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mango-dolphin · 2 years

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wait Ren physically cant hold items past a certain quality??? based on what i read on the wiki i thought that if he holds anything high quality it just gets worse and worse until its value very low or its crumbling in his hands

IIIIIIT'S INCREDIBLY POSSIBLE THAT I MISREAD THE WIKI. what i was thinking of was Ren's bullet under Legendary Heroes in the Curse Series article:

The downsides to these swords are that he can't gather EXP nor would he be able to hold anything worth cash in the wake of utilizing the Curse Series arms Guillotine and Strong Decline.

either way. that also sounds really cool tbh?? part of me likes him not being able to hold certain things because it harkens back to naofumi realizing he couldn't hold weapons outside of the shield, but also him degrading things of a higher quality just by holding it is also pretty cool and feels like you could get more creative with it.

i view ren as someone who cares deeply about image, but particularly his self-image: he seems like someone who wants to be proud of his actions, so he's more capable of self reflection than most of the other heroes. but also, he's a teenager (the youngest out of the legendary heroes, in fact), so coming to terms with more egregious flaws is probably something scary or painful for him.

putting on a cool facade and being a bit of a loner type probably helps him twofold: convince himself of his better character, and keep people away from seeing him as anything but. getting help scary: doing things on your own more efficient, you don't have to worry about getting people hurt and being a bad person by extension. of course i don't think this is like, the Primary Root of his whole deal, but you could definitely interpret it as that. i'll need to rewatch the anime/read the series to see if this particular interpretation holds up to scrutiny.

but i think something like him causing things he holds to rot and crumble does just as good a job at conveying this vulnerability of his—of trusting others with his true self (never having to share himself)—as him being unable to hold things of value at all might demonstrate how his behavior denies him solace and companionship (keep taking, never giving). i could also see both of these curse after-effects working in tandem:

rotting could be from his gluttony series;

and losing access to valuables could be from his greed series.

frankly, it's kind of refreshing to see how Shield Hero applies the Seven Deadly Sins conceptually. the sins tend to be represented in a straightforward way, but the way the Heroes not only encounter these sins but grapple with them has been making me think for a good while on how precisely the Sins are meant to fit into this series.

The Curse Series is described by Naofumi (and/or as the wikia states lmao) as a defense mechanism unlocked by the weapons after undergoing psychological hardship. which implies that it's meant to protect the users... but honestly, with the way the curses have been shown to work (Naofumi's our best example as w/the anime it's the only one we've seen so far & also he unlocks it first), it's less actual protection and more perceived protection by the hero that unlocked it. (naofumi might feel safer never trusting anyone, but he wasn't able to progress in the world—and, more importantly, feel fulfilled and connected to the world—without making connections with the people inside of it.) so it's likely whatever curses they unlock are influenced by the user and their outlook on the world.

which would imply that ren feels obligated to pilfer and hoard in order to protect himself. (please note that i do not mean to use these words interchangeably between the sins. not to oversimplify, but for the sake of my ramblings: greed is taking (thus emphasis on value), gluttony is wasting (thus, rotting.)) so the question keeping me Up At Night is not just what he's taking/collecting, but why he's taking/collecting it.

and the wiki does answer pretty neatly on the face of it: to exact revenge. to have the ability to exact revenge. items. levels. strength, XP, dignity. but, honestly? i think while looking for empowerment when you're wronged is not only understandable but justified, going the extra length to try and prove that the people who wronged you are the weak ones (rather than maybe letting that fact stand for itself ig? or doing self-evaluation first?) can get pretty immature.

ren can't let his insecurities get the better of him: otherwise, his facade will crumble, and he will be forced to look at the mirror and see how weak he is. so he has to cover up that mirror with whatever he can find, and if he amasses enough stuff he will be able to hide it. he will never have to give himself away (something he may be afraid of) nor will he have to give up his facade (something he holds onto).

so uh. not being able to hold things up to obscure this figurative mirror, be it through sheer inability or the means of decay, are pretty fitting.

...i will Also say that honestly i think the best source for any canon info in general would be straight up canon, i am just 1.) poor 2.) too lazy to look it up on free sites rn fkjsfnsejkfNESJ. the wikia in particular won't necessarily give concise, accurate, or truthful information, especially as it's an english wiki for a japanese series. (which reminds me i should probably try looking things up in japanese. and also continue practicing japanese)

all of this is to say: i only watched the anime so i am the least reliable when it comes to canon information OOPS. it is a little curious that i'm trying to make an AU so soon tbh? but honestly making fanwork helps me digest the canon more, as trying to write for the characters/write alterations of the characters forces me to hone in on all the little nuances that make those characters (and their world) tick.

#mango japery #answer #small-spark-of-light #shield hero #theory #analysis #uhhHHHHH I DIDN'T MEAN. TO RAMBLE SO MUCH ABOUT #ren amaki #THIS JUST HAPPENED BY ACCIDENT. PLEASE EXCUSE ME #anyways enjoy my impromptu ren tangent i guess #you were just trying to ask about information and then i was like #''ok GREAT time to talk about why i think greed & gluttony fit ren's sins''#long post #love how i admitted at the end that i barely know stuff about the source material but i spoke w/my whole heart and ass #the fandom life ig.#sorry i keep editing this i just need to add more

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despacitobandito · 2 years

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alright Skylander OC shit les go

firstly lets start off with our fav bastard (affectionately), Tiphr

(also imma link all Picrews down below for when I'm done)

this lil bastard probably uses tumblr

age is uh around mid 20s, old enough to know better but young enough to not do better

he/she pronouns

intersex as well as genderqueer

lost both his right eye and arm in an accident. he can't get his eye back but he got a wooden arm from Dr. Krankcase

speaking of Dr. Krankcase, he ended up being Tiphr's father (adopted)

the "you're not my real dad" jokes are... frequent to say the least

also from Tiphr's joke department, he'll often say shit like "ah yeah it cost me an arm for this" or if you need help he'll say "need a hand?" and he'll give his entire fucking arm to you

he's a portal master

a headcanon of mine is that all Portal Masters have a "leaning" towards certain elements, which means that those ones are the quickest to control and/or learn. Tiphr's are Life, Tech, Air, and Dark, respectively

he kinda remembers where he was originally from, but most of it is just kinda... lost to time ig

ig since he is from another world, per say, does that make him an alien? the answer is yes

lots of steampunk vibes from this guy, but also with nature. good fun

he likes to call bras "tit jackets." no one knows where he learned it from, no one has been able to get him to stop

his wooden arm makes normal guitars sound like bass guitars

yes he can play guitar

he can be serious when need be, but he does enjoy being a funny source of comedy sometimes

loves plants, is a plant parent (would let moss grow in her room, much to Krankcase's dismay)

uhhhhhhh so here's an Inky boi

his name used to be Inkwash but uh i had to change that

i was in 7th grade when i made him, ooooooof

anyways, this guy is a Dark element

basically, he's an artist. his weapon is ink. oh and he's emo

creativity 100

haha ah well still love my emo wolf boi

listens to whatever the Skylands equivalent of MCR is

probably relates to that one pic of the anime girl where it has two sides and it says "I'm Fine."

godspeed you

has a sad aesthetic tumblr account

actually can kick ass in a fight surprisingly

catchphrase is "A painting of pain!"

my first OC (technically my second but an overpowered shapeshifter self insert doesn't count) which i have changed. a lot

she's a fire/undead element hybrid

catchphrase is "Here kitty kitty!"

has a pair of dragonlike wings (used to have a scorpion tail too but that was too edgy so that got scrapped)

now she just looks like a little charizard with her tail on fire :)

can self-immolate

was originally just a feathercat (like Scratch's race) who was dared to go into the Land of the Undead. she didn't come out the same, though...

was one of the first to be a hybrid element (not counting the SWAP Force but damn what they got going on is unnatural to say the least)

is totally a punk alt girl

likes being petted

you know that one song "go kitty go"? yea she unironically enjoys that

Tiphr makes fun of her for it

also yea Tiphr is besties with Grave

also Grave doesn't mind being called Gravy

so yea that was a long read. i'm not really sure how to conclude me rambling on about my own characters for a game that is kinda dead (not saying the fandom is, godspeed you guys) but yea, hope you enjoyed and here's a link to (almost) all the picrews i used

the other wolf one is from a game on DollDivine called Wolf Maker Unleashed (due to the death of Flash you can't run it on Google anymore but there's tutorials on the website to help you get around this)

#skylanders #skylanders oc #skylanders ocs #long post #ocs #oc #cat #wolf #intersex #gay ass people #dr krankcase #leave it to me and take the series with the most convoluted and purposely childlike lore and turn it into something rife for drama #hey i mean #i'm happy so that's what matters in the end #anyways hope you enjoyed

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spacerocksarethebestrocks · 2 years

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can i get some uhhhhhhh leia/ka’ra, either some nice fun angsty unrequited love because ka’ra is nothing if not sad (it’s true god told me. i’m god but that’s irrelevant) or if you’re in a nice mood then idk rebellion era fluff. or just fluff in general i don’t mind i’m not picky

How about a little bit of both?

Takes place in the 'Definition Of Home' AU, cos I like Korto and Ka'ra sibling shenanigans. and Auntie Dara.

Falling

read below the cut or on AO3

General Leia Organa is the most beautiful person in the whole Galaxy, and anyone who disagrees with that fact is an idiot. Not only is she beautiful, she’s brave and smart and kind and funny, and Ka’ra doesn't understand how anyone can spend time in her presence and not fall horns over heels in love with her.

"Maybe they’re just not into women," Korto says, his mouth full of food.

Ka'ra glares at him. He grins back at her, and a bit of coleslaw falls onto his chin.

"You're fucking disgusting," Ka'ra tells him.

Korto immediately tries to rub his face against hers, because her big brother is not only disgusting, he is also a first grade asshole. She manages to shove him away without getting any mayonnaise on her face, flushing when she notices people staring at them.

Leia is one of them, and she smiles at Ka'ra when they make eye contact.

Ka'ra blushes harder and her heart melts as Leia smiles at her. Then General Solo comes up behind her and taps her shoulder.

The smile that Leia gives Solo is so much wider, so much more real than the one she gave to Ka'ra. He smiles back down at her with equal warmth and Ka'ra goes back to eating her lunch. Her stomach, full of butterflies just moments before, is now full of acid.

Korto bumps her shoulder and she leans into him a little.

Her big brother may be an asshole, but he's still her big brother at the end of the day.

"Hey, I had something to tell you!" he says, nudging her.

Ka'ra rests her chin in her hand and plays with her food, while Korto shifts beside her. He situates himself so that he's facing her, one leg either side of the dining bench.

"So last night, Luke was bugging Dad for more stories about the old order and-"

"Dad got drunk and called Kenobi a whore for two hours straight again?" she interrupts dryly.

Korto pouts.

"No."

Ka'ra raises an eyebrow at him.

"He spent the whole time rambling about Yoda, and some guy called Dookie," he admits eventually.

Ka'ra snorts.

"But that's not what I wanted to tell you," Korto continues, poking her elbow.

Out of the corner of her eye, Leia has a hand resting on Solo's arm. Ka'ra's stomach flops and she drops her fork in her plate with a clatter.

"Do you even think it's a good idea?" She asks, ignoring Korto. "I mean. Look how it ended last time."

"That's why he wants to know how not to go wrong," Korto says keenly. "He doesn't want to make the same mistakes that they made before."

Ka'ra hums.

"Kit told me that my father left the order a whole year before the purge," she murmurs.

Korto squeezes her hand.

Her birth father has always been a bit of a tender subject. Kit always wanted to tell her stories about her father, but she didn't remember him. She remembers Alpha, and Fox, who both died to save her. She remembers Kit, who found her, and Quin, who had raised her ever since.

But Kit clearly thought it was important that she knew about Eeth Koth, knew her birth father, and it helped him to talk about all his friends from before. Ka'ra loves Uncle Kit and so she was always happy to listen to him talk. He's always apologised for not knowing anything about her mother, but sometimes that feels easier.

Sometimes, not knowing anything about the woman who died to save her hurts less.

"You should take Luke to Kit and Dara," Ka'ra says.

Korto blinks.

"Why didn't I think of that?" He wonders outloud.

"Because you're a moron," Ka'ra retorts, and he jabs his finger into her side.

That starts a brief slap fight, which quickly has them both giggling. She ends up tapping out when he starts wiggling her head around by her horns, because he's an asshole like that. Once they've both caught their breath, Korto pokes her again.

"You distracted me," he accuses.

She sighs inwardly, and settles in to listen to whatever he has to say. It's hardly going to be interesting, probably just more gushing about his boyfriend.

"Anyway, so once Luke finally gave up we were talking, and he told me something interesting about your crush over there."

Ka'ra sighs.

"I don't want to hear it, Korto," she mutters.

"Yes you do," Korto sing songs.

When Ka’ra looks at him, he’s grinning widely.

“Fine. What?”

“I know why Han and Leia have stopped fighting so much,” he says, leaning in conspiratorially.

Ka’ra’s heart falls further. She curls in on herself, preparing.

“They got engaged, didn't they?” she mumbles, her shoulders hunched.

“Nope!”

For some reason, Korto is still smiling.

“They broke up!”

Ka’ra blinks. The tiniest flicker of hope stirs in her chest.

“They did?” she whispers.

Korto nods enthusiastically, his locs flopping around his head comically.

“And, Luke also told me-”

His eyes widen as someone steps up behind Ka’ra.

“Healer Koth?”

Ka’ra turns and comes face to face with the most beautiful person in the whole wide galaxy.

Fuck, she’s even more gorgeous close up. Ka’ra can feel Korto laughing at her, his finger jabbing into her side as she chokes on her own spit in blind panic.

“May I have a word?”

#my writing #other peoples ocs #ka'ra koth #leia organa #ka'ra x leia #korto vos #bunch of losers

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butterbeeryuta · 4 years

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donghyuck as your boyfriend

oh my mcfucking god im sorry but lmAO you better have some patience in you

because i'm a sucker for college aus, we're going to base this headcanon on that cause i said so

it's your second year in college studying history cause it's the best subject in the world (yes i am biased what about it) and you were at the library taking those aesthetic af notes on 17-18th century russia. your highlighters were everywhere, your looseleaf papers were scattered, but you just wanted to get the whole peter the great (co-tsar of russia from 1682, and became THE tsar of russia by 1696) stuff done so you could go home and snack on chips and watch the good place

'holy shit you're doing a lot wow'

who tf??

you looked up, only to see lee donghyuck aka haechan the loud and mischevious and pretty guy of the campus, surprised at your condensed notes and arguably intense method of studying

'uhH, yeah. i guess i am?'

and donghyuck, being the nosy ass sunshine he is, decides to sit with you and just watch you do your shit in pure astonishment cause lmao tf are notes

'so you're the student professor x talks about,,, no wonder why. y/n right?'

uhhHhhhH

UHHHHHH

'yes, and you're lee donghyuck?'

'glad to know my work and effort is recognised by the school body' and you have no idea how to respond to that so you just keep writing cause,,,, that's what you were going to do anyway

thing is, donghyuck knows you. he's seen you a lot in creative writing, always with the best supplies and neatly taking down notes. he's not even like that himself, but he finds it so attractive esp coming from you. he doesnt think it's a kink, and he prays to whatever gods out there that it isn't a kink— but studious you does shit to his heart

i don't think i mentioned this, but you're study partners with jeno and renjun who also takes european history and anthropology which hyuck is unaware of, but you also didn't know that you're study group lives with donghyuck and lives a fucking chaotic life.

kneeways, donghyuck was just watching you take notes, and after about 15 minutes when you realised he wasn't moving, you stopped writing and looked up at him again.

'is there anything i could help you with? you've been watching me take notes for —'

'do you want to go on a date with me?'

'ok why you cutting me of— wait what now?'

what??? just??? happened???

haechan, my dear, you two JUST MET

'we literally just met 30 minutes ago' you said, looking at him with the most confused expression

'well yeah, but if we date, we can get to know each other better'

well, you still said no

'well then, i guess i'm going to keep coming back to this library until you say yes' and lee forking donghyuck leaves like that.

you didn't believe him. what idiot would go back to you just for a yes on a date

yeah the idiot's haechan

you were once having a study session with renjun and jeno, and haechan just so happens to see the three of you having an intense discussion on who was a better leader of russia: peter the great or catherine the great

injunnie immediately notices his friend and said, 'who tf allowed you in a library??'

then this is where you interrupted: 'oh? ya'll know each other?'

haechan is confused.

you're confused.

evergone is confused.

jeno then explains how he and renjun, along with jaemin and chenle amd jisung are dorm mates with haechan; whereas you explained to haechan that the 2 boys were your study buddies, amd you told the boys how haechan was the 'library creep that keeps asking me out'

'SO YOURE THE LIBRARY CREEP?' - huang renjun, 2k19

'WAIT SO Y/N IS THE HOT ACADEMIC?? really hyuck???' lee jeno, 2k19

'god you call me the library creep? that hurts my bronchioles' haechan says

idk it felt right to say that

kneeways, now that ya'll apparently have common friends, ya'll hang out more aside from studyinh like: having lunch, playing bowling, karaoke, dinner, amd etc. it was nice overall.

maybe like 6-7 months later, haechan still visits you in the library and sits close to you while you were concentrated on whatever tf you were doing. he doesnt really ask you out much as before, but his feelings did grow for you.

there was one time where you all watched the live action of aladdin and you started singing along to the songs— and haechan found that adorable.

and there was another time where you got into a heated historical debate with renjun and even if haechan understood nothing, he was just amazed at you (even if you were very close to biting renjun's head off)

jaemin realises how whipped donghyuck is getting for you, and he's also amused at this point

NOW, exams were coming up and that means,,, YOURE MAKING STUDY PACKS YEYYYYY

so here you are, at the library, writing a lot hoping whatever is on paper would go in your brain

and you did it for hours

and hours.

and just like any other day, hyuck visits you— but it was so visible you're tired.

'you alright?' he asks and you sorta just,,, threw your highlighter at him

'fuck this hyuck i'm going to flunk the exams, why do i even bother making such extensive notes....' and you just went on for a solid 7 minutes but

he still listens to you. he still looks at you with admiration like

the fuck?

and you just noticed how even at your rambling state, he still listens to you and you start crying like get a fucking grip hoe

hyuck is confused and he starts panicking cause he doesnt know what to do and he sorta goes over to you and hugs you in a very awkward way (i hope ya'll get what i mean)

AND YOU'RE DONE you're sobbing hoW can you not have noticed someone cares for you this much

it sorta hits you all at once; he stays with you everyday after lessons so you can complete your notes, he's always there even during study sessions with renjun and jeno, he's there when you need someone to hang out with on the weekends— he's always there for you

'i don't really know how to help people calm down with their feelings cause I can barely control mine but, I think you should go home and rest a bit, the stress probably got into you and—'

'yes'

'so let me help you pac— yes what?'

'yes, i'll go out with you'

*cue your face snuggling in his chest*

HYUCK DIED SKDJAKDKSKDKS

haechan? sorry he died 0.3 seconds ago

he smiles,,, a LoT AND he just holds you tighter, rubbing your back

'well, at least i won't have to go to this boring ass library anymore'

'HEY'

a/n: UWUUUUUUUU!!! okay lmao i've been making study packs recently for mocks (and yes it's for history) and ig that inspired me for this. if ya'll one day see me post a whole post on 17-18th century russia as well as authoritarian states (china and germany) please ignore me cause that's probably just me reviewing. anD if you're interested, i'll gladly share my note-taking styles and stuff so yeS i am THAT person. hope all of you have a great day ❤️

#nct #nct 127 #nct dream #lee donghyuck #lee haechan #donghyuck #haechan #taeyong #johnny #renjun #chenle #jisung #jaemin #jeno #mark #yuta #taeil #jaehyun #doyoung #jungwoo #fluff #headcanon

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albatris · 4 years

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Happy STS! What's the most surprising thing about your characters? It could be an interest or personality trait you didn't plan for them, or something that takes other characters by surprise, or something that takes the characters themselves by surprise. However you want to answer this. :)

happy sts!! I’m responding to this almost a full week late!! thank you for the ask!! my apologies for the rambles I am literally incapable of being concise

one thing that I can remember that took me by surprise is like........ before I started writing her, I had intended for Shara’s social anxiety to be fairly similar to my own, but pretty quickly it became clear that her vibe was actually much closer to my best friend’s brand of social anxiety, so...... less "panic and clam up" and more “literally cannot stop talking”? so, yeah, an anxious chatterbox who is definitely internally screaming through almost every social interaction she has, but tends to ramble and blurt out whatever comes into her head and desperately fill the silence rather than hanging back and appearing "shy" :P

lots of things about Shara surprised me actually! she’s the one of the gang who threw me the most curveballs during the recent frankendraft, sometimes she would just be like “cool so I’m creating an interdimensional map using radio waves” and I’d just have to be like. sick. ok. well I guess I have to figure out how the fuck that works now

then uhhhhhhh

in terms of both “something that takes other characters by surprise” and “something that takes the characters themselves by surprise” I think the most common answer is “Noa is a nice person” WHICH SOUNDS REALLY MEAN but like

it takes a long while for the Being Nice to kick in when she's getting to know someone and it always just catches people so off guard when it finally happens lmao

she works real hard at her intimidating standoffish don’t-fuck-with-me vibe, which is........ a defence mechanism, yeah

Shara and Kai’s first introduction to the concept of Noa Yun is hearing Tris talk about her, which is an issue because Tris has been best friends with her for four years and will jump at any opportunity to tell Literally Whoever Will Listen about how kind and smart and compassionate and friendly and amazing his best friend is and it’s very sweet but he does forget that said best friend is actually terrifying as all hell and Does Not Like People

so when they actually meet her in person they’re both lowkey kind of like :))))))))))))) hey tris quick question what the fuck

they don't really believe him until a fair way into the story, when eventually that switch flips and they catch a glimpse of a Noa that's not holding them at arm's length and glaring at them all the time and emitting Generally Threatening Auras

n like, Kai enjoys teasing her and getting on her nerves but doesn't twig that Noa actually considers them a friend till at least two thirds into the book when she flat-out says it in the midst of an argument and Kai is just like Hey Wait Hold Up What Was That

and as for Noa herself, it’s like

she's always felt kinda alienated and weird and Not Able To Be A Person In A Way Other People Like, she was subject to a lot of senseless bullying and cruelty from other kids when she was younger, nowadays people still form all sorts of judgments about her and the reputation of being someone prickly and mean and unpleasant is one that is applied to her almost by default, even when she doesn't want it

it's easy for her to spiral into viewing herself as someone who is just inherently unpleasant and difficult to be around, someone who is just simply a naturally unlikable person

which, like. >:(

n even in those moments where she's able to drop her guard conpletely or be openly caring and affectionate with people she's comfortable with and share in a friendship, it's a difficult belief to shake and she often feels like she's just tricked people into liking her

there's a point near the end of the story where someone calls her a good person and their friend, and it's..... not the first time she's heard that said to her? but this time, hey, she's just gone through a whole big character arc and Learned A Lot Of Things About Herself and for the first time she's actually like wait holy fuck AM I a good person???

and is just COMPLETELY thrown for a loop about it and has a minor existential crisis

#long post #VERY LONG I'M SORRY I TALK A LOT #in terms of the noa + tris intimidation combo attack it's definitely noa doing 80% of the work #she can be threatening when she wants to be and also she's ripped as hell #tris is Intimidating Passing but only if he just stands there and does nothing #the constant deadpan works p good for him but he is Not Allowed To Speak #otherwise the illusion crumbles n people are like ''oh this kid is fucking terrified''#merigreenleaf

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peachymhaechan · 6 years

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“I didn't know it’d be this hard...”

Genre: fluff, soulmate! au where you switch bodies when you turn 21 and have until the clock strikes midnight to leave clues and find your soulmate before you’re switched back into your own body

Warning: language

Pairing: Jungwoo x Reader

A/N: hey y’all, this marks the beginning of my soulmate au project! I thought that Jungwoo would be the best to start this off with because he is such a sweetheart and the definition of living fluff lol. anyways, pls enjoy this!

it was common knowledge in your family what your soulmate quirk was

typically, you find out what your soulmate quirk is when you’re younger

one of your friends had a little flower start growing behind her ear and it kept getting closer to blooming as the days counted down before she met her soulmate

once she met her soulmate, the flower bloomed and guess what? her soulmate had the same phenomenon happen to her

when you were little, you had to watch on the sidelines as all of your friends figured out their quirks

after a while, you had completely given up on the idea of having a soulmate

it wasn’t common to not have a soulmate, but it did happen in some cases

either someone never developed their quirk or their soulmate died

whatever the case may be, you were accepting of the fact that you didn’t have a soulmate

your friends and family tried to convince you that your soulmate was still out there

after all, your family for some odd reason had the same quirk

I mean, not everyone in your family did, but a lot of your relatives dealt with the same thing

they wouldn’t experience anything to be considered a quirk

until they hit their 21st birthday

when they’d wake up in a completely different body

wow, a very vivid out of body experience

that meant that the mind of the body you were in had to be in your body, right?

that’s exactly how it worked

and at the strike of midnight, you would switch back to your own body

so you had one whole day to figure out who your soulmate is and meet them

otherwise you could be spending the rest of your life without a soulmate

which would suck!! :(

your family all tried to reassure you that that was most likely your quirk, but you had convinced yourself over the years that you’d never find them

the night before your 21st birthday, you had gone to bed early after a day of nasty a 8 AM class and work

you slept like a baby pretty much

and then you woke up on your birthday

looked in the mirror

and found the face of someone else staring back at you

holy shit

all you could think was “what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck”

after you calmed down a bit, you remembered all that your family had told you

you have all day (since it’s their birthday, too)

they’re in your body, in probably just as much of a panic as you are

you have until the strike of midnight to be in their body and lay clues around

you don’t have any of their memories/knowledge of their life

so that means you cannot go on their phone or laptop and follow yourself on social media from their account

you have to lay honest to god clues around so you can meet them

bc if you don’t find them? you won’t have them for the rest of your life

this chance could not be taken for granted

deciding to make the most of this

and, ya know, FIND YOUR SOULMATE

you got up and went to the bathroom

you looked in the mirror again and found yourself looking at the face of your soulmate

he was high key adorable?? wtf

the very definition of uwu

a full marshmallow boy !!

someone you’d look at and want to call bub

squishy cheeks!!

cute smile !!

but you also recognized him as someone that you never would have expected like. ?

how in the WORLD????

ANYWAYS

you were just about to leave the bathroom when you heard voices outside the bathroom

“hasn’t jungwoo hyung been in there for a while?” “yeah, I hope he’s okay haha”

“ohhhhhh hYUNG, OPEN UP-” and a group of young boys tumbled in after fucking,,, beating the door down

“are you okay, hyung?” one of them asked, a boy a dolphin laugh

“you look like you don't know who we are”

“listen.... to be 100% completely honest with you guys,” you started, hoping they could help you

“oh here we go, he’s going to give us some smartass response,” the tan boy rolled his eyes

“I know who you guys are but I need you all to do me a solid,” you told them

“I need you to tell me where I am right now, and I need you guys to help me get out of everything on our schedule for today,” you told them, causing them to pretty much blank

all seven of them stared back at you with no emotion

and then finally the oldest went, “you want us to... tell you where you are and... get you out of performing today?”

“I know it sounds crazy but- you have to or else- I might not meet my soulmate...”

luckily they didn’t ask any more questions and agreed

after all, jungwoo meeting his soulmate was on the line

the boys pulled you out to the living room where you met the other boys and told them what was going on

“so yeah... I’m not really Jungwoo right now although I mean physically I am but... his mind is in my body and mine is in his and I have to find him- er, me I guess...”

and you were #blessed to have them on your side

they all came up with this master plan to get you out of performing that evening

they were going to have at least 5+ of them act like they came down with food poisoning so it would be pointless to have the remaining not vomiting/shitting people perform

a solid plan, tbh

“you all are truly angels and I owe you so much, thank you all so much, oh my god,” you said and started running around and kissing them all on the cheek

they all didn’t know how to react to it bc ?? jungwoo but not jungwoo ??

“I promise, when I find him we will take you all out for dinner, on us,” you said, which made everyone get excited and start hugging you instead

“is there anything else I should know about him before I just wander out into the world in his body and try and find myself?”

“he likes going to little cafes when he is stressed!” -lucas, a god and best best friend ever

so you set out (with a hat and mask on obviously, you were on a mission and this isn’t amateur hour)

and began to find your way back to your house

but bc you were in the body of nct’s jungwoo

people mcfuckin recognized you and asked for pictures

shit shit shit

you had absolutely no idea how to act around fans

like,, sure,, jungwoo might know how to verbalize heart emojis but you sure as hell didn’t

so you had a lot of interactions that went like such:

“are you jungwoo from NCT?!”

“yes!”

“OMG can I get a picture with you?”

“Of course!”

“OMG thank you, I love you so much, you’ve inspired me-” (insert rambling here)

*just nod the whole time and smile*

“thank you! you inspire me to keep doing what I’m doing!” >but very awkward

it took you well over two hours to get to your house

and boy when you got there

it was a little difficult to explain to your parents why you were there

“hey uhhh Mom and Dad, can you let me/my soulmate’s body in the house?”

of course they knew what was going on

so they let you in and made you food (even though you said you weren't hungry, they were more worried about feeding their future son-in-law)

“You just missed him, honey, he left twenty minutes ago to find you,” your mother told you and you shut down

“Are you kidding me?”

“Well do you have his cell phone?”

“Yes but I don’t know his password.”

so cheating the quirk was out of question

“All I know about him is where the dorms are, he has a performance at this one arena, and he likes to go to small cafes when he is stressed.”

“It might not seem like a lot, but it is a start, hon. You know what you have to do,” you father said, politely telling you to get out of the house and find him

after giving yourself a lil pep talk

(pretty much just you saying “GO GET YA MANS, HUNTY”)

you were set:)

“i’m going to get my mans”

and oh man

did you

you had a little under 10 hours left to find him

first stop: check to see if any of your friends had seen you

you went to your best friend’s house, not giving a shit that you technically were not you

“Hey, I don’t have enough time to explain but did you see Y/N today?”

cue best friend chilling on their doorstep in complete shock

“uhhhhhhh yeah, she was here earlier and said she was going to the uhh. The NCT concert tonight after running around the city to find someone. I’m assuming that person is you.”

“Yep, that’d be correct... thank you!”

“Should I- should I tell her you stopped by?”

well it ain’t like he can get in my phone, so no BUT

he could at least see the notification on the screen so why not??

it wouldn’t hurt to try

“Sure, if you don’t mind doing that. Oh, and one more thing? Can you tell her to go to the Red Ring Café after the concert? Thank you, I appreciate it!”

fuck

at least you knew he’d be in two definite locations later:

the café and the concert

uhhhhhhhhh the concert that you were supposed to be performing at

well you couldn’t go there, so you’d have to catch him at the café

“I didn’t know it’d be this hard...”

the rest of the day was spent wandering around, trying to keep yourself out of the public’s eye but also trying to find yourself

so very confusing and soul crushing

the concert rolled around and you being you

managed to find yourself outside of the venue

you could hear the music and fans screaming from the outside and it killed you to know that your soulmate was in there

luckily nobody noticed you/one of the members of the band

you went to the café just as the concert was about to end

you ordered a latte and sat in the corner, eyes constantly on the door

your heart was beating out of your (his?) chest

about five minutes before the café was going to close, and five minutes before you were going to switch back, you (he?) walked in

you ordered and after you picked up your drink, you saw him (you?)

fuck fuck fuck

you walked over and sat down across from you (wow, confusing I know)

“are you my soulmate?” you (really Jungwoo asked)

“yeah, that’s me!” you (actually you in Jungwoo’s body) said, tearing up from being so excited

you both sat there in silence, not knowing what to do

you had to admit- it was weird af to see yourself from somebody else’s eyes

but the five minutes came and went by very fast

and before you knew it

you were back in your own body, looking at your soulmate in his own body

kim jungwoo

kim jungwoo?

kim jungwoo.

kim jungwoo!

kim jungwoo was your soulmate!!

he grabbed your hand and interlaced his fingers with yours, going full uwu

“You’re really my soulmate?” he asked, just wanting to be 100% sure

(he also couldn’t believe that you, a beautiful human being, was meant to be his for the rest of his life)

“Yep, I’m really your soulmate,” he confirmed

since the café was closing, y’all decided to take a walk by the river and get to know one another

after talking for almost three hours, you realized that you were glad you had a soulmate

everything had been said in total agreement

you two just... clicked?? it wasn’t like anything you had ever experienced before

“You know, I convinced myself that I would never find you, or even have you...” you told him, eyes fixed ahead

“Me, too. But I’m so incredibly lucky to have you,” he responded, looking at you (again, full uwu)

I think it’s safe to say that you ended your birthday a pretty happy camper

for starters, you were 21!

but more importantly, your soulmate!

your kim jungwoo!

and you wouldn’t ask for anything more, because kim jungwoo??

the perfect gift you could have asked for

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