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awashsquid
replied to your post “If Not Now… ~1600 words AO3 Link For the prompt party! While I feel…”

I am emotionally compromised by this and I feel personally attacked by how heartbreaking Michiru is, how she HOPED for once and NOPE, this is exquisitely heartrending

Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed it (or, felt, FELT SOMETHING, enjoyment may not be the right word ahahaha). I feel like hope is contagious, and as realist as MIchiru is sometimes it’s gotta get to her

paksenarrion-reader replied to your post “If Not Now… ~1600 words AO3 Link For the prompt party! While I feel…”

yes hello Michiru allowing herself to hope only to be dragged down from the clouds is like a deliciously painful cupcake made specifically for me

PAIN IS MY FAVORITE CUPCAKE FLAVOR

of course it was Minako and of course she talked to Michiru instead of Haruka

I find it so heartbreaking to think about how it would go if she tried talking to Haruka, because Haruka would believe SO HARD she could do it all, No Mina listen I will fight harder than ever and my baby’s gonna be safe and Usagi will be safe and it’ll be fine!

“Minako’s shoulders stiffened. Venus flashed deadly gold in her eyes.” OH SHIT. RUN. DROP EVERYTHING AND RUN. This is such a beautiful way to hammer home that Minako looks like a harmless airhead but probably has a plan to kill everyone she meets

THREATEN TO DROP YOUR DUTY ONE MORE TIME MICHIRU, LET’S SEE WHAT HAPPENS (it was really tempting to let this turn into Venus vs. Neptune, but I think they both value control and composure too much to strike the first blow)

“Loving someone who can’t defend themselves like we can would rip them apart.” that… is ruthlessly accurate

I see Haruka being a parent who worries too much in peacetime, she’d never rest with a war on. And she and Mako both would be DESTROYED if anything happened to a civilian they loved, especially if they had any inkling they might be the reason they were targeted (I mean we’ve seen that a little with Mako, I’m thinking of that one early R episode where her old friend got hurt and she was just like TAKE MY BLOOD TAKE AS MUCH AS YOU NEED WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SAVE HIM)

and the last section is made of concentrated pain and I love every word.

Thank yoooou ~ 

dreamshapers-universe replied to your post “If Not Now… ~1600 words AO3 Link For the prompt party! While I feel…”

Ouch 😦 This just hits so hard, poor Haruka and then Michiru’s dream at the end argh 😦

Not going to lie, writing Michiru’s dream made me legit sad

captainsnumple replied to your post “If Not Now… ~1600 words AO3 Link For the prompt party! While I feel…”

I’M VERY MOVED AND VERY ANGRY AT THE SAME TIME, MINA I LOVE YOU BUT FUCK YOU CAUSE YOU’RE SO WRONG AND YOU RUINED HARUKA’S HOPES AND MICHIRU’S HOPES FOR HARUKA

I LOVE YOUR REACTION TO THIS, SNUMPS

I love that Minako came to talk to Michiru because she knows wo is in charge in that family

“So, Michiru, who wears the pats in your relationship?”

“Ara, I like it best when no one wears pants~~
(It’s me. I do. Can you imagine Haruka trying to be dominant? It’s very cute but bless her, she can’t.)”

AND I LOVED HOW YOU PLAYED WiTH THEIR PHRASES ABOUT NAIVETY

AHHH THANK YOU. 

BUT MINAKO IS STILL SO FUCKING WRONG

I love you Snumps

AND THE PART ABOUT HARUKA’S ENTHUSIASTIC SCRIBBLING WAS SUPER PAINFUL

She’s so excited ;__;

Honestly it was such a great touch! And when Michiru just threw Haruka’s dreams in the garbage, WHY THANK YOU SAM

YOU’RE WELCOME SNUMPS. ANY TIME YOU WANT TO BREAK SOME SENSHI DREAMS, I AM HERE. (I kid. Thank you for all your comments <3)

flibbityflob replied to your post “If Not Now… ~1600 words AO3 Link For the prompt party! While I feel…”

YOU KNOW WHAT I DONT DESERVE THIS I AM A GOOD LESBIAN. THIS IS VERY RUDE SAM. I AM DISPLEASED

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…I MEAN. I will try and write some fluff soon to make it up to you.

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