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carmen x xifeng. do you see the potential
guys. listen i know i haven’t given the fans what they want but LISTEN.
yeah so as I said before I don’t have the time to write a full chapter/lore drop so ya’ll are getting crumbs this time (IM SORRY PLEASE DONT JUMP ME IM TRYING-).
but hey I got a free day off of school so ya’ll get at least something :D
Welcome to… Lian and Suhara “first date”!!
(Btw, this “date” will take place a lot later and in the current story, but I wanted to give ya’ll something so here ya go)
As always, fasten your seatbelts just a bit, this ride is going to be mostly calm :)
Some Lian and Kuro backstory:
When Lian first came to Japan, she and Kuro didn’t really have time to go on dates or just hangout together in general. They were just two people who were happy to finally be together.
Besides, they had other problems to deal with, such as Lian’s family trying to track her down (and failing), Kuro having to finally leave VILE (and being successful because he used the excuse of “being more preoccupied with the Yakuza”), and Kuro being technically a wanted criminal.
Just as a reminder, Lian came to Japan when she was around 17 and a half, with Kuro being 19 (GUYS PLEASE ITS JUST A TWO YEAR AGE GAP PLEASE-).
The first year was rough, with Lian having to bounce between multiple jobs to keep them afloat all while trying to get her citizenship. And while technically Kuro did bring in a lot of money form the Yakuza, Lian was against using it for bills since if they got caught things would be a whole lot worse then they already were.
When Lian finally got a stable job, working as a ship mechanic, she was overjoyed. Kuro was extremely proud of her and in less than a few months, Lian got pregnant with Aika (surprise surprise).
Of course a year later Lian had her twins Haruto and the premature baby that unfortunately passed away. When her baby passed away, Lian fell numb and hollow. She still continued to hold her head high and be a mother to both Aika and Haruto, but she was mentally struggling (and yes Kuro helped her out of course he was not a deadbeat).
It was because of this that Kuro decided to take her out on their first date together.
“A date?! But Kuro, the children..!”
“Ah, I already asked the neighbors, they said they’d be happy to take care of the two.”
“B-but they don’t even know what to feed them or-“
“I made them a list!”
“And-… You what?”
Yeah, Kuro was great when it came to being a father. It still took a little bit more of convincing to get Lian to go on a date with him (ha, loser) but eventually he got her to agree.
“Kiki’s Delivery Service? Is this not for children?”
“Ah, it’ll be fine! Just come with me, please?”
“.. ah, fine.”
Yes, they went to see Kiki’s Delivery Service on their first date. And yes, Lian absolutely adored it.
As in, she Kuro could barely get her out of the theater at the end of the movie kind of enchantment.
Afterwards, her spark slowly came back. She and Kuro started going out more often, and Lian started to make friends at her job. She was happy for once in her life.
Anyways, back to Lian and Suhara:
This “date” takes place a few weeks after their first kiss (IM WORKING ON IT GUYS-).
All of Team Red were currently back at ACME’s headquarters in San Francisco, with Lian being in the kitchen with Charlotta making breakfast.
Zack and Meimei were sitting together at the table, scrolling on Meimei’s phone looking for something fun to do since they all got a few days off.
Jiang was reading a book by the window, with Carmen and Ivy leaning against her legs, talking over strategy with Player.
Suhara was sitting beside Hideo, who was currently making tea for all of them.
It was quite domestic, Suhara realized. They had never really had a few days where they could just relax.
Xifeng and Sonya soon came down a few moments later, immediately sitting beside Meimei and Zack, whispering something to them aggressively, while Lupe went to the kitchen.
“Nǎi nai!”
Meimei called to Lian.
“Hm?”
Lian came out of the kitchen and to her granddaughter.
Every time Suhara saw her, he swore his breath caught. It was honestly unfair how well she had aged.
She was wearing a long blue shirt, with black jeans on, with her hair tied up in a bun. It was nothing special, so why was Suhara’s heart beating out of his chest?
And why on earth did he want to stand beside her and wrap his arms around her? What on earth were these thoughts?!
““Gakenouenoponyo” ga eigakan de jōei-chūdakedo,-kan ni itte mo ī? (Ponyo is in theaters, can we go see it?)” - Meimei
Jiang instantly perked up.
“Gakenouenoponyo”? Kochira no gekijō de jōei-chū? (Ponyo? In theaters here?)”
Lian laughed, a bright and full laugh that made Suhara’s chest and cheeks warm and fuzzy.
“Ī n janaidesu ka! Itsudesu ka? (I don’t see why not! When is it?)”
“Only this week!”
Zack said, and Lian froze.
“What? I just assumed you asked when the movie was!”
Lian chuckled once more.
“Sure, I can buy the tickets, where is it?”
“Oh no you don’t!”
Carmen said and immediately jumped up from her place by Jiang’s legs.
“You paid for the last 20 things! We are perfectly capable of buying movie tickets!”
“Ah, no such thing. Besides I don’t mind paying for things, Carmen. It brings me joy.”
“Yes, and it brings me stress!”
“Can’t we just do half and half?” -Ivy
“No!” -Both Carmen and Lian said in unison.
“We’re going to be here for a while.”
Jiang muttered as Meimei snorted.
Sure enough, it took at least half an hour to convince Lian that yes, Carmen can afford to pay for all of them thanks to VILE, and no, she does not have to pay for everything, Lian please stop.
Eventually, the two reached an agreement that Lian would pay for drinks and food and Carmen would pay for tickets.
Charlotta and Lupe were absolutely cackling at the pout that Lian gave Carmen as they shook on it, to the point where even Suhara thought it was amusing.
By the time the entire group was getting ready to go to the movies, they were running late, with half of the team absolutely panicking while Lian sat ready to go at the table beside Suhara.
“Shouldn’t you help them?”
“When you raised chaos, Suhara, one must anticipate all sorts of things going wrong.”
“I don’t follow.”
“I got Carmen to book the tickets an hour later than we agreed on.”
Suhara stared at her for a moment, and then laughed. It was unlike anything Lian has ever heard but gods did it make her heart warm.
“You’re absolutely brilliant.”
“Is that a compliment, Suhara?”
“Yes, it is, Lady Lian.”
Lian scoffed, but an unmistakable smile was on her face.
“HOW ARE EITHER OF YOU NOT PANICKING?!? THE MOVIE STARTS IN 10 MINUTES!”
Ivy said, carrying at least five items in her hands.
“Baby, the movie starts at 5. It’s 4pm right now.”
Lian said to her, and watched as Ivy melted in relief, falling into Lian’s arms.
“Carmen said the movie was at fourrrr!”
Ivy whined, as Lian chuckled holding Ivy like a child.
“It was to get you rascals in the car and ready by 4:30 and not at 4:50.”
Lian said as Ivy groaned.
Suhara just watched, his chest filling with that tingling sensation once more as he watched Lian comfort Ivy as if she were one of her own.
“Now get off of me and go get ready!”
Lian said, pushing Ivy off of her lap, as Ivy yelped and then laughed running off to go get ready.
“Yes ma’am!”
“Oh! And don’t tell Zack about it!”
Ivy snorted from the staircase as Lian cackled, leaning back in her chair.
“Why can she not tell Zack?”
“Because then we’d never leave.”
Suhara rolled his eyes but a smile graced his face nonetheless.
“You’re getting soft on me, Suhara.”
“Am not.”
“You’re smiling.”
“You make it impossible not to.”
Lian’s face went pink, as she inhaled sharply.
“What?”
“You’re such an idiot, Suhara.”
He was about to retort when Lian’s lips met his cheek, and all of a sudden now he was the one with red ears.
“Now look at who’s speechless.”
“Shut up..”
Lian cackled, but before their conversation could continue, Meimei yelled out after them.
“HURRY UP LOVEBIRDS WE’RE ALL WAITING FOR YOU!”
The two of them rolled their eyes, as they walked out of the house.
The cars piled up, with Carmen, Zack, Ivy, Suhara and Hideo in one car, Lian, Jiang, Meimei, Xifeng, and Sonya in another, and Lupe and Charlotta in the last one.
Somehow, Carmen managed to get all of the cars on a FaceTime call together with Lian’s car being the most chaotic and entertaining with Jiang telling the others about how terrible and drama filled high school is with the other three girls looking absolutely horrified.
“And then it was found out that she had a CHILD!” - Jiang
“WHAT.” - Meimei, Xifeng, Sonya
“How old is she?” -Lian asked horrified.
“She was 16, and at the time, her kid was 3 years old.” -Jiang
“SHE HAD A CHILD AT 13?!?” - Xifeng
Chaos. Just chaos at this point.
Anyways. By the time they all made it to the movie theater, got all of their food and tickets, it was ten minutes before the movie actually started which was quite impressive, Lian forced all the children to go to the bathroom.
“But I don’t have to go!”
“Go.”
“Yes ma’am.”
As she was waiting outside, she realized that there were many Studio Ghibli films here in this theater.
“Why are there so many of them here?”
She asked Carmen.
“Oh, it’s Studio Ghibli fest. It’s when they premiere past Ghibli films into theaters again.”
“Huh…”
Lian got off of the wall she was leaning on, and decided to walk around the theater.
Almost every single movie booth had a different Studio Ghibli film.
Maybe they’ll have…
Sure enough, a couple booths down where Ponyo was playing, Kiki’s Delivery Service was playing as well.
Lian felt like a giddy child. She has never smiled so much before.
Beside her, of course, appeared Suhara, who was watching her quietly.
“You certainly seem happy.”
“It was the first ever movie I saw in Japan. And it also was my first ever date with Kuro when I saw it.”
“Ah… that.. makes more sense.”
“Will you go with me?”
“W-what?! To see it? Lian! We have a whole other movie to see!”
“And? Charlotta and Lupe will handle the children, right Charlotta?”
Lian called out to her. Charlotta looked at her as if Lian just called the sky green, but the second she saw what movie she was standing by she just smiled.
“I’ll handle them! You two have fun!”
She said and winked.
Suhara stuttered, trying to come up with an acceptable excuse, which practically died in his throat when Lian grabbed him by the arm and pulled him back to the ticket counter, smiling wider than he had ever seen her smile before.
That has to be the prettiest smile I have ever seen… Suhara thought to himself as Lian was practically bouncing in joy as she got the tickets and tugged Suhara back to the movie booths.
“I don’t think I have ever seen you so.. happy before.”
Lian looked up at him, and relaxed her smile a bit.
“Not that it’s a bad thing!”
Suhara quickly backtracked.
“I like to see you smile. I just.. I’m wondering why you enjoy this movie so much..”
Lian’s smile returned, but took on a more somber tone as they entered the booth.
“Haruto was meant to be a twin. But.. my other baby died prematurely. I don’t even remember the exact cause of it anymore, I just remember being so numb that I no longer found happiness in anything I did. I think it’s called postpartum depression? Anyways, eventually Kuro had to get me out of it so he took me out on a date. It just so happened that this movie came out, so he took me to see it. To say I was enchanted would be an understatement. It sounds funny but this movie.. it helped me regain my happiness in life.”
Suhara just nodded. He didn’t know what else to do. He wasn’t good at comfort in any way shape or form, but for her? Sure, he’ll try it.
He reached out and held her hand in his.
“Your husband sounds like a lovely man.”
“He was. And he was an even greater father… You remind me of him sometimes.”
“Do I?”
“Yes. But I’m glad you are not him.”
The two walked up to their seats, commercials blasting in the background.
“Why not?”
“Because I did not fall in love with you because you are my husband.”
Lian said softly, sitting down in her seat as Suhara stared at her in shock for admitting it so openly. “I fell in love with you because you are Suhara. Now sit down before I force you to sit down.”
Suhara immediately obeyed, his brain still short-circuiting from the open confession Lian just made. Their hands were still together and when Lian looked back at him she snorted despite herself.
“Why do you look so shocked?”
“Wh-wha- Lian! You just..”
Lian laughed, covering her mouth with the back of her hand.
“You can’t just say things like that!”
“It’s the truth!”
“Wh-wha- but-“
Lian laughed harder, with Suhara staring at her in shock, trying hard not to make his ears turn red from her laughter.
“You can’t just say these things, Lian!”
“Why not?”
“I’m not prepared! You just say these things out of nowhere and then I start blushing like a schoolboy!”
“You look adorable when you blush!”
“THATS HALF OF THE PROBLEM!”
Lian threw her head back in laughter, trying so hard not to disrupt anyone else coming into the theater but failing.
“You’ll survive, Suhara.”
“You gave me half of my wrinkles.”
“I did not!”
“Yes. Yes, you did.”
Lian scoffed, wiping away the tears from her eyes as she composed herself, her hand returning to hold Suhara’s.
Suhara grumbled something under his breath but intertwined their fingers together nonetheless.
“Are you going to pout the entire movie?”
Lian asked, raising an eyebrow at him as the lights in the theater dimmed.
Suhara looked at her and sighed, rubbing his hot ears in shame.
“No…”
“Good. Now stop pouting and enjoy the movie.”
Suhara just sighed but intertwined their fingers nonetheless, looking back at Lian to see a smug and satisfied smile on her face.
“You enjoy torturing me.”
“I enjoy making you blush.”
“What is the difference?”
“You look adorable when you’re flustered.”
“Wh-wha- LIAN!”
Lian grinned at him like a mischievous little child which was both extremely adorable as it was infuriating.
He was about to retort something when the movie finally began and Lian squeezed his hand, her giddy childlike smile returning as she stared at the screen in anticipation.
Suhara was speechless. She looked… younger. More happy, more at peace.. more.. beautiful. Her eyes practically shone as the movie began and Suhara had this awful realization that he in fact was not going to watch the movie at all, but instead stare at this wonderful woman sitting right beside him.
Oh and how he was right. He had never actually seen a Ghibli film before, but that didn’t matter to him. What mattered was how Lian was watching Kiki as if she was young again, having overdramatic expressions to certain moments, looking at him every time she was shocked, it warmed his chest in a way he couldn’t describe.
By the time it was the end of the movie Lian turned to him, still smiling, although now she looked like herself again. Mature and grandmother like. She squeezed his hand once more.
“Thank you.”
“For?”
“For coming with me.”
“Always.”
Lian smile grew as she leaned in and pecked him on the cheek and then the lips.
And for once, Suhara’s brain didn’t short-circuit, and he leaned in to kiss her back, his lips landing on her cheek.
Lian grinned, and the second the lights in the theater turned back on and Suhara stood up, she wrapped her arms around him tightly.
He stared down at her and smiled.
“Come, the others are surely already waiting for us.”
Suhara said as he offered her his hand. Lian grinned and took it with glee and they walked down the stairs together.
“Aw, look at the old couple out on a date.”
Lian and Suhara overheard an older grandmother pointing at them to her grandchildren who were staring at them in awe.
Suhara’s ears went red again, and Lian just laughed and waved at the children as her cheeks went pink.
The older grandmother smiled at them sweetly as she walked down the stairs behind them, her two grandchildren holding her hands.
By the time they made it out of the theater, the others were in fact waiting for them, and Carmen and Jiang raised an eyebrow at the sight.
“Well you two seemed to have fun.” - Jiang said with a smirk.
“Did you two have fun on your date?” -Carmen asked teasingly.
“It was not a date.” - Both of them said in unison as the rest of the group cackled, which did not help with Suhara’s red ears.
“Sure it wasn’t.” -Charlotta said, and pulled Lian away from Suhara. “You’ve had enough time with him, now it’s time for you to gossip with the ladies.”
Lian tried to come up with an excuse but with Lupe joined her she just groaned and went along with it. Even Lian is not strong enough to beat two Latina women who wanted gossip.
Suhara watched as Lian was dragged away by the two women, and saw as his brother raised an eyebrow in his direction.
“Not. A. Word.”
“You went on a date with her.”
“It was not a date.”
“Sure, and I don’t have white hairs.”
Suhara grumbled, as his brother chuckled.
“You should get her flowers.”
“Why?”
“That’s what most people do after a date.”
“It was not a date!”
Hideo laughed harder, as his brother’s ears turned a new darker shade of crimson.
“She is good for you, Suhara.”
Hideo told his brother when he finally contained his laughter.
Suhara sighed, and looked back towards Lian who was now being tortured out answers by Charlotta and Lupe.
“Yes, she is..”
im so tired. this took so long. oh my god. im done. im free.
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For the girls and the gays pt. 2
The potential these two would have if they met… and kissed
Outfit references
I've never really talked about Nigel/Roundabout and his relationships with his niece and nephew (in my au)
Okay so I've publicly stated that Troll (whose real name I made is David) is Roundabout's nephew, but I actually never told you guys that I made Xifeng from episode 1 S4 as his niece. So basically, since in this au Julia is Nigel's bio daughter, Julia and Xifeng's mom are sister which makes them blood-related cousins. And in this au I made Nigel having a twin sister (him being the older one), which is Troll's mom.
here's some headcanons I have for their relationship 🫵
I can't choose between two of these dynamics, so I'm gonna list both of it
One one hand, Roundabout and Troll are very close, and bonds with technology (oftentimes it was Troll explaining how gadgets and applications works to Roundabout), and Troll would infodump and explain pop culture to his uncle, who cannot keep with the ever revolving culture.
Roundabout is like...his sugar uncle. Gets dragged into comic conventions. Roundabout pretends to hate it but he's glad that he gets to bond with his nephew, even if he doesn't understand it fully.
Sometimes questions his nephew's antics, specially his obsession with k-pop bands ("Uncle look, I got enhypen's newest album!! Cost an arm and a leg!" "Ah--, I, uh, happy to hear that, David.") but doesn't undermines it because he can see the particular factor of interest ("....I know what you are, David.")
Second option; Even though Troll and Roundabout works closely in VILE, they are quite distant from each other, and if they meet in real life, often times they would argue because of grief. (Troll's mom died in a car crash accident and Roundabout was still mad that he projected his anger and his vision of his sister to Troll, which often breaks into arguenents.)
Not sure if I should made the mom die since there's a canonically dead mom (Xifeng's) so I'm wondering if I should keep Troll's mom dead or alive. ("You could've been there protecting your mother but instead you choose to stay and slouch." "I DIDN'T KNOW AN ACCIDENT WAS GONNA HAPPEN, DON'T YOU PIN THIS BLAME ON ME!")
But between Roundabout and Xifeng's relationship is pretty consistent. He and her takes great interest in peking opera, Xifeng infodumping her uncle and inviting him to a peking opra (even one of hers with her father like in the episode).
Both loves fashion, goes on a shopping spree together a lot. Xifeng introducing unspoken high quality (most often Chinese) brands to her uncle, and Roundabout was ESTATIC. New shopping department and brand unlocked 🔓
Roundabout was actually the first person Xifeng came out to as lesbian before her dad because she knew he was Bi therefore she felt more safe telling him, and also because when she blasts queer music (specifically Chapell Roan), Roundabout doesn't judge and just enjoys (but he had a hunch.) (*Casual playing in the car* "....I see....")
Roundabout is ALSO sort of like her sugar uncle, even though she doesn't need it, he likes spoiling his niece and nephew.
When Troll and Xifeng are together, oh boy Roundabout needs to stack up on his Panadol stash because he can't comprehend how they could fight so often yet gets along very well????
Roundabout is very glad that Troll and Xifeng gets along very well with Julia, even if she has to break petty conflicts between Troll and Xifeng.
Nevertheless, Roundabout loves his niece and nephew no matter what, and they love him too.
ROUND ONE! TRANSFEM SWAG EDITION
Countess Cleo vs Xifeng
Countess Cleo
Xifeng
almost forgot to drop this here, it’s for a valentine ship trade on a cs server! honestly... i love them and wanna draw them more 🥺
if ship not canon then explain this
The sonfeng furries revised (well just Sonia anyway)