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lume-nosity · 2 years

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my very lazy mutual application/intro or whatever you call them (very much outdated)

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yo! i’ve decided to use this blog after a whole two or so months since i have been using a side blog for quite a while (formerly lume-nescence) and i do want to look for mutuals! i am very shy/awkward but can warm up quickly when we share a good vibe together! or even share the same interests :D (ignore how rushed this is idk how to make a tumblr post look appealing LMAOAO)

so uh hi hello! im lume and im filo! (who knows little about tagalog), i go by any pronouns but i prefer they/them! oh and im a minor (high school student) so no weirdos please

what i do besides write: make edits, edit videos, sleep, watch anime, play video games, listen to music, etc (pretty basic i know i get it, also i used to play piano!)

other things to know: i write solely for fun and that alone. so don’t be surprised if there’s grammatical errors or anything of the sort.

there are times where im active most of the time, but tend to lurk/be away also. so apologies for any inactivity if there is

i swear pretty often and if you’re uncomfortable with it i will try to tone down the swearing. please bear with me i tend to swear when im angry or humorous.

i follow back selectively, and although i say i can warm up pretty quickly there are times where im awkward so please bear with me :sob: also i could be awkward with starting conversations, forgive me :,)

i may be a little talkative at times, so bear with me on this one too, but i’m mostly awkward/dry most of the time. sorry GDJAJFJ

interests: genshin/pjsk (can help farm on na & jp server and/or just grind points/tier whatever you call it!), omori, yttd, kny, death note, violet evergarden, sk8 the infinity, detroit become human, dark deception, and more in the interests tab in my navigation! (btw i haven’t caught up with omori/yttd yet aaaa)

also ig i can be funny whenever time wants to. idk how or why, but most of what i’ve said are.. either out of pocket or downright rofl material. (it’s all for jokes but if i do get too far lmk!!) also i follow and/or followback people selectively.

anyways, apologies for how basic this looked/sounded, idk how to make an adequate mutual application post without having a brain fart every 13 seconds

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well, it’s nice to meet you all :)

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metalandmagi · 3 years

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Winter 2021 Anime Worth Watching!

Since 2020 basically sacrificed itself to give us the most stacked anime season of all time, I’m currently buried under the weight of almost 20 shows airing per week. So for anyone who’s looking for some anime to watch this winter, here’s some first impressions! I’m speed running my list this time by only talking about the new shows...because otherwise this would be my great American novel.

If anyone’s interested, I have master lists for both 2020 anime and 2019 anime, because there’s no shortage of fun things to find.

New Shows!

And before anyone asks, So I’m A Spider, So What? isn’t on here, because CG spiders freak me out.

Cells At Work Code Black: This...less comedic spin off of Cells At Work (made by a different studio) takes the wholesome concept of Osmosis Jones meets cute anime girls and turns it on its head. In this much more depressing version, we follow a rookie red blood cell who works in the body of an overly stressed, alcoholic smoker who puts every strain on the body imaginable. I love Red Blood Cell AA2153 and his co-workers, but man am I glad we get the regular Cells At Work airing this season too, because I need something fun and uplifting after seeing my sweet son go through hell every episode.

*Heaven’s Design Team: Have you ever wondered how God came up with some of the weird ass animals that live on this planet? Like, what’s the deal with giraffes? And why can’t we have dragons and flying horses? Well this is a comedy about the engineers and designers in heaven creating the new animals that are going to inhabit the Earth. That’s it, that’s the show. It’s kind of in the same vein as Cells At Work, having comedy blend with a surprising amount of educational information. If you want something light and funny, this is the show for you (though I don’t think it needs to have full length episodes). I’m just hoping there’s an episode about how the hell the platypus was created. Also it’s the only new one available on Crunchyroll.

Horimiya: A romantic comedy about a girl named Hori who fits the image of a perfect queen bee and a quiet bespectacled boy named Miyamura who never makes an impression at school. When the two meet by chance outside of the classroom, we see that Hori is practically raising a younger brother by herself, and Miyamura is actually a sweet guy who happens to be covered in tattoos and piercings. This show is an exercise in breaking down the images people have of others in their minds, and it’s a concept that really hits home in a fun and meaningful way. Honestly, this has become one of my immediate favorites. The characters have great chemistry, and I can’t wait to see more of them!

Monster Incidents (Kemono Jihen): When big shot Tokyo detective Inugami is called to a rural town to investigate a series of strange animal deaths, he finds a mysterious boy with the nickname Dorotabo who has been shunned by the other children in town. As the detective gets closer to Dorotabo, he discovers that there may be more...inhuman secrets to the boy than he realizes...and Dorotabo discovers that Inugami has some secrets of his own. This is a hard show to sell without spoiling the first episode, but it had twists and turns that kept me engaged from start to finish. I’m really interested to see where the plot goes, because I thought this was going to be something totally different just from the PV and series summary. If it plays its cards right, this could be a great paranormal detective show!

Wonder Egg Priority: A psychological drama about a girl named Ai who starts having dreams about a mysterious egg that promises to give her what she wants most in the world...a true friend. Before long, she begins to see how the dream world and reality are tied together, and trippy antics ensue. It’s hard to say more without spoiling anything, but I had to go back and add this one in because I made the mistake of thinking it was an OVA when it’s actually a full series. And what a series it’s starting out to be. This anime has all the psychological discomfort of a Satoshi Kon product with the beauty and style of something from Kyoani (even though it’s made by Clover Works). It’s really one of those anime you just have to see to understand.

Sk8-∞ (Skate the infinity): An original skateboarding anime from Bones, featuring a typical sports anime protagonist who takes a new transfer student who has never skateboarded in his life under his wing. Together they compete in dangerous races and take the skating community by storm. The character designs rival Appare Ranman’s in outlandish creativity, and I can smell the main characters’ ship dynamic a mile away (considering they’re exactly the same as the protagonists from Robihachi). If you’re looking for some wild and crazy fun with top notch skateboarding animation, don’t skip this!

2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu (Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Club): Yes, it’s another volleyball anime. And no, it’s not just a clone of Haikyu. This story follows Yuni Kuroba, a physically built but emotionally weak teenager who finds out his childhood friend Hajime is moving back to their hometown for high school. Yuni discovers Hajime has become an exceptional volleyball player and they join their school’s volleyball club hoping to turn the unknown team into a rising star. If anything, this anime is much more like Stars Align or Free, where the sport is a backdrop for letting the characters explore their personal problems. Or at least it seems that way after the first episode. I went into this show ready to throw it in the trash because how could anything compete against my beloved Haikyu, but I found myself really enjoying the dynamics of the main duo and I’m curious to see what the rest of the team is like.

And speaking of sports anime rip-offs…..I can’t believe I’m including this but…

Skate Leading Stars: The show where the animators clearly wanted to design another throw away idol anime but saw how popular Yuri On Ice was so they decided to make whatever the hell this show is instead. It revolves around a fictional team sport called skate leading, and we follow the world’s most insufferable main character, a former figure skater named Kensei who wants to return to the ice and join his school’s skate leading team after he finds out his childhood rival is going to compete in the sport. Look, this show is just trashy enough to get a certain type of audience hooked, and it mainly has to do with the best boy of the winter season, Hayato Sasugai, the aspiring team “coach” who pulled most of us into watching this show with his punk appearance, snide comments and smug personality. He’s basically the lovechild of Izaya Orihara and Shizuo Heiwajima in a high school sports anime setting. The show treats itself with the perfect amount of sincerity to get away with being absolutely ridiculous most of the time without making you feel like you’re watching it from a dumpster...like Try Knights. You will know after one episode whether this show is for you. All I can say is, Hayato is worth the watch, and I haven’t seen any 3D animation used for the skating scenes (yet) so that’s a win for me.

Honorable mention:

Jobless Reincarnation ( Mushoku Tensei): Yet another isekai where the main character is hit by a car (big surprise) and gets reincarnated into a fantasy world...but he happens to remember his previous life and narrates himself growing up as a jaded adult. I’m only including this because it looked amazing animation wise, and I love the opening where getting hit by a car and dying is actually traumatic. And I love the protagonist’s parents (who are retired adventurers who just want to bang all the time). But honestly...the main character is the fucking worst, and I don’t know if I want to keep watching it because of how creepy and weird he is. Like...he’s the hit on your fantasy mom as a baby kind of creepy and weird. But for anyone who wants a cool looking isekai that had an amazing PV, it’s worth checking out.

Continuing Series!

Because the real gold of the season is in all the established anime getting their next seasons, I’m just going to list some of the things that are also amazing and definitely worth checking out if you haven’t already (because I’ve already talked about most of them at some point and don’t know what else to say).

Attack On Titan season 4

The Promised Neverland season 2

Beastars season 2

Log Horizon season 3

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 2

Re: Zero season 2 (second cour)

Dr. Stone season 2

Cells at Work season 2

Osomatsu-san season 3 (second cour)

Higurashi New (second cour)

Jujutsu Kaisen (second cour)

Not to mention all the shows I don’t watch that everyone else loves...like World Trigger (which I have seen quite a bit of, but long shounen shows are too much for me now) Quintessential Quintuplets, and Non Non Biyori.

So there’s just some of all the anime airing this season. Hopefully, someone can find something they like. Here’s to a great year...well, of anime at least...

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fu-yao · 3 years

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@mdzsnet get to know our members event

↬ the most un-lan to ever lan

ru – ‘98 liner – western european – lan jingyi enthusiast

i first got introduced to mdzs when netflix asked me if i wanted to watch a historical chinese drama about two swordfighting gays, and ever since it’s been a wild ride. it took me about a month to finish cql and then i immediately started reading the novel, which i finished just three days before new years. i couldn’t stop thinking about mdzs and eventually i caved and made my mdzs sideblog (under the url lanzhanis) in february of 2020. this was a month or so after i first picked up giffing and i didn’t really start giffing for cql until april as i was primarily focused on making kpop gifs on my main blog. but there wasn’t a lot of cql content on my dashboard and i wanted to change that. i initially searched for a mdzs related network but i couldn’t find anything so eventually i said fuck it and started mdzsnet on april 13th, 2020. through the network i have met an abundance of wonderful people, especially my two co-admins hope and hanyi. running the network has been a comforting constant in my life and it gives me great joy to see so many people started connecting with each other because of it.

other danmeis i have read include tgcf (my url is based on a popular side ship from this novel), svsss, 2ha, tbc, and fake slackers. there’s a lot of danmeis on my to read list (spl, golden stage, modu, yuwu, tattoo, guardian, etc.) and i’m currently reading guide at how to fail at online dating!

outside of danmei i am also a kpop and anime fan. my ult kpop group is stray kids and my ult bias is lee know, if you’re interested you can catch me screaming about them 24/7 over at @minhho. as for anime, you can find me over at @nangojo. some of my all time favorite animes include sk8, jjk, given, yoi, banana fish, and aot.

you can check out my carrd or find me on twitter. i also (try to) write fics on archiveofourown! (i have a lot of fengqing and some wangxian fics in my drafts but i haven’t gotten around to finishing any of them)

fun facts

i am trying to drag my three irl friends who are all kpop stans into the danmei hellhole but so far i have not yet succeeded (one day i will)

i decided to rewatch cql when i saw a girl with a wangxian totebag at a day6 concert and it blew my mind

i have a fic recs page on which there’s currently 39 wangxian fics which you all should read

the reason i chose lan jingyi for this introduction post is not only because he’s my favorite mdzs character, but because i feel like i found my family on here just like lan jingyi did with the other juniors and the twin jades

i chose a rainbow flag color layout because as a pan-ace i’m part of the lgbtq+ community and i have a strong feeling our dear boy lan jingyi is as well

#mdzsnet #fytheuntamed #fymdzs #cqledit #lan jingyi #lan sizhui #cql #mdzs #*gfx #*cql #*gdc #ngl i'm kinda proud of this one :D #consistent coloring who though #(yi city was a Nightmare™ to color)#anyways #lan jingyi best boy #2k

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pillow-anime-talk · 3 years

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dating them.

synopsis: Some sweet, funny and also crazy moments in your relationship.

# tags: headcanons; current relationships; romance; mild comedy; fluff; PDA; sfw

includes: gender neutral reader ft. reki kyan, langa hasegawa, miya chinen, kaoru sakurayashiki & kojirou nanjou {sk8}

author’s note: so... i’m just in love with this anime...

— REKI

↘ He’s such a precious boy who cheers you up in the blink of an eye; I think he has an extra sense, so he knows when you feel worse than usual or when you are in even the slightest pain (for example, you bumped your elbow or you haven’t eaten breakfast before ‘cause you missed your alarm clock and therefore you have a stomachache).

↘ Reki is a supportive lover; whether you are passionate about singing, learning languages, reading manga, sewing mascots or painting, a seventeen-year-old will always be right next to you to praise what you do or the way you look. He will notice every, even stupid detail about you and mention it immediately when you’re going to hang out. He’s definitely your fan and doesn’t hide it. Additionally, if you introduce him to what you love, he will also get interested in it in a way and then he will come to you to show off what he has done like a sketch of the two of you or an opinion about the anime you recommended him three days ago.

↘ The boy is really devoted to you and loves physical contact; grabbing a hand, kissing on the cheek or forehead, cute texts in the morning it’s something totally normal for the two of you. I also think that Reki could melt if you run your fingers through his soft hair or make small braids for him, decorating his head with a few colored hairpins or hairbands.

↘ If you know how to skateboarding, he will be delighted and your dates will mostly be about riding together or learning new tricks. Plus, it’s another thing Reki loves about you and wow. He’s even bigger fanboy than before!

↘ However, if you have never ridden or even tried to do it, it doesn’t matter. A teen will be happy to be able to offer you some private lessons if you wish. Again, red-haired adores physical contact, so holding your hands/waist while you stand on his beloved skateboard will be a dream come true for him.

↘ He always has ticket for you, so you make a new banner for each race to support him. Hit me, but I’m 120% sure that after race (whether he won or lost it) he takes your pretty banners and hides them in this special box that has its place on his bedroom closet.

↘ Overall, Reki is a boy who fits to the definition of high school, first love.

— LANGA

↘ Your relationship is a bit more peaceful, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a bit of humor or abstraction.

↘ Langa loves your company so, so, so badly; Reki is quite hot-tempered and is literally everywhere, so when the two of you hang out together after school or at the weekend, blue-haired feels that he can breathe and relax every muscle in his body. You’re his comfort person, and your room is a safe place without fear and noise.

↘ He also enjoys physical contact, but much more prefers to show affection in private, for example in your home or in his own bedroom.

↘ His favorite type of PDA is cuddling; he prefers to be a big spoon and hug you from behind, but he has no problem hugging against your chest or warm stomach, especially when he feels down because of school or racing.

↘ I have a strange feeling that Langa is the type of romantic who would make an amazing Spotify playlist for the two of you so you could listen to the songs, cuddling each other in the bed.

↘ If you can skateboard that’s great! For sure you, Langa and Reki will be a good trio that will meet often in the skate park or in ‘S’. I’m also pretty sure he’ll cheer for you, but at the same time he’ll be very cute with it and definitely more calm than his bestie. For example, if you do a trick... you’ll get a quick kiss on the nose or Langa will buy you your favorite drink. He definitely likes to pamper you.

↘ If you don’t know how to skateboard but you really want to start skateboarding to share your lover’s passion... Well, he will definitely give you a short (long) monologue about how dangerous it is, and you need to be careful – because he knows best of all how a fall on butt or face hurts.

↘ He always keeps a tiny set of colored plasters in his jacket or pants pocket to take care of you in the case of an unexpected accident, as Reki used to care for him.

↘ He’s a good teacher, but he will definitely need to calm his emotions, because sometimes instead of showing you how to slide down the railing, he will suggest something more down-to-earth, like going to the cinema to watch the movie you mentioned three days ago.

— MIYA

↘ Ahh, my precious smol baby.

↘ You are Miya’s first partner, so he still thinks that he’s not good enough for you, although you always reassure him with a light peck on the nose that he’s the best thing that has happened to you and that you’re very glad that you can be with him in every good and bad moment.

↘ The teenager is terribly shy about any physical contact outside, so if you aren’t at home, don’t expect a ton of hugs or kisses from him. He much prefers when you two are alone – then he doesn’t feel overwhelmed by the gazes of other people, especially other skaters who like to make fun of him.

↘ I swear I’ll bite and beat them all...

↘ Miya is a delicate soul and he really likes to feel that someone look after him, so in a relationship he definitely prefers when you cares for him. For example; just touch his soft hair, ask about his well-being or when he will have a race and a huge smile will appear on his face.

↘ I think if he feels that you are the only one for him... Maybe he will lend you his favorite hoodie with cat ears and tail? He’ll be overjoyed to see that you feel good in it. You look extremely cute, but he’ll never admit it.

↘ It smells like him, like wet earth and a hint of sweet perfume, and although it’s a strange combination, it feels really beautiful, downright safe and homey.

↘ For the next holiday (your birthday, your anniversary, Valentine’s Day or Christmas), he will give you a sweatshirt that matches to his own. It will be in your favorite color and will also have an animal accessory, not necessarily catish, because if you prefer dogs, rabbits or cows... You know, there are many options.

↘ If you know how to skateboard, he will be really calm and will feel that finally someone will want to spend time with him, training and riding together; not like in childhood when everyone turned away from him. He will definitely be moved when you grab his smooth hand and offer a long ride in the park. He definitely loves praise, so give him praise every now and then when he does a nice trick. He will also compliment you more than once and even give you a kiss on the cheek (of course if nobody is watching!). He’s not good at words, but he tries!

↘ If you don’t know how to skateboard... He may be a bit skeptical, but naturally he’ll agree to a few lessons in front of your or his house. Of course you originally just wanted to be close to him and hold his hand more often than usual, but it turned out to be pretty fun! Now, training is your typical dates.

↘ Miya is a sweet boy and although he may not look like that, he’s really protective, often jealous and always puts you at first place.

— KAORU

↘ This beautiful man, this angel-looking ideal, this ahhhh... Being in a relationship with him is pure pleasure and daily healing for the soul.

↘ He’s a calm, understanding and loving partner. I think he’s a bit old fashioned but that only adds much more charm to his person.

↘ He often calls you his ‘dearest’, ‘darling’ or ‘sweetheart’, isn��t that cute?

↘ You two don’t go out on dates too often, but I think Kaoru loves to spend time at home, having tea or on the couch while one of you is reading a book and the other is listening to music or just sleeping. He definitely doesn’t look like that, but he loves PDA/cuddling and is the best at it!

↘ He also likes it when you suggest learning calligraphy together. He never forced you to do this, but when he first heard that you would like to meet one of his passions, he was really happy and immediately showed you how to write with ink on the special paper he had in his flat. Obviously, more than once you ask him to write a simple letter or word, because you just love his handwriting and how focused he seems. He’s really hot then, I swear to god!

↘ You love his long hair and are always eager to give him a new, nice hairstyle; normal braid or fishtail braid. Maybe a bun or a ponytail with a few hairpins? He loves everything you do on him. In addition, the gentle head massage you give him each time is the most soothing thing in the world for him.

↘ If you know how to skating... He’s really surprised, but that doesn’t mean he’s unhappy or angry. He wants to see what you can do right away and you will surely feel a sweet kiss on your forehead more than once when the trick will be good or even better than you both thought. He’s a supportive boy, but doesn’t show it as vehemently as Reki, for example; he prefers to smile at you or clap softly.

↘ If you don’t know how to skate yet, but you asked him to teach you how to even stand on it... I imagine Kaoru going pale and trying to distract you from this idea because, as an experienced skater, he’s afraid that you will hurt yourself like any beginner. But your big eyes and ruddy cheeks are his weaknesses, so he’ll trust both you and Carla and help you keep your balance on his beloved, black-violet board. Reward him later with quick kisses or give him his favorites, okay?

↘ To sum up, Kaoru is a good and honest lover. He definitely loves your company and won’t mind spending his free time seriously and frivolously with you.

— KOJIROU

↘ This guy is the definition of the sentence ‘Through the stomach to the heart’. Any objections? No. So let’s gooooo!

↘ Kojirou is a PERFECT second half. Both in character and appearance. If he fall in love with someone seriously, and it will be you, then know that he’ll care for you like about a member of the royal family; breakfasts in bed, an Italian supper, the perfect choice of wine for a chicken or steak are things that have become a sweet daily thing for you at some point.

↘ He loves to show you affection and absolutely has no problem doing it in public, even when he’s working or when you two are in a tight crowd on the train or in the ‘S’ before his race. He will kiss you hard on the lips, grab your skin on your butt or hug your waist. It’s just that everyone needs to know that you belong to him. He’s just as clingy as Reki, and sometimes even worse and bolder.

↘ Of course he has cute side; he likes to lie on the bed or the sofa with you on his chest. He loves being between your thighs and sleep there. He definitely has a weak point in that when you you run your finger on his tattoo or cook dinner with him, throwing ingredients at him and laughing out loud.

↘ Another romantic who uses thousands of pet names (like babey, cutie, doll, pumpkin, kitten). Plus, he loves to dance with you in the kitchen and steal a few kisses here and there. Also, if you aren’t looking, he likes to surprise you with a big, bear hug.

↘ I think he’s a bit impatient, so he doesn’t like to sit at home and prefers dates in crazy places (such as an amusement park, swimming pool, karaoke bar) – it’s his favorite way of spending your time together. As a gentleman, he always pays for you, unless you go faster and bring your ATM card to the card reader as first. But don’t be surprised when Kojirou will just buy you cotton candy or popcorn shortly afterwards.

↘ If you know how to skateboard, he’s as excited as a kid and will definitely offer you a date at the skate park. Naturally, he wants to show off to others what a super cool partner he has, but he also wants others to know that you’re here together to kick everyone’s asses with your abilities. You’re definitely a powerful couple and you have the matching necklaces!

↘ But if you don’t know how to skating then... well, well, well. Just be prepared that one day (without even asking for it) you’ll stand on his beloved board and he will grab your hips, smiling silly. He enjoy skin ship so this guy feels utopian when he can be near you. He definitely won’t spare you compliments, long pecks, and smack your butt when you do something great, so you have to get used to it... and it’s going to be a long training session, so good luck, my friend.

↘ He’s a funny guy, but he’ll never cross your limits, so don’t worry about that. However, he will always find a topic for conversation or a joke to relax the atmosphere or cheer you up. You will never be bored with him.

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rayanawolfer · 3 years

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An analysis to SK8 the Infinity: Honne vs Tatemae, the power of Chuunibyou, and the expulsion from Paradise

Hello everybody! I am back to my analysis blog today to talk about SK8 the Infinity and hear me out: if you haven’t watched this show yet, by all means do it now and before you read this post! Because this will contain spoilers about themes and metaphors it addresses throughout the 12 episodes and I don’t intend to hold back. :)

In this post we will refer to the original Japanese version of the show and the ramifications of the themes it addresses I simply refuse to let fly through western audiences’s heads! Don’t worry, I got your backs folks~

Without further ado, let us talk about my most recent favourite show and why it won my 32-year-old heart so easy.

First things first: what on Earth is Honne and Tatemae?

So, when I attented to the course of Art Studies in university, my class had an entire week devoted to studying History of Japanese Animation with professor Kei Suyama of Tokyo Kougei University - the only university at the time dedicated to studying manga, anime, and games.

Right in the first day, the first thing Professor Suyama taught my class was about Honne and Tatemae, and the extremely difficult phase teenagers in particular go through when choosing their life careers in high school, conflicted between "following their hearts" and "pursuing realistic jobs".

Honne

“Honne” are a person's true feelings and desires, which are often associated with children. Children typically follow their hearts by default and have no filter when they talk, which is why they are considered honest and pure.

Tatemae

“Tatemae” are the behavior and opinions one displays in public, that are often associated with adults and the masks they need to wear around coorporations and society in general. Adults often need to let go of their inner desires to embrace harsh responsabilities (putting up with a nasty job you hate to get money out of it is one of such examples).

This conflict between Honne and Tatemae is of paramount importance for Japanese culture. You will find it everywhere when consuming Japanese media in fact.

This is also the real reason most anime is centered around young people and most protagonists happen to be adolescents living their dramatic first experiences with the conflict. It does not in fact have much to do with the demografics it seeks to target, the deal is audiences of all ages will easy connect with the characters' conflict, simply put, because:

everybody has been a teenager at least once in their lifetime

that inner child in you never actually dies...

No matter how hard you may try to completely ignore your true feelings, they will always lurk inside of your heart to trouble your most important life choices, even into adulthood

Knowing to ballance out both sides of this scale, boy, it’s really hard!! And you can mark my words here: this inner conflict will follow you to your grave, it will NEVER go away.

SK8 the Infinity: the Power of Chuunibyou

“When adults embrace Honne without shame... except one (and Tadashi I guess xD)”

In a society where sacrificying your individual desires for the sake of the community’s best interests is practically the norm, of course those who don’t conform to conventional “adulting” and follow their desires can be considered selfish. Some derogatory terms exist to address such people.

- Otaku is one of such insults, when a person engages in a object of desire and obsession so deeply it’s all they talk about. Too immersed in their inner world, they may loose interest in real life just to completely indulge their passion for a given topic.

In online western communities the term “otaku” has lost some of its original meaning and is often meant to address “anime fans” who overshare knowledge “normies” won’t give a darn about - something akin to the term “nerd” perhaps. But the term Otaku in Japan carries a much heavier and derogatory meaning, since it is meant to address the kind of creppy individuals who typically stalk the idols they love, collect their underwear, and marry fictional characters like Hatsune Miku as if they were real.

Another derogatory term Japan came up with is the Chuunibyou.

- Chuunibyou 厨二病 - can roughly be translated to "Seventh Grade Syndrome". It is a mocking term used to refer to the feelings and behavior adolescents go through when they reproduce elements of fiction in real life and feel like heros.

Typically, everybody goes through a chuunibyou phase at least once in their lifetime. Is it embarrassing? Oh you bet! But everybody has lived it once. It is a delusional state of mind typical of teenagers where the person will behave or feel like a protagonist of an animated TV series, game, or manga, and cannot resist the urge of importing aspects of that pubescent fiction into their lives or routine: flashy clothes, names of techniques, quirks, looking down on adults, etc.

There are many ways of manifesting this energy in fact:

Performing dramatic poses typical of anime.

Speaking and behaving like fictional manga characters (The nyahs, the dattebayos, and even memes like Omae mou shindeiru).

Starting to practice a new sport because your favourite characters made it cool and fun (*wink*).

Coming up with a fictional persona or an alias of yourself, creating a cool edgy name and all, especifically meant to manifest this child-like cool energy (Steins;Gate is an anime series that has a protagonist suffering of these exact chunnibyou symptoms - check it out in the future if you can!)

It exists in various degrees and manifestations, some healthier than others but, in general... That is the chuunibyou.

You see, even adults can go through temporary chuuni-phases. In fact, a HUGE percentage of the anime and manga industry these days is crafted to appease people's "inner drive” and wish for this phenomenon.

SK8 the Infinity is no exception, with Shadow, Cherry, and Joe as the embodyment of functional adults who embrace the chunni without shame.

Amazing salarymen at day, silly skaters at night. Cherry and Jou call each other names like 10 year olds and surround themselves with very chuuni-things like the AI Carla that seems to transform into any form Cherry wants, impossible super-human skating techniques named absurd things like "POWER BREAK”, and jumping off cliffs because, well, that is cool as hell, not riddiculous at all (you could die, but, you know... details), it’s something edgy that they totally embrace thank you very much.

And that’s the point. Jumping off cliffs is in general irrelevant when you are drunk in the elixir of immortality and youth that being a teenager encompasses. So of course as you grow older you don’t want it gone.

The grounds of the adandoned mine illegal skating “S” takes places at night, therefore, exists to indulge these people who like to live on the edge. The S grounds are a festival of fun, of the illogical, of the absurd.

Of course there are no rules there. Why would they limit themselves with boring rules when, in the realm of fun, the sky in the limit?

An expulsion from paradise: when you repress your true feelings

The reason SK8 The Infinity stands out in the middle of thousands of anime powered by chunni-syndrome alone is precisely that it delivers a bit of an interest view about the issue of escapism itself, and why it happens for that matter.

While it never actually takes itself too serious, it also delivers an interesting commentary about the phenomenon. Which brings us to Aisonuke Shindo, Reki’s personal nemesis and Langa’s number one otaku fan.

Aisonuke does stand out as the caricature of the passionate individual who is denied the right of indulging his inner child and means of self-expression, because 1) of his conservative family, 2) the general expectations raised by adulting and 3) his hierarchical status because, well, social classes are kind of an animal of their own.

Ainosuke was denied the right of having fun and being himself even when he was still a child, the very age a person is expected to, duh, be childish and self-centred, which is of paramount importance for the individual to develop their own identity, sense of independence, and self-worth. No matter how silly. No matter how “cringy”. It doesn’t matter. Is it natural.

So what is unnatural is to expect adult behaviour from a child. And you know, Tadashi is also a victim of this educational system, for being encouraged to bow his head to Ainosuke’s father and “tatemae-oriented” mentality, instead of expressing his true feelings about the issue of Aisonuke being forced to stop skating.

Being able to express your feelings and yourself is something pretty much any healthy teenager aged 17 should be allowed to do... but in Japanese society? Well, that isn’t always a luxury teenagers can afford to, not when the educational system there can be extremely competitive and goal-oriented, and the ways of the senpai are expected to dictate the norms. Excelent grades and success are taken rather serious, so naturally the pressure put on teenagers is huge.

Of course no teenager should be forced to grow up so fast they barely have any time to actual develop and mature. They need to be granted some degree of independence and freedom, more akin to the way Reki and Langa are allowed by their amazing mothers. And that is basicaly one of the issues SK8 refuses to gloss over.

Let children be children is one commentary to draw out of this, but the real tragedy isn’t so much that. It’s actually how much this impacts the very relationship between Tadashi and Ainosuke in result, and well as most relationships they once had with former-friends around them.

Tadashi bowed his head to Tatemae and refrained from supporting Adam at the time he most needed it. So of course Ainosuke fells betrayed by Tadashi at this point. Tadashi is the friend who has introduced him to the joy of Skating, but also the metaphorical Snake who has “expelled” him from the paradisiacal realm of true feelings he was allowed to taste for a brief period of time - but that he will never forget.

The birth of Adam: the Matador of Love

It is interesting to observe the true reason Ainosuke embraces the most twisted version of his ADAM persona isn’t so much the “Three aunts” that have haunted his life for years. On that topic, I laughed out loud when episode 12 revealed Ainosuke was the “secret source” that prompted the police investigation all along. Meaning he pretty much handled over the corrupt Takano guy to the police immediately after his aunts told him to cover for him instead. Takano’s arrest happened on episode 7, at a time audiences are supposed to think Ainosuke too is in trouble. This is an artifice of midsdirection Japanese entertainment does love to pull off, again and again, to betray audiences’ expectations - go google “Kishotenketsu” for more.

There is some commentary to be drawn in how ADAM's violent style of skating is themed after flamenco dancing and Spanish bullfighting, though. He's like a Spanish Matador who "teases" / "flirts" the Bull in an arena in front of an energetic audience for 15 minutes of epic agony and torture, before he finally kills the bull off.

Bullfighting is claimed to be a ritual of admiration for a bull's strength. Practiced in Spanish and Portugal for many centuries, it is a practice that is slowly becoming extinct.

But the ritual includes Matadors (Lit.: “Killers”), a role performed exclusively by males who wear flashy costume colours and perform coreography moves at the sound of a crowds “Olé!”, in an grotesque albeit elegant display of dominance over something as powerful and dangerous as a wild Bull, that can kill a person easy if angered afterall. These practices of course always ends with blood when the bull is finally killed off and made food of.

(As a Portuguese individual myself, perhaps back in ancient celtic times this kind of ritual made sense, but these days? It does feel disrespectful to the bull’s life)

Well, this perfectly encompasses Adam’s own twisted sense of love that his aunts insisted educating him into, that love and forceful dominance in the name of such love are somehow similar things or interchangable.

Several adults from all kinds of backgrounds may develop a nasty tendency to conflate the two and, just because their children are children, it doesn’t mean they don’t own them respect for the individuals they are or are trying to become.

Children need to be educated in the name of love and a ballanced degree of orientation is always important, but they need to be respected and listened too as well, not simply being ordered around and punished if they happen to not obey. That in itself is not proper education. It’s suffocating the individual instead of nurturing the potential of said individual.

So of course there's a sense of Poetic Justice when our "Redhead" Reki Kyan ends up treating the matador like the bull. It’s like the ritual of love turns against ADAM this time, and Adam gets to experience a taste of his own remedy.

And since Ainosuke’s fall began with Snake, it is apropriate that Reki helps Tadashi realise his mistake. You see, Adam could have endured this hellish life if only he had Tadashi and skating by his side. The problem is that skating remained, but Tadashi’s support was suddenly gone. It is very telling that Ainosuke does not quit skating in spite and keeps seeking for someone else to fill in Tadashi’s shoes.

Ainosuke wants his best friend Tadashi to be bold and stop saying “yes” to social norms, even going as far as trolling him and daring him to take the blame for a crime he obviously did not commit. To which - disappointingly - Tadashi claims his opinions have no value.

It’s extremely ironic that the one time Tadashi dares and has some degree of initiative is the one time he tries take away something from Adam he has long ago taken away from him: the fun of skating. Tadashi doesn’t seem to comprehend the irony of this gesture either... until he’s confronted with Reki’s philosophy of skating.

Seeking Happiness

Ainosuke is a riddiculous over-dramatic character - as all chunnibyou characters are - so of course he would bring Christian symbology into this unprompted.

Adam himself clears out by the end of episode 11 what’s the deal with his apparent obsession with this “Eve” (that, apparently, didn’t even need to be Langa in particular).

It turns out the whole Eve analogy is meant to be perceived like Ainosuke’s dramatic way of acknowledging, "I have fallen, I have been expelled from the paradise, but I don't want to be alone in my personal hell".

Things like Christian symbols are considered foreign and cool af in Japan, even when they have no clue what most of it even means (Evangelion is one of those anime guilty of using and overusing cool symbols without a very clear intention in mind xD). It really is no wonder to see it here, albeit refreshing that in SK8 it actually helps making sense of the TV show instead.

I’ve commented on streaming websites that a redemption arc for Adam would be welcome for me if nothing else because I really have a strong distaste for Augustine's manichaeistic gnostic-influenced interpretation of Eve and the original sin. The concept that people cannot atone for "sins" is too often an artifice used and abused to excert dominance over our true potential of growth.

People do have to be held accountable for mistakes (and this form of punishment manifests in how people who have been hurt may not forgive easy, as nothing hurts more than social ostracization), so of course Reki did punish Adam in his own way.

But that doesn't mean you should stop trying to get up and fix the mess you have created, thus owning up to your own mistakes like the responsabile adult you do need to become at some point in life.

Killing off the archetype of the “evil guy” or literally punnishing evil does work in several forms of fiction as a metaphor for what facing and confronting your inner demons encompasses, especially in western fiction for kids. That said, this is a Japanese show released in a slightly nuanced cultural context, in a society where fear of failure and feelings of inferiority may lead to suicidal tendencies and depression, when it doesn’t simply develop into unhealthy copying mechanisms such as those embraced by Otaku who become isolated and lonely, lost in the wildest forms of escapism. Reality and social expectations can be crushing like that, overwhelming.

It is simply much more powerful to encourage audiences to Be brave, you cannot simply give up on yourself.

It feels apropriate that the purest of the characters, Langa, who is the embodiment of Honne, honest feelings, and whom not even Reki had the guts to look in the eye during his darkest self-doubting phase, teaches us to not close the coffin’s lid on ourselves just yet and sheers us up. He is able to see Reki’s true worth, and finds even a sparkle of light behind Adam’s mask. Langa too had a dark phase he almost gave up, but then he found Reki.

Together, they help and encourage each other. And you know... this works for everything in life.

If you fall, you get up.

If you fail, you try again.

If it's broken? Fix it.

It's the same about skating; you will try and get hurt a lot but you still need to keep going in order to achieve something. Because as long as we remain alive and don’t give up on ourselves? We will always have a chance of achieving happiness... if properly surrounded by those we love and inspire us to push forwards, that is.

#sk8 the infinity #SK8 #Kyan Reki #Cherry #Joe #Blog #My posts #Anime reviews #Rayana rambles

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charmustdie · 3 years

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why haikyuu is a masterpiece, by me [potential spoilers]

so i saw some people on tiktok slandering haikyuu and saying that the plot sucked because there was no real protagonist/antagonist dynamic, so im gonna infodump on why that is incredibly untrue.

one of the things that makes haikyuu so unique as an anime is that there IS no antagonist, everyone is a protagonist in their own right. there are characters who are written to be douchebags like oikawa, kyoutani, atsumu, kuroo, etc. but none of them have any kind of villain traits.

they’re just regular teenagers.

using oikawa as an example, some of these douchebag-coded characters are initially introduced as a sort of villain, but as the series progresses we are shown their backstory and their character development and this removes any and all villain coding they may have had. every character has their moment to shine, whether they’re written as a protagonist or an antagonist, but the show never lets us forget that every single character is just a normal teenager.

none of the characters are made to be hated, just introduced as parallels and catalysts to move the story forward while also having their own backstory and personality alongside the main plot.

and because haikyuu has such a huge cast, the fact that every character has an individual personality and backstory that makes them memorable is evidence of INCREDIBLE writing. haikyuu was one of the first sports anime i ever watched, and i didn’t realise how huge the cast was until i watched other sports anime like sk8 the infinity and yuri!! on ice.

every single character in haikyuu is beloved by fans for various reasons, even the ones that got very little backstory (at least in the anime, i haven’t read the manga so i could be missing some details about certain characters). from big characters like hinata and kageyama to the smaller characters like himekawa, everyone is loved equally because they all have enough personality to leave an impression.

haikyuu is just so amazingly written to have such a huge cast be so memorable, i could talk about this for hours. the people saying that the show is garbage just because there’s no traditional hero/villain dynamic are just ignoring the whole message of the show, that in the real world no one is really a villain, everyone has their own backstory and personality. instances like oikawa’s experience with kageyama in middle school and tsukishima’s experience with his brother lying to him make their personalities so much more understandable and the viewer can sympathise with them based on these experiences.

ive been typing forever but this show is a masterpiece. it manages to be exciting and dramatic without any real hero/villain storyline, simply using real life experiences to keep the viewer engaged and to help them relate to the characters. the main dynamic between all the characters is just friendship and friendly rivalry (and a little homoerotic subtext) and yet the show manages to evoke so many emotions with such a simple bond between its characters.

it really shows that not everything has to be overly dramatic and have the complex dynamics usually found in fiction, especially anime. sometimes the simplest stories have the most power.

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symeraid-s · 2 years

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2021 Retrospective: Anime of the Year

Link Click

Well, well, well, China is finally taking over Anime… Jokes aside, this is my favourite Anime of the year. It has gorgeous animation, an amazing concept and a very interesting dynamic between the two main characters. The story is perfectly executed and leaves almost every episode hanging on a cliffhanger that makes you want to watch more. I certainly was very happy that I could binge-watch this show after my sister insisted on it. If I could find one problem with it though, it would be the ending. It’s a massive cliffhanger and we’ll have to wait until spring to find out how the situation is going to be resolved. I mean, there is a teaser now (and it’s just animation flexing) but not much more we know. I’m certainly looking forward to it and who knows? If the second season has a great ending, this may become a 10/10.

Honourable Mentions:

ODD TAXI

This show is the equivalent of an anthropomorphic Anime written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. All characters stand out and everything that gets mentioned has a pay-off. ODD TAXI really is a show, that I don’t want to spoil, because damn, that finale goes hard, but the one thing I can say is that Episode 4 is probably one of the best stand-alone Episodes I have ever seen. It’s essentially just a twenty minute long monologue, but it’s very captivating and just pulls you into the life of a character you have never met before. Without saying too much, the character in question will be mentioned in another category later.

Shingeki no Kyojin/Attack on Titan the Final Part 1

MAPPA really did a great job, taking over production from Studio Wit for the final season of AoT. The characters look good and even though some people were weirded out by the use of CGI for the titans, it didn’t really bother me much. It’s a great season and I really hope that the second Part continues with this directing. (Yes, I know it started airing a few weeks ago, no I haven’t watched it yet)

SK8 the Infinity

While it wasn’t the best show of the year, it sure was fun to watch tumblr loose their minds over this show every week. It’s a very fun time, at least for the first six episodes. Then it just hits you with the feels and what the f**k moments. It’s an experience I can’t really put in words. All I can say is that Reki is Best Boy, AD*M belongs in jail and the English dub is iconic, my bitches, bros and non-binary hoes.

Vanitas no Carte/The Case Study of Vanitas

While this show adapts the manga to a T, I still feel a little let down by it. I mean, the Animation is gorgeous, the Soundtrack is groovy, I love Ishikawa Kaito as Noé, but damn, does this Anime not understand Vanitas’ character. Yes, this is mainly about Natsuki Hanase. It’s just really baffling how bad that casting choice is, because in the Manga, I love Vantias and here I prefer Noé. I also don’t understand why the Opening and Ending make this show look like a soft Slice-of-Life/Shounen-Ai, when it’s anything but that. It feels like they didn’t really know how to market this, but honestly what more do you need than: Mystery/Steampunk/Vampire?

#disclaimer: just my opinion #2021 retrospective #link click #shi guang dai li ren #odd taxi #shingeki no kyojin #attack on titan #snk #aot #sk8 infinity #vanitas no carte #vanitas no shuki #the case study of vanitas #part 10 of ???#almost done #kinda slept through half of this year #I hope I get better next year #but if I look at my watchlist...

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jennathearcher · 3 years

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Just as an update as to fandom stuff, I’ve been into a LOT of anime as of late; some of you may remember I had just gotten into My Hero Academia shortly before I significantly reduced my presence on Tumblr. But as I’ve gotten into more and more of it over time, I’m starting to wonder how many people I know here who might share my interest, so here’s a list of all the anime I’ve gotten into over the past year, in case anybody might share my interest and/or want to hear my thoughts on any of them/share their own?

- My Hero Academia, of course (I haven’t started season 5 yet)

- Attack On Titan (I also haven’t watched season 4 yet, but I’m excited to)

- Jujutsu Kaisen

- SK8 the Infinity

- Hunter X Hunter (stopped for the moment after season 5 because I’m not ready for the next arc)

- Haikyuu!! (I had to stop after season 2 unfortunately since those are the only seasons available on Netflix here, but I want to watch the rest eventually)

- Demon Slayer (I’ve also seen the Mugen Train movie!)

- Millionaire Detective: Balance Unlimited

- The Promised Neverland (only season 1....for obvious reasons)

- One Punch Man (see TPN)

- Tokyo Ghoul (I’m up to episode 17 of RE:)

- Bungo Stray Dogs

- Moriarty the Patriot

- Noragami (I’m only a few episodes into season 2)

- Angels of Death

- Blue Exorcist (up to episode 11 of season 1)

- Assassination Classroom (up to episode 15 of season 1)

- Karneval (up to episode 7)

#anime #my hero academia #attack on titan #jujutsu kaisen #sk8 the infinity #hunter x hunter #haikyuu #demon slayer #millionaire detective #the promised neverland #one punch man #tokyo ghoul #bungo stray dogs #moriarty the patriot #noragami #angels of death #blue exorcist #assassination classroom #karneval

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Spot on about how fanon is with Reki, Cherry and Tadashi. They have the easy to make "not really flaws" like being insecure or having anxiety, so the fic is about Reki being told how great he is, he has nothing to feel insecure about. Cherry's anxiety gets him written like a child who needs to be comforted 24/7. Tadashi's flaws are eased away in favor of the narrative of just the loyal friends who loves the other character who just needs to appreciate him more which does the ship a disservice.

By making those flaws just baby ones, it ignores that they can also hurt people. Reki hurt Langa and Miya because of his issues. Tadashi hurt Adam. Cherry can be pretty controlling. They're not bad people, but the popular ships all having one character who's the fandom favorite because they fit the tropes means the other character gets flattened too. I noticed some Renga shippers think Langa is cute but some resent him as a Gary Stu, Cherry's needs are the focus of MB 1/2

and Joe is written like too perfect and just to prop up Cherry. Fans have a favorite and they might not hate the other character, they like them, but in ship fanon they're flattened. In Tadashi/Adam fics Adam's not like a character and more of a prize for Tadashi for being so good without selling why Tadashi loves him. I saw someone comparing Tadashi to God. I'm not hating on these ships but its sad in a show like this people still write half the ships as just there or not "deserving" the other.

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I'm being fair with saying that I dont write these ships as much as I used to. Well mainly mb. I never really wrote Tadaai or renga all that much.

Writing takes a lot of effort and this isn't me trying to shit on how people write and I'm positive that isn't anons goal. More just pointing out observations.

Now to be fair, in the show, Cherry is given more characterization then Joe is, significantly more if I'm being honest. So considering the fact that Cherry is given more screen time it amazes me that he is reduced down to a ball of anxiety who needs to be taken care of when it is blatantly obvious to me that it is more like he needs to learn to lean on others a little more.

Between Adam and Tadashi? I have seen both be reduced down to baser character traits. Tadashi’s loyalty is definitely a character flaw though. He was prepared to go to jail for Adam. His loyalty goes beyond him just needing to be appreciated more for his efforts though because his loyalty isn't actually a "good" character trait.

Speaking of good and bad character traits. I feel as if the sk8 fandom (and most fandoms in general) are stuck putting people in "good" and "bad" boxes when that isn't a thing. People are just people who can do good things or shitty things. While sk8 is a show and should not be taken overly seriously (because that is how you get people making baseless accusations for liking a character), it is concerning how a lot of people watching it fit the characters into these boxes instead of recognizing that they are all well rounded characters who can do good things and do shitty things. There is not a single character in sk8 in the main cast who is "good" all the time or "evil" all the time.

I haven't touched on Renga yet because I have written very little of it. Age swap contains the most renga I have ever written and they are just acting as mentors majority of the time and I am unsure of how much they actually follow characterization that has been included in the show so... yikes.

Outside of that *checks fics* i have written Reki trying to kill Miya and... I wrote some fluff between the two 😅 oops.

I like Renga don't get me wrong! The ship is cute. I just see a lot of fics where Langa is reduced down to "I love reki", "food", and "ooh skateboarding". Then reki is just: "communication issues", "anxiety to the point of needing to be coddled", and "inferiority complex". There are some good renga fics that explore their characters more then that, obviously. This is just what I have seen. I have definitely read some good ones and I have a small au that includes the ship and I actually don't mind the work I have down with them in that. It just gets boring to read the same thing over and over again (this goes for all three ships honestly).

Seeing the same thing constantly is exactly why I am often bouncing between ships and I honestly highly recommend it for people who are sick of the same characterization all the time.

I could go on about this, but then that will just turn into me trying to sell snakeblossom to everyone (there are 6 fics on ao3 with that tag now 😏), but yeah it sucks to see characters reduced down or only existing as a prop for another character. That honestly just results in needing to find different reading content (and maybe don't pull your characterization from tiktok if you are a writer. I could actually go off on how dirty the tiktok side of the fandom is doing Cherry... you know what I am).

Cherry is a manipulative, self destructive, bossy, asshole. This man is in no way shape or form going to give up what he wants for the rest of the cast. He would probably purposefully be an ass just to get a reaction out of someone (*ahem* Joe and Adam). Like do I adore Cherry? Would I worship him as my God? Yes 😂 is he still actually a jackass? Absolutely.

Maybe I'm just too deep into how I write Cherry when writing fics, but he isn't going to give up what he wants for three snot nosed brats.

#sk8 discourse #anon #anon ask #i dub thee the 🐸anon #so i have something to tag these as #🐸anon #i feel like i didnt address any of this enough #but yknow #just character observations 🤷‍♀️

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The sjws in the Sk8 fandom are the same people who probably were in the Free! fandom looking for something to bitch about.

I just wanted to go and like simply enjoy the tag, but I was a bit shocked with all the drama, that kinda threw me back in time.

All the posts about how this is the pseudo gay epiphany of the last 10 years just made me laugh so hard, I’m guessing like most probably haven’t watched a lot of animes? I’m like all for loud and passionate shipping, but not by yelling “queerbating” and “how dare they” left in right, when in reality you don’t even know if one of them is even romantically interested in guys.

Like to all amatures who just watched 3 animes and judge by that. We’re here have guys who are not interested in girls at all and who are sitting, I mean, literally sitting on each other’s dicks and it ain’t technically canon.

Also this is not the western culture, okay, like ppl go comparing it to ‘supernatural’ and stuff (?????) like did you fall from a tree?

Also I’m like this is not any... and I mean, any close to YOI or Free! so far. I’m like are they both gay/into men? No/you don’t know. Are they canonically proven to have sexual attraction to each other? Also no/not yet.

Do they maybe canonically have dreams of such nature about each other?

Do they maybe have couple rings and couple toys, one of them can’t even bathe without?

Did one of them write an essay about the other one being the most beautiful thing in his school? No? Do one of them can’t fall alseep without the other one? No?

Then sit yo ass down, seriously. Cause it also gives me Klance war flashbacks. Like yeah, I also ship it, but like calm your fucking tits seriously, the fuck. So far in anime measurements it’s a bromance. Please do not become this kind of fandom.

I just don’t understand all the agressition in the tags. Like about Rin’s crush on Haru canonically knows his sister, his grandma, his best friend and his australian parents. That Haru was gay I think everyone knew even before the “I don’t have a boyfriend” thingy, but actually he was never physically attracted or romantically interested in anyone except for Rin, not in the novels, not in dramas, not anywhere. He never drooled on anyone else’s muscles and called anyone else’s legs amazing besides Rin, even tho this anime is full of those; you won’t find him flirt with anyone ever besides Rin; and in the books he doesn’t even get why his whole body got hot each time he sees him and why he wants to smile, so like about him being rinsexual is kinda not really a joke, more like a truth haha.

And to me Free! is a great romantic love story, that’s worth like 20 yaoi animes even without their on-screen kissing. And pls don’t diss the director who tries to bring out a good boys love relationship on screen with the censorship. Also SK8 didn’t even do anything out of ordinary with renga AT LEAST SO FAR.

But if you really don’t want to be like they say “lied to”, watch then only animes who are tagged “BL” and “yaoi”. You knew what you got yourself into, when you started watching this and what was the targeted audience.

Being successful in anime world is hard. Some animes and authors actually want a chance for more people to watch it. So they do not want this tag, otherwise it will automatically fall under the “I’m not watching it chategory” for some. Like open the MAL discussion/any streaming site and see how many ppl commented that they’ll stop watching if it’s gonna be BL. Even authors who write about official gay couples don’t want this tag sometimes.

Like seriously subtle BL exist in anime world, it’s not a crime. I also love how ppl who call Free! queerbating again, see the same copied scene from Free! and go it’s canon (nevermind that one of them so far isn’t into men, like logic... where?) So are they both canon or are they both queerbating? I do not get, pick the fuck one. Also stop throwing “queerbating” literally everywhere, where it doesn’t even apply.

Also I just wanted to like... enjoy the shipping tag.. and this is madness all over again :(

P.S. I seriously have war flashbacks, I really scrolled through the tag yesterday and was like “no, no, god pls no” xD that “Free!” time and sjws... oh god, now we at least have proof to shove at them, back then it was like talking to some trees. I also always want to ask.. “do you ever enjoy stuff?” cause it seems like they never do.

#answered #anonymous #sk8 #Free!#sk8 the infinity #free #free! iwatobi swim club #anime #sports anime

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fantastic-rambles · 3 years

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Shades of Love [5]

Fandom: Sk8 the Infinity

Characters: Shindo Ainosuke (Adam), Sakurayashiki Kaoru (Cherry Blossom), Nanjo Kojiro (Joe)

Warnings: None?

Word Count: 1.5k

Summary: In which Kaoru and Kojiro introduce Adam to "ordinary" forms of entertainment. A lighthearted take on "trapped." [Adam Appreciation Week 2021 | Day 5: intimacy / trapped / flowers ]

Adam blinked as he looked around the small room, which was filled with a number of cheap props: an anatomy model that looked to be missing a few pieces; a copy of the periodic table printed out on a large sheet of paper tacked to the wall, with one corner curling from the loss of a pin; what looked like a blood pressure cuff lying on a chest of medical drawers; a flimsy looking cabinet in the corner...

"Come on, let's read the scenario!" Kaoru called out, picking up a laminated half-sheet from the top of the drawer and waving it at his friends. Clearing his throat, he started to read: "There has been an outbreak of a mysterious virus that has been producing zombie-like symptoms in its victims. You are members of an elite strike force from one of the last bastions of humanity, and you have been sent here after a researcher broadcast on the radio that she had developed a cure for this disease. However, after you arrived, your team found signs of a struggle, and you have begun to fear the worst. With the woman missing, your only chance is to find her research notes and safely bring them back to your headquarters so that humanity might have a chance to survive this plague. You estimate that you only have one hour before the zombies come to investigate, so you must find the scientist's notebook and escape before then."

"A zombie apocalypse! That's new!" Kojiro exclaimed, heading directly to the cabinet and tugging on the doors despite the chains and combination lock that were clearly holding them shut. "Alright, so this is definitely locked, which means that what we're looking for is probably in here."

Adam just continued to quietly watch as Kaoru started pulling open the drawers in the chest, taking out everything that he found inside and laying it on the surface. The two of them had explained the concept of an escape room to him, but he still didn't quite understand what he was supposed to be doing.

"If what we're looking for is in the cabinet, then can't we just find a way to pry it open?" he suggested. "The handles just look like aluminum, so if we can find something strong enough to slip through the chains and apply some leverage, we could probably just pop them off. Or, barring that, we could find a way to pull out the hinges on one side and just swing it open like that. And in the worst case scenario, we could simply break the glass and take out what's inside."

He saw Kaoru and Kojiro exchange a look, and then Kojiro abandoned the cabinet to start pulling apart the anatomy model.

"Sorry, maybe I didn't explain it well enough before we started," Kaoru started with a shake of his head. "When I said that the purpose of an escape room is to complete the objectives, I should have also said that it's basically an interactive puzzle. We're supposed to search this place for clues that will point us to keys that will then unlock various things so that we can complete the objective. Does that make more sense?"

Adam nodded, though it was still somewhat confusing. Was this the sort of thing that ordinary people did for fun? It seemed like some sort of form of escapism, not unlike when he was skating, but being stuck in a small room and messing around with props didn't seem all that interesting. Still, he was grateful to his friends for going through the effort to introduce these sorts of mundane activities to him. This was something that he'd probably never get the chance to do normally, so there was an air of novelty to it, at the very least.

"Please don't engage in any property damage, or we'll have to pay for it," Kaoru added, frowning, and Adam nodded again.

"Got it. So we're just solving puzzles, finding keys, and trying to get that notebook?"

"That's about it, yeah."

"Okay, if you two are finished, want to help out?" Kojiro called over to them, holding what looked to be a plastic liver. Another laminated card was poking out of a slit on the back, and he tugged it out, flipping it around to read what it said. "The elements of potassium permanganate may result in a valuable reaction. What the heck is potassium permanganate?"

"KMnO4. It's a dark purple crystal that has strong oxidizing properties," Adam replied instantly. Both of his friends turned to stare at him, eyes wide, and then Kojiro laughed, slinging an arm around his shoulders.

"Well, we definitely picked the right person to do this with. Alright, so what are the 'elements' of potassium permanganate?"

"Potassium, manganese, and oxygen. If we're supposed to use this chart..." Adam walked over to the drooping periodic table, smoothing up the fallen corner and looking at it. It was extremely simplified, just having the elements with their names, symbols, and atomic numbers. "Potassium is the 19th element, with a symbol of K. Manganese--"

"Wait, wait, wait. Let me get this down," Kaoru interrupted, scrawling notes down on a pad that was probably there for that purpose. "Potassium, 19, K. Go on."

Adam nodded once more. "Manganese is the 25th element, with a symbol of Mn. And Oxygen is the 8th element, with a symbol of O. There are four oxygen atoms in permanganate, though; I'm not sure if that's useful?"

"19-25-8. That's probably the combination to some sort of lock. 'jiro, check it out on the lock we found?" Kaoru suggested. Both he and Adam peered over Kojiro's shoulders as his fingers dexterously spun through the numbers, but when he tugged at it, the lock remained firmly shut. Just in case, he tried a second time--using 32 as the last number, per Adam's suggestion--but it quickly became clear that if that was some sort of combination, it wasn't to this particular lock.

"Okay, then, let's split up and tear this place apart. Call out if you find anything," Kaoru ordered. Adam felt like he was starting to understand the point of this, and he joined his friends in searching the room.

As they found more puzzles and locks, Adam began to discover that he was enjoying this. Logically, it still didn't make much sense to him--especially since he couldn't imagine a scientist ever doing something this convoluted to hide their research notes, and all the moreso since it was something that was allegedly needed to save humanity rather than some sort of industry secret--but just being able to spend time with his friends and laugh about the ridiculousness of their situation was a pleasure in and of itself. And the feeling of accomplishment when they finally found the combination for the cabinet, unwrapping the chains from the handles... well, that was nice, too.

Inside, they found a cheap briefcase that was locked. Clipped to the handle was one more padlock, the type with a keypad that would open up probably held the key for the briefcase. When Kojiro shook the case, they could hear something sliding around inside, and Kaoru smiled as he nudged Adam.

"There's only one clue that we haven't used yet. You should do the honors; you figured it out, after all."

But Adam hesitated, glancing at Kojiro, who nodded his agreement as he handed the case over to him.

"Ten minutes left!" a voice called out over the intercom, and Adam rested his thumb against the first button: 1. After pressing it, he put in the rest of the combination: 9-2-5-8, before pausing to look at his friends.

"Don't worry. If you fail, we're definitely going to eat your brain first," Kojiro joked. Shaking his head, Adam pulled on the body of the lock, smiling as it clicked open. Carefully, he extracted the small key that was concealed inside and used it to open the case, revealing a normal spiral notebook with a large "Top Secret!" sticker plastered across the front.

"And that's it! Let's get out of here!" Kaoru cheered, walking over to the door and depressing the button that lay beside it. The attendant had explained that they could use it to call for him if they ever needed help solving the problems, as well as when they had finished. As they waited, Adam flipped through the notebook, curious, only to find that the pages were all blank. Well, it wasn't like he was really expecting anything given the quality of everything else, so he set it down again as the door swung open and they were let out.

"So, how was that, Adam?" Kojiro asked as they left the shop, throwing an arm around his shoulders.

"Better than I imagined," Adam replied truthfully, but then Kaoru was tugging at both of their arms.

"Hey, let's get a purikura to commemorate this! There's one right over there!"

"A… purikura?" Adam repeated, and Kaoru laughed, pulling them towards a strange booth.

"You'll see. Come on!"

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"Let Me Patch You Up" A MatchaBlossom Kid Fic

Hi everyone! So this is one of my favorite newer things that I have gotten interested in. I love writing as most of you know and one of my newer favorite fandoms is Sk8 The Infinity! MatchaBlossom is one of my favorite ships in the last few months, they're such a good and unique ship. I got super into the show and eventually made my own fan-kids for the ship. I love making OCs and they make me really happy. So welcome to my newest fic, with Sakura and Haru. I have art of them as well if anybody wants to see what they look like! (By the way, they are twins, both are biologically female and Haru became trans. Kaoru and Kojiro had them through a surgate.)

“Sakura, get up. Your brother is gone, we don’t know where he is.” I jolted upright at the sound of my mom’s strict take no for an answer tone and the sudden brightness in my bedroom from him turning on the lights.

“Sorry flower, I tried to stop him I really did.” My dad quickly followed behind him and I rubbed the tiredness from my reddish brown eyes.

“Do you know where Haru went sweetheart?” He asked me sitting at the foot of my pastel bed taking one of my pillows and handing it to my mom so that he could have something to calm him down with.

“I have really no idea where he could have gone. He told me that he was practicing tonight but that he’d be back before curfew so I haven’t texted him. I’m sorry…” I apologized and my mom just sighed a little bit at me.

“No it is not your fault Sakura you shouldn’t have been left home alone today. He’s still transitioning so I’m even more paranoid about what could happen to him.” My dad put his strong arm around my mom’s shoulders and I watched the familiar tension sort of melt away at the love and affection.

“Do you know where he could have gone flower?” My dad tried his damndest to keep my mom calm and collected but even I could tell that he was just as stressed out as my mom was.

“I mean I thought that it was a joke…” I thought back to earlier that day when I had thought he had jokingly challenged Ichigo to a beef. Ichigo was one of the techies for the drama department that had been talking to me that I really liked who was a fellow skateboarder.

“What was a joke Sakura?” I sighed a little bit crossing my ankles together and playing with the ends of my long pink hair.

“I thought that it was a joke when he challenged Ichi to a beef for a date with me…” My mom took a deep inhale of breath and I could tell that he was visibly holding back the yell of rage.

“What?” His voice took on the deep and ominous tone that I had only heard a handful of times in my life when I had done something that was absolutely unseemly. It used to terrify me to my core when I was little kid and even now it still sent a shiver down my spine and made me fear for my own life.

“Hasn’t that boy asked you out on his own yet?” I shook my head a little bit plucking at the ends of my sheets sighing a little bit.

“No he hasn’t. I think that he’s waiting for me to ask him and make the first move. I was getting really close to doing it too. I really thought that there was no way they would actually agree to a beef. It just seemed ridiculous. Sometimes I wish I knew what in the world went through his head when he joked about it.” My dad put his arm around my shoulders bringing me closer to him and drawing a comforting circle there somehow calming both me and my mom down in one fell swoop.

“Well I think that if he doesn’t get murdered by your mother by the end of this then it’ll be worth it to go out on a date with that boy. I happen to like him. It reminds me a lot of how your mom and I were at your age.” My mom rolled his golden eyes with a small smile. I yawned a little bit rubbing the water from my eyes. I had only gotten to sleep a few hours ago having been doing homework for most of the night before.

“I know that you had just barely went to sleep Sakura. I’m really sorry but I had a mother panic attack when I went to go and make sure that Haru fell asleep.” I smiled softly at him since he had always been the doting parent it didn’t surprise me that he still regularly checked on my brother to make sure that he was getting enough sleep.

“It’s fine mom. I understand why you did come and get me instantly. I probably would have done the same thing in your case. Let me just try and text him or try and track his cell phone.” I went onto the find my family app clicking on my brother and it led me directly down the hall to his bedroom.

“Oh my god that stupid, idiotic, dumbass, moronic, he forgot his phone!” I ranted and my mom sighed muttering a string of curses underneath his breath.

“Of course he did, he’s the son of an idiotic gorilla. I am not at all surprised that he left his phone at home. Then again if he did go to a beef it was actually a smart decision for a kid who worships his phone it could have gotten broken. He should be lucky he forgot his phone. It’ll take longer for me to find and lecture him.” I laughed a little bit at his nearly stunned stupidity. I wasn’t at all surprised that my brother would leave the house without his phone. He was the forgetful type, one of the few things that he hadn’t picked up from mom was his sharp analysis and he usually followed our dad’s himbo logic of just GO.

“I’m going to try Ai and see if he has seen him at all…” I turned on my own phone sending out a rapid text to my brother’s best friend. He was basically our cousin as the son of Reki and Langa so we had grown up together. If anybody were to be at a beef that my brother was skating at it was Ai.

Me: AI, is my brother wherever you are?! My mom woke me up, he’s not at home and I have no idea what is going on. I thought that he was joking about the beef earlier with Ichi! My phone instantly pinged with a text from Ai of my brother doing a rail slide with Ichigo right behind him.

“Oh he is so dead when I get my hands on him…” My mom threatened and I already saw the marks of injuries.

“Idiot, he hasn’t practiced enough professionally recently, not since he started doing basketball.” I muttered and my dad leaned into my space to see what Ai had said.

“He bailed pretty early on and got some bad scrapes but he’s been giving Ichigo a run for his money. The beef is that if Ichigo wins he has to finally ask you on a date and if Haru wins then Ichigo has to give up on you. That’ll be bad if he loses. That’s not a fair bet too you can’t bet things like that. It’s usually for little things, the date thing is fine but he has no right to tell Ichigo that he has to give up on you.” I scowled feeling the burning rage inside of me building into an inferno.

“Mom if you don’t kill him can I and turn him into a dessert?” My dad laughed a little bit at me putting his arm around my shoulders.

“Sorry my loves neither of you can kill Haru. Both of you are going to have to just lecture him and Kaoru you can ground him.” My mom sighed before resigning himself to his fate that if he couldn’t kill his son he could at the very least ground him until the end of time.

“Sakura, I hope that you know that this is not your fault. You did not know that your brother would go for the beef and thus his injuries are not yours to blame.” My mom reminded me and I sighed heavily going back to that picture and feeling my eyes well up with tears.

“But I should have done something, I could have stopped them if I didn’t know that they were being totally serious…” My dad lightly shushed me bringing me into a tight and warm hug. My dad always gave the best hugs in the entire world, they were warm and everything good. I felt my mom being pulled into the hug as well and felt the small smile on his face rub against my hairline.

“Whelp, we might as well go and rescue our kid. Grab your boards people!!” My dad encouraged me and I went to go and grab the longboard that Reki had made specifically for me when I was eight so that I could learn to skate.

“The first person to find where he is on the course will get to pick the movie tomorrow.” My mom told me and I was already internally plotting how to get them to watch another Disney movie.

“That is so not fair Cherry you already know that she is going to do everything that she can to beat us in finding her brother so she can pick some kiddie movie.” I heard the whine of my dad and my mom just smirked a little bit.

“That’s why I made that bargain so that she would consider it an incentive to find her brother. Which one are you thinking about princess?” I hummed in thought spinning my wheels on my board in my hands, looking at the beautiful enchanted rose that Reki had carefully painted on the bottom of it.

“Well gee I fucking wonder what she’s going to pick.” I heard the soft oof that meant mom had once against elbowed him too hard in the ribs.

“Watch your language you worthless gorilla. I am trying to raise our daughter to not be a potty mouth.” I heard the muttered this coming from the cursing king.

“He has a good point mom, I think I heard words I’m not even familiar with when you stubbed your toe last week on the dinner table when you got up too fast.” I taunted lightly and he ran a hand through his long but slowly graying pink hair.

“You got me there Sakura, alright to the car.” He put his arm around my shoulders and I snuggled a little bit farther into his arms. I held back the yawn that was threatening to erupt from my mouth.

“You can just stay in the car sweetie in case that you fall asleep on your board.” I shook my head with a small smile on my face. I had not skated for fun in a few weeks and I had missed the feeling of the wind in my hair as I went zooming by on my board.

“Not going to happen dad, I’ve got my eyes on the prize. That being another shot at torturing you and Haru. I’m thinking maybe Beauty And The Beast.” I heard the groan that I knew was coming but saw my dad’s loving smile on his face.

“I would expect nothing less from my little girl. Are you sure that you want to go in your pajamas though?” He snarked lightly and I blushed a bright pink hearing the lecturing Kojiro followed by my dad’s argument, somebody had to tell her. I grabbed my sunset graphic tee and a pair of black skinny jeans tying a pair of converse around my feet. I grabbed my bright pink hoodie and carefully zipped it pulling my hair into a loose bun on the bottom of my head.

“That’s better sweetheart, now I can’t lose you with that hoodie on either.” I lightly stuck my tongue out at my dad and went down the stairs to the restaurant seeing the scary lack of people on the streets.

“It’s kinda creepy out there at night…” My thoughts drifted and my mom put an arm around my shoulders comfortingly.

“This will be a quick grab your idiot brother and get out situation most likely. Then we patch him up, keep from school tomorrow, and yell at him once I get done with this big project.” I laughed a little bit at my mom and his thoughts on the matter.

“Here kiddo, I got these too just incase it’s loud where we go.” My dad handed me my over the ear headphones that I had to use sometimes when I went on school trips.

“Thanks dad… I swear Haru better appreciate this. I am dragging him back to the car by his freaking ear if I catch him first.” I threatened and they knew that I meant business too. My mom just lightly kissed my forehead pushing the hair out of my eyes.

“There’s my beautiful girl.” I preened a little bit at the praise but looked out the window at the pitch blackness of night.

“Ai texted again, he sent me the coordinates to where the beef is being held.” I plugged the information into my phone and handed it off to my dad who was whirling his car keys around.

“Don’t drop them gorilla.” My mom taunted lightly and I couldn’t help but smile at their familiar bickering. That was their love language and it was something so uniquely them even if it did sometimes cause me to get dragged into the harder debates.

“I might be stupid but I’m not that stupid.” I smiled softly shaking my head at the two of them tapping my shoes on the ground.

“Doesn’t your brother have a crush on your costar for Hairspray?” I nodded my head with a small sigh rolling my eyes.

“Yes he does so he doesn’t have a leg to stand on right now. I wish that I could tell you what he was thinking but I don’t know. Usually he’s a pretty easy person for me to read and get a handle on but not today.” My dad just lightly ruffled up my hair and I pouted at him. I clutched my longboard to my chest and felt the cold of the outside go through my bones. Haru had better be grateful by the time that all of this is over he’s going to owe me big time.

“You two are growing up, your not little kids anymore where you would be able to finish each others sentences. Part of me misses that as a parent since I never got to be around during the day very often to see that.” I squeezed my mom’s hand since I knew that he had a lot of regrets about how often he worked. I never really minded that much, it just made the moments when he could be around all the more special.

“Mom I know that you feel like this is your fault too. It’s not anybody’s fault. I feel like that Haru would have done this anyways. He’s always trying to prove himself to anybody. He probably challenged Ichigo to a beef to try and prove that he could protect me or something along those lines.” I sighed a little bit buckling my seatbelt and my mom sat in the back of the car with me.

“I want to be next to my little girl right now Kojiro.” He told my dad and I saw the small pout but knew that my dad wouldn’t fight him on this.

“I guess I’ll just have to sit up here all by my lonesome then.” My mom muttered just drive you stupid primate and I couldn’t help but chuckle a little bit at the two of them.

“I’ve missed you lately anyways mom, it seems that you’ve been more busy than normal.” He sighed a little bit nodding his head.

“More and more orders have been coming in, I envy your brother for wanting to work on tattoos instead of going my route. Have you ever thought about getting ink done?” I nodded my head with a small smile on my face.

“I already told him that once he gets his own shop together that I would be his first customer. I’ll always support him no matter what he wants to do. It’s what siblings do even though sometimes we fight about trivial things.” I shrugged my shoulders and my mom chuckled softly at me as I leaned my head against his side tiredly.

“Did you have a lot of homework?” I nodded my head through my yawn. That was always my problem was that I had too much homework and it took me forever if I wanted to get things done the right way. It left me with minimal free time with my brother or just to myself at all.

“I’ll talk to your principal tomorrow this is getting ridiculous Sakura. You can’t be pulling these all nights. Your still just 15 and this is not what you should be doing as a young teenager. You should be out having fun with your friends, spending time with your brother, working with the drama club instead of worrying about the test tomorrow.” My mom tied his hair up into a tighter ponytail so that it wouldn’t get in his face once he was on his board.

“Mom you don’t have to call anybody it’s fine really. Everybody else has to do the same amount of work. It’s my fault for being so slow at getting things done. Haru doesn’t need to stay up this late in order to get his work done. I’m just stupid…” He squeezed my hand lightly running his thumb along the knuckle of my hands.

“You are not stupid Sakura. You are extremely smart it just takes time for you to learn how to do things the right way and that is not your fault that the teachers aren’t doing their job properly. Don’t think that I haven’t heard the videos that you watch in your room that explain the concepts to you.” I blushed a bright pink now feeling even more stupid than I did a few minutes ago.

“Needing help in school, it’s not a bad thing flower. You don’t have to be perfect at every little thing in fact I prefer you when you aren’t. You’re my little girl and you can bake me out of my own restaurant. So what if it takes you longer to do homework than everybody else? That doesn’t make you dumb or anything, it just means that you put in more effort instead of just wiping it out for the sake of doing something else.” My dad reasoned as he pulled out of the restaurant’s driveway. All the lights in the homes being off and people’s establishments being closed in this neighborhood that usually was lit up felt almost unnatural to me.

“I am calling the school because this can’t go on any longer. It’s bad enough that you have to do late rehearsals but staying up until three in the morning to do homework right it’s ridiculous. You’re just a kid you shouldn’t have bags underneath your eyes.” Something about my mom’s tone told me that I had already lost this argument.

“Okay mom just go easy on them. I don’t need my teachers suddenly getting more on my case because I have a demanding parent.” I tried to joke but his gold eyes told me that I had just talked myself into an even deeper hole than I had originally started off with.

“Do they give you extra work because of us?” I sputtered because the notion of that just seemed so utterly ridiculous.

“Mom no they aren’t homophobic everybody is really nice at my high school. I mean they accept Haru just fine so everybody is great just trust me. I love my friends and my drama club mates there. It’s just that I have a lot of homework that has nothing to do with either of you. My teachers warned me that they would give out several hours of homework per class when I started high school.” I reminded him and my mom just sighed running a hand through his fringe.

“It just doesn’t seem right that your brother gets done with his homework in no time at all while you seem to take all day and night. I haven’t seen much of you lately because of all the homework that your getting. I like seeing my little girl’s smiling face when I come home and not seeing her buried in homework.” I sighed a little bit. Now I felt guilty for always having to do my schoolwork and pushing out family time. I hadn’t meant to withdraw since it wasn’t my choice in general. I wished that I didn’t have so much homework so that I could spend more time with my parents.

“If you’re trying to get your mom to back down trust me it won’t work sweetheart. He never backs down from anything believe me I know. I haven’t been able to get him off my ass since we were seven years old.” My mom kicked my dad’s backseat muttering insatiable gorilla under his breath that caused me to laugh at the two of them.

“I know I give up, you can call the school. You’ll probably need to for Haru anyways. He’ll be out for a little while if the injuries in the picture that Ai sent me are anything to go by. He’s going to hate not being able to play basketball. Of course, it’s his own fault for being such an idiot.” My dad just laughed at the two of us interacting off each other.

“He’ll be lucky to be a benchwarmer for the rest of the season if I have anything to say about it. Consider it his ultimate punishment. I won’t ground him for too long but I still want him to learn his lesson about how his actions have consequences.” I could see the look of cold dead seriousness in his eyes and I knew that my mom meant business. There was no way in anything that Haruki was getting out of this scot-free.

“Am I in trouble too? If I had just asked Ichi out in the first place then we wouldn’t be here…” He stopped his tirade making a gentle shushing sound putting his arm around my shoulders.

“Never, this is not your fault Sakura okay? You didn’t want to ruin your friendship that you have with that boy and this is not your fault for being scared. I remember I was terrified to my core about asking your dad out on our first date.” My dad smiled at me through his mirror at the front of the car. I hugged my mom tightly and he just thumbed at my cheeks.

“It was not your fault. This would have happened at some point anyways because your brother is competitive. He gets it from your dad.” My dad laughed brightly and I felt a big hand ruffle my hair lightly.

“Hands on the wheel you stupid primate, you do not want to get on my bad side right now.” My mom threatened and I laughed a little bit at how fast my dad pulled his hand away from my hair. I sighed at the messed up hair that he had given me as I retied it this time slightly tighter than the last so it wouldn’t come undone as easily.

“Sorry Kao just trying to give her some affection. I don’t blame you either flower you’re just doing your best Saki and quite frankly I’m proud of you for getting such good grades even if it’s been taking a lot of your free time away from the things that are really important. Your mom just wants to spend more time with you and I don’t blame him. You’ve been working crazy hard and we’ve all missed you.” I sighed a little bit. In trying to not let everybody down I had done just the opposite and let them down in a different way.

“I’m sorry that I haven’t been as attentive as I could be. I learned my lesson though and I know better for next time. Hard work is important but so is spending time with the people that you love more than anything.” My mom put his arm comfortingly around my shoulders pulling me closer into his side while avoiding me getting pulled out of my seatbelt.

“It’s a lesson that I am still struggling to learn and I’m an adult. You get your lack of knowing when to actually quit working from me as well as your stubbornness.” I heard my dad mutter at least he finally admits it as my mom once again kicked his backseat.

“I don’t believe that I asked the opinions of an oafish meathead. I’m trying to be sincere.” I laughed at the two of them mentally logging oafish meathead for my next argument with Haru.

“I know you were mom and thank you for that. I needed to hear that. I’m going to stop working so hard, besides it seems like the harder I work the more tired I am to actually focus during classes. I could probably start doing a little bit of the work at lunch…” My mom shook his head at my getting out his phone.

“Carla, leave a note for me.” He told his AI and I looked at the machine as I always did in sheer awe. Haru was always better at science then me so this kind of thing always amazed me.

“What note would you like for me leave master?” I saw my dad lightly mutter he could have just told me and I just mimed a lip zip. I didn’t want to get him even angrier because the angrier my mom got the more likely one or both of us would get caught in the crossfire.

“Don’t make me hurt you up there you primate. I want you to remind me once Sakura’s rehearsal starts tomorrow to call her school and lecture her principal. I also want to see if I can organize a meeting with her teachers.” I felt my eyes well up with tears at the fact that he really was serious about taking this all the way to the top.

“Done master, it is in your calendar. Do you need anything else for me at this time?” My mom sighed resting his cheek against my head.

“Can you also see if there is an opening with Haru’s doctor tomorrow?” I saw the buffering signals and saw three options appear in front of my mom.

“There are three openings for Dr. Fujiwara tomorrow, would you like for me to pick the earliest one master?” My mom hummed in thought before picking the second option and a checkmark appeared in front of him.

“The first one was too early wasn’t it beautiful? It’s already late, should we just call both of our kids in sick tomorrow? I can have my help run the restaurant tomorrow if you want me to go with you to the doctor.” My heart warmed at the typical sweetness that my dad exuded. Even though they fought and bickered more often than not there was always these sweet soft moments that reminded me they loved each other more than anything.

“If you can do that I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. I love you.” I saw the smile that my dad had and it outshined even the sun on it’s brightest days.

“Love you too baby. How are you hanging in there flower? You doing okay? You can sleep in tomorrow. I’ll make pancakes.” He promised and I cheered lightly for my dad’s breakfasts. It was rare that we had breakfast as a family on the weekends. Dinner time was designated family time when we all had to hang out together even I had been avoiding that for the last little while.

“I’m alright dad, thanks for checking in. I’m a little bit more tired then I would like but I’ll probably have an adrenaline rush once I get to skating and then be up all morning.” My mom sighed a little bit looking out the window.

“I’d like for you to get some sleep as soon as we get your brother in the car. I would also like for you take it easy if you stay home from school tomorrow like I want for you to. No doing anything strenuous. You never take downtime for yourself.” My mom mentioned to me and I nodded my head. I knew that I would have to follow his orders because once he got like this his word was law and needed to be followed.

“I agree with your mom flower. I won’t be there all day to make sure that your not doing anything too crazy so I’m just going to have to trust you. Can you take one day and just do nothing? Please? For me?” I nodded my head resigning myself to my fate. My fate of sitting on the couch and watching cartoons with my brother tomorrow. It didn’t sound like too bad of a day. Plus, tomorrow was Friday so getting a three day weekend was just what the doctor ordered.

“But then can I go out with Ichi this weekend?” My mom playfully hummed in thought and I heard the screech of the car as my dad came to a stop too fast.

“Kojiro.” The low hiss of his voice just screamed that bad things were to come if he did that again. I partially blamed myself for the bad driving.

“Sorry dad! It was a legitimate question, I didn’t know that you were going to go and do that.” I waved my hand and my mom sighed a little bit getting back to his original position.

“I don’t see why not Sakura, you will not interrogate the poor boy Koji. He probably has to go through enough with Haru at school constantly telling him that our daughter deserves better.” I sighed not forgetting about that. I would have to sit my brother down and have a nice long talk with him.

“Flower, I know that you’re growing up. I did everything that I could to stop you from getting a boyfriend but I guess I didn’t try hard enough at scaring them all off. Either that or Ichigo is just super persistent. I think it’s both because from what I’ve seen of him he worships the ground you walk on anyway. I won’t interrogate the kid just yet, I’ll wait until he’s your official boyfriend.” My dad waited for the light to turn green again and I felt my eyes well up with tears. It was far too early to have nearly cried this many times and I tried to suck back the tears.

“She’s growing up Koji, we always knew that we’d have to let her date at some point and I think you’ve pushed it out long enough. I remember when you used to chase the neighborhood boys out of the restaurant for just wanting to spend time with her.” I laughed a little bit at the memory of my dad chasing after six year olds with ladles yelling at them to not ever come back.

“Hey I’ll have you know that all of those kids were punks and they didn’t deserve my angel of a daughter hanging out with them.” I tentatively raised my hand from the backseat wanting to interject into this conversation.

“Umm dad, one time you did that with Ai and another time with Klaus…” I reminded him not wanting to turn this into a heated debate. My mom just laughed at the memory.

“I still remember the look on their faces! It was so funny, they have been terrified of coming into the restaurant ever since then.” My dad rolled his eyes at his husband’s over dramatic nature but even I knew that he was making a good point. My dad had the tendency to take the term overprotective and make it into a whole new thing.

“Okay maybe I have gone a little bit overkill in the past. I think that you should at least go on one date with the boy and see if he’s everything that you’ve been building towards in your head.” I smiled softly at the encouragement from both of my parents. I could always count on them to bring their own unique personalities that so often clashed with each other to each problem that I had.

“I have a feeling that boy would treat you right otherwise I wouldn’t be encouraging this at all. I spent a long time looking at the two of you together whenever he would come home from school with you. I know that he makes you really truly happy and that’s all I’ve wanted for either of my kids.” My mom gently kissed my forehead and I found myself in this warm bubble of happiness.

“So the beef looks like it’s on the other side of town, near the caves.” My dad mentioned as he began to head in that direction and I yawned a little bit too obviously.

“Do you want to get some sleep Sakura?” I shook my head animatedly. If I fell asleep I would miss this time that I spent with both of my parents together and those were rare occurrences.

“How are rehearsals going flower? Your mom and I are really excited for the show that you put on!!” I smiled softly at my dad. Both of my parents had been encouraging of my hobbies to the point where they had started going to every show, even the awful ones back in elementary school when I was bit by the theater bug.

“The rehearsals are going really well! Everything is starting to come together, I was fitted for my final costume for Penny today so I’m really excited to start performing. I’m kind of glad that I didn’t get Tracy since that would be even more work for me, plus I don’t really have her physique.” I smiled at the idea of my friend Kanade who was going to absolutely own the role once our shows actually started. At first when I got the role I had been a little bit angry that I got such a simple character but I had grown to love Penny.

“I’m just glad that you are happy with how everything turned out. I know that you were frustrated with your casted role but I’m proud of you for making something unique out of it.” My mom reminded me of how hard he knew I was working to get everything perfect for opening night.

“Our flower working so hard to make the best product possible. It’s when she’s rehearsing that she reminds me the most of you Ru. She’s always so into her roles and it reminds me of watching you do calligraphy.” I saw my mom blush a light pink before I heard one of my favorite sounds, his laugh, come from him.

“Alright you idiot I forgive you for that earlier screeching stop. You don’t have to woo me with false flattery.” I heard my dad protest to the fact that it was entirely true as I slipped my headphones around my neck.

“He’s right mom he was being entirely genuine right there as sickeningly sweet as it was. Props to you though dad that was really cute. Is that true?” I rarely ever acted like my mom. Most of the time I was a carbon copy of my dad’s passions and his general personality and Haru acted like mom.

“It is true, trust me I’ve watched Ru do his work for years and you look the exact same whenever you get really into a character.” I smiled softly at my mom waiting for his approval as well. He just smiled at me nuzzling his nose against mine.

“I never thought that I actually looked like that but people other than the oaf like gorilla have told me that I do get a certain sparkle in my eye when I’m working. I mostly see it in you when you’re performing or when your brother shoots a three point basket during a game.” He talked about how he thought that I looked and I smiled softly through my laugh.

“I’ve definitely seen the look on Haru’s face before! I love when he gets happy like that. It’s something that I usually see when he makes a hard basket or a dunk. I really hope one day he decides that he wants to go pro with it but I don’t know if that will happen.” I sighed a little bit. I knew that was secretly Haru’s dream, more than opening his own tattoo parlor but that being trans would be a major problem for him.

“I think that if anybody will find a way to do the impossible it would be our Haru. The first trans national basketball player has a nice ring to it.” My dad smiled a little bit and I could tell that he would do whatever it took to support him in his endeavors.

“Haru will find a way to achieve whatever dreams he so desires. It is not our place to tell him what he should or should not do oaf. I would support my son no matter what he wanted to do.” My mom blew his hair out of his face and I could tell in his golden eyes that he loved both of us equally no matter how often his work forced him to be away from us.

“We’ll have a family day tomorrow flower, it’ll be fun!! You deserve it you’ve been working really hard. I’ll let you make all the snacks.” My dad promised and I felt my eyes light up at the idea of cooking. I had resigned myself to being the future owner of my dad’s restaurant once he decided to retire and it was something that I was actually really looking forward to. I loved cooking about as much as I loved musical theater.

“I’ll make the freshly made popcorn, that’s how you’ve got to do it. I’ll also make the hot chocolate recipe for Haru. Something tells me the poor thing is going to need it.” I sighed a little bit wondering what in the world my idiot brother had been thinking.

“From now on I want you to keep an extra eye on your brother whenever you can. When you can’t send Ai to look out for him. Just in case. I know I’m probably just being overly protective and you can tell me if I am Koji.” My dad smiled softly at his husband squeezing his hand lightly with a small smile on his face.

“I wouldn’t consider that overprotective baby you care about your kids and the way that our son is acting right now I’d say that somebody needs to look out for him.” My dad tried to joke but I just smiled softly at him gazing out the window at the world around us.

“I’ll try my best but I won’t promise that he’ll actually listen to me.” I joked humming under my breath as I saw the entrance to the beef or what looked like it.

“Your both stubborn but I’m proud of you sweetheart. Just go out there and find him. Please.” I gave my mom a thumbs up and grabbed my board.

“We’ll be right behind you flower!!” My dad told me and I looked around the audience seeing Ai. I quickly walked over to him.

“How far ahead is he?” I asked my old friend and he just sighed a little bit showing me another picture with even more injuries.

“It’s obvious that he hasn’t been skating professionally very often. He’s a long ways ahead by now, the way that he’s going he might actually beat Ichigo if you don’t get to him first. This is his exact location.” He told me showing me on the map and I nodded my head virtually filing that information away as I set up my longboard. I plugged in my headphones to my phone and went speeding down the hill hoping that I would find my brother. I went around the corner with practiced ease. I really hoped that my brother wouldn’t be too banged up by the time that I got to him. It had been so long that I skated for something that was fun. Usually it was just a mode of transportation to get me to and from school when my parents were too busy to drive me. As I rounded another corner and went up a ramp I found myself going up it and doing a familiar rail slide. I looked ahead of me seeing that I still had a long way to go. I saw a familiar head of black hair that told me Ichigo wasn’t too far ahead of me.

“Hey Ichi!” I called out to him and watched his sea green eyes turn around worriedly as if trying to placate me and tell me that this wasn’t what it looked like.

“It wasn’t my idea I swear, he challenged me after school. He told me that I needed to prove that I was worthy of your heart and if I didn’t do it then I was a coward.” I sighed pinching the bridge of my nose tightly.

“Can you direct me in the general direction of my local idiot?” He laughed at me directing his board just ever so slightly in front of me.

“Will you go out on a date with me on Saturday?” I blurted not able to keep these feelings to myself anymore and heard the shocked laugh from my friend.

“Only if I get to plan the next one kay? I can’t believe that you actually beat me to the punch. I guess it took us long enough. I’m sorry that I made you wait so long that apparently your own brother had to challenge me to a beef in order to get this far ahead.” I rolled my eyes at the mention of my moronic younger brother.

“I wouldn’t pay much attention to him. He sometimes says things without thinking. Not that he has many brain cells to begin with.” I heard Ichigo’s laugh as he led me down the pathway and I turned my longboard around the corner.

“I’m catching up to you flower!!” I cursed under my breath at the sound of my dad’s voice since he was only a few feet behind me.

“Is that your dad?” Ichigo asked me whipping his head around clearly terrified. Not that I could blame him, my dad basically put the fear of God into all of my male friends which most of them were.

“My mom is here too, he’s the one who woke me up a while back. I am so tired but I just want to make sure that my brother is okay. I might bicker and insult him a lot but I can’t help it. It’s the environment that we grew up in. My parents lovingly bicker almost 24/7 so I guess that just passed onto me and Haru.” My friend just smiled softly as I talked about my parents. Ichigo rounded the corner doing a flip on his board and I saw the bright laugh that left him. I couldn’t help but think that he was the most attractive and amazing person that I had ever seen. He was constantly surprising me with what he could do on his board since I couldn’t do a whole lot of tricks on my longboard other than a rail slide.

“Haru!” I yelled out to my brother seeing a familiar mop of green curly hair that was sticking out awkwardly outside of his helmet.

“Sakura, what are you doing here?!” He asked me exasperatedly and I jerked a thumb back at our parents who were lovingly bickering.

“Mom woke me up because he went into your bedroom and saw that you were gone. He promptly freaked out and woke me up panicking because he thought that you were kidnapped or something. You know how he gets. So anyways, he woke me up and now I’m here to talk some sense into your stupid head.” I caught up to him gasping at the wounds that he had that were staring me in the face. I would have to patch him up once we got back home. After mom had finished yelling at him for being reckless.

“Come on moron, let’s go home. I already asked Ichigo out on a date this weekend anyways so you challenging him to a beef was virtually pointless.” I told him stopping his board and grabbing his arms to stop him from falling.

“Why can’t I ever just do one thing for myself? It seems that you get all the free will and I’m left with jackshit. I always get busted.” He kicked a rock sitting down on his board. I looked at my brother with wide eyes.

“Is that really what you think babe? Because that’s not true, I have just as much freewill as you do. Which is to say not a lot with mom around and dad scaring off every guy that’s ever come into contact with me. I just dealt with it because that’s the hand that was given to me. I love mom and dad more than anything in the entire world even if their bickering is exhausting. They love us too otherwise they wouldn’t have worried about you so much. I get busted sometimes too incase you’ve forgotten.” I kicked his foot lightly with mine putting my arm carefully around his shoulders.

“Let’s just go home yeah? We can talk about what you were thinking tomorrow after I patch you up and you go the doctor for any mandatory stitches.” I told him and he rested his cheek against my shoulder. Even though it was bloody and getting blood on my hoodie I couldn’t care less. My brother was physically okay and to me that was everything that really mattered. Even if he got on my nerves more often then not he was still my younger brother.

“I’m sorry that you had to be woken up for my stupid ass shit…” He told me and I couldn’t help but laugh at him.

“Let me go out with Ichigo and we’ll call it even okay? Not that you could ever physically stop me from doing something that I wanted to do. I don’t need your permission to do anything. I’m not happy that you made that decision for me ass.” I yanked on his piercing that was in his ear harshly and he winced in pain. I could see the remorse in his usually bright and sparkling yellow eyes.

“I was just trying to do something right by you for once. I thought that it would make you happy. We fight so much that I just wanted to see you smile…” I lightly nudged my brother’s side with a small sad smile on my face.

“I fight with you because I worry about you and the life decisions that you make sometimes. It’s hard for me to see your side of things and I promise that I’m not that mad at you.” I reminded him that I could always be more angry with him and I had been in the past over things that were way stupider than this.

“I know I owe you big time for this one. I really messed this up and mom is probably so pissed at me right now.” I laughed a little bit at my brother’s thoughts because yeah, that was the understatement of the century.

“You’ve got that right Haru. I am very angry with you for sneaking out.” I could hear the cold tone of my mom’s voice and I just patted Haru’s back in good luck. I did not want to be around when this ice storm started. I grabbed my board and my dad just put his arm around my shoulders.

“I’m proud of you kiddo. You didn’t get mad at your brother when you easily could have. That alone means that your growing and I’m proud of you for that flower.” He encouraged me and I smiled softly at my dad.

“I asked Ichigo out for a date on Saturday. He said yes but that he gets to ask me out on the next one.” I couldn’t help the happy skip in my step at the idea that I had something to look forward to this weekend.

“I’m glad sweetheart, not that he would’ve ever said no. I’ve seen the way that boy has always looked at you.” I blushed a light pink at the idea with a small laugh of not being able to hide anything from my dad. Ichigo had been one of those people that I had grown up with since a young age because our parents knew one another despite the fact that Miya was so much younger. It had taken him a while apparently to settle down with somebody and have Ichigo.

“He’s the only guy that you haven’t managed to have running for the hills so far dad. I hope that for your sake it stays that way because I don’t think I’m ever going to find another guy quite like him. I know that I’m young and everything but he’s special to me.” My dad just softly nuzzled his cheek against mine wincing when he felt the wet squish of blood.

“Sorry! That’s Haru’s he was leaning against that side, I have to patch him up when we get back home.” I slipped my headphones around my neck and my dad just sighed a little bit. “

This has been quite the eventful evening and not at all was expecting when I eventually went to bed this morning.” I laughed at my dad totally understanding where he was coming from. I bounced on the heels of my shoes with a small smile on my face.

“I’m just glad that Haru is okay. I know that mom probably has the lecture of the century planned out for him but in reality just the fact that he isn’t gravely injured is enough for me.” I reminded him looking back at my brother who looked absolutely terrified of our mom.

“He could have been hurt a lot worse if we hadn’t gotten here so quickly. They were barely even halfway down the course. How did Ichigo look?” I blushed a bright pink remembering the moves that he could do on his skateboard.

“He wasn’t injured at all. Then again, he still boards professionally for the most part. He only took the techie job so that he could look after me. For some reason he took that job upon himself.” I looked at my dad with a raised eyebrow.

“Well gee, I wonder who put that idea into his head. It certainly wasn’t me I can tell you that right now.” My dad was never the type that could lie or look conspicuous easily. My mom always lightly teased him that he couldn’t lie to save his own ass.

“You look stupid dad, I know it was you so you don’t need to cover it up like that. Why did you say something like that to him?” My dad sighed a little bit keeping his arm around my shoulders supportively. For as much as he knew that I could handle myself sometimes I wondered if he didn’t trust me at all.

“I just want to make sure that your properly looked after. I’ve always liked Ichigo. Ever since you two were kids and he first came into your brother and yours lives. He makes you happy. That’s all I’ve ever wanted for you was to be able to be happy. Also to not have to pine for decades after one person because you were too stubborn. I knew that he was going to be different from the other boys that hung around you when you were younger. He was the persistent type. So I told him to look after you as much as he could. That’s why he became a tech crew member.” I looked over at Ichigo who was in his own little world with his headphones on. I could already tell what he was listening to just by his feet movements. For as much as he prided himself on being a badass skater boi he was deep down a huge nerd.

“I am happy dad, even if I didn’t have Ichi I would still be happy. I have a great family, an amazing brother, and I get to do musical theater for fun something that I’ve always wanted to do.” I shrugged it off and my dad just smiled softly at me.

“I know your happy flower but you’ve always been happier when your with that boy doing your own thing. Besides, without him you wouldn’t be nearly as confident as you are right now and I’m happy for that.” I laughed a little bit at my dad shaking my head. I knew that there was no way that I was going to win this argument and I was far too bone deep exhausted to carry on with it.

“Twenty thousand yen says that you can’t guess what he’s listening to.” He told me and I couldn’t help but laugh because this was the easiest bet that I would ever win.

��Lost In Paradise. He does the foot movements for the ending song all the time whenever he listens to it. I’d recognize it anywhere. Want me to go and fact check for you?” My dad laughed openly at me and let go of my shoulder.

“Go work your magic kiddo. I’ll handle your mom when he eventually catches up to me.” I smiled softly at my dad catching up with my best friend and lightly tapping him on the shoulder. I saw his startled jump and him clutch at his hoodie.

“Were you listening to Lost In Paradise?” I asked him and he just smiled a little bit sheepishly at me showing me his phone and that I was one hundred percent right.

“I was right dad!” I smirked a little bit when he sighed. Ichigo just laughed at the familiar bickering with my dad and me.

“You just know me way too well. Are you-umm are you sure that you want to go on a date with me?” He played with his index fingers and I nodded my head.

“My brother doesn’t make decisions for me. I do. I’ve liked you for a really, really long time. Probably about four years now Ichi. I was just too worried about ruining our friendship to say anything.” I took his hand with a small smile on my face.

“You could’ve just told me that you liked me. I knew that you were hiding something from me because you suck at lying it’s one of the few things that makes you like your dad. If you had just told me then we could have started dating in middle school. I’ve pretty much had a massive crush on you since I met you Sakura. I mean how could I not?” I blushed a bright pink cursing my stupid anxiety for getting me this far ahead.

“Well I’m just me there isn’t really anything that special about me. Unless you like your girls with a temper.” I tried to joke even though it sort of fell flat due to how tired I was right now. Ichigo just blinked at me.

“I don’t think that you have a temper it just means that you care about people. I don’t know many people that would get up at three in the morning after only getting two hours of sleep to rescue their younger brother with her parents. You love your family, it’s something that I’ve always known. Even though you pick fights with them it’s so clear that you care about who they are as people. You love your mom and your dad even though they exhaust you. I don’t think that anybody else could put up with all the bickering the way that you do.” I sighed a little bit with a small smile on my face picking up a rock on the ground and thumbing the edge of it.

“They do exhaust me but at the same time I wouldn’t want them any other way. They’re loud, crazy, bicker constantly, most of their nicknames are low key insults, but they’re my parents. They’ve done everything within their power to make sure that I’m okay at school and at home. Even if that meant that my dad scared off every guy other than you from his restaurant. And you only came back because you were persistent.” Ichigo just laughed a little bit at the memory of him being smaller and my dad towering over him.

“I thought that your dad was super admirable because of how often he was there for you. Everyone knows that mine was off and on not that I have any room to complain. He taught me everything that I know about skating and I still am trying to get on his level.” I smiled softly at my best friend walking up the slope next to him.

“You’ll get there one of these days. If anything, I get your feeling. The idea of taking over dad’s restaurant terrifies me. There are all sorts of what if’s that run through my head on a daily basis. Mainly the idea that I’ll let him down. That bugs me constantly.” I didn’t usually mention the amount of pressure that I felt dealing with the looming dread of inheriting one of the most popular restaurants in all of Okinawa.

“Your dad gave you the restaurant because he knows that you can handle it Sakura. It’s a lot of pressure but you don’t need to do everything by yourself. I doubt that he did too. He had your mom on his side even if it was with leering sarcasm a lot of the time.” I laughed a little bit wondering if he would do the same for me, even if this didn’t work out in the long run.

“I know I don’t but asking for help is easier said than done. I say that I can handle it myself but even he can’t do that and has people that help him out. I love cooking and baking. I always will even if it’s a lot of pressure for me to be perfect consistently.” Ichigo leaned against my side causing me to flush a bright pink. It was a miracle that he hadn’t figured out my feelings so much earlier than he actually did because he was a super tactical type.

“I’ll be there to support you, no matter what happens got that? You were my best friend first for our entire lives pretty much so even if dating doesn’t work I’ll always be in your corner. You will run yourself into the ground if you keep going like this though. Is your mom going to do something about all the extra homework that you get?” I gulped a little bit hearing the familiar footsteps coming up behind me. I knew that this wasn’t going to end well.

“Extra. Homework. Ichigo. Explanation. Now.” My mom said, his voice an ominous dark thing that had me cowering behind my best friend.

“Well they always give her extra homework because she isn’t the best in a lot of subjects. She manages to get straight B’s but to her that’s not good enough. So she begs them for extra homework to maintain her straight A track record.” Thanks Ichigo, you know what I take everything that I just said back. I hate you. You suck.

“Sakura, is this true?” I nodded my head faintly and the hug that I got I wasn’t really expecting. My mom had never been much for affection in public preferring to be doting in private.

“You do not need to be perfect all the time. I know that this is something that you’ve struggled with for longer than you would like to admit. This is not okay though. We will work on your self worth. You are worth so much more than you know my darling. It is not worth all this staying up all night just so that you can feel more accomplished. It’s exhausting you and that is not something that I will put up with willingly.” My mom reprimanded lightly and I sighed a little bit into the hug that I was receiving. Ichigo just smiled softly at me.

“There was that so hard? I told you to just talk about what you were going through but as usual you never listen to me.” Ichigo mocked slightly and I glared half heartedly at my best friend for throwing me underneath the metaphorical bus.

“I just wanted you to be proud of me mom. That’s all I’ve ever wanted. I know it probably sounds selfish but I thought that if I worked hard enough I would be smart like Haru…” My mom cradled my face in his hands resting his forehead against mine.

“Both your brother and you have different strengths and weaknesses. I have never known you to be the academic type, you’ve always been more practical. Your head is full of recipes rather than algebra, your dad was the same way when we were in school. It’s not about who gets the best grades at the end of the day. It’s about how hard you work. I know that you work hard and you do your best. That’s all I’ve ever wanted from you my darling. You didn’t need to beg for extra homework just to maintain the same grade point average that your brother does.” He comforted me lightly even though I could tell that what I had said bothered him.

“I will always be proud of you Sakura. You work hard. That alone amounts to how amazing you can be. You baked your first cake all by yourself for your dad’s birthday when you were five. That is not something that the average person can do. For that I will always be so proud of you. You and your brother are naturally different people, much like your dad and I. I wouldn’t trade you for anything in the world my darling. I know how hard you worked even before all this extra homework and I was always proud of you.” He doted on me putting his arm comfortingly around me in a tight hug. I clung to my mom trying to rein in my tears.

“It’s okay to cry Sakura, it’s perfectly natural. I’m sorry that you had to hear it from me Kaoru. I think that it was about time that you knew about the true meaning behind the extra homework.” Ichigo rubbed the back of his neck his dark hair sticking up at odd angels.

“Thank you for telling me Ichigo. It appears that both of my children have forgotten what it is like to be a member of this family.” I felt the sweat drip down my neck and pool at the base of my spine knowing that this conversation was far from over.

“I will proceed with this talk on Sunday. Be prepared for it.” He warned me and I nodded my head stoically grateful that he was giving me at least two days to myself.

“At least he’s letting you off easy right now? Before he would’ve demanded that you talk about it right now. I guess he was really worried about Haru?” I nodded my head with a small sigh. I actually felt a lot better getting that off my chest. I knew that my mom had been worried about me for a long time coming but actually admiring to the reasoning behind all the excess homework made my chest feel a whole lot lighter.

“Are you skipping school tomorrow?” I nodded my head rubbing at my eyes with a big yawn almost tripping.

“Here, lean against me Sakura.” Ichigo told me putting his arm around my shoulders to make sure that I wouldn’t trip and fall flat on my face.

“Sorry that you have to do this for me…” I apologized but my best friend just laughed a little bit at me resting his cheek against my pink hair.

“It’s no big deal really, you’ve had a really emotional night and I know that you haven’t had the easiest time right now. I’m glad that you feel better after talking to your mom and telling her the truth.” I smiled softly at the never ending love and support from my childhood friend.

“I’m actually not dreading the lecture coming because I know that I’ll feel better once I get it done. Though his angry voice just now did terrify me.” I laughed a little bit at my friend as I felt him shutter against me.

“Nothing is scarier than your dad’s interrogations if I’m being entirely honest. It used to scare the absolute crap out of me when I was little. The only reason that I kept coming back was because you were there and you made me happy. I got to teach you skateboarding and we got to have fun together.” I smiled softly since he was the one that got me my first longboard and taught me the basics. I just happened to pick it up super fast and finally had the ability to say that I could ride a skateboard. True, it was a longboard but I finally felt like I fit in amongst my family.

“We did have a lot of fun together as kids. I’m grateful that you were one of the few that stuck around Ichi. I know that he couldn’t have made it easy. He promised me that he wouldn’t interrogate you again unless you became my boyfriend.” I saw the colors flush across my best friend’s cheeks at the idea of him dating me. It was a pretty amazing thought, it wasn’t like he needed to work that hard to make me fall for him when I was already in love with him.

“Then I’ll just have to prepare a thick set of armer for when that happens. For I shall not let milady fight alone.” He joked. I laughed a little bit with a bright pink blush on my cheeks. When I was younger Haru, Ichigo, Ai, and Klaus had been my himbo knights of the round table and we had acted out different stories that we made up as we went along. Even as a young kid I still had the same best friends that I did now. They were the greatest things that had ever happened to me.

“I love you Ichi…” I told him tiredly and he flushed a bright pink with a small stumble but I could tell that he was still happy, ridiculously happy.

“I love you too, I’ll tell you so much that you’ll get sick of it.” He promised me and my heart melted at the sheer idea of having somebody that loved me. True, I had my parents but part of me felt that they were contractually obligated to love me. Ichigo loved me by choice.

“Me too. I can’t promise that my sharp tongue will be tamed or that I won’t bicker with you because it’s basically in my blood at this point. It’s how I show love thanks mom.” I mocked jokingly and my best friend? Boyfriend? Just laughed at at me all the same.

“I wouldn’t trade your sharp tongue for anything in the world. It’s just another thing that I loved about you from a young age. You were the only person that could shut down any jerks on the playground and I just followed you around like a lost puppy dog.” I smiled fondly at the memory. I missed those days when I felt like I could be queen of the playground and tell off bullies instead of being too scared to do it like I was now. As a kid, I didn’t fear anything. I just said whatever was on my mind no matter how rude or unseemly it was.

“I’ll cover you for you in theater tomorrow. God knows that you need a break. I don’t want you doing anything strenuous tomorrow. Not if you can help it.” He advised me and my heart warmed at the idea that he was trying to protect me.

“Don’t worry, my whole family is taking a vacation day and we’re all relaxing. Nobody is doing a damn thing other than taking Haru to the doctor. To which I’ll probably still be asleep. I have a lot of sleep that I want to catch up on.” Ichigo leaned his head against mine with a small loving smile on his face. I couldn’t help but smile along with him, it was such an adorable boyish smile.

“It’s been a while since you’ve had a family day. Seems like it to me anyways, I used to hate them when I was younger because I would be super bored. Hanging out with Ai and Klaus without you just wasn’t the same.” I smiled softly poking his pink cheek with a small laugh. I couldn’t help but do all the things that I had always wanted to do flustered Ichigo. A big part of it was sleep deprivation I needed to get more sleep at night.

“Aww Ichi, I didn’t know that you cared about younger me so much.” I teased lightly and he just rolled his sea green eyes at me.

“You totally knew you can’t lie to me Sakura. You had to have known that I was smitten with you all these years. My dad pretty much never let it go telling me how gross it was thinking about how basically his parents would one day be his future in-laws.” I blushed hotly at the idea of my uncle being the way that he was. Some things would never change and Miya was the youngest out of all the group that came before us. He retained a lot of that childish love of pranks and messing with other people.

“I know that I’m a rotten liar. It’s amazing that I was able to lie to my mom for this long about the extra homework. I’ll just be grateful when I don’t have to beg for it anymore.” I sighed heavily the idea of all that work finally going away not fully sunken in yet.

“I don’t think that your rotten at it really. It’s just that your too pure to be lying to people like that. You were always way more open than most of the other people that we hung around with growing up. I miss that.” I smiled softly at my best friend seeing my family’s car in front of me thankfully done with that walk back up the hill.

“Hey Sakura!” I heard Ai call to me from his spot where he was seated on the ground next to the television screen that was hooked up.

“I see that you found your wayward brother, your mom did not look happy when he got here. Did something happen on his way back up the hill?” I sighed a little bit running my hand through my fringe at the ends of my pink hair.

“He might have found out the reasoning behind all the extra homework and needless to say I am not his favorite person right now. I probably won’t be for quite sometime. But it’s okay, I know that he loves me no matter what. It’s just that I wouldn’t be happy with me right now either.” I told Ai and he just laughed a little bit at me.

“Well better you then me I’d say, is he at least giving you some time before he reins hell upon you?” I nodded my head taking off my helmet and setting down my skateboard.

“I should really get going home, do either of you want a ride back?” I asked my two best friends and they both shook their heads.

“We’ll ride our boards back. My dad already knew that I was going out tonight he told me to do my best to win your heart.” I blushed a bright pink hearing Ai’s laughter at the antics of our favorite crazy uncle. I had no idea how long that my uncle had been shipping us but I had a feeling that it was a long time.

“Flower, time to go!!” I heard my dad call from where he had parked the car and I smiled softly at my family.

“I’ll text you both, preferably when I’ve had a bit more sleep than I’ve been getting.” I waved to my two best friend’s as I walked through the crowds to get to the car. I got into the passenger side since my mom already had my brother cuddled up next to him.

“Did your friends want a ride home?” I shook my head buckling up my seatbelt carefully and put my skateboard onto the floor of car.

“They said that they would both ride their boards home and that Miya already knew that Ichigo had gone out tonight.” I smiled softly feeling my eyes droop a little bit. Everything had turned out alright in the end just as it always did. In this family of chaos where something was always happening it was sometimes hard to catch my breath.

“Sweetheart, get some sleep. I’ll wake you back up again when we arrive back at home.” I melted into into the seat and felt my eyes finally fall shut. I hadn’t even realized that I was so exhausted before I had sat down officially in the car. My dad kissed my forehead with a small smile on his face. He put one arm around my shoulder ignoring my mom’s protest and pulled me into his side.

“Just let me have this Ru, she’s tired and she’s been working so much lately.” I melted into the warmth and drifted off into a small catnap on the way back home.

“Flower, we’re back home.” My dad lightly shook me and I rubbed my eyes yawning openly. I looked back and saw my brother snuggled against my mom.

“I do need to patch him up as best I can before his meeting with the doctor tomorrow.” I told my mom and he just smiled softly at his son.

“Haru, Haru get up darling…” I smiled softly at my brother as he rubbed at his golden eyes. I thumbed my dad’s knuckle and I stretched my hands over my head.

“Come on idiot, I need to fix you up as best I can.” I reminded him and he glared lightly at me for calling him an idiot.

“Don’t call me an idiot…” He whined a little bit and I laughed at him and I got out of the car putting my arm around his shoulders.

“I love you Haru, I’m sorry that I’m teasing you I just want you to take better care of yourself.” I reminded him lightly and he leaned his head against my shoulder.

“I love you too Sakura, I’m sorry that you had to get up so early to come after my stupid ass.” I laughed a little bit at my best friend as he clung to my shoulder. I opened the door to the restaurant and he hobbled a little bit up the stairs.

“Did you twist your uncle you moron?” I asked him and he shook his head a little bit against my shoulder. I looped my arm around his waist and helped carry my best friend back up the stairs.

“No I’m just tired. I did something really stupid and I know that mom is really pissed at me.” I sighed a little bit turning my brother around. I led him through the bathroom and he hopped up onto the counter as I got out the first aid kit so that I could heal him.

“This is going to hurt at first as you already know. I’ll be as gentle as I can. I want to make sure that you’re okay.” He hissed a little bit as I dabbed the antiseptic over his varying wounds to her my brother. I carefully bandaged up all his different injuries.

“Okay that was the last one sweetheart. I know that you’ve been going through a lot right now. Do you want to stay by yourself or with me?” He shook his head at the first question and I helped him off of the countertop with a small smile.

“With you if you don’t think that’s weird. I know we used to do it a lot as children but we haven’t done it in a. Really long time.” I smiled softly at my brother putting my arm around his shoulders and laughing a little bit.

“I can’t judge you sweetheart, come on. You can change into your pajamas! I need to get back into mine as well.” I put my clothes back on and my brother crawled in next to me. My mom came in checking on me and making sure that I had done a good job patching up my brother. My brother snuggled next to me and my mom kissed our foreheads.

“Good night my darlings…” He turned the lights off and left the two of us alone so that we could relax and just get some sleep. I was super sleepy and it looked like my brother was at this point too as he snuggled against me. The next day would bring him lots of chaos and new fun things to do with my family.

#fan fiction #sk8 matcha blossom #sk8 the infinity #my ocs #fan kids

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headcanonpeepsies · 3 years

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hi hi :DDD i am new ? i guess you could say !

i want to start writing headcanons and oneshots for various anime/video game characters !! i’ll accept requests or anything, i hope to make people smile :) .

here, on this post, you’ll find what i do, what i won’t do, and you can learn a bit about me <33 ! thank you !!

Shows/ Games

sk8 the infinity-

-reki

-langa

-miya

-cherry/kaoru

-joe/kojiro

-shadow

no adam :(( he makes me uncomfortable, apologies

toilet bound hanako-kun

- i will do any character :DD

demon slayer

-any character who was in the show, i haven’t read the manga :((

-no muzan, he also makes me uncomfortable BSNSBSB

my hero academia

-any character is fine, except endeavor or hawks. i don’t like endeavor, and i can’t really grasp hawks character enough to write him !

assassination classroom

-anyone :DD

ouran high school host club

-really anyone, but i’m not very good at writing for these characters!! i will try, though, but it probably might be a bit ooc !!

tokyo ghoul

-i haven’t finished this one yet, so the characters are limited :(

-kaneki

-any cafe worker

-and really any investigators

kakegurui

-anyone !!

saiki k

-anyone !!

haikyuu

-anyone !!

soul eater

-anyone, except medusa or lord death :)

bungou stray dogs

-anyone except mori !!

hunter x hunter

-no hisoka or illumi !! hisoka makes me uncomfortable, and i’m not very good at writing illumi.

-anyone else is fine !!

angel beats

-anyone !! but it might take a bit longer to get requests out for this one, it’s been a while since i’ve seen the show :))

wonder egg priority

-any of the main four

toradora

-anyone!!

doki doki literature club

-anyone !!

danganronpa (any of them)

-anyone, except haiji or teruteru :D

your turn to die

-anyone !!

mystic messanger

-anyone but rika, i don’t know much about her !!

About me !! :)

hm hi!! you guys can call me deli :D that’s a nickname people call me a lot. i’m 14 years old, so yes i am a minor !! i won’t be writing any smut or nsfw, so please don’t request it !! i’m fine with angst, gore, mental health issues, anything else, really. i really like writing !! edgar allen poe is one of my favorite authors, and i enjoy e. e. cummings poetry :)) ! really anything goes on this post except nsfw . i also really like angst- fluff kind of comforts!! so please request those too if you have some, they’re totally my favorites. like getting into fights with characters and making up, or things like that :D i’m sorry about all of the people i said made me uncomfortable, it’s quite easy to make me uncomfortable BSNSBS i’ll also try to update the list when i watch more shows :)

thank you vv much!! :D i’ll try to post a oneshot// headcanon soon so you guys can kind of get an idea of my writing style :) i’ll also try to find some good prompt-type lists !!

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theroundbartable · 3 years

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this is a rant. feel free to skip

I just wanted to say, how i actually marvel at how non toxic the Merlin fandom actually is.

I mean, sure we have our different ships, but we all respect each other. And we love all the characters.

Maybe the toxic people have already left, since the show has been concluded in 2012.

But like, if I compare it to other fandoms, we've basically become a part of Arthur's kingdom and decided to live in peace, while other fandoms tear each other apart.

Like, compare it to Spn, who are still discussing whether or not Destiel is canon and if the shows queerbaiting is ok or real or whatever man. And now moved on to shipping the actors, which I personally would absolutely refrain from. But maybe that's just me.

lately i've started watching sk8. and.... well, the first season isn't even complete yet. But according to the wikepedia article i read, the producers were active in no. 6 and there is one from banana fish as well? Anyway, the show is clearly gay coded. Even more so, I think they focus as much on the relationships between their characters as they did in yuri on ice. The relationships are GREAT. And I don't know, to make the ships canon they don't even have to cross a line. They're basically already together. But the chances are higher than in most shows that they'll be confirmed. anyway

people are already bashing how it's "queerbait" and how they can already see it be the next voltron and

.... holy shit please stop. Voltron's potential has been ruined be the producers promises.

Two characters where one has basically already admitted to loving the other is a completely different thing than a show who advertises a gay character and then decided to not choose the two obvious candidated with actual relationship dynamic and instead use the tortured ptsd character and kill of his love interest and show no actual reaction or background story.... at all.

And yes, i understand you're hatred for Adam.. But please, he's written as the enemy. His actions are SUPPOSED to be bad.

I personally really like his character, because now easy he is to antagonize. It's easy to see where he's toxic and where he's wrong. And it's also clear why they want to defeat him and all that. And how he's just an uncomfortable person to be around.

He is literally written as the bad guy. People are still allowed to like his character. Not his personality

There is a difference. I'd never want to meet him in real life. But the atmosphere he creates and the plot he carries are extremely interesting.

What i'm saying is, this show is already being corrupted by hate comments and it's so sad, because most of the show is really wholesome.

maybe it's just me. i really like the show. But I don't think it would be good for anyone to engage in a fandom that starts complaining about the entire romance stuff (which is part of the plot but not the main point), before the first season is even concluded. And without there being an actual sign that they'll be "just friends". Srsy, the way they're written i wouldn't even mind. if that is what "just friends" is, then honestly, i wouldn't WANT more.

(Adding a female romance interest after all this would just be bad writing, honestly.)

sorry. i'm just so used to people loving the characters and the way the story is written in Merlin (even though we all know how bad it is at times), that this kind of discussion seems unnecessary to me.

My own personal complaint about sk8 would be, where are the girls? i mean, there are some. But one is a mom (i saw someone calling her a milf. now who's the weird one). there is another mom, who i love very much with all her daughters. Reki's mom is awesome) One is a robot and the other is a red haired woman without yet explained history as the antagonist to adam.

where are the female skaters? There could be really badass ones. or skilled but shy ones, but there aren't any. at least none i've seen actually do anything. Let alone lgbtq ones. haven't seen anyone complain about that.

there is more i have to say about this, but i'll stop here. Because I don't think that's what the story is about. And i can live with that. As it's a personal choice of the author.

Anyway, i think we should all appreciate stories more. The story for what the story is.

It's gotten lost over time. Stories are mostly character driven nowadays, as we've all become more self aware. But i wish, we could at least enjoy plots again, without making everything about canon ships that HAVE to be confirmed by kissing.

i'm glad to see a show where not everything's about THAT. A show that treats it's characters and it's plot with respect. No matter what kind. I'm just glad they're not blaming actors again, as they did in voltron. (which is probably only because there are none.)

#venting #rant #personal #delete later #fandoms #please don't read this i just had to tell someone #talking to the void

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snowflake-of-destruction · 3 years

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Please tell me what is Sk8 the Infinity Train WIP!! I love infinity train, so much so that I refused to watch the final episode bc I didn't want it to end (but now that we're getting more seasons i need to get on that)

HOLD THE PHONE WE’RE GETTING MORE SEASONS?!? ARE WE GETTING THE AMELIA MOVIE?

...I don’t see anything about season 5 but the petitions/outcry/ #finishinfinitytrain

Have...Have you not watched the season 4? (I mean, no shame. It only came out April 15th, all in one day) Do you not know that it is still cancelled and it was just misleading because they announced the cancellation before they even had season 4 trailers/were dumping 4 because it was already made?

There has been/is still serious campaigning to get seasons 5-8 picked up. It trended over the NFL draft on April 29th.

Tell me you have info I don’t, and we are getting more.

Oh man, if you haven’t watched the end of 3 yet, it’s pretty intense. We’re going to talk more about Infinity Train, but, first, the crossover fic. Most of this summary I’ve posted before, but people shall hear it again!

It will take place post season 3 of Infinity Train (and feature cameos from some familiar denizens and residents, some featuring more heavily than others. In fact, the opening may be Grace and Adam having a chat) and before Sk8 season one would have started.

Reki ends up on the train from some to be defined later event at S that tipped his feelings of inadequacy into overdrive, and put him on the same kind of spiral as in canon Sk8 midseason except this universe worse because he doesn’t have Langa or the squad from Sk8 proper. He just has skateboarding, and he’s “not even good at that.” Though typical angst isn’t enough for the train, so make the incident suitably dramatic.