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albed-hoe · 7 months

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i have finally arrived 🤭🤭

OKAY I’LL GIVE U A FEW SCENARIOS I GOT IN MIND AND YOU’RE FREE TO EXPAND ON WHICHEVER ONE YOU WANT TO (idm gender neutral reader but was hoping for male :D )

REVERSE COMFORT: m!reader comforting poor lyney after the most recent 4.1 archon quest. (SPOILERS: after freminet has been moved the the medical area)

so lyney is really worried for his brother (it takes place before he’s fully up) and we’re jus hugging him and reassuring him that he’ll be okay bc we’re husband material like that 💪🏻

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FLUFF: i was thinking maybe the m!reader is a popular fontainian singer/popstar/dancer or anything that gains him popularity, and hence builds up a mass fanclub of ladiessss (if yk where i’m goin w this🤭)

so maybe we could get some jealous lyney up in here and m!reader feels bad for him so after the performance he takes lyney up on stage and gives a smooch on the cheek 😭

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ANGST (with comfort bc my heart cannot physically take angst with no comfort): OKAY KINDA INSPIRED BY SOMEONE ELSES IDEA BUT KINDA DIFFERENT!

m!reader got those richly rich strict ass parents who don’t approve of him dating someone as low as a magician (he’s also a guy but i’m taking this down a different root) and they aren’t abusive but they are pretty neglectful and strict on him.

reader finally had enough of their bs tho and him and lyney (with lynette & freminet ofc) run away to snezhnaya and have the reader work for the house of the hearth w them.

AND (bc i never shut up) then a few years pass when lyney finally takes over for the knave they waltz back into fontaine together with m!reader being his 2nd in command (once again, alongside freminet and lynette bc wherever he goes they go)

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PERSONAL FAVOURITE (i think abt this idea a LOT)

FOUND FAMILY /W COMFORT (heavily with freminet bc i love him sm HSNFEMCJEM)

basically m!reader went for a lil dive to get lyney some new flowers for his magic show later and he runs into freminet crying under the water

and ofc big brother instincts kick in 💪🏻 and we take him above shore and coddle him like how lyney would to freminet

AND THEN WE TAKE HIM HOME AND WE MEET UP W LYNEY AND HES JUS LIKE “OMG IF THIS MAN DOESNT PUT A RING ON MY FINGER RN IMMA LOOSE MY SHIT” because he adores the way m!reader looks out for his siblings the way he would.

(I HAVE ANOTHER VERSION OF THIS RQ WITH LYNETTE IF YOU EVER WANNA HEAR IT BTW)

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SPICY 😏😏😏:

i actually don’t have anything to much for this category but some simple spicy hc’s with a sub!lyney would be great (let’s be real this man isn’t dominating anyone). (he also has a breeding kink GOODBYE)

Found Family (Freminet ver.)

Characters: Freminet & Lyney x M!Reader

Summary: After bringing his younger brother home, Lyney thinks he’s found his husband for life

Warnings: Slight angst to comfort, Freminet crying, Lyney being hopelessly in love and shyyyy

Word count: 767

A/n: Okay first of all I’m so sorry for disappearing for like a year and a half… I totally lost motivation and finished university in the meantime and now I’m looking for a job but no one is hiring me so yay? TYSM FOR THIS REQUEST LY LOTS🤩 I might write some of the other ones too? Might make a poll for which one to do next cuz I’m undecided… Anyways THIS ONE GOES OUT TO THE MALE READER COMMUNITY!!! I fell in love with Lyney and still (I think?) have yet to come across a Lyney x male reader fic😫 So here is my contribution! I ALSO HAVE REQUESTS OPEN SO FEEL FREE TO REQUEST LYNEY X M!READER STUFF PLS AND TYYYYY

It was a warm afternoon as you got your scuba gear on, preparing to dive in the depths of Fontaine on a mission to look for flowers for your beloved boyfriend, Lyney’s, magic show tonight. You latched in your helmet and dove below the surface, sighing in satisfaction at the cool water enveloping your body after having been sweating all day. The fish danced around you happily and the rays flapped their wings gracefully on their way to find places to float around.

You reached the seabed, swimming around and beginning to collect the flowers that your boyfriend had requested. You stop after a few seconds to listen to a sound you could not initially identify. Listening closely, you follow the sounds of what seem to be sniffles over a ridge of sand. Peeking over the edge, you see a little blue form with a diving helmet on, balled up with his head in the pit of his elbow.

“Freminet?” You swam up to the form, recognizing Lyney’s younger brother, a sad expression on the screen of your diving helmet. You begin to rub circles into his back as he sniffles, embarrassed to have been found crying alone. “What happened?” You offer him a warm smile, encouraging him to confide in you.

“*Sniff* I- I made a fool of myself in the Court of Fontaine today… I- *sniff* I fell and dropped a whole basket of peaches…” Taking pity on him, you ask him if he wants a hug, then you pull him into your arms and rub comforting circles on his back.

“Wanna go back up? I’ll walk you home.” The boy nods and you swim back up with him in your arms.

Arriving on the beach, you take off his diving helmet and reveal his red, puffy eyes. You internally coo at how cute he looks but remember that he is in a vulnerable state and mentioning what he looks like would likely not be appropriate at the moment. So, after cupping a comforting hand on his cheek, you take his hand and walk him home.

Arriving at the triplets’ door (I know they aren’t all related, but for simplicity’s sake…), you knock and wait for the light pads from inside to reach you. The door swings open to reveal Lyney in his pajamas with a surprised expression.

“Y-Y/n! And Freminet!” He blushes slightly at having noticed you before his own younger brother and at having been seen in pajamas by someone he has been trying to impress. You gently push Freminet in front of you, handing him over to Lyney who hugs him shortly, ruffles his hair, then passes him on to Lynette who takes his hand, nods at you thankfully, then takes him into the home. Lyney steps out onto the porch and closes the door behind him.

“Uh… Thanks for taking my brother home. He can disappear better than myself, sometimes…” He rubs the back of his neck, a little embarrassed at the situation. You had only declared each other officially boyfriends about a month prior, so the whole relationship thing was a new concept to the ‘suave’ Lyney the public knew. It pleasantly surprised you to discover that he was actually very easy to fluster, making for a very cute boyfriend to tease occasionally.

“Yeah, no problem. I found him on the seabed crying while I was looking for your flowers, so I comforted him and brought him here. Oh, here you go by the way.” You hand him the flowers he needed for his show while smiling warmly at him. The tips of his ears immediately reddened, both at his immediate thoughts of marriage and at what the offer of flowers looked like. He knew this was not a love confession or anything of the sort, but the current situation could have fooled an outside observer.

He stepped forward and threw his arms around you, sandwiching the flowers between the two of you. He buried his face in your neck in an attempt to hide his face exploding with heat.

“… I love you…” That was all he managed to say after a few moments. You laughed, placing a kiss on the top of his head.

“I love you too, but… Watch the flowers.” He pulled himself away from you immediately, realizing he was damaging his precious show flowers.

“AH! Sorry! Uhm… Did you wanna come inside for a bit?” He looked into your eyes with a shy smile on his face, his cheeks and ears still red from before.

“I’d love to.” You said, your eyes locked on his.

Aur my gawdddd this was my first fic in a loooong time I’m so sorry if it was ass… THIS WAS CUTE AND I LOVE FREMINET TOO, PLS LEMME HEAR THE LYNETTE VERSION OF THIS😎

#genshin x reader #genshin impact x reader #genshin x male reader #genshin impact x male reader #lyney x reader #lyney x male reader #lyney x y/n

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gunilslaugh · 1 year

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5+1 Kwak Jiseok

Gaon/Jiseok

Summary: The five times you and Jiseok get mistakenly called a couple and the one time it isn’t a mistake.

WC: 2.16k

Warning: grammar (this probably always gonna be a warning lol)

2nd person pov

photo not mine credits to owner

1st: Jiseok had invited you over to the dorms on his day off to have a movie day. You gladly accepted since you missed spending time with your best friend, as being an idol kept him very busy and exhausted.

Once you arrive at the dorms Jiseok answers the door still wearing his pajamas and his hair unstyled, natural.

“Well don’t you look comfortable?” You commented with a playful glint in your eyes.

“So do you,” he retorted back. Referring to your casual appearance of a plain black hoodie and sweatpants.

“Chill day, chill outfit,” you simply responded, making your way into the dorm. Jiseok then led you over to the couch in the living room area where he already had Netflix pulled up on the T.V. “What should we start with?” you asked while plopping down onto the couch cushion.

“You can pick,” he said, tossing the remote at you. After selecting a movie the two of you made yourselves comfortable on the couch.

Subsequently after the third movie Jiseoks head had found its way onto your lap, while your hands found their way into his hair. This was normal for the two of you, platonic cuddling nothing more nothing less. You noticed about a third of the way into movie number four that Jiseok’s head felt a bit heavier and he was breathing deeper. He had fallen asleep. You chuckle lightly, but let him be. Knowing how tired he must’ve been. Not too long after you hear the front door of the dorm open. Looking over you notice that it was Seungmin and Jungsu. Motioning for them to be quiet, pointing at the sleeping Jiseok in your lap. They nodded understanding.

“Didn’t mean to interrupt your domestic couple activities,” Seungmin said.

“You didn’t plus we’re not a couple,” You responded about returning your attention back to the movie when you heard Jungsu speak.

“That’s not what Jiseok’s head in your lap says,”

“Friends can’t cuddle?”

“It’s not that they can't, it's just you two….” Jungsu trails off

“Just let them be man,” Seungmin says, patting his hand over Jungsu’s shoulder. The two of them walk off muttering about something you can’t quite make out.

2nd: Late one night you and Jiseok had found yourselves casually strolling around Han River. It was mostly quiet, except for the faint sounds of the water flowing in the river. Not many people were around.

“Remember when you fell into the stream at Mt. Deogyu?” Jiseok spoke while letting out a laugh.

“Stop, that was so embarrassing!” You said while shoving him.

“We should go again sometime”

“So I can fall into a stream again? No.”

“No, not so you can fall into a stream again,” he said whilst chuckling. “I just meant it was a fun trip and I’d like to do it again,” he elucidated. “It doesn’t have to be Mt. Deogyu. It can be someplace without streams''

“It was really pretty there”

“Yeah it was”

“Remember when that old woman thought we were a couple?” You brought up, recalling the memory.

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“Well aren’t you two just the cutest couple?” You heard a woman's voice speak as you and Jiseok were busy taking a photo together.

“Oh no we aren’t a couple. Just friends,” Jiseok kindly told the old woman.

“Oh sorry, you guys just look like my husband and I back in the day. Ain’t that right dear?” She spoke turning towards her husband. Her husband looked a bit undecided about how to respond, but ultimately decided agreeing with his wife would be the best.

“They do remind me of us,”

“Precisely!” She started happily. “Anyway, enjoy your hike,” she finished.

“Thanks you too!” You replied back.

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“Yeah, she was sweet,” Jiseok replied with a smile making its way to his lips.

3rd: “Seriously guys I’m telling you y/n and I are just friends,” Jiseok spoke firmly.

“How do you expect us to believe that when you guys act exactly like a couple?” Jooyeon interjects.

“We do not, we act like friends,” Jiseok states thoroughly.

“Oh please, you guys always end up holding hands or cuddling,” Jungsu pronounces.

“Platonically,” Jiseok refutes.

“Everytime the two of you hang out it’s basically a date,” Hyeongjun comments.

“No it’s two friends hanging out no more no less,” he corrects.

“It’s not like we’re the only ones who think this way. Most people mistake you two for a couple,” Seungmin points out.

“That’s simply because we’re a guy and girl hanging out, people like to jump to conclusions,” Jiseok defends yet again.

“But you don’t mind people mistaking you and y/n as a couple do you?” Gunil suggests making a knowing face.

“.....Well no I don’t particularly mind, but-”

“So you wouldn’t mind dating y/n?” Jooyeon asks, but it sounds more accusatory.

“Now you’re jumping to conclusions. Let me finish. No, I don’t mind people mistaking y/n and I as a couple, but it’s not the truth. The truth is we’re best friends and that’s why we correct people,” he concludes. “Now I’m done with this conversation,” Jiseok starts to walk away.

“But you never answered my question about dating y/n,” Jooyeon shouts after him, but it’s too late Jiseok is already gone. Leaving the members to simply stare at one another about the conversation that just went down.

“They may not be a couple now, but one day, one day,” Jooyeon voices while strongly holding up one finger.

4th: After leaving the convenient store with ice creams in hand you and Jiseok make your way over to the park located nearby. Sitting on a bench that was under some trees proving nice protection from the blaring sun. You notice Jiseok licking the side of his ice cream trying to prevent it from slipping onto his hand. You giggle at the sight and dig out a napkin you shoved into your pocket earlier.

“Here,” you said as you handed the napkin out to him.

“Thanks” he says, taking the napkin to wipe away the drips of ice cream. Both of you hurry to finish the seemingly rapid melting ice creams, laughing at one another's struggles. A ball then rolled over to the bench, knocking gently against your feet. Seconds later a young child comes running over.

“Sorry,” the child apologizes.

“It’s ok, no worries,” you tell the child.

“Your girlfriend is really pretty,” the said child tells Jiseok.

“Thank you, but she’s not my girlfriend, just my friend,” he answers back.

“Why not? You both look just like my brother and his girlfriend” Jiseoks looks over at you. He is unsure of how he is supposed to answer the child.

“Well we’re just friends, have been for a long time,” You told the child.

“Oh” was the only word to come from the child's mouth.

“Go play!” You said in an attempt to get the child to leave.

“Ok!” the child responded enthusiastically before running off. You and Jiseok could only look at each other and laugh. The thought of “why not?” plaguing both of your minds. There really wasn’t any obvious reason as to why not. It was simply that being best friends was all you and Jiseok ever thought about being, but what if that changed?

5th: “Y’know maybe we should just get shirts that say “Best Friend” with like an arrow that points at one another,” You tell Jiseok with a joking tone as you both sat on the floor in his room. “It seems like we constantly get mistaken as a couple,”

“Hey! Being mistaken as a couple got us a discount today. You can’t complain about a discount,” Jiseok brought up today's incident about the worker at the clothing store giving you guys a “couples discount”.

“The discount was nice, yes, but…..I don’t know I’m just being stupid nevermind,” you said with the atmosphere of the room shifting.

“Would it be weird if we were actually a couple?” He asks hesitantly.

“I don’t think so. Honestly ever since that kid at the park asked us ‘Why not?’ I’ve kinda been thinking about it,” You revealed eyes staring down at the floor, nervous about what Jiseok would think. Only to be greeted with hearing his laughter. You breathe hitches not knowing if this was good or bad laughter, had you just messed up?

“Honestly I thought about it before that kid,” he exposes.

“Seriously? Since when?” you asked, letting the breath you were holding go.

“I’m not exactly sure, but I know when that old lady said she reminded us of her and her husband. I liked it. Then there was this other time where the members were pestering me about how we acted like a couple. I simply refused saying we were only friends, but Jooyeon asked if I would mind dating you. I realized I wouldn't, it sounded nice even,” he finished now being the one to look at the floor. You smiled, the thought of dating Jiseok sounding nice to you too. You reached out your hand, so it was in between the floor and his gaze. At this action Jiseok looked up at you, seeing the smile on your face.

“Couple?” you asked

“Couple” he nodded, putting his hand in yours. Using your now linked hands he pulled you into a hug. The force of the hug knocked you two onto the floor. Breaking into a fit of giggles enjoying the now romantic embrace shared between you both.

+1: Arriving at the practice room for Xdinary Heroes with bags of food in your hands for the hard working boys. You knocked (kicked, due to your hands being full) on the door to the room. Gunil opened the door allowing you inside the room while saying hello.

“Y/n here! She brought us food!” He announced. At the mention of food all the members' attention was immediately grabbed. They all gathered around helping to take the food from your hands, while happily greeting and thanking you. Making yourselves comfortable on the floor, setting out the food. You and Jiseok naturally found yourselves seated next to each other with your knees lightly touching. After finishing eating and cleaning up the trash the members agreed on having a fifthteen minute break then they would get back to practicing. Jiseok’s head yet again found its way into your lap. One of your hands was occupied with your phone while the other found itself casually resting on Jiseok’s unoccupied hand.

“Look at you two being a couple again,” Jungsu uttered seemingly unamused. Upon hearing his Jiseok glanced up at you from his spot on your lap and you looked down at him. Small matching smiles painting their way onto your guys lips. Noticing the lack of correction about the relationship between you and Jiseok Jooyeon breaks out.

“No way! Aren’t you guys going to correct us? ‘We’re not a couple just friends’”

“There’s nothing to correct.” Jiseok states as he sits up from your lap. You grab one of his hands, lifting it up with your own.

“We are a couple,” you revealed

“I KNEW IT!!! I said one day y’all would be a couple and I was right! That day is today!” Jooyeon beamed with excitement.

“Technically it happened last week, but yeah” Jiseok spoke while resting his head on your shoulder.

“Took long enough,” Hyeonjun added.

“Seriously it was so obvious that there was something there between you two, but no you guys heavily insisted it was only friendship,” Seungmin ranted out. The guys went on about how annoyingly stubborn you two were.

“Ok! Ok! Y’know what I think it’s been fifteen minutes you guys should get back to work,” you interjected.

“She’s right,” Gunil confirmed. You made your goodbyes to the boys and Jiseok walked you out.

“I’ll call you after practice,” he smiled leaning in to give you a peck on the cheek.

“Ok,” You replied, also giving him a peck on the cheek.

AN: I have no clue how to ends this so I’ma just leave it here lol hope you enjoyed

#xdh imagines #xdh x reader #xdinary heroes imagines #xdinary heroes x reader #xdh #xdinary heroes #kwak jiseok #Jiseok #Gaon #gaon x reader

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tiredflowercrown · 6 months

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I figured it out enough!!! Anyways here's what I've been complaining about.

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There is an unspoken hierarchy on the Isle. Not just of the kids but of the adults as well. Maleficent was at the top, her reign of terror was cemented within the first few years of the Creation. Her place was part of the reason Mal was so high on the hierarchy, pissing her off had a chance of gaining her mother's attention. One usually didn’t want to piss off the leader of the faction or area that they were currently in. That was a death sentence. Especially in the more dangerous territories of the docks or schools. The highest of the kids were the ones that operated outside of their territories, there was nowhere safe to run, nowhere safe to hide, no one who would protect you from them.

They were the most brutal, most cruel, most bloodthirsty on an Isle filled with brutal cruel bloodthirsty people. It’s why no one dared to get close to Maeve Mim or Laura Rourke. They would tear you to shreds and laugh while doing so.

However, even beating out them was Harriet Hook.

There was far too much dried blood in her hair. It was sticking to her neck. She knew she shouldn’t have cut his throat, but his begging was just getting annoying. Now she was going to either stop by the salon or take a dip in the sea. Both will leave her even more annoyed, one will just leave her soaking wet.

The Tremaine’s it is.

Harriet marched to the salon, people moving at the sight of her, though whether that was to her murderous expression or the fact that she was covered in blood was undecided. Slamming the door open, she just glared at Desi.

“Harriet. Such a…. Pleasure. I’m sure Anthony heard your entrance and will be with you shortly.”

Harriet’s eyes narrowed. She stepped forward, slow and calculated, the walk of a predator, before pushing a mannequin head over.

“I don’t do shortly”

Desi’s client tried to get up, but she forced them back into the chair.

“He’s busy. You’re welcome to go get him yourself.” Desi mouthed off before returning to her client.

If it wouldn’t piss off Anthony, Harriet would have killed Desi years ago, in several extremely painful ways. But alas, Anthony doesn’t let anyone hurt his cousins other than himself. Such a shame, she would look so pretty on the end of Harriet’s sword.

Footsteps on the stairwell. Finally. It took him long enough.

“Why do you insist on breaking things every time you come in?”

“That's what they are there for.”

She turned towards him, noticing his barely messy hair, the smear of lipstick just above his collar. Ginny. It better have been Ginny.

He notched an eyebrow, the barest hint of a smirk passing across his face before he motioned towards his station. She had made him move it into the far corner long ago. CJ had helped, setting his previous station on fire half a dozen times or so, will do that. It had earned her a ban from the salon, not that it stopped her.

“After you, Captain”

She made her way over, making sure to drag her hand and knock over everything it touched. The sounds of glass shattering on the ground and Anthony’s responding sigh was music to her ears. It was almost enough to better her mood. Almost.

There had always been curtains around his station, she had never really questioned it as it benefited her more than anything. He pulled them shut behind him, removing all prying eyes from the duo.

“What did they do this time? Breathe wrong?”

“They touched what was mine”

“I see. A full wash or just enough so it doesn’t stick?”

“What the fuck do you think?”

He took a rag and ran in the sink, taking care that it wasn’t soaking wet he turned back towards Harriet who had decided to lounge in his chair as if she owned it. Peeling the hair off her neck, he rubbed off the cracking blood. The smell of iron was overwhelming. Just washing off her neck he had to rinse the cloth twice.

Rewetting the cloth, he rubbed some of her curls, removing just enough of the blood that they weren’t completely clumped together. Repeating the process, her curls slowly returned to their usual wild state. Still reeking of blood, but no longer matted down.

“There.”

“Took you long enough.”

Harriet got up dizzyingly fast before turning on him, pushing him against the wall. A knife pressed against his neck and her lips close enough for the whiskey that was always prevalent on her breath to infiltrate his nose. Time came to a stand still.

Until she cackled and gave him a bruising kiss, not stopping until they both were on the verge of passing out. Pulling back was dissatisfying, he was too unscathed. Another kiss. Only this time, she bit down, hard. Iron filled both of their mouths, the metallic sensation taking over all of their senses. A deviling grin, if it could even be called that, settled over her face, her lips now stained with blood.

And with that she was gone. Gone to terrorize others. Gone to put blood stained lips on another. Gone to do what she does best.

Kill. Hurt. Haunt.

#disney descendants #anthony tremaine #harriet hook #sals isle lore #Desiderata Tremaine

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psychewritesbs · 6 months

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Hi! First of all, sorry if this ask doesn't make much sense since I'm just kinda throwing this all out here, but this has been bouncing on my mind for a while now and I'm not sure how to put all of it together and thought that maybe you could help haha.

So about the whole mind-soul-body plot and how they interact with each other in JJK. I've been having a string of thoughts about this that's been getting bigger:

-The three clans. I don't know where Gege's unpredictability may take this, but the fact that he left the Zen'in's spot in the Big 3 undecided (ch152) + the Kamo clan up in the air makes me think this plot's kind of important (along the three vengeful spirits, tying the past with present, although that's heavy on theory lane so don't mind it much). And I was thinking, what if each clan are meant to represent/relate to mind (Gojo) body (Zen'in) and soul (Kamo)? When were the 3 big jujutsu clans even founded and why are they the ones? Something about jujutsu's pinnacle being the balance between mind-body-soul?

For example, Gojo's DE targets the mind, Gege himself acknowledged how it's interesting that both sorcerers with a heavenly restriction about enhancing one's body are coincidentally Zen'in (+ the clan's techniques having so much to do with body parts) and this is more of an unreasoned relation, but so far people related to the Kamo (including Yuuji through his half-brothers and Kenjaku) have had the topic of one's soul and their own individuality come up — if they're more curse or human, if they're more duty or their family (Noritoshi).

-> this also led me to Jung too. I'm no expert whatsover so I'm not going to expand on this, but I can also kinda see how the Gojo can represent the persona, Zen'in the shadow and Kamo the self. Since you're the expert in this area I'd love to hear your thoughts and if I'm completely off.

-Lastly I (and many more people I guess) have noticed that from the start of the CG, Gege's been putting Yuuji, Megumi and Yuuta kind of in a level of importance of their own. Not only narratively but also visually, with some panels and art featuring the three of them together/in a trio composition. And while I have another whole separate set of thoughts on "Gojo's successor/next strongest", I do believe Yuuta's relation to the Gojo, Megumi/Zen'in and Yuuji/Kamo has to do with this.

So my mind makes this whole relation between the body-mind-soul topic, the three clans, Yuuji-Megumi-Yuuta (something about the future generation who are against the beggining/cycles coming to an end?) and even jungian psychology but idk how to make a proper statement about where this might lead. Like, I see /something/ there but I'm not sure what, and I was hoping you could help as much as you can because it's rotting my brain lmao.

I'm sending you this because I really love your posts and thoughts on JJK. I'm not sure/can't remember if you've talked about something similar to this though, so if you have I'd love to read it if you can link it!

Oh! I see and love to see the wheels turning lol.

This is fun stuff! Thank you for sharing anon.

idk I just feel like, even if Gege does not necessarily expand upon this theme, I think you're onto something there with the whole symbolism for each clan, and that the reason they are the 3 major clans has to do with their relationship to mind is body is soul.

There's something here about how dominating their particular subject, whether mind, body or soul, is what led them to become recognized.

I did try to reframe your thoughts but my agenda sort of failed loooool 🫠. But I'm going to share my logic anyways because my rambling might help you clarify your own thoughts.

Depth Psych mini lecture to taco'bout it under the cut.

Ok so I see it more as:

Zenin is mind.

Gojo is soul.

Kamo is body.

But first, I think it's important to mention that the way Gege uses mind is body is soul confuses me sometimes.

Thing is, we are ideally meant to think of it as if this holy trinity (3) makes up one whole together (4). This "whole" is called the Self in Jungian terms, and it is thought to be the entirety of our existence (mind (includes the shadow) + body + soul).

Also, from a numerology and esoteric standpoint, you also want to consider that four (the Self) symbolizes stability and order, where three (mind + body + soul) is harmonious but not balanced.

AND, sometimes it feels like soul is the Self and encompasses mind + body.

Confusing, right?

It only gets more confusing, but I think this maxim itself needs a reframe that is more in tune with the actual Holy Trinity which states that:

The Father (mind) is not the Son (body) is not the Holy Spirit (spirit), BUT the Father (mind) is God (soul), the Son is God (soul), and the Holy Spirit (spirit) is God (soul).

I do have to say that, if all of these different aspects are indeed aspects of God, then why does the Father ≠ the Holy Spirit ≠ the Son.

If that made any sense at all lol. Thanks for attending this mental gymnastic session and sorry for the late warning.

Like I said... confusing. It doesn't help that Jung was also sort of contradictory when speaking about what the Self was, although there is a general agreement that the Self is the soul as it guides the mind and body through reality. So perhaps it's more accurate to say that the soul = mind + body + spirit.

Anyways, I'm probably thinking too much into this LOL.

Let's start with mind

While the visual of the iceberg to represent the mind is more popular, in Jungian terms the mind is more akin to a lightbulb or a lit candle, right? Everything the light touches is what you are aware of that you are aware about the world. It's also the personality as it is shaped by the interaction between outside factors and your inner world.

But then there's the shadow side of the mind, everything that the light does NOT reach. Not only is it everything that the conscious mind doesn't know that it doesn't know about the world, the shadow is also a sort of repository for any traits and qualities that the conscious mind is not able to accept about itself.

Why am I saying all of this? While I totally agree that the Zenin could represent body because of the whole heavenly restriction bit, to me, because 10 Shadows is the clan's most important technique I think I just made this up but I feel like Gege does imply this lol, we're meant to think of Zenin as mind.

I think it's also relevant how Megumi is undergoing ego death and how you can track his development through nuances like his two divine dogs (black and white) becoming one (grey). This is all mind stuff.

@blog-of-hubris has thoughts on the whole heavenly restriction bit that I am not sure I can do justice.

Then we have body

To me, I am interpreting this way because the clan's cursed technique is related to blood manipulation. Although there is also something here about blood symbolizing the animating principle of the body, so I can see how it could also represent the soul.

Not my agenda crumbling to pieces LOL.

I also love the whole idea you mention around how blood is thicker than water and that's what binds us to certain people.

Soul is next

Admittedly, this is the weakest part of my agenda lol. Something about Gojo being all-seeing and able to have access to all information, I can see why you'd think this is mind given how Gojo's technique works. But to me, that feels more like a byproduct of how Gojo experiences the world and makes sense of it with his mind.

I also think it's pretty relevant that Gojo appears to be able to recognize souls.

Perhaps this even sheds more light on how Gojo knew what Megumi would say about saving Yuji as one anon asked before.

Anyways, that's my shameless agenda.

This is neat! Anyone reading this got any ideas? I feel like my thoughts may or may not be helpful.

Like if we take Yuji (Kamo), Megumi (Zenin) and Yuta (Gojo)... are you thinking about their character arcs? or the larger picture?

I don't know if this helps you but what I'm getting out of the big picture is the idea that there is a wholeness that needs to be achieved.

I'm thinking of how Gege already told us only one of these kids will survive this ordeal (is mind, body or soul surviving?) and also about how a Gojo and a Zenin ancestor respectively once killed each other in battle. So there's something here about how these factions are at war with each other when in reality they are part of a larger whole.

Which is a neat idea if you think about how Nori once told Megumi he would become the pillar that supports the three families.

In more practical terms, think about how your body has a consciousness in its own right that your mind might have a tendency to ignore because it has its own agenda.

Another important detail to keep in mind is that in Jungian Psych, the Self is kind of a dick lmao. Ok not really a dick but... let's put it this way: if your mind has an unbalanced attitude that needs to be corrected (i.e. ignoring the body's wisdom), the Self will orchestrate reality so that your mind and body move into specific experiences according to what the mind needs to learn. The Self doesn't care if these experiences cause suffering, it merely has a function and that function is achieving wholeness and the becoming of who you are meant to be.

So whomever survives has a big task ahead of them in terms of making meaning out of what happened in the past, how the conflict even started, and what can be done differently.

Unfortunately, life doesn't always give us neatly wrapped, happy endings. So I fully expect some ambiguity in what Gege wants his audience to take away from his work--after all, he's writing about meaning-making.

Hey anon! Thanks for the comments and for sharing your thoughts with me. Hope this helped and do keep me updated :)

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I’ve been meaning to post these for a while, we’re not technically done, since I haven’t done Mikoto yet, but what can you do.

From top left to bottom right, it is Dot(Grimoire), Tenten(Tome), and Mai(Archive), then on the bottom it’s Ivy(name undecided), and Kushina(Kitsune).

The top three are the focus of Shuriken, Spikes and Swords, a crossover magical girl au I’m still working on, although it is fully planned out, just not fully written out.

Kushina and Mikoto were the generation before them, so they function a bit as mentors. I'm hoping to write out some shenanigans from when they were active. I've been meaning to get around to doing Mikoto, although I haven't managed it yet. I have a sketch for her, I just have to do it.

Ivy will be introduced in a second fic, something I had been intending to do anyway, just because it's been a lot of fun working on SSS. I had been intending to just continue with the three from the first one, however...I am not active in loz anymore, and that is very much on purpose, so I'd rather not have a fic still involving that. So, we're swapping Dot out. She'll just be moving away and Ivy will take her place. Ivy will be a couple years younger then Tenten, so just a year younger then Dot.

Please ask me about this au, I love it dearly, I have so much for it.

It got Long, so design notes under the read more.

Design notes going from top left to bottom right:

Dot: Her colors were a little rough since, well, almost all of her associated colors are already in Tenten or Mai. Pink, Red, and Teal all show up in one of those two. So it was a bit of a struggle to work that out. I think it worked out alright in the end though. Her design was originally a bit more complicated, then someone noted that her design was more complicated then Tenten and Mai's, so I ended up simplifying it a bit in the final version. She does have a cape, although it's rather hard to see. I swear it's there though. The bag at her side holds her magical item, which is a book, a grimoire you could say. It holds spells and potions and other such things. Her and Tenten were designed first, then Mai, so I could work out what things the two of them had in common and make them show up in Mai, since she had the least direction as she doesn't have any particular typical outfit from her anime. If you're wondering, the golden orb is magic and yes it's fully there to hide the fingers of that hand. We don't talk about that hand. Oh yes, please note the crown as well, that blue diamond is something you can note shows up on Tenten, Mai, and Ivy. It's a sort of team identifier thing. It's used when multiple teams of magical girls are in the same area, for something like a natural disaster usually.

Tenten: I settled on that hair option after it was decided to be the superior one between it and something similar but with braids. That one's probably more fun, if very Sailor Moon ish. Oh well. Her outfit does look very similar to one of her canon ones, which of course is on purpose, although note her forehead protector has the blue diamond on it instead of the Konoha symbol. She has a thigh pouch, and the bag hanging from her waist holds her magic item, which is a scroll similar to the ones she used in Konoha. When she's transformed it holds seals for all weapons she used in Konoha, when she's not, she draws her own seals on it, and those work like normal seals where she needs to put something in to take something out, as opposed to the transformed seals, which just spawn things in for her. There's a good chance I designed her first, since she's got the easiest design. You'll notice the waist belt system thing also shows up on Kushina and will show up on Mikoto, that is on purpose.

Mai: There was no particular reason for the boob window, Mai just wanted one and thought it was fun. Which, fair. It's mostly blocked by her hand in the drawing though. She's holding her magical item, which is a binder she writes in. She uses it to keep track of things, including the kinds of monsters they're seeing and in what quantities. She's got a couple other uses for it too, but that's the big one. She's technically a support type magical girl as she does not have magic from a past life, but she does still have magic she can use. Her specific ability is to briefly slow down time. She can't use it for very long though, as she doesn't have much magic. She's got blue diamond earrings, and if you're wondering, no one can pull on them, they're actively not technically attached to her ears. Not just a design choice they're actively not attached. Grab one and pull and you're just going to pull it away. It'll reattach itself when you let go. Notes I had when designing her outfit primarily were the skirt design, the lining of the top and sleeves, the gloves length, the bag, and the presence of the blue diamonds. Oh and the boots being like that. Her hair is held back by a headband, to go with the forehead protector on Tenten, and Dot's crown and hair bow.

Kushina: Her name is Kitsune, I'm sure you can guess why. She originally did have the long elf-like ears the others do, but after she figured out she could change her transformed state, she swapped them out for the big fox ears. It doesn't really matter as long as the ears aren't human. (Editor's note, here I realized while looking at my Ivy design that I had forgotten to do the long ears, and hurried off to fix that, this post has the proper version.) The whiskers on her face are fully because she knows Naruto had em in the other world, and she remembered his birth(and her death) soon after she became a magical girl. So there are very very few pictures of the times Kushina didn't have whiskers or big fox ears. Her magical item is the necklace, Mikoto's is also a necklace, although hers is a hawk. If you're wondering, Mikoto does have giant hawk wings, just because she could. And she should match Kushina. Kushina's actually wearing shorts under the green over dress.

And Last but Not least, Ivy: I lowkey almost forgot to draw the long ears on em. Luckily I remembered before posting this lol. Most important thing here and now: I'm going with a genderfluid Ivy! Mostly since I think it'll be fun. There is gender stuff going on with the whole magical girl situation, and while this isn't on display with any of the others, I figured I might as well get someone on board who could show off that side of this. that's mostly why I ended up picking Ivy out of all of my options for who would replace Dot. I'll just be using she when describing Ivy this time, but I'll probably switch it up in future posts. Ivy's one of the rare genderfluid magical girls who doesn't mind being active when they're not a girl, many genderfluid individuals who become magical girls are only working essentially part time. Whenever they comfortable with it. They're only found in teams of 3 or more because of that, so there's always at least two active magical girls. Actual design notes now: She's wearing kind of a variant on what she's normally wearing in the show, just without the jacket. Her magical item is Sora, although the slime only comes alive when she's transformed. Otherwise it's just a cute little plushie she carries around. She does have a fourth bag in the back attached to the belt around her waist, similar to in the show, and she can pull about anything out of those bags that she wants to. Similar to Tenten's scroll, they just spawn in the item she needs, although they are temporary. The blue diamond is on her bag strap, so still visible. Sora often hides out in the red bag, and is capable of healing large injuries, as well as smaller scrapes. Can and will eat bigger things now as well, although still prefers the potions Ivy can toss it. You will note that Ivy doesn't match Tenten and Mai quite as well as they match each other and Dot, that is on purpose, that's fairly typical for magical girl teams where one person was added later, since Ivy didn't become active at the same time as them, although they are her first team, she's technically considered a latecomer, which isn't bad. It's fairly normal for magical girl teams to switch up who's in them, especially early on when everyone is in college and early adulthood. Oh yeah you can note that her bangs are slightly off, particularly in the front, that is on purpose on her part, they look like Lattrua's.

#tenten #nametsu mai #dot #kushina uzumaki #sss au #magical girls #ivy #weakest tamer #sora #flux art

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rothjuje · 1 year

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I’m finally feeling back to my normal self and it’s so. nice. Around Thanksgiving my mental health took a nosedive. It started with a small existential crisis and then a bunch of small things snowballed (kids being sick since mid October, Justin traveling a lot, no Thanksgiving plans, my friend keeping me sane went back to work, Alyssa struggling behaviorally and academically, George struggling with public outings, anxiety flare up, and a bad period). Whew.

Anyway. Existential crisis is still alive and well, but it’s mostly situational. Our goal, for our entire 10 years together, has been to move to a desirable location. We have been working on relocating somewhere where we both can be happy and put down roots. And now we’re here, and I am deeply grateful for that, but also I am left without A Goal and it’s made me panicky.

I have so many small goals, but my story arc is gone. I think it’s the ADHD in me that is attracted to bright and shiny goals. It is challenging to emotionally invest myself into just regular life stuff. Adderall has helped me get regular life stuff done, but when they wear off the consuming panic of why does consciousness exist/why am I here/what should I be doing? sets in.

I’m hoping eating more vegetables and daily exercise and my sun therapy lamp will quiet it.

Anyway. Our 6 month (!!!) anniversary of moving to MA was Dec 19. I cannot believe we’ve been here for 6 months. Well, I can, it feels like a lifetime. Jan 15 will be 6 months at home in Georgetown.

We walked the property for the first time recently (yeah I don’t know why it took 5 months, but also couldn’t take twins to the top of the mountain with no trail so needed a babysitter) and discovered property that we thought was ours is not and property we thought wasn’t ours is. Which is very surprising after living here for almost half a year haha.

Apparently from the edge of our front lawn and all the way back to the top of the hill is two thirds of our 1.84 acres. We thought the hill went further up and that most of our land was unusable. But to the right there is a whole other part that we couldn’t even see before the leaves fell, and then we just assumed it was the neighbor’s. But it’s ours and it’s one third of our total land, which is a lot. And there are several flat spots! Lots of trees though. But definitely room for a fire pit and kids’ play area.

I’ve worked a lot with Alyssa recently, academically and behaviorally (she’s waitlisted for behavioral therapy) and she’s in a much better place and is able to complete assignments with minimal direction. She has a bit of a wild side, but I think it’s more ADHD related than from behavioral issues. We have a lot of similarities (very creative and perpetually bored) but my anxiety always kept my behavior in check. Alyssa is the opposite of a people pleaser, and I love her free spirit, but it makes cooperating in the classroom more of a challenge for her.

George is also in a better place with public outings. He got dragged on so many holiday errands and was a champ. I think if we don’t do errands for a while he’ll panic in public but if it’s regularly he knows what to expect and will actually scream less than Gen. But that’s no surprise, she’s still the feistiest three year old I know.

I need to go back to work. Or at least have the goal of going back to work to keep me sane. I’m going to pursue real estate for a year and if it doesn’t work out, it doesn’t work out. Classes here are only 40 hours and courses are currently on sale. I just need to jump.

What else? We’re getting an inexpensive treadmill as soon as we decide on if we’re doing the basement floors or not. I am going to run to the loudest music possible at 8 pm every night. I am going to DIY stairs to make the newfound property more easily accessible. Goats and bees are a go, but I’m not sure when. Chickens I’m still undecided for this year just because the amount of work (making and managing an incubator) and money (nice coops are pricey and wood is crazy expensive right now). So I do have some goals to keep me from going completely insane.

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it’s just that lisa’s career goals seem the least clear out of all the pinks rn. we know chaennie are doing music and jisoo is doing acting but with lisa it’s all one big question mark. that’s what is making this stuff with her bf look worse bcs to many it looks like lisa is just doing things bcs she can rather than it being her passion, despite the fact this is all stuff that she has always liked and would have probably pursued anyway

like lisa has always been a watch girl since rookie days so ofc she would want to design them. she designed her first one before her and f started dating (imo their shared interest in watches was the thing that got them together) but people not in the know will assume she’s doing that bcs of her man. for the beauty stuff, the pinks have made many jokes over the years about lisa having lots and lots of makeup and she has designed her own mac collab before so this route does make sense. but if beauty is the route she wants to take then her performing at the gala is a little odd. yeah okay it was for charity, but did that not make it seem she was going to continue to do music? so why would you imply that if you’re not going to focus on that next? ofc i don’t mean she has to limit herself to one area, but rn it doesn’t look good bcs it just looks like she is undecided which is made worse by the fact that in all her recent solo activities her bf has been close by. idw to compare members too much but using jennie as an example, she likes designing and wants to pursue that too but we know that’s her side hustle and her main focus is music. we know what the other 3 pinks want but we don’t know what lisa’s main focus is going to be and that uncertainty is making people feel uneasy about her future. i mean we’ll find in less than 12 hours so… i hope whatever she decides to do is the right choice for her

(i hope that didn’t come across weird, i’m struggling to find the words to explain what i mean so i hope that made sense)

this all makes sense and i don’t think it’s weird bcs i completely agree!! i think fans and people who follow her closely know she likes music and that’s a passion of hers that she’ll continue, but if u look at the situation from afar her case seems to be more confusing and uncertain than the other pinks 😕 idk i hope she’ll find her way ig

#anonymous #sophie ask

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lost-at-hacketts-quarry · 1 year

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At least one (1) other person is interested in BATB Furblyg, so here's some ideas I'm spit-balling now or have had for awhile

Abi is absolutely Belle and Nick is The Beast/Prince Adam. Thinking about the Disney storyline specifically:

Prince Adam was cursed as a fucking 11 year old because he wouldn't let a stranger come into his house. He's not the shallow and pompous prick he's made out to be but that's a whole other soapbox for another day-

In terms of Nick, Silas is who bit him iirc, so I can already connect that to Eliza.

From here on is mostly being made up on the spot so apologies for the messiness: Nick is insecure and unsure of who he is, often falling in line with whoever he's around- and that's completely understandable- but maybe this is why Eliza curses him.

Going with the idea of Prince Adam/Nick being cursed as a child, perhaps Silas and him were campers at HQ and Silas was being picked on (maybe for his albinism) and Nick didn't step in to help. Nick was too scared to do anything to help his acquaintance and I could see her using this as a reason to curse him.

"So you were too scared of being targeted to stand up for him? Very well...I'll make sure you're always the target of taunting."

Keeps the fact that him being cursed was unfair, but still gives a plot reason on why he was cursed. There isn't a time limit persay, but Nick assumes that he's stuck like this forever.

Nick's curse ends up just making him look like the infected stage in TQ constantly, BUT he does wolf out like in TQ on full moons. He does not have a "normal" human form though. Nick also becomes more agitated and like his infected self in the game in the day or so leading up to the full moon, is completely out of control the night of the full moon, and is finally mentally himself again the following morning. Nick does retain memories from the hours BEFORE his transformation though, albeit a bit foggy.

Obviously distraught, Nick runs away and ends up living in an abandoned cabin in the Hackett woods. His parents file a missing person case but nothing really comes up from it. Nick didn't want to be found anyway, and eventually the international investigation was dropped and assumed a tragic accident. Idk how HQ stayed up and running but let's say it did.

Eventually while living alone, Nick ends up befriending a few campers over the years. Said campers sneak off during their summer trip to HQ and visit him almost every day with the exception of full moons. They bond and grow together over the years and eventually come back as counselors (get ready for my fun segue).

These are the main Hacketteers (minus Abi)! Cogsworth is Ryan and Lumiere is Dylan, but I'm unsure how I want to assign the others. Part of me thinks making Kaitlyn and Jacob Mrs. Potts and Chip would be funny (same with Laura and Max), but part of me is unsure. I also kiiiiiiiiiinda wanna make Jacob Gaston, but I'm undecided about that. Maybe there will be no rival love interest.

Anyway, Abi never went to HQ as a camper and her first time there is as a counselor! One day while trying to find one of her kids' favorite stuffed animals, she gets lost and ends up deep in the woods. Unfamiliar with the area and with night coming, she decides to approach and take refuge in the "abandoned" cabin in the distance.

Entering the cabin, she eventually stumbles upon a young man with yellow eyes...

N: "You need to leave. Now."

A: "Oh my God- I-I'm sorry I didn't think anyone was here. Wait, why are you slumped like that? Are you injured?"

N: "Go away."

A: "...if you're not injured, come into the light..."

N: [sighing, he steps into the ray of moonlight cast from the hole in the ceiling he fixed once upon a time, but eventually let fall into disrepair again]

A: "Oh...my God..."

N: "Now go."

Abi then runs off and manages to find her way back to camp, but neither her or Nick forget about that encounter and an unexpected friendship will emerge over the Summer months.

I lowkey wanted to make their first meeting a full moon BUT before a full transformation and then have Nick snap at her after trying to warn her to stay away. If I go with this idea, this will lead Abi to trying to find the cabin again after a few days to apologize to Nick for not listening, which works great for Nick because he was going to try to find the "red haired girl who smelled nice" again to apologize for what happened. Despite his appearance, he's still overall a really gentle person and didn't want to frighten her. If you made it to the end, thank you :)

#the quarry #abi blyg #abigail blyg #nick x abi #furblyg #nick furcillo #nicholas furcillo #infected nick #beauty and the beast #as they become friends nick eventually warms up to her more and makes her dinner in his cabin on multiple occassions #very much cottagecore vibes and its just really soft and fluffy despite the angst and bubuubububuu #during arts and crafts abi makes little things for nick and brings them to his cabin to make it more of a home #this is highly self indulgent and idc #also nick has claws and fangs 24/7 because yes

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A3! Izumida Azami - Translation [SSR] MANKAI Party (2/3)

*Please read disclaimer on blog

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Azami: This colour’s limited-edition, but it’s pretty versatile.

Yuki: Ooh. The colour looks quite sharp though?

Azami: I think it depends how you use it. The way it looks surprisingly changes when you apply it to your skin.

Yuki: I see, I see.

Azami: …Alright. That’s all for the shoot. I just gotta pay now, so cut the camera.

Yuki: Got it.

-pause-

Azami: Sorry for the wait, Yuki-san. Thanks for filmin’ today. That seriously helped a ton.

Yuki: …Hey.

Azami: Hm?

Yuki: How’d you think of doing this for your VLOG this time? You were still undecided just a short while ago.

Azami: Ahh… …When I was thinkin’ what I wanted to show my fans, I realized it might be better to show ‘em a side of me they haven’t seen much up ‘til now. So instead of showin’ me as an actor on stage or in an instelive, I thought I’d let everyone see me behind the scenes. …I mean, you introduced your costume room in your VLOG, didn’t you? I got this idea once I saw that…

Yuki: Oh, so you’re plagiarizing me?

Azami: Uh, no. You’re the one who said it wouldn’t be the same even if the themes overlapped, remember?

Yuki: True.

Azami: Geez…

Yuki: Alright, are we done filming your VLOG now?

Azami: Ah, actually, there’s somethin’ else I wanna film once I get back to the dorm…

Yuki: And you want me to film that too, don’t you?

Azami: Pff… I owe you one.

-pause-

Azami: And hup… there.

*places something down*

Yuki: Can I film now?

Azami: Yeah. …This time, what I wanna show everyone is a men’s makeup course using my face.

Yuki: Men’s makeup?

Azami: Well, I say makeup, but it’s gonna be somethin’ that people who normally go to school and such can do. It’s for men, more or less, but I think there’s parts that’ll be practical regardless of gender. Alright, let’s get started. First is the base. For makeup, the most crucial thing is the foundation. It’s important to do some thorough skincare before applyin’ stuff on top.

Yuki: Should we do skincare even at our age?

Azami: It doesn’t matter how old you are. Of course it’s good for your skin now, but that’s not all. It’s for the sake of your future skin too. It’s better to think of it as an investment in your future and do what you can.

Yuki: Hmm. Anyways, that lotion’s a pretty good one, isn’t it?

Azami: Ahh, Azuma-san told me about this one. It goes on sale online sometimes, so I think it’d be better to buy it then rather than pay regular price. Or this one…

Yuki: Ah, I feel like I see that one at the drug store all time. Is that also lotion?

Azami: Yeah. Honestly, the ingredients themselves aren’t all that different from the previous one. But you can get it for a more reasonable price since the ingredients are less concentrated. You’ll still see results if you apply this one daily, so if you’re plannin’ on using it regularly, I don’t see any problems with gettin’ it.

-pause-

Azami: …That’s a wrap.

Yuki: Heh. It was mostly foundation, but with just that, the impression of your face changed quite a bit.

Azami: I know, right? The impression changes since the area around your face looks brighter. I hope lots of people give this a try.

Yuki: At any rate, I didn’t except you to do a daily makeup course. I was sure you were going to talk about stage makeup.

Azami: …My realistic self? I wanted to show somethin’ like that.

Yuki: What do you mean?

Azami: I told you earlier that I thought of showing my behind-the-scenes work after I saw the VLOG with your costume room, right? In the same vein, I remembered Kumon said something like, “I wanna show myself as I am” when I shot his VLOG. I want everyone to get to know what I do all the time and feel closer to me too… you feel?

Yuki: …Hm, not bad. I was able to get a good shot of your face. Should I stop the camera now?

Azami: Ha!? You were still filming!

Yuki: You never told me to stop.

Azami: …I’ll get them to cut that part just now.

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three-bunnies-in-a-trenchcoat · 1 year

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I would like to join the vision lu au please

do you think Four would maybe have a dendro vision because he's very knowledgeable and sassy?

I wanna say Wind has pyro cuz he's very passionate yk? but also anemo would work too with his [want of] freedom to be a pirate and cuss...

maybe Warriors has cryo?? he has a big heart and is very good at his craft. but he could also be hydro with his sense of justice...

I wanna say Time is cryo aswell, but he might also be dendro...

oh Twilight could def be geo. he's very stable and takes promises seriously.

Wild could prob be anemo with how free of care he is?

Legend might be electro for how hard he's fighting to keep the peace.

electro Sky? I'm hooked. and Hyrule def has a hydro vision but also has weird unexplainable abilities.

anyways, this us just my input. If you have other things planned I look forward to them!

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Four exists in this nebulous area of "what the actual fuck am I supposed to do about the vision" because you have clear elemental assignments to the colors but the majority of the time he's not split and straight up having four visions simply. Would not make sense.

Pyro Wars and Anemo Wind are decided because I'm actually posting a fic about them tomorrow (technically today) lol. Kinda wish I had thought of Cryo tho 😔

I was originally going for Geo Time because he's very stable and such. Something a bit like Noelle, actually, abilities wise. Then Dendro was suggested and I remembered I write him as a little shit lol

I'm still undecided on Legend's vision (meaning I have no idea). Electro would be good, like you said... but what about Anemo? For his dead friend, Marin? (That's a joke (actually wait that's something to consider...))

Actually... doesn't one of his medallions summon lightning? It's not really super relevant, but...

Twilight I'm almost positive I'm going to pick Electro for (some of the Twili/shadow magic in the game is kinda electricky), but honestly it could go to Dendro or Geo...

Wild was a near instant pick for Anemo. I'll admit there wasn't any deeper meaning I just thought "likes gliding" and "dead friends". Kinda funny if he just woke up in the shrine with it, because he received it right before he died, right?

(Another cool thing- Venti does have some association with the god of time, and flurry rush and bullet time are very clearly time manipulation)

I was thinking something like Kazuha's and Venti's skill, which I'm now realizing would render Revali’s Gale obsel- actually wait what's up with the other races?

We have four races (excluding Sheikah, Hylians, humans, and whatever the fuck the Surface and Termina had going on), all of which are heavily associated with an element, as well as four Champions even more heavily associated with it.

First- the Champions.

It seems unfair to just erase Revali’s hard work with the use of an Anemo vision, so if he does have one, that's not it. The other Champions, they all had their abilities at birth (well, maybe not Urbosa, but nothing in the game seems to suggest otherwise).

Daruk's Protection can't be replaced with a vision, because Yunobo has it as well (and even if he happened to have the same vision, it still wouldn't make sense). Mipha’s Grace doesn't seem like a genetic ability, so she could have had a viso-

Ok but what if Sidon felt... less than her because he never received one, and she did from an early age? We already know he doesn't think he's as good as her, so...

(Would he receive one fighting Vah Ruta? Unlikely. Could he receive one fighting Waterblight and protecting Mipha? Maybe.)

Side thing over- it's very likely Mipha’s abilities are aided by a vision, some more Hydro healing.

Another side thing- what would happen if a Zora received an Electro vision? It's a bad match, we all know that, but would they receive resistance to it as well? Or simply never use or receive one?

Urbosa's Fury... could be genetic, could be a vision, but honestly, any of them using a vision just... simply doesn't make much sense considering they can pass on the abilities.

That's a problem for future me though. On to the races in general.

Considering no nation in Teyvat seems to have a lot of vision holders that correspond to that nation's element (excluding Sumeru, but we'll forgive that lol), the same should apply to the races of Hyrule- as in, Rito aren't more likely to receive Anemo, Zora Hydro, etc- but do they get visions at all?

If Celestia = Golden Goddesses, then those three are the one bestowing visions, rather than, say, FD giving out the Pyro visions (this is an example I've not decided on anything regarding gods and elements). I've not played any of the games where the Golden Goddesses are more prominent, but by botw, there's simply not much sign of them outside the Great Plateau, a primarily Hylian occupied place (presumably).

Of course, I could be wrong (I likely am), but Hylia seems to be the only truly worshipped god, especially in places such as Zora's Domain and Rito Village.

Presuming in other games that the other races do worship the Golden Goddesses alongside/instead of Hylia, and thus do receive visions, would they be scarcer in botw overall? Is worship of the GGs something you must do to receive a vision?

ACTUALLY Hyrule isn't from Hyrule at all. What about other countries, such as Holodrum, Labrynna, and Hytopia, or other worlds, like Lorule and the Twili Realm?

Back to Genshin- Khaenri'ah is a godless nation, presumably (excluding Kaeya) they don't have visions. Enkanomiya was also separated from the gods and Celestia (except for the hypothetical Istaroth), and there's no sign of visions there either- of course, Celestia seems to occupied solely by dicks, considering the, yknow, genocide and three celestial nails-, and the GGs seem like absent but caring gods, so for simplicity's sake, yeah, they don't give a shit about it. (Sorry for Genshin lore dumping on an lu post lol)

So, as now established, the GGs don't give a shit and other races receive visions, places on the same geographical map (Labrynna/Holodrum/Hytopia (I think Hytopia is, anyway)) should receive visions regardless who they worship as well, although considering the oracles Din, Nayru, and the unfortunately excluded Farore, Holodrum and Labrynna seem on board with the GGs. Hytopia, I, uh, have no clue

BUT- what about Lorule and the Twili?

I'm not super sure about what the hell is up with Lorule (I did just do a brief scan of its page though), so what I'm about to say is probably riddled with inaccuracies and/or obviously stated things

They have their own (now destroyed) Triforce, their own Sacred Realm, and I've even heard the name Lolia tossed around, which I'm assuming is not, actually, a real person

With this evidence, I now present to you:

Lorule isn't a mirror of Hyrule but rather a completely parallel dimension with a similar but altered history and geography

(Also- is any of this relevant anymore? Fuck no! But I'm having a lot of fun!)

Working off this- they have their own GGs, who in turn have their own system of visions. The same 7 element system and the associated reactions, but different traits. Pretty simple, reall-

Would Legend's vision work there?

His vision, filled with elemental power bestowed by his GGs, could it work in a land completely separated from them?

Uh. I don't know. If I try to talk about this it will probably be several more paragraphs. Short answer- problem for future me

OVER TO THE TWILI- they are a separate, but still attached to Hyrule, place, but what does this mean for the GGs and their influence?

(Also- I had an idea for the Abyss and Twili magic- please do not ask about this unless you want more useless information)

The Twili show no signs of worshipping the GGs or Hylia (or even other gods, such as FD and Majora); in fact, it seems like the sols are actually sort of their religion (if I'm remembering correctly).

The Twili would, hypothetically, take the place of Enkanomiya here- separate from the gods, no influence from them whatsoever.

(Well, actually, Enkanomiya is like, super fucking old, predating the archon war and presumed appearance of visions, and separated from the rest of Teyvat willingly (?) when Celestia came into power, and the Twili were banished, but that's not relevant (also don't take my word on any Genshin lore my memory is shit), and also Istaroth (?) a god (??) was present there (???), so. Yeah.)

For simplicity's sake, yeah! Twili can have visions! However, as evidenced by this entire fucking post, I don't like simple things! Time to fuck around and find out!

Presuming the Triforce is connected to the GGs power, yes, they still have influence in the Twili Realm, because Ganondorf was able to give Zant some of his power that he received from his piece, so, yes! They have visions!

Ok, though, but what after Midna shatters the mirror?

Presuming her statement of seeing Link later was not just to make him feel better, or a simple farewell, then yes. There is another way to the Twili Realm, and thus they still have visions.

But if it was the only way... no. They do not have visions after she shattered my heart- I mean, the mirror.

But, these are the Golden Goddesses we're talking about! Creators of everything under the sun, and the sun too! They can still reach it, I'm sure!

So yeah. They have visions. Always have, always will.

I think that covers everything- for now, at least. Who knows what will set me off next time

Anyway, it is... late. I've been typing for nearly an hour and a half, and I'm not going back over all this crap. I've slowly gotten more unhinged over the course of writing this, as I'm sure is quite clear.

Hope this all makes sense, if, yknow, you actually read this far lol

#sorry for typing a whole fucking essay anon #this is how i plan #*cough* you can join my discord and ask me there for real time ramblings *cough*#mb and anon scream about hats #lu boys with visions #linked universe #mb's writing #saving for later

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belltrigger · 2 years

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Submastober Day 13 - Switcheroo

I was thinking about @glassesblu's butt totch comic, and how much I love the expressions in it. I can't match that amazing energy, but I can sure be inspired by how much I love that comic.

There's some spice at the beginning because I wanted to, eheehee.

Title: Switcheroo Word count: 1411

The soft rustle of cloth as Kudari shift upwards in the bed to nip and kiss at Nobori's jawline was not enough to cover the gasps and pleased sighs that came from his beloved older brother.

Kudari would have been playful with Nobori tonight anyway, having had his brother's blushing, debauched face in his mind during his entire shift. But, there was also a second reason that he wanted to please his twin, bring him to the edge so deliciously that Nobori was begging and agreeing to anything his precious little brother's heart desired.

Time spent in Gear Station had begun to be a little boring. Kudari would always love the subway, but circumstances were making the last few shifts drag. The weather was bitter outside, and people weren't in the mood to travel as frequently during the storms that had been hitting the area for the last few weeks. Few skilled challengers had been showing up to their trains. White was in a completely different region, though she occassionally called them on her livecaster to tell them what she and her own twin had been up to.

So, Kudari wanted to do something tomorrow to make things more fun. Although Nobori was warm and beautiful in their bed, at work he'd been as stiff as the passengers coming in from the cold. But he had a great idea that Nobori would find to be really fun too. He just had to make sure his twin was in the best mood to pitch his idea.

Shutting his eyes partway playfully, his hand wandered teasingly over a spot that drove his older twin wild. Nobori panted and clung to him, thighs closing tight around his hand.

"Kudari, why are you teasing me so tonight?" his brother asked, writhing under his touch. "Have some mercy on your big brother."

Chuckling against the skin of Nobori's throat, Kudari gave the sensitive bit under his jaw a nip. "Will Nobori do *anything* for mercy?" Skillfully, his fingers continued their teasing, drawing a whine from his twin.

"H-Haah, yes. What are you asking of me?"

"I, Kudari, wanna switch uniforms tomorrow!" His brother huffed out a laugh of his own, even as he wriggled against Kudari's ministrations. "It will be fun," he continued, and pressed a kiss against the skin he'd just been marking up.

Between pants, Nobori promised that he would think about it. Kudari spent the rest of the night doing his very best to convince his twin that it was a good idea.

The next morning, Nobori was still undecided over breakfast, even though Kudari thought he had been verrrrry convincing. But they debated it again *without* all the kisses and touching, and Nobori lost when he agreed that it would probably be pretty funny to see the reactions of any regulars that came through.

And so, Kudari hummed happily as they travelled to work, and Nobori nudged him, asking if he wanted to pretend to be each other or not. Kudari smiled brightly and said what happened, happened. The important part of the fun was that they were wearing each other's uniforms - loads of their poses for battle had them facing away from challengers at first, and if pressed, he could imitate his brother's expression for short spans of time.

To further hide that they were switched, they patrolled separately. Taking Nobori's early morning position near the ticket station, he folded his hands behind his back, and crisply brought his heels together. He began to practice Nobori's charming frown, even though passers-by would only see 'Nobori' making any number of squishy expressions.

That is, they would see that until people began coming up to him. His first expectation was that they were the normal passengers he dealt with every day. But, each and every single one of them came bearing perfumed envelopes or clumsily folded, expensive paper sealed with a heart sticker. One person just mutely shoved a paper with "I like you, Nobori-sama" written in highly elegant and sweeping letters.

At first, he tried to be polite. "Nobori can't, sorry!" was his initial response. If the people thought it odd that Nobori referred to himself in the third person, it was greatly overshadowed by their disappointment. Trying to spice it up, he threw in a few more firm responses. Eventually, he was getting fed up with people endlessly distracting him from his duties and had started just flat out saying "No. Goodbye!" Nobori would not have approved his tone, but luckily his big brother wasn't here.

Leaning against a wall, he sighed both in frustration and admiration of his older brother. "Nobori nii-san is verrrrry popular. I, Kudari, had no idea. Good thing Nobori was not here. I, Kudari, have protected him!"

As he was speaking out loud to himself, arms crossed and eyes shut in thought, a hand slapped the wall beside his head. Snapping his eyes open, his brows knit together in confusion. Before he could even get out a word of surprise, some man he'd never seen before leaned in. Voice smooth with a practiced ease that gave Kudari the creeps, he crooned "Well, well, if it isn't the Cool Beauty of the Subway."

Kudari was barely able to pay attention to the guy's use of a nickname he'd never heard before before a sensation creepy crawled it's way through his entire body. Only Nobori had ever placed his hand there and---!

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Although it had been Kudari's idea to switch their uniforms for the day, Nobori was actually having a fun time. There had been quite a few people who'd come to him thinking he was his younger twin, and they had all been quite shocked when they learned the truth. One person even complimented him on how he looked in white, said he should wear it more often. He laughed and said they merely needed to look at his twin for that.

Just as he was pondering if he should meet Kudari for their lunchbreak, he felt a distinctive fuzz of electricity in the air. His twin was nearby, likely with a few Joltiks or Gavantula. Taking a few steps towards where the energy began to crackle, some person skidded around the corner, being lit up with electricity as they ran.

Opening his mouth to call out to the man to stop running, he soon caught sight of his twin chasing the man, throwing joltik after joltik at him. Each of the little bugs latched on and bit into the man's clothing, shocking him every few steps.

Grabbing his twin's collar, Kudari made a little 'hrk!' sound as he stopped short. "Kudari! What are you doing?" His very first instinct was to chastise his twin - they shouldn't be hurting the passengers!

"Hi Nii-san. They touched your butt!"

Staring at Kudari for a brief moment, he tried to parse the situation. No one had touched him, and the first time he'd seen that man today was when Kudari was chasing him down. "They certainly did not. "

"They did!"

"Do you mean they touched *your* butt?"

"Your butt!"

Narrowing his eyes, Kudari smiling flatly at him, he instantly understood through his twin's echolalia. Now, it was his turn to find the man, scruff him, and toss him out of the subway. "And stay out!"

"That was cool, Nii-san," Kudari said, tone impressed. Letting out a huff of frustration, he looks to Kudari when his baby brother speaks.

"I believe it is time that we switched back, Kudari. It is not proper of us to mislead passengers in such a way." In truth, he was worrying for Kudari; if someone would think it appropriate to touch his younger twin due to the black uniform, it was best to have him back in white.

"Boo, No-fun Nobori." As Kudari said it, though, he began to pat his hand on Nobori's butt, repeating a pattern he often patted out on a table. After the run in with that nuisance, Kudari should be behaving himself better.

"Do not touch my butt at work, Kudari!" he continued with a huff as they headed back in the direction of the offices.

"I, Kudari, am touching my own butt!"

"That is not how this works, and you know it!" Though, if Kudari could giggle and tease like this, he must not have been too gravely affected by the unwanted attention. But still, Nobori would have to be more diligent in the future, for the safety of his baby brother.

#rs submastober #blankshipping #submastober #Bell fic #Blankship Midnight Train

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eglectic · 1 year

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December 26 — Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Current weight: ?

Why? Because it has been way tooo dang cold here in the keys for me not to sleep in hoodies and pants! Yeah, it’s only like 50F/15C, but we live in a humid place with no heating! So I’ve been bundling up and hibernating while this cold front passes. And I want my weight to be taken with minimal clothing. I’m not afraid of the number at all, truly.

Saturday, December 24:

Cold brew x2

Dinner — chicken, pork, 2 shrimp skewers, coconut rice, Caesar salad no croutons, 4 chocolate covered pretzels, 1 cupcake, 1 sugar cookie, 1 espresso martini

Late night snacks when I got home — this popcorn I bought myself recently, the rest of my divine brussel sprouts, celery and hummus, 1 Rice Krispie bar, the rest of my pistachios

I allowed myself to enjoy the holiday party at my work. It was a planned exception. I overate after the party with the food at home, which I think mostly happened because I had smoked weed. A big reason I quit smoking frequently back in October is because it increases my chances of overeating and decreases my chances of following through in my promises to myself in any area of life. This was the third and final time this month that I smoked. I’m undecided if I want to smoke next month at all. I find that if I do do it, I generally prefer to be in a chill/intimate setting or even alone and listen to music, maybe meditate or make art or journal. I don’t see myself smoking on my birthday though.

Sunday, December 25:

Cold brew

Lunch — 15 (yes!) Rice Krispie bars, caramel pecan protein bar, caramel Frappuccino bottle, a pint of caramel cookie crunch gelato

Dinner — bag of white fudge covered pretzels

Yeah I planned to eat all this the night before! I loved it. Stayed on the couch all day and watched the new season of Emily in Paris. I was actually going to cook dinner for myself on top of the pretzels, but I was too full from all the food earlier in the day and it was too cold for me to want to move. I haven’t planned my week this week yet either because of the temperature. I’m just planning day by day right now until it’s warm enough again. 🥶

Monday, December 26:

Brunch — iced coffee, blackened chicken with sweet potato fries, fruit punch

Dinner — big ass pan filled with: literally an entire sweet potato, an entire onion, half a clove of garlic, 1/3 of a can of chickpeas, carrots, a bit of ginger, 2 pieces of celery, about 5 large shrimp, later added that same buffalo sauce from before

Also planned except for the fruit punch! I was going to have salad instead of the chicken and yam fries, but it was too fucking cold at work today. I had to get something warm, my soul needed it. And chicken & sweet potato fries is an acceptable alternative in my book.

Anyway, most of what I ate over Christmas was planned, with the consequences of the foods I eat in mind. I’m ok with my weight being in the mid to high 190s again. 🤷🏼‍♀️ However, one result of all this that I didn’t anticipate is that I’ve had many strong urges to eat even more! When I got home from work today, I had the urge to go to the store and get pistachios or chocolate or whatever. I’m glad I simply allowed it and continued with my plan.

It might be fun this week to allow myself more sweets, just relax and enjoy food for a week, but my birthday is coming up. I don’t want to have acne in all my birthday photos. I might still have a pimple or two pop up tomorrow from all the sugar I ate yesterday, which I knew might happen when I chose to put those foods in my meal plan. But that’s ok. I’m gonna keep chugging water, practicing my skin care, and hope for the best.

Otherwise, it’s back to business as usual. I’m glad that through the experiences this week, I have rediscovered the worksheets available to me. Another one I want to check out and fill out is the upsetting event worksheet. I think the challenges I’ve been dealing with in my living situation have helped me grow a lot. I usually get along with people pretty easily, so learning how to be stressed at home is good training for me to release any lingering attachments to food. And also it’s a great growth opportunity for me in relationships and how I want to show up.

It’s been two weeks since I last evaluated my protocol. Here’s what I’m thinking for the next two — macadamia nuts & pistachios are off my allowed food list for now. I use them to buffer, so they can only be eaten as part of my joy eats. I’m not going to buy any more fruit for the next two weeks. I have some dried goji berries, which I might toss into my veggie dishes or on a salad from work, but the fruit & nut bowls aren’t going to be part of my cuisine. I only really started eating them because I want to eat chia seeds, which are so healthy and good for digestion. Instead I think I’ll just have them with my water. Those are the parameters for now. I still want to get better at portions, too, and ceasing eating when I’m satiated instead of stuffed.

#170 #me #fitness #fitness journey #weight loss #food journal #food diary #gym selfie #selfie

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anyway still thinking about scientists wanting to Study satoshi & his. sparkle. thinking simultaneously about how satoshi hasn’t really let himself fully trust a scientist since kalos ; the last person that fit such a descriptor that he gave his trust to wholly without reservation was citron, & for all that he’s gone through with professors kukui & burnet, the trust he’s given them was earned over months & months of them showing why they were worth the trust placed in them. satoshi still has his reservations about sakuragi & the institute, he’s been actively putting effort into giving the benefit of the doubt to project mew since day one, & he’s still undecided on how he feels about sonia & professor magnolia. the professors he met before kalos, & even professor platane, he already placed his trust in them & saw that trust be worth it, so he’s not about to go rescinding that faith & suddenly doubt people he’s known for years by this point.

on the side of friends with an interest in research & such, shigeru is a no-brainer in regards to trustworth for satoshi, as that’s his oldest friend, one who’s seen satoshi through his worst & his best & everything in-between, but gou is still a bit of a gray area ; he’s grown on satoshi, & has proved trustworthy in a number of regards, but satoshi’s reserving his full trust until the day they finally do run upon mew & satoshi gets to see exactly how his partner in research handles the situation.

#🥴#▐█ ▌ ◇ — ( study. )#▐█ ▌ ◇ — ( pkmn is autistic culture. )

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pottery week 6/6

the last week! today was pretty fun. it was all choosing colors and glazing. it's almost like glazing donuts, except the things we are in contact with are actually hazardous to our health. our instructor (an old man) always wears a mask, but he said we don't have to as we don't spend nearly as much time in the studio. anyway, i have 5 items that are going into the kiln and i can't wait to see what they look like. my two tiny cups may be used as mini sauce bowls, and the 3 small plate/bowl things can hold small dishes.

the glaze covers some imperfections of the clay.

i envisioned that people in class would try to befriend each other, but that didn't really happen with our group. i thought our last day of class would be a little more dramatic, but it was the same thing. people left the studio at different times. i didn't even say bye to anyone although it likely will be my last time seeing everyone (unless i return to the studio).

i'll miss the weekly wheel throwing sessions. i'm considering going to a beginner/intermediate class at a different studio close-ish to my apartment that starts in may. it'll be another 8 week commitment so i have to figure out how to fit in visiting home (or not). however, i'm starting my acrylics painting class tomorrow. i'm excited but also nervous because i've never been to that exact area, or taken the subway in that direction. i'm hoping it's in a nice/safe area because my class doesn't end until 8:45pm and i don't want to feel unsafe on my way home.

yoga: i officially completed my 20th class of the month today! i'm still undecided if i want to attend one last class on tuesday, my last day of membership. i'll also be flying out to LA that day. towards the second half of the month, i stopped being as interested in hot yoga and enjoyed the 75 min flow+restore classes more, which were slightly heated but not hot-hot. the hot yoga classes were much more intense and required preparation and maintenance - can't be too full, need to hydrate a lot, need to shower immediately, etc. if i wasn't hydrated enough, it was easy to feel lightheaded while doing certain poses.

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Chapter 2: Undecided

Story: Reflection

Word Count: 1.4k

Summary: Meet the monster in the mirror?

TW: still none that I know of, a little grabby and judgy but nothing serious.

West Grove, NY. 2024, February.

Brunch. A sacred pastime designated for the third Wednesday of every month, Puddles’ favorite gossip hour. Bottomless mimosas, finger sandwiches, deviled eggs, six layer parfaits, and the occasional beignet. We might as well be living in Victorian times with the way we follow such a routine. Wellowby’s, 12-sharp, table by the front window with the sign painted on it. They reserve this spot for us because we come so often. Puddles likes sitting with the sun on his good side and a decent view of the busybodies on the street outside. He prefers spilling tea with victims in sight. Although, once in a while, I find myself in the black widow’s web. That’s the unfortunate thing about living in a small town with a reputation the way my family has somehow maintained for centuries. I can’t help being my parents’ daughter. It’s landed me in more than a few gossip mill fabrications, half of which Puddles contributes to just to ruin my reputation more. It’s oddly saved me more than a few times in situations I hadn’t accounted for. It also keeps noses out of my business because no one wants anything to do with the likes of me. I’m not much to talk about in any real context anyway.

“You haven’t even touched your mose,” he mutters, gesturing to it with his pinky out as he holds a half eaten finger sandwich like a snotty old lady.

“Did you want it?” I grumble, tipping the top of the glass at him before sipping it like it tastes good. They get boring quickly, yet we uphold this routine regardless. The girl who normally makes our drinks wasn’t working today.

“Funny,” he says, his eyes staring out the window at something across the street that drew his attention. Puddles paying attention? Must be a cute boy or a girl who doesn’t belong in these parts.

Yup. Boy. Pretty boy. Short brown locks with a slight curl at the end. Taller than they usually come. Uneven suntan. Pretty blue eyes that catch the light. A bigger nose that doesn’t swallow his face. Short facial hair that likely popped up this morning and he hadn’t worried himself with shaving. Normal eyebrows. Smaller ears. Prominent moody lips. Puddles’ type for sure. Tall, dark and handsome.

In any lifetime.

I watched the man in his thirties move fluidly down the street, not a care in the world. He drew the attention of those he passed by and paid them no mind. I haven’t seen that kind of oblivious confidence in a while. The boys around here who peaked in high school would’ve picked a fight with him over the attention he was drawing. He might as well be a lost puppy in a place like this. You’d think that humans had a mating season by the way some of the women he passed didn’t really move out of his way and kind of stopped dead in their tracks.

“What a view,” Puddles chuckles, finishing his sandwich obnoxiously for emphasis.

“I don’t see it,” I lied, taking another sip of the drink.

We watched him move from behind me off to the left until he reached the right and was almost out of my view. He stopped at the corner, looked both ways to cross and I saw it. His eyes briefly scanned the area and when he almost looked like he saw me, my skin went cold and I had to quickly put a hand to my mouth as I spit the drink all over myself.

“No… No fucking way,” I hiss, cleaning off my face poorly. I dry my hands, wipe myself off, grab my coat and slip out the door before I missed him.

Puddles says more than a few things during the process but I miss them. They don’t reach me in my trance like haste. I’d chase him in any oblivion, I realized as I fixed my coat over my shoulders and fixed my bag on my back. I also pulled the marker out of the back and drew an ‘x’ on the back of my hand to be sure I wasn’t dreaming in ten minutes.

The man was as elusive as the mirrored version of him. He’d already made it down the next block by the time I picked up a jog. If he weren’t tall, I probably would’ve lost him by now. He was faster than I imagined he’d be. His fluid movements were almost like dancing mixed with levitation. He was gone any chance I had to getting close to him. By then, I drew a second ‘x’ on my other hand.

“Ves… Vesisaros.” The word tripped me up and made me feel crazy as I tried to cross the distance between us, a distance he kept without having to look back at me. “Vesisaros!” The second time was much louder.

It drew the man to a stop immediately and by the time I caught up, he grabbed me and forced me against the nearest wall by my shirt. The eyes were wrong but that hardness to them and the cold I felt when he looked at me was how I had imagined it. They were still snakelike in this color. It wasn’t his face but it could be. Perhaps this creature has a lot of faces. I wouldn’t know.

He doesn’t say anything. He just stares down at me with a fury I hadn’t meant to trigger. Emotion looked strange on him. I was so used to the empty blank slate that to see him like this was something else.

“What did you say?” The word was a slow hiss, violence laced every word. It was more than a threat.

“Ves-Vesis-Vesisaros.” I hadn’t practiced it aloud to know if that’s the noise that had previously come to me. I wouldn’t have thought much about it if it weren’t for this hatred he expressed towards me over knowing it.

“Where do you know that from?” He tightened his grip on my shirt, almost pinching me as he grabbed at my bra straps. “Who are you?”

“You-You told me,” I say, hearing it now in his voice when he wasn’t clenching his teeth. It was the same voice clear as day like I’d never forget that sound. “You told it to me. Beyond that, I can’t explain.” I don’t fight back because I was raised better. I knew whatever he was wasn’t a good thing if he could so easily wear someone else’s face.

“Who.Are.You?” His teeth were clenched again this time, not liking my response.

“Ylena,” I say, trying not to stutter again. He didn’t seem to like it.

“Ylena?” The way he said my name was almost like I’d heard him say it before. It made goosebumps rise on my arms, which somehow drew his attention to them. “You’re not afraid of me, Ylena?” He hissed again like there needed to be this unspoken emphasis. “How do you know me?”

“I can’t explain it,” I say, almost pleading with him not to make me. “I’m already crazy enough. I don’t need someone else to tell me.” I found myself pulling his hands off me then. I got some sense back into me. “You’re not supposed to be real.”

“They sent you,” he says, almost sipping in disgust. “You’re the Hush. I thought you’d be scarier.” He scans my face like he was looking for something but he can’t find it.

“You’re dead,” I find myself whispering, not even registering anything he had said, other than the fact that he thought I’d be scarier. “You-You’ve been dead a long time.” My words drop off as they trickle out of me in a hushed whisper. “A long time.”

“Yes,” he chuckles, slowly releasing me. “Yes, I have been dead for a long time. Not that anyone notices.” He gestures to the people around us who suddenly aren’t paying him any mind.

“What are you?” I asked under my breath more to myself than him.

“What are you, sweetheart?” He gestures to my shirt. “Poorly dressed by the looks of it. Couldn’t keep your drinks down? What’s the point of paying for them if you’re just going to throw them up?”

I wanted to punch him but I didn't. I briefly looked down and then looked up again and he had completely vanished into thin air. The world continued on without me and I realized that by touching me, we’d been briefly invisible to everyone else. So, he has some kind of powers of manipulation. Perhaps he’s always had that. I just didn’t understand why me. I wasn’t anybody special.

By the time I made it back to the cafe, Puddles had already paid and was looking for me as if more time passed than I expected. I couldn’t help but feel a little dizzy. I also knew I couldn’t quite answer any of those questions.

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