i think he’s chainsaw man

[id: It’s 5 drawings of Denji on a fake magazine spread. The title of the page reads “5 reasons to love Denji, this talented devil is totally cute, but here are a few more reasons why you should love Denji.” The listed reasons are all “He’s Chainsaw Man”, and he is holding up the corresponding number of fingers to the reason in each drawing, one to five. He is drawn with tan skin, a lip scar, a crooked nose that also has a scar over the bridge, and a singular silver lobe piercing. He also has some discoloration around his right eye. /end id]

LATE NIGHT TALKING - aki hayakawa

warnings: aki x reader, drunk aki is everything to me, aki is terribly down bad for you, he’s kinda like a cat cute and clingy, fluff with a tad bit of angst.

a/n: first time writing for csm kinda nervous but i liked how this turned out. this was in the drafts for timeee, likes and reblogs are appreciated!!

“have you ever thought about running away?”

“from what?” you asked softly, playing with his hair. you knew that aki tended to be more vulnerable when he was drunk, so you just listened not wanting to disrupt his train of thought. “from all of this.” he said after a long pause, turning to face you.

you often thought about it during the harder days, especially after a terrible mission. you indulged in the idea of running away like a fantasy, something about starting all over again comforted you knowing that you could live a life, free from chasing devils and death but that was until the logical part of you kicked in and you stopped letting yourself get carried away from the ‘what ifs’.

“i used to.” you reply after a beat.

even in his drunken haze his eyes still managed to find yours, his brow furrowed as if not understanding what you entirely meant. “what made you stop?” he asked, sounding genuinely intrigued. you let out a sigh and stopped what you were doing, you didn’t really want to dampen the already sombre mood but you continued, “being a devil hunter made me realise that we’re all living on borrowed time one way or another. if it’s not our contracts that’ll kill us, it’s certainly the devils we face on a daily basis, so what’s the point of dreaming of an escape that i cannot have.”

aki seemed stunned by your answer but he was in no mind to give a coherent response. the one thing that kept running through his mind was how gorgeous you were, the moonlight illuminating your face almost made you seem divine. “would you run away with me?” he asked, his voice more quieter than he would’ve liked.

“where would we go?” you replied softly, looking at him while ignoring the surge of butterflies in your stomach. “anywhere.” he said, you saw the faint twinkle in his eye, you were glad that his small optimism still remained, despite sober aki’s pragmatic nature. “anywhere is so broad, we’ve got to narrow it down,” you laughed. “i’d say we go somewhere nice and warm or somewhere with nice scenery like the swiss alps.”

he nodded sleepily, telling you to go on. so you did, you spoke to him about the things you’d do, the tourist attractions you would like to see, the foods you’d like to try with him and slowly found yourself getting carried away by the fantasy of it all, even though you tried hard not to. eventually aki’s soft snores filled the room, snapping you out of the alternate reality you created. you put a blanket over him and placed a bottle of water and pain killers beside him to help deal with his morning hangover.

in many ways aki hayakawa was a mystery to you, but as you lie next to his sleeping frame, you were very glad that you had crossed paths with one another.

*♡∞:｡.Bodyguard .｡:∞♡*

Aki Hayakawa assigned to look after Makima's sibling that he didn't even knew she had

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ A/N: HAHAH I'M SORRY DENJI but I was in a weird aki writing mood maybe you'll get a chance. It’s a bit rushed but the growing Aki stuff on my feed is making me write this

Also no CW purely sfw and reader is gn (︶｡︶)👍🏼 with maybe very minor CSM spoilers cause reader’s powers as slightly similar with Makimas

"I'll be trusting you two to look after someone for me" Makima the ever poised and elegant woman as she is looks over at the two boys. "They've recently were looking into joining the Safety Division. I trust you two can look after them?"

Denji, the ever obedient dog was willing enough to do whatever the lady said. "Leave it to me, Miss Makima!" it's as if his tail was wagging when she gave a short smile and nod, but turning to Aki her aura changes. "I assigned you and Denji with a easier mission, just show them how things work around here while I'll be heading to Kyoto later on for a meeting"

"I'll do my best." the straight lace man said as sudden footsteps start to get closer. "Oh, and here they are". Opening the door was you, in a slightly big button up and dress pants as you adjust your tie. "I can't wait for my first day!" You had such a bright spirit and the room felt like it was lightening up.

As the three looked over to you Aki and Denji's face were taken back at what you said next. "I'll make you proud, big sis!"

Big sis?

Big sis?

Denji was almost at a lost for words. Big sister? That means two makimas! He thought as his grin appears back onto his face. "Thank you, now you three better head off now" Without even a single word from Aki you pulled them out of your dear sister's office.

He was confused for the duration of the car ride. Since when? And she didn't even mentioned to him off passing. Aki just drove in silence as you and Denji talk your head off about how cool and kind Makima was.

But as they make it to a stoplight. He looks closer, you do sort of looked like her. Maybe it's the eyes he thought- the same hypnotic eyes that captured him. But he didn't say anything as a few minutes later they made it to the location you were suppose to be. “We’re here, (Y/N) I need you to stay back while we take care of the situation” He didnt wanna risk you getting hurt. You were use to this treatment though- treated like a item that could break. It’s how people have always treated you considering who your big sister is everyone makes sure they give you the same treatment. “It’s ok, I can handle myself”  You step forward as Aki just looked at you, completely shocked but sighs as he guided the three of you. “I heard you can transform into a chainsaw is that correct?” You look over at the blonde boy as he grins. “Yeah! It’s a pain in the ass cause I lose blood too but it’s fuckin awesome!” You giggle as Aki glances at the two of you.  “Denji watch your language” Aki glares at Denji, something akin to what a mother would to her misbehaving child. “Awh come on now, I don’t mind you guys loosening around me a bit. You’re lucky im not as strict as my sister” You laugh as Aki turned away. He didn’t say much but his cheeks got warm.  You’re Makima’s sibling after all so he suppose the charming personality carries on the family. His mind and feet stop at its track when he see’s the devil. It was white and looked as if it’s been mashed. Luckily it looked about the average size of weak devil as Aki draws his sword.  “Ewww it’s looking at us!” Denji stuck his tongue out in disgust as the mutiple eyes spotted the devil hunters. Immediately it cries out as it spits out some type of acidic liquid from what looks like to be its mouth. Dissolving whatever that was there before it’s range and aim was fast and quick.  When you went over to try attacking the devil with the given weapon you have which was an axe that from what denji told you he use to use. You grip onto it tightly as Denji distracted the devil and you were able to slice of a chunk of it. Beginners luck I suppose you thought but that was cut short when the acid squirted to your direction as you dodged it, running away as you kept on slicing as much as you could  But then unfortunate luck has it your hand slipped and the axe was sent flying with it being disintegrated by the acid. You stumble back from the force of your arm swinging the axe as you try getting back up. Your body starts to feel weak in the current moment as you managed to get up but started feeling you feet slip on the ground.  You didn’t even notice it but the acid was spitting to your direction. But before you could react Aki ran towards you and pushed you over, grazed with a burn mark on his shoulder with his suit jacket getting melted. The two of you fell to the ground. “You ok?” Aki ask with his chest heaving from the adrenaline. Sweat dripping from his forehead as he looks down at you.  From this angle he looked attractive. Maybe its the way his hair strands fell over his face, maybe it’s the fact he’s on top of you or even its just him saving you alone that made your heart pound. “Y..Yeah I’m ok” You just stared but not before Aki gets back up to fight the devil.  As Aki could only managed to slice off some of its parts. Denji in return transforming into his devil form and in all of it’s glory you watched as the devil starts attacking. Denji gets hit tho with the acid starting to melt off his blade, But Aki was dealing with it worse as the more he cuts up the devil the more of it’s smaller pieces form into new ones.   Even when he called for Kon, watching as the fox ate it but before spitting it back up with blood and acid coming from its mouth. For something so weak it must be holding tons of strength. Aki was about to go back but you placed and hand on his shoulder.  “Let me do it” You looked over at him as Aki brows furrowed. “You’re gonna get hurt, I’m not allowing that”. You sigh but then walk pass Aki who started to protest. “Get back here! If you get hurt then I’ll-” He didn’t get to finished but with the devil contract you have you point to the devil. Closing one eye you aim you finger at the devil before making a snapping motion and instantly the devil gets sliced into multiple pieces.  Though seeing how it kept multiplying into more smaller versions of the devil Aki draws his Katana. “(Y/N) I don’t think thats gonna work” You didn’t say anything though you just watched as this invisible blade cuts through the devils until whatever’s left of it is dead. The amount of blood and pieces flew everywhere as the devil’s ability stopped.  “That should take care of it” Unlike Makima, Aki was never allowed to see Makima’s abilities due to her contract. Denji was in awwh, though Aki’s admiration to your abilities was not visible Denji’s certainly was as the boy started getting all giggly as he starts talking about how cool you were.  “Mash potato devil!” You were cheery enough to report the type of devil you fought. “How odd, well what’d you think of the job? Considering to join?” She tilted her head as you went on. “As long as im part of Mr. Hayakawa’s team then im sold! It was so cool watching him fight that devil!”  Aki’s face was turning red the more you were gushing over him. Even if Denji was getting a bit jealous of the praise you were giving Aki Makima was happy enough to see you smile. “Ah then, I’ll allow it. I trust that Aki did well when looking after you?”  “He really did gave it his all” You glanced at him with a sweet smile. So very sweet his throat tightened a bit as he looked away. “I’m only doing my part” He of course says otherwise, ever the humble Hayakawa. “He saved me, I could’ve been dead if it wasn’t from him” The flow of praise never left your mouth as you kept on fueling more and more of his ego.  “Well aren’t you a hero, Hayakawa?” Makima teases as she watches Aki clear his throat. He was mumbling something in-cohesive but whatever it might be you just giggled at him. Maybe this time he doesn’t mind adding in another member to his team. 

im not sure if anyone asked you yet, but thoughts on the dunmeshi anime?

thanks for asking! sometimes i forget i exist here as a person cuz i just log on to queue random stuff without making posts 💀

it's pretty rare for me to watch an anime without ever reading the manga, and there've been stellar adaptations recently. ONK, kisekoi, BTR, frieren, CSM just to name a few. in a landscape where we're used to being disappointed as readers who have a frame of reference before watching a show, i had very, very high hopes for the dunmeshi adaptations that weren't quite fulfilled.

i'll dump everything under a cut since i actually have a lot to say, sorry if you were expecting it to be brief 😎

the lines in the artistic style are good, nicely translating the characters into animated format. really no notes there. definitely a nicer comparison for char designs between manga and anime vs. tonsuki and tensura who both have incredible manga styles that the anime stumble over (though in the latter's case, i don't think they were aiming for it sadly)

the shading has been fine, but weakened by the colour choices. some of the dungeon scenes (e.g., living armour stuff) are lit with a medium blue which helps to sell the idea of the scene being in a place not lit by fire (and contrasts it with the making camp & cooking scenes), but the lack of dark shading flattens some of these very well-drawn images.

the earlier chapters don't have the same level of detail as newer ones, but the art style is still fantastic - it's expressive with high contrast and shows action and impact perfectly well. manga will often times have a naturally easier way with contrast due to it being in black & white, but i don't think that means anime should just give up on contrast in favour of playing ineffectively with colour.

here's a night shot of fern from frieren. the choices made here allow for the shading to stand out from the flats and give her more definition overall while still being relatively simple (just flats + shading)

when dunmeshi has more "normal" lighting conditions, it does a lot better. similar to fern up there, there's about the same amount of difference between the flats and shadows, so i really wish they did a better job on the dungeon scenes since they're going to have to deal with non-torchlit scenes plenty. i won't argue that the living armor scene certainly has some kind of a sickly, alien mood to it, but tl;dr i think it should've had darker shading if not also being less green. this largely applies to every other blue-green lit scene they've done.

looking at kui's coloured drawings in the ed gives me an idea of what could've been and it makes me sad to lose out on colour choices more similar to that (even if they obviously can't have her level of detail on top of it)

some of the backgrounds haven't been too interesting but some have been good, overall it's probably fine. plus you can only draw and detail repeating bricks so many times before the viewer gets bored of looking at them anyway, i guess.

the animation is really fun and expressive. it's trigger, so they don't keep scenes stiffly on-model when they want characters moving around. this is good because it helps to sell both action and comedy moments!

the music overall i haven't really cared for? the BGM has not been particularly moving, interesting, or memorable - mostly generic. and i've seen too many fantasy shows for my own good, so i might be harder to impress (but i even remember tenken had a good BGM song or two to make a fight dramatic and that show was barely above average at best)

i'm biased not being particularly into bump, so i would've selected a different artist for the OP (i actually did like the bump OP from SxF though, come to think of it). before anyone makes a wisecrack based on what i've watched lately, no it doesn't have to be yoasobi.

i maybe feel the ED song would've been better for the OP, i don't like the largely peaceful bit of the OP with very still visuals. the OP is where you reel people in! it should be an eye-catching hook, representative of what to expect with some extra sauce on top.

the ED is great, total bop. it's a fine time for slower visuals as an enjoyable wind-down from the episode, so less or no animation is no big deal. plus kui's art is absolutely gorgeous! it all perfectly fits that "end of work" fun and lighthearted mood they were going for.

i largely enjoy the voice acting. i would've personally gone for a less "old man" voice on senshi because he's really not that old for a dwarf, but they obviously wanted to make it clear he was the older, wiser, knowledgeable character.

this might be my own personally most blasphemous opinion, but i would've picked a different VA for falin. i want to make it clear i absolutely adore saori hayami - she's incredible and one of my faves. with that said, her voice fits the character, so maybe it's just because i've heard her too often which is not her fault by any means! i love the voices for laios, marcille, and chil.

it seems netflix's subs go off of the official EN TL of the manga, which makes sense, but i've talked about how i don't like it more than ehscans' TL (which is one of the single best TLs i've read for a series, official or otherwise) and that holds true for the anime ("mad sorcerer" is cooler AND less clunky than "lunatic magician"). i prefer less localisation stuff and/or quirkiness in my subs and more direct translation for both manga and anime.

as for the changes/additions they've made to the show, some of them have been alright and some i didn't care for. they really want to sell marcille as the funny joke character which is why they had her being chased by the basilisk instead of having doni & fionil like it was in the manga which was better for the pacing and had good impact vs a funny clip of marcille running back and forth.

i don't dislike when adaptations add or change stuff, but placing them cleanly is important. dunmeshi is already really funny! i don't think it needs help being funnier by reaching for the cheap laugh. when laios sees two people running for their lives from a basilisk and he just goes "wow that's a bad way to run from that monster", it's already lowkey hilarious - all the more so followed by marcille telling mr. monster-know-it-all to go rescue them if he knows what's up and him rescuing them by making himself big and chicken squawking real loud (which embarrasses marcille and chil, but c'mon guys, at least his idea worked!). i feel like the comedy in laios' funny hero moment is undercut by forcing the marcille butt of the joke moment in the anime.

dunmeshi is already incredibly good at just about everything it does. i feel if an adaptation wants to add or change something, it's often better amplifying a strength or shoring up a weakness in the source material. BTR adds a lot to the source (not hard considering the source is a 4koma) and makes already funny things even funnier. the "we should all get social media" scene is elevated to iconic status with the visual of bocchi glitching out + the VA's inhuman screech. i can't say where i'd really want to change or add stuff to dunmeshi, since it really feels so good and whole, but i'm sure there's room in the process of translating manga panels to animated scenes, and i think the direction overall could've been better (comparing most shows to BTR isn't fair i know because BTR is directed & adapted so well it's hydrogen bomb vs. coughing baby territory)

i've mostly said negative stuff, but i don't want it to sound like i hate or even really dislike the adaptation. i think when it comes to a series you really love, you want to see the best adaptation possible within reason, and the disappointment of stuff not being quite what you were hoping for is amplified by so many other recent adaptations being so good.

dunmeshi does not have a bad anime by any means, but a lot of that is thanks to the source material's quality. if they do another season, i hope they have more time/budget/whatever because i think a lot of the parts it does have are good parts! but in this case, i wasn't hoping for good; i was hoping for great.

trigger makes great shows with wacky storylines (in some ways, the same one wacky storyline, but that's a different discussion) and dunmeshi, being directed by someone who's worked on a bunch of trigger stuff (largely sci-fi leaning), maybe needed some more direction from people who've worked on fantasy stuff? i can't say for sure what would've been enough to take the show over the top, but though i generally don't hope for much from adaptations, i really did have higher hopes for this one than it ended up achieving.

overall it seems i'll end up scoring the show a 7 or 7.5 when i finish the season, though there's certainly still room to wow us all. whatever you feel about the adaptation, whether you liked it or not, whether or not you've read the manga, feel free to comment your thoughts below or in my inbox. let's keep it free of manga spoils for anime-only watchers, though!

sorry to bother but could u elaborate on denji almost becoming quanxi??

absolutely no bother i love analysing and i really love this theme in csm. also warning that this will be a bit disjointed because im just writing whenever a have a little time lol

ok, so we must first think of how Fujimoto writes side characters. they are there to not only enhance the world and plot but also serve the narrative in a more symbolic way too. like the three immortal brothers aren't only there for absurd dark humour but also because we need a reminder that just because this world is seeped in death, life is still precious. also, Aldo's moment of realisation and begging for forgiveness was in connection to the theme that ignorance is bliss, as in when you close your eyes to the truth for too long, reality will hurt you.

let's first look at the more surface level similarities between Quanxi and Denji.

in her very first appearance, she is basically living out what Denji believes to be his dream: having sex with beautiful women.

she is a hybrid, like Denji is, though we are not exactly clear on what her devil heart is (i think Arrow or Bow devils?), and she is incredibly strong:

regarding Quanxi herself, she is willfully ignorant, believing that to be the key to her happiness:

and that is the core principle of her character. we can see it even in the small moments before this exchange, like when she and her girls are in a sushi restaurant and Pingtsi tells her some facts about fish, and her mood is soured by it.

during the fight with the dolls, this is the advice she bestows on him:

and after the international assassins arc concludes, we can see him really living it, we have plenty of key moments where Denji acts out of wilful ignorance, avoiding reality wherever possible. it even seems to work out for him.

until it doesn't. and there is a choice before him: close his eyes and continue to live under the belief that Makima is his saviour or open than and face reality.

if he were to live life as Makima planned he would've become a blind tool whose only hope of finding happiness would be to adopt ignorance in the same way Quanxi has. tools know nothing except how to be used, and it doesn't ultimately matter if they change hands (like how Quanxi is on Makima's side through the Control Devil arc), as long as they serve their purpose.

there is, of course, A LOT more to be said about these themes of ignorance vs knowledge and the balance between them in Chainsaw Man but i think i've summed the connection between Quanxi's fate and Denji's possibilities well enough here.

i thought abt sharing this to my art blog bc... art... but then this is something i'm writing for school rn so i'm sharing it here instead ( ´ ◡ ` )

the story prompt i did last 2021 was pitched to one of my writing classes (TV script making). last sunday, a groupmate was thinking about making a character sketch (like the document) but i thought about making a literal sketch 😭

chau asked if i plan to turn this into a comic (@frenchdyer ily i wouldn't even share this here if not for your words of encouragement ILY). i need to ask permission from my groupmates first but if they ever agree, i think i'll work on this one! aAaHhHHHhHHh

for the context of character sketch, BLUE indicates the past whereas PINK indicates the present design.

her design was heavily inspired by csm's asa mitaka bc they share the same attitude and (a bit of) upbringing!

so the working premise of this story is that our main character, LISA (20), takes a tired nap at the nearby convenience store after catering to her sister's funeral. however, when she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in a timeline five years before her sister, KRISTA, died! as her uncanny encounter ensues, she targets one goal: seek revenge for the people who had bullied her, which, she believes, were the primary reason why her sister ended up dying.

moving on to the next character, we have MAXON (20)!

indeed, he is basically erwin smith with black hair. i mean, maxon is an intelligent boy (student council, too!) so i thought, why not integrate the commander in his physique? tho ofc, he is far from erwin's personality. we made him a very flawed human being.

he is a former co-worker of LISA's sister, KRISTA, at the minimart 5 years ago. he also used to be LISA's classmate.

during funeral, MAXON tries to initiate a conversation with LISA only to no avail because our protagonist isn't in the mood to talk. funny enough, he was also at the convenience store LISA took a nap in. MAXON closed his eyes & heaved a sigh due to forlorn, but then finds himself in the same disposition as LISA when he opens his eyes again—in his 15 y/o body five years ago, at the classroom, and KRISTA is still alive.

to make things more fun, MAXON and LISA will not have a clue about their disposition (like, LISA would assume that the MAXON she talks to is none but a measly kid and vice-versa).

as MAXON's regret lurks around his mind, he sets two goals: to change the way he acted with LISA's bullying incident at school and help the two sisters the best way he can. WHY THE REGRET, THOUGH? because in the original timeline, MAXON was as a mere bystander. even when LISA's disposition worsened that came to a point of dropping out of school and having KRISTA work more to support her therapy, MAXON did nothing.

the last main character would be KRISTA, whom funeral was depicted in episode 1.

no particular inspiration for her charac design but now that i look at it, she resembles the OC i made in dusk in the brightest, which, apparently, loves her younger sibling to her very core too.

LISA and MAXON blame themselves for her death bc of its probable cause: heart failure due extreme stress and exhaustion. that, and KRISTA refused to have her heart conditon treated properly bc financial constraints and her priority over LISA’s disposition). to put it simply, she will be the center of MAXON and LISA’s motivations as they go back in time to change things.

here's the catch: it is ambiguous if they really did travel time or it was none but collective fragments of their imagination to cope with the grief.

for now, our group are onto making the manuscript. i'll ask them if it would be possible for me to turn this into a comic afterward lol.

Do you have any hcs perhaps for denji either lee or ler it doesn’t matter its just the world has been starved of csm tickle content 😭

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SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG TO GET TO </3

as a lee he's Loud

like. he will let everyone in the room know he is being tortured (power is pinning him down and poking his sides)

SNORTS WHEN HE LAUGHS!!!!!

he gets a bit less ticklish after living with aki and power for a while because he gets way more used to positive touch, so he's not nearly as sensitive to it

but he's still v ticklish and they will not let him rest

by "they" i mean mostly power, while aki sighs and definitely doesn't ever pull denji closer to tickle all the energy out of him

he and power have tickle fights all the time. aki's usually the first one up but when he's not he's always awakened by one of them screeching for help

denji as a ler is scary in multiple different ways

he's a surprisingly good tickler but he will make it into some sort of challenge. even if you can't win, too bad he doesn't care

he doesn't know how to nibble he just straight up bites people. it hurts at first but eventually he doesn't do it as hard so it's still at least a bit tickly

if he finds out ur ticklish you will never know peace again. even if ur less ticklish than him

you can try teasing him to deter his ler moods but he'll just blush and stutter before recovering in like three seconds

he doesn't tease though but he does make fun of the lee (lovingly)

I was just wondering if you've read csm manga? I would love to hear if you have any analysis for it

HOLA! Ok so... I have to admit that... 🫣 I am not a fan of Chainsaw Man because Fujimoto's writing style is something I have a bit of a hard time with. Which is just another way of saying that I didn't vibe with the manga's mood.

This is a bit of an irony because I did read the manga in one night and I actually really liked the anime, especially towards the end.

Actually Kick Back, the opening, is probably in line to become one of my most listened to songs in 2023 the song is such a banger dammit.

All that to say that you probably won't see a whole lot of csm in my blog other than what's under the cut.

I think I've shared my favorite panel before. Basically it's the scene with Denji holding Power after rescuing her from inside the Bat Devil's guts. I loved the gore in contrast to the scene of Denji holding Power holding Nyanko (or whatever the cat's name was).

I'd say the manga did it better but I couldn't find the panel quickly. But anyways, I LOVE this panel. It's a lot of fun.

I've also compared the animation style to Satoshi Kon anime. I have to wonder about the anime's director because of the way he chose to adapt the anime. And for some reason I get massive "inspired by Satoshi Kon" vibes.

I've also praised the adaptation of that scene of Aki crying. I think MAPPA was defo flexing on their animation skills with Aki. I need them to please be kind like that to Megumi.

Oh yes, speaking of Megumi, I've also addressed Aki's eyelashes not being as long as Megumi's.

I think somewhere in one of my jjk liveblogs I've talked about Denji being a relatable Shonen mc in that his aspirations are not grandiose but grounded in his persona as a relatable teenage boy who has the whole idea around human intimacy all twisted.

I haven't made a post about it, but in private conversation with moots I've also compared Tokyo Babylon's Sakurazuka Seishiro to Makima. They're both predators albeit for different purposes and reasons and Seishiro is definitively way more cringe than Makima.

My brain works in mysterious ways so I am sad to admit that this is about the level of intelligence I have dedicated to csm.

But @justafrenchlondoner and @littleholmes for sure like CSM and have kept up with it and like to write down their thoughts on it. I've seen write ups on everything from panels about counting farts to the possible places where Denji's journey will go.

Hope this helps and thanks for reaching out!!

People You Want to Know Better tag game

tagged by: @aidenwaites (tyyyy!!! <3)

Three Ships: this is so difficult i don’t really consume a whole lot of ship content nowadays. ohh hmm. nata/waywocket counts i think (two friends’ OCs in a dnd game. id say plink/chimes but i know that’s doomed. sick over those two). harrow/gideon (tlt) in the thats-sick-and-twisted-everyone-sucks-here-never-change way. ALSO ed/stede ofmd

First Ship: oh hmm. i waaaant to say it was probably percabeth as far as i remember just because i think percy jackson stuff was like. part of my introduction to tumblr

Last Song: high horse by the crane wives! specifically the live version bc i am in love with all of the bass in their live performances ouh. so tasty

Last Movie: The Green Knight, i think? the one with Dev Patel in it. it was pretty meh as far as movies go for me, and it was a couple of weeks ago. dev patel was very pretty though

Currently Reading: Devil House by John Darnielle. i’m gonna get through it soon. i also have trigun but i’m going to read that after i finish Devil House. (also csm and jjk weekly. you know how it is with manga)

Currently Watching: succession. god only knows how long it’ll take me to get through it.

Currently Consuming: i’m not eating anything rn. water? does consuming the limited life stuff count? bc ooooo loving all the fanart on my dash. also a bit embarrassing but homestuck. on a bit of a break from it but i’m deep in the trenches of reading it atm

Currently Craving: i’m always in the mood for some vegetable spring rolls with the sweet chili sauce. so good oh my god. top ten foods i would want before i die

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thinking about “The Door” from part 1

i’m not the first person to talk about this lol but i will be talking a bit about myself too because this Is My Fucking Blog and this isn’t supposed to be a theory, just my opinion & my takeaway from it as a person who read CSM at a time i needed it the most. the other day, i saw a post that mentioned a running theme in the manga - that “ignorance is bliss”. i’m honestly in the mood to challenge some of those ideas characters like Quanxi presents

warning for Chainsaw Man (part 1) spoilers

*i want to preface with this disclaimer

like pretty much every single topic in philosophical conversations, the necessity of truth is one that can be challenged and has nuances. and personally, it all boils down to what we need and do not need - to become better people, to become happy, etc.

i do not need to know what my coworkers, strangers, or transphobic family members think of me because i do not really value their opinion of me at all. i do not need to know how i’ll die, or when/if i get married, what my biggest regret will be, that sort of thing. this information is not productive to me in any way. my life’s philosophy is that the only thing that matters is who we are in this very moment, and what we decide to do with the cards we’re dealt.

and honestly, in some cases (under the pretense that the past does not define you), the past has a little less relevance than the present.

i remember telling my therapist this:

i did not feel the need to extensively talk about my childhood or trauma at that specific moment in time when i consulted him, because there were Adult Me issues i needed to deal with immediately. and perhaps there’s things a person just is better off not touching on much, at least for a time in my opinion.

anyways, moving on!

the most tragic part of Chainsaw Man’s part 1, to me, is what could’ve been - given that, those choices even mattered.

if Makima experienced love. if Aki didn’t waste his time seeking revenge. if Denji knew what he’d come to know later.

right now, i just want to talk about Denji specifically — re: the significance of “The Door”, the flaw behind “ignorance is bliss”, and why you should open the door (and of course, the tragic knowledge that Denji was not even allowed the freedom to “open the door” on his own terms).

so first of all: what is “The Door”?

there seems to be a general consensus among CSM fans that “The Door” from Denji’s psyche (which appears a number of times throughout the manga) is a metaphor for his trauma.

so, this is the idea i will be working with!

so basically, if you know what post i’m talking about, op talks mostly about the application of “The Door” within the context of the story, and they sum it up perfectly: “while this mantra [ignorance is bliss] has its applications... living in ignorance creates a life of servitude“.

i just want to expand on that part right now, and not so much the characters.

some tweets from priv because i don’t feel like rewriting shit lol

listen, Denji isn’t the only character (or person) who has a door. everyone has a door. i have a door. the person reading this right now (if someone made it this far) has a door. whether or not the door has been opened depends on the person.

my door’s been opened for a long time - and opening it was not easy. it was excruciating when it finally happened. when i first started unpacking things in therapy, all i could do for a while was get angry and then cry out of nowhere. i’d mourn the life i could’ve had. reconciling with the things that have happened to me & the things i’ve done was the hardest part about even just twisting the knob of that door.

but, i think that’s just a part of the process of opening it.

a number of characters in CSM have their own ways of dealing with their problems, but it all comes down to: failing to acknowledge them.

it’s human (which is ironic, in the case of Makima who i’d still argue avoids her problems just like everyone else, just in a very unique way). i get it. nobody wants to deal with pain. it- well, it hurts! it fucking SUCKS.

if it’s painful, it must be bad for us, right? to acknowledge those problems? wouldn’t it just be easier to pretend they don’t exist? to not think about them?

or anything at all?

no. and i’m sorry, but no.

does anyone remember the thing that people kept saying on here back in 2019 when tumblr was at its tenderposting peak? something about “the fear of being perceived vs the rewards of being loved”? it’s kind of like that, but with the power of the truth. imagine if Denji had eventually come to unpack the fact he might’ve killed his dad out of self-defense. if he talked about the abuse he experienced by the men in his life. if he talked about his mother more. if someone heard him and told him what he needed the most was to be loved, not sex (although sex is a bonus lol). i wonder if that would’ve made the grooming that happened less likely (or maybe it still would’ve happened). there’s so much that could’ve been, if he’d just had opened it sooner.

going back to that post i linked earlier, i definitely do not think there’s anything bad about opening “The Door”, despite Pochita’s warnings.

it was just the context — y’know, how it was done.

and to me, that’s the most heartbreaking thing about Denji. at least a lot of us get to go to therapy, or we have friends to rely on. but Denji was forced to open pandora’s box when he just wasn’t ready for it.

he wasn’t even allowed the agency of how he gets to deal with his *own trauma*.

and thing is, i don’t think he could’ve been able to open it on his own in the context of the story. he just was not afforded the opportunity of a safe space like many of us readers.

but going back to that “what if” - there’s agency in knowledge. sure, trauma responses & subconscious tendencies won’t disappear overnight by going to therapy, but you learn to recognize them. you spot those patterns and you go “oh, maybe i should respond to this situation/stimuli a little differently this time!”, or “maybe i need to change the way i think about xyz...” - maybe Denji wouldn’t latch onto the first woman who gives him positive attention (especially if she calls him a “dog”, unless he’s into that kind of thing), or at least he’d think about it first.

honestly, in my opinion, the first step to becoming a healthier, better version of oneself is to acknowledge the skeletons in your closet.

it’s probably the most important step.

because like i said - doors don’t have to always be scary. i know they protect us from the elements outside of our comfortable homes. they provide safety, warmth, and familiarity. but metaphorically speaking, the world inside your bedroom is a very small one. you don’t meet many loved ones staying inside. you don’t learn much in your bed. don’t you want to join everyone outside, where it’s sunny and warm and full of laughter?

like yes, there’s pain, but there’s joy too. and we can’t get to know the life that’s waiting for us out there without the risk of taking that first step.

so why don’t you open the door and see for yourself?

Ay yo CSM characters with a flirty reader idk if it's been done before

Keep him encapsulated 😈

Chainsaw Man with a Flirty s/o :]

Sfw fluff with gn reader

Warnings: flirting but I think that's it :)

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Denji- You've absolutely broken him in the best way. It isn't often that you see him completely and utterly flustered, but as soon as you start flirting with him, his face becomes flushed and he begins to stutter. Denji might try to flirt back but it's just a jumbled mess of words until you shut him up with a kiss. No matter how long you two have been together, your presence makes him sweat because he knows some kind of pick-up line is about to come out of your mouth

Power- Often takes your flirting as invitations to fight. Playfully push her once and she'll practically tackle you down to the floor; she won't ever hurt you of course, but her instincts are greater than her relationship experience. You'll probably have to sit her down and explain what flirting is, since she has never flirted or been flirted with before. After that she'll definitely throw out a couple of flirty remarks herself... with some help from Denji and Aki

Aki- His reaction to your flirting really depends on the day. Usually he'll just give a little chuckle and shake his head, but there are some days where he'll come home completely drained and just needs love instead of compliments. Aki is more of an action rather than words kinda guy, so you're gonna have to be able to back up the flirting with physical affection. You'll rarely get a blush out of him, but it'll happen if you flirt with him in front of Denji or Power

Makima- She doesn't show much of a reaction. Usually she'll just give a hum and pat your head; but if you're holding her hand, you can tell that she likes your comments because her hands twitch a bit. It's a very small tell so you won't know if she likes your flirting much. If Makima is in the right mood, she might grab your hand and pull you into an embrace; she'll whisper in your ear about how she has to keep up appearances and that she'll deal with you later... whether that's a good or bad thing, I'll leave up to you

Kobeni- BLUSHY ALL THE TIME around you. She doesn't even know how to formulate words around you; her mouth goes completely dry and she can feel the warmth of her own cheeks. Stutters a whole bunch and tries to just bury her face in your neck so you can't see her blush. Absolutely no chance you're getting any flirty comments out of her; she struggles enough just trying to get one word out- much less an entire sentence

Kishibe- Flirts right back with finesse. There's practically no way to get him to blush... he's heard it all and has the appropriate comebacks to fluster you instead. The only time you MIGHT get a reaction out of him is when he's super drunk and can't think straight; he won't be able to think of a remark and just kinda stands there spacing out. Kishibe will deny that he got a little flustered the day after, but he secretly knows

Quanxi- Just straight up kisses you to shut you up. She doesn't react to any of your comments, but she does get jealous if you flirt with any of her girls instead of her; your flirting is only for Quanxi and no one else. If you do flirt with them, it'll definitely get her attention and rile her up. She'll come up behind you, pick you up, and kiss you right on the mouth. Quanxi doesn't play around... her younger life made sure that she's able to keep a mostly cool head, but that crumbles when she feels the need to flirt back with you

⤷ MORE THAN YOU'D BARGAIN FOR

DENJI X READER -> 1.7K
when it comes to a fool blinded by love, it sure hurts to have the short end of the stick

REQUEST -> ✰
CONTAINS -> angst, friends with benefits‼️, happy ending bc i'm weak like that, denji not knowing how to process emotions, very loose college!au cos i'm lazy, makima being slightly antagonised because fuck her, mentions of sex but nothing super explicit i don't think
MORI'S THOUGHTS -> thinking about denji's hands. i want to learn how to animate manga panels now so i can do a csm edit. also the writing style got kinda boring im SORRY

HEARTBREAK WAS ALWAYS BOUND TO HAPPEN IN THESE SORT OF RELATIONSHIPS. anyone with a pair of eyes and ears could give a clear answer to the question "who does denji like?" and no matter how much you wanted that answer to change, it would never be you.

even when the blonde boy had been so insistent on his heart belonging to another, he still had urges. so under the influence of one too many bottles of alcohol, it was a fairly easy decision for both of you to fall into bed together. more than once. more than you'd care to admit.

being with denji was nice. he was funny, sweet at times and vulgar during the others, and you found yourself repeating a mantra of don't catch feelings for your friend during your time together. and truth be told, it was hard not to, even when you and denji had finished your business and the topic of conversation always seemed to make its way back to makima.

it left a bitter taste in your mouth when denji acted like nothing had happened between the pair of you in other settings. the bitterness turned sour when you realised that there was no reason for him to have to either, and you cursed yourself when you realised you had done the worst thing possible and gone and fallen for your friend who so clearly wouldn't like you back.

but there were times where you thought that you just might have a chance.

even though your cursed your heart for fluttering and rearing its head each time so willingly at denji's mercy, you couldn't help but take every offhand action of his as a ray of hope. with the way his hands engulfed yours to anchor himself as he thrusted into you, the way his lips left urgent kisses on your lips as you panted beneath him, the way he whispered sweet nothings into your ear as you cried out in ecstasy.

and even when you were lying next to each other in his bed, catching your breath. you would turn to look at his face sometimes, only to see him staring at you already with a look in his eyes that could only be described as wistful. but you were a fool to think that you could ever upseat makima in denji's eyes.

false hope could only get you so far.

with his breath tickling the back of your neck and his large hand rubbing patterns into your hip, this false hope really had gotten you somewhere. but all good things must come to an end. words that you dreaded to say weighed heavy on your tongue, but you dragged yourself along, lifting them just enough to feel them escape your lips before you could really stop them.

"denji, what are we?"

you felt the hand that rested on you go still, and the arm that was poised as a pillow for you went rigid. hell, the boy that was holding you so close to his chest had practically stopped breathing, and you felt your eyelids slide shut in a bitter defeat before you heard another word. it's not like you needed them to understand how he felt, anyway.

"we're friends, aren't we?" his tone was so controlled, so even and level and unlike the denji that you knew and, dare you say it, loved. it sent another shot tubneling straight through your heart, and you were glad that you were currently facing away from him. you wouldn't be able to handle seeing the look on his face as all of your tentative hopes were crushed under his heel. all you wanted to do was curl in on yourself and maybe try to cry away the numbness that was invading your body from the chest outward.

you raised a shaking hand to push denji's own off of you, and you felt the mattress underneath you creak as the boy shifted in confusion at your behaviour.

"y/n?"

your kept your back turned to him as you got out of his bed, pulling on your own clothed and scowling in frustration when you couldn't find your shirt anywhere. you were seconds away from letting the first droplets fall, and you did not want to let denji see.

you snagged some random material of a shirt off of the bedroom floor, yanking it over your head and turning to face denji with a face that you hoped wasn't too scrunched from holding back your tears.

"we're not just friends and you fucking know it."

you didn't have time to register his wounded facial expression or the pleading calls of your name that he cast towards your retreating figure, but you grabbed your shoes before leaving his dorm, shutting the door behind you a little too forcefully and storming off back to your own room.

you must look insane, padding along the halls with no shoes as angry tears streaked down your face and you tried your best not to audibly sob. by the time you had made it back to your room your eyes were streaming, and you flopped on your bed with little regard for anything else other than crying your eyes out.

truth be told, after that fateful night and the best cry of your life you felt much better. you knew where you stood, you had your feelings sorted out, and you knew that a little distance would really help you to finally move on from your friend.

now, if only denji would stop calling and texting you like nothing had happened.

you felt like you could scream when you saw a notification from him, asking if you wanted to study for the test that you had next week. you bit back the petty urge to ask him if he wanted to study with you as just friends, instead opting to turn your phone off and bury your face in your pillow once again.

matters of the heart take time, after all.

on denji's end, things weren't looking much better. he brushed off his confusion at your actions and words when you had left so abruptly the other day, only to find himself staring at his ceiling trying to decipher his feelings and what the hell you had meant.

he likes makima. and he has, for a while now. he could count on one hand the amount of times he had interacted with the girl who sat in front of him in the lecture hall, and every time had been met with this strange giddy feeling in his chest. though it was rare, he knew that feeling.

but the one he felt right now was so, so, different. when the door clicked shut behind you, it felt like a piece of him had up and left along with you. the very reason that he had accelerated things so far in your relationship was because of how right things felt with you. the slightest graze of your fingertips across his chest didn't light any fireworks in his mind, but it's like warmth perforated his skin and was injected straight into him from you.

truth be told, that feeling was the most addicting he had ever felt. and when he heard that air of finality right after the door shut behind you, it didn't take long for denji to realise just how cold everything felt without you.

but he still liked makima, right?

that giddy feeling in his chest he got from her was enough to fill the you-shaped hole, right?

you not talking to him wasn't what made his heart hurt, right?

he only realised just how wrong he had it when he talked to makima for the fourth time ever. she had turned in her seat, even smiling at him and asking for a pen, and all that came to mind was how much he missed your smile.

hell, he missed everything. the sound of your laugh, the smell of your hair. the way you fit against him and said his name. and that's when he realised this you-related feeling was.

longing.

there was a knock on your door. and another. you groaned, rolling over to check the time to see that it was three in the morning.

by the time you had cracked your door open you saw a flash of blond hair and a face all-too-familiar, you knew it was too late to slam your door shut. denji's face perked up, and you already knew that you were done for.

he lifted his hand, revealing a pretty albeit crumpled bouquet of flowers. you almost giggled to yourself, guessing that the mastermind of that romantic gesture was most likely denji's roommate aki. but it was appreciated, nonetheless.

"what do you want, denji?" you were painfully aware of just how much of a mess you looked right now- eyes still red around the rim from how many self-pitying tears you had shed over this entire situation.

denji's mouth and opened and closed, and you sighed against your barely open door which still had a chain on it.

"i'm not in the mood, denji."

"no, no, it's just that i wanted to say that i've finally figured out what we are." it appears tgat your friend finally found his voice. you looked him in the eye again, trying not to let the hope in your heart build itself too high. "we're way more than friends, y/n."

you felt any resistance crumble at those words, and the sheepish smile on your face grew.

"so, can i come in?" you smiled at denji, shutting your door to undo the latch before opening it again, wide enough to let him back in to your life. consider him a weakness of yours.

the first thing denji did when he crossed the threshold of your door was wrap his arms around you, dried tears and crumpled flowers and all, and bury his face in your hair. the only words he had to offer was a mumbled i miss you into your skin, and you felt your body melt against him like it had so many times before.

when you finally broke apart, you couldn't help but wonder.

"so, what are the flowers for denji?" the boy before you blushed, his eyes flitting off to the side. he raised a hand to the back of his neck, taking a breath to summon some courage.

"i was hoping... that i could take you out on a date. or be your boyfriend. something like that."

"what?" denji was still bright red, though his eyes were locked onto yours.

"you heard me." you smiled once again, taking a step forwards and effectively closing the distance between you two.

"i would love to."

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🌻 oh yeah I read few review about svsss novel being the weakest out of the three but it's mxtx first novel so it's understandable. With the other two I watched the donghua first before going into the novel. I'm not really fond of the 3d animation so that's why I've been putting off starting svsss. do you read other chinese novel?

hehe I think I'll pick up run with the wind again, I have finals for this week so after finals I'll watch it ^^

oohh haikyuu.. what did you think of season 4? are you a manga reader or anime only?

I also watched bakuten but it was average for me. I was forcing myself to finish it 😩 To me what makes a sports anime really great is the characters and the relationships b/w them. If there isn't any characters that caught my interest I'll be bored.

There are quite a few upcoming sports anime but the one that I'm excited the most is blue lock as I read the manga, btw are you watching any seasonal?

ahhhhh yeah, i did watch s1 of mdzs first before reading the novel, but i read the svsss and tgcf novels before the donghuas came out. the animation is a bit peculiar for sv, but also weirdly good? the novel is kind of like a video game so 3-D worked.

let's seeeeeee i read golden stage a while back. it's excellent, but not tumblr-popular to my knowledge so sometimes i forget about it😰 i've tried a couple others, but either they weren't interesting or the trigger warnings lists were so terrifyingly long i didn't want to bother. what about you?

YAY!!!!! and good luck on your finals, you'll kill them!

hq s4 was decent. i love love love the manga and characters with all my heart but the shaky animation was absolutely a turn-off. i'm questioning whether i even want to watch s5 bc i don't want my affection for the series to diminish due to that tbh.

yessss definitely!!! i do like sports but if the focus doesn't include details of sports i'm unfamiliar with and why certain characters are good/bad at them, then the characters have to be amazing. let's say, yoi and hq vs. free— we actually learned a fair amount about ice skating and volleyball from them, but i'm not sure i could tell you anythingggggg about competitive swimming lol

blue lock looks super cool!!! i have friends who've been wildly into it forever so it's been on my radar but i haven't picked it up myself (yet) i'm also super pumped for mp100 s3 and the spy x family anime, and cautiously intrigued by csm even though it looks gory!

the only seasonal anime i'm watching atm are komi can't communicate and the tv version arc of mugen train for kny. i started watching blue period, but it was mediocre compared to the hype i'd heard around the manga so i read the manga instead, which was indeed fantastic; and then dropped the anime. there are a few that look cool but they center a lot around war and that just isn't something i usually care for. if i get in the mood for them i may give them a try though!! is there anything you're watching???

Hi! Firstly, i’d like to say that you’re very talented and i really admire your work! 🥺💖 i’d like to participate in the matchup event ☺️

I can’t really think of a favorite band since my mood shifts a lot but I love almost all the songs by the Arctic Monkeys!

A small bit about me is I come off a bit distant or alood and formal to most people but when I fall in love I get really affectionate and very goofy around my s/o!! When my s/o would tell stories about our moments together our friends have a hard time imagining it 😂 I just get really comfortable showing the “real” me when with my s/o 💖

I would like to get matchups for aot,csm, and jjk if that’s alright! ☺️ it’s okay if it’s too much!!

YOU + AKI. A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN <3

your personality that mirrored his own is what pulled him towards you in the first place. after a while he started to open up and become for aloof and playful as you followed suit. even though denji and power are always nagging to know everything about your relationship aki would never tell them everything, only the small parts. a song that makes aki think of you whenever he hears it is ‘science fiction’ by arctic monkeys

other matches: levi ackerman, maki zenin

I need an olicity fic to read and you're gonna find me one

(This was so aggressive…. I like it.) I LIVE TO PLEASE YOU, NONNIE. 

I’m not sure what you’re in the mood for, so let me go ahead and give you my favorites and hopefully you’ll like one on this list! If not, hit me up with a specific type and I’ll hook you up. ALSO: Some of these I haven’t read yet, but they’re fan favorites so I’ll be adding them as well. 

Keep It Professional by mogirl97 | Completed, Rated M, Word Count: 121,606

When Felicity’s parents announce that they’re hiring someone to be her personal bodyguard, what she hears is that she’s going to be stuck with a 24/7 babysitter… something she is so not on board with.

When Oliver takes up the offer to work for the Smoak family he thinks it’s just another job, but he has no idea what he’s about to get himself into.

Protecting the “tech empire heiress” is the easy part, matters of the heart are where things get a bit more complicated.

Sportsmanlike Conduct by mogirl97 | Completed, Rated M, Word Count: 97,599

Felicity Smoak has a plan. Two years at Starling University (snag a great internship while she’s there), transfer to MIT to finish getting her Masters in Cyber Security and Computer Sciences, graduate, start her career. She doesn’t have time for distractions. But what happens when her roommate Iris drags her to a hockey game one night? Probably nothing…

The Way It Was Supposed to Be by hannasus | Completed, Rated M, Word Count: 47257

QUEEN INC. CEO DISAPPEARS NIGHT BEFORE WEDDING

The FBI and Star City Police are investigating the disappearance of Queen Inc. CEO Felicity Smoak, who was last seen on the night before her wedding. Smoak, 28, disappeared mysteriously from her penthouse apartment in midtown, sometime after midnight Friday.

Smoak planned to get married on Saturday to former playboy Oliver Queen, who launched a failed bid for the mayor’s office last year. According to SCPD spokeswoman Sameena Patel, Queen has been cooperating with investigators. “There’s not a worry about” his possible involvement in her disappearance, Patel said.

Queen is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Smoak. Anyone with information is urged to call the FBI hotline for the investigation at 1-877-555-1950.

(Excerpted from The Star City Sentinel, June 13, 2017)

Trust Me by felicityollies | Completed, Rated Explicit, Word Count: 73,752

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO READ THE TAGS ON THIS ONE BEFORE READING. 

When a prostitute meets the perfect client, she has to remind herself that there’s no room for getting close to someone in her line of work.

Thursday by Vixx2pointOh | Completed, Rated Explicit, Word Count: 235,495

There is something about the girl next door that Oliver Queen is only now noticing…

Felicity is moving to college just down the road from where Oliver is a senior.  He suddenly becomes very protective of the girl next door.

Thursday night dinners might not ever be the same again.

With Our Backs to the Wall (The Darkness Will Fall) by theirhappystory | Completed, Rated Mature, Word Count: 133,713

5 years ago playboy Oliver Queen made a choice that changed his life, to enlist in the U.S. Army.

Now he is back and things are extremely different than when he left. His parents barely talk, his best friends are dating, and his kid sister isn’t the spirited little girl he remembers. She’s grown up and so has her best friend, Felicity Smoak.

When a threat is made on Felicity’s life, Oliver finds that keeping her at arms length isn’t going to be as easy as he originally thought.

Rumour Has It by CSM | Completed, Rated Explicit, Word Count: 109,022

Warning: Oliver is a huge dick at the beginning of this one.

Oliver Queen may be Starling City’s star quarterback and resident playboy, but he has another thing coming if he thinks she will be another one of his floozies that worships the ground he walks on. This is a business arrangement, and if he thinks for second he’s going to mess up her reputation, then he really doesn’t know what Felicity Smoak is capable of.

on the edge (of the devil’s backbone) by entersomethingcleverhere | Completed, Rated Mature, Word Count: 105,486

FBI Agent Felicity Smoak is going undercover. Her cover: to work as Oliver Queen’s executive assistant at Queen Consolidated. Her mission: to get close to Queen and infiltrate the Russian mob and help the FBI bring it down from the inside. But what happens when she starts to fall for the complicated Bratva captain?

The Phoenix by SuperSillyAndDorky06 | Completed, Rated Explicit, Word Count: 126,939

Felicity Smoak fell in love with the broody, intense Oliver Queen, Captain of the Russian Bratva, ages ago but he broke her heart. So, when the sudden marriage between them is arranged, she does not understand it and she does not want it. Except Oliver Queen is not only a harder man to live with than she realized, he also has no intention of letting her go.

Return To Me by NerdyAddict | Completed, Rated Mature, Word Count: 79,094

What would you do if you woke up tomorrow with the last 5 years of your memories gone? After an unfortunate accident, Oliver Queen must figure out his place in a life he has no memory of whilst his wife, Felicity, does everything she can to support him. With emotions, secrets and relationships pushed to the limits; will love and friendship be enough to turn back the hands of time?

Let Your Heart Be Light by callistawolf | Completed, Rated Mature, Word Count: 60,649

Oliver Queen is a billionaire former-playboy and he needs a girlfriend to bring to the family’s mountain cabin for Christmas. So he asks Felicity Smoak, a woman he knows from his company. She’s just a friend, but she’s also the only friend he has who he can trust with the ruse. Complications arise when he realizes that maybe what he thought he wanted isn’t what he wants at all. More than that, he starts to wonder if maybe the perfect answer to all his problems wasn’t in front of him all this time.

“It’s been 20 weeks since our favourite show started filming in Vancouver. Let’s see what happened in the last week.  Previous weeks, here:   1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.16.17. 18. 19. 

*Clicking on links will take you to the original posting of the video/article/tweet… X marks the posting of linked content on Tumblr. It takes you to the post of the Tumblrino who posted it here.*

            ✖️🔦 IT’S A WRAP ON THE X-FILES SEASON 11✖️🔦

We arrived at the end😭 Last week of filming...😭 20 weeks of excitement, cute BTS pictures thanks to @gillianaofficial  many aesthetics, night shooting pictures thanks to the crew who was willing to share bits and pieces on Instagram, and many many more speculations, thanks to this awesome fandom! Filming is over, but we have no time to waste, the Premier of Season 11 is only a couple of days away! 

Let’s see what happened in the last week at the X-files set...*PSA: Prepare your tissues, it is one emotional ride...* 

The week was off to a good start with Fox announcing a live-streaming of must-see episodes.(X) As we say in Hungary, it’s smoke was bigger than the flame. It was live-streaming all right, but only for American people soooo.... I don’t know how it went, being on the wrong continent and all...😂😂😂 One thing for sure, one of Gillian’s choice of a must-see episode was ‘Bad Blood’; Bad Blood forever motherf*ckas! ⚰️🍕 #TheXFiles 

But what is cool on the other hand, that if you # Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny or The X-files on Twitter, they will have a cool X emoji!!! (X)

Gillian Anderson will be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Jan. 8!! 🎇🎉 (X) And when you think, that is already good news, let me give you one even better! Her star will be next to David Duchovny’s (X), just like she promised; Congrats @davidduchovny! I'll be right beside you when I die too. #TheXFiles (X)

Christmas came early for us, X-Philes when Fox published the new promo of the cast & crew taking us BTS of the new season!! We got to see many new scenes from the upcoming episodes, but most importantly we got to see Mulder spooning Scully! When we yelled enough about this cute interaction of our OTP, we also registered that Season 11 is gonna be f*cking good! Everything we got to see, leads us to believe that they had the best of time on set, the storylines are gonna be interesting thanks to all old and new writers on board, and we will definitely get some great humour in this upcoming season! Plus, according to Gillian; “David’s having a lot of fun with Mulder this season!” 

Gillian was recording her last day of filming Season 11 and sharing it via Instagram. All the Gillian bone China nonsense in one can be found here thanks to @justholdinghandsok (X)  Gillian recording  David shooting ‘the end’, thanks to @youreadarkwizard! And the really really last scenes at 4:42 in the morning and everything else was also documented by Gillian. Last 5 video is here, thanks to @xfile-cabinetx !

Again, thanks to @gillianaofficial we were up to date with all that was going on the set, on the last day. She posted many BTS pictures and we couldn’t be more grateful:

Last Christmas treat in hair and makeup. #TheXFiles

Last Scully wig application. #TheXFiles

Last CSM/Mulder scene. @davidduchovny #TheXFiles

And the tweet that destroyed us all 

*25 years of night shoots, 25 years of frozen lips, 25 years of friendship. Happy wrap @davidduchovny.Thanks for taking this ride with me and I’ll see you in January! #TheXFiles*

Filming news:

Some lucky people visited the set

Kersh might be back? According to IMDB...

Part of the crew wrapped 

Annabeth Gish shared a BTS pictures from the set:”Ladies of the hair & mup trailer about to freeze our faces off #Xfilesstyle! #allnightlong #vancouvernights #xfilesseason11 #monicareyes” (X)

Miles Robbins was back on set, too! 

Annabeth Gish shared a sweet pic with Gillian; “Friends further & beyond but also because of #TheXFiles Love this remarkable lady... @gilliana #xfilesseason11❤️👽👩‍🔧👩🏻‍🔧 🐳 (X)

Brick was already in a festive mood on set;  Merry Brickmass! (X)

Thanks for all the petting this season! Happy Wrap G Woman!  #TheXFiles (X)

David Duchovny films scenes as Fox Mulder for the new X-Files season in Vancouver. 

Small things from this week👽 @inkcollectorus

Mitch Pileggi - Last scene of #thexfiles

At least the crew is having fun working the day before Christmas 🎄

After 5 months, it’s a wrap (X)

That’s a wrap on Season 11

It’s a wrap for David

It was a wonderful experience and a crazy year! (X)

And it’s a wrap on the show and a wrap on my year! (X)

Press of the week:

Inside 'The X-Files' Season 11: Mulder and Scully Take on Their Biggest Mystery Yet (X)

The X-Files Freaked People Out With Aliens In Hilarious NYC Prank (X)

Fox Previews “The X-Files” Episode ‘This’: Mulder and Scully Connect With Skinner (X)

New X-Files Video Shows Mulder Spooning Scully (This Is Not a Drill) (X)

The X-Files Review: The Truth Is Here—the New Season Is Good (X)

Gillian Anderson Reveals Her Six Favorite 'X-Files' Episodes(X)

X-Files creator reacts to those bombshell UFO reports(X)

The X-Files' explosive season 11 trailer is a message to disappointed fans (X)

The 19 Shows TV Guide Editors Are Most Excited About in 2018 (X)

The new TV Guide magazine’s article can be found here, thanks to @becksndot5 

Inside 'The X-Files' Season 11: Mulder and Scully Take on Their Biggest Mystery Yet  (X)

The X-Files Season 11 Wraps Production (X)

Videos/Photos this week:

Watch as hidden cameras capture the reactions of unsuspecting New Yorkers when an alien pops out of a newspaper dispenser.

Gillian posted about the new TV Guide magazine 

Declassified: The End Of The World | Season 11 | THE X-FILES (X)

The X-files, All Season 11 Promos Link

Nelson says Happy (belated) Christmas! (X)

The X-files Updated Cast List, Episode 10, Season 11, William 5 (X)

Show & Not Tell: Gillian Anderson | Season 11 | THE X-FILES (X)

Some awesome gifsets, pictures, videos and fan arts:

Hello spooning! @justholdinghandsok

You need him. And I need you. @danasculhy

“Happy” Wrapping Day! I enjoyed the last 5 months in this crazy fandom so much and I am sad to see the filming is ending. @becksndot5

When I look at her on screen, it’s like I’m looking at an old friend and that works @foxscully

his legs are so loooooon g and her s barely touch the goddamn floor im screeching @sure--fine--whatever

Some BTS laughs :) @becksndot5 

Merry Christmas to all the X-Philers out there who keep this fandom fun and alive! @ruru-in-the-stars

BTS Season 2 // Season 3 // Season 4 // Season 11  @notwidelyunderstooddefinition

It’s a wrap on Season 11

Gillian Anderson & David Duchovny The X-Files, Season 11, First - Last Selfie

Show & Not Tell: Gillian Anderson | Season 11 | THE X-FILES @trusttnno1

To the X-files, with love. Thank you @campaignofmisinformation

This is the last summary of filming Season 11 of The X-files! 20 weeks, 20 summaries, lots of pictures, articles, videos, and fun.I hope you guys enjoyed reading these little nuggets as much as I enjoyed preparing them. I’m thinking to continue making these little weekly summaries throughout the season...What do you think? Lots of love, ❤️👽❤️️