#i can never get him on model and i can never make him look japanese like he should be

[milaisreading]

Wedding day

Pairing: Itoshi Sae x Isagi's sister!Reader

Warnings: Reader uses she/her. Requests are open

⚽️Blue lock belongs to Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura⚽️

"Can you please calm down, sis? Everything will be fine." Yoichi said as he walked around the room after his sister. The older Isagi was panicking a little as she thought more and more about the whole wedding that was supposed to happen in an hour.

"You think?! Yoichi, what if I am not good enough? Sae is a literal football star and I am just-"

"The best sister and future wife. Exactly!" Yoichi quickly chimed in, annoyed that she had let the recent gossip on the internet get to her. While he did have sympathy for her, marrying a high profiled person lime Sae Itoshi wasn't nothing, he was also mad that she was doubting her own worth.

"Yoichi... You of all people know how the news are. They will nitpick on the most smallest things about me." (Y/n) sighed as she went over to sit on a chair in the room, Yoichi following close behind.

"What if they are right about me not being the one for Sae?"

"That's ridiculous! He loves you!" Yoichi argued again, but he knew it was useless. He wasn't Sae. The one whose opinion mattered the most right now.

"I don't know... What if I am just hindering him? There are so many better options than I am. Did you see all those models from Madrid who talk about him? What if I am not the one?"

(Y/n) held back a few sobs as Yoichi went to comfort her. He would be lying if he said he didn't expect the news to make such a huge deal out of the wedding. He did. But, seeing the state his sister was in just broke Yoichi. She didn't deserve all this stress now. Nor did Sae deserve to be doubted.

And, while Yoichi was comforting (Y/n), he didn't notice Rin peek into the room and catching some of the conversation the were having, and catching the distressed state (Y/n) was in.

'Shit!' The younger Itoshi thought as he slowly closed the door. He didn't expect to walk into all of that. While Sae was on cloud nine in his room, (Y/n) was over here distressed over some gossip.

'Wait? What gossip? Big brother never mentioned anything about that.' Rin wondered as he took his phone out to search for anything that remotely could mention either Sae or the wedding.

Meanwhile...

Sae was happily drinking the water Rin brought him earlier. The older Itoshi never expected to be excited over anything like a wedding. Well, he never saw himself marry anyone until he met (Y/n). The love of his life.

'Ahhh~ I am all excited for our future. I can't wait for us to finally tie the knot. Maybe even a few kids down the line, but that can wait for another few years. For now, I just want to enjoy my time alone with her.' Sae smiled softly and blushed, not hearing the footsteps approaching his room.

'My sweet (Y/n). She is so clumsy and cute. So adorable and always kind to me and others. I am so lucky to have found-'

"Big brother!"

Sae snapped out of his thoughts and looked over at the door as Rin walked in, looking oddly nervous.

"What's up with you? You are more nervous than I am." Sae joked but Rin ignored him as he kept on glancing between his phone and the older.

"Well..."

"Anyway, how is (Y/n) doing? How does she look? Bet as stunning as ever. She is so adorable."

Sae went on a ramble and Rin knew he had to cut it out now before he went into an endless loop with it.

"I... There is something you need to see, and I think you won't like it."

Sae stopped and raised an eyebrow at Rin.

"What do you mean?"

"It's about (Y/n). You didn't read any of the news some of the Spanish and Japanese media reported?"

"No. Why would I? They mostly say dumb stuff, anyway."

"It might be dumb, but the stuff nearly has (Y/n) crying right now."

Sae froze up for a moment and quickly took the phone away from Rin.

The younger Itoshi was used to seeing a lot of emotions on Sae, but anger, genuine anger was not one of them. The more Sae read through the articles Rin had found, the redder his face became and the more his eyebrows furrowed.

'I would pray for the reporters, but they deserve whatever happens next.' Rin thought as an eerie silence took over.

----

Once Yoichi had left the room to let his sister cool down, (Y/n) had finally realized how ridiculous it was that she was crying about these things. After all, if Sae really didn't want her, he wouldn't have asked to marry her. Right?

'I need to have more faith in him, and also be less sensitive.' She thought as she put down her phone, not noticing Sae walk inside.

"Why didn't you tell me about those articles?"

(Y/n) yelped , and turned around to see Sae walk into the room and towards her.

"Sae! You shouldn't see me before-"

"I don't care. Rin said you were distressed over what those journalists were saying. Why didn't you tell me about it?"

For the first time since they started their relationship, (Y/n) was left speechless by the anger Sae was radiating. Sure, she was used to him being angry over what Shidou would say at times, or even when he would lose a game. But, this was a different type of anger. It was more genuine than the previous ones.

"Why?" Sae's voice got softer as he grapped her hands into his, causing (Y/n) to turn red a little.

"I thought it was stupid to bother you with that. It's just me being sensitive-"

"It's not. The stuff those idiots said about you is disgusting, and I will put an end to it on my next interview." (Y/n) raised an eyebrow as Sae pulled her in closer.

"I thought you don't have one yet."

"I asked my manager the schedule me one after our honeymoon. As much as I hate going on these, this is a different circumstance."

"Oh? Thank you." (Y/n) said as she grew flustered, causing Sae to finally smile again and chuckle a little.

"Don't thank me for stuff like this. And, have a little more faith in me. I have my eyes only set on you."

"You are right, I an sorry. I know you do."

She smiled as the door opened again, revealing Sae and (Y/n)'s moms.

"Sar Itoshi! What did I say about seeing (Y/n) before the wedding?! And why did you make Rin guard the entrance?" Sae flinched at his mom's yelling as Rin could be heard apologizing to him from behind her. (Y/n) laughed a little as her mom tried to calm the other woman down, finding the whole situation equally amusing.

"Well, today is an eventful day." (Y/n) laughed, and Sae smiled at her.

'At least you calmed down.'

#bllk #blue lock anime #blue lock manga #blue lock x reader #bllk x reader #blue lock scenarios #blue lock #isagi's sister #itoshi sae #blue lock sae #bllk sae #itoshi sae x reader #itoshi sae x y/n

[ystrike1]

Ore no Oppai Suki nandesho? - By Enya Maru (8/10)

This sugary sweet yandere uses his body to get what he wants. Our responsible, neighborly protagonist doesn't stand a chance against his charms!!! Or his stalking! Or his fake cute act! Or...

Hase is a model on the rise. Soon he'll be an actor! But...he was a naive loser before. Without help from his neighbor, Akane, his career never would have taken off. Before he was too young, but now he's buff as hell, and coincidentally Akane loves huge muscles.

Akane is an office lady who wants a boyfriend. She's too mature to mess around, and she doesn't want to ruin her friendship with Hase. His excuses start to get ridiculous. Akane tries to put distance between them, so he pretends to lose his keys so he can sleep on her couch.

He's pretty insistent.

Kinda whiny too.

It gets to the point where he's sleeping on her couch 3x a week.

Just kinda waiting for her to give in and date him....

The yandere stuff happens in the speech bubbles only at first. Hase is a soft and somewhat pathetic yandere. He knows Akane likes to take care of him, and he takes advantage of that. He's clearly capable. He's a model, and that's a hard industry to break in to. He likes to relax with Akane, and he loves being vulnerable and silly with her.

She just won't admit she likes him because of the age gap, and the fact that they live very different lives.

He literally says she's just making excuses.

She's not sure if she can handle dating him though.

Her concerns are totally valid.

He's VERY NEEDY.

His plotting gets more obvious.

He literally presses his boobs against her and he tries to bathe with her...he plays innocent but she gets it. He is OBVIOUSLY INTO HER AND SHE HAS TO DEAL WITH IT THEY CANNOT STAY FRIENDS.

They are very likeable as a couple. In the beginning Hase wasn't lying. He was totally lost. He couldn't even speak Japanese, and he was alot younger. Akane didn't help him for selfish or lusty reasons. Akane is insecure about him being a model, but he says he cares about happiness more than superficial looks. He's absolutely right. Hase isn't a cookie cutter hot and capable guy. Alot of women would not wanna date this guy, because he's a meat head that acts like a baby in private.

I love that.

More yanderes with silly personalities please.

It's not really played for humor either.

He's just not a stereotypical cool model guy.

#yandere #male yandere #yandere male #yandere boy #recommendations #recs #rec #recommended #Ore no Oppai Suki nandesho?

[pearlsinmyhair]

⚔︎⊹ ࣪ MODERN!MIZU HEADCANONS

i had to write something for her- i was itching. headcanons are always kinda scary for me so i hope you like them

anyways: very light on x reader, with general mentions of mizu having a partner. that being said, no nsfw (for this one).

real quick! : i use she/her pronouns for mizu in this. if this is triggering for you, which i completely understand if it is, then please don’t proceed.

≈ she most definitely owns a cat. mizu is one of those pet owners whose animals reflect their personalities. her cat will tolerate some and scamper away from the rest of those who dare try to pet them. the feline avoids taigen, is chill with akemi, and pretends to hate ringo (she purrs as soon as he walks into her apartment, but she does so with a grumpy face).

≈ surprisingly, the fur baby let you scratch her under her chin when you first came over- which, believe me, mizu noted.

≈ has a butterfly knife.

≈ can do extremely elaborate tricks with it -are we surprised-

≈ one time taigen tried to copy her and it ended with him slicing a finger open and almost flinging the knife into his face.

≈ there’s a blood stain on the rug in mizu’s living room, and whenever taigen brags she’ll just silently point at it to humble his ass.

≈ also has a fish. specifically a beta fish. they’re solitary and will fight others if kept together, and i think mizu would find some kind of kinship with a little angry beta fish.

≈ no, her cat doesn’t try to eat her fish. everyone is convinced that the three beings in the mizu household can read each others minds.

≈ this idea isn’t squashed when you eventually move in, because three simply becomes four, and you all move around each other and communicate perfectly without so much as a look. it’s freaky, and taigen, akemi, and ringo will watch them in silence trying to figure it out.

≈ she wears those giant bermuda-cut jean shorts. akemi hates them, which just makes mizu love them more. she loves seeing her face scrunch up with disgust when they meet up.

≈ gym girlie gym girlie gym girly-

≈ girl’s got a snatched waist, it’s not faaaaiiiirrrr-

≈ definitely has tattoos, and everyone of them is meaningful. there’s a teeny tiny pheonix at the nape of her neck, a dagger on her ankle for swordfather, and a Hokusai wave trailing down her bicep that she gets extended every now and again.

≈ speaking of the wave tattoo, mizu has a deep seated love for the ocean. as in, she’ll never tell anyone outright, but if the group is anywhere near the beach for the day, mizu disappears. they find her via taigen (he has her location under the guise of knowing where to find her body if she gets killed), and she’s waist deep in the waves, just kinda meditating.

≈ she doesn’t get visually cold. like, cmon, sis was wandering around in the snow and sporting a little red nose. she doesn’t complain, doesn’t shiver, and her teeth don’t chatter.

≈ that is, unless you’re close to her.

≈ she’ll allow herself to be babied after putting up a fight (ahem ringo) but a bitch will melt if you fret over her.

≈ factory reset when you try to warm her hands up by cupping them in yours and breathing on them.

≈ taigen will gag if you both show pda, and mizu will threaten death.

≈ this woman has enviable fashion sense. off duty model vibes, even though she’s not trying.

≈ favors baggy clothes, and likes a more androgynous appearance.

≈ that being said, the eyeliner on her slays. just as sharp as her sword, and she’s got ariana grande skills when it comes to applying it.

≈ rbf all the way. most people think she hates them (she does, but she’ll never confirm it) because her default expression is stern.

≈ i think she’d wear rings. all kinds- she likes to twist them when she’s thinking.

≈ if she were to go to college, i feel like she’d pursue some kind of history degree or art history and specify in either japanese military history or traditional art (im projecting-)

i’m actually fighting fear to post these-

#— “should i have been counting?” #blue eye samurai #bes #blue eye samurai mizu #— mizu my beloved #mizu x reader

[doberbutts]

To those wondering what I'm talking about re: Harvestella... these are some of the many comments on various articles regarding the game and specifically the interview that announced the non-binary OPTION (meaning if you don't want to be nb you simply don't select it- literally all it does is give you they/them pronouns instead of she/her and he/him).

And this image from Squeenix's official twitter:

Which is the "absolutely terrible" character customization screen that people are complaining about. Pronouns, body type, skin color, hair color, eye color. Less customization than some, more than others. Your clothes change with your job. Pretty sure the models are exactly the same, just one has [small] boobs and an updo and the other has no boobs and a side ponytail.

Reactions from Gamer Bros vary from your typical shitty trans/nbphobic "mental illness" and "doesn't exist" comments all the way for advocating for genocide of Japan and BOTH antiblack AND anti-Japanese slurs at the same time (that one thankfully downvoted by everyone).

But what gets me the most is the reaction to the male body type. He's fairly androgynous and maybe even a bit pear-shaped- it's hard to tell with the way the clothes flare around his waist. But it's "this guy doesn't look like a man" and "I'm being forced to play as someone I don't look like" which is interesting to me because A: I know men who look like that and

B: I've literally always been forced to play as someone I don't look like, it's VERY RARE that I as a black person can find the correct skin tone, correct hair texture, AND correct facial features in a character customization screen. They are always too dark or too light, with european hair textures, and euro or asian facial features... OR the facial features are just shy of exaggerated characiture (looking at you, Skyrim) and thus playing as such is not a fun experience. And that's JUST my reality of being black, not even mentioning gender or disability.

I don't look like Geralt. I don't look like Aloy. I never have. I never will. I have ALWAYS been forced to play as someone I don't look like. Even when I supposed to make this character *me*. Even when it comes close, it still misses the mark. Even this game does- I don't look like that and my hair would never do that and my face will never be that asian-beauty-standard prettyboy look. I can have my skin tone, that's it.

Gamer Bros really are the weakest link, they think if something doesn't pander immediately and directly to them that it's garbage. As if there aren't thousands of people exactly like me who have yet to see themselves in a game, who've been gaming since they were old enough to hold a controller. How many women out there grew up forced to play male characters while being told "the mc is supposed to be YOU :)" until game companies remembered girls exist too? How many companies STILL do this?

You will not die because in this one offshoot Final Fantasy Farming games you're forced to choose between a twink and a high femme, I promise.

[webxgal]

[Ⅸ] probis pateo

i am open for honest people.

Junpei Iori comes downstairs to the sight of you kneeling on the cushion of the lounge sofa, digging between the notches with the desperation of a man starved. He won’t be too far off from his analogy, because like the average tech-dependant teen, you losing your charger is a nightmare scenario. You snap your head up instantly when you hear the sound of footsteps, and you don’t even bother greeting him before you shoot your question.

“I’m sorry—have you seen a charger anywhere?”

“Huh? Uh…” Junpei feels a little embarrassed about blue-screening, considering this is the first time you’ve talked to him and it’s only to inquire about your missing charger. “No. you can use mine though!”

He flashes you one of his signature grins, and he entertains himself with the idea that if he lets you borrow his you might be so grateful that you’ll let him take you out on a date. Though you weren’t the typical Japanese beauty, you weren’t hard on the eyes. It only gets better that you didn’t have as strong a personality as Kirijo-senpai or Yukari (one of the many incorrect assumptions he’s made about you). He never gave you much thought before, but with you now having joined SEES, this might be the universe hinting at him that this is his chance at scoring a girl.

Amidst his daydreaming, he doesn’t notice how you frown, disappointment evident in the curl of your lips. You hold up your phone and Junpei cannot stop his disbelief, blinking rapidly as if it’s somehow going to make your phone magically morph in front of him.

“Dude,” And all the charm and flirtatious compliments Junpei planned on unleashing on you flew down the drain. “You have the same model as my grandmother!”

You shrink in on yourself thanks to him bull-eyeing on a particular insecurity of yours, but your eyebrows come together in displeasure regardless. You’ve already begun sprouting defence for your phone that should have long since expired, but your lady luck comes in the form of a very agitated Yukari Takeba and amazing timing.

Junpei lurches forward at the open palm swing delivered to the back of his head, a loud call of “ow!” escaping him all the while. He frantically turns around to find Yukari, her face radiating annoyance and her hand still held up as if she were ready to go for seconds.

“Don’t be a jerk to her!” Junpei has a sharp retort sitting on his tongue, but she’s already moved her attention to you, a kind smile gracing her lips. Junpei wants to point out you look a little more terrified than grateful. “You okay? What’s wrong?”

You repeat the situation you were stuck in (albeit with a bit more of a stammer in your voice), and she hums thoughtfully.

“I think there is a store near the station that sells electronics. You could get a new charger from there…” She trails off as her attention is diverted by your phone clutched protectively in your hand. She holds herself back from wincing. “Even for older models, I guess.”

This is how you find yourself strolling through Iwatodai Strip Mall on a Sunday afternoon, discomfort itching at your skin at the prospect of walking around alone and without a camera to keep you entertained. You really should be more familiar with the area now. Still, you’ve spent the better half of last year simply walking around the streets without a destination in mind (and to spare yourself of spending your limited allowance on stuff you do not need). You wish Takeba had been more specific on the name of the shop, and as you desperately scan the signs framed outside storefronts you fail to pay attention to your immediate surroundings. You feel your shoulder briskly bump into another, causing you to stumble from the force. Without thinking twice about who is at fault, an instinctive apology has already left your lips.

“I’m sorry, are yo—” Your words die in your throat when you see the familiar blues that make up Arisato. He’s dressed rather fashionably, signature headphones hung snugly around his neck and hands shoved into the pockets of his peacoat. His eyes widen a crack once he notices it’s you, but he greets you with a nod regardless. You feel embarrassment kick in, wondering if you were perhaps cursed to have your every interaction with him be awkward and painstaking. You wonder if you should ask how he is, or what he’s doing here but before you can devise an adequate icebreaker, his focus has already diverted to the phone in your hand.

“Wow, that’s old,” His blunt comment really shouldn’t have irked you so much, but your precious flip phone has done nothing to deserve such snide from pedantic strangers. You are about to repeat your classic lines of excuses that you’ve been using on Yuko since your first year, but Arisato fishes for something from his pocket and holds it up to reveal his phone. “I’m only a year ahead of you.”

You aren’t sure why the revelation smacks you into bewildering silence, but soon you can’t help the laugh that leaves you.

“It’s such a good model,” You nod solemnly. “Great battery life. Others just don’t get.”

While he doesn’t exactly understand the entire context, given by the slight tilt of his head, he agrees anyway and then gestures vaguely to the stores. You are quick to catch on, explaining your unfortunate situation with your lost charger and Takeba’s suggestion of an electronics shop. He purses his lips, and you notice how his nose scrunches up when he’s thinking. It’s oddly cute.

“She probably means the net cafe. They sell some stuff there,” He answers shortly, and you could almost cry because Takeba, bless her soul, should be old enough to know the difference between a net cafe and an electronics store. You can’t stop your heavy, drawn-out sigh as you readjust the strap of your bag.

“Of course… I was walking around like an idiot for a shop that doesn’t even exist,” You offer Arisato an apologetic smile. “Sorry for the trouble, and thanks for redirecting me.”

You turn to leave briskly, eager to just grab your dumb charger and head home to crawl into your bed, but you’re interrupted by Arisato’s spontaneous offer.

“I’ll go with you,” You aren’t sure if he’s just trying to be nice, or if he actually has business there. You want to think it’s the latter, you don’t peg him as the type of person to bother himself unnecessarily with people. Perhaps you’ve misjudged him? You swallow down any curious questions and fall into step with him. He doesn’t attempt small talk, and you don’t feel comfortable enough to do so either. However, the quiet ambience isn’t awful, especially as it gives your mind the chance to rest after your day. The setting sun of Iwatodai paints the scenery in gold and orange. As your attention shifts to the celestial-like vistas of the sky, yearning for your camera to immortalise the moment, you miss the subtle glance Arisato throws to your twitching hands.

You drop unceremoniously to the soft, welcomed sheets of your bed, your night-time shower soothing the aches and grime of your outing. Sleep encroaches the corner of your eyes and you know it’s about time you’ve greeted your dreamscape. However, your sights drift to your phone on your desk, your new charger plugged in. The battery should be fully charged by now. Who knows, maybe Yuko might’ve emailed you about your disappearance. Guilt washes over you at the idea you’ve probably left your only friend stranded amidst your several days of disappearance, and it doesn’t feel right to at least not respond to her even if you’ll see her again tomorrow. You paddle over to grab your device, flipping it open and waiting for the home screen to show. Your familiar wallpaper greets you, and you see a missed notification popup. Someone had called you. Your curiosity is piqued since Yuko always preferred emailing rather than calling. Perhaps she decided that it’s more meaningful to hear about your health from your own mouth. However, when you open up to the screen, it is not Yuko’s contact that greets you.

Don’t pick up: Missed call.

You feel dread pool in your stomach, and the urge to toss your phone out of rage is tempting. You know it isn’t possible to avoid your grandmother forever, no matter how much you like to ignore her emails and calls. She is simply another string you wish to cut from your past life in Sumaru City, but she still has guardianship over you until you are an adult. While spending the majority of the year within Tatsumi Port Island is a god-given blessing, nothing can change the fact you will eventually come home to the strong incense from your grandmother’s perfume and the sound of wind chimes she hangs out in the engawa.

You wonder if it’s worth ruining your night by calling her back and that’s when it dawns on you that this is her attempt to get hold of you because of your recent admission to the hospital. There was no way she could not have known about it, seeing as her name is in your emergency contacts. You cannot suppress your groan, history reciting that she is more inclined to berating you for your shortcomings, rather than express genuine concern for your wellbeing. Every time, a conversation like this ends with you exchanging equally bitter words before hanging up.

No, you were definitely in no mood for it.

You shove your phone into a random drawer, out of sight and out of mind before falling into the comfort of your messily arranged pillows and stuffed plushies. You squeeze your eyelids close, in hopes that sleep comes easy tonight. It doesn’t and tomorrow morning, Minato will watch with an unimpressed stare as you drop your head onto your classroom desk.

#persona 3 #persona 3 x reader #minato arisato #minato arisato x reader #makoto yuki #makoto yuki x reader #p3 #p3 x reader #persona 3 protagonist x reader #persona 3 protagonist #x reader #reader insert #webxgal writes #memento vivere

[jamayah]

HIII i love your work <333

I remember in the bllk chapter where like Adam Blake wanted to do to like sightseeing women in kimono

WELL could you write about Adam Blake just strolling down and he like took a interested with the reader because we are so cute and that we were wearing kimonos with our friend to the festival 🤭

you can ignore this request if you don’t want to do it <333

Summary: It’s a festival and with that new kimono you put on you’re attractive the right attention

Tw: mostly smut reader is a bit shy but also sassy

Thanks for requesting it means a lot ❤️

“Ohh this is cute, don’t you think.” Your friend is holding a kimono that you personally would never wear normally, but this isn’t normal. Tonight was the night you had planned for with your bestie for a while now. You never experienced the Japanese way of celebrating New Year’s, but you’ve always had an interest in the festivities. The kimono had a flowery pattern and a black ribbon wrapped around the center. This outfit would be out of the box for you, but you allowed your friend to shove you into the changing room nonetheless. When you were finished adjusting the top, she helped you tie a ribbon around your waist. Behind you, you heard her squeal, which scared you. “Omg, you look stunning. Are you like a model? Can I get your autograph?” You couldn’t help but blush, not really used to the attention.

After undressing, you paid for it and left. At 8:00, you left the house, both dressed in the clothes you bought. Walking past multiple people that had the same attire, made you feel slightly better, but still uneasy at the stares. You aren’t that used to people besides close friends commenting on your beauty, so seeing yourself get gawked at was a new experience. “Hey let’s get something to eat over there that stand looks like it has some nice Taiyaki looks delicious!” You get dragged over by your friend to the stand where it was indeed delicious. Now you two were just walking around playing games and chatting. That was until you made eye contact with him. He looked to be with his group of friends and the look on his face told you that he was checking you out. That normally would bother you, but you couldn’t lie that he was handsome, and he couldn’t be from Japan, he had to be a foreigner. You were shaken out of your thoughts by your friend. “Hey do you see that guy he’s so hot, and he’s looking your way, go talk to him!” Your friend was like that, constantly trying to get you into a relationship, but tonight was a special night, so you weren’t complaining. “If he wants to talk to me, then he better use those two legs and walk over here.” You say that with a stubbornness that is unlike you, but you couldn’t lie that the thought of him approaching you made your face darken with a blush. “Oh, whatever scaredy-cat but I’m sure you won’t have to wait long because he’s coming over.” Your friend said with a giggle and ran off, forcing you to talk to him alone. What an asshole she was, but you knew you had to think up some witty responses, or he would find out you’re a total loser.

“Well, what do we have here, a pretty girl who just got abandoned by her friend.” You weren’t expecting his tone, but you knew you had to play it off. “Says the one who ran her off pretty telling if you ask me.” You shrug, giving him a slight smirk. Adam laughs out loud, showing you a memorable smile. “Yeah, I guess you’re right, but hey at least it’s just us!” You smile and nod. “Yeah, it’s just us.”

Long story short, you left with him, eyes hungry, hands gripping your thigh. You want to feel bad for ditching her, but you can’t seem to with his tongue hot and sucking on your neck pulling you on his lap in the back of a cab. You feel the bulge through his pants and making you a bit nervous, luckily, he’s quick to notice, grabbing your ass and forcing you to grind on him. “What’s the matter, princess? Never felt the touch of a real man before, relax you’re doing great for me.” His eyes tell you that behind the joke he meant it, making you grind harder. Adam lets out a low grunt, pulling you in to kiss more.

Back at his hotel, Adam wastes no time at the front desk, diverting between trying to tell the lady his room number and keeping his body on his. Once he pulls his room door open, he doesn’t give you the chance to breathe before throwing you on the bed. You try to take your kimono off as he undresses himself, but he's not for that idea. “No, darling, keep it on.” You shiver at how low the octaves in Adam’s voice have gotten. You nod, feeling almost nervous again when he climbs on top of you. He threads his fingers through your hair, and you wrap your arms around his. Your tongues fight a battle for dominance as he grinds down against you. You feel his length fully through his underwear, poking your sex. You moan into the kiss, thrusting upward to meet his body. When he pulls back, you both are breathless, drool hanging from each other's mouths. When your eyes meet, you feel such an intimate moment between the two of you, pulling you in. You greedily shoved your hand down there, grabbing his dick and stroking it to test the waters. “Fuck babe, eager, aren't we? Don't worry, I can't seem to take my hands off you, too. You want this dick to say it, and it's yours.” “Fuck, I want it, so give it to me!” You surprise yourself with that line, but Adam seems pleased with your answer as he grips the base of his cock and drags his tip over your slit a few times before pushing in. Nothing could have prepared you for the girth of just his tip alone, it was a bright pink with as fat as three fingers. “Oh fuck you so tight, brace yourself for this fucking because I'm not the nice and slow type.” His airy breath was too distracting for you to hear his short warning before he made you take him all in one go. Your back arched on command after being filled to the brim, the tip of his cock is touching places you never imagined.

“You like that baby, you like how my dick feels inside of you, c'mon tell me all about it.” He didn't even let you answer when he drew out everything but the tip and then proceeded to slam back in. His pace was far from slow, just like he had warned, but it made you see stars nonetheless. You could hear the bed creaking and the headboard hitting the wall every time he thrusts up into you. His face was the best part, he was unaware that you were staring at his fucked out expression. His face was scrunched up, and you would think he was staring at you, but you know his mind was somewhere else. Adam’s words changed drastically from cocky to whiny once he felt you gush around his dick. “I-I aha f-fuck! You feel too good, too g-good!” His desperate moans took you to the edge as you came on his cock. A few deep thrusts later, he was gone to coming inside deep inside of you and no longer afraid to hold back his cries of pleasure. After the initial shock of the orgasm, he looked spent, and to be honest, so we're you. He collapsed on top of you, his big body not moving any time. You jokingly ask if you should leave, but he groans out you wish. The next morning, you try to sneak out and forget how easy it was for you to go back to a random guy’s hotel, but his massive arms were forbidding it even in his sleep. When he awoke, he smiled and kissed your forehead. “Sorry for holding you hostage in my arms princess, but did you really think if let the best fuck in my life leave?”

If you want!

#adam blake #Adam blake x reader #fem reader #bllk x reader #bllk x you #bllk smut #blue lock x reader #jamayah writes weird

[bsins]

Heyo! Can I please request an AU model Hawks x chubby reader? Where he is keeping their relationship a secret because he wants to protect her from the paparazzi and fans, but she thinks it's because he is ashamed of her. Then, something happens where there's a big misunderstanding. Make it angsty, then fluff, and if you want add some spicyness to it.

OMG YES!!

This is my first ever request so I hope it’s okay.

Pairing: Model Hawks x Fem! chubby reader

Warning: tiny bit of spice, hurt/comfort, mentions of blood, body shaming, not really but it’s there.

Hawks is a well known name inside the modeling industry, having his face in every single ad there can be, perfumes, cars, watches, you name it. But with fame comes the media comments and gossip, there wasn’t anything he didn’t do that wasn’t criticized.

So the moment he met you, he swore to keep you away from the public eye. Not because there was something wrong with you but it seemed that nothing was enough to satisfy this enormous monster that was the Japanese media.

But because a stupid picture is why Keigo stood in front of his PR team while being chastised about his relationship.

“Keigo, we know you've had this slip up with your significant other, and we think she doesn’t meet the Hawks brand”

He knew this was bound to happen, that is why he always kept your relationship a secret, but he didn’t expect to be photographed with you when grocery shopping. It was like a bigfoot kind of picture, all blurry and from really far away but your magnificent silhouette was there and people wanted to know who the mystery girl is.

“So you have two options here, or this ends or she works to make it meet the standards. You know how brutal the media can be”

Fuck, He hadn’t thought of that, you were going to get hurt by how mean people can be, he can’t let that happen. So now he is doing what he thinks is best to protect you.

“What I mean is, it isn’t a good image that you are a foreigner and not famous but if we dolled you up and lose a few pound we can balance it out”

And you, his beautiful girlfriend, the love of his life, his goddess, with the most beautiful curves, are sitting across from him on the couch with a ‘bitch, are you serious?’ face.

“Keigo, are you listening to yourself right now?”

“Yes, and I know is a big change but I know we can make it work”

You definitely weren’t inside japanese beauty standards but thats what makes you unique and he loves you for that, and wants to protect you from all the mean comments and news cover, and gossip.

“I can’t believe you”

“baby, please”

“I thought you were different Keigo, but you are just like everyone else. Why is it always what I look like? Everyone in my life always had an opinion to make about me, my family, my friends and now you. Is that why you don’t want people to look at me? Do I disgust you?” 

Tears started to appear in your eyes as you stood up to leave. He promised he would protect you and make you happy but he hurt you. Keigo never in his life had done something so fast like hugging you right now.

“That’s not what I meant baby, I’m sorry. I thought that if we made these changes I could protect you from the media” 

You looked him in the eyes, crying and hurt “You are an idiot”

“I know, I’m sorry” he hugged you tighter “And you know what?, I promised myself I would get rid of anything that would hurt you or made you sad”

He got to his knees in front of you, holding your hands on his. “And I hurt you, so please punch me”

“WHAT?” That is definitely a plot twist. “I’m not doing that!”

“Na-ah, you are doing it. Come on, do it with all you got” He closed his eyes and pointed to his cheek.

“Keigo no, get up!!”

“Keigo yes!! come on pretty girl, I know you can do it”

“No, this is like domestic abuse”

“No if I’m the one telling you to do it, so please Y/N, with all you got, okay?”

“Fine”

Keigo was expecting a tiny punch after hearing you being hesitant about this, what he didn’t expect was for you to falcon punch him in the face. He could feel his nose getting broken and falling back on his ass.

When he opened his eyes he saw you a little unfocused but perfect as ever, with those thighs that drive him crazy, that soft tummy he loves so much and god damn those eyes, he probably looked like an idiot in love, but he is an idiot in love except  you were watching him in horror with your hands covering your mouth.

“Is it wrong if I’m hard right now? God that was so hot!!”

Keigo Takami unlocked a new Kink.

“No!! I’m taking you to the ER, you are bleeding”

“Don’t worry all the blood is going somewhere else”

“Your manager is going to kill me!”

“No because I’m firing her along with the PR team for making me hurt you”

“I think we are even”

You helped him stand up, and took him straight to the ER, actually his nose was intact but it was going to be swollen for a few days. They made him stay with an ice pack just to keep an eye on him.

“I can’t believe you convinced me to do that”

You were standing in front of him while he was seated in the stretcher, holding the ice pack for him.

“And you think…” he pulled you closer by your hips and let his hands wander downward towards your ass, kneading your cheeks “I can convince you again?”

“No” you deadpanned at him, completely ignoring his advances.That made him chuckle.

“No, baby, but in all seriousness. I’m sorry. And I don’t want you to ever doubt yourself, you are so goddamn pretty and sexy, that I can't believe my self control right now to not fuck your brains out on this stretcher”

How can he be dirty talking while apologizing is beyond yourself.

“But trust me, you are everything I want in my life, I want you just the way you are, I thought I was protecting you but I did the opposite instead. I really really love you so much, you make my days so much happier and I don't want to lose you. Would you forgive me?”  

“I already forgave you, and I love you too, what you said hurt me, I’m not gonna lie, but we need to talk things first before jumping to solutions like this. Okay?”

“Okay” He gave you a tiny peck on the lips, looking at you like you hung the moon and the stars. “I love you so much Y/N, just the way you are”

#bnha #mha #my hero academia #bnha fanfiction #fanfic #mha fanfiction #boku no hero academia #bnha hawks #hawks x reader #mha hawks #hawks fluff #keigo takami x reader #takami keigo x reader #keigo takami #takami keigo #keigo x reader #angst

[petarabbit2]

Realistic Deuce Spade + Headcanons

Deuce Spade + Realistic artwork done with Art Breeder and edited in Clip Art Studio:

Ready to meet the goodest boy? I am. (always)

Sidenote: When headcanoning Deuce and all my other characters I take both factual and some of my personal thoughts/beliefs of the character to construct my headcanons.

Back to my rendition, I didn't give deuce any flaws necessarily (moles, acne, freckles, etc.) since I can not picture deuce with bad skin and he just seems like he tries to keep himself tidy and neat after being accepted into NRC. (Even if he did have a bit, after his change in behaviour he would try to fix it to again look more tidy and put together).

However, it's not shown in the art since it's not to that level of detail but he has a couple of past holes in his ears from piercings and he has a reverse tramp stamp above his yk yk from his rebellious days. How’d he got it without being of age? Idk really but probs a fake ID or something. Anyways it's just a simple design I chose from pinterest which i'll draw him with someday but it's basically just a spikey sorta design?? Idk how to describe it.

I also made this deuce half asian, Japanese to be precise, as I have seen a lot of people headcanon it, plus it makes sense to the extent that a sign of rebellion in Japanese households is dying hair which deuce mentions he did back in middle school.

For his features, Deuce has hooded eyes, a bit thinner and higher eyebrows, a straight nose that is upturned at the end, sorta longer eyelashes and an upside down triangle face shape, most of this is taken from his character model but taking some liberties to make the cast more diverse in terms of appearance.

For his body its a trapezoid shape so wider shoulders and a smaller waist, however he has pretty muscular legs (from track and field) and I’m caking my boy up 🫡. He has just regular size hands and feet but slightly longer fingers.

Aw yes, another slight british accent, sorry not sorry 🤭 – used to use heavy slang but stopped after getting accepted into NRC but it slips out here and there.

Without & With Face Makeup:

Personality and backstory headcanons + a bit of character analysis:

Deuce, like Ace, is one of the first characters/friends we meet in the game, he is presumed to be a very sensible and hardworking student (which he does try very hard to be) but always ends up getting himself into trouble. We later learn of his past as a delinquent which we can connect to his still aggressive nature towards hostile people who threaten him or his friends. I haven't seen much extreme mischaracterisation of Deuce personally because he's an extremely hard character to mischarcterise as the game is very straight forward with his presentation and past.

But diving deeper into his character we can discover why he's the way he is. Its cannon that his parents are split with his father completely out of the picture, and we never hear of a grandfather (maybe due to another divorce or death) so he grew up around all women which in theory is great for a boy since they learn all about how exactly to care for them but can also be straining.

Even if Deuce loved his mother and vice versa, he still would have wanted a father figure, which could be why he became a delinquent. Obviously the other delinquents were either kids of his age or a bit older which were the only ones in his eyes that could maybe fill in that role as a father figure. I know it's canon he became a delinquent because of his slow learning, feeling the need to just not try at all but subconsciously, it could have meant more to him.

When he heard his mother on the phone crying about if she's raising him wrong, if she’s a bad mother, etc. it made Deuce realise what he's been doing, that he's been taking the easy way out of things. Even though he probably didn't (and still to this day) realise he was hanging around the older delinquents because he saw them as potential father figures. (help my boy plsssssssss)

We all already know Deuce is a big mama's boy, not the sharpest tool in the shed and can have a bit of a temper when provoked, I believe Deuce is also emotionally aware of his friends. Women are known to be the more emotionally aware and supportive gender stereotype, and with Deuce only being around them he must've found his foreground (we using the big english essay words) on being able to see when someone is upset and/or mad at him or something. Even though he may be able to see it he might be a bit awkward with the comfort as again, he's still an awkward teen. 

With deep conversations, he will try his absolute best to understand and will ask questions to further his knowledge on the topic even though he might not completely get it. He would never try to avoid or show immediate distaste for these conversations because he feels he really gets to know the type of person you are based on them (Ace learn something from Deuce). 

Deuce appreciates quality time with friends alot, and especially appreciates people he knows are there for him as well as those who he knows he could tell anything to and would never be judged. He probably had to fake things about his childhood and personality to his old delinquent friends and never really realised it until he got real supportive friends like Ace, Grim and Yuu.

My editor/assistant cause I can’t grammar or spell to save my life: @cyb3rpnnk 

SIDENOTE: DO NOT REPOST MY REALISTIC RENDITION OF DEUCE OR ANY OTHER CHARACTER I DO AS YOUR OWN. EVEN THOUGH THE BASE WAS MADE WITH AI IT IS STILL MY CREATION!

However you are permitied to use my headcanoing as your own for art or stories or whatever, just not my realistic rendition.

Also if you want realistic dating headcanons with the cast please leave a comment and I might do it! Btw if I do, these headcanons will be based on my normal headcanons of the characters.

#twisted wonderland #deuce spade #twisted wonderland headcannons #disney twisted wonderland #twst art #twst wonderland #twst fanart #twsited wonderland #yuusona #twst grim #twst yuu #twst #twst imagines #twst headcanons #twisted wonderland imagines #twst scenarios #twst deuce spade headcanons

[gren-arlio]

So, I appear with Madou findings I forgot to give. And Yokai Watch updates.

I was supposed to show this in my last post but forgot to make a section for it, so I'm deciding to do it here, alongside other stuff.

Check it, a popularity poll around the time Saturn released. (The Schezo and Witch artwork.)

It's quite literally a popularity poll. There's the usual, Arle and Schezo being top 2, Witch and Draco in top 5, Satan being 6th, that nonsense. However, as we go down the list gets more interesting. Notably, Kikimora ranked 10 over Lagnus, who ranked 11th.

A few more notable placement is Momomo outplacing Suke (15th to 19th), Skeleton-T being 14th, and 20th being Honey Bee.

Waku Puyo Stuff:

So, a pal (@kirstenonic05 ) and I decided to go through some old Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon manuals we found online, and honestly? Yielded interesting results.

Waku Puyo Translations takes a super long time. Believe me, I'm working on them.

But with that, here's some of what we found.

Photo of Serilly inside one of these manuals. If you notice, there's some text next to her, so I decided to quickly run through these. The result is:

Serilly: A Rather Timid Mermaid

17 years old

210 CM (so about 6'10 in Ft.)

B: 93 W: 58 H: N/A (all in CM)

Undefined Weight, but likes round things.

A slightly naive girl with a complex due to being legless. She's paranoid that people are out to get her, but is actually lonely and wants friends.

Then after this, we have Harpy.

This stuff is partly in Korean, mostly because the best quality image I could find of this (The ones we had weren't the best,) came from Puyo Chatterbox, so the Japanese text could be easier to read.

Harpy: A Self-Proclaimed "Diva"

14 years old

147 CM (About 4'8 Ft)

B: 75 W: 58 H: 79 All CM

38 KG (About 83 pounds), and likes singing.

A young girl with wings who loves to sing more than anything else. But the heavens never bestow things to one person, and she's frankly bad at it. She's so bad at it, you can complain at the top of your lungs and she won't hear you. No offense given.

And then we got Incubus.

It reads as follows:

Incubus: The Invincible Narcissist

Unknown Age

181 CM (About 5'9)

71 KG (156 pounds)

B, H, and H: I don't want to tell you. (AKA. Undefined.)

Likes cute girls and himself.

A narcissistic Demon who loves any cute girls, no questions asked. Despite being confident in his looks, rumor has it that he wears makeup. According to Arle, he's a pervert like Satan and Schezo. There's really no serious men in this world.

And now, Draco.

So what does her bio say? Well:

Draco: The Energetic Dragon Girl (You could add Kung Fu if wanted...?)

16 years old

162 CM (5'3-ish. Are YOU taller than Draco?)

B and W: 78, with her H being undefined.

She chose to not tell her weight, and likes beauty contests.

A high-spirited half dragon, half human girl in a Chinese dress. She's a fighter of many techniques, has a variety of special moves, and can even breathe fire. Rumor has it, she's gets stronger depending on her popularity. (Or yours.)

And finally, Witch.

Ah, here we go.

Witch: The Tomboy Who Runs Her Own Path (directly doing translations gave me the tomboy of the Witch clan, which is...correct too? Your choice.)

15 years old

158 CM (5'1. Wow. She's short.)

B and H: 81 W: 58

45 KG (99 pounds)

Likes clean clothing and brooms.

A magical girl whose tone is influenced by The Drifters (a Japanese comedy band), with phrases such as "Oops!" and "That won't work!" She has a rivalry with Arle, but for some reason, she has a soft spot for Schezo. (You can also say she's very friendly to him.) She tends to be nosy.

Quick Yokai Stuff:

A while back, I posted the 3D models of the Yokai Watch collab finally being unearthed, so I decided to just quickly find some neat looking stuff.

This thing.

First thing I wanna say about it: Arle is legit part of the metagame. She's unironically amazing.

Second, just some promotional artwork I found of the game. I couldn't find more stuff for Witch for some... unexplainable reason.

(Thank goodness for my friend finding the last image. And also the watermark being noticeable enough.)

And honestly? That'll be all for now. Thanks for reading.

Adios.

#madou saturn #madou monogatari #puyo #puyo puyo #witch puyo puyo #draco puyo puyo #arle puyo puyo #arle nadja #schezo puyo puyo #schezo wegey #satan puyo puyo #puyoposting #japanese translation #yokai watch #Typing all of these individually instead of clicking a button wasnt the best feeling in the world.

[catpriciousmarjara]

Pavitr Prabhakar: The Design

Pavitr Prabhakar my beloved!

I love him. I absolutely love Pavitr and everything about him. And the best thing about him, other than his everything, is his design. So let's get to it!

PART 1: THE MASK

He was so cool and such a total sunshine but the most striking aspect was the immaculate design. Huge upgrade on his old model which was pretty much just a normal spider-suit with a white dhoti, which, not gonna lie, was just disappointing and underwhelming. But they went off on Pavitr's design in the movie and everyone's talking about it so let's also talk about it.

First of all,

LOOK AT MY BOY!!!

Just look at that design! So cool! So awesome! And so so Desi!!!

Its these desi aspects that I want to shed light on cos I know there are non-Indian fans who didn't catch a lot of the nuances cos they're not familiar enough with Indian culture and even Indian fans who didn't know about some details cos they aren't from the areas the inspiration for these elements were drawn from.

Mainly I hope to help artists and writers with this, so they have more information to create with, as well as the casual fans so they have more info and can immerse themselves better as well as appreciate just how much effort went into making this spectacular movie.

This might be a long post with me just rambling away so braze yourself people.

So lets get into it.

{WARNING: Infodump incoming}

First, lets start with the Mask

So here we have two different angles of his mask. The most prominent features of his mask are his eyes. There is a multi-layer outline for them in black, blue, red, and white, which of course are the classic spiderman colours but never quite used like this. Usually there is only a single outline in shades of, or adjacent colours of black, red, or white.

(Disclaimer: I'm not a 100% sure of this being actually the inspo behind the eyes. I'm pretty sure though, like 80%. So this has not been confirmed.)

The design for his eyes reminded me of one specific thing:

Koodiyattam, which is a 2000 year old ancient temple artform from the southern Indian state of Kerala. Koodiyattam is not just the only surviving Sanskrit theatre in the world, but it also includes elements of koothu, from the Sangam era, the golden age of Tamizh culture, and thus was declared by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Below is a picture of a Koodiyattam performer.

Instantly you'll realize that this is a costume drama, with extensive makeup, and complicated dress, especially with regards to the headgear, and is overall similar to the Beijing opera, not in terms of make or design or performance, but rather in elaborateness of ensemble. Japanese art forms like Noh or Kabuki could also come to mind along with certain Balinese dances.

Here is another photo which will give you a better look.

Notice the layered eye makeup in black, red, and white.

Here we have a closeup of a different performer where you can see it even more clearly.

The first time I saw Pavitr's eyes on screen, this is what immediately came to my mind as someone interested in traditional theaters of all kinds. Notice that Koodiyattam extensively uses reds and blacks, along with whites, which is also the colour palette that most spiderpeople choose, which is a cool coincidence. Blue is not that heavily used unlike the others however, but you can see it more in some costumes but generally not in makeup.

If we're talking less of what it reminded me of and more in terms of what the actual inspiration for the eye design probably was, it was most likely Kathakali, Koodiyattam's much younger, more well known, and very popular relative.

As you can see, Kathakali took its cues for costuming from Koodiyattam. (Actually it took its costuming cues from earlier art forms called Krishnattam, and Ramanattam, but they took it from Koodiyattam so it works.)

Again you can see the layered eye makeup, most prominently in black. (Cool fact, the costume and makeup changes according to the characters being portrayed on stage.)

Below is a picture of a Kathakali character with more elaborate eye makeup.

(I know a lot of you might think its the same makeup as Koodiyattam but I promise you its not. Inspired yes, same no.)

Because of the elaborate makeup and costume, expression can be a challenge so the art forms make maximum use of exaggerated body movements, hand signs, dance, lyrics etc. But the crowning element of acting in Koodiyattam and Kathakali are the eye techniques and how much simple eye movements can convey to the audience, which if you think about it, is also the case for spider-people. They're the most expressive superheroes in any medium, but they're fully covered so a lot of their expressiveness, both in comics and animation is conveyed through the shape of the eyes, body language, and speech. Another cool coincidence.

Below is a link to a short video which gives an brief overview of Kathakali and the importance of eyes in its performance.

This second link is a closeup of the eye movements of a female Kathakali character (women characters are called 'Minukku'). It shows how these highly trained artists can even move their eyes according to music. I have been told this can be uncomfortable to watch for some people so here's a warning for those who find eyeballs discomfiting.

And finally this one right here is a link to a short video on Koodiyattam.

{All three of these links are mainly aimed at people who find this sort of stuff interesting and want to check them out so if you're not, you can scroll past it, no big deal!}

(Oh man this is getting way too long and more like me gushing about traditional theatre than spiderman. Sorry about that.)

Now lets get back to our boy Pavitr. The second most noticeable feature of his mask is the curved, white line underneath his eyes, which gives off the impression of tusks. The first two pictures on this post already show the lines quite clearly but I'll attach one more angle.

Something that immediately came to mind when I saw them was Theyyam but I wasn't sure until I saw this post.

This was the same account that talked about how Pavitr's movements are inspired from Kalaripayattu so I was inclined to trust this. And after this one of the animators did confirm this so I was right on the money.

What exactly is Theyyam?

It is an ancient Hindu folk ritual practiced in northern Kerala, predominantly in the North Malabar region. Its origins can be traced back to the neolithic and chalcolithic eras. And unlike Koodiyattam and Kathakali which are associated with temples and the Koothambalam(temple theatre where temple artforms are performed), Theyyam is performed in the open air in Kaavu, the sacred groves of Kerala. The Theyyam performers become channels and vessels for the gods. Connect this to the 'Great Weaver'/ 'Master Weaver' who gave Pavitr his powers.

(Btw, these sacred groves are also ecological treasure troves and one of the ancient ways of nature preservation and they're really cool so check them out if you can.)

Below are two images of different Theyyams.

[Puliyoor Kali Theyyam]

[Porrkali Theyyam]

See that on the cheeks? It resembles Pavitr's design closely right? While Pavitr's are drawn on his mask, these are singular metallic pieces, bound or clutched in the mouth to evoke the imagery and impression of tusks.

Theyyam is not alone in this particular imagery. A variety of folk arts use this, especially animism and folk rituals to show animal physical characteristics, as well as supernatural powers and elements.

For example, below is an image of Thirayttam, a ritual folk practice from the South Malabar region of Kerala. You can see the tusks here too. (Its not that clear, sorry about that.)

{Reminder: A lot of people think of Theyyam and Thirayattam as the same thing. While there are many similarities, with both being from the Malabar region, they are different practices. Theyyam is also called Tiṟa, and this is the main cause of the confusion but its not Thirayattam.}

Another example is Kalamezhuthu pattu, another religious folk art from Kerala. Mainly associated with the worship of the goddess Badhrakali, it is a sacred floor art done with powder and the result is called a Kalam. Below is a picture of a Kalam.

See those tusks? Yeah.

So they represent divinity, animal characteristics, inhuman powers etc.

[Interesting Info: Drawing Kalams are an integral part of Mudiyettu, a traditional ritual theatre and folk dance drama from Central Kerala. It is inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. So do check it out if you're interested.]

{Oh my god I'm going off topic again. Come back bitch.}

To conclude, those lines are inspired by Theyyam markings, and stand for tusks and fangs, and as a spiderperson, who has the powers of a spider, gifted by some spiritual channel, its really apt that he was given such a design.

Next, lets talk about the lower half of Pavitr's mask.

See those delicate red webs underneath the eyes?

This also reminded me of Theyyam. Its overshadowed by the more vibrant aspects of the costume, but a Theyyam's face has these intricate red patterns as well.

(Look at those eyes, reminds you of Pavitr's eye design right?)

And as you can see in this next image, after the headgear is put on, the designs mainly concentrate on the lower half of the face, much like Pavitr's mask.

I admit I might be stretching this as web designs on the mask is a spiderman thing in general but I think I'm the pretty much on the dot on this one, and most likely its a combination of both.

[A 100% sure about that tusk thing though :)]

Also sometimes Theyyams would have these metallic eye coverings.

[Muchilot Baghavati Theyyam]

A closer look.

This is just my opinion but those silver eye masks kind of reminded me of the classic Spiderman eyes. Single colour, pupil-less, black outline, no idea how they see out of it etc. This one in particular reminded me of the classic spiderman especially with the eyes outlined in black like that.

Overall, the tusks, plus the thin web design on the mask, and the eyes, the spiderman red colour palette, they all evoked the image of Theyyam for me when I first saw Pavitr on screen.

{There is a very similar art form to Theyyam called Bhootakola in the coastal region of Karnataka, another southern Indian state. Those curious about Theyyam can check out the Kannada movie Kantara which deals with Bhootakola and you'll get an idea about Theyyam as well. The movie is awesome by the way. Watch it if you can.)

(This is getting way too long and image heavy. And I'm also going off tangent too much. Gotta wrap this up!)

Finally lets talk the last aspect of Pavitr's mask. This might actually be the feature that most of the non-Indian audience identified as Indian without anyone pointing it out.

I'm talking about the white, diamond shaped marking on Pavitr's forehead.

This decorative marking, bindi/pottu/tilaku, might actually be the most recognizable aspect of Indian culture across the world.

If you scroll back to all the previous images I provided, you can see some variation of this in all of them, either drawn on, or as an ornament. While there are some cultural differences in how they're worn, like women in southern India wearing them in all stage of life while their northern counterparts wear them only after marriage(I could be wrong about this, as I've seen children wearing them often, and things could've changed in modern times so please do correct me if I'm wrong), its one of the most common motifs you'll see across the country.

It can be a simple, round mark.

It can be ornamented.

It can be a different shape altogether.

(From the musical sequence 'Pinga' in the Hindi film Bajirao Mastani)

A different colour.

You get the idea.

Men can wear it as well. though styles and decoration maybe different.

(From the Tamizh film Ponniyin Selvan 1)

A more modern version.

Geography wise, the bindi/pottu/tilak is predominantly seen in India, but its also found in other countries of the Indian subcontinent and neighbouring nations, as well as South-East Asia(as they were both part of the ancient Indosphere and had a past of Hindu Kingdoms. See: Srivijaya(Sriwijaya) empire, Indonesia).

Similar forehead markings were even common in China in the past. Those who have seen wuxia and xianxia dramas and movies definitely have seen them before and know what I'm talking about. (Huadian 花鈿)

Religion wise, its predominantly a Hindu motif, but its also part of Buddhist, Jain, Sikh, as well as several other indigenous religions.

{I've actually seen several Indian Christians and Muslims wear it as well, because its their culture, even if its not their religion.}

EDIT: Gaaaaah! I forgot to include this even though I'd intended to from the beginning.

This is not about the mask but some of the prototype designs for Pavitr so I thought I'll just talk about them a bit here.

Again I can't believe all the effort that went into making this movie. Just look at those designs. Absolutely stellar and inspired. The colour palette itself is amazing.

Honestly everyone else just has no excuse anymore.

[I'll focus on the theatre aspect like I've been doing and talk about the architecture bit sometime else.]

This one is obviously the Theyyam inspired one.

(Look at the eyes of 4 and 3, you can see they're inspired by the silver eye-mask I mentioned before. Also the headband is silver and looks similar to the bands securing a theyyam's headgear in place.)

A lot more Theyyam elements than what made it to the final cut. Especially the jewellery and the sharp-eyed among you must've already noticed the similarity between the necklaces of the design and the necklaces of the theyyams whose images I provided. The bangles and the anklets are also very distinctively Theyyam and they're called Katakam and Chutakam respectively but the final design seems to have made the bangles gold and more bracelet-like, and the anklets more like ankle-cuffs.

(I so badly wish the necklace stayed in but yeah that could've hindered movement.)

Now lets come to the Yakshagana inspired one.

(Notice how the shape of the eyes have changed? And the colour palette took a turn? A lot more gold coming in.)

Yakshagana is a form of traditional theatre originating in modern day Karnataka state of India, and currently practiced in both Karnataka and Kerala. It is primarily an art form from the coastal Karnataka region and the neighbouring Kasargod district of Kerala.

Below is a link to more information on Yakshagana so you can take a look at the costuming and see the influences in the above prototype more clearly.

(I'm not gonna go into detail about all the design choices in the Yakshagana prototype, maybe in another post.)

Now lets come to the final prototype.

(Again the colour palette has shifted, a lot more greens and blues. I do believe that 8 is koothu and not Yakshagana even though it was included in the image above. I say that because of all the white in the design which is very distinctive of a kind of koothu as far as I'm aware.)

I actually already mentioned koothu once before in this post when I was talking about Koodiyattam in the very beginning. So lets go back to it.

Koothu is a folk theatre art that originated in early Tamizh country(Tamizhakam), and broadly speaking, its of two types, Terrukuttu, and Kattaikkuttu. It reached its peak in the golden age of Tamizh culture, the Sangam era and it mainly depicts scene from the epics. Currently types of Koothu are practiced in modern day Tamil Nadu and Kerala(Kerala was once part of ancient Tamizhakam).

Below is a link that will give you more info and an image of the costume with makeup similar to 6.

And this one is a link to a particular kind of koothu in Kerala known as Chakyar Koothu cos all the white on the make of prototype version 8 reminded me of it. (Also Chakyar Koothu is a form of social satire and criticism, it was basically ancient Stand-up comedy and the Chakyar is supposed to be really witty, which fits Spiderman to a T I gotta say.)

Again I'm not gonna go into further details and nuances of the design as this is a prototype design, maybe some other time. But I have to say that this colour palette does make Pavitr a lot more spideresque or evoke a more primal spider energy cos how it connects the viewer to jungle like and more animalistic environments more than the other designs.

And that's it for the mask and the prototypes everybody! Yay!

Holy shit that was long!

I'm gonna stop here for now cos this is already way too much. Can't believe I thought I'd be able to look through the entirety of Pavitr's design in one post. What was I on?

Seriously what kind of drug?

Anyway I'll be making a part 2 for this, looking through Pavitr's clothes and and movements and all. I say Part 2 but considering what happened with the mask I'm pretty sure it might go up to Part 3 or 4. Here's to hoping I learn some moderation by then lol.

(All the images are from google images and I have taken and have credit for exactly none of them. The verbiage is mine completely though.)

#Pavitr Prabhakar #Spiderman India #Indian spiderman #desi spiderman #spiderman atsv #character design #desi design #the desi-gn get it? I'll show myself out #across the spiderverse #spiderman: Into the Spiderverse #Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse #sony spiderverse #atsv #so much love and effort went into this movie and it shows #it was absolutely magnificent #character design inspiration #Indian culture #traditional theatre #traditional artforms #Theyyam #Koodiyattam #Kathakali #Yakshagana #Koothu #Tamil culture #Tamizh culture #Malayali culture #Kannada culture #tulu culture #tuluva culture

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once a punch out fan always a punch out fan. here's me hcs (long version)

content: glass joe, disco kid, piston hondo, great tiger, don flamenco, aran ryan, super macho man, mr. sandman

also content warning for mention of animal abuse in my fifth great tiger thing. (not him though dw)

if you wanna make mr. sandman's day tell him you've never had a philly cheese steak. he's mapped out his favorite stores that sell the BEST ones he's ever had (it's every single store that sells them. he can never choose) but if you aren't in philadelphia and you're willing to wait he is very very proud of his personal recipe. he's not a very emotive man but he will be biting back a smile waiting for you to dig in

speaking of. glass joe was attempting to be polite and ask him about his favorite hometown foods and got instantly cornered into having this. very american dish. mr. sandman was just like "yay i get to share my favorite thing with more people :)" and he did not mean to be forceful at all but joe was a little intimidated to turn down The Champ and was just sitting there preparing like "god forgive me." but he enjoyed it enough anyway and got mr. sandman to smile so so big

glass joe has been offered copious amounts of modeling gigs because of his. large female fanbase and while he refuses most of them bc he takes his boxing career seriously he did accept an offer from a photography student who reached out on a whim. for his 100th match, the photographer shot joe in his classic boxing outfit, posed like Michelangelo's statue of David.

when joe was asked why he took interest in this gig out of all the other, way more lucrative ones, he said, "i liked what he was saying. there is no little guy. the statue i am miming is, of the david and goliath story. he is puny to goliath, yet the statue is... how tall? (...) seventeen feet, thank you. you wonder, how big is goliath? why does he still face him? why do I still fight, ah? well, ask anyone. 'who is glass joe?' they will tell you."

the student photographer's career took off and still does all of joe's publicity shots

piston hondo enjoys sharing japanese cultural traditions w anyone who doesn't already know but telling super macho man abt white day was. not smart

hondo was semi complaining abt being able to find proper gifts that are three times over the valentines ones he was getting and smm was like "is it expensive?? to have to buy all these gifts?" and hondo was like "ah no money's not the issue it's the meaning. i want them all to be meaningful" so you know what macho's shitty little brain did.

he sent an "anonymous" valentines gift of one thousand dollars in cash with a note that said "don't think too hard about my white day gift B)"

anyway that's how super macho man gets 3k out of piston hondo every year (although piston hondo always pretends he has no idea who this admirer is)

btw valentine's is absolutely piston hondo's favorite holiday because he's a giant romantic sap and he looks cute in pink. his fans take the opportunity to FLOOD his mail with lacey cards flowers candies and art because it flusters the hell out of him.

one time a very shaky and red-faced fan hand delivered him an exact replica of the love letter usagi received from that one girl in sailor moon and it is his most prized possession. pisces behavior

what's a polyglot but for dancing. that's great tiger. he may not know every language but he is so far in love with spirited dancing and he was kind of born to be a dancer, he's so fluid and graceful. so far he's a master of tango, merengue, breakdancing, dabke and while he does not plan on committing to it anytime soon, he has a few pieces of ballet that he's working on

btw my favorite favorite little great tiger moment is when you lose to him in title defense where he and his clones are dancing right. there's this BRIEF little moment where as the camera is zooming in on him, he looks up at it and winks!!! RHHGHGGH

he and don being right next to each other in major circuit is so true because they both perform for the cameras so hard. don flamenco a little harder though. i just know during their fights they sorta punch each other a couple times and then just go immediately into an intricate dance battle. they are VOGUING

they are super cute outside the ring though. don, carmen, and tiger are actual besties, and don't tell carmen, but tiger is absolutely going to be don's best man once he proposes

anyway i say all this about great tiger bc i hc him as having been a breakout bollywood star when he was a kid, like he shot up in the ranks quick because he was always so charming on and off set, plus he had SKILLS like he was basically the perfect child actor; extremely good at taking direction, super funny, total sunshine child. at one point he got invited to an industry party where another major film star was showing off tigers that he kept in his mansion. it blew baby great tiger's MIND because he'd always dreamed of having a tiger best friend but then he saw how lethargic all the tigers were, and the ones who weren't constantly glassy eyed were kept behind tall strong walls, constantly pacing and extremely aggressive. it made him feel. gross.

he did a couple more movies, even an american blockbuster in his teens, but he completely disappeared after that. when asked, all his parents would say was, "he said he was done, so he is done." interestingly enough, the funds they had earned alongside their son's movie career were all funneled into bengal tiger preservation and rescue programs.

(can you tell who my favorite is)

anyway. disco kid is in no way petty or bitchy he is actually the most chill and friendly human being on earth but the funniest thing he ever did was just before super macho man went up against him in the ring. obvs smm lovessss to talk smack online (and it's good for the ratings) so he was all over twitter hyping himself up gaining more fans bc he was obviously favored to win. but then. disco kid posts a single captionless image

so. disco kid got his ass beat so he may not have won the battle but by god did he win the funny bitch war. even to this day macho cannot shake the ariana allegations

obvs i think disco kid/kid quick are brothers but hello disco kid is absolutely the big brother. don't make that face it's a rigby's little brother from regular show thing. they aren't attached at the hip or anything but as semi-popular boxing brothers from a rich ass family they bought and share that big house in the background of disco's introduction

they also make each other SO NERVOUS whenever the other is in the ring. they show up every night but sooner or later retreat to the locker rooms semi hyperventilating hoping praying that their brother isn't getting too badly beat up. at the end as long as an er trip isn't in the picture they go out and get baskin robbins' to wind down

aran ryan has a girlfriend named maeve from free derry. she's been kicked shadowbanned and barred from multiple social media platforms because of her unabashed social activism, been arrested multiple times for being too bold against the police, is 5'10, makes clothes for schoolgirls who want to stick it to the dress codes, and wears the same hat every day because the first time they met he stuck it on her and said she ought to keep it cuz she looked good in it. she took a couple pins off her jacket stuck them to the hat and agreed

maeve has never paid for an entry into aran's matches and nobody can stop her from coming because aran always ~inexplicably~ purchases a ticket for the security to hold onto "in case a lass comes 'round lookin' for real entertainment"

she purposefully plonks herself within the crowd of aran haters and guffaws and claps as loud as possible every time he gets the upper hand. she expects it gets lost in the chorus of boos and jeers but he hears it

they have a semi routine where maeve pretends she's on her way out and then aran wraps his arm around her and brags about bagging a girlfriend and every time maeve shouts i'm not yer fuckin girlfriend and they fight and call each other names all the way to the car where they make out once the paparazzi is gone

they both don't expect their relationship to last long but not everything has to last forever for it to have meaning y'know. also they are symbiotically unhinged and keep anyone else from having to deal with them as a partner

#it is not everyone but i had many thoughts so i do the others later. thank uuuu #punch out #punch out headcanons #glass joe #disco kid #piston hondo #great tiger #don flamenco #aran ryan #super macho man #mr sandman #see you in the movies

[gamerwoman3d]

There was a post on mk subreddit where someone posted a model that (I think at least) looks a lot like Bi Han.

His name's is Ibere Nakamura. If you look for the post you can find the comparison pic

My understanding is he already denied the claim, according to this source:

Screenshot of the source is below the cut, jn case twitter is unavailable. Ibere Nakamura is clearly a gorgeous man, but a scanned computer render of his face would look different from Bi-Han.

I still think it's Stephen Oyoung.

From a technical standpoint, Nakamura is NOT in close physical proximity to Warner Bros/NRS studios. A quick glance shows he is Brazilian and Japanese and his management company is based in Italy. That would make it difficult for him to acquire and accept work contracts in the USA where the game was made. He also has no visible prior videogame or mocap experience.

[Above Images - Characters based on Computer Generated imagery utilizing Stephen Oyoung's facial scan data.]

Oyoung, on the other hand, already has a credit in the game ["kredit," Sektor, MK1.] He has already done motion capture, facial mocap, and sat for 3D face modeling for another major game studio IN Los Angeles where Warner Bros/NRS is headquartered. (Disney/Marvel Spider-Man, as Mr. Negative.) That means he has already done the type of work required to create an angry scary asian video game character, IN the same geolocation as NRS/WB (Disney lot and WB ranch lots are right next door.) WB/NRS would have needed that skillset at that location at that timeframe. AND He already would have been on set/cleared by security to enter the WB premises just for the VO sessions.

[Above Images: A computer generated character based on Disney/Marvel's facial scans of Stephen Oyoung compared to computer generated images of Bi-Han.]

It is understandable if Oyoung does not look like his characters after the computer geometry scan/final render. Even Noah Fleder doesn't look like Kenshi to me, and he is 💯 Kenshi’s model, Konfirmed.

But what I'm seeing is similarities between the sculpts for Mr. Negative [Disney/Marvel] and the sculpts for Bi-Han [WB/NRS]. The 3D faces from the scan can look so different from the actors' faces that it can be near unrecognizable.

[Above Images - Same guy, according to computer geometry]

It would ALSO explain why there's no official kredit to Sub-Zero's face model. The imdb for this game is a clusterf*ck right now. Tony Chung is credited as Sub-Zero's face model for MK11 and we know he's also Scorpion's face in MK1. Both were a version of Kuai Liang. But in ONE game Kuai Liang is Scorpion and ONE game Kuai Liang is Sub-Zero. So it's easy for the folks at IMDB (who probably never played all these games) to assume that Sub-Zero's actor from the last game IS Sub-Zero from the current game, especially considering that there is ONE NUMBER DIFFERENCE between MK1 and MK11.

Ultimately, if Stephen Oyoung is the face of Bi-Han (Sub-Zero) in MK1, then it is between him, wb, nrs, imdb, his agent, and his management, to ensure that he gets properly credited for his work. And if an agent goes to imdb one day and sees he's kredited as Sektor on MK1, that agent might just check that "Ensure WB have Stephen credited in MK1" off their todo list. This is true ESPECIALLY if correcting imdb's listing means they have to fend off a sea of misinformed beardnecks who can't tell the difference between MK1 and MK11, or who have no idea how to explain the difference between SubScorp(Traditional) from SubScorp(Problematic).

[Above Images: An image of Stephen Oyoung compared to computer generated images of Bi-Han.]

Tony Chung also never to my knowledge claimed to be Bi-Han's (Sub-Zero's) MK1 model: Chung only claims to be Kuai Liang.

But it would be so easy to get misinformed by someone who misread an article. "Tony Chung was Sub-Zero and Scorpion in mortal kombat" is a true statement. But so were other actors, such as John Turk and all the actors who played Scorpion/Hanzo prior to Tony Chung's takeover in MK1. But of course Tony probably wasn't BOTH characters in the SAME release.

It's a headache for people who KNOW Midway Mortal Kombat lore and WB/NRS New Era MK1 lore to explain Sub-Zero, OR Kuai Liang, OR Bi-Han, OR Noob Saibot, OR Kuai Liang's Scorpion transformation to others in the know. Imagine trying to explain it to some office worker who doesn't play these games and doesn't care about them.

[Above Images: Stephen Oyoung's Mr. Negative character has vantablack skin and glowing eyes when using his power. This would be important to WB's casting decision for Bi-Han, as Noob Saibot will theoretically look similar. WB/NRS had to cast someone whose facial features will still track properly and look good when the character is essentially "in dark mode"]

I imagine workers in the departments in charge of doing the kredits can make mistakes with that particular kredit easily.

Ultimately, I don't see Warner Brothers and Nether Realm Studios bothering to cast Stephen Oyoung, a highly accomplished ASIAN actor with Disney and MARVEL experience in martial arts MoCap purely for some cyborg effort noises. Not when he has *that face* and that experience with crafting a game character for a top competitor.

And not just any type of character - a terrifyingly powerful, charasmatic, murderous leader of an ancient ASIAN clan with top tier martial arts prowess. That's a tall order, and Stephen Oyoung fills it. He filled it in Spider-Man. And I think he filled it in Mortal Kombat, too.

I've been wrong in the past. We may never know for certain the identity of Bi-Han’s face model. For all I know, Stephen took one look at this dickcicle blog and told his agent "On second thought let's *not* announce that I was the face model for that guy." I wouldn't blame him.

[Above Images: Bi-Han and Stephen Oyoung make a point.]

But it could also be that he, like a lot of actors, game creators, mocap specialists, and other creatives, just have their hands full at the moment. The SAG-AFTRA strike is over and there's still a lack of protection for most of the VOs, mocap folk, game folk, and live streaming entertainers. It isn't impossible that he's not on great terms with the studios if he elected to speak out about some of the behind-the-scenes problems of the game-entertainment industry.

He may not even legally be in a position to ask them for kredit where kredit is due.

It's honestly the only explanation I can think of as to WHY the fuck we do not have a clear-ass answer for whose faces we're looking at in these damn games.

Below is a screenshot from January 29, 2024

#stephen oyoung #tony chung #ibere nakamura #sag aftra #asks #answered #mortal kombat #mk1 #mortal kombat 1 #bi han #sub zero #subzero #mk sub zero #sub-zero

[maspers]

Ranking the Miracucast by how willing they are to attempt bingewatching the entirety of One Piece in one sitting.

(Disclaimer do not actually attempt this unless you have zero regard for your health)

Marinette: She wanted to when she heard Adrien was going to be there. So she's willing. But she just doesn't have the TIME. Between school and heroics and helping out at the shop and commissions and literally everything else ever, watching One Piece in one go doesn't have a chance of ever happening. 3/10

Alya: She and Nino are the ones who set up the bingewatch party, but a reporter's work is never done so she just kind of has it on in the background while she works on her latest post. It's on continuously, but she's definitely not there for all of it. 5/10

Adrien: Yes. 10/10

Nino: See Alya, except he actually tries to watch it because he wants to ensure all his friends are having a good time. Of course, the group lasted about a day before they gave up, but the attempt was there. 6/10

Chloe: Two options: she thinks the whole idea is ridiculous and isn't watching (0/10) OR she thinks the whole idea is ridiculous but also wanted to join Adrien. She makes the mistake of watching a few episodes and now she's INVESTED (8/10). Could go either way. 4/10 on average.

Sabrina: This girl watches so much anime in her downtime. Look at her. You know it's true. She would never tell Chloe, but after the great Boss/Minion Breakup of Season 5 Sabrina has all the time in the world and she is using it to watch One Piece. 8/10

Mylene: Thinks the show is charming but not all that interesting to her. But can bingewatch it with Ivan and cuddle up against his giant teddy bear body while basically ignoring the show and that's fine with her. 4/10

Ivan, Rose, Juleka, and Luka: Kitty Section as a whole loves this show to bits and when they all realized they had a two-week vacation they knew what they would be doing. Anarka basically had to host a One Piece summer camp on the Liberty for the six of them (including Adrien as part of the band, and Mylene as Ivan's +1), and they slept in shifts to ensure that they didn't have to stop the show. It was a whole fiasco. They will never do anything like this ever again. They returned to school tired and sore and in agonizing pain. Luka's hands are in excruciating pain because he just HAD to play along with the sheer emotion of the show, Ivan accidentally passed out and crushed his desk, and Adrien's modeling shoots had to be postponed until he could fix his posture after sitting so long. Even Juleka looked tired, and she never looks tired. Mylene was fine because she basically slept though most of it, but Rose is somehow still bursting with energy. "We should do that again sometime! That was really fun!" Cue a chorus of groans. 11/10

Kim: I'm not sure if Kim knows what anime is. Like, I want to say he knows, but at the same time, does he really? I genuinely have no clue. Can someone please help me here? The mind of Kim is a mind I don't think anyone can truly decipher. ?/10

Max: He has done the math. He knows how long it would take. He's not suicidal. But he does like the show, and will make token appearances at his friends' watch parties. 2/10

Alix: Sorry Alix, this is not a situation you can cheat your way through using time travel. No, Alix, having each episode open on a different viewing port playing simultaneously does not count. No points for you. -Alix/10

Nathaniel: Tried to get Marc to do it. Marc thankfully talked him out of it. Nath still dreams of doing it one day. 4/10, potential to eventually reach 9/10 if he can wear Marc down.

Lila: Says she's done it. But the entirety of Kitty Section knows she's lying. That kind of thing leaves a mark on people. 0/10

Kagami: Adrien told her where he learned most of his Japanese vocabulary from and she just facepalmed. And then sat down to watch it with him. She'd definitely not watching all of it, but she'll enjoy some in her free time? 5/10

Marc: He can see the hunger in Nathaniel's eyes. He can feel it emanating. The One Piece fan in Nath wants to come out and stay out. Marc will not let it. He will hold the line. He will never give up, never surrender. But he can feel the power, clawing at his brain. The secret feelings, deep down. "Don't you want to see if you COULD do it?" He shoves those thoughts deeper. Nathaniel can never know. Must never know. Because then the battle will be lost. 1/10

Ondine: Actually knows what anime is, and probably has the physical fortitude to make it through a One Piece marathon with minimal physical backlash. Unfortunately her actually doing that would be dependent on Kim (see above) so I hope you understand why this ranking isn't a certain as I would like. 7/10

Aurore: Not on your life. 0/10

Felix: He would never marathon the whole thing himself, but he did provide Adrien and the rest of Kitty Section with their sleep schedule for their marathon. 2/10

Zoe: She has dreamed of marathoning an anime her entire life, and now she has friends to marathon anime with! But she's not doing One Piece. That would be an absolute nightmare, only insane people try to marathon all of One Piece. Instead she has Plans. One Piece is cool tho. 4/10

#honestly i would love to see a fanfic about a Kitty Section Anime Marathon #miraculous ladybug #miraculous tales of ladybug and chat noir #one piece #marinette dupain cheng #alya cesaire #adrien agreste #nino lahiffe #chloe bourgeois #sabrina raincomprix #mylene haprele #ivan bruel #rose lavillant #juleka couffaine #kim le chien #max kante #alix kubdel #nathaniel kurtzberg #lila rossi #luka couffaine #kagami tsurugi #marc anciel #ondine #aurore beaureal #felix fathom #zoe lee #kitty section #anime #bingewatching #how many rankings?

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https://www.tumblr.com/sunshinecherryblossom/732710854315933696/wtf-it-is-true-oh-my-god-when-is-this

This seems false, what do you think about it?

I find it highly unlikely. Unless someone gives me a legit link to it, I wouldn't consider it. Lots of fake interviews of Kishi are doing rounds in this fandom. And Kishi would never say something like this given how he has treated Sakura's character for 700 chapters and beyond. This part is from his 2010 interview (at Jump Fiesta Tokyo-Japan) :

When the interviewer asked Kishi about Sakura, and called her a detestable girl (most people can see how Sakura's character is written as a detestable character, can't speak for delusional people), Kishi replied in a very convenient manner - "Realistic girls are like that..."

Lol. Once he calls his character realistic, what can one say? Realistic characters are never black and white, they stand in the grey area. So you can get away by saying - "Oh, she is realistic", without expanding on it.

Shounen characters are generally larger than life type characters to create a large impact since they serve a pedagogic purpose for its target group. People who are from the good guys camp, are generally taken as good, people who are from the bad guys camp are generally perceived as bad. So of course it would confuse people when Sakura is from the good guys camp but acts like a total douchebag. And naturally they would ask questions about it. But Kishi totally avoided to take the more controversial position by saying - she is realistic.

We know Sakura's character can be realistic, many women are the way she is. But is she a good role model for women of any place at any time? No. She doesn't really serve the pedagogic purpose other characters do. She is a negative person, selfish and immature. We know that. But Kishi cannot say it explicitly in his interviews because it would lead to all the other kinds of controversial questions, and would potentially open a can of worms for him. First question would be - If she is from the good guys camp and remains till the end, why did you write her as negative, even after she got so popular? You could have used her character's popularity with the girls to say something inspiring, something kind. So why didn't you? Any other writer would have jumped at the chance. Writers are supposed to work off the popularity of characters in a medium such as commercial serialilized manga.

Kishi kept writing her as detestable. If he could, he would have told them - I wrote her that way because I needed plot device for Naruto and Sasuke's romance which I was writing in the disguise of ninja manga. Team seven is about S and N. It's a love story about them and Sakura doesn't figure anywhere in their relationship and I want to make it clear by showing why.

And I have a feeling quite a lot of Sakura's characterisation comes from his personal experience of women. Of course he couldn't say all that. But he can be indirect about it. Although when you are indirect about something so many times, with context it becomes quite direct. Hehehe

Just look how Gege responded when he was asked a difficult question from Kubo. Female characters are not given much weight in shounen given its target audience. Most female characters in shounen aren't even given half the character development male characters get. And look at Japanese society, it's so patriarchal, who's surprised their representation of female characters is so backward? I doubt most of these mangakas get out very much, to actually put some effort in knowing how women act and why.

Look at Kubo's interview with Gege. Gege's female characters are kickass, as strong as men, as smart and well developed. They have agency, self worth and esteem. Their characters don't revolve around male characters. But female characters like these are beyond Kubo's imagination lol. Look at the female characters in Bleach hahaha. So this is what he asked Gege.

Kubo finds Jjk women formidable because he cannot even fathom independent women, women who don't depend on men for everything. Lol. They can walk shoulder to shoulder with men, they aren't less than men, like they are in most shounen. But of course, Gege cannot tell Kubo these things. Hehe. Kubo is his senior, and the Japanese have a whole set of etiquette on how to behave with one's senpai. Gege won't say anything even remotely offensive to Kubo, so the best way to deal with such things is to be vague and use self deprecating humor, so as to not appear confrontational, it's a communication tactic. I also use these kinds of tactics when talking to difficult people or people in high positions I don't agree with. I have interviewed hundreds of people in my work. So I understand that one needs to be subtle even in their disagreements.

In Shippuden, later on, Sakura was written with heroine like qualities. So what this means is that Kishi doesn't have a very good opinion on either women or women in shounen. She does get some footage in the manga, where other characters praise her skills, like one would expect a heroine to get. She confesses to Sasuke and Naruto both. Never mind the rejection from both. But it's clear that Kishi would never have made Naruto end up with Sakura who treated Naruto this badly. Kishi is not a fool. He plainly says that she comes off as detestable because that's how she was written. Lol.

Lots of rumours have been doing rounds about Naruto's remake or live action film etc. but as far as I know, nothing such has actually materialised. So I wouldn't worry about it either.

I think it's high time that SS, NH and NrSk accept the reality and move on. It's been years. Sasuke is gay. Naruto is gay. Was established as closeted gay in both parts one and two. He would not suddenly defy his character traits and become straight just because NrSk can't keep it in their pants. So pathetic tch. Guys, there is nothing for you in Naruto except heartbreak. Grow up and move on.

SNS at least have legit reason to still be hopeful. The het shippers have nada. Zilch. Zero. Hehe. But well, who can fight desperation? Not these peeps.

#ask #sakura #naruto #gege #kishimoto #kubo #haruno sakura

[manias-wordcount]

Got another request for ya! :D

Can I please request headcanons for Joker, Ann, and Akechi being invited to Sunday dinner with their American S/O's family?

Sunday Dinner HCs (Akira Kurusu, Ann Takamaki, Goro Akechi)

𝗔/𝗡: 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗼 !!!! 𝗶𝗺 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 (𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗸𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘀 𝗟𝗢𝗟) 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁. 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆!

𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚? ⇒ 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩

𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧?

Joker

Your family will be charmed by him, that’s for sure

Your family is gonna think he’s real handsome and they’re gonna say he sounds real smart and polite

Might be a little blunt when telling him to speak up when his accent gets in the way of him speaking English but they’re impressed by how fluent he is

And you know someone is gonna say “Damn, and I can barely speak English!”

At the table, someone (probably Mom or Grandma or even Auntie) is trying to fix his plate

“Just point at what you want baby, I’ll get it for you” type beat

Of course, he’s a bit overwhelmed and culture-shocked- America is a very different place from Japan after all

But with your help and with how excited and welcoming your family actually is, he gets comfortable relatively quickly

And it feels like there’s never a dull moment while he’s with you and your family in the states

Just don’t tell them he was on probation- that’s a whole can of worms you don’t want to mess with

Ann Takamaki

First thing you’re gonna hear when the food gets set out and everyone starts fixing plates is “Eat baby, you’re too skinny”

Now of course, you know that you and Ann are both perfectly fine the way you two look but…

Ann canNOT say no to all the homecooked meals in front of her so she’s more than ready to let everyone pile a little bit of what they want her to try 

When she talks to your family in English, everyone is just floored by how different she sounds because of the accent change

And they all want to know all about her parent role in the fashion world and her job as a model

Naturally, there are gonna be a few people upset to hear how she had spent so much time alone as a kid but they remedy that by saying she’s always welcomed back anytime she wants

Pretty much, your family lowkey adopted her

Out of everyone, Ann is able to take this experience in stride the most since she has experienced so many different cultures while she moving around when she was younger

And her personality makes her so easily liked and well-received that it’s just a good experience all around

Especially when Auntie brings out dessert and lets Ann have the first piece

Goro Akechi

Oh they’re IMPRESSED by him

Highschool detective? Making his own money? And he’s handsome?

All around the table, people are gonna be asking him questions about his job and how much money he makes and all that

And they’re gonna be hanging onto his every word so much that food goes cold

And when Goro accidentally lets it slip that he’s an orphan with the shittiest absent-tee father in the world?

You know everyone and their momma are gonna start hollering and getting mad for him

All the while Grandma is shaking her head and piling a mountain of food on his plate like he’s suddenly one of her grandkids

Of course, he’ll gonna be a bit unsure of all this affection- he grew up without it and Japanese culture is just so different from all this

But he eventually warms up to it all and finds himself receiving the warm love of family that he always wanted but never thought he would get

And naturally, your family is very proud to welcome such a successful, impressive young man into their family as soon as possible (think of the bragging rights lol)

#akira kurusu x reader #akira kurusu #ren amiyama x reader #ren amiyama #ann takamaki #ann takamaki x reader #goro akechi x reader #goro akechi #persona #persona x reader #persona fanfic #persona fanfiction #persona 5 #persona 5 x reader #persona 5 fanfic #persona 5 fanfiction #p5r x reader #p5r #p5r x reader #p5r fanfic #p5r fanfiction #p5 #p5 x reader #p5 fanfic #p5 fanfiction #fanfiction #fanfic #x reader #xreader

[aimportantdragoncollector]

I post comments on a lot of your fics and was typing up one about what if AFO watched Scarface instead of Captain Hero. Then the new leaks dropped.

I can't believe this could have been canon. It's a legit AU and not even a crack idea.

We could have a world where AFO took Kotaro from foster care and turned him into a druglord. By the way, he's not AFO. He's All For Drugs. AFD.

The kid eats expensive food every day, has a golden toilet, and there's drugs and money everywhere. There's a constant party lifestyle in AFD's mansion.

Kotaro looks around at this life, swallows a bite of Japanese A5 wagyu steak, and then redirects his anger.

A grown up, blinged out Kotaro is standing at the head of a massive gang of his enforcers. He's got a cane made of platinum in his hands and a grill in his mouth that spells out his name.

He's ranting at All Might about what a fool Nana and his dad were, because they wouldn't be bribed.

"You'll never understand what getting this money is like, All Might! You can't eliminate vice as long as humans live. You can't get rid of crime! But you can control it."

Kotaro asks him to name his price. All Might explains that he's impossible to buy.

All Might says he wants Nana back, and the other OFA holders too. He also wants all the people All For Drugs killed to be alive again. All Might asks if money can buy that.

He tells Kotaro that when you truly believe in something, you're willing to die for your beliefs. Your ideals are more important than you are. It doesn't make sense to Kotaro because he's selfish and has no higher values.

Kotaro calls him and fool and says that money are his morals. He asks what Nana, or the other OFA holders really got for all their defiance. They died like dogs and had nothing, and left behind people who cared about them. All they had to do was take bribes and they'd have been fine.

And so they're forced to fight.

AFD doesn't even care about OFA in this universe. What he wants is money, control, and power. He gave his brother a power so he'd understand what it's like when you can do whatever you want.

The guy didn't want to sell drugs. He ran off to join a vigilante organization. Yoichi got all his morals from Miami Vice in this universe. He, Second, and Third wear suits, drive fast sports cars and use guns.

AFD's calling people cockroaches and threatening to bury them. His last name isn't Shigaraki, it's Montana. He calls himself Tony.

Even after Kotaro's last stand, his kids are now part of AFD's empire.

This news that all of the boys morals came from fictional media can birth hundreds of AUs.

Especially ones based around divine intervention. Their story is like something out of roman myth.

I've never seen Scarface but that is a fun AU! It's interesting to imagine what could have happened if AFO had read different pieces of media instead of Captain Hero and based his life around them. I think it would have been funny if AFO and Yoichi had read a shoujo manga. Yoichi modeled himself after the male lead and became an arrogant ore-sama type, while AFO turned out normal because he empathized more with the second male lead. Or if they'd read an idol manga and AFO, who modeled himself off the villain, became a famous actor who liked to bully rookies. AFO read Star Wars and wanted to become Darth Vader but first he had to get into space, so he devoted his life to building spaceships. AFO read Charles Dickens and became a miserly businessman. Less harmlessly, AFO could have read a mythology book and started a cult. The possibilities are endless.

#bnha #All for One #Yoichi Shigaraki #bnha spoilers