#saiaku

GENERAL RULES

You may CHOOSE between doing Slow Burn or Berserk. You may CHOOSE any of the given prompts for that day of your chosen mode. (Prompts are separated by //.) You are ALLOWED to switch challenge modes mid-way. You are ENCOURAGED to complete all prompts of the challenge mode you choose. It is NOT REQUIRED to complete them. You are ALLOWED to join akusai month at any point during the month (July 8-August 7), even when it’s already started.

PROMPTS (SLOWBURN)

Day 1 (Jul 8, M): Change // "You’re going to be fine.” // “I used to trust you.”

Day 2 (Jul 13, Sat): Repentance // Forgiveness // “What’s up with you and picking up stray puppies?”

Day 3 (Jul 18, Th): Lost and Found // “There’s no fixing us.”

Day 4 (Jul 23, T): Swapped Destinies // “Can’t you pretend to love me this once?”

Day 5 (Jul 28, Sun): Choices // “I have loved you this whole time.”

Day 6 (Aug 2, F): Mystical // “Do you remember anything from last night?”

Day 7 (Aug 7, W): FREE DAY

PROMPTS (BERSERK)

Change // "You’re going to be fine.” // “I used to trust you.”

Parallels // “I love you.”

Day 118 // “Don’t be dramatic. It’s just a cold.”

Stargazing // “What’s on Netflix?”

Reports // Diary Entries // “Please don’t lie to me.”

Connections // “Don’t pry any further, you have no right.”

Jealousy  // “I owe you a ____.”

Past vs Future // “Go ahead and kill me.”

Time // “I’d even join the bad guys. Just for you.”

Gifts // “I’ll never forgive you.”

Manipulative // Rage // “You’re terrible.”

Chance // “You’re hollow.”

Touch // “Won’t you stay with me?”

Seven Deadly Sins // “Just take my hands.” // “Just listen to my voice.”

Teamwork // “Bunny pyjamas, really?”

Tragedy // “How do you really feel about me?”

Weapon Switch // “Don’t move.”

Messages // “How long have you been like this?”

Shadow // Light // “Shh, don’t cry.”

Sea-salt // “Don’t feel bad. There was no chance for you to begin with.”

Red and Blue // “You haven’t slept for days, have you?”

Expressions // “I was never enough, was I?”

Worlds // “Beautiful… Absolutely beautiful.”

Questions // Answers // “Keep your mouth shut.”

Promise // “I’m going home.”

Trust // Betrayal // “I miss you more than I thought I would.”

Elements // “The toaster is broken.”

Dreams // “You’re really just a coward.”

Loyalty // “I know you!”

Places // “Let’s run away together, you and me.”

FREE DAY

POSTING GUIDE

tag with #akusaimonth within the first five tags

mention in the post: AKUSAIMONTH, Slow Burn/Berserk (whichever you’ve chosen), the Day, the Prompt

make sure to put long texts under a Read More

SAMPLE POST

QUESTIONS

On both berserk and slowburn there's prompts like: one//two, are they separate prompts? Or are they meant to be created together? [x] They are separate prompts. You may choose any of the given prompts for that day of your chosen mode. See a sample here. 

What does mystical mean? [x] Personally, when I think of ‘mystical’ I think of deities, myths, and mysteries, also ancient civilizations and their devotion to otherworldly beings. I also think of mystical creatures, like fairies, mermaids and unicorns.

“Just go on one date with me. Please!” says the young customer from across the counter.

Isa, with his long hair pulled into a bun near the crown of his head, smiles at the customer he’s entertaining, gives her her change and bag of sweets. He continues to ignore the young one with fiery red hair, the one standing to the side of the customer now leaving.

His part-timer manages to keep her lips curved into a smile while assisting another customer in line. She collects the kinds of pastries they want to purchase, but from where Ias stands can very well tell by the veins at her temple that she must be reaching her temper with regards to her classmate.

Isa gets through two more customers, including the one his part-timer Kairi was helping. No one else left to fill their time, the young fiery one steps up to the counter.

The baker gives him his most basic, customer-friendly smile. “How may I help you, young lad?”

“Please!” The young customer hands him a tray containing their custard bread, the cheapest in the store. “I’ll take this.”

Isa nods, keying in the purchase. “Understood.”

The young one jogs in place, trying to keep his excitement to himself but failing. “And you, out on one date.”

Isa sighs as Kairi groans and exclaims, “Lea! I warned you to never ask my boss that question again.”

“Please! Give me a chance, Mr. Isa.” Lea pleads, eyebrows in a knot, lips pouting, his fist clenched as he hands over the few coins he pays for his bread. “I--I fell in love with you at first sight!”

“No need to listen to this idiot, sir.” Kairi takes the young lad by the wrist and drags him to the front door. The boy tries to plant himself where he stood, but his friend is stronger. “He doesn’t ever think about what in the world he’s talking about.”

Isa breathes deeply through his nose, brushing loose strands of blue hair from his temple to his ear. He crosses his arms, calling for his part-timer’s attention before she successfully pushes her classmate out of the store. “Kairi.” When she looks over, he signals her to take the young lad back in.

Lea, sparkles in his eyes, rushes to the counter. (From the corner of Isa’s eye, he can see the bewilderment in Kairi’s face.) “Are you considering my offer, Mr. Isa?”

“You forgot to bring with you your purchase.” Isa says with a smile, handing the small paper bag sealed with their bakery’s blue moon sticker.

“O--Oh…” Dejection evident in Lea’s voice.

Isa smiles, a little softer this time, and pats the boy’s head. “I don’t go on dates with teenagers, but… I can chaperone you around the park, if you’d like.”

Lea gasps. “You’ll really go on a date with me, Mr. Isa?!”

“That’s not a date. It’s baby-sitting.” Kairi quips.

“Yes, I’ll be happy to show you around. Does tomorrow afternoon sound good?”

“Yes!” Lea smiles, sparkling like the sun. “That sounds perfect! I’ll meet you here? After closing shop. It closes at three on Tuesdays, right?”

“You got that right, stalker.” Kairi arranges bread set on the baskets.

“Sssh, be quiet.” Lea hushes his classmate. He looks back up at the baker with a wide grin. “I’ll see you tomorrow then, Mr. Isa!”

“See you.”

Isa and Kairi share a look once the storm of energy has left the premises. Kairi looks at her boss, broom in hand to clean the floors while the shop is empty of customers.

“Thanks for humoring him, sir. But I really hope he realizes he should stop coming to bug you.”

“It’s just a silly crush, Kairi.” Isa walks down the counter, fingers tingling to make a new pastry. “I’m sure after realizing how boring it is to hang out with someone so much older, he’ll quit this gimmick of his.”