#◜V1: Bad End◞

[paragonevil]

@heedingcalls | continued from here.

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When the other looks him over, Aku's grin slips off his face and his expression becomes something like guilty, sheepish anticipation. Yeah, he knows he's been gone a long time, and frankly, he couldn't blame Duke if the vampire decided he wanted to throw him out on his ear for leaving him alone without so much as an 'I'm going to go get some milk at the grocery store,'

So much has happened since the last time he saw him, yet one thing remains constant. And that's how he felt. The kindness and familiarity in Duke's touch, the sadness in his eyes after Aku's long absence, the yearning in his voice. Something in Aku's chest clenches, and he reaches for him before he can stop himself, large hands cupping Duke's face and brushing his thumbs over his cheeks with such tenderness.

"'Darling,'" Aku echoed stupidly, the words coming out strained. Hey, what's he getting so choked up for? It's only been a few years. A few years in the immortal span of things was like a blink of an eye. But it still felt like so long since he'd held Duke. So long since he'd seen him or spoken to him. He half expected him to move on. But here he is, and he still waited. But that's just it. Why would someone so wonderful waste their time waiting for him?

"I'm surprised you'd still call me that, after all this time," he said, rushing his words. "I— I can't tell you how much I missed you."

And that was no exaggeration. He really couldn't put the words to it. Now that he's by him, it's like the past two years without him are crashing down all at once. All those long nights without Duke beside him, wondering if he even still thought of him, or how he'd take to his eventual return. Remembering the real affection in his voice and in his touch that Aku was unsure he'd ever be privileged enough to receive from a partner again.

He kissed him. The kiss is ungraceful and hard, and hungry. Duke's mouth is warm, his touch is heaven, and Aku sprouts more arms just to pull him in close. His breath shuddered in his chest as he surrendered to the moment. He knew how it felt to be so obsessed with someone, only for them to walk away like it all meant nothing. Duke's forgiveness is more than he could've possibly hoped for. But would they be able to continue from where they left off? Aku certainly hoped they would.

[deep-space-lines]

uh......... yeah, sorry about this one

lyrics are from Rejoice by AJJ

[canon-gabriel-quotes]

Transcript:

W-where am I? How? How did you do this?

Sisyphus? Is that you?

How are you so big? And I’m so small?

No! Let me out of here!

Let me- *muffled yelling*

*cats meowing*

Audio source

[velvetredskies]

didn't draw anything cool today so uhhh old spot doodlemess thing . ueah

[cherubchoirs]

oughhg. this is a little out there but its a fun scenario imo. my gabe and v2 eventually also face that hardware deterioration problem as well (after a LONG ass time at least) and since those two hang out on the surface, it's a little more difficult to deal with but i like to imagine v2 goes the more proactive route. over time v2 started studying the corpses of angels (mostly consisting of council-sympathizers or individuals with something to gain from trying to go after gabriel) and uses what it learns from that to engineer some kind of esoteric replacement for its failing processors derived from how angels seem to function. its like less a life extention or revival and more like creating a whole new replacement ai that carries some of its old memories and archived information which also has its own distinct quirks that set it apart from the original v2. the whole reason it does this is because once it noticed its systems beginning to deteriorate its objective basically became 'make sure my friend wont be alone in an otherwise empty world' and it drives me fucking crazy thinking about it

THANK YOU FOR SENDING THIS BC I GENUINELY WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THIS....and i can absolutely see the parallels between this version of v2 and v1 as it is resurrected in heaven. i do really like v2 taking a practical approach and deconstructing the anatomy of angels in order to reverse-engineer something that may preserve it (SUCH a neat idea, absolutely in love with it), as well as this being an interesting way that it may emotionally and mentally deal with its decay - work on it, fix it, remember why it's doing it in the first place. and it's a good contrast to me because v1 is acutely aware that its death means a distinct loss and isolation for gabriel, yet its mind has so thoroughly protected against it as a way to prevent locking it into an existential dread it could loop on indefinitely, to the point where every processor it has is consumed by it...and that would be leaving gabriel too. so ultimately it does die, the half-measures they were able to discuss before v1's mind had to detach from the conversation proving to not be enough to save it, and gabriel instead must put into motion a plan he couldn't previously articulate.

BUT either through looting god or his own light (MAN....i like both too much), v1 is brought back to honestly be in much the same position as v2 is for you - both mechanical and divine, it now inhabits a life state nothing before it has achieved. i haven't fully determined what this means for v1, but the transition is an uneasy one as code rewrites into esoteric languages and divine mathematics command its logic to impossibilities. additionally, i can't pass up on the idea of quantum ghosts and v1's consciousness coming back from vast, unfathomable reaches that registered only as strange impressions it can barely call senses or even now memories. it gets fucked up basically!! and now gabriel essentially needs to return the favor it gave him eons ago when it helped him through his fall. SO i am curious how it compares with this v2, since like you mentioned, v2 is more creating something entirely new to be carried over into while v1 is essentially god being shoved into the machine. also need to know gabriel's thoughts on v2's plans as it executes them and the results that come of it....ouuuughhh wait hold on a minute let me formulate thoughts for an ask.........

[sadthixx]

I decided to make Victorian Kaito into a plush, and for the Kikagoods CJD doll as V1 Kaito. The next Kaito poll (already ended with 15 votes, thank y'all sm) still carries out, it's just changed to a plush now. As for the CJD, I originally planned for it to be V1 and I want to stick with those plans.

The Victorian Kaito already has a concept in mind, I just need to get proper materials for him when I have the chance. For the time being, I just have enough to make the Kikagoods CJD V1 Kaito.

[edens-notesfromthegarden]

y'know what, violence layer musings since it keeps rotating in my head.

i like the idea that some of the mannequins are potentially those who designed v1.

something about their souls being sentenced to the violence layer for making a machine of war. since they believe themselves powerful enough to play god by building something non-human that runs on blood, they were made into mannequins, their bodies constructed as something to be dismantled and reconstructed as punishment (hence why their limbs are entirely made of forearms).

i have an idea of a cutscene happening in that room with the blue skull when v1 turns to face the mannequin masses, that some of them start wailing and calling out its name; their creation, happy to see it still surviving where they did not.

v1 having a visceral reaction and acknowledgement that the mannequins are its creators, and suddenly launching a volley of bullets and other weaponry without the player input just because it doesn't want to see them again.

the cacophony of cries from the past, silenced in an instance.

[cagedchoices]

tag drop, part II

VERSE TAGS SOMETIMES I THINK I NEVER REALLY HAD A CHOICE — S3 PRE. I'M A DEAD MAN EITHER WAY. AT LEAST THIS WAY...I GET TO DECIDE WHO I WANT TO BE — S3 CANON. IF YOUR HEAD EXPLODES WITH DARK FOREBODINGS TOO ; I'LL SEE YOU ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON — S3 POST. EVERYTHING UNDER THR SUN IS IN TUNE ; BUT THE SUN IS ECLIPSED BY THE MOON — S4 PRE. I AM THE ONE WHO BROUGHT THIS UPON US AND I AM THE ONE WHO HAS TO END IT — S4 CANON. WHATEVER I AM...I'VE DIED BEFORE...THIS ISN'T SO BAD — S4 POST. MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE BETTER LUCK WITH THE NEXT GUY — FIDELITY. AS SOON AS YOU STOP RUNNING EVERYONE ELSE STARTS TO CATCH UP — MODERN V1. THAT'S THE WAY EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE SOMEDAY...BETTER LIVING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY — MODERN V2. NEVER BEEN OUT THIS FAR. IT'S SO...EMPTY — S1 AU. THINK WE JUST BECAME PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE — PEAKY BLINDERS.

[typicalcommondandelion]

Haiii guys the animation is finished. Do you ever think about these two. Because I sure do

[cagedchoice]

new year new tags pt 2, ft. verses

VERSE TAGS SOMETIMES I THINK I NEVER REALLY HAD A CHOICE — S3 PRE. I'M A DEAD MAN EITHER WAY. AT LEAST THIS WAY…I GET TO DECIDE WHO I WANT TO BE — S3 CANON. IF YOUR HEAD EXPLODES WITH DARK FOREBODINGS TOO; I'LL SEE YOU ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON — S3 POST. EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN IS IN TUNE; BUT THE SUN IS ECLIPSED BY THE MOON — S4 PRE. I AM THE ONE WHO BROUGHT THIS UPON US AND I AM THE ONE WHO HAS TO END IT — S4 CANON. WHATEVER I AM…I'VE DIED BEFORE… THIS ISN'T SO BAD — S4 POST. MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE BETTER LUCK WITH THE NEXT GUY — FIDELITY. AS SOON AS YOU STOP RUNNING EVERYONE ELSE STARTS TO CATCH UP — MODERN V1. THAT'S THE WAY EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE SOMEDAY…BETTER LIVING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY — MODERN V2. NEVER BEEN OUT THIS FAR. IT'S SO…EMPTY — S1 AU. I THINK WE JUST BECAME PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE — PEAKY BLINDERS.

[peachyfnaf]

Looks at today's SAMS, gets the summary from my friends, and takes a longgg drag of my crushed-Smarties cigarette roll

So let me get this straight, or let me say my piece ig

Moon's solution for Sun hallucinating Nexus, as of right now, is to lock away his trauma deep within Sun's head. Aka, make Sun repress his (bad) memories of Nexus.

I. Do not like that. That is FRUSTRATING for SO MANY REASONS.

Moon has mentioned many-a-time that he does not like himself. He does not like how he reacts to things, how he deals with things, etcetera, etcetera. And y'know what repression is? It's a very Moon "coping skill" to have.

My question is, if Moon already hates how he responds to things, why is he making Sun. Do this? Not to mention that anyone with half-a-brain (and we know Moon is, in fact, big-brained) knows that repression is not good.

ALSO. I will give Moon that he said this solution was "only temporary", but how much can we trust that? You know what else was supposed to be temporary? Nexus being locked in space. Who's to say that this really does make Sun perk up and come out of his shell a little bit, so Moon just... forgets about it, until it's too late.

And OH. Not to MENTION that we literally have another story-line going on at the EXACT SAME TIME that's showing us how bad repression can be. Gestures to LAES.

Lunar is where he is now because he refused to acknowledge and grow from his traumas that were caused by V1/V2 Eclipse. He repressed his emotions. He is still repressing them, and because he did it for so long, he ended up harshly injuring his own sister.

AND ANOTHER THING. Does anyone else just... get the slight ick about something being locked away in someone else's head... again? Yes, I understand that these are emotions being locked away, not a bot. But. Looks at how Old Moon was trapped in Sun's head for so long. Looks at Eclipse trapped in Sun. Lunar trapped in Moon, Old Moon trapped in Killcode- you get it.

It's just. Haven't we learned by now that locking things in minds is A BAD IDEA???

Okay, I have said my piece. Puts down my smarties cigarette.

[chaoticcollectivenightmare]

🟦My Homelander Headcanons [V1]🟦

Picture from: @redchikittymeow ! Spoilers to The Boys Show (1,2,3,4)

✰ I think Homelander doesn't like his hair to be long now and always keeps it short. His long hair always reminds him of his time in the bad room and his teenage years.

✰ But as a teenager he liked his long hair because he could always play with it when he was nervous or bored. It was the only distraction he had between experiments and so on.

✰ Whenever he sees a camera he automatically smiles because that's how he's trained. Even when he's angry or whatever. When he notices he's being filmed he immediately calms down and smiles at the camera.

✰ He has multiple personality disorder. His two main personalities are John and Homelander.

✰ He can't swim. The scientists never taught him because he couldn't leave the lab and as an adult he never had any desire to learn to swim.

✰ That's why he hardly ever performs with the Deep alone, just for that reason and many others. And when he and the Deep do, they are never at sea or near water.

✰ He’s insecure. He has many different things to be insecure and he is afraid to admit it and if someone finds out they will be killed immediately.

✰ He sometimes has nightmares about Madelyn Stillwell, Stormfront, Queen Maeve, Soldier Boy and sometimes even Starlight and Ryan.

✰ With Madelyn Stillwell Nightmares, I think he would dream that he had used her but could have actually changed the ending. That he shouldn't have killed Madelyn and should have entered into a relationship with her that wasn't just sexual. That he might even have been a father to her son if it had turned out differently. That she might not be afraid of him if they were in a relationship. And then he remembered in the dreams that he was an asshole and had killed her.

✰ In Stormfront Nightmares he would definitely dream of a "normal healthy" relationship with her and the American lifestyle. That they would get married, have children and grow old together and then he would be hit by reality. She was a n*zi, she had committed suicide, she was just using him and then he would remember her condition after Ryan had hurt her and everything bad about the relationship.

✰ In Queen Maeve Nightmares he dreams of how he saw this relationship in his eyes and just loves it. He had the perfect relationship with Maeve but then suddenly Elena would come and take her away and then Homelander would be alone and beg Queen Maeve to come back to him but then he realized the reality. She hated him. She never loved him.

✰ In Soldier Boy Nightmares he dreams of growing up as his son and that Soldier Boy was proud of him and stood in the spotlight with him. Everything would be perfect until the dream goes black and he wakes up again and he fights with Soldier Boy and Soldier Boy lets out his hatred on him. He yells at him and fights until Homelander is bloody and then he grabs him by the collar and strangles him and Homelander says with tears in his eyes.

"Please don't Dad….. I'm scared"

"You're not my son, you just a scared Pussy"

Soldier Boy then said full of hatred and the dream ends there.

✰ With Starlight Nightmares it would be that he dreams that Starlight wins or that he is replaced by her. These nightmares don't happen often but when they do happen they are really graphic and show his fear of losing or being replaced.

✰ Ryan's Nightmares are like Starlight Nightmares but I add a dream type where Ryan is very afraid of Homelander in these dreams and doesn't see him as his dad, so it's a reversed Soldier Boy Nightmare because Soldier Boy doesn't see him as his son and Ryan doesn't see him as his father in the nightmares.

✰ And he has general nightmares about the bad room and so on.

✰ He has actually always been afraid of sleeping since he was born because he is paranoid and because of his nightmares.

✰ If he has the chance, he would never like to sleep alone and tries to have someone nearby.

✰ I headcanon that Ryan's bedroom was very close to Homelander's bedroom because when Homelander wakes up from a nightmare, he gets confirmation from his X-Ray that Ryan is okay and that he is sleeping. He always tries to calm himself down by doing this.

That's all that came to mind right now. Maybe I'll make a V2 or if you want you can message me for headcanons for the boys.

[goodolddumbbanana]

Yes. New moon behaviour seems like actions of a person who decides to ruin everything by choice more than a person who is getting hallucinations. Moon is usually just low at empathy but right now, I think he just threw the last piece of his care for his family out of the window.

There have been people saying that Moon's family turned against him "for having a psychotic breakdown," as if he's lost all control over his actions. No, he hasn't.

First off, Moon wasn't disconnected from reality when he said hurtful things to Earth and Sun, knowing full well his verbal attacks would hit them where it hurts most. But Bri, he said those things to make them go away! He didn't mean– Yeah, well, that still doesn't excuse his behavior whatsoever. I've been on the receiving end of this type of behavior, and from my POV it comes off as the person hiding their hurtful thoughts about you for civility's sake, until they choose to take their anger out on you again. And in Moon's case, he did mean what he has said to Sun and Earth.

Also, Moon was not detached from reality either when he threatened non-villanious characters like Monty (whom his family cares about), crushed the obviously weakened Eclipse's fingers, became a villain of his own volition, and nearly killed Earth. Hallucinations and delusions didn't tell him to pull the trigger. It was his selfish desires doing the talking, period. He wanted to be in control, the consequences be damned.

Ergo, it's Moon's self-centered behavior which has turned his family against him.

[fairuzfan]

I dont know how to explain this but since Hamas took totalitarian power of the 25 mile long Gaza strip in 2007, they have built 450 miles of tunnels under civilian infrastructure and systematicatically transformed civilian infrastructure above ground to turn the Strip into the world's largest underground and open-air terrorist military base.

This applies to the ENTIRE GAZA STRIP.

The first and most important role of a goverment is to protect the safety of its civilians.

Hamas jeoprodized the safety of its civilians by turning almost every building in Gaza Strip into a valid war target, and if not the building itself then the tunnels underneath it. This is a war crime against the Gazans: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule97

Hamas has failed and royally fucked the Gazans going into this war and transforming the strip into a giant valid and legal military target.

Hello. I'm not sure if you're honestly misinformed as you don't seem to be sending this in bad faith (though the ending is quite offensive) but this is not true. Please read Tareq Baconi's "Hamas Contained" for accurate information about the organization.

Israel is occupying the Gaza strip according to international laws' definition of the term, meaning they have a legal responsibility to provide for the strip and protect it. That is according to international law.

I'm not sure why you're sending me this. Hamas has a few rockets compared to literal tons of bombs. Even if Gaza were a "country," which it is not, this would be disproportionate force. Hamas has nothing to do with this. Israel fully intends to wipe out Gazans completely and to take over the strip. They always wanted to do this. It's just a convenient excuse that they're trying to "get back hostages" now.

Murder is not a transferable sin. Any person who kills a child trying to "kill a terrorist" cannot transfer their actions onto another person. And even then, I have heard stories of absolute terror from gazans where they were tortured and watched their family members killed purely for the fun of Israeli soldiers. So no. Hamas doesn't matter right now. They hate us so deeply that they want us gone. They're even trying to erase the memory of our people.

I'm asking you to please care about my people and stop making excuses for their slaughter. Please help them. They have absolutely nothing left.

[reds-ultrakill-brainrot]

Hello!, I've been reading your works and i love how you depict each character, anddd I have a request for V1, V2, and Gabriel!

How would they handle a reader who is a bit more rough love (i.e; light punches, gentle shoves, snarky words but an undertone of 'hey i love you'), and tend to be a little more defensive, reason for it being.. anything you want it to be :D Also if its okay, could this be a 'read as platonic or romantic'?

Pumpkin, You're Gonna Kill Me

roughhousing reader headcanons (included; V1, V2, Gabriel)

x reader content (read platonic or romantic)

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V1 - it would take them a while to recognise your actions as affectionate, and would probably result in a bruise or two on your end (you tried punching a war machine, if anything that's your fault) - half of your snarky comments are going to be met by blank stares. while this isn't particularly productive for conversations, they like fucking with you in their own way. you never know if they are offended or if your joke flopped (it's neither, they're a little shit and abuse the fact they don't have facial features) - their genuine reaction to said comments is indifference, they aren't usually the type to be spurred on by words. if you say something with especially poor timing the most they are likely to do is to turn and give you a full body 'did you actually just say that' look - sparring will most likely become a common activity. it gives you a way to express affection in a way you're used to while giving V1 a chance to work on using only as much force as necessary. no weapons are involved on their end, but you would be free to use anything besides a gun (unless you're willing to be a blood donor) - while they were never designed with conflict management in mind (at least not the kind that doesn't involve bulllets) they aren't too bad at it. they will quickly recognise that you get defensive and give you space during conflict. quality time is usually how they comfort you, and if you're feeling particularly defensive and insecure they will offer a sparring session. they would never usually rig a fight in your favour, but giving you a few more chances to hit them usually helps cheer you up - after some time of them getting used to it rough contact will be returned, with less force to account for your squishy exterior. on the odd chance they shove you too hard or use too much force their wings will droop in an apology, that or they will give you a free shot to shove them as hard as you want - while they don't care as much about your defensiveness as some others might, it will still prompt conflict at times. if your ego or insecurity is keeping you from resolving conflict they won't give you a pass. they aren't entirely immune to negative comments, if you end up crossing a line or refusing to admit and accept your mistakes they will distance themself until you apologise V2 - they would probably match your energy, if not take it as a sign you want to spar. such aggresive physical contact is endearing to them, you could hardly hurt them even if you wanted to, so feel free to go all out

- i imagine surprise roughhousing would soon become commonplace, you full on tackling them out of nowhere with a "think fast". it's all fun and games until they do it to you, expect a couple bruises after that - any half-hearted snarky comments would be met with playful glares or a shove in return. despite their—at times—staggering ego, they aren’t particularly bothered by snide remarks, serious or not - the both of you would have a very similar way of expressing affection for eachother. while others would look on with mild shock as the both of you do your best middleschool bully impersonations, the both of you understand what lines you can and cannot cross - this would, however, backfire slightly in regards to emotional vulnerability and conflict. V2 can come off as cold or insensitive at the best of times, this is only worsened when one or the both of you are upset. they aren't particularly equipped for comfort, it will take a lot of effort on both of your parts to work through this, especiallly on V2's half - on a serious and slightly less healthy note, V2 would take advantage of your defensiveness. they know how to prod at you to provoke you. while they would normally have no reason to do so, i imagine if they are particularly annoyed at you they would fall back onto purposefully provoking you - similarly, apologies of any kind are going to be rare. a lot of your conflict resolution is going to boil down to leaving eachother alone for a while, before coming around again with an "are we cool?" Gabriel - it would take him by surprise at first. he isn't used to super casual interactions with other people yet alone anything boisterous. this will probably lead to a few miscommunications — him taking a few snarky comments as genuine insults. while he would come to understand this is how you express comfortability and closeness, he probably won't mimic or play along - even when he knows you don't really mean it, snarky comments will prompt dramatic reactions. such reactions will often be followed by a pause as he realises you weren't serious. he's embarrased every time he misses the joke, but a flustered Gabriel was most likely your goal anyway - the one time he tried to copy your behaviour he accidentaly punched you with much more force than he intended. you received one big ass bruise and a myriad of apologies afterwards - he will eventually become used to your behaviour - well, most of it. i doubt he'd ever get entirely used to that type of physical contact (light or not); he will always jump slightly if you shove or lightly punch him. he isn't scared or angered by any means, merely confused and slightly annoyed. he might understand your reasoning, but it just isn't how he acts, and as such there is always a level of disconnect - he would inevitably clash with your defensive reactions. he has a strong sense of justice and gets especially angered by lying in any form - white lies included. if you don't own up to your faults or mistakes he will be blunt about his disapproval. he won't let you get away with trying to save your ego, he'll expect you to fully apologise for any disrespectful behaviour, wether you see it as disrespectful or not - unlike the others he will eventually prompt you to explain why you act defensive. he wants to know it isn't prompted by anything he is doing. he wants you to feel comfortable with him, both physically and emotionally. he's happy to help you work on it, but most of the effort will still need to be on your end

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thank you very much for the request. as usual requests are always open - i'm thinking i might open up slots for short stories as well - but in the meantime i will take headcanons and music matches. thanks for reading

[teamaerialcombo]

hi sorry i ranted in notes in response. Uh read those if ur curious. sorry if my points are Worded weirdly or Whatever it's like 9pm on a school night

urltaklil

Am I the only one who really hates V1. Minos, or even Gabriel deserve the win here, but instead its this horrible machine that does nothing but create death and suffering.

I have this horrible feeling about the game's ending and that it is going to fill me with so much hatred that it will mar my recollection of it.

I think part of it is that at a very fundamental level, I just don't share Hakita's apparent optimistic nihilism. I crave for something different and have built my world around that something. Maybe it is the threat to my (admittedly very fragile) worldview that the game presents that makes me so uneasy.