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mayasaura · 6 months
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Actually so fucking sad how plausible it is that Kiriona would want to try to become her father's cavalier. Like that girl stepped simultaneously into her hastily tailored cavalier robes and into the only small part of her short life where she received any respect, validation, or affection at all. Of course she'd make being a cavalier a core piece of her identity. Of course some dumb hopeful part of her might wonder if maybe, just maybe, the same trick could work on her dad
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qiupachups · 6 months
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miles.g / wiles
.。.+*☆ headcannons 👾💭
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contents: general hcs, mention of his father’s death, i call 42-miles ‘wiles’, me sorta bullying him
a/n: after a lot of procrastination and harassment gentle encouragement from @vhstown i’m finally posting my hcs. :3c (they’ve been sitting here since july)
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Despite his tough guy exterior and criminal career, he's actually a massive nerd geek. Like: gundham, comics, posters all over his room.
Until you bring up those interests, he won't mention them. But once you start a conversation about them, he can tell you all the lore front to back or tell you where and when each collectible is from. Just listening to Wiles and nodding along will make his day.
Accepting help from others is not an option. Ever. He's an overly D.I.Y guy since his father's death and it's staying that way.
... unless you're very close to him. Wiles will begrudgingly accept your help and then be adamant on repaying you. No matter how trivial it was, he'll show his gratitude through service.
Wiles has great memory and knows all the lyrics to his favourite songs. Go through his playlist and pick something at random- he'll recite them flawlessly!
A good memory also helps with remembering those flashes of songs playing on your lock screen. Just a split second glance? He's adding it to his playlist, maybe listening to it as he works on his latest gear.
Would be a straight A student if he were there half the time. The only thing keeping his total grades down is attendance, where he’s often absent.
However, if he’s in a group project with you, Wiles will put more effort into it. Getting a ‘C’ or GPA point lower is fine if it means keeping Brooklyn safer. What’s not fine is him being the reason for your lower marks.
Unlike his counterpart from 1610, Wiles’ art is more realistic. He tries to capture the subjects’ essence quickly and minimally, so colours are an afterthought.
Accuracy was his pride in art until it came to you. He’d be so nervous in getting your smile right, scribbling failed attempts over and over again. Wiles even resorted to a pencil sketch.
Following the passing of Jefferson, Wiles has gotten much closer to Rio. That’s a no brainer; he was fourteen— a kid. And Jefferson never got to see his son in that overpriced Visions uniform.
Wiles makes an effort to speak more Spanish. He lets his mamí braid his hair even if it hurts like hell. Those stupid telenovelas aren’t that bad on the second watch.
Once upon a time, Wiles used to be a choir boy (keyword: used). He’d love singing hymns and doing nativities before he could read; all for his mamí and dad to see.
However, the christmas after Jefferson’s passing felt… empty. Wiles quickly lost his passion for choir and now just attends mass with Rio at most.
After years of experience being a choir boy, Wiles has the voice of an angel. Not that you’d know, of course— he intends to take that to the grave. But there’s also a deeper, darker secret… he can’t rap to save his life.
An extremely personal and harrowing Musically comment told him so. Following that attack, twelve year old Wiles abandoned his account with only a black profile picture left behind.
Like any other middle schooler, Wiles had a hype beast phase (he denies it). When Aaron got a Hype shirt for Wiles’ 12th birthday, words couldn’t describe how he almost knocked Aaron down with a hug.
The shirt’s first stain had Wiles distraught and furiously searching ‘remove paint on shirt hacks’ on Youtube. His heart would probably stop if he misplaced a gift from you.
Wiles isn’t the best cook, but he can definitely make himself a good meal. With Rio working night shifts and Uncle Aaron doing… jobs, he has to be self-sufficient.
A secret lil’ side project: he’s trying and failing to replicate Jefferson’s mac ‘n cheese. It wasn’t the best, but it was his. Something’s always off when Wiles makes it and he’s not quite sure what.
Sure, cooking isn’t that hard, but baking is like wizardry to Wiles. AP Chemistry and it’s endless calculations felt way easier than making pan de agua with his mamí.
But, mamí didn’t raise no quitter! On a particularly busy birthday, Wiles pulled together a modest little cake for Rio. She burst into tears seeing the shaky ‘!Feliz Cumple!’ written in too-sweet icing.
Calling Earth-42 a wreck is a massive understatement. Shit’s like Gotham, only very real and very deadly. Just breathing in that damn city air makes Wiles’ skin crawl.
Luckily, he’s got an outlet: boxing. A fun hobby he picked up from Uncle Aaron became his release. Wiles might never be in the ring, but Brooklyn’s more than enough.
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a/n #2: what the fuck. this was supposed to be short and silly and fun. exsqueeze me how did this… erm. disjointed mess.
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milobyelo · 2 years
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Maverick is the greatest Dad (disregarding that one mistake) not only to Bradley -who he officially adopted when the other turned 16 and Carole Bradshaw passed away in a bright San Diego Hospital room- but to his unofficially adopted Dagger kids. Jake had even given him a Father’s Day card last June which is proudly hung up on his kitchen fridge.
But for as much as he loves his kids there’s 12 of them and he’s not had too great a memory since the great head bump accident of ‘89.
Aka Maverick calling his kids the wrong name for 5 minutes
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“Jake pass me the salt it’s in the storage cabinet”
Javy “Coyote” Machado who had been leaning against the door way for the kitchen while he watched Maverick try and replicate one of his moms dishes- because he was feeling home sick and the older man confidently told him he could replicate it if he had the recipe- simply raised an eyebrow at the mistake.
“I hope you know my name isn’t Jake at this point in our relationship because if not it’s a little concerning”
Maverick just groaned as he leaned his head back before looking at him expectedly
“You know what I meant Javy just go get the god damn salt”
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Maverick for as little as he knows about football, hosts Sunday football every season because he once caught Jake sulking on the ship because Sunday football started that Sunday and the ship didn’t have a stable internet connection so he had to miss it and since then his kids come and get drunk every Sunday at his house.
All of them were scattered amongst his living room (which used to only have one couch and an arm chair for Ice but has since been reorganized to fit 3 for his many long legged kids) watching some program Bradley had wanted to watch.
Said son was still holding onto the remote and as much as he loved him the game started in 5 minutes and Jake was fidgeting in anxiousness because of the possibility of maybe missing the game for some weird nature show about birds.
“Brigham- no shit, Billy fuck, Bob- BRADLEY”
4 heads turned his way confused at hearing their names and he just sighed annoyed he had to go through 3 different kids before getting to the one he need to talk to
“Damn it Bradley please pass the remote”
His legal son just chuckled before tossing him the remote and letting him change the channel, having been called too many wrong names to count at this point that he was very used to this name game.
Whatever it’s not his fault there are 4 different kids with a name that starts with ‘B’
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“Natasha I swear to god I do not need glasses you guys are exaggerating, how could I have flown for 30 years if I needed glasses”
His daughter was currently driving him to her optometrist for an eye exam cause she swears that he needs glasses after bumping into his furniture a few too many times to count
“First of all my name is Callie, second of all bob has glasses and can go airborne, and third aging fucks up your eyesight gradually I’m sure you can see fine enough but it’s clearly getting worse and at this point you’d be a danger in the air so shut up and sit back you’re making me panic by leaning forward in the seat like that you child”
If maverick had leaned back and pouted at being scolded by someone half his age and then scowling for accidentally proving her point than that’s between him Callie and god so mind your business Ice I can already hear your loud cackle from up there.
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Next time it happened may have been the most disastrous time yet because they were currently playing dogfight football and calling the wrong name to catch or pass a ball to him was just asking for a disaster.
“Hey bob, ball!”
His brain did not in fact process that Bob had been 5 feet away from him and looked over in confusion as Jake who was his intended target was still facing the other way when he threw the pass and hit the Blonde square in the back of the head.
The newly injured blonde just looked around pissed while rubbing the back of his head, “Ow what the hell who hit me!”
He watched as 10 other hands pointed in his direction and in a panic pointed at Bradley who had been very offended at the false accusation
When Jake flipped him off he just rubbed his neck and apologized before they resumed the game and not 5 minutes later then hit Bob in the chest when he accidentally called out for Jake, whoops.
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You would think this was only a verbal issue but unfortunately it turns out he still types in and calls the wrong name in his phone.
Last night he had walked into Bradley’s house hoping to talk to him about organizing thanksgiving when he had found a shirtless Jake Seresin in his son’s lap on the couch and kissing him so passionately that when they pulled away at the sound of the front door opening he saw one sliver of spit connecting their mouths before he backed straight out the door and decided it could wait for the morning
The issue however is that Maverick decided he would be a sensible adult and be mature enough to call Jake and have a proper discussion about him and Bradley, but accidentally typed and clicked on Harvards contact instead of Hangman’s
The man groggily picked up after 4 rings having clearly been woken up by the incoming call from his superior officer, “Hello sir d’ya need something”
“Listen son I like you a lot and I would do anything for the sake of your happiness but last night I saw you and Bradley kissing half naked on his couch and not to assume your relationship with him but I have many questions most importantly what intentions do you have with my son”
The blonde didn’t say anything for a couple seconds but he could hear shuffling so he knew the other was still on the phone
“Sir I did not have sexual relations with that man I would never do that to Jake, are you sure you’re calling the right person”
Only then after hearing his kids clear voice and not the jumbled half asleep croak it was a minute ago does he look down at his phone screen and see ‘Harvard’ written there and a picture of him smiling wide in a birthday hat and cake splattered over his face from his birthday
“Well it appears I have called the wrong kid my apologies Logan I’ll leave you back to your sleep”
“Yeah okay bye”
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Okay so sure he messed up their names a lot but in the end of the day he loved his kids and they just accepted that this was another one of his long list of quirks they just have to come to accept and love, because for all his faults that’s their dad and they love him.
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transhawks · 11 months
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sorry for the cringe ask pls ignore if you want but with these chapters of the todofam do yuo think it is like "wrong" to not see anything poetic/pretty/anything like that about the family and mostly touya and endeavor situation? ive seen all these texts (not here though) abt how touya loves his father and is a Liar™ while also ignoring most of what he went through and his feelings of anger and bitterness i mean... sure there is/was love behind the hurt but i feel like i read the story wrongly
Okay, let's break down your ask a bit because it's not that I think you read the story wrong, it's that there's a missing component that I see a lot of people miss when it comes to stories like this:
you can love your abuser.
you can love your abuser.
most of us love our abusers.
Now, and I think this is something I believe that uhh I've argued with my friends over - I don't know how much parents who abuse their kids "love" them. It's complicated and a case-by-case basis, but I want to say that often it's love for what they want the child to be, not the child themselves. I've said it a few times over the years: out of the all the Todoroki children, the only child that got Enji as an actual father from the start was Touya. Toddler Shouto is scared of him, Enji seemingly didn't interact much with Natsuo as a baby or toddler, maybe to avoid the issue he had with Touya. And, well, bluntly, Fuyumi was essentially a baby sister for Touya's sake. Add to that the Japanese tradition of male primogeniture, and you get a very, very strong reason for why Touya loves his father and hates him at the same time, especially since this is met with apathy from Enji's end (as Touya thinks). As @pikahlua said recently, the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference. The actions and desperations of Todoroki Touya to be seen by the man he loves, no matter if the man in question doesn't deserve this adoration, are signs of a child yearning to be loved by his father, not ignored. Now, let's break down your ask: "Poetic/pretty"
Abuse isn't poetic or pretty. It's abuse. It's messy, and it creates rifts and broken, messy people who don't make sense and move through the world breaking things further. I know that's quite a harsh thing to say about other victims like this, but I'm not going to candy-coat it - victimhood is not virtuous. Being abused and victimized doesn't automatically make you good person or a better person, and you are not a better person for having struggled. In fact, honestly, trying to do good will be that much harder. And this is exactly why cycles of abuse are replicated.
Touya is both a liar and he isn't - because he's abused and that creates irrational feelings about the abuser and what happened. His lies are mostly to himself. That's how you get Touya maniacally making a video decrying all of hero society propping up abusers while trying to murder his younger brother in sheer jealousy that he wasn't abused the way he was.
I'm going to use the same words I use for Hawks: when are you people going to understand people who are fucked in the head are fucked in the head?
To me it makes sense that Touya has conflicting thoughts and feelings because people, especially mentally people who got there due to abuse, have conflicting thoughts and feelings. That's what you go to therapy to fix. (no one in BNHA goes to therapy) So, where does that leave you, anon? I think it's again about a greater question of what kind of stories you want to read. I will always agree we need more stories where child abuse victims walk away from their families and get to be happy about it. I get that the reconciliation stories like Encanto have their place, but for so long that's been such a big narrative in why people like me have to continue to have ties with people who hurt us. But BNHA isn't bucking that formula.
Horikoshi's own experiences and perspectives on abuse want wish fulfillment. And in his wishes, he wants the abuser to say sorry. Most abusers never get to where Enji has gotten. However, a good chunk of people don't want Enji to even say "I'm sorry" in the first place, and that's where I feel the story was just not written with them in mind. So, if you read the story wrong, it's because you wanted something different from it. You wanted a different type of narrative of abuse. Neither Horikoshi or you are wrong in wanting or writing this sort of story, it's just that the story is not for you. And accepting that will make you a happier person in the long run. Sometimes stories just aren't for you. I keep beating this like a dead horse; a large amount of the fandom, especially among my fellow villain-stans, didn't heed my warnings that the story wasn't going to end with what they wanted and they'd end up frustrated and angry at spending so much time for something that feels flat to them because they couldn't adjust their expectations. Lo and behold, it's too late now and now people are in their feelings about something they could have simply dropped or accepted. I'm sorry the story isn't for you and I hope you find a manga that suits you better in the future.
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lightlycareless · 3 months
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What are something the kids do that get on Y/N and Naoya’s nerves?
Hello anon!!
Ngl I had no idea how to answer this ask initially because I just kept going back to the same situation over and over again of “well, I don’t think they’d like if they were being loud or disobedient” but that’s kind of expected from any young child and I think they might not really find it that irritating/upsetting, grown used to it by the 3 babies they have by now.
So, I did some research, eventually going with my mom to ask her about, you know, firsthand experiences, and she gave me one that I was completely convinced would be the #1 situation Naoya and you would absolutely hate when it happens.
warnings: none. just family dynamics :> Naoya being a surprisingly good father, he got all kinds of bad examples to not follow, after all.
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The one thing that always gets on Naoya’s and Y/N’s nerves (or more like upset them) is … when their kids fight with one other.
And I don’t mean “playfully”, whining because they want what the other has or so, but rather making them cry, angry… and maybe even hit them.
This is undoubtedly the most painful thing Naoya and Y/N had experienced as parents.
The two always pictured having a loving family, strived to do everything in their power for it to happen, and even if there were some bumps along the way, it wasn’t anything they couldn’t handle—until reality reminds them that not everything was to be smooth sailing: with clashing personalities, and the unwanted occasional intervention of the Zen’in clan, it was only natural problems like this would arise.
And while both try to comfort each other by saying that sometimes siblings argue, have discussions, or do things to get in the other’s nerves… it isn’t until one of them strikes the other that they actively put a stop to this.
It breaks Naoya’s heart to see that this aspect of his personal life has unwillingly befallen them; and he has no doubts that this is learned behavior, replicated from some of his unruly relatives which he has threatened to keep away from his family…
He doesn’t how they do it, how they have this unspoken talent to stick their noses in what does not concern them, and no matter what he does, Naoya can’t make them stop, infuriating him every single time he remembers this fact!
Nonetheless, he doesn’t give up, and understanding the best he could do is refocus his efforts in what he can change.
Thus, you and Naoya teach the kids on how to deal with these emotions, explain that while its normal to feel frustrated and there’s nothing wrong with it, it’s not okay to take it out with others, specially towards close ones such as family, because it can be very hurtful.
At the end, this turned out to be a very informative and fruitful situation, just another step in their growth, having learned how to apologize, understand why certain things are not right to do, as well as assertively communicate their emotions (to the best of their ability, anyways.) or do activities to let out their pent-up frustrations before they get the best of them.
Aside from this progress, two more things develop from here.
First, amongst the activities they could do to deal with their emotions, Naoya begins to train them in jujutsu. I cannot describe how excited he is to spend time with them, teaching them all he knows of his technique (maybe I’m too greedy, but I like to imagine they took after Naoya’s technique in that matter 🤭) and encourage healthy competition and self-improvement.
Secondly, because these behaviors eventually quieted down, the kids having understood a new sense of what a family means, they all grew protective of one another (specially Naomi, who is the oldest of the 3—no one messes with her baby siblings!) an adorable sight that plants the seed of wanting a bigger family in your and Naoya’s mind, eventually welcoming a 4th member to the family ❤️
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:') I like answering questions like this because I end up unwittingly developing their family, from their timeline, personalities, and how naoya and you are as parents 😭❤️
Thank you so much for sending in this ask!! I really wouldn't mind answering more things like this hehe, or if you have general hc's, just let me know!! 🥺❤️❤️❤️❤️ we gotta spread the domestic side of Naoya please 🤭
Take care and hope to see you soon!!
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ladykissingfish · 7 months
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*in Deidara’s room, Sasori perched on the end of Deidara’s bed, cross-legged, with his cheek propped up on his fist*
Deidara: … so then I said, king cobra? That guy wasn’t even a prince!
Sasori: *chuckles* Very amusing, Deidara. Tell me another.
Deidara: R-really? But … you never want to hear my jokes …
Sasori: If not a joke, then maybe a story? Or you tell me about your walk to the market with Itachi and Kisame earlier? What you speak of is irrelevant; I simply enjoy the sound of your voice.
Deidara: You do?
Sasori: Mm. Actually, some times when you speak, I feel rather sad, and a bit scared.
Deidara: Why would you feel those things?
Sasori, softly: When … when you leave this earth, when you leave me alone … I can do a great many things to keep your memory alive. I can write poems about you, I can look at photos of us together, and naturally, I can create any number of puppets in your likeness. But one thing I could never do is replicate your beautiful voice. So, I’d like to hear it as often as possible. To preserve it in my memories.
Deidara: Sasori …
Sasori: I just have such a fear that I’ll forget it one day. That I’ll think of something you said to me, and freeze up because I’ll forget how you sounded saying it.
Deidara: Oh, Danna … *hugs him* You’re such a morbid old man, hm. I’m not going to die for a long time yet. And I don’t expect you’ll forget a single thing about me, including my voice. How could you? You literally never forget anything, hm!
Sasori: You make it sound as though I’m completely infallible.
Deidara: Aren’t you? Like remember that time I spilled ink all over those plans you wrote out for modifying your mother and father puppets? Well —
Sasori: Silly me, I’d forgotten all about that. But thank you for reminding me, love. Now would be a good time for you to explain, in your delectable voice, just what in the hell you were doing in my lab in the first place.
Deidara:
Deidara: … shit.
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marunalu · 6 months
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You know, while I'm not a big fan of the Inko shimura theory because in a way I feel like the plot will just overload, this theory gives a great footing for dfo. I understand that if DFO is confirmed there are hundreds of possibilities that explain why, but Inko Shimura provides a very good one. Although there are several theories about AFO and DFO, one of them is that perhaps Izuku isn't his first child, that perhaps throughout his years of life he wanted to experiment and see if his quirk was transmitted to someone who shared his genetics and maybe even gets stronger. But even though it could be a possibility I don't think it's the case, in the same way it would seem strange to me that AFO only knew Inko and tried to go out with her without an ulterior motive, if we add to that over the years and with Garaki helps and technology, AFO has been able to replicate his quirk and many others and had a children's hospital that served as possible vessals.
This makes me think that there should be a deeper reason why AFO would decide to have a child and choose Inko, since even if we don't know anything about Izuku's father, we do know that Inko married him, this implies that AFO had to previously made Inko fell in love with him, spending a reasonable time as a couple and then having children and marrying her. In the same way Inko is just a housewife, since we doesn't see her work like other parents and her life has been dedicated only to his son.
This is where the Inko shimura theory would make a lot of sense as to why AFO would choose Inko? he chose Tomura for being a Shimura, even if he had other replacements, Tomura is the one who would cause the greatest impact as happened in Kamino, a way to rub to All Might how not only killed his sensei, but also destroyed what she suffered to protect, that her sacrifice was in vain. So, what would happen if AFO found out later that Nana had another child and wanted to look for him just so he could hurt All Might more and found Inko and started his plan. However this is where there is a twist, because what began as simple manipulation, became something more, AFO over time came to love Inko, formed a family with her to the point of hiding Macchia and letting All Might destroy part of his empire for not being fully active. AFO took the time to make a person fall in love, get married and have a child and what began as yet another of his plans ended in forming a family to which he wanted to return, a family that didn't want to put at risk and not to be taken from him like Yoichi. This is why I see how Inko being a Shimura would be usefull to DFO, because there would be no better way to destroy All Might and erase his smile than to see that he tarnished his sensei's legacy.
I still had this in my inbox, sorry for not posting it sooner.
You summed up perfectly why I love the inko shimura theory, even if Im not 100% sure if its true.
Afo wanting to use inko for his own plans and to hurt all might, just to actually REALLY falling for her, starting a family and scrabbing his former plans so he can have a future with them, just for all might to show up and destroying that for him is not only karma but also in some kind of way damn hilarious!
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vintagelacerosette · 5 months
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Tag game Tuesday/picrew catch up!
Oh how I've missed doing these! Thank you so much to these sweetpeas who tagged me to do these tag games/picrew. Lyle @milkovetti Michelle @michellemisfit Bri @y0itsbri Evie @energievie Julia @juliakayyy Georgia @iansw0rld Kat @mybrainismelted Nosho @creepkinginc Cross @crossmydna Willow @ian-galagher Lyds @ardent-fox Vey @look-i-love-u Molly @deathclassic Jay @surviving-maybe 💕
💟Name: Myn/Shermyn
#️⃣Age: 27
🗺️Location: Sydney
🧥Do you own a robe? Describe it. Yeah a pink silky with lace trim one my older sister gifted me as my maid of honour gift 🥰
☕️Do you have a favorite mug? Describe it. Why yes! It's one of my prized possessions! My Gallacrafts mug I made art with the darling & talented Ling @lingy910y
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🧣Do you have a favorite blanket? Describe it. You know I don't think I do & that's tragic 😔
🍵Coffee or Tea? Tea
↳🔥🧊Hot or Cold? Cold it's been so damn humid & dry in Sydney rn 😓
🧦Fuzzy socks or Wool socks? Wool
🧤Gloves or Mittens? Gloves but the fingerless kind so I can scroll/read fics on my phone lol
🔥Fireplace or Campfire? Fireplace
🌞🌜Sun or Moon? Both baby! They work in tandem to give us life ☀️🌙
🍬Chocolate candy or Sugar candy? Sugar 🍭
🥐Sweet Pastry or Savory Pastry? Sweet
🎃Peppermint or Pumpkin Spice? Peppermint. I haven't had pumpkin spice before
🛏️Go to bed early or Wake up early? Wake up early but i don't sleep early to make the happen 🥲
🥣Cold cereal in milk or Hot oatmeal? Cold cereal in milk I especially love the sweet ones. American cereal certainly hit the spot with their cinnamon toast crunch or lucky charms 🤤
🍞Potatoes or Bread? 🥔
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And Finally…
🚬 Gallagher or Milkovich? It'll have to be MIlkovich even tho objectively the are more terrible ones than good. But to be fair the great stole my fucking heart 💖
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Picrew
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Which character from any media would you like to have as a father? 
I think Johnny Rose from Schitt's Creek would be a funny dad plus loaded 🤣
If money, laws, time, and effort were no object, what animal would you want to have?
I'd love an otter omfg they're so damn cute 😭
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What is your Chinese takeout order? 
Sweet & sour pork & spinch noodle with wild mushrooms.
What's your favorite emoji?
🥹 I'm particularly fond of this one bc it's the marvelling of beauty for me
Would you rather have a library, greenhouse, or home theater in your house?
I think greenhouse. I think would be so soothing & I feel like I need more plants in my life hahaha
What childhood tv show do you think of the most fondly?
Cardcaptor Sakura 🌸
What was your tumblr like when you first joined?
I joined 2012 it was so aesthetic & I wished be one of those vintage aesthetic blogs hence my tumblr name lmao. I kinda got confused & scared how to use it so i stopped for 2 years. So i missed out all the fun drama i guess lol. Then I started using it as like a scrapbook of things I liked hahah
What clothing style do you love but don't feel compelled to replicate yourself?
50s but I feel that would be such an effort to pull off
If you were plopped into a fictional world, which one would you know the layout of the best?
Pokemon but like in the switch games. I've been playing too much instead of sleeping lmao
What is your favourite piece of art? 
Idk if I have a favourite but one that impacted me in high school was a piece called 'Atomic: full of love, full of wonder' by Nike Savvas. Funny thing is that I got to see it in person may 2 or 3 years after seeing it in a high school text book & having to do essays on it. It was by complete accident & I had no idea see was displaying her work in our national art gallery. It was magic to see a piece irl after studying it 🥰
Do you have a water bottle? what does it look like?
My bestie jusr got me this steel pink hello kitty tumblr that was a collab with a bubble tea shop! I love it I take it to work 💖
What fanfic trope is a quiet fave?
I think time travel with younger selves meeting their older selve & seeing how they fot their happy ending 🥰
Do you carry a daily bag? what does it look like? what's the weirdest thing in it?
Yeah a carry bag for work. It's this tote bag another bestie got me for my last birthday. It's really cute. It's pink & mint green with a cluster of cute things like teddy bear.
If you had to ship Mickey with another Gallagher, who would it be?
Respectfully no ❤️
What is a fanfic trope you didn't expect to like and then very much did?
I'd say mafia au especially bc of the amazing fic by Kay/Shamelessquestions, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Ian Gallagher.
Do you think s11 Mickey can still carry s11 Ian?
He sure could! He's our swol lil man
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Look at them guns!!
Who got custody of the killing bat when they sold the house?
I kind have this tie between Fiona getting it or it being passed to Liam & Franny to keep the legacy going
Not tagging any bc I'm late but if you see this & you want to go ahead starlight 🩷
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queersouthasian · 5 months
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Jack&Joker - U steal my heart!
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One of the most popular Thai BL cps, Yinwar, are back with a heist themed BL after a long hiatus since Love mechanics.
*taps mic*
I refuse to spiral into insanity all by myself, so here is a thread of theories or rather poorly made assumptions regarding the characters and plot.
#1 Joker and Lupin
You know what Joker reminds me of, or rather who? Arséne Lupin.
Arséne Lupin AKA the 'Gentleman Burglar' is a French fictional book character,
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There is a French live action drama on Netflix called 'Lupin' where a guy named Assane Diop, a long standing fan of the books, imitates Lupin to avenge his father's death.
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Now, why am I mentioning Lupin out of nowhere? I remember binge watching the live action and wishing that one day we would have a BL with a similiar theme. The BL gods heard me lol. Joker, seems to be very similiar to Lupin/Assane. He is cocky, witty, bitchy, sassy and chaotically evil yet cares and loves beyond one may speculate.
And If Joker is our queer Lupin,
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Tattoo is our Benjamin,
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Benjamin used to replicate intricately made precious jewels/jwelery which helped Assane to rob the original and replace with the cloned item which looked indifferent to the human eye.
If that's that, if tattoo makes shit which gets used during heists, then maybe he was the one to create the gas which puts everyone to sleep. Literally anyone can argue that it could have been chloroform, something that's easy to access. BUT, considering the amount of 'chloroform' which flowed through the ventilators, people would have been dead. Atleast Anan. That shit results in muscle breakdown and can put people in coma.
And if we have the Assane, the benjamin, do we also have the Ganimard?
#2 Cards and Ganimard
Cards play an important role in the world of Joker, it's everywhere,
In his description
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on the loan papers
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It's his signature, of course.
But you know who else has a card related description?
Yes
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Jack has what we call the "ace of spades"...
Now this is where this gets interesting,
If the joker is the 'harlequin' which symbolises chaos, unpredictability, wit and intelligence; who exactly what Joker is, The Lupin, then Jack is THE ace of spades, which symbolises intellectual power or spiritual growth BUT carry the reputation of being the 'Death Card' popularised during the Vietnam War. It's a die or domino with a single pip.
And If Jack is the 'ace', he can be the queer Ganimard,
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This makes me think, either Jack will be the hindrance or guidance, maybe both.
It could be that, the only history Jack and Joker share is Jack getting conned by joker. IF joker did scam Jack on the 'superhuman project' which was assumbly his dream project yet Jack helps him, then he can be called inhumanely loyal and hopelessly in love.
"You are still kind and haven't changed"
And if Jack can cooperate with Joker so well (the whole fight scene against the guards), he would be the only one to know how Joker works or atleast have an idea. And If that's what it is, he would either directly join the heist by pretending to stop it and Joker, or he is actually going to do it 'cause, he is the "death card"
He is either with you, or against you.
The vibe till now seem very contrasting to Partners in Crime, while the later was more like a social commentry where two lovers rob the exploited, the rich. But this one is more like a cold witty thief who finds an extremely loyal admirer and falls for him BUT this could turn into a love story with betrayal. This show either is going to be chill, cool and quirky and little bit angsty OR extremely twisted and angsty. Let's see.
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weekly tag wednesday! 💫
thank you for tagging me @darlingian & @energievie 🩷
which character from any media would you like to have as a father?: stealing chani's answer because no one could possibly top bob belcher 🍔
if money, laws, time, and effort were no object, what animal would you want to have?: as someone who used to work with exotic wild animals who were rescued from the pet trade and needed to be re-taught how to act like wild animals, i'm not gonna answer this one. i know some wild animals are more amenable to being pets but sorry i hate fun!!! 😇
what is your Chinese takeout order?: veggie lo mein or chicken fried rice
what's your favourite emoji?: 🌸 this guy but also 💫 this guy.
would you rather have a library, greenhouse, or home theater in your house?: we have a library and i'm obsessed with it, i wouldn't trade it for either of the others. it's a silly little room but i love it in there. it used to be a deck and the previous owners closed it in and made it part of the house, so the floor and ceiling are a little slanted. but i'm in there all the time in my cozy chair.
what childhood tv show do you think of the most fondly?: hehe rugrats
what was your tumblr like when you first joined?: my old tumblr from 2013 was like a horny aesthetic blog with a little bit of fandom stuff and music stuff. the fandom and music stuff i reblogged was like carefully curated though, in keeping with the aesthetic. what a pain in the ass.
what clothing style do you love but don't feel compelled to replicate yourself?: i've been trying to think of something for like 20 minutes so i'm gonna skip this one lol
if you were plopped into a fictional world, which one would you know the layout of the best?: if i was dropped in supernatural i could make my way around that huge ass bunker without even thinking about it, which is so embarrassing.
what is your favourite piece of art?: i always come back to hero and leander by rubens 🌊
do you have a water bottle? what does it look like?: yeah, it's gray and it has a ram's head on it and says "fortune favors the brave" lmfao. my husband got it as a christmas gift from a coworker a few years ago and i've stolen it. 🐏
what fanfic trope is a quiet fave?: lately i'm really into whumpy hurt/comfort
do you carry a daily bag? what does it look like? what's the weirdest thing in it?: i carry a bag sometimes, it's a black leather backpack. i just looked and there's not much in there because i don't carry it very often. maybe the tylenol is weird?
If you had to ship Mickey with another Gallagher, who would it be?: ah man, maybe lip? that feels like the obvious one. some enemies to lovers action. how fun would it be for those two to fuck it out?
what is a fanfic trope you didn't expect to like and then very much did?: AUs! this fandom made me an au guy.
Do you think s11 Mickey can still carry s11 Ian?: i think he tries! i think he wraps his arms under his butt and lifts him a little and staggers for a second, but it's easier when it's a piggyback ride. 🥰
who got custody of the killing bat when they sold the house?: carl or debbie! probably debbie tbh.
tagging @howlinchickhowl @gallawitchxx @whatthebodygraspsnot @heymrspatel @whatwouldmickeydo @gardenerian @deedala @rereadanon @ardent-fox @softmick @michellemisfit @creepkinginc @sam-loves-seb @palepinkgoat @ohkate @too-schoolforcool if you guys wanna play 💚
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elhuei · 9 months
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Writer Q&A | Tag Game
Thank you to @mthollowell-writes for tagging me! 💞You can find their original post here! :)
1) What motivates you to write?
(Stories are like ghosts that haunt my thoughts and writing is the only way to exorcize them) I'm motivated to write the kind of books I want to read + the sort of characters I want to read! Not enough black lesbian girlies in fiction so I gotta do my part by releasing them into the wild 💅🏾
2) A line/short snippet of your writing that you are most proud/happy of. If not maybe share a line of someone else's work you love (just please credit them)
I'll share the first few paragraphs from Little Infernos! Its old + I shared it before but it lives in my head rent free <3
Possession is an impossible skill to grasp. The doctor told her as much. “Think of yourself as a ghost,” he’d said, with a chuckle and a thin-lipped smile. Play pretend. A game to take her mind off the terror of stealing back her body from whatever’s taken it the night before. Remember, start small. The tips of a finger, a big toe, maybe even a whole pinky, if she was feeling so bold. Slip back in, one part at a time. This time, Dante is sprawled out in a bed of Ponderosa pine-needles. Bitter moss and loamy soil weighs down her tongue, pebbles rolling hard behind her throat. Aftertastes of pondweed and eelgrass. A ring of trees loom overhead, peaks fading into a dark and stainless sky. She moves her right index finger first, dragging in a breath of dirt and timberland air as she revels in the prick. Something small. Next is her left finger, then her pinky and middle. Soon, she is grabbing a fistful of earth and leaves and morels, propping herself up on empty arms. Another fight to push herself back into her body. The thin-lipped doctor says it’s sleep paralysis. Her father says it’s demons, the ones which drew her to Beau. Web M.D. also says sleep paralysis, so it must be true.
3) Which OC makes you smile every time you think/talk about them and what are they like?
Hmm Dante from Little Infernos! She just like me fr (in an alternate universe where I'm a little freak who has little freak things happen to her.) Since I focus on my fantasy projects so much I don't often get to explore more contemporary characters. I love Dante because she's the kind of black girl we don't often see in media (shy, quiet, introverted, ✨feral✨) and I get to aspects of myself in her that I can't quite replicate in my fantasy wips.
4) What process of writing do you enjoy the most?
Worldbuilding! I love building out worlds for fantasy projects, and thinking about all the little intricacies that go into developing a fleshed out world. It's super time consuming, and if I don't reign myself in it can become a never-ending process, but it's so much fun regardless.
5) What part of writing do you think you are the best at? (Yes stroke your own ego it's okay)
Hmm I think I'm fairly good at scene/setting descriptions! Ironically enough I do suffer from White Room Syndrome during first drafts because I tend to focus more on dialogue/character interactions, but during editing I think I do well setting scenes + making the worlds I'm writing about feel alive.
6) What is something in the writeblr community is most enjoyable?
I love how friendly and encouraging everyone is! We're all here to write our silly little stories and obsess over our silly little characters together :)
7) A writing tool/device you use that helps you with writing? (It could be speech to text, a writing program etc)
I used to use Scrivener to compile all my worldbuilding notes (personally I don't enjoy drafting in Scrivener lol) BUT I've recently started using Notion and I love it so much! Very easy to use and satisfies my urge to make all my notes ✨aesthetically pleasing✨ Its like having secret wip pages just for myself and I love it sm <3
8) A piece of worldbuilding that you like in your own story? (It could be the magic system, a particular place in the story, a law etc)
I love the magic system I've built for A Killing of Kinfolk! Mayhaps one day I'll make a more in depth worldbuilding post but tldr; all living things have magic (Kin) within them, some people can wield Kin while others cannot. A person's magic (regardless if whether or not they can wield it) essentially works like antibodies, protecting from outside sources of magic. Casting/using magic on another person is always going to be a painful, invasive, and if prolonged, deadly process. This makes the most prominent use of Kin, healing magic (Mendwork) extremely difficult. Healers have to work slow and meticulously to ensure they exert enough Kin to heal their patients without too much pain or further harm. There are other schools of magic within AKOK (seedweaving, bonewielding and banework) but Mendwork is by far the most complex and interesting to me. I really liked the idea of a magic system that's actively hostile to its user—a healing magic that hurts just as much. Very fun <3
9) What piece of advice would you say to encourage others to write if they are having a rough patch?
READ! I feel like this is overused advice but I know all my worst writers block moments come when I haven't read anything in a while. I'm trying to be better about reading regularly and revisiting old favs when I get stuck to inspire me and remind me why I want to write.
10) Tag some people whose works you love/have been your biggest supporters
I'm continuously inspired by writers such as @coffeeandcalligraphy , @fluoresensitive , @yvesdot & @seasteading, and I have to shout out @aninkwellofnectar , and my beloved @harehearts for being such kind and supportive writeblr friends 💞
I'll no pressure tag: @cuntylittlesalmon , @serenanymph , @thepixiediaries , @meerawrites & @tragicbackstoryenjoyer + anyone who'd like to join in!
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hello , im the one who asked about avengers 5 .
I meant inc and what did you think about Nadia and Hank finally interacting ?
Thanks for clarifying!
I kind of... It's a complicated one. I've really wanted these two to interact for a while, so maybe I've had really high expectations, but it felt weirdly... eh? Like, Nadia idolised Hank for most of her life. He is the whole reason why she tried so hard to escape from the Red Room–she wanted to see her father, and she was heartbroken when she found out he died before she could have met him. Hank, meanwhile, only ever became a superhero because of Maria's death. That was what made him become a superhero. His wife had died, and he didn't even know she was pregnant.
And because of this, if you were gonna have them meet... I think it should have been in a Nadia book or a Hank book. Not a Janet book, because it's important for Janet to do things that aren't to do with her ex husband or her ex husband's daughter.
The moments themselves were cute, but the pacing was so strange in that issue it was hard to appreciate them, and I don't know how to feel about Hank fucking off into the void with some supervillains. Like, no, Hank is not someone who makes good decisions, I can appreciate that, but he was also someone portrayed as feeling a good deal of responsibility and love towards William, so it feels odd he would seemingly have very little actual interest in getting to know and learn about his daughter. Like even in the short moments they had I didn't feel like they majorly cared about learning about one another. Mark Waid did a better job with the fake Hank in that Nadia and Scott teamup, which had more emotional impact because you felt her emotions far more clearly from her perspective.
I'm genuinely trying not to be overly critical because I think this book ultimately wasn't for me but I do feel frustrated that this is how they met. Not one of the most impactful things to have happened in either of their lives, but in about 3 pages total in a book mostly about badly replicating Noir plots with superheroes and Ultron is there. Like, this should have been an entire issue dedicated to meeting, figuring out what their relationship is going to be, learning about one another proper and not from word of mouth. It shouldn't have been from the perspective of a character Al Ewing fundamentally does not understand and cannot write.
I dunno. I like the moments in a vacuum but as a story I felt let down in a lot of ways and this meeting after coming close to a decade of build up did not stick the landing and felt bizarrely inconsequential. Also, the Hope line mixed with Old Hank put me in far too much mind of MCU Hank for my own liking. Like, yes that's what her name means, but Hank did not know Maria was pregnant so the dialogue is. odd.
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whisperofthehxart · 1 year
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Flowers in Your Hair
Late Spring 1/?
You’re On Your Own 2/?
3/?
Warnings: sae loves his brother, friends conspire, and a challenger appears
Word Count: ~1900
In the days following the Itoshi family’s visit, your parents berate you for not having told them more about your friends.
“What was I supposed to say? ‘Mom, Dad. My newest friends are globally-known professional players.’”
“Yes, exactly that.”
“I didn’t even find out until much after.”
“How did you not know? You said it yourself, it was obvious.”
Their questions are fair, but you still find yourself pouting on the couch.
“I’m sorry,” you sigh.
“It’s just, I stopped paying attention to anything soccer for a long time.” Nearly seven years of blatantly ignoring the topic.
The situation clicks for your mother, realizing when exactly it was that you’d slowly stopped wearing your favorite jerseys and how those team posters were replaced by idol groups you didn’t even listen to.
“Oh, sweetheart,” she cups your cheeks and presses her lips to your forehead.
She’ll explain the situation to your confused father later.
“It’s alright, we’re just glad that you’ve made new friends.”
-
Sae visits once more before you leave.
“Mom wanted me to drop this off.”
He stands under the door frame of your entrance, in his hand a plastic bag that he lifts in your direction.
“Thanks, I guess.”
Your parents aren’t home, both of them left an hour earlier to do some grocery shopping.
“Wanna come in?”
The bag is now in your hands (you hope it contains Mrs. Itoshi’s famous sponge cake).
“No.”
You’re in no rush to urge him out, it seems like he has something on his mind. He has that cross look on his face, like he’d rather be anywhere but here. And while that is likely, it's also the same face he makes when he’s not sure of himself.
“You changed your number.”
“Yeah, once I started paying my own phone.”
He hums to himself.
Face no longer tense he leans back stretching his arms.
“See you around then.”
And just like that he’s turning around and walking away with his hands in his pockets and an air of satisfaction in every step.
-
When Sae makes it home he greets his parents.
In the same breath he turns to his recently arrived brother and insults him.
“Lukewarm.”
He calmly walks out of the room unbothered by the sounds of Rin’s irritated response.
-
By the time you return to Tokyo, Isagi has given an exact location for New Year’s Eve lunch and you find it’s been scheduled a day early. It gives everyone plenty of time to make it home to their loved ones on the 31st but is also close enough to be legitimately called a New Year’s celebration.
All together, the matter is a small celebration.  Or at least as small as a celebration can get with such large personalities.
Aside from all those you’d already met you were introduced to Chigiri’s significant other and more of Isagi’s teammates (along with their invited guests).
For a decent amount of time you’re locked in conversation with Yukimiya. You trade the names of your favorite novels and your interpretations of them. This slowly evolves into sharing your music tastes, a running list of new recommendations added to each of your phone’s notes.
“If you had to pick one, at this exact moment, what would it be?”
He asks a near impossible question to answer.
“Just one?”
“Just one song.”
“If we were vampires.”
“American?”
“Mhm.”
“Hmm,” it’s inquisitive in nature.
You’re sure he’s evaluating how it is that you came to that decision.
“Favorite lyric?”
He’s begun to lean forward, arm resting on the table in front of him and head on his palm.
“Maybe time running is out is a gift,” replicating his posture as you answer.
You don’t know what about, but he laughs.
You take no offense to it.
“Now, my turn.”
“Absolutely.”
“What kind of tea do soccer players drink?”
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Two day’s later you receive a notification on social media.
You’ve been tagged in a new photo. It’s a picture that Isagi had asked the wait staff to take of you all. Everyone’s smushed together, arms around each other and all smiles. Privately, you message Isagi for a copy of the photo.
An hour later your phone pings again.
New Follow Requests:
‘@itoshi_rin_, @sae and 328 others’
You accept.
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You don’t have to confront the situation until you’re twenty-four.
The day of your birthday your inbox is full of well-wishes that you still haven’t finished going through.
You held off until your lunch break to look at them, your parents had made sure to reach out before you left for work so you’ve left your phone on silent up until now.
Aoi’s tagged you in a post (a collection of your greatest photos since university), Isagi’s texted you (going so far as to send you a gift card for your favorite restaurant), and Bachira’s sent you a paragraph of emojis (if translated properly it indicates that he too is wishing you a happy birthday). Nagi messages you through a gaming platform to inform you that your gift is behind schedule and should arrive some time soon.
However, the most surprising of your messages comes in as you're wrapping up your break. Three simple letters, entirely unexpected appear in your direct messages.
sae:
‘hbd.’
The message, so profoundly Sae, makes you laugh. An entirely unexpected but not uninvited aspect to your day that you’ll be sure to mention to Aoi the next time you meet with her. You spend the rest of your shift planning your dinner.
-
You’re twenty-four for hardly nineteen and a half hours.
Takeout is on its way, the newest episode of your favorite show is on the TV and you’re lounging in the most comfortable of your outfits. The ringing of your phone times perfectly with a lag on the streaming service, your TV’s silence allowing you to redirect your attention.
The number is registered as private and unlikely to be a scam call, so you answer.  Only to hear... nothing.
The other end is silent.
“Who is this?”
For a moment you think it must be a prank call, until you hear the muffled sounds of someone’s name called.
It must be a wrong dial.
At least, that’s what you assume until the voice on the other end calls back to whoever is around. The receiver still picks up the sound and it causes your ear to ache.
Finally, they address you.
“Sorry.”
And then the abrupt end of the call.
You know for certain now, it was no mistake.
-
“Let me get this straight. You’re calling me to let me know you called ‘em?”
Sae is only met with his brother’s silence.
“And all you said was ‘sorry’.”
Rin still doesn’t respond.
“So lukewarm.”
-
Signs begin to float around everywhere.
You’ve been twenty-four for seven weeks and you’ve heard mention of Itoshi Rin more in that time than you have in the six years before.
A new line of sports gear dons his name, you see the adverts on your way to and from work. Aoi’s marketing firm is in charge of those very same adverts and now she even wears the same brand shoes and windbreaker. Nagi who’s found himself comfortable enough to bring up his line of work has dropped Rin’s name quite a few times when recalling teenage memories or upcoming game match ups. Even your father let his name slip into conversation last week when you’d called asking for help with a recipe.
“That was yours and Rin’s favorite food. He could never come over without us making some.”
And while every cosmic sign is begging you to call him back, you remember that you’re only strangers now.
-
“Have you considered a career change?”
Aoi’s question is redundant.
This time of the month is always busy and she can always sense how on edge you are. Instead of answering you continue typing an email response to your colleague who’s asking one too many questions about a process you’ve explained one too many times. Before clicking send, you debate whether or not to italicize the “as per my last email” at the beginning. In the end you don’t.
“I’m sorry,” you return to your attention to your friend, shutting the laptop for the remainder of the evening.
“You work harder than you ought to.”
Aoi’s always the first to come at your defense.
“Gotta pay the bills somehow,” the words dry on your tongue.
You don’t mind the work… for the most part.
“Didn’t you ever have like a dream job, something not so… corporate?”
Part of you wonders if she’s lost any sense of self-awareness.
“Aoi, you work in marketing.”
“That doesn’t answer my question.”
“Did you?”
“Yeah.”
“And what was it?”
“Being a princess.”
“How’s that working out for you?”
Your friends pouts in her seat, arms folding across her chest.
You laugh and decide to answer her question, “Yeah, a professional fan.”
“So, a cheerleader.”
“Mmm, no,” you correct, “more like those kids who paint their face with their team colors and wear the hats and jerseys.”
-
“If you lean forward any more security will think you’re trying to jump onto the pitch.”
“Shit!”
Your feet nearly slip out from under you, hands grasping for the railing in the midst of your fright. At the same time you hear the quickened pace of steps behind you, ready to help you up. While arms reach for your shoulders to stabilize you, you swat them away.
“‘m fine.”
“Sorry ‘bout that.”
You hear the smile in his voice, confirming it only when you finally look at him.
“That was pretty mean of you, Kenyu.”
When his smirk grows at your remark, you realize your mistake.
“Are we on a first name basis already?”
His tone teasing now.
Rather than respond you turn back to the pitch, looking out at the new athletes who have joined on the field for the training camp.
“Why aren’t you out there?”
Yukimiya takes his place next to you, also leaning against the railing.
“It’s a recovery day for me.”
You simply hum in response.
“Are you still showing me around Paris tomorrow?”
“‘f course.”
Nagi’s gift to you had indeed been late. Apparently he’d been in cahoots with Isagi and Aoi (how he got her number, you have no clue) to ship you off to Europe for a vacation. Originally, Isagi was meant to be your tour guide throughout the French country. The trip had been planned to coincide with the German teams training camp in French territory. However, at the last minute Isagi was scheduled for a press conference and meetings with brands. After hearing Isagi voice his concern, Yukimiya had stepped up as your your guide.
When you asked for his reasoning his response had been, “who else do you know with more experience?”
There were a couple of names that came to mind, but none of them realistic options. So, you kept your mouth shut and thanked him instead.
Yet, now you were looking forward to whatever he might have planned for tomorrow.
“Are we meeting for breakfast?” you ask innocently.
“Mm, yeah.  There’s a nice place I think you’d enjoy.”
He follows up with his own pondering, “Has Yoichi mentioned any dinner plans for tonight?”
You're tracking the movement on the field and answer distractedly, “Mhm, something about a place a friend showed him once.”
There’s no further conversation, just your short mutterings and comments on the drills in front of you. And while you’re too busy assessing Kaiser’s form, you miss the way that Yukimiya’s gaze focuses on you and how his grin only widens at your intense focus.
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A/N: i published parts one and two without looking at notes, sorry for the delay on the taglist
taglist status: OPEN
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Building off of one of your tags, what is your favourite werewolf lore that you've incorporated, the one you love but couldn't use? And finally, the million dollar question: why didn't Millenium make more werewolves?
Do you suppose the curse wasn't contagious in the Hellsing Universe? The slim chance they couldn't get Hans to turn anyone into a werewolf? Or maybe Doc couldn't replicate it, despite being able to replicate vampirism?
Thank you for the ask! I've been meaning to write something for the werewolf lore in my AU but haven't had the motivation before now. Get ready, because we are about to deep dive into something I put entirely too much thought and effort into.
My favorite lore that I incorporated was actually the base for my story. As a paranormal romance reader, I enjoy the Fated Mates/ Mate Mark werewolf trope. There is something poetic and beautiful about being magically bound to the person you love for eternity. Unfortunately, I am also a horror media enthusiast :) I wondered how that would work if the werewolf you were bound to was actually the horror movie version. Bad boys in those types of stories always end up with a heart of gold, but what if they were not a good person? What if the monster was actually a monster?
An American Werewolf in London, Wolfenstein and Hellsing gave me my answer. Enter: Hans. Because there is no worse monster that I can think of than a n*zi werewolf.
One detail about werewolves that I absolutely love but wasn't able to use, is the brutal transformation sequence. I love skin ripping, bones snapping, graphic and gory transformations. I love the imagery of the beastly feral side literally ripping through the human visage. I couldn't use a damn bit of it though because HIRANO already set the canon for werewolves in the Hellsing universe 😒 but anyway. Mist shifting is nice too. I guess.
Ok! Now on to the big question. I would like to state that I am in no way bashing anyone who uses curse werewolves for their Hellsing AU. All werewolves are valid.
For me personally, I could not figure out why the third reich would go through all the trouble of making an army of artificial vampires when they had a perfectly good werewolf already under their control. If it was a curse or virus or something contagious, why only use one? It made no sense to me. Feral werewolves could have been dropped on the battlefield like ghouls. Virginal requirements (like vampires need) wouldn't have been an issue since they literally raised children to be soldiers. So, with those questions in mind, I decided to make my werewolves a different species. In my AU werewolves can only be born. They are not created and have never been human. That's why they are almost extinct and that's why my version of Hans behaves the way he does.
Now for some Midian history.
My werewolves are descended from an ancient species of shapeshifter that took the form of two apex predators during its time: dire wolves and early humans. This species went extinct of course, but their descendants spread out and became regional subspecies.
Hans is the last Werewulf. His species comes from the Black Forest of Germany and is where the legends originated. Werewulfs developed away from humanity, so they didn't need to appear that human up close. It's why Hans has such an inhuman mouth and lacks the ability to speak. He looks human enough from far away, but up close it is obvious that he is not. I have a long, extensive backstory on what happened to his pack and why he joined the war, but I think I'll save that for another time.
I will note that werewulfs cannot breed with humans. They are too far apart genetically.
Sabine is a Loup Garou and her genetics are a little more confusing. Loups developed closer to humanity and are more human passing than their German counterparts. Sabine's grandmother was a werewolf. Her grandfather was technically human, but carried a recessive werewolf gene that he passed on to her mother. Sabine's father was human, but Sabine ended up a very unlikely recessive werewolf. Her werewolf nature remained dormant until the ritual that bound her to Hans awakened that part of her. Sabine, like her grandmother, could only have reproduced with another werewolf or someone who carried the recessive gene.
So to sum it up, I do think the n*zis tried to make more werewolves. Once they found out it wasn't contagious, they formed the first breeding program. When that ended badly, they gave up on werewolves and focused their energy on something that they knew WAS transferable to human soldiers. Vampirism and the production of ghouls. The end.
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