#rainei

[anglerflsh]

big reveal: i was the anon who robbed your last name

also big reveal: give me your best suit this is a robbery

my best suit? alright

#[.asks] #rainei

[vynive]

Updated my ref for Rainei, with and without the glowy Jenare shit

#vynart #rainei #neana #my ocs #her old ref still holds up ok but i wanted her fluffier

[luxsombra]

The meteor shower scene retold for Rainei? Shinden? whatever ship name we decided on for them. Read below the cut or on AO3

“I’ve seen one. The thing was it was in the middle of the battlefield, where everyone else had been eliminated. Except for the one man at my side. Right, Undertaker?” Green eyes looked at Shin from across the room.

“Well that isn’t as romantic as one might have hoped,” Anju said with a sigh.

Over the para-RAID, the Handler laughs.

“And to top it all off, our juggernauts ran outta gas so until Fido came back from whereever he ran off to, we were stuck in the middle of all that carnage with nothing to do but wait.”

“Who’s Fido?”

“Our dog.”

“You have a dog?”

“Well, he’s a very unusual dog. He doesn’t go ‘woof’ so much as he goes ‘beep.’” Daiya added with a shrug.

“Nights on the battlefield are terrifyingly dark. And they seem to go on forever. Then, all of a sudden, the pale silent lights ignite the sky, appearing one after another, and then falling to earth. That is when I made the biggest mistake of my life. Said something weird that shouldn’t have slipped out.”

Shinei looked over at Raiden, somewhat in disbelief that he was really about to tell this particular story. He remembered that night vividly. He knew what came next.

“What did you say, show off?”

“Wouldn’t you like to know.”

Well, if Raiden wasn’t going to tell them, Shin could at least take the chance to embarrass the other.

“If this is the last thing I—“

“If this is the last thing I see, then maybe that’s not so bad,” Shinei says, staring right at Raiden. What he doesn’t share is that Raiden wasn’t looking at the stars when he said that. He was looking at Shinei, lips red and swollen.

———

Finally. Silence. Or as close to it as they could get amidst the dwindling flames eating at the last blades of grass around them. After the hours of voices and screams, both in his ears and in his head, Shin would gladly take the crackling of dying flames.

“Your juggernaut’s wrecked.”

He turned, eyes falling on Raiden who stood a few yards away, leaning against his own mech. Which also wasn’t in great shape, to be completely fair.

“Yeah. Fido should be gathering parts from the others.”

He notated the location of each fallen comrade during the battle. Guided them to a safe and peaceful death before returning to the fight. Once he could safely transmit data, he sent the coordinates to Fido to recover as much as he could.

Of course, Shin had failed to consider that the two of them could have used a resupply first.

“What happened back there? You turned off your pararaid. If it weren’t for the Handler’s bitching about it, I would have thought you died.”

Shin gave him a blank look. They both knew Shin was cursed with being unable to die. That’s what made him the Reaper.

“Too many black sheep,” he replied, leaving it at that. Raiden nodded with a soft sigh.

“I wish I could take it from you for a few hours. Share the burden.”

Shin gave a soft chuckle. It was sweet. Touching, even. But he wouldn’t wish this curse on anyone. “You’d change your mind about that pretty quickly. It’s fine. I’m-“

“Used to it. I know. But that doesn’t mean it’s right. I hate seeing you suffer.”

“You’re sounding soft, Raiden. Did you hit your head? Come sit.” Shin wasn’t known for teasing or playful banter, but with Raiden, he was always a little more relaxed. A little more playful.

“Ah, shut it. You worried me, is all.” But still, the green eyed male walked over and sat beside Shin, both leaning back against the juggernaut with the headless skeleton painted on its side.

“You can disconnect from everyone else. But don’t disconnect from me. I need to know you’re okay.”

Shin turned to look at the other male, trying to read what Raiden wasn’t saying and failing. Normally, he could read the other without a problem, but perhaps he was too drained from having to guide so many friends to their graves that day.

“I’ll always make it back at the end of the day.”

Raiden clicked his tongue and clenched his fists in aggravation. “Dammit, Shin. You say that but there’s no guarantee. You’re just as susceptible out there as the rest of us, Especially with the way you wreck your mech!” Raiden turned to face him fully, eyes blazing with a flame that had always drawn Shin in like he was nothing more than a moth. “Just listen to me for once, would ya?”

Shin chuckled and knocked his shoulder against Raiden’s. “Alright. Sorry. Forgive me?”

Raiden scoffed and turned away, turning his eyes to the sky instead. “Yeah. Whatever.”

They were silent after that. Shin actually found himself drifting off, eyes heavy with the weight he’d carried that day. He didn’t usually sleep very well, especially not somewhere so open and dangerous. But there was a certain level of comfort that always came with being beside Raiden. His mind knew that even if all hell broke lose, the other would protect him long enough for Shin to get his own bearings.

“Hey. Shin. Look.” Raiden jostled his shoulder, causing Shin’s head to bounce. He hadn’t realized he’d slumped against the other. Blinking slowly, Shin opened his eyes and looked to Raiden, who was pointing to the sky. Following his direction, Shin looked to the sky in time to see dozens of stars shooting across the deep blue sea before burning out of view.

He’d never seen a meteor shower before. He’d heard of them of course. But the stars were never a thing of interest for him. They were just something that happened. The same as trees or rocks in his path.

But this. This made it abundantly clear why people spoke so highly of the stars.

His vision was eclipsed by dark hair and bright green eyes. Before he could react, warm lips were pressed to his. Shin froze from the initial shock, but took only a moment to melt into it and return the kiss. They may have stayed like that for hours, or maybe just a few seconds. Shin wasn’t sure. For once, he’d stopped thinking, stopped analyzing, stopped waiting.

Shin never allowed himself to get too attached and develop feelings for others. Not only was it due to the very real threat that everyone he knew would be gone tomorrow, but he also simply held no interest in romantic relationships. He didn’t feel that pull everyone else spoke about. He couldn’t say he exactly felt it now, either. But what he did feel was…

Nice. This was nice. If he thought about it, anyone else trying the same move on him wouldn’t have had the same result. Somewhere in Shin’s mind, he knew he’d accepted the kiss and returned it because it was Raiden.

“If this is the last thing I see, then maybe that’s not so bad.”

Shin’s cheeks burned red, a feeling he was not quite accustomed too, and he turned away from Raiden’s intense gaze.

And honestly? He held the same opinion.

——

Everyone at the barracks laughed, pulling Shinei from his thoughts. A small smile remained on his lips, a near foreign expression most days.

“It sounded good at the time!” Raiden said to everyone before pointing at Shinei, eyes burning with that familiar flame again. “Give me a break, man. I see you laughing, don’t try to hide it.”

And at that, everyone turned for the rare opportunity to see Shinei laugh.

#eighty six #shinei nouzen #raiden shuga #eighty six fanfic #shinei fanfic #shin nouzen #shinei x raiden #raiden x shinei #shin x raiden #raiden x shin #raiden shuga fanfic #rainei #shinden #demiromantic shinei #my fics

[melaninpov]

Chadwick Boseman 1976 - 2020

3 years ago today, we lost a talented brother

#chadwick boseman #actor: chadwick boseman #talented #black actors #black panther #wakanda forever #t’challa #da 5 bloods #ma rainey #21 bridges #the avengers #avengers endgame #infinity war #marshall #message from the king #captian america #civil war #gods of egypt #get on up #james brown #42 #jackie robinson #gone too soon #rest in peace #fxck cancer

[ilikestuff69]

Emma Stone winning over Lily Gladstone feels similar to Anthony Hopkins winning over Chadwick Boseman.

Like did the winner deserve it? Absolutely. Those performances were phenomenal. But the person who didn’t win FELT like person who should’ve won, if that makes sense?

#emma stone #poor things #lily gladstone #killers of the flower moon #anthony hopkins #the father #chadwick boseman #ma rainey #oscars #oscar’s 2024

[boanerges20]

Wayne Rainey /Eddie Lawson /Christian Sarron /Kevin Schwantz /Wayne Gardner

#motorcycle #wayne rainey #eddie lawson #christian sarron #kevin schwantz #wayne gardner #motolegends #wgp #sport bike #racing #motorsports #the grid #ride hard or go home #built for speed #classic motorcycle #pure legends #experience speed #moto love #lifestyle

[cartermagazine]

Today In History

Gertrude “Ma” Rainey was born in Columbus, GA on this date April 26, 1886. Rainey was an influential blues singer and early blues recording artist.

Dubbed the “Mother of the Blues”, ‘Ma’ Rainey bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern blues, influencing a generation of blues singers.

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ is a 1982 play by Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson-which chronicles Ma Rainey and the 20th-century African-American experience. The play is set in a recording studio in 1920s Chicago, and deals with issues of race, art, religion, sexuality and the historic exploitation of Black recording artists by white producers.

The play has been converted into a film, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The film stars Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts. Streaming now on Netflix.

CARTER™️ Magazine

#ma rainey #carter magazine #carter #historyandhiphop365 #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #history #cartermagazine #today in history #staywoke #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth

[roughridingrednecks]

Rainey in Florida

#rainey #young guy #redneck #smoker #cap #shades #stubble #cigarette

[illustratus]

Epaminondas defending Pelopidas by William Rainey

#epaminondas #pelopidas #art #william rainey #history #siege of mantinea #greek #ancient greek #greece #ancient greece #europe #european #antiquity #ancient #battle #war #thebes #theban

[anglerflsh]

if you have philip as a name and your brother has caleb as a name

then

oh no

have any murderous tendencies lately?

when have I not had murderous tendencies honestly

#you guys really like to joke about me killing him huh. Well im about to be hilarious /j #[.asks] #rainei

[lumencoelisanctarosa]

#albert shaw #horror movies #slashers #tbp fandom #the black phone #horror #scott derrickson #johny depp #lucille sharpe #mort rainey #sweeney todd #billy loomis #hot psychos #patrick bateman #seo moon jo #bo sinclair #the grabber #finney blake #Spotify

[grimmbats]

Most of my blondes that I thought were similar

#Case #Reid #Rene #Elliot #Trace #Rainey #Sri #Xzavier #Tatum #Calwynn #sims4 #sims 4 #ts4 #mine

[queerasfact]

Black History Month: Ma Rainey

I went out last night with a crowd of my friends, It must've been women, 'cause I don't like no men.

Prove It On Me Blues, Ma Rainey, 1928

Born in Columbus, Georgia, in 1886, Gertrude “Ma” Rainey began performing at a young age, and by her late teens, was touring as part of Black minstrel shows around America’s south.

Know for her strong voice, she was one of the first performers to popularise the blues, and bring it to audiences around America. She recoreded over 92 songs with Paramount records, alongside well-known musicians such as Louis Armstrong.

Ma had a close relationship with fellow blues performer Bessie Smith, with Ma’s guitarist Sam Chatmon saying that “I believe she was courtin’ Bessie.” Some of Ma’s songs - like Prove It On Me Blues - also teased the idea of her queerness, which appealed to white audiences who saw blues as an exciting, risque, liberated genre.

Learn more

[Image: black-and-white photo of Ma Rainey, smiling, wearing a headband, pearls, beaded earrings, and a beaded dress; source]

#black history #ma rainey #blues #lgbt #lgbtq #bessie smith #queer history #bi history #lgbt history #black women #black history month

[boanerges20]

Eddie Lawson Vs. Wayne Rainey

#motorcycle #eddie lawson #wayne rainey #motolegends #wgp #sport bike #racing #motorsports #ride hard or go home #built for speed #experience speed #classic motorcycle #please reblog #moto love #lifestyle

[thecutiecollective]

Selfie by Rainey Qualley

IG: Rainsford

#rainey qualley #brunette #beautiful eyes

[chalamet-chalamet]

Timothée at today’s NY Knicks game (4/23/23)

#timothee chalamet #ny knicks #via Getty images #Knicks #april 23 #timothée chalamet #michael rainey jr