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gladerwolfstarkimagines · 3 years

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Reader x Wei and Wing Imagine Part Two - When Korra decided to stick around in Zafou for a while you were pleased for two reasons, their names were Wei and Wing.

Part one here

I’ve tagged some people who wanted a part two, sorry it took so long!! Tagged: @dangerouslysimping @tincdraws

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Even since you’d caught their attention that first day the boys were smitten so you saw a LOT of them. You began training with them pretty regularly and team avatar picked up on the fact the twins seemed to occupy all your time.

You were enjoying a nice afternoon together with your friends when you spotted the time and realised your plans with the twins were starting soon. You waited until Bolin and Mako finished bickering with a fond smile before standing up and Bolin immediately frowned “noooo” he cried “we just got here you can’t go!”. “We’ve been here 40 minutes” you pointed out but he just crossed his arms “so?”. You laughed along with the others and Mako looked at you “so where are you heading off to?”. “Do you really need to ask?” Korra smirked and you rolled your eyes. “Ahhh the twins” Mako said with a smirk and you threw a rock at Korra. The gang liked to comment a lot on your situation with the twins and Korra was the worst for it. “Hey don’t attack me you’re the one dating them both”. “we’re not dating we’re just...having fun” you shrugged and Asami laughed “that what you’re calling it huh?”. Korra chuckled “I mean i get it they’re both attractive powerful benders like you....why wouldn’t you want to have fun with them?”. “Exactly” you nodded gathering your stuff and Korra smirked. “Plus I bet the metal bending comes in handy in lots of ways hey y/n?" Korra smirked and Asami laughed along with her. "What does that even mean?" you asked confused and Korra shrugged watching Asami with a smile "I don’t know but I bet the fact they’re both so physically fit being metal benders comes in handy". You frowned “I never thought about it that way just because they’re metal benders...Asami what’s your experience with metal benders being more physically capable?”. Asami paused “Why would I....”. “Well because Korra’s a metal bender I figured you’d know all about that” you grinned as both the girls went bright red and babbled while Mako laughed. “And on that note goodbye” you smirked and headed off.

“You’re late” Wing called as you reached the yard and you frowned “I know sorry I got lost, your home is huge”. “Yeah we’re pretty rich” Wei commented and you laughed shaking your head “yeah? Well maybe you should hire a bodyguard for these training sessions? I’ve been kicking you around so much it should be illegal”. Wing smirked as Wei’s swagger dropped and he stumbled over words trying to think of a comeback. “Don’t strain too hard” you smiled sweetly and patted his shoulder before walking out onto the yard. Wing followed you still smiling and you glanced at him “does that smile mean you forgive me for being late?”. “Totally” he grinned and you smiled, Wing had a really nice smile especially when the sun shone off his face like that....you were distracted from your staring as people called out Wing’s name. You looked up and saw there were some spectators today. You didn’t recognise any of them but you soon saw why, they were clearly here for Wing and Wei only. “Who is that?” you asked smirking and Wing looked at you awkwardly “some...friends”. “Just friends?” you asked smiling and Wei appeared “why are you jealous?”. “You wish” you grinned catching the helmet he tossed to you and throwing it to the side “no helmets, my trainer told me they’re crutches that dim your bending, she said earth bending is all about taking risks and showing brute strength”. “You know the more you talk about this swamp woman the less i think she’s real” Wing commented and you went to argue the crazy swamp lady was totally real when Wei waved to the girls above making them all cheer. You watched slightly annoyed at how much Wei seemed to enjoy the attention and he smirked “you done talking yet?”. “You done showing off to your girlfriends?”. “Just about” he smirked and you rolled your eyes.

You would all start off stood an equal distance from one another and attack one another fairly. But Wei and Wing had a habit of forming an alliance against you and it was their favourite thing to do when they were losing. They did it whenever you got into a good rhythm and as soon as you were getting into your stride they crept closer. It was always harder when they could help one another so you actively tried to keep them apart. You loosened Wing’s footing and launched an attack at Wei focusing all your attention on him. “You’ve got this Wei” a spectator called and you heard several other girls cheer him on. Given this advancement you began attacking Wei harder. He was hardly blocking your attacks and Wing just watched. “Aren’t you going to help?” Wei called but Wing just shrugged “nah i’m good”. The girls began chanting for Wei and it only made you smile because he was going to lose. You moved closer and closer, your attacks only marginally missing him and he was struggling big time. You felt the winning strike as you released it and could see Wei knew it was over too. You heard the crowd above gasp as your disk roughly crashed into Wei and smirked slightly. “I quite like your cheerleaders Wei” you called as he stood back up slowly “their gasps of concern really warm my heart”. Wei rolled his eye as Wing laughed. “Whatever you’re just jealous”. You snorted “maybe if you were a better metal bender but at the moment....”. You were suddenly interrupted by shouting. “What are you doing in here this is private property!” a voice called and the girls all began to argue. Bataar junior appeared in view and spotted you all “Wei how many times have i told you no sneaking your cheerleaders in here!”. Wei shrugged “ahhh come on Bataar, I can’t disappoint these lovely ladies”. You rolled your eyes at the same time as Wing and Bataar junior. “Well I can” Bataar junior replied coldly “out!” he yelled and all the girls began to disperse. “Bye Wei! bye Wing” they called and walked away. Wei watched them go before his eyes fell to his oldest brother “so were you just here to ruin my fun or did you need something?”. Bataar glared “I am here because I need your help, I need someone to metal bend the new machine me and dad are working on, mom’s busy with the avatar, Huan would never do it and I can’t think of anyone else, so one of you need to come help me”. Wei and Wing looked at one another. “Not it!” Wei cried suddenly and Wing swore “really we’re doing that? Are we four?”. “Yep, it’s the easiest way and you lost so run along and leave me and y/n alone” Wei smirked stepping closer to you. You saw Wing look down at that clearly unhappy with that scenario and stepped forwards “don’t worry you won’t miss much, I was only toying with Wei to keep the match going but now you’re gone I won’t have much motivation to...”. Wing smiled “ow really?” and you nodded “yeah why did you think I was going easy on you? Your eyes look really good in this sunlight”. Wing blushed and you smiled seeing the shyer twin react to compliments. “Okay well I’ll go help Bataar and see you guys later?”. You nodded “totally” and smiled. Wing smiled brightly at you before walking away still wearing a dazed look.

You turned back around to see Wei heading towards the other end of the field. “Wei?” you asked and when he didn’t reply you followed him. “Wei?” you called and he looked over his shoulder “ow well I was just thinking if you’re worried I might be too boring for you how about we make the stakes a bit higher?” he asked. He pulled a lever and parts of the ground fell away to reveal different terrains and objects. “Nice, why have you never shown me this?” you asked and Wei shrugged “my dad only just finished making it, he wanted to go a big show of it with a lot of people but as we’re alone I figured we could give it a test run?”. “Totally” you grinned excited to use the different terrains and surfaces to your advantage. “And one more thing to make sure i definitely can’t bore you....” Wei pulled out two pieces of cloth “why not do it blind?”.

You’d trained blind before, your earthbending teacher had made you do it all blind initially but that had been a while ago so you were a little out of practice. Combine that with an unfamiliar environment and terrain you hadn’t experienced before and you were way out of your depth. But you’d never admit that to Wei. You walked to your end of the field and tightly tied the bandage around your eyes. You took a strong stance and let Wei attack first. You deflected his shots without retaliation and just worked on getting your bearings. “What’s wrong?” Wei called “not so confident anymore”. You heard his voice come from your left so sent a disk that way. You heard a soft grunt and smiled “and that’s why you shouldn’t talk so much loudmouth”. “Good point” Wei called back and then went silent. So silent you couldn’t even hear him moving. That made you panic.

You moved away from your position as quietly as you could, trying to make sure Wei wouldn’t know where to find you. You were making good progress when you stepped onto a new terrain with a loud crunch. You winced as immediately attacks were sent flying at you. You managed to dodge some by instinct and began moving quicker trying to escape Wei’s range. You lightly ran over the terrain but Wei just followed you. He seemed to gain on you no matter where you ran and so you stopped and maintained your ground. You were on some loose rocky terrain so footing wasn’t good but at least now Wei had to block your attacks. You sent rock and metal flying at him but after a while you didn’t hear anything. “You know...you’re not as good at this as I thought you’d be” Wei said suddenly right next to you. You jumped and backed up but hit a wall. “Yeah...we’ll i’m not done yet”. You strook out at Wei but he sensed that. Wei retaliated by moving the earth beneath your feet making you slip and he took his opportunity. While you were trying to stay upright, he snapped metal around your waist and fixed it to the wall without any hesitation. He simultaneously secured your hands in rocks meaning you couldn’t move. You grunted in shock and breathed heavily, utterly surprised and a little bit annoyed that you’d lost. “I think I win” Wei said coming into view as he tugged your blindfold off your face. “Of course you’d say that” you huffed and Wei laughed “you’re pinned against the wall, i have your hands trapped and i’m holding a massive piece of metal”. You shrugged “I could still get out of this”. “Ow really?” Wei asked and you nodded confidently “easily” and Wei laughed. “God you’re stubborn” he grinned watching you. “I know” you said staring at him “you got a problem with that”. “Nope, I actually rather like it” he smiled tracing your jaw lightly “your confidence is...impressive, I’ve never met someone quite like you”. You smiled in reply and just looked up at him “I know”. Wei laughed shaking his head before his eyes fell to your lips. He dropped the restraints from your body but didn’t step away and neither did you. He closed the distance between you and just when his lips were about to touch yours a voice called out “Wei? Are you there?”. Wei paused centimetres away from you and you felt his body slump “sometimes I hate having so many siblings”. You smirked and Wei moved away from you slowly. Wei stepped out of the shadows and looked around “Opal? I’m down here, what’s wrong?” he called. “There you are!” Opal cried with relief “come quick Mum’s fighting with aunt Lin!”.

You and Wei ran to the gardens to see Lin and Su yin were indeed fighting. You gaped shocked at how good they both were. “Korra shouldn’t you....” you called but Bolin shook his head “this is how siblings fight, they’ll be fine”. You raised an eyebrow but were brought out of your thought by Wei and Wing. “Go mom!” Wei called and you saw Wing frown “what’s wrong with you they could get hurt!”. Wei shook his head “mom won’t get hurt she was trained by the greatest earth bender that ever lived!!”. “So? What is she hurts aunt Lin?”. Wei paused “we have really good medics?”. Wing groaned storming off and Wei sighed “someone’s in a bad mood”. “I mean he does have a point” you shrugged “they could both get hurt”. “Yeah” Wei nodded “but Wing’s just jealous that’s why he snapped”. You frowned feeling bad, “maybe one of us should go after him?”. Wei nodded “sure but I know you’ll make more progress than me”. “But he’s your twin, don’t you know him better than anyone?”. “Yes and that’s why I know without a doubt you running after him will definitely improve his mood”. You laughed shaking your head “fine, i’ll go comfort your brother”. Wei nodded “have fun, but not as much as we had of course...”. Wei grinned at you suggestively and you looked down blushing. “I’ll see you” you replied after a brief pause and rushed after Wing.

You caught up to Wing quite quickly and spotted him not far away on the path. “Wing!” you called and he paused “y/n?”. “Are you okay?” you asked “Wei thought that was a bit unprovoked”. “I’m fine” Wing sighed “just....I have to finish doing this for Bataar”. You nodded your head “how about I help you? Two metal benders will get it done faster than one”. Wing smiled softly “sure, it’s this way”. He led you into a large laboratory and you whistled impressed. Your job was literally just straightening out some pieces of metal but there was a lot. You got to work but it was boring and slow. “You know you don’t have to help” Wing called after a few minutes and you smiled “was my face that obvious?”. He nodded “go find Wei, it’s okay I don’t mind”. You frowned at how Wing said that, as if you would obviously prefer Wei. You enjoyed your time with Wing just as much as your time with Wei, but Wing didn’t seem to expect that. “No I promised to do this and so I’m going to finish this if it kills me”. Wing laughed and then frowned in thought “well we could talk, that could make it go faster?”. You nodded your head “sure what do you want to talk about? Metal bending? The avatar? How rich you are?”. “I have a question actually” Wing replied and you nodded “shoot”. “What’s your family like?” Wing asked and you paused “mine?”. “Yeah...I just realised I never ever asked, I can’t believe how rude Wei and I have been that we didn’t even ask you about your family”. You laughed “it’s fine, my family is good! Small but good, it’s just me my mom and dad, we were kind of outsiders in our tribe. The water nation isn’t progressive and so many people were wary of my earth nation dad and then me too when I developed earth bending...but then I met Korra and that all changed! Being her friend literally overnight changed my life. My family was no longer shunned but respected and acknowledged and it was all because Korra ordered it” you said smiling fondly “Korra...she’s my best friend in the entire world”. You were cut off from your speech by said best friend. Korra, Asami, Mako and Bolin were walking by and they all of course spotted you. Korra grinned as she looked from you to Wing. “Well what do we have here?” she asked strutting into the room “the sparring wasn’t enough to get rid of all that tension I see”. You sighed and looked at Wing “forget everything I just told you, Korra I will kill you if you don’t get out and leave us alone this second!”. “Okay I’m going...just keep it PG in here okay? Avatar’s orders!”. You earth bent her out of the door and groaned “Wing I’m so sorry....” but Wing just smiled a small blush on his face “it’s fine...it’s just what family do”. You nodded your head and Wing glanced at you “what she said was true though...I am glad I got to talk to you privately, sometimes it feels like a constant show between me and Wei when you’re around...so it’s nice to talk without feeling any tension or pressure”. “Yeah it is” you smiled “it’s also nice to just talk and not throw rocks at each other”. Wing smiled “yeah, did i miss much earlier when i went with Bataar?”. You blushed slightly remembering how close Wei had come to kissing you and struggled to look Wing in the eye “not much, he showed me the new special feature your dad worked on”. Wing frowned “we were saving that to show you next week...trust Wei to jump the gun”. “Ow sorry I didn’t know” you frowned but Wing shook his head “it’s not your fault it’s Wei, he loves getting the upper hand but you know what? This time I won’t let him”. Wing stood up suddenly and you jumped as he held out a hand to you “come with me”. “Where are we going?” you asked and Wing grinned “Wei isn’t the only one with secrets to show off”.

You followed Wing into the centre of Zafou to a guard tower. The guard recognised Wing and he managed to talk his way inside the building, telling them his mother wanted him to oversee the procedures tonight, whatever that meant. The guard looked at him and then at you sceptically before letting him inside. Wing led you to the top floor and onto an airship that was waiting to take off. You caught it just in time and watched as it soared into the sky. Wing led you to the front of the airship with huge windows and smiled. “I don’t suppose you’re going to tell me why we’ve stowed away on an airship?”. Wing shook his head “nope! So don’t bother asking”. You nodded your head “okay fine” and Wing paused “wait that’s it, seriously?”. You smiled “I’m not always unreasonable, if you want me to wait and see...then i’ll do that”. Wing nodded his head “i’m impressed, you deserve the best seats, come on!”. Wing led you to a ladder and grinned at you before climbing. When he reached the top he stepped out of a hole onto the top of the airship and moved so you could follow. “It’s a bit cold and it may be a bit too much if you don’t like heights...” Wing started but you cut him off. Your eyes were instantly captured by the view and he doubted you were listening. “Wow!” you yelled leaning over the railing “this is amazing!” and Wing smiled. He joined you by the railing and pulled you back a bit “these railings aren’t my father’s best piece of work so maybe don’t lean on them too much”. “Got it” you nodded “this is amazing Wing, it’s so beautiful, thank you for showing it to me!”. Wing smiled “this isn’t it yet”. “What else could you show me?” you asked and Wing smiled as the creaking sound started “this”. You watched amazed as the giant metal walls of Zafou began to move. They slowly began to bend down towards the ground and you watched amazed as they began fitting into one another. “The gates....they’re closing to form domes” you said amazed “your dad really is the best architect in the world!”. Wing nodded “he is” and you turned your gaze back to the ground. All over the cities domes were forming as the walls closed to form protected perimeters. The metal looked beautiful and shone in the setting sun sending out blinding reflections. Finally the last dome was sealed just as the sun set. “So did you like it?” Wing asked and you grinned “like it! That was amazing! Just when I think this city can’t get any cooler...thank you for showing me this” you smiled and Wing blushed “no problem”. You smirked as he looked away first and stared out at the sealed domes. “If you’re cold we can go back inside” Wing asked and you smiled “I know I’m an earth bender but i’m half water tribe too, this is nothing”. “Ow yeah” Wing asked and you smiled seeing him shiver “but we can back inside if you want?”. “No it’s fine” Wing said “if we go back inside then we’ll get back quicker”. “But you’re cold” you said pointedly “come on, I won’t think less of you just because you can’t handle the cold”. Wing blushed but nodded. Wing led you back inside and you smiled as he walked swiftly to the heater. The ship landed and you were transported back into the centre of Zafou. You stared up at the closed dome, now amazed by them having seen how they worked and Wing laughed grabbing your arm to stop you from falling over. “Stop staring at the sky” he smiled “it’s not a good gift if it makes you injure yourself”. “I can’t help it” you grinned “and either way it will be an amazing gift I’ll always remember!”. Wing smiled but went quiet in thought “better than Wei’s?” he asked suddenly. You paused wondering how to answer that and Wing sighed “sorry i shouldn’t have asked you that....whatever you and Wei do is between you two”. You nodded your head “it is...and honestly I just have a really good time with both of you, it’s not a competition” you added pointedly and Wing blushed “yeah I I know...but with siblings everything feels like one”. You were going to reply when you came around the corner to your home and found all your friends sat outside but there was a new edition. Wei was sat in the middle of your friends and was in the middle of a story. He stopped abruptly as soon as he saw you and smiled “y/n....and my brother”. “Hi” you smiled “what are you doing here?”. “Well he came to find you but you weren’t here” Korra answered before Wei could speak “you should really keep better track of your boys, one got lost” Korra finished and your eyes widened. “Korra i’m going to kill you” you glared but the others all just laughed. Wei blushed and stood up heading towards you. “I’m sorry I hope you weren’t waiting long?” you asked and Wei shot you a dazzling smile “it’s no problem, I was just nearby and thought i’d stop in that’s all...” before he looked at Wing “have you calmed down from earlier?”. Wing nodded “yeah, y/n helped with that”. You felt the heat rise to your cheeks as Wei tried to decipher the meaning of that. “We went for an airship ride” you clarified and Wei nodded “cute date but bet you didn’t show her the underground caverns? That’s the most beautiful place in Zafou, you have to let me take you to go see them!”. You nodded “yeah sure but can we do it tomorrow? I’m beat...you guys really know how to tire someone out”. The brothers both blushed and you smirked at how alike they were sometimes. “Of course we’ll get out of your hair” Wing grinned “see you tomorrow y/n”. “Bye y/n” Wei echoed and you waved to them before joining your friends on the grass. “So how were your dates?” Mako asked and you rolled your eyes “ha ha very funny”. “I don’t know how you have the time for two boyfriends” Mako continued and you frowned “well didn’t have two girlfriends at one point? Surely you’d understand?”. Bolin hooted and even Asami and Korra laughed at Mako’s embarrassed expression. “Ouch, point taken I’ll shut up” Mako replied and you smiled. “As much fun as it to see you roasting Mako we have news” Korra said. You stared at her expectantly and Korra took a dramatic pause “we’re leaving tomorrow!”. “Tomorrow?” you asked “so soon?”. “Yep first thing in the morning!” Korra explained “Opal’s coming with us so there’s no reason to stay any longer”. Excitement filled you at the thought of seeing an air temple but it was bittersweet. You loved being in a metal bending city and felt like you fit in. Not to mention two men who had made your time here very enjoyable. You frowned “you couldn’t have told me earlier?”. Korra shrugged “you were gone all day!”. You sighed going inside and wrote a message to Wei and Wing. You explained the situation and asked them to meet you at the airship tomorrow morning. You had some farewells to give.

The next morning

You paced anxiously on the launch pad as there was no sign of Wei or Wing. “I still can’t believe you told me so later Korra” you complained. “Again you were out all day, how was i meant to tell you?”. “I don’t know but you should have told me before Wei and Wing left, you knew I’d want to say goodbye to them”. Korra sighed "their sister is leaving, trust me they’ll show up”.

The avatar had a way of being right far too often and today was no exception. Not 10 minutes after you scolded Korra Wei and Wing appeared and she shot you an *i told you so* look. You ignored her and rushed forwards “you got my note!” you cried happily and the twins nodded. “Yeah sorry we’re late we had to grab something” Wei explained waving a box he had in his hand. You nodded “well you’re here now” and the two brothers smiled. “I’ve got to admit it’s going to be weird not having you around” Wing frowned. You smiled and Wei nodded “yeah we’re going to miss you, a lot!”. You blushed and laughed “i’ll miss you both too but I mean, once the airbenders are all set up...there’s nothing to say I can’t visit? Or even you guys could come to the temple! Or the water tribe!” you said excitedly to Wing “I promise this won’t be the last you see of me”. “What a shame” Wei joked and you rolled your eyes pushing him. “You know i’m only kidding” he grinned “we will hold you to that promise y/n” he said turning very serious “if we don’t hear from you in 6-months we’re turning up at the air temple”. You laughed and smiled at them both “well I promise that won’t happen, you’ll be hard to forget”. “Well still don’t try too hard eh?” Wei asked and he leant forward to hug you. You wrapped your arms around him tightly and smiled “thanks for letting me kick your ass so much, it’s really boosted my ego”. Wei rolled his eyes but smiled “no problem” and moved away from you. Wing stepped forwards more awkwardly and hugged you more tenderly “take care and don’t let the water tribe get you down, your family sound amazing and they must be if they’re anything like you”. You smiled blushing “thanks, your family’s pretty good too” and stepped back. “Y/n you done yet?” Korra called and you waved her away. “I’m just saying everyone’s onboard apart from you...” before Lin yanked her inside. “Wow even our aunt approves?” Wei frowned and Wing nodded “wait is that a good thing?”. “I’m not sure but I really should go”. “Ow before you go we made you this” Wei said pushing the small box into your hands. You blushed and smiled at them “you did...how many times did you break out into an argument in the process?”. “I stopped counting after the thirtieth time” Wing replied and you laughed before opening the box. Inside was a necklace was an intricated metal pendant, it used various metals which were woven together using very precise bending. “Guys this is beautiful!” you cried “thank you so much, now I have something to remember this trip by”. “It’s no problem” Wei smirked and Wing nodded “we’re just glad you like it”. “I love it” you cried and hugged them both tightly. “But now I really should go...we’re creating a scene”. The brothers laughed and stepped away from you “of course, go...we’ll talk to you later”. You nodded and with a last smile walked up the runway.

The airship took off and after waving goodbye to everyone you collapsed onto a sofa beside Bolin. “Wow who would’ve thought I’d leave Zafou with a girlfriend?” Bolin asked and Korra smirked “yeah but y/n had you beaten, she got two boyfriends and they’re twins!”. You punched Korra’s arm and Bolin laughed. “You know the one good thing about leaving Zafou is you’ll stop teasing me about Wing and Wei now”. “Don’t be too sure about that” Korra grinned and you raised an eyebrow “stop or i’ll starting teasing you about your crush on Asami”. Korra’s eyes widened and flitted to Asami who was across the room talking to Mako”. “What, how do you know?” she cried far too loud for someone trying to keep a secret. “How? You all but announced it” you grinned “you’re crazy for her Korra, anyone can see that”. Bolin nodded backing up your claim and Korra blushed shrugging “I guess I am”. “So truce?” you asked and Korra nodded her head “fine!” and stormed away. You watched her go smiling before you looked out the window where Zafou was disappearing from the horizon. You took the metal necklace out from your pocket and turned it over in your palm You’d hidden it from the others to avoid their teasing but now admired it openly before fastening it around your neck. You touched the pendant as it dangled from your neck and smiled. You wouldn’t be forgetting the Beifong twins anytime soon and you were sure somehow, someway you’d see them again.

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rax-writes · 3 years

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The High Road

Fandom: Legend of Korra Pairing: Mako x Reader Warnings: None Notes: So, spoiler alert, but the entire reason I wrote this was because I watched the ending of S3:E13 and really, really wished someone had knocked Zaheer’s lights out while he was rambling, instead of just sticking a sock in it. Anyways, this is really long, and I attempted to shorten it, but I’m content with how it came out so I’m just going to leave it as is. Apologies if it seems too drawn-out, but I think / hope y’all will enjoy it nonetheless. ♥

Doing what's best, for you or for someone else, isn't always easy. Sometimes it breaks your heart. But if you're doing it for the right reasons, it's worth it in the end.

At first, you were doing it for Korra. You had turned Mako down when he asked you out a year ago. Korra had feelings for him too, both of you having met him at the same time, and you knew it would be better to let her pursue him instead. She was your best friend; the only person you'd ever really gotten to know, outside your own family on Air Temple Island. Besides, with all the chaos of the Equalists going on, you needed to stay on the island as much as possible, to protect your family – and yourself, in all honesty. Being the second airbending Master in the last hundred years meant that it was important for your focus to be on the preservation of your Nation. Plus, you just knew your father would have a heart attack if his eldest child, his pride and joy, started dating some boy, and you really didn’t feel like dealing with the inevitable headache that would cause. So, you turned the handsome, charming firebender down, and suggested he ask Korra out instead.

Although you had encouraged the formation of their relationship, your feelings for Mako remained, in spite of your efforts to dismantle them. You truly were thrilled that he and Korra were both happy, but couldn't help but cringe internally every time you inadvertently observed them together; every time they giggled as they whispered to each other, every time they gazed lovingly into each other's eyes, every time they fed each food sweetly.

Once the chaos caused by Unalaq was resolved, Mako and Korra broke up, meaning that the object of your affection was now available. But in the aftermath of Harmonic Convergence, various people throughout the world developed airbending, meaning that locating and recruiting them for the Air Nation subsequently became the item of utmost importance. Nevertheless, your heart soared when Mako agreed to join your group in search of new airbenders.

Little did you know, Korra, ever the loyal friend, had encouraged Mako to come primarily because she had deduced your feelings for him, and knew it would be a great opportunity for the two of you to get closer.

The two of you did indeed get closer throughout the entirety of the journey, and you were both blissfully unaware of how much of a hand your friends, aunt, and uncle played in the matchmaking process. Everyone would pretend to be too busy for Mako, so he often joined you for card games and listening to pro-bending matches, in addition to long conversations about life and a plethora of other topics. He was always fascinated by the knowledge you shared regarding Air Nation history, as well as all that you could recite about Fire Nation, Earth Kingdom, and Water Tribe history. The two of you got along astoundingly well, and you found yourself completely and truly in love with him. Although you were unaware of it, Mako's own feelings for you from the past had come back in full force, and he began falling for you in return.

Yet, much to everyone else's dismay, you were both too stubborn (and scared) to admit it to one another. Even as the two of you shared a lingering hug as you departed from Zaofu with your family, the mutual attraction remained withheld.

Until Zaheer happened.

You would never forget the overwhelming feeling of dread that overcame you as you heard Korra’s panicked voice over the radio, telling you that the Red Lotus was on its way, at the exact moment you saw their air ship approaching the temple. You and your father began notifying all the airbenders, hoping to get everyone to the bison and evacuate in time, to no avail. Zaheer and his group rounded everyone up, conglomerating everyone at the center of the temple.

After your father initiated retaliation against Zaheer and his comrades, upon realizing that they were using you all to get to Korra, Jinora ran off with the rest of the group, and you, your father, your uncle, and your aunt remained, a powerful family unit ready to face the Red Lotus.

As your father began fighting Zaheer, you stayed behind to help fight Ming-Hua and Ghazan. After you used a strong gust of air to throw Ming-Hua off the edge of the temple, you began to leave to help your father. Just as you turned, the water from the nearby began to flow inexplicably toward the temple's edge, indicating that Ming-Hua was about to make a comeback.

"Go! Help Tenzin take out Zaheer, then you can come help us take out these two goons," Aunt Kya commanded, so you retrieved your glider from the sidelines, and took off in that direction.

From the looks of it, your father and Zaheer were pretty evenly matched – until you arrived. Your father began taking the defense, and you, ever the more headstrong, took the offense, the pair of you fighting with fluidity and skill as he protected you both from Zaheer and you attacked with everything you had. Two airbending masters, working together more smoothly than any pro-bending team could dream of. It was truly a beautiful thing, something the world had not seen in over a hundred years. It didn't take long for you to have Zaheer on the ropes, after repeatedly slinging him against the wall, then the ground. On his hands and knees, breathing hard, you made the mistake of thinking you just might beat Zaheer once and for all – right as P'Li appeared in their airship, shooting an explosion at the two of you, knocking you both to the ground below as you dodged it at the last second. Your clothing was singed and blackened, but you and Tenzin regained your footing quickly. Eyes on the prize, you shot numerous blasts of air at Zaheer with a combo move, just as Ming-Hua appeared out of nowhere, knocking your dad off his feet with a shot of water and momentarily rendering him unable to protect you against Zaheer's retaliation.

The gust of wind collided with your torso, sending you backwards a couple yards, but you maintained your stance. You began to focus your attacks on Zaheer as your father fought Ming-Hua, both of you taking shots at Ghazan as he joined the party. Although you and Tenzin held your ground for longer than most would, it didn't last, considering it was a match of two masters against three. Ghazan caught you off guard, just as you sent a powerful gust of air at Zaheer, and the large rock that collided with your shoulder knocked you down. The same happened to your father, as Ming-Hua landed a shot on him as he attacked Ghazan. Although you both kept fighting, there was a noticeable shift – they had gained a sliver of the upper hand, and they knew it. They began pelting you with water, rock, and air – back to back to back. Just as quickly as you and Tenzin could make a move, you'd received three sets of retaliation at once.

Eventually, one of P'Li's explosions struck your father, sending him flying against a stone wall. She then aimed at you, but you noticed it in time to use your bending to propel you out of the way. Mid-air, as you evaded P'Li's attack, a boulder from Ghazan knocked you off balance, sending you skidding across the ground. As you got on your knees, working up the strength to stand, Ming-Hua encased your torso in ice with one of her arms of water, and threw you into the same wall your father had just collided with.

"Give up. It's over," Zaheer said, approaching you both.

As you stood, your father locked eyes with you, and you gave him a nod of reassurance. Hatred in his eyes, he turned to Zaheer and said, "As long as we're breathing, it's not over."

That was all the signal they needed to finish you off. You and your father managed to send a few quick blasts of air at your opponents, but with your backs literally against the wall, battered and exhausted, all it took were a few powerful shots from the Red Lotus to render you both unconscious. As your skull connected with the wall behind you and you fell to the ground, there were only two thoughts in your mind: hope that the others had been able to escape on the bison, and Mako's warm smile and golden eyes.

When you awoke again, you thought you were dreaming – because right there in front of you were those golden eyes, the very same that you'd been thinking about as your world had gone black. You heard a familiar voice saying, "I'm so glad you're okay. I’ve been so worried about you. It's gonna be okay, we're gonna get you and the other airbenders out of here."

As the gag was removed from your mouth, you just stared at your savior, perplexed as their face came into focus.

"Mako?"

Your voice was a raspy whisper, both from exhaustion and disbelief.

"It's me, I'm right here. Everything's gonna be alright," Mako assured you, as he hastily broke you out of the thick metal cuffs around your wrists. Once you were freed, he stood and surveyed the area behind you, and you turned a bit to see the airbenders, bags over their heads and ropes binding them.

But it wasn't them at all. Their "bodies" suddenly melted into puddles of water, revealing Ming-Hua behind them. Mako deflected her subsequent attack before grabbing his portable radio and yelling, "Korra, it was a trick! They're not here! Don't turn yourself over! Chief, get Korra out of there, now!"

Mako and Bolin began fending off Ming-Hua and Ghazan, as Asami began trying to free your father. He smiled softly as he looked at you, struggling to stay upright and you knew it was a soft, warm smile that said, "I'm so happy you're okay. I love you." You returned the gesture, then looked to Mako and Bolin. You briefly considered trying to help them, but knew you couldn't do so much as stand, never mind fight. Additionally, you were quite certain your arm was broken, and it felt as though your ankle was too, and every single inch of your body hurt worse than you could comprehend.

"Where are the airbenders?" Asami asked, working on the cuffs with her hair pin.

"I don't know," Tenzin stated, his voice just as weak as your own.

"Zaheer moved them out of the temple," you noted, just as Asami managed to unlock the cuffs. It was perfect timing, because Ghazan turned the stone floor around him into lava right then, as well as blocked the exit with a pile of lava and rock as he and Ming-Hua left.

"We have to get back to the airship!" Asami stated, pulling Tenzin to his feet with his arm around her shoulders. Mako ran to you, and as he reached out to grab your arm and help you up as Asami did Tenzin, you weakly murmured, "No, that one's broken. So's my ankle, I think." You saw the sadness in his eyes as he grabbed your other arm instead, draping it over his shoulders as he snaked his arm around your waist.

"Not gonna happen! The exit's blocked," Bolin noted, bending a small barricade of rock between you and the impending lava.

"Where's Oogie and Ada?" Asami asked.

"Gone," Tenzin said sorrowfully.

"All the bison got scared off during the attack," you explained, struggling to make your voice loud enough to be heard.

"But I think I know another way out," Tenzin said. "Bolin, can you get us through that wall?"

Thank the Spirits for how fond the Air Nomads were of incorporating secret tunnels into their architecture.

However, the escape route didn't help much. The lava still followed, Ghazan having set the entire place ablaze. Bolin created his own exit, but it was on the side of the mountain, so there was nowhere to go. As the lava poured in, Bolin managed to stop it, thereby abruptly developing the ability to lavabend.

After praising Bolin for his sudden advancement in bending, Kai appeared on a small sky bison, which enabled the five of you to flee the mountain and seek the safety of a nearby valley. As you and your father looked back, you saw the temple bursting into flames before crumbling upon itself. The destruction of such an important historical site for your people, who had already lost so much, brought tears to your eyes, and you had to look away. Mako noticed, and rubbed his hands up and down your good arm soothingly, the tender act providing some much-needed comfort.

It didn’t take long for you to reunite with Lin, Suyin, Tonraq, and Suyin’s metalbenders. The fact that your family and the other airbenders, nor Korra, were present made your heart sink. The poor little sky bison's crash landing left you seeing stars from the pain. But all that was momentarily forgotten, when Mako wrapped his arm around your waist to help you up off the bison and steady you on the ground. The two of you shared a lingering smile, before returning your attention to the others, where you learned that Zaheer had escaped with Korra, after developing the ability to fly, something you and your father had only ever heard tales of. Kai informed everyone of where the Red Lotus took the airbenders, and most likely Korra too, Oogie graced you all with his presence, and your own bison close behind.

"Ada, I've never been more happy to see you," you praised, weakly petting her head. She let out a low hum of content, closing her eyes at your touch. "Sweet girl, you remember my friend Mako? I need you to listen to him, we're going to take a little trip and I can't be in the driver's seat this time."

The creature hummed again, and Mako scooped you into his arms. Suyin then created an earth platform to allow him to easily board the bison, setting you down gently in the saddle. As you removed your arm from his shoulder, you allowed your hand to linger on his cheek – something you'd normally be far too shy to ever do, but apparently, pain lowers one's inhibitions.

"Thank you for saving my dad and I. We wouldn't have made it out of there without you."

It might have been brain fog of some sort, but you could have sworn Mako leaned into your touch a bit.

"Don't mention it," was his only response, before hopping off the bison to chat with Kai.

You watched his interaction with the young airbender, and his apology warmed your heart. Mako then climbed back up on Ada to take the reins, as Lin and Suyin joined you in the saddle, before the trio of sky bison took off, Kai leading the way to the Red Lotus, your family, the airbenders, and hopefully, Korra.

As the party landed, once again, Mako scooped you up and carried you down with some assistance from Suyin's bending, and he situated you next to your father. Momentarily forgetting your injured ankle, you attempted to stand on both feet, but immediately dropped. Mako caught you easily, a worried expression on his face, before helping you sit down, your back against Oogie's soft fur.

"Be careful," you told him sternly, as Suyin assured your father that she wasn't returning without your family and the rest of your people. Mako gave you a firm nod, before running off with the others, all disappearing as they entered the cave.

Tenzin remained silent for several minutes, as did you, feeling far too nervous and helpless to engage in conversation. He leaned against Oogie, eyes locked on the entrance to the cave, as you closed your eyes, attempted to mediate to ground yourself.

"Just so you know, I approve."

You looked up at your father, one eyebrow raised.

"Of Mako, I mean," he elaborated. "I know now isn't the best time to discuss such matters, but I realize I've never found the time to bring it up, so I might as well do it now."

"I've never... we're not..." you began, but words seemed to fail you. What were you to say? ‘We're not together but I've wanted nothing more than to kiss his stupid face and hold his stupid hand since the second I met him?’

"I know. But I see the way you look at him, and I see the way he looks at you. And he's a good man. He risked his life to save us today, and he's doing it again as we speak to save our family, our people, and the Avatar. So, if there's ever been any hesitation on your part, on the grounds of worrying about my reaction to it – don't. I wholeheartedly approve."

You were stunned to silence for a few moments, before saying, "Thanks, Dad."

"Anytime, dear."

It felt like an eternity before you saw any activity from the cave – but it wasn't exactly what you'd hoped to see. You carefully stood, using Oogie for support, as you watched Korra and Zaheer suddenly erupt from the side of the mountain, battling mid-air amongst towers of rock.

"Daddy! Sissy!"

You and Tenzin turned in unison at the sound of Ikki's voice, and saw your family and the airbenders running toward you.

"Oh, thank goodness you're alright," your father murmured, as Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo collided with him in a hug, earning a groan from him. Your mother knelt next to you to hug you gently, taking note of your battered appearance. Reaching out with your good arm, you took baby Rohan from her, peppering kisses on his chubby cheeks.

"Are you guys okay?" Pema asked, affectionately brushing some hair out of your face before looking at your father.

"We'll be fine," Tenzin assured her, then looked at you. "She’s in worse condition than I am."

Your siblings turned to you with sad eyes, and the three of them gently embraced you by the shoulders.

"I'll be just fine, don't you worry," you promised, and they gave you soft smiles in return.

Just then, the last of the airbenders exited the cave, and came forward with your Aunt Kya and Uncle Bumi in tow. The sight of them, barely-conscious and looking poorly, brought a frown to your lips. Tonraq then ran out, stating, "We need to help Korra," thereby returning your attention to the most pressing matter at hand.

You watched as Jinora formulated a plan, and with the help of the other airbenders, created a tornado that grabbed hold of Zaheer, pulling him and Korra down to the ground, where he was encased in rock by Lin and Suyin. As Mako ran out of the cave, he stopped to help you stand, and after returning Rohan to your mother, you walked over to where Korra lay in the arms of her father. You watched with bated breath as Korra fought for her life, and managed to pull through after Suyin extracted the metallic poison from her body.

"No! No! You don't understand," Zaheer began bellowing.

Instantaneously, the pain in your body was replaced with rage. Briefly foregoing the airbender ways of peace and tranquility, you limped over to Zaheer, positively seething as he continued his rant.

"The revolution has already begun! Chaos is the natural order of –"

Your fist colliding with his nose shut him right up. Knocked out cold, Zaheer slumped a bit, and you turned back around – not expecting the eyes of everyone to be on you, all looking astonished.

"I don't know about you guys, but I was really sick of listening to that buffoon."

A few of them smiled at that, and at the fact that all the chaos was now over.

Mako walked over to you and wrapped his arm around your waist, which you were thankful for. The aforementioned rage had worn off, so the searing pain in your ankle, and the rest of your body, had returned.

After commandeering the Red Lotus's air ship, and getting everyone situated, you found a moment's tranquility, laying in a cot in a room by yourself. You mediated for a while, lying flat on your back to avoid pain in your broken appendages from moving yourself into the usual seated position, until there was a knock at your door.

"Am I interrupting?" Mako asked hesitantly, and you smiled.

"Not at all. Please, come in."

You pushed yourself into a sitting position, wincing at the ache in your muscles as you did so, as Mako took a seat next to you on the bed. The two of you were sitting so close that your knees touched, but you forced yourself to ignore it as you looked to him expectantly.

"Look, I'm not very good with words, so just... bear with me," Mako began, then took a deep breath and looked down at his hands, clasped tightly in his lap. "When Zaheer told Bolin and I that the Red Lotus was planning on taking out the airbenders... I've never felt that kind of fear. Just... knots in my stomach, and nothing but worry on my mind. Because I realized that you might die. And in realizing that, I also realized that I've wasted a lot of time by avoiding my feelings."

You merely stared at him. Part of you hoped that he was about to say he had feelings for you, but you also didn't want to read into it on account of wishful thinking. In the midst of trying to quell your racing thoughts, Mako reached out and held your hand, and only then did he finally look up at you.

"I've had a crush on you since the day I met you. But I respected that you didn't want to be with me like that, so I ended up dating other people. I won't deny that I had feelings for Korra and Asami too, but it... it wasn't like it is with you. Things with them just didn't work out, we weren't compatible, but with you, everything just seems to fall into place. Being with you, even just as friends, feels so natural and so right. And I guess... I guess that's what led to me falling in love with you."

It felt like the entire world stopped right then. You vaguely wondered if your mind was playing tricks on you. Did he really just say he's in love with you? Surely not. You've waited for this moment for so long; there's no way it's really happening, right here and now.

Taking your stunned silence for rejection, Mako quickly tried to backpedal a little.

"If you don't feel the same for me, I completely understand. We can just pretend like this never happened. I just wanted to get that off my chest, because of everything that happened today, but that doesn't mean you're under any obligation to –"

You silenced him with a kiss.

It happened so fast that you were honestly just as surprised by it as Mako was. It was like your body and your heart reacted separately from your mind – not that you were complaining. Especially not as Mako's free hand immediately came to rest gingerly on your cheek, and you both melted into the kiss.

After a few moments of floating on cloud nine, you broke the kiss, pulling away slightly to look at him, still in disbelief. Mako smiled at you, more warmly than you'd ever seen.

"So I guess that means you kind of like me back?"

"I suppose I do," you said with a chuckle. "Truth is, I've been in love with you for a long time now. But other things kept getting in the way, and when things calmed down and opportunities arose, I was just too chicken to say anything."

"Well, there's nothing stopping us now," Mako said, moving the hand resting on your cheek to wrap around your waist and giving your hand a gentle squeeze.

"No, there's not," you agreed, then smiled. "So kiss me again."

And kiss you he did.

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goodguydotmp3 · 4 years

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Thanks for tagging me, @seasurfacefullofclouds1

📣 Rules: Answer the questions and tag 9 people you want to get to know better or catch up.

⛵️Three ships: Rn I guess it’s Korrasami (Korra/ Asami from Legend of Korra), Zukka (Zuko and Sokka from Avatar: the Last Airbender) and Percy x Leo (prom the percy jackson series)

🎼 Last song: The Man Who Can’t Be Moved by The Script I was perhaps listening to my emo/punk playlist

🎬 Last movie: I wish I had something cool to say here but it was John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid but if we’re counting what I never finished it was Oedipus the King

👓 Currently reading: A few actually! Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan, Mean little Deaf Queer by Terry Galloway, Wordslut: a feminist guide to taking back the English language by Amanda Montell, and Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. I’m terrible about starting like seventy books/fics/essays and then finishing like 1% of them

Tagging @shecat105 @parti-pooper @shortstackedkyman @dosalesbian @garlicdyke @britpopstarlwt @liamisthesun @bruised--peaches @lordmeowdemort @supermugghostfire @beforetheotherness @tomlinsno @zaynsthatkindofbeautiful @waitingforthatday @heartmeetsbreakx @insomniziam @ziamkings @herefortommo @moonlighthl

and anyone else that wants to do it! be sure to tag me so I can see your answers, and I’m sorry if you already got tagged!

#tag game

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fanwright · 4 years

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Fanwright’s Five! (... other ships besides Sokkla)

@gd2go2 - Very late with this. Apologies.

So, I have five other ships I like as well. Some are more recent than others, some have been near and dear to me for a long time, and some might even surprise you. Here are just a few ships that like, in no particular order of importance.

1.] Alita and Yugo - Battle Angel Alita

This is closest I've ever come across to a cyberpunk Romeo and Juliet story. Besides the couple themselves, this manga (and OVA) solidified my love for the cyberpunk genre and showed me that one could tell story within a dystopian future that could revolve around a tragic love story. There is a reason why the recent live action adaption was made with their particular story arc in mind. Its about a cyborg girl with a mysterious past trying to find her place in a cruel world, about a hard working and desperate boy who’s just trying to find a better life beyond the slums.

Its young love, sometimes innocent, and sometimes gritty, and ultimately tragic. Their story hit me hard and harsh lessons were learned by the main character. Alita became a more mature yet embittered girl after Yugo lost his life, but she kept on going all the same. She met other men, but Yugo, I like to think, continues to hold a special place in her cybernetic heart. Its not a story that’s going to win Oscars, but but man, did it really click with me.

They’re very sweet with each other and on a few occasions they even address the fact about how odd their relationship is. Alita can’t actually feel his hands when they touch. Yugo even comments on the fact that their first kiss was electric. Literally. Like kissing a battery. It got me thinking about how relationships with a few physical hiccups can be possible, but also that they can be overcome in unique ways. As you can probably tell, the little moments between them really resonated with me. Its just very sweet.

2.] Dio and Luciola - Last Exile

Yes, those are two guys. And yes, that would make this a gay ship. In fact its probably only one of two that I ship seriously, the other being Korra with Asami. Surprised? So was I. So let me me explain.

These two have a very interesting relationship. They’re technically childhood friends, but they first met as master and servant. The blonde guy, Luciola, is a servant to the white haired guy, Dio Eraclea. He’s essentially like a one-man retinue for Dio. And Dio is a kind of prince from a mysterious faction called “The Guild” who have a monopoly on technology in the world of Last Exile. Since they were young Dio and Lucciola were inseparable. There are strong hints that their relationship goes beyond being just close friends and its actually very touching to learn in its own way. Dio is very carefree, a bit childish and spoiled, and also sort of enigmatic. Luciola is very quiet, sober, and expressionless, often the voice of calm and reason for Dio.

They have a weird charm that really resonated with me, being both oddly funny yet extremely loyal to each other. They actually got me to thinking that its okay to ship gay ships like this, even if I myself am not gay. If I have no qualms about lesbian ships why should I have qualms about gay ships that I happen to like? Its a learning experience. It is what it is. Same-sex fictional ships don’t really resonate with me, but this one did.

... also Luciola died trying to protect Dio. That kinda sucked. This would be the second ship to have someone die in it.

3.] Jack and Ashi - Samurai Jack

When Samurai Jack was announced to be making a comeback for a final season, I was overjoyed. I had never thought in a million years that the show would ever make a comeback after it was dropped. It was last hurrah for a solid show and I was totally on board with seeing how it would end.

It did not disappoint me. Not one single bit. And if anything reignited my love for this show all over again. Even more so, it actually had a coherent story to follow and really did pull at my emotional stings in some places. Jack finally got to go back home and defeat Aku and he had some help along the way, from one of Aku’s daughters even - Ashi. Yes, Ashi actually a daughter of Aku and its just as disturbing to imagine as you might think.

Jack and Ashi’s journey could be said to be one of the emotional driving forces of this final season. They started off as true enemies, with Jack actually having to kill Ashi’s sisters. She was honestly spared almost by chance. And the deaths actually weighed on Jack a lot, with Ashi bearing witness to an internal struggle that nearly concluded in Jack ending his own life. It was only narrowly avoided with the help of Ashi. It was honestly such an emotional roller coaster ride to see. and the payoff with them getting together and getting married was so good, along with Jack finally going back home after all the harrowing adventures he went through. It was great!

... but then Ashi died because of some time travel mumbo-jumbo shit and that made Jack really sad. I’m still salty about it. I’m starting to see a theme with the ships I like so far lol.

4.] McCree and Asche - Overwatch

Cowboy and Cowgirl. I just... I just really dig it. Its an awesome aesthetic. They sweat bullets and bleed whiskey and they’re like a futuristic Spaghetti Western couple with a bit of history together. I just really like that and I dig it.

I have no in-depth reason for liking this ship. I just do and I love it. Heheheh.

5.] Jaune and Pyrrha - RWBY

This one is a recent ship that really captured my interest as I rewatch the show. RWBY has been a show I’ve been able to follow only very erratically, but from what I’ve seen so far its been a very solid show for me. And I also like the personalties of these two a lot, as well as how they play off each other and how the develop a relationship. Pyrrha takes inspiration from Achilles, while Jaune takes inspiration from Joan of Arc. I’m still trying to get to know them as properly rewatch the show, but I definitely like them together. Its a nice couple.

And yes, to those who already know, I know Pyrrha dies. It seems to be a running theme with the ships I like on this list unfortunately. Its not like I pick these to torture myself! I never wanted her to die anyway!

... seriously why do all these ships on my list have deaths in them!

Anyway, there is my list of five. These aren’t my only other ships of course, I more less chose them at random.

#Battle Angel Alita #Samurai Jack #Last Exile #RWBY #Overwatch

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marvellousimagines · 4 years

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Time for a comeback?

I know I say this a lot, but hey, I got the muse right now.

But it’s been so long, I don’t know where to start from my inbox. So I’m open to a vote. I’ll post a brief summary of what’s in my inbox (plus one personal imagine I’ve been sitting on for a long time but haven’t had the confidence to post yet) and comment or message me with which you’d like to see first.

1. Andrew Garfield!Peter Parker x male reader 2. Chase Stein x male reader almost-smut 3. You’re Peter Parker’s old babysitter 4. “Showing Peter Parker your magic” 5. Korra’s BFF and dating Asami 6. Smut with Noatuk (Legend of Korra) 7. Harley Quinn x reader hurt/comfort 8. Iroh (Legend of Korra) proposes to you 9. Doctor Strange smut 10. Reader is Jayne’s (Firefly) sibling 11. Part 2 of the latest Bolin x reader imagine 12. Maria Hill’s daughter 13. Hudson (Gargoyles) adopts homeless reader 14. Gargoyles clan takes care of sick reader 15. Dating Maria Hill for secrets, but whoops, actual feelings 16. (personal imagine) Louis from Telltale’s The Walking Dead’s final season getting the reader to open up.

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thebest-medicine · 4 years

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(I've been seeing you post a lot of K/A lately and it inspired me to write a fic please let me know what you think)

“Mako, over here!” Mako walks over to the table smiling as Asami waves him over. The two of them had been planning to meet for lunch for a few weeks now, but this has been the first time that either of their schedules allowed it.

Asami stands up as Mako approaches and brings him in for a hug. “Asami, how have you been?” Mako asks with a smile as the two of them have a seat.

“I’ve been great! How have you been?” Asami asks. Mako waves her off.

“I’ve been fine, but I don’t want to talk about myself! How are you and Korra?” Mako asks. Food is brought to the table- Asami had ordered for the both of them in advance, and they both give silent thanks to the waiter.

“Oh, we’re great! Last week we bought a new couch,”

“Sounds exciting”

“Eh, it was pretty exciting, but not in the fun way.” Asami brings her fork to her mouth and takes a bite of her food. Mako scoffs at her.

“What do you mean?” He asks.

Asami looks up from her food. “Well, you know how Korra can be- very stubborn.”

“Yeah, but I had ways of dealing with her.”

“Ha, yeah, and that worked well for your relationship.” Asami laughs, and Mako laughs too. They’re long past the awkwardness in their friendship, and often joke about the dramatic love triangle they went through a few years ago.

“No I meant, not in a serious manner. More of a fun way to get her to loosen up and open her mind.”

“So, like manipulation?”

Mako shrugs. “In a way,” he says, picking up his sandwich and taking a bite. Then, with a full mouth, “I can tell you about it, if you’d like. Unless you don’t want to know.” Asami chuckles to herself and takes a sip of her drink.

“Regale me with your dark secrets, Sifu Sharkbrows.” Asami says, peaking up at him from the corner of her eye. Mako leans in as if he’s about to tell a deep, dark secret, or as if Korra was there listening to them. Asami raises a brow.

“Well, Korra’s... really ticklish.” Mako says, unable to suppress his grin. Asami almost chokes on her drink.

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

“Korra?”

“Yes.”

“We’re talking about the same Korra?”

“Yes. Honestly, I’m surprised you didn’t know. You’re very handsy.” Mako says casually. Asami laughs.

“There hasn’t been much, uh…time for that kind of physical bonding, I’m afraid.” Asami says. “But thanks for the tip.”

“Any time- it’s actually pretty funny to see her reactions.”

“I bet it is…”

Later that night

The sun has long since set. Asami and Korra have retired for the evening, and both of them are sitting on their bed. Korra is excitedly telling Asami about an adventure she went on with Tenzin earlier in the day, finding some air benders coming in from the fire nation of all places. Asami is happily listening to her with her chin resting in her hand. She loves it when Korra gets excited about things- she loves watching the happy glint in her girlfriend’s eyes as she tells her stories from her days. Korra stops her story midsentence to look at Asami. Asami almost blushes at having been caught.

“What are you looking at?” Korra asks with a smile.

“I’m just thinking about how cute you are.” Asami says. Korra pouts.

“Yeah? Well if I’m so cute, then you’re a huge nerd!” She crosses her arms and smirks, nodding her head in approval of her own comeback.

“You’d better take that back.” Asami says, smiling wickedly.

“Or what?” Korra asks.

“Or I’ll make you!”

“You can’t! Because you’re just a huge n-AH!” Korra squeals as Asami lunges at her, tackling her against the bed and pinning her down. Asami digs her fingers into Korra’s sides, and the laughter is instant. Asami is shocked at just how extreme Korra’s reaction is- her girlfriend laughing and squealing and writhing underneath her.

“Take it back!” Asami laughs, tickling up Korra’s ribs- a seemingly sensitive spot for the captive Avatar, who shrieks with laughter and bucks her hips, trying to throw Asami off.

“Okay okay!!!” Korra laughs, and then squeals again when Asami digs her fingers into her armpits. “Asami PLEASE!! I GIVE, I GIVE!”

Asami stops tickling and waits for Korra to catch her breath. Korra pushes Asami off of her and sits up, trying to regain her composure.

“Well?” Asami asks, wiggling her fingers at Korra. Korra shifts at the sight of Asami’s threat, almost feeling like she’s being tickled all over again.

“Agh okay, you’re not a nerd.” She lets out a high-pitched squeal as Asami squeezes her thigh. Fighting to pry her girlfriend’s torturous fingers away from her, she takes a deep breath and through her laughter she screams. “And I’m super cute!!!”

Asami finally stops the tickling. “There, that’s what I thought!” She says triumphantly.

“Who told you that I’m ticklish?” Korra asks.

“No one, I would’ve found out eventually!” Korra just stares, unconvinced. “Fine!” Asami sighs. “Mako told me over lunch!”

“That jerk…” Korra hisses.

“I can’t believe how ticklish you are, Korra! Honestly, it’s hard to believe, especially seeing how tough you are all the time.” Asami says with a smirk.

“Yeah, well….not a word of this to anyone else, you hear me?” Korra asks.

“Or what?” Asami retorts.

“Or I’ll do this!” Korra shouts, throwing herself at Asami and quickly squeezing her hips. Asami throws her head back in laughter, finding herself powerless against the Avatar’s attacks as her hands skitter all over her sensitive body. Korra smiles evilly, happy to have found Asami’s weakness. Great, now Korra knows that Asami is ticklish too….Well, it’s only fair.

#submission #korrasami #ticklish!korra #YESSS I LOVE THIS OMG thank you for sending this in ahhhh i love it so much need me more korrasami ticklez #tickling #tickle fic #fluff #korra #asami #asami sato #mako #lok #avatar #avatar tickling #lok tickling #korra/asami

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tlok rewatch 2020 - book 4

this is it...

- 5/10. this book is the worst book of the four and it’s not even debatable to me. i think 5/10 is the fairest assessment i could give it: it has, at its very core, some really interesting concepts, like korra’s healing journey, humans abusing of the spirits in a post-harmonic convergence world, republic city being used as the final battlefield... but their execution always flops ultimately, and beyond that, some pretty evil things go down in this book (korra being completely devoid of her usual personality, korra being "cured” by her abuser, korra validating the pain and torture she endured in order to learn compassion which she already had before, tenzin calling book 1 korra selfish, tenzin validating korra justifying her abuse, etc.). as a whole, the book is not good. there were some interesting parts for sure, but most of them were visual delights. if you even care about korra you would recognize that she is sidelined and her personality is toned down for the sake of appearing as someone she isn’t. the pacing is pretty bad and the show struggles to find its footing in the grand story it wants to tell. i’m thankful to say at least that book 4 was a... better experience to me than i anticipated. i won’t be AS negative as i was for over 5 years about this book, but i will never actively defend it for anything. - artistically, i feel as though this book isn’t as memorable as the previous three. i simply can barely recall tracks or sceneries that shook me to my core: the ones that DO come to mind all come from the finale - mako’s sacrifice, goodbye, and that shot of the republic city skyscrapers being sliced from afar. i saw the whole book just a few days ago! it’s really not a bad book visually or sonically but i can recall book 1, book 2 and book 3 shots/soundtrack way easier than book 4. - let’s start with the positives.... korra’s journey to healing started out great. her visions are realistic, the way she goes around dealing with them and reacting to them is accurate and to me having korra fighting an evil within herself would’ve been a much more compelling story than what we got. they really started dropping the ball after korra extracted the remaining poison out of her. dark korra shows up one last time against kuvira (which i thought was excellent!) but then is never brought up again? what was that about? i didn’t think it was realistic korra miraculously was rid of visions, trauma and ptsd symptoms once ZAHEER (of all people........) helped her with her spiritual block? one can accept something happened to the one without making it completely disappear. it doesn’t go away so simply. and a toe-to-toe face off with dark korra is something i fully anticipated yet never got. on that note, korra alone is a great episode but i think this is what the standard should’ve been for book 4: korra at the center of the plot and diving into her trauma and healing process. all they needed to do is replicate that recipe, put in supporting characters like the rest of the krew and tenzin/lin/the air nation and we’d be golden. - they had a good idea in making kuvira use spirit vines for her gains - why wasn’t anybody reacting to this? the spirits who now share this world were never outraged that humans were being damaging to them. there was a lot of potential to make this a human vs. spirit conflict that korra could’ve been able to resolve in this modern world where the portals are permanently open. spirits and humans alike simply let kuvira take the vines and use them for a destructive weapon. the one time vines reacted in anger to that their qualms with kuvira/humans were never dealt with or appeased - korra only saved humans in this episode, nothing more. and it was never addressed again. - republic city being used as a battlefield WAS. AWESOME. i WISH they didn’t have this ugly robot ruining it all for me. imagine if korra was facing off against kuvira in a fast-paced intense battle in which they collided in buildings, sliced skyscrapers and blew up the city..... that would’ve been sick. - and... that’s about all i can credit book 4 for honestly. kuvira isn’t compelling as a villain (just a repurposed ozai with viewer sympathy thrown at the end for some reason, probably because they tried so hard yet failed to paint a parallel between her and korra), the 3 years time skip is absolutely fucking evil and i rejected it years ago, i still do and for all times, the krew only fully regroups in episode ELEVEN and their separation creates the same problems the first half of book 2 experienced, the krew reuniting in the reunion episode was so basic and disgustingly anticlimactic, the beifongs take way too much space again, toph made her epic comeback only for her to brutalize korra for a whole episode before being actually sort of helpful, varrick and zhu li are main characters now and i will never forgive that (how did zhu li get more lines than korra in some episodes is BEYOND me), prince wu (and meelo to that extent) is an abomination of a character and nothing can redeem that, korra is devoid of personality (or is exhibiting a washed out version of her personality), korra is antagonizing her old self and justifying the violence she suffered from, tenzin was a terrible mentor this season and not even remotely helpful in any way, hiroshi is only brought back to be sacrificial lamb at the end and not further develop asami’s lackluster character which gets NO justice this book either and stagnates lower than her character in the book before it and worst of all korra isn’t the protagonist of the show she is the titular character of anymore.

- i tried my best to like this book, i really did. i did not want to resent this book anymore - it’s tiring to have this awful book constantly remind me that korra never got the proper ending she deserved. the worst season had to be the departing one!! and i don’t know who is to blame for all this ugliness really: nickelodeon and their terrible promotion/scheduling of tlok? the writers who tried to appease to fans by rewriting korra and constantly torturing her from 3x13 to the end? the creators who had some anger to let out on a brown woman? what happened??

- i don’t even want to address this final episode but i shall. the first 10 minutes or so are good. as soon as the portal is created though, that’s when everything turns to shit. korra and kuvira talking is fine but i still don’t buy the “kuvira is like korra” argument they kept forcibly bring up because they couldn’t find a way for us to organically create potential similarities but the rest is trash. the westernized zhurrick wedding can kiss my ass, korra not having a final scene with bolin or the krew as a whole can kiss my ass, the final episode not being named avatar korra can kiss my ass, tenzin and korra celebrating her abuse and attempted murder can kiss my ass (and on that note, it makes me laugh thinking that they thought korra needed to be taught compassion through torture as if her saving kuvira, sparing her life and being selfless was more compassionate of her than surrendering herself to terrorists in order to save a nation she had just brought back from their ashes) and korra apologizing to asami can kiss my ass. korrasami itself being a thing was a surprise for me back then but let’s be honest: as much as we like to see it we can simply cannot avoid the fact that the pairing had no romantic buildup the entire season - korrasami was only somewhat pushed in book 3, particularly at the end of it. i don’t feel like makorra had that much more anyway so know that this isn’t an attempt to put one against the other either - but i will say that mako accompanying korra to the spirit wilds of republic city and to zaheer’s prison was meaningful to me and to korra, as well as mako’s desperate look to jinora when they were looking for korra’s body after the spirit blast. to sum up my thoughts on the pairings: i think bopal and kainora are cute, and i only actively shipped makorra and korrasami in book 3 where they were written well. that’s about it. i’ve made my peace with this book. it doesn’t poison me as much as it used to be but i’ll always be angry at it for being the way it is. it didn’t need to be, and there were very easy fixes. it boggles my mind. this will probably be the last time i rewatch book 4, at least in a very long time. my favorite episodes of this book: Korra Alone and Reunion. i actively disliked: The Coronation, Enemy at the Gates, The Battle of Zaofu, Remembrances and the second half the The Last Stand.

in conclusion: book 1 > book 3 > book 2 > book 4. and korra’s bob isn’t as pretty as the pigtails/ponytail sorry not sorry.

#the legend of korra #tlok rewatch 2020

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I saw this “100 OTP questions” by @the-moon-dust-writings and figured I'd procrastinate:

1. Who loves flower crowns more?

Neither of them really, but Asami might make Iroh wear one just to laugh at him.

2. Who is the one who likes to cuddle?

Iroh. Asami likes it, too, but he usually initiates.

3. Who has awful taste in music?

Honestly, both of them. Asami likes terrible dance music and Iroh likes obscure combinations of horns and bells and stuff from different cultures.

4. Who is the meme lover?

Asami thinks they’re funny. Iroh doesn’t quite understand.

5. How did their second date go?

Iroh tried to take Asami somewhere very fancy, but the wait was too long. They ended up making out in a shadowy doorway down the street and missing their reservation entirely. Iroh was mortified, but Asami dragged him around the corner to a low-key noodle shop that has since become their favorite restaurant.

6. How many children do they want/have?

Asami thinks about three. Iroh, as many as Asami will agree to.

7. Who hides the weapons?

Iroh hides weapons for Asami around the house so she’ll always have something on hand. In a drawer in the kitchen, on her nightstand, etc. He knows she can take care of herself… and he stashes weapons for her anyway. Asami rolls her eyes but secretly thinks it’s sweet.

8. Who is the better dancer?

Asami. She likes dancing, and learned formal dancing in school. Iroh can’t dance at all, having skipped out on all his lessons as a child after bribing his instructor. He thought dancing is boring, but likes dancing with Asami and lets her lead.

9. Do/Did they have a theme wedding?

No. They quite deliberately have a very normal wedding, including cutting out a lot of the more stuffy Fire Nation customs because Iroh doesn’t want Asami to feel out of place not having any family present.

10. What do their parents think of them dating?

Hiroshi Sato is livid, and actually tried to have Iroh assassinated from prison. His little girl, marry a firebender? A prince of the firebenders? Iroh’s parents are more accepting. Izumi initially thinks Asami is too young and gives Iroh a hard time about how quickly he got serious, but quickly comes around when it’s clear Asami is very mature for her age. Within a year Iroh’s parents are both hounding him on when he’ll make it official.

11. Are they a super sappy couple?

They are that couple everybody hates.

12. How did they get together?

They meet during the Equalist revolution, but don’t get together until long after. Iroh has a crush on Asami almost immediately, but spends forever sitting on it thinking it wasn’t the right time and trying to be friends until one day he just kind of slips up and kisses her. She kisses him back. It turns out Asami liked him, too, but she isn’t great at reading people and had no idea he was interested.

13. Who asked the other to get married?

Iroh just kind of blurts it out one day.

14. Who stays up too late and makes stupid jokes?

Asami is the night owl. Iroh makes the bad jokes.

15. Who is the nerd?

Oh my god, both of them. Asami is more of the classic nerd. Iroh is more of a dork.

16. Who knows the most obscure facts?

Iroh.

17. Who makes the other a flower crown?

Two questions about flower crowns out of 100?? Changing this to who is more dominant in bed. Asami.

18. Who likes to read?

Iroh. They both do, but he’s much more into it.

19. Who bothers the other person while the other person reads?

Asami. She has the shorter attention span.

20. Who tutors the other?

They both would in different subjects. Asami is better at math, physics, etc. Iroh is better at philosophy and languages.

21. Do they have similar taste in movies?

No. Asami likes gory slasher films and lots of action. Iroh scoffs and thinks they’re dumb. Asami, in turn, thinks his period dramas can be kind of boring, and refuses to count documentaries as movies. But there’s a healthy overlap in things like Vikings and Game of Thrones.

22. How do their personalities complement each other?

Asami helps Iroh lighten up a bit, drawing him out of his shell, and gives him an anchor and a sense of home. She’s more social than he is, and a lot of her friends eventually become his. But she’s also quiet enough and serious enough that she doesn’t tire him out and can feed his need for downtime. Iroh, in turn, loves seldom but deeply, and gives Asami the kind of fierce, unconditional love and stability she needs. He’s also genuinely interested in her projects, is smart enough to follow most of it, and is one of the only people who can occasionally beat her in Pai Sho. They have a lot of fun together just being nerds.

23. How do they tell everyone that they are going to be having a kid/adopting a child soon?

They don’t have to tell anybody. It’s all over Iroh’s face like a big neon sign.

24. Who has better fashion sense?

Asami, but not by much. She’s more up to date with trends, while Iroh’s style is clean and classic.

25. Who will punch someone out if they are rude to their partner?

Hoo boy, both of them. Do not go there.

26. What songs do they sing together in the vehicle?

Neither of them sing in the satomobile. Iroh has a decent voice, but he’s a bit private about it. Asami mostly hums.

27. What other couple would your otp get along with?

Iroh quickly becomes BFFs with Bolin. Asami and Opal aren’t quite as close, but they like each other’s company and have fun as a foursome. They also get along quite well with Pema and Tenzin.

28. Who likes to prank the other?

Iroh tries more often. Asami’s pranks are more successful.

29. Who is the one who loves to take pictures?

Iroh, though generally Korra is the picture taker in the group.

30. How would they react if they found out they were soul mates?

Iroh raises an eyebrow. “Hmm.” Asami only shrugs. They both already knew that.

31. Where would they live?

They like Republic City and decide to stay downtown, first in an apartment and eventually a larger townhouse.

32. What type of dragon would they own, if they could have one?

Whichever one Iroh made friends with. Asami is a bit wary of animals and would need him to convince her it was safe.

33. If they were both vampires, what type of vampires would they be?

The kind that live in a beautiful house with perfect collections that took hundreds of years to make. Iroh has first editions of everything in a giant library, arranged in a complex system only he understands. He’s working on his 14th language. Asami has invented artificial blood and doesn’t miss sunburns. Occasionally she’ll throw one of those big fancy vampire balls just so they can both get dressed up. They’re pretty happy.

34. What would they dress up as, for Halloween?

They once went as Lady Tienhai and the last king of Mo Ce because picking something obscure and historical was the only way to get Iroh into a costume.

35. Can they name each other’s favourite food?

Kind of. They are both really into food, so picking a favorite is hard. But if the question is can they order for one another, absolutely.

36. Do they have pet names for one another?

Asami sometimes calls Iroh “General Hotstuff” when she’s teasing. Iroh sometimes calls Asami “sex pretzel” when he’s 1000% sure they are alone.

37. How do they cheer each other up?

Asami is more of a gift giver. She’ll show up with Iroh’s favorite take-out or make him something in her workshop—anything to make him feel special and valued. Iroh is all about quality time, and will swing by Asami’s office to haul her out on surprise dates. He also gives great hugs.

38. Do they show a lot of PDA?

No. Iroh is very uncomfortable with PDA, especially when he’s in uniform. Asami follows his lead.

39. How old were they when they got together?

Asami was 19-20, Iroh 24-25.

40. Who is the one that would bring the puppy home?

Iroh, 100%. He’s such a sucker.

41. Can they do yoga couple’s poses?

Yes, though Asami is the only one who really tries.

42. What is their song?

They don’t really have one.

43. What does their room look like?

Asami moved in with Iroh, so it’s very basic. White walls, perfectly made bed, a neatly organized desk in the far corner by the window. He’s a total minimalist, having spent most of his adult life on a ship. Asami added a very fluffy comforter in *gasp* a color and lots of pillows.

44. Who would be the one to kill zombies while the other keeps them grounded?

They’d take turns, and at some point Asami would turn it into a contest.

45. Who makes the other breakfast in bed?

Iroh. Asami is a terrible cook.

46. Who loves kids more?

Iroh.

47. Do either of them have a crazy ex?

Not crazy, but Iroh and his ex are not on good terms. He doesn’t like to talk about it.

48. What are their favourite colours?

Asami, purple. Iroh, black. He gets annoyed when people get him so much red stuff.

49. Who likes to cook?

Iroh. He fired Asami from the kitchen, something they are both grateful for.

50. Who is the forgetful one?

Asami.

51. Does either of them know how to fight?

Have you met these people?

52. What do they do for Valentines Day?

Iroh would probably plan something elaborate for them to go out. Asami would plan something sexy for when they got home.

53. Who swears more?

Asami, at least out loud. Iroh mostly swears under his breath.

54. Who has the better comebacks?

Asami. It’s not even close.

55. Who would start a fight with another parent at a bake sale?

Probably Asami, unless it was about the kids. If anyone comes for Iroh’s kids, they’d better hide.

56. Who reads buzzfeed?

Asami.

57. Who is the hopeless romantic?

Iroh, hands down.

58. Do either of them know how to do a handstand?

Asami can manage it.

59. Who can rap better?

Asami, though Iroh is the only one who actually listens to rap.

60. Do either of them want to go sky diving?

Asami would love to. Iroh laughs. “Been there.”

61. What do they usually text about?

Some version of “I miss you” or random pictures of stuff. They generally only text when Iroh is away as they’re both busy during the day.

62. Who is the dramatic one?

Asami has a shorter fuse. Iroh is more ridiculous when he loses his shit.

63. Is either one confrontational?

Not really.

64. What is their favourite cuddle position?

Asami will lay on top of Iroh on the couch like a sandwich. It’s the only position she seems to be able to nap in.

65. Who are their favourite musical artist(s)?”

See above about terrible taste in music.

66. What are their parenting styles?

Iroh covers a lot of the basics. He sets a schedule, makes lunches, tells bedtime stories, is more likely to help with the homework. Asami is the one who gets them around and does most of the interacting with teachers, other parents, etc. They share things fairly equally.

67. Who would be the more laid back one?

Iroh.

68. Who listens to more vulgar music?

Asami.

69. Do either of them have secrets even the other doesn’t know?

Yes. Asami can be secretive about some of her projects, both out of an abundance of caution but also because she likes a big reveal. Iroh keeps some past relationship stuff close, and will occasionally read a steamy romance novel for “tips.”

70. Who is their go to couple for a double date?

Bolin and Opal

71. Do they tip the waiter/waitress on their date?

Iroh tips very well.

72. How do they work out a fight?

Asami yells. Iroh yells back. One of them storms off. The other one waits about half an hour then goes to find them, usually with an offering of food. There are hugs. Somebody cries. Then they finally talk it out before falling asleep together.

73. Who brings home an illegal pet?

Asami. She is less likely to have a pet, but if she does, it’s going to be a weird one.

74. What side of the bed do each of them sleep on?

Iroh is on the side by the window because he likes to get up with the sun.

75. What is their favorite photo of them two together?

There’s a photo Korra took at the beach where Iroh has Asami thrown over his shoulder right before dunking her in the water. This is the picture he takes with him when he’s deployed.

76. Who takes longer in the bathroom?

Asami.

77. Who has more songs on their ipod?

Iroh. If you can call them songs.

78. What movie did they first see together?

Iroh took her to Last Days of the Sun Warriors. She fell asleep. He said the book was better.

79. What do they like to see each other in?

Asami thinks Iroh’s butt looks great in jeans. Iroh got Asami a red silk robe from the Fire Nation and likes to see it fall off.

80. Who makes jokes during inappropriate times?

Iroh.

81. At what age do they discuss the possibility of children?

Mid-20s, though they don’t have them until a little later.

82. What do they love about each other the most?

Iroh likes that Asami is tough and smart and a problem-solver. Asami likes that Iroh is kind and brave and has a strong moral compass.

83. Who is the one that sees the big picture, while the other focus’s on the small details?

They are both big picture people, which is sometimes a problem. Of the two, Asami is probably better at details, but she’s also forgetful.

84. What would they write on their partner’s social media’s for their anniversary?

Asami would probably put up a picture of them and say something brief but sweet. Iroh doesn’t really understand social media and would just paste a heart-eyes emoji.

85. Who is bad at math?

Iroh. He’s not bad, per se, but Asami is very, very good.

86. Who googles everything?

Asami.

87. Who does stuff on impulse?

Both of them in different ways. Asami is generally more flexible. Iroh usually has a plan but makes big decisions completely off the cuff.

88. How do they comfort each other when they are helpless to do anything about the situation?

Lots of physical touch. Iroh will kind of just wrap himself around her in one giant, whole body hug. Asami will spend some time cursing out whomever is causing the issue, then let him lay his head in her lap and give Iroh a good head scratch or massage.

89. What is an inside joke they have?

There was one time they had sex in Asami’s office at Future Industries, so occasionally she’ll drop things like, “feel like coming by the office?” with a suggestive eyebrow waggle. Iroh is, predictably, very embarrassed. Also interested.

90. Who makes the other smile with almost no effort at all?

Asami: *exists* Iroh: *smiles*

91. What is their favourite holiday?

New Years is a big deal in the Fire Nation. Iroh loves his family and likes going home, and Asami has grown to love it almost as much.

92. Who is the one that is calm and collected while the other is angry and destructive?

They take turns. Both of them can have quite a temper when pushed too hard.

93. What is their favourite board game to play?

They’re both big Pai Sho fans, but can get into any kind of strategy game. Nobody really likes to play them though, they're too good.

94. Who accidentally sets something on fire?

Asami. Iroh hasn’t had a fire accident since he was four.

95. Who has the car ready while the other is robbing the store?

Asami. She’d rob the store, too, but no way is she letting Iroh drive.

96. What artist/group did they go to for their first concert?

Iroh booked a private box at the Republic City Opera, thinking that was an impressive thing he should do on a date. It turns out neither of them like opera, and by the end they were both making fun of it.

97. Who sleep talks?

Asami. Iroh thinks it’s funny.

98. Who is the more social one?

Asami, by a long shot.

99. What are their karaoke songs?

Neither of them would really sing karaoke, but Iroh cannot hold his liquor like at all so if he ever got really plastered Asami might be able to drag him up there. By which point he’d be too far gone to have an opinion on the song and would sing just about anything.

100. Who would get up on stage and make a fool of themselves just to make the other laugh?

Asami.

#irosami #this is all canon now #kidding

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littlemisssquiggles · 5 years

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So I watched Young Justice Outsiders Episode 16. Another laid-back character focused episode. Young Justice has always been good with those. But now that I’ve watched the episode, I have one important question that I need answered

Are Bart and Ed like dating?

I ask this question because it’s something I didn’t consider until after the episode finished and I went online. Before I caught up to the sixteenth episode, I saw a couple of folks shipping Ed and Bart and was wondering why? The last time I checked, Bluepulse was the main Bart ship.

Remember when everyone shipped Jaime and Bart back in Invasion? Man, that feels like such a thing of the past especially now that the SSS Bluepulse has sunk since Tracy is officially in the picture. Have all the original Bluepulse shippers hopped onto Bartuardo?

But for real, I didn’t consider Bart and Ed to be dating. Even with Virgil’s line about feeling like a seventh wheel, it still did not click with me that Bart and Ed could possibly be a coupe. I dunno. I was more of the impression that they were just two bros, chilling in a bumper cart, two inches apart cause they’re not gay?

I think there’s supposed to be another episode down the line with Ed and Bart teaming up. Either way, that’s really the only take away I have from this episode really.

Well…that and…seeing all these couples in this episode made me ask where the Team Headbands duo were? Seriously it’s weird seeing Jaime hanging out with Static and Virgil and Tye and Asami aren’t there. Wasn’t Tye supposedly Jaime’s best friend. Tye was also really tight with Virgil and Ed and I believe it was even confirmed in a deleted scene that Asami was living with Tye and his family and that the two were officially dating. So it’s odd not seeing them in an episode like this. This could’ve been the perfect setting for a Superpowered Runaways reunion. But…I guess not.

Bummer. Well, from what I know there is still plenty to come from Outsiders. With 20 episodes, apparently there’s more to go in the season so we’ll see how things do go.

Also, is it just me or is Beast the new “face” of this Outsiders season. I know YJ is a show about the team and it does a good job at juggling developing everyone but there is usually at least one prominent member of the cast whose story plays a major part in the over arching plot of the season. In the first season, it was Superboy. In Invasion, it was Blue Beetle. Now in Outsiders, I feel like it’s Beast Boy. But that’s just me.

Also, also---while we’re on the subject of Beast Boy. I’ll admit, it’s both weird and cool to hear his OG Teen Titan’s voice for Young Justice. I say weird since I had gotten used to Gumball voicing him in Invasion. But beyond that, it’s so cool to hear Greg Cipes reprise his role of Beast Boy in YJ. Speaking of Beast Boy, I can’t get over the fact there was a spoof of Teen Titans Go in Young Justice. I found this hilarious cause it felt like YJ was getting back at TTG for making a spoof of them in their series. So it was a nice comeback,

Anyways, those are my overall thoughts for this episode. On a final note, can I just say it was sweet to final see my boy Jaime get some action this episode. It was so good to hear him and the Scarab bicker as always. I also love how it sounded as if the Scarab was a little jealous of Tracie 13 after she downed the ship.

Oooh Khaji Da. Never change you sassy, beautiful piece of alien tech.

I hope we get more Jaime. I missed my boy ya’ll. Speaking of boy, I loved how this episode also touched base on my other bug son helping out the emotional Cyborg. I hope at some point Foreger and Vic become BFFs.

Now I only have 4 more episodes to go. Hope to see more of my boy Blue and…I’m very curious about Bart and Ed. They are definitely more on my radar now.

I mean I was a lowkey Bluepulse shipper back in the day. Will Bartuardo win me over? Well, I do love Ed and Bart as characters. Will their ship win me over to their side? Hmmm, we’ll see in time.

~LittleMissSquiggles (2019)

#squiggles talks: young justice #young justice outsiders #eduardo dorado jr #bart and ed #bartuardo

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guardianbee · 5 years

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Blossoming Over You [Eduardo/Bart]

Rating: G

Word Count: 3126

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Summary: Kisses are plentiful, an everyday occurrence that Bart might always hunger for.But there’s another type of kiss. One that he occasionally sees between Grandma and Grandpa, Joan and Jay, even M’gann and Conner. A kiss Bart never fathomed he could take part in or enjoy. [Eduardo/Bart]

Bart often recollects the kisses his parents shared.

Not so much on the lips but on the forehead, on the cheek, even the shoulder. They would kiss each other as often as they would kiss him. Each a reminder he was loved, something the Reach could never take away.

The last kiss he remembers involved tears and fingertips.

His mother had wiped at her cheeks, frustrated at her own helplessness. With eyes red and smile labored, his father brushed her fingers against his lips, whispering something against her ear. Something Bart never had the chance nor the courage to ask about. A wretched sob escaped his mother then, and she all but collapsed as his father ran off, the faintest streak of white and red visible to Bart alone.

That last kiss was the last time he’d seen his father, too.

Kisses were scarce thereafter. His mother protected more than loved, hid more than consoled. Not that Bart would ever blame her. Mom didn’t take away Dad and Dad didn’t take away Mom. It was the Reach that killed his father, that left his mother hollow and left Bart without love and gentle kisses before he fell asleep each night.

And once his mother died, kisses ceased altogether.

Bart often tried to shove the memories away. Of his parents and his life before imprisonment. Littered with panic and strife and paranoia, yes, but it had been his life with his parents. They’d made him happy. He’d made them happy. And the Reach and Blue Beetle squashed that happiness, did everything they could to extinguish the light that burned beneath Bart's chest.

But they hadn’t tried hard enough. And Bart Allen took back what they stole.

Now, two years after traveling to the past, kisses are abundant. Grandma (or Iris when she’s within earshot) often greets him with a kiss on the cheek, and Grandpa sometimes kisses him on the forehead before he heads out on a mission. Joan and Jay kiss him whenever he returns home, happy he’s made it through the day unscathed. Mrs. Reyes ruffles his hair and kisses him right beneath his eyes, and Milagro insists that if Tye is still with Asami by her freshman year, she wants Bart to be her first kiss (nevermind that she’s ten and will have hundred more puppy-dog crushes by then).

Bart returns each kiss with one of his own. He particularly likes it when he can play with Joan or Grandma, kiss them on the hand and tell them how pretty they are. It reminds him of his childhood, when he and his mother would dance around their shoddy sanctuaries to songs his mother only half-remembered.

Kisses are plentiful, an everyday occurrence that Bart might always hunger for.

But there’s another type of kiss. One that he occasionally sees between Grandma and Grandpa, Joan and Jay, even M’gann and Conner. A kiss Bart never fathomed he could take part in or enjoy.

A kiss he’s thought of since he caught sight of Eduardo last week.

They’ve been friends for well over a year. Bart helps at the meta-rehabilitation center in his spare time, between missions and homework and other non-hero responsibilities. At first, he wanted to look after Nathaniel, make sure he recovered and adjusted to his new life as a peer counselor. But a month into volunteering, he spotted a mop of black hair struggling with a few boxes and zipped over to help.

“Hey, you’re Dr. Dorado’s son, right? Ed?” Bart asked from the other side of the boxes. “My name’s Bart! I’m volunteering here. Do you need any help?”

Eduardo scowled, brows furrowed above dark brown eyes. “Not really. I was doing fine on my own.”

Bart smiled at Eduardo’s resistance. What was it with boys in this era and the need to prove themselves by… carrying boxes on their own? Too retro for his tastes. “You think so? Because from where I was standing, seemed like these boxes were gonna tumble outta your arms and onto the floor.”

“Thanks for the concern,” Eduardo replied, the hint of a smirk traveling up his lips, “But I have it from here. Discúlpeme.”

A flash of golden light blinded Bart and he rubbed at his eyes, forgetting he’d been holding boxes not even a moment prior. He blinked three or four times before his vision returned, and Eduardo and his cargo were nowhere in sight.

It might have confused or frustrated another teen, but Bart’s smile returned, wider and more excited than before. “That’s right—hello, Megan! Dude can teleport! So crash, so very, very crash.”

He’d spent the rest of his shift following Eduardo and helping him despite his protests. Through his constant prattling, Bart divulged he was on the same team as Virgil and Jaime. Eduardo rolled his eyes at the remark, but his eyes seemed to soften at the mention of his fellow runaway, “No wonder you’re so annoying. You’re just like them.”

“You mean itching to do some good through the use of my stellar powers and absurdly good looks? I’ll take that as a compliment, so thanks, amigo!”

Eduardo stilled and stared at Bart, his eyes narrowed and his right cheek sucked in-between his teeth. After another beat, he turned away from Bart and headed towards the loading dock. “I wouldn’t call you absurdly good-looking.”

Bart’s heart stuttered, and he almost didn’t respond, unused to anyone other than Grandma or Joan going along with his flamboyant boasts. Jaime groaned, Cassie laughed, Virgil all but shoved him across the room, but Eduardo…

“Ha! So you do think I’m good-looking!" Bart sped back to Eduardo's side, catching the faintest whiff of cedar. "If not absurdly, then how about exceptionally or strikingly? Maybe even phenomenally?”

“Dios mio, you don’t let up, do you?”

“Nope! All a part of the deluxe speedster friendship package!”

“Is it possible to return you for a full refund?”

“Oh man, you’re funny! We should definitely hang out more often.”

And so they did.

Bart first greets Nathaniel and then speeds through the entire rehabilitation center to catch sight of Eduardo and his unkempt hair. Once he does, Eduardo assigns him tasks, often ones where they can chat and swap witty comebacks. Sometimes, he stays so late Dr. Dorado takes him and Eduardo out for pizza or Korean BBQ before he returns home to Joan and Jay. Those are his favorite shifts.

Eduardo’s different. He teases Bart when no one else will. Challenges him to races he might actually win (though Bart always edges him out). He’s fun in a way that’s different, a kind of fun Bart can’t explain. His chest seems a little warmer every time he sees him, his legs a little weaker every time Eduardo taps him on the shoulder. One time, his breath all but evaporated from his lungs as Eduardo inched closer, his eyes glued to a video Bart had begged him to watch.

But that moment had nothing on last week.

Bart greeted Nathaniel and Dr. Dorado and made his way towards the counseling rooms. Eduardo was usually there at that time of day. His fingers felt electric and his stomach flipped like a pancake tossed high above a hot skillet. A little irritating, but still exciting. He chuckled at his body, at the thrilling sensations only Eduardo seemed to induce.

And then, Bart saw him.

Eduardo walked out a door down the hallway, accompanied by a few younger teens. His smile was easy and his hair was as messy as ever. But his smile and hair didn’t flush Bart’s cheeks. It was summer in New Mexico, so Bart should have expected to see him in a short-sleeve T-shirt or a tank top.

However, the black tank top that hugged Eduardo’s skin, that revealed his lean shoulders and bronzed arms short-circuited Bart’s mind until only one thought bounced around his skull, growing so loud and large he could feel the words throb behind his eyes.

Kiss him, kiss him, kiss him, kiss HIM, KISS HIM.

“Hey, Bart!” Eduardo waved and jogged towards him, his smile widening. Bart watched as he stopped within arm’s length, the delicate curve of his biceps exceptionally noticeable underneath the fluorescent lights. His breath shortened as Eduardo lifted his hand and shook Bart’s shoulder, and he pleaded with his stupid brain to create a single, coherent thought that didn’t involve tackling his friend to the floor. “How are you doing? I heard about that mission in Brasília from Virgil. Sounded pretty crash.”

“Brasília? Virgil?” Bart repeated, unable to process much besides Eduardo’s touch and the wave after wave of heat it spilled across his body. “Oh! Um, yeah. Yeah, that went well. Super well. In fact, it went the well-est a mission’s ever gone!”

Eduardo blinked and cocked his head, taking in Bart’s tense posture, “You okay, amigo? You look a little red.”

“Me, red? As if!” Bart swatted at empty space, his laugh painstakingly tight in his throat. “Just a little sun from good ol’ Brazil, you know? I needed it, too, compliments my hair a little more.”

“But wasn’t your mission at night?” Eduardo squinted and took a step forward, closing the gap between them, fingers still pressed into his shoulder. Bart glanced at his lips, full and pink and glossed with some kind of chapstick. “You sure you’re okay? I think you’re perspiring.”

And then Eduardo did the absolute unthinkable—he moved his hand from Bart’s shoulder to his forehead, his palms soft and dry against his clammy skin. “Oh, you are a little warm. Maybe you’re coming down with something. Here, let’s get you to the infirmary. I’m sure someone there can help.”

Before Bart could further protest, Eduardo moved closer and wrapped his bare arms around Bart’s shoulders. Instantaneously, Bart felt Eduardo’s hips flush against his waist. Felt his fingers curl around his skin. Inhaled the lavender and cedar scent that clung to Eduardo like a clump of vines.

Time outside of super speed dragged, but this moment where Eduardo latched onto him, enveloped both of them in sparkling golden light, seemed to end too quickly. Perhaps within a single beat of his hummingbird heart.

“Take it easy today. Just zeta home if you need to,” Eduardo said once the nurse assured they would take care of Bart, “Text me if you need anything, okay?”

“Ye—Yeah,” Bart nodded his head, unsure if his face could warm any further. “I’ll go home. Probably for the best.”

A few more seconds stretched between them. Eduardo’s gaze dipped and caught onto Bart’s shaking fingers. He leaned in, his hand between them, and Bart recalled his father kissing his mother’s fingertips with subtle, heartfelt tenderness.

Eduardo grasped onto Bart’s hand, but he did not lift them to his face. Instead, he squeezed Bart’s fingers and then pulled away, a faint smile adorning his lips. “I’ll see you next week.”

Bart tried to smile, but it was so difficult to move. To even breathe in Eduardo’s overwhelming presence. He never wanted him to leave. He could stare at him for hours and never once sigh or yawn or look away.

So he nodded again and watched Eduardo leave.

“Wait—that’s it?” Cassie asks five days later. She’s the first person Bart tells. He’s not too sure why. Maybe she’ll know what to do. “You didn’t tell him anything after that?”

“No, I told you—I was absolutely tongue-tied! Spellbound!” Bart throws his arms above his head and leans into his chair, the cool metal doing little to soothe his nerves. “I saw him in that tank top and I freaked. My face just got hotter and hotter and he got closer and closer and I don’t think I’ve ever stood that still in my entire life. His hips literally pinched my waist, Cassie. Our cheeks practically touched!”

Cassie takes a long sip of her boba tea (honey rose, extra sweet) and glances out the window, watching a group of fashionable college students stroll past. She cocks her head and asks, eyes still glued to the group and their laughter, “So you’re gonna ask him out tomorrow, right?”

Bart’s pulse jumps beneath his skin, “What?”

“Well, you like him, right?” Cassie turns her head back towards him, her posture relaxed, “If you like him and you wanna kiss him, that’s what you have to do. You ask him out. That’s what I did with Tim.”

“Wait. It’s that easy?” Bart's shoulders drop and his fingers slack above the white tabletop. “It doesn’t seem that way.”

“Well obviously, it doesn’t seem that way when your best friend is Jaime Reyes,” Cassie giggles. “He makes the biggest deal out of everything. The whole team knows he has a massive crush on Traci, but he’s too afraid to do anything about it.”

“Because he doesn’t know if she likes him back,” Bart points out, defending his friend’s indecisive nature. “Me and him are on the same mode. I have no idea if Eduardo likes me, if he just wants to be friends, if he even likes guys. And what if...”

Bart trails, noticing Cassie’s large, cheeky smile, “What is it?”

“I can’t believe you’re so dense. Actually, wait. You’re a boy from a post-apocalyptic future. This is definitely believable.”

“And what am I so dense about?”

“Gods, Bart!” Cassie slaps her hand against her face and pushes her body forward, stare unwavering, “He likes you, too! I could tell just from your rambling. No way "just a friend" holds onto your fingertips like that. Sounds straight out of Ovid if you ask me.”

“Ovid?”

“He’s a Roman poet, and that’s not the point! I’m telling you Eduardo likes you. He probably wants to kiss you as much as you wanna kiss him.”

“You think Eduardo wants to kiss me?” Bart’s eyes gloss over and his mind wanders, dares to imagine Eduardo’s face inching closer to his, warm lips pressed against his and soft hands settled over his hips. Goosebumps prick his arms and his chest flutters.

Was Cassie right? Could Eduardo like him?

Could he really know what it was like, to kiss and adore as his parents had?

Cassie smiles, softer this time. She reaches out and cups her hand over his. “There’s only one way to find out.”

So the following day, he stands outside the rehabilitation center’s Zeta Tubes, Eduardo a few feet away. Heat sticks to his cheeks and seeps into his stomach. Combined with the nervous lightning crackling beneath his fingertips, and it might be worse than last week’s catastrophic hallway breakdown.

Eduardo breaks the silence first, his thumbs stuffed into his jean pockets. He’s wearing a red v-neck today—not as debilitating to stare at as the tank top, but still horrifyingly pleasant. “So what d'you wanna talk about?”

Bart breathes deep and counts to three. He hopes he doesn’t look weird—it’s something his mother taught him to do when his thoughts crowded his skull and he wanted to do too many things at once. Right now, he wants to take Eduardo’s hand and run to that Mexican bakery downtown. He wants to buy him a dozen los bigotes, maybe a few of those fruit empanadas (even if they’ll never be as good as his abuela’s). He wants to intertwine their fingers together and kiss Eduardo’s eyes and cheeks and lips and nose and neck at least twenty times. Fifty times. A hundred times.

Breathe, baby boy, his mother would coax, her hold on his arms firm yet reassuring. Think of what you want first.

He wanted to save Grandpa and Nathaniel first. Then he wanted to save Jaime and the world.

Now, he wants to ask a boy on a date.

“You remember last week? When I was sick?” Bart asks.

“Of course,” Eduardo rocks his feet against the grey pavement. “You really had me worried - you were so red!”

Bart laughs, enjoying the sound of Eduardo’s voice. “Yeah, yeah, I know. Like one of the Reach’s perfectly modified tomatoes.”

“I’d say redder than that.”

Another jolt of electricity surges through Bart’s body. “Well, I wasn’t—I wasn’t really sick.”

“You weren’t?” Eduardo tilts his head, considering Bart’s words.

“I mean, I was sick, but not like, you know, the bad sick?”

Eduardo smirks, “There’s a good sick?”

“Ugh, this is coming out all wrong,” Bart ducks his head and takes another deep breath. He concentrates on what he wants, on why he’s there with Eduardo. He thinks of picnic dates and long, hot afternoons by the beach. He wants that. Wants what the future denied his parents. “I’m trying to say that—I wasn’t red because I was sick. I was red because of ...”

He tapers, his legs shaking from being so still for so long. Bart's words linger in the air, and soon, Eduardo's eyes widen, perhaps unprepared for what's to come. But even if he rejects him, even if Cassie was wrong, there’s no turning back now.

“Because of you, Ed,” Bart confesses. His pulse plucks against his skin and his heart leaps into his throat, but it’s done. “I like you and I’d like to take you out. If that’s okay.”

The room stills, a comforting silence caresses the pair. There's a shift, a step forward, and Eduardo stares at Bart openly, warmly, the lights in his brown eyes dancing like fireflies.

He had nothing to be afraid of.

“Yeah that’s-” Eduardo’s voice cracks, and he coughs, the tiniest hint of pink dusting his cheeks. Bart wants to kiss him. Ardently. “That’s more than okay. It’s crash. Muy crash.”

Unfiltered joy erupts across Bart's chest and contagious excitement streams into his bloodstream. He likes him—a beautiful boy likes him. “Great! When should I pick you up? Saturday at six? Friday at seven? Sunday at noon? Maybe even in an hour?”

Eduardo chuckles, the sound deep and melodious and something Bart can listen to again and again, “Saturday at six sounds great, Bart.” He pauses, settling himself as his gaze softens. “I’m looking forward to it.”

“Me too,” Bart shuffles closer, and that insistent desire to kiss Eduardo climbs to the forefront of his mind. Only this time, he doesn’t have to stop himself.

Instead of flushing, frozen in place, Bart darts towards Eduardo. It’s nothing more than a hasty, chaste peck on the cheek, but it satisfies Bart so very, very much. A giddy smile spreads across Eduardo's face and he reaches down, taking Bart's hand in his. He kisses the back of his palm, gently rubs at his knuckles.

“You really don’t let up, huh?” Eduardo whispers, his eyes shimmering.

“I really don’t,” Bart breathes out, and he leans into the kiss he knows will come

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izayukam · 5 years

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Daisuke Takahashi [An Exclusive Interview] “My Peak is Yet to Come”

https://number.bunshun.jp/articles/-/839101 The article translated from: Bunshun NUMBER Vol. 970 Jan. 17, 2019 Gasping for air harshly, the eyes shut tight in agony,

yet there was an unmistakable smile on his face.

It was about half a year since the announcement of his return to compete.

The former champion came back to the Japan Nationals that he set as his goal. He said, “I will not retire yet”, while declining the World Championships

to represent the nation. He now tells the story behind those decisions and

about the change of his feelings toward skating ------.

Text by Takaomi Matsubara Photos by Kosuke Mae / Asami Enomoto

The new year has started, and he appeared with a freshly cropped hair style and a smile.

“I took a break for about ten days after the Nationals and indulged in heavy eating and drinking on all those days, but I returned to the ice rink now. I have started practicing”

He announced his return to compete last July. While an unusual kind of challenge by the 32-year-old after four years of retirement got attention by many, he proceeded step by step competing in the regional and then the sectional competition and reached to attend the National Championships last December for the first time in five years. He realized his initial goal at the time of announcement of his return to competitions, that is, making it to perform his Free Skating in the final group, and beyond that, he even got the overall result of winning the second place.

After the competition he revealed that he declined the offer to be selected to represent Japan in the World Championships, but also, he told the press he was “not planning to retire yet”.

It is about half a month since then. His expression shows that he is feeling good and fulfilled in the way as he has been all through the time since his return. It looks like symbolizing this season itself.

“Nothing has been wasted. Now I feel that all that happened were connected.”

Reflected the past, Takahashi touched on his decision not going to the Worlds as a start.

“When I thankfully got offered that they would select me as a representative if I go get the Minimum Score, I thought, “that’s not it”. Going to the World Championships is to represent Japan and one must feel the responsibility to match that, and yet, I got no time for such preparedness. I did not return to go to the Worlds or to compete in the world. I returned to get back my own skating, so my feeling doesn’t chime in with it. Something feels wrong, perhaps, like lack of resolution. If, say, this was next year, or if I were doing it for about two years already and could feel familiar to the world level, then I might have been able to tell myself “heck, they (other skaters) simply couldn’t go above me” though. Moreover, a chance to go to the World Championships held in Japan is a rare opportunity. That experience is huge. Therefore, I thought it must go to the young ones. Keiji (Tanaka) is not all that young but he is, to me. (LOL)”

Although he was placed second in the Nationals, he made a lot of mistakes in jumps in his Free Skating and Takahashi himself called it “pathetic”. If he could skate that FS well and felt satisfied with his performance, would it be possible that he chose not to decline the Worlds?

He instantly replied. “No. I would think I did it by dumb luck. If I got asked whether I can do the same in the Worlds I don’t think I would feel confident. So I think I still would choose not to go.”

The Worlds 2019 will be taken place at Saitama Super Arena. That is the same venue the Worlds 2014 were held, which Takahashi had to decline. Did he not feel driven by a desire to settle the score with the regret he had last time around? “I sure thought of it. But probably that’s just my ego.” All through the time from the press conference to announce his comeback until the National Championships, Takahashi kept making mention of the younger generation or the development of the sport. And often, this attitude stood out more than his focus on his own matters in competing. Athletes generally place the “I” first before the other things and that is an accepted trait.

Takahashi himself, while showing the strong feelings against loosing, has been an athlete very thoughtful and caring to the people around him from the very beginning of his career, but even with such a nature considered, those words and acts of his left a conspicuous impression.

“If I had kept competing, I might feel like that. But I left once. Ichiro (Baseball) and Kazu (Kazuyoshi Miura of Soccer) both never left the field. Mr. Funaki (Kazuyoshi Funaki of Ski Jump) as well. I think continuing is very hard and people like them are just fine to put their “I” first. On the other hand, I ran away, or I lost confidence and left and then returned. And when I was away, I was in a place to support and cheer them all. It’s hard to explain, though.”

He expressed his earlier decision to retire that he “ran away”.

“I could not reach my goal, could not get a medal in the (Sochi) Olympics, then I could not go on until the Worlds even I got selected to, I failed to sort things out and rewire myself; I would put it that I gave it up and fled, in a way. I had an issue with my leg. But I could force myself to go to that competition if I really try hard enough. So, I mostly felt that I ran away.”

At that time, his coach, Mrs. Utako Nagamitsu recommended to decline the Worlds as well.

“That made me feel relieved. I could feel much easier. Even though (she) normally would be the one to say, “you might as well go, you never know what will happen”, she just said, “sounds good” at that time. She had been watching how things going throughout the time. For those two years until Sochi, things are not working out well. It was like I kept pressing all the wrong buttons.”

And yet, he was expected to get results as a representative of Japan. He was counted on. It must be quite some weight he had on his shoulders as much as his sense of responsibility.

“I had fun feeling anticipating I could move ahead on and on even at age of 32”

With a sense of bitterness Takahashi left his competing life on October ’14. And after some period studying in New York, he expanded his stage of activities. Along with performing in ice shows he worked as a TV reporter. Those hours and days precipitated at the bottom of his heart like lees.

“While I was doing different things that had been thankfully offered to me, I could not help feeling that I was doing what I was not cut out for. I already knew that I was not good at talking but I truly realized that I was a failure. I thought it’s not just for me.”

Or he felt that:

“I hated my face more and more. I don’t look lively. I don’t like this face. That feeling got stronger as time went by.”

But this period was not just filled with what made him unhappy. In addition to the conventional ice shows, Takahashi performed in a dance show “LOVE ON THE FLOOR” and a collaboration of Kabuki and figure skating, “Hyoen”.

“As I took part in those shows I realized that I liked a place to do a performance and that feeling grew stronger. And even through the work of a TV reporter I feel uncomfortable, I had some opportunities to hear some stories from artists working in different fields. They were shining brightly, I could really sense their joy of being able to do what they love to do, and at the same time, I thought I wanted to be like that myself.”

And he reached to this one thought.

“The tool for me to shine is figure skating.”

The time of four years had him rediscover skating.

The final push to the decision was the Japan Nationals at the end of year 2017.

“When I saw the official practices, or while I sit in the commentator’s seat looking across at the skaters and coaches, I thought, ‘I want to be on that other side’.”

Many were paying attention to who would win the tickets to Pyeongchang Olympics, but there are some skaters who left Takahashi’s heart strong impressions: Koshin Yamada and Sota Yamamoto. Yamada once retired from competing after he graduated Kansai University. He returned to the sport while working at the Mitsui Sumitomo Bank. The other skater, Yamamoto, managed to come back to the Nationals after two times of major injuries.

“Koshin left figure skating once but returned as a member of working society and did a good performance and gave a fist pumping of joy at the end. Sota was not back to his real level with injuries but he performed with deep feelings. The performances by those two hit me in my mind and made me realize that there are many ways to compete. Even if it is hard to be a few of the top, there are skaters who continue for the love of competing, performing in front of people or simply for the love of skating.” And he realized:

“Up until then, I thought that I should not be competing if I could not feel that I am capable to win. But that is not the only way to compete.”

It may be the Nationals that gave him the direct impact. But what made him to regain the feeling for this sport once lost is the four years of different experiences he had been through.

Once he decided to return to the sport and came back to the ice rink as a competitor, what Takahashi got is the feeling of pure joy. “I put the skating on the back burner for four years until I returned and there are lot of things I can no longer do, but when I started to practice then I got, like, ’oh, I can do this, or that, and hey, I can do this too!’ I almost feel like a new beginner with a mindset of one. It is true that I felt some pressure, a different kind from the one before. If I would turn out to compete miserably then people might say ‘oh Daisuke Takahashi is actually not that good after all.’ But rather than that fear, as one by one I added what I could do on the list, I had stronger feeling of anticipating I could move ahead on and on even at age of 32.”

“I finally got to be able to say, ‘I love skating’.”

Soon, he was feeling more than just “back” on the ice.

“I was away from skating since I got tired of it, but after all, what I feel most confident in me is skating. Now I face it squarely, feeling that I want to truly devote myself to skating, and that I love to do performing. I found myself determined as much as considering myself competing for a lifetime even after I eventually retire from attending competitions. So, I thought I am making “a new start”.

And that is not all.

“I finally got to be able to say, ‘I love skating’.”

As far as I remember, he never said “I love skating” before his retirement in 2014. Takahashi nodded.

“No. I think I didn’t say that. I didn’t know myself if I like it or hate it. It was rather something what I had to do. I certainly liked it very much at the beginning, but I guess I lost that somewhere along the line. Because I was offered to do many different things after the retirement, I could find that I like skating and I could say that. That was a discovery as well.”

And he smiled.

“I had opportunities getting my photos taken before my return, but after coming back to skating the pictures of me look better, or they impress myself that I got a good face now. That’s another way I realized that I liked skating. My love of skating might have finally grown in my mind after I came back.”

He once again spoke clearly regarding his word that he would “not going to retire yet”, the statement he gave at the same time he announced his declination of the Worlds.

“Yes. I will continue to be a competitive skater”

Asked what his goal is in the next season, he answered:

“I have no thoughts. (In the press conference for comeback announcement last year) I said that going to the Nationals was my goal just because I got asked. I had general goals of building up my skating, showing my best performances whenever I am in front of audiences and to make those happen, I wanted to practice as hard as one would for going back to compete. I really haven’t thought about any specific target. I will find one. (LOL)”

In an event in central Tokyo he attended on January 12, he shared that he is planning to have a quad in each of his two programs, Short and Free, and challenging a quad Salchow is also a possibility in addition to quad toe loop, but he doesn’t have any certain scores or results in mind. He is just sure about one thing, though.

“Now I am thankful for the environment that allows me to concentrate on skating and my days are so fulfilling. If you ask me what my motivation is, I really don’t know the answer. I have no specific goal, but I am simply feeling well motivated regardless, I guess.”

A moment of silence, then he started.

“For the last two years before Sochi, I could not imagine that I would improve myself. I only had a fear that my peak was over. I had no confidence as I was wondering when my end would come. But I returned to compete now, although my quad jump before the injury (on his knee in 2008) is some other thing, I am sure that my current jump is better than the jump I was doing after the surgery. I was watching the video the other day and thought, ‘Oh, I’m good’ (LOL). They are higher, for the axel and generally all the others. My spins are terrible, but my skating quality is better than how I was in the past. Regarding my expression, I may not be able to do like when I was young, but I may have something I only can do now. I feel that I am getting matured in a good way. In that sense, perhaps my peak is yet to come. Therefore, I want to move ahead fully committed.”

He stopped, and he smiled as if he suddenly realized something.

“Oh, I see. That’s the motivation I got.”

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First published: January 17, 2019, The Web article posted: May 1, 2019

Translated by: izayukam

[Photo by Asami Enomoto]

[Photo by Kosuke Mae]

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Reposted from @aqours_seiyuu Guilty Kiss First Love Live! ~New Romantic Sailors~ Day 1 Setlist 💙 With a godly setlist like this, this must've been such an amazing live to attend 🔥😱🙌💕 I mean not only did they cover the best/more banging Aqours songs, but they also witnessed the comeback of the solo songs Live performance!! Ahhh how do I wish I was there 😭😭💔 I really hope we get a BD of the entire Unit Live Adventure, all two days of the three groups 😤😆 talking about the other groups, I wonder what do they have in store the other sub units, CYaRon!'s up next on the 22nd 🤔 will they cover the same songs, will they cover other songs, or will they do they own different thing, whichever they do I can't wait to find out! 😆💓💓💓 But Guilty Kiss First Live is not over yet, tomorrow it's Day 2 so let's hope things go as great as today 😄🤗💕 Asami~♪ ♥|#ラブライブサンシャイン #lovelivesunshine #ギルティキス #GuiltyKiss #GuiltyKiss1stLive #GuiltyKissFirstLive #桜内梨子 #sakurauchiriko #津島善子 #tsushimayoshiko #小原鞠莉 #oharamari |♥ - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B8UA1X0gjwk/?igshid=hvluioen9tj9

#ラブライブサンシャイン #lovelivesunshine #ギルティキス #guiltykiss #guiltykiss1stlive #guiltykissfirstlive #桜内梨子 #sakurauchiriko #津島善子 #tsushimayoshiko #小原鞠莉 #oharamari #regrann

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All my favourite fics ♥

A crow will not pull out the eye of another crow

Author: taetaeggukie

Chapters: 1/1

“If you killed me you’d let go of the only chance you’ve ever had to find your soulmate.” That smirk was annoying Jeongguk to no end, he was close to pulling the trigger, but the man deserved something worse than a bullet to his head.

“By now you’re only spitting out lies in hopes to be able to save yourself.” Jeongguk was the one smirking now. “You know nothing.”

“You’d let Kim Taehyung just slip through your fingers like that?”

#soulmates #pirates #bit angst #kidnapping #enemies to lovers #bottom kook #pirate tae #crew bangtan #13k #ao3

As You Are

Author: taekover

Chapters: 1/1

Jeon Jungkook, the youngest private investigator in Seoul at 23 years old, with over a hundred solved cases under his belt, does not do favours.

Well. That’s what he says.

#fluff #funny #private investigator #5k #ao3

Bubblegum Bitch

Author: snowmoney

Chapters: 3/3

SOOOOOOO GOOOOOD!!! Taehyung works for a fashion magazine and orders someone from the Muscle Pig Services to get him a coffee. One thing leads to another and they start (fake) dating.

#fake relationship #tae in heels #model tae #falling in love #misunderstandings #bottom tae #dislike to love #33k #ao3

Cage Match

Author: golden(SlimeQueen)

Chapters: 1/1

Taehyung knows he likes the rush of adrenaline that comes from fighting. He likes his knuckles split and stinging, heart pounding in his ribcage, the rush of blood in his ears. Jungkook is new to it all but all he knows is that he likes Taehyung.

#fight club au #hate to love #bottom kook #pining jk #choking #kinky smut #violence #20k #ao3

Camerman, Swing The Focus

Author: augustdarling

Chapters: 1/1

“I thought you were into landscapes recently. Why does it have to be me? More importantly, why does it have to be me naked?”

“Because artists want to capture beautiful things, baby,” Taehyung murmured, leaning down to nibble on his ear. “And you’re the most beautiful thing I know.”

Or:

Taehyung combines his two hobbies: photography and Jungkook. The results are even better than expected.

#basically pwp #bottom kook #dom tae #canon #exhibitionism #humiliation #2k #ao3

Catch Me Faling (and we will find love)

Author: Malingshu

Chapters: 2/2

Jungkook was trying to find a roof to sleep under when he met Taehyung.

#Jungkook has another boyfriend in the beginning #falling in love #Tae is a nice person #top!Tae #13k #ao3

Comeback Kids

Author: rix

Chapters: 1/1

Taehyung is infuriating and Jungkook’s always been easy to rile up. Which isn’t the best combination, but also isn’t the worst, either.

(or: Taekook as hockey fuckboy rivals)

#icehockey players kook and tae #rivals #enemies to lovers #bottom kook #fluff and smut #34k ao3

dark blue (this night’s a perfect shade of)

Author: memetaehyung (21cg)

Chapters: 2/2

jungkook has never seen the world and taehyung is determined to show him it

#blind jk #fluff #bit smut #bit angst #bottom kook #8k #ao3

Don't Let Your Love Go To Waste

Author: krscnl

Chapters: 2/2

This au is so perfect. The boys meet on omegle, share some secrets, but then they meet in reallife. Their lives go on, Taehyung getting famous, some shit going down, you know, the usual <3

#college au #actor tae #writer kook #life through the years #at one point established taekook #41k #ao3

Eclipse

Author: Bangtanbananas

Chapters: 17/17

After the tragic death of his parents, Jeon Jeongguk hated werewolves.

The last thing he ever expected was to fall in love with one.

#werewolf tae #werewolf hunter jk #slow burn #bottom kook #fluff #mating #big fight in the end #ot7 #91k #ao3

fellas is it gay to want ur hot roommate to dick u down?

Author: hunnydews

Chapters: 2/2

Jeongguk comes to the realization that he’s def not as straight as he thought and he starts to explore that realization with himself and with his hot dormmate/best bro, Taehyung.

#college #coming out #excessive use of the word bro #friends to lovers #bottom kook #cuties #19k #ao3

got a kiss (with your name on it)

Author: marienadine

Chapters: 1/1

“I just—I just thought, like. Maybe I wouldn’t be so horrible if someone more experienced than me taught me what to do.”

#inexperienced kookie #college #roommates #bros #friends to lovers #first kiss #practicing #bottom kook #11k #ao3

He Tells Me, “Stay If You Can”

Author: vestals

Chapters: 1/1

It takes Jungkook three years to realise two things: 1. He certainly is not straight 2. He is very much in love with Kim Taehyung

#friends to lovers #canon/non au #coming of age #bottom kook #experimenting #8k #ao3

I’d flex, but I like this shirt

Author: RNA

Chapters: 2/2

Gym au because I'm basic.

Jeongguk is a rigorous trainer at a pretentious gym. Taehyung is a lazy, moderately successful painter with a Burger King addiction who decides he should probably hire Jeongguk to, you know, help him get fit or whatever. Jimin is a delivery guy.

#top! kookles #trainer Jk #artist Tae #kinda crack #but cute #25k #ao3

i forget to breathe (when i'm with you)

Author: locks

Chapters: 14/14

“Do we have a deal, angel,” Taehyung repeats, and Jeongguk can hear that he’s losing his patience, hands resting on his hips.

Jeongguk lifts his head, snapping the lid closed. “Pleasure doing business with you, daddy,” he nods, sending a grin up to Taehyung who just narrows his eyes at him.

“You’re lucky I like you,” Taehyung mutters, sounding mildly threatening as he steps over to him and tilts Jeongguk’s chin up, leaning down to press a kiss against his lips.

#non sexual daddy kink #sugar daddy tae #tattooed kook #aged-up #tae in heels #soft nicknames #praise kink #fluff and smut #bottom tae #sub top jungkook #fashionista tae #realistic description of a relationship #111k #ao3

Just Two Dudes Being Bros

Author: micmicbunjin

Chapters: 1/1

“So you two aren’t dating?”

“Nah, man, we’re just best bros. I mean like, if I was gay, and that’s a very big if, then I would be on my knees right now sucking his dick. But I am very straight, so Jeon’s dick is nowhere near my mouth.”

Jeongguk nods convicingly. “I like pussy.”

Namjoon puts his face in his hands and screams.

#gay panic #bros to lovers #denial #college #bottom kook #excessive use of the word bro #7k #ao3

Love and Other Potions

Author: JKDoYouLoveMe

Chapters: 1/1

#hogwarts au #bottom Kookie #enemies to lovers #working together #panic attack, kinda # it’s cute #potion making gone wrong (also gone sexual) #14k #ao3

Love Scarred

Author: gjungkook

Chapters: 2/2

“You are unbelievable,” scoffed Jeongguk while shaking his head. “I’ve never met anyone who pisses me off as much as you do.”

Taehyung had licked his lips before he smirked, with his hand still around Jeongguk’s wrist, he stepped forward closing the distance between them. “Let me tell you why, it’s simple really…”

“You feel threatened. You know I’m better than you.”

(Jeongguk wants to win against Taehyung at everything. Win their matches in quidditch, win their spontaneous sparring sessions, win his heart— But one day, Jeongguk takes it a little too far with a single curse.)

#enemies to lovers #hogwarts au #angsty #gryffindor jk #slytherin tae #secret fuckbuddies relationship #bottom kook #denial #26k #ao3

make this feel like home

Author: aeterisks

Chapters: 1/1

Taehyung has spent his whole life looking for excitement, but instead, he ends up finding Jeongguk; somehow, that seems to be even better.

#motorcyclist jk #fluff and smut #bottom tae #44k #ao3

Man in the Mirror

Author: Gee_Gee

Chapters: 1/1

Moving cities was hard; moving cities and not knowing anyone is even harder. Jeongguk up and moves his whole life to Seoul to follow his dream job, in a little apartment with the most beautiful antique mirror.

What was he supposed to do when the gorgeous blue haired man in his mirror keeps calling him pretty, if not fall head over heels for him?

#Mirror Magic #phone sex #dom!Tae #Top!Tae #Praise Kink #innocent JK

Mileage May Vary

Author: rix

Chapters: 8/8

Jeongguk is a stripper with a penchant for trouble. Taehyung is curious.

#stripper kook #age difference #bottom kook #smut #falling in love #80k #ao3

Mischief Managed

Author: Vanteblack

Chapters: 19/19

Basically a Hate to Love Uni AU but at Hogwarts because I’m a slut for Harry Potter lmao. Also you start at Hogwarts at age 15 instead of 11 so everyone in the story is over age.

#hogwarts au #secret relationship #hate to love #slytherin kook #hufflepuff tae #rated #fluff and smut #20k #ao3

My Daughters Teacher

Author: Staerrykookah

Chapters: 51/51

Jungkook is the single father of a 5 year old named Asami. Taehyung is her kindergarten teacher who thinks the little girl is cute but her dad is cuter.

#kindergarten teacher tae #father jungkook #top kook #falling in love #aged up #5 year old daughter #cute #wattpad

my guy pretty like a girl (and he got fight stories to tell)

Author: hunnydews

Chapters: 9/9

It’s sooo cute and also realistic. Jungkook is wearing ‘girly’ things, but that doesn’t mean that he isn’t a strong person. He is smart and talented and fits perfectly with Taehyung, who just wants him to see what love is supposed to be like.

#bamf jk #crossdressing kook #tattooed tae #tae’s in a band #past abusive relationship #mostly bottom kookie #fluff and smut #healthy relationship #artist jk #falling in love #69k #ao3

New (Newer) Rules

Author: jvante

Chapters: 6/6

Step #1: Don’t get involved with the guy your girlfriend cheats with.

Failed step 1.

#bottom sub kook #sub/dom #kinda pwp #humiliation #lingerie #cock stepping #hate to fuckbuddies to lovers #hurt jungkook #108k #ao3

Of cigarette smoke and alcohol

Author: fluffy-lychee

Chapters: 1/1

Taehyung likes to dye his hair.

Jungkook struggles with the opinion of Taehyungs mother about their relationship.

#no real fluff #nor real smut #but always close enough #2k #aff

oh, you’re gonna take me home tonight

Author: amirantina

Chapters: 1/1

Jungkook doesn't know what good sex is and he's very disappointed in his first time, and Taehyung takes on the job to show him a few things.

#roommates #bottom!Jungoo #Virgin!Kooks #Jungkook has another boyfriend first #but the dude is bad at doing the do #praise kink

Our Omega Leadernim!

Author: .MIJIN.

Chapters: 30/?

Summary:

(BL - Omegaverse) Choi Jinsoo, the fearsome gang leader, is actually an omega in disguise! For 3 years, he faked his identity as an alpha for reputation. When a particular alpha catches his attention, will he succumb to his instinct?

It’s a webtoon, but I still wanted to recommend it, because it’s sooo amazing. It’s also not ‘really’ Tae and Kooks, but they look like them. You should just check it out for yourself, it’s really is good!!

pick me up, buttercup

Author: vppa

Chapters: 2/2

AU where your soulmate’s first words to you will be tattooed on your wrist when you meet.

Which freakin sucks, because Jungkook’s forearm will now forever read “Hey baby, if you were a booger, I’d pick you first.”

What the fuck, universe.

#fluff #soulmates #crack au #9k #ao3

pulling shapes just for your eyes

Author: aeterisks

Chapters: 13/13

Summary:

The number one rule when you’re a producer on a show like Miss Right, Taehyung thinks, should be do not fall for the bachelor.

It’s such a shame Taehyung has never been good at following rules.

#reality show #producer tae #bachelor kook #secret relationship #switch tae and kook #hot #110k #ao3

Read All About It

Author: jvante

Chapters: 1/1

A star football player and an aspiring journalist fall in love, and make headlines everywhere.

#college au #life through the years #football star tae #writer jungkookie #established relationship #bit angst in between #happy end #bottom kook #realistic description of a relationship #40k #ao3

Realms Between Us

Author: JKDoYouLoveMe

Chapters: 8/8

Jeongguk doesn’t know how spirit magic or Ouija boards work. He assumes it takes something a lot more complicated than a drunk man asking for a sex demon to show up for it to actually happen. Something like cutting your hand and letting your blood drip onto the petals of a rare flower. Or saying something religious into a mirror while doing the Macarena.

#demon!Tae #virginKooks #bottom!Kooks #switching at one point #Tae teaching Kookie some sexy things #innocnent Kookie #Dirty Talk

Resonance

Author: rix

Chapters: 1/1

Jungkook wonders if the fact that soul-focused battle techniques make people horny as hell is just something the professors politely ignore. Or maybe he's just weird.

#Tae is a weapon? #friends to lovers #because we love it #jk is insecure #gay panic #soul eater au #30k #ao3

Rumor Has It

Author: buttstrife

Chapter: 1/1

Contrary to popular belief and multiple eyewitnesses, Taehyung did not make out with Jungkook in the pool. And no, they absolutely did not fuck in the shower rooms. Seriously.

#college #baseball player kook #swimmer tae #sut #enemies to friends to lovers #exhibitionism #manhandling #8k #ao3

say you’ll stay

Author: ChocolateKookie

Chapters: 45/45

Jungkook and Taehyung meet at the beach and they spend the summer holidays falling for each other, but they both know that their romance has an expiry date.

At the end of August, Jungkook is supposed to have gone back home, halfway across the country, so Taehyung expects to go back to school and continue pretending to be straight, as if nothing’s changed; playing up to his role as the jerk who’s never had a serious relationship. He doesn’t know what to do when Jungkook turns up at his school and expects them to pick up from where they left off.

or: the BTS Grease AU that no one asked for! in which Jungkook is Sandy and Taehyung is Danny and they just want to be able to be together but Taehyung is still in the closet which makes things complicated.

#grease au #sandy jk #danny tae #secret relationship #bit homophobia #tae’s deep in the closet #cute cute cute #300k #ao3

Sing me to sleep (I can’t fall without you)

Author: HesterAntonialDracolas

Chapters: 1/1

They call him demon child and think him a monster. He must be, they say, to have survived down there.

Jungkook thinks it’s because the demon actually likes him.

And maybe if you asked him, just maybe, he would admit that he likes him too

#demon tae? #jk is afraid of tae first #falling in love #sweet #8k #ao3

Snowflakes

Author: IRNIEL

Chapters: 5/5

Taehyung falls in love for the first time, right when the first Snowflake kisses the ground. As, a Single father, Drown in responsibilities & pressure, he finds his strength in a pair of Doe eyes, exactly a week before Christmas Eve. In a pair of Doe eyes, belonging to a simple country boy - named Jungkook.

#aged up tae #aged down jk #age difference #jimin is taes kid #he’s the cutest #bottom kook #orphan kookie #christmas #fluff #angsty #happy ending #slow burn #27k #ao3

So, pancakes?

Author: Captainotp

Chapters: 2/2

„He thought I was a top.“ Jungkook all but whined, hiding his head in Taehyung’s chest. „Well what else is new?“

Jungkook struggles to, like, get it, because everyone thinks he’s a top, and his roomate Taehyung is more than willing to help. That’s it that’s the story.

#friends to lovers #bottom kook #roommates # fluff and smut #soft kook #4k #ao3

Spy On Me

Author: C_Stress

Chapters: 1/1

Jungkooks dad gets killed by a mercenary and he swears to get revenge. What he didn’t plan though, was falling in love with said murderer.

When you find out you not only moved in, but fell also in love with your mortal enemy.

#mercenary tae #hitmen au #fluff and smut #flatmates #bottom kook #cute kookie #violence #friends to enemies to lovers #17k #ao3

Sugar and Spice

Author: kkozumes

Chapters: 1/1

Jeongguk can’t deny that he’s attracted to Taehyung. No, he realised he was attracted to him as soon as his car pulled up by the side of the road. Jeongguk appreciated a handsome face and Kim Taehyung was beautiful to him. What he didn’t expect however was for the beautiful man with the expensive car to take him back to an equally as expensive apartment away from home, give him new clothes, allow him to stay and then ask if Jeongguk wanted a sugar daddy.

#sugar daddy taehyung #daddy kink #fluff and smut #poor jk #sub kook #bottom kook #23k #ao3

Sugar...Daddy?

Author: whatspoppin-yoongi.tumblr

Chapters: 80/80

Jokingly but also totally not jokingly putting an ad out to find a sugar daddy seemed simple enough. He never expected people to respond though…

Being rich was all he knew, and so help him god, he wasn’t going to turn out like all the selfish people that surrounded him.

#social media #pictures #texting# sugar daddy jungkook #side yoomin #tumblr

Suit & Tie

Author: Wontonz

Chapters: 11/11

Taehyung and Jeongguk really shouldn’t have been partnered together.

#CEO jungkook #CEO taehyung #bottom kook #both are the best in their job #rivals to lovers #25k #ao3

Suspenders, Daddy Issues & Miracles of Halloween

Author: chimscharli

Chapters: 1/1

It’s nearly Halloween when Jungkook can’t stop stealing glances at Taehyung during practice, and wonders when exactly everything went so wrong. It’s nearly Halloween when Jungkook is in a coma, and doesn’t want to see Taehyung when he wakes. It’s nearly Halloween when Taehyung walks in on Jungkook moaning his name.

It’s nearly Halloween, and maybe it’s time Jungkook stopped being so afraid. Maybe it’s time a miracle happened.

#real daddy issues #and daddy kink #smut #sub jungkook #lots of kissing #happy ending #hate to love #violence #angst #both are football players #17k #ao3

take an inch (I’ll give you a mile)

Author: thestarsabove

Chapters: 1/1

In which Taehyung has to put his post-graduate identity crisis on hold because he keeps getting distracted by the hot, sweaty guy installing a pool in his parents’ backyard.

Or: a fluffy, horny summer starring Taehyung and Jeongguk.

#summer love #making out #the struggle of moving away for college #taekook are in love #44k #ao3

tats'n'thots

Author: Deaths_Impala

Chapters: 2/2

“Jeon Jeongguk, hear me out.” Taehyung says with a grin. “I feel inspired, and I want to work with you, so how about this: let me tattoo you in any way I want, free of charge – with your input of course.”

#tattoo artist tae #tattooed jungkook #aged up #life through years #smut #bottom kook #cute af #12k #ao3

tenacious d in the dick of destiny

Author: jhopeg

Chapters: 1/1

In the midst of struggling with debts and empty plastic packets of instant ramyeon, Taehyung and Jeongguk joined forces to put the phrase “sex sells” to good use.

#social media #use of pictures #college au #bottom tae #pornblogger #41k #ao3

The Blood Donor

Author: IncubusRose

Chapters: 22/22

A series of kidnappings and killings has led the world to the astonishing discovery that vampires have been living alongside humans for centuries.

Soon Jungkook finds himself the victim of a kidnapping.

Now he’s been roped into helping a sick, red-haired vampire against his will. But the more he explores and discovers in this new world, the faster and harder he falls into Wonderland.

#vampire tae #human kook #kidnapping #no stockholm syndrome though #bottom kook #fluff #violence #ot7 #hate to love #97k #ao3

The Give and the Take

Author: JKDoYouLoveMe

Chapters: 7/7

Young and inexperienced college student Jeongguk thinks he is a dom. His older and considerably more experienced roommate Taehyung is quite determined to show him that he is, in fact, not a dom. Drama ensues.

So funny and amazing. It’s so realistic. I really really highly recommend this one!!

#sub kook #dom tae #college #roommates #friends to lovers #more like friends to fuckbuddies to lovers #degradation #humiliation #jk is a brat #subspace #tried rape at one point from another character #57k #ao3

The musical

Author: RedRelle6

Chapters: 11/11

“Can you sing?” Taehyung asked. “Um, I’m okay I guess. I don’t sing very often though.” “I’ve got a duet with the lead girl, it’s like one of the main songs in the whole thing...” “You want me to help you with that?” “Would you?” Taehyung moved to sit on the edge of his bed, eyes bright and a genuine smile spreading across his face. Jungkook’s heart pounded seeing him transform back into his happy self, and knowing he was the one who did it made him smile back. “Sure.” The word left Jungkook's mouth before his brain could process the question. What the fuck was he thinking.

#roommates #college #sporty Jk #theater kid Tae #or well, theater kid #secret relationship #first kiss

(They Long to Be) Close to You

Author: vantoa

Chapters: 1/1

Kim Taehyung is a sassy and talented KBS World Sports reporter. Jeon Jeongguk the most outstanding speed skater in South Korea. They meet, hate each other and then, one eventful day, they like each other, a lot.

#speed skater jungkook #reproter/journalist taehyung #enemies to lovers #bottom tae #misunderstandings #11k #ao3

War of Hormones

Author: C_Stress

Chapters: 1/1

When Jungkook left the house that day, he just wanted to dance for a bit, not getting it on with some (hot) stranger…

#basically pwp #tattooed tae #virgin jk #bottom kook #one night stand? #3k #ao3

We All Have Our Reasons

Author: C_Stress

Chapters: 1/1

Jungkook gets pulled backwards until he finds himself settled on Taehyung's lap once again, his back pressed to the others chest. One of Taehyung's large hands comes crawling up his body, slowly touching his abs and sliding over his nipples, taking one in between two fingers, playing with it lightly. “Your name is even better fitting now, isn't it, bun?”

Jungkook might die from embarrassment. Never thought of that way to go before, huh.

Or That Mercenary AU no one asked for.

#mercenary #kinda subby kooks #stripper #but fake #undercover mission #mafia au #ot7 as the gang #dirty talk #tae is a pervert #kookie a brat #18k .ao3

whatta man (good man)

Author: aeterisks

Chapters: 1/1

Out of all the kinds of blogs Jeon Jeongguk could have run, never in a million years Taehyung would have expected him to have a porn blog.

(Or, Jeongguk runs a porn blog and Taehyung not so accidentally finds it.)

#college #social media #fluff and smut #crack fic #friend to lovers #bottom kook #7k #ao3

When a Bunny Pets a Tiger

Author: Talesofwar

Chapters: 5/5

Kim Taehyung is the most laid back alpha Jeon Jungkook knows. He's also sweet, friendly, eccentric and the love of Jeon Jungkook's life.

#omega!Jungkook #alpha!Tae #domesticlife #mpeg #married life #heat #established #bottom!Jungoo #sub!Jungoo

whisper me all your secrets

Author: noekkin

Chapters: It’s a series of three parts (so far?)

Series of prostitute Jungkook and rich man Tae who just likes caring for the younger. It’s cute af

#cute af #prostitute kook #bottom kook #caring tae #26k #ao3

Working Conviction

Author: rix

Chapters: 1/1

How their trust evolves to go from from Jungkook pointing a loaded gun in Taehyung’s face to Taehyung binding Jungkook down and fucking him till he can’t see straight.

#mercenary kook #mercenary tae # enemies to fuckbuddies to lovers #smut #guns and violence #bottom kook #9k #ao3

You Are My Chosen One

Author: C_Stress

Chapter: 35/35

Jungkook starts his first year at Hogwarts..what could possibly go wrong?

#hogwarts au #slytherin jk #gryffindor tae #bottom kook #fluff and smut #secrets #falling in love #45k #a03

you’re the closest to heaven that I’ll ever be

Author: aeterisks

Chapters: 1/1

He has seen Taehyung smirk, smile seductively, smile cheekily, grin lazily, but nothing like this. This, Jeongguk thinks, is what happiness must look in Taehyung.

(He tries to ignore the way his chest pumps when he sees it, and the urge to see it again once it’s gone.)

#club owner tae #dj kook #rich tae #fwb #fuckbuddies to lovers #misunderstandings #tae has issues #bottom tae #27k #ao3

you the one that i dream about all day

Author: locks

Chapters: 1/1

Taehyung finally convinces Jeongguk to do the boyfriend tag/boyfriend does my make up tag.

#soft boyfriends #established relationship #youtuber tae #boyfriend does my make up #domestic fluff #shy kook #nicknames #5k #ao3

国王的小丑

Author: saranghaengbok

Chapters: 1/1

When Taehyung had announced that he would steal Yoonji from him, Jungkook had not expected that he would be the one falling for Taehyung, in the end.

#heir jungkook #prince jk #prince tae #enemies to lovers #falling in love #bottom kook #12k #ao3

#taekook #vkook #recs #btsrec #ficrec #allfics #ultimatemasterlist #best #taekookrecs #taekookficrec #taekook recommendation

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