when he’s in the root his name is TORA. he is obedient, quiet. OBSERVANT. but never emotionless like so many of his, so called, comrades. with or without the mask, he stares at everyone with the intensitiy of a caged tiger, because that’s just what he fucking is now. all those lives, all those grotesque crimes to trade in for his father’s life. IF HE KNEW, lee thought, WHAT WOULD GAI THINK.
❝ hoshigakure is no more; no survivors. ❞ an entire village. lee remembers visiting it on a mission once, how long ago that seemed. today the jinchuriki doesn’t glare with murderous intent. because he heard his father talk with tsunade-sama again. asking her to remove him from the root. it’ll never happen funny how powerless a hokage truly was in face of the system. the root soaks up the blood so konohagakure may thrive, he was told, but if it needs acts of INNOCENT CIVILLIANS to make the leaf flourish, wouldn’t it be better if the entire village burned down instead?? @yokayi PLOTTED. for danzo.
he's squinting ( diagnosis : headache, cause : unknown ). ' tch, ' it's become habitual, the click of tongue against teeth, as though he were trying to unstick the words from his mouth. he's always had a problem talking — opening up, his old team would have said. they had always been the kumbaya-fire-crackling-bonding-exercise type, and the camp fire had always been too weak a medium to reach the dark edges of his stories. but she's a pyre : sickly red, sickly bright, sickly alarming. ' just spit it out, spare us the small talk, ' crack his mouth open — and nothing pleasant ever comes out. ( sasuke<3 )
❛ ━━ you look like shit. ❜ he sits there, stark as a shadow & just as silent. she's used to it by now : his piss attitude & the sullen demeanor he gets as he nurses a headache. a kinder woman would ask before she touches. ( she's always had an issue with boundaries when it comes to him , they cross and get erased , get redrawn & inked out. ) she's already caught the hem of his sleeve.
how does it feel to have the red staring into you?
how does it feel to have blood outside , looking inside ?
a little birdie mentioned today is your big day, so — happy birthday! 🎂 wishing you lots and lots and lots of happy moments, lots of smiles, and a lot of peace and room for prosperity and growth 💗 your art is so unique, and so beautiful ( i'm still not over that seiji and murasakibara piece! ), and i'm so happy and grateful you're sharing your talent with us 🥺 i hope this year is a year you can call your own and a year you can look back upon with a big big smile! 💞 i'm a little bit ahead because of timezones but i hope it's already the 26th there otherwise i'm gonna look like a real bumpkin jfhdhsjsjs but have an amazing day, buddy!
aaaaah omg thank you so much!!! 🥺 yes I am now preeeeeetty old (29 eeeek) but my old heart appreciates your kindness immensely!!! 💕 I'm happy that I can share my art with you! this is the first time I've been able to actually reach an audience instead of shouting into the void and I couldn't be happier to share and create with everyone!
with you and all my new friends, I am actually looking forward to what this year has in store!! thank you all so much again for sticking this scary but really exciting time with me!
and now . . . the one million dollar question : do vampires get sick ? the door shuts with a soft click behind lucien. if cường had x - ray vision, he'd be able to locate the source of the scent that had announced lucien's arrival prior to his entering — a paper bag of roasted chestnuts snug in his coat's pocket. his head cranes upward to examine the rows of ingredients; different vials and containers full of dried, powdered, fresh, marinated, preserved leaves, flowers, herbs, and more ! a sight that draws lucien's eyebrows up. ' my, quite the collection you've got here, ' fingers fish out the paper bag, swiftly pop a chestnut in his mouth and with a shake, the bag is tipped in cường's direction . ' have some, they're good. ' ( hi ♡ delivery ! it's lucien ! )
The door chimes ring clear, bright like silver, and sleepily, sluggishly, "I'm sure that they are," he stirs. Huh. He's distant, a dreamy flavor of far-off wondering, and maybe if they've cunning, they'd notice that's the truth. Yes, how those thoughts of his turn. Rebel. Bellow. Riveted, Cường, fingers cut with his roses, stills in their thundering. His humble menagerie of goods looms over them both, sundried and lavender bobbed in greeting, but their honeys so sweet do little to conceal them. They smell like December. (They smell of blood.) ...Mutedly, Cường turns like a midnight blur. He meets their eyes, iron dripped where his nail's cropped. He grabs at chestnut and smells potent like strong booze. Different! Wolvish. "But you should have what I have," he starts. Cường crunches on the nut – and, no, he didn't mean his cloying blood! "I have better." ...Or did he? No, no. "If you're looking, anyway. If not, you should've stayed at the bars. More friends to make."
@yokayi : kisaki + karin ( it’s going to say toxic we already know )
bold all that apply to your characters’ relationship. whichever category has the most bolded is their current relationship (approximately).
strangers ( 0.5 of 5)
I don’t know you personally or at all. I would not recognize you on the street. I do not know your name. i would not recognize if you were brought up in conversation. you have no importance in my life.
acquaintances (1.5 of 9)
i know your name. I recognize your face. i think i understand your personality on a surface level. i’d like to get to know you more. i think we could be good friends. we have a lot of similar interests. people say we’re a lot alike. we don’t ask one another for favors often. i would not be able to tell someone if you have allergies.
friends (?? of 11)
we get along well. we have fun together. i like hanging out with you. you’re someone i can send memes to. i feel comfortable around you. i know some of your interests. i’m a little more open with you than other people. i keep some secrets to myself. sometimes i’m not sure what i can open up to you about. i usually buy you something minor for holidays. i like when we can go out and do something together.
best friends (2.5 of 13)
i could tell you anything. i call you if there’s a problem. we probably text too much. we have a great time together. we’ve got through some bad times. i can be myself around you. we have inside jokes for days. i send you songs that remind me of us. we have a lot of memories together. i can open up to you. i worry when you’re in a bad situation. i’d kick someone’s booty for you. i take insults against you personally.
crushes (2.5 of 13)
you make my heart race. i can’t stop thinking about you. i worry i text back too quickly. every touch is a sign.* sometimes i wonder what kind of person is your type. i send you songs that remind me of you. i keep dropping hints about how i feel. you make me emotional. i want to tell you how i feel. i like when you let me stay over. i think i’d be happy so long as you’re happy. seeing you with other people makes me jealous. i can’t tell if this is a date or we’re just hanging out solo.
sister/brotherly (2.5 of 15)
you drive me crazy. we’re on the same level. you take over all my hobbies. you nag me too much. i’d die for you. we jinx a lot. we have inside games. we play too many pranks. sometimes our fights can get a little intense. i feel relaxed around you. i can be myself around you. we take care of each other. you steal my food right from my plate. i steal your food straight from your plate. if one of us is sick, we both are.
dating & early love (2.5 of 13)
you make me happy. we have everything in common. you are always on my mind. i can’t get enough of you. we sleep on top of each other, not next to each other. we buy everything in pairs. talking about you is like word vomit. people seem a little annoyed at how in love we are. our relationship should have books written about it. we’re always making memories. i can’t wait to do all our ‘firsts’ together. sometimes i get cold feet. i hope we’ll be together forever.
mature love (1 of 18)
you take all the blankets. you ate the last of MY snack. we get into tiffs but work it out. i can be honest with you. you know everything about me. we can be a little naggy towards each other. i feel safe around you. you are always on my mind. everything i do is for us. ‘we’ seems to suit us best. people say we fight like a married couple. we are married. we have children together. we reminisce while making memories. i’d die for you. i can’t imagine my life without you. i love you for your flaws. i’ll love you forever.
toxic love (4.5 of 15)
(optional, contains abuse mentions)
i’ll do anything you tell me to do. it doesn’t matter so long as you’re happy. i don’t care so long as it makes me happy. i’m only in this relationship to get something. you only want to be with me to get something. i can’t trust you. i don’t feel comfortable around you. talking to you feels like walking on egg shells. i never know what is okay. you apologize with gifts. i apologize with gifts. you say i’m everything to you. i don’t talk to anyone else anymore. we get into physical fights. the cops have been called before.
exes (1.5 of 12)
i miss what we had. we used to be good friends. my memories feel tainted now. i think about texting you a lot. i wonder how you’ve been. i don’t like the idea of you getting with other people. i’m already seeing other people. we have a child together. we’re legally separated. we broke up. my family wants us to get back together. i put you on blast with all my friends.
enemies (6.5 of 11)
i hate you. you make my skin crawl. you are my antonym. seeing you makes my blood boil. i know you’re no good. you thwart my every move. i know you’re trying to hurt me. i know you’re talking shit about me. i’ve never felt this way about anyone else. i could kill you. i will kill you.
result: enemies (to lovers)
* = a sign of assassination
happy birthday, otter! may this year be marked by an abundance of creativity, happiness and peace! i hope everything you and hal set your minds to comes to fruition, and even exceeds your expectations! 🫶💕 have an amazing day today! & hopefully all the happiness carries over and quadruples throughout the year!
omg thank you so much!!! 🥺💕 I’m hoping this year is exactly like you described!!!
c//assandra w//ayne. i just think this dynamic could be so interesting , and i wish they were more paired together as allies than as enemies when neither of them are brainwashed. i think they’re both similar but also so fundamentally different that it would be fun to play around with it. butch is no longer writing on tumblr , but i enjoyed writing rose with his cass !!
c//assie. can we say hate ship , anyone ??
s//tephanie b//rown. i also got to write this ship , and it was great !! rose and steph balanced each other out well while also sharing those similar foundations , and it was just fantastic to see develop.
