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ravenadottir · 2 years

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HEY!! i just wanna start by saying i love love LOVE ur stuff and I've read too much to calculate three hundred times and everything u write is so cool woohoo

and speaking of my boy Carl! i downloaded matchmaker recently, and after hours of cheating at candy crush, i found that apparently one of Carl's interests is anime??

i rly don't see him watching anything other than like, death note and spirited away, but i rly wanted to see what u think abt it!

thank you so much, it means a lot to know people like carl's story 🥺💙😭

sooooooo... i'm absolutely the wrong person to ask this, 'cause i don't watch anime so my answer will be lacking.

from the ones i've seen, i agree with you about 'death note' because it has such a dark storyline, i think carl digs that a lot.

'attack on titan' is in his list for the same reason. it's almost cathartic to him i would say. don't know where he stands with this tik tok trend though lol

i haven't seen 'spirited away' yet, so i don't know what's about and can't really agree or disagree (i want to stay away from the premise 'cause i like the mystery), so let me comment on the ones i think he might dig besides those:

he read 'demon slayer' mangas and is enjoying the anime now. the humor, sometimes acid sometimes goofy, can really represent his own jokes fairly, 'cause most of them are double meaning and whenever he catches one he's like "😝 haha i get it".

also, he might really like nezuko because of the duality she's trapped in. being a demon is not easy, especially if you're travelling in a box.

anime probably happened really early on, so 'sailor moon', 'dragonball' and 'saint seiya' ('knights of the zodiac') might've been part of his initiation. playing around while pretending to be one of them is probably the thing he did the most, especially because i think he had a lonely childhood. i definitely seem him playing as ami mizuno (sailor mercury) and the little dude in red (i think he's pegasus seiya?), because of the aesthetic they have in common.

and i don't think carl cared about being a female character at all. they have a lot in common and that's what matters to him.

"fullmetal alchemist" is one of those pieces of media that truly mature a child quickly, since a vital part of the story was really shocking (you know the one). now it feels nostalgic to go back and watch it, and cry over that part. given he was 10 when it was first published i reckon he grew up wth it, but it's so mature i think he watches it to this day.

he might've let animes like 'sakura' or 'naruto' slip because of the themes. carl strikes me as the type of kid who was born with an old soul, so naruto repeating himself for the 50th time in the same episode could've been jarring, despite having some other amazing characters like kakashi, gaara (the love of my life) and even sasuke.

i also headcanon carl being very passionate about sakura being wasted away in stupidity for so long. SHE WAS WASTED, OK? she was so fucking capable but somehow would turn into an idiot all the time, i hated that!

now, about pokemon. i feel like every kid had their phase, and sometimes pokemon doesn't even feel like anime because it's not as underground as others can be.

still, i can see little carl with a cap on his bowl cut and fingerless gloves while playing with stuffed toys, and later on gameboy.

it's possible he still plays it from time to time, including the TCG format and pokemon go. no one can change my mind he geeks out about legendary pokemon he has in his backpack in the app.

plus, i risk to say his favorite of all time is arceus or xerneas, and his initial was squirtle.

and i think that's all i can contribute! i haven't even scratched the surface with these suggestions, but i would like to hear your thoughts and anyone else's who digs anime and manga. i have probably seen less than 1% of what's out there, so i would love to hear from more people!

#litg #litg carl #love island the game #litg s2 #litg season 2 #queue

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blackballfics · 2 years

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coincidence and fate

by smudgesofink

Chapters read: 28/?

a Dad Kakashi fic but not really bc OC is adopted (as in....no baby shenanigans. Kakashi is a lot better with tiny humans that can tell him what they want)

Found Family, Team as Family, Good Teacher and Dad Kakashi, more or less sensible Team 7 (they're by definition dumb so...)

ah-- soft Gaara?? realistic (?????) Gaara? Gaara.

the problem is that the fic itself is nor really memorable imo

it's good but not outstanding; always have to re-read at least one or two chapters every update to remember what the fic is even about but no details stick. basically the tags only

just lost interest after a while

Plot Summary (very spotty, more like a rambling recollection of opinion): Kakashi finds a child and sort of accidentally adopts her. She befriends Naruto and thus Kakashi takes him in too. Somehow she is part of Team 7 despite the 3 genin per team rule (can't remember if she was officially apprenticed under Kakashi or what exactly happened).

I'm unsure if Team 7 actually participates in the Chunin exams as they (or at least Katana plus a team) escort the Sand Siblings to Konoha. She recognizes Shukaku as a foreign influence I think, or at least she can sense when Gaara gets angry, and can calm him down with her chakra. Orochimaru still shows up in the Exams and they do fight him but like I said, no idea if they were actually taking them.

There was a part where Gaara thought he'd killed his siblings and went to find Katana because he was sure she would understand him. From previous interaction he could read similarities between them fom her chakra (and from what she told him) which is all part of before she met Kakashi, but when he finally finds her, half crazed ot of his mind, Team 7 jumps to defend her and he convinces himself that she couldn't possibly understand. She finds Temari and Kankuro wandering the streets later and yells at them for a bit in regards to them dismissing Gaara's whole...everything. That he actually cares for them and totally lost it when he thought he'd murdered them. Sometime during the Konoha Crush she talks him out of it though. Maybe there's a bit of punching involved, but it's a fic based on a Shounen anime, so that's basically a guarantee. I remember literally no details though. The Sasuke retrival arc is also a blur (maybe it didn't even need to happen this time around either because he actually like his team or because he didn't get the mark in the first place).

After the Chunin Exams (Hiruzen still died; good riddance) Team 7 runs missions and come across Itachi and Kisame. It goes a lot more realistic than the anime or most fics: Kakashi is out of play as soon as Itachi makes eye contact and Sasuke basically ignores everyone to stay and fight him. The others flee. Kisame gives chase and bats them around a little before the Akatsuki leave them grievously injured and incredibly paranoid. A team of jounin have to come and check out what happened.

Jiraiya takes Naruto to find Tsunade. Nobody wants Naruto to go with Jiraiya though, because Naruto knows he had the chance to take him in when he was a baby and didn't. But Jiraiya sort of blackmails Naruto into it (is it blackmail if it's true?) and so he goes to keep his Team safe. Sakura is forced to go back to her parents, so Katana is pretty much left alone with her thoughts. SHe doesn't sleep and doesn't eat and sits vigil at Kakashi's bedside. Gai comes to visit often and talks to Kakashi when he thinks Katana is asleep. It is implied (and confirmed in the tags/authors note) that Gai has deeper feelings for Kakashi.

#Naruto #canon timeline #team 7 #OC #tbc

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kuriquinn · 7 years

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Reading the Signs

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Summary: Years later, the three of them will look back on this day and laugh at everything they missed - or willfully ignored.

The Kazekage’s office is practically deserted as Temari and Kankuro wander through its halls; outside, a sandstorm rages, effectively closing down the usual hubbub of the village. The only sound in the hallway is the hurried, echoing footsteps ahead of them as a mousy-haired young woman comes to an abrupt stop in front of them.

“Good morning Lady Temari, Lord Kankuro,” Matsuri says, breathless.

Kankuro raises an eyebrow. “You’re still here? The work day’s over.”

“If Lord Gaara is here, I’m still here,” the diminutive girl says determinedly. “There’s a building inspector waiting for him to okay the new hospital building, and he wanted to stay late to read the entire proposal before the deadline. I’m running the signed permit over there now – oh, and the new newspaper is waiting for a statement from him on his plans to deal with this year’s drought. We all know how much he dislikes talking to journals –” She chuckles nervously here, eyes flitting to Temari, who glowers at her with every word. “ – They always try to sensationalise him, which he hates – and for good reason! He’s a war hero, he should be respected, not…uh…not turned into the hero of some romance novel, right? So, I was, um, I was thinking that if one of you would prefer to comment on his behalf, I know he would be…um…grateful for that…”

She swallows at Temari’s lack of response, turning a shade paler and shifting nervously in place.

“We’ll think about it,” Kankuro eventually says, and she exhales in relief.

“Oh – okay, great! Let me know as soon as you can, I’ve-got-to-go-bye!”

And she darts away almost as fast as if she were using a shunshin.

Kankuro snorts. “That wasn’t very nice of you.”

“I can’t help it,” Temari grumbles. “Something about her just rubs me the wrong way.”

“The fact that she’ perky, or the fact that she follows Gaara around like a puppy?”

“Hmph. She’s just like all the rest of the girls here – fawning over him since he became the village hero. You should have heard the way she talked about Naruto, too. It was unbecoming. And her affections are inappropriate.”

They turn the corner, the giant doors of the Kazekage’s office looming before them.

“Maybe – but you have to admire her resolve. Everyone else has given up by now, and she’s still here,” Kankuro muses. “I think that speaks to her character.”

“Her character is irrelevant! For that matter, so is this whole conversation. Gaara would have to be aware of the existence of women in general, and he’s too busy dedicating himself to the village,” Temari dismisses, feeling somewhat relieved at that particular fact.

“Well, he might not always be that way.”

“You’d better pray that he is – otherwise you’re going to have to give him the talk, and I’ve had enough family drama for one life time to deal with the fallout of that conversation.”

“Ha-ha – h-hey, why do you assume I would have to be the one to have the talk with him?”

Temari sniffs. “You’re the big brother.”

“You’re the big sister!”

“Exactly – you’re the guy. You can relate.”

“No one can relate to him – except maybe Naruto.”

“Well there’s no way I’d trust him with that conversation. The guy probably thinks sex and ramen are mutually exclusive.”

“Temari,” her brother complains, whining in a way that reminds her of how he was when they were little. “Come on, it has to be you. You’re all…mature and stuff. And you know how it works for…you know…women.”

“You are such an idiot.”

Temari throws open the doors to her youngest brother’s office, effectively ending that awkward situation – only to find herself thrown into an altogether different one.

“What are you doing here?” she blurts out, taking note of the familiar dark haired young man sitting opposite Gaara.

Shikamaru Nara jumps, like he’s surprised to see her, which doesn’t make sense because they almost always run into each other when visiting each other’s villages. It makes almost as little sense as her not knowing he’s here, because usually he writes her before he even leaves Konoha.

“Uh, nothing much,” the Konoha-nin says, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly while Gaara nods a silent greeting to his siblings. “Unofficial business, mostly.”

“They only sent you?” Kankuro asks. “Usually they at least send someone with you, like Sakura.”

Temari rolls her eyes at this. Speaking of inappropriate affections…

Kankuro has had a little bit of a crush on the Konoha medic since the time she saved his life, and even though he has absolutely no chance with her (she’s one of the new generation of Sannin who saved the world, for goodness sake! Not to mention from what Temari understands, the woman is utterly devoted to Sasuke Uchiha), he always asks about her when they get visitors from Konoha.

If Shikamaru knows any of this, he doesn’t give an indication.

“I was on a mission in the area, and before I could head home I got a message from Konoha to stop by here. Otherwise I’d have written in advance.”

She thinks he might be looking at her when he says that, and did she imagine that apologetic note in her voice? She must have, because Shikamaru isn’t the type to bother with apologies or common courtesy or consideration –

“Naruto is going stir-crazy it seems,” Gaara says in quiet amusement.

“Yeah, not being able to leave the village is messing him up,” Shikamaru agrees. “Between the rehab and studying to become Hokage, we’re all amazed his brain hasn’t exploded.” He pauses, and then adds with a whimsical grin at Temari that has her cheeks turning red, “Lady Tsunade has a betting pool started, actually, if you guys want in on it.”

“Oh, count me in,” Kakuro sniggers.

“I have no doubt Naruto will manage,” Gaara says sagely, ever loyal to his friend.

Shikamaru raises an eyebrow at her, as if waiting for her to weigh in, but Temari scowls and crosses her arms. “You seriously came here just because Naruto asked you to? What, there’s not enough important business in Konoha to deal with that you can waste time sightseeing?”

She tries not to wince, because even to her ears that sounds harsh.

“I wouldn’t say it’s a waste of time,” Shikamaru shrugs, shoving his hands in his pockets. “I’m pretty sure the Hokage is going to ask in person later in the month, but while I’m here I’m supposed get some feedback about the possibility of Chūnin Exams.”

“This year?” Kankuro asks, surprised.

Shikamaru nods. “Yes. We know in the wake of everything else that’s happened it would be a little more challenging to arrange than most years.”

“It would stretch the budget,” Temari admits. “And so soon after the war…might not be the best idea. So many are still recovering.”

“That shouldn’t make a difference,” Gaara says quietly. “Now more than ever is a time when the shinobi world should demonstrate that they can rally in the face of tragedy. If our next generation of genin participate, it can be seen as a message to everyone – shinobi and civilian alike – that we are still strong.”

Kankuro nods thoughtfully at this, and Temari only just keeps from beaming at her youngest brother. Every day he is an even wiser leader than the day before.

Shikamaru nods and glances thoughtfully out the window as the sand swirls through the air.

“Yeah, that’s what Kakashi thinks too,” he says eventually.

“You mean he actually said that?” Temari challenges.

“Not with so many words – actually, barely with any words. Naruto was there before I left and wouldn’t stop talking over him. But that was the general idea that I got.”

“Then for now, our answer is the same,” Gaara declares. “I’m sure the other Kage will be of similar minds.” He shuffles several pieces of paper, frowning down at them, and then glances up at his siblings. “Was there something the two of you wanted?”

“Eh – oh, nah, nothing important,” Kankuro dismisses. “Temari and I were just coming to see if you wanted to get some dinner with us.”

Gaara shakes his head, genuinely regretful. “Unfortunately, I still have quite a bit of paperwork to sort through today. But perhaps if I finish early, I can meet you for a nightcap.”

“Hey, no problem bro,” Kankuro says, and begins to head back out of the office. He pauses and nods at Shikamaru. “What about you?”

“Hm?”

“Come get a bite with us.”

Temari tenses up and she shoots him a wide-eyed look. What the hell are you doing?!

“You can tell us all about what else is going on in Konoha,” Kankuro continues. “You guys are still rebuilding too, right?”

“Yeah,” Shikamaru says. “It’s going slower this time without Captain Yamato involved.”

“Well, then you can tell us about that – see you later, Gaara!”

“Hopefully,” their little brother says absently, already focussed on the papers in front of him.

Temari is torn between wandering over to offer to help him out, or to follow Kankuro and make sure he doesn’t say something monumentally stupid.

“Hey, where are you staying?” her middle brother continues. “Don’t tell me the Leaf didn’t shell out enough for you to get a decent inn, or are you just crashing at a motel?”

Decision made, Temari hurries after the two.

“Yeah, it’s just a traveller’s inn near the border wall–”

“Forget that, you should stay with us. Make it easier on yourself – plus, you don’t want to be wandering around in the sand like this. It’s going to last for hours.”

“Sure, if you’re offering,” Shikamaru says, allowing her brother to open the door and motion him through.

Once he is out of the room, Temari stomps over Kankuro and hisses, “What the hell are you doing?”

Kankuro looks at her in wide-eyed innocence that she knows is total crap. “Being hospitable. We can’t leave him on his own, right? That wouldn’t be polite.”

“When have you ever cared about being polite?” she snaps back, eyes flitting to Shikamaru’s retreating back.

“Well, I figure I have to get to know him a well as possible. Especially considering the way you look at him –”

“The way I look –” Temari cuts her own disbelieving hiss off, and grabs hold of her brother’s shirt, dragging him close up. In a low, dangerous voice she only uses when she’s about to kill someone, she growls, “Listen well, little brother, you may be adept with playing the puppet-master for your little dolls, but if you try any of that manipulation on me, the only string you’ll be handling will be the tube they have to feed you with once I’m through with you. Understand?”

“Got it, got it!” Kankuro squeaks, trying to pull free.

Temari lets him go, and he staggers back, just as Shikamaru turns around.

“So where are we going?” he asks, ignorant to the interchange between siblings.

“There’s an izakaya just a few blocks over,” Temari informs him, business-like. “And there’s an underground tunnel, so we can avoid the sand.”

“Great,” Shikamaru says as he falls into step beside her. “Did you guys ever get that wind-farm up and running?”

As Temari begins to answer, she hears her brother mutter under his breath, “Yeesh. And people thought Gaara was scary.”

She smirks to herself.

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