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EXCHANGE/LOVE TRANSIT - S01/EP01 (pt i)

♥ SYNOPSIS: Soonyoung is a man on a mission to get his ex back, even if this means enduring watching her going on dates in a reality TV show - ok maybe he didn't think it through when he thought it was a good idea to go on said tv show. Alternatively; Soonyoung love transit episode.

♥ GENRE: (this is me trying to do) comedy, romance, a little dash of angsty (because they are exes and because it is me writing it I guess);

♥ CHAPTER WORD COUNT: 6925

♥ FEATURING: Wen Junhui as Soonyoung's number one enemy, Xu Minghao, Lee Chan, Boo Seungkwan as a cranky panelist, Seo Changbin as a normal panelist, Girls Day Yura just because I love her, Pi Cheolin as a panelist that nobody knows why he has been cast but he makes it work.

♥ PLAYLIST: 1. VINTAGE - NIKI, 2. LAS JORDANS - TINI, 3. CALL ME - RENGGA JONES, 4. STILL INTO YOU - PARAMORE, 5. LOVE LIKE THAT - SAM KIM, 6. TENTA ACREDITAR - ANAVITÓRIA, 7. URS - NIKI

♥ THEA’S NOTE: Hello hi hi everyone. I’ve been weirdly obsessed with Love transit/Exchange for quite a while. For those who have never watched it, they put 10 people together in a house - 5 couples, and make them go on a date with different people. The funny thing is that you can’t tell people who your ex is. Also after a long debate with myself, I decided to post this as a multichapetered fic. Anyways welcome to part 1, hope you enjoy it.

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♥ LOVE TRANSIT MASTERLIST

[INTERVIEW ROOM][CAMERA 1]

“Do you know you have to think about other options too, right?” The producer asks him. The giant camera is way too close to his face and the producer is sitting just under it - in a little stool that looks utterly uncomfortable. Soonyoung wants to face her, but before this question she told him three different times he needs to stare right at the camera. He is sitting so still that he can feel the energy accumulating on his body, making him almost quick in his seat.

“I am not interested in that,” Soonyoung answers - staring at the camera and trying to not blink too much even if the lights of the studio hurt his eyes.

“But the point of this program is that you are open to dating other people and let her date other people as well,” the producer insisted, and Soonyoung almost laughed. He knows that, for fucking sakes he only got his date because he is a master in rock paper scissor and his ex went on a date with fucking Junhui. He knows the point of everything, he just doesn't really care.

“Like I said, I am not interested in that, my goal with this,” He tries to explain, using his hand to point at everything, the set actually looked way better on camera and it was very flimsy in real life, and everytime he thinks he will break a fake wall. “Is that we get back together,” he grins confidently, “Sorry pd nim but we will get back together before this end.”

He hears the producer groan, he is pretty sure she shouldn’t be groaning and this won’t go to the final cut. He thinks the audio people will handle it, they probably will put a fade in music or whatever, they are professionals.

[EX-CHANGE HOUSE][CAMERAS 2, 3, 4]

When the assistant producer says that he can start walking and enter the house, Soonyoung is ready to just run. But he holds himself back, instead of running he just puts down the handle of his suitcase and grips on the strap. Like that, he thinks, it will be faster than strolling around. He starts walking, the weight on his suitcase is heavy on his arms but he is committed to that already, he won’t ask for the assistant guy to re-do his shot, and he won’t change his mind midway either, it is now a matter of pride. Soonyoung is proud - his ex always told him that - he is too proud for his own good.

He is proud enough to not drop his suitcase when he opens the gate and steps greets him, Soonyoung just groans, because he is proud but not a fool. Ok, maybe he is a fool, again, according to his ex but he likes to think that since they broke up he is a changed man. Eight months is enough time to be reborn into a new man according to Soonyoung experience. He changed his hair, it is way shorter now, and cooler - he likes to think. A few of his friends joked about his short bangs and almost shaved sides but he likes it and he even has a cool slit in his eyebrow. He also changed his clothes, he pays more attention to his clothes now and even his ex would agree with that one - or he hopes so.

His personality didn’t change that much but Soonyoung likes to think he can see things clearly now - like a fog has come down. He always was good with his goal, he stuck to it, he finished things, he was disciplined and he was focused. But he wasn’t very good with balance. His girlfriend, his ex-girlfriend, always talked about how he had those bursts of hyperfocus, she explained back then how he could dance for hours and hours without feeling his body getting exhausted but he couldn’ focus on a single task if he found anything remotely boring. But he is better now, he worked for long months on how he didn’t need to give up in other aspects of his life to succeed professionally. He learned that he doesn’t need to spend twenty hours per day in his dance studio, he learned to trust other people in that aspect.

Damn too many steps, Soonyoung thinks when he finally arrives at the door. He looks around and presses the numbers on the digital keypad, the same assistant producer guy told him a few numbers - he actually wrote down in his note app, he knows himself that he will forget in no time. But the numbers are fresh enough in his head and the doors open. Soonyoung looks around the hall and he thinks he is the first one. Well. Cool. Soonyoung drops his suitcase in the hall and takes off his shoes, walking around without a slipper on - he can’t really bother to search for one right now. He starts looking around, cameras are scattered around the house greeting him in every room.

It is fascinating really, to be a part of the tv show, Soonyoung thinks while he gives the camera in the kitchen a little hand wave. He opens the fridge and it actually has a lot of booze, damn, he is not a good drinker. He goes around the kitchen checking for appliances and almost starts the coffee machine without knowing, he was just pressing random buttons. He hopes the producer teams cut this part. After almost burning his hand with hot water he goes to the living room, one of the walls is completely glass and it makes the sun enter the house, the view of the garden is pretty cool, and there is another staircase outside leading to somewhere. The glass is so clean that when Soonyoung touches it just to see his fingertip smudges it. He exhale thought his mouth, fogging the window and draws with his fingertip a doodle - the same shape of his eyes but with a snout, a little tiger Soonyoung thinks proud of himself, when he turns around another camera is facing him and he just show his work while smiling.

There is another stair leading to the second floor. Weird obsession to have, Soonyoung thinks, staircases. He jumps two steps at a time. He roams around - the rooms seem nice, 3 upstairs and another living room, no television and thank god no cameras in the bathroom. He gets bored after a while, so he goes down to the main floor and sits on the sofa - politely, his hand on his knees. But that too gets boring really quick so he starts kicking his feets around, he did good, Soonyoung thinks to himself, he really chose a good sock today so he is not too worried he is shoeless walking around, his black socks are amazing.

After what seems like three whole hours the door opens again, he hears the sound of the padlock and his heart jumps against his chest, he almost hop on the sofa, the amount of energy he has in his body is enough to make him vibrate like a cellphone receiving a call. He stretches his neck trying to see who it is before the person enters the living room. He sees the shoes before he can actually see the person and for the size of those damn feet Soonyoung knows it is not his ex. A good looking guy enters the room, getting all shy when he sees Soonyoung.

“Hello,” the good looking guy greets him and his voice is on the lower side, Soonyoung thinks he looks so cool.

“Hello,” Soonyoung began, “I am Kwon Soonyoung,” he offered first, “your name?” he says when the good looking guy just stares at him.

“Ah, right,” the guy sitting across from Soonyoung began, “I am Jun, Wen Junhui actually, but you can call me Jun.”

“Jun,” Soonyoung mutters, it fits his name, the guy is a little weird Soonyoung thinks but it is okay.

“So, what's your favorite color?” Soonyoung asks him because he is not allowed to ask anything else really. No question about Jun’s ex, he can’t know his age either, and they are prohibited to talk about their jobs, so Soonyoung tries to make small talk in any way he can.

They fall into a weird silence after a few questions. “This is awkward,” Junhui admitted after a bit making Soonyoung laugh.

After a few minutes another guy arrives, Xu Minghao is his name and Soonyoung is pretty sure he is part of a gothic or emo band. A girl arrives after that, she is cute Soonyoung gives her that but he is not really interested. Then another girl and again a pretty girl because of course. When the fourth guy arrives Soonyoung starts to think that maybe you bailed out and the producer team might be looking for an actress to play his ex, who knows. They are in the middle of asking the blond guy his name and his color, everyone introducing themselves to the new guy when he finally hears the door again. His blood is rushing through his body. When you enter the door a ray of sunshine goes through the window and illuminates all around you, almost like a halo. Soonyoung looks behind him to check if any staff is pointing something at you but nothing.

“Hi,” you greeted looking at everyone, Soonyoung smiled at you, and damn you are even more beautiful how was that possible.

“Wow,” The blond guy says at his side, Lee Chan, he thinks and that alone makes Soonyoung perk up a little bit, “you are shoeless,” the guy added pointing at your feet.

“Ah,” You breathed, your voice low. Soonyoung knows you are shy and before he could say anything Junhui guy was already up and walking around, “I couldn’t really find a slipper.”

“Here,” Junhui gives you a pair of slippers - wait - what about him? Soonyoung thinks but apparently he doesn’t deserve Jun’s attention even though he tried his best to be polite and friendly, and before he knows he is pouting, damn.

When everyone falls silent again, Soonyoung thinks it is his time to shine, “Your name?” he asks politely, trying his best to not make clear that he is still heads over heels over you just with a simple question.

They go around names again but everything is weirdly muffed when Soonyoung focuses on you. Your hair is different now, longer he thinks. You repeat every name, the girls first then Junhui, Chan, Minghao and Soonyoung. He is the last one and he hates every name that falls off your tongue that is not his own. Soonyoung, you mumbled like everyone else's names, and it hits Soonyoung that it has been months since you called his name, and he misses it.

“Does anyone know how to cook?” Lee Chan asks, and Soonyoung is sure he will be the youngest one, there is something in him that just screams maknae.

“I-” Jun starts but when all the eyes turn into him he stutters a little bit and gets shy with all the attention, meanwhile Soonyoung just sharpens his gaze towards the guy, “I can fix something up to dinner.”

“I can help,” you declare, lifting up your hand like you are back in school or something, you are so cute, Soonyoung almost giggles, “I can do the basics so if you need any help,” you say to Jun and then it dawns on Soonyoung and before he knows he is lying through his teeth;

“I can help too,” Soonyoung volunteers, almost raising his hand like a kid in school, “I am a great cook.”

Everyone looks at him but he can only focus on the way you look at him - you know he is lying, and for a second he thinks everyones knows it too even though they just met, but he will die on this hill, he can pretend he is putting a salad together for all the people who don’t eat meat even though he is pretty sure everyone's eat meat, but he is thoughtful like that.

“Okay, so you three can go to the market and cook dinner,” says one of the girls that Soonyoung can't remember the name, “we can clean the kitchen and also the guys can help us with all the suitcases, and we sort out the rooms after dinner.”

[CAR AND MARKET][OUTSIDE CAMERA + GOPRO N 3]

“This is weird isn't it?” The Jun guy asks when you finally sit in the backseat, Soonyoung is in front of you and everything does seem incredibly weird.

“What exactly?” You ask and you hear Soonyoung laugh for the first time in a while and you don’t even know what you feel - everything seems weird, the fact that one go pro is right at your face is weird, the fact that you are in the same vehicle as Kwon Soonyoung is weird, the fact that you said yes to this weird ass idea was weird too.

“I mean,” Jun starts again, falling silent when he starts reversing the car to get out of the garage, “everything? I feel like only now everything is real and it is so weird like, what do you I will be living with my ex for a month.”

“Right?” Soonyoung pipes up, “aren’t you guys excited about that?” he asks and before you or Jun can speak up he starts again, “I am super hyped!”

“You are?” Jun asks, astonished, and you can’t blame him. One of the greatest problems in your relationship was the fact that you and Soonyoung worked somehow on different wavelengths. Soonyoung is someone that is difficult to follow, but once you know him you can start figuring out his patterns and way of thinking - he is predictable, he has a routine into his own madness.

“Of course, why wouldn’t I be?” Soonyoung says, looking at Jun and turning his whole body to look at you in the backseat, you just shrug because what else can you do really? Tell him that he is insane was not an option, that alone would make it clear that Soonyoung was your ex.

“I think the fact that this program entails living with your ex for one,” Jun says dead seriously and it is your time to laugh. You thought you would be the last one in terms of thinking this program is a good idea but apparently this Jun guy is beating you to it.

Soonyoung keeps talking about how excited he is and how fun it will be, he goes on and on about how this is an one in a lifetime type of opportunity and you know that even if he sounds a bit over the top he is being honest, and that he is - even if you and Jun finds extremely weird - very excited for it. But it is Soonyoung so of course you should’ve seen that coming.

And after just a few minutes you think that even though he cut his hair, Soonyoung didn’t change that much, when you say you are picking up a basket he is already by your side taking it off your hands, “Let me carry this and you focus on the ingredients,” he says like he has some sort of a plan but deep down you know he won’t let you carry all the weight - you always complain about having wrist pain, tendonitis is a bitch, the fact that Soonyoung still remembers make your heart grow, like a air ballon.

Back then when you were together every time you were at home he would make you drop your phone, computers were also extremely prohibited to use. If your wrist brace were on he would even attempt to feed you - you always hated that and he always threw a fit about it.

“Jun,” you call the guy walking ahead of you mindlessly, “Do you have something in mind?”

“Hmmm,” the guy ponders and you almost laugh at his confused face. He is cute. You give him that but you think that giggling at his face would be too much for one of your first interactions. “Not really,” he says scratching the back of his neck and you can feel the smile forming on your face.

“We should grill meat,” Soonyoung says proudly, bringing you back to reality, “We could buy meat.”

“I actually can make a side dish with fried vegetables,” you try, looking around to see if you can find anything to put together for dinner.

“Oh nice,” Soonyoung pipes up, giving you two thumbs ups. What a dork, but that was Soonyoung and you were used to it, at him acting like you hung the moon in the sky every time you did something that every other adult human could do. You give him a thumbs up back, and when he smiles get even bigger you think you should just run away from this whole thing.

“Then we could also buy some noodles and put everything together,” Jun says “I have a receipt that I think will work together with your veggies.”

“Great, we can cook together while Soonyoung grill the meat,” you say before you start walking by Jun’s side in a vain attempt to run away from Soonyoung.

Soonyoung acts like a kicked puppy.the whole trip to the market. Always behind you, sometimes you bump into him when you spin around looking for Jun to know if you should grab or not grab a pack of soft tofu or a pack of broccoli.

When you pick up onions or carrots, Soonyoung acts like it is the smartest thing ever, and your heart grows a little bit bigger - another pump of air. You think about how Soonyoung is still very much the same person he always was; caring and kind. Every time he assures you in a low voice like he is telling someone a secret - you can take both - he says to you when you ponder if you should buy a red or white wine, you don’t even know if other people enjoy wine but Soonyoung knows you do, and before you can think twice he grabs one bottle of each and put in the basket.

You think that this Soonyoung is the Soonyoung that you missed the most. Of course you missed the loud one, the life of the party, the one who among your friends would make his mission to get people tipsy and happy even though he can’t drink for shit. You miss the one that would make people stand up and sing and dance and every single one of your friends would get so shy while his friend would act like getting up in the middle of a bar or restaurant was not insane behavior. But this Soonyoug, the soft spoken Soonyoung - the one who would always give you assurance when you thought one of your articles was bad, the Soonyoung who always listened to you when you thought you should drop one investigation because your editor didn’t thought the piece was relevant enough, the one who when things were thought was serious and calm to listen to your every word and actually pay attention, you missed him the most, and you missed him the longest because that one vanished before you broke up.

“Stop,” you say in the lowest voice possible, bumping into him so he can give you space.

“What?” He asks - doing the exact opposite of your wishes, he drops his head even closer to you in an attempt to hear you.

“You are making it so clear that you are my ex,” You blurt out shoving Soonyong lightly, “Stop that it is supposed to be a secret.”

“I am not doing anything,” He deflected with a pout on his mouth, and it was kind of cute and you want to beat yourself up. How can you be down so bad for him? You need to get your mind straight to survive. You need at least a 5 meters distance from him.

“You are, go follow Jun,” you say, “or grab a snack or two, we are probably going to drink something”

“Ok, I can grab snacks,” Soonyoung beams, his smile back on his face, “I am great at snacks.”

“Sure you are.” You added.

You look at the camera man holding the camera a few meters away and you exhale.

Could you survive this? Could you survive 30 days of Soonyoung being back in your life? This was a dumb idea, you think while looking at the ice cream fridge, and of course it was a Sonyoung idea. You should’ve said no.

[EXCHANGE HOUSE][CAMERA 5, 7, 9]

“Why are you guys dressed up as powerpuff girls,” Soonyoung hears his ex speak up before he can ever see the other girls. Sometimes he thinks he has tunnel vision - his focus is on you, there is no space left for anyone else.

When he settles down the plastic bags on the kitchen counter and almost runs towards the living room, still a little bit weird, to have his ex right there and not be able to openly talk to her. The whole trip to the market was a torture - going to the market was something you always did with him when you were together. Soonyoung couldn’t cook to save his life so whenever you two would spend time together in his place you needed a market trip.

If Soonyoung tried hard enough you made him creamy garlic chicken pasta, his favorite. Even if you said you were already sick of eating it every week. You also made very good eggs for breakfast. Soonyoung misses those moments the most; the routine of waking up with you, he always waited for you to wake up, sometimes while you made a cup of coffee Soonyoung would run to the nearest baker and buy fresh bread.

“What?” The girl in the green tracksuit says making Soonyoung return to earth. She is setting the table and she looks so offended that he thinks she might drop a plate or two.

“Chan,” His ex called the guy that just arrived in the living room, how are you so good with names? How has Chan's name engraved in your brain already? Soonyoung almost forgot his own name today - not his ex's name though, that one he remembers, “look,” you say pointing at each one, a coy smile on her face, “Buttercup, Blossom and Bubbles.”

“Yeah, I can see it,” Chan says laughing way over too enthusiastically it wasn’t even that funny.

“Who will be the mojo jojo?” Blossom - of course the girl in red, Soonyoung understands it now, asks.

“I don't know but that leaves me as princess morbucks and I kind of hate it,” you complain, “yellow is so not my color.”

Soonyoung wants to say that you look great in yellow. That you look good in everything, that you never once looked bad in your life, but he thinks that that alone would be too much and everyone would know you are his ex, so he doesn’t say anything. He bites his own tongue - he really does and it hurts.

And if the market trip was bad, making dinner was even worse. Everything seemed awkward, you almost didn’t talk with him or Jun, thank god, but everytime you did Jun would giggle and Soonyoung thought about how that was the worst moment of his life - only second for the day of you breaking up. Jun seemed like a very shy and giggly guy, he was indeed charming, and Soonyoung hated that - he was never really a jealous guy but now here he is, freaking out because you are being nice to someone you just met.

Soonyoung thinks he is one step closer to losing his mind. Thirty days of this? He is definitely walking out of this house completely crazy. And what is even worse? Soonyoung told you three different times how he brought chicken breast, and not even once you talked about how you make a mean chicken pasta, and he has been craving that for months now. He once tried eating in a restaurant but didn’t hit the same spot.

“Can I ask you guys something?” Bubbles asks in a low voice, a cup of beer and soju in her hands. There is still a little bit of food on Soonyoung’s plate, mind you it is his second plate but he is just extremely hungry, new experiences makes him hungry. But almost everyone is finished, just munching on a few bites of meat that Soonyoung grilled - he is proud that he didn’t really burn half of it.

“Shoot,” Blossoms beams with a smile.

“Do you guys,” Bubbles starts, she sips on her drink again and he can’t blame her for relying on liquid courage. “Do you guys still have feelings for your ex or that would be weird?”

“I do,” Soonyoung says and you almost get a whiplash, the way that those words leave his mouth is so confident, so sure of his own feelings that make your head spin, “I don’t think it is weird, I mean it depends how it ended, how long was your relationship, how was your relationship,” he finishes with a shrug.

“Wouldn’t that make everything even worse?” Jun pipes up, he says not looking at anyone in particular, looking a little lost on his own feelings. Soonyoung thinks that is the booze, maybe Jun is a worse drinker than him, maybe Soonyoung wins this round. Take that Wen Junhui, Soonyoung 1, Wen Junhui 0.

“I agree with him,” you say pointing at Jun. What the fuck? Is it a tie now?

And you do in fact agree with him. Even since you stepped foot in this house and saw Soonyoung for the first time you wished you were completely over him, but apparently your heart didn’t receive the memo. Because here you were, your heart skipping a beat like a teenager everytime Soonyoung even looked at you.

“Why?” Bubbles ask you, her eyes are so big and so focused that you stutter a bit. She seems truly curious about your opinions and the way your brain was wired, even though she didn’t really seem curious about Jun.

“I just,” You stop to think a little, Soonyoung eyes are glued on you, and now you are the one who needs liquid courage but your glass is empty, “I will have to help the other girls date my ex right?” You added while looking for another beer, “that alone would be even worse if I still had feelings for my ex right?”

“I agree,” Chan says, “but i think that will be weird even if you don’t have feelings for your ex too like it is something it is weird to share in any type of situation.”

“I am the only one then?” Soonyoung asks laughing, he eats another bite of Junhui's noodles and your veggies, and drinks a gulp of his coke. He is a terrible drinker and he won’t cry on the first night.

“I don’t think you are,” Minghao starts, “but I think there are different levels to it, I am not completely over my ex either but I don’t think we should get back together so like, 70% over?”

“I am a hundred percent,” Buttercup says and you start laughing because she is so blunt, “no guys seriously,” she fusses around, “my ex is great, but I think before we broke up we already knew we were over?” She babbled again while someone pressed a cold glass on your arm. When you look at Jun giving you another glass full of beer. “Like, we are friends now and we are cool but 100% over.”

“But even if you are totally over it, being in the same house doesn't shake you up?” Blossoms asks, “because I was like that and being here and sharing this space is fucking me up.”

“Not in my case, no,” Buttercup answers, “what about you?” she says asking you

“Me?” You want to say you are over, you want to say you no longer have feelings for you ex, and you want to be cool and collected like the others, but the way Soonyoung eyes tingles when he looks at you makes you feel like you are a lonely balloon, some kid is hold you down by a flimsy thread, shaking when the wind blows; “I have no idea what I feel right now, I am all over the place.” You groan before drinking from the glass Jun handed to you.

“Ok, not over your ex then,” Buttercup says and makes the whole group laugh but Soonyoung giggles is the only one that rings in your ear.

“You are not the only one you can chill,” Minghao says to Soonyoung and Soonyoung laughs again.

“Thanks god,” Soonyoung cackled, “Imagine being the only one here who still has feelings, but I still think you guys are the weird ones.”

And it is your time to laugh. The group keeps going around asking questions, sometimes it fades to an awkward silence and Soonyoung is the one who speaks up about something completely random to make the group laugh. You guys can’t really talk about much, you can’t talk about your age, or your jobs, or your ex and how long you dated.

Your relationship with Soonyoung was not exceptional in any way. When you look back, even in the end, it was not out of this world. It was an extremely common relationship. Soonyoung was a great boyfriend but that wasn’t enough, and like every relationship ended badly, of course it did. How could it not? You know you broke up because of circumstances - back then Soonyoung was traveling every week working on a tour, his work hours were always unusual; a rehearsal starting at eight or a stage check at ten. It didn’t help that you, as well, had an insane routine, especially when it was election time. Sometimes you wish you covered fashion for a magazine and not national and international politics for one of the biggest TV channels of the country.

In the end, you and Soonyoung ended your relationship because you were too similar. Your commitment to work before anything else matched his work ethics.

You didn’t break up with Soonyoung because he was an asshole, you think that in this situation dealing with a horrible ex boyfriend would be easier; there would be no desire to try again, there would be no heart skipping a beat when Soonyoung says he still feel something for you.

When you look back at your relationship with Soonyoung you think about how it ended before you broke up, before you two come to terms that it wouldn’t work. It ended when you two were so caught up in your life you couldn’t make space for one another, and that, that alone breaks your heart. You didn’t break up because you fell out of love, you broke up because you were no longer a couple, you two no longer able to take care of each other, no longer having the energy to do so.

And that - to you sounds even worse.

“Should we share the rooms?” Minghao’s voice brings you back to reality.

“Rock, paper, scissors and the winner choose first?” Blossom questions.

“Sure.”

[EXCHANGE HOUSE][CAMERA 4, 8]

The second night in the house is somewhat the same as the first one.

Soonyoung doesn’t cook and neither do you, so you guys spend the night just talking with the other people around the table drinking. You sing a little bit, completely out of tune and your rhythm is so bad that it makes everyone laugh. and god, Soonyoung misses you so much he can feel like a physical pain - an ache in his bones, making him feel heavier than he should.

Soonyoung is laughing when he hears the doorbell rings, and everyone is startled by it.

See, the thing is - Soonyoung is not a religious man. He prayed once in a while but as he wasn’t a daily customer he thinks God was very much caught up in other people's problems, those who were more of an habitual client than Soonyoung who prays once in every six months when something goes terribly wrong in his life. But when Minghao lays all the little pics on the table after reading the cue card about the guys choosing the dates Soonyoung knows he is in for a win. If poker was that easy he would be rich.

He knows very well that the wall with a duck neon sign is your favorite coffee, the place that you two used to go to almost every day.

“How do we do this?” Soonyoung asks, all the guys look a little fascinated by the pictures while the girls look like they are about to have a heart attack.

“Do you already have your pick in mind?” Lee Chan questions him astonished.

“Of course,” Soonyoung says proudly, all eyes are on him, and before he knows he is already bending over the table and sticking his hand out, “Can I just pick or?”

“Which one?” Minghao asks, eyes fixed on Soonyoung’s hand. And the tension is so high and Soonyoung kind of loves it, it reminds him of those few minutes before entering on a stage, “What if someone else wants your picture?”

“The duck one,” Soonyoung remarked plainly because he doesn’t really see a reason to lie, “It is cute”

“Me too,” Junhui says and Soonyoung can feel the muscle of his neck almost snap, the aftermath of a whiplash. He blinks looking at the guy in the eyes and at that moment he wants to kill Junhui, he really wants to - kill his own fucking roomate in a tv show, “Let’s do rock paper scissors”

“I said first though” Soonyoung complained and it is childish but he doesn’t really care. If it is to get his way he will probably be even more childish.

“Yeah but you could pick that one if nobody wanted it,” Junhui nagged, almost matching Soonyoung in the childish level. And Soonyoung hates it, most people didn’t tried to go down on Soonyoung’s level. He is not used to someone going so low.

“Can you guys just do rock paper scissors already? It is stressing me out,” Buttercup says by your side, she is already running her nails.

“Ok, let’s go,” Soonyoung says calling Junhui onto the battlefield, he is already warming up his wrist, this is a war and he will bring up his heaviest gunnery.

And Soonyoung isn’t the number one believer, and he doubts God or Jesus or even an angel will listen to him, but yet, he prays for a second or two. And when people say three Soonyoung thinks he hears the angel’s voice singing hallelujah when he sees that Jun threw scissors against his rock.

Soonyoung wins, and he almost screams. Getting up and lifting his hand like it is a gift to beat Junhui on rock papers and scissors, he is almost vibrating - happiness filling his whole body. He looks at his own hand, the neon duck pic between his fingers, his most prized possession.

“Are you that happy?” You ask him, “that’s kinda suspicious Soonyoung.”

“Yeah,” he says, finally back in reality and sitting down after picking up the picture with the little neon duck in it, “the duck is cute there is nothing suspicious.”

“Wow,” Bubbles says laughing, “he totally chose his ex.”

“He did, didn't he?” Minghao pipes up, “thank god it will be in secret.”

[INTERVIEW ROOM][CAMERA 1]

“Why did you choose the picture with the duck?” Is the first thing the producers after the girl with the slate get off the frame.

Soonyoung feels more at ease now. He knows how it works - stare at the camera, answer the question with more than a yes or no, and let the people doing the heavy lifting in the editing room. Even though the producer is staring at him with a scowl he is somewhat used to it too, she is always like that. Even back in the interviews prior to the house, she always looked like a step away from a mental breakdown.

At some point Soonyoung just accepted that being angry and stressed may be part of her nature, some people are worriers, and he is sure that 80% of the time she is not really angry with him, so he just live his life diligently shooting her program without caring too much about it.

“Oh,” Soonyoung giggles at her bluntness, he really thinks it is funny enough to clap his hand and all that, “I knew it was my ex picture,” he says in a voice full of pride, “thank God I was super lucky, Junhui was like I want that too but-” he lifts his hand, “I really think I was blessed.”

“But why?” The producer tries again, she crosses her legs and writes something in her notebook, “We know you choose because she is your ex and you knew that it was her picture, but why”

“Ah, I think,” Soonyoung takes a pause to think about it - he really didn’t even think about why, it just felt right. “It is the first date right? So I guess it's just me trying to shoot my shot earlier on and making things clear.”

“Cut,” The producer says louder, “They are gonna be the first couple,” She says to her assistant, “there is no way we can go around without making it clear they are a couple, the editor rooms are not doing magic or miracles yet.”

#kwon soonyoung fic #kwon soonyoung fanfic #hoshi fic #hoshi fanfic #seventeen fanfic #t: seventeen #t: kwon soonyoung #t: writing #t: exchange series #t: exchange s01ep01

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In one of your answers about lcsys a few days ago you mentioned that you weren't sure how closely Jackalope monitored their calls (re: trying to do investigations over the phone) and it occurred to me because you mentioned kazui calling hinako that she appears in both half and cat so he could contact her in person and they could talk a bit and even pass each other papers if they were sneaky enough. I don't know if anyone else would be willing to do that (the resources available to people like shidous wife and mahirus ex boyfriend would be limited anyway) but it could be another route if you wanted to make call monitoring strict

Anon I love that thank youuu >:0 There really is so much potential with this!

They might not have committed careful, premeditated murders, but they sure are getting a knack for sneaky crime now. Speaking in code over phone lines, passing notes in between filming scenes, sneaking away to a private area to talk (though never knowing how much of the facility is monitored). Some of their loved ones may not have the skills/connections needed, but the prisoners sit together after getting their scripts to plan out who they’ll be able to make contact with and when.

Haruka’s sister makes a super fast appearance in AKAA, when she comes on set to film her scene someone slips a note in her pocket telling her to call a woman named Hinako with the police department and deliver a message. Hinako and the other connections listed investigate Es and Milgram, then send their findings in a message to the Kirisaki household. When Shidou visits them on his Triage trip, she passes him the information. He leaves her with any additional questions and findings to send to Mahiru’s ex before he leaves, sneaking the message into the facility. When arriving to film I Love You, her ex brings another note inside the facility disguised within his script he’s been told to look over. Mahiru has to stall some of the scenes to make filming last long enough for the others to interpret the information and form their next plan of action. Once they give her the ‘go,’ she’s able to put on a perfect performance and send the man home with a letter to Hinako. Hinako shows up to produce Cat with even more findings. This time, they send her home either with plans to investigate further on her own, or repeat the process with someone appearing in Deep Cover. They’ll have to hold out throughout the third trial, but hope what they’ve discovered/kick started will be enough when they leave.

And, jailbreak attempt or not, I just realized they would likely end up getting close on their own! Hinako and Mahiru’s ex especially because of their similarities, but everyone would feel connected by this strange experiment. Even with limited investigation skills, they could search up the other prisoners and reach out to their families. There are conflicted feelings of sympathy and shame from the stable families, but it would make sense they’d get to talking with each other. Fuuta is horrified when the experiment ends and he leaves to find his sister is best friends with Mikoto’s. Muu’s parents are insistent about avoiding direct contact to protect their reputation, but they offer money and help to Haruka and Amane in their moving of homes. Shidou’s wife has set up playdates between her kids and Yura. (When we find out more, Kotoko and Es’ families are in the mix too :’))

#milgram #thank you ahhh!#i love that this managed to bring the sneaky crime feeling back into the au lol #theyre once again keeping secrets and looking over their shoulder all the time -- but now its for a good cause #its so cool picturing a convoluted web of planning and connections and secret messages #but all hidden behind bright smiles and songs #between the amane/haruka/es Protection Squad whos ready to fuck up some abusers and this investigation jackalope has managed to #turn ten average people into an extremely cunning unit who could 100% get away with murder with their combined skills 😂😂😂#in this framing the families could specifically meet to investigate the prison #plot twist -- the ending involves Hinako kicking down the door and leading a charge of all the families/other help to take down Milgram #lights camera sing your sins #jailbreak edition lmao #long post

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otaku-shipper · 2 years

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Chihaya was listening to Tare when Taichi found her in high school. It was the same poem that secured her first win against Shinobu. Taichi's love was described as Shinoburedo and Koi su cho by Kana-chan--poems that talk about a strong love that cannot be hidden. Yura was the last poem read in their 2nd-year nationals competition, the card that Taichi offered to the gods and staked all his good fortune into while wishing for Chihaya to wake up and witness his fate. The Kaze wo poem provided the words of allegory for the heartbreak Chihaya experienced at Taichi's departure. Se was the poem Chihaya sent to Taichi on their 3rd-year regionals, a poem about asking fate for a chance to meet again. It was only when Chihayaburu was recited when Chihaya noticed Taichi's arrival in their 3rd-year nationals. Despite its disappearance, she thought it was okay as long as Taichi was with her. The same poem also helped Taichi win against Sudo despite disassociating himself from it; and against Arata's strong defense, leading to his first win against him. Fu was Taichi's second-best take from Arata, moving Chihaya to tears. It was also Chihaya's first card she took like a real karuta player and what Taichi admired ever since. Kimi ga tame described Taichi's secret support for Chihaya in the Queen match, collecting the 7 green herbs that symbolize luck for her. Chihaya took Su, a poem she described as "romantic", during her first realization that Taichi has always been with her, which happened after she recalled the memory of Taichi saying his feelings for her might fade away someday. Su was also the poem Taichi used to communicate with her during the Qualifier, motivating her not to give up despite having trouble with Makino-san’s reading. Tachi was the card Chihaya voluntarily kept and was the card of fate, winning her the Queen title. On the fusuma, Tachi is a poem that has always been a pair for Chiha for a thousand years. Tachi, the poem that reaffirmed Chihaya’s belief that Taichi is constantly with her from the very beginning. Chihaya described Taichi’s confession to her as a poem until it was her turn to recite her own poem to him with the simple words of “I love you”.

Can Taichihaya get any more poetic than this???!!!

#chihayafuru #taichihaya #all these poems woven together to tell their story i cry #the fact that all of them (except for tare) are LOVE POEMS you gotta envy them #if i missed a poem do tell #chihaya ayase #taichi mashima

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penguin--person · 4 months

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ok how would’ve swap ended

heres my outline for the chapters ill never write, and here you can find a bit of chapter 11! fun! in my own words, under the cut.

we left off with sanyas place being bloodied and filled with a few corpses, dmitry nowhere to be found. chapter 10 ends. chapter 11 starts with yura, with some reflection on what happened and on his feelings, where its revealed dmitry has been taken by the facility. sanya told him this. sergei told her that.

yura and sergei meet up.

basically that. sergei says he and sanya cant stay at their place now, so theyre staying at some hotel for the nearby future, until their flat gets cleaned of all the blood and gore and dead bodies. hes more upset than in canon, because, he could have died! yura should have known better! says math tutoring with sanya is overrr and asks if he still wants to go to the zone. yura says hehe yeah then we get some more reflection. thinks about katya. and. man. ok. tarts cleave made me put some yurima in this, like, internalized homophobia. so this is a sort of yurima fic, the way that yuras like ohh what is this fucking feeling!!! and dima hates yuras guts, but tolerates him bc hes his only source of food and resources.

then the chapter would switch to anya pov. school is ending, her classrooms packing up, when she hears some of her classmates talking about this gorey event. apparently, some runaway mutant killed some people!! this classmate lives in the same complex as the kazarins maybe idk who knows. anyas like woahhh what the hell!!! and when she comes home talks to kt about it. anya exegaterates the gore a lot. katyas uncomfortable. she knows this mutant could be, and is most likely, dmitry. she doesnt reveal her own mutation. anya is in the dark. chapter 11 ends!

chapter 12 is sanya pov, shes very angry at sergei. focus on her grief, sorta. she feels dumb for letting dima get caught. he trusted her, and whatd she do? trust the wrong person. boom. angst ten thousand. of course she doesnt tell sergei that she knew dimas a mutant. hes pissed too, but not at her rlly, hes very detached from the emotional business. the chapter would end like false disposition does.

chapter 13 is the mill. not much changes. nikita still dies, yura still kills.

chapter 14 is strike 3. olya still took the blame. basically goes the same as canon. sanyas probably even more fucked up now, because she not only lost dima, but also nikita, and olya to jail. chapter 13 would have probs been very long, so strike 3 would be shorter.

chapter 15 is! yura talks to sanya. shes like hey what the fuck dude youve been avoiding me ever since nikita died. thats not cool. he ignores her and instead tells her about katya (they already met in the written part, only for a brief moment, but yura remembers). this is sanya pov so we wouldnt get much yura 'objective feelings', but hed be very insistent about blackmailing katya into helping them get dima back. sanya calls him dumb. its dangerous. yura ignores her, says hell do this with or without her. sanya agrees. basically this part of convergence

(ignore titulky,thats just subtitles) sanya is also like. invested in getting dima back. righting her wrong, you know? feels very responsible for his capture.

then, katya pov! shes scared, a bit. what if olya reports her? what if she already has? sure, shes nice, but like. she knows. she said its fine, and katya would like to believe it, but with dima getting captured. shes anxious. so she asks anya to run away with her. anya is hesistant, but kt calls her a chicken, rubs in how much anya complains about it. so she agrees. theyll leave tomorrow.

chapter 16. sanya, for the first time since dimas capture, goes to dimas hiding place. overindulgence in grief is only immature and stuff, but also, maybe she thinks she can find some stuff of his or smth. she umm. well. we get a flashback from dimas pov. its chapter 10. sanya just left him alone with sergei. sergei goes to another room. hes talking to someone. dima is so out of it. then, police busts in - with kt, there was too much, a whole swat team. with dima, there was too little, just your regular cops checking out a disturbance. they manage to shoot dima a time or two, but ultimately, he kills them and runs away. he runs all the way to his hideout. hes so scared. so angry. so upset. its just like comfort zone all over again.

somehow, he makes it to his hideout. theres not many people outside at the time, and those who are arent too keen on confronting an obvious mutant. blue sparks around him. dima thinks Im safe here im okay im safe. his thoughts are so jumbled and incoherent. he doesnt want to die. he either bleeds out or has a stroke and dies.

cut back to sanyas pov. its been at least two weeks since his 'capture'. she smells his rotting corpse before she sees it. she feels terrible. so bad. she cant even burry him. what will she tell yura? why didnt sergei tell her the truth, that he escaped? did he think shed go out looking for him? she would have. could she have saved him? why did it take her so long to go here? why did she let him die? so so much angst and grief. shes had enough.

chapter 17 is convergence. katya and anya are packing up. yura comes there, says anya wasnt responding to his messages and he got worried. this is either katya or anya pov or both. probs katya. he starts talking about dima, and the girls recognize the story. hes talking about how dima was his friend and hed like to get him out of the facility. takes out the cube, asks katya to help him get out. switch to yura pov. katya refuses. wowww what a brat. anyas so so upset with him. he doesnt listen to her, ignores her as much as possible. he talks about olya. mentions shes in custody or smth rn. that he killed a man. if katya doesnt help him, hell report her and olya will be in trouble. he takes out his phone. he doesnt show them the screen. he tried calling sanya, but she just woudlnt pick up. so, he just tells them hes on a call with her, and if they hurt him, shell report them in his place. and olya will be in trouble. he understands that hes being stupid. understands katya is just a kid. understands anya cares for her. understands her mutation could be dangerous. but so whatttt dude.. why are you against this.. you homophonbic?!?!?? you dont want to see yurima 60fps kiss?!?!?!

switch to anya pov. shes so fucking mad and upset and betrayed. hears katya counting to ten repeatedly under her breath. yelling at yura. yura fights with her a bit. he sets his hand on katyas shoulder. she pushes them both away. and just like that she turns into a monster! will somebody show up to save the day?

(drew this earlier this year, like, february/march or smth - i could redraw it better but i dont wanna lol)

chapter 18. yura calls sanya again. she picks up. he tells her its all gone to shit, asks her why she didnt pick up. anya is yelling at him, screaming for him to get out, katyas meat exploded all over olyas plcae, anyas in shambles, trying to get through to katya. shes unsuccesfull. yura basically begs sanya to come over, that its went wrong. sanya is.. well, she seems faraway. like she just saw some shit. no time to think about that tho. sanya, pissed off, because yura now made this girl cry for nothing, comse over and Oh she didnt just cry! awesome! she gets super pissed at yura. shes done. yura asks her to help, what to do. he didnt know this would happen. sanya rlly shouts at him so bad. mentions dimas dead. that she found his body. that it was all for nothing. anya would be yelling t her to get out too, but shes too exhausted. shes just hanging out with katya now. begging her to turn back. she doesnt care that shes a mutant. they can run away right now, just please, turn back, itll be okay, olya will be fine, you just have to turn back, istill love you, please turn back, please dont leave me. yura is. man. he feels like shit. dima is Dead? so he doomed this girl for nothing? doomed his relationship with his sister for nothing? wow. sanyas so pissed off and done with everything she just leaves. yura tries to call sergei. it goes straight to voicemail. what the fuck are they going to do

chapter 19. katya pov. its all fucked up. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 yura touches her shoulder and she explodes.. it fucking hurtssss. anyas so louid it hurts. someone new comes over. it hurts. someone leaves. yura calls someone again. nobody comes. it hurts. anyas crying. it hurts. yura calls somebody else and anyas screaming again. yura tries to drag anya away. shes screaming. it hurts. yura leaves. more people show up after some time. anya screams at them. they take anya away from the flat. they take katya away, too.

chapter 20. epilogue 1. yura and anya life after the incident - like a month maybe. olyas gone. shes stuck at home. sergeis so fucking done with him. anya didnt tell the containment services about yuras outburst, because, he has the recording. maybe if they dont know that olya let katya stay, they'll let her go.. but, they dont. shes in jail. yura hasnt even thanked her. yura is.. hes dealing with the death of dima, nikita, anyas grief too, and sanya. yura and sanya. sanyas pissed at him. he did to his sister what sergei did to her and dima. but hes her rfiend. shes lost so much. she cant lose him too. it sucks. theyre not happy together. yura hasnt said sorry. they dont talk about dima. they try to forget about it all. sanya and sergei. ermmm. not cool.

chapter 21. epilogue 2. sanya and anya. they talk. they hug. the end.

#nonymous #you will always be that. to me #parties are for losers #in case anyone else cares lol #pafl

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kingdom of one

– in response to the house of black and white event prompt (tw: mentions of death, blood and self-harm)

nara knows what is coming.

when day starts turning into night she can feel it in her heart, the calling. there is no fighting, she learns it the second night – she will fall asleep and she will dream, what will happen next will depend on the dreamweaver.

the third night she dreams of her father's funeral, of sitting in shock next to her siblings. it was expected, in a way, but still, the weight of it all falls on her: the new head of house choi. the truth is that she doesn't remember much of the funeral, but in the dream it's recreated in painful detail, from the creased fabrics of her clothes where she clutched to them to geonwoo, silently standing by her side. maybe she reached to him in real life, maybe she tried to find any words of comfort, but in the dream she stays quiet, unable to say a word.

no, in this dream all she does is listen.

to her siblings crying, to other lords and ladies telling them empty words, gossiping behind their backs. she is not ready, they say, she will be eaten alive. if they truly said that in reality she doesn't know, but in dream the words echo through her mind, making her curl into herself, gripping her skirts.

you will fail, the voice of dreamweaver whispers close to her ear, you will let them down, you know that, it continues, you're weak, you're nothing compared to the other noble houses of hari bulkan.

"maybe so," nara says, forcing herself up. "but i will never know if i don't try, will i?"

she pushes herself up, doesn't look at anyone, lest her siblings' faces will make her stay again, and runs.

—

on the sixth day she wakes in a large chamber, so luxurious she has no doubt of where she is. a servant pushes the door open, gasping when she sees nara wake.

"your grace, i'm sorry i'm late!" she bows deeply and nara stares at her, heart already racing.

a dream it is then.

nara gets up from her bed, noticing how her robes are made of finer silk, the embroidery in it showing dragons, not an armadillo bear. oh, what a dream this one is already.

her chambers do not have the modest table and cosmetics that she has in feastfires. no, here she has countless combs, hairpins, the finest jewelry. she sits in front of a mirror, looking at herself. something is different – nara doesn't recognize the coldness in her own eyes, the glassy way they look at all her belongings.

the servant stands behind her, already brushing her hair. "you always look so beautiful even after waking up, your grace." she carefully disentangles the knots in nara's hair, hands delicate. nara's mother used to do it for her, and later nara did it for both aera and yura.

"my siblings," she says and even her voice sounds different. "where are they?"

the servant continues brushing her hair. "at their positions in court, of course, your grace," she says. "after all, their sister is the future fire lady."

of course, nara thinks, never moving so the servant can style her hair. she married the prince, now she remembers. this is her life now, attended all the time, living in a palace, rulling over the fire nation.

the servant starts talking about her commitments for the day and nara nods along, smiling. all she has to do is host tea parties, talk to other ladies and be presentable when her husband is back from his own duties. no more firebending lessons, or worrying about her lands of firefists, or making sure they have enough money and her siblings are doing fine. the servants hands in her hair are making her feel sleepy. her eyes start to flutter close again and the servant chuckles.

"what a nice life, isn't it, your grace?" she asks.

nara open her eyes, something in her voice doesn't sound right. the servant's smile turns into a grin and she grips nara's hair tighter.

"sleep again, your grace," she says. "you still have time."

nara almost does so – suddenly she feels so, so tired – but instead she reaches for a hairpin, stabbing her own hand. the pain makes her aware of her surroundings, the blood dripping down her palm pulls her back to the reality that this is nothing but a dream.

she gets up, blood dripping on the pristine floor, and smiles at the servant. "you'll have to do better than just nice to keep me here," she says before running to the doors.

—

on the seventh day, her mother waits for her in their garden.

"nara!" her smile is blinding. "come play pai sho with your mother."

this is perhaps the cruelest of the dreams. nara controls her own expression, smiling at her mother. "of course." she sits down, looking at the pieces. "your first move is always so bad."

her mother chuckles, waiting for nara to make her move even though they both know she always start with the earth piece – for no other reason than it being her favorite when she was a child. when playing with others nara puts more effort, but it has never been about winning or losing with her mother.

they play in silence, stealing glances at each other. this is how nara learned how to control her expressions, making sure her mother never knew her next move.

nara destroys her mother's lotus piece, smiling at her. "i won again."

her mother chuckles. "you were always good at this." then, her smile turns warm. "you're good at taking care of your siblings too," she says, serious. "you're doing a good job."

nara allows the tears to fall, just this once. "i know," she says and gets up. "it was nice seeing you again, mother."

she walks out of the gardens and doesn't look back.

—

when she wakes up again, her room is covered in lotus flowers. nara smiles just as a servant enters the room, gasping and dropping her tray at the sight of the flowers.

nara gets up of bed, stretching. "i'll take my breakfast in the dining room today," she says. "i feel much better."

she leaves the room, not looking at the flowers.

#rs.thbw #nara / lore #this is so long and for what

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fivekrystalpetals · 9 months

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Not me making the umpteenth post about this very panel, but, bc I have only so much to go by here ;_; this panel has some funny underlying subtext because at the first glance, this seems like a very normal, very formal conversation between two people who are more or less strangers but--

1.] Break knows her name now?

interesting that Break addresses her as Miss Lottie here, and not little miss (flirty (derogatory)) like in the Sablier arc.

so, my guess is that he really did not know her name then, because he simply followed Oz (eye of the cyclone lmao) hoping to find some Baskervilles targeting him as they did in the Lutwidge. In fact, Oz himself wanted to do the same, put himself out there as bait for the Baskervilles before deciding to venture into Sablier.

(Funny how Break shoots down Oz's idea of meeting the Baskervilles with the excuse that they might be following absolute orders and hence, useless to negotiate with. and then..... proceeds to do the same lol)

[more under the cut cuz I can't shut up about these two lol]

Also, in the same chapter, Oz lets slip Zwei's name in their conversation which Break silently registers--

all in all, the most names among the Baskervilles he would have known by the time of Sablier arc is Zwei's.

meaning, after returning from his meet-cute meeting with Lottie, he must have set about trying to find out her name. Since they don't have internet in those times, only way to get information is to manually dig around.

but... of course, that is not possible just like that, right? Break cannot ask around a Baskerville's name without raising a bunch of questions, facing trouble from the Pandora (which is why he even hid the Intention's desire from them), ntm, nobody even knew any of the Baskervilles, much less their names.

Well, nobody except Oz. Oz did get to meet the Baskervilles and see and hear them interacting. during which time, Fang and Doug did call out Lottie's name a bunch of times. so obvs Oz should know her name. however, it's up in the air whether he would remember, rather want to remember the name of the girl who stomped all over his chest?

so this means Break really went that extra mile to manipulate this information out of Oz without rousing his suspicions. Oz is too smart for his own good, mind you. The slightest misstep, he is going to figure out what Break was planning:

and from this panel, it appears he didn't want anyone (including Oz and Gil) to know what he had been planning with the Baskervilles. and now even we, the readers, will never know lol

He must have asked Oz to recount his experiences from Lutwidge for him again and got him to slip up her name, the way Oz did for Zwei. Sneaky, so sneaky!

sooooo, while everyone was busy putting together two and two about the Tragedy of Sablier and whatnot, Break here was trying to squeeze out the name of the girl he met in a dungeon someday before he went fully blind (he was fated to see her just once, he can never see her again.) lmaooo what kind of shoujo manga plot was he playing out here?

2.] Lottie expected to meet him again?

This is a little more obvious but funny (to me) nevertheless. when Break puts his sword at her throat, Lottie doesn't even blink or get startled, merely sighs and goes: oh yeah I was wondering why the hell you didn't show up?

But for some reason I felt you'd show your face here.

So, I don't think she means Break making an appearance at Yura's party. That's way too obvious. Rainsworths, and by extension, Break their important valet, are invited and are going to be present here.

No, this means she had a feeling Break would slip out of there and come out here to have a tête-à-tête with her which is just... ??? How was she so sure? Was she looking forward to it? Waiting for him to write her a letter to her hiding place in Sablier or something? Waiting for him to come there just as her lion knocked down Yura? She wasn't in the least fazed! just goes, oh yeah I was waiting for you >_>

Because logically, Break surely went radio silent the whole of the month(?), right? Owing to his untimely blindness, whatever plans he might have had for her also must have cut off. Unless he got help from another person which he didn't seem to want, esp. not in this case, which, for whatever reason, he wanted to keep a complete secret. And in spite of this radio silence, Lottie doesn't think he was bluffing or stood her up at Sablier. She actually seems quite prepared to meet him here? I wonder how many times she turned the scenario over and over in her mind since they met and parted, and got more irritated what the hell did he mean and if he did mean something, why can't he contact her again?

because, the very first thing she demands of him is an explanation of what he meant by his words at Sablier

and surprisingly, this.... surprises him? at least enough to sheathe his sword and start talking properly to her??? (a huge thing bc Break never gives a straight answer; he is always talking in riddles and annoying everyone on purpose)

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moon-knights-balls · 5 months

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all the questions from the character ask game w/ your top 3 favorites from nuramago :3!! answer the questions for whichever of the characters come to mind and skip any you dont feel like answering you dont have to do the whole thing 3x lol

NO WAY A NURAMAGO FAN!?!? HI HI LETS HANGOUT YOU SEEM COOL...

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

Day and Night Rikuo is in my "Top Blorbos from different fandoms" because well.. for day Rikuo he tries his best to be a nice person which is something i respect :] And he's just so. scrunkly. I love it, i also love how polite he is compared to his night form and speaking of Night Rikuo, he's a chill and nonchalant and also sassy, there's just something intriguing about nonchalant, sassy men... (Cough, Kaeya) I also adore his design like?? Peak, IT'S SO AWESOME !! I hate drawing his hair tho

Yura my beloved, her design is simple yet appealing and also, SHE'S BADASS!! I LOVE BADASS WOMEN!! She's also a dumbass at times (Shes just like me fr) I also love her personality and how caring she is, best girl best girl :]] Also her shikigamis are awesome

Tsurara !! Her protectiveness and cuteness is aaa, i love it !! Though, i wish there were more times were she wasn't with Rikuo yk yk, still love her tho <3 Shes precious

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

Rikuo gets all flirty when he's drunk

Yura is “Tsun tsun”

Tsurara has her own clan, named the Tsurara clan

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

I only have one least favorite thing among these and it's Tsurara's character being centered around Rikuo :(

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Moon Knight or Cookie Run !! Moon Knight because they would just fit the whole supernatural setting and Cookie Run because i want to see them as cookies

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

Cult of Dionysus. ITS SO NURA CLAN CODED??

6. What's something you have in common with this character?

For Rikuo, it's his humbleness and the whole “Trying to fit in”thing, oh and there's also the casual attitude and “oi”

For Yura, the black eyes, dumbassery and the rambling about one's interest when she first appeared... for the anime at least teehee

Tsurara? Willing to die for loved ones

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

They make Rikuo gorgeous in fanarts and fanfics

They capture Tsurara's cuteness

...There needs to be more Yura content

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

Nothing really, Sanmoto Gorozaemon and Minagoroshi Jizo are rarely seen

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

YEAH !! We can chill and stuff

10. Could you be best friends with this character?

Mm... yeah, it would be fun now that i think of it :]

11. Would you date this character?

Nah, i'm not interested

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

Little Tsurara used to make snowflakes to make Little Rikuo happy whenever he was crying

Rikuo wears eye contacts in his Night form, since he's nearsighted so when Gyuuki and Tengu trained him after he just woke up, he was having difficulty seeing whats happening in front of him

Yura likes comedy! She also reads manga on her freetime

13. What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

Yura would use >:0 >:( ???

Tsurara would use (⁠＾⁠∇⁠＾⁠) (⁠╯⁠︵⁠╰⁠,⁠) <3

Night Rikuo would use 💀😼 Day Rikuo would use ^_^ :)

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

GIVE KIYOTSUGU MORE SCREENTIME !! MAKE HIM AND RIKUO MORE CLOSE !!

21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

Haven't wrote Tsurara and Yura

Currently writing Rikuo and i love incorporating the differences between his day and night form !! I don't like having to choose fancy words for him to use :|

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to ths character? Something you don't like?

Well, i love seeing them being traumatized and going through the horrors, teehee :3

It kinda feels weird whenever Night and Day Rikuo acts the same like if its an au then yeah, i understand but if its canon then.. eh

23. Favorite picture of this character?

Bonus nurarihyon and rihan

24. What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

Rikuo reminds me of Moon Knight, due to the moon theming and plurality and-

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

First impression of Rikuo: Scrunkly, sassy bitch

Now: Scrunkly, sassy bitch(desperate)

First impression of Yura:Hmm, she looks kinda plain

Now:I love her omg

First impression of Tsurara: She's so cute !!

Now: Cute and cool !!

#nuramago #nurarihyon no mago

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Hi Mara!

Do you have any thoughts about how Elden Ring characters would be around pets? I had a few ideas for a one-shot fic and I was curious as to what your thoughts on such a topic would be.

Have a nice day!

Hi Bimbom! <3

I didn't but now I do. Normally headcanons are free, but from you I require payment in the form of the fic link when you write it. 🔫

I'm skipping some characters that I don't really care for or enjoy.

Blaidd: Very responsible owner. Trains all his pets fully, but he also treats their needs and wants at an equal level to his own, sometimes higher. He prefers shepherd dog breeds.

Yura: Likes birds. There's a small murder of crows that has taken a intense liking to him, and he always shares parts of his meal with them. But he mostly enjoys watching them from afar, caring for them fully is not his style.

Boc: He's that person that you know adores pets with a passion, but is always a bit scared and hesitant getting close. He doesn't have pets of his own, but his room is filled to the brim with various animal plushies.

D: Hates animals.

Diallos Hoslow: Tries his absolute best to seem indifferent and tough but in reality he adores them to death. He has quite the healing touch and is always on the lookout for animals in need, be they pets or wildlife.

Edgar: Begrudgingly accepted a dog in his halls when Irina was a little girl and he ended up being the main carer for it. He says he doesn't like dogs, but the dog also sleeps on his bed now, so...

Fia: Cat-person. Not very affectionate, but if a cat is around her, that cat is getting picked up and gently hugged.

Finlay: Not really an animal person, but she likes cats and has adopted hers. She only lets them decide when it's cuddle time.

General Radahn: Do I even need to say anything about this horsegirl? He's literally the horsegirl stereotype. That's it.

Gideon Ofnir: He likes owls and turtles. Owls hate him to the point of attacking him on sight. Turtles just avoid him like the plague.

Godfrey: Generally indifferent towards animals. Only likes them if they are powerful. He treats his lion decent, but only things of it like a tool of war, not a companion.

Godwyn the Golden: A pretty gentle type towards animals but often forgetful of their needs. He tries them almost like plushies and room decor. He loves them, just not that much.

Gostoc: Hurts any helpless animal he finds. He deserves the guillotine.

Gowry: Thinks pets are good food.

Hyetta: She likes animals, big dogs in particular. She doesn't have a want to own a pet herself, but will sometimes leave some food on the sidewalk for strays.

Iron Fist Alexander: He likes hamsters. Due to his size, he is extremely careful with them, and they like running rounds on his lid.

Latenna: She's politely gentle with most animals but she loves wolfs. She treats them similarly to Blaidd, as equals and often prioritizes her wolf's needs over hers.

Lunar Princess Ranni: She likes wolfs (shocker!). She acts cold and uninterested around people, but when alone with her wolfs they get all the scratches and belly rubs and treats and everything.

Malenia, Blade of Miquella: She likes cats. Their purring calms her down and gives her peace when she is feeling the Rot advancing.

Maliketh: He doesn't like animals, but Marika used to have a poodle that he ended up caring for, and he grew attached to it. He's not at all emotional and rarely pets it, but the poodle and him seem to have their own kind of understanding.

Morgott: He always loved seeing birds from the small windows in the looking outside the sewers. When he go out and earned the Omen King title, he ended up making multiple coops from any bird that passed through Leyndell.

Melina: She quietly loves every animal, but prefers to give them space and have them fend for themselves. Exceptions to that rule are Torrent and domesticated animals. Those she generally checks if they need anything, but she's not big towards petting.

Millicent: She likes frogs. She's generally pretty touchy with them, often resulting in her picking up a frog that she knows will irritate her hands despite of the fact. She likes lifting them close to her face and also does that to the few lands animals she might take interest.

Miquella the Unalloyed: He loves animals, the bigger the better. He can be pretty childish when petting them, but he also has them extremely well trained and cares for them in the best way possible.

Nepheli Loux: She loooooooves dogs of all shapes and sizes. She loves hugging them and when petting then, she often sits down to be as close to their eye level as possible.

Patches: Big fan of spiders. Doesn't really care for any other animal. Just spiders. He keeps a jar with a wolf spider on his luggage and he always takes time off his day to spent some time with her.

Radagon: Doesn't care at all. If he has to take care of a pet, he will give food and water and leave. Doesn't care.

Roderika: She loves small animals of any kind. She has a habit of rolling with the dogs and laying down next to cats while talking to them. She claims she understands them and maybe she do, cause animals tent to be more trusting towards her.

Rogier: He's quite the fan of birds and cats. He's very gentle with his affections towards them and has a lot of patience for bird watching, or waiting for a stray cat to approach him.

Rya: She likes snakes. Other animals scare her easily and she's generally skittish if they approach her.

Seluvis: Hates animals.

Thops: Adores cats and loves it when they jump on his lap when working. He friendly to other animals, but more out of politeness than actually interest.

Iji: A fan of wolves and loves the red big ones the most, since he can pet them properly with his hands. He can be rough with them, unintentionally of course, so he chooses to keep a distance from most animals.

Marika: She got a poodle out of pressure to seem aristocratic, but she doesn't care for land animals. When she was at sea, she loved dolphins and orcas.

Rennala: She adores wolfs and has no qualms of playing with them, despite her status. And while she's not a fan of cats, she has a chonky black cat that she spoils to the point of the poor animals being somewhat overweight.

Rykard: Big fan of snakes and reptilians in general. Goes above and beyond to find the absolute favourite food of every snake in his care.

5 hours. It took 5 hours for this. I am not checking spelling. I am not checking if it makes sense. Bimbom you made my brain a mush of pets, hope you're happy.

#thank you tho #it was interesting and fun to think about all these characters #asks #headcanons #elden ring #i am not tagging any of them #i'm so done with typing today #done

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Everyone refers to Dmitri as a dog, but I don’t think anyone can agree with why he’s a dog.

Dr Temnova for one, sees Dmitri as a loyal puppy who can’t survive without her, an animal which is her’s to control. As is referenced constantly in: Like a Dog. ( “You will come running back like a dog.” , “Be grateful for the freedom of lacking emotion.” & “Accept the future path wasn’t your’s to be chosen )

This idea of reliance on Dr Temnova is throughout the entirety of COMFORT ZONE but most notable with how he views Temnova’s thoughts on him as truth. (”I know, what it means how it feels to be exceptional. It’s not about conciet I’ve got it written in the reciepts.” & “I’ve found, there’s no reason to doubt the principle in play”) both suggest that Dmitri was reliant on Dr Temnova for more than his medication for muscle pain and the Migraines. Dmitri also dehumanises the other experiments around him, constantly reffering to them as ‘parts’ and ‘motors.’ A Lot of his world view comes from Dr Temnova and she has a lot of power of Dimitri. He was reliant on her before leaving.

Anya, also refers to Dimitri as a dog. In Punch It! Punk!, She says to Olga, “I’m going to feed him, walk him, let him stay I plead.” and would anyone like to tell me what you do with a dog? Feed him? Walk him?

Unlike Dr Temnova however, Anya frequently expresses admiration towards Dimitri ( “The cutest coolest boy that I have ever seen.” & “And a hero burst in through the scene.”) Which makes it clear that unlike her first and only statement comparing Dimitri to a dog, is not one of wanting to own him. Instead, Anya’s reference to Dimitri as a dog implies more of a ‘a dog is a man’s best friend.’ kind of meaning. This is furthered by the fact the two are seen hanging out in Occam’s Razor alongside Anya asking him to date her. Anya didn’t want Dmitri as a pet, she wanted him as a friend

The two are friends and Anya’s reference to Dmitri as a dog seems more innocent than any of the others, if she still sees him as a Dog at all in the recent songs.

Finally, we come to Yura’s references to Dmitri as a dog in Convergence with the lines “Keep barking all you want, cutting to the bone, you are like a corned dog.”

Yura pretty directly says Dmitri is a stray dog to him. A dog who’s run away from his owner. A dog who’s scared but won’t actually do anything to protect himself. This is proven false seeing as Dmitri does bite in the form of slamming Yura against a wall but even biting isn’t weird for stray dogs. What makes Dmitri a stray dog, a runaway dog to Yura and the narrative is that we know Dmitri is lost. And what do you do with a stray dog other than send it back to it’s owner?

#PAFL #parties are for losers

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afterburning · 3 months

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smudge.

ft. @stvrkfire

yura’s a bit of a demon in the ring, jiyu has found. quick, if a bit rash, a force of nature. jiyu’s stood opposite her in the training fields plenty of times, but never truly as a competitor - a mentor, maybe. a sparring partner. most of their interactions have focussed on drills and hand-to-hand.

so it’s not often that he sees her like this. jiyu’s stood to the side in-between other navy men, makes small talk and idly critiques dodges and jumps, the sort of things he’s got his own experience with. benders in the vicinity weigh in. it’d be enlightening if this wasn’t a situation that feels washed out, rinsed too often to impress. or maybe jiyu just isn’t in it because participation is out of the question.

but his eye still gets drawn to movement, and so he watches yura win and can’t help feeling a little smug about it. not that he can claim much credit, but at least some of that balance has been drilled into her over hours spent with jiyu, and he can’t deny that it’s nice seeing someone so driven get vindicated, even if she goes on to lose her next match.

jiyu doesn’t approach then and there - there’s people she’s closer to, and he gets admittedly distracted - but they cross paths later, her on her way towards the palace and him looking for one of his siblings. jiyu stops in his path, mindful of the crowd around them.

“yura.” maybe he should be more formal, but that’s weird when you’re used to seeing someone with dirt smeared across their face. “i saw you fight. well done.” and then, because he can’t help but tease: “just how bruised up are those shins of yours now?” she’d had to drop, in her second fight, and the impact had looked painful.

#rs.bloodmoon #ft. yura #yura: smudge

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3, 18, 20, 48, 49 for Yura! Tell me about this old ronin!

THIS GUY!! I did not expect the guy!! (Asks from this ( x ) meme)

3) What first drew you to this character?

I did not pay close attention to him at first; as you remember, it was a rough time of me getting used to Elden Ring and I was confused! BB was my first intro to Soulsborne games and whereas everyone were going 'ah yeah DS 4, 5 and 6 in one' I was in pain dhfhsd So I skimmed through him... Until I've learned somewhere what he was doing and realised he was 'male Eileen' as I've nicknamed him! xd I love the 'mercy killer assassin' trope, so I've started to actually pay close attention to him!

18) Do you prefer to see this character suffer or know peace? Angst or comfort? Both?

It is definitely both. The fanarts of him I've seen centred mostly around his relationship with Eleonora, and both wholesome happier times shenanigans and The Drama are enjoyable! His feelings for her are one of his core traits as a character, so this is fair that a lot of him shines here. As for me, I've doodled him two times for now, and in both cases he was suffering, so :') He is both very stoic and very sensitive, my favourite combination! So I just want him to know comfort for one but also want that 'sensitivity' to come through. His crying was so genuine.. :pensive:

20) Do you feel affectionate towards this character?

I do! He is honestly so likeable? I have involuntary thoughts of sitting next to him and hugging him every time I meet him in the game :3 It especially moved my heart when I've realised that him reflecting on always running into reckless fools after we killed a dragon was him thinking back on Eleonora, and seeing her in Tarnished that moment. This is just so deep. And I also really, really love his voice acting. It is one of the most trademark Soulsborne ones in entire Elden Ring.

48) What’s your favorite physical/design feature for this character?

Welll, this is.....

obviously his.......

CUTE OLD MAN FRECKLES!!!!!

(Screenshots from this ( x ) post, I forgor to recreate ER characters data in the game for self-reference myself sorry fdhfds) Apparently his forehead is covered in the old man spots, we just can't see it x)

Also, apparently he has dark brown eyes, but the color is obscured into practically a different one by clouding effect? "Eye color change" is a semi-frequient feature across ER character data. Just something to keep in mind, if the need to draw a fanart of him in earlier times ever comes!

49) What’s your favorite personality trait in this character?

Again, that he has a very big heart. You'd expect someone so old, with so much experience, who has seen people downspirall to both dragonic powers insanity and violence, who has been mercy-killing people that became blood-drunk succumbed to blood-lust, and is on the quest to "liberate" the love of his life to be at least a bit cynical? But you don't see this guy allowing ourselves to run into a dragon and then gently mocking us, in the manner of a man who knows his shit watching a n00b go x) No, he instantly warns us to stay safe and out of it, then sighs at us being a fool, then also warns us to be careful with the dragon powers hunger after deciding it'd be safer to tell the truth about what TO do with the dragon heart. I interpret the latter as him believing that if we are to mess with something dangerous, then at least better do it the 'checked' way. This man has developed NO cynicism and doom-thinking.

My point is, he has a lot of sympathy and concern for someone that should have by now gotten numb and not be attached to another person that will sure just go mad eventually. I like that he still cares while it lasts. He acts not wanting our help in murdering for our own sake, but is still thankful that we helped. Again, reminds me of Eileen a lot. He and Eleonora might even be like gender-bent Eileen and Crow (yet again I am thinking of my alternative theory of Crow having been an infiltrator that wanted to slay Annalise but fell for her charms and blood corruption.... argh is this too late to rewrite my "main" headcanons..? though I guess I don't need to, because the more these pairs of characters are distinct, the cooler!).

#elden ring #bloody finger hunter yura #ask replies #also I am typing this with a clown makeup on my face because I think I forgor Eileen in the list of favs to ask about lol #okay I did list 30+ characters but I still don't have an excuse

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skzfairyy · 1 year

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District 9: Chapter 7

Mafia!AU || skz x OC’s || PG-17 ||

Pairings: Bangchan x oc, Minsung x oc, other pairings to come!

Genre: Angst, Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Friends to Lovers, Humor, AU (& so much more lol)

Warnings: Graphic depictions of violence, weapons, language

Status: Ongoing

Wc: 4.2k words.

AN: ooohh yeaaa the squad is back together again !! these up coming chapters are Y2’s favorite.🤭 Also!welcome all the new followers to the D9 series, we hope you guys enjoy it just as much as the texts series that’s being released as well, for those who didn’t know, D9 is available on Wattpad under @/straykidsfairyy ! Hope you guys enjoy this chapter & pls don’t forget to like and leave your feedback!! -Y2K

AGE 20 - VANISH:

Eight long months of radio silence.

The stray kids went about their daily routinely, everything was within their grasp as they waited for the annual gala to arrive.

Minho was in one of his weekly assignment meetings with some of the headmasters when they briefly mentioned that all of the contracted assassins have finally made their way back to Korea. Though his mind was racing, he kept his facial expression neutral. An hour later, he made a beeline to the shared barracks and entered the room quickly.

“They’re back.” He states as soon as the door is shut. Turning around he’s met with Changbin and Jisung, sitting across from each other at their middle table, each of them holding a deck of cards when their eyes snap to Minho's body in the doorway.

“Who’s back?” Changbin questions, his face slightly frowning as he looks at Minho’s winded body.

“The twins are back home.” He locks eyes with his friend, his tone leaving no room for jokes.

Changbin stands up and leaves his cards on the table. “I’ll go find Chris and bring him back here so we can finally get started.”

Minho moves to let him out the door before turning to Jisung. His partner had already moved over to his computer, no doubt searching his old gaming chat room to see if Yura had decided to log on.

Jisung knew about Minho’s weird animosity towards Yura, so he tried his best to keep the pain of her absence from showing too much whenever they spent their time together. The emptiness was a hard thing to explain to anyone, least of all to his own boyfriend. The two have always been open with each other, and to new things involved in their relationship, but to bring up Yura in that way to Minho was not even an option. No matter how obvious the solution was.

“Is she online?” Minho’s question was like a branch of affection towards his partner, coaxing Jisung to finally open up about what’s really been bothering him.

“No.” He shrugs before turning back, offering a tight smile.

“Ji-” Minho starts to speak, but Jisung is quick to cut him off.

“No, she’s probably busy with more important things. Training, reporting to her headmasters or talking with her moms…” His tone fades off as his eyes are trained on the offline profile of his friend.

“Yura hasn’t forgotten about you if that’s what you’re worried about.” Minho moves to stand behind him, his own arms wrapping around Jisung’s waist as he rests his head on his partner’s shoulder.

Though the familiarity is welcomed, Jisung’s mind races with thousands of thoughts that he has to get out of his head. He could no longer ignore the weight that had finally left his shoulders the moment Minho brought up the girl's return. For years this unknown feeling had been pushed aside without acknowledgment in fear of what it would mean for his own relationship. But if their grand plan were to work out, he knew it was time to talk to Minho honestly.

“We should talk.” Jisung breathes out. He removes Minho’s arms and heads back over to his seat.

Minho’s frown was evident as his eyes followed the brunette boy cautiously.

“I worry about Yura often.” His left leg begins to bounce as he speaks, eyes zeroed in on a random item in the room because he knows if he looked at the man who’s been his safe space for years, he might not be able to get his words out.

“I worry about her health, her daily routine, her injuries, her thoughts… as if it’s normal.”

“It’s common to worry about your friends in that way, Ji.”

“See… but I also get jealous. When I see her flirt with Wooyoung, when she tells me about the times she slept with Mark, hell even when she spars with Changbin. Now that… that is not normal Min.” Jisung’s eyes finally find the courage to look at Minho.

Lee Minho.

The man who’s helped Jisung in more ways than one, the one who was able to break down all his walls and show him what it’s like to love someone. How is he supposed to explain to the person that owns his entire heart, that someone else is the oxygen he needs to breathe? Call him greedy but he needs both of them to survive. Not only is this other person a woman, but Minho’s enemy.

“I like you too.” Minho’s words are soft in Jisung’s ear.

The pair of 17-year-olds had made their way to an empty stairwell in their academy.

Jisung was just given a rather heated lecture from his online friend, Yura, about admitting his feelings for Lee Minho. Yura has always encouraged her friend to be honest with his feelings, even if those feelings were for someone she could otherwise go the rest of her life without ever seeing again. Despite her long-standing feud and general dislike for Minho, she can’t deny the fact that he also genuinely cares a lot about Jisung. Having noticed the many times her arch nemesis had secretly doted on Jisung when he wasn’t paying attention. It wasn’t until Yura made a threat of showing up at 2PM’s academy in the dead of night, carrying a bowl of water with his state of the art high-tech computer’s name on it, did Jisung finally kick his ass into high gear quickly moving through the crowded halls, with only one person on his mind.

Jisung arrived at Minho’s Linguistics class just before it was dismissed, anxiously waiting out in the hall for Minho to exit. A few minutes pass and as he leaves he’s genuinely confused to see Jisung standing outside his lecture hall door, looking more awkward than usual and a bit impatient. The nervous boy wastes no time pulling his friend’s arm, dragging him towards a quiet stairwell, with his heart beating a mile a minute.

“Han Jisung you’re going to pull my arm out of its socket, slow down!” Minho chuckles as they finally come to a stop.

Adjusting the strap of his school bag, Minho scans Jisung for any injuries or obvious issues that he could fix, but of course, Jisung is too wrapped up in his head to notice. When he finally glances at Minho they lock eyes and smile warmly.

Now or never Jisung.

“I like you.” Jisung manages to squeak out, diverting his eyes as his cheeks fill with color.

“I like you, more than a friend Minho, and I know this could change things but I had to get it out because it was practically eating me alive and–”

“I like you too.”

“ – I might have an actual heart attack if I wait any longer to… huh?”

Jisung’s wide eyes dart to the boy in front of him, his shocked look is met with Minho's widening smile.

“For a while now thanks for noticing.” he jokes casually.

“But… you used to run through… so many girls from 2ne1 though?” Jisung’s tone is a bit confused as Minho nods his head with a shoulder shrug, he invades Jisung’s space casually and wraps his arms around the boy's waist.

“If you noticed that stopped, two years ago. And now I spend all my free time with… you.”

“...oh.”

EOF

“What are you saying Jisung.” Minho’s words are calm, but Jisung notices that strained vein in his neck, one that will pop out whenever he's holding back his true emotion, anger.

The two are far from a traditional couple by any means, though they still have some growing to do, they know one thing is for sure, they love each other. Jisung brings out the best in Minho and vice versa. The fine line of their sexuality wavers everyday, making things difficult to explain to others on the outside looking in, but agreeing with themselves and each other that they don’t owe anyone any kind of explanation, they navigate their relationship with ease.

Minho and Jisung have discussed the extent of boundaries for each other often during their walks together, or whenever they can sneak away just for an hour or two to finally getting some alone time. Although they both expressed their openness to a possible third person joining their tangled mess of a relationship, they agreed that they’d discuss it between each other before coming to a decision, and only if both Minho and Jisung felt something real for that person.

Honestly, Minho forgot about the conversation entirely, not that his mind had changed, he’s just been too busy swept up in planning their escape as well as making sure no one within the academy found out about their secret departure. He also must have missed when Jisung’s friendly attention towards the Choi sister shifted into something more.

Jisung’s eyes search his partners before clearing his throat to continue.

“What I’m saying is, we’ve talked about a third before–”

“No.” Minho cuts him off quickly.

“Minho, you haven’t even given her an actual chance–”

“You could have said anyone else Ji, but giving someone as selfish as Choi Yura, a chance in my relationship? Fuck no!”

“She isn’t selfish, a selfish person wouldn’t have forgiven you for the obnoxious tongue lashing you gave her on our last mission together.” Jisung scoffs.

“Why does it even matter if you’re just going to defend her every time anyways?” Minho crosses his arms as they stare each other down from across the room.

“I wouldn’t have to defend her every time if you would just push aside that stupid grudge you’ve had against each other from when we were kids! We’re all different people now. Quit viewing her as the 12 year old girl who pissed you off over a stupid video game!” Jisung finally stands up and heads over to the door of their shared room.

Of course he knew whenever Yura’s name was mentioned, all rationality with Minho was out the window, but call him hopeful this one time. All Jisung wanted was for Minho to hear him out for once, over something that he’s been battling with for months in secret. He naively thought that with all the openness they’ve encouraged together throughout the years in their relationship, Minho would be open to hearing Jisung’s struggles. Apparently, some things never change.

“Where are you going? We have to wait for Chris.” Minho’s jaw is clenched as his eyes follow his partner's retreating figure.

“Out. He can brief me when I get back. Maybe you can think about giving her a chance as a friend since we're going to be stuck together for the next four years anyway.” Jisung finally leaves, slamming the door behind him, leaving an equally angry Minho behind.

The time had finally come for the biggest social event of the season. The annual District 9 Secret Society Gala had arrived just in time for the Choi twins’ return to Korea, and The headmasters wasted no time in getting the girls prepared for an appearance. After their success along with the other agents in Japan, the twins would go to the event as representatives of 2ne1’s academy.

Though the weather was on the chillier side in the early month of December, it didn’t stop guests from arriving in their finest black tie attire. The annual social event is held in the Bangtan Mansion in the middle of District 9. One of the largest estates in the area, made to host the grandest events. Many private rooms within the mansion are reserved beforehand for business deals, discussions, and other more private rendezvous. The Galas are neutral grounds for anything regarding secret society related business. If there were to be a disruption? All parties involved would be dealt with so discreetly you’d never be able to tell there was a problem in the first place.

After being home for two weeks, the girl’s were informed of their assignment to attend the gala as representatives. Much to everyone’s surprise, both girls agreed without any argument.

Another surprise was seeing the sisters separate from each other. Since coming back from Japan their conversations with one another were brief and straight to the point. During their free time you would find Yura walking the grounds of the academy until late in the night while Rina had secluded herself in the library until dinner.

The night before the Gala it was Hwasa who approached the two voicing her own concerns.

FB*

“I don’t know what happened the last few months while you were on mission…”

The raven haired woman leaned against the twins doorway, dressed in her usual matching pajama set as her eyes landed on each girl as they prepared for bed.

“...but once you got back the two of you shared a room with me and Moonbyul for three days like you were seven and scared of the dark again.” She moves to stand in the middle of their beds with her hands on her hips.

“And now it’s been almost two weeks and you’ve barely spoken a complete sentence to each other. Whatever happened… you need to push it aside. Tomorrow you represent the academy and when you represent the academy-”

“Mistakes are unacceptable.” The girls voice in unison finishing Hwasa’s sentence for her.

Both of their eyes looking elsewhere, almost ashamed of the silent scolding she gives. She could say much more, but the walls within their academy home are always listening. So instead, their surrogate mother watches them both with pursed lips before turning away with a nod.

“We’ll talk about this when you get back. Goodnight.”

“Goodnight Eomma.”

EOF*

Nightfall comes before they know it, and the twins arrive at the scene with no time to waste. Rina stands at the top of the grand stairway of the mansion, dressed in a fitted black strapless dress and matching gloves, the slit along her leg opens briefly, displaying her light pink heels as she walks. Her gold jewelry shines under the low lighting, a simple gold pendant rests just above her cleavage, a gift from Jackson Wang from an old mission together that she’s sure to wear whenever she comes to the Gala. Straightened for once, her dark brown hair falls just to the beginning of her ass. Of course, her own weapons are hidden within her dress in case someone tries anything stupid.

Yura stands next to her, dressed in a champagne colored, satin, single strapped dress with a high slit displaying the matching hilted dagger attached to her thigh for everyone to see. Along with black heels decorated with silver studded snakes wrapping around her ankles. Having a weapon on display so boldly may seem tacky for some, but with the twins’ reputation in District 9, they’re allowed certain pleasures that others simply aren’t. Her hair is also straight, falling right at her shoulders and bangs just at her eyes, hiding the recently acquired scar along her eyebrow she got while working in Japan. Her fingers are adorned with simple silver rings matching the rest of the silver jewelry adorning her body.

Both of them looking irresistible and deadly all at once. Despite their mothers’ worries, they’re on their best behavior, treating this night as any other mission required of them, ignoring the miserable pleas to join other organizations and any disturbing sexual advances.

Rina makes her way to the bar with Yura not far behind her. Almost on instinct Rina checks her sister's face for any sign of issues that could trigger her since arriving. Of course things have been rocky ever since their mission, but at the end of the day nobody knows Yura like Rina does. Even with her new, sadistic mentality.

“You okay?”

Yura turns to her sister with a passive look, hoping her eyes can show the uneasy discomfort and anger she was at a loss of knowing how to voice with words.

“You want your usual Manhattan?” Rina continues, her tone dropping slightly already reading her sister like an open book.

“Yeah, that works.” Yura says, releasing a shaky breath of air she was holding in far too long. At least for tonight, she knows her sister will be there in case she snaps.

The twins stood together at the bar for an hour, dodging the older men of the society and losing themselves in a healthy conversation. Joking about random things while sipping on their drinks, slowly healing the cracks of their relationship one shard at a time.

It wasn’t until the girls heard a voice clear beside them, interrupting their conversation, that they remembered where they were and why they were at the Gala in the first place. With a glance to their right, they see none other than their old teammate Christopher Bang himself.

Though it's only been a couple of months since they last spoke, Bangchan looked… different. His usually fluffy brown hair is swiped back with the lightest amount of gel, and his skin was more tanned than the last time they spoke, as if he spent longer training sessions outside these days. His figure was more defined and he carried himself with an air of confidence that wasn’t there before, now it practically radiated off of him. His white dress shirt is slightly unbuttoned underneath his black suit jacket, displaying a simple silver chain around his neck. Rina had to do a double take and make sure this was the same guy who passed out underneath her a year ago. He looked… rugged and down right delectable.

Yura, on the other hand, knew exactly who he was. She scanned his features briefly and noted the usual lovestruck eyes Chan had whenever Rina was around and she couldn’t help but laugh to herself.

“Looks like someone finally grew into their head.” She smirks as she sips from her drink.

“Nice to see you too, Chookie.” The wide smile he’d given Rina turned to a strained one as he acknowledges Yura before he continues. “Can I speak to you ladies for a moment?”

Rina is a bit on guard at his question. their schools worked closely together pretty frequently, so she never thought she’d have to go in a negotiation room with anyone from 2PM. However, her curiosity got the best of her, as well as the chance to catch up with someone she genuinely missed during her time away.

“We better move now.” Yura mentions, her head nodding in the direction behind Chan. As Rina looks past his shoulder, she sees NCT’s newest leader, Mark, as well as his friend and her old… acquaintance, Jeno, making their way over to them.

Bangchan moves to open both his arms for the girls to take, Rina takes his instantly while Yura chugs the last of her drink, before taking his other arm as Chan whisks them away from the bar and an awkward encounter with their past. He leads them down a couple of hallways until they arrive at a door labeled 12. As they enter the dark room, a light is switched on revealing none other than Lee Minho. His black on black suit hugged his figure just as well as Chan’s, his hair fell naturally, as he stood quietly in the corner demanding all the attention in that brief moment.

Yura and Minho locked eyes for a brief moment, her hand quickly hovering over the dagger on her thigh instinctively. As someone who is trained to read people, he noted the reflex of her hand, though he couldn’t help but sense something off about the younger girl. His blood heated with anger at the sight of her face after all these months. He was more than ready to deal with whatever jab she fired and having one just as equally raw and insulting back. Though, now that she’s in front of him he can sense a shift in her that he couldn’t quite put his finger on. He scans her body for any inkling of a clue, taking in the way her satin dress hugged her breast and hips in all the right places, he notices new scars that are faint but healing along her arm and shoulders. Her hair grew a few inches as well, still not much longer the length of her usual short bob-

“Minho?”

Their standoff as well as his assessment was put on hold when Rina called his name. He turns to his old friend and offers her a small smile. She returns it before sitting down across from him. Chan takes the seat in front of Minho as the quiet one assesses his childhood friend. Like Yura, Rina was also different. Though she's always been the friendlier one of the two, whatever happened on their mission had really changed the girls he grew up with.

Yura takes a similar stance behind her sister’s seat. Whatever Chan wanted to discuss was serious enough to pull them into a private room, which meant in this moment they weren’t friends, but 2ne1’s academy representatives.

Rina makes herself comfortable as she sits across from Chan, crossing her legs in her chair as the shine of her gold anklet catches his eye briefly, neither of them uttering a word as they stare at each other. And although she won’t say it out loud, Rina’s never seen anything hotter than the agonizingly slow glance over he gives her before settling on her eyes, causing her body to erupt in goosebumps.

Yura, on the other hand, has her back against the wall behind her sister. The knife once strapped to her thigh silently made its way into her hand as she plays with the blade slowly flipping it through her fingers, her face held a neutral expression as her empty eyes are trained on an equally neutral faced Minho, who is trying his best to evaluate the change in personality of the girls in front of them.

“We’ve searched and cleared the bugs from this room. So we can talk freely without anyone listening in.” Chan starts, he knows how crucial it is to get the girls to trust him, in order for this plan to go smoothly.

“What business do you have with our Academy?” Rina asks him, her voice is leveled but inside she’s curious to where this conversation could lead.

She’s never known Chan to be one of the worst members of 2PM’s secret gang, but then again it’s been a while since they last spoke, many things could’ve changed for him.

“It’s not with your Academy…” He starts, “but with you two specifically.”

Although the girls don't react physically, both their minds are reeling, nervous of what else the man in front of them could say.

“Our organizations have worked together for years. You know as well as I do, that what we were taught versus what we do now, are vastly different.”

“So?” Yura says with a bored tone.

“So…” Chan breathes out, his eyes holding something in them the girls can’t truly decipher something along the lines of pain and honesty. ”I want to do something about it, and I think you two may be interested in what we have planned.”

Chan starts by explaining his plans of escaping both organizations. He describes the precautions they’ve taken over the past four months and his plans for the next 4 years or so. The girls listen intently, thinking through any faults in Chan’s plan themselves. They knew that what they so desperately needed was an out. They couldn’t stay loyal members of that horrendous academy any longer, but could this really be the escape that they’d been waiting for?

Rina knew exactly what it meant to disappear completely. They’d be on the run for years, but finally free to heal from their own demons and finally be using their skills for good. All the plans she and Yura talked about in the quiet of their bedrooms for years. Fighting for good instead of bad. It’d be tricky to maneuver with 6 people…but in all her years knowing the men before her, she knows they’re more than capable of executing this plan and she has always been able to trust them.

Yura’s pain from these last few months flashed in her head, along with the worst missions she’d been sent on before that. Every problem she has had to deal with because of the academy ran through her head as she dissected exactly what Chan was asking of them. She’d no longer have to murder innocents or detain young children. She’d be able to right her wrongs and use her skills for the better. As much as she couldn’t stand Lee Minho, life with Stray Kids seemed like paradise compared to the hell she goes through every day. Rina turns her head briefly to look over her shoulder at her cousin. Their ability to communicate through a glance has always been something Chan was in awe of, he doesn’t know what the girls went through while they were in Japan, but if he can get them to agree with this plan maybe he’ll get the time to ask. Yura tucks the knife back in its holster and gets up from the wall, stopping behind Rina's chair to make eye contact with Chan.

“We have some adjustments to this plan.”

As they begin to explain the issues, Minho smiles to himself, amazed that Chan actually got them on board. Their plans are finally falling into place and they’re one step closer to Chan’s master plan: Operation World Domination.

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ALL ABOUT ENDRÉ (and Kallters in my version of Jorvik)

Like two people asked for more info on my OCs and I was like “EEEEE!!” so here’s the first info dump on my favourite anxious himbo Endré 💙

Endré (he/him 💖💜💙) was born and raised behind the IcenGates of Dino Valley. He has a strong connection to his culture and his people - The Kallter - as they are all he has ever known.

His family consists of his father, his older brother, and his Nana. Sadly his mother passed away in his early years and he struggles to connect to his brother and father due to their vastly different personalities and interests. His Nana is his main guardian and support ❤️ However he still gets to see his mother when her spirit returns during a yearly event where the spirit realm opens up to the physical realm via the Northern Lights. (Or on special occasions where guidance is needed but I won’t get into that in this post lol)

He has two best friends (his only friends lol) Yura (she/her) and Atka (They/Them) who stuck by him despite him being an extremely shy and introverted kid.

All Kallter are raised to believe in the ‘Spirits’ and animism - meaning that everything, be it animal, human, mountain or river, has a spirit/soul. Their religion is based on experience as well as belief due to Jorvik being situated on strong ley-lines of powerful energy, enhancing these spirits so they can be felt by all Kallter and those inclined to reach out.

It’s a polytheism culture that worships multiple spirits alongside Aideen. Endré is devoted to these believes and frequently spends time alone listening to the Spirits and feeling their energies to calm him.

He has struggled with anxiety a lot of his life and luckily has had a lot of support from his family and friends in finding healthy ways to cope with his mental health - such as breathing techniques, connecting with the earth/spirits, his emotional support mare Ilya, among others.

Kallter have extra special bonds/abilities with their horses, bestowed upon them by Aideen centuries ago, that allow them to communicate with their equine counterparts (Kinda like the Soulriders).

Endré is extremely proficient in this gift - more so than the rest of his community - and therefor is the main ‘Keeper of Mounts’. He basically looks after all the horses and Caribou and trains them etc etc. (yes I will die on this hill that Kallter don’t just ride horses but a variety of mounts COZ I LIKE IT) .

Endré ends up meeting my other two OCs Bonnie and Wren (and kick starts my story (I have a whole story and prequel story for my characters so… yeah. I’m totally not obsessed 😅)) after he gets BANISHED from his tribe for *Spoiler Reasons* and isn’t allowed back until he can complete this like quest(?) to find some stolen ancient Kallter artifact. So out he goes into the rest of Jorvik on his trusty steed Ilya, into a world completely unknown to him, without his support system and completely alone. Until he meets Bonnie…. Who can’t pass up the chance to help our Kallter boi - and ends up throwing them both headlong into the biggest mystery and conspiracy of Jorviks long history of lies, deceit and power struggle.

So there ya have it 🌚👁👁 What do you guys think? I have a lot more Kallter specific lore too coz they are my fav faction in SSO. Like all about their religion, their civilisation, the Ice Witch, Kallstones, Shamans etc. it’s all inspired a lot by Inuit cultures but with my own twists coz it’s Jorvik and they are a made up culture so 😌

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Custom Toonami Block Week 145 Rundown

Spy X Family: Yor catches some of the bad guys with the bomb dogs but isn’t able to go after the leader because she can’t leave Anya again so Terrorist Bakugo gets away (it’s really funny that the terrorist boss is voiced by Clifford Chaplin and is talking about explosions all the time). To my surprise Yor actually does find out how serious the situation is with the terrorists and Anya gets a Future Dog Sight vision of Loid getting blown up by the bomb and a lengthy view of how this will also start a World War. So Anya apologizes to Yor for running off on her own and then… immediately runs off on her own again. Loid’s group catches the remaining terrorists so Bakugo is left by himself with one dog that Anya’s dog seems to have beef with so this briefly becomes Up because this dog even kinda looks like Alpha, feel like Doberman Pinschers are up there on the list of dogs that get a bad rap. Anyway Anya finds the bomb and is able to convey the message to Loid without blowing her cover so Loid can go and steal the Minister’s clothes and get Bakugo’s dog to track him instead (idk how long that’d work for like presumably politicians put on fresh suits before big meetings and Loid’s scent would eventually overpower the residuals of his but it’s clever so I prolly shouldn’t think about it too much maybe the Minister’s just a sweaty old guy that never changes idk). But yeah Loid is able to parkour away from Alpha and is just gonna fucking shoot the dog, like he acknowledges it isn’t the dog’s fault and he’s sorry but like I really hope he doesn’t shot that fucking dog like he’s a god damn spy shouldn’t he have tranqs or something?

Inuyasha: So we’ve entered the Princess Abi mini-arc and she is one of my favorite minor underutilized villains up there with Yura, she’s just pretty dope. She’s using her little pterodactyl birds to suck blood from the human villages around to basically give her phoenix mom a feudal blood transfusion since she was poisoned after eating a big ol’ poison demon. I’m not sure that’s how blood works but it’s the feudal era so the fact that they’re messing with blood at all is kind of a miracle plus idk maybe demon biology is weird. Anyway OG Naraku shows up after not seeing him for a while as Hakudoshi’s currently on Temporary Naraku duty. But he says Abi’s gonna help him get to the afterlife and gives her a bone trident. Because Naraku is the shadiest god damn person in the world Abi and her mother don’t trust him as far as they can throw him but as a show of good will he faces off against the children of the poison demon Mama Abi ate. They start shooting poison and Naraku’s just like ‘aw that’s cute, they think they have poison’ and fucking poison blasts them into the stone age. Abi and Mama Phoenix don’t trust Naraku but their racism makes them overconfident like ‘yeah that guy’s stronger than anyone I’ve ever seen but he’s a half-demon so I can probably still kill him if he gets up to anything’ sound logic guys. Meanwhile Inuyasha’s group is defending the only village in the area left standing and Abi’s Pteradactyls do a pretty cool The Birds parody and start fucking shit up. Of course Abi comes around and Naraku’s gifts of Saimyosho and Bone Trident barriers protect her from the group’s two biggest OHKO moves (prolly still wouldn’t do shit against Kagome’s Sacred Arrow but when was the last time she did shit with that). Since Abi has two brain cells to rub together she puts together that Naraku’s setting her up to fight Inuyasha and dips the fuck out of there because if some shady dude wants you to fight a guy with a laser sword even if you think you can win there’s probably nothing good coming from that. Anyway next week’s a random filler flashback episode that expands on Kikyo’s flashback with Inuyasha, I have no idea why they didn’t air that special BEFORE we started a new story arc with Abi but yeah, what do I know.

Yu Yu Hakusho: I can’t emphasize enough how much this has just become a DBZ fight, like I’ve said that before in this series but Demon!Yusuke vs Sensui is just literally a DBZ fight. It’s kinda funny watching them go through all the DBZ tropes for the first time like the moving so fast you can’t see, the ‘dodge and blow something huge a mile away up’, the casually changing landscape as they demolish rock formations with their sheer manliness, the clash creating weather phenomena, the ‘let’s move this category four brawl to that convenient empty desert so no one gets hurt’ it’s cute, like the meme of the guys on the gallows with DBZ just looking at YYH like ‘first time?’ since with DBZ everyone just kinda got desensitized to it real fast it’s amusing to watch a series with relatively grounded fights just become DBZ and have everyone lose their minds. Also there’s kind of a funny scene where we cut back to the Spirit World SPC and apparently nobody told them S Class demons were really a thing because they wanted to keep their egos up and let them believe they were the strongest since S Class Demons are basically Elder Gods and never interfere with humans anyway, it’s just kind of a bizarre decision to save your police’s sanity by telling them there’s nothing they can’t beat. But yeah Yusuke comes back and is only mildly distressed that his heart isn’t beating anymore which Kurama and Hiei laugh off and are like ‘yeah that happens’ and it’s actually kinda cool that Kuwabara and Kurama and Hiei all get kinda jazzed that Yusuke’s back like it actually gives them a power boost, the comfort of having him return is stronger than the despair of losing him in the first place and it makes no god damn sense on a power scaling level but it’s a nice theme. Yusuke does his DBZ thing and is kinda having trouble getting a read on how strong he is until his demon side just takes over and wants to finish the fight for him and I’m slowly realizing I don’t think Tite Kubo has an original storytelling bone in his body, Bleach just lifted a whole show and gave it a new coat of paint huh.

Jujutsu Kaisen: It’s time for Yuji’s big return! We get a fun little couple of intro scenes and the main takeaway is that Gojo wants Yuji to just cram every finger they have into his mouth right now but everyone else is afraid he’ll explode or some shit if he does it before he’s strong enough to handle or worse turn traitor and let the power go to his head. But yeah Yuji meets back up with Megumi and Nobara and is just kinda thrown into their new squad after not seeing them for two months and NOBODY has a reaction to seeing him alive except for being mildly pissed that he kept it a secret. Megumi vouches for his pure fighting capability outside of Cursed Techniques so the others are on board for letting him join their race to quell a minor spirit while using even minor-er spirits as a tiebreaker. The Yamamoto Kyoto principal dude wants Yuji dead still so he just straight up tells his students like ‘yeah go murder that guy in the games, make it look like an accident if you can but if not no biggie’ like holy fuck even if you consider him a threat, treating him as ‘not a person’ as he calls it seems like Kyoto’s REALLY teaching their students the wrong lessons, aren’t these guys supposed to save people? Guess it goes along with the theme of Yuji having a potentially too high reverence for human life but also the virtue that he places on not killing even the worst people. Todo objects to random murder and more importantly his idol show is on so he’s not gonna go along with that. Meanwhile the bad guys are all healed up and ready to go take the fingers the school has during the event and Gojo warns that the person leading them is probably a school insider of some sort, so yeah we got a standard Chunin Exams situation going on here where there’s a surface test but also like three random backstab plots happening in the background.

Ranking of Kings: So Shield Guy loses an eye and a foot to the chimera things and Hilling cries out to Bosse to save them and Daida!Bosse almost rips his way straight out of his cell to do so but whatever the fuck Miranjo’s got on him to make him do absolutely jack shit in this arc stops him. Hilling doesn’t want to leave shield guy to die so she tries to help and turns out Giant Snake Cerberus is here to save the day and takes out the Chimeras to give Hilling a chance to heal Shield Guy but Gnasty Gnorc is still here and fucks giant snake up. Then Bojji FINALLY returns home and defends the snake and his mom. We get a minor flashback with Despa teaching Bojji how to fucking CUT THE SPACES BETWEEN ATOMS which is badass beyond words. And Bojji uses this power to fucking wreck Gnasty Gnorc’s shit. Bojji wants Hilling to heal the snake but he’s like ten times the size of the stuff she usually heals and she’s out of magical Gatorade. Luckily Kage’s a mobile hammerspace and is able to get her enough to heal the snake AND the chimeras after Bojji feels bad about everyone being hurt. Hilling and Kage are the biggest egos in the room so they clash for a bit but it resolves itself relatively quickly which is kind of funny because if Hilling didn’t trust Kage she sure was quick to drink some mysterious potions he literally pulled out of his ass. But yeah once Gnasty Gnorc wakes up he realizes he’s not about to fuck around with the power to cut atoms and swears loyalty to Bojji which is pretty cool, Bojji’s like gathering his own little One Piece crew to become the Ranking of Kings King. Meanwhile Despa is watching his guards get fucked up by Ouken who’s apparently literally immortal and only gets saved by random unexplained lightning bolt frying him temporarily unconscious. Apparently Ouken used to be a prince of the underworld which I guess would make him Desha and Despa’s third brother? But now he’s immortal and being cut off from the fear of death or urge to watch others grow made him a fucking asshole which is kinda funny because if he really is the third Des brother that means he’s only been immortal for like a couple years probably and it IMMEDIATELY made him an asshole. Also Desha is now arriving at the Underworld gate to beat Miranjo and it’s implied do something to save Ouken.

Vinland Saga: So this is an episode just fucking loaded with religious allegory and how people interpret Christianity and there’s A LOT of room for interpretation so I apologize if I misread anything to leave anything out. It starts with the Those Two Guys of Askeladd’s troupe trying to decipher the kind of love the Christian Priest is searching for and I’ve been forced to read enough about the Four Loves that I’ll spare you the explanation but essentially what the Priest is after is a brotherly love for all humanity that doesn’t distinguish by relation to the person but is compassionate towards all, and only the Vikings telling him of the story of Thorfinn’s dad gets him even close to explaining it. We then cut to a little village where a girl is having an existential crisis about stealing a ring given her family won’t shut up about Jesus and stealing is… you know, one of the Commandments. It’s kind of a refreshingly frank depiction of how generations of Christians use fear and vague moralistic stories to perpetuate the general idea of Christianity while kinda missing some of the details, considering a lot of anime treats Christainity like this weird nebulous mythology to be referenced with cool shit like in Evangelion this is kinda neat to see. But yeah, this is still a story about Vikings so Bjorn breaks into their house while the girl is out and Askeladd’s crew proceeds to fucking murder everybody to steal their food and keep their location a secret. I don’t remember if we see any of their Welsh guardians in this episode and I THINK this part is in England but murdering a bunch of harmless villagers at the drop of a hat should give them some pause about making a deal with these guys. But yeah the ring stealing girl escapes and finds the Coordinate from Attack on Titan and prays to god feeling like her stealing and the Viking genocide is the same deal because Catholic Guilt is a hell of a drug and presumably she dies because she’s out in the middle of the snowstorm with like no food and nothing around, like that’s the reason Askeladd raided the village in the first place so like we don’t see her actually die but I’m not holding my breath for her survival. One thing I wanted to bring up is whenever we get to the pillaging scenes we never see Thorfinn directly participate in the pillaging part like he’ll murder other warriors but we never see him killing civilians on-screen, I’m sure he probably does at some point and that’s part of his infamous turmoil in season two but I just thought that was an interesting choice, like it reminds me of how The Kid is portrayed in Blood Meridian where they’re very vague about how involved he is in the atrocities going on so they leave it up to interpretation of how much blame he carries for it.

#ooc #Toonami #Custom Toonami Block #Spy X Family #Inuyasha #Yu Yu Hakusho #Jujutsu Kaisen #Ranking of Kings #Vinland Saga

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