#❛ inbox: roxas.

[heartbinders]

(@reunioncape) (For any of the Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy people)

AITA for lying to and abandoning my friends?

I, uh. I know that, um. Sounds really bad, but hear me out.

A few months ago, I (16M) was essentially kidnapped, had everything except my name and memory stolen from me, and thrust somewhere completely unfamiliar. I met two people there (15N) (17M), and they were really nice, but I figured they wouldn't believe me if I told them the truth about where I'm from, so, uh. I lied to them and told them I lost my memory.

I would have told them the truth soon afterwards, but some stuff happened that made it really risky to do so.

And then, um, a few months later, I found what might be a way home, but by that point I had learned that I had been kidnapped in order to save the place I was kidnapped to, and I. Really, really didn't want to do that, it sounded really scary. So, um. I took the way home, and now I'm back home.

But my friends from that place are still there, and that place probably still needs saving. But I really don't want to go back there, because that place was really really scary.

So, um. AITA?

heartbinders AITA podcast || @reunioncape

❝ Yeah. ❞ Wow, okay, not an ounce of hesitation, there. ❝ Friends are supposed to be honest with each other. Your whole friendship with them was based on a lie. If they don't have the truth, what do you guys have left? ❞

Although Sora's brow is tight and his jaw is clenched, he doesn't seem completely opposed to that notion, however bluntly Roxas phrased it. ❝ Listen...nobody deserves to go through any of that stuff you went through. Really. It must have been scary...but if the others are really as nice as you say, then why did you leave them there? You have to think about them, too, not just yourself. Maybe... ❞

Sora casts an apologetic look to Roxas for just a moment.

❝ Maybe you didn't ask to be the hero for that place. Maybe you didn't ask for any of that stuff. But if you don't want to go back and save it for that wor— that place's sake...go back for your friends. It sounds like they need you. Besides, if you tell them the truth, I'm sure they'll do everything in their power to help you. ❞

Roxas swallows thickly when Sora meets his eyes.

❝ ...How are they supposed to trust you if you won't tell them the truth, or if you won't go back when they need you? ❞ he asks. ❝ How can you call yourself their friend? ❞

[madeimpact]

hey roxas have you heard of this great thing called therapy

❝ I don't need therapy. Axel just got us ice cream. ❞

[firestorm09890]

Trick or treat!!

hello! you get…

meme I made while watching the 358/2 Days cutscenes!

[mayoiayasep]

if youre using spotify for es stuff (i recently got kicked off bc of protonvpn) you can use tunnelbear. it has super limited data but you can just flick it on, login, and then flick it back off and itll be fine. just do that whenever you need to login :3

is it like free trial or free with limited countries bc i do not. have money

[sillywebz]

my lovely dear darling beloved mutual <3 um. i love u 💗💗💗

HIHIHIHIHIII I LOVE U 2 <3333 ❤️

[marlsathing]

axel i crave playtime

*PLAY BOWS*

[overheardbyjiminycricket]

Olette: Pence noticed only today that he can label his email inboxes, but he took apart his entire bloody laptop two weeks ago. Roxas: This reminds me of the Pence who couldn’t turn on the coffee maker, but remembers about 500 digits of pi. Olette: I’ll be delighted to inform you that this is the very same Pence.

[wodniars-void]

for the WIP game: the lingering will one?👀

Hi Espurr!!!!!! I'd love to talk about it :3

It's actually currently more a stream of consciousness outline than any writing and I'm pretty sure it originated in a discord dms ramble. the joys of Hyperfixating on one specific character <3

The most important part of it is like. the Lingering Will has a heart. this is something I've headcanoned for a long time, I've thought about making a presentation about it, i could ramble about it at length. The Lingering Will is a more distinct person to me than to most people. That's important context for this whole au, but I can go over all my thoughts there in a different post!

So LW has a heart, albeit a bit small and young, but plenty strong. Its dedication to Aqua and Ventus have given it powerful connections that sustain it, and when Namine popped in that little connection helped too! So when its body is destroyed, where does its heart go? the most obvious place- Terra's heart.

The gist of the story is Terra finding that out and having to really come to terms with the way he was split apart and the ramifications, as well as the experience of the Lingering Will figuring out personhood. I want to play with that relationship between Terra and something that was once part of him. How the LW differs from him and what they have in common. What does the LW want from personhood? What does identity mean to it?

It's kind of like a Sora and Roxas situation- two separate people existing at the same time, one of whom came from a part of the other. Only a little to the left, because LW isn't a nobody, but close enough. I actually want to have a scene where Terra and Roxas talk about Roxas' experience with coming from Sora and what it's been like to carve out his own identity separate from that.

I have another ask about this in my inbox so i think i'll cut this short here and go on a little more there :3 I'd love to actually start writing it sometime but i already have too many other projects at the moment.

[pinetree-in-hatchetfield]

I hear you’re a kingdom hearts fan so I’m here to invade your inbox Richie Lipschitz has a literal kingdom hearts obsession his notebooks are filled to the brim with doodles of kh characters he definitely cried at the kh2 roxas battle when he first played it and didn’t go to school the next day after he got to the keyblade graveyard in kh3 because he was so emotionally moved by the sea salt trio reunion. I have a slight feeling his first game was days. (Also he spent ungodly amount of money on union cross. This man had amazing medals but it was NOT WORTH IT)

YOU FUCKING KNOW ITTTT

he sunk SO MUCH ALLOWANCE INTO THAT GAME, Pete and Ruth refer to it like he had a gambling addiction

he's also got the biggest crushes on Naminé and Xion, but also Aqua, because he's a basic bitch we all know it

the fucking moment Roxas returned in the Keyblade Graveyard was the moment he fucking ascended

he gets so annoyed when anyone confuses Ventus as Roxas, despite that being THE MOST REASONABLE MISTAKE PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE

he's also minorly annoyed when Ruth spams that one screenshot from 358/2 about the stick

his Oblivion and Oathkeeper hang crossed on the wall like legitimate swords used in battle

[queen-ofsunflowers]

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for every "🌹" received in my inbox i'll post one random sentence of a random WIP i'm currently writing

🌹RWBY in My Hero, Day by Day Chapter 9 “What’re you doing here?!” Tamaki asked as Jaune scrambled back up.  Jaune held out his hand to his friend. “Making sure that you don’t get hurt.” “But I—” “It’s my anxiety. Not yours.” The last time that he let someone take care of something like this on their own, they ended up getting seriously injured and nearly killed. That was something that Jaune desperately wanted to avoid from ever happening again. Tamaki took his hand, allowing Jaune to help him back up. “You’ve got a light that can swallow even the sun’s. That’s why you call yourself Suneater, right?”

🌹Monsters and Magic, Lives on the Line; Winner Takes All Chapter 9

“Guys!” interjected Junpei, surprisingly trying to get things back on track. “If we keep fighting, something bad might happen!” “He’s right,” added Shinjiro with a stern glare. “There’s no point in going around in circles when we have other things to deal with.” He glanced over at Ryoji, his glare weakening. “Do you have any idea who could be trying to undo that seal?” Ryoji was quiet, staring down at his lap. “Ryoji,” said Mitsuru, trying to get his attention. They already had it, but Ryoji was choosing not to speak. Aigis was beginning to have her suspicions on the reason why.

🌹Monsters and Magic, Free to be Me, Chapter 3

Yu: That’s what I thought. (Yu heads to sleep after that. But much like the other night, this one is anything but peaceful. Images, too brief to discern flash in his mind. Of a girl being thrown around a room, by… something or someone, he can’t see it clearly. Who is that? What was that thing?! Then suddenly… Yu’s forced awake. He’s panting heavily, a bit of static crackling in the air. He groans, flopping back against his futon. Why… Why was he having dreams like this? First Yamano, and now that girl… If this was what he thought it was, then it wasn’t normal at all. He had those visions of his when he was awake. That was one thing that always remained the same. So why… why were his dreams suddenly turning prophetic?)

🌹Sparkle Teyvat, You're Magic Now, Chapter 7

“What kind of creature could do this?” Xiao mused aloud. “A big one,” Alhaitham replied. “I never would’ve guessed…” Alhaitham glared back at Xiao, unamused by his sarcasm.  “The creature is about two and a half meters tall, and possibly weighs closer to a ton.” Alhaitham didn’t miss a single beat as he spoke. He glanced down before bending over to pick up a stray tuft of fur that had been left behind by the monster. “Bristle-like fur… and going by the scratches, it’s safe to say that it walks upright and has some form of horn. Is that better?” Barbara burst into smothered giggles as Xiao muttered something under his breath.

🌹Once Upon a Kingdom's Heart, Season 1 Chapter 9

Sora: I’m losing it… (He drags a hand through his hair, leaning against the wall.) I took one too many Heartless to the head… Roxas: Stop saying that. Sora: It’s true! (A beat. He’s talking to no one. Sora shakes his head. No… No, talking to Kairi is going to help. If she’s dealing with something similar, that means there’s a solid reason behind all of it. If not…. then…) Roxas: Sora! (Sora snaps his head up. Roxas hovers in front of Sora like a ghost, arms crossed and looking annoyed. Sora screams, arms flailing as he trips over his own two feet and hits the floor with a heavy thud. Roxas peers down at him.) …you’re not crazy. Sora: Ow…! (If he didn’t have a head injury before, then he definitely did now.)

🌹Ripple in a Legacy, Roundabout Chapter 7

“Eleonora!” Eleonora jumped when she heard her grandfather’s voice, her mouth clamping shut with a snap. She turned, her own guard falling as he and Lisa Lisa approached her and Caesar from where they were once observing. As usual, Eleonora found it hard to tell what her teacher was thinking. Her grandfather was a different story as he hobbled over with a dour look. While Eleonora’s back was turned, Caesar took the chance to strike, pressing his fist to the space between her shoulder blades. That simple tap alone allowed a burst of Hamon to flow through Eleonora’s veins. A minor and sneaky move but one that made her jump nonetheless. She whipped around, glaring at him. He just seemed pleased with himself. “Never called the match,” was his excuse.

🌹Queen of Fools Chapter 5

“If anyone should be afraid of getting seen, it should be you,” Sophie said as she went about her pat-down. “I suppose I should be,” Julian replied. He fell suspiciously silent as Sophie ran her hands over his hips, feeling along where his pockets were. She paused the moment that she felt something hard and stiff under her palm. “Julian.” “There’s no need for you to worry about that.” That did very little to reassure her. Sophie dug into his pocket and withdrew her find. A knife’s blade gleamed back at her in the morning light. “But I am happy to see you.”

[singt0me]

hi! I came here from ao3 to drop you a (hopefully not too random line) about your KH fic, "spark a thought." a friend and I revisited it recently and had a good chat about how it lingers in your mind a little differently every read-through. it's bittersweet and surreal. I know it's been years since you wrote it, but I was curious as to whether you had any thoughts to share looking back at it--like what you were hoping readers would take away, or what details or facets of canon influenced you as you wrote it. (big ask. no pressure. I really like hearing writers talk about their processes. hope you're well in this year of our lord, nearly ten years later.)

i saw this ask cleaning out my inbox and looked at the date and realised I had the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever

happy 10 year anniversary to my first ever ao3 fic wooo! give or take a few days

(i'm so sorry im replying to you 2 years later ily)

it's been. a long time. i considered going through and looking over it but i feel like my writing has changed so much since i posted the fic that i'll just be cringing my way through every line so. just gonna go off memory.

i think the main thing about that fic was it's an au where everything is the same except our main trio doesn't have keyblades. so the world is still semi tearing itself apart but it's created somewhat of a pocket universe for the occupants to keep them safe. hence why they're having so much trouble leaving, because there was no where to go. i think there was some fuckery with a sign? yeah. live laugh love destiny islands

i remember i'd planed to write a sequel that unfortunately never happened! it would have been roxas in twilight town and him dealing with being stuck there. I have a thing with caged bird imagery and the concept of being trapped somewhere and having to claw your way out. or not being able to. it's a theme i've incorporated a lot into my writing with a few other fics for different fandoms.

but anyways! i do really love this fic so much. it's the one that made me realise i actually really love writing and it's something i want to do seriously one day. thank you so much for reading and enjoying and sending me this message <3 i hope you're having an AMAZING day!!!!

[heartbinders]

AITA for mentally torturing a guy and stealing his pet? (for any of the KH or FF folks)

Title sounds really bad, I know, but hear me out. I (13m) was chilling out with my pets when we came across someone's runaway pet who was in extremely bad shape. My best frienemy (15m) helped me take her to the vet. They told us that the pet did belong to somebody who was in an illegal pet fighting ring and was extremely unkind towards her. That night, I broke into her previous owner (30-40s?m)'s house, where I broke his legs and beat the snot out of him to get him to understand how his pet felt when he treated her that badly. Apparently it scared him so much that he turned himself into the police. Now the story has broken national news and everyone's talking about it. As for the pet, I decided to adopt her as well. AITA? I don't think I am, but my frienemy thinks I got myself into way too much trouble with this one.

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❝ Not the asshole. ❞ Thanks, Axel, for teaching this kid how to swear. ❝ That guy sounds awful. I'm glad the pet's in a better place, too. ❞

❝ Wait, hold on though — ❞ Sora grimaces, a little uncomfortable with what's about to come out of his own mouth. ❝ I mean, yes, the end result is good...? Bad people who'd rough up an animal like that probably deserve a little roughin' up, too, but...breaking his legs? ❞

❝ It kinda sounds like the guy's heart was in the right place, it just...got outta hand? ❞ Speaking like he knows someone like that, isn't he?

❝ Well, what would you guys have done? ❞ It sounds like a challenge, but Roxas is genuinely asking.

❝ I dunno...! ❞ Sora drags a hand down his cheek, the moral quandary making his head spin. ❝ I probably wouldn't've thought about it in the moment, either...but — ❞

❝ — But it wasn't really in the moment, was it? ❞ Oh, thank the Astrals, an adult. ❝ He broke into the guy's house. He planned this out. There's also ways to get an animal out of a bad situation without beating a guy to death. ❞

❝ Uh, guys? Can we also talk about how OP is a kid? ❞ cuts in Prompto. ❝ I mean...I dunno if that makes it better or worse. Like — he's a kid, so he probably didn't know any better? But also, a kid can plan all of that out? Yeesh. Scary. ❞

❝ Yeah. ❞ An uncomfortable laugh out of Noctis. ❝ I don't wanna say everyone sucks here, those aren't really the right words, but maybe the kid could've thought things through a little more. Maybe asked around for help. ❞

[madeimpact]

"You know... I know a really good therapist, I'm sure he'd be willing to help you out with your stuff as well!" Eliza is already smiling, though it looks almost menacing. She's going to drag him to therapy even if it kills her. (feralocsnkids)

Re: this || @feralocsnkids

❝ Could — could you not smile like that when you say stuff like that? It's freaking me out — ❞

[riddlerosehearts]

HELLO it is the idia anon from like almost two months ago i think. idk if u remember bt i only just saw your response post bc i lowk forget i have tumblr sometimes (adhd so its out of sight out of mind). tbh i completely forgot about my own ask and i was scrolling thru the idiavil tag yet again when i saw your post and i was like "wow, me too anon." and then i realized it was me. IM TYPING THIS IN AN IDIA SHROUD JACKET BTW THE FIXATION HAS CONSUMEDME. i think abt twst so much. I HOPE U DO NOT MIND ME RAMBLING I WAS GOING TO GET TO AN ACTUALLY IMPORTANT THING.

I LOVED READING YORU HEADCANONS THEY GIVE ME LIFE. i have a tonn of idiavil hcs and au ideas but ive not rlly written any of them (band au that im mega obsessed with is collecting dust in my notes app. i just can't form coherent thoughts). i could soend hours talkign abt idiavil I LUOVE THEM.

ur mention of xenoblade chronicles and kingdom hearts rlly makes me want to play both of them... i know a bit about kh and i want to play it but i know nothing abt xenoblade chronicles... ANYWAYS THANK U FOR THE LOST. I THINK I MIGHTHAVE UNDIAGNOSED AUTISM o(≧▽≦)o

oh i do remember you!! i wish i could forget i had tumblr sometimes LOL, instead i'm way too active on here and keep making myself so busy with different creative projects on my blogs that i'll never have time to post everything i'd like to post. i love when people ramble in my inbox though so no worries!!

omg if you ever post any headcanons or fic about that band AU i would love to see 👀 i have so many ideas that i never do anything with because i'm not much of a writer but i too could talk about idiavil and my other twst ships for hours so i totally get that lol. here's another bonus idiavil HC for you: idia feels really embarrassed about saying affectionate things face to face so he sends vil cute texts disguised as game notifications. things like "congratulations! you've reached max affection with idia! ❤". he also sends vil love letters with roses attached... in animal crossing. and then he secretly hopes vil never finds the time to open up his game and read them because he thinks he might die of embarrassment, but unfortunately for him, vil does read them and he sends a letter back every single time.

and okay so. iirc i made a kingdom hearts reference in that post but just mentioned xenoblade in the tags because it's so much less popular/recognizable. but i was originally going to make a reference to xenoblade chronicles 1. i love the whole series and if you like lengthy JRPGs with unique combat and wild stories then you'd probably love it too! but i feel like idia would love XC1 in particular because a major theme of that game's story is that it's about fighting for the freedom to choose your own future. it's about spending your life feeling like you're powerless to change anything, and then allowing yourself to see that that isn't true--that if you keep looking forward and choose not to give up, you can create a world where you can shape your own destiny. you can go the distance. i think it's a story that would really resonate with idia. now, do i think he would see these themes as being applicable to his own life in a realistic way? absolutely not lol, at least not before the events of book 6, but he'd love the fantasy of it. he'd also relate to shulk--the main protagonist of the game--partly for spoilery reasons and partly because shulk is a fucking nerd who resents having to go outside and would rather spend all day in his research lab working with machines. and now i've rambled on about a game you haven't played lol, but if it isn't obvious by now i highly recommend it! and kingdom hearts is my favorite game series of all time so i highly recommend it as well. fun fact: idia's voice actor, kouki uchiyama, also voices roxas in the japanese version of KH!

[razorblade180]

I don’t know how this is going to turn out but while I’m finishing up old stuff, fill free to ask in my inbox fandom questions that could invoke a hot take or “controversial” opinion.

And by “Controversial” I mean opinions like Al Haitham fucking sucks, Roxas is kinda overrated, or Yang isn’t that good of character. (these are just examples.)

I will ignore questions that are actually unhinged and not okay.

[blu-orb]

wearing a big badge that says ask us about our comparing characters to each other and the parallels we've been thinking really hard about like specifically. Loop compared to Narrachara, Loop compared to roxas kingdom hearts, and kris compared to roxas kingdom hearts

but honestly if you want our thoughts on how two characters from different medias we know would compare to each other/how they'd feel about each other/would they make each other better with advice or drag each other down, just drop a pair of names in our inbox

rn we're really into undertale/undertale yellow/deltarune, kingdom hearts, in stars and time, and risk of rain but if you know we like a thing it's fair game