⋆˙⟡ nerd!smoke, outside of history, and a little bit of physics, he’s a bit of a comic book nerd. then again, he’s always been one to keep himself deeply wrapped in any sort of literature; graphic novels, science fiction, informational, he enjoys spending his time reading

⋆˙⟡ nerd!smoke, superhero and anime nerd through and through! especially anime; he’ll geek out and explain the power system of just about any and every anime/manga he’s into at the moment. stack usually likes to tease him about it, but smoke don’t be taking it to the heart (cause stack is lowkey worse)

⋆˙⟡ nerd!smoke, when explaining an anime and its character, he has a sort of charming lilt to his voice. he knows how complicated this sort of media can get when explaining, so he breaks it down into something you can understand. he doesn’t dumb it down or make you feel dumb when explaining; instead, he starts with a simple example, typically a battle between two characters, then smoothly moves over to breaking down each character’s powers and how it affects the battle. add a couple of deep chuckles, small smiles that show his pearly whites, and hand gestures (that usually never help, but it does help when you notice the slim, gold rings on his hands. but that’s neither here nor there !!)

꒰ curious ❀ curiouser .ᐟ ꒱

⋆˙⟡ nerd!stack, booksmart, streetsmart, everything smart and highly cocky about it. it’s hard to have him be wrong about something cause he knows the answer to just about everything (almost everything). even when he’s blatantly wrong, he won’t admit to it at the moment; instead, he’ll brush up on his incorrect statement and prove his knowledge again. even the most trivial, minuscule debate will turn into a heated blowout cause stack refuses to back down until you give up

⋆˙⟡ nerd!stack that you can rarely ever win against in a debate. his deep knowledge always gives him the upper hand, and it doesn’t help that he’ll school you on whatever you were wrong about. sometimes he’ll do it to prove how intelligent he is (again), and other times he’ll do it so you’re not providing misinformation to him again

⋆˙⟡ nerd!stack who, when not being a cocky prick, can be quite helpful whenever you’re confused on something. don’t get me wrong, he’ll joke about it at first, but then he’ll provide about three different methods that could help you understand better. he likes it when people gain more knowledge through and not use him as a cheat sheet

⋆˙⟡ nerd!stack, even though a genius of many things, he has the greatest set of knowledge in mathematics and science. he finds himself studying people more often than he needs to and uses that to his advantage

⋆˙⟡ nerd!stack, who can’t help but turn everything into a hypothesis. trivial or not, everything in this man’s life is an experiment to him, and you can’t fault him for the hypothesis being right almost every single time. the same amount of passion his brother had for history and literature, stack has for science. every subtopic of science, stack has found himself delving into; from the times he performed absurd experiments in his childhood backyard to him in college doing deep research on a physiological theory that has yet to leave his curious mind

⋆˙⟡ nerd!stack, similar to his brother, is a geek at heart; classical literature and video essays about superheroes are his guilty pleasure!! as much as he jokes about smoke and his obsession, his walls are covered in his favorite heroes and villains; he studied people for too long not to support at least some villains (please don’t ever ask him about jason todd or omni man). figurines standing on shelves, certain pieces (i.e cap’s shield, batman’s batarang, etc), little pins kept in a vintage venom/spiderman mug; all of this and he will still call his twin brother a “loser”

⋆˙⟡ nerd!stack who likes to use his expertise on superheroes and gets into constant debates with smoke about who is more skillful with their powers or who will win in some wild, crossover 2v2 battle. sometimes to get under his skin and other times to use this as a brotherly bond (still annoys smoke though)

♡⃕ i hope someone out there catches the title. you know ball if you do

♡⃕ I wanted to incorporate mbj’s love for anime so why not do it with one of my fav roles of his ? he looks saurrrr mf fine when he gets to talkin bout anime 😋

♡⃕ hope you guys enjoy my sinners debut 🫶🏾. imma go watch the movie again byeeeeee

𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐏 💗: jeremiah 31:25

Being arranged to marry Bi-Han of the Lin Kuei, I thought this new chapter of my life would be the beginning of many good ones.

That turned out to be far from what I expected. Bi-Han wasn’t exactly the lover that I was looking for.

Although he became grandmaster and I was soon to be his spouse, he had business to handle with Lord Lui Kang and I had no knowledge of what exactly was going on.

Not till Bi-Han returned, claiming his brothers Kuai Liang and Tomas were no longer a part of the Lin Kuei, and that he’d no longer be working with Lord Lui Kang.

Any question I had, he didn’t answer, told me that it was none of my concern.

Bi-Han wasn’t exactly the man I dreamed of being with my entire life. I already doubts in the past and this was my breaking point.

He must’ve forgotten that I was a highly skilled martial artist like himself. One night when he finally rested, I snuck out, needing to find Tomas.

I learned that he and Kuai were making their own clan, the Shirai Ryu, and looking to take down Bi-Han and restore the Lin Kuei.

There was so much I needed to get off my chest and I knew I could do so with Tomas. Out of their entire clan, I bonded with him the most and I knew that he’d help me.

It didn’t take me long to reach the Shirai Ryu’s minka, stumbling upon a beautiful garden full of red trees, lit in the night by lanterns.

“Y/N?” Tomas’s voice alone had me ready to burst into tears, running to him, “What are you doing here? How did you find this place?”

“I’ve been following you, but it’s not what you think,” I said quickly, fighting tears and running out of breath, “I can’t stand Bi-Han anymore. I can’t take it. I don’t want to marry him. I don’t want to be in his Lin Kuei anymore.”

“Y/N, breathe. Try to calm down,” Holding my shoulders, trying his best to comfort me, “Are you-“

I already knew what he was going to ask and cut him off with tears flowing down my face:

“I’m positive and mean every word I say, Tomas. You don’t know him like I do and just how terrible he is. I don’t want to go back. Please-“

“Shh, it’s okay,” He whispered, pulling me into a warm hug, “I believe you.”

His hug was everything I needed and more, my tears slowed and after some deep breaths, I didn’t feel so weak and brittle anymore, answering his question from before:

“I have been doing work of my own while Bi-Han has been gone. That’s how I found this place. So I could come talk to you.”

“Showing off your skill I see,” He smiled while rubbing my back, trying to raise my spirit, holding up my head some to connect a gaze, growing serious again as he asked, “I know you’re upset and dealing with a lot right now, but everything you said, you’re sure that you mean it?”

“Tomas,” I breathed in deeply, failing at fighting my tears as I confessed, “He’s never loved me. The only thing that kept me there was you, b-because, I love you.”

I didn’t realize at first how big his pupils expanded, my heart pouring and continuing to confess:

“You’re the one who always made sure that I was okay, spent time with me, made me feel special, instead of treating me like some object. I’m sorry I waited till now to tell you. I was just so scared of Bi-Han and now he’s completely lost it and I didn’t know who else to go to.”

“It’s okay,” He breathed, thinking and pulling back into his hug, his whisper making me cry silently, “Im so glad that you came to me.”

The tears wouldn’t stop coming, shaking as a chilled wind blew past us in the garden, but those shakes coming to halt as his embrace grew a bit tighter and warmer, his voice helping me ease down:

“You don’t have to worry about Bi-Han anymore. You never have to go back. Never.”

“I don’t know what I’d do with you,” I whispered, looking up from his shoulder as he whispered back:

“Don’t trouble yourself thinking about it. I love you too much to let you go back to that monster of a man.”

it wasn’t often tomas got a break from his duties as a member of the shirai ryu, but when he did, he always took the time to spoil you. you were his whole world, and he wanted to make sure you knew that, especially on his busiest days. 

you came down from your shared bedroom when the smell of a home cooked meal drifted upstairs. you peeked into the kitchen, and tomas was setting a few dishes onto the table, and he looked up to catch your eye.

“i was just about to call you down, good timing,” he said, walking over to kiss your forehead.

“i try. it just smelled so good. you really didn’t have to do all of this,” you reminded him, but he simply smiled.

“i wanted to. now, come and sit. don’t want you missing out on a warm meal. you’ve been working hard all day, and i haven’t gotten a chance to see you,” he murmured, guiding you to your normal seat. you chuckled and allowed him to settle you down in your chair, and he was quick to join you at the table. he’d made your favorite comfort meal, and it smelled divine. you knew he could cook, but it had been so long since he had, you’d forgotten how impressive it was. he fixed your plate for you, and he’d even poured you a glass of wine. it was a nice scene, the two of you sharing a calm dinner together. you honestly couldn’t remember the last time you’d really just sat down and enjoyed each other’s company, you just knew that you missed it dearly.

“so, did you do anything exciting today?” you asked, sipping your wine slowly.

“me personally? not really. but you’ll be happy to hear hanzo is making excellent progress. maybe you could come down and see him tomorrow? he’s been asking to show you his skills,” tomas said, and you nodded with a smile.

“i’d love to. i’ve missed the little rascal, and i think it’s sweet he’s asking for me,” you replied.

“of course. you know how much he values your praise. if i didn’t know any better, i’d say he saw you as some kind of older sibling or parental figure,” he said, reaching to give your hand a squeeze. you smiled and ate a bit more of your food, enjoying the warmth of the atmosphere. it was nice to just sit down and talk with your lover. you cherished the moments of the mundane, and you silently found yourself hoping that more of them would come your way.

after dinner, tomas had taken dish duty despite your protests. he argued that it was still his night to spoil you. so, you remained in the kitchen, sitting on the counter with your wine glass in hand, continuing to talk to him about your days. it was a sight that he enjoyed, seeing you relaxed and enjoying yourself. once he was finished, you slid off of the counter, and you leaned up to kiss his cheek.

“okay, we’re swapping. go and sit, and put on a movie for us,” you said, poking his chest.

“no, you go and sit,” he tried to argue, but you stood firm.

“not a chance. you go and sit, i’m gonna make some popcorn. besides, you have better movie taste than me. do it for me, please?” you asked, giving him your best puppy dog pout. not even he was immune to the pout, and with an exaggerated sigh, he again kissed your forehead (his favorite spot), and disappeared into the living room. you heard your tv turn on, and you set to making a bowl of popcorn for the two of you to share. out of the corner of your eye, you saw the living room lights dim, and you could hear him moving around. whatever he was doing was drowned out by the sound of popping, but when you made it back out to him with the bowl full, you found that he had created the perfect cuddling spot. there were pillows and blankets tucked carefully around to create a sort of burrow for you two, and he opened his arms for you to join him. you laughed softly and walked over, handing him the bowl before settling in beside him, snuggling up in his arms. the bowl of popcorn was resting comfortably between you, and you let your head rest on his chest. he played the movie, and just before it started, he felt you shuffle around in his arms.

“i love you,” you murmured, and you felt his lips on the top of your head.

“i love you, too. even if i can’t be with you as often as i’d like to,” he whispered back, and you could hear the sadness in his voice.

“i know,” you replied. “but the time apart makes these moments all the more special. at least, that’s what i think.”

“and i think you might be right. but i promise these won’t be as scarce anymore. on my honor.”

“i believe you. and that’s why i love you as much as i do.”