#Apparently shippy things = follows

[phoenixyfriend]

Weird Egg?

Okay so in theory, Obi-Wan was plausibly on Mandalore when Anakin was born, right?

(this is technically a variation on a few other fics and AUs I've seen, and I'll list the stuff that came to mind at the end.)

While on Mandalore, Obi-Wan finds An Egg while hiding in a cave with Satine. And he doesn't recognize it, and Satine doesn't recognize it, and even Qui-Gon doesn't recognize it.

Which makes it weird, at the very least, and probably rare. It's the size of his HEAD and even though there's no parent around, the egg is… warm, now? He didn't notice at first, but it's definitely producing at least some of its own heat.

So Obi-Wan brings the egg with him, which is a pain in the ass in terms of maneuvering, but they do seem to have better luck avoiding Death Watch than before, which uh. Given that the egg feels warmer when they're getting lucky, and seems to glow in the Force, they think might not be a coincidence. A lucky rock, except it's alive.

Mission ends. Obi-Wan plans to take the egg back to the temple for study in case they just discovered Something, and as he's saying goodbye to Satine… the egg Hatches.

It is a dragon.

The dragon can project words into Obi-Wan's mind. It's not quite capable of complex thoughts yet, but it's a he (probably), and has a name (Anakin!), and considers the person who's been carrying him and protecting him and keeping him warm for the past six months to be his mom!

Obi-Wan protests at this. Qui-Gon decides to make his life harder with the 'correction' that Obi-Wan would be a dad, not a mom.

So now Obi-Wan has a small dragon which will be growing to the size of a house, that imprinted on him and is following him home and calling him dad and insisting on sleeping in his bed

Idk if you've ever read Septimus Heap, but… the MC of that found a Fancy Rock, put it in his bag, carried it around for a YEAR because he kept forgetting to take it out of his bag, and then it hatched into a dragon. And I kept thinking about that the whole time I wrote this.

In Obi-Wan's defense, he does Have A Plan.

Until the dragon hatches, turns out to be a sapient as a toddler (with promise of growth), and calls him Dad.

And now the plan is gone.

He just wanted to bring a cool egg back to the Temple for study!

And now the Mandalorians are pulling out old books about whatever the fuck this is because these things APPARENTLY went extinct around the same time as the underwater dragon-adjacent thing that is the Mythosaur.

Obi-Wan learns that supposedly the eggs are inert until something with the Force interacts with it in a Purposeful Manner.

Which includes "probing it a little to see if whatever is inside is actually alive."

Anakin's a standard western dragon that can breathe fire because Flyte. Also this post.

Weeeee okay small text for the references I mentioned.

Obviously, first up is the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage, specifically Magyk and Flyte.

The fic series I was thinking of initially that kind of jumpstarted the AU process was Boga Service Varactyl AU, but specifically Kenobi Kafé Service Animal Boga AU.

I've been seeing a couple of dragon shapeshifter AUs, including that post I linked earlier from @ahsoka-in-a-hood, @bubblew0lf1's dragon shapeshifter AU, and @squad-724's Dragon Jedi AU has been all over my dash for the past few days.

Stubborn to the Bones by @tideswept, which was part of what had me connecting the various dots of Obi-Wan Finding Animal Anakin on a mission, though our outcomes are admittedly very different lol. (Their fic is shippy, and mine is more decidedly gen/familial with a slight nod to Obitine.)

[windbreaker-timely]

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[stormblessed95]

Okay, so you probably don’t follow Stray Kids and won’t really get this and that’s fine, but I just had to share ‘cause my mind is like… a little blown right now. So for years now most of the SKZ fandom has been suspecting that the possibility that Minho and Jisung are like… romantically together is a real one. Not even in a shippy way; like they have their shippers, but plenty of people who don’t “ship” them are still like “yeah, they’re probably together.” They very frequently just kind of… do things that make people raise eyebrows, you know?

Notably: Jisung has pointed to Minho when a poster asked who his girlfriend was (I think something similar actually happened multiple times). Jisung recently allegedly introduced himself as Minho’s boyfriend at a music show (2 diff. sources, but it’s not really verifiable). There’s an infamous live where a commenter asks Jisung, “Do you have a husband?” And he responds, “Not yet.” To which Chan unprompted (like Minho wasn’t even in the room with them) says, “Isn’t [Minho] your husband.” (This was interesting to me regardless of Minsung because of the whole “yet” thing when responding to a question about having a “husband”, male specifically, thing.) Their entire episode of 2 Kids Room is just… interesting.

And that’s just some of them, if I were to list and source all of the things they’ve done over the years it would take ages. Anyway, the kids recently renewed their contracts with JYPE and they split into dorms of pairs (they previously lived 4-4 separately). Anyway, Minho and Jisung are one of those pairs and Hyunjin was like, “Minho and Jisung are together, no surprise.” Their reaction to that comment was also interesting, low key. (Oh, and for context they were previously spilt up between the two dorms.)

I don’t ship them or anything, but it’s actually crazy bro. I’m like sitting here in shock. I’m not really looking for your opinion or anything; you probably don’t know enough about the situation to give one, it’s just like—I have no words. Sorry I just had to share ‘cause I’m just a little befuddled. Nobody actually thought that this was happening. People were speculating because of cars and stuff that they had switched dorms, but even I was like like, “I’m staying out of this speculation. Who knows, let’s wait for confirmation.” And well we got confirmation. And they can actually say it cause it’s not weird if everybody’s in pairs, right? Guess it will be interesting to see if they ever move out or if in the future when everybody else has their own place, they’re like, “Well, we’re already living together and I guess we don’t really see a reason to move just yet.” I don’t know… I’m just really fascinated by all this. Not “excited,” like I said I don’t ship them, genuinely fascinated. Obviously, it’s not a whole relationship confirmation or anything and I would say I’m maybe 60/40(?) on the whole thing. In the end, I don’t think anybody needs to know and I don’t particularly care myself to 100% know, but it’s still a little crazy to me.

I have a friend who follows stray kids and they have been filling me in a little bit on who the members are and they also have apparently been eyeing this pair the same as you! I'll be sending them this post too lol, hope that's okay! I really don't know much about this group at all, but I am learning a little bit through osmosis from my friend 😂🥰 I do actually really enjoy the songs of theirs I've heard too

This is who popped up when I typed their names into the gif search, so hopefully that's right!

Thanks for sharing with me 💜❤️

[thebusytypewriter]

Okay Salem my beloved two options for my req you do whichever scritches the brainrot best 💕

—Reader-insert/Kamukura Despair-era shenanigans (shippy? chaotic? hurt/comfort? angsty? up to you!) (Bonus points for bullying Servant/Nagito /hj)

—A oneshot for any OC you haven’t gotten to talk about (enough) on here :> I know you have an FMAB and a non-Rosalind fangan kiddo in particular; maybe one of those!

ily Salem thank youuuu :D

Jonnie my beloved you give me options but this is for YOU and I know you love Kamukura so I offer Despair-era shenanigans :> It's a rather..... specific idea but I hope it suffices nonetheless! 💕

Towa City—the most fucked-up city in this new fucked-up world.

So why, exactly, are you—a former investigator before everything went to shit—finding yourself heading into this fucked-up city? Easy. You’re chasing a phantom.

Not a literal phantom, of course; you’re tracking an individual who’s popped into and out of your radar for months now, showing up without fail at the preferred locations of every Remnant of Despair. You have a couple of buddies in what remains of the civilian-formed safety corps, and they had the misfortune of running into this phantom while on patrol once.

Their number of squadron members was cut in half that day, and the bastard apparently never lifted more than a finger.

You’re intrigued, of course, but you want to make sure this odd man never causes any more disasters.

And so, you’ve found your way to the newest circle of hell: Towa City.

Based on reports, the bridges connecting it to the mainland have since been destroyed, but that doesn’t stop you from commandeering one of the small motorboats remaining at the docks. Ripples in the water nearby alert you to the fact that your target had the same train of thought. You quickly check your supplies before absolutely hauling ass across the water.

As you approach, you’re greeted by a surprising lack of robotic killing machines. They had been the staple danger of Towa City, and you’d prepared several countermeasures against those beasts, but there’s nothing; not even so much as a single ball-sized bot. It doesn’t sit right with you.

(You don’t notice the long-haired man staring down at you from the bridge’s remaining supports, taking in your confusion.)

Nevertheless, you continue on your way, handgun at the ready just in case. As per your training, you follow every turned stone, every shifted pile of dirt, and every open door to track your target. You can’t help but feel pride at your skill and luck to make it this far, to get so close to this strange person.

(He’s moving too fast ahead of you for you to see him laying out the path.)

You climb flight after flight in this one building, all stones gone, all dirt replaced with concrete. The only thing that guides you now is the echoing footsteps above you, growing ever so steadily fainter.

(He takes care to make noisy steps for a change.)

The sound of a door alerts you to the phantom’s exit. Tenth floor—a penthouse suite, you think. You pursue, ready for another chase… or maybe a fight. After all, no one really knows anything about this person; you could be dealing with the former Ultimate Taekwondo Master for all you know.

(You are. Among other things.)

You’re surprised to see your target standing perfectly still within the living area, back to you as they look out of the window toward the skyline. There’s no indication of hearing your entrance, and it unsettles you once more. Now significantly closer, you can reasonably identify them as male, or at least male-presenting. His long black hair drapes over his back and partially obscures his pristine suit from your view, and it’s almost annoyingly perfect and smooth. He stands tall, posture simultaneously relaxed and proper in an effortless manner.

He’s a bit of a vision, you catch yourself thinking.

Focus.

Deciding not to look a gift horse in the mouth, you take careful steps forward. One hand holds your gun, which is loaded in case of the worst, and the other delicately pulls your singular remaining pair of handcuffs from your belt.

Thirty feet from him. Twenty. Ten. He makes no move to run, no move at all, so you hesitantly holster the gun so you can have both hands at your disposal.

Just as you step within reach, he turns, and you manage to block a knifehand strike with your forearms. It catches you by surprise, but what combat training remains in your head took action just in time to save your ass from being knocked unconscious.

You have only that brief moment to take in his face—chiseled, neutral, objectively handsome. Intense red eyes stare you down, but they’re not angry. They’re not anything.

His head tilts, and after a beat, he opens his mouth to say something.

He doesn’t get the chance.

You manage to grab hold of the hand he’d used to attack you, and one side of the handcuffs is shoved on.

Click.

That’s when he moves, tugging the caught wrist back and attempting to shove you back by the chest, but you’ve got a vice grip on the other cuff.

“Come on,” you growl, keeping still the hand you just caught as you fumble to grab and get the other under control. “Don’t make me use my fucking taser—”

Click.

“AHA! Oh…” You move back just a hair, staring in disbelief at your target’s wrist… and yours.

In the confusion, you’d gotten it half-correct. You’d handcuffed him, all right. Just… to yourself.

Well, shit.

“This is awkward.”

He stares, thoroughly unimpressed. But he makes no move to escape.

“What, can’t you just get out of it?”

Red eyes blink back at you.

“…Thanks for the input.” You sigh. “Dammit, why couldn’t this have just gone the way I’d planned? Fine, let’s just… save both of our prides. I’ve got the key.”

Using your free hand—the right one—you reach into your small utility bag attached to your belt and grab the single steel key from within. Even as you hold it up to show him, your target continues to just stare. It’s unnerving, but at least he isn’t trying to kill you. That’s a first, and a welcome one at that.

However, despite your training and ability to lock and unlock handcuffs blindfolded, the edge of the key catches on a ridge it shouldn’t, and the dumb thing slides out of your hand and onto the floor. You ignore the burning in your cheeks and squat to retrieve it.

Just as you reach for the key, he swiftly kicks it with the toe of his shoe, sending it flying an impressive distance across the floor and under the penthouse’s oven.

You stare in disbelief at where it disappeared. Then you look up at him.

How the fuck is he able to look so smug while still remaining expressionless?

“The hell is your deal?” You push yourself up and waggle your cuffed wrists in front of him. “Unless you know how to get out of handcuffs without a key—which I don’t—then we’re stuck. Is that what you want?”

Blink.

“Or you could just not talk to me. That works.”

God, you wish you still had a team.

“You’re a detective,” he finally says, tone as flat as his expression. “You don’t appear to be related by blood to the Kirigiri line, and the lack of a ring on your hand implies that you are not married.”

The analysis throws you for a loop momentarily as you process it. “The Kirigiris? I mean, I know of them, but no, we’re not related. I’m just a private investigator from Tokyo. I came here to—”

“To track and apprehend me,” your target finishes, “someone you could not figure out. Someone who remained just out of reach. Now you have time to do so, and I will be able to do the same.”

“You make it sound like you planned this.”

He doesn’t refute it.

The sound of approaching vehicle engines alerts you to the presence of someone else outside. It’s faint, given your height at the tenth floor, but you’re still able to classify them as military-grade. Probably those Future Foundation people. You wonder what they’re doing in this city.

…You wonder if they can get you out of the cuffs.

Your target narrows his eyes at you, as if reading your thoughts. “That would be a terrible idea.”

“Good thing I didn’t ask for your opinion.”

“If you surrender to the Future Foundation, it is quite likely that they will consider you an accomplice of mine.”

“Oh please, I’m a licensed detective, they have no reason to distrust me—” Now it’s your turn to blink at him. “Wait, did you say accomplice of yours? Who does that make you, then?”

For once, he hesitates, appearing to mull something over in that strange head of his. Then, he finally says, “I am called Izuru Kamukura, and I am considered to be a part of the Ultimate Despair, who are now the Remnants of Despair with the death of Junko Enoshima.”

It processes for a moment, then you huff a half-laugh. “A lot of uncertainty there.”

“They are facts.”

“Right, right. So the Future Foundation…?”

“Wishes to kill me.”

“Gotcha. And me showing up, handcuffed to you—”

“Would likely end in your own death, or at least imprisonment with suspicion of cooperation with a terrorist.”

“Son of a bitch.” You glare at Kamukura, gesturing vaguely toward the stove. “Then why make me lose the key? Are you just that sadistic?”

That smug little twinkle in his eye comes back. “No. I knew it would be interesting, being locked to the person who’s been following me for two months.” He leans forward into your personal space, dark hair falling to curtain the both of you. “Checkmate, detective.”

Heat rushes over your face once more.

Guess you have no choice but to follow his lead.

‘Interesting,’ without a doubt.

[cr-noble-writes]

WIP Whenever

I was tagged like two weeks ago by @otemporanerys but I didn't have anything from WIPs that I could actually share at the time. But I do now!

Anyway, outside of exchange and bang fics, Baldur's Gate 3, The Dark Urge, and Durgetash kind of have me by the throat at the moment.

Light Act 3 spoilers, The Dark Urge spoilers, Gortash POV. Nothing shippy or explicit at this point, just a Durge trying to figure out who Gortash was to him

Gortash relaxes only incrementally after reaching the confines of his Upper City villa. Having the rumors that his old partner does, in fact, live confirmed put him in a better mood than he’s been in in some time. It is, however, tempered by the knowledge that Calamity has neither memory of himself nor memories of their prior association. He’d seemed different in a way Gortash can’t quite identify. Perhaps it’s the company Calamity has taken to keeping. Or perhaps Orin truly had destroyed him as thoroughly as she believes.  He doesn’t bother with candles as he enters his bedchamber. He could pace the room blinded and in his sleep if necessary. Gortash has a meticulous catalogue of the placement of furniture, soft gold silks, and heavy black velvets that adorn the room in his mind. Even the hints of crimson that remain as a testament to Calamity’s influence before Orin dug her claws into things that did not belong to her are burned into his memory. His nascent anger is harder than usual to tamp down as he shucks the Cloth of Authority and drapes it over the back of the chair at his desk.

“What a suitably gaudy home you’ve made for yourself, Archduke.” Gortash’s fingers tighten over the top of the chair, but he otherwise has the sense not to show how much the familiar voice startles him. “Nearly as meretricious as the title itself.” Gortash ignores the fear that curls in his stomach, instead allowing the slow spread of a smile across his mouth as he turns to face his uninvited guest. The tiefling lounges like a lion, lazy from the hunt, in a plush chair near the window. A sliver of moonlight glints off the purplish-black scales that mark the draconic blood that runs in his veins, and glowing yellow eyes stare with an intensity so familiar as to be nearly unbearable. Perhaps he has not changed so much as Gortash initially believed. “However did you manage to find yourself here, my dear assassin?” “For all your apparent paranoia,” Calamity begins with a graceful shrug of his broad shoulders. He flicks his wrist, and the candles on a nearby candelabra burst into flame, casting a dim orange glow across his blue skin. “You’ve forgotten to defend against the simplest of illusions. Your tin army cannot see invisible things.” An oversight Gortash will have to correct poste haste. It is difficult to maintain his composure. The man he knew would have pressed his advantage rather than reveal himself so quickly. He crosses his arms over his chest and arches a brow, projecting far more confidence into his voice than he feels. “If you are here to kill me, darling, I feel duty bound to inform you that I am not so easily slain.” Calamity’s mouth widens into a vicious grin. Gortash can see the white of his sharp teeth in the candlelight. “If I were here to kill you, I would already bathe in your blood.” “Enlighten me, then.” Gortash suppresses the shiver the words send crawling up his spine. “Why have you come?” His expression is as inscrutable as ever, an unnerving level of perfect calm. Even the enchantment woven into Gortash’s cloak had never quite matched him with the extremity of Calamity’s control of his emotions. Most of them, at least. It’s a surprise when the calm falters, breaking to a brow furrowed in confusion. “What am I to you?”

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[laithraihan]

I'm the anon who sent you the long message that apparently came off "pompous & infantilizing" and more to your followers.

I find it interesting that that message sparked such a flood of defenders, when I did not send it in bad faith at all. From your answer it seems I'm lacking context so sorry if I took some of your statements the wrong way, but nonetheless I just found the parental love addition strange and reacted to that, that was all there was to it. I clearly stated (three times) I'm not taking any issue with your headcanons.

By saying they are far removed from canon I did not mean to say they are "too unrealistic" or something is wrong with that, I literally said the opposite. I meant just that, that factually, this will not be a common interpretation for someone who is familiar with the source material but not your blog. This is not a statement that I made with any judgemental value and I thought I made that very clear but apparently not.

So I'm sorry for the additional ask.

Have a nice day.

Thank you for the response.

I was fully aware you said there was no issue with what I drew, but the way you wrote everything else sort of negated that statement. At least that's how me and many other people saw it.

If someone finds what I drew strange or confusing then they could always just... block me or ask me about it (and btw I expected people to be confused, otherwise I wouldnt have labeled it "non-coupling" as soon I posted it lol)

Someone did ask me about it, and you seem to have already seen that response, yet you still felt the need to send another message basically implying that an explanation wasn't enough (turns out it actually wasnt enough because people said I was lying and in denial) and that my explanation was weird too? Which is whatever I already ended up clarifying that, English is not my first language and I type things with the help of a translator (I wish people could actually keep this in mind. I only type in English because it'll reach a wider audience and it's the language most of my followers know. Often I have to google words people tell me online, or I ask my friends fluent in English to explain things for me)

You can say "that's not what I intended" but that's how it came across... you wrote a lot of nice words while also saying it was understandable that people were ganging up on me over a drawing, it seemed patronizing.

That's why me and others took offense to it, but I think it's difficult to tell tone through text so I don't want to keep nitpicking this any further. If you say you had no ill intent then I believe you.

The following will just be me adding more context and not necessarily aimed at you: Again I understand the lack of context of my account can make people confused about my art, Ive made that clear many times.

The art I made where I said "if your parents didnt love you then it's obvious" was a direct response to people who were mocking me specifically for tagging the art as "non-coupling" because they didnt believe me. They got the context and decided I was trying to hide a fetish because a kiss on the cheek was "obviously shippy". They proceeded to compare this to drawing NSFW of Mob and Reigen by labelling it "non-ship" as if it was comparable to tucking a child into bed, that's what upset me. I did absolutely nothing to these people, I dont know them, if they said this privately I wouldnt care but it was public, and they also targeted another friend of mine for no reason.

All Im gonna say is that my drawing shouldnt have caused this much controversy in the first place. I labeled it "non-coupling" as soon as I posted it, which should've been enough honestly. It's not like I posted porn or anything like that, I got the idea from something Ive experienced in my family as a teenager and I could easily google stock images of the exact same scenario to use as reference, like I really didnt think it was that bad.

Anyways I think I've explained myself many times already. Im not gonna be hostile and say to people "roh t9awed dont ever send me anything else related to this" but just.. check if Ive already answered your question so that it doesnt end up being repetitive. If you have a question about this that I havent answered yet, then feel free to ask.

[avianscribe]

Happy Birthday Prompto!

I don’t have anything new but I do have a Prompto Rec List from my works! It turns out that Prompto is one of my favorite voices to write in for FFXV, so I have a LOT of Prompto POV stuff. Let’s celebrate the Best Cinnamon Roll Boy!

(Note: I discovered while editing this post that Tumblr has a link-block limit, so you get a pared-down version without all the pretty links, alas!)

"What's In A Name" -- Prompto has finally made actual friends with Prince Noctis, but how will he handle the first challenge in their friendship? https://archiveofourown.org/works/14764946/chapters/34144775

"Drowning in Flowers" -- When love can literally kill you, you grow up knowing to be careful where to let your affections lie. Prompto knew that. But apparently not well enough. (Hanahaki Promnis; one of two shippy fics I've written, based on a chapter of Cracked…!) https://archiveofourown.org/works/18292241

"Charity Case" -- When an embargo traps Prompto's parents (and any money they can send him) overseas, he has to rely on the help of others. It's a good thing he has some really good friends! (Until they take it a little too far!)

"Thirst" -- Noctis is a vampire, and Prompto is a vampire hunter's son… but they can still be friends, right?

"A Beta's Crash Course in Pack Management" -- Prompto hasn't had enough time to feel like he's really part of the pack, but when the pack suddenly has a child in it, he discovers how much he's really needed. (De-aging and Omegaverse rolled up in a family-friendly package…)

"Vengeful" -- An attack in an arcade leaves Noctis unconscious, and Prompto has to fend for both of them.

"Puzzled" -- Prompto is the only one in the group who has ever changed a tire. He discovers he's the only one who even knows how.

"The Tip" -- Prompto follows a tip from some fellow hunters that leads him to a fight he can't win alone.

Super-short-- from my XVtober prompts

"Scarf" -- Prompto grabs the wrong scarf. https://archiveofourown.org/works/34278535

"Prank" -- Prompto's first big prank on Noctis goes pear-shaped. https://archiveofourown.org/works/34364887

"Pumpkin" -- Prompto brings home a pumpkin to carve. https://archiveofourown.org/works/34456084

"Patient" -- Prompto wakes up in a hospital. https://archiveofourown.org/works/34761343

"On The Road" -- It's time to go on a road trip, and Prompto gets to meet the car. https://archiveofourown.org/works/42121392

Prompto-focused, but not Prompto's POV

"Gallopin' Greens" -- Prompto buys home-packaged gyzahl greens from a skeevy peddler when they stop at a Coernix station, and when the chocobos don't like them, he eats them himself.

"Victorious" -- Prompto hasn't told Noctis what he's up to and Noctis can only hope Prompto's life isn't in danger. (It's not.) https://archiveofourown.org/works/24868678

"This Lion Heart Can't Leave You Behind" -- Cor is sent to investigate the Imperial Magitek program, and adopts a cub. (Part 1 of my Shifter AU) https://archiveofourown.org/works/30575549

"Cub's First Moon" -- As Cor escorts his new cub home, the full moon rises. (Part 2 of my Shifter AU!) https://archiveofourown.org/works/44620207

"Photo" -- Prompto ventures out too far looking for the perfect shot…! https://archiveofourown.org/works/34694848

"Beard" -- When Noctis returns, he notices some changes. https://archiveofourown.org/works/34717417

"Cheerful" -- When Noctis has a bad day, Prompto never fails to cheer him up. https://archiveofourown.org/works/35084011

"Photograph" -- Prompto Argentum wants to stop and take a photograph. Ignis doesn't think they have time. Noctis has to make a decision. https://archiveofourown.org/works/42070395

"Camp" -- Noctis invites his new friend Prompto to go camping with him and his retainers. https://archiveofourown.org/works/42216321

"Lyrics" -- Noctis et. al. celebrate Prompto's upcoming induction into the Crownsguard. https://archiveofourown.org/works/42240630

Want to celebrate with angst?

"Safe" -- Prompto has to be revived by phoenix down again -- and it's the last straw. https://archiveofourown.org/works/23922955

"Clever" -- Prompto is in Zegnautus Keep, and Noctis comes to save him. Maybe. https://archiveofourown.org/works/25147393

"Bled in Ruin" -- Prompto encounters a vampire with his face, and it turns his whole world upside down. (Rated M for blood, injury, suicidal thoughts, talk of assisted suicide) https://archiveofourown.org/works/29537433/chapters/72580659

Ending with two Birthday Fics!

"Just Another (Awful) Day" -- Prompto's birthday is just like any other day -- until it isn't. https://archiveofourown.org/works/27234874

"Brothers" -- Prompto didn't grow up with siblings. https://archiveofourown.org/works/42625416

[underratedandoverit]

It's Not What I Want But It's What I Need

~2,3k words

set in the belt corruption arc/immortal fears. kip/penelope shippy, underlying tones of kip/oc (only if you know the fic lore, its never actually mentioned specifically). also allie cameo. theres nothing bad in it, its just emotional. mental thoughts about relationships youre trying to mend are difficult sometimes

@midnightpretenders0 (its not orangekip but i feel obligated to tag you cause its still immortal fears related)

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“Come on, it’s okay.”

Kip stared at the tips of his dress shoes as he stepped out of the elevator, following the blonde down the hotel hallway. He wasn’t exactly sure if this was as good of an idea as Allie was making it out to be, honestly he didn’t know why he had agreed to do this in the first place. Or, well, he did, it wasn’t that deep or complicated, actually.

He just wasn’t sure if Penelope missed him as much as he did miss her, or as everyone was making it sound like. 

Apparently Kip was moving too slowly to Allie’s liking as the woman paced up to him, impatiently rolling her eyes before grabbing a hold of his hand, almost making him drop the flower bouquet he was holding. That had been her idea as well, she had been the one that had brought it to him. The flowers, the suit, getting him all fixed up and looking good for the occasion, down to helping him with the eyeliner in hopes of hiding at least some of the dark circles he was currently sporting underneath his eyes. 

Kip wasn’t sure it was worth the effort, but for some reason he had allowed Allie to do all this for him.

“Are you sure she wants to see me?”

Allie finally stopped, taking in a deep breath before turning to face him again. There was a moment of hesitation in her eyes, or at least that’s what Kip thought he saw. She smiled at him quickly though, nodding her head, her curled blonde pigtails bouncing along the movement.

“Of course! I’m telling you, you’re the only thing she’s been talking about for weeks now.”

He nodded slowly, allowing Allie to continue to drag him down the hallway again, towards the door that he assumed would lead into their hotel room. Kip wasn’t sure if everyone was just trying to put him into this situation by saying that, but he had heard it multiple times now from different sources. ‘Penelope misses you’, ‘Penelope would like to talk to you’, ‘Penelope has been saying things about you’. So many times, through different mouths, on different occasions…

And yet, she hadn’t actually made the move to come to him, or he to approach her, so Allie had taken it into her hands to make sure this reunion finally happened, it seemed.

The one important thing Kip wasn’t so sure about in this was how it was actually going to go down. Did she actually want to talk to him, or was it all just people putting that thought up in the air, wanting to see what happened? It wasn’t really a secret that they had broken up very messy and in really bad terms, that whole occasion had been very public and ugly and seen by so many bystanders Kip wasn’t even surprised how many rumors he had heard about them afterwards.

It was both a really good and a really bad thing that at the time he had been in a place where none of that had mattered that he never thought at the moment to fix any of it. He wasn’t sure how much damage control Penelope had done afterwards, but from what he had heard, some people had taken it into their hands to try to put it all to rest and fix what had been shattered in that moment.

And now he was tasked to put the final pieces back together himself. A thing he really wanted to do, but a thing that Kip was afraid of, more than anything else he had done in the past couple of months, to try to fix, no matter how much he actually wanted her back.

Kip also knew that things wouldn’t be the same ever again. He was painfully aware of that, not only would they not be able to go back to the old and normal, happy and dating, too much had changed since. Not just him breaking her and her trust, but… Things in him and his life had changed, new priorities and people had popped up that he was sure she without a doubt had already heard about, things that he couldn’t just drop to be able to get back together with her again.

Honestly, she probably didn’t want him back in the first place, he was quite sure about it. Kip didn’t blame her, with what he had done, all the things he had said, both in that moment and leading up to it…

He wouldn’t have taken himself back either.

Kip was forced into a stop as he suddenly bumped into Allie, too deep in his own thoughts to notice she had actually finally stopped, the blonde shooting a glance towards him over her shoulder. She didn’t have to say anything, both of them knowing they had arrived at their destination. Kip watched as she fished a key card from her hoodie pocket, waiving it a little bit into his direction, signaling to him that it was time.

“Are you ready?”

She asked the question, in a whisper, despite knowing the answer to it. No. No, he would probably never be ready for this. Kip wasn’t sure if he wanted to do this in the first place. Well, he did, but now? Today? Tomorrow? Next week? In a year? Ever? He didn’t have an answer for that, and he knew Allie wasn’t going to accept it. She had decided, for both of their sakes, to finally push them together, to put some sort of resolution to this whole issue they were having with one another.

And it wasn’t like Allie didn’t know what had happened. She was very well aware of everything that had been said and done, between the two of them and after, and probably most of the before things too. She had been the force trying to get them to resolve this conflict since the very beginning when things had started to finally die down with him and his… Issues, when there had been even a hint of normalcy allowing Allie to talk with Kip again.

She wasn’t pushing it if either of them really objected to it, but obviously she was eager to get through this thing as well. Kip didn’t blame her, and just like her he also wanted to finally conclude this hurtful chapter in their lives.

He just wasn’t sure if he was ready to actually do it.

Allie carefully pushed him behind the door, making sure he wasn’t going to be the first thing Penelope saw when she opened the door. She straightened his tie, made sure his hair was swiped all in the same direction and looked nice, fluffed up the flowers he was holding a little. Glancing him over she nodded her head a little, approving of the way he looked. Of course he was still more or less a mess, but it was easy to hide most of that underneath the clean and well-kept exterior, at least for now.

Finally, Allie turned towards the door, flashing the key card over the reader. The accepting click it made, unlocking the door, made Kip’s stomach tie up in knots.

He watched from the side as the blonde opened the door, peeking inside.

Kip could hear the conversation that went on, but all he could do was to focus on her voice. Penelope sounded so much happier than the late time he remembered, she laughed, he could practically see her smile in his mind only through her words. How her eyes squinted a little bit, the happy lines forming around her eyes, the huge smile on her soft lips.

He missed that so much.

Allie quickly pulled out of the room, hand reaching for Kip, pulling him closer. He didn’t resist as the tiny blonde pushed him inside the hotel room, staying in the doorway herself to make sure they didn’t start a scene and this was in fact a safe move to make.

Penelope was looking away in the moment, hand reaching for her phone on the side table, keeping on talking as if Allie was still there as her target.

“I have to show you, I found a really, really cute pair of boots I think we should get, it would be such a good duo look,” she stated as she grabbed a hold of her phone, finally turning back towards the door.

Pair of green eyes widened as she froze in place, just stopping to stare at him, as Kip had seemingly appeared in front of her out of nowhere. 

Kip wasn’t sure if the silence that fell inside the hotel room was a good or a bad thing, but he allowed it to linger on. He kept looking at her, Penelope just continuing to stare, in clear disbelief, potentially even in shock, as she definitely hadn’t expected him to pop up like this while being in the middle of a casual conversation with her best friend.

“...K… Kip?”

He nodded slightly, giving her a very small, lopsided smile.

"Liv." 

Penelope bounced up from her seat immediately, dropping her phone to the floor as she rushed in to hug him. Kip could hear the door closing behind him, Allie having deducted that this was indeed a safe interaction, giving them the space they needed.

Penelope burying her face into his chest, Kip barely having time to protect the flowers from her sudden burst of affection. Feeling her arms wrapping around him, pulling him as close to her as possible, Kip froze into place, not being really sure what to do anymore. His body was telling him one thing and his brain another, leaving him completely stuck in place, just staring down at the top of her head as Penelope quietly but very clearly sobbed against the chest of his suit jacket.

“Oh my god, it is you.”

Her voice melted away whatever uncertainty Kip had in him, quickly lowering the flowers from his hands to the side table before wrapping his arms around her, just holding her there. He was still afraid that showing a bit too much affection would break something in the moment, especially physically, so while she was trying her best to squeeze as much air out of him as possible, he just chose to hold her. Barely touching her, which still hurt him to think about, but knowing in this situation it was for the best. Kip didn’t know what kind of reaction she would have after this, after getting over the initial shock of the situation, so the best choice for him was really to play it safe.

“I didn’t think I would ever get to see you again.”

His grip turned just a little bit tighter at her words, Kip leaning down and pressing a soft little kiss in her hair before he could stop himself. The words were stuck in his throat, he wasn't even really sure if he had anything he could say in this situation. Words were the thing that got him into this mess to begin with, that got them separated, words were the one thing he didn’t trust himself with. Confusingly enough, as he was often considered one to be gifted with a silver tongue. And yet here he was.

Penelope finally pulled away a little, a teary eyed yet smiling face looking up at him. He smiled back at her, trying to read her expression a bit deeper. He wasn’t able to get much out of it, but her delight seemed genuine. And yet, Kip wasn’t allowing himself to enjoy that moment, that discovery, as he wasn’t quite sure if that was where this was going.

He had already let her down once, it only took another moment like that, him losing his patience again, for him to lash out, to bring this one down in ashes as well.

Kip could feel his grip on the back of her sweater tighten, his subconsciousness telling him to not let go again, pushing the thought into a physical action against his will. He wasn’t sure if she noticed, Penelope seemed too entranced by his mere existence at the moment to realize how distressed he was being beneath the surface. Being him, Kip tried to hide it all behind a smile and confident exterior, full well knowing this woman was the one person who could potentially see through his facade. And yet he was trying, he was trying so hard, for his own sake, for her sake, for the sake of everything he held and had ever held important to him in his life.

“I’m sorry.”

The words were barely audible, Kip being afraid using his voice would completely break him. He could feel the stinging of tears in the corner of his eyes, swallowing hard to hide the lump growing in his throat. He knew she could see it as well, but instead of opting to point it out to him, Penelope hugged him just a little bit tighter, burying her face into his chest again.

“I’m so sorry.”

He could feel himself breaking as the second set of words left his lips, letting out an audible sniff as he leaned down, burying his face into her hair. He could feel the tears starting to run down his cheeks, followed by another sniffle, her hands slowly stroking his back.

“I’m so sorry for everything.”

His words were barely understandable between the sobs, but neither of them cared. They were genuine, they both understood what he meant, no further questions or clarifications were necessary. They just stood there, in each other's arms, both of them now crying, just happy to know that they were finally able to start proceeding to close this painful chapter in both of their lives.

[thirdeyeblue]

Don’t mean to be intrusive but why do you engage with tenrose and rose haters?? All these tenm/rtha fans that you’ve been reblogging slander Ten, Rose and their relationship. And they pretend to support 9/Rose to not look so bad, but it’s sheer hypocrisy, they are straight up Rose antis in disguise and you can tell that because they always say they love “s1 Rose specifically” (which usually it’s said by people who hate Rose but don’t want to look bad, so they come up with that ‘I used to love Rose in s1 but she became so selfish, annoying and awful in s2’), then they call tenrose ‘shallow’ and ‘forced’, ‘downgrade from Nine/Rose’, ‘irritating’ etc. It’s also not rare to see them mocking Tentoo by calling him “a clone”, and dishing TentooRose. Don’t mind you liking the ship, but its fanbase don’t deserve our attention.

First of all, I apologize for the lengthy thought vomit in advance — I just woke up!

To be 100% honest with you, I’m such a casual Tumblr user that I’m a bit of a sweet summer child, here. 98% of my fandom engagement happens on Discord. 😅 I have occasional days that I might scroll for 15-20 minutes, but it’s usually more like a few minutes, if at all. This website stresses me out, makes me insecure, etc.

My point is: I don’t actually know any of the assorted tumblr beefs floating around, and I don’t really care. I try to avoid “anti discourse” like the plague if I do (see above: stresses me out)— So if I’ve been reblogging haters, it’s gone right over my head, because I just don’t think about it. It’s one of those “if I don’t see it, then whatever” things. I’d rather just be kind to everyone unless I’m given a reason not to (e.g. someone being a piece of shit to one of my friends)(which I probably wouldn’t have seen anyway).

Also… I’m not the most prolific person or anything. I don’t have a lot of followers, I came to game late, etc, so I didn’t necessarily think anyone cared one way or another what I was posting? For real, I feel a bit invisible on Tumblr most of the time 😂 I didn’t realize anyone would look twice at me reblogging something from an apparent “hater” when they can obviously look at my page and figure out what I’m really about. I’ve got a petition to bring back Tentoo, FFS, obviously I don’t deliberately subscribe to any anti-TenRose nonsense.

I’ve been told by a friend (one who is far more enmeshed in Tumblr than I am) that most T/M shippers hate Rose. So inherently, yes, I’m aware of that much — and realize that if I get one of the “based on your likes!” posts from someone who is clearly out there shipping that pairing specifically, they probably don’t care for my actual OTP… But if I’m reblogging something by one of these people with these blissful blinders on, I’d much rather look at it like “perhaps they’ll realize not all T/R girls are bad, and they’ll be nicer to them” as opposed to “I’m engaging with haters”.

Anyway — apologies if I upset you by supporting these people who’ve bummed you to anyone else out �� That wasn’t my intention, all I ever wanna do is spread love.

PS: The whole T/M subject is already a hairy one for me, because I didn’t even ship them at all (and I mean at all) until I was well into writing a fic about them. It just sort of happened organically/accidentally, and then I was like “Shit.” That being said, if you see my posts, you can probably tell that I’m extremely selective about what T/M stuff I do share here. I try not to reblog anything too shippy of them, because I do know my audience, even if it’s not a huge audience. My focus was always more “don’t reblog super romantic shit”, not “don’t reblog that user specifically”. If that makes sense. 😅

[jiannguo]

It's upsetting to see 🐢 posting warnings on how not to use WYB's twitter account tag in their posts as apparently they need to follow Chinese guidelines. Yes XZ as soon as he opened an Instagram, no such warning were announced and they happily tagged (and still tag) him on their CPN/fanart/candy posts in IG, some even NFSW. It's very sad. Sorry for ranting here.

I laughed out loud 🤣 when I first saw those warnings. I was like, XZ opened a IG for less than 4 weeks and his username tag is full of turtle shippy stuff, and these self righteous 🐢 never bothered getting a warning for XZ. Especially weird because XZ's brands, and international contacts such as Walter etc post about him on IG. Yet it never occurred for 🐢 to make a warning post like this.

As a xfx though, I'm used to their behaviours. They're WYB fans, at most WYB CP fans. They'll always put WYB on a pedestal, because according to them "dd will take care of gg". I still remember their CPNs from two years ago when they spread "GG was visiting DD in SDC sets and cooking for him and sewing his pants for him which he torn during his intensive dance moves". I still have the snapshots if anyone wanna challenge me. In reality though...... XZ was spending 4 weeks with army soldiers in their barracks in preparation for ACE TROOPS.

See how they behave ? So a duplicity from them isn't unexpected.

Anon, to summarise, don't get upset on how they behave. Remember two things; one, they've been behaving like this since Untamed days aka putting their fave on pedestal all the time, and two, XZ and Studio have stamped official fandoms and that ain't 🐢 . No matter how much 🐢 can argue on western apps, in Chinese side, our FC of 'XFX' are his official and only fandom. We secured Weibo seats for it 🤣💪🤣

So don't worry 😉 time will tell.

[conspiracy-crows]

Not gonna tag this cuz that feels rude, I'm just bitching in my enclosure, yknow?

But like, as am ace/Aro person(in specific myself as an alter, not the system as a whole, lord knows the rest of these guys are not Aro lol) I ADORE Luffy as rep. And I usually am JUST fine with ship talk about a character I headcanon as ace/Aro.

But for whatever reason the Luffy shipping is bothering me??

Like 100% Luffy and Zoro are more than friends. But like.

That's the kind of queer platonic relationship I'd want with another man??? And everyone talking about how shippy the live action is with them just

Idk

Bugs me?

And 100% I know that it could be I'm just missing shit. Absolutely.

Again why I'm not really tagging this

But also like, could those posts please get off my dash?? (not from any of the lovely people we follow! It's mostly like, the reccomended posts??)

Cuz like

They make me feel bad about what I want in a qpr? Because apparently all the things I like/want in a qpr are apparently read as romantic to everyone else??

And I don't wanna lead anyone on??

Yeah, I wanna hold hands and cuddle, amd talk about our dreams and drive each other to be better and to grow and become the best we can be and reach for our dreams without fear.

No I don't wanna kiss or go on dates or be all

Romantic??

But apparently the things I find platonic are seen as romantic??

And it just...

It feels bad man

-joker(not a fictive, just like persona 5)

[lilbreck]

ST:TOS 101- The Man Trap

Here’s the thing, if we’re not supposed to ship Kirk with McCoy and Spock, then they shouldn’t have done so many soft gaze/smolder close-ups of Shatner when he was looking at either men. I don’t remember that happening a lot with women. I guess we’ll see as the rewatch continues.

Either way, let us talk about the episode where McCoy brings the boys around to meet an old flame, and it does not go to plan. And I will be sneaking in a few of my old graphics, just because.

I’m showing this first shot just because I like to see Uhura up front occasionally as well as seeing Spock in the captain’s chair. Yes, I will add in a shippy cap later for those of you who ship it. The second shot is to show that there are some changes from The Cage, and one of them is that they upgraded their big screen TV.

During the rewatch, one of the funny moments is when my daughter glanced at the screen and was convinced that Starfleet was too cheap to get pants that fit. It took me too long to figure out where she was getting that idea.

In case you can’t see where she got the idea, she thought the phasers were pulling down the waistbands of Kirk and Darnell’s pants. I had to tell her that those were sash/holsters and not actually their midriffs showing.

My daughter felt the need to point out that these were not flowers, instead they were a sprig of wheat. But I do like that we get full on McKirk flirting. Yes, I will be spending this post talking about this particular ship. I cannot help it. It colors everything I see in this episode. For example:

McCoy sees Nancy as she was when he last saw her: 10 years younger than she should be. Darnell sees some random woman from a pleasure planet (and is very rude and disrespectful about how he announces it). Meanwhile, what does Kirk see?

He sees Nancy looking probably about the age she should be. Now, this could mean Kirk is attracted to distinguished looking women with greying hair… or he just really wants reassurance that McCoy isn’t going to leave him for someone younger and prettier. You can guess which one I choose to believe… though I wouldn’t argue against that other one either.

I will not be posting screencaps of it, but I am still disgusted that Kirk just reached into the dead man’s mouth. Apparently, in the future, no one knows better than to go around poking and proding dead bodies with their bare hands. I’ll ignore the question of how the fuck he knew there would be something in there given that he wasn’t shown to be looking at all, he just honed directly onto that poor guys mouth. I will also ignore how obvious it was that the actor was opening his mouth wider.

Side note: I’m impressed with how commited they are to making sure everyone in the outdoor scenes looks like they’re fresh out of a sauna except, it seems, for “Nancy.” I’m wondering if that’s just because it’s an actress, or because the character is a freaking salt vampire. My daughter said “both.”

One of these is strictly for the Spock/Uhura shippers, while the other is for me because both drama and damn but Nichelle is stunning in every scene:

When McCoy finally figures out that Darnell died from a sudden loss of salt, the follow scene occurs that I love:

I love it both because of how flirty Kirk gets with McCoy as well as the faces McCoy makes and the way he says “error.” Also, poor Spock stuck in the corner forced to watch as these two idiots flirt with each other next to a dead body. You know, I think I need to figure out the coloring I used on this set because I think I like it better.

Yes, this is actual dialog from the show. It makes sense in context, but still… Also, this next one is just for me:

This is the bit that really bothers my daughter:

Not only does Rand grab a piece of celery and take a bite, she also just puts it back and carries on like it came that way. Is Sulu just supposed to be eating after her? Are they really that close? While I don’t love that they had Rand being ogled earlier in this scene, or the fact that she’s essentially a glorified go-fer (my daughter isn’t happy about that either), I do enjoy this scene. Only half the reason is because that plant is just a freaking person wearing a decorated glove.

I just needed to put these together to ask… why does the salt vampire have to come across as a bit creepy? I get that it’s just biting its knuckle… but still, it’s screaming “I shouldn’t be trusted alone with anyone.”

Yes, I figured out what coloring I used, or, more specifically, what coloring I skipped. I could go back and redo all the caps, but I’m too lazy for that. I will redo this one for the Spock/Uhura shippers, though:

This set is for me and any other McCoy/Kirk shippers:

Apparently, the salt vampire isn’t just in it for the salt. It needs that lurve.

You need to understand, one of the things this show is loved for is the ridiculous physical aspects. What do I mean by that? Why, the odd version of zigzag running that Kirk does. It wouldn’t actually keep him from getting shot, but it is amusing to watch how his lower half moves much more than his upper half. Also, I just really like how this set makes it look like Spock is trying to take Kirk alive if you don’t have the context.

Obviously more happens in this episode, but there are two things that I think actually matter:

I get that Kirk is supposed to be frozen/hypnotized, but the salt vamp is moving extremely slow. It adds up to make it look like they’re competing for most campy actor in scene award. The second cap… It’s hilarious because, not only is it very obvious that neither actor makes contact with the other, but it also looks like Spock is holding an invisible bat.

End of episode tallies (details by daughter)

UNPROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR: 04 (Darnell’s unnecessary comment about the pleasure planet, Uhura overtly flirting with Spock, Rand stealing a singular bite of Sulu’s lunch, Starfleet crew overtly ogling Rand. The salt vampire, not being Starfleet, is exempt from this counter.)

Starfleet Are Cheapskates: 01 (McCoy has no blanket :()

Reasons Why Enterprise Needs a Counselor: 01 (McCoy had to kill a creature that looked like a woman he cares for)

Early Episode Weirdness: 01 (Spock claims Vulcan has no moon)

Final thoughts:

Me: It's got enough cheese to keep me happy with enough McKirk flirting to keep me coming back for more.

Daughter: It's a much better introduction to the series than The Cage. It's also very cheesy in a fun way.

[confessionsofa-roleplayer]

I really need the help of people who reads this (first of all my apologies as english isnt my first language)

But i just wanted to know how the ones that have romantic ships oc x oc, fights against the jealousy of one of your ship partners's ship partner. They have different ships with different ocs, totally different verses. My oc and theirs dont even know each other.

I try to quietly and respectfully work on my ship, but obviously that ship partner from my ship partner reads our threads and always always tries to make their oc better than mine, no matter what (mind you my oc isnt a Mary Sue) everytime i tag my partner in some cute quote or gifs they do the same at the same time, and even sends anons and questions for my ship partner to only talk about their ship.

That mun turned this into a competition i never tried to be part of to begin with, as i know very well that jealousy for my others ship partners ships is just silly.

I love the other mun, ( the one i have a ship with).they are Wonderful and apparently have no idea of whats going on (i dont plan on bringing the issue as its what it is. I dont plan on stopping writing or shipping with them but damn the other mun is annoying and i cant even Block as they try to be present in my writings and have a slice of life (no shipping) thread with one of my muses.)

I dont know what to do.

Hey there, Anon. I'm familiar with this kind of shipping jealousy, but it's not something I've ever been a part of. I'm sorry to hear that blocking/blacklisting isn't an option; that definitely limits what you can do to help the issue.

I'm actually a lot like you, I think. If this happened to me I'd probably just stay in my lane and not say anything to either of the people involved - mostly because, in my mind (while annoying), it's not really hurting anyone.

However, you've asked for ideas on what to do. A couple of things popped into my mind that I think I would try if I were in your position.

I might try to wait and send things/tag things to my ship partner when it seemed like the other person wasn't online.

I might start sending any shippy things to my partner via other means - like Discord or Skype.

Unfortunately, in the end, this problem might not be one you can fix. It's kind of on your ship partner to recognize what's going on and try to find a balance on their end. I would say just keep doing things how you're doing them. Avoid the 'competition' this other person seems to want as much as you can. Don't let it deter you from continuing to send things to your ship partner.

Besides, if your partner is anything like me, they're not going to be dissuaded from one ship just because someone else is sending them shippy stuff at the same time. Even if they're interacting with the things the other person sent, they're still thinking about you and the stuff you sent, too. All of it makes them happy; they don't just forget about you and your ship as soon as they get shippy things from someone else. All of those interactions are meaningful to them.

Do our followers have any other suggestions for the Anon?

~ Mod MJ ~

[blood-darkened-moon]

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[yurimultiship]

I happened to watch the movie Loup=Garous, a SF dystopia where people eat synthetic food and are constantly watched by cameras. Through a community center, a sheltered girl called Makino Hazuki meets with and befriend a group of girls who don't fit in society and don't follow its rules. They end-up investigating a series of serial killings and disappearances which will lead them to discovering hidden truths about their world.

It follows most of the usual tropes you could expect from that synopsis. The movie is based on a novel (also adapted into a manga), which might have developped its worldbuilding in better details but the movie itself isn't very original when it comes to story and characterization. The second half of the movie especially felt weaker in its attempts to wrap things up.

I thought the art had some charm to it though and the interactions between the main characters made for some interesting moments. Most of the movie's characters are female ones and the two above were particularly shippy. (But apparently, there's an English dub which mistakenly turned Ayumi into a male character...)

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How do you think j0nry@ stans got the idea that j0nry@ would end up canon? I cant seem to rap my head around the concept because at least jonrice has some “stuff” to point to their ship but j0nry@ has very little stuff that makes any sense besides the theories from self insert ar/ya stans

I’ll tell you about what I’ve seen, but I think you’ll regret asking 😂

For starters, they have the original outline. I know we all laugh because the story has changed so much, but I actually have some sympathy for this because I think the fact that Martin apparently always intended for Bran to end up king is really interesting. Obviously the context/meaning of it changed, but I’m not sure why fans act like the details being different means there isn’t anything to be gleaned from the outline. Also, I do think it matters that Martin liked the idea of a Jon x Stark girl romance because a) it means everyone arguing he’d never consider Jon/“sister” pairing can be ignored. The idea was very much in his head at one point! b) it means he thought fauxcest was commercially viable. Anyway, at one point he did say Jon would have a romance with Arya.

From the most reasonable to the most disturbing reason…swords are common phallic imagery. Can I stop there? No? Jon gives Arya a sword in AGOT. Jonry@s have metas about how that means they will eventually have sex.

Actually, maybe this is more disturbing. The argument that they will fall in love is supported with quotes about their existing love, as in, they think their sibling bond is foreshadowing for romantic love. That’s why they harp on how rarely Jon and Sansa think of each other and talk about how Jon doesn’t love Sansa—because the absence of the sibling love (in their minds) sinks romantic Jonsa which is funny because that’s what a lot of us look at and think is what would make it possible. Anyway, that means that a common thing to do is to think of this moment--

Arya ran to him for a last hug. "Put down the sword first," Jon warned her, laughing. She set it aside almost shyly and showered him with kisses. (AGOT, Jon II)

--as a shipping moment. They use it in their metas/shippy fanart.

The other thing I’ve seen them point to are the comparisons of Ygritte to Arya:

Ygritte watched and said nothing. She was older than he'd thought at first, Jon realized; maybe as old as twenty, but short for her age, bandy-legged, with a round face, small hands, and a pug nose. Her shaggy mop of red hair stuck out in all directions. She looked plump as she crouched there, but most of that was layers of fur and wool and leather. Underneath all that she could be as skinny as Arya. (ACOK, Jon VI)

and

Ygritte trotted beside Jon as he slowed his garron to a walk. She claimed to be three years older than him, though she stood half a foot shorter; however old she might be, the girl was a tough little thing. Stonesnake had called her a "spearwife" when they'd captured her in the Skirling Pass. She wasn't wed and her weapon of choice was a short curved bow of horn and weirwood, but "spearwife" fit her all the same. She reminded him a little of his sister Arya, though Arya was younger and probably skinnier. It was hard to tell how plump or thin Ygritte might be, with all the furs and skins she wore. (ASOS, Jon II)

Look, you asked, and I did warn you. They take those passages and say, (I’ve seen this multiple times by different Jonry@s), “Why are you thinking about Arya naked, Jon?” You brought this on yourself anon. You have to live with that.

So, to them there is the author’s intent in the original outline followed by a promise in the first book of the two later having a romantic relationship, the “erotic subtext” continued with the comparisons to Ygritte which all culminates with this:

Jon flexed the fingers of his sword hand. The Night's Watch takes no part. He closed his fist and opened it again. What you propose is nothing less than treason. He thought of Robb, with snowflakes melting in his hair. Kill the boy and let the man be born. He thought of Bran, clambering up a tower wall, agile as a monkey. Of Rickon's breathless laughter. Of Sansa, brushing out Lady's coat and singing to herself. You know nothing, Jon Snow. He thought of Arya, her hair as tangled as a bird's nest. I made him a warm cloak from the skins of the six whores who came with him to Winterfell … I want my bride back … I want my bride back … I want my bride back …(ADWD, Jon XIII)

To them, Jon is talking about Arya being his bride. A lot of these fans think Arya will be QitN, so it’s possible they have a theory about Jon marrying her to unite his claim with a Stark post parentage reveal, just as Jonsas argue? I really don’t know because they tend to hate Sansa so I’ve blocked a lot of them. But, that's the proof/argument I saw before I filtered the tag.

I responded to an ask from a Jonry@ once here, and explained why I didn’t think it was happening.