#oh i have so mahy ideas

[shuahaes]

baking w/ the vocal unit!

svt vcu x reader; established relationship; all fluff, sfw

HHU | VCU | PFU

warning: only food mentions, otherwise its all just fluff !! not proofread btw !!

YOON JEONGHAN

y'all know how hannie is a huge bit of a menace?

well it would get VERY messy, bc this man would def try and get some frosting on your nose or some flour on your cheeks and prob have a play fight with ingredients💀

but would be very helpful, and would remind you when you're about to put the wrong ingredients

like "oh no, babe you're not supposed to put the butter with the flour yet!"

he might build a lego set w/ you while the desserts bake in the oven

the entire time you two are giggling while baking

will shower you with kisses if and when the cupcakes (or whatever ygs baked) turn out good 🤭

HONG JISOO (JOSHUA)

he would be so excited when u asked him if he wanted to bake w/ u

he would be so careful with following the recipe, and he would def make amazing desserts <3

but, he is evil twin #2, so he's also a bit of a menace, but the most he'd do is put frosting or batter on your face 😭

if your arms hurt from using the beater/whisk, he'd gladly take over for you and give u massage later 🥺

y'all would DEFINITELY have the prettiest desserts, you two would use pretty frosting and sprinkles, or make cute frosting art on cookies

cuddles while things are the oven !! 🤭

prob one of the best bakers in the vcu

LEE JIHOON (WOOZI)

at first you wanted to surprise him, but you had the better idea that it'd be fun to spend time w/ him and get him away from the studio for a bit

you guys would try an easy recipe, just so none of you end up burning down the kitchen-

he would be reluctant, but he'd do it for you 🥺

offered to be your taste tester in the end

gives u a kiss if it turned out good (would still give you one bc he saw how hard you worked)

would be so happy inside though, that you wanted to spend time w/ him baking

LEE SEOKMIN (DOKYEOM/DK)

would be SO HAPPY to bake w/ u

but i feel like out of excitement he might accidentally pour in salt instead of sugar 😓

but its fine, its the process that was fun

cuddles while things are the oven !! #2

the desserts might not taste good, but at least you had fun and they look pretty !!

also showers you with kisses after because you guys worked so hard on them 🤭

BOO SEUNGKWAN

he would also follow the recipe exactly as it is, but if you almost mess up he will def side-eye you (dw he still loves u 🥰)

would try to make the dessert as beautiful as him /hj

2nd best baker in vcu

would probably also be one of the people to put flour on your face as a prank, but he'd find it so cute

KARAOKE WHILE THINGS ARE BAKING

it would be so cute, and funny because the oven would probably go off while he's in the middle of a high note or something and you two would just burst out into laughter

dessert would taste as good as it looks tho 😁

A/N - my first writing piece !! omg this took me a while but its done! maybe ooc in some parts? but anyways enjoy! and ty to aichi/mahi, @kwantaro bc w/o her i prob would not have made my writing blog and written these hcs! so ty <3

#amelia.writes #svt fluff #joshua hong fluff #joshua hong #joshua x reader #seventeen headcanons #seventeen x reader #seventeen fluff #lee seokmin #dokyeom #seokmin #woozi #woozi x reader #seventeen woozi #svt woozi #woozi fluff #seungkwan #jeonghan #jeonghan x reader #jeonghan fluff #seventeen imagines #seventeen fanfic #boo seungkwan #seungkwan x reader #seungkwan fluff #dk fluff #dk x reader #seventeen #svt #vocal unit

[dotster001]

Le Chasseur d'Amour Part Four

Summary: Rook x reader. Rook's impatience to see you may not have gone as he'd anticipated...

A/N: my wifi is bad where I am, but I'm super excited to post this, so you can find all the other chapters accurately linked in three before I have a chance to fix it

Chapters: One Two Three Five

In hindsight it wasn't a good plan. In fact, it was probably the worst plan you could have come up with.

The second your foot hit the floor to run, Rook's arms were around your middle. You struggled in his grip, while he patronizingly pet your head, and sang the song, from your previous dream, to you.

"What the fuck!" The blond model hissed. Startled, you looked at him, and saw him clutching his bleeding nose, raw fury clouding his face as a purple aura rose up around him.

"You broke my nose! Do you have any idea what that's going to do to my image?"

"I think you'll be ruggedly handsome with a broken nose," Rook said, as he snuggled into your neck, ignoring your struggles.

Vil growled, eyes flashing. "I didn't ask you for your opinion."

"Let me go!" You finally got the courage to shout, followed by an attempt to bite whatever part of Rook you could reach. "You won't take me again! I'm not going back! You can't make me!"

Rook held still. This scared you more than him caressing you.

"Mon amour," he trailed off, swallowing audibly. "You no longer love me?"

Vil seemed to calm down enough, hearing that. But he was still angry about his nose.

"Aw Rook. I told you this could be a possibility."

Rook's grip tightened on you, before burying his face back in your neck.

"I have never stopped loving you. Ever since you vanished, I've been searching. Why? Why don't you love me?"

"Seriously?" You snapped indignantly. "You kidnapped me and stole four years of my life! Why would I ever love you!"

Rook's grip loosened as he turned to finally look you in the face. God, he was handsome. No wonder your brain decided to love him. But you couldn't let yourself slip back under. You'd worked far too hard.

He and Vil shared a look. One of complete confusion. You had no idea why, but it made you feel nauseous.

"I'm sorry!" Vil spoke up, "kidnapped you? Is there something I'm missing here?"

"No," Rook said, tightening his grip again, this time more of a hug, than a hold. "Normally your jokes amuse me to no end, but this one isn't funny."

"Says the man who tracked me to a cabin I rented, and broke in in the middle of the night!" You shouted, now attempting to kick him in the shins. This had no effect.

"Told you," Vil hissed as he touched his still bleeding nose, looking in his compact mirror.

"Mon lapin, you know me well enough to know that waiting is not-"

You finally got a good angle and kneed him right between his legs. With an "oomph" he dropped you, and you tried to run. You shouldn't have angered Vil. Because something had wrapped around your ankle and yanked you to the ground.

You looked at your foot, and saw a vine with roses wrapping itself around your legs, Vil standing over you, a pen in his hand glowing purple.

"Oh God, oh no, oh God, oh no, oh God," you started hyperventilating. There was no way this was happening. Seeing him had retriggered your delusions. That had to be it. Cause why the hell would a rose vine be wrapping itself around you?

"Mon lapin, you are such a strong little bunny. I've always loved that about you," Rook wheezed as he walked over to your continually tied up form.

"But playtime is over now. It's time to go home."

He pulled something small from his pocket, followed by a glowing purple pen. The small thing grew into a giant mirror, which Vil walked through with a huff. Rook gently picked you up, and walked through before you could even shout a strangled, "No!"

....

Tag list- @shytastemakerthing @eccedentesiast-sapphic @leoll @stygianoir @urminebutidontwantyou @b10h4z4rd @mahi-does-some-art

#twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland x reader #rook hunt #rook hunt x reader #twst rook #rook x reader

[aaron-m-geist-ff]

I’ve been eating up all these zodiac matchups so far and I’ve decided to finally put my big girl pants on ask for one of my own. I think I mighta mentioned it in a comment but I’m a taurus girl ♉️ ✨

The thought of a food kink jjk imagine has been plauging my mind lately so I thought I’d pass on the idea if that’s something you’d like to include

-love, June 💗🍓

Hey there, June bug! I was waiting for you to finally send in a request and I am so happy that you did 😄 obviously I had to let you cut in line to the VIP section because you have been supporting me for so long ;)

(don’t worry everyone, I will get to the rest soon! I love answering these match-up requests and thank you to everyone who sends asks 😊🩷)

And oooh a food kink? Naughty.

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You got…🥁🥁🥁

Mahito! You’re welcome

“M-mahito… It’s intense-“ your voice came out in a soft tone. You were hesitant to hear yourself speak, hating how weak and compliant you sounded. It could actually be quite difficult for you to relinquish control. As a Taurus woman, you can be quite stubborn and strong-willed. You don’t want anyone to see you in a vulnerable state. You desperately tried to hide your blushing face, covering your lips with your hand. You felt ashamed for enjoying this.

Mahito met your vulnerable eyes. He kept a cool and focused expression as he shook the whipped cream can again. At first, this started out as a joke. The two of you had been laughing and spraying the cream onto each other. But now?? Mahito was extremely serious about it. He had you lying upon the mattress, straddling your hips to make sure that you couldn’t get up.

“Calm down.”

Mahito’s tone was firm. He gave you another serious glance.

“I want to lick these pretty tits of yours, fleshlight.”

He began to spray the whipped cream onto your chest. The cool sensation caused you to whimper, squeezing your eyes shut as you felt your nipples get covered completely. Mahito’s tone of voice made your arousal spike. He was being extremely dominant with you. It made your mind short circuit, torn between being stubborn and submitting.

You chose the latter.

“Mh!” You moaned when you felt that warm and slick tongue roll over one of your sensitive buds. It swirled around it, lapping up the creamed sugar effortlessly. Mahito latched onto your nipple then, sucking on it gently.

“M-Mahi,” you whimpered. “Please-“

You had no idea what you were begging for. A part of you wanted him to stop. It felt so fucking intense, your breasts were extremely sensitive from how turned on you were. But the other part of you wanted him to continue. It felt good in some ways.

“Shhh,” Mahito hummed. “No stopping right now.”

He began to seductively lick the cream off of your chest, flattening his tongue against your warm skin. You nearly cried from what he said. Mahito didn’t intend on giving you a break any time soon. That scared you. Your nipples could get very sensitive from too much attention. He was being sweet about it right now, but you knew Mahito too well. He could be very sadistic at times.

“This cream is so good, y/n. Even better than your little human pussy.”

Mahito said it so nonchalantly. His words felt like a stab in the back. You started whining wordlessly, a hand still clasped over your mouth. You couldn’t handle this. You needed praise, and Mahito knew that. He knew what he was doing, that manipulative sadist.

“Oh? She doesn’t like being insulted, hm?”

Mahito had moved his hand to cup your pussy through the fabric of your panties. He squeezed you there carefully, which made your clit throb with need.

Goddammit. Why was it so hot when Mahito would give your genitals pronouns?? You were starting to think that there was something seriously fucked up about yourself.

“N-no…” you choked. You tried to thrust against Mahito’s hand, attempting to get some more sensation. But Mahito withdrew from touching your special place.

“Such an impatient girl. Maybe I should get a chastity belt for you next time. That way your needy pussy can’t interrupt me when I’m trying to enjoy my snack.”

Mahito grinned, poking out his tongue to lick another long stripe up your exposed chest. You couldn’t believe what you were hearing. A..chastity belt?? Your face heated up so fucking quickly. You had never felt so embarrassed in your life.

“N-no chastity belt,” you begged. “Can’t take that…”

Mahito sighed. He ran a single finger over your panty-clad pussy to tease you. You shivered and flinched from the soft touches.

“Well,” he began. He sounded incredibly logical as he spoke.

“Your little clit is to blame for that. If she gets too impatient, then I will have to punish her. Understand?”

Goddamn. You were so fucking wet. For some reason, this was all turning you on so much. It felt scandalous and wrong, which made your heart race from the thrill of it all. You nodded, gasping when you felt Mahito’s tongue gathering the cream around your other nipple.

“I…understand!”

#ahhhh shit #i dont know how i ended up with the chastity belt idea #oh well! 🤣 #mahito x you #mahito imagines #mahito headcanons #yandere mahito #mahito smut #mahito x reader #jujutsu kaisen mahito #mahito jjk #mahito

[ronika-writes-stuff]

My thoughts on the current ipl points table that absolutely no one asked for :

(part-1)

1. They're the og champions...very chill, very fun vibes.

soo happy to see them on top. They really be feeling like royalty rn lol.

Also in the end, I'm just a girl 🎀💖 some I absolutely adore their jersey.

2. Yaar.... I know Hyderabad is a great team and everything but.... Do you guys have to go this hard?

Other teams come to play a match, this team comes to crack open your morale and bring you to your knees.

Baki teams khel rahi hai, Yeh log toh seedha gunda gardi kar rahe hai Yaar.

Watching Abhishek, our Indian player, a youngster, bat like that feels amazing tho.

3. Kolkata.... Man.

Gautam bhai aaye, and suddenly Sabka Chris Gayle bahar aagya.

I feel like sunil will take both purple and orange caps this year and gambhir bhai has already planned on picking the trophy this year so... Yea.

PS : once gautam bhai is done someone pls convince him to come as ICT's coach.

4. Chennai = 7 letters = thala for a reason.

They're doing great, but their recent performances makes me worried about what will happen to this team when Mahi Bhai retires.

If they don't start taking more responsibility now there's a good chance csk will crash land in the bottom next year. Hope thT doesn't happen tho.

5. LSG, you beauty....

They look like they are a weak team but they've defeated rcb, gt, pbks and...sabse importantly.... CSK.

But their next matches are quite tough too... So we'll see where they end up after 2 - 3 more matches.

The way kl Rahul hits sixes is just beautiful.

6. Mumbai.

I...... Have no idea what mysterious substance this management was on tbh.

If you want to remove someone from the captaincy, there's gotta be a better way to do that so the fans aren't offended and the player also isn't disrespected. Look how kohli left rcb's captaincy for example.

Then, if you wanted to look towards the future, Bumrah and Surya, both who have captained team India and have stayed with the franchise despite having so many opportunities to earn more if they leave should have been considered.

Or they could have just choosen Ishan. Just like csk and gt choose youngsters, Ishan could have been a good option too. Plus He's captained his team during u-19 in 2016.

But no. They choose Hardik.

Tbh, I feel so sorry for him cause in his mind, when MI offered him captaincy and called him back, he would have been happy to go back to his old team...like going back home.

But the sad truth is, MI management saw how successful he was in gt, winning in the first year and then reaching the finals in 2nd year....and it pissed them off that their player is doing well in some other team. So they brought him back.

Despite so much backlash from fans, so much hatred and trolling against Hardik, this shitty management never held one press conference to clear up misunderstandings and give answers to their fans honestly. Because they knew, if the truth comes out, they'll be on the receiving end of this hate.

Fuck them.

The only mistake Hardik did was leaving gt. But... Oh well.

(I ended up ranting lol.)

#desiblr #indian cricket team #ict #cricket #ipl2024 #ishan kishan #ishman #shubhman gill #hardikpandya #kl rahul #rohitsharma #csk #kkr #rr #mi #ms dhoni #gautamgambhir #srh #pat cummins #lsg

[fish-at-fish-fish-resort]

*ring* *ring*

"allo?"

"hey candi, its me mahi"

"oh morning mahi. why're you calling this early? did something happen?"

"more or less. do you think you and ikkan can handle the store alone today? i couldnt sleep a wink last night and REALLY dont feel capable of going to work today. *sniff* i dont wanna lock myself in the bathroom like neta always does hehe"

"take your time darling, well handle the shop today. take care of yourself alright? if you need to talk to someone i can always lend an ear."

"thanks candi. but dont worry, mizoles coming over in a bit anyway. im good. i promise. see you tomorrow."

*click*

"mahi?"

"over here"

"babe..... what happened"

"nothing... im just overreacting...."

"no youre not. tell me whats on your mind"

"youre gonna think its dumb..."

"i should feel insulted you think that about me"

"pff ur right. im just worried about neta and warabi. especially warabi. actually only warabi, i know neta can handle himself. and i know neta said its just a low risk mission but what if something happens to him. what if he gets into some dumb argument with some other soldier and gets beaten up. what if he gets lost. what if he dies. and- and i cant call or text him or anything because they couldnt *hic* couldnt bring their phones and im just so lonely and i dont know what to do without him here *sniff* i miss him so much"

"and its just the 3rd day of their mission and theyll be gone for at least 2 more days and i already cant sleep! i just want him back home.....ugh sorry i probably sound pathetic"

"no you just sound like your wife died"

"i FEEL like my wife died!" *uncontrolled sobbing*

"hey... cmere... look at me. theyll be fine alright? warabi managed to get on netas good side im sure the other soldiers will warm up to him too. plus neta wouldnt let anything happen to his number one employees best friend and husbands bandmate, right? and im sure if it was actually dangerous his parents wouldve intervened"

"*sniff* yeah... youre right.... i just miss him....."

"i have an idea. were gonna have a fun day together: eat breakfast at a nice buffet and go to wahoo world. we can also call your friend, uhhh what was her name? umami??"

"umishi?"

"yeah that one! she can join too! i wanted to get to know her anyway"

"hehe i dont know if shed like to get to know you though"

"whats that supposed to mean?"

"oh nothing nothing hehehe"

"hmmm fine whatever, ill excuse it cause youre cute."

"youre such a sap"

"and you smell like rotten sushi. get in the shower, im cleaning your kitchen"

>this plays parrallel to @yesyourstalker's posts w warabi and neta. :) just thought hmmmm how does mahi feel about this

umishi was metnioned sooooo @catastropic

#guess who decided to attempt words for once. #oc x canon #splatoon oc #mizole #splatsona #fishie #fish at fish fish resort #self insert #self ship #splatoon #fin scratching

[yesyourstalker]

Mahi: so he knows how to read lips right?

Neta: yes he knows how to read lips. He'll understand you.

Mahi: All right? Okay, I just don't want to look dumb in front of him

Neta: well I don't see the problems there. I mean you look dumb in front of me all the time

Mahi:....... It's not very nice to say to one of your employees

Neta: yeah what you going to do fight me? Shut up any way (clap) okay!! so you guys haven't had a proper introduction so here we go. Mahi this is Seth, Seth This is Mahi. [Signing].... Mahi is just going to show you the ropes around the store if you don't have any clients at the moment you can help customers or take care of stuff around the store with them.

Seth: [signing] sure, no problem

Mahi: uh hey my name is Mahi I'm your manager

Seth: hey, it's nice to meet you.

Mahi: yeah Nice to meet you too!

Neta: All right you seem to be doing well. I'm going to be in my office I got some shit to do so take care of the store. K

Mahi: so what do you want to learn first?

Seth: I took a look at your register. It seems to run the same system as my old job so I know how to work it. Maybe just teach me how to fold clothes I guess. Is there a proper way to do it?

Mahi: we separate our clothes by category of musician and we switch it out every other month. Clothing with green tags are folded while clothes with red tags have to be hung up. So most most green tags are shirts and some pairs of jeans while everything with red tags are usually socks, belts, jewelry, jackets some tops do need to be hung up... Most of them are like dress shirts... You'll know what I'm talking about.

Seth: uh huh

Mahi: ok you got some boxes in the bag we can unload those so you can get the hang of it.

Seth: alright

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Mahi:[folding]........................

Seth:[folding]...........................so how long have you been working here?

Mahi: three or four years or so..........

Seth: oh... Must be a nice job

Mahi: I have a question and please don't think I'm stupid. It's a genuine question

Seth: Go on

Mahi: Can you hear me? I mean you're- you're looking right at me so I know you can understand me now but when you're not looking at me, can you understand what I'm saying.

Seth: It's usually environmental so I can hear high pitch noises and loud sounds but speech not so much. I'm severe to profound deaf on my right ear but on my left it's moderate so I can hear speech but I do have to try to figure out what you're saying. Especially since you're a new person. If it's like my roommate or my parents not so much, though sometimes I do have to face them to understand what they're saying too.

Mahi: oh..

Seth: I honestly hate wearing it but it makes work a little bit easier to manage..... This one has a purple tag. What does the purple tag mean?

Mahi: purple tag means we can't put that out yet.... It's a specialty item. So you see there's the date on when we have to put it out so we have to put it out next month. I don't know why they printed it on purple, makes it harder to read.... But when you put it out all purple tags have to be hung up near the entrance. Never folded.

Seth: okay I get it...... Nice tongue piercing who did it?

Mahi: Candi did it. She did it right after I interviewed her when she got the job....why

Seth: just wondering?.... You got any tattoos?

Mahi: I do I have one on my ankle and I have one on my shoulder see

Seth: DJ Sango huh? Nice... You thinking of getting another tattoo?

Mahi: I have ideas but but I don't have the money

Seth: but considering I'm going to be working here for a while I guess I can give you a discount and technically you're my boss so you might get a bigger discount.

Mahi: really! Holy shit!

Seth: yeah just give me the design and I can see what I can do. I'm scheduled to work on Neta tomorrow,might wanna visit

Mahi: great! You've met everyone else, right? Warabi and Candi?

Seth: Candi and I go way back so she got me this job. I haven't probably met warabi yet he seems...... Interesting. I honestly thought that was just his persona for diss-pair I didn't realize he was actually like that in real life

Mahi: yeah he's always like that. You'll get used to it.

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Mahi: [knock knock] .... Hey Neta?

Neta: yeah so we can put vending machines and maybe another arcade in this location so we don't lose traction to -yeah!

Mahi: oh you're busy. I'll just

Neta: no, it's fine! We'll talk later....yeah.....yeah I'll tell him Bye Koi.... You finish training?

Mahi: yeah he got the gist of it he just needs his sign in card..... I have a question

Neta: shoot

Mahi: how much was your back tattoo and how much did it hurt?

Neta: it was around 875 and the pain was bearable it stung in some areas. Why? you want to get a back tattoo?

Mahi: yeah I do

Neta: I wouldn't recommend jumping to that extreme mahi. You might need to get some moderately sized tattoos before you get something big like a back tattoo. Get something on your arm or leg first.

Mahi: I don't have any ideas what are you getting?

Neta: I'm just getting a family tattoo on my arm and finishing up on my e-liter one.

Mahi: why do people who use chargers as their main weapon make that their whole personality?

Neta: because it takes skill to use it

Mahi: it takes skill to use all weapons

Neta: yeah well mine takes more skill shut up. You don't get it.

Mahi: I really don't.

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Seth: I'll meet you at my old parlor you have the address?

Mahi: yep got it. Can I bring warabie with?

Seth: he can tag along

Mahi: great!

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Warabie: I always wanted a tattoo on my stomach like flowers or a crab or something

Mahi: a crab?... we're here.

Warabie: remind me of my childhood home! We used to live right next to a wharf and they used to pull big halls of crab. We would visit all the time my family used to make crab cakes, crab bisque, crab broil and steamed king crab. You know this! you We always had crab linguine when you came over

Mahi: that wharf you're talking about was an hour away. And you guys never went over there I distinctly remember that they delivered it to your house cuz your mom couldn't stand the smell or the people

Warabie: well I went there once it was with ikkan we picked up some crab and fish and made dinner.

Ikkan: no, you stayed in the car I went to the wharf and bought the fish and crabs and I also cooked the dinner you did nothing.

Warabie: ikkan!! Shouldn't you be in school? Why are you here?

Ikkan: Neta and I missed Valentine's Day but we're making it up by having a tattoo date. I just finished I'm just waiting for-

Warabie: can we see your tattoo? Did you get the chest tattoo? (Gasp) Let me see!!!!

Ikkan: *huff*.....one second.... ...see

Warabie: ohhhh That's really nice. What plants is that?

Ikkan: it's a pothos like the one at my place.... Can I button my shirt now?

Warabie: It's matches up with your tops surgery scars awwww

Ikkan: yeah that's the fucking point. Why are you guys even here?

Warabie: mahi has a meeting with a tattooer they're thinking of getting a back tattoo

Ikkan: A back tattoo? That's a little extreme for your first tattoo.

Mahi: It's not my first tattoo, I have tattoos. They're just small....*sigh* I'm actually just here to talk to Seth and come up with ideas. The back tattoo is still on the table

Ikkan: He's working with Neta now they're in the back

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Seth: All right, I'm going to lay down the stencil........ Looks Good?

Neta: yeah

Seth: ok great. Let's start tattooing.... Used to be in the military?

Neta: yeah

Seth: You're an admiral? It's a pretty high rank

Neta: actually the badge belongs to someone else. They really helped me through a lot and they recently-

Warabie: hey guys!

Mahi:....lot bigger than I expected.

Seth: hey guys, just sit on the couch over there. I have a packet of designs I've done feel free to look through.

Warabie: I think I already have an idea for my tattoo

Seth: All right.

Warabie: I was thinking of maybe a crab on my abdomen like a really detailed blue monochromatic style

Seth: sounds sick. What about you mahi you come up with any ideas for yours?

Mahi: no, I'm still thinking about it

Seth: there's no rush

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Seth....All right, I'm finish with the line art. I'm going to start doing the color. Do you mind if I take out my hearing aids I do my best work like that

Neta: sure man no problem.....so mahi you want to get another tattoo? What are you thinking about?

Mahi: i have some ideas I want a school of fish on my arm maybe some tetras

Warabie: you should get nine of them

Mahi: That's too many

Neta: maybe three?

Mahi: That's too little. I wanted to actually look like a school of fish...... Six, six would be good I just need to schedule the appointment and get the final design. I don't think I'm going to get it today

Warabie: well can you stay cuz I'm definitely going to get the crap tattoo today.

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Ikkan: hey babe I got you some things to eat.

Neta: thanks. Feels like my blood sugar is getting low. *Tap tap* [sighing] can we take a break I need to eat something

Seth: [signing] no problem

Warabie: how do you know sign language?

Neta: the military requires us to learn sign language if we're going to be in combat. Though mine is BLSL and Seth's is SSL

Seth: BLSL and SSL sign are very similar so it's easy to understand and learn if you already know one.

Mahi: what's the difference?

Neta: It's mostly different hand gestures really for different words. Haven't used it in a long time so I'm kind of rusty.....umm.... Tattoo I'm looking pretty good. Half an hour should be finished.

Seth: Glad you like it!... warabie I'm going to work on some crab designs for you. Mahi do you know what you want?

Mahi: I think so.

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Mahi is getting a new tattoo @fish-at-fish-fish-resort

The emo to punk pipeline is in action

#BLSL stands for below surface sign language #SSL is surface sign language? #so essentially it's just octarian sign language and inkling sign language #other species have their own ways of sign as well #I was going to call it BLSSL sounded too clunky #this feels unfinished but I will make a follow up on it #i just wanted a proper introduction to Seth #ikkan is a plant parent he loves plants even tho he kills some but he's getting better #some of warabie's fondest memories with his family when they still talked to each other was when they had crab dinner at the family table #they don't do that anymore and some of his siblings are no contact or just don't reach out as much

[eisukevint]

Milady, the fire you have lit in me to forget my exam prep for the next 30 mins and find the best bollywood/ pakistani/ desi/ coke studio songs that MC would have on her playlist - you have no idea (PS - chaand baaliyan, iraadey, tum se hi & pasoori definitely make the cut imo). Which ones would you add? 👀

NO BEC THE SECOND I STARTED STUDYING I WAS LIKE ‘lets write this shit down’ 😭😭

ANS OMG YES PASOORI AND IRADAY WOULD BE AT TH TOP and ofc i would like to add more

- ghalat fehmi TOP OF THE LIST

- kana yaari for sure

- mehbooba (its a nesface studio song so so good)

- KALANK AND SAIBO TOO OMG OH MAHI TOO

- mundiya by qb is top tier + aya lariye

- humraah (asim azhar version is too good)

i have so much more to add but the list wohld become so long

[revddan]

Parihaka Day

At this week's service, we commemorate Parihaka Day. At Parihaka, Tohu Kākahi & Te Whiti o Rongomai built a model community and fostered a nonviolent resistance movement against the unjust confiscation (stealing) of Māori land. Their mahi (work) led to conflict with the colonial government. On November 5th, 1881, armed constabulary invaded Parihaka, decimated the community, arrested Tohu and Te Whiti, and imprisoned them (along with many other ploughmen) without trial. Look at this short video about Tohu and Te Whiti and the invasion of Parihaka on November 5th, 1881: The invasion of Parihaka and why it needs to be remembered.

As we remember Parihaka, we might ask ourselves why. Why do we recall and lament the brutal attack on Parihaka? Lament is an oft-ignored practice in the church. We live in a culture that wants to avoid pain at all costs, to not engage in what's difficult, to push it to the side. The comment, "oh, that happened in the past, we just need to get over it," seems (at least to me) an act of avoidance and, more precisely, a way to dodge doing the hard work of engaging with our preconceived ideas, personal biases, and unwillingness to change. Lament can be a vital way to pry the door open, confront ourselves and injustice, and start a journey toward healing, wholeness, and life.

Lament is an opportunity to bring before God all that is not right with the world, where we have failed, and where we need God to enter and bring justice, reconciliation, and peace within ourselves, with our neighbours and on the land. 

Lament is a profoundly biblical practice. The cries of the ancient Hebrew people living under the tyranny of Egypt (Exodus), Psalms, Lamentations, and Jesus' prayer in the garden of Gethsemane are all examples of lament. They are honest, raw, heartfelt cries to God for deliverance and justice. I love what Barbra A. Holmes says about lament (she is particularly talking about communal lament):

Lament is risky speech. It's risky because it challenges power structures, calls for justice, and makes demands on our relationships with "the powers that be," one another, and God. Lament allows the pain to escape and stitches us to our neighbours. God calls us to weep with those who weep. Lament gives us back our voice; it helps us say the unsayable. Lament is a collective response to tyranny and injustice. Lament is work that prepares us for action and resistance. It's art that heals our weary souls (Crisis Contemplation, pg. 96-96). Lament is a gateway to newness.

So, why do we remember? We remember, and we lament because in doing so, we challenge the arrangements of the world, give voice to our pain, call God into the situation(s), and make room for God to enter and, maybe just maybe, for God to act in ways that bring healing and wholeness to us and for us, individually and collective. 

As we remember Parihaka and lament our church's complicity in the carnage there, may God challenge us and inspire us in our work of justice and peace. May the past events not define us but instead catalyse us into people who, without fear and guilt, confront the biases and prejudices in ourselves (I have heaps), church, and community and work to build a better future for our kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids in the years to come.

Peace.

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God of peace and justice, you called Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi to lead their people to struggle for justice by peaceful means; may we defend the rights of the powerless and build our communities based on mutual care and love; through Jesus Christ, the prince of peace. Amen (For All the Saint, Vol. 2, pg. 787).

[kenjakusbrainstem]

First Date? (Mahito x Junpei Yoshino)

Contains: groping, exhibitionism, restraining, cock(?) sucking, body horror, Mahito typical warnings (multiple hands, size change, being goofy), corruption, handjobs.

Hi! So I got the idea to write this after watching the JJK stageplay and after talking to a friend that was interested in seeing more content for this pairing! So this is for them, also for me but a gift nonetheless. <3 I am sick and quarantined at the moment so writing has been a little difficult so hopefully this is good! Reblogs and comments are appreciated~ I love you all and hopefully you enjoy this!

Stepping up to the ticket counter, Junpei nervously pulled out his wallet. He'd been to this theater many times, but today was different.

"Two adult tickets for Human Earthworm 3, please," he asked the bored looking woman working. She glanced up before keying in his request, but looked around puzzled.

"You can't buy tickets in advance, if the person isn't here then they have to buy it themselves when they arrive," she explained, clearly more annoyed at her job than Junpei. He turned around nervously, Mahito still standing directly behind him, looking back at the worker and shaking his head.

"Oh! S-sorry, just one ticket then."

The only partly visible pair made their way into the theater, Junpei following behind Mahito as the curse guided them to the seat he wanted. Junpei had already lost him once, the curious curse walking off while he was getting a drink and snack for the two of them to share.

Mahito led them to the back of the theater, choosing seats in the very middle of one of the back rows. Mahito excitedly sat down and patted the seat on his opposite side, motioning for Junpei to sit there.

Turning away from Mahito to politely shuffle past him, Junpei slowly scooted in front of Mahito. He was too focused on not spilling the things in his hands that he hadn't noticed the mischievous look on the curse's face.

"Mahi-!" Junpei gasped as Mahito pulled him into his lap. Mahito's hands wrapped around Junpei's waist and slowly guided him down to rest on his thighs. The teen squirmed a bit before relaxing into Mahito's hold.

He sat rigidly atop Mahito's surprisingly comfortable thighs. Too afraid to move and disrupt Mahito's comfort but also wanting to get more comfortable himself, Junpei was unsure of what to do.

He hadn't sat in anyone's lap since he was a child, and for some reason sitting on Mahito's lap made him nervous.

"You only bought one ticket so you have to use only one seat now!" Mahito spoke directly into Junpei's ear because of the closeness. "I think this will be much more comfortable anyway."

Junpei felt a shiver run down his spine at the curses cool breath on his neck. He didn't reply verbally, instead trying to relax a little in Mahito's grip. The nerves were hard to dispel, considering the hands still gripping his hips loosely, but Junpei just assumed Mahito didn't want him moving around too much.

They hadn't intended to arrive too early but it seemed the previews hadn't even started yet. Junpei was a bit concerned, but he was just too happy that Mahito wanted to watch movies with him. A small smile spread across the teen's face, it really was nice to have a friend.

"So what did you get?" Mahito asked suddenly, a hand wrapping around one of Junpei's that held a slurpee. The hands on Junpei's waist pulled his back flush with Mahito's chest, the curse's chin resting on Junpei's shoulder to have a clear view of what was in his hands.

Before he could answer, Junpei felt a sinking feeling in his stomach. He knew Mahito wasn't human and that he could manipulate his body, so it wasn't fear inside him. However the feeling of two hands on his waist and another engulfing his hand brought the nerves back.

"Oh, uh I wanted you to try these," Junpei nervously lifted his uncovered hand, showing a small plastic bag containing sour gummy worms. He'd chosen them because he was honestly a bit confused on what to give Mahito, as he'd never seen him eat. Though Junpei did enjoy them, so he figured that was the best place to start.

Another hand snaked its way up to cover the hand holding the bag causing Junpei to freeze again. Just how many hands could Mahito have? A flush rose to Junpei's cheeks, but he wasn't sure why.

Junpei held the package steady as Mahito eagerly ripped into the package. He pulled out a sugary blue worm, bringing it to his face to study it. The motion caused his arm to wrap around Junpei's neck, intensifying the flush on his face.

A small noise of acknowledgement left Mahito's throat before he giggled. Hand swiftly moving, Mahito pressed the sweet treat to Junpei's lips.

The teen froze, before opening his mouth slightly, allowing Mahito to slip the candy into his mouth. Surprisingly, Mahito also shoved his fingers alongside the candy into Junpei's mouth.

A small sound left Junpei's throat as Mahito's fingers pressed the candy against his tongue. Lips closing around Mahito's fingers to keep his embarrassing sounds in. Junpei sucked at the candy, and subsequently, Mahito's fingers.

A small gasp left Mahito's lips at the sensation of Junpei's mouth. Slowly pulling his hand back, Mahito returned to hold the bag of sweets. As the sound of crinkling plastic met their ears, the lights in the theater dimmed as previews began.

Junpei looked toward the screen, scanning the theater, where he noticed only one couple towards the front. His attention was brought back to Mahito when the curse pressed their cheeks together.

"Your turn to feed me now, Junpei~," Mahito whispered as he pulled the bag from Junpei's loose grip.

Taking a pink worm out of the bag, Junpei moved his trembling hand to Mahito's waiting lips. His mouth was already open as Junpei placed the candy in Mahito's mouth. Trying to avoid touching Mahito directly by holding the candy with the tips of his fingers seemed like a good idea, until he felt the wet feeling of Mahito's tongue snaking out of his mouth and up his fingers. Junpei froze as the abnormally long tongue wrapped itself around Junpei's pointer finger, lightly tugging it into Mahito's mouth.

To Junpei, it felt like there was no candy in Mahito's mouth, just the tongue stroking his finger and a soft sucking sensation.

After what felt like hours to Junpei, but in reality was only about 30 seconds, Mahito released the teen's finger. He licked his lips and stared at Junpei's flushed face, expecting some kind of response; Junpei had always reacted so well to his teasing.

Before Junpei could squeeze a thought out of his now blank mind, a voice came from the screen. The movie was starting, but it was wrong.

"M-mahito I think we're in the wrong theater, this isn't the movie I wanted us to watch," Junpei whispered, squirming in the curse's lap again. He tried to stand but the hands around his waist gripped his waist tighter.

The hand that held the candy bag pressed against Junpei's chest, the new point of contact made him feel even smaller with the way his back was pressed against Mahito's chest.

"The wrong theater, no no Junpei, I think this theater is perfectly suited to our needs," Mahito's voice lower than a whisper but still managed to sound very excitable. It also didn't help that he was still speaking directly into Junpei's ear.

Turning his head back to the screen, Junpei resigned himself to try and enjoy what appeared to be, some type of romance film.

"I think you spend too much time with the horrors of the world, what you really need is a bit of pleasure," Mahito ended his sentence with a cool tongue running up Junpei's ear. The teen shivered, hopefully the movie was as good as he was nervous.

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All things considered, Junpei was somewhat bored. They had been watching the movie and were about thirty minutes in when Junpei noticed Mahito was also becoming restless. Just when he considered bringing up leaving, the atmosphere in the room changed.

Junpei, who had been paying more attention to the way Mahito's fingers caressed his hips, now noticed what was happening on screen.

The two leads, that had been arguing, were now locked in a heated kiss. Another flush formed on Junpei's cheeks. He'd avoided watching romance before because the plots were boring to him, but they also made him yearn for something that he didn't have.

As the onscreen kiss ramped up in intensity, Junpei turned his attention to the drink in his hand. One of Mahito's hands wasn't holding the drink anymore, choosing to rest itself on Junpei's upper thigh. He'd been slowly drinking the slurpee, in between pieces of candy Mahito had been feeding him.

Junpei took a large drink, trying to cool his cheeks from the inside as he knew he was blushing. Unfortunately, he drank too fast, leading to a brain freeze. Bringing his hand up to his face, Junpei refused to swallow what was left in his mouth until the pain dissipated.

At his movement, Mahito's blunt nails dug into the flesh of Junpei's hips, the hand on his thigh squeezed, and the hand that had previously held the candy wrapper grabbed Junpei's face, turning it to face him.

"I know the movie doesn't have you this flustered, I can feel in your soul that you're more uncomfortable, here let me help," Mahito studied Junpei's face before lightly squeezing his cheeks. A small line of blue liquid to slip out of his lips and down his chin.

The pain in his head throbbed, causing Junpei to close his eyes. He hadn't noticed Mahito's tongue loll out of his mouth and move closer to his own face.

Mahito's hand firmly held the teen's face as he leaned closer to Junpei, tongue swiping the blue syrup running down his chin. Junpei's eyes snapped open, only to reveal Mahito's face right in front of him as he pressed their lips together.

It didn't feel like Junpei had Imagined his first kiss would feel, between the brain freeze and the hands covering his body. Mahito's lips felt soft as they rested against his though. Mahito's touch always soothed and panicked him, the conflicting emotions rising in him as he felt Mahito's tongue press into his mouth.

Junpei opened his mouth as soon as he felt Mahito's tongue slip in. The melted slurpee spilling down both their chins as Mahito tried to swallow as much of it as he could. Wrapping his long tongue around Junpei's, Mahito moaned into the teen's mouth.

As Mahito sloppily kissed him, Junpei's hand fell from his forehead to cup Mahito's hand on his cheek. The hand on his face stayed still though, holding Junpei in place as Mahito's tongue swirled around his mouth.

Their lips parted as Junpei panted, his entire face red. He's thought about this before, kissing Mahito, but the real thing was so much messier than he had anticipated.

"You shouldn't hide treats like that from your friend, Junpei. Look, do you want me to kiss you like that?" Mahito asked, nodding his own flush face toward the screen. Junpei's dazed eyes followed the curse's suggestion, looking at the screen to see the leads locked in a passionate moment. The angle clearly meant to convey that they were fucking without showing much.

Mahito's suggestion, the implication made Junpei's cock twitch uncomfortably in his pants. He pressed his thighs together out of discomfort and embarrassment. Junpei knew enough about Mahito to know the curse could sense his energy and emotions. So why not be honest?

Mouth slightly parted, Junpei nodded back to Mahito, the curse already brimming with excited energy. The hand on Junpei's thigh squeezed the soft flesh before sliding up and kneading right at the apex of his thighs.

Leaning back in Mahito kissed Junpei, an actual kiss and not trying to drink from his mouth this time. Their lips both unsure but eager, Junpei desperate to copy Mahito's motions and the curse simply reveling in the sensations.

They continued to sloppily kiss each other while Mahito's hands got much more explorative. A hand sliding down form Junpei's face and slipping up Junpei's shirt to feel the soft skin. A moan leaving the teen's mouth as the large hand groped at his chest.

The hands that were firmly on Junpei's hips now worked to unbutton his pants, pulling them down just far enough to expose his cock. Despite barely having been touched, he was already hard, twitching as a fifth hand joined the others on Junpei's body. Wrapping its fingers all the way around and slowly stroking.

One hand firmly held Junpei's hips in place while two more spread out on his thighs, squeezing and spreading them apart. The slight change in position allowed Mahito's large hand to fully stroke the cock in his hand. Fingers fully engulfing the weeping appendage.

Pleasure was overwhelming Junpei, he'd never been touched like this before and the confusion of many limbs was making his mind hazy. The sounds from his throat increasing in volume as he slowed down the kiss, too absorbed in feeling to do anything other than pant into Mahito's mouth.

"You're going to draw too much attention, being so loud. Don't you hate when people interrupt movies?" Mahito whispered against Junpei's panting lips before licking his way to the teen's ear. Mahito started biting and sucking on the lobe to elicit an even louder noise from Junpei.

Junpei's hand flew to cover his mouth, ashamed and embarrassed at the sounds he was making. A soft popping sound of the cup he'd been holding dropping to the ground didn't even reach his ears. The only thing he was able to focus on was the curse that was smothering him.

From the arms around him, mouth on his ear, and hand engulfing his cock, Mahito was the only thing Junpei could perceive. He tried thrusting his hips up to get more friction than the curse was giving him, but the hands on his hips and thighs held him still.

"It's cute that you need me to shut you up too, this should help," Mahito giggled right into Junpei's ear as his tongue slipped around the sensitive cartilage. Mahito reached up with another hand and pulled Junpei's hands away from his mouth.

When he felt a nudge at his lips, Junpei couldn't tell if it was another hand or one that had already been exploring his body. Opening his watery eyes, he saw an arm in front of his face. Halfway down the arm however it turned into a large cock, a patchwork ring of stitches about where the wrist would be, had it been a normal arm.

Junpei didn't give Mahito a chance to move, surprising the curse by wrapping his lips around the head and sucking. Mahito moaned into Junpei's neck at the sensation, biting down harshly on the tender flesh to muffle himself. The pace of his hand around Junpei's cock increased as well.

Gasping at the rough treatment, Junpei's mouth opened further, Mahito slid his cock further into the teen's mouth. Easing it in slowly, Junpei quickly adjusted to the thick cock that was now heavy against his tongue. Feeling his eyes water more at the strain to his jaw, he was relieved when Mahito started slowly thrusting into his mouth.

Junpei moaned as he tried to suck along with Mahito's movements. It was harder for him to focus on the cock in his mouth with the way Mahito was stroking him. Mahito's hand moved quickly up and down, squeezing Junpei's twitching cock. This was all too much for Junpei, the sensations and the broad chest against his back made him feel like he was drowning in pleasure.

Mahito continued to bite and suck at Junpei's neck as he felt the teen's soul tremble at the edge of release. Squeezing his hand tighter he felt the cock in his hand twitch more and the thighs around it shake.

Moaning around the cock in his mouth, Junpei felt himself come undone, spilling all over Mahito's hand. Mindlessly he sucked at the cock in his mouth, trying to keep the moans in as Mahito kept stroking him through his orgasm.

Junpei's body shook more violently as the curse kept playing with him, using the cum coating his cock as lube to more easily stroke his cock with. Tears spilled out of Junpei's eyes at the sensation as his nerves were lit on fire again and again my Mahito's movements.

Mahito's lips trailed back up to bite Junpei's ear and moan as Junpei's mouth was filled with Mahito's release. Junpei tried to swallow all of the unnaturally cool liquid but it dribbled down his chin, much like the slurpee earlier had.

Removing his hand, Mahito turned Junpei's face towards his again, licking his own release off of Junpei's face before kissing it back into his mouth. Junpei moaned into the curse's mouth as Mahito finally released his spent cock from his grip.

Mahito shifted, moving to kiss Junpei's cheek before resting his head on the teen's shoulder once again.

"Maybe with a little more practice, we can move onto even funner little games, Junpei."

#mahito x junpei #mahiyoshi #junpei yoshino #mahito

[goldeklee]

Splatoon 3 thoughts overall (my opinions and such, feel free to disagree)

Also is long

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Gamemodes:

-Tower Control could stand to have a bigger tower. I feel like it's too small. Probably also shouldn't be allowed to have specials (like Big Bubble or Booyah Bomb) attach to it? Unsure about the last one but it feels kinda bad.

-Clam Blitz is an alright mode where really the only change related to it needed is the map design.

-Splatzones are fine. I've not really an issue with any part of it.

-Rainmaker is probably my least favorite competitive mode overall. It also can be the shortest. I honestly have no idea how to improve it in my own views of the game.

-Turf War I feel like suffers from having everything be decided by the final 30 seconds. Like the rest of the match is just sort of a "screw around" moment. It's fun, but I genuinely can't think of any changes to make to it without making it worse overall.

Matchmaking:

Oh god. This is messy. Easily the messiest part in the game, even if it's not my biggest sore spot. I can't think of any other multiplayer game where everything seems like a stomp in one direction or another. However it handles matchmaking, I don't think it does a very good job at focusing on "fun" but moreso making matches fast. I want an equal power struggle please.

Weapon Balance:

I feel like overall, this aspect of the game is pretty okay. I think some weapons and their time to kill are a touch ridiculous, like the .96 Gal, but I also come from a Halo background.

Really the only thing I'd suggest for the game is to make sub spamming harder as oh boy does that make certain weapons a total nuisance.

Map Balance:

It's kind of a joke that Splatoon 3's map design is basically linear corridors with a wide middle section. There's not much cover, not typically much flanking routes, it makes the weapon balance feel a bit worse than it actually is. Weapons like Rollers for example have a tougher time as they have to shark to get any kills, which is not always easy. As for Chargers, they somewhat thrive in this scene, or at least they did until the torpedo spam started.

Ability Balance:

It might just be me, but I've incredibly mixed feelings on Gear Abilities in general. It's mostly because of two things: some abilities are just *that* good where you'll see it a lot (ninja squid, intensify action, stealth jump) and the time it takes to get certain abilities on your favorite gear is just horrendous. I like a bit of grind, but 40 or so chunks to get a primary is a bit crazy to me. Also I genuinely dislike respawn punisher as a whole.

Fashion Game:

Pretty solid! Aside from Gear Abilities preventing me from just running around dripped out, I find that there's a sizable catalogue of clothing to wear that covers a decent number of vibes. I do, however, kinda wish we had the ability to buy pants. Even if that'd probably mean even more ability nonsense.

Catalog Grind:

It's a free battlepass essentially. I kinda wish it didn't throw out the old one at all as I feel exclusive "you had to be there" things are best saved for actual events like Big Run or Splatfests but that's just me. The Catalog goes relatively smooth, only really having hitches after you completed it, which is fair.

Map and Mode Rotation:

This for me is the biggest sore spot. I cannot tell you *how* many times I've just stopped playing Competitive because I saw it was on maps I disliked and on gamemodes that were painful for the weapon I was trying to freshen up (I like stickers okay?). I suppose it'd be one thing if the gamemode would rotate, but with so few maps in rotation it's gotten to be a thing where my friends and I see Mahi-mahi and just play a different game for a bit.

Salmon Run:

Tons of fun, teammates can be a little... special at times. It's incredibly hard to raise rank with randoms I find. Only thing I can think of that I'd like is maybe less long grates for when high tides come up.

Campaign:

I've not done much on this yet actually, so all I can say is that as an Octoling the immediate racist grandpa was something else.

Things I'd like in the game that likely will never come:

-The ability to "Booyah!" or "Ouch..." once the match is over before the results get tallied. Just to interact with teammates a bit more

-A level editor! I love making maps for games, so to be able to make them for Splatoon would be fun too. Maybe have little mapping contests every now and then with the winners being transitioned into full maps?

-Aforementioned ability to buy pants

-An actual MMR system. Please. I'm begging.

-"Silence Shelldon" button

-Button customization! I don't like special being on Right Stick Click. I want it on L. And I'm sure other people would like some other options as well.

-Mayhaps a more traditional deathmatch mode? Antithetical to the game, I know, but I think making it one of the more casual modes would be nice.

-Ability to skip through the post-match stuff. It takes so long. I just want back in. I don't want to watch my gear slowly level up then spit out a chunk.

-Ability to thank the staff for the meals/drinks

-Let a Big Run permanently mark a map. Destroy it a bit. Make new paths/ cover. Let there be consequences.

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If you made it this far, thanks for reading! I hope you found it at least interesting to see how I personally view aspects of this game!

#splatoon #splatoon 3 #games #chittering

[cccrhirdb1]

week 6 presentation

some tiny notes from what people said about mine!!

catherine didn't tell us until most of the way through that we had to make notes and I also forgot to as well. anyway here is an image I took of some of the things that the others said. The one major thing I got from it was probably more questions on how I made it rather than what the work is about. printmaking is a dying art form that I aim to revive!! oh lots of people also said they really liked the colours i used!!

notes from crit /\

we had a chat beforehand saying about how we want the space to work in order to make it good/safe so we all felt like we could share. some of the things I recall from that list were;

make the space informed (do we have to say anything about the work)

presenting to a small group of people

actively listening

introducing ourselves and pronouns

uplifting one another

giving sound and reasonable critisim

saying what we like about the work beyond 'liking it'

give time to speak

ask informed questions

that is all i can remember but there was more.

my intentions/final thoughts about the piece.

we were posed three things to make sure we shared when talking about the work

my topic of choice was matariki! I didn't really know much about the cluster of stars or the holiday so I wanted to use this class/assignment as a way to do some research and find out some more info (go a little deeper). So through researching I found this method of preserving/passing on knowledge called mahi whai (also known as cat's cradle) which I can recall doing in primary school!! anyway i was really drawn to it as a way of preserving knowledge and sharing a story/remembering a legend as such. I thought it would be an interesting idea to like think of a child being entertained by playing with their string as they woke up in the early morning to join their whanau in viewing matariki. they could compare their strings and patterns to the stars in the sky and realise the real life reference to their game. so I compositioned the piece to look like such! upwards looking/view of the string to see the stars.

I used a method of printmaking known as multi-block relief printing using woodcutting as my chosen method (i have never used linoleum and am afraid to). Mostly because for the idea I had reduction woodcutting wouldn't work as I needed multiple elements to overlap and interact and reduction printing will not work with that - also i don't really need shadows or anything so just having multiple blocks is better!! anyway qualities of the print is like using a process such as relief printing or printmaking generally can bring up connotations with crafting and craft mediums (as printmaking has been used in history for book making and other kinds of commercial printing it is not very popular as a fine art or a way of making art). because of the commodified nature of printmaking it isn't always viewed as an art and therefore i am in a way referencing the renaissance of matariki as a nationally recognized public holiday and printmaking as a fine art. making connections to how both are viewed under their historical context.

I have already outlined some of my intentions so i dont think there is much else to say other than i really enjoy printmaking so I wanted to use this medium for my crative component.

[chelleztjs18]

Hello you lady robin hood lefty eyebag 🤣 if we're the duo, does that mean I'm little john righty eyebag???

Did you guys make the chocolate mousse or bought from the store? And that sandwich sounds amazing, bet it was delish. When you eat sandwiches, do you have chips with it too? Do you have certain chips you pair with certain sandwiches? Like when I have turkey bacon ranch club, I have it with sour cream n onions. Meatball subs, I gotta have it with bbq chips.

Yeah, work gets boring a lot of times when there are no customers. I mean I guess I can do laundry but that's it haha I was thinking of getting one of those stand up desk next year though, or a rolling one, so I can at least move around.

Speaking of your crush, you said she is in NC right? Was she near the place where they were having power outages? I guess some bad stuff happened around that area because of it.

Oh geez, you went dark with the whole kayak thing lol but I know what you mean. When I did it, I remember being scared because I was going too far from people...and I don't know how to swim, so I would've been SOL if I tipped over.😅

I've seen white water rafting and no no no. It looks scary especially with the big rocks. I actually went fishing when I was in Georgia during the summer. I enjoyed it, but I don't know the difference between the those.. my mom just gave me a stick with the string on it and then we were on the dock just chilling waiting for a bite.

I haven't tried axe throwing yet, it's on my list for next year though. And yes! I've heard of that break room thing. I think there is one here, but not sure. It looks fun, I want to try that too and just take a bat a break everything.

I haven't really thought about that. I know for sure I want the healthcare stuff more affordable.

Have you ever done something bad that nobody knows about?

-CuriousGeorge

lol, yes u r the little john righty eyebag. I really laugh out loud when i read the nicknames.

no, i bought it at the store and it actually pretty good. i didnt finish it because it's pretty rich, so I'm gonna keep it for tomorrow. :D

Thank you! yeah the sandwich is pretty good! I like it. do you like your bacon soft or crispy? no, i dont eat my sandwich with chips. i'm not really a big chip person. oh wow you really take the sandwich - chips pairing pretty serious. hahaaha. I eat my sandwich as it is :D

Do you like tuna sandwich? do you like egg salad sandwich and fried egg sandwich?

ouh thats good idea if u get the table.. I hope you do and maybe it will help :)

yes, she is in NC but I dont know where in NC she is. I don't know that there is an outage nor if it happens near where she is because to be honest, I havent talked to her since thanksgiving which is sad :( and what's worse is, today is her birthday too. I miss her and I miss talking with her but oh well.. I hope she has a good birthday day. :D

hahaha well what if it really happens and nobody there to help u? didnt mean to ruin ur moment with kayaking :D yeah plus i dont know how to swim in the deep water.

White water rafting is scary but at least if something bad happen, it will happen fast n not like you slowly dying if your kayak tip over. hahaha. just kidding. sometimes i have a dark sense of humor, pardon me. :P

ah okay, well, I looove fishing. I have tried fresh water fishing to catch some Bass fish. My favorite is deep sea fishing to catch different kinds of tuna or yellowtail or mahi mahi. I love the intense feelings when I was trying to reel the fish in but the fish fight. It's like a strategy game so ur line wont break. I think the biggest I've caught is mahi mahi fish / dorado. it's pretty fish, try google it :D. the one i caught was 15lb and 4 ft in size. it took 20 minutes for me to reel it in. The fish bit my bait n I was in the back part of the boat, n that fish move around so i have to follow it. By the time I caught it, I was already in the front part of the boat. lol.

Tuna is a different fighter. They tend to swim or dive down deeper super fast when they fight after bit the bait. So it's heavier to reel it in.

I have also tried fly fishing, it's a different way of fishing. n I caught different kind salmon. I went to Alaska to do it. It was fun, fly fishing is more calming and relaxing because you do it in the river and just keep casting the fake fly bait again n again until the fish bite it.

Rock bottom fishing is fun but kinda tricky, because u let your bait fall down so deep and u hv to keep the bait "moving or jumping a bit" by moving the pole up n down gently n when u catch it, it's heavy n take a longer time because of the weight u put on the bait n it was all the way down.

I really wanna try ice fishing and spare fishing. But i can never do spare fishing because i can't swim. lol.

Sorry, i know u didn't ask anything about fishing but I ramble about it. I didnt mean to be sound like a know-it-all. I just love fishing and I miss it. I havent go fishing for a while but i love talking about it :D even though i dont know much and just talk about it from what i hv experienced.

haha yeah i wanna try the break room too. i think there is one like an hour from me, but i have to do reservation too n i think u pay depends on the size of think that u wanna break. :D

I can't really recal something bad that i did n nobody knows about it. i will tell u if i can remember it. what about u?

next question?

CHeerio!

#chellez answers #ask answered #anon answered #curious george anon

[mabbbish]

your honour I am simply stating that, regardless of magic flower, rapunzel and eugene would still fall in love because rapunzel would sneak out at night to take care of her kingdom, and Eugene would see her crown and take his chance, and they would instantly fall for each other. no I will not take any questions

#mally #rapunzel #eugene #eugene fitzherbert #corona #tangled #tangled au #they meet at night when the kindgom is asleep #oh i have so mahy ideas #tts #tts varian #varian #the tangled series #tangled series #tts eugene #the princess and the thief #my art

[cherry-draws]

[Master Kohga x Reader] Fantasy Night

Warning : this One-Shot contains sensuality, but not sexual scenes or violence.

Here is my first x Reader text, I'm not fond of this kind of litterature so I decided to do one in my way. I hope you'll enjoy it, do not hesitate to leave me a comment if you have any question or suggestion !

It had been a while since you joined the yiga clan, and you had gotten used to it faster than you thought. Contrary to what rumors might suggest, it didn't sound so much like a cult, although headed by a leader, you were more like family. As a simple yiga footsoldier, you spent your days on a mission, roaming the endless and verdant plains of Hyrule. Fearing that you would be reprimanded if you came home empty-handed, you often made arrangements to bring back food or rupies. During your days off, you liked to alternate rest time and activities with your circle of friends.

That evening, a party was organized to celebrate an achievement: your clan had managed to steal the Thunder Helm, a sacred relic belonging to a people living in a distant city in the desert. It was a unique object, allowing protection against lightning, and which could be resold at a high price.

Some members, whith coocking habilities, had been busy preparing multitudes of banana-based dishes: pancakes, fruit chutneys, salads, cakes, etc.

Everyone was gathered, including your leader, Master Kohga, and everyone seemed to be having a good time.

The party had dragged on until late at night, and while most of the members had gone to bed, the more reckless ended up dozing off in the kitchen.

You were part of it, except you weren't asleep, you were pretending. You glanced fondly at a sleeping footsoldier in the arms of an officer. It didn't surprise you, indeed, you had suspected them of feeling an attraction to each other for some time.

You too were secretly attracted to someone from your clan. Lying on your side, your head resting on your left arm, your right leg drawn back to your chest, you watched in silence, almost holding your breath. You hadn't told anyone about it, you did everything to show nothing. The truth is, you weren't interested in the slim, skinny bodies of your fellow underlings, nor did you look at the sturdy, muscular figures of the officers, who tended to impress you. No, the one you were interested in, was him.

Kohga was different on this point. He had generous shapes, and that's what appealed to you.

You took a certain pleasure in watching him as he slept, full, his back leaning against the wall, his chin tucked slightly towards his chest. Those slender arms, that flat chest, that round belly, those broad thighs ... How many times had you wanted to get closer and curl up against his body, how many times had you hoped for a brief physical contact? Still, you didn't feel like you had romantic feelings, it turned out mostly to be respect mixed with fascination. You were just physically attracted to him, and you considered it guilty pleasure. Of course, everyone in the clan thought Kohga was charismatic, but did everyone else feel the same? A part of you was telling yourself that it wasn't normal to be attracted to this type of physique, that you shouldn't think of such things to your leader, but you quickly pushed the idea out of your mind. . You especially wanted to take advantage of this moment to watch it with impunity, while you gradually let yourself fall asleep.

Some kinds of complaints pulled you out of your drowsiness, you tried to ignore them at first, but their persistence prevented you from going back to sleep. Intrigued by their provenance, you stood up awkwardly, leaning on your hands and shook your head. Once you woke up, you realized Kohga was no longer sleeping. He was standing in a position of some discomfort and moaning loudly, which made you feel worried.

"M-Master Kohga ... is everything okay?" Are you hurt?

-Yes, I think .... that I am a victim of indigestion ... I should never have eaten so much tonight ...》

Looking around the surroundings, you realized that you were completely alone, the last members had probably ended up going to bed. You think for a few seconds about what to do.

“Um ... I think you'd be better in your bed. I ... if you wish, I can take you in your bedroom.

-Impossible, I can't even ... get up ... I'm going to stay here until it's over. Do not worry about me. You can go to sleep ... ah, ouch!”

Seeing him bend over in pain, for the first time since you joined the clan, you refused to obey. Your instinct seemed to take over your reason, and your body began to act on its own.You knelt down and grabbed his left hand in your hands, then your eyes met. Your heartbeat quickened slightly as you felt a new sensation run through your body. This physical contact, that you dreamed of so much had just happened, and you saw your chance to get closer.

"Sorry. I cannot leave if you are not feeling well. Let me heal you. I know a method, I know how to practice a kind of massage ... if it doesn't work, I will go and tell the others. Please.

-I'm really in pain ... do what you want but do not stay there doing nothing, it's an order!

-Shhh ... Calm down. All I need is you to relax and let me go. I promise you'll feel better soon. "

The impulses, which you tried to hide from the eyes of others since the day they manifested themselves, were felt more and more. At this point, you had no other choice but to let them express themselves.

The next moment you were leaning over Kohga, your face barely three feet from his, massaging his belly. Your hands were back and forth in circular movements, your thin fingers tapped lightly or bent back from time to time. You could easily feel his skin stretched through the fabrics, you weren't content just to contemplate his curves, now you could touch them. You had to restrain yourself to not undo his belts. Could you afford it? Was he going to let you do it without showing opposition ? Did you just wanted to keep its from hurting, or was it just to give yourself more freedom? On the other hand, you liked to see those bands of leather tightening more and more against his flesh, and seeing them burst due to pressure would probably not have displeased you. Your right leg came to rest between his, as you gently pressed your face against his stomach, kissing it.

Yoou didn't even knew if you were taking care of your leader, or if you let your fantasies taking life. The feeling of desire that burned deep in your being had now changed to an indescribable pleasure. You were alone, Kohga offered no resistance, and this was perhaps your one and only opportunity to gain access to this bulky body. In all your life, you had never felt so good, so relaxed, so free.

A whisper from him brought you back to reality for a brief moment. Intrigued, you leaned forward, almost lying beside him.

“I feel better, the pain has eased ... I think I'll be able to go back to sleep now.

-If you don't mind, I would like to stay by your side for the night. If you ever feel bad again, I would like to be sure that I can intervene quickly.

-Well, if you want to and if that can reassure you, okay. You just have to lie down here.

-Thank you. Rest Master Kogha, I will watch over you. "

After a long time devoted to this massage, you end up snuggling up against his body. You leaned your head against his chest, resting your right leg against his thick thighs, and hugged his plump belly with your slender arm. His steady heartbeat and barely audible breathing calmed you. You felt his hand rest on your shoulder, which made you shiver slightly, but gave you a sense of security. Regardless of whether he made the gesture consciously or not, you could finally sleep peacefully.

Entwined.

When you woke up, you weren't sure where you were anymore. When your eye got used to the brightness of the room, you realized that you were completely alone in the kitchen. You got up slowly feeling as though you had slept wonderfully. Then everything suddenly comes back to you. You looked your way, walking nervously through the hallway. What if everything you've been through was nothing but the fruit of a fantasy? If this really happened, what were the consequences going to be? What would happen if Master Kohga realized what you had done? Lost in your thoughts, you heard a voice calling you.

"Hey, oh, Y / N, what are you doing, are you daydreaming?"

-Who me ? Oh uh excuse me Mahy, I was lost in my thoughts, what were you telling me?

-In fact, I need you to do me a favor. We were about to get ready for the day when several members started complaining about having a stomach ache, some even didn't want to get up. It hurts me seeing them like this, so I decided to prepare a medecine to relieve them. I would like you to boil some water, during that time I will check if there are any herbs left in the storeroom.

-Of course, you can count on me! "

You picked up an abandoned torch that you brought up to a lighted candelabra before returning with a determined step towards the kitchen and lighting the fire under the container. Finally, you poured in a generous amount of water and knelt down while waiting for Mahy to return. If you were focused on your task, in your head, everything was jostling. The fact that some of your comrades were also sick indicated that what you had not dreamed. Of course, you didn't regret what hhappened, but you feared possible consequences. You heard the quick and lively footsteps of your friend coming towards you. She appeared, her arms laden with grass.

“The harvest was good ! We're going to boil this for a few minutes and it'll be good. Thanks for your help anyway.

-That's not much. "

After filling the bottles with still boiling herbal tea, you headed for the dormitories. You walked back, still preoccupied with the events, hoping no one noticed anything. Once you got to the rooms, you stopped.

"Hello Mahy, hello Y / N, there you are finally. I decided to give you a day off for today, since most of the soldiers are sick. But I want it to be a lesson to you, next time avoid stuffing yourselves like boboklins!

-Do not worry about that Master Kohga, we have prepared herbal tea, soon everything would be nothing else but a bad memory!

-Well, I see we have two young doctors in our clan, that's good news! Y / N, when you're done, I'd like to talk to you.

-You can go now, I can take care of the distribution by myself, you have already helped me a lot.

-M… Thank you, Mahy. "

Anxious, you started to follow your leader. You walked hesitantly, apprehensively, holding your hands nervously. You took the opportunity to discreetly contemplate his back, remembering that last night, you snuggled up against this thick body. Once away from the rest of the group, he stopped and turned in his direction. You straighten up, standing straight, as if you were about to receive an order.

"Y / N, yesterday, I fell asleep before I had time to thank you, that's why I summoned you. You stayed awake for a long time just to heal me. So ... thank you for everything you've done.

-Oh uh ... if it was just that ... it's nothing, I couldn't sit back and do nothing. By the way, I wanted to ask you ... I ... did I hurt you yesterday? I'm not used to massages so I wondered. "

-Hey? But not at all, it makes me feel way better, as a proof the pain is gone. Looks like you've been doing this for years! Besides, why don't you practice this technique on our members, it would cure them ? Or then, there is only the strong, the burly, the one, the only, the Master Kogha, who deserved this ? "

There was silence for several long seconds. Then he burst out laughing.

“Mwahahahaha! I'm kidding, don't worry ! Now you can go. "

You left the room feeling happy, light, peaceful, as if you had relieved your conscience. You could now enjoy your day, and think back to that night without feeling guilty.

#fanfiction #fanfic #tloz breath of the wild #breath of the wild #botw yiga #botw fanfiction #one shot #yiga clan #master kohga #kohga #english translation #x reader #my fanfiction #fantasy night

[mc-critical]

I'm so angry with Süleyman. Even if his love for Mahidevran faded, I think he should have still respected her as mother of his first Şehzade. He gave all his love to Hürrem but he also gave too much power to her against Mahidevran (basically giving everything Mahi dared to want to Hürrem). I think he had such big influence on the bickering of two women and he was responsible for every trouble that came out from it.

Oh, you have no idea how much I agree with all of this! Süleiman should've managed this all better and he could, but didn't want to.

What failed even harder for me there was him just seeming detached to Mahidevran from day one. The contrast between the flashback in the first episode and how he met her when she arrived in Topkapi was so strong - it was clear something was very different. And you know, I would never fault someone for simply falling in love, because despite of everything, yes, SS fell in love with Hürrem and it's something no one could change. That's why I think he never actually loved Mahidevran. He could've been very passionate for her in Manisa, yes, but love? I highly doubt it. If he loved her, he wouldn't have done what he did.

What also annoys me immensely about all this is that since he didn't really love Mahidevran in my eyes and he has already grown tired of her by the time he came to Topkapi (look at how even before they met again in E01, Valide asked for Mahidevran in a scene right before the first ring flashback, SS responded.... not indifferently exactly, but way too simply, like he was simply stating facts. Compare and contrast that to the way he spoke about Hürrem and reacted about Hürrem throughout S01 - he had this excitement and happiness radiating from his voice, something we never ever saw with Mahidevran right from the start.), it's like he only waited for a reason to discard her nearly entirely. There's no doubt that Mahidevran's actions in S01 added even more fuel to the fire and had an impact on how SS viewed her, but to me, it always felt like these actions were only a reason for him to discard her nearly entirely and go to his loved one. It's like in Topkapi, Mahidevran wasn't anything much to him even before the whole conflict began (and also viewed her as an obligation: he didn't kick her out when she went instead of Hürrem because of this and this alone) and her actions only helped and cemented the rift between them, because SS never actually loved her, they weren't the whole and main cause of it. It's like he used them as an excuse and it was horrible. Look how anytime he scolded her, he always capitalized on himself, how he took it, not how his love was hurt and how much damage Mahidevran's actions could've actually done. He puts only himself on the center stage and it always seemed more like his Ego was wounded and that was the only thing that mattered to SS. No matter how much he loved Hürrem, Süleiman cared about his Ego first and foremost, because he scolded people for actions that concerned himself the most and he could freely ignore actions against others, he forgave Hürrem for killing Isabella after all. When it's against him, it's a cardinal unforgivable sin, when it's not, it could be fine, as long as it's his loved one. He outrightly admits the attachment he has to Hürrem and how he lets her get away with stuff anyone else would have been beheaded for, similarly to Ibrahim.

Yup, he absolutely fueled the conflicts between the two women... solely for his Ego and amusement, really. The way he so often used Mahidevran when he was mad at Hürrem, as a way to punish her and spite her, was so disgusting. And he actually made both of them suffer because of it, since while he invited Mahidevran in his chambers, he didn't touch her at all and all her hopes were in vain. He did all this purposefully and it empowered the enmity between them. What's even more hypocritical is him always saying that he didn't want trouble in his family and yet he intentionally pulls strings that cause conflict among his family.

He should've been handled things better with Mahidevran, a little more respect and a little less hypocrisy because of his Ego would be in order. Because in example, I sure didn't get why he refused to free her in E45. All I saw was him being irritated that she dared question him so openly. One could argue he didn't do so, because he didn't love her or because "she didn't ask it for a good deed", like Hürrem did, but these are solely excuses he would love to use, and she caused that ruckus to begin with, because he didn't let her in, why exactly? No reason at all, except because he can and because of plot convenience. (one of the big problems I have with the whole episode - most things happen because they're forced to by the writers, because they're convenient to the plot)

Like.... he's so well-written and interesting as a character, but I hate him so much when it comes to this. He ended up only causing misery and pain to his family when that was his biggest fear and his treatment of Mahidevran and Hürrem and his utter hypocrisy were the earliest pinnacles of this.

#magnificent century #muhteşem yüzyıl #muhtesem yuzyil #sultan suleiman #mahidevran sultan #hurrem sultan #ask #nihnwastaken

[katzkinder]

Pomegranate Seeds, Give My Life To Thee

“This is so troublesome I could just die.”

“It’s not that big a deal. I’m immortal, after all.”

“Thanks, but I’d rather kill myself.”

Mahiru hates the way his Servamp talks.

There were a number of things Mahiru disliked about Kuro.

Getting oil on the controllers, leaving crumbs and empty chip bags behind, forgetting to take stuff out of his pockets before chucking his dirty laundry into the bin, not managing to make the dirty laundry get to the bin at all, and most annoying was certainly Kuro’s habit of snacking just before meal times.

But these were all small things. Minor things. Things that Kuro had, he had to admit, improved upon since they had begun living together. The sort of things you’d expect from someone who had essentially lived for who knows how long as a bachelor (he thinks? He’s still honestly not sure on just what kind of relationship Kuro and Gear had had in the past. Thinking too hard on it made his heart twist) and then however many decades as a homeless bum. And he was proud of him! Of course he was.

These were things he could overlook. Easily help Kuro improve on. Nag him into submission about, though the housewife and “yes mommy” jokes were getting stale. But there were some things, some habits, some phrases… He just couldn’t stand. And it ate at him.

“This is so troublesome I could just die.”  

“It’s not that big a deal. I’m immortal, after all.”  

“Thanks, but I’d rather kill myself.”  

“Who cares? I’m immortal.”

“I do.”

The words were out of his mouth before he could stop himself, and Kuro blinked up at him, lackadaisical in even his surprise at how… Firmly it had come out. The bag of chips, once full of empty calories and now empty itself thanks to the Servamp’s habitual snacking, crinkled noisily in the still air. The burgeoning argument over Kuro’s dietary habits had come to a halt before it even really started, yet somehow Mahiru felt as if it would have been better, simpler to just let it play out like usual.

Mahiru couldn’t find it in him to care. Not when all these bubbling, festering, unpleasant feelings were reaching a boiling point over such a tiny phrase.

He swallowed, Kuro’s eyes flicking down momentarily to track the motion in his throat, then back to his eyes, and Mahiru felt another pang, along with another stroke of anger that quickly cooled to simmering annoyance.

“You’re starving yourself again, aren’t you?”

Kuro broke their impromptu staring contest at the accusation, gaze drifting somewhere else, anywhere else in the tiny apartment living room as he literally turned his back on his Eve, returning to the safe, artificial light and colorful world of his handheld.

“I was literally just eating chips,” he mumbled, all the petulance of a child who knows they are guilty in his drawled words. He scooched the empty bag closer to himself, posture practically screaming that he wanted Mahiru to let it alone, let the sleeping lion lie.

“That’s not what I’m talking about and you know it.”

“... Why does it matter? It’s not like there’s any danger here. I’m fine. I’m-”

“Yes! I get it! You’re immortal! But... that’s not the problem!”

He was also not very fond of the way Kuro never wanted to address anything until things were nearly as a breaking point.

The heat in his chest was back, along with a bit of bitter satisfaction at the way his outburst had made Kuro turn to really look at him. But then his partner was standing, and the look on his face was so full of concern, gingerly taking the laundry basket from Mahiru’s hands and setting it aside so that they could stand face to face and Mahiru resisted the urge to bow his head in shame. The vampire caught his bottom lip between his teeth, worrying it in a way that worried Mahiru.

A gentle thumb just below it made Kuro freeze, sanguine eyes widening ever so slightly when Mahiru carefully pulled it free, voice uncharacteristically gentle for his scolding.

“Stop that. You’ll make yourself bleed.”

“... Sorry. Didn’t even realize I was doing it…”

“That seems to be a running theme with you.” Mahiru winced ever so slightly at the harsher than he’d meant wording, but Kuro didn’t seem to mind. Or, at the least, was too concerned with other matters to mind at the moment.

“Mahi…” Kuro’s voice had taken on that softer, more raspy quality that Mahiru recognized as sincerity, and coupled with the nickname, he couldn’t help but soften just a bit more himself. “I…” Another pause, Kuro moving to take his lip between his teeth again but managing to stop himself. His fingers twitched ever so slightly, and Mahiru reached for it, carefully interlocking their hands. “What is the problem, then? This… Isn’t just about the blood, is it?”

Biting down a snarky comment, Mahiru replied, “No, it’s not,” gripping the larger hand in his own more securely, knowing far too well that Kuro was liable to bolt. He’d been getting better about that, too, but his issues with taking blood were particularly touchy for him, he’d found. He hoped that, one day, the other would be able to be candid about it with him. To tell him the why and the how. Until then, though... It was better safe than sorry. “But if you keep it up I’ll start hiding it in your food like a cat who won’t take his pills.”     Kuro snorted, relief making his shoulders sag and stiff posture unwind. If Mahiru was joking, it wasn’t that serious. He hoped. “So? What gives. Talk to me. It’s not like you to just… Suddenly explode like that.”

It was Mahiru’s turn to look guilty, staring at their joined hands and Kuro’s pale, almost translucent skin. There was the faintest scar on the webbing of his thumb, and his nails were getting long again. He’d have to trim them for him soon. The vampire, he’d found, was prone to either chewing them down to the quick or clipping them too short. It was simpler to do it for him, and had become part of the routine of their lives. He didn’t mind it. Enjoyed it, even, if only for the excuse it gave him to hold Kuro’s hand, admire his long, elegant fingers and the difference between them and his own sun kissed ones smattered with freckles.

“Would you believe me if I said I don’t even know where to start?”

A finger at his chin, lifting his gaze back to Kuro’s, red, red eyes focused on him and so, so worried.

Why can’t you worry about yourself like that?  

“Keep it simple, then.”

Having his own life motto parroted back to him, he couldn’t help but crack a smile. Of course. Simple was best. And simply thinking… He just needed to say what he felt.

“Earlier, what you said…" he began, words slowly picking up steam as he found his voice again, found his thoughts again, "About how you don’t really care, because you’re immortal? It kinda... Pissed me off.”

A stunned look, Kuro once again blinking owlishly at him, no doubt thrown for a loop by the rare swear dropping from the Eve's lips. “O… kay? I won’t… Say it anymore?”

Still missing the point, huh?  

How did he ever end up with such a dumbass vampire?

Mahiru extricated his hand, instead cupping Kuro’s face, ensuring that the vampire of Sloth had no choice but to look him in the eye as he spoke. “Just because you’re immortal, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take care of yourself. In fact, when you don’t, it… It hurts! It hurts a lot. Because you’re important to me. Because I care about you. And I hate seeing you suffer.”

“Oh.”

“Yeah. Oh." The words were coming faster now, louder, more desperate, as if this were somehow his only chance to get them all out and he couldn't stop himself if he tried. Didn't want to, because holding it in was so much more painful. "And not just that, either! When you say things like you want to kill yourself, or that you want to die, or that it’s fine that you got hurt… I hate those too! I really, really, hate it...”

His voice cracked on the last word, embarrassingly so, but he couldn’t find it in himself to care at all, not when Kuro had a dawning look of realization, not when halting hands were reaching for him as the Servamp’s face twisted with contrite, not when he really, really wanted the hug that was being sort of half offered to him. He stepped forward, let Kuro embrace him, a shuddering breath leaving his lungs and all that awfulness he had been hoarding with it. He really... Wasn't okay at all, was he?

 “It scares me… And I’m sorry I got mad at you-”

 “I’m sorry, too. For not… Noticing that it bothered you so much.”

 “... I mean. I dunno if you’ve noticed, but I’m… Kind of really good at hiding when something is bugging me. To be honest…” He snuggled closer into Kuro’s chest, shut his eyes and breathed deep, that mixture of misty mornings and his body wash because of course Kuro was too lazy to pick out his own, all layered over the subtle metallic tang that seemed to cling to every vampire he met. It was soothing. It felt like home, and safety, the same but different as his uncle. Like everything would be okay, if only he just stayed right where he was. “I don’t think I even realized how badly it bothered me myself until just now…”

Kuro hummed, Mahiru feeling the vibrations under his ear and against his cheek. “That seems to be a running theme with you.”

“Ass.” A light thwack to his shoulder, Kuro releasing a little puff of amusement.

“My bad. Couldn’t resist. We’re both… Pretty similar, huh…?”

“I guess so. Who would have thought?”

A pat or two to his back and Kuro drew away, Mahiru reluctantly letting him go. “I’ll clean up my mess, and, um, once I’m done…” The human blinked, head tilting curiously when Kuro cleared his throat, scratched at his cheek. It could sorely use some color. “Maybe we can figure out an, uh… Feeding schedule? Or something?” He gave a helpless sort of half shrug, quickly dropping it when all he got in return was a blank stare. “Sorry, forget it, dumb idea, just thought it would, like, help or something. I dunno-”

 “No!” Kuro jumped at his shout, his anxious rambling cutting off and replaced instead with anxious finger fidgeting, clenching and unclenching his hands while Mahiru rapidly moved to reassure him. “No, feeding schedule is great! In fact, let me get a marker for the calendar and my phone while you do that.”

It was a small thing. A minor thing. Something that shouldn’t even be a problem to begin with. But it was a step towards getting Kuro to take proper care of himself. To value himself. Even if he was only suggesting it to comfort his Eve…

Mahiru tried and failed to hold down the amused little smile sprouting when he sighted the red at the tips of Kuro’s ears, quickly padding out the living room and leaving Kuro to his task, and the dirty laundry in its basket in the middle of the otherwise clear space.

No matter what the reason, it was a step in the right direction. For the both of them.

#kat's katerwauling #servamp #kuromahi #sloth pair #mahiru shirota #servamp kuro #pawprints #i'm supposed to be working on a billion other things #instead im writing a oneshot in one sitting because i had a need #a need for kuromahi #also this had two drafts because i edited the original on my google docs and #the editing didn't #stick #pain #suffering even