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@toji_official:

“are you guys serious? i show off the person i care about the most and you go and shit on her?? that’s absolutely ridiculous. get ready to not see me in any upcoming games, you all ruined that. and no, she isn’t making me do this, this is all according to me. maybe i’ll start playing again after you all decide not to be dicks.

-toji out”

the comments under that post were 20/80. twenty percent were actually really supportive of toji’s decision, they also really appreciated his love for you.

@chocomizu🍫:

“awwww this is sooo cute ❤️! i’m glad he has someone to care for like this! 🥰”

@idiginmybutt:

“are we seriously forgetting the fact that he mentioned in his post when he introduced her that she got him into hockey?????? they hate on her is crazy.”

@pikapikabodakirakira⚡️:

“wait a minute, i looked her up and i was expecting someone evil. she’s the definition of a cutie what is wrong with you guys? 😟”

@certifi3dlov3rgirl👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩:

“i saw the og post of her introduction, does she have an insta? she bad 👀”

was it a little petty on toji to respond with a colorful mouth to the comments thirsting over you? yes, but that’s his truth.

and it was unfortunate that the comments were majority hate, because that had just solidified his feelings for his hiatus.

@bigdaddyalpha69:

“are we serious? going on a break for a couple of mean comments is so childish.”

@h0ck3yLuv3R:

“so let me get this straight, you go on a hiatus because of her and expect us to like her? nahhh.”

@naoya.king🌍🫸🏳️‍🌈

“females are so annoying cuz what do you mean one of the best hockey players won’t play cuz a girls feelings got hurt 💀”

safe to say a lot of people were getting blocked. not only was toji upset at his fans, but he was also kind of offended. why was his fan base full of childish men? and was that his cousin???

you on the other hand didn’t really care for the hate comments. i mean, you had obviously expected a couple, but to be the majority of his fans was surprising.

the craziest part was the fact that you and toji had been together for years. if you were going to be a negative impact, it would have started before he was even scouted.

if anything, it gave you an excuse to post toji with some petty caption.

that’s exactly what you did.

[insert photo of toji tying your shoes]

@prettyn’witty:

“it’s too bad he’s too busy catering to me instead of playing 😢😢”

a decent amount of toji’s fans found your comment funny, well, it was actually toji’s women fans who found it funny.

@ch0co0latechunkc00kie:

“here before the dude bros whine abt this”

@yuriwithice💴🤑:

“this funny asf 😭 girl is unbothered and i’m here for it 🙂‍↕️”

@certifi3dlov3rgirl👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩:

“i finally found you omg 🤤 ur man blocked me when i asked for ur insta 😡”

^ @prettyn’witty:

“girl get out of here 😒-toji”

^ @certifi3dlov3rgirl👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩:

“get off my girl phone perv 🫩”

^ @prettyn’witty:

“????? -toji”

the dude bros had in fact found your account. safe to say they weren’t happy.

@bigdaddyalpha69:

“females like u r so childish 🤦‍♂️”

@koujitheladiesman:

“she just ruined toji’s reputation with this one.”

@eito.your.goat:

“i liked toji before he became a simp. so disappointing.”

^ @saturnisalive🪐:

“mind you, he had a gf the whole

time 💀”

toji wasn’t helping the case of being called a simp. not that he actually cared. it was true, he was utterly whipped for you.

@toji_official:

“i’ll cater to you any day of the week 🤤”

^ @certifi3dlov3rgirl👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩:

“unblock me for a 1v1 coward”

^ @prettyn’witty:

“don’t worry abt him bby girl. dm

me.

^ @toji_official:

“say it ain’t so 💔”

｡ﾟ•┈୨♡୧┈• ｡ﾟ

It wasn't even the fact that he'd recreated all of his students with alarming accuracy, spending an embarrassing amount of time trying to get Megumi's perpetually unimpressed expression just right. It wasn't the way he'd nearly cried laughing when he discovered how absurd cutscenes could become depending on who was involved. It wasn't the fact that he'd muttered, "Woahhh they call me ‘Your Majesty’ babe!" with the confidence of a man defending a doctoral thesis.

It was the way he'd made you.

He had approached your Mii creation with the seriousness of a sculptor commissioned to carve a masterpiece through the facepaint section

"No," he had said, frowning at the screen. "Your eyes aren't right."

"They look fine."

"They don't look as cute as you."

"You've been adjusting them for twenty minutes."

"They’re not cute enough, baby."

You had watched him restart over and over again after that.

He insisted the tiny digital version of you needed to be perfect. Every time he thought he'd gotten it right, he'd notice something tiny and start over again. You had eventually wandered away to make tea, only to return and find him still hunched over the console with narrowed eyes.

"You know I'm literally sitting right here, right?"

"You deserve accuracy babe."

"You make it sound like you're painting royalty."

"You are royalty."

After that, it should have ended there, but

It wasn't enough for the Miis to exist on the island. He wanted to see how everyone interacted. He checked friendships, he watched cutscenes, he read out the commentary like an overly enthusiastic sports announcer despite being the only one who cared about the outcomes.

Then he discovered relationship rankings.

"Oh?" Satoru blinked.

"What?"

He slowly turned the console around toward you.

"We're friends."

"...I would hope so."

"No, look." Your Mii and his Mii were listed as friends. Satoru stared and then his eyes widened.

"We can do better than that."

You snorted.

"You sound offended."

"I am offended."

Thus began his campaign.

He didn't call it a campaign, of course. He referred to it as "letting fate take its course," which would have sounded more convincing if he hadn't started checking their friendship status every few hours. You'd catch him lying across the couch with one arm thrown over his face, only for him to suddenly sit upright and grab the console with startling urgency.

"Good news."

"What happened?"

"We're Good Friends now."

"You look happier than when you got your paycheck, Toru."

"It means we're destined to fall in love!"

It escalated from there.

Whenever cutscenes involving your Mii and his Mii appeared, he watched with rapt attention, even when he’d already seen them. He narrated them under his breath. Sometimes he laughed. Sometimes he placed a hand dramatically over his chest like he'd just witnessed the greatest romance ever told.

You had never expected your husband, one of the strongest sorcerers alive, to become emotionally attached to tiny digital representations of people he already knew. Yet every night, he updated you on island developments with the same enthusiasm other people reserved for gossip from work.

Eventually, the inevitable happened.

Satoru gasped. "Oh my God!"

"What?"

"We're Ultra Friends."

You blinked.

"...Congratulations?"

"No, you don't understand."

"I think I understand exactly as much as I should."

"We're Ultra Friends."

He looked genuinely thrilled. Then he threw himself sideways across your lap.

"I think my mii is your mii’s favorite!"

"Well you’re my favorite in real life, so…."

"Yeah, but now it's official babe!" You laughed hard enough that your shoulders shook.

The betrayal arrived three days later, it was far too early in the morning.

He notices your friendship ranking changed overnight and got suspicious because how had he missed that? He'd checked the island before bed. He'd checked it while brushing his teeth. He'd checked it while waiting for instant noodles to cook. There was no way your Mii and Nanami's Mii had become Ultra Friends over his friendship without him noticing.

Then he keeps watching because, obviously, he needs answers.

And he tells himself he's not worried. Ultra Friends just meant they got along well. You were friendly in real life, and Nanami was a decent person even if he was annoyingly competent. There was nothing inherently romantic about being Ultra Friends. Satoru repeated that to himself three separate times while staring at the screen with the intensity of a detective investigating a murder.

Then the cutscene starts.

At first, it doesn't even register as dangerous.

Your Mii and Nanami's mii are talking like all his Miis do. Satoru relaxes slightly, slumping back against the couch cushions as he lets out a quiet breath through his nose. See? He knew he was overthinking it! Your Mii was just as much of a sweetie as-

Then your Mii pauses. Satoru straightens up.

"...Wait."

Your Mii’s cheeks streak pink as the background fades into a pastel hue. Satoru's entire body goes rigid. "No!" The realization hits him all at once. Your mii had fallen in love with Nanami!

Your mii.

The one he'd painstakingly edited multiple times because he wanted to get every detail right. The one he'd proudly shown you because, look, he'd even gotten your smile perfect. The one he'd watched become Ultra Friends with his own mii before cheering like his favorite team had won a championship.

Satoru stared at the screen in complete silence.

"...No."

Your mii admitted to falling in love with Nanami.

Then, with the horror of a man witnessing the collapse of civilization, he immediately shuts the game off. The click of the Switch powering down echoes through the apartment. You don't even have time to ask what happened before Satoru lets out a strangled noise and hurls the console across the length of the sofa.

Not hard enough to damage it, but hard enough to communicate his clear devastation.

The Switch bounces once against a cushion. Satoru turns toward you with an expression usually reserved for discovering a loved one has been replaced by an impostor.

"You fell in love with Nanami!"

"...What?"

"You fell in love with him."

The entire day becomes one long pity party after that. He follows you around the apartment and all day he asks increasingly absurd questions.

"Have you always liked responsible men?"

"Satoru." you chide.

"Did you ever think his tacky yellow tie looked nice?"

"Huh?"

"He probably has good credit or whatever that bullshit means."

"You are jealous of a video game, baby."

"I am ‘jealous’ of a homewrecker!” He curled up dramatically against your side on the couch. At one point, he actually mutters, "I knew I should've made him uglier."

Even after you reassure him over and over again that you are, in fact, married to him and not secretly harboring feelings for Kento Nanami, he still looks personally victimized by the entire ordeal. Eventually, much later that evening, curiosity gets the better of him.

"...Maybe I should check."

"You've been avoiding the game for six hours."

"Because I'm grieving."

"You threw it two feet away."

"It was symbolic."

He reaches for the Switch with the cautious energy of someone handling explosive material. He turns it back on and the cutscene resumes. Your Mii is still standing there with a crush on Nanami. Satoru makes another offended sound.

Then…he notices the options. "...Huh?"

You lean over his shoulder.

"What?"

Satoru reads the choices aloud.

One of them says:

You're imagining things.

Silence settled heavily over the living room.

He stared at it.

Then he pressed the button.

Your Mii paused on screen as if genuinely taking the advice into consideration. After a brief moment, she perked up almost immediately, admitting that maybe she had just been imagining things after all. Just like that, the crush vanished as though it had never existed in the first place. The problem that had consumed Satoru's entire day resolved itself with a single press of a button he could have chosen from the beginning.

Neither of you moved.

Satoru remained frozen on the couch with the Switch still clutched in both hands. You sat beside him, staring at the screen with an expression that slowly shifted from disbelief to something far more dangerous. The apartment was so quiet that the hum of the refrigerator from the kitchen suddenly seemed deafening.

Very slowly, you turned to look at him.

"...You mean to tell me."

Satoru kept his eyes fixed firmly on the screen.

"You spent an entire day accusing me of emotional infidelity, you threw your Switch across the couch, you followed me around the apartment asking if I secretly preferred financially responsible men."

At some point during the interrogation, Satoru lowered the console into his lap. His shoulders gradually curled inward beneath the weight of every accusation, his earlier confidence shrinking into something considerably smaller. He looked less like the strongest sorcerer alive and more like a child caught drawing on the walls with permanent marker. After another long stretch of silence, he finally cleared his throat.

"...In my defense, baby-"

"You had a button."

"It was a very emotional situation!"

You stared at him for another beat before the first crack appeared in your composure. A laugh escaped despite your best efforts to hold it back, quickly snowballing into something impossible to suppress. The look on Satoru's face shifted immediately from sheepish embarrassment to outright offense. He wilted against the couch cushions as though your laughter itself had become a personal betrayal.

He dropped forward without warning, burying his face into your shoulder as if physical proximity might somehow protect him from the consequences of his own stupidity. His arms wrapped around your waist, dramatic as ever, though the grip itself carried a familiar sincerity beneath all the theatrics. When he spoke again, his words came out muffled against your shirt.

"I got scared, don't you understand, sweetheart?"

The confession lingered between you, unexpectedly earnest after hours of exaggerated sulking and ridiculous accusations. His fingers tightened slightly where they rested against your side before he let out a soft groan of embarrassment. "I know it wasn't actually you," he admitted quietly. "I know it was just a game and none of it meant anything, but... I don't know. It still felt weird seeing a version of you choose somebody else."

Your laughter softened almost instantly.

"You jealous idiot."

"I know."

"You really thought I'd leave you for Nanami."

"I didn't think you'd leave me."He pauses. "...I just didn't like seeing a version of you choose someone else." You wrap your arms around him at that. "Good thing the real me has good taste." Satoru brightens immediately in response. "You think I’m in good taste?" He beamed.

 "You had a meltdown over a Nintendo game because you love me. So I’d say you’re at most a sweetheart."

"It’s romantic." He retorted. “No baby, it’s insane!” You replied. Satoru grins against your shoulder before glancing back down at the screen. "...I'm still keeping an eye on Nanami." You immediately start laughing again.

And Satoru, despite having discovered there had literally been an "you're imagining things" option the entire time, narrows his eyes suspiciously at Nanami's tiny digital face anyway.

Because some grudges, apparently, transcended reality itself.

a/n: i know this is a shorter wordcount but my ass is exhausted from life and exams, whiny toru def cheering me up tho :b

also i've rlly liked tomadachi life, i got addicted rlly fast and im ngl it gets boring sometimes but most of the time its rlly fun!!

divider credits!! @dividers-are-us , @cursed-carmine

Do you draw inspiration from other authors, be it on Tumblr or traditional publishing authors?

Trish: Absolutely! I think it’s important to analyze the work you really enjoy as an author. I like to think about what it is that I enjoy about other work, as well as enhancing my vocabulary through others’ work. 

Which tabs are mostly open while writing?

Trish: I tend to go back and forth between a couple of pieces so I usually have 2-3 writing tabs open, my planning app with all of my notes, and the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus.

How do you deal with writer's block or in any case, writing insecurity?

Trish: Writer’s block is tough, as unfortunately I think it’s one of those things where the best option is simply to give yourself time. I think that, much like with writing insecurity, the best thing you can do in both situations is to be kind to yourself and give yourself grace. In the case of writer’s block, I like to have the time to play video games, watch movies and shows, or go out and have fun with friends. Inspiration will come when you least expect it. With writing insecurity, write for yourself and yourself only. The more you write, the more you’ll improve and the more you improve, the easier writing insecurity will be to get through.

How much does engagement affect your creative process?

Trish: It honestly doesn’t! I understand not everything I write will be for everyone, so I focus on writing for myself. I write the sort of pieces I enjoy reading and it’s more than okay if others aren’t into it. On the flip side, I do really appreciate engagement, thank you to everyone who comments, sends asks, likes, and reblogs <33

What are your favorite genres to write besides romance?

Trish: Angst is definitely my favourite as a whole! My favourite part of writing is the character analysis that it allows, and angst I think allows me to approach a lot of interesting topics.

What is your favorite work until now?

Trish: I think it goes without saying that What You Know is my baby, but With Eyes to Hear is also very dear and personal to me as someone in the deaf and hard of hearing community.

What trope is your favorite?

Trish: Slow burn. Extremely expected to those who’ve read my work I’m sure :) 

Is there a genre/trope you'd like to see be explored more in the fandom?

Trish: Honestly with the fandom being so big, I think there’s a lot of work on most genres and tropes so nothing comes to mind!

What would you like to write more in the future? sfw/nsfw/angst/fluff?

Trish: Angst will always be my fave, so definitely that! I like to do pieces that include a bit of fluff and nsfw as well though.

Do you outline your stories or not? If you do, how is said process?

Trish: My outlines read like notes I wrote while half asleep (because they are generally LOL), but I do have outlines for my work! I tend to daydream a lot and typically my ideas come at the worst time, so I generally send them to myself on discord and then transfer them to a planner later. They’re pretty vague, usually a sentence or two per scene but I do generally plan a fic from start to finish before I write it. I tend to add a lot in the middle that wasn’t based on notes though!

What has been the hardest fic you've written?

Trish: What You Know, hands-down. Between how long it was, the emotions behind it, the complexities of the plot, and the research that went into it, I had a lot to keep track of. I had a lot of other ideas for pieces while writing it, but wanted to focus solely on it towards the end as there were too many loose ends to keep track of.

How do you improve your writing?

Trish: I would say a mix of media consumption of all sorts that inspires specifically the way I format my storytelling and my vocabulary, as well as constant practice. The more you write, the more you improve!

Do you set yourself personal deadlines?

Trish: I have to for editing bc I’m not the biggest fan of it but otherwise I try to allow myself time and grace to put out the best work I can :)

How often do you read your old works?

Trish: I wouldn’t say I read them super often, but I do read them here and there! I write for myself first and foremost and every now and then I go back to read them. With Eyes to Hear was written with no intention of being posted as it was for me, so that’s the one I re-read most commonly.

What do you think makes a good story?

Trish: I think there can be a variety of factors behind this. Plot and characters are a driving factor behind long stories and I think when they play off of one another, a long story can be super engaging. For shorter pieces, I think prose is super important and something short but thoughtful can be gorgeous.

Which is your favorite character and why? (can be outside the jjk story or even outside anime)

Trish: Sukuna and Vergil (Devil May Cry gameverse) are my two comfort characters, but I’m also really fond of Zagreus from Hades, Alec from Broadchurch, Ripley from Alien, and Aleks and Emma from Veil.

Do you write with music? If so, which songs get you pumped? or do you listen to ambience music or work in silence/outside noise type?

Trish: I don’t typically, but if I do I can’t listen to anything with english lyrics, otherwise I get distracted LOL. I either listen to Bring Me The Horizon’s Lo-Files or anything from Ólafur Arnalds.

What is the inspiration behind your theme?

Trish: I change it pretty often, but right now it’s inspired by Amo from Bring Me the Horizon! I love the aesthetic of that album :)

Does your culture play a huge part on how you write, and if so, why? 

Trish: I would say my experience does more than my culture. Culture didn’t play a huge role in how I was raised, so a majority of the pieces of myself that can be found in my writing come more from personal experiences.

What are your honest feelings or opinions on the rise of ai in writing spaces?

Trish: It makes me pretty sad, to be honest. Writing is something I’ve always seen as a fun hobby and being able to share it these past couple of years has been such a fun experience. Having to worry about my work being scraped and fed to ai (which is unfortunately has been) is disappointing. The shared creative experience with others has to be one of the greatest parts of the hobby. I love sharing wips with friends and getting advice or inspiration through chatting with them and I highly encourage others to do the same. Writing should remain human.

Do you believe it to be unethical to use ai in any step of the writing process? And if so, why?

Trish: Yes. ai is trained off of stolen work. Whether from a non-fiction article or something as simple as reddit, everything genai is stolen and as such all ai “writing” is stolen. Even simply asking it questions gets you answers that are typically wrong. I will always encourage doing your own research and finding resources that you can come back to if needed.

What is something you had wished people told you while beginning to write?

Trish: Don’t be afraid to post! I wrote for over 10 years without ever posting anything and I genuinely think interaction helps you improve a lot. When readers tell you what they enjoy about your writing, it can give you an idea of what’s working and what you need to improve on.

You are currently writing two series - Grudge & FYE. How do you manage to balance time and dedication for each, given that they are two different AU's and stories?

Trish: I find having two series gives me the freedom to go back and forth when I need more time to ideate on a certain section. They’re also very different moods, and how I’m feeling on any day can determine which one I work on. I think I give them a pretty even amount of time based purely on how often I need to take a step back to think through a section or conversation, and usually switching mindsets to the other story allows me to find inspiration through the switch in context.

Where did the inspo for FYE stem from, given it is about virgin!reader - would you say it stemmed from representation of the latter in fics, real life, or both?

Trish: I might sound old here LOL but I grew up in the “sex sells” era. Every ad, every blockbuster movie, every TV show was plastered in a portrayal of sex and sexuality that I think caused a lot of harm to people who were young in that era. Particularly as a woman, there was a push to look a certain way, act a certain way, be a certain way, so when I had the idea for an adult shop au where I wanted to safely explore kinks and sex, I contemplated what context made the most sense, while allowing me to tackle a lot of the more difficult topics above and how that might affect someone. I think nowadays there’s much more body positivity and the discussion about sex has changed a lot, but I feel like it’s still not open in the ways it should be. Obviously sex ed failed us all but I also think there’s very little content when you’re an adult trying to explore your sexuality that allows one to do it safely. That’s a part of why I aimed to make mc in FYE older. She’s the kind of person who grew up with the “sex sells” era and is comfortable with the concept and has had the opportunity to try to educate herself on it where she can. She knows her body and she knows what she likes, but has had no opportunity to explore that because the sex toy industry isn’t particularly open, porn is an entirely other very difficult subject that often is very fake, and she wants to be with someone she’s comfortable with and not everyone gets that opportunity in early adulthood. I wanted to explore that stigma, not just around virginity, but sex as a whole, and hopefully show another side to all of those topics. I want to show the awkward sides, I want to show that not everything is perfect, I want to show that all body types are beautiful and that it’s okay to wait for the right person and I think this gives me the opportunity to do so.

Continuing that train of thought, how do you feel about the representation of virgin reader in fics/JJKblr? Do you feel it is inaccurate, fetishized, or something else?

Trish: Truthfully, it’s a tough subject. I will say that I don’t particularly read virgin reader content so I can’t say I have the most experience in what that looks like in fics, but I think there can be a lot of sides to it. I think, like a lot of tough subjects, it’s something that should be open to discussion. I think it’s absolutely okay to want to write a virgin reader, even in pure smut pieces. There are people who are virgins and want to read or write work in regards to losing their virginity and that should be something that is an open option to them. Like I mentioned in the above answer, I think it’s important to keep the discussion around sex open as it allows people to educate themselves. On the other hand, I do see the argument that it can be fetishized or inaccurate and I can understand frustration surrounding that. I think at the end of the day, it all comes down to intention. Much like other tough subjects, I do think it should be handled with care, but I also think it should be something that we as a society can approach with a positive mindset and without judgement.

WYK was a fic that you started in 2024 [as per the post date] and only finished the epilogue in 2026. How does it feel finally wrapping up the bow on what is considered one of your best work?

Trish: Thank you :’) Bittersweet!! Genuinely, that fic is my baby. I worked on it for just short of two years and those characters are a part of me and always will be. I can’t even begin to describe how grateful I am for all the support over the years, every single comment/ask/like/reblog means the world to me and I still read and try to reply to every single one. So a huge thank you to everyone who followed along, everyone who binged, and everyone just finding it now <33

Continuing that train of thought, what were the emotions and thoughts when you sat down to write the last chapter of WYK? Did you feel relieved, sad, or something else?

Trish: Excited for sure but also sad! I’m beyond proud to be able to say I finished something of that caliber, but parting with the characters was very bittersweet. I think knowing that I have the opportunity to continue their story in small pieces through oneshots and extended pieces had me leaning more towards excitement though. I think it’s just something I didn’t know I had in me and I’m happy I get to share it with so many people.

What is it about Sukuna that makes you write for him often, especially with your recent series (WYK, FYE and Grudge), and how do you think these different AU's bring out those qualities in him?

Trish: I think Sukuna is a very multi-faceted character! I think between the fact that in canon he existed in two very different eras with very different circumstances and how open-ended a lot of his background is while still making calls to what happened leaves a lot of room to explore the different sides of him. On one hand, Sukuna is obviously very evil. We see how mercilessly he kills and how little it affects him. On the other hand, we see glimpses into why he is this way and what leads towards that outlook on life. In the same breadth, we also see a man who is fairly reasonable and very smart and thoughtful. We see a man who holds resentment towards people for his mistreatment, while equally being someone who can be reasoned with and is willing to see the other side, whether he agrees with it or not. I think that with him (in canon) having so much depth to him, means that when you take away the evil portion and make him human, there’s a lot you can do with that. He’s smart, misunderstood, frustrated and lashes out here and there. I think each version of Sukuna doesn’t necessarily need to be the same to portray all of these things, and for that reason I think there’s a lot that can be done with him.

What is a character trait/quirk of [canon] Sukuna you feel writers are not talking about and representing more?

Trish: Sukuna’s pretty nerdy and I love to see even the most bad and evil interpretations of him show that side :) I think with the fandom being so big, I do see this a lot but one of my favourite quirks about him is how much he loves flowers, history, and knowledge and how he’s very smug about it.

What advice would you give new writers or people who are just starting?

Trish: I will never stop preaching to write for yourself and give yourself grace. You’re only human, and setting yourself harsh deadlines can burn you out quickly. Take your time, enjoy the process, and write what makes you happy.