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slasher-sweetie · 3 years

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Happy Accidents: Michael Myers(RZ) x Reader ◇Part Four◇

You were in a field. Everything was so green, and the child in front of you was so beautiful that you could barely focus on anything else. The little boys blonde ringlets formed almost a halo around his chubby face. His ice blue eyes looked up at you, the same ice blue of his father. This was your baby, yours and Michael's. The boy, around three years old, held his arms up to you, the universal sign amongst children that meant they wanted to be picked up.

You bent down, scooping up his tiny body, and balancing him on your hip. As you studied his cherubic face in amazement, you couldn't help but notice that his eyes were blank. They held the same blankness that Michael's had when he showed up at your house the first time.

You were so ensnared by the little boy's features that you barely noticed the feeling of a knife being stabbed into your abdomen. You looked down to find your son's tiny fist, coated in your blood, and wrapped around the handle of a kitchen knife. You felt sick, tears slowly started to glide down your cheeks.

"I hate you, mommy," the angel in your arms spoke, his eyes glaring at you with hate.

You jerked awake, feeling the softness of your blanket wrapped around you. It had been a dream. You reached up to wipe away the stray tears on your cheeks. What an awful nightmare. You picked up your phone and saw that it was 7:00 a.m. Your alarm was set to go off in thirty minutes because you had your first appointment with your OBGYN. You sighed, and pushed the covered off of you. Sleeping for thirty more minutes would just be a wast.

You got out of bed and got ready, eating a huge bowl of sugary cereal and absent-mindedly watching your favorite movie until it was time to go.

Getting into the old rundown car that you purchased when you got to town, your mind went back to your dream. You really hoped you would be a good mother, the idea of your child hating you made your stomach roll uncomfortably. Shaking it off, you turned on the radio and used the crank to roll down your window, hopefully some fresh air would help you clear your mind.

***

"This is going to be a little cold," the technician advised, squeezing the cold ultrasound jelly onto your stomach.

You wince at the feeling, but turn your attention to the monitor when the technician rolls the wand over your belly. Almost immediately the dark room is filled with the thump, thump, thump of your baby's heart beat. You stared in wonder, tears filling your eyes and spilling over.

"Oh wow," you breathed, bringing your hand up to wipe your eyes, "It's so loud!"

The technician smiled at you, but then her eyes crinkle, "You said this was your first ultrasound?"

You nod, "Why, is something wrong?"

The technician smiled reassuringly, "No, not at all, it's just, you look to be about nineteen weeks pregnant, have you had no symptoms?"

"Not really, I mean, I got sick about a week ago, and then I realized I haven't had my period in a while, but before that nothing ever made me think I might be pregnant," you certainly weren't going to mention that your mind had been preoccupied with your boyfriend, the slasher of Haddonfield.

The technician nodded in understanding, "Well, it looks like you have a healthy baby. Would you like to come back in two weeks to do a full body scan? You could probably find out the gender at that appointment, if the baby isn't being stubborn."

You think about it for a second, not believing that you didn't realize you were pregnant until you were nearly halfway through your pregnancy.

You agreed, and the technician bid you farewell after telling you to make your next appointment with the people at the reception desk.

You left the office, and were hit with the sudden craving for your special caramel brownies. You made a quick turn and pulled into the parking lot of the grocery store. You got the ingredients, boxed brownie mix, dark chocolate chips, caramel bits, and a jar of caramel sauce. You were salivating at the thought of the ooey gooey chocolate chips and melty caramel. You hurried to the register, nearly running over an extremely slow elderly woman who was pushing her cart. You shot her an apologetic smile, and quickened your steps. You needed these brownies, NOW.

You reached the checkout line and waited somewhat impatiently as the person in front of you took their sweet time to finish their order. Finally, it was your turn. You gave the cashier a smile, and you read his name tag, Jimmy. He was around 5'10, black hair, and dark brown eyes. He returned your smile with an even larger one of his own. His eyes raked up and down your form, making you extremely uncomfortable, but you shrugged it off. You needed to get home and make these brownies.

This baby was just like it's daddy in the sweet tooth department.

As the cashier rang up your groceries, he must've noticed that everything was filled with sugar, "You must like sweets."

You flushed, "Yeah, this is my first craving, and I'm on the verge of just eating these ingredients separately in the car."

"Craving? Don't take this the wrong way, but are you expecting?" he asked, ringing up the last ingredient.

"Uh, yea. I'm nineteen weeks," you inform him, pulling out some cash from your wallet.

The man looked you over again, nodding in understanding, "The father in the picture?"

Your hackles immediately raised at the intrusive question, "I don't see how that's any of your business. Have a great day," you said, laying the money down on the counter, and grabbing your bag of groceries.

You didn't give him a chance to reply before you exited the store, walking briskly to your car. The only thing on your mind was getting home and making those brownies.

***

You unlocked your door, and went in, using your foot to shut it behind you. You made your way to the kitchen after kicking off your shoes at the door. You preheated the oven, and turned around to put the bag on the counter.

You never had a chance, because as soon as you turned, you felt a pair of arms wrap around you, lifting you off the ground. You dropped the bag, the groceries falling out onto the floor. You began to struggle but were struck immobile when a deep voice growled your name.

"Y/n."

You looked up in shock at the stoic face of none other than Michael Myers.

Oh fuck.

#slashers #slasher x reader #slasher x you #michael myers #michael myers x reader #michael myers x you #pregnant #pregnancy #childbirth

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thirsty-flygirl · 3 years

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Falling for You

Formerly Idiots

Part II: Sleep well, Sweetheart

Poe Dameron x f!Reader

AN: Here is my first and favorite series, back with a new title and a few adjustments to make it more reader-friendly.

Warnings: Language for now. 18+ Only.

Tag Requests: @capbrie @jitterbugs927 @1950schick

Words: 1288

Part I here

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“One … more … turn…,” you muttered to yourself, giving the wrench a few final turns. Satisfied that the bolt was sufficiently tightened, you tossed the tool in your kit and stood.

Looking around the hangar, you realized you were the last one there. Snap had said goodnight about an hour ago, but you were so involved in repairing the old RZ-2’s deflector shield generator that you hadn’t heard him.

Stretching your sore muscles, you grabbed your thermos of caf, now cold and bitter, and headed toward your quarters. There were a few Resistance members in the halls, some heading out for a late night drink at the cantina in the nearby village and some, like you, off to bed. You smiled tiredly at everyone and sighed with relief when you turned the corner that led to your room.

Whatever kind of happiness you’d felt at the idea of a shower and some deep sleep, it disappeared the moment you realized someone was sitting on the floor, leaning back against your door.

No, not someone.

Poe. Kriffing. Dameron.

“Oh, come on,” you muttered. It had been three days since you’d stormed away from him in the hangar, and you had thankfully managed to avoid him since. You definitely hadn’t spent those three days thinking about how good he looked, or how he smelled like leather and exhaust and stale caf but it worked, or wondered if you should have just said yes when he asked to kiss you.

No, you definitely hadn’t thought any of those things and you definitely didn’t feel a thrill zip through you at the sight of him.

His head lifted as you approached, a grin lighting his face when he saw it was you.

“Well, if it isn’t my favorite technician.”

You stopped in front of him, crossing your arms and glaring down at his stupid, gorgeous, smiling face. He might have been beautiful, but he was still annoying.

“To what do I owe the pleasure, Commander?”

He chuckled from his spot on the floor, tilting his head back against the door to look up at you. You noticed (you really tried not to, but you were exhausted - your defenses were down!) how his inky curls fell back from his face, how his white, v-neck t-shirt stretched across his broad chest and muscular arms.

How could a collarbone look so fucking good?

“I like when you call me that,” he countered, his lazy chocolate eyes twinkling. He stretched his legs, clad in a pair of black, Resistance-issued shorts, out in front of him and your mouth started to water (you’d worked right through dinner, of course you were hungry … for food ...). “You should definitely come down here and call me that again.”

He raised a hand to you and it took every ounce of restraint in your body to not fall into his lap. You decided to take the defensive route.

“Why are you here, Poe? I’m so tired and I really can’t deal with your nonsense. I promise I didn’t touch your precious x-wing today.“ You rolled your eyes before continuing. “I like to wait until you’re around to piss me off.”

Poe laughed again and reached out to tug at the leg of your coveralls.

"You are by far my favorite person to piss off,” he said, still looking up at you with those doe eyes that made you feel all sorts of things (maker, he was pretty).

You shook your head and reached in your pocket for the metal card that served as the key to your door. Brandishing it between your fingers, you raised an eyebrow and hoped Poe would get the hint and scram.

Instead, he offered you a serene smile from his place on the floor,

"So how was your day, Gorgeous?“

You closed your eyes and took a deep breath. It had been a good day. A peaceful day. A Poe-less day.

You would not end it by screaming at him.

"Dameron, as much as I would like to continue this inane banter with you, can we please table the bullshit till tomorrow?"

Your jaw hurt from clenching your teeth and you felt the sharp metal key digging into your palm. You had never known someone who could simultaneously turn you on and make you want to punch them. Leave it to Poe to be the first.

He must have sensed your impending outburst, finally standing and moving away from your door, circling in front of you so you had to press your back to the wall.

"You really get cranky when you’re tired, Sweetheart.”

He reached out and took your clenched fist in his fingers, his warm touch making your brain short-circuit for a moment. You stared at your joined hands, watching as he gently unfurled your fingers and took the card from your palm.

Your cheeks grew warm as you lifted your gaze to his, struck by how tenderly he touched you, how soft his eyes were when he looked at you.

The two of you stood there for a moment, silently gazing into each other’s eyes, your heartbeat quickening with the realization that you probably, maybe, definitely had a thing for Poe Dameron.

Well, fuck.

You licked your lips, anticipation flickering throughout your body. The corners of his lips pulled up and you waited with baited breath as he moved in closer to you, your eyelids fluttering closed. You nearly held your breath waiting for the hot press of his lips and-

“You’re falling asleep on your feet there, you better get to bed.”

Your eyes flew open at the soft click and hiss of your door opening. Poe stood there, a shit-eating grin on his face, holding your key card in his fingers.

That. Bastard.

“Yep, time for bed!” You hurriedly grabbed your key back, taking care not to brush against his skin, and shimmied past him into your room. You knew your smile was too bright, too fake, but there was no way Poe Dameron was going to leave here thinking he had somehow gained the upper hand.

No way. If there were any hands anywhere, they were YOURS.

You slammed the button just inside the door, turning away from Poe’s smug, dimpled, perfect face.

“Sleep well, Sweetheart,” he called out as your door hissed to a close, his voice tinged with laughter, “can’t wait to see you tomorrow!”

“Don’t count on it, Dameron!”

Finally ensconced in your room, you leaned back against the door, rolling your eyes to the ceiling.

“I’m an idiot,” you whispered into the darkness. What a monumental clusterfuck that encounter had been. You shook your head and crossed to the refresher, vowing never to work that late again. It clearly made your brain malfunction.

Slipping off your dirty clothes and dropping them on the floor, you started the shower and stepped underneath the hot spray, willing all thoughts of Poe Dameron and the confusing feelings you had for him to wash away.

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Poe stood outside your closed door, one palm on the wall where you’d stood moments before. You had been there, beautiful and sleepy, and looking so absolutely delicious, waiting for the kiss he wanted to give you more than anything, but he’d held back. There was no way he was going to rush this, to push you toward what he knew was an inevitability.

No, the first time Poe kissed you it was going to be on your terms, because you wanted it, wanted him, and everything that came after.

Shoving his hands in the pockets of his shorts, he strolled back to his room, a smile on his lips and his heart lighter than it had been in a very long time.

#poe dameron fanfic #poe dameron x reader #poe x reader #star wars fanfic #poe fic #my fic #idiots

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kisekinovampirewriting · 6 years

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💤❄️Happy Birthday❄️💤

*looks around and sees nobody in the kitchen*

*managed to steal some strawberry’s from Yuuma’s Garden*

*has found a new recepie*

*which combines macha tea with strawberry’s*

*its a little torte*

*is following the recepie*

*listens to music over the SoundCloud app*

*didn’t realise the boys in the room*

*hears somebody chuckle*

*feels a big hand on her shoulder*

*flinches*

*turns around*

Ehhhhhh Wakamatsu, Takao, Kurosaki and Tachibana what the bloody hell….

Who the hell did make me jump…

*Wakamatsu points to Takao*

Takao out!!! Until I call you is that understood?!

*Takao pouts but does what I told him*

Damn the hell I have to start measuring the sugared strawberry’s again….

*looks at the guys*

You mostly want to help me won’t you?

*the guys nod*

Than Makoto could you please measure the amount of flour to 500g of the wholemeal and 500g spelt flour?

*he does that*

*looks at Ranmaru*

Could you please measure that things?

*with grumbling after showing him was the has to mesaure on the wet ingriedens side*

*goes to Wakamatsu*

Kousuke could you please measure the macha tea into those bowls exactly 300g per bowl?

*he nods and I measure the sugared strawberry’s to the end*

~🎸~Oi, could I do something?~🎸~

*sighs*

Ranmaru could you please clean the other strawberry’s and cut the Ends like that?

*showes him how*

~🎸~ You dont have to show me how to do that!~🎸~

*he growles like typical for him*

*the guys are ready*

*I start mixing the things togehter*

*at first the whole flour and 300g of the macha tea*

*with halt of the wet ingriediens*

*than the other flour and the rest of the ingriedens and the other part of the macha tea*

*is using her muscels with the hand mixer*

You guys could butter and flour those cake pans?

*because of Maktoto and Ranmaru growling at each other Wakamatsu took their place and does that*

~🐏~Those two… if they want to fight they could do it else where, we all talked about coming to help you… and not to fight… but they remind me about Aomine and myself. ~🐏~

Yeah you are right I really dont understand why they are fighting…. They where the ones who wanted to help me.

~🐏~ Yeah and they dragged me along, but I couldn’t refuse them because I needed some space…. You know why….~🐏~

*I nod and could understand that he has problems again with Aomine*

*after he finish that I put the dough evenly in both pans*

*after theat with the help of Ranmaru and Makoto, finally, I take the heavy cake pans into the oven*

*in the oven with air circulation on 350grade for about 2 ½h*

*in this time I spend the three*

*Wakamatsu ends up being my protector because Takao comes back with Murasakibara in his tow*

*I really don’t know where Takao got Atsushi from*

*but any way I’m happy now because I like… no change it….. love Atsushi*

*after the 2 ½h I took the cakes out*

*gives the order to Atsushi to make the orange dye blend icing*

~🎂🍰~Oi, little one…. Why should I do that…. The others could do that….~🎂🍰~

No they cant, Atsushi…. You are the most experienced of them with cake icing and I really don’t want to have the icing don’t look like I want it…. Also I trust you really much

*he looks down at me from his hight*

*I'm about 1,75m tall*

~🎂🍰~ If I do that you have to make me a cake too~🎂🍰~

I could live with that, no problem gentle giant.

*somehow the purple haired boy blushes*

/Ehh why did he blush?! Did I say something wrong?!/

Sorry Atsushi, did I say something wrong?!

*he laughs quietly*

~🎂🍰~ No you didnt, but nobody ever told me that Im gentle…~🎂🍰~

But you are!

*after that Atsushi helps me applying the icing*

*all the guys and myself decorate the cake with *

*get a little card out of the fridge*

*the card is made out of dark chocolate and decorated with a same dyed Icing as the cake and that sentence*

Happy Birthday Yuuma!

Enjoy the cake with your family!

Yours -RZ-

P.S.: Sorry for stealing all those strawberry’s!

*the guys and I leave*

*we let the cake stay on the living room table with the help of the other guys because the cake is so heavy*

Oi, who was the fucking sow who stole my strawberry’s?

Oh right it is my birthday...

Thank you sow!

But you know stealing comes with consequences.

I will find you after celebrating with my family, sow!

*he does that*

*and after they did that, he comes back to get me and the ‘consequences’ start*

*you can imagine the rest*

*even if Murasakibara doesn’t like it that I was taken away from him and our cake making*

*but he lets me go and takes me back after I finished with those ‘consequences’ Yuuma spoke of*

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A/N: The recepie is one of my own. I didnt tried it until now, but I will do that. And besides that I hope you could recognize who Emoij is for whom of the boys ;D Also I was to lazy to convert meters into feet ;D Also damn that post is long again like the ones of Reiji, Ai, Laito and co… *ehehehe* and I really didnt made it long time posting on the next day… BtW Fans of my RanCecil Story new chapters will follow in the next days. And I had to put Wakamatsu and Atsushi inside, I love Murasakibara and also I think Wakamatsu needs more love. I hope I didn't forgot to tag anything 😅 because for the first time I have been on Tumblr I reached also the post AND tag limit. 😲😮😯Yours Zoroko

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ariellynn14 · 6 years

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So I was tagged by @fyeahjapanesestuff to try this so I did! Thank you for the tag!! ^^

Rules:

1. Post the rules

2. Answer the questions given to you by the tagger

3. Write 11 questions of your own

4. And tag 11 people

Here are the questions I got:

1. What’s the best book you’ve read recently?

Hmm...the best book I've read recently? I’d say The Little Princess. I had read it once before when I was a child, but I never really liked it then. I just recently picked it back up and enjoyed it much more than when I had first read it.

2. Which animal do you like most?

I LOVE Pomeranians!!!! I love how fluffy and cute they are. If I had to choose a second I'd have to say a Cavachon. My boyfriend has a cavachon and she is so precious!!

3. Do you listen to classical music sometimes?

I have in the past but lately I haven't been. I really enjoy late Victorian Era and Romantic Era music however. I've found that helpful to listen to while studying.

4. Are there any nice places that you absolutely recommend visiting in the country you live in?

Florida! Definitely Florida. Living in the United States has showed me a lot of different and culturally diverse places but I recommend Florida. The people are so nice and the weather is usually always nice. I try to go once or twice a year depending on the weather situations of my state and there. I also recommend California since it's also a beautiful state to visit. (Plus both states have Disney and both Disney's have differences from each other which is really cool to experience. )

5. What’s your favorite hobby?

Hmm….my favorite hobby? More like I have a few actually…...my favorites are music, art and theater since I take part in all three. But if I had to choose I would definitely say music since I love singing.

6. Is there anything about yourself that you want to change? If yes, what is it?

Hmm….I think I'm pretty content with myself, but if I had to change something it would be my hair since I have been wanting to dye it another color lately, but I've been too afraid to.…

7. To how many foreign countries have you been?

I have been to Japan to visit my family that still lives there. Other than that I have been in America for the majority of my life.

8. What’s the thing that you’re most interested in?

Japanese musicals. To me they have so much more stores development than sone American ones I have seen in person. I am particularly interested in the Touken Ranbu musical since I believe it is very well developed and the actors put in so much hard work to make the show very enjoyable for its watchers.

9. Do you enjoy watching musicals? If yes, what’s your favorite one?

Ah yes I love musicals!! Referring back to question 9 I love the Touken Ranbu musical franchise. I find the musicals well developed and extremely enjoyable you watch. If I had to choose a favorite scene from all of them that I be watched I'd say the Shinsengumi drinking scene from Touken Ranbu Bakumatsu Tenroden. And my favorite musical would have to be Shinken Ranbu Sai 2016 and Kashuu Kiyomitsu Tanki Shutsujin 2017. (Yes I'm aware they aren't exactly musicals and more or mess concert type performances, but I can't help but find myself always going back to those and watching them often.)

10. Are you interested in history? If yes, which time period/country/… are you most interested in?

I am interested in some Japanese history, but it's more or less the swords part of history rather than an actual period. I enjoy reading up on the sword’s history and occasionally some Shinsengumi history. I can't really choose a time period to be completely honest since my Japanese history section in my mind can be a very confusing piece of my mind to analyze

11. Do you have an idea (e.g. for a story or something like that) or headcanon in your head that you just can’t get rid of? If yes, describe it!

Ah yes I do actually!!! It's a Touken Ranbu mermaid and vampire au where Kashuu is the land prince and also a vampire who falls in love with Yamato who is the water prince and also a merman. The boys see each other nightly on a rock outside of Kashuu's castle until one day Yamato has to go on a trip with his family for a few weeks. Kashuu gets saddened at the news and stops coming to the rock at night like he once had done. He eventually falls in love with another prince from another kingdom that looks almost exactly like Yamato, but without the long manicured nails, heavy mermaid like makeup, and jewelry. He thinks the new prince is everything that he wanted until he finds out a secret about the new prince that could change everything.

(How was that? Should I make it a full story or no? Please dm me if I should!!! ^^)

And here are my 11 questions for answering! ^°^

1.If you could meet anyone in the world (dead or alive) who would it be and why?

2.What is something you enjoy doing in your free time besides a favorite hobby of yours?

3. If there is one place you could be right now, where would it be and why?

4. What, in your own eyes, is the biggest influence you have had on a person in your life?

5. Is there someone in the world that you've always wanted to meet, but can't?

6. What is one thing you can't go a day without thinking about it?

7. Is there a song that's been stuck in your head that you just can't get rid of?

8. What is your favorite book and why?

9. What is one thing you believe people don't know about you?

10. Are there any really cool vacation spots in your country? If so what are they?

11. What type of music do you listen to while you are studying/working/ or even trying to fall asleep?

And I tag these lovely people to do this tag if they wish to do it!

@rz-jocelyn

@pamsurowka

@hohokekyo

@flightoftheaj

@karasunocurry

@mimhabibah1

Thank you once again for tagging me!! I had fun completing this! ^^

#personal #princessarilynn #tag game #ari shares #get to know me

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missragdoll · 7 years

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tagged by @warpstrikes!

rules: copy this into a new text post, replace my answers with yours and tag 10 people

A - age: twenty ten is still twenty something shuttup yall

B - biggest fear: my loved ones hurting or dying

C - current time:10:34am

D - drink you last had: disgustingly sweet coffee au lait.

E - every day starts with: please be sunny p l e a s e I can't get up if it's dark what the fuck

F - favourite song: but how can one choose really

G - ghosts, are they real? *ouija time* no idea honestly but if they were not vegeanful that would actually be p cool. alternate dimension party. no walls yEAH FUCK U TRUMP

H - hometown: awful small town lost of god's hand. I hate that town.

I - in love with: pretty dawns, cats, clear skies, music...

J - jealous of: TALENTED PEOPLE MY ONLY TALENT IS PROCRASTINATING EVEN WHAT I LOVE HOW DO YOU

K - killed someone: I could tell sure but then I’d have to kill you too. joking *finger guns*

L - last time you cried: you'd think I'd remember but I don't.

M - middle name: I don't have. You could have asked for my name. a pity my fella.

N - number of siblings: a two year younger sis <3

O - one wish: I actually have three. One of them would be having talent to draw I WANT THAT SO MUCH

P - person you last texted: my mom :)

Q - questions you’re always asked: how do you keep your fur so silky and shiny- ah no, not that. mmm I'm not sure people ask me things.

R - reasons to smile: you're gonna get old and die so why not smile while you stab the fuck out of someone.

No but really, a lot of things; family, friends, love...

S - song last sang: TARUGETTO WA ONLY YOU GET THE TREASURE

T - time you woke up: 8 am

U - underwear color: soul black

V - vacation destination: Seoul, Japan... Poland :D

W - worst habit: I FUCKING BITE MY NAILS WHY THE FUCK CANT I STOP. Also my mom says blattant sarcasm and glaring at people is a bad habit and will eventually get me killed into trouble

X - x-rays you’ve ever had: okay they once checked my brain I think everything was alright.

Z - zodiac sign: Cancer CANCER LUNAR AFFECTED IM ALSO PROUD TIGER CHINESE ZODIAC MEMBER YAS

tagging @byaichi126, @kashikoi-kawaii, @saanyan, @chibiwriter, @rz-jocelyn, @hades-no-daifuku, @kazehana94, @amikoroyai, @flowermiko, @funjoushi

#ask meme

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daveandtrev · 7 years

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2017 Draft Recap

Friends, Confidants, members of the Star Wars Club, I’m going to get straight to the point. It’s good to be writing to you. Mon and I are in month five of our journey around the world (if Europe was the only continent in said world) and being the guy on his computer typing every day is starting to get me weird stares (because of course the WiFi is only in the common area.) So let’s dive into a bit of draft recap and see what we can find.

Per popular request (and for those who said I wouldn’t do it until next year week 8, Mr. Grundy) I want to take a look back at some of my favorite picks right after draft day as well as what I think are the best picks looking back after six weeks. Please note that I would have liked to have made the draft day player selections before Week 1 and I will definitely make a point of selecting these picks earlier next year. For this edition, I looked back to my final draft board and found players who went cheaper than I had them valued and picked the most interesting cases. Picks I like now are the best values with the future in mind.

One last, quick note: I’ve come to really believe that draft results are the biggest indicator of season long success. This sometimes goes without saying, but I don’t think I bought into this enough until last season. Honestly, I asked myself “Why am I not winning more?” and when I looked at the previous drafts (and my preparation habits) I started to understand. With 12 teams reducing viable waiver pickups, the draft has become even more important. I have renewed vigor for draft study and therefore will be tying the draft into most of my thinking and content about our league.

Plunk - My favorite picks on draft day: Stefon Diggs at $12. (I valued him at $15 on draft day). I liked Stefon Diggs a lot and was targeting him from the start…that is until I took the plunge on two expensive RBs in the first 3 picks of the draft and all my planning got scrapped. I was a bit worried when I heard he would play on the outside more this year (as he had so much success in the slot) but really that’s just opened up longer targets and showcased the guy’s talent. He is legit and would probably be worth $25 or more if we drafted again today. His box scores going into the year remind me a lot of Golden Tate (or even TY Hilton): blow up games (150+ yards) mixed with the occasional dud and only a lack of red zone usage/efficiency keeping him from the elite tier. (He has already tripled his RZ scoring from last year. He has three TDs already in five games compared to one TD over the entire previous season. Perhaps he can make the leap.)

Now: Chris Hogan at $3. (Honorable mention to Diggs and Gurley). Gurley has been the RB2 through 6 weeks and Diggs has been the WR7, but Chris Hogan checks in at WR8 and cost a piddly $3 on draft day. He has returned incredible value thus far and should continue to dominate the Pats WR volume. This happens once or twice a year at that point in the draft, but it’s the envy of those $17 Allen Robinson bidders. And those who bought Maclin at $7,Marshall at $8 or Crowder at $10. We won’t even mention Amari Cooper at $37 who currently sits at WR76…

Soape - My favorite pick on draft day: Kareem Hunt, $27. (Valued at $30 on draft day). I wanted to put Adam Thielen here at $3. Unfortunately, even though I liked him on draft day, my final draft board says he was a $2 player. So technically he wasn’t a draft day value. Hence I land on the only player who fits the value criteria – Kareem Hunt. I hoped that nobody would know his name with the late Spencer Ware injury and he’d land in the $18-$20 range. No such luck. Soape came out of a multi year hiatus and picked the best fantasy player in the league for under $30. I won’t even try to say I thought this kind of season was coming. I definitely did not think he’d be sitting at RB1 through 6 weeks. The only reason I put him above TyMont and Cook was because I knew his competition would be near zilch with Ware out (competition was a bit unclear in the other two cases). Well done Soape.

Now: Kareem Hunt at $27. This is clearly a league winning pick if Hunt keeps it up. Soape has shaken off the rust of a year away and is absolutely loaded (He’s also sitting on Antonio Brown and Melvin Gordon. Plus Dak, a legit WR2 in Adam Thielen and Derrick Henry lurking as an absolute beast if given the opportunity.) (How many compliments do I need to give to get that Chik-fil-A bro?)

And I’m going to cheat here….

Now (1B): Adam Thielen at $3. And here is the other lucky lotto winner who has unearthed a starter for under $5. Thielen succeeded towards the end of last year and from what I read, was legitimately creating separation on his routes and beating guys (aka being good at receiver). After talks with Grundy who was worried about the O-Line, I hesitated on my initial love for the Vikes this year and ended up downgrading their offense a bit before draft day. Big mistakey. (I should know that the homers always protect themselves from disappointment. Plenty of people were up on the Bucs this year but I was not buying it myself. It’s the disappointment that comes after elevated expectations that is the true heart killer, so even though you think you’re getting a “better” opinion by talking to said homer, you’re really introducing a reverse bias. Unless you talk to Jason. From which you get, “WE’RE GONNA THRASH!!!!”)

Swave – My favorite pick on draft day: Emmanuel Sanders at $10. (Valued at $15 on draft day). Sanders had almost the same target share as DT last year and was targeted in the red zone and inside the 10 at the exact same rate as DT. And he cost $10 less on draft day. He was a solid pick then and a solid pick now.

Now: Michael Crabtree at $18. I think Sanders is still a good bargain at that price, but I prefer Michael Crabtree today. He is still scoring TDs and its only a matter of time before the Raiders offense starts clicking. He’s currently sitting at WR11. I am starting to come around (slightly) on Duke Johnson who is becoming a staple in the game plan. I annually get nervous to back these exclusive pass catching backs but one or two always end up a top-20 RB by the end of the year and Duke could be forcing his way into the conversation at a cost of only $2.

Dave – My favorite pick on draft day: Ezekiel Elliot at $35. (Valued at $45 on draft day). So in my first draft over on ESPN with my uncle and cousins, Zeke fell to the third round. As soon as I saw him picked at 22nd overall, I knew he was a steal. I decided to make a run for him in our league and see if I could get him under $40 which I was able to do. Yes, he has risk. The suspension clearly could put a damper on things. But the upside was phenomenal. Over the years I have continually wrestled with upside vs. safety and when to pursue each. I used to love the running QBs who had “QB1 overall upside” like Vick, Kaepernick, RG3, and Cam. I would always err on the side of potential and I paid top dollar to draft them. More times than not, I got burned (drafting Vick #2 overall was the pinnacle of that thought process. It did not work out.) I don’t think the problem was pursuing these guys – I think I pursued them when they were priced the highest. Let’s face it – Zeke would have went for $50+ without a suspension. At that price, he’s a bad bet when he could miss half a fantasy season. But at $35? With the recent precedent of Brady two years back in which he played all year long through a similar suspension? I take the bet and hope he returns $50 worth of value but am not killed if he misses 6 games and turns out to only be worth around $20.

Now: Alex Smith at $1. I mean come on! We should have seen this coming right? 10 year veteran breaks out into an MVP player, tapping into the potential we always knew he had as a former #1 overall pick. He puts aside his game-manager ways to relentlessly attack defenses down the field and finally feature his stud TE. This was obvious right? Yup…sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.

Cristian – My favorite pick on draft day: DeAndre Hopkins at $18. (Valued at $25 on draft day). I probably moved Hopkins and Allen Robinson more than any other players on my draft board. They oscillated between $30 and $15 for a solid month and I never felt good about the spot they were in. (My final draft board had both at $25). The thing I couldn’t argue with was opportunity (which both had a ton of last year) but the thing we knew was that quarterbacks kept them down in previous seasons, and the QB situations of both teams wasn’t resolved. Looking at it six weeks in, I laugh at how we will remember this year for those two players. Robinson was a bust, Hopkins a stud. I love this, because this is the essence of fantasy football. It’s not one-strategy-fits-all. Neither situation was better than the other on draft day (in my opinion). Yet Scooter gets burned and Cristian gets a steal. (Remember this next time you beat yourself up for your season gone amuck: fantasy football is a gambler’s game and hence you get gambler’s odds. With 12 teams its my estimate that everyone has less than a 50% chance at a playoff season, regardless of skill, and the competition in our league likely pushes that number lower (maybe 40%?) for even the most skilled players. We’ll test this thought going forward.)

Now: DeShaun Watson at $1. Yeah bro. He was the best pick on the team. He’s now starring on Jack’s team. Live by the undervalued player, die by the player who explodes after you drop him. At least he plays for the home team, right Cristian?

Monica – My favorite pick on draft day: Gronk at $28. (Valued at $30 on draft day). I also liked Demaryius Thomas at a larger discount, but I was so surprised at Gronk’s price tag (I predicted that he would go for $40) that I believe he was the best pick. The write-up on Zeke applies here. Take the risk when the price drops.

Now: Gronk at $28. I started this article last week and had Rodgers as the potential pick here. That won’t work going forward, even though I think Rodgers at $36 is a solid investment. Even after taking a 0 from a missed game, Gronk is the TE2 with a 30 point lead on the TE6. He is the #1 option on offense for New England and is the favorite to lead the position in points at season’s end.

Grundy: My favorite pick on draft day: Dalvin Cook at $19. (Valued at $25 on draft day). I told Grundy on draft night that I’d rather have Cook at $19 then TyMont at $18, both of whom I valued at $25. Offensive line issues notwithstanding, Dalvin was a massive upgrade over Vikings RBs last year and was going to be featured in the pass game. He was a good bet for work on all downs and I prefer rookies at RB (who see higher efficiency than their older counterparts.) Of course, before we see it happen on the field we are just guessing. At this price, it was a good bet that paid off before injury. (I once took Ryan Matthews in the first round when he was a rookie with the Chargers and I thought he was the next LaDainian Tomlinson. He wasn’t and I sucked that year. Even for “fantasy truths” such as rookie RBs being potentially better picks – consider the price.)

Now: Dalvin was clearly going to be the pick her pre-injury, but going forward I will pivot to Carson Wentz at $8. Wentz has made immense strides this season, vaulting the Philly pass game from the 25th ranking in Passing DVOA up to the 6th ranked team as of Week 6. (DVOA is a Football Outsiders metric which can be read about on footballoutsiders.com. It’s an efficiency metric which means that the Eagles now have a borderline elite passing offense as opposed to being among the league worst last year.) Everyone is waiting on Jameis and Mariota to make the leap – but it’s Wentz who is beating them to it. Grundy is reaping the benefits: Wentz would now fetch over $20 if we drafted today and sits as the overall QB4. (I’m imagining a wistful Jason reading this in Longview as he has collected nearly all Eagles properties without securing the most valuable piece.)

Jason – My favorite pick on draft day: Golden Tate for $11. (Valued at $20 on draft day.) I think I liked every WR that went between $10 and $12 (Sanders, Benjamin, Tate, Garcon, Diggs). Their roles were secure and I felt like most were worth $15 or more. They fell below that threshold and still I drafted exactly zero of them, leaving me with lots of post-draft regret. Tate is a stud who does everything except score double digit TDs. You’re going to get 90 catches, 1000 yards and 5 TDs no matter what. He is the guy in Detroit and he really stood out to me as a bargain when I looked over draft results for the first time. (Side note: remember when he disappeared for the first 5 games last year and he was sitting on waivers for weeks? His coaches had to come out and say he was still a priority on offense. I’m still not sure what happened – but he got his numbers by season’s end).

Now: Tate for $11. Steady as he goes. He is what we thought he was at WR13 so far. (Side note on Jason’s team: What has happened to Gilislee over the past few weeks??)

Trevor – My favorite pick on draft day: Keenan Allen at $21. (Valued at $30 on draft day). Allen has had a strange career with weird injuries. He’s torn an ACL and lacerated a kidney the last two years but has clearly been effective when healthy. I felt that those were more freak injuries than the constant nicks and bruises some players sustain (hello, Jordan Reed) and liked him quite a bit on draft day.

Now: Zach Ertz at $11. Sorry Jason, I misspoke earlier. Ertz may be more valuable than Wentz at his respective position, again showing the growth of the Eagles offense as a whole. Ertz dominated last year when Jordan Matthews was out, but small samples don’t always hold true into the next year (Kyle Rudolph dominated in a similar spot without Diggs last year, but hasn’t had the same value this year, especially without Bradford). In this case, Ertz was a clear bargain at $11 and is scoring at a much higher clip this year (his one previous knock) making him a great selection who currently tops the TE position in fantasy points. (I'll go ahead and plug him for Trevor – he’s very available for trade!)

Phil – My favorite pick on draft day: Doug Martin at $6. (Valued at $10 on draft day.) I figured he might go for $12 or $15 to someone who paired him with Quizz Rodgers or another cheap RB who could get you through the first 3 weeks. But for $6, he’s almost no risk at all. If I wouldn’t have panic drafted Maclin at $7 like a chump (and drafted an $11 WR like I wanted) I would have certainly challenged Phil on this guy. Preseason puff pieces are always something to be weary of, but the Bucs beat reporters seemed earnest on Doug being committed physically and mentally this year. Through two games, this pick looks to be on the right track.

Now: Cameron Brate at $3. Shamelessly target the home team Phil Stark. I admire your faith. Brate has gone nowhere this year despite additions of OJ Howard and DeSean Jackson, keeping his spot as the second option in the Bucs passing game. I think we need to consider the notion that he is establishing himself as a top 5 or 6 fantasy tight end (currently at TE4). Jameis loves him in the red zone and will continue to target him there and everywhere as the season progresses. (Stave Dark home team film review: Brate makes a “wow” play once or twice a game where he makes a reception with a high degree of difficulty. He’s a legitimate talent.)

Scooter: My favorite pick on draft day: Terrelle Pryor at $28. (Valued at $30 on draft day.) My pre draft thoughts: Cousins is still good and all his WRs were leaving. Pryor dominated with Cleveland and was now upgrading to a good QB on a team that wants to pass and should score points. By all accounts the guy is a physical size/speed specimen. I want to bet on guys like this. I valued him conservatively at $30 but felt his upside was top 10 at the position and simply just wanted him on my team (I told you before I’m a sucker for potential). Looking back now, I do think I should have taken two things into account. 1) New QB/WR combos take time to gel and 2) Offensive coordinator changes mean something. Sean McVay was good at his job, and we are seeing him do well with another offensive out in LA. Cousins has been merely okay without him thus far. The jury is still out here, but I absolutely bought in to the hype before the draft and thought he was a great pick.

My other favorite pick on draft day: Darren McFadden at $2. (Valued at $10 on draft day.) I was incredulous to see him go this cheap as a Zeke owner. I just ran out of money (everyone nods with empathy). I was more excited about the Pryor pick (and had more to write on it) but this pick was a great investment if Zeke were to serve his six game suspension. Picks like this can make a 2-3 win difference which can vault a team into the playoffs.

Now: Jordy Nelson at $45. This becomes much tougher to back with Rodgers down, but Hundley has shown well in the preseason before and Jordy is the best weapon on the team. He continues to have the most upside for Scooter’s team going forward.

Jack – My favorite pick on draft day: Leonard Fournette* at $20 (Valued at $25 on draft day.) I have to put an asterisk. I was scared on Fournette. Even though he was a rookie who figured to get featured usage (“fantasy truth” in the right direction) he was also on a bad team who typically see depressed running back points due to being behind on the scoreboard (“fantasy truth” in the wrong direction). He was the only player that Jack drafted who was a bargain in comparison to my auction values. So essentially I didn’t like his team on draft day. I say that for a reason: I was simply wrong. Jack is sitting at 1st overall in the league and is red hot lately as his team put up ridiculously high totals for the 4th straight week. DeShaun Watson has been the waiver pickup of the year and the Jordan Howard trade has worked out nicely thus far. This is with Martavis, Jimmy Graham, and Danny Woodhead adding little (all drafted at over $12+). But Devante is scoring, Fournette is dominant, Howard is getting fantastic volume, and the QB play is exceptional, not to mention the Jacksonville D putting up absurd stat lines. I don’t know many guys who want to win more than Jack does (or who have seen the share of fantasy disappointment that Jack has) so here’s to the scoring binge carrying on a few more weeks.

Now: Fournette at $20. It’s easy at this point. Jacksonville is not a bad team and they boast a dominant defense. I want to say they remind me of an old Ravens team, but Bortles is still 10x worse than Flacco ever was (before this year of course). Fournette is going to crush his draft value and is making a play for top 5 fantasy player in 2017 (I think Hunt, LeVeon, Antonio, and maybe Gurley or Gordon are the only other players that belong in that conversation.) Fournette is currently the overall RB3 and has outscored all WRs and TEs.

One final thought: I believe every fantasy season has a story that cannot be told without making note of significant injuries. It’s the minefield we all play in. Which bombs are going to go off while you are standing above them? This effect uniquely defines each season as much as the draft (low hanging fruit, but I think relevant). Injuries suck in real life and in fantasy too – it isn’t really a skill to avoid them. Through Week 6, here is the scoreboard of major injuries to the game’s main pieces.

Injuries per team of players drafted for $5+: Jack 1 (Woodhead), Scooter 2 (A-Rob, Olsen), Trevor 2 (Dave Johnson, Marshall), Grundy 3 (OBJ, Cook, Luck), Monica 1 (Rodgers). That’s nine major injuries to $5+ players through Week 6. When we look at just draft dollars, Grundy is playing $84 down (although Luck may return soon) and Trevor is down $58, putting both at extreme disadvantages.

I feel this is shorter than usual but 3,700 words will have to do in the midst of globetrotting. I have some other ideas for visualizing our draft investments which I will send out when the travel schedule allows. Truly, I love being a part of this league with you guys and it has been the perfect way to stay in touch with home (‘Merica).

Ciao from Italy,

Stave Dark

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ariellynn14 · 7 years

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Thanks you for tagging me @fyeahjapanesestuff

I tag @rz-jocelyn @mitsukimahou and @redroseoftheriver ~you can completely ignore this if you prefer not to do it ^^

RULES: Choose any three fandom's (in random order) and answer the questions. Then tag some people.

The fandom's I choose are:

1. Touken Ranbu

2. Wreck it Ralph

3.Descendants

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The First Character You Loved:

1. Hmmm... Yamatonokami Yasusada, however Hachisuka Kotetsu really caught my eye back then.

2. Easy!! Vanellope Con Schweetz! I really loved her personality back then and today I still do!!

3. Mal. However that's changed now that i really started liking Descendants

The Character You Never Expected To Love So Much

1. Kashuu Kiyomitsu!!!! I thank Ryuji Sato and the trial musical for that. I honestly never liked him when the game fruit came out the rest of my cousins did, so I shocked them when I announced that I actually love Kashuu, thus why he's my favorite ^°^

2. Vanellope Con Schweetz. I mean I loved her from the beginning, but I never expected to love her this much. She's just a huge ball of sunshine and sugar that deserves so much more love.

3. Evie. I seriously love this girl since she proves anyone can change if they put their minds to it! That's why I never expected to actually love her.

The Character You Relate To The Most

1. Probs Kashuu since he longs to be loved and just wants attention. to me its kinda the same but with people that i know won't like me because of what i like and who i am.

2. Vanellope here as well. i see how she struggles to fit in because of her being called a glitch and no one remembering their last lives before turbo became king candy. she tries all she can to be friends with everyone and to become a racer that it gives me vibes and reminds me that you don't have to fit in and be like the others if you don't wanna.

3. Hmm.......maybe a mix of Evie and Mal. Evie because she is trying to male life better for herself and living with the royals she feels as though she fits in, but then there's Mal who can't stand the constant pressure and attention at times. i feel they are the most relatable to me in those fields.

The Character You'd Slap:

1. no one actually. i like everyone in their own way. buy if i had to choose.....i'd say the history retrograde army just cuz they can be pains to defeat sometimes.

2. KING CANDY!!!! he seriously had me on edge. like Vanellope is my sunshine child and what he did to her was not cool. making her a glitch is not ok!! I'm happy he died in the end since that what he deserves for being an attention craving freak.

3. meh i like all the characters so.....i guess no one?

Three Favorite Characters

1. My three favorites besides Kashuu are: Yamatonokami, Horikawa, and Izuminokami! ^^

2. My three besides Vanellope are: Ralph, Felix, and......umm thats it...i actually only have three favorites out of the whole movie so.....

3. My three besides Evie are actually: Mal, Carlos, and Jay!

A Character You Liked At First But Not So Much Anymore:

1. Definitely Mikazuki. He's just to overrated for me at this point now...

2. Taffyta Muttonfudge, She's just not one for me anymore.....

3. No one really. I like everyone like I stated before. ^^

A Character You Did Not Really Like At First But They've Grown On You.

1. Nagasone Kotetsu. i used to hate him, but after experiencing his character more i love him so much now!!

2. Ralph actually. something about him grew on me and now i really like him.

3. Still like everyone the same so.......

3 OTPs

1. Anmitsu For The Win!! I also ship KaneHori and Kashuu x my saniwa oc.

2. I don't ship anyone in this fandom really.....unless if Hiro x Vanellope is valid ^.~

3. Mal x Ben. I love the ship way to much it isnt even funny anymore.

#personal touken Ranbu wreck it Ralph tag princessarilynn

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ariellynn14 · 7 years

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Tagged by @rz-jocelyn

Rules: Copy this into a new text post, replace my answers with yours, and tag 10 people.

A - age: Well I'm told that I look older than what I actually am....but I just turned 15 last October, I'll be 16 this year so.....maybe that's how I got my job so easily and without an issue.......

B - biggest fear: Never being able to reach my dreams or get the job that I want so badly.

C - current time: 4:33pm

D - drink you last had: Milk Tea as soon as I got in the door from work today. (I do all my highschool classes early in the morning and I get out of school at noon for work by 12:30 most days and I work until 6 most nights, but today I wasn't schduled so I'm happy

E - every day starts with: Me lying in bed wondering if I'll do something productive, not wanting to get up, falling out if bed, or lately having bad thoughts in my body.........I know I'm not fat, but for some odd reason all of my mornings start out with me thinking that I am until I get my makeup on and my shower finished.

F - favourite song: Ironically I'm on the same boat with @rz-jocelyn......I have to many that I like, however lately its been Beautiful Tragedy Shinken Ranbu Sai 2016 version and Tokenai Mahou

G - ghosts, are they real?: YES!!!!!! I know they are. I can feel ojīsan's presence with me all of the time and I know he is watching over me.

H - hometown: I was actually born in Japan so..........I don't remember where my parents lived when they had me, but it was outside of Tokyo I believe. I live in America now and I'm not saying where I live for personal reasons ^^

I - in love with: RYUJI SATO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shall I add anything else?? XD

J - jealous of: Any girl growing up in Japan right now.......I'm supposed to be one if those girls, but there was a lot of issues with my health when I was a kid so we couldn't stay. That's why we live in america now.

K - killed someone: I killed my backup Kashuu the other day.....I haven't stopped screaming internally yet.....

L - last time you cried: I rarely cry........last I cried was when I saw Toripiyo fall on stage during Shinken Ranbu Sai 2016. That made me feel really bad for him.....

M - middle name: Christanna

N - number of siblings: Nope......I have lots of cousins back home however.

O - one wish: Move to Japan and finally meet Ryuji-kun......I will make it reality one day!!!!

P - person you last texted: my best friend who's name I won't give out due to personal reasons as well

Q - questions you’re always asked: "Are you american? Japanese? Asian? Or all of the above?" To answer that.......I'm asian american, meaning I'm Half japanese and half american, my dad is japanese and my mom is american. If you saw my parents your get the memo.

R - reasons to smile: it makes me happier as a collective being. It also tells my friends that I'm not tired and that I'm somewhat paying attention in class xD

S - song last sang: “Kimi To kimi to megurianu" (“Tokenai Mahou" from “Musical Touken Ranbu in Shinken Ranbu Sai 2016” version)

T - time you woke up: 4:30am but really 5:15am cuz I layer there and sulked for a while about issues.......

U - underwear color: Why would I share that.........if you must know they have a cute pattern, that's all I reveal xD

V - vacation destination: I normally go to Japan every winter and Florida in the summer, however in 2015 I went to Japan for "Musical Toujen Ranbu Trial Performance" and then Florida three weeks after I got home from Japan.

W - worst habit: Falling asleep in the middle of doing something.....that's annoying to me and I've found myself in places where I know I didn't fall asleep at and it scares me. Also singing when I know no ones home........that's a bad habit if mine as well

X - x-rays you’ve ever had: when I got in a car accident last summer with Gram and I ended up with a broke writs and broke ankle....go figure

Z - zodiac sign: Libra 👰 I guess I act like one already, but I'm not to sure at the same time.

I tag @redroseoftheriver @mitsukimahou and @sohmariku to do this tag if they'd like to! >v<

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