacon of fluffy stability to my readers. It was an escape from the literal dumpster fire that my country was, so I was highly motivated to keep writing it. To keep it light and happy and epic in a way that felt satisfying to everyone. So that's what I did.

But...

I still hadn't played Inquisition when I started (and I still need to play the other two). I was missing so much of the nuance of the world. In the end, Twist wasn't the story I really wanted to tell. I mean, I'm proud of it, and I love it. I am deeply humbled and gratified to know how many people look at Carly with love and admiration. I love hearing how many times a reader has opened it up and binged it. That kind of feedback is the lifeblood of a writer, as I always say.

Wicked Game is the story I wanted to write. A little grittier, a little more plausible in keeping with the lore. Having Imogen be human gave her the power to call out other humans on their bigotry. And to show Solas that he's not the only one who can see how damaged the world is and want to fix it. Having her be a scientist gives me a chance to explore how magic works, and what the Veil really is after a year of immersing myself in this world. Yeeting canon so thoroughly came from thinking about the major plot points and what could be changed about them from the POV of a character who knows how this is all 'supposed' to happen...and the resultant fallout from her decisions.

Imogen can see the forest for the trees. Her outsider perspective gives her all sorts of insights on her companions and the world at large. The fact that she falls ass over teakettle for the Dread Wolf against her own better judgment is just a good trope. Having him do the same is my clapback against his racially locked romance. (Here's where I'm gonna throw out my own extra kudos to writers who also portray Solas as bisexual, because dammit, he should be. Immortal beings would not bend to any heteronormative conventions.)

Carly and Imogen have rather similar motivations behind them: they want to save the world and not lose him. They often go about it in similar ways too. I guess the biggest difference between them is that now I know what I'm doing and I have more confidence in my storytelling ability. Neither of them is a self-insert. Plenty of people do that and that's totally valid. I'm just not really a fan of it myself. These two characters are no different to me than any other OC starting out at the beginning of the game. They just have slightly more backstory than the average Inquisitor.

Now, in regards to you writing your own and feeling like all you have are oneshot ideas. Go for it. Doesn't matter if they're oneshots. A story doesn't have to be hundreds of thousands of words to be awesome or complete. Write what YOU want to read. The best reason to make a character be a certain way, like being MCIT, is because you want them to be. No other justification is necessary. The only rules in storytelling are grammar ones, and even those are iffy at best. The only courtesy if you decide to go ahead and share it is don't plagiarize and tag it properly. That's it. The sky's the limit and up for grabs. Go forth and be bold.

#ask #Lamb writes #Lamb rambles #Lamb...gives advice?#👀#solas #modern characters in thedas #on writing #long post

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formerlyroyal · 3 years

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I NEED the palace to clapback at MM and say, "The reason we removed her Christian name from the birth certificate is because we discovered that she didn't actually give birth to Archie. As a result of this coming to light, we will remove Archie from the line of secession."

Wouldn’t that be awesome. Why is she bringing this up anyways? Did I miss something?

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mizumelona · 4 years

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set me up | atsumu x reader

SYNOPSIS: You’re an ambitious career woman, who’s got everything…except a significant other. Your mom, sick of you showing up to family functions alone, sets you up on a series of (terrible) blind dates. You make these dates meet you at your favorite restaurant, Onigiri Miya, but for some reason the owner’s jerk of a twin brother always happens to be there exactly when things crash and burn.

NOTE: The MSBY boys have arrived!! I hope yall enjoy this update!

MASTERLIST

PREV | WFH 2 - THE VOLLEYBUDDIES | NEXT

TAGLIST: @awkwardali6106 @kasandrafaye @veggytaled @svtbitch @stinkyobeymerat @hollypastl @differentballooncollection @o51oc @sunboikyo00 @justxanotherxshipper @kaisemieita @rizamendoza808 @tomo-uwu @sugardaddykenma @celinafeng @ravioliplease @thatpersonwithissues @humanbobjeanpants @suteorra

“You want the usual [y/n]?” Osamu called from behind the counter.

“Sure…” You were still preoccupied with the table of people staring at you expectantly. They were all wearing black sweats except for one guy with glasses who was in a suit. Taking a closer look, you recognized the logo to be the same as the one on the sweater you were currently returning to Atsumu. You’d been awkwardly standing staring at them while they stared at you for what felt like a solid minute.

“Oh [y/n]! Didja just get here?”, Atsumu stepped out of the bathroom, breaking the awkward silence.

Before you could say anything, the glasses guy spoke up. “I didn’t know you had a girlfriend Atsumu.”

WHAT? Where did this misunderstanding come from? Sure you had his sweater, but agh!!!

“I’m not his girlfriend”, you quickly shut it down.

“Riiiight.” This time a dude with spikey gray hair piped in. “So, how long have you and Tsum Tsum been together”

“I just told you we aren’t together”

“I get it. I get it.” Spikey hair guy winked.

You let out an exasperated sigh. “I don’t think you do”

“Wow so cute! Atsumu’s so lucky.” A guy with bright orange hair chimed in. “Your secret’s safe with us [y/n]”

What the heck? Did they all have selective hearing?

“There is no secret! Atsumu, tell them!”, You turned to Atsumu, raising your eyebrows.

“What can I say? I can’t help being this charmin’”, Atsumu held up his hands innocently.

“Oh shut up lemon head”, you sharply snapped.

The whole restaurant burst out laughing at that. Even the guy in a mask who'd been pretty quiet was chuckling. You quickly went around and did some introductions.

“If you aren’t dating, how do you know each other?”, the glasses guy, Akaashi, asked.

“A series of unfortunate encounters.” You cringed recalling the past few weeks.

“‘Tsumu crashed her blind dates”, Osamu called from the prep station where he was rolling onigiri.

“Why am I not surprised”, the guy with the mask, Sakusa spoke up.

“Yeah. Blondie over here has been wreaking havoc on my life.”

“I dunno what you’re talking about”, Atsumu said with a scoff.

“So, how do you know him?”, You turned the question around. You had a pretty good guess, but you didn’t want to let Atsumu know that you’d been stalking him online.

“Oh. We’re Tsum Tsum’s teammates, except Akaashi here who’s my friend from high school”, Bokuto answered.

“Yeah, we’re volleyball players for the MSBY Black Jackals”, Hinata said proudly.

“Wow! That’s pretty cool”, you tried to act surprised.

“You probably didn’t know, but I’m kinda a big deal. I’m even on tv.” Leave it to Atsumu to turn this into an opportunity to stoke his ego. You rolled your eyes.

“Lucky you ‘Tsumu, thanks to that all your lame moments are recorded on the internet.” You could count on Osamu to have a good clapback.

“Lame moments? Like what?”

Atsumu’s face went tense.

“You should’ve seen it,” Bokuto said excitedly. “A few weeks ago we were walking into a meet and greet and ‘Tsum ‘Tsum had the craziest fall. It was hilarious”

“Ah! Wait no-“, Atsumu tried to stop his teammates, but it was too late.

“Oh, the one where he tripped off the stage?”, Akaashi asked.

“And twirled in the air”, Hinata excitedly added.

“And ended up hanging there by his pants because the waistband got caught on the edge of the stage” Bokuto barely got the words out between his loud guffaws.

“It was awesome!” Hinata shouted.

“It was terrible.” Sakusa corrected him.

“There’s no way that happened!” You cackled.

“It totally did!” Hinata exclaimed.

“They got the whole thing on camera too. You should watch it [y/n]!” Bokuto added.

Atsumu’s eyes got wide. “No, she shouldn’t!” Atsumu desperately interjected.

“Here lemme pull it up,” Bokuto said. He frowned, “Aw man my cell service is really weak.”

Atsumu sighed in relief and lazily grinned “Well that’s a real shame-“

“I have it saved on my phone”, Osamu tossed his phone to Hinata, who caught it.

“‘Samu!”

You all gathered around and watched the video. It was every bit as glorious and embarrassing as it Atsumu’s teammates described it as. By the end, you were wheezing.

You turned to Atsumu, “Can’t help being charming huh?”

“Aghhh!” He slumped over the table and buried his face in his arms.

“Wow you’re actually kinda cute when you aren’t being an asshole”

“Aww she called you cute”

“I’m pretty sure that was a roast Hinata”

After spending some time chatting and eating, everyone packed up and got ready to leave.

“You’re pretty funny [y/n]. We should hang out more often”, Bokuto grinned at you.

“You guys are pretty funny too”

“Oh [y/n]! You should come to our game tonight! We each get some extra tickets!” Hinata’s eyes lit up as he made his suggestion.

“Oh, I don’t know about that”

“It’ll be super fun!”, Bokuto followed up.

“And its an exhibition match, so there’ll only be three sets. It won’t drag on too long.” Akaashi added.

“It sounds cool, but it’d be kinda weird to go by myself-“

“You could hang out with me at my onigiri booth if ya like,” Osamu said with a shrug.

Well if they wanted you to come that badly…

“Thanks Osamu. Okay sure! I’ll come.”

“Yay!” Bokuto and Hinata cheered. Akaashi smiled. Sakusa sighed.

As the volleyball boys filed out of the restaurant, Atsumu called out to you

“Hey can I have your number to send the ticket link to?”

“Oh sure,” He handed you his phone and you quickly typed your number into it. You handed it back to him.

“Just watch [y/n]. Tonight I’ll show ya just how cool I can be.” Atsumu had a determined look on his face.

“You’re awfully confident”

“Meet me at the back of the stadium when I win. There’s no way you’re gonna be able to say I’m not charmin’ after you see me play.”

“Whatever you say.” You chuckled.

“Well, I gotta go then. See ya later [y/n]!” Atsumu smiled at his phone, tucking it in his bag, and turned to dash after his teammates.

Wait. Did you really just give him your number?

Sendai Stadium. FRIDAY 7:05PM

You’d pulled up a chair next to Osamu’s onigiri cart. You were both watching as the players made their way onto the court.

Tonight, Atsumu’s team, the MSBY Black Jackals, were up against the Eastern Japan Paper Mills Raijin. The players from the Black Jackals that you met earlier were being announced on court one by one.

“Number 13. Atsumu Miya!!!”

Atsumu jogged onto the court beaming. He surveyed the crowd until his eyes locked with yours then he shot a playful wink in your direction.

After some setup, it seemed like the game was about to start. Someone tossed Atsumu the ball, and he started walking toward the back of the court.

“He’s about to serve.” Osamu filled you in.

“Oh…”

Atsumu turned and faced the court. Atsumu’s face turned serious. He raised his hand and clenched his fist. The crowd instantly snapped into silence. Hah??? What was that? Did he really just silence the crowd? Talk about fucking extra (and maybe a little hot).

Atsumu took a deep breath and tossed the ball into the air. He loped forward then leaped, sweeping his harm back. Looking up at the ball, he broke into a smile. It was a fun and childlike grin, the kind you couldn’t help but smile back at. He swung his hand forward making contact with the ball with a bang that echoed throughout the stadium. It shot across the net and slammed into the opponent's side of the court.

Woah.

He turned to look at you again. You were still stunned with amazement. He smirked in your direction and jogged to pick up the ball again.

Osamu turned to you with a chuckle. “When it comes to volleyball, ‘Tsumu’s not bad huh?”

As much as you wanted to make some kind of snarky comment, there was no hiding the fact that was probably the coolest thing you’d seen recently, maybe ever.

“…yeah”

And it didn’t stop there. He fired ace after ace, and even after his service streak was broken he didn’t stop pulling out smooth moves that captured your attention. At one point he went full-on limbo and got under an impossibly low ball while leaning back and tossed it perfectly to Bokuto, who slammed it down.

He lifted his shirt to wipe his sweat, revealing his midriff. You bit your lip. Okay. Fine. He was kind of hot, but you weren’t about to tell him that.

Soon, the Black Jackals had taken the first set. 25-18.

The second set was a much closer fight. 24-23. It was the Black Jackals match point on Atsumu’s serve. (Your favorite kind of point). He started his usual service route, silencing the crowd and tossing the ball into the air, but when he jumped something looked a little off. He didn’t smile at the ball like he usually did, and when his hand finally made contact it was a little awkward. The ball flew right into the net.

“Ugh.” Osamu frowned.

24-24

“Come on Atsumu…”, you muttered under your breath. He looked visibly disappointed.

A service ace from the opposing team.

24-25

The tables had been turned. The opposing team’s match point started. Hinata returned the serve and got the ball into the air. Atsumu tossed the ball to Sakusa who smashed it, but the opposing team managed to get it back in the air. The opposing team sent an attack flying back. It bounced off the blocker's hands and flew toward the back of Atsumu’s side of the court.

“A block out!”

Atsumu dove for the ball, but it was too late. It bounced just out of his reach. That dejected look on his face deepened.

As the final set started, the Black Jackals just couldn’t seem to grasp back the momentum. Any time they were about to catch up with the opponents in terms of points, the opponents would pull ahead again.

7-10

Atsumu set to Bokuto but failed to clear a path. The ball was met with a wall and crashed back to the court.

15-18

Atsumu dove for the ball again but couldn’t save it

21-24

Matchpoint. Atsumu’s serve again. He looked unstable as he launched himself up and slammed his hand into the ball. It flew over the net and kept flying.

The referee blew his whistle. “Out!”

Final Score. 1-2. MSBY Black Jackals Lose.

Atsumu told you to meet him behind the stadium when he won. Technically, he hadn’t won, but there’s no way you could just leave like this. It’s not like you were especially close to him, but you just couldn’t. He definitely didn’t need your help, and honestly it would be hypocritical for you, the queen of cynical perfectionism, to pat him on the back and tell him that losing is okay. Despite that here you were. You just wanted to talk to him.

You spotted him crouched at the bottom of the stairs leading to the back entrance. Cautiously, you called out to him, “Hey.”

He turned to look at you. He looked even more depressed than when he walked off the court. “What’re you doin’ here? I told you to come when I won”

“I…I didn’t want to leave you hanging.”

“Hah. Are you here to tell me being a loser is okay? Gimme a break. I don’t want your pity party”

You folded your arms and lifted your chin. “Who said I was here to cheer you up? Today, you’re a fucking loser.” He flinched.

“I know!” He buried his head back in his knees. “You don’t hafta rub it in.” His voice was muffled by his sweats.

“You’re a loser today, but”, You walked up to him and crouched down to his level, “this loss will pave the way for many more victories.”

He scoffed. “You don’t get it [y/n]! I wanna win today and the next time. I wanna win every time. Losers should just quit!”

“A competitive spirit like that is awesome. Nothing is more motivating, but Atsumu, that kinda energy is only useful if it’s powering you forward, not making you sulk and feel like you’re better off quitting. Am I wrong?”

He lifted his face out of his sweats to look at you. “…”

You reached out your hand. “C’mon let’s get out of here”

“I don’t need your help”

You smiled, knowing just what to say. “I know you don’t. This”, you took his hand in yours, “is me being selfish.”

He couldn’t help but crack a small grin at that. “Can’t argue with that can I?”

He gripped your hand back. You both stood up and started walking away from the stadium.

“You might be a loser, but I thought you looked really cool when I first saw you serve earlier”

“Wow [y/n] was that a genuine compliment?”

“…but I silencing the crowd was too extra don’t you think?”

“Hah. I don’t need any pigs interruptin’ me, and I’ve heard people think it looks hot.”

“Hot? Says who?”

Just like that you two were back to your usual bickering. You almost didn’t notice that he was still holding your hand.

#haikyuu #haikyuu imagines #haikyuu x reader #atsumu #atsumu x reader #set me up

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