#squalodino

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Good evening, I have nothing to say about this except for: my brain is fried, I need some shitposting.

Also, tanks to @khr-guilded-cage for inspiring me.

Goodbye and to all... Goodnight. *flute noises*

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Oh god, my KHR hyperfixation is coming back...

... Should I open a new blog?

Mainly about my boy Dino and my SqualoDino OTP?

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the squalo & dino dynamic

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hello! This is my first time requesting a drabble from a prompt hopefully I'm doing this right-

Coming from the Flower Prompts post, may I ask for Arbutus for Squalo and Dino? I really like your writings for those two qwq 🩵

Thank you in advance!!

Hi hello this is actually perfect! Don't worry, feel free to send more! And thank you so much for the compliments, I absolutely adore your drawings 💕

Now, you gave me a DELICIOUS prompt, I hope you are going to enjoy this snippet!

Arbutus - a realization that you are my one and only  

Squalo and Dino meet each other again after the battle for the Vongola rings has ended, after all dust has settled and this time it is awkward. Some would say even painful to watch and indeed it does not go unnoticed by everyone around them.

Both the men had entartained the thought of them being together for the longest of time, they had yearned and pined even, in their teen years.

And then the huge presence of Xanxus had been the sort of bitter ending they both had, or so they had thought.

There had to be a battle.

There had to be blood.

There had to be opposite sides.

And then they finally understood.

When Dino finally realized, it was at the end of the Rain battle - he had expected to save Yamamoto from the inevitable death by being mauled by a shark and instead he had seen Squalo.

And in front of what had been his friend - and probably something more - unconscious and bloody, Dino could not help himself.

He felt dizzy, he felt all blood suddenly go away nd most of all he did not register how he had immediately crouched next to Squalo's body, trying to call him, to keep him awake.

And that was exactly when he realized it.

Oh no, he thought, oh no.

He absolutely knew it as he was dragged away by Romario, as Iemitsu was making his way.

And he found himself doing something he'd never thought he'd do. He begged for Squalo's life, no, the Varia's lives to be spared, inventing on the spot any possible excuse as to why the Vongola should not execute the Varia.

Sure, he is now indebted to the Vongola, but it was worth it, he thinks.

When Squalo opened his eyes again, in that hospital bed, the first one he saw was Dino.

None of the Varia were there, especially not Xanxus was there and yet.

The one walking next to him had never been Xanxus so far and Squalo had been so wrong the entire time, because there was someone waiting for him to wake up and it was Dino.

Somehow.

The uncomfortable feelings he had been struggling with finally agreed. Squalo looked intently at those sad brown eyes, memorized his faint smile as Dino told him that he had finally woken up.

And there and then Squalo realized that it had never been Xanxus the one he was looking for, the one he would lay his life for. and there and then he thought, oh fuck, oh no.

When Squalo managed to speak, his voice trembled lightly "Why... Why did you save me?"

And Dino's voice trembled too, hesitated even. "Because that would have been inconvenient if you died."

And they both knew that this was just a pathetic excuse, and they knew they were and always had been each other's person.

And now that the dust has settled, and they are both still alive, it is awkward and embarrassing and everyone is eyeing them trying to be polite but also curious to know what exactly has changed.

And neither one tries to make a step because - oh well, thwy should be past being two awkward teens vaguely in love.

They dance around each other and sit in the same room politely six feet apart like two Victorian lovers pulled out of a Jane Austen book and Tsuna and his guardians are too young to understand fully, and the Varia don't really have the emotional ability to just give the right nudge.

Luckily or not, however, Reborn has a plan.

Dino is after all a student of his and by proxy he has known Squalo for long enough.

It is going to be a fun time for everyone, especially for Squalo and Dino, Reborn thinks.

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Hey there, Clara! Now that I have the time to sit and enjoy them, I've been reading all the posts you've been so busy writing. So many good things! My heart is full. If you still feel like writing, may I request Orange Rose from the flower prompts? Please and thank you!

Hey there!

I am so glad you are enjoying the posts, I hope they were not too many!

And yesss, always up for prompts, feel free to send more!

We have here another DELICIOUS one!

Orange Rose - experiencing constant as well as distracting thoughts of the other person

Squalo is bored.

Like, more than usual. He is struggling to keep himself awake, that conference appears to be neverending - why would Xanxus, the one without a single shred of patience, accept to be in such a boring environment is beyond his comprehension.

Oh it's because Xanxus did not want to be bested by the Sawada brat, Squalo remembers suddenly, because apparently having a good grade in attending a boring conference is something both normal and reasonable to achieve and want.

Squalo sighs and lets his gaze wander around and it's then that he spots Dino, who is sitting at the other end of the table and struggling to pay attention too.

And the swordsman doesn't realize it, but he is suddenly going into hyperfocus mode, starting to scribble down on the notepad he has in front of him.

Squalo definitely is not focusing anymore on the topic of the conference and thoughts like "dammit, Cavallone, you may be a klutz but you are objectively handsome", or "fuck my life, am I gonna be hung over that sappy idiot?" start to fill his mind.

Of course Squalo is not letting any thought out, on the outside he looks focused on taking notes. Even angry and about to lose it.

And the thoughts do not stop.

Or at least they do when he hears the sound of several laptops and notepads being closed shut.

And maybe it is time he looks at the scribbling he has done and shreds it before anyone notices that he has not paid attention the whole time.

Well.

He looks down at the paper.

The paper diligently shows the name "Dino" in several iterations and dimensions.

He looks horrified, but no less horrified when he spots Dino in pretty much the same expression. The two exchange a quick but pregnant look.

Yep. They both pretty much did the same, Squalo spots several iterations of his name and even iterations of his birth name.

Yep.

They are screwed.

And very maturely they both rip those pages from their respective notepads and hide the scribbles inside the pockets of their jackets, hoping that no one will find those ever again.

They both are going to need a long chat, but possibly as far away from there as possible.

In the meantime they both hope that no one spotted them - but they do start doubting a bit once they spot both Bianchi and Lussuria eyeing them in a very eloquent way.

That is gonna be fun, they both think at the same time.

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There, there you have it.

In today's Squalo x Dino fic, Squalo married Dina (fem!Dino) in secret and all is well.

The rest of the Vongola are now deeply offended that THEY could not organise the wedding and for FUCK'S SAKE, NOW THEY ARE GOING TO DO THAT FROM SCRATCH, giving the happy couple a double wedding.

More on this later.

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Hi! You posted promts, hope it's okay to ask. Can you do the hibiscus one from squalo pov, please?

Hi, nice to meet you! Always, feel free to aqsk more!

And here there is another VERY DELICIOUS prompt! 💅🏻

Hibiscus - the realization of a friendship becoming something more 

Squalo is looking at an old photo portraying him and Dino at the beach, made on a day with way too much sun and way too much sky.

He remembers that day well, even though sometimes he wishes he didn't.

Unfortunately, that might as well be a core memory of his, as it doesn't seem to ever fade away. THe day he realized he actually fell in love with the person he least expected it.

Well, now he is older and he has had time to process it, but back then he was just a teen.

And he was angry.

He suddenly had a surge of something he didn't want to deal with in the first place and for the stupidest reason in the whole world, but also the worthiest reason in the whole universe.

He remembers how again he had found Dino moping around on the beach, alone and saddened - after all his dad had died not long ago after all.

And Squalo also remembers the bunch of other teens who had surrounded Dino asking him to fight - and after all the news that Dino had single-handedly beaten an entire family was on everyone's lips and that was not really good considering that the boy only wanted to grieve in peace.

That exactly had prompted Squalo finally putting himself in the middle for a good old beating, after which he of course came out as a victor, but also had made Dino even more worried.

Squalo remembers that Dino had gone immediately next to him to check for any serious wound and he also remembers that he was saying he would be "just fine."

And he also remembers the next words. Dino had just said, in the angriest tone he coulod muster: "You are my first and only friend in this world, I don't want to lose you too, stop being so reckless!"

And somehow Squalo had been taken aback - no one ever bothered about him, no one ever defined him as a friend - his heart beat louder than usual.

And then he remembers having spent the entire afternoon there at the beach, under a sun that was too warm and with the uncomfortable awareness that his heart was beating, therefore he was human.

And when the sun was finally setting, and Dino was now a bit happier and the warm rays made the sea look like an explosion of colors, that was when Dino asked him for a photo together "to remember this day".

And he caved in - what else could happen other than more useless chattering whilst he kept trying the fencing forms at the best of his abilities, after all.

And in that setting sun, whilst the rays softly reflected their shadows, Squalo remembers it too well and too vividly, Dino had finally smiled - a genuine and sincere smile, as a thank you, and Squalo was stunned.

Nowadays Squalo mentally cringes and will never admit it not even under torture, but he had felt the metaphorical butterflies in the stomach.

He had just stared at him for a long moment, losing himself in the vastity of the sky above him, in Dino's eyes and smile.

Well, at that time he remembers being angry about it, hence why the photo shows him with a very disgruntled expression. Nowadays he is not angry, but rather frustrated at this nagging feeling and Dino's smile etched in his brain.

No matter how much he distracts himself, it's all ther.

Maybe it is about time to do something about it.

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You are my sweetest downfall I loved you first, I loved you first Beneath the stars came falling on our heads But they're just old light, they're just old light

Song is "Samson" by Regina Spektor.

... I am not great at edit, one day I will get good. But it is not today, unfortunately.

Listen, I know it's not EXACTLY fitting, but I was vibing with the song and I wanted some angst this evening.

IDK about the background, I was vibing with that too.

I have also hidden the fact that Squalo had a chunk of elbow cut off in the original pic by overlaying the pattern, if anyone asks it's a Choice™, not my utter inability at fixing the issue.

Sorry.