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here’s my LI ranking:

1. Xavier

2. Lumiere

3. Lightseeker

4. Prince Xavier

5. Hermit

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Special delivery! What's this? A gift from Lumiere?! For Miss Aya, his Moonchaser. Enjoy!

aaaa thank you so much for the delivery my heart is fluttering \(//∇//)\

I am terribly sorry I picked it up late, was on a long stretch of shifts and worked night on calls throughout most of february

this is so lovely thank you thank you @jeremiahofphilo

and of course thank you lumiere my moonlight hunter! ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡ (where is he…?)

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OK HEAR ME OUT GUYS I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE EFFECT THIS HAD ON ME

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I don’t care much for the new banner but what can I do I’m in love 😔 I accept Xavier no matter what form he takes

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guys I am laughing too hard at animate Japan’s pun

兄 is read as “ani” which means “older brother”

メイト is “meito”

兄+メイト is read as “animeito” which is how “animate” is pronounced in Japanese

it’s just pure punny genius

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anyway I’m going here today to take a selfie with seiya ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

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I have tons of comments about the translation of the Caleb intro story, and I know much discourse has been had about it, and I don’t really want to cause more disagreements so I will just stick with facts—

In the JP dub:

- Caleb gets called a siscon by another character (literally means he has a sister complex, and this is not a term used for non familial relationships)

- He literally says 「俺はお前のにいちゃんだ」 “I am your older brother” SEVERAL TIMES, TO REFER TO HIMSELF… but the EN version changes these lines to some version of “I’m always by your side” which was ??? to me but ok I get why they did it

- MC switches between calling him “older brother” and just “Mahiru” — which was a nice touch I feel as she was conflicted about her feelings regarding this returned version of him

- It’s pretty obvious he wants to protect her and is just playing cruel as a means to an end, the way his voice switches back and forth sounds very sincere (it was so good actually)

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the older brother / found family trope is EXTREMELY COMMON in Japanese media, so I’m not surprised they didn’t change one inch of it. I’ve seen several romance manga with this trope and it’s quite acceptable here in Japan as long as they’re not blood related siblings

I know many people have thoughts on this but as someone who has been exposed to this media, I find nothing wrong with it as long as the portrayal is of two consenting adults trying to rediscover their relationship beyond what they were familiar with (which is exactly what is happening with Caleb and MC)

the emotional complexities of this trope is what makes it so alluring — and honestly I think Infold is doing quite well so far with the writing (especially Caleb’s lines oof they were so good!)

anyway just my two cents

too much Caleb now I need to go back to Xavier I’m having withdrawals

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Lightseeker before Lumiere Aya? Wowow

you got me anon — but I was thinking maybe this time Lightseeker deserves more love 😌 he never got his queen after all 🥲

but dw I have the Lumiere one saved in my phone too ofc

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illusio is back and so is my agenda to give lightseeker xavier what he deserves 😌 (me he deserves me)

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wait you're getting married?! congratulations!!!

THANK YOU ⭐️

yes I am, to my long time bf / now fiancée / soon to be husband, who is very supportive of all my endeavors including my xavier obsession 😂

this man went to a doujin convention for me to purchase love and deepspace xavier x mc doujin and merch … he was rolling his eyes the entire time but he did it anyway 😌

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there’s a lads celebration here in tokyo at january 18th and I want to gooo

but

january 18th is also my wedding day

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re: our wedding day being the same day as the lads anniv

me: so, about our wedding date…

fiancée: what are you talking about? there’s only one anniversary on jan 18

me: the day I met seiya?!

fiancée: huh, who’s that

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he also keeps on asking me who lumiere is as if I don’t talk about it enough hahaha he’s so cute

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i think a lot of new mobile otome gamers have to understand that you have to be here for the long haul

reruns will just probably start running just now or maybe another year in

i’ve played several mobile otome and re runs usually happened after 2 years (on average) — and they’re usually under a paywall or are very difficult to get (mlqc memories…)

i’m not saying this is what will happen for lads but it is the common strategy, and it makes sense because new events are better for old and new players both

honestly as a player that’s been here since day 1 I would feel pretty meh if they did reruns now because it feels too soon, i would much rather have new events

but fear not it will come just be patient

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i have this opinion because I played mlqc for 5 years and ikemen sengoku for 7 years and a bunch of other otome in between

i spent very regularly for them… especially ikesen

I actually only stopped spending for ikesen when xav came along

(i’m sorry ieyasu!!! i’ve decided to pause being the shogun’s wife to be queen of philos)

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just felt the need to say this because people are demanding reruns this early and getting upset they’re not getting it… it will come guys but you have to stay ok

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jeremiah in the background: 🙄🙄🙄

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wait wait wait— what is he talking about?

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1) in the shooting stars anecdote, it was sunny when they first met

2) I don’t believe queen mc ever talks about when they first met —

3) linkon mc definitely meets him on a sunny day

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which leaves two options:

he’s talking about when they met during the chronorift catastrophe as Lumiere and little girl mc

OR

he’s talking about the actual first time they met and it’s something we haven’t seen yet

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personally I think it’s the chronorift catastrophe because I like to believe shootings stars mc was truly the first one

would appreciate any insights ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

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these two are hilarious ok they have spent 200+ years together and it shows

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i… need a bucket of ice maybe

i like my men with xavier’s spectrum of duality

seriously this card was so hot I think I need to douse myself with cold water

you better feel great after what you did to mc you possessive little— (affectionate)

my brain is still not working properly (//∇//)

I’ll go sit down a bit…

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i miss lumiere 🥺

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