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#partly because by and large he's pretty confident about being liked
glorious-spoon · 5 months
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the thing about steve that i feel like fic consistently gets wrong is that he is really not easily embarrassed at all. this is a man who did that goofy-ass handshake with dustin in the middle of the mall with nary a second thought and sang 'total eclipse of the heart' in a muppet voice to make robin laugh and cheerfully flirted with cute girls (a) while wearing a sailor outfit and (b) after striking out so many times that it turned into a running joke.
he is simply not that attached to his dignity, and i think that's beautiful
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bloomingforerza · 1 year
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Living with Style 5 + Sousuke head cannons
notes from bloom: @lamnwar thank you so much for requesting! i’m glad you enjoy my free! content 😂 you requested it over on my main blog, this is my writing blog! hope you enjoy :)
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Haruka Nanase
🫧 When Haru moved to Tokyo for college, he asked you to come with him.
🫧 It’s a new city for Haru, and having you there eases his mind.
🫧 You’d probably argue about having mackerel for breakfast, lunch and dinner, so for your own sanity you decided to be the one who’d cook the meals.
🫧 Haru isn’t complaining, he thinks you’re an amazing cook
🫧 Every night he likes to break down his day with you, his head on your lap, the TV playing in the background. It helps him recharge his brain
🫧 He’s the type of boyfriend/roommate that would do your least favorite chore for you. Whether it’s laundry or dish washing or even cleaning a room, he’ll do it without even being asked
🫧 Makoto comes by every morning to make sure you both are awake and ready, since Haru’s routine has partly also become your routine.
🫧 Haru makes you come swimming with them in the mornings too. You attend the same college as Makoto though, and he hates parting ways with you after.
🫧 You have a special nighttime routine together that comes naturally after you move in. When you both are home for the night, after dinner Haru lets you snuggle into him for a little while and listen as you talk about your day.
🫧 He likes to be little spoon, but he also enjoys when you snuggle into him. He’ll press kisses to your head when you talk about rough moments in your day. He’ll laugh with you as well, never letting you think he wasn’t listening.
🫧 He’s the best listener honestly, but it’s apparent that’s only for you. He cares about what you have to say.
🫧 Boyfriend rating: 8/10. Roommate rating: 10/10
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Makoto Tachibana
🫧 Gosh, living with Makoto would be a dream.
🫧 Makoto met you on his first day of college. After you started dating his first year of college, you began to sleep over quite often.
🫧 Considering you hardly ever stayed at home anymore, he knew it was risky, but he asked you to move in. He was so happy when you told him you would.
🫧 Waking up with Makoto every day is like waking up in a bubble. He felt the same, he woke up refreshed every day and never wanted to let you go.
🫧 But life had other plans. He was just thankful that you attended the same school.
🫧 After moving in, you began commuting with Haru and Mako. This included morning swim practice. Haru was kind to you, he didn’t get any weird vibe from you and you made Makoto happy.
🫧 He loves to dote on you. He has such motherly instincts for a man, it’s one of your favorite things about him.
🫧 He also likes to shower with you later on in your relationship. He loves to scrub shampoo on your head, and he’ll condition it and rinse it just for you.
🫧 He’ll even become confident enough to scrub your body with soap. That’s a fun morning.
🫧 Makoto just loves to make sure you are taking care of yourself. Feeding you is no exception. He’ll do the cooking.
🫧 But you don’t like letting him do EVERYTHING by himself, so of course you’ll help him by cleaning the dishes as he’s using them.
🫧 The two of you make a pretty good team. He likes to silently imagine doing all of this with a child between the two of you one day.
🫧 But he’s still not confident enough to let that be known to you. So he’ll just smile and soak in the present.
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Nagisa Hazuki
🫧 Nagisa isn’t always the most responsible so you’re going to be pretty much on your own when it comes to most of the chores
🫧 But it’s okay because he’ll help you while you take charge. You’re vacuuming? He’ll pick up the large debris. You’re doing laundry? He’ll fold. You’re washing dishes? He’ll dry them.
🫧 He can’t cook but he’ll buy you dinner when he can afford it between rent. You just have to make sure it’s not something absolutely bizarre
🫧 He’s a huge puppy, always follows you around the house
🫧 Probably plays video games with you on your nights in.
🫧 Nagisa cares a lot about school, though, and when he’s not at swim practice during the week he’s studying.
🫧 He’ll forget to take care of himself, so you’ll bring him tea and snacks to help keep him motivated through the work. You might have to yell at him to not get distracted if he tries to get handsy with you.
🫧 He’ll invite you out to swim on Sunday mornings, and you’ll follow your workouts up with something extra healthy for breakfast.
🫧 He sometimes feels like you provide more for him than he can provide for you. But you’ll hold him and remind him you chose to live with him because you love him.
🫧 He tells himself one day he’ll have enough money to support the both of you. He hopes he can take care of you the way you can take care of him.
🫧 Waking up with Nagisa in your arms is almost like a safe haven. He likes to sleep in the honeymoon hug position, so you might have a little drool on your arm or shirt.
🫧 But he tries to make you breakfast sometimes and it’s really cute, especially when he starts to get the hang of it
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Rei Ryugazaki
🫧 Rei is such a careful and practical man, but also a romantic and passionate lover.
🫧 Living with Rei is endless smooth sailing. Of course all couples argue, but when it comes to living with Rei you don’t have to communicate with him on what needs to be done.
🫧 Everything is 50/50 between the two of you. Rei hates vacuuming, so you take care of it. If you hate doing dishes, he’ll do them.
🫧 The two of you will take turns cooking every night, with date night every Saturday after school. Whoever cooks, the other helps.
🫧 You both have different preferences when it comes to cooking so it’s nice being able to alternate.
🫧 If you have a bad day, Rei is the type of boyfriend to surprise you with baked sweets when you’re walking in the door
🫧 He likes to have fresh flowers for the apartment every week as well. He likes to say it’s because flowers can brighten up any room just by looking at them.
🫧 He will never admit it, but watching you get dressed is his favorite part of the day.
🫧 If you ask him, he’ll say its cooking dinner with you. But he loves watching you meticulously pick your outfit for the day, and then watching your every move when you put it on.
🫧 He just thinks you’re the most beautiful girl in the world, he could admire you all day long.
🫧 Rei is super smart, so if you ever need help with studying or homework he’s got your back 110% of the way. He’s the type who will help you solve it before he just gives you the answer, that way you’re still pushing yourself to try.
🫧 Just make sure you offer a thanks after you get an A ;)
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Rin Matsuoka
🫧 Oh, geez. Living in Australia is a learning curve in itself for you
🫧 But your ever-so-caring boyfriend is there to help you every step of the way. He was in your shoes once after all
🫧 Rin loves taking you out for walks every morning. Sometimes you’ll both opt for a run, but most of the time you like to slow down with him and take in the new sights.
🫧 He loves to sit in the park with you at night, just to talk about your day together. He wants all of your grit, he wants to make all the bad disappear.
🫧 Rin is honestly the biggest romantic you’ve ever met. He’s the type of boyfriend who’d surprise pick you up from school and walk home with you.
🫧 He loves when you watch him swim. He always feels like he’s doing better if you’re there watching him. He’s definitely a show-off for you
🫧 Because he’s training to become a world-class athlete, making sure Rin is eating properly most of the time falls on your shoulders. He can cook, but there’s no guarantee he’ll cook something he should be eating.
🫧 But he’s ever so appreciative when you make his lunch for him, packing it with some nice snacks to help him power through the day.
🫧 When it comes to sleeping, Rin doesn’t always like to cuddle. But sometimes you’ll wake up in the night, and Rin will be holding you, big spooning you or holding you in a honeymoon hug.
🫧 Rin definitely talks in his sleep. Sometimes, when you’re lucky, you’ll catch some of the things he says. One time, you heard him say your name followed by “don’t let the chickens eat the rice.”
🫧 That had you cracking up for days. Rin always thinks your lying, but one of these days you’ll have to remember to record him.
🫧 He’ll get you back for making fun of him one of these days. For now, he’ll just laugh with you.
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Sousuke Yamazaki
🫧 Life with Sousuke isn’t simple, and it’s not easy at times.
🫧 With his shoulder and just having surgery, you might have to pick up a lot of the house chores.
🫧 He always tries though, and that’s what counts. Healing should be his top priority, so you never hold it against him.
🫧 After his check-ups, Sousuke also likes to go on walks with you. Just to effortlessly talk and laugh about anything.
🫧 Waking up with him is so sweet. He tries to cook you breakfast since you always cook lunch and dinner. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
🫧 And when it doesn’t, he’ll just take you out to eat breakfast.
🫧 I feel like Sousuke is a chess man. If you have some free time, he’ll probably sit down and play a game of chess and just talk.
🫧 He always lets you think you’re going to win, but then he’ll put you in check before you even know it.
🫧 Pushing Sousuke to eat better is probably the thing you two argue about most. He drinks soda every day, it’s garbage and it’s bad for you.
🫧 He silently appreciates it though. Getting back into swimming won’t be easy if he lets himself get out of shape.
🫧 Sousuke is a simple man. He’ll bring you home a little sweet every day on his way home from work. Its his way of showing he appreciates you day in and day out.
🫧 He respects your space and you respect his. Honestly such an amazing boyfriend, and roommate. Helping him is never an issue.
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Can u do a 💎 for each vermillion? Ik their not underrated but I still would want to hear some of ur thoughts.🙃
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NO WORRIES!! I have a "free option" for both events, but I'm happy to ramble something about each of them! But let us file it under the Headcanon Event ^^
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🦄 - Free space
In order of age if I'm not mistaken
Mereoleona:
Sometimes I really dislike how people make her into being just an "all anger and violence and bloodlust" when she's a much deeper character than that. And I am thankful for the movie to have showcased that, though it was rushed and but a large fight scene in a lot of other ways. At least it did Mereo justice in showing that she... has a heart.
She is a caring individual, who is a warrior, don't get me wrong, but she has a softer side too. And I think that a lot of her fierce nature comes from wanting to protect, and knowing that she is able to protect, those that are close to her.
She's not a fighter; someone who fights for the sake of a fight. She's a warrior; someone who fights for a cause.
Fuegoleon:
Similarly, I don't care for how sometimes it feels like a portion of the fandom makes Fue out to be... dumb. As in, sure, he's a serious guy who's not always in touch with the times, or the people, but... That doesn't make him stupid. Luckily the circles I'm in currently don't have this issue, but I've seen more than enough takes on how he's but a dumb doormat who'd forgive any wrong done onto him because he's weak like that. And that's partly why I feel like emphasizing that his ability to upkeep peace amongst the captains about the betrayal done onto him took incredible strength of character.
He is smart. He is capable. But he's serious and a bit of a prude (affectionate).
Kirsch:
He's more than "I'm pretty✨". In fact, I think that his need to emphasize his own beauty stems from insecurity. He doesn't feel like he'd ever add up to some standard that he has set for himself. A case of "pretend to be confident until you yourself believe it".
And I'd go as far as to say that it might play into him being the VC of the Peacocks. Maybe he feels overwhelmed by the position, but he still wants to do as good of a job as he can in it.
The man's more than just a pretty face.
Mimosa:
She's the only "not-mainly-attack" mage among the Vermillions, and it must be tough, because she's... a healer in a House full of Battle Mages. And it wouldn't be surprising if she has heard comments about how "poor Mimosa... she's not like the rest of her family". The thought came from this fic by @/wildflowerwoods.
She's not weak for being kind, for being a healer. Hell, a well versed healer is the next thing from a god at a field of battle, because once they run out of mana, they decide who gets to live and who dies.
Leopold:
He's not weak for not finding his learning method or fighting style as young as his siblings did. There are some people who don't learn to study until well into their adult years, and there's no re3why it'd be different with Leo. Even in BC Noelle took time to get control of her magic, and she uses a wand to better direct her spells. Sometimes you just need to find the right tool.
So, Leo isn't just "a precious baby in need of protection", he's a sweet guy with a heart of gold, who's a great warrior in the making. He's just got to figure out the right path, or the way to travel the path, for himself.
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marshmallowloves · 3 months
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DAY 3 (ROMANTIC F/Os) - Edgeworth
💜 Sierra began working under Miles during an internship. She had studied law with the goal of eventually becoming a paralegal, but initially she opted for a position doing more generic clerical/secretarial work, rather than being directly involved with cases. It was partly because she wasn’t entirely sure if she wanted to do more than that, and partly to get a feel for the environment before making a decision anyway.
💜 Miles originally didn’t feel the need to take on any new hires, as he figured he was taking care of things in his office just fine. But certain cases began to take up more and more of his time and left little room for things like upkeep and organization. It was actually Detective Gumshoe who suggested he hire someone dedicated to taking care of the small stuff, so that he could focus on his more important tasks. (legend says that on this fateful day, Detective Gumshoe’s salary was raised for the first time in ages........)
💜 For a while she’s tasked with some pretty basic things - organizing files, fetching documents from down the hall, taking calls and occasionally some light cleaning. And despite Miles’s initial hesitation, his new intern actually did quite a fine job - and after some time, she proved to be pleasant company as well, which certainly didn’t hurt.
💜 It wasn’t long before Miles learned her goal of being a paralegal, which he encouraged her to pursue. Not only would it be largely the same as her job right now, but it would pay better and offer her a chance to actually use her knowledge from those law classes. She shows some hesitation of her own, but Miles insists that he wouldn’t suggest it if he thought she was incapable. His confidence in her ability is enough to get her to apply for a proper paralegal position at that office - and whose desk does her resume coincidentally land on a week later but his own...
💖 Before they had established their feelings, Miles once offhandedly mentioned how he's rarely met someone whose parents were both still around. Sierra informed him that hers are in fact still around, and…somehow, they both got roped into having a meal with Sierra’s family - something neither of them were particularly excited about. After lots of loud conversation, uncomfortable Italian generosity, and way too many questions about Miles’s marital status, they decided to never let that happen again (Meanwhile Miles accepts that nobody in his life is ever going to have a normal family/upbringing ksdjfhg)
💖 Even though interpersonal office relationships are…probably not a horribly condemnable thing in the Ace Attorney universe (looking at all the shipping the fandom does between legal professionals in the series dkjgf), they still feel the need to keep their mutual feelings somewhat hidden (but who are we kidding, almost everyone knows they like each other, they just take a billion years to figure it out and admit it dkjfhg) - Miles to keep his professional image, and Sierra because of implications that might come with wanting to date her own boss. Doesn’t mean they don’t have hilarious shiptease moments though 👀
💖 There’s almost certainly a point in time where they have to go on a fake date for the purposes of an investigation/following a case. May or may not include a panicked kiss to try and look natural as a person they’re following passes by dfjkg
💖 They absolutely have the ladder/stepladder conversation at some point. Maybe during an investigation she tags along in:
Edgeworth: This ladder wasn't here before. Sierra: Isn't that a stepladder, Mr. Edgeworth? Edgeworth: (...Why do I get the strange feeling that this exchange is going to become a long-running gag…?)
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thesinglesjukebox · 5 months
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TATE MCRAE - "GREEDY"
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Not an Ariana Grande cover, but the enunciation isn't much better...
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Jacob Sujin Kuppermann: Largely indistinguishable from the fake pop songs on The Idol. [3]
Leah Isobel: Tate McRae is 20 - old enough to embrace sexuality, young enough that she's still exploring its effects. "greedy" indicates both, its chorus driven by the novelty of being able to see yourself as a desirable object and by the fractured emotions attendant to that realization. She might embody the latter a little too well; her mushmouthed, cotton-candy voice throws off sparks on the chorus but dissolves into nothing when the verses send her into her lower register. What lingers isn't bravado or pleasure, but anxiety: when she hums "baby, please believe me," it's like it's directed inward. Please, say it right. Please, deliver what's desired in this moment. Please, let me get what I'm not sure that I want. I am very, very happy that I'm no longer 20. [5]
Ian Mathers: I was the only blurber here to love McRae and Khalid's "Working" (a song that has only grown in my estimation since), and that was entirely down to the subtlety, generosity, and maturity of its message and emotional range. I haaaaated the next time we covered McRae and my entire blurb was about disliking her singing style. Doing an A/B comparison between that song and this one I do think whatever was bugging me (which I still don't like!) is either less pronounced here or works better in "Greedy." But as opposed to something like "Working" there's nothing particularly distinctive or compelling to this one for me, indicating that at least right now she's more than capable of excelling on good material but maybe not so much of elevating average material. Wouldn't touch that dial though. [6]
Katherine St Asaph: The most memorable thing about "Greedy" is how hilariously mismatched the Darrin's Dance Grooves choreo is to the vibe of the song. (2023 songs the choreography would actually fit: "Padam Padam"; "Padam Padam"; maybe others.) [5]
Michael Hong: Sometimes, "you broke me first" comes on the radio and I just feel so bad for her -- she sounds so small, so miniscule, I just want to hold her. I like the zamboni of its music video, a really fun "I'm Canadian" statement, but the nasal quality of her voice does nothing for me here. [4]
Aaron Bergstrom: Real commitment to the hockey theme here, singing the whole song with her mouthguard still in like that. [2]
Nortey Dowuona: Stop being greedy/give to the needy. Tate sounds so confident on this record she can't be bothered to give the Gus Johnson lookalike in this song an actual name. Her voice is still cutesy and pinched, constantly pushed into the upper range of her nasally soprano, but once it's layered and compressed to stamp the hook into the brain, it becomes lighter and seethes, disgusted by the unappealing attention he tries to ensnare her. It's probably the embarrassing experience of Jasper Harris or Ryan Tedder, or the lived experience of Tate or Amy Allen, who has written "Graveyard", "Adore You" and "Without Me", all vivid songs with tight hooks which stamp on your brain just as this does. But I can't tell if I love or just like this song, it really depends on the day. So now it's a - [6]
Brad Shoup: We have Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland at home! [4]
Joshua Minsoo Kim: Tate McRae's garbled singing is gerbil-coded. It's partly the AutoTune, partly because it's squeaky and small. Like, whenever the chorus comes in, I get the overwhelming sense that the songwriters tried to mask her limited vocal range. At least it's pitiable. [2]
Wayne Weizhen Zhang: Looks like Tate McRae inherited the Ariana-Grande mumble-mouth gene for making a chorus sound pretty and unintelligible in one breathe. The lyrical conceit of "Greedy" makes little sense, but that matters little when the song is mostly a vehicle for Tate McRae to show off her dance skills and theater kid emotions. [6]
Taylor Alatorre: The basic structure of "greedy," with its neatly divided "he said" verses and "she said" chorus, makes it hard for me to see it as something other than the "Jerk Store" of pop songs. Unless we're really meant to believe that Tate McRae is saying things like "I'll put you through hell" in a public setting, a scene that would be laughed out of the writers' room of even the corniest teen drama. I do admire, though, the kind of obstinate creative logic that leads a singer to emulate Timbaland not merely or even primarily in his production style, but also in his underratedly weird stop-start way of delivering lyrics. Shock Value III when? [4]
Hannah Jocelyn: I've been rooting for Tate McRae despite all the reasons I shouldn't - she sounds like one of the mice from Cinderella, she brings little new to pop music, and yet she has her place as Olivia Rodrigo's bratty younger sister the way Rodrigo was initially pitched as one to Taylor Swift. I actually love how whiny she is - I find that more relatable than people who actually strive for relatability, and I don't even mean that condescendingly. She's kooky enough to have an entire alter ego named Tatiana, where she moves from Eilish and Rodrigo to Spears and Furtado. She's not as distinctive as any of them, but muscular production from Ryan Tedder (!) gives the illusion she holds her own. I've heard people say she sounds scared instead of assertive, and while I hear that, it adds palpable stakes to the song, however intentionally. But I also liked the last darker-and-edgier artist reboot no one else did, so what do I know? [7]
Scott Mildenhall: The vocal distortion is elevated by its sparkle, but compounded by McRae's mumbles, which obscure any attitude she intends to project. "In your face" is a stance to take; not a place to hide your syllables. [6]
Will Adams: Such an interesting approach to vowels. I await our next pop star who fully sounds like Homestar Runner. [4]
Harlan Talib Ockey: Tate McRae has somehow had a drastically different personality on every single of hers I have heard. Part of this may be down to her voice, which is pretty texturally unusual (underneath the bananies and avocadies) and possibly too oily to have a full-belt setting. "Greedy" is where she seems to have found the formula that works; McRae really suits this "Promiscuous" update where she can use a little more of her head voice. [7]
Oliver Maier: Greedy for what, bananies and avocadies? Lol. Apologies to miss McRae. The song is quite good. [6]
Kayla Beardslee: I'm a little surprised this song blew up, because I've listened to it several times and still cannot make out half the lyrics in the chorus ("I would want myself, the reason bleeblee"??). But we're starved for new pop stars right now, so any fresh hit that gets people talking about pop girl potential is a net positive. [5]
Jackie Powell: It takes around 5 seconds for "Greedy" to send me back in time. The beat drops after the steel drum-sounding intro and the unknown voice shouting "Whoop," a classic ad-lib in the pop/ R&B crossover space. Nelly Furtado or rather her influence has somehow returned around 17 years later in 2023. That "Promiscuous" sounding beat sticks out immediately and Ryan Tedder knew that it would. It was amusing to see in the liner notes that "Promiscuous" was given a sample credit, almost a preventative measure. Gasp, there can't be another Gen Zer taking rhythmic elements from the 2000s without giving proper credit. "Greedy" is a smash and has the potential to launch McRae to greater heights. (I'll still remember "She's All I Wanna Be", which was far superior.) An underrated part of the production is that rhythmic steel drum-sounding intro which finds its way throughout the entire song. McRae imitates the part's rhythm when she confidently vocalizes the different vowels in "Uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh". While McRae's vocal tone is reminiscent of Camilla Cabello or Melanie Martinez, she's a much more expressive performer. There's an assurance that's way beyond her years in how she's able to communicate the story she's trying to tell. There's something empowering about a song with a killer beat all about how men can be creepy and aren't entitled to the allure of the women around them. She's 20 years old and singing about this! Speaking of her age and maturity, McRae has been deemed Gen Z's Brittney Spears, or the heir apparent to Spears. There's something incredibly unsettling about that. The similarities are apparent: both are trained dancers, both appeared on children's television (McRae voiced a LaLaLoopsy doll) both have huskiness attached to their vocal ranges and both have a command of their sexuality, which makes them both such captivating live performers. So what's unsettling about that? McRae is making her climb to the top with tools that Spears didn't have. Spears didn't have the prior credibility that McRae has. Placing third on So You Think You Can Dance and her self written and performed song "One Day" add much more to the McRae story than we ever had about Spears during the days of "Oops, I did it again." McRae won't have to deal with critics claiming she doesn't have talent. The evidence of her talent is all over the internet. During her live performances, she finds a way to maintain that credibility as well. She doesn't lip-sync but rather picks her spots with a backing track. She makes sure she has a moment to really dance full force to the music she just sang by adding an outro. These are tactics that Brittney Spears and her team either didn't think of or weren't really possible in the early 2000s. If we are transporting back to 2000s pop, I hope we also don't transport back to 2000s celebrity culture, a truly *dark* time in music. [8]
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remy-reinhardt · 1 year
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HAPPIESTPLACEHQ TASK 11 - INTRO & CONNECTIONS
remy reinhardt ~ twenty-six ~ assistant baker ~ he/him (trans man, gay)
[ bio / muse / headcanons / spotify ]
Character Information
Ever since he was a child, helping around the kitchen with his Nana, Remy knew he wanted to cook. It took him years of washing dishes and mopping floors, learning the inner workings of a professional kitchen, and a month under the secret guidance of chef Auguste Gusteau, to finally set his mind completely on the end goal of being the chef of his own restaurant.
This has barely allowed him to cultivate a social life, which now, at twenty-six and with a stable job at Terrence Gold’s bakery, has truly come to bite him in the ass. After finishing high school, Remy has kept himself so busy with gaining experience for his dream job that he has barely had a free moment to put any thought on the type of person he wants to be, beyond a famous and respected a chef.
Since he hasn’t quite achieved this dream yet, it’s not like Remy is putting everything in the backburner to get himself a friend squad: it’s more like he finally realized just how lonesome his life really feels.
Passionate and hard-working, this doesn’t fully translate as of yet to normal human relationships: it’s a work in progress that Remy’s only now fully putting some effort on. Swinging wildly between paranoid and arrogant, Remy is nonetheless extremely loyal and would do anything for those he considers family.
Wanted Connections
Fellow Kitchen Staff: After years of odd jobs in the kitchens of Redwood Hollow, Remy is more than able to recognize quite a few faces. If your character has been part of the culinary business in the last ten years, they might have seen Remy in the background, mopping floors and washing dishes, perhaps even shared a cigarette outside the back door during breaktime. 
Little Rascals: Despite what his father says, everyone is very much aware of the petty crimes a bunch of Remy’s “cousins” dabble on from time to time, from casual pickpocketing to stealing brass doorknobs with crowbars. And besides, as clean a record as he currently has, and as much as Remy has managed to stay away from that branch of his family tree, it’s not like he couldn’t be eventually swayed to join in on the fun some time...
Head Chef: There is a large empty space where Auguste Gusteau, Remy’s old mentor, used to be. Certainly, nobody could really replace him: that doesn’t mean Remy’s not willing to accept the patronage of a more experienced master at the craft of cuisine, if that allows him to advance in his way to the dream of restoring Gusteau’s restaurant to its former glory.
This Charming Man: Not having any relationship experience doesn’t mean that Remy isn’t aware of the fact that he has a pretty specific type. He is invariably attracted to the confident, daring, smooth-talking, a-little-bit-of-an-asshole-in-a-charming-sort-of-way sort of guys he really wishes he could be. And Remy knows this because of the friends he has had a crush on who were exactly like that; so, perhaps, this is finally the time when he can finally take the next step and do something about it, instead of just letting his feelings eat at him.
Plot Ideas
Thick As Thieves: Remy has managed to keep his little brother on the straight and narrow... But that doesn’t mean that he has to abide by that, necessarily, right? After all, if your character could keep a secret, then nobody would be none the wiser.
After Drifting Apart: Before his transition, Remy had had a few girls he was friends with and quite close to, but which he eventually ditched in favor of finding a place with the other boys in his family. Years later, your character pops up again, wanting to become friends again; and partly out of a real fondness, and partly out of a sense of guilt, Remy tries to make an effort.
Now Show Off: Your character finds out about Remy’s cooking ambitions, and decides to put him to the test (whether or not they have the actual means to give him something in exchange for his efforts is up for debate –it could very well be just a scam to get free gourmet food). Remy will certainly jump at the opportunity to prove himself, though depending on what’s at stake, this might just be the most grueling challenge Remy has yet faced.
Taken Connections
Friends: @magicalterencegold, @tianarpowell​
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I’d like to see other characters from Ratatouille, especially Linguini and Colette.
I could really see Jaq Checkers and Gus Octavius being good extended family friends of the Reinhardts.
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janus-stanus · 2 years
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final (final) iswm thoughts/ramblings: everything has to begin
some thoughts following on from my dark post from sunday and this one from last night, still largely about dark, dorene, and celine, mostly copy-pasted from my discord dms with my brother :)
[re: the "celine and dorene are echoes of each other" post] damien is likely also an echo of dorene (or an echo of both her and engineer, who were getting pretty similar in their old age anyway) so, when celine and damien fuse into dark... they're kind of just becoming dorene again. except that damien takes charge. and also the manor entity is there fucking shit up, in a more direct way than the wormhole did.
...and, also... we're there. ...maybe that can be the justification for why damien kicks us out. because, once he's in the driver's seat as dark, he realizes that he and celine together are already "whole", that we're not supposed to be there.
1 becomes 2. 2 becomes 1.
and ALSO, that means... when dorene "quotes" damien by saying "life is ours to choose"... is that technically her originating it? is she the reason damien says it? did mark turn this phrase into a fucking paradox in itself?! (see also: "I can't remember the last time I slept") (which is also, just, me. lol.)
AND, AND, in my dark post that popped off, i left in the question of why dark doesn't seem in interfere in space. maybe that's partly because he just doesn't want to get involved in all that high fatality time loop nonsense... but maybe he also recognizes that eliminating the "prime mark" would be a grandfather paradox.
after all, if that mark can't go through his own paradox and cause the universe to split off, then the wkm-verse wouldn't exist. and while dark, like warf, exists outside of the rules of physics, that's a risk/rule he won't take/break.
still leaves the question of why actor!mark seemingly hasn't been fully, uh, "dealt with" like celine asked for, but i feel like that's something that might come up again in the future.
now, one last thing about dorene and celine:
you know the voiceover dorene has in part 2 in the cryo room?
"do you think she had the right idea, captain? did she give up, or did she move on? all a matter of perspective, i suppose."
with what we now know about dorene, i feel confident in saying this is 100% her talking about celine's choice to leave mark. a choice that was at least partly motivated by her being freaked out by the manor, if i'm remembering right. instead of trying (or after seemingly failing) to convince mark that it was bad for both of them and maybe they should move or something, she left, on her own. she moved on. he... didn't.
(which isn't to say the events of wkm are primarily her fault; mark chose to use the manor's power to fuck up literally everyone. but her choice undeniably motivated his.)
so now the question is, why does dorene ask us about that?
well, what is the choice space ultimately comes down to for us? to let mark go, to trust that he can handle this on his own... or to hold on.
if you pick the "wrong" option out of those two, dorene will be there. not to scold you, like on the plan k path, but to sympathize with you. to reassure you that this isn't the last choice you'll get to make. it doesn't doom everything (more than everything is already doomed); it just sends you to the start to try again. the only true bad ending in space is any point where the captain gives up on mark, on themself, on everyone, and stops watching, moves on before resolving the paradox.
"thank you for, uh, not giving up on me."
space isn't a story about undoing the mistakes of the past. every time you jump universes, whether you go forward or backward in time, the one you left behind is still fucked. there's no restoring the sanctity of the universe. there's no returning dorene to the random old lady she used to be. there's no going back/forward to undo/prevent the events of wkm in its universe. but, as damien said, even if we can't "fix" certain things, we can still try to set things right. and maybe the ripples of that choice throughout the multiverse will mean something to another us. another them.
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giving peter that sprinkle of AuDHD is kind of an ever-present facet of my characterization and fic writing in general (it's also present in fics such as "sinner has a future" where peter compulsively checks the locks on the door (which, to be fair, is also because spider-man)), though it's more blatant i think in this large AU as i sort of decided i wanted to be particularly firm in that regard, but i also approach it from the manner of like, peter as an adult is pretty good at handling the world, masking etc. including eye contact and stuff, particularly with people he is comfortable with and having the confidence of super strength etc.
and then the other facet that, idk if anyone has noticed but which is very much happening, is that when i write peter in more stressful scenes or with people who he is less comfortable around, i decrease the amount of eye contact he makes (plus increasing his other stuff like nail biting and fidgeting)
sometimes i feel like, self-conscious i think, though not as much as i feel self-conscious about making flash the specific flavor of queer i have chosen for much of my work, which for whatever reason is particularly embarrassing for me even though everyone is always very nice to me lol
anyway it's already been a factor in some adult stuff and obviously is the most obvious in the scenes where peter has had those rare but very specific sensory overload panic attacks/nervous breakdowns linked to specific traumas (his uncle's death and what happened to him as a 12 year old) and of course in the ways i describe select moments of sensation.
but also def a stronger factor in the flashback stuff as, for child peter, i kind of want to show that when he was younger it was in a way more obvious that he was "strange" and he had much less experience in his life ~ much less ability to essentially hide his quirks compared to as he gets older and can "pass" slightly better...
semi-related, just in terms of eye contact stuff:
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kind of thinking about the fact that he is and probably always will remain un-diagnosed and was raised by old people who don't necessarily know about things like autism. even his adhd is not necessarily diagnosed, partly because of his withdrawn and moody behavior as a child and teen not fitting the hyperactive stuff that has been so favored for diagnosis and treatment (esp as a kid in the 90s and early 2000s)
so you have uncle ben for example not particularly trying to be unkind but maybe not entirely understanding and considering eye contact a sign of engaging with the situation etc.
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he means well.
and aunt may who conceives of this sensitivity in him— which is like, not entirely wrong, but obviously she is very protective of peter and sometimes thinks of him as much more delicate than he really is, which i've already shown he has some complicated feelings about as he doesn't like being babied, but sometimes it's nice to have a little bit of gentleness even when you're big and tough.
bonus from when flash and peter first meet in high school and get in a fight lol
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second bonus technically part of a smut scene but sfw screenshot
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(peter's 20 here and nothing too intense is going on he's just a little stressed)
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lone-wolf-no-more · 1 year
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Attention Wars: A New Hope
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
Admittedly, I’m feeling a bit more hopeful today. I believe that’s largely due to the fact that I finally seem to have both trading bots up and working. And I’m of course insanely encouraged by the extremely positive response I got from Cheri and the Discord on the little music video I created. I honestly had a moment of self-doubt, because especially when I’m trying to create something under a time-crunch, I tend to be my own biggest critic, and yes, I’ll admit it, I STILL struggle hardcore with worrying about rejection and criticism.
So, the thing that I know is needful, is my ability to stay the course, and trust the process, even on those days when things “go wrong”, or when somebody speaks out of turn, and says something maybe a bit off-color to me. Again, daily mindfulness and affirmations seem to be helping with that, and in extension, helping me step into my new identity as somebody who stands behind their actions and does things with full confidence. When somebody misjudges me, that doesn’t change the fact that I’m doing something to the best of my ability, or that maybe if I stopped and took a breather, I could learn a lesson from what they said.
There are no “bad days”, just teachable days. No losses, just lessons. In the case of trading and learning a skill, losses or mistakes literally HAVE to happen for you to realize things. Today I watched a super successful day trader completely stay out of the market. He said, “I am NOT going to try to claim that I know what it’s going to do right now. Even IF you think you see something and you enter, and even if it goes your way, it’s the equivalent of fighting against the wind the whole way. It isn’t worth your mental capital. It’s far better to admit that you don’t know what to do, and just sit on your hands. I am telling you what my 20-year-old self should’ve known when they thought skill was making them win, instead of dumb luck.” So there you go, a “crappy day” had to happen so that I could hear that.
I’m waking up feeling very hazy, and I definitely can attribute that in large part to my digestion being off, once again. While I’ve not deviated from the usual daily Huel drinks and smoothies, I am spacing them out more.
It isn’t doing my stomach or bladder any good to not have at least an hour to an hour and a half between my smoothies or drinks, because they obviously have a liquid base.
Doesn’t benefit my body to have so much water and food so close together. So I believe being disciplined in that “small way” is definitely helping combat sudden afternoon sluggishness and brain fog. I will admit that I think that the morning “kick” I’m getting from my smoothie could be partly due to the sugars in the fruit and the honey, with the latter probably being the bigger factor. I guess my excuse at this point is that it’s far better than the negative effects that caffeine has on me. That much is true at least.
Eissac told me today what I was basically already thinking. That especially as a guy, we’re hardwired to be drawn to movement. So the whole, “I looked at the TV for a split-second so I failed” is indeed overkill.
That being said, I’m still going to call this Day 1, since I was awake past 10PM last night. I did put more stringent time parameters on my phone for everything.
Eissac says he’s going to try starting a print-on-demand business, which honestly sounds pretty cool.
That appeals to my artistic side as well. Honestly, I would love to do something like that (or just something that gets my creative juices flowing), but my brain is basically focused on the shorter-term goals of what I need to do to make money and get a couple income streams going first. Not gonna lie though, I get excited, like REALLY excited when I think about writing my own music, or radio dramas, or creating things in general. Outside of tech, for example, I would love to build a cabin sometime. I did a little construction work back in the day off and on, and I found that I loved working with my hands and building things. But yeah, I'm suuuper excited for you, and hope that business goes well for you, and that you can stick with it and see it through till it is profitable.
Apparent he’s struggling a bit with “spacing out” as well, so kudos to him for not letting that faze him.
While I do think some of my “spacing out” issues are diet-related (like, my digestion is off, so it can mess with my focus and alertness), I partly understand what he means.
Even before my accident, I would get into trouble for drifting off into daydreaming. But more recently I have had the problem of being grounded in the moment, and forgetting what I'm doing moment to moment once I leave my computer. Like, I'll get into a flow state while I'm working on my computer (especially with this Bach organ music I have on now. Hardcore bro lol), but when I leave, my mind gets a bit ADD. Like, I'll start one chore, and then get distracted by starting another. Or, I'll set my phone down, and two seconds later, forget where I put it, and so on. I do believe that over time that between diet, exercise, and mindfulness, I can and will be cured of that.
I would go so far as to say that exercise and movement is in itself a form of mindfulness. You are more mentally aware and connected with your nervous system and your body in that moment, more aware of how things are moving, and how they are moving in relation to each other. I think that's why I've heard some people say that their "daily mediation" is exercise itself. Because it puts them into a flow state, and forces them to be present.
Another thing I'm going to change: sticking with at least one 15 to 20 minute mindfulness session each day, as opposed to trying to do it in the morning, and one time later. Basically, when I wake up in the morning at 8:30 ( must at least do this Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday when I trade) very soon after, I have to be on the charts and ready to go. And then, there are days where I get caught up in work, and I can't immediately drop everything and do a session before noon. I probably should still do it, to be honest. But I think that I shouldn't be so stringent on the rules as to when it should happen. Again, it's about longer-term sustainable habits, ones that are feasible. And one quality, focused session of mindfulness goes a very long way to improving my overall focus, mood, and of course, compounds over time in improving your mental well-being.
Something else just occurred to me. Eissac mentioned today how he’s going to write things down, and eliminate ideas until he has one final one he likes the most. So MUCH of life is like that. Our life ironically becomes more complete not necessarily just because we keep adding things, but because we take away what isn't working, or helping us. Kinda like what I was saying with eliminating the "bad hours" for the trading bot. And then, of course, if you're replacing the unhelpful things with what is moving the needle forward, so to speak, soon you find your life has become more of what you know you actually want it to be. Little by little you’re replace that “bad carburetor” with a brand spanking-new one, those worn out tires with ones with tread, and so on, till you have a completely new, amazing vehicle. This of course can apply to both your body, and to your life as a whole.
And this is by far a better alternative to having a life that you just want to escape.
Again, I’m waking up to each day, and finishing each day, with far less of a feeling of regret, of feeling like time is just slipping away from me. Because that’s the mindset of a spectator, of a victim. And that just IS NOT me anymore!!!!
I feel bad for making you read through this and still not have that video I promised. Good news is that my computer is now processing it. Bad news is that it’s still processing it, and I have only 9 minutes till 9, and I still need to get this post up for Eissac.
So, in the meantime, keep putting in the work, and remember that you got this!
Music for Today:
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
Admittedly, I’m feeling a bit more hopeful today. I believe that’s largely due to the fact that I finally seem to have both trading bots up and working. And I’m of course insanely encouraged by the extremely positive response I got from Cheri and the Discord on the little music video I created. I honestly had a moment of self-doubt, because especially when I’m trying to create something under a time-crunch, I tend to be my own biggest critic, and yes, I’ll admit it, I STILL struggle hardcore with worrying about rejection and criticism.
So, the thing that I know is needful, is my ability to stay the course, and trust the process, even on those days when things “go wrong”, or when somebody speaks out of turn, and says something maybe a bit off-color to me. Again, daily mindfulness and affirmations seem to be helping with that, and in extension, helping me step into my new identity as somebody who stands behind their actions and does things with full confidence. When somebody misjudges me, that doesn’t change the fact that I’m doing something to the best of my ability, or that maybe if I stopped and took a breather, I could learn a lesson from what they said.
There are no “bad days”, just teachable days. No losses, just lessons. In the case of trading and learning a skill, losses or mistakes literally HAVE to happen for you to realize things. Today I watched a super successful day trader completely stay out of the market. He said, “I am NOT going to try to claim that I know what it’s going to do right now. Even IF you think you see something and you enter, and even if it goes your way, it’s the equivalent of fighting against the wind the whole way. It isn’t worth your mental capital. It’s far better to admit that you don’t know what to do, and just sit on your hands. I am telling you what my 20-year-old self should’ve known when they thought skill was making them win, instead of dumb luck.” So there you go, a “crappy day” had to happen so that I could hear that.
I’m waking up feeling very hazy, and I definitely can attribute that in large part to my digestion being off, once again. While I’ve not deviated from the usual daily Huel drinks and smoothies, I am spacing them out more.
It isn’t doing my stomach or bladder any good to not have at least an hour to an hour and a half between my smoothies or drinks, because they obviously have a liquid base.
Doesn’t benefit my body to have so much water and food so close together. So I believe being disciplined in that “small way” is definitely helping combat sudden afternoon sluggishness and brain fog. I will admit that I think that the morning “kick” I’m getting from my smoothie could be partly due to the sugars in the fruit and the honey, with the latter probably being the bigger factor. I guess my excuse at this point is that it’s far better than the negative effects that caffeine has on me. That much is true at least.
Eissac told me today what I was basically already thinking. That especially as a guy, we’re hardwired to be drawn to movement. So the whole, “I looked at the TV for a split-second so I failed” is indeed overkill.
That being said, I’m still going to call this Day 1, since I was awake past 10PM last night. I did put more stringent time parameters on my phone for everything.
Eissac says he’s going to try starting a print-on-demand business, which honestly sounds pretty cool.
That appeals to my artistic side as well. Honestly, I would love to do something like that (or just something that gets my creative juices flowing), but my brain is basically focused on the shorter-term goals of what I need to do to make money and get a couple income streams going first. Not gonna lie though, I get excited, like REALLY excited when I think about writing my own music, or radio dramas, or creating things in general. Outside of tech, for example, I would love to build a cabin sometime. I did a little construction work back in the day off and on, and I found that I loved working with my hands and building things. But yeah, I'm suuuper excited for you, and hope that business goes well for you, and that you can stick with it and see it through till it is profitable.
Apparent he’s struggling a bit with “spacing out” as well, so kudos to him for not letting that faze him.
While I do think some of my “spacing out” issues are diet-related (like, my digestion is off, so it can mess with my focus and alertness), I partly understand what he means.
Even before my accident, I would get into trouble for drifting off into daydreaming. But more recently I have had the problem of being grounded in the moment, and forgetting what I'm doing moment to moment once I leave my computer. Like, I'll get into a flow state while I'm working on my computer (especially with this Bach organ music I have on now. Hardcore bro lol), but when I leave, my mind gets a bit ADD. Like, I'll start one chore, and then get distracted by starting another. Or, I'll set my phone down, and two seconds later, forget where I put it, and so on. I do believe that over time that between diet, exercise, and mindfulness, I can and will be cured of that.
I would go so far as to say that exercise and movement is in itself a form of mindfulness. You are more mentally aware and connected with your nervous system and your body in that moment, more aware of how things are moving, and how they are moving in relation to each other. I think that's why I've heard some people say that their "daily mediation" is exercise itself. Because it puts them into a flow state, and forces them to be present.
Another thing I'm going to change: sticking with at least one 15 to 20 minute mindfulness session each day, as opposed to trying to do it in the morning, and one time later. Basically, when I wake up in the morning at 8:30 ( must at least do this Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday when I trade) very soon after, I have to be on the charts and ready to go. And then, there are days where I get caught up in work, and I can't immediately drop everything and do a session before noon. I probably should still do it, to be honest. But I think that I shouldn't be so stringent on the rules as to when it should happen. Again, it's about longer-term sustainable habits, ones that are feasible. And one quality, focused session of mindfulness goes a very long way to improving my overall focus, mood, and of course, compounds over time in improving your mental well-being.
Something else just occurred to me. Eissac mentioned today how he’s going to write things down, and eliminate ideas until he has one final one he likes the most. So MUCH of life is like that. Our life ironically becomes more complete not necessarily just because we keep adding things, but because we take away what isn't working, or helping us. Kinda like what I was saying with eliminating the "bad hours" for the trading bot. And then, of course, if you're replacing the unhelpful things with what is moving the needle forward, so to speak, soon you find your life has become more of what you know you actually want it to be. Little by little you’re replace that “bad carburetor” with a brand spanking-new one, those worn out tires with ones with tread, and so on, till you have a completely new, amazing vehicle. This of course can apply to both your body, and to your life as a whole.
And this is by far a better alternative to having a life that you just want to escape.
Again, I’m waking up to each day, and finishing each day, with far less of a feeling of regret, of feeling like time is just slipping away from me. Because that’s the mindset of a spectator, of a victim. And that just IS NOT me anymore!!!!
I feel bad for making you read through this and still not have that video I promised. Good news is that my computer is now processing it. Bad news is that it’s still processing it, and I have only 9 minutes till 9, and I still need to get this post up for Eissac.
So, in the meantime, keep putting in the work, and remember that you got this!
Music for Today:
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
Admittedly, I’m feeling a bit more hopeful today. I believe that’s largely due to the fact that I finally seem to have both trading bots up and working. And I’m of course insanely encouraged by the extremely positive response I got from Cheri and the Discord on the little music video I created. I honestly had a moment of self-doubt, because especially when I’m trying to create something under a time-crunch, I tend to be my own biggest critic, and yes, I’ll admit it, I STILL struggle hardcore with worrying about rejection and criticism.
So, the thing that I know is needful, is my ability to stay the course, and trust the process, even on those days when things “go wrong”, or when somebody speaks out of turn, and says something maybe a bit off-color to me. Again, daily mindfulness and affirmations seem to be helping with that, and in extension, helping me step into my new identity as somebody who stands behind their actions and does things with full confidence. When somebody misjudges me, that doesn’t change the fact that I’m doing something to the best of my ability, or that maybe if I stopped and took a breather, I could learn a lesson from what they said.
There are no “bad days”, just teachable days. No losses, just lessons. In the case of trading and learning a skill, losses or mistakes literally HAVE to happen for you to realize things. Today I watched a super successful day trader completely stay out of the market. He said, “I am NOT going to try to claim that I know what it’s going to do right now. Even IF you think you see something and you enter, and even if it goes your way, it’s the equivalent of fighting against the wind the whole way. It isn’t worth your mental capital. It’s far better to admit that you don’t know what to do, and just sit on your hands. I am telling you what my 20-year-old self should’ve known when they thought skill was making them win, instead of dumb luck.” So there you go, a “crappy day” had to happen so that I could hear that.
I’m waking up feeling very hazy, and I definitely can attribute that in large part to my digestion being off, once again. While I’ve not deviated from the usual daily Huel drinks and smoothies, I am spacing them out more.
It isn’t doing my stomach or bladder any good to not have at least an hour to an hour and a half between my smoothies or drinks, because they obviously have a liquid base.
Doesn’t benefit my body to have so much water and food so close together. So I believe being disciplined in that “small way” is definitely helping combat sudden afternoon sluggishness and brain fog. I will admit that I think that the morning “kick” I’m getting from my smoothie could be partly due to the sugars in the fruit and the honey, with the latter probably being the bigger factor. I guess my excuse at this point is that it’s far better than the negative effects that caffeine has on me. That much is true at least.
Eissac told me today what I was basically already thinking. That especially as a guy, we’re hardwired to be drawn to movement. So the whole, “I looked at the TV for a split-second so I failed” is indeed overkill.
That being said, I’m still going to call this Day 1, since I was awake past 10PM last night. I did put more stringent time parameters on my phone for everything.
Eissac says he’s going to try starting a print-on-demand business, which honestly sounds pretty cool.
That appeals to my artistic side as well. Honestly, I would love to do something like that (or just something that gets my creative juices flowing), but my brain is basically focused on the shorter-term goals of what I need to do to make money and get a couple income streams going first. Not gonna lie though, I get excited, like REALLY excited when I think about writing my own music, or radio dramas, or creating things in general. Outside of tech, for example, I would love to build a cabin sometime. I did a little construction work back in the day off and on, and I found that I loved working with my hands and building things. But yeah, I'm suuuper excited for you, and hope that business goes well for you, and that you can stick with it and see it through till it is profitable.
Apparent he’s struggling a bit with “spacing out” as well, so kudos to him for not letting that faze him.
While I do think some of my “spacing out” issues are diet-related (like, my digestion is off, so it can mess with my focus and alertness), I partly understand what he means.
Even before my accident, I would get into trouble for drifting off into daydreaming. But more recently I have had the problem of being grounded in the moment, and forgetting what I'm doing moment to moment once I leave my computer. Like, I'll get into a flow state while I'm working on my computer (especially with this Bach organ music I have on now. Hardcore bro lol), but when I leave, my mind gets a bit ADD. Like, I'll start one chore, and then get distracted by starting another. Or, I'll set my phone down, and two seconds later, forget where I put it, and so on. I do believe that over time that between diet, exercise, and mindfulness, I can and will be cured of that.
I would go so far as to say that exercise and movement is in itself a form of mindfulness. You are more mentally aware and connected with your nervous system and your body in that moment, more aware of how things are moving, and how they are moving in relation to each other. I think that's why I've heard some people say that their "daily mediation" is exercise itself. Because it puts them into a flow state, and forces them to be present.
Another thing I'm going to change: sticking with at least one 15 to 20 minute mindfulness session each day, as opposed to trying to do it in the morning, and one time later. Basically, when I wake up in the morning at 8:30 ( must at least do this Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday when I trade) very soon after, I have to be on the charts and ready to go. And then, there are days where I get caught up in work, and I can't immediately drop everything and do a session before noon. I probably should still do it, to be honest. But I think that I shouldn't be so stringent on the rules as to when it should happen. Again, it's about longer-term sustainable habits, ones that are feasible. And one quality, focused session of mindfulness goes a very long way to improving my overall focus, mood, and of course, compounds over time in improving your mental well-being.
Something else just occurred to me. Eissac mentioned today how he’s going to write things down, and eliminate ideas until he has one final one he likes the most. So MUCH of life is like that. Our life ironically becomes more complete not necessarily just because we keep adding things, but because we take away what isn't working, or helping us. Kinda like what I was saying with eliminating the "bad hours" for the trading bot. And then, of course, if you're replacing the unhelpful things with what is moving the needle forward, so to speak, soon you find your life has become more of what you know you actually want it to be. Little by little you’re replace that “bad carburetor” with a brand spanking-new one, those worn out tires with ones with tread, and so on, till you have a completely new, amazing vehicle. This of course can apply to both your body, and to your life as a whole.
And this is by far a better alternative to having a life that you just want to escape.
Again, I’m waking up to each day, and finishing each day, with far less of a feeling of regret, of feeling like time is just slipping away from me. Because that’s the mindset of a spectator, of a victim. And that just IS NOT me anymore!!!!
I feel bad for making you read through this and still not have that video I promised. Good news is that my computer is now processing it. Bad news is that it’s still processing it, and I have only 9 minutes till 9, and I still need to get this post up for Eissac.
So, in the meantime, keep putting in the work, and remember that you got this!
Music for Today:
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Was first introduced to this song in 2021 when I stumbled into one of Ashley's Twitch streams. Ashley is a musician with a heart of gold, and I'm always uplifted when I attend her streams and hear her put her own artistic spin on songs you have have heard, or just hear her sing her own great originals. Do you yourself and favor and attend one sometime! :)
This song has become like a beacon of warmth and hope on tough days.
Toodaloo.
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Do you think Misha is really straight? Because that would mean Cockles wasn't real all along.
i've been kinda-sorta avoiding answering the asks i have along these lines, partly because i have real life stuff going on, partly because i'm obsessed with ofmd, and partly because i haven't really wanted to get into my feelings about it, because i'm still a little upset.
but look. not to overhype my credentials, but as one of the leading cockles experts out there... misha is not a straight man. i don't like calling him a liar, but he's not a straight man. i know too much about him, i've watched him do and say too many queer things for it to be even a possibility in my mind.
look, this is what happened. misha came out as bi. without prompting, he named himself as bisexual. if you watch the video, there is simply no way for it to have been a misunderstanding or for him to have misspoken. he came out.
that was on a friday, and he didn't post the "i'm straight" tweets until monday, after a full weekend of interacting with con-goers who treated him as having come out, and he never corrected them. some people claim that he was upset about the attention his coming out was getting, but i've heard of no accounts of him telling anyone "there's been a misunderstanding", only that he was potentially distressed about the media attention.
before misha's tweets, stands, the company that sells spn merch and is, i think, owned by misha (or at least closely tied to him?), sent out an email pushing bi spn merch with a reference to misha's coming out. stands posted a tweet about supporting "a queer man". that tweet was soon deleted. later that same day, misha's "i'm straight" tweets were posted, after more media outlets started reporting it.
i don't know what happened exactly, but i suspect that misha has a lot more trauma than any of us know about. we know that he was homeless for years as a child, we know he was bullied, we know he self harmed as a kid, we know he had a really difficult family situation and he moved around constantly, changed schools constantly, had a hard time making friends, was fat as a child and bullied for it.
it's pretty easy to observe that misha developed his characteristic bombastic overconfidence (calling himself "the overlord", etc) as a way to compensate for his actual insecurity, that he insulated himself from his pain and loneliness by intentionally standing out as "weird" by choice instead of by force. when we get glimpses of misha's underlying pain and vulnerability, it becomes pretty easy to see just how much of his personality has been deliberately constructed as means of self-protection.
and my point in saying that, is that despite all the confidence he projects, i think misha is genuinely terrified of coming out and being publicly known as queer. i don't know if this is due to general cultural homophobia or if he has personal trauma at the hands of homophobia, but when you examine all the pieces of his life i don't think it's difficult to imagine that he has at some point been traumatized by homophobia and it's left a lasting mark. he's very quick to stand up for other queer people, but he seemed damn near fucking terrified to call himself bisexual, even in a room full of his fans, a large number of whom had just identified as bisexual too. he's made "weird" his brand, has never hesitated to do bonkers off-the-wall shit, but it took him until the age of 47 to develop the nerve to come out.
i don't know if the backpedaling was due to personal trauma or professional worry, but i think he started panicking and dove back into the closet. personally, i feel like he should have foreseen it being picked up by the media, considering that he is famous, but i can't be angry or disappointed in him for going back into the closet. whatever the cause, i'm sure that it's a valid one.
mostly, it just... makes me really sad. like i said, i've seen enough over the past nine years i've been a cockles scholar that i know he isn't straight. and i just find it fucking heartbreaking that this man carries so much pain and fear in his heart that even after he worked up the courage to say it out loud, it still has such a powerful hold on him that he felt the need to lie about who he is.
it's just... fuck, it's just an utterly miserable thing to have to witness. you could see both the joy and the terror in him when he came out, and i was so happy for him and so proud of him. i'm not not proud of him now, but it just makes me so profoundly sad.
i haven't been able to laugh at any of the jokes and memes about it, because i care about him as a person and i genuinely think he carries a lot of unresolved trauma here. now he's the butt of a thousand jokes, and if he ever does choose to come out again it's going to be so much harder and messier for him. he has such a kind heart, so he probably feels like he's let his queer fans down, he probably feels terrible about lying, he probably has no idea what to do now.
i just feel really awful for him and i wish he could the have peace and freedom he deserves.
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sca-rian · 2 years
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my scarian "cinderella-but-with-a-weird-twist" au (long post ahead!)
first chapter is out <3
consider: grian is a thief, with the whole "being a thief in a fantasy world" clichés and shenanigans. and he is a good one, mind you. hes a member of a well-known thief guild and was partly responsible for some large scale robberies
grian is about to jump into his most ambitious robbery to date: he plans on stealing something directly from the castle, because fuck the monarchy and everything. of course, he knows he could easily get caught, but that doesnt stop him once he thinks about how much money he could make and how much respect he would receive from his peers
that being said, it will still take a lot of planning, though. first stage? infiltrating the castle and analyzing what exactly hes working with. luckily, a ball is taking place in a couple of days, and that sounds like a perfect opportunity for sneaking in without attracting much attention [first plot hole from the wip: how he gets into the ball? guess we will find out!]
grian gets pearl, his friend and also involved in the thief guild, to help him with disguising himself. the final result (any ariana griande fans around?) looks pretty convincing, and hes mostly confident he can make the plan work out for him
and, well, maybe it would have worked, if it wasnt for a stupid prince and his stupid goal to find a wife
you see, scar is not that interested in getting married. sure, as a prince, he knows he will need to get around to it eventually, but the pressure to do it right now? he just can't think of anyone who could be a good fit, someone he loves, or at least likes enough to spend a life and build a family together
until the kingdom organizes a ball, and scar meets the most fascinating woman he has ever seen in his life. while she looks beautiful in her red dress and long blonde hair, what truly gets him are her fierce eyes and the way she, when he supposedly isnt noticing, looks at him like she could kill him at any giving moment
scar immediately realizes shes not there for the reasons she says she is, and that makes him even more interested to know more about her
meanwhile, grian, under the dress, make-up and wig, could not be more annoyed at the prince for trying to talk or charm him in any way. sure, that could be a good opportunity for advancing with his plan, but it would be much easier if scar didnt act like the enchanted fairy tale prince he is
after that, time seems to fly, and, at the same time, it doesn't. grian finds himself stuck with scar for way longer than planned, and, as midnight approaches, he realizes he wont be able to get any more work done, besides the few locations and guard positions he could memorize from walking around with scar
as scar rambles about yet another little occupation from his privileged life, grian realizes he can't do that anymore. his feet hurt from wearing shoes definitely not made for him, and he can only think about his warm bed back home
getting rid of scar wouldn't be easy, though, so he made it the most impolite and unexplainable way he could think of: grian just. ran away. and left scar very confused, but somehow even more certain he had met someone he actually liked
jumping to a few days ahead, grian is feeling miserable. although he could draw from memory what seemed to be a decently accurate map of the area he saw on the castle, it wasn't enough. and now he couldn't think of a way to get back there
as the universe seems to hate (or maybe love) him for some reason, he hears knocking on the door
grian doenst mind getting out of his small messy office, as he knew pearl would be able to answer the door at such a time. still, curiosity got the best of him, and he decides to stay listening to see who in their right mind would be knocking at doors on a residential area with such a bad reputation
turns out its one of the princes servants, and grian immediately gets the feeling something is terrible, terrible wrong
(you won't possibly guess what happens next. god, why is this post so long)
as it turns out, the prince met a mysterious lady at the ball and is desperately looking for her around the kingdom, as the only thing she left behind when suddenly leaving the castle was one of her shoes. therefore, the castle is having all suiting ladies try on the shoe to see if it matches
grian locks the door to his office in desperation, while pearl reluctantly agrees to trying on the shoe. although the shoe doesn't fit her, she says there's someone else in the house who could try on it
grian firmly says he won't do it, but pearl tells him it could be a good opportunity to proceed with the plan, so he agrees
for the shock of the servant, the shoe fits perfectly
(scar, when informed, is very amused about the unexpected turn of events, and in no way minds his dream lady actually being a man. grian couldn't be more miserable)
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kurosukii · 3 years
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𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐡
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pairing: kuroo tetsurou x f!reader
summary: your best friend has been dying to know the guy you’ve been fooling around with since your twenty-first birthday; you wish you could tell her, but the mystery man is no other than her father.
genre: smut, age gap, best friend’s dad au
warnings: 18+. DILF KUROO. dubcon, manipulation, slight somnophilia, spanking, pussyjob, alcohol consumption, dumbification, hair pulling, virginity loss (...social construct), oral (f receiving), overstimulation, size kink, corruption kink, daddy kink, daddy issues, dirty talk, degradation, praise, unprotected sex, nipple play, creampie, cumplay, multiple orgasms, breeding kink, choking, spitting, mating press, clit spanks, begging, fingering, slight exhibitionism, finger sucking, tie kink(?? he makes you wear his tie so...)
word count: 5.2k
author’s note: for @sugawara-sweetheart’s decadence collab! thank you so much for letting me join! shoutout to @stopisa for that ✨lovely✨ dilf convo. (dilf kuroo AAAAAAAAAAAAAA) (let me know if i missed any warnings!) (MINORS DNI)
º thank you @meiansmistress and @ssrated1volleyballplayer for editing and beta reading <33
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[12:24 PM]
“come on! you have to tell me who he is!”
you grip the handle of your spoon harder than normal, hoping your best friend doesn’t see your reaction.
you open your mouth to say something, but she cuts you off with a comment that makes shame and embarrassment burn through your body.
“you guys were really loud last night! well, you were. i didn’t hear so much as a peep from your man—well aside from the occasional murmurs, which i’m pretty sure was dirty talk…” she trails off, looking lost in thought.
you squirm and wince at the wet pool between your legs. the wet pool being cum that he told you to keep warm just before he left.
she sees your discomfort and laughs at your predicament, clearly thinking it was the aftermath of a hard night of fucking—it was, but she didn’t need to know about the sticky cum that was still inside your pussy.
“he clearly fucked your brains out! at least one of us is getting dick!” she exclaims, her lips forming into a pout as she takes her finished bowl of ramen to the sink and rinses it with water.
yeah, you are getting dick—not just anyone’s dick, however, because it’s her father’s.
your stomach churns at the thought, not from disgust, but from guilt and shame. you are way past getting disgusted with what you’re doing and who you’re doing it with.
not when her father never fails to make you cum at least three times in one night, not when he calls you his good girl and cockslut, and certainly not when you called him over last night because you were so pent up and you needed your daddy’s cock.
last night…
“you’re such a cockslut,” kuroo growled, his balls slapping against your ass as he delivered a hard thrust that had you creaming and moaning all over his cock. you bunched the sheets in your hands, wincing with slight discomfort when he folded your body in half while he pounded relentlessly inside you.
“you should see how dumb you look with your eyes all crossed and teary while your tits are bouncing everywhere.”
you squealed when he roughly flipped you on your stomach, large hands grabbing your hips as he entered you once more. he lifted one hand and slapped your ass in sync with his thrusts.
“so drunk on my cock now, huh? can’t live without it, hm?” kuroo taunted you, one hand squeezing your hip while the other spanked your ass until it was burning with pain. you moaned words incoherently, tongue lolling out as drool seeped from the corners of your mouth.
“daddy! more, please!” you moaned loudly, toes curling from the pleasure.
“you’re brave for calling me over, knowing that only a thin wall is separating you from my daughter’s room,” he hissed, pounding your pussy from behind.
“but i guess that doesn’t matter to you anymore as long as i fill this dirty pussy with my. hot. cum—fuck!” he ended each word with a hard thrust, cursing when your tight cunt clamped down on him.
“faster, daddy! your cock’s filling up my pussy so well—oh my god!” you screamed, partly aware that you shouldn’t scream his name, for fear that your debauchery with your best friend’s father would be revealed too soon.
kuroo indulged you, teeth bared as he pushed your back into a deeper arch, making his cock reach places he hadn’t before. you winced when his large cock teased the entrance of your cervix. it was always a trip taking him—no matter how many times he fucked you, his cock always stretched your pussy wide open.
“w-wait, it h-hurts daddy!” you whined, moving forward to escape the brutal thrusts of his hips so you could adjust your position. he growled in disapproval, tightening his grip on your hips as he roughly pulled you back on his dick.
“take my cock. i know you can do it, whore.” he hissed, moving your body back and forth on his cock like you were a fuckdoll. you moaned from both pain and pleasure as kuroo guided your hips, fingers leaving bruises on your skin.
you cried out when kuroo tugged your hair from its roots, pulling your body upright until your back met his sweaty chest. “yeah that’s a good fucking pussy. come on slut, squeeze daddy’s cock,” he whispered in your ear, teeth biting your earlobe.
“d-daddy i can’t—i’m going to cum!” you squealed, voice cracking as your body started shaking from your fast approaching orgasm.
“i’m going to cum too, baby—and don’t you fucking dare waste my cum,” he growled, wrapping his arms around your body.
you fell forward on your shaking arms, sheets bunched tightly in your fingers as moans and whimpers freely fell from your lips.
“i want it to stay inside your dirty cunt until tomorrow,” he ordered you, reaching for your arms and holding your wrists in one hand, the other slapping your already swollen ass.
you cried out when your face was smothered by the sheets, drool staining the pillow as the headboard continuously thumped against the wall. your body shook with his thrusts, breasts swaying with the movement.
“i want you to look my daughter in the eye and have a normal conversation with her—just like you always do—while you’re thinking about how slutty you are with her father’s cum inside your pussy.”
that was last night. a couple hours ago, if you were to be specific, since kuroo fucked you until you passed out on your bed. you only woke up when your best friend practically broke the door down—bed empty of him, thank god—saying that she made lunch. she looked pretty disheveled herself and she blamed it on your headboard hitting the wall all throughout the night.
you buried your face into the pillow to cover your guilty expression, groaning at the movement because your body was aching all over. she laughed and left you to your own devices, still recovering from him.
he has a crazy appetite for a man his age, to be honest. he may be an older man but he fucks like a teenage boy who recently discovered sex and became hypnotized by the pleasure of it. you lost count of how many times your best friend—his daughter—almost caught you and him fucking around in the apartment, their house, and even his car.
it wasn’t always like this though. there was a time when you only saw him as a fatherly figure and not someone who regularly uses you as a cocksleeve.
maybe it was the way he looked so good with a five-o-clock shadow, or how even with salt and pepper hair, he still acted youthfully. perhaps it was his signature cocky grin that lured your younger and more impressionable self towards him.
in truth, it was your daddy issues that led you to him.
you met your best friend the summer after high school. you bonded quickly over your common interests and quickly learned that it was just her and her dad. she confided in you and told you how lonely he was and she hoped that he would meet a nice and loving woman to take care of him. you comforted her and reassured her that he would meet that woman. if you only knew.
you couldn’t help but admit to yourself how envious you were of her and her father’s relationship, seeing as the one with your own was non-existent. you couldn’t wait to meet him, hoping that he would treat you as his second daughter since your best friend was basically your sister.
she failed to tell you—because why would she?—that her father is an attractive and charming specimen of a man his age. his eyes would crinkle at the sides when he laughed and his feline eyes would always look at you with warmth and tenderness.
you sigh as you put your chin on your fist, the sounds of dishwashing and humming filling your ears as you play the events that eventually led to your risky love affair with her dad.
you really feel ashamed, but it wasn’t your fault that her dad is so good to you. from the moment you met him, he made you feel so loved and appreciated. it was obviously innocent and familial at first, until it turned to something darker, more carnal.
his glances gradually became lingering and he started giving you sly winks that left you burning with desire. you tried so hard to fight it too, but you were too weak against his sweet talk and honey voice.
it was a year or two later that he finally made a move on you.
you figured that with a job that caused him to be in constant public eye, he would avoid fooling around with girls that were decades younger than him, but even with the heavy implications of a scandal, it still didn’t stop him from devouring you.
it all started one night when he invited you guys over, claiming that he missed the both of you. your best friend told you to go first because she was going to be out for her tutoring session. you internally shivered at the thought of being alone with him, not knowing what was going to happen once you were confined in a small space.
the sexual tension was so thick when you arrived and next thing you knew, you had your back on the dining table, legs spread in the air, with his mouth sucking and slurping on your pussy. you came with a scream of his name, cumming so hard for the first time in your life that your body ended up convulsing.
he had laughed at how blissed out you looked. “you taste even better than what i imagined, baby. thanks for the meal,” he purred, winking at you and leaving you to process what happened, hand wiping off the juices from his face as he went back to cooking dinner.
his daughter finally showed up and your face burned the entire time, unable to look her in the eye because not only did her father make you cum minutes prior, but he also was a tease and had his fingers inside your panties while talking to her, fingers slowly tracing circles on your clit.
the topic of conversation was your living situation. he was never happy about how the two of you wanted to live alone together because he insisted that it was better if you guys lived with him. at first you thought it was him being overprotective, but you came to understand it was because he wanted easy access to you.
he ended up fucking your throat that night out of sheer frustration, punishing you for being a bad girl and wanting to be away from your daddy.
you partly hoped it was a one time thing, but you were proven wrong when you had a movie night and your best friend dozed off on the long couch housing the three of you.
kuroo was under your blanket and between your legs in an instant. your shorts hung off of one ankle while he pushed your panties to the side.
“daddy! we shouldn’t be doing this—fuck!” you moaned as his lips sucked your clit into his mouth, tongue lapping up your slick.
“guess you just have to be quiet then, kitten,” he teased you. you arched your back and bit your lip to muffle your scream when he inserted a finger in your dripping cunt while his lips played with your clit.
you had no idea how your best friend didn’t wake up to the sounds of your muffled moans and whimpers, but that thought went away when you started riding her father’s face and cumming all over his mouth.
you became needier after that, eventually losing the hesitancy of being pleasured by him. instead, you anticipated the times when he would make you cum.
the deal was sealed on the night of your twenty-first birthday.
night of your birthday…
“hey girl, the postman came and said this was for you!” your friend slurred, clearly having had too much to drink for just a small and intimate celebration for your twenty-first.
you’d been buzzing the whole day, both from the alcohol and anticipation of what was going to happen later. you woke up to numerous happy birthday texts until you came across the one you’ve been so excited to see. your cunt gushed when you saw your daddy’s text, letting out a little moan at what he said.
happy twenty-first, kitten. you better be wearing my gift when i come over because i’m going to fuck your little pussy tonight.
you sucked in a breath as your face flushed. you held the smooth black nondescript box that was elegantly wrapped with a crimson satin ribbon. you had a pretty solid guess of what was inside and your best friend had as well, because she wiggled her eyebrows and teased you. you sighed, like father, like daughter.
how you were still able to look her in the eye after everything you’ve done and what you’re going to do with her dad is beyond you. his mouth, tongue, fingers—soon to be his cock—truly hypnotized and consumed your conscience and only left neediness in its wake.
you ducked your head to hide the embarrassment on your face while the rest of your friends that came over jeered and whistled as you walked towards your room to leave the box on your bed for safekeeping.
you left it sitting in the center of the bed and went back to the living room to enjoy, skin tingling the whole time in anticipation for your daddy...
you closed the door after saying goodbye to the last group of people and turned to your best friend. “thank you for the lovely little get together,” you thanked her shyly.
“you’re welcome, darling, but i’m sure the main event is just about to happen. tone it down a little, yeah?” she smirked at you, eyes glinting with mischief as she giggled on the way to her room.
you sighed, the guilt that was momentarily forgotten reared its head once more when you were finally alone in your room. it went away again when you studied the gift kuroo gave, nimble fingers leaving light touches on the box settled on your lap as you untied the ribbon.
you rummaged through the white crepe paper until you saw pieces of red lace that were as red as the ribbon that tied the box. he always loved the color, so it wasn’t a surprise that the lingerie he gifted you was of the same shade. your fingers shook when you took them out in front of you. these can barely cover anything, you gulped.
you caught a tinge of gold in the corner of your eye and saw that there was a white card peeking out amongst the paper. the card was lined with gold embellishments and there was a short message printed in red.
kitten, wear these for me. - k.t.
and who are you to not follow daddy’s orders?
you placed the garments at your side and set the box on the floor. you began to undress, removing your cotton bra and panties which you threw on the floor, somehow landing inside the open box.
your naked body was exposed to the cool air and you shivered, head buzzing and eyes slightly drooping from the alcohol you consumed. you took the lace with delicate fingers and gasped upon inspection of the panties.
you were taken aback by the design because not only did it lack enough cloth to cover your entire lower region, but they were crotchless. your mouth dried at the obscenity, hazy mind playing images of kuroo rutting into you without having to remove anything.
that was most likely his intention after all. you slowly stood up from the bed and softly moaned at the slickness between your thighs, pussy clearly excited and aching for his dick. you slipped your legs through them and grabbed the matching bra. you moaned when you clipped it on, nipples hardening when the lacy pattern rubbed against them.
you might as well be wearing nothing with the way you barely felt the fabric against your sensitive skin. you yawned as you laid on your back, the numerous glasses of wine you drank finally caught up with you.
you tried to fight it, you really did. but you were fighting a losing battle with your eyes and besides, you were only going to close them for a bit. you’d wake up before your daddy comes over, right?
you ended up dozing off. you woke up with a moan, alcohol already flushed out of your body. you slightly squirmed as you felt something wet on your tits and a moving pressure in your pussy. you slowly opened your eyes and found a large body looming over you.
“do you know how long i’ve been waiting to fuck you?” kuroo asked, lips pulling away from your clothed nipple with a pop when he realized that you were finally awake.
“three fucking years. yet you had the audacity to be asleep when i arrived? i’m going to wreck your slutty pussy, whore,” he growled as he scissored his long fingers inside your pussy faster. you cried out in pleasure, hands reaching for his wrist as you tried to slow his movements.
“d-daddy, i’m sorry!” you cried as you arched your back. he just grunted and removed his wet fingers from your cunt. you whimpered at the loss because his fingers always felt so good when they moved inside of you. he stared you down instead, large hands loosening his red tie—you noticed that it matched the lingerie you were wearing—and promptly removed it.
he bit his lip as he reached down and made you wear it instead, cock twitching in his pants as he reveled at the sight of you wearing his gift, and in his favorite color no less. he unbuttoned his white dress shirt, muscles rippling from the movement.
even though he didn’t play volleyball all that much anymore, he still maintained his toned body. if it weren’t for his salt and pepper hair, you wouldn’t think he was decades older than you. not that it mattered, anyway.
“you look so sexy in red, kitten,” he whispered, the sound of his belt unbuckling mixing with your heavy breathing. you gulped when you saw that he wasn’t wearing any underwear, eyes widening at the sheer size of him. he stepped out of his pants and smirked when he saw your reaction.
“fuck, your pussy is so pretty. can’t believe i waited this long to fuck it,” he hissed as he spread your legs, your crotchless panties baring your pussy to his eyes, making them twitch under his scrutiny.
he groaned as he rubbed his hard cock on your slit between your folds. you moaned at the stimulation, thankful that he didn’t thrust inside immediately because that would’ve been more painful than pleasurable.
“i was e-eighteen when we first met, y-you could’ve fucked me—oh that feels good—any t-time you wanted to, why didn’t you?” you stuttered as you shivered from the pleasure his slick cock was giving you.
you planted your feet flat on the bed as you took hold of his cock and humped it with fervor, moaning at the slick sounds it made with your lower lips.
kuroo hissed at the increase in stimulation, warm hands grabbing the back of your thighs and folding your legs toward your chest as he thrusted faster between your folds. you moaned louder as you let go of his throbbing cock to bunch the sheets in your fingers.
“you know what they say, good things come to those who wait,” he grunted, hips thrusting faster, making your pussy wetter and slicker.
“besides, you were still a shy and innocent girl back then—until i corrupted you, obviously,” he teased you as he moved one hand to your mouth, inserting his fingers between your lips. you moaned as you sucked, slightly tasting yourself on his fingers.
“i don’t think you could’ve handled this big...fat...cock,” he grunted as he clenched his jaw from the pleasure.
“but now? now you’re my little whore who’s about to know what it feels like to get fucked by a man,” he growled, separating himself from your body. you whimpered, arms reaching out for him but he held your wrists in one hand and placed them above your head.
“you’re already dumb when i fuck you with my mouth and fingers...they’re nothing compared to my dick,” he said frankly, fingertips lightly teasing your puffy clit, aching from the lack of release from the continuous stimulation of his cock. he let go of your wrists and moved his hand to your thigh, fingers circling your skin.
“i-i don’t think your cock will f-fit daddy,” you said in a small voice, staring at his twitching cock.
“nonsense baby, i trained you to deepthroat me, remember?” he reminded you, memories of all the times you sucked his cock filling both your minds.
“i’m going to train this pussy as well. you’ll be begging me to never leave your cunt after i’m done with you,” he declared, positioning himself between your legs again.
“now hump my cock again, kitten. faster this time,” he ordered you, fitting his cock between your lower lips once more.
“yeah just like that—fuck,” he groaned when you ground your clit with more force on his shaft. you cried out at the movement, pussy gushing out more of your juices.
“you like that, hm? like how you’re making my cock wet with your slick?” he taunted you, fingers squeezing the skin of your thigh as he rutted his hips faster.
“can’t wait for me to—shit—bottom out in that tight cunt?” he growled, basking in the heat emanating from your pussy.
you moaned loudly, hips rolling as the knot in your lower stomach threatened to burst. your breasts were freely swaying with each movement your hips made. you threw your head back as your mouth fell open, uncaring of the volume of your cries and whimpers.
“i’m cumming, daddy!” you screamed, pussy clenching around nothing as you drenched your daddy’s cock with your cum. kuroo followed suit, groaning loudly when he released his cum all over your stomach, staining the front of your barely-there panties.
“such a dumb cockslut, you came by just humping my cock?” he teased you. your face warmed in embarrassment, hiding your face in the pillows. kuroo chuckled, honey eyes glinting in mischief. well, he came by just humping your pussy, so he was one to talk.
he spread your lower lips, puffy clit exposed to the air. you shivered at the chill but quickly yelped when he spanked your clit a few times.
“d-daddy!” you exclaimed but he just laughed at you. “just wanted to slap your clit, baby,” he chuckled, hand slapping it once more.
you tried to squirm away from his spanks but he held you in place. he held his throbbing cock with one hand and guided it back to your clenching hole. he rubbed the tip against your sensitive clit before inserting his cock in your pussy.
“t-too big daddy!” you cried out, tears forming in your eyes as his cockhead went past your tight muscle.
“shh baby, i know you can do it. you can take my cock, yeah that’s a good girl,” he cooed, palm flat against your stomach with his thumb rubbing the skin. you sucked in a breath as he slowly slipped his cock inside your virgin pussy inch by inch.
“i’m gonna fuck you so good with my fat cock that you won’t even care if my daughter catches us,” he growled when he bottomed out. you whimpered at the force of his sudden thrust and the implication of what he said. he only let you adjust to his large cock for a few moments before he started thrusting lazily.
“you’d like that, wouldn’t you?” he taunted you as his thrusts increased in speed and strength. you moaned louder, body shaking with the thrusting of his hips.
“n-no s-stop! she’s going to hear you!” you begged, voice cracking when he folded your body in half. he began pounding ruthlessly into your pussy, the slick sounds of skin meeting skin filling the air and making you lightheaded from the pleasure.
“so? i dare you to scream my name, slut. watch her bust that door down,” he mocked you, hands pushing your knees further up your chest. you whimpered at the stretch, the sounds of the headboard thumping against the shared wall only served to make you clench around your daddy’s cock.
“fuck—how do you think her face would look when she sees you taking my cock like a good little bitch?” he growled when he felt you squeeze his cock. he grunted as he thrusted faster, balls slapping against your ass.
“yeah just like that, you want me to cum inside you? fill this slutty pussy to the brim? fuck my cum so deep into your pussy that you’ll get pregnant?” kuroo groaned, throwing his head back as he felt his abdomen tighten, the signal that his orgasm was fast approaching.
you held your bouncing tits in your hands, his silk tie only adding to your pleasure as it rubbed against your sensitive skin. “n-no please!” you pleaded, tears falling from your eyes.
“you’re on the pill, aren’t you?” he asked, jaw clenching because he was stopping himself from cumming immediately. he wanted to spill all of his load in one go, after all.
“y-yes daddy b-but—!” you squealed, stinging pain blooming in your chest when kuroo pinched your nipple.
“then take my fucking cum, whore,” he demanded, cock throbbing because he was so ready to spill all of his hot cum.
“n-no daddy! please don’t cum inside me!” you screamed, eyes rolling to the back of your head and tongue lolling out as his cock hit your g-spot.
“shut up and take it,” he growled, hands squeezing your waist as his thrusts grew erratic.
he groaned loudly when he saw your fucked out face, thrusting so deep that his cock teased the entrance of your cervix. his hot cum spurting out of his cock as he filled your pussy.
“daddy you’re cumming so much—oh my god!” you screamed as you came with him, legs shaking from the intense fucking.
“your cum’s filling up my pussy, fuck and it feels so hot too!” you cried out, throat raw from the sounds that came out of your mouth ever since he came inside your room.
kuroo removed his hands from your waist—one hand snaking around your neck, applying slight pressure to the sides as he rode your pussy to prolong his orgasm.
his other hand moved to straighten your leg, rubbing your outer thigh while he cooed at you. “you like my cum, baby?” he asked softly, hips slowly rocking back and forth. you whimpered, your overstimulated pussy aching from his never-ending thrusts.
his movements caused his cum to overflow and seep out the sides of his cock. the mixed fluids fell out of your pussy, sliding down your ass and drenching the sheets beneath you.
“don’t be shy, baby. you can tell daddy if you like his cum,” he encouraged you, leaning down to kiss you languidly on the lips.
“i-i love your cum daddy,” you tell him in between kisses.
“that’s my good girl. happy birthday, my sweet kitten.”
you open your eyes when your best friend throws the damp towel to your face. “quit daydreaming about him! you were moaning ‘daddy! daddy!’ like he was actually fucking you!” she yells while crossing her arms across her chest.
you duck your head in shame. great, now i’m even messier and wetter down there, you grumble. you wince when you hear the squelching sound—dear god i hope she didn’t hear it—as you shift to face her properly while she walks over to you.
“so! tell me more about him, what’s his name?” she asks animatedly, chin resting on her fists as she sits beside you on the island. you swallow thickly, a lump suddenly weighing down in your throat. you inhale a deep breath before coming up with a half-assed lie on the spot.
“he’s a shy and private guy...i’m not telling you his name yet because...i really want you to meet him in person, you know...?” you already know him—you’re related to him! you scream in your head.
your palms feel sweaty as your nerves are on the verge of frying themselves. you bite your lip while you rub your thighs together, wincing immediately as you feel her dad’s cum drench your panties and shorts further.
“well, judging by your reaction right now and the sounds last night, he’s not really the shy type when it comes to bedroom activities,” your best friend pouts at your secrecy and then smirks, eyebrows wiggling.
your face burns in embarrassment and guilt, if only she knew she was talking about her dad.
“anyway, i’m going to the library right now, i’m so done with this paper,” she said, rolling her eyes.
“take care and have fun laz—dad! what’s up? what brings you here?” she squeals in delight when she sees him and jumps into her father’s arms while he kisses the top of her head.
your pussy quivers at the sight of your daddy, and when his eyes land on you, he winks deviously then places his daughter back on the floor.
“can’t i visit my favorite girls on my day off?” he says to her while looking at you. your best friend is clearly oblivious to the desire that was swimming in her father’s sharp eyes.
“well, i’m going to the library to finish my paper. you guys can hang out in the meantime, but don’t watch our show without me!” she says as she walks out the door and ends her sentence with a click.
kuroo locks the door and turns to you, eyes glinting like a predator. he picks your body up and sits on the chair, settling you on his lap and wrapping his long arms around your middle. his large hand cups your cheek and he kisses you, earning a moan from your mouth when his tongue massages yours.
you kiss for a while and then he pulls away from your lips. he grabs your chin firmly, fingers squeezing your cheek open as he spits inside your mouth. you moan while swallowing his spit, hands reaching for his stubbled face before kissing each other sloppily once more.
“you keeping my cum warm for me, kitten?” he asks, lips separating from yours to leave kisses and nips on your jaw. you moan and squirm on his lap as his other hand sneaks inside the waistband of your shorts and inserts two thick fingers in your messy and dripping cunt.
“such a good girl for daddy. you kept his promise,” he growls lowly, biting the skin of your neck and leaving a mark which he soothes with his warm tongue.
“i think my kitten deserves a reward, hm? would you like that?” he asks you, fingers curling inside your tight walls.
“y-yes daddy!” you whimper, grinding your hips on his lap. he smirks and removes his fingers from your cunt and stands up from the chair. you whine at the loss of stimulation and he shushes you with his finger—the one he had inside of you seconds ago.
“let’s go to your room, shall we? daddy missed his favorite girl.”
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lubdubsworld · 3 years
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Blackberry Winters.
Part 1
Namjoon Werewolf Au !
Alpha werewolf!
Heavy angst.! Pregnancy, unrequited love, hate to love, prejudice, mental health issues.
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There is a tide in the affairs of men, which , taken at the flood leads on to fortune. Opportunities had to be seized and made use of and you had to be bold and confident in order to lead your people to fortune.
Namjoon, as the head alpha of the Kim clan, knew this better than anyone else. Which was why he was here, in a meeting with alphas from the three neighbouring clans lining his boundary lines, hoping to get permission to access the seven or so aquifers that lay to the east of the packhouse.
The rains had been kind to them, the reservoirs were full but he wanted to make sure they had a backup plan just in case things went south in some way. His father had taught him that. Being prepared for the worst was second nature to him now. The land around the aquifers was rich and fertile and Jungkook had already let him plant tangerines and apples in the area for the little ones. The harvest was generally shared between the two clans and Namjoon was grateful for the easy camaraderie that the alpha of the land offered him.
The land belonged to alpha Jeon , a dear friend by all means and he knew that Jungkook would grant him permission as he always did . But still it was never a certainty. The council members had the final say and many of them held a grudge when he refused to marry Jungkook's sister last spring. That had been a no brainer for him. Junghee was beautiful but also like a sister to him, besides being incredibly intelligent. He didn't need a wife like that. And that was why he had picked, Jiah.
Sighing, Namjoon glanced back at the campsite where the women were gathered, sitting in small groups and laughing around a blazing fire while a few alphas hung about roasting meat and passing out moats of wine around . His eyes fell on his wife, timid and shy , sitting away from the rest and regret churned. He had been impulsive. She was ill suited to be his wife , and the last three months had been a bitter wake up call. Namjoon was well read, eloquent and bold. His wife was barely illiterate, with a stutter and shifty eyes that never met anyone's gaze head on.
He had chosen her because she had seemed docile and pliant and while she was definitely that, she was also ....at the risk of sounding rude and unkind, very very boring.
A simpleton. She seemed to know nothing about anything, content to disappear into the shadows, to hide and hang back and practically become one with the upholstery when he asked her to sit next to him.
It had been three months and they had barely spoken beyond a dozen words. It was awkward and stilted and just plain uncomfortable, sleeping with her. Sex was supposed to fun and passionate and filled with excitement and desire but with her , it was a chore he couldn't wait to cross off his list.
Leaning back against one of the poles holding up the makeshift tent, he watched her as she scooted away from one of the older omegas in the Jeon clan, the lady looking startled at the reaction. He shook his head in despair. He hadn't even wanted to bring her along but his mother had insisted. Something about her being young and innocent, too shy to stay behind with strangers for two whole weeks while he traveled to the Jeon's .
How was he supposed to explain that they were strangers as well ? That despite the label of mates, despite the fact that he had been the one to choose her, he felt nothing for her? Not even the idle curiosity one felt for strangers?
It was partly her demeanour, but mostly her appearance. She wasn't well groomed and it always made him frown. He had hoped that she would at least keep herself presentable, maybe hire the weavers to make her a few new tunics .
Something colorful and patterned like the ones the other omegas wore during festivities. The Kim clan had a lucrative fabric trade with the Min pack , and Yoongi and Hoseok always kept the most luxurious and vibrant silks and fabrics for him.
Jiah had shown a brief and fleeting interest in the luxurious threads, when his mother had brought her along to the tailor to get her wedding trousseau done....but the moment the young beta had asked her questions about her likes and dislikes, she had recoiled and went back into her shell. Namjoon had watched the whole scene, annoyance growing with every passing second. He wanted her to be pliant but also independent. Low maintenance . But apparently he would have to hold her hand through everything.
And that's when he'd begun to actively distance himself from his wife. He didn't have the time nor inclination to help her navigate her new life. He was busy, what with autumn coming to an end and the first chills of winter already beginning to permeate the air. The betas and alphas in the pack were already occupied with hunting enough meat to last them the winter, the women busy with curing the meat with spices and salt.....
He should have left her behind with them.
" A coin for your thoughts, Alpha Kim?"
Kim Jisoo came to stand by him, her scent of floral dust and vanilla cloyingly sweet on his senses. She had helped him with many a rut and he had always nurtured a sweet spot for the omega who was well versed in many languages. She was also one of the courtesans they had brought along for the evening entertainment. Jisoo slipped her hands through his arm and he smiled, letting her brush close to his torso.
His gaze went to his wife, who was staring at him, eyes blank and lips parted softly. She looked a little upset.
Which was understandable but still annoying. They weren't in love or anything and he wasn't cheating on her. Jisoo was a friend. He was allowed to have those. Jiah had no right to look at him with suspicion or with entitlement. He didn't owe her all her time. He wondered if she would react if he were to confront her now. As it is , he let himself stare right at her, half wishing that she would talk back to him.
But the moment their eyes met, Jiah looked away, entire body shifting as though in embarassment. He frowned , but lightly patted the soft fingers curled on his arm. He turned to Jisoo with a smile, taking in the pretty elfin features. The perfectly curled hair , threaded with gold and jeweler pins fell in soft ropes around her face, her lips tinted red and her cheeks brushed rose. She looked enchanting and unreal and he felt his blood stir in arousal, the need to feel her under him suddenly overwhelming.
He glanced back at Jiah and she looked a little green , her face ashen. His eyes narrowed when she shifted and looked around in a mild panic. Oh God, what was it now?
Irritable, he gently pulled away from the beautiful omega next to him.
" Excuse me, dear. I need to check on my wife." He said apologetically and she frowned staring at where he was looking.
"What's wrong?" Jisoo asked sharply but he ignored her, already moving to his mate.
Which was just as well, because the moment he reached her, her eyes rolled back and she toppled right into his arms.
She had fainted .
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" I'm sorry we had to cut this short but I hope your mate feels better soon, hyung." Jungkook's voice was laced with genuine concern and Namjoon nodded, hugging the younger alpha tight.
Junghee looked just as sympathetic, next to him.
" She'll be fine . I tried to get her to stay but she's been panicking a lot and refuses to let any of the healers here examine her. I think she'll be more comfortable with your pack healer. " She said gently.
Namjoon nodded, glancing back at Jiah who sat side-saddle on one of the smaller ponies, her eyes wide and face still ashen. He had tried to tell her it would be okay , but she had insisted on going home. The stark terror on her face had unsettled him deeply. He didn't know why she was so scared of the Jeon healer? Could it be because he was a man? Whatever the reason she hadn't let him examine her and because he couldn't ask her to just forget about the whole thing ( he was still head alpha , he still had to set an example as a caring mate. ) Namjoon had been forced to arrange for their return back home.
He had left Seokjin and Taehyung behind to carry the talks on his behalf, and Jisoo stood a few dozen feet away looking annoyed as he gave her
an apologetic smile.
The journey back to the Main village would be a couple of days and he had packed enough food for the both of them.
As he turned back to mount his stallion, he caught a glimpse of her face as she stared at him.
She looked lost , apologetic and clearly upset.
And he wondered if he would have to spend the rest of his life reading her face, trying to figure her out.
He has no interest in either.
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The journey became incredibly tiring, especially when the skies opened up on them. Rain Lashed the ground , intent on soaking the earth and Namjoon watched her shiver, trembling as they all huddled beneath the shade of some trees, blankets wrapped tight around her thin torso. Why was she so thin? Why did she look at food like it was poisoned?
They were only a mile from home but had to stop, the deluge was far too strong for the animals to see ahead of them.
Namjoon himself sat next to an omega from the clan. He recognised her as one of the maids his mother had given to Jiah.
" Is your mistress doing well?" He asked gruffly and the omega startled, bowing twice in respect before answering.
"I...she ... She doesn't say much, alpha." The girl blushed under his gaze, looking away nervously and he frowned, glancing back at Jiah.
So it wasn't just him, then. She didn't trust anyone. He stared at her till she felt the heat of his gaze and looked up, eyes wide like a startled bird, like one of the starlings that nested in the wooden beams of his hut. She looked surprised, then terrified, eyes darting away at once and he tried not to growl in sheer frustration.
He wondered if it was because of his face.
Namjoon had no large feelings about his looks but he knew he was far from beautiful. ( A/N : A whole lie , I know but please bear with me for the story :*) it was one of the reasons he had wanted a plain looking bride. But perhaps his own chosen mate had , had dreams of marrying a very handsome man? Perhaps she had been infatuated with someone like that , from the clan?
It wasn't a far fetched idea. But still, she had been free to refuse his proposal. When he had first met the clan's watchkeeper, old man Gong in the humble hut on the outer borders of the pack land, he had made it clear that it wasn't some kind of order. She was free to refuse.
But she hadn't.
She had merely bowed and agreed and promptly appeared with a satchel full of her things and followed him back to his own home.
So why did she continue to act like she was here against her will?
It irked him no end.
As the skies cleared, they began their trek again and Namjoon pushed thoughts of her out of his mind. He had to plan for the winter, make sure there was enough food and also make sure they had enough herbs and liniments and oils in the apothecary. Mind drifting off to the countless things he was responsible for, Namjoon forgot all about his awkward mate and the reason they were going back home in the first place.
Which is why, when they reached home and he took his bath, cleaning himself up and finally settling down to some delicious food from the kitchens , his mother's words made him drop the chopsticks in shock.
" She is with child."
Namjoon stared at his mother in complete shock.
Fuck.
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Authors Note : I had this idea and just had to write it. Hope you guys enjoyed it.
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shadowworks · 3 years
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Look Inside
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Pairing: Overhaul X Reader
Warnings: Dubcon-noncon, medical kink, drugged sex, mention of needles, mentions of blood, bondage, fingering, this is dark! 
Word Count: 3.8k 
A/N: I decided to try some creepy themes and give second person a try. So we’ll see how it goes. This piece is dark so please mind the warnings!
Huge shoutout to @present-mel for making the beautiful banner and reading over my fic you precious gem! Also thank you @thisisthehardestthing and @hisoknen for your feedback it’s so greatly appreciated! 💜
Someone had shut off the lights in the morgue. 
You happen to notice this when your eyes toil lazily between security cameras at the right time. You freeze on the spot, and quirk a brow toward the shadow. You expect it’ll brighten any second like it usually does, but after those few seconds tick by without change, a weight of dread sinks in your stomach.
Kai Chisaki put orders in place that if experiments are up and running the basement levels are to remain lit. Chisaki and his men are already down below, and the winding pale halls near the morgue are empty.
 You haven’t been called to notify cleaners about another bloody corpse still peeling off the wall, and you can’t find motion on the surveillance camera when you rewind the recordings. It’s in the lower right corner of the camera, and you note the light flicks off without warning. No one enters, no one leaves. 
You study the harsh glow of the screen for another moment, still in denial, still waiting for the lights to flicker on, and stand up from the chair in the office. When not a soul appears by the threshold, all you can do is lean forward with your hands pressed on the desk, dropping your head in defeat. “Seriously? Fuck you.” 
You don’t know who “you” was exactly, but it felt right to say. 
It takes a bit of time after departing the small office, but you find the proper hall in Chisaki’s deeply looping maze...It’s just you don’t want to step out from the elevator. You were ready before, but when the doors split open and the cool air ghosts against your cheeks, you pause. There’s a stillness lingering in the hallway; it’s far too quiet- except for the creaks in the elevator floor from your shifting weight...But, something seems off. 
  Your steps are tentative when you do slip out, peering down the drab hallway. You clearly see which of the rooms is buried in shadow, and frankly you want to whirl back around before the doors close. But you can’t, well, not yet at least. The tap of your shoes hits off the walls, while you tread along on stiff legs. Eventually you come to a stop having reached the doorway. It’s partly open, a slice of darkness hiding what’s deep inside. 
Hold on, this can't be right. The camera— A shudder trails up your spine. It tingles coldly.
You inhale a deep breath. Okay, just do it; just switch the lights back on, it’s fine. It’s fine. Besides, if it were you (which it is) you wouldn’t want to deal with Chisaki’s ill temper over something so minor as a light. 
He’s punished his men for incompetence before, and those who didn’t listen have smeared the walls with their blood, drenching vein red across white. Black-looking goops of muscle plopped on the floor...the consequences ranged based on severity of failure or how stressed he is, really. In fact, one man had the skin of his face torn off for talking back—wait, relax. Focus
It won’t happen. Kai Chisaki is somewhere else in the maze. He’s not aware of what happened.
There’s a member with a quirk which lets him melt through walls; the tiny one with a bone white mask. He probably slipped between the rooms and grabbed something then turned the lights off. But that didn’t explain the door...
It doesn’t matter.
You stretch an arm out, gently pushing the door further open, and light spills onto the tile floor. 
It’s a cold, vacant room. There’s a pungent scent of bleach still lingering from a cleanup, but it hits your nose almost like it happened recently. You can’t see much nor do you want to. And your hand reaches around the door frame, trailing gentle fingers along the smooth surface for a switch—
Only, there’s nothing on the wall. 
“Are you serious? Really?” you huff to yourself, stepping round to search for the light. Sure enough, your fears are realized with one look. 
You let out an annoyed groan, and a, ‘stupid switch’ under your breath. Who the hell designs a room and doesn’t put a switch by the door? 
Your eyes haven’t adjusted to the dark, so you can’t see the precise details on the walls. So this leaves you no choice but to step further in, allowing the brightness from the hall to guide you along.
It’s a moderate room with a vaulted wall filled with metal drawers, all large enough to fit an icy corpse in ‘til the yakuza dispose of them. Then there’s the silver surgical table in the middle of the room. It's empty, but the thing’s embellished. There’s protruding belts attached, and a tray on wheels is parked on the side. On top of the tray is a clean towel and a neat row of surgical tools lay flat across. 
Your brows scrunch together, studying the sharp gleam of knives and the sizes of needles. Why are these out? Kai’s an obsessive clean freak, every little thing needs to be put back and organized. All his masked cronies know this rule, so who the hell did this? That is, unless someone’s using them?
Your back is turned to the glow seeping in from the hall, so you don’t see a gloved hand press on the metal door. There’s a push, and the door slams shut. 
You let out a startled yelp, cupping your hands to your mouth. What the hell…! Your heart’s pounding wildly in your chest; for some reason the room feels colder, you feel colder. 
“I must say this is disappointing.”
Light floods the room from the panels above, flickering with a buzzing noise before they settle. You take a moment. A deep breath, a slow exhale. When the initial shock stops tingling in your muscles, you slowly drop your palms. The voice is male, his tone’s calm, ominous and it carries like chill over your shoulder. You know this voice; you know you have to turn around. But fuck, you can’t stop trembling. When you do, you see a tall figure looming near the wall, a gloved hand still on the switch.
Kai Chisaki. 
“I told Setsuno I needed him in the security room. Do you think it’s hard for him to follow directions?”
You stare at him, anxiously. He isn’t wearing his green coat with the violet plumage trimming on the collar. He’s in his iron pressed, black suit and grey tie; the trademark plague mask covering half his face. 
“Setsuno asked me to fill in. He said he wasn’t feeling well...I guess,” you manage to say it as steady as you can. 
The lanky blond hadn’t given you a clear reason when he staggered towards you near dawn. But if you’re being honest, you didn’t really care.You barely looked his way at breakfast, choosing to stare into your dark coffee cup than at the katana resting on his shoulder. The sword was still wet with blood, and you knew he’d been out all night. Though right now, you sorta wish you pressed him more for details.
Kai mutters something slightly bitter, words that are muffled against the material of his mask. But you hear him sigh, then his tone turns crisper. “No matter. It’s inconvenient, but I can work around these...changes.”
His arm drops to his side, walking from the wall. And unexpectedly- those peculiar eyes you see leering at his enemies, have now fallen on you. 
You seize up in mild panic, the pupils in your eyes shrinking; not knowing what to do. You take a scuffling step or two back on reflex—and knock your hip against the table corner. 
Oww—ow, fuck. Hold on, what’s he doing? Why—Your voice bubbles in your throat as you watch him draw near. Though it’s strange, for Kai doesn’t pull at the rim of his latex glove like expected, rather, the Shie Hassaikai boss happens to steer past you instead. 
...Huh?
Your neck cranes, loose hair spilling over your shoulder. He stops a couple feet away and tilts his head downward in front of the tray, no longer regarding your presence and focusing on his work. 
You stand there awkwardly, just listening to the clinks of metal fitting together in Kai’s grip. You’re not fully understanding though, should you leave? It looks like your job’s finished now that your boss is here. Besides, you’re pretty confident Kai doesn't want you here if he’s occupying the room. 
In the long pause between you two, your mind’s made up which prompts you to retreat back and aim towards the door. They’re slow, careful moving steps. 
“Well, you seem busy...I should probably hurry back and watch the cameras,'' you say dismissing yourself. You’re partial toward the comfort of the smaller office, and any chance you have of leaving the macabre storage space you will eagerly take it. 
You don’t make it to the gleaming doorknob—because Kai’s voice holds you still. It isn’t loud, but it grips the room. “No stay. There’s no need for you to leave so soon.”
A mix of fear and confusion read across your features. Kai has never spent a moment alone with you. In fact, you aren’t actually part of the yakuza. The only reason you’re associated with the fallen crime syndicate, is because the former boss offered you odd jobs as a favor. You needed some work to keep from struggling and he had taken a liking to you, sort of how he did with Kai. But then, the leader collapsed. 
Now you aren't sure where you stand. Chisaki is in charge.
“I believe there’s something you can do for me. Will you have a seat on the table?” 
You aren’t sure if you heard him right, or fully grasp what he means. He says it so casually-  but you know better; it’s a demand. You’re just not sure why.
“I’m fine. Really. I should be going-“
“Are you defying my order?” Again, he says it so nonchalantly. This time Kai turns his head over his shoulder; the look he gives is almost impassive, yet there’s a menacing gleam in the yellow of his eyes.
“What? No, I was…! Right.”
You don’t exactly drag your feet, but you do stand hesitant before the edge of the table where countless bodies have been dissected. So much blood, so many organs harvested on this very table.
“I won’t ask you again.” 
You turn around robotically, eyes pointed downward as you hoist your hips onto the metal. The table’s surface is icy, it numbs your fingers the longer you lean on it, which only makes you fold them against your thighs. 
“Roll up your sleeve.” Kai says by your right, holding up a purple band. Your gaze flicks up immediately, nervously, a silent plea for mercy. As if somehow your glossy and delicate eyes will make a difference. But it does nothing toward Kai’s stoic stance. He simply waits, and his own steely eyes narrow back.
You drop your head with a wince; just do as he says. 
You comply, pushing up your long sleeve. Though you make a point not to help much more than that, leaving your arm limp at your side. 
Kai doesn’t seem to notice or care and proceeds to wrap the rubber around your arm. You grimace, unpleased as his fingers skim your arm, and again when he brushes you with a wet cotton swab. 
“You need my blood?” You ask evenly. 
His eyes don’t leave your skin, “Not necessarily.”
“A lot of effort for, ‘not necessarily.’” You say, not too dryly. 
“You’ve seen my work before, you should know by now I take great care in everything I do.”
Kai rotates between you and the now rolled over stand, dismissing your light jab. He sets up the port for blood to flow; all in a well practiced motion. It certainly makes you wonder how many times he’s done this before. 
“I’m curious, when was your last doctor's appointment?” He asks suddenly, hands already prepping the next instrument. The other needle probably, but you don’t want to play as his patient. He isn’t your doctor, for fucks sake.
“A while.” You answer. 
“A while,” he repeats with a subtle chuckle under his covered breath,“Has anyone told you before you’re a feisty one?”
You bite your tongue and refuse to meet his side glance. When you don’t reply back, he carries on with a sigh. 
“I’ve had quite a long day you see, so I’m afraid I’ve exhausted my tolerance for stubborn little girls.”
Suddenly, his hand is squeezing your shoulder, and all too quickly you find yourself thumping against the cold metal, your horrified eyes staring up at the bright ceiling. The next thing you feel is buckles fastening, pinning you against the table by your waist and elbows. 
You're flooded with tingling panic, voice cracking from strain, “Hol—Hold on one second. Please, just one more—”
“—You know they say you should never let the lamb see the knife? Their fear tampers the meat, and ruins the flavor,” Kai gives a sharp tug on the last belt. “But I find yours all the more intoxicating, my dear.”
You stammer, words of protest mingle together as you attempt to be heard, “I don’t understand, why are you…Just stop. You need to let me go!”
Your teeth clench together in a rage that fills your chest. You’re not thinking rationally, your nerves are unhinged. And in your adrenaline high your leg curls up, thrashing a viciously blunt strike toward the point of his beak.
 Before it can connect and batter the bridge of his nose and mark his cheekbones, Kai’s arm flexes quickly. Your foot stops mid air as he catches your ankle with constricting force. 
“Do I?” He asks with a title of his head, there're subtle creases in the corner of eyes, you can imagine his mouth settles in a cold smile beneath. 
In that moment you freeze up. Your lash lines burn, stinging with fresh tears glossing your doe eyes. You don’t breathe, you don’t dare to expand your lungs. Your only thought is begging him not to burst open your calf. 
“You shouldn’t be giving commands. You work under me now,” his nails dig in your flesh, and you know those indents will marr your flesh.“Meaning you’ll have to bear with me while I continue.”
Kai doesn’t loosen his hold, briefly watching your pained expression. But he favors dropping his gaze below to study the stretch of your thigh, your exposed and parted groin. It’s then his nimble fingers reach to unclasp the button of your jeans and he gently pulls down the zipper. You cry out, jerking against the belts, but he isn’t fazed. 
“One of our new drugs is supposed to relax its victims...recently it’s been ineffective if the heartbeat’s racing too quickly, though we’ve made modifications to counter this. My plan was to stage a fight with Setsuno, until...you graciously took his place.”
Kai lowers your leg, both hands roaming across to the edge of your jeans. He still studies you, and decides to push up your ribbed sweater, letting the cold bite of the morgue chill your hips. His latex fingers trace lightly across your pebbled skin, skimming down the dips to your thighs. 
“Yes, this will do just fine. You’re pretty enough,” he muses, softly.
He then tucks his hands into your waistband, yanking them down your legs, before they fall to the floor with a plop. The seamless panties slip off easily, as well. This sends a small prickle through you, and, no, this can’t keep going! The fight in you surges, pushing your knees together to shield your groin. Only Kai doesn’t like that. 
There’s something cold and dangerous in his glare, a threat that twists at your stomach. He’s warning you; don’t make this worse for yourself or you’ll make him snap. And you didn’t want that...You watch both his hands clutch your knees, he doesn’t waste time and he yanks your legs apart, taking in your pretty cunt.
Angry tears trickle down your cheeks in response. Your throat burns from holding back a sob, “Chisaki, please. If you would—“
 Without a moment of hesitation, Kai knowingly finds where to touch you first. A little too skillfully for a false doctor, the pad of his thumb presses against your soft, sensitive nub, stroking tight circles with focus. Your breath catches, falling heavier while he sinks his pad deeper in the forming slick, building steady pressure.
“Still so stubborn, what good will that bring you?”
A broken moan spills on your shaky breath, all against your better decisions. His other hand settles between your legs, and a finger plunges inside your heat, curling upward and massaging the rougher layer of flesh. A sharp gasp inhales into your lungs. He isn’t stopping, no, Kai’s gloved finger moves with vigor the more your pleasurably laced cries pour out from your lips, how desperate they become.
He pushes in a second finger, and then a third thrusting in, stretching you and soaking your walls with your arousal. This causes you to push your hips further against his latex hand. 
“Kai, you fucking bastard!” you sob out, formalities be damned as your back arches. You can feel the building pulses in your cunt tense up, losing yourself to your superior on an icy slab in a fucking morgue. 
“You curse my name as though you’re not enjoying this,” Kai mocks.
 His fingers pump deeper, tightening your abs and your lips fall open. His matching rhythm on the bundle of nerves surges in a crash, sending a hard orgasm that shivers through your body. For a moment, just a little moment, your cares fade away. 
You're left breathing deeply, staring up at the ceiling as your chest rises and falls. The euphoria lasts a moment longer, but only for so long. Reality sets in as you lay there, and much too soon, the warmths gone. 
Kai takes advantage of this.
With your chin tipped up toward cabinets lining the ceiling, Kai unfastens his thinner belt. It’s only when you feel him hook under your knees and pull at your thighs that you snap your head up in startlement.
Kai’s venomous eyes stare you down, “I suggest laying back down little girl, we’re not finished yet.”
“Like hell!”
A second flare of rage strickens across your features, a hard glare that doesn’t unyield, especially as he unzips and withdraws himself from formal slacks. You know he’s relishing in your disdain for him, and this makes you thrash on the belts, hoping to force them apart. Of course, Kai did a good job of fastening these fuckers and simply chuckles at your attempt. 
“You’re still not understanding the position that you’re in,” He slips a hand in his pocket, and pulls out the wrapping of a condom. Taking his time, tearing it open, rolling the rubber down his thick length with precision.
 When Kai’s satisfied, his arms reach for you and grab at your hips, giving them a sharp yank forward. He leans in with a darkly low voice, “You can’t escape me. You’re mine to do with as I please.”
“...You lean any closer and I’ll spit in your face.” There isn’t any bite to it. It’s a calm, empty threat and loses all its appeal as a single tear spills down your cheekbone.
A huffing noise emits from his mask, with his lids narrowing in mild disgust. You catch the words “filthy woman,” rasped low and nasally before he does lean back, wrenching at the skin around your hips. 
When he’s all settled Kai lines himself to your heat, in a slow motion he draws himself inside. You almost don't hear it, but from the mask you note a soft hitch in his breath. He gives shallow pushes and pulls on your hips, an experimental dip that splits you in a painful stretch before he pumps fully into you. They’re slow, long strokes, filling you to the brim.
Another strained gasp rips from your wet lips, and your hands impulsively spring out, clenching the black cloth of Kai’s sleeves. His hips snap quicker, and your breath picks up with him. Heart pounding to his thrust; you can feel the beats in your neck. 
And all of a sudden you hear the sound of plastic clasping together, the squeeze of an injection clip the shell of your ear. Your eyes snap open in horror. What—?
Kai locks on your facial features, his deep pumps lessen though the slapping of skin doesn’t stop. “You’ve been too tense. Why don’t you relax for awhile?”
When did he..? 
He prepped it. The syringe must’ve been tucked away. He did have this all planned. You were just the unlucky one who walked to the table and sealed your fate. 
The serum he injected into your bloodstream has fast results it seems. The tension in your muscles slack against his thrusts, allowing him to carry your body closer and take more of his length. You feel the tension in your wide eyes soften, slowly falling half lidded and weak. 
“That’s a good girl, you're taking to the drug faster than I thought,” he muses a little breathless. Right after he sets the syringe back down, a gloved hand reaches for the strap fastened around his head and pulls. The mask slips off.
It’s at this point he hikes his knees up onto the table and pounds in deeper, letting your walls suck him in. Your body’s folded, and Kai treats your body in any way he desires.
You manage to pull your head from his sharp eyes, your cheek bouncing slightly against the icy metal to Kai’s rhythm. The drawers for the deceased are taken in.
You stare intently. 
“You’re going to kill me, aren’t you?”
“No.” He manages between breathes, his voice is heavy and laced with lusting growls, “This is merely a precaution. In the event...ah, in the event you overdose...well. You’re in the right place.”
Your head lolls back to Kai meeting his delicate face which is now flushed. You realize this is the first time you’ve seen him behind the mask. He’s beautiful. Soft featues that compliment him so well. If only he wasn’t so cruel...
“In fact, hah, if you survive...I think this will be the start of something new in my work.” He manages the last bit with a shaky chuckle. 
You see him smirk wickedly, and all you can do is watch, because it doesn’t stop. The only sound in the room is the liquid squish of sex, your mixed heavy breaths. And you hope, god do you hope in your hazy state, feeling a numbness taking hold of your body, that you leave this room alive.
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So this idea isn’t leaving my head. While I’m not going to get it started for now, since I want to concentrate on my current Stevonnie comic, ideas are still ticking away and I just really wanted to draw this cover for the idea.
Maybe I’ll get its own page started in time. I’ll let you know if I do. But even if I did, I wouldn’t expect regular updates to it, not while I’m working on Together Forever.
I want to quickly say something that I think some people may have gotten confused about when I was talking about the Fallout Universe before:
Crystal Gems are still called Crystal Gems, but their role is similar, but not the same as the Brotherhood of Steel. In that they are isolationists, who will try to protect humanity from dangerous gem technology, and corrupted gems. they aren’t bothered with human mutants, human problems, or human technology. But I feel that, ove time, Steven will help their character growth away from this and help them, at least, start opening up to the local comminuty and helping where they can.
Homeworld Authority is still called Homeworld, or The Authority, but take on a similar role to the Enclave. They view themselves as the rightful masters of earth and they’re automatically more superior to any other lifeform by birthright.
I have been thinking over what could have occurred to create this world, how’s this for a (work in progress) backstory: (ended up a lot longer than I thought it would, so I’m space saving by putting in this break)
The Gem colonisation of earth happened later than it did in canon. A couple of thousand years, maybe. Unlike the 6000 years ago in canon, it was perhaps 5000, or maybe 4000 years ago. Enough for a bigger human civilisation to take part in the gem war for earth.
Pink still gets her colony started, still changes her mind about it, and finally chooses to become Rose Quartz to lead the rebellion. I think the human zoo will still be made, because I like the idea of that being around to give a mash-up of the human zoo and the mother ship zeta dlc from Fallout 3.
What really diverges from the timeline is when the rebellion starts fighting back with larger groups of human allies. 4000 (or 5000) years ago we are talking some good military strategies, chariots, bows and arrows, cavalries and tactics, etc. Some research will be needed to really flesh out the lore.
Homeworld, facing a bigger threat than a hundred or so rebels, puts a little more effort into research and development of newer technologies to counteract the human strategies. Nothing develops technologies quite like war.
Rose and the others start capturing some technologies from Homeworld and start studying them to not only understand them, but even attempting to reverse engineer them. They obviously won’t be able to replicate the weapons in form, but hope to do so in function.
This is where Scribes would come in for the Crystal Gems are the replacement for the Brotherhood of Steel that I’ve talked about before. Some Gems and some clever humans, would dedicate themselves to trying to understand the newer Gem technology they’re starting to see.
With inventive people like Bismuth to build their own version of it.
The actual Gem Technology will be locked away in the temple- or whatever name I may give it- but the remake versions that the Crystal Gems turn out will be spread far and wide.
I’m just thinking off the top of my head, but it’d be like- if they tried to make their own version of the gem destabiliser, it would be like a giant tuning fork hooked up to something similar to a large Baghdad Battery (google it, it’s kinda cool) that they would carry in a backpack.
The war would carry on like that, with Homeworld making new tech to combat the threat, sooner or later the rebellion captures some, they make their own version of it, and Homeworld makes new tech to combat the threat.
This drain on resources does take its toll on Homeworld though, and their war against earth is perhaps much shorter, between 300 and 800 years, I haven’t decided yet.
Things do play out similar to canon though. Homeworld decides to abandon earth as a lost cause, implant the Cluster so they’ll get something out of the deal and the three Diamonds blast the earth with their powers as a final middle finger to the rebels.
Gems are destroyed, except for the original Crystal Gems, and Bismuth! Canon Bismuth made a lot of regular weapons and armour and the rebellion was still losing. She was driven to making the Breaking Point because she didn’t think they had a chance of winning any other way. In this new canon, however, because Bismuth was working on newer and newer weapons all the time, each one she was confident would help turn the tide of the war, she never had chance to work on the ultimate weapon of the Breaking Point. She may have designed it, or may have the idea kicking around the back of her mind, but never got around to building it. 
Rose does her thing of finding somewhere isolated to live in both peace and regret for the war. This is where the Crystal Gems become isolationists
With the Gems gone, humans are left to their own devices with all this more advanced technology than they should have in this point in history. Tech continues to develop with this head start.
Fast forward to the year 1929 and people are living lives as you’d see in the Fallout universe in the 2070′s. Nuclear fulled cars, robot assistants, laser rifles and power armour and all that other stuff.
The reason I chose 1929 is two-fold. The first Fallout game was set 84 years after the nuclear war, and 84 years after 1929 is the year 2013; the year Steven Universe first aired.
The failing of the world is the same reason the Fallout universe failed. Resources started to become scarce, wars started over what remained and the whole thing was escalated by a race that may have been too young to fully understand the forces they were really dealing with, having come a long way, but still too fast, thanks to the ancient interference.
Nuclear hellfire rained down and some people took their shelter in the vaults, while everyone else had to find ways to survive outside.
Rose and the Gems stick to their isolation as humanity all but wipes itself out. Rose is heartbroken to see the beautiful world that she fought so hard for, so easily destroyed. There can be a lot to explore there. Maybe Rose will leave the group, maybe she’ll just wander off and be alone a lot but still return to the temple eventually. I haven’t decided yet.
Perhaps all the gems will have some additional guilt, knowing that their old tech is what pushed humanity so far so fast.
Fast forward 70 years and Rose meets a travelling wastelander named Greg. They fall in love. I’m not going to go into a lot of detail here mostly because I haven’t really thought too much about it, but partly because I know I want it to be explored within the story itself to show how different from canon it would be. Not just the flashback elements from “Story for Steven,” and "We Need to Talk," with a Fallout flair. I want to work out some other nice adventures to bring them together.
Rose and Greg come back to Beach City with Rose expecting their baby.
Steven is born and the Gems immediately take custody, with the logic that their secure base is a better place for Steven to grow up than the harsh wasteland. Greg is allowed to visit as often as he likes, but not stay there. Nor is Steven allowed off the base. They want to protect the legacy of their leader, Rose.
I’m going to say that Steven starts showing hints of Gem powers around 10 years old. Nothing he can control. Perhaps his Gem glows when he’s really happy, if he falls down some steps his bubble forms but immediately pops so it’s just enough to save him from injury. Little things like that.
But this serves as a point where The Gems start “encouraging” Greg to visit less and leave the raising of Steven to them, as his upbringing has now become “Gem Business”
Steven may have snuck off the base once or twice to see the world beyond the base, but after this he’ll do it a lot more often to see his dad and the Beach City settlement.
I think Bismuth suspects he sneaks off but both can’t prove it, and doesn’t want to try and prove it, Garnet knows but says nothing, both of them are letting Steven have his fun, and Pearl has no idea he does it.
Amethyst is not part of the group in the beginning, she’s out as part of a raider gang somewhere. Thank you to theyarheeguy for giving me that idea, and many others, to work with.
A total of 84 years after the bombs dropped, Steven is now 12 years old, sneaking off the base for another visit to town, when he spots a pretty young girl dressed in a strange blue jumpsuit, emerging from a hidden trapdoor that was underneath the old Beach City water-tower.
Steven is 12 because I believe that’s how old he was when the show started. Based on the timeline, the passing of the seasons and so on, he has to have a 13th birthday that we don’t see on screen, before we do see his 14th birthday.
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About Bakugo, I actually think his original characterization is partly why his arc doesn't work for me: it seems like his contempt for others and desire to hurt them is innate, because he was already insulting and humiliating Deku for fun when they were in kindergarden, and at this age I'm not sure it makes sense to blame the adults around him for this behavior. This is also why I don't buy the "childhood friends" narrative, even before the infamous river scene Bakugo was toxic to Deku.
Hard agree, anon. I'm willing to give some wiggle room to the "Bakugo had a messy childhood and that's why he's like this" argument just because I'm not caught up (and thus might be missing some flashbacks/revelations), no one's life is ever perfect, and there's a subjective line between what we read as innocuous tropes vs. realistic traumas (example: is his mom hitting him something we take seriously, or just classic anime "comedy"?), but honestly I'm... not persuaded by that stance. Largely due to what you've said about this contempt being around since the very beginning. Bakugo's cruelty is the introduction to the entire series, the very first thing we see:
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First, they're young here. Maybe not kindergarten young, but as we see in the above narration, it's at age four that Bakugo acquired his "I'm the best" thinking (more on that in a second). They're kids. This is not something that developed slowly over the years until Bakugo crossed some kind of line, he's been like this since the very start. Since a kid is capable of forming thoughts, opinions, and making decisions: like attacking another. In what way does this establish them as friends? Izuku literally shaking as he tries to protect another kid Bakugo is has hurt? Bakugo calling him worthless? Gleefully attacking and punching Izuku in the face? They were never friends! Izuku followed Bakugo around because he was paid some kind of attention by him and Bakugo poisoned the well — no one else in class will befriend Izuku. We see this both by the two willing to help beat him up here and, later, when Izuku says he wants to got to U.A. the entire class laughs at both the idea and Bakugo blowing up his desk in response. The bullying is the only kind of "friendship" Izuku has, so he embraces it with a smile and a nickname. Meanwhile, Bakugo allows Izuku to tag along because he makes him feel good in comparison. All Bakugo needs for an ego boost is to look at Izuku. He's the useless, quirkless nobody whose name can be read as "Deku." What's not to like? Izuku makes Bakugo feel good because Bakugo will always come out on top — always win — when pit against him. Did they have a few good moments gushing over All Might? Yeah, but anyone who has been bullied knows that it's not a clear cut "They were consistently awful every second of every day." Sometimes, those moments of pretend or conditional friendship make everything worse.
(As a side note, I keep hearing the more intense fans of Bakugo saying that those who criticize him identify with Izuku "too much" and it's like... yes? He's the protagonist. You're supposed to identify with him. To say nothing of the question of why you'd include such an explicit bullying subplot — arguably at the heart of the narrative in regards to characterization — if you didn't want readers who had experienced bullying to relate to this story. So it's all about victims like Izuku, you're allowed to care, just don't care in a way that holds Bakugo responsible?)
"But Izuku cares about Bakugo. He tried to help him out of the river." Yeah, because Izuku cares about everyone. Overlooking his warped idea of what friendship is due to having no one but Bakugo, Izuku is the kind of person who is going to extend his hand to anyone who needs it, just like All Might would. His extreme compassion and lack of other friends is not good proof that he cares for Bakugo in any true, healthy fashion, let alone that Bakugo cares for him.
As for when this all started, yeah, it was when they were even younger than in the scene above. Toddlers when Bakugo realized he had a strong quirk and Izuku was told he had none. Bakugo's reaction to these events — deciding he's better than everyone else and that justifies harming those "lesser" than him — is instantaneous. That desire was there all along. He just needed an excuse to act on it. After the conversations about the adults' influence on him, I went back to the anime scenes of Bakugo showing his quirk to his class and it's... pretty normal? I mean yes, there's praise, but in what world wouldn't there be praise? A bunch of other kids are going to ooh and ahh over mini explosions and the two teachers, unless they're entirely heartless, are going to tell this kid that he'll indeed make a wonderful hero someday. Those are standard responses for very young kids who aren't going to understand something like, "That is a powerful quirk and you could be a great hero... just don't let that potential go to your head!" There's nothing in those scenes that imply an excess of praise, at least so much that it would totally warp a kid's perspective of others to the extent Bakugo has going on. If I recall correctly, Bakugo's parents are quite disappointed in his behavior, but that never had an impact on him. And as I mentioned previously, we have incredibly talented characters like Momo (getting into U.A. on recommendation), people like Ida who come from families with other heroes they want to impress, Todoroki dealing with a crazy legacy to live up to, tied up in his abuse... yet none of them turned out like Bakugo. All of that didn't kill their compassion, but adults telling Bakugo he has a strong quirk made him into this person? Bakugo wanted to be that person, right from the start.
Honestly, I think a lot of fans latched onto Bakugo — which is awesome! — but didn't want to admit how horrible he actually is. So they took moments largely out of context and repeated them enough until they became fandom staples. Bakugo and Izuku were close childhood friends who just had a falling out they need to come back from. Bakugo was only like this because the adults in his life drove him to that behavior. Izuku loves Bakugo because he can see how good he is, deep down inside, and definitely not because he's been stuck with him since they were toddlers, unable to escape him even at U.A. It's a very sanitized look at their relationship, embraced because fans want them to be friends or lovers. Which is fine! God knows I'm into a ton of "problematic" ships, I just like acknowledging that they're problematic, not trying to sweeten the situation because fandoms have made others feel guilty for liking anything that's not squeaky clean and pure. Bakugo tormented Izuku for their entire childhood. He encouraged him to commit suicide. He tried to keep him from achieving his dream, both by undermining his confidence and outright threatening him (remember burning his shoulder?). He then reworked that obsession when they both got into U.A., trying to prove Izuku's uselessness, failing, and continually struggling with the thought that he's actually a great hero. And it's like... why do I care? This guy is a horrible person, he's been a horrible person since he was a kid, and his greatest challenge for more than half the story is acknowledging that other people aren't worthless trash. His improvement still hasn't gotten him to the standard of an average person, let alone a hero. If Bakugo were a villain, great, or if the story was going to really highlight the corruption of the hero career as a whole (we take anyone with powerful quirks, no matter how awful they are), great, but as a main character hero whose behavior is supposedly just a cover for a fantastic guy, please overlook everything he does and assume he's worthy of your respect anyway? Ehhh. Why do I care about him as a good guy when there are characters like Ida and Uraraka I could stan? To be clear, I'm not saying other fans can't enjoy whatever characters they enjoy, just that from a storytelling perspective I think it's a failure to introduce Bakugo as such an extreme, make him one of the heroes, give him such a selfish struggle, and then expect a lot of the audience to care. Bakugo either needed to be more balanced from the start — regular flaws instead of such an intense adoration for cruelty from the age of four — or the story needed to unpack his behavior in a way it never bothered to.
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