#wonder what they’re setting up there

[larrylimericks]

6Jan23

Green Waves Edition A repeat pic, a split déjà vu; The Sun says they’re done: El and Lou. Lou let the news spread For an hour then said: The wind makes nice waves — that is true.

Clean Shaves Edition Her love for the dogs was abundant But as girlfriend, El’s been made redundant. Though we’ve still one more mess, Bookend “E” with “HS”— We’re beard-free-in-2-3 triumphant!

#larry #louis #louis tomlinson #eleanor #elounor #stunts #as anyone with eyes and social media anticipated #elounor 2.0 has officially ended #per the sun #who ran the exact same photo as they did to announce the 2015 split #the article cites louis’ world tour as the culprit #as his being away so much put pressure on their relationship #too bad she wasn’t as dedicated a stalker – erm girlfriend – as olivia #it also weirdly states ‘other things have gone down between them’ #wonder what they’re setting up there #freddie tension? #it leaves them amicable with room to reunite #perhaps all the bbg service has been to lock down the closets #ahead of both of their official break-ups #anyway #about an hour after the news broke louis posted to insta #a short video looking out on a horizon with waves crashing in the foreground #giving “paradise” vibes #while i will celebrate the end of a stunt #i found a Stockholm-Syndromey comfort in eleanor #like the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t #but tonight we feast #limerick-lt #january 6 #2023

[ethereance]

Au where Keith gets a few more future flashes in the quantum abyss than he did in canon. Now armed with the knowledge of many future plot points, he sets out to make things right.

Or at least. He tries.

#Rambling into the Ether #he was there for 2 years. plenty of times to see things #even if future glimpses are less common #He knows something is up with Shiro. They need to get him in a pod. Pronto. Before Haggar activates him. #And yet. Things turn out the same. They’re not far enough away from the Castleship. #They lose 3 years. Keith wonders if knowing will change anything at all #Or is the story set in stone. #knowing the future isn’t something he wants to advertise. each thing that goes wrong fills him with guilt. he wanted to prevent this and #would they feel betrayed if they knew? #poor Keith :((( #burdened with knowledge. changes everything yet does nothing #but what if he can alter things? what if he does? he can’t tell until the reality that comes true is different from what he has seen #small things. butterfly effect #vld Keith #voltron #vld

[n--n]

You know the saddest thing abt Mhin is that they keep their distance from everyone bc they’re scared they’ll get hurt but given all of the others are monsters both literally and metaphorically they’re technically dodging like a ton of bullets

#mhin touchstarved #touchstarved #touchstarved game #MHIN MY BELOVED #Hate how their wariness of everyone (even themselves!!!) is low-key validated by the narrative #and by hate I mean love it on a story level since you can squeeze SO MUCH angst/dramatic irony on their route out of it #but at the same time feel so bad for them #Love how tragic every character is set up to be #tbh gonna go Mhin>Kuras>Leander>Vere>Ais at this point maybe #also hate to say it but they’re right about Ais and Vere even tho I love those two #Ais does do terrible things!! Mhin just doesn’t realize Kuras and Leander don’t judge bc they have crazy skeletons in their own closet lmao #I wonder if on Mhin’s route they come to see what terrible things Kuras has done and lose a bit of that admiration for him hmmm #since Mhin despite also being a terrible person at least seems to have a code? I think it’ll really really depend on #what Kuras’s Crime Against Humanity (and Monsters) ends up being

[courfaeriedust]

Okay I would like to talk about Sam the Quarterback in Kaleidotrope, because I adore her and also her arc is so funny to me.

So this is her big realisation moment:

I think this is one of my favourite pieces of Sidlesmith ridiculousness because it’s just, what??? This team have won basically every game intentionally playing badly, until the timing is dramatic enough to stage a desperate comeback. Every game. Every game, and they just think it’s all because of the Sidlesmith Magic. Like, what is up with that??? Do they think they’re a really bad team and it’s only because of the Magic that they’re able to win? Are they just fucking around til the last minute? Are they instructed to do this by their coaches in order to keep the football-watching population of Sidlesmith happy and secure that the tropes are still going as planned??

And what’s it like to play on that team? If they’re winning every game they must be highly ranked (I am very British please feel free to correct me on how American College Football works), so I assume the entry expectations are high? Do they recruit and then the freshmen come in like ‘yeah I can play good football’ and then get told ‘sure, but not until the final quarter’? How frustrating must that be?? But Sam seems to genuinely be shocked by the idea of playing some other way. But imagine also playing against this team. You start playing. You’re winning easily. You get cocky and then Sidlesmith start playing well suddenly and oops they’ve smashed up your lead and is this even the same team, suddenly you’re way outmatched and there’s nothing you can do and then oops you lost, even though no one should have been able to make up for that lead you had during the first three quarters. And you hear that they’ve done it to other teams, no matter how good. And so the next time you play against them you keep your guard up, you warn all your rookies. They don’t believe you after the first quarter, but you know what you’ve seen. You keep the lead up; Sidlesmith get some scrappy points but nothing nearly to the level you remember them being at last time. And then when you’re begging your team not to let this lull you into a false sense of security, BAM, Sidlesmith take it seriously again and even though you play your hardest you suddenly can’t do anything to keep hold of the ball. AGAIN. And you ask them about it afterwards, because this must be some kind of joke, right? They must be mocking you, or maybe they think you’re a terrible team and they don’t want to make you look too bad. But no, it’s none of that — or at least, they don’t say that. They just talk about the “Sidlesmith Magic”. All of them, with no conferring. If it’s a joke they’re all incredible actors. You seriously wonder if it’s some kind of performance-enhancing drug, this magic stuff, but you find out another team had accused them of that, demanded drug tests, and had to drop a bunch of their own teammates as a result. All the Sidlesmith team had been indisputably clean. So you’re left with nothing, no answers, a demoralised team, and thousands of questions about what the hell the Sidlesmith team are up to.

This got so very off track, but anyway: Sam’s incredible, what the actual fuck is up with that whole thing, and I’m so excited for Sam’s future where she just obliterates every single team in the league.

#Kaleidotrope #Sam the Quartback #She’s so serious!!! #The whole opposing team sidetrack has me wondering in general what people outside Stoneybrook think of Sidlesmith #But that should probably be it’s own post #For Sam I’m imagining in their next year they do so amazingly that all the pro football teams are like… can we play too? #So they set up a bunch of charity games #And those ARE more difficult but they still win #Obviously #alternatively the next year they’re all like #Oh fuck we actually need to do more cardio if we’re doing this properly for all four quarters #This has been Kaleidotrope Thoughts with Em

[chouhatsumimi]

How to Get (Free) Manga in Japanese from Honto.jp*

(*If you already have an account!)

I hope to get out a post about setting up an account sooner or later, but we'll give this a go for now!

Go to honto.jp There's an option to use the site in English, but we're skipping that for now. We're also only buying digital at the moment, so we're going to skip worrying about shipping. Close the pop-up.

2. Type the name of the book/series you're looking for into the search bar. This time we're looking for とつくにの少女, The Girl From the Other Side. (Note that I tried searching for 外国の少女 and didn't get the correct results, so do be careful how you type in what you're looking for.) Unselect the green option (紙) from next to the search bar, since right now we're only looking for digital (電子). Then click 検索.

3. You can see various volumes of the series appearing below. Right now it's showing up with the most recent at the top, so we'll scroll down until we see とつくにの少女（１）. Alternatively, they often sell sets up to the most recent volume released, so if you want to go all in, you can look for the option [全1−11 セット] とつくにの少女. In this case we need to scroll to the bottom and go on to the next page. Just a note that they do sell "complete" series even if the series is still publishing new volumes, and you'll have to buy future volumes as a new purchase. Also, it will not allow you to purchase both the full set and a single volume of the same series at the same time. Buying as a set vs. buying individually does not affect how the volumes appear in your library, but it can affect how coupons apply sometimes, if there's a deal on sets.

4. Here we are! とつくにの少女（１）! If you don't want to buy it right now, you can click 欲しい本に追加, but we're purchasing, so we're going to click the big orange (電子書籍を)カートに入れる.

5. Now you can see it's changed to カートを見る, and there's one item in our cart up top! Before we check out, though, let's take advantage of some of the perks of using honto.jp.

6. By hovering over Myメニュー at the top right, we can get to あしあと抽選ポイント and クーポン一覧.

7. Let's visit あしあと抽選ポイント first. You earn points by buying things on the website (1 point for 100 yen, I think?), but you can also enter the point lottery for a chance to win free points every day! Usually you only get one point, but it's still fun and a penny saved is a penny earned, right? Click the big blue button that says あしあと抽選にチャレンジ！

8. Next go to クーポン一覧. Go through and collect 取得する on the right side of all of them, we don't care. They're free. Most of them are for smaller publishers and only apply to specific books we're not interested in, but the ones at the top are going to help us get 20%~25% off if we're lucky! 25% is about the best deal you get on honto.jp, every once in a while you may get 30% or perhaps 40%. There are better sales, but they won't apply to the popular items.

9. All our coupons now having turned from blue to gray and saying 取得済み, we go to our bonus round... the free manga area! Click the logo in the top left to go back to the main page, and then look for 無料の電子書籍 right underneath the search bar.

There are hundreds and hundreds of free options, usually the first or first few volumes of a series. (They're to get you to buy the rest of the series, but they can save you some money!!) A lot are kind of whatever, but there's usually a few really good ones there, case in point Blue Giant (first 4 volumes) and Shadow House (first 3 volumes) are free right now! Sometimes they're only free for a limited amount of time after which they'll still appear in your digital library but you can no longer open them, but we don't care about that right now, go get your free stuff!

You can add the first volumes to your cart very quickly by clicking the orange button underneath the covers, but if you want all the free volumes, click on the cover to open in a new tab, which will take you to the page for the first volume. Click on シリーズ一覧 under the title and author, and that'll take you to a list of the volumes like we saw before, if you scroll down.

Now that we're here, go crazy hitting the orange button, but make sure you're doing it on the volumes that say 0円. They like to mix the paid volumes in with the free ones. If you look at the title you can see the free ones are only going to be available to read until March 16th, but whatever! Free stuff, even if it's temporary!

Something weird is going on with Shadow House, I don't know why there are two different free ones, I think that's an error on the part of the site. We'll just pick one for each volume. This one says 期間限定無料配信, so I think that means you get to keep it as long as you get it for free during the free availability period!

10. Now that we've rounded up what we want, click on your cart (電子書籍のカートを見る) in the top right. This'll pop up when you hover over the cart icon.

Look over your list, make sure your free books are free, and your total off to the right is what you're expecting, then enter your password on the right to continue, then hit the orange button that says 購入の手続きへ進む.

11. Now it pretty much looks the same, except we're logged in. It saves your payment information, so you won't have to enter anything (danger!! if you like buying books, there's no step of having to get out your credit card to make you think about your life choices!)

BUT we do want to save money, so we'll use our coupons and points! Click on the white box with the blue outline that says クーポン/ポイントの利用

12. Apply your coupon!! (One per purchase). But see, this is why we collect all the coupons, because apparently とつくにの少女 happens to be from one of the publishers that has a good sale on now! I think it automatically applies the best one, but it's good to check, especially if you have more than one item in your cart that costs actual money. You can see how it reduced from 605円 on the previous screen to 363円 here. By clicking 全て利用する on the right, I can also apply all my points to bring it down that much further! (Or click the lower options to use some or none of your points.) If points expire, I buy things off this site too frequently to have noticed... Then click 変更する in blue at the bottom to save your changes.

13. STOP, think about if you're ready to pay!! Then to finish, click the orange ご注文を確定 on the right! You can see I'll earn 2 pts to save on future purchases from this order. (It looks like it's less than 1 per 100円...)

14. DONE! You can open up the app on your preferred device, download your new purchase(s), and start reading! You can also read in-browser by clicking ブラウサで読む.

You'll see your purchases on My 本棚

Hover over the cover to bring you to this screen, then select シリーズの本棚を見る to go to the mini-bookshelf for all the volumes in that series (I only have one of とつくにの少女, but that's what shows up anyway).

It shows me the volumes that are missing in gray, but if I hover over the one I have, I again see ブラウザーで読む. Click on that to finally read!

Ta-da! I think it also pops up with instructions about using the arrow keys to move the pages, or your can click on the sides of the pages to get them to advance in that direction.

Happy Reading!!!

#honto.jp #digital manga #reference #Japanese language #manga in Japanese #argh I already managed to delete some of this partway through this endeavor is cursed #WAIT WHAT TAG EDITING WAS IMPLEMENTED ON DESKTOP? #anyway #free manga #this post brought to you by omg even this quote simple post took me an hour to put together #if you see me not posting much and are wondering why #I'd like to make one of these about making a honto.jp account in the first place but #I already have an account and I'm not sure if you need to link it to an address in Japan #I'm outside Japan now but I had an address when I set up the account #maybe later sorry orz #seitokai bookclub #4000 follower spree #hmm I forgot the part about unchecking the Email Me About This Author’s Works boxes #I think they’re below the list before checkout maybe

[reformedmercymain]

Should I give Overwatch another chance?

Honestly as much as I love the game I’d hold off on playing it until PvE comes out unless you have friends who are playing it with you. Ow2 reignited my actual love for the game (outside of how it scratched my competitive itch) so it *might* be worth a try even without friends if you loved “old overwatch” (like the “classic days” of 2016-2018?) and maybe lost interest around 2019 onwards. But for 99% of the players who left I’d advise you wait for what will hopefully be decent PvE

#I love the game so much and I’ve been playing with friends and LOVING it but I really feel like the best experience #would be casual play with friends #I’m sorry I don’t have a solid answer it really does come down to maybe just launching and playing for like… an hour of some qp? 1-2-2 is #fantastic and the best thing to happen to the game (sorry to the wonderful tank duos but this was necessary) #this is a total gamble I’m responding on mobile and it’s broken so it’s black text on a dark gray bg #c talks #but yeah. I’m having the most fun I’ve had since 2016/2017 as it is now #but it’s… something I worry people might try and dislike and then be unwilling to come give PvE a chance #we got a glimpse of some of the direction PvE gameplay will head with last halloweens gamemode and it was very promising #I just want people to not set themselves up for failure hence 1) try to play with friends and don’t be too serious & 2) if you’re not #in love with it as it is please keep an open mind for when PvE comes out #Lmk if you play and whether you like or dislike it because I’m always interested in returning players impressions #I’ve had a lot of people say they enjoyed it but I know a lot of that has to be influenced by people being more likely #to tell the overwatch player that they’re enjoying overwatch #but not even kidding if you dislike it dm me because I’d love to hear thoughts as to what may be disappointing #(even though I hope you like it if you give it a chance!)

[drunkengodsofslaughter]

I think I also figured out why I don’t particularly like any of the fanon queer ships. And that is because they have the potential to be sooo interesting and complex. However the fandom just turns it into the most blandest things ever. There is no drama between any of the gang and there is no complexity in any of the ships that are created. Byler is reduced to Will having feelings and the suspicion that Mike also loves him back. And El is just reduced to being the emotional support for the ship even tho her and Will have a sibling bond and Mike was her first boyfriend/love. Ronance is just reduced to two women in love without actually seeing that there would be problems there. And Steve is just reduced to the emotional support for the ship when Nancy was his ex and hurt him (unintentionally or not). And Robin is his best friend so he would feel hurt over it. Steddie is just reduced to two men being in love and they immediately get over their jealousy over each other’s friendship with Dustin. And no one ever touches the fact that Steve and Eddie are different from each other. It just seems like everyone just takes away from the complexity of the ships dynamic. And it really just seems like people will put anyone together without actually thinking about the problems/challenges that dynamic may have. Also everyone’s reactions are all just dandy and fine and they’re the emotional support group of the ship. Everything’s all perfectly fine when it would change dynamics between the Party/group in general. Also it lately seems like everyone just puts them together and gets mad when canon doesn’t do it. Like y’all created a version of stranger things in your mind and then got mad that it wasn’t what you imagined even though it’s never actually been that at all. Like you can be annoyed at the duffer brothers for certain things but don’t get mad at the creators when you created your own version in your head and a show that’s been on for years, never fulfilled your desire for what it should be.

#stranger things #gonna tag all the ships i mentioned sooo #ronance #steddie #byler #stranger things fandom #y’all really be yelling about how these ships don’t have enough content or writing on ao3 but like none of the actual canon ships have #any content #especially lumax like they barely get enough content as it is #it’s just really weird that fanon ships get more love than canon ships #especially the canon ships that are superior like lumax and jopper #also like ronance is way more popular than the person they have potentially set up to be robin’s crush/relationship #like it’s shown explicitly that Robin’s crush of Vickie also has a crush on her #and robin’s feelings for Vickie just gets pushed to the side cuz people can’t handle a main character who’s in love with a side character #look at how Dustin and Susie’s relationship is viewed: half the fandom forgets it exists even tho both suzie and Dustin are soo cute #I also genuinely wonder if people hype up these queer relationships so much that outsiders think that this is what they’re getting #when it’s not even close at all! #and also it’s weird that these ships are constantly riddled with them kissing or having sex when the majority of the characters are MINORS #THEY ARE FUCKING MINORS!! #the majority of the main cast is MINORS!! #legit Steve is the only one who isn’t but that’s not until season 4! #so like he’s barely even passing at all

[ginalinettiofficial]

listening to teen talk and tbqh it’s WILD for matt to say the og record of this ep was their worst episode ever when they were just coming off of their ACTUAL worst episode ever and didn’t seem to notice at all the fucking CRIMES they committed by putting spirit hallow peen into the universe

#d speaks #dndads #sorry i’m never a hater but it’s been YEARS of me listening to every single thing they do and eating it UP #and then spirit hallow peen dropped and it was the first time i was like oh this is. bad this is just bad wtf is going on #sorry sorry i’m done being a hater i’m putting the hate away but i AM hyped to hear the OG record of attack on titanic now #because i’m wondering what about it made matt come to that conclusion #(i know they’re not ever gonna know this but. i feel like it was probably bad because it was set up by such a shit ep) #(a la ‘if there’s problems in the 3rd act there’s really problems in the 1st act’) #okay i’m done now just had to get that off my chest

[danzainosolitude]

At this point I would’ve preferred them keeping the damsel in distress plot point for Annette. Because. Wdym she was a slave and is now a metalbender. Who the hell are you talking about.

#yeah Maria and richter get to be mostly game accurate but Annette gets replaced by a random character that shares the same name as her #besides the whole ‘don’t call this shit a rondo of blood adaptations if you’re just going to change everything’ where the fuck is Dracula?? #yknow the guy they’re supposed to be fighting against. the set up for symphony of the night. that guy. #only slightly relevant to this post but black women never get to be the ones getting saved #oh boy I wonder why that happens (racism) #the other race changes were strange as well #me watching these two fine ass dark skin vampire serve that fuck ass bitch erzebeth 😐 #never played bloodlines but I’m sorry Elizabeth but they made you ugly☹️ #the fact the made Annette really aggressive too… read the wiki and what the fuck do you mean she makes fun of richter for running away for #*from* THE VAMPIRE THAT KILLED HIS MOM IN FRONT OF HIM #castlevania #castlevania anime #netflixvania tw #tired of things having to be time period accurate… couldn’t we just had a cute nice romance between a black woman and her himbo boyfriend #and Maria is there too I guess #although it’s always been her role in the story to just. be there

[trollbreak]

Sometimes ur heart is full of. Strong n soft nonbinary. Who’s so in love with the universe

#bags under their eyes from stargazing too long. fishys pls go to sleep I promise they’ll still be there. painted galaxy and nebula and #constellations on the walls of their room on the ship. the bone deep bitterness of working under the fleet with the love of being able to #study and explore the stars they’ve been head over heels for since they first looked up at them #strong bc. Will Not ask for help. would sooner get injured on accident and then continue to try and do it on their own. but also they’ll #absolutely help anyone else any time. sometimes ur blue and strong and. definitely not a mutant. look at all your hair would a fish be this #hairy? probably not u bet. and then u go to ur room with its little window by the bed and u stare wistfully out into the void until you cant #keep awake any longer- regardless of when your alarms are set to #them having patches of burn scars from staying out too late. they spent so many paychecks on an umbrella to watch the sun rise once with #junie and it was scorched beyond repair by the end of it bc it was Not made to be a viewing window but they don’t regret it in the slightest #they’re copying down patterns of constellations on their arms in pen when they land on a planet they’ve not been on before. the view of the #stars might be irrelevant to their job but. how could they not marvel. how could they look at all of that and not find wonder. #I made them to be DEAD but they’re SO full of love that um. they got un killed and uh. just kinda scarred and also traumatized from the #whole event. it’s fine! they’re fine. probably. they’re studying the stars so. they’re happy. they should be happy. they think. #fishys #what if I named them fishys astral. for the sillies #fishys astral #just in casies

[stbot]

Hi! I was reading your fic and it’s complete gold dust. The writing, pacing and characterisation is all just so perfect. I was wondering what your writing process is like? How do you come up with the plot and plan it out? Do you already know what’s going to happen all the way through to the end or do you just wing it as you go? Are the jokes pre-planned or do they come to your mind as you write?

Can’t wait for your next instalment!

Well thank you friend!! This is incredibly sweet! ❤️

With writing, usually an opening line smacks me in the face and then the idea just doesn’t let go. And once I know how the story opens, I know where it has to end and a few big moments in between that make sense or help flesh it out, but I try not to do much planning because I like being surprised!

As for the jokes, they’re typically just banter that happens? A vibe and a flow once I’m in there writing the scene. So there’s not really a way to plan for that unless you write out all the dialogue in advance which, like, is just writing but without all the describey bits lol And the observations or narrative-type jokes typically happen when I phrase something oddly or give myself an odd mental image, but then my brain gets stuck on it, so I just lean into the oddness and write it in as a joke. (Think the screaming slingshot monkey toy line, or the entire Yelena-themed braincell resort (patent pending.))

#the entirety of my outline for this first Vegas arc was basically: #1) they go to Vegas #2) they have to somehow get in with The Tracksuit #3) Things go Wrong #4) They somehow make it out alive and also they’re married now #5) Also set up everything else in the rest of the fic #so not a ton of detail lmao #I like untangling knots during the writing process #like I know the big moments of the rest of the fic so I can kind of lay the groundwork or foreshadow those now #and then untangle more knots later down the line once I reach them #hey nonny nonny #this was a very nice start to the morning thank you!!! #what a sweetheart! hope you have a wonderful day! ☺️

[wired-heartbeats]

Bowser Jr is so shaped he’s just a little boy

#what if I cool oldest sibling figure’d the koopalings. what then #i love the idea of my Mario SI being this true neutral merchant with their red Yoshi that travels between all the kingdoms for funsies #‘what are you doing here’ ‘I am makin BANK is what I’m doin’ #but also no wonder the koopalings are all chaotic as hell besides their dad figure they’re understimulated!! give these kids some puzzles!! #cats chatterbox #Yoshi (green Yoshi) is my Yoshi’s cuz so we visit the mushroom kingdom a lot and set up shop there too #Daisy demands I come see her every time I’m in town or she visits and I happily oblige #self ship community #self insert community #I also do music stuff #like in-game you can buy new music to play from me for different themes and areas

[iloveyoumorethansoup]

Update: still throwing myself a pity party and apparently many people world wide are as well

#apparently the decision can be reversed up until the 16th #I don’t know why then or even if it’s true but I’ll take it! #anyways. considering there’s still tons of posts and the cast/crew were surprised and the ratings were good #not to mention the post from the writers??? sobbing actually they’re ‘we were just getting started’ in tears actually #i think another network will pick it up if cbs doesn’t negotiate a better contract #looking into universal if they lose the show it won’t hurt them. they’ve got loads of all sorts of things which is like #take it down a notch on negotiations. cbs tho is significantly smaller with quite the population throwing a fit so they may be more inclined #to work something out. but shows have been picked up by other networks before and god I swear everyone who cares about that show is #out and about right now either wanting to boycott cbs get it picked up by someone else or begging for a renegotiation #maybe it’s the deep amounts of grief speaking but I am hopeful #i am in less of a funk though now. my general blasé view on like everything ever is kicking in #still very upset and absolutely heartbroken. but in general when things upset me I have only a few hours before the icy neutrality sets in #usually along with things will work out!! or this will not effect me. this time it’s the first one #I don’t know that distracting myself earlier necessarily got me out of my Sad or what but. idk worked I guess #man I’ll have to check Twitter when I wake up tomorrow and see what I can do #soup talks #and yes. if you’re wondering. i did change my pfp bc of this

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

Actually scratch the wobble stool; they’re too expensive. Instead, consider: yoga ball.

#They’re less than half the price of a wobble stool and more enjoyable (to me); why didn’t I think of that sooner? #I’m debating whether I should get orange or silver… Maybe silver actually #Because I’ll have an orange storage ottoman and orange bedding #Because I’m going for the classic Lost In Space aesthetic so everything will be very industrial and 60’s mod #with space motifs #Wait I wonder if they have yoga balls that look like beach balls #You know… like the “mines” that Penny got trapped in during that one episode with what’s his face #Goodrich… Good-something #That would be funny #Maybe I should make a replica of that freaky cabbage alien and prop him up in the corner next to the bookshelf #kind of like how my old history teacher wants his mummified corpse to be propped up in a corner of the classroom when he dies #WAIT NO I HAVE AN EVEN BETTER IDEA #get a roomba and decorate it like that disembodied face on wheels following Tucker around during his second appearance #“G O O D E V E N I N G” #And a timer by my plants set to go off every day at the same time that screams “MOISTURE! MOISTUUURRREE!” at me so I water them

[augustinewrites]

“sunflowers or peonies?”

“awe, nanami! i’m flattered—”

“they’re not for you,” nanami says flatly. “you can buy your own.”

shoko squints down at the man lying on her exam table, arm held up and behind his head. “i’m quite literally stitching you back together, you know.”

the blond thinks bitterly on what had landed him in her infirmary in the first place, injured and likely having to reschedule dinner tonight. it’s already well past the time he’d planned on picking you up, and the table he’d reserved at the new restaurant in roppongi has likely been given away.

he’s dreading calling to tell you, his heart already twinging at the idea of letting you down.

shoko stitches him up neatly, cleaning and covering it up with a layer of bandages. she offers him a hand to help him sit up, but he bypasses it to plant his palm against the cot, pushing himself up with a groan.

she rolls her eyes, peeling her gloves off and pulling her mask down, tossing them both into the trash. “clean and dress it at least twice a day. no sudden movements of strenuous activity for at least a week. if you ruin my work, i’ll put you on bedrest.”

she digs through her cabinets as he awkwardly pulls his shirt back on. his mind drifts to you as he does so. he’d lost his phone in the fight, so he hadn’t been able to tell you about cancelling.

he wonders if the pout on your lips is painted your lips that shade of red you’d been wearing when he’d first met you. wonders if you’re waiting wearing the dress he’d gifted you last week.

he’d really wanted to see you in that dress.

nanami sighs heavily as he does up the buttons, prompting shoko to glance over her shoulder at him.

“what’s wrong with you?” she asks, setting a small bottle of painkillers on the tray table next to him.

“i’m missing an important dinner,” he grumbles, wondering if just a bundle sunflowers or peonies from the small stall outside is enough. he should order you a proper bouquet from a shop. perhaps he can also book you a massage or—

a knock at the door interrupts his spiralling.

“oh!” shoko suddenly gasps. she reaches up, brushing a few stray hairs from his forehead and fixing it as best she can.

“what are you doing?” he asks, genuinely confused in this moment.

“you’ll see,” she simply grins, sending him a wink. then, “come in!”

the door to the infirmary opens to reveal…you.

“kento,” you breathe, the quiet click of your heels echoing through the empty room as you quickly walk towards him.

he’s shocked, but lets you carefully wrap your arms around him, cradling his head against your chest.

but before he knows it he’s holding onto you too, breathing in the deep, sweet scent of your perfume and focusing on the steady beat of your heart.

“what are you doing here?” he asks once you finally release him, taking your hands in his.

“shoko called me,” you tell him. “apparently…apparently i’m your emergency contact.”

his face is suddenly hot with embarrassment. he’d honestly forgotten about that. he hadn’t even realized he’d done it when yaga had asked him to update his information with the school. your name had been the first and only name to pop into his mind.

“sorry,” he apologizes quickly, dropping your hands. he jumped the gun, didn’t he? you’ve only been dating for six months… “i should have asked you first but—”

but no one knows me better than you.

a soft sigh slips from your lips as you sit next to him, with a gaze so reverent that it strips him to the bone. “i love you, kento. i will be your emergency contact as long as you want me to be.”

he whispers the words back to you, suddenly shy.

sometimes nanami lets himself slip a little too far into his own head, overthinking and a little insecure. but you’re always there, ready to coax him back into the light.

“you look beautiful,” he murmurs, taking your hand and pressing a kiss to your knuckles. he’s seen you in a lot of dresses, each one making him weak in the knees. but this dress…this one makes it a little hard for him to breathe.

“well, you still owe me a date,” you tell him, helping him up off the cot. “we could go to the ramen place across from my apartment.”

he wraps an arm around your shoulders, and you reach up to intertwine your fingers with his. “i’d go anywhere with you.”

#nanami x reader #nanami kento x reader #jjk x reader #nanami fluff #jjk fluff

[sttoru]

·.⌇ 𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒. staying at your boyfriend’s house for the first time is nerve wracking. though luckily satoru understands your situation all too well.

wc. around 870

tags. older bf!gojo satoru x female reader. fluff, teeny tiny bit suggestive implications. reader is implied to be a virgin + has no experience dating. satoru being a gentleman hehe. nicknames used ‘sugar, sweetheart’. not beta read.

“are you sure?” you ask your lover who’s making himself comfortable on the couch. satoru sits down and gives you a reassuring smile. he adjusts the blue blanket he’s covering himself with before responding.

“mhm. a hundred percent,” he nods and reaches for your hand. his thumb brushes over your knuckles in a soothing manner. his blue eyes glow with the purest form of love—pure unadulterated love for you.

it’s your first time staying over at your boyfriend’s. it’s nerve wracking for some reason. maybe because you have all kinds of ideas running through your head about how your night could possibly go.

the thought about possible intimacy is scary, because you’re not sure if you’re actually prepared. you had set your mind to it on your way to his house; you will be ready if satoru asks to take things further. for his sake. .

but, when the time had come, nothing happened. you expected at least something to happen. he’s kissed you as per usual, however more than that has not occurred. perhaps it’s your own fault for trying to predict what will happen.

though how can you not? you assumed that if a boyfriend and girlfriend spend the night together, they’ll surely do something more. at least you think that’s what happens most of the time. with other couples that is.

you should’ve known by now that satoru doesn’t compare to other men. especially not to the college boys your age—who only want to hit and move on. satoru is serious about your relationship. committed.

“what’s going on in that pretty head of yours, sugar?” satoru’s smooth voice interrupts your thoughts. you clear your throat and shake your head, dismissing your own tendencies to overthink every little thing.

his big hands cover both of yours completely. they’re warm. nice to hold. the older man lifts your hands up to his lips and kisses your palms. you sigh and finally relax after what feels like hours, “nothing, ‘toru.”

nothing, you say. little did you know that satoru has long noticed what’s wrong. you’re easy to read—your body language reveals every little thing you’re feeling.

you subconsciously had your fists clenched at your sides the second you stepped into his apartment. you’ve been avoiding eye contact more than usual and you keep nibbling on your bottom lip. those were all the signs he needed.

satoru knows you well enough to realise that you’re overly nervous. he understands why. it’s your first time staying overnight at a man’s house—your boyfriend’s house.

satoru’s sure you’re thinking that he’ll ask you to sleep with him. it’s obvious. each time he kisses you, you tense up. you normally get flustered, though today you’re more than just nervous.

he doesn’t want you to be uncomfortable. he doesn’t want you to think that he’ll do anything you’re not ready for. the last thing satoru would do is take advantage of this precious moment. of his precious girl.

it’s also why he suggested to sleep on the couch. he figured that you’ll be less nervous if you have the bed to yourself. all he wants is for you to relax around him.

“may i?” satoru whispers. his warm breath caresses your hands and you instantly give your consent to whatever he wishes to do. the older man thanks you quietly before putting his forehead against yours.

you look into each other’s eyes and you’re once again stunned by the beauty of his blue orbs. satoru brushes his knuckles over your cheek, adoring just how adorable you look from up close, “it’s okay, yeah? i won’t ask you to do anything. i promise.”

you blink. it’s only then that the realisation dawns upon you. no wonder satoru has immediately noticed your nervous demeanour. he’s always so perceptive of how you feel. it’s quite heartwarming.

those comforting words are all you need. you smile brightly and hug satoru out of reflex. you hear a giggle escape his lips before he returns the gesture. his strong arms wrap around your form and he squeezes you to his chest.

“aww, there’s my baby,” satoru coos. he’s happy that he’s finally succeeded at calming you down. he’s also happy that he got your usual self back. he tenderly kisses the top of your head.

you lift your head up to get some air. satoru’s tight embrace and familiar scent nearly suffocated you—not that you would mind going out like that. you kiss his cheek, “thank you for being so. . err, patient and understanding.”

your boyfriend shakes his head with a soft smile playing across his lips. satoru leaves a trail of ticklish pecks down your face until he reaches your lips. after waiting for your usual sign - a faint nod - he captures them in a gentle kiss.

he pulls away after a few seconds, though stays close to your face. you’re filled with an incredible feeling of warmth because of satoru’s obvious adoration for you. pure content.

he lets out a breathy laugh at your cute, flustered expression. he pulls you in for a hug again and presses your head against his chest, “heh, no, i should thank you for trusting me. i love you s’much.”

#sttoru writes. #jjk x reader #gojo x reader #jjk fluff #gojo satoru x reader #gojo fluff #gojo x you #jjk x you #gojo x y/n #jjk x y/n #divider by @/cafekitsune