they're gay coded. what more could you ask for in a bff. the book was written in the 60s when the west side/east side drama was happening and the movie came out in the 80s and in every single adaption of the book they have been queer-coded bffs and i love that for them.
Valt and Shu
valt is the best friend of. ever like i said. hes friends with everyone. hes the protag and. hes just a little guy. i was trying to put him with rantaro um. before i realized shu *would* be a better choice so. ehm. anyways i like these two a lot
listen since the beginning of this 6/7 season series they have been CEMENTED as best friends. literally the first interaction between them you can tell theyre close. they make a promise to meet each other in the finals and it does happen i promise. there is so much. they interact a lot they cheer each other up when things go downward (except for that one time). theyre also childhood friends as well valt was the one to inspire shu to start beyblade and also likely/eventually the one to inspire him to continue to grow stronger.
Comparable to: the Flaming Heart (cdrama); Descendants of the Sun (kdrama); Light Chaser Rescue (cdrama); DDay (kdrama); You Are My Hero (cdrama)
Depends on how you watch this one you will either love it or hate it. I fast forward through many parts which made this one a much more enjoyable drama. In fact dare I say leaning towards my favorites list. It has a fantastic storyline, it’s just bunched together with a lot of unnecessary filler stories. Granted they’re written very well just drawn out and not necessary at all. There two characters I do have to say that will grate on anyone’s nerves. One screaming all the time the other just being an idiot in ?love?. Nevertheless both main leads with excellent and I really loved the overall storyline immensely.
A/N: I can't recall who I saved this Soap photo from. If anyone knows, please tell me so I can give credit. 💛
Johnny 'Soap' MacTavish x Fem Reader
18+ MDNI Explicit Smut, P in V, filthy banter, car sex, slight exhibitionism
Thank y'all for being patient. Seems like the writers block has started to lift a bit, and I'm finally back to indulging myself in Soap filth. Enjoy a nice road trip that turns into an exciting sexcapade. @glitterypirateduck I decided to flip the script on this one. I can't say no to Soap being a menacing tease. @waves-against-a-cliff thank you for sending in my first 🛞⭕💢⭕💢🛞, hope you like it.
Love y'all. And happy Super Soap Sunday!
WC ~2k
4Runner Soap loves to tease while driving on extended road trips.
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It's subtle at first. His warm hand resting on your thigh as you ramble on about nothing and everything under the sun.
He'll steal a few quick glances of your expression to attempt to gauge whether or not he's having the desired effect on you.
If you meet his steely gaze with equal growing intentions, he'll keep his hand resting on your thigh with a loving squeeze as his attention returns to the road ahead.
Yet if you show no reaction to his ministrations, continuing your verbal regurgitation of the weeks events, he'll have no choice but to press onward. His one hand gripped tightly around the steering wheel as the other moved further down ever closer between your thighs.
You feel his hand meandering ever closer to your clothed heat, but pay no mind to him. Only pointing out the next exit as you once more embellish his ears with mindless and unending banter.
Unperturbed by your unwillingness to give in, he sets forth in motion the one move, his last effort against your resolve to force you to finally surrender to him.
You didn't notice the subtle shift in the vehicles trajectory at first. Too focused on your phone and following the tiny icon as it moved along the highlighted route on the GPS.
It was only when you heard the rumbling hum of the tires over the ribbed outer lines of the lanes did you finally pull your eyes and pull your attention to him.
Before you could utter a singular protest, his hand moved the center of your thighs and pressed his index and middle finger into the inner seam of your jeans. Enhancing the continuous feel of the vibrations reverberating under the metal frame as they culminated into the growing throb emanating within your swelling folds.
"Johnny," you whimpered in feigning protest as his fingertips rubbed over the raised center of your trousers.
"What are you doing? Pay attention to the-"
"Shu' it, lass." Soap barked back with a playful bite rolling off his tongue.
"Rest tha' mouth a'yers fer a minute, yeah. Or I'm gonnae 'ave ta put ta better use."
Words failed you as his thick fingers continued to push into the flesh of your clothed cunt. Still riding the jagged lines on the pavement, making you roll your eyes back and bite your lip to quell the muffled moan threatening to escape within the depths of your throat.
"Ya like tha', bonnie? Ribbed fer yer pleasure by th'roadside?" He mocked with a confidence that never failed to make you quiver.
Feeling your arousal pool within in the depths of your soaking heat as his fingers pressed firmly against your swollen folds. Only managing to moan in response, which further fueled his resolve with a guttural growl, pulling his hands away from your growing pleasure and immediately shifting to take the next exit.
"Johnny, this isn't our exit."
"Nah. Emergency stop. Got a full stauner 'ere, and I cannae focus on nothin' else except tha' sweet pussy a'yers."
You turned to face him, eyes glancing down to focus on thr growing tent in his pants. The sounds of 4Runner's engine revving mirroring the sexual tension between the seats as Soap veered the vehicle into traffic, his eyes desperate and focused on finding a secluded passage for some much needed privacy.
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It took no more than five minutes to find one that met his growing needs. A meandering dirt road that ended against an abandoned fence with a rusted and weather tempered 'No Trespassing' sign.
You barely had a moment to unbuckle your seat belt as he made his way to your side of the SUV. Inhuman speed fed by an unadulterated need to take you, unceremoniously throwing you over his shoulder with a huffing grunt. Only to be reciprocated by a piercing snicker, accepting your fate as he threw you into the flattened back of the cargo space and greedily began tearing your clothes away.
"Aren't you afraid we'll get caught?" Your pathetic attempt to reason with him only seemed to spur him further into a needy and unbridled rage.
"Fuck 'em. My need fer ya outweighs them bloody regulations." Soap spat back through gritted teeth.
Your exposed form laying out for him as he pulled his shirt over his head to reveal the chiseled frame that always seemed to render you speechless and begging for him.
Feeling the warmth of your arousal pool within your folds, spreading your legs to invite him in with a confident stare that mirrored his own hungry gaze.
"Steamin Jesus, look a'tha. Already fuckin soakin fer me, aren't ya, bonnie?"
"Always, Johnny. Nobody makes me wetter than you."
Soap's cerulean eyes swirled with glorious intent, flickering between your desperate expression and the glistening folds of encroaching conquest as he hastily unbuckled the confines of his trousers. Pushing the fabric of his pants and boxers down to release his throbbing length, a subtle whimper escaping his lips to the cool air hitting his hot flesh as a stream of precum ran down the tip of his reddened cock.
"Yer always so fuckin pretty like this, lass. Spread out an' jus' waitin fer me."
His jaw tightened to sight of your cunt clenched around nothingness in reaction to his sultry brogue. Splaying yourself out for him like a sacrificial lamb while the deafening sounds of echoing traffic echoed from deep within the trees and rolled around the walls of your private encampment.
"Gonnae fuck ya good, bonnie," he purred lowly with a rolling timbre. Ever so slowly moving like a predator as he encroached and hovered over your flushed and exposed form.
The maelstrom churning within the depths of his eyes luring you to his turbulent sea of ecstacy, nestling himself within the crevice of your thighs as he aligned his hardened cock to the puckering hole of your swollen cunt.
"Joh-" your muffled attempt to calm his name was silenced as his mouth sealed over your lips. Piercing the fluttering walls of your pussy in one fluid stroke, bottoming out with a resonating growl while his hands found purchase under the soft bend of your knees.
"Put yer knees on me shoulders, bonnie." He coaxed, pulling away from your lips to guide the shaky limbs of your legs over the broad expanse of his shoulders.
The sudden shift in position moving him slightly within your tight walls as the greedy flesh of your cunt clenched around his turgid length. Rolling your eyes back with a hissing breath, hands flying up above your head to find purchase within the haul of the vehicle as he laid his dense and muscular form on top of your folded and contorted frame.
"Tha's it, bonnie. Fuckin' clench around me. Lemme feel how much ya need me."
As the sounds of his rumbling voice reverberated within your ears, he glacially pulled his hips back. Nearly pulling out completely before penetrating once more and filling the silken depths of your heat in one fluid and languid thrust.
Forcing a gravelly moan from within the cavern of your chest, fingers wrapping around the metal frame protruding from the haul as Soap braced his hands on either side of your head and steadily began to thrust himself deep into your greedy hole.
“Johnny- aren't ya gonna close- the hatch?” you groaned, gritting your teeth while he picked up his pace. Steadily pounding his hips against your ass, his lips curling into a cocky smile while his eyes glinted at his mischievous intent.
“Nah, bonnie. Gonnae give em- a good show-” he crooned in response with a breathy growl. Disregarding your concern for the outside world, continuing to pound his cock into your welcoming heat as the creaking sound of the suspension began to echo across the shell of your ears.
You attempted to lift your head and catch a glimpse of the tree laden environment around you, only to be forced back down as Soap changed trajectory once more. Your mouth falling open with a silently pleasured protest as the thick head of his cock ran over a sensitive bundle of nerves deep within your cunt that only he had managed to find.
“Holy fuck!” Your voice hollered over the sounds of the croaking suspension, finally giving into the unrelenting ecstasy only he could provide. Arching your back against the carpeted floor of the cargo space, desperate to meet his powerful thrusts and aid in his direction while he maintained a steady, vigorous pace.
“Found tha’ spot. Didnae I, bon? Gonnae make a mess on me cock? Scream me name as I fuck ya real good? Clenchin around me like-”
“Goddammit! Shut up!”
His unending banter had finally pushed your quiet resolve to the wayside. Reaching your hand feverishly towards his neck, wrapping your fingers around the chain of his dangling dog tags to bring his running mouth down to your lips and ultimately rendering him blissfully silent.
Sinking your teeth into the flesh of his bottom lip as you wrap your free arm around the back of his neck. Keeping his chest flushed against yours, a thin sheen of sweat forming between the sliding flesh and forcing only his hips to move as he pumped himself into the depths of your soaking heat.
The wet sounds of your pussy emanating off the plastic and fabric haul of his 4Runner, accompanied by the combined gasping breaths from your chests that formed into a blissfully erotic symphony. A duet only heightened by the most pornagraphic whimper you had ever heard against your mouth as his hips began to stutter and his eyes pleaded for his upcoming release.
“Steamin Jesus, bonnie. I’m gonnae come. Gonnae fill ya up.” Soap’s muffled words vibrated against the flesh of your mouth as your free hand gripped into the thick locks of his mohawk.
Pulling his mouth away to bury his face into the crook of your neck. Letting your lips seal over the top of his shoulder and silence the strained bellow from within your chest as your orgasm suddenly erupted and coursed through your veins like a violent blaze.
Soap’s hot breath cascading against your flesh with a guttural growl, his hands gripping to the carpeted fabric as he bottomed out in one final thrust and emptied himself against the spongy walls of your pulsing cervix. Pulling his trembling body up to let your legs fall and extend, the burn of over exertion flowing underneath your skin as an all too familiar ache began to form within the buried tissue around your pelvis.
“Jesus Christ, Soap. Where the fuck did this come from?” Your voice hushed in the grips of blissful afterglow, hands meandering to his temples while his body steadily began to collapse above you.
“Donnae know, lass. Thinkin maybe, it was them bloody reflectors.”
Reluctantly, Soap began to pull himself off your overly exhausted frame, only to be pulled back down by your clawing hands and laid his head against your sweat ladened and heaving bare chest.
“Not yet, babe. Just rest a minute.” Speaking in a hushed tone, you pressed your lips against the drenched crest of his scalp. Tasting the saltiness against your tongue and allowing your hands to gently run down the curve of his spine as you felt him steadily give into body’s exhaustion.
“If you don’t rest, Johnny, I’m gonna have to drive the rest of the way while you sleep this off.”
“Haud yer weesht, hen.” He retorted, his brogue quiet and muffled against the supple flesh of your breast. Your lips curling into a smooth smile as you reveled in the gentle sounds of nature accompanied by the everpresent hum of distant traffic.
Will and Emma are having relationship problems because Will is not taking COVID seriously enough ("Therapy"). The next day Will takes his frustration out on the glee club and accuses them of not taking COVID seriously enough (Finn doesn't understand germ theory and Brittany is QAnon.)
Will says, "You guys lack historical perspective. Back in the 80s and 90s there was a young gay composer named Jonathan Larson who saw disease and suffering all around him. When he found out he was afflicted with AIDS, he put all of his pain into the timeless and unreproachable work of art, RENT. RENT taught us about community and caring for one another and more importantly...it taught us that musicals can rock." Will sings the title song from RENT with Artie and Finn.
That night: Santana is fed up with lockdown restrictions and sneaks out of her house to visit Brittany ("Out Tonight"). Brittany is planning a big show that will blow the whole COVID conspiracy wide open. She previews it for Santana ("Over the Moon"). Santana is freaked out and breaks up with Brittany. Santana can excuse ignoring disease prevention guidelines but she draws the line at being Republican about it.
Also that night, Will tries to sleep with Emma but she's too COVID-cautious ("Green Green Dress"). She says maybe they need some time apart because of their different priorities.
While grocery shopping, Will runs into Holly Holliday. Holly is lighting scented candles in the middle of the store but for some reason all of them are defective/unscented ("Light My Candle.") Holly propositions Will. Will says he's seeing Emma, and Holly admits she also has a boyfriend.
"I'm sure we can work something out," Holly says. "Meet me at the basement of the swinger's club at 9:00."
Will shows up at the swinger's club and spots his old rival, Brian Ryan (the Neil Patrick Harris character). They glare at each other, then confront each other and it's revealed that Brian is Holly's boyfriend ("Tango Maureen.") She knew Brian and Will were old high school rivals and set all this up because she's into the whole enemies-to-lovers thing.
Will scolds her. "That is so cruel and manipulative of you. I can't believe you would do this."
Holly tries to convince him to live life to the fullest. ("Another Day.")
Eventually Will thinks about what proud openly gay icon Jonathan larson would do, and he has a threesome with Holly and Brian ("Contact," I'm afraid.)
The morning after, Will can't believe he kind of cheated on Emma/hooked up with Brian and really enjoyed it ("Real Life").
On Monday, Brittany and Santana are still broken up but sitting on opposite sides of the choir room is emotionally difficult for them ("Without You.")
On the way home from school, Kurt and Blaine are like "Aren't you glad we're not like Brittany and Santana, breaking up every 5 seconds over something stupid?" and they sing "I'll Cover You" but then they break up over something stupid.
Will contemplates his sexual awakening, torn between Holly+Brian and Emma ("Johnny Can't Decide/Come To Your Senses" mashup).
The tension in glee club is unavoidable.
"Mr. Shu, this is ridiculous," Rachel says. "Ever since you brought up RENT and Jonathan Larson, it's been nonstop hookups and fighting. Also, Jonathan Larson wasn't gay and he didn't die of AIDS! He was straight and died of some random heart thing."
"What? Jonathan Larson wasn't gay? So my sexual experimentation was under false pretenses?"
Will immediately calls and breaks it off with Brian and they argue ("What You Own").
The next day Santana says "I can't believe we caused this much fuss over a straight man, who died of a random heart thing."
"Wait, just because he was straight doesn't make his words less powerful," Finn says.
"You're right," Will says. "Maybe I'm bisexual." ("Louder than Words.") And then they all sing La Vie Boheme.
At some point Santana and Mercedes sing "Take Me or Leave Me" as their glee club presentation. (It's a four-part episode.) Also I think Gwyneth would have fun with Today 4 U, don't kill me.
And we're back! Sorry for the break between posts, thank you all for your patience.
This is part of a weekly series collecting updates from and relating to Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan.
This post is not wholly comprehensive and is intended as an overview, links provided lead to further details. Dates are in accordance with China Standard Time, the organization is chronological. My own biases on some things are reflected here. Anything I include that is not concretely known is indicated as such, and you’re welcome to do your own research and draw your own conclusions as you see fit. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or additions. :)
[Glossary of names and terms]
[Masterlist of my posts about the situation with Zhang Zhehan]
12-31
→ Gong Jun's studio posted eleven photos of him rehearsing for his performance that evening. Caption: "The lark @ Gong Jun Simon shines, see you tonight"
→ Deeyeo posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.
→ 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)
→ Dragon TV posted a short video with footage from Gong Jun's rehearsal.
→ Chinese whalers who bought the scam's photobook (the one that was being sold on a soft-core porn site, see 10-26) started posting photos from it. The content includes such things as Zhang Sanjian shaving, eating, etc. and feels very voyeuristic, so 100% it's aimed at dreamgirls. Photoshopping quality is on par with the scam's usual stuff.
→ The Instagram posted six photos of "Zhang Zhehan".
→ Gong Jun performed at Dragon TV's New Year's Eve show, performing his song 明天晴空万里. [performance video] [on stage with Justin and Johnny] [backstage interview]
→ Gong Jun's studio posted nine photos of him from a New Years photoshoot. Caption: "The blue sky is thousands of miles away, and the clear waves are vast; whatever your heart desires, you will go wherever you go. @ Gong Jun Simon is gilded with colour and feels the beauty of the past."
They later also posted a video from the same shoot. Caption: "The sound of pressing the shutter, and the smiling expression was frozen. Waiting for the update of the four seasons, enjoy the clear sky with @ Gong Jun Simon."
01-01
→ Gong Jun's studio posted four photos of him holding balloons spelling out "2024". "Starting a new journey in 2024, @ Gong Jun Simon wishes everyone a happy New Year and a fun and promising new year!"
→ Gong Jun posted a douyin of him doing a little dance with Justin and Johnny Huang (two of his costars from Go Fighting). Caption: "Dance with your brothers! Happy New Year 🎉" BGM is Stay by The Kid LAROI feat. Justin Bieber.
→ The Instagram posted ten photos of "Zhang Zhehan" at a New Years fanmeet in Thailand. During this fanmeet, Zhang Sanjian reportedly said that he has been less active(???) recently because his mother has been in and out of hospital due to a viral infection, and has gone blind in one eye. The post he later made about this was worded in a very impersonal way. A reminder that the real Zhang Zhehan was very private about family matters like this, including never mentioning his father's death in 2016 until his post-813 interview with Li Xuezheng.
→ 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.
→ Gong Jun posted two photos of himself with a puppy. Caption: "Wishing everyone a prosperwoof 2024!" This was reposted by his studio with the added caption, "@ Gong Jun Simon and everyone will be prosperous in the new year!" He also posted these and two more photos to his Xiao Hong Shu, caption "Woof woof woof! Happy New Year!", and his Instagram, caption "2024 woof woof woof!"
→ Gong Jun's studio posted a year in review video for 2023. Caption: "Annual report, please check it out! In 2023, cultivate 'Ye' morally, be meticulous in every 'Si', and interpret various forms and postures with ingenuity. In 2024, actor @ Gong Jun Simon is 'modest' and a 'beginning' of a brilliant generation, running towards the ideal 'rank' with enthusiasm."
→ The Instagram posted four photos of "Zhang Zhehan" holding an apple.
→ For New Year's Day, Gong Jun changed his Weibo auto-reply to "Happy New Year, I send you a song of wealth, Do re mi fa fa fa fa fa!" The following day, he changed it back to the "Now that you're here, won't you stay?" auto-reply that he's had it set to since the Word of Honor concert. [screenshot]
01-02
→ One of Gong Jun's lawsuits against an anti was announced to have been settled in Gong Jun's favour. It's worth noting that it was closed in September but could not be made public until now.
→ 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)
→ Gong Jun's studio posted a video of Gong Jun with the puppy. Caption: "@ Gong Jun Simon: Is it warm? 🐶: Warm, but want to escape."
→ Gong Jun posted a commercial he did for 361°. [subbed video] Caption: "Put down your endless work and trivial matters in life, go out, and you will discover the big world. In the new year, let’s go wild with me and @ 361degrees."
→ The Instagram posted five photos of "Zhang Zhehan" and one of a bedazzled music note.
01-03
→ Gong Jun posted a commercial he did for L'Oreal. [subbed video] Caption: "This time, [L'Oreal] and my care are not just about the scales of the hair, making the hair smooth and shiny; they are also extended to nature to jointly protect the strange and rare scales and life of pangolins. Let's 'protect your skin and shine' with @ L'Oreal Hair Care."
→ The Instagram posted five photos of "Zhang Zhehan" and one of clouds.
01-04
→ Nothing of note.
01-05
→ 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.
01-06
→ Gong Jun's studio posted a behind the scenes video of a photoshoot he did with Tissot. Caption: "Behind-the-scenes footage drop TIME! @ Gong Jun Simon rode on his beloved motorcycle"
→ LaLaTV re-aired the first five episodes of Castle in the Time.* They previously aired these on 12-27, but people aware of the Zhang Sanjian situation have been avoiding bringing attention to it.
*Zhang Zhehan's old drama that is suddenly and suspiciously being aired in Japan, see [here] for info.
Also, this is the NEW and FUCKING IMPROVED LIST, I alphabetized it so it’s even better than before >:3
Currently, we have 340 unique characters (if I counted right) and 487 total submissions. The top three most submitted fandoms are Homestuck, Danganronpa, and One Piece, excluding submissions that were spelt wrong or spelt differently. The top three submitted characters are Haiji Towa, Vriska Serket, and Stella Goeta (stella has so many submissions it’s funny)!
Finally, this is the raw, unedited list of characters submitted so far. Just because they are here doesn’t mean they’ll be in the tournament; it just means they’ve been submitted, regardless of media or what character they are!
as always, list under the cut!
This first list is for characters with two or more submissions. Characters who have three or more submissions will get first dibs in the tournament!
The next list is for characters only submitted once. If you want these characters to have a higher chance of being added to the tournament, feel free to submit more propaganda for them!
Hello! I am Julia, I am a 20 y/o writer and AVID reader. I am apart of SOSOSOSO many fandoms! Here are fandoms I will write for. (Keep in mind that I am just getting started writing again. Please be patient and know that I am doing my best. I am still in uni so it may be hard doe me to upload as much as I'd like. Please please send me any and ALL requested for characters that seem appealing to you!!) But, here are some things I will NOT write for. Racism, homophobia, transphobia, incest, stepcest, necrophilia, somnophilia. I am writing smut and all you'd have to do for a certain character is dm me or request it !;)
Alright, guys, I have the template right here. I am planning on beginning the polls as quickly as possible, also credits to @/ mad-scientist-showdown for the original template.
You can still submit propaganda for any of these characters, (a few of em still have none :< )
Characters below the cut
Batch A...
Ash and Pikachu Vs Prompto Argentum and Noctis Lucis Caelum (Final Fantasy XV)
Tatsuhisa Kamijo and Yuga Ohdo Vs Nabu and Riven (Winx Club)
Iruma Suzuki, Asmodeus Alice and Clara Valac (Welcome to the Demon School! Iruma-Kun) Vs Rowley Jefferson and Greg Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy kid)
Buhdeuce and SwaySway(BreadWinners) Vs Riz Gukgak and Fabian Aramaris Seacaster (Dimension 20's Fantasy High)
Gus and Hunter (The Owl House) Vs Kiri Sully and Spider Socorro (Avatar: The Way of Water)
Ashlynn Ella and Briar Beauty (Ever after high) Vs Scott McCall and Stiles Stilinksi (Teen Wolf)
Andre and Tori(Victorious) Vs Hailey Banks and Scott Denoga(Hailey's On it)
Alexa and Liana (Barbie and The Diamond Castle) Vs Longtae and Tian (A tale of 1000 stars)
Batch B...
Maya and Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney) Vs Anne Boonchuy and Sprig Plantar (Amphibia)
Stan and Ford (Gravity Falls) Vs Jack and Legosi (Beastars)
Mercedes and Anette(Fireemblem) Vs Phineas and Ferb
Flynn and Julie (Julie and the Phantoms) Vs Mei and MK (Lego Monkie Kid)
Mario and Luigi (Super Mario) Vs Spongebob and Patrick
Kaede Akamatsu and Shuichi Saihara (Danganronpa V3) Vs Mordecai and Rigby (Regular show)
Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings) Vs Pete and Porsche (Kinnporsche: The series)
Wayne and Raj (TD) Vs Ink and Pat (Bad Buddy)
Batch C...
Lilo and Stitch (Lilo and Stitch) Vs Sakura Kinomoto and Tomoyo Daidouji (Card Captor Sakura)
Noel Levile and Claire Elford (Witch's heart) Vs Kipo and Wolf (Kipo and the age of Wonderbeasts)
Cuphead and Mugman Vs William "Bill" S. Preston and Ted "Theodore" Logan (Bill and Ted's excellent adventure)
Candace Flynn and Stacy Hirano (Phineas and Ferb) Vs Tsukishima Kei and Yamaguchi Tadashi (Haikyuu!)
Johnny Test and Dukey (Johnny Test!) Vs Ken and Hideyoshi (Tokyo Ghoul)
Magolor and Marx Vs Ja'far and Sinbad
Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade (The Outsiders) Vs Valt Aoi and Shu Kurenia (Beyblade Burst)
Sonic and Miles (Tails) Prower Vs Dr. Doofinshmirtz and Perry The Platypus (Phineas and Ferb)
Batch D....
Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Alya Cesaire (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and ChatNoir) Vs Anakin Skywalker and R2D2 (StarWars)
Sam Puckett and Carly Shay (iCarly) Vs Joe Tazuna and Sara Chidouin
Sogo and Geiz (Karmen Rider) Vs Molly and Scratch (The Ghost and Molly McGee)
Glimmer and Bow(Shera-Princess of Power) Vs Ed Burger and Isabel Guerra (Paranatural)
Robin Buckley and Steve Harrington (Stranger things) Vs Bandana Dee and Kirby (Kirby)
Yami Yugi and Joey Wheeler (Yu-Gi-Oh) Vs Hurley Kane and Darren Lachance (Inazuma Eleven)
Red and Blue (Pokèmon) Vs Tiw and Tinn (My school President)
Jem and Will (Shadowhunters: The infernal devices) Vs Tiana and Charlotte (Princess and the frog)
Zoro doesn't use One-Sword Style much. He mostly focuses on Three-Sword Style, but I think it's interesting to look at the history of Zoro using One-Sword Style. When he chooses to use it, and which sword he uses.
The post was getting REALLY long, so this is Part 1, Pre-Timeskip.
Zoro's original style, before Kuina died, was Two-Sword Style. He then inherited Wado Ichimonji after her death and he invented Three-Sword Style.
The first time Zoro used One-Sword Style was when he was forced to, when Sham stole one of Kozaburo's crappy swords and Wado.
Zoro had to fight Sham and Butchie with One-Sword Style, only using one of Kozaburo's crappy swords. And he mentions that he's not good at One-Sword Style.
At least at this point in the story, it's his weakest style. And he straight-up can't beat the Meowban Brothers with it, he needs Nami to kick him his other swords so he can beat them with Three-Sword Style.
The next time Zoro uses One-Sword Style is, uh, off-screen. After Mihawk breaks Kozaburo's two crap swords, Zoro is down to just Wado Ichimonji.
Then in Arlong Park, Nami releases him from jail and he beats up half of Arlong's crew off-screen using just Wado (guess that means the Meowban Brothers are stronger than regular Fishmen?)
Then, One-Sword Style gets benched. He uses Johnny and Yosaku's swords against Hatchi, then gets Kitetsu III and Yubashiri in Loguetown.
He uses One-Sword Style a little bit in Loguetown, when testing out Yubashiri, but he quickly changes to Two-Sword Style to test out Kitetsu III also.
Zoro doesn't use One-Sword Style for a while after that.
The next time is in Alabasta, when he unlocks Haki against Mr. 1 (and he does unlock Haki, the whole "a sword will cut steel and not cut paper" is the same phrasing used by Koshiro and Hyogoro regarding Ryuo).
Zoro uses Three-Sword Style for most of the fight, but then Mr. 1 knocks Zoro's swords out of his hands and makes a pillar collapse on him.
Zoro unlocks Observation Haki to dodge the stones and know where Wado Ichimonji is under the rubble.
Then he uses Armament Haki to harden Wado and takes out Mr. 1 with a new move, his first named One-Sword Style attack: Lion Song.
The next time Zoro uses One-Sword Style is against Braham, when he debuts 36 Pound Phoenix. He uses Wado Ichimonji here, too.
He tries 36 Pound Phoenix again against Ohm using Kitetsu III this time, but it fails. Maybe because of the Kitetsu curse? He needs to upgrade to 108 Pound Phoenix with Three-Sword Style to cut through Ohm's Iron Cloud.
The next time Zoro uses One-Sword Style is a brief moment in Water Seven where he tries to attack Lucci after Lucci throws Luffy out of the mansion. Here he also uses Kitetsu III, and again he fails.
But because he was only using Kitetsu III at the time, it falls from his hand and Chopper is able to pick it up, delivering it to him later.
He then uses Kitetsu III for a 36 Pound Phoenix to escape the chimney Lucci threw him into.
The next time he uses One-Sword Style is against Kaku in Enies Lobby. First he does another 36 Pound Phoenix using Nose-Storm The Killer Blade (Usopp holding Yubashiri).
Then later, more seriously, Zoro uses Lion Song with Wado Ichimonji.
Then Shu rusts and destroys Yubashiri and Zoro is down to two swords.
The next time Zoro uses One-Sword Style is against Ryuma. He sticks to Two-Sword Style through most of the battle, but switches to One-Sword for the final blow, Flying Dragon Blaze, using Wado Ichimonji.
He later uses Lion Song on Kuma. He's using Kitetsu III here and again, it fails (because of Kuma's cyborg body).
In Sabaody, he uses One-Sword Style with Shusui for the first time to use 36 Pound Phoenix to cut some guards and Camie's slave bowl.
Zoro doesn't use One-Sword Style again for the rest of Pre-Timeskip. Overall, Zoro didn't use One-Sword Style much Pre-Timeskip, mostly saving it for specialized big finishing moves.
Since I’m sad that otome games don’t have English dubs when they get realeased in the west, I’ve decided to do English fan casts to alleviate the pain. (I get that they’re a niche genre, but let me have this)
Code Realize, Hakuoki, and Amnesia will have the same voice actors from their English dubs. One of the exception is Toma, since his voice actor is unfortunately dead. I would replace Toma’s voice actor with Mike Haimoto. Another exception is Sanosuke Harada’s voice actor since he’s been blacklisted and arrested due to grooming a 16 year old and marrying her in 2014. He’s already been replaced by Phil Hayes in the Hakuoki movies, so he’ll stay.
I’m not doing Collar X Malice at the moment since it’s getting a movie adaptation this year, and (hopefully) it will inevitably get an English dub. If it doesn’t, then I’ll do it on the future.
The heroines are all voiced in English as well because I say so lol.
Norn 9:
Koharu: Jad Saxton
Mikoto Kuga: Kira Vincent-Davis
Nanami Shiranui: Brittney Karbowski
Sorata Suzuhara: Kiba Walker
Kakeru Yuiga: Blake Shepard
Senri Ichinose: Bryson Baugus
Masamune Toya: David Matranga
Natsuhiko Azuma: Mark Ivy
Sakuya Nijou: Michaela Laws
Itsuki Kagami: Howard Wang
Akito Shukuri: Daman Mills
Heishi Otomaru: Greg Ayres
Ron Muroboshi: David Wald
Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly:
Beniyuri: Emi Lo
Kikage: Johnny-Yong Bocsh
Yamato: Aleks Le
Karasuba: Griffin Puatu
Kagiha: Y Chang
Monshiro: Caleb Yen
Usagi: Xanthe Hyunh
Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk:
Eiar/Jed: Brina Palencia
Lavan: David Matranga
Levi: Aaron Dismuke
Lugus: Zeno Robinson
Tower Overlord/Ashen Hawk: J. Michael Tatum
Hugh: Ryan Colt Levy
Piofiore Fated Memories:
Liliana Adornato: Felicia Angelle
Dante Falzone: Daman Mills
Gilbert Redford: Alejandro Saab
Yang: Y. Chang
Nicola Francesca: Jonah Scott
Orlok: Cedric Williams Jr.
Henri Lambert: Jonathan Bullock
Cafe Enchante:
Kotone Awaki: Maddie Matsumoto
Misyr Rex: Joshua David King
Canus Espada: Christopher Escalante
Il Fado de Rie: Dom Dinh
Ignis Carbunculus: Jalen K Cassell
Kaoru Rindo: Eric Bauza
Cupid Parasite:
Lynette Mirror: Amanda Lee
Gil Lovecraft: Corey Wilder
Shelby Snail: Danny Spiller
Ryuki F Keisaiin: Jacob Takanashi
Raul Aconite: Everett Van Maren
Allan Melville: Reagan Murdock
Peter Flage/Jupiter: Brandon Winkler
Bustafellows:
Teuta Bridges: Stephanie Sheh
Limbo Scott Fitzgerald: Robbie Daymond
Shu Lyn O'Keefe: Matthew Mercer
Mozu Nile Shepard: Jakob Takanashi
Helvetica Orsted: Steve Warky Nunez
Scarecrow: Edward Mendoza
Adam Krylov: Nathan Sharp
Luka: Mikaela Krantz
Carmen: Kayleigh McKee
Anyone else is free to put in their own voice headcanons for otome games if they want to.
Can you jam with the console crew that's in cyberspace? ever read necromancer? ever experience the new wave? next wave? dream wave? vaporwave? seapunk? witch house? blog house? deep house? Chicago house? you like Chicago deep dish pizza? you like a stuffed crust? a thin crust? you a crust punk? a cyberpunk? cypherpunk? steampunk? you wear like a top hat? you watch top cat? you know choo choo, benny the bald, officer dribble? are you a cop? you gotta tell me if you're a cop. are you jump street? are you johnny depp? are you literally Edward scissorhands. you need hands to type, ed. what ls your words per minute strictly speaking? your excel knowledge? whats the last cms you used? where do you see yourself in 5 years? can you start on Monday? you wanna carpool? what kinda tunes are we listening to. new wave? next wave? dream wave? vaporwave? is that dream pop, that shu gaze, that nu gaze, is this chillwave? is this chill hip-hop beats 247 to study and relax to? is this a real slow version of an old electro song? is this shit like a wonderswan title song played backwards? you into them chiptunes, them showtunes, you seen hamilton have you SEEN Hamilton? you ever seen that episode of how i met your mother where lin manuel is rapping on a bus? you ever even been on a bus? do you support public transit? you ever hacked the subway from a payphone? you ever ever even seen a payphone? are you a phone freaker? you ever call freddy freaker? you ever played freddy farkers frontier pharmacist? you ever been to a pharmacist? you ever take an ove the counter seasonal allergy medicine? do you have seasonal affective disorder? Do you feel better in the spring? can you imagine a world without springs? you gotta case spring fever? you ever watch the 2005 movie fever pitch? Cus first you get the fever, then you get the flavor, then you get the fever for the flavor of Pringles. can you even eat potato chips? do you like chiptunes, showtunes, itunes, Napster, audiogalaxy? you ever downloaded an aiff file of the nightrider theme off of irc and then play that shit for 30 minutes? I didnt think so. I'LL handle the hacker stories
I was reading 'Images of Women in Chinese Thought and Culture' edited by Robin Wang and unexpectedly came across Lady Wu along with her husband and two most prominent sons. It's not unusual for important figures like them to have their births or deaths given some sort of cosmological association, a more famous example including how Sima Yi saw a falling star above Shu's camp at Wuzhang Plains and correctly interpreted it as a sign of Zhuge Liang's death. Another is Liu Shan's mother supposedly dreaming of the big dipper when she was pregnant with him and thus infamously nicknaming him Adou (Dou is basically an abbreviation for the term used for big dipper, and A- is a term of endearment, sort of like adding -y or -ie onto a name or noun in English, as in kitty, puppy, Gabby, Johnny, etc).
What I find particularly interesting here is the assignment of the moon to Sun Ce and the sun to Sun Quan. As their father said, they're respectively associated with yin and yang, but also (once more respectively) with femininity and masculinity. Admittedly whoever added this little story onto their mythos probably didn't mean for people to read it like that, I feel like it's probably meant to be more of a reference to how the moon is thought of as being minor compared to the sun but still important, like how Sun Ce laid the groundwork for the Wu Kingdom Sun Quan would go on to found, but still.