( open ) END OF THE YEAR SHIPPING HELL CMO POST 2015

[moes]

2015's almost over in just a few days, so let's go out with a bang! And by that, of course I mean it's time for the final shipping hell open roleplaying post of 2015. It's a do a whatever, whenever kind of post with no rules besides "if it fits, it ships" and honestly? I'm not too picky. ♥

I'm game for pretty much anything, whether it be general shipping or a little more than that. Even if we've never done a ship before, let's go! Assumed CR, AUs, what have you? That's all fine by me. I'm also willing to play out game CRAUs. Literally anything goes. If you want to try out a new ship, here's the place for the end of the year shebang.

And without further ado...

LEN'S GAGGLE OF LOSERS YOU CAN CALL UPON
... and if you're really stuck? Feel free to just leave an empty comment; I'll come up with something!

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[korekara]

[ im about to go to bed but LET'S MAKE OUR DUMB GINGER NERDS KISS SOME MORE ]

ok

[justicejacket]

[ There's something definitely wrong in his house, and it's not the fact that the girl he likes is right there under his nose. It's the excruciating heat that seems to be unnatural and the fact that she might have caught him at a bad time. While she was welcome to stay, the fact that she suddenly opened the door to his shed and found him practicing his magic was... not the best idea.

Which is why there are two blades in his hands that dissipate as he finally gets up on his feet, a tinge of red slowly sliding to his cheeks.

As much as he'd like to fight it, he's pretty sure that he's boned. (Perhaps in more ways than one.)

So he just finds himself gaping and can only manage, ]

Ah, uh... K-Kousaka, it's not what you think it is! [ Nope, no magic at all here. Of course, what makes it worse is that he pulls her in and finds the door closing behind her.

That sure just happened.

And what's worse is that there's a growing heat inside of him that's unnatural; he's not sure if it's because of the projection magic he just tried or the fact that he's stuck in the shed alone with the girl he likes. ]

[korekara]

[ Honoka doesn't mind if Shirou has secrets. Really, she doesn't! In fact, she's got secrets she keeps from her friends, too -- like her measurements from the annual health checkups, the candy she eats when Umi has her on a strict no-sweets diet, all silly inconsequential things. And besides, it'd be a little weird if she expected him to tell her every little thing!

But that doesn't stop her getting curious about what he's doing, shut away in his shed like that. She just means to take a quick peek. That's all.

It all happens a bit too quick for Honoka to really register what's going on, but she sure as heck understands what she's just seen and finds herself babbling away over Shirou even as he pulls her into the shed. ]

Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, Emiya-kun! What's all this about?! I knew you were up to something weird in here, but I had no idea--

What is this?! What's with the flashy effects?! What's going on?

[justicejacket]

[ Now that he was caught, it was obvious that there wasn't any choice left in him but to tell her the truth. It's not like he's amazing or anything, and he can definitely feel the heat slowly crawling up towards his face and he immediately jerks his head away to hide it.

He unconsciously licks dry lips and soon heaves a breath through his nose to calm himself down before he looks directly into those pools of sapphire blue eyes he knows so well with his hazel pair. ]

Sorry, [ he apologizes, earnestly. ] I didn't mean to get you involved. When I went into the shed, it was because I noticed that there was something weird going on, but I didn't expect it to be some sort of Bounded Field—

[ But he soon realizes that she won't understand that word, so he shakes his head, keeping himself serious. ]

You see, well... I'm kind of a magus. [ "Kind of", meaning that he isn't a proper one. ] I-I didn't mean to hide it from you, Kousaka, but I thought that, if you found out, you'd get into this mess. I don't want that. I like you, after all, so I want to protect you.

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[korekara]

[ her head feels like it's spinning and she's not sure how to reply. Because this can't be real, right? Shirou's a nice guy and a spectacular cook, but he can't be anything more than that, can he? Not more than a normal person? The very idea of him being involved in something strange or peculiar like this is like trying to imagine Kotori outing herself as a magical girl. It just wouldn't happen.

But she doesn't get any of these words, doesn't understand any of the concepts he's throwing around. And if this was a dream, she'd make up something she could understand, right?

So this has to be real. ]

Emiya-kun...

[ she's staring at him with wide eyes, slowly lifting her shaking hands. ]

... Why...

[korekara]

[ ... aaaaand then she's grabbing his face and pinching and stretching his cheeks. ]

Why didn't you tell me any of this before, you dummy?!

[justicejacket]

Wha-- [ That was definitely not what he expected, coming from her — but he manages to speak, his cheeks still stretched out. ]

L-Like I told you, I didn't want you to get hurt.

[korekara]

But what if I got hurt because something happened, and I did't know about it? Or I wandered into something dangerous because I didn't know any better to keep out?

[ she's self-aware enough, at least, to know that she's an expert at finding trouble which she only imagines is tenfold with magic involved. ]

I thought we were supposed to trust each other! At least enough to be able to let me in on something this important!!

[justicejacket]

[ That's... different. He shakes his head, just thinking about it. His heart feels crushed in his chest and he wants any thoughts that she'd hate him for this out of his head. ]

I won't let that happen, Kousaka. I want to protect you, so I couldn't tell you. Because people like you, who don't know about magic-- if the Mage's Association finds out that you know about it, then-- I can't let that happen.

[korekara]

W--well-- it's happened now, hasn't it? You should've at least told me something! Even if you'd just let me know there was something you couldn't tell me, that would've been enough! That would've been just fine for me!

[ she's hurt, more than anything. she understands his protectiveness, his fear, but it hurts that he wouldn't trust her enough to at least let her into some of this. And now... well, now it's too late, isn't it? ]

[peopledieifkilled]

[ His expression drops and so does his face because he feels so damn guilty about not telling her. ]

I'm sorry... I really am. But since you know now, if there's anything you want to know, I guess I can answer your questions.

[korekara]

[ she takes in a shaky breath, holds it for a moment or two and then lets it out in a long sigh. Some of the tension seems to go out of her with all her anger and her shoulders sag. She folds her arms across her chest and takes a step closer to him, head tilted up so she can look him in the face. ]

... just... start from the top, okay? Explain as much to me as you can. I want to know.