What About Him?

What About Him?

In which they get jealous of a game character

Ft. Childe, Diluc, Xiao, Ayato, Scaramouche

Childe:

"What does he have that I don't? I'm richer and cuter than him."

Gets very sulky and pouty

Can and will drape himself over you when he sees that character show up on your screen

He backs off for a bit when you shoo him away, but he doesn't sulk any less

If the game has audio he's listening very intently for more information on the character

Mocks the character every now and then, sometimes for the stupidest things, but you can tell he's just jealous

He'll be content if you give him some cuddles after, assuming you ignore said character

Diluc:

Not very confrontational about it

Yes, he's jealous, but you seem so happy, surely he can put up with it for a while

....right?

Alright that's long enough.

He brings you your favourite snack and asks if you'd like to read with him, or perhaps let him play the piano for you

That song you've been begging him to play the past week? He just so happens to want to play it right then

Anything if it means taking your attention back from whatever character stole you from him

Xiao:

As much as he trusts and adores you, he hates how it makes him feel

Of course he trusted you, he shouldn't feel threatened by this,,,patch of pixels, and yet he does

He doesn't really do much since you seem so happy

He'll just lean on your shoulder, watching you play

He'll listen to your commentary if you have any

Please give him headpats after, he needs it

Ayato:

You've got some cheek to ignore him in favour of a game character

"Darling, haven't you a moment to spare for your boyfriend?"

Invites you to sit on his lap as you play

You'll realise it was a mistake soon enough when you find out the paperwork on the desk was already complete and merely a ruse

Rests his chin in the crook of your neck, humming in thought as you play

He tickles you with light kisses whenever that character is on screen so you can't possible focus on them

If it was a competition for your attention, he was winning

Scaramouche:

Good luck to whatever device you're using to play

The first time it happens, he scowls about it but goes about his day

But after that? You'll start to find it missing

Suddenly, your phone is nowhere to be seen, or your pc has lost its keyboard

He's being petty and he knows

Yet everything is somehow exactly where you need them again once you have work to complete?

And don't even think about trying to get back to the game right after doing your work

He'll find a way to distract you from it crafty lil shit

It's a game of 3D chess with him at this point

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Okay so I was chatting with @maririna and we both talked about how Veritas Ratio would have a strict sleeping schedule and WILL scold his darling if they were to stay up late doing random or questionable things. 

“What did I tell you about how a proper sleeping time will nourish your body and mind? You really should fix your sleeping schedule or your body will deteriorate faster and you’ll finally become a true idiot.”

“You can work on that tomorrow. Where were you this whole day? You could’ve done it earlier rather than wasting your chance to rest properly at night.”

But at times he will also feel so intrigued at an unsolved formula to the point Ratio himself would forget his usual routine while he’s tinkering around his studio and messing around his blackboard trying to crack the code. The one time his darling can actually sleep on time, he’s right there groaning and scoffing at the task at hand.

Excuse my messy drawing, I was giggling a lot 😭

AAAAAA I LOVE YOUR EX!DR. RATIO X READER X AVENTURINE STORY SMMMM

Can I request a part 2?? How does aventurine and readers relationship develop?? How do they get together?? How does RATIO of all people feel about it?? 👀 I'm at the edge of my seat with this storyline!!

You can feel free to deny of course <3

HAHAHAH YOU GET ME ANONN!! They are so interesting to write! Fortunately it was intended to be longer so I managed to write the second part ASAP UwU)9 Thank you for your request! I hope you like it <3

Word Count : 2,1k

Previous Part : https://www.tumblr.com/aventureen/742318009227558912/exdr-ratio-x-reader-x-aventurine-mostly?source=share

Veritas Ratio is quite certain that you'll come back to him. After all, you've left some of your belongings there. Surely you will come back to at least… pick them up? Until then, he had taken much of his time to try and formulate some words to interrogate you. He might even apologize, if it means that you'll come back to him. As much as he hates to admit it, having it without you feels… lonely. Not even a week has passed yet he can feel his house suddenly felt too big. 

He tried to contact you too, thrice, but you've ignored him. He'll get used to this, he thinks. How was his life without you before? It was fine, was it? He didn't even get those PhDs with your help. He had achieved it all by himself. Veritas Ratio is a man of his own, a mere break up won’t change anything in him. Track back to the next day after your break up, he accidentally made two portions of food for the first meal of the day so he ate it twice for the same day. And it also happened the next day. And the day after tomorrow. Maybe if you come visit him again, he'll have a meal ready for you. You even left your plates here. Did you eat well after you left him? Dr. Ratio growled at himself for sparing some thought about you. 

You're the one who left him. It's your loss, right? 

So uncharacteristically of Dr. Ratio, spending his time alone at his office felt so boring. It's so quiet. He can't be seen talking to himself, right? The way he walked around the faculty alone got him a few stares here and there, noting that he hasn't been walking with you these past few days. Nor anyone dared to question him about your well-being. 

You usually went home before he did so you can surprise (or not so surprise) him with dinner and a warm bath. Veritas Ratio felt like an idiot for unconsciously greets before entering his own house. Usually you enthusiastically greet him. He doesn't like to be seen if he's enjoying himself or not, so he just gave you a small nod. But it all went too fast, didn't it? Small mistakes crafted by years of relationship, it may take some time to get used to it. 

He went to the kitchen to get some water. Huh. You've left that stupid cat mug on the glass drawer. 

.・゜゜・

“Ouch!”

“What's wrong?!” 

“I've bought this cute mug but I didn't think that their ears would poke my eyes,” he rolled his eyes at your statement. 

“Just by looking at it, the shape of the mug is clearly inconvenient. A mug with a cat face and TWO pointy ears sticking out of the rim? I'm sure a kindergarten would be able to solve the math of risk by drinking out of that cup,” 

“But it's cute!” You shoved the thing to his face. 

“To be more clear, it's useless”

.・゜゜・

He grabbed his normal glass to pour some water before he walked out and sat himself on top of his couch inside the living room. Suddenly a random memory crosses his mind. It was a conversation on this couch. 

.・゜゜・

“Veritas,”

“What is it?”

“Do you love me?” He sighed at the question. 

“Before you ask a question, why don't you consider whether the answer has already been determined? If so, it's better for the two of us if such questions are not asked,” you frowned at his answer as he continued reading his book. 

.・゜゜・

“Of course I love you, you idiot” Dr. Ratio massages the side of his head in frustration. He had let you in his comfort zone, living on the same roof as him. What other feelings can determine that aside from love? 

Maybe he should really look for you. But the other part of him thinks that maybe you just need some time? Such a rushed reunion would just make the separation longer, wouldn't it? He missed you so much without himself realizing it. Can he just skip this whole distance situation to the part where you come back to him? 

He slapped his own face to get a grip of himself. How much time has he passed to think about someone that just left him? He should just finish the last book he abandoned since the moment you stepped out of his house. 

—

“I had a gut that you might charge me back for this,” Somehow Aventurine was able to show up the moment you checked out of your hotel. Of course he knows. He's the one who shells out for your bills. You felt bad the moment you knew the free meals you had weren't the hotel's condiment, rather it was all paid by the one and only Aventurine. Or that sudden offer of unlimited selection of liquor each night. Every day you spend here was sponsored by the blonde man and you cannot stress enough about how he really shouldn't do that. The two of you had grown quite close thanks to random chats, but never once did he mention this! 

“Hmm.. Then your gut is wrong! Treat it as a reward for being able to stand up for yourself,” He chuckled at your frustrated state. You inhale and exhale loudly before talking to him again. 

“So you really mean it? Because I mean it when I said that I don't want to get in trouble with you,”

“Hey, where's the trust from that night? I thought you trusted me. And all of that chats? What am I to you?” 

“I DID trust you, but this one involves some heft amount of credit and is it too skeptical of me to be worried about the IPC influence here?!” 

“You do have a point,”

“EXACTLY!”

“But worry not! It was my own spare credit,” he seems genuine by the statement, so all you can do is slump down further on the lounge's chair. Aventurine enjoys every outburst you made and he cannot contain his amusement. There is a huge silence since you're fighting yourself inside your mind and the man had only enjoyed the microshift in your expression. 

“... Thank you,” you let out a small gratitude as a conclusion of your internal monologue. Well, he didn't expect that. He didn't get that a lot. The only times he gets to hear it is when he actually forces it out from people. Like how he gave his underlings a promotion for their work. Is it bad if he wanted to hear it again? 

“I'm sorry? I wasn't paying attention,” Say it again. 

“Thank you,” You repeated it again, this time louder and with more confidence. Before he can respond (as if he has a proper one at the moment), you continued

“I might need that, actually. I have limited credits and even tho I haven't really found a suitable place, I was just about to downgrade to a cheaper hotel so I won't sleep on the streets. I'm in short of clients so I don't really had much choice. But since you've paid for it, I guess the least I can do is to thank you. I really appreciate your gesture,” you explained it to him with a smile. 

Oh. 

Somehow Aventurine feels like his body might explode. Was that paragraph really necessary? He might not be able to take it! He could've taken it better if you scold him or diss him for what he did, but this? 

“I… your welcome! It was nothing, really! It didn't cost more than an hour of work in my job,” He tried not to brag, but really, his brain (or heart) cannot process such thoughtful words. You chuckled before leaning back to your chair

“I get it Mr. Big shot, no need to spit it on me” You joked, earning him an awkward laugh. Did he offend you? Ooh boy, he really didn't want to mess things up with you, didn't he? But seeing that you still keep that warm face with you, he can consider himself safe. 

“Well, since you know how deep my pocket is, perhaps you'll let me help you find a place to live then? Somewhere comfortable?” or somewhere near his place? 

“I won't take any loan from the IPC if that's your main concern, thank you very much,” he faked a hurt expression. 

“How come you suddenly be this skeptical towards me?”

“You're one of the IPC's officials, who offers himself to help me find a place for rent. Do I need to elaborate?” Right. He hasn't really thought of a way to make you trust him as himself either. Aventurine seems to drink in your words before he thinks. 

“I mean it,”

“Ha?”

“I mean to help you, as…A friend! Wouldn't I want to cherish my friend by helping them when they need it?” He really hopes that you can catch his good intentions. 

“Friend, huh?” You're considering his offer. It's been a while since you really catch up or even spend some time with a close friend. When was the last time you contacted them anyway? You've been too occupied with Veritas Ratio to the point you've missed some things that used to be a part of essential things in life. But then again, it hasn't been long since you met this man and it's never bad to be too careful around the IPC workers. 

“But I thought you're a businessman yourself. In my notes, you've done quite a lot of things to me. Now you're offering more. What could possibly be there for me to benefit you?” You tried to talk your way to him without actually offending him. He didn't harm you at all too, it wouldn't be nice if you treat him as a rude stranger. Aventurine got caught off guard with your question. That's a rational question, but to be honest, he’s just as confused as you are. He himself doesn't know why he wanted to help you so badly. It turns out that you're not a millionaire, you're not even a person with a strong presence around planets. So why is he so eager to help you around? In terms of money, clearly there is nothing he can expect from you. If this is a gamble of money, he would've backed away earlier. Aventurine is no idiot. 

“Your time,” He finally answers. 

“To be honest, I cannot elaborate. I like the thought you spared for me. I like your attention. I like your trust. I like it when I talk to you. So, it's like, I buy your time?” He explains to you awkwardly. His words surprised you. 

“Really?”

“Your time benefits me. Yet I cannot find these… pleasant feeling of talking to you on anyone else. So that is why, I think, I tried my best to keep… squeezing your time for me, with ways that I am familiar with,” You can see him struggling to articulate his means and you find it endearing. Wait. Aren't you just weeping for Veritas Ratio a few nights ago? Whatever it is Aventurine did with you should be illegal. 

“So… will you consider me as your friend?” You cannot hide the smile that's starting to get permanent on your face. He looks so lost. Where did his smooth talks go? 

“How can I say no to such a heartfelt confession?” You giggled happily. He's too cute. 

“You could've just asked me if you want to be my friend, no need to waste that much of credit on me”

“The credits I spend for you isn't a waste,” he refutes. You raised one of your eyebrows. 

“Every credit I spend adds up your trust to me, so it's not a waste,” He's really helpless isn't he? You wanted to tease him further but you had mercy on him. 

“If that really is how you see me, I'm flattered,” you commented. You're starting to wonder what this man has been through to the point that he's this clueless. He seems to light up at your approval, his usual demeanor rebuilding. 

“So does this mean that you'll let me help you to find a place to stay?”

“Only if you say please,”

“Please? Let me help you?” His immediate reaction caught you off guard and you can feel your face heats up a bit. 

“Fine, I assume you'll have a larger database for landmarks?”

“Just count on me, I'll find the best one for you!”

“... And the most affordable one,”

“I can pay the rent for you too,”

“Please don't.”

A/N : IN MY DEFENSE as cunning as Aventurine can be, I think deep down he won't be able to comprehend affection?? Let alone from someone he likes?? I tried to word that out but I really hope it doesn't read that weird. Man's used to be treated like shit everywhere every time so I think it's natural for him to get all confused by someone who actually respects him as who he is (there’s a high chance of his brain malfunctioning).

Anyway, requests are still open and thank you for reading! You can ask for hcs or anything else too, I'll take literally anything at this point (as long as it's Aventurine) (or Dr. Ratio)

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Hi, I absolutely love your work! You write the twst boys so pathetic I love it (your ideas are really creative too!!) and I was wondering if you could do something similar to the Riddle and Vil love triangle, but with Jamil,MC, and Azul? (I thought about book 4 when requesting this)

If you aren't taking requests right now, you can just ignore this! Thank you and good day!

Oh my stars hi!! I always see you liking my stuff! Thanks for the kind words!

Warnings: previous cannibalism, previous waterboarding attempt(?), unhinged, very much not proof read :p

You Have Gained Two Personal Chefs and Both are In Love With You

*This will be the ultimate cook off.

*Gordon Ramsay vs. Gordon Ramsay.

*You have been receiving lunch from Jamil and dinner from Azul.

*Breakfast is a whole different beast. Well feast is a better word.

*When Azul 'shared' the fork with you he went to Scarabia for the sole purpose of letting Jamil know (you forced Azul to eat octopus).

*Jamil almost burst a vein at that.

*Then later on Jamil told Azul that you caressed his back (you pushed his face into a sink).

*Azul cried himself to sleep that night.

-

*Azul break things in the monstro lounge and then call you over to fix them.

Crash!

The coffee machine shattered on the floor after Azul raised it over his head and threw it down.

Azul giddily goes over to his phone and calls you, twirling his hair between his fingers.

"Prefect, I am so sorry to bother you but it appears there's an issue with the coffee machine."

Jade gives him the biggest side eye at this.

You show up and see the slight issue Azul mentioned. You turn to him and he just smiles innocently.

"What the fork, Azul-"

Sends you off with more food so you don't complain.

-

*Jamil purposefully leaves food out so there will be bug infestations.

*This way the terror in his voice is genuine when he calls you over to get rid of them!

"Prefect- Prefect I need you to come over- now! Please, please! AAAHH-!"

Jamil drops his phone in his attempt to escape the roaches.

The second you arrive Jamil jumps into your arms.

"Save me."

You throw him off of you and grab a chancla to kill the roaches.

"Don't leave food out next time." You throw the chancla (with a dead roach at the bottom) at Jamil and he squeaks.

"You heard nothing." He clears his throat, "I made your favorite lunch for tomorrow."

"..."

"...Thanks, Jamil."

---

You have been eating and you've been eating good. Gourmet food for you and Grimm every single day.

It came with a price of course. Doing your job as a janitor/repair man. But you suppose it was alright. Though there has been a considerable increase in how often NRC's housewardens call you over.

You go to the kitchen to prepare yourself some left overs.

It felt like a sin to put this food in a microwave but you don't exactly have fire magic to use the stove so go figure.

As you wait for the food to finish heating, you hear a knock on the door. Multiple knocks actually. You go and open it.

Two bags are held out to you.

"Prefect-!" Jamil and Azul spoke in unison and glare at each other when they realize it.

"There is rice and-" Jamil starts.

Azul pushes the bag he's holding closer to you, smiling politely, "I made food at the monstro lounge and decided to bring it over. I worked very hard on it and I'm sure you'll enjoy food made by the best cook at Night Raven College-"

"-second best cook." Jamil pushes his bag even closer. "I hope you enjoy what I made for you, Prefect."

"Haha, I'm not sure second best is an accurate description. I don't see people paying you money to serve them meals..." Azul's smile strains as he stares at Jamil, daring him to clap back.

Jamil smiles back

"Unfortunately I do not have the means to open up a restaurant. And you didn't either until you blackmailed the headmaster you back stabbing squid-"

"Octopus. You're a two faced snake yourself, I bet the Prefect must loath you for all the trouble you put them through." Azul giggled and his mouth behind his hand, "Or did you forget that I was the prince charming in that situation and saved the lovely prefect?"

Damn. The drama's getting good.

Jamil raised a brow.

"As far as I remember you tried to kill them not even a few weeks prior so... I don't see your point." He put a hand on his hip and gave Azul a once over.

Yeah... He did do that...

Beep! Beep!

Oh! You're food!

You go get your food except when you come back the circumstances have certainly 'escalated.'

"The prefect did not share a fork with you, you fraudulent squid!" Jamil began throwing magic spells at Azul.

Azul blocks them and throws of few of his own. Catching some nearby trees on fire.

"The prefect would have never caressed your back you conniving serpent!"

You munch on your recently microwaved food. Then you noticed they left both of the food bags on the door.

You grab the food and close the door behind you.

...

You don't have time for whatever's going on between them...

---

❝ Crush na crush na crush kita! ❞ ─── pjsk boys!

WRITER'S START IN BEING DELULU!

Just from the title, y'all should have a thought of where I come from lmao ＜（＾－＾）＞! Anyways, third request came in and I hope you don't mind the reader's gender being neutral, thank you!~

fandom! .project sekai character(s) used! .akito shinonome, toya aoyagi, tsukasa tenma and rui kamishiro gender of reader! .gn!reader however, implied fem!reader implied in toya's and tsukasa's sections head start! .reader, in both akito's and toya's, is a senior, reader in toya's section is tsukasa's older (by one minute) twin sibling, light angst in toya's section, rui's reader is a foregnier and doesn't understand nor speak japanese very well however, they can understand english

. . .akito shinonome!

❝ Di mo ba nadarama? (Don't you feel?) ❞

what in the H E double hockey sticks is he feeling?!

he doesn't know why his heart goes crazy just the mere sight of you he doesn't know why he suddenly stutters his words when talking to you, he just doesn't understand why his mind wants to see you every day.

well, to everyone, it's no surprised you've captured the hearts of majority of the student population in kamiyama high. you're literally the IT girl/boy/person of kamiyama and you aren't even aware of it.

you're even a great senior! he met you through toya, who was trying to find tsukasa since he wanted to confirm something and they found him talking to you, and he was instantly whipped! though, he denies it.

toya lightly teases him that he acts like a mess when you're around him and akito just barks back with lies, just to save his pride.

"I'm telling the truth, toya. I don't act weird whenever (last name)-san is around." akito denied his best friend's, toya, accusation. him? having a crush on the school's heartthrob? that's stupid. he would never-

"excuse me?" akito suddenly froze on the spot as toya twirled his head only to see you carrying a bunch of test papers. "oh? toya? and uhm.." you squinted your eyes, trying to recall the name of the frozen ginger beside toya, "oh right! akito, right? you're ena's cute little brother, hm?" you tilt your head forward a bit, smiling in his way.

in the end, toya had the last laugh as he watches his best friend being completely different around their senior, "I told you so." as akito clutches his chest, where his heart is at.

just innocently dropping hints to toya that he 'needs' help with a difficult math problem, that's probably a year above them level, and that he needs a reliable and amazing senior to help him.

he ends up having tsukasa and sometimes rui, it's rare having you to 'help' him since you're quite busy as well.

but, that doesn't stop him! he often has toya delivers his little gifts, after a long time convincing toya that it was his older sister's, ena, request to deliver 'her' gifts, to your desk when you're not around, some students may have thought that toya has a crush on you.

his little gifts consist of key chains of (favorite things), sometimes flowers and pins with your favorite series/anime/manga/etc.

how he knew this? he actually got information from one of ena's conversation with you and your post from your social medias, in which he secretly hearts everything on an alternative account.

he turns into a lovesick puppy the moment you walk in, if he were a puppy, his tail would be going crazy all the while his face would be a hot mess.

during the sport event, you were one of the mc's and it made akito's motivation in winning increased TO THE MAX!

he was running faster than ever, even ena was suprised to see her little brother like that, poor tsukasa who was on his back, tsukasa was holding onto akito's shoulders for dear life.

"shinonome-san is running as fast as ever! it seems like he's eager to win, don'tcha think, partner?" the other mc look at you, waiting for your commentary.

you chuckled, smiling as you watch the intense match between your juniors, mizuki and akito. "I couldn't agree more, partner! even poor tenma-san is holding on for dear life~" both you and your partner snickered.

after he won that match, he was congratulated by you over the mic and no one can image the furious blush appearing on his cheeks, like, YOU, out of all people, were to congratulate him first before toya can?????

he was on cloud nine that even toya had a difficult time in getting him back to his senses till they were in their band practice, an hand to shake him back to life.

he denies this for a long time but, on valentine's day, instead of the classic chocolates and flower, he actually got you special and that he's proud of but, never admit it was him.

he got the valentine's day special chocolate pancake with (favorite fruit) on the side from the place where he usually buys his pancakes, he bought it using his hard-earned money. he also made oragami flowers, bouquet of flowers actually, the flowers being all of your favorite kinds. he actually spent a lot of time and dedication on the oragami flowers and learned them from a lot of youtube videos.

of course, he remained anonymously.

out all the gifts you've received that day, his gift stand out the most due to his effort in making it perfect. you gushed about it to your friends and one of them was ena. she had a gut feeling that it was her little brother, akito, but never got confirmation.

he doesn't know why his heart goes crazy just the mere sight of you, he doesn't know why he suddenly stutters his words when talking to you, he just doesn't understand why his mind wants to see you everyday. Don't you feel it?

. . .toya aoyagi!

❝ Crush mo rin kaya ako? (Do you have a crush on me too?) ❞

you're actually tsukasa's older, by one-minute, twin sibling so, he's known you very well.

though, he wasn't able to have a lot of conversation with you back then since you were more focused on your youngest sibling's, saki, health and was always in the hospital, in which he couldn't go, fearing that it upset his father.

despite not often having to chat with you, toya can see you as the loving and caring older tenma sibling, within the three tenma siblings, you're the matured and calm one, one of the reasons why toya and you got along pretty well.

him crushing on you came when you caught him tearing up a bit after an argument he had with his father, he was a little kid at the time, and instead of degrading him for crying, you sat beside him and comforted him, whispering nothing but sweet things to him as he cried in your shoulder. you comforted him like how you comforted tsukasa whenever he has his episode due to him thinking he wasn't a great enough brother for saki.

after comforting him, you gave him a small smile and encouraged him to go after what he loves the most, and at that moment, the thing, or person, he loves the most at the moment, till now, is you. he just doesn't realize it till his unitmates told him he was, in fact, has a crush on you.

he felt the warm and loving aura coming out of you that you always give to your family, especially to your younger siblings. something he had craved from his father ever since he was born and yet he never received.

after that day, this little kid was always following you around like a little duckling, except in the hospital, in which you find it to be amusing and adorable since you've ever known toya to be the quiet yet blunt stoic kid and seeing him following you around whenever him and you are inside your house.

toya, at the time, didn't know why his cheeks felt warm and his heart going slightly faster than before whenever he encounters you. it makes him space out sometimes.

one time, he made a claw machine empty because he wanted to give you plushies like he gives to saki, through tsukasa, as well! you were surprised to see a lot of stuff toys in your room when you got back home from the hospital.

it made your face brighten up and as a thank you, you gave toya one of your beloved books in which you cherished the most so, image the shock expression he had once tsukasa told him that it was one of your cherished books you held dearly, and you gave it to HIM??

upon knowing that fact, the book you gave to him now has its very own section in his bedroom shelf, it even has its own clear protection case to keep the dust away if he's not reading it at the moment.

nobody is allowed to touch the book besides him and you.

now that you two, alongside tsukasa and saki, have grown into teenagers, you two have more screen time with each other now that saki is finally out of the hospital!

since you and tsukasa are the same age, meaning when toya was a freshman in kamiyama, you were a senior at miyamasuzaka, the same all-girls school saki is in.

despite being in different schools, you two interacted a lot! especially when all four of you hangout after school!

his feelings for you were rather obvious, at least to tsukasa and saki, he was so different from his quiet and stoic self.

whenever you're around, he smiles more often all the while talking to you, toya can't help it! you're just a beautiful scenery, it's a crime to not admire you. saki even called him out-

"(n/n) sure does look beautiful, right, toya-kun?" saki innocently teased the blue haired individual, who was admiring her older sibling as they baked a bunch of cookies for the four of them.

toya immediately snapped out of his daydreaming upon being called out, "o-oh.. yes, of course they are." he shyly nodded, feeling his cheeks warming up. saki simply chuckles, knowing damn well that she'll be the matchmaker alongside her older brother.

when vivid bad squad was formed, he immediately rushed to you and told you about it, you smiled at him, he was finally doing what he wanted and not what his father wanted, and you were proud of him.

whenever he's at band practice, he often unconsciously rambles about you to his bandmates, an and akito teases him about it, telling him that they didn't know toya has a crush.

that's when he furrows his brows, crush?

due to his oblivious self, an and akito, mostly an, explained to him that he has a crush on you, and he was like "oh...oh!"

now with this newfound information, he felt even more nervous around you, sometimes stuttering his words as if he's malfunctioning robot.

his heart just goes crazy and with the way you acted around him these couple of years, thanks to an explaining how most women acted when they have a crush on you, he wonders if you also have a crush on him too?

. . .tsukasa tenma!

❝ Cross my heart, P.S. I love you ❞

he met you first in phoenix wonderland, you were a guest invited by one of your friends.

he, alongside his troupe members, was greeting the guests ever-so loudly and cheerfully and when his orange-yellow eyes set on you, his world just stopped right there and then.

your (h/c) was shining, complimenting your sparkling eyes and dazzling sweet smile, he felt his heart was racing, racing fast.

he was so stunned that when you and your friends came up to him and his troupe members, he was fumbling with his words all the while his troupe members cheerfully, mostly emu, greeted you and your friends. tsukasa's eyes were mostly on you, though he did try to act normal and tried to look at your friends as well but, his eyes kept glancing over you.

rui, who noticed this, teased him after you and your friends went away. tsukasa denied it, saying you look 'familiar' to him though, rui didn't seem convinced.

over the time your there, his eyes were trying to find you again, wanting to see if he was daydreaming that time but yet every time he sees you, he malfunctions again.

on the other hand, you caught him spying you from afar and whenever he quickly hides, you find it amusing.

he didn't know why he wanted to find out more about you, though you were a random guest, you can be EVERYWHERE!

but, I guess lady luck blessed him after a couple of weeks, he was in front of saki's school, miyamasuzaka, and while waiting, he saw you again! alongside your friends.

his eyes went wide, and my dude just stood there like 🧍‍♂️

once he and saki were back at home, he immediately bombarded her with a lot of questions about you.

"hey, saki, do you perhaps know somebody in your school with (h/c) hair and (uniform style/details about your uniform)?"

"oh, well there a lot of people with (h/c) hair in my school but, with the way you describe certain details uniform, I think you're referring to (last name)-san!"

that's where he learned about you as he watched saki talking about you gleefully, you were an assistant and close friend to the MORE MORE JUMP! members, no wonder why saki seems happier to talk about you to her older brother.

and no wonder he recognized you, he once saw you in shizuku's social media, in which he follows since they are good acquaintance with each other.

he thought about messaging you since shizuku tagged you in that one post. he wanted to formally apologize for weirding you out on that day.

and that's how you basically meet the blonde weirdo yet cutie from the theme park you visited a few weeks ago again. he firstly messaged you by introducing himself before apologizing for his behavior a couple of weeks ago, you honestly find it amusing and adorable. you two chatted with each other all day, and then the next day, and the next day-

after that, he invited you to hangout after school whenever your free, sometimes he brings along saki and toya, since you two bonded within the private messages you two have been sending each other.

honestly, he hasn't moved on from your first encounter, he still acts like a silly idiot around you. tsukasa doesn't even know why like, you're like everyone else, average yet has a certain charm around you making tsukasa even more invested into you.

whenever he's around you, he feels like very different that has him questioning himself about it. like, why does he feel funny around you but not to others? why does he feel the urge to impress you more with his charms and talents? why does he stutter his words out like a fool whenever it's you? WHY DOES HIS HEART YEARNS FOR YOU?!

I feel like he's seen a various of romance theaters, movies, dramas, etc (thanks to saki) so, he caught up with what's happening to him, it went like this;

"I'm in love..." the blonde muttered, finally knowing the reasons why he's acting differently to a certain someone. he had finally solved the mystery of his strange behavior whenever you're around!

"I'M IN LOVE- HAHHHHHHHHHH?!" tsukasa immediately stops himself upon seeing in the corner of his eyes, his troupe members all can be seen in the doorway, spying on their leader while rui was recording it with his signature smug cat-like smile plastered on his face.

in the end, let's just say rui, maybe emu and nene, got their blackmail for tsukasa.

he was quite shy at first but, he warms up since in his thoughts, he NEEDS to impress his crush, aka you, because the only way your crush is gonna notice you and wants to talk to you is to impress them! (tsukasa's words, not mine)

expects him to be a very, very, VERY gentleman towards you such as carrying your things, bringing you little snacks, escorting you to your house to your school along with saki, and many more that I can't possibly list down.

when he heard you were a fan of phenny-kun, he just has to impress you with his voice imitation of phenny-kun, he just had to. I mean, it IS his job, alongside his troupe members, to make people smile. his day brightens up whenever you enjoy his imitation of phenny-kun! doesn't he love you too much?

he probably made a play dedicated to you and have scenarios where you, the main character, and he as the love interest, he's too busy daydreaming he didn't notice that one of rui's inventions is coming straight to him-

he became a simp, your simp to be exact.

doesn't he love you so much? Cross his heart, he'll love you wholeheartedly that's for sure!

. . .rui kamishiro!

❝ 'Di ko alam ang nangyayari (I don't know what's happening) ❞

he honestly didn't expect himself to be having a crush on somebody, especially when his crush is oblivious foreigner such as yourself.

you were the infamous transfer student he had heard about from the juniors; it was quite obvious due to your appearance alone, so you stick out like a sore thumb. if that wasn't bad enough, you also had a hard time understanding and speaking their language. you usually kept quiet as you feared that you might sound like an idiot when speaking japanese.

so now, picture this, a transfer student from (country) that has a hard time understanding and speaking japanese in a japanese high school, seated next to the well-known troublemaker of kamiyama high, now surely it won't be chaotic? spoilers, it did.

rui honestly finds you amusing, he would chuckle whenever he would ask for something to you, and you would completely give him another thing instead what he asks for.

it was another day in class in this new high school of yours, if the lectures make your head dizzy because it's difficult in understanding the teachers a bit, the purple head boy next to you makes it more difficult.

"psst.. mind letting me borrow your eraser for a moment?" he whispered to you, not wanting to get caught by the teacher. rui watched as you confusedly scanning your desk, trying to understand what he wanted from you.

'okay, he clearly wanted to borrow something... but, what??' you were thinking a bit too hard that the lecture from the teacher is mentally blocked from your head, now focusing on the given task by your seat mate.

"um.. t..t..this?" you tried pronouncing the said word in japanese but, it only sounded broken a bit, all the while showing rui a sharpener.

and that moment, rui kamishiro knew, he'll be going to enjoy this year.

you being shy reminds him a lot about nene but, in your reason, you were afraid of sounding stupid while speaking his country's language. though, he'll give you the benefit of the doubt since you were learning how to speak the language.

he teases you even though you mostly don't understand all he just said, which amused him more while you were determined to learn about the language more to know what rui is saying to you most of the time.

eventually, it was one of your daily routines to have rui tease you every day, even though you don't understand half of it but, hey! you're at least getting better with your japanese.

and with that, rui and your friendship began to develop as time went by, the purplenette introduced his unitmates to you and you were thankful that they introduced themselves in english. p.s rui rambles about you to them.

sometimes rui say english words to help you understand what he or other people are saying. though, if someone was mocking or insulting you, rui wouldn't even try to tell you what they are saying instead, he just guides you away from them by wrapping one of his arms around your shoulder and distracts you, though you had a gut feeling that the person was saying bad stuffs to you, you pick up some of their words and understand soe.

I think rui having a crush will take a long time since he's more on focusing on his inventions and his performances with his unitmates so, catching his attention in you, romantically, it's going to be a long ride. though, if you did, in which is going to happen, congratulations then.

though, he did start to feel whenever your around as the days goes by, and honestly, dude was confused. I feel like he has no grasp of like love and crushes since he's probably more focus on his works and his unit's performances that he doesn't have the time to think about anything else like love.

so yeah, it took him a long time to solve this difficult equation on why he feels weird whenever you are around/mentioned. he doesn't know what's happening to him.

with that, he went to nene and intentionally drop a topic like "what if somebody feels weird whenever somebody's around them, like something's making your heart beats faster?" and nene just look at him with a blank expression of hers, already knowing what's up with her childhood (best) friend however, she won't say it just for fun.

even with his newfound feelings, he acted the same but, once you come closer to his chest area where his heart is at, you'll hear his heartbeat. his teasing is still the same though he increased it to the max, anything for you<3

within school/lunch breaks, he'll teach you japanese words and how you pronounce them while you teach him english/(native language) words and how you pronounce it. though, that doesn't mean he'll stop teasing you just because him and you are teaching each other different languages, from time to time, he says to you compliments in japanese and when you try to pronounce it, his smug cat-like smile widens even more.

but, he'll only get scolded by you after you search about the phrases back at home, he'll do it again and again even if he's going to get scolded by you and he'll probably get the silent treatment by you<3

although jokes asides, he'll calm you down whenever you're feeling really anxious about speaking japanese, especially in front of the class whenever a teacher calls you out for recitation. he's one good listener and advice giver, so any problems you have, please go to him and he'll make it better, especially for you.

fast forward to summer holidays and school was ending, with all the moments and days you've spent with rui, you finally made a decision, something you'll feel embarrassed about but, hey! rui someone that is dear to you. as rui finished packing

up his things and mostly every one of your classmates were outside now, you approach rui very differently unlike the way you've approached him before this.

"rui.." you muttered out, loud enough for the said person to hear and make his head turn towards you.

"hmm, yes?" his eyes went immediately towards you, seeing a letter in your hands, your gaze shyer than ever, and some sort of red tint in your cheeks.

"I.. uhm.. I.." you stuttered out, trying to find the words you wanted to say to him. rui, noticing it, gives you a pat on the head as a sign of encouragement as what he always did to you whenever you feel nervous/anxious.

eventually, you finally did as what you have planned the day before, "I.. just want-ted.. togiveyouthis..!" you quickly finished yourself, saying it all in japanese, while handing the letter to him before quickly rushing out, leaving rui with a dumbfounded with a letter in his hand.

the mad sciencetist, I mean, the purplenette boy stared at the letter the rest of the time as he walks home, wondering what you wrote in this. though once he had opened and read it, he lets out a smile, not his usual smug cat-like smile but, a genuine and gleeful smile.

with his heart beating crazily as he only thought about what you wrote in that letter, his thoughts filled to the brim with you, he honestly doesn't know what's happening right now.

WRITER'S END IN BEING DELULU!

Apologies for the long wait! school just recently started and this january I'm filled to the brim with projects and performance task ＞︿＜!

and also, I had writer's block with rui's section though special thanks to one of my lomls @liqis-postoffice for the ideas &lt;3

rules! + masterlist!

Pacing your Story (Or, How to Avoid the "Suddenly...!")

Arguably *the* most important lesson all writers need to learn, even for those who don’t give a damn about themes and motifs and a moral soap box: How your story is paced, whether it’s a comic book, a children’s chapter book, a doorstopper, a mini series, a movie, or a full-length season of TV (old school style), pacing is everything.

Pacing determines how long the story *feels* regardless of how long it actually is. It can make a 2 hour movie feel like 90 mins or double the time you’re trapped in your seat.

There’s very little I can say about pacing that hasn’t been said before, but I’m here to condense all that’s out there into a less intimidating mouthful to chew.

So: What is pacing?

Pacing is how a story flows, how quickly or slowly the creator moves through and between scenes, how long they spend on setting, narration, conversation, arguments, internal monologues, fight scenes, journey scenes. It’s also how smoothly tone transitions throughout the story. A fantasy adventure jumping around sporadically between meandering boredom, high-octane combat, humor, grief, and romance is exhausting to read, no matter how much effort you put into your characters.

Anyone who says the following is wrong:

Good pacing is always fast/bad pacing is always slow

Pacing means you are 100% consistent throughout the entire story

It doesn’t matter as much so long as you have a compelling story/characters/lore/etc

Now let me explain why in conveniently numbered points:

1. Pacing is not about consistency, it’s about giving the right amount of time to the right pieces of your story

This is not intuitive and it takes a long time to learn. So let’s look at some examples:

Lord of the Rings: The movies trimmed a *lot* from the books that just weren’t adaptable to screen, namely all the tedious details and quite a bit of the worldbuilding that wasn’t critical to the journey of the Fellowship. That said, with some exceptions, the battles are as long as they need to be, along with every monologue, every battle speech. When Helm’s Deep is raging on, we cut away to Merry and Pippin with the Ents to let ourselves breathe, then dive right back in just before it gets boring.

The Hobbit Trilogy: The exact opposite from LotR, stretching one kids book into 3 massive films, stuffing it full of filler, meandering side quests, pointless exposition, drawing out battles and conflicts to silly extremes, then rushing through the actual desolation of Smaug for… some reason.

Die Hard (cause it’s the Holidays y’all!): The actiony-est of action movies with lots of fisticuffs and guns and explosions still leaves time for our hero to breathe, lick his wounds, and build a relationship with the cop on the ground. We constantly cut between the hero and the villains, all sharing the same radio frequency, constantly antsy about what they know and when they’ll find out the rest, and when they’ll discover the hero’s kryptonite.

2. Make every scene you write do at least two things at once

This is also tricky. Making every scene pull double duty should be left to after you’ve written the first draft, otherwise you’ll never write that first draft. Pulling double duty means that if you’re giving exposition, the scene should also reveal something about the character saying it. If you absolutely must write the boring trip from A to B, give some foreshadowing, some thoughtful insight from one of your characters, a little anecdote along the way.

Develop at least two of the following:

The plot

The backstory

The romance/friendships

The lore

The exposition

The setting

The goals of the cast

Doing this extremely well means your readers won’t have any idea you’re doing it until they go back and read it again. If you have two characters sitting and talking exposition at a table, and then those same two characters doing some important task with filler dialogue to break up the narrative… try combining those two scenes and see what happens.

**This is going to be incredibly difficult if you struggle with making your stories longer. I do not. I constantly need to compress my stories. **

3. Not every scene needs to be crucial to the plot, but every scene must say something

I distinguish plot from story like a square vs a rectangle. Plot is just a piece of the tale you want to tell, and some scenes exist just to be funny, or romantic, or mysterious, plot be damned.

What if you’re writing a character study with very little plot? How do you make sure your story isn’t too slow if 60% of the narrative is introspection?

Avoid repeating information the audience already has, unless a reminder is crucial to understanding the scene

This isn’t 1860 anymore. Every detail must serve a purpose. Keep character and setting descriptions down to absolute need-to-know and spread it out like icing on a cake – enough to coat, but not give you a mouthful of whipped sugar and zero cake.

Avoid describing generic daily routines, unless the existence of said routine is out of ordinary for the character, or will be rudely interrupted by chaos. No one cares about them brushing their teeth and doing their hair.

Make sure your characters move, but not too much. E.g. two characters sitting and talking – do humans just stare at each other with their arms lifeless and bodies utterly motionless during conversation? No? Then neither should your characters. Make them gesture, wave, frown, laugh, cross their legs, their arms, shift around to get comfortable, pound the table, roll their eyes, point, shrug, touch their face, their hair, wring their hands, pick at their nails, yawn, stretch, pout, sneer, smirk, click their tongue, clear their throat, sniff/sniffle, tap their fingers/drum, bounce their feet, doodle, fiddle with buttons or jewelry, scratch an itch, touch their weapons/gadgets/phones, check the time, get up and sit back down, move from chair to table top – the list goes on. Bonus points if these are tics that serve to develop your character, like a nervous fiddler, or if one moves a lot and the other doesn’t – what does that say about the both of them? This is where “show don’t tell” really comes into play.

4. Your entire work should not be paced exactly the same

Just like a paragraph should not be filled with sentences of all the same length and syntax. Some beats deserve more or less time than others. Unfortunately, this is unique to every single story and there is no one size fits all.

General guidelines are as follows:

Action scenes should have short paragraphs and lots of movement. Cut all setting details and descriptors, internal monologues, and the like, unless they service the scene.

Journey/travel scenes must pull double or even triple duty. There’s a reason very few movies are marketed as “single take” and those that are don’t waste time on stuff that doesn’t matter. See 1917.

Romantic scenes are entirely up to you. Make it a thousand words, make it ten thousand, but you must advance either the romantic tension, actual movement of the characters, conversation, or intimacy of the relationship.

Don’t let your conversations run wild. If they start to veer off course, stop, boil it down to its essentials, and cut the rest.

When transitioning between slow to faster pacing and back again, it’s also not one size fits all. Maybe it being jarring is the point – it’s as sudden for the characters as it is for the reader. With that said, try to keep the “suddenly”s to a minimum.

5. Pacing and tone go hand in hand

This means that, generally speaking, the tone of your scene changes with the speed of the narrative. As stated above, a jarring tonal shift usually brings with it a jarring pacing shift.

A character might get in a car crash while speeding away from an abusive relationship. A character who thinks they’re safe from a pursuer might be rudely and terrifyingly proven wrong. An exhausting chase might finally relent when sanctuary is found. A quiet dinner might quickly turn romantic with a look, or confession. Someone casually cleaning up might discover evidence of a lie, a theft, an intruder and begin to panic.

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Whatever the case may be, a narrative that is all action all the time suffers from lack of meaningful character moments. A narrative that meanders through the character drama often forgets there is a plot they’re supposed to be following.