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fwob · 1 year

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CAN I PLEASEE PLZ PLS GET UR FIC RECS DUDE (can i also rec one; poly philtatos (the most loved by far)

anything for you anon <3 sorry for taking . checks watch . two days .

under the cut cuz i have . A Few

PROJECT: ICARUS - aka the fic thats been absolutely rotting my brain for the past week . luffy dies at marineford except actually just kidding hes still alive but hes a marine pacifista / seraphim / human weapon now . oops ! please read it its so good the first 2 chapters are fucking BRUTAL

put your faith in what you most believe in - luffy gets sick . sabo's understandably worried . this ones a top contender for my fav op fic . i think abt this one CONSTANTLY

literally every taizi fic . yes all of them . i have read every single op fic theyve published . they're all bangers . no exceptions . but i will specifically recommend the previous fic , as well as this one , this one , this one , this one , and this one

wish by spirit and if by yes - sabo visits the whitebeards on revolutionary business . also a top contender for my fav op fic . i REALLY love this one the dynamic is SO good

i know you by the state of your hands - time travel shenanigans

breathe - luffy has a nightmare and an ensuing panic attack and law calms him down . they chat . VERY good i really like this one . the sequel is also good its linked on the fic

asl in red - this whole series is insane . it starts as like "shanks adopts ASL !!!" and then it just goes completely off the rails . like god whats going on . its great tho

ache in the rain (and remember the wounds) - luffy sees ghosts !

luffy's law - i dont know whats really going on in this fic but i fuck with it . will be incorporating multiple things from this fic into any modern au i make in the future

whatever you can still betray - ace has GOT to be a marine spy because nothing he says makes any fucking sense . i really love this one its so fun

finally i get to choose what's wrong (and what is right) - listen . 90% of the time i am FIRMLY against genderbending one character and nobody else . but like . im a fan of this one . also makino has a gun

si c'est un âme - your soulmate's first words to you are written on your body . luffy has 9 phrases on his back . i AM in fact a platonic soulmate enjoyer

blood song - post thriller bark zolu ...... ough

on brotherhood - ageswap , luffy is the older brother

code of misconduct - there's a set of written rules on the thousand sunny . VERY silly fic . very fun

hey, let's get lost (along the way) - luffy , ace , nami , and vivi get lost in alabasta . shenanigans ensue

i can't be selfless - garp invites aokiji to dawn island to help convince luffy to be a marine

god's emperor - shanks meets a young god . this was before 1044 actually like damn girl ur ON that shit

how it should have healed - the aftermath of some of luffy's various injuries

seven deadly sins - trafalgar law's new apartment is haunted by exactly seven (7) ghosts

chasing the remnants - sabo accompanies dragon to loguetown

little monsters - usopp and sanji get captured by marines

of dawn and dreams - i could not tell you what this series is about but its mostly shanks and buggy . its good tho

don't bury me with gold - WORLD NOBLE SABO ....... oughhh this one is so good . i think abt it a lot

sun over the horizon - luffy gives his crew some much-needed affection after a battle

take a step in mine - on their way out of marineford , luffy collapses a little bit earlier . it changes some things

spin a yarn - time travel shenanigans . this whole series makes me completely and utterly insane . read it now

over the course of a day - worlds worst roadtrip

greatest gift of all - luffy is 10 years younger than his brothers

two and a half pirates - luffy is 16 years younger than his brothers

unsinkable - the ocean is luffy's mother . ive seen like 3 different fics with this concept but this one is my favourite

three years, give or take - time travel shenanigans , except it's ace this time

hide the knives - after ace joins the whitebeards , shanks drops by for a party

beginning the next dream - time travel shenanigans . there's a reason it's the most kudosed op fic

make a choice (turncoat hero) - garp accidentally becomes a pirate . whoops !

boy with a scar - luffy vanishes after sabo dies and shows up 4 years later with a slave brand . what kind of man would i be if i didnt include boy with a scar . i love this one a lot

in which higuma doesn't get drunk, even though he really, really wants to - time travel shenanigans

sunflowers - genderfluid luffy ....... god i love transgenderism

pain scale - luffy gets injured and nobody realizes for a while , himself included

sibling sympathies - ace and nami have a chat in alabasta

small changes - id summarize this one but tbh i dont super remember what happens in this one i just remember rlly liking it . its a cora lives au i know that . read it anyways

too bright to see - lusan ..............

i'll keep the king (i'll keep him safe) - EXCEPTIONALLY good luffy whump . very good

of scissors and combs - luffy gets a haircut

and heres four gear fifth fics that i like. id summarize them all but i dont really want to so like . just trust me on this one . read em

also thanks for the rec !! ive been meaning to read that one for weeks thanks for giving me an excuse to finally do it . here's the link for anyone who hasn't read it which you should because it's VERY good

#was literally fighting for my life to post this #was gonna post it this morning but then it fucking deleted half of them so i had to wait til i got home to fix it #and then i fixed it and then it did it AGAIN #anyways godbless i went thru literally all of my bookmarks for this #ace speaks #ask #save #<- so i dont lose it later hopefully

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riridontneedya · 1 year

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Sapphire... (Pt 1)

Summary: (slight rant) life has been currently doing bits but we move! Anywho, breaking out the writing slump with amazing one shot ideas given to me, but would've been miles too long for one piece so now its in two segments. The stories follow up one another . Why are they called different things! I don't know I just felt like it and the jewel theme flowed following from "Emerald' which has the same vibe . Right also whilst this is a "Draco" one shot due to the nature of story so far I've not mentioned him by name...so if there's another blonde antagonist you fancy you could make that him lol.

I think "Ruby" (the continuation) is my fave of the two but you can decide for yourself. However don't play yourself and read both! . You'll thank me later for it lol! Cause tbh the best part about a good smut is the buildup!

Actual summary: Female Y/n reader and her best friend move to a new town.. follow along on her exciting encounters with a handsome stranger.

Pairing: Female reader x Modern day Draco

WARNINGS: Ive said it before and I'll say to again! If you forgo the warnings and you know you damn well you have no business reading it then thats on you DON'T DO IT! Mature adult themes , smut , Angst unprotected sex , Outdoors , Mature language , sexually explicit scenes.

Words: 2,490

A/NS: ENJOY! be sure to read both parts. As usual requests open! and let me know what you think! sending peace love and positivity to all xx

Time seems to have this terrible habit of fleeting once it comes to doing the things you love. But somehow it manages to come to a complete standstill when you’re somewhere you’d much rather not be. This was now the case for Y/n . Time was moving painstakingly slow , what had been only forty minutes had felt more equivalent to forty hours. She knew it a dramatic comparison yes.. but she couldn’t even pretend anymore . Everything about this place sucked the life from her. Anxiously she sent a stream of texts to her friend Lucy alluding to leaving but she had yet to receive a response . Just then her phone pinged . Racing to read it she was sourly disappointed as Lucy made it abundantly clear she had no desire to leave anytime soon. Letting out a defeated groan she slumped back down into the crushed velvet settee.

She had consumed a fairly large quantity of various drinks on offer but it wasn’t having the impact she so desired. It appeared the drunk stage was to be skipped altogether but the dull headache was to be welcomed with open arms. It wasn’t that she didn’t enjoy a good night out . In fact she was particularly fond of them. It was just in simple terms tonight was .. well boring . Ever since they moved further afield and with Lucy starting a new job she was promptly recruited by a group of affluent socialites, and their idea of fun was vastly different from Y/ns and Lucys . As irksome as it was for y/n she knew it was important for Lucy to make good impressions. So she set aside her reservations and traded in her wholesome fun filled nights for dimly lit swanky clubs with overpriced cocktails and vapid conversations.

The posse consisted of a fairly large group of both men and women , and much like any posse its incomplete without its ringleader .Y/n made it exceptionally clear from the beginning she had no desire of befriending the appointed ringleader who she found to be rather insufferable. As luck would have it the distaste for one another was mutual . So it came as no shock that she was to be ostracised from the group. Fortunately for Y/n she remained unfazed by these sort of ludicrous mind games, she could rest assured it wouldn’t be too long before her and Lucy would be in their kitchen laughing mockingly about them over a cup of tea .Fed up of the doom scrolling she flung her phone into her clutch and fastened the clasp. She was ready to call it a night, but she would find Lucy first and let her know.

From across the room a man seemed to be peering at her from over his drink. From what y/n could see he was fairly tall with a broad frame encased in a black suit . The retched dim lights made it hard for her to notice any distinguishable features such as an eye colour perhaps but she did notice how icy blonde his hair was and how it was an absolute contrast against the sharp black suit. Despite the group surrounding him his interests did not lay with them his eyes fixated oh her. Overall intrigued at his unwavering eye contact she decided to shimmy closer. After all she intended to go in that direction to find Lucy.

Upon closer inspection he appeared to be scowling , donning a look of disgust as if a bad stench rest under his nose. Bamboozled and quite petered she returned the glare with an eye roll for added embellishment . Despite her retaliation he remained glaring , As she was closer now she could now make out a his pale coloured eyes narrowing in on her scanning her up and down. What an earth is his problem! she thought, y/n had never seen this man before so he had no right to be to so uncivil towards her, and if he were for some odd reason to have an issue she’d rather he be vocal about it. She wasn’t going to yell at him and cause a scene obviously , but she had little tolerance for this uncalled behaviour and wasn’t going to be made to feel like she did. Tossing her hair to the side she stormed pass him ensuring to curtly brush pass his shoulder, and make her way to Lucy.

“In the infamous words of Kylie Jenner … rise and shine” bellowed y/n as she tugged open Lucys curtains . Lucy violently tossed around cocooning herself in her duvet , attempting to shield her eyes from the sudden burst of sunlight flooding the room. “You dick , shut them now before I scalp you” she hissed. “Well aren’t you pleasant this morning” y/n laughed “ I heard you tumble in early this morning . How did it end up going last night ? ” Asked y/n handing Lucy a mug of tea. “Oh god, it was eventful for sure I’ll fill you in once I don’t feel as rough as fuck”. Y/n sniggered “Well a cocktail of drugs and alcohol will do that to you … but once I'm back I'm ready for the latest instalment of gossip!”

Y/n knew despite their appalling choices for nights out they were never short of drama usually instigated by someones idle gossiping. “Where you going ?” Lucy asked wearily. “Im off for a run first then, then I have that doctors appointment”. “Oh yeah you finally changed doctors , right well I’ll see you later now close the curtains before you leave. If you want me to function properly I need a few hours to myself in a dark room”. “Yea yeah “ y/n chuckled as she walked back over to the other side of the room drawing the curtains. “Oh and on your way back feel free to pick me up a Maccies , thanks babes.” Giggled Lucy as she cosied up into her fortress of pillows. Y/n tossed her a playful glare as she headed out the door.

Y/n was finding it difficult to get into her rhythm with running. The lush green pastures and woods to run in were plentiful, but she was yet to procure that perfect route. Y/n had overheard some locals saying there was a decent running spot nearby her house that veered off into the woods , so she was determined to give it a go today. Once she got into the woods it seemed to stretch for miles . Not wanting to run the risk of getting lost, she opted to keep tabs on the maps on her phone. As her attention was now on wrestling her phone from its holster and not on the path ahead it was no surprise when she collided head first into something. The force in which she hit the object caused her to ricochet off it. Fortunately for her there was a hand that found her wrist and firmly jolted her back to her feet. “God , you really are just permanently glued to that damn phone!” came a deep voice.

Y/n looked up and gawped at the rude man who stood before her . The collision had knocked her for six and she had yet to come to her senses but she was adamant she’d seen him before. Thats when it dawned on her , the large frame , broad shoulders and pale eyes . But what had made it all come together was the tufts of ice blonde hair sticking out from underneath his baseball cap. Y/n immediately straightened up and placed her hands onto her hips. “Ahhh you’re that twat who was staring at me last night”. The blonde stranger cocked his head and once again his eyes bore into her with their judgmental gaze. “Twat .. excuse me .. I should just let you eat the dirt you ungrateful shit”. Y/ns eyebrows shot up , she should’ve know he would’ve been the type to retaliate. “Well maybe you should’ve .. Id rather that than have you pass judgment about me or my phone habits”. The blonde stepped closer to y/n with his arms folded against his chest. Y/n could get a better look at him now, make out all his distinguishable features . Much to her infuriation he was rather handsome and the long sleeve shirt he had on was on the tight side allowing the outline of his muscles to protrude.

“Is this the part where you flip your hair and brush past me again , you don’t have to do all that next time if you’re wanting my attention darling”. “Attention” roared y/n mimicking his stance. “Don’t flatter yourself darling , God you're juvenile .. can’t communicate your feelings instead you bully the girls you’re interested in pathetic”. The blondes whole demeanour shifted . He unfurled his hands from his chest and began striding towards y/n causing her to back into a tree. “You may of not wanted my attention but you sure as hell have it now … go on tell me more about how pathetic I am .. I dare you”. He snarled into the crook of her neck. Y/ns pulse was erratic as his lip grazed her ear as he turned to look at her face. “Fuck you” y/n croaked. His eyes fell to her lips as he sported a sultry smirk. “Your place or mine darling” . “Ugh , no thank you I’d rather spare myself the disappointment” scoffed y/n “Ouch” he placed his hand on his chest feigning upset . “Ill try not to take it to heart .. but if I remember rightly you assumed I was the one interested in you. “Im interested in you leaving me alone” she snapped .

With eyes still fixated on her lips he replied “Fine have it your way you little brat, maybe if you’d been fucked properly you wouldn’t be so uptight”. “Pssh ,You couldn’t make me cum even if your life depended on it”. “You sure about that sweetheart” he retorted sharply . “Try me!” .There was a devious gleam in his eye and with a swift movement he swivelled y/n so she faced the tree . His arm placed above her resting on it whilst his other arm wrapped around her middle. “If you want to act like a brat thats fine .. but be prepared for me to fuck you like one…” “go on tell me you want me right now and I'm all yours if not I'm leaving ”. The tension was palpable , The cool gravelly tone of his voice made y/ns blood run with ferocity. Y/n could feel herself begin to buckle under his body weight . Moments ago she despised this arrogant blonde but there was something exhilarating about being taut against a tree deep in the woods by a handsome stranger. “Im waiting” . Acknowledging his responsiveness to antagonistic behaviour y/n replied mischievously with “Talk is cheap, lets see what you can really do” .

That appeared to be enough ammunition for him. He let out a hearty chuckled as he slammed her further up against the tree. Kicking apart her legs to his hand around her middle now crept into the waistband of her leggings and began to delve deeper “Are you not wearing any underwear … naughty girl” he groaned upon his discovery. Y/n let out a light chuckle as she began to moan against his teasing touches. “Tell me have ever been fucked against a tree hmm” just as she was about to reply he had penetrated her with his fingers. Y/ns head flayed backwards with a loud gasp at the sudden intrusion. She hadn’t had a chance to look at his hands but by the sensation of his fingers its clear they were fairly large.

“Oh so you’re vocal both in and out of the bedroom… well woods” he sniggered beginning to increase the pace of his fingers. It wasn’t long before he could feel y/n begin to quiver around his fingers. Her moans grew louder and her body shuddered whilst she gripped onto the trees trunk for support as she violently orgasmed over his pulsating fingers. “Good girl” he beamed, pulling his fingers from inside her he turned her to face him. Grabbing he by the forearms he hauled her in for an intensely passionate kiss. Despite his fearsome demeanour his slow and searching kisses told another story. Entranced by his kiss it was short lived as he peeled her away from him and slipped back into his authority figure role.

‘Get on your knees beautiful’. Happy to oblige she sank to her knees feeling the cool damp soil against them. His phallus was visibly strained against the fabric of his running shorts and eager to spring free. Disrobing his lower half she was greeted by his vein riddled cock , his length was spectacular and his tip throbbed and ached glistening with pre cum desperate for release. Taking him slowly into her mouth she began gracefully at the tip.

His breathing soon became staggered and with each breathe he took he couldn’t help but shuddered as her skilful tongue rotated around his shaft. He perched his hand on the tree in front for support whilst his other hand rested at the base of her head following the motion of her bobbing. Just as he closed his eyes, slowly falling into a hypnotic trance, he felt a buzzing from his pocket. Despite his several attempts to disregard it , the ringing only became more and more incessant.

Rather irate he apologised as he withdrew it from his pocket . He answered with a gruff ‘hello!” “Fuck sake .. are you joking… no no yes its fine I can be with you in within the hour … yes fine ill see you then”. He let out a laboured sigh as he began to tuck himself back into his shorts. “Im assuming that’s a girlfriend of some description” questioned y/n slowly rising back to her feet. He tossed her one of his signature glares she had become all too familiar with. “Err no, thank you very much .. its actually work related .. I only answered because I knew I was on call today .. Im usually quite lucky with avoiding it.. but sods law I guess”. Y/n raised her eyebrows. She couldn’t necessarily fault this mans story , she didn’t even know his name but she did feel rather irked about her time being cut short. “Look I’ve really gotta go angel , but that was amazing , we still have unfinished business so don’t you worry iIll be seeing you around” “oh and watch your step , ey” he winked planting a quick kiss on her forehead before taking back off down the trail.

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venus-haze · 2 years

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I saw that artwork for Siren!Elvis, and now thats all I can think about, so can I get headcannons where reader is the one person he decides not to drown?

Absolutely🖤 For those of you who haven't seen @memphis-menace's incredible Siren!Elvis art, here it is! I went more with the modern interpretation of sirens rather than the traditional mythological one.

Siren!Austin!Elvis x Reader

Warnings: Dark themes such as hypnosis, death, unreality, emotional manipulation, drowning, and implied sexual content that involves coercion which some people may find disturbing or triggering. Do not interact if you are under 18 or post thinspo/ED content.

When your friend invites you to spend the summer with her family at their beach house, you’re excited, unable to think of a better place to spend the summer than by the ocean. You have a whole room to yourself and free reign of the nearby beaches and coves for three months

You and your friend spend the first week of the summer hanging out on the beach or heading out with her family on their boat. You feel at home by the sea, more invigorated than you had felt in–you couldn’t even remember

One day, your friend decides to sleep in, so you head out early on your own to the beach, but as you make the usual trek down the sand dunes, you hear a faint singing, and find yourself following the sound. You know you want to head to the ocean, but your body moves you closer to the coves, deeper and deeper until you reach a spot that seems to be untouched by the beach developments that threaten to encompass the whole shore

You walk in the direction of the singing, entranced by the beautiful melody. It seems like the sound is coming from the water, loud and clear, though, and your face inches toward the water’s surface when suddenly, the singing stops, and you swear you see a man’s face in the water’s reflection instead of your own–except he isn’t entirely a man, from what you can make out of his features

The sun’s beginning to set when you make your way out of the cove, and you don’t remember anything that happened, or how long you were there for, but your friend is in tears when you return to the beach house, saying she was worried sick that something had happened to you. What is there to say? Something had happened to you, but you couldn’t explain or even recall what

Day and night through the summer, when you’re alone, you end up back in that cove, drawn in by the same song but unable to remember it when you’re out of your hours-long haze. Every time you’re about to touch the water’s surface, you come back to reality. You brush it off as sleepwalking, or just being distracted during the day

One afternoon in late July, when you’re with your friend and her family on their boat, you hear the singing again, except this time, so does everyone else. You don’t even notice your friend’s dad begin steering the boat in the direction of the cove, they’re all just as drawn to the sound as you are

The boat stops just as it’s about to reach the cove, and one by one, almost mindlessly, your friend and her family jump off the side of the boat disappear beneath the water, and you catch a glimpse of what you can only describe as a monster as blood splatters the side of the rocking boat, watching in horror as they get torn apart by whatever’s lurking below

You’re drawn closer to the water as the song begins again, tears welling up in your eyes as you try to will yourself to move back and avoid the same fate. Then, yet again, just as you’re about to reach the water, it stops. Except this time you see him

When he looks at you though, he appears far more human, so different from the creature you’d just witness massacre your friend and her family–he’s beautiful, with glimmering cerulean scales littered across his skin, the webbing between his fingers the same color that puts the ocean to shame

There’s no malice in his expression as he swims over to where you’re sitting, soaked and shivering—when did it get so cold?

“I won’t hurt you, but you have to come with me,” he says

Your voice is shaky as you answer, “You say that like I have a choice”

He smiles gently, knowingly, and though your lip trembles, despite what you’ve just seen, you take his hand as he guides you into the water, a finned arm wrapped securely around your waist

You’re brought back to the cove you always found yourself in, now realizing it’s his home he’s been luring you to all along. He helps you onto a flat rock near the water’s surface, and you know better than to try to run, he can bring you back with just a murmur. Instead, he leans against the rock, staring at you starry-eyed

Sirens like him are a dying breed, human development and pollution making it impossible for them to thrive despite their abilities. He tells you there used to be dozens of sirens in that cove, but he’s the only one left, unsure of which humans to trust until you came along

“You’re so beautiful,” he whispers. “I finally have you all to myself”

He collects beautiful things. He has for hundreds of years, his cove filled with baubles and knick-knacks he’s violently taken from tired pirates to vacationing families–those like your friend’s. You, however, are the ultimate trophy, outshining all the gold and out-glittering all the gems

For a week or so, you’re his doll, posed and positioned however he pleases. You’ve since shed your clothing, you’re never out of the water long enough for any of it to dry. Besides, he prefers you that way, soft and accessible

He knows he has to turn you, your human body unable to handle being in the water for as long as it has been. Your muscles ache and your skin is becoming discolored. He sings for you again while you’re in the water, and you find it more difficult to stay afloat

“Just focus on my voice, darlin’” he says, as if you can do anything else. All of your mental facilities are used to focus on his voice, and you begin to slip beneath the water’s surface. He joins you, his face once again grotesque and monstrous as you’d seen when he killed your friend’s family, but this time, you go to him

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metqnoiaxx · 2 years

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obanai x reader / angst to fluff

⚠️ eating disorder, body image problems ⚠️

modern day au

r/n - restaurant name

AND DONT FORGET MY LOVELY READERS!! YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING JUST THE WAY YOU ARE! NEVER FEEL THE NEED TO CHANGE YOURSELF FOR VALIDATION FROM OTHERS! REPEAT AFTER ME..

I AM A BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL, HUMAN BEING AND I MAKE PEOPLES LIVES BETTER

it's true! :D

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You stood in front of your mirror looking at your body. Why did you have to look like that? You thought your body looked horrible. How could anyone like you? The way your stomach puffed out every time you ate or the way your side profile looked. Suddenly, you heard your phone ding.

Walking over to your dresser, you picked up your phone and saw who texted you. Obanai. He was one of the only people you hung out with. You had become quite close to him over time, even as the loner he was.

- text message -

obanai - hey y/n...uh i was just wondering if you were available today? it's still pretty early, so i wanted to know if you could go out to dinner later. if not thats perfectly okay!

You read every word of it. A small blush spread across your face. Was he asking you out on a date? Or did he just want to hang out as friends? Ugh, why couldn't you understand?

- text message -

y/n - of course! i'd love to go with you! what time? and where?

obanai - oh thats great! i was thinking of r/n? and i can come to your house around 6 pm to pick you up? then we could probably walk there together since it's not too far.

y/n - oo i love that place! and that sounds great! i'll see you at 6 then.

obanai - alright.

It made you smile. Obanai always knew how to make you feel happy, even when you were feeling horrible about yourself.

- time skip -

It was around 5:56 pm when you heard your doorbell ring. You had just finished getting ready. You were wearing a very comfortable outfit with a coat on top. It was nearing winter so it was starting to get especially cold outside.

"Coming!", you yelled out from the top of your stairs.

Quickly, you made your way down the stairs and opened your door.

You saw Obanai standing there in a nice outfit, still wearing his mask.

"Hi y/n! Are you ready to go?", he asked you. He was being awfully polite to you.

"Of course! I've been waiting all day!", you responded with a nice smile on your face. You swear you saw him blush for a second.

Together, the two of you walked down to the restaurant.

- time skip -

"Ah, it looks so beautiful!", you exclaimed. It really did, the front doors were decorated with flowers. The inside had a beautiful touch to it and everyone inside looked like they were having the time of their life. But at the same time, they all looked like they were couples. You began to feel a bit out of place.

You made your way to a waiter and they gladly took you to a table for two. Together the two of you sat down and ordered your food. You could barely wait for it to come!

- time skip to when the food got here -

After the plates were set down in front of you, you looked at your food. That's when you realized how much calories must be in it. You took your fork and just mostly picked at it. You thought that if you didn't eat as much, you would be skinnier, and look more "appealing" to people. Obanai took notice to this.

He understood a bit how you felt. He felt embarrassed every time he had to pull down his mask and would have people staring at him like he was a demon. Even just being here eating with you made him feel embarrassed.

"Y/n? Why aren't you eating as much?", he asked politely.

"Oh I-...I just...uh..", you quickly scanned your head for an excuse.

"I'm going to go to the bathroom...", you said before quickly running off.

Obanai just stared at you in the distance. He wasn't sure how to react.

Once you got to the bathroom, you looked at yourself and immediately broke into tears. Had you just ruined your date? You felt embarrassed and scared that Obanai would think horribly of you now that you had done that. Why did you have to ruin everything? You hated yourself for that. From the bottom of your heart, you truly hated yourself.

- time skip to when you went back -

Nervously, you made your way back to the table where Obanai was still sitting. He had finished his food and was now just waiting for your return.

"Uh...Obanai? Is it alright if we go home? Sorry...", you said.

"Oh uh, of course! And it's fine you don't have to apologize for anything", he said in a calm manner. He didn't want to make you feel worse than you already had.

The two of you quickly got the bill and made your way out of the restaurant.

The way back to your house was awkward and uncomfortable, you weren't sure what to say and neither was he.

Finally, you made it back.

You glanced at the clock and realized the time. It had quickly gotten late and you remembered how far the walk to his house was. Feeling bad about how you acted earlier, you had to redeem yourself to him.

"Hey..Obanai?", you asked.

"Yeah, Y/n?", he responded.

"Do you want to stay the night? It's pretty late and I remember how far the walk back to your house is. It's completely fine if you don't want to!", you said very quickly. Almost too quickly for him to comprehend.

"Oh...sure! Thanks", he said. This shocked you a bit. He really wanted to stay? Really? You ushered him inside and quickly shut the door. It was a bit embarrassing when you realized it was just the two of you inside your house.

"Uh...anyways, I have an extra mattress upstairs so let's go up there!", you said, trying to break the awkward tension. He gave you a small nod and the two of you walked upstairs. You were a bit worried about how he'd react to your room.

- time skip to after the two of you got comfy -

"Hey Y/n?", he said, quite randomly.

"Yeah? What is it?", you responded.

"Well I was just wondering...and it's alright if you don't want to answer but...why did you not eat your food earlier? "he said. This shocked you. What were you supposed to say? You had barely escaped that the first time so I suppose this time you were caught.

"I..I uh...Well I thought if I didn't eat...maybe I could get skinnier...and then I'd look better", you said in a quiet voice. As quiet as you were trying to be, he still heard you, and hearing you say that made his heart break.

"But..But I think you look great as you are!", he exclaimed! He wasn't lying, he always had thought that you were pretty, and this was just the moment to prove his point.

"You do?", you answered.

"Well of course! You're so strong and your body's great! No matter how much you eat!", he said with a smile on his face that you could see even through his mask.

"But I don't think that", you said. It was true, you really didn't. It'd been a very long time since you had.

All of a sudden you felt his hands around your waist as he took down his mask and kissed you. It was such a random act that you didn't have any time to react. But eventually, you melted into the kiss and wrapped your arms around his neck.

"Y/n..I love you. I really do. I hope you can see that", he said.

"I love you too, Obanai!", you responded with. You had been waiting for the moment that you could say this. It was the times with him that made you the happiest. How could you not fall in love with him?

The two of you considered kissing you and eventually fell into your bed, still passionately kissing each other.

the rest is up to your imagination ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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word count - 1337 words

time spent - 35 minutes

#iguro obanai #demon slayer #demon slayer x y/n #demon slayer x you #demon slayer x reader #kny #kimetsu no yaiba #obanaiiguro #obanai fluff #obanai x y/n #obanai icons #obanai x you #kimetsu obanai #yandere obanai #kny manga #kny headcanons

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chl03-wa1t3r · 8 months

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Sandy Feet

levi x f!reader, fluff, established relationship, modern au

This is my first post, just to see if i like writing and to see what people think of my writing. I’ll take requests of some characters if you guys like my writing, i would LOVE feedback. Hate on my writing please, tell me what i should fix and what’s good. Anything will help!

WARNINGS!!! Spelling and grammar, ocean and sand (i’m sure thats a thing.) if anything else, TELL ME!

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You pull on Levi as you both meet where the soft sand and parking lot lay.

“Come on, Levi!” You practically shout out to him, though he’s not far behind you.

Levi mumble something and lets you tug on him, once you reach your desired spot, you lay your stuff down. Levi already grumbling and sand getting everywhere.

Taking off your flannel and jean shorts, you smile at Levi, talking in a bubbly tone, “I’m going to get in the water. You want to come?”

“No, you go y/n/n, I’ll get in later.” Levi grumbles.

(y/n/n = your nickname)

You shrug and walk to the water, feeling as the hot sand turns over to the refreshing, cooling, smooth sand. Standing and staring out to the blue void, feeling the sand slip from under your feet as the water rushes down, back to the vast ocean. You’re about to walk in as you hear the slap of flip flops behind you, glancing over your shoulder you see Levi. Walking and shielding his eyes from the sun light, you smile and hold out your hand for Levi.

“You know, Levi, you might lose your sandals if you go in with them on… right?” You say, a bit of laughter in your voice. Levi also taking your hand gently.

“I hate the feeling of sand in between my toes.” Levi mumbles out, face scrunched from the sun. You laugh a bit and just pull him towards the water, Levi stumbling a bit. You shiver as the water hits your ankles, you’re about to walking farther in when Levi pulls you back. Your back hitting Levi’s chest.

“What was that fo-” You start out.

Levi cuts you off, whispering, “What is that..?” He points at something in the water. You look over, squinting trying to make out what it is.. it’s a sea turtle!!

“Aww levi… it’s a sea turtle!” You walk out of his grip, towards the creature.

“Y/N! Don’t go near it! It- it could-” Levi says while reaching out for you.

“It won’t do anything to me Levi.. it’s harmless! Look how cute it is!” You say excitingly. You don’t hear Levi respond so you turn around to see Levi walking back towards the towel and chairs you two set out. “Oh! Levi..!” You run out of the water after him. Once you reach him you can already tell his grumpy about all the sand on his wet feet. You frown a bit and say, “Would you like to go home..?”

You watch Levi turn around quickly, startled a bit by your sudden presence. “No- I don’t want to ruin you beach day because of-” He pauses, “some sand and- creature.” He brushes off some sand from his chair.

You smile, glad levi thinks about you. “It’s okay.. I dont want you to be in a bad mood because of the sand! Plus it’s getting kind of annoying.” You grumble the last part. “You know, I love it when you have a smile on your face.. so we can leave if that makes you happy.” You lean into him and wrap your arms around his neck, lips close to his cheek. You see a slight blush creep onto his face, you smile brighter and kiss his face.

You let go of him and start to gather your guys stuff. “Come on Levi, we can go home and just chill on the couch.” You say, facing away from him.

Levi touches your waist, “No, baby.. it’s okay. If you want to stay at the beach, we can.” You don’t listen and keep putting stuff in the bag. Levi huffs put when you don’t say anything and starts packing his chair and yours. You put your clothing back on, water soaking through them. Picking up the bag, you take Levi’s hand wanting to hold it while you walk. Levi looks at you and smiles lightly, kisses you on the lips, lovingly. You smile as he pulls away and starts walking towards the car.

Levi and you both wash off your feet at those beach shower things, and (mostly you) skip back to the car. You open the back and toss the bag in, watching Levi back from the car after putting the chairs in, you close the trunk. You hop in the passenger seat as Levi also get in. As Levi is starting the car he says, “Are you sure you want to go home?” He glances at you.

“Yes, Levi. I’m sure I want to go home.” You smile at him and touch his leg. The corners of his mouth turn up but be turns his head forward again, clearly hiding his face. You chuckle a bit and look forward seeing the beach recede as you two pull away.

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AGAIN first post!! So please just remember that😗😗

Please don’t copy!!

#levi ackerman #levi x reader #levi attack on titan #aot fanfiction #aot #levi aot #captain levi #levi au #modern #fluff #first post #cute #beachgirl #sea turtle #cars

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emanation-aura · 7 months

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Weird questions for writers, 19 and 38!

This is a response to this post about questions for writers!

19. Tell me a story about your writing journey. When did you start? Why did you start? Were there bumps along the way? Where are you now and where are you going?

Wow, so uh. Maybe this is a common origin story for writers my age, but I started out on Wattpad? It must have been about 2014-15 or so when I began; I have vivid memories of hopping off a flight and impatiently waiting to be driven home after vacation so that I could use my iPad to type the next chapter to my fic there, haha.

I started writing Pokemon fic, specifically of the X&Y Pokemon anime. I dunno if people here know this, but there used to be a fic genre there called "Ash gets betrayed by his friends" that was super popular, and I wrote a version of that too— it was my first fic (I named it "Heartbroken") and I made so many poor and melodramatic choices with it, but also i look back on it fondly. Some of the stylistic choices there survive in my writing there. Apart from that fic, I also wrote stuff for Star Wars Rebels, Percy Jackson, and Ranger's Apprentice (so typical YA stuff).

Why I started... well that's kind of difficult to answer, because I honestly I don't know. But it may have to do with that spidey-writing sense I get sometimes when reading or engaging with fiction, the desire for a story out of what I know.

There were a couple of major "incidents" that spurred me on the path of the fic writer: one was reading this AoT fic (tw graphic self-harm) and this Maze Runner fic (tw grief, suicide, psychological torture). Ok maybe this sounds bad on the surface but I am legitimately convinced that reading these at a young age made my writing style what it is today: a bit purple-prose-ish, slow and contemplative, chock-full of emotion and introspection, always, somehow, sad or angsty. (and they end up touching on the topics mentioned above, although most of the ones that do I don't publish.)

As for closer to the present... well, I really hit the ground running when I started writing Genshin fic. It's pretty much the beginning of my "modern style" (or stuff that I can read back through without cringing), and I want to keep developing that: writing sadness and grief and pain is deeply cathartic to me, and outside of lore studies, those are what I will be focusing on in the future. (...currently staring at the inordinate number of angst WIPs I have.)

38. What is something about your writing process YOU think is Really Weird? If you are comfortable, please share. If you’re not comfortable, what do you think cats say about us?

In all honesty, most of my fic is kind-of vent fic, just more verbose and coherent that what the name 'vent-fic' tends to evoke. I need to be in a really specific kind of mood to write angst/hurt/comfort (my staple), and for a long period of time, I was perpetually in that state, which made creating... not easier, maybe, but something else that spurred it on. I'm not like that now, but the emotional intensity needed to create and convey hasn't left me, either.

Putting it this way: i need to find or set myself into a Mood(tm) to find my creative juices. It's weird because I can and do write when I'm mentally fine, but sometimes the low mood makes things sharper and easier to convey. These days, I usually put on music to do this: not just any generic songs I like but specifically stuff I've curated from listening non-stop 1000s of times before I keep it on the "dopamine injection" playlist. Stuff like that speaks to me in ways that makes me feel probably far too much, and it puts me in the right (or wrong, I guess?) state of mind to pour emotion onto the page. Cause thats what it is for me: if I don't feel emotionally destroyed by what I'm writing then what even is the point?

In lighter terms: anybody is free to ask stuff in general, not just from the question list, in my askbox whenever. Please. I love talking about writing (why write when I can talk about writing)

#fanfic meta

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blaqueswanzaghouliishiilikeda · 11 months

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What theories do you got for the end of season 2?

hii 🫶🏾

sorry i’m so late with this. i haven't been online too much lately. So theories??? man i’m not really engaging with much speculation as far as S2 goes. mainly bc i don’t think i have the ideas that will happen how my mind is formulating them. also bc they would be based off of nothing but what ive seen said about the books and vibes i got from S1 lmao. i’m so sorry if i disappoint you my ideas. here’s what i hope…

S2 will focus on loumand in the past and in the present maybe Armand might get to contribute to the telling of things. I’m very fucking excited for loumand. Idk how to not lose my mind about this! it’ll be interesting to me if there’s points of contention between how louis remembers something and how he does. what happened to Claudia and how coming out in this contention would be really fun to watch. “the love of my life” seems to be something that’s gonna come undone next season. seeing how they came together. seeing what makes their relationship tick. seeing the cracks in what their dynamic is now. seeing how Daniel’s tendency to be provocative and rude when he feels endangered will impact things or how it will shift now that he knows Rashid is actually Armand—now that he realizes he’s been talking to an even stronger vampire crazy out the side of his neck. and he’s greatly out numbered rn. i want to see if Daniel tries to run and leave and how they might convince him to stay or if he decides to stay what lends to that decision. the book? answers that he wants? im sure it’ll be many things.

I wonder if they will put off the hows of how Lestat finds his way to Paris since no one but him would really have all that information. I think with seeing Sam and Assad hanging out off set there will be some Armand/Lestat scene to look forward too. they’re gonna fight and its gonna be nasty and full of tension and armand longing for lestat while lestat longs for louis and he’s [lestat] gonna get that look in his eye were he agrees to something he know damn well he shouldnt in the name of saving louis. its gonna be delicious. Im excited to see that.

I hope we only really get hints of the devil’s minion stuff and i hope a good chunk of most of it happens in the modern day so they can have lots to fill coming seasons with. i want S2 to be more about loumand anyways. THO i do want them to put the fear of the devil into that man. I want him to really come to terms with what the fuck situation he’s in and I want Louis and Armand to make him feel it for real. I want the cracks in his dynamic with them and his supposed superior morality to start to show.

I think the situation with Louis might make Claudia desperate for another connection by the time it’s clear Louis is stuck in the past and longing for Lestat. Her hatred for him i think is soemthing we’ll see develop in it’s fullness. i hope she’s just as petty as she’s been. there wa a post about her playing piano and playing bach even tho she knows it torment him. i love that post. i wish i had it in me to find it. that post is genius. but yeah so i think she’d even accept the mother like way Madeleine treats her even tho she’s been looking to be treated like an equal bc anything is better than where they find themselves in terms of being stuck together after all thats happened and the spector of him choking her and lestat being spared because of him always looming over them. i think that adds to the sheer sadness of her situation. the living truth that yeah lestat is alive and louis would have him even now. and then the realization that he would also have armand who wants her dead clearly. i think someone who seems to “see her” would be preferable. but bc i know this is the painshow i cant say that they’re dynamic won’t be hard to watch. i think it will. I think madeleine will be working out her own trauma in losing her family on Claudia and it’ll be really clear that Claudia will always be choosing the lesser of an evil. i think they’ll play with our minds and hearts about what they could be, but ultimately they’re doomed and she’ll still wind up dead. and apparently so does madeleine even after being turned soo.. yeah i’m about to be heart shattered behind claudia.

sorry if these are disappointing. but yeah that’s as far as i’ve got. tho i’m sure i’ll think of something else and make a post about it. but i havent really wanted to speculate too much on S2 beyond being horny about loumand. maybe we’ll see their dungeon!

#iwtv #s2 speculations #louis de pointe du lac #armand #claudia #lestat de lioncourt #madeleine

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webginz · 4 months

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omg i swear ill shut up about re soon but im going to complain now

extremely long and possibly innacurate at times rant:

i hate re 7 and 8 with a PASSION. if i could make them not canon anymore (or erase them from existence entirely) i would. to me they arent resident evil games.

re7 is just a shitty outlast game that they named resident evil by mistake.

if you arent a re fan, lemme explain what 8 did that makes me furious.. resident evil set itself up over 6 main games and like 5 spinoffs that its a sci-fi zombie series OKAY? evil scientists made a zombie virus in like... post ww2? (america) and it got unleased in 1998. (game is from 90s so, modern times.)

now imagine they make the worlds stupidest fucking game where evil corp is actually from medieval times. in europe. WHAT?? im sorry but thats the dumbest shit EVER. this is fucking sci fiiiiiii why would you fucking ruin it by having a modern company show up in old castle ruins?!?!? its like.. imagine "look at this castle... engraved here is the ancient symbol of... the amazon logo" like oh my goddddd. WHAT?

oh yeah btw all the characters from the original games are gone. new characters. fuck you if you liked the established cast. except one (1!) of them will show up at the end of the game and save the day. thats what fans want, right.

and some fucking lady also had made the virus somehow? like oh yes this one lady can do what multiple entire labs full of people worked for years on. but she did it better actually. (???) shes european.. the virus was made by americans with resources from africa. HOW DID SHE DO IT? it makes zero sense. so of course they have to change the existing story, retcon stuff, la de da... for this new story to work. THIS SERIES HAD BEEN GOING FOR TWENTY YEARS. you dont change major storylines that far in! what a "fuck you" to anyone who cared about the plot at all!

and this game.. it takes itself SO SERIOUSLY. despite the most stupid shit happening. the ~hand thing~ are you serious. it doesnt matter if its explained later because the character didnt KNOW THATTTT. he knew as much as the playerr.. (the mc is actually insufferable)

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i dont like those games. i hate how popular re8 was to the point where people told me they were re fans and they didnt know who wesker was. the main villian of the entire franchise. bc they only played 8.

sorry im really passionate about this for some reason. if you like re8 thats cool i think it wouldve been awesome as a stand alone game. i just dont see why they had to ruin one of my fav game franchises for it

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voigtvir · 4 months

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12, 19, 25 :3

Talk about a new friend you made this year

omg i made an irl friend who i now text semi-regularly with which is so so fun bc i havent had genuine irl friends since the beginning of the pandemic really. that got me heavily isolated in all senses, so it's been really nice. we are both art history majors, and at the start of last semester when i told my professor i became an art history major she told me to sit next to them. so we did! we've gone to a museum together to geek out, we send each other art history memes, we hugged on finals day bc we were both sad about class ending. and im currently making them a crochet gift. i have some other friends from class but theyre definitely the one im the closest with thus far!!

What’re you excited about for next year?

next semester i take art 103 which is french baroque -> impressionism. so that means. rococo.... goya..... academism..... van gogh...... im soooo excited to learn all about it. and in the fall, my favorite art history professor (the one ive taken every art hist course from) is going to be teaching modern art so ill get a bonus class with her

also im going to be getting pet fish confirmed. im really excited to set up the tank and meet my buddies

Did you create any characters (in games, art, or writing) this year? Describe one

I CREATED SO MANY the icons of this blog were definitely my bg3 ocs.. oh i love them all so much how do i describe only One... i'll go with helios since they're my icon but i dont think many ppl really know about them. they started with me wanting to make a character with ties to raphael and a cambion. thanks mizora for confirming cambions can get tadpoled. so i got the idea of a cambion who is the child of a Brother of raphael. their father was horrid so they spent a lot of time in the house of hope. thats where they learned to be a bard <3 theyre very smarmy and incredibly good at manipulation. and they dont really realize how much they want genuine connection. and are just ohhh so tired. and theyre a little goober. and really annoying at times. and i love them n have so many details about their 'companion' quest <3

#ask games #ty!!!!!

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traineecryptid · 1 year

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Hello,

Thank you for all the great shows you link to!

I was watching Overworking Man and I have a kind of stupid question. Wang-ge seems to spend a lot of time drinking directly from small teapot. I thought he was being a weirdo. Is this unusual behavior? I though you pour the tea into a cup (or share pitcher then cup), but then I saw a hanfu post today where the model seemed to be drinking from a teapot. I think I've characters in drama's pouring wine from from spouted wine decanters directly into their mouths. Are we supposed to infer something about that character from his tea drinking? Is it tea?

Thanks again.

Glad to hear that you enjoyed it! I looked it up and well my findings are hmm strange? So in no particular order:

1. There are a specific type of teapot called 西施乳 (Beauty's Breast, beauty as in Xi Shi one of the top Pretty Lady of Ye Olde Days) and they are apparently? designed to be uh....cup-less so to speak...just teapot to mouth HOWEVER the only source i can find to this claim is a baidu zhidao (like yahoo answers) post

2. another person answering to the post mentioned another type of teapot called 紫砂壶 (Purple Sand Teapot) which confuses me,,,cuz as far as I know, this is a Material of teapot not a type? like glass vs ceramic vs metal kinda deal. but they did make a few points about the Behavior of drinking from the spout

3. FINALLY we're talking about The Behavior. So, I'm just paraphrasing here: 3.1 Depends on the person and the setting (the era? the time background?) of the story -from what i understand OP means that in like costume dramas it might look cool and show that a character is a rulebreaker/ not your typical nice guy BUT since we're in a modern society, the general impression people would get from this is "wow that weirdo/ thats so uncultured." 3.2 Depends on the teapot's appearance (and hygiene...stuff) (this argument is supported by quite a few other posts) -drinking from the spout might cause discolouration after using it for a long time due to the person's saliva and the porosity of certain types of teapots. so it's rather unsightly

SO, THE CONCLUSION

Is this unusual behavior? Answer: Nope. But it seems like this behavior is a rather Old Men Behavior...........so uh.......yeah Are we supposed to infer something about that character from his tea drinking? Answer: Given that the setting of Overworking Man is The Modern Times, I would infer that 1. Wang-ge is trying to look cool and cultured (by using a teapot instead of a regular mug) 2. failing at that (because...it's kinda weird in an office setting...like no one wants to see you uh sucking...on that...it's just Cringe Central Behavior) Also like combined with his general character design with the greasy hair and nosepicking...i don't think it's meant to invoke the same feeling as those people in the hanfu posts.

Is it tea? Answer: Probably? I don't know how common it is for people to put non-tea beverages into teapots (like how people put alchoholic stuff in non-alchoholic containers)...and since tea is already quite a common drink...i think it's unlikely that it's not-tea? But I dont think it's explicitly stated.

#Overworking Man #asks answered

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hellonoblesky · 1 year

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ok . here is what I need (thankyou a million times btw)

what planet would be most habitable (ie you can walk around without fear of dying from . sandworms or something

follow up question. is there an active war going on Anywhere as far as you know. not as broad as alliance vs galactic empire but something more specific almost?

what are the medics called . like if people get hurt in war or something do they just fucking Leave them or is there a system worked out for medical purposes

what is the most "modern" planet (modern as in. as close to earth as you're gonna get in star wars)

this might sound silly. do you know what year star wars is set in

BIG QUESTION IS THERE TIME TRAVELING

could there be any little tameable animals. like. pets almost

is there. a calendar. like how do they measure time or days or months or anything like that

thats about as much as I have rn but I think I will be coming back lots when I actually get this started 😭😭 rip

HORRIBLY HARD QUESTION considering that there are A LOT (and I mean A LOT) of planets in star wars that could fit this description, a handful of which are just My personal favorites (Csilla, Shilli,,)... but Alderaan has a relatively colorado-eq environment, so I'd point to that one for you just so you're familiar with the actual environment of it!!! It's also one of the planets that has like really really pretty architecture :3

Ohgod. That is a really hard question because like??? Yes??? But they're all very very specific between very very specific groups? Like there's pirate gangs that wage sieges on planets for resources, whatever the hell is going on the Unknown Regions between the Chiss and the Grysk, the eternal rivalry between jedi and sith, Twi'lek's seemingly eternal rebellion for Rylothian freedom,,,, honestly take your pick there's a ton

Ok so if you get hurt it depends on the degree to which you're hurt. Simple injuries (small cuts, bruises, etc) just treat with bandages and such. Something more severe than that gets treated with medpacks (which are like. medicine you just inject it and it takes care of most simple injuries in a pinch)(Like a pulled muscle or something). And then if you get (lethally) shot or whatever brother you better hope you're within running distance of a bacta (crazywild healing bacteria goop they put you in) tank or actual medical help

Ummmmm "Modern" as in close to Earth ... off the top of my head, Alderaan maybe? That could just be because I litearly just did a mission set there in SWTOR but it's relatively earthlike. "Modern" as in like any other term? Coruscant or Nar Shadaa (super heavy urban planets. like to the point that only one big old rock from Coruscant's original surface remains visible, everything else is built on top of each other)

Their years are different from ours because they use a standardized Galactic system with different historical points. so ... no I do not know what year it would be in

Ok horribly complicated question actually because like YES but also NO?????? Like in Rebels, there's this thing that the mc does once where he???? Sort of travels between worlds and clips through time to bring save Ashoka from Dying but it's so convoluted I still don't understand it,,, also iirc he was only able to do that like Once and in a specific Lotahl Jedi temple, and only could do it because he was deranged (with the Force. I mean. Kid's crazy strong with it, as much as I don't like him)

YES. My favorite are Lothcats and Tookas,, and I'd actually commit several crimes just for Yaslamir because they're ADORABLE but Here's a list of domesticated creatures :)

YES!! They use the Galactic Standard Calendar!!! Here's an image for you :)

#turtledove answers #sw shit

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sneakyscarab · 8 months

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my one-a-day streak has been broken, my career is over! orz

not that i was remotely expecting to have kept up that pace for almost the entire series, and Unconnected Marketeers gave me good reason to take it slow and try more runs that usual. but thats spoilers innit :P

nina's thoughts on Touhou 18 - Unconnected Marketeers

if you recall my last post about Wily Beast and Weakest Creature, youll know that i said it felt like touhou games needed to really do something big to stand out this many games deep. well, i think ZUN had the same idea, cause Unconnected Marketeers definitely stands out, with one of the coolest new systems in the series. UM does something really fresh, integrating roguelite elements into the gameplay in a simple but pretty effective way through Ability Cards.

heres the rundown. before you start a run, in addition to choosing your character you also pick an 'ability card' to start with. throughout the stages of UM, enemies drop money tokens instead of the typical blue point items, and at the end of each stage after defeating the boss they open trade with you and offer a selection of Ability Cards to buy with your money: a handful of gaurenteed basic cards (a 1up, a bomb, extra power, etc), the stage boss's signature card, and then 3 random ability cards selected from a pool of about 50 cards. ability cards come in 4 varieties: active cards, equipment cards, passive cards, and item cards. all the categories are pretty self-explanatory by the name, except equipment cards, which are like extra weapon options that are added on top of what you have. once you buy a card for the first time, its permanently unlocked to be selected as a starting card in future runs.

every ability card is based on a character from the series, which is a really cool way of using the huge cast that touhou has (sadly its mostly playable characters and final/extra stage bosses, so no Wriggle card as far as im aware v_v). its really cute seeing how certain characters abilities are translated to card form, like Koishi's card that makes it so enemies dont kill you if you collide with them, or Lily White's card that literally summons her as a micro-boss and gives you a good item if you beat her. i haven't unlocked them all, and i think some of them are unlocked by completing certain things, like a second card for each playable character that only unlocks when you beat the game with them. i might keep playing just to see what other cool cards there are, especially since the cards themselves give a lot more replay value than usual. you even unlock the ability to use 2 starting cards after your first clear.

since the ability cards add so much variety to the gameplay, the player character selection is kept pretty simple to not overcomplicate things. we have Reimu and Marisa as usual, as well as Sanae and Sakuya (im glad they ironed out their differences and are able to coexist now :P). Reimu, Marisa, and Sanae all play exactly as they have the last couple games, but Sakuya actually goes back to her roots and uses a modernized version of her weird B set from PCB, which im glad returned since it was a really cool one. if you need a refresher, thats the one where her throwing knives are angled left or right based on your movement, and focusing locks the angle in place. in addition, now vertical movement also influences the knife pattern, with downward movement increasing spread while upward tightens it. its tough to master, but you feel like a beast when you make it work for you. i got my 1cc with Sanae, but i might keep playing and go for runs with the other characters too.

as for the new characters, if youre familiar with the cast of Unconnected Marketeers you already know who im about to be talking about. thats right, Momoyo Himemushi, baby! lets go! another bug-type youkai so soon after Eternity Larva, and for the first time she's Not a stage 1 boss! she's actually the strongest enemy in the game, lurking at the end of the extra stage to fight only the most powerful players. Momoyo is based on the Oomukade youkai, a massive centipede who lives in the mountains and eats serpents and dragons, with the only weakness that can pierce its exoskeletal armour being human saliva. shes strong as hell and basically the coolest ever, totally not biased at all. shes got her sick minecraft gold pickaxe and shovel to dig up tasty gemstones, and doesnt hesitate to beat the tar out of anyone who tries taking her stuff. shes even got some bonus gender spiciness, using 'ore' for herself instead of most characters 'watashi'. im glad we finally got our justice for bug youkai, with the most badass centipede lady you'll probably ever see.

the final boss Chimata is pretty neat. shes a god of special event marketplaces, so anytime you go to a convention and find some cool stuff in the dealers room you have her to thank. she has a really wild design, with a patchwork rainbow dress with a matching headband, and a white cloak with the cloudy sky on the inside trim, representing a lunar rainbow and the market that takes place under its light. its pretty sick, but probably absolute hell for fanartists lmao.

my third choice of the new characters would be Takane. shes a yamawaro (mountain kappa) with forest-related powers, and like the river kappa theyve become entrepeneurs and inventors in Gensokyo. Takane has some hilarious interactions with the main characters, especially Sakuya who literally is just there to buy cards, where she engages in a boss fight to protect the protags from stealing her ability cards, but after the fight ends and she finds out that youre a paying customer her demeanor completely flips and she starts hyping up her wares lol.

Unconnected Marketeers is really fun! its great to see such a unique and innovative entry for a series thats 18 games in, without overturning the base gameplay loop that the fans are there for (glares at game series being re-invented as an open world walking simulators). interestingly the Ability Cards, while being the main plot instigator, are kept around in the end, so it seems like its set up to be more than just a one-off mechanic. from what ive heard of touhou 19 i dont think they're there, but 19 is also a non-standard touhou for other reasons, so its up in the air. either way, whether the ability cards are a one-time thing or an evolution, theyre great fun and add a lot of interesting variety to the gameplay, and fit in pretty naturally to the gameplay loop touhou already had going for it. take all that good gameplay stuff and add on to that we finally get respect for bug youkai with Momoyo, and UM is up there in the top echelons of touhous. lets go bugs!!!! we win these!!!

#grimoire of nina #touhou #touhou 18 #touhou UM #unconnected marketeers #touhou project

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nablah · 1 year

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OK!! so all throughout finals week i kept thinking about alceste because of The Pain and radiation therapy because of The Exam, so my brain combined them, voila alceste set in the radiology department (nicky as far as niche things go this is surely something)

Alceste is a type of Orfeo ed Euridice: you have the beloved who's not quite dead and the lover whose actions that bring about the story can only stem from their love. You have the somewhat present god who offers a bargain to the lover to bring back the beloved from the dead. And finally you have the clause of not telling the beloved about the bargain. ANYWAY. That's the 3 main elements.

So the Alceste set in the radiology department would primarily incorporate the Euripidean origins of the opera while retaining some ties to show the interpretation in the modern world. We keep the Euripidean """fantastical"""" world because like Orfeo, Alceste represents a fantasy: to bring someone from the dead. You've got Alceste and Admeto who are idk rad tech / medical physicist because they hold relative power in the radiology dept but they dont over matters of life and death. Admeto is dying etc etc except now the context is radiation induced (btw dyk they have this estimate for how long radiation professionals cut down their lives and its BS at this point but y'know. Stochastic effects) which presents something interesting to me because radiation induced means he brought it on himself, like the myth and the play, and also because treating it only means he'll survive and most likely die of it later, when he's older. So it's a terminal thing at least. So Alceste gets the news and its already all blurring into a picture where the foreground is still the hospital, probably Admeto is on a LINAC, but the backdrop is a combination of ancient greece and a hospital. It's dreamlike, because again, its a fantasy, either the audience's or Alceste's.

So the oracle proclaims the bargain etc etc no one will die for Admeto (both in a hospital setting and in Thessaly). She just goes on prepping the machine maybe while she makes the bargain in the forest. NOW HERES WHY I KNOW THIS WORKS AS A SETTING. As a rad tech she has to administer the dose, i.e. she gives the treatment to her husband while she herself is exposed to radiation i.e. she's trading her life for his. it's a long term commitment tho which she probably assumes but the shades tell her she's going to die right there and then she asks for time. insert acute radiation syndrome, maybe on the GI system (i'll explain later!!). Back in the hospital Admeto is feeling better (disclaimer unfortunately this doesnt happen irl the client will most likely feel nauseous after a treatment round) and yay theyre rejoicing but bam Alceste's feeling sick (in radiation sickness GI system level this is what we call the manifest illness stage. the latent stage for GI ARS can last a few hours to days) so the relief that turns into horror scene goes thru and Admeto leaves to bargain with the gods. or the doctors. Alceste is reaching the end of the manifest illness stage and this is followed by either recovery or death. She's being given transfusions supportive care etc all until the 3rd act. Admeto is outside the room because its ARS and thats a major safety breach. Theyre mourning outside with the kids and with Alceste inside and then bam she dies. cue the mourning again and Admeto goes mad, maybe tries to get into the room where her body is and then Apollo deux ex machina saves everyone Alceste recovers (you can recover from GI ARS with proper care) and the opera finishes. Theyre both permanently disabled btw, but theyre alive.

If you read until here you may have noticed this was just a major infodump on radiation safety and radiation induced effects. Dont play with radiation :)) even if its for an opera!

#alceste #opera #rad stuff #KNFSKDJDJNFF IM SORRY #radiology department alceste

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wait stay by my side is good??? and no one told me??? or maybe i keep confusing stay by side and stay with me lol

as someone who is all caught up on both shows - they're both fun 😄

this ask is from three days ago when I talked about how stay by my side (taiwanese show about a boy who can hear ghosts and the guy who gives him a break through touch) had a very fun sixth episode. i wasn't into the show that much but ep.6 gave me some heart-fluttering moments and cute angst that I neither took seriously nor disliked - it was fun for me because of the execution, the fact I don't take anything happening in the show to heart and because the show is short enough so I sensed a resolution was coming very soon 😁

now ive seen episode 7 as well and I can say 6 is definitely my fave. the conflicts are predictable, theres nothing really new but thats what goves you the safe feeling - you dont risk breaking your heart watching it haha. i'd recommend this in case you want a quick sweet watch with "cute silly boy denying his feelings" and "cold rude guy turned passionate suitor". it's the lightest watch i've seen in a while and it's my palette cleanser these days (everything I watch is angsty apparently and the angst supreme™️ trio of loa, of and dr hasn't even reared its ugly head yet lol)

stay with me (the og title of which I find real cute: "gege, don't run") is as far as I know a remake of addicted - a chinese bl that was Very direct in regards to what it's about and therefore got canceled AND banned and the main actors - banned from interacting with each other on tv or at public events for years; I thought swm would be a story set in the same universe or smth but as I watched the first episode I kept getting deja vu until I realised it's the same plot lol

it's about two teens whose dad and mom, respectively, got together - the boys claim to hate each other before they even meet, then fate brings them together without them recognizing each other and shenanigans ensue. it's about found family, finding common ground with parents you can't communicate with, about forgiveness and acceptance. the characters are very lovable <3 the crew is doing their best fighting censorship so it's very clear that the couple are not just bros. they can't, however, do what addicted did so many might prefer the 2016 show. I, personally, was not a fan of the mains in that - wu bi is too possessive for me in this version but his predecessor was Something Else

it's a very standard modern mainland china show. the reason im mentioning this is because of clips on tt and having not seen a cdrama in a while, i had the impression itd be more like a taiwanese or korean bl. the editing, dubbing, bizarrely cut scenes - nothing new in cdrama land. i was wondering if I would recommend it but I think I would, yes. some coincidences and plot points are just so beyond belief that you'd roll your eyes but it's not smth unheard of when it comes to asian dramas haha and I think you'd get so caught up in the angst, domesticity and hunting down hints spread around like easter eggs that you just won't mind the convenient plots (if you would care bout such a thing in the first place)

I'm doing a bad job at promoting this show but I do want more people to see it. the cast is perfect imo (..except for duo duo, I'm sorry but that bby cannot act..her face and aura suit the character though), the sets are all amazing (I like the school, I like su yu's home, I like the shared space later on etc.etc., all decor is very well picked and pleasant to the eye) and the moral of the story is heartwarming, its execution too.

you get passionate hot-headed athletic rich boy who's crazy for his equally smitten furrow-browed genius humble guy - they both value family and each other very much and are willing to do everything for those close to them. it's very endearing and their dynamic is swoonworthy, they're a complete power couple.

(also, spoiler, you get enemies to friends to lovers which is pretty neat)(the spark is there from day 1 tho)

EDIT: i wrote this before the final two episodes were released so disclaimer - POST FINALE SPOILER: if you don't like open endings, esp distressing ones, i don't advise you watch it now - better wait for a secure second season

#stay by my side also has an enemies to lovers arc i just dont feel like promoting it as much lol #petri replies #not sleeping waiting for the finale btw thats how im answering asks lol #so watch it yall #EDIT: I AM PISSED

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