#ishizukilover14

I think I'll approach this first based on canon/Gen ideas, then hit upon the OT3 with CJ-verse, which tends to serve as my personal way to flesh out canon events prior to their team's dissolution. Not gonna lie, I also have a WIP about the fallout... but that can hold for a bit longer.

The series makes it appear as if Tsunade first "met" Dan at the assembly in which he stood beside her regarding the training and addition of medical nin to each squad. Thing is, the episode even has her familiar with where he lives... which indicates to me that Dan and the Sannin were already acquainted with each other, and might have been for quite a while. (Fun fact: Jiraiya is literally sitting next to her at the assembly, and Orochimaru in the row ahead of them, perhaps indicative of a slight split because of Nawaki's death? Another hc for another time XP)

The general population of jounin in the village at any given time is always hinted at being pretty limited, even less during wartime, which is when this theoretically takes place, given the unclear timeline we get to play with. The idea that they were strangers doesn't quite make sense given the circumstances. Regardless, Dan and Tsunade presumably begin spending time with one another based on that one commonality, and the relationship takes off.

With the stuck-like-glue qualities of the Sannin dynamic at this time, it would probably become obvious to Jiraiya and Orochimaru fairly fast, but they can both be stubbornly oblivious to others on the outside of their circle. Once Tsunade dropped the bomb about her boyfriend, the two teammates would likely be set to make it clear to their interloper—Dan—that regardless of the dating relationship, all three were a package deal.

Would this include a shovel talk over drinks? Finding ways to make his life a bit more hellish in order to see him prove himself worthy? Absolutely, but I also think Dan knew what he was getting into in the first place, since the Sannin, even if not romantic with one another, are what amounts to a stupidly over-connected work throuple. If Dan dated one of them, the other two would be in his life to some degree, and he would have no choice in the matter. I also believe this would result in more respect from the other two, though both probably still behave like jealous, jilted lovers. They both still wish to see her happy.

As for the CJ-verse scenario? When the Sannin first return from Ame for a short furlough after their initial deployment to war, it's on the heels of an ill-fated tryst that affirmed all of the hidden feelings between them that were there to begin with, but put on hold because of the war. The intention was that they might return to the possibility when they no longer had to fight, but Nawaki's death chipped away at this, especially between Orochimaru and Tsunade. Nevertheless, loving Dan provided her with an out, a refuge, a place to hide her grief, a place to move on.

If you're guessing heartbreak is a big part of the boys' reaction to the news in this case, you're 100% right. Orochimaru and Jiraiya are left to mutual desolation, and further disastrous actions including a night of drunk commiserating and a hook-up that drives further cracks into bonds that are already breaking. Tbc in the aforementioned WIP XP

This got really long but I'm sure that was expected! Y'all know me by now.

Kinktober Day 1: Pegging / Mutual Masturbation

(From this list of prompts - requests are still open!)

A reminder that all Kinktober fills should be considered explicit unless I say otherwise.

I had already received a request for Day 1 when this one came in, but I couldn’t resist, so you all get double the drabbles for today. Enjoy ;)

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There’s never any time, not when they’re deployed. Attentions should be on the task at hand, but now that the fighting is coming to an end there is downtime, and in that downtime, idle hands grow… desperate.

Especially during the night watch.

Their unit sleeps, and the two remaining Sannin sit back to back, attending to duty. Things have been somber between them since Jiraiya remained in Amegakure, but both Orochimaru and Tsunade still find their comfort in each other, as much as they can anyway. War certainly steals the best of all things.

The crackling fire keeps them company, and for a while they have little use for words, though the late hour enables liberties of a kind. Tsunade twists slightly to link her arm with Orochimaru’s, to touch the upper part of his leg, any way to seek contact where she can find it.

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t (again: be nice)

NaruH*na. No shade to anyone who likes it but to me it is currently about as interesting as watching paint dry. I’m not trying to be mean, they can be cute, but they just really don’t spark any kind of reaction for me, let alone creativity.

G - Do you remember your first OTP, if so who was in it

I’ll go with what I am pretty sure was one of my first anime OTPs, just to keep things simple... Chichiri/Tasuki from Fushigi Yuugi. I didn’t create anything at the time, just enjoyed the crumbs available on fic sites and groups that don’t exist anymore. Shout out to anyone who is familiar with this ship XD

U - 5 favorite characters from 5 different fandoms

Gonna skip Naruto fandom bc you all know who my favorite is... and the winners are:

Jin Guangyao/Meng Yao from MDZS

He Xuan from TGCF

Hisoka Morow from Hunter x Hunter

Sakurayashiki Kaoru/Cherry Blossom from Sk8 the Infinity

The Mabudachi Trio from Fruits Basket - they totally count as one, fight me.

3 - Do you write fics from start or finish, or jump around?

I 1000% jump around. My go-to when I’m stuck is to jump forward, or sometimes work on the ending and backtrack until everything meets up again. 

8 - Do you listen to music while you write? If so, share a song that’s been inspiring you lately.

Music is perhaps one of the most important parts of my process - at least when conceptualizing fics or specific scenes. Sometimes the entire idea arrives because of a song. I do have playlists for specific characters, as well as ships and even fics. However, when it’s time to write, I sometimes have to revert to instrumentals or music that my brain won’t fixate on because my ADHD brain is so easily distracted.

But inspirational songs of the moment, hmm... I can’t pick just one so, here you go:

Photo Voltaire - Julien-K

White Flag - The Romanovs

A Drowning - How To Destroy Angels

Bassically - Tei Shi

Each pertains to a different WIP...

22 - Have you cried while writing a fic?

I’ve gotten misty-eyed for sure, just not full-fledged tears. 

Many thanks for the ask, love!

#161 - Goddess/God, from this prompt list (still accepting!)

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No place feels quite so close to the heavens as their bed, and never closer than the cherished moments when he’s embraced by the two that hold his heart. Two who cross like night and day, like sun and moon, rarely in the same place at once, but when they are, the sky is filled with beauty. 

And Dan, like Icarus, must find a way to meet them both in the vastness of that great expanse.

Of course, it helps quite a lot when they meet him there in that liminal space instead, in a crash of hot skin and muscled flesh, where Dan’s vision is curtained in alternating haloes of black and gold. It’s there that his conscious thoughts are reduced to the sounds of breathy laughter in his ear, to breathe in vanilla sweetness or be snatched away to drown in sharply fanged kisses. 

18. “I almost lost you” kisses, frenzied and afraid, careful of bandages, but trying to reach every bit of skin they can, just trying to remind themselves that their lover is here, that they’re alright, a hungry rush to block out the fear  ~~ from this prompt list

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“What the hell were you thinking, Hime!?” 

She can hear him before she can see him, though bright, ice-pick sharpness shears through her skull. The sound of a scuffle erupts in front of the medical tent, bringing along with it portents of nothing good. An emotional storm, though not her own.

“Orochimaru-sama, you can’t just barge in--there are patients recovering--”

“Get out of my way, you swine! I need to see her--”

The Chunin medic barring the entry way is no match for his anger, and the snake Sannin enters the tent in seconds, surrounded by a veritable maelstrom of corrosive chakra, his killing intent not even thinly veiled. His eyes narrow as he scans the area using more senses than mere sight, locking right on to the cot where his teammate rests with a bloodied bandage wound about her head, and the temperature of the air seems to drop. To Orochimaru, the sight of Tsunade so injured is something of pure cognitive dissonance - utterly past comprehension! - and he sweeps down the aisle of makeshift beds in several rapid strides, nearly at the speed of a shunshin.

4. name three authors that were influential to your work and tell why

Answered here.

13. hardest character to write

Kakashi. If it’s for anything other than as a side character, or a baby/grumpy smartass kid version of himself, I have the hardest time with him. I know I’ve written him before, but it just doesn’t come easy or naturally to me, which is why I tend to refrain from writing him, unless I have good reason, or heavy inspiration.

Thanks so much for the ask, lovely! :)