#i hate being a twin sometimes because they always see me as his sister instead of an actual girl

[yanmaresu]

What do you think of the scenarios where the yandere is into someone who has a protective older sibling? Like Leona liking Malleus' sibling, Azul liking the Twins sibling, or Rook liking Trey's sibling, etc.?

I love them :') Whenever there is a protective older sibling in a story I just know I will be cheering and crying for them, put them in a yandere story and you will have me way more invested than if it was only the yandere and the darling in there because the sibling is always prone to do something wrong even with the best of intentions and feel so much responsibility over their little sibling.

(I'm so sorry, I remembered the ask said sister instead of sibling and wrote it as such x'd)

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cw: disguised blackmailing, stalking.

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Leona and the little sister he took under his wing while growing up. Both of them were always ignored, Leona got bitter comments because of his unique magic and temperament, while his sister was pitied and cast aside because of her weak complexion. It was his sister who approached him first, she looked up at him and found comfort in his company. Leona tolerated her at first, then grew to like being praised for his schemes, he started teaching his sister, then he watched out for his words. His sister had a worse temperament than him, getting easily angry at anyone who dared to treat her like a glass figure; and reminding everyone of her presence whenever they dared to ignore her in favor of Farena, and sometimes even Leona. His sister may have been physically weak, but her mind and tongue were sharp.

After the princess visited nrc on the magishift tournament, and Malleus took a liking to her, Leona swore to keep the lizard away from his sister. Not only did he hate his guts, but he also knew how old-fashioned everyone from Briar Valley was, his sister would hate it there, especially with how Malleus’ subjects treated him. Whoever married him would be living in his shadow forever. So, Leona starts intercepting all the letters and gifts Malleus sends to his sister, burning them and sending the ashes back, he doesn’t want that lizard to keep bothering her. Even when Malleus starts sending some rather threatening messages, Leona doesn’t falter. However, he gets backstabbed once the very same sister he’s been trying to protect walks up to him and demands that he stops, because he may as well be doomed from the very start, but that doesn’t give him the right to interfere with her opportunity to become queen of one of the most powerful kingdoms out there.

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Azul who got separated from his little sister in the middle of their parent’s divorce. It was painful for him, the day he and his mother left, he lost his only friend. Azul had to wait for any event to happen every year to finally see each other again, like a birthday or a holiday. Azul treasured these moments when he got to spend time with his sister while growing up because, after months of getting bullied, he finally got to be happy with someone just like him, who could understand him. However, they grew up. Azul changed, he became sharper, bitter, wiser, and more secretive. While his sister… well, she stayed the same, always so sweet and happy to see him. Her love was unconditional, unlike the friendship he had with the twins. Azul wanted to keep her ignorant of all the bullying he had to go through, and the kind of business he participated in. That’s why when they grew up, Azul always dreaded his sister’s visits to the coral sea. Because she would be way too close to Floyd and Jade for his own comfort, and the twins seeing how Azul tried to keep his little sister hidden, couldn’t help but want to tease him by flirting with said sister, sometimes insinuating that big bro and them have a lot of friends who would die to meet her. Azul really wanted to keep her image of him spotless, but is growing difficult every day, as Floyd starts talking about his sister even when she’s far away, and Jade shamelessly lends a book about octopuses from the library.

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Vil and his little sister who fell in love with Neige :)

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Ruggie, who grew up alongside his cousin. Both of them had it rough while growing up, both learned and improvised different ways to earn money for grandma, and the search for food was always rough. However, his cousin learned that she could always get a meal or two from guys if she put on a pretty act and hid some things about herself. Grandma always tried to warn her about the dangers of getting too much attraction, but she never listened once, and she even ran away from Ruggie who tried to make sure she didn’t get into trouble.

About to reach her twenties, she never had to deal with consequences. None of the guys she tricked really knew her, just her persona, and she doubted any of them, who frequented the richer parts of the country, in the cities, would ever visit the poor streets on the outskirts. One day, however, something different happens. Ruggie’s cousin comes back home running and slamming the door behind her. She cries as she explains how the creepy blond guy, she was dining with suddenly took out dozens of photos from his pocket, all framing her doing various activities in their streets, and the markets you visit with simpler clothes and no earrings unless you want to visit the medic because someone ripped them off your ears. There were also photos of her inside their house, and going out with other guys. The blond was disgusting as he talked passionately about how he admired her strength and beauty.

She ran away from the restaurant.

Ruggie and their grandma had to make sure no one was following her, and tried to calm down her paranoia to no avail after scolding her. Gifts start arriving to the house, and all look expensive. Ruggie is the one who opens them, not wanting to subject his cousin or grandma to the possibility of getting harmed in case anyone tries to force their way in that brief moment. They sell the stuff, burn the pictures, and throw the arrowheads. Grandma tries to ask her grandchild for any way to identify the guy, but the girl couldn’t care to remember his name before he pulled the psycho card. The household’s economy wavers for a while, with Ruggie unable to leave his cousin and grandma alone, and the gifts barely covering the house’s expenses. Then the stalker appears. Rook Hunt is there to ask for another meeting, a bouquet of roses in his hands and a smile on his face. Ruggie is ready to fight him, but his grandma stops him when she recognizes the name and their connection to blood money.

#yandere #yandere twisted wonderland #Yo creo que si los gemelos tienen planta de mafiosos #entonces Rook tiene planta de hijo de marero

[just-dino-maggie]

could you do 24, 28, and 42 with trevor zegras and the reader is jack hughes twin or something? xoxo <3

Thank you so much for the request! I hope you like it! I did change it up a little bit but I still think it’s cute! I really hope you don’t mind!

Everyone is aged up one year to make this work lol

24. “I needed you.”

28. “I hate you.” “No you don’t.”

42. “I love you and it scares the hell out of me!”

Being the youngest Hughes is a wonderful challenge. I’m 19, a year younger then Luke but the same grade at U of M. I’m so insanely proud of my older brothers and their success but sometimes I feel like I’m a disappointment. They’re all in the NHL and I’m simply a college student. I’m just their little sister, nothing more.

I was 13 years old when I first realized I was in love with Trevor Zegras. He was 16 and barely noticed I existed. I’m Jacks little sister after all. He was sweet with me, always asking me how my day was and making sure the other boys never gave me a hard time. In my eyes he was the perfect guy.

After he was drafted I didn’t see him for a few years. He was off to college in Boston and Jack was in New Jersey. We just never crossed paths. I made sure we didn’t, he was dating and enjoying being a student athlete. If I saw him like that, with those girls, it would have hurt too bad.

From age 15-18 I never really saw him. Until last years summer when a freshly 18 years old Y/n decided that she got to go to the lake house. I was a mess, it was a tough year for me. I was being constantly overlooked by everyone in my life. I was Luke’s little sister, nothing more.

Worst of all, I could tell my best friend Sofia was starting to fall for Jack. She never said anything or did anything about it until I told her to. I want her to be happy but it felt like a stab in the heart.

I did the dumbest thing I think I’ve ever done. I kissed Trevor. I was so lonely and he had looked at me differently that summer. He looked at me like I was something more then I had been before. I thought he finally saw me. But instead he looked at me in my eyes after I kissed him and said “You’re Jack’s little sister, we can’t.” My heart shattered and it has been that way since.

Luke, Jack, and Sofia have insisted that I come to the lakehouse this year. Luke claims that I have to because he’s starting next season with New Jersey. Apparently he’ll miss me so much so I have to hang out with him this summer. Jack says that he really wants me there for Sofia, which I understand. Sofia is my best friend so of course she wants me to go.

I tried to say no. The embarrassment of last year still hung over me but they all had really great reasons. I’ve missed all of them so terribly. Also I can’t tell them the reason I don’t want to go. It would crush Jack and mortify me.

It’s only been a few days at the lake house and ignoring Trevor has been difficult. He tried to talk to me when we first got here but I brushed him off. I’ve been glued to Luke and Sofias side so I don’t have to talk to him.

This morning I wake up early. I immediately wrap my blanket around myself and run to the kitchen to get a drink. What’s better then hot chocolate and sunrises? Half way to the kitchen I run right into someone.

When I look up at the person steadying me, familiar blue eyes hold my gaze. “Will you excuse me?” I ask politely, trying to push past him.

He doesn’t let me go. “Last year you were all over me and now you can’t stand to be around me for more then 5 seconds. What’s that about?”

My face goes red. “I hate you.”

“No you don’t. We both know you don’t hate me.” He smirks for a second, clearly enjoying the fact that I can’t deny him. “What’s going on? Why won’t you talk to me? Is this about last year… I thought we could move past that.”

“I can’t,” I whisper. “I needed you.”

He looks even more confused. He moves his hands off of me to run them through his hair. “You needed me to kiss you?”

“No,” I shake my head. “No I needed you to see me. I needed you to look at me and like me for me; despite being Jacks sister. But you can’t do that. I can’t get close to you again. It hurts to much.”

He holds my face, “I do, I see you.”

“Not the way I want you to.” I finally push away from him. I only get a few steps away before I’m being spun around and pushed up against a cabinet. His lips are on mine. He’s kissing me so hard… he’s ravaging me.

He pulls away quicker then I had hoped. I wanted to be consumed by him for a little longer. To know for sure that the desire is there for both of us. Not just me.

“I see you. I love you and it scares the hell out of me!” I gasp at his words.

I kiss him softly on the lips, “Why does it scare you?”

“In my mind you were just Jack’s sweet little sister. Then I saw you last year and you were so different. I guess 2 plus years changes a person a lot. You were still so sweet but you were grown up. Smart, dedicated, beautiful. I’ve spent the past year obsessing over you. I want you so bad but it could ruin the relationship I have with your family. I don’t know if I could handle Jack hating me, but now I know that being apart from you might be even worse. I’m so scared to lose you guys.”

His voice cracks ever so slightly on that last sentence. I hate that he feels so helpless, like loving me could tear him appart. I’m not sure how to reassure him so I just say, “I love you too Trevor, everything is going to be okay.”

We go outside to watch the sunrise, cuddling together on the outdoor furniture. Everytime I feel unsure I look at Trevor and when his eyes meet mine I know that everything will turn out fine. Because I love him and he loves me and that’s all I really need.

#trevor zegras #trevor zegras imagine #jack hughes #luke hughes #hughes brothers #trevor zegras blurb #nhl imagine

[cartoonrival]

HEY YOU Hit me with some Julie Su propoganda cuz I'm mostly lukewarm on her character and don't know all that much about her.

OK OK ... well baseline info she's the daughter of dark legion general luger, and half sister of lien-da and kragok, who are twins and both high ranking legion soldiers. when their mother (merin-da) died and luger remarried, ld and kragok hated his new wife (julie-su's mother) (mari-su) so bad they orchestrated her death, info which was they kept on the DL for a long time until js eventually found out about it. memory situation, js is raised by other folks who actually love her and doesn't learn who her blood family is until later. she joins knuckles because she feels inexplicably drawn to him (soul touch) (echidna soulmates) so she defects from the legion to join the chaotix. the soul touch thing sucks and i hate it but this is how it goes. ill talk about my au version of her at the end lol bc things ive built on top of canon are part of the reason why shes one of my fave charas in the series lul

ANYWHO i honestly find it pretty frustrating when people talk about js as just being pink knuckles, shoehorned into the story to give knuckles an obligatory girlfriend, because it really demonstrates that they like. weren't paying a lick of attention to anything because she genuinely has a LOT of personality but since people just go in anticipating anything penders touched to suck they don't even bother to think about her for longer than half a second.

js fills a niche that, imo, could always use filling, especially with regards to girl characters, which is to say shes a well meaning asshole. shes incredibly blunt, she's pessimistic (immediately assumes knuckles must be dead when enerjak returns and they cant find him, tells knuckles not to search a fallen ship that his mother was on because shes probably dead and she doesnt think he'd want to see that). shes terrible at handling interpersonal conflict (knuckles confesses to her that he feels guilty and stressed over all the pressure put on him as guardian and she scolds him and says "this isn't just about you", which results in a minor shouting match when she really had zero intention of starting an argument), she's almost constantly beefing with vector (tbf its because hes sexist he refuses to see past her history as a member of the dark legion). these might suond like cons but i love characters like this LOL and they fit especially well in archie where people love to get mad at each other and make dumb mistakes and it just feels very genuine and interesting and endearing to me. shes rough and difficult but she's also DEEPLY loyal. she'd die for knuckles and the chaotix and the way she interacts with them always makes me soooo ........ im just gonna give some examples i can find.

(knuckles is on the phone with her)

^ this was the genuine conclusion of an argument they had and im obsessed with it because both of them suck with emotions so they both give the worlds strangest apology and know that the other means it and they move on. plus putting her arm in front of SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG while theyre confronting eggman even after watching him CHAOS BLAST, primarily because she feels like this is more her fight than his (its about knuckles).

theres def more and i could find them if i was more on top of archie but unfortunately im #narutopilled rn. BUT ANYWAYS. shes just a very fun character with a messy personality and fun interactions and she loves her buddies sm even tho she bickers with them. shes just very special. she fits well with knuckles in a way that makes their relationship actually feel plausible instead of just forcing him to have a girlfriend (tho ofc the writing is fumbled sometimes like. ITS ARCHIE. bffr. but thats the case with literally everything ever in archie so you take what you can and its amazing). also see below. BASED AS FUCKKKKKKK

and ill discuss my au briefly bc u r asking me my opinion on js and that does play a large role in how i feel abt her, but rly im just expanding on elements of her story that werent discussed as fully as i wouldve liked. her relationship with lien-da is obviously BAD in canon, but theres not a lot of time spent lingering on precisely how lien-da and kragok feel about julie-su as the product of their fathers second marriage to a woman they KILLED because they hated her so much. ive also given her much more internal strife over turning away from the legion, originally joining the chaotix planning to betray them from the inside then being slowly convinced to join them for real after realizing how much she'd been brainwashed by the legion and what its like to have people who truly love and care about you. her story as someone who is trying to find herself outside of her history as a child soldier is something that TOTALLY deserves to be expanded on and its a bit sad that it wasnt explored. but i mean really im not changing her actual PERSONALITY at all because as i discussed shes oozing with it.... im honestly never going to make the full comic i wanted to so at some point im just going to compile all the lore and concept art and stuff into one big post to share. but thats like a spoiler free taste.

she also has a gun. which is fucking awesome because not enough sonic characters have guns. people make shadow the guy with a gun but he hasnt been seen with one since shth. hello....

#asks157 #sth #archie sonic #julie su the echidna

[wanderingpages]

‧͙⁺˚･༓☾Gentle Sins AU☽༓･˚⁺‧͙

“Are you going to help me take my clothes off too?” I meant it to sound teasing – I wanted to show him I could play his game too – but I was breathless, I was buzzing with anticipation.

“You know it wouldn’t end there, Jude,” he gave me a wry look. “It's a shame,” he rose and ruffled my hair, “It's a shame you’re my sister,” he murmured, needlessly reminding me. “Because that was some damn fine pussy, baby.”e pussy, baby.”

TFOTA // All Human // AU : Jude and Cardan do things step-siblings shouldn't do.

Trigger Warnings: Crude language, Allusions to Drugs/Alcohol, Debauching Catholicism/Religious Metaphors, Taboo Sex.

Shout out @headcannonxgalore, even though she has nothing to do with this fandom, she kept me in check lol

Jude's POV

When it’s my first year of college, it’s his third. He lives on campus – in a frat house, I think, but as far as I know, Cardan’s not actually in a frat, just an honorary member who’s never been hazed or rushed. He doesn’t play any sports but he’s at all the games, never organizes a party or fundraiser but still the reason people even show up. He doesn’t own a Grecian alphabet dotted ring, but a bomber jacket instead, with ‘Greenbriar’ above the Greek letters. He’s cool, I guess, but I hate that I’m not the only one to notice.

Despite the first day of the semester, when he told me, “Mom and Dad said to watch out for you,” as he plucked the phone in my hand, furrowing his brows as he read through my schedule, I haven’t spoken to him since, and finals were only two weeks away now. I’m not complaining; I’ve lived my whole life without his help, I can surely live out the rest of it the same way, too. It doesn’t help that he plagues a lot of my waking dreams, though. I take a religion class that I constantly debate on dropping because all I can think about is the utter blasphemy that went on in the church our parents got married in. Still, I pull through for the sake of understanding Asha and why all the Jesus paraphernalia she’s added to our home makes my skin crawl. I don’t remember her being so god-fearing prior to the wedding, but if it’s her hobby, I wanted a way to relate.

I lie when I speak to our parents, when they ask how he’s been and how he’s treating me. I tell them he’s great and we’re good, and maybe he lies too because they never point out any inaccuracies. I see Cardan in passing sometimes, when I guess he leaves his first class of the week and I’m heading to my second. Today, the girl on his arm is brunette, last week was a blonde pixie cut. His taste is diverse; I wish I hadn’t been paying enough attention to know that. As they near, Cardan gives me a nod like he always does, but I have to do a double take today. The girl next to him could be my twin if I weren’t an only child.

“Thanks for the notes, Taryn,” Cardan says before separating from her and making a u-turn to me, in a surprising twist of events. “You okay? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”

“Uh…” I glance over to the girl – Taryn, picking out all our differences, trying to make it out-way the similarities. Long auburn hair – more dark and red in hue than my light chestnut color – in tousled waves, framing her heart shaped face, full lips like the ones on my face that I touch tentatively, sun kissed skin like mine, but still easy to see the pink in her cheeks. Her eyes are darker than mine, and freckles dot across her cheeks whereas I just have a single, small, dark one under my eye. Even her curves match mine, however her’s is softer than what I’ve tried to tone all summer long. I feel a little queasy, watching her walk into a room.

“Who’s ass do I have to kick?” He has a pointer finger under my chin, I feel cold metal graze my skin where a lone ring rests today. I asked him at the wedding if they meant anything, but he laughed and told me he just liked how they looked. I like pretty things, little sister. And I like adorning myself with them, too.

He guides my gaze to his, tilting my chin up slightly. My eyes widen just a fraction at his swollen lips. I lean back just a little, taking in the bigger picture. His dark hair is ruffled, more askew than it had been the day of the wedding. Of course, it had rained later that day, matting waves over his face. My fingers twitch now, wanting to fix the mess just as I had tried to fix his damp hair before. Down his neck are a few pink splotches that seem to be disappearing now, and at the collar of his shirt, on the skin peeking through the neckline, I see faint scratches, four equal lines running beneath the cotton. “As your big brother,” he murmurs, leaning closer to me, like we’re sharing secrets. “I think the saying goes that nobody bullies my sister but me, right?” I bat his hand away, shaking my head. I hate when he calls me his sister. I hate when he reminds me that he’s my brother. I hate when he refers to my dad as his dad. I hate that I’m tainted by just being a bystander to his sacrilege. I hate that barely-there glint in his eyes when he knows something I wish he didn’t. He catches my wrist before it falls to the side, his thumb running over the bright red knuckles, uncovered today, looking at them disapproving for a fleeting moment.

I snatch my hand back, giving him an almost petulant look. I’m nervous, I try to tell him with my eyes, hoping he won't ask. It’s not the first time he’s seen my battered fingers and it probably won't be the last either. It’s the end of my first semester and every day feels like I’m closer to impending doom; of course my nervous tick has been amplified. “We barely talk,” I narrow my eyes at him, “let alone do you get the chance to bully me.”

He holds his hands up, palms facing me as if to say he’s surrendered. “You’re right,” he admits. “I’m not taking my role very seriously.” I want to bash my head in because I don’t want him to take his role seriously. I don’t even want him in the role. He’s absolutely not joking, though however teasing he may sound. I’ve played out every interaction we’ve had together, all I can count on one hand, and there’s always something underlying to them. I wonder, belatedly, if Cardan actually hates me. Or maybe it was my dad and he was taking it out on me? Maybe I should have asked during that car ride, or during that dance we shared, or maybe when we were outside right before the storm. Maybe that’s why he’d acted as he had that night, why he had said what he said about our parents.

“Cardan…” I trail off, not knowing what to say, but I suppose I don’t really have to say anything.

“There’s a get together at the house,” he explains, and I know he means his house, the frat house. “Swing by on Saturday. Tell them you’re with me.” He takes hold of my bag and I’m too startled to stop him.

“I’m with you,” I repeat in disbelief.

He shrugs, “Or just tell them your mine.” My heart must have stopped for a moment. “My little sister. It’s all up to you, Jude.” His words have weight I don’t want to hold and it makes me uncomfortable. “Your class is down the hall, right?” He changes the topic so swiftly and it takes me a second to catch up with him. I guess he had remembered my schedule.

“Why are you guys having a party so close to finals?” I finally ask, while I attempt to take my bag back. He holds it out of my reach and brushes my hand away.

“Why not?” he counters, making my brain rattle. Every time we talk, it feels like pulling teeth. I give up and let him hold my bag.

“Sure,” I say, hoping it surprises him that I’d want to attend his party. He only smiles wider.

“So, how’s having Asha as a parent?” he asks, conversely, confusing me with his subject changes. A whole year, and now he decides on small talk?

I frown, and decide to be truthful “She’s great. I’ve had to do my own hair since I was five years old,” I laugh a little, wringing my fingers. “It was nice to have her brush it every once in a while.” My brows crinkle and my lips purse, “Though, I had to go to church a few Sundays. I didn’t know she was that religious,” I admit. “I’m not even Catholic. I don’t think Dad even had me baptized.”

Cardan chuckles in surprise, “Church? Yeah, that does sound just like her.” The way he says it makes me think that this is not like her at all. Maybe it was just a hobby she spontaneously picked up after getting married. Bored housewife syndrome or something.

“Yeah well,” I reach the door of my class and give him a pointed look, “No one warned me.” He holds the door open for me and passes me my bag. He doesn’t respond because maybe he doesn’t have to. I was there that night too, and nothing could have ever prompted me to stop our course of action to talk about my stepmother.

He follows a lock of my hair with his finger, twists the curl and tugs it lightly, childishly. “See you, little sister.” I wait for him to leave before I roll my eyes heavenwards.

I wait a few minutes in class before I excuse myself to the bathroom. The halls are empty now so it’s easier to navigate. I back track to where Cardan usually comes from, confused when I only see a storage room at the end of that specific hall. I feel uneasy as I figure it out. I guess it wasn’t that hard to begin with. “Notes, my ass,” I mutter.

With trepidation, I open the door, more heavy than other doors in this building, but unlocked, nonetheless. There’s a string that dangles from the ceiling, so I pull it, letting the light shine before I shift my weight from the door, and let it slowly shut behind me. It does hold a few cleaning supplies, but it’s mostly empty. I can smell that subtle amber fragrance Cardan always smells like. I grimace, feeling dirty being in here. I lean back against the door, finding myself wondering if the lights are on or off when he’s in here. If she’s leaning against a shelf, grasping at the panels to hold her up, or if she’s facing them instead, her back to him, resting her cheek on the lowest shelf, hands behind her back while he holds on to them, fucking her rough and quiet. In my head, the girl is Taryn, I tell myself.

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#Gentle Sins AU #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar #jude x cardan #jurdan #jurdan smut #jurdan fanfic #tfota #the folk of the air #tfota fanfic #tcp #the cruel prince #twk #the wicked king #tqon #the queen of nothing #tfota au #jurdan au #step siblings au #fanfic #smut #jude is an only child #and so is cardan #for intents and purposes

[wishforged]

one who walks in shadow: mahoyaku's zara

the heroine doesn't always want the prince on a white horse to take her away for the sake of eternal love -- sometimes she wants him for the opportunity he presents. "save me from my circumstances. put me somewhere I can live freely, not languish," she insists. I think ariadne pinned her hopes on theseus for a reason like this; living on crete at the time doesn't seem to have been very fulfilling. of course, waiting for someone else to save you tends to not work out too well.

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transposing this to a more modern context, there's the lure of marriage for some women as a way to leave the family home. by breaking free from the control of their parents, they will gain some measure of independence, or so the theory goes.

modern problems

then we have the setting of mahoyaku, a fantasy world separate from our own in which people have magical powers that burden them and grant them agency in complex ways. how does misogyny (obviously interconnected to marriage, female agency, etc) operate systemically in this universe? we don't have much information. we know a few hundred years ago, an associate of murr's (Known Feminist) faced discrimination while trying to open her own observatory. but this is spoken of as a thing of the past.

I'm not sure if anything like this is mentioned elsewhere -- feel free to enlighten me if there's something I'm missing.

with all this in mind, we come to zara, one of mahoyaku's only female characters to have a visual appearance. in part 2, she's given a lot of prominence. zara, a witch, develops an obsession with rustica after her sister becomes engaged to him.

I am tempted to read zara's fixation on rustica in the context of a woman seeking marriage to escape her circumstances. zara is, after all, a woman trapped in a literal tower by an abusive family. there is a repeated emphasis on marriage as an institution. rustica is not looking for not just his lover but his "bride." and zara seethes with jealousy over aria's pending marriage, specifically: "He should have been my husband, not hers."

but this is a bit reductive, because again, we don't really know the deal with misogyny in the world of mahoyaku. and I guess TECHNICALLY there is nothing wrong with a female character being in love with a man and that being her main motivation for why she does the things she does, if executed well... but I think bunta has other motivations here, and I'm interested in looking a little deeper into things.

all this to say, if we're putting aside a reading that looks at zara primarily as a woman living in a misogynistic society, what's the deal with zara?!

first of all, as a result of being locked up in a tower and getting no affection and love from basically anyone ever except her sister, zara hates herself.

zara is a witch -- twins are considered unlucky as a set, but we're led to understand that this is why her parents keep her imprisoned instead of aria. however, she's convinced herself there is something innate in her that's wrong. it's a classic case of a victim internalizing abuse. she's telling herself she deserves what she gets because she is someone who is simply meant to "slink through the shadows." otherwise she'd be allowed to live as freely as rustica does. that's how I interpret these lines, at least.

to zara, rustica is a Thing -- one that aria gets to have because aria is a human and not a wizard. it's not fair! after all, rustica is so great. he's perfect and kind and blessed by the sun and the moon... zara idealizes rustica to an extreme. she wants to have him, and she wants to be him, too.

yeah, rustica's beautiful eyes can only see a beautiful world, much like the naive aria, who probably needs to think a little harder about how things suck for other people.

zara's feelings towards aria and rustica are pretty similar, actually. she thinks of them both as pure beings who have never experienced real misfortune. the difference is that because zara sees aria as a reflection of herself, aria Must have something wrong with her. on the other hand, because rustica is unattainable for zara, his value increases in her eyes. she's placed him on so high up of a pedestal.

zara broods and broods alone in her tower, developing resentment towards her sister, who has never been anything but kind to her. to justify her resentment, and because she sees aria as a reflection of herself, she ascribes malice to her.

it turns out zara is actually right about aria not being "pure," because that's not really something any actual person can be. mahoyaku, with its plethora of deeply human, flawed, morally gray characters, won't let us forget this. thus the curse zara places on aria comes true. rustica kills aria because of the curse and basically loses it as a result.

according to kelvin, he then chooses to lose his memories after "a philosopher" (probably murr) suggests it to him, to save himself the pain. rustica then becomes the charming, forgetful western wizard looking for his bride that we all know and love.

zara decides this is fine. hell, she'll even help him out... by keeping him in a beautiful gilded cage of blissful ignorance.

zara is free of her parents, but she's again confined to the shadows through her own actions. this time she's keeping herself in a cage. this is a really tragic aspect of her character.

why does she do this? so she can atone for her actions.

her fixation on rustica is even greater now. she's desperate to keep him in the dark so he can keep living as the pure, bright person she was so fascinated by when they met. in a way, this is love.

a normal person's room decor

what will happen next? well, rustica is a sage's wizard now, but zara is sure as hell not leaving his fate up to chance after spending 400 years as his evil little guardian angel. so she's planning to kill the strongest wizards and use their mana stones to create some kind of contraption that will defeat the Great Calamity once and for all. don't worry guys zara's handling it

zara says she wants to atone, which would mean she feels guilt over causing aria's death. in some ways this is probably true. but it's also true that aria desperately wants to prevent rustica from seeing the world for what it is -- a place that's often messy and cruel -- and there must be other reasons for that. why is it so important for zara that rustica be kept "pure"? despite everything, she wants him to be happy... the part of zara that loves rustica, and wants to atone for causing aria's death, is probably the best part of her.

as someone who has always lived in the shadows, she must desperately want to be seen for who she is. but after all that she's done, zara is aware that person isn't pretty.

the lyrics to skin-deep comedy, the part 2 theme song, are from zara's point of view. she's lived for a long time; she's colder now, and in some ways more malignant. she's become convinced that the ends justify the means. she wants to change, and she thinks she can, through her plans. she wants to be defined by more than just her mistakes. again, she wants to be seen.

I started this post with a bit of an indictment of mahoyaku's worldbuilding, and while I would still like to know more about the role of women in the world of this game, there's still plenty of room and time for the story to explore this. joseimuke franchises are somewhat limited in scope because they are, of course, first and foremost marketed towards women who like anime dudes, but female audiences are accommodating of and interested in a lot of different things. mahoyaku has already proved itself to be rather progressive-- eg. the ability to choose genders for your player character -- and bunta writes their characters with a lot of love and care. I'm looking forward to more of what the game has to tell us about zara.

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I cannot read Japanese, so all my thoughts and summaries here are derived from fan translations. translations for the observatory story are by healingbonds. translations for chapters 18-22 of the main story's part 2 are by cainluver69.

#textforged

[mashiee]

blyke hcs?

RIGT OK SO

blyke is THE definition of catboy. im sorry if you dont want to hear it but he literally is. he is THE catboy

afab trans man demiboy

he/they pronouns or he/him depending on what i want him to use that day

bisexual

also has fangs, but unlike johns, his are more the kind that are meant to actually tear, rather than puncture. so basically, if he and john had a fight with solely their teeth for some reason, blyke would win

usually very scuffed up and has bandages or something of the sort on him because he gets in the middle of any fight he sees to try and stop it. even outside of school. doc doesnt hate him nearly as much as john but hes not that far

lots of freckles across his nose, shoulders, and ears

blushes super easily even the tips of his ears

his face just gets super red easily in general. when embarrassed, cold, angry, etc

he has braces!!! his teeth are really fucked

along with his fangs, he also has snaggleteeth. his fangs are behind those. like either on the other side of them to the back, or the snaggleteeth are literally growing on top/above of the fangs. not sure which i prefer

he also has two decently sized gaps (about the size of maybe like a toothpick and a 1/2?) between his snaggleteeth and the teeth next to them towards the front

and he has wider/longer than usual front teeth. i believe theres a name for it but i dont remember what its called and iirc it might have been used as an insult so im just not gonna look it up anyway

hes also insecure about his braces, dont bring them up to him. if he brings them up first its fine, but u cant do it first

peanut allergy

height is anywhere from 5'5 to 5'8 to me depending on the day

somewhere between masculine and androgynous for his personal image and the way he presents

wants top surgery, unsure about bottom surgery

currently wears binders (and sports bras for anything active)

anger issues

or maybe ied instead? (cus isnt rlly the same as "anger issues" because it's uncontrollable)

doesnt have a dad

his mom had him at 19 on her own, she told the dad who she had been dating at the time but he left her

her name is Meinya. sometimes her friends call her nya-nya

blyke was born as a twin

wow that sounds like the twin is dead, they are not

his twin's name is Blythe

shes also trans and its kind of funny bc they were originally born with eachothers names but then decided to swap them and take eachothers when they came out

btw this hc came about bc of this image

p much everyone in that image you can put a name to, except for the red haired girl sitting in front of remi

so. i decided she was blyke's sister

claustrophobic maybe?

definitely afraid of not living up to expectations

or being enough

afraid his friends will lose interest in him and leave him

very loyal

maybe hes like percy jackson and thats his fatal flaw

basketball shorts and basketball jerseys as daily wear

his red flag is that he's literally red /j

rbf

obviously muscular and has abs

TERRIBLE liar

and also just hates lying in general

it makes him feel icky

hes almost always honest and hates lying AND liars

so uh. yikes for isen. not that i think isen is trying to lie to blyke but sometimes he just Does it. hes so used to it

dyslexic

doesnt like reading for that reason

would play soccer, basketball, and/or baseball, also maybe volleyball

def nd but not officially diagnosed w anything

high pain tolerance

he honestly has very little sense of self and isnt really sure what kind of person he is

and also has immense trouble forming his own opinions or ideals, esp without being influenced by others

on that note hes also influenced very easily, esp by ppl he cares about

desperately wants validation from authority figures (and sometimes peers)

love love loves anime and manga and manwhas etc etc etc

prefers sub over dub solely bc its less likely to have translation errors

reads fanfiction and also writes it

fav genre is hurt/comfort

has two goku figurines that he saved up money for. currently saving up for a hatsune miku one.

entire room is FULL of anime posters. all walls, ceiling. door. everything

wants to go to a con some day

attracted to idiots and idiots EXCLUSIVELY

which is why being friends with BOTH remi and isen is a STRUGGLE

arlo has been the direct cause of both blykes phone screen cracking and his computer legit fucking snapping in half, and arlo felt bad both times so he fucking bought blyke a new phone and computer both of excellent quality

therefore blyke once called arlo his sugar daddy as a joke and arlo just about fucking collapsed and died right there

"arlo, grabbing blyke aggressively by the shoulders, practically frothing at the mouth: do not Ever. Call me That. Again"

"blyke, about to bust a lung: aye aye captain"

when he laughs he sounds like a squirt bottle

LOVESSS SPICY FOOD

listens to vocaloid music and plays rhythm games unironically

has a tumblr for his fandom stuff

#my posts #unordinary #webtoon unordinary #unordinary webtoon #webtoon #unordinary blyke #blyke unordinary #asks #headcanons

[goofyahhteachers]

Ask for SketchBook: how do you feel about the other teachers (that you have met)

Sketch: O-OH! w-well I mean I gotta talk about my lovers first, right? <:3

Electracey is so amazing I love having her as a partner! It's a lil silly sometimes, tearing some parts to see if it's electric or not but it's ok!!

Tony is also amazing, GAH ALL OF THEM AMAZING TO BE HONEST OK OK BUT TONY, he can be serious at times but they're so nice!! I've met them ever since high school! He's a bit busy at times but they always make time for us!

When I first met Morgue I was kindaaa scared, but talking to him a lot made me a little bit braver to talk to him! Morgue is really nice once you get to know him just don't break his tempter heemhem

Sketch: THE OTHER TEACHERS THOUGH, THEY ARE REALLY NEAT!!

I don't usually pick favorites but... My favorites would have to be Lazarus and maybe Stephan!

Lazarus is so silly I love xem! Of course, xe kinda spaces out at times but whenever xe's not, xe is fun to be with, and hanging out with xem is the best!

Stephan is just a big ol' dad! He's so sweet but.. sometimes he can be dumb... well I'm one to talk. BUT he's just really nice and goofy!

My least favorite but still on this list is Vegaline, can be annoying sometimes and... green... but I can deal with her. Unemployed Brendon is second on the list.

Sketch: Ummm so... Shrignold, Warren, and the twins... I.. like them but I don't..?

Shrignold is just trying to force us to join their cult at times, I dunno why... They still consider yellow a member even though she's not..

Warren is umm weird, and greasy. I honestly just feel bad about him having barely any friends and not a lot of people liking him. I'm honestly happy that he's dating Shrignold and Lazarus.

Oh man, the twins, they remind me of Shrignold but instead of obsessed with love they're obsessed with family.

Sketch: UGH, I honestly dislike Colin and Keith! I don't hate them because I just can't make myself hate them but they can be so annoying!

Colin is a narcissist, talks about himself or about Keith sometimes, they don't care how we feel sometimes and it just bullies Warren and Gilbert for no reason??? Compute is kinda a bitch if I'm being honest. He complains to us about its sister, Lia, I don't even understand why.

Keith is also a bitch, he makes fun of everyone just for fun, he always complains about this house not being safe, and umm.. sometimes I just hear him saying stuff? I'm not sure what but it's just kinda weird. Maybe he just hallucinates friends.

#DHMIS #Dont hug me im scared #DHMIS Sketch #DHMIS Sketchbook #DHMIS gijinka #DHMIS ask blog #DHMIS blog #DHMIS humanized #DHMIS Humanoid #Artist on tumblr #artwork #art #digital artist #ask blog #blog #anon #anonymous #goofy ahh responses #sketch answers

[zackmartin]

Bookshop AU with the couple of your choice! 💜

Ahh, thank you so so much for sending one, Heather, these are so much fun to do 💕

send me an au and i'll tell you how i'd have it play out!

Sorry this took me so long, I actually convinced myself for a minute that I was going to write it but we both know that’s not going to happen lol

Okay, obviously I’m gonna do Zenry for this, but at first I was like, “how can I use them, they’re both Jared, 19, they don’t read” but I think I worked it out so! Here we go!

So, the summer before junior year, there’s a brand new hotel that gets built in downtown Swellview 👀

Basically, in this AU, On Deck never happened, so the twins would go straight from Boston to this new hotel (and that also means On Deck!Cody is not a thing because we all know how I feel about him)(also, he and Barbara never broke up, they just decide to do long distance since it’s only two years until they graduate anyway and I hated the way they ended them in On Deck so I’m simply ignoring it in this AU <3) 

Anyway, I always HC in my AUs where they don’t get on the boat, the twins get their licenses because I can’t see any reason why they wouldn’t, but in this AU they have to share a car because, well, they can’t afford two

Which is how Zack gets roped into spending his Saturday afternoon in a boring old vintage used bookstore instead of doing literally anything else

(he contemplates walking down main street to see if he can find an arcade or a diner or anything really but it’s June, the sun is beaming down and it’s hotter than usual, so it’s either suffer in the sun or suffer in the bookstore, and at least the bookstore is air conditioned) 

This place has bookshelves that reach from the floor to the ceiling, each of them crammed full; actually it’s so crowded with books in there, that there’s stacks of them in various heights scattered around the floor 

Moving through this place is like moving through a maze. It even smells like old books 

There’s even the owner’s tabby cat, Dinah (named after the cat in Alice in Wonderland, which happens to be the owner’s daughter’s favorite book), that likes to lay in the storefront window and greet customers

Jasper and Charlotte like to hang out in there and swap recommendations during lazy afternoons when work isn’t busy

Henry sometimes gets dragged along even though he doesn’t care much for reading; but he likes the cat (and the cat likes him) and it’s quiet, his parents aren’t nagging him about chores in there, his sister isn’t screaming at him in there, and it’s a place away from Ray’s Captain Man-sized temper tantrums, so he doesn’t mind going to chill for a couple of hours 

He’ll sometimes even bring treats for the cat if he knows he’ll be going that day; he made sure it was alright with the owner. They even told him her favorite kinds and what flavors she likes

After a mere two minutes of being there, Zack’s already ready to leave. He tried to pick up a few books, just to see, but if it isn’t comic books, he just can’t get his mind to focus enough. Reading is too boring without pictures 

When he’s moving through the maze of bookshelves towards the back of the store, he can faintly hear someone talking a few aisles over, but he’s in a public place, so he doesn’t think much of it at first

Except he realizes after a minute that it isn’t so much talking as just, soft babbling? Maybe some cooing? Which piques his interest 

So he immediately goes to find the source of this noise and after a few minutes, he rounds the corner and finds a guy (a very cute guy, he thinks; one that makes his heart pound) currently sitting on the floor scratching behind the ears of a pretty, striped cat that’s curled up on the floor beside him 

And Zack immediately blurts out: “my bad, I heard voices…” 

And Henry’s going through a whole range of emotions over the span of two seconds because the only people that ever find him back there are either his friends or the owner, and even though it’s still kind of embarrassing for them to find him baby talking to Dinah, they’re at least used to it, but this time of course it had to be a stranger

A very very attractive stranger 

So not only is Henry trying to get over his initial embarrassment but he’s also trying to deal with the fact that Zack’s very captivating eyes are basically glued to him, and he has the most adorable smile Henry’s ever seen on another human being, and Henry’s heart is racing and there’s butterflies in his stomach and his brain is short-circuiting as he tries to save face and act cool while failing miserably at it 

Little does he know, that’s working for him though, because Zack already thought he was cute but watching him subtly blush and refuse to make eye contact as he struggles to say even one singular word is the most adorable thing in the world.

Like, Zack’s already so completely smitten; he doesn’t even know Henry’s name yet, but he’s so far gone 

After just a few seconds, Henry’s finally able to be like “I don’t think I’ve seen you around before?” because it’s a relatively small town, and he may not know every person’s name ofc, but usually kids his age, he’d at least know their faces from school, and that’s when Zack tells him about just moving there, and how he and his brother are going to Swellview High in the fall, and he introduces himself

And when Henry introduces himself he’s still kinda rambling so he’s like “I’m Henry. Henry Hart.” and Zack’s like, “It’s cool to meet you Henry Henry Hart :)”

And then there’s awkward silence because neither can figure out where to go from there but they also don’t want this conversation to end

So Zack just says the first thing he can think of, which is to ask Henry if he works there since he seems to be very friendly with the cat

And ofc Henry says no and he starts to admit that his friends kinda dragged him there, but then he figures if Zack is also there on a Saturday afternoon, than that must mean he’s like his friends and loves books, and Henry wants to impress him so badly so he’s just like “i come here every weekend. I love books. Ya know…..Reading.” 

And since Zack wants to impress Henry, he decides to also lie and pretend like he’s an avid book lover 

Zack: “So…what’s your favorite?” Henry, blurting out the name of the first book he sees out of the corner of his eye: “War and Peace” Zack: “What’s it about?” Henry: “Well,,,,,there’s a war……..and then there’s peace…….” Zack: “Makes sense.” Henry: “What’s yours?” Zack, after taking several long seconds to think it over: “I’d have to say anything by Dr. Seuss. Green Eggs and Ham is such a classic” 

That makes Henry chuckle and finally helps him relax a bit, and the sound of his laugh just makes Zack that much more smitten 

Anyway, they keep up this charade of loving books for like 90% of the summer

Like, Zack enlists the help of Cody and Henry gets his friends to help, to try to BS a conversation about literature. But, hearing the two of them talk sounds like two aliens trying to convince the other that they’re human lmao

For the first few weekends they just “accidentally” bump into each other in this bookstore

But, after a while they make it an official weekly thing

They spend like, five whole minutes pretending to browse but then the rest of the time is just spent in Henry’s usual spot in the back corner with the cat where they just talk about everything and nothing for hours on end

It isn’t until it’s Zack’s birthday in early August when Henry gets him a first edition of some book title he literally just pulled out of his ass that Zack’s finally like “Okay. I have a confession. Idc about reading. The last thing I read for fun was a comic book. I won’t even read shit for school, I just make Cody do it” and he’s definitely expecting Henry to be wholly pissed that he’s lied for so long but Henry just lets out a sigh of relief and is like “Dude, me too!” and then they spend like another twenty minutes just talking about comic books

Which includes a few minutes where Henry has to try to dodge a conversation about Captain Man and Kid Danger and their respective comic book 

Zack, at the end of all this: “So, this Saturday…instead of the bookstore, you wanna go to laser tag? Assuming you like laser tag.” Henry: “I’m in, sounds fun. I love laser tag. And I promise that’s the truth.” Zack: “and maybe afterward we could….go for pizza? Or whatever other food we’re in the mood for that day?” Henry: “........are you asking me out?” Zack, partially joking but also not: “Not if your answer is no.” Henry, after making Zack sweat it out for several seconds: “Hm. Then I guess it’s a date 😏”

#these are so so fun I'm obsessed I wanna do 500 more #asks #heather tag 💜 #au ask game #zenry #i might still write the first scene just for the heck of it. we'll see.

[andypasta]

rant/vent post (need to get it outta my system before I do something im gonna regret)

Does anyone even actually like me for who I am? Or do they only like the good parts. People get upset and sad over pieces of me that I can’t currently do anything about. I’m sorry I scratch myself until I bleed with my nails and my chipped shark tooth necklace, I’m sorry I can’t stop doing stupid shit, I’m sorry I’m self-depreciating, I’m sorry I’m non-chalant, I’m sorry I’m un-empathetic most times and have no idea how to deal with emotion. I’m sorry I have to exist like this. If it’s an inconvenience to you imagine how it is to be me. To have to sit throught talking with so many people, naturally ambiverted and friendly, and yet knowing that once people get to know me, they’ll leave at some point. They’ll all leave, or they’ll end up with other friends. And I’ll forget to contact first. And we’ll forget about eachother, but I’ll never really forget you, but I’ll feel too awkward to reach out again. I’m sorry I’m not the perfect friend, child, partner. I try, I really do. I just can’t, and I feel more and more tired of trying every day. My grades are falling because I can’t stop putting more and more stress on myself. And I’m sorry I can’t shut up during movies and shows when I wanna tell you cool things, and I’m sorry I can’t stop talking to you about my favorite things. I’m sorry I’m so goddamn annoying, and I’m sorry that I have to exist in your presence. You’re not the first to not want me around. But if I told you the first it’d be so nonchalant, and you’d be worried about me, but for your own reasons. You don’t want to feel guilty if I do anything to myself. It’s not your fucking fault. It wasn’t until you did that. Until you told me not to hurt myself because you would feel bad and I would go to hell. Until you told me that you hated me but only talked to me because I was the only one you knew in that class. Until you told me that you wish you never had me, whether a joke or not. Until you told me I couldn’t be in your group because I was annoying. Until you told me to shut up mid conversation. Until you told me one of my favorite foods looked like vomit and it was disgusting. Thanks for that, by the way. I changed my favorite food because of that. Oh, and let’s not forget the time you promised me you would make me said favorite food on my birdbath, planned out for months, and then decided you didn’t feel like cooking and took me out to a restaurant instead. Sure they had the thing on the menu, but it’s not the same. It’s not the same. It’s not, and it never will be. But you don’t care. My feelings don’t matter because you can play it off as me being an angsty teen and having an attitude. And not that you’re fucking up bad. But I can’t tell you. How would I. You apparently never do any wrong, I’m always the fuck up here. And I have 3 years of this left. Idk if I’m gonna make it. I want to, but the chances look slimmer every time I think about it. Still, I have to keep a straight face and a happy smile. For everyone. Because I don’t want them to feel guilty. And then I see people treating eachother nicely, and I wish we have that. I wish you would tuck me in and genuinely tell me you love me, I wish you would tell me I was doing good as a friend like your sister does in theater. I wish I didn’t have to pretend to be absolutely 100% fine with people jokingly insulting me. It’s fine sometimes, but the constant kys is getting annoying. And then I express that maybe I might, and you suddenly change it up and be like “oh no don’t do that” because your previous friend did, and you want me around because “who else would I draw with”. That’s it. Nothing else. No “because you’re special to me and we’re formed sand I’ll miss you” no. Just “who else would I draw things I make you draw with?” And I get it, it’s my choice and all, but I don’t want him to not like me. Because I’m friends with his twin sister, and I don’t want to ruin the relationship with her or the friendliness with their parents. And I’m so scared, of fucking everything. I don’t even know what I wanna do anymore. Or if I’ll make it there.

#Oh and yes the “you” bits were mostly diff people #Long post #vent :3

[awstencamebackyes]

trying not to romanticize the lyrics of break up songs is so hard when you've never been heartbroken

#like oh you felt that much??? gimme #i hate being a twin sometimes because they always see me as his sister instead of an actual girl #so then they make fun of me or ask me for girl advice #the advice is date me #waterparks #frank iero #mcr #my chemical romance #fall out boy #palaye royale

[the-lone-witch-and-secret-room]

Camila Noceda and Flawed Parenting

A perspective by a flawed person with loving but extremely flawed parents

I’m genuinely baffled at some people’s hostile reaction towards Camila. Like… do any of you have flawless parents that always know the best solution instantly, make no mistakes and never get emotional?

My parents are great. They’re super supportive and I love them very, very much. Overall I think I got very lucky in the parents department.

But god, they are far from flawless. I still live at home, and despite all the good, there’s moments when I can’t take my dad anymore. He’s the kind of dad that stayed up until two am to help me with homework when I was in school, and he does so, so many things to make sure I’m happy. I know that. But despite all of this, I have told my mom in emotional moments before that I’m not sure if I can keep living with him, because for all his good sides, he has a couple of fatal flaws that sometimes make him unbearable.

My mom listens to me and is very open to being educated on certain topics, but she has her flaws, too. She hates when I fight with my dad, and gets so torn up about it that I’ve once apologized to my dad out of fear of her getting into a car crash otherwise. She’s very vocal about certain flaws of mine, and sometimes uses the things she does for me as leverage against me when she gets very emotional.

And both of my parents pay a lot more attention to my brother because he needs it more, because he’s more of a “problem child” while I “seem so capable” even when I’m not.

And guess what? I’m not a perfect child. I make mistakes sometimes, some of them pretty severe. Just like Luz, I’m the kind of person that struggles to communicate certain issues of mine to her parents. I’m stubborn, and when I get emotional, I say very hurtful things sometimes. So do they.

And this has nothing to do with my parents being horrible or abusive. They’re neither of those things.

The takeaway from this should not be that my entire family is made up of terrible people, but that we’re all flawed in our own ways, despite loving each other and trying our best. There’s things about my parents I wish I could change, and there are things about me that my parents wish they could change. And to an extent, that’s perfectly normal.

In our strengths and flaws and frustration with each other, we’re all human.

Specific, spoiler-y Camila and Luz things under the cut since this got very long.

We have no indication that Camila has a pattern of emotionally manipulating Luz. Her “emotional manipulation” as I’ve seen some people put it, is people for some reason thinking that the second you become an adult, you’re suddenly perfect and can no longer make mistakes, lest you’ll be dubbed horrible and abusive.

The whole concept is absurd to me. There is no perfect way to parent. There simply isn’t. Of course, there’s some genuinely abusive patterns that are horrible and inexcusable. But out of the parenting styles that aren’t, which one works depends on a number of factors, one of which absolutely includes that every child is different and has different needs. Camila is an amazing parent for Vee, giving the kid everything she’s ever longed for. She’s not an ideal parent for Luz. And that’s because Luz and Vee have fundamentally different needs.

Likewise, Luz is a pretty great child for Eda, but not a perfect fit for Camila. Luz relates to Eda a lot more than she relates to her mom, and that’s why the two of them have an easier time understanding each other. Both of these mother-child relationships exist, and one is not more doomed to fail than the other, but I think you’ll agree that the better you understand someone and where they’re coming from, the easier it is to communicate, pick up on certain signs, etc.

As mom and daughter, Camila and Luz are both flawed and have issues seeing the other’s perspective because of how different they are. And we should simultaneously acknowledge both of their roles in the issue and give both of them the space to learn and grow past those issues.

Luz struggles to communicate her problems. She doesn’t want to burden people in the demon realm, and it’s a given that this started out as not wanting to burden her mom. So she keeps quiet about her issues. Camila tries hard but can’t read her daughter’s mind, so there’s only so much she can do to understand and help the way Luz needs her to. Hell, Eda, who Luz is a lot more open with than her mom, struggles to help her, because Luz doesn’t tell her what’s wrong. I don’t see anyone calling Eda a terrible mom for that.

Camila tries her best, but she struggles to understand her daughter because of this, and because of how fundamentally different they are. She loves Luz’s creativity, we actively see her supporting it in the new episode—she keeps the weird stuff Luz made because she thinks Luz will regret throwing it away, and even plays along in what she assumes to be some elaborate role play because “she’s glad Luz kept her creativity even though it’s not made things easy for her at school”. But at the beginning of the show, said creativity got out of hand and people got hurt. Luz could’ve gotten hurt. So of course Camila had to interfere. I love Luz dearly, but she thought it was okay to bring snakes to school and set off fireworks inside a school building. Creativity is great. Doing reckless stuff that causes people to get hurt is not.

In sending Luz to camp, Camila tried to have someone else fix her issue because she didn’t know how to help Luz. That was a mistake, and a bad one at that, but she’s realizing that. She looks disheartened when Vee tries to throw out Luz’s stuff, because she never meant to change her daughter or take that part of her away. She just thought Luz needed a reality check—which, for the record, is something the narrative actually agrees with.

Luz spends her time in the demon realm getting reality check after reality check, realizing that even her ideal fantasy world where she has everything she always wanted doesn’t mean she’s free of consequences. She goes overboard constantly, causing:

-Eda to be forced to fly into a trap because Luz is chasing a fantasy (Witches before Wizards)

-Eda to almost be branded by her sister because Luz doesn’t think through why Eda doesn’t use magic to publicly announce her presence constantly (Once Upon a Swap)

-Eda and the twins to get kidnapped by a Slitherbeast because Luz stole Amity’s wand (Adventures in the Elements)

-Her friends to get hurt when she goes overboard trying to help Willow (Wing it like Witches)

-Eda to be captured and almost petrified because Luz thought she could just steal from the Emperor with no consequences in an attempt to help (Agony of a Witch)

I’m like 90% sure these aren’t even all. None of those make her a terrible person, for the record, but as all humans are, she is flawed and makes bad choices. She learns from these experiences and matures, just like her mom had hoped she would at camp. She’s also made friends there, which was another thing Camila wanted for her daughter.

You’ll probably realize that a lot of Luz’s behaviors I mentioned follow one of two patterns: 1. Luz’s idealized fantasy world causing problems, when she walks around with rose tinted glasses and gets people in trouble in the process because she hasn’t thought about the consequences, and 2. Luz trying to help someone she loves, but instead making things worse in the progress. The issue with this one is often that she doesn’t communicate her ideas/listen to the people she’s trying to help—like when Willow and Gus said they’ve had enough of Grudgby, or how she never actually talks to Eda about the healing hat idea before doing something reckless.

…does the latter one sound familiar to you at all? No? Because it’s the exact same thing that Camila did.

Some of the things Luz does are reckless and actively endanger others and herself, and that’s something that I think we need to acknowledge before judging Camila. As Luz’s mom, it’s Camila’s job to interfere in those situations. That she made a mistake while trying to protect Luz doesn’t make her a terrible person, especially as, again, the narrative proves her right to an extent.

I’m not saying her making Luz promise to come back and stay isn’t something that hurt Luz—it absolutely is. But it was born out of desperation. She’s emotional and in shock. She’s so full of pain and regret. She just wants her fourteen year old daughter home safe, and there’s nothing abusive or even morally ambiguous about that.

From Luz’s perspective, what she says is absolutely heartbreaking, but from Camila’s, it’s perfectly reasonable. I doubt Camila has the full picture, but even if she does, she’s had a full fifteen seconds to process that her daughter has not only been lying to her for months, but chose to leave her, and is in the demon realm of all places. Of course she’d be emotional and upset about that! Who wouldn’t? Camila isn’t a robot. If she’d been calm about this I’d be way more concerned, honestly.

My parents don’t get mad that easily, but if I would lie to them for weeks on end, they’d be pissed off too, not even taking the running away from home part into account. That’s a normal thing. People don’t like being lied to. Camila is absolutely devastated in that moment because she’s scared that Luz left because she hates her, when Luz actively states that her leaving wasn’t about her mom—which is another thing we should really be acknowledging.

Abusive parents suck and abuse should obviously never be apologized or trivialized, but saying something hurtful in the heat of the moment isn’t the same thing as being an abusive parent. My parents have done this. I’ve done this. And yes, those things can be emotionally manipulative, but there’s a huge difference in whether that’s a habit or a person speaking out of hurt and desperation in a very specific context. I doubt there’s anyone on the entire planet that hasn’t had a bad moment where they’ve said something like this because they were hurting. People lash out when they hurt, and they beg for reassurance when they’re scared. That’s something we all do.

The whole mindset of “all parents have to be perfect and can never get upset or make any mistakes” is harmful as hell, and honestly also very unrealistic. No parent is perfect, and especially people like me who have a relationship with their parents that’s very good overall should know that.

Once you have a child, parenting is a non-stop learning process, every day for the rest of your life. Taking away that room to grow and expecting perfection isn’t helping anyone, especially not struggling single parents.

And I see Camila as someone who is very willing to learn, because at the end of the day, all she wants is for Luz to be happy. Let’s give her some time to wrap her head around this whole situation. Let’s see what she says once she sees for herself how happy Luz is in that world, may it be via the videos eventually coming through or Camila visiting and meeting Luz’s found family, her friends and her girlfriend.

Ultimately, I don’t think Camila will force Luz to stay at home, but we have to give her some time. She wants what’s best for Luz, and she’s gonna need some convincing that a dangerous magical world is what’s best. I feel like that’s very normal considering the circumstances.

Her and Luz need to work on their communication on both ends, they both have things to learn, but I’m certain they’ll manage to fix their relationship in the long run.

If the bunk bed is any indication, I think Vee is gonna stay in the human realm permanently while Luz sleeps at home but keeps attending Hexside in the daytime. That feels like a solution that keeps everyone happy, and allows Luz to spend time with all the people she loves. I can’t see her being forced to choose at the end.

As a closing statement: Eda isn’t an ideal mom, Amity isn’t an ideal friend or girlfriend and neither is Luz, Lilith isn’t an ideal sister… but that’s because no one is ever an ideal anything. Being flawed is a big part of being human. Everyone has different facets to their personality. Their flaws are what makes them such great, relatable, believable characters.

And I feel the same way about Camila. She’s an extremely believable character that reminds me of my own parents, flawed but very loving nonetheless.

(Also honestly, I think it’s pretty telling that some of you guys immediately bash the black single mom that’s obviously trying her hardest while giving the benefit of the doubt to Alador, who has been portrayed as neglecting and threatened his six year old daughter on screen. This was already a thing before we knew much about either of them, and I’m disappointed but unfortunately not very surprised that it still is.)

#the owl house #toh #lumity #luz noceda #Camila noceda #Camila the owl house #toh spoilers #owl house #Camila toh #toh meta #eda clawthorne #luz x amity #eleena rants #noceda family #yesterday’s lie #toh season two #the owl house season two #Vee Noceda #spoilers #owl house spoilers #the owl house spoilers #luz toh #luz the owl house #toh Camila #character flaws #long post #spoilers under cut #Personal

[kim-seung-mo]

Hi hi i really like your writing and i saw your hc list and i was wondering if you could do #8 and or #1 thank you<3

𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕪 𝕂𝕚𝕕𝕤 𝔸𝕤 𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝔹𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣

♩ fem!reader, fluff fluff fluff, i had a surprisingly good time writing this, no warnings really, just fluff (and a little crying i guess)

♩♩ word count: 2.2k

♩♩♩ A/N: did #8 cuz #1 would probably take me ages lol, also, because I feel like they would have a very different relationship with a sister vs a brother, these hcs are for fem!reader. wip list here

Chan (older brother)

Best brother in the world.

Since Hannah and Lucas were both back home in Australia and you were the only one with him in Korea, he would make sure to take extra care of you.

Would text you every day, asking how your day was, how you're feeling, and if anything interesting happened.

Would let you listen to the new songs he wrote, and ask for your opinion, even if you don't know anything about music.

You once said, "I must be the luckiest person in the world to be your sister."

He smiled at that, ruffling your hair and said, "no Y/N, I'm the luckiest person in the world to be your brother."

Being Bang Chan's baby sister was great, it truly was.

The only complaint you may have is that although you always turn to him when you have trouble, he always hides his.

You hear about his difficulties from other people more than from himself.

He would always say, "I'm oppa, I shouldn't be worrying you..."

But you just wanted him to know how much you loved him too.

And you cried about it, making him feel bad for a long time.

After that whole mess, he eventually opened up to you.

you'd get a daily update on things that were going on and his health, along with a selfie proving that he was indeed well.

You watched all of his vlives, even commenting on them.

Sometimes he would read them out loud just to embarrass you.

Would just end up embarrassing himself tho.

Would also probably be the type of person to ask you who your bias is.

Of course, he expects you to answer his name.

And you'd do him a favor and say, "Of course it's you!"

But then, only you know who your real bias is.

Minho (older brother)

He was the opposite of Chan. He is the worst brother in the world.

He has been bullying you since you were a kid, stealing your snacks and toys constantly.

You were always crying because of him, and he would always laugh when you cried, the harder you cried, the happier he laughed.

Instead of ¨I love you¨, you would shout ¨I hate you¨ at each other.

You always thought he genuinely hated you, he never said anything good about you, never cared.

But when he found out you were being bullied at school, something changed.

The anger in his eyes was something you've never seen before. It was totally different from when he was teasing you.

He came home one day covered in wounds, but still he looked at you like nothing had happened.

"You're ugly."

"What happened? Why are you hurt? Did you get into a fight?"

"That's not your problem......"

When you go to school the next day, you found that your bullies were also all covered with wounds, some even with broken bones.

"Did you do it? You fought those people? For me?" you asked when you got home.

He just rolled his eyes.

"You're overthinking. I don't care about you that much."

But what he really said to the bullies was, "If you touch even one strand of her hair, I'll make sure you never see the sun again."

He's the only one that can bully you.

Changbin (twin brother)

You and Changbin looked nothing alike, even though you two were twins.

There were even people who thought you two were a couple.

You puked in the toilet together for ten minutes straight.

You? Changbin's girlfriend? Never, never ever. Not even a chance.

Though you had to say your personalities were quite similar, both of you looked cold and cool, but when they actually got to know you, they would know that you two were actually just big idiots.

"Y/N, do I really look like a walrus?"

"Hahahahahahahahahahaha——"

Your phone was full of ugly photos of him and you often made memes to send to the members.

The members love you so much, probably more than Changbin.

You once said, "The only good thing about being a Seo Changbin's sibling is that I get free VIP tickets to Stray Kids concerts."

Of course, you got beaten up by him after that.

You two were more like friends instead of siblings.

You acted like you disliked him, but when it came to the people who mattered most, it was always him that came to mind.

You've never told him, but you're actually his number one fan.

He's never told you, but he's written tons of songs for you.

Hyunjin (younger brother)

A very annoying brother who would never shut up.

Because of the big age gap between you two, you were more like his third parent than his noona.

When he was younger, he would call you "noona" sweetly and follow you wherever you went.

But around time when he started school, he started to feel ashamed of it and didn't want to tell anyone that he had a much older noona.

You were sad about this for a long time and even felt you were hated by him.

Until one time he brought his friends home, and one of them said something like "yo, Hwang you didn't tell us you had a hot sister."

That was the first time you saw Hyunjin actually get angry.

"Not even the best person in the world can match my noona."

You were very supportive of his dream of being an idol and always believed in him.

You've also supported him since his debut, listening to every song they've released and watched every stage he's been on.

After his debut, it was like Hyunjin had reversed back to when he was a kid, always clinging to you.

You would text him asking if he was tired and if he wanted to go home and he would return with a video call, saying that he missed the jajangmyeon you made for him.

He was only mentioning, but you actually made it and brought it over to him.

Hyunjin, who was still practicing, after hearing from a member that you were at the front door, rushed straight out of the JYP building, leaving the other members confused.

He barely talked about nor showed them any pictures of you, all they knew was your name.

You later came to know that the reason wasn't because he was ashamed of you, it was the opposite actually.

He didn't want any of the members falling for you.

He actually cried while eating the jajangmyeon you made.

His Christmas wish that year was for you to come see him more.

Jisung (twin brother)

Despite being twins, you were always in charge of protecting Jisung.

It seemed like it has always been that way.

You standing in front of Jisung, protecting him. Him behind you, being your personal sunshine.

You protecting him from the "bad guys" in the world, and him bringing you your smile.

You two were always sticking together like you were gonna die without each other.

So you were really surprised when he decided to go back to Korea and become a trainee.

Because that meant you were gonna be separated for the first time.

He literally cried to you all night when he told you about his decision, but fortunately, you supported his decision and promised to be his number one fan for the rest of your life.

The day you took him to the airport was probably the first time he saw you cry.

He almost decided not to go on the spot, but you told him, "If you give up your dream for me, I'll hate myself forever."

Calls you every single day not skipping one for three years straight.

Introduced you to Chan and Changbin through video chat.

Later, after he debuted, he became busy and couldn't contact you often. For a while he would blame himself, saying sorry every time he found the time to talk to you.

You left Malaysia and came to Seol after graduating college to live closer to him, and for your job, of course, but mainly for your dear twin brother.

He happily jumped around as he was introducing you to all the members, proudly stating that you were "the most important person" to him.

Felix (younger brother)

Maybe it was because you were the oldest out of the four, you've always been the closest to Korean culture since childhood.

After graduating from high school, you went back to Korea to study.

A few years later, when you heard that Felix decided to return to Korea to become a trainee, you were very delighted to say the least.

You finally had family around.

You were Felix's personal Korean teacher, although you weren't a really good one, as every time you tried to teach him, you guys would just end up talking about other things.

With that familiar Australian accent, you really feel like you were at home.

Felix introduced you to his new hyung, who was also from Australia, Christopher Bang.

Felix accidentally spilled that he might have tried to get you two together.

"If only Chan hyung could be my real hyung, right Y/N?"

You hit him on the head, making him speak Korean to you.

You heard about Felix's elimination from someone else, as he didn't have the guts to tell you himself.

Hearing the news, you rushed to the JYP building and found him in his dorm room.

He was crying, eyes red, sniffing and dared not look at you, afraid to you disappointed.

He wanted to explain to you, but you shushed him, hugging him tightly, hands running up and down his side, calming him down.

"I would never be disappointed, Lix...never."

You'd be on every "thank you" note of his.

"Without Y/N there would be no Felix of Stray Kids."

Seungmin (younger brother)

Though STAY always called him "puppy", this guy was definitely not a "puppy" to you.

Seungmin was indeed really nice towards your eldest sister, always acting obedient and cute.

But when it came to you, the second sister, it was different.

He never treated you as a noona, you were only reminded of that when he physically says the words "noona".

"Noona I want oranges."

"Help yourself. It's in the fridge."

"No, you get it for me."

"You're right next to the kitchen..."

"I don't care, you get it for me."

You always felt like you were his servant.

You always knew he was a good singer, but you were still kind of surprised when he told you he wanted to be an idol.

"Just watch, I'm making it happen."

The next time you heard from him, he had already entered JYP, winning second place in the audition.

You didn't follow kpop much, but you knew about JYP, one of the big three.

You were happy for him of course, but then...

Remember when you said you felt like his servant?

This is especially true after he entered JYP.

"Noona, I'm hungry."

At 1:30 in the morning, you get a call from Seungmin.

"Kim Seungmin, do you know what time it is?"

"Noona, I want oranges."

He sounded tired.

"...Fine."

Despite these unreasonable demands, you knew deep down that he probably called just to hear your voice.

Jeongin (older brother)

When you first came to Seoul and entered the JYP building for the first time, you saw for the first time how your Innie oppa was treated in his group.

You felt like your worldview had just been refreshed.

Jeongin was always a hero to you, and you had always seen him as your role model.

But to Stray Kids he was their maknae, their "baby" they had to protect.

What shocked you the most was how they called him baby bread! (you would find out much later that he, in fact, named himself that.)

Finally noticing you standing by the entrance, Jeongin came over and ruffled your hair.

"Y/N, you okay? Must be tiring, coming all the way from Busan..."

You shook your head, it was only a 3-hour train ride...

What made you look "not okay" was......

You peeked through the door, curiously looking into the practice room.

"Want to meet oppa's hyungs?"

You were way too shy to know what to do.

The next thing you knew, your head was spinning, and you were practically surrounded by eight tall (not really) men.

"Oh my god are you Innie's sister? !"

"Oh my god! She really does look like you......."

Several hands reach out and started to pinch your face.

You were getting get a little nervous, surrounded by so many people at once.

"Y/N..." he looked at you with worrying eyes, then turned around to face his hyungs, "hyung, stop hovering around her... she gets shy easily."

Jeongin stands in front of you, separating you from the seven "beasts".

You looked up at his wide back and smile softly.

Sure it was surprising, seeing him act totally different around you versus his hyungs.

But Jeongin oppa was still the exact same as you remembered.

Caring, tending, and protective.

(Later the seven members came to apologize to you of course, they didn't mean to scare you)

#stray kids #skz #skz imagines #stray kids imagines #skz x reader #stray kids x reader #skz reactions #stray kids reactions #skz headcanons #stray kids headcanons #skz scenarios #stray kids scenarios #skz angst #stray kids angst #skz fluff #stray kids fluff

[apompkwrites]

in your arms || aether, bennett, chongyun

masterlist characters: aether, bennett, chongyun genre: fluff summary: in which their s/o is in desperately need of cuddles. notes: ah i miss cuddles :(( if you can't tell from how i write cuddling, i'm big on physical affection like hugs and stuff. can't do that now tho :( also, hun is a petname i use like... all the time. idk man, i just really like it :D

aether -

i feel like this boy gives some of the best cuddles.

i like to think he's the "older" twin out of the two.

on the coldest nights of their adventures, him and lumine would cuddle up next to each other next to a fire to keep warm (platonically of course).

if you're in teyvat after he's lost his sister, he'd put everything into those cuddles.

he misses her so much and he hates the idea that one day, you'll be gone too.

although he held high statuses in both mondstadt and liyue, aether still preferred to camp outside the city limits.

something about the calm and quiet outdoors brought peace to the otherworldy traveler.

and you never really minded it.

as long as you were able to be next to him, you were content with any living condition.

luckily, it never really affected your nightly cuddles with the blond :)

one day you both split up to handle separate commissions, right?

one brought him all the way to mondstadt while yours required you to head to liyue.

this commission, however, was one you didn't particularly enjoy.

it wasn't because you couldn't handle, because of course you could.

in fact, it was purely because of the neverending stress building on top of you.

so once your commission was complete, you definitely were in need of some good ol' aether cuddles.

you waited for him by your usual spot, the aching feeling in your chest growing more unbearable as time went on.

until eventually--

"(name)! sorry, did you wait long?"

"we brought you some food to make up for it!"

the familiar voices of of your beloved traveler and his emergency food companion called out to you from down the path.

aether was running over to you with paimon in tow.

and you, desperately wanting to wrap your arms around him, ran over to him and met him halfway down the path.

before he could talk again, you had already jumped into him and were squeezing him as you wrapped your arms around his shoulders.

"wh-whoa! (name)?"

instinctively, he'd wrap his arms around you.

he wouldn't need to ask about how your commission was, he could already tell by how tight your grip was around him.

"c'mere."

he'd pat his hands on your legs, signalling for you to jump up into his arms.

and, of course, you do.

he still needs to set up your tent and all, but he doesn't want to let you go either...

next best plan? just build the tent with you in his arms.

it'd take him longer than it normally would since he was busy holding you, but he'd get it done.

paimon definitely wants to tease the two of you, but she'll save that for tomorrow when you're feeling better :)

once paimon disappears to wherever she goes, it's just you and aether in your tent beneath the moonlight.

you're both accustomed to the hard floor beneath your tent, but that never mattered.

all that mattered was that the two of you were together.

if you're still awake, he'll whisper some stories of how his day was and what happened during his commission.

i like to think his go-to position for cuddling would be the honeymoon hug?

i mean, like i said before, cuddling is something that reassures him that you won't be leaving anytime soon.

so something like that type of cuddling where your both holding each other is his absolute favorite.

but if you're in need of comfort, he'd be laying on his back with you on top of him, his arms wrapped around your waist and hugging you close to him.

he likes to talk to you, surprisingly.

i mean, we've seen how quiet this boy is.

but with you, he'll talk to you even after you've fallen asleep.

"i know today's been kind of rough on you, hun... i hope just being here with me, holding you close to me, is enough to help comfort you."

bennett -

bennett... has absolutely no experience in cuddling whatsoever.

you'd have to be the one to help him out.

he's always afraid something will go wrong due to his bad luck that he's tried his best to stay away from intimate things like that.

plus, he's also very energetic and jittery so cuddling isn't something that's crossed his mind to begin with.

you'd be the one to show him all of the different positions you could do, include those where you're just sitting next to each other.

he's definitely touchy since he's never experienced this before.

still kinda hesitant though because of his luck ://

he needs a lot of reassurance from you before he even thinks about fully cuddling in his sleep.

in fact, a lot of the time it'd be you who's cuddling him after a bad day.

i think his favorite position before fully allowing himself to cuddle would be ones with lingering touches.

like a simple arm slung over the shoulder and your legs crossing each others' in your sleep.

those small gestures.

but once he's used to cuddling...

he loves the idea of having you hold onto him while sleeping.

kinda like the sweetheart cradle with you being the one to hold him.

he just needs that reassurance that you're okay with him and his luck won't do anything to change that.

but sometimes you need to be cuddled too.

you're day has been rough, what with the countless things you needed to do that day (be it because of procrastination, schedule mishaps, etc.)

you'll head towards the adventurer's guild in search of bennett.

his dads all know you, of course, so whoever meets up with you takes him to wherever he is.

you wouldn't need to say a lot to bennett for him to know something's up.

probably just a small hum or murmur would be enough to clue him in.

you'd drape yourself over his back, wrapping your arms around his shoulders and digging your nose into his neck.

he'd jump for a moment, thinking someone else knocked into him because of his luck.

but then he realizes you and he relaxes.

he'd bring his hands up to rub your arm, hearing your muffled whines as he does so.

his dads would already notice you're having a bad day, so they don't say anything that'll disturb you two.

honestly? bennett would probably want to cuddle with you right then and there.

he's not one to get embarrassed too quickly, so he wouldn't mind.

but his dads bring up a good point that you both should probably be resting in an appropriate bed instead of the floor or a bench.

so the two of you would head home as soon as you could!

bennett would talk your ear off about his adventures that day.

if you don't wanna talk, he can do enough for the both of you!

anyway, you'd both head home and jump into bed as soon as you can.

he'd instinctively go to your standard position but then he remembers that you're in need of some well deserved cuddles.

so instead, he'll be the one to hold you close.

he'd let you rest your head on his shoulder or chest.

you could trace the scars running up and down his arms.

he'd rub your back lightly while talking about his adventures again.

he'd tell you tales of the mare jivari he's heard.

and when you're off to sleep, the stress leaving your system, he'd continue to rub his hand along your back.

"how about tomorrow we go on an adventure? just me and you. we could do whatever we want to get your mind off of things..."

chongyun -

this poor boy doesn't cuddle a lot!!!

he's gotta stay cold, y'know?

as much as he'd love to just wrap his arms around you all night, he can't...

but he will try!

he'd definitely try to push himself near the beginning of the relationship.

i'm talking forcing himself to cuddle all night, no matter how hot it gets.

but, as the loving s/o you are, you tell him that it's okay he can't do the full body cuddles like other people.

but he still wants that touch, even if it's a little.

his cuddles are the ones where only a certain body part is touching the other.

like his arm is up against yours or your legs are touching.

those types.

he feels bad he can't do more though :((

he for sure owns those cooling blankets, even if it isn't for cuddling.

if you're under one of those, it's more likely for him to try and give you a hug as you both drift off.

he'd eventually separate from the hug if he's feeling too hot.

and as much as you're okay with those small cuddles with fleeting touches, there are times where you just need a good cuddle full of hugs.

he'd come home from another day of trying to exorcise evil spirits, wanting to simply fall into bed where he knows it's nice and cool.

he'd greet you once he walks into your bedroom but he'd notice...

you're wrapped up in your blanket and hugging your pillow tight, acknowledging his entrance with a simple nod.

he doesn't know what's causing you to feel upset or stressed, but that doesn't really matter anyway.

he'd hop into bed right next to you, slowly unwrapping your body from the blanket.

you're still clutching onto your pillow once the blanket is gone.

he'd have to turn you over for him to even be able to look at you.

you're resting your cheek on top of your pillow while looking up at him with tired eyes.

he'll cup your cheek with his hand, smiling softly when you nuzzle into his cold palm.

he would stay on top of the sheets while you're lower body is tucked underneath it.

he'll rub his thumb along your skin, watching as your eyelids flutter every now and then.

"have you been awake long?"

you shake your head.

"i see... come here."

he'd open up his arms, a gesture you hadn't seen for a long time.

this one, however, was different.

he didn't have a forced smile on his face and his arms weren't tense like before.

this time, he had that soft smile you'd always see when you two are enjoying popsicles together and his arms were relaxed.

you'd scooch over the bed, tossing your pillow behind you as you nuzzle into his chest.

he'd let out a quiet chuckle before pressing a quick kiss to your forehead.

"i'm sorry i don't do this often."

"...it's okay. i like our cuddles no matter what."

"but you deserve this every once and a while."

you'd just hum in response, smiling at the feeling of his thumb rubbing your skin.

he won't talk as much as the other two, opting to keep the calm silence in your room.

you could hear his quiet breaths and his heart beating in his chest.

and you fall asleep to it, the feeling of his arms around your body permanently marked on your skin.

"i normally... get too hot when we cuddle like this. but now... it's feels really nice."

#genshin impact #genshin impact x reader #genshin x reader #genshin impact headcanons #genshin impact imagines #genshin impact scenarios #genshin impact fluff #genshin impact aether #genshin impact aether x reader #genshin aether #genshin aether x reader #aether x reader #genshin impact bennett #genshin impact bennett x reader #genshin bennett #genshin bennett x reader #bennett x reader #genshin impact chongyun #genshin impact chongyun x reader #genshin chongyun #genshin chongyun x reader #chongyun x reader

[yuuminni]

Maki Zenin, and the promise a shounen protagonist can’t keep

jjk manga spoilers to chapter 150!

At first, Maki Zenin seems like a classic shounen protagonist: she starts off not being very good at the thing the story revolves around (jujutsu - she can’t use curse energy + do not have curse technique etc etc), but she also has moments where she shines because she has a unique ability (extraordinary physical strength that rivals everybody else’s.) She’s an underdog, but she won’t stay that way forever – like every single 16yos out there, she feels the immense need to prove herself to everyone – and especially to the family who constantly deems her useless.  And so we are compelled to cheer her on – yes leave the Zenin clan, and only come back when you are to become head of the clan!! Show ‘em what you are made of!! (doesn’t that remind you of “I will become the Hokage!!!”?)

One of a classic shounen protagonist’s traits is their constant, unyielding effort to improve themselves – charging forward no matter what, sometimes to the point of being self-destructive (think deku and breaking bones, allen walker and literally ripping his fucking arm off to become a sword what the FUCK lmao)

Look at her!! She’s a classic shounen protagonist!!!!!!

And so in her confrontation w/ Mai at the Kyoto sister school event, when Mai asked why won’t Maki stay with her at the bottom, Maki’s answer seems obvious: because she would’ve hated herself if she did. She’s a shounen protagonist, and being stagnated is the worst thing to happen to her kind – a curse, even. And so in her quest of self-improvement, the promise she made seemingly half-heartedly to her sister:

is seemingly forgotten.

Now fast forward, a few hellish arcs later, we learn that Maki Zenin’s motivation to become stronger is not just “to prove myself to the Zenin clan” anymore:

look at this panel. it fucks me up it fucks me up so bad it fucks me up it fucks me up it f

I feel a normal amount about that panel. Anyway, I know that a lot of people interpret this as Maki adding a new reason onto her miles long list of “reasons to get stronger” after the confrontation with Mai in the Kyoto sister school event. Me, personally, I want to see “to make the Zenin clan a better place for Mai” as being one of Maki’s initial motivation for leaving the Zenin clan in the first place and not a reason she adds on later, because it adds a whole new layer of depth onto Maki’s answer to Mai back then, “because I would’ve hated myself if I did.” She would’ve hated herself because staying would mean stagnating, and because staying would mean Mai would suffer forever, with no way out and forever feeling like there’s no place in this world where she belongs.

And so Maki Zenin, 15 fucking year old, set out to find a way to get stronger, to carve out a place in this cruel, cruel world where she and her twin sister could just, exist. And I think Maki intended to shoulder this big huge impossible task on her own, because she glared at Naobito when he even implied that he was considering placing the same hardships on Mai:

because Mai has always been the weaker one, Maki stronger one; because Maki knows that Mai hates pain and fear, because Maki has always been the one charging forward and clearing the way for Mai, and she is about to do the same this time too.

But then that means that Maki has never, ever forgotten that promise that she made to Mai when they were tiny teeny little girls. Or, if you interpret it the other way, maybe Maki forgot it temporarily but after the Kyoto sister school event the promise came back to her full force. Either way, she intends to come back and continues fulfilling it, even if Mai thinks she has forgotten about it, even if she has to suspend the promise for a little while as she embarks on a quest to get stronger. This is the best for them both.

We all know where that leads to.

just fuck me up.

Now this is just me reaching, but this is yet another aspect of Maki that is like a shounen protagonist’s - so focused on getting stronger that at some point it becomes self-destructive to do so, has probably become pointless to do so. She is so strong now, but a part of herself (”I am you, and you are me”) has died - her heart, her reason, her chance to fulfill a promise she made to the person she loves and treasures the most. 

tl; dr: jjk 149 fucks me up like nothing ever did and maybe im reaching so much im dislocating but i can not be normal about this! so hey! thank you for reading to this point!

tl; dr 2, a totally real tldr: instead of becoming a state bootlicker like naruto maki destroys the entire family that has put her and her sister thru hell and become enemy of the state and i think thats beautiful and she should become a blueprint of what a shounen protagonist should be like

#jujutsu kaisen #duri vs jjk #maki zenin #mai zenin #I Feel A Normal Amount About Maki And Mai's Arc

[rubysunnday]

Favourite brother - Part 2

A/N: well, part one went down surprisingly well! 

“So, Daphne is now a duchess...”

Y/N raised her eyebrows expectantly at her brother, waiting for him to finish his comment. She looked back down at her embroidery and poked the needle through the fabric. “And?”

Colin leant forward in his chair. “Perhaps, now, the ton will be watching you.”

Y/N let out a unladylike snort. “Oh, please. As long as Miss Thompson is around and as long as Daphne and Simon are in their ‘newlywed’ bliss, I will always be the wallflower of the family.”

Colin eyed his sister with a sad gaze. He didn’t miss the way she stabbed her needle through the fabric a little harder than necessary nor the way she practically glowered at Anthony (probably hoping he would spontaneously combust). 

“Colin, I can feel you staring at me,” Y/N said, looking up from her embroidery to give her brother a level stare. “What is it?” “You truly don’t believe you are worth anything, do you?”

Y/N paused, needle halfway through the fabric. She slowly pushed it through, trying to ignore the burning in her eyes.

Colin was right. She didn’t see herself as worthy of anything. Compared to Daphne who’d captured the eye of the ton and then a duke and a prince, she’d had nothing. Her three older brothers had always been swarmed with suitors and Y/N had truly believed that, maybe, one day, it would’ve been like that for her.

But apart from an almost marriage to Nigel Berbrooke that was out of spite to her brother and sister and was unwanted by her, she had had no proposals and no suitors.

A fact she wanted to blame Anthony for but that Y/N knew was down to nothing more than bad luck. 

If she’d made her debut a year later it would’ve been the same story. Everyone would’ve been captivated by Eloise and she would’ve been forgotten. Or everyone would’ve been terrified of Eloise and been forced to look at Y/N.

Either or.

When you were a twin of someone who excelled in everything you didn’t, it was easy to be overlooked and forgotten - especially in a family of nine. 

But up until she and Daphne came of age, she hadn’t felt overlooked. She’d felt loved and seen as an equal to her brothers. Anthony hadn’t been so protective (He'd always been protective of them all. But compared to how Benedict was when someone upset or threatened his family, Anthony was a saint.). 

Everyone fawned over Daphne when she began courting Simon - and rightfully so. But Y/N’s prospects and potential suitors had become nothing more than polite conversation between her and her ladies maid. 

“Y/N?”

Y/N inhaled sharply and jumped slightly at Colin’s voice. She looked over at him and gave him a somewhat unconvincing smile. “I’m fine. I just feel somewhat underwhelming compared to my sister,” she replied, turning her eyes back to her embroidery. 

Which was beginning to look less and less like a violet and more like an oddly shaped duck. 

Colin, sensing his sister wasn’t in the mood to be proved wrong, left the conversation there. He also didn’t want to end up with a sewing needle in his eye - the chances of which were becoming increasingly likely the more he poked and prodded. 

It was a beautiful ballroom.

There were candles in every window and garlands of flowers draped across the walls with petals dashed across the floor. 

The garden was a lit with numerous furnaces and torches that blazed in the summer night and the fountain set in the centre of the sprawling, immaculate hedges and flowers trickled away.

None of the beauty, however, was making Y/N feel any better about being left out of yet another ball.

She’d been standing on the sidelines watching ever since she’d arrived. Benedict had offered to dance with her but Y/N hadn’t wanted to be mentioned in Lady Whistledown for dancing with no one but her own brothers so had declined the invitation.

Instead she chose to stand and watch the beautiful couples dance around the room as she sulked and drank yet another glass of lemonade. 

“Why are you skulking back here?” Anthony asked, approaching his sister with a confused, concerned and curious expression.

Y/N swallowed the rather large gulp of lemonade she’d taken and tried not to give her brother a glare. “No one’s asked me to dance.”

“I’m sure Colin -”

“That is not the point, Anthony!” Y/N exclaimed, cutting him off. “I’ve had no one to dance with apart from my brother’s and Simon, who is now my brother too!” She almost growled but remembered that half the ton were around and forced herself to calm down. “Daphne has been the centre of everyone’s attention and had the suitors falling at het feet. I thought that now she’s married, they’d look to me - but apparently no one settles for second best.” 

Anthony stared at his sister. “Y/N, you’re not second best to anyone.”

Y/N scoffed. She set her empty lemonade glass down, slightly worried she was going to through it at her brother’s head. “Then why haven’t you looked at me twice all season, Anthony? You walked off at my very first ball, leaving me to flounder. You never escorted me - not even tonight! You have, so far, not cared about who comes calling for me - which was no one, by the way - and you don’t care that I have had no suitors, no callers and no proposals!”

She was breathing fast and could feel her heart pounding in her chest. She was angry. She was so angry and even though most of the anger was at the ton for being so vain, she couldn’t very well direct it at a ballroom full of people.

Instead she directed it at her older brother, the one who should’ve looked out for her and guided her through her first season in society but didn’t.

Anthony, for once, had the decency to look hurt by his sister’s accusations. He had a broken look on his face as he realised she was right and that he’d ignored  her. He was stunned into silence.

But Y/N hadn’t want pitiful silence, she’d wanted an argument - for Anthony to get angry at her and prove her wrong but also right.

“Say something!” Y/N snapped, glaring at Anthony. 

 Benedict and Colin had noticed the, somewhat heated argument, and were trying to weave their way through the crowd to intervene before one of them snapped and punched the other.

Anthony opened his mouth and closed it again. He was speechless - a rare feat, indeed.

Y/N scoffed and shook her head. “Fine.”

She turned on her heel and disappeared through the crowd, heading towards the door to the garden. 

Benedict and Colin made it to Anthony’s side and frowned.

“What was that all about?” Benedict asked, looking at Anthony expectantly. 

Anthony swallowed and forced himself to look at his brother. “She hates me.”

Colin, who had sensed the argument was coming, put a hand on Anthony’s arm. “No, she doesn’t. She’s angry at the world and the expectations society place on her shoulders. All she really wants, Anthony, is you.”

“I’ve ignored her almost this entire season,” Anthony said, staring at Colin. “How...”

“There’s still a few weeks left of the season, though,” Colin reminded him. He gestured to the door that Y/N had fled through. “Go on.”

Anthony didn’t need anymore encouragement, he brushed past his brother’s and all but marched through the crowd towards the door. 

Y/N had disappeared out onto the fire lit terrace of the house and was leaning on the stone bannister, trying to calm down. 

She loved her brother. Truly, she did. She also knew that he would never do anything to ruin her prospects intentionally.

That didn’t, however, stop her from wanting to throttle him. 

“Y/N?”

Y/N closed her eyes and inhaled. She could feel Anthony watching her and heard his footsteps approaching closer as he walked up to her. 

“Are you alright?” 

There was concern - genuine concern - in his voice. Y/N was usually good at keeping her emotions together and not breaking down until she was either with her mother or on her own.

But all it took was Anthony’s concerned question and a gentle hand on her shoulder for her to lose any control she’d had.

Y/N felt the tears drip down her face and turned to Anthony, practically throwing her arms around him and clinging on to him as if he was the only thing keeping her afloat. 

Slightly surprised by her sudden change in emotion, it took Anthony a moment to catch-up with the fact his sister was sobbing in to his arms and needed, not Lord Bridgerton, but her big brother. 

Anthony wrapped his arms around her and held her as she sobbed, waiting for her to speak.

Y/N eventually managed to get control of her emotions again and she stepped away from Anthony, wiping her eyes as delicately as she could to avoid ruining her make-up.

“Sorry.”

“Never apologise for being human,” Anthony said softly, sitting next to her on a bench. 

Y/N sighed. “I’m just... compared to Daphne I am nothing. No one has even looked twice at me this entire season. I’m her sister and nothing more.”

Anthony put a hand on her knee. “Do you truly believe that?” He asked, looking her in the eye.

“I don’t know. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. All I wish is for someone, anyone, to look at me and call on me because they like me. Not because they wanted an easy way to my sister or to you or to Eloise or to anyone who isn’t me!” 

“Y/N, you are a wonderful young lady and if those men can’t see it -”

“Then they’re not worth my time, I know,” she said, shooting Anthony an amused smile. “You sound like Benedict.”

“I believe you meant that Benedict sounds like me, he did come second after all,” Anthony quipped.

Y/N smacked her brother on the arm. She shook her head with a smiles she tried not to laugh. 

“Come on,” Anthony said, standing up and holding a hand out to her. “Will you do me the honour of a dance, Miss Bridgerton?”

Y/N took his hand and let him pull her to her feet. “Of course, Lord Bridgerton.” 

“Excuse me, Miss Bridgerton?” Y/N turned around. A young man, Lord Durrell if she remembered correctly, was standing in front of her looking slightly anxious.

“Yes, Lord Durrell?” Anthony asked, raising his eyebrows in his trademark brooding, older brother way.

“I was wondering if you would do me the honour of a dance this evening?” Durrell asked, looking directly at Y/N.

Y/N smiled and held out the arm that her dance card was on. “Of course, Lord Durrell. After I’ve dance with my brother, of course.”

Lord Durrell smiled and wrote his name on her card. “I look forward to it,” he said, bowing down.

Y/N curtsied slightly in response and watched as he left. She waited a few seconds and then squealed and jumped up and down. 

Anthony chuckled, stepping back to avoid being hit by a flailing limb. “See, I told you.”

“No, you didn't, actually,” Y/N said, taking her brother’s arm. “You just repeated what Benedict said and gave me a hug.”

“Which is just as important.”

“Naturally.”

Anthony led Y/N to the dance floor and the two took up their positions. 

“I don’t say this often enough,” Y/N said as they danced around the room, “but I’m so glad you’re my brother, Anthony.”

Anthony managed to concel his surprise by twirling Y/N around and using the brief moment she wasn’t looking to show his surprise before hiding it again. 

“I’m incredibly lucky to have you in my life,” she continued, oblivious. “I just wanted you to know that.”

Anthony nodded and smiled, twirling her around again. 

Later on, however, when he was in his own lodgings away from prying eyes, Anthony looked back on the moment and had to hide his tears in a bottle of whiskey and the mountain of paperwork he had to fulfil. 

#bridgerton #anthony bridgerton #bridgerton x reader #bridgerton sister #sibling!reader #bridgerton sibling #bridgerton imagine

[visionofhope04]

Neglected - Part 2

Batfam x Neglected!Batsis!Reader

Part 1 Part 2 (Current) Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

Thank you all for your support! I’m glad you enjoy my writing! Btw I noticed some parts of Part 1 made no sense bc I was sleep deprived when I wrote it so sorry!

Ages: Alfred (Immortal), Bruce (48-ish), Dick (26-27), Jason (24-25), Tim (17-18), Damian (13-14), Y/N (13-14)

Prompt: You are Damian’s twin sister and have been living with them for 3 years. (CONTAINS CHILD NEGLECT AS SUGGESTED BY THE TITLE AS WELL AS SELF HATE AND INVALIDATING PERSONAL ISSUES BTW I DONT REALLY KNOW HOW IT IS TO HAVE ANOREXIA SO SORRY IF I OFFENDED SOMEONE AND DID IT WRONG)

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It was summer break. School had finished around a week ago and you were glad. This meant you no longer had to fake being alright in front of your friend(s) and pretend to eat. They had started to notice that you had lost an unhealthy amount of weight. When they had asked, you shrugged it off or said you were working out a lot. They believed it and carried on since you were that great of a liar but still couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong.

It was another normal day for you, isolating yourself in your room, slipping into the dining room for meals, grabbing a water bottle instead, and slipping back out, heading to your room once again. (sO mAnY cOmMaS) You had begun to feel lightheaded but quickly dismissed it. ‘They go through so much more than you do, they’ve probably sustained worse injuries. They probably even have more scars than you do from the League! No wonder they didn’t let you join them on their nightly adventures. You’re a weak and pathetic girl.’ You thought.

You heard a knock on your door after three hours. You made your way to the door and opened it to see your twin brother standing there in a suit. “Y/N, what have you been doing?! The gala is in an hour, get ready you insufferable harlot!” He yelled, then trudged his way down the stairs. ‘You’ve got to be kidding me, GALA? Since when the frick was there a gala happening? I was never informed and he somehow expects me to know?’ You thought.

Rushing towards your closet, you searched it until you found your F/C dress/suit (cause I love women in suits it screams power as it should) and matching flats/heels and quickly put them on. You rushed over to your vanity and did your hair and/or makeup. Satisfied with your look, you attempted to stand up only to fall back down onto the chair you were seated at. You became dizzy all of a sudden and the room seemed as if it was spinning.

It became harder for you to remain awake and you felt your eyelids become heavy. They soon fluttered shut, your body falling limp. Your body fell off the chair you had been sitting on to the floor with a thud. Back downstairs, your family was impatiently waiting for your arrival. They had thirty minutes until the gala began. “Where’s Y/N?” Bruce questioned. “She was unaware of the gala, Father. I suggest we carry on without her. She’s nothing but a nuisance and dishonor to the Wayne name.”

“Don’t call her that demon spawn, she’s more of a Wayne than you’ll ever be.” Jason retorted, defending you. He didn’t like how Damian referred to you. He never called you by your name, only insults. Damian hated Tim, but he still called him by his name. Jason could never comprehend how or why Damian resented you. You were such an amazing person. You were sarcastic, witty, funny, and had a big heart.

“That’s enough Jason. Dick, go check on your sister.” Jason was shocked when Bruce hadn’t reprimanded Damian on how he disrespected his sister yet did so to Jason who was trying to defend her. It was clear to everyone that Damian had always been the favorite blood child. Jason hated this a lot. He knew how much of an amazing person you were and that you didn’t deserve such mistreatment. Heck, even Alfred sometimes forgot you existed. Not that he meant to, he just didn’t know you well and you didn’t speak often.

As Dick disappeared up the stairs, Jason turned to Bruce. “Why aren’t you defending your daughter? Is it because you agree with him? That she’s just another mishap of yours? That Damian’s the better one?” Jason said, raising his voice slightly. He couldn’t help it, his anger was rising. He was done with Bruce pretending like you never existed. Before Bruce could respond, they heard Dick call out to them.

“Guys! Y/N fainted! Her pulse is present but weak. She has no physical injuries, but she’s extremely thin, pale, and light.”

They rushed over to her and examined her. Dick was right, you were extremely thin and pale. “Call an ambulance!” Bruce commanded Tim. Tim spoke over the phone and soon, an ambulance arrived and carried you away. Everyone loaded into the limo and followed the ambulance to the hospital.

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Hi everyone! So this has turned out way longer than I expected it to be so I think it will be either 3-5 parts in total. Thank you so much for your support and I’m glad you like my writing!

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