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hirsheyskisses · 8 months

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It Takes Two. (Prologue)

A Shocking Meet

RORONOA ZORO X READER

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Pirates.

They rule the seas, they claim the lands. The elders speak of ruthless men who take what does not belong, of women so cunning and sly they'd take all of your worth right from under your nose.

The mothers spoke of the Captains, who'd hang children and throw them to the seas, who'd slaughter your siblings and take it all away.

The children played games of Marine and Pirate, further settling the idea of what a pirate was.

Scum of the earth, scum of the sea. Some were even rejected by the sea: they'd eaten these magical fruits known as the Devil fruits. 'They have the eyes of monsters.. they have the power of the devil himself. Once you've eaten a devil fruit, there is no sea that will accept you.

So why? Why had you never seen one? Sure, it was unlikely they'd ever find this place, as even a Logue Pose could never lock onto it: this small mass of land was barely more than a hunk of beautiful rock. But surely, there'd be tales of pirates somewhere?

"So this is where you ran off to!"

Your head turned just a bit, smiling at the sight of him. A tall, snow white haired boy stood behind you with a smirk resting on his features.

"Shouldn't have been that hard to find me," you shot back, standing and moving away from the cliffs edge. The sound of the water crashing against the rocks was lulling: you and Killian both knew it.

"So sue me! You switch where you act all deep and wise every other day-"

Killian bumped his shoulder against yours. You raised your hands in defense, grinning. Your thoughts lay forgotten, "act? You forget, I aced the flying tests long before you did!"

"Flying has nothing to do with brains, Featherhead!"

"Oh really? I dare you to recite from memory the proper movements for a barrel twist."

Contrary to popular belief, there were many different forms of a barrel. Sure, the roll itself would always be a tuck and turn, but a twist was erratic. You had to know where and when to pull out and back into it, how fast to do it and how to launch an attack. It was, after all, an offensive maneuver.

"I'll take your silence as an answer, Kill."

"What difference does it make if I can't describe it? I can still do it!"

He glowered, and you couldn't resist a chuckle. "Because we'll have to teach the kids one day. Duh."

"Whatever. I'd make a way better teacher!"

"I'll leave you in the dust!"

"...the usual?"

Your banter quickly turned into the usual: a race. You'd known Killian for as long as you could remember. Both of you being born to a race of halfbreeds - taking on the features of a feathery, winged, tailed beast. There were a few of them on the island: the elders called you Viserons. Long ago, they were known for their speed, being the fastest amongst the dragons. Somewhere along the lines, a devil fruit had come into the picture - Elder Kisu had called it the human human fruit, and thus came fourth the humanoid Viserons.

"Let's go!"

3.. 2.. 1!

Wings flared into the air and a quick snap, both of you dove off the island peak. The wind whipped through your hair as you dove straight for the ocean water, snapping them open the second before you hit it and, with powerful thrusts, came height.

"A second later and you'd be a wet bird!"

Killian came to your side. His wings tips came to touch yours. They were such a beautiful snow white. Your tail curled inwards,

"We'll see who's a wet bird!"

The tufts of feathers in your hair pricked forward, and you continued to gain altitude, Killian hot on your heels. "Going higher won't help you, slowpoke!"

"Oh yeah? Remember that barrel twist?"

The clouds weren't even close to the limit. Breaking the cloud barrier in a puff of white wisp, and then you let your body fall.

Any mind to Killian was lost: falling, falling, falling. It was such a freeing feeling. Tucking your wings in you fell faster. The calculated wing beats not far above you told you Killian was gaining, but that wasn't important, now was it? The wind whipped through your hair, chilled your skin in such a delightful manner: now! Wings snapping open, you caught yourself, right wing extended slightly farther to ensure the real twist. A grin spread upon your features as your body began to even out with the horizon, your other wing snapping out to catch yourself.

"I'm not done yet!"

In a flash of black and white, Killian whizzed past you. A hand was on his hat to ensure it didn't go flying, and the chase was on.

You weren't sure how much time had passed. Could've been hours, could've been mere less than. Usually, the two of you would've turned back by now, but the wind had felt so good to chase away the lingering thought of what truly is a pirate? Your birth island, Shigan, was nowhere in sight. Which was fine- being a Viseron had more perks than just wings - your bodies were drawn to masses of land, and while judging of distance may not always be accurate, the strongest gut feeling was usually the closest island.

Nothing but endless blue water and cloudy gray skies was in your sight.

That was when you realized: where's Killian?

Slowing to a stop, you came to realize: he was nowhere in sight.

"Kill?"

You called out. Now that you'd stopped, you realized one thing. The gray clouds were no longer gray. They were a horrifying dark black. Each powerful pump of your wings was getting met with resistance by the growing wind, the air carrying the scent of rain and the tingle of possible lightning.

"KILLIAN!"

You shouted, head craning as you began to lose altitude. Had he turned back? Had one of you flown so far and lost sight of the other?

No time to worry about that. If Killian was ahead of you, he'd already be in the head of it. If he was behind you, he'd have long seen this so sudden storm.

"Crap.. I can't feel.. any land nearby." You cursed, the wind pushing you off balance. Head for the eye of the storm.

"Got no choice! You've got this!"

As you dove, your body was quickly growing soaked. Thunder roared in your ears, lightning flashed before your eyes.

Dive, twist, rise, dodge. Don't fight the wind, flow with it. Don't become a bigger target than necessary.

Dive away from the strikes of lightning, twist with the wind, rise from the giant waves. There wasn't a moment of peace as you fought against the roaring storm: one wrong move, and you'd be in the sea. It was bad enough trying to fly, with your feathers slowly but surely soaking through.

There was no end to the storm. Your clothes has long since been Soaked through, you couldn't see through the endless torrent of falling water, and to make matters worse, your skin began to tingle.

Well, shit.

You didn't even have time to truly feel the dread before a blinding flash of light sent you tumbling towards the unwelcoming sea.

"She's got wings! How cool!"

"Look at the tail, it's so long."

"She's drenched is what she is."

"I wanna touch her wingsss!"

"Back off, Luffy!"

"Give me some space, please! She's probably suffering from hypothermia.. need to see if there's any other injuries.. sanji! Can you go get some extra blankets? We need to warm her up."

"On it! Oh what a beauty she is.."

I can't recognize those voices. God, am I even awake? I can't feel my body right now.. what happened? I need to.. open my eyes..

It didn't take long for the true unconsciousness to take you once more.

. . .

"Gah.. my head.."

You groaned, hoisting yourself out of bed and rubbing the back of your neck. Shitty didn't even begin to describe how you felt: what happened? Why did it smell so weird in your room, more importantly?

"So you're awake. 'Bout time."

Turning your head, you were met with the intense gaze of a green haired man.

..green hair. Not white hair.

"...WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!"

It wasn't a face you recognized. In a split second you'd grabbed the pillow and threw it at the strange man's face, wings snapping open as you launched yourself at him.

"woah- HEY RELAX-"

A strong hand grabbed your arm and shoved you against the wall, and you winced in pain, but not hindering your knee to his groin.

Heh.

The man's eye twitched and you could almost see him questioning his very existence, though his grip never wavered. That was fine, you decided, as you clenched your teeth , fangs glinting,

"I'd suggest letting go. I bite."

"Why you little shit-"

"Zoro! Are you manhandling the patient?"

This time, a feminine voice spoke. The man released your wrist and backed away quickly: grumbling something about she attacked first before retreating back to his seat.

"I dunno where I am, but don't think I'll go easy on you! Where's Killian?!"

Your voice was rough, and the female came into view: a rather beautiful young woman with bright orange hair.

"Relax! We're not holding you hostage- we found you drifting on some planks during the storm. You're lucky, aren't you?"

Storm? Right. I remember that..

Your eyes narrowed and you sidestepped to keep both newcomers in your vision, feeling rather trapped. Getting a closer look at the room you were in, it was easy to recognize it as an infirmary. Nursing sheets, medicines, bandages- oh, hey, there's bandages on my head. Didn't even notice until now.

"...I mightve gotten struck be lightning. Or been too close to the strike."

You replied slowly, tail curling around your leg. "That doesn't explain to me who you are, where I am, or why you saved me."

"Of course, where are my manners? I'm Nami, and the brute over there is Zoro. He might be a little scary looking, but he's really just a big idiot."

"Brute? She's the only brute! She kicked me in my nuts!"

You watched Nami inhale a breath, cast a glance at you, and offer the most amused smirk she could. For what its worth, now that you were awake, you felt a little bad. But apologies would have to wait until after you figured out their intentions.

"Of course she did! Waking up to the sight of a strange man can do that. Anyways. You're on our pirate ship, the Going Merry and-"

"..PIRATE SHIP?! YOU'RE PIRATES?!"

You intervened, instantly backing yourself into the wall. Your wings flared open instinctively, feathers Puffing up as you reached for the nearest thing you could throw at them. Currently, said object was a spoon.

"Woah, hey! We're not brutes - well, Zoro is one of the exceptions but- you can calm down. If we were gonna hurt you, wouldn't we have done it already?"

You were completely aware of how fast Zoro had stood and moved closer, and you eyed him warily. She has a point, though.. and you got a strange feeling that if he really viewed you as a threat, you wouldn't have gotten away.

"Hey! What's the commotion abou- GUYS SHES AWAKE!"

This time you were met with a man with a long nose, the door having been thrown open. In an instant, a man with a straw hat and a-

A tiny deer?

"She's awake! She woke up even sooner than you said she would, Chopper!"

The straw hat person practically bounced over to you, and you withdrew quickly.

"HI there! Your wings are so cool! Can I touch them?!"

You pressed yourself further against the wall, wings tucking in protectively. "Touch them, and you're a goner." You threatened, feeling the swordsman- Zoro, Nami said his name was, move closer. You shrank away from him.

"Awhh! No fun!"

"My most humble apologies," you growled, voice dripping with sarcasm, "but I dont trust pirates."

"I guess it makes sense.. you're welcome to leave whenever you like, but atleast let Chopper finish his check-up." Nami stated, offering you a big smile. Your feathers tufts pinned to the side, and your gaze was once again brought down to the little deer.

"If you could.. please sit back down. I'd like to check your vitals!"

Oh my God it's A TALKING DEER- HES SO CUTE-

You couldn't help it. Kneeling down you put a hand on his head, smiling. "You're so cute! You're the doctor?!"

Chopper, as he's been called, flushed. And then started doing.. a weird dance?

"I'm not cute you big dummy! That doesn't make me happy at all~" He was clearly smiling though, and you laughed, shaking your head as you moved to sit on the bed, ensuring you kept everyone within your visual range.

"I'm Monkey D. Luffy! The Captain! What's your name?!"

Of course the energetic one is the Captain, you thought, feeling a little weird. Chopper moved closer and began touching and prodding at you, occasionally asking you to stretch a limb or breathe.

"(Name). I'm (Name) from Aero Mountain." You replied, and Luffy, his name was, grinned. "Nice to meet you!"

"...likewise. I think."

"Still though.. why were you out flying during a storm?"

Right.

"I didn't intentionally do it. I was racing my friend and I got caught up in it.. i hope Killian is alright.

"You wouldn't have happened to see him, would you?"

You added hopefully. Nami shook her head sadly, "sorry, (Name). We haven't seen anyone else, in the skies or otherwise. We'll let you know if we do." Your head drooped a bit, but then remembered -

"Hey. Uhm.. Zoro?"

The swordsman angled his head towards you, an eyebrow raised.

"....sorry for kneeing you in the balls. You guys seem.. alright. I guess."

"Tch. Yeah, it was a good reaction. I guess from your point of view it was pretty scary."

Something told you he really only said that because Nami was glaring daggers at him: you also got the feeling she could keep them in line.

"...you guys don't really fit the picture of pirates I've always been told about."

You stated, glancing at the adorable Chopper. You'd always thought if you ever encountered pirates, you'd be met with terror, with large men carrying battle axes and women who'd tear off your head. These guys..

They just felt nice.

They all chuckled at your remark and Nami replied, "these guys really aren't that bad. Rowdy, sure, but bad guys? No. Surely you've met a decent pirate before?"

"Haven't met any, actually. According to the elders, pirates haven't reached our island in almost a century."

"Really? Surely they'd have reached it by now?"

"That's what I thought, too. But Logue poses aren't strong enough to attach onto our island. In fact, the only way to reach it is with a Viseron."

"A Viseron? What's that?"

Luffy perked up and you raised your wings, "I'm a Viseron."

"..that doesn't really answer the question. Besides, having wings and a tail."

Zoro eyed you and, yet again, you shrank a bit under his gaze. Even so, you could see the slightest hint of a smile tugging at his lips.

"Well.. hundreds of years ago, Viserons were dragons. The fastest amongst them, if you will. Elder Kisu said a devil fruit came into the picture, and we eventually became more human than dragon, retaining only certain features." You lifted your wings to prove a point, unraveled your tail, and allowed your feathery tufts on your head to prick back up.

"As far as anyone is aware, the original Dragons went extinct a couple centuries ago. I get the feeling most dragons did."

"Ooooh! So cool! Do you have any special powers?!" Luffy asked, and, with no given warning, his neck stretched. Stretched around your body to look at your wings.

"WH- save that, what are you?!"

"Immm a rubber man!"

"....you get used to it." Zoro stated, and Nami pitched in, "that's everybody's reaction. Including ours."

"Rightttt..."

"..anyways. I can fly pretty fast, I can.. sense- islands? Or rather, masses of land. I'm a Logue Pose that isn't always reliable." You shrugged, "and my feathers are sharp. Don't touch-" you smacked Luffy's hand away.

Chopper finally stopped poking and prodding st you, he'd changed your bandages and took a step back.

"All done! You should Probably take it easy for a bit, the muscles around your wings are pretty strained." Chopper replied, "I don't think you gotta tell me that. ..by the way, how long was I out for?"

"A week."

Zoro stared at you as your jaw gaped a bit, but you quickly righted your expression. "Ah.. Great." I was on a pirate ship for a week. But I guess if they were gonna do something, it would've been done by now..

You stood and bowed, "thank you for taking care of me." You righted your posture as Nami batted a hand, "don't worry about it! I'm glad you're okay." "Yeah! ...so can you carry people while you fly?!"

Luffy asked that. You stared at him and shrugged. "To some extent. I can gain the same altitude or speed, nor would I be able to pull off any offensive or defensive maneuvers. ...but yes, by all technical terms, I can."

"Ohh cool! Take me flying then!"

Luffy practically attached himself to you, and without missing a beat you backed yourself into a wall, though without much force, and crossed your arms.

"I don't give free rides."

"Awhhh! No fun."

Luffy untangled himself from you and backed away, and you shook your head.

"Listen.. if there's anything I can do to repay you, please let me know. Otherwise, I don't want to overstay my welcome."

"Oh please, you're fine! You can always pay us back in berry!" Nami grinned, and you couldn't resist a chuckle.

"Besides, how do you plan on leaving? Chopper said you shouldn't be flying." Zoro questioned, a hand resting on his sword. What was a relaxed posture to him was a rather threatening looking one to you.

"Shouldn't doesn't mean couldn’t." You shot back, feathers puffing indignantly. "You're almost as bad as Zoro with bed rest!" Luffy laughed, and Nami bonked him over the head, "like you're any better!"

"Anyways.. please, you're more than welcome to stay with us. We could even bring you back to your home island!"

Nami glanced at Luffy, who instantly nodded his head in agreement.

"If it's all the same, I'll stay, but I won't be guiding you back to my island. The Elders would exile me for such a dangerous feat, nor do I wish to endanger those I care for. If we settle on the next island, i can fly back to mine for payment. It'll have to be a matter of you trusting me." You explained, part of to you hoped they wouldn't take that personally. The thing is, you just couldn't risk it. You didn't even know if they were actually good people yet, either.

"Thats fair." Chopper piped in, and the other three nodded. "Now cmon! Sanji should be getting done with dinner. You should join us!"

You didn't get much of a choice in the matter, with Zoro herding you out the door and Luffy chanting, meat, meat, meat! All the way to the dining hall.

. . .

It was approaching the middle of the night. Stars lit up the darkened sky, and the sea glistened gently under their shine. Leaning over the Going Merry's railing, you thought on the chaotic events during the day.

During dinner, you'd met Sanji, a .. rather eccentric cook, putting it plainly, and Usopp, the long nose one who'd ran off to inform the others you were awake. He was interesting, and so far, he'd yet to run out of stories to tell you of. Luffy and chopper had been chaotic during dinner, to say the least, and Nami spent quite a bit of her time wrestling them into control, and then laughing along side you. Zoro seemed to spend more time drinking than actually eating, and multiple times he'd gotten into some form of argument with Sanji.

"What a weird bunch.."

"I heard that."

You almost jolted out of your skin at the sound of his voice, coughing as you spun around to be met face-to-face with the crews swordsman.

"GAH! Some noise next time, would ya?!" You placed a hand over your chest, half being dramatic, and half recovering from the fact he almost made you fall over the railing. Zoro snickered, joining you against the railing.

"Pay more attention then, Feathers." Ah, yes. The nickname Luffy had dubbed you over dinner. He seemed to switch between using your actual name and the nickname, which, according to Nami, means he likes you. Not sure what good that knowledge does me, but whatever.

"Oh gimma a break! Traumatic event and all."

He scoffed and looked at the sky, "...any sign of your friend? I'm assuming you're still looking for them."

You nodded your head, feeling a sense of guilt. "Yeah.. I'm hoping I had flown ahead of him and he saw the storm before I did. If he didnt.. well.."

Zoro seemed to understand what you left unsaid, and cast you a swift glance.

"If your friend is anything like you, I'm sure he's fine." He grunted at last, shaking his head. "I don't think anybody can just get struck by lightning-" "don't think I was struck, I was probably just too close-" you intervened, "-yeah yeah. My point is, not everybody just gets struck, and gets saved by driftwood. I bet your friend found some, too, or he didn't get struck at all."

"I hope so."

A silence fell between the two of you, and you leaned farther over the railing, staring down at the water. To some extent, you could see the fish swimming just out of reach, and a smile graced your face as you reached a hand out.

At the same instant, you felt a hand on your back, gently gripping at your shirt.

"Careful now, or you're gonna end up a wet bird."

Huh.. how funny. That's one of the last things Killian told me.

You broke into a fit of giggles, leaning back up to stare at the swordsman. "Wet bird I may be, but I can still swim better than anyone on the crew, I bet."

"Wanna test that?" Zoro responded with a grin, and just as you readied yourself to respond, a rather panicked voice came from across the ship.

"Guys?! Come quick!"

It was Nami. Both you and Zoro ran to meet Nami, while Sanji, Luffy, and Chopper, came a bit slower, still groggy with sleep.

"What's wrong, Nami-swan?"

"Nami?"

Sanji and Luffy questioned simultaneously, while the rest of you waited in silence.

"The Logue Pose.. it won't lock on to an island."

#roronoa zoro x reader #zoro x reader #one piece x reader #roronoa zoro #zoro #x reader #one piece #straw hats x reader #straw hats

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shrimz08 · 2 months

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OMFG do you have any examples for the "aang is actually white" argument it sounds so stupid i'm genuinely curious how they even thought that (you don't have to if you don't want to i just reaaalllly don't wanna go in that wretched tag to see for myself)

HELLO!! I can't provide SS right now (Because honestly, I'm drained out searching for it) But I can explain to you where it comes from, it derives from the "Bryke self insert" Idea, on how they based Aang off of Michaels face, even though the entirety of the ATLA world is all asian-centric, and Aangs culture being heavily influenced by buddhism makes him canonically Tibetan!

His face proportions and overall demeanour was also based and referenced off of a black Chinese boy named "Arjuna Kisu"

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I think as a way to devalue him, they used the "self insert" Argument to call Aang white (Which has heavily racist connotations)

The take got even more popular after LoK released Aangs adult design in which he has predominantly white features and resembles Michaels beard. But his face was never angled off of that, and while I agree, he was whitewashed, (That design sucked ASS) So was every character in LoK (Having similar noses, and face features) Etc. So this had no connection with any "self-insert" BS. They just want a reason to continue devaluing him as a character and his culture, and what better ways to say that by saying he's actually "white"

#pro aang #aang #aang meta #aang defense squad #atla #avatar the last airbender #he literally has a flat nose #its so stupid #ask me #thankyou for ur question #sorry if its long lol #I like to rant

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4uru · 3 months

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My Bangladeshi queer story's first chapter. I haven't decided on a name yet. But here you go. (It has untranslated Bangla sentences)

Tagging some bangali mutuals: @rone-do-please @mylovelyme @cult-of-the-eye @heavenwontbethe-same (tell me if you want on or off the taglist)

Enjoy

Chapter 1: The snake and the mongoose

Lalon Chowdhury thought he was straight, until he found himself with his face buried in the crook of Sunny Bose’s neck.

He was kissing the other boy like he was starving.

And maybe he was.

“Shaala, thambi tui?” Sunny laughed. God the sound was so fucking infuriating. Lalon could feel the laugh on his lips as it vibrated through the throat he had his mouth on. He wanted to dig his nails in Sunny’s skin.

He pulled off, rested his forehead against Sunny’s and tried to catch his breath. A hand rested against his jaw.

“So, now what?”

Asholei, now what?

“Oi, bolbi kisu tui?” Sunny asked. Lalon couldn't answer. He didn't know how to.

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(3 weeks earlier)

Lalon hated Sandeep Bose.

The fucker got 48 on Physics written part. Lalon got 45. he had begged Hashem Sir. But his cries fell to deaf ears. He knew he deserved 48 too. Only if Shafayet Sir checked his copy too along with Sandeep’s. He hated Sandeep, he hated Hashem Sir and he hated this godforsaken school. And wanted to burn this place to the ground. Sometimes he day-dreamed about it. He would burn this place in the dead of night. All the pain, all the frustration would turn to ash along with the flashy fake accolades.

“Kire? Aibaro kom paili naki?” the snake asked. Sunny. Roll 3. Sandeep Fucking Bose. Lalon stretched the most looking genuine smile he could muster up at that moment. He tried to make it reach his eyes. but the blood rushing past his ears made it hard.

“Hae re, iktu’r jonno miss.” he clenched his fists into tight balls. He wanted to fight Sunny. He was waiting for one valid trigger.

“Thak, baad deh. Chill out, you still got A+, bro." Sunny slung his arm around him and sat back on the bench.

“So what? I deserve at least 47” Lalon gritted out. He felt like a fussy toddler.

“You know this school is trash, bollam na? baad dey!”

One more period left. Forty more minutes and he could go home, crash in his not so soft bed and melt on it faster than ice-cream under the summer sun.

Forty more minutes.

“Sir, iktu ashte pari?” a student asked, the boy was stading by the door wearing the house leader sashe. He was from the Bangla version, Lalon couldn't remember his name.

Hashem sir gave the boy permission to come in.

“Ami Math club er pokkho theke eshechi, amader ekti Quiz protijogita hotel jacche, agami shonibar. Amar kache form ache, ei form ta akhon niye bhorat lore nam dite paro.

Toh tomader moddhe jara jara icchuk quiz e nam dite, 1:00 er shomoy 718 no room e chole esho. form ta joma neyoya hobe, o aro details jante parba”

Lalon felt Sunny tense up beside him. He wondered if Sunny knew what Lalon was thinking. He would have one more opportunity to beat Sunny. Lalon struggled with maths alot. But Beating Sunny is enough motivation to carry him through it.

Lalon took the application form. And started to fill it out.

He didn't need to win. He just needed to beat this Harami Sunny.

#Desi tumblr #original story #bangladesh #bangla literature #can i call this literature?#desiblr #Auru Writes

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donpasquella · 8 months

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Languages

I never became fluent in any foreign language although I was attracted to many.

I did manage to learn a few words of Swahili during a time when I thought about moving to Tanganyika, back when there was still a country called Tanganyika.

Jambo means hello Kisu means knife Nzuri means good

But how often can you use good knife in everyday conversation ?

Jambo Mr. bus driver, nzuri kisu!

It’s probably just as well that I never made it to Tanganyika, especially since there is no longer a Tanganyika.

#original poem #poetry #poem #poets on tumblr #language #swahili #tanganyika

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saffronapplemanga · 1 year

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Takopi's Original Sin - タコピの原罪

PSYCHOLOGICAL, DRAMA, SCI-FI

Takopi's Original Sin by Taizan5

(2 volumes, complete)

English available to read on mangaplus

Links to my other manga posts here

Early this year, I stopped by my local bookstore while heading home from the train station and I was looking for a shorter read. I saw a lot of copies of this manga on the tables my past few visits and decided to give it a go.

Trust me, I’m a professional

After picking it up, I heard that it was a Jump+ title that did well digitally, got physicals in Japan, and had multiple reprints. I checked my copy and saw it was the 5th print run. The obi on it also had 即重版 (rush order for additional printing) on it.

But then this year got kind of wild for me personally, and I didn't feel like I was in the right place mentally to read it. Things have gotten even more intense and I'm still mentally scrambled, but I thought that I could use a story like Takopi right now to work through my own stuff like I did with Look Back and Goodbye Eri. I want to write a post for these two stories as well, however, I don't think I'm ready to address how Goodbye Eri in particular made me feel at the moment.

I made an educated guess that Takopi was probably an octopus-themed creature based on the name, but like omg…

And oh man, did Takopi mess up...

It was evident from the get-go before we even see any hard evidence that Shizuka was being bullied and was probably from a lower-income and/or broken household. What I really liked was how she was connected to Marina. I could understand why Marina acted how she did (not that it makes what she did okay or justified).

Both of the kids were hurting terribly, their parents failing them, and are forced to live in horribly stressful situations that all fueled an ugly cycle of pain. Azuma’s upbringing was the most triggering and upsetting to me personally, and once again, I get why he acted the way he did. Their parents are mostly to blame. These kids were at the end of their rope, desperate, and they don’t know what to do about it. The author seems to have a great understanding of human psychology and how to depict it.

How to traumatize your kid, yikes

While having all the best of intentions, the situation was beyond Takopi’s understanding. Early on they seem to not catch onto seemingly obvious things, or have trouble understanding why something turned out the way it did. Like how, “Talking it out will fix things!” but when it doesn’t, when a complicated situation does not have a simple solution, Takopi is shocked and thrown for a loop.

I will admit towards the very end, things got a little convoluted and kind of rushed. I wanted a little bit more from the ending, but overall it was a good read.

I like the fish eye effect

Taizan5 does a great job utilizing the page flip. Some series have actually bothered me for not doing so, even though I love them a lot. I read this physically, so I’m not sure how effective it is digitally when you read page by page. The art style is a bit on the cuter side, it’s expressive and fluid. At the same time, it does sometimes have this unnerving feeling as well.

I also read Taizan5’s one shot キスしたい男/Kisu Shitai Otoko/(no official title but I’d translate it as The Guy That Wants To Kiss), and started reading their new ongoing series The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins. The one shot is just shy of 50 pages making it very, very short, about 1/4 the length of an average tankobon volume, and the new series has just 4 chapters out at the time of this post.

There’s not much material in either right now, but I can see Taizan5’s style of writing in these works as well. They both, like Takopi, start with a rather whacky premise, but quickly get more serious. It’s always very apparent to me in their writing that their characters are going through something, and I can tell what it is they’re going through or how they feel before we’re even explicitly told.

*Spoilers for Kisu Shitai Otoko*

For example, I could tell right away that the mc was depressed and was working so he could run away, and avoid dealing with or processing his issues way before the reveal. I think Taizan5 does a good job of accurately portraying how people can be when going through emotional situations.

Ben Wyatt would be proud

#takopi's original sin #takopi no genzai #タコピの原罪 #manga recs #manga #shounen #漫画 #おすすめ #manga recommendation #manga discussion #short manga

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wwwkissu · 8 months

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opening my dash and seeing an ask about dnf and in the mood for love like wjiwamwb anogie come back here!!! (also hi kisu!!!) -sel

MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS YOU, SEL 🥹💗

#HIIII!!!!#HOW ARE YOU ANGEL?#sel.love #kissu letters

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rosexknight · 2 years

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A ways back there was a silver dragonborn NPC we made that was more brawn than brain. His name was Thudd. I thought it would be funny to give him a sister whose strength score was just as high or higher than his, Armstrong family style from FMA. Meet Kisu. She is timid and soft-spoken but she can lift you will one hand and toss you out the door of the tavern she works at as a bouncer. Thudd: https://rosexknight.tumblr.com/post/685515661105119233/more-shenanigans-from-pirates-dd-because-i-have Hope you enjoy~! Want art like this monthly? Why not join? My General Patreon, safe for all audiences: www.patreon.com/rosexknight My 18+ ADULT-ONLY Patreon: www.patreon.com/rosexxxknight

#dnd #dragonborn #breaktimedoodles

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tenebristhequeen · 2 years

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There is a small, white, feathered and horned creature on the path ahead, collecting what looks like ordinary pebbles and putting them into patterns. Sensing someone, the being looks up, and purple eyes grow wide. Wings aflutter and with both arms open, Kisu runs towards what he seems to assume is someone familiar, even stumbling and falling over his own feet as if she would disappear if he didn't hurry up. Catching hold of her dress, Kisu hugs her leg tight and even tucks his wings around it. Congratulations, you are now holding a dragonet.

* Upon finding out about her true size, Tenebris had to find a way to better get used to it, and what better way to go walking in that size? After all, in the opening, there are no chandeliers to bump on.

During one of those walks, The Queen meets someone new: an unknown, feathered, being that had clinged to her leg as if their life depends on it, making her gasp in surprise.*

Uh!? What th-

*She stops once her eyes meet the little figure, her glowing green pupils growing even more than usual: her Mom-Mode just turned on.

There's a soft and purred growl that comes from the big Queen as she bends down to better look at the little one.*

Ma-Kea..* "Ma" meaning "My" and "Kea" meaning "little", the term Ma-Kea usually can be translated as "My little one" when talking to someone*

Dear..hey, are you ok?

*She asks, a but worried tho, it's not so common for her to see someone hold on her that way, so her first thought is they the little one may be hurt or scared and she wants to make sure he's ok*

@of-the-damned-and-divine

#the queen ( tenebris ic)#of-the-damned-and-divine

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archenemyintellegence · 1 year

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Shining Funeral.

Thank you for those who joined me in watching me performing random actions in Shining Live in its final moments. Your presence made the event less depressed. 💀

I thought I would just play the songs or watch some stories for one last time during the final hour. But I found that I've got some event medals left and were able to get some bangles for ur tickets and some Reiji SRs I haven't acquired. That was a pleasant surprise because it was kinda surreal doing the 100% UR gacha with all those tickets. Time went by so fast when there's so little time left for the game. An hour past like a few minutes, but I was still able to watch one last new story from a new Reiji SR I've got from the bangles. And it happened to be the Christmas story... I guess that's the perfect end for my time with the game.

I've never expected that I actually had fun in the final moments in the game, since I had a lot of bad things to say about how shitty klab handled the closing of the game, like how they refused to merge the server even when people are spamming them emails. Another thing that I didn't expect is THAT THEY CLOSE THE SERVER AT THE EXACT SECOND THE CLOCK HITS 1400 JPT LIKE WHY DO U HAVE NO MERCY FOR US. With your shitty attitude I thought the whole international server team is sleeping since the announcement of server close and now you're proving to us that you guys can actually be efficient in handling things, in the worst way possible 😭

Memories with Shining Live

I've forgot the exact date I started playing the game, and it's impossible to find it out since the account was pre-owned by my sister (and yes the birthday is set to hers so every year Reiji congratulated her birthday lmao). However what I know is that I started playing during the period of White Day Reiji gacha. He is so gorgeous in every way and I was so glad that I was able to get his card before the gacha ended (actually I kinda whaled but yeah I'm happy because sometimes you can whale and get nothing).

I was even happier when I learned about his story. His story told me that I can do good things with my talents as long as I have good intentions. I thought all my talent can bring to people is hate and envy, but he helped me to start believing myself, to start drawing. Being with him in the game, learning more about him, and making memories with him in the game heals me, and adds something in my empty soul.

Shortly after joining the game, there was a Reiji SR event, the Rainy Ren event. It was a shame that I barely missed Tier 1 as my cards were awful back then and people were crazy on that event. But I was still happy that I maxed my Reiji SR. It was also a painful lesson that taught me to aim higher next time so I can guarantee the tier I wanted.

Fortunately, after the failed attempt in tiering, I got a chance to try again in the SSL Reiji event, and he was also with Natsuki in that event, who was my second boy back then. The set list is perfect as I love every songs there, but the difficulty of the set list was extremely challenging for me as I could barely finish a pro song at that time. I remember my struggle to even complete the last song Kisu wa Winku De (EXTRA). But I endured it all for Reiji, and managed to T1 it. I've got my first Rainbow Crowned Reiji UR card and I still remember the joy of accomplishment. Also the card is one of my favourite Reiji cards. Who can hate this cute boy wearing his favourite outfit and begging for a hug while laying on a cloud with rainbows 💚😭☁️🌈

And then I crowned another Reiji UR on his bday. It's crazy that I saved whaled 12k prisms for his bday gacha. It is just wild doing gacha for an hour non stop. He is still my favourite bday UR! Maybe there will be another new bday UR to top him next year but I can't get him anymore so it's safe to say he's the best bday UR. It's a shame that I will be 1 copy short of rainbow crowning my 2nd Reiji Cruise UR because my luck on the bday gacha for the rest of my gaming life suck ass.

Then is the Reiji SR for Otoya SSL event. I absolutely love this SR because he looks funny af. I made numerous memes of him 💀One of the edits is the legendary Hamji lmao

The 2nd Reiji UR event I tiered is the Treasure Hunter Reiji. Imo the card is kinda meh but NEVER... was in the list. Also it was the first time I participated in a nametrain. I believed I was Rank 6 in the picture lmao

The next event is FAR FROM MEH. IT IS MY FAVOURITE EVENT OF ALL TIME. IT IS MINEBUKI. It is the peak form of event. The song list is perfect with two of my favourite songs, Kisu wa Winku De and BLACK DEJAVU IN IT. The difficulty of BLACK DEJAVU is absolutely horrible but I managed to Ultimate Combo it and play it for hundreds of times💀I love this song so fucking much that stop playing the songs was actually the hardest part of the event, as I was trying to park my score. The Minebuki event was the first time I tried to score park and I was so happy that I parked it successfully. It required some calculations and focus to do it, which I was horrible at, but the joy of score parking was so great that I tried to do it everytime I tier for Reiji events. Besides of the event, the story of Minebuki is epic too. His bravery to emit that he has made an imperfect decision which brought harm to the people, and to try fixing the problem no matter the cost is beautiful. He may not be a perfect character but the way he burns is so beautiful, that I can't find another story in game to top it.

4152020 = the release date of BLACK DEJAVU

I even parked my play count for BLACK DEJAVU at 415 that time lol

After a looooooong wait with some Reiji SR events, he finally got another UR event, Flower Reiji. It is the longest event gap in the history to this date and the ultra short gap between his previous 2 events (2nd shortest event gap in game) only made the wait more painful lmao. Too bad that I don't like that event. The only thing that makes the event bearable for me is that Timepiece is in the list and also it's a Reiji event💀

306 = waited 306 days for a Reiji event

1202 = start of Minebuki event hahahaha

After the meh event, finally there is a HOT REIJI EVENT. I remember the reaction when I saw the event. HE IS VERY HOT. Actually the rest of the event is very average. The story is meh and the none of the songs in the list is my fav. The stats and skills are kinda trash too. But the list is interesting tho, especially for the beatmap for HURRAYx2 DREAMERS. It's like I'm dancing with Reiji while playing the song and it's the best part of the event. BUT ANYWAY HE IS VERY HOT. THAT'S IT HE IS H O T.

301 = some numbers about dart lmao

The last event I tiered in this game is Null Reiji event. He definitely won't top Minebuki but the memory I made in this event is probably the best one. It's the first (and maybe the last) Reiji event that I edited the name train for the name train group. I tried working as the main editor for them before but this one is the event of my best boy. Also THE THEME WORKS PERFECTLY WITH MY AESTHETIC. It's fucking wild to spend 40+hrs on the edits while tiering the event with 6.9M score at the same time but I enjoy every moment of it. It's the first time I parked my score for town event and there's little information on it. I almost failed it which gave me a mini heart attack but I managed to save it with good maths 😃👍🏻

699 = no. of notes for Alright, All Night (PRO)

6969 = funny number for silly Null

Conclusion

The existence of the game has changed my life. I've never thought I can truly enjoy something, and accomplish anything in my life, but this game proved me wrong. I am a horrible gamer but in this game I was able to achieve some cool stuff by score parking and creating cool stuff for the community and whaling 💀 With this game, my life is no longer blank, and I am the one who fill it with beautiful memories. I've spent so much money in the game that I literally don't know how much I've spent, but I guess it'll treat it as the cost for a therapy lmao. I think that I am strong enough to live without the game, as Reiji reminded me of the power I possess that will stay with me forever. Also Reiji is still with me! Actually idec about what they gonna do with him because I can create some Reiji content myself if I really want to.

After the closing of the game, I won't continue playing on Japan server as the experience will never be the same. I can't read Japanese so I won't be able to understand the stories in game or communicate with other gamers. It's pointless to just play for the sake of playing so I believe this is the end of my journey with Shining Live and the beginning of money saving thank god.

Here is my player info. A proof that I existed in this wonderful game. Minebuki as my pfp as he is my favourite. White Day Reiji badge as he is the one who welcomed me to the game. Cruise Reiji for yellow as he is my favourite bday card. White Day Reiji for Red. Null Reiji as Blue as I enjoyed so much in his event.

There are so many cards that I love but there are so little space in the player info... There are so many things I want to try in the game, like Rainbow Crowning more Reiji UR and doing 10M in a Reiji event, but there was so little time for me and the game. But the short period of time, the 2 years (or maybe 3 idk maths lol) I spent with Shining Live is long enough leave so many beautiful memories in my mind, and much more beautiful things can grow from them...

Thank you Shining Live.

Goodbye.

#goodbye shining live #thank you for everything #hope I can see HEAVENS in your next game #fuck u klab #fuck u broccoli #utapri #shining live #reiji kotobuki #寿嶺二 #text

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kisu-doodles · 4 months

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Babez I’ve finally started playing rdr2 (so far been fueled entirely by fandom n the odd play through) and i don’t think I can abide by Charles being characterised as stoic and silent all the time because oh my goodness greasy during the hunting trip in colter he is INFODUMPING at maximum capacity towards Arthur and omg he’s so funny in like a kinda cheeky way it’s just ARGGH it’s so cute but then around other camp members he’s so quiet.

Also I kinda noticed that he’s more emotive when speaking to Arthur especially during the hunting trip idk I just thinks that’s so ughgfcfggbb

In conclusion: this is basically Charles around Arthur

#charthur #charles x arthur #arthur x charles #arthur morgan #arthur morgan rdr2 #charles rdr2 #charles smith #rdr memes #rdr #rdr2 arthur #rdr2 #red dead redemption community #red dead redemption 2 #kisu thoughts

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narrativelysignificantturtleduck · 2 years

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whoever wrote piandao's backstory probably didn't much thought into it and his character design was just chosen to honor sifu kisu but there's something wild about the fact that piandao was, canonically, a poor brown kid who joined the military only to end up fighting people who looked like him and growing disillusioned with war and his country's promises of glory, like. what an incisive social commentary on the exploitation of the lower classes by imperialist regimes to come about completely unintentionally

#to be clear i don't headcanon piandao as water tribe or something #his skin tone doesn't make him automatically part of a marginalized group bc that's not how race works in-universe #but in OUR universe #this story hits differently with a brown guy as the protagonist #atla #piandao

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fictionz · 2 years

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I always thought the choice was mine And I was right, but I just chose wrong I start the day lying and end with the truth That I'm dying for the knife — ”Working for the Knife” by Mitski

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"The history of mankind in four words..." "Mimi nyama, wewe kisu. I’m the meat, you’re the knife." — "I'm the Meat, You’re the Knife" by Paul Theroux

#working for the knife #mitski #i'm the meat you're the knife #paul theroux #the knife #parallels #music #literature #stories

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cielospeaks · 6 months

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short review of g f

so sevil part 2 event!!!!! hoo boy this one was actually really surprising (in a good way). like honestly

so im just kinda gonna list things

-the new friend (galanthalus i think?) gosh he gave me the biggest turnaround. like his story started out with ??? narrator who is uneasily calm in a heckscape with gratuitous ultraviolence and 99.9 percent of the time in this game that means that ??? is going to be the stereotypical "ow the edge unhinged uncaring murderous nonhuman something from another world" (ie the imposter girl from the ninetales events, morgan, etc. you know the cringe gratuitous violence scenerey chewing and not in a good way villans that this game keeps having to try and stop ppl from liking them more than the protagonists but it never works). but then the turnaround reveal that it was just a kid who was trapped in the sword for being not human and had been tortured and overlooked by everyone for centuries just bc he suited their needs? the biggest turnaround. and that the ??? who was talking to him/answering his questions wasnt a condescending big bad but keral who stayed to keep him company out of kindness????? and that both her and krel kinda let him be their child they never had and want to let him go back and live in the world?????? bro......

anyways tldr galan was a very pleasant surprise writing wise and i support him. also he lowkey reminds me of idunn and i dig that so much

-the arc of the main trio! ofc it was very depressing but im glad they didnt go for an ending where "everyone survives everything is fine uwu!" bc i feel like that sort of thing, tho it could happen bc of how op the main cast is, it would make all their suffering and pain feel trivialized and thrown out, and itd make me hate the main cast more (they already made themselves dislikable enough imo, with them guilting sevil to stay towards the middle just bc they didnt want him to leave, with no thoughts abt how hed feel. and that being said i love that the reason he stayed was to help galan, not bc he was guilt tripped into it). like it is really sad what happened, esp to krel at the very end, but it did feel conclusive which was nice (please no sequel. this was a good ending. we dont need a sequel to ruin it, i am looking directly at the knights and perfetto events. and maybe a sideye at the robomi ones for the unnecessary prophecy stuff)

-the side character development! like despite the angst, it all felt very organic (with sevil's story already having that old timey gin tama-ey feel it all seemed to make sense in the setting and not come across as cringe or insensitive angst). esp bc we didnt know a lot abt the characters in the first event, as they werent playable and didnt appear that much (they didnt even get journal entries either smh). so hearing more abt their backstories made them feel a lot more fleshed out. it was sweet seeing them stay to help w galan also, i do wish they were playable tho but it does make sense theyd be npcs

-have not seen gacha sevils story but im hoping its good! itd easily put him with caro and main gacha sturm of characters id really want (not to mention limited studra too ofc)

-and ofc. from kisumiverse side, i feel like kisumi is trying to resist the urge to punch danchou and co. in the face the whole time, while trying to be supportive of sev. who, to be utterly fair, is so wrapped up in his problems he doesnt necessarily notice kisu until towards the end. kisu doesnt want him to apologise as she sees that it isnt his fault, just asks him to take care of himself, and he realizes that he has a genuine alive friend in kisumi. its just a fun "friends dealing with grief and loss and the cycle of grief together" story.

-and then theres also the ending trope which is actually like tooth rottingly cute. "my sister and brother in law died and left behind a child that i am raising alongside my best friend" for some like slice-of-life hallmark movie angst-with-a-happy-ending. like literally. i feel like the sevil + galan + kisumi (w the father daughter too bc theyre cool) could be the casts in some heartwarming family movie or something

anyways this event, easy 9/10. maybe even 10/10. like i dont think g f could have a better event. zodicas was eh (playable ragazzo was easily the best part), knights was really meh, dont talk to me abt the perfetto one, i honestly dont mind no robomi bc the last one had elements i dont care for, everything else was just really bad except the really middle of the road collab and the slightly not so bad but also not impactful one w the grimmir squad. but yea this event is easily the best that theyve had in the last few years

#gameblogging

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