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“Aren’t these cute,” holding up the little socks from a package from her family, It was apparent it was just his side of the family was ready for a grandchild. “Maybe- we’ll have a family, soon.” All the new mothers in the compound had been letting her join for tea, and had gotten some experience. The idea was less stressful, and intimidating.

The last time he saw clothing so small– it was for his little brother, Sasuke. And he wore them so well…

It’s a nice memory to hold onto.

“Do you think you’re ready?” He remembers what it was like to follow his Mother around when she was pregnant. Often complaining of pains in her back and feet, needing help with tasks she usually took care of completely on her own. Itachi’s work would be minimal, and Wy would bear the real effort of the ordeal.

Roleplay Habits: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

Roleplaying Habits Questions

2. are there any languages besides english in which you think you could comfortably roleplay?

[[ Probably not! Despite growing up with spanish and being a fluent speaker, I much prefer to read/write in English. ]]

4. how often do you need to translate your own or the other’s writing with a dictionary or google when writing and reading replies?

[[Thankfullly basically never because when I see people using purple prose/overly flowery writing, I just avoid them on principle.]]

6.do you have ideal writing circumstances when you can do a lot of drafts or tackle really long ones very easily?

[[ Answered! ]]

8.how does tiredness affect your writing?

[[If I’m really really sleepy, most of the time the character will go with me. Unless something drastic happens to them, in which case their feelings will force me awake. ]]

10.how much do you proof-read as you are writing vs. proof-read at the end?

[[I usually proof-read while I write. Since I type in the Academically taught way, I can tell when I make a mistake the moment I make it, and I usually backspace immediately to go fix it. Other errors will occasionally get in though, but it’s usually me completely replacing a word with another (hence me not noticing the error), and I will usually notice these post publishing when I’m re-reading the post. ]]

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Roleplaying Habits Questions

6. do you have ideal writing circumstances when you can do a lot of drafts or tackle really long ones very easily?

[[I seem to be hit and miss, really. It depends if I’m really feeling the thread(s) at the moment. Once I am writing a thread I can reply in under a minute, tops. Lady can attest to this. I type extremely fast. If I’m not really feeling it I won’t even start typing and then I can take days/weeks. For some reason I can’t listen to music anymore while I write, I get really choppy. 

Long ones don’t bother me, though. It’s all about whether I’ve set my  hands to the keyboard yet. ]]

18. what’s your inbox count currently? what did you do to get it so high/low?

[[ ;_; 

This is because this blog has been active for 5 years and there was a period where countless people asked me for info on meta/scenarios/what ifs, etc. I’d still like to go back and tackle these one day that the series is over so my answers aren’t purely guessing, though. ]]

24. what’s your thought process when you format? any unspoken rules you follow?

[[ Legibility. That’s it. I’m never gonna be that person that does overly fancy formatting. I can just tell where I need a page-break depending on the flow of the text. What’s happening, who’s talking, will it be a dramatic pause if I stop the text here–

and continue here? So on. And I don’t spam bold/italics. I’m allergic to small text. Overall I want people to be able to read my text without having to do anything extra on their part. ]]

You said you had misread the ship question but had a long answer thought out.(UwU) Now I am curious to both what you thought you read, and what the long answer would have been! (*w*) (Summary is ok too) (Tgis is a different anon, one of your mutuals. I like your itachi a lot! )

[[ The long answer was basically… more or less “what would it take for Itachi to stay with a partner for a very long time”.

I thought about making illustrations but I type way faster than I draw and it would just be too much effort.

Now, for the purpose of this…..scenario (ugh) the assumption is there was tension between the Uchiha and the Leaf,  but a solution was found and thus the massacre was avoided. So a non-mass AU. This allows Itachi to stay inside the village since trying to ship with him in a canon timeline is basically impossible.) 

It’s also 99% sure that Itachi would’ve ended up with a girl, but I’ll use gender neutral language anyways. 

But I’ll list the criteria again.

Personality/Behavior

Itachi needs a partner who’s personality will either

a) compliment his

or

b) not clash with his

People like Izumi and Shisui, for example. Izumi has an easygoing, calm, kind of demure personality. Shisui has a vibrant, outgoing, honest personality and always backs up Itachi and his decisions. These are good people for him.

Itachi, as evidenced by the Uchiha clan meetings, does not like being insulted, screamed at, or belittled.

Especially not from people he is close with/has gotten close to. A partner who is too aggressive or who immediately turns to starting fights or insulting/screaming at him is not someone who he’s gonna want to be around with for very long. 

His partner’s view of the Uchiha has to be neutral/positive and free of stereotypes. The partner must not also attempt to apply those negative stereotypes to Itachi. 

Quite obviously…. Itachi isn’t going to be with someone who detests the Uchiha. Itachi is an Uchiha.

When it’s coming from complete strangers? Itachi can brush things like this off and label them as something else. When it’s coming from someone he is in the process of getting close to or is close to, it’s an issue. Especially if the partner is trying to apply negative stereotypes of the Uchiha to Itachi.

I’ve had ships (and an attempted ship) where it was clear the muse, really, really hated the Uchiha. It was awful. 

Itachi prides himself (silly boy) on being different than the other, adult Uchiha, so to be labeled like this anywayas is a low blow. He has his own personal gripes with the Uchiha and unless the partner is Uchiha to begin with, this really isn’t the partner’s place to discuss. Plus that segues into the most important topic….

Sasuke.

How does Itachi’s partner view Sasuke? This is the ultimate deal breaker. If the partner hates Sasuke, it’s over, then and there. He can’t be with someone who absolutely hates his little brother, since his little brother is the most important person in his life. 

But what about if it’s Sasuke who disapproves of the partner? This one is different, because it doesn’t automatically mean that it’s over, but how the partner reacts to Sasuke’s jealousy and aggression will be the key. The partner doesn’t have to be absolutely head over heels for Sasuke, but play nice where possible. Care for him a good amount, and if they really, really can’t, then be polite. The moment the partner starts aggressing back too much (even if it is justified), it will negatively impact Itachi’s opinion on them. 

Is it healthy? No. But it’s Itachi, and Sasuke will always be his #1. ]]

Does Itachi fall out of love with people he falls in love in with (you know like the time people normally feel in love is just a short couple of years) or does he stick to the person for the rest of his life? Not counting canon bc canon’s difficult…

[[ I had…. a long answer thought out because I initially misread this question, but…

Itachi staying with a partner depends on 3 criteria. 

1) Is his partner’s personality amenable to his? Does it compliment it and not clash too terribly? A partner who is constantly screaming or insulting him is one he won’t stay with long.

2) Does his partner have a neutral or fairly positive view of the Uchiha, without resorting to stereotypes? They can’t apply these stereotypes to Itachi, either.

3) What is his partner’s opinion of Sasuke, and how well do they get along? If Sasuke is the person who doesn’t approve of his partner, how does his partner react to that? If the partner can shrug it off and try to make nice, things should be ok. If the partner aggresses back, there will be problems.

If all three of these criteria are met, Itachi is someone who will remain basically monogamous and really easily. ]]