#(also this technically has nothing to do with the au hehe)

[uhoh-peppinos]

You guys will truly never guess who he's looking at... erm... [shoddy colored version below]

[triglycercule]

who asked for this. nobody. but unfortunately as a creator i actually have to CREATE for my au 😞😞😞😒😒😒 jk fashion au ink and swap designs ig,,,,,,

ink. ink. ink. she's totally not holding a gun to my head as i type this,,,,, because she CANT break the fourth wall ok she totally doesnt realize that she's forever gonna be stuck living life as a high schooler with no chance of ever graduating or progressing in life,,,,, BECAUSE THERE'S NO ANGST IN JK FASHION AU HAAHAHAH 😁😁😁😁 anyways she's soooo silly :3333 i'm not a connoisseur of anyone that's not the mtt (biased 🙂🙂🙂) but i wanted her to be silly but also a bit freakish,,,, ya!

what do the people think about INK???? featuring everyone in jk fashion au so far 😇😇

dream: "ink is another one of my close friends. she's been there for me when even nightmare couldn't, and i've supported her likewise. sometimes her head is in the clouds, so i send her texts to remind her of things like homework and such. maybe she forgets lunch sometimes, so swap and i give her a share of ours. and when ink wants to talk about anything she's thinking of, whether it's a painter's use of color or the reason we exist, i'm always open to listening. she's an amazing person, really."

nightmare: "ink. ah, that girl is an enigma, truly. somedays she supports me on my path to world domination, and other days she just laughs at me and says as if it were a fact that i would never achieve it! ugh... but despite my slight grievances, she's dream's friend, and i've grown fond of her. quite often, without me even requesting, she gifts me paintings. now, they may seem normal at first, but recently i've discovered a pattern with them. as if ink had peered into the mind of god and depicted it visually, the paintings assist me in handling dream appropriately. i must say, she's skilled as well..."

killer: "see now ink? she's my type of gal. we get along pretty well, hehe! we're on the same wavelength or something, i dunno. not like she can predict what i do, but i wouldn't be surprised if she could, but ink and i just click. we talk about all sorts of silly stuff; similar sense of humor, after all. ink and i can yap about different shows and movies we've watched and stuff, she gives really good insight on the more technical stuff like color psychology and framing, and she once drew me art for one of my big follower milestones on twitter! she's suuuuper cool, haha!"

dust: "okay, just... keep this between me and you, but i think ink has some sort of secret sixth sense? i dunno. nothing against her, she's a fun person. just that, uh... sometimes she just comes up to me when i least expect it and starts asking me about my progress on my writing. which is... confusing. i've only ever told killer and horror about my writing, so i don't know how she knows...?"

horror: "y'know, dust and i have a bit of a bet going on. all jokes and all, but i've got a feeling ink's pulling some sort of elaborate spying prank with how much she knows about us... dust doesn't think so. but i'm betting 20 bucks she does. like, once i was at a vending machine and the stupid thing didn't give me my goddamn candy bar, ugh. i had to stay cool. but then ink just pops out of nowhere, says its okay for me to drop the act and get mad around her, and then does some sort of vending machine trick to get the candy?? yeah, she's definitely a wizard or something. in a nice way, i guess."

NOW SWWAAAAAAPPP she's silly. i included the bit of her getting into trouble because of her good will SOLELY because swap gets bullied a lot in other aus 💀 (askerror, something new, etc,,,,,,) i also read a canon underswap doc??? SWAP IS SO SILLY!!!!! i cant really explain her personality through text i'd need to draw comics for her which uhhhh,,,,, (looks away)

THOUGHTS ON SWAP????

dream: "ah, swap! she's one of my dearest friends, i truly care for her deeply. out of sheer coincidence it seems, that she, ink, and i were chosen to be the star students of the school, but surprisingly it works out well... swap's truly a delight. she's a great motivator, and she's saved me from a few situations that would've ended up terribly had she not been there, hehe."

nightmare: "sometimes the world hates me. ah- well, what i meant was, the path of fate has me set on a predetermined path of struggle! and yet, when even i, the queen of negativity, could not stop my kin from slipping on a ridiculously placed banana peel and almost breaking her neck, swap was her knight in shining armor and caught her. needless to say, just as fate despises my bloodline, fate also has angels sent down from heaven. i do suppose swap is one of those, bless her soul."

killer: "heh, swap?? that girl's a riot! couple years ago i tried convincing her to show me some of those sick moves she learned at kickboxing, or karate, taekwondo, whatever... she broke my wrist, haha! but then i pulled a knife on her and then we both got in trouble. hah, good times, good times. no, i didn't stab her?! in fact, she's very good friends with mr. mew and the grumpen, thank you very much! a friend of my kitties is a friend of mine!"

dust: "she's nice. her type of energy is something you only see is like... a sugar-rushed ink, and killer normally. but anyways, swap's a good help around the school. she's a bit ridiculous every now and then with all her "the magnificent swap" and how she's a bit of a showoff, but whatever. aren't we all? anyways, at least the scavenger hunts she makes during school dances are fun."

horror: "swap is uh... she's something. gotta admit, she's pretty normal compared to some of the people at this school. but man... enthusiasm, much? eh, whatever. i'm not the type to complain when her burritos are to die for. we're partners in cooking class... let's just say, she carries us hard."

anyways jk cross and epic soon. sooner than you think heheheh

[crguang]

Do you think Shalom is also suitable for the violinist AU? I really love Shalom, but I can't imagine the scenario, will dig into that once I have free time. 2 days ago, I was scrolling my twitter and found an acc that posted something interesting regarding Shalom. That account said, as we look into Shalom's chat in the voice pack, she is afraid that we will leave her, but I don't quite understand why. This is potential. Hmm hmmm

-🎹

ran this by the Shalom Interpersonal Affairs council (sev) and we actually came up with a whole college of performing arts AU for ptn….. it’s kind of a rich university and shalom plays the cello in the school’s orchestra, she’s perfect when it comes to technique, memorization, finesse, things like that so she’s always been told her playing was perfect. on a technical standpoint, it is. the university is affiliated with paradeisos, with whom she’s obtained her scholarship from like one of those corporate scholarships. so she very much represents paradeisos and is repeatedly told to act like it. she’s calm, eloquent, a good listener and an overall sweet girl but the people around her don’t know her at all, shes very good at redirection and never shares too much of herself but ppl don’t really notice that she only makes them talk about themselves. she’s pretty studies focused and disinterested by romance, not because she doesn’t want to experience it but it just never happened for her. here comes the fun part hehe— R is a transfer student that gets here during the winter semester. they’re studying to be a conductor and they take that very seriously. people are surprised they were even able to work with the orchestra considering that inscriptions happen during the fall, and they dont look all that special. some of them probably make bets on how long they’ll last. turns out R is FREAKISHLY talented at like. hearing every single part of a harmony which makes them an insane conductor, and they’re not afraid to call out slackers who they think have no place in their orchestra. when shalom witnesses them in action for the first time it’s literally love at first sight— heart racing, fingertips trembling, she’s holding her breath and her eyes are wide kind of visceral reaction… she’s touched in a way nothing has touched her before. absolutely does not know what to do with herself. and when the orchestra performs for the first time with R as a witness, they zero in on her in particular. afterwards, they take her apart and tells her she sounds empty. there’s no soul in her art. it’s irritating. there are no emotions when she plays and they can hear it and they hate it.

im rambling but ughjhgjgjgg theyre so. theyre so good. shalom goes through a lot of firsts with R; first real connection, first fantasies, first person to see her for who she is, etc. it’s just cute… me when a character sees the world in brighter colors in the presence of another character 😵😵😵

for the orchestra members so far we’ve got: ariel on piano, eirene on violin, lamia on double bass, coquelic on viola, hamel on harp but she still dances cause i’d never do this to my baby, cassia clarinet, cabernet oboe… chelsea’s in there somehow but she has no instrument as of yet. and of course shalom on cello hehe. some of them frequently attend the zoya/bai yi/eleven/serpent band’s concerts when they perform in bars

i love this au a lot and its only like 2 weeks old… your asks always spark creativity i really love that 😭

forgot to mention but about the voice line— i would say chief is the only thing that connects shalom to her humanity/emotions, like she was “reborn” (not anew but rather re-became a version of how she was before) because of chief. they’re extremely important to her as the person who’s given her her freedom. she still struggles to see herself as more than a tool with a predestined end, and she also believes that chief’s end is destined in a similar way for what they represent, so she’s attached to them while trying to come to terms with the fact that they’ll die and she wont be able to do anything about it. in a way, outside of paradeisos, shalom has nothing but chief— in her point of view. she didnt expect rahu to stick by her bc she didnt think rahu cared. she probably doesnt expect a thing from christina either. so to me idk, it makes sense for her to want chief to stay by her side

[skyward-floored]

*burst through door* I AM HERE TO TALK

Let’s see…

What whumptober prompt are you most excited about?

If you could write a post-game adventure for any of the Zelda games you played, which would it be and what kind of vibe/premise would you go for?

Does Volga ever hug Link in hdw au? I know he’s a bit aloof

Speaking of hdw au I occasionally still laugh at the thought of Power and Warriors interacting lol, but I also keep forgetting that a lot of people, including your AU include Mask and Tune, so how do you think they would react to Power being there? For his part I think Power would be really weirded out and worried that Mask is there since the kid’s like 11, and mildly concerned but also low key impressed that Tune is 12-13 and an accomplished Hero. I’m a little shaky on how those two are characterized tho 😅

Hm, let’s see, what else… favorite IAU boy and favorite IAU segment that you’ve written!

Laslty, have a hug from me and puppy snuggles from Anakin ❤️

dangit Skye I'm gonna cry again hdbshbkdjsf thank you for the hug and puppy snuggles <3

Okay! So I'm very excited for days 10 and 18 which go together and are very dramatic and painful and have a big epic fight I will hopefully be able to write well hehe. I'm also excited for day 11, which has some fun things I'm looking forward to involving Mipha (who I've never really written much so it's been interesting working on!). I have some more ideas that don't really match any days yet, but I'm excited for those too. Basically all of them (except tomorrow's which has absolutely nothing for it yet heh).

Oooh that's an interesting question! I mean I technically have a fic that explores a bit of what happens after botw (largely written before totk and also an AU lol), and true form goes into a bit after tp (but again, an AU), but if I had unlimited writing time... I think a really big and long and in-depth post-skyward sword fic would be cooool. Spanning several years as Link and Zelda work through stuff that happened on their adventure and their relationship/family and building a settlement on the surface... it would be so cool.

I think at some point Volga does actually hug Link :) but not for a while though. He's got to go through all that messy "actually accepting you have a son and are maybe actually attached to him" stuff, probably brought on through some dramatic inciting incident. ANd when it does happen it's probably a quick "AGHH HOW DARE YOU COME SO CLOSE TO DYING" kind of thing where he just grabs him into a hug without thinking.

I think of that sometimes and laugh too XD For Mask and Tune, I think they'd sort of take it in stride? Like, what's one more Link in this disaster anyway? Though I think Mask looks at him and can kind of... tell this guy's adventure messed him up. Mask knows about that, even if it's not exactly the same. Tune can maybe tell too, but it's probably more "my older brother senses are tingling, I'm adopting him".

Favorite IAU boy?? That's like having to choose a favorite child, I like them all... :( okayyyyy well I'm very fond of Hyrule, I had a lot of fun with his backstory. Legend is always a blast to write too because he's so silly as a little kid, and having turning into a rabbit be part of his powers, it lends to some interesting things and dynamics. I seriously don't know about a favorite IAU thing I've written, I've written... too many things. Maybe that roadtrip one, that one is silly lol

[ryttu3k]

Pinched from a few people, take if you wish!

How many works do you have on AO3?

97… with my name attached. 97?!

What’s your total AO3 word count?

1,253,678. Welp.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

By kudos? Raining Again is still the champion at 1,908, followed by Memory of Younger Days (1,111!), Tipping Point (1,092, for a fandom I only briefly looked into, still kind of hysterically amused that the only DBH fic I wrote and one of my most popular features a Neil Newbon character long before I ever heard of him), Exhale on 781, and Warm on 757. Neat, four different fandoms over the five (and the two Zelda ones are for different games, Raining Again is OoT and MoYD is BotW).

What fandoms do you write for?

So technically Pokemon is the biggest single fandom at 27, but Ocarina of Time has 23 just on its own, so it's probably collectively the Zelda series on top. Vampire the Masquerade is on 13, BG3 on 10, the Sims on 9. I also have 3 for Doctor Who, 2 for Subnautica, and one each for The Locked Tomb, Welcome to Night Vale, the aforementioned Detroit: Become Human, Tomorrow When The War Began, Star Trek Voyager (which is actually a crossover with OoT), and Mononoke.

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to reply to as many as possible! People take the time to comment, I want to take the time to comment back, y'know? And I've genuinely made friends this way!

What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

'it was so cute and then you hit me with [spoilers]!!! jail for ryttu3k!! jail for ryttu3k for a thousand years!! ow!'

'This was so enjoyable ….. until the ending punched my heart out and used it as a chew toy.'

'This was so cute and adorable and then you quietly murdered me at the end :('

'this was so good and sweet and funny and lovely and then. and then…. T-T'

'This was lovely and cute and fluffy and I sank right into it. And then. I might have screamed a little. (Howled, really, wounded animal and all that.) I wasn’t expecting that, even though it was entirely fair and justified and frankly a perfect gut punch of a send off. Props to you for pulling it off perfectly. Thanks for writing and sharing!'

Hehe.

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

A lot of the rest! One of my most-used tags is 'angst with a happy ending' <3

Do you get hate on fics?

Not to my knowledge!

Do you write smut?

I have, yup.

Do you write crossovers?

I have, mostly within the same franchise? So like, Zelda or Pokemon fics with characters from multiple games. I do have a crossover between Ocarina of Time and Star Trek Voyager, and a Pokemon Hunger Games AU.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Once had someone steal entire complete phrases, unfortunately.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not to my knowledge. Once had someone request to translate something, but they wanted to post it off AO3, so I declined.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nothing ever completed, nope.

What’s your all-time favorite ship?

...dangit going with multiple fandoms here XD For Pokemon, it's easily perfectworldshipping. For Zelda… mrngh various permutations of Zelink and/or Shink. For VtM, I can't decide between Sascha/Beckett or Sascha/Ilias so let's go with the OT3. For BG3, I refuse to choose :D

What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Man I started a whole thing with Pyre and Aila and I got pretty far into it (around 30k iirc) but it just. Never got completed.

What are your writing strengths?

I like to think I'm good at punching people in the emotions? :D

What are your writing weaknesses?

…consistency?

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in a fic?

Only done it in little bits (the odd word in Romanian in VtM), always try to provide a translation.

First fandom you wrote for?

Ye olde Star Wars fanfiction back in 1999, written in size 16 purple OCR Extended on my school laptop. I was twelve. It is lost to time and probably a very good thing.

Favorite fic you've ever written?

…Goddamn. You know what, I have 97 to pick from so I'm gonna lowkey cheat and say the Skyline series.

[haysprite]

You mentioned in a previous post that in your Up and Under the Witchlight AU that Hazel and Bitsy are smooching, are their any other ships cannon in your AU?

If you don’t mind me asking, How is the team dynamic in general in your AU?

Hehe yeah :3 I'm a HUGE fan of Hazel/Bitsy (my shipname for em is Bumblemon), so I had to make em canon for the AU at all costs hehe >:3 They ofc aren't together quickly, and aren't exactly "official" for a while.

Aside from them, Booker/Grumley is canon as well! I adore them in Uprooted in general as well, and thought their dynamic would be fun to play around with in the Witchlight setting. Everyone in the group knows that there's SOMETHIN going on between em. Bitsy and Jean Claude both ask if they're a couple shortly after meeting them LOL

I think Peggy and Jean Claude would be funny as well, but I'll decide that later,,, So as of now, just Hazel/Bitsy and Booker/Grumley!

HOWEVER! I will say, there is a LOT of sexual tension between the whole party let's be honest here :skull:

NOW! In terms of the team dynamic! They're not *too* much different from themselves in Uprooted, but there are some differences that I will be expanding upon as I work on the AU some more (so don't take everything I say as of right now as a "100% canon/confirmed aside from the ships), but here's some basics!

Characterization wise, they are the same aside from the few differences that will change due to their Classes, since those will effect the most in terms of their dynamics due to slightly-changed backstories.

They're more organized / structured in terms of the way they go about things. Not to say that some sort of bullshit never happens, of course, but they've been through some tough shit together.

Booker is still the leader of the group ofc, although he has a bit more of a grasp on them in comparison to Uprooted. He "knows" (aka believes) that if he doesn't keep the party under control, shit will happen and he would rather not have to clean up after everyone.

With Peggy actually having magic, everyone's excitement over her work is lessened, so she overcompensates a lot to make them impressed, cause the gods know how much she loves to have everyone consider her great and powerful. She does this by treating her spells as her own new and/or improved creations. Bitsy is really the only one truly impressed, so Peggy is HELLA ego boosted when they meet her.

As mentioned above, Bitsy/Hazel and Booker/Grumley will be canon, so their dynamics will go a lil differently due to the romantic attraction / sub-plotlines regarding them, including how it'll effect the group.

Jean Claude's dynamic with them will most likely change the most? Mostly because he won't be serving as a lawyer too much despite still technically being one. He doesn't have to break them out of prison or anything, they more so stumble upon his firm (like the OUaW crew finds Twig) and he joins them at first to *keep* them out of trouble. So he serves as more of a "stop doing crazy illegal shit" kinda guy at first.

Booker and Jean Claude do butt heads at first. I imagine that Jean Claude would almost start to take on a leader-type role, not necessarily on purpose, but because he knows the Feywild the most, and everyone turns to him for a lot of stuff, which makes Booker feel a bit replaced. It's a little conflict that they have before Booker opens up to Jean Claude about it, something that VERY much so wasn't easy for him at first. I'm honestly quite excited to work on them hehe

Overall, nothing drastic! Of course, their dynamics will also be effected by the story itself, due to the new journey they'll be taking as apposed to everything they deal with in Uprooted!

[pompoenwolkjes]

2, 5, and 11 for the fanfic new year asks! <3

Hi! Thank you for the ask!

2. Will you participate in any fandom exchanges or fic challenges, etc?

I’m currently participating in two things on twt; jeongsung fest and jeongchan bingo. It’s a fun way for me to get some writing practice in though I will probably be whining again once the deadline rolls around haha. As for here on Tumblr: I’m going to try to keep up with @ficwips Wednesday word of the week game so I work on my wips more haha (except I never post it on Wednesday hdhdhd). 

5. Which WIP is first on your list to complete this year? Will you post a snippet?

Not counting the fest and bingo ones, my first on the list is the witch au! I’m really looking forward to writing more of it, I love the dynamics in this one. 

Technically the jeongsung fest is first on the list BUT I’m sharing a witch au snippet cause I really want to work more on that one and choosing snippets motivates me to expand my scenes hahah it's a LONG ONE SORRY

Minho’s eyes are drawn to something on the wall, just visible over Jeongin’s shoulder. A black spot, almost like a scorch burn. Wear and tear around the house is nothing new, susceptible to Jeongin’s moods as it is. And they know, Minho perhaps more than anyone else, that Jeongin has had a collection of hurt and anger over the years which is reflected throughout the house. Everyone still freezes when a new spot appears but they learned to live with it. Never ignoring the different marks but they now acknowledge that this is a thing that will keep happening. Chan and Seungmin watch the development of new ones like a hawk to navigate when Jeongin’s spiraling and they need to step in. It’s handy having a tattletale of sorts that informs them when Jeongin is not doing as well as he lets on.  But Minho’s never seen one like this, it looks like it’s going to crumble if he touches it, giving way to the outside. It looks like it hurts and all he wants to do is take Jeongin in his arms and tell him it’ll be alright. Except he doesn’t know this time. And Minho doesn’t lie. Never to Jeongin. No matter how much it feels like having his heart ripped out. In a house otherwise  filled with comfort and soothing tones and gentle touches, Jeongin counts on Minho’s sharp tongue and honesty, relies on it and Minho would rather die five times over than betray that, to dishonour him in some way.

11. Would you like to try any new fanfic genres or tropes this year?

I’m working on a jeongchan kitsune-ish au for the bingo and I’m excited to try that out! I’ve never written anything similar to shapeshifting but I think it would be fun and interesting to explore that as well as the mannerisms and ways of communication in animal form. Come to think of it I actually did have a txt shapeshifter/magical au hmmm I should really go through my wips again hahah but yeah! I’d really like to explore it more alongside fantasy and mythical creatures in general!!! (looks at the dragon au)

I’d also like to grow in writing intimate scenes without it being overly explicit. Or as you called it: Implying Sexy Shit Without Writing It, hahahha

Thank you for the ask!!! I was very excited about doing my first ever ask hehe <3

[ryuichirou]

Replies

More replies about recent stuff, ships, antis, etc etc, business as usual~ there are a couple (literally) of headcanons in this post too!

Anonymous asked:

I’m going to assume that the recent Lilidia comic is before they know that they’re online buddies and that Idia was the one who sent the shirt?

This one is related to a comic we posted on ko-fi today <3

And yes, Anon, you are correct! That was the idea behind the comic hehe. They were meant to meet offline for the first time this evening but they yet need some time to realise they’re looking for each other lol

Alright, now a couple of asks about the RookVil post from yesterday. I am very happy that you liked that one.

Anonymous asked:

“Distracted”…you mean by Niege?

By Vil in her beautiful dress of course  

Anonymous asked:

ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH YOUR FEM ROOK AND VIL DEAR! OH THEY BRING ME SO MUCH JOY! THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!~

Sorry for the caps but thank you hahaha it gave me energy

Also I was reading some of the asks and I just wanna say those Ortho/Malleus sounds so good! Shoutout to that guy and sorry for using this ask about it 🤭

Thank you so much, Anon!! <3 They bring me joy too, it always feels very self-indulgent when I draw them, especially as girls lol

Yesss this is such a good ship. Shoutout to the OruMal person! I’m glad they’re getting appreciation for their big brains…

blackbutlerfandomnerddomain asked:

Fem Vil is DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN Mummy -sorry mummy- sorry –

Fem Vil is always either mummy or just a mum… well, technically this also applies to regular Vil lol Also, technically, she (and he) is a step-mummy or a step-mum...

I’m glad you liked it! <3

blackbutlerfandomnerddomain asked:

Ortho x Malleus... Hmmm...you know I might get on that train, it's actually pretty cute the more I think about it and I'm just imagining a double date with Idia and Lilia and Ortho and Malleus, maybe even a triple date if we add Sebek and Silver

Ahhh, Ortho/Malleus and Lilia/Idia would be a very fun combo!! Sebek and Silver too… Sebek would get way too distracted by Malleus being with Ortho though, things would probably get a bit messy lol

Anonymous asked:

"Slenderman is scared to see Rook when he turns around" Rook truly is the most horrifying horror monster of all time lol.  The non-human students would survive a horror setting simply because nothing compares to being hunted by Rook.

And sorry if you already answered this, but in your Prison au how do you decide who's a guard and who's a prisoner?

(this one is related to this post)

You’re SO RIGHT ANON LOL If they survived being around Rook for 3 years, they won’t be scared of anything. This is what a little bit of Rook Hunt does to a collective. Influencing people in a good way by being an absolute creep…

And to answer your question, the roles are pretty flexible: Katsu mentioned in this reply that they could be either one (both would work for a lot of them really), but some characters just feel more suitable for one role and not the other I guess? Plus, it implies their relationship with the characters around them. So, whatever option sounds more fun and could lead to a more interesting scenario.

Anonymous asked:

I know you mentioned in a previous reply that you don’t ship Jack/Epel often, but I would still love to hear any few headcannons you might have about them. I have one where Jack goes to Vil for advice on how to approach Epel in a romantic fashion since Jack would have a secret crush on him. Meanwhile Rook is probably giving very detailed advice to Epel (who also has a secret crush on Jack) on how to “properly tame your partner” and Epel just gets super confused and embarrassed

Sorry for the late reply, Anon!

Oh god I can practically hear Vil’s “ara?” when Jack goes to him for advice… What an experience for him, considering how close he is with both Jack and Epel, to suddenly have these two show some interest in each other lol

And it makes sense that Epel would go to Rook for that, and not really because of his hunter thing, but he is absolutely going to end up listening to a lecture about taming and recognising the signs of courtship behaviour… this isn’t even remotely going the way Epel thought it would…

I still don’t have many thoughts about them, unfortunately. But here is a couple of things that come to mind as I’m thinking about these two right now…

When their club activities don’t happen at the same time, they visit each other. Sometimes just to wait until the other one is done, sometimes to cheer a little (just a little though), sometimes just to hang out. But Jack tries not to do that often because Epel gets very distracted when he is around + his senpais tease him a lot.

Epel doesn’t always like how caring and sweet Jack is, sometimes it feels to him like he is being babied by him, but he does know that Jack has a wilder side (Vil hinted on it once because he knew Epel would feel that way), so now Epel tries to poke the wolf bear (that is Jack) from time to time to see if he would react.

Anonymous asked:

Idia, probably: What in the fifty shades of moe is this?

(this one is related to this comic)

Yeah, he had no idea stuff like this could happen to him…

Anonymous asked:

Had an encounter with an anti on a different app; their argument was that shotacons are creepy and how they talk about little boys are creepy.  Good ole' Google tells me shotacon does not apply to TWST so Idk why they brought it up.  And the only little boys are Cheka and Gidel.  If they were genuinely referring to the main cast as little boys, maybe it's just me, but calling high schoolers that is weird.  I didn't handle the encounter well, but thinking back it feels like they had no clue what they were saying.  Their argument was about something completely different and had nothing to do with TWST if they even know what it is.  The logic ain't logic-ing with these folks.

Yeah, technically there are no shotas other than Cheka and Gidel in TWST, but some could also count Ortho or even Lilia (Ace commented on him looking much younger than a 16 y.o., which all those people fucking ignore, as you might’ve noticed, because they’re hypocrites) and Epel, because while they aren’t of the needed age category, they’re rather small. And with Ortho people love to talk about how he is a 5 y.o., which is a lie lol

You are right that they don’t really know what they’re talking about. They never do, because the point of the conversation isn’t to make an argument and have a proper discussion, it’s to make the opponent sound so wrong, so appalling, so sick, that they come out of this thing feeling like the only beacon of moral excellence surrounded by gross perverts with zero self-control. When in fact they’re just uneducated enjoyers of spreading moral panic + emotional vampires lol

The thing is, shota and all the other “dead dove tropes” is a niche within a niche. People in general don’t understand shipping and our way of interacting with fiction, and even fewer people understand problematic tropes. It’s okay, it’s not for everyone. But it sure is a convenient reason to attack people!

[alonelystargazer]

hi winnie :3 can you talk a bit abt your fic w yuuji and choso? hope youre well <3

Hi rin! I've been doing pretty well today, and hopefully you are too! Thanks for the ask! :)

So for the Choso and Yuuji fic, that's tentatively titled There's a Place for You, it takes place post-canon. I came up with this idea way before what happened in canon with Choso, so I might have to change some things around. Well, I guess I can just make it canon divergent or an AU where Choso lives. (yap session incoming lol)

Anyway, the general idea for this fic is that some time has passed after the battle against Sukuna, and Tokyo is being repaired, Choso and Yuuji have the opportunity to bond as a family. Every chapter would be a stand-alone scene, but they're all connected in the way of family bonding as the central idea.

I originally had something more lighthearted and silly in mind, like maybe Yuuji would teach Choso about modern-day technology, but I thought, wait, NO, Choso does have some basic knowledge about the modern world because of his vessel (according to the official guide book).

I think that's something that gets overlooked by much of the fandom, that not only does Choso have a vessel of a 20-something year old man because of Mahito and Kenjaku, but he has also retained some of the knowledge from his vessel. So, he probably would know what a cell phone is and how to use it, etc. Personally, I find the characterization of a Choso who has no knowledge of the modern world and acts all dumb to be infantilizing and just plain wrong.

And with that in mind, I shifted the whole premise of the fic to something where Choso would need to contend with the reality of Mahito having taken his soul and putting it inside the body of an innocent man and made him his vessel. So, him and Yuuji would have a conversation about what it's like for one of them to be a vessel and the other to have a vessel, like being on opposite sides of the same coin or something. I also wanted to include a scene where someone refers to Choso as "Kamo" and it's my headcanon that Choso would despise using that name for himself because of the negative association it has with his father and everything he did to his mother and his brothers. Like, he hates that man and wants nothing to do with him. (Yeah I know it was technically Kenjaku in old Kamo's body, but still.)

But, I still wanted to include a few fluff moments, too, like there's a scene where they're watching a Human Earthworm movie, and Choso says that Yuuji acts kinda like the protagonist of the movie because he also has a crush on his friend. (just my way of inserting a little ItaFushi hehe)

There's a Choso Week event on twt next month that I wanted to participate in, so I could write one chapter of this fic as my entry, but I don't know if I'll be able to write it in time for the event, so I'm sharing my idea for the fic here!

Choso is one of my most beloved characters in all of fiction, and I just wanted to maybe have a chance to show my appreciation for him.

[ikemenomegas]

where was the alpha during the whole shibuya arc? Where they also unaliving people like the hot bad bitch they are or were they mainly trying to deal with the elders and providing support from behind the scenes?

And did gojo ever feel his mate removing their mating mark? Also, i have this thought that ive played around in my head for a while, it'd be interesting if the next time gojo meets his mate when he's outside the box, his mate somewhat changed and became more solemn and then gojo gets this deja vu feeling back to when geto acted the same way after gojo was absent a lot because he became more bombarded with missions and now it's happening again to one of the most important people in his life and he slowly gets this foreboding feeling of dread

I'm swinging around this oc like my poor cat hehe. Very pleased that you think they're a hot bad bitch. They're also a total awkward simp, like run into doorways if they see Satoru naked after a shower, so we love someone one can be both lol.

During the Shibuya arc, alpha wasn't ever inside the curtains. I think there's some brief discussion about it, but Satoru tells them not to come with him because this is clearly going to be people batting at his level. The higher-ups also demand that Satoru go alone and he doesn't tend to outright cross them concerning things like this.

Alpha end up keeping an eye on Inumaki and a third year oc (who will be Inumaki's partner). They end up trying to rescue the other auxiliary sorcerers while the curtain is up, and then helping get people out once the curtains go down - so they'd help Nitta extract Nobara and Akari (this means they do see Nanami's body rip) and essentially guard the retreat, up until they're called back to the school. There's probably a fair bit of unaliving things as part of that lol, but this time they're not going hunting for trouble.

(more below the cut because this is a lot to address!)

Gojo would not have felt the mark removal happen while in the box, because the way I'm interpreting the prison realm, is that nothing physical can happen to him in there that he doesn't do to himself. He feels it when he's released though.

I had some options I was toying with for the eventual unboxing before it actually happened:

Because Satoru feels it the moment the box releases him, I think he actually had time to reject the rejection as it were, and decide to maintain the bond. I would love for that to happen because the imagery of blue flame slowly burning away alpha's name back at the family home and then suddenly dissipating leaving their name intact is very pretty to me.

The other thought I had was that if the box was in a place that made releasing Gojo potentially hazardous, alpha would sense his sudden return to the world and feel the bond reform on their neck and hold back Satoru's powers just long enough for him to regain control, almost like stopping an explosion.

The other option is what's been seeming like the more likely option for a while now, which is that Gojo lets the bond break because alpha still wouldn't be safe as Gojo's mate. The last edict from the higher-ups is still technically enforceable, although they don't have the manpower to try rn. It also suits the long standing imagery of Gojo being a bodhisattva.

In the last few chapters, we've seen his major connections to the earth slowly be chipped away - one ward is taken over, the other is dead, his friends and allies have been decimated, his students are slowly becoming strong enough not to need him, and in this au his mate was forced to sever the connection for their own safety, oh and he killed his best friend a year ago and has to fight that body again. That's a lot of loss to pile on the shoulders of even the strongest. And the bodhisattva ascension is only delayed, so there's still a chance he could never have the chance to make new connections because he's well "ascended".

In my happy ending, I want Gojo and alpha to openly get [re]mated after everything is over. I love love "I chose you again and again" type of relationships and choosing to stay with someone is so hard for Gojo because of the implications of loss or attachment in particular that choosing again feels very powerful. He's an incredibly lonely person but it's so difficult to reach out to him because no one, not even Getou, was forced to live the full weight of his experience then and now.

You're not the first person to bring up that from an outsider's perspective, what's happening with alpha is very similar to Getou's pulling back and being forced to acknowledge that no matter what they want, they can't stand side by side with Gojo and have to do things their own way. I've been trying and failing to write their post-unboxing meeting for literal months because it's so difficult to capture.

Mostly because Gojo is someone who accepts the realities of a situation fairly quickly. It is incredibly painful to realize that yet another person who tried to walk alongside him has changed while he wasn't there. But, he could acknowledge that very quickly and set the pain aside as fast as he could because pain comes from expectations being different from reality, and he has a lot of important things to attend to.

Alpha is one of the most important people in his personal life, which makes all of this easier said than done. There's a lot of lingering looks and quiet moments of emotionally charged "strategy meetings" over the time between his unsealing and the set date of his fights.

Probably the only difference between Getou and Alpha at this point is that alpha has never functioned with the straight cold logic Suguru sometimes did. They have things they certainly consider unforgivable, but they fully joined Gojo's faction so their method is never going to be "literally break the whole world" - they'll just break their own, their rules, their walls, their own source of security/safety, for the people they care about. Objectively, this may be worse than Suguru because alpha will do things they know or think are "wrong" if it can guarantee safety for the people they love.

So it fills Gojo with a whole new type of dread! isn't that fun! Instead of "I might [will probably] have to kill this person in the name of my code and responsibilities even if it's literally going to break a piece of me forever" it's "this person I love might end up burning themself out in the name of their goals because they consider other people and their future wellbeing far more important than themself at this moment, and I can't stop them because that strength of resolve is either going to save them or do the opposite". Either way, Gojo knows they're no longer walking the same path, and in some way, it hurts.

[ct-hardcase]

2023 art summary, coming in fashionably late. Director's commentary under the cut:

January: I feel proud of this one, but also feel kind of sad that over the course of a whole year, that January is the artistic highlight. I had a few free days at the beginning of the year where I was alone, and got this wild drive to draw something that I very rarely, if ever, get anymore, especially for a piece that includes a background. Pessimism aside though, I'm really happy with how this came out, barring some aspects of Kanan's facial anatomy I could improve on and Ahsoka's hand (I gave up here, don't look too closely). I've had the scene in my mind for a while, and I'm glad I could finally take it on artistically.

February: Yes, technically this was published in March. As far as I can find, this is possibly the only thing I drew in February, sketches included. I published it on twitter and tumblr in Feburary, fully intending to leave it at the flats, but decided to render a bit on 03/01. On account of my literally having nothing else for the month, I let it slide. I'm also happy to have finished a piece for Seventh/Fifth, and it received pretty decent reception considering it's a bit of a rarepair.

March: I didn't do much, but I did draw Trilla, Eighth, and Reva; and the dynamic has been shamelessly influenced by To Gain The Harbor on Ao3, which has occupied my head rent-free this year.

April: I actually drew two things this month, but I chose Voe, since I always have to have my annual Voe in these, and I'm really happy with how I drew her, here. It's also unpictured due to the formatting constraints, but this one also contained one of my best Kylos. 

May: Work started getting very busy here (and never really stopped), so this is where ~sketch season~ starts. I noticed that I sketched a lot of sitting and kneeling this year, which is a bit of a flex, since I've historically had trouble with that (and am still not perfect, but getting there).

June: Credits to Senshistock for the pose here, but I decided to focus back in on anatomy, which was honestly driven by my beginning to consistently exercise for the first time since college—I got a lot more in tune with the practical aspects of how my own and other bodies could move, and though a lot of my poses are static, I find that it's a pretty big influence on my art this year.

July: It's at this time that my love for Reva also turned a corner—I objectively loved her as a character from the beginning, but around this time or June is when she rocketed herself to my third-favorite (hehe) inquisitor. She really grips me as a character, and she featured pretty prominently in my art this year.

August: Was busy touching grass this month, so didn't do a ton of drawing, but did a quick sketch of a village babushka.

September: I decided to color a drawing of Samantha Trapp and Kilner from We Fix Space Junk, which has carried me through many a hard day, and while the drawing feels just a little off, I think I at least somewhat maintained my ability to color something in.

October: I decided to treat myself and buy some fancy pens, and decided on the Sarasa pens on a whim. While they haven't been the cure-all to my art block, they are so much fun to draw in, and about half my sketches from October-present have been with these. Also, Rey!

November: Reva brainrot feat. The Grand Inquisitor. A friend and I were talking over an AU where the Grand Inquisitor (as a Jedi) takes Reva on as his Padawan, and I had to draw it.

December: I sketched a fair bit this month, but decided to go with Eighth.

[meddowflowers]

✍️ 🪐💘 for the lil ask game... :>

(also your blog is rlly cute & cozy.. I luv the theming ! ! )

hehe thank you so much anon!! :)c i love having very heavily themed blogs for funsies, i'm glad it's cozy!!

Imagine Your S/I Was Canon Ask Game !!

✍️: Overall, how does the fandom trait you? Are you a beloved character, or hated? Are you popular, or a minor side character? Anything in between?

i'd be both the main character and player character (i replace henry... sorry buddy...), so i think i'd be pretty popular!! i think i'd also be pretty widely liked for my Whimsy and Silliness, but there would definitely be a small subsection of people who would find me soooooo annoyinggggg.

but i think content of me would be pretty inescapable and take on a lot of different forms!! as much as i would be a Joy And Whimsy character, the game is very beautiful and contemplative, so there'd be plenty of very serious art too, i think.

🪐: What would be your most popular AU and why?

i answered this once before so i'll give you another au!!

i think, like, coffee shop or book store aus would be SOOOOOO common. assuming the fanbase actually got big, i think there'd be lots of meet-cute aus!!

💘: Why would people love your ship? Why would people dislike your ship? How might it start debates?

wildflowers would be so hard to avoid i'm so sorry to the haters. we are flirting and giggling and being so close the whole game. and unlike henry i don't have a wife so literally nothing is stopping us. i think people would just love the silly, goofy, cozy vibe and the slowburn coworkers-to-lovers that would be going on :)c

i don't think there would actually be a huge population of haters persay, but i think there'd be plenty of people who prefer us as friends or missed the chemistry and ended up very confused as to why it's such a big ship!! there would also just be people who think junie is straight because she has ex-boyfriends so they don't see how we could get together. stuff like that would be way more common than hating.

i think the fact that deedee is technically my higher-up and is 6 years older than me would start a LOT of debates about power imbalances, but these fall very flat once you realize we're both over 35 and she doesn't actually have any power over me past saying "hey go do your job please". it's not like she can fire me or dock my pay. buuuut y'know how fandom can be.

[australet789]

I LOVE your ML Lion King AU!!!! And also basically any of your LK stuff I just went on a search/liking spree lol sorry. 🙈

I had a few questions, if that’s allowed?

1. What kind of lions are the Dupain-Cheng family? Since their pelts, especially Sabine and Marinette’s, are very dark. Or were you just making stuff up for the AU? I wasn’t sure, since you seem to know a LOT about the Lion King.

2. Is there a reason why Alya looks like she kinda has a mane, or was that just your way of showing off her canon hair? Either way I really like it!!!!!

3. Why does Zoè look so scared/sad in your drawing of her? Is she okay? Or is that just her being sad that Queen Audrey and Princess Chloe don’t really accept her?

4. I saw you mention the Tsurugi pride allying itself with King Gabriel. But Kagami is a member of the Lion Guard. I thought only members of the Prideland’s pride could be part of the Lion Guard? Of course that would also exclude Adrien, technically. Are you just changing it up for your AU, is there more info we don’t know about Kagami and Adrien yet, or am I wrong about the requirements of the Lion Guard? (I will admit I don’t know a lot about the canon Lion Guard, so I’m curious lol)

5. What’s a Leopold (?)? I think you mentioned Luka being one? Also I just wanted to say your design for Luka is great! I still prefer Kovu, but Luka is fun too lol. He does look a little stoned though - and honestly I find the thought of Luka being high hilarious for some reason lol

6. Are all the classmates gonna be part of the pride? I would LOVE to see your takes on them! I already can’t wait to see more of Marinette and Adrien, but I’d love to see haughty Princess Chloe too! 👑

Okay I’ll leave you alone now! 🙈 Love you and your AU k thanx bye!

Sure thing i love questions about this AU!

1. Tom is just a typical african lion while Sabine and Marinette are Asian lions! In The Lion Guard Asian lions look like this:

The lionesses specifically seem to have a very visble mark in their backs, which is what im using to differentiate them from the typical african lions. 

Grey lions, on the other hand, have been a thing since Simba's Pride:

So the grey color palette is not unusual. This is all my reasoning to make Sabine, Marinette and Kagami look that way. And im also using their clothes instead of the color skin as pelts, while with the males, is easier because their manes are their hair's color.

2. Showing off xD she has fluffier fur hehe

3. Yeah, she has a lot of insecurities and she doubts her position as The Strongest, since Audrey has made her feel like nothing and Chloé doesnt accept her as her sister.  

4. I asked some people in the fandom that has watched the show more than me and is up to interpretation? But the agreements is that, once chosen, they need to live in the Pridelands. So, in the lore of my AU, that applies as well.

 I explained that Adrien kinda loses his powers if he is not close to Marinette because of this rule. The Tsurugi pride is indeed in ally with Gabriel but it’s more of “i want to live here because i dont want to make an ally with the Pridelands royals cause they suck and is convenient” rather than being full pals lol. Kagami does end up moving to the Pridelands after she is chosen as The Bravest, and she visits her mom from time to time. Tomoe agrees to this because she is proud of her daughter’s achievements.

5. Leopon! It’s a hybrid between a male leopard and a lioness. So Jagged is a leopard and Anarka is a lioness.

6. Yes, they are all part of the Pridelands! I do want to draw all of them, but i cant promise it will be soon tho. Chloé, tho, she is coming up next! 

Thank you so much for asking! 

[certified-anakinfucker]

What if Mizposting, but also Dini’laposting? With cameos from @purgetrooperfox’s Fox and @keys-to-the-stars’ Serval. (I extended it a bit from what I originally wrote HEHE)

One day I’ll get yall some coherent NCIS au going.

Commander Fox was, well, a little overdue this time. It’d been a fast few months that’d gone by since the last time he came by NCIS. Someone mentioned they caught two sergeants dragging someone inside from their hoverpad. They must have their hands full again..

It didn’t stop his feet from dragging him away from the sliding door he’d nearly keyed open; away from his office, waving an “I’ll be back” and disappearing into the hall. Fox needed a break, that’s what everyone kept telling him. And it was his impeccable timing that pulled him to the front door of NCIS, just as someone opened it from the inside.

“Hey, Miz.” he breathed.

“Hey,” was the equally weary reply - but with a tinge of welcome surprise. “Were you coming over? What can I do for you?”

The Commander just .. shrugged. He came to visit, it seemed. Miz smiled and stepped to the side, hand ushering him in. “Are the Twins back in the house? One of my lieutenants said they saw them pulling in fresh meat.”

There was a scream, albeit faint. It reverberated from the air ducts. Miz hardly turned an eye to it. “Oh, yeah. One of our prime suspects was a tad slippery, so the Twins went out and tried their hand.. they were successful, as you can see.” And another scream, this one sounded like it was from a clone.

Fox tried not to grimace. “I’d almost hate to see what goes on..” The grimace he couldn’t hold back only got worse when Miz flashed a half smile. “What? What’s the smile for..? Who- please tell me Dini’la isn’t your interrogator around here!”

Yes, Clone Sergeant Dini’la. One of the rougher of Miz’s bunch, the most infamous of his aptly-named Anarchy batch. Dini’la does not care for safety if it gets in the way of his “hunt”; he tends to tunnelvision in the means of getting to the suspect that’s been hurting his family. He’s not known for mercy, either. Quite the opposite.

His higher batchmate Jare’la - while just as obstitute on what to do with a bad person - can usually be found holding him with a hand on his shoulder. Mm, Chaos and Foolishly Reckless. They earned their names tenfold and if it wasn’t for the fact that they somehow came out alive no matter what ..

Miz was mysteriously tight-lipped on where he found them, anyway.

Fox shook his head back to the present. With a snort - Miz lifted his hands in surrender. “Even worse, it’s actually Finch that supervises and organizes interrogations. Dini’la is just his protégé when he’s got nothing better to chew on..” as the younger’s voice trailed away, smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

Hn.

Yeah, that was even worse. Morbid curiosity got the better of him though; the image of their youngest batchmate as the lead interrogator was increasingly difficult to fathom, even if he knew where he’d gotten any of his tactics from. But the Lieutenant just nodded his head to the side room housing the stairs, something about heading down to the basement level. There were jail cells on the level higher but the basement .. housed the morgue. Sergeant Serval’s domain. Serval.. that guy.

Somehow.. Fox nearly asked why! But he wasn’t quick enough to stop himself. The answer? “Well.. this one’s been.. very difficult.” Parsed words. “But obviously does face a lot of guilt even if she tries to blow it off.” Miz was doing his best to explain within the parameters of not giving his batchmate an aneurysm on their differences in how to deal with natborns in trouble with technical law. “So Dini’la had the idea to bring her down to see her handiwork; she had a tendency to flee the scene early, y’know?”

The illustrious Coruscant Guard. Fearless, riot-busters and shocktroopers, deployed to depths untouched by “natural” light for hundreds of thousands of years. As their top boss, their figurehead, Fox has seen and heard it all. Yet the morgue here in his neighbor’s building never ceased to give him anything less than the severest of fucking willikers.

Lo and behold — the pinpad pinged green and the doors slid open. One quick glance showed that Serval had taken his leave to the small office adjoined to his morgue and left Dini’la to his own devices, while the suspect was laying on the autopsy table with her hands very uncomfortably cuffed under the small of her back.

There was a timepiece ticking somewhere, and a few words were exchanged between greetings for the two COs. Dini’la seemed excited to have Miz pop in, moving away from the wall to throw himself into waiting arms in a hug that would engulf him. Serval popped his head out of the office momentarily, flashing a smile and then disappearing again. He could see them through his little window, though.

The suspect, apparently disgusted at the show of people-having-it-better-than-the-murderer, took her chances of opening her mouth and saying something. Fox thinks the timepiece broke, because it was silent now.

He couldn’t quite catch what she said. Fox hoped he didn’t understand that pass thrown at Dini’la, who was firmly wrapped in Miz’s arms one second and had then blinked his way to the table. He loomed over her. No more smiles, no more giggles and asking how the fresh air felt.

Fox sorely wishes he didn’t hear what was next.

“Funny,” the Sergeant chirped in a sickeningly upbeat tone, “but not funny ha ha. Funny..”

Now his voice dropped, and he got very close to her ear. His hands white-knuckled the durasteel table but did not touch the natborn.

“Funny, if you ever do that again, I will peel you like a fucking Aurilian fruit. Fucker.”

Serval, once again in the doorway, only sipped at his caf as he nodded along sagely.

Fox visibly paled.

Miz blinked, then shrugged.

Fox looked back at Miz. Clearly mortified.

“What, do you have any better suggestions?” Miz chimed. Now Fox looked beyond exasperated, gesturing between the suspect that had started to shake worse than a rusted speederbike in the free lanes and Dini’la who was now snarling something else under his breath.

Did he have any better suggestions? “No, but - you can’t just - Miz!”

“Let it be, ori’vod. Trust me.. you don’t want to hear the stories.”

Serval piped in, “Seeing the aftermath is more than enough to believe.”

Miz and Serval “toasted” each other on that one.

[inkykeiji]

Hello! Sorry but is touya-nii's reader blood-related to him? I read it's a stepcest so does that mean that they both have one parent in common or that she's adopted? I'm sorry for the stupid question but I always get confused when it comes to stepcest hehe. Also is their relationship considered controversial where they live or is it well accepted? Is it like a taboo? If she's adopted i wouldn't really find any problem but maybe it's because of cultural differences, i don't know what Japan (that's where they live right?) thinks in this case, though I think they are a bit more close-minded than Europe (where I'm from). Anyway, thanks in advance and sorry for my English, I'm Italian 🙃

hello!! c:

no, she is not blood related to him in any way. stepcest means step-sibling incest; her dad married his mom, so they are siblings purely through marriage and nothing else. don’t apologize friend!! it’s all good c: i’d rather you ask and get a straight & informed answer than continue to feel confused! <3 it is always better to ask!! <33

in my AU in particular, which is purely fiction, it is controversial, and i have decided as the author to deliberately make it controversial (since, where i am from, it is illegal). i cannot speak for the stances of japan or europe on the issue in real life considering i do not live in japan or europe. as such, i can’t tell you if it’s realistically accurate in japan (which is where they live in my fic); i don’t know whether or not step-sibling incest is more accepted in japan or if it is equally as equally frowned upon as (i’d assume) full-blood incest is—again, i have no way of knowing for sure because i do not and have never lived in japan. in my AU specifically, the fact that their relationship is controversial has nothing to do with whether or not it is actually controversial in japan in real life, because i simply do not know! it isn’t technically meant to reflect what the true feelings towards step-siblings are in japan. it was purely a creative choice on my part, based on the fact that, in general, most people find all types of REAL incest abhorrent and illegal (as it should be).

i hope this clears up any confusion!! <3 if you have any other questions or would like further clarification, do not hesitate to let me know!

[m0e-ru]

why did you give izanami nullity? is that even an actual arcana?

oh shit I never explained this at all here ever have i 🤯

short answer: no it’s not a real tarot, however it's somewhat derivative of The Fool and the reverse of The World (you get where this is going).

long answer sponsored by moel oil gas corp

It was all the way back when I started thinking of this au making it the first few things I ever thought about in the lens of gameplay and lore wise. I figured I’d follow how they implemented Adachi’s SL and mimic that-ish.

In the way that Social Links and Arcana are affected by the Velvet Room’s guest’s perception of their bond, the nature of the relationship itself etc etc. It’s what gives them strength and in P4’s context, helps bancho find the truth.

By definition “nullity” could mean “nothingness” “insignificance” “nonentity” “a thing of no importance or worth” where I just hoped it would be the opposite to “anybody” or “everything”

that being said if this social link was ever implemented into the game players would fucking hate it for how stupid volatile it is <- thought about gameplay

while it’s incredibly easy to garner points since whatever the fuck you say to their face wouldn’t really matter, the schedule is so intertwined with the story itself if you missed the dates to rank up one rank the whole social link would just be gone from your SL menu and it would’ve been like there was never an attendant to begin with

you keep the attendant part time job just . without the attendant. they even stop showing up when it rains they’re just fucking out of there they’re done with you

not only is there a strict schedule but also dumb prerequisites to each rank like initiating Justice or getting Jester to rank 3 not only do you have to worry about the day but if you’ve gotten those ready or not <- dumbass hypothetical game mechanics <- is the one that thought of the game mechanics

BUT if you do it all right and get it to rank 9 you’re technically fine and Yomotsu-Hirasaka becomes Yomotsu-Hirafuckedup and is worse than the Hollow Forest itself gamefaqs worst jrpg dungeon of the decade. If you choose the right dialogue options maybe you’ll a good bad ending where someone theoretically dies but it continues like the game’s True ending or maybe you get Nullity to rank 10 and it becomes the Universe and you get a special key to unlock episode izanami on persona four arena ultimax for free and the whole story completely diverges from there

moving the hypothetical gameplay aside, i make mim go through their own’s fool’s journey if you know a thing or two about the actual tarot. that makes three clowns and a judge at the gas station it’s a circus at that point (gave Namatame Adjustment tarot, Thoth equivalent of Justice)

while i also understand the weight of the World and Universe arcana in the Persona-verse itself i like to mess around and give mim the universe hehe (i am pulled off stage probably) i think it’d be cool to see another fool complete their journey and receive the world

i probably mentioned this 10000 times or never times on this gas station i don’t know but my plans for mim at least is that. well. they’re quite literally nothing

sure they’re a god sure they have a duty they have a face they have a name they have the power to manipulate the manifested world of a collective unconscious—but it’s anyone else’s bond with the attendant, it's the gas station attendant social link. nothing more than a role they play to put their plan into action. like acting as a manager for a bunch of amateur teenage show hosts or puppeteering Teddie’s poor Shadow or governing an entire reality

something meant to be disposable and forgettable—something empty. like a weirdly crocheted pouch you think you wouldn’t use and probably end up unraveling to reuse the yarn but you used it so much, put things in it, decorated it even, that there’s sentimental value to it now and you can just toss it out or unravel it anymore <- has been crocheting

that’s no longer nothingness that’s no longer nullity there’s essence and something and ego that yes maybe this bond will change dramatically from both parties’ view