#but yeah hehe hes funky and i like him

[ilycorisradiata]

Itto x trans male reader (has had top surgery, T but not bottom surgery), basically theyre in a hotspring at night and itto sees readers chest scars and asks about them, and reader tells itto hes trans. Reader gets up to go do something after talking for w him for a bit but slips and falls right on top of ittos lap, oni dick between the thighs, and yeah sexy time 🌭 basically from fluff to nsfw cuz i just roll like that. Anyways love u and ur writing!!

heat

ಌ heat: itto x transmasc!reader

ಌ theme: after explaining your chest scars to him, you slip and fall right into his oni trap !

ಌ cw: 18+ NSFW, transmasc reader, no pronouns used just gendered terms!, clit referred to as a cock, fluff to smut, (semi-public sex) hot spring sexy time yeaahhh, no thoughts only itto oni cock, itto is very nice (and shy) at first then he goes feral hehe, size difference, reverse cowgirl position, fingering (reader receiving), slight hint at belly bulge? not sure?, do not dirty the water just cum inside!, (enough of the funky cw), solo read + solo edited, cross-posted on AO3

ಌ wc: 3.1k

ಌ notes: hello anon! this was just pure porn… but you guys probably want that, right? who wouldn’t, especially with itto!! thank you for the ask ! :D

It had been a long day of running around, doing commissions, and bumping into random enemies along the way. To say you were tired was an understatement. You were so sure you could sleep for a whole decade, and the aches you were experiencing were horrible, all you could think about was stepping into the hot springs for a soak. It was night time by the time you were finished, and you knew the public baths would be empty. This would be the safest time to go… Especially with no disturbances. No questions, no one to bug you. You could comfortably be there and relax, as it’s intended purpose.

By the time you had soaked for no longer than 5 minutes, you heard heavy footsteps from within the wash and changing area. Wishing you could sigh out loud, you peek with one eye, head hung low to see who it was stepping in. At this hour, especially at an hour that is normally dead, you really wished nobody would come. Of course, it turned out to be someone you enjoyed the company of. A certain Oni came strutting in, hair slicked back from the pre-wash and a towel hung low on his hips, he beamed when he realised it was you. A bright smile. Blindingly cheerful for this time of the night, you sigh with a smile.

“Yo! I didn’t expect you to be here, Y/N.” With a small wave, he steps politely, despite his size, into the bath not far from you. You had to look away, his towel riding up a little too far for your liking and it exposing everything. Coughing, you return the comment back, not exactly expecting anyone to be here. He was beaming at you, eyes like crescents, happy that he was able to run into you albeit the hot springs of all places. A lot of idle chat went on, with you explaining what you had been up to since you both last spoke. Everything he spoke of was just pure mischief. Per usual. Of course, the ‘one and oni’ Arataki Itto was causing bother, but that’s to be expected. He did help a lot, and he was amazing to be around, but he did cause a lot of trouble along the way. You’d laugh at all the stories he had to tell, especially the ones about his own drumming event he held not too long ago. Speaking of how he managed to get the Ms. Hina cardboard cutout (he stole it), and how he has been treasuring it since. He didn’t seem to miss a beat when speaking with you, always fired up but always respectful to how tired you looked. The water would wave every now and then, when he flailed his arms excitedly before apologising, as well as giving off that bright laugh of his.

“I’m curious… What are those scars under your pecs? They look badass! You get ‘em from fighting something here? Or didya fight something in Liyue… Or, OR… That giant worm thing down in that chasm perhaps?!” He was genuinely intrigued and excited about where you’d gotten the scars, so it didn’t bother you that he was asking. This was the first time he had seen you, well, naked. And for that matter… Topless. You never took any of this off, in fear of a bigot realising and the conversation going south. However, you knew it was fine to tell Itto this information, and even explain it if you had to. So, you chuckle at him in response.

“No, Itto… They aren’t those type of scars.”

“If they aren’t from battling… Then are they surgical scars? You got a dodgy lung or somethin’?? Smoking is bad, yknow! You really gotta look after yourself in this day and age, gotta keep yourself healthy, what with all them bad guys out there.” You laugh, maybe a little too loudly, from his rambling and worries. You were happy he was so concerned; happy he was worrying in case they were from something bad. These scars were life saving at least, in a way, something that was part of your identity. You calm yourself down from your laughing fit, wiping your eye from a stray tear, turning yourself fully towards him.

“Uhhh no, I don’t smoke. You’re right about them being surgical scars, but it’s because I’m… I’m transgender, Itto.” He smacked a closed fist into the palm of his other hand, his mouth forming an ‘o’ shape before smiling from ear to ear, a tint of red dancing across his cheeks.

“I heard about this kind of thing from Gorou! They’re really cool scars to have man, but I also found out you gotta be careful with those in the sun, make sure you put that ointment stuff on them, or you’ll get bad burns, y’get me?” Grinning back at him, you knew he’d have a good reaction to it all… He took it better than some other people you know. Itto wasn’t stupid, some would call him a himbo, but in situations like these he was 100% not one. He had a far greater sense of empathy for others. He’s headstrong and kind, willing to understand the things he’d never heard of before and love his friends all the same despite the differences. After all, he was the biggest difference in comparison to a lot of your friends, and the biggest to be shunned for being different. It would be a little weird of him not to accept those outside of what was considered “normal”. You thank Gorou for having this type of talk with him, and you guess the reasoning was because you came up in conversation between the two. He spoke about a lot more, mostly random things he plans this week or some things that were just random to keep the conversation going.

Itto used his arms and hands to emphasise his words a lot, and this did not help your drifting attention from his words to his arms, or muscles. He was explaining an explosion that had happened once, or you assumed that’s what he was going on about from the sound effects coming from his mouth, and you couldn’t help but gawk at him whenever his arms flexed, especially with the way his muscles would ripple now and again. You couldn’t tear your eyes away. Having always observed other guys to see how they presented themselves, just so you could replicate, but in comparison to them all… Itto was truly on a whole other level. You felt like you were looking at some Greek statue, the pure definition in his muscles and especially the peeking view of his deep-set v-line downwards was remarkable. This began one thought after another about other areas of his physique, especially where else his red markings went. Eyes travelling lower than you’d have liked, you shook your head, snapping yourself out of it. Itto questioned if you were alright, with a slight smirk on his lips. You don’t know if he caught you, but even if he had, you decided to lie. Lying by saying you needed to get out of the hot springs, that you were starting to feel really dizzy. Itto went to stand to help you out, but you ended up slipping, taking him back down with you. Panicked, you landed slightly into his lap, and he held you by the waist to make sure you didn’t slip any further and hurt yourself. If what you were doing before was gawking, then you hadn’t a word for what you were doing now. His large hands were massive in comparison to, well, everywhere. Whilst you were panicking internally, whilst also thanking the gods for never actually giving you the gender you were in your head (because you would be bricked up badly right now), Itto was too busy asking if you were okay.

Okay was far from it. You had felt it. It, aka his fucking monster of a third leg, was sandwiched between your thighs like a damned hotdog. Itto was big, there was no doubt about it. Hell, everything about him was big, muscle, height… You just weren’t expecting this. That he was actually packing down there too, and the towel covering him was long gone after you both had a small tumble. Not only was the size noticeable, but the red markings did, in fact, reach all the way to there. What’s more, he had small bumps, ridges almost, along the shaft. Not that you could fully see it in the milky water, but it’s what you could feel. Your head was spinning a mile a minute, and Itto was only trying to see if you were alright, trying to get you both out if you were truly dizzy. Only now was when you were actually dizzy. Hot from the fact that you were both in this position, that this situation happened in an empty public bath. Apologising finally, you were about to move, but both hands of his kept you in place. You finally looked at his face, and a wide set of pinks and reds dashed along his face, travelling to his ears as well as his neck, clearly just as embarrassed by the current predicament you were both in.

“I-Itto, sorry, I−”

“C-… Could I… Kiss you?” The heat from the hot springs didn’t help, trying to mentally process the words Itto had just said to you. Words wouldn’t come out, your mouth opening and closing.

“Sorry, I shouldn’t have asked that, I must have misunderstood your stares… You wanted to get out, right?”

“NO! No, I… Sorry. My brain is still trying to catch up... You- you can.” Sighing, you place your forehead on his, with your eyes shut. There was no movement for a good while, so you peeked one eye open, and Itto had his eyes shut too, squeezed shut. So, you decided to push forward instead, giving a light peck to the corner of his mouth in hopes of giving him some confidence, and it did. He beamed, not expecting you to do it first. You assumed he was psyching himself up after accidentally letting it slip that he wanted to kiss you. He was rough at first, not really knowing how to kiss you, but he eventually got the hang of it. Not too rough but not too soft either, he was touching you delicately, tugging you gently into his lap. You couldn’t really sit, his obvious growing erection digging in between your legs, so you tug on his bottom lip and look at him through lidded eyes. A hand of his travels to smooth over one of your ass cheeks, giving it a little squeeze, which makes you jump.

“Should we… I mean− C-could we…?” Grabbing the hand on your waist, with Itto looking visibly confused, you notice that his nails had recently been cut and you nod in approval.

“We can, well, since your nails are tidy…” Somehow, this gave him a new wave of confidence, and he flips you around. By the looks of it, he put you into a reversed cowgirl position, and his hands were quick to roam all over your chest and abdomen. An arm wraps around your waist, and he held you there, the other hand inching towards the area you wanted him to touch the most. He smoothed two fingers over your cock to test the waters, which gave him the most angelic sound he’d ever heard coming from your mouth, so he did it again and again. Switching to small tugs, and more rubbing, you were sure you’d tip over the edge.

“I-Itto…” Leaving little bites to the back of your neck, sucking on the juncture between your neck and shoulder, in attempt to leave evidence that the great Itto had been there. Breathing erratically with every move of his, you kept your legs spread for him, to give him easy access. He appreciated this greatly, moving his fingers down to leave ghost touches, circling your hole. Before, he seemed so nervous, like he had never touched another person in his life like this… But he was proving you wrong alright. It only started to click that he was nervous with you, and not at doing this act of closeness. Slowly, he begins to open you up, one thick finger pushing its way into you. Getting you used to it at first, he’s gentle and continuously asks if you’re okay, tickling your ear with every whisper. He’s incredibly skilled with his fingers, not missing a single beat with the way he thrusts a singular finger into you, not missing any little praises he says into your ear. You lean your head back, letting out little moans with every curl of his fingers, pushing you just over the edge each time.

“Shhhh, you know you need to be quiet… We’re still in the public bath.” He bites the lobe of your ear, sinking another finger into you, humming at the whine you had to trap in your throat. Watching the way his fingers disappear into you, he kisses your cheek, and then the corner of your mouth. Sweet. That’s the one word you could describe him with right now, as he’s careful to be gentle with you. He knows himself that he’s bigger than others, so he’s sure to take care with you, especially the height difference between a normal human and his Oni self. He stretches his fingers apart, scissoring, pushing, and curling his fingers, pulling any type of reaction from you, grinning when you let a small noise out but trying to silence yourself by biting your lip. When he tries a third finger, he only manages to get halfway in before you start whining for him to hurry up… And he’s too quick to agree. Lifting you up by the backs of your thighs, he lines you up, pushing the head into you.

“Remember, we have to be quiet… Okay? Shhh.” You move your head to the side to look at him, and he’s quick to kiss you, to keep you quiet enough as he sinks you down onto him. You scrunch your eyes closed, trying to keep your composure, and trying to keep as quiet as you could. Inch by inch, you felt like it would be impossible. It felt like he was hitting your stomach already, but he was still lowering you down so there was still more to fit into you. If that was possible was another thing, and you couldn’t help but jolt at every new (what you started calling as) ‘oni-dick-bump’ that entered you.

“I’m at my limit, sorry in advance.” Before you could question, Itto parted from you, licking your bottom lip before slamming into you. One hand placing itself on your mouth and the same arm as before wrapping around you, hand placing itself around here his head reaches inside of you.

“I should be right around here… See? Do you feel it?” Whispering this into your ear, you had to stop yourself from cumming right there and then. Who knew Arataki Itto could be so cunning? It was almost as if he was purposely trying to get you to be loud, to let it be known what was happening in the public bath at night. You weren’t going to let him win though, he may have gained confidence from your consent earlier, but that doesn’t mean he should start getting cocky. Deciding to knock him down a few pegs, or to see how he reacts, you decided to deny feeling him inside of you.

“Mmh… No. I don’t feel you at ah−” He pushed two fingers into your mouth, holding your tongue between them before giving you little to no mercy down below. Tightening his hold around your waist, he brutally thrusted into you time and time again, suddenly uncaring for how loud you were. It seemed as though you had awoken something within him, something of fierce nature.

“This should help you… Maybe it’ll make your body unforgetting of my shape too−” The last three words he spoke in time with his thrusts, unrelenting but willing to pull every single noise from you. At this point, he wanted you to be loud, and it was clear he wanted you both to be quiet in respect for the hot spring owners. But… That was entirely out of the window. You drooled down his fingers, and you were sure tears were running down your face. It felt way too good to be real… It had to be a dream. You felt his upper thighs tense with every push he did upwards into you, his arm around you tensing and the fingers in your mouth slackening and then tightening themselves around your tongue, somehow forgetting he was trying to keep up with everything all at once without losing into his own pleasure. You started tightening yourself around him as well, trying to remind him it was a two-of-you thing… Not just a you thing.

Pulling his fingers from your mouth, he uses the same hand to hold your jaw, directing your face to his so that he could kiss you again. It was messy, uncaring for keeping things proper and nice for your first time together, showing each other how much you had been wanting the other. Your teeth clashed with his plenty of times, your tongues dancing and it just being an overall mess with copious amounts of saliva escaping or slurping between the two of you. You felt that he was beginning to pull out, so you bit his lip in protest.

“Let’s… Not dirty the water. We’ve done enough of that, just do… Nn- Do it inside−” With no word of warning, he slammed into you a few more times before releasing, a hand slithering down to rub and tease your cock until you cum as well. Staying like that for a few minutes, the heat and everything was finally getting to you, especially after the ride of your life that Itto gave you.

“S-sorry, I got a bit carried away there. I-I’ll do it properly next time if you’ll let me…” He turned towards you, not pulling out, only to see you passed out on his shoulder. He panics, pulling you both out of the water to get you to a seat not far from the bath area, pulling out of you, and then fanning you with the nearest piece of plastic how found to get you to cool down. Shaking you, only for you to groan at him and then sigh. He was feeling awful, but you placed a hand on his cheek and smiled.

“Use that oni strength next time when we’re not in a public hot spring… Okay?”

“Absolutely, yes sir.”

#genshin impact #genshin #genshin smut #x transmasc reader #itto #arataki itto #itto x you #itto x y/n #itto x reader #itto x transmasc reader #itto x transmasc reader smut #smut #genshin x transmasc reader #genshin itto #genshin fic

[alovesongshewrote]

yay, hehe! can i request the poly lost boys with a reader who does gymnastics/ yoga <33

Twist and Bend | The Lost Boys x Reader HCs

absolutely you can!

no warnings apply, this is short and sweet and filled to the brim with the Reader Causing Problems On Purpose

Gonna preface these with a warning: i know nothing about gymnastics, and next to nothing about yoga

I never did gymnastics as a kid

And i’m a tiny bit afraid of gymnastics specifically as an adult

I'm afraid of breaking all my bones

THAT SAID

I SAW THE WORD “GYMNASTICS” INSTANTLY PICTURED VIOLENCE

BECAUSE IMO, THE BEST WAY TO USE YOUR GYMNASTICS SKILLS AROUND THE BOYS 

IS TO BEAT THEM AT THEIR OWN GAME

They’re scary boys, spooky lads

But if you can bend like a gymnast?

If you can fold yourself into a pretzel?

You can be fucking terrifying 

Imagine it

The boys come into the cave, expecting you to be there

But they don’t see you right away

They look around, searching for where you could’ve gone

And they can hear your heartbeat, and maybe your breathing, so they know you haven’t left

Paul is in the middle of proposing that you’ve somehow turned invisible when suddenly

From high up

They hear a stone fall

And then

From a hole in the wall

One much too small, they thought, for a person to slide into

You emerge 

And you’re like, cackling

So it’s Spooky!

Frightening, even!

Paul jumps into Dwayne's arms!

And you, dear reader, are delighted 

Another scenario is this:

You’re standing in one part of the cave, facing away from the boys

Looking at a book, examining a vinyl record, whatever you’re doing it doesn’t matter much

What they’re doing doesn’t matter either (though let’s be honest, they’re probably doing smthn dumb)

Whatever it is, they call you over to them

And instead of turning and walking over like someone who can’t bend and twist like a pretzel

You bend

Twist

Put your hands to the floor

And then you fucking crab crawl over to them like a funky little nightmare creature (affectionate)

There are screams <3

Even david jumps a little bit

Safe to say

They were not expecting that

Which is just so fucking delightful 

Those boys are in control of most situations they find themselves in

It’s fun to throw them off balance

Anyway

Rmr what i said earlier, about how i’m afraid to do gymnastics because i’m scared i’ll break all my bones?

Yeah, the boys have that fear for you

Humans are fragile, and despite the fact that you are Trained, they still have Concerns

Paul is the worst with this- you bend in a way that most people can’t and he just

Yells

“BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR BONES, FOR FUCKS SAKE”

Dwayne is also Concerned, basically to the extent that paul is

He just doesn’t voice his anxieties 

He’ll tell you to be careful every now and then, but otherwise, he seems unbothered

But that’s just because you can’t see him watching you like a hawk while you do your stretchy thing

David is also mildly afraid that one day you’ll bend the wrong way and hurt yourself, but he’s also Very Aware that you know what you’re doing

So like dwayne, he kinda just watches

And marko?

Marko is a fucking menace

Marko insists you teach him how do gymnastics every time he sees you do something cool

Marko has No Fear

And i mean, if you end up teaching the boys anything

Marko is the one who will break bones

Not you

You put a pause on teaching them stuff after that

No one complains 

(except for marko)

#tlb x reader #poly!tlb x reader #poly!the lost boys x reader #the lost boys x reader #the lost boys x gender neutral reader #tlb marko x reader #tlb dwayne x reader #tlb paul x reader #tlb david x reader #x reader

[asmoteeth]

Why did you add them lines in your future Hotshot design? (the one's in his nose) Or are they just a funky design choice?

Ok !! Fun fact time before my class begins !!

So, first of all I just thought it was cool.

SECONDLY, it has to do with him being more Fire Engine than ATV as his career as a Rescue Bot grows, it's like he's growing out of his old alt mode into his new one :]

As a fire fighter I imagine Hotshot would have to be around fire for a hot while (hehe) carrying people out of danger and such-- and that would heat up his plating a lot (dude's made of metal I'm going by logic here really)

This would generate a lot of coolant rushing inside of him to keep his plating at a appropriate temperature (or even the water in his tanks would partially evaporate) and leave him with lots of steam inside his system, steam he would need to expell somehow (because I don't think being filled with hot water steam is a comfortable feeling)

That's where his little lines come into play! Because they're not just lines! They're literal nostrils!! He expels the leftover steam through them after he finishes work, it's similar to how dogs pant, instead of sweating

Anyways yeah that's what's up 🤞‼️

@azula-nyx the azula tag 🗣️👊

#rba future au #rescue bots academy #transformers rescue bots academy #asmo asks #transformers #rescue bots academy hotshot #tf rba #rba hotshot

[jennyandvastraflint]

Xena Reactions S2Ep11

I love nature shots. Beautiful. They're so sweet, walking CLOSE

Gabrielle fell

CLAMS

She'll nomm them. XD

.... 👀 "Clams"

Lots of sparsely dressed women running, and men being shitty

GOOD ON XENA FOR HITTING THEM

GAY MERCHANT!!!!!!

"Xena :D"

Beauty contest???

"A feeble excuse for men to exploit and degrade women" real

This dude is so.. 😂 He's a funky gay man tho.

Yes Gabrielle you tell him!

XENA GOES IN sjdhfd

Gabrielle's OUTFIT

"Watch it, clod" PERIDOT!? GREEN DORITO GEM!?

Noooo, that was... Oop

"I find your concern sooo touching"

Please these men are all... 😑

Gabrielle fuck yeah. What is that accent tho

All those women being exploited...

Oop she has a scar.

Did they lock Xena in... She's gonna climb out

"unusually perceptive" MY ASS. GABRIELLE IS SUPER SMART

A BLONDE WIG!? REALLY? 😂

Whomst is sneaking and stealing Xena's armour?

Salmonis being a shittt

A TRANS WOMAN? An enby? We love it. They're sweet.

"Who cares about the girls" the dudes SUCKKKK

"The power, the passion!"

Did someone rip her dress?

The winged costumes are cute

Yeah well that performance was

MAKE HIM BEG. MAKE HIM APOLOGISE. HEHE

These hobbies sound kinda... Lame

"HER LOCAL HESTIAN VIRGINS" fuck yeah! Asexual rights

"This means war" snfjdsh

"Honey I'm no princess, I'm a queen" YES YOU ARE!!! 🥰

I hope Miss Artiphys wins, she (they) are so sweet

"I don't understand why you don't sing" AHAHA GABRIELLE WANTS TO HEAR XENA SING

Urgh those men SUCK

"What is it with you three?" literally, Gabrielle

Damn she'll fix it

This woman is kinda sus

She's amazing. They're all traumatised and hope to get away or something better

"What about your feelings, don't they count?" YES AAAAA

I love this. Women support women.

Beautiful nature shots.

Well this sounds like someone manipulating... Sawing

Wow they literally do not care so long as she's pretty...

"Whatever that song you just played was"

Miss Artiphys is beautiful

A snek. A DANGER noodle

UH OH

She saved her but shoved her aside...

A THONK

Whoooo's doing all thissss

I FUCKING CALLED THAT SHE'S SUS

Also him.

"I'd stake my life, where in fact, I'm staking yours" okay that's kinda funny

AHAHA SHE TIED them up so they heard the confession

"Don't hate me cos I'm pretty🥺" sjfjdhd

I hope Miss Artiphys wins. XD

OMG YAYYY SHE QUITS BC XENA INSPIRED THEM

YAY THE ONE DUDE BEING LIKE "She wants to quit, shut"

Let's ignore Salmonius's look. But look at them so cute! So glad they won!

MISS Artiphys KISSED XENA???

Gabrielle is like O_o My gf??

Love the kiss tho XD

I'm... the "She's a man?" "Yup." Ehhh... Not amazing but it's a show by cis people in the 90s. Apart from this? Amazing. Like, maybe Miss Artiphys is a drag queen. Or genderqueer or a hermaphrodite? Greek mythology? Trans woman? Queer. Miss Artiphys is queer. And it doesn't matter. Because: "Beauty is beauty." as Xena said

#v watches xena #i loved this ep! I'm honestly pleasantly surprised by the trans rep? #like there's two lines I think but heck this is more positive than a lot of stuff coming out ages later #xena warrior princess #xena and gabrielle

[writingrenna]

Jacq x GN!Reader

"Learn to Love (Pt. 4)"

Continuity: Part 3.5 is here, finale Pt. 1 of this particular story, and some lore from "May I Have A Word With You?" remains, setup for (???)

_\V/_

Sitting quietly in the back of the classroom as he tutors a duo of younger students, you stare at some algae samples under a microscope. You don't know exactly what you're looking for, but maybe there's something about their structure that is perhaps related to how grass-types evolved. Maybe.

Pulling up images of both ancient bacteria and algae, you try to find a connection between the two, but you just... aren't well versed in the microscopic side of Pokémon evolution. Still, you're here to learn. You know for sure that with his guidance, you'll become an expert on grass-type biology. But for now, your endless curiosity and fascination in all-things paleo would have to guide you for now.

You keep switching between the multiple petri dishes, hoping that at one point, everything will just... click. But it doesn't. You'll definitely need some courses that'll help you put the pieces together. You aren't exactly sure how to test your theories out in a way that won't get you laughed out of the room at a convention or something, but that's part of why you take this class.

You get rather sucked up in your work, feeling mesmerized by the funky little patterns and microorganisms swimming about. You kinda want to bring Cap out so he can see as well, but you also aren't sure if that'd be a distraction to the two kids, so you don't.

Well, that's what you thought, anyway.

"Hehe, I'd be careful if I were you. You might get eyestrain."

You clutch the microscope a little tighter before looking up. Your neck is craned at a slightly awkward angle before you remember you can sit up now, so you do, staring at Jacq. You peek around him to see that the kids are gone.

"Oh! Hey, tutoring done?"

A part of you was hoping he'd say yes so he could join you, but you also knew students would occasionally leave for a moment. Plus, again, he is your TEACHER-

"Yep! I'm done for now. More people might come by, but nobody else scheduled ahead of time."

You let out a breath, unconsciously, before looking down at the samples. You want to spend time with him of course, but you're also legitimately interested in looking at these samples some more, even if you aren't sure how to uncover their secrets. Leaning in to look at them through the microscope itself again, you speak up.

"I... do not know what I'm looking for." You say out of the blue, laughing a little to yourself as you remember how often you've just been... lost during your time here.

"Oh yeah? Why?"

You shrug, awkward as it is at this angle.

"I dunno, I've been trying to see if I could notice something about these structures, but..."

You sit up and turn your body towards him. You wouldn't get much done at this rate, but it was nice being able to use a microscope again.

"...eh, guess that's what staying enrolled is for."

He smiles.

"Yeah! You'll learn a lot here."

You smirk, before that smirks falls as you stare out into space. He takes notice of this, smile also fading just the tiniest bit.

"You all right?" he asks.

"Heh, yeah, sorry, just..." you turn away. "...got a lot on my mind."

He nods, humming in response.

"I see. Well, you can talk about it, if you like."

And that's exactly the problem. Why is he so accommodating to you specifically? He helps everyone he can, sure, but something felt personal here, for some reason. Isn't he too busy to invest so much time into one specific student...?

"Eh, it's nothing major, I'm just being weird..." you say as you jam the tips of your pointer fingers together, avoiding his gaze despite still being turned towards him. He nods, slowly, hesitantly in response, before finally replying.

"That's... okay. Everyone's a bit weird. I'm really weird, actually. Besides! Your feelings matter."

Hah. You turn away, too embarrassed to even see his eyes on you despite still sensing them.

"...I dunno, I guess I kinda wanna thank you... for being so supportive. Even though I'm kind of a mess and clueless and also kinda the worst student and-"

"-what? Slow down, huh??"

You feel a hand on your shoulder, a feeling that sends a jolt through your stomach.

"S-sorry, I said that wrong," you concede before closing your eyes, trying to think of what you were actually trying to say. He's quite patient, grip loosening as he awaits your true response.

"Okay, um... what I meant to say was, you didn't have to invest in me as much as you do, but you did, and I'm thankful for that? And I guess you still being excited that I want to stay made me think about that?"

He's... confused still.

"What do you mean 'still excited that you want to stay'? Why wouldn't I be?"

You can just barely make out his small, reassuring smile. Blech. You refuse to tell him the full extent of what you're feeling.

"I dunno, I'm just a random student, I guess. A student that had to be told what's up for the most basic things, and uh... I feel bad, taking up so much of your time."

"Hm." He looks down for a moment before looking back up at you. You can sorta tell he did this, anyway. You couldn't take your full attention off him, after all.

"You know, you..." He looks away, rubbing the back of his neck as if he wasn't sure how to say this. "...you seem very unsure of yourself..."

Huh.

"What do you mean?"

He shrugs, still not looking at you head-on, but his eyes drift towards you again. You can feel it yet again, thanks to the fact that your hyper-awareness helps you (rather accurately) sense what the people around you are doing, an ability you both loved and loathed.

"Eh, I don't know. But what I DO know is that you're better company than you think you are."

Oh. Your stomach does a weird thing at that comment, heat rising to your face as you flinch just the tiniest bit. You're honestly somewhat lost for words... but you still try finding some. Turning to him, you reply.

"Why?"

Nice one.

He chuckles a little, avoiding your gaze again.

"I don't know, you're just nice to be around."

"How come?"

'You've always been quite the wordsmith,' you think to yourself as you awkwardly prolong this conversation. Instead of being put-off by your insistence on elaboration, however, his eyes widen a little, staring out as if he were seriously thinking over his answer.

"...well, you have a lot of positive qualities," he begins, still not looking at you. Your heart skips a beat when you notice the light blush on his face. What is he going to say...?

"...that, and you sure did make an entrance. It's hard not to think about someone when they come in your room screaming your name, hehe. I guess me noticing more things about you came naturally."

'Oh yeah, I did do that...' you think to yourself, laughing a little under your breath as you finally loosen up. He continues, which you don't expect, but you force yourself to keep facing him (even if your eyes drift somewhere else. It's a start.)

"And so I noticed how determined, and kind you are. How you turned yourself around when you realized you were hard on Cap. How you took Mimi in and treated her like family without hesitation. How you try so hard for the both of them in everything you do..."

He really is going at it, a soft smile on his face, as if reminiscing about times long-gone.

"...and, your unflinching dedication to those you care about, no matter how frustrating they may be, that's very admirable."

He puts his elbow on the desk, resting his head in his hand, still not looking at you. Actually, he closes his eyes. You catch yourself almost doing the same, but you stop before you do.

"...oh yeah...?"

He lets out a small 'hm'.

"...yeah.... I think..."

You start trembling, just a little. You want to put an end to your fantastical thinking. 'Stop it, he's your teacher. Besides, would you WANT him to incriminate himself...?'

"...I think you really caught my eye when I heard how you say my name."

Oh? Oh.

...oh? That threw you for a loop. Does he mean that in the [insert cursed thoughts here] sorta way, or...?

The normal way, of course.

"The way I say your name? What do you mean?"

He laughs under his breath.

"You say my name correctly, with a little bit of a Kalosian accent. You'd be surprised how often it's said wrong," he starts, lightheartedly musing a little. "I've heard Jack, I've heard Jock- heck, I even heard an investor call me 'Jake', if you can believe that..." He finally turns to you, smiling wide, eyes crinkling with genuine amusement.

You smile in return, holding back a small laugh.

"Oh really?"

"Yep! I had no idea he was talking about me. The Director got my attention and apologized on my behalf, but he later took me aside and said he understood why I didn't assume it was me. He seemed to start saying my name a little more often around that guy... probably so he could correct himself without being called out..."

You can imagine a younger Jacq all dressed up for some event looking absolutely bewildered by the situation. You catch yourself laughing in real life, however, so you force yourself to stop.

"Sorry."

He shakes his head.

"No, no, it's okay to laugh. I find it funny, too! It was a liiittle mortifying in the moment, though." He did a little gesture with his fingers to signify the amount of terror he felt, which was WAY less than you would've felt in his shoes... sandals... whatever he had on in that moment, to be fair.

The mood is back to being jovial. He really helped the vibe go back to being tolerable despite your 'maybe obvious oh my gods what if he knows' crush on him, which you were thankful for. He just had a very easy-going aura to him, which only made him more endearing.

For now, maybe even forever, you'd have to keep your feelings under wraps. It's Ok, though. You like your dynamic, and you like him how he is. If this is all you get out of your relationship with him, you'd still be happy.

That... that's cheesy, hah.

"Blehhh..." you absent-mindedly think to yourself, sticking your tongue out. He blinks at you.

"Bleh?"

You jump a bit, not realizing you made the noise in real life.

"Hah! Yeah, just bein' weird 'ol me..."

He nods, lips pursed a little, mild confusion evident on his face. He really was adorable, without even trying.

"But, um- yeah! I can imagine. Sorry it happens so often, though..."

He tilts his head with a smile, closing his eyes again before turning away in deep thought, elbows back on the desk.

"It's fine, you get used to it with a name like mine. But in the same vein, you also tend to notice when someone says it right." He sends a little side glance your way, a look that makes you melt.

'I just felt okay with not pursuing things, brain!'

You nod absent-mindedly, wishing you could sink into your chair, but you're on a stool. You grab the seat as if anchoring yourself, however.

"But- yeah! I noticed you saying my name right, and your sense of humor caught me off-guard. Then, after a while, I got to know your plight, as well as you personally, so I- got..."

It seems like he's trying to find the right words, although he also looks panicked. Just a little, though. Hm.

"...I got invested in your journey. It's been nice, following along. You've come so far already!"

Yeah, you have, haven't you? From not even knowing Pokémon won't listen if they're too strong to figuring out Mimi loves bitter snacks the best. You've come quite a long way, and you'd love to go further! Your Pokémon were individuals, with their own little personalities. The future is yours, and you want to take this team as far as you can go.

Ok, calm down...

"Heh, yeah, you're right. I'm really happy Cap and I get along now, I can't imagine not having him around..."

You feel like being corny, so you turn away to speak.

"...just like I can't imagine getting this far without your help-"

You glance at him. He's still facing away from you, but he's smiling, your compliment painting his face a nice shade of red. Hah, he's so cute, you kinda wanna vomit. But you don't, of course. You just enjoy the moment for a while before going back to staring into the microscope, pretending to act all casual.

"Hmm..."

You stay glued to the eyepiece for a moment before sitting up and sliding it over to him.

"What do you think about these samples, Jacq?"

_\V/_

The two of you are sitting outside as your Pokémon run around. Watching Cap and Mimi playfully chase and leap over each other is making you think about life a lot more than you probably should, but it also reminds you of something. Turning to Jacq, you ask him a question.

"You know how people often have a Pokémon or two that they ride around?"

He nods, not looking up from his notebook.

"Yep, there are plenty of solid options here in Paldea, too. Why? Thinking of getting one?"

"Uh-huh! I have an idea for one I'd want, actually."

"And what would that be?"

"Klawf!"

He pauses, eyebrows furrowing a little before finally sitting up from his hunched-over position. He stares at you, perplexed.

"Really, a Klawf?"

You're (mostly) undeterred.

"Yeah! I think it'd be pretty fun, I've seen some really big ones in the desert near Mesagoza, sooo, I wouldn't need to go very far."

He seems kind of unsure. Well, very unsure.

"Are you sure Klawf is the best option? They can be pretty brash, it might be hard to train one..."

You nod.

"Oh yeah, it'd be fun, like a nice challenge."

He lets out a small hum. He knows you're pretty good at the "persistent trainer" thing, but... he doesn't want you to get hurt.

"Well, uh... I can't stop you, but please, don't do it alone."

You nod, although you aren't quite sure what he means. Find a trainer who teaches ride Pokémon, get advice along the way, teach it with someone else watching nearby? That's a hurdle you'll cross later, you still want to see if you and Cap are on the same page first.

...

"...trauma is weird, right?"

His face flashes with an expression you can't quite recognize on the spot. It's something broody and full of worry, as if thinking about something specific, before finally replying.

"Yes, very."

Your mind wanders to your therapy sessions. He was serious when he suggested you go, as he had actually gone out of his way to arrange for the academy's counselor to reach out to you sometime, with permission of course. And so, you went every Sunday for about an hour. Not gonna lie, it was a bit boring and tense, especially at first, but after you got to the main reason why you signed up, she seemed particularly worried about one part.

She said you downplay your trauma for Cap's sake. Which is weird, you aren't super bothered by what happened yet, you think. You feel absolutely terrible when you remember how scared Cap was, and you occasionally wonder if you really got him back or if you just imagined it, but that was more your imagination running wild, right?

...right...?

...

"Why is the brain so weird?"

Jacq shrugs out the corner of your eye. You didn't even realize you started pacing until then, so you turn to the man.

"I'm not sure, I wish I knew. Sometimes it just... does things."

Which is true! You've always had mild anxiety, often feeling on-edge with no provocation and in the oddest situations. Not to mention feeling pretty timid in social situations in general. It's a miracle you were so driven to understand Cap that you could actually talk to Jacq in the first place.

You turn to the man.

"I... like, I don't know. What if I'm... okay-ish?"

He raises an eyebrow.

"Okay-ish?"

You nod, hands on your hips.

"Yup! Okay-ish. Like fine, for the most part. Functional even," you cross your arms and look away. "I don't know if I'm like, traumatized-traumatized. I feel like me with a little more weirdness than usual, that's all."

"Well, people deal with trauma in different ways. It is a bit early, though. Just be sure not to ignore it if something is roused up, okay?"

You nod, letting out an affirmative little hum.

"I won't..." You look down. "It feels weird. I dunno, I feel like I'm not sad enough? Or I don't think about it enough, maybe?"

He walks up to you.

"Hey, you don't have to meet some threshold for whatever you feel to be valid, you know..."

You know he's right, you just feel bad for... some reason.

"Yeah, I know..."

You're silent for a moment before letting out a long, drawn out sigh, tilting your head back and closing your eyes.

"Feelings are so complicated!"

He lets out a laugh.

"Hah! Tell me about it."

You smile a little bit. Talking to Jacq really did make you feel better...

The fuzzy feelings inside suddenly flush out of your system when you hear a weird noise. You both turn to see Cap is currently gagging, Mimi standing next to him with one paw on his back and the other on her cheek, slowly rubbing a circle into it as if resisting the urge to send off an electric shock. She looks up at you, but he hacks up a strange orangey-red substance before you can help him. He stares at it for a few seconds before walking away like it's nothing.

You turn to Jacq, panic evident on your face, but he looks oddly unconcerned, even pulling his notebook out and writing something down instead of directly addressing it.

Huh. That's... certainly a response.

"Is he... okay?"

He nods.

"Yeah, he..."

He looks up.

"That just means he had to get rid of an excessive amount of spicy chemicals he was storing up. If anything, he probably feels better now."

Interesting. There was so much about this kid you didn't know of yet, and you're glad you're getting a chance to learn more about him.

_\V/_

[How's fieldwork going?]>

The notification comes in pretty fast.

<[Good! Very productive. How's your club been?]

You were about to answer when the guy who usually sits on the couch interrupts your thoughts.

"Woooah, you do that?"

You jump a litte before calming yourself down. Glancing down at the Arcanine you were finishing up on your phone, you respond.

"Oh, yeah! I, uh, doodle some... times..."

The last few words were barely audible over the sounds of the movie the group was watching together. He still hears you loud and clear, however.

"Oh, nice. That looks really good!"

You nervously chuckle.

"I- I dunno, I didn't really do a sketch first, just some blocking in and trying my best, heh..."

Something about the drawing was slightly off to you, but it was your first time drawing the dog in a good long while, so it was... acceptable. He doesn't seem to think the same, however.

"I think it's cool. Nice work!"

He gives you a thumbs up before turning back to the movie. Looking back on the conversation, nothing about him or his responses screamed "DO NOT ENGAGE" to you, so you felt kinda bad being so distant and dismissive. If you ever talked again, you'd be a bit more open.

Pulling up your conversation with Jacq, you respond.

[Good as well, watching a movie. I talked to another human, too]>

<[Oooh, progress. I'm happy for you 😊/gen]

You smile. You aren't sure what to say, but it was Jacq, so you wanted to continue the conversation.

[Thanks! Still terrifying, but I'm trying not to back away from interacting with people]>

You had hoped that wasn't too weird of a reveal. You came to the academy to cheat the system and get Jacq's help, but he ended up being personally invested in your growth, which includes your mental health, apparently. It was nice, having someone here that's looking out for you.

<[That's great! And if you ever need to take some time to yourself, don't be afraid to do so.]

You stare at the message, rereading it a few times over before holding your phone close to your heart, making a weird little chuckling noise without actually opening your mouth. This guy...

Mimi silently squeals in delight as Cap giggles a little. You shoot them a glare before reluctantly smiling. They see how happy Jacq makes you. You really can't hide much from them, but especially not that.

_\V/_

The next morning, you did something bold.

"WHAAAAAAAAA?"

He looked genuinely surprised as his eyes flitted over the drawing you held out to him on your phone, even readjusting those darn glasses of his. You couldn't look at him, because the little mistakes you noticed had been eating away at you, and showing a Pokémon biologist an inaccurate drawing of one of his own 'mons was... not what you wanted to do that day to be honest. But you really wanted to take the few minutes your heart allowed you to put on a brave face to just show him and get it over with.

"I-it's not the be-"

"Can I hold it?"

You look up.

"Hold my... phone?"

"Yeah!"

You nod, letting him hold it. He looks over the drawing some more, an uncontrollable grin plastered on his face. He... didn't seem to notice the mistakes you made. That, or he didn't care. Either way, he seemed to be happy.

"Can you text it to me? It's really cool!"

You felt heat flash over your face. He really liked it? No catch, no nothing? You were planning on sending it at some point anyway, so you do, pulling out your Rotom Phone. You send it over, prompting his own phone to fly up to show him.

"Haha, thanks!"

He takes a moment to do something. You aren't sure what until you get a notification.

<[Thanks! This is 🔥!/gen]

You snort before looking up at the guy.

"Jacq, I'm right here."

He simply smiles and shrugs.

"I usually reply to things if I can."

You nod, looking away from him with a smile on your face.

"But yeah! What else have you done?"

You're so freaking nervous, your entire torso is at war with itself, organs responding in different ways to get you OUT. But yet, your brain is telling you to show him. It seems... safe. So you do. Pulling up your gallery, you quietly look for and show him the Capsakid drawing you did.

"Oooooh, that one's really good, too!"

"What-?"

You swear he's just being nice.

"B-but I made the body too long, and the middle leaf isn't this long, either-" you suddenly see so many faults in it, calling them all out. "-A-and the mouth is too round even for the angle, plus I forgot to round off the sh-"

He puts a hand on your shoulder.

"Hey? It's still a nice drawing. I can see just how passionate you are about capturing the essence of your Capsakid correctly."

"But it's..."

You're actively shaking, which is something that worries him for a moment.

"...wrong!"

He tilts his head.

"Wrong?"

"Yeah, like the anatomy and... stuff."

He chuckles.

"You know I can still tell it's him, right?"

You frown, just a little.

"I... maybe? What do you-"

"I can tell, because it feels like him, even if it isn't a one-to-one copy. I can just imagine him doing something like this."

You huff.

"Oh, he does. Every morning in fact, always looking down at me and laughing..."

"See? It's him, it doesn't need to be an exact copy. You didn't change who he is as an individual, and that's the most important part in a piece like this."

You think this over and smile a little. Maybe he's right...

"Heh, thanks, Jacq... sorry, got a bit stuck in my own head there..."

He smiles, just the lightest dusting of pink rising on his face.

"Of course! Everyone needs encouragement sometimes. You're an artist, but don't worry about it being perfect!"

_\V/_

"Soooo, yeah! That's how I got into paleo stuff, I guess," you say into your phone.

Jacq nods on the other end of the video call. You're walking your Pokémon, letting them get some sunlight and exercise as you stand there talking to him.

"Do you think you still have that book?"

You grin.

"Oh yeah, for sure, it's probably in an old box of mine. In fact, I think I remember which one..."

You absent-mindedly scratch the side of your head as you think about the book. The green and blue one with a smiling Amaura on the cover. You can almost feel the dust that had collected on it when you first picked it up at that thrift store as a kid...

"Yeah... next time I'm able to go home, I might check and see if it's still there."

"Hey, sounds like a plan. I wish I still had some of my childhood stuff..."

Huh. Does that mean he doesn't have... anything from his childhood, or is he just missing specific things? You wish you felt close enough to ask.

Looking at your phone, you see him typing something out on a laptop. He has a conference coming up that he's preparing for, but he still wanted to make sure you were doing OK out in the world on your own.

"...do you have a favorite childhood memory?"

His fingers come to an abrupt halt, seemingly not expecting that question (which, fair enough.) His head lowers slightly as he stares at his keyboard, the corner of his mouth somewhat downturned.

"Hm. Do I...?"

He's actually thinking pretty hard about this, so you start walking a little as he does, paying close attention so you don't end up spacing out and missing his response. You start to wonder what his childhood was like, only to suddenly realize you aren't exactly sure how old he is, and thus can't imagine the era.

It's a strange realization, one that makes you pause again. He doesn't look that old. In fact, he looks fairly young. But now that you think about it, he's already had a very successful career, as well as found the time to develop an app 'way before he started teaching'. He could be old enough to be your dad and you wouldn't know, but you'd be far too mortified to just straight-up ask.

"-well, I don't really know if I can label any as a 'favorite', but back then, I already enjoyed the type of stuff I do today."

"Oh yeah? Like anime and Pokémon biology and whatnot?"

"Yeah! I also liked video games, but I don't play many nowadays."

You nod, letting out an affirmative little hum.

"Yeah, I bet. You're always so busy with your research and stuff..."

That sounds bad.

"N-not that that's a bad thing, it's just, I get it, y'know? Not much time to really sit down and enjoy them."

He doesn't seem bothered by your little stumble.

"Yeah, exactly! I just don't have the time to, usually. I still enjoy them when I do get to play, though."

"Oh yeah? What type of games do you play?"

This answer is a lot easier.

"I mostly play the games I grew up on, but I never really stuck to one genre, so that still leaves a pretty fun variety I think. I was a Nintendo kid growing up, actually!"

Hmm, let's see. How do we do this...?

"Really? What's your favorite console?"

He squints, deep in thought.

"That answer constantly changes, but I've been extra fond of the GameCube lately. It hits that sweet spot between nostalgia and modern flare for me."

You nod. His response doesn't exactly answer how old he is, so you'd need to change tactics just a liiittle bit.

"I see. So, like, did you ever play the older consoles? Newer ones, too?"

"Yep! I got every major console release as they came out after my first. Well- except the Gameboy Advance, I think my mom was sick of the concept of 'new Gameboys', but she let me get it like a year or so later when she saw the games coming out for it."

Ah, typical mom behavior. Being annoyed by a console that just sounds like "the thing, but you buy it again!"

Wait. Did he get the first Gameboy? That had a long lifespan...

"Did you play the original? Th- the Gameboy, I mean?"

He grins.

"Yep! But uh, I kinda had to borrow my dad's, it came out when I was a toddler."

You can't quite remember when the line actually debuted, but you know it was at LEAST out in the early 90's, considering a game you really like came out for it in '92...

Man, even though it's literally just his age (and you aren't even sure what year he was born yet, late 80's, maybe?), you feel like you're already getting forbidden knowledge... so, you back out while you still can.

"Oh, I see. Was he a big gamer, too?"

You start walking again in order to keep an eye on your duo.

"Heh, yeah. Well, technically? He seemed to start gaming less as the years went on, but... he never really stopped."

You hum, kind of wondering what his parents were like. Or, are like? He doesn't seem to shy away from talking about them for any reason, everything said of them so far was volunteered on his own terms, so-

Mimi suddenly stops running mid-sprint, standing up straight and chirping in surprise. Cap stops running, too, looking up at her before jumping back as she suddenly starts emitting light.

"WHAT!? MIMI?!"

You drop your phone, running over to make sure she was OK. Her silhouette starts morphing little by little, growing taller, fluffier, bulkier, until...

...she lets out a triumphant, warbling cry.

"Mimi! Mimi WHAT!?"

She doesn't even get to answer. You scoop her up, running over to the phone you dropped.

"Jacq, JACQ, LOOK! LOOK AT HER!! THIS IS A HUUUGE GIRL, A MEGA MOUSE! LOOK!!"

Mimi has her eyes closed in contentment, letting you freak out for a moment over her new form. She's now a Pawmot, and you wanted to show off to EVERYONE, even to people who wouldn't know you OR have any reason to care, you were just that proud of her.

A shaky voice is heard on the other end. You can't see him due to holding Mimi right above the phone, but the crack is very, VERY audible.

"Y- eah? Great, that's g-great! Congratulations!"

Both you and Mimi are confused, looking at each other for a moment. You sit down, cradling her in one arm and picking your phone up with the other dominant hand. At this point, Cap has rejoined you, getting up to stand on your knee.

Now that you can see him again, Jacq looks... not ok. He's trying to control himself, but he's trembling, face slightly pale and smile more of a tight wince than an expression of joy. What... what happened?

"Hey, Jacq, you alright?"

He seems a bit surprised you could tell something was off, but he quickly clears his throat and answers.

"Oh, yeah, I'm fine. I just got a bit worried when you yelled and dropped your phone like that, hehe..."

Oh. Oh, yikes. Oh GODS-

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I-I didn't mean to-"

"-no, it's okay, I know you were excited. As you should be, honestly!"

He seems to feel a little better.

"I'm still sorry, I'd never scare you like that on purpose!"

He chuckles.

"I know, why wouldn't I know that?"

You let out a little laugh yourself.

"Heheh, I dunno, it's just..."

You suddenly blow a small raspberry, causing Mimi to put a hand over her mouth as she stifles a giggle and Cap to stare, mouth agape before laughing. Jacq himself laughs, too.

"Ah, looks like we're both sort of freaking out right now. Let's start over, okay? Oh! And uh..." He rubs the back of his neck a little. "I didn't want to say anything before, but you don't have to hold your phone for everything anymore, remember?"

Oh yeah, you turned off the auto-float thing when it startled you and almost made you fall out of your chair once. You thought it'd be Ok since it'd still save you if you fell, but maybe it'd be more convenient keeping it on in the long run? Life with these two can be chaotic, it'd be like an extra set of hands.

"You don't have to change it, but it might be convenient."

"Oh, definitely!" You nod enthusiastically. "Gimme a sec..."

You start changing the settings. You're in the zone, almost as if on auto-pilot, when Jacq starts giggling on the other end. You assume he's doing something, but when you finally exit your settings and watch your phone hover in place, you look at him, only to see he was already looking at you.

"Hm? What happened?" You ask as you look around, seeing nothing going on around you.

"Hehe, nothing... So! Where to begin?"

You think for a moment before getting an idea.

"Ah, here!"

You pick Mimi back up with both arms.

"Wow, look! A baby!"

He puts a hand over his mouth and gasps dramatically.

"Oh my, she sure grew!"

Mimi giggles a bit as you squeeze her tight.

"Yeah, but she's still my little thunder bolt..."

You loosen your grip before picking Cap up to place him in her arms, both to accentuate how small he is, as well as show how large she is now, the two of them being on the opposite ends of the average size spectrum. Mii's a bit bigger, Cap's quite a bit smaller, but they're still your perfect bundles of joy.

"Look at them! They're so different, but they're so beauuutifuuul!"

And they really are the most beautiful beings in the world to you. You loved every little thing about them, even the parts you didn't really understand before.

_\V/_

Part 3.75? This is longer than I thought, LMAO

#gender neutral reader #spoilers #jacq x reader #learn to love

[yummycrummy]

Hello there! Im a really big fan of your au! All of your characters have a charm to them! I've followed you on tik tok for a while and I was excited when I saw you on here! I had a couple questions.

What is your favorite teacher? {Mine is either Tony{the clock} And the computer {i forgot his name}

And could my oc meet yours? {I do have a ref sheet on my page if they can}

Finally what inspired your au?

Hiya!! :D nice to meet u, and thank u sm!! Glad u like it hehe 💗🌈

I like Larry (the lamp) Tony, Colin, mostly those three? They're just funky silly little guys

Ur 2nd question, sure! Idk which one but yeah ofc

For ur 3rd, uhh well I just randomly drew Roy if he were like yellow (smart boi) and then I slowly went insane and drew more of him cuz hes basically my comfort character now ajjdvsjf but I got inspired mostly with Jekyll and Hyde, and Sun and Moon !!! Makes me insane whenever I see refs with them, makes me think of my au and I get all giddy hahaha

#ty for the questions ^^ #dhmisau #asks

[hestiashand]

Drop those team taka head cannons

omg i adore team taka altho i feel i don’t even have the most particularly interesting headcanons for them LOL a lot of them will be design headcanons bc thats what i normally think of as an artist hehee uhm.. i’ll start with suigetsu bc i love suigetsuuuuu

for suigetsu as shown in my drawing of him from today i like the thought of him dying the tips of his hair blue….. the way the anime shades his hair is far too cool to accept it’s shading and not act like those are dyed tips….

[ ID: two screenshots of suigetsu. END ID. ]

like cmonnnnn the blue tips are the coolest thing in the world. it is NOT shading TO ME ☝️☝️☝️☝️ also i didn’t draw this in my recent suigetsu bc i forgot when i was drawing it 😢😢 but i do imagine he has scabs on his lips and around his mouth often from accidentally biting his lip T.T sometimes i bite too hard and draw blood i can only imagine having sharp teeth and doing that T.T also he wears smudged eyeliner. uh this ones maybe kinda obvious but to me he doesn’t have much of a sense of boundaries and doesn’t have much shame in his body so T.T being his roommate would be a constant battle to make sure he walks around the apartment in *some* clothes. like by everything holy just *something*

this one is absolutely not based at all but it’s my brain and i can do to jūgo as i please with it ☝️☝️ and i like to imagine jūgo likes to wear accessories on his head a lot. like hair clips, hats, maybe he starts growing it out a bit more and ties parts of it up. it catches little birdies attentions more too which he enjoys and is a bonus other than it just being cute to me. to me he’s also the friend that carries around a big bag to hold everyones shit in when they get tired of carrying their own stuff. like yeah man just toss it in… it adds nothing i already have anything you could imagine in here anyways. y’know y’know. most of my jūgo headcanons are not based at all ajksjsjss i’m sorry but i also like to imagine he might pick up smth like woodworking/carving maybee knitting/crotchet (but i lean most towards wood carving) to keep himself distracted and occupied. less likely to have episodes and intrusive thoughts for him. obviously doesn’t stop everything but it helps the tiniest but plus it’s fun :) i think if he were to do carvings and stuff he’d give like a few to his friends if it was smth they specifically liked but i think he kinda likes and prefers to just leave them around, to either be lost to time or be found by someone else! i think he has lots of scars on his hands and knuckles— between the wood carving and his rampages i think his hands take quite the damage. and y’all know i like scars so i ignore any jutsu that may deter scar creation so to me he defo gets scars. except suigetsu’s jutsu actually.. i dont think suigetsu gets scars at all.

i like to imagine karin with a bunch of neat kind of earrings. anything fun/funky. also she has one industrial piercing too to me.. sasuke has two of them but karin had one before she knew sasuke did 😭😭 just a coincidence she swears she swearssss. this one would like.. technically be canon anyways in the first half but bc of all the bite marks she has n stuff her skin would be suuuper bumpy… i think she probably doesn’t like people touching her cause strangers/non team taka end up commenting on how gross it is T.T she prolly wears long sleeves as much as she can. which i rlly don’t know much about boruto but i think long sleeves in that one is canon too. i like to work with out of canon clothings so even then if i end up starting a karin fashion board it would have strictly long sleeve outfits in it. also i like to imagine her with some vocal tics. i dont imagine her with tourettes but just a small tic disorder. i think she mostly does like clicking sounds and hums… not any words or anything :) also i feel like her eyesight is just constantly getting worse and worse. i imagine she’s legally blind but still it gets worse. when she’s older like maybe her 50s or 60s she goes blind and just relies on only sensing ppls chakra to know who’s around w/o asking. i mean she heavily relies on that anyways even when she does have eyesight.. i like to just think she uses it a lot instead of straining her eyes when her prescription starts changing.

uhm and for sasuke some more team taka centred headcanons instead of just some hcs in general… i mean i’ll just state the obvious here because soooo many ppl tend to ignore this but. team taka are sasukes best friends…. not the rest of the konoha 12… so jot that one down. i feel like even when they branch off and do their own thing (again idk anything about boruto none of that is canon to me akshjshsjsjs so don’t be like “uhmm well actually 🤓🤓”) they like to keep in contact. even if not often they’ll send messages. i like to think if they’re aware they’re gonna end up being somewhere near-ish the others they’ll all go out of their way to pay a visit. uh also i DONT think this actually happened like it’s not a headcanon of mine but i do think the thought of suigetsu being sasukes first (very short term) bf is a funny thought…. it does not last tho cause anytime they’re tryna talk about sweet things and their thoughts sasuke just talks about naruto T.T again i dont actually headcanon that happening but it is a funny thought to me… uhm also i don’t particularly think there’s a moment in which this would end up happening but i do think that out of all of team taka sasuke trusts jūgo the most to just… have a personal conversation with. like he doesn’t go out of his way to ever talk about personal shit with him, but i think if a situation were to come up in which he had to/felt like he needed to i think jūgo would be the one he’d go to c:

most importantly no matter how much they do argue with each other team taka does all love eachother.. and they certainly stay friends for life. even if they don’t talk much i think they will all always consider them a group of friends that they can just send messages to without the thought of it being strange after it being so long. it doesn’t even have to be some kind of important message either. just a little random message whenever they think of it.

#hehehe thank you for asking c: #i’m not sure that me headcanons for them are particularly interesting but T.T #my* #i hope i didn’t disappoint hehe #ik a lot was design choice but its what i fantasized most about while watching so i could easily draw them how my brain imagines them #team taka #karin #hōzuki suigetsu #jūgo #uchiha sasuke #ask and i shall answer #anon asks

[ecogirl2759]

It's time.

So, I have decided to formally retire from FireAlpaca and will not be revisiting any of my old works made on that app (just because of personal preference). SO, I've decided to share some of my favorite WIPs that I had hoped to finish once upon a time lol.

I'm gonna be tagging all the characters that show up btw, so sorry if this comes up as you're peacefully scrolling your fandom tags hehe.

Please check the tags for the characters/fandoms and decide if you wanna open this post.

So yeah, have a couple of old sketches from 2-5 years ago :D

[Uncolored blood in one of them jsyk]

This one felt appropriate to put first lol I was really liking the way it was turning out... and then I lost motivation lol. Think this is from 2 years ago-ish.

Here's another of my OC. I was going to make a super cool battle illustration with super cool effects and super cool lighting and I gave up almost instantly lol. SHE HAS NO WRISTS!!

This is one I made for Drawfest 2, like, 2 years ago now, I think. I thought it was coming along kinda nice except I couldn't get the perspective to look right so my character ended up looking huge lmao.

Here's ANOTHER of my OC. This one is really old lol. I've redesigned her now and I don't use this shading style anymore, so I retired this profile picture really early on.

Ok, last one of this OC. This was going to be one of many sprites that I was making to use in videos and stuff, but I, once again, lost my motivation hehe. Looks REALLY bad tho so idc.

Now for some fandom junk!

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Pico jumpscare I got really into Pico's school way back when and never saw any fanart for his death screen. So I wanted to try my hand at it. Got through the lineart before I decided I didn't like it and was not skilled enough to salvage it so I gave up. Might redraw this in the future though!

Haha mind the huge empty space on this one.

This was going to be a picture of Gregory and Freddy from FNaF Security Breach (made this around the time the game came out), but I quickly realized I couldn't draw animatronics and quit lol. You can kinda see the stripe on Gregory's shirt, but my sketching abilities back then were awful so it's a little hard.

ASJKFHSABFHJBF I ALMOST FORGOT I WAS DRAWING HIMMM!! This bean is a character from To Your Eternity, an anime I randomly found on Netflix once and fell in love with (I quit at the weird scene in the prison tho, remind me to finish it). HE WAS SO CUTE I JUST HAD TO DRAW HIM <3 Also this isn't the ball, this is the boy. I just didn't get to his eyes.

MULTIFANDOM IDEAAAAA

So me and my sister were talking a few years ago, and I think one of us misspoke and said "Coffee shot" instead of "Coffee shop," so this AU was born.

It's a coffee shop called the Coffee Shot staffed by characters that love guns and have guns and shoot guns and I love them. The shop is frequented by characters from other franchises (in this case Danganronpa), and it's got the best coffee and the best theming you've ever seen >:)

Characters from left to right: Pico (FNF), Kiyotaka Ishimaru (DR1), Mondo Owada (DR1), Lance (EBF5)

Here's another MultiFandom picture :D

This one was based on Pinterest lol. I have boards for both of these franchises, but they kept wanting to save these two characters to each other's boards lol. SO I wanted to make a style swap with them! Didn't end up finishing it, though, but I do want to come back to it!

Characters: Kiyotaka Ishimaru (Danganronpa), Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)

Aaaaand then just take some Danganronpa stuff.

This first one is actually the second piece of fanart I ever did for this game, but I quit really quick because I SCREWED UP TAKA'S HAIR AND DIDN'T WANNA REDO IT BECAUSE EVERY TIME I TRIED IT LOOKED FUNKY SO NOW HE'S JUST FUZZY. AND THE BACKGROUND EWWW I FORGOT IT LOOKED LIKE THIS

And then this one is of the same two characters but based on a fanfic I read once. It was a Beauty and the Beast one. It was really fun to read. I liked it. It's on Wattpad if you're interested. I quit on this picture really quick tho. Made the sketch on Photoshop 2 years ago, transferred the sketch to FireAlpaca, then realized the sketch sucked and didn't bother trying again.

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There's all my sketches. The ones that I'm willing to share, that is.

Let this be a lesson that not all of your pictures are going to go the way you want to. Your sketches are going to be messy, your lineart isn't going to match up, your colors are going to look funky, and your shading is going to want to make you rip out your hair sometimes.

I think what's important is to make sure that all that stuff doesn't discourage you.

If you give up all together, you'll never know what you'd've been able to produce if you hadn't.

If a picture isn't working for you, find out why. Then quit that picture, practice, and come back. You'll be able to compare yourself to your own art instead of other people's, which will give you a clearer sense of how far you've come.

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SORRY DIDN'T MEAN TO GO ON A RANT THERE

I think I'll shoot to redraw some of these next year. I definitely want to come back to that Pico one, the style swap one, the Coffee Shot, and the Christmas one.

Don't really have time for that now, but that's now on my New Year's Resolution list lol.

If you're reading this, thanks for looking at my old crappy art. It feels nice to share <3

#THIS IS A LOT OF TAGS I'M SO SORRY #miscellaneous #ecogirl #drawings #art #artwork #my art #digital sketch #digital art #art wip #wip #my wips #old art #my oc #fandom #danganronpa #fnaf #ranma 1/2 #ranma ½ #to your eternity #picos school #friday night funkin #epic battle fantasy #ranma saotome #trigger happy havoc #dr1 #lance #lance ebf #kiyotaka ishimaru #ishimaru kiyotaka

[bluewillowedart]

hi :) can you talk about anything related to prsk you have been thinking about lately. literally anything even if it's 15 paragraphs about an au in your head or disecting a character or just a little headcanon i Will read it. also what's the flag in your pfp?

hello :)

ohhhbhh goodness theres so much i could talk about oh god oh god.

but first - the flag in my pfp is the agender flag but the colors were picked from touyas sdsc trained card! ((you can pick the aromantic and agender flags from them and it makes me so happy hehe))

but now. jun insanity moment time. ((warning. this may be long))

uhmm idk how much i will end up putting here since. im not the best with words but. magical girl au with the gamer quartet.

i just think. pink leader emu would be so fun,, im drawing a lot of dynamic and design philosophies from precure so thats where that decision came from. the cute tiney girl with the big ass hammer being the leader is so amusing to me listen. Listen.

also the progression of who joins the team is emu -> nene -> akito -> touya

i really like the idea of touya being the more. almost aloof one whos hesitant to join the team and would prefer to work alone. that sort of concept but not exactly if you will hehe. there is an interval between nene joining compared to akito and touya. the latter two are somewhat close to precure's late cure concept. slightly.

emu and nene are established as close friends from the beginning in the au anyways so that lends itself to make the dynamic easy to build from. im still trying to figure out how to fill the void in how this blends akito and touya with this starting duo. but i like to think that touya got his powers even before akito but. kept it a secret from him (which he wish he didnt have to but you know). so when the two found out abt each other having powers. just. woah?!?!? spiderman pointing meme or smth ig.

i also should add the designs for them in general was drawn from that cutesy space/cyber aes along with very vaguely. sea slugs.

its been referenced and shown on one of my posts but their partners. emu -> crocodile, nene -> owl, akito -> wolf, touya -> panda. all based off of the animals they chose in close game offline :) they are silly little friends and the team has to pretend theyre little plushies to avert suspicions hfdjs

and similarly for their weapons. emu -> big fucking hammer. nene -> laser sniper. akito -> serraded knives. touya -> thats a secret ;)

TBH touya is an interesting chara in this au very mysterious very funky. he is super powerful but doesnt have full control over his powers yet. i will leave it at that. augh.

they have to fight off the forces that are created from the build up of negative feelings drawn from sekais that are able to phase into the real world. these said feelings are ones that have gone haywire and all. for the most part the team can use their cellphones to detect these. monsters. and fight them. they typically arent seen by the normal eye but there are some who are so powerful that can override that.

overall this au diverges from canon and theres a handful of things drawn from said canon that ive altered for the sake of this au making sense but. its my silly au i get to make the silly rules and it means so much to me aaadhjksaaaaaaa

there is also a pkmn au that keeps going in and out of my head. and my bf and i created a team for touya. milotic, miraidon, ceruledge, lucario, corviknight, decidueye. this au doesnt have a lot to it as of rn but also. emu with tinkaton. its so necessary. that mon is Meant for emu. oh yeah and akito has amarouge to compliment touya. hehe. yeas.

i have. more aus. but theyre not super developed enough for me to talk extensively abt them but they sure exist in my head.

PLEASE do continue to pick at my brain for the magical girl au tho i love that one so badly hfusjkd

#noct.doc #anon #thank you for letting me be insane this one time. seriously. #i contain so much and it needs to be unleashed.

[justaduckarts]

HOLD ON WAIT SORRY I'M NOT FINISHED.I need to mention how star holder now feels like they can't trust anyone. Like Eclipse was the only one but after what Moon said? Yeah nope, hard to believe but oh well. And then Lunar showing the village to Star holder, that Eclipse is the one who did this. Oh boyyy YEAHHH now at least for me that's a good enough reason not to trust him anymore. Btw Love Lunar, he's suspicious too with his "goal" but for now he's just a funky fella. I hope.

Oh yeah, Lunar has certainly been a very interesting player in the game.

I wonder just what he's planning? He seems to be playing all the gods like fiddles. :)

And taking Star Holder to that village to show them Eclipse's destruction? Brilliant way to drive the nail in the coffin. You know he did that on purpose.

The gods are all so focused on their goals and so unable to trust each other. Poor Star Holder being caught right in the middle is so unfortunate.

I wonder if they'll confront Eclipse? If they do, what will Eclipse say? Hmm...

Would he be able to convince them to forgive him? :)

The story certainly is complex. So much in this soup hehe.

#justaduckarts #star holder #star holder au #justaduckarts answers

[yahargulian]

HELLOOOO I HAVE WRITING ASKS FOR YOU

6, 8, 13 (drop the music recs!!!), 29, 39 (begging you to tell the people about the blast furnace. if you want!!), 43, 57

ahem i would also like to take this chance to announce that kim is an AMAZING writer (and an amazing person full stop) and everyone should keep your eyes peeled for their fics in the future because whoooy boy their current serennedy wips and ideas are SOOOO GOOD and i’m not even really in the fandom??? but i live for every snippet i’m sent???

hehe please enjoy 💓💓

AAAAA Jamie holy shit.. Bestie you're gonna make me blush aaaa 👉👈

Whenever I do actually get these fics finished and published, everyone go thank Jamie for all his hype and support and for being my fandom screaming buddy adkjhga AND ALSO if you happen to watch a funky little show called KinnPorsche you should go read their fics like! Right the fuck now! And also keep an eye out for new ones in the future because I have also seen snippets of Jamie's wips and ideas and WOWIE is that fandom in for a treat or two. Or several hehe

6. What’s the last line you wrote?

"Unpleasant didn’t quite cut it." Which is from the same extract I answered with here, and is the last line I've written from any of my wips at the moment... But, I'm also gonna give you the last line I've written from the other fic I'm currently working on. As a treat! "Krauser had changed right there beside Leon, and he had never even noticed." I really am just making Leon go through it in two very different ways at the moment ahdgjkhag

8. Post an out-of-context spoiler from a wip.

"And maybe it had fulfilled the purpose for which it was designed, no longer held a practical use to him. But, as he breathed in, he felt its weight soft against his chest. And for a moment he couldn't exhale. A soft warmth bled in his chest; from his lungs, from his heart, from the weight of metal over both. Held. Like a promise. "No," he breathed, finally. Then, surely, "no, nothing." Not all purposes were practical, after all."

13. Do you listen to music while you write?  If yes, what have you been listening to recently?

I do! But I'm really really awkward about it aghkdgjdakg it depends on the vibe really! Usually music with lyrics distracts me (my brain starts focusing on the lyrics oops) so unless I'm listening to a specific song or songs on loop, I usually listen to video game soundtracks There are some scenes and stuff that call for a specific kind of vibe - or just silence as a last resort if I can't find anything to listen to - but lately I've been listening to boss battle music, of all things. This playlist, to be exact This is my hype music! My 'Getting Shit Done' playlist. I used to listen to a lot of this while doing uni assignments, and have been known to listen to it to do even mundane shit. Like laundry

29. What’s something about your writing that you’re proud of?

People have told me before that my fics have made them cry, and like. Nothing makes me happier honestly. Again with the emotion think, is anything I've written has ever made someone feel something it's the best thing that could possibly happen. So the fact that something I've written has apparently made people feel something so much that they've cried? Hell yeah I'm proud of that!!

39. What’s your most self-indulgent wip?

Okay no you're right, the blast furnace fic is pretty self indulgent so I will mention it. Basically, Leon and Luis fuck in the blast furnace, right after the fight against the two Gigantes. And this came about because I realised that this would be one of the best times for them to kiss in the main plot (literally like in an action movie) and also that nobody had written them fucking in the blast furnace yet? And once I realised that I realised how obvious it was to get them to fuck in there - and now here I am. So it's very self indulgent because I wanna see it ahdjkahkjgd but also now that I've started it I'm on a mission to make it as visceral an experience as possible! It's gonna be fucking great I'm really excited for it Honestly tho, most if not all of what I write or try to write is self-indulgent in some way. Hell, the key fic I'm working on is super self-indulgent just because it's basically me working through all my feelings about this damn lab key! And what it means and symbolises and what if what if what if. Everything I write is written because I wanna see it and explore it and experience it! It's all self-indulgence babey!

43. Is there a trope or idea that you’d really like to write but haven’t yet?

Answered here but long story short, yes! But hopefully I'll get to them soon hehe I also looked over the 4,000 word pollen wip again after typing my reply to this question and. Yeah. I've definitely gotta finish that one someday my god I forgot how strong the brainworms had got when I started that one ahdgjkahgkd

57. How conscious are you about including symbolism or foreshadowing in your fics?

Foreshadowing maybe, tho I'm not sure how much I'd say I'm conscious of it rather than.. Because I know where I'm going I try to build up to that. So I guess that would be a yes? Ahsdjhjgkj In terms of symbolism, maybe not as much as I should be? The aforementioned key fic is possibly an exception here because, well. It's literally about the fucking lab key. It's about the symbolism. But generally I'm not conscious about including it - and now this is making me wonder if I do? And if I do, how the fuck and when? Someone please tell me, Jamie please tell me aghdjdahgds

#thank u bestie AAAAAA #screaming crying throwing up #fr everyone go read his fics right the fuck now if u like kpts #this is not a request this is a demand ahgjkdhgkjds #answered #xhangkyuns

[twoidiotwriters1]

Copycat: Cryptomnesia —(Marvel Fem!Oc)

A/N: I loath writing action scenes so I’m sorry if this was boring, I love Kamala and I really wanted them to interact hehe -Danny

Words: 2,313

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xxviii: Another Team-Up

"I'll be back before midnight I promise!" The girl rushed out of the house. "I'll be back soon— bye!"

She hurried down the street muttering complaints about her mother, she was so focused on this that she didn't hear Cat jumping down from the tree where she'd been watching.

"You should look both ways before crossing the street," she told her.

Kamala screamed and threw a beam of light at her, Cat dodged it easily. The young woman extended her spear and leaned on it as if it were a cane.

"You're smaller in person."

"You're Copycat," the girls said in awe. "And you know who I am... wait!" She realized she wasn't wearing her suit. "You know who I am!"

Cat grinned, though the girl couldn't see since the nano mask was covering her face.

"Correct me if I'm wrong," the mutant continued, "but I heard Damage Control has something yours, right?"

"No."

"No?"

"It's not mine, it's my friend's," she explained. "My watches kept getting funky when I use my powers, and the Stark tech is better equipped to hold big chunks of energy— oh my god I can't believe I'm talking to another Avenger!"

Cat straightened her posture. "Another?"

"I met Captain Marvel a few months ago," Kamala's voice quivered. "I also met Nick Fury— they told me so much about you. Can you give me an autograph? It's not for me, it's for a friend but she's like, such a big fan and she made me promise I'd ask if I ever—"

"Miss Marvel— er... Kamala," Cat shook her head. "Sorry, how should I call you?"

The girl's mouth opened in disbelief. "Honestly? You could call me kid and I'd still cry about it later. In a good way though—"

"Okay, chipmunk," Cat teased her, raising a brow. "Maybe this was a mistake..."

"No no no no, wait," Kamala took a deep breath. "Sorry. It's just— you came out of nowhere so you can't blame me for freaking out. I mean, the Copycat knows who I am..."

"I thought I was like, the least favorite of the lot," she snorted. "Good to see I have admirers."

"You're the face of the Young Avengers!"

"There's no such thing," Cat crossed her arms. "Fury didn't tell you? There are no 'Young Avengers'."

"But he said that you were rounding up heroes!"

"No, I'm not!" Cat argued. She refused to be a babysitter for super children.

Kamala pouted. "So you're not here to recruit me?"

"Why would I recruit a fifteen-year-old?"

"Cause I have powers like Carol Danvers?"

"You're a hero with a bedtime. Those are the worst."

"I'm working on it."

Cat sighed, rubbing her forehead. "Okay, kid, I don't have much time so I'll just say what I came here to say."

Kamala fixed her pose trying to look professional. "Okay."

"Why did you try to blow up Damage Control?"

The girl's shoulders fell. "It wasn't me!"

"I saw the video, kid."

"Well, if you saw the video then you saw I was running away."

"What were you doing there, to begin with?"

"This woman lured me to the scene— crying and saying a guy had stolen her purse, and I didn't know what that building was, so when she told me the guy had run to the back of it I circled the place and then— ¡BOOM!"

"Uh-uh," Cat tilted her head. "And you just believed her this woman?"

"It was a really old woman."

"I could turn into a grandma and kill you, age doesn't mean anything," Cat lifted her spear and shrunk it, then she started to walk away. "Do not talk to strangers when it's dark."

"You're not how Carol and Fury described you at all," Kamala followed her.

Cat chuckled. "Let me guess... they told you I can't take things seriously and never shut up."

"Pretty much, yeah."

"Well, they're right, but unfortunately for you, tonight I don't have time to hang out and bond, so we have to get moving."

"What? To where?"

"To get your stuff! You want the watch back, don't you?"

"Yeah! Bruno's so worried about it— if they figure out it belongs to him they'll find out my identity and—"

"Is he your guy in the chair?"

"My what?"

"Your nerd who's always hacking into things and taking samples of stuff for evidence—"

"You could say that. When I got my powers he examined a bit of my blood and found out I'd mutated—"

Cat stopped and stared at her. "You're a mutant?"

"I-I think so," Kamala felt uncomfortable with Cat's reaction. "I rather not think too much about it, labels are the one thing I can never escape from."

"Tell me about it," the woman was looking at the girl carefully. "I'm a mutant too."

The girl's eyes widened. "Shut up."

"How else would I be able to copy everyone's powers?"

"Can you copy mine?"

"Probably, but I rather not do it tonight."

"Why?"

"We need to be subtle," Cat reached out to shake her hand. "What do you say, are you ready for a team-up?"

Kamala looked down at her hand and then back into her eyes. "Can I change first?"

"What did they take from you?"

"Nothing."

"So you're here just to help me out?" Miss Marvel whispered excitedly.

"Oh no, I'm here to get something too, but it isn't mine."

"Can I know what it is?"

"Edith."

"You're kidnapping someone?!" The girl gasped.

"Lower your voice!" Cat warned her, hiding further inside the tree branches. "Edith's an A.I. Tony gave it to Spider-man, but it was taken away."

"Spider-man sent you?" Kamala's mouth fell open. "That guy's so cool! Is he an Avenger? Wait, how old is he?"

"I don't know," Cat grabbed the girl by the shoulder and pointed at the door. "There! See that guy?"

Miss Marvel grimaced. "He's huge!"

"He's all yours."

"WHAT!"

Cat put a hand over the girl's mouth and scowled at her. "Keep your voice down!" The older mutant tilted her head, listening. "Only security remains... two at the front, this guy at the back... one at the front desk..." she frowned leaning closer toward the edge. "There's a thick wall there."

"How do you know that?" Kamala mumbled against her hand.

Cat's purple irises were barely visible thanks to how wide her pupils were. "I listen, kid. It's right in front of us— that's where our things are, most likely. Rooms of that kind in a place like this usually mean there's a lab, workshop, or storage."

"You have enhanced hearing?" Kamala tilted her body to check Cat's ears.

"You don't have it?"

"Just because I have some mutant in me doesn't mean I'm all weird," she frowned. "No offense."

"Non-taken. Okay, chipmunk, hear me out," Cat tapped something into her smartwatch. "Big guy's standing outside the back entrance that takes us directly to the room— but that room has cameras, probably the whole place, if they're smart. I'll take down the guy at the desk so they don't see us coming, then the two at the front, you keep an eye on the giant here, yes?"

"Really?" Miss Marvel gave her a stern look. "You wouldn't keep me here if I were older."

"Most heroes are useless around me," Cat replied plainly. "But you especially— you're a child. So yes, I'm keeping you out of danger, 'cause I don't want to live knowing I was your cause of death, thank you."

"I can look after myself," she argued.

"I don't doubt that, I wouldn't've brought you otherwise." Cat pressed the side of her smartwatch and dropped a small earpiece on Miss Marvel's palm. "If something happens you let me know."

The girl understood she wasn't going to convince Cat to change her mind, so she took the earpiece obediently. "Okay— Copycat," the girl grabbed her wrist, "you're... you won't kill them, right?"

Cat scoffed. "Why does everyone always think that's the first thing I'll try to do?"

Kamala shrugged. "You're a little spooky. You know how people think cats are evil 'cause they have resting-bitch faces?"

Cat's brows knitted together. "I'm starting to understand how I sound to others."

Copycat appeared behind the guy seated at the desk and knocked him out, though she caught him before his head could hit the table. She carried him out of the chair and sat in his place, turning off every surveillance camera in the building.

"Hey!"

One of the guards at the door spotted her and Cat activated the stealth of her suit. The guard pulled out her weapon, but she fell unconscious with a dart sticking out of her neck. The man rushed over to help her and as he reached down, Cat tased him.

"Big guy heard something through his walkie," Kamala warned her.

"Can you repeat that, Walter?" Said a man's voice.

Cat picked up the walkie from the guard's belt and mimicked the unconscious guy. "Pressed it by mistake, belt's starting to get tight..."

Big man's reply came back with a chuckle. "Well, maybe if you didn't eat all those burritos..."

"Yeah, yeah, going to the king's throne. I'm leaving..." Cat glanced at the woman's tag. "Magda here, and Jim at the desk."

"Copy that, Walter. Magda?"

Cat grabbed the woman's walkie and imitated her voice. "Copy."

Then she teleported, grabbed Jim's walkie, and used his voice. "Copy that, Walter."

She grabbed Walter, carried him to the nearest bathroom, and locked him inside a stall with his walkie on the belt. She left Magda and Jim sleeping under the front desk, and she spoke to Kamala.

"How's it looking?"

"The guy talked to the others for a minute but it seems they didn't notice you, maybe you won't have to take them down at all."

"He wasn't talking to them."

"What? And how— wait, never mind..."

"Now, the soundproof room..."

Cat discovered the door was (unsurprisingly) kept closed and the only way to open it was with a code. Luckily for them, Cat had access to the memories of three different guards. It took her a few seconds but she finally stumbled upon a memory from Jim, with her eyes closed she mimicked the movements he did on the keyboard, and the door beeped.

"Man, I really like me sometimes," she smiled.

"You're in the soundproof room?" Kamala sounded a little chopped. The room's walls seemed really tough to get through.

"Oh, shit..." Cat stopped and stared, all around her were different types of tech: alien, human, and even Wakandan weaponry. Things she'd never seen before.

"These guys have a whole collection here!"

"Copy— get our stuff—"

"How am I supposed to find our stuff in all this?" She muttered in annoyance.

"Try calling Edith like you'd do with Alexa?"

Cat snorted. "She's not that kind of A.I.— only Spider-man's voice can activate her."

"Your A.I. can't track her?"

"Edith's been out of reach for years."

"I can activate Bruno's watch—"

"Wait, wait! I think I understand..." Cat examined an aisle. "Anyone could, really, I just got overwhelmed... this goes by year right to left... and at the top we have alien tech— the middle is human, and the bottom..."

"So our stuff must be at the end and in the middle, right?"

Cat walked forward, but something stopped her. Out of the corner of her eyes, she spotted a familiar teal glint, something she hadn't seen in years:

Her old blaster was buried under a couple of alien guns she considered far below in quality compared to hers. Cat picked up her weapon with adoration, and without thinking twice, she put it inside her satchel. Or tried to. It was too big to fit.

"My baby," she sighed. "Don't worry, mama will fix ya."

Cat teleported back to the tree and Kamala almost fell off. The hero caught her by the back of her neck.

"Did you get it?" The girl coughed.

She handed her the Stark watch. "Let's get out of here."

They were on the girl's rooftop, Cat had taken off her mask and pulled off her hood and goggles. Kamala had taken off her mask as well.

"Why do you think they tried to set you up?"

Kamala got uncomfortable again. "There's something I didn't tell you before. There was this lady that used to work in Damage Control... she didn't like me, and she went too far and followed me and attacked my friends... so this guy, Cleary—"

"I know him."

"Well, he fired her," Kamala tilted her head. "That's why it's so weird that she was there the other night."

"She was there when you lost the watch?"

"She was in a car, almost ran over me but I jumped and lifted myself like ten feet higher," Kamala shifted in her place uneasily. "I didn't tell my family about this, I didn't want to scare them... but think she was trying... "

"Trying to take you," Cat's eyes got darker.

"I know it sounds absurd, but you know what I mean, right?"

"I know exactly what you mean," she faced her. "Is there a way they might know you're a mutant?"

"I don't think so..."

"Does Fury knows you're a mutant?"

"I wouldn't be surprised if he did."

Cat shook her head. "Listen, kid, some bad people have moved on from trying to become super, and decided to just seize us instead—"

"They what? Are you sure?" Kamala's face grew worried.

"If you ever feel like you're being followed, I want you to call me, okay? I'm no mentor, but I help you out," Cat asked for the girl's phone and put her number in it.

"D'you think they'll try to get me again?"

"That woman you mentioned, you remember her name?"

"Agent Deever."

Cat stood, helping the teen as well. "You did a good job tonight, kid. Keep it up."

"Promise to call me if you ever make the Young Avengers an actual thing?"

She frowned. "Avengers are no fun most of the time, and most people will think you're as bad as the bad guys... sometimes you'll believe that as well. Are you sure you want to be a part of it?"

Kamala was unbothered. "Dad says that good isn't something you are, is what you do. I'll always do my best."

Cat looked at the girl feeling like she'd always known that, but for some reason, she'd forgotten it at some point.

"You're really something, chipmunk."

"In a good way?"

"In the same way I'm something," Cat teased her.

Kamala grinned. "Thank you for helping me. You're cool."

"Mutants stick together, Miss Marvel, don't forget it," she offered her fist and the girl was happy to bump it with her own. "See you later."

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[atherix]

Hello! I’m a big fan of the midnight series! My friends and I scream about it regularly. I have been eagerly awaiting these coven meetings and this new chapter didn’t disappoint!

Can you tell us more about elf/vampire Bdubs? How does that combo work? How he came to be with Cleo? Just anything you are willing to share!

Thank you again for the continued effort you put into this epic story :)

Hiii thank you so much~! <3 I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed this chapter, I was worried it would be boring kfskjsdkj!

I will happily answer these <3 I don't have plans to write about it in the main fic (maybe in tumblr exclusives hmhmm) so <3

So! BDubs is an Elemental Elf- specifically, he's a Flora Elf (yep, the Elemental Court is broken into different elements of nature; Flora, Fauna, Fire, Water/Ice, Wind. They do not have ALL elements and stone/earth is not something they have control over)- meaning he has no Light Court magic so his Fae magic is not incompatible with Vampire Magic the way Scar's is. He also has long hair, as is Elven tradition (and also in line with their pantheon) but mostly keeps it under his cloak- which he made himself btw <3 He retains his Elemental magic and also has the standard Vampire magic (Turning, the ability to Feed and process the inherent magic in blood, semi-immortal soul sustained through said magic, healing through blood drinking, etc), but unlike most Vampires he's a "daywalker"- meaning he can walk around in the sunlight without burning. This is great for him ofc, being an Elemental Elf he really likes the sun (even if he doesn't necessarily NEED it). Unfortunately, "daywalking" sort of takes the place of a Vampire's unique magic (one could say the invulnerability to the sun IS their unique magic) so BDubs doesn't have a unique magic like Mumbo's shadow walking or Blondie's teleporting or Cleo's.... well, we'll get to Cleo's in-story so :)

Now! BDubs has been with Cleo for a century or so now. Vampires and Fae are the two longest-lived Supernatural species (below Deities and Lower Deities), so Vampire and Fae society sometimes intermix bc there is something comforting about knowing you're not the only ones watching people around you grow old and die hjfdjkfsd (this is also how Cleo became friends with Scar's mother). Also Fae COULD just stick to their own realm but that can get so lonely and boring so (the King did not start trying to keep Fae in and Human/Human-adjacents out until Scar is born jkgfdk). BDubs and Cleo met at a little party Cleo hosted- now BDubs wasn't a noble within his own Court, he was your pretty average working-class Elf, and he was sent to this party as a sort of- hmm... gardener I guess you could say- get the plants all nice and pretty for the party, as a favor to Cleo who has been a pretty good ally and friend to the Fae for a while now, and it was in the middle of a drought so Cleo was a little miffed about their gardens being a little gray. Remember, this is all pre-war and before Cleo started actively disliking/distrusting the Council even though they were already wary of their interest in Joe, so the concerns were a little more petty back then. BDubs interacted with Cleo a lot in order to get the garden and the plants and everything exactly the way they wanted them, and they ended up bonding during the course of this and Cleo just kinda decided "Huh, I like this funky little Elf, I think I'll keep him if he's game" and BDubs was sooo game for it. Convincing the Fae Courts to let BDubs stay in the Natural world was a little more difficult but hey, when ya know the name of a Fae it's pretty easy to keep them around regardless of what the Courts say ya know? So yeah <3

BDubs is also with Etho, as a special treat to a good friend, and has a couple future partners lined up once he meets them hehe. But other than that hmmmmm I can't think right now hjfgdjkfd if you have more questions I am happy to answer 👀👀

Thank you for enjoying it, I am having so much fun writing it <3

#ask #Midnight Series #Hermitshipping

[lokislytherin]

hello again it’s me, the One who misses Jaeyeol LOL

thanks for answering my rant ask and i don’t mind if you rant back at me 😂 it feels good, like i’m not just talking to myself in my head but to a friend who feels the same way as i do.

like YES PTJ i love some of the new characters introduced like johan and samuel but with all these new characters added into the story, it’s like the old cast got thrown away (minus zack and vasco etc because they’re always in the mix for some reason, AND NOT JAY ahem i shall rein myself back for some semblance of sanity lol) and i’m like.. why so many characters man? UGH.

ALSO ALSO ALSO what’s with all these middle aged looking characters suddenly entering the scene with a [name] and [age] AND THEY DON’T EVEN LOOK THEIR AGE LIKE

new middle age looking man: blah blah

[name] [16] LIKE BITCH WHAT DO U MEAN THAT GUY’S 16??? HE LOOKS MORE LIKE A 40 TO ME LOL i feel like ptj just gave up making the characters look their age because these ppl definitely do not look 16, 17, etc. or did he even try in the first place? anyway

like this story just became all about gangs at the point where i stopped lol like what happened to his convenience store job (i guess he quit once he entered workers? maybe i missed that part), what happened to the mom visiting every so often (like wouldn’t she worry about her son when he disappeared god knows where?), what happened to attending school during the back end portion? WHERE ARE THE PARENTS/ADULTS? this is like tokyo revengers all over again 😂 idk.. i just wish that it didn’t have to be all about gangs? like i’m fine with the hostel and god dogs portion but after that it’s like i couldn’t give a shit anymore 🥲 and daniel doesn’t even seem like himself anymore 😭 i miss when all he had to care about was making friends, memories and letting his mom live a good life…

i wish ptj just kept it simple with a few gangs, having to keep the secret about having 2 bodies, why crystal has 2 bodies as well, normal school activities/relationships (i keep fantasising about a chapter with them playing some king’s card game where the person who draws the king card can do anything/order anyone to do anything they wanted for a turn like that Baka to Test episode, man that was hilarious LOL like if joy got picked as the king and she would probably have done something to daniel and jay had to step in HAHAHA oop my shipper is showing) and it would have still been a great series. now it feels all muddled 😩

yeah.. oh yes please let me join your prayers circle!!! PTJ U MUST BRING JAY BACK AND GIVE HIM THE ARC AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT HE DESERVES!!!!!!!!! I WILL NEVER REST UNTIL U DO!!!! 😤😤😤

good timezones anon who misses jay! i'm glad you find these convos fun hehe i only have one single friend who Gets lookism to talk to so this is really nice for me too

new characters: i think one of the reasons why characters like johan and samuel are so popular are bc they have a backstory that's actually fleshed out really well? like even jake and big deal they had like a redemption/backstory arc (personally i like jake more than samuel tho. i want to punch samuel but his tits would probably break my fists) and i think that's why they're liked more than new characters like, for example, ryuhei. personally i think ryuhei is decent looking but idgaf about him yk.

the age thing: YOU'RE SO RIGHT like no way samuel is 19?? no way that bitch is only one year older than me AT MOST. or maybe he's got the daddy energy coz he's tall, is The fanservice character at this point, and has muscles n big booba. still wanna punch him tho. the ogs being 16/17 international age i can believe, and the anime also made them look younger in a way? especially duke i miss that funky lil guy. i hope his music career is going well

all about gangs: i see what you mean but this is also Animanga Logic right. adults are kinda irrelevant if you're the overpowered protagonist but at the same time i get u honestly i feel like jay's own father has more plot relevance than him at this point 💀 jay vs h group arc WHERE. jay and crystal interaction WHERE. their parallel could be so interesting but i'm not getting into that today i'll like. explore it in a fic or something

plot: i think to us it feels like ptj kinda lost sight of the meaning of 'lookism' in relation to the plot, but i'm sure ptj knows where he's going with the plot, and i trust him to give us more good chapters. for now us jay hong stans are gonna have to make content to feed each other

welcome to the jay return arc prayer circle

ptj if you won't give jay the backstory and character development arc he deserves i'll do it myself 😤 i'll catch up to canon and write that jay vs h group arc myself 😤

hope this helped!

#rinanswersthings #anon who misses jay #jay hong #hong jaeyeol #lookism

[neptunite-stars]

hello! i'm curious about your favorite dorms and your thoughts on heartslabyul too hehe

oh but a different question (if that's alright) would be what's your favorite fairytale? it doesn't have to be something that the twst characters are based on

gasp i thought youd never ask,,,

my favs are. obviously heartslabyul. i think their dynamics are so funky like. i alr explained riddle cater and deuce but i think trey is the absolute funniest. hes the "thank goodness, im the only normal person here" like trey. no ur not. one of your hobbies is brushing your teeth you are not normal and i mean that in the most loving way. i used to not like ace all that much (i still dont, not as much as the rest of his dorm lol) but hes got some good qualities about him! he and deuce are the only two that actually make an effort to save yuu in book 4 so. yeah

as for the dorm itself... im not sure if id be able to survive in that dorm or not! im pretty rule-driven myself but jeez... 810 rules... oomf i love the asymmetric design of the dorm its very alice in wonderland aesthetic!!!! i used to hate the dorm outfits but. they do be a lil funky. esp riddles. like yes king wear that long cape it looks so good on you!!! i also love sweets (most of the time) so the unbirthday parties are very :0c

oh ofc its ok to ask me other questions!!! hmmmm.... fairytales... tbh i need to read up on more because i dont remember a lot of them right now! alice in wonderland is all that comes to mind when thinking of titles, but theres this one that im thinking of but i dont remember what it was called? i think it had something to do with. dresses. sun/moon/star dresses. maybe. i have no clue where i found that. theres anotehr one thats maybe dealing with donkey skin??? it might be the same one but im gonna do some. research right now.

tysm for blessing my inbox ur so awesome <3 heartslabyul forever ehhe

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