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Inspired by @thatshipcat and @naruto-multishippers-anonymous tumblr 

ItaKisa drabble

Rated G

Unbeta’d 

I call this piece “he comes in on the storms” for @kakairu-mini-bang event for the theme Gods/Monsters!!

Kakashi and his lovely doggos~

Darkling I listen; and, for many a time          I have been half in love with easeful Death, Call’d him soft names in many a mused rhyme,          To take into the air my quiet breath;

- Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats

Some birthdays, Yashamaru reflects on his name. Some, he suffers through. Others make life worth living. (Death has always followed him.)

One chapter, 9364 words. Rating: Teen and Up Relationships: Yashamaru/Anko, Rasa/Karura, maybe Sasori/Rasa Tags: tw blood, tw blood sacrifices, tw suicidal ideation,tw some shinobi gore,tw Sas’ mind control jutsu?, Minor character death, But major in our hearts, Most people live AU!

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“Karura.”

The young toddler looked up at her mother, a lollipop stick poking out of her mouth.

“What have you done to your baby brother?”

“Kisses,” Karura announced before pulling out the lollipop from her mouth and placing a sticky bubble-gum-lollipop flavored kiss on baby Yashamaru’s forehead. It matched all the other ones she’s placed all over his face. The baby sat upright on the bed, not at all concerned about the mess his sister made.

“What did we say about keeping your baby brother clean?”

Karura looked at her baby brother who no longer smelled like mild soap and powder. She knew that her mother’s tone said ‘trouble’ but could not figure out why.

Kamala sighed and picked her son up from the bed. “Oh, Yashamaru. Will I have to present you to the temple all covered in sugar?” Then she turned to Karura. “If you keep coating your brother with that, then the ants will carry him away.”

Karura giggled mischievously. For a moment, Kamala thought better the ants take him than the god of death he is named after.

Clown Motel - Chapter Four 'Breakfast for Two'

Summary: It's Hidan and Kakuzu's seventh wedding anniversary and Hidan wants a honeymoon since they never went on one when they got married. Kakuzu is tired of hearing about it and agrees, leaving the planning to Hidan and trusting him to pick a suitable place. A mistake, as Hidan decides to book a room at the Clown Motel for their honeymoon for a laugh.

By metatext I mean like tagging, summary, and authors notes (especially initial authors notes at the beginning of a fic). The means by which we communicate to our readers what they’re getting into.

Because we kind of all have to learn it by osmosis and there are conventions but nobody’s really taught them at the start, so there’s inconsistencies and misunderstandings or people just not knowing things through no fault of their own.

This ends up breeding frustration and confusion and in the worst cases resentment, hurt, and aggression.

I’m severely tempted to make such a handbook and get it circulating.

Go here for the PDF, or here to view the whole document as a tumblr post.

I recommend the PDF.