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mirai-e-jump · 8 months

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Hero Vision Vol.17 (2005/Winter) ft. Kamen Rider Blade Cast Members Takayuki Tsubaki & Ryoji Morimoto Final Episode Interviews (translations below)

Publication: February 20, 2005 (after broadcast end) Takayuki Tsubaki (Kazuma Kenzaki)

Before anyone else, Kenzaki Kazuma had always protected Hajime, an Undead, by recognizing his human qualities. If anything should happen to him, Kenzaki is responsible for (sealing) him. And now, that time (where a certain event may happen) is finally approaching. At that time, what will Kenzaki do?

"With heart pounding anticipation, Tsubaki-kun read the tense final script in his room."

Tsubaki: I was really looking forward to it, so I took it with me when I went home to read it over carefully. Reading the script was very emotional, when I finished it, I almost cried……It's very sad. I felt like, "Ah, I don't know what I should do……"

"Of course, it's not the ending we had imagined."

Tsubaki: For me, the only thing I could think about was that it would be better if I didn't have to seal Hajime. I though if it were Kenzaki, he could manage to save the world without ever sealing him……But I liked the way it ended because it was what I wanted. I thought it was a happy ending.

"A happy end."

"If you watch the final episode with such a familiar sounding phrase in mind, you'll be shocked. I'm sure the viewers will have the same feeling when they finish seeing what was written in Tsubaki-kun's script. The story is over, and now that I have these feelings, I don't know what I should do. I think Kenzaki's feelings in the last episode are rather complex, but I wonder how you, Tsubaki-kun, feel about it."

Tsubaki: I wasn't required to do anything in particular (by the Director), so I decided to act like Kenzaki until the end. If I didn't, I wouldn't feel like it was over. I'm going to keep moving forward with the feeling of, "Making everyone happy." I don't have a problem with being the one to suffer.

"I don't have a problem with being the one to suffer"

"As Kenzaki fights a cruel fate for the sake of everyone's happiness, Tsubaki-kun says, "It's pretty manly, huh?" When I said that I wanted Kenzaki, who is always thinking about Hajime and the others, to be happy, Tsubaki-kun responded with a surprised, "Eh?! But, he's happy when everyone else is happy, that's what his happiness is." He said this, smiling, as if it was already obvious. We all understand that wishing others happiness is a good thing, but, to actually do so in this world is quite difficult. Meanwhile, Tsubaki-kun regards Kenzaki's behavior as "normal." He fully understands and identifies himself as Kenzaki. Kenzaki was in a situation where he had no friends, lost his parents, and was all alone. When I asked, "Do you feel the same way?," Tsubaki-kun does have friends, so it seems different. As for his feelings toward Hajime, he interprets it as, "I can't leave him alone," rather than being attracted towards him by the feeling of loneliness."

Tsubaki: It's like, um……with Hajime, I feel like I can't leave him alone, you know? I think Kenzaki had a strong feeling that Hajime really needs him. Moreover, Hajime also does his best to protect Amane-chan. I guess that's how they got through to each other, huh?

"Kenzaki and Tsubaki-kun aren't exactly the same. But, there's no doubt that they're in synch."

Tsubaki: Even in my daily life, when I suddenly remember one of the scripts, my excitement levels rise, and I'll tend to cause a commotion. I try to suppress the urge, because it bothers everyone (laughs). Speaking of which, things have been really weird latley. Even though I not doing anything, I often get complaints like, "It's the middle of the night! You're too noisy!" I really don't understand it. You know what I do think, it's because I read scripts at home and sometimes I may speak out loud. I also read the script before going to bed, so I'm wonder if I'm doing something while I'm sleeping……(he looks nervous).

"The script for the final episode is so emotional that you may be unconsciously shouting out loud (?). The day where you'll leave this world is drawing near."

Tsubaki: I'm sad to see it end, but I hope I can inherit Kenzaki's positive qualities and continue to grow. I've received alot of things from Kenzaki that I previously didn't have. The most important thing being strong minded. Kenzaki has the ability to believe in others and act accordingly, so I really want to learn from that.

"When the show first started, he said that he had no emotions or feelings, and that he wanted to experience them through acting. Just as he promised, since the Summer, Kenzaki's facial expressions have become much more intense, and he even seems to be able to convey subtle nuances. I wonder if Tsubaki-kun himself was able to acquire these emotional movements?"

Tsubaki: No, no, when I go home……I'm still rather quiet (laughs). I spent more time acting as Kenzaki, so I didn't really care (about myself), but once it's over (the show), I'll have to live a different life.

"Just as Kenzaki called risking his life fighting "work," when I asked Tsubaki-kun if acting was also important work he can devote his life to, he responded with a very clear, "Yes!"

Ryoji Morimoto (Hajime Aikawa)

"As the final episode of Kamen Rider Blade drew near, Ryoji Morimoto-kun and Takahiro Hojo-kun were making a fuss saying, "No way, I hate this!" When the script was giving to Morimoto-kun, he said……"

Morimoto: Honestly, I wasn't sure I wanted to watch it. I thought I wouldn't watch it because it's the end, but, I'll guess I'll watch it after all (laughs). My though process is: I should watch it, actually let's not, but still, let's watch it (laughs).

"Finally, the script was opened. There was an unexpected turn of events, or rather, a shocking ending for Ryoji Morimoto, who played the role of Hajime Aikawa."

Morimoto: The ending was the complete opposite of what I had in mind. I was expecting a happy ending, a future where all the Riders could live together, but I didn't expect……that. Hajime was supposed to be a tragic hero, but in the end, Kenzaki carried the burden by himself, and it almost made me cry. I was deeply moved.

"This emotion continued to stir Morimoto-kun's heart even during filming."

Morimoto: In the final scene where I fight with Kenzaki, I was suddenly overcome with emotion while performing.

"I wonder, did Tsubaki-kun feel the same way?"

Morimoto: Tsubaki-kun……was the same as usual (laughs). He didn't really say much. Our conversations went like: "What do you think of this?," "Yeah, let's just do things as usual," "Eh?! But, this is our last time," "I know, it's alright," "Okay, well, let's do it with feeling. As we usually do." Tsubaki-kun was just his usual self. But, the feelings of Ryoji Morimoto's, "I'm sad that Blade is over" overlapped with Hajime Aikawa's feelings, which made me feel even more depressed. Tsubaki-kun only expressed his feelings to me through his performance, which made me incredibly sad. I almost cried not only during the fight scene, but during the very last scene with Kenzaki.

"The final episode is so sad because Hajime becomes more human towards the end, and because everyone had hoped that they would live happily ever after together, it'll leave viewers in shock."

Morimoto: I wanted to create a peaceful environment for Amane-chan and Haruka-san, so that they could spend their time together like a real family, all without being aware of the fact that I'm an Undead. Mutsuki may have had a barrier in that respect, and even though Hajime has become more human, he has to consider keeping the distance between himself and other humans.

"In a scene that stunned viewers, what were your thoughts on the scene where you attack Kenzaki with a lemon?"

Morimoto: I read the script and didn't feel strange about it, so I was able to do it easily. I only did it because I upset by Kenzaki doing it to me first. Well, to be honest, I was thinking of doing it in a somewhat cuter way, or saying my lines in cute way (laughs).

"Now, considering all the factors, I wonder if Morimoto-kun considers this ending as a happy ending?"

Morimoto: It's tricky……Happy end……Well, I guess for me, no matter what form I take, I'm glad that I was able to save the world.

"Speaking of Hajime, something that concerns me is Amane-chan. Amane-chan has a crush on Hajime, but Morimoto-kun used to tease Hikari-chan (Amane-chan's actress), and for awhile, she didn't like you. How are things now?"

Morimoto: Things are perfect. Hikari-chan's birthday will be soon I think. I need to buy her a present! When she gave me a present, it was T-shirt with a heart on it. I still wear it when I'm at home. By the way, Amane-chan's changed quite abit this past year, hasn't she? She used to be very childish, but recently she's become more mature (laughs). Is it all thanks to Hajime-san? I'm sure that I, Ryoji Morimoto, have become alittle more innocent thanks to Amane-chan's pure feelings.

"Looking back on the past year, how do you feel right now?"

Morimoto: My confidence as an actor has grown alittle, and my desire to be an actor has gotten even stronger. I strongly feel that there's no other profession that'll make me happier. I'm very happy when people see me perform, when they see that I'm doing my best, or when they see me being upbeat, it all makes me very happy. It may seem simple, but when I see that others are happy, I feel that I can do my best. Seeing them like that is the greatest happiness for me. I hope I can continue to attract people in the different works I do in the future.

"There's only one day left of filming. All that remains is the scene where Hajime turns into Joker. In this short scene, it's only Hajime and Joker on location.

Morimoto: I've been on the verge of tears so many times since the final episode, I'm sure you'll cry at the end too. But, being with Joker feels abit lonely. It makes me want to say something like, "I'm going back to live with my parents~" (laughs). This past year has gone by very quick. I worked incredibly hard, but I wish I had worked harder……Ah, man, I'll apply for Kamen Rider one more time next year. No, actually, let's go for Ultraman next time! (laughs).

"Although Morimoto-kun ended the interview on a cheerful note, he was abit teary eyed during most of it. I wonder what he'll do in the future……I'm personally looking forward to seeing some stage performances."

#WELL...here it is...#kamen rider blade #kamen rider #kazuma kenzaki #kenzaki kazuma #aikawa hajime #hajime aikawa #kamen rider chalice #my scans #my translation #hero vision #tokusatsu #toku cast #takayuki tsubaki #tsubaki takayuki #morimoto ryoji #ryoji morimoto #kr blade #interview

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ginnymoonbeam · 4 months

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Top 5 couples of this year and all time!

This was a fun ask because it really got me thinking about the difference between a favorite couple and a favorite story. For example, The End of the World With You is my #2 BL of the year, but Ritsu and Masumi were never even contenders for this list. This list is all pairs where I both love each character and love the quality of their relationship.

Top 5 Couples of 2023

Han Baram/Im Hantae, Sing My Crush

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We'll see a lot of "they're best friends AND lovers" on this list because that's the kind of relationship I love the most. I'll never be over how much Im Hantae loves Han Baram, long before he realizes his feelings are romantic.

Gun/Cher, A Boss and a Babe

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Their dynamic charmed me from the very beginning. I love how playful they are, how they dance back and forth across each other's boundaries in a way that feels mutually beneficial for two stubborn, locked-up people. I love how they each become the person the other one can lay down his burdens for.

Kawi/Pisaeng, Be My Favorite

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Their love is important even in the timelines where they never get together. The closer they come to each other, the wiser and happier they each are. It's beautiful to see.

Tinn/Charn, Laws of Attraction

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This is by far the least grounded, most unhinged pair on this list, but even they keep to the theme of making each other better. And their chemistry had me by the throat for eight full episodes.

Jim/Wen, Moonlight Chicken

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One thing I love about their relationship is how attentive Wen is to Jim. He sees the role he plays in the community, he sees how hard he works, and he does what he can to ease the burden. They take care of each other through difficult moments, and in the end, they become one another's home.

Top 5 BL Couples of All Time

For my own sanity, I excluded 2023 from this list. Maybe some of the above would make it onto the total top 5 list, nudging out some of the below, but that is a question for Future Ginny.

Nuea/Toh, Secret Crush On You

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One thing I love about SCOY is that it never attempts to address the question of why Nuea loves Toh. "Why shouldn't he?" is the answer baked into the very bones of the story. These two beautiful freaks are obsessed with each other and that's all you need to know.

Pat/Pran, Bad Buddy

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They're best friends, they're rivals, they're star-crossed lovers. They fight, they make music, they play horny wrestling games. They're irreplaceable to each other, and to me.

Tang Yi/Meng Shaofei, HIStory 3: Trapped

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I love how deeply they know each other before they even consider each other friends: that's what a good enemies-to-lovers is all about for me. I love how Meng Shaofei's direct, open affection blasts right through the Tang Yi's protective shell. I love how damn fond Tang Yi is of Meng Shaofei. (And yes, they've been reunited, I wrote a fic about it so it's real as far as I'm concerned.)

Cake/Seeiw, My Only 12%

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It may be clear by now that I love a longstanding, bedrock kind of relationship. Cake and Seeiw are each other's other half their whole life, four years and an ocean notwithstanding.

Payu/Rain, Love in the Air

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Don't let the kink and the overwhelming hotness fool you into thinking this is an unserious pair: by the end of the show these two have developed a solid relationship of reciprocal support and caretaking. Watch Rain develop from a wide-eyed baby deer with no idea of the signals he's broadcasting, to a confident, self-aware brat who knows exactly how to use those big eyes and pouty lips - whether it's to get the *ahem* attention he's after or to help his man calm down. They're a perfect fit and I'm so glad they found each other.

Ask me my Top 5 Anything BL 2023!

#ask game #best of bl 2023

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ruinsoftime · 1 year

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Escaflowne Voice Meme

Okay, I guess it's my turn. This is a Written Meme instead of voice btw. The original questionnaire is here: Escaflowne Voice Meme.

01. Introduce yourself! When did you first watch Escaflowne? What brought you into the fold?

I already shared part of my experience in this post, so I'm gonna expand on that.

I was young and naive and in Junior High. There was an open tv channel that broadcasted anime shows all evening. One of them was Escaflowne, and I liked it, I mean, it's medieval! With robots! And swords! And the robots wear capes! But I wasn't a fan.

I saw the movie until I was in college and I loved it.

Years later, I always attempted to watch the series, because I thought I never watched it complete (and I never passed from the first episode in those tries). In 2021 I finally watched the entire series again… I didn't remember a thing hahaha and I discovered that I had actually seen it completely before because the only things I recalled were the "Aoi Hitomi" song and that Dilandau was a woman (and I spent the entire time looking for the womanly clues on Dilandau, with no success).

But you know, I really really loved the movie but I forgot how much I did it, it took some effort on my part to remember… hell, I even had magazine clippings in my room (still there) and used to draw Van and Hitomi, but all that is still lost in my mind and from the world (I rescued a drawing, not the great thing).

So here I am.

I already had a tumblr account but I guess due to inactivity I couldn't use the tags, so I better started anew.

02. Who is your favorite character and why? Was it love at first sight? Has any of their qualities or quirks swayed you on characters in other series?

Van. The guy grew on me after my second watch, it's easy to sympathise with him.

03. Which side are you on? What do you think happens Post-Hitomi when she leaves? Who do you think will be the next opposing power?

This is fanfic area, but I think Basram would get everyone in trouble if not kept in check. Zaibach could resurface years later, too. Or, you know, Hitomi returns and starts a fight :P

04. Least favorite plot point? Was there something you think should have changed? What do you think would have made it better.

I found Millerna and Dryden's love story boring (because there's none?). Van's wings are too corny (lol) What's up with Varie? I'd have liked to see more about the war. Escaflowne's customer service was ridiculous hahaha I had to pause when Folken performed the "let's make Hitomi and Allen a couple" mission.

Movie: I wanted to know more about... everything.

05. OTP? What kind of art and fiction would you like to see? What are some head canons you have for them? What is you NoTP?

Every question is like 10 questions lol This one is pretty obvious: Hitomi x Van of course. If you drop Folken in there I won't mind (not sure if Van or Hitomi would agree though). I like to read so I find fanfics very entertaining and comfy. I like art too so fanarts are welcome. Alright my headcanon is… Hitomi comes back to Gaea, finds her place in there, marries Van of course, and the whole planet is in peace.

NoTP: Van and Dilandau. Van/Hitomi x OC (unless you convince me).

06. What would you like to see in a figurative remake/sequel? Would you include more minor characters? Would you want a whole new story that could be a stand alone?

I've lived long enough to see failed sequels shit on a perfect story so I'd go for standalone story or a backstory, like Goau's life, Varie's story, Moleman's, Leon's adventures, and so on.

07. Movie, Series, Game, or Manga preference? What are things you did/didnt like of each?

I love the movie, I love everything about it except for it to be so short, unable to expand on the new universe they built.

The series is great, we'll always wonder what would Escaflowne be if only they got all the episodes they needed and didn't have to pack everything in 26 episodes. A monumental work.

Everything else is meh to me. I've read both mangas and watched the extra scenes of the videogame. I haven't read the LNs for obvious reasons.

08. Do your favorite impression! Bonus points if you can do a conversation with a scene cut in!

floats in the middle of the room inside a levistone, taking a nap

09. What do you think about the idea of a re-dub? What are your feelings about the current cast selection for Van (and others if more are introduced)?

I haven't seen the english dub but I've seen the latino one. I wouldn't mind a re-dub, even if I feel that nowadays actors lack heart. Van's VA, Jesús Becerro, died some years ago so I'd prefer to watch it like it is for nostalgia's sake.

As for the japanese cast… it's perfect, period.

I love Maaya Sakamoto's voice (Hitomi), a shame I don't like her music. Tomokazu Seki (Van) surprised me, he's also Kougami's VA in Psycho-Pass (I love his voice in PP) and I didn't notice until certain line he said reminded me of some other character (Gilgamesh).

10. Recite your top five characters by name.

Van. Hitomi. Folken. 5 is a lot.

Secondary: Gadess, Ruhm, Moleman, Balgus, Yukari.

Fin

#escaflowne #escaflowne voice meme #Man this was long

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naivesilver · 1 year

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So aside from pinocchio, are there any other italian stories that you really love and would recommend?

ANON I'M SO SORRY life has been a whirlwind lately, I promise I did not forget nor dismiss this ask ❤️❤️❤️ thank you for the faith you put in me, I'm very happy to share more content from my country.

So, without further ado:

the entire Italo Calvino bibliography. Yes I know it's kinda cheating to simply name an author and run with it, but he was THAT good. He fuses cynicism and hopefulness with a masterful prose, and sometimes does magical realism so well you forget that you have not, in fact, witnessed such whimsical scenarios as he describes. An easy, accessible introduction to his work is Marcovaldo, a collection of short stories about an unlucky blue collar worker and his family, but I'm also partial to Invisible Cities, where he describes imaginary cities that all bear women's names through the eyes of Marco Polo

La Locandiera/The Mistress of the Inn by Carlo Goldoni - a funny, irreverent screenplay about a MILF innkeeper lady who dodges marriage proposals, upholds her business' name and still doesn't renege her personality. Woman-positive to the extent a work from the 1700s can be, will make you root for the absolutely chaotic protagonist within three pages

So It Is (If You Think So) by Luigi Pirandello. Another screenplay, this time about unreliable narrators and the complexity of lies (you might have guessed why I find it so enjoyable). A man and his mother in law fight about the identity of his wife and involve the entire neighborhood in it - wanna find out who's telling the truth? So did I in high school, which is high praise for something we were pushed into reading in the first place

the Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri, though I've witnessed first-hand how the quality of its English translation swings wildly between acceptable and cringe, so I'd pick another version if possible - there is also a TV show that has been broadcasted internationally by BBC, if you want to dive into that. The complex, ever-tortuous daily life of a (made-up) town in Sicily, seen through the eyes of a short-tempered but fundamentally good police inspector. Salvo Montalbano is a gem, honestly, once you've met him you can never go back

There are probably more that are escaping my mind rn (and if people have strong opinions they can share them whenever they want), but these are the things I'd most love to talk about with someone. Hope anyone coming across this post will enjoy them!

#anonymous #robe italiane #italian #italian literature #so it is if you think so is delirious but I found it interesting as heck #it'll make you detest HOAs if you don't already do so tho

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custer-mp3 · 2 years

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love how i've been trying to orchestrate an increasingly-urgent flight from indiana cuz things are incredibly hostile here & my quality of life is in the toilet cuz i've developed severe agoraphobia in response to getting hatecrimed & IT'S ONLY GONNA GET MORE DANGEROUS CUZ THEY'RE REMOVING ALL THE BARRIERS TO CARRYING GUNS ON THE 1ST but then here comes the Texas GOP writing down and broadcasting their plans to codify all that bigotry & remove any kind of material/physical/legal/medical support us homos might've had and their intent to bring the state under christofascist rule and i'm just like WELL WAIT A GOSHDARN MINUTE, I NEED TO STAY BACK AND FIGHT

problem with being raised by an agitator is you grow up being asked "well what are YOU gonna do about people suffering cuz of somebody else's fascist behavior?" and then it's like shit, now i gotta stand my ground

apparently my dad's "what're YOU gonna do?" falls right apart when it's his own personal favorite child calling him from behind a dumpster while they're being hunted by ppl who showed up at their work to pull guns on them but as fine as he is drawing the line on idealism and crossing into selfishness i can't bring myself to write the midwest off like that

it's not even that beating feet back to WNY is cowardly or anything, it's obviously legally advantageous for the kind of work i do/want to do & just basic NOT BEING CRIMINALIZED FOR MY NATURALLY WEIRD RAT BODY, but it just feels wrong to leave the midwest to the wolves when it's my home & i love it so much

i know i can do way more way better work not in jail/fighting baseless charges/dead like i know i'm more USEFUL in a place that's not going to murder or legally cripple me but it still feels wrong to throw up my hands on it and decamp to safer ground

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project1939 · 4 months

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Overview of Television I watched for Project 1952:

Best Comedy: I Love Lucy. Pretty self-evident!

Best Variety Show: All Star Revue. The episodes hosted by Olsen and Johnson were the most delicious kind of crazy.

Best Drama: Dragnet. Its unglamorized portrayal of crime investigations was refreshing.

Best Anthology Show: Westinghouse Studio One. The episodes could vary a lot in quality, but the acting and production values were always top notch. And I got to see Betty Furness three times in every show!

Best Gameshow: What’s My Line? This might go down as my favorite show out of everything. It is consistently fun and hilarious.

Best News Show: See it Now with Edward R. Murrow. We need a show like this today! Both cerebral and visceral... in-depth coverage of stories not always in the headlines... and a voice for real morality in the midst of racism and communist witch hunts...

Best Children’s/adventure: The Adventures of Superman. I did not expect to like this so much- I'm not a comics/superhero person at all. But the show is just kind of cute and fun.

Best Sports Broadcast: I really enjoyed watching the Heavyweight Title fight between Marciano and Walcott, which kind of shocked me.

Worst Show: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. It’s not the worst show production-wise, but I just couldn’t stand the moralizing, the deep sexism, and the exploitation of a real family. I really didn't like the "character" Ozzie- he wasn’t funny or charismatic, and something about him rubbed me the wrong way.

Favorite male character: Ricky Ricardo from I Love Lucy. Sexy, funny, talented, able to laugh at himself and appear ridiculous... and how ‘bout a hand for the fact that he was a Latino man starring on a #1 TV show when any kind of racial diversity on television was almost unheard of! (Honorable mention to Clark Kent/Superman.)

Favorite female character: Ethel Mertz from I Love Lucy. Vivian Vance is a comedic genius who doesn’t always get the credit for it. And she should! (Honorable mention to Dale Evans from The Roy Rogers Show. Another ass kicking cowgirl!)

Best pitch-person: Betty Furness!! No one else could make me spend hours of my life taking, editing, and posting screenshots of all the products she sold. (Honorable mention to Harry von Zell who sold us Carnation evaporated milk on The Burns and Allen Show.)

Character or person I’d most want to marry: Can I be in a quadruple with Betty Furness, Arlene Francis, and Robert Lewis? (Arlene Francis and Robert Lewis were both panelists on What’s My Line?)

Best surprises: Randomly falling in love with Betty Furness. The fact that Tales of Tomorrow existed years before The Twilight Zone. Eisenhower’s acceptance speech for the nomination where he talked glowingly about “progressive policies in the finest Republican tradition.” The insane, unpredictable, occasionally meta comedy duo of Olsen and Johnson!

Worst surprises/most disappointing: The Christmas episode of Tales of Tomorrow. The episode of Ozzie and Harriet where Ozzie committed the high crime of wanting to look at beautiful women in ballet costumes. The episode of The Cisco Kid where a guy tries to rape a girl, but her father says it’s ok because he understands what it’s like to be so in love with a woman you can’t control yourself. The episode of Dragnet where an 8-year-old boy was shot by a gun his 9-year-old neighbor got for Christmas. It wasn’t disappointing as an episode, because it was very good, but it made me cry my freaking eyes out.

List of all the TV shows:

Dragnet

I Love Lucy

Martin Kane, Private Eye

The Jack Benny Program

The Today Show

Westinghouse Studio One

The Cisco Kid

Roy Rogers

The Colgate Comedy Hour

See it Now with Edward R. Murrow

Your Show of Shows

All Star Revue

Red Skelton

Winner Take All

Tales of Tomorrow

Burns and Allen

What’s My Line?

Howdy Doody

Ernie Kovacs

CBS News

My Little Margie

Gang Busters

Celanese Theater

The Beulah Show

Guiding Light

It’s News to Me

Beat the Clock

Heavyweight title between Rocky Marciano and Joe Walcott

The Adventures of Superman

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Space Patrol

This is the Life

This is Your Life

Buick Circus Hour

World Series games 6 and 7

CBS Election Night

Stars in the Eye CBS special

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Life with Luigi

Ford Theater

Our Miss Brooks

Footage from the Republican Convention

Footage from the Democratic Convention

#project1952 #project1952 wrap up

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thornyrose463 · 5 months

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Exposed (Cobra Kai story): Chapter 8

A limo arrived at Cobra Kai’s flagship dojo. Inside of the dojo, a training session was underway.

The Sekai Taikai committee members walked into the dojo.

Terry spoke. "Distinguished members of the Sekai Taikai, I thank you for gracing us with your presence."

Terry and the Sekai Taikai committee members bowed to each other.

One of the Sekai Taikai committee members spoke. "Sensei Silver, I'm Gunther Braun. I speak for the Sekai Taikai. As you know, our admission process is quite rigorous. Despite your overtures, we cannot guarantee admission."

"Understood. But I assure you, Cobra Kai is worthy of entry. As you can see, our dojo is state-of-the-art. And our senseis are second to none." Terry said.

Hyan-Woo spun in the air. When his feet were on the floor, he got in a fighting position.

"Very impressive. But there are many impressive dojos in the world." Gunther said.

"Which is why it's a shame more people haven't heard of them. But that's where we can help each other out. Corporate sponsorships. Broadcast rights. I have the resources and the connections to make the Sekai Taikai a household name all across America. It's a huge market. One you've never been able to tap. Until now." Terry said.

Gunther chuckled.

"Karate gave my life structure, function, purpose. And it's doing the same for my students. I only want to spread its lessons further. Give every kid the chance to learn and grow through karate. Just like I did." Terry said.

"Thank you for your generosity, but this review is entirely about the quality of your students." Gunther said.

Terry spoke confidently. “That won't be a problem. Our dojo is the best in the Valley.”

Daniel, Johnny, Chozen, and Amanda walked into the dojo.

"That's not true." Daniel said.

Gunther looked at Daniel, Johnny, Chozen, and Amanda in confusion. "And who are you?"

Daniel introduced himself. "I'm Sensei Daniel LaRusso. Two-time All-Valley champion."

Johnny introduced himself. "Sensei Johnny Lawrence. Also two-time champion."

Chozen introduced himself. "Chozen Toguchi. Master sensei."

Chozen bowed.

One of the Sekai Taikai committee members bowed to Chozen.

Amanda introduced herself. “Amanda LaRusso, karate adjacent.”

Amanda curtsied.

"Cobra Kai isn't the only dojo in the Valley." Daniel said.

Gunther was intrigued. "Oh, so you represent another dojo?"

"Not just any dojo. We have champions from the past two All-Valleys." Johnny said.

Gunther turned to Terry. "You led us to believe that your dojo had all the titles."

"Honesty isn't exactly Cobra Kai's strong suit. Our dojo is truly unique. We've combined our different styles to train our students into the best fighters I've ever seen. And they deserve a shot at your tournament just as much as Cobra Kai." Daniel said.

Gunther turned to the representative from Japan. He spoke to him in Japanese. His words translated to "The other dojo wants to prove their worth."

The representative from Japan nodded in approval.

The man who bowed to Chozen spoke to Gunther in Korean. His words translated to "Combining styles is unorthodox, but I am curious."

Terry chuckled.

"My apologies for this inappropriate yet entertaining disruption, but may I remind our guests that they haven't traveled all this way to consider anyone but the very best,” Terry said.

"No, we have not. Now that we're here, we'll determine that for ourselves. We will see what your dojo has to offer." Gunther said.

Gunther turned to Daniel, Johnny, Chozen, and Amanda. “And yours."

Daniel, Johnny, Chozen, and Amanda looked grateful.

Terry turned to Kim Da-Eun. He looked frustrated.

"We expect a comprehensive exhibition of your training methods and your students' abilities." Gunther told Terry, Daniel, Johnny, Chozen, and Amanda. "And then we will see if either dojo is worthy of the Sekai Taikai."

"Thank you very much. You won't be disappointed,” Daniel said gratefully.

Terry feigned happiness. He clapped his hands. "Well, as they say, the more, the merrier."

Terry glared at Daniel and Johnny. "May the best dojo win."

Johnny spoke confidently. "We will.”

Johnny sneered at Terry. “And when we do, I'm going to shove that ponytail up your ass."

Johnny looked at Gunther. "You can translate that."

Amanda tried not to laugh.

Daniel put his hand on Johnny’s arm. "Okay. All right."

Daniel and Johnny walked out of the dojo.

Chozen bowed to the Sekai Taikai committee members before walking out of the dojo.

Amanda walked out of the dojo.

The Sekai Taikai committee members walked out of the dojo.

Kim spoke to Terry. Her voice was full of anger. “I agreed to train your students under the condition you would pave the way for my family's teachings to emerge from the shadows. And yet, your petty rivalry is standing in the way.”

“I have no rivalry with them. They're beaten. This is a last, desperate gasp of breath.” Terry said.

“Then we must suffocate them. I will continue to train your students so they are fully prepared. And might I suggest…” Kim paused. “Next time, you are prepared too.”

Devon expressed her excitement about the Sekai Taikai as she practiced on the kicking pads with Tory. “This thing's going to be on TV. There are corporate sponsors. We're going to make a fortune.”

“I don't think we're getting paid,” Tory said dryly.

“I mean, not directly, but we're going to be Insta-famous. I’m going to get me one of those branded partnerships. You can put yourself through college with one of those.” Devon said.

Insta was short for Instagram.

“I never even thought about college before.” Tory said.

Devon spoke firmly. “As long as we make sure Cobra Kai wins.”

Tory was quiet. She was thinking about Kreese.

Flashback

“How much longer do I have to stay at the dojo?” Tory asked.

“I know how difficult it is to be behind enemy lines, but I need you there for a little longer. I’ve got a plan to get out of this place.” Kreese said.

“You do?” Tory asked.

“Yeah. I'm going to play the good soldier, which is what I need you to do. So, do whatever Silver says, but keep your eyes and ears open. Now, he's smart, but he'll slip. And that will be the opening we need. Can you handle that?” Kreese asked.

“Yes, Sensei.” Tory said.

“Good.” Kreese said.

End of flashback

Devon noticed that something was wrong.

“What's wrong?” Devon asked.

Tory shrugged off Devon’s concern.

“Don't worry about it. Elevate your kicks. Aim higher.” Tory told Devon.

Devon did as she was told.

The Miyagi-Do students and the Eagle Fang students arrived at the Miyagi-Do dojo.

“Did you watch that video I sent you of last year's Sekai Taikai?" Eli asked Miguel.

"Who knew people could kick that high?" Miguel asked.

Robby smiled and tapped Eli’s arm. “Or that hard.”

Eli was in awe. “Dude, seriously."

"I guess that’s why it's the biggest competition in the world." Sarah said.

Sarah was wearing red high-top Nike sneakers with black laces, a red t-shirt, and black polyester shorts. The shorts stopped 2 inches above her knees. They had a black drawstring. The drawstring was tied into a bow. Her naturally straight blonde hair was tied up in a high ponytail. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, and soft brown eyeshadow. Her lip balm was a pretty peach colour.

“Last year's winners did a car commercial in Taiwan." Eli said.

Mitch was excited. “Imagine being in a commercial. What would you do with all that money?"

Chris smiled. “Buy a yacht with a hot tub. Fill it up with Smarties and hotties."

Chris did a goofy dance. His fellow students laughed, and so did the Eagle Fang students.

"All right, all right. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Remember, Cobra Kai is going to do everything they can to get a spot. And if they win this time, kids all over the world are going to have to deal with the same crap you guys have gone through." Daniel said.

Sam spoke optimistically. "But if we win, we can show the world how to stop them."

"First, you must prove you can compete with best." Chozen told the Miyagi-Do students and the Eagle Fang students.

"To do that, you have to be better than the best, which is why we're going to kick your asses into high gear." Johnny said.

"Sensei Lawrence, Sensei Toguchi, and I are going to get you ready for the presentation. Come on. Let's get warmed up." Daniel told the Miyagi-Do students and the Eagle Fang students.

"Go! Move those asses!” Johnny yelled.

The Miyagi-Do students and the Eagle Fang students dispersed.

Johnny approached Miguel.

“Hey. How are you feeling?” Johnny asked.

“Good. Great. Why?” Miguel asked.

“I just want you to know I'm not going to force you to compete. I made that mistake in the All-Valley. I’m not going to do it again.” Johnny said.

“No worries. I-I'm pumped, actually.” Miguel said.

Johnny gestured to Sam, who was practicing her kata.

“Everything okay with…Uh…” Johnny trailed off.

“Uh, yeah. Things were tough at first, but I'm glad that we're still friends.” Miguel said.

Johnny gave Miguel a pat on the shoulder. “All right. Good to hear.”

Robby walked up to Johnny and Miguel.

“How sweet. Is this what fatherly advice sounds like?” Robby deadpanned.

“Come on. We’re just talking.” Johnny said.

Robby smirked. “Relax. I'm messing with you.”

Miguel chuckled.

Johnny sighed.

“I'm glad you ironed out your shit. With you on the same team, we have a shot. What do you say? Are you ready to show the world who's boss?” Johnny asked.

Miguel and Robby looked at each other and smiled.

The next day, the Sekai Taikai committee members arrived at the Miyagi-Do dojo.

Bert and Anthony were sanding the sparring deck.

Daniel spoke to the Sekai Taikai committee members. “Our students start with basic movements. We use chores to create muscle memory. Once they have that down, they can master their defense."

The Sekai Taikai committee members and Daniel walked past the sparring deck.

“Show me sand the floor!" Chozen yelled at Mitch and Chris.

Chozen tried to kick Mitch. He blocked the kick using the technique known as “sand the floor.”

Chozen tried to kick Chris. He blocked the kick using the technique known as “sand the floor.”

Chozen nodded proudly at Mitch and Chris.

The Sekai Taikai committee members and Daniel walked past Chozen, Mitch, and Chris.

“Only after they master their defense do we teach offense." Daniel said.

“But with a badass twist." Johnny said.

“Show them the screaming eagle. Ready? Aits!” Johnny yelled at Miguel, Sarah, Robby, and Eli.

Miguel, Sarah, Robby, and Eli did a jump kick, punched forward, punched backward, and stood up straight.

Sarah was wearing a green long-sleeved shirt, black leggings, and green high-top Adidas sneakers with black laces. Her naturally straight blonde hair was tied up in a high ponytail. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, and soft brown eyeshadow. Her lip balm was a pretty peach colour.

Daniel and Johnny nodded proudly at Miguel, Sarah, Robby, and Eli.

Johnny raised his fist.

The Sekai Taikai committee members, Daniel, and Johnny were in the interior dojo.

Daniel was standing next to a picture of Mr. Miyagi and his ancestors.

Daniel spoke. “Our Okinawan style of karate has been handed down from generation to generation, going back 400 years."

Johnny was leaning against the doorframe.

Johnny spoke. “Shrimpo Sensei. Loved fishing. Loved sake bombs. One day, strong wind, strong sun…”

Daniel interrupted Johnny. “Okay! The point of the story is that our dojo is steeped in rich history."

"That's right." Johnny said.

"There's an old saying." Daniel said. "To solve the problems of the present, we must always look to the past."

The Sekai Taikai committee members, Daniel, Johnny, Chozen, the Miyagi-Do students, and the Eagle Fang students were in the warehouse where the Eagle Fang students used to train.

A watermelon was hanging on a chain. Sam swung her left leg sideways in a circular motion and kicked the watermelon, causing it to break.

Johnny spoke to the Sekai Taikai committee members. “No fancy crap here. Our dojo is old school. We don't spoil our students. We make 'em earn things the hard way."

Sam swung her left leg sideways in a circular motion and kicked another watermelon. The watermelon stayed intact.

“You call that a kick? Harder!" Johnny yelled at Sam.

Sam got in a fighting position and let out a yell before swinging her right leg sideways in a circular motion and kicking the watermelon. The watermelon broke. Some of the juice landed on Gunther’s face.

Bert gasped in shock. Sam looked mortified. Daniel, Johnny, and Chozen exchanged a worried look.

Gunther pulled out a tissue and used it to wipe away the watermelon juice.

Johnny turned to Gunther. “Uh, hey…Look, man, I'm sure this probably all seems weird to you, but sometimes, you have to train outside the box to get to another level. Some people use the latest high-tech junk to get there, and some people need to run up a mountain in the snow and yell.”

"Drago!" Gunther yelled, raising his arms and forming fists.

Johnny looked at Gunther in surprise.

"Rocky Balboa is my hero." Gunther said.

Johnny spoke excitedly. “No shit! Mine too."

"His victory over Russia effectively restored my fractured homeland." Gunther said.

Johnny nodded. “You get it."

"I do. Show me more." Gunther told Johnny.

“Yes, sir." Johnny said.

Gunther and Johnny raised their fists.

Daniel sighed in relief.

The Sekai Taikai committee members, Daniel, Johnny, Chozen, the Miyagi-Do students, and the Eagle Fang students were at the Miyagi-Do dojo.

On top of the wooden platform that floated in the koi pond, Sam and Robby demonstrated the wheel technique. Everyone had serious looks on their faces, with the exception of Eli. He was smirking at one of the Sekai Taikai committee members and wiggling his eyebrows.

The Miyagi-Do students, and the Eagle Fang students demonstrated their kata.

The Sekai Taikai committee members left.

The Sekai Taikai committee members were at Cobra Kai’s flagship dojo.

Terry spoke to the Sekai Taikai committee members. “At Cobra Kai, we don't believe in baby steps. We throw our students straight into the fire. Kenny Payne only started training with us this year. Now look at him.”

Kim yelled something in Korean. It translated to “Begin.”

Kenny broke boards with his hands and feet. He bowed to the Sekai Taikai committee members. Terry nodded proudly at him.

Terry was holding a tablet.

Kyler was doing roundhouse kicks.

Kyler was wearing a state-of-the-art bodysuit that measured his heart rate.

Terry spoke to the Sekai Taikai committee members. “To improve our karate, we must look to the future. Other dojos may be set in their ways, but Cobra Kai is on the cutting edge. We use the latest technology for maximum performance."

Terry spoke to Kyler. “Very good. Keep your left foot planted."

“Yes, sir." Kyler said.

Kyler kept his left foot planted as he did a roundhouse kick.

Tory and Devon were in sync as they showed off their fighting skills.

The Sekai Taikai committee members left.

The next day, the Sekai Taikai committee members arrived at the Miyagi-Do dojo.

Gunther spoke to Daniel, Johnny, and Chozen. “Thank you for your presentation. Your style is...Quite unique. Having reviewed both dojos, it's clear that one could not be more different than the other, yet both are equally impressive. So, the only way to determine which dojo can gain entry into the Sekai Taikai is to see how your students fare in direct competition. Each dojo will select two fighters. One male, one female. Each will fight tomorrow afternoon in separate three-point matches. After those fights, the organizers will decide which dojo, if any, shall make the world stage. Good luck to all. Auf Wiedersehen."

“Auf Wiedersehen” was a German expression that was used to say goodbye.

Gunther bowed to Daniel, Johnny, and Chozen.

The Sekai Taikai committee members left.

“Well, it could have been worse." Daniel said.

"At least we still have a shot." Johnny said.

"Only one thing to do now." Chozen said. "We have to choose who will fight."

The Sekai Taikai committee members arrived at Cobra Kai’s flagship dojo.

Gunther spoke to Terry and Kim. “Thank you for your presentation. Your style is quite modern, not to mention your facilities. They're certainly one of a kind. Having reviewed both dojos, it's clear that one could not be more different than the other, yet both are equally impressive. So, the only way to determine which dojo can gain entry into the Sekai Taikai is to see how your students fare in direct competition. Each dojo will select two fighters. One male, one female. Each will fight tomorrow afternoon in separate three-point matches. After those fights, the organizers will decide which dojo, if any, shall make the world stage. Good luck to all. Auf Wiedersehen."

Gunther bowed to Terry and Kim.

The Sekai Taikai committee members left.

“Everyone, line up at the center mat." Terry told the Cobra Kai students.

The Cobra Kai students did as they were told.

“We have to prepare to fight. This is bigger than the All-Valley. Much bigger, so we need our best.” Terry said.

Terry looked at Tory. “Nichols, looks like you're going to have a rematch against LaRusso. You ready?”

“Yes, Sensei.” Tory said.

“Good.” Terry said.

Terry looked at Kenny. “Payne, ready to take on whoever they pick as their top fighter?”

“Yes, Sensei.” Kenny said.

“You’d better be, because the fate of this dojo rests in your fists.” Terry responded.

Tory walked into the visitation room at the prison.

Tory sat across from Kreese.

“They're expecting me to fight, but if I win, it helps Cobra Kai, so what do I do?” Tory asked.

Kreese appeared to be indifferent. “You do what's right for you.”

Tory was confused. “What's that supposed to mean?”

Kreese’s voice was emotionless. “You said it yourself. Winning gives you new opportunities.”

“What the hell are you talking about? The plan was to stop Silver and get you out.” Tory said.

Kreese spoke firmly. “We're not doing anything like that anymore. Nothing we do is going to get me out of here.”

“I've been helping you this whole time. Keeping secrets from everyone I know. And what? Now you're just done?” Tory asked angrily.

Kreese’s voice was full of pity. “I've put you through enough. The best thing you can do right now is look after yourself.”

Tory felt used and betrayed. “Screw this.” She shook her head and glared at Kreese. “This is what I get for putting my trust in anyone. I'm always the one picking up the pieces.”

Tory sighed as she walked away.

Amanda and Carmen were in the LaRusso family’s kitchen. They had just finished making a pizza.

Amanda grabbed a pizza cutter and started cutting the pizza.

The majority of the male Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang students were sitting at the table. Their plates were empty, save for pizza crusts.

Sarah was standing next to the sink and drinking a glass of water.

Sarah was wearing a red t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and red low-top Vans sneakers with white laces. Her naturally straight blonde hair was down. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, and soft brown eyeshadow. Her lip balm was a pretty peach colour.

Amanda finished cutting the pizza.

“Okay, who's ready for round two?" Amanda asked as she walked towards the boys.

As soon as Amanda set the pizza down on the table, all of the boys grabbed a slice.

Amanda looked at the boys in alarm. “Okay. Jesus Christ.”

Carmen’s eyes widened. “Wow, you guys can really take down a pizza."

Amanda walked towards Carmen.

Amanda poured herself a glass of red wine.

Carmen poured herself a glass of red wine.

Chris took a bite of his pizza slice. “The honeys love a man that can eat."

Amanda and Carmen looked amused.

“What honeys? Our dojo has more sausage than this pizza." Mitch said.

“What? Are we not enough for you, Penis Breath?" Bert joked.

“Definitely not." Mitch said.

Bert laughed.

Nathaniel laughed as he slapped Bert’s arm.

Johnny, Robby, Miguel, and Eli were in the living room.

Johnny was sitting in an armchair.

Robby, Miguel, and Eli were sitting on the couch.

Johnny spoke. “All right, boys, we have a choice to make, and it's not going to be easy. You're all badass fighters, but only one of you can get on the mat tomorrow.”

Johnny looked at Eli. “Hawk's the current All-Valley champ, but it could have gone either way.”

Johnny gestured to Miguel. “Diaz is last year's champ. That could have gone either way too.”

“Even though Hawk injured Robby in the semis, Hawk didn't have to fight in the semis this year ‘cause Diaz booked it to Mexico.” Johnny said.

Johnny sighed.

“Point being you’re all deserving. LaRusso, Chozen, and I are having a hard time deciding which of you should go up against Cobra Kai tomorrow.” Johnny said.

Johnny shrugged. “Maybe we should just flip a coin.”

“How would that work? There are three of us.” Eli said.

“All right, so we’ll flip three coins.” Johnny said.

Miguel chuckled.

“Okay, we don't need to flip any coins. We already made up our minds.” Miguel said.

“Yeah. We talked about it, and there's only one choice.” Robby said.

“It should be Hawk.” Miguel said.

“He beat me fair and square.” Robby said.

“And I bowed out of the last tournament, so he deserves to represent us.” Miguel said.

Eli was flattered. “Wow. It's an honour I don't take lightly. I'm prepared for the challenge.”

Johnny spoke. “All right. We’ll train tonight.”

“Uh, what about Sam? Where's she?” Miguel asked.

Daniel, Johnny, and Chozen had spoken to Sam and Sarah earlier. Although both girls were talented fighters, Sam started learning karate before Sarah did, and therefore, she was more experienced. Daniel, Chozen, and Johnny thought Sam’s chances of beating Cobra Kai’s female fighter were better than Sarah’s.

In the backyard, Sam was training with Daniel and Chozen. Not wanting to overdo it, Daniel said, “That’s enough for tonight.” Daniel declared that Sam looked sharper than ever. Nevertheless, Sam felt like she had the world on her shoulders. She was still haunted by her loss to Tory at the All-Valley. Chozen told Sam that she should be fighting for herself rather than focusing on her opponent. Chozen’s words put Sam’s mind at ease. As she walked out of the backyard, Sam discovered the golden octopus pendant Miguel discarded shortly after their breakup.

At Cobra Kai’s flagship dojo, Kenny was punching a dummy. He heard footsteps. He stopped what he was doing and looked at Terry.

Terry gave Kenny a friendly smile. “Burning the midnight oil?”

Kenny was nervous. “I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight. I figured I might as well get some extra practice in.”

Terry was sympathetic. “You've got pre-fight jitters.”

Kenny sighed. “Whoever they put up, I'll be fighting someone with way more experience. He'll be bigger than me. Stronger than me.”

Terry tried to cheer Kenny up. “Hey. Don’t count yourself out. Before I started training in the Way of the Fist, do you know what they called me? Twig.”

Kenny looked at Terry in disbelief. “Really?”

Terry chuckled. “Oh, yeah.”

Terry gave Kenny a kind smile. “But I didn’t let it stop me. You're on your way to becoming one of the best.”

Terry started thinking about Daniel, Johnny, Miguel, and Robby.

“LaRusso, Lawrence, Diaz, Keene…” Terry paused. Unable to bear the thought of Daniel, Johnny, Miguel, and Robby, he shook his head in disgust. “They’ve all had their time in the sun.”

Terry gave Kenny a kind smile. “Now it's your turn.”

Kenny appeared to be less nervous now.

Terry walked up to the dummy. “Let me show you something. My master taught me this years ago. I've made a few tweaks. I call it the Silver Bullet.”

Kenny chuckled. “That's good.”

Terry bent the index finger and the middle finger of his right hand, then he formed a fist and punched the dummy’s solar plexus.

The solar plexus, also known as the celiac plexus, was a network of nerves situated at the upper part of a person’s abdomen.

Terry looked at Kenny and grinned. “You like that, huh? If you strike with the right speed and trajectory, right between the ribs, you can cause your opponent significant damage. Literally take their breath away!”

“Aits!” Terry yelled.

Terry bent the index finger and the middle finger of his right hand, then he formed a fist and punched the dummy’s solar plexus.

There was a hole in the dummy’s chest.

Kenny was conflicted. Terry’s technique intrigued him, but he didn’t think Terry should be excited about causing significant damage to an opponent.

“But Sensei…” Kenny paused. “You already get a point for hitting the chest. Why go for extra damage?”

Terry spoke evilly. “Because the shortest distance to victory in a fight is to take out your opponent with one shot.”

Kenny was no longer conflicted.

A malicious look formed on Kenny’s face. “Show me again.”

The next day, Daniel, Johnny, Chozen, the Miyagi-Do students, and the Eagle Fang students arrived at Cobra Kai’s flagship dojo. They could see a smoothie bar and some tables with water pitchers on them. They could also see the Cobra Kai students and the Cobra Kai senseis. Kim Da-Eun’s arms were crossed.

Bert was in awe. “Whoa! It's like a Cobra starship.”

Mitch was jealous. “They have a smoothie bar. No fair!”

Mitch’s eyes landed on a trio of female Cobra Kai students. He thought they were pretty. He gave them a flirtatious smile. They giggled.

Bert looked embarrassed. He slapped Mitch’s arm.

Sam’s eyes landed on Tory. She and Tory glared at each other.

“Nichols! Come here!” Kim yelled.

Tory approached Kim.

“You beat the LaRusso girl before. Make this fight quick.” Kim told Tory.

Kenny’s eyes landed on Eli.

Eli was rolling his shoulders. He noticed that Kenny was looking at him. He snickered. Kenny didn’t let Eli’s derision affect him.

Kenny saw that Robby was coaching Kenny. An angry look formed on his face.

“Keene!” Kenny yelled.

Kenny walked towards Robby and Anthony. Robby made sure that Anthony was out of Kenny’s way. Robby looked at Kenny with a poker face.

“That's some messed up shit,” Kenny muttered. “You training the kid who bullied me.”

Robby was calm. “Heard you're doing the bullying now.”

“He deserves everything that comes to him,” Kenny growled.

“I don't think you believe that. I know how things can start from nothing and get bigger and bigger until all you feel is hate. I've been there.” Robby said.

Miguel could hear what Kenny and Robby were saying. Robby looked at Miguel. He nodded at Robby, as if to say he had Robby’s back.

“But I'm telling you, it is so much better to let that hate go. You and Anthony might actually get along if you got to know each other.” Robby said.

Kenny scoffed. “Yeah, right. He made my life a living hell. He's the reason I came to you in the first place.”

Kenny taunted Robby. “You know what? You’re lucky you’re not on the mat today.”

Kenny looked dismissively at Eli. “I guess Hawk will have to do.”

Kenny walked away.

Eli overheard what Kenny and Robby said.

Eli walked up to Robby.

“Don’t worry. I’ll shut him up.” Eli said.

“Don't go too hard on him. You remember what it's like to be in Cobra Kai. It's not Kenny talking.” Robby said. His eyes landed on Terry, who was standing next to Kim. “It’s Silver.”

Eli thought remorsefully about his time in Cobra Kai.

Eli reluctantly nodded at Robby's request to show mercy to Kenny.

“Yeah.” Eli said.

The Sekai Taikai committee members were standing on a mat. Daniel, Johnny, and Chozen were on one side of them. Terry and Kim were on the other. Terry was smiling arrogantly. Kim was smiling icily.

Gunther spoke. “Thank you, Sensei Silver, for offering to host these matches in your dojo on such short notice.”

Daniel looked at Chozen.

“Offering or demanding?” Daniel asked dryly.

Terry overheard Daniel.

Terry gave Daniel a condescending smile. “Well, we do have actual tournament regulation mats here, so it was really the only option.”

“We’ll begin with the boys. We have invited a local referee to assure impartiality.” Gunther said.

The referee bowed.

Daniel, Johnny, and Chozen bowed to the referee. Terry didn’t look at the referee. Kim looked at the referee like he was beneath her.

“First to three points wins.” Gunther said.

The Miyagi-Do students, the Eagle Fang students, and the Cobra Kai students walked towards their senseis. The Sekai Taikai committee members sat at a table. The referee stood next to the table.

“Time to begin. Eli Moskowitz and Kenny Payne, please take the mat.” Gunther said.

Eli was standing next to Robby. Kenny was standing in front of Terry.

Terry gave Kenny an encouraging pat on the shoulder.

Eli and Robby did a fist bump.

Eli, Kenny, and the referee stepped onto the mat.

“Face me. Bow.” The referee told Eli and Kenny.

Eli and Kenny faced the referee and bowed.

“Face each other. Bow.” The referee told Eli and Kenny.

Eli and Kenny faced each other. Eli smirked at Kenny. He and Kenny bowed to each other.

“Ready?” The referee asked.

Eli got in a fighting position.

Kenny got in a fighting position.

“Fight!” The referee yelled.

Kenny ran towards Eli and tried to kick him, but Eli dodged the kick. He punched Eli in the stomach.

“Point! 1-0, Payne." The referee said.

Eli’s fellow students looked nervous, and so did the Eagle Fang students.

The Cobra Kai students cheered for Kenny.

“Ready?” The referee asked.

Eli got in a fighting position.

Kenny got in a fighting position.

“Fight!” The referee yelled.

Eli and Kenny circled each other. Eli looked at Kenny warily. Kenny was a more formidable opponent than he thought. Kenny looked at Eli with hatred in his eyes. Eli and Kenny blocked each other’s punches. Eli kicked Kenny. He nearly fell backward when he reached the edge of the mat, but he stayed upright.

Daniel and Johnny looked proud of Eli.

“Yes!” Johnny cheered, clapping his hands.

“Out of bounds. No point.” The referee said.

“What?” Eli looked incredulously at the referee. “What? Are you serious?”

Sarah was standing next to Miguel.

“What the hell?” Sarah murmured.

Sarah was wearing her long-sleeved red and black gi with the Eagle Fang symbol on the back. Her naturally straight blonde hair was tied up in a high ponytail. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, and soft brown eyeshadow. Her lip balm was a pretty peach colour.

“Ref, that’s horseshit. He made contact in bounds!” Johnny yelled angrily.

“No point. Back on the line.” The referee told Eli and Kenny.

Eli returned to his side of the mat.

Kenny returned to his side of the mat.

Daniel, Johnny, and Robby tensed up.

Tory noticed Terry looking in the referee’s direction. She wondered if he bribed the referee. He was trying to maintain a poker face like the other Cobra Kai senseis. He wasn’t doing a very good job. When she saw him nod at the referee, she realized that was right about him bribing the referee.

“Ready?” The referee asked.

Eli got in a fighting position.

Kenny got in a fighting position.

“Fight!” The referee yelled.

Kenny ran towards Eli and tried to kick him, but Eli dodged the kick. He and Eli blocked each other’s punches.

Sarah quietly rooted Eli on. "Come on, Eli."

Kenny grabbed Eli’s leg. He struck Eli’s knee with the side of his hand. Eli fell, groaning in pain.

Terry smiled evilly.

“Illegal strike.” The referee said.

Kenny stood up, snarling.

Eli stood up, clutching his leg.

The referee looked at Kenny. “That's a warning. Turn and kneel.”

“Warning? He should be disqualified!” Daniel yelled angrily.

Eli limped over to Daniel, Johnny, and Chozen.

“It's fine. He just caught me off guard.” Eli said.

“Are you sure, Eli?” Daniel asked.

“No more Eli. It's time to uncage the Hawk,” Eli said toughly.

Hawk straightened his newly dyed green mohawk and limped back to his spot on the mat.

Daniel and Johnny looked proud of Hawk.

Johnny raised his fist.

Kenny was crouching on the mat.

Hawk glared at Kenny.

Daniel looked at Terry in disapproval. Terry smirked at him.

“Get back on the line.” The referee told Kenny.

Kenny returned to his spot on the mat. He and Hawk looked at each other angrily.

“Ready?” The referee asked.

Hawk got in a fighting position.

Kenny got in a fighting position.

“Fight!” The referee yelled.

Hawk ran towards Kenny and tried to kick him, but he dodged the kick. He bent the index finger and the middle finger of his right hand, then he formed a fist and punched Hawk’s solar plexus.

Hawk fell down. He groaned. His fellow students winced, and so did the Eagle Fang students. Kenny looked down at Hawk and snarled. Hawk stood up.

“Point! 2-0, Payne." The referee said.

Hawk was struggling to breathe. His fellow students looked scared, and so did the Eagle Fang students.

“Hawk!” Miguel yelled.

Daniel and Johnny ran towards the mat.

Daniel and Johnny knelt next to Hawk.

“Hawk, what’s wrong?” Johnny asked.

Hawk struggled to speak. “I can't...Can't...Can't breathe.”

The referee looked at Hawk and asked, “Can you continue?”

Hawk tried to stand up. He immediately fell down.

“Where’s the medic?!” Johnny yelled.

The medic ran up to Hawk.

“That's a forfeit. Winner: Payne.” The referee grabbed Kenny’s arm and lifted it.

Hawk’s fellow students looked disappointed, and so did the Eagle Fang students.

“What?!” Miguel yelled.

Kenny’s fellow students, with the exception of Tory, cheered for him. They were too naïve to realize that Terry had bribed the referee.

Terry looked at the referee and nodded in approval. A few seconds later, he turned away from the referee. Neither of them noticed that Tory was watching them.

Kenny stepped off the mat. His fellow students, with the exception of Tory, gave him a pat on the back and high-fived him.

The medic was tending to Hawk. “Breathe.”

Hawk took a breath.

The medic looked at Daniel and Johnny. “I think he’s okay. He just got the wind knock out of him.”

The medic walked away.

Kenny stepped onto the mat and walked up to Hawk.

A cocky smile formed on Kenny’s face. “Looks like you’ve got a new name. Faux-Hawk.”

Kyler and some other male Cobra Kai students laughed.

Hawk frowned and looked down at the mat.

Robby looked at Kenny in disappointment.

Daniel and Johnny wrapped their arms around Hawk’s shoulders and helped him stand up. They led him to his fellow students and the Eagle Fang students.

Daniel and Johnny glared at Terry and Kim.

Gunther spoke. “We begin our girls' fight. Samantha LaRusso and Tory Nichols, please take the mat.”

Tory was nowhere to be found.

Kim approached Devon.

“Where is she?” Kim asked angrily.

Devon was baffled. “I don't know. I mean, she was just here.”

Terry was standing behind Kim.

“What do you mean you don't know?” Terry asked.

Terry looked at the rest of the Cobra Kai students. “What happened to Nichols?”

Nobody said anything.

Terry walked away.

Hawk was sitting in between the medic and Johnny. He was holding a water bottle. He had a frown on his face.

Hawk’s fellow students looked nervous, and so did the Eagle Fang students.

Daniel approached his daughter. “Sam. Hey. They're fighting dirty. This is dangerous. You don't have to do this.”

“I know. But I can handle it. This is for all of us.” Sam said.

Chozen was standing behind Daniel.

Sam bowed.

Daniel and Chozen bowed.

Daniel looked proud of Sam.

Sam stood in front of the Sekai Taikai committee members and bowed.

Sam stepped onto the mat.

The Sekai Taikai committee members continued to wait for Tory.

“Tory Nichols?” Gunther sounded annoyed.

Robby looked at Miguel and Sarah. “Tory's not here. Something happened.”

Miguel and Sarah could tell that Robby was worried about Tory.

Terry walked up to Kim. “She's not out there. We need a female fighter.”

“We have one.” Kim said.

“I’ll go let him know.” Terry walked away.

Terry approached the referee.

Kim got Devon’s attention. “Miss Lee!”

“Yes, Sensei?” Devon asked.

“Are you ready?” Kim asked.

“You want me to fight Sam LaRusso?” Devon asked.

“No. I want you to defeat her. Or are you too afraid?” Kim asked.

“No, Sensei.” Devon said.

“Then show me.” Kim told Devon.

Devon stepped onto the mat.

“Face me. Bow.” The referee told Sam and Devon.

Sam and Devon faced the referee and bowed.

“Face each other. Bow.” The referee told Sam and Devon.

Sam and Devon faced each other and bowed.

“Ready?” The referee asked.

Sam got in a fighting position.

Devon got in a fighting position.

“Fight!” The referee yelled.

It appeared that Sam scored the first point, but the referee ruled the strike out of bounds and told Sam and Devon to keep fighting. He further displayed his corruption by awarding a point to Devon despite Sam blocking her attack. Sam called for a time-out.

“Go to your senseis.” The referee told Sam and Devon.

Sam approached Daniel, Johnny, and Chozen.

Devon approached Terry and Kim.

Sam was angry. “I blocked that! And I got her below the shoulder.”

Daniel took a deep breath. “All right, look. Not every point is going to go our way.”

“Those calls put me down a point. I should be up one! If I lose the match because of it...” Sam trailed off.

Miguel walked up to Sam.

“Sam, you're the better fighter. Everyone knows it. The ref might not be doing you any favours, but you've got us in your corner. All of us.” Miguel said.

Chozen spoke. “Referee is moron. Must not leave room for error.”

“He's right. You make every point undeniable.” Daniel told Sam.

Chozen spoke to Sam in Japanese. His words translated to “Do your best.”

The fight resumed. Sam scored three consecutive points. The points were undeniable. The referee couldn’t ignore them without making his bias obvious.

“Winner: LaRusso.” The referee grabbed Sam’s arm and lifted it.

Daniel smiled proudly.

Sam’s fellow students cheered for her, and so did the Eagle Fang students.

Sam and Devon walked away from the mat.

Sam walked up to her fellow students, the Eagle Fang students, Daniel, Johnny, and Chozen.

Devon walked up to Kim.

Daniel hugged Sam. “I am so proud of you, Sam. That was incredible.”

Sam smiled. “Jersey tough.”

Daniel smiled. “Jersey tough. It’s all you.”

Sam and Daniel did a fist bump.

Chozen smiled at Sam. “Samantha-san.”

Chozen yelled something in Japanese. It translated to “You did it.”

Sam and Chozen hugged.

Sam’s fellow students, the Eagle Fang students, and Johnny pulled her into a hug.

Kim was frowning. Her arms were crossed.

Devon looked ashamed. “I'm sorry, Sensei.”

“You apologize? For what?” Kim asked.

“I didn't win.” Devon said.

“And whose fault is that? Your leader failed you and your teammates by disappearing.” Kim said.

“I'm sure Tory had a good reason.” Devon said.

“It does not matter. If she is not ready to lead, then I must make sure you are.” Kim responded.

The Sekai Taikai committee members declared that Cobra Kai had qualified for the tournament. They were equally impressed with Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang. Gunther announced that Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang had also qualified for the tournament, much to Terry’s chagrin.

“Congratulations, gentlemen, and welcome to the Sekai Taikai. We just need your dojo's name.” Gunther said.

Johnny spoke. “We are Miyagi-Do.”

Daniel spoke. “And we are Eagle Fang.”

Gunther looked confused. The representative from Japan whispered in his ear.

“Well, which is it?” Gunther asked Daniel and Johnny.

Daniel sighed. “To be honest, it's not just one or the other. We represent two opposing philosophies coming together and finding common ground when none seemed possible.”

“That’s right.” Johnny said.

Johnny referenced Rocky IV. “If I can change and you can change, everybody can change.”

Gunther understood the reference. He smiled and nodded.

Johnny gestured to Gunther. “He gets it.”

“I do.” Gunther said.

Gunther and Johnny raised their fists.

“Nevertheless, we still need one name to enter. You don't have to decide now, but we need an answer soon. For now, congratulations, everyone, and welcome to the Sekai Taikai.” Gunther said.

The Sekai Taikai committee members left.

Miguel spoke to Sam. “Maybe one day, we'll both win.”

Daniel looked at the Miyagi-Do students and the Eagle Fang students. “We've all earned this. Each and every one of you brought your A-game. I couldn’t be prouder. With this tournament in our future, we've got a lot of work to do. But tonight...Tonight, go celebrate!”

The Miyagi-Do students and the Eagle Fang students cheered.

Miguel’s arm was wrapped around Robby’s shoulder. They were smiling.

Hawk and Sarah were standing next to Miguel and Robby. His arm was wrapped around her waist. They had smiles on their faces.

Johnny looked at Miguel. “Hey. Listen, I told your mom I'd take her and Rosa out to dinner and a movie, so you guys are on your own if you want to host that celebration.”

Miguel was throwing a party at Johnny, Sarah, and Robby’s apartment.

An upbeat song was playing. People were drinking beer, dancing, and playing beer pong.

Hawk, Sarah, Miguel, and Robby were in the kitchen.

Sarah was standing next to Hawk. Miguel was standing next to Sarah. Robby was sitting on the counter.

Hawk’s mohawk was no longer green.

Sarah was wearing a white tank top that stopped a few inches above her belly button and showed off the lower part of her flat stomach, dark blue denim jeans, and black low-top Converse sneakers with white laces. Her naturally straight blonde hair was down. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, and soft brown eyeshadow. Her lip balm was a pretty peach colour.

“What…Uh…Happened to the green?” Robby asked Hawk.

“Uh…Didn't really work for me, so…Still…Uh, figuring it out.” Hawk said.

“Dude, this is insane! How did everyone find out about this?” Miguel asked Hawk.

“Moon and Riley invited a ton of people from East Valley. I guess the word got out.” Hawk said.

A trio of girls arrived at the party.

“Hey. Came to party with us 'cause we got into the Sekai Taikai?” Mitch asked the girls.

“I have no idea what you just said. We came to drink.” One of the girls said. She had brown hair.

“The Sekai Taikai...” Mitch trailed off.

Hawk looked at Mitch and waved his hands in a “shoo” gesture. “Penis Breath, grab the girl a cup.”

Mitch walked away.

Miguel and the brown-haired girl exchanged a flirtatious look.

Hawk wrapped his arm around Miguel’s shoulder. “Anyway, let me introduce you to the biggest badass at the party.”

Sam took an Uber to Miguel, Johnny, Sarah, and Robby’s apartment complex. She thanked the Uber driver, then she walked into Johnny, Sarah, and Robby’s apartment.

Miguel and the brown-haired girl were making out on the couch.

Sam was hurt. As she walked out of the living room, she bumped into Chris. He was holding a cup of beer. Some of the beer got on his shirt.

“Oh, shit! Major party foul, Sam!” Chris yelled.

Miguel pulled away from the brown-haired girl. He made eye contact with Sam.

Sam started walking towards the door.

“Wait. No. Sam! Wait up! Hey! Sam!” Miguel chased Sam. He couldn’t catch up to her.

Sam walked through the door. She started crying.

“LaRusso.”

Sam heard Tory’s voice and turned around.

Sam raised her fists.

“What are you doing here?” Sam asked angrily.

Tory held up her hand. “I'm not here to fight. I came to talk.”

Sam lowered her fists.

“About what?” Sam asked.

“You didn't lose the All-Valley.” Tory said.

Sam was shocked.

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comelylust · 3 years

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Workmates

That's right I deliver what I promise, Request through my discord, Anon asked for some Miguel with plot so I made a plot attempt haha. if you find spelling or grammatical errors sorry I do this from a tablet 👀read the warnings 👀.

Warnings: Smut content, +18, street fights, mentions of alcoholic beverages.

"Ugh I really can't stand it" You mention this to your boss with an irritation in your voice, pacing back and forth with both hands on your head "how the hell are you two friends?! it's so... agh"

Seeing how frustrated you were all your boss did was scoff at it, he continues to clean the glasses and arrange them on the shelves in the back, he looked like he really didn't care that two of his workers don't get along as well as he would like.

"You're just stressed, go take a break" Your boss laughed, gesturing towards the employee door where you already knew who was there, Miguel, chances are he was listening to everything, instead instead of embarrassing you your anger continued to rise.

"He's a nice guy, you're just not used to his temperament."

He's right, you still don't know him well enough just a couple of months ago you moved to Spain for personal reasons, but let's say things were getting difficult and you decided to venture to a new destination in search of opportunities, at first you didn't know where you were going, you were coming and going without a previously planned route, this didn't bother you at all you felt better about yourself above all you felt free for the first time in your life.

On one of your countless trips you heard a group of strangers talking about a certain wrestling tournament which caught your interest. You decided to join that event after they finished their talk, grabbed your stuff and headed to a new country.

When you finally arrived in Spain the first thing you did was to look for a temporary job, difficult at first you didn't have the necessary documentation to back up your identity, yeah shit, it wasn't the best idea to leave with nothing but your passport.

You continued your search now in the slums of that country, hoping that someone would offer you help, instead the only thing they offered you was endless fights showing the wimps not to mess with you, earning you a little respect from the locals.

"Strange" You thought "People usually loathe people like me".

It didn't take you long to figure out the reason why the inhabitants were so used to subjects of your ilk. Miguel Caballero Rojo, a subject without a shred of compassion when it came to street fights, was brutal and violent making his opponents regret it on the spot.

Going to where he always made his appearances you found on the way an old cantina: on the outside it was crumbling, but the old letters of the place were still visible. Entering with your best hard face you asked about that mysterious man, without receiving a clear answer, again you let out a disappointed sigh and a pout formed on your lips.

"Hey, don't be so sad" A middle aged man catches your attention offering you a drink which you cheerfully accept "You're not from here are you, cutie?" Your eyes widen like saucers when he found out you're just an outsider, without taking the drink away from your lips you nodded.

"Well, I need a bartender so why don't you stay for a while while you wait for him" He offers the old rag along with the apron, you were in doubt, but you really needed this job, the opportunity to work and hit on a guy sounded exquisite without hesitating a second longer you made your decision.

"Okay I accept, just for a while".

"I'm Daniel by the way" The old man who is now your boss mentions it.

You worked in that bar for the next few weeks, you didn't do much, just make drinks and take out old creeps trying to be smart. Now the main issue, if you met Miguel, yes, he really looked violent, and yes he had hated you.

When he first walked into the bar he was fuming, his nostrils flared, his muscles tensed and the fingers on his hands were crusted with dried blood, in short he's pissed, to add more to the mix you lunged at him with incredible speed that even Miguel himself was taken by surprise.

"What the fuck" He exclaims as his head face down is resting on the dirty floor, you crossed his wrists and paralyzed him with a knee on his back "Get the fuck down, what's wrong with you".

"It's nothing personal just that I liked the idea of defeating the best fighter in this neighborhood" You licked your lips forming a fuzzy smile of joy. Miguel tries to move, but you strengthen your grip, raising your hand now in the shape of a fist ready to punch him in the Spaniard's face, until someone interrupts you.

🌒🌕🌘

"Sorry Daniel" You fiddle with your fingers as the pout returns to your face along with a blush forming on your cheeks. "B-but you already knew what my plan was!"

"Plan?! What's going on Daniel, are you conspiring with this Chiquilla?" Miguel points at both of you accusingly, scratching the back of his neck furiously.

"Eeh, who are you calling a chiquilla, brat?"

"The only person who is behaving like a brat is you" The two begin a verbal sparring match with overly childish insults. Daniel for his part lets out a loud sigh catching both of their attention.

"You both are behaving like brats, Now Miguel she is the new Bartender she will work here for a while be nice" The last sentence was thrown remarking that she will behave "Same goes for you, Be nice he is your co-worker"

"Coworkers!? That if ever!" Both mention at the same time throwing each other murderous looks.

And here we are back where we left off at the beginning. Working with Miguel was annoying, he is always drunk, when he is lucid he gets in a bad mood and even starts fights for stupid reasons, the problem is when you have to interfere when things get too intense, this didn't bother you, you were annoyed by the idea of saving his ass.

Instead of thanking you he starts a useless fight questioning why you helped him and all the crap you decided for your and Daniel's mental health more than anything else for your boss it's better to ignore him.

But what happened?

You were not a sports fan, much less a soccer fan, however since you arrived to this place the only thing that the bar TV broadcasts was soccer, getting used to it, you noticed that Miguel on special occasions wears a jersey of his favorite team, your lips curved into a cheshire smile at the prank you were going to do, your plan is only to support the opposing team for no apparent reason, this would annoy Miguel as a "revenge" for what he had put you through.

Tonight you put your new plan into practice, you borrowed a t-shirt from the opposing team that is playing tonight, you put it on by buttoning every button, oddly enough this shirt highlights your beautiful figure, accentuating your breasts and molding to your abdomen/torso, you hope no one notices this, but who the fuck cares, you look great.

The bar is more crowded than it normally is, you complained about the smell it smelled too much like Cologne, alcohol and sweat hopefully your brain will adapt to it. You headed to your work station serving the drinks to their respective buyers. Until you saw him come in of course with his charming outfit, fuck, you have to admit the man is hot, his manly appearance and his well toned and thick muscles soaked with a light layer of sweat would make anyone drool, unfortunately this was his only virtue.

He gave you a small smile and of course foolishly you returned it, you shook your head forcibly bringing yourself back to reality and remembering the reason why you had decided to do this in the first place.

"Are you kidding me?" he approaches you intimidating as always, the difference is this time his voice framed mockery as if he knew what you were trying to do.

"What are you talking about, I'm just working" you bite your inner cheek avoiding emitting a laugh, You poured him a pitcher of beer waiting for him to forget the topic of conversation.

"Yeah right, I know what you're planning, cutie" He takes a long swig of the drink wiping the rest of it off with his arm "And it's not going to work" He winks at you you roll your eyes so much you're able to see your brain, it really is unbearable.

As the night continues, Miguel continues to make fun of you and how your "shitty" team is losing, the strange thing is that you ended up joining him, drinking the whole keg of beer answering his comments with sarcastic remarks.

You were wrong to think that his only quality is being a handsome man when you noticed that his resistance to alcohol is quite high happened exactly with you, your resistance to alcohol was the best, however, the drinks were doing in you a kind of aphrodisiac turning you hotter as you kept talking to Miguel.

"How about...if we go to the back" your voice comes out smaller than you would have liked you play again with your fingers waiting for an answer, instead he didn't give you one he just grabbed your bicep with his hand and dragged you to the employee only room.

Before partially closing the door, his free hand wrapped around your jaw pulling you closer to him in a hot kiss, intertwining their tongues licking every part he could, he pushed you into the room closing the door behind you. He connected his lips this time on your neck leaving you with purple and bite marks.

He held your wrists guiding you to the lounge chair obediently sitting there, still kissing you enjoying your taste despite the bad beer you had chosen.

"Apparently you're not a rough girl anymore" Separating slightly so he could speak.

"H-hush don't ruin the moment" You turned into a red, stuttering mess, all Miguel did is smile at you and get up from the seat, your mind raced hoping he wouldn't leave.

"On your knees" His hoarser than normal voice made you shudder and let out a low moan, he had never been so dominant and you would be lying if you didn't say you didn't like it. You quickly went down on your knees looking up at him with eyes clouded in lust.

"Fuck" Solo said unbuttoning his pants, you helped by pulling them down along with his boxers "I'm going to punish you for being a spoiled brat."

You finally released his cock from its confines, you gasped at the sight previously you could picture it, but your mind didn't do it justice, it's big with veins that framed its outline the red tip was already dripping pre-semen, you licked your lips and included its head between your lips, giving kitten licks.

"Stop teasing" He growled, you opened your mouth wider with your tongue hanging out, shoving his cock in your mouth touching your throat, you looked up as you gagged which made him let out a guttural gasp.

You pulled back pulling his cock partially out before thrusting harder into your throat, you moan and the vibrations you throw are so delicious he can't take it. Getting rid of his remaining clothes he continued to pound your throat rapidly as he watched your face fill with tears and you try to breathe through your nose so you don't choke.

"Will you stop teasing?" your eyebrows flex in anger, but this action doesn't last that long, still gagging on his cock you nod energetically. "Good girl."

Thick, hot ropes sprouted from his cock covering your mouth, trying to swallow as much as possible. Inhaling and exhaling heavily catching your breath, you struggled to stand up before Miguel lifted you up placing you face down on the couch climbing behind you, your instinct was to raise your ass and spreading your legs apart, giving him a perfect view of your already slippery pussy.

Miguel looked at you with carnal hunger re licking his lips as he looked at your innocent form, his palm slapping against your ass in a thud, you squealed as you felt another series of spanks follow leaving your buttocks red.

"Remember it's your punishment pretty girl."

He rubs his fingers over your wet folds and plunges a finger inside you, you yelp at the sudden action pulling away, Miguel firmly holds your hips so as not to go any further and continues to plunge his fingers stretching your tight walls.

"Easy I'm getting you ready" Miguel works on your sex pulling his fingers in and out "She's too tight".

Your legs trembled with excitement and your moans echoed in the room loudly, before you could come he pulled away from you collecting your essence smearing it on his long shaft lubricating it.

The tip of his cock rubbed between your folds teasing your entrance, you moaned needy moving close to him.

"Don't tease" you pout and he teases you, he pushes his member slowly into your pussy. The sensation of your walls squeezing his cock made him throw his head back as you rolled your eyes at the bliss of being filled.

Miguel pulled your hair back into a ponytail using it as leverage to go faster and deeper, the lewd noises you make are music to his ears instigating him to move.

You could feel every part of his thick cock and how it exquisitely hits that rubbery spot inside you, through your mouth overflowing saliva and your eyes still rolling back. Your walls tremble giving hints of your come.

"Cum on my cock pretty girl" his voice a few octaves lower brings you to the edge, a lewd moan escapes your sweet lips and he quickens his pace chanting your name between curses, his load shoots inside your sex painting them white.

He pulls out of you and you both catch your breath. When you realize what has just happened your face turns red and you try to hide it between the cushions of the couch. Miguel notices this and pats your head.

"So..." You say shyly.

"Then I'll ask you out, mi amor."

"W-what?!"

"Ha, I really love your temper."

"Idiota" this wasn't the plan nor much less the expected result but you're happy.

I must improve on the fast way it ended haha I hope you liked it.

#Tw: smut #tw: alcohol #miguel caballero rojo x reader #tekken miguel x reader #tekken #tekken miguel #miguel caballero rojo

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Hey man, earnest question, might sound a bit loaded. How DO you get to actually feel the screw the world I'm me self-confidence? I try to exercise self-love but mostly it feels forced and fake. Like... how do you reach that. You just keep trying?

So, Anon, since your question two things happened to me. The first happened to the rest of the planet: watching Trump lose the election and thus, the end of a four year nightmare draws nearer.

The second thing happened to only a handful of people in that same world: a dear friend of mine lost his year long battle with leukemia. I found out via his wife’s posts on fb, and bc I was in the middle of cooking with my family on an otherwise celebratory day there wasn’t much I could do to reach out and console her.

I already had the bones of your answer figured out by the time both things happened and now I know even more clearly what to tell you.

You’re on the right path, self care and self love and confidence are absolutely practice and patience and more practice. It will feel fake at first bc you have to be bad at something before you are good at it. But we don’t have a cute saying for nothing ‘fake it till you make it is’ absolutely real.

But I do think you’re looking at the thing in the wrong light. Self-love and confidence should not come from any ‘screw the world’ doctrine. I can see why you would call it that, especially when asking me because I do have a very ‘screw off’ attitude about things. The difference I want to make clear is that self love and confidence are not about the relationship of the self to the world, but the self to the self. You interact with the world every day as a jumble of information being broadcast through your body by a piece of meat with a little electricity inside it. That information is interpreted into sensation, emotion, memory, thought, and of course it is acted upon by the outside world and then reinterpreted to meet the meat’s needs. Being such a crazy living jumble is insane enough but then you have to go out and deal with other people who are also insane living jumbles of things.

That’s where confidence comes in, because the world will interpret you as it wants and one of the few ways to inform its decision is to act like you can handle whatever it’s going to do to you. This is a skill that can be taught, and for those who have to self teach it there’s no better way to learn it than by following an example.

Why I need you to know it’s not a you v. world relationship is because we’re all constantly becoming and reinforcing who and what we are. And within that, true confidence comes from being someone you like being and trusting you can keep being that. The work there comes with reflection and practice and I can’t tell you how helpful it is to have people who will push you to be the best version of yourself.

‘Screw the world’ offers too little to the importance of sharing life with other people. Humans are pack animals, we’re pattern finding machines, and those things together mean that we’re more highly adapted to develop profound bonds with each other than any other animal.

I learned 80% of my own self love routine from my good friend who had spent much of their early life being denied any agency in who they were and thus developed the most powerful armor of self love I’ve ever seen. For them it came from necessity, their love was the thing they needed to stay alive and flourish. From them I learned that being bold and sure of that self love is one of the best ways to reinforce it and broadcast a similar feeling of the power of pride to others.

Making the choice to love the self every day is key. So are things like self care, good health habits, finding time for art and hobbies, tricks like evaluating how you use language especially when talking to or about yourself. I make a point to never tell self deprecating jokes or even allude to such things because not only are they not funny but they tell my jumble of neurons the exact opposite of what we’ve worked so hard to know. As a woman I still struggle with using filler language in how I express myself, things like pre-facing my statements with ‘I think’ or ‘Maybe’ or ‘Well if you ask me.’ It seems like a small thing in the grand scheme but really understanding how you use language and how you can better use it to help you feel confident is a good first step and can always be improved as you learn and build your own routine.

What I can’t understate is how important it is to care. Screw the world is just one way self love and confidence can manifest itself but really it’s bravado because the thing that really matters is wanting to be in the world as someone you like. That feeling of being a peace with who you are, with an eye towards who you want to be, will attract people who like who you are and help you reinforce this idea. I can’t tell you the number of times I felt down and then thought ‘well, I’m best friends with some of the greatest people I’ve ever met, and I know they have great taste so are they wrong for liking me? Hell no!’ Nevermind that having them in my life gives me people I admire that I can look to and say ‘hmm, what would X do in this situation?’

Self love is so personal it’s easy to think of it as some unteachable skill that you’re either born with or not. I tell you that couldn’t be more wrong. Don’t misunderstand, you can not make people love themselves when they don’t, and that is sad but at the end of the day there will be people in your life who enjoy making themselves miserable. You should care for other people but never give so much of yourself that you get nothing back. A good friend will give as much joy as they receive from you.

There is so much to self love that I could go on and on but here’s what I learned from my late friend. As a trans man he made the decision, the painful and scary and hard decision, to be who he was every day of his life. He struggled with it, he fought to understand it, he surrounded himself with people who loved who he was always meant to be even before he could name it himself. He let himself feel the richness of life, he chose to be creative and funny and smart and kind. He was tough when he wanted to be and he showed every quality that a man should have because he chose to be the man he was every single day.

That’s not to say he never questioned or struggled or even failed in who he was but he always got back up and kept fighting to be the best version of himself. In him I always saw an example of how to be the person you want to be, an example of what every person should be. He laughed the hardest at his own jokes, he loved deliriously, he never denied himself his emotions and their expression, and whenever he wanted something he went out and leapt for it.

Self love is never you v. the world because that’s how you miss out on all the people who help you realize who you want to be. You live for the world, you are a part of the world knowing itself in every little moment you exist. Those who don’t care about the world will only grow their unhappiness because they’re denying the importance of the love that binds us all together. That love comes in big acts and small, I personally love the earthly pleasures of food and drink and art because they can be enjoyed with just a little practice and skill and can be shared as much as they can be enjoyed solo.

Every time you choose who you are and who you want to be you perform another act of self love. It may feel like a lot of goofy clown work at first but consider that digging the foundation that stronger and stronger self love will build on. So, long answer to your short question, yes. Keep trying. Look to the world and see its beauty, let yourself feel and learn as much as you can and let other people love you. They will help you be the best you just as much as you help them. And before long the goofy clown work won’t be goofy any more it will just be the truth. You’ll start to look to yourself for the love you need when you need it, and that will enrich the love you continue to feel with others.

#Anonymous #self love #long post #asks #tw: death #grieving

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Label: JYP entertainment

Stage name: Song Ha Rin [Ha means great or talented, Rin means unicorn; so yeah, I picked this name for you because you're a great, talented unicorn and you should be protected at all cost, duhh]

Debut year: 2016 (3 years active)

Debut concept: electric pop, upbeat, cute and girly, sassy girl power, dance and vocal heavy

Number of members: 5

Group name: HolyElectric

Fandom name: Sparks

Position: main dancer, vocal line, the mom of the group [because you're super protective, patient and caring]

Male bestie: Choi Minho (SHINee)

How you meet: he's your protector but also your tormentor, if you're being honest! Your first meeting was a bit of a shit show, one minute you're practicing some basic dance moves for a live broadcast and the next you're hanging off the side of the stage in a mess of limbs and covered in water. His necklace tangled in your hair, your heel caught in his belt loop; the both of you soaked beyond repair, an empty water pitcher laying hazardously at the bottom of the stairs. "Umm, you think you can tell your pants to let go of my shoe!?" "Yeah, as soon as your hair releases my necklace.." He pushes at your forehead, palm covering your face completely, nothing happens. You knee at his torso and hip, nothing happens; you both try again. "Ouch! Watch yourself, King Kong! I cant breath!" "Okay, let's not panic! It'll just leave me pantsless and you bald!" After that it was like you were inseparable, quickly becoming friends through the shared experience of that tragic, embarrassing event. Turns out you have a lot in common, personality wise! You're both really sarcastic and just plain goofy; (you have this game, always competing to see who can make the funniest, goofiest faces) so, obviously, you make eachother laugh alot but you're also very protective over one another. "Hey, Minho! HolyElectric's Harin is your best friend, right?" "Yeah, she is! Why?" "Shall we send her a little video!? Quickly do something to make her laugh!" "Harin, I miss you!...(^ gif ^)..."

Female bestie: Tiffany Young (SNSD)

How you meet: you take singing very serious! You're always working on your vocals, trying out new techniques, experimenting with your range; you're very hardworking and your dedication to getting better is something everyone seems to notice about you, right off the bat. So you're always down for vocal classes and one on one's with your vocal coach, always excited to learn something new! And that's how you meet Tiffany, through a friend of a friend of a friend of your vocal coach! You were doing your warm ups, waiting on your teacher to arrive when Tiffany stuck her head in the room to compliment you on your vibrato! You tend to come off as a bit rude, because of how shy you are, so at first it didn't really go well! "Wow, you sound so good! Those runs were amazing!" "Umm, I know..no, I-..I mean, it's not like I think I'm super good or anything..I-..sorry." She ended up laughing your response off and joining you in the room! You quickly became really good friends, constantly listening to music and practicing together; going out for lunch and meeting up on the weekends for some quality shopping time! "Who would you say your best friend is?!" "Oh, she is also a singer! Her name is Harin and she's in the girl group HolyElectric! We hang out together probably every week!" "Oh really!? What are your favorite things to do together!?" "We are both shopoholics, so we're constantly shopping! And afterwards I always drag her out for ice cream because..(^gif^).." Your friendship is so cute!

Group bestie: NCT

How you meet: this is probably the most unconventional way you've ever made a group of friends but it worked, whether you wanted it to or not. There are probably a hand full of things that you absolutely hate in life: people who lie, crabs and bugs are just a few! When faced with any of these, more specifically crabs and/or bugs, you tend to run the opposite way, screaming at the top of your lungs, arms flailing! It's your natural reaction! So when you find yourself being used as a human shield between a grown ass man-child and bugzilla, you're forced to square up and save the man child! "OH MY GOD SAVE ME IT'S GOING TO EAT ME AHHHH EOMMA!!" You're being pulled close, your body picked up and thrown around by the trembling boy! You feel like you might actually vomit but also, oddly enough, you feel really protective; the mom in you suddenly coming out: throwing your fists up in a fighting manner, kicking your feet and swatting the sky in defense. "NOT TODAY, SATAN!!" Eventually the bug gives up on it's hostile takeover, there are about 3 seconds worth of calm and suddenly you're surrounded. "Taeyong! What happened!?" "Yeah, we heard screaming!" "I was attacked!! I thought I was going to die!" "What!? What happened!? Attacked by who!? Are you o-" "Yeah, sorry to interrupt, but are we going to actually sit here and pretend like we don't see the girl Taeyong-hyung is holding up off of the ground like a teddy bear?! We just ignoring that!?" "Haechan, dont be rude!" "How am I being rude!?" "You're always-" "Sorry, can you put me down, my legs are going numb.." And it was all down hill from there! They wouldn't leave you alone, following you around like a group of sassy, over-dramatic puppies! But you don't really mind! They're your biggest supporters, always streaming your music and cheering you on during award season! They also send you little video messages to congratulate you on your wins! "...(^gif^)..." "Wait, are you recording?!" "Yeah, Harin is about to perform so we need to send the message fast!" "But not everybody's here yet!" "Well, tell them to hurry!" They're truly adorable!

Boyfriend: Shin Hoseok/Wonho (Monsta X)

Ship name(s): Ha-Ho, Wonha, Ho-Rin

How you meet: you love, love, love traveling and you get the opportunity to travel a lot, with your job; but that's really not enough to satisfy you! So, whenever you have a day off, you like to travel! Nowhere too far, since you only really have the one day, usually to Japan, or China, any place near by! That's where you meet Wonho, in the airport; one second you're grabbing your baggage, minding your own business and the next you're face-full of chest! "Oooff, I'm so sorry-" "It's okay! It's not everyday cute girls use their face to assault my chest!" He's very sure of himself, very honest and openly flirty and it doesn't take long before his assertiveness pulls you out of your shy shell! You spend the day together, grab some coffee and then hit up the local ramen shop! It doesn't take long for you to become official: redcheeks and sweaty palms, shy confessions underneath the bus station hanger. He's the best boyfriend you could ask for, he's practically whipped! And his group members never let him live it down! "Hey, Wonho! Harin stayed the night last night, didnt she!? But you guys were soooo quiet, in your room! What were you doing!? Quickly, tell the camera!" "...(^gif^)..." They make him suffer, you find it hilarious!

Your biggest fan: Kim Yeri (Red Velvet) is probably your biggest fan! She is constantly making dance covers to your songs, streaming your music and watching your v-lives! "I'm a huge fan of HolyElectric! My favorite is Harin! She's such a good dancer and her vocals are always on point!" She's very vocal about how much she loves you and your music; so much, that even her fans are trying to make it so that she has the opportunity to meet you! "Yeri-unnie! Harin-unnie is your girl crush, right!?" " Yes~...(^gif^)..." "Hopefully you can meet her soon!" It's ridiculously cute!

Scandle: you're a dancer, that's what you truly want to be known as! You've been dancing since you could stand up straight and you've been like a spunge ever since; always trying to gain as much knowledge over the art, as you can! You take extra classes, make covers, mimic other great dancers, you're constantly in the practice room! So, yeah, you dance more than you breathe, this is not a secret! You've also known EXO's Kim Jongin for years, again, not a secret! He was one of the only idols to really reach out and interact with you in your trainee days; always offering to answer any "idol" questions you may have, offering to practice with you, teaching you new dance moves, critiquing your performances before every evaluation! He quickly ended up becoming your greatest teacher, an even greater friend, almost like a brother! So it's no shocker you're photographed together, a lot: Jongin entering your apartment building, Jongin picking you up and taking you out for dinner, you entering Jongin's apartment building etc. What is a bit shocking? The headlines that come with those photos, when Dispatch drops them. 'Neitizens get a HolyElectric shock when EXO's Kai takes new girl friend!' and 'HolyElectric's Harin sparks new dating rumors! Could EXO's Kim Jongin be the one?!' It was a bit confusing! "What the?! 'Could EXO's Kim Jongin be the one?!' What Disney movie is this!?" "The good kind, one with a great soundtrack and a beautiful dance number! You should feel lucky!" "I just threw up a little bit.." It's really cruel how much Jongin's enjoying your discomfort!

Other activities: obviously you're a great dancer, singer and all around performer but sometimes you really just want to be challenged! So when you're management team signs you up for a spot in 'The King of Mask Singer' singing competition, you're both super excited and super nervous! It ends up going well and you gain a ton of new friends and even more fans from the experience! "It was so fun! I didnt know singing could be so exhilarating!" "So what?! You want to give up dance and become the next Mariah Carey?! Good choice! Less competition for me~" "Jongin, I will cut you.." What a massive dork!

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@bbwonho here is your private idol life ship! I hope you like it~ Let me know what you think! 😌

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