#but he is absolutely the kind of guy whose name I would steal

[montrosepretty]

Can I be real for a moment. There’s definitely a universe very close to our own where I would have named myself fitzroy

#like not this one because two taz names is plenty #but he is absolutely the kind of guy whose name I would steal #if I had listened in the proper order and done grad before the two more recent arcs you very well could be talking to fitz right now #devo’s devotionals

[kalims]

ㅤdorm leaders being savages

summary. basically some backstabber mf tries to 'steal' him and... this is where the savage part starts

featuring. dorm leaders

content. bad friend, gender neutral reader, brutal rejection 😭

note. a full post after a while :')

malleus

I mean it's not like he would notice anyways, again. I firmly believe human and fae courting traditions are vastly different and c'mon... he doesn't even know what the fuck flirting is do you really think he'd get their intentions. 💀

when they start to slide up an arm in places he's quite bothered about, (cause guy is so whipped that he won't let anyone but him touch you.) he isn't even happy that someone is near his proximity anymore, not scared and whatnot.

just he no likey.

AND HES NOT EVEN TRYING TO BE ROMANTIC HE JUST SHRUGS THEM OFF EVERYTIME. he's just a genuine innocent lil' dude who wants his lover to come and save him from this touchy, weird, human.

no child of man cause that's your name ‼️

while he may not get it, he's got a feeling, sixth sense of sorts and when he sees it he's backing tf up away. he's not gonna entertain the doubts.

also he still doesn't get it in the end lmaoooo, he's avoiding all their advances thinking it's a part of human... culture? that he wasn't made aware of.

if they start putting in the forbidden words in the same sentence as your name you know shits going down, suddenly he's not that confused, oblivious, cute guy that they saw but a much colder shell.

when his eyes darken, and it starts storming they'd had better run, he's been kind enough to stay even with their relentless annoying behavior but that is where he crosses the line fr.

don't even be surprised when they get hit by lightning and end up in the infirmary or something, malleus didn't even say anything to them cause he believes actions speaks louder than words... *sends touchy, weird human to the nurse.* see?

someone insults him: ?

someone insults you: 😠😡🤬👿🌩⚡

just goes: "your friend is very unpleasant, I'd appreciate it if you refrain from spending time with them."

something unsaid; spend all of that time with me duhhh

idia

you know what I'm surprised someone actually likes him tbh 😭 except us because we're all built different and we love disgustang discord mod behavior.

you know what's even more surprising? the fact that idia is actually seen by your friend group. I swear he comes out of his room like once a day and that's just because he's craving something else that isn't in his food stock and he's just gonna rob whose mac n' cheese was in the microwave.

and that's literally in his DORM ONLY.

he's like a vampire and allergic to sunlight, he's more willing to come out in the middle of the night because that's when the least 'normies' are scattered around like flies.

(if that counts for anything at all??)

but hanging out is more fun and if you somehow managed to convince idia to come with you with your friends for some well needed, 'socializing' then you're in luck!

besides that you had to bet one of your items in that open world game you played together... all is good!

im like 99% sure idia is disgusted by any other touch from other people, besides you? cause if you touch him he's just embarrassed... but in terms of the disgusted faction, you've been there before.

he immediately spots their intentions cause he definitely plays otome games and this is one of them cliche scenarios to 'spice up' the plot by invoking jealousy in it.

only difference is its him, you and this... random.

if they weren't already offended by the absolute mortification and disgust on his face, somehow continuing to 'rizz' him up.. oh boy. it's gonna get worse.

he's got the worst fucking 3rd grade insults like... "back away from me you noob, are you supposed to be their friend?" he scoffs, surprising them cause they thought he was gonna be that red flag discord romance experience.

"sorry but im not really sorry. i don't associate myself with lower levels such as yourself, try to come back when you're higher but I doubt they'd accept a fiend back."

LIKE WHO USES NOOB AS AN INSULT?

when you come back he's steering you away, pulling on the hem of your sleeves practically begging to come home with the promise of 'grinding that outrageous drop rate item you've asked his help with.'

something unsaid; doxxing them as soon as I get back

vil

ok this one I get.

who wouldn't want vil... it's not like I've made the entirety of the fandom known about my obsession with him as my favorite character or anything, not at all... jokes aside he's a very prominent candidate, he's hot and rich. you get it?

forget about the other qualities because we all known those two can carry someone in life alone, life in luxury and fame? sign them up ASAP.

besides your boyfriend being one of the superstar actors, models, the dream jobs for a dream man even your friends had a hard time believing you. you should be offended that they even considered that you were clinically.. delusional.

plus you didn't even seem to know about vil before so how are you dating him?!

they found out the hard way and safe to say they're flabbergasted because what even?

of course out of everyone here, vil has the most experience in terms of being approached on a baseless appearance only, he's iffed by how fast people get infatuated when they're barely scratching the surface of him.

well, you somehow dug your way deep with a shovel so you're the only exception he will allow...

at this point he knows what to expect the moment one of your friends gave him a look he's all the well too accustomed to. it's easy to ignore the ones he sees in crowds cause there's always some type of fence blocking them from fully proclaiming their love or something.

problem here is that this person has no obstacles and he can tell they're waiting for an opportunity to strike like a snake. *texts the pomefiore gc to tell them about this SNAKE!*

honey this is a big NO for him, you need to consider your circle of friends if one of them immediately starts folding around like this and wastes what? a longer friendship with you? please, he's known his stylists more and they literally get replaced every single day.

he's giving them the biggest, sassiest side eye ever. putting a palm up before they even get to speak because frankly, he does not want to hear it.

they open their knarly mouth. "i—"

he raises a finger. "no."

a frown. "but i—"

"shush."

he can do this forever.

when you come back he's still giving a bombastic, criminal offensive side eye, mentally thinking on how to ruin this person's life in media of course! his natural domain. just one word and the rest of his army will attack fr.

vil usually doesn't do this but seriously? that was another level of low.

also he's just by your side, you don't even have to say that he's your boyfriend because he's lowkey rubbing it in their face that he is in fact, taken.

"next time you try to see me again, might as well buy one of the tickets to my fan signings because you’re not seeing me again otherwise.. well, not like you can afford it anyways." *fabulous hair flip*

something unsaid; either way I'll kick you out if you try to get in

kalim

most safest person to flirt with, even if you're friends with their lover but also the most impossible to actually try and 'steal.'

the thing about kalim is that he's adorably stupid, not to degrade him in any shape or form but he's so oblivious about everything that you could consider it as one of his redeemable traits to be adorable.

he takes everything you say so seriously to the point where if you joke about wanting to water an entire continent he's just there with his carpet waiting for you cause he's gonna do exactly that.

"you're in luck cause I have a lot of water in me!" pops his non existent guns on his arms. (he is talking about his unique magic..)

it takes a remarkable mind to be like... that but you like him all the well about it, compliment his stupid-ness and he'll just grin, flush a little and laugh loudly as he compliments you back. not an ounce of anger in his tiny body.

red eyes but what a bright heart!

the type of guy that goes. "any friend of yours is a friend of mine!" so when he meets your friend group, casually just throws them a grand ball. they don't know whether to be flattered or.. concerned cause this is pretty weird.

not only was one of your friends awed over the mere value of many things inside the dorm he renovated, apparently his very huge bank full of gold was something to gasp over too.

and that's exactly what they did. (I mean get that bag sis but that bag is already owned by someone else and that's you... so that's not slay of you, random friend.)

here's when his nature proves to be quite relenting, even after many flirting, even using those cringe pickup lines from the internet, he just won't budge! it's getting irritating cause they're sure the people already heard the embarrassing words coming out of their mouth.

also that they were flirting with a non-legally married man. (to you ofc ofc.)

kalim either laughs at them because he thinks they were jokes, and just funny or laughs just because he's kalim.

he didn't really mind the casual touches at first, maybe it was friendly? he does it all the time after all but there was a stinking feeling that it felt weird and that alone was weird cause friendly pats were supposed to feel good.

not with you though cause those feel great!

accidentally shuts them down cause they're feeling like a third wheel when you come back after a bathroom break and it's like a total contrast to how he was treating them.

how do you seriously not notice kalim now unintentionally flirting with you?! are both of you airheads?!

he was literally all over you when you quipped up a "hi, I'm back."

and he was like; "welcome back :DDDD!!!!" if it wasn't already obvious they'd even add floating hearts emojis all over his head.

something unsaid; girl he didn't even notice anything was up...

azul

kinda a 50/50?

I'm not sure if most people really dig the whole 'bad reputation' thing. he's friends with the most terrifying twins in the entire campus, notably scammed a lot of people, can give wishes with an extreme price.

oh yeah he runs monstro lounge too but that just means he won't have time to spend with a lover.

that's their own imagination but azul's actually very sweet and gets some overworked junior to do the work for him, usually jade since floyd just leaves if he's given the job. JUST so he can go fret over which tie to use for your unofficial date.

despite him annoyed and losing sleep 24/7 because of the tweels he still asks them which one to use, jade's opinion is most trustworthy since floyd picks the neon, vibrant ones. (don't question why he even owns it.)

I doubt he actually likes people though, anyone else than you? hard pass. he's a simp through and through but unlike idia who can't mask the mortification and disgust on his face even at the cost of his life, good thing that masks are one of the many things azul is good at.

he slips up sometimes cause he genuinely thinks it's embarrassing that they're doing whatever this is to him, (well more of an attempt?) and to you, who is also their friend and his lover.

slip up as in his eye twitches, he flinches away a little too fast when they touch him, and his smile wobbles.

I mean no one would notice if he uses his magic on one, singular person...

mentally makes a note to remember whoever this was cause they're not stepping foot in octavinelle ever again.

+ an object of fun for the tweels. #gotormentthatlife!!

he's just a polite guy, so he won't just straight up insult them but he does warn them. the only thing holding him back from cooking a whole table is the crowd that would definitely spread the news of him going batshit.

like; "could you please, stop this? I hope you're not as stupid as you make yourself out to be because if you think I'm an idiot to not know what you're doing.. "

meanwhile his mind; "ugh this bitch. [redacted] [redacted] [redacted]."

I mean he's not that intimidating ALONE but when he gets all threatening like that (🥰) he could pass for an assassin fr.

just gets the tweels to deal with them cause he does not have the patience to deal with this backstabbing ho and it's wasting his precious time that should have been spent talking with you.

ugh he did not spend like 30 whole minutes picking out his tie and gloves just for this.

azul when he sees you coming back: 😇

something unsaid; [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted].

leona

oh boy, cover your eyes cause we're stepping onto another level of SAVAGE. you don't call lions that for NOTHING ‼️ beastman or just beast.

has the least filter out of everyone, as in he just doesn't give a single fuck, he's the chillest (agressive) guy on the twst planet so if the thought of wanting to insult some stranger that doesn't have a significance in his life at all pops up in his mind he ain't gonna change it lol.

gives the stinkiest eyes, even his tail and ears pause to synchronize with his thoughts cause if they had googly eyes they'd have a side eye too.

if he's laying down and they try pulling him upwards, tryna latch onto him? *just shoves them cutely.* problem solved.

leona's nice enough to let them off without losing something cause you really do mean something to him if he's holding back for your expense knowing that this is one of your 'friends.'

they don't even deserve to be called that!

like no one interrupts his peaceful nap times except for when he stands up to interrupt it himself just to drag you down with him.

wait so basically anyone but him???

he, really doesn't want to waste energy on this fool and to be honest they're really boring him since you went out to grab something you forgot. (but knowing this person for less than an hour in his life, they probably had something to do with that too.) so you aren't here to give him a reason to stay awake.

them rambling but in leona's eyes they're a blurry figure cause he's really sleepy.

then suddenly he's an iphone promax when he's looking at you 💀

if they already didn't take a hint from his earlier shove, the dirt isn't the only thing he's gonna shove someone into. there's a lake there for a reason other than keeping a home for the fishes y'know. never would know if they eat people too. /j

"would you shut up?"

yeah that's all he says but we all know how sharp it is to hear that from somebody so they immediately shut up. there's absolutely no need for any waste on energy of them, just one look from him and they're SILENT.

hopefully embarrassed too cause wtf was that??

unfortunately he can't fully enjoy his usually relaxing nap cause this random is corrupting the atmosphere even when they're silent, I swear they could shift and leona feels like one step closer to smacking 'it.'

ignored them every single time they tried to call out to him LOUDLY before but when you just silently step back on the field, he already peeks out an eye??? like no words needed.

what love does to a mf... sighs... another cold male lead we've lost to romance because of our mc <4

something unsaid; I was really questioning if keeping myself from strangling someone was worth it. took more effort than doing it literally

riddle

I'd have a crush on him too tbh.

unlike azul who already knew their intentions from the start, polite enough to kindly drop signs that he's not interested. riddle doesn't get it, he's just polite as well but also confused?

like he doesn't know they're tryna flirt, but he does think their actions are strange like c'mon. why are they trying to feel him up? he has no idea except the thought that he doesn't like it at all.

also it feels like he's betraying you so he just straight up pulls their arm away off of him firmly and shakes his head.

"stop this behavior."

he sighs.

surprisingly he's patient but also impatient???

consider this the first and last warning cause he WILL excuse himself if it ever goes on, riddle can wait for you browse through a whole store with him following you around and playfully commenting on your taste but can't wait for their attitude to get better.

he ain't gonna waste any more of his precious minutes on this period.

I don't know how to explain it, he's totally unaware of what they want, which is him ironically. but the reason he's rejecting their advances is because he's so devoted and a simp for you.

not a lot of people have the balls to converse or touch around him carelessly like that so freely so isn't it basic human courtesy to hold off all the physical affection till they're more acquainted?

well, not that riddle's not gonna let their current relationship advance any further from strangers at this point...

he's so loyal to you that it's cute jabskans.

riddle sticks to his principles, and he certainly has his own preferences for the personality of people. one of the traits he despises is when they don't understand his earlier warnings.

of course riddle isn't very forgiving, they're lucky they were even given a chance before cause even he, doesn't spare his dorm members a second chance when they break a rule he's been plenty lenient with.

so if you were given a chance, you better take it cause he's not giving you another.

like how since you did take your chance he's not gonna let you go now 😍.

isn't the type to be rude to people for matters he deems conflict being easily avoidable so he just makes up a believable excuse and walks away loool.

and they're like thinking; didn't he say he was tired and had to sleep since he stayed up planning the unbirthday party... why is he having a tea date with you???

suddenly he didn't look too tired at all compared to when he randomly slumped to look exhausted before??

something unsaid; 🥰🍵 what a successful unbirthday party *forgets about them immediately cause you're both having an unofficial date.*

note. ok so something unsaids are basically that but don't misunderstand, it's something they didn't say.

#twstnexus #twst x reader #twisted wonderland x reader #twisted wonderland #twst #twst fluff #riddle rosehearts x reader #leona kingscholar x reader #azul ashengrotto x reader #kalim al asim x reader #vil schoenheit x reader #idia shroud x reader #malleus draconia x reader #twisted wonderland headcanons #twisted wonderland scenarios #twisted wonderland imagines #riddle rosehearts #leona kingscholar #azul ashengrotto #kalim al asim #vil schoenheit #idia shroud #malleus draconia #x gn reader

[kitsmits]

Nobody asked, but here are my rambling thoughts about Bleach’s Aizen Sousuke

Aizen Sousuke. The man, the myth, the legend. The villain who ~allegedly~ planned out so much of Bleach’s storyline that the fact that that is a meme is, in itself, a meme. And also probably part of Aizen’s plan.

I’m fascinated by this character, to say the least. I mean, why else would I be writing an Aizen/OC fanfiction on both AO3 and FF.net? (Shameless plug. Sorry not sorry.) Despite my many thoughts - so numerous are they that anytime I reply to a comment on “Mono no Aware,” I wind up with a graduate dissertation - I’m not entirely sure where to start with this guy. He’s complex in some ways, yet simple in others, fitting neatly into some psychological molds until you come across that one trait or act that makes you question your whole thesis. Fitting, really.

I don’t think there is one definitive, absolute answer for who Aizen Sousuke is. Even Kubo’s own idea of him isn’t necessarily the only one - once an artist puts their creation out into the world, that creation is open to interpretation by others. Again, rather fitting that we’re talking about a character whose entire power is based on the ideas of suggestion and perception.

It’s fun to explore various facets and ways to interpret a character though, so today I’d like to look at a few: psychology (Aizen the Sociopath), mythology (Aizen the Trickster), reality(I guess…) (Aizen the Opportunist), and philosophy (Aizen the Ubermensch).

So let’s start with psychology.

Aizen the Sociopath

Antisocial personality disorder, commonly/colloquially referred as “sociopathy,” is defined as “a mental health condition in which a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others.” (Mayo Clinic) For the sake of simplicity, I will be using the terms “sociopathy” and “sociopath” here. It’s one of four cluster-B personality disorders within the DSM-V (Diagnositc and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, 5th Edition - the most recent one as of 2023), along with narcissistic, borderline, and histrionic personality disorders. In other words, it is clinically recognized as a mental health condition by the psychology field, and it’s one of a family of personality disorders characterized as having “a consistently dysfunctional pattern of dramatic, overly emotional thinking or unpredictable behavior.” (Considering who we’re talking about…this is kind of surprising, honestly.

To paraphrase the Mayo Clinic’s list of symptoms, sociopaths…

ignore (or have little/no concept of) right and wrong

often lie, steal, use false names, and/or engage in cons

use charm or wit to manipulate others for personal gain

have an inflated sense of superiority and are extremely opinionated

often violate others’ rights and feel little/no remorse for how their behavior negatively affects others

Keep in mind that for a person to be considered a “sociopath,” one must consistently and repeatedly show these traits. Not every mean person is a sociopath, and not all sociopaths are mean (…all the time). Probably the most consistent descriptors I’ve come across for sociopaths are “manipulative” and “callous” - again, they’ll say/do anything to get what they want, and they have no remorse over whether it harms other people.

So…is Aizen a sociopath? And why should we care?

Setting aside the fact that Aizen is a fictional character, and fictional characters are often meant to be simpler than complex, ever-evolving human beings…I’m of the camp that yes, he is. It certainly explains a LOT of his behavior and actions; even the fact that he seems to have no “true” personality fits this mold. Partly because of how Kubo writes him, we can never be certain that anything Aizen says or does is “genuine,” or if he’s just trolling.

Why we should care if he’s a sociopath or not: Eh. Aside from the fun of armchair-diagnosing fictional characters, this gives us a framework within which to work. It gives us consistent traits that help us understand Aizen as a character. It’s sort of like a character sheet or profile: an easily referenced list of traits and tendencies.

However, even if we could truly diagnose Aizen with something, I don’t think that diagnosis would completely define his character. Far from it. Because this is fiction, every major character usually serves a particular purpose for the narrative that influences how they act and how they affect the characters around them. So let’s look at what I believe Aizen’s role is in the Bleach ‘verse.

Aizen the Trickster

A “trickster,” in terms of mythology and folklore, is “a character in a story…who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and defy conventional behavior.” (Thank you, Wikipedia.) Classic examples of tricksters are Loki from Norse mythology; Anansi the spider from West African folklore; and Coyote from many Native American cultures, particularly groups in California and the Great Basin. Even Greek mythology’s Hermes and, at times, Norse mythology’s Odin act as tricksters, using their intellect to deceive others or defy conventions. Tricksters can be villainess or heroic, depending on the tale and their role in it. Consider Odysseus in the Illiad and Odyssey: in both tales (but especially in the latter), he is cast as a hero, but most of his actions are devious and even reprehensible.

I see Aizen as being a trickster in the Bleach ‘verse in many ways:

He’s highly intelligent and possesses “secret knowledge” (ie: truth of the Soul King…but more on that in a bit)

He seeks to defy convention and push all types of boundaries, from combining/transcending Shinigami and Hollow powers (physical boundaries) to being a Shinigami who commands Hollows (societal boundaries)

He openly questions, disrupts, and mocks authority (Even when he was playing the Nice Captain, he was one of the only people to openly question Rukia’s execution…granted, it was All Part of the Plan(TM), but I still find it interesting that he allowed that to be a part of his character at that time)

He enjoys trolling people and making them question their own beliefs and perceptions. Not even just because it’ll benefit him; I think he honestly enjoys throwing people mentally off-balance.

I mean…he openly says it during the TYBW:

Sure, you might say that Aizen’s goal was to kill the Soul King (…I have thoughts about that too), but THIS is the reason for that goal. If it wasn’t the Soul King, it would be whatever other being tried to reign over him. Yhwach, Ichibe, whoever else…Aizen would not tolerate anyone having authority over him. This fits with the Trickster archetype because, at their cores, this is what tricksters do: they challenge authority.

It’s also worth noting that in most Trickster stories, especially ones where the trickster plays the antagonist, the trickster doesn’t exactly “win.” Often, they’re foiled or humiliated in some way, sometimes due to their own hubris; I mean, Loki wound up being tied up with a snake dripping poison into his eyes because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut about having orchestrated the death of one of Odin’s sons. This is also something we see in Aizen’s role in Bleach: At the pinnacle of his power, he is defeated - not only by the hero of the story, but also by another possible “trickster” type (Urahara) and by his own arrogance and, possibly, not knowing his own deepest desires.

Btw - for an interesting take on Aizen “not knowing himself,” check out this video by Nux Taku: Anime’s Most Relatable Overpowered Sociopath - Aizen from Bleach

“Defeated” doesn’t necessarily mean he didn’t win, though. In my opinion, Aizen is, above all, a master opportunist who will turn ANY situation in his favor.

“All according to keikaku:” Aizen the Opportunist

Aizen definitely fits a classic “mastermind” mold, no arguments here. But I think people take the meme-worthy “it was all part of my plan” thing a little too far with him. Aside from the tendency of sociopaths and tricksters alike toward self-aggrandizing, and the fact that it benefits Aizen to be perceived as omniscient, let’s be real: He didn’t plan everything out himself from the start. To be honest, the idea that a “mastermind” necessarily sees all possibilities 100 steps ahead is…a bit much. Rather, masterminds like Aizen who play the long game are excellent opportunists.

Just look at how Aizen acts during “Everything But the Rain”: As far as Tousen was concerned, the Hollow “White” was a failure because instead of going after the powerful Shinigami captain, it attacked a Quincy - the one creature in the area that couldn’t be Hollowfied. But to Aizen, this wasn’t a failure: it was an unforeseen turn of events that presented an unprecedented opportunity to study the congruence of two diametrically opposed beings. After all, his whole schtick is about transcending the boundaries between species; of course he’d be curious to see if there was a way for a Quincy and a Hollow to mix without destroying each other. Plus, I’m willing to bet that Aizen at least suspected that this phenomenon might draw Urahara out of hiding, which would give Aizen his location (and thus the location of the other Hogyoku). The fact that Masaki survives with White’s Hollow energy inside of her, AND that she, a Quincy, and Isshin, a Shinigami, fall in love and have a kid…that’s all a bonus that he later works into his plans.

TL;DR: Aizen had plans for White, but when those plans fell through, he turned the situation into a new part of his plan. It all worked toward his ultimate goals in the end. THAT is what makes him such a formidable mastermind: he’ll take any opportunity that comes his way.

Aizen the Übermensch

Okay, I’ll admit I’m gonna be a little lazy here and point y’all to a wonderful analysis video by DBZimran that goes into this topic. The gist is that Aizen embodies the Nietzsche idea of the “Ubermensch,” or “super man” (from before the N*zis appropriated the concept), and that Urahara is the opposing “last man.” It’s really interesting stuff, and DBZimran explains it way better than I feel equipped to right now.

Sosuke Aizen: THE FALSE GOD | BLEACH: Character Analysis

While you’re there, check out his other videos about Bleach. I took a lot of inspiration from his analysis of the Hogyoku when writing Mono no Aware, to be honest.

Other interesting takes on Aizen

I can’t get enough of this man, and if you’ve made it this far in this ridiculous long post, I’m guessing you can’t, either. I’m definitely open to writing more about him, answering prompts, giving headcanons…just ask! Here are some other people I like to reference for Aizen and Bleach content in general:

Youtube:

MrTommo2304

DBZimran

This wonderful hellsite, aka Tumblr (not a definitive list - I’m sure I’ll forget peeps):

@bleachbleachbleach - I LOVE THEIR WORLDBUILDING HEADCANONS OMG

@my-my-my - large variety of headcanons and imagines, from worldbuilding/story analysis to romantic/shmexy stuff

@brittscafe - fun, shmexy headcanons with an excellent grasp on the characters

@recurring-polynya - writer who also has lots of interesting and fun headcanons about the Bleach world; also their page is just really pretty

@brainbleached - silly totally-real-not-at-all-made-up incorrect quotes and such

#bleach #bleach headcanons #aizen sousuke #aizen #sosuke aizen #aizen sosuke #sousuke aizen #that man has too many name spellings #aizen headcanon

[nice-and-accurate-ramblings]

⚠️WARNING: GOOD OMENS 2 EPISODE 1&2 SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT!!⚠️

I need to get my live reactions out because I am LOSING IT. Do not read beyond this point if you don’t want spoilers for the first two episodes!!!

I am going insane after the prime premiere so here are my insane ramblings externalized:

THE COLD OPEN IN EPISODE 1 KILLED ME IN MY SEAT INSTANTLY

THE NEBULA. ANGEL CROWLEY (whose name we don’t get, ofc, that made me laugh). HE WAS SO EXCITED AND AZIRAPHALE’S “I WOULD HATE TO SEE YOU GET INTO TROUBLE” AND THE W I N G.

The fjuckin. WING. I AM UNWELL. I AM GOING INSANE JUST THINKING ABOUT IT

AAAAAAAAAA

And then the title music played and I apologized to my friend that I dragged to the premiere for being Extremely Not Normal. And then told her it Would Get Worse.

GOOD OLD FASHIONED LOVER BOY, IM-

Maggie: Oh nooooo, we’re locked in the coffee shop together,,, what will we doooooo (every fanfic author in the room just got so many ideas.)

Hm. Lindsey, huh? Hmmmmm.

That’s uh. Not a normal amount of texts. That seems a bit Not Great. I’m watching you Lindsey. I haven’t seen you yet but I am watching

THE APOLOGY DANCE AHSHDJFJF!!! Stan Pines and Crowley have something in common apparently. Also. Aziraphale what do you mean you had to do it in 1941. what were those other times. Where did this come from. I need EXPLANATIONS.

There’s no way their two-halves-make-a-whole miracle is what set off alarms in heaven. Gabriel Absolutely Did Something.

There are too many flies in the book shop for this to NOT come back to Beelzebub somehow

Re: Beelzebub- why ask Crowley to keep them in the loop if Shax already asked him that? Are they just not communicating, or is this somehow connected to Beelzebub???

My heart fuckin stopped when Gabriel started singing Everyday.

Crowley. Crowley I need you to repeat that bit about Jane Austen. CROWLEY YOU CAN’T JUST DROP THAT, I-

Good to know that scene overlooking the ocean was in fact as emotionally intense as expected. aaaAAAAAA

Re: Job minisode- “I’m a demon. I lied.” Gives a whole new fuckin context to the “Would I lie to you” “You’re a demon” from season 1. AaaAAAA

Another one from that minisode: Aziraphale thinking that heaven could be convinced to not destroy the earth if they just understood properly in season 1… aziraphale being disgusted by human food and drinks until he was tempted to try it and understood… Mr Gaiman I am in your walls for this

Anthony J “You can’t kill kids” Crowley strikes again. And we still don’t get clarification on what kind of kids he meant, which is incredible honestly. Plus, the goats were adorable :)

How is the jukebox doing the same thing as the Bentley. Is this a “every record eventually turns into Everyday in the same way music left in a car too long turns into Best of Queen” or is this a Pointed Thing

Have I mentioned that I would die for Muriel? I would die for Muriel. It has been two episodes and I simply adore the low ranking sunshine angel.

They are so fucking married

“OUR CAR” “OUR BOOKSHOP” they are so fucking married. Crowley why are you sleeping in your car, pls it’s OUR bookshop 😭😭😭

Aziraphale took drivers tests before they were cool (aka mandatory) 🙄 come on Crowley keep up

Aziraphale driving the Bentley is something I didn’t know I needed and yET-

First the “naked man friend” comment and then a random guy stealing the seat across from Aziraphale in the pub… rip crowley

Gabriel with the Terry Pratchett paperback… Gabriel reading off the first line of Good Omens… wait the book exists in the world of the show- Aziraphale owns the book in the world of the show- what

Never thought “Archangels don’t know where babies come from” would be a plot point and yet. Here we are.

Pausing one more time to go absolutely feral over the ending of the Job minisode because that played my heartstrings like a FIDDLE. “I’m like you now” “I’m a fallen Angel” and “I’m not here to take you to hell, don’t think you’d like it”; “I’m on my own side” “Sounds lonely” and “I’m a demon. I lied.”; how heckin PRETTY THE WHOLE SCENE WAS

someone please send help because idk how I’m going to be normal after this.

Okay, scheduling this for a little after the episodes drop and spoiler tagging like crazy! SOON, THE REST!!!

#good omens #good omens s2 #good omens s2 spoilers #goodomenss2spoilers #gos2 spoilers #gos2 #good omens liveblog

[racke7]

I was re-reading "In Flight" (because I have literally nothing better to do, stuck at home sick), and I started to think.

Like, gabriel_blessing's Shirou Emiya is an... interesting character. He's not a very good "Shirou Emiya", but he's an interesting character who happens to share that absolutely unhinged lunatic's name.

I can't even entirely blame the author for it, because Shirou is a... very complicated character to do right by. It's a knife's-edge of trying to balance "too traumatized to consider themselves human", and "thinks that this is normal", and trying to fit that into an entertaining (and not trauma-focused) narrative is... not easy.

But. Looking at a character who's called "Shirou Emiya" behaving in ways that don't mesh with "Shirou Emiya"? It's weird. And it sometimes makes me step back and go: "what the fuck kind of Sekirei-story could you write with the actual Shirou Emiya?"

Pre-War Shirou? He's basically just a traumatized nice guy with the ability to make a crowbar a little bit tougher. He kind of disappears into the background, is what I'm saying.

Fate-Route Shirou? You put a Sekirei in front of a man who's sworn his heart to another? You try to steal him away from his beloved Saber, who he must always search for until his dying day? Jail! Jail for the author for a thousand years!

(I could see him being good friends with Miya or Kazehana, who both know what it's like to love and lose. But he didn't really lose, did he? She's still waiting for him, even now.)

UBW Shirou? Do you really think that Rin would ever give up on a promise she made? Her promise to watch over him and guide him away from Archer's path? Rin would rather try to raze the Clock Tower to the fucking ground, than give up. And Zelretch would probably think that that's too fucking hilarious to not reward, so trying to split them up is just... very much a long-shot.

HF Shirou? He's already happily married, dude. He's not gonna fuck your aliens, he's too busy being satisfied with his life.

It just-... There's just no Shirou that really meshes well with Sekirei, because he's already made his choices by the end of the Routes, and those choices don't include ecchi-aliens.

BUT

But, there's one idea that struck me.

HF Rin comes back from London, and stumbles across a young boy desperately searching for his little sister. A boy who is clearly not human, and whose sister is very likely to be targeted sexually (because Sekirei-Ashikabi are romantic bonds).

HF Rin who knows some of those horrors from the suffering of her own little sister? Of fucking course she helps. She'll turn the entirety of Shin Tokyo upside-fucking-down if it means she can track down that girl faster and make sure that she isn't being hurt.

Which made me think about "how would she track Kusano down?". And the answer to that is blatantly obvious: "Shirou is a goddamn blood-hound for magic, and he'll probably owe her like half-a-dozen favors at this point".

And if we'll be involving Shirou by calling him over from Fuyuki in order to track down someone's little sister? I feel like we need to up the absurdity-value of Shirou's entrance.

So, rather than calling a young man who looks very friendly and reliable, Shiina's new Ashikabi calls a tiny little girl with pink hair.

That's right, Emilya von Einzbern is dragged into this mess, and Sakura (who absolutely refuses to have her senpai out of her sight for longer than five minutes) comes with her (and Rider plays chaperone, as always).

So now, we have a very pretty tiny little girl with pink hair. A tall and very sexy-looking (almost unnaturally so) onee-san with glasses. And a young woman with very sizable... tracts of land.

Of course they're going to be mistaken for a group of unwinged Sekirei.

(And then Sakura murders the poor Ashikabi who tried to flirt with her cute senpai.)

As for the rest of the story? I have no clue. But like... what a fucking entrance.

#rin and shiina would be an... interesting ship. i think. rin is very headstrong and very vulnerable to snark. #and i feel like shiina could do well with learning how to snark. he's also sincere and filled with love. and rin would be so flustered. #also. sakura would take one look at the young shiina and go ''onee-chan. that's a crime.'' ''i don't want to hear that from YOU!'' #which would be hilarious. #laughing #musings #fate stay night #sekirei #anime #story ideas #writing

[kazscrows]

Six of Crows Reread 🪶

Chapter 39: Inej

Inej’s heart careened against her ribs. On the aerial swings, there was a moment when you let go of one and reached for the next, when you realised you’d made a mistake and you no longer felt weightless, when you simply started to fall…

She’s getting dragged back into the prison…

Oh no oh no oh n—

Yeah Inej! Break that guys nose!!

And yay Jesper and Wylan!

It was all part of the plan

Sort of…

Jesper snatched the choker from Inej’s hand, mouth agape. “Kaz said we needed a diamond. He didn’t tell you to steal Heleen Van Houden’s diamonds!”

Oh lmao I forgot Heleen had a last name

There were plenty of other diamonds she could have stolen for their purposes and other trouble she could have made to attract the guards’ attention. But it was Heleen she’d wanted to dupe. For all the secrets she’d gathered and documents she’d stolen and violence she’d done, it was Heleen Van Houden she’d needed to best.

I still can’t believe they just killed Heleen off in the show like.. what the heck??

Inej needs to be the one to best this awful woman—

During the scuffle in the rotunda, Inej had made sure that she was too focused on being choked to worry about being robbed.

Inej your Kaz-ness is showing

The best way to steal a man’s wallet is to tell him you’re stealing his watch

The best way to rob Heleen is to try choking her to death—

“Hurry,” Inej said.

“Saying that doesn’t actually make me work faster,” Jesper complained as he concentrated on the stones. “If I just break them down, they’ll lose their molecular structure. They have to be cut, carefully, the edges assembled into a single perfect drill bit. I don’t have the training—”

“Whose fault is that?” put in Wylan, not looking up from his own work.

“Again, not helpful.”

Lmao poor Jes getting bossed around and bullied

Jesper, Wylan and Inej might actually be the most chaotic trio of the bunch

Just. Constant Panic!

So much screaming

Then she was running, her feet light, her silks like feathers. In this moment she didn’t mind them. She’d duped Heleen Van Houden. She’d taken a little piece of her away, a silly symbol, but one she prized. It wasn’t enough – it would never be enough – but it was a beginning. There would be other bawds to trick, slavers to fool. Her silks were feathers, and she was free.

So so proud of her

It was an impossible leap, a mad leap, but she was once again her father’s daughter, unbound by the rules of gravity.

And you know what?

She succeeds

She doesn’t fall, she flys-

Every time Inej thinks about her dad I’m so soft-

Ajzxbnxdsafh

I’m giddy-

Here comes the tank scene—

Inej figures out the guns so fast!

“Prettier than diamonds” Inej thinks as she shatters a massive glass wall with essentially a missile

Destruction is a love language

Inej heard footsteps and clanging as Jesper and Wylan climbed onto the tank. Jesper’s head appeared, hanging down from the dome. “You letting me drive?”

The image of Jesper poking his head in and hanging upside down is really funny to me

I should draw it

Also question-

Would Jesper be good or bad at driving a car?

Does the grishaverse have cars?

“Oh, hello, darling,” he said happily. He pulled another lever, and the armoured wagon seemed to shudder to life around them, belching black smoke. What kind of monster is this? Inej wondered.

“That noise!” she cried.

“That engine!” cackled Jesper.

He’s in love

Wylan has competition

Wylan had scratches from the glass all over his cheeks and neck. He was beaming.

Jesper has introduced him to the thrill of danger and violence—

Wylan clutched his middle, still snorting laughter, and pointed downwards. Trailing behind them was a banner, caught in the tank’s treads. Despite the smears of mud and gunpowder burns, Inej could still make out the words: STRYMAKTFJERDAN. Fjerdan might.

Absolute legends

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[foreveranevilregal]

What about a cute or fluffy prompt involving a triplet cuddle pile? It could be after the movie or something and the triplets are cuddled together sleeping and Alma sees them and she just kind of smiles and says that they have been cuddling and doing that (snoring/kicking/grabbing whatever) since they were babies

That's absolutely adorable, and I hope I did it justice! Picks up right where the movie left off...

“Um, you can let go now.” Bruno wriggled around, trying to extricate himself from Pepa’s grasp.

“Nonsense, hermanito,” Pepa cooed, tightening her hold on him, and ignoring his wince. “You were in those walls for how long?”

“Ten years.”

“Ten years!” Pepa echoed disbelievingly. “Then that’s ten years’ worth of hugs we need to make up for.”

He wheezed. “Do we have to start right now?”

“Of course we do!” Pepa cast him an exasperated look. “Why would we waste time?”

“Well, just because we’d have a lot more of it if you’d let me breathe.”

“Pepa, ease up on poor Brunito,” Julieta cut in smoothly. “You’re cutting off his airflow. Let him catch his breath.”

Reluctantly, Pepa released Bruno from her hug.

“Thanks, Juli-“ Bruno had only begun to breathe again when he was assaulted once more, this time by Julieta, whose hold was no weaker than Pepa’s, but mercifully lasted far shorter. “Ay, what is it with the two of you and not letting me breathe?”

“What is it with you and disappearing for an entire decade?” Pepa retorted, crossing her arms.

“Okay, fair point,” he conceded.

“What Pepa is trying to say is-“

“We missed you, estúpido,” Pepa finished her thought with all the finesse of a donkey that had gotten loose and mussed up Bruno’s curls.

Julieta smiled in amusement. “We did miss you, Bruno. You were gone for ten years. A lot has happened since then.”

“Yeah…” Bruno trailed off in wonder. “All the kids are so big. Isabela, Luisa, and Dolores aren’t even kids anymore; they’re adults. And Camilo and Mirabel are almost there too!”

Pepa’s face darkened. “Easy on the reminiscing,” she warned him. “I don’t want to think about how all my kids are growing up too fast.”

“It’s wild though…” Bruno continued musing, not having heard her. “Last time I was with you guys, they were all so little. And Antonio wasn’t even born!”

Pepa snorted. “Tell me about it! Since you were gone, we didn’t know whether he’d be a boy or a girl, so thanks for that. We had to pick a boy and a girl name just in case.” She poked him, aggressively but not angrily.

“It all worked out though, right?” He asked anxiously, wringing his hands.

“Yes, it did.” Julieta threw one arm over Bruno’s shoulders and the other around Pepa, effectively separating the two.

“So what was the girl name?”

Pepa rolled her eyes. “As if I’m gonna tell you now.” She stuck out her tongue at him.

“Ah, just like old times,” Julieta remarked, giving Bruno’s shoulder a little squeeze. “The three of us, all together again, the two of you bickering about something trivial-“

“It’s not trivial, I want to know!”

“And I think if he wanted to know he could have stuck around and found out!”

“The important thing is,” Julieta interrupted them, shooting both of them a sharp look, “he’s back now. Our Brunito, who was gone for ten whole years, is back now.” She beamed, closing her eyes in contentment.

Pepa blinked, the comment pulling her out of her petty anger. “You’re right.” She exhaled. “Ten whole years.” She snaked a hand over her sister to touch Bruno’s shoulder. “Were you really in the walls that whole time?”

Bruno shrugged. “Yeah. Okay, I’d come out at night to stock up on food when no one would see me, but during the day, yeah.”

“So that’s where all my missing arepas went!” Julieta exclaimed. “And here I was blaming Camilo all these years.”

“Heh, sorry.” Bruno scratched the back of his head awkwardly. “I think you owe him an apology.”

“I do,” Julieta conceded. “I’ll make sure he knows who was really stealing the arepas, so he can get one from you too.” She nudged him playfully in the side.

“If we’re already doing apologies, I think Bruno owes me one too for making me think he was dead.” Pepa furiously wiped a tear out of the corner of her eye.

Julieta and Bruno answered her in unison.

“He already apologized.”

“I already apologized.”

“Really?” Pepa tilted her head in confusion. “How did I miss that?”

“I seem to recall Félix twirling you around while Bruno was making his rounds.” There was a sparkle in Julieta’s eyes.

“Oh.” Pepa looked embarrassed, cloaked in a light wisp of fog. “Sorry about that, I was a bit distracted.” Her cheeks colored lightly as she was clearly remembering that day’s events.

Bruno chuckled. “It’s nice to know you two lovebirds stayed exactly the same after all these years. Can’t keep your hands off each other for one minute.” He let out a low whistle, shaking his head. “I’d see all you guys through the cracks in the walls from time to time, but it’s different seeing you right in front of me. Better.” He smiled widely.

The fog around Pepa dissipated. “You were watching us?” She asked curiously.

“Keeping tabs, more like. Just making sure you guys were okay. I’d mainly see you during mealtimes, since I mostly hung out behind the kitchen.”

“Oh.” Pepa relaxed. “That’s…really sweet of you, Bruno.”

“Why are you surprised? I’m a sweet guy.”

“Oh, I don’t know, maybe because you disappeared without a trace for ten years?”

Bruno sighed. “Are you going to throw this in my face every time you get mad at me?”

“Oh, you know I am.” Her eyes gleamed wickedly.  “Gotta remind my hermanito that he can’t just go disappearing on us.”  She gave him a light flick on the back.

“Guess that’s fair.” Bruno offered her a shy smile.

They traipsed around aimlessly for some time, wandering around the courtyard and into town.

After a while, Julieta groaned. “Guys, this is really great, but can we sit down? It’s just like before, except now my feet hurt a lot more.”

Bruno chuckled. “Sure thing, hermana. Can we go to the field with the wildflowers? I really missed it.”

Slowly, the three made their way over, arms still draped over each other’s shoulders. Even though it would have sped up their walk significantly, all three of them refused to let go of each other. They were going to celebrate every moment of being reunited.

“Here’s good.” Bruno came to an abrupt stop, toppling the three of them onto the ground due to their momentum.

Pepa and Julieta screamed when they hit the ground, rolling a few times before they too came to a stop. Soon enough, their screams gave way to peals of laughter.

“Bruno!” Pepa yelled, picking bits of grass out of her braid. “I have grass all over my hair now!”

Bruno spit out a small flower that had lodged itself in his mouth. “Sorry, hermana. Want me to pick it out for you?”

Before Pepa could answer, Julieta piped up, “And deprive Félix of that pleasure?” She eyed Pepa slyly.

Pepa turned a vivid shade of scarlet. “As if you and Agustín are any better,” she shot back. She put on a sultry voice, mimicking her sister, “‘Ay, Agustín, let me help you with that’.” She composed her features into a soppy smile.

Bruno grimaced. “Gross, all four of you are gross,” he declared. “All of you, first prize in the contest of who’s the most disgustingly in love.” He pretended to throw up.

Pepa cracked a smile. “Oh, I’ve missed this.” She lay back on the grass, her griping about her hair quickly forgotten. “Us two being cute with our guys, and Bruno making fun of all of us because he’s jealous.” She hummed contentedly. “Just like the good old days.”

“I’m not jealous,” he insisted.

“You sound jealous,” Julieta pointed out, smirking.

“Just because I’m not acting like a lovesick teenager doesn’t mean I’m jealous. I’m happy for you guys, really, but that doesn’t mean I want to see sticking your tongues down their throats.”

“It’s mostly the other way around,” Pepa contributed helpfully, ignoring the exasperated look Julieta shot her.

Bruno covered his ears, “Lalalalala, I can’t hear you.”

“Oh, stop arguing, you two.” Julieta pulled both of them into herself, one on either side, and holding them in place lest they try to escape. “Can we just enjoy being reunited?”

Bruno lay his head on her shoulder tentatively, before wrapping a hand around her middle. “I guess so.”

Pepa snuggled into her other side, throwing an arm over her to hug Bruno. “Yeah.”

They stayed like that in silence for a few minutes, savoring their renewed bond and affection.

Then Bruno spoke up, “So what else did I miss while I was gone?”

Julieta and Pepa filled him in on all the goings on of the encanto, from the kids, to who had gotten married, some new technological advances that had come through the mountains (both sisters rolled their eyes when he informed them that he saw it coming), and more. They talked for hours, none of them noticing the sun dipping in the sky, until they couldn’t talk anymore.

As usual, Bruno was the first to fade away. He’d stopped responding a while ago, save for a drowsy nod or an “Mm” just to show he was still listening. But eventually, even staying awake was too much for him. It had been a big day.

Pepa was next, half draped over Julieta at this point in her attempt to reach Bruno. Her hair fell into her face in her sleep, and she blew little tufts of it up in the air as she exhaled.

Julieta watched the two of them sleep, not wanting to wake them by getting up. They were reunited. That was all that mattered. Finally, the warm air and soporific chirping of the crickets lulled her into a peaceful slumber as well.

“Are you sure this is the right direction?” Alma asked, wringing her hands as she followed Dolores down the path.

“Positive. I heard them talking here earlier, and they haven’t moved since.”

“Do you think they’re still there?” Agustín voiced his concern.

“Yeah, hombre, they probably just fell asleep.” Félix clapped a hand on his back.

“Asleep?”

Alma laughed softly. “They used to fall asleep together, all huddled up, when they were little. Sometimes they did it as adults too. I seem to recall someone needing her brother and sister to comfort her before her wedding. Something about fierce wedding jitters.” She smiled knowingly. “Oh, it had nothing to do with you, Félix,” she turned to reassure him. “But you know how she gets.”

“I remember that.” A broad smile spread on his face. “I remember when they were little too. They were practically joined at the hip.”

“Why don’t I remember that?” Agustín frowned.

“They’d started growing out of it by the time you moved to the encanto.” Félix turned to address his daughter. “How much longer, Dolores?”

“Not long now.” Dolores peered over a small hill. “There they are.” She pointed to some dark shapes with her lantern. “Keep your voices down, they’re asleep.”

The four of them huddled together at the top of the hill, looking down in the direction Dolores had pointed out. By the dim light of their lanterns, they could make out the three triplets cuddled together, fast asleep on the grass. They were so tangled together it was hard to say where one ended and the others began.

Alma’s eyes crinkled as she smiled warmly. “Just like when they were children. Look at Julieta holding onto the two of them.” She pointed out the figure in the middle “She was always so protective over her brother and her sister.”

Agustín smiled. “Has Pepa always snored that loudly?”

“Yes,” Félix and Dolores answered him.

“How do you deal with it?”

“You make sacrifices for love, cuñado. That’s just the way it goes.”

Agustín shuddered. “You’d think Julieta could have come up with something to cure snoring by now.”

I, ah, I’m sure that would be helpful for more than a couple of us,” Dolores added diplomatically, giving her tío a furtive look and silencing his comments.

“Look at Bruno curled up into a little ball.” Félix decided to change the subject. “He looks even smaller like that.”

“Ay, mi bebé, mi Brunito, back at last.” Alma clasped her hands together, watching her three children sleep. “He always slept like that, like he was trying to burrow away. I thought he’d grow out of it, but I guess not.”

“Should we wake them?” Agustín asked. “They should come inside and sleep.”

Alma dismissed the suggestion with a wave of her hand. “Let them sleep where they are. They’ve been separated for so long. They should be together.”

“But you were so worried about them-“

“I was worried about their whereabouts,” Alma clarified. “Now that I know where they are, I'm okay. One night outside won’t kill them.”

With a final glance down at the triplets, still cuddled up together, the four headed back to their casita.

#pepa madrigal #julieta madrigal #bruno madrigal #madrigal triplets #alma madrigal #abuela madrigal #agustin madrigal #felix madrigal #dolores madrigal #pb&j #asks #anonymous #foreveranevilregal writes #writing answered prompts #writing encanto #i love doing triplet stuff #their bodies are 50 but their minds are 15 #i love their shenanigans

[edzmunson86]

𝕳𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖊 𝕲𝖎𝖗𝖑 - 𝕰𝖉𝖉𝖎𝖊 𝕸𝖚𝖓𝖘𝖔𝖓 𝖝 𝖋!𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖗

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Stranger Things 

Eddie Munson x f!reader (major) 

Billy Hargrove x f!reader (minor) 

Word count Chapter two: 2507 Words

|| Content -  TW ||

×little bit of everything [drugs, abuse, mention of sex, sexual innuendo, fluff, bullying, cursing(expletives), SMUT, comfort, angst...etc.

(Y/N) Your name

(Y/H) Your Haircolor

(Y/E) Your Eycolor

#strangerthings #strangerthings4 #eddiemunson #eddie #munson #highschool #teenager #metal #metalgirl #hellfire #hellfiregirl #drugs #sexy #sexualcontent #abuse #d&d #fluff #billyhargrove #billy #hargrove #lemon #smut #comfort #friendship #teen #love

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ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕨𝕠 - ℝ𝕠𝕠𝕞 𝟚𝟘𝟞

I stood there and could not keep the corners of my mouth in check at all. He politely asked me to come to the table and gave me his seat at the head of the table. Everyone stared at me. I couldn't really place what everyone's feelings were. Eddie sat down next to me, stealing a fry off the tray next to him and then he  turned back to me.

"Sooo, word has gotten out that you really upset Billy this morning and then Jason-" he slowly put the fries in his mouth as he talked "-the voice you did was awesome..." he couldn't finish because the person sitting next to him was chattering away.

"That was really cool! You gave it to him right!" said the little boy with the curly hair lisping.

Eddie stood up and wandered around me. He pretended to look me over, doing the typical thinker's pose. He rubbed his chin with his fingers until an idea came to him.

"I want you in our club!" he said, holding his finger in the air.

"What! That's not possible, I thought no girls were allowed!" the curly-haired boy was indignant.

" Wait. -" I stopped them smiling "- I don't even know you yet and what kind of club are we talking about, actually?"

"Dustin, quiet. I'm the Dungeon Master, I make the essential decisions and I say she's in" Eddie said pointing at the curly head with a scowl and propping himself up on the table.

" Guys! What kind of club?" I asked again, somewhat agitated.

Eddie wandered around me again and climbed up onto the bench to drop onto the table top just in front of me. He rested his hand with the many rings on his leg and leaned forward towards me.

"It's a Dungeons and Dragons club and I'm the gamemaster," he grinned at me in love.

As he leaned forward, his shirt loosened and his necklace dangled out. On it hung a plectrum, which surely means that he also plays the guitar. I think I was shockingly in love with this guy at that moment.

I thought about it for a moment, because I didn't have a clue what this 'Dungeons and Dragons' was or even what a Gamemaster was.

" I'm in -" I could only say and was immediately interrupted by Eddie's cheers.

"- but I'm absolutely clueless as to what exactly this is."

Now everyone from the table was looking in my direction with a look of confusion and 'how-the-hell-can-you-not-know' stuck on their face. The little boy, whose name appeared to be Dustin, was completely lost and couldn't get out of talking. I, however, really didn't understand anything he was saying. Eddie patted Dustin on the back to show that he had tried his best, but it was all going nowhere.

"Henderson, my friend, I think we have to start from scratch, but there is no time for that here. I would suggest we meet after class in room 206, then you will be initiated first.

I nodded and tried to remember room 206. Eddie jumped off the table and held out his hand to me. With a brief hesitation, not understanding what he wanted from me, I took his hand. He gave it a kiss and said, "M'lady," indicating that I had the right of way. I quickly took an apple from the canteen so that I could get a little something between my teeth after all. I was still totally caught up in Eddie's ecstasy. My heart started racing again as I briefly reviewed the event when his face was inches from mine. Feeling good, I went to the next class.

Like every time just before summer vacation, you didn't do much in class. As a student, you just sat here doing your time and waiting for the unbearable heat not to kill you. I daydreamed a bit, because my imagination was indescribably good. I imagined what Dungeons and Dragons could be. It certainly sounded dangerous. But what school allows dangerous clubs? He mentioned he was the 'gamemaster' so it must be a game. A game he's running? I'll probably just have to be surprised. But what if I said yes now and then I totally suck at it? I don't think I could turn him down.

The bell rang to change classes. Luckily, I only had to go one classroom over. When I walked in the door, Eddie was sitting in the back row on the table talking to one of his friends. My gaze fixed on him and the corners of my mouth automatically pulled up. He then saw me coming too, but kept talking. However, he couldn't help but grin a little. I was so caught up that I didn’t notice my chain hanging on the table from my one leg and dragging it along with me. I stopped and thought to myself that was the stupidest thing that could happen now. I wiped my shame from my face, straightened out the table and then arrived at Eddie's place.

" I didn't even tell you my name earlier. I'm (Y/N)" I said and held out my hand to him. He squeezed it tightly but decided to kiss my hand again.

"(Y/N)" he remarked and grinned mischievously.

Shortly after, the teacher came into the room and immediately started the lesson. I took the seat next to Eddie's. I couldn't help it, but I kept squinting at him. I liked how strained he was following the lesson and his nose always wrinkled a little. I did it a few times, but by the fifth time or so he was holding a note in his hand that said 'I know you're watching me'.

He also turned his head to me and grinned from ear to ear. I realized that my blood was boiling and that any moment my cheeks would turn not pink, but fire red. I looked forward again and tried not to look at him for the rest of the lesson. However, it felt more like torture not to look at him.

The teacher ended the lesson with the ringing of the bell. Most of the students rushed out as well. Eddie leaned against the table and watched me pack away my things.

"Hey..." he called loudly and jitterily to me.

I turned around, of course, and looked at him questioningly.

" You don't have to sneak a peek at me. You can do that now from top to bottom" he said grinning while portraying himself from head to toe.

I noticed my cheeks burning again. But that shouldn't stop me from doing anything. I didn't know myself that way at all. I was never embarrassed about anything. But I should just shrug it off and act like I always do. I leaned against my table and that's basically how we faced each other.

"Ok" I said dryly, crossing my arms in front of my chest and looking him up and down urgently. This time no one smiled as we concentrated on not doing so. But sometimes I could see the corners of Eddie's mouth twitch a little. I also had to use a lot of self-control not to grin a hole into myself. Eddie pushed himself off the table and took a step forward. He stared directly into my eyes. It was so contradictory, totally uncomfortable and at the same time the most pleasant thing ever. Especially when he lost control and smiled a little bit and then started to snort. He infected me right away and I had to laugh, too. A teacher surprised us as we kept our mouths shut.

"Hey you two, what are you still doing here? You should already be in class!" he suddenly told us.

"Oh fuck, I have to go to gym. Sorry (Y/N) I'll see you later" he called to me while running out the door.

I had another hour of music, because Eddie wasn’t the only one who played an instrument. The drums were my passion, but unfortunately my parents did not allow me to have my own. Therefore, I had mostly played at school in the afternoon and besides, I loved music very much. I ran quickly, the lessons had already started but I could excuse myself by not being able to find the room in time. The teacher was very friendly and then assigned me a seat. The lesson went by very quickly, which was obvious because I liked doing it. I was even allowed to play something and prove my 'talent'. Some were very enthusiastic, others were not interested at all and were probably just sitting here because they were too stupid for another class. After music, the school day was over for me and I was already getting ready to look for room 206. I wanted to go in and wait for the others but it was still closed, which meant that Eddie was still at sports which probably took place outside in this beautiful weather. But, yes, of course he had longer than just one hour in sports. I thought I could pay him a little visit and watch what they were doing for an hour. On the way out I went by my locker to put some books I didn't need in it. While I was stacking the books on top of each other, I heard footsteps coming towards me. A pair of light blue jeans was leaning against the lockers, because that was all I could see with my locker door blocking my view. Slowly, it was flipped over by the person and his face was revealed. Behind it stood none other than Billy Hargrove.

" Hey babe. You really threw me for a loop this morning, if I had known you wanted me we could have arranged to meet in the bathroom right now." he said suggestively while chewing his gum and looking down at me.

I couldn't believe what he was saying, but remembering back to this morning, I hadn't actually told him anything else. Inwardly I thought to myself how stupid I could only be. From the outside one noticed nothing of all this. Unimpressed, I stared at him. My gaze wandered from his icy blue eyes, which were not far from me, to his leather boots. I simply decided not to say anything back, turned around and just left him standing there.

"Hey, wait!" he shouted and I only heard him say something to himself: "they" - "come to me". But I didn't really attach any importance to that, because I knew who I would rather see.

Arriving at the sports field I sat down on the parapet at the playing field and got out my cigarette pack. I lit one and waved to Eddie, who now saw me too. He promptly made his way over to me from the other side. I didn't want to sit too close, hoping the teacher wouldn't see me smoking here.

Panting and totally sweaty he came crawling to me.

"I can't go on, I'm so dead" he said as he grabbed his heart and fell to the grass. Of course this made me laugh again. He looked up at me and his eyes fell on the cigarette in my hand. His eyes grew bigger and bigger.

"C-can I have a drag?" He stood up as I held the cigarette out to him.

He quickly looks around to keep an eye out for the teacher. But she was busy with the others and did not even notice that he was missing. Hastily, he took a big drag. His lips were as soft as snow on my fingertips. He blew out the smoke again and sighed.

"You know, it's like an indirect kiss when I take another drag," I said freely as he sat down next to me.

"Is that so?" he asked mischievously.

Now or never I thought to myself and said: "I don't think your girlfriend would like it if you kissed someone else indirectly" and continued to look straight to cover up my shame.

"If I had one, I would think 'yes she might dislike that'. However, no one wants to be with the freak" he said jokingly but I noticed a slight touch of melancholy in it.

So he didn't have a girlfriend. Point for me. Of course I couldn't let my joy about it show for the time being. We sat together for a little while and smoked together on my cigarette.

"Hey, smoking is forbidden on the sports field!" was suddenly called from further back. Oh crap, the teacher had now noticed us. I quickly stubbed out the butt and Eddie jumped off the railing. When running he turned to me again: "I'm almost ready to meet back up in the club room".

And there he disappeared back to the group. I took my backpack and made my way back into the school building to room 206. The bell rang and all the students came out of their classrooms. The school hallway filled up quickly, but at the same time it was very empty again. Some had a few more classes and disappeared back into their rooms. Others were apparently already finished and arranged to meet later. Eddie didn't have to wait very long either. Freshly showered and with still damp hair, he stood in front of me and unlocked the room.

"If I may" he bowed a little and let me go ahead again.

"This is my kingdom" he said delightedly and closed the door behind him. He stepped across the room and sat down on the chair that stood in the middle of the room,  truly looking like a throne. A throne for the game master. I walked around the room and looked at the large table in the center with individual small figures on it. It looked like a gameboard.

"I had already thought of something like that. So it's a board game" I said and wanted to reach for the pieces.

" Don't! Don't touch anything, everything has to stay as it is" he sounded upset.

I put both my hands up as if the police had caught me and mumbled a soft 'sorry'.

He stood up and asked me to sit in his seat. His hand lightly stroked my back and I felt different when I thought that we were all alone in this room.

"So, now you see from my perspective" he said and half sat down on the armrest of the 'throne'.

"What kind of game is this now?" I asked him and examined a 20-sided die that lay behind this partition.

"You're right, I should explain something to you right now before Dustin and the others get here. Because once Henderson starts he doesn't stop, but then you certainly won't understand a word. Not because he has a lisp, but because there's too much coming at you."

"Okay I'm ready" I said and clapped both hands on my thighs.

#stranger things #eddie munson #eddie x y/n #eddie x fem!reader #billy hargrove #billy x y/n #billy x eddie #heavy metal #Drugs #D&D #abuse tw #fluff #stranger things smut #Smut #eddie the freak munson #comfort #Teenager #Teen #Love #metal girl #Metalhead #Music #Fanfiction #Fanfic

[thestalkerbunny]

TSB Plays: Legends Arceus Part 18

YEAH. LISTEN TO THE SUBWAY MAN, MELLI. THE POKEMON ARE ON SUPER CRACK PROVIDED BY A HORSE GOD.

I want to bop Melli in the nose, go home, take a shower and have a nap, but you know I can never have what I want in this shit. So I guess I gotta square up against this shit.

You know Ingo, This is possibly the safest I’ve felt since I’ve gotten here because you seem like the least insane adult I’ve met. Maybe because it’s that you’re a very familiar face to me or the fact I know you could rock anyone’s SHIT who tried anything. But I feel safe.

.....Okay that’s still a little loopy because I always get lost in caves, but I trust you, My  Choo Choo Man.

-softly- What a dream man. POV: The new internet sexy man takes you on a walk in the caves.

No light, no problem; Lemme Just whip out my Flash TM......wait. Fuck.

My Safety is in your hands, Mr. Sexy Man, I’ll make sure the Zubat’s don’t touch you.

ONWARD, CHOOO CHOOO!!

That was Emmet, Ingo. Your brother. Your Buddy. .....That guy who keeps like 90 different Joltik’s in his pockets at a time.

Oh-No WAIT that was Chandlure. Your Chandlure always beat out MY chandalure. You had a really good Chandlure. Nice and sturdy with really bright lights.

Well, actually, I’d guide us to our DEATHS as they are prone to do. But You know what, ANY WAY OUTTA DODGE is a WAY OUT.

.....I’m going to refrain from making any kind of inappropriate joke due to my great respect for you.

EMMET! YOUR BROTHER EMMET!

He did like to win. He was big on that. Very Passionate about the win, but a good loser all the same. Granted he always fucking leveled my shit.

But I like walking with you. Maybe we can go back to the start of the cave and do another walk?

Oh Ingo.....Look when the Horse God sends us back home, you go first. And then we can go get some ice cream. I know a really good place in Sinnoh that does a great rootbeer float.

So what’s Sneasler like? I like Sneasels, but they’re kinda hard to love and cuddle. They bite you and claw you and steal your bagel bites.

Oh of course, Safety absolutely.

CHOO CHOO!

YEAH I KINDA DID. GUESS I CANT TRUST A BITCH WITH A SECRET IN THIS TOWN.

That’s because Hisuii stopped being called that roughly 4 centuries ago when the first emperor renamed it after the god whose name was later revealed as Arceus.

Which is a solid name, btw.

Cause you were one of the elite pokemon trainers in the country, you literally would give people a massive RUN for their money.

CHOO CHOO!

#TSB talks #Pokemon #Pokemon Legends Arceus #Ingo #Stalky Plays

[zisurru]

Lightning round if you’re up for it. Or just pick two otherwise

🔥 3 (name censored) 4, 7, and 18 🔥

screenshot or description of the worst take you've seen on tumblr

maybe the guy saying show louis doesn’t “speak properly”. do you guys hear that high-pitched sound, almost like some kind of whistle

what was the last straw that made you finally block that annoying person?

i actually don’t block people unless they’re actively harassing me. so it was continually insisting that i was an enemy from their past who’d committed some unspecified wrongdoing and telling me they hoped i’d die 😵‍💫

what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them?

i can’t think of any character that applies to for me!

it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on…

i want to talk more about my bestie fareed

the vampire doctor whose claims to fame are stealing lestat’s semen to clone him and stopping his own heart as an experiment. he has a special vampire keyboard for special vampire typing. he’s funny as fuck i would read a whole book about fareed

#asks

[the-pale-goddess]

So I got this ask that kind of made me go...wow. Most of us HC Tobias to be a player, lady's man, commitment-phobe, or something of that nature. It's kind of just a given. Yet, there is really no basis for it in canon. So, how the hell did we all end up here? So, I'm asking you...

How do you see your version of Tobias? And why?

(Sending this to those who have written for or HC'd Tobias, but anyone, please feel free to answer.)

I know you don't have a lot of Tobias, but I enjoyed your characterization so I'd love your take on it. :)

Full disclosure: I’ve never thought of a solid background for Tobias before, so this is just me rambling. I’ve decided to delve into his past a bit because I believe that some events could have influenced his view on relationships.

It’s definitely much more than you asked for, dear Elsa, I just hope that it’s coherent enough and you’ll find the answer somewhere there jsgksgksg 

I’ve seen a few responses to this ask while scrolling through my dash, and I have to agree on one fundamental matter—Tobias is a natural flirt, charming his way through life without even trying. That’s the part of his personality he is absolutely grateful for and often takes advantage of—especially when chasing women lol His confidence, however useful and effective, tends to be dangerous as he often verges on posing as an egocentric douchebag. But then again, it never fails because he does it criminally well…Who doesn’t love a charismatic asshole 😂

In addition, he’s extremely driven and competitive, and I imagine that these traits are not the default setting, but have been planted in him—perhaps this perpetual restlessness stems from his childhood? Perhaps his parents didn’t appreciate him enough and he had to constantly prove himself to get their attention? Much to think about. But in my opinion this scenario could explain some of the morally questionable things he’s done. He’s never afraid to play dirty to achieve the desired outcome, but I don’t really see him doing anything with malicious intent. Instead, Tobias strikes me as the type of guy who doesn’t waste time thinking of the consequences, and it definitely permeates into his love life.

For a long time, young Mr Carrick was the best at everything, stealing girls’ hearts and, inevitably, breaking them for breakfast. That was just the part of the game. He was never afraid of commitment—he simply wasn’t ready to settle down. Casual, no strings attached dating was an exciting and convenient addition to his hectic schedule and big dreams. 

Med school surprised him with a plot twist: he finally met a worthy opponent. And in the blink of an eye, Tobias was no longer the best. 

The harmless competition between two friends—both extremely different from each other and yet oddly similar—slowly turned serious, and though Tobias never considered himself to be a jealous man, envy infused his blood with vibrant green whenever Ethan was one step ahead of him, whether it was just a friendly poker game or the final histology exam.

He was banging some girl whose name he can’t even recall nowadays when Beatrice appeared in their lives. She was a wild card, with mind and mouth as sharp as a dagger. She could easily cut them, but chose to befriend them instead. 

Tobias quickly noticed the sparks flying between his best friend and Miss Solden, anxiously assessing how to approach this new situation and deal with the uncomfortable feeling eating him alive. 

At first, he would flirt with her just to mess with Ramsey. But the seemingly innocent, one-sided attraction turned into shameless teasing that left him confused and put his friendships at risk. Though Beatrice and Ethan were never officially a couple, Tobias knew Ethan’s past, his weaknesses and insecurities, he knew how difficult it was for him to open up and how deeply Grumpsey cared for Bea. He knew all that, and yet he couldn’t stop himself from pursuing her…Not to beat Ethan out for a change, but to win Beatrice’s heart. As soon as things between Ethan and Tobias got too problematic and their brotherly friendship began falling apart, Beatrice ghosted both men, then moved away, leaving them both heartbroken. 

Hoping to mend his wounds, Tobias would continue seeking pleasure in temporary, casual relationships with both parties 100% comfortable with the agreement. Since that was (more or less) the nature of his affair with June, this dating style is still valid when we meet him. He likes variety, flavor, spice and feels safe in this bubble where there are no expectations and he’s always in control, half-way through the door, always ready to take off to embark on a new adventure.

Perhaps deep down he still wants to reconnect with Beatrice to see if they would ever work? To claim his final win?

Once Tobias finds himself ready to retire from the competition aka the endless pond of opportunities or finds someone capable of domesticating him, then I’m quite certain he’ll be the most thoughtful and devoted partner. 

Is he a player then? In a sense, yes, but he’s playing his own game. And his fuckboy days are long gone lol

That’s what I came up with about Tobias, based on the scraps PB has given us in the second book and the parts of OHTY I’ve managed to get through before I’ve given up on the mess 😅

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Thank you for always thinking of me, Elsa! 🥰 It means the world that you liked my characterization of Tobias in Compound Fracture—this is the highest form of praise coming from our Tobias Queen 🥹❤️❤️❤️ @jerzwriter

#tobias carrick #ethan ramsey #and that med school lover… #beatrice solden #i didn't proofread this

[12championelle]

Introduction Post

Hi! My name is Elle Joy but you guys can call me Elle, I go by she/her! I have been the current champion of Neito league for two and a half years now and currently I live in Neito. I also make short trips to other regions, mostly to Kalos, Alola, Paldea and Galaria!

More about me

I grew up in a medium sized city called Kielo with my parents, little brother and our pokemon. My mum was the Nurse Joy and my dad the gym leader of Kielo. I got my starter when I was twelve and started my journey sometime after that, I didnt try to challenge the Neito league until I was fourteen though. I defeated the former champion when I was little over sixteen. I mostly train fairy and dragon types!

My main team

I have more pokemon than just ones on my main team, but when they arent with me my parents and brother take care of them!

Alia the Arcanine

Alia was my starter, I got her form a pokemon shelter that had gotten huge load of pokemon after big shiny breeding ring was closed down. Luckily Alia was one of the few growlithes that didnt have any big genetic problem, she sheds her fur more often than most Arcanines or Growlithes would but otherwise she's perfectly healty girl!

Amorcita the Florges

Amor was the first pokemon I caught on my own, she was just a tiny little Flabebe back then! The Flabebe line is native to Neito durning summers so she was quite easy to catch. Before she evolved into Florges her flower was this deep Pink color.

Fiia the Ninetales

Fiia is an Alolan Ninetales and has been in my family for little over 200 years. I got Fiia form my grandmas after I caught Amor and started to get draw to fairy types. We had a rough patch after I got her when she was still adjusting to a new trainer, and young one at that, but after that we got really attached to eachother and she is probably my most loyal pokemon!

Diesel the Sliggoo

Diesel is a funny guy, I actually caught him on accident when he was still a Goomy! We were at vacation in Kalos and I was supposed to catch a Dedenne but I stumpled upon this little ball of goo. I kind of panicked and caught him, but I havent regretted that decision after I let him out of his pokeball for the first time!

Cinderella The Appletun(Pumpkintun?)

So after Diesel, I got more curios of dragon types, I absolutely fell in love with Drampa but because of my current life style I cant keep one (once I settle down, who knows) however my uncle Ben was visiting Galaria durning that time and he happend to pass by a Farmer whose pumpkin field had attracted bunch of Applins to live in the, so he was adopting them out to loving homes. Appletuns resamble Drampa to some degree and tiny me was absolutely in love.

(Credits of Applin/appletun pumpkin to @quillpokebiology!)

Barbie the Mimikyu

So I caught Barbie when I was visiting my grandmas for the last time before facing the elite four for the first time. While I was there I noticed that some of my clothes had went missing so the last time I was there I stayed up to see who was stealing them. Imagine my suprise when it was a tiny little Mimikyu. She seemed spooked at first, but after I gave her some more fabric she started following me around and basically caught herself with one of my pokeballs.

Ooc post!

#pokemon irl #pokeblog rp #pokeblogging #pokeblr #pokemon #rotumblr #pokeirl #pkmn rp #pkmn blog #pkmn irl

[campbluelake]

What's a Mob to a Sobbern | Eri | MM.6

Eri has since returned to her seat, having given Malyce a smile that did little to mask her sadness before doing so. As the trial continues, the subject shifting from the Director’s involvement, she remains hung up on him instead.

His words are weighing on her— a burden pressing down on her chest with such force it’s almost difficult to breathe. “I just want to be with you guys,” is what Malyce had whispered. That kind of loneliness is hard to fathom, let alone carry with you. Just witnessing it causes her heart to ache, and yet…

At least one other person here is all too familiar with that feeling.

Initially Eri had been tempted to sympathize with the thrall; after all, she’s no stranger to misguided attempts at friendship. But the more they discuss their intentions, the less sorry she feels for them. If anything, they sound like a major freak.

“Where the hell do they get off, thinking they can decide who is and isn’t a ‘lost soul?’”

It becomes clear when she speaks that this is to whom all the vitriol she should’ve felt towards Malyce is now aimed towards. At least he has an element of pathetic desperation. The thrall, on the other hand, seems to think they’re doing everyone a favor.

And god, does that piss her off.

“Man, I fuckin’ hate people who think they know what’s best for others! Like what the fuck? Nobody in their right mind would wanna stay here. And who gives a shit if they’re lonely; that’s just part of life, y’know? You can always make new friends without, like, stealing souls or whatever!”

She huffs in annoyance, shakes her head.

“Plus all the goo… Tch. For starters, I dunno why everyone’s always gettin’ on my case for dicking around when a certain dumbass whose name starts with K and ends with yousuke decided to eat goo with Sayacchi.”

She elbows Kyousuke beside her, giving him a pointed look. That is not the point of the conversation right now, but she’s of the mind it needs to be said.

(Never mind she absolutely would’ve tried eating it if she’d been with them at the time of the taste testing. Since she wasn’t, she gets to have this high ground).

“Anyway, ain’t it pretty weird how the goo isn’t everywhere? It’s way worse in certain places, like the parking lot and quarry and where Yuyu’s car used to be. And those places got one thing in common: they’re all ties to our world. So maybe the goo’s, like, the thrall’s way of destroying shit they don’t wanna keep around for their stupid little town? Which is dumb as hell, ‘cause they got rid of all the coolest stuff, yeah?”

Which is to say, most of her jock enrichment has been turned to goo. The obstacle course, the ziplines, even the swimming pool— all gooed. How does this demon expect any of them to be happy without nothing fun left to do?

“Oh, and going back to that picture book we found… It didn’t just talk about a ‘paradise for losers,’ yeah? It also mentioned there bein’ an Adventurer and Sov… Sob… Sobnern?”

The word she’s looking for is sovereign.

“Anyway, I was wondering… Is that King supposed to be the thrall? ‘Cause since they mentioned wanting Jacky-boy to be mayor, it seems to me like they don’t really care about power, y’know? More just bein’ a freak who collects souls to try and help ‘em. But would that make them the Adventurer then? And maybe being able to goo stuff is one of the powers they got from the Sobbern?”

She shrugs, figuring that’s enough of a contribution for now. She’s now imagining Jacky-Bobby as mayor of an actual town… And then running for president of the world or something. Really, she wouldn't mind him in charge like that. She knows he would never turn her jock enrichment into gross goo.

#ch6 #trial #eri

[tokiro07]

Cipher Academy ch. 3 thoughts

[Out of Juice]

Is it rude of me to exclusively make observations about how Cipher Academy reminds me of Nisio Isin’s other works? I hope not, because it’s how I show my love

So Iroha denies Kogoe’s invitation to partner up, not just because the task is too great or because Iroha lacks the ambition to hunt for the Morg, but because he doesn’t feel comfortable being that close to a girl so fast. Gives me Hitoyoshi vibes, rejecting Medaka when they were three. Obviously Iroha doesn’t feel like he’s up to it, but the idea that he’s just embarrassed to work closely with a girl is surprisingly endearing

We’re then introduced to CG, who I assume is an AI assistant created by Kogoe, aptly named because he’s literally a computer-generated image. I love this guy’s design with his mustache literally being shaped into a C and a G. Again, I wonder if this was Nisio Isin’s idea or Iwasaki’s, but whatever the case, props to Iwasaki for the execution

Kogoe resolves to get Iroha to “fall for [her]” by giving him a confidence boost through puzzle solving, which rather than reminding me of Medaka Box reminds me of Katanagatari wherein Togame blatantly and shallowly attempts to make Shichika fall in love with her so that he’ll do what she commands. The difference here is that Shichika, being an isolated man-child, immediately decides that he does in fact love Togame because she told him to, while Iroha is definitely going to take some more convincing if it even happens at all

Iroha is confronted by Toshusai’s minions, who bafflingly challenge him to his choice of a puzzle or dance battle. This seems pretty random, and knowing Nisio Isin the way I do, that’s definitely how it’s supposed to feel, especially since while Iroha chooses the dance battle, Yukako goes with the puzzle anyway, making his choice moot. I’m expecting that the twist of the puzzle will be that it’s related to dancing in some way, much like the previous puzzle was solved through Morse Code after it had been a plot point

In a flashback, we learn that Yukako suspects Iroha’s glasses came from Kogoe, and Toshusai informs us that if so, the glasses are worth over 100 million yen just from the materials. This confirms that Toshusai is well aware of what the glasses are capable of and is already onto Iroha using them to solve the puzzle from chapter 1. Despite how dangerous they can be, Toshusai refuses to steal them from Iroha, as they are for all intents and purposes his legal property and doing so would land her and her minions in jail. I really appreciate that Toshusai seems to have a strong moral code, though she goes onto say that stealing them from Kogoe specifically would make matters different. I suppose preventing the actions of a warmonger outweigh the moral implications of thievery

We cut to Iroha dancing, which if nothing else, demonstrates that he has a pretty impressive skillset outside of puzzle solving. He ends with an idol-like pose and pops his glasses back on, making an honestly adorable expression as he asks how he did. It was super endearing even if it feels like it was kind of a pointless scene at the moment. I expect it will come up later, as it gives the impression that there’s a lot more beneath the surface for Iroha than someone whose just kinda good at puzzles

Yukako gets embarrassed that Iroha’s dancing was presumably more feminine than she could ever hope to be, so she pivots to the puzzle battle rather than the dance battle and informs Iroha that at Cipher Academy, deals made over codes are absolute. This is a pretty common thing in manga where competition is a major theme, as the sanctity of the sport is obviously one of the story’s top priorities, and we need to establish that the stakes are actually important to the people involved as quickly as possible

Puzzle number 5 consists of 51 stars, each with a combination of letters and numbers, though some only have letters. Two stars are filled in, labeled G and N3, while one is separate from the rest, labeled W3. I saw someone mention in the comments on MangaPlus that since there are 51 stars, it might represent the 50 states of America plus Washington, DC. With this hint, I checked the stars against an alphabetical list of the states, and sure enough, the numbers correspond to the number of states that start with each letter (ex: there’s A1, A2, A3 and A4, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and Arkansas, but no A5), and includes Washington, DC for five Ws rather than what would normally be four. Weirdly the L for Louisiana is lowercase, but I’m not sure if that’s relevant. Also, Washington, DC should strictly be a D, as its postal abbreviation is DC for District of Columbia, but that may be a hint that we’re not meant to be using the postal abbreviations at all

Anyway, this would make G Georgia and N3 New Hampshire, assuming it’s supposed to be completely alphabetical. I get the feeling it isn’t, though, since the lone W at the bottom, which would make sense to be Washington, DC because of its isolation, is W3, when alphabetically it would be W2 immediately following Washington state.

This also tells us that it isn’t chronological, as DC was founded first and would therefore be W1. It’s not by population or geographical size, as it would be W4 or W5 respectively. It isn’t by what order you would find them when looking on a map, as no matter which direction you start from, DC would never be the third one you find. I have to figure that the solution can’t be related to anything not readily apparent in the picture itself, so it must have something to do with the order that they’re laid out on the page itself. They don’t line up to a map of the US, though, evidenced by the fact that DC is nowhere near any of the M’s that could indicate Maryland

You may think it doesn’t really matter what makes DC W3, but as near as I can tell, it’s the single most important factor in the puzzle. G is obviously Georgia, it can only be Georgia, but there are eight N’s, so if alphabetization doesn’t explain why DC is W3, then it can’t possibly be meant to suggest that N3 is New Hampshire as we suggested. In fact, I think it’s safe to say that New Hampshire is the only answer it almost definitely CAN’T be, as that would allow the answer to be solvable with alphabetization when it’s not supposed to be

The main issue is that I don’t know what exactly we’re trying to solve here. Are we trying to find a name like in chapter 1? A location like in chapter 2? Are Georgia and unnamed state that starts with N the ultimate goal, or are they just hints in and of themselves? Once we’ve solved for N, do we need to determine a relationship between it and Georgia? Or am I completely off-base and we should be drawing lines between the stars to create a picture using G and N3 as hints for where to start? It was written while Yukako was watching Iroha dance, so my best guess is that, like I said earlier, it has something to do with dancing, but lord knows I can’t figure out what. I’ve been plugging away at this for over an hour now and I just can’t figure it out, and Iroha was only given 30 minutes total! 

In exchange for the possibility of exile, Iroha demands that if he wins, Toshusai’s minions will stop chasing Kogoe, which he says with enough conviction that Kogoe swoons and CG chastises her for falling for Iroha. It’s a super cute and endearing moment for me, I like when characters insist on making someone fall for them for likely selfish reasons only to be the ones to fall in love first

Kogoe refers to the AR glasses as CG’s grandchild, implying that the glasses have an AI in them (which was also implied by them talking in chapter 1, though I just assumed that was Kogoe at the time), so I’m hoping that they’ll have a name and face like CG does (even if Iroha is the one who names them). I also only just noticed that the glasses have cameras on the end-pieces, explaining how they perceive visuals; I kind of just assumed that the lenses were able to capture light as it passed through to the eye, but I guess that wouldn’t really make sense scientifically since they’re clear, huh? I think Kogoe’s glasses might be the same way, which would also mean that she’s the only one who can see/hear CG since he’s literally an AR projection on the lenses

Finally, to make matters worse (and a lot funnier), the AR glasses run out of charge, making this the do-or-die challenge that Iroha needs to prove to himself and the audience that the glasses are not a crutch or a cheat device, but as Kogoe said, a tool merely to help Iroha visualize puzzles in a way that’s more conducive to his method of problem solving. I’m glad that this kind of trial by fire is coming up in only chapter 3, because it gave us just enough time to familiarize ourselves with how the glasses work without allowing anyone enough time to think that they were honestly doing all of the work

I think I forgot to mention it in my thoughts on chapter 1, but I really love how when solving a puzzle using the glasses, Iroha is shown moving his fingers around the empty air, which is actually what I do when trying to solve problems in my head! It was very relatable, and I hope it’s something that he’ll continue to do even when not being aided by the glasses

...Wait...long, orange hair...glasses...

...Ah hell, am I gonna end up cosplaying Iroha...

#cipher academy #fouryearsandananime #4y1a reviews

[gentrychild]

5+ headcannons on an au where Izuku grew up in America and became the protege for Stars and Stripes

AFO moves his entire family to the US because Izuku manifested his quirk in class and he didn't want All Might sniffing around and finding his family. Izuku has a pretty good life and he is still an All Might fan. But when he is fourteen and a drunk Cathy (who was having a very passionate debates about Batman and Robin with her brothers) declares to the world that she will take as an apprentice anyone wanting to be a hero able to land a punch on her, he jumps on the occasion.

Everyone shows up with flashy quirks and crazy support items to try to just land one (1) punch on the number 1 US hero and Izuku shows up with a silencer quirk because it's hard to use a voice based quirk when you can't talk. ^^ It's smart but Cathy still (gently) defeats him since she is a pro hero and has super strength. Still, when they talk later (because he was one of the only kids not trying to overpower her), he talks about his quirk and says that he loves how it's actually powerful because Star and Stripe uses it efficiently. Even powerful quirks like theirs are limited by how smartly they use them.

Star and Stripe: "Finally someone who doesn't think I just punch things hard. T_T

I need you to understand that the whole AU, Izuku is "Ah, I missed my chance to be Star's apprentice but I shall cherish the memory of our fight and how nice she was to me that one time." while Star adopted him, they see each other once a week, all of her brother-in-arms know him, Inko is on a first name basis with her, and so on.

In the meantime, Star has been trying to post bail for her good totally platonic friend Nagant for about ten years but the Japanese government keeps taking her for a moron, there has been no trial, and enough is enough. She's done her waiting. She is going to Japan to break the love of her life... I mean, this really nice coworker of hers out of prison.

Will that cause the most horrific international accident that has ever happened if she gets caught? Absolutely. She is just planning not to get caught.

Things get slightly more complicated whe, she realizes that Izuku has been tagging along their super secret mission. She asks for someone to get her a Japanese translator (because no one speaks a lick of Japanese in her team, not even the one member with Japanese origin) so Carl kinda grabbed Izuku (the only one they know who can speak Japanese and keeps his mouth shut), who followed along because what kind of teenager would pass the opportunity to commit a crime?

"I never asked you to take a kid along for a break-out in a foreign country! He is a kid! How irresponsible do you think I am???" *CRICKET NOISES* "I hate all of you."

Izuku is not to approach Tartarus. Izuku is to stay outside. Izuku obviously gets into Tartarus but in his defense, he was being chased by a Tartarus guard who desperately needed a promotion.

Long story short, many gets separated, there is a prison riot, Nagant is outside her cell and putting herself between Carl (hasn't seen the guy in ten years and currently hiding behind her) and this poor child whose face she can't see but he is so still and trembling, he must be terrified.

Izuku is not terrified. He is a good boy who does his best to hold his urges in check and not just steal quirks from people and he is now confronted to a treasure trove of the most powerful quirks in the country and the nice excuse of self defense. He is doing such effort to control himself that he is violently shaking.

Listen, I will not tell you about the story of 9 US soldiers, one former pro hero turned soldier and the number 1 US hero chasing after the quirk gremlin with the yakety sax music as background music but I will just say that Tartarus lost half of its quirks that day.

So of course, AFO got blamed for that.

They manage to break out and since their way out was demolished, they go to All Might and all hide in his apartment for a week. All Might is pretty chill about the whole thing, Izuku is so happy to meet him, and if you were seeing Star, you would think she was introducing her child to her father or something.

Nagant is under the impression that the US death squad + the kid were here to assassinate someone in Tartarus and that rescuing her was an accident, which is helped by the fact Star can't admit the real reason as to why she's here. All Might is incredibly amused by the whole thing.

#AFO: Someone that isn't me stole quirks in Tartar- IZUKU!!!! #closed ask game #5 headcanons game

[faorism]

(some/all of this will be going into my current wip coming out soon but i need to riff for a sec about leverage international deciding to actually consider their hitters' limits. significant contributions from my bud cecil.)

there won't be another eliot spencer.

for a lot of reasons, obviously. perfection was achieved early with that hot piece of punchy hands eye candy, and it's hard to become a boogeyman when eliot's name is already a whisper in the night. but there won't be another eliot spencer because leverage international does not fucking allow shit like the (un)knowing exploitation of a hitters body anymore. there won't be another hitter spending their retirement with pains that wont go away and mornings they can't get up and a fog in their brain that steals memories and thoughts and words with the precision of a thief, but these are stolen objects not even the best retrieval specialists could ever bring back.

there won't be another eliot spencer, not under parker and alec's watch.

masterminds (or whatever they decide to call their point) have to budget field time for hitters. as such, teams usually have at least two, so no one is doing consecutive jobs or working after a bad hit. hitters join a team and their masterminds must have a proposal to parker within the year of what alternative role hitters will be trained for over time. eight years is the absolute limit for hitter only assignments, four after that for mixed roles inclusive of hitter, but those twelve years total is pushing it to the very max.

theres no private hot nurses you pretend are just a hook up and are rly actual nurses. theres a league of health care professionals recruited to help. they are better trained than typical US health care orders. no "black people feel less pain/have stronger bones/extra muscles" or "women complain more/have a lower pain tolerance" bullshit in their medical network. no gender essentialism bullshit about bodies or transphobic language or practices. therapy aint mandatory but damn is it recommended hard.

the episode in 2.0 with the woman whose cop ex stalked her planted a seed. like, fuck why dont we check in. and even if there's not an active bad guy doing shit,, getting your life together and recovering from the trauma of victimization? that is hard.

leverage international becomes an ecosystem.

social worker has a bad taste in parkers mouth, so they call it something else. people who care. people who will check in. you are part of our protection forever like let's change the world. you guys are the good guys and can do things we can't imagine. so we are going to make sure you can do your thing, because theres only so much of an arms race we can do with bad guys vs bad guys.

truly an arms race: if it was nate's leverage international, they would be running fire through the world and taking down every fucker around and itll be warfare, as eliot says in the finale of 1.0. and that's how it starts with just them three but idk they didnt have to live like that. they shouldn't, and they teach others they shouldnt either. because how many bad guy security folks are told they have to start hitting harder & bring bigger guns, but they weren't so sure about this job to begin with, and maybe now is a good exit time? and then they end up on leverage's payroll instead.

nate would be disappointed about how slowly they are taking own the bad guys with so many people involved.

but nate would never have come up with this in all his plans. this kind of collaboration just wasn't in his alphabet. because as @july-19th-club argued so well, god love that ornery bastard but nate? nate never had that vision, you know? because this truly an extension of hardison's love. alec is here to make the world a better shelter for those he loves.

and by bre's time, recognition has shifted to "actually, this isn't just the scaled up adult version of a bully on the playground. this is the system. they have a network. we need to build our own."

the jobs are slower and paced because (1) the bad guys are spooked because the fuck is going on why cant anyone keep their money why is everyone going to actual jail; (2) their hitters are getting more ruthless; (3) leverage is like trying not to destroy their crews thru exhaustion; and (4) Plan Fucking Ms are goddamn unacceptable like the fuck nate thr fuck,,, parkers three jobs in tryna run leverage like nate and like how did you joke about that how do you have so casually in your brain like, oh yeah hardison the """"weak"""" one dies.

people are going to get hurt and die, because what they do is dangerous and you cannot account for it all and no one can replicate the magic skill/luck that was working with the OG leverage crew. but. but. if they need to scale back and slow down and have bigger teams and more training or whatever to protect their fucking family then fuck it. that's what they will fucking do.

there won't be another eliot spencer, but he will always be remembered. known. but the legacy of eliots work is not that he was an indestructible force. but the knowledge that every life is sacred and to be protected, not just the ppl you are putting your body in front of to defend but also yourself. and thats? thats love. thats a world truly changing and changed.

#eliot spencer #parker leverage #alec hardison #leverage #leverage redemption spoilers #leverage international #faorism meta #of hearth and home and other promises #faorism work