ifihadany:

@fishfaced

       _{“no, try again. ma’ts hongri.” she pauses, then finishes. “kodon, beja.” she holds a piece of meat in her hands— ham, perhaps?— but she doesn’t share it with ponyo. not until she learns how to ask for it.}

              _{she is S T R E S S E D .  the ham is right there.  ponyo makes a frantic grab for it, toppling forward as she tries to outmaneuver emori.  “ ham! “ she demands.  she has tried saying ‘please’ already, but it hasn’t earned her anything.  now she is certain that she is being TEASED.}

floathim:

@fishfaced _{cont. from here.}

       _{“c’mon, tell me what i taught you.” he doesn’t smile when she looks back at him, but he does feel warm at the sight of her happy face. most people look as different from that as they can get when they’re looking at him, and it makes him move his fingers more carefully in her hair to know she’s willing to look at him like that. he doesn’t want to hurt her.}

       _{“ai laik ponyo. swima gada.” he puts tiny braids into her curly hair, not bothering to tie them off. they’re just going to come undone anyway. at least if he’s playing with her hair, she’s sitting still and not trying to chase mutated butterflies.}

              _{ponyo is patient exactly long enough for about three braids before she can no longer sit still.  she squirms her way out of murphy’s lap and turns to face him, braids already coming unraveled.}

            _{“ i like ponyo ! “ she answers proudly.   “ i like john, too ! “}

              _{she hasn’t figured out the purpose behind this little exercise yet, but she is happy enough to play along.} 

pcndragcn:

_{< — ✷🌟✷ — >}

_{he had heard the quick pitter-pattering of LITTLE feet before he felt the soft impact against the back of his knee  ,  forcing for him to glance down at the culprit. and what met him with a cheerful grin  ,  radiating in INNOCENCE —– the wizard found himself dipping his head in greeting  ,  as if this was a normal occurrence for him to begin with.} 

_{how odd.  did her mother not tell her to steer clear of strange men ?}

_{“  well  ,  you’re certainly an energetic one. ”  his tone was soft  ,  matching his own smile  ,  finding himself reminiscing about his nieces and nephews whom he had not visited for quite some time.  “  do you often make friends like this  ,  sweetheart ?  ”}

               _{ponyo froze, fingers still latched tightly onto the hem of howl’s coat.  slowly she tipped her head back, eyes round with shock, as though she had expected her attempted theft to go unnoticed.  after a long, blank stare, she gave two more experimental tugs at his coat.}

               _{he didn’t seem angry, so the little fish decided on a new tactic, releasing the fabric and instead bouncing up, chubby arms stretching skyward in a silent plea to be lifted.  being STRANGERS was not something that concerned her – sosuke had been a stranger, and she loved him !} 

              _{“ i’m   p o n y o ! “ she announced.  the answer to his question seemed to be yes.}

floathim:

       _{he’s got to admit the kid is cute. not out loud, of course, but to himself. messy red hair, soft little fingers, those BIG eyes that don’t look like they should even fit on her face. not to mention, she likes him. he’s not sure why— it’s not like he’s even really been nice to her— but it comforts him, in a way, to have her around. at least he can trust someone, right? and she can trust him.}

       _{“—it’s a deer.” now is when he reaches down for her and pulls her up into his arms, taking a step closer to it. as long as it only has ONE HEAD, and it stays still, maybe she can pet it.}

           _{any chance she might have at petting her new forest friend disappears in an instant.  as soon as ponyo learns the creature’s name, she flings both arms over her head, confident in murphy’s grip on her.}

           _{“ D E E R ! ! “}

           _{at the sound of her exclamation, the deer’s head jerks upward.  it gives her one startled stare, then bounds away, disappearing into the trees in mere seconds.  ponyo blinks, then her round face drops into a grumpy little frown, which she turns on muprhy.  he gave her the wrong name.}

sidespirit:

_{the second she catches a moment to breathe and wipe the sweat from her brow – a new problem presents itself in the form of a nonspirit - nonhuman - nonadult. like a firefly the kid bounces around bright, demanding one thing.  ❝ ham ? ❞ well, with their own hoard of pigs, they always have ham aplenty, but … is that really the issue here? is she a special guest, or had she wandered in from nowhere? either way, she smells like fish ( though looks like a chicken ) and YOUTH, she must have parents around here somewhere. until then, rin supposes she could humor her, if not for the sake of also snagging some well-deserved ham for herself. ❝ all right, come with me, ❞ rin holds out her hand with a small smile of amusement; not like you see a cute kid like this every day.} 

                _{she is T H R I L L E D at her success, and she leaps as soon as rin concedes to her enthusiastic request.  with hesitation, the little fish latches onto the spirit’s outstretched hand with both of her own, strange orange fingers circling rin’s.  ponyo’s extremities are oddly smooth, almost slippery, despite being entirely dry.  within moments of grabbing onto rin’s hand, however, her own begins to feel fleshier, softer – even a little pudgy.  the very instant she catches sight of food, an increasingly HUMAN little girl breaks away from her guide, making a mad dash for the very first tray she lays eyes on.}

                                             _{“ ——— H A A A M !! “}

seetheirsoul:

      kubo sits ^{in his boat of LEAVES fishing. at first he’d done it as a few of the village men had taught him, with poles and nets. this yielded fine results but the IMPATIENCE of youth demanded more sport be involved. shortly after he found himself with his bow in hand, fishing the way his FATHER had taught him. he’d caught a few this more difficult way before he’d finally missed a shot. though he SWORE he saw ripples in the water where he’d aimed. he’s ready to accept his loss and slowly bring in the arrow when he feels an UNEXPECTED pull upon it. quickly he begins to drag it back towards the boat, excited that he hadn’t missed AFTER-ALL.} 

                _{she is so surprised by the tugging that for a moment she lets go, peering at the rope as it continues to move past her.  it does not LOOK like it could be alive – it is too thin to be an eel or a snake.  just as she sees the arrow rise past her face, her tail begins wiggling frantically, a race to meet the mystery at the other end of the rope.  she only barely catches up, but before it pops free of the water, she grabs hold again, tiny fingers clinging with as much MIGHT as they can muster while the rest of her body flaps awkwardly, unsure how to move outside of the water.}

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