lol it's so funny sending asks to people bc SINCE TUMBLR TOOK AWAY THE FEATURE ON ASKS WHERE YOU CAN SWITCH WHICH BLOG UR ASKING FROM!!!! i can only send out asks through my main blog-- it feels like using ur government name when u go by ur middle
... okay i thought having the link to the masterlist to funny girl was enough, but i'm going to format them to have "next" & "last" chapter links... hold pls
plot: you're just the funny girl who is slowly falling in love with your boss. but what happens when you want to be seen as something more?
pairing: miya osamu x reader
word count: 1.6k
a/n: ... :D hello ..... finally days off that feel like days off!! and what better way to celebrate than kita reading us down to filth!!!! :D cheers! i've also tagged users based off comments waiting for the next!! if you'd like to be removed, please don't hesitate to let me know!! <3
your fingers tapped nervously on the wood table as you stared out the window, something to keep your mind from spiraling into one of your many recurring thoughts. it was now saturday, and you were waiting for shinsuke at a café that was midway between you and him. he offered to travel all the way to hyogo, but you assured him that you wanted to meet him halfway. these past couple of weeks have felt nothing short of suffocating, so it was nice to get out of town. it was a quiet prefecture, and with summer in full swing, you were enjoying the way the trees swayed like they didn't have a care in the world and how the flowers graciously offered up their pollen to the bees.
your sightseeing was short lived as you saw a dash of white come into your view. shinsuke wasn't running by any means, but he certainly was moving with purpose. you waved at him as he scanned the tables, taking in his casual attire. he was usually in his farming clothes whenever you saw him, overalls that had gone through years of tedious work. they had different patch work at the knees, fraying around the collars and sleeves from the constant friction and of course, the signature towel he always had around his neck. ever since you've met shinsuke, you've known him to be a hard working man. it was nice to be able to see this casual side of him.
"hey, did ya wait long?" he said as he offered your arm a friendly tap before taking the seat across from you. you shook your head in response, pointing to the view you were just partaking in.
"it gave me time to enjoy the scenery and plus i was early—" you glanced down at your watch. "and so are you."
"my grandmother always taught me to me punctual."
"well if i can gather anything, i can tell she's raised you right." he offered you a light smile at that. he reached for the menu on the table, flipping through the pages.
"per your wager on wednesday, i believe that this meal is on me. those onigiri were indeed, very delicious." you rolled your eyes, a smile creeping onto your lips.
"it was a flawed wager to begin with, anything that includes your rice is already above average."
"which is why i had no problem accepting the terms."
"yeah, yeah, yeah." you said, waving your hand. "if we get something after this, it's on me. it's not up for debate." he held up his arms in defeat, before turning his attention back to the menu. you both ordered shortly after, now resting in silence. it wasn't awkward, just present. your gaze wandered back out the window, watching the petals fallen from flowers drift down the street as people walked by.
"how's the shop been?" good. was your usual response, because it always has been. though you found yourself hesitating to say that, knowing that it wasn't 100% the truth.
"it's been…fine. still as busy as ever, and probably will get busier with the way the shop's been blowing up on social media." shinsuke gave a nod in response.
"and you, how's the farm?"
"the work doesn't vary much, which i like. it's mundane to most, but it keeps my day structured." you could only offer a light huff of the nose— such a shinsuke answer.
"how are you? outside of work that is." you both silently thanked the server as they placed your beverages on the table.
"wow, such a loaded question." you huffed, trying to come across light hearted.
"is it?" he was now giving you that stare, it was sharper than most of his silent glances. he had your full and undivided attention with the kind of focus that was hard to pivot away from. you couldn't hold his stare for long, the ice in your drink looking particularly captivating in that moment.
"are you asking because you know? or because you want me to tell you?" your voice was small and you hated it. the way osamu has come to effect you made you feel idiotic. shinsuke took that moment to give his coffee a cautionary sip, steam still rapidly rising from the mug. the light scorch on his taste buds told him it still needed a few more minutes.
"i think both would be beneficial to answer.. not just for me, but for you as well." your eyebrows raised as you rested your chin in your palm. "how so?"
"i know you're too busy coddling other people's feelings to come to terms with your own." your blinked long and hard as your eyebrows were now sitting furrowed on your forehead. you watched as shinsuke sat calmly, as if he didn't land the biggest right hook of the century. you couldn't even gather your thoughts as he continued to speak.
"i'm sorry if that was harsh. i only said it because i knew you'd be able to handle it." conveniently, the rest of the order came giving you time to come back to reality. you shook your head, waving it off.
"no, you're right. working hasn't exactly been the easiest over the past couple of weeks…" you voice naturally fading. "that noticeable, huh?" exposed didn't even come close to how you felt. you were usually at the forefront of your emotions, being to let people in at will. but here under shinsuke's microscope, it felt like he was able to by-pass all of that.
"to me? yes." he reached over to his coffee, taking a bigger sip now that the steam had settled. "to osamu? knowing him, his body probably feels the difference. it just hasn't caught up to his brain yet. there's a lot going on up there as im sure ya know."
hearing his name made your ears burn and your fingers twitch. and here you thought this was going to be some sort of normal get together. you should've known that shinsuke had something up his sleeve. though unbeknownst to him, he was just asking you simple questions with simple answers. you took a sip of water, hoping to quell the feeling of dryness in your throat.
"how long have you known?"
"probably as long as you've known."
your hand instantly smacked over your eyes, the feeling of embarrassment hitting you like a bucket of ice cold water. your cheeks exuded a beet red color as you could feel the heat pulsing through your them. you brought your drink up to your cheeks to try and combat the heat, although shinsuke could only chuckle at your antics.
"that's why i was kind of surprised to see him with someone else at the barbecue." a sigh left your lips, as you looked at the sandwich in front of you. your hand still shielding yourself from his gaze.
"yeah, that was a big nail in the coffin for me. the dates were whatever since anybody can go on a few dates.. but once she started showing up to the shop more often and going so far to invite her to the barbecue... i got a big reality check." a few moments passed, finally being able to give shinsuke a smile that didn't quite reach your eyes.
"but hey. ya win some and ya lose some, ya know? it's a direct result of my own actions. i've come to terms with it." he knew better than most being captain of inarizaki, always pushing his team to put the past aside and focus on the now. even though in his older years, he's grown to appreciate the memories.
"most of the healing is internal than it is the actual situation anyways." you took a bite of your sandwich, hoping that the excitement you had when you ordered it would spark up your appetite.
"meaning?" you waved your hand dismissively, not wanting to get into the semantics of your own image and societal norms.
"a bunch of wallowing in self pity just to get it out of my system. it's dramatic, so don't bother yourself with it." he only nodded, choosing not to push further than he already has.
"and if they start dating exclusively?" your chewing stopped, but only for a brief second.
"i'd learn to be happy for them. she's a perfectly pleasant person and boss' happiness is really what i care about. so if he's happy, i am too. even if it'll take me some time to truly get there." the sounds of the espresso machine and utensils on plates filled the silence as you both finished off your meals and much like he promised, shinsuke paid at the end.
"thank you for the meal, shin. next time we go out, it's on me."
"i'm surprised you're even considering a next time with how i ridiculed ya." you genuinely laughed, patting his arm reassuringly. "don't worry about it. heaven knows i needed it after trying to deal with it on my own. thank you, truly." he offered you a gentle smile
"ya headed back to hyogo?" you nodded, already dreading having to wake up early for the opening prep shift.
"i'll see ya on wednesday for drop off?"
"7:04am, be there or be square." you offered him a salute as you began to make your way back to your station. "text me when you get back!"
he waved you off, watching you round the corner before shoving his hands into his pockets. he shook his head, a quiet chuckle leaving his lips.
"when will those two knuckle heads learn.."
[sms: shinsuke 🍙🌾] i've made it back! we should go to that cafe again! though next time give me a heads up if i'm going to be in the line of questioning.... wwwww
okay coming out of my cave to ask a question— do any of yall have tumblr premium and is it worth it???? on my computer it’s not a problem, but i do majority of scrolling on my phone which is where i’m getting most of the ads and they’re So annoying 🙄🙄🙄
a little birdie told me that my works have been copied, word for word, by user @leonsbunni . she has me blocked, so i couldn’t find out on my own, but two of ‘her fics’ on her masterlist are my works—copied by the exact letter—except it’s changed to ‘leon’ from the game resident evil.
i have no idea what this person thought they would achieve with this. maybe they loved the little attention they’re getting by copying my fics and getting 1k+ notes on them, people praising and supporting them unknowingly . . . whatever it is, this behavior is absolutely unacceptable. plagiarism is never okay.
that’s why i decided to make this little announcement so other writers don’t have to go through this with said account & to prevent this from happening again. for the readers to know that she has not written anything herself & to spread this so no one will unknowingly support a copycat.
please spread the word and block / report her. thank you !
below are the screenshots;
i have yet to find out who the fic ‘midnight cravings’ is from. if anyone has read it before and knows who she copied that from, if she did, let me know.
mMmMmMmM going on a bit of a semi-hiatus rn cause of work and life 🥴 i haven’t been active in terms of writing (clearly) but this is my formal announcement LMFAO
i’m still on here lurking, reading, and commenting on fics so i’m not Away!! if u see me hello 👋🏼
i have a really fun idea that’s been plaguing my mind as of recent so maybe i’ll get that one out soon 🙂↕️🙂↕️
How to check if your post(s) have been affected by Tumblr's recent auto content flagging spree:
In case you haven't noticed, Tumblr's automatic flagging and filtering system has been having a field day this week. Whatever is going on is specifically targeting reblogs and flagging/hiding them, while the original post remains unflagged, meaning the original poster does not receive any sort of notification that their post(s) are affected.
What kind of posts are being affected? I think that this latest flagging spree is heavily targeting posts with images. And by images, I mean any sort of image file. This is only a theory based on my own evidence, other posts may still be affected, too. But in my case, something as simple as a plain black 3 pixel divider triggered it (and I know this to be true because I reblogged a post as-is [FLAGGED], reblogged it with the divider image removed [NO LONGER FLAGGED]).
The only way to see if your post(s) have been affected is to individually go into the notes for any you want to check. In my experience, my affected posts have been entirely random, and some were posted years ago.
Find a post that you know had reblogs with tags
The 'reblogs with comment or tags' section will now be blank if the post has been affected
If you go to 'other reblogs' (blank reblogs) and try to click into them, they will all show up greyed out and hidden on the user's blog
Currently, the only way I can see to fix this is if the users who reblogged your post(s) go to their 'Review flagged posts' tab and submit an appeal. Note that this appeal process appears to be automatic. I tested this several times, and the appeal was approved in less than a minute.
And if your post(s) are affected, the only interim solution I have found is to edit the original post, test out removing images if applicable, and reblog it again to see if the flag has been removed. Unfortunately, it seems this will only help with future reblogs. It will not retroactively fix the reblogs that were flagged.
Why is this a problem for writers (and artists + other creators)?
Something as simple as a plain divider separating the fic summary can trigger this.
Writers are now losing years worth of reblogs that contain meaningful feedback.
Writers have no way of being notified about affected posts, because the flag only triggers in the reblog.
Flagged reblogs are automatically hidden, meaning that affected posts can no longer be reblogged. Defeating the entire purpose of the reblog website where the goal is to reblog and share content across the community.
when we reblog a post and add our little comments or tags in the reblogs, we don’t want to take credits or notes from the op. the whole point we add our little comments or tags in reblogs is so that op gets notes and credits. that’s their post. op deserves all the notes and credits. that’s why we praise “reblog don’t repost” on tumblr dot com — by “taking notes from the op and giving them to the commenters”, you’re basically turning reblogs into reposts. and it’s so discouraging to artists, creators, everybody on your platform.
I’m thankful you are reversing the change. but please listen to your users when we say the original reblog system is already perfect as it is. it doesn’t need to be changed and it certainly doesn’t need to be fixed when it’s not broken. it’s what makes tumblr tumblr.
you said you wanted to “give every voice in a chain the credit it deserves”, our urls are attached to the tags and comments we make, we already have the credits. things already work just fine. nobody is complaining about “wanting more credit” when they add their comments or tags in the reblogs.
with all due respect, so many of us love tumblr because it’s not twitter or tiktok. so please stop trying to turn it into something it’s not supposed to be.
Tumblr is rolling out a new reblog/notes system that completely disregards creators. In their new system, they're taking a twitter-style approach where reblogs will have their own notes that DO NOT contribute to the original post's notes.
Because of this, creators will no longer be able to see an accurate display of likes/reblogs/etc. This is completely altering the way feedback and responses to works are going to be received on this website.
If you come across a fan work that you enjoy, please take the extra step to go to OPs original post, and leave your comment/like/reblog there. Or go one step further and send an ask to OP directly to tell them what you liked!
I really hope Tumblr staff reverses course and reverts to the original reblog system for the sake of the large base of creators who use this site to share their works, but until then, please be considerate and make sure the creators here see/feel the love.
Hii!! I have a Drabble request, I was wondering if you’d be interested in writing it💗
Basically, it’s with Caleb🍎, the readers hobby is baking and she’s very passionate about it! She bakes up some apple crisp cookies and pays a visit to the fleet to drop them off with Caleb. Just wanna see how he’d react to that and how the whole interaction would go💗
hey boo!
thank you for your request! it really made me think about flavors and how taste and smell are so linked to memories and time!!
