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snapdragoned · 11 months

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Say hello to the first four residents of Windflower Bay!

Chastity Le Coeur -- Zero nice points, 100% ambition. A Knowledge/Fortune sim with the LTW to reach the top of the Science Career. 1950s Pleasantville on the outside with a mad scientist gooey molten core.

Cosmo Rivera -- Playful, sloppy, lazy -- so basically a golden retriever. Family/Pleasure sim with the LTW to reach his Golden Anniversary. He is, if you'll forgive the cringeworthy parlance, a cinnamon roll.

Lucas Weatherby -- Middle of the road, personality-wise. Fortune/Popularity with the $100k LTW. A #business bro if ever there was one. My fiancé keeps calling him Ed Sheeran whenever he looks over my shoulder.

Cassie Bishop -- Shy & sweet Popularity/Family sim with a pie-in-the-sky LTW to own five top-level businesses. That's not going to happen, but it's important to dream <3

#windflower bay #ts2 gameplay #sims 2 #snapdragoned #i literally only realized while i was editing these pictures that chastity & lucas have basically the same face #hmm. whoops!#round 0.5: founders

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egophiliac · 7 months

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I was wanting to try doing an art piece in the style of the signature spell poster art pieces you create. But I’m not really the best at coming up with a composition for such a thing.

Do you have a process for how you come up with the compositions for them?

oh, awesome! it is an INCREDIBLY enjoyable style to work in; I hope you have fun with it! :D

I'm not great at putting my thought/art process into words, so my apologies if this doesn't make a lot of sense, but I'll try! my first step is always to do a LOT of thumbnails to figure out both the idea and how I want to show it; not trying to do a real sketch or anything, just little doodles to figure out what exactly I'm trying to portray. (I also call these "garbage passes" because they're not meant to be any good, they're just there to throw things out. aha. ha. ...anyway.) I think it's important during that first stage to really focus on the idea and the layout and not to get too bogged down in the actual drawing yet!

I tend to save my final thumbnails, so I'll use 'em as examples (I posted the ones up through episode 5 here if you're interested!) (and, uhhh, spoilers through episode 5 also in this post, hopefully that won't be an issue!)

the main thing I try to think about in composition is balance -- not necessarily in terms of symmetry, but in where each element is placed and how much space it's taking up. remember, empty space is still space! it's also really important to think about the parts that don't have anything in them, as much as the parts that do!

personally, I like to divide things up roughly by both halves and by thirds -- there's a lot more in-depth info out there on why the "rule of thirds" in particular works well visually, but in short, our brains tend to focus on things that are placed closer to imaginary division lines, instead of in the exact center of an image. so even when I'm doing something that is very centered and symmetrical, I try to keep that in mind and generally aim around those for landmarks like faces/eyes (or...where they would be, anyway) and other focal points.

it's not a formula of "the character's face should be in this division of this grid" or anything, more like "our minds like to focus on these areas, let's think about how to use that", if that makes sense! and of course rules are made to be broken, art is lawless anarchy, and so on. but it can be a good starting place for deciding where you want to put things!

(blue - thirds, red - half)

and against the finished versions, because they do usually end up changing a lot (including the empty space of the border):

(...these actually lined up a lot better than I thought they would. :') it makes me look like I do things way more intentionally than I do.)

other stuff I just try to keep in mind is that our eyes like following arcs and paths, which can be a good way to guide the eye:

and frame and control the focus:

honestly, composition is one of those things I feel like I struggle with a lot, so I'm not sure how much of this is helpful or actually makes sense outside of my head. but hopefully it helps a little! it's all just stuff to think about while drawing and not anything hard-and-fast, so don't, like, stress out about making sure things are lining up exactly on the thirds or anything. again, it's more "our brains think these are the dopest parts of the rectangle" than anything else! take advantage of the cool parts of the rectangle!

NOW GO HAVE FUN DRAWING seriously though, it is always super cool that other people like this idea and style enough to want to do it themselves and for other/their own characters! thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

#art #sketch #twisted wonderland #...technically i guess? it's not about twst but there is twst art present anyway #i did have a few more examples but then i wasn't sure if you were cool with episode 7 spoilers. whoops. 🫠#many other people have explained the rule of thirds and directional flow way better than me and i apologize #it is so hard to put things into words i am so sorry #me: the...you know...the lines...they sort of converge? like a triangle?#the internet: mm-hmm. yes. go on.#me: (sweating) the...the triangle points here...because it...it has a point.#the internet: it's doing better than you are then #genuinely shocked at how well some of these line up though #uh. i mean. actually it was all totally intentional and i put actual thought into it! NOT an accident at all!#my eyes darting back and forth shiftily are just ✨following the paths✨

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that-genshin-sure-can-impact · 1 year

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Insert clever title

SAGAU | Imposter AU

There is, to put it simply, no fucking way.

Okay, yeah, you’re a closet fan. You’ve read your fair share of isekai fics for Genshin Impact, even if you would only admit to it in real life at gunpoint.

So sure, maybe the game had been acting up for a couple of weeks.

You’d been receiving weird letters from different characters in your mailbox outside of birthdays, and they didn’t seem addressed to the Traveler like they normally were. Which was fine; the devs probably wanted to lean into pandering to the player base a little harder by having the characters engage directly with the player. And you weren’t about to complain when characters started to appear around the map: Jean at her desk in the Favonius Headquarters, Beidou and Kazuha on the Alcor, Xiangling apparently collecting ingredients around Jueyun Karst. Their absence in the world had been something you’d griped about before, and you were delighted to see it addressed.

It was all explainable stuff, even if nobody else seemed to be talking about it online.

You are not an isekai protagonist. You are not an isekai protagonist.

…

‘Jesus Christ, I’m an isekai protagonist,’ you think, defeatedly, as you sprint into Wolvendom as hurriedly as your poor, atrophied legs can manage. You are not in the best of shape after years of being fucked up physically and you have the most sinking feeling that the Knights of Favonius are going to run you down like how a pack of wolves runs down an elderly deer.

‘Heehoo, wolf similes.’

You mentally pat yourself on the back for that one in the face of your impending doom. If you are going to die (again?) then you are at least going to die clever, even if you are not being clever in a way that matters, like in a way that will perhaps help you escape from your pursuers, who are very audibly gaining on you.

You will admit: you don’t know Wolvendom extensively well. Perhaps if you had the luck to land in Liyue or Inazuma, then you’d be in a position to hide. Maybe even if you had managed to get to Stormterror’s Lair, since you’d mapped out the area while fishing and farming for Ruin Guard parts or Windwheel Asters. But you never had any use for Wolfhooks or Andrius’ boss drops, so you had very little reason to visit Wolvendom.

Amber is with the Knights, you recall grimly, so it probably doesn’t even matter. No matter how well you might have known Mondstadt, she probably knows it better.

So, to recap: you are in bad shape, the Knights are in significantly better shape, you don’t know where to hide and probably couldn’t either way, and Jean sounds like she wants to gut you like a fish, which you frankly didn’t know she was capable of.

Your options:

Lay down and let the earth reclaim you and probably die on Jean’s sword.

See if Andrius will take you in just to spite the Knights. He doesn’t like them, if you recall? But you can only recall with about forty percent certainty. This is not a very good option. Jean’s sword sounds a little more merciful than the fangs and claws of a very large wolf.

See if you can access the teleport waypoints, which you have been trying to do for the last couple of minutes by thinking about it really hard. It does not seem to be working.

???

You are lacking in feasible options. It sure would help if you knew why the Knights were out for your head, but you had tried shouting questions when they’d first started pursuing you and hadn’t gotten much of an answer. Something about blasphemy that you could hopefully revisit when you were in a safer situation.

Your lungs are burning. You dedicate yourself to inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth as your vision starts to tunnel. Your heart has grown weak, and it jackrabbits a frantic pace in your chest.

Heavy footsteps crash through bushes and branches behind you, closer than ever– meters, at best. At least the armor makes them noisy.

What else could you possibly do, but push yourself harder into a blind sprint?

‘Please, please, please let me teleport,’ you think hysterically, not daring to try to look over your shoulder for fear that you’ll trip over a gnarled root or jutting rock. Pain flares up from a stitch in your side. Each loping step on hard-packed earth jars your ankles and knees.

Last-ditch plan. If you can’t force yourself to teleport with the power of your mind alone, maybe you can teleport if you’re close enough to an actual waypoint. You aren’t used to looking at Teyvat through a first-person perspective, so you really can’t be sure, but you swear to God that there should be one right around…

There!

In a reckless move that probably should have broken your ankles, you hurdle over a raised tree root and throw yourself off of a high ledge, eyes locked on the white and blue teleport waypoint— the one by the west shore of Cider Lake.

Distantly, you think you hear the Knights begin to slow. To them, you’re fleeing directly into a dead end, trapped between high cliffs and hundreds of meters of water. In reality, you… are probably doing exactly that, unless the teleport waypoint decides to be a dear and do its job.

It does give you the leeway that you need to clear the last dozen meters and slam the flat of your hand against blue crystal, chanting, Anywhere but here, anywhere but here, get me the fuck out of here-

The waypoint remains still and dull under your fingers, and you realize somewhat belatedly that you need an actual fucking destination and the Knights are closing in and you can see the last rays of sunlight glancing off of Jean’s Favonius sword and the first location that comes to mind is the last place you played in-game so you slam your fist against the waypoint one more time and close your eyes—

You forgot how cold Dragonspine is.

(Part 1/?)

(Next)

#sagau #genshin impact #imposter au #genshin x reader #genshin sagau #mine #hmm. not sure how happy I am with this but it’s been sitting in my docs for months so might as well post #also not sure if this earns the genshin x reader tag but im not sure what other tag this could possibly use #whoops! all worldbuilding!

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salsa-di-pomodoro · 1 year

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Guys i know Christmas is overrated on every possible level but if at the end of december i don't see at least ONE submas reunion fanfic featuring Emmet (and possibly other characters if they're staying over) finding Ingo passed the fuck out under the damn tree during Christmas morning with maybe a little note of apology from Arceus taped to his receding hairline ass forehead i will riot

Or! He could be found under the communal (is that the right word) Nimbasa city/Gear Station tree. That would also make for some fun shenanigans i think. Imagine being a depot agent and getting a call for something weird at the christmas tree and you get there and fucking boss Ingo is just sleeping under there with a little bow on his hat

(it doesn't have to be Christmas btw. If you want to put a different holiday or celebration or tradition that's also cool christmas is just the one i celebrate so the first that came to mind. Also its the funniest to me but what do i know about other religions? Absolutely nothing so if you've got a funnier alternative go for it. It could also be and invented religion from the Pokémon world. Hmm)

Edit: by the way the same thing is happening on Akari's side. I just didn't mention it cause i was in submas brain mode and did not think about it

#ingo may or may not have known he would get back. he expected it though i love him too much not to give him closure on Christmas #so he got to say goodbye. he was just waiting for the day #ingo does not wake up immediatly after Emmet and the others enter the room. hes sleeping too deeply oddly enough for once #submas #ingo #emmet #subway boss ingo #warden ingo #subway boss emmet #subway bosses #ingo and emmet #wait i have it ingo was sleeping fine thanks to divine intervention. yes thats perfect #depot agents #btw im sharing this so people use my idea so dont be afraid to steal it if it tickles ur fancy. just tag me or tell me cause i wanna see it #also sorry for christmasposting so early in december. i know yall still mourning halloween 😔#im not putting this on my to do list bc i know for a fact im never gonna get around to actually writing anything #hmm #salsa's writing #yeah thats good enough for me #whoops forgot to add #submas fluff #submas crack #is that last one an actual tag #well it is now #akari pokemon #akari #pokemon legends arceus #pokemon legends

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yu-huuuu · 1 year

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Genin Sasuke, Neji, Sakura, Naruto, Rock Lee, have a passion by the reader and discover the reader is an Uchiha

[ 🌸 ] i was listening to lana del rey while i was writing this, maybe that's why it's so confusing and distressing... mmmhh

characters: sasuke uchiha;; neji hyuga;; sakura haruno;; naruto uzumaki;; rock lee;; some character mentions?

genre: bad romantic comedy with possible melancholy in the middle- in short angst and fluff

warnings: fem!reader, possible lesbian relationship?, possible endings with an open ending for a sequel that might never come... by the way- endings without a certain ending is a warning?

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𝑺𝑼𝑴𝑴𝑨𝑹𝒀: 𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦?

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. - . - .

━━━◌⁺˚༺context༻˚⁺◌━━━

-okay

-let's imagine this:

-let's say your mother was an uchiha and she left konoha long before the massacre happened.

-Meet your father fall in love blah blah blah

-so years later your mother dies due to a terminal illness, leaving you alone with your father, who already knows that your mother was an uchiha and consequently knows that you are half-uchiha.

-Leaving that side already covered we can continue!

. - . - .

sasuke uchiha

-He was on a two-month mission with his team

-And trying to get away from the world (also from his team) he goes to the forest to walk

-That's when he sees you

-You, being so beautiful and oblivious to the world around you, are making a pretty flower crown.

-At first, Sasuke is surprised by how black your hair is. If the uchihas hadn't been slaughtered, he would easily think you're an uchiha, but that would be impossible.

-He didn't even notice when you noticed his presence

-You only thought it was weird, but, you tried not to judge.

-Being the wonderful person that you are, you started a small conversation with him.

-Sasuke thought you just wanted to flirt with him, which luckily for him didn't happen.

-So he agreed to talk to you

-For Sasuke time was passing slowly, but when he saw the sky again he realized that; the sky that was once brilliant blue was orange announcing sunset.

-With a goodbye, both promised to see each other another day

-He enjoyed your company, he hadn't had a good talk with someone for a long time, pfff-

-and the frequent meetings in the forest began

-sasuke would tell you about this annoying boy/rival/companion for him, sometimes he would tell you about this weird or annoying girl and sometimes when he looked somewhat frustrated he would talk about his teacher/sensei who always read that strange book.

-you started enjoying his nonsense talk, and god you never interrupted him

-because gosh, it cost him to open up to you like this

-until one day you did not arrive at the meeting place

-another week passed

-simply, you had not arrived at the usual meeting place because a relative of yours somewhat distant, but that you loved very much had arrived in the village, so you had not had time to meet with your new mysterious friend

-Anyway

-When your distant relative left you went to the forest again, and you saw him again, this time he seemed to be looking for something with his eyes until he saw you and approached you

"Why didn't you come earlier? I thought something happened to you"

-eh?

-Was he looking for you...?, oh my- he was looking for you!

"a-ah- sorry"

-it was really fun talking to him, you noticed

-you knew him for such a short time, but it seemed like you knew him for a long time

-as if you already knew him before, maybe in another life?

-and guess what~ young crush!

-you are like fools you know?-but you are fools in love!

-yes, sasuke fell in love with you too- but he's in denial, can you believe it?

-anyway

-sasuke accompanies you to your house one night, there was only a week left before he left and returned to his village.

-but he wants to spend as much time as he can with you

-Also, he wants to see if he can take you and your family with him, because God forbid- he loves you and doesn't want to let you go anymore.

-You also know that soon he will go to his town, and it is very likely that you two will never see each other again. Which only makes you happy, as you can't bear to look him in the eye without being able to tell him the truth.

-You had noticed it the first time you saw the back of his T-shirt. The uchiha symbol. The bitter feeling of seeing the last survivor of a massacre was present, it was also the knowledge that you couldn't fall in love or get attached to him. You, you just couldn't do it, you knew how dangerous it would be if someone knew, what they would do to you if someone knew, the danger that everyone close to you would be in

-but, despite that, you had failed miserably. you had fallen in love with him.

-And that's how on that same night you two realize that you don't want to let go.

"Y/N"

You turned to see him confused, they were both practically in front of your house inadvertently you two got closer, until your faces were close

It was like a gentle touch.

Almost like two lovers who meet again after a long time without seeing each other.

Sasuke was the first to speak. you could see everything in those dark young eyes of his, the fear of ruining the silent but so beautiful moment that both of you were having was big “do you think- we'll meet again?”

Fearing to ruin the moment as well, You lied, because you knew that if you told the truth it would break you and you would break him, “yes, I think so. and you?"

“I think the same…”

The little kiss that followed made you feel like you were floating in heaven.

Really magical, like a fairy tale- a fairy tale that would end very badly sooner or later.

And at first, it all felt like a silly, young crush to you. But, now everything felt so real to the point where you didn't know what to do anymore. And when the two of you pulled away to breathe, you wished it was all a bad dream, but you knew it was all real and there was no going back.

Perhaps, the most surprising thing was that you were accepting it... gosh, you were accepting these feelings despite the danger that would come when the truth came out! You really were insane.

The small moment was cut short with Sasuke's gasp of surprise.

you didn't realize.

you didn't even notice.

but due to the strong emotions you were feeling right now- you had awakened the famous sharingan.

. - . - .

neji hyuga

-proud boy

-like my pretty boy from up

-hahahha~

-He thinks that with his Byakugan he can discover all the secrets that people hide

-but

-The only problem he couldn't solve was you.

-there was something in you from the first time he saw you entering the gates of konoha

-you were hiding something in yourself

-but he always wondered what your secret was

-in secret he considers you the great mystery of the world

-guess who was the first of you two to approach, lmao

-honestly, his arrival took you by surprise

-Like, you were in this famous ramen restaurant when this rather attractive boy with pale eyes approaches you. At first, you thought he was blind but shhh don't tell him

-You think he's lost, but no!

-he just asks your name, then he makes a strange comment and then he leaves, and you're like: “🧍🏻‍♀️???- mmh 'kay, see u”

-yes, that was what happen lmao

-anyway

-both of you meet again a few days later

-To this day, Neji continues to ensure that he only passed by the ramen restaurant by coincidence. Liar was just passing by because he wanted to see if he could see you again.

-when you see him, you call him to eat together- You don't know why, but you feel that he needs some company and maybe just to chat, maybe because you always see him bitter?

-You don't know it, but it doesn't matter because he's getting closer to you. Suddenly, you two start such a lovely and warm conversation.

-well- you talk and he just listens, which is great because you're sharing the best gossip anyone could ever hear.

-neji won't admit it and never will, but he secretly loves gossip. don't tell him that I told you

-after that pleasant meeting and let the days go by, both meet again. strangely not in the ramen restaurant

-you met in the small library that is always empty after five in the afternoon

-he was going for a taijutsu book, and you were just going to read something interesting, maybe a great series of your favorite genre?

-neji being the cocky kid that he is, questions you about your reading

-and you, being the person you are, you start a good argument about why the genre you read is so great and why he should read it.

-which he strangely agrees, maybe you did a good job making that argument?

-You recommend the first fiction book you read and he with a pout grabbed it.

-Surprisingly, you and neji see each other again after four days, and this time to your surprise he already finished the book

-and with a small blush, he asks you to recommend another book. The blush is because he is embarrassed that he liked the book you recommended, lmao

-you access, practically visits to the library become common

-sometimes you just eat together in the small ramen restaurant, other times you just walk and talk, sometimes he accompanies you to the house where you stay, and in a cute way, he waits patiently with his hands in his pants until you come in and close the door. And sometimes you both just read together like nerds.

-neji finds out that you are just visiting Konoha and that you will be leaving soon

-his stomach falls

-he feels cold, is this fear?

-no, no, it can't be

-neji hyuga afraid? Is this a joke?

-but as the days go by, he feels worse

-the idea of perhaps not seeing you anymore, of not hearing you anymore, torments him

-He doesn't want to let you go, but maybe if he manages to convince you... you'll stay, right?

-so two days before you leave he's going to look for you

-stars twinkle in the sky when he softly hits your window

-You, clearly sleepy, open the window while you rub one of your eyes sleepily.

"neji?" you asked surprised to see him outside your window "what are you doing here?"

For a moment he couldn't answer, he realized that he had come without any words to begin with. He had to form a good argument to make you stay.

He had to-

"neji?"

"I do not want you to go…"

"wh-what?"

There was no turning back. Taking a deep breath and taking something of value as well, he spoke, "I love you, and I don't want you to go."

You remained silent, it was something to be expected, what Neji did not expect was that the small tears began to fall from your beautiful eyes.

"I can't-"

huh?, couldn't you…-stay?, or couldn't you return his feelings?

"what?"

"-I..." you had also taken a deep exhalation, perhaps- were you afraid?

"Neji, I love you too, I really do, but- I can't stay". Oh, you were hugging him, “I really love you neji. But there's something I haven't told you before, and I'm afraid of what might happen if I tell you…-"

Was… Was this about your secret? "-It doesn't matter"

"eh?"

This time he hugged you, "It doesn't matter, whatever ails you, I'll protect you from it."

From Neji's point of view, it was just him wanting to help the person he fell in love with. But, from your point of view, he did not understand the magnitude of your problem.

“Y/N?”

The blood of the Uchihas ran through your veins, just- what had you gotten yourself into?

"Neji, listen i-"

You watched as his beautiful white eyes stared back at you curiously. And you knew it... This was going to be a long night. The problem is, if you could really tell him the truth, could you or would you run like you always did?

. - . - .

sakura haruno

-she didn't know what to think the first time she met you

-jealous for how pretty you looked? Or admiration?

-perhaps both sensations were mixed together

-or maybe not, it doesn't matter

-Her reasoning is that as long as you don't take an interest in Sasuke everything is fine lmao

-That is, until you approach her to talk to her

-sakura is on a mission of several months with her team

-She had only gone for a walk, she didn't know the town that well

-and apparently neither do you, because you were asking her if she knew where such a library was

-Eventually she accompanies you

-she swears her heart isn't beating like crazy. Liar

-When both of you arrive, and you thank her, sakura could agree that this time her heart was beating like crazy… but only once

-anyway

-the next time you both meet is in the park

-she's just admiring the flowers when you suddenly arrive, shouting her name as you run towards her

-She might have thought you were crazy, but no!

-you were just happy to meet again with someone as great as her

-you two talk more than the last time they met

-The Flowers that surrounded both of you had not fully bloomed yet, they were still pretty buds

-as the days passed sakura changed, just like the flowers did too

-and as the days passed, the flowers had bloomed just like sakura had done emotionally

-little by little you made her see that she was someone beautiful not ugly, you helped her to love every part of herself instead of expecting the boy she thought she was in love with to love her

-She was realizing that the feelings she felt towards Sasuke were fading

-and all those feelings were going to you.

-But the fear appeared, were these feelings wrong?

-Was it wrong to love someone of your same-sex?

-But, despite the fear that just thinking about what could happen if you found out about her feelings caused her- Sakura knew that you would never hurt her.

-because when she was with you, she felt like she could do anything and still be vulnerable.

-felt like she could be herself, not pretend to be someone else.

-without knowing it, you also feel the same for her.

-One day Sakura finally steels herself to confess to you.

-the sun had begun to hide when sakura stops you from leaving

“Y/N… I have something to tell you”

"Hmm?"

"I...-" she still had doubts if these feelings were okay to have, Sakura felt her heart tremble, but, despite being afraid she wanted to bring these feelings out, "I- I think I love you"

For your part, you didn't know what to say.

What?- what could you say to her, what could you do?

The blood of an almost extinct clan was in your veins, what are you supposed to do now?

If you decide to stay with her… you could put her in danger. If you feign disgust towards her, will she ever forgive you? Will you ever forgive yourself?

“Y/N?”

"I…"

Could you tell her the truth you were trying so desperately to hide from the world?

"I have something to tell you…"

. - . - .

naruto uzumaki

-my pretty hyperactive boy

-I love him <3

-it's like a little sun, lmao

-anyway

-you were visiting the town where your mother grew up

-when you feel hungry and decide to find something to eat

-While walking, you come across this ramen restaurant and decide to enter

-it was not a bad idea to enter this place

-the design of the restaurant looked great -you sit while you wait for your food

-You're just sitting thinking about which part of town to visit

-when this super loud blonde boy walks in

-sits next to you and orders a colossal bowl of ramen with lots of pieces of pork

-You think that after ordering his food he would remain silent- you underestimated him

-He turns to you and starts talking to you.

-you can't help but talk too

-Eventually, your food arrives and you start eating

-Perhaps the funny thing is that while you two eat, you don't stop talking

-but it's so nice

-You haven't had a good conversation since you came to this town

-you definitely needed it

-anyway

-both separate to go home, but not before saying your names

-some days go by where you don't know anything about each other

-somehow strange, you can't stop thinking about the guy from the restaurant

-so hoping to see him again, you return to the ramen restaurant

-To your surprise you see him sitting there in one of the chairs, he looked a little pensive, which seemed strange for someone like him. But, when he saw you, like magic, his little eyes came alive again and a big smile appeared on his face.

-somehow that encourages you even more to sit next to him, thus starting another conversation that you could swear could last hours

-It felt good, you noticed. Talk to someone other than your father

-the days passed the somewhat frequent visits to the restaurant were the highlight of your week

- little by little the meetings also began to be in random places

-sometimes both of you would walk for hours aimlessly, you guys got lost once in the woods 💀 lmao

-Eventually, the “big day” came

-in which you would visit the uchiha compound

-the place where your family was massacred- well, your mother's family

-in the back of your mind you were grateful that your mother died a few years before the massacre occurred, you were sure that although she was on bad terms with her clan, deep in her heart she still loved and appreciated them

-It was strange, being in a place that was once your mother's home and that of other people, people who no longer existed.

-A voice distracted you. Aa- someone was asking you your reason for being in this place.

-you turned to see the person with the mysterious voice -was a man with gray hair

“Will you tell me why you are here?”

"Aa... sorry-" were you going to tell him the truth that you were hiding since the day you found out?- no, it was a bad idea. If you did, you would put yourself and your father in danger.

You chose to lie.

Looking ahead, at the abandoned houses, you spoke, "someone important to me used to live here..."

The man looked at you with sympathy now, you turned to him and asked "and you?"

He looked grim now, almost sad, but the mask did well to hide his face from you. Something that did not happen with Naruto, he was like an open book "a friend lived here before and-" it seemed that he was taking a breath or strength to speak "a student of mine too"

You didn't know how to ask the following, “your student and friend – did they die?”

"My student doesn't… but, I hope to save him-, since I couldn't do it with my friend"

With that, the mystery man left. The green vest and the badge with the village logo told you that he was a ninja, he was a grown man. And surely, with so much death and blood on his hands, you felt sorry for him.

You realized how short life was and how miserable you would be if Naruto disappeared from your life. You plucked up your courage. Perhaps you would be brave enough to tell him that you loved him, and perhaps you would be braver in the future to tell him about the blood that ran through your veins.

Running through the dark streets of the city, you visualized it.

You were about to get to him when you saw him hugging a pink haired girl. You froze, Naruto, did he love someone?

Gosh, what were you supposed to do now?

Run? Or wait until they finished hugging, so you could tell him how you felt?

No, you couldn't tell him you loved him if he loved someone else. Your poor heart wouldn't take it.

The most feasible thing would be to run, return to your father's arms.

But, if only you had stayed longer. If you had only listened to the promises they both had made, you would have realized that Naruto was only promising the girl in his arms that he would do his best to bring back her lover.

And perhaps if you had noticed the discreet glances he gave you sometimes, you would have realized his feelings for you and the truth that had already been discovered by the demon inside of him.

. - . - .

rock lee

-my pretty boy

-would be a good boyfriend lmao

-anyway

-he met you while on his way to one of the training parks

-it was about five in the morning and the sun had not even started to rise

-but god… -you looked so beautiful under the moonlight

-he didn't know how to talk to you and he got nervous

-I didn't know whether to start a conversation with you with a "good morning!" or "the sky is beautiful this morning!"

-and he was so nervous, he said: "morning beautiful!"

-You turned to look at him, confused.

-and for once in his life, poor rock lee wanted the ground to swallow him up

-but that would be impossible lmao!

-anyway

-you laugh, you're laughing!

-you are not walking away from him while saying “weird” or something hurtful

-but while you're laughing he notices that your cheeks are a little stained

-As… if you had been crying

-although that would be impossible, it means- you look so happy now

-but despite wanting to know the reason for your tears, he doesn't ask

-still he asks your name

-and he gives you his name in an extravagant way so you won't forget it

-not that you can do it

-but unfortunately you have to go

-you have things to do -like sleeping, for example

-you say goodbye and go

-he doesn't see you again until a week later

-rock lee was thinking about you, when he sees you entering a restaurant

-happy to see you again, says goodbye to his teammates

-and left before they could properly say goodbye to him 💀

-You are barely sitting at one of the local tables when he abruptly enters the door

-asks if he can sit with you, to which you agree

-surprisingly start a good conversation

-even while both eat, the good vibes do not go out

-a few days later he invites you to watch him train, to which you agreed

-it was amazing

-you had never seen a shinobi up close training

-Although your mother's family was a clan of shinobis, you never had any interest in being one.

-It was one of those days when you asked him: “what does it feel like to be a shinobi?”

-to which he replied: “it's like living great. You always have to protect and fight for your teammates, and loved ones."

-it was not the answer you expected, but you appreciated it anyway

-Is that what the people of your mother's clan thought? Protecting and fighting for your friends and loved ones?

-even though those thoughts confused you, you accepted them, maybe in the future you would understand

-the "dates" (as rock lee called them in his mind), had become frequent

-You got to know him better, and he got to know you

-it was just a bit chaotic when you guys were together

-but you enjoyed it somehow

-he was someone fun to be with

-he even once asked you to be his girlfriend

-you wanted to laugh at how sincere he was, but you didn't

-little by little, small romantic feelings were emerging from you

-and those who were in rock lee just be stepping up even more

-one day he wants to declare to you

-without his knowledge, you also want to do it

-but, the fear begins to consume you

-And if something happens to Rock Lee, knowing that the blood of an entire clan was almost extinct ran through your veins?

-but... if you were honest you were a little tired of continuing to hide who you were

-You knew it was a bit silly to want to confess to at least someone of your origins.

-wanting someone to know the truth besides your father

-But, you knew that Rock Lee wouldn't tell anyone.

-you trusted him

The sun was at its highest

You could see the blue sky with clouds that looked like big fluffy cotton balls. Rock Lee had finished his afternoon exercises and was drinking water. You secretly wondered if it would be a good idea to tell him the truth.

Maybe, just maybe, this will stay between the two of you, right?

"Rock Lee?". You would, you would trust him. Just like your mother trusted your father a long time ago.

He had stopped drinking water to turn to look at you, "Mmm?"

"I…"

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trans-cuchulainn · 7 months

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saw your post about reading a book in a medieval setting that didn't seem to mention christianity at all. i love medieval historical settings but i dont often find anything where the setting contributes meaningfully to the plot, or where daily life is faithfully represented to some degree. i know it's a high bar but name of the rose is the only really good one I've found. do you have any novels with medieval settings you do recommend?

i enjoyed the story of silence by alex myers for the medievalism of its setting. it is, as the title suggests, a retelling of a medieval text, so i would've been pretty damn disappointed if it didn't lean heavily into its medievalisms. in particular it makes a lot of use of the cultural christianity of the setting e.g. using paternosters to mark time, days being divided by services, knowing the time because of church bells, lodging with a religious order while travelling, etc -- all the things the other book i was talking about notably omitted (made more pronounced by the fact that i read the two one after the other)

could honestly not tell you how much i enjoyed the rest of it because my brain yeets every piece of information about a book from my mind as soon as i finish it lol. it left a fairly positive impression in my brain though.

there were a lot of medieval-set books that i read as a child which i enjoyed and which felt realistic to me then/when i've reread them, but i don't know how they'd hold up compared to modern research! e.g. i loved the load of unicorn by cynthia harnett, and rosemary sutcliff is always a good time

i don't know of many other recent publications (esp. adult fiction) that have a strongly medieval setting that aren't also a retelling of a medieval text though, but that is partly because i have avoided reading quite a lot of pseudomedieval books because so many of them have caused me suffering. i also don't read a lot of Pure Historical novels like your bernard cornwells or whatever, i'm not really into big chunky novels about real historical events, i want pacey genre fiction in a medieval setting if that makes sense. but probably there are some better-researched books in that genre for the purely medieval details

the book i was vagueing about was a "historical" romance novel that had clearly been a fantasy romance novel at some point earlier in its life (judging by the acknowledgments) which the author had retrospectively attempted to set in the fourteenth century with what seemed like almost zero research into what material culture and everyday life in the fourteenth century would be like, let alone how people would experience and express emotions

tbh it was massively disappointing because so many historical romance novelists put a shitton of research into their regency/victorian romance novels and i wish we could have a medieval romance novel that did the same instead of half-arsing it! or i wish that author had left their book as a fantasy romance novel so that i could have still enjoyed everything else about it :( alas. i will just continue to think resentful thoughts in the direction of that book whenever i see it in shops or in rec lists lol

oh ETA: it's ages since I read it but I remember Hild being pretty solid for early medieval vibes? and the sequel just came out so I will probably try to reread it at some point and give an updated opinion

#i would categorically not recommend it to medievalists but people who don't care at all about medieval history might enjoy it? i guess?#except it depends if their not-caring extends to pseudomedieval settings being uninteresting to them. hmm.#and no before anyone asks in the notes i will not be naming it #i don't tend to give titles of books i'm bitching about even though it is no longer a super new release as it was when i first posted about #it (whoops tag too long)#needless to say there are few enough books matching this description that you could probably figure it out with some strategic googling #answered #hechizoh

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