Baby, Our Ship Was Never Seaworthy

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This really made my day, thank you so much!! ;w;

I'm glad I can share this story, and that there are people who love it as much as I do. I honestly can't wait to get to those parts myself! I don't wanna reveal too much, but Igogusa is definitely going to get her time to haunt the narrative. There will still be plenty of sweet Tsukishima moments of course, tho. ;)

He's a pretty different guy. A lot of the same stuff happens in his childhood (mom is his dad's mistress, dad abandons them when he's a baby, she neglects him and only makes anglerfish nabe, etc.)-- EXCEPT!! Before Ogata's old enough to have the idea to poison her, Tome is actually recognized to be having a psychotic break, and his grandparents intervene with the help of a social worker.

How Agents York, North, South, and Connecticut behave in committed relationships.

York: Bad jokes bad pick-up lines bad puns. His partner gets the worst of the worst at all hours of the day. No place, and no time is sacred. They’d be filthy rich if they got a penny for every time he ruined the moment. Has a latent possessiveness that doesn’t come into play very often, but still very much exists. Means well, but takes a lot of things at face value, and has misunderstood his partner’s actions and feelings plenty in the past. Otherwise, he’s very accepting, and very rarely judges (if ever). He’s the type to feel loved when spending quality time with you, and he rarely if ever turns down an opportunity to do just that. In fact, it doesn’t even matter what you do together-- just that it’s together.

North Dakota: Ridiculously lovey-dovey, ESPECIALLY in public. Doesn’t stop no matter how long you’ve been together, even decades down the line. Gives you all the attention you could possibly need, and then some. To say he’s a bit of a nag is an understatement. Worries like a momma bird, and will go into disapproving big brother mode whenever you’re doing something he deems unhealthy or dangerous. Likes picking you up and carrying you, and is strong enough to bench-press you no matter how big you are. He’s the one in the relationship who remembers all the important dates, including all your friends’ and relatives’ birthdays. Definitely remembers anything and everything that has to do with you: allergies, what you like and dislike, and that one offhand comment you made once about needing to get a new wallet soon. Overprotective, and gets jealous easily.

South Dakota: Also strong enough to bench-press you, and often does so. Again, doesn’t matter how big you are. If you thought her temper would decline--or even vanish--around a romantic partner, you’d be wrong. It’s still as explosive and unmanageable as ever, but if you’re visibly cowed by her yelling and hitting things, she starts being more conscientious of it-- and at the very least, puts physical distance between the two of you when she’s in one of her moods. As your relationship progresses and her feelings deepen, you become her rock. The person she trusts to hear her out and help her come back down. When she’s calm, she’s a total showoff with the biggest smirks and grins, and says the dirtiest things. Making you blush is one of her absolute favorite pastimes. Like North, she’s prone to jealousy, but even more so. Don’t tell her I said this, but she’s pretty clingy too...

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In the interests of becoming active again, I'm going to start posting non-RVB stuff I've written for fun. This will hopefully get the ball rolling.

I am still accepting requests for imagines and headcanons! I cannot promise fanfiction at this time, because I have no medication for my excessive amounts of ADHD, but you are still free to request. I may love the idea so much I write it on the spot, but I can't make any promises. All I'm trying to do as of this moment is counteract whatever shame is keeping me from using this blog.

Hiiiii!! Wow, it's been so long, I wasn't expecting to get an ask like this. ;;;;

I'm alright. These past five years have been crazy. A lot of big, sudden life changes, for better and for worse. I'm in my early 30s now, living the domestic life with one of my partners and our dog Chai. Money's usually tight, but I'm able to fully relax while in my own home for the first time in my life. It's WILD what kind of difference that makes.

The fandom bug hit me hard a few months back (Golden Kamuy), and it got me writing again. It's been really nice. I'm going to continue doing some writing for RVB, but this is definitely going to become a multi-fandom blog again. I think it maybe needs a new look, too... but I'm not sure what yet. Tumblr is so different now, it's a bit of a shock!!

Tex actually really appreciates how durable her partner is. She's used them as a meat shield before in a pinch, but she doesn't like making a habit of it, and generally doesn't involve them in her business to begin with. She likes that she can wrestle and be rough with them and they can take it like a champ, even with her enhanced strength. She does get a little huffy that she can't leave bite marks and hickeys on them that easily, but she doesn't dwell on that. She gives them affectionate punches in the arm as often as kisses.

Carolina is honestly a little disturbed whenever she bears witness to her partner's freakish durability, but seeing them survive is still more of a relief than anything else. She feels guilty about it, but she's used them as a meat shield at least once. It's on instinct! Somewhere along the way, some wires got crossed, and she subconsciously put them in the mental basket Maine used to inhabit of being the bulwark at her back. The absolute last thing she ever wants to do is make them feel like she doesn't care about their well-being, though, and the shame makes her get defensive and try to hide. She always comes around in the end though, with apologetic kisses and some kind of present.

South ABSOLUTELY uses her partner as a meat shield-- but never in combat. She just goes out of her way to instigate things, so she can dive behind them with a cackle. She's like a kid with a toy that doubles as a stress ball. Whenever she's in a good mood she'll give them a few punches, whenever she's antsy she'll given them a few punches-- she'll gnaw on them, wrestle them, pick them up and toss them around like a beanbag. Maybe lay on her back and treat them like she's rolling a barrel with her feet whenever it's leg day. It gets pretty excessive, but she'll stop and pout if they get annoyed and tell her that's enough. They're her hyper-durable teddy bear, and she falls asleep squeezing them more often than she'd care to admit. Having them on hand relaxes her.

Connie is nonplussed. She's the only one of the PFL ladies who has never used her partner as a meat shield even once. It was a shock the first time she saw them survive something crazy, and she questioned them thoroughly--ex-SPARTAN? Another unethical UNSC project to try and win the war?--before she added the new information to her mental dossier, and continued on as if nothing happened (although that's not true at all. She's still to this day digging into their background and family history in her spare time trying to figure out where they got it from, to find out if there are any unpleasant side-effects to watch out for down the line). She's relieved they survive what they do, but plans meticulously to keep them out of harms way all the same. The fact that they're a civilian is never forgotten.

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