anzu ensemble stars my beloved (and it's me trying to be funny) (from twitter) (can you tell that i very much enjoyed main story 1.5)

feat. her her uncle gatekeeper, idol NEGI and producer besties hitsugi and ibara

hrrrrrgghh... just saw a take I disagree with... COMPUTER! show me the Little Guy to make me feel better

Tears of Themis x Enstars word vomit, GO.

(more on, what do you wanna say if that ever happens lol)

HI HELLO? This is such a surprising concept since I'm already working on another Enstars AU, but anywho!

The core of Tears of Themis is that it has FOUR love interests, which plays hand in hand with our four agencies, well if that matters since we'll focus more on the personalities.. We'll forgo the dynamics the original four have (like marius being vyn's student, vyn and artem having worked with each other before, luke being part of the group the three are also in)

Now.. speaking of those four though, it's time to draw different parallels with them and a character from Enstars. It'll take a while for me to remember what they're exactly like since it's been about two or so years since I last played it..

Okay, starting off with a guy who works in the same field as you, he is your boss basically and would fuss about you not taking care of yourself- ding ding ding, who do I draw Artem parallel to? Ibara Saegusa.

so THIS stood out "Artem's favorite movie genres are art films and war films." and??? Okay, let's roll from that.

"Put himself to an unimaginable standard" Hmm..

Just a headcanon but they probably enjoy black coffee

Also fun fact he shares a va with Nagisa

(anyway I spent like a good ten minutes scrolling his card gallery)

And then soon after, we're introduced to a childhood friend.. yeah okay.. who works a dangerous job.. mhm.. that's will lie to you for your safety... Mama? Like he wasn't completely Anzu's childhood friend but.

"When he was a child, Luke dreamed of becoming a hero, making a charming appearance in times of need and beating all the bad guys. As he grew up, though, he realized heroes aren't always charming and glamorous and are often a mess instead."

UM?? HELLO???????????? (in shock at this guesstimation)

They're both also really reliable

He shares a VA with Mao!

So then, moving onto Vyn, because my friend's favorite was Vyn and she would always talk to me about how Marius steals her pulls and like?? He's something.. is he a manipulator? Is he a yandere? I don't know but when he said "Destruction precedes creation" it reminded me of the genshin fanart with Albedo as Vyn. ... AND okay, so Albedo, right? He's voiced by Nojima Kenji and the person is DING DING DING, the parallel goes to!

"Vyn is able to face anything with ease and skill, giving those around him a sense of peace, resulting in people involuntarily opening their hearts to display their truest self before him. If one's heart has secrets, they will most definitely be discovered by him."

Natsume, natsume??? I can't think of anyone else who would have this kind of description to fit.

Vyn has a very gentle temperament, but he is not what one may imagine as a weak scholar. He is very reliable in critical moments, and with his ability to maintain a perfect disposition, any weakness he might have is unknown. <- what Natsume wishes he could be/j

Oh, and the two of them have really influential parents, go figure.

However, he is sometimes derisive of common human flaws, such as the tendency to prioritize selfish short-sighted personal gain while still rationalizing those same choices as logical and intelligent <- BAHSHAJKA they're both hypocrites

Yeah okay, so last but not the least! jsldkjfsl this is super funny because Marius shares a va with TSUMUGI, TSUMUGI AOBA!! Him and Luke were my favorites actually, oh look.. me falling for the childhood friend trope and a character with purple eyes.. ah...

"It is difficult to understand this second young master. " <- Okay, Hiyori. I'm calling it now. Rich kid that gets on people's nerves sometimes? Hmmm

Good at art, though the only person that comes to mind is Hajime.. who is the opposite of rich.

YEP HIYORI WE GOOO

So conclusion? Yeahhh, four agencies? Nope, we have two cospro and two newdi idols sjdkfjsklj --- This does make for a good idea though! Thanks for the ask :3

[Translation] A Story that is Mine Alone (Mika FS2) / Chapter 1

Lunch Recess

Mao: (I was checking all my messages from "HoldHands" and I didn't realize it had gotten this late. I really don't feel like going to get something to eat from the cafeteria--)

Mao: --Huh? My bad, Kagehira. Looks like something fell off the desk when I walked by you. Is this a design sketch?

Mika: Nnah, I'm the one who's sorry. I was the one spreading things all over your desk, sorry for bothering you.*

Mao: Nono, you really don't need to apologize, since I was the one that dropped it. At any rate, what are you even spreading out all your design sketches...? There's ribbons, beads, and stuff too.

Mika: Nn, well...I'm preparing things for the "Feature Live" right now.

Mao: Fumu, do you mean you're making props for the live?

Mika: Right. I went and asked Anzu-chan if I could make the costume and props for the live. I'm kind of nervous being up on the stage on my own, so I'd want to do what I can.

Arashi: When I heard those words from Mika-chan, I was so moved~

Mao: Woah, Arashi?!

Arashi: Hi there, Mao-chan. Sorry for the bother.

Mika: Naru-chan! Did you come here to check up on me?

Arashi: Yep! You told me yesterday that you had trouble with something, so I was wondering what happened afterwards.

Mika: I was able to finish the prop with no problem and now its back at the dorm. With Naru-chan's help and advice, I managed to shape it up. Thanks a bunch...~

Arashi: Ufufu! That's great to hear. Apart from that, what are you working on now?

Mika: This is the costume's accessory. So far, I think it looks pretty good.

Mao: Umm? From the sounds of it, Arashi seems like she's been supporting Kagehira's progress this whole time.

Arashi: But of course, it's a big day for my precious best friend after all. I've been his cheerleader ever since I heard that he was going to have a "feature live".

Mika: Naru-chan's been really supportive of me, so I feel really motivated. I'll be honest, I can't wait and I'm a little nervous that I won't be able to make it to the show, but I know I can give it my best. Today I'm definitely going to finish this accessory, then I'll get to working on the next prop...!

Mao: You're really fired up~, I'll be cheering for you too. Buuut, when comparing the sketches and the physical product, isn't it different from "Valkyrie"s typical image?

Arashi: Well yeah, it's Mika-chan's live performance, so of course all of Mika-chan's personality will fully be on display.

Mao: Yeah, in that case it looks super-fresh...I don't know how to word it, but it's good.

Mika: Ehehe, it'd make me really happy if I can make something that people will view that way. Since I've been thinking a bunch about what a stage decorated with my own special art would look like...There's no way I could leave anything unfinished or careless. All I want is to take the best I can do, and create something that will reach the hearts of the people that come to see it.

Arashi: ...If Mika-chan said he could do it, then I'm positive he can. If there's anything you want me to help you with, then please ask me.

Mika: Yeah. Thanks a bunch, but it's good enough to have your suggestions and you watching me. I'll give it my all and make everything for the performance.

Mao: ? Did someone's stomach rumble, just now?

Arashi: Don't ask me. Are you hungry, Mao-chan?

Mao: Well, either way I was gonna buy something but...nn? Kagehira, what're you looking away for?

Mika: Th...that was my stomach. Auuugh, that's so embarrassing! After all of that passion and presentation!

Arashi: Ufufu, maybe you were too concentrated and got distracted. I think I can pay for Mika-chan's lunch so I can lend him a hand.

Mao: Kagehira, what do you want to eat that's being offered right now? I was gonna go and take Arashi with me too.

Mika: Naa, you two don't have to trouble yourselves...!

Yuzuru: Then, why not eat something made by me?

Mika: Yuu-kun?!**

Arashi: Yuzuru-chan, why are you cooking?

Mao: Oh, I see. It's because a few ingredients from the "DIY cooking course" are going to expire soon right?

Yuzuru: That's right. Even though there was a student council report, I supposed there was a small chance that some students wouldn’t chose the "DIY course" before the ingredients expired. Therefore, after hearing what you all were saying, I figured I'd use them myself.

Mika: U-umm, thanks...but are you sure?

Arashi: It would make it so there's no food wasted, so why don't you just accept the kind gesture? If he's cooking from scratch, then he'll be able to make something that suits Mika-chan's tastes.

Yuzuru: Since I've already made you lunchboxes before, I already know your preference in regards to food. Please leave this to me~

Mao: I'm sure the student council will be grateful. I'd honestly be happy eating anything you craft up.

Yuzuru: Ufufu. Now then, please wait a few moments. I'll bring the food here to you when it's finished.

Mika: Y-yeah...sorry, everyone. For making you all do all these things for my sake.

Mao: You want to get that prop done by the end of the day right? I'm gonna go give Yuzuru a hand, so you keep at it, Kagehira!

Arashi: Everyone here wants to cheer you on, Mika-chan. For that reason, at times like this you say "thank you".

Mika: Yeah...thank you, really. I'm gonna give it even more of my all to make something good for everyone!

That evening

Ritsu: (...Oya? We found Mika-rin's bags ahead of us~ Back in our room, I saw lots of items that he's been making for his "feature live" coming up. I'll hold some for him because he's my dormmate.)

Ritsu: Mika-riiin~

Mika: Ritsu-kun!

Ritsu: Are you going back to the dorms? I am too, so I'll carry some things.

Mika: Eh, are you sure? These are full of fabric from the art room, so they're pretty heavy.

Ritsu: It's fiiiine, its fine. Two people are better than one, and three people are better than two. The load will be a lot lighter at that point. So let's work together and take it easy in order to conserve energy.

Mika: Three...?

Ritsu: Oiiii~ is that Corgi I see walking over there? Mika-rin's got trouble because he's carrying a lot of stuff, so help us come carry it~

Koga: Ahn? What's up with you?

Ritsu: You were on your way back too anyways, Corgi. Because of that, make yourself useful for Mika-rin, who's been working really hard for his "feature live" coming up.

Koga: I don't get it. Well, it's obvious you've got a lot of stuff, so I guess I'll help you carry it...

Mika: Naah! I'm sorry! I'm sorry for all the baggage!

Koga: Don't be so worried, we're all headed to the same place. I'll take this heavy bag and...I'll take that bag for you.

Ritsu: Corgi could be so handsome. So then, Mika-rin, I'll pick up that handbag of yours.

Mika: Y-yeah...thanks, you two~....

next chapter →

(*): I'm not really a ValkyrieP so I'm unfamiliar with how translators write out Mika's accent, and just in general I find it really hard to write out accents. To avoid confusing myself I kept it plain and easy, so please forgive leaving it out ^^;

(**): The way Mika refers to Yuzuru. I'm putting this here because I forgot that's what Mika called him so I had to go back and check the wiki and I'm telling myself I'm not the only one that forgot to make myself feel better.

In This Eternity

Mika Kagehira x Reader (!!)

Note: Pls this idea stayed in my brain occasionally. (Long ass writer's note and fic incoming) Idk but i put some slight spoilers from Sprout * Waning Hermitage. I cannot unthink of how beautiful this is-- INCLUDING THE CARD ARTS I AM IN LOVE. RABU~I It's been a while since I last wrote a songfic. Never thought I'll be able to write one using an enstars song— especially Acanthe. I am bawling with crocodile tears here. Not to mention, the whole song is the whole goddamn base of this fic. It's an absolute mess because of my writer's block but Mika— MIKA— made me continue to write this. I used the english translation from the wiki and being creative by using it to give meaning to the fic. I will cry once the trans at en live will show up and not accept it. Warning: Messy writing. I'm fighting writer's block like how I fought my life.

It was sundown at Sky Garden. You are taking a small breather because of certain twins who saw you working hard as usual but caught you slowly blinking the minute away. Somehow, they brought you all the way here to Sky Garden and left you out there, all alone because of the Deputy Director summoned them for work reasons. You sighed. They were right. You are overworking yourself to the bone again. You were completely glad that someone who studied in the same Alma mater was there to help you. You remembered Valkyrie's previous live. Your words got caught in your throat the moment they performed. Of course, it was different from their rehearsals but the actual performance blew you away— like a kiss that will inspire your heart in this eternity. The song is so heart wrenching and yet, it touched you and held you, like these arms that will embrace you tightly in this eternity. And yet, their art is like a museum, their hermitage. A doll, who was able to dance freely with no strings attached, blew your heart and kissed you, in this eternity— You shook your head when your mind wandered and saw a pair of heterochromic eyes in your vision. You slapped your cheeks to remove those eyes in your mind. Sure, he was once a doll but he was given life by his own creator. He was more human in his performance, not like a marionette who was lifeless and controlled. It was such a sight to see that he was accepted as an artist by his own master, who was now his equal. Their past performances are artistic and yet your gaze remained to him, who was once a marionette at his own movements, was now a human. And that marionette, is Mika Kagehira, the novice artist. You spent days wondering how were you able to take a liking at this young artist, who graduated from a doll to his master's equal. It was always like this since the day your eyes stared at his heterochromic ones. Amber and sapphire gemstones sparkling beautifully under the ever-changing sky. Whether it's night or day, its always a wonderful sight for you to look upon. You sighed once again. You always knew that ever since the day you began to produce for Valkyrie. As someone who is always busy like Anzu back in the previous year as a producer in the Idol Course, you were able to understand what Valkyrie is like— from the past to the present. You stood up and began to dance, just like how Mika had done at Hermitage. You were amazed on how he interpreted the way on how the doll came to life. You remembered how Mika told you once that he was possessed by the doll. You couldn't believe that it actually happened and yet, it made you think that it was how Mika was able to adapt to his former self as a member of ex-Valkyrie and act the way he is as a member of Valkyrie in the present in his dance. While being perished in this longing and illusion You placed your hands on your chest and turned, as if your embracing the loneliness in your heart and hummed. While anticipating this sleeping Hermitage Graceful and beautiful, yet tragic and heart wrenching as it ended with a happy ending. That's how you describe Acanthe. Valkyrie's Acanthe. Someday, your heart will blow and you'll kiss me In this eternity

"Ngh... Sis Mado! Where are ya?" A voice called out from behind the building. "Sis Mado— Hm?" He stopped from the corner of the building and listened closely. His heterochromic eyes widen as he saw you singing and dancing Acanthe. Holding on to these rusted, broken, and lonely feelings Getting close to this person in Hermitage His jaw dropped. He rubbed his eyes and thought if his eyes are creating illusions. 'Am I seein' things or 's it (Name) dancin' to ma part of the song?' He shook his head and look around to see if the little doll is within the vicinity. To his surprise, she was sitting on one of the benches near you. 'Good. She's here.' He sighed in relief. 'But how did Sis Mado got here? Someone must've took her. Was it (Name)?' He shook his head at his own question. 'No, t'was nearly impossible for (Name) to bring Sis Mado here...' "Someday, these arms will embrace me tightly..." He heard you all too well. "In this eternity..." His heart softened as you hit the notes all too perfectly that he sang along. He woke up from his short reverie when he heard her voice. "My, (Name), your voice sounded so lovely. It was pleasant to the ears, just like what Mika told me before." Madmoiselle commented at the performance you just did. Well, Mika couldn't lie when he heard you sang once. He was stunned when he first heard you sing back then when he waited for you in Valkyrie's practice room. He always saw you always talk and work that he began to wonder if you can sing or dance. And this was the second time he saw you did both. "Thank you very much—" You paused for a moment. That familiar voice made you turn around and you couldn't believe your eyes. Your eyes look down to the bench and see the petite little doll on it in a blue dress, pairing it with a blue ribbon tied on its signature blonde curly hair.  "Ma-Madmoiselle?! How did you get here? Since when did you get here?" The doll chuckled, "I asked for a little help from someone and I was already here when you started singing." You walked closer to the doll and lowered yourself to her level. You curiously asked her, "A little help...?" You tilted your head a little. She answered, "Shu once heard you sang so he wanted me to see you and hear you sing." "He perhaps brought you here to know that I'm bad at singing." "Of course not. He was amazed that he heard you sang. Not to mention, your actions, pose, everything, is all a work of art, he said." You blushed at Madmoiselle's words. You felt like you're crazy because you're talking to a doll that Valkyrie rubbed a lot on you. It became a thing since last year, of course. You made an eye contact to the doll and exhaled in defeat. You were pretty sure that all of this is a coincidence— starting from the moment the Aoi twins took you out here for a break and Shu bringing Madmoiselle here and left her on the bench near you to hear you sing. What's next? Mika hiding from me behind the trees or behind the building? Your eyes widen at the thought. You thought if someone from Valkyrie is here that you stood up and sat beside Madmoiselle. "(Name), I may be a doll but I can tell you anything that you need to know." Madmoiselle said and you nodded. "What did Mika say about me?" You asked her and she answered, "Mika always describe you as hardworking producer. Sometimes he thought if you made a competition with Anzu here. He often told me that you're creative when he saw you that you can design clothes so well. He thought if he could bring your designs to Shu but you always hid your works in your bag the moment he saw you draw your sketches." "I—" You were absolutely stunned. 'Sis Mado?!' Mika froze on his spot and covered his mouth to prevent any noises to come out of him. He doesn't want his cover to be blown and get caught by you and Madmoiselle. He didn't expect that she'll tell the things that Mika told her and pass it on to you. "Mika may be a curious one and all but he has a lot to learn for himself. He never wanted to depend on Shu and learned to become independent for himself." The doll continued. Ah, right. He was like that when he thought of designing an exclusive outfit form himself when it was his turn to be given one. You smiled at his reactions when you saw him at the clothing gallery to sketch his designs. "I thought so, too." Mika heard everything and nearly fainted at your response. "Sis Mado... Ya don't even need to say anythin'..." You exhaled and looked at the doll and asked, "Madmoiselle, would you mind if I continue to sing. I felt comfortable singing in front of someone now." 'Or something...' The doll answered, "Of course." You cleared your throat and continued to sing. Reminiscent of this lingering fragrance of warmth You stood up from the bench and continued to dance. This time, it was Shu's part of the performance. Mika's eyes opened wide in surprise. 'She knew Teach's part?! Amazing...!' Once upon a time, this love was decorated with scars And they are the proof that we have transcended time itself "I shall never forget you even if you disappear..." Mika was so close on revealing himself from hiding and singing alongside you. He resisted but gave up as he snapped out of his thoughts to hide and revealed himself. Luckily, your back is facing the bench where Mika is so he took it as his chance to skip his way closer to you. Mika stepped closer towards you and danced alongside you. You were so immersed to the song that you didn't notice he was there just now. The singing voice is about to fade away Mika appreciated your voice ever since the day he heard you sing, the day he saw you danced, and the day he saw you create art. It was completely rare for someone like you who has hidden talent, could attract a young artist like him. Even if many times these feelings get lost He was glad that he performed alongside you, even if you didn't notice that he was here just now. Give in this spring, we shall repeat this love again You could feel the song as if it embraced you. You were right, it embraced you, like a person in a hermitage. It's as if the song carried your soul away and made you less distracted to your surroundings as if you didn't care who or what was around you. "With a kiss that will inspire your heart..." He held out his hand, as if to reach you. He smiled as you did the same. Your eyes widen when you took a glance beside you. His amber and lapis-like eyes glanced back in a moment to your own. They were beautiful, indeed. Your mind began to panic as he looked at you with such loving gaze with a genuine smile. "...in this eternity..." Your voice was caught in your throat that you heard him sing. You weren't dreaming. This is not a hallucination after an adrenaline rush, not an hallucination from overworking, and not an illusion or not a see-through item like glass. 'Mika?! The Mika Kagehira?! Of Valkyrie?! Oh, God... He's really here?!' You mentally panicked that you froze on the spot, mouth agape, and eyes open wide. "Hm? (Name)? Are ya alright?" Mika tilted his head in confusion. He checked to see if you're alright by poking your cheek and blood rushed up to your cheeks, giving out a pure blush, which was either out of pure embarrassment that someone saw you dance and heard you sing or you being flustered that the young idol you admire from afar is here and witnessed almost everything. Mika stepped back, surprised on what he saw. 'Move, you dummy! You always met him at Yumenosaki! Act normally!' You internally screamed to yourself but you couldn't move. "Ngh... Earth to (Name)? Ya okay?" Mika waved his hand in front of your eyes and looked closer. "She looks like a doll right now..." Mika said his thought out loud. He saw you slowly blink, once then quick at the second and twice and you're awake. "Good evening, Kagehira..." You uttered. You saw him staring into your eyes and you stared back as he greeted you back. "Good evenin', (Name)." Your eyes couldn't leave this staring contest that you were so sure that moment you were finally awake from the unknown reverie you felt after you felt your heart skipped a beat. You were finally back to your sensed that you stood up properly after the sudden awkward tension you felt between you two. You cleared your throat and asked him, "What brings you here at this time of hour?" "Ah, right. Teach asked me to look for Sis Mado because he might've misplaced her somewhere." Mika explained everything what happened and you nodded. He turn around to see Madmoiselle sitting on the bench and said, "Well, it seems I found her so I'll bring her back to Starmony Dorm." You look to where Madmoiselle is as Mika took her and gently carried her in his arm. "It's nice spending time with you even if it's a little, (Name)." She said sadly. "Likewise, Madmoiselle." You sadly replied. You look up to face Mika and excused yourself to leave since it was getting dark and you have to return back to the building. As Mika saw your figure disappearing into the distance, he held out his hand to reach you but failed when you're too far away from him. His smiling expression faltered into a gloomy one. Madmoiselle noticed this and decided to tell him everything what had happened today to Shu. Little the three of you know that someone was watching from the distance and witness everything that is being unfolded. As if the curtain had closed a moment ago, they had left the vicinity and returned to the dorm without making any noise or being seen by anyone close by.

The next day, you're in ES's clothing room and you're spending the day planning for the add-ons for the design for the next exclusive outfit while listening to Acanthe for the nth time of the day on repeat. You were relieved that no one here is interrupting you. You look around to see if anyone else is in the room and you sighed in relief. Satisfied and undisturbed, you began to hum the song while the melody is playing at your earphones. You forgot that the door is half-open that you saw a mop of dark green hair entering the room the moment you glanced. You ignored it and continued to hum. "Someday, your heart will blow and you will kiss me..." You were drowned in thoughts as the melody continued to clear your mind that you didn't notice someone was sitting on the chair near you. You look up to see who it was and the music stopped as you remove your earphones. It's as if he knew where you stopped singing, he continued it for you. "...in this eternity..." He looked at you the same way he looked at you last night in Sky Garden. He never failed to make your heart flutter once again with that innocent, child-like smile, those heterochromic eyes that somehow represents day and night, that dark green hair that you once saw it as black from afar but it revealed as a dark, burnt, emerald when close. "(Name), yer starin' again. 'S there somethin' in my face?" His words make you awake from your trance. You realized the close proximity you two had and the gentle warmth you felt on your forehead. It's so warm that you felt like sleeping and leaning on his touch. 'Was he always here whenever I sing that song...?' "I heard from Naru that yer overworkin' to the bone again. Ya really need to rest. Yer a human ya know?" Mika said with concern. He was stunned when he felt you leaning on to his hand that was on your forehead and fall forwards to the table. Luckily, he stopped you from falling to not to hit your head on the hard table. What's worse for you is that there are pens and pencils on it. His eyes laid down on your sketchpad but shook his head. '(Name's) priority comes first. Teach will be mad if he saw them like this again. Sis Mado will be worried...' "Ngh..." He groaned out of fear and worry. He carried you in his arms and headed towards the couch and placed you there, gently and carefully. Mika worried looked at you when he remembered himself, his past self and that made him worry even more. "Yer better rest (Name)." He quietly whispered, a volume that only he and you could hear. "Yer a producer. Everyone's rooting for ya. Ya don't need to overwork yerself." He inched closer to see if you're fully rested and you were. He stayed there and watched you sleep peacefully. He wants to whisper to you a lot of things but he couldn't say it. He loves you but he couldn't say it. It pained him and he knew that all too well. He knows that his emotions control him but couldn't do so anymore because of his days as a doll. Now that he is not, he still couldn't control it even it was an accident. Then, he gave up. "(Name)..." He whispered your name. "What if I tell ya that I like ya...?" He shook his head once again. He knew all too well that you're sound asleep and knows that you couldn't hear him. He ate a candy until he felt himself drifting off to sleep. Wave of exhaustion washed over him these past days. He is working hard for Valkyrie, of course. Your eyes fluttered open as you let out a low hum and try to remember where you were right now. The moment you saw his face right in front of you, you blinked once, and twice. Alarmed at the proximity between you and him, you yelped, which made the male jolt up from his sleep and fall back to the floor and hurt his back. "My apologies, Kagehira. Are you alright?" You immediately rise up and rushed to the male who was on the floor. You checked if he was hurt elsewhere until you heard him chuckle. You saw him smile as he scratched his cheek. "I'm fine. Nothin' to worry." You exhaled in relief. "Thank goodness..." You began to wonder why is he here and not with Shu and Madmoiselle. You checked the time at the clock facepalmed yourself. They left Japan minutes ago. "Right... Teach told me to check on ya once I return to ES after he left for his flight to France." Mika look away with a faint blush shown on his face. "The moment I got here, ya spaced out and sing the same song from last night. Ya really liked it, don't ya?" You nodded at his question. The same awkward tension you felt before is back again. You stood up and let out your hand. He accepted it and helped him to stand up. As he was finally standing on his own two feet, you told him to sit down and you apologized for scaring him. "Hm? It's okay. I was the one who supposed to be apologizin' here..." He said as he scratched the back of his neck. You leaned back to the couch and exhaled. You were exhausted and barely had enough rest these past few days. The only time you could relax is to be alone and to sing your heart out. Mika heard your sigh looked at you. He remembered something to make you sleep, as what Madmoiselle, Ritsu, and Arashi had told him before. "Don't tell me ya can't sleep well, (Name)?" Mika asked and you nodded. "Would ya mind if I sing for ya?" "I wouldn't mind..." Your words ended with a small yawn. He smiled and began to hum. 'Ah, it's the same song again...' You thought and you felt him pulling closer to you gently. He guided your head to lean on his shoulder and rubbed your arm with his hand as he lulled you to sleep. His voice may be melancholic, but it was gentle as light, giving its way in the dark. You were so sure that you heard someone whispering to you when you fell asleep a moment ago. You disregarded it and you muttered it out, as if to respond to that mystery person's question. "What if... I tell you that... I like Kagehira...?" Mika stopped his humming as he heard you said those words. It was too coherent that it caught his attention. He blinked twice. He was so sure he heard his name. He held you tight, but not too tight that will make you awake. Pink covered his cheeks and red began to spread all over. He covered his mouth to hide that goofy smile on his face. It was completely written as "(Name) like me? Did I heard that right?"

He began to remember your previous conversation with Madmoiselle back at Yumenosaki, when you visited the Handicrafts Club room. "He was able to express other human emotions that a doll couldn't have. One time, he was thankful that he was able to feel an another human emotion, other than pain, guilt, anger, and joy, and it's all because of you." Madmoiselle told you as you placed the decorations on the table. "Because of me? How?" You tilted your head as you asked her. "Because you are more human than you think." She answered. "Well, I am indeed a human." You replied. "I'm not a human if I don't feel any emotion." "That's what Tsumugi told Mika back then." She giggled and you nervously chuckled. 'What kind of doll is she...?' You sat down on one of the chairs near Madmoiselle and sighed. "Says the one who has a human knowledge..." Mika didn't mean to eavesdrop on you and Madmoiselle. He overheard her saying his name that he leaned closer to the door and listened closely. "Say, (Name), do you have hidden feelings towards Mika?" Mika nearly slammed the door open but abstained himself from doing so. "N-No...? Why?" You hesitantly answered. "Don't say that. I know you have that. You always look at him differently from others when you're doing your work as a producer here in Yumenosaki." She said. Mika internally panicked and leaned on the wall. 'I did tell her that...!' He heard you sigh. "Alright. You got me. I did have feelings towards him. I like Mika." You paused for a moment and remembered a rule that existed in the idol industry. "But idols and producers can't be together. It'll be better if I disregard these feelings and move on." You're right, even Mika just remembered that rule. "You can tell him that you do like him as (Name), not the you as a producer." Madmoiselle told you and you felt like falling from a cliff or burying yourself alive six feet under the ground. "It's unhealthy for someone to hide their own personal feelings and prevent it from overflowing— unless if they knew how to control it or preventing it from doing so. But in your case, you couldn't." You began to sulk because a doll told you that. A doll, a doll that has unknown human knowledge and it seemed like it was based on written literature that can be found anywhere in the world, a doll that was given great love and care, and a doll that was owned by an artist named Shu Itsuki. You sighed in defeat. Mika on the other hand, sunk down to his knees and felt like screaming his heart out. That was the day that he knew you felt the same. His mind wandered around and think. A questioned popped up in his mind and it repeated like a broken recorder. "When will be the time that (Name) will tell her feelings to me? When will be the time that I'll be able to confess to her?" His smile faltered. He knew that it was nearly possible. He did overheard you saying that you like him. He wanted you to say that in front of him soon. But he know all too well that you kept holding on to these rusted, broken, and lonely feelings you once called. He reached out to you, and came closer to you, the person in Hermitage. One day, if there is a time that someone will embrace you tightly in this eternity, it will come true. Right now, it already did. He will wait for you to speak out. He will wait for you to love him back. He will wait and always will.

It feels like years when it was actually weeks when he last communicated with you. You ignored him these past weeks and it pains him. Were you tired of spending time with him? Talking to him? Sharing your creative thoughts to him? Or was it something else? Then he finally knew why, a person like you, whose love was decorated with scars, became the proof that you've transcended time itself. You've fought and withstood everything that you forgot to love once again. He knew that you forgot to care yourself that you've became weaker than you always were. You prevent your feelings to overflow out of you and you gave up on everything. You avoided him because of these lingering feelings whenever he's near. You overworked yourself to the bone until you collapsed. Mika waited for you to talk to him again but his patience snapped like a thread when he heard that you're in the infirmary from Arashi. He rushed to the infirmary and to see if you're alright. He saw you, alright, sleeping peacefully but wasn't relieved when he saw your current physical condition. Your eyes that was full of life, turned dull and lifeless. He knows it even if it's closed. Your arms that carried anything with such strength, became thin. He was so scared to hold you that you might break. And your skin that was smooth and fair, became pale and dry. He still have time and he knows it. He sat on the chair beside the table and waited for you to wake up. Tears began to fall from his beautiful, azure and amber eyes. He weeped. He held your hand and gently squeezed it. You are so thin, thinner than you usually were that he was scared that you might break, like a porcelain doll. You indeed look like one but you seemed like you're on the verge of breaking. Mika waited and waited for you to wake up. Even on the middle of his work, all he could think of is you. Whenever Shu called him and Mika could only let out a small noise of guilt, Madmoiselle reassured him that you'll be alright once you wake up. He couldn't eat nor sleep well. Arashi and Ritsu comforted him. Including the rest of the Pretty 5. He is so worried that he was too close on ending up on the same condition as you and luckily, they prevented him from doing so. They help him stood strong for you and he wanted to do that to you the same. Days later, you woke up from your long rest. Your eyes opened to see the all-familiar white ceiling above you. Your hand feels limp yet the touch is sensitive from the warmth enveloped on it. You turned your head to see Mika sleeping at the bedside, holding your hand, as if not to let you go while waiting for you to wake up. You tried to call his name but your throat feels dry, like the drought in summer. You saw him waking up from his slumber and looked at you as he rubbed his eyes to stay awake. He pounced on you and hugged you firmly yet gently, not too tight and not too loose. "Yer back! I thought ya died..." He said as he began to sob. You pat his back for reassurance. He let you go and faced you. "Ya slept for four days! Everyone's worried about ya!" "..rry..." You tried to voice out but your dry throat won't let you do so. "You don't hafta apologize! It's not yer fault why yer like this!" "...t is..." You spoke out and tried to give moisture to your dry throat with your saliva. "Mi...ka... I—" "Not now, (Name). Ya hafta rest more." He cut you off as he gave you a glass of water. You weakly took it from his hand and drink it slowly. "I'm... sorry... I shouldn't—" "(Name), please..." Mika begged you to stay in the bed. "Mika, please, listen to me." "Talk to me after ya recovered. That can wait." He said as he assisted you to lie down on the bed. You held his hand to make him stay. You saw his eyes. He seemed hurt. You did as he said and kept your mouth shut but you didn't let go of his hand. You tried to tell him to stay but the other half of you wanted to tell him to go. So why? Why didn't you let him go? Silence remained in the infirmary. Mika stayed like what you told him to. Everything is too heavy for you that tears fell from your eyes. You couldn't let out the cry from the weight you've bear. It was too heavy that it's hard for you to let it all out. It was a silent one, indeed. Mika saw the constant flow of tears coming out of your eyes and comforted you. You immediately hugged him and constantly apologized to him. He was startled at your sudden actions to him. He became baffled on why you apologized to him. He didn't make a mistake to you or did any. "It's alright, (Name). Let it out." Mika whispered as he returned the hug you gave him. Soft sniffles and hics resonated in the infirmary. You wished that if only you could apologize to him properly and not like this someday soon.

Mika constantly visit you after his work. He took care of you even Anzu was there to bring you back to shape. From breaks to lunch and after work hours, he always visit you as you recover. Anzu scolded you for not taking care of yourself when she even did the same to herself. But in your case, it was worse than hers. Days passed and you recovered. You tried to return back to your work but Mika and Arashi stopped you from doing so. Even most of the units told you to rest just because you've recovered. Remembering that you're still a student, you ignored them and remained busy at your school works, which you were caught by a fellow producer of yours. That left no other choice for you but to rest and do nothing except for participating in classes, much to your chagrin. You sighed as you sat under the tree at the rooftop of the school building, where you could finally have peace. No Anzu stopping you from doing your producer work, no Ritsu tackling you down to the ground to make you sleep with him, and no Yuzuru to bring you to the student council office to have you drink tea with Tori and Mao. As the day was finally coming close to its end, you stayed there before leaving the campus to work at Ensemble Square. You lied down on the bench and felt the afternoon sun shining down on you. It was warm and gentle, just like how he held you back then. Your eyes shot wide open when you realized that almost everything reminded you of him. It annoys you almost every time. (W/N: ngl this happened to me all the time and I got sick of it.) You shook your head to remove the thoughts in your mind and rest. You felt peaceful once again and relaxed the you leaned sideways to see the late afternoon sky, shading from violet to orange. Just as you were about to close your eyes, a figure blocked the view and your scrunched your brows and nose up in annoyance. "I found ya." Mika sat down to your level and tilted his head to see you properly. That look of annoyance on your face just now disappeared and turned into a calm expression. How could you be mad when it's someone like Mika? "Ya seemed like yer like a cat who's about to kill someone? Ya okay?" Mika asked you out of curiosity? You questioned back, "Do I seem like one?" He nodded and grinned, "A cute one at that." You turned your body, making your back face Mika. You didn't want him to see that blush growing red on your cheeks. "Er, did I offend ya? Sorry..." He apologized and scratched his cheek. You immediately sit up and reassured him that you're not. The panicked look on his face turned into a relieved one. Cats are indeed cute, aren't they? You sighed. You cupped his cheek with your hand and rubbed your thumb. You felt him leaning to your touch and slyly grinned. You felt your heart squeeze like how one would squeeze a lemon by hand. Your other hand went to his hair and petted his head. You felt him leaning closer and rested his head on your lap. A blush began to spread across your cheeks until it covered your whole face. "(Name)... do ya like someone...?" Your flustered self didn't hear that question that you subconsciously answered him yes. "Really? Who is it?" You felt your heart stop at his question that you tried to process everything. "Can you repeat your question, Kagehira?" You wanted to hear his question once again to make sure you're not hearing anything wrong. "I asked ya if ya liked someone. You said yes and I'm asking ya who." He look up to see your face and stared into your eyes. You look back and said, "If I tell you who, would you still sing with me again?" He nodded at your question. Your spirit waved the white flag and ignore what will happen to you if you sold your soul to a demon. Mika sat down beside you and waited for you to say who. You were hesitant at first but you gave up and confessed, "It's you... Kagehira." Mika blinked once, then twice and brazenly replied, "I thought ya hated me that yer always away from me these past days." You look away and lost eye contact with him and admitted everything to him. "The reason why I took distance away from you and increase my workload more is because I wanted to ignore my feelings towards you. Producers and idols can't be in a relationship, Kagehira. That's why I created distance away from you. I'm sorry." Mika hugged you tight. "No wonder... Now I know why ya kept apologizing to me at the infirmary back then." He patted your back and you felt your tears coming out of your eyes. It hurts to cry but another wave of tears won't hurt, right? That's it. You're now waiting for him to leave you after this. "To be honest, I felt the same so don't feel bad okay?" Mika whispered to your ear as you felt more tears flowing out from the corners of your eyes. A moment ago, it was sadness but now it was full of pure joy. You didn't expect him to feel the same as you do. You wiped your tears and you felt Mika making you lean on to him. Now that you admitted it, you told him, "You know... it's better if we remain as friends. I'm not ready to be in a relationship with you, Kagehira." "It's fine, (Name). I can wait for ya to tell me if yer ready to date me." You smiled at his response and laid your head on his shoulder. It was reciprocated, indeed. But no one knows if it will last long. You thought that it won't stay long after you confessed to him. There will be a time that you'll disappear in this world and never return and leave him behind. But there was one thing that you didn't know and that is he will love you like a warmth in spring and shall never forget you even if you disappear. Even if there's no end to the seasons that come and go, he will be there to accompany you and will always be with you. Even without a word coming out of you, he knows that there is a soul inside. With the tears you both had shed, he'll gently tie these and use them to tell a story. The story you shared and created with him in this sleeping Hermitage, where you were being perished in this longing and illusion, he inched closer and reached you while you're holding on to these rusted, broken, and lonely feelings. Your wish when someday that he, will blow your heart and kiss you, embrace you tightly, and with a kiss that will inspire your heart in this eternity finally came true.

W/N:

Don't judge me. I'm fighting writer's block like how my life depends on it. *Proceeds to continue my speech and draft for the clubworks* Anyways, before I could disappear again, I made two pics for the fic like

He's so beautiful and you cannot argue with me.

I even have to ask my ValkyrieP (+EdenP and Double FaceP) friends at discord to pick a pic and somehow, it ended up as a "SwitchP fighting for their life from ValkyrieP's at their natural habitat with their very own companions" sumthn like that.

Anyways, bye.

thoughts on naomichis episode

SO GOOD

I like how much Kurumada’s episode parallels Anzu’s one (they are siblings)

I like to think that if Kobushi and Ryuu ever meet they would have a very similar dynamic to Kurumada and Anzu because I tjink it’s fun!

In a non death game au can someone please do tjis!!

Like Anzu introduces kurumada to Ryuu and Kurumada introduces Anzu to Kobushi

and because Ryuu and Kobushi both know how important kurumada and Anzu are to each other

amd because they mentored them into doing what they do now (they have something in common) they meet as well and end up becoming close!!

Anyways enough about Ryuu and Kobushi

Sense yttd makes it so hard to tell if the unnatural hair colors are natural or not

But because people genuinely seam to have unnatural eye colors I assume the hair colors are natural as well

Obviously not all of them some parts seam to be dyed but I assumed the darker blue part of Kurumada’s hair was his natural hair color and to push my kuruanzu siblings (I swear I can’t talk about anything without bringing them up) theory since the steam/art book(?) tjing mentions the colors in her hair are dyed.

I headcanoned that her natural hair was darker blue, she bleached her hair to make it lighter(and therefore dyed) so Kurumada having naturally dark brown hair made me panic for a minute

Anyways I ended up headcannoning Anzu with naturally dark brown hair so it’s ok

Also speaking of which it felt SO weird seeing Kurumada after the time skip with brown hair instead of blue

Anyways Kobushi looks so silly and I love him for it

Also where are Kurumada’s parents

Edit because I forgot to add:

Look at how many red lines there are

Zodiac 2 - Monkey's Tail End of the Year: Chapter 2

Location: Downtown Characters: Madara

TL Note:

Kagami mochi (lit. mirror rice cake) is a decorative rice cake that is placed in the Shinto altar or living room/main entrance for good luck. It’ll be used in a variety of New Year dishes and eaten afterwards.

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Madara: What joy! Thank you for coming to see my performance this December!

Did you enjoy it? Then, that’s splendid! I think I’ll have a good dream for the New Year too! Hahaha!

Madara: Lastly, I’ll show you all one last spin with the monkey! A backflip! Somersault! And another!

Catch the hat that’s about to fall with its toes~... and a big flip! It's doing more than usual! 

Finally, a jump using one hand and a flip! Put the hat on and we’ll end it with a bow!

Thank you for the applause and cheers!

That is the end of “MaM’s” street performance with my little monkey partner! Thank you for watching ♪

Yes, you can place your offerings inside the hat! The monkey will bring it to you!

It’s gentle, so you can pat it on the head!

Of course, how much you offer is up to you!

Money is necessary at the end of the year and your smiles and cheers are more than enough reward for us!

Yes, thank you so much!

To tell the truth, I’ve actually lost my wallet somewhere and I need your help for the train fee to go home!

Hahaha! Thank you – thank you for your sympathy! As thanks, we’ll show you another flip! One more! Another…☆

And a double arm suplex! I hope good fortune will come knocking on your doors…♪ 

Right, bye bye~♪ 

Ahaha, the monkey is very popular with the children! I’m getting jealous – A lot of children are scared of me…

…Oh. Sorry to keep you waiting, Anzu-san. It was a huge success thanks to you. Look how much we got!

Well, over half of it will be the monkey’s share and if I were to give the rest to you, then all that would be left for me would be a drop in the bucket…

Still, that should be enough for one kagami mochi[*]. 

Hahaha. Don’t worry about me – I’m not performing because I wanted to earn money.

An acquaintance of mine hurt their back and I’m just filling in for them.

They’re someone who is acquainted with my mentor and has taught me a lot of traditional performing arts, so I couldn’t say no…

Well, there aren’t many official dreamfests before “SS”, so I accepted since I was free.

Heheh. I knew there were people who performed with monkeys and it was my first time doing it, but I’m glad things went smoothly.

You can do it if you try! Nothing will be achieved if you don’t!

So here’s your portion, Anzu-san~♪  Is this enough?

Hahaha. Take it, don’t be shy.

You worked hard by calling out to people to come watch and sorted out the crowd, right? You’ve gotten really good at that.

This is your reward for your hard work. If you still won’t accept this, then I’d have no idea what to do.

Kindness shouldn’t be forced and I want to see you smile. I want to help you – it might just be my own selfish wish, though…

If you say I’m being a bother, then I’ll be sad but it can’t be helped.

There’s nothing else I can do. I’ll just be hurting your pride. So, I hope you can just accept it.

…Hm? You’re asking me why I’m being so nice to you? It’s just my personality and it’s because I like you.

It’s meaningful if you can use something you learnt for someone, after all.

It would be pointless if you aim for the top of the mountain by yourself without involving yourself with others.

I don’t want to be the king of the mountain.

Huh? Then, what do I wanna be? I wanna be your Mama, of course ♪ 

…Just kidding. I’m sure the perfect answer would be “to be an idol”, though.

That’s why “that” isn’t really high on my priority list right now.

And there are a lot of fun things in this world. Being an idol is one of those fun things for me.

You’re not convinced?

Then, until I graduate – no, even in the future too… Make it so that being an “idol” rises to the top of my priority list.

Make me believe that “becoming an idol” is something I can never achieve for life.

Otherwise, it’ll make me lose interest because it seems like it’ll be achieved so easily.

Boredom can kill people. No, it turns them into living corpses – Even Rei-san turned out that way.

I’m like his successor so that’s precisely why I don’t want to go down the same path he did.

But it’s boring for me right now because I can see what’s in store for my future, so I hope you can make being an idol more interesting for me.

That’s one of the many jobs a “producer” has, right, Anzu-san?

Hahaha. By the way, I contacted your family earlier but…

It looks like you just forgot your wallet at home.

If you wait a little bit, your real mama will come and give it to you.

Hahaha. My street performance with the monkey was a good way to pass the time, right?

Even if you don’t take a portion of the offerings as reward for your hard work, it still ended up helping you out when you were in trouble!

Do you feel frustrated? Because it feels like you’re dancing in the middle of my palm?

If it does, then show me your competitive spirit. It doesn’t matter if it’s next year… or in the future – use me well as a “producer”.

I’m expecting great things from you, Anzu-san… Have a Happy New Year ♪ 

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Anime i’ve Watched

Romantic Killer:

Synopsis: When gamer Anzu gets transported to a world of hot guys, it’s like she’s in a dream…someone else’s dream! High schooler Anzu Hoshino has a great life. Every day she plays video games, pigs out on snacks, and pets her beloved cat. But this blissful existence is turned into a confusing mess when a magical creature transports her to an altered reality bereft of her favorite things. Now she’s stuck with hot guys instead! How can she possibly survive in such an awful world?! Anzu must play along in this altered reality before she can return to her normal life, so she begrudgingly makes friends with Tsukasa Kazuki. He unfortunately happens to be one of the hottest and most popular guys at school, and what’s worse, she realizes that he might not even be that bad of a person! (Source: VIZ Media) 

Status: Completed

My Rating: 10/10

An anime completed in 2022 with a total of 12 episodes.

Just to be clear, the synopsis is a wee bit misleading, the female lead does not get transported to a land of hot guys. The guys already exist in her own world, the wizard just creates opportunities for them to meet and interact.

You know what? I went into this expect very little and came out of it firmly believing this to be the best romance anime released since Horimiya (That i’ve watched at least...). Let’s talk about why!

The Good:

Strong and hilarious female lead who quite frankly isn’t looking for love and has one hell of a moral compass

A weird wizard potato who eats and breathes chaos

Reverse harem/ otome game setting but with Substance

On point comedy

Exploration of deeper topics such as stalking that isn’t played off for laughs or brushed under the rug despite the comedic nature of the anime, very very well done

Character development! 

Great art, music, voice acting

Honestly I don’t think I have any cons, I very much enjoyed this one. 100% recommend! I would sell my soul for a second season. 

Azure Week 2022, Sims Style (Part 2)

Remember @sharksmirk's amazing art for #azureweek2020? I sure do! It inspired the above artwork for this year's theme "Car Ride." While I couldn't QUITE replicate Anzu's style of sunglasses or pose, I did my best with a cute pose and a CAR (!!!!) in The Sims 4.

Funny story: initially I was trying to do all this posing inside an empty room I'd made in a starter home in San Myshuno. It... did not go well. I ended up moving to an empty lot in Sulani for this shot, though you probably can't tell! 😂

I'm quite new at this Sims screenshot thing, so forgive the not-so-great lighting. I'm also on a Mac, so I don't have access to the ReShaders and other tools that some folks use. Suggestions for up-to-date, must-have mods welcomed and appreciated!

I wanted to try and recreate that in the Sims 4 for Azure Week 2022, so here's my attempt at that.

We have:

Maserati Gran Cabrio Sport by @lorysims

"New Stage" pose pack by @beto-ae0

Andrew's Pose Player & Teleporter (the latter originally by Scumbumbo) by @sims4studioofficial

Anzu's sunglasses on head by @aroundthesims

Anzu's hair from Get Together

Anzu's top from Backyard Stuff

Anzu's shorts from Seasons (again, not that you can see them, but whatevs; they're cute blue jean shorts with scalloped hems)

Anzu's sandals from base game (raffia-looking wedges with pink stripes)

Anzu's bracelets and necklace from base game

Seto's hair from base game

Seto's top from Get to Work

Seto's shorts from Cats & Dogs

Seto's shoes from Cats & Dogs

Seto's watch from Get Famous

I originally did make something of an effort to have a sunset background with palm trees like in Sharksmirk's art, but then I edited it out because of the style of Sims 4 box art that I'm going for! 😂 Oops/Sorry?!

I have to check a bunch of my mods/cc now though, because something I've introduced recently is preventing me from doing detail edit in CAS. If anyone knows of any specific type of mod/CC that tends to do this (or simply having too many subfolders in the Mods folder?!) please let me know!

This is three images down, four to go... or possibly 11, if I do a different piece of art for each "dual" theme! 😱 We'll see what happens.

What do you think?

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sat down with the complete intention of drawing ranmaru and somehow an anzu appeared instead [+ alt coloring that looked nice]

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naomichi’s adventures in babysitting

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holy shit he’s pink now

edit wtf tumblr took away so much of the saturation.

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shinny

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My #1 post of 2022

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Hinata Aoi - Daybreak Heliolite 2

Author: Umeda Chitose

Characters: Hinata, Wataru, Leo, Makoto, Anzu

Translator: Mika Enstars

Proofers: meteorgreen

"I thought this back when I saw the designs too, but it’s kinda strange how completely different Yuuta-kun and I’s designs are."

Season: Autumn

Location: Yumenosaki Academy Garden Space

⚠️ This chapter is not yet JP Proofread!

Another day…

Hinata: …Fufu—Ahaha! Even just thinking about it, everything my seniors said was so funny!

They were supposed to help with my personalized outfit, but all they did was tell stories, like the one time Anzu-san went onstage…

Or the time Tsukinaga-senpai and Itsuki-senpai had gotten so worked up over something, they ended up forgetting about their outfit and broke into a fight instead.

It was like one intense episode after another, somehow. Honestly, it made Yuuta-kun and I coming up with the same outfit look like nothing—

…Ah, hold up, stop right there! We’ll be planting a different type of bulb starting here.

Makoto: Roger that~! Y’know, you’re pretty serious about your garden, Hinata-kun. You’ve got not just vegetables, but flowers like these here too!

Hinata: You too, Yuuki-senpai—you’ve been doing work here for a long time since last summer, y’know? Tilling, planting, harvesting…♪

Makoto: That’s right. I’m a homebody at heart, but I found a sense of serenity the moment I touched the soil. ♪

By the way, about your story right now… You said you guys didn’t even talk about your personalized outfit, so did it help at all?

Hinata: Ermm… Maybe, I guess… or maybe not?

Something about how “the art of representing yourself to the fullest turns into a melody,” and how “if you move on instinct, the universe expands beyond singing and dancing alone.”

But I can’t tell if it was about my outfit or not…

Makoto: Ahaha… But y’know, Hinata-kun, I think the fact you even listened to those guys is what makes you great.

If I were in your position, I probably would’ve turned them away. They’re two seniors I barely know… They seriously intimidate me.

Hinata: To be honest, I was also wondering, why me? But maybe the reason they were interested in me was because I was a junior they didn’t know very well.

And, well, I can’t help but jump into things that look fun and interesting.

If there’s something fun and exciting waiting there for me… I feel like I just can’t afford to miss out on that kind of joy~!

I might have not gotten any substantial advice… But I had a great time hanging out with Anzu-san and two of my amazing seniors. So, I’m glad I did.

Makoto: …Makes sense. It’s very like you, Hinata-kun—always looking at the positive side.

Hinata: Right, right? After all, I love things that are fun!

I wanna capture all the excitement and happiness of being on stage and turn it into my personalized outfit, that kind of thing!

And I don’t wanna keep this feeling to myself! So something that would make my fans feel the same hype would be even better…♪

Location: Dressing Room

A couple days later…

Hinata: (I contacted Anzu-san, and she replied telling me she was in the dressing room, but…)

‘Scuse me~…?

Anzu-san, good job out there! Here, it’s the pastry I picked out for you when I contacted you earlier… That, and my choice of drink!

The total? About that, I just bought what I wanted to, so don’t worry about it! You wrote that in your message, remember? So, leave the refreshments to me.

You’re the one making Yuuta-kun and I’s personalized outfits, after all. Let me do this much for you! ♪

C’mon, just take it! Think of it as a token of appreciation for being our producer.

…Hey, are those our personalized outfits over there? Can I get a closer look?

To think the outfits that were just only in a sketchbook not long ago are already taking shape…

I thought this back when I saw the designs too, but it’s kinda strange how completely different Yuuta-kun and I’s designs are.

You can really tell at a glance which outfit is mine, and which is Yuuta-kun’s.

When we stand beside each other, some people say we’re indistinguishable.

But, when it comes to how our aspirations and individuality take shape, there’s a whole world of difference… That’s what you feel the very moment you see these.

…Wawah?! You surprised me, grabbing onto me so suddenly! What is it~?

It’s still in the works, but… You’d like to see how my outfit looks on me?

Uwa~, I’m so nervous for some reason. How’s it look? D’you think I got it right?

(Anzu-san’s smiling… I think we made her worry at first, but I’m relieved she’s enjoying herself as she makes our outfits.)

(I can’t wait to wear the completed piece. How will we feel once we get to see each other in each of our very own personalized outfits, I wonder?)

……

…Hm~, I had a thought. We were planning to debut our personalized outfits during a live together, as 2wink.

Except, when we get on stage, we’d be wearing completely different outfits, instead of what we usually do.

We’ve done it before, of course, like with Toyland[2], but… A live show where we perform in our personalized outfits as “ourselves” is gonna be something special.

I want to make it something special, something memorable…

I’ve yet to tell the Vice Prez about it, but I want the set and performance to go a certain way. There’s actually something I want to have done for the live—

If it’s alright, could I talk to you about it for a bit? You’re the one helping our individuality take shape right now, Anzu-san, so I want you to listen…

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In Toyland, 2wink and fine form a temporary 6-man unit. Since they’re not performing as “themselves” (as 2wink), they wear fairly different outfits. You can see them here and here.

my ideal wataru center event

dont like she/her wataru? dont read!

OK. SO.

wataru loooves movies. wataru frequents a movie rental shop, which isnt doing so well in terms of buisness. shes like the only frequent customer. this is of course due to the rise of streaming services, which wataru is quite opposed to, as a movie conissuer (expecially older movies).

the unbloomed is wataru walking out of the movie rental place, happy because shes got an idea for helping keep the shop open! she holds a bag of movies, and says hi to anzu, who wasnt going to stop by the rental shop, but wataru wants to introduce her to the owners so they go in together.

wataru is like "if a movie or tv show is exclusive to streaming services, which many are nowdays, theyre liable to just disappear one day. and disappearing is a fun trick, but not for movies!! movies shouldnt disappear - people put hard work into them, time, money, skill, and most of all, passion!"

anzu is like I Agree Wataru. and anzu rents a movie from her childhood that she hasnt been able to find on any streaming sites. wataru has a far off look on her face when anzu tells her this,

and then we are with fine, and wataru is talking with them about raising awareness about the decline of movie rental shops and the problem of streaming services getting rid of tv shows and movies, virtually erasing them and making it hard to find so many titles... its clear wataru is quite passionate about this, and eichi is all for it too.

fine visit the movie rental shop together, and wataru reveals she went here nearly every week when she was little, even when she didnt have any money to spend she loved looking through all the movies, helping others pick out what to rent, talking to the staff, and it brings her great nostalgia to think about. those were the good old days, before streaming services dominated the movie and tv world.

fine rent a couple movies, some from their childhoods and some theyve never watched before, and then they have a big watchparty with popcorn and snacks (eichis unbloomed he has an enormous pretzel 🥨 and for tori and yuzurus 3 stars unbloomed they have candy 🍬 and popcorn🍿)

watarus movie is one she recalls being her favorite as a kid, but it actually lowkey sucks. the plot makes no sense and parts of the set that shouldnt be visible are visible, a character that she loved as a kid seems really mean now, and no one is laughing at the jokes - because they just arent funny.

toris movie is spy kids. classic! we all loved spy kids!

yuzuru had specifically asked for the newest movie they had, and that was a boring and manufactured very long superhero movie that felt more like pumped out content for money than a work of cinematic art, which wataru was quick to point out.

eichi picked american psycho, to yuzurus dismay, and eichi is like Just jokingggg me and wataru are going to watch it together later tho. I Got Kimetsu No Yaiba Mugen Train!!!!!! and everyones like Yayyy!!!!

later, yuzuru and tori went back to their room, and eichi is taking about how his favorite show is the one wataru starred in as a child. it was mainly a magic show, but wataru also went to different places arround the world and met people who did a variety of impressive things and tried them out. acrobatics, sculpting, baking, soccer, go karting, even drag in one episode, wataru certainly did a lot! she also collected a new mask in nearly every episode. it started when wataru was arround six or seven, and ended when she started middle school.

wataru says she tries to only think about the fun parts of doing that show, but there was a lot of turmoil behind the scenes, and often she didnt want to do it at all. was she mistreated? well, probably. but we are all mistreated as children, no? wataru takes solace in the fact that eichi loved her show, and it brought smiles to him and many other children. theres nothing anyone can do to go back in time and fix child watarus life, so wataru doesnt dwell on it.

fine has been working on their new song, and they were going to do a simple mv, but wataru is like Lets Put More Amazing Into This!!! and it develops into a super flashy carnival themed video with a totally banger song, starring lots of birds, and fine, going arround and winning every carnival game and making carnival snacks for one another. it ends with everyone on a ferris wheel, joyous and united!

also eichi gives the movie rental shop a shit ton of money LOL problem solved

the outfits are like. rainbow and metallic and wataru has her hair in double braids tied with ribbons and everyone else has some sort of fun hat Ok Byeeeee i might remove the tags lol

MHA AND GOLDEN COMPASS CROSSOVER DAEMONS

Midoriya: Female Black Astrex Rabbit named Yuna(meaning Kindness)

Ochako: Male Brown Capped Rosy Finch named Newton(after Issac Newton who invented the theory of gravity)

Iida: Female White Cheetah with blue eyes named Tenchi(means Heaven and earth I've noticed The Iida brothers have Ten in their name I found the female version)

Tsuyu: Male Dark Green Tree Frog named Ren(means Lotus)

Todoroki: A female Snow Leopard named Yukina(means Fortune and Endure I know Yuki means snow but I thought this fit him better)

Bakugo: A lioness named Homare(meaning Victory, Glory, and reputation)

Kirishima: Female Pangolin named Akane (means Deep Red I debated wether to give him a Pangolin a crocodile or a Komodo Dragon I decided on a Pangolin because it looks cute and approachable and fit him better)

Kaminari: Female Electric Eel named Nariko(meaning thunder I decided he has a portable rectangle tank on his arm for her)

Sero: Female Brazilian Black and white tarantula named Jorōgumo(meaning woman spider a Yokai that can transform into a beautiful woman)

Mina: Male Aruba Island Rattlesnake named Haru(meaning born in Spring I didn't know a Pink Rattlesnake existed until now I was looking for a pink snake and if it didn't exist it'd be a Pink Toe tarantula I was pleasantly surprised it's also extremely venomous I was so Happy🌸🐍 I learned something new)

Jirou: Male Panda bat 🐼🦇 named Hibiki(meaning Echo panda bats are adorable they are black and white like a panda so cute)

Yaoyorozu: Female Asian Small-Clawed Otter name Ume (meaning Apricot because Momo means Peach I wanted to include fruit also Otters are highly intelligent)

Aoyama: Female White French Poodle 🐩 named Belle (means Beautiful in French I wanted to really emphasize his French heritage)

Tokoyami: Female Crow named Amaya(meaning Night Rain it's just goth enough with a poetic touch and one of my favorite Japanese names)

Shouji: Female Octopus 🐙 named Kairi(meaning Ocean Village I like to think she'd be in a tank on his back)

Ojiro: Female Capuchin Monkey named Kiai(meaning energy or mood and is used as a shout during an attacking move in Japanese martial arts I myself have an red belt in Akido but Ojiro uses Karate)

Hagakure: Male Chameleon named Akio(meaning bright a tribute to her light attack)

Koda: Female White Bunny named Yuwai(I have no idea what it means but it's the name of his bunny)

Sato: Female American Belgian Draft Horse named Anzu(meaning sweet Child not only are American Belgian Draft Horse the strongest horse in the world they fit his color scheme and love Sugar)

Shinso: A Female Russian Blue Cat Named Kiko(meaning Hope it's what got Shinso through to being a hero he never lost hope)

Aizawa: A Female Black Jaguar named Mamoru(meaning Protector I think it fits well panther means melanistic cat I had to be specific)

Yamada: Female Sulphur Crested Cockatoo named Setsuko(meaning melody I read a fanfiction where he lives his life seeing music In everything and I never went back)

Midnight: Male Black Cougar named Ayumu(meaning walking dream and it couldn't be more perfect I chose a cougar because I could come on you get the joke 😂 but also black cougars don't exist but damn it I'll make them exist)

All Might: Male Lion named Musketeer(One for All joke 😂 I had to)

[Translation] A Story That is Mine Alone (Mika FS2) / Chapter 2

That evening, when it was just past noon in Paris

Shu: --So? How is Kagehira's "feature live" progress coming along?*

Shu: You were about to go check to see how he was doing? But, it's already night time over there, you wouldn't be allowed at the dormitories at all, little girl**. Don't tell me, have you been working at the facility up until now?

Shu: He's been working in the prop room at ES because you suggested it...fumu. The work environment does affect the work quality, so your concern is appreciated. I'm planning to return in order to see Kagehira's "feature live" by any means necessary, but I'm so busy preparing an exhibit that I wouldn't be able to leave Paris until just before the performance. I didn't want to interrupt Kagehira, but it's still incredibly frustrating that I can only see glimpses of how things are going through you, little girl. --I hope he's not too uptight about needing to stand on the stage by himself...well, please take care and make sure you don't push to work until late at night. Also, if it's alright, I have a message for you.

Shu: --and so, I want you to go tell that to him. If you find that my words aren't needed, then you don't have to say anything. ...That's all I ask, little girl.

Mika: Nnnah! Who's there?!

Mika: I'm occupying this room by myself right now. Once you're done what you need to do then I'm gonna ask you to leave, sorr-- nn, is that you, Anzu-chan? You surprised me...~ I got scared because I thought someone I didn't know came in here. But enough about that, come take a look at this. The stuffed animal that I told you I'd stand on stage with, it's starting to come together now~ Thanks to you, Anzu-chan, I can use the prop room. I can spread everything out however I want, and it's nice and quiet in here so I can focus. Yeah...hm? You're worried that I can't see well in here? I think it's perfect. The lamp has a dim light, which makes me feel relaxed and more able to work. I can't see too well in the dark but...on the other hand, maybe it's because I can only see what's in front of me that I'm more focused than ever.

Mika: Like this. If I carefully use the needle and thread, I can keep sewing a lot more...Fufu, I'm happy that Anzu-chan can praise me for making a cute stuffed animal. I hope that you'll keep looking forward to the finished result, since I'll make sure that I sew it with care until the end. ...Eh, you want to take a photo of me sewing it? Ah, you want to use the picture for the "feature live" pamphlet? Since I left those things to Anzu-chan I forgot all about it in the end. Unn...the room is a mess. If anything, wouldn't it be hard for to take a picture in such a dark place? Well, if Anzu-chan says it's okay then I'll trust you. Please take a good picture of me.

Mika: ...~ (Continues to sew the stuffed animal)

Mika: Unfufu, I'd say the stuffed animals are happy to hear that Anzu-chan thinks they're cute. On the day of the "feature live" let's do our best~ .......... Unnn, I'm sorry I suddenly got all quiet. I'm trying not to think about it while I work, but I can get nervous in a split second. I wonder how the live will turn out, and if I can even pull it off well.

Mika: Today, Naru-chan and Ritsu-kun. Ikkun, Yuu-kun, and even Oogami-kun all encouraged me. They all told me they were looking forward to everything, and told me to do my best. I wonder if I can meet their expectations. I was also hoping to see Oshi-san. Unnn, what would he even say. I wonder if I can make a stage that Oshi-san would recognize, be happy with, and praise it. Even just a little bit.

Mika: .......

Mika: Augh. I can't afford to back out now. On the day on the live, and even while I'm up on stage. I need to keep doing the best that I can--! Nn? Anzu-chan, what's wrong? You have something you want to tell me? I have an art form that only I can make, and you hope that I'll have confidence to devote myself to my work with pride...and it's the life that we put into each artwork and the stage that enraptures the audience and makes their hearts flutter--?

Mika: Ufufu, what's gotten to you all of a sudden? You're talking like Oshi-san, it's funny to hear you say it. Nn? What do you mean by "well, actually..."?! Nneh?! Was that a message from Oshi-san?! Wait, hang on a sec, what does that mean? He was worried that it would disrupt me if he told me, so Oshi-san told Anzu-chan to relay the message? Oh...what the hell...it's true that I've been keeping from making phone calls because I was scared that when I heard his voice I'd get too nervous and determined that'd I'd get overwhelmed and dizzy, but...but, now I'm really in a good mood.

Mika: Oshi-san probably trusted Anzu-chan with the message because he was positive I can do this. I'm going to shoo away my insecurities and only trust the words I've gotten from Oshi-san and everyone else! Anzu-chan, please look forward to it!

Mika: As an artist, and as an idol, I'm going to create a stage that nobody else can.

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(*): Shu is talking to Anzu over the phone for the duration of the time he's in the chapter.

(**): How Shu refers to Anzu. Adding this for the same reason I added the note for Yuzuru last chapter please tell me I wasn't the only person that didn't know this I'm so sorry I'm really not a ValkP idk nearly as much as I should about them ;-;

TL Note: Since this story was a lot of conversing with Anzu, I tried breaking up the paragraphs as best I could. Please let me know if it's still too densely packed!

First Impression: Romantic Killer

Anzu’s three loves in life are her cat Momohiki, video games, and chocolate. When a new game arrives in the mail just as she returns from the combini with a bag full of chocolate treats and a free arm to scoop up her kitty, it’s as if the stars have aligned just in time for the weekend. But when Anzu pops the disc in the console and a subpar otome game flickers to life instead of the magical adventure she was expecting, things start to get…weird. A wizard that looks like an early draft of Tweety Bird presses its way out of her television screen and into her room while simultaneously banishing Anzu’s three loves in life. (Don’t worry, Momohiki is fine — just inaccessible, curled up atop the air con facing the wall and denying Anzu that fluffy therapy that all sane persons crave.) Turns out, that is the price of the magical spell now rewriting Anzu’s destiny (much against her will)—her destiny to be surrounded by handsome ikemen until she finally succumbs to the thrill of romance and helps boost Japan’s declining birth rates. (It’s always about the declining birth rates with these sorts of things.) Determined not to be manipulated by the whims of a wizard presumably in the pay of the Japanese government and lacking in game-writing skills or anything other than the lamest of senses of humor, Anzu determines to be a killer of romance and steels her heart against love and the flocks of gorgeous youths who suddenly begin to populate her environment. But when she’s chased out of her house by a roach, caught in a rainstorm, and discovered by one particular ikemen from Class 7 who happens to have a generously proportioned umbrella, will her determination stand fast?

We have comedy gold here folks! The Fall 2022 season has been particularly good on the comedic front, and this penultimate premiere (one more tomorrow — stay tuned!) is sticking that landing. The physicality of the humor is on point: so much slapstick, but cranked to eleven thanks to the vivid, lively animation and exaggerated camera angles—the kind of thing that is usually reserved for dramatic fight sequences but also works so well for a character prone to comedic over-reaction, as is our Anzu. There is also a clever use of visual metaphors to heighten the humor, such as when the pixelated roach is replaced with an animated slice of strawberry shortcake to mask its repulsive appearance (which had remained decipherable in pixelated form), leading to some fantastic shots of Anzu recoiling in terror from a Japanese Christmas treat! The art is vibrant and loose, and the dialogue rapid-fire, but not so fast that it makes reading subtitles a drag. In fact, there’s even a self-aware joke early on about the necessity of avoiding overly long, complex texts when establishing the worldbuilding for a game/series. I see what you did there, author! Since this is a Netflix release, the whole season is now available, and it’s going to take all my willpower not to just keep going to the end! Incidentally, probably the best joke of all in this funny opener references the Netflix-induced binge-watching phenomenon in the introduction to the ED, which basically tells viewers to click on ‘watch credits’ rather than skipping on straight away to the next episode—precisely when the count down is going to, ahem, skip the ED. Talk about knowing your audience! Well played.

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Romantic Killer can be streamed on Netflix.

Moonrise - Chapter 3

Translated by: @seisoukan

With thanks to my proofers: Vulpes

Season: Autumn

Time: The next day

Location: Dojo

KEITO: One, two, three, four…

(Alright. The movements for our performance have been precisely shaped.)

(The motion of the fan should have successfully presented an atmosphere of elegance as well. This is the part my traditional Japanese dance teacher praised me on, so I must focus on strengthening this merit of mine.)

(... However, there is still perplexion in my movements. It seems the events of yesterday are still bothering me.)

(What exactly was the reason FrankenMagistrate couldn’t be handed down the generations as a classic…?)

(After that meeting, I watched some past videos from RhythLink’s archive. The production standard of FrankenMagistrate is in no way worse than Vampire Shogun’s.)

(You could even go as far to say some parts of the production are better than that of Vampire Shogun. Even then, for some reason, it still became buried by the sands of time.)

(Was the reason really just because it was too incongruous as a work?)

(‘Decisiveness’— because it lacked that determination, it was then abandoned by later generations.)

(From the perspective of an outsider, are we too a group of incongruous, disparate idols?)

(Just like Dr. Frankenstein’s creations, constantly toeing the line between humans and monsters, unable to be accepted by anyone—)

(This sort of tragedy must be avoided.)

(The deadline to respond to RhythLink is fast approaching.)

(I must make my decision calmly.)

HIIRO: Hmm, how interesting.

KEITO: Mm. It’s Amagi— you, have you been watching me all this time?

Don’t just stand behind me in silence. You’ll frighten people if you appear all of a sudden like this.

HIIRO: Sorry, Hasumi-senpai. I didn’t realize I was staring so intently.

The dance you were just performing was a traditional Japanese dance, right? Although I don’t know much about it, I have seen AKATSUKI perform it before.

KEITO: That’s right. I was just performing a traditional Japanese dance.

It is said to be an offering to the gods from people of the past, a traditional artistry that combines mai[1], which represents religious significance; and odori[2], with movements to the rhythm of the music.

HIIRO: Haha, that’s what I thought. There are similar rituals of devotion in my hometown— I’ve heard that traditional Japanese dances are the same way, so it interested me.

KEITO: That’s true. It may be a sensibility universally rooted in the minds of people since ancient times.

I’ve read some old books on artistry and technique, which can be used as reference for shaping one’s own artistic ideas. If you have time, Amagi, you should give it a read.

HIIRO: Umu— I’ll read them.

As one would expect from Hasumi-senpai! You’ve also taught me much while holding the Keito Lecture circle. To have such a wealth of knowledge is very respectable!

KEITO: No, not really. I am still far from the extent of being able to teach others. Persistently studying every day remains an indispensable skill.

Since you’re so studious, I feel as though I have to strive to become better.

To possess knowledge is to possess choice. Guiding the members of Keito Lecture, headed by Amagi, allows me to feel the value of a challenge.

Speaking of, I had something to ask you, Amagi. Why did you come to ES’ dojo today?

School isn’t over yet, and it’s still early before the martial arts circle… SHIN typically practices here.

HIIRO: It isn’t an issue with SHIN, in fact. Rather, it’s a problem with the karate club.

Because of the preparations for the Halloween Party, we are unable to use the dojo at Yumenosaki Academy.

I couldn’t find a training venue, so I came here to take a look. Did I interrupt Hasumi-senpai in some way?

KEITO: Not at all. Not that it would be a bother…

I recall now. The Halloween Party planned by Anzu is an S1, correct? In order for the whole school to prepare together, your club activities were forcibly suspended.

However, to think that the scale of the Halloween Party is so large that you need to pause other activities is difficult for me to understand.

To my knowledge, the only activities with this level of authority are the usual events approved by the school’s administration.

HIIRO: Hm~ I don’t know much about last year’s situation, but Buchou seems to have accepted this decision.

KEITO: Nagumo accepted it…? If even he expressed no objection to the situation, does that mean this year’s suspension of club activities is already established protocol…?

HIIRO: That’s right. Buchou hates complying to unreasonable demands, so for someone with Buchou’s personality to accept it, I believe the school must have issued an official order.

KEITO: Mm. It’s unexpectedly hard to believe that the Halloween Party is being recognised to this extent… I wonder if there have been any changes compared to last year’s activities.

Thank you for sharing these recent happenings with me, Amagi. I’ve just completed my practice, so you may use this area as you wish.

HIIRO: Thank you, Hasumi-senpai.

However, there is one thing that concerns me. If this Halloween Party is different from last year’s, perhaps the discomfort I feel also originates from this point.

KEITO: A sense of discomfort… Has something happened?

HIIRO: About that, I feel as though Yumenosaki Academy is shrouded in a strange atmosphere.

Hopefully, it’s just a misperception on my part. Now that all the rooms in the school are occupied by people, the air seems to be permeated with an explosive, murderous ambience.

KEITO: What are you saying…?

Mai (舞) dances usually consist of circling movements to the melody of the music. The religious aspect may be referring to kagura, a Shinto ritual ceremonial dance said to be one of the oldest forms of traditional dance.

Odori (踊) dances usually consist of leaping movements to the rhythm of the music. During the late Meiji era, the two kanjis combined into the word buyo (舞踊), an all-encompassing word for all traditional Japanese dances.

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