tfw rarepair hell

just a spot for masha to ramble about Old Cats

[ploffskinpluffskin]

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where you can read (most of) my finished fics

the post where i keep all my WIPs and their summaries and such Together

[ploffskinpluffskin]

in hindsight i should have known a prompt like fairy tale AU would open the floodgates for me

[mashafoodie]

i won't be sharing many snippets of this one if i can help it just bc i think it'll be fun to keep most of it a mystery ghfhife. i am still a sucker for certain fairy tale tropes tho rip

“How do you know?”

“I know. You are very learned, but you don’t know everything.” Then, with an impish smile so small it was very near unseeable, “I do. I know everything.”

The baron bristled a little. “Well— then give to me your requirements, and I will do what I must.” And I will show you you don’t, he thought crossly as well.

To that, the old cat appeared to think for a long moment, eventually standing on all fours and wandering to the edge of its oval cage, where it stood as like a man and grasped at the bars, staring up at him with its cool gaze unwavering.

“Three tasks over three nights to prove your worth, and it will give you what you ask of it once they are done.”

“Three is too many. I think it should be two.”

“Three is traditional.”

“One would be even better.”

“Three,” the cat repeated patiently, almost kindly, “Or no wish at all.”

“Three, it is then,” Baron agreed.

[ploffskinpluffskin]

Although, of course, at the moment, the baron’s ‘real, bona fide’ monster was not particularly impressive nor imposing, and from the way his good friend Haru was eyeing the little thing lounging sedately, politely, within its cage with its tail lazily thrashing back and forth it must be clear to him that she was weighing her words, deliberating on the best way to approach the underwhelming optics of the situation.

“...It’s a cat,” she eventually observed, succinct and devastating.

[ploffskinpluffskin]

with my head in my hands bc ik i already said my entries this year are going to be so self-indulgent but i didn't realize they'd be THAT self-indulgent

and. tbh. very uhhhh Characteristic of me too lmao

[ploffskinpluffskin]

in hindsight i should have known a prompt like fairy tale AU would open the floodgates for me

[mashafoodie]

i won't be sharing many snippets of this one if i can help it just bc i think it'll be fun to keep most of it a mystery ghfhife. i am still a sucker for certain fairy tale tropes tho rip

“How do you know?”

“I know. You are very learned, but you don’t know everything.” Then, with an impish smile so small it was very near unseeable, “I do. I know everything.”

The baron bristled a little. “Well— then give to me your requirements, and I will do what I must.” And I will show you you don’t, he thought crossly as well.

To that, the old cat appeared to think for a long moment, eventually standing on all fours and wandering to the edge of its oval cage, where it stood as like a man and grasped at the bars, staring up at him with its cool gaze unwavering.

“Three tasks over three nights to prove your worth, and it will give you what you ask of it once they are done.”

“Three is too many. I think it should be two.”

“Three is traditional.”

“One would be even better.”

“Three,” the cat repeated patiently, almost kindly, “Or no wish at all.”

“Three, it is then,” Baron agreed.

[ploffskinpluffskin]

in hindsight i should have known a prompt like fairy tale AU would open the floodgates for me

[kaelio]

my favorite thing about navigating fanfiction is finding a really good one and being all “oh boy this was good, I hope they have more!” and literally every other story they’ve ever written was for like Miami Vice 

[kaelio]

the tag game on this post is so strong

[mikkeneko]

#a lot of the time this happens because someone in their 40’s got into 1 new thing and threw a fic at it before resuming business as usual#like sorry gang they’re not a youth who’s weirdly into your mom’s shows they’re your mom who played genshin impact

[ploffskinpluffskin]

i have some very self-indulgent things planned for this birthday bash

[ploffskinpluffskin]

went to add the prompts to last year's birthday bash document (updated with this year's prompts ofc) and rediscovered this idea i had written down for last year's prompt of 'mistaken identity' and tbh. i still kinda want to try writing it lmao

muta dodging natori clocking him for renaldo moon in some kinda AU. or just. canon. but slightly to the left. if natori had a second to interact with muta Alone and had a moment where he’s eventually like ‘yOU’ but muta, knowing full well he is in fact yOU keeps going like ‘nah, not me, that guy’s a total fatso and i’m all muscle. check this out (lifts a nearby guard) crazy right’

[tcrbirthdaybash]

The Cat Returns Birthday Bash 2026

The Cat Returns Birthday Bash prompt list is now live!

The event will run from July 19th to July 25th, is open to anyone who wants to participate, and you can create whatever you want. Fic, poetry, traditional art, digital art, just as long as it is Cat Returns related, with the exception of Free Day, where you can share original works as well.

The prompts for this year are:

19th - Found Family / Nobility & Aristocracy 20th - Happy Birthday / Free Day 21st - Reincarnation / Curse 22nd - Amnesia / Child Acquisition 23rd - Masks / Mythology 24th - Fairy Tale AU / Time Travel 25th - Second Chances / Jealousy

I can't wait to see what you all create!

[tired-fandom-ndn]

Sometimes "rarepair" means "you are literally the only person who posts about this on tumblr dot com" and you have to learn to be okay with that.

[f-lin-blog]

The cat return with Alice concept. One of my fav movie from Ghibli Studio <3

[ploffskinpluffskin]

so i am currently on vacation in france and i finally found a marker for natoris fur but I'll never be able to buy it again since i had to travel over the ocean to find it 😔

[cherrypikkins]

Time to clean the blorbo! Pick an action

gently run a lintroller over them

steam clean

handwash only

machine wash hot, longest cycle

use a power washer

sandblast them

let them stay filthy

other

Voting ended onJun 3

plz reblog for sampo size

[ploffskinpluffskin]

so i am currently on vacation in france and i finally found a marker for natoris fur but I'll never be able to buy it again since i had to travel over the ocean to find it 😔

[ssmashingtime]

Ouhh thanks babe

[blignick]

[ploffskinpluffskin]

Natori: I am at a loss for words!! Natoru, later: Despite being at a loss for words, Natori yelled at me for the next 45 minutes.