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artiststarme · 1 year

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What If Steve Were To Leave Hawkins? Part 19

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 Part 18

Well guys, this is the last story part! Just the epilogue left now and I have ideas lol. I plan on posting it sometime tomorrow if my shift gets slow. Thank you to everyone that has stuck around for all of these parts. Let me know what you guys think in the comments!

Part 20

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The Party was having a great time regaling each other with their own stories. Steve spoke of Chicago and serving the caffeine-addled fiends of the coffee shop. Eddie captivated their attention with tales of concerts of up-and-coming metal bands and towering buildings. Meanwhile, the kids entertained the older boys with stories of pool outings and ideas for DnD. Nancy and Johnathan were in their own world, chatting about college or whatever they talked about. Through it all, Hopper and Joyce watched all of the kids talking and having fun with each other.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and even though they were having a fabulous time at the impromptu gathering at the Byers’, the older teens had to get back to the trailer to go to bed. They had to hit the road back to Chicago early the next morning. Steve had already taken a couple of days off from work and he was expected to be back at the coffee shop for a midday shift the next day.

Steve made a move to stand and awkwardly clapped his hands together. “Hey everyone, we have to head out. We have to be on the road early tomorrow.”

The joyful expressions on everyone’s faces vanished in an instant. They had just gotten Steve back, they didn’t want to lose him again. Their own self-pity and morose feelings were ignored however in the face of making Steve feel happy and secure in his decision to move. Every member of the Party stamped a mournful smile on their face and reminded themselves that this was the best option for Steve as they said their goodbyes.

Hopper started off the first of their farewells with a warm hug and a threat, “if you don’t call me as soon as you get back to Chicago, I will personally hunt you down and kick your ass, kid. Don’t go AWOL again.”

He turned to Eddie and glared as harshly as he could, “if I hear about you hurting Steve even a little bit, I’ll finish what the Upside Down started. Do not test me, Munson. I have nothing to lose.”

Eddie paled slightly and his mouth dropped open. He was both impressed at the Chief’s threat and also offended at the notion that there could be some world in which he’d hurt Steve. “Um, excuse you…”

“Hey, let the boys be happy!” Joyce defended him and slugged Hopper in the arm. She enveloped both Eddie and Steve in a hug and whispered into their ears, “Ignore him. You’re both always welcome here. You boys better stay in touch, you hear me?”

They both nodded at her and returned her hug, Steve pressing a small kiss to the top of the short woman’s head. She was a better mother to him in the past three years than his own mother had been his entire life and he would miss being able to see her at the drop of a hat. Next, the kids enveloped him and Eddie in a suffocating group hug, all muttering over one another about how they’d miss them and would be visiting them soon in the city, how if they didn’t stay in touch they’d hunt them down and make them regret it.

Dustin, in particular, was upset at their move to Chicago. He held onto them the longest and they could feel tears soaking into their shirts. Steve hugged him especially close and said softly, “Hey man, we’re not going far. We gave you our number and you can call whenever you want. And if you ever need us, we’re just a couple hours drive away.”

“What if you guys forget about me?” Dustin whispered brokenly.

Eddie grasped the back of his neck and looked him directly in the eye, “Henderson, you’re our little brother. We’re never going to forget you or any of the other kids. We went through something… um, really fucking traumatic together so you’re stuck with us for life.”

Dustin nodded and with another hug to him and Steve and a brief fist-bump to Robin, Dustin joined the other kids back at the table. He still had tears dripping down his face and a permanent pout to boot but he knew there was nothing else he could do to keep them here. He was losing his older friends in the same way that lost his dad but hopefully they would keep their promise to call. He just had to trust them when they said that he was the little brother they would never forget.

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When they arrived back at the trailer, Robin claimed the couch for the night while Wayne was on his night shift at the plant. Steve and Eddie tiredly made their way to Eddie’s bedroom for some much needed sleep. They hardly had the energy to undress before they both crawled underneath the covers.

“Big day tomorrow, Stevie,” Eddie muttered, yawning between his words. “You excited?”

Steve thought for a moment. He was finally doing something with his life and he was doing it for himself. Him, his boyfriend that he loved, and his best friend were moving to the city together and were moving on with their lives in a way he never thought he would. And he was putting himself first for once and was making a move that would make him happy, even while the kids might not feel the same.

“Yeah Eds, I’m really excited. I can’t wait to go around and show Robin the city. We can take her to the Lincoln Park Zoo and take her to that bookstore that has the gay books! Do you think she’ll like it?” He asked Eddie excitedly.

“I think she’ll love it, babe,” Eddie yawned again and pecked him softly on the lips. “Goodnight Stevie, I love you.”

“Love you too, babe. Goodnight,” Steve told him. Then, they both fell asleep, eager for the next day to arrive.

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The next morning, Steve, Eddie, and Robin rushed around the trailer at the asscrack of dawn flinging random objects into their bags and getting ready for the day. Steve took a shower with Eddie ‘to save water’ while Robin got dressed in Eddie’s room and Wayne made them a small breakfast with coffee.

Saying goodbye to Uncle Wayne was obviously the hardest part of leaving for Eddie. The man had taken him in when he needed him without so much as a blink of hesitation. But he knew after so long of a time taking care of Eddie and relinquishing space in his own home for him, Wayne would be pleased to have his peace back. Eddie gave him a long hug and almost came to tears when Wayne gruffly mentioned visiting him in Chicago and always wanting to see Wrigley field for himself. But, he managed to choke back the tears and vowed to have him to their new apartment as soon as he could.

After a small squabble of who got to ride with Steve and who had to drive the van (it was a short argument since Robin was still a new driver and was anxious when it came to driving on the freeway), the trio said their last goodbyes and made their way to the Beemer and Eddie’s van. Then, they were off.

When Steve drove past the Leaving Hawkins sign months ago, he thought no one would care enough to notice his absence. But now, as he passed the sign with Robin in the passenger seat and Eddie tailgating him in his van, he could feel how loved he truly was. They were starting a new chapter, away from the other members of their family, but they were moving on together. And that’s all Steve had ever truly wanted. They may come back to visit their family here but their home has changed. It wasn’t the town of Hawkins with its bad memories and even worse people. Their home was with each other, wherever they ended up.

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imsoquarky · 9 months

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OKAY IM GONNA TALK ABOUT TMNT MM NOW

WARNING FOR SPOILERS BELOW THE CUT!!! THIS IS A RAMBLE POST, I AINT TIPTOEING AROUND IT!!!

Also, probably gonna start making # for post types. I feel like I reblog so much stuff that it's hard to find my actual content-

♠️ - ♣️ - ♥️ - ♦️

Starting off the bat, everyone who said Rise lovers were gonna love MM were absolutely correct. I adored this movie with every fiber of my being and I really think it could bring new people into the TMNT fandom just as ROTTMNT did.

While I will always be sad that Rise did not get the merch it deserved, I am over the moon that MM is getting it. The toys I've seen and merch I've gotten are already extraordinary. For the most part they are very very well made and most of it doesn't look like they've seen their entire family be brutally ripped limb from limb.

But moving away from my opinions about merch which is a whole other bag of worms being the physical item lover I am. THE MOVIE WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!

The storyline, the characters, the voice acting, the line delivery, the writing, the comedy, and ofc most of all

THE ART!! OMG THE ART!!! I LOVED EVERY SINGLE BIT!!! I see so much dragging on the art of this movie because it's ugly BUT THATS THE WHOLE POINT!!! It's meant to be messy, asymmetrical, even uncomfortable at times. Every character is so vastly different from the last, including every single background character. Some of my favorite overall designs were Splinter, April, Stockman, Superfly, Mondo Gecko, and even that fuckin BEAST Superfly turned into at the end.

This was the first iteration I watched where Splinter started out as a rat, being only into the more modern media, I had no idea that he was originally a pet. I could go on and on about MM Splinter and that is what I am going to do. I LOVED HIM. SO MUCH. He was such a dad, and an absolute badass when he wanted to be. Kicking ass to save his sons and just worried out of his mind about them. Despite his distain for humans, he was willing to take their help when it was offered. Instead of reprimanding his sons right then and there, he'd give them a hug and make sure they were safe beforehand. And when he saved them from getting their blood taken (I'm not calling it milking, please don't make me omg- /lh), he was like "I told you so!" but not in like.. a toxic way?? I never thought Splinter would end up as my favorite of any iteration, yet... here we are.

But y'all probably aren't all that interested in my gushing about Splinter yeah? Let's talk about the turtles, going from my favorite to least favorite (not to say I don't absolutely love them all, I just like some more than others.)

Raphael and Donnie are tied, but I'll start with just Raph. Raphael very much reminded me of when I was younger. Down to the struggled with volume & um... well, anger issues. Deep down, he loves and cares about his brothers, but he wants to branch out and meet new people. It's not that he doesn't want them to be there when he dies, it's that he wants to know other people outside of them. He loves them, but it's only natural to not want to ONLY have them.

Donatello was a silly guy, lots of playful jabs at his brothers and I just loved him. Also, the guy can DRIVE. Technically, being old enough, most places I know you can get a learners permit, so he probably realistically could drive. Despite complaining about having a "giant stick" much like 2012 Donnie, I found myself less annoyed by his complaints. Maybe I'm bias? Who knows. Point is, I loved him.

Leonardo, like Raph, was extremely relatable. With his upbringing and having a very anxious father, it makes sense to have such chronic anxiety. I swear, sometimes I feel like a mix between MM Leo and MM Raph. While ofc, I wasn't a fan of the little crush on April, it's not unrealistic. This is the first girl they've met and he has dreams of getting a girlfriend, obviously a 15 year old like that is gonna fall head over heels for the first girl he sees. Hell, when I first found out girls could like girls I honestly wasn't much different. (Ofc, I'm not a girl anymore, but that's besides the point here). But April shutting him down at prom was a relief, I'm hoping it just stays as a little puppy crush. It was handled SO much better than 2012 ever did, and I'm standing by that.

Now Michelangelo. Mikey was the SWEETEST OMG. Him and Mondo were an adorable duo and I'm hoping in future content we get more of them. Also, what is with Mikey and almost getting hit with cars in this film? I think the mans needs to keep away from the streets because he's like the critters down here in Kansas, very bad luck with cars. Only reason he's probably my least fav here is because I guess I don't have much to say about him, like, specifically?

Anyways. That's a lot of rambling, someone please talk to me about MM.

#tmnt #tmnt 2023 #tmnt mutant mayhem #mutant mayhem #clem's rambles

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malusienki · 8 months

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why does listening to classical music automatically make you “an old soul” “nerdy” “weird” “boring”

more under the cut (it’s long, sorry)

like? is it just me having a different standpoint or do i not get it? why is it that classical music is considered boring? what caused that? what???? im convinced the people saying these things have listened to like. vivaldi’s four seasons. boccherini’s minuet. offenbach’s can-can. and called it a day. these people probably don’t even know that it’s called “minuet” and only refer to the toreador march as the “fnaf song” <- (i don’t have anything against this per se, fnaf is a really cool thing i just never got into it fully and it only irks me just a little but that’s a whole other topic) without knowing what it’s from. now that goes to say i don’t expect everyone who criticizes and doesn’t like it to immediately go listen to the entire library of classical music and be enlightened but it’s a little offputting when you go out of your way to continuously remind someone that they’re weird for listening to and enjoying operas and/or classical music.

that last little bit was taken from what my friend— or i guess ex-friend now but the term still seems unfamiliar— would kind of do to me but to a lower degree i think. they said they found my interest in opera cool and would .. kind of listen to my rants and stuff and i appreciate it but then they’d go and make offhand comments about how weird i was and would use my interest in opera to sort of like.. “you can’t be talking you like OPERA” in a jokey manner i guess? that sort of thing. i thought that was normal and even though it hurt my feelings, it was all jokes, yeah? [i recognize now that thats not how that works and even though occasional jokes are okay your interests should never be the butt of the “joke” if it’s constantly repeated and hurts your feelings] and i think people don’t realize how much of a foundation classical music in itself is. i cannot tell you how many times i’ve recognized a piece to be a fragment from an opera or a mozart composition or like.. jeez i don’t fucking know, beethoven. out in the wild. in pop music, in movies, in shows, etc. even instagram reels/tiktok. if you frequent those you’ll come to find that there are a lot of trending “audios” using like.. lacrimosa or vivaldi’s four seasons or fuckin like prokofiev’s dance of the knights or act II of swan lake. i remember my mom was watching a netflix movie, a fucking cheesy ass romance or something, and there was a moment where the flower duet from lakmé played. the goddamn mario movie has a clip of carmen’s “l’amour est un oiseau rebelle”/the habanera within the first like, what. ten? fifteen minutes? i might be getting needlessly annoyed but it’s really fucking aggravating getting told i’m weird for liking something supposedly no one else under the age of 50 does. thanks guys. i really appreciate your supportiveness— but that’s besides the point.

my main reason that i’m even writing this is because my assumption (of course, this is most likely an incorrect assumption because i’m only 15 and only have so much life experience) is that the same people who often go around saying that classical music is boring and dull are the ones who are constantly wanting to push the arts to be funded. if you’re gonna fund the arts, fund ALL of them. not just “‘“‘“modern”””” stuff. not just musical theatre or plays. i think people forget that? maybe they ignore it. maybe they just don’t know. that’s why education is so important.

now that being said, i know seeing an opera or going to a concert can be expensive— and i wish that wasn’t the case. there’s always free livestreams, there’s always concerts, there’s albums, youtube videos, i know when i was in chicago i listened to the classical radio, etc. nothing beats seeing these things live in the theatre but it’s better than nothing i think?

also, i don’t mean to say classical is better than anything i mentioned above. no. i’m just sick and fucking tired of being told this and that about my interest when all i want to do is to be happy and consume something in peace without being hardcore judged for it and i really appreciate the small little operablr community.

there’s definitely more that i missed to this so if i think of anything more i’ll add on to it but i’m just… hrrrrgggg anger rage frustration. head in hands. so tired.

thank you for your time

#rants #classical music #opera tag #music

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vintagecola · 11 months

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ATSV and Peter B’s role in this film

Some thoughts

I was sad when Peter B broke the bro code. His actions were a stark contrast to what he was in ITSV. What dirt does Miguel have on my boy that caused him to hench for Spider-Man 2099 and be dragged into the Spider Society spending most of his time running around fixing multidimensional breakages? Why was he kind of in a fog throughout the whole thing making some controversial decisions and just standing there as Gwen and Miles were manhandled by that dick Miguel. Someone help him, slap him, and shake him please

My boy went home to sit on his ass and read and chill still kind of in shock after getting yelled at by his boss Miggy and witnessing him wanting to obliterate a 15 yr old while Miles and Gwen were still out there fighting for their lives and having crises. 😭 FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES. Fckn help those children peter b what tf is wrong with you baby boy

He was sitting until Gwen came to pick his ass up

I am devastated.

Was the reason he was wearing a bathrobe and brought his daughter along to the Spider Society is because he thought this was probably going to be a quick thing? Like a meeting at work?

I know that he’s had the experience of his failures and traumas already and moved past them but how could he think Miles would be okay with what Miguel was demanding he do??

Peter B what happened to you?? I love you but Please blink twice if you need help. Are you mind controlled??? What did Miguel do to you babygirl???

Some explanations:

It’s shown that Peter B and Miguel failed to save people from the canon event change in that other universe and people were being dusted right before Peter’s eyes as he held them in his arms. This is obviously the reason why Peter B’s hands were tied and he didn’t have much choice but to sit there as Miguel freaked out on Miles and allowed him to talk to Miles the way he did.

Peter b at least was protective over Miles after Miguel trapped him. While he was not going to jump in and fight 2099, he was still shown throughout the ordeal trying to calmly talk Miguel down.

Peter b also really did not know his stabilizer had a tracking device and only wanted to talk miles down and at least try to get him on their side.

But Miguel started making it personal for some reason while on the train fight moving upward which seemed to cause both Peter and Gwen to snap out of following Miguel’s orders just a little.

Peter b seemed emotionally vulnerable and was a little off throughout the whole film. But there has to be a reason for this.

Peter B was repeatedly exposed to his canon events and past trauma while Miguel was explaining how things worked to Miles.

It is a bit strange that while showing that he and Peter b failed to save the people in one universe, Miguel stops to say “isn’t that right, Peter?” And a wounded Peter B agrees with him of course. It’s like Miguel had to make sure to remind Peter of their failure to save people which causes Peter to become highly vulnerable like an exposed nerve.

I can’t help but SEE that Miguel is emotionally manipulating Peter B to fall into line and work under him for “the greater good” of the multiverse.

But it is off the way Peter B is acting as he’s reluctant to totally give chase to Miles and unsuccessfully tries to talk Miguel and everyone down even when he tries to and fails at backing up Gwen when she asked for it. Instead Peter B is yelled at by his boss and told to go home, which he does like a good little boy

PETER B IS BEING EMOTIONALLY MANIPULATED BY MIGUEL.

He’s being emotionally manipulated by Miguel. He is being repeatedly exposed to his trauma and failures opening him up like a fresh wound. It would make him more agreeable to standing back when Gwen and Miles were blatantly asking for his help and the hurt on his face when he couldn’t !

Someone save this man, please. Look at him in this picture right now and hug him.

Some hope:

Peter B is shown going back with the OG Spider-Gang at the end of the movie to help his boy Miles but this is all in part thanks to his wifey, MJ.

Peter B is shown talking to Mary Jane over their sleeping baby as Miles and Gwen are out having THE WORST time of their lives.

It may seem like a little bonus to show Peter and MJ together and their conversation may not seem too important as it about their parenting which seems out of place after everything you’ve watched so far.

But after asking MJ if he’ll ever be good at this (parenting) which is to say he’s feeling really guilty over what happened to Miles and Gwen. And Mary Jane says :

“There’s no playbook for being someone like you. You just have to make the right adjustments at half time.”

She goes on to tease Peter playfully about being a nerd but that’s not important right now because you’re feeling angry or disappointed at Peter B right now.

BUT,

As MJ pointed out there’s no playbook and she tells him to adjust at halftime. We are in the endgame of Spider-Verse now and it looks like Peter is about to readjust himself.

Bonus:

In an interview Jake Johnson was asked about Miles and Peter’s relationship compared to the first film and he says he felt Peter had a lot of making up to do to Miles after this. Which he will.

In summary:

Peter B was emotionally manipulated by Miguel to work with him but luckily snapped out of it at the end thanks to a brief talk with MJ because there could be another way to do things and Miles is about to show it to everyone

#SPOILERS #atsv spoilers #across the spiderverse spoilers #peter b parker #peter b. parker #peter b blink twice to let us know you’re okay #peter parker #spider-man #spiderman #spiderverse #across the spider verse spoilers #spider man: across the spider verse

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broflovski-brah · 7 months

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For the ask game: Butters! I can't decide on which questions so... all of them! (Or how ever many you feel like answering.)

oh this should be fun-

My first interpretation of them

Honestly I just felt bad for him. I basically knew him as the kid who got grounded all the time and he seemed sweet enough, he was actually one of my faves from the beginning haha

2. When I think I started to truly like him

Honestly the Fun With Veal episode. And in the Butters’ Bottom Bitch episode where he just kept going ‘do you know what I am saying?’ I just thought it was funny lol

3. A song that reminds me of them

(Kinda a joint one) but You and Me (But Mostly Me) from Book of Mormon is SO Butters and Cartman. Also The Weight of Us by Sanders Bohlke.

4. How many people I ship them with

I don’t really do ships lol, I liked him and Charlotte tho, they seemed cute.

5. My favorite ship of them

Probably him and Charlotte

6. My least favorite ship of them

Him and Cartman. Absolutely him and Cartman.

7. A quote of them I remember

“I’d rather be a crying little pussy than a faggy goth kid anyway.”

8, My favorite outfit on them

Professor Chaos or his Stick of Truth costume

9. My least favorite outfit on them

The bear suit Paris Hilton made him wear in Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset. I felt awful for him

10. Describe the character in one sentence

Sunshine boy with horrible family members

11. What’s the first thing I think fo when I think of this character?

His accent. I dunno, I just have a knack for remembering stuff like that lol-I could honestly just listen to his voice all day, it’s soothing for me

12. Sexuality hdc!

I’m torn between him being pan and being straight lol, but I do think he’s on the ace spectrum.

13. My favorite friendship they have

Him and Kenny. Definitely

14. Best storyline they had

Butters’ Very Own Episode. I felt bad for him but it’s one of my favorite episodes

15. Worst storyline they had

Probably in the earlier seasons when he was just used as Kenny’s counterpart for the shows punching bag. Idk, it just felt like he didn’t really have any character or personality back then

16. A childhood headcanon

He lived on a farm for a little bit when he was a baby. They moved from Hawaii to say Oklahoma, then to South Park when he was three. Hence the accent. He also had a pet chick up until he was 7 or so named Toast. His parents made him give the chick away tho

17. What do you think their first word was?

Probably just mama or something. I do have a headcanon he still calls his mom (or his unofficial mother figure) mama sometimes.

18. How do I think he was as a kid?

He was probably really hyper. He subdued when he got older tho because his parents kept grounding him for accidentally breaking stuff when he would run around

19. The most random ship I’ve seen with this character

Butters x Craig. Like ???? They never interacted in the show lol-

20. A weird headcanon

Butters has a huge sweet tooth and if there’s candy or sweets in his vicinity he’ll devour it in an instant and likely suffer from a bellyache later

21. When do I think they were at his happiest?

Probably when he moved out and went to college tbh. He was just happy to get away from his toxic ass family. Or when his grandma finally dies.

22. When do I think he was at his lowest?

I do headcanon that when he’s in middle school he finally snaps. He becomes angry and kinda becomes a bully because he doesn’t feel like he has anyone who cares about him, it’s probably only for a few days at most but he just snaps at everyone, makes fun of everything everyone does, but after a few days Kenny (and maybe Cartman or Kyle) kinda confronts him and he ends up apologizing and trying to find someone to talk to.

23. Future headcanon

I wanna imagine that he lives on a farm, he has a bunch of chickens and goats (his favs) and some cows, pigs, even ducks. He gets a pet dog (a Border Collie) named Waffles. He kinda owns a petting zoo of sorts where younger kids just stop by and he educated them about animals and stuff. He also owns a bakery. He names it ‘Buttery Bliss’ or something

24. What do you think i’d a secret they’ve never told anyone?

Probably the thing with his sphincter and how he has to wear diapers in school sometimes. He probably only told AWESOM-O because he thought it was just a robot. But after that he didn’t tell anyone because he would definitely get made fun of :(

25. When do I think he’s acted the most ooc

Probably in The Worldwide Privacy Tour. Kyle even said ‘this is really out of character for you, Butters.’ so probably that lol, or in Going Native. I mean he literally wanted to kill a bunch of innocent people

26. When do I think they were being “themselves” the most?

Honestly? Probably when he was singing the Loo Loo Loo song, it kinda just showed his cuter side. Or in Cartman Sucks when his parents sent him to the Pray teh Gay Away camp because he was just so oblivious to where he was but still stood up for himself and his friends in the end

27. If they could meet a certain character from a different show/movie/book, who would be the most fun for them to meet?

Hello kitty. This kid would be in HEAVEN if Hello kitty was real. Either Hello kitty or Tails the Fox. Him and Tails are pretty similar. Plus fluffy fox meets sunshine boy, they’d get along-or just him in the pokémon world. Yes.

28. The most unnecessary thing they ever did?

Probably when he was trying to get the Hawaiian tourists killed in war

29. How do I think they’d be as a parent?

Honestly? He spoils the shit out of his kids. He’s a huge pushover, but not to the point where his kids become spoiled brats. He probably exposes them to animals early so he could get them to know what’s good and what isn’t when on the farm. He supports his children, but he’s probably a very sheltering parent if that makes sense. Has no idea what he’s doing at first but eventually gets the hang of it. He loves playing make believe with them, would totally play dress up and such.

30. The funniest scene they ever had?

When he’s Professor Chaos and trying to be all menacing and Dougie has to keep telling him the Simpsons already did his idea and he’s just like ‘aw hamburgers :(‘

Hope this is good!

#south park #butters stotch #leopold ‘butters’ stotch #butters leopold stotch #butters stotch headcanons #south park headcanons #character ask game #skipper speaks #headcanons

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non-bionical-mecha-dude · 2 years

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Hola, bonjour, hello that's all the languages I know how to say hello in. Anyways can I request Rottmnt boys with a overworked reader who won't take care of themselves and how they would get the reader away from thare work

Of course you can!! As an overworked person myself, I can write this from experience 💅🏻✨ Also, after typing out just one of them, I realized this would take longer than expected, and I have a lot of other requests I still gotta try and get to ;-; so, I decided I would split this request into individual posts! If you don't mind that is!! I hope you enjoy!! I'll get to Leo soon!!!

All Dialogue is colored to fit the turtles mask colors, Y/N's dialogue color is Pink (no matter the gender), this is to help people with reading Difficulties/Disabilities to better understand and pay attention to what is being said

ROTTMNT RAPH X OVERWORKED!READER

Just opening your computer, you could already see tons and tons of work that had to be done. But you had also agreed to stay the night at the Lair with Raph as a little sleepover. So, once you two finished your Jupiter Jim Marathon (you didn't have the heart to tell him no or that you couldn't), and after he fell asleep you pulled out your laptop and began to work while he was snoring at the other end of the couch. The sound of Raph's snoring was comforting to you. Now, you weren't to unfamiliar with how this worked, you would do this many times, due to the fact that work just seem to pile on you out of no where, you were used to the whole, "working into the late night" business. It won't take long. You thought to yourself. Just a little more, you have to keep going, you can't afford to fall behind. You can't just be lazy. These thoughts were no stranger to you either. The constant reminder of how you need to be perfect, how you can't afford to fall behind. It all plagued your mind, like a disease. But no matter, you'll get this done, sure, you have over 15 assignments to do by the end of the week, but you can finish them all right now, right? You can't just half ass it all, it had to be perfect, it has to be better, YOU could be better.

You continued to work for what felt like minutes, but glancing at the clock, you could see it was already almost 2 am...You're running out of time, you better pick up the pace. A cold sweat ran down your back. No, no you couldn't run out of time, even though this wasn't due for another week or so, you felt like you had to be better than the others, you were perfect, you had to BE perfect. You began to type faster, not caring if there was a typo in your sentences, you could just fix it later, you told yourself. Everything seemed to be a blur, until, something seemed... quiet, to quiet...but what was it?

"Angel?..." You heard a just awoken Raph at the other side of the couch, rubbing his eyes and using his arm to prop himself up to look at you. Ah, he stopped snoring, that's what the silence was.

"S-sorry Raph, didn't mean to wake you!" You whispered to him, typing faster must have made the clicking of the keys raise in volume you supposed. Raph let out a soft groan.

"What time is it?" You looked at the corner of your laptop.

"1:57." You said, with a small yawn.

"W-what?...What are you doing up this late??" He sat up and skootched his way to your side of the couch, slightly leaning on you to look at your computer.

"Just work, Baby. I'll be done soon, just go back to bed." You whispered, continuing to click on your computer, trying to type out a document for history.

"I think it's you who needs to go to bed." He spoke, looking at you with concerned eyes, this pulled at your heart strings a bit.

"What? No, no, I can't, I have to finish this, I swear, it's just for a while longer! I'll be fine, just let me finish this." You looked up at him, confused. Could he not understand? You needed to get work done, work first, then you can relax, everyone knew this.

Before you could finish your thought, he placed a gentle hand on your cheek, and rubbed one of his digits on your cheek, but more specifically, the skin under your lower eye lid. You, out of instinct and touch starved-ness, leaned into his hand. His face was laced with so much worry, concern and tiredness.

"Pumpkin.... when's the last time ya got any sleep?.." His dark eyes seemed to pierce through your soul and pulled every heartstring you had.

"O-oh, not to long ago-"

"Please don't lie to me.." Oh god, now he's doing the puppy dog eyes. You take a heavy sigh and look away from Raph, almost ashamed.

"3 days ago.."

His eyes go wide for a second, he looks like he's about to say something, but he takes a deep breath.

"Can I see what you're working on?" What? It was such a weird request, if he didn't want you to work, why did he want to see the work? You simply nodded and handed him the laptop, he took his hand off your face, and used both hands on the device, one to cradle it, and one to...click things? Was he messing with your work? You got a flash of anxiety, thinking of all the things he could be doing to your work. He's ruining your work. He's fixing every mistake you've made because you can't even do your own work. Pathetic. You're weak, you couldn't even do work without someone messing it up. The bad thoughts came again, getting loud and louder, until your attention was redirected to the snap of the laptop being closed, being put to the side, and your red boyfriend pulling you close to the front of his plastron, you started to freak out a bit.

"Wait-Wait-Wait-Wait! Raph! My work! I gotta-"

"You can finish it tomorrow, or the other days considering it's due in a week!" He was actually checking your work and reading the due dates?..

"I-I gotta save it-"

"I made sure to save it all before I closed it, I ain't heartless, Sugar." Oh, so that's what all the clicking was about. He held you close, resting his chin on your head and spooning your smaller figure. You were beet red, trying to cover your face with your hands.

"Raphhh, let me goo!" You whined.

"Nope, not untill you fall asleep, you're just gonna go on your laptop the second I shut my eyes."

"Well, I didn't actually have a plan, but now that you say that aloud-"

"Y/N!"

"Sorry Sorry!" You lightly chuckled, as well as Raph, you both lag there, laughing for a good while, before it died down into pure silence.

"..."

"Soo, now can I get back on my-"

"No! Y/N..you work to hard, day and night, evenings till dawn, you are a living being with limits and a limited supply of energy, you deserve to take a break everyone once in a while, you ain't a machine. So stop treating yourself like you are, and let me show you how much I love you!

Woah, that small little statement got to you more than you thought it would. His voice sounded so worried, each word made him clench you tighter, like he was afraid if he were to let go, that you would disappear. You were shocked at his statement. You looked at Raph, who in turn, looked down at you, and you gave a small yet affectionate kiss on his beak/lips. He seemed to show the same look of shock that was on your face on his own, before the corners of his mouth quirked up into a grin as he kissed your hairline.

"Get some sleep, if not for you, for me, ok?"

You really couldn't tell this goofball no, could you? And then again, why would you want to tell him no right now, you felt so warm in Raph's arms and against his Plastron. The sound of his heartbeat relaxed your muscles and brain, knowing you would be safe and cared for. Maybe you should take his advice. A yawn escapes your mouth as your eye lids grew heavy, you nuzzle your face closer to his plastron.

"Getting tired there?" He teased, pulling you closer to his body, not close enough to crush you, but close enough to keep you there.

"Y-yeah yeah, whatever, Night, you Big Ol'e Teddy Bear."

"Night, Buttercup"

And just like that, the small voice of anxiety and doubt was gone, just for that night, it was silenced, and what replaced it, was Raphael's beating heart.

#rottmnt raph #headcannons #fanfiction #rottmnt #fanfic #save rottmnt #self insert #tmnt #tmnt raph #tmnt raphael #rottmnt raphael #rottmnt headcannons #rottmnt raph x reader #rottmnt x reader #rottmnt raphael x reader #tmnt x reader #reader #fluff

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taakosleftshoe · 6 months

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3, 15, 19, aand 30 for oksamber

From the ask game here

3. Jealousy issues?

This is an interesting one. I think they both have a touch of jealousy but they know they don't see each other enough to warrant that response. Like she's a grown woman whatever she can see whoever she wants [*seething*]... It's always a bit like clenching their jaw and teasing the other but it's never anything serious so they don't get too upset. Usually.

I think Amber would be more petty but also sort of dismissive or impulsive? And tries to make Kodira jealous in return. It never ends the best.

But Kodira would be more direct I think. She would go up to Amber and ask about the person and super pretend to not care and Amber would be like bubba it's nothing just a little fun, nothing personal, and Kodira would be like. I don't see why you are saying it like that I wasn't asking to be jealous, (lying) and ambers like right so you wouldn't mind if they tagged along? And Kodira would be fuming like I don't see why there is a need to- and amber goes shit bubba if you're gonna be a pain in the ass could you at least take me to dinner first. And Kodira is like *calculation noises as she tries to figure out whether she is for real* .. . how does Sunday work? And ambers like Sunday should be fine (angry), fine see you then, fine.

That turned into a tangent and a half that I didn't know I had but I don't think I hate it. Also I've been awake for too long

~ Sierra went back to bed and then spent the whole day before coming back to this ~

15. Why do they like each other?

I think they like how well they get along even when they have their disagreements, they just know the chemistry between them is one they can fall back on.

In founders wake I think they remind each other of home. Of a time before. A time where they worked under the same sun and looked up at the same stars and ran along the same sand. They remind each other that before was real, the land was real, their homes were real. That not everything is gone, that some of it survived. They survived. Even if they turned out different and even if they had to grow apart to do it, they did it. That's the kind of bond you cannot break.

Aside from that.. well. Oksana likes how stubborn Amber is. It's annoying sometimes but she's just really determined and she likes that, when it doesn't get in the way of things. She likes how she's strong and agile and how she cares even if it's so begrudgingly. And yeah she likes her muscles.. and the stupid way she rips her sleeves off everything. She really respects Amber and her skills but she also thinks she's a complete dork who does really stupid things and she makes her so mad sometimes but she can't help find it endearing and that pisses her off. She likes how fully Amber lives in her own body, she does not fear taking up space or getting her hands dirty. She likes her gut instinct, her inability to lie, the way she asks Kodira to stay for coffee even though she knows she can't. She likes that Amber tries to get her to loosen up, tries to take her away from the stress of the job, but she knows she can't, not yet. There is too much work to do. So I think she likes that at the end of everything she's back on the beach with Amber, no god in her head or crew to direct. Just herself, her girl, and the stars.

Amber likes that Kodira is willing to get into fights with her. She likes that she's playful but also intense. She thinks it's cute when she stumbles on her words. But mostly she likes that she is so powerful. When they fight the blinksharks together and Kodira just flings it off her arm I don't think Amber had ever been more in love.

19. How are they at parties or gatherings?

Oh they're awful. Absolutely horrendous.

Let's start with the mixer that Kodira threw because I think we all knew I was heading here. She's a fine host but doesn't ever like loosen up, she is stressed about where everything is and if the dip is right and she just small talks with everyone throughout the night. Amber shows up and says hi then tries to avoid conversation with her the rest of the night because she's afraid of confrontation and she knows Kodira's gonna ask why she hasn't taken the biomass swarm job yet. So it's a lot of shenanigans as Kodira tries to gracefully find amber and amber finds any excuse to evade this conversation. It doesn't go anywhere.

But at other people's parties .. I think Amber convinces Kodira to come with her on her day off, or Kodira sneaks off her position to take Amber to them. I think the times get further and further apart the longer they're in founders wake. But they go and they suck at talking to other people cause Kodira tries to but oh shit this is not formal stuff and she has to dig through her brain to talk casually and she does Not know what she's doing but she tries and she's kinda anxious about it, but Amber fits in with the banter so well and it relaxes her and she just sort of sinks into her side and joins the conversation again in smaller bits before gaining more confidence. And I think Amber would get a little bit white girl wasted drunk on skunknuts, and Kodira would just be sort of tipsy from the wine n she likes the warm fuzzy feeling in her stomach from it. They stay in the crowd of people for a bit but they're really just focused on each other, the sounds around them are hazy and eventually they find themselves in a little corner talking and joking and flirting and stealing kisses

Other times they go to parties together, end up getting pulled in separate directions by friends and by the end Kodira's dragging a drunk amber out of there after she tried to fight someone's horseshoe crab dog.

30. When did they realize they loved each other?

Well. For Oksana, I have a special scene in mind that I want to write. It's on the shoreside. I'm saving it. Because the idea makes me insane in a really normal way I promise.

For Amber, I think she tries not to remind herself that she loves her cause what good do those feelings do making themselves annoying in her head all those days Kodira's not around. But she knows she does love her, cause she realized it a long time ago

And folks I hurt myself thinking this one up.

Amber realized she loved Oksana when she told her she had to go. Her girl was a big mighty Ballaster called to the defense of the city by a dead god.. she was proud. But that wasn't what made her realize. It was after the fact. After the first red light glowed over her forehead, after the ceremony and after Oksana had spoken with Hermine. It was when Oksana approached Amber after it all, and told her how they would have to go their separate ways, that she lost her, that Amber realized just how she loved her.

#sierra speaks #taz ethersea #oksamber #thank you for the ask!#ask game #if ur confused like wdym part ways but then they see each othernin founders wake?? my personal headcanon world is like #they parted ways. said they would try to keep in touch and see each other when they could #but it wouldn't ever be the same #they got what they could .

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the-chihayafuru-landslide · 1 year

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In Defense of the Ending of Chihayafuru [PART 1]

Well I never thought I would be writing something like this because mainly I wanted to use my blog to discuss Taichihaya because that’s all my biased ass is interested in is the romance. I’m a consistent bitch through and through, unlike some of y’all. But I feel this topic is a bit more of a pressing matter since currently people over on twitter have been fist fighting in PQRT over the ending (still lol). Which, you know my ass couldn’t stay out of because I love pissing myself off and being boo boo the fool.

Posting this again just as a petty reminder since I am sore winner.

One of the best tweets in recent memory was someone calling Taichihaya a tacked on wattpadd romance and was Suetsugu selling out to thirsty fans. I truly think it’s lovely people think that Suetsugu had so little integrity and would would spend 15 years on a manga and throw it down the drain in the final chapter! Nah, if that was the case and she genuinely wanted to placate everyone, I think she would have picked the friendship route. (Especially since Arata won the most recent online [ rigged ] popularity poll lmao I’m sure she was nervous as hell when that happened) If there was no romance conclusion then both Taichihayas and Chiharatas alike would be shrugging our shoulders and fighting in the parking lot behind a Burger King till the end times. Honestly, I’m so glad we don’t live in that timeline because I don’t think I could handle being a Taichihaya solider against these absolute units. Their stubborn persistence in their own biased reading of Chihayafuru is truly remarkable despite the thousands of arguments that have been thrown at them. I wish I was so uncritical in my life because my thoughts are constantly oscillating when presented with new information to try and get to the closest version of the “truth”. Which requires you to admit when you are wrong and not be blinded by your own hubris. Heh (I’m realizing now why people don’t like me considering I say shit like this completely straight)

Before we address some of the writing criticisms that have been thrown at the ending, let’s get this obligation out of the way: the ending is not perfect. No singular piece of media is and can ever be. But for what Suetsugu managed to accomplish and (IMO) hitting every necessary story beat in 80 pages is actually very impressive. I’ll be honest, I was at times shaking my head wondering how she could do it.

Suetsugu was writing this manga for 15 years and was trying to get to the ending as quickly as she could (originally she wanted it to end it in 49 volumes but got convinced by her editor to stretch it to 50 volumes which thank god). So using the words of someone else (who every so often says something that I regrettably agree with), I think we can all afford to give this mangaka a bit of grace.

At the same time no matter what the conditions were for the ending’s creation, the ending still is what it is and that doesn’t make it above criticism. But some of the criticisms I’ve had the pleasure to read (derogatory) have made me want to rip out my hair. I can’t even be nice, y’all are just being fuckin purposely obtuse, hypocritical, or partaking in bad faith cinema sins level criticism.

I can understand being frustrated as hell that things didn’t resolve the way you thought they would (trust me I’d still be crying to this day if Taichihaya wasn’t canon) but the actual hoops people have tried to jump through, like criticizing things that UP UNTIL THE LAST CHAPTER DID NOT BOTHER THEM IN THE SLIGHTEST, so they can point to anything other than what they are really mad about: that the ship they wanted to see didn’t end up happening and that Arata and Chihaya’s relationship not being romantical in the end has apparently no merit unless Chihaya told him EXPLICITLY at the end what a special little boy he is. I’d have more respect for some of you if you just came out and said it outright instead of being like every other theme and arc was also ruined by Chihaya’s confession lmao. I guess that’s just Chihaya’s power as a protagonist to ruin her own story by confessing. SHE IS A QUEEN IN EVERY SENSE. But of course people don’t want to say they were upset about the shipping b/c they spent how long (years?) tearing down those dastardly Taichihayas for only caring about that! Oh how the turntables.

Now I’m a chaotic individual and this entire thing is written purely in spite (I’m reading Skip Beat so I’m living my Kyoko fantasy) but before we get into the meat of my arguments; I’m going to break down the criticisms I’ve read about the ending into three categories:

1. Unresolved Plot Points

2. Unsatisfying conclusions to plot points

3. Things we should have seen but didn’t

I’m going to be discussing all three types of criticisms loose and free because thankfully I am not in academia anymore. So it’s going down, I’m yelling timberrrr. I just want to mention, with added emphasis, when I am discussing the criticisms filed under the third point- “things we should have seen but didn’t”, I want to acknowledge that it is ok for people to be sad about not seeing the thing they wanted to see. Even if thing wasn’t that important, and didn’t actually ruin the story.

I too had many things I wanted to see that Suetsugu did not feel necessary to include. Like yeah sure, I got my ship and even my crack ship (Arata x Sumire shippers manifesting their ship out of thin air like they were rubbing a lamp) yet I am greedy as hell. For all of our suffering as Taichihaya shippers (me for like 6 months some people for a literal decade) with Taichi and Chihaya being purposely kept apart in the story for literal years; at the end when they finally are a couple I wanted to see Taichihaya dating fluff and also their wedding (the way I felt so emboldened by reading the spin off for Eden No Hana that I truly believed it could happen). I should mention real quick that I sorta think ending a story with characters getting married is at this point a bit outdated and also kind of idk “tacky” yet the fervour I wanted to see a Taichihaya wedding made the feminism crawl back inside me and die. My life is filled with contradictions.

However, with things we want to see, to judge whether or it was necessary and or good to be included in the story we have to ask ourselves these questions: what does it add to the story? Is it necessary? What themes does it build? Is it redundant? Is it fun? Does it help resolve plot elements? Does it build characters? Etc etc etc

I actually do think some Taichihaya dating fluff would have been a nice way to wrap up the ending on a nice positive outlook for Chihaya and Taichi’s future together and provide a bit of breathing room after all the trauma and depression that’s happened (WE WERE SUFFERING FOR 100 CHAPTERS AND ALMOST 10 YEARS). I WASN’T EVEN ASKING FOR ANYTHING THAT DEEP IT COULD BE TAICHI AND CHIHAYA WALKING SIDE BY SIDE FOR A SINGLE PANEL HOLDING HANDS.

This could have been us and I would have been satisfied BUT NOooooo

IT would have been fkin nice, yet it wasn’t completely necessary. We kind of /got this/ with the slight time skip the end. You just have to squint your eyes and read it through subtext (something apparently Taichihayas are good at lmao).

With the final pages of the story we got: Taichi and Chihaya confirmed to be dating, them wearing tasukis together in the final spread (y’know as they did before as a team lmao), and Chihaya’s random hair change suggesting maybe they went on a date beforehand… Yeah these things suggest that the two of them are doing well despite living in different cities, attending different universities, and not even being able to see each other since they started dating (fk me up). Does it hurt me that’s all we got in the ending? You know it does. Do I completely agree with Yuki Suetsugu’s writing choice? No. I WANT A MORSEL OF FLUFF OF SOMETHING I AM A STARVING VICTORIAN CHILD AND I NEED A SINGLE CRUMB. The way we only got a single panel in the spin off chapter and it Taichi and Chihaya in the same tournament just a different angle… IT IS A CRIME BUT don’t worry about me, I’m completely fine yep CoOl as a cUcumber. We as a fandom expect nothing so we bounce off the walls when we are served air.

Ok what was the point of this rant? Oh, that we all want to see things for fun even when they don’t serve a purpose because it makes us happy and isn’t the point of stories… enjoyment? However, I’m going to be a dick and shit on your dreams because I didn’t get everything I wanted, why should you lmao.

But again, I do understand the lamenting at least.

Alright now I’m done the intro (if you can call all of that nonsense an intro) let’s discuss the actual criticisms. Again this is in no particular order and I won’t be addressing every single criticism I’ve ever read (like not even gonna touch the 2chan comments about Chihaya being a sl*t because I don’t feel like giving misogynists the time of day lmao) just the ones I feel like.

[ 1 ] Taichi’s Arc Was Ruined by Chihaya’s Confession

You know this would be the first thing I would address because I am the number one most die hard annoying Taichi fan (or at least I hope people think of me as so). I actually have an unfinished twitter thread on why Taichi’s arc wasn’t ruined, which will someday see the light of day, so for now I won’t go in as much detail (LMAO unfortunately this isn’t at all concise, the things I do for this fictional man).

Taichi’s character was apparently supposed to be the personification of a loser and Arata a winner. Y’know because Arata was bullied in his childhood and in a stylized reality that means you get everything you have ever wanted and the person who bullied you can never be redeemed instead has to be punished by the universe forever for the crimes of his youth. It’s just and completely fair, yes, if you make one mistake when you are 10 it will define you for the rest of your life.

Ok jokes aside, I think the majority of the fandom /kind of/ understood the vague outline of Taichi’s arc: it was about taking a risk and not being a coward. It actually takes a kind of vulnerability to actually put effort into something: whether that be a relationship or a sport because all of your hard work could literally amount to nothing. Losing only hurts if you care about winning. But winning only feels like a win when it is earned (maybe that’s why nobody cared that Arata got Meijin because his ass was at times too OP lmao). This applies both Karuta (Taichi’s initial belief that there was no point in taking Karuta seriously because he could never beat Arata) and in love (he dated some random girl he didn’t care about b/c it was easy).

So in that sense, I somewhat agree with Taichi’s arc was about appreciating the journey “to love that desperation” to keep trying and not take the easy way out. That getting rejected after you confess your feelings to the girl you’ve been in love since childhood and losing by a huge margin of 18 cards fkin sucks and will hurt so much; but that doesn’t make any of the time spent on it worthless. Not only that, but you can and should still keep trying. (In Karuta I mean. If you get rejected please don’t be like Arata and say lmao I’ll try again because I’m moving to your city to be closer to you)

Even though Taichi had a tenuous love/hate relationship with Karuta, At the end of the day, it still gave Taichi everything that is dear to him: his friends, teachers, and the dream to bet his whole youth. Hence why I will fight to say I that I do like the hug with Arata b/c Taichi finally got acknowledged by his rival (or his core). It just stings after Arata smoked Taichi’s ass with an 18 card victory lmao. Like on the one hand yippee Arata acknowledged him… on the other Arata giving a hug still reads a bit patronizing sorry idc. I love and hate the hug. I look at the panel of them hugging and I’m like aww my babies :) then I read the whole arc and I’m liek TAKE YOUR FKIN HUG ARATA AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS. Sorry I got off topic there. (Unfortunately this is neither the first or last time that will happen).

The ending wraps up Taichi’s arc perfectly because he spent the whole manga not really having a firm Karuta “dream” (goal?) of his own (he kind of does but it’s too complex to get into right now so for simplicity’s sake we’ll say this). He watched his friends make a pact to become Meijin and Queen and though he basically facilitated this moment, he was not included. The “outsider”, the one left behind while Chihaya and Arata had bond through their Karuta dream.

No Taichi did not need to be symbolically made the reader at the end of the story- this was the perfect use of the childhood imagery to show how Taichi felt like the worthless one in their friend group.

Taichi had every reason to quit Karuta after he got his single win against Arata (and also because Chihaya had “rejected” him). Instead, seeing his friends accomplish their dreams inspired him to keep trying. (Hence his practice swings in the hallway). Then at the end of it all he challenged Arata that he would come back next year and take the Meijin title, throwing himself back into Karuta after his most devastating 18 card loss. The difference now from before lies in Taichi’s motivations. Before he wanted to win for other people: he wanted Suou to visit his family and he wanted to see Chihaya’s win from the closest spot. Which is not necessarily a bad reason to do things, but a central theme of Chihayafuru from the first chapter is making a dream for YOURSELF. So when he finally challenges Arata at the end it’s the perfect ending to his arc because he’s doing it for nobody else other than himself. He’s already lost the chance to win Chihaya’s love through Karuta and Suou has visited with his family that he’s been avoiding for all these years.

Alright so now that we’ve covered his Karuta arc, so what about the romance arc? Obviously, Taichi was a loser there too because he got rejected after confessing his feelings to Chihaya (until Chihaya pulled an uno reverse at the end).

Immediately after getting rejected, Taichi distanced himself from Chihaya and also the club completely cutting himself off from all of them (mostly). But this action was never narratively treated as Taichi trying to punish Chihaya. SO MANY PEOPLE interpreted this action as emotional manipulation since OOO he hurt her feelings. Yeah, her feelings were hurt and so were his? If he was actually manipulating her, then he’d have to have some underlying goal he was trying to accomplish? Taichi was basically like me very sad and right now I don’t want to be around Chihaya anymore or my friends or the sport I loathe (but love) because I’m not a superhuman robot and I do have feelings and those feelings right now are suffocating me fdkcnkjac. HE NEVER ONCE ACTED LIKE THIS WAS SOME MASTER SCHEME TO GET HER TO LOVE HIM OR TEACH HER A LESSON AS REVENGE FOR HURTING HIM. He just needed space because he wanted to figure out who he was and also at this point his perfect grades were suffering. Chihaya’s rejection wasn’t the only thing that made him quit the club anyways- he was already going through a downwards spiral LONG BEFORE THIS starting with his loss against Chihaya at Yoshino. Chihaya’s rejection was just the final drop in a cup that was already too full. It was going to spill over regardless and Chihaya’s love wouldn’t have saved him.

In fact Taichi never brought up his rejection to her at all. The only scene that we got where Taichi truly acted poorly (and even then it didn’t really affect Chihaya) was when he derived some satisfaction of knowing that Chihaya was hurting because of him. It’s a very real emotion even if it’s an ugly one; which I’m sure we’ve all felt at sometime in our life… But it’s a feeling which he himself feels guilty about having. Because maybe… he doesn’t actually… Want to hurt Chihaya? But because he thinks the worst of himself, the fact he even felt momentarily good that she might be hurting too, makes him not want to ever be apart of Chihaya’s life anymore (he can’t go back). Yes this is all apart of his master scheme where he selfishly thinks that he doesn’t even deserve to be in Chihaya’s life! Taichi the incel or whatever.

Taichi and Chihaya did eventually start mending their relationship slowly and gradually over the course of the last 100 chapters. Taichi came back to watch Chihaya win against Arata, he apologized for ditching the club, they cleaned the clubroom together (things accumulated), and then they played as a team in the Qualifiers and Challengers. Taichi had time to process the rejection but based on the final chapter, and tbh EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER AFTER 205, seeing Chihaya and Arata side by side accomplishing their dreams and looking like an amazing couple (y’know thing he wanted for himself) hurts him even if he is also simultaneously happy for them. Taichi is written like a human being and not a happy go lucky robot that can take every single L in life and be better off for it.

Part of Taichi’s initial motivations for becoming good at Karuta were toxic: he wanted to get good so that Chihaya could notice him and then maybe she would fall in love with him. Since Taichi knew Chihaya was a “Karuta Baka” and seemingly only got flustered when she saw someone with skill (for example her first “crush” was on her married sensei LMAO).

Like was Taichi himself CLEARLY THINKS THAT CHIHAYA NEEDS A KARUTA MAN TO LOVE. Which he’s kinda right about at least initially lol.

So for Taichi actually the most important thing was not to “get over” his love for Chihaya, in fact what Taichi needed to find his own reasons to play Karuta outside of Chihaya’s love. Almost like it might have been linked to a void speech Or sOMething.

In the end, he FINALLY picks himself and his feelings by moving away instead of doing everything in his life for Chihaya’s sake (and lol he was never gonna stay in Tokyo just for Arata be serious). Which to me is not a bad idea, considering how much of his feelings he still carried the distance would help him be able to move on. It would not be good for anyone for him to remain in Tokyo being completely miserable and jaded while your two friends are in the beginning stages of their relationship (cause yeah Taichi the #1 strongest Chiharata believer in the manga). He was stepping away at least partially for their sakes as well.

Nor do I consider his decision to leave Tokyo a “cowardly” move? Taichi is leaving behind his life, his friends, his sensei(s), and his family and moving to someplace completely new. That takes bravery. Arata at least has a support network in Tokyo (outside of Chihaya and Taichi even!) like Hydro, Nishida, and the Shirinami society… who tf does Taichi even know in Kyoto lmao.

Unfortunately Taichi was not completely ok by the end of the manga. Sorry, it didn’t fit into your neat little timeline for when you thought Taichi should be comfortable being the third wheel for his two Karuta baka friends. He has the self esteem of a broken kite. Badum tsssss.

Nor was it like he dropped the news that he was moving away with the intention of hurting Chihaya even more and manipulating her to fall in love with him.

Taichi if he was still in his villain arc: “don’t call me. Don’t come to my house. We’re done.”

In Taichi and Chihaya’s final conversation in the clubroom Taichi doesn’t hide that he’s moving and states he simply needs a change of scenery but assures Chihaya that they will surely see each other again because they will always have Karuta. That is the exact same promise they made to each other as they were kids; a promise of everlasting friendship through their shared passions.

Sure, one could argue, because he wasn’t in Tokyo, they wouldn’t be as close as they before the break up and therefore he “didn’t really give her their friendship back”… BUT TAICHI AND CHIHAYA WOULD NEVER BE AS CLOSE as they were in high school!! In high school they were able to see each other every single day. BUT even if Taichi had stayed in Tokyo, all of them (Arata included) would be going to different universities. They would all be busy with their own studies and would probably only see each other at the Shirinami society (if Taichi and Chihaya only remained friends). So to be honest the distance only really stings if they decided to date (which they did so fk me upppp). Like it’s part of growing up, you don’t get to see your school friends as often anymore. It sucks, but that’s the way life is. But that doesn’t mean your friendship is worthless because you don’t live in the same city anymore? WE HAVE CELLPHONES.

We can debate all we want if Taichi wouldn’t have moved to Kyoto IF Chihaya confessed earlier but ultimately it doesn’t change the fact that in the end he put his feelings first. Which is what he should do!! HE SHOULD NOT ROLL OVER AND GET STEAM ROLLED BY TRYING TO LIVE HIS LIFE SELFLESSLY FOR ARATA AND CHIHAYA FCK YOU.

Off topic rant: but when Arata announced to Taichi that he was moving to Tokyo why did people think that it was something Arata did for Taichi? At that point TAICHI DEADASS THOUGHT TO HIMSELF SCREW YOU ARATA YOU’RE MY ENEMY. Arata did not know how to read the fking room it was lowkey embarrassing for him!! He didn’t ask Taichi if he wanted him there he assumed that they all wanted the trio back together. At this point in time TAICHI DID NOT.

However, the most important reason why it didn’t ruin Taichi’s arc is that Chihaya’s confession is not framed as Taichi’s “reward” for being cool with them being friends. Chihaya’s agency is at the forefront of her confession - it’s absolutely her choice. It’s the culmination of Chihaya’s arc of self discovery and finally being able to express her feelings with the help of her friends and finally knowing what those feelings are. She had been pondering her damn feelings for Taichi for 100 chapters like I’m very sorry that you missed it- but that’s on you

Just because it’s an annoying trope in other media where the rejected boy was the one the protagonist wanted all along does not instantly make it bad when it appears in a story… you have to look at how it’s executed. I know you some of you wanted a “progressive” story where the rejected boy “friend friend” would continue just be your closest friend even after getting rejected. But if that’s what you wanted, we got that with Arata? So like… huh. Why does it NEED to be Taichi? Is the universe who has it out for him or is it you because you hate him.

Chihaya’s confession wasn’t about Taichi’s feelings nor Arata’s but hers and hers alone so stfu about it “ruining Taichi’s arc” bitch ass what? It only ruins his arc if you were grading it under the incorrect assumption that Taichi’s big lesson was that he needed to be a loser in every aspect of life while Arata is a special boy who did nothing wrong ever therefore gets everything <3 IT WAS NEVER IMPLIED THAT SUETSUGU WAS WRITING TAICHI THIS WAY NOR IS THIS THEME THROWN OUT IF TAICHI IS THE ONE WHO GETS LOVED BACK? WHY DOES HE NEEDED TO BE A LOSER IN EVERYTHING?? HE ALREADY LOST IN KARUTA AND MADE PEACE WITH “LOSING” IN LOVE. I think it’s better actually that disappointment in life was split between two characters (Arata and Taichi) because it’s realistic that every character faces some disappointment in their life and has learn to cope?

Which is a perfect Segway to my next point:

[ 2 ] Arata needed to be formally rejected (again but better)

In the hell that is Chihayafuru discourse land where there are clowns on either side of the argument: there are two camps when it comes to Chihaya’s “answer” (or not a reply) to Arata’s confession. There are those who believe that Arata was never rejected that Chihaya instead said “wait until after I am Queen and then I’ll reject you” and there are those who believe Arata had already been soft rejected in ch 173.

It was funny the collective breakdown the other side had when Suetsugu said in a now deleted tweet that Arata had been soft rejected here and he knew it… THIS WAS HIS RESPONSE? SO MUCH FOR THEIR BOUNDARY RESPECTING KING

I was, of course, in the camp that believed that Arata had been soft rejected in this moment because Chihaya said “this is what’s up right right now” and mentioned nothing about having feelings for him. She just wanting to accomplish her dream and be the best in the world at Karuta. Saying “I’m focusing on other things” is actually not an uncommon way to let down people in Japan since it is more polite than saying outright that you’re not interested. Moreover, Chihaya never asks him to wait for a response… You’ll notice he says all of that about “coming closer” to her unprovoked. But I’m not discussing whether or not this was a rejection (this time). For the sake of the argument, let’s say Arata wasn’t rejected here… Then what.

This is apparently what people wanted Chihaya to say to him:

“Arata I realized at chapter 93 that I will always love you and Karuta but I actually lied to myself. You see I wanted to bait the omniscient presence that watches over my life because I like making people look like clowns. But yeah, don’t worry not all is lost I do love you but maybe like a friend though not a lover. Even though your confession was the one I preferred because it was like a marriage proposal. Anyways at least you’re Meijin and I am so utterly grateful for you all you’ve done for me like introducing me to the sport. Thanks so much for being the biggest support of me like when you made a team so I could beat your ass. Anyways learn how to use your phone ok? Love ya but not that way bye!”

Ok sorry LOL moving on. So the camp that thinks Chihaya did not reject Arata in that moment, did everyone think that Chihaya’s answer to his confession was “yes” and that she knew in that moment but she wanted to wait until after she had accomplished her dream to tell him so? GOD IT’S SO HARD TO EVEN ADDRESS CRITICISMS OF THE ENDING WITHOUT HAVING TO BREAK DOWN WHY THESE BELIEFS HAD NO PROPER FOUNDATION TO STAND ON TO BEGIN WITH. Because if Chihaya knew in that moment that she loved Arata back, wouldn’t she have said “this is an answer to your response” or MAYBE she would have said something along what Rion said to Makoto.

LIKE SENSEI DIDN’T PUT THIS IN FOR FUNSIES IT WAS TO TRY AND HELP PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER YOURSELF. “IS IT BETTER NOT TO SAY THIS NOW?”

So anyways, Chihaya did not promise after becoming the best in Japan that she would respond to him with a yes. In fact, she never said she would respond to him at all? So…

With the two added pages off in the Tankobon, it became clear that Chihaya didn’t even have all of her feelings sorted out by the time she became Queen. So we can simply write off Arata needing to be formally rejected directly after he won Meijin because Chihaya did not know yet how she felt. Thank you so much Suetsugu for that.

Which even if she had fully sorted her feelings and decided that she loved Tacihi… I agree with the notion that it would actually be super shitty for Chihaya to ruin probably the best day of Arata’s life with a rejection? Like “congrats on the win buddy, anyways I don’t love you! Ok BYE”

Like why would you think that is a better outcome for him? But I get it, this would be the last moment Chihaya and Arata would see each other before uni because of the simple fact he lived in Fukui so if she was going to say something in person then it would have to be there.

But thankfully Arata gave Chihaya a little more leniency, to you know, let him know how she felt (if it was any different) when he moved to Tokyo. So quite frankly it’s not even like he asked her to respond to him after she became best in the world EITHER.

So then the alternative to telling him in person would be to what… Text Arata the moment Chihaya and Taichi started dating? PLEASE HOW WOULD A TEXT BE BETTER? I don’t know, YOU GUYS ALWAYS SAID Arata was apparently pretty chill waiting too? So it’s not like he was urgently fading away and they were so heartless for not texting him the MOMENT they got together. What is he, the Jesus in their relationship?

I just wanted a reason to put this meme here

So I think honestly the best thing was in fact to tell Arata TOGETHER the next time Taichi and Chihaya saw him in person. Chihaya did not need to pull him aside alone and have a deep conversation and tell him his worth to her as a friend? Their relationship would actually remain the same because the thing Arata did want the most was a future where the three of them (the trio) could be together whereas TAICHI WANTED A FUTURE ALONE WITH CHIHAYA.

Like for example Taichi even though he had more time to process his rejection it’s not like him and Chihaya ever had a heart to heart about what happened either so it’s odd you think Taichi would have not needed one but Arata should have?

I also think Arata probably won’t need as much time to process the rejection because he’s already been established to brush off adversary quickly. Plus let’s give him a little credit he’s been waiting for almost a year for a response for his confession like… The guy should have had time to think perhaps Chihaya’s answer would be no with how long it took to get back to him. Does that make him a bit pathetic? Yeah. And that’s ok because I love a pathetic man.

Taichi’s presence was probably also needed because when you think about it last time Chihaya tried to reject Arata he said “just you wait I’m coming to be closer to you”. SO maybe she thought oh if my boyfriend is here he’ll take it as a clearer no… BUT THEN ARATA STILL MADE THAT JOKE ABOUT WINNING HER AT 28 REGARDLESS. Like Arata my little bi disaster please you’re not helping your own case cdndkncj. But honestly no hate to Arata using comedy to cope. WHY DO YOU THINK I AM SO FUNNY?? I learned at a young age if you make fun of the way people make fun of you that their insults hurt less. Wow I’m dropping my trauma in the essay about the ending of Chihayafuru I’m so classy.

But the biggest thing is CHIHAYA SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REJECT ARATA BEFORE CONFESSING TO THE GUY SHE LIKES. Like you guys are fricking weird placing more importance over Arata’s feelings INSTEAD OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS?? IT’S HER ARC OF SELF DISCOVERY AND I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED HER TO GO BACK AND TALK TO TAICHI BEFORE ACCEPTING ARATA’S CONFESSION EITHER.

It’s funny coming from the people being like “I SHIP THE SHIP WHERE THE GIRL CLEARLY LIKES THE GUY AND YOU LOSERS ARE NOT RESPECTING HER AGENCY CAUSE SHE REJECTED THE OTHER” the way that broke down when the character picked the one you didn’t like or even consider could be still in the running.

So no, the story didn’t need Arata to be re-rejected in a more formal manner in the ways you guys are suggesting. However, I do think some aftermath for Arata’s story was actually necessary as he didn’t feel like he fully “grew up” compared to Taichi and Chihaya. Then my wish was granted because in the spin off chapter we see Arata coping with his heartbreak and moving to a new city without the expectation having his childhood trio back again.

LIKE in the spin off Chihaya, Taichi, and Arata’s relationship is honestly the best it’s ever been? They text each other more frequently (Arata learned how to use his cellphone) and Arata even talks to Chihaya without stumbling over his words and being awkward. It was so refreshing.

Obviously Arata was hurting a bit. After all, it was his first heartbreak and he spent idk 2 years with a crush on Chihaya? Now that he’s in Tokyo he’s feeling… lonely. Which is ironic because when he was in Fukui he felt loneliness because of the distance. Even so, moving to Tokyo was actually good for him because he is making new connections. Now he has a super cute girlfriend named Sumire who finally can appreciate HOW HOT ARATA IS and be the little spoon he has always wanted. The end! <3

I know most people hate the idea of “pair the spares” but Arata and Sumire have the most compatible zodiac signs so it’s not MY fault it’s written in the stars??? But honestly they aren’t “paired” together in the end, just that hey life moves on and Suetsugu is saying there are plenty other opportunities for love (except Suetsugu did confirm to me personally that Arata and Sumire got married so sorry bye).

Unfortunately there is more to say about Arata’s rejection though (which I am breaking up into smaller points).

2.1 - THE TONE OF ARATA’S “REJECTION”

I think one of the biggest problems with Arata’s “rejection” (or simply the confirmation that he didn’t get another shot when he moved to Tokyo) is the tone. I don’t think Suetsugu intentionally meant to make it funny (I can’t say for sure)… However, the abruptness of it IS SO COMEDIC FUNNIEST PART OF THE CHAPTER FR.

Like when I first heard that Arata was rejected by Chihaya and Taichi telling him they were dating, I actually thought this can’t be serious and someone was making a joke. BUT IT WAS REAL. It goes from a beautifully deep line from Chihaya’s confession to Arata saying “WAIT A SECOND YOU TWO ARE DATING??” THE WHIPLASH SDKJNDKJ

Like I’m sorry IT IS SO FUNNYYYYYY the million periods on that one page was for me because I was in disbelief.

I think the problem here is due to the absolute ROCKET SPEED pace of the final chapter. For whatever reason, everything needed to happen in the final chapter with little breathing room. I don’t know if I agree with that writing choice… I think the story could have benefitted from stretching this stuff out over 2-3 chapters.

In my perfect world, there would maybe be a bit of set up and wouldn’t go from profoundly beautiful line that had me wiping my tears to comedy? Maybe have Chihaya and Taichi planning to tell Arata to show that they care about him? (Even though their expressions say that they feel very guilty and awkward about it). So then it feels less like a joke and more like two friends awkwardly trying to explain to their friend that they are dating and break his heart gently.

To be honest who even knows if Taichi and Chihaya walked up with the intention of telling him they were dating (again what is he a parent they need permission from?) Maybe Arata saw something and inquired? Maybe they were caught off guard and were going to tell him after the tournament or something. Again, it’s not clear LMAO. What was important were these two facts: that the story ended with Arata knowing he wouldn’t have a chance with Chihaya and that Chihaya and Taichi did in fact start dating.

So for those who thought Arata’s feelings of love were very serious and profound and deserve to be treated with respect I can understand hell I can even respect why the comedic tone of his “rejection” would upset you. Even I was slightly /expecting/ a private conversation… not whatever this was.

However, again I think people projected that Arata’s feelings for Chihaya were a lot deeper then what they actually were. Perhaps this abrupt reaction is meant to say that his feelings were not as deep as people thought and he is a person who is able to brush it off and be happy for his friends? I guess he has more emotional maturity in that way… But he still has to make his stinky little joke. He’s 18 years old and I forgive him.

It’s his growth!! He looks like he’s about to throw hands with Taichi but instead he sticks with his incel joke!

I do get also why people were led to believe there would be some epic conclusion or at least thoughtful rejection because Arata still confessed to Suou that he was playing alongside the girl he liked. So it’s the result of the love triangle being kept so strictly ambiguous to the bitter end (after 246 you should have known but ok) that really did make some people look like clowns at the end. I admit, it could have easily been me, in your shoes. But I acknowledged my clowndom at every turn, so if it all backfired on me I could have left with a morsel of my pride.

So essentially yeah I think the tone being comedic was /probably/ the wrong choice. (Again what happened wasn’t comedic it was the abruptness which was comedic). However the tone was fine for me though. I liked having a little laugh after all of the trauma this manga put me through. Arata king you’re the funniest little guy fr.

2.2- ARATA’S STINKY JOKE

I don’t hate that Arata made a lighthearted joke and teased Taichi one last time after getting rejected (like the demon of Karuta he is). What I hated is the content of the joke. It felt very “wink wink nudge nudge” to the reader- like haha Taichi and Chihaya are long distance now and their proximity was THE ONLY REASON THEY FELL IN LOVE! (It never was).

You see I am of the belief that Arata blamed things outside of his control (living in Fukui) rather than focusing on the things he could control. Like responding to fking emails or text messages OR GIVING CHIHAYA YOUR NUMBER AND NOT TAICHI, BITCH BOY?? (I’m fine).

Like he is like “I am so lonely because I am not next to my friends” instead of trying to make friends with the people who lived around him too? Like ARATA I really feel for you, because you just like me fr.

So yeah, Arata’s joke did not land for me. It could go, and I would be happier. Also it makes Arata look like he didn’t have his moment of growing up even though his he was managing his negative emotions very well while his heart was being stomped on (those who know, know).

Let me reiterate, I don’t hate the fact that he made a joke, just that particular joke I dislike. My joke of choice: “haha you guys only announced it now because you want the Meijin to fumble in the tournament, nice try I’ll smoke your asses”

2.3 WHAT ABOUT CHIHAYA’S GROWTH?

This is the only argument I can /somewhat/ get behind. That if Chihaya had been able to reject Arata in a more formal manner then it would show how much she has grown. Yes, because one of Chihaya’s central themes is that she doesn’t know how to express herself at least in words and has a difficulty forming connections with people.

That’s why she clings to Karuta because it makes it easier for her to connect. However, I’m not too too mad that Chihaya still continues to have difficulty expressing herself. She told Taichi she loved him with a simple “I love you” and she rejects Arata with “I am dating Taichi”. Though simple, in both cases they clearly express Chihaya’s feelings.

That brings us to the whole thing of people being like “BUT SHE WROTE ARATA POEMS!!!” Like it’s some kind of GOTCHA that Chihaya always loved Arata and the author “forgot” INSTEAD OF IT BEING PURPOSEFUL? The point was her poetry was VERY BAD and that she still even there couldn’t express how she was feeling very well. SHE COULDN’T WRITE A POEM.

So while Chihaya has grown it is not so on the nose that by the time she leaves high school she is a perfectly articulated person with an elegance to with her words… Sometimes that is a struggle you work on for your entire life. The point is she has grown from the start, instead of forgetting Arata’s confession for like what was it 6 months? She makes sure to tell him the minute she sees him in person. Eyyyoo. Also she continued to reflect on her feelings and thought about love not just being the person you want to play in Karuta but something more profound.

I also think the bond that Chihaya and Arata shared was about as clear as the bond Taichi and Chihaya shared. Chihaya never explicitly discussed how important Taichi was to her to him EVEN IN HER CONFESSION… so why should she have to tell Arata that he’s important???

Then there was this idea that Chihaya needed to “earn” back Arata’s friendship after rejecting him (by telling him of his importance). DO YOU PEOPLE EVEN HEAR YOURSELF?? You said Taichi shouldn’t have quit the club, he should have suffered through it and not received a single thing from Chihaya but yeah Chihaya needed to EARN Arata’s friendship. BE SERIOUS LISTEN TO THE WORDS COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH AND THEN REFLECT ON YOUR OWN SHORTCOMINGS!! I CAN’T DO IT FOR YOU NO MORE.

Like there is just so many double standards for the way people wanted Arata to be treated vs. how they were cool with the way that evil villain Taichi was treated.

TL;DR

Arata did not need a private conversation with Chihaya where she reassured him of his worth as her friend or their platonic love. It parallels the simple way Chihaya communicated her feelings with Taichi. Arata did however need to be given time to “grow up” but it did actually happen in the bonus chapter. We see how the three of them have mended their friendship despite going down different paths- they are united though Karuta. I do think there is some merit to the idea that Arata’s rejection would benefit from a few more pages of set up so the tone wouldn’t be so comedic.

Overall there are some flaws in how Arata’s rejection was executed but nothing that breaks the story. Unless you were very invested in the seriousness of Arata’s feelings of love. You guys said you can’t find your soulmate at 18 you know that applies for Chiharata too right??

I’m crying because I’ve only really broken down two points of criticism and yet I’ve been talking shit for so long. SO unfortunately there will be a part 2 to this discussion that I will write /someday/ because I have only just scratched the surface. Just it probably won’t happen very soon because I AM TIRED GRANDPA.

But if you do want to see it like you’re gonna have to respond to this wall of text otherwise I won’t do it this took me so fking long LMAO.

SPECIAL THANKS TO @/AIMEEEFACE ON TWITTER FOR BOUNCING IDEAS AND I MAY HAVE INCORPORATED SOME OF HER THOUGHTS HERE ON MANY OCCASIONS

Thanks Charles Outty

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bergeronprocess · 7 months

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I watched the first episodes of both the new racing anime, MF Ghost and Overtake! Here are my thoughts.

A little bit about me: I do like cars. I'm a big fan of Top Gear and have been since I was a teenager. I married a car mechanic who is building his own racecar (a 90s Lexus that he is going to put a 2JZ engine into). We watch NASCAR and F1 from time to time. He plays Gran Turismo and Forza. We have watched stages 1 and 2 of Initial D together. I wouldn't say I'm an expert car knower like he is, but I'm somewhat of a car knower.

MF Ghost (which I am just going to jokingly call Motherfucking Ghost until they spell it out) is from the same artist as Initial D, so it has that same uhh distinctive art style. Very square jaws, everyone is drawn as if they have on lipstick, etc. It's not my favorite art style. The CGI on the cars looks incredible - Initial D truly looks like the Money for Nothing music video by comparison lol.

My husband and I are both no fans of electric cars, and he's sometimes worried that gas engines will indeed someday stop being manufactured entirely as they are in the "15 minutes in the future" world of MF Ghost. A character also implies that all other forms of auto racing have shuttered or been banned ("he would have been in Le Mans back in the day"), making MF Ghost almost a dystopia!

Kanata is interesting - coming back to Japan to look for his father, and something has happened to his mother too (what could that be?), after going to a racing school (what kind? Is it just an MFG school? Or do they still do other kinds of auto racing?), he hops into a beautifully rendered Toyota 86 (the famed Hachiroku - we named our cat Hachi after this car) to get into MFG.

We do not see much racing at all in this first episode, and it ends RIGHT as the Eurobeat starts - which seemed like the ultimate "Awww man! Seriously?!" moment to me - but we do get to know Kanata and...Ren. Oh, Ren, honey, I can already tell that men are failing you. She's a high school student who works as a race queen in the SKIMPIEST outfit I've ever seen on a race queen (it is literally just a sports bra and white panties. It ain't no dang way those are pants of any kind) and two grown ass men are seen lusting after her. Because she doesn't want to disclose any information about herself, they don't know her age but we do, thus making the extensive male gaze she gets all the more stomach-twisting. Just once I would love for her to tell that Aiba guy "Oh, by the way? I'm in high school." He would shit his britches.

Of course, Initial D also dealt with a teenage girl, a whole child, having an enjo kosai relationship with a grown ass man. So grown ass men messing with girls when they should know better seems to just be a Thing that Shuichi Shigeno likes to put in his stories. Doesn't mean I have to like it. As a woman, I just want to protect Ren and help her!

Overall though, it's an interesting premise with a lot of questions.

To me Overtake has more passion and heart though. It's set in just the normal world, where F4 and Super GT racing both still exist lol, and mainly concerns a photographer (who very much reminded me of Kaji from Evangelion) who has been traumatized and cannot photograph people's faces as a result. He is assigned to take pictures of the Super GT cars and gets distracted by the F4, their opening act. Since he's an audience stand-in character, he gets a helpful education in the finer points of racing, making this much easier for car not-knowers to pick up. The characters are fun and charming, I don't see any obvious evidence of girls being manipulated by the male gaze (there are race queens but they're wearing proper outfits with tops and bottoms), there's a Godfather reference and LOTS of racing right from the jump. Seeing Koya suddenly get that light in his eyes as soon as he went into the paddock, I understood that - that's how I felt when my friend took me to my first hockey game. Immediately I was just like YUP this is awesome, I love it, more please. So I think Overtake has a lot of heart and a more upbeat feeling than MF Ghost.

I'll keep watching both because I'm interested in seeing where they're going, but I am a little 😬 about the treatment and portrayal of Ren.

Still, it's fun to have not one but TWO car racing anime in the same season!

#mf ghost #overtake

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thelaundrybitch · 9 months

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Wake Up Call - AxelShine

TURTLE DOVES!!!

GUESS WHO DECIDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR OWN PROMPT CHALLENGE

Finally

And I'm coming in hot with some AxelShine 🔧☀️

REMINDER:

This is a WLW Romance. Axel and Sunshine are GIRLFRIENDS. This series is not for everyone, and that's ok 🫶🏼💕

Disclaimer:

Axel belongs to @shiftandshade, and I appreciate the hell out of her for letting me write Axel into Sunshine's shenanigans 🥰💖

Wake Up Call

After Axel and Sunshine had 'retired' from their positions with the mercenary group, the women found a nice house out in the middle of nowhere to live away from the craziness of society.

Small farm. Horses. Honeybees. A sad garden that Sunshine religiously killed off.

The good life.

Axel had her own garage in town that she worked at a few days a week - just to keep herself busy and to keep her mechanic skills up to par.

Sunny stayed home and cared for the animals, did the household chores, and tortured loved that poor garden.

Axel had taken a few months off to really relax before she had decided to buy her garage. This meant that Sunshine was used to her morning cuddles.

So, when Axel started getting up at the ass crack of dawn to get ready, and Sunshine woke up next to a cold bed, she was a sad, sad girl.

"Axel, why don't you wake me up in the morning, when you get up for work?" Sunshine asked as they were climbing into bed together one night.

"Sunshine. I love you. I'm not waking you up before the *actual* sun shines through those windows."

"But… I love you too, and I want to get up with you," Sunshine pouted, giving Axel unintentional puppy dog eyes.

"Don't give me that look," the mechanic said with a quirked brow, a smile playing at the corner of her mouth as she slid into the bed next to the blonde. "And I want you to get enough sleep, love. Before you get up and care for our home. Besides. I've never left without giving you a kiss," she told her Sunshine.

Sunny sighed in frustration but also knew she wouldn't be any different if the tables were turned.

A couple of weeks went by and Sunny was still pouting.

She wanted to see Axel off to work. She wanted to have breakfast with her.

She wanted to reciprocate that kiss in the morning before Axel left for the day.

So, being the little shit she was, Sunny set the alarm on her watch and wore it to bed that night.

The first time was a bust. She got up at 630 to find Axel had already drank her coffee, eaten her breakfast, and was currently getting ready in the bathroom.

"Geez, Axel…" complained Sunshine as she shuffled into the bathroom, scaring the life out of the poor mechanic.

"SUNSHINE!" Axel squawked with a startled jump. "What are you doing up?!"

Sunshine pointed to the toilet.

"Ah. Let me step out, for you," she acknowledged, kissing Sunny on her way out the door.

Sunshine grabbed Axel's shirt to give her a few more pecks. "What time do you even get up?" She asked, her kisses getting increasingly longer.

Axel answered without giving it a second thought. "5:15" Sunny's kisses were a bit needier than pecks, if we're being honest. They had Axel's brain in a fog.

"Before God. You get up before God," Sunny sassed, pulling a snicker from the other woman.

"Which is why I don't wake you up," Axel replied, poking Sunny in the stomach. "Now use the bathroom and go back to sleep, angel. Before the devil comes after you and those kisses."

Sunshine smiled into one more kiss, but did as Axel requested.

That night Sunshine reset her alarm. And was very excited.

It was 4:15am.

Gross.

How do people live like this? Thought the blonde as she snuck out of bed and down to the kitchen.

But! This was worth it. Axel was worth it.

Sunny finished her little shenanigans in the kitchen and made it back to bed by 5am. She laid in bed quietly with a smirk on her face.

15 minutes later, she heard the tiny beeps of Axel's tactical watch.

Axel sighed and looked over at the sleeping blonde next to her. What she wouldn't give for another ten minutes to cuddle her.

As she went to get out of bed, she felt a hand grab her arm. She turned with a surprised look to see Sunshine, eyes wide, silently pleading for her to stay.

How was she supposed to resist that face?

Axel smiled and slunk back under the covers, as Sunshine grinned and yanked the mechanic impossibly close.

"Ten minutes," Axel said with a chuckle as Sunshine let out a quiet squeal of delight.

Axel laid next to Sunshine, basking in her warmth as the blonde dragged her blunt nails through the undercut of her hair.

"I know what you're doing, Sunshine," Axel snickered through a warning.

"Is it working?" Sunshine smiled, dragging those delicious nails down Axel's neck, making her shiver.

"Yes. And I have to get ready for work," she told the blonde, burying her face in Sunshine's neck and nipping the soft skin.

"But!" Sunshine complained.

"But?! It's already 5:45!" Axel laughed, as Sunny pulled her back to her lips. “I was only supposed to be here for ten minutes!”

Sunshine let out a mischievous giggle, "I know. But you don't have to worry. Your breakfast is in the warmed oven. The coffee is brewed, and your lunch is packed and in the fridge," the blonde told her, nuzzling her nose, and making Axel chase her lips for another kiss.

"God, I love you," Axel whispered.

"I love you too. And you can just stick with calling me Sunshine," She winked.

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Chapter 15: Photography

As soon as the concert ended, you and the rest of the Twice members were quick to leave the venue. It was decided that the girls would get taken back to the hotel as soon as possible to give them more time to rest up. You ended up in a van with Sana and Nayeon sitting next to you and Momo sitting with Jeongyeon in front of you. Sana was being a bit extra clingy on the ride home.

The two of you haven't had a chance to speak tonight ever since she walked out on you in the storage room. You weren't mad at her or anything like that, but she still felt bad about it. Funny enough, Sana usually had no issue teasing you, in fact she generally liked to tease you. The difference this time was that she didn't intend to do it, and you think this is why she felt bad about it. Either way it was somewhat adorable.

"Sana."

The cute girl turns to you, still holding onto your arm.

"How are your parents?" you ask.

She subconsciously tightens her grip on your arm, "oh they're fine, I just didn't want them to worry after hearing about the canceled flights."

"That's good to hear," you say, giving her thigh a little pat.

"Y/N I..." she begins softly before frowning and stopping, struggling to find the words.

Before she can say anything else, Nayeon speaks up next to you.

"My gosh Momo people won't stop talking about you."

Momo turns in the seat in front of you so that she's facing the back row.

"Hmm? Talking about me, why?" she asks.

Nayeon holds her phone up and starts scrolling, "look at the comments on Twitter, fans are posting nonstop about you."

You look more closely at the phone and see endless pictures of Momo posted, especially ones of her silver outfit and her black outfit.

"Once are so thirsty for you, Momo," you laugh. "Oh look, there are some of Mina."

Momo is smiling while looking at the posts, "oh this one of Sana is so cute!"

She points to a picture of Sana pouting and pretending to be upset, probably at one of the signs during the encore.

"Oh I remember that, Once had a sign that said something about Sana Mr. Taxi," she giggles.

Nayeon keeps scrolling when Jeongyeon stops her.

"Wow, Tzuyu looks so pretty in that one!"

You all stop and look more closely, it was a picture taken from below of Tzuyu with the stage lights shining behind her, making it look like she was glowing. Momo and Sana let out little ahh's while Nayeon screenshots the picture.

"I love looking at all the fancams and pictures Once take," Nayeon says as everyone leans back into their seats. "The video clips where you can hear them yelling because one of the members interacted with them are so wholesome."

"You know what's not wholesome? All the fans talking about Momo's ass," you tease the girl.

Everyone laughs except Momo who whines, "not all of them do that."

"Yeah," Sana laughs, "the ones who don't are the ones talking about your boobs."

"Poor Momo," Nayeon teases. "It must be so hard having such a hot body."

Momo joins in on the laughter.

When you arrive back at the hotel, Momo and Nayeon head off together. You figured they would probably end up spending the whole night together. You walk with Sana and Jeongyeon, the former walking with her arm interlocked with yours. The three of you arrive at Sana's room first, and she looks up at you probably hoping that you would come in with her. You consider it, but you decided you wanted to catch up with Jeongyeon tonight, so you let go of Sana's arm and give her cheek a kiss before wishing her a good night.

She looks up at you with a hurt expression about to say something, but she doesn't. She enters her room and you leave a mental reminder to make up with her later as she probably still felt bad, and in turn it was making you feel bad. She closes the door and you turn to catch up with Jeongyeon who was still walking to her room.

"Mind if I join you for a bit?"

She looks over at you, "sure."

The two of you enter her room.

"So, we haven't spoken much lately, what's on your mind?"

She sits down on the bed and pauses, "were you serious about what you said in the van about Momo?"

You're taken aback by the question, "Huh? What do you mean?"

"Those posts Nayeon showed us, I've never really paid attention to the comments."

You sit down on the bed next to her, "there are many posts like that about you, about Momo, and about every other Twice member, too."

"Are the comments actually that lewd though?"

"Give me your phone and we can take a look," you say.

She hands you the phone and you look up some Twice threads, pulling up comments about Jeongyeon. You had the phone back to her and she started reading.

"Oh wow, some of these are... intense," she says as she scrolls through. "But aren't they only saying these things because we are Twice and they are fans?"

"Well, that's probably part of it," you answer. "Although, the nine of you are incredibly attractive, regardless of your Twice status."

She looks skeptical, "yeah but you are just saying that, how would you know what people who don't know us would say?"

"Trust me, you girls have exceptional bodies," you say. "Especially when you compare yourselves to the general public, and well it's kinda part of your jobs to look amazing."

"I don't know... do we really stand out that much?" she asks, still not believing your words. "I feel like most of the work is just done by our stylists, they could probably make anyone look amazing."

"Do you really want to know?" you ask.

She thinks about it for a moment before nodding her head, "yeah, but how?"

"Hand me your phone again."

She hands it to you and you open the camera app.

"And take off your clothes."

She looks up at you with a confused expression, "wh-why?"

"You have questions, do you want answers?"

She hesitates for a moment, but then she follows your instruction and begins stripping. Once she's just in her underwear she sits there and looks at you.

"Keep going," you say.

She pauses, but ultimately continues and removes the rest of her clothes. She was now sitting on the bed completely nude with her legs crossed and her arms covering her chest.

"Why am I doing this?" she asks you.

You step closer to her and gently move her arms away so that her large tits are in the open. With one hand you cup her massive tits. She was up there in Twice for size, although she didn't show them off as much as some of the others. You step back again and hold up the phone, taking pictures of her chest.

"Spread your legs."

She was embarrassed and confused but she listens and does as you say. She spreads her legs wide so that her pussy is exposed. You take a few pictures of her pussy before taking her hand and pulling her up from the bed. You turn her around and push her back gently so that she is bent over the bed and you snap a few pictures of her ass from behind. You turn her back around so that she's facing you again.

"Here," you say while handing her phone back. "If you want true, unbiased comments, post these pictures online and see what people say. Your face isn't in them so they will have no idea who you are."

She sits back down and looks at the phone in her lap, "I... I don't know if I can do it."

You start walking to the door, "I'm not forcing you, it's completely up to you if you want to do it, but it will give you the answers you want."

You leave her room and start walking back towards your own. Once you get there, you decide to take a quick shower and change into some more comfortable clothes. You walk out of the bathroom wearing just a towel and sit at the desk in your room, opening your work laptop. You are about to check your email when you notice your phone has a notification.

JY: I posted them

You quickly get dressed and head back to Jeongyeon's room. You tap the keycard and enter to find Jeongyeon was sitting on the bed, still completely nude.

She looks up at you and holds her phone up, "I haven't checked if there were any comments yet."

You take the phone from her and refresh the page. There were already a few comments on the pictures. You look at Jeongyeon who was sitting on the bed looking up at you expectantly, before looking back at the phone and reading the replies. You start to smile.

"Well, they definitely like what they are seeing... umm... maybe it's best that you just take a look," you say before handing the phone back.

She takes the phone and starts reading the comments. Her eyes open wide, then her mouth opens, then she looks a bit disgusted, and then back to shock.

"These people are... quite descriptive," she says as she reads.

"And these are people who have no idea who you are," you say as you sit on the bed next to her. "Fans are definitely horny for you, and not just because you are a Twice member."

She looks at you and you can tell she is feeling a lot more confident in herself.

"At times I've had my doubts about whether or not I would finish this tour," she says. "With only one stop left, I think I am going to make it."

You smile as you reach your hand up to play with her tits again, "good, New York Once would be so sad if they didn't get to see these beauties."

She laughs before reaching her hand over to your lap, rubbing the outside of your pants, "do you really like my tits that much?"

"Did you read that third comment? That's what I want to do."

She recoils and looks at you with disgust, "the thing with the banana?"

You start laughing, "wait not the third comment, the one before that."

She also laughs, "ohhh that one, well no one is stopping you."

You reposition yourself and climb on top of Jeongyeon as she ends up laying on the bed, "I fucking love your tits," you rumble before sticking your face into her cleavage. Her tits were so soft, it felt like your face was between two clouds. You squish them together with your hands as you shake your face back and forth. You take a couple of minutes to just exist between her tits, pushing them against your face, getting lost in them, before lifting yourself up again and sliding down the bed until your face is in front of her pussy.

You spend a few minutes eating her out, using your hands to keep her meaty thighs pressed together with your face between them. You can hear her moans as you start to more aggressively eat her pussy. Jeongyeon didn't care for soft, lovey-dovey sex, she only cared about the physical act. While you loved the emotion behind the act with some of the other members, it was nice to occasionally just revert back to some good old fucking, and luckily that was what Jeongyeon liked.

Once you are content with how wet her pussy is, you stand up between her legs. As you're standing there, you lower your pants slightly and bring one hand up to stroke yourself slowly while the other hand rubs around her folds. You grab her lips with your hand, pushing and pulling them in every direction. It was kinda mesmerizing, playing with the Twice's Jeongyeon's body however you wanted. At times you forget just how lucky you are. You drop your pants all the way to the ground and are about to put it in her pussy when she stops you.

"Wait, grab my phone again," she says while handing it to you. "Record it."

You oblige. With one hand you point the phone down at her pussy, and with your other hand you guide your cock to her entrance. You hit the record button before plunging your cock into her body. She moans out as you start fucking her on camera. You watch the act through the phone screen, almost like how fans record their concerts.

This concert, however, was much more intense. You loved the jiggle of her thighs every time you fucked her, it made you want to see more. You pull out and flip her around so that she's bent over the bed with her ass up. You bring your cock to her entrance again and resume fucking her, this time from behind. You loved the jiggle of her ass cheeks and you made sure the phone was picking it up. Then you zoom in between her ass cheeks, recording the way her pussy gripped your cock and conformed to the shape every time you pulled back.

The camera focused on her asshole as your cock was contorting it whenever you thrusted into her pussy. It was an area you have very rarely touched as it seemed to you that Jeongyeon wasn't comfortable with your mouth going there. In fact, in the beginning she wouldn't even let you eat her out, it took some time before she was willing. Some girls aren't comfortable with it, but it was no issue for you; Her comfort was still your main concern, and if one day she changed her mind you would love nothing more than to pleasure her.

You fuck her from behind for a bit longer before switching it up again. You position her on her side at the edge of the bed with one leg up in the air. You put that leg on your shoulder as you step up to her, crouching down slightly to give you better access to her pussy. You push in, making her moan loudly. You pick the camera up and start fucking her again. She was louder in this position, and you were pretty sure you were hitting her g-spot.

You point the camera up so that it's focused on her tits as they bounce with each of your thrusts. Her huge tits were flying around as you fuck her relentlessly. Her moans picked up and you could tell she was cumming. You wanted to record her face while it happened, but you decided not to since you had a feeling you knew what she wanted to do with the video.

As she recovers from her orgasm, you continue to fuck her pussy. You never stopped, you were using her body like a toy and you knew that she was okay with it. You push her leg down so that she gets turned over onto her back again with her legs spread wide as you feel yourself about to cum. You fuck her hard and fast, keeping the camera pointed at her tits which were flying all over the place now. It was difficult to hold it steady, but you tried your best.

Right before you are about to burst, you pull out and start stroking yourself over her body, pointing at her tits. She realizes what you are trying to do and slides down the bed and onto her knees on the ground so that her chest is closer to your cock. You pump with one hand while the other hand records as your cock starts shooting strings of cum onto her tits. You stop the recording and start taking pictures of your cum covering her tits. She stays still as you take them, the cum slowly sliding down and leaving streaks on her body.

You fall to the ground next to her, sitting down to catch your breath a bit. It was pretty rare that you got to fuck Jeongyeon, but it was a nice change of pace. There was never any emotional baggage to worry about, it was generally light and relaxed, entirely focused on just your bodies.

"I know some places online that love cum on tit pictures."

"Oh yeah? Do you think I should post there?"

"Well it's up to you, it would definitely be a treat," you say as you watch your cum drip off her tits and onto her thighs.

"In that case, shouldn't I have more pictures?" She says as she repositions so that she's sitting down on the ground with her legs spread. "Maybe they also like cum in here?"

She starts slowly rubbing her pussy. Using her fingers, she spreads her lips, exposing her body to you. She brings her hand up to her chest and rubs your cum around until her chest is shining and her hand is coated. Then she brings that hand back down between her legs and inserts her middle finger into her pussy.

You pick up the phone again and start recording. With one hand you hold the phone up, and with your other hand you slowly stroke yourself back to hardness, matching her movements. You could hear the wetness of your cum and her pussy together, and it doesn't take long for you to get hard again. You put the phone down to the side and reach forward, grabbing her legs and pulling them backwards so that she's laying on her back on the floor.

You get on your knees between her legs and guide your cock back to her pussy. You push in slowly, she was much more wet this time after spending a couple of minutes touching herself. You pull back and forth again, getting your body moving again. This time, your hands were free from the phone, so you reach up and with both hands you grab her tits.

"Fuck they're so big," you moan.

She places her hands on top of yours and presses down so that you are squeezing hard onto her tits. They conformed to the pressure, taking whatever shape your fingers forced. You keep playing around with the soft cushions while you start speeding up your thrusting.

"Fill me up good, I want to feel full," she moans. "I want to feel it gushing out."

You start fucking her harder, and you can feel how much her tits are jiggling in your hands. You squeeze tighter, and you feel her hands squeezing yours. They were so soft, you start to lose yourself in her body. You don't even know how long it went on for, but you start to feel your orgasm coming already as you lose sense of time.

You let go of her chest and place your hands on her sides, giving yourself a better grip of her body. This is when you start thrusting at full speed, holding her body steady with your hands. It was glorious, the way her tits were bouncing up and down. You couldn't believe just how much they could move. You get right to the edge of your orgasm, pumping steadily and holding it for as long as you can.

You pause your thrusting to try and delay your orgasm. Then you thrust hard and fast again, before pausing once more. You keep the cycle going. Pause, thrust, pause, thrust. You could tell she loved it as her head was tilted backwards with her mouth wide open. One of her hands was gripping her tit while her other hand was rubbing her clit.

Eventually it becomes too much and you start to fill her pussy up. You stop thrusting and quickly pick up the phone again, pointing downwards at your cock. You held it halfway in her pussy and recorded the pulsing without moving your hips. Once you stop cumming, you slowly pull out and a glob of cum trickles down. You stop the recording and start taking pictures as the white liquid covers her pussy lips.

"It's beautiful."

She laughs and brings her hand to her pussy, rubbing the cum around her lips to coat them even more. She sits up so that she's squatting in front of you, making more of your cum pour out of her pussy. She puts a finger in, feeling around, before pulling it out and letting the cum drip out of her body. She stands up and holds her pussy spread, shaking her lower body a bit to make your cum drip onto the floor.

"Something about knowing it was on camera made that really fun," she says as she takes her phone back and looks at the pictures. "Now where did you say I should post these?"

As you wait for the flight to New York to start boarding in a private lounge with just the Twice members at the moment, you notice the girls look pretty tired. It has been a long tour, and there was just one stop left. Despite them being tired, you could feel they had a bit of excitement as well, probably because the finale of their North American stretch was so soon. You remember how Jihyo described it: bittersweet.

You had just bought a couple of water bottles and were walking back to take a seat. You couldn't help but notice Sana had been trying to get your attention, you hadn't had time to talk to her yet. She did however look to be in a bit of a better mood right now as she was sitting with Tzuyu and Mina and the three of them were chatting. It made you wonder what they were saying. Next to them sat Momo, Nayeon, Jihyo, and Jeongyeon, who were also conversing. Now you wondered if Jeongyeon told any of the girls about the pictures.

"Can I get one of those?"

You look to your side and see Chaeyoung smiling up at you. She pats the seat next to her, gesturing for you to join her. Next to her sat Dahyun whose light makeup gave her a very soft glow. You sit down next to them, handing Chaeyoung a bottle and offering Dahyun one as well.

"How are you two feeling, did you sleep alright?"

"We slept great!" Dahyun answers cheerfully.

You look at her for a moment, "we?"

She starts blushing, "I mean, I slept great and I assume Chaeyoung also slept great in her own bed."

Chaeyoung, who was completely unphased by Dahyun's slip up, starts laughing and stands up, "I'm going to the bathroom, be right back."

You move over so that you are next to Dahyun and wrap your arm around her, "oh don't be so embarrassed, it's not like I don't already know about you two."

Dahyun leans on you, her head resting on your chest, "you're right, but still."

You lean down slightly and kiss the top of her head, "I'm sorry I haven't had much time lately," you say as you stroke her hair softly, remembering how sad she got last time you had neglected her.

"Don't be, I completely understand," she says. "Plus as you already know, I still have Chaeyoung."

You chuckle, "I'm glad the two of you are having fun."

Dahyun lightly rubs your thigh, "what if instead of us two it was us three?"

You pause, thinking about what you want to say, "Dahyun, is that actually something that you want?"

"Yes it is," she says as she sits up and looks at you. "Do... do you not want to...?"

You grab her hand, "of course I want to, I just want to make sure it's something you want and that you aren't just doing it for me."

She looks confused for a moment before she starts laughing, "wait, is this because of Sana and Momo?"

"Well... they did mention..."

Dahyun laughs again, "Y/N they've been trying to get me in a threesome since before you even joined us, it's not like this is some new idea."

"So this is something you thought of yourself and not because of what they said?"

"It's true that I want to pleasure you and make you feel good," she says before she starts to look down at her lap and blush again. "Ever since that one night, I've wanted to... you make me want to try... new... I don't know what I'm saying anymore."

You give her hand a little squeeze, "Dahyun, I know what you mean, and it's completely normal."

She looks up at you and smiles, "thank you for making it so easy even though I make it so difficult."

Chaeyoung returns from the bathroom and sits next to you. She pulls out her phone and her airpod case.

"Hey Chae, do you wanna have a threesome with Dahyun and me tonight?"

She doesn't even look over as she puts her airpods in and starts watching something on her phone, "yeah sure."

Dahyun starts giggling, "at least she makes it easy."

You are about to board the plane and Momo was demanding that you sit next to her for this flight.

"You've sat with everyone else but me, it's my turn," Momo pouts.

"That's literally not even true," you laugh. "I'll sit with you though, happy?"

She smiles and gives you a hug before the two of you enter the plane and enter your seats. It wasn't a private jet, but the plane was nice. The seats were paired up and offered plenty of privacy. The plane was already in the air, and the flight was only a short two hours.

"I have a confession," Momo says to you as she takes off her shoes and puts on some slippers. "I've been jealous ever since I saw you with Dahyun on that one flight."

You wrap your arm around her waist, "you know you could have just asked, I would have said yes."

She leans on your shoulder, "I know, but aren't you scared of getting caught fooling around on a plane."

"Well, I haven't been caught any of the other times yet."

Momo gets off your shoulder and turns to you, "wait, how many members have you...?"

You think back, "well you know about Dahyun, then there was Chaeyoung, and then Mina on that private jet."

Momo is looking at you in disbelief as she fumbles with the privacy screen, "you are unbelievable."

"We still have this flight," you say as you reach your hand between her legs and begin rubbing her pants.

"Yeah yeah yeah hurry up and take your cock out, we don't have that much time," Momo says aggressively, "I'm joining this club today."

You didn't need to be told twice as you pull your pants down to your knees. Momo immediately reaches over and starts stroking you. Her movements were skilled as she was being quick but also making sure that it felt good, stimulating the entire length as your blood rushes to your cock. Once you are hard, Momo lets go of you and reaches into the complimentary toiletries bag, pulling out a small tube of lotion.

As she applies the lotion to her hand, you reach over and tug at her pants. She lifts her bum up for you, and you pull her pants down and she sits back down. You bend forward and stick your face between her legs. The position was awkward and you didn't have the best access, but it was good enough for you to stick your tongue out and give her clit a nice lick. You feel pressure on the back of your head as Momo pushes you down into her pussy, and you happily oblige, trying your best to take as much of her lady parts into your mouth.

You loved the taste of her soft pussy on your lips, but it was short-lived as you felt her hands pulling you back up. Momo grabbed your face with her hands, and you couldn't help but notice how distractingly good her hands smelled right now as she pulled your face to hers and the two of you started passionately kissing. As your mouths collide and squish against each other, you feel her hands let go of your face.

You quickly learn that the feel of her touch was even better than the smell. The lotion made her hands, which were already naturally soft, feel like a blanket wrapped around your cock. You involuntarily gasp out at her touch.

Momo noticed your reaction and was trying to contain her smile as she hushed you, bringing her free hand up to your mouth. That gorgeous smell once again filled your senses as she began slowly pumping you. It was hard to describe, like a mix of floral and vanilla, but you were completely enthralled by it. You could hear the sound of her hand working your cock as she stared at you with those deadly eyes. She removes the hand from your mouth and uses it to caress your balls gently while her other hand starts speeding up.

You would have loved to sit there and just let her work your cock for as long as your body would hold on, but you also wanted to reciprocate the feeling. You slide a hand between her legs and begin lightly rubbing her pussy. Your saliva was partially responsible, but you could tell that she had gotten even more wet by watching your reaction to her touch. Once your fingers are coated with her fluids, you slowly insert both your middle and ring finger into her pussy. You stare at her as her mouth opens wide and her hands temporarily stop moving. She composes herself after a moment and continues her work on your cock, her mouth still O shaped as you begin to move your whole hand back and forth.

You curl your fingers upwards and apply pressure as you move your hand. You've made Momo cum countless times before, you knew exactly what made her tick. You could feel her hands becoming inconsistent as you finger-fucked her, but you didn't care. You lean forward and start kissing her neck, moving your hand even faster. You go all the way in until you are knuckle deep in her and you press around, stimulating her pussy the way she likes. As you kissed her neck, you could feel her body breathing intensely as she tried to avoid making noise.

The closer she got to her orgasm, the worse the handjob got. It was a tradeoff you didn't mind as it brought you joy seeing how much she was enjoying it. You lift your head up from her neck so that you can watch her face. Momo had her eyes shut tight as her face contorted in pleasure. Her hand had let go of your balls while her other hand was now gripping your cock very tightly without moving.

It only takes a bit longer before you feel her start cumming. Thankfully the engines masked the sloppy noise of your fingers in her pussy as you felt her juices spilling all over your palm. You remove your fingers as you feel her body calming down and start rubbing her clit slowly and gently. You lean forward and kiss her lips, which she returns languidly.

As you wipe your hand on the warm towel that the airline provided you earlier, you smile watching Momo regain her senses. She takes her own towel and wipes the excess liquid from between her legs before pulling her pants back up.

"I love you so much," she whispers as she gazes at you with her big eyes.

You reach your arm around her again as she bends at her waist and brings her mouth to your cock. You watch the back of her head as it bobs up and down on your cock. Your eyes moved over to her back as her top was being lifted up slightly, her gorgeously toned back peeking out. You slide your hand up the back of her shirt, feeling the muscles of her back as she sucks your cock. You slide your hand down and into her pants, resting it on her ass and enjoying her blowjob.

Watching her cum moments ago had turned you on like nothing else and you were already close to cumming as well. It helped that Momo probably gave some of the best head in Twice, using her tongue to perfection while she sucked you off. You still don't know where she learned it, but you were glad she did. Your hand goes from resting on her ass to gripping it tightly as you are merely seconds away from exploding in her mouth.You quickly consider your options as you feel yourself getting very close.

Remembering what she asked for a few nights ago, you make your decision. Right before you are about to cum, you press down on the back of her head so that her face is pressed against your crotch. As your cock starts discharging globs of cum into her mouth, you notice this time she doesn't struggle with your length. She holds steady as you fill her mouth up. You let go with your hand, but she remains glued to your cock as the last drops come out. She slowly lifts her head up, keeping her lips tightly wrapped around your shaft.

As her mouth leaves your cock, not a single drop of your cum spills. She smiles at you before opening her mouth, showing you that she swallowed it all. She leans into you as your arm wraps around her body and you hug her tight.

"We should sit together more often," you say.

#smut #fanfic #fluff #twice #kpop #nayeon #jeongyeon #momo #sana #jihyo #mina #dahyun #chaeyoung #tzuyu #jype #male reader #mature

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coro-chan6 · 9 months

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Somehow Supernatural

Chapter 2: It's All Starting to Feel Real

Tags: poc!oc, gn!oc, teen!oc, panic attack, heavy cursing, Dean always needs his own warning, self-deprecating thoughts, mentions of anxiety, Cas not taking a hint, Deanstiel (or whatever the fuck Dean and Cas's ship name is), general chaos

Summary: The Winchesters and Cas have a meeting about Casey. It doesn't go too well, and Casey realizes what shit their stuck in.

Words: 2,675

I kinda felt like I was gonna vomit. Not because I needed to vomit, but because my tum-tum was doing flips and turns like a fucking rollercoaster due to my crippling anxiety. Usually, I would do little exercises that helped me regulate like my mom taught me, but that just reminded me that I was in a different universe where I might not be able to see my mom - or anyone I knew in real life - ever again. These consistent, little thoughts did not help my already upside-down stomach.

I was sitting in the bunker, in the room with the table that has the big map of the world. I liked to call this room the “meeting room” when I watched the show because… they met people in the meeting room. Come on, it was like the foyer of the bunker so everyone had to pass through it to fight and argue and shiz.

Anyway, I was sitting in the meeting room surrounded by men that I never thought I’d ever meet in person. Maybe the reason for my anxious tum was because of the “omg-smexy-men-are-staring-at-me” effect. If so… give me an anxiety stomach ache every day.

Dean sat straight across from me at the map table. Even though he wasn’t in pouncing position anymore, he was still on guard; which, I mean, valid. All that shit he’s gone through definitely made him a tough cookie.

Castiel was standing right behind Dean’s chair like a guardian angel. I mean, literally right behind. He was basically breathing down the hunter's neck. Maybe he liked the smell.

And Sam.

Oh. Sammy. Boy!

He had his ass sat directly on the table and was staring at me in wonder. Sam’s hair was hanging in his face at an angle that was just… perfect. It was also the perfect length, not short enough to make him look like he was 15 and not long enough where he looked crusty. Did I mention that he looked fucking perfect? Honestly, if I didn’t know any better I would’ve thought Sam was the angel.

No offense, Cas.

All three attractive men were gathered around the meeting table to discuss me. Me! I was kinda feeling myself and basking in the attention that I was getting from multiple hot men before I realized something a bit alarming.

Dean, Castiel, and Sam… were deciding what to do with me. I wouldn’t put it past Dean if he decided to kill me or abandon me in the middle of bumfuck nowhere. He doesn’t seem like the type to have a father instinct for just some random teen.

…or maybe whoever’s body I’m occupying is important to him.

“Y’all gonna talk or just stare?” I asked. Yes, during my whole internal monologue full of ogling men and withering away from anxiety, not a single person talked. They gave each other looks, but they didn’t utter a word.

Someone finally decided to speak up after realizing how weird they were being.

“So…” Sam started. He had his hand thoughtfully under his chin. I thought I might mention it because it almost took me out, “You just appeared out of nowhere?”

“I mean, I guess so. I’m just as confused as you guys are,” I spin in my chair, “Honestly, I thought I was just having one of my regularly scheduled psychedelic dreams but then, I woke up with Dean in my face.”

“A dream?” Castiel asked.

“Yeah, dude, a dream. I was basically floating in this void and then I started hearing someone telling me to wake up and then… Dean’s face.” I took another twirl in my chair.

The guys looked like they were trying to solve a puzzle. They had their thinking caps on full blast, you should have seen their faces.

“Did you try the usual holy water, sliver, cross stuff?” Sam turned to Dean in question.

“Yeah,” Dean replied.

I get trying to make sure I’m not a bad type of baddie, but he could have used his non-dominant hand so it wouldn’t be as hard cause damn. That shit really hurt.

“They didn’t try to attack you?” Sam continued.

“No.”

“Then, I think we should be good for now. We can let them stay here since they seem discombobulated,” Bless you, Sam. You’re the greatest of all these fuckers.

“But if they try anything, they're out,” Cas nodded along with Dean’s words. The angel barely even looked like he was listening to what Dean was actually saying, “And if we figure out you were lying about who you are, I will find a way to send you to hell. Trust me.”

Go shit on a brick, Dean. And you too Cas, agreeing with Dean like a lost puppy.

“Okay…” I muttered. I didn’t really like the idea of dying, especially if it was in someone else’s body, but what could I have done? Said no? Been kicked to the curb? I’m not really worth anything to them so-

…wait.

“You never told me, whose body is this?”

All of a sudden, it got a little awkward. Sam’s cheeks were pink and Dean was avoiding my eyes. Even Cas looked a little weird.

“Well-” Dean started.

“We-”

“Sam found the kid on a hunt and couldn’t help but save them. They almost died, but Sammy got Cas to heal them,” Dean blurted. Sam’s face turned a dark red now that the truth was out to the masses.

“W-well you cared about them enough to train them!” Sam retorted. Now it was Dean’s turn for a red face.

“You brought them stacks of books!”

“You made them your big bacon breakfast…three times! I can barely get you to cook for me!”

“You eat salad. I’m not making a fucking salad for a meal!”

“It’s good for your body! Your body will rot away from all the red meat you eat!”

“At least I’m not eating rabbits' food!”

“You know,” Cas finally piped up, “The kid was bound to die.”

Silence. Damn, dude. That was a bit harsh, wasn’t it? From what I heard just now, the Winchester brothers really liked this kid. It kind of makes me feel bad for pushing them from their own body, but… what was Cas saying?

“They were meant to die the night of the hunt. Right on the floor of their living room where you found them. It was their fate. It was a miracle I was able to heal them and it was almost impossible for them to survive a month like they did,” Sam and Dean were getting pissed. Castiel - bless his heart - didn’t seem to notice, “They were never supposed to have formed relations with you two because you weren’t supposed to meet them while they were still alive.”

Poor Cas and his sucky communication skills. Now due to his harsh words, the angel’s collar was being winkled by Dean’s man hands. Castiel didn’t look alarmed at all. I wasn’t sure if it was because Dean was a mere human or because the majority of the Supernatural fandom was right about these two.

“Shut up,” Dean seethed. Sam was hovering behind Dean either waiting his turn to get a lick in or making sure Dean didn’t take it too far. I was now feeling really bad because this was all making a bit of sense. I finally understood why Castiel didn’t seem fazed by my sudden appearance, why he’s been saying all this shit about how this person should be dead already.

Speaking of Castiel, he was just letting Dean choke him up against the table. I knew he didn’t really need my help in the situation, but I was starting to feel a little awkward just sitting there. It’s way different seeing these men fight when they’re on screen and I’m in a whole other world looking like a mole rat on my couch.

With courage that I didn’t know I had, I muttered, “Guys… I need to take a shit. Real bad.”

Three pairs of eyes turned to look at me in… surprise? Disgust? Both? It didn’t really matter what they thought of my statement, all that mattered was Castiel’s insensitive words were forgotten. For now.

Fingers combing through his hair, Sam sighed, “Come on then,” he said, walking off. He expected me to follow him and I did. To the best of my ability. He’s got long fucking legs, so he’s got even longer fucking strides. I had to practically run and I’m of average height!

Sam finally stopped at the door to the bathroom. I didn’t actually have to shit, but I figured I could use this opportunity of aloneness to recoup, realign, and do all things zen.

Closing the door to the bathroom, I let out a breath that I didn’t realize I was holding. Today was one of the weirdest days of my life. I wasn’t sure if it was a good or bad weird yet, but it was weird. I never thought I would travel to a different universe. I never thought I would ever meet the Winchesters. I never thought I would get to walk with my own two feet - mostly - through the bunker that I’ve adored for years.

What the hell brought me here? I wasn’t really complaining, but I still have to wonder. Was this planned? Was this person’s body kept alive for me to go in it? Do I have to save this world somehow? Am I connected to something here? Was this fate like Castiel mentioned?

I sat on the toilet seat feeling pretty lost. I wasn’t sure why it was so bright in the fucking bathroom, but it was bothering me so I slammed my face onto my lap. It was dark and warm and what I really needed at the moment.

I know, a really sharp change in my emotions, but that’s just how it be sometimes. Perhaps being alone right now wasn’t the best decision. Usually, being alone worked, but now it felt like there were 20-pound weights on my shoulders, and it was getting kind of hard to breathe. It was also really hot, so I started squirming on the toilet seat like that was gonna cool me off. I don’t know what I thinking because that’s not how heat works.

Then, I thought I could sit on the floor and continue my deep ponder about how the fuck I got into this situation, but I finally realized I was having a panic attack and didn’t really want to move. I found that if I moved, I would black out or it would be 10 times worse, but who knows, maybe this body works differently.

So, I moved to the floor. The floor was nice and cool, but then I started thinking about spiders because I was on the floor in an underground bathroom and spiders here really made sense. I wanted to get back on the toilet, but my body didn’t wanna listen. So now, I was a lump of a human on the bathroom floor that was probably shivering, but I couldn’t really feel my body anymore.

I wonder why when my body’s panicking my thoughts are calmer than when my body’s not panicking. It doesn’t really make sense. Like, none of my thoughts were screaming at me or telling me to do stupid shit. They were just calmly saying stuff like ‘you should get up’ or ‘there might be spiders here’ or ‘your probably gonna die, but take your time’.

Yeah, the calm thoughts were definitely worst.

Now I recognized the feeling of tears falling down my face and I felt pretty pathetic. I mean, what the fuck was I crying for? Nothing was wrong. They hadn’t killed me yet. I’d always wanted to travel to another world, but I guess my body couldn’t take it. Wait! This wasn’t even my fucking body!

“So goddamn pathetic,” I wheezed. My right cheek was pressed against the floor and when I talked I could feel the tears smearing all over the place and it gave me the ick, but I couldn’t stop myself from crying.

I love to mention the fact that I have a superiority complex, but I never talk about the opposite of that. My dandy ‘you’re a fucking loser and will never do anything in your life’ complex. It always sneaks up on me at the worst times, like when I’m supposed to be enjoying myself in another universe for crying out loud, and makes me feel more worthless than - fucking - everything. It makes me wanna crawl into a hole and never come back out.

Feeling worthless and having a panic attack simultaneously isn’t the best. It means not only can you not breathe, but you also don’t feel like trying. So, I laid on the floor of the bathroom and didn’t do any of the breathing exercises that my therapist taught me. I just waited to black out.

“Hey, kid, you doing okay in there?” Sam’s voice sounded so far away. I could barely hear it. My lungs were starting to hurt from lack of air, so I curled my aching body into a pathetic little ball.

Pathetic.

“Did you hear me?” Sam sounded. I didn’t move a muscle. I wasn’t surprised when I heard his footsteps getting farther from the door. Of course, he would abandon me. Even I would abandon myself. I was so damn pathetic that I didn’t deserve to be cared for.

Bang!

“Kid! What the hell?” Sam’s voice was now closer. Was it odd that I could smell him? Was I really that desperate for someone that I was imagining things?

So fucking pathetic.

Strong arms lifted me off the floor. I was now pushed against a firm chest and not cold tiles. I don’t think I was imagining this, but I wasn’t gonna get my hopes up. I couldn’t see much because of the tears, so I just snuggled deeper into Sam’s flannel.

More footsteps approached. More voices.

“What the hell happened?”

“They were in the bathroom and I heard sobbing, but they wouldn’t answer the door.”

“Are they hurt?”

“No, I think they’re having a panic attack.”

“A what?”

“A panic attack, Dean. I’m just gonna get them to lay down somewhere other than the floor.”

“The floor? Did they pass out?”

Sam brushed my hair back to see my face, “Maybe. They’re awake now.”

When we got to the couch, Sam put me down and crouched in front of me. He was looking into my eyes while I was trying to look at his.

“Breathe with me,” Sam whispered gently.

I tried to do what he said, but my lungs were burning. Every breath I tried to take would come out shaky or devolve into a sob. Sam slowly took my hands, giving me a chance to pull away, and continued breathing with me. It took a while, but soon I was breathing steadily and my crying had stopped.

“You okay?” Sam asked.

I nodded.

“You want some water?”

I nodded again.

“Dean?” Sam turned to his brother that was standing behind him, “Mind getting them some water?”

Before Dean could move Castiel appeared with a glass of water in hand. I hadn’t even noticed he had left. The angel handed me the glass and while I gulped it down, he stayed hovered over me. He looked really worried, but I wasn’t sure why.

“Does this happen a lot?” Sam questioned. His hand was still holding one of mine. It was comforting.

“Yeah,” I croaked, “No big deal.”

“Is there something wrong with them?” The shorter brother asked.

“Nah, I’m just kinda sensitive,” I huffed, “Kind of hoped I wouldn’t have to deal with that in this body.”

“Sorry you have to,” said Sam, “I know how it feels.”

Well, well, well. One of my personal headcannons was true.

I gave Sam a smile and finally let go of his hand. I didn’t really wanna talk about this anymore.

“So, you guys got anything to eat?”

I used my own experience with panic attacks to write the scene in this chapter, so if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

AN: loved this chapter sm. I really like the tone of this fanfiction and I'm gonna try to keep it like this so when it gets dark... well- it doesn't get too depressing.

Hope you enjoyed!

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Cyare Verd *Beloved Warrior*

Chapter sixteen

Soon after we finished our meals, Rex gave the order for everyone to get some sleep. Everyone helped clean up before we all parted ways. Rex and I walked together to our quarters - considering they were next to one another. "Nervous?" He asked. "Eh..no, not really." I said looking a head. "I just look forward to destroying some clankers" I look up at him and smirk. "That's my girl" he laughs. That's my girl....Maker I'll be playing that over and over in my head until the end of time. I can't help the smile that grows on my face from the warm feeling I get. I opt to tease him, "my girl huh?" I raise a brow at him. He rubs the back of his neck "if I over stepped...I'm sorry...I-" "Rex, Udesii (relax) you didn't over step". "Oh...alright" he laughs nervously. "Can I ask you something?" I'm feeling rather bold - I've been wanting to ask but I was afraid I'd scare him off. "Uh..sure" he replies. "Do I make you nervous?" I ask. He cocks his head at me, "I mean, it's just, when we are alone. Sometimes I feel like I make you nervous and I don't want you to feel that way around me" I ramble. "You don't make me nervous Raven" he sighs almost like he realized something. "Oh okay, good" I say. Osik...why can't you just tell him...are yo afraid he will reject you? Maybe that why he gets nervous around me when I flirt with him. We make it to my door and say our good nights. I head in my room and get around for bed.

Morning comes and I'm rearing and ready to go. I know it will be a bit of a journey on the ship but I'm looking forward to the scene change. I gather the rest of my belongings and make it to the hangar by 0530. I'm the only one there....well other than the mechanics and crew getting the Resolute ready. I lay my armor case down and sit on top of it. After about 10-15 minutes I can hear familiar voices. Fives and Echo are the first two to the hangar and they notice me. "Like a sen'ika (little bird) on a perch" Five teases. "Very funny" I roll my eyes. "Ooh I'm totally calling you that from now on...Sen'ika" he playfully nudges Echo to get approval. Echo nods "It's got a nice ring to it". The rest of the squad shows up in pairs until we are just waiting for Rex. I'm sure the poor man has been up busting his sheb (ass). Just then, Rex comes in with Anakin, Ahsoka, and the new 501st group behind. "Look out...shinies" Jesse and Fives tease the new group. "Attention" I remind them, we all stand and salute. "At ease" Anakin says when we gets over to us. We all relax. I hear the ramp to the ship drop down behind us. "Good timing" says Ahsoka. I nod my 'good morning' to Rex and he reciprocates.

We all grab our things and head inside "First time on a venator?" Asks Echo. "Actually, yeah it is" I say almost feeling embarrassed. "Don't worry Sen'ika, we can give you the tour" says Fives putting his arms around Echo's and my shoulders. "First things first, I need to find my quarters" I say poking Fives in the side. He removes his arms from me and Echo, "Hey Cap!" He yells. "Yes Fives?" He asks glancing between the three of us. "Do you know where Sen'ika will be staying?" He asks putting emphasis on the new nickname. "uh, let me check" he says looking at a data pad. "You'll be right down the hall from me. I can show you the way" he says looking up. "We will catch up with you later, bye" Fives spits out quickly and drags Echo away. Rex raises a brow "Sen'ika?" He asks. "Don't even get me started" I roll my eyes causing him to laugh. "Alright, this way". He leads me down the hall to my room which looks oddly similar to the one I have in the barracks. "You know what they say...home is where you make it" I say sarcastically. Rex laughs "I'm right down the hall again if you need me". I put my stuff away and there's a knock on my door shortly after. Before I can even get up to open it, its flying open with Fives and Echo right behind it. "Tour time!" Fives says. They give me a quick tour, showing my Fives favorite places first before Echo shows the more practical places.

We end with the mess hall where the rest of the squad is currently getting breakfast. We get in line and there's an announcement over the comms "Resolute to all passengers, be aware we are taking off. Resolute on route to Aargonar". "And we're off" says Echo. "It's going to take us about one rotation to get to Aargonar, might want to get comfortable" Fives complains. "hey it would be worse" I laugh. We sit down and eat our food, not long after a trooper comes get Rex and I to head to the bridge. "Sorry I know you guys are settling in but I figured I'd give you and update a head of time" begins Anakin. "When we get in range, We will send down a drop ship for you guys and the squad to infiltrate the base. While we take 4 drop ships land out here, to create our distraction. Any extra supplies you might need can be on a ship waiting for the call" He continues. "Sounds good to me Sir" says Rex. "I agree" I say. "Good now to get comfortable we've got about 20 hours until we need to get ready" Anakin finishes. "Sir yes sir" both Rex and I say together.

We head out the blast door and get in the turbo lift. "How are you going to spent the rest of the trip Captain?" I playfully ask Rex. He sighs, "I better finish that draft". "Well don't have too much fun without me" I wink at him. "Wouldn't dream of it" he replies with a smile. "If you need a break let me know. I'll come hang out with you, pass the time" I continue. He smiles "I'd like that".

I head off toward my quarters to get a nap in while I can. There's a knock on my door. Now what. I open it to see Echo standing there. "What's up?" I ask. "I hate to ask but uh, can I take a nap here..... Hardcase and Fives wanna play cards and they're making too much noise" that classic Echo innocence showing through. "Sure, I was about to do the same" I smile. He comes in, "You hog the bed though and we will have a problem" I tease. "I was just gunna sleep on the floor" he says watching me crawl into my bed. "Echo, you're not sleeping on the floor before a fight.....there's enough room in here I swear" I scold him. He crawls in next to me and we both lay on our backs in silence. Echo breaks the silence "You know, Fives and I have been trying to get Rex to ask you out". I shot up and looked over at him "Pare! (hang on)". "Look we know he likes you and you, like him" he smirks. "Echo- I- how?" I ask. "You don't think we don't see you stealing glances at one another, when the other isn't looking. Or the way you light up at the mention of the others name" he says. I lay back down and pull the covers over my head. "I knew it" he laughs "Rex talks about you all the time too". "Cody put you up to this didn't he?" I ask removing the covers form over my head. "Commander Cody? What? No. Cody knows?" He says in a way I know he isn't lying. "Cody said the same thing you just did. He apparently noticed something I didn't with Rex" I say feeling my face turn bright red. "So you do like him?" Echo asks making me say it out loud. "Okay fine... yes I do. I find Rex attractive. Now go to sleep" I admit. "I think it's more than you 'find him attractive'" he teases. "You didn't come in here to nap did you?" I ask. "Nope....peace and quiet will be a bonus though" he says rolling over. "Haar'chak Echo! (Damn it Echo)" I playfully shove him and he fake snores. "Mmmhmm" I hum before rolling the other way and fall asleep.

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I wake up having forgotten Echo was in my bed. I rolled over and he was snoring away next to me. I decide to let him sleep and crept over him. It's only been about 4 hours. I should go check on Rex...but first a shower would be great. I look over and see Echo still snoring. He'll be fine. I shower quickly not bothering to dry my hair and letting it go natural, throw on a black tank top, and my flught suit tying the sleeves around my waste. When I come out of the fresher, I check to see if Echo is where I left him. He hasn't moved. Quietly I tie my boots and grab my vambraces.

When I'm outside my door I use the left one to comm Rex. He picks up "Captain Rex". "Hope you aren't working too hard....Captain" I say through a grin. "I was just finishing up actually" He laughs. "Good I'll come find you". "Actually I'm on my way to you. Going to freshen up quick if you don't mind" He says. "Oh Rex don't put your makeup on just for me" I can practically hear him rolls his eyes at me. "I'll see you soon" He says before ending the link.

Before I know it he's making his way down the hall at me. I see him give my a once over with his eyes. I give him a look letting him know he's been caught. He rubs the back of his neck "I'll be out in a second" He says heading to his quarters. When be comes out we start walking towards the main hallways. I tell him about Echo coming to my room for a nap - leaving out why he actually was there. "Sounds about right" he laughs. I play with the sleeves around my waste. "I'm gunna say something and you don't have to respond or say anything back but I just want to get it off my chest" I start to explain. Rex quirks his eye brow "okay?". "I think I have feelings for you" I blurt out. "Now that I think about it this may not have been the best time to tell you but I did and here we are" I laugh nervously to myself. Rex looks genuinely shocked and we stare at one another in silence.

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#clone captain rex #star wars clone wars #star wars the clone wars #the clones #may the 4th be with you #may the force be with you #rex star wars #rex x reader #captain rex x you #rex x you

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