Author: jadehqknb

I’m kinda imagining Noya and Tanaka like Patricia and Elizabeth, both of them being weapons who kinda just go back and forth between each other. Bonus if Kiyoko is a meister and they’re constantly trying to get her to take them as her weapons lolol

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OMG Neon that’s perfect! How freaking hilarious is that? Except maybe Suga is her weapon (cause I think they get along really well) and Ennoshita is their meister (cause he can keep them in line most of the time) and he doesn’t get offended that they’re always bemoaning Suga having such a beautiful meister. And Daichi is Yui’s weapon, maybe like a spear or something, and the girls are getting paired to go on missions together.

Could you imagine Takeda as Lord Death?!! Like, he seems so mild mannered (where in SE he’s kinda goofy) but when crap hits the fan he totally becomes like this badass?

I had a bit of a scene pop in my head where Kageyama is of course this insanely talented meister but no one can match his soul resonance because he’s so intense. Then along comes Hinata as like, I don’t know, maybe a gun or something and he can match him even though they argue all the time. His big transformation would be from gun to that rocket launcher like in Daichi’s analogy 😂

Another scene where Asahi is a weapon, like a club or something, but he basically shattered in a fight because he was hit so many times a long time ago and his meister died and when they try to get him back because of a big baddie, he’s so scared of that happening again he can’t properly transform. There’s a whole story there in and of its self.

I thought of Keishin being like Mufine, this super talented fighter but he’s not a meister and he’s protecting Yachi when he’s asked to come teach. Of course he doesn’t want to at first.

So many options! Gah! It would be amazing if I could get it from my head to paper! 😆

Oh oh! And the Neighborhood Association could be some of the teachers!!

Could even age Tendou up to be a character similar to Dr. Stein, with Ushijima as his no nonsense weapon!

Yamaguchi could be a little like Crona in his hesitancy and no one wants to be his weapon because he’s perceived as weak but Tsukki protects him one time in a skirmish and he’s meister-less because he’s an ass so they pair up by default.

Give me this. I want this. I demand this

I literally laughed out loud at your comment Neon! Maybe some day I’ll have the energy to tackle a full AU like this. 😅

Don’t you have like 800 followers ? Yes ? Then you know who’s reading it!!! Even if it’s just half of them reading your stuff, aren’t those 400 people worth it ? Most people don’t reblog or even like it, but read it as soon as they see and then go on with their business I guess. But that doesn’t mean that they’re not reading it. Also, isn’t writing one of your hobbies ? Wouldn’t it be worth it them if on 100 people read it ? getting 60 notes on a post is already a huge amount of notes imo

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okay I didn’t answer this immediately bc I really had to think of a response? I kinda went on a tangent here :p but I think what I’m saying is pm entirely true.

Although I really appreciate the fact I have so many followers, here’s the issue. I’m not getting close to half or even 100 of my followers reading my work. I did the math, and with my averages I am getting around 2-7 percent of my followers actually liking and reblogging my stuff. Notes aren’t entirely what I write for, anyway, however, it is kinda disheartening to only receive such a small amount of follower interaction. And a lack of notes is what contributes to the kinda “death of a fandom” anyway, if you get what I mean? There are many fanfiction blogs that give up when they assume others don’t like their work, so it’s best to at least throw in a like or nice comment to encourage blogs. It may seem like such a minuscule thing, but it really validates that everyone is seeing/enjoying our stuff. 

I think the problem lies within the age range of most audiences? Like my stuff is directed towards older audiences (not that younger people don’t read my work) and older audiences don’t seem to be very involved in “feedback culture” but if you look at things written by younger people for younger audiences, it gets a lot of feedback and stuff? I assume it’s because younger people don’t view fanfiction and stuff as “cringy” like some older people do? Idk man. Just a theory.

Notes aren’t important because they “make me popular” or anything like that. I just enjoy knowing my followers are actively seeing what I post and enjoying it. Posting something and receiving no criticism (positive or negative) in return is really confusing and discouraging. I love hearing feedback despite it being positive or negative.

TL;DR: This probably isn’t a problem you can fully relate to unless you’re a content creator yourself. In my opinion, followers don’t owe me anything, but it is nice to hear back from you guys. Follower interaction (Anything from just saying hey to chatting about hq or whatever to talking about my writing) is the highlight of running a blog, and the new tumblr update really suppresses that. It’s evident that lack of notes/motivation kills blogs (I mean just look at how many hq blogs have gone inactive). Just whenever you can/remember, don’t be afraid to show your faves some love! 

More truth regarding notes, reblogs and interactions

Why notes matter

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I’m sure a lot of readers who may not happen to be content creators are wondering, “Why are the admins/writers of blogs I follow freaking out over “best stuff first” and notes?”

It’s because notes tell us how you feel about our writing. Likes, reblogs, comments, DMs, ALL of those things are the lifeblood of our work. Sure, there is a part of us that writes just to write because it’s fun and we love the characters/shows that we choose to indulge in. 

You know that feeling you get when a writer answers your ask? That flood of “oh yea, I’m so excited to read this!” That’s how most of, if not all of us, feel when we get notes, ESPECIALLY reblogs! Bonus if you have fun tags or add a note saying why you love the post, that you love the post, ANYTHING is like life/muse infused water.

But when we put content out into the world and no one responds or barely does, it stings. It makes us doubt ourselves and our work and wonder why we’re trying SO HARD and putting in so much effort if no one is even going to read it or take that little bit of effort to let us know how they feel about it. 

It’s so discouraging for me, a blogger who is one away from 1800 followers, getting barely 10-30 notes on any given post. Unless my work totally sucks, that just isn’t right. 

That is 1.6% of the people who follow me letting me know what they think of my work. 

So, in cold hard black and white that means 98.4% of my followers either didn’t see the work, didn’t read the work or didn’t like it. 

If you don’t like it, that’s fine, I’m sure that’s going to happen. I don’t even mind if you respectfully tell me so and if you’re feeling extra generous tell me how you think I can improve. 

But the feeling of being ignored or of failing so hard no one wants to even bother telling you, it sucks. 

So yes, notes matter, likes matter, reblogs matter, comments matter, ALL OF IT MATTERS to us as content creators. 

And it’s not just Tumblr where reader/creator interaction is missing. Fanfiction.net, AO3, Wattpad, Deviant Art, I’m sure all of these places are suffering from the same lack of reader/consumer interaction. 

We’re doing this for free (most of us, if you do commissions awesome and I wish you best of luck and it’s great people are willing to pay to get more). 

So please, if you want more content, please think of your words of encouragement, thankfulness and just general opinion as the currency. 

We provide words of imagination, fantasy, fun and indulgence. 

Will you, dear readers, consider “paying” us with words of thanks and encouragement and/or in reblogs and likes?

Thanks for all who have reblogged this so far! I’m sending it out again because this is so important to understand.

Last reblog for today for the evening bunch!

First Date [Kasamatsu Yukio]

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I hope you guys like Kasamatsu because you’re about to get a lot of him.

Sitting alone at the
top of a play set’s slide, [Name] idly played games on her cellphone as
she waited. Clouds had started to blow in from the East, covering the
sun every so often and casting shadows on the ground below. [Name] hoped
it wasn’t a bad omen.

Turning her game off, [Name] glanced at the time displayed on the glowing screen before heaving a sigh of disappointment. 12:30.

“He’s half an hour late…” [Name] muttered as she felt her stomach rumble.

After
Kasamatsu had accepted her offer of going on a date, the two had
discussed what days they would both be free. Well, more like she had
discussed while he simply grunted in response, shaking in his shoes.
Eventually, the two had agreed upon a lunch date that Sunday evening.
Something simple that the both of them could handle which would also
allow the two of them to get to know each other better. They had agreed
to meet in the park where the basketball teams often met and [Name] had
arrived twenty minutes early, excited to see the older male. However, as
time crawled on, she was finding it difficult to stay patient.

“I can’t believe he stood me up…”

Pushing
off and sliding down to the bottom of the play set, [Name] resolved to
just go home. As she walked, she bit the side of her cheek to stop the
tears that were prickling at her eyes from flowing. Blinking back her
emotions proved to be a tad difficult as she brushed past strangers
walking through the park. She grumbled to herself and glared at the
ground while making her way towards the park’s exit. It was ridiculous
of her to think she could have a happy time with the guy she liked for
so long.

Finally reaching the sidewalk outside the park, she took
the first few steps that would take her home. By now her tears had
receded and the only emotion left was borderline apathy towards the
situation. She barely noticed the dark haired male that ran passed her.
If he hadn’t accidently bumped shoulders with her, muttering an apology
as he hurried past, she would’ve mistaken him for someone else.

“Kasamatsu-senpai?”

Hearing
his name, the hurrying male came to a stuttering stop as he turned
towards the voice that had called out to him. He was panting hard from
running all the way from the station and a thin layer of sweat had
started to break out on his skin. He cursed whoever had stopped him on
the sidewalk, knowing full well that he was more than half an hour late
for his rendezvous by now. When his eyes landed on the Seirin female
however, he knew instantly that he had already screwed up.

“[Name]-san,
I-I thought we were going to m-meet in the p-park,” Kasamatsu said
through his heavy breathing. Inwardly, he awarded himself for not
stuttering as much as usual, but chalked it up to the fact he was trying
hard to catch his breath.

“You’re late.”

Her near apathetic
response shocked the third year. Lifting his shaking hand to rub at the
back of his neck, he felt a shameful heat reach towards his cheeks as
he avoided her gaze.

“Y-y-yeah… S-sorry…”

He gave no excuse
for his tardiness, wondering to himself if it would even make a
difference if he had. She was upset with him. He had screwed up majorly
and she probably didn’t want anything to do with him now. Silence
consumed the both of them as they stood on the sidewalk, the people
passing by giving them small glances. Two minutes passed with them
standing there in silence before Kasamatsu decided to open his mouth and
apologize again, but a low rumbling cut him off before he could get a
word out.

“A-ah…” He looked down at the younger girl and watched
as her cheeks reddened. Her eyes refused to meet his as she placed her
hands around her stomach in a vain attempt to hush the organ.
Sheepishly, she glanced at him after her stomach had settled once more.
“I-I’ve been waiting for our lunch date all day.”

Kasamatsu made a noise of understanding as he scratched at his cheek. “I-If you want, we can still g-go… To l-lunch, I mean.”

The
offer was left hanging in the air for a tense moment as [Name] thought
over his offer. Kasamatsu could practically hear his own heart beating,
reminding him of the adrenaline rush he got from being on a basketball
court. Only the feeling he was getting now was more sickening, making
him want to run. Part of him wished she would reject his proposal so he
could go home and save himself from further embarrassment, but the
majority of him knew that if that happened, he would be emotionally
crushed.

“Sure,” [Name] answered quietly. Suddenly, she put her
hands on her hips as she looked away with a slight pout. “But you’re
paying since you’re the one who was late for our date.” Her cheeks
reddened as she reminded him of their date, in turn causing his own
cheeks to redden.

“A-ah, y-yeah,” Kasamatsu agreed, feeling a weight lift off his shoulders.

Nodding
to each other in agreement, the two started making their way to town
where most of the restaurants and cafés were located. They walked side
by side in silence, not looking at each other as they turned corners and
crossed streets. It wasn’t until the sun had been completely covered by
unnoticed clouds and the first few fat drops of rain had started
falling that either of them had made a sound. In a panic to get out of
the rain and stay close together, Kasamatsu instinctively latched his
hand onto [Name]’s smaller one, setting the pace as they ran for cover.
[Name] felt a heated blush make its way towards her cheeks as she
noticed their intertwined hands. She had to fight the urge to comment on
how adorable she found the action.

“Oh man, my hair is going to
get all frizzy,” [Name] whined, tugging at a strand of hair with her
unoccupied hand as the two of them made their way under the veranda of
the nearest café. Though they hadn’t been in the rain for long, water
still dripped slowly from their hair and clothing. As they both stared
out into the downpour, they wondered how each of them would be getting
home safely today. “After lunch, I can call my mom to come pick us up.
We’ll drive you to the station.”

“S-sure.” Kasamatsu said, thankful that he wouldn’t have to brave more of the rain in order to make it home.

[Name]
smiled up at him, her eyes meeting his nervous steel blue ones as she
nodded her head towards the café behind them. Catching the hint,
Kasamatsu stiffly nodded as he led her inside, standing with her in line
so that they’re lunch date could begin. The smile on her face stayed
there the entire time as she looked around the quaint café they had
stumbled upon. Slowly, his own small smile made its way onto his face as
he watched her.

Maybe he hadn’t screwed up so bad after all.

{EXTRA}

“Hey, Kasamatsu-senpai?”

The older teen looked towards his younger companion as they waited in line to be seated, his eyes asking his unspoken question.

“I think it’s really cute that you’re still holding my hand.”

Letting
go of her hand, a string of broken apologies sputtered out of his lips
as Kasamatsu flushed red, shaking from more than just the cold rain now.
[Name] could only grin before she burst out laughing at his reaction,
causing him to yell in embarrassed frustration.

No, he hadn’t screwed up the date after all.

I love Kasamatsu-senpai!

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Who would Karasuno fall for?

A/N: Here is something I made on a whim lmao. I hope it can help you guys with how I do matchups, and it can help you do them as well. Also, these are just my HC and they are pretty broad. I’m sure any of these boys can make it work w/ anyone as long as there is love.

Lemme know if you want another one for a different school!

Daichi: Someone driven, ambitious, and/or focused. He likes people who are passionate and know what they’re about, but are humble and caring towards others. He doesn’t really mind whether they are outgoing or not, but overly shy people wouldn’t work out well with him (he’s just very social due to being a captain and his partner will most likely have to meet a lot of people through him) Also, someone with sass or spunk is a huge plus in his book.

Suga: Like Daichi, he is drawn towards people who have a sass to them but are caring. Suga tends to go for shyer, “bookwormish” people who have a more extroverted side to them when you get to know them. Suga tends to be a nurturer too, so anyone he can take care of (and will also take care of him in return) would be great.

Asahi: He can go two ways. Someone loud, proud, and basically the total opposite of him (yet is kind and can encourage him) is pretty much a perfect match for Asahi. They would keep him on his toes and prevent him from succumbing to his own anxiety at times. However, someone who seems meek and sweet but doesn’t take shit of any caliber would work just as fine.

Hinata: He really doesn’t need much from a partner? Just someone to engage in his hype for volleyball and just be supportive of him. However, he does need someone who is mature(ish) and can “keep him in check”. He’s more of a beneficial person to date, though. His enthusiasm and optimism is infectious.

Kageyama: Kags isn’t a very needy person and he’s focused on his sport. So someone who can support him and either plays or has knowledge about volleyball would be best for him. He can be awkward and cold at times, so someone who can take charge of conversations and PDA and make him see the brighter sides of things would be great too. He’d feel more comfortable around them and unafraid to share his true feelings instead of closing them off.

Tanaka: Tanaka has a innate attraction to shyer girls, like Suga. Although, that aspect doesn’t really matter. Anyone who’s willing to have a “best-friend” type of relationship with him and engage in his antics will do him well. Also, someone who isn’t easily intimidated and can see past his rough exterior would make him SO HAPPY. He also really likes stereotypically “cute” people (but who isn’t cute in Tanaka’s eyes lmao). He also wants someone he can care for/protect? He just wants to feel like a necessity in a relationship.

Nishinoya: Like Tanaka, Noya tends to fall for cute people and prefers a “best friend” type of relationship. He can also go two ways with a partner as well. Shyer people can benefit from him since he’s so loving and encouraging, and he’ll enjoy the quiet moments and conversation they give him. And they can easily be attracted to him since he can be pretty introspective and observant too. But on the other hand, Noya can do just as well with someone similar to him. Yeah he’d be pretty loud/outgoing with this person, but all around it’s an adorable, supportive relationship.

Tsukishima: Idk if this is an unpopular opinion or not, but I don’t see Tsukki falling for anyone very outgoing, unless they were more on the quiet side. Tsukishima would quickly find himself falling for someone with a strong mind (not necessarily smart? Just isn’t easily manipulated and has good common sense) and quick wit, who genuinely cares about whatever they do and is honest. Someone materialistic or superficial would instantly make him dislike the person. Also someone with thick skin who doesn’t mind some teasing coming their way from time to time would suit him.

Yamaguchi: This boy…I’m sure he could fall for pretty much anyone on the introvert/extrovert spectrum as long as they weren’t overly extroverted or overly introverted (like “i wanna stay in the house all day” type of introvert). Someone with a sweet disposition would attract him immediately and could be tender towards him. Like Tsukishima, superficial people would drive him away. He’s insecure about people liking him (since usually people want his friend’s number) so someone who would encourage him and give him validation would be great. Yamaguchi is a great inspiration as well, so someone dating him can expect to be encouraged by him too in their low moments.

I loved all of these and I think you nailed them perfectly!

Why notes matter

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I’m sure a lot of readers who may not happen to be content creators are wondering, “Why are the admins/writers of blogs I follow freaking out over “best stuff first” and notes?”

It’s because notes tell us how you feel about our writing. Likes, reblogs, comments, DMs, ALL of those things are the lifeblood of our work. Sure, there is a part of us that writes just to write because it’s fun and we love the characters/shows that we choose to indulge in. 

You know that feeling you get when a writer answers your ask? That flood of “oh yea, I’m so excited to read this!” That’s how most of, if not all of us, feel when we get notes, ESPECIALLY reblogs! Bonus if you have fun tags or add a note saying why you love the post, that you love the post, ANYTHING is like life/muse infused water.

But when we put content out into the world and no one responds or barely does, it stings. It makes us doubt ourselves and our work and wonder why we’re trying SO HARD and putting in so much effort if no one is even going to read it or take that little bit of effort to let us know how they feel about it. 

It’s so discouraging for me, a blogger who is one away from 1800 followers, getting barely 10-30 notes on any given post. Unless my work totally sucks, that just isn’t right. 

That is 1.6% of the people who follow me letting me know what they think of my work. 

So, in cold hard black and white that means 98.4% of my followers either didn’t see the work, didn’t read the work or didn’t like it. 

If you don’t like it, that’s fine, I’m sure that’s going to happen. I don’t even mind if you respectfully tell me so and if you’re feeling extra generous tell me how you think I can improve. 

But the feeling of being ignored or of failing so hard no one wants to even bother telling you, it sucks. 

So yes, notes matter, likes matter, reblogs matter, comments matter, ALL OF IT MATTERS to us as content creators. 

And it’s not just Tumblr where reader/creator interaction is missing. Fanfiction.net, AO3, Wattpad, Deviant Art, I’m sure all of these places are suffering from the same lack of reader/consumer interaction. 

We’re doing this for free (most of us, if you do commissions awesome and I wish you best of luck and it’s great people are willing to pay to get more). 

So please, if you want more content, please think of your words of encouragement, thankfulness and just general opinion as the currency. 

We provide words of imagination, fantasy, fun and indulgence. 

Will you, dear readers, consider “paying” us with words of thanks and encouragement and/or in reblogs and likes?

Thanks for all who have reblogged this so far! I’m sending it out again because this is so important to understand.

Why notes matter

I’m sure a lot of readers who may not happen to be content creators are wondering, “Why are the admins/writers of blogs I follow freaking out over “best stuff first” and notes?”

It’s because notes tell us how you feel about our writing. Likes, reblogs, comments, DMs, ALL of those things are the lifeblood of our work. Sure, there is a part of us that writes just to write because it’s fun and we love the characters/shows that we choose to indulge in. 

You know that feeling you get when a writer answers your ask? That flood of “oh yea, I’m so excited to read this!” That’s how most of, if not all of us, feel when we get notes, ESPECIALLY reblogs! Bonus if you have fun tags or add a note saying why you love the post, that you love the post, ANYTHING is like life/muse infused water.

But when we put content out into the world and no one responds or barely does, it stings. It makes us doubt ourselves and our work and wonder why we’re trying SO HARD and putting in so much effort if no one is even going to read it or take that little bit of effort to let us know how they feel about it. 

It’s so discouraging for me, a blogger who is one away from 1800 followers, getting barely 10-30 notes on any given post. Unless my work totally sucks, that just isn’t right. 

That is 1.6% of the people who follow me letting me know what they think of my work. 

So, in cold hard black and white that means 98.4% of my followers either didn’t see the work, didn’t read the work or didn’t like it. 

If you don’t like it, that’s fine, I’m sure that’s going to happen. I don’t even mind if you respectfully tell me so and if you’re feeling extra generous tell me how you think I can improve. 

But the feeling of being ignored or of failing so hard no one wants to even bother telling you, it sucks. 

So yes, notes matter, likes matter, reblogs matter, comments matter, ALL OF IT MATTERS to us as content creators. 

And it’s not just Tumblr where reader/creator interaction is missing. Fanfiction.net, AO3, Wattpad, Deviant Art, I’m sure all of these places are suffering from the same lack of reader/consumer interaction. 

We’re doing this for free (most of us, if you do commissions awesome and I wish you best of luck and it’s great people are willing to pay to get more). 

So please, if you want more content, please think of your words of encouragement, thankfulness and just general opinion as the currency. 

We provide words of imagination, fantasy, fun and indulgence. 

Will you, dear readers, consider “paying” us with words of thanks and encouragement and/or in reblogs and likes?