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Uphold - LotCF & transported! Reader

a/n: idk what came over me but when i got my senses back a whole day has passed and I've written 12 pages

Warnings: might be ooc, male reader, use of prince for reader (like how in some they call the duke's children prince/princess yeah like that), there's romantic feelings involved but it wasn't that touched upon, i might've messed up the timelines, novel spoilers (but i think they were quite vague), if you hate soft characters then reader is not for you, bit of angst, death, Alberu and Cale focused

English isn’t my first language so there will be grammatical errors

Pls don't repost my work anywhere without my permission

If there's something missing in the warnings let me know so I can add it

Any form of interaction toward the post is appreciated <333

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‘It hurts’

Red. All you can see was red.

Was it your blood? Was it someone else's? You have no idea.

Dying. You know you're dying.

This war has been going on for too long. Too many have been lost. Your family, friends, acquaintances. Almost all of them are gone.

Except for one

Cale Henituse

He's the only one left in your life, and you’re the only one left in his.

And now you’re dying. About to leave him.

‘Ah till the end I haven’t said my feelings’

Maybe it was for the best. You aren’t quite sure yourself. All your brain can register is the stinging pain in your chest along with the pounding that just keeps on getting worse.

Red. Everything was red. Still you can make out the silver armor with a bit of red hair sticking out.

You try to weakly reach out your hand towards the blurry figure you know too well. Not sure whether you’re reaching the right place. In spite of that you still reach out, hoping to at least feel his warmth for the last time.

“...I …I’m so rry”

Tears were probably flowing out from your eyes. You weren’t quite sure from all the blood on you but it felt like you were crying.

‘I’m sorry for leaving you alone’

‘I’m sorry for not telling you my true feelings’

‘I’m sorry for even harboring this feelings’

’Just for everything, I’m sorry’

Sadly you don’t have the energy to even speak those words.

Aside from that you believe you have no other regrets. You tried your best with the war. Try your best to uphold your family name. Protect the country, the world.

“Don’t, don’t talk. Save your energy help will come soon. Your crown prince hyung is on his way”

Were there tears flowing down from his face? You weren’t sure. At this point even your hearing was fuzzy.

It was too late to be saved and both of you knew that.

“D on’t le ave, plea se. Just ..just stay w ith me till the en d”

“Okay okay, I’m here I won’t leave you. Your other hyung is nearby too, just hang on.”

Frail, bloody hands gripped strong, shaky ones. For the last moments of your life you just want to be at peace and spend time with your childhood friends. Something you haven’t gotten the chance to do ever since the war started. You think the times you’ve seen your crown prince hyung’s face can be counted on one hand.

“I’m here, your other hyung is here. I’ve also called a healer.”

You didn’t manage to catch his next words clearly. But you can understand that it’s him apologizing that he can’t use the star of healing on you. You’re aware that it’s no one’s fault. He used the star of healing earlier and it wasn’t a waste so that’s good with you.

Black spots fill your sight and your hearing becomes more fuzzy. Your grip on Cale’s hands was getting weaker and weaker.

“Hyu ng …Alberu hyung. Ple ase ta ke care of the king dom.”

‘I’m sorry I can’t continue to take care of it with you.’

You know you’re time was almost up

You have a lot of regrets but you know it’s no use mulling over them now

But still. Before you pass, maybe you can say it softly.

Before you rest eternally

Before you depart forever

“I ..I love you”

‘So much that leaving you hurts more than dying’

Not sure how you managed to say those three words coherently. You were glad to be able to convey your feelings at the last moment.

With that, the black spots have fully dominated your sight and the world seemed so quiet and peaceful.

‘I died…’

‘I’m sure I died’

Waking up with a slight jolt you see yourself inside your room. Specifically, you’re inside your room at the Henituse state.

“Is something the matter young master?”

Ron was standing by your bedside with a tray of tea and your favorite sweets. He looked like a concerned old man. But you know better after finding out his an assassin.

“... oh.. Um Ron, what’s the date?”

Confusion and dread filled your entire being. Sure you have a room at the Henituse territory as you seem to practically live there, but you haven’t been at this place since the war broke out. That and you were sure Ron left the Henituse family a few years ago.

“...The 29th day of the 3rd month in the 781st year of the felix calendar. Is there a problem, young master? You seem to be sweating.”

If it was Cale it could be passed as him being drunk. That wasn’t the case with you though. You were always the rational one between the two of you. The one reeling the problematic young master and preventing him from doing great damage. So of course if you’re the one asking people are bound to be concerned.

“I.. I had a nightmare. Please get me something refreshing to drink. Ah, but leave the tea.”

Being the ever attentive butler Ron is, he already has a towel ready and was wiping the bullets of sweat that has gathered on your wake after getting your permission. He also already told someone to prepare your bath and get a drink from the kitchen.

You just let everything happen in a daze. You weren’t sure what happened or what’s going on as the servants helped you bathe. But you were sure that time turned back.

It turned back a day before Cale met the soon-to-be renowned swordsman, Choi Han.

The ever capable butler Ron observed as the other servants attended to you. It has been almost an hour since you woke up but you still seem to be out of it. He was sure that nothing happened yesterday as he personally watched his two puppy young masters.

For some reason though, two cute puppies are suddenly acting strange.

Well it might really just be a nightmare but Ron was still suspicious.

“Young master Cale will be dining with everyone for breakfast. Shall you do the same?”

“Huh? Oh? Cale at the breakfast table? Sure I’ll go too”

“I shall make preparations then.”

The old man was still concerned yet he still followed orders and started preparing so the duke’s son could join breakfast.

‘Something’s weird’

‘That’s not Cale’

Yes it’s Cale but at the same time it’s not. As if someone took over his body. No one else seemed to notice it so you kept quiet.

As you ponder on how that could be possible you remembered something.

“Young master, I don’t have much left in this world so I have to tell you something.”

“Auntie Jour please don’t say that. Cale will be sad.”

“I know, that’s why I need you to take care of him when I’m gone. Both of your souls are special, that’s why you have to remember that even if one day you wake up and Cale doesn’t seem to be our Cale you still should take care of that Cale.”

“But if it’s not our Cale then why should I help him?”

“Because it’s probably our Cale’s plan. I know I may sound odd to you right now, but I believe that you’re a bright child. Everything will make sense in due time.”

Not long after that the news of Jour’s death reached your ears. It was also the start of your best friend acting like trash after the count brought home a new family.

You knew that every action Cale takes has a meaning behind it. Years of knowing each other and having each other’s back solidified the trust the two of you have.

And that trust is exactly what you’ll believe in. Trust and the late Countess Jour’s words.

Lost in your thoughts, you didn’t notice a forehead coming in contact with yours.

“You seem to be sick, you should’ve stayed in bed.”

“I didn’t know.. I’ll do better next time”

Excusing yourself from the dining room, you tried to make your exit and go back to your room. Your legs seem to have other plans as not even 5 steps in it gave up on you.

Thankfully, Cale has quick reflexes and managed to catch you in time.

‘Stupid weak body, stupid regressing thingy’

Embarrassed, you wanted for the ground to swallow you whole. You didn’t even know this guy and you already showed your stupid side within the first hour of meeting him!

“You know your body was weak, why did you even bother?”

“Ehehe I’m sorry hyung.”

“Haizz, just make sure to rest. We’ll inform the duchy about your condition.”

Giving him a toothy grin, you got out of his embrace as a maid came to help you go back to your room. No matter how shameful that incident is on your end, you got to know that the new Cale seems to know quite a bit about this world. But it’s not enough as his etiquette is lacking. You would probably need to help him with that.

Your Cale might be trash but you know he still has class.

Unfortunately your plans were put off as you were in and out of consciousness. Regressing seems to take a lot of toll from your already weak body. Well, for you this is better than war.

Even though you were mostly in charge of tactics, there were still times you had to go out to the battlefield yourself as your forces were too little compared to the White Star’s forces.

‘-10/10 wouldn’t recommend it. I especially hated how I always get a fever after a month of fighting.’

You get chills just by thinking about it. Ron, the one Cale assigned to take care of sick you, seems to have misunderstood and thought that your cold is getting worse.

“Oh no, the young master seems to be shivering. Get a new blanket while I change the basin water. Also ask Beacrox to prepare soup for him to eat.”

Contrarily, you actually felt hot. Not that you’re in any condition to talk so you just let them do your thing as you lost your consciousness for the nth time.

Thus you spent a few days like that. By the time you got better to the point where you can play again Cale seem to have a new companion.

“...This poor dongsaeng got sick for a few days and you already found someone to replace him huh?”

Surprisingly there wasn’t a scar on your friend's ‘beloved face’ as he calls it, even after meeting Choi Han. Instead, the man you know as the youngest swordmaster seems to be following Cale like a stray kitten waiting to be adopted.

Meanwhile Cale Henituse didn’t even hide his done everything with expression as you circle Choi Han. The count’s eldest son just sighed at the two of you, not even giving you a proper response as he opted to drink tea instead.

“Hey you! Why are you slouching huh? Sit up straight and hold your cup properly! Wipe that stain on the corner of your lip too. I know you can feel it. Aish this hyung, how many times do I have to nag you about your manners! You didn’t even offer me tea like how a true gentleman is supposed to do! You may be trash but I won’t let you devolve into a full on barbarian and forget your manners!”

Needless to say, the part that implies you always nag about these things are lies. Original Cale didn’t need to be reminded of any of these things as he was naturally refined. Not the same can be said about the man in front of you though so you can only make up the excuse of nagging to try and teach him.

Luckily, even though Cale showed you an annoyed expression he still did as you said. His willingness to absorb every word you say makes you think that this will be easy. Even though he was muttering about how your choice of words weren’t formal in the slightest bit.

“NO I DON’T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE HUHU THIS ISN’T EASY AT ALL, TAKE ME BACK! I SAID TAKE ME BACK”

“Young master please don’t push yourself too much. Our young master Cale will worry if you get sick again.”

“No.. just give me a few more minutes to finalize this. Cale and the others are working with no rest. I have to do the same and catch up.”

Many things happened while you were with this new Cale. The past that you knew was completely rewritten by him and everything was going well thanks to that.

You also did your best to help subtly. He doesn’t know that you regressed nor does he know that you know he's a transmigrator so you can’t just present yourself and tell him you also know what happens in the future. Additionally, his knowledge about ancient powers and races seem to exceed your own.

Still, that didn’t stop you from giving him hints about things he didn’t seem to know and guiding him. Especially when it comes to formality and people that your Cale knew personally.

Fortunately those formalities aren’t needed that much any more since you’re currently in the middle of war and not only did the Henituse household become a duchy. Their eldest son, Cale Henituse, also formally became the crown prince’s sworn brother.

Throughout all this you have been balancing your responsibilities as the youngest son of your duchy and helping Cale and his group out. Sure it was taxing and no one, not even yourself, knew how you managed to do all that work but it was very rewarding. As time passes on you slowly understand why the original Cale left this world in this new Cale’s hands.

‘Thankfully I didn't develop feelings for him. Once was enough. Two times is cringey’

One of your worries when you first regressed was the fact that you might develop feelings for Cale since he and your Cale act so much alike. As time passes though, you only seem to see him as a dependable but always annoyed older brother figure. Sure you miss the Cale that you know and you know to yourself that you still love him.

But it’s because of that love that you respect and understand his decision. It’s because of that love that you willingly helped this new person Cale left without hesitation and no expectations of a payment except for the betterment of the world.

Additionally, the people Cale gathered are good people too. Everyone’s friendly and are willing to help you to the best of their abilities. So all is well and good.

“Ron told me you wouldn’t budge so I came to get you myself.”

Sharp, reddish-brown eyes came into view as his hands took away the document containing your messy writing. His tone was nonchalant as usual but concern within those irises can be seen clearly.

“I’m sorry hyung. I got carried away with making plans for the next attack. I didn’t mean to worry you.”

You cupped his face as if hoping your touch would make him forget just how you neglect yourself.

At first Cale was a bit overwhelmed with the amount of skinship you have to offer. Sure he has read it on Birth of a Hero back at Earth but experiencing it was different.

Cale Henituse’s closest friend who’s 3 years younger than him and the same age as his brother, Bassen Henituse. The kid is always sticking close to him. No matter how dangerous the situation is or how busy the young man seems to be. But even if you’re younger than him, he didn’t feel like he was babysitting you at all.

‘Well the book did say that the two of them stood on equal grounding despite him being younger and despite Cale being the son of a count and him being the son of a duke.’

That doesn’t mean that the prince didn’t act his age. Poor young master Cale is always the subject of the man’s pranks. He is also very touchy. Holding hands or simply grabbing the edge of his clothes when they go out. Clinging close to him at every formal gathering like balls and banquets. Whining and getting jealous whenever he sees Alberu pay more attention Cale or Cale pay more attention to Alberu.

“I have no other friends aside from you two, and you guys didn’t even become friends for that long! I was friends with the two of you first so have to pay more attention to me and not leave me out!”

You would say whenever Alberu deliberately ignores you just to see your cute cheeks puff up in jealousy. Despite your pure and childish antics, there were times where Cale was amazed at your abilities. To the point of almost suspecting you.

Sure he has read about how smart and hands on you are at everything. But that can’t explain the times that your deduction of the enemies moves are scarily accurate as it was one on one. Also for someone who was raised with a diamond spoon you seem to know a lot about wars, especially strategizing for one. As if you have experience in doing that sort of stuff.

“...Are you still angry? I said I was sorry. I’ll take care of myself better. Please don’t tattle on Alberu hyung.”

“I wasn’t even thinking about it but thanks for the idea. I have a meeting with him after dinner. I'm sure he’ll be happy to hear from you.”

“No! Hyung! I said I was sorry, please! He’ll make me stay with aunt Tasha again, hyuk!”

Desperately grabbing at the redhead eating steak, you tried your best to beg him to change his mind. Regardless of the big possibility of getting scolded by Alberu, and most likely your family as he will for sure tell them, you still can’t help but laugh. During your first life when the war broke out there were little to no mundae moments like this as everyone was always on edge.

‘It’ll be nice if things stay like this forever’

Perhaps you jinxed yourself when you softly spoke to yourself about your hopes and dreams of maintaining the relationship you currently have with your hyungs and Choi Han. Because it seems as if that won’t be possible since the universe was never on your side.

Clammy hands fidgeted and tried to find a pen and paper it could scribble on. The three men and the one baby dragon in the room know that that’s your nervous reaction. Even if it wasn't, anxiety was audibly written on your face.

“Don’t be nervous, we just want to clear some things up with you.”

Hands scribbling on the pen and paper Choi Han gave you with all of your attention focused on them. You wanted to retaliate that opening the conversation by mentioning the original Cale didn’t help with your uneasiness. But you didn’t think you’re in the position to talk so you settled on scribbling more, unintentionally letting some of your inner thoughts out on the poor paper.

“Instructor is right, we aren’t angry, okay? It’s just that Cale said that the God of Death told him something that we need to confirm with you.”

Alberu tried to speak as softly as he could. He knew that you weren’t great with confrontation since the two of you were kids. You always tried to have someone that can speak up for you in case you have the tendency to clam up when questioned. But that isn’t possible right now. You’re the only one who can confirm the god’s words and answer their questions.

“That imbecile god told me and I quote

[If you have more questions about White Star and his forces it’ll be best to ask that young duke kid with you. Oh and take care of him or else the Kim Rok Soo now will have both of our heads]

That heavily implies multiple things. I’m sure I don’t need to explain each one to you, you’re a smart kid.”

It felt as though you’ve been caught red handed. Cale was right he didn’t need to explain further for you already know what the god was talking about.

Scared as you were, that didn’t stop you from explaining your situation to them. From Cale’s mother’s words to you regressing and confirming that Cale isn’t Cale through the few and rare books about regressors and transmigrators.

Furthermore for the first time since time was turned back, you finally confined just how hard your first life was. How hard it was to experience dying. The pain on your abdomen that you swear you can still feel sometimes. How you still caress the spot where you were brutally stabbed by Sayeru, the bear tribe king. For the first time in a long while you were completely vulnerable. All the tears and pain that have been holding themselves back finally let themselves out as you hug Raon as if he was a stuffed toy.

“Human, the little prince fell asleep.”

Red, swollen eyes with cheeks marred dried tears, your sleeping face resembles a poor child. Despite your arms being loose now, the balck dragon didn’t make a move to get out of your hold. On the contrary he tightens his hug as an offering to comfort you in your sleep.

“Dongsaeng, please continue taking care of him. We all know that he is a smart but fragile child. Even if he knows you aren’t the original Cale Henituse he definitely looked up to you like you're his older brother.”

“Haaa… Who do you think took care of that kid for the past two years since he got permission to tag along with me.”

Their conversation ended when Choi Han picked up the sleeping figure along with the dragon who refuses to let go so he can place them in a proper bed. Before the three of them left to further talk about business Cale and Alberu didn’t forget to advise their people to not let the man work until further notice.

“So that’s what you look like? Is that how my hyung looks too? Wow hyung you’re quite the looker yourself!”

The people inside the cintamani, especially Kim Rok Soo, were speechless as you gushed about them upon seeing them the first time.

“Yes yes now shut up and focus on your work. If you don’t finish filling those documents on time the duke said he’ll personally come to take you home.”

“Rok Soo hyung, are you seeing how your other self treats me? His so mean”

“He sounds right though, you have to finish the work unless you want to suffer the consequences.”

“Rok Soo will be Rok Soo”

Pouting, you went over your desk with Raon to finish the work assigned to you. Your family has been lenient on you with the paperwork as of late. They know just how hard the work you're doing with the crown prince and the young commander’s group. But they didn’t want you to forget how to handle territory affairs so they still assign you a bit of paperwork here and there.

You know that they’re doing it out of concern for you. You even understand where they’re coming from. Still, that doesn’t stop you from whining and kicking whenever you see your personal assistant enter the room with paperwork from the duchy.

In no time paperwork was ceased, your aide who used to hold a pen went back to holding a sword.

“My prince, I’m a knight first and foremost, therefore your safety is my priority. Playing assistant was just like a part time ”

Those were the words of comfort your kneeling knight told you while preparing for the Puzzle City war.

The whole thing was like the roller coaster on earth Rok Soo told you about. One moment things were looking good for your group, then the next moment someone on your side will become heavily injured. You tried to go to the front lines too but your gravely injured commander, Cale who’s suffering from his plate being broken for the second time, stopped you. Even though he didn’t manage to get his intentions out, you fully understood his unspoken words.

Raon is most likely the one who’s going to take over his work. The dragon is capable, great and mighty as he calls himself, but he was also used to being on the front lines. That’s where you step in, so that Raon can keep a clear head and keep the flow of communication smooth running. You have to be there as the second brain and back him up.

Like that, your side held out while Cale was recovering.

Events that happen after seem like a fever dream to you. Your hyungs and just everyone in your group seemed to be more unhinged than usual. Well they have been more unhinged since your Alberu hyung got his hands on a gun.

But thanks to those unhinged plans and crazy actions, everyone got past the hurdles that came your way. No matter how hard the Sealed God and White Star’s forces tried, you always outsmart them.

“Don’t, don’t speak. Just let me have this moment.”

You speak against the sturdy chest of your hyung who now goes by the name Kim Rok Soo. Partly it was because you were too embarrassed at the thought he’ll bring up your confession. At the same time you really just want to have a few moments of silence and embrace the hyung you haven’t seen for so long.

“Yes yes I won’t speak”

“You’re still speakingggg”

His laugh vibrated in his chest making you, the one holding onto him, feel ticklish. He might look different, sound different but you know that he's still your best friend. Your first and last love in both lives.

No matter how annoyed you are with the God of Death and his shenanigans, you’re glad that he gave you this chance. The chance to see your best friend again, even if it was possibly for the last time.

Silently, you listened as the two men spoke to each other. As you listened you were also enlightened as to what happened. How Cale and Rok Soo exchanged positions. The deal made with God of Death. Why Cale- you guess he goes by Rok Soo now, chose to go and live on earth.

“It’s time to go back.”

Hellos always ended with goodbyes, and this meeting was no different. You wished you could spend more time here. There are still a lot of things you want to say. Stories you want to share. But that’s selfish and you know it.

“Hopefully we can maybe meet in our next lives. Then perhaps we can straighten things out between us then.”

Rok Soo whispered softly as he kissed your forehead goodbye. Too stunned to speak, you could only hold your forehead while running back to Cale red faced.

“That explains why you were so willing to go with his plans even when he left without an explanation.”

“Shut up! Shut up! It’s not like that!”

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msm-tsotmw · 11 months

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5/13/20XX

I have nothing to say except for the fact that it’s getting really windy out here, plus I’ve been trying to read this ONE book but the pages keep flipping. Wait…

(Sprigg spots a bunch of strange glyphs on a piece of aged paper tucked between two of the pages.)

What’s That ?

AGH! TOORIE!

Oh , Sorry , Heh Heh ! I Was Just Curious About That Piece Of …

Toorie, NO. Don’t touch it.

(It’s too late. Toorie’s already picked up the piece of paper, but her poor grip and the wind blows it away.)

FUCK-

OH . UH-

(Luckily, Mondo catches it. He tries to read it, but his cringefail simp brain cannot comprehend the glyphs.)

the fuck is this

Uh…

May I take a look ?

Oh. Sure. It’s just another page of glyphs.

(Mauna squints at the piece of paper. She tucks it in her bag.)

We should probably dock somewhere so that I can read this better . Sprigg , is there anywhere on the map that is located near us?

(Sprigg squints at the map on the boat deck.)

…Faerie Island, apparently. It’s a few days away from here.

I think I can handle waiting for that long . I should keep an eye on this paper , just in case !

Speaking Of The Paper , What’s It About ?

More glyphs .

Ooh ! Interesting !

nice

what do you think they mean

I … do not know yet . Let us just keep sailing , for now !

Okay !

alr

But the thing is, we’re gonna need someone here to tell us if we’ve reached Faerie yet. I don’t think ANY of us have been there before.

Hmm …

maybe I could help?

(Everyone on the boat looks up at the top of the mast to find Flitz sitting there, with a pair of goggles on top of her head, as well as a compass watch on her right talon.)

ey flitz

how did you get here

well, uh-

i… kinda figured you guys would need help on your trip! plus, I did help you guys find your way to some places before, if I recall correctly…

what I’m saying is, I just wanted to join! adventuring seems WAY more fun than just sitting at my screen posting pics of food all day, haha.

Well , You’re Welcome To Join The Team !! We Did Need A Navigator , Anyway , Haha .

So do you know where Faerie Island is? It’s a few days away from here, but I’m not sure which way we should be heading…

faerie island? wait, my friend Siku lives there! I think if you just go straight ahead, then steer left for a few days, then you’ll get there. the giant beanstalk on the beach is a tell-tale sign! Siku told me that-

Maybe try not to distract us from navigating.

ah. okay.

Nonono , you can tell us ! My partner Moperetta is good friends with Siku , too .

wait, you and Mops are dating?

Erm … yes ! We recently started dating , right before I joined you guys .

oh, that’s amazing!! Mops told me that it thinks you’re beautiful, smart, and graceful, and I’m glad you two finally got to be together.

Me too !

Aww ! It’s Wonderful How Moperetta Finally Got To Be With The Monster They’ve Always Dreamed Of Being With . Right , Mondo ?

oh uh

yeah

(Sprigg shoots a look at Mondo that looks like this.)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

yeah uhhhhHHH

anyways, Flitz is here!! she’s pretty good at finding directions, also I think they’re gonna need a bigger boat for all these new members lol

might add a Faerie monster to the team idk-

-Mod Jimmy 🗣️

#msm #my singing monsters #msm au #my singing monsters au #furcorn #furcorn msm #pompom #pompom msm #mammott #mammott msm #kayna #kayna msm #tweedle #tweedle msm

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featureenvyproductions · 8 months

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Music of My Heart Masterpost

Trying to motivate myself to make progress on this poor story I've neglected for years at this point. I never intended to abandon it completely, though I may compress it substantially since I think I'm the only one here who really knows/cares about it and I can get my point across with a couple more books and a sequel one shot. We'll see how it goes.

Anyway the first step is collecting all the chapters I guess. I don't know whether to put that or the summary first. Oh well I suppose if you're new here you don't know what this is...

So, if you're new here, one of my special interests for a long time was visual kei and music in general (and low key they still are), and I conceived this story when channeling that, years and years ago. Like when I was in high school (turn of the century-ish) years ago. I started drawing it a few times and stopped and revised it, but this is the definitive version, which I started working on in maybe 2015 or 2016.

It follows a couple of teenagers in the 80s in Tokyo as they sort of navigate their transition into adulthood and explore the things that keep them together or drive them apart, and try to figure out what their place is in a bigger world they begin to realize they may not be cut out for. They explore a lot of these things interacting with each other with their cobbled-together band at the center.

Here are the chapters I have so far. (I've also collected most of them into 3 books, with a 4th on the way once chapter 28 is done....There are links to those on the website www.featureenvyproductions.com/shop.php)

This is appropriate for a teen audience but be aware that there are some hints of family dysfunction/domestic violence (not pictured explicitly), as well as smoking habits consistent with the time period. I generally add other content warnings as needed.

(A Quick Note: You may see this comic referred to as "Boku no Kokoro no Ongaku" around here as well...My main reason for that was just literally having the title be the same as that of a key song they write and perform in the story, but I've kind of scrapped this over the years because I'm not sure I like the song anymore. I may rewrite it or I may scrap it and you'll never hear it idk. Anyway that's why I mostly am going to use the english version of the title going forward. It's more easy for people to stumble upon too.)

(chapters 1-15 have the pages laid out a little weird because they're from back when tumblr only let you do 10 images at a time. There are links to the website versions where you can see the pages alone though don't worry and also just oh my god ignore how cringey i talked then. If you prefer to read the chapters without my obnoxious commentary, head to http://www.featureenvyproductions.com/comics.php?initialcomicid=1)

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

(end dreaded before times format)

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

APPARENTLY I JUST NEVER POSTED CHAPTER 22 so here's a link to the website version http://www.featureenvyproductions.com/comics.php?initialcomicid=1&initialchapter=22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Also all the music you see in these is actually real. I can't promise it's GOOD but like I tried my best here....If you want to hear midi versions, here's all those so far:

Perfect Dream

Watch You Burn

Trouble

Drag You To Hell

#boku no kokoro no ongaku #indie comic #queer comic #music #music of my heart comic #sorry there's no real versions of the songs #I wrote most of them back when my guitar skills were SUBSTANTIALLY better than they are now #maybe one day I'll sit down and get my abilities back

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corvidsong · 1 year

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good morning :] i’m really excited about having an art tumblr again and i’m looking forward to taking off with it!! i’m gonna ramble for a bit about my plans here under the readmore ♥

i’ve been doing some thinking about how i want to navigate this account and my posts; firstly, i’ll try to post an art piece daily as i usually do on twitter, and i have a HUGE backlog of art to post here, so look forward to that! i’ll also keep a dedicated tag system for art, OCs, text posts, answered asks, reblogs, etc. so it’s easy to find everything!

also, as i’m an OC artist and i do a lot of worldbuilding and development on many of my characters (they’re my whole world!), i’m thinking of just dropping a link to each character’s toyhouse page when i post art of them! that way people can see more of the character if they want (also a subtle plug to my toyhouse as i’m very active there, follow me there too if you haven’t already!) admittedly i don’t do as much worldbuilding on most of my furry characters who are just fun for me to draw, but they still mean a lot to me regardless, and i like having an excuse to think about them more :] i already went back and edited my last art post for a link to bonaire’s page.

i used to be mostly active on tumblr before the nsfw ban and missed having a place to post about my characters (thank you no word limit) and i used to get asks about them which made me so happy!!! i welcome messages in general, about my art or characters or anything else, it makes my day. i love rambling and could go on for ages about my characters so if you’re ever curious about them, shoot me an ask! i still remember a lot of the questions i received about my OCs on my old art blog (not gonna drop the @ but if you know you know lol)

i mostly do development on my human OCs which i may or may not post here at times, idk i’m very shy about my human art. but i enjoyed talking about my bloodborne OCs here in ages past so we’ll see how it goes >.>

i don’t wanna ramble for too long so i’ll end here but perhaps over time we’ll get used to my OCs here and maybe i’ll open up to talk about them more. i’ll try to be a little more open about them here than i am on twitter since i can add more text to posts ^.^ here’s my toyhouse in the meantime! and thanks for reading if you got this far haha

#rambles

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im-no-jedi · 2 years

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MLWTBB: My Friends Bolo & Ketch

aka the (continued) journey into my self insert nonsense✨

notes: this is a continuation of my story, “My Life With The Bad Batch”; I highly recommend reading that first before this one! I created a few new planets for this story. I’m also not 100% versed in SW terminology, so forgive me if some things are labeled incorrectly! each chapter will be rated accordingly, as opposed to the overall fic. lastly, there is romance in this story. hope you enjoy! 💙

add. notes: this chapter was edited and proofread by my sis @jam-n-ham! thanks sis!! 😋💙 also, in the future, all my stories will have summaries before each chapter (because I honestly hate when fics don’t have summaries so idk why I haven’t done any for my own stories until now... oh well 😆)

Chapter 6 (final), 4400+ words, rated G (not a single bad thing in this one 💙)

previous chapters: Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5

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The day was finally almost over. It had been nearly two hours since Bolo and Ketch left Hannah inside The Krag’s place, and the sun was mere minutes away from fully setting. The entire time they’d been waiting outside, Bolo and Ketch were trying to figure out what they should do. Hannah had told them to go back to Cid’s if she wasn’t out by sunset, but neither of them felt ok doing that. They didn’t want to disrespect Hannah’s wishes, but they’d also made that promise to Cid to bring Hannah back safely. They didn’t know what to do.

Unsurprisingly, a good portion of their time was spent arguing about which course of action to take. Although they both seemed to mostly be on the same page about things, their lack of communication skills resulted in unnecessary disagreements between them, per the norm. At one point, Bolo almost took the landspeeder for himself to leave Ketch there on his own out of spite. He couldn’t go through with it though. He couldn’t leave his friends behind, although he only admitted to staying for Hannah’s sake. Ketch was able to at least agree with that as well.

It was then that both of them realized how utterly useless they felt. All day, Hannah had been the one doing all the important stuff, even though they had been the ones to break the jukebox in the first place. Yes, Ketch had given up his mom’s bracelet as a trade and Bolo had expertly navigated them to The Krag’s place in the landspeeder, but that paled in comparison to everything Hannah had done. Especially now that she was stuck in The Krag’s place for who knows how long.

If only they were a couple of highly trained super soldiers like her Clone friends.

With only a small sliver of sunlight now left in the sky, Bolo and Ketch were at their wits end. They’d spent so much time bickering and worrying that the day had gotten away from them. But their resolve hadn’t changed. They still wanted to return to Cid’s with Hannah in tow, not leave her stuck in some crime lord’s secret mountain hideaway. But what could they do? They weren’t super soldiers like the Bad Batch; they weren’t even that great at playing the arcade games in Cid’s parlor. They had to do something though.

Suddenly, a loud noise caught their attentions. It was still deathly quiet in the valley, so it was easy to ascertain both what the sound was and where it came from.

It sounded like a scream. And it sounded like it came from inside the building.

Bolo and Ketch began to panic. There was no question in their minds about who had just screamed. But again, what could they do?

At that point, it didn’t matter. They may not have been super soldiers, but at the very least, they needed to know what was going on. And if they needed to do something crazy to get Hannah out of there... well, they would cross that bridge when they got to it. At the moment, it was difficult enough just figuring out how to get the kriffing door open.

Some quick searching allowed Bolo to find a few tools left in the back of the landspeeder which might help. He wedged a long metal rod into the side of the door, with Ketch helping to get it positioned right. Using as much strength as they both possessed, they began pulling the rod in an attempt to wedge the door open. It seemed to not be doing anything at first, but after a few seconds of hard tugging on the rod, the door slid open effortlessly, causing Bolo and Ketch to fall hard onto their backs.

Another scream, this one louder than before. Bolo and Ketch scrambled to their feet and quickly shoved their way through the doorframe at the same time. Nobody was in the main foyer, but they could see light and movement in the back room. There was also quite a bit of shouting and screaming coming from back there.

Gathering all the courage they could muster, Bolo and Ketch quickly made their way into the back, bracing themselves for whatever terrible things they might encounter back there.

What they found shocked them more than anything else they’d seen that day.

Hannah was screaming again. But not out of fear or pain. It seemed to be joyful, almost manic, and she was doing some sort of happy dance in front of The Krag’s desk. The Krag meanwhile was semi-hunched over the desk and shaking his head in disbelief. There appeared to be some small rectangular objects scattered across the desk; both Hannah and The Krag were holding some of them as well.

“Yes!!” Hannah loudly proclaimed as she threw her hands into the air with another maniacal laugh. “Another victory for me!!”

“A’right, a’right,” The Krag said, waving a hand to calm her down. “I admit, dat was a good one dat time. Ya still only beat me two times outta ten though, girlie.” It was obvious he was trying to hide his pride by the slight smirk growing on his face.

“Which is two more times than I thought I would get!” Hannah responded with another laugh. She then noticed Bolo and Ketch behind her and made a surprised noise. “Oh, hey guys! Is it sundown already?”

Bolo and Ketch didn’t respond at first; they were still too shocked at what was going on.

“What?” Hannah asked, noticing their shocked expressions. Then in an exaggerated coy tone, she added, “Oh, were you guys worried about me?”

“You were in here for two hours!” Bolo exclaimed, flailing his arms.

“And we heard you screaming!” Ketch exclaimed, also flailing his arms.

Hannah laughed again. “Oh, I’m sorry! I guess we were being a bit loud, huh? And it did not feel like we were playing for that long, my goodness.”

“I told ya dis game was addictin’,” The Krag stated with a chuckle.

“Game?!” Bolo and Ketch exclaimed. It was then they both realized the rectangles on the desk were very reminiscent of a set of playing cards Cid had let them use once.

“Oh my gosh, it’s so fun,” Hannah said, placing her cards onto the rest of the pile. “I’ll have to teach you guys how to play some time! I probably won’t teach it as good as you though, Krag.” She reached over the desk and patted The Krag’s arm with a big smile on her face.

“Oh puhlease,” The Krag responded, placing one of his hands on top of Hannah’s. “Ya don’ give yaself enough credit, sunshine. I told ya, ya got a smaht head on ya shouldahs. Don’ let nobody tell ya any diff’rent just cause ya pretty.”

Hannah began giggling and hid her face with her free hand out of embarrassment. “Dude, come on, now you’re just teasing.”

Bolo and Ketch still couldn’t believe what they were seeing, their jaws still practically on the floor.

“Well,” The Krag said, pushing himself out of his chair with a grunt. “I guess I gotta let ya go now den. Ya more den earned dat radio, dat’s fo’ sure.” He pushed a button on his desk, and a few seconds later, what looked like an oversized version of a mouse droid came rolling out into the room with the radio sitting on top of it.

Hannah seemed to get excited again and practically hopped over to the droid to fetch the radio from its head. “Thanks, Squeaky!” she said as she patted the droid, who made a loud squeaking noise in response before rolling away again.

“Well, I ain’t gonna lie, Miss Hannah,” The Krag said as he walked up to her. “It ain’t gonna be as much fun around heah witout ya.”

“Aww, don’t worry, buddy,” Hannah replied, patting one of his arms again. “I promise I’ll be back on my next day off, like I said before. No way I’m gonna miss Game Night from now on.”

“Ya better not!” The Krag said with a boisterous chuckle. “Oh, an’ don’ faget ta bring ya little friend wit ya either. I’m curious ta see if she’s as good at playin’ games as ya say.”

“Trust me,” Hannah said, shaking her head. “Literally no one will impress you as much as Omega, I guarantee that.”

The Krag gave another chuckle and said he would just have to trust Hannah’s judgment on that. Then he turned to Bolo and Ketch and told them to make sure they got Hannah safely back to Cid’s or he would personally put them on display with all of his other novelties. Their nervous responses prompted Hannah to reassure The Krag that he didn’t have to worry, she trusted Bolo and Ketch to take care of her, like they had been doing all day. The Krag made a comment about how Hannah was way too nice for her own good, to which she responded that she wouldn’t even be there if that were true.

“And believe it or not, I can be mean if I need to be,” Hannah added confidently.

Bolo and Ketch didn’t even hesitate to agree with that statement.

The last thing that happened before The Krag sent them on their way was him beckoning Hannah to give him a “squidge”, which Hannah happily complied with by giving him a big hug around his rotund waist. As The Krag returned the hug with all four of his arms wrapped around Hannah, he leaned down a bit closer and in a soft voice told her to “tell Cid that Perd gives his regards.” Hannah gave him a curious look and smiled, promising him that she would make sure to do exactly that as she gave him a playful wink.

Once they were back outside, Bolo and Ketch began bombarding Hannah with questions about what exactly had happened after they’d left. She began retelling the whole experience as they drove back into the city in Master Gildish’s landspeeder. It honestly wasn’t that exciting. Apparently, Hannah’s simple act of humility had been enough to convince The Krag that she was a trustworthy patron, as well as show him that there was still some kindness left in the galaxy that he had sorely been searching for.

“Turns out he was just a lonely guy who needed some company,” Hannah stated with a shrug. “Although do not tell him I said that.” She laughed about it, but Bolo and Ketch questioned if she was actually joking or not.

Hannah also told them that The Krag had his own little circle of “friends”, much like Cid, who he often did business with, which was why he had so many rare items in his place. She had jokingly told him about the lightsaber thing, and he actually said he might be able to get one for her, but she was pretty sure that was a joke. At least, she told him not to take it seriously; there was no way she’d ever be able to use one practically.

“I’m not a Jedi, after all,” she said with a hardy laugh. Bolo and Ketch laughed along with her, but oddly enough, they also once again questioned how serious she was being. They didn’t put too much thought into it though. Like they did with most things.

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Several days had passed since the Bad Batch had left on their mission to Ryloth. Their time there ended up being a bit longer than they’d originally told Hannah, but there was no way any of them could’ve predicted the scenario they’d gotten themselves into on Ryloth either. At least Omega now had a fun story to tell once they saw Hannah again. She greatly enjoyed relaying details of their missions to her friend, and this one was definitely no exception. She only wished her newest friend could’ve stuck around a bit longer so Hannah had a chance to meet her. Maybe they would get a chance to meet some other time.

It was getting a bit later in the day, but that didn’t dissuade any of them from wanting to go to Cid’s parlor. None of them wanted to admit it, save for Omega, but they all wanted to check on Hannah to see how she was doing. They all still felt bad for leaving her behind with all of the work she had to do and hoped that she had managed ok without them there to fully help her.

“I’m sure she’s fine,” Omega said without a smidge of doubt. “She knows how to take care of herself, after all.”

None of the others could disagree with that. But that didn’t change their feelings either.

As they approached the parlor, Hunter got an inquisitive look on his face. Omega noticed and asked what was up. Hunter’s response was that it sounded like there was some sort of ruckus going on inside the parlor. As a joke, Echo said it was probably Bolo and Ketch causing some sort of trouble again, but Hunter still told everybody to be cautious as they all descended the stairs. The shouting could easily be heard by the rest of them now, and they wondered what could possibly be waiting for them in the parlor.

The source of the ruckus was immediately discovered upon arrival. Sitting around one of the game tables was a group of people loudly shouting in excitement and having some sort of discussion. Cid was there, along with Bolo, Ketch, and two people that none of the Bad Batch recognized. And standing with her back turned to all of them was Hannah, who threw her head back with one of her signature boisterous laughs.

“Awwww,” Wrecker groaned out loud. “Did they throw a party without us?”

His voice apparently caught Hannah’s attention, and her face broke out into a massive smile at seeing the Clones again. She quickly said something to Cid before gleefully hopping over to her friends, still keeping the smile plastered on her face.

“Hey guys!” Hannah happily exclaimed. “You’re finally back!” Her arms extended out towards Omega, who promptly came over and gave her a big hug.

“Sorry we were gone so long,” Omega said to her. “We had some... stuff to deal with.”

“Oh?” Hannah looked at Omega curiously, then up at Hunter with an eyebrow cocked.

Hunter began rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly and replied, “Yeah, Omega can tell you the whole story later.”

Echo then asked how Hannah had managed while they were gone, and she told them all she was perfectly fine. She had her own little bout of... stuff to deal with as well, but she could relay the whole story to Omega later.

“So you successfully dealt with the pile we left you with then?” Tech inquired.

“Oh yeah, that,” Hannah responded with a laugh. “Yeah, that was nothing. Bolo and Ketch helped me finish dealing with the rest of it.”

All five of the Clones looked at Hannah with shock, then looked over at Bolo and Ketch. They were still sitting at the table in conversation with the others. It was the first time the Clones had seen the two of them not at one of the game machines or in a fight with each other. An unusual sight, but not an unpleasant one either.

Then Wrecker suddenly let out a yelp, which spooked the others.

“Sorry!” came a voice from behind him. A yellow female Cathar came stepping out and stood next to Hannah. “I just couldn’t get over how big you are.”

Wrecker immediately became both bashful and proud from the statement.

“So these are your infamous friends, huh?” The Cathar asked Hannah. After getting a nod in response, she took a big whiff of the air around all of the Clones and broke out into a coughing fit. “Holy moly, that is pungent! You weren’t kidding when you said they were a giant mess.”

“Sash!” Hannah exclaimed, barely holding back a laugh.

“Lemme see here...” Sash began looking over each of the Clones, much to their discretion. “Mm-hmm, yup, you guys are definitely soldier worthy, I can tell just by lookin’ atcha!”

“Well, I’m glad we cleared that up,” Echo replied sarcastically.

Sash nodded proudly at him before leaning towards Hannah. “So which one’s your boyfriend?”

“What?!” Hannah exclaimed as her face quickly began to turn red.

“Wait, hang on, lemme guess...” Sash took another whiff around each of the boys, with each of them curiously watching her do so. She stopped when she got to Hunter and took an extra whiff, which made him nearly take a step back. “It’s you, isn’t it?” she asked, getting uncomfortably close to Hunter’s face.

“Uhh...” Hunter’s face also began to turn red, and he slowly turned away from Sash’s gaze.

Then, with a yelp, Sash was promptly yanked away at the shoulders by Hannah. “Alright, that’s enough, stop harassing my friends please!” She gave Sash a shove back towards the table with a loud huff.

Sash waved as she sauntered back to the game table, saying, “Ok bye, it was nice meeting you, The Bad Batch!”

It was quiet for a moment before Echo said to Hannah, “Man, you meet the weirdest people when we’re not around.”

Hannah nodded and her eyes slowly began to bug out. “You have no idea...”

Then Omega suddenly let out a small gasp. “Well hello, little guy!” A small droid shaped like a pair of goggles with two feet was near her, looking up at her curiously. She crouched down next to it and began to pat its head, which caused it to chirp happily.

“Interesting,” Tech said, also crouching down next to the small droid. “I don’t think I’ve come across a BD unit like this before. Whoever owns this small fellow is a lucky person indeed.”

“Buddy!” A voice came shouting from the direction of the table. An architect droid with mismatched limbs began approaching the group in an irritated state. “How many times do I have to tell you to not bother the weirdos who come in here?”

“Excuse me?” Tech stood up and adjusted his goggles in annoyance. Then his eyes suddenly went wide, and he nearly lurched back in shock. “You... you’re an architect droid!”

“And you’re a Clone,” the architect droid dryly replied. “What of it?”

Without another word, Tech began curiously examining the architect droid, with Hannah giggling the entire time.

“Amazing...” Tech could barely contain his enthusiasm as he spoke. “Droids like this have rarely been seen outside of the temples on Coruscant. It was believed they were all destroyed after the Jedi were wiped out. And this one has modifications the likes I’ve never seen before. Absolutely fascinating...”

The architect droid scoffed and said, “You must be my competition. Or one of them, at least. I thought maybe the cyborg would be more of an issue, but you’re definitely the one I need to keep an eye out for.”

Hannah laughed nervously and placed a hand on the architect droid’s shoulder. “It’s fine, Master Gildish, you don’t need to worry about either of them. Like I said before.”

Tech suddenly stepped closer to Master Gildish, which prompted the droid to take a step back. “You must tell me who is responsible for these modifications. I wish to try and replicate them for myself, if possible.”

Master Gildish let out a forced laugh. “I’m responsible for my own modifications, Clone. And you wish you could do work as good as this.” He held out his left arm, which looked like a protocol droid, and like a magic trick, his hand suddenly disappeared into the arm and was replaced with a scomp almost identical to Echo’s. Tech’s eyes began to sparkle with bewilderment, as well as Omega, who now had Buddy held in her tiny arms.

Echo came up to Hannah and said in a hushed tone, “Ok, I was a bit worried about him at first, but this guy actually has my respect now. Also, I need an arm like that.”

Hannah’s snickers couldn’t be contained from hearing that.

Another presence suddenly came up behind Hannah, and she turned to see Cid standing with her arms crossed. “Good to see you all gettin' to know each other,” Cid said with just a hint of sarcasm. She turned to Hunter and said, “You better be careful, Bandana. You skip town too long again and Red’s gonna replace you all with these lunatics.”

“Cid!” Hannah exclaimed. “That’s not gonna happen. Not in a million years.” She smiled at Hunter, who smiled back at her.

“Oh?” Cid responded. “So how’s that explain why you had ol’ Gildish here fix the jukebox instead of Goggles?”

Hannah groaned and shook her head. “That has nothing to do with this... also, you’re the one who wanted it fixed as soon as possible. If anything, you should be grateful the Master likes me so much.” A smug smile spread across her lips, which caused Cid to roll her eyes.

“Too much, if you ask me,” Cid retorted. “I don’t blame him though. You’ve got that effect on people, Red. You and Tiny both.” She shot a glance down towards Omega, and Hannah did the same. The small girl still had Buddy in her arms and noticed she was being watched. The smiles on Cid and Hannah’s faces prompted her to smile in return.

Hunter joined in and also smiled down at Omega before turning his attention to Hannah. “Lucky us,” he said fondly. Hannah’s cheeks began to turn red again, and she turned her face away with a giggle.

“Oh, speakin’ of people who like you too much...” Cid began rummaging in one of her pockets for something and eventually pulled out a small box. “Perd sent this over earlier. You’re lucky I didn’t toss it once it got here.” She handed the box over to Hannah, who took it with extreme curiosity. Inside the box was a small shiny metal chain that Hannah immediately distinguished as a necklace of sorts. “Figures, he’s already buying you jewelry,” Cid commented with a scoff.

“Don’t worry Cid, it’s not like that,” Hannah reassured her. She also shot a reassuring glance at Hunter, who was clearly questioning why someone was giving her jewelry. “He told me he had some stuff he was gonna give me as thanks for our game nights. I’m sure he’s gonna try and find something for me to attach to this thing too.” She began to try the necklace on, but struggled a bit with the clasp. Without even asking, Hunter came over and helped her with it, which she thanked him for. “So, how does it look?” Her hands ran across the chain, and she gestured around her neck as a form of presentation.

Hunter suddenly felt a jab in his side, clearly from Echo’s scomp. Then Cid teasingly said, “Go on, Dark and Broody. Tell her how pretty she looks.” She was immediately scolded by Hannah, but shrugged it off and continued to stare Hunter down. Not wanting to be in the spotlight anymore, Hunter sighed and rolled his eyes before awkwardly telling Hannah the necklace looked nice on her.

“There, now was that so hard?” Cid condescendingly asked.

With a deep furrow of his brows, Hunter grumbled, “Don’t you have... anything else you could be doing right now?”

“Fine, fine,” Cid responded with a wave of her hand. “I know when I’ve worn out my welcome.” Before walking away, she turned to Hannah and said, “I’ll be in my office. Make sure none of these bozos wreck the place, got it?”

Hannah gave her an exaggerated salute and replied, “You can count on me, boss.”

“Yeah, I know.” Cid shook her head and patted Hannah on the arm, but it was obvious her words were still genuine.

By that point, most of the others had dispersed. Wrecker had wandered over to the game table and was in conversation with Sash, Bolo, and Ketch. Tech and Gildish seemed to be exchanging information with each other, while Omega was playfully chasing Buddy around the room. Hunter and Echo chose to stay by Hannah’s side, much to her delight. As nice as it was seeing her Clone friends interacting with her newest friends, there was no doubt she would’ve been disappointed if at least one of them hadn’t hung around with her. But Hunter and Echo were usually up for filling that desire, thankfully.

“Guess it’ll be a bit before I get that story about what happened to you guys,” Hannah said as she sat down at the bar. Hunter and Echo also sat down, each taking a seat on either side of her.

“Same for us hearing your story,” Echo added. He took a look around at the mild chaos going on around the parlor. “Now I’m even more curious about what happened.”

Hannah let out a snicker. “For once, I might’ve actually had a crazier time than you guys did.”

The two Clones gave each other a doubtful look. “Sure...” Echo said, turning away slowly.

“That reminds me,” Hunter said and began rummaging through his backpack. He eventually pulled out a chunk of some sort of rock and presented it to Hannah. “Sorry we couldn’t get you anything terribly unique this time.”

“Oh, that’s fine,” Hannah said as she took the rock. “I appreciate anything you guys bring back for me, honestly. And I know this time, you didn’t really have any—wait.” She suddenly stopped and began examining the rock more closely. “This... isn’t a moon rock.”

Hunter’s eyes went a bit wide, and Echo raised an eyebrow at her curiously. “Uhh, what makes you think that?” Echo asked.

“Because the moons of Ryloth aren’t this reddish-brown color,” Hannah responded. “And they also don’t grow moss on them.” She held the rock up higher, showing off one side of it that was dotted with little patches of green.

“Didn’t know you were so knowledgeable about Ryloth,” Echo mused, once again turning away from Hannah.

Hannah’s eyes began to narrow, and her gaze shifted between the two Clones. “I thought you guys said you weren’t going down to the planet...”

A nervous chuckle escaped Hunter’s throat, and he also began to turn the other direction. “We weren’t...”

Her eyes still narrowed, Hannah gave each of the Clones a disapproving glare. She should’ve known they would end up getting into some sort of trouble while they were away. And whatever it was, she was most likely going to berate them for it. But she couldn’t be that hard on them, all things considered. They weren’t the ones who’d gone on a wild citywide search to fix a broken jukebox after all.

Hmm. Maybe she should be the one to tell her story first...

TO BE CONTINUED

#the bad batch #star wars the bad batch #this one is FINALLY done OMG #we are officially BACK my dudes #and boy do I have content incoming this week #two oneshots and one multichapter story #and I'm working on the next one after that #no more hiatus for me! \o/#star warz #my storiez

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phantasyreign · 2 years

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[Another set of] Useful Tips When Coding for Beginners

Idk why but I love sharing tips on how to code for beginners. I've been a theme creator for a good one year and I always found new things that I love to share with everyone, particularly those who are still a beginner.

As of now, I have shared a lot of tips (I would say a total of 19 tips altogether) in different posts in which you can see below:

Theme Creation: A thought part 2

Tips on how to stay motivated when coding

Tips when coding the base code

All the tips above are still valid. If you're new in coding (specifically in theme making), you may consider read the above tips for more useful tips!

1. Start your journey by creating a personal page first.

I think that if you are still new with theme making, I suggest that you start your journey by creating a page - about page, navigation page, tag page or any page, really. Here are the reasons why:

You will not feel too overwhelm - creating custom pages is a lot more easier than creating custom themes. Hence, the time taken in creating a page will be lesser than creating a theme.

You will familiarise yourself with the CSS and HTML codes- Since the design of these pages will be far more simple, you will get use of coding and can understand the mechanisms of coding better by the time you code your theme.

Less frustrating by the time you want to create your code - coding can be frustrating. But if you have a better understanding of coding throughout your time in creating a custom page or two, you will understand the theme documentation better (or at least, you get the idea how it works by looking at how other theme makers implement those documentation inside their code).

2. Try to create a simple looking theme first.

First thing first, I'm not saying don't be too ambitious. What I'm trying to say here is that for you first theme, try to create a simple looking theme in order for you to be familiarised with the blocks. More often than not, the more complex your theme is, the more divs it requires you to add. When there are a lot of divs involved, you will be confused and frustrated.

But if you start creating a minimalist theme, you will understand the usage the blocks better and also be able to grasp the gist of the block. Therefore, once you have familiarised with the blocks, you can create more complex looking themes.

3. Get use of using the appropriate HTML tags

Some theme creators may tell you that for a beginner, it is better for you to just use <div> for simplicity sake. I personally disagree about this matter. I think from the get go, it is better if you start to learn when to use the relevant tag as it will definitely save you a lot of time. For your information, here are the relevant HTML tag that I am referring to:

<main> - A tag for your main content of the theme (for example, for a contained theme, you use main for the 'container')

<aside> - A tag for your sidebar.

<section> - A tag for other section of the theme (ie: update/

<header> - A tag for your header

<footer> - A tag for your footer

<article> - A tag for your post styling

So the reason why I suggest for you to use these tags instead of creating div is to prevent yourself from getting confuse as to which is which. Example:

Both codes are essentially the same - there's a header and inside that header, there is a title, a description, an image, and also a line. However, when you look at the above codes, you see that the second code is easier to understand. and that the probability of you getting confused with the closed tag will be lessen. Example, if we refer to </header> we know that it is the closing tag of the header. But what about </div>? Which part of </div> does this closing tag belong to?

Hope this helps! All the best to you

#article #blog #theme making tips

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citrinesparkles · 2 years

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I hope you don't mind me asking, but do you have any tips for anyone starting their own x reader(s) blog/doing requests? If not, I hope you have a nice day either way. :)

hey lovely!! this is such an interesting question omg. i don't mind at all!!

i do have some thoughts based on my own personal experience (i, in true citrine fashion, went full babble mode on this so that'll be under the cut!) but i think the tl;dr of it is have fun and be willing to experiment. (also if any of you lovely folks reading along at home want to drop your two cents in the replies or otherwise add to the conversation please feel free! i can only offer my perspective and i love hearing others)

if you have any follow up questions or want more specific advice, feel free to shoot me a dm! i don't bite, i promise.

okay. hi.

first thing's first: starting an x readers blog!

right off the bat, my absolute most important advice is this: be gentle with yourself. you're trying something new. even if you've been writing your whole life and been on tumblr since it was founded, this is a new way to combine those things. new adventures have bumps and blocks and you'll have trial and error before you really find your way (and likely after you find your way, too!) and that is fine. take your time, try to enjoy the process, and be kind to yourself.

for me, a lot of finding my way- and i mean A Lot- was just looking at other imagines blogs and asking myself what i liked about them. for example, for me, i get inspired by angelz-dust's incredible dialogue and use of details in her writing, beautiful desktop theme, a super user friendly masterlist, and clear and concise rules page. i also love unmotivatedwrit3r's intro post with both masterlist and rules, grounded stories, and that their blog is super easy to navigate. (i could go on and on, but my point is, look at your favorite writers. why does their writing appeal to you? why does their blog appeal to you? how can you incorporate parts of how they run their blog into how you run yours (obviously without stealing other people's work, haha.))

shaping your blog takes time, but can be a really fun process if you let it!

some of the things i find most useful for my blog are a good desktop theme, a useful pinned post, a masterlist, a mobile masterlist, and a tagging system i'm very comfortable with.

(idk how tumblr savvy you are, anon, so if you would like advice on any of those things specifically please let me know!)

technical tidbits

something i've found super helpful as both a writer and a reader of imagines is when a fic has an intro. as an example, i'll use my fic cat. the section at the top tells the reader what they're getting into; in my case, i like to list any qualities i've written the reader with (in this case, the reader is not referred to by gender!) so the person reading knows if it's something they can relate to (or, if not, if it's something they're interested in anyway). i also include what character i'm writing about, how long the piece is, any fun facts or relevant information i think the audience should know (like thanking my darling angel for being my beta reader/enabler/cheerleader), and also any content warnings i think apply. in this case, i also linked the next chapter of the fic.

if the post is long, throw a read more/cut on there! (i do this for posts that are longer than 1000 words, but you can use any measurement.) it makes navigating your blog (and any tags you post in!) muchhhhh easier.

back up your work. no, seriously, save often, and save your fics in a secondary location. i use google docs, but you could use word, a private discord server, your notes app- just make sure to save it! and just a heads' up, tumblr drafts can be a bit of a gamble. i've had posts post themselves prematurely, posts disappear entirely, and formatting glitch. (also? be prepared to reformat your posts.)

(i also save drafts i hate or can't get to work. sometimes i find a way to recycle them later on!)

don't be afraid to use tags, but try to stick to relevant ones. tagging your fics with unrelated characters or fandoms is unlikely to get your work any extra attention- and if it does, it's not likely to be good. i use several different imagines tags (because people call imagines lots of different things- [character] imagine, [character] x reader, [character] x you, and [character] x y/n are my go to tags.).

i also find it really helpful to use consistent content warning tags (such as "fire cw" or "blood cw").

self reblogs are a great thing. i have a queue i maintain almost religiously, so i queue mine, but you don't have to! but don't be afraid to reblog your work. people follow you to read what you post, and they may not see it the first time around! (i usually post at night, reblog the following morning, and once again the following night.)

accepting requests.

disclaimer: requests aren't my main source of inspiration. i write from movies, music, things i see irl, my literal dreams- i say this because i've seen a lot of writers get discouraged by a lack of requests (especially early on) or frustrated because they can't complete requests as quickly as they'd like. i think it can be really refreshing to take a break from them occasionally and write from another source of inspiration, if you can.

that being said! to answer your actual question, the biggest suggestion i have is to set basic rules. if you are asking for requests, what are you willing to write? what's a hard no?

it's okay if those things take time to figure out- or if they change with time! but having some basics down can be a huge help for requesters.

also! you're more likely to get requests if you allow anonymous asks. (this was, last i checked, not allowed by default. i would recommend switching them on in your tumblr settings if you would like to take requests.)

i really hope some of this helps- and again, if you have any questions or would like any other input, please feel free to send another ask or dm me <3

#citrine responds #oh anon #you got a novel #i tried to make this as digestible as possible but i have soooo much that i've learned with this blog #and from watching far more competent experienced writers run theirs #i hope this isnt overwhelming 😭#also!! when you start your blog 👉👈 if you feel comfortable sharing please lemme know! i'd love to see :)#i am... gonna go to bed now. its midterms season and it is very late and i am very tired.#MWAH #mailbox #anon

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transienturl · 9 months

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Trying to think of my personal quality rules for XKit scripts...

XKit scripts must not put the site into a broken state, with no exceptions. The primary reason for this is that users will blame the site itself any time it is broken.*

Because the UI allows you to do this and all of the current functionality implements it, XKit scripts must also be able to be toggled on and off (and back on, and back off) in real time without a hard refresh/hard navigation. This helps fulfill the "thou shall not put the site into a broken state" rule, and is especially important because Tumblr uses soft navigation and thus many users have Tumblr tabs that have not been refreshed/navigated in days or weeks.

Thus:

DOM elements that are part of the Tumblr UI shall not be removed or moved (if there is an alternative; I did break this one in AccessKit's Disable GIFs). React will hard crash if it tries to remove an element that isn't where it's supposed to be.

Modifying DOM properties like classname should be done sparingly and should be reverted when the script is toggled off (store the old value somewhere)! Prefer overriding styles via your own CSS rules and overriding behavior via your own event listeners, as the old behavior will still be there when your overrides are removed. Or, just hide the native element you want to modify entirely and add your own in its place!

The CSS map and translate utilities should be used to ensure that functionality does not change when the user switches their Tumblr language or when the obfuscated CSS classnames are rebuilt. (XKit UI does not have to be localized, though.)

Scripts must not remove the ability for the user to access part of the site. Yes: this means I would personally reject a tweak to hide the explore button that didn't add another way to get to explore or a tweak that got rid of the dashboard tab bar completely. A user who has forgotten about which XKit scripts they have should still have access to every page.

There is a tension between making the modified UI feel seamless and making it clear that it is modified (to minimize user confusion and prevent miscommunication over what the actual unmodified site is like). But UI aside, the functionality resulting from applying an XKit script should ideally be fairly internally consistent, like an alternate-universe version of the site.

Scripts may have undesirable side effects, but they should not have side effects that seem unrelated to the functionality they provide.

(I might have more to put here but idk I found this post in my notes and just blind-posted it without reading through it)

*I am personally sick and tired of refuting misinformation about how the site does not work properly when the cause is: Tumblr Savior's horrible default modifications that are unrelated to its actual function, users using the ublock origin element picker without understanding how it works (if you see "nth-child", STOP) and then sharing their resulting buggy rulesets, the old version of XKit being from 2012, etc. Adding to this is unconscionable.

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yamagucji · 3 years

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some tips for writing blogs, especially those who are just starting out. these are some things that works for me and may or may not work for others.

how to add a read more link on mobile

type :readmore: on a free space, then hit the enter or return button

personally i think they’re very helpful because it lessens the space you take up in your dash, and might encourage more people to rb

+ you can also add this on a spot where it gives a sort of cliffhanger, essentially making people want to ‘read more’

headers, banners, and dividers

though not necessary, it’s good to have a title for your work. make sure it’s bold and doesn’t blend in with your notes (aka pairing, warnings, etc.). this also helps when someone wants to look up one of your works in your search bar

i don’t really make banners or covers for my works. but some good apps that i know of would be picsart and canva. if you’re looking for ideas, i definitely recommend going into canva

wondering how to make those really small, thin dividers? you can make them using picsart! to make a divider hit tools > free crop > brush > size (adjust it to your preference > then draw a line along the edge of your photo > save

using the divider you just saved, go back to picsart and edit it again > draw option > hit rainbow square at the bottom left corner > hit suction/droplet symbol right below the check mark > color in the white spots bc for some reason picsart glitches and makes dividers look white-ish

new blog? just opened an account?

this is gonna sound really frustrating. but... tumblr needs to check if you’re a bot or not. what does this mean? it’s likely that your first few posts won’t show up on the search bar. you may not even get to edit your header/pfp yet ://

this happened to me and there was no visibility on my account at ALL. what helped me get ‘verified’ is that i followed a LOT of accounts, liked a bunch of posts, made some posts here and there. now that lets tumblr know you’re not a bot

visibility

the tumblr tagging system usually only allows the first 5 tags in your post to show up. so, what can do you about this? only use FIVE or less tags in your post. wait about 15 minutes or more until you can add some more tags in your post, and they usually all show up like that

another important thing about using tags is not to generalize! especially if you’re using a popular tag. but also don’t specify it too much where barely anyone looks it up. for example, if you’re writing a gn piece about oikawa, i recommend you use the tags such as: oikawa x reader, haikyuu x reader, oikawa x gn!reader, haikyuu headcanons, etc

a good rule of thumb is to use character x reader tags first, then leave the full name or fandom tag last

FOR NSFW: tumblr doesn’t let any tags with nsfw show up. so, give your nsfw works another tag. maybe #namegetspicy idk, you figure it out

FOR WARNINGS: especially if you’re a dark content creator, i highly encourage you to add tw:xyz tags. if you already have a warning note at the top then that’s great. but even better for readers who prefer to actually block these tags that way they never get to see it

another important thing to note is that people have different timezones. it helps if you rb your work at a different time of the day, in case people missed it! (icymi) i’ve noticed that reblogging helps to make your post show up in the tags

interaction + feedback

first and foremost, you are not obligated to write for your followers, and neither are your followers obligated to interact with you. remember that everyone has their own individual lives, and they have their own things to do— so do you, too.

make friends! become mutuals with other writers, visit their ask box. i know it can be daunting having to initiate these things, but you might just turn out to have fun! you can’t expect people to interact with you if you’re not interacting (back). it’s... kind of a two way thing yk? no need to be afraid to interact with other writers. oh, and rb other writers works!

pspsps join tag games or do ask games. it’s fun and very interactive

it never hurts to ask for feedback. i usually do this in a more subtle way because i don’t really expect a full on analysis on my works. maybe a little, is this okay? or feedback appreciated. sometimes it takes a little bit of coaxing for the silent readers

formatting your posts and blog

i generally put in the title at the top in big, bold letters

then comes the header/divider. helps to make the post more... visually appealing ig?

it’s important to add warnings (if any) and the pairing. the audience is not all female, and it might be a little frustrating for male readers having to find out its an x fem reader piece like halfway through your fic

if you have multiple works posted, it’s really really helpful to have a navigation page!

you can organize the posts you make with tags! for example, if you’re shitposting, you can use a specific tag for that. if you have a nsfw related post (ESPECIALLY when your blog is open to the general audience) please make a tag for it

themes + colors

if you have a color in mind but don’t know which direction to go from there, i recommend looking up color + aesthetic

looking to use the same color? download a name color app that’ll give you a hex code for any color you want to use. then, you can type in that hex code for when you’re choosing a color for your tumblr bio

wondering how to make your header image small like mine? just choose a photo for your header and turn off the stretch image option

want to use a different text color that tumblr doesn’t offer? it’s not as complicated as you think. you’ll have to go on a desktop to do this and do some html (but trust me, it’s not very difficult). look up “HTML noob but trying my best - how to use colored text on desktop”

^^ i don’t have the link for the color text tutorial so you can try looking it up

how to make an aesthetic navi and masterlist

step 1: decide a theme! if you’re stuck, think about a character + color/season/mood or look up “[insert] aesthetic” to find some inspiration. or you can try looking at other blogs too

step 2: find a color scheme! it’s easier if you choose fewer colors. if you want to use the same color for both divider and text, download a color name app in order to get the hex code of that color.

step 3: add categories to your navi! most navigation pages include a link to masterlist, about/byi, and rules. your navi should have a title that indicates that it’s... a navigation page. you can add thin colored dividers with the same color to make it easier for followers to navigate

step 4: you can choose to create a ‘cover’ or a picture for your navigation and masterlist! again, i recommend you use the canva app as a starting point

extra: search up emoticon symbols to spice up your titles!

reminder for you as a writer

you’re not obligated to do any of these things. i’ve noticed that we tend to build pressure on ourselves when it comes to content and interaction. remember, this !! is !! for !! fun !! when you realize that it’s no longer fun, then know that it’s time to take a break. and there’s nothing wrong with a bit of self care.

^^ c/p from this post lol

at the end of the day, follower count and interaction doesn’t define you. again for the love of beings, you’re here on your own accord.

will be adding more if needed/asked.

#cupid; talks!#cueuepid

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blackvelvetwriteson · 3 years

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𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐌𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐘𝐎𝐔, 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐌

( ~ Kakashi Hatake x Gender Neutral Reader Insert ~ )

GENRE: Smut and Fluffy Fluff! Oneshot!

FANDOM: Naruto: Shippuden

TRIGGER WARNINGS: This is a continuation oneshot from the headcanon I posted earlier! There is very fluffy smut, there’s really nothing too hardcore in this one either, however it’s still worth noting. This also gives me CGL vibes, but idk if that’s just me.

SUMMARY: Kakashi worships Reader-Chan’s body as apart of aftercare and this time he adds a little bit of spice to it. Also, you don’t NEED to read the headcanon in order to understand, but as it’s a continuation, it’s a suggested read. Find it here.

WORD COUNT: 2031

IF you’d like to make requests for this fandom, check out the Naruto Masterlist and if you’d like to make a request for ANOTHER fandom, check the Navigation Tab on my page! (both have been hyperlinked). I don’t have a rules page yet, however I will soon, so stay tuned for that. Just ask or DM me your request and I’ll get on it for you ^^

(Headers are mine, but the art inside of them are not! Please don’t steal or repost without credit!)

Generally, he didn’t think there was anything sexual about worshipping your body, especially in place of aftercare. Even though he wasn’t so rough that you necessarily NEEDED aftercare, and even after you insisted that you didn’t need it, he always insisted that he gave you those cuddles and massages after he made you cum. However, he didn’t know the effect of his touches on your body, especially massaging into you in your aftercare sessions.

It usually started when he massaged lotion into your knuckles, but he didn’t need to know that. When he had his hips pressed into you from behind like that, when you could feel his print start to harden a little before he got to his favorite part of caring for your delicate body. Occasionally, you’d feel those eyes of his roaming over your back that was oh so perfect to him, the way your skin was just perfect for your body with just a couple of scars riding the back of your shoulders or maybe down your shoulder blades. The way your spine sat right where it was supposed to, just HOW it was supposed to sit. The way that the bones of your ribs and your spine created pretty little hills and valleys in your skin for his fingers to fill and run over. He didn’t know how sensitive your body got after he made you orgasm, and that wasn’t necessarily on him; you climax hard naturally, however with him? He just makes you feel a million times higher and more intense with each orgasm he’s able to coax out of you, especially as he was feeding you those praises that you needed from him.

Kakashi gently rose your hips and massaged into them with his nimble fingers using the remaining lotion on his hands to do so. You knew what time it was, but you didn’t completely realize it as you were so deep in your world of cartoons that you didn’t care what was happening around you. You just knew that you were there with your sir and he’d protect you at all costs. You feel a soft chill over your back and then the warmth of his strong arms around your waist, then his soft breath against your skin, right above your ass before you feel his lips following suit, gently kissing the area where your pants’s upper hem would lay. You move your hips a little and whine softly and he just coos to you a quiet hushing noise, his fingers following the trail of his lips with a comfortable pressure. You let out a shaky breath that you thought he ignored, but he didn’t taking note of it as he continued. He continued to dust those sweet kisses over your skin, his teeth gently grazing against your spine, his whole hand now pressed into your skin as it follows his lips, his bony, soft, slender hand gently filling into every single dip of your body, each touch making your body pulse with a want for him that was practically insatiable. You bury your head into the bed and feed the mattresses your moans and groans just quiet enough for Kakashi to just barely catch them.

He hummed softly and he sucked light hickeys into your back, that wandering hand now against your naked side riding over your ribs unbearably slow, then down over your abdomen, then up to gently grope your chest, all while he’s groaning softly and making his way up your sensitive body. His kisses land everywhere, over your spine, in between each and every bone, over every inch and strip of your back. You stretch yourself out some and prepare yourself for how he’s going to handle your upper back, but before you could completely think about it, you’d came again. Your breathing had quickened without either of you noticing, your nails digging into the bed as your body began to tremble, and then you jolted your hips a little and came right on the covers under you, and a little got on his pants, with a soft whine that you muffled into the bed so that he couldn’t hear you. He was moving slow- TOO slow. You wanted him again but you knew that he more than likely wouldn’t be open to it since he was participating in aftercare now.

Your mind, that should’ve been focused on the cartoons that were playing in front of you, was now wandering fast into dangerous territory. You were practically drooling out the melted chocolate that was in your mouth as you felt his hands once again kneading into your skin but your mind had imagined his hands in other places than just your back. You imagined how he would feel slowly grinding into you, slowly but with the same pressure that his hands gifted you with while he massaged lotion into your back, or how he’d feel with his fingers tangled in your hair, gently pulling your head back as he started to kiss and suck on your neck. Just the mere thought had your body craving more, so much so to the point that you began to whine and moan out quietly, trying to suck on your own fingers how you’d suck on his. You were brought back by feeling that he’d stopped. Aftercare over? Already? No… If that were the case he’d be cuddling you by now, but he wasn’t. He was still practically straddling your ass while you’d pushed your hips up to grind into him. While you were clad in his sweater, you had absolutely nothing else on and your hoodie was pushed up to show your body to him. You also heard his soft moans and groans that spilled from him and practically melted in your ears. They were deep, but still airy and chesty and there it was, his bulge brushing up against your ass as you grinded into him.

You heard his belt buckle becoming undone and you practically had to cover your mouth with the squeal you were holding back. One of his gentle hands rode up your sides again but this time with a much more obviously sensuous meaning behind it, the other hand rested right next to you so that he could hold himself up. One second he was positioning himself, the next his lips were next to your ear softly commanding you to raise your hips and spread your legs for him, which you abided immediately. He gently and slowly slid himself inside of you, a deep, sensual groan leaving him as he rested his head against yours, that muscular hand of his steadily groping at your chest as he bottomed out inside of you which caused you to whimper and whine, bucking your hips to get more friction.

“Blossom- H-Hold your hips still…” he commands in a soft, breathy whisper as he tries to compose himself. “T-This is g-going to be apart of aftercare t-today okay?” He managed to say in between his pants and swallows. “Y-You’ve done so good for me today, this I-is the least I could do,” he says quietly as he slowly starts to move his hips, slowly and gently sliding himself almost all the way out before he pushes himself back balls deep inside of you eliciting a long, drawn out moan on your end. He takes in all of your noises and he stays quiet for the most part, loving how he had the power to make you feel good while you made him feel good too. Though his thrusts were slow, they carried power to them, grinding you into the bed with every thrust forward, pulling you back into him every time he went back. The best part about it was his head rested against yours, his clothed chest rested against your naked back, all of his pants and moans melting out of his mouth and flowing right into your ear. One of his hands moved to your hip and he pulled you back into him with every hard thrust, trying to reach as deep inside of you as he could. Your body felt electric and hot like at any second you could break right under him, and him nipping at your ear as he pulled you into him and let out all of his sweet moans wasn’t helping you at all.

“C-Cum,” you mumble out softly, and you practically cum when he murmurs that soft “hm?” In your ear for clarification.

“Are you trying to ask me if you can cum?” He breathed quietly in your ear as he sped up and thrusted himself harder into you. “G-Go ahead, B-Blossom,” he said softly before he pushed your head down and kissed and nibbled into the nape of your neck causing your body to quiver more noticeably underneath him. He also grabbed your hand gently and locked his fingers with yours, and because of all of the different sensations, you couldn’t hold yourself back anymore. You clenched tight around him causing his soft whines to hitch in his throat and get a little louder as you came. Your hips trembled and he bit into your neck a little more as you moan and whine out his name. His breathing was stalled and shaky, his lips gently pressed into the nape of your neck, not necessarily kissing you but still wanting to be connected. “P-Please just take a little more for me, okay? I’m so close Blossom,” he said softly as he slowly started to pound into you again. As he got closer you could feel it, the smooth movements of his hips pushing and pulling into you now choppy movements as he became more sloppy, how you felt his abs tighten against you and then relax, and those shaky breaths that he continued to push into the skin of your neck before finally he pulled you into him and filled you up with his soft strained grunts, pants, whimpers, and moans. He wasn’t a very loud person, and because of such, he didn’t climax loud either, but with how close he was, you took up every noise that you could, and today he was just a little louder too. After a couple of moments while he rode out his high, he moved a little to hug you, gently nipping at your ear again. His breathing was still uneven and it made you tingle a little hearing how unraveled he was but also how composed he was too.

“C-Can I s-stay inside Blossom? I-It just feels good… I d-don’t want to pull out yet,” he said softly for the first time as he kissed your shoulder. Your face and neck immediately burst in a shade of pretty red and you nod slowly.

“Please d-don’t pull out Sir,” you say quietly as you start to relax and you eat one of the small chocolates as his thumbs trace circles into your sides.

“It’s okay if you go to sleep,” he said quietly as he continued to feed your skin soft kisses and he dusted your shoulder and neck with light hickeys. “Dinner will be ready for you when you wake up,” he said softly as he let out a deep breath and nuzzled into you comfortably. He used his legs to take his pants off completely and he kicked them off of the bed before draping one of the covers over the two of you while you cockwarmed him. You felt sleepy but didn’t want this moment to end so you whined quietly and started to squirm a little.

“Relax, Blossom,” he said softly as his slender fingers continued to massage into your sides. “I’m not leaving… I’m not going anywhere,” he said softly. You relax, just like he tells you and fight dozing off while watching your cartoons. Your eyelids started to feel heavy and the pressure of having Kakashi on top of you and inside of you relaxed you quite a lot and he kissed the side of your head gently.

“I love you so much,” he said quietly, softly humming into your ear and continuing to lull you to sleep while your mind was completely submitted to him in subspace.

#naruto shippuden #kakashi hatake #kakashi sensei #kakashi x reader #kakashi smut #kakashi hatake lemon #naruto shippuden x reader #kakashi headcanons #kakashi oneshots #kakashi x you #kakashi x y/n #cgl fic

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fencesandfrogs · 3 years

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some thoughts on dovewing and hollyleaf

so i was like 1k words into my au for dovewing where she’s cloudtail and brightheart’s daughter and it was really good and then i lost it because tumblr doesn’t understand the concept of “are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?” and i can’t tell you how sad that makes me but i’m not going to despair, because i think the world needs this.

[1.5k words. 5 minute read. wall of text.]

right. so. basically. dovewing is going to be born to cloudtail and brightheart. i have Thoguhts on what other things could be changed in po3 but this isn’t about that.

also ivykit is red now sorry i don’t make the rules. (brightheart OR dovewing are now tortie to compensate for the change in genetics, not that warriors cars about that, but i do. cloudtail inherits brown from his mother and ??? from his father because i haven’t traced all of their litters, but i don’t see why dovekit couldn’t be grey.)

so cinderheart gets dovepaw because dovepaw is anxiety child. lionblaze gets ivypaw because that’s going to be a drama engine when he’s obsessed with her sister(’s mentor, but ivypaw doesn’t know that, also later it is dovepaw bc propehcy)

cloudtail and brightheart and cinderheart work out some Sensory Blocking skills. beavers happens. dovepaw, who spent most of her time as dovekit hiding in big fluffy father’s fur because Sensory, takes one look at big and fluffy and kind tigerheart and says: yes, he is safe. i will be his friend.

(i’m a fan of tigerheart and dovewing don’t @ me, they are the cutest, and after everything bramble and squirrel put me through, i deserve some pure kind love.)

anyway lionblaze figures out dove is 3rd cat, jayfeather is like “oh sick my sister’s back” dovepaw is anxiety child, everything is fine.

nothing happens in omen of the stars i stg

tigerheart and dovepaw continue to meet up. ivypaw goes from “sister worshipped i am unloved” to “sister fragile. must protect. (also i am unloved)” bc skirmish on border patrol and dovepaw just...can’t.

everyone is kind of wondering if dovepaw should maybe be med cat? i mean she has a good ear for prey, but she can’t really catch it, and, like, she’s weird.

she’ll mention snippets of information she shouldn’t know. she knows what you were coming to talk to her about before you get there. she’s never surprised, by, like, anything far away, but she barely notices if you sneak up on her.

something is not right about her.

but dove doesn’t really want that (reminder: tigerheart and her are still flirting-friends. he’s aware that she’s got some kind of, well, problem seems cruel, but what else should he call it?, and wants to help her, but has no idea what to do), and so cinderheart is like “well. we can do this. we can.”

idk filler stuff. ivypaw finds out about dovepaw and tigerheart. like, she knew something was up, but she gets explicit confirmation. ivy gets very protective of dovepaw, dovepaw is like ‘ur not my mentor’ ivypaw sees tigerheart in the dark forest, and she goes all

bluefur being like “snowfur ur bf has rabies” in bluestar’s prophecy

and it goes about as well now as it did then (altho tbf dovepaw is more close to being in the right than snowfur was.)

ivypaw and dovepaw now aren’t speaking. cinderheart is trying to get some space from lionblaze because dovepaw is anxiety child, training with ivypaw isn’t helping, and lionblaze needs to focus on ivy dammit.

anyway yeah in this ivypaw, after dovepaw’s initial success hunting, quickly surpasses her sister, and continues training in the dark forest because must protecc also need affection

(ivypaw is very pro dovepaw be a medicine cat. the fact that it keeps her away from tigerheart is a major bonus.)

cinderheart doesn’t know what to do. finally someone is like “hey what if we go to the tribe.” because the tribe deserves to fix clan problems for once.

the tribe is like “yeah the world sure is a big place with a lot to look at. that’s why only half of us look.” (i know that’s not exactly how cave guard’s work but close enough.)

cinderheart is like “hm. what if, dovepaw, just a thought, what if you just, you know, avoid battles? i know it’s part of clan life but judging by the two souls crammed into my body, i’d say there’s been very few major conflicts over this and, reasonably, you should be able to avoid being chosen for battle control.”

dovepaw says, “but cinderheart, i’m a main character! unless i’m being punished or taught a lesson about duty, i’ll be automatically registered for every battle patrol until i die!”

cindheart says, “you’re right, i’m so sorry. hey ivypaw, [whoops yeah ivy and lion are here too sorry i forgot to mention that] what if you two learn to work as a team.”

dovepaw says, “i don’t want to work with her.”

ivypaw says, “that’s a great idea.”

because dovepaw talks very quietly (she forgets not everyone can hear as well as her), ivypaw wins.

they work out their issues, return to the clans after quite some time.

(this also gives dovepaw a good memory for a long time in the future when shadowkit is born. i don’t actually know when that happens because i just finished tigerheart’s shadow and it’s not there, but i’ll find it eventually)

anyway dovepaw and ivypaw haven’t settled their differences, but they have a peace treaty. no one is sure how to integrate the team style in most effectively, but with her senses dampened from the tribe, dovepaw gets a bit better at hunting.

she’s also now 200% anxiety, meaning she’s basically vibrating all the time, but at least she’s learning. and she’s got the technical skills, too, she just couldn’t focus on applying them.

so dovepaw gets to really earn her success.

alright they become warriors, the battle is approaching.

this is like at least 3 books worth of content when you consider that jayfeather and hollyleaf are alive and hollyleaf is kind of, either dead or alive, tunnels or not, on top of shit in this universe. she knows shit gon go down. she’s going to be ready.

anyway right so dovewing and ivypool. that’s pretty much it except dovewing is more useful during the final battle. i’m not sure how i just know she is.

alright now i’m very tired and wanted to be done half an hour ago but here’s most of an au for you.

i came back like ten minutes later to add: the later three books would focus more on ivypool, hollyleaf, and jayfeather. dovewing is off in the background flirting with tigerheart. she and lionblaze have like one and a half brain cells between them. ivy holly and jay are the brains of the operation, and everyone knows it.

so they’re making plans and preparing and dealing with trust issues and lionblaze is like “what if? cinderheart. who is the best cat. what if she and i. had children. would they be. the best cat. squared?”

and dovewing, thinking of tigerheart, is like “no you idiot bestness is additive. that’s why my kits with tigerheart would be at least two times better than any other kits.”

*to be clear, kits are here the figurative marker of a relationship since warrior cats don’t have marriage. dovewing is basically like the fifteen year old doodling her name with tigerheart. she’s not serious about having children with him (yet), but it makes a tangible concept to picture their relationship in.

and meanwhile ivy is like “so if xyz is a taitor, that means i have to win over birchfall to make sure our numbers are evenly matched,”

(dovewing. i lovewing the dovewing, but she’s, well, not that smart.)

so yeah i think book protags would go:

dovepaw (i’d like to save her for later but unfortunately i think we need her deep characterization to provide context for her and tigerheart and sensory overload), ivypaw secondary

lionblaze, hollyleaf secondary (this is kind of a filler book while hollyleaf is set up as not a permanent resident of background character hell so lionblaze is just interpersonal drama moving the plot forward and filling in propechy info)

cinderheart, lionblaze secondary (i want them to be sorted faster, and dovewing’s second book needs to be later for tigerheart drama)

hollyleaf, jayfeather secondary (transitional book in focus, sharp narration turn because i have this working as 2 3 book arcs with a weaker overall arc, and since this is about dovewing i focused mostly on the first)

jayfeather, cinderheart secondary (dove+ivy need to close the arc together, also, cinderheart is like a central character to everyone else here, so she can sustain a whole lot of b plots)

ivypool, dovewing secondary (sisters, also, in this ivypool is far more important in the battle tha dovewing is. i mean sure dovewing is doing something, but the whole success of the battle hinges on ivypool, and everyone knows it.)

*in case I post more about it this au is tagged cloudtail's daughter. I already found calico dovewing that's gorgeous.

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hollywiston · 3 years

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WANTED CONNECTION IDEAS

This is just gonna be a place where I dump all of the ideas I have for potential plots and connections, so if anyone would like a connection with Holly but can’t think of one then hopefully this might help a bit!! 🥰 I’ll probably edit/add to this when I think of more ideas.

All connections ideas below can be filled by any FC/muse of any gender! Romantic one’s I’d ideally like to keep close to Holly’s age (33) so no one super young, or over the age of about 45. Also, I know that romantic plots v much rely on chemistry, so I’m totally up for easing into a plot like this bcos there’s nothing worse than forcing a ship lmao.

PLATONIC

001 // childhood friendship group Holly grew up in Liverpool and spent most of her life there. She had a solid group of friends all throughout high school and she’s kept in touch with them ever since. Even though they all went to different universities, their bond remained strong, and even though she now lives in a completely different country, they still touch base with each other and nothing has changed in their friendship. She’s more than happy to play hostess if they want to come visit NYC, and she tries to make frequent trips home to see them.

002 // university friends Social butterfly Holly made lots of friends at uni. She opted to go to university in Leeds, so a little further north than home. At the time she was excited to move out, but didn’t want to be too far away from her mum, or Miles & Vi. She studied English Literature and immersed herself into a range of societies and extra-curricular activities (even cheerleading, because she was dying to try it but it turned out she wasn’t very good at it). Her uni friends came from all walks of life and were studying all kinds of different subjects.

003 // fellow business owners of NYC She’s got her cute lil bakery being all cute in the Upper East Side (I think that’s where I said it was but idk who cares?) It’d be cool to have someone who has a neighbouring business, or maybe a business where they could’ve potentially worked together for an event like a florist or something. Or even a RIVAL bakery if we’re gonna get into cheesy Hallmark territory lmfao.

004 // publishing people Having her actual editor would be cool! I hc they have a good relationship that mostly involves them kicking Holly’s ass into gear when she’s low on motivation. Also just anyone who might’ve worked on her books in any way would be awesome too - editorial assistants that proof her work and collaborate with her on ideas and all that good stuff!

005 // mentor & mentee This could work for writing or for baking/cooking! Someone who Holly takes under her wing and teaches all she knows! She’s a slightly chaotic teacher, but she’d get to the point eventually.

ROMANTIC

001 // the one that got away Someone who Holly’s known for a very long time, maybe a childhood friend, turned crush, turned relationship? For whatever reason, they just didn’t work out. Maybe going to different universities and the potential distance they’d face ended them? Or her move to New York had them call it a day? When they see each other again, they both still seem to have some feelings but they’re not sure how to articulate them.

002 // sunshine vs. the grump Holly is known for being a sunshine person - she sees the best in people and often has a very optimistic outlook on life. Cue someone who is pessimistic as hell, someone who favours bleak realism over blindly wishing for the best all of the time. They’re like chalk and cheese but could they end up balancing each other out?

003 // actual enemies but there’s chemistry...? It’s difficult to rub Holly up the wrong way. She’s very tolerant, to a fault sometimes, so it would be very interesting to see a dynamic where someone actually really pisses her off. Maybe they have a complete clash of opinions over something (trivial ofc, not like political values or something) and they had to navigate their way around this? Add in some romantic feels and we’ve got ourselves a pickle!

004 // complete sweethearts Opposites don’t always attract, and Holly does tend to gravitate to people who have nice, friendly auras. A cute relationship with someone who’s on the same wavelength as she is would be so nice. Someone’s who’s up for all the adorable date ideas she has (and probably has many adorable date ideas of their own).

005 // the unrequited crush This could either be from Holly or the other muse. When she’s crushing on someone, she’s not really vocal about it, but she will go extra out of her way to do nice things for them. If the tables were turned, she’d feel so awful about having to turn someone down. She’d do it gently in the hopes that she could spare their feelings as much as possible.

006 // they keep coming back This could be another person Holly’s know her whole life (or almost). They find each other and drift apart, but they just can’t stop coming back to one and other. It’s a common misconception that Holly can’t do casual relationships because of how hopelessly romantic she is. As long as both parties are on the same page, she’s down for whatever makes them both happy.

#wc #i spent all night doing (1) thing #but i feel like this might help w holly connections 🥰#lmk if you are interested in any!

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nuoc7mia · 3 years

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hi so I actually made this post months ago when I was fist reading Tokyo revengers (thank you Mandy), but I just finished this post today :3 most of this post isn’t rlly insightful--I'm either just screaming or rehashing takes that most people here have already made

warnings ofc for major manga spoilers although I also haven’t caught up on the last five-ten chapters:

look ik current!mikey could easily kill me, but he’s so cute:

rlly makes you wonder what happened when you look back after reading more recent chapters ahaha :’D but anyways, give him his flag!!!

(again I wrote this in June--I contradict myself later in this word dump LOL)

this moment was just so funny to me I'm sorry LMAO (’love & peace’)

hngjksnfgs I love this panel so much :((( sometimes with all of the action going on and how they act or are drawn, I forget that they’re just middle schoolers trying to navigate through life. and here’s mikey who has the weight of the entire gang--literal lives--on his shoulders, and is constantly depended on by the members as this ray of shining light. people literally are filled with relief when they see him during fights bc THE mikey is here to take over and he HAS to win the match, right? which is kind of interesting now that I think about it, because there’s also takemichi, who’s mentally 27 and still struggling to carry the weight of his loved ones’ lives on his shoulders. if a 27-year-old can’t be responsible for the lives of others--if I, a 19-year-old, can’t cope with the weight of my own--then how could we expect mikey to be strong with everything that happened around him added onto the weight of the gang? looking back now, I think what happened to mikey in the future makes sense, as odd/cheesy/out-of-the-blue as it originally seemed in my head.

nothing new but I fucking hate kisaki overall and I'm so glad he never got a redemption arc because there was nothing about him that could be saved

(this was an extremely harsh take but again I'm never forgetting what he did to everyone just bc he was pining over a girl from elementary school)

this panel ALSO messed me up, esp after reading some more recent chapters :( I think takemichi said once that he liked talking to mikey the most because he always feels at peace with him and described his eyes to be this calm sea (which almost reminds me of giyuu and his 11th form: dead calm) (I also might be remembering wrong bc I can’t find the chapter I saw it on). but it feels so double-sided if that makes sense? like with that peace comes a never-ending emptiness because he’s constantly consumed by whatever darkness he has in him (sorry for another kny comparison but it feels similar to muichirou before his whole arc), and so he looks so detached and empty. it’s actually kind of jarring at times when the panel zooms into his eyes because you really feel like you’re going to drown in them, but the way it’s cross-hatched is unsettling--like it’s more chaotic and fuzzy inside his mind. + if you compare the dullness in his eyes with the clarity of the other characters, especially takemichi, it’s as if he knows that there’s no future for him, or at least no future with the others. I ended up crying when he was grabbing onto takemichi and asking to be saved, because that’s the first time that we see any sort of light/reflection in his eyes (of hope, honestly), as well as the first time that he reaches out to have someone shoulder his own burdens + truly be vulnerable + depend on someone else rather than letting others depend on him.

(this rant is the result of me hate-reading the comments after every chapter on *******):

sometimes idk what some ppl want from takemichi LOL. actually, no, I do know exactly what they want: a strong mc who they can experience the story through and who solves the problem with the physical manifestation of their strength (the typical shounen protag). but that’s not the point of tokyo revengers imo, and if you’re expecting that, I think you’re missing the whole story ????? like the power comes from the fact that he’s an average person who continues to fight despite the knowledge that he has, the weaknesses that he’s constantly forced to reckon with, and the general helplessness + hopelessness that he feels. he just wants to protect the ppl who he cares for, and that desire trumps physical power or charisma. THAT’S what makes him strong and that’s ultimately what changes the course of things in the story (because we already have powers like mikey who still fall into darkness despite his physical strength). obviously it wouldn’t hurt to make takemichi more assertive in different ways and not see him get absolutely pummeled LOL, but that’s also how wakui chose to enforce his themes

also I'd like to make some more literal points:

1. the manga itself is really long, but when you think about the time frame, there’s not actually much time for takemichi to achieve everything he wants and grow stronger, esp with all of the plot twists that are thrown at him.

2. his main goal was never to physically grow stronger, but just to prevent hina’s death (and later Mikey’s). it was always to talk someone out of doing something or preventing a major event from occurring, which doesn’t ACTUALLY need power to be achieved

(ofc he rarely, if ever, achieves to make it happen, but the effort counts n is there)

3. the dude is constantly carrying the weight of his friends’ deaths on his shoulders SDHFSLD LEAVE HIM ALONE ;; i’d just shut down if I were in his shoes and try to forget that toman was ever a thing

4. mentally speaking, the guy’s 27 LMAO the last time he really fought was back in middle school, which means he has absolutely little to none of those skills left

once again, I have nothing insightful to offer; I simply like the way this panel was drawn

spouting nonsense out of my butt with this one: ngl it took me a while to get used to this art style? like I thought it was UGLY LMAOOO. but when I did, I really came to appreciate how the mangaka colors things in and uses lines to create movement on each page. for instance, here, you can FEEL the energy of toman not just from the speech and the action, but with the lines that wakui chooses to leave uncolored on the members’ uniforms and hair + how the trees are shaded (which is vertical and for me personally it adds a lot more pressure/force, like they’re bursting with energy). everyone and everything feels so alive !!! but at the same time, their art is so clean... SO FREAKING CLEAN. I just love it o<--<

stop it....... STOP IT......... if I don’t get my 100% happy ending I will bawl. (yes I'm aware that this will probably/definitely not happy and yes I have tissues ready for the final arc)

also timeskip!kazutora, inupi, and chifuyu all in one place........ goodbye!

on a side note: I think I'm just gonna be a manga only at this rate bc I tried watching the first episode and got impatient waiting for all of the big action skjdfskjdh but maybe it was bc I wasn’t in the best mood / head-space at the time LOL

(I've let this sit in my head a bit longer and yeah, manga only <3)

I needed to end this photo dump with this exact panel because I had to put my phone down and mentally take a walk after seeing inupi in heels.

honorable mention goes to ponytail!baji and toman founder!baji bc they’re both engrained in my mind forever. likewise with high school!chifuyu ;; he looks like he jumped out of a shoujo manga or some kind of slice-of-life

#moon babbles #moon reads tokyo revengers #tokyo revengers spoilers #if you actually managed to read that all then I'll love you till the end of time (to kingdom come as red velvet beautifully sings)#I swear I'll catch up soon ;; I'm just burnt out after cramming ti all in and distracted with the other series that I wanna start/catch up o #rlly freaking pysched tho esp after seeing the reactions in the Tokyo rev discord LOL #I probably should let this sit for a bit longer before posting #but I don't want this sitting in my drafts for any longer and my head is swimming from this messy format

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