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bryan360 · 1 year

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Here’s my note before I’ll get started….

(DON’T YOU EVER COPY FROM MINE OR MY FRIEND’S WORK, CHARACTERS, AND STUFF IF ONE OF YOU ARE IMPOSTERS WHO HAD HABITS OF PLAGIARISM! I WILL BLOCK YOU FROM MY BLOG IF I SEE YOUR POST WITH MINE OR MY FRIEND’S ORIGINAL WORK BEING EDITED ALL OVER! I’LL EVEN SHARE IT ONTO MY BLOG SO IF EVERYONE WILL SEE THAT YOU TRYING TO COPY MINE OR MY FRIEND’S THINGS FOR NO GOOD REASON WHATSOEVER! That will be all….I mean it.)

What’s up to my good friends and OCs alike? It’s finally time for a very 🎄🎅🏻Merry Christmas of 2022 something to give; including at DA that I posted in the morning. Link Here

Now that’s settled though, it time I’ve promised to one of my closest friends after making such Christmas gifts to their beloved OCs. Thankfully one of my OCs got them delivered just in time for the holidays, but hoping this is far I’m going for of making it through. What that being said, let’s get started for the Speedster family as giving by the Rabbits family and Mikey.

🐰🖌Maxwell: For Spot and Riya, an each Nintendo Switch OLED systems for the first time you two earned. This is our idea after knowing your creator friend really hopes if he can get his own system.

🐰👊💥May: We know about that it’ll be a cost a lot to afford, but we actually did save a lot of money to order online….with our mom and dad’s help though. Hope you two enjoying your system, but make sure to take care of it.

🐰🎤Windy: Same goes for their parents as we giving their gifts as well. Don’t leave them hanging as I giving Rita her VR headset. That’s right, a VR headset that I originally saved it from few years ago than you think. You luckily that we still had some money to afford two Switch system this year.

🐰📚🍌Scottie: Not bad thinking, honey. As for mine when giving to Bonn though, it’s actually my DK boxing gloves that I previously own during school years. I do like this gloves as much for a video game fan, but I think it’ll fits on him when doing boxing practices. Hope he can take care of them.

🦊⚽️Sam: It’s okay, dad. At least giving your gift is better than to buying a new one sometimes. However me and Brown had something for Murukir and Cude to give.

🥜Brown: We went to a plushie store not while back if there any dolls for them to enjoy. So here they are holding Mario and Chowder plushies. Hope this is something to take care as well and during sleep time. It happens where I snuggle things. (In thoughts: with my tail at least.)

🐱Mikey: Cool, man. Though what they wanted really want to have; while snuggling around is have them to listen through chill vibes music. Thankfully for Miya that I’ve picked up ordered Brookstone Cat Ear Headphones. Same way from our creator friend if you remember back in 2017, but had some problems that show its age. Let’s see if her own headphones can hold it up well.

🐰🖌Maxwell: Mhm. Now as a continuation on giving gifts is Baco and his hamburger pillow; because why not? At least knowing he likes hamburgers, right? However is saving for Shadow R and Lisa that me and Emme can agree on….if it’s alright. 😅

🦌🌻Emme: Sure does! Thought that we can give away our clothes to them like the way you’ve do with your Speedster friends and so on. There’s plenty more inside their boxes to open up, but we would’ve brought our A/W clothes if I would to reveal mine. I’ll remember that the next time I can give you guys. It’s a promise. 👍

🐰🖌Maxwell: Mhm. And finally goes for Alex (his OCself) and Sammir when giving away a PS5 from Jumbo and a soccer ball from Sam.

🐘🎮🧹Jumbo: That’s right; especially after working hard with my dad when getting such earnings. Though in Christmas time, I thought it’ll be okay if giving one of our friends as much I was. No worries. 👍

🦊⚽️Sam: Good for you, then. Hope he understand after receiving his gift from yours. As for mine is having our next HTF friend playing his soccer ball that themed colored of a Kickety-Kick Ball. Hope he like this gift I got for him; especially for being a “Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!” fan.

Looks like that all the gifts giving to our friends we’ve work hard saving and spending. Here’s to our closest creator friends have a good festive day of Christmas this year. However you may wait for a bit of revealing my own gifts because it didn’t arrived just yet. Sorry if it takes time after convincing my mom which gifts I’m getting this year. Hope everyone understand. Anyways, have a good Christmas Day of 2022 and ahead for new year!

The Speedster Family, Cude, and Murukir created by my P-Pal; @murumokirby360

Shadow R created by @carmenramcat

Lisa created by LadyFeliz (formerly known as LisaDots123)

Alex (his OCself) and Baco created by @alexander1301

Sammir created by @rafacaz4lisam2k4

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ecoamerica · 2 months

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keiarchived · 3 years

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Freshman Year

stoner!Atsumu x f!innocent!reader x stoner!Suna ft stoner!Osamu

warnings: Drug (weed), gangbang, oral (giving), anal, dubcon, fucking whilst high, university!au, sex tape, cockwarming, corruption kink, sleepy writing

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To say you were inexperienced, naive and artless, they weren’t wrong. You’re the last person who would cheat on their essay and cause yet another headache to your lecturer. You’re the classic ‘goodie two shoes’ as Atsumu calls you, the same couldn’t be said about both Miya twins and Suna, however.

They are anything but good.

You should’ve listened to those whispers of warnings and rumours that made their way around the campus, how they’re the last people you’d want to get involved with despite their popularity among students. You either love them or hate them, there’s no in-between with valid reasons.

You don’t belong in their world, you know that. But it doesn’t stop Suna from wanting to strip the innocent of you. Maybe it's the way you smiled nervously at him or maybe the glare you gave Atsumu whenever he made those snarky comments, but one thing for sure is that he wants to show you what you’ve been missing.

“Suna...” It almost came out as a whine whilst your head fell back against his shoulder, dark iris swallowing those rings of colours whilst your lips parted delicately with a cute pout. “Hmm? What’s wrong?” He coo, arm resting snuggly and comfortably around your waist as he pulls you even closer to press a kiss on your temple. Chilling at the Miya’s with Suna and his friends has become a regular thing ever since your first proper encounter with him at the party, where your friend ditched you for another guy. Perhaps you should’ve seen through him before accepting his offer to keep your company that night, maybe then you could’ve avoided whatever this is between you and Suna. But would you’ve pushed him away if given the chance?

“Wan’ more...” You whimpered, earning a chuckle from the man as he peppered your cheeks with few more playful kisses before pulling away. “What do you want, princess? C’mon, use your words” Suna love to see it when you’re desperate like this in his arms, staring up at him with those bleary eyes, cheeks flustered and small hands trembling as you grasp at his jacket with wants. “Mmn... smoke... wan’ more of smoke...” You slurred between each hitched breath of yours, feeling a few pairs of eyes glued onto the both of you as Suna leaned closer after taking a drag of his blunt before letting the heavy white smoke slips past your plump lips like weightless velvet. Oh, if only you knew how alluring you are when taking every ounce of the fumes from him greedily. Close enough for both of your lips to slot together, but far away enough for a grin to tug at his lips before pulling away. “Still not used to taking it on your own hm?” Or maybe you just adore these tingles dancing against your skin every time Suna shotguns it to you, as if he’s feeding you his essence in the most sexual way possible.

“Ya babying her too much, Suna. Gonna end up spoiling her.” Atsumu wasn’t wrong, ever since his friend introduced you to an unfamiliar world of ecstasy, he has you wrapped around his fingers like a puppy on a leash. “Why not, jealous Tsumu?” You could barely listen to their conversation as a giggle slipped past your lips, Suna could still remember the time you took your first hit. Trying to copy him only for those bitter smoke tickles your throat, making you cough with tears swelling from your eyes. It was cute though, he praised you for being a good girl, done so well on your first try as he wiped away those tears before wrapping those legs around your waist to give you the fucking of your life and the rest was history.

It was Suna who got you addicted to... him.

“You bet, how come she’s always hanging off your arm when you guys aren’t even together?” Astumu scoffed as shifts from his seat, watching from the opposite sofa with a frown over his defined features. It is unfair really, how you’ve chosen Suna over anyone else. Atsumu would love to slips his arms around you once in a while too, playing with those pretty lips of yours whilst you get drunk of him instead.

Despite no strings attached between you and Suna, shaking your head no as soon as he mumbles softly under his breath, beckoning you to go sit with Atsumu but no — you didn’t want to. “Nnu...Wanna stay...” Instead, your grip tightens on the fabric of his jacket, snuggling further into him until your head is buried at the crook of his neck.

If only you’re sober enough to see the faint but taunting smug smile Suna have stretched across his lips as he shrugged at his friend, guiding you to sit properly on his lap instead with your back facing Atsumu. “Better luck next time.”

God knows how long you’ve been sitting like this, legs folded on either side of Suna’s lap as you rest against his broad shoulder. Pins and needles crawl up your numb legs, shifting with an uncomfortable whine. To think Suna would waste a perfect opportunity like this, you’d be wrong, especially when all if most of his companions are high off their heads to even notice what the two of you’re about to do. “Baby, want my cock?” Suna isn’t subtle about it either, bulge poking at your clothed core. The mention of his cock was enough to have your clouded mind runs wild, grinding against his clothes erection with an eager nod. This wouldn’t be the first time you’ve cockwarm Suna in front of other souls like this, Tsumu would shuffle towards the both of your and join in occasionally. Shotgunning you with his own blunt whilst lazily as he jerks off to your moans and tangle bodies. “What happened to the sweet innocent princess we knew?

As the time you spend with Suna and the Miya twins grew, so did your confidence. Becoming more familiar with the substance than you originally were, however. It was naive of you to think you could do this properly on your own without Suna here to keep you out of trouble because you’re a big girl who knows how to take care of herself. But instead, you have taken a pretty big hit, blame Atsumu. It was his idea to lower the amount of tobacco this time around, instead of feeling the familiar high you have with Suna; this is something way stronger.

How did you end up atop of Tsumu with his cock buried deep inside your dripping cunt, you have no idea. Only remembering fragments of things he had said to you prior to this, “Suna aren’t here is he? Shame. Let me be Suna tonight for ya, baby. Ride me inside, bet I could treat ya better than ‘im, c’mon baby, don’t be shy. It’s not like he’s ya boyfrien’ or anythin’.” That’s all you could remember before a snap of Atsumu’s hips snapped you out of your thought, drawing a meal from your lips. “C’mon, baby. Don’t hide that pretty voice from me now.”

Atsumu’s little plan would’ve been a success if it wasn’t for Osamu, consider it payback. Call him selfish if you want, but seeing his twin brother knocking the breath out of your lungs sparks his jealousy. Sure he could’ve joined in easily but what’s the fun in that?

Suna has been stood by the door for a while now, watching as you desperately bounces on Atsumu’s cock and moaning his name between each of those sloppy kisses. But still, that stoic face remained unbothered, maybe a twitch here and there but nothing major, the completely opposite of what Samu thought he would do. After all, despite Suna saying he doesn’t care nor does he wants you, everyone knows how much he cares for you enough to keep you around for as long as he has. Instead, Suna approached the two of you. Yanking your head up those sweaty locks of yours whilst you could barely register the shift in his eyes, “You knew this was gonna happen didn’t you? Just wanted an excuse to fuck Tsumu.”

He wasn’t wrong, both Miya twins shares the same face and it is hared to ignore their handsome features after all.

Osamu was dumbfounded when Suna positioned himself behind you instead, not only did he not have a good go at Tsumu but at the end decide to join too before prepping your rear end the best way he can before inching in, frowning as he does. “Fuck... just as I expected. You’re so fucking, right baby”

Neither one of them paid attention to Samu before Suna caught him palming at his jeans, only then did he come closer with his cock freed with one hand whilst the other holding a phone and hit record. You should see the way your lips parts whenever you’re close or the complete fucked our expression that suits you so well, no worries though; Samu will keep a good record seeing as how well you take all three of them together with Samu’s cock lodge deeply down your throat, stuffing you full with all ends.

At least this time you are not the only one who’s slurring nonsense as you came, Tsumu was the first one to pump you full of his cum first then it was Samu and lastly Suna. Showering you in praises and kisses before the younger Miya twin decides to take up the aftercare duty upon himself since Tsumu has already blacked out and Suna doesn’t look that far off either with the remaining blunt in his hand.

Samu is the gentlest of them all, washing you carefully as though you’re a glass doll. Having you put on one of his shirts and setting you on the kitchen counter whilst he cooks, earning small nods and hums from you whenever he asks you a question. Samu’s surprise you even managed to hold yourself this well before finally crashing against his shoulder, it was a struggle to get you to eat some food and drink some water but he did anyway.

Only for Suna to snatch you away again with a wave of his hand and a pat on his lap, you practically scrambled out from Samu’s arms and into Suna’s chest. Snuggling comfortably against him with a content smile on your face.

At the end of the day, you are Suna’s precious little princess. He’s the one who shown how to roll a joint, how to smoke from a bong and be a little rebellious. The Miyas twins could hook up with you as many times as they want, but he knows you’d be running back to him as soon as it is over.

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#haikyuu smut #hq smut #osamu x reader #suna x reader #atsumu x reader #osamu smut #suna smut #atsumu smut #hq 🏐#tw’gangbang #tw’corruption #tw’dubcon #tw’drug #this been on my mind while fucking day #been screaming at izzie about it and I’m just #I WAMT STONER SUNA TO WRECK ME

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kaeyasaki · 3 years

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💔 — :; who they leave you for

-> an :; all jokes, this has been in my drafts for a while now and i never finished it because i was clearly on something when i first started it and never bothered finishing,, it seemed fitting as my final goodbye to the hq fandom as i’m only writing for tetsu now, so thanks hq fandom,, you were okay for the most part

-> ft :; miya atsumu, suna rintarō, kozume kenma, sakusa kiyoomi, iwaizumi hajime, bokuto koutarō + oikawa tooru

-ˏˋ miya atsumu ˊˎ-

atsumu x camilla cabello -> atsumilla

to put it short they’re both musty and musty people belong together. all it took was a jokingly sent feet pic into camilla’s dms and she was quickly packing her things to leave hers and shawn’s house. their first date went well, but camllia decided atsumu was a real keeper when she found out he was a great kisser! better technique than shawn and didn’t mind that camilla enjoys kissing like fish. he indulged in it and the two of them quickly drove other couples eating in the five star restaurant away with their... interesting displays of pda.

-ˏˋ suna rintarō ˊˎ-

suna x kris jenner -> sunis

suna was actually aiming for kendall when he spammed the jenners on twitter, but these days kendall’s busy connecting with nature and getting herself into photoshop scandals so she never actually saw suna’s tweets. you know who did see his tweets though? social media’s hawk eyed kris jenner! kris thought suna was cute and he’s a lot younger than corey gambles who was her partner at the time. younger man = more media coverage which = more income into her bottomless pocket! when she first approached suna, he didn’t even care he hadn’t gotten kendall’s attention because his eyes were wide open and focused on her mother, milf kris jenner.

-ˏˋ kozume kenma ˊˎ-

kenma x travis scott -> kenvis

kenma was happily logging on ready to stream on his youtube channel before he was hit with a copy right claim. it turns out he’d used ‘sicko mode’ in one of his fortnite streams and never gotten permission. thinking contacting the record label for permission seemed long winded, kenma shot travis himself a dm and travis fell hard! he thought kenma’s stoic face perfectly complimented his own and offered kenma permission and a dinner date and the two have been happy together since! these days kenma still streams but he helps coparent stormi with his lover travis while kylie’s busy slandering kenma and his stream on her instagram story between promoting her new line of kylie skin.

-ˏˋ sakusa kiyoomi ˊˎ-

sakusa x chrissy tiegan-> sakussy

the queen of twitter clapbacks and the king of twitter burner accounts, these two had beef on one of chrissy’s threads, but it turns out the two were just a case of the typical enemies to lovers troupe! chrissy was actually impressed with sakusa’s wit and callouts and the two of them slowly became a twitter stan duo! after finally meeting, sakusa explained why he used burner accounts and suggested chrissy do the same as she keeps getting blocked, now the two of them harass controversial celebrities and anti’s and have several burner accounts logged in to continue the argument after getting their main ones blocked. petty but hot of them.

-ˏˋ bokuto koutarō ˊˎ-

bokuto x oprah winfrey

bokuto made his raging crush on oprah no secret and has been dedicating each one of his scores to her on live television. oprah got tagged in so many fan cams made by his loyal fans that she just had to notice him. oprah saw bokuto as a marketing opportunity at first because come on, he’s the himbo to her girlboss, what a media pleasing couple! bokuto was thrilled when oprah invited him to meet but since meeting, oprah’s fallen hard for bokuto’s infectious laughter and she’s found herself feeling young and free again. bokuto is just happy he’s somehow cuffed a nice woman with a big ass.

-ˏˋ iwaizumi hajime ˊˎ-

iwaizumi x nicki minaj -> iwaicki

these two met when iwaizumi was in cali and he was walking out the gym. miss minaj had just come out from her own private session and iwaizumi just couldn’t help but notice what a great looking specimen she was. however, his face fell when he saw kenneth petty, criminal and nicki’s lover. iwaizumi knew kenneth was a bad match for nicki because hello? he’s a literal criminal and he’d never forgive himself if he allowed such a goddess to fall into the wrong hands when he knew he could treat her better. iwaizumi knocked kenneth out and proclaimed how well he’d look after nicki to her in front of her car and nicki couldn’t help but stan! herself and iwaizumi have been a happy couple since and any man that comes within a 5 metre radius of her is getting hard stares from him. truly a power couple.

-ˏˋ oikawa tooru ˊˎ-

oikawa x bryan tanaka -> oikyan

oikawa has had personal beef with mariah carey ever since she featured on his spread in volleyball weekly. he didn’t even know how she managed to get into it because the only sports she does is running and that’s only her mascara when a minor occurrence happens. he’s had twitter wars and been blocked on several social media platforms but he won’t stop until he’s satisfied. one night oikawa was ready to grow up and forget about it all until he ran into bryan, mariah’s boyfriend at a local convenience store. bryan was buying stuff that he’d tiredly said mariah had demanded and oikawa took this as the chance to finally get back at her for his highschool years. he told bryan not to bother and that he’d never boss him around the way mariah does. a tired, but grateful bryan gave in and the two have since found interests in gardening and guitar together leaving mariah scrambling to fix her tear stains before christmas just before her yearly relevancy comes back.

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bokutoyaoya · 3 years

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Osamu should’ve known better. His best friend was acting suspicious and his brother was being elusive when being asked why the hell he had to take a train to Tokyo in the middle of the week.

He should’ve known better, thinking about who his other half is, Osamu should’ve known better.

“Ya don’t wanna come in?” Atsumu asked, a smug grin plastered on his face.

“Ya could’ve told me, or Rin. That bastard, he didn’t say anything.”

“Why? So ya could run away again?”

Osamu froze. He would never get used to that, because he was sick of hearing it. Osamu knew it, he was well aware of that, he hated himself for that.

“Yeah, she told me,” his twin said, arms crossed against his chest, his grin now gone, “and I’m pissed at ya, pissed at myself too.”

“Why’s that?”

“That time I didn’t know ya were feeling like shit because of college, I should’ve asked more, I should’ve cared more.”

Atsumu kicked a rock on the tar, looking at his feet, then staring back at Osamu.

“But God, I’m more angry at you because ya didn’t talk to me. Why didn’ya talk to me?”

“Why do you care now?”

“Why does it matter? Unlike yer stupid ass I’m not trying to pretend you’re fine,” and before Osamu could say anything, Atsumu cut him off right away, “don’t lie. You’re not okay, and apparently five years ago ya were just as bad as now.”

Osamu knew that, he was well aware of that, it’s not like he was fine with it, he didn’t know how to deal with it. But mostly…

“I was scared… scared ya’d be disappointed in me, I thought I’d made the wrong decision, all I could think was that ya were right, that I should’ve keep playing volleyball and go pro with ya.”

Yeah, that felt good, and now Osamu knows he’s been an absolute moron from the start, because it felt good to let it all out.

“And Y/N…” Osamu took a deep breath in hope of slowing down the way his heart was beating on his chest, “Y/N she kept telling me I was going to be okay, and we were talking about opening our shops everyday, and I guess I got jealous, jealous that she was moving forward in that path when I wasn’t, when I should’ve support her like she did for me.

“When she moved in her new apartment she told me to come whenever I wanted, she gave me a spare key, and I started freaking out because I thought we were moving in and I wasn’t ready for it. When actually for her it was just a small act, she was just giving me her keys so I didn’t have to text her every time I wanted to see her, because there was no reason for us to want to see each other.

“I was being a fuckin’ idiot, and I projected my insecurities onto her, I hurt her, I closed myself to her and to ya.”

Ah, there it was, relief, Osamu was fucking relieved, so far he was scared to word out his worries or didn’t know how to, he understood now that indeed, he was stupid.

“Ya’know I’ll always support ya. I get that my reaction was terrible when ya told me you’d be done with volleyball after high school. But I told’ya, even though it took me a few days to finally admit it, I told’ya, I’d support ya no matter what. Because there’s no point in me leaving a happy life when you’re miserable,” Atsumu paused and looking at his brother in the eyes he said, “because I’m not happy if ya aren’t.”

「 WE’RE GOOD (ARE WE?) 」 special chapter : not happy if ya aren’t

MASTERLIST – NEXT

– I LOVE THE MIYA TWINS I had to write a special part for them, they love each other okay, they deeply care for each other

– just a lil special chapter bc I posted chapter 9 so late and I almost forgot to write chapter 10 😭 (but also Miya twins supremacy)

TAGLIST IN THE REPLIES

#haikyuu!!#haikyuu!! smau #haikyuu x reader #hq smau #hq x reader #miya osamu x reader #miya osamu smau #osamu x reader #osamu smau #miya twins #miya atsumu

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dalgikiss · 4 years

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midnight neighborhood

disclaimer: i spent about 20min on this so if it doesn’t work please lmk so i can save myself from the embarrassment

---- shorts

Sharp Mouths: Atsumu Miya was good with his words in all the wrong ways

Shorts: Hinata Shouyo thinks your shorts are... really short

Dandelion Seeds: you ask Bokuto Koutaro what he wishes for

Dream a Little Me: Iwaizumi Hajime dreams of baby

Coffee Breaks: Kuroo Tetsurou finds that coffee with you is all he wants

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--- imagines

i. h. iwaizumi

Catch-22 (20/20)

the one where he has a girlfriend and you’re desperately pining after him but his girlfriend hates you because she thinks you’re trying to ruin their relationship when in reality you’re the one trying to stay as far away from him as possible and he sure as hell will not let that happen

i just want to know what you think of me (1/1)

no matter how good you think you are at hiding your loneliness, Iwaizumi always finds his way to you

‘til kingdom come (2/?)

princess diaries totally lied about what happens when you become a princess btw

ii. t. kuroo

Five Times (7/7)

the five times Kuroo Tetsurou realizes maybe it isn't so bad to fall for you and the one time he actually does

i called for you but you didn’t come (7/?)

maybe in this life, you two have a chance

iii. t. oikawa

Briefly Yours (1/1)

he only knows love if they leave him

this is where i leave you (1/1)

let’s go back home before dawn breaks, i wont go astray as long as I’m with you

‘til kingdom come (2/?)

princess diaries totally lied about what happens when you become a princess btw

iv. t. kageyama

Gratuitous Motion (1/1)

the moments leading up to you

v. k. tsukishima

Fragments of Memories (1/1)

the bits and pieces of the life he has with you

vi. a. miya

25 seconds (1/1)

25 things he wants to remember when it comes to the days with you

The Moon Would Be Sleepy Too (1/1)

Atsumu needs to be comforted too

drowning in sunlight (1/1)

you wish you were the sun

vii. d. sawamura

A Place Further Than The Universe (1/1)

graduation day comes and you’re just a little reluctant to let Daichi leave you

viii. k. akaashi

Boy Next Door (1/1)

you only get to see him when you’re home for the summer

i am unsure of how to mourn for you (1/1)

i’ll be right where you left me, come back soon please?

ix. o. miya

why am i the only one talking (1/1)

you don’t normally tell lies, i guess it’s starting to show

there is only the space between me and you (1/1)

it’s not so much your fault you forget important things when you’re drunk

x. r. suna

wherever you are is where I want to be (1/1)

a copy does not bring the same comfort as the real thing but he’ll work with what he has

xi. h. shouyo

the very condition of existence (1/1)

it's just a leap of faith, that's all it is

--- shorts

In the Gutter: You come to terms with the fact that Kaminari likes her instead of you

Valentines Day Promotions: your local restaurant is giving free entrees if you kiss someone and Keigo just so happens to be there

Wrong Side of the Door: how unlucky are you to be caught up in this mess just for dating Dabi

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--- imagines

i. e. kirishima

Do You Feel The Same (1/1)

cheater cheater pumpkin eater, had a girlfriend but couldn't keep her

Among the Stories (2/5)

in which you and Kirishima find your own story among the stories already told

ii. k. bakugou

Urban Loneliness (10/10)

flowers are pretty but you think they’d look nicer if you didn’t have to cough them up

Lonely Hearts Club (8/???)

hey siri, what are the chances of me falling for Bakugou if I pretend to be his girlfriend?

Hero Complex (1/1)

you will not forgive the heroes who put him in chains

iii. s. todoroki

Where Do We Go From Here (10/10)

in which he loves her and not you and you wonder where to go from here

iv. i. midoriya

Coming To You Live (12/12)

he thinks he loves you, or rather, he loves your actions but when you add it all up, it just seems to be that he loves you

v. t. todoroki/dabi

Did You Find What You Were Looking For (1/1)

stay in my doorway for a little longer and make small talk with me instead of saying goodbye

Voice Message (1/1)

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i. y. amane/hanako

Call Me Sunshine (1/1)

'the moon looks beautiful tonight' is a term coined by Japanese author, Soseki Natsume, as a way to indirectly express one's feelings

ii. t. kamado

Lifetimes (7/7)

there you are, I’ve been looking for you everywhere

iii. y. hyakuya

Before the Dawn (1/1)

does living hurt? yes, it hurts a lot

iv. zhongli

into the night with nowhere to hide (1/1)

he wishes to feel the fire once more

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Making a Home Ch.12

Kita Shinsuke had experienced a lot in life. He had been raised with his grandmother, a loving foster parent and for some time he followed in her foot steps before finding his own path. He thought his foster care license had expired before getting a call at three am with two small boys thrust into his arms. Miya Osamu and Atsumu, from broken homes but still fighting. Thirty days before his license expires. Thirty days to make a choice, keep the boys or let them be separated into different homes. Thirty days to fall in love with them.

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Relationships: Gen

Warnings: Mention of past child abuse, non-graphic abuse

Not from Kita, but it is mentioned. I will post any warnings before any panic attacks or vague descriptions of abuse.

Aran shifted in the doorway, Lady waiting patiently beside him. She lifted a paw and placed it on the final step before turning to look at her owner in confusion. The softest whine came from her throat as she cocked her head at him.

“Shush, I’m panicking.” Aran told her quickly, not caring that she couldn’t understand him. The only other person he could talk to was Kiryuu and he was in the middle of a game in Italy and also would spend the entire time laughing at Aran’s cowardice.

She sniffled at his leg, putting her paw back down and Aran knew he was being a baby. He was fine, he could definitely go have a normal dinner with his crush and his kids. He was a perfectly well functioning adult.

“I’m going to mess this up so bad,” He hummed, reaching out and knocking on the door.

It opened in seconds and Aran was treated to the sight of Shinsuke with the curve of a smile already in place. He was only in a shirt and slacks but Aran couldn’t help but think he was beautiful, especially when his silver eyes lit up at the sight of Lady.

“Hello, you must be Lady,” Shinsuke greeted, his voice soft and quiet as he offered his hand for her to sniff at. Her tail thumped against Aran’s leg but he didn’t say anything to her, amused by how excited she was at meeting someone new.

“Such a pretty girl,” Shinsuke cooed and Aran’s hand went for his phone almost immediately. He had never thought Shinsuke was the type to talk to animals like babies and he definitely wasn’t going to miss the opportunity to share it with Akagi.

He swiped his thumb across the screen, hitting record as Shinsuke leaned forward to kiss Lady’s head. She woofed softly, tilting her head down to try and nose at his shirt curiously. Shinsuke didn’t seem to mind as he cooed again at her, gently scratching through her curly fur.

Aran glanced through the doorway, spotting the twins. He waved his free hand at him, smiling a little as Osamu perked up and waved back enthusiastically. Atsumu, on the other hand, seemed to eye him suspiciously and Aran wondered if he’d done something wrong. It was possible, or perhaps Atsumu just wasn’t used to him yet.

“Okay, okay, I’m seriously starting to worry you’re going to steal my dog, Shinsuke.” Aran let his gaze drop back down to Shinsuke only to find the man had pulled Lady onto his lap and was blinking at him far too innocently.

“Whatever do you mean? I’m simply being nice.” Shinsuke stated in a monotone, before laying his chin on Lady’s head and both of them stared up at Aran.

My heart can’t take this, I’m going to die of cute and Akagi’s going to steal all my stuff, Aran thought, though he figured dying because Shinsuke was being cute was not a bad way to go. He reached down and patted Lady’s head, leaving Shinsuke to deal with her tail attempting to take down his house and stepped around him as he saved the video and sent a copy to Akagi.

“Osamu-kun, Atsumu-kun,” He greeted, smiling down at them. Osamu seemed to almost wiggle with excitement, bouncing on his heels as he gave a half bow and scurried over to him.

“Aran-kun! Come here! Come here!” The child ordered and Aran nodded, letting himself be dragged further into the kitchen the moment Osamu’s hands landed on his own much larger one.

“I made this, try it? I even was given a spoon!” Osamu chirped, blinking up at him with wide eyes as he pointed up at the slow cooker and tried patting the too tall counter edge for the spoon.

For a moment Aran was worried he was going to be poisoned, then he figured if Shinsuke hadn’t run in to save him he was probably fine. Or this was actually a plot to steal his dog. Aran eyed Shinsuke’s back for a moment before tossing the thought away, that was a more Omimi move after all.

He pulled the lid from the pot, stirring it once before grabbing the spoon and scooping some up. The burst of flavor took him with surprise and he turned wide eyed to look back down at Osamu.

“You made this?”

Osamu nodded, lips pinched together and a hopeful look in his eye as he bounced beside the counter. He was already a far cry from the quiet scared kid who’d been hiding from his brother on Shinsuke’s leg at the beginning of the week. There was no fear in his eyes, no hesitance right now though Aran noticed he stayed further back from him then he had from Akagi.

“It’s amazing,” Aran said, placing the lid back on the slow cooker and cleaning the spoon before returning it to it’s spot on the counter.

“Shinsuke let me do it all on my own from the recipe!” Osamu said, preening under the kind attention. His hands clapped together with delight, grinning broadly and Aran couldn’t help but feel his heart melt a little.

“You did wonderful, Osamu. You should invite me over more so you can cook for me more often. You might even get me to like vegetables.” Aran said and something seemed to click in Osamu’s eyes. He gasped and stumbled back from behind the kitchen island until he could see Shinsuke again.

“Shinsuke-san! Can Aran stay forever?” He shouted across the room and Aran wasn’t sure if he wanted to die from embarrassment or from laughing at Osamu’s pure naivety. Shinsuke looked absolutely confused from where he was trying to hold Atsumu’s hand up to Lady’s nose.

“Uhm…” Shinsuke blinked over at Aran, curiosity clear in his gaze and Aran couldn’t help himself. He burst into laughter, reaching over to gently pat Osamu’s head when he looked over.

“I… Think Aran-kun has his own house… Why does he need to stay forever?” Shinsuke said slowly, guiding Atsumu’s hand to stroke over the dog’s ears. Lady seemed to be enjoying the double attention, though she was slowly trying to slip off of Shinsuke’s lap and onto Atsumu’s.

“How else am I supposed to cook for him?” Osamu explained, looking confused as to why Shinsuke would have to ask. “What if he’s not eating his vegetables and gets sick?”

Aran tried to pinch his lips shut but he couldn’t, Osamu was far too worried about Aran’s supposed health concerns. Another laugh slipped from his lips, before he finally had to turn away to hide his snorts. He reached back to pat Osamu on the shoulder so he wouldn’t feel like he was being mocked but he couldn’t stop the laughter from escaping.

“Osamu,” Shinsuke said fondly, shaking his head with the barest brush of a smile on his lips. “Aran will be fine, he knows how to eat his vegetables.”

“But if he doesn't like them, then he might not eat enough,” Osamu insisted, frowning over at his foster parent. “And then he won’t feel good and then he won’t come over anymore and I like Aran-kun.”

“Osamu…” Aran was touched, his heart already feeling like liquid at Osamu’s bright smile he gave when he saw Aran looking at him again.

“You hafta eat your vegetables, Aran-kun, you can’t be like Oji-san.” Osamu insisted to him, still smiling as he turned at the sound of footsteps. Shinsuke stepped up to him, reaching down to ruffle his hair which Osamu accepted with an excited laugh. Behind him, Atsumu glared for half a second before looking away again

“Aran-kun has his own home he has to go to, but what if he promises to come over more often so you can make sure he’s eating properly?” Shinsuke offered softly and Osamu seemed to think it over carefully, looking back and forth to both of them.

“Mmm… Okay, but you have to pinky promise Aran.” Osamu said, looking uncharacteristically serious as he turned to Aran, head pressed up into Shinsuke’s hand.

Aran held out his pinky, waiting for Osamu to curl his own pinky around it.

“I promise I’ll come over more,” Aran hummed, flashing a smile over to Shinsuke too. “And you can cook for me each time if you’d like.”

Osamu squealed with delight, nodding and finally releasing his hand and turning around looking for something. He tilted his head and moved around the island before he finally spotted Atsumu with Lady.

“ ‘Tsumu! Aran-kun’s coming over more.” He cheered, tilting his head when Atsumu just glanced over and then returned his attention back to the dog whose head was happily in his lap receiving attention. “ ‘Tsumu~”

Atsumu still didn’t look up, gently stroking over Lady’s side as her tail thumped happily on the ground. Osamu seemed to take it as a challenge and immediately started making his way over to him, plopping himself down beside his brother and pawing at his shoulder.

“ ‘Tsumu, ‘Tsumu. ‘Tsumu.” He chanted, only getting louder when Atsumu continued to ignore him.

“Sorry about him… He’s not… not quite used to other people yet,” Shinsuke murmured over to Aran as he moved to stand beside him and watch the boys. Aran’s entire right side seemed to light on fire the closer Shinsuke got until they were only centimeters apart and he had to hold himself back from leaning against him like it was high school all over again.

“I don’t mind, I know it’s going to take some time… How are you doing? Adjusting to this again?”

“Yeah… I mean…” Shinsuke took a moment to collect his thoughts before he turned to look at Aran. “It’s a little different, getting them up when I’m used to being at work but they’re smart and they like being able to visit and help around the store. But I think I’m doing okay… My only worry is for the boys when they leave I don’t want them to be hurt again.”

Aran crooked an eyebrow at him, giving in and pressing their arms together for a second letting his weight increase until an amused twitch appeared on Shinsuke’s lips.

“You could always adopt them yourself, Shinsuke,” Aran reminded him slowly, wondering if it was worth mentioning that if Shinsuke didn’t there was going to be a three way custody battle from his old team.

“Ah… Michinari said the same thing… But they need a lot of support, and I’m often at work. Even with them joining me on occasion, soon they will have school work on top of everything and I don’t want them to be neglected.” Shinsuke murmured, glancing at the whispering twins until he was sure they weren’t planning on running off with the dog.

“I don’t think they could be neglected with you, Shinsuke. In the end it’s your decision,” Aran finally said placatingly, “however, I think giving them up would hurt you more than you seem to think… But I haven’t seen you in a while so maybe I’m… maybe I’m just thinking of the old you.”

“I don’t think we’re very different, the me you knew and the me now…” Shinsuke spoke slowly, like he was piecing together a particularly difficult puzzle in his mind and Aran couldn’t help but notice the way his eyes darted over his face. “I still value your opinion, unlike Akagi you are not biased by who I have become and have a clearer picture of what you think I will be.”

“Michinari has been known to have smart thoughts now and again, so perhaps you should listen to him. His opinion would probably be better than my own, especially if even I can tell you’re very happy to be caring for these boys completely.” Aran wondered often in his high school years if Shinsuke was aware of how stubborn he was. Most people didn’t realize it, seeming to think he was like water that flowed and changed direction constantly.

Aran always thought he was more like earth, standing strong even through wind and rain and absolutely refusing to move until you picked him apart. Even now, with something he so clearly wanted, Shinsuke was trying to hold onto the plan he had given himself for life as stubbornly as he had his own routine of cleaning the old gym. He would accept new facts for anything else, but trying to make him change his own decisions was a bit like pulling teeth.

Aran was well aware that the stubbornness didn’t bode well for himself. He’d allowed himself to fall out of touch and out of Shinsuke’s life and therefore out of his plan. Any hope for more than friendship was probably long since past and Aran had to come to terms with that as much as he didn’t want to.

Though, being back with Shinsuke was enough now, just to see him again. Shinsuke was still his best friend first and that was the most important thing to Aran, anything else he could see how it came the closer they got to each other again.

“Mmm… Perhaps.” Shinsuke said, letting his gaze move back to the boys. “But whether or not I’m happy, my decision is solely based on how well they’ll be treated… I’ll have to speak with Oomimi about doing adoption interviews… If they leave my house I’d like for them to be going into a permanent home.”

Aran made an understanding noise, heart pounding when Shinsuke leaned back against him. He was sure Shinsuke could hear it but neither of them said anything more, just watched the two boys whisper as they pet through Lady’s fur.

“ ‘Tsumu, ‘Tsumu. ‘Tsumu.” Osamu’s chanting was going to drive Atsumu insane. He just wanted to sit here and pet the dog, was that too much to ask?

“What ‘Samu?” Atsumu finally snapped when his brother’s hand started to slap at his face instead of his arm.

“I said Aran-kun’s coming over more.” Osamu chirped, half crawling over his brother to get a response.

“I heard ya.” Atsumu grumbled, shoving him off and turning his hands back to the soft curls of the dog on his lap. She didn’t annoy him, and she didn’t want anything either.

Atsumu didn’t like Aran. Part of him knew he’d only met Aran once and the other part was only able to see that whenever Aran came around Shinsuke acted differently.

Even today, Shinsuke was standing and talking to him when he usually was with them. He wasn’t even looking at them, he was too busy looking at Aran of all people. He was talking softly too, almost whispering instead of his normal voice and it was… sweeter almost.

Atsumu didn’t like it.

“Why aren’t you happy? Aran’s cool!” Osamu whined, as he tried to crawl over his brother again. “He’s tall and plays volleyball at the Olympics and he can teach us, remember Oji-san said he likes teaching kids and that he could teach us easy!”

“That would mean he has to like us first… Be nice to Lady, softer.” Atsumu ordered when Osamu had successfully sat on his knee and was leaning over to pat Lady's stomach. Osamu paused, watching Atsumu stroke her ears before trying to do the same.

“Well I think he likes us. He played minecraft with you and he was really nice at dinner last time… And he has Lady! He can’t be a bad guy if Lady likes him.” Osamu insisted, frowning at his brother’s shrug.

Atsumu always did this. He always looked at the worst side of things and waited for bad things to happen so he could say ‘I told you so’. Osamu didn’t want him to be right for once, but Atsumu was always right. This time, that would mean Shinsuke didn’t actually care about them that he was going to give him away the first chance he had. Osamu really liked Shinsuke, he really liked his new uncles and his new family at the shop. He didn’t want to leave them again, not again.

“So? Don’t you remember Rika-san?” Atsumu grumbled and Osamu winced, his heart aching at the name.

Of course he remembered her. She was the first one to promise she was going to adopt them. They’d lived at her house for almost a year until…

“You thought Saito-san was nice until they started dating and she sent us away because he ‘wasn’t ready for kids’.” Atsumu continued, shoulders curling inward when he spoke. He still remembered how much she cried when she dropped them off at the foster home. It had only been two years ago and he hadn’t really understood what was happening until he saw Moniwa-san again.

Even then, he and Osamu had asked for her again and again. Until enough bloody lips and stinging faces had taught them not to ask about anyone or anything except to Moniwa-san. Atsumu didn’t want Shinsuke to be the same, but Aran looked at him like… like people did on tv when they were married, like Rika-san had looked at Saito-san. Which meant they’d be sent away soon… all over again.

“Aran-san is going to take Shinsuke-san away. Stop being stupid ‘Samu, they don’t want us, nobody ever wants us.” Atsumu hissed, his chest squeezing in pain. He didn’t want to lose Shinsuke but it hurt more getting attached. Rika proved that. It was easier to get over if he just focused on the future no matter how much he hated being the kid nobody wanted, nobody was going to keep him and Osamu needed to understand that before… Before Shinsuke sent them away too.

“No!” Osamu barked, making Lady jolt as she scrambled to try and check on him. “No! It’s not happening. Not again. Shut up ‘Tsumu! Shut up!”

“ ‘Samu! I didn’t-”

Osamu was on his feet before he even realized, turning and barrelling forward until he hit something. A hand descended onto his back, gently rubbing in circles before a voice cut into the whirl of his mind.

“Woah, woah, Osamu, what’s wrong little one?” Shinsuke asked, slowly sliding down until Osamu could wrap his arms around his neck. “Osamu? You have to talk to me… Atsumu did you say something to your brother?”

There it was, the accusation. Atsumu was used to foster parents looking at him like he was an annoyance. Yet Shinsuke was still talking in his normal voice and he only looked confused, not angry or violent. Atsumu wasn’t sure how to take that, how was he supposed to react? Did he hide or cry? Shinsuke didn’t follow any of the patterns Atsumu knew so well from his foster parents before.

He stared at his crying brother for a second before turning away, shoulders hunched like he was waiting for a strike.

“Osamu, did Atsumu say something that upset you? I can’t help if I don’t understand.” Shinsuke tried to soothe the crying child but Osamu just shook his head, nothing coming from his mouth but soft choked cries. He glanced at Aran, wondering if he’d missed something but Aran looked just as confused as he did.

Carefully he picked Osamu up, letting him sob into his collar. He murmured quietly to him, trying to calm him down while watching Atsumu’s own shuddering shoulders. He couldn’t comfort both of them at once but Osamu was clearly much more of a wreck at the moment.

“Go sit down, let me see if I can talk to him.” Aran’s voice pulled him from his own thoughts and Shinsuke looked over at him when a hand landed on his own back.

“Thank you… C’mon Osamu, we’re going to sit on the couch okay?” Shinsuke murmured, barely getting a nod from the boy before he was gripping him tighter.

Aran waited until they were seated before he made his way towards Atsumu, only about a quarter of a plan formed in his head. If Atsumu told him to go away he would probably have to do it for lack of a better option.

“Atsumu?” He called softly as he moved to stand beside him. “Mind if I sit here?”

After a few seconds Atsumu shrugged and Aran let out a sigh of relief, moving to kneel beside him. Lady noticed him immediately and twisted onto her back only to fall so all four of her paws landed in his lap.

“Thank you honey, I appreciate that.” Aran said dryly, reaching down to stroke her fur while Atsumu seemed to stare at her shoulder vacantly. It felt stupid to ask if Atsumu was okay, after all if he was, they wouldn’t be having this conversation.

“Atsumu… can you tell me what just happened?” Aran asked slowly, watching the twitching fingers bury themselves in Lady’s fur. She lay completely still, as if she could tell how bad Atsumu was feeling.

“ ‘m sorry Aran-san.” Atsumu choked out after a minute.

“What are you apologizing for?”

“Bothering you and Shinsuke-san.” Atsumu’s hands seemed to shake a little more but his voice was perfectly even, soft and unthreatening like he was trying his best not to irritate Aran.

“You didn’t bother us. Something upset you and your brother and we’re worried is all. We just want to make sure you’re okay.” Aran said, watching Atsumu’s face for any sign that could help him understand exactly what was happening here. Atsumu’s eyes flickered over to the couch before they were down again, avoiding Aran as best as he could.

Aran tried to piece it together, Atsumu had been… defensive when he arrived but not unhappy. Where Osamu had been happy to see him, Atsumu didn’t seem to be particularly happy but he hadn’t been upset either. Atleast, not until Shinsuke had left him alone with Lady-

Ah.

“Atsumu, you know Shinsuke likes you more than he likes me right?” Aran said conversationally as if he was speaking to Akagi about lunch. Atsumu’s eyes shot to him immediately and Aran knew he’d hit the bulls-eye. Atsumu looked away again, shrugging his shoulders.

“Like, so much more than me. He only invited me tonight because he wanted to meet my dog.” Aran chuckled, trying to keep the air light. He could only barely remember his nieces and nephews’ own tantrums and what he needed to do to calm them down.

“... Shinsuke-san likes you.” Atsumu mumbled, not wanting to deal with false pity.

“Well yes, but Shinsuke-san also likes brussel sprouts,” Aran said, smiling at Atsumu’s grumpy glare, “and I can promise you he mostly likes me for my dog. But you know what he likes even more than Lady?”

He waited until Atsumu had finally turned to him, a six year old’s curiosity weakening him.

“You and Osamu.” There was no hesitation in Aran’s voice and Atsumu twisted to stare at him again.

Atsumu wasn’t sure if Aran was lying or not. He hadn’t said it like Saito had all those years ago, he wasn’t upset or annoyed, he said it like it was a simple fact of life and Atsumu had no idea how he was supposed to take that. In what world could Shinsuke care about them so much after only a week?

Nobody wanted them, that was a fact Atsumu knew. Yet here Aran was, saying the complete opposite without a hint of a lie. Atsumu knew that at the end of the month he’d be shipped off to someone else's house, that it was stupid to think otherwise.

His gaze drifted to the couch, where Osamu was tiredly clinging to Shinsuke who was still quietly talking to him.

Atsumu’s chest ached at the sight. He’d done that. He’d hurt his brother this time and that was unforgivable, he had to make it right. Had to play nice, even if he didn’t want to. For his brother, he would do anything.

“Oh.” Atsumu finally said, slowly moving to his feet and staring at the ground. “Thank you Aran-kun.”

Aran watched him make his way towards the couch, stroking his dog as they watched him bow and murmur something to Shinsuke and Osamu. Shinsuke’s eyes met Aran’s for a moment before he was focusing on Atsumu again and slowly nodding. Atsumu’s head fell before Osamu was reaching out and shoving his chest gently. It only took a few seconds before they were squabbling in Shinsuke’s lap and he was arguing with both of them to knock it off and for a moment Atsumu was smiling again.

It faded again as Shinsuke pulled Osamu off of himself and escaped to the kitchen and Aran couldn’t help but think that Atsumu was going to shatter if anyone sent him away again. Or he would turn completely to ice.

“Aran?” Shinsuke called and he looked up, taking in the man he’d fallen in love with so long ago. The boys had taken their usual places on either side of them, Osamu’s hand clutching Shinsuke’s pant leg.

“Help the boys set up the table?” Shinsuke asked, turning away and walking to the table. Both of the twins turned to stare at him, and Aran remembered last time he’d helped set the table he’d been ‘killed’ by cushions. He stood and brushed the fur off his pants, unable to suppress a grin at Osamu’s happy cheer.

“C’mon Atsumu, it’ll all turn out well, you’ll see.” Aran said when he caught up with them, gently guiding him forward. He couldn’t say anything more to the doubtful look on Atsumu’s face but he could work with Shinsuke to prove it.

#HQ #Haikyuu!!#Miya Atsumu #Miya Osamu #Kita Shinsuke #Aran Kita #Making a home au #this was my worst chapter I'm so sorry guys

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Title A Kiss For The Petals: Maidens of Michael Developer Yurin Yurin Publisher MangaGamer Release Date February 22nd, 2018 Genre Visual Novel, Yuri, Eroge Platform Windows Age Rating 18+ Official Website

The A Kiss For The Petals series, known as Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o in Japanese, is a long-running series of yuri visual novels developed initially by doujin creator group Fuguriya, later taken up by the group’s commercial brand Yurin Yurin for larger commercial releases in the series. As one might expect from a series initially created by a doujin group, the majority of the over 20 games in the series are very short, focusing on a single event with a single pair of characters. However, there are currently three larger releases featuring multiple pairs. The most recent of these was released in English as A Kiss For The Petals: The New Generation! by MangaGamer back in 2016. A Kiss For The Petals: Maidens of Michael is the first of these such games, first released in 2012. (The other longer game, Shirayuki no Kishi from 2013, hasn’t been released in English yet.) It stars all five pairs for the previous games, as well as the first introduction of Risa Azumi and Miya Ayase, also featured in A Kiss For The Petals: Remembering How They Met. I’m a yuri fan myself, but my experience is more with manga, and this is one of the first yuri visual novels I’ve read.

While Risa and Miya are the primary focus of Maidens of Michael, after completing their story you can see the stories for the other five couples: Nanami Oda and Yuuna Matsubara, Sara and Kaede Kitajima, Mai Sawaguchi and Reo Kawamura, Shizuku Kirishima and Eris Shitogi, and Takako Suminoe and Runa Houraisen. They’re all students at St. Michael Girls’ School, with the exception of Takako and Runa, who are a respectively a teacher and student at St. Michael’s middle school annex. The students at the school vote the aforementioned couples in a “St. Michael’s Best Couples” event, particularly shocking Risa since she thought she and Miya were constantly arguing and butting heads. The couples end up comprising the Events Planning Committee, and the story follows them as they put together the school’s Christmas, Valentine’s and graduation festivals, while Risa and Miya discover their real feelings for each other.

Yeah, this is a normal question for a teacher to be asking her students.

Something somewhat awkward about Maidens of Michael is that, with the exception of Risa and Miya, all the previous couples had been introduced in earlier games which have never been officially translated. While the previous games are not necessarily required reading to understand the story – I was able to get through it pretty easily – the game does seem to assume a certain degree of prior familiarity with the characters, although there’s not a huge amount of story to be caught up on to begin with. If there’s any important information or backstory for a couple aside from “these two girls are dating” it’s generally provided, and if this game is any indication there’s likely not a ton of depth to the previous stories anyway.

I’m not sure if I’d exactly call it an issue that I have with the game, but the nature of the story is something that definitely stood out to me. With the exception of Risa and Miya, the stories in general seem very inconsequential, like they’re a lot of momentary drama but lack any lasting significance. There’s plenty of cute yuri to be had here, both romance and H-scenes, but I personally wish the stories felt like they carried more lasting weight, while most of the drama seems to come from simple misunderstandings and lack of communication. There’s not much that I think will stay with me having finished the game, or that really stood out as exceptional.

I wish I got to see more of this face.

It seems like it would be rather a unique problem with the A Kiss For The Petals series, and with Maidens of Michael being one of the only games to have received an official English release. Risa and Miya are the only couple that receives any significant degree of development, since this is their first appearance and it goes through a full romantic arc for them. Meanwhile that same development and romantic arc are implied to have already happened for the other couples in the earlier games. As a result, there’s not much development in these couples to be seen, with the routes centered around seemingly somewhat isolated events.

However, even if Maidens of Michael‘s drama feels somewhat inconsequential and the characters don’t get much development, that doesn’t mean they aren’t appealing. Since the majority of the story revolves around events involving the five main student couples, there’s a lot of interactions between them, which are enjoyable to see even if most of them don’t receive the full introductions from their earlier games. It’s fun to see the interactions between the couples, and it provides more than adequate introduction to everyone before you read their individual routes. The individual routes show these friendships as well, with the girls often helping each other get through the issues and misunderstandings that come up in their relationships. Even if the problems seem to lack significance, it’s still heartwarming to see them resolved, as they reaffirm and strengthen their relationships even if things aren’t always perfect.

Choices like this come up from time to time, but it’s usually pretty obvious what’s the right choice.

As for the H-scenes, Maidens of Michael has good number of them for each couple. That being said, they’re all pretty vanilla, and after doing 6 routes the H-scenes all tend to feel somewhat the same and blur together. Aside from the different pairs themselves and their own unique dynamics, most of them feel somewhat bland, especially the several times when it seems like there’s very little transition from regular scene into an H-scene. All that being said, if you’re mainly here for the yuri, as many playing the game likely will be, you’ll probably be satisfied. However, for me, even as a yuri fan, the H-scenes started to lose their shine after seeing enough of them across the six routes.

The music is inoffensive, but it feels generic and uninteresting. None of it is particularly memorable, but it’s not intrusive and generally makes decent background music. The vocal opening and credits themes are fine, but nothing fantastic. I have a hard time commenting on the voice acting, considering I don’t speak Japanese, but it seems as good as any, although none of the voices particularly stood out.

Rena is a teacher who’s known for very normal interactions with her students.

Ultimately, I feel like I probably would’ve enjoyed Maidens of Michael more if I had played the previous games in the series. I’ve played Remembering How We Met, so I was at least somewhat familiar with Risa and Miya, but considering they’re introduced in this game that’s not especially important here. All of the previous games have been fan translated, so it’s possible to play them, if you’re willing to track down the games and patches. The characters are appealing as it is, and important story points are summarized in the game, but I think that the stories in particular would’ve resonated more with me if I’d played the other games. That being said, it’s still not a bad introduction to the characters and the A Kiss For The Petals series as a whole, and even if they seem somewhat inconsequential the stories are still enjoyable and heartwarming to read. With its multiple routes it’s longer than most of the other games in the series, similar to The New Generation! – I don’t know exactly how long my playthrough took, but VNDB lists it in the 10-30 hour length category. While it’s definitely not the best yuri I’ve ever read, it’s decent for $34.99 USD. It will be even better if we get the earlier games officially translated at some point, but as it stands A Kiss For The Petals: Maidens of Michael is still not a bad choice for yuri fans.

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