bakerstreet | Top 10 anime betrayals (you won't believe number 5)

(ooc: Not sure if I'm doing this right, but let's see...)

[For fated_pervert]

I... yes?

[For legitlessgrump]

Aren't we?

[For catgsothistongue]

Absolutely not! Don't you have enough problems and women already!?

Unless you're desperate to try the plan I suggested to you... but even then I wouldn't be your real girlfriend, and I would insist on compensation!

[Totally has his back, right?]

[For mitochondrialeve]

I... if you want?

[She's not sure if this is a serious request or a hypothetical question only.]

[For anyone else]

No? Why... what... I...

[She's easily flusteted.]

Edited 2023-10-17 12:05 (UTC)

Are we? You often get flustered, sometimes violent if I say the wrong thing.

I see... I had hoped I'd gotten better in that regard.

[She looks a bit disappointed, but it isn't at him.]

If you do not wish to be in a relationship with me of that sort, I certainly won't object... but if that is your desire...

[It's difficult for her to express herself like this.]

I didn't say that. But...maybe we both have some room to grow and work this out.

[His own way of expressing himself likely wasn't helping either. At least that's how he felt.]

Then let's leave it at that for now. We're both working to be better, and I think that's enough.

Agreed. I'm surprised to even have this level of peace honestly.

[Being hit was technically better than near death every day, or drowning out his sorrows.]

[She reached into a paper bag, and pulled out her fish shaped pastry she was so fond of.]

Have some Taiyaki, it helps with that sense of peace.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[Just gonna take it, chew into it, and not fluster her again like in the last meme.]

[ Ah...that reaction isn't promising. It doesn't seem like she asked it right, if Yami's this incredulous about it. ]

Sorry. I must've presumed wrong...forget about it, it's alright.

(OOC CW: Planet destruction, mentions of child abandonment/abuse.)

N-No I...

[She clears her throat and struggles while blushing a bit.]

I actually... do rather like you in that sense... I just... I fear you would not find me a very satisfactory partner?

[She was more surprised than anything else, that Lucy would even consider wanting such a thing.]

I am not very good at this, and when it comes to physical touch I...

[She doesn't do well with spontaneous displays of affection, and still struggles with even advanced warning.]

I sometimes lash out when I do not mean to. It's not as bad with other women, but I worry about hurting you.

I told you when we first met that you seem like the kind of person I'd like to marry someday. I think you're beautiful, wonderful, kind, and one of the most understanding women I've met, but my desire to be with you may not be mutual, or even in your best interests.

[The almost impervious intergalactic assassin trembled slightly, taking a deep breath to steady her nerves. She was afraid, afraid of the rejection she was almost certain she'd receive. Yet she had to come clean with the full truth of who and what she was.]

Can you... can you still accept someone like me? I'm not a normal flesh and blood girl born from a mother and father... I was created in a laboratory, cloned from a scientist and then altered to be the most dangerous weapon in the universe. I was called Darkness, because I would bring the universe back to nothing.

I've been trying... trying to change myself so I'm no longer that emotionless weapon I was trained to be... but I'm still afraid. Afraid of destroying another planet, afraid of taking more innocent lives, but most of all... I'm afraid of getting too close to someone, and then losing them again.

[It was how she'd destroyed planet Eden... she had lost control of her mind when she learned the scientist who was her clone mother and adoptive mother was gone, told that she'd been abandoned by her... and after weeks of their torturous training programs...]

[ There's a lot to process there. Yami's words are as eerily familiar as ever, but so, so much more dire. She doesn't think of it as a contest in the slightest; if anything, it twists her heart into knots to hear her speak in such a way.

Whether she realizes or just doesn't care that she's crying, it's unclear. She doesn't acknowledge the tears slowly making their way down her cheeks, nor does she notice the hitch to her voice aside from clearing her throat once. ]

My hands are bloody too. Maybe not as much, but I have no right to judge you for that. Even if I wanted to.

[ An awkward silence hangs over her as she struggles for her next words. She's never been good with kind words. She's never received them enough to know what's proper. What she can do, however, is show her feelings through her actions. Which is why she holds both her hands out toward her. ]

Can I...hold you?

[Yami blinked in surprise when she saw the tears in her friend's eyes. It was... painful to think that she may have gone through even a fraction of what Yami herself had been through, and yet she felt closer to the red-haired woman than ever before. She did not know what Lucy had experienced, but she recognized the look in her eyes when she expressed some of her most painful of truths. It was a look that conveyed with fullest sincerity an understanding of what she had been through, and an almost haunted recollection of events that transpired.]

Perhaps... but you would have every right to fear me.

[Yami often feared herself, and the power that slept dormant inside of her unless she was vigilant against it. She was in no position to break the silence, she shouldn't even have said what she did... but she felt she still should let her friend know that she would not hold anything against her. What she hadn't expected was perhaps the complete opposite of rejection, fear, or even caution. She knew the danger Yami presented, she knew that Yami had told her how it bothered her when people touched her without warning, and yet here she was asking her permission to hold her.]

I... yes... I would like that.

[She was nervous for a plethora of reasons. The idea of the girl she knew as Kaede being taken away from her when she'd finally found hope again, the thought that maybe she'd mess this up somehow, the nervousness of recieving any form of affection from someone she'd confessed any form of attraction to... She couldn't even look her in the eyes, her nerves a mess as she waited in trepidation.]

Edited 2023-10-18 05:19 (UTC)

I'm not afraid. Not at all.

[ She says it resolutely, a matter-of-fact. Because it is. Anyone could tell her otherwise and she'll just close her ears. That same resolve has her closing the distance between them without any hesitation.

She places her hands carefully around Yami's shoulders at first. They slide back toward her hair as she leans in, pressing her temple against hers. She has to tilt downward a touch since she's taller than Yami, but that just means her hold on her is that much more encompassing. Despite all the warnings she's ever been given, Lucy's fingers snake into Yami's hair as she strokes her back and her head. ]

I don't care what you say. I'm not going to be afraid of you.

You-

[She wanted to protest, to tell her that she should be afraid, but Lucy closed the distance between them so resolutely the words caught in her throat.

Yami's powers had stunted her growth in many ways, making it so that in the end, her more petite figure was ideal for maintaining combat efficiency. She never really thought much about her height, not until situations where she was up close and personal with someone occurred. With the taller girl holding her close, and then running her fingers through her golden strands of hair, Yami felt the strangest sensation she'd felt in years. She felt safe.

She couldn't help but laugh, tears running down her own cheeks now. She had never been truly safe, she could never be safe. She knew that better than anyone, where a sudden hiccup in the universe could cause a star to go nova. Yet in the arms of this girl who was arguably much more feeble than herself, she felt safe for the first time since she was a child in Tearju's arms.]

You might regret that someday... but I'm really happy to hear you say that.

[She was hesitant at first, but she slowly but surely lifted her arms up to hug Lucy back. She needed this more than she thought, and it was so nice to be held like this when it wasn't from someone who had no respect for her boundaries.]

Th-Thank you Kaede.

Yeah, that's fair.

[Ranma gave an awkward shift of his shoulders, not really taking it too hard, from what could be seen at least.]

It probably wouldn't go so well. Besides, I don't think I could compensate you with anything you'd want.

...

[Somehow that subdued and shy reaction of his was not what she expected. She thought for sure he'd simply laugh and brush it off, or that he'd be offended by her refusal. This response made her think... was he really serious about asking her?]

You aren't... seriously interested in me like that... are you?

[Wasn't this just hypothetical? Or part of the plan to get the other people in his life off his back?]

I don't find you objectionable, and you understand what it's like to be a woman pestered by boys with their brains in their pants...

[Which is to say, he wasn't likely to be such a pain about trying anything scandalous.]

I just... find it difficult to believe you have a genuine interest in me, when there are so many others in your life... arguably those that are less deadly and more affectionate than I am.

[See her thread with Lucy for details on that.]

[Ranma's face went red hot as he started waving his hands around in a panic.]

W-What? No, I don't-

[He... really didn't think this true. Much like just about everything in his life. So much for being a 'in the moment' kind of guy, saying a bunch of stuff without thinking ahead.

Hearing her call him "not objectionable" did make him feel a lot better. Any other girl, he'd probably be getting called a pervert left and right and everywhere all at once. But then she started talking about herself as she is, resulting in a concerned frown drawing itself on his face.]

If it helps... A lot of people in my life aren't that affectionate and are more likely to kill you than kiss you. [Not to the same degree as almost destroying the planet, no, but still. Though he's beginning to realize that maybe he should choose his next words more carefully.] But I don't think you're as bad as you're making yourself out to be. You're trying to change yourself for the better, and that's very admirable of you. [More than what a lot of the people from back home can say.]

Hmm... I suppose in the killing regard I'm not too different from some of the other women in your life, and since I will never have an interest in manipulating anyone, that might be reason enough for your attraction?

[She's witnessed some of the horror stories that come with having too many suitors. She's also tryingto view this as analytically as possible rather than emotionally, or else she'd probably just be a blushing flailing mess ~~like some other tsundere girls he knows.~~]

I don't know if I'd really be ready to commit to you as a girlfriend when I know your love life is such a tangled web, but perhaps I wouldn't mind if you asked me on a date, or wanted me to intervene on behalf of keeping the peace.

[While she was an assassin and a plante destroying weapon, she has a slew of other powers and abilities that can help he simply pacify rather than kill. If Ranma wanted to use her as a means of keeping his suitors from trying to kill one another, she'd do it.]

[Honestly he's spent the better part of the last few weeks mustering the courage to ask that question and the answer was...positive at least. Even if he had been hoping for something a bit more certain. Still it was a first step and Rito didn't want to bungle it at the starting line.]

You sound surprised?

[not entirely unreasonable given he spent so much time idolizing Haruna. But with time he came to realize that was all it was. There was nothing deeper to it. Yet with Yami he couldn't help but feel the yearning to be with her, to be there for her when she needed it. Maybe the mess with Darkness and Nemesis had made him realize it in the end. Where his heart had ended up.]

[A wide range of emotions crossed Yami's mind as she tried to process this. Surprise, embarrassment, disbelief, guilt, longing, trepidation, excitement, and even a tiny bit of love and hope. Her face and mind simply couldn't handle the sheer amount of emotions his simple question had caused her, so she just stood there with her cheeks pink with her blush.]

Honestly? I am...

[She didn't want to hurt his feelings but... she didn't want her heart broken either. If he was truly serious about this, he potentially could be burning several bridges, and he may invite the ire of his peers. She had to know... she had to be certain he was serious.]

There are at least half a dozen women in your life, many of whom live in your home, share your bed, or flaunt themselves before you in any provocative manner you could desire. You have the favor of three alien princesses, the class president, a teen idol, and the girl you had feelings for since middle school.

[She normally didn't talk quite this much, she was often fairly guarded, soft spoken, and succinct. This was not a normal situation for Yami, and as such she simply couldn't stop herself from exploring this situation in its entirety.]

Then there is me... I tried to kill you the day we first met, I threatened to kill you on a daily basis after that, and you had to stop me from destroying the world. I've never once consciously chosen to seduce you, I've never been as kind to you as you have been to me, and I've often been abusive and rude towards you in the past.

[She wasn't exactly trying hard to sell her good qualities here, because she was still too stunned to really think of them when she felt like a monster compared to most of the girls he knew. ~~Except Risa, that girl is the worst kind of monster.~~]

So yes... I am surprised you are asking me. If you ask me, you may change the status quo you've clung to for all these years. You may lose many of these women's affections just for the potential of mine. You had no way of knowing I'd say yes, you've always fled from making a definitive decision that might hurt another girl's feelings... so why? Why after all this time... why would you choose me of all people?

[He had once again broken the script she thought was an unbreakable destiny. Just like when he saved her from her Darkness form, he had taken her expectations and tore them up in the bravest way possible. She was afraid, afraid of him regretting his choice, afraid of him getting hurt for his choice, and afraid that he might reconsider now that she'd pointed all this out. She was more terrified than she could remember being since the day she felt her mind be encompassed by Darkness, but she had to know!]

Edited 2023-10-19 04:25 (UTC)

[All of those arguments were another reason he'd taken this long to finally approach Yami with this. Rito was by now quite aware of how many girls wanted his favor and cared for him. It was quite the realization for him too that the one he thought was the embodiment of the perfect girl...was actually all the way at the bottom of the list compared to everyone else in his life. Lala and her sisters would always have a precious place in his heart after all for bringing some...unexpectedly much needed color to his otherwise unremarkable life.]

I know. But despite that my thoughts still landed on being with you. I know this might...disappoint some but I'd like to think this decision wouldn't be enough to truly cut ties with you or me.

[Since they shared quite a few acquaintances after all. The argument about trying to kill him was proving to be the easiest to dismantle.]

You're right. I could have died many times over. With your powers that's something that would happen effortlessly. Yet here I am. Still standing. Not just because of my luck or others intervening. But because of your choices too. I won't say it was smooth sailing getting here.

[He carefully reaches for her hand and takes hold of it. Such a slender hand holding so much strength as he had personally experienced every time he had an 'accident' around Yami. Yet that hand also felt so...fragile at times too when she truly let her guard down. And if her hand felt that way...then her heart could be even more so. He was no mind reader but he could see those emotions behind her eyes roiling and bubbling to the surface and he pulled up a little closer, making sure not to trip and ruin the mood.]

Because I can't imagine a world without you right there with me to experience it. Because seeing you smile makes my heart race. Because seeing you happy from the bottom of your heart makes me feel happy too.

[Assuming this is someone who got a little too forward at a handshake event:]

Well, I'm yours for the next minute, anyway! And I'll gladly be whatever you want in your dreams...♪

((OOC: Either male or female Ranma available, whichever's to your preference!))

[For a stranger, Ranma just cocked a suspect brow.]

No thanks. [Simple and easy turning down. Hopefully they don't take it too harshly.]

[For someone he knows slightly, he just gave a soft blush and looked away with a huff.]

I'm... flattered? But I don't think that's such a good idea, for you I mean.

[If it was someone he knows decently/gotten along with, that soft blush was now a mighty red matching the silk red shirt hugging his body.]

... Maybe? I guess??

[How to accept romance, send emergency??]

[For strangers they'll get a bit of a flat look at the question.]

So where's this coming from?

[For those that she knows they'll also get a bit of a flat but studying look to figure out if they're joking.]

Uh... Run that by me again?

Only if you're willing to go on a quest to win my hand~

[ Kaguya, no. ]

Top 10 anime betrayals (you won't believe number 5)

will you be my boyfriend/girlfriend?

Yami | To LOVE-Ru | OTA?

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Huehuehue

Poor Yami is too kuudere for this, emotions melt her brain. (Also prepare for drama)

Oh no they're both ridiculous

These two! OTL

if it helps, picture it happening like this -> https://youtu.be/J-CORzvHvWk&t=56

Pfft, certainly a bit different than these little murder queens

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Hiyori Tomoe | Enstars

Ranma Saotome | Ranma 1/2 | OTA

Lady Nagant | BNHA

Kaguya Houraisan | Touhou Project | OTA