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“Consider me pressured,” he says, plucking a cigarette from the carton and placing it between his lips. He gestures for the lighter in her lap.
“Well, don’t smoke just because I said so,” she says. “It’s not a good habit to start.”
“It’s a habit I already have,” Adrien says, his lips pulling sheepish around the cigarette that he’s artfully dangling at the edge of his mouth. “I’m just letting you pressure me into it again.”
“As long as it’s not your first,” she says, leaning forward and cupping one hand around the end of his cigarette, using the other to flick the lighter on.
His golden eyelashes brush his cheekbones as he inhales. “It would’ve been a pleasure to have you as my first,” he murmurs, looking up at her as smoke curls out from his lips.
from chapter 13 of my fic greatest hits :)<3
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punching-pentagrams · 1 month
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Talk to Me
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Lucifer x Fem Fallen Angel Reader
Word Count:4.1 k
CW: Angst, abuse, lies, slowburn,
Chapter 1|Chapter 2 (Updated through Chapter 5)
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Once upon a time, there was a glowing city protected by golden gates, known as Heaven. It was ruled by beings of pure light. Angels that worshiped good and shielded all from evil. Lucifer was one of these angels. He was a troublemaker with “fantastical ideas” for all of creation, and was seen as such by the elders of Heaven. For they knew his way of thinking was dangerous to the order of their world. So, he was to watch as the other angels began to expand the universe in their ways.
From the dust of Earth, they created Adam and Lilith. Equals as the first of mankind, but despite this, Adam worked to take charge over his responsibility to care for Earth, and Lilith refused to work alongside him. She fled the Garden. Drawn in by her rebellious nature, Lucifer found her and troublemaker seduced her to his cause. Together, they wished to the ruin the future of humanity with their selfish dreams and ideas, offering the Fruit of Knowledge to Adam's new bride, Eve, who accepted, unaware that this “gift” came with a curse. For with this single act of disobedience, evil finally found its way into the Earth. With it, a new realm of darkness and sin. And the order Heaven worked to maintain was shattered. As punishment for their reckless act, Heaven cast Lucifer and his mistress into the dark pit he had created, to live out his days as the King of the cruel and the wicked.
This was the Parable of Lucifer, known by every Angel in Heaven, memorized, but rarely spoken. His name, or even the threat of falling was akin to swearing, which wasn't forbidden but it was frowned upon. For many eons, his name was rarely mentioned. That is, until the morning his daughter came to visit Heaven.
You watched that morning as Emily, the young seraphim you served under, danced around her room as she got ready that morning, singing and flitting about while talking about how excited she was to be at the the side of Sera, the High Seraphim, later at a meeting with the daughter of Lucifer and Lilith.
You listened and nodded at her excitement, trying hard to keep your own thoughts to yourself. You didn't understand how she could be so excited, being in the room with anyone related to Lucifer sounded like a fate worse than death. You were not important enough to be in the room where it all was going to go down, and you were perfectly ok with that.
"And then! Oh! What about the zoo?! Do you think they have zoos in hell? Maybe we have different animals.... Oh I'll just ask them!" Emily squealed with excitement as she brushed her hair.
You were trying so hard not to roll your eyes, why would some hellspawn want anything to do with a heaven zoo? And why did Emily insist on showing them around? It almost seemed cruel to show them around something more wonderful and beautiful than they probably had back home in their dark pit of evil. But it couldn't be helped, that is just who Emily was. Kind and full of desire to make people happy.
You were a "right hand man" of sorts to Emily, a sort of "lady in waiting" or "aid", and had been ever since the beginning of her time as the Seraphim of Joy. You enjoyed a higher status, that was marked by your four wings, but not as many as Emily's six, which marker he status as a seraphim. You liked being by her side, she was sweet and playful. It was her job to keep the people of Heaven happy, and it was your job to assist her in that. She was gentle and kind, and that made your job easy. She treated you as an equal, even if she didn't need to, you were happy to serve her.
"Sounds great, my lady, I hope you guys have fun," you say trying to hold back any sass you wanted to add to your comment in response to the idea of her field trip with the Princess of Hell.
Emily looked at you with a smile, "Oh! You're coming with us, of course. Aren't you?"
You held a strained smile, of course she would want to include you.
"Oh... I wish I could. But I can't I have plans," you responded coolly.
"Plans? Like what?" Emily pouted.
"Well... there uhhh... there is the updates to the Golden Girls theme park! Now that Betty is here, I figured it was important to meet with her and make sure it is correct...ya know... get her ideas..." you start.
Emily floats over and grabs your hands, "Oh but that can wait, can't it? Pleeeeease? This is so exciting and I want my best friend their with me!" She gave you big puppy dog eyes.
You can't help but feel a little shy when she calls you her best friend, you were honored that she thought of you as a friend, but you knew that was not your place, even though you had been by her side for several thousand years. It wasn't forbidden for you two to be friends, just... discouraged. Due to the difference in status. You sighed, she knew you couldn't say no to her when she got all pouty and pulled the "best friend" card.
"Alright, alright! I'll go... Just... Please don't expect me to be all buddy-buddy with them? I mean no disrespect, my lady... The idea of having beings of Hell in Heaven just... makes me nervous..." you nervously confess to Emily.
Emily smiles and pulls you in for a hug, "Yay! Oh (y/n), it's going to be ok! How about this? If you get uncomfortable, you can flap your wings quickly twice and I'll give you a reason to leave, ok?"
"But won't that leave you alone with them? What if they should try to harm you?" you say with worry in your voice.
Emily squeezes your shoulders, "It will be fine. Come on! We are gonna be late!" Emily grabs your hand and she half drags you out the door and out the the main plaza to meet up with Sera before going to welcome the guests from hell. You bow respectfully to Sera in greeting and wait as Emily and Sera fly out to the front gate while you wait inside with Sera's aid, Lily, who also had four wings like you. You rarely talked to Lily, but she was also nice, more serious like her seraphim she served.
"How is your lady feeling about the meeting?" Lily asked calmly, looking forward instead of at you.
"Very excitedly, as is her nature. Almost a little too excited, but that is not my place to tell her, of course. And what of your lady?" You asked Lily.
She shook her head, "Nervous, but collected. She was very distressed by Lucifer's request for his daughter to meet with the council of Elders. Her ideas sound... preposterous, and dangerous. Just like her father's," she responded flatly, her nose crinkling slightly.
"What ideas?" you ask.
Lily looked around for any nearby souls before leaning close and whisper, "Something about trying to redeem souls to get them to give them a second change in heaven."
You blinked, what? She is trying to redeem the souls of sinners? "Is that even possible?"
Lily shrugged, "It is not our place to ask such things, besides, we have no idea why they would want to try that. It sounds fishy to me, and I think it sounds fishy to Sera, too. We have a system in place for a reason."
"Of course, that does seem silly to try to change things," you go back to your neutral stance and start to think. The daughter of Lucifer wants to redeem souls? Why? That seems like a good thing to try to do? But how could they prove they were actually "redeemed" to even attempt something like that. As far as you knew, this had never been done before. This thought left you with so many questions, that from that point on would start to unravel your very understanding of everything you thought you knew.
Eventually you see the gates open and Sera and Emily enter with two others, a girl with long white hair, wearing an eye patch, named Vaggie, and a young woman with long blonde hair in a ponytail and a red suit, who was introduced to you as Charlie Morningstar, the daughter of Lucifer. You wanted to focus on the Morningstar child but... something about the other one seemed off about the other one, especially in the way she looked at all of you. Specifically she looked... uncomfortable? That seemed like such an odd way to react to Heaven. But maybe a place this beautiful was just hard for a demon like her to feel comfortable in. A pity.
You shifted your attention back to Charlie, you were only briefly introduced as Emily's aid, she greeted you warmly and then went back to talking with Emily and Sera. You liked it this way, it gave you a chance to just watch this daughter of Lucifer at a distance. As you toured Heaven with them, you were surprise by how sweet and bubbly she came off. She talked, mostly with Emily, about how excited she was about the meeting and looked in awe at everything she came across in Heaven. Your face remained a pleasant neutral, but you were processing everything through the lens of what you had been told about Lucifer and the information given to you by Lily about her reason for being here. What was her deal?
Eventually, Charlie and Vaggie were set up in their room, and Vaggie decided to stay at the hotel while Charlie went off with you and Emily to the zoo, and Sera and Lily went off to prepare for the meeting. Great... now there was more of a chance that you would have to interact with the Morningstar child, but you were good at remaining pleasant and neutral. You stayed to Emily's right while Charlie walked on Emily's left as they went through the zoo. Luckily, the Princess of Hell was more interested in fawning over the animals than paying attention to how little you were interacting with her. You exchanged some pleasantries and small talk when addressed, but not much beyond that.
The longer you were around her, the more curious she made you. She didn't act at all like how you expected a hellspawn would act. You know you shouldn't be making assumptions but... something was not adding up. How could this be the spawn of the most hated and dangerous being in all of creation? Either she was a very very very good actor, spinning colorful and exciting tales to disarm her victims and seduce them to her side... or somehow... despite having such an awful and cruel creature of a father... this young woman had an actual passion and love for others. You were worried at how much you felt like you wanted to agree with the latter, especially with how in-sync her personality fell with Emily's. You tried to shake the questions out of your head, again it was not your place to ask such questions.
Before long, it was time for their meeting with the angelic Council of Elders, which meant it was your time to separate from Emily and the Princess. You bid them a farewell and went off to take care of that meeting with Betty White to make any additions or suggestions to the theme park. You had a pleasant meeting with her, luckily there were only a few additions that needed to be made, so you were able make note of them with the construction team and get back to Emily's suite to prepare her some tea for her when her meeting was over.
Before long you heard the quick open and shut of the door, signaling that Emily had returned home, "Welcome back, my lady Emily! How was..." you stopped as you heard the sounds of... something you had never heard before... little sounds in quick secession that would get quieter, she'd breathe in, and then the quick secession of sounds would happen again, but starting louder and growing softer.
You peaked out around the corner to see Emily curled up on the floor right next to the door, face in her hands, making her little sounds. You had heard about this, was... was she... crying? She had never seen anyone cry before. You rushed over to her side.
"My lady? Emily? What's wrong? Why do you cry?" you asked with a slight panic, you had not idea how to help her with this, you had never seen someone sad before.
She let out different higher pitched sound and shook before she looked up at you, tears rolling down her round cheeks.
"Oh (y/n), it's terrible! I'm so angry!" Emily cried.
"What's terrible? What did the Princess do? Are you hurt?" you start to look her over.
"No!" Emily cried, "It's Sera, and Adam, and Lute... They have done something terrible!"
You blinked, you had never heard her speak of her superior sister like that, and you new the First Man to be... a colorful character, but what could he have done? "What happened?"
Emily took a few breathes before looking up at you, "They have been allowing a yearly extermination on human souls in Hell to control the overpopulation down there... Adam has an army of angels that go down with him to kill and erase human souls!"
You sat back a little, taking in the news, "Wait... why... That does not make any sense... why would they do something like that?"
Emily let more tears fall, "It's how they control the overpopulation of souls, trying to keep them from thinking about uprising against Heaven... that's why Charlie was here. She's trying to redeem souls into heaven so that we would stop killing them. She-she's just trying to protect her people, and we have just been slaughtering them! For... centuries!"
You sat in silence as Emily continued to freak out and cry, this was the worst thing you had ever heard of. How could heaven allow something like this?! Sure, the sinners had all earned their place in Hell, and they needed to stay in their place... but the does not mean anyone should be erasing them!
"Who could have allowed this?" you ask quietly.
"Sera..." Emily snarled, you look up at her, and she looks at you... with anger in her eyes, it made you jump, "Sera allowed this it happen, and what's worse... she kept it from everyone! From the rest of the Elders... from me... Only Sera, Adam, and his army of angel exorcists know... The rest of us were in the dark..."
You just sat there on the floor next to her, trying to breathe, trying to work through the thoughts and feelings in your body, this was bad... this was... really bad. You never knew this try of bad could exist, not here, not in Heaven, and you felt it all over your body. Your chest felt tight, your thoughts were racing, everything was a blur.
You looked at the young angel next to you, "What do we do now, my lady?"
Emily's expression went serious and she sat up straight looking at you, "This can't be a secret anymore, we must tell everyone."
Your eyes widened, "E-everyone? Even the human souls? My lady... I don't know if..."
Emily got up, "Yes! Everyone! They have been keeping this secret from everyone! They are breaking one of God's base commandments! Now that we know we must tell the truth! Everyone must know!"
You get up to meet her, "But... that would cause an upheaval! What if..." you change to a whisper "What if this causes you to fall? Like Lucifer?"
Emily shook her head, "If something like this is what caused his fall... then maybe there is more behind his fall than they told us in the first place..." She looked at you, "After hearing Charlie... it's worth the risk... I need to do this. Are you with me, or not?" Emily grabbed your hands.
You froze in place. Do you defy Emily, your seraphim that you are sworn to serve and support? Or do you go against something that you know will make the elders unhappy, and risk both you and her falling? You knew this look on her face, there was not talking her out of it at this point.
You sigh, "Ok... I'm with you." She smiled and hugged you, and you hugged her back. You had not idea what was going to happen next, but you couldn't bear the thought of not supporting her. It's all you knew.
You spent the rest of the night planning with Emily on how you were going to get the word out to the people. Unfortunately for the both of you... Sera had been worried about Emily's outburst in support of Charlie and went to go check on her. Emily was not watching her volume, no matter how much you reminded her, so before knocking, she was able to hear Emily talking out some ideas out with you. With a heavy and broken heart, Sera went to go alert the rest of the Elders.
The next morning, you and Emily did not have a chance to start telling anyone before Emily was brought to stand trial before the Council of Elders. You were brought with to stand witness for the conversation you had with her. Emily fought and cried, angry tears running down her face as she pleaded for the safety and protection of the people of Hell, quoting how the Elders were breaking commandments. The Elders responded of how they were doing what they needed to do to maintain the order in Heaven, and Emily teared back about how they were only proving Charlie's point about "angel's getting to do whatever and remain in the sky" while the people of hell suffered by Heaven's hand. Sera warned Emily not to press but she didn't care, saying if this was the truth that she no longer wanted to be the Seraphim of Joy.
"If you don't stop this now, you may soon not be a seraphim at all!" one of the Elders warned.
Adam sat over on the side, grinning. He was quieter than yesterday, he was trying to play nice after his major slip up the day before when he revealed the existence of the exterminations, but he was still enjoying watching the drama. Sera looked over to you, eyes pleading with do something to stop this. You looked over at Emily. There was only one way you could see getting her out of this, it wasn't going to be pleasant, but it was all you could do.
You stood up and looked over to the council, starting to cry and shake, "I'm sorry! I'm so... so sorry, my great Elders!" You whole room was looking at your now, even Emily.
"Please... please do not blame her! It was my fault! I... I was so excited to see the Princess of Hell, know why she was here. I know I wasn't allowed at the meeting... but I still stood outside of the door and listened! I couldn't bear the news! I've gone mad! Emily came back and didn't want to talk about it... but I did! I made her! I filled her head with ideas of telling the people of Heaven the truth! The angels deserve to know! It's barbaric! All of you refused to listen to Charlie and I can't stand that!" you say grabbing your hair. "Please! Emily is innocent of everything besides being to close to me! Please spare her! Punish me instead!"
"(y/n) what are you doing?!" Emily cried.
"I'm telling them the truth, my lady! Don't try to cover this up for me. You've suffered enough!" you cried, flying down to the floor and standing in front of Emily, fanning out your wings to block her, "Punish me instead! I should fall for my madness! My lady Emily has done nothing wrong! Punish me for my sympathy for Lucifer and his daughter!"
Sera frowned, looked at the others, and shook her head, "What a shame, but not unexpected from you, unfortunately." That comment almost made you flinch, what did that mean? Sera looked to the others, who all nodded at her and looked at you with distain.
"Very well," she said, lifting a hand to prompt two other angels to remove Emily from the floor, leaving only you in the middle, all eyes on you. "(y/n), for your attempt of treason against Heaven and attempted corruption of a seraphim, you have fallen from Grace and will be cast into Hell."
You give Emily one last look as she screams, whispering a goodbye to her. A portal opens up in front of you, giving you a clear but distant view of the rings of hell. Intense fear flooded your body for the first time. You take a step back, only to be stopped by Adam who had flown over an landed behind you, a wicked grin on his face.
Behind you he whispered "See you on extermination day", before breaking off one of your wings and kicking you into the pit, the sound of your screams of pain mixed with his laughter as you began to fall.
What an absolute piece of shit.
Most of your fall was spent in searing pain from your one missing wing, the other three fluttering in the wind as hell grew closer, golden blood oozing from your new wound, your first wound ever. You cried the whole way... out of pain, out of fear, out of hope that you saved Emily from this fate, out of confusion...
As you got closer, you felt more pain sear through your body, but for a different reason. You watched as you hands stared to turn into black claws, horns sprouted from your temples, a tail lashed out behind you, eyes watering as they changed to red, some of the feathers of your wings burned red. More tears burned down your cheeks as you fell, mixing in with some feelings of... anger? You wish that Emily had not dragged you into this... but it was your job to serve her... and you did it until your falling day... Who knew what awaited you in hell. The second fallen angel in all of history...
You realized then, yes, would would be the second fallen angel, would Lucifer seek you out if he found out another angel had fallen? You wanted to avoid that at all costs. As the ground grew nearer, you knew you had two choices, use your wings to ease your fall and risk being seen, or tuck them away and have a much harder hit but hide your identity as an angel. You swallowed hard as you forced your wings to tuck away. It was something angels could do, but it was not common, as it was more comfortable to keep them out.
You were almost to the red floor of the Pride Ring. God Above, this was going to hurt... You braced yourself as you plummeted into the hard rock of the upper part of the ring, making a small intend in the ground from the length and power of your fall. Your body seared with more intense pain, bones were definitely broken, but by some grace you were still barely conscious.
After catching some amount of breath, you looked around. With as much information as you could process at the moment, it looked like you had landed on some old battle ground near the edge of the ring. At least some luck was still on your side. With one good arm and leg, you clawed and crawled your way across the red brimstone ground, leaving a trail of golden blood, before finding a pile of stones that were set in just a way that you could hide. Probably something someone had built for cover at some point.
With the last of your energy, you crawled into the hole, took off your robe, and stuffed it under your head as your felt yourself suck into unconsciousness.
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Hello! Just wanted to let everyone know that this one will have less of a back and forth between Lucifer and y/n's point of view, it will still have that, but it will be a lot more focused on y/n until they meet. Also it might take a little before they meet, but we will get there! Let me know if you want added to the taglist!
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cerise-on-top · 14 days
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Can i request fluff alphabet with graves? I dont mind what letters you do x
Hey! I did the first eight letters of the alphabet!
Fluff Alphabet for Graves
A ctivities - What do they like to do with their s/o? How do they spend their free time with them?
If it was up to him, then he’d go grilling with you every day. Loves teaching you how to barbecue, telling you about how hot the grill should be, what its components are, how long the meat and sausages should be on the iron, that sort of stuff. Graves also loves inviting his Shadows to a barbecue as well. That way he gets to unwind with you and them and you get to know the people he works with. Those are the small celebrations he looks forward to the most.
B eauty - What do they admire about their s/o? What do they think is beautiful about them?
On the one hand, he loves the fact that you’re independent and can go a long time without him. It’s necessary since he’s away a lot of the time. On the other hand, he does love how dependent you can be on him. Even just the small stuff gets to him, such as you having forgotten your wallet and wanting some ice cream, or you leaning into him for comfort when you’re watching a scary movie together. Yes, he loves you, but he also loves it when you need him. You’re his world, and he’s yours. He’s the big, strong man in your relationship and he’ll protect you from everything there may be.
C omfort - How would they help their s/o when they feel down/have a panic attack etc.?
I feel as though he’d try to give you some unsolicited advice. You’re more than welcome to tell him to shut up, though. But other than that, he’ll try to crack some jokes here and there to get you to smile again. Also not above cuddling you and holding you close to make you feel protected and loved. Your panic attack wouldn’t be the first one he’s experienced, in all honesty. Sometimes, he helps with calming down his Shadows. Will calmly talk to you, play some games to help you get your mind off things as well. Will breathe with you too, if you’re okay with that.
D reams - How do they picture their future with their s/o?
If it was up to him, then you’d be living on a ranch together. He grew up on one in Texas and sometimes wants to go back to that life. Just you being surrounded by cattle, sheep, horses and other kinds of animals. You’d have a nice German shepherd together and would tend to the animals together. Of course, he wouldn’t give up his PMC either, but he can dream about that sort of future. He doesn’t think it would ever become reality anyway. However, as long as he gets to spend his future with you, he’s happy.
E qual - Are they the dominant one in the relationship, or rather passive?
He leans more towards being the dominant person in your relationship, but he can be passive at times as well. Usually has his hand on you somewhere as well as an act of dominance. Loves having you sit on his lap too, sometimes even in public when there are no chairs. People should know that you’re together and that he’s the one protecting you. He’s more than happy to consider your suggestions, but it’s usually him who decides where you end up going. Especially if you’re indecisive.
F ight - Would they be easy to forgive their s/o? How are they fighting?
He’d be somewhat petty and resentful, but he wouldn’t let it out on you. He wouldn’t really let it out on anyone, he’s far too mature for that. However, you’d have to apologize to him for him to forgive you. As long as you’re being nice about it, he will. It’s rare for him to apologize unless he’s truly hurt you. When he was in the wrong about some fact he’ll usually ignore it. When he fights he gets a bit louder, his accent becomes a bit stronger, but that’s it. He won’t call you anything mean, but it will be known that he’s upset with you.
G ratitude - How grateful are they in general? Are they aware of what their s/o is doing for them?
He’s pretty grateful. Not as much as other people, though. He doesn’t always consider everything you’re doing for him. Not that he takes it for granted either, far from it, but he just doesn’t always think when he doesn’t need to. However, generally speaking, he is grateful for what you do for him. Will show it by either taking you on a nice date to somewhere you’ve always wanted to go, or by taking care of your home in your stead for a while. You, too, deserve to have a day off from it all, after all.
H onesty - Do they have secrets they hide from their s/o? Or do they share everything?
There are plenty of things he doesn’t tell you. Sure, it may seem like he’s very open about his job, but you’ll always get the feeling he’s not being entirely honest with you. However, aside from job related things, he’s a very honest man. While he may sugarcoat some things for you sometimes, he will tell you pretty much everything. You can ask him about any personal detail and there’s a good chance he’ll tell you about it. In fact, I encourage you to do so, Graves enjoys talking about himself to you. Ask him about his plans for you and him and he’ll get quite sappy too and won’t stop talking for an hour.
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hana-no-seiiki · 1 year
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YANDERE! BATFAM W/ MILES MORALES (BUT GENDER NEUTRAL) ! READER
[ PART ONE ] [ PART THREE ]
GENERAL CW/TW: Spoilers for Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse. Typical Yandere themes of stalking, violence and whatnot.
PART CW/TW: Reader gets called a beauty (beauty/beautiful is gender neutral fite me).
EXTRA: also uh mind you most of my knowledge on the boys come from reading fics so if i get any of my info wrong feel free to correct me
current status: unedited
summary: reader gets into multiverse related hi-jinx and almost gets their ass broken if it weren’t for a tired, definitely sleep deprived senior catching them. (it’s tim you guys)
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WHAT’S UP DANGER
(PART TWO)
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“I like tall buildings so I can leap off of ‘em,
I go hard wit’ it no matter how dark it is.”
Turns out being a hero is hard skill to learn. Especially if you were working on a time limit.
You had recently gained the ability to uh- well you didn’t know what exactly. All you knew is that somehow you were at least 5x as strong as you were before and a lot more sticky.
Not to mention your senses were all over the place.
It’s like you could see, hear, smell and feel everything.
You didn’t really want to avoid Damian, but whenever you came across him — or just went within his immediate vicinity. Your “tingles” and enhanced “senses” would flare up and make you dizzy.
Usually it’d only be that bad when there were projectiles or insects around you. You surmised it was probably your powers warning you of the dangers he may potentially bring. Whether it’d be from himself (the heir must have some sort of self defense skills) or his name (you didn’t want to think of the target you’ve put on your back both in school and life in general by being his acquaintance. Jesus [Y/N]. Being distracted by your future and planned failure in academics doesn’t excuse letting that happen. Stupid.).
You were mostly stumbling around with your strange set of abilities until you met this girl named Gwen.
First of all, she was just — incredibly pretty. You couldn’t but just stare at her sometimes and—
Getting back on track — !
After getting some spidey sense feedback loop and ripping off a massive chunk of her hair. You find out that you’re this universe’s “Spiderman.”
And that she, was from another universe entirely.
Even a big sci-fi junkie like you had to doubt her words, but as she showcased her abilities you pretty much went on your knees and begged her to teach you.
The both of you get to work quickly. Investigating how she got to your universe and practicing the use of your powers.
The first part went really well. You even met a few other dimension traveling spider-people (and animal) along the way. After sneaking into a lab, you found out that it was a rich man’s, King Pin, “bring his family back project” that brought you all together. But that his actions were probably going to destroy the fabric of reality if he kept going.
The second part, not so much. Your stickiness was something you just couldn’t control.
Luckily it was winter break and that prevented you from ripping another schoolmate’s hair off.
Your “universe specific” abilities, as the other spider-people called it, like invisibility and bio-electricity only came out at random. Sometimes at the most inconvenient times.
Your webbing abilities were subpar to say the least. Many attempts led to you breaking several bones.
Praise super-regeneration and all
But f u c k did it still hurt.
and it was during one of those web-swinging practice sessions when you fall into the arms of Tim Drake.
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Tim was just trying to get some fresh air.
After passing out on duty last night and having to deal with Damian suddenly abandoning his missions for some reason. He decided that maybe it was time for a break.
He didn’t exactly expect to have a young adult falling into his arms during said break.
He was just talking a casual stroll really. In a relatively quiet part of Gotham, he didn’t expect much to be happening much less a pretty/handsome giving him a small wave as they sheepishly laugh at their . . . strange encounter.
“ Hey. ” You smiled at him. Praying to all that is holy that he doesn’t notice the bits of undissolved webs you have littered across your hoodie. Thank goodness you didn’t wear your makeshift mask today. He was going to think you were even more of a weirdo than you already are!
“ Hey. ” Tim replied. Praying to all that is holy that you don’t notice his heart rate picking up and his ears turning red. It was the cold he swears! The cold!
“What’s a beauty like you doing around in a place like this?”
They both ask in sync with completely awkward delivery to boot.
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AND KING!!!! OH MY GOD I FORGOT ABOUT KING WHAT ABOUT HIM WJHERE IS HE IN THE AU!! also were eda and darius old freinds Back In The Day when they filmed the azura movie (maybe darius was like one of the makeup artist's apprentices or something and he kept rising to the top even after eda was fired from the sequels). also how did luz and amity get together and break up (i think u briefly mentioned this in a post) and then back together again? IS MATTHOLOMULE IN THIS AU TOO???? im sorry for the spam but my brain is exploding and i am chasing the dopamine rush
OKAY!!! BACK AT IT AGAIN!!!! Some more tidbits about the AU
-- To explain King, I'd have to first explain his Dad!! Let's talk about Papa Titan!!!
That wasn't his government name but an affectionate nickname he got during his time in the industry. The "Titan" part came from being a hulking 6'9 and built like a brick house and the "Papa" part should be obvious enough. He was a sweetheart who was always warm and fatherly towards anyone who needed somebody like him in their lives.
Titan was a director. More specifically, Titan was one of the greatest directors in Hollywood history. He was passionate about horror and humor and beauty and ugliness and love. There was so much love his work. A real Guillermo Del Toro type.
However, when he met a young Eda Clawthorne at an audition back in the 80s, he was basically a nobody. The Good Witch Azura was Titan's very first big budget project and he was determined to create something deep, magical and genuine.
During their time working together on the movie, Titan and Eda formed a tight bond over feeling like an outsider in this world because of things like medical history, sexual orientation and being lovers of the gross and the weird. They might have been weirdos. But weirdos stick together. By the time filming on Azura had wrapped, Eda and Titan were family.
Azura was a big hit at the box office and it was obvious that the studio had a franchise goldmine on their hands. However, the popularity of Azura among the 5-12 demographic led them to the conclusion that the series needed some drastic changes. Namely, they needed to take a more digestible and child friendly approach for future films. And Titan was just not the director for that sort of thing.
After quite a bit of back and forth over creative differences, Titan was removed for the project. To this day, he's not sure if he quit or if he was kicked out. It somehow felt like both.
(Eda was removed near immediately afterwards.)
Titan did not let this incident deter him and continued working and gradually climbed the ranks of fame until he was considered an irreplaceable Hollywood gem.
He and Eda remained in contact and that familial bond between the two never frayed.
Titan passed away from health complications in 1999. At the time of his death, he had been a single father of one. His infant son King was left in the custody of Eda, his godmother.
At the current point in the story, King is a loud, brash and opinionated eight year old boy who gradually warms into a mature, gentle and introspective soul as Luz enters his life. He likes stuffed animals, video games and making fortresses of solitude out of cardboard boxes and blankets.
However, King wasn't all Papa Titan gave to Eda on his way out the door. He also left behind a large wooden chest that he had packed to the brim with journals and notebooks and scripts and sketchpads and all the inspiration and ideas that he had gathered for future projects over the years. He knew, that his deathbed, that he would never get a chance to execute all of his ideas. Not in this lifetime. But maybe, one day in a far off future, there would be somebody like him and Eda, a lover of the gross and the weird. And he was sure that person would have plenty of ideas of their own. But who knows? Maybe one day they'd need a little extra inspo. His stuff would be their waiting for him. His soul would rest easy knowing one of those scribbled down half baked ideas could have some life into it. And by another weirdo just like him, who would put their own spin on it.
Titan entrusted that chest with Eda, knowing she'd come across another weirdo one day, even though she was adamant that there would never be anyone quite like him. So for years, that stupid box remained locked, gathering dust in her attic. Eda didn't trust the key with anyone.
Until she did.
It was eight years later when Luz Noceda lifted the heavy wooden lid and inherited the last drop of Papa Titan's magic.
-- Yes, Eda and Darius have known each other since they were teenagers. They went to the same high school (Eda went to public school on and off) and Darius was an intern in the wardrobe department on a movie Eda starred in. They were very familiar with each other and often hung out.
-- I haven't thought too deeply about the development of Luz and Amity's relationship in this AU. I figured I'd provide enough info but leave enough gaps that people who are passionate about lumity could use their imagination to draw their own conclusions. I can tell you about their pre-relationship tension tho:
In 2006, Luz became a little bit tangled up in celebrity gossip at the time for her friendship with known stars Willow Park and Augustus Porter. The two were frequent faces in Luz's silly low quality YouTube vlogs.
At the time, none of the trio were all that close to Amity. She was a celebrity to Luz but basically a stranger, a former friend turned strained acquaintance to Willow and a co-worker to Gus. So of course, Amity was not included in any of Luz's vlogs. They simply weren't close with her.
However, in the eyes of the press who feeded off writing parasocial and invasive articles about the personal lives of teenage celebrities, this was interesting. At the time, the studio producing Hexside was trying to sell the illusion that Willow, Gus and Amity, the show's stars, were all best friends behind the scenes who hung out all the time. And the YouTube videos were directly contradicting that.
This led to a lot of speculation about drama between Amity and the other two kids. Things like bullying, exclusion, bullying etc. Rumors were always swirling around and, in all honestly, it made Amity feel extremely uncomfortable and upset.
She had never cared before about what Willow and Gus did in their spare time. She knew they weren't friend, so why should it bother her? It wasn't until the whole press was drawing attention to her being a friendless loser that it really started to sting.
Sometimes she wished the dynamic she pretended to have with Willow and Gus was real. And during this time, she started to feel a good bit of resentment towards Luz for being the real third piece of this friend group.
So basically, once she and Willow started gradually repairing their friendship, Amity kinda organically developed into the friendgroup. She was chilly to Luz at first but through a series of trial and error, the two began warming up to each other. A shared love of the Good Witch Azura really ignited a passionate friendship between them.
From that point, Luz and Amity became closer with each other than they were with Willow and Gus. They were practically joined at the hip. Yknow those really really really close girl friendships that's clearly gay but they haven't noticed yet? Yeah.
In every other AU I imagine that Luz and Amity get together before Hunter and Willow. Except this one. It takes waaaay longer because Luz hasn't really realized she's bisexual yet and Amity is petrified to confronting the fact that she's a lesbian. She is not only closeted but she is deeply in denial about it.
So ya I haven't thought about the moment they get together but it probably takes at least a year. I'll let the lumityheads come up with their own headcanons about how it happens.
Anyway, yeah, the reason it took so long for this relationship is the same reason it fell apart so abruptly. Amity was scared that somebody was gonna find out. She was terrified. It's hard being a closeted teenage lesbian in any circumstance. But a closeted teenage lesbian in 2008 who also happens to be one of the biggest child stars on television? The whole world is watching her. The stress this little girl is under is insurmountable.
Ultimately, Amity is gonna need time to figure this out. She's gonna need help to break away so she can be with Luz without feeling paranoid. She's under contracts, she's in an abusive and controlling household and work environment. It's gonna take time before this little girl will be alright.
And also, that's not even going into if Luz will take her back after all this time apart. She's been understanding to Amity's situation but also very hurt by being suddenly thrown away. It's Luz's call to decide if they want to get back together, knowing that she's putting herself at risk to get hurt again.
But then again, she has a lot of faith in Amity.
Its a complicated mess and I haven't really planned the whole solution out. Feel free to brainrot about it for me if you want.
-- Anyway. MATTHOLOMULE!!!
Matt begins the story as a slimey, deceitful little paparazzi wannabe. His big brother Steve works on various sets around the studio and sometimes Matt is there because Steve has to babysit and sometimes he's there because he steals his brother's employee pass to sneak on to studio grounds.
He's a bit of a bottom feeder, mostly dumpster diving for celebrity trash since that shit goes for good money online.
However, Matt is dreaming big. And his next plot is not to gather celebrity trash but celebrity secrets. And his target is Augustus Porter.
Gus is thrilled to see a dude his own age on set and happily befriends Matt when the latter gives a sob story about being a loner.
Anyway, Matt betrays Gus, Gus gets burned. It sucks.
There's a later incident where Matt sneaks some of his school friends (most notably his "best friend" Bria) on to set to impress them and they prove to be far more vile and cruel than even Matt can stomach.
Things like stealing actors' phones and journals and gathering very personal text messages and diary entries of their lowest lows.
It's what wakes Matt up to the fact that maybe this isn't the person he wants to be. And maybe he's on his way to becoming that person if he doesn't catch himself before it's too late.
After helping Gus retrieve the private things that his former friends stole, he and Matt form a tentative (but real this time!) friendship. From that point on, he makes semi frequents on set for no other reason than to hang out with Gus.
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I Finally Watched The First Episode Of The Apothecary Diaries
The Apothecary Diaries has been one of the seven animes I said I would be reviewing for Fall 2023. This anime aired in October. It’s December right now. I finally stopped holding it off and got to watching the first episode; I’m eight episodes behind! What are my thoughts of the first episode? I think it’s interesting!
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I love fantasy shows, and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is one of the animes I am watching this season. I know that The Apothecary Diaries is another hyped up show and I actually love the difference between them. Frieren is a western-inspired fantasy story while The Apothecary Diaries is an eastern-inspired fantasy story. I love that I’m now reviewing two fantasy shows of opposite spectrums.
From what I saw, this anime seems to be about Maomao, the protagonist, who was kidnapped and sold to work as a palace servant. She used to be an apothecary and lived with her dad before her kidnapping, so she has a plethora of knowledge about herbs and poisons. She had involved herself with solving the mysteries behind the illnesses of the baby prince and princess and realizes that they were poisoned. She tries to warn the consorts about the poison, but it was too late for Consort Lihua as the prince died while the princess, daughter of Consort Gyokuyou, survived thanks to the mother heeding Maomao’s warning. This catches the attention of both Gyokuyou and Jinshi, a very beautiful eunuch who is in charge of the rear palace where this all takes place. I think that the story is going to be about Maomao using her knowledge to solve poisoning cases, so I think that the story will be episodic in a way, which isn’t bad.
Maomao as a character and protagonist is very interesting. Because she’s an apothecary, she was able to educate herself into knowing how to read and write, a trait that not many low-class girls like her have; this is evident with how Xiaoling, her friend, asked her what her tag said and how she was the only one who read Jinshi’s sign when servant girls were called to his office. I really like smart characters, so to see Maomao be that sort of character makes me excited to see more. I just hope the writing will be consistent for her. She was super cute with how she liked seeing herbs and such. I can’t wait to see how she’ll use her knowledge to help people. I already like her.
Jinshi feels very sketchy to me. He’s beautiful as heck, but he’s giving me trust issues. Is he using Maomao or does he genuinely want to work with her? If so, what’s his reason? He seems like a man of high status and what I know about asian/oriental fantasy stories is that any man of high status are suspicious. I do have to say, the anime really does like to emphasize how beautiful this man is as there are always close ups of his face or some parts of his face to show off his beauty. Someone in the animation studio must really like him.
The other characters in the story haven’t shown much, so I can’t say much about them. Xiaoling is cute. Gaoshun is probably that one character that has screen time but doesn’t say much due to his role as Jinshi’s attendant. Lihua seems like she’ll either be a villainous woman or one with development later on. Gyokuyou seems like a nice lady. I’ll talk more about the characters once they get more screen time in future episodes.
This story is Chinese inspired from names to buildings, but why is it that Gyokuyou’s name is in Japanese while everyone else’s names are in Chinese? I’ve noticed that Japan has a tendency to do this sometimes when it comes to animes with Chinese affluence. From this spreadsheet I saw on TVtropes, Gyokuyou’s name in Chinese would be Yuye. I mean, sometimes, Chinese, Japanese and Korean names would be translated into how it would be pronounced in their respective languages, but in a world where there are names like Maomao, Jinshi and Lihua, a more Japanese name like Gyokuyou does stick out like a sore thumb.
Not just Jinshi, the entire animation is very beautiful. The studio is OLM Incorporated; they have done many projects, but they’re also known for animating the Pokemon anime since the beginning and are even animating Horizons. The whole scenery and the way everything is colored is so beautiful. I really love how the flowers look, honestly. The rhododendron flowers look really pretty. Maybe it’s just a me thing, but any anime that can animate nature super well is a good one for me. The music is also really good too! The opening is addicting to look and listen.
The voice acting is superb. They got an all-star cast with a few rising stars. Aoi Yuuki stars as Maomao. I think this is a perfect fit. Yuuki has the range to pull off the serious, comedic and cute moments. Maomao was so entertaining to watch just from the first episode because of her performance. Jinshi is voiced by Takeo Otsuka. I feel like I’m seeing that name a lot in recent animes. I know he voiced Aqua in Oshi no Ko and Aqua is one of my favorite characters there. Unlike Aqua, Jinshi is more of a dynamic character, so instead of seeing him all moody and depressed like in Oshi no Ko, he’s all chipper. I think this shows Otsuka’s range and I can see why he’s getting casted left and right—he’s definitely a rising star. I don’t think I’ve heard Yui Ishikawa voice such a hot woman before. I’m usually familiar with her voicing teenagers, so this is the firs time I’ve seen her voice an adult and a mom at that. Lihua hasn’t shown up yet, but I do commend Ishikawa for going out of her comfort zone. I didn’t even know Yoko Hikasa voiced Gyokuyou until I looked it up. I don’t remember the last time she used that tone for a character. She has been voicing strong-willed, tough older ladies lately, so hearing her using a rather softer tone caught me off guard. Everyone else did a great job; I’ll talk about their performances in future episode.
Since this will have 24 episodes, I will be taking my time with the reviews for this anime. I know I am behind, but I want to take my time since I am juggling with a plethora of other animes to review. I hope you enjoyed my review! What are your thoughts on the first episode of this anime?
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SO I WANT TO SAY THIS BEFORE I FORGET!!
I noticed how each chapter of Twisted Wonderland's manga series based off each game and their chapter with each Yuu/MC/the reader and viewer is different in a way of what would help contrast the focus of the story.
Examples being Enma Yuuken is strong and obvious extremally masculine there fore "strong" in looks than Riddle who's "strong" in the sense of brains and magic as he literally bulldoze across any set back to be the top of his school to a degree of being Housewarden a mere weeks since joining as a new student vs. this one guy who has no magic and only seemingly became a student regardless of background or magic history and is able to make plenty of friends when he can't think of anyone outside of Trey and Cater and Chenya to call his friend, maybe even doubt if they even see him as his friend.
Then we have Yuuka Hirasaka who is confident, kind, loyal, and brave as shit, proving her point by risking her safety for a animal in the road. Leona, try as he might, wouldn't even give a chance to prove he can do that because everyone already doesn't expect much from him, or at least that's what he said. He's confident for a different reason, also if you remember how things run back in the Sunset Savannah you'd argue Leona feels extra bitter and more in need to try and prove worth more cause he grew up not only looked down on by his magic and potion in the royal line but also is honestly scared of the women around him. He's more confused with Yuuka especially since she doesn't show much fear to him
Next we have Mito Yuuta who I love the most so far due to what may come. Azul is confident and arrant as a show off little shield cause of his own self insecurities especially his image, specially his body and it's weight. He was relentlessly picked on by everyone besides his mother mainly due to his weight which from that level of trauma he's willing to work hard to become the smartest, the strongest, the most respected, and hottest out of spite not cause he generally feels that he wants to, to him he needed to. And it's obviously still stuck on him enough to not take pictures regardless how much money he would make and even making Yuu(soon Mito) to break into something dangerous and steal the only picture of his childhood he was unable to hide in the mind set of destroying it, regardless if he thought it would work or not. Meanwhile Mito Yuuta is a big guy who's okay and proud of his shape and eating habits and kind of like the ones before he him he actually has people who want to his friend vs. the unknown certainty that Jade and Floyd aren't technically his friends, they openly claim him as entertainment and if he got boring they'd leave him.
In other words there may be a chance other chapters would have a similar method with not just the design choice but personality design of future Yuus to contrast against the "flaws" of the chapter's "bad guys or villains"
I want Chapter 4 to be a girl, maybe make her beautiful in some way or have the personality of Jasmine from Aladdin that way the weird vibes of Chapter 4 being super hella romantic and even more ship baiting in any and all forms feel right, not to mention that scene of Jamil hypnotizing us in the kitchen DISNEY GIVE ME THAT AMAZING ART WORK OF JAMIL JUST LOOKING AT THIS GIRL AND MAKE ME AS CONFUSED IN MY SEXUALITY AND FEELINGS AS YOU DID WITH JASMINE AND ALADDIN WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD!!!
I also think having Chapter 5's Yuu whatever gender (maybe male or masculine based cause there's a pattern it seems) but either make them somehow cuter than the ones before even if it's one trait or maybe give them something like a birthmark or scar of sorts that would somehow deem them "ugly" the their world but Vil would be lowkey obsessive of slowly as that was his character is, he's so obsessed proving he's beautiful and good and smart and strong to the point he obsessed over others and their flaws
Though with Chapter 6 I'm stuck on just cuz I want a sassy Meg type Yuu but also want a tall handsome muscular man who's like Hercules and everything Idia most likely would wish to be including with open mention of having great relationship with their family or maybe even them being an orphan
What are your guys' thoughts and opinions?
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favorite hangout spots for tails and friends? 💕
Hello !!! I will do this ask but please be more specific in the future ! Who is "and friends"? Lmao. Anyway, here's some headcanons for "hangout spots" surrounding team Sonic !
This one kinda got away from me a little so sorry about that
Sonic is a hedgehog who enjoys a nice view, plus his little brother can fly, and his other one lives on a floating rock, so I think he generally prefers to relax somewhere high up. Sometimes that means a tall tree, sometimes a roof, sometimes a cliff, just somewhere with fresh air and beautiful nature. Also, in the early days of his and Amy's friendship, I can definitely see him running up a tree to hide from her for a little bit
Tails grew up in the wilderness("grew up" is a strong word for being 8 but still), before and after he met Sonic. So you would really think he would take more comfort in it, but I think his preferred place is inside with his inventions. Somewhere he can tinker with ease to his heart's content, where he knows he can be useful no problem. I do think he enjoys the fresh air tho, and normally has his garage door or window open, depending where he's working
But Tails also understands his older brother(s) prefers to be outdoors. He can compromise by burrowing underground or squishing close to a big shady tree, but it's hard to work with ever changing weather, other Mobians around, and animals or flickies or Chao in the vicinity. There's a lot of uncontrollable variables that he just doesn't like.
Sonic also understands that his little bro just prefers the indoors, so he compromises by coming to visit often, but spending most of his time living fast. Being inside for too long makes him stir crazy, so it's hard for him to empathize with Tails, but he respects his preference anyway.
Knuckles absolutely prefers outdoors. Unlike Sonic, he won't go half feral if he's inside for too long, but he definitely starts to get irritated. He rises with the sun, sleeps with the moon, and talks to the stars. Being inside, even if he's surrounded by nature, can make him homesick in a matter of hours.
I do imagine Knuckles wanting a "base" of sorts to come back to. Sonic prefers to just go wherever the wind takes him, but at the end of the day Knuckles wants somewhere to return to. To Sonic, the world is a giant park, and he wants to start playing. Knuckles sees it more as a house party of sorts, where at the end, he's excited to settle down and take it easy. He and Tails have that in common.
Together, they do enjoy sleeping under the stars. It's easy for them to take it easy when they're all close. They all have each other's backs and trust each other with their lives and more, they'll hangout anywhere as long as they can be together for a few more days, hours, minutes, seconds. For just a little more time
They're a family your honor
Knuckles and Sonic probably like empty fields when they hangout together so they can spar to their hearts content though lol, brothers will be brothers
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Hmm beside Jotaro and Noriaki, I also interested in Dio part 3, Risotto, Jolyne, Pucci. Do you have any headcanon for them, nsfw is fine :) Like what type of yandere they are and their dirty secret?
Also do you take request writing fic/headcanon/drabble or you just like writing character analyze like this?
~ 🏵️ anon ~
Sure, I’ll take those sorts of requests. I’ll get around to making a proper rules list eventually. I already squeeze my headcannons into my interpretations quite a bit, but it’s completely fine to ask “Can I get some general headcannons about x” or “Can I get some headcanons about how x would deal with y?” as long as we keep the reader neutral, so like “Could I get headcannons for how Risotto treats a short reader?” isn’t really interesting to me, “How do you think Risotto flirts/shows his love? What if I deny him? What if I play into it?” is more my field. I might bend a little in the future if something does interest me like that, so shoot your shot. Don’t get discouraged if I reject an idea, I love receiving asks and it isn’t personal if I turn something down. I’m cooking some actual fics and little drabbles up, they’re fair game as well. 
Dio is an absolute authority, he views himself as the end of all roads. You might be inclined to think that he’d fall for the avoidant type, someone who refuses him, but he’s fine with letting someone like that go- you’re just not ready to find DIO yet. You’ll come around, his cute little pet. They always come around. He’s patient, and despite his eye twitching when you turn him away, he’ll wait.
Dio wants someone who loves him more than anything ever. It’s all he’s ever wanted. So if you’re oh-so-good to him, treat him like he’s divine, he’ll show how pleased he is in small ways. You’re allowed certain privileges (Ones you had anyway, as he loves you..) now that you’re so obedient. And by privileges, he means things that he would want if he were in your position. Wink wink. You’re lacking in the offerings every week category.
Dio gives you him-appropriate gifts. Solid gold bracelets to adorn those beautiful wrists of yours. Makeup that makes your complexion pop. He becomes a bit overbearing, he’s involved in every aspect of your life- as he should be. What a privilege. 
I still think Dio is incredibly insecure. You’re what makes him feel good, he thrives on your praise. He becomes a lot more tolerable if you sing his praises constantly. Dio isn’t the most stable, so if you suddenly stop all the sweet talk, he’ll consider eating you and starting over. Oops. 
“Tell me you love me.”
I view Risotto as a dog. Some people are just doglike to me, he's like a guard dog that won't move even with a treat on his nose. He's strict- he won't allow such an indulgence as having an actual partner, not while the boss is on his ass all the time about work. 
Risotto will hold off on any and all urges in favor of stalking you. It's not like it's hard. His stand allows him to get as close as he wants to without violating any of the rules that he set for himself about you. His rules are simple, too. No contact. No stealing. No touching, even when you're asleep. No restocking your fridge to make sure his darling eats dinner. 
What Risotto lacks in expression he has in patience. He's happy to keep you as a bit of a hobby, never needing to fight himself on his rules like you might expect the typical stalker to. He's normally so happy about playing guardian angel- you really do need him. He keeps you safe. He locks your door when you forget, he shuts your blinds and opens them just before you awaken, and he adores your commentary to any animal you might keep as a pet. So adorable. So perfect. He'd give anything to keep things the way they are, even if it means staying out of it- for the time being. 
I think he’s a very soft-spoken man, actually. He mutters a bit. His voice is slow and clear when he wants it to be, but he just cannot talk that way to you of all people. His attempts to be gentle with you, provided he actually breaks his no-contact, are futile. His deep voice and lack of tone are likely to come off as aggressive, even when he’s telling you how sweet you sound. Poor Risotto. He’s not a man of many words, it’s rare he just says something without thinking.
He shows his love via acts of service, if you can say “showing.” Risotto loves to take care of people. His fantasies are mainly about washing you, dressing you, making you something to eat… He wants to give you the easy life that he never got. Risotto sort of treats you like an animal the more you resist his love. Cats are silly, aren’t they. They don’t know that they need to stay still for you to clip their nails. That’s exactly how he views you. 
“Don’t move. This is good for you.”
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First impressions of Animoprhs!
I'm listening to the Animorphs series while I work, through Animorphs Aloud - a fan made reading of the series. Here are my first impressions/random thoughts about them! Spoilers below if you haven't read them.
Book 7: The Stranger
I often think how you'd REALLY react if you were faced with something paranormal or magical, because it wouldn't just be the monster or ghost or superhero you have to contend with - but your entire knowledge of the universe flipping on it's head. Legit consider how insane you'd go if you found out monsters were *really* real. And they do this to a random person in the start of most books! Ha.
Kind of surprised they consider a human-alien relationship with any sort of seriousness. How progressive. But then there's been a few hints towards Rachel liking Tobias and he's...a bird. Rachel is very open minded.
Somehow I have my doubts Rachel will move away. The clue is the 47 books that come after this.
Man I feel for Tobias, having to spend the rest of his life as a hawk while potentially watching his friends move on. It's not like he can make new friends. Also how long does he even live? Does he have a hawk lifespan now of 10-15 years?
Rachel wants more firepower and she skips the POLAR BEARS? GIRL. Those things are fucking terrifying! Though I did do a bit of research and turns out when Polar Bears and Grizzlies compete for food it's usually the Polar Bears that leave.
Also I have a hard time believing a bear has more 'firepower' than an elephant. Bit easier to move around and get into places as a bear though.
Still can't get over the frequent use of the slang 'hooked up' to mean meeting. Very different meaning nowadays.
The mental image of them fitting pretty much a centaur into a dressing room is very funny.
Wow. Stopping time definitely blindsided me. This Ellimist is like a god?? Was not expecting that.
The descriptions when the Ellimist is showing off the beauty of earth make me very sad I will likely not get to experience it. It's so sad to know coral reefs exist out there, beauty unparalleled, and you can't simply go and see them. Not without money. It's a cruel joke that we're placed on such an amazing planet and yet how little of it we'll see.
Man this is a genuinely tough decision. I really like Cassie's perspective, that humans are now the endangered animals potentially rejecting the one thing that could save them. Honestly if what seemed like a literal god told me the fight is unwinnable I'd probably give in and tell them to take me to a new planet.
Aaaand now the kids are getting eaten alive. I LOVE the amount of traumatising scenarios in these books. Main reason I started em. Feel a bit bad for the Taxon, imagine eating some innocuous snack and it swells up and bursts you from the inside.
Ax has a thing for cutting off people's arms.
You're the second largest carnivore on land Rachel, Polar Bears got you beat.
Also Rachel totally just murdered a bunch of human people.
Now...time travel? Hm not a big fan of time travel.
Damn the Yeerks invested in free, superfast and wide-covering public transport? I'd vote for them.
This is why I don't like time travel. Is it deterministic? Can it be changed? Boggles the mind. The implication is they refuse the Ellimist's offer and stay and fight, and lose, and Rachel becomes a controller. But why would Ax being there mean the future has changed? Did future-Rachel lie about there being six humans to Visser-Three? Why?
PFFFF I'm sorry but as horrifying as the idea of them killing and consuming Tobias after being infected and turned into controllers is, it's also like Disney-level villainy.
If this is the future and it can be changed, why can't Visser-Three kill them? Sure he wouldn't have controller Rachel so the future would be different but the goal of invading would work?
Well this is looking bleak.
I wonder who is keeping Ellimists in check that they even need rules.
Surprisingly quick and efficient mission! And that's the end of that one. A bit confusing, but I wonder if the Ellimist stuff will get clearer later on.
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GILBERT VON OBSIDIAN MAIN ROUTE....
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CHAPTER FOUR.
translations are not 100% accurate. expect mistakes.
minors and ageless blogs dni.
As Prince Chevalier's secret spy, I would like to get as much information as possible about Prince Gilbert.
It was precisely because I had such a sense of mission that I was able to remain calm even after being captured in this mess.
Gilbert: ..... Heh. That made me so happy, I'll tell you one thing about me.
Prince Gilbert holds me close but the way he’s grasp was not too strong.
I felt cold temperatures all over my body and a chill ran down to my spine.
Emma: What is it?
Gilbert: I'm actually—
Gilbert: Cold.
(……)
Emma: ...I know.
Gilbert: Here's the thing.
He’s holding me as if i’m sort of stuffed animal, and it's making me hard to breathe.
Gilbert: I'm cold, so I need to feel the warmth of others all the time.
(…..I see…..)
(This information…….doesn't seem to be of any use.)
But I think I may have just solved the mystery of Prince Gilbert's unusual close distance.
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Gilbert: I like you, little rabbit, because you're warm.
Emma: …..Instead of holding me, why don't you wear something warm?
Gilbert: Is it really that bad?
Emma: Better than being misunderstood.
If a man and a woman are embracing each other, the people around will assume that they are in a relationship of that kind.
Even though he is a guest of honor, this is unacceptable.
I tried to slip out of his arms, but he only held me with such force that I feel my bones had creaked.
Gilbert: I don't mind being misunderstood.
Emma: I don’t like it…..ugh, it hurts!
Gilbert: Ah, sorry. It's hard to control my strength.
As he released me easily, i let out a deep breath of relief.
But he immediately held my hand and looked over my shoulder.
Emma: Please let go of me.
Gilbert: How can you say that to the guest of honor?
Emma: I don't want to put up with anything just because you are a royal.
Gilbert: Haha, you're so cheeky.
Gilbert: But I like that about you.
He doesn't seem to be offended. Rather, he’s having fun.
Gilbert: Hehe... once you get used to it, you'll probably not feel anything.
Gilbert: By that time, it'll be too late, right?
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After finishing their business at the orphanage, Leon and Yves dropped their smiles as soon as they got into the carriage.
Emma: Did something happened?
(As far as I can tell, it seems everything is running fine.....)
All of the children who played together seemed happy.
Leon, however, who was sitting from across looks bitter.
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Leon: There is no problem with the management itself and it didn't seem like the children were being treated unfairly here either.
Yves: This place is their salvation, it seems that the children are to be raised carefully until the day they leave the orphanage.
(The way you put it....)
Emma: After leaving the orphanage—
Gilbert: They’re going to be a business tool for perverted nobles of bad taste, right?
Emma: ....What do you mean?
Prince Gilbert smiled but it didn’t reached his eyes at all.
Gilbert: Orphans don't have a family register, so they're perfect for doing tough jobs.
Gilbert: But slavery was abolished in Rhodolite a long time ago, so it takes a bit of time to get them to work.
Gilbert: The fact that they are moving in the domestic affairs factor means some nobles are using their power to buy up the children....
Gilbert: It also means there is a high possibility that they are doing business. After all, isn't there a suspicion of human trafficking?
(!?)
Leon: You have a keen eye, huh?
Gilbert: It happens a lot at my country, too.
(.....Unbelievable.)
All the children I met at the orphanage had beautiful smiles on their faces.
I don't want to think there will be such a harsh future that their smile can get shattered.
Leon: I looked at the list of foster parents of the children in the orphanage, and most of them were probably fictitious.
Leon: The only way to prove the falsity of the list is to find the children who have been placed in foster care.
Emma: How?
Yves: It's obvious.
Yves clenches his fists tightly on her lap and opens his mouth with a stern look.
Yves: We're going to see the root of all evil.
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(….. This is troubling.)
Together, with the princes and the knights, we entered the baron’s mansion — Leon and Yves were so convinced that they sent the knights and soldiers to search around, despite the baron's confusion.
Leon: Julius, how did it go?
Julius: We found children being locked up in the basement.
(They really found them!)
The Baron's complexion turned pale when Julius — one of the soldiers from the internal affairs group reported the incident.
Leon: Check if it matches the list.
Julius' eyes widen at the documents Leon handed him.
Julius: Did you steal it from the orphanage?
Leon: Don’t get the wrong idea, I only borrowed it.
Julius: As expected of Prince Leon.
Leon: Thank you. Don't let anyone involved escape. Capture them all.
Julius: Yes, sir.
As he was about to leave, Julius looked at Prince Gilbert, who was standing in the corner of the room.
(…..?)
It was just a moment, but it's not hostility... it’s more rather than an awe.
(I wonder what it was just now.)
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Gilbert: ...... You keep some interesting stuff.
Emma: Huh?
Gilbert: Oh, no, it's nothing.
Gilbert: The show is about to begin, so you need to focus on that.
(......I'm curious, but let's just keep it in mind for now.)
A short distance away from us, Yves was resolutely confronting the Baron.
Yves: Well, do you have any explanation for this?
Yves: About why are all these orphaned children gathered here in this mansion?
Baron: ………..
(But how did they know the baron was involved in this?)
Gilbert: It must be from an internal report.
Prince Gilbert whispered in a hushed voice.
Emma: Do you mean that someone informed the castle about the baron's wrongdoing?
Gilbert: Yes. They sent an external investigation spy to the prince's departure directly.
Gilbert: Taking the documents out from the orphanage and destroy the evidence to question the injustice of the baron.
(This proves that the princes of the domestic faction are listening to the voice of the people.)
Gilbert: But nobles are creatures that likes doing bad stuff.
Gilbert: Little rabbit, if you don’t want to die — then don’t leave by my side
Emma: What do you me—
The answer to the question did not need to be asked.
When the baron rings the bell on his desk, the armed men into the guest room and raised their weapons in unison.
(Talk about bad luck here!)
Leon: Guards….?
Yves: No, it looks like a mix of amateurs.
Leon: Right. The fact that they know they're royalty and are willing to pick a fight, I'd say they're a radical group of anti-monarchists.
(Anti-Monarchist?)
Baron: It's not that we haven't considered the possibility of you coming to investigate at all.
Baron: Well then, if you’ll excuse me.
(What, you're going to run away!?)
The armed men block our way as if to protect the baron who turned his heels.
The knights and soldiers have been sent to search the mansion and only Leon, Yves, Prince Gilbert and I are here.
(But these men focus only on Leon and Yves.)
Because Prince Gilbert and I aren’t important in the first place, that’s why there were no weapons aimed at us.
Gilbert: What shall we do, little rabbit?
Even in the face of the tense situation, Prince Gilbert never fails to smile.
Gilbert: There doesn't seem to be anything you can do.
Emma: No, I'm going after the Baron!
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Leon and Yves draw their swords and engaged the battle.
The soldiers and knights must be in a similar situation, as we can hear the sounds of conflicts from outside the room.
(If i stayed like this, I'll miss the baron!)
My feet are moving before I can think — but he grabbed my hand forcefully.
Emma: Prince Gilbert!
Gilbert: You’re a fool.
A single unrelenting word like a dash of cold water brought me back to myself.
Gilbert: There's no way you can catch up with him.
Emma: But—
Gilbert: I hate to run in vain.
(……I think what Prince Gilbert meant is we can’t catch him blindly.)
(But if we sit here and watch the process with bated breath, we will miss the criminal.)
Emma: I'll go ahead and ambush him.
Gilbert: Can you do that?
Emma: Well… it’s a worth shot.
Gilbert: Thinking ahead will surely lead to failure.
Emma: ……..
Prince Gilbert’s brisk smile was out of place and he turned his back.
It's not like he can just take a leisurely stroll and proceed to the doorway and no one will pay him any mind.
It was because the armed men were being pushed by Leon and Yves.
Gilbert: Oh, you’re not planning to follow me?
Emma: ....Where are you going?
Gilbert: You're the one who said to get ahead.
Emma: ….You’ll help me?
Gilbert: Yeah. Because helping you is my job today.
Gilbert: I have to be useful at least a little bit.
(I wonder if I can trust him.)
(... No, now is not the time to dawdle.)
Despite being anxious, I hurriedly followed him from behind.
Leon: Emma!
Emma: It's okay, I'll buy you some time!
Leon: ......All right, but don't be reckless. I'll be right after you!
I nodded to reassure Leon and left the room.....
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(I was really able to get ahead of myself.)
As if he knew the entire structure of the mansion, Prince Gilbert blocked the narrow corridor.
The appearance of the baron who appeared a few minutes later made me feel the same excitement as when I saw the magic tricks.
(Not only you had a perfect understanding of the structure of the mansion for the first time but you also were able to read baron’s movement?)
This person's potential was unfathomable, Prince Gilbert grabbed his hand.
Baron: What the hell? Why are you guys here!?
Gilbert: The little rabbit wants to talk to you.
(….i don't have time to stand there.)
I went in front of Prince Gilbert and faced the Baron who tries to struggle.
(Have a proper conversation to buy some time.)
Emma: Why are you doing such terrible things to children?
I wasn't sure if I could get an answer to my question, but fortunately the baron stopped in his tracks.
Baron: ....Terrible? I was just doing my business.
Baron: Rather, they should be grateful for being given food, clothing and shelter.
Baron: Because I'm giving value to those orphans who have nowhere else to go.
Emma: …..That value doesn't seem like a good one.
(I can only imagine how they handled the children if they were found in the dungeons.)
Baron: What's wrong with that? The value is determined not only by people but also by birth.
Baron: You know we will never be on the same level as them who live in the bottom of the ditch, right?
Baron: I am in a way a benevolent being for giving them a use for which they have no status.
(...Are you serious?)
Emma: Did the children ever laughed or smiled once in this mansion?
Baron: If you have a child like that, you have to educate them. It's a noble's duty to let them know their place.
(I know everyone has different values, but ..... but this person's way of thinking is fundamentally incompatible.)
The more words we exchange, the more discomfort fills my heart.
I didn't feel like I could compromise, and the wall of entrenched values seemed unlikely to crumble no matter how much I punched it.
Emma: ....Crime is a crime.
Emma: What you did is against the law of Rhodolite, so don't run away and surrender yourself.
Baron: I don't know who you are, but don't tell me what to do.
Baron: It's time for you to get out of the way.
Emma: ......I refuse.
Baron: Well then, it can't be helped.
The baron pulls out his sword and closes the distance with me with a sign of violence.
(What should I do? He’s aiming his sword at me—)
Gilbert: Hey, who gave you the permission to touch little rabbit?
(…Ah…)
Before the sword reaches me, a jet-black cane thrusted into the baron's chest.
The moment I saw Prince Gilbert stomping his crumpled body on the floor and laughing so horribly beautifully.
What came over me was a nauseating chill.
(...I wonder why. Even though I'm not being stepped on... it sure is painful.)
The air changes completely.
As if this place belongs to none other than the war of trampling himself.
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Gilbert: You can’t touch her because she is my prey.
Gilbert: I don't recall allowing anyone other than me to hurt her.
(...What's that?)
I have something to say, but I can’t make a voice.
Without "Prince Gilbert's permission", it's difficult to even lift a single finger.
Gilbert: "The ones with status have the right to do what they want with those below them."
Gilbert: That's what you were saying, right?
Baron: Ah……. ha...
Gilbert: Hmm, what? You look somewhat dissatisfied, but it can't be helped.
Gilbert: Because just as you mistreated orphans without a backer, I have the right to mistreat you too.
Gilbert: I am royalty and you are a third-class nobleman. I need to tell you the difference in status....... yes?
(.....Prince Gilbert seems to be angry....)
Something catches my eyes, but the overwhelming air, even the presence of blood disturbs my thoughts.
The Baron, who was under the pressure of the beast was about to open his weak eyes.
Gilbert: What should I do, little rabbit? Kill him?
(…..What?)
It was as easy as saying, "let's eat sweets together." and Prince’s Gilbert's smile did not waver, which made it even more terrifying.
Emma: Don’t do that!
Gilbert: Why?
Emma: Because... no one has the right to kill people. // Because…. killing won’t solve everything.
Emma: This man should be judged by the law.
Gilbert: Rhodolite are so troublesome.
Emma: …….Is it different in Obsidian?
Gilbert: Yeah. Because I'm the law.
Emma: Prince Gilbert is......the law?
Gilbert: Yes, the orders of the royal family are absolute.
Gilbert: Let’s say I’m going to kill you, then killing you is justice and the lawful way to punish you.
(…..This is so messed up.)
The breath I exhaled was trembling.
Gilbert: Good for you, since we’re at Rhodolite, I’ve spared his life.
Gilbert: He would be dead for good if he was at Obsidian.
Gilbert: We don't need any wicked nobles defiling the innocence of children, do we?
The baron had already passed out.
It is unusual to see a man who has not only been violently attacked to the point of flying unconscious, but who controls the place with only his killing power.
His red eye held no emotion — it is as cold as his body temperature.
(Not the way he looks at people.)
Emma: You’re not any different from the Baron.
Emma: You think "The ones with status have the right to do what they want with those below them."
Gilbert: Hmm….. that's what the "royal family" is like.
(I...I didn't understand for a long time.)
Except for the fact he is the Prince of disaster. Many feared Prince Gilbert for a reason…
Where does this instinctive alertness come from?
The answer is now right in front of us.
Emma: In your eyes…
Emma: You don’t see humans as people….
Gilbert: ……..
(Just as I thought, there is no humanity in Prince Gilbert’s heart.)
(That's why he can "kill" and be kind to the children in the same way.)
Since he is not dealing with people, there is no need to consider it.
Even for me, whether he hates it or fears it, Prince Gilbert pushes through with his will.
(It's not "like" the real thing.)
(....... He’s like a beast wearing human skin.)
Gilbert: Hehe, do you despise me?
Emma: ……….
Gilbert: I don't care what you think of me, though.
As if he had lost interest, he steps away from the baron and returned.
His cane tilted up my chin — allowing my gaze with red eye.
Gilbert: I hate people.
Gilbert: Generally, I don't like anyone so you better be careful.
Gilbert: I could kill you next with a smile on my face, you know?
Emma: ………
(…..If I make a mistake—)
The baron rolling on the floor overlaps with my future appearance.
A fear that was unparalleled to the time when the baron almost attacked me.
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Emma: And this is what it happened today.
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Chevalier: ……..
That night, as soon as I returned to the castle, I hurried to Prince Chevalier.
The case of human trafficking in collusion between the orphans and the barons has been successfully resolved, but—
My heart was covered with cloudy weather, and it kept raining so much that I almost drowned.
Chevalier: That's a very apt description of the world without people in it.
Sitting on a chair, Chevalier drops his words without looking away from his book.
Chevalier: Do you know what Obsidian is also known as?
Emma: Um…….military and iron ore?
Chevalier: No......A country of deception and corruption.
Chevalier: Every country has its share of power-hungry fools, and Obsidian is no exception.
Chevalier: Corruption and lying are a daily occurrence, if you're from the royal family of a country, it's easy to imagine.
Emma: ……It's not a very nice country, huh.
Chevalier: It's just rumors.
Chevalier: The actual core of the story is not clear. Obsidian is also a country with strict informations control.
Emma: ……..
Chevalier: You seem dissatisfied, aren’t you?
Emma: No….
(I understand that Prince Gilbert must have his own circumstances.)
If you are the ruler of a country of deceit and corruption, it may be difficult to see people as people.
(Still, I just can't accept it.)
(......A prince who don’t love anyone doesn't sound very nice.)
Chevalier: I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
Emma: How did you know what I was thinking?
Chevalier: It's in your face.
(Well, I guess...)
He laughed at me through his nose.
Chevalier: Sometimes rulers need to cut down on their human heart.
Chevalier: I suppose that's just buying the ideal figure as a champion.
Emma: So, Prince Chevalier affirms….the way Prince Gilbert is.
Chevalier: It's not the same as affirmation. It means I understand.
Chevalier: After all, "if it's just that you don't see humans as people for the most part", then you're no different, aren't you?
Emma: No different….?
Chevalier: I don't see the eye patch as a person.
(…..Ah.)
Chevalier: By nature, we are not afraid of "people."
Chevalier: To you, it has been a beast from the beginning, not a person.
Chevalier: By recognizing this, you are protecting yourself. Are you saying it's wrong that way?
(….. I couldn't say anything about people.)
While I condemn people for not seeing them as people, I myself treat Prince Gilbert that way.
The moment I realized, I felt a pain as if the thorns of a rose were twining around my heart.
Emma: ..... I've made a grave mistake.
Chevalier: You're dealing with the other guy.
Emma: But..... What did Prince Gilbert think?
(I know I'm the one who needs to be vigilant.)
(......But that's not what this is about.)
Even today, Prince Gilbert has helped me.
If it weren't for his, I would have been badly wounded by now.
I might also have missed the baron in the first place.
(And yet, I haven't even thanked him.)
(….I’m the worst.)
Chevalier: There's no need to feel guilty.
Chevalier: It would be useless to say that.
Prince Chevalier, having closed his book, then he stands up and poked his finger on my forehead.
Emma: …It hurts.
Chevalier: …….
Chevalier: You can use the kitchen as you like. The expenses of the materials should be paid to the foreign government as entertainment fees.
(….. how far does Prince Chevalier knows?)
He laughed through his nose again as he placed the book on the shelf.
Chevalier: Even so...I don't think "hate" is the word of someone who hates deception.
Emma: Eh…
Chevalier: ……..
(...... I wonder what it means.)
Prince Chevalier uttered no further words.
I bowed and left the library before the night was over.
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Gilbert:.... I never thought little rabbit would come to visit me in the middle of the night.
Gilbert: Night crawls, perhaps?
Emma: No.
Emma: May I have a moment of your time?
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[CN] MLQC Lucien’s Arriving As Promised event translation (Day 6-9)
⚠️ SPOILER ALERT⚠️
This post contains a HEAVY SPOILER for the event that has not been released in EN yet! Feel free to notify me if there are any mistakes in the translation~
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Arriving As Promised Free SR Event | Prologue+Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6-9 (You're here!) | Warm Fragrance Date
Translation under the cut
[Day 6 - Volcano Memories]
Nestled near the oasis lies a dormant volcano, resembling a motionless, closed-eyed warrior.
At the base of the volcano, there are numerous pieces of rock, interspersed with perlite.
MC: I'm going to pick them up one by one...!
I crouch down, selecting the attractive pieces of perlites and placing them into my bag.
Suddenly, my phone rings; it appears to be a new text message.
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Lucien: Today's a day off, finally got a chance to text you.
Lucien: The weather outside is nice. Have you gone anywhere?
MC: I came to see the volcano today~~ I never expected there'd be a volcano in the desert!
Lucien: From your tone, it must be a beautiful one.
Lucien: Is it different from the one we saw before?
MC: Because it's a dormant volcano, it has a different vibe... I wish you were here to see it with me.
Lucien: We'll be able to meet soon.
Lucien: Not just the volcano, I can't wait to do everything you want together.
(a throwback to his birthday date!)
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MC: Mm... there are a lot of desert landscapes I want to see with Lucien.
When Lucien text me again, he tells me he has to get back to work.
My thoughts gradually shift away from Lucien, and I put my phone back in my bag, continuing to collect the perlite.
[Diary]
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Recalling the memories of visiting Mount Vesuvius with Lucien, it was truly a breathtaking beauty filled with fiery romance. When Lucien's experiment is over, I want to see a volcano with him again.
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[Day 7 - Wonderful Sounds]
In the endless desert, a lake appears like an emerald embedded within the dessert.
Lush vegetation surrounds the lake, with small animals darting gracefully through the greenery.
A zebra bends down at the lake's edge, drinking water without noticing my presence nearby.
MC: I can't believe I'm actually seeing zebras...
I quietly approach the marshy area by the lake and use a small tool to carefully scoop up some peat soil.
This natural nutrient-rich material could come in handy for Lucien's work if needed.
MC: I think this box should be enough, right???:
??: Woof woof...
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MC: Huh? How come there's a dog barking?
Following the sound, I look over and see the zebra staring at me, its mouth open as if trying to call out.
Zebra: Woof woof woof....
It turns out that zebras' calls really are similar to those of dogs!
[Diary]
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I managed to find a lot of natural peat by the marsh, and I can't believe I saw a zebra too! It's fascinating how the zebra's call sounds like a dog's. I wonder what those few calls meant. It would be great if humans could have a device to interpret animal languages. I hope Professor Lucien can work on something like that in the future!
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[Day 8 - Small Town Cultural Exchange]
The marketplace in the small town is bustling with people, and the sides of the road are lined with stalls, one after another, offering all sorts of exotic and novel items.
My gaze keeps getting drawn to these unfamiliar goods I've never seen before, and I finally arrive at a stall selling shawls.
MC: Hello, may I ask... how much is this...?
I pick up the shawl and use gestures combined with language to inquire about the price.
The blonde woman writes a number on a cardboard sign with a marker and shows it to me.
MC: I'll take it!
I drape the newly purchased shawl over myself and happily continue strolling through the market, taking photos along the way.
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MC: I'll send these photos to Lucien tonight!
[Diary]
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The marketplace in the small town sells so many unusual things. As I was leaving, I even saw someone selling boots while leading a brown horse. I wonder how Lucien's desert boots are holding up? Last time, he mentioned they were a bit tight. Maybe I should buy him a new pair!
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[Day 9 - Woodcraft Skills]
Inside the woodcraft workshop, there's a variety of wood and cutting tools.
As I browse through the different types of wood, a piece of poplar wood in the corner catches my eye.
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MC: This piece looks to be in good condition, and the wood seems suitable for carving.
After making my selection, I follow the instructions and use the wood-cutting machine to trim the board into the appropriate size.
MC: Ah... the wood shavings are flying everywhere, I'm covered in them! cough... cough...
I use a woodcarving knife to painstakingly carve the word "OPEN" and a small design onto the wooden board.
MC: ...finally, it's almost done.
Lastly, I apply a coat of oil to the board and attach a string.
MC: Mission accomplished!
[Diary]
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After a busy afternoon, I've finally crafted a "Open for Business" sign. Although the process wasn't easy, it's quite fulfilling! The finished product looks decent, and I can't wait to show Lucien my "artwork"
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[Next Stop - Warm Fragrance Date]
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What Would Karma Do... when you arrive to E class?
navi - masterlist
Karma Akabane x Reader
Mood Song: honeypie
Summary: Remember the beloved Assassination Classroom anime? This is pretty much that, except you enter the picture of Karma's chaotic school year. Let's see just how compatible the two of you are.
Warnings: Mild violence, Karma being Karma, overall sfw
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When you arrived at Kunugigaoka High School, you hadn't imagined that you wouldn't be the only new student arriving late. 
In a way you felt refreshed to see another face inside the principal's office so early in the morning, the principal not exactly being the most welcoming person you've spoken with. But you weren't complaining, you were just happy that a high school had accepted you this last minute in the year.
Just as your third year of high school ended back at home, your plans were to finish your final year there with your friends and have the best year of your life.
But fate had other plans for you.
Midsummer your father found out his company was relocating him to Tokyo, Japan; this meaning your entire family would have to relocate.
Honestly you were more than bitter, to say the least. It's like his company had no care for how this would affect your family and future plans. If it weren't for your parents being immensely stressed out, you would have flipped out, but after seeing them worry about where you were to go to school and where you would move, you decided that your anger would only worsen the flaming pile of crap you were all in. 
Nothing was going to change the present, so you might as well get comfortable with it.
Luckily after weeks of contacting every school in Japan, the principal of Kunugigaoka responded to your family via Skype and worked out a deal for you to attend your last year of high school there.
After doing some research, you were eased to know that it was a prestigious private school, known for producing prodigies in many fields. The only issue was the “deal” the principal offered your parents.
Your mind was overwhelmed with thoughts, half trying to be optimistic while the other half was sorting through any kind of bad situation that could happen today. The feeling of so many eyes on you didn’t make your overthinking judgment any better.
At the very least you knew they weren't judging your appearance since you all had to wear uniforms. Their eyes held a more curious stare rather than malicious. 
Upon entering the principal's office, you felt a rush of relief and a bit of curiosity when you saw a mop of red hair sitting in a chair beside another empty one, which you assumed was your own.
"Welcome Miss Y/n." Principal Asano spoke smoothly, his voice just as intimidating in person as it was over the phone, "I'm assuming complications with transportation is the reason for your tardiness?"
Eyes widening slightly you couldn't help the warm blush spreading across your cheeks at the observation, especially when another pair of eyes fell on you.
"My apologies sir, I did have some complications trying to figure out your city's train systems," You replied while bowing as properly as you could, "It won't happen again."
"I'll see to that Miss Y/n, go ahead and take a seat."
Without second thought you quickly shuffled to your chair, your eyes finally getting to fall on the male sitting beside you.
Honestly when you saw the bright red hair you didn't think much, but now that you were able to soak in all of his features.. you were lost for words.
You had never seen anybody quite like him, his unkempt red hair being the first reason for that observation. His hair looked just as silky as his fair skin, but the sharp features he had juxtaposed this idea. He had cheshire golden eyes, ones that screamed trouble and beauty at the same time. Even with his features relatively relaxed and almost lazy he had naturally fine features.
Maybe it was because you checked him out for too long, or perhaps it was just the oozing confidence he carried that caused him to narrow his eyes playfully and shoot you a grin.
All you could do was pray that the room was dark enough to hide your blush, offering him a warm smile before moving your attention to the principal.
"As both of you already know, my name is Gakuhō Asano, but you will refer to me as Principal or Mr. Asano."
Both of you nodded in a way that fit your personalities, yours rather formal while the boy next to you gave a curt nod.
"The two of you will be sent to Class E, each for your own reasons,"
At those words the boy next to you seemed to be shocked due to the way his brows raised and he threw a glance to you.
"Y/n, this is only because of your last minute arrival to the academy. Of course you know you can bump up and graduate at a Class A rank so long as you impress me with your academic achievements."
Biting at the inside of your lip you swallowed thickly at his words, not ignoring the way his words almost sounded like a threat. Forcing a smile to your lips you nodded in understanding, meeting the gaze of the student beside you. He seemed to have a bit of a revelation over the explanation, but he still kept eye contact with you until his name was called.
"Karma you will be sent to this level because of your disciplinary issues, I hope you are able to graduate with a different attitude. Yes?"
Now it was your turn to glance over to the boy in curiosity. Karma huh? Somehow that name seemed ironic given the behavior you've observed thus far. Maybe the mischief you thought you saw in his eyes was true to his personality.
"Of course Mr. Asano! I hope to make you proud sir."
Your eyebrows furrowed at the sound of his voice, did it have to be as smooth as his persona? The more you learned about him the more infatuated you were with the boy.
Mr. Asano didn't seem quite impressed with his response, and honestly you couldn't blame him with the sly smirk that rested on Karma's face.
"I'm glad we're all in agreement then." Principal Asano said cautiously, his eyes still resting on Karma before he stood up with a sigh, "Well I suggest you two head to class now as the rest of the school is already in second period. You two have a long walk ahead of you."
Standing up along with the principal you bowed, thanking him one last time for the opportunity before you raised a brow at his last comment, "Long walk?"
Principal Asano looked to you almost confused, ready to explain himself before you felt a hand grab your shoulder, your head whipping to the boy next to you.
"No worries sir, I'll show her the way there.”
Now both you and Principal Asano gave the redhead a skeptical look before he sighed and gave a nod of approval, allowing the two of you to leave and begin the long year ahead of you.
When the principal said you had a long walk ahead of you, you had assumed he meant the top floor of the building. For a while you were dreading the long walk up the stairs, but now as you were midway up the giant hill of uneven grass and dirt you regretted those thoughts.
"W..Where the hell is this c..classroom?" You panted with a sigh, beads of sweat running down your forehead and around your puffed out cheeks.
Golden eyes looked back at you with playful intent, Karma slowing down slightly for you while nudging your arm.
"If this walk is hard for you, how are you gonna kill our teacher?"
Blinking slightly you looked over to him with a raised brow, "Well we're not.. we're not actually killing him silly."
The laughter you heard next sent chills down your spine. While it was evidently playful, it came out as downright sinister. 
"I like you Y/n, your naive nature is going to make my plan work even better."
"Plan? What plan? Are you trying to mess with me Karma? W..Wait," Suddenly your eyes lit up in realization of what he said, your cheeks puffing out in annoyance as you punched his arm lightly, "I am not naive you jerk!"
At this the redhead laughed again, except this time it came out less menacing, almost natural. His eyes glowed down to your own, the genuine expression making you blush slightly. It took you a minute to register that he was poking your cheek with his tongue out.
Before you could snap at him again, his next words forced you back in his trance.
"You're pretty cute Y/n."
At this point you couldn't even remember if you were walking or not. You felt your entire body tingle at his words. Why did he have such an effect on you?
Your thoughts clouded your mind so thickly that  you hadn't even realized you reached the steps to your classroom. The building was... small. At first glance you wouldn't have even assumed it was a classroom. When they mean the lower class, they really mean the lower class.
"Wake up angel, I wasn't joking when I said I needed you for my plan."
Blinking slightly you looked up to Karma who was smiling down to you, your eyes narrowing slightly at his taunting nature. You hadn't even noticed the strawberry milk box in his hands as he brought it up to his lips. Was he holding that the entire time?
"Nagisa, sup?"
Your attention turned from him to the students below you, not even noticing the class beneath you. Based on their uniforms and exhausted faces it looked like they had just finished gym class, but why were they carrying those green knives you had received with your uniform?
"Long time no see."
A boy with pastel blue hair seemed to be shocked by Karma's appearance, allowing you to assume this was Nagisa. 
"Karma... you're back?"
Now you were more confused than ever, what exactly had this Karma boy done? Everyone seemed to be so on edge around him, even though he seemed so easy going.
"Not just me, Y/n over here is a new student too." Karma said with a genuine smile as he patted your back. His swagger filled attitude disappeared in mere seconds.
You weren't sure if you were more curious about Karma's personality flip, or nervous to see so many new eyes on you, but you didn't have time to react as Karma's attention was brought to the teacher.
"Oh hey... that must be the notorious Korosensei... wow!" Karma began walking towards the yellow looking creature. Stumbling forward you followed close behind him to meet this so-called teacher of yours, "He really does look like an octopus."
"Is this really our teacher?" You mutter in confusion, looking at the creature cautiously as you remained close behind Karma.
"Ahhh Mr. Akabane, and Miss Y/n correct?" The octopus-like creature spoke, his eyes moving from your own to Karma's, "I understand that your suspension ends today, and that you're new to this country correct?”
Both of you nodded at this as Korosensei continued.
"Welcome back and welcome here! But with that said, tardiness is a no no."
Blushing in embarrassment you slightly looked to your feet at the small warning, your eyes meeting your teacher's once again with Karma let out a dangerously innocent laugh.
"It's kinda tricky getting back into the swing of things, and Y/n here is still getting used to the trains." Karma explained as you nodded in agreement and flashed an honest smile, "Anyway I've heard some good things teach! Nice to meet ya!"
The absolute flip in attitude had you on high edge around Karma. His suck up act was phenomenal.  And by the looks of it, Korosensei was totally buying it as Karma held out his hand for a handshake. Maybe you had just read Karma wrong?
"The pleasure is all mine you two," Korosensei spoke, shaking your hand gently before moving his tentacle over to shake Karma's.
The only thing was, when Karma grabbed onto his yellow tentacle it suddenly exploded into a goopy mess, dripping onto the grass. The sudden action caused you to gasp and jump back, your eyes shooting up to Karma's who had a downright sinister look in them.
Without a care in the world he threw his strawberry milk up in the air and slid a green knife out of his sleeve, not wasting time to strike at the creature who moved away at an unbelievable speed.
In the moment you reached to catch Karma's strawberry milk, your heart racing as the situation escalated. Just what kind of high school was this place?
"Ahh.. you are fast aren't ya?" Karma observed with a menacing chuckle, "And who'd have thought these knives actually work? I just cut them up into strips and tacked them on!"
Suddenly everything was starting to click together. The green knife and BB gun you had been given with your uniform, Karma mentioning to kill the teacher, your teacher being a freaking yellow octopus... this was literally an assassination classroom.
"Pretty elementary stuff chief, I'm disappointed that's all it took to catch you by surprise!" Karma said with a smirk as he leveled with the teacher, "But good jump! If you don't mind coming off as a fraidy-cat. What.. are you scared of me?"
Based on the looks of everyone else around you, you weren't the only one who was shocked by the scene of events. Even for a bunch of students whose main goal is to kill this creature, this guy was downright sinister.
Just the way he sauntered over to the large creature as if he were a small baby, he even talked down to him with no fear at all.
"Oh come on, no way you can be this big of a pushover."
The students must have noticed your shocked and even uncomfortable stance, walking up beside you with reassuring smiles as you watched Karma walk back towards the school.
"Hey Nagisa.. what kind of person is this Karma guy?"
Your eyes fell on the blue haired boy once again, his expression concerned along with the rest of the class.
"Uh.. he and I were in the same class first and second year. He was violent... so violent they finally expelled him and shipped him here. E Class is where they send you when they have no idea what else to do with you."
At those final words you felt a sting in your chest. When they have no idea what else to do with you. That's who you were, that's why they put you here.
"Thing is under the circumstances he may end up a star student. Weapons and blood are his passion. Trust me if anyone can kill our teacher... it's Karma."
Your mouth dried up at this. You've been with this guy all day? How come he didn't act like that around you?
As Karma neared your classmates he stopped before you, shooting you a warm smile before taking the strawberry milk you forgot you were holding.
"Thanks for holding that Y/n."
And as the redhead walked up the stairs and towards the classroom with a stoic expression, you still couldn't understand one thing.
Why was your heart beating so quickly over him?
All day class had gone by with the same wild events the morning started with.
At the very least you were able to talk to one of your human instructors, the stern looking man explaining that your teacher Korosensei was actually planning on blowing up the Earth and had already blown up most of the moon. Your job as a student was to learn how to be an assassin and end up killing your professor by the end of the year.
"I apologize for not giving you much warning Miss Y/n, I wasn't sure if you understood Japanese and figured it would be best to explain in person."
Nodding slowly you scratched at the back of your neck nervously, "I understand, it's a hard situation to explain over video chat sir."
With that Karasuma nodded to you before excusing you back to class.
Your seat was next to the trickster redhead, your mind feeling at ease that you were next to someone you knew, but also uneasy as the boy had been pulling off deadly pranks to your teacher the past few days.
The worst of all had to have been the dead octopus on the desk. How could someone do something so horrendous and be so nonchalant about it?
Some part of you had a feeling that there was more to Karma's story than he was letting off. Sure some people are more mischievous than others, but he seems to be following through with every part of his plan with some malicious intent. Like he was trying to prove something.
This became more and more evident as your teacher decided to fight back. Although his methods of "fighting back" were rather... motherly? Instead of trying to attack Karma when he made risky attempts to kill Korosensei, he would groom Karma in embarrassing ways.
Honestly having to sit right beside him as Korosensei toyed with the boy wasn't the greatest, given that Karma was getting angrier and angrier as the day went on. But surprisingly you never felt threatened by Karma, any time you made eye contact his narrowed eyes would soften in just the slightest before he looked away with a scowl.
It wasn't until the end of the week when everyone left for the day that Karma finally stormed away. For some reason you felt an urge to follow him. While your brain was telling you not to, especially after observing his violent acts these past few days, your heart took the lead this time and followed him through the woods and to a tall cliff that stood before an even larger forest below.
Just as you were about to walk out to him you noticed Nagisa arrive next to you, your eyes widened slightly before he gave you an understanding nod.
"You worried about Karma too Y/n?"
Biting your lip you nodded almost bashfully before looking at him with genuine eyes, "Honestly... yes. I'm not sure why, but for some reason I just feel a connection with him. It's like my mind is telling me I should be scared of him but I'm just... not, you know?"
Nagisa chuckled while nodding, his eyes remaining on Karma before he looked up to you, "I get the feeling, trust me. Honestly most people are terrified of him so if your gut is telling you to trust him, you should trust it."
Blinking for a minute as you pondered his words, a rush of relief fell over you. Maybe Nagisa was right, it was clear Karma saw you differently, maybe you should follow your gut on this one.
Smiling down to Nagisa, who returned the smile back, you both walked towards Karma who was sitting on a horizontal tree that was hanging off the cliff. The sight gave you the chills, the thought of him slipping off made you sick to your stomach.
"Come on Karma." Nagisa started as he stopped just before the cliff, you beside him, "I'm telling you not to sweat it, we'll do it together as a group. Korosensei obviously has his eye on you so no matter how tricky your plan is, it's not going to work. He's not like other teachers."
Karma suddenly stopped biting at his nail, his head raising in the slightest to look out over the horizon.
"Other teachers huh? No."
Your mouth slowly curved into a frown, your eyebrows lifting in surprise as Karma slowly began to smile.
"You don't understand, I want to do it on my own." Karma said, glancing back to the two of you with a grin, "Let me ask you, would it tick you off to die in some random place?"
At that question you felt anxious, really wishing he would come back to the cliff with the two of you.
"Karma-"
"Oh Karma.."
The sound of Korosensei's voice drowned out your own, all three of you looking back to see your teacher stand before you.
"I feel I have taken exceptionally good care of you today. Keep trying to kill me if that tickles your fancy, I certainly don't get tired of spiffing you up."
Biting your lip at the scene before you, your head turned back when you heard Karma laugh quietly to himself.
"Just so we're on the same page here, you pretty much consider yourself a teacher above all else?"
Korosensei nodded, "That's right."
"Cool." Karma said with a wicked grin, one that made you feel even more unease, "And you wouldn't think twice about putting your life on the line to save a student?"
"What sort of teacher would I be if I did?"
"That's awesome, good to know." Karma replied with confidence, too much confidence, "So... I can kill you."
At this your head whipped back from Korosensei's direction to see Karma pointing his anti-bb gun towards the teacher while leaning back towards the empty abyss of the cliff.
"Knew there had to be a way."
All logic left your head, your mind going blank as you saw your friend fall back off the cliff. 
"Karma!" Both you and Nagisa screamed. You were quick to run towards the edge of the cliff, Nagisa quick to hold onto your wrist so you didn't go over. You both looked over the edge in horror and fear as Karma rushed down toward the ground, a confident grin on his face as the gun was pointed skywards.
His past teacher must have ruined any trust the boy had for anyone at this point, enough for him to risk his life just to prove a point. There's no way Korosensei is going to get him to risk his life, all you could do was watch in horror as Karma fell to his death.
Your head whipped back to Korosensei, tears streaming down your face until you felt your heart stop at the sight of not seeing Korosensei.
"K..Korosensei?" You called out, Nagisa looking back to you before you both heard the sound of a body hitting some sort of surface. Only the surface... didn't exactly sound like the ground.
As you looked over the cliff your mouth dropped to see Karma had fallen into a yellow web.
"Korosensei's tentacles?" Nagisa whispered in surprise, both of your faces mirroring one of shock.
Though it took a few minutes, Karma seemed much more neutral as Korosensei brought him up, his crazed drive seemed to have calmed down for a reason. As your teacher dropped the boy down on the ground Nagisa shouted Karma's name in relief but you had already started moving.
You hadn't registered what your body was doing before it was too late, you jumped into his arms and wrapped around him in a tight hug. At this point you didn't care if he was weirded out, or that you barely even knew him, you just wanted to be in his embrace.
Karma was taken aback as you wrapped tightly around him, his arms raising slightly before a soft smile came across his appearance. His arms slowly snaked around your body as he heard sniffles come from you, his fingers playing with your hair as he let out a chuckle.
"Alright now angel, don't get my shirt too soaked. This is my last clean one."
A small fit of laughter bubbled out of you, lifting your head up to see his own playful expression.
"You.. you're such a big idiot!" You shouted in between hiccups, the redhead wiping away at your tears as you let your head fall back into his chest from the sheer exhaustion of all the events that happened today.
Karma laughed slightly, rubbing your back in hopes of calming you down before looking over to Nagisa.
"I don't get it... how were you so calm the whole time?" Nagisa questioned as he glanced over the cliff anxiously.
"Eh no big," Karma spoke calmly causing you to look up to him with puffed out cheeks of annoyance, his face lowering down to yours with a grin as he stuck his tongue out and poked your cheek tauntingly, "What really sucks is that was my best bet, nothing else I could come up with even touches it."
"Awww, run out of ideas already?" Korosensei purred teasingly, causing all of you to glance over to your teacher who was menacingly holding up more grooming tools with his many tentacles, "But I have an entire beauty regimen lined up just for you!"
A small laugh escaped your lips at his taunting until you felt Karma's grip on your side tighten. You glanced up at him slightly only to see his eye twitching slightly, a blood hungry smile across his features.
"Come on, no way you can be this big of a pushover."
You covered your mouth to prevent yourself from giggling, noticing Karma still seemed fairly annoyed with his teacher. But instead of trying to attack him or pull something crazy, he simply let go of your side and smiled while walking up to Korosensei.
"No worries teach, you're still dead meat." Karma said with a grin as he drew a line across his neck in a gentle yet threatening way.
Korosensei seemed pleased with this, his face glowing red with a darker red circle across it, "That's the spirit, never give up. Seems my tender love and care has paid off..."
Both you and Nagisa smiled at the scene, both of you feeling a lot better about the school year. Just as you were about to walk back with Karma your teacher opened his mouth again.
"Now about you and Y/n." Korosensei said with mischievous child-like giggles, a sudden journal and pen in his hand as he began to write viciously, "An unlikely couple, both joining at the same time but with different personalities... it's a total opposites attract love story!"
At this your eyes widened as your mouth fell agape, a shout of embarrassment escaping your lips as you hid your blushing face.
"No! It’s not like that Korosensei! I-"
Your stuttering mess of a sentence came to an end when you felt a hand gently hold your shoulder, your head whipping up to see Karma next to you with a soft smile.
"I don't mind as long as you don't," Karma said genuinely, your face growing hotter by the second as you smiled warmly, "Besides I could use a naive new girl to play with."
At this your mouth fell before your cheeks puffed out in your signature pout as you began punching his side in annoyance, "For the last time.. I am not naive you asshole!"
Nagisa only watched with a skeptical smile while Korosensei wrote down viciously in his diary book, giggling like a schoolgirl.
"Well, let's head back you guys. We can grab some food on the way." Karma said after getting you to calm down. He grabbed you by the hand which caused your insides to warm before nodding his head for Nagisa to follow as he tossed a leather change purse in his hand.
Korosensei didn't seem to notice amidst his writing, but once he did a shriek escaped his lips.
"Excuse me, that's my purse!"
At this you bursted into laughter, not realizing that it was your teacher's purse.
"Come on teach, you've got to stop leaving stuff unattended in the faculty lounge."
Both you and Nagisa were laughing as Korosensei freaked out and demanded Karma give it back.
Eventually Karma tossed the purse back, Korosensei muttering gimme under his breath while hastily opening the purse, only to find it completely empty, "U..Uh.. It's empty!"
Karma stopped and looked back slightly with a sweet smile, "There wasn't much there to begin with, call it a donation."
You couldn't help but snort as your teacher lost it, Karma seeming to just soak it all in with a grin as Nagisa laughed along with you.
Honestly, as soon as you got on the plane to head to Japan and left all your friends and family behind... you felt nervous, scared, and just sick to your stomach. But for some reason as soon as you got off the plane, something about Tokyo just felt right.
As you stood behind Karma, your hand interlaced in his own as he and your teacher snapped back and forth at each other... you knew everything was going to be just fine.
If only you knew this was going to be the best year of your life, and Karma was going to be alongside you the entire time.
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Fluff Alphabet for Sasori (with Deidara)
A ctivities - What do they like to do with their s/o? How do they spend their free time with them?
“Free time” is a pretty foreign concept to members of the Akatsuki. But there are a few days where everything stops for a while, or they have moments to themselves while on missions. The thing that Sasori likes to do most with Deidara is simply talk. About anything. About everything. Sasori values good conversation above all, and, although he and Deidara tend to argue a lot, nobody keeps Sasori as mentally stimulated as Dei does.
B eauty - What do they admire about their s/o? What do they think is beautiful about them?
Sasori thinks everything is beautiful about Deidara. His hair, his skin … but most of all he’s absolutely enchanted by Deidara’s eyes. In the beginning, though, before they came together as a romantic couple, Sasori was actually rather shy about looking directly into Deidara’s eyes, and could only do so when inside of Hiroku.
C omfort - How would they help their s/o when they feel down/have a panic attack etc.?
Panic attacks aren’t really something Dei suffers from, but feeling down? It happens quite often. I hc it that Deidara (like myself) is a creature meant for sunshine and warmth. When he can’t get those things for long periods of time (aka late fall/winter) he becomes gloomy and rather subdued. Sasori certainly understands feeling sad, but recognizes that his way of coping isn’t necessarily helpful to Deidara. So he’ll sit with him in his arms, quietly, or brush out Deidara’s hair for hours at a time.
D reams - How do they picture their future with their s/o?
Because of the nature of their work, Sasori is hesitant to let go and let himself think about any sort of future that the two might have together. And even if they could somehow leave the Akatsuki and live lives as “normal” people, it didn’t change the fact that Sasori was immortal, and Deidara was not. But thinking of Deidara getting older and eventually dying one day is the closest that Sasori comes to a panic attack, so he tries his best to just focus on the here and now.
E qual - Are they the dominant one in the relationship, or rather passive?
Dominant. Sasori is older and has more life experience, and therefore he feels he knows best in any situation. The longer he’s with Deidara, though, the more he becomes open to listening to different viewpoints on things. But still; most times it’s his way, or the highway.
F ight - Would they be easy to forgive their s/o? How are they fighting?
Sasori and Deidara fight constantly, about everything imaginable. But both of them like it; it gets their blood boiling to have someone worthy to mentally spar with. Sasori never really “forgives” Dei for arguments because they argue about the same thing for literal years. It’s an ongoing cycle with them, but they wouldn’t have it any other way.
G ratitude - How grateful are they in general? Are they aware of what their s/o is doing for them?
Sasori is more grateful for Deidara than anyone could possibly guess. He can’t believe that somebody as beautiful and vibrant as Deidara has chosen to be with him, he can’t believe that he, Sasori, is the recipient of such love and devotion. He’s aware when Deidara does little nice things for him, like leaving him little clay sculptures of Sasori’s favorite animals outside of his lab door, or when he’s defending something Sasori has said or done to the others. He won't express his gratitude at the time but at random moments he might drop a kiss on Deidara's forehead, or sometimes make a little puppet for him that resembles him.
H onesty - Do they have secrets they hide from their s/o? Or do they share everything?
Sasori isn’t one to give away everything that’s going on with him. There are some things that he keeps close to the chest, that he feels he could never voluntarily tell anybody. But it’s also a self-imposed rule that if Deidara ever asks him something, no matter what it is, Sasori will answer him honestly. There are just certain things he hopes that Dei never thinks to ask.
I nspiration - Did their s/o change them somehow, or the other way around? Like trying out new things or helped them overcome personal problems?
Sasori isn’t really one for changing his ways; he’s pretty set in them. But both of them gradually starting influencing the way the other thought about life, and art. Sasori now stops to think of the precariousness of life, and how it’s important to take in and cherish the fleeting moments. Deidara recognizes that some things are, in fact, better because they’re long lasting.
J ealousy - Do they get jealous easily? How do they deal with it?
Sasori doesn’t allow himself to get jealous over Deidara until they’re very solidly into their romantic relationship. But once they are, Sasori is of the mindset that he and Deidara belong to each other. Married, for all intents and purposes. And he does not like it when he notices outsiders ogling Deidara, or anybody talking to him and seeming like they’re a little too close, or friendly, etc. But he doesn’t want Deidara to get put off by his behavior and possibly leave him, so he tries his best to subdue it. At any rate, deep down, he knows he has nothing to worry about.
K iss - Are they a good kisser? What was the first kiss like?
Sasori was an absolutely terrible kisser … at first. His first kiss with Deidara was awkward, and much too hard: he timed it wrong and ended up bonking his hard wooden head against Deidara’s soft forehead, which left an embarrassing bruise. Also his lips were very dry, woody and grainy, something Deidara did not find very appealing. But time and a lot of effort on Sasori’s part improved this. He learned to be slower, and much gentler, and to read Deidara’s body language to know what he wanted. He also redesigned his facial features to give himself softer, more human-like lips, which Dei was very happy about.
L ove Confession - How would they confess to their s/o?
Sasori’s confession was very surprising to Deidara. Sasori’s a master at keeping his feelings and emotions in check, and up until his confession, Deidara had had no clue that Sasori felt anything for him. But one day Sasori asked him to come into his lab, sat down with him, and started talking. He circled around and around the point so much that Deidara had to stop him and ask him point-blank if he was trying to say he liked him, to which Sasori responded, in a deadpan voice, “‘Like’ is for children. We’re grown men, and I’m in love with you, Deidara.” When Deidara remembered how to speak again, he promptly reciprocated.
M arriage - Do they want to get married? How do they propose? What would the marriage be like?
Actual, legal marriage feels like a pointless concept to them. Being criminals, they already do so many things “off the grid”, so going into a temple and signing papers just isn’t something either is interested in. They’ve considered themselves “married” from the very first moment they got together. Sasori considers Deidara as his spouse, and makes sure everyone around them knows his feelings on the matter.
N icknames - What do they call their s/o?
Sasori has always called Deidara “brat”, and being in a relationship doesn’t change this. The same with Deidara referring to Sasori as “Danna”. But over time, terms of endearment evolve a tiny bit. Deidara likes the word “babe”, which Sasori hates, and likes to say things like “Hey, Danna-babe?” when he’s being teasing. Surprisingly Deidara’s favorite term of endearment that Sasori calls him is … just his name. Just Deidara. But the way Sasori says it, as if it’s the most precious word in his language, never fails to send goosebumps up and down Deidara’s arms.
O n Cloud Nine - What are they like when they are in love? Is it obvious for others? How do they express their feelings?
It isn’t very obvious when Sasori is in love. Nothing about his personality really changes … except. He’s started to become a lot more sensitive to where Deidara is at all times, and when he’s sent on missions without Sasori, the redhead actually expresses worry over his whereabouts. Normally Sasori is very scornful of what he refers to as “human weaknesses” but once, Deidara left with Hidan on a mission, and it started to rain. Deidara forgot his cloak at home. Sasori literally raced out of the hideout and miles down the road to catch up to Deidara to give it to him. The others saw this and were in shock; that level of caring wasn’t something they’d ever seen from him.
P DA - Are they upfront about their relationship? Do they brag with their s/o in front of others? Or are they rather shy to kiss etc. when others are watching?
Sasori isn’t much one for PDA, but Deidara is. He’s very hands-on and likes surprising Sasori with hugs from behind, and cheek-kisses. If this happens around other people, Sasori will usually be gruff and throw a “that’s quite enough, brat” at him. But alone, Sasori will smile and return whatever gesture Deidara has given to him. Sasori isn’t really very close to anyone else in the Akatsuki, except for Konan, and to her and her alone he divulges bits of his relationship with Deidara, as well as asking for advice on how to handle certain situations with him.
Q uirk - Some random ability they have that’s beneficial in a relationship.
Don't know if this counts as a quirk, but, Sasori is a hardcore perfectionist. If he does something and feels it's not absolutely perfect, he'll practice it over and over again until he gets it right. This is great for Deidara, as it means he's been the recipient of HOURS of lip-locking, and ... *other* ... physical things.
R omance - How romantic are they? What would they do to make their s/o happy? Cliché or rather creative?
Being romantic is a hard concept for someone like Sasori to grasp. But after spending time with Deidara he sees that his lover is somebody who appreciates attention above all other things. So when Sasori is alone with Deidara, he has his undivided attention. The moon could fall out of the sky and Sasori would still be gazing into Deidara's eyes. Sasori's love language is an even mix of Touch, and Gestures, so this is what Deidara tends to receive. Sasori will cook for him (which isn't the greatest at first but Sasori improves within the first few months), and do little things like stroke his arm or touch his cheek. Going back to the attention aspect, Sasori compliments some small thing about Deidara every chance he gets, like noting if he likes a new cologne Dei is using, or remarking that a certain color looks really good on him.
S upport - Are they helping their s/o achieve their goals? Do they believe in them?
This is a hard one because Deidara's only goals are artistic ones, and he and Sasori differ greatly on what they consider true art to be. The worst fight they ever had was when Deidara told him his ultimate plans for detonating himself one day to create the "ultimate work of art"; Sasori can't physically cry but his face looked as close to crying as it possibly could. Seeing this reaction, and realizing how hurt Sasori would be if Deidara suddenly ended his life in such a way, made Deidara re-think his views on some things. Or at least have the sense to keep quiet about them.
T hrill - Do they need to try out new things to spice out your relationship? Or do they prefer a certain routine?
Sasori is very much a routine kind of person, and Deidara likes spontaneity. Sasori tries to be accomodating but any step outside of his normal patterns leaves him feeling really, really unsettled. Deidara knows this and tries to accept that Sasori is like this, and incorporate "surprises" into the mix that Sasori can still feel he's in control of. The only thing that doesn't fall into this category, is their life in the bedroom. Sasori doesn't feel physical pleasure from sex like Deidara does, but he gets a very heady mental stimulation from it. He enjoys learning about Deidara's body, what he likes, what he loves, and how to get him there in different ways.
  U nderstanding - How good do they know their partner? Are they empathetic?
Sasori knows Deidara better than anybody on earth. Part of this is just due to Sasori's nature of quietly observing others. He learned a great deal about him during their beginning simply Akatsuki partners, and much more after they become romantically involved with each other. Within a year he can take a glance at Deidara's face and know his mood just by reading his expression. Empathy isn't something that's really in Sasori's emotional range but he tries.
V alue - How important is the relationship to them? What is it’s worth in comparison to other things in their life?
For a very long time Sasori saw no value in having any sort of relationship, romantic or otherwise, with others. People to him were tools to be used until they were no longer needed by him. Even at the very very start of Sasori acknowledging that he had feelings for Deidara, he was confused about what they were. He was used to literally collecting people to turn into puppets, and Deidara's beauty made him an ideal candidate, which is why Sasori believed he was so drawn to Dei. One night it got to the point where he actually got out a set of tools and prepared to go into Deidara's room and "take" him to be part of his collection. But for some reason the thought of cutting into Deidara made Sasori feel disgusted and sad. Took him about a week to realize that this was because he was in love with the blonde. But still, Sasori is big into the concept of ownership, and Deidara is HIS. And he's the most valuable and precious thing that Sasori has, and God help anyone who tries to hurt or take Dei away from him.
W ild Card - A random Fluff Headcanon.
Sasori has been fascinated with Dedaira's hair from the get-go. At first he felt weird about asking but eventually he couldn't resist anymore and asked if he could brush it. This turned into an obsession where, whenever Sasori feels frustrated or stressed out,  he asks Deidara to come into his room so that he can sit and play with his hair. He's gotten very good at braiding and will practice different styles for hours while Deidara sits at his feet, eating and talking. Sometimes Sasori will give him these amazing scalp massages that has Deidara fall asleep, and Sasori will hold him and feast on his beauty for hours.
X OXO - Are they very affectionate? Do they love to kiss and cuddle?
Sasori is weirdly only extremely affectionate when he’s worried over Deidara, or over something he’s done. He has a gut-wrenching fear of losing him, and if Deidara gets sick? Even if it’s something as simple as a little cold, Sasori will be immensely worried over it. He’ll be sweet to Deidara, holding him and kissing and giving him little touches to the point where Deidara gets a little annoyed over it. But otherwise Sasori isn’t the most demonstrative person, and Deidara accepts this. He knows Sasori loves him, he just has a problem with showing it sometimes.
Y earning - How will they cope when they’re missing their partner?
Not ... well. Again, Sasori’s biggest fear is the thought that he could lose Deidara. When Sasori was a boy, his parents went off to war, and they told him that they’d be back ... and they never came back. He spent his entire childhood waiting on his parents to come home. So when Deidara is out of his sight, Sasori tries his hardest to keep busy because if he doesn’t, he’ll freeze up and sit motionless like the puppet that he is, waiting on Deidara to return to him.- But he tries not to show his level of worry to Deidara because he doesn’t want to scare him off, or for Deidara to feel like Sasori is “smothering” him in their relationship.
Z eal - Are they willing to go to great lengths for the relationship? If so, what kind of?
Sasori is willing to do anything, and I do mean anything, for Deidara. And he changes, or attempts to change, things about the coldness of his personality, so that Deidara wants to stay with him. Sasori doesn’t show it but Deidara really has him wrapped around his finger.
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dream alfabeth sfw?
Sorry this took so long! <3 /gen
Dream: Fluff ABC’s
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Warning(s): Fluff, ig?
Pairing(s): cc!Dream x gn!Reader
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Activities: What do they like to do with their partner? How do they spend their free time with them?
He loves, I MEAN LOVES, cuddling. Especially morning. Any activity can be made 10x better with holding onto each other. If we’re talking actual activities, he loves just gaming with you in his arms. If you wanted to play, split-screen.
Beauty: What do they admire about their partner?
Personality is a huge thing with him. He can’t be too judgmental, since he’s faceless to the internet. He loves that you can feel safe with him.
Comfort: How would they comfort their partner?
K*I*S*S*E*S. He absolutely will shower you in physical touch until you feel better. If that doesn’t work/you don’t like that, he’ll do small things for you, like bring you Patches or watch your favorite show that he never showed an interest in watching.
Dreams: How often do they dream about their future with their partner? What do they dream about?
Some of the time. The future sort of worries him about anything. Just because he’s scared about losing you, so he doesn’t want to get his hopes up, yknow?
He always dreams about having kids with you, whether those be animals or humans, doesn’t matter. He seems like the type to want to be married by 30. I think Dream also would like to have human children, yet he doesn’t care if they are adopted or not.
Equal: Are they more dominant in the relationship, or more passive?
Dominant. But only in certain situations. Other than that, it’s pretty equal. Either of you would do the laundry, or cook. It’s just whoever feels like it.
Fights: Would they forgive their partner easily? How do they fight?
He gets pissy, for sure, which makes him kind of snappy and you would easily be able to set him off, but he almost instantly apologizes as soon as he’s calmed down.
Gratitude: How grateful are they in general? Are they aware of what their partner is doing for them?
Sometimes he gets overly sensitive, realizing how much you do for him and he feels really bad for it. He doesn’t know where these feelings come from, so he tries not to let them show, yet you can tell it’s getting to him when his face turns a bit more red or his body tenses when you do anything for him.
Honesty: Do they have secrets they hide from their partner? Or do they share everything?
I think everyone has a few secrets and I think that’s healthy. Nothing too big, usually telling the truth with a small twist like “It was Sapnap!” But you could always tell he was lying. It didn’t make you angry and you usually just smiled and shook your head, giving him a kiss on the cheek.
Inspiration: Did their partner change them somehow, or the other way around?
He has definitely changed you for the better. He is super confident (even just for the camera) and he makes you more forward with your affection. He mostly molded himself around your personality, slowly getting your traits, like if you stim (neurodivergent) he may start doing the movements you do because he’s around you so much.
Jealousy: Do they get jealous easily? How do they deal with it?
YES. HE DOES. Some could say it’s hot, and in some cases, it is! But his jealousy sometimes gets the best of him and he acts like a jerk sometimes. He tries to get better, yet it was still painful for him to see you interacting with anyone else (especially guys). Dream deals with it in a slightly toxic way by doing way to much for you. Like, cooking you a five star meal (as best as he can, at least) or buying you anything you want/have mentioned in the last 6 months.
Kiss: Are they a good kisser? What was the first kiss like?
You would say he is. He hasn’t had many partners, most of them in high school, so when he started dating you, he was nervous he was going to fuck everything up. He was a little closed off when y’all kissed, yet when you did, he never wanted to stop.
Love Confession: How did they confess to his partner?
It was an accident, honestly. It kind of slipped out. You two were joking around and he says something along the lines of:
“This is why I love you.”
Everything froze, including himself. You look at him and smile, reaching out to hold his hand. He’s still frozen in his spot, yet he calms down when you smile at him.
Marriage: Do they want to get married? How would they propose?
I feel like he would want to get married very quickly into the relationship, but would be nervous to talk about it with you. But once he knows you would be fine with it, he would ask asap.
He would propose at a fancy place, maybe when you were having dinner with one of either of your families. He would wait til the end of the night once you were having a light conversation with his/your family, he would tap your shoulder as he gets down on one knee. He would give you a small speech about how much he loves you until he finally asks the question.
Nicknames: What names would he call his partner?
Beginning of the Relationship- Sweetie
Around Friends- Baby
By Yourselves, On a Date/Somewhere Romantic- Sweetheart
Later in the Relationship- Babe/Baby/Hunny
When He’s Sick- Sweetpea
On CloudNine: What are they like when they are in love? Is it obvious to others? How do they express their feelings?
He is the sweetest man in the world. Not in a simp way, but in a “I’m Head Over Heels for You” way. It’s so obvious that he’s in love with you. The way he follows you with his eyes anytime you look away, or the way he treats you like royalty any time you let him, it’s obvious that he likes you.
PDA: Are they upfront about their relationship? Do they brag about their partner? Or are they really shy about their PDA?
He would definitely be upfront about the relationship and would want to show PDA at almost any moment, if you were okay with it. When in public, an arm would never leave your waist or a hand will never not be on your shoulder. If you are at a restaurant or something and he has to go to the bathroom, he’ll kiss your cheek before leaving. Nothing will stop this man from showing his affection.
Quirk: A random ability that they have that’s beneficial to the relationship?
Even if you don’t want kids, he’s definitely great with them. If you have a younger sibling that wants to do his makeup or play video games with him, he’s down for it. It’s adorable to watch him be so caring towards younger people.
Romance: How romantic are they?
He is so romantic. He loves you and needs to show it. He thinks for weeks on what the best anniversary gifts are or where to take you on a date. He needs them to be perfect because he thinks you’re perfect. He just wants to make you happy.
Support: How supportive are they of their partners goals? Do they believe in them?
He’s one of your biggest supporters and will do anything to help you reach your goals! Whether it be saying something on stream or posting something on Twitter, you would have as much support that you want, and more.
Thrill: Do they need to try out new things to spice up the relationship?
Dream seems too domestic, so you two will instantly fall into a nice pattern of things you do. If you wanted to do something, he would be more than down to do so, but he doesn’t really care either way.
Understanding: How well do they know their partner? Are they empathetic?
He can tell pretty quickly what your emotions are and will try his best to fix it. If he doesn’t pick up on it and you tell him later, he will feel like the worst boyfriend ever, so he usually needs reassuring if that happens. He loves you and he wants you to know that you can trust him with anything.
Value: How important is their partner to them?
You are his world and everything in his life is centered around you. Does he need to go shopping? Can you come with? Does he want to stream? Can you be on a Discord call?
Wild Card: A random fluff headcannon?
He loves to take random pictures of you and he keeps them all in an album on his phone. There are so many pictures of you that are blurry or ugly that he can’t seem to get rid of because you’re just that beautiful to him.
XOXO: Do they like kisses/cuddles/etc?
I don’t think I need to say anything. Read any of they other paragraphs. Yes.
Yearning: How do they deal with missing their partner?
When he had longer hair, he would where one of your hair ties in his hair. Since he got his hair cut, he now wears them on his wrist. If you wear rings, he will steal one of them and fidget with it a ton until you are back in his arms. he also throws himself into his work. Whether it’s filming, editing, or streaming, he won’t step away from his computer for as long as possible.
Zeal: Are they willing to go to great lengths for their relationship?
I think he would be willing to do long distance and drive to wherever you are if he can. He wants to be with you, no matter how difficult that is to achieve.
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Ship Meme: Merida/Mulan
To be clear this is a crossover between the two animated characters, and while the OUAT characters are very similar, they are not quite the same. I will also be ignoring the events of Mulan 2, and saying that the emperor sent Mulan out on a diplomatic mission to Europe for military support instead of marrying off his daughters.
How differently do they think of each other now compared to when they first met?
Merida and Mulan met at a joust and Merida was instantly smitten when Mulan kicked her butt in the sword competition.
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Mulan was slower to develop feelings but faster to recognize them as the passions of the cut sleeve, while Merida has no cultural context for understanding her feelings as romantic.
What do their friends/family think of their relationship?
Initially, Merida being a foreigner is pretty strong mark against her for Fa Zhou and Fa Li, who are very traditional and vice versa for Elinor. Fergus for his part loves Mulan immediately with Gusto. In defense of the Fa parents, a big part of the lack of support also comes from getting one letter saying that there is a crazy short girl with giant red hair and eyes like a demon to her being in love in the next letter that got home to them.
Elinor for her part changes her mind about Mulan, in part because the lack of support in her parent's letter is so devastating to her and she realizes that her lack of support hurts Merida in similar ways.
Mulan's parents change their mind when Mulan takes Merida home to meet her family, and Grandmother Fa is instantly supportive and tells her son off, mentioning some youthful dalliances that she'd had.
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How do their personalities/skills complement or contrast with each other?
Obviously, Merida and Mulan are both fighters and very strong determined people. Less obviously, their differences are actually what make them work. Merida does not think things through, and as the future leader of the clans, desperately needs the sort of thoughtful advice that Mulan, who is good at thinking creatively on her feet can offer.
Mulan also needs Merida. Mulan loves her family, friends, and her country. That is a beautiful thing, but it can quickly become very ugly when she is unwilling to consider her own needs over the expectations of her kin. Merida is someone who demands what she wants and as much as it irks Mulan, particularly early on, it's a balance that she needs.
What is their favorite aspect of each other?
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They both are initially attracted to each other's strength, and over time find that they're not just strong physically but also emotionally.
Do either of them have pet peeves about each other?
Merida is very much so a punch first, ask questions later sort of person, and Mulan does not always appreciate being forced to ad lib her way through situations. Merida is very defensive when she's called out despite it being reasonable to be asked to not just react emotionally.
How would each reconcile with each other after a fight?
They go walking and hiking and train together. It's the easiest way to get Merida to talk through her problems, because when her body is kept busy she can get energy out and can't let things spiral inside her as much.
What would be their ideal vacation getaway together?
Sailing together on a junk. They both love exploring and learning new things but neither of them gets much of a chance to be away from their duties.
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Think of a new way (AU, different situation, etc.) they could have met for the first time.
I think Merida and Mulan would be really well suited to a zombie apocalypse AU. Merida has been struggling fending for herself after separating from her family and Mulan has to rescue the Scot from a trap that she'd set up for zombies that Merida walked into, before she catches herself on fire. Mulan ends up helping Merida to find out what happened to her family and they fall in love over the course of the adventure.
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