Does anyone know if there is an official English version of the Vocaloid software, or something similar? I'd really love to try making some songs but I'm afraid of buying a scam or something idk what the product name is ☠ Help?!
Spinel found herself entranced by what she was watching. She had visited Earth a week ago and was dragged to Little Homeworld by Peridot who had wished to show her something. Apparently after Steven informed her about Spinel's skill with a scythe, Peridot had been impatiently waiting to introduce her to a show, well 'anime' according to Peridot, by the name of Soul Eater. Spinel was confused, but she didn't want to disappoint the little gem since she had been so excited to have her watch it.
So she found herself sitting down with Peridot and Lapis as they turned on their laptop. The anime began, and Spinel found it interesting...only to slowly become hooked. The trio binge watched the entire series before Lapis spoke up and wanted to pick the next anime to watch. The next thing they turned on was an anime by the name of 'My Hero Academia.' The plot intrigued Spinel, and she instantly found herself rooting for the protagonist, Izuku Midoriya, to achieve his dream. Plus she did side with Lapis on the fact that Tsuyu was best girl in the series much to Peridot's frustration that they didn't agree with her choice of Mei Hatsume.
After that series ended, both characters brought up an anime where the main character reminded them a lot of Steven when he was younger. Intrigued by this, Spinel agreed and fell in love with this anime too! 'Mob Psycho 100' was an instant favorite. And Spinel agreed with Lapis and Peridot. She would fight and protect Mob at any cost. He was a good boy.
Amazed that such amazing shows existed in the anime genre, Spinel was sucked into more and more anime. Time became irrelevant as she focused nothing, but the story of the anime that she was watching. Allowing herself to casually fall into a 'cuddle pile' with Lapis and Peridot was the furthest thing from her mind as she became more addicted.
'Outside of the Trio'
"Yeah Steven, she's here with Peridot and Lapis. Yeah, yeah, tell them that she's fine. I'll try to snap her out of her 'anime' addiction. Yeah, I know it won't be easy. When Peri and Lapis first discovered it, it took me a day to drag them back to the real world. Spinel seems even more addicted than them," Bismuth explained to Steven over the phone. Hearing his response, Bismuth let out a chuckle as she glanced back over at the three.
"Don't worry, I'll take a picture of them before I get to work on snapping them out of it. They look too adorable all snuggled together like that to miss the opportunity. Yes, I'll send it to you...Garnet wants a copy too? Okay, don't worry. Yeah, I'll see you soon," hanging up, Bismuth brought the phone up and snapped a couple of shots before placing it in a holder she made. Stretching her arms, she began making her way over to the anime addicted gems, "Lets get to work."
On Friday nights, Marinette and Chat Noir spend their time out on Marinette's balcony chatting. Tonight, their conversation turned to anime, a topic that ended up being surprisingly serious.
Rated G || 1,042 Words
Cross posted on Ao3 || FF
Did it Work?
There was an unspoken rule that Friday nights were balcony nights. Marinette and Chat Noir would typically end up hanging out in Marinette’s room multiple times per week, but balcony nights were different. On balcony nights the two simply talked. No video games, no designing, just talking and getting to know each other. Well, as well as one can get to know someone in a mask.
It was a time they both valued. Some topics were heavy. Sometimes it was only one of them ranting all night. Comfortable silence was also known to settle on occasion. Many times, like that night, it was a night to goof around and talk about miscellaneous topics.
Both of their legs dangled over the side of the balcony, kicking slightly in time with each other. “So, Chat, I know you love anime but you’ve never told me what your favorite genre was.” Marinette was looking at him with her head cocked to the side in question.
The cat boy tapped a finger against his chin as he thought. “Hmm, I would have to say shoujo anime, specifically romance and magic girl ones. My childhood best friend was the one to first introduced me to anime and she started by showing me her favorite shoujos. I’ve been addicted ever since.” Chat shrugged.
“Really? That’s not what I expected but I can definitely see you being into those. I’ve never been huge into the magic girl anime but I’ve watched a lot of romance ones. I recently watched Fruits Basket and loved it.”
“I bet your favorite zodiac is the cat then? I may not fully turn into a cat but I’m close enough right? I mean, I do purr.” Chat wiggled his mask covered brows at Marinette as he leaned in slightly.
Marinette rolled her eyes and pushed Chat’s face away by the nose, hoping he wouldn’t notice the slight blush dusting her cheeks. His flirting was the worst but it still got to Marinette from time to time. “Anyway, what is your favorite romance anime? Maybe I’ve watched it before.”
Chat’s eyes lit up. “Only the best anime ever, Ouran High School Host Club! I’ve learned everything I know about flirting from Tamaki. He’s just so suave and… Wait, why are you laughing?” There were tears in Marinette’s eyes as she cackled.
Getting a single word out was difficult, let alone a full sentence, but she managed. “You’re telling me that all the bad flirting you do is because you’re imitating, walking human disaster, Tamaki Suoh? No wonder you’re flirting is so cheesy if that’s your flirting role model.”
Marinette whipped a stray tear that had escaped as Chat huffed. “Hey, I’ll have you know that I’ve had remarkable results with my flirting techniques.” Chat crossed his arms and stuck his tongue out at the still giggling girl.
“Okay, okay kitty. You’re right, I shouldn’t judge so quickly. Just because your flirting hasn’t worked on Ladybug doesn’t mean it hasn’t worked on other girls. I’m sure countless women have fallen under the Chat Noir spell.” Marinette’s chuckling began anew for a split second before she saw how serious Chat had suddenly gotten.
Chat reached over and grasped one of Marinette’s hands, pressing a kiss to the back of it then resting their joined hands between them. It barley registered to Marinette that Chat was still holding her hand, she was too focused on his words. “Marinette, there are only two girls I flirt with. Ladybug and you. Like you said, my flirting obviously hasn’t worked on Ladybug but, you never said anything about it not working on you. So, tell me Marinette, has my flirting worked on you?” There wasn’t an ounce of humor in Chat’s voice but there was no way he was saying what Marinette thought he was saying.
She felt her cheeks blazing as she let out a nervous chuckle, snapping her head forward to look out over the railing. “Yeah, sure okay. Ha, ha, very funny.” Marinette pulled her hand from his, pushing a stray piece of hair behind her ear. “So, magic girl anime. What’s so special about them?”
There was a pressure at her jaw, Chat’s forefinger and thumb gently turned Marinette’s head back to look at him. She saw multiple emotions in those cat like eyes of his but, the one easiest to decipher, she didn’t dare name. “Please answer the question Princess.” Chat dropped his hand to rest next to Marinette’s on the floor of the balcony.
Marinette took a deep breath, turning her head to look out from the balcony again. She never thought this would be a serious talk kind of night but here they were. “I’ll admit, it’s charming and does get to me at times but ultimately, no.” She could see Chat begin to deflate beside her. Marinette quickly grabbed his hand, squeezing it slightly in reassurance. “Your thoughtfulness and caring personality is what worked.”
Chat looked at her dumbfounded, mouth hanging open slightly. It was evident he hadn’t been expecting her to say anything along those lines. If Marinette hadn’t been so nervous about what his reaction meant, she probably would have felt a bit accomplished for making the cat boy speechless.
The amount of time Chat had been looking at her in shock probably wasn’t a good sign. Sighing, Marinette uncurled her fingers from around Chat’s hand, ready to pull away. He quickly grabbed her retreating hand. “Marinette.” The softness in Chat’s voice made Marinette turn to look at him. “Do you mean that?” He was giving her an out and she would have been more than willing to take it if it weren’t for the blush staining his cheeks and the dopey grin he was giving her.
Marinette returned that dopey grin with one equally as dopey. “Yeah, I do. I-“ Before Marinette could finish her sentence, Chat Noir’s lips were upon her own. It took her a moment to realize she’d frozen and should probably start participating in this kiss. Marinette wrapped her arms around Chat’s head, tangling her fingers into his fluffy locks like she’d dreamed about doing for months. Marinette was pretty sure Host Club was getting an honorary mention on her favorite anime list from now on.
Author’s Note || This has been in the works since May. It was originally the beginning of the balcony prompt from Marichat May but it didn't really fit with what I was going with and thought it would work as its own one-shot. I've been working on it since then but haven't been happy with it until now!
