ˑ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ HEAVENS NOT ENOUGH ♛◞

     ❛  yeah well thanks , but i think i’ve got enough on me already , ❜  she says through an exasperated sigh. naomi’s head lolls forward and she opens her eyes once more , finding the bloodthirsty blonde now clutching the weapon to her chest. met a really cute boy … the idea that something like that kicks her bloodlust into high gear almost makes naomi laugh. perhaps she would’ve , had she not been the target of it.

    ❛  met a cute boy , huh ? what– are you already over your crush on that midoriya kid ?  ❜  she teases with a giggle. hopefully the playful joke won’t get her a knife to the face … or arm , chest , just wherever she could manage to get a hold of. 

‘    no  way!    of  course  not,    how  could  I  be?    but  how  can  I  ignore  a  cute  boy?    he  was  super  adorable,    and  had  a  really  soft  face.    just  like  my  close  friend  ochaco!    suc,    suc~    ’    mimicking  the  sound  of  the  blood  she  all  but  sucks  up,    knife  is  held  up  into  the  air,    aimed  down  at  her  as  if  droplets  would  drip  from  her  blade  and  fall  onto  her  tongue.    sure,    maybe  she  was  acting  a  bit  weirder  then  usual,    but  wow!    it  had  been  such  a  fun  day!    

          Clearly, his answer to the question was unsatisfactory to Koichi, but it was true in his mind and, honestly, it wasn’t far from the truth when it came to his fan base. He had met and interacted with some rather strange fans with some rather strange behavior who made outrageous claims of undying love and affection, so if nothing else, they loved him so much that it scared him!

          “Dear Koichi, people do work like that, don’t be so naïve. After all, people are constantly searching for someone to love and worship. You know that isn’t WHY I create my manga, but it has certainly earned me a good amount of it.”

‘    I  don’t  think  it’s  naive  at  all.    ’    despite  the  childish  antics  of  crossing  his  arms  and  frowning  so  deeply  it  could  only  resemble  a  pout  on  his  softer  features,    he  remains  firm  in  his  convictions.    ‘    it’s  not  healthy  to  worship  someone  so  deeply  that  the  infatuation  becomes  warped  like  that.    ’    and  in  that  moment  he  pauses.    mouth  parts,    sweat  dripping  down  his  cheek  as  a  very  particular  girl  with  long  locks  of  dangerous  black  hair  comes  to  his  mind.    uh.    koichi  scratches  his  cheek,    pushing  down  the  urge  to  gulp.

“There won’t be a NEXT time!!” He snapped. calming down and returning to anger instead. his blush was still there but he forgortten that. “Shut up Phoenix!” He was livid at well himself but mostly Aster at this point in time and the anon. “Of course it w-wasn’t!” he had been… shut up Aster. Chazz was moments away from throwing a punch but wouldn’t that would just cause more drama..

‘    sure  thing  chazzy.    ’    obvious  sarcasm,    but  he  speaks  the  nickname  while  remaining  neutral;    as  if  it  was  the  only  natural  response.    hands  shove  into  his  pockets,    and  as  a  direct  response  to  his  overreaction  he  decides  to  take  a  more  placid  stance,    studying  the  boy  with  a  slightly  raised  brow.    ‘    might  wanna  tell  your  face  that,    coz’  looks  to  me  like  you’re  pretty  flustered  right  about  now.    ’    oh,    he  can’t  resist  a  smirk  at  that,    so  he  opts  to  face  away  with  a  long  sigh.   

“hmm “ aether nods along to his sisters words - xiao , he hadn’t expected to like the guy as much as he did … coming off a bit stand-offish at their first meeting. well - he supposed he could be the same. lumine had always been better with people after-all.  wait - what was that ? 

“l - lumine - “

amber eye’s widen at the realisation - now , hold one a second …while he had made a pact with himself to never intrude on his twins relationships. their interests hadn’t ever aligned like this !

“hold on a second , uh -  “  he sheepishly scratches his head. “ you can’t really call dibs on a person , i mean.” 

❛    aether.    ❜    like  a  mother  about  to  prompt  her  child  into  revealing  a  reason  for  the  upcoming  scolding,     hands  place  on  her  hips,    ignorant  to  their  apparent  height  difference  she  stares  him  down  like  the  younger  twin  he  was.    ❛    i’m  not  calling  dibs,     I’m  just  saying  he’s  my  type.    why  are  you  getting  sheepish?    ❜    no  more  beating  around  the  bush  it  seems.    lumine  has  already  leaned  in  closer  to  study  him.

sometimes  it’s  easy  for  even  lumine  to  forget  why  she’s  travelling  to  find  the  seven,    so  meeting  her  brother  before  inazuma  definitely  changes  her  otherwise  eager  to  help  attitude.    it  is  a  strong  reminder  that  the  world  she  is  in  isn’t  a  place  she  would  stay  in.    the  moment  she  see’s  aether  she  wants  to  leave  with  him,    like  originally  intended.    it’s  why  she’s  so  cold  towards  inazuma’s  problems  at  the  beginning.    her  loyalties  are  to  her  brother  only,    and  before  he  was  an  enemy  of  the  seven  she  went  through  this  world  with  open  eyes  and  an  open  heart.    forming  connections  in  tevyat,    however,    keeps  grounding  her,    and  each  time  she  makes  friends  that  urgency  leaves,    before  she’s  reminded  again  of  what  she  has  to  do,    which  continues  in  a  very  sad  and  lonely  cycle  for  her. 

 ˑ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫   ♛ @sweetraiin​​  wrote ◞ ﹕  ✎   ❝ nobody tell keqing but ganyu feelin a little Horn.................y for her ❞ 

‘    w  …  what’s  that  supposed  to  mean?    ganyu’s  feeling   ╼   towards  me?    w-what’s  that  got  to  do  with   …   honestly.    ’    ganyu  had  horns.    tiny,    adorable  little  horns.    that’s  all  this  was.    she  was  reading  too  much  into  it.    was  that  obvious?    oh  no.    was  her  face  red?    this  was  embarrassing,    and  so  unprofessional.    she  clears   her  throat,    straightening  out  her  dress  with  mindless  pats.    

          At this point, those of the original 104th who still remained among the living were anything but strangers and that was really all for the worse in some ways. Losing people now felt ten times as horrible and gut wrenching as it had at the beginning; back then it had been shock and fear and hopelessness but now it was loss and familiarity and the ripping away of something dear and valuable. They had all felt it when Reiner and Bertholdt had betrayed them, but even before that…they have all known that pain. Mikasa had lost her parents and he had lost his whole family with the exception of his mother, Titanized and doomed to lay there under watch for…however long. There was nothing quite like the pain of losing your family.

          And Sasha had been family. 

          He grounds himself, palms on the solid earth at his sides, head coming back down to land after being so lost in the breeze flowing through the treetops, rustling the green leaves and making the dappled sunlight shift. Sometimes, if he sat real still, it was like the breeze could speak, soft and gentle and assuring. well, even if  that was silly and childish it brought him some sort of comfort so he would keep right on thinking so.

          “What else can we do, really? If we don’t fight, we die.” He turns his head and fixes her in a knowing stare, a hint of playfulness there in spite of the serious of the moment. “You said something like that back in Trost. See? I do listen sometimes.”

connie.    fingers  grasp  at  her  scarf,    lightly  playing  with  the  fabric  as  eyes  divert.    they  had  all  listened  to  her  words  back  then,    but  ultimately,    it  had  been  her  selfish  motivation  that  lead  them  that  day.    she’s  surprised  he  brings  it  up,    and  more  so  the  fact  it’s  something  to  be  kept  at  heart.    perhaps  she  felt  guilty  for  that.     ‘    it’s  all  we  can  do.    ’    her  opinions  once  so  subjected  had  began  to  flourish,    and  it’s  times  like  these  she  sees  connie  for  all  his  strength.

the  wind  provides  no  comfort,    it’s  touch  numb  to  her  skin.    she  doesn’t  quite  have  it  in  her  to  speak  the  thoughts  within  her  mind;    after  titans,    they  would  still  be  fighting.    always.    the  world  would  always  be  a  cruel  place.    but,    at  least,    it  was  a  step  forward  for  humanity.