#what is the point of being a tank if i cannot take the hits for my team!

[midnightduel]

POV: You're me playing DND as the party's tank and saying "Can I volunteer myself like in the Hunger Games. I will take the damage"

#the answer was no #:((( #what is the point of being a tank if i cannot take the hits for my team! #anyway i love barbarians very much #blah blah with duel

[yeahiamjustalittleguy]

can i request reader x hermits (seperate) ? like reader has a bunch of old scars and on a hot day they wear a tank top and expose all of their scars? completely okay if not AND TAKE CARE OF URSELF🫶

Okay, let me tell you, as someone with quite a visible scar on my face (I was a very courageous and dumb kid) and a few less visible ones on my hand, I get asked about it so so often and this request hits hard and I have decided to put my whole soul into it as headcanons. I've just picked a couple hermits I feel would have different reactions to it so here u go!

HEADCANON:

Grian

This boy is not going to mention it, like, at all

He has his own bad memories and sad backstory so he understands that you might not want to talk about it

The only reason he would ever talk about it would be if you ever showed any discomfort or insecurity about it

If you just never talked about it he wouldn’t either

Maybe at some point he would reassure you about yourself if you’re both deep in a relationship, but he would never explicitly mention the scars 

If you do mention them at all, it depends on how you approach it

He knows how to tell situations very well and I think he would still be careful about it

If you approach it humorously, like it doesn’t affect you then he will too

Maybe ask you where some of the bigger ones are from and expect you to tell him some good stories

If you get uncomfortable about them, or insecure he will reassure you

“I love you no matter what” or “I think they make you look cool”

He will always be supportive

Mumbo

He does try his best, but the moment he sees you he can’t help it

Shock on his face as he clearly looks you over

It’s clear he is concerned, and if you’re alone he will ask you about it

Stuff like if you’re okay, if you ever want to talk about it or if you need anything

If you reassure him you’re fine, he will totally dote on you after he is done being shocked

Will kiss your exposed scars and talk about how pretty or handsome you are to him

He will totally try to spend extra time with you, both because he learned a new thing about you that makes him love you even more but also because he is secretly making sure you’re totally okay

Even if you say you are, he would rather make sure

He will keep a little bit of a closer eye on everything you do and every little emotion you display just to keep himself sure you’re really okay

Either way he loves you how you are

Scar

This fool, this dumbass man

He cannot keep his mouth shut at all

He thinks communication is so much easier and better than having to just bottle things up or keep guessing what everyone else is thinking

So he just mentions it, asks where they’re from if you’re okay with him asking

He tries to guess it, if you’re not

The guesses will start out super detailed stories that are so far fetched as to ease you into it

“So this one is obviously from a wolf attack, where you managed to fight off 3 wolfs the size of the moon with nothing but your bare hands”

Then he will slowly try to reel it in and guess them more accurately

If one is sort of a piercing one, he will say you lost a duel in a bow fight

The one on your arm? That one is a cut from training your sword skills

He is just spitballing, trying to get it right

Either way he will pester you until you open up to him, he will not let it go

He thinks it’s so cool and really makes you look tough

Will ask you to protect him since you’re so strong

Will also definitely trace your scars whenever you are idle and he has the chance to

Even if you ask him not to, it just happens and he will laugh it off

He starts to slowly like them, the more he sees them

Every rare moment you show them, he slowly appreciates them more and more 

Really weird but he has favorites

He just loves them to be honest

It makes you so uniquely you

Etho

No matter what he will start out by making some sort of snarky little comment

“Did you fight your kitchen drawer and lose or something?”

It’s not mean spirited at all, it’s supposed to be humorous 

He just likes to approach things with lightheartedness and jokes 

He knows it might be a serious topic, but his objective is always to turn it into something fun or less serious to try and make you feel better about it

He won’t dote on you or reassure you like the others unless you open up about it

That doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you the way you are, his love is just more subtle like that

It’s small things you wouldn’t immediately notice about his reaction to it

Sometimes he will look at one of them and imagine the pain or maybe even accidentally imagine the person who might have given it to you

It’ll make him look at them with hatred, but it’s not directed at you even if it would seem that way

He’d make up little fantasies of revenge in his head to clear the thoughts

At this point you might even be the one who will have to reassure him that it’s no problem anymore, if it ever even was 

Bdubs

He will instantly be all over you, and no matter your approach he will be excited

Unless you just start straight up crying he won’t notice if you’re sad or insecure about them cause he is just so excited about seeing a different part of you

He’s the same as Scar where he wants to know where every little scar comes from

If it’s serious he will of course reassure you, but he will definitely also compliment them no matter what

He just think they suit you, and in the end Bdubs is sort of just a hopeless romantic

Anything that is a part of you, he loves it

Anything that is you is beautiful

Which in turn makes your scars beautiful too

He feels closer to you, looking at them because in the end it tells your story and your past, making him feel like he is closer to it 

It’s something he’s probably been sad about before, that not every inch of your life is tied together, that there are parts of you that he can’t be a part of which is before you met

But seeing the scars can help him understand that part, and sort of relate to you in a way that he finds very intimate

So of course he will pester you about them any given time they are on display

He does love them, just as much as he loves you

Pearl

She’s definitely the most careful out of all of them, at least out of the ones who want to approach the topic at all

As much as she is a rambunctious personality she is also an extremely caring thoughtful individual 

And as much as she doesn’t want to overstep her boundaries she also has to know you’re okay

So she approaches it very head on, but she picks her words very carefully

“I don’t know if you ever want to talk about it, but I’m willing to listen if you ever want to tell me anything about your scars.”

That’s all she ever says about it, and at that point it’s up to you to go to her about it

She wants to be as respectable to you about it as possible

She has the mindset that she doesn’t need to know if you don’t want her to know

As long as she’s sure you’re okay now, your past doesn’t matter to her

For what she thinks about them look wise, she does think they suit you

It’s not going to change how she thinks about you, knowing you have a few scars

And she has a couple herself so it doesn’t really matter

She still loves you

Tango

Tango is probably the one with the roughest reaction

He is pretty emotionally driven, and just seeing something like that on you genuinely breaks his heart

It’s almost like he is going through the pain you went through with every single scar at once

He’s almost just,,, getting teary eyed seeing you and you might get confused at the looks he is giving you as you see each other

You probably won’t understand exactly what is going on with him and he simply takes your hands in his and he stares at you before embracing you in a warm hug

He wants you to feel physically that he is there for you

“Where are these all from?”

You cannot get out of a heart to heart with this man, and even if it’s all from totally normal and uneventful encounters he still thinks it’s very serious

Even if it was not traumatic like, at all, just you at some point being in pain is awful to him

Just the few times you’ve gotten hurt while on the server with him has been awful for him so to know you’ve gone through pain that’s left scars is unbearable

He doesn’t like your scars, hands down I will just say it

He hates having a constant reminder that you experience pain because he wants nothing but happiness for you

Obviously it’s delusional to think you’d never experience anything bad, he knows that, but he still wants that to be the case so bad and having to see it every time just sucks for him

That’s not to say he doesn’t think you’re still beautiful, he does, he thinks you’re amazing

But he does just wish you’d never have to go through that 

Xisuma

Oh boy

His first thought, and I am sorry to admit this, would be how hot that is

He loves that type of thing, he can’t help it

This guy loves a man/woman with a story to tell, and scars to show

BUT that does not mean that the next thought isn’t slight worry

He’s been through it all, considering he is experienced with every kind of server and an admin who has had to consider all kinds of walks of life and he knows what some servers are like

That in itself has lead to him being very observant and mindful, and he also knows exactly how to handle it no matter what

He won’t ask, he will wait for you to come to him, if need be

If you do explain them, he will take it from there. Sad? He’s got just the right words to assure you that you’re both safe and that it changes nothing in his opinion of you (It does.. He finds it so hot)

Happy and uncaring? He is making the best jokes you’ve ever heard about it

There is no losing with this blessing of a man

#hermitcraft x reader #hermitcraft x y/n #hermitcraft x you #hermitblr #xisuma x reader #Grian x reader #mumbo x reader #tangotek x reader #Pearlescentmoon x reader #etho x reader #Bdouble0 x reader #goodtimeswithscar x reader

[yeonzzzn]

💫why do you care?: sim jaeyun

pairing: jake x afab!reader word count: 2.5k

synopsis: a night out with a stranger to get revenge just might be what you need…

genre: strangers to lovers, bar/club!au

warnings: swearing, cheating partner, revenge, some spice ♡

You already knew walking into the bar doors how flushed your face looked. The red of anger, the sadness in your eyes showing on full display. You never had a good poker face, after all. 

Make a b-line for the nearest stool at the bar counter, dropping yourself into the seat, face in the palms of your hands. 

“May I get you anything, miss?” the bartender asked with the ‘I cannot wait to get out of here tone’ in his voice. 

You nodded, “Just a glass of water, please, and thank you.” 

The shuffling of the bartender's feet left, but then quickly returned minutes later, hearing the sound of glass being set on the counter in front of you. 

You perked up your head, ready to get that good ole H2O into your system, but your already frown became worse. 

Not only did the glass of water set in front of you, but there was also a small shot glass. 

You raised a brow at the bartender, “I didn’t order this.” 

With a sigh and roll of the eyes, he pointed to your left, “That gentleman over there did.” 

With a glance to your left, you see who the tender was pointing at. The man sat four chairs down from you, his black hair parted neatly. His black blazer suit jacket complemented his black tank top underneath. Tiffany and Co. jewelry on his fingers and wrist. The man looked expensive.

He raised his glass of alcohol to his lips, not even acknowledging the bartender or you. 

You were already angry enough, this man made it worse. 

“Hey!” you called out to him, his eyes slowly shifting to you, his glass not leaving his lips. “If this is your way of hitting on me, thanks but no thanks, take it back.” 

He raised his brows in surprise, setting his glass down.

“Wow, alright,” his thick Australian accent huffed, “how ungrateful.”

His words pushed your buttons harder, “I don’t need to be hit on right now, so keep your drinks to yourself.”

He scoffed, turning his body fully towards you, slightly leaning forward, “Darlin, I don’t give two shits about hitting on you, I’m not even interested really. You walked in and I noticed you didn't look well, all I did was buy you a shot since you looked like you needed it. That’s it.” 

The agreement left you, your face, and your body relaxing. You realized his acts of kindness and took it for another. 

“I apologize,” you broke eye contact with his coco eyes, “It’s been a very rough night.” 

The Australian man sighed and stood up from his, planting himself in the chair right next to you. 

“We are gonna need more shots.” He said to the tender, and with a nod, the tender pulled a bottle off the shelf and rolled out more tiny glasses.

“What are you doing?” You asked in confusion. 

“I figured if you’re going to tell me what’s up, then we are going to need more alcohol in our systems.” 

You chuckled, “Why do you care?” 

He smiled, “I don’t really, but you need someone and I’m here.” 

You dropped your head in your palm, studying his face. Now that he was inches away from you, you noticed how beautiful he was. The gods literally sculpted his jawline and his eyes were breathtaking. 

“Now,” he started, handing you a shot and taking one for himself, “we shall introduce ourselves and then I’ll listen to your story.” 

You clanked the glasses together and took down the liquor. 

“I’m Jake.”

You nodded, “Y/N.” 

“Well, Y/N,” he softly said, “tell me this story.”

It surprised you how quickly you opened up to Jake. How comfortable you feel telling this stranger that you’ve been suspicious of your boyfriend cheating on you. How you figured out not even an hour ago that he actually was, and how you followed him to a club and saw everything folded out in front of you. The way your boyfriend was holding onto the other woman, the way he kissed her. How you stormed out of the club and ran as fast as you could until you reached this bar and sat down. 

“Wow, he sounds like a dick,” Jake said jokingly. 

You took another shot down, “no he actually really is.” 

Jake tapped his fingers against the counter, “I’m sorry Y/N, you don’t deserve that.” 

You shook your head, “two years down the drain for whoever she is,” you sighed, “guess I wasn’t enough.” 

Jake perked up at those words, leaning closer to you, “No, stop that.” 

You glanced over at him, “what?”

Jake tucked his lip between his teeth, shaking his head, “Don’t ever say you aren’t enough just because some asshole treats you like shit.” 

With a shrug of your shoulders and another shot down you replied, “So what do I do then?” 

The corner of his lips slid up, “want to get some revenge?” 

~~~

Your hands trembled as you stood behind Jake. Your heart pounding against your rib cage ready to tear through your skin at any moment. 

“Jake, I don’t think this is a good idea.” 

He gave you a smile as he popped open the trunk of his car, revealing the metal baseball bat, tire wrench, and spray paint cans you both just bought from the store. 

“Don’t get cold feet now darlin, you liked this idea ten minutes ago.”

“Well yeah,” you crossed your arms over your chest, trying to keep your heart from bursting out, “that was before I let you drive me to the nearest store to buy said items and come back to the club my boyfriend is grinding another woman up at.” 

Jake handed your the bag of spray paint, taking the bat and tire wrench in his other hand, and closed the trunk, “And that’s exactly why we are doing this, because of the fact that YOU should be the woman he’s grinding his dick on inside that club, not someone else.” 

You bit your bottom lip, your brain telling you this wasn’t a good idea…but your heart wants nothing more than to make your boyfriend suffer how he’s made you suffer. 

You nodded, “his car is this way.” Jake smirked as he followed behind you. 

The music of the club was loud enough to drown out the sound of metal against metal. The sound of Jake kicking your boyfriend’s headlights, the glass falling to the gravel. 

The words cheater painted across the side of the car by your hands. 

You took the bat and broke the driver-side window, unlocked the door, and climbed inside. 

“Jake, do you have a knife?” 

Jake leaned his body into the car beside you, “What are you thinking love?” 

“I’m going to carve my name into these expensive leather seats of his.” 

Jake chuckled, “damn you’re so sexy right now.” 

He pulled out a small pocket knife, handing it over to you. 

You don’t know where this boost of confidence came from, but you knew it had to do with Jake. 

He was bringing out the rebel inside you, the girl who wanted to scream and fight back but never did. 

He brought that girl out tonight. 

“How does it look?” You asked him, showing how beautiful your name looked in the tan leather. 

“Belongs in a museum.” 

“Doesn’t it?” 

You climbed out of the car, taking a few steps back to look at the damage you both have done. 

The emotions you felt just seconds ago vanished. You thought the sight of your boyfriend's damaged car would excite you. Make all your problems go away. But it didn’t. 

Jake noticed it too. 

“I have another idea of revenge.”

~~~

You followed Jake inside the club, the music blasting against your eardrums. Every beat shakes your bones. 

“What’s the plan now, Jake?” you asked tugging on the hem of your crop top, “I am not dressed properly for a club.” 

Jake turned and faced you, slipping off his blazer jacket, revealing his muscled arms, the black tank top definitely complemented his body in every way possible now. He dropped the blazer on the table next to you. 

“Y/N, you’re sexy as fuck.”

You raised a brow at him, “I’m literally in a white tank, leggings, and my Nikes.” 

He took your hand in his, “and it’s the hottest combination that only you can pull off, and trust me I’ve seen many try to pull it off. You’re sexy and we are going to enjoy dancing at this club to make your man jealous, now follow my lead.” 

No hesitation, you walked with him to the dance floor, passing through the bodies of everyone else who was having a great time. 

“Point out the dickhead.” Jake asked, pulling you to his side, and wrapping his arm around your waist. 

You glanced around the dance room, one by one trying to pick him out, until you finally did. 

His new girl was wrapped around him. His hands on her hips with her face in his neck. 

You were fuming, your blood boiled inside you. 

You heard Jake scoff, “he even looks like a dick.”

Nodding, you slowly looked away from your boyfriend and at the floor. 

Jake pulled you closer, your body touching. 

His hand rested on your chin, pulling you to look up at him. 

“He noticed us,” Jake spoke with excitement in his voice, “remember when I said follow my lead?” 

You nodded, “Yes, obviously Jake”. 

He smirked, “You can dance, ya?”

Another nod. 

“Good.” 

Jake left no room between the two of you, his hands went to your hips, moving them to the beat of the song, in perfect rhythm with his own movements. 

Your body burned from Jake’s touch and the way his hands felt on you. The way your bodies moved together in perfect harmony. Hips grinding together. 

You tangled your hands in his jet-black hair, resting your forehead against his, his breath sending chills down your spine with every touch to your skin. 

“Fuck you’re so sexy,” Jake smirked, inching his lips closer to yours, barely brushing together. 

You glanced over at your boyfriend, seeing the anger and ugly jealousy playing on his face. It fueled you even more to continue. 

“Kiss me,” you brushed against his lips, “I need you to kiss me.” 

Jake chuckled and glanced over to your boyfriend, “I’m going to do more than just kiss you.” 

Before you could ask, Jake connected his lips to yours. 

His hands grasped your ass, squeezing the fat tightly. 

Your breath hitched, his touch sending vibrations throughout your body. Each kiss deepened. 

His tongue touched your bottom lip, requesting for entrance. 

You opened your mouth just wide enough for his tongue to slide through, twisting around in a perfect dance with yours. 

Jake pulled away, hands back on your hips and twisting you around. 

Your back slammed against his chest. Hands back on your hips. 

“Follow my movements,” Jake whispered in your ear, his voice sent chills down you, turning you on even more. 

He slid his hand up your arm, lifting it to wrap around his neck, his other hand pulling you even closer to him, his hard-on against your ass. 

You tucked your lip between your teeth, slowly grinding yourself against his length. 

“Fuck, Y/N,” Jake softly moaned in your ear, “you’re making this very difficult love.” 

You smirked at the feeling of his length hardening even more, “making what so difficult Jake?” 

He nibbled on your ear, “wanting you.” 

The dance continued, your bodies grinding against each other. Jake’s hands feel up every inch of your body. 

Neither of you broke eye contact with your boyfriend, watching as he slowly got angrier by the minute. 

Jake grilled onto your hips, slowly trailing his hands up your torso, stopping just below your breasts, slowly sliding his thumbs over them, barely grazing your nipples. 

Your breath hitched at his touch, mouth slowly opened ajar. 

And that was the last straw your boyfriend could take, leaving his new girl behind,  marching his way over to you. 

“Oops, guess I pissed him off.” Jake snickered. 

The closer your bf got, the more red in the face he became. 

“Hey!” he shouted. 

Jake pulled you behind him, “Hey!” he shouted back. 

“Who the fuck are you?!” your bf said standing a few feet away. 

“Depends on the day.” Jake shrugged. 

“You think you can just dick down my girlfriend like that?!” 

“I dunno mate,” Jake clicked his tongue, “think you can just cheat on your girl and expect her to not find out?” 

Your bf stood there quiet, his eyes darting between you and Jake. 

“Y/N, come here right now.” He said, snapping his fingers at his side. 

Jake raised a brow, chuckling as his tongue slid against his upper lip, “Nah mate, you’re fucking stupid if you think I’m going to let her go.” 

Seeing the way Jake was standing up for you turned you on. Knowing that this is the way you deserve to be treated. You deserved the kindness Jake has shown you tonight. You deserved the way he couldn’t take his eyes and hands off you while you danced. You deserved to be kissed the way Jake kissed you every single day. 

You deserved Jake. 

Your bf shot daggers into Jake, but enough was enough.  

“It’s over.” You shouted, peaking around Jake, “I’m done with you. Go back to your whore, we are done.” 

Your now ex clicked his tongue, shaking his head, “whatever.” 

As he turned to leave, Jake had one last comment, “Also a nice car mate, really loved the detailed work.” 

He stopped moving, you and Jake both noticing how it finally clicked in his head. 

Jake grabbed your hand, quickly pushing past people dragging you behind him until exiting the back door of the club. 

You didn’t stop running there. Jake led you back to his car, “get in quickly!” 

As Jake was pulling out of the parking lot, you saw your ex running out of the club to see the damage done to his car. You both couldn’t stop laughing.

Jake offered to drive you to your apartment, it was three in the morning and he didn’t want you to have to take a cab back home so late. 

The car came to a stop once outside your apartment building. 

“Thank you for tonight, Jake,” you said making eye contact with him. 

He softly smiled back at you, “It was no problem at all.”

You weren’t ready to leave him, weren’t prepared to let him go. You debated on inviting him inside, but not wanting to look so desperate. You’ve only been single for about an hour anyway. 

“What is it love?” Jake asked concern showing on his face. 

“Will I ever see you again?” you softly spoke. 

But to your surprise, he started laughing. 

“What is so funny?” you asked, shoving his shoulder. 

Jake took your hand in his, “Why do you care?” 

You sighed, giving him a glare, “a nice way of turning the tables.” 

“I know, thank you.” he smiled brightly, showing his perfect white teeth with it. 

“Anyways, will I ever see you again?” you asked once again. 

Jake turned the car off, preparing himself to get out. 

“I don’t want to leave you yet,” he reached over and cupped your face between his hands, planting a soft kiss on your lips, “and I most definitely want to see you again.” 

#jake bby #sim jake #sim jaeyun #enhypen #jake x reader #reader x jake #jake x female reader #female reader x jake #enhypen x reader #reader x enhypen #enhypen fanfiction #enhypen fanfic #enhypen imagines #strangers to lovers #yeonzzzn writing

[ddarker-dreams]

ive been reading way too much romance manga lately and all of them seem to have a wardrobe malfunction scene and I MUST to ask.,. sr reader having a wardrobe malfunction ?? their reactions like “I do not see I do not perceive” but internally screaming. thoughts? ponderings? musings even??

WAIT HOLD ON !! YOUR BRAIN IS HUGE !! there is nothing i love more than shojo tropes... scarlet ribbons would pair so well with them omg... i need to look up a list and start writing them for funsies <3

reader here is fem!

[Scarlet Ribbons Index]

Giorno

Giorno is stuck in the middle of an intense moral dilemma. If it’s just the two of you, he’d rather not embarrass you by pointing it out; he’d use his Stand to pull down your skirt on the sly. He doesn’t want you to think he’s been ogling you and that’s how he happened to notice the malfunction. In the moment, he’s honestly so concerned about navigating this with decorum that he forgets to get flustered. It isn’t until later when he lays down for the night that the weight of the situation hits him. He feels like he’s disrespecting you somehow by letting his thoughts wander and does his best to think about anything else, takes a cold shower and everything. Almost loses it on the spot when your Stand gives him a knowing thumbs up the following day. 

Bruno

Bruno is similar to Giorno where he prioritizes not wanting to make you uncomfortable in any way. While he’s trying to figure out what to do, he’ll be damned if he lets anyone wander into your general vicinity. He radiates the most ominous aura to keep others at bay. He fights every instinct in his body not to stare and admire the skin he isn’t used to seeing. Bruno already feels guilty for harboring romantic feelings for you in the first place, seeing as you’re his subordinate. This definitely isn’t helping. You’re over there smiling and making jokes while he’s struggling to remember how to breathe. Ends up shedding his blazer and throwing it over your shoulders, unable to take the stress any longer. The end of one crisis ends up inadvertently causing another. Bruno learns that day that he really likes how his clothes look on you. 

Fugo

Fugo starts sputtering, trying (and failing) to string together a coherent sentence. He’s landed in this situation a few times ever since you started rooming together, summer being especially dangerous. He honestly has no idea what to do with himself when you’re walking around in a tank top and short shorts. Ends up getting mad at you and your stupidly attractive body, but is even more upset with himself for how easily it riles him up. It’s just a little bit of skin, why can’t he control himself? He’s above such boorish behavior! Probably. You’re none the wiser to his tribulations and assume he’s just glaring at you because you forgot to take the trash out or something. Will only inform you of the malfunction if you’re planning to go out — he’s not letting anyone else get treated to such a view. Fugo ends up having to pantomime the issue to you because his tongue simply will not form words. He cannot look you in the eyes for the next few days. 

Mista

Mista is uncertain if this is a blessing from God or a trial from the devil. He’s being allowed to view a little glimpse of heaven, yet the cost is steep; what if you catch onto his staring and piece everything together? You’d probably write him off as a creep. Then his chances with you would be ruined forever unless you got hit with a memory-erasing Stand. It’s unusual for him to be perturbed by anything, he’s normally so relaxed. He would be if this was happening with literally anyone else but you. Since you’re involved, he needs to use like, tact or whatever. It’s rough. Eventually, he brings you close with an arm around your shoulders and whispers what the problem is. He’ll eagerly offer to help in any way you need it. 

Narancia

He goes to cover his eyes with his hands... but then splays his fingers so he can still see. Only a peek. You’ll find out what’s going on the fastest with him. Narancia just can’t keep his thoughts inside his head when you’re involved. It’s difficult to tell who is the most embarrassed between the two of you. He’s apologizing, you’re apologizing, it’s developing into quite the scene. It doesn’t help that he swears to stab anyone who walks by to preserve your honor. You have to convince him to put the knife away while readjusting your traitorous outfit. After the heat of the moment has passed, he dejectedly asks if you hate him now. Please reassure him that he did nothing wrong or he’ll be sad for ages. 

Abbacchio

Surprisingly has the most composed response somehow? He knows how the rest of his team gets when they’re around you, it’s like the caveman part of their brain takes over. Abbacchio likes to think he’s better than that. He’ll call you over and calmly explain what the issue is. He doesn’t beat around the bush but he’s not crude either. If you’re out and it’s something you can’t fix right away, he’ll offer to go buy you a hoodie or whatever. It might be a little mean of him to admit, but it’s kinda cute watching you get flustered over the whole ordeal. Though he’s nice enough not to tease you about it in the moment, expect him to bring it up every now and then whenever you start pestering him too much. 

#giorno x reader #bruno x reader #fugo x reader #mista x reader #narancia x reader #abbacchio x reader #giorno giovanna x reader #bucciarati x reader #pannacotta fugo x reader #guido mista x reader #narancia ghirga x reader #leone abbacchio x reader #vento aureo x reader #jjba x reader #jojo's bizarre adventure x reader #scarlet ribbons #my stuff #answered #Anonymous

[noneedforbloodpressure]

Yesterday (Feb 29, 2024), the IDF opened fire on Palestinian civilians hoping to get food from aid trucks in Gaza City. You can read what we know in full detail here (NPR, MSF, Reuters, CNN), but I'd like to highlight a few things.

Kamel Abu Nahel, who was being treated for a gunshot wound at Shifa Hospital, said he and others went to the distribution point in the middle of the night because they heard there would be a delivery of food. "We've been eating animal feed for two months," he said. He said Israeli troops opened fire on the crowd as people pulled boxes of flour and canned goods off the trucks, causing them to scatter, with some hiding under cars. After the shooting stopped, people went back to the trucks, and the soldiers opened fire again. He was shot in the leg and fell over, and then a truck ran over his leg as it sped off, he said. (NPR)

Initial statements by the IDF claimed deaths were due to a stampede as the desperate crowd rushed for food. However, conflicting reports from Israeli officials have already come forth reporting otherwise. The articles from NPR, Reuters, and CNN that I've linked above all report the IDF firing into the crowd due to "[feeling] under threat" (CNN), as well as report the firing of tank rounds at the site of the massacre.

Critically, CNN reports the following regarding the IDF's statements regarding panic and stampede: "A local journalist in Gaza, Khader Al Za’anoun, who was at the scene and witnessed the incident... said that the chaos and confusion that led to people being hit by the trucks only started once Israeli forces opened fire" (Bold for emphasis done by me).

I'd like to add that even if the IDF had truly not opened fire and there was only a desperate stampede, I would fully hold the IDF and the Israeli government responsible for the deaths regardless. You cannot starve people and obstruct aid (AP News, TIME Magazine, a different article from Reuters) and then claim you are not responsible for their deaths. Especially not when deliberate starvation has long been known to be a weapon of war and tool of genocide.

This situation is the direct result of the string of unconscionable decisions taken by Israeli authorities while waging this war: a relentless bombing and shelling campaign, a complete siege imposed on the enclave, the bureaucratic hurdles and lack of security mechanisms to ensure safe food distribution from southern to northern Gaza, the systematic destruction of livelihood capacities such as farming, herding and fishing. (MSF)

This January, the Israeli government was ordered by the ICJ to "to 'take all measures within its power' to prevent acts of genocide" (TIME Magazine). It is blatantly obvious that Israel has failed to comply (but if you need more convincing, have this statement by the Human Rights Watch).

"Israel is intentionally starving Palestinians and should be held accountable for war crimes – and genocide, according to the UN’s leading expert on the right to food." (The Guardian)

I doubt that any of us who have been advocating for Palestine are surprised - statements by Netanyahu and other members of the Israeli government have long expressed genocidal intent (AP News). The question now - and indeed, the question has always been - what will the world do to stop this? There is no other option than to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire, with the acknowledgement that ceasefire is only the first step towards justice. Keep putting pressure on your representatives and governments, keep donating, keep boycotting, keep boosting Palestinian voices and affirming Palestinian humanity - we do not have the luxury of hopelessness.

#free palestine #starvation #genocide #gazagenocide #death #ask to tag #alex tir talks

[givehimthemedicine]

where does El's NINA blood keep going?

so I was talking about how the nosebleeds El gets inside NINA match her nosebleeds in the "memories" she's experiencing right then. I'm telling you those aren't just memories, but that's not the point of this post.

em just like you said about how that weird Henward closeup would be way too apparent if they had put the shots side by side, if they didn't keep cutting away to other stories in the middle of El's NINA scenes this would have been glaringly noticeable.

4x5

El has her bloody-hands-light-circle-game flashback in which she's bleeding from one nostril. this causes her such distress that she goes into cardiac arrest inside the NINA tank, where we see her also bleeding from the same nostril.

we cut away to other stories awhile and the next thing we see of El is this: getting shocked awake on the table outside the NINA tank. then she hits Brenner and makes a run for it.

what happened to her nose blood?

4x6

El has her post-bullying flashback, in which she sort of "catches" bloodstains from the vision of her little self in the mirror. and then she wakes up like this - clean - and says "I killed them didn't I?"

we aren't shown an in-tank view on this occasion, which I really wish we were.

4x7 - 4x8

One tries to kill El but she breaks out of it sporting a two-nostril bleed, which also appears in the tank:

once again we cut away, this time til a whole other episode, and the next time we see her she's being shocked on the table looking like this:

where 👏 is 👏 the 👏 blood?

occam's razor says the doctors merely cleaned up her blood in between the shots we're shown. but why?

aside from the fact that there's no reason for doing that besides cosmetic - having a little blood on her upper lip doesn't interfere with the seal of the oxygen mask or anything like that -

why would they take the time to do something so trivial BEFORE administering life saving measures? remember, the literal fate of humanity is riding on this girl's success. you can clean her nose to your heart's content, AFTER you make sure she's not dying.

and even if they did wipe her nose, they did it so well that there's zero residue. not even IN her nostril. it looks like she never bled at all.

where 👏 is 👏 the 👏 water?

something else that's bothering me now that I'm all up in these screenshots:

in some of these NINA wakeups El seems remarkably dry for someone who was just floating in water seconds earlier. I know, her hair is dry because she was wearing a cap, that doesn't count. but her suit would still be wet.

look in 4x5 look how wet the table around El is, and the puddle she leaves when she gets up.

compared to 4x6 and 4x8 where things seem pretty dry. granted her neck/chest skin looks a little wet, varyingly, but she could be sweating a lot which is a heart attack symptom.

look, you cannot lie on a table in a wet wetsuit without leaving a wet spot on the table when you get up. you also cannot haul a dripping wet person out of a tub of water and plop them down on a table without leaving some drips along the floor from point A to point B.

either more time elapses than we think - enough for her to dry - between the onset and treatment of El's heart attacks (which makes no sense)

or maybe it's straitjacket time: that's not the same girl.

we never do actually see them fish her out of the tank in any of these scenes. what if the El on the table isn't necessarily the same El as the one in the tank?

idk but there's something is weird about this part where Owens sees El having a heart attack in the tank and is yelling at Brenner to pull her out, and not only is Brenner not in a hurry, but he doesn't seem to want to at all. he never agrees. the scene just ends like this.

if they indeed just have this one chance to save the world, this one girl, why isn't Brenner in a hurry to preserve her life?

Brenner: "if you are lost, so are we all" also Brenner: sees Humanity's Only Chance having a heart attack and orders no action to save her

I'm back in my twingate era yall. except there might be like 4 of her.

#what if all this time I've been chasing after some other kid.wav or however it goes #I know the conclusions I make in this post are not wholly consistent I'm just saying It's Strange #also smth smth Will being wet/dry in the ud #givehimthemedicine analysis #analysis #mine #also smth weird about the way el wakes up with a vendetta against the water tank itself #like first thing she does is sit up and look at it like that bitch nina just said something about her mom #what if Other El is still in there all sloshing around lol

[amusingmusie]

Hello! I'm a big fan of your work "Yours Truly" on Ao3 & your character Penelope, probably like the rest of us here!

So, as we all know, Alastor is someone who is on the asexual spectrum– a real shocker, I know! [/s] But there's a question that's been bugging me for a while, and that is 'what sexuality is Nel'? Because I SWEAR on my life I saw a post saying that she is bisexual, but I cannot seem to find it– so I don't know if that's a fragment of my imagination, and I have entirely made that up... Or that's an actual thing that has been stated and I simply forgot lmao!

I hope that isn't something weird to ask! And, if I really DID make that up, then I'm sorry for bothering you with all those questions!

BUT ALSO, just in case my mind isn't actually playing tricks on me- would you say that Nel is 'aware' of her attraction to women? That she recognizes it as the same attraction she feels towards men, as we see with Alastor– or does she pay it no mind? Not in a "actively ignoring it" way, just a "I've never really thought about it for various reasons"– because we do see Nel being quite open minded in your work, like when she confronts Alastor about the altar for his ancestors without any real judgement! She seems very tolerant and willing to learn about the 'unknown'! Did she have a very sudden realization that 'oh shit, (unspecified lady) is HOT what the hell-", or did her attraction manifest in more subtle ways throughout her life? Obviously, I doubt she would ever put a label on her feelings, simply because of the realities of the times in which "Yours Truly" takes place– similarly to how Alastor (even in Hell) isn't aware of the more 'modern' labels for his sexual attraction, or rather the lack of it!

All in all, Nel is an amazing character, no matter her sexuality– you really made her feel like a real person! She doesn't feel shallow or flat like some characters in fanfiction often do– she has both positive and negative aspects of her character, which make her interactions with the people around her all the more entertaining to read! Especially with Alastor– but I must say, I am also a big fan of her relationship with Grace! I am a sucker for siblings that genuinely care & love each other, but who also can be jokingly mean, and well... Act like real siblings would! I find that most fanfictions follow either the "siblings who absolutely despise each (especially if they are both women, for some reason)" trope, or the "siblings who are sickeningly sweet with one another".

I see that I have written quite a long wall of text– I hope I didn't completely bore you out of your mind! Have a nice day/night, and remember to prioritize your health & mental wellbeing! Toodles! <33

I rub my hands together like a grubby little fly.

You didn't make it up! Nel is technically bisexual (and on the aro/ace spectrum). It's not something I've explicitly written in my fic since she's not even aware of it- that lady grew up in the backwoods in the early 19th century USA. Not saying she couldn't figure it out, she just really doesn't think about it? Like you said, Al is like "huh" when his sexuality is labeled, so is she lol. Eventually she might kinda blink and go "oooooooh" but I don't think it's a big spoiler to say she found her person with Alastor, so while it's an important discovery that's part of her identity, she's happily unhappy with that fucker.

But that's not to say she's unaware of the LGBTQ community or that she's discriminatory towards them! Part of her defining personality is that she is very accepting and if Grace came home with a girl she would not bat an eye. Bonus points if the girl can't get her pregnant lmao. Nel thinks a win is a win.

All in all, I'm a lesbian, and the majority of my OCs have a little sugar in their tanks whether they realize it or not (even if they're unhappily/happily stuck with a stinky deer man) <3

Also, I'm glad you like Grace! I know sibling characters can be hit or miss, but she's integral to the story so I couldn't get rid of her.

Thanks for the cool ask :)

#my asks #hey tag readers fun fact! #grace and I share a middle name #lmao only like 2 people know that #now you do too

[deadbeatbirdmom]

One thing tons of earlier-volume watchers rarely seemed to fully process were Adam's input-dependent semblance mechanics-or the notion he even had limits, honestly. I mean, he wasn't perpetually walking around with the mojo to epically vaporize tank droids or chop through peoples' aura (unless they were barely-conditioned lynch mobbers, turns out). His menacing posturing was also swallowed to an absurd degree, hence all that squalling about 'RETCON no fooken' way they're on his level!!1' when it turns out the guy works to handle Blake up close and flat out cannot do the same whenever Yang gets inside his guard. He'd built up juice from at least two guys plus Blake to do what he did at Beacon, and charging on the fly was the only thing getting him anywhere against the other Bee (though I still think the beating his aura withstood there was a bit ridiculous).

I guess it's easy to come away from the Black Trailer and seeing that robot being destroyed by his Semblance and think Adam's capable of that all the time. But you're right: he's not. It's like with Yang's similar Semblance: she can't use it without being hit first. Adam needs to absorb hits on his sword before he can do anything, and the more hits the more powerful Moonslice will be.

When it comes to Adam defeating the Bees in Volume 3, I don't think it helped that there apparently wasn't time to show both Blake and Yang in more combat before that point with Grimm and White Fang. Neither of them were fresh to that fight, if it can be called a fight when Yang didn't even get to land a punch. True, Adam had seen some combat too, but I have my doubts he'd taken any hits (besides to his sword, that definitely had tanked some juice for Moonslice), unlike Yang (who also definitely had because she used Burn when throwing herself at him).

If there was any retcon or nerf it affected Yang too - Adam's not the only one with a history of smashing big Atlesian tech. Yang's Aura also withstood a lot more back then than it seems to by Volume 6.

I do think it's a pity Adam didn't get knocked off that natural bridge when Yang threw Bumblebee (RIP) at him, and that his Aura didn't seem to take much damage from that hit. But all things considered I think it's as well his Aura lasted as long as it did: it gave us a satisfying fight scene, at least in my opinion.

#Ask #Yang Xiao Long #not about to tag the other guy because I don't want one for him on this tumblog #he's one of the only RWBY characters I outright hate #another is Weiss's father who also doesn't get his own tag on relevant posts

[wisconsin2002]

It's been two seasons now.

Yep I still don't understand the point of her character at all.

Honestly the more time goes by the more I'm starting to realise Zoe is the Iris West of miraculous. A character introduced into the the story that you can just tell from the get go that the writers had no idea wtf to do with her.

Which sucks because unlike some people. I actually think Zoe was a great character to introduce into miraculous. The opposite of chloe and she's got her own story to tell. The platonic chemistry she creates with Plagg as well is so sweet and great.

(Hot take: Honestly they should have just let Zoe keep Plagg for a bit longer because I can't express how sick and tired I am of fucking Adrien and Marinette giving up their miraculous when they feel defeated. It was fine in the New York special but it quickly overstayed it's welcome and it holds no sentimental value at all to me anymore cause I know this shows writing and I know they will get it back in the same episode or an episode later. 😮‍💨 So if Zoe actually has chemistry and wants to fight side by side with Plagg and Scarabella to feel safe and wanted. MOTHERFUCKER LET HER! Let her do different shit and explore more with that! God knows the actual héros will just abandone their responsibility anyway and make their Kwamis hit the dusty trail to find a new holder all because of their fucking telenovela dramatic romantic depression or whatever the fuck.

(I cannot be bothered with the way the show is acting like Marinette and Adrien were always so in love with eachother even tho Adrien didn't feel that way about Marinette until season five. THE DAMN SEASON WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW! He literally simps so hard for ladybug in season 4 and not once had any romantic feelings for Marinette in the entirety of 4 seasons and two specials! But nah now he wants Marinette all of a sudden so badly. This is good development to people? Are you shitting me?💀

"she's just a friend", "She's just a friend", "She's just a friend", "she's just a friend" "she's just a friend", "I like you now😍"

😮‍💨Anyways

Just allow Zoe to be the badass for a while. Going back to what I was saying. )

Her romantic feelings on Marinette, she's Chloé's sister who still loves and believes in Chloe despite their differences. I mean dude the possibilities are endless.

But no instead they sideline her in her own focus episodes for no reason or only bring her out to be Visperia and barely do jackshit in the background.

God knows what happened to this. (The missed potential here will always annoy me so much.) This could have brought Chloe back to the light and made Zoe a much more interesting character to connect with at the same time. Chloe Exploring a secret nice bond with her sister to give her character layers (AGAIN) while still being consistent with her hatred for Ladybug after the events of seasons 3 while Zoe starts to notice Chloe's obsessiveness with Ladybug and what that's turning her sister into and that causes some distance between her and Zoe which starts to make Chloe truly think and realize how much more important Zoe is to her than the grudge she holds against ladybug that has only dragged her down deeper and made her lose herself and those close to her.

(put me in the writers room bro I gotchu😎)

Instead they just make her another Chloe hater cause god knows we haven't had enough of those characters already.

Anyways what else? Oh yeah.

She's lesbian.

Cool. We... gonna... do anything.. with that.. or?

Nah? We're just going toss it in with no payoff? Alrighty.

Don't get me wrong. I knew Zoe and Marinette were never going to be a thing. I never expected that at all. But I did expect for us to atleast explore something with Zoe's sexuality instead of just dropping it on her like a dead gold fish in a tank as the fish sinks to the bottom of the tank cause we didn't feed it and did fuck all with it. Basically got the Julerose treatment. Like every other lgbtq+ MLB character who's not a milf or over the age of 30.

You know what? Chloe and Zoe actually do have something in common.

They're both characters with so many interesting pathways to be explored and taken in but the writers said "fuck that" and took them fucking knowhere even remotely interesting or memorable.

In conclusion. Zoe deserved better. She is a character that could have worked if the people behind this fucking show cared to make anything work. But no. Characters continue to be assassinated and/or sidelined and written out of the story.

But that's okay cause Marinette and Adrien go Smooch Smooch this season😘 and nothing else matters. Fuck the characters, fuck actual development with payoff. Nope. Kissy kissy and hand holding is all that matters.

#miraculous critical #ml writers salt

[haurchefantdefencesquad]

incredibly late but incredibly important WoL introduction post

this is Hyoe

I’ve been playing ffxiv for like… 3 years? at this point? healer main by preference, but tank main by necessity (static only had a tank spot open and my desire to start savage raiding overshadowed my tanxiety lol. Recently got Mentor status because I chose ffxiv over having any form of social life and so far, no regrets.)

So! A bit about my boy:

Name: Hyoe Kusakari

Age: 27

Name Day: 15th Sun of the 3rd Umbral Moon

Race: Au Ra

Clan: Raen

Guardian: Oschon

Height: 7’1’’ (217cm)

Main Jobs: SGE, GNB, DNC (everything is 90, but these are my faves)

Omnicrafter.

Now for the backstory

Hyoe is Doman, born and partially raised in Kusakari, (i did not know this was a location in game, i hit randomiser in character creation and liked the name and as soon as i hit Stormblood i was like OH HI)

Hyoe’s father Kureno enlisted with the Doman Rebellions to serve under Lord Kaien, and we all know how that ended up. Hyoe’s mother fled to the Steppe, pregnant and with toddler Hyoe in tow, and passed shortly after the birth of her daughter Kana, due to complications and a heretofore undiagnosed condition of Aetherspurn.

Hyoe and Kana were raised by a foster mother who was a member of the Qestir tribe, and due to the tribe’s non-verbal culture, were raised to communicate using Eorzean sign language. Hyoe, being a natural quiet and reserved child, took to the practice far quicker than his sister, who is loud and brash by nature.

Hyoe is AFAB, and did not transition until he was 19. He was addressed by a different name, though he made an effort to present as masculine as he was able. He found he had a talent for healing magic and began apprenticing with the Steppe healers in reunion from the age of 12.

Shortly after his transition (I know the existence of Fantasia is disputed in canon, but potion of Trans Your Gender is too good to pass up), Hyoe left the Steppe to further his education in healing, hoping to learn how to treat Aetherspurn so that no one would die untreated the way his mother had. He made his way to Gridania, apprenticing under E-Sumi-Yan of the Conjurers guild, and was present in Gridania during the Calamity.

Out of a sense of duty, Hyoe enlisted with the Twin Adder and served on the frontlines at Carteneau as a battle medic. He doesn’t like to talk about what happened with anyone, partly because even he cannot fully recall what took place that day, and partly because it was a level of destruction and death that tormented him long after the fact. Following the Calamity itself, Hyoe found himself struggling to perform even the most rudimentary healing spells, and so took up the lance out of a sheer desire to feel useful again. It would be some time before his aether and his PTSD soothed enough for him to be able to heal again.

Hyoe himself is a rather quiet, affable sort of person, fond of quiet and self-reflection. He keeps company with a select few people, preferring to exists quietly in companionable silence unless there is a pressing need for him to speak. When comfortable in the presence of trusted companions, he can be bitingly sarcastic, but strives never to be cruel. He has a very calm temper, only moved to anger when those he cares for are threatened, though he is often irritated by others with dismissive attitudes. He is a known, terrible liar, but he has a flare for misdirection.

He is fastidious, always preferring to be clean, though the adventurer’s path is a dirty one. He has two toothbrushes, one for his teeth and one for cleaning his scales. He is frugal, preferring to mend items when they break rather than purchasing new ones, though he will always prioritise purchasing soap over almost every other necessity, including food. He is a good cook, when time permits, and likes to provide for those he loves. He struggles to accept gifts and would vastly prefer never to receive them. He has a secret vain streak that usually takes precedent over things like climate and weather, preferring to look good rather than suit the climate of whatever location he is visiting. Coerthan winters were a harsh wake up call. (I like to think that Au Ra have some form of cold-blooded physiology, which means the cold weather makes their heart rate slow down. Hyoe himself could often be found as close to the hearth in Camp Dragonhead as he could get without actively setting himself on fire.)

Hyoe struggles sometimes to understand when people speak to him, defaulting to look at their hands for them to sign, which is less common than he would like. He can read lips well enough, though he prefers to try and infer through body language. He struggles when speaking with races that don’t have tails or expressive ears, he finds that most of what people are saying can be communicated through body language, but he struggles to read expressions and tone.

Hyoe’s relationship with his foster mother is tenuous at best. She is a harsh and belligerent woman, though fiercely protective of her adopted children. While Hyoe holds affection and gratitude towards her for taking him and his sister in, he keeps her at arms length and tends not to visit the Steppe unless he has to. His relationship with his foster father is better, given that the man taught him everything he knew about healing. His relationship with his sister is deep and enduring, they trust each other more than anyone else in the world, but will come to blows in a heartbeat if they get on each other’s nerves, which is often. Kana resents her brother for leaving the Steppe and, by extension, her, but she doesn’t begrudge him his freedom, knowing that he is never happier than when he is out in the wilderness treading paths no one has ever walked before.

And that’s my boy! It might not seem like it, but this is an incredibly brief summary. I have like 3 years’ worth of lore for this boy. But half of that is pretty much just incoherent screaming lmao

#ffxiv #wol #warrior of light #my ocs #idk if there are spoilers in this but lbr this is gonna be seen by like 5 ppl and I’m p sure all of the em have done EW #I’ve been meaning to post Premium Hyoe Content for a while but i never got round to it #maybe i should dump some of my 83738737 screenshots here and free up some got damn memory on my phone LMAO

[goopi-e]

Finally got a semblance of free time to play the Recently Released Videogame! No plot discussions happen in this post, I just gush about the little things.

My experience is, uh. Suboptimal. I am grateful my laptop can emulate Switch at all, but when your average FPS is around 5, only gets as high as 12 and has a tendency to go into decimals or freeze, fast-paced combat gets hard.

Despite that, the gameplay is fun! All the abilities are such a blast, and compliment one another nicely: for example, I cheesed one part of a certain shrine by Ultrahanding a platform in one place in the air for a bit, then effectively Stasising it with Recall, then Ascending on top of that still-Recalled platform, and then getting additional height by shield-jumping on a shield fused with a spring. Just for funsies. The intended solution was to essentially shield-surf on a short straight rail.

God I love fusing springs to shields. Revali who. My Bomb Flower count is criminally low, as I haven't figured a way to dupe them w/o exploding, and I don't have consistent source of rockets yet, but the springs are relatively early-game and do their job pretty well!

You know what I love even more than that? Glitches :^). And they're finally easy enough for me, a total noob, to perform. I only duped materials so far, timing a frame-perfect weapon dupe on my suboptimal setup sounds hard... but I wanna try and transfer the legendary MsgNotFound one of these days. I was so lucky to find a diamond in one of the caves tho!

Did you know that the shrine lobby (a tiny area seen through the entry portal) can serve as a cover for your campfire during rainy weather? It made more sense in BоTW, as Shеikah shrines were more material, but beggars can't be choosers.

So far my playthrough fits the "feral Lonk" stereotype. Towns are laggy, so I mostly wander around the wilderness aimlessly. The overall plan is to grind the full second stamina wheel + activate a few towers, then go get the Heart Container from the Great Plateau quest, get the Master Sword, grind shrines for hearts and only then hit a couple of dungeons. After that, joining the Yıga is a must. I'm not even sure I'll be able to fight the dungeon bosses or G-man with how hard even the basic combat currently is, so my only hope is to be able to tank through damage.

I wanted to get the Lobster Tunic so badly, but the guys at Lurеlin keep kicking my ass :^(.

Sadly, it seems you cannot skip the first memory. The puddles just aren't anywhere inside the geoglyphs.

Fujibаyashi-san loves to put the "temporary equipment loss moment" in all of the series entries done under him (except MC), and in TоTK alone there's soooo many. It's a whole shrine subset now, not to mention the dedicated pantsless quest in the gazette storyline. Wonder how's the Еvеntide doing these days - judging by a chasm, it doesn't seem like a similar event will take place here.

Speaking of chasms on the islands... Remember the PH-themed archipelago in the wetlands? There's a chasm on Mercay island. You know. The island where the Temple of The Ocean King is located. Something about the way BоTW/TоTK genuinely appreciates DS games feels very vindicating. First Monster Cake being a chancellor's favourite dessert, then the Phantom armor being one of the most OP sets, and now this chasm.

I saw Flowerblight :з.

Ang got owned by the Floormasters Gloom Hands once. Not touching them with a sturdy-stick-stick before I get s'more hearts, I know what comes after.

The guy with the sign! Such a cute concept, and the rewards are always so generous!

Depths are weird. The flora is super cool, and the landscape is twisted to a degree that merely figuring out how to get from point A to point B becomes a nontrivial challenge. Collecting Poes is fun, and I love getting the uncorrupted weapons from the ghosts of the past. Everything else scares me shitless. Mostly

Catching a Star fragment mid-air feels downright magical. I know they were probably coded with exactly that method of aquisition in mind, but it always feels like such a lucky catch.

Saw Nауdra once. Got the scale. Fused it to a spear. Now the spear looks like a comically large spoon, and I can't keep a straight face when this thing pops across half a screen, so I never equip it, but don't unfuse it either out of respect for the comedy aspect. The only funnier weapon that I've got so far is the honeycomb boomerang I got from a monster camp (the idea is genius, and I have honeycombs to maybe recreate it later), which is currently fused to a surprisingly high-damage Boko arm.

Yeah, I'm not unfusing my comically large Nауdra spon until I get a camera and take a selfie with it.

I always feel bad when fighting the apple-collecting Bokos. They have tiny Boko baskets on their backs :^(. They're just little guys :^(.

PORTABLE COOKING POTS. AND MULTIPLE TRAVEL MEDALLIONS THAT AREN'T LOCKED BY A DLC. YES.

Purаh is the prettiest woman to grace this world.

#totk spoilers #...arguably

[overfedvenison]

Playing Pokemon Red

Point by point so I recall later...

I started my pokemon journey, taking Squirtle as my starter. I named her Nine-Four, after the Type 94 Tankette, because she eventually becomes a tank and Pokemon Gen 1 does not allow you to use numbers

Going through the game, I fought the first rival battle after acquiring two Pokemon - Ratata (names GoForT.Eye) and Nidoran Female (Named Zaftig) I did not grind at all for the rival battle, and went in very underleveled. This meant that it was actually quite difficult. I had to use multiple debuffs and all my potions, but Go For The Eyes survived at critical HP and won.

I proceeded to the north through the forest, and to my surprise found a Pikachu among the like, 3 encounters I found. I was surprised; definitely going on my team.

Brock was no big issue with Squirtle, of course. But it's really interesting how he's played. This early, a player may not know types or anything - but this is the big introduction to it which is impossible to ignore. Brock teaches you that Physical and Special attacks are different, but also tests your intellect in other ways - His ace, Onyx, has ridiculous durability combined with Bide, Screech, and Tackle. Beyond type advantage, Bide is a move which reflects damage back on you. When I was a kid I absolutely just attacked through it, but the intent is clearly to make this telegraphed move where you should not be doing that. In every way, Brock is a puzzle boss made to get you to question the battle system and not just push Scratch again.

...I am rather impressed at how nonlinear and full of options this game has even right away. At this stage, pokemon tend to have a single attack move and a support move - but those support moves do different things. If you want to have a specific goal in your strategy, you can swap pokemon for that purpose. And this is actually rather notable and varied even this early on - when going through Viridian Forest, I set Zaftig as my lead. As a Nidoran, she is poison type - meaning the common Weedles there cannot poison her, and only damage her for 1-2 HP due to type resistances. And that's a really interesting option this early in the game. The pokemon are rather stratified in a way you don't really appreciate when looking at their stats alone, and so each pokemon exists in context. The most obvious example is Beedrill and Butterfree, three-stage evolutions you can reasonably get to within a single dungeon and which tutorialize evolution. But Nidoran is similar, in this regard, in that it is a very good choice for Viridian forest - this early, this rabbit is an incredibly potent tank just from situational resistance and being slightly more durable than Ratata and Pidgey.

I saw this more in Rock Tunnel, when Go For The Eyes learned Super Fang. Here's the thing - Ratata is not a powerful pokemon. Quite weak, overall, even this early. But he has a trick - Super Fang and Hyper Fang. Super Fang is an 80-power move you can acquire at a time when 40 power is still really impressive. It's the secret weapon of this little rat and, in context, makes him WILDLY powerful this early in the game. Rock Tunnel also grants you a Water Gun TM right near the entrance. I used it on Ratata, and it's... Crazy, actually. Ratata, notoriously weak Route 1 Rat, can now one-shot almost every random encounter in the entire cave with his superior speed. This is what I'm understanding - to really understand Pokemon Red, you have to look at the pokemon you encounter within context and find what emerges. Replaying was a good choice, and it's interesting to see what kind of Pokemon show their stuff.

Anyways, I acquired a second early-game nuke in the form of Zaftig - who is now level 16, and could then evolve to Nidorina, and then evolve immediately afterward to Nidoqueen. I taught her Bide, since she's a wall and her taking hits only to flip it back has a certain appeal.

...The game really encourages experimentation even this early, and it's easy to see how it caught on so hard.

[saintlesbian]

too bad about so many recent eps getting preempted but pretty lucky for me since that gives me some time to catch up on the eps I missed 😊 anyways.

- Willow for the love of god can you PLEASE quit with the nina vendetta and can we skip to the part where y’all stop hating each other I’m SO tired

- Portia my least favorite neurotic nutcase 🥰 why are you being SO friendly w/ Esme you cannot trust this bitch as far as you can throw her. I get you hate spencer and you want him gone and everybody also wants Esme gone but who’s to say trina won’t just chase after him again. lose your daughter all over again

- also Laura and Kevin about to take their white asses to Chechnya is so bad bc as soon as they take their eyes off spencer/Esme for even a second all hell will break loose. but at they’re takin yuri with them at least, my favorite Belarusian bear 🐻 ❤️

- once again my most favorite neurotic nutcase nina is in a hell of her own making 💔 trying to gaslight Ned is a bad look it ain’t gonna work 😅 plus once the truth comes out about her snitching that’s def gonna be the end of Sona and have Willow going back to outright hating her

- oh and they’re finally moving some of the Austin/Ava/Mason plot along okay. baldy was the one to call the hit on Sonny I guess… also trying to have ava spy for you? babygirl this is Ava Jerome we’re talking about, she’s been through all the mob shit before, this is child’s play at this point

- Ned busting his ass in the pool was really funny sorry. like I love the guy but the way he was running to his momma to snitch was goofy as hell

- Anna devane in her enemy of the state era 🥺 at least the vanna scenes were good. as usual

- ZORDAN!!!! finally Jordan can let go of that Bald Bitch and go back to being a bad bitch. but also when it comes out that she fucked her ex husband’s wife’s brother it’s gonna be so ridiculous

- Tracy my beloved I don’t get your deal. on the one hand trying to frame drew for pushing Ned in the pool was kinda funny and once again feeds back into the theory that Maybe Tracy Called The SEC 🤔 but also why plant BLQ into Deception for corporate espionage to try and tank the company what does that accomplish. also you just helped set her back up w/ chase and get his badge back so now how is she supposed to pull this illegal shit off with her cop bf so close by????

- not even gonna comment on the contradictory nature of the Jex/bensons plotlines bc they make my head hurt and I haven’t been paying attention. can they stop glorifying joss and just write her character as the selfish/bratty girl she was truly meant to be while still calling out her behaviors bc I think she’d be more likeable that way 🙃

#general hospital #pentababbles #haven’t fully caught up yet! there were a couple eps I missed due to work/falling asleep before the ep started 😓 #also sidenote I miss Liz 🥺 where is she

[selfdiagnosedeyemotif]

Chapter Five (Praem), pt. 4:

The Final Phase: Scion of the Fate-Spinner

This one’s like. A fun design fusion between Doctor Facilier and the Other Mother.

A massive shadow is spread on the wall behind it, with the Scion itself being horrifically lengthened beyond that which a human could survive

It gains some claw-type attacks, and when the animation for those plays it almost looks as if… the shadow is puppeting its scion rather than the other way around

Must be my imagination. That could never happen!

The gimmick of this fight is that the party members “cannot see each other”, which effectively means that any and all support skills will not be usable on anyone but the user

So if you’ve got a dancer in the party and want to use Peacock Strut, you can only target the dancer with it

This extends to items and AoE support skills like Heal Wounds

The battle screen itself follows this same rule: it will only show the character whose turn it currently is

As with the conventions established in the second game, this effect is only lifted while the boss is broken, so there’s a good chance that if you’ve built your team with only one healer, you’ll be using your break time to recover rather than dish out damage

One of the more annoying actions the Scion can take is Dropping the Veil, which makes it so that all of your travelers have a chance of accidentally attacking each other in the darkness

There is one saving grace to this: Praem is completely immune to all of these effects; she sees through Dropping the Veil and is, if you’ve chosen to give her support skills, capable of buffing and healing the team

The Warrior class in this game will likely have Cover (a support skill from the first game that allows the user to tank fatal damage in the place of an ally) and that will also function exclusively for Praem

I might also give the Scion a shadow clones ability for further trickery but I’m not 100% sure on that

Overall the focus of the second phase is to make it very hard to properly set up and land hits on the boss

Effects like Silence might also be employed to further that goal

Oh and p.s. Theft of the Future is still active. You still cannot see the turn order properly. teehee and all that

Astonishingly I have less to say about Praem’s actual final boss than I do about her penultimate boss but to be fair the fight against Ekaterina was like. The climax of the story.

After the fight the Scion crumples to the ground in a heap; its shadow stays up on the wall

“I am… his hands… I will not… fail…”

After uttering those words, the Scion goes limp and dies

At this point its maybe like. Eleven feet tall. More bone than flesh.

As the Scion dies, the shadow on the wall somehow turns away from it and fades away

Needless to say, all this business has been most distressing for our two heroines

Praem is the first to speak. “I almost pity the wretch at this point. He hadn’t even a name. He was just… a vessel for that thing upon the wall.”

“But I still cannot bring myself to feel for him. Not when he served such a master.”

Ekaterina turns to her. “That master was… that was the thing that would have forced you to kill me, wasn’t it?”

“I pray it is gone, but I know not to be such a fool.”

The two take a moment to quietly deliberate on the events that had happened

“It really is done, it is not?”

“I am free of this horrid thing.”

Praem shakes her head. “Well, not free. But it is now mine, and mine alone to wield.”

Ekaterina gently elbows her. “But you’ve escaped the worst of it, no?”

“Your fate lies dead at your feet in the form of a pile of bones that was once a man.”

“What shall you do with this freedom of yours?”

“I believe I shall take a moment to rest, and then begin a dogged pursuit of that thing the prophet served.”

[this text only appears if other travelers have incomplete stories] “And I believe that there are a few more people who I might need to fight side-by-side with yet.”

If the travelers with incomplete stories are in the party, they’ll make an appropriate comment (yeah the party was sorta just standing there while Praem and Ekaterina talked)

Praem finally sheaths her sword at this point. “Regardless, I believe that this strange curse of mine… well, it shan’t be nearly as much of a hindrance from hereon out.”

“Mayhap even a tool to aid me in the coming days.”

[You can now use the EX Skill: Mist-Cleaving Blade]

Not nearly as potent and dramatic as Aestia’s conversation with the Makers but that was like. My finest work. I shouldn’t compare myself to that every single time.

But with that there’s one last thing for the story to cover

The gang exits the Liar’s Mausoleum and finds that the town of Skyglass has been completely deserted.

All of the villagers are gone

The story ends with Praem remarking that far more work need be done than she had first thought, but she has allies to help her along the way now

You’ve heard the schpeal. You’ve read Aestia’s story at this point probably.

Regardless, with this, the mist clouding the eyes of one Praem Saeci has finally been cleared

The slave of the whims of fate is finally free

For destiny is written by none but human hands, and never walks a single path

It is not without considerable effort that one can be “doomed”, per se

There is no hole from which one cannot climb out of, no matter how certain the bottom seems

One need only clear the fog around them and look clearly, for there are paths innumerable ahead of them, and the one that leads to doom is not nearly as all-encompassing as it might seem

Thank you for reading.

#cw body horror #cw cult mention #iris goes to oc hell #project OCtopath #a blade in the fog

[crystalelemental]

Oh holy shit guys, another free Galar pair!  Extreme Battles are solved now that we have three (3) free pairs, right?! Ahaha...AHAHAHAHAHAHA

General Overview Eve is a pretty direct pair, all things considered.  Her two main uses are Swift Unfortuitous, and evasion boosting into speed boosts on successful dodges.  She...does technically have a sync nuke, with a TM that's +2 Sp Atk/+1 crit and eva, but like.  Normal.  Unable to EX.  Come on, man.

Eve's strength should be obvious.  She is a Gauntlet fill-in.  Unfortuitous Swift is something shared with Oak, who is, to be blunt, kinda just better.  Like Oak, Eve can kinda tank, with +1 to both defenses on her trainer move and Ridicure 2.  It's not the worst bulk we've seen on these NPC trainer classes.  But it's not good either.  Her starting bulk is sub-200s, so her best comparison is eggmons, to give an idea of how much she's not contributing.  To add to her woes, despite the comedy of the sync nuke, Normal and lack of EX seriously holds her back.  We could talk if the EX were there.  But without it, she's not dealing any damage.  Having evasion boosting be her natural conditional, Cakewalk as her secondary with only a grid Trip Up to help, and the recent transition to the 15k meta that makes off-typing substantially harder than ever?  Eve will not contribute much of anything to a 3v3 format.  She just isn't equipped.

Team 1: Eve, SS Brock, Hop/Sonia A major problem point for Eve is that Unfortuitous is inconsistent as all hell, and thus can't be relied on for pretty much anything.  What can be relied on, however, is Trip Up 9 for Cakewalk.  SS Brock is a free pair that operates on needing Cakewalk as a Strike pair, with Hop and Sonia being able to buff his needed stats and defense reliably.  SS Brock also has Super Preparation 4 on TM if desired, so like...if you like Brock or Tyranitar and have made some choices in your life, there's this.  Given Eve isn't for damage, you could throw on Defense Crush as a lucky skill and actually make her your best player.

Team 2: Eve, Sycamore, Cyrus/Iris The big focus, I think, is Latias.  Eve's Unfortuitous cannot be specific, but thanks to hitting myriad stats, it works well against Latias' Fluid Fortification.  I'm referencing Sycamore for two reasons.  One: he has Imperious to block Mud Slap.  Two: Team Sharp Entry and his specific buffs are all excellent for Eve.  I'm also bringing up Cyrus because honestly you'll want someone to help take out sides if literally nothing else.  I'll mention Iris, who isn't as good, but can beat the sides up pretty hard if that's all you need her for.

Team 3: Eve, NY!Lillie/Penny, Lucian/Nemona Before I even get into this, I need it to be understood that Eve's sync nuke is the least worth it thing on the planet, and should only be talked about in the context of Gauntlet.  Now, if we're all comfortable with that, let's talk what you could do to make it work.  First: evasion is needed.  You have two options.  NY!Lillie is the only evasion boosting support I can think of, meaning this is all Eve has to work with.  Alternatively, a strong defensive support that is good for survival, like Penny or SS Brendan, works to stall turns while she boosts with Double Team.  As suggested by Penny and SS Brendan, Sp Def debuffing is critical.  Lucian is worth noting, though anything Eve pretends to do he does better, just assume he's 1/5 uninvested.  I'd mention Nemona for the team evasion boosting she gets per action at 4/5, but at that point she's outperforming Eve too.  Realistically, the solution is to bring a flinch bot and either Penny or SS Brendan and pray.  Most options will outperform Eve's nuke, leaving her with only Unfortuitous to fall back on.  Well...that and one other thing, I suppose...

Team 4: Eve, Mina/SC Steven, Whitney/Lodge Irida/Nate/Guzma/Sidney As promised: tank Eve.  Eve's focus is on evasion boosting, and has the potential to boost team speed with every dodge.�� While her defenses are, in fact, garbage, there are some methods that can be used to mitigate this.  One is just a rapid-fire approach for the finish line.  SC Steven is an excellent partner, giving matched theme skills and a metric ton of boosted physical offense for a stage.  The other is disruption. Whitney is a useful baseline partner, appreciating the speed from Eve's dodges, having a solid Gauntlet nuke, and a great flinch rate that stalls the turns Eve needs to set up and contribute.  In this situation, use someone other than SC Steven, his talents are wasted on Whitney.  I'd recommend anything that debuffs offenses, so consider Mina for the Atk debuffs against many of these stages.  If you do run Steven, Irida is an excellent choice to answer Cobalion with Burn/flinch in one move and tremendous physical potential, Nate's Fly actually does funny numbers on Bulu with Steven's help, Guzma gains a solid nuke as well to bypass Azelf's shit, and Sidney...Sidney has Confuse and Potion, which both contribute to Eve's longevity.

There's at least some argument for Eve being a good duo stand-in. Something like Anni Lillie against Uxie really works with just one partner who can take some hits and ideally generate some speed, both tactics that Eve can perform. Any duo situation where an eggmon is sufficient not for specific stats but as a meatshield, Eve is a decent option to put in their stead. Though man, I do think evasion is risky as hell. Nearly every stage gets +2 accuracy at some point, it's just not consistent enough.

Final Thoughts Eve's pretty bad, but free unit so what can you do?  The Unfortuitous thing is cute, but I do legitimately consider it near worthless.  Lack of precision is the death of utility, and it's not like Eve does much else.  The sync is ruined by the lack of EX, she's not contributing anything that others don't do better, given the Normal typing.  And the tanking set is too inconsistent, with poor performance off Ridicure and no Endurance to at least take one potentially lethal hit.  Girl is completely out of her depth.  I will be using her.

#unit teambuilding #eve

[sullina]

What are your thoughts in a modern au melban ?how do you think they'd meet and would they have the same dynamics? Love your stuff so wanted to ask your thought :D

I'm happy you like my stuff and thanks for the ask^^ I hope you like what I wrote^^ Enjoy :D

So modern au MelBan... I do think they would still have pretty much the same dynamic with each other, but maybe not necessarily with the people around them.

Since alcohol, in modern times, is getting let's say "less popular", I can see Meliodas being rather and sneaky and kind of hiding how much he actually drinks from his friends and maybe family, depending on how much his family is actually in the picture.

Ban doesn't drink much, but for the one sole reason that he gets drunk super fast and just physically cannot lift his glass to his mouth after a few drinks.

Meliodas, at some point after becoming an adult, has opened the Boar Hat using money he either worked for or already had from his family or he sold something valuable, point is he had enough money to open the bar. Things weren't going well at first, but he needed employees and Hawk came in and took the job, which actually saved the bar, even if Meliodas would never ever admit it, because Hawk already had experience with running a business while Meliodas had no fucking clue on what to do beyond "buy and sell alcohol". Hawks ego was big enough as it is XD and like this, Meliodas and Hawk became somewhat friends. Elizabeth and Meliodas obv aren't together in this, but they're still close friends and cherish each other. Elizabeth also met Hawk over Meliodas and immediately fell in love with him. Not romantically, she just thinks he's super adorable and those two actually get along really well. Elizabeth occasionally also helps out at the bar when she can, since she wants her friend to succeed. (depending on whether or not this modern au still had magic and stuff, Hawk can be a pig/purgatory creature here or not, I'll leave it up to you, but I do want to say that I'm not opposed to magic in a modern au)

Enough on Meliodas though, onto Ban. Ban is a real kleptomaniac, but has miraculously never gotten a jail sentence. He did get the police called on him frequently though, because he tended to be aggressive, but only got taken in for the night, you like those cells the police put drunk people into to sober them up and let them go the next day? (a translator said it was called a "drunk tank" but I've never seen that being used, so I'm not 100% sure it's the right term ._. )

now how do they meet?

Well, Meliodas' bar was doing relatively well, but it wasn't exactly a hit either. He needed money and a lot of it. Same situation with Ban. He was flat out broke and he was living with friends who were nice enough to let him stay and crash for a while (King and Elaine, I guess would be the most logical choice here), he didn't want to be an eternal burden on them. The solution? Well, there was a fight festival coming up, and the prize money was nothing to sneeze at.

Ban being Ban was no stranger to fighting, so he had quite a lot of experience just out of necessity, giving him a pretty good chance at winning, if not first place, he could still get second or third, both of which also came with some prize money and as far as Ban was concerned, anything was better than nothing.

Meliodas on the other hand didn't seem like the fighting kind of guy, right? True. It's actually a very closely kept secret of his, but he really really like pretty much any kind of fighting sport. In his family, he was more or less forced to learn some kind of martial art bc "status" and stuff. That's one thing he didn't mind though, since he actually kind of enjoyed it, even if it was a little tedious at times. He was told that they (him and his brother(s) (depending on if Estarossa is included here or not)) had to take it up for exercise, but Meliodas suspected that their father wasn't 100% clean and wanted them to be able to defend themselves against potential kidnappers and didn't trust security guys that could be bought. Even after he left, Meliodas still kept up his training in secret, but also got into less "reputable" (?) fighting sports like, idk, wrestling I guess? And this lead to his sort of mixing a few kinds of fighting into his own style. This was definitely an advantage when someone wanted to start shit in the Boar Hat, like when they didn't want to pay for the food or something.

So Meliodas and Ban both enter and end up fighthing each other. I'd say Meliodas takes first place while Ban takes second. Diane also entered, but I'm not sure yet what place she would take, but it's definitely higher up. Might be third place even.

Ban is accompanied by King and Elaine while Meliodas came alone, since he doesn't want his friends to know that he can fight as well as he can (not necessarily because they would judge him for it, it's just that it's his secret and he'd like it to stay that way). Diane is here on her own, but is loosely acquainted with Elaine and Elizabeth (not quite friends, but not strangers either) and she loosely knows Meliodas as well, but is shy around him, because she has a slight crush on him. Not as big and obvious as in canon, but enough for her to take an interest in him. They're not close though. Merlin comes as an independent party to watch along with Gowther and Escanor. She's here for research purposes and may want Escanor to enter to test his strength, or maybe not.

So Ban and Meliodas meet in the fight festival, but because they fight in the finale, they actually "meet" before that. The festival takes several days and during those days, the participants are granted a room to stay in. It's a very popular festival, so the organizers can afford to do that. While staying, there's a bit of a problem in the kitchen one day and the food takes longer. The hungry participants are getting impatient, which is a terrible combination and Ban is getting hungry, too. Instead of just complaining about it though, he wordlessly enters the kitchen and starts helping out, which is noticed by none other than Meliodas, who, as you know, is an absolutely terrible cook. That day, the food tastes especially good, which leads to Meliodas approaching Ban and getting the info out of him that HE'S the reason for it.

Now that already intrigues Meliodas, but only after the festival, after they fought for first place, is he 100% sure that he wants Ban to come back with him. Now what exactly happens, I can't tell you, but they bond while fighting bc they're just Like That. And even though he lost, Ban had so much fun that he immediately tells Meliodas that they should go again, because no matter how much Ban tries to bury it with alcohol and a shitty attitude, he's still a good person and a bit of a child (in a good way) at heart. King sees it too, which is one of the reasons why he's so patient with him, even if Ban frustrates him to no end. Meliodas agrees to fight with Ban again, but only if he comes with him (to work as his cook in the bar). Ban is more than happy to take the job, because cooking is one of the things he's actually good at and enjoys. And Meliodas can even offer him a room right above the bar if he needs a place to stay! (it's one of those 'work on the ground floor and house/home above, all under one roof, like in canon).

Ban, who is not only in need of a job, but also wants to stay with this new friend he made, takes the offer. Of course he can't exactly Just Go with Meliodas from the fight festival, he's with King and Elaine there and he still has all his stuff at their place. So they get to talking and find that they actually live relatively close, maybe in the next town over or so! He doesn't take the room right away though.

('m basing this on germany, where the next town over is like 10 minutes by car btw)

Ban gets used to the work fast. His food is an absolute hit, leading to a fast increase in customers, which means more profits. Before all that though, Ban messes up a few times. Due to past experiences, he believes Meliodas might fire him, but he doesn't. He's actually very patient with him and even cares for him when he gets blackout drunk and doesn't judge him for it. It's this pure kindness and patience that makes Ban like Meliodas and develop a slight crush on him.

As for Meliodas, well the two still fight on the regular, just for fun. After one of these sparring sessions, Ban asks how Meliodas got into fighting, because he doesn't really seem like the fighting type. Meliodas is reluctant to tell the truth about his upbringing. Before he actually gets to it though, Ban, being able to tell that he's uncomfortable, stops him and tells him that it doesn't matter. Whatever his past was like, they're friends now.

Oooh, I just thought of a great reason why Meliodas keeps his fighting thing a secret, because when he just left home or even before that, people would think it was kinda creepy or weird, which kept Meliodas from making friends. He didn't mind in the fight festival, because he figured no one knew him there plus he was only there for the money anyway. Becoming friends with Ban was a lucky coincidence.

So Ban and Meliodas become closer and closer and Ban moves into the room that Meliodas keeps offering him. So they spend practically 24/7 around each other now, and they don't really think much of it (just bros being bros). Hawk doesn't live with them, since he lives very close by, like in the next building over or so. Close enough that he can be there in less than 5 minutes by foot.

While living together, Meliodas' mood improves A LOT. He's hadn't realized it, but he's actually been pretty lonely living all by himself and with Ban it's a lot less lonely and he doesn't feel like he has to hide anything from him. Meliodas also learned that Ban is an unexpectedly grabby person when drunk and will latch onto the nearest person and fall asleep. Most nights, this is Meliodas. The first time this happened, Meliodas was a bit uncomfortable, because it was unfamiliar, and tried to bring Ban to bed and to let go. It didn't work. So Meliodas had to sleep in the same bed as him for the night. Thing is, Ban also tends to mumble in his drunken sleep, and confessed to Meliodas that he has a crush on him! It was hard for Meliodas to fall asleep after that... and Ban woke up the next morning with no memory of what happened.

Meliodas is a bit of a blushy mess for a few days afterwards, because on the one hand, he kinda likes Ban back, but on the other, what if it was just drunken babbling and Ban doesn't actually like him like that? If that's the case, then coming onto Ban could ruin their friendship and that's the last thing Meliodas wants to happen.

Eventually though, with enough encouragement from their friends, Ban and Meliodas do end up confessing to each other. Without alcohol this time. Or their friends set them up, like setting up a romantic dinner to finally officially get them together.

#sullina nnt #nnt #nnt melban #melban #nnt meliodas #ban #nnt ban #nantsu no taizai #sds #seven deadly sins