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britishassistant · 8 months

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Once, when you were even smaller and stupider than you are now, your brother told you he wanted to play with you.

This should have put you on guard instantly. Your second-eldest brother never wanted to play with you. He’d told you so often enough, even thrown things at you to get you to go away.

But you were too excited to see the warning signs. Maybe, you thought, maybe you turning five was the tipping point, and your second-eldest brother would always play with you from now on, and your elder sister would let you try on some of her shiny things with her, and your eldest brother might even give you a piggy back ride!

Maybe, just maybe, your father would ruffle your hair and smile at you, just like he did with everyone else.

And then you followed your second-eldest brother to where he said the game would be, and you saw the servants holding open a wriggling burlap sack that was tied to the branch of a tree.

You tried to run then, but your short stubby legs never were going to get you away from your brother.

He was laughing as he tackled you down, and he was laughing as he dragged you back, and he was laughing as he shoved you into the sack, and he was laughing as the servants pulled it closed.

Inside the sack were wasps, and spiders, and rats, and frogs, and toads, and a snake.

None of them reacted well to you landing on top of them.

The rats, spiders, and snake all bit you as much as they could. The frogs and toads leapt onto you and off you and onto you again because there was nowhere else to go. The wasps stung you and flew into your face.

And you screamed and screamed and screamed until you were hoarse, thrashing and flailing to escape, begging your brother to let you out, apologizing, shrieking every time something hard hit you from outside the bag and sent it spinning anew.

By the time your brother tired of the game, a lot of the wasps and spiders had been squashed or eaten. By the time you finally stopped crying, sore and tired, there was only one rat, frog, and toad left.

Soon the sun went down, and you huddled in on yourself to try and stay warm. The cold light of the Companion shone through the burlap.

The rat was nesting in your hair, and the spider was weaving a tentative web on one of your horns, and the wasp was patrolling under your collar, and you were cradling the last frog and toad so that they couldn’t eat the spider or wasp and so the snake which had coiled itself around your tail didn’t eat them too.

It was then that you realized something:

Everything in the sack was just as scared and as trapped as you were. None of you wanted to be there. For some of them, being in the sack could mean their death if you weren’t careful. But none of you were really enemies.

That title belonged to the one who put you all in here.

You didn’t think any of these creatures actually liked you. Even at five, you weren’t that dim. They were all wild animals, and not attacking you at the moment was just more sensible.

But you did get the oddest sense, as the dawn broke and the sun rejoined the Companion in the sky, that everything alive in the sack was more your ally than your enemy.

And all of you were waiting for the perfect moment to strike back at your tormentor.

After several more hours, shadows played on the burlap. The sack shifted and rocked unsteadily, and then there was suddenly ground under you.

As you watched, the opening of the sack was untied, and you saw the fair, grinning, elven face of your second-eldest brother.

And your muscles may have been worn and sore from sitting so tense, but they did not fail you.

You launched the frog and the toad into his face, and threw yourself out of the sack after them as he began to shriek.

You managed to give him a black eye and ensure all of your compatriots had a go at him before the servants pulled you off. You were scolded by your father and sent to write lines with no lunch or dinner for “skipping lessons” and “playing a horrid trick on your brother”.

But, ‘til the last day you saw his hateful face, your second-eldest brother never got over his paralyzing fear of vermin.

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wewerebeachdwarves · 2 months

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my motw character is so funny. he was a stressed out college student who was having such a bad time he just... walked into the ocean, got forever changed into a monster by it, and didn't come out for like two decades. he's got the sounds of the water in his brain at all times so he's extremely chill now and it freaks people out. he's seen some Shit so all the monster stuff is just normal to him. he has a giant sword. he's so cool

#zin plays #motw #asahiko mizutani

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blackcur-rants · 5 months

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Asahiko and the Three Voyagers

Once long ago in the distant land of Aomori, there was a prince named Tsuyomo Takeru. He was the son of the great Empress Tsuyomo Natsuko and her consort Lord-Prince Kujo Hachiro, and he was the handsomest and most noble lad in all the realms of the Chrysanthemum Ocean. All the princes and princesses and other royal heirs of these distant lands wanted to win his hand, but he kept to himself because he was waiting for his one true love to come along into his life, and none of the princes of Wancheng or Songnhieu or Pangaam or Sadhuvarta appealed to him in his heart. For he was looking for someone fairer still, more beautiful in soul than in body.

And so it was that Prince Takeru remained single and celibate until his seventeenth year, when he was riding along the roads of his future lands and saw a rather ugly man bathing naked in a river stream. The man was burly and large and covered in more scars than one would expect for a man of two-and-twenty. And initially, there was great mistrust between Prince Tsuyomo Takeru and the mysterious Samurai, the heart of the Crown Prince was changed immensely when the mysterious warrior slew six Tengu in a single battle to defend the little village of Kinoshita from the Tengu’s depredations. It was after this battle that the Ronin introduced himself as Kajiya Hiyoshi, and explained how he had been a Ronin ever since a group of Oni had killed his family when he was seven years old. Takeru and Hiyoshi fell in love very swiftly after that, and they returned unto Nijo, capital city of Aomori, and they were married four years later when Takeru was one-and-twenty and Hiyoshi was six-and-twenty. And two years later, cancer of the stomach took Empress Natsuko away from the mortal world, and Takeru was now Emperor of the realm of Aomori.

And yet, despite the love that they had for each other, Emperor Takeru and his husband Prince Hiyoshi were unable to conceive a child to succeed them upon the Lotus Throne. For many years, the two royal husbands tried desperately to have a child using every method that they knew from alchemy to sorcery and even unto consultations with the Great Divinities. Yet nothing worked for fourteen whole years until Prince Hiyoshi found a pair of mystical Azure Lotuses growing in the snows around Mount Sagarmatha and decided to bring both of them back to Nijo. The Emperor and his husband each ate one of the roses and became struck with love for each other as they gazed upon each other as if seeing each other for the first time ever. Without much hesitation, Takeru and Hiyoshi went into their Chrysanthemum Bedroom and stripped off every last inch of clothing till they were clad only in those clothes in which they were born. And then, with full passion emboldened by the power of the Azure Lotuses, the Emperor and the Shogun made love unto each other with the utmost vigour. And the Emperor’s womb was soon found to have grown, to put it moderately and mildly, very thick with child. And nine months later, a child was born who was neither male nor female, but rather possessed of both male and female organs and capable of becoming whatever gender they wanted to be. And because the child was born at the first light of dawn and filled his fathers’ lives with sunshine and love, they were named Asahiko, which is a strange name that combines the Aomori word for “Morning Sun” with the Aomori word for “Child”.

And once their child and heir was born, all of both high and low estate were summoned to give gifts and honours to the newborn heir to the throne of Aomori. In particular, there were six powerful witches who were invited to give gifts unto the child. The first Witch gave the gift of wisdom, the second Witch gave the gift of beauty, the third Witch gave the gift of strength, the fourth Witch gave the gift of leadership, and the fifth Witch gave the gift of song. However, just as the sixth and final Witch was about to give the gift of Magic, there was a storm in the courtyard and a swarm of spiders emerged from the walls of the palace and formed themselves into the Dread Queen Zarena, the Dark Sovereign of the Dreamless Realm. Zarena had discovered that the ancient contract whereby a child of House Tsuyomo would marry her son Prince Veratum was not to be honoured by Emperor Tsuyomo Takeru or by his husband Shogun Kajiya Hiyoshi. And as punishment, Zarena called down a curse upon Asahiko wherein the child would die of an enchanted snake bite to her left heel before the stroke of midnight at the end of their eighteenth birthday. The horrified Royal Guardians tried to bind Zarena and slay her with their mighty swords, but she struck them down, killing fifteen of the Royal Guardians and critically wounding another ten of them. However, the Sixth Witch offered a way out of Zarena’s curse by explaining how True Love could break open the walls of any curse and destroy even the Power of Death Herself.

However, Emperor Takeru and Shogun Hiyoshi were not taking any chances, and a campaign of war and violence was waged against all wild snakes who might threaten Asahiko’s life (However, this was somewhat foiled because many of Aomori’s denizens adopted non-venomous snakes as their own pets and cared for them as if they were dogs or birds or cats or rabbits). Furthermore, Asahiko themself was sent to live out in the woods in the company of an old carpenter named Takeshi and his two daughters Asuka and Kaede.

Many sad and lonely years passed by for the Emperor, the Shogun, and their people, with their only comfort being rumours of Zarena’s continued wrath and frustration. And meanwhile, Asahiko grew into a happy and cheerful but also very wise and considerate child who loved all the living creatures made by the gods and had a particular affinity for foxes. Asahiko would often go for long walks in the woods around her village (much to her adoptive father Takeshi’s intense consternation and disgust). And one day when she was hunting with her sisters in the woods, Asahiko struck down a deer with his bow and then he and Asuka and Kaede brought it home to their shared father’s cottage. However, little did they know that they were being watched by none other than Prince Veratum son of Zarena, who had been ordered by his mother Queen Zarena and his father Prince Tamuzuud to kill Asahiko once and for all so that the curse could be fulfilled. However, Prince Veratum saw no point in pursuing this ancient and ridiculous feud, and so he deliberately mistimed all three of his arrows and sent them flying off into the ethereal blue sky above the forest. Unfortunately for him, Zarena and Tamuzuud found out about what they saw as their son’s “treason” and they struck him down with furious fire, reducing him into ash and cinders with a stroke of Zarena’s right hand. And then, with that having been done, Zarena transformed her husband into a vermillion cobra and sent him to attack Asahiko in her home, ordering him to bring them down before the stroke of midnight at the end of Asahiko’s eighteenth birthday.

And so it was that Tamuzuud the Serpent stalked Asahiko and Asuka and Kaede on their way back to their cottage. And then he lunged upon them at the start of the day’s last hour. At the third minute of the last hour, he killed Takeshi the Carpenter and Himiko the Fisherwoman with a single bite on Himiko’s left hand and Takeshi’s right hand. Then at the halfway point between the fifth and the sixth minute, he bit Asahiko upon the throat. In a state of horror and disgust, Asuka set the wicked serpent on fire while Kaede pumped him full of one-and-twenty arrows, killing Tamuzuud at last. Unfortunately, Asahiko seemed as if she was dead.

Asuka and Kaede rushed their beloved sibling to the city of Nijo in search of a healer, only to be intercepted by Emperor Takeru and Prince Hiyoshi on the way. The grieving rulers of the land recognised their daughter and finally explained the truth unto the sisters. Asahiko’s wounded body was placed to rest in a secret bedroom where none could find or disturb it, and though the councillors of the realm begged the Emperor and his husband the Shogun not to waste much time on their daughter’s life, Takeru and Hiyoshi called upon the Sixth Witch to cast a spell upon them and their entire court so that they would sleep in exalted beauty and wonder for as long as it took for their child to awaken at last. Before that, however, Emperor Takeru trusted his sword and mirror and necklace of sacred beads to the Minister of the Treasury, the High Treasurer Hanayama Miyako, crowning her as the new Empress of Aomori. And as the Spell of Deepest Sleep was cast over all of Nijo, Empress Miyako and her court travelled on their horses and in their carriages to the city of Hirano, now the seat of government and power in the Realm of Aomori.

One-hundred-and-thirty-five years then passed as the Hanayama Clan continued to rule over the lands once ruled by Clan Tsuyomo. And in that time, the land still flourished and entered into a golden age of art and commerce, particularly with Samtang and Songnhieu and Wancheng. Hanayama Miyako was ruler of the land for eight-and-fifty years before she passed on to the Next World and left the throne to her eldest daughter Hanayama Masako. And Hanayama Masako was Empress of the land for six-and-twenty years and three months and fourteen days before she passed on and left the throne to her eldest scion Tsuneyo. And Hanayama Tsuneyo was sovereign of Aomori for twelve years and six months and sixteen days before they themself died of weariness and premature aging because of cancer of the heart and passed their throne unto their eldest scion Hanayama Daisuke, who ruled over the lands of Aomori for sixteen years and five months and seventeen days. And the last of the Hanayama lineage to reign as sovereign over the realm of Aomori was Daisuke’s eldest son Emperor Hanayama Yasuhiro, who reigned over these lands for twenty-three years and seven months and twelve days.

And in this age of the Hanayama Dynasty, the Old City of Nijo became a site of great pilgrimage and holy reverence for the people of all the lands around the Chrysanthemum Ocean. From Samtang to Oiliath, many princes came to try their hands at waking the beautiful scion of the Tsuyomo lineage. However, none of them could pull it off, for the curse remained strong and powerful over the beautiful Asahiko. And so the curse remained strong, and Asuka and Kaede became more and more desperate to awake their fallen sibling, turning to ancient books of lore and occult mystery in an attempt to wake the Prince/Princess. It was only in the 135th Year of the Hanayama Monarchy that Kaede of the Spear discovered the truth of how to find a wise Jinn named Shamhurasha who could give them the solution to destroying the curse that held their beloved realm and sibling hostage. And so with her sister Asuka of the Sword and Kazuhiko of the Bow (only scion and heir to Emperor Hanayama Yasuhiro), Kaede of the Spear set off for Hirano and crossed the ship in a boat that took them to Samtang.

Then did the Three Voyagers cross many lands and nations until they found the castle of Shamhurasha and her wife the Sixth Witch in the wild and mountainous lands of what is now Solvatia. And it was here that the Sixth Witch revealed unto the Three Voyagers that only The Truest Love of All could defeat the Power of Zarena’s Curse. Disappointed and left uncertain because of the Sixth Witch’s words, the Three Voyagers passed through Jylqyzan and Wancheng until they departed from Pan Yu and returned to Nijo.

However, midway through their voyage home, the Three Voyagers were attacked by a Leviathan sent by the wicked Shemala Olomunkatil to punish the Voyagers for interfering with the schemes of her lifelong ally Zarena. For a long while, Kazuhiko and Kaede saw no reason to fight onwards against the Leviathan now that their quest to save Asahiko and the rest of Clan Tsuyomo had seemingly failed, but Asuka of the Sword refused to give up or give in to the darkness surrounding her, and so she lured the Leviathan up to the mast of the great ship on which they had stowed away and leapt from the top of the mast and sliced her way down the Leviathan’s neck, killing it swiftly and spreading its blood all throughout the sea. Unfortunately, the ship itself was sent crashing to the shores of Hongdao and there was no way to get back on the open ocean. So Prince Kazuhiko went to a tavern in the city of Anping and asked for a vehicle of transportation to take them home to Aomori. The old fisherman Jin Huan told them of a Phoenix who lived up on the Mountain Called Honghui. Her name was Ehuang and she could fly around the whole entire world in forty-five minutes. And so on the Fisherman’s suggestion, the Three Voyagers all ascended the Mountain Called Honghui and met Ehuang at its peak. Sadly, she was wounded gravely and could not fly, for there was a jewelled spear embedded in her left claw. Kazuhiko, being a virtuous prince, took pity on the Phoenix and used their powers of healing to remove the Jewelled Spear from the Phoenix’s Claw and they were amazed to discover that it was the same Jewelled Spear with which Tsukura and Eienoto were said to have raised all the islands of the Chrysanthemum Ocean, Aomori most of all. And with the Jewelled Spear, Kazuhiko healed Queen Ehuang’s wounds and in gratitude, the Phoenix Queen lifted all three of the Voyagers up onto her back and flew them to the vicinity of Nijo.

Unfortunately, the Queen of Phoenixes was spotted by a group of Oni (Thirteen all in all) as she flew above the outskirts of Nijo, and they were able to shoot her down with a giant crossbow through the groin. The Oni then took the whole group captive and decided to have Ehuang cut up and eaten for dinner while the Three Voyagers would be returned unto Hirano for a hefty ransom. However, Kaede of the Spear was by fortunate chance a lover of riddles and so was Akatsuno King of the Thirteen Oni. So Kaede decided to sit down with King Akatsuno to do riddles and debate philosophy over the course of dinner. And within an hour and a half, Akatsuno decided to release Ehuang from her bonds and captivity and allowed Kazuhiko and Asuka and Kaede to travel onwards into Nijo.

Soon enough did the Three Voyagers reach the Chamber of the Leaping Deer in which Asahiko was asleep and poured some of the Leviathan’s Blood and Ehuang’s Four Feathers into the drinking horn that King Akatsuno had given unto them and put the mixture unto Asahiko’s lips. And because this drink was laced with all the love that had driven the Three Voyagers to journey across the world and slay Shemala’s pet Leviathan and give succour and healing unto Queen Ehuang and give friendship and companionship and amity unto King Akatsuno to save their friend, it succeeded in breaking Zarena’s curse and Asahiko was finally awakened from her enchanted sleep. And then once he was awakened, all of the courtiers and royal family members around Asahiko also awakened from their sleep and dreams. And then at last were Emperor Takeru and Prince-Shogun Hiyoshi reunited with their beloved scion, and there was much love and rejoicing all around.

Unfortunately, Zarena was soon made wholly aware of what had become of her once fearsome and terrible curse, and she turned into a sphere of purple fire and flew like a meteor unto Nijo’s beautiful harbour. In her state of endless ire and intense rage, Zarena dove into the sea as a ball of crimson fire and emerged as a great and terrible Sea Cobra whose head was all enshrouded in a hurricane of orange fire. And with this new and powerful form, Zarena unleashed a storm of raging fire and fiery winds upon the city of Nijo, laying waste to all in her path as she bit towards the Palace of Clan Tsuyomo.

However, little did she know that there was in fact an unintended side effect to all of her machinations. For because she had imbued some of her own magic into Tamuzuud’s cobra form so that he could carry out her will and destroy Asahiko once and for all, some of the magic (or rather, almost all of the magic she had given unto her husband’s serpent form) had leaked into Asahiko’s veins and bloodstream, giving them large amounts of Zarena’s fearsome power. And during Asahiko’s thirteen-and-a-half decades of endless sleep, he had learned to walk in the Realm of Dreams and had seen much of the world during this time of endless rest, including learning how to survive in Zarena’s Dreamless Realm. As a result, he made the decision to take up the Jewelled Spear and enter the Dreamless Realm to confront the terrible Zarena. And there a fight began between Asahiko and Zarena, which ended when Asahiko finally drove the Jewelled Spear straight through Zarena’s heart, causing her to be torn apart by Light from the inside before shattering apart and exploding into shards of diamond crystal.

Upon finally returning to the Mortal Realm, Tsuyomo Asahiko and Hanayama Kazuhiko married each other in a forest temple as Kazuhiko’s father Yasuhiro and his mother Matsudaira Eiko relinquished their crown and relics unto Emperor Takeru, who promptly reassumed the throne alongside his husband and reigned for another forty-six years before finally passing away at the biological age of three-and-eighty three years before his husband came to join him. And with his death, Asahiko became the new Sovereign of the land of Aomori and sat on the throne with Kazuhiko for six-and-seventy years and five months and thirteen days. During their time on the throne, Kazuhiko and Asahiko had two twin children, Mitsuru the Wisest of Priests and Kantaro the Great Warrior. Tsuyomo Mitsuru resigned their rights to the Lotus Throne and became a great philosopher-priest watching over a high mountain temple dedicated to the God of the Moon. However, Tsuyomo Kantaro remained in the Palace and trained to become the great ruler he was always meant to be.

All the while though, there was the bittersweet knowledge that Asahiko was now immortal and would never age like her family, and he was forced to live forever and be eternally young and beautiful as his family grew old and tired around him. And on the fourth day of the eighth month of the seventy-sixth year of Asahiko’s reign, Kazuhiko finally passed away in his sleep from pneumonia and Asahiko knew it was time to resign the Lotus Throne. Eight days later, Prince Kantaro became the new Emperor of the Land of Aomori as his Womb Parent walked out to the harbour to find a boat to take them to new and distant lands. Kantaro of course reigned wisely and well for two-and-twenty years and eight months and eleven days before passing on and leaving the throne unto his son Tsuyomo Shigeru, who ruled for thirty-eight years and six months and thirteen days…yet Asahiko themself is still alive in the world, travelling all of Tellus having adventures and searching for the meaning of all existence in all the lands of humankind. May they indeed one day find it.

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fymbmangaboys · 1 year

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Condemned in the streets, a fierce heroine in the sheets…if she can survive to the wedding bed and beyond! Don’t miss this Mature-rated bodice-ripper of an isekai romance manga for Steamship: the all-new Seven Seas imprint dedicated to sexy romance for women! When noblewoman Cecilia realizes she’s been reincarnated into an otome game, her shock is further complicated by the fact that she’s the villainess! What’s worse, she can’t seem to change her fate. Now, her engagement is broken off, the heroine is harassing her, and she’s forced to work in a brothel—where her very first customer turns out to be the debauched Leader of the Imperial Guard, Lucas Herbst. This dangerous Casanova looks like he’ll be the end of her, until he takes her as a fiancée!

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mochiettes-writings · 1 year

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Prompts From A Kit: Treat

Fandom: Yandere Simulator Rating: T Verse: Akademi Side Story Disclaimer: I do not own Yandere Simulator Summary: Ayano and Hojiro meets at a playground park to talk about Midori, Ayato (Yandere Kun) brought sweets to Ayano's home, Kasai (Tsundere-chan) and Himeko (Himedere-chan) pranked Musume and her gang, Kioka (Victim-chan), Akako (Witness-chan), Michika (Red Flower), Aoika (Student-chan), Kaneka (Goldie-chan), Asahiko (Study Kun A), Morihei (Study Kun B) and Nishiki (Student Kun) hanged out at a cafe and Borupen gets a gift from Kokoro and burger offer from Uragi. What's this? Treat day? Notes: (1) Himeko is not the same Himeko from the 1980s mode which she was based off Himedere-chan. (2) I refused to use Witness-chan's and the Study kun's canon names from the 1980s mode. They aren't the same as their 1980s mode counterpart. (3) This oneshot doesn't take place in the canon setting. (4) Rainbows and Removed Students Coexists In Ayano's Time Period. (5) Ayano and Ayato aren't Yanderes in this setting. Prompts: {DeviantART}

Ayano waited at a park bench, watching the children playing in the playground. She was supposed to meet Hojiro Zameshiro here. He needed to speak with her about something. Ayano received a text message from her older half-brother, Ayato. He was currently living with his father, Togo Atatsuma. The Aishi siblings had the same mother but different fathers. It was a lovely sunny day, and Ayano smiled at the children. She remembered the good old days when she and Ayato used to play together with Midori and Kumi at the same playground park in their childhood years.

"I'm sorry for being late," Hojiro showed up, panting. "Musume was talking to me."

Ayano rolled her eyes in annoyance. Musume wanted to date Hojiro for a while, but Ayano knew his heart already belonged to Midori. Hojiro sat next to Ayano and gazed up at the sky. There was a silence between the two for a few minutes until Ayano spoke out.

"So, let me guess. You want to talk to me about Midori, right?"

"Yeah…" Hojiro blushed, snatching his cheek with his finger awkwardly. "Well, Midori is a close friend of yours, after all. I needed some advice. You see, I'm planning to confess to her this Friday."

"Ah, huh." Ayano nodded. She stared at Hojiro suspiciously.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Aishi?"

"Let's say I've heard a rumor," Ayano frowned at him. "If I find out the rumors are true, you'd have to answer me, Zameshiro."

Hojiro quivered. Ayano can be scary when it comes to protecting her friends. She does have a Yakuza stepfather, after all. He knew about the rumor. Musume wanted to team up with Hojiro to prank Midori, and Hojiro harshly rejected her.

"Aishi, I'm in love with Midori. I will never hurt her," He saddened. "What if she doesn't feel the same?"

"You'd never know unless you tell her your true feelings." Ayano turned her head, hiding a knowing grin from Hojiro. 'A gut feeling tells me things will be fine between you and Midori." Then, Ayano looked at Hojiro again, her expression darkened. "However, I still don't trust you. If you ever cheat on Midori, you will see me at your front door, getting ready to whoop your ass."

"Of course, Aishi," Hojiro responded, giving Ayano a stern gaze. "Feel free to punish me."

"Well, here is my advice. Midori may be in shock for a while. Just give her time." Ayano took out two movie tickets and handed them over to Hojiro. "Here. My treat. These tickets should last for a while. Just check the expiration date. Take Midori to a movie as a first date."

"Thanks, Aishi." Hojiro smiled gratefully, accepting the tickets.

"No, problem." Ayano smiled back.

When Ayano returned home, she found Ayato with a box of sweets in the kitchen. Their mother wasn't at home due to work.

"Sumire treated me to these sweets for helping her earlier." Ayato rubbed his neck, his cheeks turning pink. "I wonder if you can help me eat the sweets since there's a lot."

Ayano smirked at him knowingly. She knew Ayato and Sumire Suzuki had liked each other for a while now. It wouldn't be too bad for a long-distance relationship since the Shisuta and Buraza Towns were only a few miles apart.

"Sure, why not?" Ayano shrugged. "Better be milk in the refrigerator."

"I can't believe you prank Musume and her friends! A perfect treat indeed!"

"Right?! Those girls will never learn the true value of treats!"

Kasai and Himeko snickered. Earlier, Himeko sent anonymous love letters to Musume and her gang, pretending to be Akademi's Sports club members. Himeko and Kasai witnessed the most humiliating moment of the Gyaru girls when they met up with a couple of nasty-looking university students instead.

"Serves those bitches right," Kasai smirked proudly.

"Let's go eat fabulous ice cream. My treat." Himeko offered, and Kasai just grinned at her.

Kioka, Akako, Michika, Aoika, and Kaneka treated each other to cakes at a cafe. They had helped each other in their studies last night and scored high on their tests today. The girls chatted about cute boys at their high school as they ate cakes.

"So, any guys you liked from Akademi high?"

"No. I already like someone at our high school already."

"Well, Sora Sosuke is a good-looking dude. In fact, he's the most good-looking one out of the Rainbow dudes."

"Yeah, but is he already dating that girl named Horuda Umetsu?"

"Yeah, her. I've heard Musume and her gang bullied her until Sora told them to fuck off."

Asahiko, Morihei, and Nishiki entered the cafe and greeted the girls with smiles before they ordered their cakes and milk. They went to sit with the girls.

"Hey, what's up?" Michika smiled shyly at Asahiko. He was the one that she had a crush on.

"Nothing much. I was thinking about you." Asahiko smirked at her flirtatiously.

"Anyway! We should leave you two alone. Let's go to the arcade." Akako winked and smirked at Asahiko and Michika. "It's our treat."

"Yep! Let's go." Nishiki agreed.

"Good luck." Morihei had given the two a thumbs up, winking and smiling.

"Wait, what?" Michika gaped in surprise. Her friends and Asahiko's friends left them alone in the cafe.

"So, what is your favorite movie?" Asahiko asked in curiosity.

Michika just blushed as she slumped in her seat. She can't believe her friends pulled this on her and said it was their treat.

Borupen Saishiki received art supplies as a treat from Kokoro Momoiro in the mail. He shrugged and accepted the gifts. It was a late birthday gift from Kokoro anyway. He smirked darkly.

'Those bitches don't even know Kokoro is dating me in secret. Dumb fucks.'

He carried the box of art supplies to his bedroom. He texted a thank you a message to Kokoro minutes later and received a text message from Unagi Denkashiza.

'Damn. I am lucky today.' Boru responded to Unagi and changed into fresh clothes. He headed out to meet Unagi and his friends at a burger fast food place. 'This is the second time someone is treating me.'

#Yandere Simulator #AU #Fanfiction

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ljaesch · 9 days

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Seven Seas Entertainment Licenses The Villainess and the Demon Knight Light Novel

Seven Seas Entertainment has announced, through its Steamship imprint dedicated to sexy romance for women, the license acquisition of the light novel series The Villainess and the Demon Knight by Nekota and Asahiko. This steamy isekai follows an unfortunate villainess and the deranged knight who’s obsessed with her—inspired the hit manga also available from Seven Seas. Being reincarnated as an…

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#light novel #Seven Seas Entertainment #The Villainess and the Demon Knight

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doizy · 7 months

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BASARA Gaiden-KATANA Rainbow Story-Ginkgo : A review (?)

When I first read the Katana Short Story in volume 26 of Yumi Tamura's Basara I had the thought that in a fair universe where Basara has the high budget anime adaptation it deserves this story would have had it's own stand alone-ish movie adaptation.

The people who adapted Basara to the stage must have had a similar idea because they chose to adapt this story for the stage.

Like all 2.5 play this play was performed for a limited time, in february 2019 (i think they were only 7 performances in total).

I was pretty curious to watch it so i ordered a dvd off yahoo auctions, and watched it yesterday.

Obviously this didn't come with subtitles, and my Japanese it still very rudimentary so this review is going to be quite superficial, but I was still able to to follow the play pretty well having read the short story it's adapting twice before.

For a refresher Katana is the story of the failed rebellion led by the generation of Sarasa's great grandparents against the cruel and sadistic Lion King, 100 years before the events of Basara.

Our protagonist Tara is a young woman who grew up as an orphan and was painfully rejected and abused by her community as they believed her to be cursed which means that she had grow up without ever feeling love or comfort. She was about to be killed in a sacrificial ritual but is rescued by the rebellion led by Gensho (Tatara and Sarasa's ancestor). She then joins the rebellion, where she for the first time find meaning and a place where she belongs, and we follow her and her companions doomed efforts in their battle against the Lion King.

The story is pretty short (about a 100 pages), which means that the stage play is able to adapt it really well without having to take big shortcuts, and it's folktale like narrative worked very well on the stage i thought. The play is even able to flesh out some bits, which was very nice, they added a lot of banter between our rebels which highlighted their relationship as brothers in arms (even if i couldn't understand most of it...).

Notably we see a lot more of the Lion King (who by the way is played by a woman, a former Takarazuka actress which i thought was neat), with little comedic scene which really show him a a despotic and cruel but also very bored ruler. By his side are two original characters and given their color coding i assume that must be the then Red and Blue Kings, which is the nice touch, they don't really do much in the story though, apart for acting as a leader of enemy troops in battle.

Speaking of battles those were really fun to watch! The choreography felt really dynamic, I loved the scenes with the lions in particular , i think they were inspired by traditional performances and used puppet and traditional sounding music with some nice drums. They were really cool to see!

Something else that was fleshed out in this adaptation is the relationship between Tanmanya and Iris, the stranded European woman he falls in love with. I think this was my favorite part of the show (maybe because i could actually understand some of it since Iris spoke english), it felt very sweet and beautiful (and you know, sad...).

Asahiko also get a flashback scene featuring his little sister that makes the scene where he's tricked into killing her all the more tragic (the flashback scene i wasn't quite able to follow but I'm a bit worried that it had some weirdly incestuous undertone since what i understood of it was Asahiko telling his sister that she's beautiful before she tells him that she wants to become a bride, doesn't seems very tamura esque though, so i might be completely off).

The finale was was very emotional with the tragedy of seing our heroes fails and their swords be scattered across the Japan, but with an added touch of hope conveyed by a cameo by Sarasa and the other heirs of the legendary swords.

If there was something i liked less it was the over reliance on pre recorded lines used for the characters inner monologues, since those are usually some very important lines and it would have been better to see the actors actually perform them in my opinion.

Other than that i thought the performance were pretty good, but without really understanding them i can't really judge, the music was great and really one of the highlights for me. The costume were simple but pretty nice (why didn't they let Asahiko wear crop tops like he does in the mnga though...), i wasn't much a fan of the costume of the King's harem (?) women though, it felt a bit to orientalist sexy costume and less like the interesting byzantine and Japanese style fusion Basara is usually going for.

It was really fun to watch and if you like Basara i can only encourage you to check it out! I think it's available on amazon Prime in japan, so if you have a subscription and a VPN you might be able to watch it there.

It left me very interested to check out the three other stage play that adapt the main story!

#basara #legend of basara #yumi tamura #2.5D play #stage play #review #shojo manga #if anyone is interested i might rip the play and upload it to a google doc or something since the dvd isn't available new anymore #and it's not like you can stream it legally in the west

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fedlic · 2 years

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最近のヴィーガンめし･自炊ヴィーガンプレートカレーがないと少し見栄えが良くない･Asahikoの大豆ミートの焼肉これすごい美味しい！NEXTミーツよりおいしいかも！オレオばっかり食べてます #ヴィーガン #ヴィーガンめし #ヴィーガンプレート #ヴィーガンレシピ #fedlicooking #vegan https://www.instagram.com/p/CfIj-CYvFAW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#ヴィーガン #ヴィーガンめし #ヴィーガンプレート #ヴィーガンレシピ #fedlicooking #vegan

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redhotvalor · 3 years

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some fun splash art for my ultimate meteorologist

his name’s Asahiko Asuka

#danganronpa #danganronpa oc #splash art #asahiko #valor arts #digital art

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lol do you know what would be funnier? Maybe Yuuken or sebek or even jack would be the one to hear the narrator, lol I just think serious characters that have wacky things happening to them is something I would never get tired of

That is a really good trope too, isn’t it?

I was also thinking what if this so-called “omniscient” narrator…isn’t?

Like Jack’s listening to them narrate a really deep, tortured, and introspective monologue for King, wrestling with the isolation of being evil and unable to look his family in the eye, as the man himself is lying with his back to his minions, apparently lost deep in thought…

Then there’s a rumbling snore and it’s revealed Leona’s been peacefully asleep the entire time.

And is entirely unrepentant when he wakes up and orders his minions to deface the newest statue the city’s made of Farena.

Sebek hears the voice mention Malleus’ name once, and he’s off on lecture #503 of the greatness and nobility of Waka-sama. The voice can’t get a word in edgeways.

No one in Tsunotaro’s lair thinks anything of it because that’s just how Sebek is.

Yuuken’s been trying to ignore them speculating about Yuuya and their nice boss’s “lonely, heartfelt yearning for each other~!” for a few days now, when all of a sudden there’s what sounds like a faint crash in the background.

“Eek—! Wh—Mimi, no! No, no, no, c’mon sweetie-pie, you gotta stop knocking over your cage! I, I, yes, I know you love me, I know, I love you too, but you know Papa and Leota-nee don’t like you running around outside, you know how much trouble I got in after Enji-nii and Asahiko-nii had to help me find you last time! Geez—”

Yuuken pauses in middle of the (thankfully deserted) bathroom. “Mimi?”

There’s a moment of tense static.

“Shoot, forgot the connec—!”

Silence. Like he’s alone in his head for the first time in days.

#coffee-or-hot-cocoa #twisted wonderland #twst #supervillain au #twst jack #jack howl #sebek zigvolt #twst sebek #banshee #twst yuuken #enma yuuken #karatsumori megami #idk why tumblr gets rid of hyphens in tags #but only when I’m looking for a tag I type frequently #it’s like #you let me type it like this #why don’t you just save it??

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checheyigenxiv · 7 years

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#ffxiv #ff14 #miqo'te #u'hlren tia #asahiko

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anamon-book · 5 years

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世紀末少年誌　須永朝彦ペヨトル工房装幀＝ミルキィ・イソベ

#世紀末少年誌 #asahiko sunaga #須永朝彦 #ペヨトル工房 #ミルキィ・イソベ #milky isobe #anamon #古本屋あなもん #あなもん #book cover

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slag0000 · 5 years

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ギタリスト高原朝彦さんとダンスの野村あゆみさんが定期的に行なっている企画にゲストで呼んでいただきました。前回、というか、今これを書いている時点ではまさに今日、pile-upを一緒にやっている須郷史人くんがゲストで、それに続きまして。高原さんは、自分も大変お世話になっているフラングティーポットで定期的にライブをやっていることから、以前からお名前は知っていたものの、なかなかお会いする機会はありませんでしたが、昨年、高原さんのライブ当日に機材を受け取りに行ったか何かでお話をする機会があり、それ以来交流させていただいております。でも、まだ共演したことはなく、3月14日のBuddyでのライブで初共演予定、そしてこの日が2回目の共演となる予定。野村さんは、実は高原さんにお会いするよりも先に、Yellow Visionのセッションでお会いしたことがありまして、短い時間でしたがご一緒しました。とはいえ、参加型のセッションだったので、ちゃんとした共演としては、この日が初、となります。という訳で、そんなお二人との共演楽しみです。ゲストとして呼ばれる機会が少ないもので、自分の企画よりもある意味気楽ではありますが、ちょっと違った緊張感が走ります。 ●2019-03-30(sat) 江古田 Cafe Flying Teapot “Solo Duo Trio Vol.64″ act: 高原朝彦(g) 野村あゆみ(dance) guest: 高橋直康(b) open 19:30 / start 20:00 charge 1500yen(+order)

#Live #Improvisation #Dance #Ekoda #Cafe Flying Teapot #Asahiko Takahara #Ayumi Nomura #Naoyasu Takahashi #即興演奏 #ダンス #江古田 #フライングティーポット #高原朝彦 #野村あゆみ #高橋直康

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bl-reccomendations · 2 years

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Kanshaku Dama no Love Song by Suzumaru Minta 3/5

Wakou, a senior student, is in love with his childhood friend, Takeo. However, he's given up on that love and just wants to be his best friend. But one day, Takeo suddenly says "I might be able to have a boyfriend"?! Featuring Takeo from Cupid ni Rakurai as main character.

Asa to Mitaya by Billy Balibally 2/5

The taciturn half-Russian, Mitya, can only lower his guard with the mysterious and lusty but loyal Asahiko. Isolated from those around them, when they meet they fall instantly in love. However, while mutually doting on one another, their inability to open up to one another causes mutual emotional wounds. In the midst of all this, Asahiko’s old boyfriend shows up… A risky and codependent love.

A first love that costs 860,000 yen by Rocky 3/5

Satou, the stylish cross-dresser asked for 860,000 yen compensation as Mari accidentally spilled coffee on his coat. Mari can't pay so he asked to live with him instead!?

Ushiro no Seki no Katou-kun by Umeda Miso 3.5/5

Owada, an ordinary boy and also the “Villager A” in his class, can't help but be curious about Katou, a boy who belongs to the "Royalties" sitting behind him. Owada gathers up his courage and tries to talk to him, but Katou just ignores him with crystal-like eyes. However, one day, Owada accidentally touches Katou-kun’s secret that no one knows!

Lala no Kekkon by Tamekou 3.5/5

Ramudan's twin sister Lala has been betrothed to a rich young merchant named Uruji since childhood, but when she falls in love with a different man, Ramudan offers to be her replacement during the wedding ceremony to buy his sister time to elope with her lover. But then he has to deal with the wedding night, and Uruji's unexpected reaction to his decidedly unfeminine physique!?

#manga #manga recommendation #bl manga #yaoi manga #yaoi #under 4 rating

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TITLE: Dinner Party SUMMARY: The 1st and 2nd Generations of Triptych unite with the help of drugs and alcohol. GENRE: friendship, maybe slight comedy, slight romance, slight angst PAIRINGS: General Gen 1 x Gen 2 interactions. Yen x IM, Yen x Asa, Nia x Johnny, mentioned Cal x Ame. WORD COUNT: 3.3k

WARNINGS: Recreational use of drugs and alcohol, swearing, being intoxicated, mention of vomiting.

Winter 2018

Soonyoung didn’t think it was possible for things to go south so quickly, but he always believed in the phrase ‘there’s a first time for everything’.

Right after they digested their dinner (graciously cooked by S.O.T), the bottles of alcohol were brought out (graciously supplied by Gen 1). Yen made them all take an oath that they weren’t going to throw up anywhere except for the toilet bowl, and then they all took a shot together as eighteen.

And that was the last moment things were okay.

Standing around the kitchen island, Soonyoung quickly turned into a bystander when Soojin and Yerin started going shot-for-shot with each other.

“You don’t strike me as a shots girl.” Soojin bantered, pouring herself a third shot. Yerin, who clearly wasn’t a shots girl based off the full-body shivers she got whenever she dipped the clear liquid down her throat, slid her empty shot glass across the island.

“There’s a lot you don’t know about me.” Yerin stated back, watching as Soojin poured vodka into the small glass, filling it almost to the brim.

Soojin smirked and held the bottle up to the others surrounding the table. “You boys want any?”

Sol held up a hand and shook his head. Hyunki did the same. Smart boy. He too must have realized that this was more than just two girls taking shots. It was a fight for dominance.

The shot battle was over after about four more shots. By this point, the alcohol had started to hit Yerin’s system, her motor movements slowly starting to lose their accuracy. When Yerin started swaying on her feet, Soonyoung stepped in.

“Hey, Yerin? Maybe it’s time you go sit down and drink some water.” Soonyoung suggested, a gentle hand coming out to take the shot glass away from the woman. Yerin reacted with amazing speed, her hand snatching the glass away.

“No. If she can do more, then I can do more.” Yerin said competitively.

Soojin, who was probably only a little buzzed, shook her head sympathetically. “Hey, this isn’t a competition-”

“Of course it’s a competition! Everything is a competition!” Yerin enunciated each word individually, but the ends of her sentences drooped, as if each word was heavy on her tongue.

Hyunki gave Soonyoung an anxious glance. The poor kid was always slightly awkward when it came to dealing with drunk people. Especially drunk people he didn’t know well.

“Alright, let’s get you some water.” Soonyoung stepped up, placing a testing hand on Yerin’s shoulder.

“Hey, hands off!” Yerin snapped, wiggling away from his touch. “I have a boyfriend, you know.” A smug, triumphant smile crossed over her face once she realized what she said. The leader’s attention trained back on Jin, who was watching the other girl apprehensively. “Yeah, I have a boyfriend. Johnny’s my boyfriend. Remember that. Johnny. Is. My. Boyfriend.”

“I… Okay?” Soojin arched an eyebrow in confusion.

Yerin mimicked the facial expression, only hers was slightly off given her drunken state. “Yeah, so don’t even think about-” “Alright!” Soonyoung gripped Yerin’s arm and started pulling her towards the sink. From the island, Jin and Fin just watched in bewilderment.

“What did I just tell you!” Yerin hissed. “Drink water and sober up before you say something you’ll regret.” Soonyoung advised under his breath as he ran a cup under the tap, handing it to his new leader. He watched as she drained the water, patting the corners of her mouth dry when she was finished. Even though she didn’t seem to be any more sober, he could tell that Yerin was starting to calm down.

Yerin looked over at Fin and Jin, who were eyeing her carefully, as if she were a time bomb destined to explode. Yerin’s cheeks, which were already flushed from the vodka, started to become richer in color.

“Um… I’m just gonna go mingle a bit… I’ll see you guys.” She looked down as she exited the kitchen, hurrying over to a different group of members to chat with them.

“What’s her deal?” Jin questioned, her focus still trained on the other girl. “People are so complex.” Hyunki sighed, taking a shot for himself, instantly gagging at the burning sensation.

Soonyoung shook his head. “Yeah. Complex.”

The last two weeks had been some of the worst Yen had ever experienced. Changkyun and Micha had finally decided to cut things off over a facetime call.

“Are you breaking up with me?” Micha asked, her voice spiking up an octave after Changkyun stated that space would be good for them. “I… Yeah.” Changkyun sniffed in through his nose, looking away from his phone screen. Micha felt her chest burn, even though the rest of her was completely numb.

“So that’s it? You’re going to break up with me over a fucking facetime call? You couldn’t come say it to my face?” Yen demanded, her blood boiling.

“What? Say it to your face so we can have goodbye sex right after?” Changkyun frowned. “Face it, Micha. That’s all our relationship ever is. We don’t love each other.”

The statement shattered Micha’s heart into a million pieces, even though she knew there was truth in his words. Lately the two of them have lost their emotional touch. What they didn’t have they made up physically.

“Plus… I don’t want to be made a fool.” Changkyun’s tone suddenly turned stoney. “I’m not blind, Micha.”

The idol furrowed her eyebrows. “What the fuck are you talking about?”

“Asahiko?” Changkyun stated it like it was obvious. “What about him?” Micha said defensively.

“You guys act more like a couple than we ever do.” Changkyun stated in an exasperated tone. “And the way he looks at you…” The rapper sighed bitterly. “It’s only a matter of time before one of you does something and I don’t want to be the idiot that watched it unfold and did nothing about it.”

Micha blinked, her jaw open. She couldn’t believe her ears. “So you don’t trust me?” Micha asked. Changkyun looked up at the screen for the first time since he dropped the bomb.

“I just think our time has passed. I think you’ve started to move on and I think I should too.” Changkyun shrugged.

Micha drained the rest of the spiked drink in her cup, letting the slight burn of the alcohol wash away the recent memory. Fighting off the mental replay of Changkyun’s face telling her that they don’t love each other, she pushed her way into the kitchen to refill her cup.

There was a small queue at the kitchen counter where the bottles of booze were as people took turns with the bottles to concoct their own mixed drinks.

The guy in front of her - the name slipping her mind - was pouring himself an extra strong drink using Micha’s favorite brand of vodka.

“Yo, save some for the rest of us.” Micha snapped at the new member. The boy looked up, arching an eyebrow. He gave her a small smirk before gesturing to the cup in her hand with the bottle. Micha held out her cup.

“Tell me when,” The boy said, pouring vodka into the plastic solo cup with a soft splash. Micha let him pour a little more than usual. She figured she’d rather drink it up now before the bottle was gone.

“Jeez, rough week huh?” The guy chuckled, screwing the cap back onto the handle.

Micha huffed. “That’s an understatement.”

“I’m Myungdae, by the way.” The new member introduced himself again. “Micha, right?” “The one and only.” Micha grinned dryly, bringing her cup to her lips. She wrinkled her nose. Maybe adding more vodka wasn’t the move. Myungdae chuckled and held his hand out.

“Here, lemme fix that for you.” He offered. Micha obliged, handing the monstrosity in her cup over.

The boy took a sip of her drink. When he brought the cup away from his face, he gave Micha a playful smirk. “This is delicious.” He teased. “My kind of drink. 90% vodka.”

Micha rolled her eyes, but a smile broke on her face too. “Just fix it, please.”

Myungdae held up his index finger and took another small sip. He smacked his lips together with a concentrated expression on his face, as if trying to pinpoint what exactly was wrong. Then he got to work, grabbing juices and seltzers to add to Micha’s drink. Once he was done, he handed the drink to Micha.

“Try that.” He said smugly. Micha slowly brought the cup up to her lips. Her eyes widened. “This doesn’t even taste like vodka?” She wondered aloud, completely blown away.

Myungdae spread his arms in pride. “What can I say. I’m a man of many talents.”

The two left the kitchen, making room for all the other members on the hunt for a refill. The two found themselves leaning against the wall in front of Micha’s bedroom.

“You know,” Myungdae said, giving Micha’s body a scan with his eyes. “You’re so much prettier in person.”

Micha arched an eyebrow, trying to look unimpressed. “Trying to butter me up?”

“Only a little,” Myungdae suppressed a chuckle, looking over his shoulder. The only people around them were Eunha and Soonyoung, who were in deep conversation about something. Myungdae’s hand dug into his pocket, slowly pulling out a small plastic baggie with fine white powder in it.

Micha blinked. She’s been around drugs before, most nightclubs she went to had drug needles on the floor and people walked around with blood dripping from their noses. She just never thought she’d see coke in her own dorm, a place that was completely separate from nightlife culture.

“Want some?” Myungdae asked. “I think doing a line together would really cement our friendship.”

If it had been any other week Micha would say no, but after what she’s been through these past seven days, she thought she’d enjoy herself. She looked around before leading Myungdae to her bedroom, quickly shutting the door behind them.

“I’ve only rubbed it into my gums before.” Micha admitted, reflecting on the one other time she was offered the substance. Myungdae nodded. “Are you sketch about snorting things?” He asked, tapping the powder out onto Micha’s vanity. His actions seemed a little rush, like he had been waiting for this moment all night.

Micha shrugged, watching Myungdae work. “A little.” “Well, don’t feel pressured to do anything you’re not comfortable with.” Myungdae grinned, taking his credit card out to form a neat line. He looked up at her through his lashes. “You got a dollar?”

Micha gestured to the small change jar she kept next to her makeup brushes. Myungdae opened the jar, taking out a bill and rolling it into a tube. Then he placed one end of it in his nostril, closing the other with his finger, before inhaling sharply, sucking up the powder with ease.

He blinked a few times, swallowing thickly before looking a little more relaxed than he did a few moments prior.

“Here, let's get you-”

Before Myungdae could finish, Micha’s door opened. Micha jumped, turning to see who had just caught them.

Asahiko stood in the doorway, his eyes wide at the sight before him. Micha felt a wave of relief. At least it was her best friend who caught them and not her leader.

“Koko, have you met Myungdae?” Micha smiled, gesturing to the boy next to her.

“What the fuck are you doing?” Asa asked, his voice steely. Micha’s smile drooped.

“We’re just-” Micha started but her explanation was drowned out by Asahiko’s raised voice.

“Are you trying to fucking kill yourself?” Asahiko scolds, his eyes wide.

Myungdae sniffed a little. “Hey, dude. I wouldn’t have let that happen, don’t worry.”

“Oh thanks, that’s really reassuring coming from a literal crackhead.” Asa snipped, coming forward to pull Micha off the ground and away from Myungdae. Micha scooted away, anger flaring up inside her. Now she understood why Changkyun broke up with her. It was all Asahiko’s fault.

“Stop acting like this!” Micha whined, leaning out of Asa’s reach.

Asahiko scoffed, not understanding. “Acting like what?” “Acting like my boyfriend.” Micha narrowed her eyes and shook her head. “You’re not my boyfriend, Asahiko. I don’t need your protection.”

Asahiko’s expression turned to stone. He took a step back, but the distance between them suddenly seemed vaster than just physically. Micha knew she struck a nerve, but she was too intoxicated and too emotionally drained to do damage control.

“You’re right.” Asahiko said flatly. “Enjoy yourself.”

And with that, the Japanese man left, closing Micha’s bedroom door with more force than necessary. Beside her, Myungdae let out a low whistle.

“Y’all got some tension.” Myungdae noted. “We don’t usually fight.” “Not what I meant.” Myungdae smirked to himself before filing another perfect line of white powder with his credit card. He gestured the rolled up bill to Micha. She hesitated slightly before grabbing the dollar.

“What the fuck am I looking at right now.” Eli said in awe.

“I honestly don’t have any words.” Van shook his head. “It’s like a car crash…” Teo frowned. “I can’t look away.”

The three idols sat at the dining table, watching Cal and Ame making out on the couch in front of them. It was an uncomfortable sight to take in. After knowing Cal for most of his teenage years, it was hard to imagine him pulling girls. Or having women interested in him at all. Yet here he was, the most awkward of their ensemble, sucking face with the pretty new member.

“Should you guys like… make it stop?” Teo asked, clearly uncomfortable. “I feel like they shouldn’t be doing this.”

Eli and Van looked between them. As leaders, they probably had the authoritative power to go in and break them up. They could even pull the whole “triptych values our friendly and professional dynamic…” schtick. But the both of them just shook their heads.

“They’re not really hurting anyone.” Van shrugged. “And I’d feel like the worst friend for blowing one of Cal’s few shots with a girl.” Eli admitted.

Teo shook his head. “It’s just wrong. We’re practically co-workers.”

Van clasped a hand on Teo’s shoulder, giving the thinner man a body-rattling shake. “Lighten up, Injung. Here, buddy,” Van poured half his drink into Teo’s empty cup. “Let’s just relax, alright? Nothing wrong with a little smooching. Hell, I love smooching.”

“I love smooching too, but I wouldn’t wanna kiss any of your ugly mugs.”

The three boys looked over as Eunha slid into an empty chair at the dining room table. She glanced over at Cal and Ame (who still seemed to be pretty busy) with an impressed grin on her lips.

“Where have you been all night?” Eli asked, glad to see his old friend. “Been wiping vomit off one of the youngster’s face.” Eunha wrinkled her nose at the unpleasant memory.

“Which one?” Van asked in concern. “Sunhee. Her friends are in my room with her now making sure she drinks some water and doesn’t choke on her own puke. Poor girl just doesn’t know her limits.” Eunha said sympathetically before taking a sip of her own drink.

“Anyways, I came over to ask you guys if you’ve seen Yerin.” Eunha asked.

“I haven’t seen her all night.” Teo realized. “Me either.” Eli frowned. “Have you called her?” “Yeah. I’ve checked the whole apartment too.” Eunha’s voice started to sound a bit more anxious.

“I’m sure she’ll turn up.” Van shrugged. “I heard she’s got some steam to blow off anyways.”

Eunha let out a deep sigh, surveying the room around them. Drunk teenagers and old friends were grouped together. Soojin had a particularly large circle surrounding her as she talked jovially with her free hand.

“I guess things are gonna be a bit different from now on, huh?” Eunha bit her lower lip.

“Yeah,” Eli shrugged, a smirk on his lips. “But things were starting to get boring around here anyways.”

Yerin never comes up to the roof, but she felt like it was the only place she could clear her mind and prepare herself for the call she was about to make.

In a drunken state, she claimed that Johnny was her boyfriend. That wasn’t completely true. Yes, they flirted. Yes, they’ve gone on secretive little dates together to get coffee and whatever. But they’ve never put a label on anything. She wasn’t even sure what Johnny wanted out of their connection. If he wanted to date her, shouldn’t he have said something by now? What if he was just stringing her along? She needed answers right now. It couldn’t wait until morning and it especially couldn’t wait after whatever she pulled in the kitchen.

She paced the rooftop as the phone rang, waiting anxiously for him to pick up. Even though it was still winter in Seoul, the alcohol in Yerin’s system numbed her to the true temperature of the winds wiping around her.

“Hey, Yerin? You okay?” Johnny’s sleepy voice asked on the other line. Yerin only now realized how early in the morning it was. They were nearing the 4am mark, and her group mates were still partying downstairs.

“I’m fine.” Yerin nodded to herself. “I’m drunk.” She added as an afterthought. Johnny chuckled on the other end of the line.

“Aw... “ Johnny cooed. “Do you need me to come pick you up?”

“No. I have something to tell you, though.” Nia stopped pacing and looked out over the city’s landscape. In the distance she could just make out the fluorescent ‘SM’ logo on top of one of the buildings.

“Alright, shoot.” Johnny said mirthfully, his smile almost visible in Nia’s mind.

She swallowed thickly. “I told everyone you’re my boyfriend.”

Johnny was silent for a minute. Yerin was starting to wonder if she shouldn’t have made this phone call after all. Yerin’s drunk brain hit the panic button. Yerin laughed flatley. “Nevermind, sorry for waking you up. This was stupid. I made a stupid mistake. I’ll do damage control tomorrow. Goodnight.”

“Woah, wait, Yerin,” Johnny’s voice responded. “It’s all good.”

Yerin held her breath. Johnny continued. “I mean, I don’t mind that you called me your boyfriend. That’s probably the most accurate title you can give me… Kinda like how I’ve been referring to you as my almost-girlfriend for like… two weeks now.”

The confession made Yerin blink in surprise. She wasn’t expecting that.

“You’ve been calling me your girlfriend?” Yerin asked quietly.

“Yeah. I had to tell my mom.” Johnny gave a small chuckle. “I think she started getting worried I’d never find someone.”

A small smile broke on Yerin’s lips. She swung one of her legs around, spinning herself in a lazy cirlce. “I mean, you found me.” “Right. I found you.” Johnny said fondly. “Hey, where are you right now? Do you wanna come over?”

Yerin groaned. “I’d love to, but I’m at a party with the new members. It’d look so bad if I actually left.”

“You’re at a party? That’s got to be the quietest party I’ve ever heard.” Johnny chortled. “Must be a pretty lame party.”

“Oh, no, I’m on the roof.” Yerin shrugged. “You’re what?” Johnny’s voice suddenly sounded more alert. “You’re intoxicated and you’re on the roof?” “Yeah. Is that an issue?” Yerin’s words slightly muddled together. “Uh, yes?!” Johnny exclaimed. “Get off the roof, dummy.”

Yerin rolled her eyes. “I’m fine, I’m fine!” She protested, but even as she said it, she felt the world around her sway ever so slightly.

“Yerin, get off the roof.” Johnny repeated. “Seriously.”

The vocalist smirked. “Who knew you’d be the protective type?” “Not wanting your girlfriend to die makes you protective?” Johnny wondered. Nia ignored his statement, the word ‘girlfriend’ ringing through her brain. “Say the word ‘girlfriend’ one more time and I’ll get off the roof.” Nia baited in a sing-song voice. “Girlfriend. You’re my girlfriend.” Johnny complied. “Now get off the roof.” “Hm. That was nice.” “You’re ridiculous.” Johnny chuckled fondly. “Call me tomorrow, okay?”

“Wait, Johnny?” Yerin quickly asked before he could hang up. “Yeah?” “Why didn’t you tell me about Soojin?”

Johnny gave a short, airy chuckle. “Because when I’m with you, I’m too focused on you to bring up other girls. You take up my whole brain, Yerin. I mean that.”

Nia’s cheeks flushed, a small smile forming on her lips. “Now get off the fucking roof and drink some water. Please.” Johnny said.

Yerin chuckled. “I’m going down now.” “We’ll make hangover eggs tomorrow, okay?” Johnny promised. “Sounds like a date.” Yerin smiled.

“See you, dork.” “See you, loser.” “Goodnight.” “Goodnight.”

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