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#this is giving me powerful CLAMP vibes
kingkatsuki · 2 months
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Thinking about Bakugou fucking you with one of those lovense vibes inside you and he can’t handle the vibrations and cums instantly😩
This has been in my drafts for so long I don’t even remember writing it.
Warnings: 18+, toys.
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“Aww, you poor baby,” Bakugou practically sneers as his thumb glides against his phone screen, “Is it too much?”
Even without the intense vibrations humming inside you, the sight in front of you may have been enough to have you wondering whether you’d reached the pearly gates. His heavy cock hangs low, the tip tinted a violent crimson as it leaks glistening beads of pre. Sat back on his haunches between your thighs for the perfect view of the new tiny pink vibrator that sat nestled against your g-spot.
“Fuck,” Your voice echoes much like the vibrations that pulse inside you while Bakugou controls the power, a conniving grin spread across his cheeks as he presses a calloused thumb against your puffy clit. The sudden movement has you jolting as your thighs try to clamp shut, the hulking wall of muscle you call your boyfriend is enough to prevent it as he begins pressing taut circles against the sensitive bud, “Katsuki, I can’t.”
“That’s not what you were sayin’ earlier when you were begging me to try it,” He scoffs, ignoring your pleas as he drops the phone to focus on you, “Textin’ me at work about how desperate you were to be fucked— Please, Daddy I wanna cum.”
“I did not say that, don’t lie.” You flush at the pet name.
“Yeah, ya did,” Bakugou presses, “Thinkin’ about me bending you over while I’m out on patrol.”
The debauched rasp to his voice has your cunt clenching around the small bullet as your toes began to curl, the harsh vibrations paired with the constant attention against your clit has you woozy. It doesn’t help that he’s still got black charcoal around his eyes from where his hero mask once sat, the cloth now pushed up over his forehead to push the messy blond spikes away from his face. Barely enough time to change before you’d cornered him.
“You still with me, sweets?” Bakugou hums, squeezing the plush of your thigh with his palm.
But you can’t bring yourself to respond, the euphoria consumes you whole. Teary eyes rolling back into your skull as you succumb to the pleasure, hips bucking wildly as Bakugou’s hand follows your motions. The other moves to push against your hip to pin your body to the bed as he helps you through your climax.
“That’s it— fuck, baby. You look so hot like this.” He groans, the leaky tip of his cock streaking against your inner thigh as he hovers over you, “Didn’t even last five fuckin’ minutes.”
“Yes I did,” You huff, your palms reach down between your bodies to tug his wrist away from your cunt as the sensation becomes too overwhelming, too intense.
“Nah, you didn’t.” He scoffs, giving a playful swat to your messy folds as you mewl in response.
“You try it then, it’s a-ahh, it’s a lot.” You try to steady your breathing but it’s difficult with the consistent vibrations, enough to slur your words as Bakugou shakes his head.
“Don’t even think about it, sweetheart. You ain’t stickin’ that in my ass.” He circles his cock in a fist as he begins to jerk it languidly, his other hand stroking the soft skin of your inner thigh.
“I didn’t mean that,” You began, although the idea was now firmly planted in your head for later, “I meant fuck me—“
“What?” Bakugou’s cock twitched in his palm, “Of course I’m gonna fuck ya, baby.”
“No, I mean with the toy— inside.”
“You think I’ll fit.” He glowers, pressing the fat tip of his cock through your messy folds as he coats himself in your slick.
“It’s not that big,” You sigh, your walls pulsing around it, hungry for more, “If you think you can handle it.”
“Course I can fuckin’ handle it,” Bakugou snorts indignantly as he lines himself up with your fluttering hole, “I’ve fucked you with that wand pressed against your clit enough times—“
But you could tell from the deep, guttural whine that left his throat as his jaw went lax that this was certainly not the same. Bakugou hadn’t expected you to be so tight with a tiny bullet inside you, the vibrations strong and constant, pressing against the side of his cock. Sending a pleasurable pulse all the way down to his balls as he tries to steady himself, holding his breath which just seems to make everything worse. The sensation was intense, borderline numbing as he tried to focus on anything other than the rumble of the little pink toy against his cock.
You buck your hips, desperate for some kind of relief as you felt incredibly full, biting down on your bottom lip as you watched your boyfriend statuesque in front of you.
“Katsuki, move—” You whine, but it was too late.
“Fuckin’ shit,” The sound slips from between clenched teeth as he finally exhales, letting go of the breath he was holding as his entire body convulses. The pulsing enough to have his heavy balls emptying inside your tight cunt as he grunts in satisfaction. The lack of oxygen to his brain clouds his vision, making the orgasm even more intense as he gives a few sloppy thrusts into your tight heat as he coats your walls with his spunk. Pulling out to try and escape the powerful sensation as a few more globs of cum land on your cunt and pelvis, his messy cock still twitching from pleasure.
“I thought you said you could handle it?” You smile as you look up at the blissed out expression on Bakugou’s face, stunned that a toy had made him cum like a randy teenager, “What was that? Thirty seconds?”
Bakugou’s chest heaves as he glares down at you with furrowed brows, giving the side of your thigh a playful swat as he reaches for his cell phone. His thumb glides across the screen as he turns the vibrations to the max setting, “Let’s see how you like it huh, ya little brat.”
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virescent-v · 4 months
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Can you do a "on your knees" smut prompt?
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Like a Prayer
A/N: I don't know what this is, but I'm happy with it I think? But mostly, I hope this is what you wanted! It's super short, but that feels right? Idk dude, it's all about the vibes today and I'm just rolling with it.
Word Count: 663 Warnings: it's smut lol but it's not as...detailed as some of my other stuff hehehe
Panting breaths, clashing teeth, pushing, pulling. 
Stumbling over each other and the trail of clothes you were leaving, you and Emily bumped into the wall outside of her bedroom. Her hands tangled in your hair, pulling your head back to give her room to attach her lips to your neck. 
Each breath you took felt like a fire in your lungs, like your chest was going to collapse in on itself. 
Leaving dark marks on your neck, Emily’s lips traveled back up, catching yours in a heated embrace. Breaking apart for air, Emily took your hand and led you into the bedroom. 
At the edge of her bed, her eyes caught yours, while her hands wrapped around your hips, her thumbs rubbing the skin exposed between your shirt and pants. You could feel the intensity of her gaze burning into you, a precursor for the mood of the night, a culmination of the heat that’s built up all evening. 
“On your knees for me,” she commanded.
You held her gaze as you slowly slunk to the floor, trailing your hands down her torso and legs, rubbing circles on her toned thighs. The soft click of the zipper as each part of the chain came loose echoed in your ears, heightening each ebb of arousal that coursed through you. 
The brush of fabric down Emily’s legs caused her to sigh, the kisses to her thighs caused her to whimper. The skim of your nose against her coarse curls as you breathed in her smell, her arousal for you, made her tilt her head back and shudder. 
“Eyes on me, Em.” 
Tilting her head back down, her eyes a shade darker, her hand tangled in your hair at the top of your head. 
With held eye contact, Emily guided your face toward her pussy. 
Emily’s eyelids fluttered at the first contact of your tongue on her clit, the soft, slow swirls causing her hips to jerk towards you. With each pass of your tongue, her eyes became seemingly darker, more hooded, a challenge to continue watching you. 
As you got into a rhythm, Emily’s hips started rolling into you, matching the pace you were setting. The movement of your mouth against Emily was making her let out the most delicious noises; groans, sighs, and guttural whimpers that had you moaning against her, the vibrations pushing her closer and closer to the edge. 
Switching it up to extend her pleasure, you started licking broad strokes against her, gathering as much of her essence as you could, the heady flavor driving you crazy. Getting your fill of her, you tossed one of her legs over your shoulder, opening her up further to you. Bringing up your fingers, you entered her, causing her to bend forward in bliss. 
Using your two fingers, you thrusted in and out, making sure to hit the spongy spot inside of Emily that always made her cry out. You loved feeling how wet she got for you, how tight her cunt would clamp down on your fingers as she started to reach her peak. Each thrust that brought her closer made Emily’s fingers tighten in your hair, pulling it to an almost uncomfortable pain. 
Her hips continued to grind against your face, as if she was starting to use you for her pleasure. It would’ve felt greedy, but you wanted her to use you, to take from you as much as you wanted to give.
As Emily came, her legs shaking against the side of your head, you held onto her to stop her from falling, but to drag out her orgasm until she started to push you away before becoming too sensitive.  
Miraculous, all consuming, addictive. The only words that encapsulated how you felt each time you made her cum. 
Getting on your knees for Emily felt powerful, almost religious, like a prayer to a god you didn’t believe in. 
It almost made you a believer, devout at the altar of her.
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starberry-cupcake · 7 months
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Something I find really amusing about CCSakura lore (as messy as CLAMP can be with consistency) is how Touya and Syaoran both have in common the fact that they inadvertently fucked over Clow's predictions and are now crucially inserted in whatever goes on whether they want it or not, having both insane unpredictable magic.
Touya derailed Clow's plans possibly just by being born and that he didn't consider that Fujitaka could have two kids. Him just existing and finding Yukito already changed everything. Yukito's independent nature from Yue's memories, born from the need of him to ignore his given purpose until the right time, gave him a clean slate of freedom of choice which he used to stick to Touya instead of Sakura, as Clow had considered would happen. Yukito fell for him without even knowing that he or Touya had magic. Then Touya gave Yue his magic, while acknowledging Yue as a different entity separate from Yukito but equally as valid and worthy of being saved, and as much as Yue cares deeply about Sakura, you can't convince me that magic gift in itself wasn't something that finally pushed him to start moving past his grief for Clow once and for all, especially at a time they knew for a fact that Clow was somehow lingering, because his magic was showing up.
Not only that but Touya ended up having even more magic, independent from Clow's own, and is one of the incredibly few people in existence who can control time magic and when asked by Kero, Spinel and Ruby Moon wtf is up with that he goes like 'what, like it's hard?'.
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Then Syaoran, after losing his right over the cards, just decides to stick around, risking his life persistently to save and assist Sakura, and instead of feeling a sense of competition forever because of his bloodline and what he was taught to feel entitled to due to his upbringing, he just decides he'll give her whatever he can to help her if she asks, because he loves her. And Sakura also falls in love with him. And the cards become attached to Syaoran because Sakura is attached to him and their magic intermingles in a way in which not only she can lend him cards, they tag along with him out of their own free will without Sakura even knowing because they care for him too, out of Sakura's love and out of their own choice because hey, this kid is good.
And Syaoran develops his magic as a separate form from Clow's and it becomes powerful enough to break through insane powerful magical barriers to reach Sakura when she's in danger.
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And neither of them really knew what the fuck they were actually getting into in the first place, because one was just vibing with a guy he met at school and the other one was sent at age 10 by his family to pick some cards in a foreign country and now they're magical beacons forever attached to Clow's legacy.
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NSFW AMBER FREEMAN X AFAB READER HEADCANNONS
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switch fs. one second she’ll have you on your knees, then the next second shes being held against the wall, her legs propped up on your shoulders.
- okay guys hear me out but i feel like shes def into somnophillia. LIKE OBV CONSENSUAL SOMNOPHILLIA IS CONSENSUAL (but some people still dont think that so i have to point it out)
- definitely has a pair of nipple clamps in her drawer
- favorite position is probably missionary or 69
-shes the type to pull you by the collar into a closet and fuck you while a raging party is going on outside
-ngl don’t feel like she’s too loud either, along with jill i think she orgasms with her body movements rather than her mouth
- knife play 🤨☝️
- praise kink
- probably likes being called daddy too
- she just thinks it gives her so much power and its so hot
- mutual masturbation 😵
- loves it when you humiliate her
- tribbing 😇
rubbing your pussies together as she reaches her hand over to your mouth, gagging you with her fingers.
- loves experimenting with toys, her favorites are :
bullet vibe
dual strap
bought a sybian for some reason? you were so confused when she showed you the box “ howd you get this” “how much was this?” “amber what the hell”
this is so fucking short sorry im runnin out of ideas
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messrmoonyy · 1 year
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OKAY OKAY HEAR ME TF OUT Y’ALL🗣
nsfw tess hcs…
Tess servopoulos nsfw hcs
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A/N- ANON BESTIE THE WAY I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GIVE ME AN EXCUSE TO GET THESE THOTS FROM MY MIND. OFF TO HORNY JAIL WE GO. The way I again pushed back posting the one shots cause I saw this and had to get it out of my head lmao. Couple of these are repeated from my other hcs list.
Honestly might double post today with a one shot later too. Or if I can contain myself I’ll post the one shot tomorrow
warnings- obvs these are nsfw I wasn’t too explicit. But still. 18+ pls girls and gays.
Reminder as with all hcs these are my ideas so if you don’t like them/find them ooc, sorry. But. Everyone sees characters different
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• we’re starting off with the obvious and one I’ve already mentioned. She’s. A mf. Top.
• she’s so talented with those hands of hers. She can have you a complete babbling mess in literal minutes. She knows all the spots that make you melt.
• did I mention she’s good with her hands? She knows the exact spot inside of you to abuse when she wants to make it last and tease you to the edge over and over again. Or have you coming on her fingers in minutes.
• soft dom vibes. She likes being in charge and very very rarely will give that control up to you but she’s never too rough. She’d never want to hurt you.
• though you do serve as a wonderful outlet for her after particularly stressful drop offs. When all she wants to do when she gets home is pin you down on the closest surface and eat you out until her jaw aches which she’s also really fucking good at.
• she’s not one for PDA so you were shocked to find out she’s actually quite the exhibitionist. Pinning you against a wall in some back alley in the zone and fucking you with her fingers, hand clamped over your mouth so no one hears you, having to hold you up because your legs are shaking, whispering praise in your ear “ good girl nice and quiet “
• praise kink. Praise. Kink. She will shower you with praise.
• “ atta girl “ “ good girl keep looking at me “ “ eyes on me “ “ doing so good for me “
• honestly I think she’d much prefer giving than receiving. But sometimes when she’s super stressed and drained, she’ll let you relax her.
• she has a thing for eye contact. She loves having your eyes locked right on hers when you come, she thinks you look prettier than ever.
• hickeys. Everywhere. She may not be one for much PDA but she does like it to be known that you’re off the market. You’re hers. She’ll mark you everywhere, your neck, your chest, your thighs. And she’ll walk around with you proudly with them on display.
• she likes tying your hands, leaving you helpless whilst she teases you mercilessly. She likes the power. She loves watching you squirm.
• like really. She loves the power. She loves the control she has over you.
• THIGH RIDING. She loves watching you grind on her thigh to get off, loves the wet patch you leave on her jeans, tight grip on your hips as she guides you through it
• finally. Dare I say… gun kink. Knife kink. HEAR ME OUT
• cool metal trailing over your cunt before she eats you out, gun to your head whilst you grind on her thigh. Never hurting you and knowing she never ever would. But loving the power.
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thegoblinboy · 9 months
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I’m going to toss my hand in and try something new let me know if it makes sense. Also, I wasn’t sure what to tag so I tagged a little bit of everything lol.
Gareth was on book return duty. Taking a book from the over-growing pile of books, opening the back to check when it was taken out. Before going to the persons name and stamping that they returned the book.
Moving his ringed fingers up he swooped his hair off to the side a bit. Not sure if he enjoyed the middle part yet, deciding to give up on the product and just let it fall loosely down the sides of his face.
Moving he picks up the hobbit next. Tapping his fingers to the rhythm of a Black Sabbath song. While Eddie seemed to be going through a hard core Metallica phase Gareth was enjoying the stonerish vibes of early Black Sabbath. While he preferred Ozzy, Eddie enjoyed Dio more. If the Dio shirt sewn on the back his vest said anything.
Flipping the book over, a piece of paper falls out of the book. Groaning Gareth rolls his eyes as he moves bending down and picking up the face down page that had landed itself on the carpet. Kids really needed to fucking learn how to remember to pull shit out of their books before returning them because Gareth was not going to go on a witch hunt to return shit.
Glancing down he raises a eyebrow feeling rather impressed with the drawing in front of him. Looking around he was curious to see if who ever returned this book would still be here. He moves rolling back to the desk quickly as he checks who had the book last.
Will Byers.
The kid must have forgotten to pull it out, using it as a book mark. It was a pretty sick drawing of a boy. Who after a moment or staring Gareth recognizes as Mike. He snaps his fingers as he spins in a celebratory circle of knowing who it was. It was a very detailed piece of work, a little sad as he looks closer. Noticing scratch marks from where the pencil dug into the page a little to much, leaving not only scratches but little idents as well.
He carefully folds it back up, hoping that it wasn’t to weird to be carrying around a fellow hellfire club members portrait. Gareth had heard Will also played but it seemed like he was avoiding the club.
Who knows and who fucking cares.
Gareth decides to make an acception just this once. It would be a pity if this drawing was thrown away. So he uses his library access to look up the kids locker number. Abusing his powers if you will, as the stupid thing makes a soft beeping noise as it loads up. Rolling his eyes he slams the side of the computer a little before groaning loudly when he realizes he’s only made it go much slower.
Huffing to himself he begins to work on returning the other books. Forgetting about the whole thing until he went to shut the computer off. Quickly scribbling the number down and sliding that along with the drawing as he gets ready to leave. Picking up his flannel vest and sliding it over his shoulders as he picks his bag up and starts to leave. On a mission to get this drawing slid into the locker. But his plans are forgotten as Eddie stumbles in a run, nearly knocking him over in the process.
“What the fuck Eddie!” He sounds annoyed, glaring his best resting bitch face at the other who simply grins. Softening Gareth’s reaction just a smidge as he shakes his head trying to stay annoyed with the other as he begins to close the library doors. School had been let out almost a hour ago, so why was Eddie still in the school.
“I need your help, I have this friend right. And I’m trying to get him to read the hobbit. And well he has this problem. Where he can’t see the tiny words … and read at all because the words move. I heard there were talking books. Hypothetically where would I get one of those Gare bear.” His ringed hands are clamped shut, in a sign of pleading. He’s pretty sure the guy was going to drop to his knees and start begging for his help.
Gareth rolls his eyes as he pops the library key in his pocket. Forgetting about the two papers inside as he raises a eyebrow. “You mean audiobooks?” His tone is a smidge patronizing but that was just Gareths lack of self awareness when it comes to tone.
“Yes that!” Eddie snaps his finger as he moves to wrap his arm around Gareths shoulder, slowly beginning to move him around a bit. Ignoring the uncomfortable look the other has just for a second before quickly pulling back when he realizes his mistake. “Sorry Gary, wasn’t thinking.”
“Kind of hard to do that with no brain.” Gareth says in a slightly dull tone. He was exhausted and ready to go home. Curl up in a ball and watch Voltron or something that was really easy to digest because there was no working brain cell in his head right now. Something that was very typical of him after reading so many names in one sitting.
“Oh you pain me Care Bear. You pain me so.” Eddie dramatically tosses his head back before he straightens up a bit more serious. “Though where would I find these ‘audiobooks’?” He puts quotations around the name as he does a side shuffle down the hall so he could keep looking at Gareth.
“Hawkins free library, should be a small pile. If they don’t have the hobbit then you’re going to have to read it to this person.” Gareth says, grin pulling its way to his face as he watches Eddie grow flustered.
“No can’t do that, um- okay! Thank you Sir Gare’alot, you’re character shall have many rewards if this pans out.” Eddie salutes before he’s stumbling backwards and sprinting down the halls before a teacher caught him.
Gareth rolls his eyes as he leaves the school, forgetting all about the drawing until it fell out on his bedroom floor. Pinching his eyebrows together he groans as he realizes that he was going to have to return it first thing in the morning or else it was never going to be returned.
Which he does as he fiddles with his drumsticks in one hand and carry’s the folded paper with the other. Grumbling under his breath as he realizes the boy was currently at his locker. Silently pulling books from the top shelf as he gets ready for first class. Gareth should be to but this was something he had to do, his brain was refusing to let him back out.
Sliding up against the lockers he tries to muster his best Eddie impression but instead he ends up seemingly more bitchy then before. “Think you forgot this in your library return.” He says tilting his head a little as he holds the paper out between his two fingers. Watching the shy boys eyes grow wide, face blooming red as he snatches it quickly and hides it in his locker. Hands shaking and he looks like he’s about to piss himself.
Gareth realizes now that this situation could be misread, he really should start to look out for every outcome possible as he groans. Pulling his flannel out like a drug dealer with a trench-coat. Revealing the little rainbow pin that hides itself on his belt loop. Wills shoulders relax a bit as Gareth moves awkwardly patting his back.
“It’s cool man, but Mike fucking Wheeler?” He teases with a amused smile. “Way more sheep in the sea or whatever,” he grumbles a little with a soft flush to his cheeks as he stumbles over his words with the way the other looks at him.
“Freak!” A fit of laughter is heard right before Gareth is slammed into the locker. Groaning as he glared at the guy who did it. Moving to throw his drum stick at the back of the assholes head before Will stops him. Hand barley wrapped around his wrist to stop him.
“Not worth it man, only going to get your stick broken.” Will says gently as he lets go of his hand before stepping back a little closing his locker door. Gareth felt so embarrassed, heart racing as he wished he could meet someone new without some asshole ruining it for him.
“So, freak huh?” Will asks gently with a soft smile. “I don’t know if you’ve heard but I’m Zombie boy.” He awkwardly holds his hand out for the other to shake.
Gareth furrows his eyebrows before he decides the other wasn’t picking on him. Wrapping his hand around the other in a shake as he grins gently. “Sounds like we are from some marvel comic, freak and zombie boy.” He jokes. Watching the way the others eyes bright up with excitement.
The damn breaking as they both start to talk about everything and anything they can within ten minutes. Info dumping as much as possible.
So I set this up to where that it could be purely platonic greatwise with byler in the background or romantic greatwise with one sided byler. It’s up to interpretation (: for that, I just wanted Will to make a friend.
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hansensgirl · 2 years
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warnings. | smut, vaginal sex, creampies, more than one round, squirting, dirty talk, dom/sub vibes, power imbalance (he’s your boss), rough sex, praise, degradation, pet name usage (kitten), breeding kink (he’s into the idea of it, but not the kids part), Sir kink, mention of oral (f receiving), mention of watching porn, and more. 18+ MINORS DNI!!
pairing. | Ransom Drysdale x Maid!Reader.
author’s note. | sorry for delaying it!! but here it is :) don’t forget to enjoy and reblog!! MINORS DNI YOU WILL BE BLOCKED!! @nsfwlibrary my taglist.
“Look at your pussy, kitten. S’all messy. I think it’s the only thing I'm gonna clean up,” Ransom grunts above you, holding his sweater up to avoid it staining with your creaminess. You’re a whimpering mess under him, worried that the table might give away from how rough his thrusts are.
Your duster has long fallen to the ground, and now you scramble for purchase on your outfit. It’s more scandalous than professional, but that didn’t stop you from putting it on. You always felt that your attraction to Ransom—your boss—would be something left for late night-wandering hands.
But when he handed the maid costume to you, you realised that it was reciprocated. The entire time, you always wore leggings and sweaters that weren’t too thick but not too thin. You have never been one to act on your urges, but that’s the exact person Mr. Drysdale is.
His balls slap against your ass—the skin sticky with your arousal and a tad bit of his cum. He’s fucked you twice in a row now, and the bliss is still as searing as it first was (if not more). Each drag of Ransom’s thick cock pulls more spunk and wetness out of your channel.
“You’re such a dirty little slut, letting your boss fuck you on the job,” he spits, and his hand swats your thigh. The skin stings underneath his touch, but it adds to your euphoria. It’s coloured red and resembles a rose. It even has thorns that tear at your insides, leaving behind a burning pressure that is addictive.
“Mhm, ‘m a dirty little slut, Sir. Love it when you fuck me,” you mumble out, knowing the words make him the happiest man alive. Your body jerks from his thrusts, the power and the pleasure nearing the edge of ‘too much.’
“I know, kitten. You’re soaking my cock so good. Can’t believe I didn’t have to stretch you out before—this cunt was made to fit my cock, huh?” Ransom smirks, remembering how he sheathed himself in your pussy with mild ease. You’re a champ, that’s for sure.
“Made only for you, Sir! Nobody else, just your cock,” you babble out, and your eyes roll into your head. A smile spreads itself across your perfect face, and Ransom is mesmerised by the sight. Your dress is pulled down to expose your tits, and the skirt has been flipped up entirely. You’re almost fully naked, whereas Mr. Drysdale is still clothed.
His pants have a stain around his fly, and the obscene mixture in your pussy continues to leak everywhere.
“Yeah, just my cock. Nobody else, okay, kitten? You’re mine, all mine,” he growls, upset at the idea of you with anyone else. You nod your head repeatedly, and Ransom can tell you’re close. Your walls squeeze him tightly, and your moans are even more pornographic.
“Are you gonna come again, kitten? You gonna soak your boss’s cock like a good whore?” he questions, and you cry out ‘yes.’ “Do it, be a good girl and come,” Ransom demands once more, and suddenly, you’re crashing into another high. Your boss’s cock slams into you with sheer accuracy, pounding against your sweet spot each time.
You squirt all over him, releasing your juices as you clamp down on his member. Mr. Drysdale curses from the sudden tightness, and he continues to fuck you through your powerful orgasm. A strangled moan leaves your mouth as spurts leave your core and soak him.
“Fuck!” you whine out, almost wriggling away from him. But you have nowhere to go, and your climax has you hooked. “Good girl, such a good girl for me. You’re so pretty when you come, kitten,” Ransom coos, and you find yourself speechless from his words.
“T- Thank you, Sir,” you whisper out, and your cunt flutters. Inside your chest, your heart beats wildly. Your boss simply grins before frowning in pleasure.
“Oh—uhm—are you gonna come, Sir?” you question, wanting to aid him. The gushes have ceased, and you’re left with the lovely feeling of Ransom stroking your inner walls as he sloppily brings himself to his third orgasm.
He wordlessly nods, and you give him a mischievous smirk.
“Are you gonna breed me like a good little bitch? Stuff me—your innocent, little maid—full of your cum? That’s all I’m good for, Sir! I was made for catching your cum,” you question, staring at ransom dead in the eyes. He swears loudly, and he can feel his heavy balls throb.
“Fuck, yeah. I’ll breed you like a good bitch, kitten. Can’t wait ‘til you’re all swollen with my cum, ‘cause that’s all you’re good for,” he grunts, and his climax suddenly hits. Ransom stills his hips deep inside you, cock twitching as his seed fills you up. His balls tense, and you let out a soft moan, adoring the feeling of him inside of you.
Eventually, Ransom slips his still-hard and now-wet cock out of your cunt. His spunk follows, gushing out of you before being stuffed back in with the swollen head of Mr. Drysdale’s member. Though his efforts are fruitless, the white stickiness refuses to stay inside your tight and brimming pussy.
“You’re all messy, kitten. It’s a good thing I know how to clean up a good, messy cunt.”
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meimi-haneoka · 10 months
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Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card Chapter 74: Comments + JP-ENG translation differences
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Here we are, welcome back everyone!! End of the month, time for another chapter leading us into this exciting finale for Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card!! I want to start this post with a little foreword before diving into the chapter itself and the eventual translation differences ✨ I just wanted to say that I write this post with a sense of pride but also with even more sense of responsability compared to the previous months. You've probably stumbled upon my recent report of the latest CLAMP Space, where the authors have talked about CCS Clear Card, and their support/blessing to "people addressing the translation differences in their monthly posts on their blog, because they felt uncomfortable about them". Although they never straight up gave names, I certainly feel like they were talking about blogs like mine. And so I'm humbled (and even a little nervous) to be able to keep doing this, since I've wondered multiple times if it was even proper for me to write these posts every month, as if I was leading a crusade against the official English translation. In fact, I'm not. And I hope that's clear enough. When the ENG translation respects the vibe and original intention coming out from sensei's words in the manga panels, like this time around, I always make sure to say positive things about it. But try to understand me, the irritation runs deep because these are years of translation differences accumulating and at times even changing the perception of the story. And then, you stumble upon English speaking fans on the internet who got the gist of the story wrong or disrespecting/failing to appreciate it because of such translation mistakes (we go from Sakura calling Syaoran "Li-kun" in one of the earliest volumes, to Kaito saying that he wanted to give magic to Akiho, wtf??). And I think it's such a pity. It's not fair. The fandom deserves to know what the script is trying to say with a meaning as closer as possible to the original one. I hope I'll be able to help in that regard, for what's in my possibility and with my limited skills, till Clear Card will be over. ✨
OKAY, now let's cut the chatter and see what happened in this chapter!! I'm happy to say that this time around, translation-wise, we don't have anything impairing the correct understanding of the plot, just nuances! As usual, before starting, we can't skip the gif of the month!!
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The Color Page
Oh my gosh! Sakura! You look amazing here!!! Such a fierce stare!! She looks just like a powerful and respected magician and OMG THEY GAVE HER A BLACK OUTFIT!! JUST LIKE I'VE BEEN ASKING EVER SINCE THE BEGINNING! I don't know, maybe the veteran followers of this blog can remember, but I've always wished to see Sakura in a black costume/dress in Clear Card 😊 She looks stunning...and what's more, she's once again with the gears and clocks decorations, just like in the period of the Clockland play. But, heheh, this time the clock looks different. The big clocks that were featured during the Clockland chapters (with Sakura + Syaoran, Akiho and lastly Kaito) were often "strange". They all had the same design, the one with SyaoSaku was "regular", but the ones next to Akiho and Kaito had their numbers either in messed up order, or straight up wrong (what kind of clock got '0' as the only number?). I had already assumed by then that they had a significance we had to decode along the development of the finale. This one in this color page, however, really looks like the most classical clock with roman numerals. The order of the numbers and their position seems correct. So could this be a sign that Sakura is about to restore order into this mess that Kaito's desperate wish created? The text on the JP version is the classic incantation to release the Dream staff from the key (we haven't heard it in a looooong time because she manifests her staff immediately, by now!) I also want to point out that we *still* don't have any announcement of "Clear Card ending in next chapter" or "Clear Card ends in 2 chapters!" like it's custom in these serializations, so I can say with confidence that Sakura won't surely be over in chapter 75 (at the beginning of July) but probably not even in chapter 76 (at the beginning of August). Are they aiming at chapter 77 (beginning of September)? Double 7, it's a lucky number for CLAMP ✨ For those worried about "3 chapters aren't enough to finish this!!", please consider that it's not so much about the number of chapters, but the amount of pages. This chapter for example is already longer than usual, 35 pages. That's what really matters, and we could get even an epilogue or some additional pages in the volume version! And now onto to the actual chapter!
An Important Discussion
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Yukito, Nakuru and Touya are leisurely spending time at Yukito's home, with a funny scene of Yukito feeding some mikan to Nakuru (and she seems delighted by the cozyness of Japanese kotatsu!). Suddenly, Touya announces that Sakura is coming over. Yukito worries about how it's getting dark and that maybe it'd be better to go pick her up along the way, but a grumpy Touya says there's no need for that: along with Sakura are also coming Syaoran, Akiho and even Tomoyo. Yukito and Nakuru can't help but being surprised, and Nakuru wonders "The all-stars are coming? What's going on?" 😂 I found so hilarious the use of the term "all-stars", which in Japanese usually indicates a whole cast of a performance composed of famous actors, and sometimes it's applied to sports team too. But the room temperature drops immediately when Yukito looks at Touya, with a very pensive face, and it's immediately clear that something serious happened and Sakura is coming to discuss that. Touya might not know exactly what, but as we can see, he's already got a feeling.
Sakura and the kids arrive, apologizing for coming so suddenly, and they sit down, all with very serious faces (save for Tomoyo. Tomoyo never loses her calm composure 😆). Sakura starts dropping the bomb immediately: "I want to talk to you about something very weird" and "I want everyone who knows about the Cards and magic to hear this". Sakura is dead serious, and she informs Syaoran (sitting at her left side) that she's just told everything to Akiho shortly ago. She also tells Kero and Suppy to come out of her purse, for the second time (since the first was halted by the rewriting of the forbidden magic) putting an end to the farce of Kero constantly needing to act like a plushie in front of Touya!! Remember when the fandom used to point out that it was weird that Kero kept hiding from Touya, despite saying himself at the end of the Sakura Card Arc (after Touya gave his powers to Yue/Yukito) that he was perfectly aware that Touya knew everything about them? That really felt like a "plot hole" (maybe at this point the only REAL plot hole) for the longest time, and I am honest when I say that I had already given up hoping to see an explanation for it, wanting to treat it like a "glitch" in the narrative and using suspension of disbelief to overcome it! Well well well, CLAMP surprised me again! Cause in this chapter they actually tried to give an explanation to that "discrepancy"! And of course, being this about Kero, the explanation is rather silly (confession - I didn't understand Kero's reasoning very well, but I'll give my interpretation of what he said): Kero saw that even after that event, Touya didn't try to interact with him and thought that maybe he didn't consider him a cute and gorgeous magical creature, but rather something else....(was he butt-hurt?) Suppy of course is spitting fire cause why the heck did we need to keep pretending to be plushies?? and Kero's reply is "Because I thought it'd be fun pretending to be plushies together when you came over!". Now, if you remember how difficult and taxing it was for Suppy to force himself to stay still, you can understand why he's so mad! 😂 Touya says, quite annoyed, that he simply didn't try to interact with him because he thought that Kero was getting a kick out of acting like a plushie! I feel like sensei have quite reached and almost broke the 4th wall with this scene, because Sakura here says something that I'm pretty sure many of us have thought in regard to this "discrepancy": "I did wonder at some point why you kept that up despite I was telling you multiple times that I had the feeling my brother was onto you". And it's true, we've seen that in volume 4! Well, to me it felt like a stretch, but eventually we got an explanation for that situation so I guess it's better to leave it behind us! 😂
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Cause we have more important matters at hand. Sakura places her phone on the table, showing Eriol & Kaho in videocall!! NOW all the "stars" of this show are present! 😂 So Sakura starts her recount of the most recent events, saying "It's really weird...but I swear it happened". After everyone listened to Sakura, of course they're all surprised. Nakuru wonders if there's any magician who can really have the power to "rewrite" a world...Eriol says that as far as he's heard, there isn't any magician among the living ones who has that degree of power. However, if said magician had access to a "medium" able to use the "forbidden magic", then it's another story. And that's the Book Sakura told them about. Sakura confirms that the one who told her all of this is the Guardian of the book herself. And then, to Akiho: "The plushie shaped like a bunny that you cherished so much was the temporary form of that Guardian. You named her 'Momo' ". Here I have to point out that the way the ENG translated it infers that Akiho remembers about Momo ("You know that stuffed bunny you loved so much?"), but actually in the JP version it's mostly Sakura informing Akiho that she used to cherish a bunny-shaped plushie, cause Akiho has no recollection of it. In fact, right after, she answers "But that's the title of a book I really love so much!". THERE IT IS! I've mentioned this many times in my social media accounts, and even lately in my "literary references" post here on Tumblr, but it turns out this simple answer by Akiho kinda confirms that she might really have named Momo after that book. And it's not only a beloved book because of its story, but also the one she was reading when she met Kaito for the first time. I've always thought that having her most beloved plushie named that way, and having precisely that book when they met for the first time couldn't have been unrelated. So I'm really happy for this scene here and I hope it'll get eventually confirmed better later.
Sakura takes Akiho's hands (she'll do that a lot this chapter and I simply love it) and reassures her about something that I was SURE she was going to say:
JP: "The fact that we became twins is an effect of the rewritten (world), but the fact that you are an important person to me didn't change at all, Akiho-chan"
I've preferred putting the JP version here because once again we have the usual stuff that I complain about lately: Sakura in JP used 大切なひと (important person) to describe her relationship with Akiho, and this is absolutely coherent with all the previous times. In ENG they used "you're special to me", but the adjective "special" in Japanese (特別な) in relation to a person has been consistently used in the latest chapters to describe the person Sakura is in love with (and not only Sakura). So they shouldn't have used that adjective in particular. They should stick to the literal translation. Especially cause that "special person" will come up in a few pages. I know I sound pedantic with this separation between "important person" and "special person", but I mean, CLAMP sensei are consistently keeping that distinction so I'm convinced the translation should do its best to keep it, because it's a guide to lead the readers among the relationships of CCS. Which sometimes can be quite complex.
Touya teases Sakura again with the sis-con joke, and Yukito teases him back by saying "Are you talking about yourself now?" (I love how Yukito always teases the big and grumpy Touya 😂they're really made for eachother). Tomoyo comments that it's been "a sight for sore eyes" (the term used in JP is 眼福, ganpu, and it's used when you see something precious) to see Sakura in the role of the big sister and Akiho in the one of the little sister. Akiho is moved by the fact that, despite everyone knowing the truth now, nobody shunned her or rejected her presence, and exactly like I imagined, I'm 100% sure Sakura will keep thinking about her as a sister (not a blood-related sister maybe, but surely with the same importance of one) even after everything will be solved later. Cause the bond between her and Akiho was never a fabricated thing, but always been genuine from day 1. Even if they got close in such a short period of time, it's just what happens normally in real life too. Sometimes you bond very tightly with people over a short period of time, cause you feel you're so compatible.
So Sakura continues. She says that for this reason, she wants to bring (someone) back. She's convinced that what the Record Card showed to her is not everything. She feels like there is someone who is missing from both what the Record Card had shown to her and from this rewritten world as well. Syaoran is confused, "they're missing, and yet you're sure they're there?". Sakura understands that confusion and says "It's weird, right? I can't really explain how I know it, but I just do." And then, towards Akiho: "That person....is your special person, Akiho-chan". There it is, the infamous "special person" again. It's clear what Sakura is meaning here. "This is the person you're in love with, Akiho-chan". Of course Akiho's face cannot be any other than a dismayed one at hearing that. And then the pain comes, all at once, piercing her heart and leaving her speechless. Sakura says that the Record Card wasn't showing anyone with Akiho in one of the scenes, and yet she saw her extremely happy. That was enough for Sakura to know that someone was indeed there with Akiho.
I'm Always Searching For Someone
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We're shown one of the most important scenes for anyone liking Akiho and Kaito (and their bond), the night that Akiho was so brave to confess her feelings to him through a covert (and very local) way, claiming that "the moon is really beautiful". And in the same occasion he accepted to spend some time strolling and talking to her. It was clear from the moment that scene happened that it would've become important later. And the readers who know what happened and what we lost are feeling probably the same pain Akiho is feeling right now, only that she's unaware of what is causing it. Akiho says "I'm really happy to live with you, Sakura, and everyone in the Kinomoto household, but...I've been in pain. Because I'm always looking for someone who's not there...". So Akiho did feel the effects of that void. The void that only your most important person can leave when they're gone. It's just that, we've seen her being so happy with her "new" family, and yet exactly like most of the fandom imagined, that didn't really work to fill the void Kaito left. It's impossible to fill that void because that person is just irreplaceable. This scene of course stabbed my heart but I had imagined that we would've seen it sooner or later. Sakura gets more confident with the confession of what Akiho's been feeling, and tells her that she thinks the one she didn't want to lose and the one who rewrote their world are the same person. "So I'm going to bring them back". Sakura announces with a smile, but Kero just wonders in dismay how she's going to do that. Sakura believes that the pocket watch in Akiho's possession will show her how. As if on cue, Akiho takes it out of her purse and places it on the table in front of Sakura's phone, where Eriol and Kaho can see it. They recognize it's a magical artifact specialized in time magic, but they also recognize that in order for a magician to be able to use it, they would need to have a tremendous amount of magical powers. Akiho suddenly panics. It dawns on her. I think the mental connection she's made is "if Sakura wants to use this to bring my special person back, she would need to achieve an amount of magical powers that could put her in harm's way". Aside, of course, from all the other dangers that a "mission" like that could pose to our heroine. And of course she'd never be okay with that. But Sakura reassures her. "You aren't making me. I want to." Sakura explains that both when she was dealing with the Clow Cards (and we see a scene of the Final Judgement, the one where Kaho gives her the Moon Bell) and when she was transforming them into her own Cards (they show us a scene from the last battle with Eriol), she was able to overcome her troubles thanks to all of the people who loved her and cared about her.
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Sakura, JP: "Therefore I want to do what I can for my important person, too"
Again the use of 大切なひと (important person) in relation to Akiho. I think this panel in particular is pretty important (and the big font indeed suggests so). I feel like it's the core, the heart of Clear Card Arc. Sakura, whom until now was accustomed to be cherished and pampered in a protected environment by her loved ones, is starting to take the first steps towards self-assertiveness and maturity. Sometimes those loved ones would overdo it with the loving, and ended up depriving her of her own agency. Sakura is finding herself, she's starting to trust her instincts and capabilities more and more, and that leads inevitably to a question: "what do I want to do with these gifts life gave me and blessed me with? What can I do to give back to the Universe all this love I'm receiving?" Searching for her self-identity will inevitably make her step out of her comfort zone. She'll take risks. Even on herself. She'll need to assess situations, make decisions. And here she decided that she wants to use her natural gift (her magical powers) to help someone in need. Someone important to her. Someone dear who lost someone irreplaceable and lacks the means to bring him back. Sakura decides to step in, help her "sister", doing exactly what she herself told her during last chapter: if I happen to be good at something that you can't do, I'll help you out. That's the beauty of being all unique and different.
I've seen people often wondering what's the purpose of Clear Card Arc, if we really needed to this arc and such. Well, to me the answer was made manifest in this chapter. 🙂
But back to our story, Tomoyo understands that moment has finally come, so she says that maybe she can't use magic, but she felt it was best to bring along with her a certain big bag (that we all know what contains, right??). She also says that she had the feeling she had made an asymmetrical costume before, but when she went to check, she realized she hadn't made it yet...
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Listen to me well, because this is the solution to the mystery of the cryptical thing Ohkawa sensei said in relation to one of Sakura's costumes, during the latest CLAMP Space! Basically, she hinted that there was a reason why we hadn't seen Sakura wearing officially (for a Card battle) this costume yet, and that we would find out why soon. I know the ENG translation here talks about "complementary outfits" (referring probably to how Tomoyo will later reveal complementary outfits for both Sakura and Syaoran), but that only shows that they misunderstood the word アシンメトリー (lit. Asymmetry). Tomoyo here was literally talking about asymmetry because the "costume she thought she had made, but didn't find in the end" was precisely the one Ohkawa was hinting at during the latest Space, the one Sakura was trying on in chapter 36 and 37! Tomoyo had a sense of deja vu, about having made an asymmetrical outfit before, but actually couldn't find it because...well, the forbidden magic had removed any reference to the Clear Cards! (including, apparently, the costumes!) So that goes to show that Tomoyo, despite not having a crumble of magic, was also subjected to the deja vu and weird feelings of "discrepancy" that such rewriting of the world would cause. But hold on tight, cause another reference is on the way!
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Tomoyo continues saying that while she was sewing the sleeve of the outfit, she had the strong feeling that this costume would turn into a very special one. And what do we have here? OH YES, it's THAT sleeve, the one we've been waiting for so eagerly! The one that Sakura saw in a dream with MCF once! Sakura back then asked to MCF if they would meet outside the dream when she'd be wearing that outfit, and MCF only cryptically said that it would be "the beginning of the end". Considering now we know that MCF has been mostly a byproduct of Lilie trying to communicate with Sakura and inadvertently messing things up, I do wonder about that MCF. Was Sakura, by any chance, actually was supposed to see Kaito and she saw the robe instead, because of Lilie? Or is that an actual member of Akiho's clan? Only this finale can tell us the truth. Sakura will certainly meet someone, with that costume.
Sakura thanks Tomoyo, always so ready to show her support, and she does something very sweet, as a result of regaining all of her rewritten memories: she tells Tomoyo that she'll do her best to come back without getting the costume dirty, but if it eventually starts fraying, she knows that Tomoyo will be there to repair it.....yeah....doesn't it remind you of something?? Of course I bet any Tomoyo fan knows very well what scene Sakura is referencing with this line....
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When Sakura told Tomoyo she repaired her torn costume with the Repair Card in chapter 40, Tomoyo expressed the wish to be her the one repairing those costumes, with her own hands. Because she had created them specifically for Sakura, so she would also want to be the one to repair them in case they'd get damaged. Basically telling her "I made these with all my love for you, and I'd prefer that a Card didn't take my place even when needing to repair them. I want the costumes that you wear to be made completely by my own hands". Always reminding us that making something with your own hands for your loved one is the greatest proof of love for any character in CCS (which is something I find truly wholesome and beautiful). Sakura here shows to have understood and accepted that wish fully, therefore acknowledging Tomoyo and her feelings. Tomoyo is uncharacteristically surprised for a second, and then with the happiest smile she confirms that of course she'll be there to repair it!
Sakura looks at her brother Touya, who only grumpily tells her to respect the curfew. Sakura is confused because they never had a curfew time at home, but her brother replies "Come back before dad gets worried. That's our curfew". (in ENG there's an additional part here, I guess to fill in a bubble that would be left empty) Sakura confidently replies "Got it".
Nakuru is all giddy, excitedly announcing that they decided to go to war and they need to decide the formation!! Suppy mocks her, telling her she's talking as if she were playing one of her warring states games (in JP the term used here is 戦国ゲーム - sengoku game - and I've found there's a specific game called indeed Sengoku, but it seems the same term extended to indicate all the war games set in the Sengoku era), but that doesn't deter Nakuru, who says that if she gets chosen, she will certainly participate actively (here the ENG uses game language from what I can see - not an expert - but good job!)!!
Sakura's plan is different, though. She says that tonight she'll be going only with Syaoran. She knows that if everyone could go with her, she'd feel more confident and reassured, but...
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Sakura, JP: "If I want to find Akiho-chan's most important person, I have the feeling that it'd be better for me to go with my most important person"
Here we go. We temporarily leave aside the "special person" terminology to go back to the more famous and loved "my most important person" term, to indicate THE ONE person someone loves the most. 一番大切なひと (ichiban taisetsuna hito). The term we all learned because it's been so crucial to indicate the person someone was in love with during the old arcs of the story. The term Sakura eventually used for Syaoran at the end of CCS volume 12 to finally give a "definition" to the love she felt for him. Now she uses it to define Akiho's feelings for Kaito. This is "the" term that takes precedence over all the other terminology used, and also goes to show how important and solemn the moment is. Sakura's intuition tells her that in order to find Kaito, Akiho's most important person, she should go with Syaoran, her own most important person. This is probably because her magical intuition (let's remember that Sakura got the power to see the future) grasped that her bond with Syaoran will be absolutely pivotal in order to have a positive outcome for the mission they're about to embark on. They will probably have to put that bond at work....maybe to explain, show, help someone understanding something that he still doesn't seem to grasp perfectly? Or rather, a stubborn refusal to understand it, which caused them all to be in this situation they're in right now? What's for sure is that if Sakura and Syaoran manage to find Kaito, and if they'll also manage to free him from the Seal of D. + the artifact with all the magical books that Akiho had engraved in herself, their job won't certainly be over like that. Kaito needs to talk to someone. He needs to understand many, many things. Some of those things, Sakura and Syaoran can at least try to introduce them to him. Because while it's true that Sakura wants to bring him back for Akiho, she also needs to make sure that coming back is also Kaito's wish. Because they can't force him if he isn't 100% convinced himself. I'm sure this is a very important thematic for CLAMP, respecting someone's self-determination. And since his state of mind, last time we saw him, was that he was perfectly expendable and that he was absolutely not necessary in Akiho's life, they need to change that perception. And there's also the fact that, despite being so different, Kaito and Syaoran are pretty similar in several aspects too. So maybe the role Syaoran can have in "communicating" with Kaito could be very important and impactful. Maybe that's what Sakura's intuition was trying to tell her.
Here, the ENG translation decided to translate that "most important person" with "favorite person". I have definitely turned up my nose at seeing that (why not leaving the iconic term?) but in the end I decided to relax because, at the end of the day, the result is similar. It indicates a person for whom your preference and importance is above everyone else. What really *mattered* in this scene - and lo and behold, it seems ONLY the English and Portuguese versions got it right (let me know about the Chinese one, cause I can't read that one) - is that Sakura used the same term to describe what Akiho feels for Kaito, and what SHE feels for Syaoran. "I am aware that this missing person is for Akiho an existence of the same importance Syaoran-kun has for me. Therefore, I will do everything in my power to bring them back, because I fully understand that kind of bond and I understand the void they leave in your life when they're not there" She knows, to some degree, what it feels like to miss your most beloved person, due to the period she had to spend apart from Syaoran. And they could still have phone calls and writing letters. Akiho's situation can only be worse. Sakura's understanding of that bond is also what causes her intuition to suggest her to go only with Syaoran. It's all connected. So it's of utmost importance that the translations use the same term when both talking about Akiho and Sakura. Then, about this scene, we could also say that it was a beautiful demonstration of how much Sakura (but also Syaoran) has grown up, now fully confident to declare in front of everyone that Syaoran is THE most important person in her life. Without blushing and without any drama. It's just a fact. After all they've been through, I think Sakura can feel confident enough in her relatinship with Syaoran, and there's no shame nor embarrassment in stating that aloud.
The people present here can only accept and show their support, and Eriol encourages Sakura to follow her intuition (remember the whole discussion about listening to the stirring of your heart, the so-called intuition? Yeah, a great lesson from Mama Yelan which will also be applied to another character soon). Sakura tells Kero that if she needs him, she will certainly call, and the guardian beast reassures her that he'll certainly hear his master's voice, same for Yue.
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Then, lastly, Sakura takes Akiho's hands and holds them tightly. They share another sweet forehead touch (seriously, I love them so much ❤️). Akiho is worried, so worried, but also very resolute. She wants this as much as Sakura does. Sakura tells her that there'll surely be a moment when she'll request Akiho to do something only she can do, and asks her to please wait here with everyone till that time comes.
I'll admit it, I was really disappointed when I've read this scene the first time around. Not only because I had imagined all kinds of scenes in my head (included Akiho wearing one of Tomoyo's costumes) and they shattered that possibility (but oh well, I am prepared to that), but also because I feel like this isn't a good choice from a character development POV. I understand it, I really understand it, this is Sakura's story. She's the one who gets to shine in the finale. And we've talked about it before, there's no doubt that Sakura in this story goes through a journey to find her identity and what she wants to do. So now it's time to let her do that. But Akiho has been slandered for the whole manga, accused of all kind of things because of prejudice, and one of those was "she's weak and passive, she does nothing". Seeing her "on the sidelines" once again, when we're talking about rescuing her most important person, feels extremely off. Letting someone else do "the job for her" doesn't even feel like Akiho.
Then, as hours passed by, I thought...
Maybe Sakura wants to take care of the first part of the mission, because it'll certainly be the one where it's most likely to encounter some magical danger (dragon-chan???). And Akiho wouldn't be able to defend herself from that, devoid of magical powers as she is. She could potentially end up risking her own life. And then all of this would've been for nothing. And then I thought, wait, maybe Akiho knows that. She knows it very well, since she's a girl with a pretty good understanding of herself and her own limits. And this is certainly a limit she does have. So what she can do is to wait safely at home, as hard and painful as it can be, for the REAL, big moment when her presence will be absolutely necessary. Sakura said it with great confidence so it's 100% sure it will come. Therefore, as an Akiho fan, I will swallow this pill and wait together with her. 🫤
But the chapter isn't over yet, as Touya and Yukito go outside in the garden while Sakura and Syaoran get dressed for their departure! Yukito teases once again Touya, telling him that his face is scary and that Sakura's earlier statement ("most important person") must have caused him "damage" (still seemingly talking in game language). Touya of course doesn't reply, so Yukito continues, giving finally confirmation to the suspicion I've been having ever since this "rewritten world" started: Touya did notice something was off. He didn't know precisely what, but he knew it had something to do with Sakura. Yukito also gives us the opportunity to see just how kind and generous Touya is: he purposely didn't go back home often because he wanted to reduce his presence around Akiho as much as possible. Not because of negative feelings, quite the contrary: he was worried she'd get even more hurt if she established a bond with him, only to end up finding out that they weren't really brother and sister. (Meanwhile, we see a very cute panel of Akiho talking to Kero, Suppy and still in videocall with Eriol and Kaho!) And then, to follow the leit-motiv of this chapter, very centered on calling back stuff that had already happened in the original world, Touya says that he won't allow anyone to hurt his close ones (they used "family" in ENG, but the word 身内 can indicate also friends and such, the common characteristic is that they're very close). Got the feeling you've already heard these words, especially with the use of the word 身内 ? Yes, of course, it's vaguely the same threat he made to Kaito back in chapter 54, during the double date! 😂 Hmmmm, I have the feeling that if they manage to bring Kaito back (of course they will!), someone will want to have a word or two with him....let's hope he'll just stick to words! 😂 Jokes aside, it's very heartwarming to see how even Touya warmed up to Akiho, and took her under his protective big brother's wing! In fact, Yukito can't just miss the new opportunity to tease him (stop flirting so shamelessly in front of us, Yuki! 😂), telling him he's so overprotective for his sisters!!
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The two lovebirds have finished changing their clothes, and we're all left staring at them agape, together with Nakuru: they look stunning, in their complementary outfits!! Sakura even got heels ❤️ And yes, dear readers, as already hinted when Tomoyo was speaking, this is IT, THE costume with THAT sleeve that appeared in Sakura's dream! It is the biggest indication that it's finally time for the last confrontation. Both Sakura and Syaoran look so resolute and ready to make a mess of space and time to bring Kaito back!! 😂 As many have noticed, Sakura got her Dream Staff with her, despite the Clear Cards have disappeared: my theory is that the Key was never removed by the forbidden magic, only the Cards, or maybe that the key came out now that Sakura got her memories back.
And this is where the chapter ends, with another huge cliffhanger!! Will we see Kaito, next time? Being a chapter number ending in -5, and being in the very last volume, I expect big things from it! Chapter 75 will be published on CLAMP's Youtube channel on July 1st, while the relative Nakayoshi magazine will be released on July 3rd (by the way, we'll have Sakura ONCE AGAIN on the cover and ANOTHER Sakura furoku!!). As usual, when I have less translation mistakes to talk about and more space for my feelings towards the chapter, I go overboard! Another freaking long post 😂😂 So I'll just leave you here, as usual I'll wait for your asks in my inbox! Bye Bye!!
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thatcheesyler · 5 months
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Spiderman ATSV tk hcs (because I'm very normal about them)
Miles Morales
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He gives me lee-leaning switch vibes
Is usually the one dragged into tickle fights whenever he's on the sidelines
He doesn't really mind though, as long as he's having fun
Cannot STAND teases in the slightest
He can't help but melt into a blushing puddle the second somebody teases him
Produces nervous giggles at first, but his laughter gets higher pitched as his ler continues
Is the type of guy to be slightly insecure of his laugh
He'd do next to nothing about stopping your hands and instead focus on covering his mouth
An easy solution to this would be to get his armpits as soon as his hands start to gravitate towards his face
He'd absolutely 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘢𝘭 and clamp his arms down, trapping the ler's fingers and, well...you know what happens
Can be a bit of a thrasher when being wrecked, but he tries his best not to harm anyone unless his ler is a villain
Beware for his ler moments though, he can and 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 use his invisibility or electricity powers to sneak up on you and send ticklish shocks throughout your body
He's still working on his stealth, but he's managed to get Gwen, Pavitr, Miguel and Peter B. so far
He gives me ticklish neck vibes, I'd say his neck is the only spot that makes him snort of you tickle him for long enough
Did once get ganged up on by the other Arachkids
Was also later wrecked by Miguel as revenge, but he kinda figured it would happen sooner or later
He tries so hard to curl in on himself when he's tickled, whatever the position
Worst spot would probably be his ribs in my opinion, bro cannot handle anyone even 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 his ribs
Is overall a 7.5/10 on the ticklish scale
Gwen Stacy
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Defo a ler for the most part
Please be careful when initiating a tickle fight within close distance of her bc she will go in for the kill
She's fine with saying the word or any connotations but only for a short period of time
Due to her incredible agility and grace under pressure, running is literally pointless bc she can and will catch you within the first ten seconds
I like to think she starts with slow traces along the lee's torso, just to get those pesky anticipation giggles outta them
Will absolutely compliment the lee's laughter/giggling/snorts, etc
She will DESTROY the lee with teases when or if she gets the chance, do not mess with this girl 😃
Often finds herself smiling subconsciously bc she just thinks the entire predicament is just so wholesome for some reason
Her lee moments are rare...but never forgotten
I mean, staying in Hobie's dimension doesn't always come for free, and the price does just so happen to be tickles
Being the teasy asshole he is, Hobie has and never will let her live that down, but it is Hobie we're talking abt here so she wouldn't really expect anything different
(She did get him back afterwards tho lol)
Overall probably a 6.6/10 on the ticklish scale
Pavitr Prabhakar
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A shameless switch in my opinion
I mean, let's be honest, if he has the effortless confidence to tease Miles and Gwen abt their relationship, then he will have next to no problem expressing his need for tickles/to tickle someone
Due to his personality though, I do believe he'll lean more towards being a ler
He absolutely created a rule where anytime someone says 'chai tea' or 'naan bread', they will be wrecked to the verge of tears for disrespecting his culture (yes, this rule does apply to The Spot as well)
Bro has been blessed by the gods perhaps a little bit 𝘵𝘰𝘰 much, his laugh literally sounds like the most charming noise ever, even when he's being tickled silly. But anytime someone brings it up, he'll blush and dismiss his laughter as being "okay" and "just a normal laugh"
RASPBERRIES WORK WAY TOO WELL ON THIS BOY
He ended up screaming so loud that his neighbours called the police because they thought he was being murdered or something
So that was an awkward interaction, considering the neighbours called the police captain in, aka GAYATRI'S DAD
Any place near or on his ribs is an absolute 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 spot
Anyway, ler time
EXTREMELY skilled with his hands (that sounds so wrong help 😭)
Will literally do a full mental assessment of his lee, noting which spots are the least and most ticklish, how the pitch of their laughter varies, etc
Very good at teasing, but doesn't like to overdo it, and won't baby-talk anyone unless they're comfortable with it
Will laugh along with the lee, he can't help it, their laugh is just so contagious!
About an 8.2/10 on the ticklish scale
Hobie Brown (my love)
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...Oh lord, where do I even 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 with this anarchist
Ler-leaning switch, in all honesty
He's a lovable asshole and he takes pride in it, if he finds out someone he's friends with is ticklish, they are 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 for
Playful bullying is part of his love language, so don't expect any less than a teasing smirk the whole time and mean but joking comments about the lee's reactions
"Aww, bit sensitive luv, aye?" "Why yu laughin' dear? Did I say somethin' funny?" "I don'know how yu thought yu'd get away wiv that."
Stuff like that basically, so yeah, be prepared to melt into a flustered puddle
Of course he still respects boundaries though, if you really want him to stop, he will back off without any hesitation
Okay, now, his lee side..oh gosh, he is quite the squirmer
Good luck trying to hold him down, he will thrash around like a fish that's fresh out of water
Can and will yell out almost every curse word in the book, he doesn't mean any of it though
If you do manage to keep him in place though, the amount of sheer panic and anticipation in his eyes will never get old
Will try to keep his cool, constantly attempting to distract you so that he can prolong his tickly fate
The ler almost always sees through his lies though, so there's really no point
He has the highest pitched giggles a person could ever hear, very out of character for him, but very adorable so we can excuse it 😌
Has a SERIOUSLY sensitive neck, probably explains why he wears a choker
Will screech like a vulture if the ler goes anywhere near his neck and may accidentally try to punch them, so watch out for that 😅
The front and backs of his knees will also have him cackling like a maniac
Overall an 8.7/10 on the ticklish scale
Done! :D
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asscrasher · 2 months
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Eight Comics to Sooth a Savage Soul
From Primordial Warriors and Jungle Heroes to Woodland Wildmen and Mutant Berserkers, here are eight comics appeasing our animalistic, hunter/predator-fight or flight-lizard brains. Reminders that man is just an animal trapped in his own zoo
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Lord of the Jungle (2022)
A compelling tale starring the og jungle hero, Tarzan! I picked this up on a whim and it became one of my most anticipated reads each month. The writing pulled me through each page as effortlessly as the gorgeous art swings Tarzan from tree to tree
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Ka-Zar Lord Of The Savage Land (2021)
Ka-Zar is essentially Marvel’s answer to Tarzan. With animal based powers and a family to protect against the invasive technological metaphor for deforestation, fracking and industrial pollution, this is a really cool and gorgeous miniseries
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All Against All (2022)
Pushing “Tarzan” even further into the realm of sci-fi than “Ka-Zar”, this story centers parental trauma around an alien war mining Earth’s creatures for biological weaponry. Ultra violent with hyper intense art enhancing the vibes
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Sheena Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams (2023)
Sheena is back and is now attending prep school? I’m gonna be honest, not having read any previous “Sheena”, I’m not really sure why she’s there or how old she’s supposed to be, but the school drama is fun between her ecoterrorism!
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Bloodrik (2023)
A hyborian hunter looking to eat! This is a 3 issue mini, with the finale issue set to drop next month. Minimalist storytelling sets the stage for phenomenal art with heavy metal overtones, while it’s unique page layouts are giving CLAMP on T
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Kroma (2022)
This comic is very different from the others on this list, playing a sort of twist on the Giver crossed with elements of the Wickerman. An absolutely stunning story about propaganda, religious indoctrination, and a sacrificial scapegoat ready to bring it all down
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Shirtless Bear-Fighter! (2017)
Are you ready to punch some bears!? Shirtless dedicated his life to protecting the forest, until something happened that turned him onto the war against bearrorism! A really cute comedy with a surprising amount of depth. Raunchy but fairly tame tbh
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Wolverine (2020)
Of course I’m adding the most iconic wild man of our time to the list! The current run is a great place to start, especially when paired with X-Force (2020), but any entry in his bibliography is gonna be a wild, messy ride from start to finish.
Thanks for reading my list! Hopefully one of them peaked your interest enough to check out. Here are a few savagely honorable mentions that’re also definitely worth looking into:
Animal Man, Berserk, Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonja, Sabretooth, Swamp Thing
What are some of y’all favorite wild man comics?
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alena-reblobs · 4 months
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Why not: A CCS reread, Part 7
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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 |
Ch44:
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Youtube pause button? (also love the power up of the staff of Yue and Kero entering it!)
Ch45:
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Oh I had kinda forgotten about that. I know he was somehow related but not in which way. So Eriol is like the weird uncle of Sakura...
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*grmbls* yeah ok, Eriol is not the bad guy. He's giving me conflicted vibes though!
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Ah so in the end it was all for the goal that he wouldn't be the strongest magician anymore
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Aw that's a little bit cute! Cheesy but cute :3
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Woah!
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More cuties! Coming close to the end now..Sakura is meeting all of her friends again and getting advice by them!
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Funny how different I remember this because it was the anime I had watched the last time! I was sure it had been in the manga, the farewell at the airport, as well as the schoolplay (which I remembered the wrong way too haha), but that must have also been from the Anime!
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And that's it! Finished! That was quicker than I thought! Has been a joy reading the manga again after such a long time :) I guess I could write some end notes here...I don't have much to say or add, apart from that I really like the characters, the storytelling...oh the beautiful colourful illustrations too! CLAMP does amazing artwork. Well, this is a very short end note only, but my brain is empty atm! :D
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draftingteacups · 2 years
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Whole human babies facts because you get them.
In Heartslabyul during a merry unbirthday. Happiny
is wearing her adorable uniform, cue everyone just
silently in awe how adorable she looks. As she joins
the tea party. She even let some help put a cute little Spade on her face to match her papa, and Cater provided the cute little barrettes with the card suits thanks to the power of hair clips he bought on sale.
Now for Octavinelle! And trust me it's more flipping
adorable!
Listen. Watch every student there, watching Sobble
do his first little job. Giving people their drinks, since
he's small and young. He can give people their
drinks. Cue everyone taking pictures and recordings
while all working goes "you're doing great, little
Sobble". Azul tries to denies it, but he's like. Trying
hard not to show proud man tears of his child like.
"I'm a proud person of this child." Best part? He gets a cute little mer form. He keeps his tail and fins. So when that form was discovered, all say they heard Floyd squealing how adorable he looked. Swimming practices? Jade was i n on it.
Scarabia (yes. It's gonna happen. I said it. Lets do
this)
Now. That Joltik gets the few seconds of being human, they are very short. Short enough to hide in Kalim sweater, trust me. That alone is adorable, and there they are, in a tiny scarabia uniform. It still possess some of their form features. No right eyes. Just the clamps on their face. Which is no harm, it’s all round and gentle. They can still climb on the walls, and Jamil silently fears them. Let Kalim throw a banquet for the adorable little Joltik, and everyone is all in. It’s their tiny child, and tiny child is precious.
Savanaclaw (yes. I’m bringing the hangry baby in.)
Morpeko. Oh man. They are mischievous as they are cute, wearing matching uniform with Ruggie makes it cute. They have that cool unique hair that still change color depends who they speaking. If it’s not a hungry side, they are all good happy. But if they are hangry, they better provide them and Ruggie food. That’s a small person you don’t wanna fight.
The small ones also have a lovely group, it’s all cute and giggles and hungry kids.
Have fun, enjoy your day, and I will return with fanarts. Possibly one with Soni. This is a promise. And I have improved, so it will be awesome.
aw, the Pokebabies! 🥺
Human!Happiny having a matching Spade with Deuce, Sobble and his little job around the dorm, Joltik lol him on the walls and Jamil LOLOLOLOL, and Morpeko basically looking at people and being a hungry gremlin alskdfjklasl
I can also see Happiny being fussy with her hair (because of the Pokedex entry/what I read on Bulbapedia) because she hates how curly it can be. Chaos ensues when the others want to style her hair and she only lets her Mama put up her hair into the classic bow style she loves as a Happiny with a Spade barette.
One scenario: Sobble singing "Just keep swimming" as he swims in the ocean with the Tweels and Azul.
Joltik singing the Joltikboy theme song as he climbs the walls; cue Jamil just hearing that and giving it the same vibes as the Jaw Theme Song alksdjfjlak
Morpeko and his throne of sweets, sharing only with Ruggie laksfdljkajkl
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fluffallamaful · 2 years
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concept:
based on this clip from bads stream, where bad answered his question and george pretended as though he got it wrong, when he actually got it right.
it just gives such power tripped ler gogy vibes?? like look at how he had the whole call giggling ☹️ such an adorable clip
but basically, it had me thinking about a scenario where dream and george are playing a game, where if dream gets a question wrong from george, then he has to get tickled for 15 seconds or so.
and so gogs is perched up on dreams waist, with clawed hands at the ready over his ribs, and question just having left his tongue. dreams arms are clamped quite firmly to his sides and is already a smiling mess just from the anticipation of getting the question wrong alone.
dream answers the question and gogs is unreadable for a moment. just a slight smirk and eyebrow raise, and so dream starts giggling and asking if he got it wrong.
D: “Did I gehet it wrong??”
G: “…”
D: “Geohorge plehease, did i get it wrong?!”
G: “…”
D: “George!”
G: “Dream.”
D: “..yehehes..?”
G: “Lift your arms up.”
which obviously results in dream absolutely giggling up a storm, and clamping his arms way tighter to his sides.
G: “Lift them up!!”
D: “Geohohorge plehehease…”
G: “Lift. Them. Up!”
slowly, dream begins lifting up his arms, twitching, giggling and kicking his legs behind gogs to keep himself from slamming them straight back down.
eventually they make their way all the way up, and gogs grins. dream hasn’t stopped giggling, and certainly doesn’t when george says his name again.
G: “Dream?”
D: “yehehes??”
G: “You got it right.”
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based on your experience in the scene, what do you think are the most common kinks? on the flip side, what's the strangest/most unique kinks you've heard of?
Impact play is unsurprisingly super common, as is light bondage. My space has two st Andrew's crosses (or x-crosses for those unfamiliar) and a section of chain link fence. We also have a few various racks but they don't see much use because they're a bit wobbly. I've seen a few demonstrations for firecupping, which is surprisingly common and I think I'll give it a try! Suspension isn't super common but the space we're in has pretty low ceilings so there is limited room there. There is a swing set, though, and let me tell you, I felt fucking powerful on that swing in lingerie and 6" heels. We also have a lot of sissies and people into feminization, and a lot of the people into feminization are trans women, which is really cool. There's one guy there who is really into whips and will teach you how to properly use a bull whip, just expect to hit yourself a few times lol.
I had someone offer to brand me with a surface brand, which will fade over time. It's very similar to cell popping, in that it creates small surface burns that leave a design or shape. She's super into it and and has been branding for years. If she's willing to do some pretty designs, I'll let her brand my ribs.
The last party I went to I brought along a board game called extreme personal questions and it was a blast! CNC is super fucking common, which is really validating.
There was one trans girl there that me and my friend and mentor @wikkidwayz encountered that we ended up calling Motor Mouth because she genuinely would not shut the fuck up. No matter what was said she had to one-up it, and I got the distinct vibe that most of what she claimed to have said or done was false or highly exaggerated.
As far as unique kinks I've heard of, there was evidently an old member who had an office supply fetish and would use binder clips as nipple and clit clamps. This was before my time as a member but I have so many questions!
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femdomliterature · 5 months
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FemLit 0308 - Keep Him Aching Even When Your Away
Since most men tend to take for granted that their dick is getting hard sometimes they start to forget that its us powerful women that are allowing it and that we could take that away in a second or we can reward with more. It's always a good idea to put him in his place and remind him who's the boss, who owns that cock, who decides orgasms, and what can happen if he starts forgetting. But we don't always have the time to go through the motions and do this ourselves. Why not uses our boys need to be teased to our advantage.
Why we do it?
We all have our own way so I can't tell you how in-depth with this to go simply because I'm sure some of you are a bit new and more timid and then some are the harshest bitches on Earth. Me, I like to fall in the middle. This is a fun bedroom game and something to keep our sex lives active and fresh but I'm not getting into some latex jumpsuit and burning anyone with a candle. Don't get me wrong I still have my bad bitch don't fuck with me side with a nice whip and crop or maybe some rope and nipple clamps and your damn straight that all will beg for my strap on in what ever hole I choose! But I digress... For me its amazing to see him crave me so bad and I love opening up his mind and seeing what freaky things come out (I'm a mom my brain is always so backed up that I doubt I could ever get as creative as he). But let's also remember that this is for his pleasure as well, the immense pleasure he gets just from thinking about us and crazing us! He wants to serve us and will do anything to do so... Including giving up the power of having control of his own fun stick. And that's just the hottest thing about it all for me.
Tease strategy #1
1) Make him write you a short story of an extremely erotic fantasy he has! This will get his mind racing while the blood flow stays in his cock. This is also a wonderful way to get him to let his gaurd down and explore more than just the short fun of sexting. He will also need to put focus on attention to detail and as women that a key to getting us excited.
Tip: Make him do this in an email so you can keep it and use it in any devilish way you wish in the future.
Tease strategy #2
2)If your into ass play try making him have a plug or favorite toy in his ass while you go get your daliy duties done (you can sub putting a vib on his balls or a combo of ass and vibe if your real creative) Don't use a big toy or something that he can enjoy to much, our goal here is to torture his mind and make him understand that he is completely at our mercy. Your giving him this pleasure but as the male mind goes he's going to want more and he's going to want to finish. That's why we put it in, tell him if he touches it or gets to excited he'll never get this again, we leave, do our thing, come back, take that toy from him and go on like nothing happened.
Tip: Give him rules! Do you need a break? Tell him you don't want any convo from him till your home (haha he just sits there with his dirty thoughts yet we have all the power) clothes shopping? Send him pics! This can be a wonderful way to get a few treats for yourself. He will be willing to do anything and is wrapped around your fingers. Wanna know how he's feeling? Ask! He will definitely want to tell you all about it.
Tease strategy #3
3)Give him permission. If he's been really good and you can trust that he can control himself go ahead and instruct him to edge himself while your gone. He gets a sense of reward and we don't have to spend hours touching his cock! He's doing the tormenting work for us ladies why the hell not!
Tip: Set goals or limits with this one! Those boys can get out of control real quick if you give to much leg room. My best example would be if I'm gonna be gone for 1 hour I want him to cum to the edge 30 times. No more and no less we want them aching badly but we don't want any slip ups... 30 in an hour gives him time to calm the build and not blow but also never enough time to let go of that cock and get distracted from the fact that he's doing this cause we allowed it and he better do a damn good job. Or else 😉
Tease strategy #4
4)Have him find a new sex toy. I know I know what I am going to get unexpectedly in the mail this time as if he thinks he's dropping subtle hints?!? No this time you decide the category! It could be just for you, it could be for him or for the both of you. The key is give him a direction. His mind is focused on what ever could give you pleasure or help unleash a little bit more of that inner slut that we all have (don't even try to deny it). The whole point of this one is again have him doing the work of keeping himself excited while we maintain all control and keep that fucked up little mind of his racing.
Tip: keep control of the situation. Give a specific category or maybe a couple. Have him pick a top 3 or 5 that he finds fitting. If you want to keep the mystery alive then you pick your favorite and surprise him with it at a later date.
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mistwraiths · 9 months
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3 stars
Sadly, I didn't love this as much as I loved A.M. Strickland's In The Ravenous Dark.
I think this is mostly a fine book however I felt it really average at best and didn't really give me any depth that I would have liked on the multiple different things it had. It had a interesting concept like training novices in vampire abilities and slowly, slowly turning them to be more vampire and gaining approval to become a vampire by the vampire courts. It was like a vampire school which was a cool backdrop.
We don't really get any good worldbuilding here. There's a few mentions of how this is set in our world here with a sentence here or there talking about these are Nordic lands, we were fighters once, which okay but it felt odd to throw in there a couple hundred pages later and not have it mean much of anything??? Where did the vampires come from?? How did they take over? There's other areas where the Courts have influence in different ways other than Fin's experience living in the Red Court's land. Like science and governing. How's that work? Once we're very near the end, we suddenly get more new information on Founders and suddenly, this Nameless Queen in the last 30 pages or so. Why would you introduce a huge plot thing in the last handful of pages? We're also thrown a new term that hasn't ever showed up in the entire book in the last 10 pages? There's also some mentions of actual children being groomed to become vampires that's never explored.
Fin was a frustrating character for me because she thinks she's so clever and instead she gets one thought and clamps down on it and refuses to actually think or listen or use reason. She just bounces around suspects and during one moment when she confronts said suspect it becomes so embarrassing. I don't really understand her either. I understand she hates vampires but like... why?? Is the practice of enthrallment awful? Yes. Taking a handful 17-19 year old every year terrible? Sure. But it DOES give people who don't have opportunities in life to HAVE new opportunities. She was treated HORRIBLY by humans especially and she's like I don't hate them. But vampires actually treat her sometimes better and she's like I'M GONNA KILL THEM.
The romance was there but personally I didn't quite feel like it was done well. Gavron was kind of bland mostly, and naturally even though he's being enthralled to do things, it's still his hand. There should be some weight there, not of blame but just hurt. Especially since it seems it's fully Gavron's idea to place Fin as a thrall, which is the biggest fear of hers AND keep her with his blood so no one touches her. Which was hard to follow, another concept completely brought up once. And then they were equals or something. There's no talk really of the power dynamic between Gavron and Fin either.
I will say I loved the acceptance of queerness and non-binary. I think some of the powers are cool, and the side characters were interesting although we don't get much. The complicated relationship between Fin and her mother could have been interesting but it wasnt really focused on. To be honest, there's really not much character growth to the characters at all? The end is a giant clusterfuck of new characters, new enemy, and like... what's going to happen later. I really didn't follow much of the ending about the Council, blood they drank, alliances of Courts, and what's to be done for the Black Court. We do get this half-hearted "we'll look out for humans and police the vampires" vibe at the end, but there's nothing concrete or set in stone. It's just "Oh things will be better" with no evidence.
If you want a YA vampire fantasy, I personally wouldn't recommend but I realize it wasn't bad just not my jam.
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